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16393832Printed by I. Okes and are to be sold by Iames Becker 1639. 1639 8vo. 20 344 p. Collates A8 -A1 B – Z8 as described by ESTC but in this copy the Table Z4 – 8 is bound after A8. Additional engraved title Woodcut portraits through the text. Vellum binding with gilt spine and a red lettering piece. The engraved title chipped at corners otherwise an attractive copy. Armorial bookplate of George Thomas Robinson 19th century architect. STC 11273. ESTC S108602. Printed by I. Okes, and are to be sold by Iames Becker, hardcover
16521710030055Amsterdam: Louys Elzevier 1652. Hardcover. Good. Bound in full contemporary calf. Spine hinges cracked but solid at ties. Thick 4to 24 cm. Volume 1 only: 8 1207 i.e. 1197 15 p. p. 389 misnumbered 189; p. numbers 1070-1079 omitted in sequence. No pages are missing but the pagination is in error for all copies. <br> Suite des lettres et memoires de Messire Philippe de Mornay. Philippe de Mornay was a French Protestant writer and member of the anti-monarchist Monarchomaques. Mornay was instrumental in the drafting of the Edict of Nantes and an important figure in France's internal struggle between Huguenot and Catholic forces ca. 1562-1598. A continuation of the 2 previous volumes compiled from the memoirs of Charlotte Arbaleste wife of Philippe de Mornay by David de Liques and Valentin Conrart; edited by Jean Daille and printed by Jean Bureau at La Foret in 1624 and 1625. This edition by Elzevier continues the work of Jean Bureau's 1624 La Foret printing. <br> Refs: Copinger H.B. Elzevier Press 3243; Willems A. Elzevier 1149; Rahir E. Elzevier 1171; Hauser H. XVIe s. III 1612. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Louys Elzevier hardcover
1667010880Lyon: Les Libraires de la compagnie 1667. Book. Good. Full-Leather. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Derniere edition revenue & augmentee de plus de la troisieme partie en plusieurs endroits. 4 separate publications bound in one volume. 14 690; 4 41; 32; 63 pages. Lacks pieces at the top and bottom of the spine old writing on front and rear endpapers. . Les Libraires de la compagnie Hardcover
165720576<p><b>1657 Council Trent Catholic Chifflet Popes Banned Book Index Inquisition RARE</b></p><p>Philippe Chifflet wrote one of the most famous and important treaties on the Council of Trent in 1640. It saw reprints in various languages for over 100 years after its inception. Chifflet sought to bring clarity and understanding to Europe's attempts at Protestant reforms consequently Chifflet's books were placed on the Prohibited Books Index by the Catholic Church. This late 17th-century printing was published by Ferrand in Rouen France who included a printing of the Prohibited Books Index at the end.</p><p>Item number: #20576</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>CHIFFLET Philippe</p><p><b><i>Sacrosancti et oecumenici concilii tridentini sub Paulo III. Iulio. III. et Pio IV. Pont. Max. celebrati canones et decreta</i></b></p><p>Rothomagi Rouen: Apud Antonium Ferrand in gradibus Palatii 1657.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p>o Council of Trent – 32 365 3 </p><p>o <b>Prohibited Books Index – 109 1</b></p><p>· Language: Latin</p><p>· Binding: Vellum; secure</p><p>· Size: ~6.25in X 4.25in 16cm x 10.5cm</p><p>· Quite scarce</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>20576</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Antonium Ferrand, in gradibus Palatii hardcover
169817746<p><b>1698 Gnomonics Art of SUNDIALS Horology Navigation Astronomy Clocks Science Hire</b></p><p>Philippe de La Hire was a French scholar who best-known for his works in mathematics mechanics and astronomy. Though perhaps his best work was a conglomeration of all his studies – '<i>Gnomonics – Universal Methods of Sundials</i>'. While studying astronomy at the French Academy of Sciences Hire took a fascination in the movements and phases of the Sun Moon and other celestial bodies. He took an interest in the processes in making sundials and published his book on the subject in 1682. This 1698 edition of Hire's "<i>Gnomonics</i>" includes folding engravings and full-page charts and tables.</p><p>Item number: #17746</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>HIRE Philippe de la</p><p><b><i>La gnomonique ou MeÌthodes universelles pour tracer des horloges solaires ou cadrans sur toutes sortes de surfaces</i></b></p><p>A Paris : Chez Thomas Moette 1698.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages </p><p>o 24 275</p><p>o 8 engravings </p><p>· Provenance: Handwritten – <i>Richard Touly</i> </p><p>· Language: French </p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p>· Size: ~5.75in X 3.25in 15cm x 8.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>17746</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Thomas Moette hardcover
