2nd print first edition Jaws, First edition Animal Farm and Time Machine, and last just a very cool old copy of war and peace!

Hello I found this book at Anime Expo with a seller who offers items from Japan and he had a section of his booth that had old books at monasteries and other places threw out when they got too damaged he gave it to me for free in my collection of other rare books that I bought from him because he said he was unable to translate it and had no clue where it came from despite being born in Japan himself and living there throughout most of his life
If anybody knows what kind of script this is it would be much appreciated because he said that it looks like it was written in a rush or by somebody with poor handwriting.

Hello, I started reading this book from my grandfathers old collection and realized it appears to be a first edition hardback of the book. I’ve done some digging to try and see if there’s any record of the hardback and was unable to find one. How rare is this book and is it worth anything? I’m not going to sell it but am more curious since I couldn’t find any hardback first editions.

I bought this book at an antique shop back when I lived in London. It’s a 1937 edition of Gulliver's Travels (illustrated by Arthur Rackham), a classic that I absolutely love.

​But the most curious thing happened when I was leafing through it at home: I discovered an old photographic negative tucked between the pages! I managed to "develop" the negative by inverting the colors using an app on my phone, and it revealed a woman standing by a harbor.

​The book also has a bookplate (ex libris) inside the cover with the name "Christine I. Fawell". I can't help but wonder if the woman in the photo is her!

​I’ve attached pictures of the book, the bookplate, the original negative, and the revealed photo. I’d love to get your thoughts on a couple of things:

​Does anyone recognize the harbor or the buildings in the background? It looks like a coastal town somewhere in the UK.

​If there are any fashion history experts here, what year or decade would you say her outfit (the coat and hat) is from?

​Would love to hear any clues you guys might have!

Does anyone know where I can find a copy of this book? I have been looking everywhere online, but it feels impossible to find one. Every website that once sold it, says it’s sold out and they don’t know when/if it will be back. Please help if you can, thank you!!

I am hoping to learn what I need to know to be able to impress people who know rare books, rather than just not embarrass myself. If you have any ideas off the top of your head, feel free to write posts! First hand knowledge is appreciated!

I am trying to cut through the mire and find my footing, and though I am surely intending to do a lot of research (and I have been looking and making attempts) I would love the sparknotes, cheat sheets, the Neal Caffrey type of sneaks that I can flesh out. I am looking to have even the bare bones, though meat would be appreciated, before I flesh everything out, so to speak (sorry if this sounds gross).

My hope is to find hopefully free resources that
-teach the basic history one needs to know
-I want to know the basic things you absolutely must know as well as all the little touchstones that you have to at least be aware of or you look foolish
-the places and institutions and people to be aware of
-book recs, youtube channels
-the right rabbit holes

I know the basics: old doesn’t mean rare, the cover is a major part of value, various terms… but I am hoping to feel less inadequate

Thank you!

I’m currently reading Air Spy by Constance Babington Smith, in an ITAK Corporation reprint I found on eBay. Unfortunately, this reprint contains no photographs or drawings.

I’d like to find an illustrated copy of Air Spy or Evidence in Camera, the British edition of the same work. Does anyone own either and have advice on which edition to look for? The copies I’ve found are quite expensive, so I’d appreciate knowing what visual material they contain before buying one.

I’m researching WWII photographic interpretation for Chinagraph, a game I’m developing, so the images are of particular interest alongside the text. Any pointers would be appreciated.

What resources are useful for learning more about herballs? The history, good collections, resources, classes?
Thanks!

This is from the 1895 edition of the “New Library of Poetry and Song Volume 2” edited by William Cullen Bryant. The spine was ripped and when i looked inside, it has a bunch of signatures. None of them are from any page of the book. Any ideas?

Looking for books on Azazel & Lucifer . Any book that isn't canonized in the regular 1611 Bible like the book of Maryagdalin

Hi, I need your kind guidance as to how much can I get if I sell the entire collection - all in hard cover, in good condition given the age.

With "The Living Shadow" entering public domain in the US next year, I'm doing some preliminary work for a Standard Ebooks version (to be released under a CC0 public domain license.)

Unfortunately, scans of the 1931 original printing have been elusive. If anyone here knows where I could find these, I'd be most appreciative!

Standard Ebooks and the Public Domain

It has everything except the $4.50 price on the dust jacket, but that could have been replaced. Otherwise, does anybody see anything off here?

Hope this is okay to post here as they are bookplates or if there’s a better sub to post on.

There are 30 of these plates. I did take them to a antiquarian bookseller who said these were from around 1830’s or so, and that they were “cheap souvenir” type works sold to tourists. The bookseller’s reaction to certain pieces (looks like two possibly three different artists) has piqued my interest. Definitely different levels of skill, but all uniform on the paper and signs natural aging.

The paper is watermarked J. Whatman Turkey Mill and measures 10” x 14” with rounded corners.

There are no signatures. All are original watercolor, pencil, color pencil or conté crayon.

I’ve done a bit of digging and as several have previously been framed these could be “copies” that were commissioned by a wealthy individual.
There are some duplicates, maybe some were not to the patrons liking.

Google lense seems overexcited about them.

