Resultados de búsqueda: Octavo Editions from Philip Smith, Bookseller

Lyon: Joannem Frellonium (Oakland: Octavo), 1547; 1999. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). New digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of the 1547 edition of one of the landmarks of Renaissance wood engraving. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images (may be magnified at up to 800% of original size) as well as a full English translation, a new introduction by Erika Michael, an essay on Holbein and the Woodcut by David Pankow, and detailed bibliographical information.

London: Edward Lear (Oakland: Octavo), 1832; 2003. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc; not a printed book) of the 1832 first edition of this monument of ornithological illustration, from a copy in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Edward Lear is well-known for his nonsense verse and drawings, but it is less widely recognized that he started his artistic career as perhaps the most talented renderer of natural history subjects of his day. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images of Lear's magnificent hand-colored engravings (may be magnified at up to 200% of original size) as well as a new introduction by natural history scholar Robert McCracken Peck and detailed bibliographical information. Unsold original stock, minor storage wear.

Padua (Oakland: Octavo), 1606; 2004. 1st edition. Other Binding. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG (as new, except for abrasion to back cover label). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc; this is not a printed book) of the first edition of this exceptionally rare (fewer than 10 copies known) early work by Galileo Galilei, from a copy in the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress. Galileo's "geometrical and military compass" (or sector) was a mathematical device -- a sort of calculating ruler based on the principle of proportional magnitudes -- that brought speed and accuracy to computations about armaments and their trajectories. Its employment, however, extended well beyond the battlefield. It was widely used for rapid and complex calculations of proportion, volume, and square or cube roots, well before the advent of logarithmic tables -- and eventually the slide-rule and computer. Galileo's little book, privately printed in an edition… Leer más

Paris: Firmin Didot (Oakland: Octavo), 1817-1824; 2002. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). New digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of a deluxe copy (signed by Redoute) of the first edition of the most beautiful botanical book of all time, from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images of the entire book and French text (may be magnified at up to 200% of original folio size) as well as the first-ever complete English translation and an introduction by Sandra Raphael. This Octavo Edition reproduces Redoute's magnificent plates with greater fidelity and accuracy than ever before.

Parma: Presso La Vedova (Palo Alto: Octavo), 1818; 1998. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). New digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of the 1818 first edition of this masterpiece of typography. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images (may be magnified at up to 800% of original size) of the entire original work as well as a searchable English translation of the text, a new introduction by David Pankow, and detailed bibliographical information. "This is a remarkable digital facsimile of a rare type specimen book. Octavo has done a commendable job of capturing even the smallest details."--TypeBooks, 4 November 1998

London (Oakland: Octavo), 1832-1836; 1999. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). New digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of a copy of the first edition of the most beautiful book on turtles ever published, from the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Drawn by James de Carle Sowerby and engraved by Edward Lear (the later nonsense poet), these renderings masterfully convey the unique gestalt of the turtle--supported by Thomas Bell's learned text. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images of every page of the original edition (may be magnified at up to 400% of original size) as well as a new introduction by Kraig Adler and detailed bibliographical information. "Octavo offers the finest presentation of digitized rare books. Bell's is the unrivaled turtle bestiary of its time."---Whole Earth, Fall 2000.

London: Sam. Smith and Benj. Walford (Oakland: Octavo), 1704; 1998. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). New digital facsimile (iin electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of the 1704 edition of this groundbreaking scientific treastise by Isaac Newton. The profundity and far-ranging implications of Newton's discoveries continue to reveal themselves under close study. Here he magisterially surveys optical phenomena, including the fundamental principle that white light is compounded from colored, rather than the converse. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images (may be magnified at up to 300% of original size) as well as searchable live text and a new introduction and essay by Nicholas Humez and detailed bibliographical information. This high-resolution version presents this work in the most detailed and accurate reproduction ever.

London: John Benson (Oakland: Octavo), 1640; 2000. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). New digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of a copy of the first collection of Shakespeare's lyric verse ever published. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images (may be magnified at up to 1000% of original size) of every page of the original edition (photographed as if the actual book were open before the viewer), with fully searchable text and a new introduction by Arthur Freeman.

Amsterdam: Reinier & Josue Ottens (Oakland: Octavo), 1754; 1999. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). New copy (in shrinkwrap). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc, not a printed book) of the 1754 edition of this striking hand- colored work picturing in vivid and imaginative detail tropical fish as known in 18th century Europe, from the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images (may be magnified at up to 400% of original size) as well as a new introduction by Theodore W. Pietsch and detailed bibliographical information. This high-resolution version presents this work in the most detailed and accurate reproduction ever.