168228968<p>Philippe de Commynes's memoirs document court and state affairs under French kings Louis XI and Charles VIII. This 1682 printing issued at The Hague by Arnout Leers and edited by Denys Godefroy presents Commynes's full narrative across two compact leather-bound volumes. The author served Louis XI yet his notes reveal numerous policy flaws and internal rivalries. The work also comments on Charles VIII's campaigns in Italy. This is considered a reliable primary narrative for the late 15th century. Good condition. Both bindings are leather with wear to corners. Hinges secure. Several leaves are loose but present and placed inside. Four engravings including 3 portraits and a folding chart. Format: duodecimo two volumes. Collation: 600pp / 401pp. No illustrations. Edition: Dernière édition. Publisher: A La Haye: Arnout Leers 1682. #28968. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</p> Arnout Leers hardcover
163839397Lugduni Batavorum Franciscos Hegerum et Hackium 1638. 12mo. Contemporary full vellum lower spine cracked front board stained and with a small crack. With engraved titlepage. 8 567 pp. <br/><br/><em>18 texts from different authors among others Nicolas Wynmann De Arte Natandi Joannes Passerat Encomium Asini Juste Lipse Laus Elephantis Philippe Melanchton Laus Formicae Andrea Salernitano Gramaticale Bellum Nominis et Verbi Regum G. Menapio Encomium Febres Quartanae. </em> hardcover
164433195Molinis Moulins Moulins: Ex officina Petri Vernoy 1644. Fine. Ex officina Petri Vernoy Molinis Moulins Moulins 1644 7.50 x 13 cm relié First edition rare impression from Moulins. Contemporary full sheep binding. Ornate spine with raised bands. Good copy. Geographical dictionary of place names and cities of France in the texts of ancient geographers and their correspondences in modern French. Some articles are extensively detailed such as those on the Rhine or the Rhone. The work presents the research and studies of chronologist and historian Philippe Labbé 1607-1667. Ex officina Petri Vernoy hardcover
16471310280055Antwerp : Ex officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti 1647-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Fine Binding 12mo. Handsomely bound by Magnin in fine brown Moroccan gilt. Raised bands. Gilt dentelle. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Light shelf wear. 24 439 14 pp engraved title. Inscription on first blank. Half title and engraved title soiled occasional spotting. <br> The Imitation of Christ is a handbook for spiritual life arising from the Devotio Moderna movement. The text is divided into four books which provide detailed spiritual instructions: "Helpful Counsels of the Spiritual Life" "Directives for the Interior Life" "On Interior Consolation" and "On the Blessed Sacrament". The approach taken in the Imitation is characterized by its emphasis on the interior life and withdrawal from the world as opposed to an active imitation of Christ by other friars. The book places a high level of emphasis on the devotion to the Eucharist as key element of spiritual life. Antwerp : Ex officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti hardcover
167426006<p><strong>1674 Philippe Commines ENGLISH Memoirs Kings Louis XI Charles VIII France FOLIO</strong></p><p>Philippe de Commines was a 15th-century Burgundian diplomat whose '<em>Memoires'</em> helped him become the first critical and philosophical historian of modern literature. This collection of essays and entries reveal many of the faults and scandals of the reign of Louis XI. Even though Commines supported the king the content of the '<em>Memoirs'</em> portrays Louis XI negatively. Commines and this work are considered one of the primary sources of 15th-century European history. In addition to the court of Louis XI Commines discusses Italian wars during the reign of Charles VIII of France.</p><p>This beautiful 1674 folio edition of Comines' "<em>Memoirs</em>" was published by Mearne and Martyn. </p><p>Item number: #26006</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>COMINES Philippe de</p><p><strong><em>The history of Philip de Commines knight Lord of Argenton</em></strong></p><p>London: Printed for Samuel Mearne John Martyn and Henry Herringman 1674.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->16 348</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~11.75in X 7.75in 30cm x 20cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>26006</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> for Samuel Mearne, John Martyn, and Henry Herringman hardcover
