The Leipzig Antiquarian bookfair
22nd to 25th of March 2007

Stand 5

Inhaberin Ana Maria Bocayuva de Miranda Jordão

R. Santos Dumont 677 ● Petrópolis ● RJ ● 25625-090 ● Brazil

Brasiliana ● Antique and rare books ● First editions ● Manuscripts ● Literature

Book-Plates (Ex-libris). Collection. 108 Original "eaux fortes", different sizes. Collectors from Italy, Spain, Germany, Osterreich, Checoslovaquia, many with artists signatures as Braun, Budzinski, Fernandez Saez, Fillol Ruiz, Kaufmann, Koch, Kubenj, Kupferetich, Miciano, Passinetti, Poppelreuten, Rognoni, Roques, Steinecke, Zeng Esten, & others. Near all in fine condition.

Erotic. Correa, Alvim. Alegorie. One of the only 3 most famous original drawings (fuseau & nankin), 51x31,7cm., outside the Wien Collection quoted in S.D.M.Klinger Erotische Kunst in Europa 1500-1935, as "Hery Lemort", pseudonymous of the Brazilian artist known as the illustrator of the special Vandamme’s Editon of H.G.Wells "La Guerre des Mondes", Bruxelles, 1906. Reprint on various Brazilian Art Catalogues from 1972 to 1990.

Gavarni (Sulpice-Guillaume Chevalier) (illus)& Méry, Joseph. Perles Et Parures  (caption title) ... Les Joyaux Fantasie... Minéralogie Des Dames, Le Cte Flix, with: Les Parures Fantaisie... Histoire De La Mode Par Le Cte Flix. Paris: Gonet Éd. & Leipzig, Charles Twietmeyer, [1850].1st. Ed.2 vols., 26,5x18cm: vol.I, iv, +316p., +fronts , +15 plates "hors texte"; vol.II, ii, +300p., +fronts, +15 plates "hors texte"..Library stamp: "J.Issakoff, Libraire-Editeur, Commissionnaire Officiel de toutes les Bibliotèques des Regiments de la Garde Imperiale. Saint-Petersbourg". Very handsome 19th century original polychromed binding, gilt letters on cover. Occasional very minor foxing or dust- soiling, light rubbing , but a near fine, large, crisp set. Gilt edges The plates are of particular interest, they are printed on sheets with elaborate and delicate stencil-cut lace pattern frames and borders. "La réunion des deux ouvrages avec les gravures à marges de dentelles est assez rare à rencontrer". Carteret. Ray, 209a-210. Carteret, iii:460-1. Vicaire, v:770.

Gentillet, (Innocent). Discours sur les Moyens de bien gouverner et maintenir en bonne paix un Royaume ou autre Principauté. Divisez en trois parties: asavoir, du Conseil, de la Religion & Police que doit tenir un Prince. Contre Nicolas Machiavel Florentin. A Treshaut & tres-illustre Prince François Duc d'Alençon, fils & frere de Roy. Paris 1576, Petit in 8.º, 32.+639+19 pp., original paper cover, original label with title missing part; timbre de la Bibliothèque Smecnensis. Première édition en français. Réfutation de l'ouvrage de Machiavel, dans lequel Gentillet, protestant modéré, affirme que la source de la richesse d'un État vient de sa forte population. L'édition originale latine, "Commentariorum de Regno... libri tres", 1571 fut réimprimée en 1647, sous un nouveau titre "De regno adversus Machiavelum libri III". BrunetII,1535; INED,2007; Hauser,2277; Adams,G-439.

Gomes, A. Carlos. Inno pel primo Centenario dell’Independenza Americana, Celebrato a Filadelfia il 4 Luglio 1876 Composto per incarico di S.M.L’Imperatore Del Brasile Don Pedro II. Arrangement for pianoforte di Nicolò Celega. Ricordi, Milano, Londra. Guilt letters on polichromed title page, in v.g. to fine condition. 15p., 35x25,7cm. Rare partition printed in only 100 copies.

