{"title":"New York International Antiquarian Book Fair 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePark Avenue Armory⁠ | Stand D15 | 30th April to 3rd May\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShapero Rare Books returns to the 66th New York International Antiquarian Book Fair with a selection spanning four centuries of collecting. Among the highlights: Besler's \u003cem\u003eHortus Eystettensis\u003c\/em\u003e (1613), one of the greatest florilegia ever printed; Diane Arbus photographs and correspondence; a Burroughs presentation copy inscribed to Jean-Michel Basquiat; and Eleazar Albin's \u003cem\u003eA Natural History of Birds\u003c\/em\u003e (1731–38), the first British bird book illustrated with hand-coloured plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full selection below or download the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/Postcards_from_New_York_web.pdf?v=1776444693\"\u003ePDF catalogue\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/Postcards_from_New_York_web.pdf?v=1776444693\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"desiderius-erasmus-moriae-ecomium-scarce-early-edition-93719","title":"Moriae Encomium.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003efirst dated \u0026amp; earliest procurable edition of 'the Praise of Folly', Erasmus' most enduring work\u003c\/h4\u003eThe scarce first dated edition of Erasmus' Moriae Encomium, an important work of humanist rhetoric which satirised the corruption and religious hypocrisy of Europe's elite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinted two months after the undated Paris edition by Gilles de Gourmont, of which only a handful of copies survive, all of them in institutional libraries. The present edition, almost as rare, is not merely a reprint of the Paris edition, but contains additional material including an address and laudatory letter to Erasmus by his fellow humanist Jakob Wimpfeling. All early editions are exceedingly scarce, with only three appearing at auction in the last 100 years that we could trace. The first English translation was not published until 1549, although there had been Czech, French and German editions prior to this.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent example of a classic work of paradoxical satire, in which folly is personified and holds up a mirror to mankind. An extremely significant work both in its own right and for its influence on the Protestant Reformation in general. Sir Thomas More's own magnum opus Utopia was at least in part written as a response to Moriae Encomium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Praise of Folly was written when Erasmus was staying in the house of Thomas More in the winter of 1509–10. Its title is a delicate and complimentary play on the name of his host: its subject matter is a brilliant, biting satire on the folly to be found in all walks of life. The book stemmed from the decision which Erasmus had taken when he left Rome to come to England, that no form of preferment could be obtained at the sacrifice of his freedom to read, think and write what he liked. The work was first secretly printed in Paris, and, as in other cases, its immediate success safeguarded him from the consequences of his audacity. Whenever tyranny or absolute power threatened, The Praise of Folly was re-read and reprinted. It is a sign of what was in the air that Milton found it in every hand at Cambridge in 1628. His inherent scepticism has led people to call Erasmus the father of eighteenth-century rationalism, but his rationalist attitude is that of perfect common sense, to which tyranny and fanaticism were alike abhorrent' (PMM 43).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite the risky nature of the work and its explicit and implicit attacks on established religion and authority figures of the time, its rapid popularity ensured that the author and the work were left unmolested by church and state, at least until Erasmus' death in 1536, after which his previously untainted reputation was diminished. By 1559, all of his works had been proscribed under the insidious Index Auctorum et Librorum Prohibitorum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecond, first dated edition; small 4to (leaves measuring 19.4 x 13.8 cm); occasional minor coeval underlining and marginalia to earlier part of text, very light stain to lower margin at gutter throughout (not affecting text), bibliographical clippings tipped onto front endpapers; bound in antique style calf; [96]pp; A8, B4, C8, D4, E8, F4, G-H6, with the final blank leaf (H6) present ff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBezzel 1298; cf.PMM 43; Vander Haeghen 122.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ERASMUS, Desiderius.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547069014321,"sku":"93719","price":50000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/93719.jpg?v=1780913254"},{"product_id":"hamilton-overland-route-india-1876-broadside-snake-charmers-99252","title":"Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eRare broadsheet advertising an exhibition at the Egyptian Hall. 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This led him to several important conclusions including that gems and other crystalline minerals had similar origins and structures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; 8vo (17 x 11.5 cm); title within double-ruled woodcut border, title a little soiled with very minor restoration to inner margin, a good copy otherwise, ink ownership inscription to head, bookplate to front pastedown; 20th century morocco, gilt, spine slightly faded; [16], 180, 182-185pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFulton 96; Wellcome II, p.222; Wing B3947; ESTC R18997.