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stamped fan-shaped ornament; flat spine divided by triple
gilt fillet into seven compartments, the second and
seventh compartment lettered in gilt, the others gilt and
blind stamped with a floral decoration, in corners small
circles inlaid in green morocco; edges of boards gilt at
corners with tiny filled lozenges (Macchi, scheda 10, p.
66); turn-ins gilt; liners and end leaves of light-green
paper; edges gilt. Part of Marie Louise’s library-shelfmark
label on inside upper cover. In lined cloth case
with red label gilt lettered on spine.
Very rare deluxe edition, magnificently printed on
extremely wide-margined heavy handmade paper, in
a highly elegant neoclassical binding of technical excellence
and immaculate condition by Luigi Lodigiani
for Marie Louise of Austria (1791–1847), Empress of
the French and (after Napoleon’s abdication in 1814)
Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla. Our copy
is the rare deluxe version published in only a few copies.
The important edition was based on the Codex Ambrosianus
(Codex E147 sup.), found by Angelo Mai
(1782–1854), “one of the foremost scholars in Italy”
(Sandys), when he was librarian of the Ambrosiana Library
in Milan (1811–1819). Later he became librarian
of the Vatican Library and was made a Cardinal in 1838.
Luigi Lodigiani (1778–1843), “the greatest Italian bookbinder
of his time” (B. Breslauer), was strongly influenced
by the great binders of the French Empire. He
spent some months in Paris (1807–1808) in order to
perfect his technique and style. Although the beautiful
binding is not signed, it shows so many stylistic
resemblances and some identical tools with the known
work of Lodigiani (see above) that it can be attributed
without doubt to him. Furthermore, Lodigiani
was the principal binder of Marie Louise. Active in
Milan from 1805 to 1838, he was patronized by the
most distinguished book collectors of his day, such as
Napoleon I, the Austrian Emperor Francis I, Eugène
Beauharnais, Count Etienne Méjan, Marie Louise’s
uncle Rainer, Viceroy of Austria’s Italian possession.
Volumes from Marie Louise’s library do not always
bear her arms or her initials (cf. The Library of Marie
Louise, Archduchess of Austria, Sotheby’s sale 26 July
1933). Very fresh, excellent large paper copy in a stunning
binding. – Schweiger II, p. 135; Sandys: History of
Classical Scholarship, II, p. 16 f. (Mai), 79 f. (Niebuhr);
Brunet II, 30: “Il y a des exemplaires tires in-4”; Ebert
I, 335; Hugh Chisholm: Angelo Mai. Encyclopaedia
Cambridge University Press, 17, p. 427; Federico Macchi:
Luigi Lodigiani e la legatura del Primo ’800, Cat.
Biblioteca Statale di Cremona 2010. For more detailed
description and further reproductions see Reh Kat. 12
Italia (2022), no. 55. – Siehe Tafel 7.
Fürstl. Fürstenbergische Hofbibliothek
Donaueschingen
(St. Gallen – Panorama). Keller, Heinrich. Panorama
gezeichnet im Wirtshaus auf dem Freudenberg
bey St. Gallen nach der Natur gezeichnet 1819 von
Heinrich Keller, gestochen von J. Scheurmann und
zeitgen. koloriert. Klein-8vo (145 × 318; 30 × gefaltetes
Leporello, siehe Abb.) in marmoriertem Pappband
der Zeit mit gr. Titelschild auf Vorderdeckel.
In Originalschuber mit Titelschild und Bibliotheks-
Nr. 218. Zürich bey Füessli & Comp: zur Meisen,
1821. € 680,–
Außerordentlich seltene Erstausgabe mit reizvollem
handkolorierten Rundum-Panorama vom Freudenberg
bei St. Gallen. Mehrfach gefalteter Panoramastich
mit einem auf dem inneren Unterdeckel montierten
kolorierten Stich des Wirtshauses auf dem Freudenberg,
von wo aus Heinrich Keller das Panorama vom
Süden bis Nord-Osten nach der Natur gezeichnet hat.
Die Panoram-Ansicht reicht vom Säntis im Süden …
über den Engelberger Rothstock … im Südwesten,
über Maria Einsiedeln Cap., Kirchberg, Feldberg im
Schwarzwald, Tannenberg, Stetten Berg … im Westen
Insel Mainau, Neu Birnau, Hoch Bodman … im Nordwesten
und über Schloss Heiligenberg, Romanshorn,
Heilig Kreuz … im Norden, über Kloster Löwenthal,
Langen Argen, Schloss Waldburg, Schloss Zeil, Wasserburg,
Gübelbach bei Lindau, … im Nordosten bis
Vögelisegg, Stuhlegg, … im Osten, wo sich der Kreis
zur Säntis Kette schließt. Sehr gut erhalten.
In Stunning Morocco
For Duke William of Brunswick
By the Celebrated Court Binder Selenka
Cooper, James Fenimore. The Spy; a Tale of the
Neutral Ground; referring to some Particular Occurrences
during The American War: also pourtraying
[sic] American Scenery and Manners. 3
vols. in 12mo (163 × 98 mm). Leipzig, for Heinsius,
1825. € 5900,–
Magnificent Romantic multicoloured inlaid morocco
bindings (c. 1840) for Duke William of Brunswick by
the famous ducal court binder Johann Jakob Selenka
(1801–1871). He was admitted in 1824 to the Brunswick
guild of bookbinders. In 1839 he became court
binder of the bibliophile Duke William of Brunswick
and Luneburg (1806–1884) for whom he executed his
outstanding luxurious bindings. Characteristic for his
brilliantly designed and executed bindings is the use of
gilding in different hues: on our item the Gothic corner
pieces and the connecting floral roll are impressed with
silvery gold, whereas the gilding of the arms and the
spine are tooled with a more reddish gold leaf. Selenka
was without doubt one of the most gifted and creative
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