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186. Plutarch. Les Vies des Hommes Illustres, Grecs et Romains...Translatees de Grec en Fran?ois par M. Iaques Amyot. Volume 1 (only). Woodcut printer's device on title, medallion portraits within text. [24], 957, [65], blank pages. 12mo, contemporary mottled calf, gilt crest on front cover, remnants of original spine; rebacked, endpapers renewed, a few corners stained, generally sound otherwise.

Paris: Gilles Beys, 1578 [300/500]

Together with: Volume 2. Thick 8vo, later calf-backed boards; several ink ex-libris on title, some foxing, marginal worming, etc. [Paris]: Guillaume de Laemarie, 1594.

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Bookbinding Asia Prints Black Americana

Mar 24, 2026 5:30 PM EDT

South Deerfield, MA, United States

Yiddish: 187. Yiddish. [Judische Wirklichkeit. Nos 1-13 * [Yiddish Weekly]. Volume 1, nos 1-27. 4to, cloth-backed or plain cloth; shelf-worn, generally sound internally. Vilna or New York: Yiddcult

Mar 24, 2026Yiddish

Paper: 188. Paper. Group of over 190 sheets of cream heavy card stock paper (about 200 lbs). Each 26 x 40 inches; unused. Np, 21st century [100/150]

Mar 24, 2026Paper

Lunt Sterling Silver: 189. Lunt Sterling Silver. Massive archive of silver pattern design & promotional photographs, trade catalogs and other related ephemera. Greenfield, MA, 1900-80s? [2000/3000] Includes: 100s of

Mar 24, 2026Lunt Sterling Silver

Marbled Paper: 190. Marbled Paper. Group of over 280 cut sheets of various designs and colors, as listed below. Various sizes; varying wear. Mostly European, Mostly 19th-century [200/300] Includes: Over 100

Mar 24, 2026Marbled Paper

Civil War: 191. Civil War. Mottelay, Paul F.; & T. Campbell-Copeland. The Soldier in our Civil War. Profusely illustrated. 2 volumes. Large folio, leather-backed boards; joints split, generally sound

Mar 24, 2026Civil War

Printing Type: 192. Printing Type. Set of 36 & 48 pt mostly brass type. Over 250 pieces + a couple of hundred spacers (type drawer provided). Np, nd [125/175]

Mar 24, 2026Printing Type

Printing Type: 193. Printing Type. Set of 28 & 48 pt brass type. Over 250 pieces + a couple of hundred spacers (type drawer provided). Np, nd [125/175]

Mar 24, 2026Printing Type

Photography: 194. Photography. Rolleicord. Group of over 50 mounted photographs. Image sizes about 12 x 14 inches on 23-1/2 x 19 or 20 x 15-1/2 inch boards; moderate wear. Germany, 20th-century [250/350]

Mar 24, 2026Photography

Printing Type: 195. Printing Type. Set of 24 pt lead alloy type. Over 500 pieces (type drawer provided). Np, nd [125/175]

Mar 24, 2026Printing Type

Vedder, Elihu: 174a. Vedder, Elihu. Doubt and Other-Things. Verses and illustrations by Vedder. 4to, gilt-lettered boards, uncut and unopened, patterned paper jacket (chipped), original box (soiled and corners

Mar 24, 2026Vedder, Elihu

Jaffe, Al: 175. Jaffe, Al. Massive archive from the personal library of Jaffe, including 100s of notes, ideas, sketches and other related material. Various sizes and formats; varying wear. American, vd

Mar 24, 2026Jaffe, Al

(Jensen, Per Bak): 176. (Jensen, Per Bak). Bogh, Mikkel. The Unseen Image. Reproductions of Jensen's photographs. Oblong 4to, cloth, dust jacket; light wear. (Klampenborg), 2006 [75/100]

Mar 24, 2026(Jensen, Per Bak)

Moser, Barry: 177. Moser, Barry. Owl * Demon. Together 2 wood-engravings. 9 x 6 and 5 x 4 inches respectively plus wide margins. ONE OF 50 OR ARTIST'S PROOF SIGNED BY MOSER. Np, 1970s [75/100]

Mar 24, 2026Moser, Barry

Cambodia: 178. Cambodia. Burke, Bill. I Want to Take Pictures. Illustrated, including from Burke's photographs. Folio, photo-pictorial boards; light wear. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY BURKE. Atlanta: Nexus Press,

Mar 24, 2026Cambodia

Chihuly, Dale: 179. Chihuly, Dale . Venetians * Japan 1990. Together 2 volumes. Illustrated. Folio, cloth or wrappers; light wear. Each is SIGNED BY CHIHULY. Altadena or Tokyo, (1989; 1990) [200/300] Together

Mar 24, 2026Chihuly, Dale

Original Art: 180. Original Art. Group of 5 original ink, pencil or watercolor drawings. Various sizes; most light wear. Np, vd [200/300] Includes: Nelly Eriichsen. 2 pen & ink drawings. Each 12 x 9 inches.

Mar 24, 2026Original Art

Avant Garde Tea Set: 181. Avant Garde Tea Set. Kazimir Malevich Teapot and 3 Teacups reproduced by Robert Bozak. ONE OF 200 NUMBERED SETS. Montreal, 1980s [200/300]

Mar 24, 2026Avant Garde Tea Set

Typesetting Leads: 182. Typesetting Leads. 4 drawers of hundreds of leads plus many loose and unsorted. Most 2pt. Moderate wear. Np, nd [100/150] Includes dozens of misc. 20pt metal type.

Mar 24, 2026Typesetting Leads

19th-century Cast Cutter: 183. 19th-century Cast Cutter. Edwin B. Stimpson & Son industrial cutter. Cast iron with wooden top. About 42 x 46 x 36 inches; moderate wear, working condition. New York, 1880s [300/500] This

Mar 24, 202619th-century Cast Cutter

Chinese Watercolor: 184. Chinese Watercolor. Watercolor portrait on laid paper. 15 x 11-1/2 inches; scattered foxing, margins creased with a few margin tears. China, 19th-century [75/100]

Mar 24, 2026Chinese Watercolor

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