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BOYLE, Robert.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547151655217,"sku":"100199","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/100199_08f6aac6-8774-4c4f-ba67-1f38a0cd02b2.jpg?v=1780920531"},{"product_id":"staehlin-account-new-northern-archipelago-1774-first-english-edtion-alaska-101016","title":"An account of the new Northern Archipelago","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003eAlaska as an island\u003c\/h4\u003eFresh copy of the first English edition of 'an important work in the history of north-west coast exploration' (Hill).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreceded by the German original in the same year, the English edition is augmented by the narrative of four Russian sailors who were castaway off an island of Spitzbergen. This narrative has its own title-page. The English edition served as the basis for the French edition of 1782.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The author was Secretary to the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg and a member of the Royal Society of London. In the present work he attempted to present the gradual progress of the new Russian discoveries of islands in the North Pacific, including the Aleutian Islands, Kodiak and Unalashka islands, and a number of others. Staehlin states that his compilation is based on the original reports of Russian traders who, under a convoy from the Admiralty... spent 1764-67 exploring the North Pacific area, discovering new islands and confirming previous discoveries' (Lada-Mocarski, for the German edition). The work 'deals largely with the [Aleutian Islands and the] islands of the Bering Sea, discovered by the Promyshleniki Commercial Company on their voyages [of 1765-67] beyond Kamchatka. The work gives information on the people and wildlife of these islands. The map depicts Alaska as an island and shows routes taken by various Russian expeditions' (Hill).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe subscribers list includes Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Banks, Alexander Dalrymple, William Hunter, Constantine Phipps, and Daniel Solander.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst English edition, 8vo (21.4 x 14.4 cm), xx, 118, 2 (publisher's ads) pp., engraved folding map by Thomas Kitchin hand-coloured in outline and engraved title vignette and half title, contemporary half calf with armorial crest on the spine, neat repairs to extremities, an attractive example.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArctic Bibliography 16667; Hill 1624; cf Lada-Mocarski 20 (German edition).\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"STAEHLIN, J[akob] v[on].","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547165319473,"sku":"101016","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/101016.jpg?v=1780921585"},{"product_id":"102782","title":"Description et usage du mécanisme uranographique, contenant un abrégé élémentaire de cosmographie.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003ewith royal provenance \u003c\/h4\u003ean interesting and rare work on astronomy - dedicated to Louis XVIII. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Rouy's 'mechanism of uranography' presents a moving model of the universe and includes the asteroids Vesta, Ceres and Pallas. This unique edition was reserved for subscribers, of which the King and his family were top of the list. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present copy belonged to Madame Royale, Marie-Thérèse of France. The eldest child of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, she was the only one to reach adulthood. After marrying her cousin Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, Charles X became her father-in-law (as well as her uncle) and she became the Dauphine of France. She spent much of her life in exile after the Revolution and the overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy in 1830. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRare. WorldCat locates only two copies in public libraries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; 8vo (20 x 12 cm); one large folding plate; bound in contemporary red morocco, covers with gilt coat of arms to the centre and detailed vine borders, spine gilt ruled and title, ex-libris and small French customs sticker to front free endpaper, green ribbon marker, blue silk endpapers, minor foxing throughout, all edges gilt, a near-fine copy; [2] 87pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ROUY, Charles.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547201397041,"sku":"102782","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/102782.jpg?v=1780908882"},{"product_id":"james-clark-medical-notes-1820-inscribed-first-edition-laennec-stethoscope-103721","title":"Medical notes on climate, diseases, hospitals, and medical schools, in France, Italy, and Switzerland;","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003eearly account in English of the stethoscope, presentation copy\u003c\/h4\u003eFirst edition of one of the earliest accounts of the stethoscope in English, presentation copy inscribed by the author at the foot of the title, 'To Hyett Esq, with author's compliments'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Clark (1788-1870) trained at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and then joined the Royal Navy as a ship's surgeon. