Grp: Assorted Books on European Art History and Exploration

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Jan 13, 2020

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An auction featuring an impressive collection of books and maps, including several notable cartographic depictions of California as an island, first editions of notable books including Sir Richard Burton’s “1001 Nights,” and a page from the Nuremberg Chronicle. Revere Auctions info@revereauctions.com

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  Large lot of miscellaneous books, dealing primarily with European exploration, art, and history. Titles include "The British Empire before the American Revolution volume II;" The British Isles and the American Colonies, The Southern Plantations 1748-1754 by Lawrence Henry Gipson; The British Empire before the American Revolution volume IV, Zones of International Friction: North America, south of the Great Lakes region 1748-1754 by Lawrence Henry Gipson (two copies); The British Empire before the American Revolution volume V, Zones of International Friction: The Great Lakes Frontier, Canada, The West Indies, India 1748-1754 by Lawrence Henry Gipson (two copies); The British Empire before the American Revolution volume IX, The Triumphant Empire: New Responsibilities within the Enlarged Empire 1763-1766 by Lawrence Henry Gipson (two copies); The British Empire before the American Revolution volume XI, The Triumphant Empire: The Rumbling of the Coming Storm 1766-1770 by Lawrence Henry Gipson; The British Empire before the American Revolution volume XIII, The Triumphant Empire: The Empire beyond the Storm 1770-1776 Summary of the Series Historiography by Lawrence Henry Gipson; The British Empire before the American Revolution volume XIV, A Bibliographical Guide to the history of the British Empire 1748-1776 by Lawrence Henry Gipson; The British Empire before the American Revolution volume XV, A Guide to Manuscripts: Relating to the History of the British Empire 1748-1776 by Lawrence Henry Gipson (two copies); The Complete Guide to Prints and Printmaking edited by John Dawson; A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, and Borough of Southwark; membership directory for Fine Arts Philatelists; FAP Journal vol. 17 no. 1 & 2 edited by Clare McAlister, Kay Ziegler, and Katie Berry; The Art of Calligraphy a Practical Guide by Marie Angel; Bicentennial Engagement Calendar 1776*1976 from Colonial Williamburg; The Old World and The New 1492-1650 by J. H. Elliott; Sir Walter Ralegh by Robert Lacey; The British Library The Reference Division Collections; "Four Rare Books Selected for Sale on the World Book Fair at Earls Court, London"; The First Annual Frederic W. Goudy Award presented to Hermann Zapf 1969; "The Parcae" Two Marble Busts by Michelangelo for the Tomb of Julius II published by Paul Rosenberg & Co.; Prints of the Italian Renaissance by Jay A. Levenson; Battles of the Nudes by Evelyn Ehrlich and John H. Neff; Printmaking Today a studio handbook by Jules Heller; Rand McNally, "Atlas of the American Revolution" (two copies); Bruce L. Larson, "Lindbergh of Minnesota. A Political Biography"; "Raleigh & Roanoke," The New York Public Library; Stefan Lorant, "The New World"; W.P. Cumming, S.Hillier, D.B. Quinn, G.Williams, "The Exploration of North America 1630-1776"; edited by Michael Alexander, "Discovering the New World"; edited and annotated by Stefan Lorant, "The New World"; W. P. Cumming, R. A. Skelton, D. B. Quinn, "The Discovery of North America," American Heritage Press, New York (two copies); based on the works of Theodore de Bry, edited by Michael Alexander, "Discovering the New World" (four copies); Hugh Honour, "The New Golden Land. European Images of America from the Discoveries to the Present Time"; Ernst and Johanna Lehner, edited by Gerard L. Alexander, "How They Saw the New World," Tudor Publishing Company; Roswin Finkenzeller, Wilhelm Ziehr, Emil M. Buhrer, "Chess. A Celebration of 2,000 Years"; "Man of the House. The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill with William Novak," Random House, New York; Peter Jowett, "Introducing Kittens"; "Appearance and Reality. Recent Studies in Conservation," The Metropolitan Museum of Art; "FAP Journal volume 17 no. 3, May/June, 1971"; "FAP Journal volume 17 no. 5, November/December 1971"; "Ivory: The Sumptuous Art. Highlights from the COllection The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore"; "Sotheby's Preview, September 1997"; "Prestype. The quality leader in Lettering, Symbols, Shading Patterns, Tapes"; Fred Eager, "The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting Cursive & Calligraphic"; Roy Brewer, "Eric Gill: The Man wh Loved Letters"; Shipley, "The English Rediscovery of America"; I. C. S. Staff, "Perspective and Freehand Drawing"; Lee M. Hollander, "The Skalids. A Selection of their Poems, with Introduction and Notes"; edited by Ernst Cassirer, Paul Oskar Kristeller, John Herman Randall, Jr., "The Renaissance Philosophy of Man"; Frances and Joseph Gies, "Omen in the Middle Ages. The Lives of real Women in a Vibrant Age of Transition"; "1983-84 Collection of Gifts and Books Inspired by the Renaissance," The Folger Shakespeare Library; Margaret Bartran, "The Guide to Color Reproductions," The Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York and London, 1966; illustrated by Folon, "Passport for Human Rights"; Frederick Copleston, S. J., "A History of Philosophy: volume 3, Late Mediaeval and Renaissance Philosophy, part I, Ockham to the Speculative Mystics"; Eileen Power, "Medieval People"; Ray ALlen Billington, "Westward to the Pacific. An Overview of America's Westward Expansion"; "The Chess Bookman, September 1978, No. 14. A list of antiquarian, scarce, used and new chess publications and a magazine for chess collectors"; compiled by Henry Hunvald and with illustrations by Jeff Hill, "Chess, quatations from the Masters"; Carl Zigrosser and Christa M. Gaehde, "A Guide to the COllecting and Care of Original Prints"; Gemalde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, "Gerhard Rechenbach"; "Nathan Cabot Hale scultor on The Removal of Fig Leaves ..."

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