168227137<p><strong>1682 Gnomonics 1ed Art of SUNDIALS Horology Navigation Astronomy Clocks Science</strong></p><p>Philippe de La Hire was a French scholar who best-known for his works in mathematics mechanics and astronomy. Though perhaps his best work was a conglomeration of all his studies – '<em>Gnomonics – Universal Methods of Sundials</em>'.</p><p>While studying astronomy at the French Academy of Sciences Hire took a fascination in the movements and phases of the Sun Moon and other celestial bodies. He took an interest in the processes in making sundials and published his book on the subject in 1682. This first edition of Hire's "<em>Gnomonics</em>" includes folding engravings and full-page charts and tables.</p><p>Item number: #27137</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>HIRE Philippe de la</p><p><strong><em>La gnomonique ou MeÌthodes universelles pour tracer des horloges solaires ou cadrans sur toutes sortes de surfaces</em></strong></p><p>A Paris : chez Estienne Michallet 1682. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->194 i.e. 184 54</p><p><!--endif-->Pagination errors expected</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Filled with tables and 6 folding plates</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: French</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~6.25in X 3.75in 15.5cm x 9.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p><u>Photos available upon request. </u></p> Estienne Michallet hardcover
167539713Paris: Christophe Ballard seul Inprimeur du Roy pour la Musique ruë Saint Jean de Beauvais au Mont Parnasse . Par exprés commandement de Sa Majesté 1675. Quarto. Disbound. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. "Acteurs du Prologue" 3ff. "Prologue" 1f. "Acteurs de la Tragedie" 70 pp. With woodcut device to title including Apollo with lyre figures in Greco-Roman dress with harp and lute and a pegasus; woodcut headpieces to each act; decorative woodcut initials and tailpieces throughout.<br /> <br /> Full named cast lists for the "Acteurs du Prologue" and the "Acteurs de la Tragedie."<br /> <br /> Somewhat worn browned foxed soiled and stained a bit heavier to title; some worming especially to lower inner margins; stub of front free endpaper and blank preliminary leaf preceding title; first signature detached; loss to blank outer margin of title repaired with contemporary paper; blank outer margin of all leaves of "Prologue" repaired with contemporary paper; numerous additional leaves with contemporary paper reinforcements to inner margins; other minor defects. Lacking first leaf of Prologue pp. 65-66 and pp. 71-76. First Edition first issue all other issues with a date of first performance as 11 January 1675. This issue not in Sonneck Librettos. Schmidt LLC3-1. <br /> <br /> Thesée a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts to a libretto by Quinault after Ovid's Metamorphoses was first performed at St Germain-en-Laye on 11 January 1675.<br /> <br /> "The orchestra and chorus are used with brilliant effect in several divertissements but especially in the evocation of battle throughout Act 1. Medea's role like that of Lully's final lovesick sorceress Armide is replete with expressive monologue airs: 'Doux repos' 'Dépit mortel' 'Sortez Ombres' and 'Ah! faut-il me venger'. Thésée was part of the standard repertory at the Paris Opéra from 1675 until 1767; in addition it was selected to represent Lully when in 1779 the Opéra presented an historical survey of French operatic styles. Lully's score was substantially modernized by editors for productions from 1754 onwards." Lois Rosow in Grove Music Online. Christophe Ballard, seul Inprimeur du Roy, pour la Musique, ruë Saint Jean de Beauvais au Mont Parnasse ... Par exprés command unknown