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars he studied for an MD in Edinburgh. 'After graduating at Edinburgh, Clark commenced his observations on the influence of climate on disease, particularly tuberculosis (TB), which was at that time pandemic. In 1818 he accompanied a patient suffering from TB to the south of France, Lausanne, and Florence. A visit to the Necker Hospital in Paris introduced Clark to the use of the stethoscope [invented there by René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec in 1816], which he introduced into his own clinical practice. Clark's continental experience inspired his first publication, which he dedicated to his 'affectionate friend' John Forbes. Medical notes on climate, diseases, hospitals, and medical schools in France, Italy, and Switzerland appeared in 1820. An extended version, The influence of climate in the prevention and cure of chronic disease, was published in 1829; it had the merit of giving advice on a subject about which very little information was then known; this ran to a third edition in 1841' (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe recipient of this copy, William Henry Hyett of Painswick House (1795-1877), was a Liberal member of Parliament who lived in Gloucestershire and established that county's first mental health hospital. He went on the Grand Tour and possibly met Clark during his travels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title; 8vo (21.5 x 13 cm); 2 folding charts at rear, a few small pencil marks in the margins, short tear to AA2, contents spotted; contemporary half calf, spine gilt in compartments, brown endpapers, marbled sides and edges of text block, spine partially rebacked with some loss, including from the title label, corners and ends of spine worn, very good condition; 249pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"[LAENNEC, R.-T.-H.]; CLARK, James.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547222532401,"sku":"103721","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/103721.jpg?v=1780916120"},{"product_id":"adam-smith-inquiry-wealth-nations-1793-109065","title":"An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003econtemporary tree calf\u003c\/h4\u003eA handsome set of Adam Smith's (d.1790) pivotal work of economic theory and political philosophy. The Wealth of Nations 'begins with the thought that labour is the source from which a nation derives what is necessary to it. The improvement of the division of labour is the measure of productivity and in it lies the human propensity to barter and exchange. The Wealth of Nations ends with a history of economic development, a definitive onslaught on the mercantile system, and some prophetic speculations on the limits of economic control' (PMM).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventh edition, 3 vols; 8vo (22 x 14 cm); armorial bookplate to front pastedown of each vol., statistical tables, vol. I with ads. to third \u0026amp; fourth editions, appendix to end vol. II, index and final page ad. to end of vol. III; contemporary tree calf, ruled in gilt, gilt spine with contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, edges stained yellow, joints repaired, extremities slightly rubbed, spine ends chipped, minor wear to panels, internally very good; x, 496; vi, 518, [6]; v, [1], 465, [51]pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eESTC T95380; Goldsmiths' 15565; Kress B.2618; Tribe 49.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"SMITH, Adam.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547617845553,"sku":"109065","price":4750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/109065.jpg?v=1780910320"},{"product_id":"margaret-atwood-edible-woman-first-edition-inscribed-109204","title":"The Edible Woman.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003eassociation copy of the author's first novel - with autograph letter\u003c\/h4\u003eA lovely association copy of Atwood's first novel, inscribed on the title page to her friend Jerome Hamilton Buckley (Gurney Professor Emeritus of English Literature at Harvard): 'For J.E.H Buckley \/ with best wishes, \/ Peggy atwood \/ 1969.', together with 1pp ALS addressed to the same and dated 'September 23 '69'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe letter, signed 'Peggy A.', is dated from Atwood's time teaching at the University of Alberta, and is on the Department of English's white headed paper. She opens by commenting on the release of the novel and refers to the present copy and another work: 'The novel is out in both Canada and England (the Sunday Times liked it) and a copy is making its way to you. The other book [The Journals of Susanna Moodie] has been held up - though it's coming out as a C.B.C. record in November!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe majority of the letter details Atwood's thesis (presumably her PhD thesis, The English Metaphysical Romance, which she pursued for two years but did not complete): 'I'm about to settle back into the thesis. What I now propose to do is to put all the mother-goddess material first (as chapters one and two). [...] I haven't heard yet from Mr. Kiely, but will charge ahead unless I get an outraged letter from him telling me I'm WRONG.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClosing, she makes a rather telling remark about the publisher: 'I doubt that my thesis will turn into a book - I'm developing a phobia about publishers. Are they all as chaotic as McClelland and Stewart, I wonder?'