Panizzi anthony sir (14 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. Now viewed in a favourable light, Panizzi was a controversial figure in his own time, being dubbed a 'fat pedant' by Thomas Carlyle, who was moved to press for the creation of the London Library as a result of the Italian's high-handed behaviour. On 7 x 4 cm piece of grey paper, presumably cut from an album. No othe writing on the slip other than Panizzi's compact and disciplined signature 'A Panizzi.' In good condition, lightly aged, Strips of sunning at top and right edge, but nowhere near the signature. See scan.…

Drawn by Ape. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 31 x 18.5cm. With the original leaf of biographical text from the magazine.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. …

Two page, 12mo, fold marks, good condition. Text: "I thank you by post [underlined] for you invitation, in order you may get my answer sooned. | I am in town & not likely to go out of it any more than the monument. I have not been well & have been obliged to shut & live by rule. I suppose that owing to that I am better, but I must not presume too much, and, with great reluctance, I must beg to be excused from being with you on Monday next. With many thanks believe me [.]".…

Drawn by Ape. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 31 x 18.5cm.

Drawn by Ape. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 31 x 18.5cm. Upper margin lightly stained and foxed, image unaffected. With original leaf of biographical text.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. First. A fine original colour lithograph from Vanity Fair, a magazine which was published from 1869-1914, featuring a large caricature portrait each week. These were drawn by various artists, the most famous of whom was Leslie Ward who used the 'nom de crayon' of "Spy". This portrait will come mounted/matted and ready to frame using archivist quality materials, mount size 18 x 12 inches, 47 x 31 cms. It will be presented in a cellophane wrapper with our label guaranteeing authenticity. We pack very well, between sheets of hardboard. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase a portrait of Sir Anthony Panizzi, KCB, who was Assistant Librarian of the British Museum and then Keeper of the Printed Books, with the caption "Books". Accompanied by a one page biographical sheet. drawn By Ape (illustrator).…

2pp., 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged, with unobtrusive traces of stub. The letter begins: 'Vixere fortes antes Agamemnona, all the Earls of Derby have of late been Edwards, in 1828 the Earl of Derby was the grandfather of the present one I have known him the great cockfighter and husband of Miss Farren.' He asks him not to forget to send 'the book of diplomatic sports': he is leaving for the continent the following Saturday, but will not fail to return it. In a postscript covering an entire page, Panizzi speculates about the date of publication (suggesting 1848), and whether the present Earl of Derby is the author.…

Paper dimensions roughly fifteen inches by ten and a half wide; print dimensions twelve inches by seven and a quarter wide. Good clear image with border a little dusty and aged. Full-length image of a dour Panizzi standing at a desk holding a book. Page of letterpress on separate leaf of same dimensions, containing spirited account ['he sought refuge in Switzerland, but he was expelled discreditably from that country, [.] Keeper of the Printed Books [.] the man in all Europe most competent to fill it. His extraordinary knowledge of all the literature and most of the languages of the Earth [.] so amiable a man that he has worked the Library up to its present position without making an enemy, [!] [.] known to the officials with whom he has had to do as Pan the deity of the British Museum. [.]' See Image.…

Now viewed in a favourable light, Panizzi was a controversial figure in his own time, being dubbed a 'fat pedant' by Thomas Carlyle, who was moved to press for the creation of the London Library as a result of the Italian's high-handed behaviour. From the Piffard papers. 1p, 4o. On recto of the first leaf of a bifolium. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with short closed tears to both leaves on fold. Folded four times. The document is a printed form, in copperplate, headed with the royal crest, signed by 'A Panizzi', and completed in a secretarial hand, who addresses the document to 'B. Piffard, Esq.' Reads: '[Sir,] / I am directed by the Trustees of the British Museum to inform you that they have received the Present mentioned on the other side which you have been pleased to make to them, and I have to return you their best thanks for the same / I have the honor to be / [Sir] / Your most obedient Servant / [A Panizzi] / Principal Librarian'. The 'Present' is described by the secretary on the recto of the second leaf: 'Specimens of Neuroptera and Diptera from Nova Scotia'. The Natural History Department was only formally separated from the British Museum in 1963.…

56 lines in black ink across all four sides of 4pp 8vo; lightly folded for posting with sl. dusting on p.4, but overall clean & readable. A very nice letter from Anthony Panizzi, recently appointed Keeper of Printed Books at the British Museum, concerning his new position, and the merits of the library and its reading room. It is not clear who this letter is addressed to, although a previous owner has suggested the MP Benjamin Hawes, who was involved in overseeing the running of the British Museum. Panizzi starts the letter by thanking his correspondent for returning to him a work on the Bibliothèque de Lyon, 'which I had not the least recollection of having left in your hands', before thanking him 'still more for your congratulations on my appointment'. He wonders whether the public might not be disappointed by him, 'partly because I am not the master of doing what I think right, partly because the public may expect what is either impossible or unreasonable, and still more because I am afraid the very good opinion kindly entertained of my poor qualifications may cause disappointment'. Panizzi is keen to extol the virtues of the library, noting improvements in readership and efficiency, and proudly pointing out, 'Readers are supplied with books in less than half the time than heretofore'. He continues, 'we now are infinitely above all other reading rooms in the world; and, if listened to, in a few weeks I shall have put the R.R. in such a state as was hitherto considered a dream rather than a reality to be hoped for.' Panizzi, 1797-1879, was born in Brescello in the Duchy of Modena (now in Northern Italy), but was forced into exile for his political beliefs. He arrived in Britain in 1823, and became a British citizen in 1832. Well connected in literary circles, he enjoyed a long and influential career at the British Museum, and was elevated to principal librarian in 1856, a position he held for ten years. PLEASE NOTE: For customers within the UK this item is subject to VAT at 20%.…