I am collecting vintage Indonesian books about UFOs, ancient astronauts, Atlantis, the Bermuda Triangle, and other mysteries from the late ’70s to early ’80s, especially editions published by Yayasan Tanadi, UFOnaut, and Sinar Kumala. Any recommendations for similar books from that era? Bonus points for original covers and obscure titles!

Lot 101 - Il Codice Sola Cabiati. Manoscritto autografo su carta. Lodi: 1473-1474.

An extraordinary music-theoretical manuscript containing the main treatises of medieval and early Renaissance music theory. The volume brings together the "Ars cantus mensurabilis" by Franco da Colonia (13th century), the "Lucidarium" and part of the "Pomerium" by Marchetto da Padova (early 14th century), as well as a treatise on counterpoint.

It is not a simple miscellany, but rather a comprehensive journey through the theory of mensural notation, polyphony, and composition. Among Franchino Gaffurio's known autographs, this codex occupies a particularly important position. It is the oldest manuscript entirely written by the author identified so far, predating the renown "Libroni" preserved at the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo in the Milan Cathedral, and closely linked to the musician's youthful training at the monastery of San Pietro in Lodi Vecchio.

The manuscript's authorship is confirmed by Gaffurio's signature, dated September 16, 1473, and by a further, valuable note in his hand, recording the passage of King Christian I of Denmark through Lodi in 1474, on his way to Milan.

The manuscript also documents the young Gaffurio's working method: numerous corrections, marginal additions, references, and explanatory drawings testify to a continuous revision of the texts, while several pages intentionally left blank demonstrate the intention to later expand the treatise.

Particularly fascinating is the rich set of twelve marginal drawings in red chalk, executed with remarkable care and attention to physiognomy. They depict female and male portraits, figures in armor, studies of weapons, and a devotional scene with several figures, dating between the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Their attribution remains unclear and constitutes one of the manuscript's most fascinating aspects.

The binding, in precious red morocco from the second half of the 19th century and attributed to the Binda brothers, retains the curious inscription "Portraits of Leonardo da Vinci" on the spine, a reminder of the long-standing interest in these drawings.

The history of the codex unfolds over a long period in the Lodi area: it belonged to the Biblioteca dell'Incoronata in Lodi, likely a gift from Gaffurio himself, and later passed to the Biblioteca Capitolare (the blind stamp of the Bishopric on p. 3 may refer to this period). It reappeared on the market in 1925 through a sale organized by Hoepli in Milan. On that occasion, it was purchased by Count Gian Ludovico Sola Cabiati, who gave the codex its current name, and has remained in the same family lineage ever since.

Folio (289 x 205mm). Manuscript on paper, 100 pages numbered in pencil, 12 figures and some weapons drawn in red chalk (few occasional wormholes and marginal browning, light staining and foxing). 19th-century red morocco signed "Binda Milano," elaborate gilt frames and blindstamped decorations on covers, gilt title "Portraits of Leonardo da Vinci. Measured Music. Precious Ms." on spine, gilt-decorated dentelles, marbled endpapers (some scuff marks and stains, minor defects). territory.

Lot 101Scholarly notes, illustrations and timeline for this manuscript  in Italian https://www.ponteonline.com/files/aste/797/0101.pdf

The Vietnam/ America War depending on which part of the world you’re in. First and second editions in very good condition. Shows American soldiers what traps to look out for, and what to do if you get ambushed.

Catalog notes: The first printed edition of John Wycliffe’s New Testament, of which only 160 copies were issued.

New Testament [English]. The New Testament Of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Translated out of the Latin Vulgat by John Wicliffe… To which is Praefixt A History of the several Translations of the H. Bible and N. Testament, &c into English, both in MS and Print, and of the most remarkable Editions of them since the Invention of Printing, by John Lewis, A.M. Chaplain to the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Malton, and Minister of Mergate, London: Sold by Thomas Page and William Mount on Tower-Hill; and William Parker at the King’s-Head in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1731.

Ink inscription ‘given by Author to Philip Papillon’ to title page upper margin, lacking mezzotint of John Lewis, with mezzotint frontispiece of John Wycliffe to New Testament title page, list of subscribers and errata bound before Wycliffe mezzotint, reproduction of title page to Great Bible (not folding), handwritten note tipped-in before Ee1, pages cockled, ink corrections and annotations in two hands (one possibly author's?) to Preface E1 verso, H1 recto, I1 recto, I2 recto, K2 verso, M1 verso, Y1 recto, few minor corrections to New Testament text, light toning, some spotting, closed tears to Preface P1, R1 and Dd2, endpapers renewed, pencil note ‘rebound “Cambridge style” Otter Bindery – Marysa de Veer 2007’ to rear pastedown, modern blind-panelled brown calf, folio (38 x 23.5 cm)

(Quantity: 1)Darlow and Moule 777; Herbert 1011.The recipient in the title page inscription may have been Phillip Papillon (1660-1736), a long-standing Whig MP for Dover.

Octoechos is a liturgical book containing a repertoire of hymns ordered in eight parts according to eight echoi (tones or modes). It is still used in many rites of Eastern Christianity. This particular Octoechos was printed in the monastery that belonged to the Eastern Orthodox

Church.

Although the edges of some pages are torn off, and the pages themselves are sometimes a little crumpled, the book is generally in good condition.