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA rare first edition by the two-time Governor General's Award winner, with a contemporary presentation inscription and delightful autograph letter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo; minor spotting to rear endpaper, light age-toning, else unmarked internally; publisher's maroon cloth, gilt lettering to spine, light bumping to corners and spine ends, light spotting to top edge, with the unclipped pictorial dust-jacket, small chip to front panel at the fold, slight chipping to corners and spine ends, associated creasing to extremities, slight fading to spine, else very good; 1pp ALS loosely inserted, on white University of Alberta headed paper, dated 'September 23 '69', folded 3 times, minor spotting and toning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ATWOOD, Margaret.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45624601411889,"sku":"109204","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/109204.jpg?v=1780918280"},{"product_id":"ernest-shackleton-nimrod-expedition-signed-printed-ephemera-1907-1913-95004","title":"Menus \u0026 Souvenir programme from the collection of Henry Dunlop,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eA rare opportunity to obtain a collection of signed printed ephemera from Shackleton's first Antarctic expedition (1907-1909) during which Shackleton reached 'Farthest South' and achieved the first ascent of Mount Erebus. with the provenance of the Ship's chief engineer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe collection comprises:\u003cbr\u003e1. 'To Celebrate the birthdays of our Shipmates H.J. Dunlop; \u0026amp; W.A.R. Michell at \"Latitude 40\"S. 30'\/ Longitude 50\"E.30'', manuscript menu, in red and black ink on printed card, signed on the reverse by Michell, Murray, Davis, Mackintosh, Mackay, Dunlop and Captain England, headed with the printed National Antarctic Expedition badge (Nimrod added in ink), 8vo (15.5 x 11.2 cm.) \u003cbr\u003eMenu for a meal to celebrate the birthdays of four shipmates of the Nimrod, given whilst en route to Christchurch - at this point half way between South Africa and the Kerguelen Islands. Signed by four of the ship's officers and three of the eventual shore party. Food includes Potage. Dominion Crême D'Unloppè and Dessert. Abricot au Shackleton. 18 October 1907.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. 'Complimentary Dinner Given to Lieutenant Shackleton and the Scientists and Officers of the Antarctic Expedition of 1907', menu signed by Shackleton, Bernard Day, William Roberts, and 7 others, 4pp., upper cover printed in gilt with the 'Antarctic Expedition S.Y. Nimrod 1907'. emblem in blue, 12mo (11.3 x 8.8 cm.), Christchurch, Freeman's Rooms. 19 December 1907. \u003cbr\u003eMenu given for members of the Nimrod expedition by the Canterbury establishment. Shackleton was presented with a copper salver made from bolts taken from Nelson's ship Victory, and Bishop Julius gave his blessing at an event attended by some eighty local dignitaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Menu held for the 'British Antarctic Expedition' dinner held at the Canterbury Club, Christchurch, signed by Shackleton, Wild, Edgworth Davis, and approximately 30 others, 4pp., oval photographic illustration of polar scenes on upper and lower cover, signatures on inside and lower pages, punch holes at fore-edge, 8vo (15.5 x 10.5 cm.) 30 December 1907.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNimrod arrived at Lyttleton harbour on 25 March 1909 to a heroic welcome by the New Zealand public. The 'luncheon' held at the United Service Hotel the following day appears to have been a relatively intimate one, the menu signed by Shackleton, all but 2 members of the Shore Party, and 3 of the ship's officers but none of the usual local dignitaries, and was apparently unreported in the press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. 'Luncheon Menu. British Antarctic Expedition. United Service Hotel, Christchurch', signed by Shackleton and eighteen other members of the British Antarctic Expedition., 4-page menu, the upper cover colour-printed with British flags. 26 March 1909.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. 'Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. Complimentary Banquet to Lieut. E.H. Shackleton, M.V.C., the Shore Party and Officers of the S.Y. Nimrod, on their return from Antarctica', signed by John K. Davis (Nimrod's first officer), Henry Dunlop, and 24 other attendees, 4-page menu, the upper cover printed with map of the South Pole (showing position reached by Discovery and Nimrod), split at fold. 3 April 1909.\u003cbr\u003eThe banquet at the Philosophical Institute was a public affair, at which 'a standing ovation was given to Shackleton and loud applause as he responded to the many toasts to the expedition. He said that 'They always felt dissatisfied with what might have been done... but on that plateau, with no 'grub' inside them... they were forced to turn back. There had been no gentle maidens to rest their heads upon!' This was a reference to a duet that had been sung earlier in the evening and was received with laughter' (The Press, 5\/4\/09, p.8).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. 'South Polar Dinner given by John Howard Mcfadden. June 13. 1913' large-format menu card embellished with an original watercolour oval vignette by George Marston the Nimrod artist of a polar scene (man, sledge and tent against snow-covered mountains), large penguin and decoration, signed by the artist on the vignette, 28.4 x 19.4 cm. (the oval vignette c.6.8 x 9.5 cm.), Oddenino's Imperial Restaurant. 