1649QQ0485Imprimerie Royale 1649. Original full speckled calf. Raised bands ornate gilt decor and gilt lettering to spine. Gilt decor to board edges. Small loss to base and top of spine. Small stain to rear board c. 5.5 x 4cm. Starting at base of spine over hinges to front 18cm and rear 8cm board but hinges holding firm. Wear to board corners. Folio 38.4 x 27.5cm. All edges speckled brown. A few tiny ink spots to fore-edges. Original marbled endpapers uncracked at gutters. Half-title. Large vignette printer's device to title page. Elaborate engraved head- and tail-pieces and decorated initials. Two double-page genealogical tables. A little light scattered foxing throughout. Philippe de Commines also Commynes or Comines; 1447-1511 humanist writer and diplomat first in service to the Burgundian duke Charles the Bold and then to Charles' great rival Louis XI of France and his successors Charles VIII and Louis XII. Commines' Memoires written between 1488 and 1501 and first published in 1524 cover in their first part the events from the start of Commines' career to the death of Louis XI and in their second the Italian wars under Charles VIII. The Memoires have never been out of print; they remain foundational not just as historical sources on 15th century France but as a work that shaped the practice of history itself. In their psychological insight and attention to motives as well as events the Memoires 'bear witness to a watershed moment for modern conceptions of both historiography and the individual subject' essentially inventing 'a new literary genre one defined by its first-person vision of history' Kleiman 2013 Philippe de Commynes: Memory Betrayal Text pp. 3 8. This important new 1649 edition edited by the jurist Denis Godefroy 1549-1622 replaced the previous standard version of the text the 1552 Denis Sauvage edition. Beautifully produced by Sebastien Cramoisy at the Imprimerie Royal then based in the Louvre this edition drew on two manuscript copies as well as the Sauvage version and included considerable additional contextual material. Brunet II 191; 'belle edition'. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. Good. 56 572 12pp. Imprimerie Royale Hardcover
168248605à La Haye The Hague: Ches Arnout Leers 1682. Fine. Ches Arnout Leers à La Haye The Hague 1682 9.50 x 16 cm relié New edition edited by Denys Godefroy the first of which appeared in 1649. It is illustrated with 3 portraits of Louis XI the Duke of Burgundy and Philippe de Commines as well as a folding plate. Full vellum binding from the mid-19th century. Smooth spine with blind title. Joint cracked at foot for 6 cm. A brown stain in the outer margin of leaves 435 to 445. An essential work that gave birth to modern history Commynes' work which also establishes a rule of political conduct for the Grandes of the kingdom forms the greatest source for this period. From 1472 to 1483 after having been advisor to the Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold Commynes entered the service of Louis XI then Charles VIII and Louis XII. He distinguished himself through his diplomatic talents notably in Italy; consequently the Memoirs are also a history of Europe. We too often forget that his exemplary career experienced an interlude of disgrace: opposing young Charles VIII through his liberal ideas he rallied to the cause of the future Louis XII plot aimed at kidnapping Charles VIII. He was consequently arrested and imprisoned in an iron cage at Loches for five months in 1488. To this day the work still being studied Commynes' Memoirs have never failed in success and interest. Denys Godefroy's critical edition replaced the one that had served as reference until then Savage's version. Red sheep ex-libris of Jules Janin. A second ex-libris bearing a monogram on blue background P.B. Ches Arnout Leers hardcover
16431512050001Amberes Empr. de I. Mevrsio 1643-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes in 1. Folio. Early full leather binding. 5 raised bands. Front hinge has a crack. Tail of spine chipped. Engraved title. Text printed in 2 columns. Old purple stain along bottom of last 50 pages of vol. 2. <br> Chariot book plate of Gustav Parthey. Parthey was a 19th century German philologist art historian and member of the Berlin Academy. <br> Graesse II 239. Palau III 58239. Peeters-Fontainas J. F. Bibl. des impressions espagnoles des Pays-Bas mridionaux 266. BB I 674. Palau: "Las adiciones de Vitrian realzan el valor literario de estas Memorias tan clebres en Francia." <br> Tomo Primero y Tomo Segundo bound as one. <br> France -- History -- House of Valois 1328-1589. Amberes, Empr. de I. Mevrsio hardcover