Maffei, J.P. Historiarum Indicarum Libri XVL. Selectarum item ex India Epistolarum codem interprete Libri IIII... Ignatij Loiolae Vitae... Cum Privilegio. Venice, Damianum Zenarium, 1589/1588 , 2 parts in 1 vol. 4to. Contemporary vellum with minor defect on back cover , internally clean. Large woodcut printer’s vignette on 2 titles. 1^st vol. 28,+ 283; 2^nd.vol. 212 pp. One of the earliest editions of the works of this Jesuit missionary. Containing the famous history of the Indies & letters and life of Ignatius de Loyola. The 2^nd part of the present Venice-edition, containing the letters and the Life of the Ignacio de Loyola, is dated 1588. This work is a classic on the subject of the East & West-Indies including Brazil. Very good copy of a rare work. B de Moraes p. 508; Sabin 43770 and 43776; Cordier, Japonica, pp. 62 and 66-67; Alt Japan Kat. 910. Not in NUC.

Ortus Sanitatis. Ortus Sanitatis (in Latin).Venice, B. Benalius and J. de Tridino, 1511. Folio. 3 full-page woodcuts and more than 1,000 woodcuts of plants, herbs, animals, birds, fishes, minerals and stones. 1st Venice edition of the very rare Latin Hortus. The Ortus Sanitatis is the third and most extensive of the fundamental botanical compilations of herbals. A good to very good copy in old hard cover. Some occasional light stains here and there, expert restoration on margin of six leaves at the end of the volume. 362/368 leaves; lacking final quire ff. Adams H1016; Essling 1723; Hunt 1:12; Mortimer Italian 238; Nissen BBI 2368; Choulant 18; Ahumada 17; Hunger, Early Herbals, 35. Provenance: Gugliemo Dimarto (inscription on L1, 1548) - Canon Joseph Silingardi (inscriptions on recto and verso of tittle-page) - Diego Silingardi (signature on title) - Albert Agazzani (library stamp on front free endpaper) - Denis I. Duveen (bookplate on front pastedown).

Schlichthorst, Carl. Rio de Janeiro wie es ist. Beiträge zur Tages-und Sitten-Geschichte der Hauptstadt von Brasilien mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die Lage des dortigen deutschen Militairs "Huma vez e nunca mais!". 19x12cm., vii +394 p. This is the valuable 1^st. edition. Original german binding in "pappband". Pages 273 / 291 with some foxing & stains. Some little marks of use on binding, but still a  very good copy. B. de Moraes vol II p.780. "Schlichthorst was made a lieutenant in the Second Grenadier Battalion of the Brazilian army. He returned to Europe in 1827. No other book about German mercenary in the service of the Emperor D.Pedro I is as well written".

Verlaine, Paul. Fêtes Galantes. Paris, 1899, Société Artistique du Livre Illustré. Avec 69 illustrations by A.Gerardin. With 69 exceedingly fine illustrations by A. Gérardin engraved on wood by members of the "Société Royal". 8 vo, full pale lavender crushed French levant morocco; doublures and end leaves of beautiful brocaded silk of a delicatede Paisley pattern, wide levant borders with delicate floral inlays and gilt fleurons, uncut, by Lucien Magnin. In a chamois-lined, part morocco slip case with boards matching the fly-leaves of the volume. A sumptous publication printed on satin an bound in a handsome modern French binding. With an autograph sonnet by Verlaine inserted. An unusual publication printed on rich ivory satin throughout, one of 10 copies de grand luxe sur satin of an edition of 250 copies, listed on the limitation page. With an original pen-and-ink illustration by the artist, touched up in watercolor, and further embellished with a set of duplicate illustrations on China paper, each signed in Inserted is an autograph manuscript sonnet signed by Paul Verlaine , and addressed to "Mademoiselle Dreyfus Dolria (?)". Comprising fourteen line in French begining. / "Mademoiselle Adele / Vous êtes um modèle... / With the terminating complet reading / "Presque le drapeau rouge Oú on voit sur vottre bouche..". Recorbet and Edward H. Roselle bookplates. 7/10 Satin copy & manuscript signed by autor.

Wied-Neuwied, Maximilian Prince of. Recueil  des Planches coloriées d’Animaux du Brésil, publié par S.A.S. le... Weimar, au Bureau d’Industrie, 1822-1831. 29x44cm, 25/90 of the fine handcoloured engraved plates with descriptive text in German & French. This collection has the rare printed title. B.de Moraes, p. 545: "Magnificent and very rare publication " The Prince himself took 10 years to handcolour them.

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EUR 7.500.00