13 June 1913.\u003cbr\u003eCelebratory menu illustrated by George Marston. 'One wealthy friend was so far interested as to give an Antarctic dinner at a famous restaurant to all the available men who had been in the far South. The table was transformed into a picture of the Antarctic with artificial snow and real ice, where large models of the Nimrod and the Aurora were placed at the edge of an ice-barrier thickly peopled by penguins, and Marston, the Antarctic artist, painted special menu cards. It was a gay gathering, enlivened towards the close by songs from Harry Lauder; but, alas! the rich and kindly host did not pursue his hospitality to the point of providing transportation for his guests to revisit the haunts they longed for' (The Life of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, 1923, pp.191-2).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Souvenir programme. 4to, 'Sir Ernest Shackleton to give his Popular Lecture entitled Nearest the South Pole at the Music Hall, Chester', signed twice by Shackleton ('E.H. Shackleton') in ink on the map, once at the location of Farthest South and once in the lower margin 4 pages, first page printed in red and black with photographic portrait of Shackleton. 21 February 1910.\u003cbr\u003eA souvenir from Shackleton's extensive fund-raising lecture tour following the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-9, during which Shackleton reached 'Farthest South' and achieved the first ascent of Mount Erebus. The series of talks, accompanied by lantern slides, proved hugely popular with audiences. An account of a similar lecture in Edinburgh describes his charismatic style of delivery: \"'In the centre', he said, 'you see the South Pole. Now you've seen as much as anybody else has ever seen\". Hearty laughter greeted this opening, as he knew it would. He had an orator's gift for dramatic effect, and his humour was timed to perfection...' 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Henri's predecessor had counted Suleiman an ally and Henri wished to revive that accord. Nicolay's account of his travels, written whilst in residence, is more balanced in its depiction of the Ottomans than others of the period, although it still includes salacious details of sex, drugs and cruelty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work is illustrated with 67 plates c111269laimed by Nicolay as his own work, although Baudrier assigns them to Louis Danet of whom nothing else is known. The engravings closely follow the 1567 Lyon edition of the French text, and attest to the cultural diversity of life under the sultanate, with plates depicting Greeks and Arabs, Turks and Armenians, and a Jewish physician. In our copy the often-mutilated image of a qalandar (p.108) member of the dervish fraternity is uncensored. 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The artist, geographer and spy Nicolas de Nicolay (1517-1583) went to the court in Constantinople as part of an embassy from Henri II to the Sultan; Henri's predecessor had counted Suleiman as an ally and Henri wished to revive that accord. Nicolay's work, a combination of a travelogue with a survey of the Ottoman Empire, was first published in French at Lyon in 1567 and quickly translated into other European languages. His depiction of the Ottomans is less pejorative than other similar accounts although still interwoven at times with salacious details of sex, drugs and cruelty (lesbians at the hammam, the genital mutilation of religious ascetics, opium-laced sorbets, etc). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 60 woodcuts in the present edition were copied from the Antwerp versions, possibly by a Dutchman called Charles Tressell. The monogram CT appears in at least two cuts. The explicit woodcut of 'a Religius Turke' to leaf 101v, is often found mutilated, but remains intact in this copy. 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Natural history records of such depth and specificity are extremely rare, and this set has fantastic potential for research into a wide range of topics, from the impact of climate change to the social history of birding and citizen science. While it is unfortunate that notebooks one through five, and eleven, are lacking, this is still a very significant and nearly complete set of material covering almost a decade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe compiler of these records, Howard Boltson, lived in East Northport, near Huntington on Long Island, and was heavily involved with local and national ornithology groups. A member of the Huntington Audubon Society, he had completed the organisation's rigourous, multi-week Master Birder course and was a regular volunteer, including as a field trip leader. He participated in Project Birdwatch, an initiative of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Federation of New York State Bird Clubs. Begun in 1986, the project's goal was to identify and describe seasonal patterns of bird distribution by combining data from the weekly reports of experienced observers ('How to Join Project Birdwatch' in Feathers, the newsletter of the Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club, winter 1986). He also regularly submitted reports of rare bird sightings to the New York State Avian Records Committee, and his photos were published at least twice in the Journal of the North American Bluebird Society (the spring and winter 2003 issues). Boltson was featured in the local press several times, including an article about swans in which he is introduced as 'the bird man of Huntington' (Ketcham, 'On the Swan Trail', Long Island Journal, January 28th, 1996).