London: William Hooker (Oakland: Octavo), 1818; 2003. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). New digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of this beautiful fruit guide. William Hooker was the finest English painter of fruit and this magnificent suite of hand- colored aquatint engravings is his masterwork. Here pears, plums, apples, grapes, berries, peaches, and more hang in lucious profusion. Includes introductory commentary and an essay on fruit painting by Ian Jackson, plus notes on the fruits shown by C.T. Kennedy. The digital medium brings these illustrations to life with a sharpness and fidelity unobtainable by print means; every page is shown in full and may be magnified to 200% of original size.

Venice (Oakland: Octavo), 1610; 2000. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). New copy, still in shrinkwrap. Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc; not a printed book) of a copy of the first edition of one of the most important works in the history of the science of astronomy. Galileo Galilei's telescopic observations marked a defining moment in the Renaissance departure from ancient cosmology, as they provided experimental verification to the heliocentric theory of Copernicus. In this book, Galileo reported his earthshaking findings in vivid, immediate terms and lucid diagrams. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images (may be magnified at up to 800% of original size) of every page of the original edition as well as a searchable full English translation of the text and new introduction by Albert Van Helden. The Latin text of the original is also fully searchable.

London: William Blake (Oakland: Octavo), 1794; 1826; 2003. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc; not a printed book) of two magnificently hand-painted copies of Blake's most famous illuminated book. Copies C (1794) and Z (1826) from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection at the U. S. Library of Congress present two radically distinct approaches by the artist, from early and late in his career. This disc includes images of both books, cover-to-cover in high resolution (may be magnified at up to 300% of original size), searchable transcriptions of the text, an introductory commentary, bibliographical information, an account of each copy's provenance, and a special plate-by-plate comparison feature that allows close contrast of Blake's early and late technique. Unsold original stock, minor storage wear.

London: Thomas Thorpe (Oakland: Octavo), 1609; 2003. 1st edition. No Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc; not a printed book) of one of only thirteen surviving copies of the 1609 first edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets, from the Grenville Library at the British Library. This milestone of digital publishing and preservation, part of the acclaimed Octavo Digital Editions series, presents the entire work, including binding, in unprecedented resolution and fidelity (may be magnified at up to 300% of original size), with full searchable transcription (which allows searching of text in the book images), and introductory commentary by Shakespeare scholar Arthur Freeman, bibliographical information, and a detailed account of the copy's provenance. Unsold original stock, minor storage wear.

Florence: Pietro Cecconcelli (Oakland: Octavo), 1620; 1999. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of the 1620 second edition of this important early illustrated survey of sites in the Holy Land (engravings are by the French artist Jacques Callot), from a copy in the collection of Bridwell Library. This exquisite book features plans and elevations of holy sites in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Cairo--a vital record of these historic locations before the transformations of the modern era. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images (may be magnified at up to 500% of original size) as well as a full English translation, a new introduction by Robin Halwas, and detailed bibliographical information.

London: The Kelmscott Press (Oakland: Octavo), 1896; 1998. 1st edition. Other Binding. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Fine (as new). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on 2 CD-ROM discs; not a printed book) of a magnificent copy of the finest printed work of William Morris's Kelmscott Press, the Kelmscott Chaucer, which features illustrations by the celebrated Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones. This Octavo Edition--photographed from Burne-Jones's own copy, one of the first two produced, with a special pigskin binding designed by Morris and executed by Douglas Cockerell, from the collection of Bridwell Library--contains detailed digital images (may be magnified at up to 300% of original size) of every page of the original edition (photographed as if the actual book were open before the viewer) as well as a new introduction by Nicolas Barker, detailed bibliographical information, and reproductions of unique items preserved with this copy. Clean copy, not a remainder.

England (Oakland: Octavo), 1400-1450; 1999. 1st edition. Other Binding. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Fine (as new). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM; this is not a printed book) of a 1400-1450 manuscript of the New Testament in Middle English, made by Lollard disciples of John Wyclif, from the collection of Bridwell Library. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images (may be magnified at up to 400% of original size) as well as a new introduction by Fred C. Robinson, an essay by Ward Dunham, and detailed bibliographical information. This Octavo Edition CD-ROM presents this work in the most detailed and accurate reproduction of the first edition ever; as close as one can come to handling the original. Clean copy, not a remainder.

New York: Julius Bien (Oakland: Octavo), 1868; 2003. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc; not a printed book) of the 1868 first edition of this landmark of nature photography and conservation. California State Geologist Josiah Dwight Whitney created this lavish publication, issued in an edition of only 250 copies, as part of his campaign to preserve the area that later became Yosemite National Park. Photographer Carleton Watkins contributed albumen-print photographs, actual prints of which were mounted into each copy. The book also features two large- scale foldout maps by Charles Hoffmann and others. This Octavo Edition contains detailed digital images of every page of the original book, as well as optimized viewing images of the plates and maps and supplementary materials including an introductory essay, extra maps (some never before published), a provenance essay and detailed bibliographical information. Unsold original… Leer más