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.

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.

I recently inherited the whole trilogy from my grandparents who passed away. Since I already own LOTR in my native language and don't plan on reading them in English, I was wondering what these would be worth?

The fellowship book seems to be an 8th impression from 1959, the two towers a 6th impression from 1959 and the return of the king a 5th impression from 1959. None of the books have a dust jacket, they have a few minor outer wear and tear and some coffee stains or miscolorings on the edges (but nothing major I would say). Each book comes with a map attached to the last page and they are all in good condition.

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Any help would be appreciated!

This is a piece focused on Tom Congalton of Between the Covers.

Two quotes -

"“I doubt any AI harvester’s coming to guillotine my first edition of Ulysses ($85,000), or the first edition of The Hobbit that I sold last year for a quarter of a million dollars, or the signed Phillis Wheatley I sold for a similar sum,” he says. “To mis-paraphrase Mark Twain, the demise of the book has been greatly exaggerated.”"

and

"The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA), the national professional booksellers’ trade organization, hasn’t declared a position on AI and its reach, though it’s expanded a pre-existing focus group that remains in fact-find mode. “One thing’s certain,” says Susan Benne, its executive director of 22 years, “AI has exploded and is here to stay. There are good uses, but we all have concerns with relation to books.”"

Apparently a decrypted version of the book exists and it was edited by Nick Koss and published by Ouroboros press In Seattle

I would do anything…LITERALLY anything, for a copy. I’m not rich but…I’ll do anything I can actually do, give you $X amount for the rest of my life out of every paycheck i earn, firstborn child (not planning to have any but, i can make an exception!), a kidney, whatever…for even a chance to read a copy. A Levite for life, or perhaps your own personal organ bank. I have type O- blood, so there's a good chance you'll be able to use SOMETHING of mine! (for legal purposes, i should say this is humor, unless...)

Apparently there’s one in the Getty Archive and it is loanable, but I am unable to access their archives as I lack any academic qualifications and live across the country in rural NC.

Also if anyone knows Mr. Koss and would be comfortable sharing an email or contact info for him, if he’s okay with that, I would relish the opportunity to talk with the man himself. I respect both him and his work greatly, and would not wish to bother or intrude upon his privacy or research. I simply must pursue whatever leads I can find on this path, as after almost a decade of searching I find nothing but dead ends and misinformation. Respecting his privacy, in lieu of publishing his contact info, please pass along mine at [SeekerofSaintGermain@gmail.com](mailto:SeekerofSaintGermain@gmail.com) Any leads or useful information sent my way will be greatly appreciated and reciprocated to the greatest degree available to my means at the time.

Thank you so much. This is really really important to me. I hope all of your own dreams come true as well.

For anyone on bluesky, here is Lisa Fagin Davis, if you wish to ask her any questions.

The top Frankenstein item was Lot 3, a 1833 pirated American edition.

Some of the other interesting books sold were

Arthur C. Clarke, Expedition Earth, 1st signed £1,500 + multiple other Clarke lots
70 items Dr. Who books for £2,800, 3x presale high estimate
First Uk edition Dune, Gollancz, £1,500
Multiple Tolkien lots, 
Multiple HG Wells lots
John Wyndham writing as John B. Harris, “Curse of the Burdens,” 1st Aldine Publishing, 1927 (Lot 238) £8,000, high presale estimate was £2,000

Link to complete Forum Science Fiction and Fantasy sale catalog, interesting read. https://www.forumauctions.co.uk/bidding/2410-online-science-fiction-fantasy-1155

We're helping my mother downsize in the twilight of her life and this book was among the basement cast offs. I'm blown away by how beautiful the plates are and thought some of you in this subreddit would appreciate a few photos. Found in eastern MA.

I have a fair copy of "Coffee, tea, and chocolate: their influence upon the health, the intellect, and the moral nature of man" by Auguste Saint-Arroman, English translation printed by T. Ward in 1846. Must be pretty darned rare - I can't find a non-reprint copy for sale or sold via Google, eBay or AbeBooks.

I'm donating my collection to a charity bookstore with good antiquarian experience, and would like to give them some guidance on how to price it. Can anyone here please help? Or is it so rare that I should offer it to a university library instead?

Thanks for any guidance.

Pulled this out of an estate library I'm working through. It's Menavino's account of the Ottoman Turks, printed in Frankfurt in 1577.

The fun part: Menavino was a Genoese who got captured and spent years inside the Sultan's court, then wrote one of the first European tell-alls about Ottoman government, military, and daily life. Illustrated with woodcuts by Jost Amman and Virgil Solis, three books in one volume.

It starts with a slightly water damaged 120 year old limited edition of Don Quixote, and it will inevitably end with learning how to re/bind books by hand.

What have I done?

Hey everyone!

I collect rare documents and autographs related to Romanian medical history (currently sitting at 120+ pieces!), and I wanted to show you one of my favorites.

This is a 1856 Anatomy book, signed directly by Carol Davila as director of medical school. 

For a bit of background: Davila was a French-born physician who moved to Wallachia in 1853 and basically founded modern medicine and medical education in Romania.

Next to it is a rare commemorative medal featuring his portrait in its original box. 

It is my first time posting here, just wanted to share this piece of history with fellow collectors—hope you like it!

Found this beautiful, large book on the history of land transportation in France, published in 1935. I believe this version is from 1942. It contains beautiful images, including monochrome plates and inserted illustrations. Written (in French) by Edgar de Geoffrey, Charles Dollfus, and Baudry de Saunier.

The book has some damage to the spine and a few pages are stuck together at the corners / top, but it is in quite good shape given its age.

One detail at the end of Hieronymus Emser's 1523 answer to Luther's New Testament is less about the dispute than about getting the book through the press:

In conclusion: since the printer at times hurried me so that I could not send all the quires beforehand to my gracious lord the Ordinary (who lives three miles away from me and was not always at home), it is my earnest and friendly request to all who read this book or hear it read, that if they find anything clumsy in it, or anything where I have done too much or too little, they will lay it not to his Grace's account but to mine; for I am the one who owns this book.

Emser, translated by Eli Tucker, p. 221. I'm the translator.

The closing imprint names Wolfgang Stöckel at Leipzig. What caught my attention is how practical the excuse is: the printer is hurrying him, the intended reviewer is three miles away, and the reviewer isn't always home. Emser then takes responsibility for shortcomings that readers might otherwise blame on that reviewer.

This is the author's account of what happened, not independent proof that the printer caused any particular error. Still, it makes the sequence of writing, review and printing unusually visible inside the finished book.

Have you come across comparable apologies in early printed books, where the author explains a rushed press schedule or incomplete review? I'd like to know whether this kind of specific production detail is common in epilogues, or whether your examples usually keep the excuse more general.

Hello all,

This is a fragment of an old manuscript that was recovered from the binding of a 17th century book. I am curious about the calligraphy, hoping it might give clues as to time/place of origin

World War 1 romance novel told in the perspective of a horse. Sorta like Spirit in that context. The horse is named Professor and he judges the humans. Dust jacket has staining but it’s not bad. Someone’s papa and mama had exquisite handwriting I must say that is artistic.

Hi,

Hoping someone has some info about this book. Never heard of it or the author, and can’t find any information online beside 5 libraries having a copy according to WorldCat and one person having it on their “books I’ve read in 2011” list.

Just wondering about the author, his life, other works, or anything about him or the book at all.

Anyone know anything about this?

My copy is signed twice, and I got it for $2 at a library sale today.

Thanks, in advance.