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoltson's notebooks are meticulous records of his bird watching. Each session is given a date and location (sometimes accompanied by hand-drawn maps), and notes are made about the weather and other conditions. 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With the rare portolan chart lacking from most copies, including that in the National Archives and both copies in recent auction records (Christie's 2012 and 2016). Nautica mediterranea was first published in 1602 and reissued here with only the date on the title page altered, as the colophon bears the original date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePortolan charts originated in the 13th century as navigational aids for sailors in the Mediterranean, and are characterised by rhumb lines, which radiate in the direction of wind or compass points to aid in laying courses between different places on the chart. Crescenzi states in this publication that, 'he has personally experienced the errors in traditional charts [caused by magnetic declination across the Mediterranean] thanks to his period as a hydrographer on the galleys of the Papal fleet (from 1588 to 1593) and other voyages made as a passenger and observer in the period 1594-95. Crescenzio argues that magnetic declination was zero in the Azores and rose gradually and uniformly from Gibralter to the eastern Mediterranean... He propose to correct this by rotating the axis eight degrees clockwise around the Azores as fixed center... 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In addition to Neoclassicism, he was inspired by the Aesthetic movement espoused by friends such as Wilde, who wrote to him in 1883 that Whistler 'spoke of your art with more enthusiasm than I ever heard him speak of any modern work' (Whistler Catalogue Raisonné, University of Glasgow). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present copy was inscribed in Paris in May 1883, following the Story's April marriage, and a year prior to Wilde's own marriage. Upon becoming engaged, Wilde wrote to Thomas Waldo, 'Well, we are to be married in April, as you were, and then go to Paris, and perhaps to Rome—what do you think? Will Rome be nice in May? 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This copy is an outstanding example of one of the scarcest Christie titles from the early 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ninth Hercule Poirot novel, Lord Edgware Dies, was first serialised in The American Magazine as '13 For Dinner'. This alternative title arose from the superstition that thirteen at dinner causes bad luck for the person who first leaves the table. In the text, after a last-minute change of plans, the characters find themselves unexpectedly at a table of thirteen people, a turning point in Christie's chilling mystery. 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Smith's originality lies in locating the roots of this comparative wealth in the specialisation of labour which had occurred in developed economies, for the 'annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniences of life which it annually consumes, and which consist always, either in the immediate produce of that labour, or in what is purchased with that produce from other nations' (Introduction). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The history of economic theory up to the end of the nineteenth century consists of two parts: the mercantilist phase which was based not so much on a doctrine as on a system of practice which grew out of social conditions; and the second phase which saw the development of the theory that the individual had the right to be unimpeded in the exercise of economic activity. While it cannot be said that Smith invented the latter theory... his work is the first major expression of it. He begins with the thought that labour is the source from which a nation derives what is necessary to it. The improvement of the division of labour is the measure of productivity and in it lies the human propensity to barter and exchange... Labour represents the three essential elements—wages, profit and rent—and these three also constitute income. From the working of the economy, Smith passes to its matter—'stock'—which compasses all that man owns either for his own consumption or for the return which it brings him. 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After participating in the demonstrations against the 1960 renewal of the US-Japanese security treaty, Motomura resigned from his position, fearing that his employers might penalise him. While studying photography, Motomura was introduced to Robert Frank's work when he saw the portfolio of thirty-eight photographs in US Camera Annual 1958 (of which twenty-three would appear in The Americans). Ishimoto Yasuhiro recommended that he buy Les Américains instead of The Americans because he thought the printing was better. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMotomura met and befriended Morinaga Jun at the Tokyo College of Photography. Morinaga assisted W. Eugene Smith on a commission for Hitachi that would become Japan: Chapter of Image (1963). Through Morinaga, Motomura met W. Eugene Smith, who introduced him to Robert Frank as a favour in return for Motomura helping Smith to organise a retrospective exhibition in Tokyo. 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