1667290471Paris.: Francois Preuveray. 1667. Folio. Contemporary mottled leather raised bands gilt spine decorations red speckled edges. Very good some rippling to pages. 36.5x24.5x6 cm. French text. A documentary history of the embassy of the young Louis XIII to the Holy Roman Emperor with commentary by Bethune. Scarce. Heavy book will require extra shipping. weight: 6.2 lb. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces initial letters and title page decoration title page printed in red and black. Francois Preuveray. hardcover
1649138960Paris: Imprimerie Royale Sébastien Cramoisy 1649. full calfskin-covered boards seven raised bands gilt ornamentation on spine title in second compartment. folio 265 x 375 mm. full calfskin-covered boards seven raised bands gilt ornamentation on spine title in second compartment. 56-572 11 pages with two large genealogical tables printed on double-pages. Revues & corrigez sur divers manuscrits & anciennes impressions. Augmentez de plusieurs traistez contracts testaments autres actes & de diverses observations. Par Denys Godefroy Conseiller et Historiographe ordinaire du Roy. The Denys Godefroy edition with this copy being a somewhat larger paper copy 375 mm tall as opposed to the commonly found 350 mm tall. Small bookplate on front pastedown. Ownership name in ink on recto front free endpaper and ownership notes in ink on the verso of the front free endpaper. Front hinge cracked but firm. Loss of the leather spine in third compartment. Spine age-darkened. Rubbing to extremities. Minor foxing throughout. Dampstaining to title page. Philipe de Comines was a Statesman and one of the most interesting of the old French historians of the Middle Ages. Dibdin says that "no English Historical Collection can be complete without P. de Comines."<BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> A great visionary Comines 1447 - 1511 noticed and regretted the permanent antagonism between the European nations and aspired to a Europe united by Christianity. He advocated free trade the reform of the currency and the system of weights and measures as well as the consultation of the States General in order to avoid any despotism. After the first edition was produced by Denis Sauvage in 1552 which marked a notable progress this edition of 1649 produced by Théodore and Denis Godefroy was a great step forward. They printed at the prestigious Imprimerie Royale installed in the Louvre. In addition to the beautiful typographical quality it was established on two manuscripts and on the Sauvage edition. Many new lessons appear here for the first time and the editors attach to the text a valuable compendium of supporting material. this edition of 1649. Imprimerie Royale (Sébastien Cramoisy) unknown
161155315à Rouen: De l'imprimerie de Raphael Du Petit Val 1611. Fine. De l'imprimerie de Raphael Du Petit Val à Rouen 1611 8 x 14.50 cm relié New edition ornamented with an engraved title-frontispiece drawn by Léonard Gautier. Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Richly ornamented spine with raised bands. Red morocco title label. Top headcap torn with lacks to joints. Joints cracked at foot. 2 wormholes at foot and 2 others along the upper joint at foot. Corners slightly bumped. Yellowed paper. Desportes' poetry was durably influenced and shaped by Italian literature. The author indeed returns to France after a journey to Italy where he fell under the influence of Petrarch - his first poems were moreover criticized as neo-Petrarchism. His first book appeared in a collective volume and gathered his poems imitated from Ariosto. His clear frank mannerist and refined poetry a court poetry eclipsed that of Ronsard at the court of Henri III. It was in turn criticized and replaced by that of Malherbe. Desportes' literature nonetheless forms an important aspect of Renaissance poetry. This edition contains the loves of Diane the loves of Hyppolite Cleonice the elegies the poems imitated from Ariosto the new loves the epitaphs and various pieces. De l'imprimerie de Raphael Du Petit Val hardcover
16141230372London: Imprinted for John Brill 1614. Third Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very good condition. xvi 366 pages of text. Newly rebound in hardcover charcoal linen with a maroon leather spine label. New endpapers added with original endpapers retained. Illustrated title page and numerous woodcut initials in-text. Early marginalia on the title page preface and final endpaper including the name Leo Agbirowz. The page edges are slightly trimmed and there is minor to moderate soiling and staining scattered here and there. This is the third edition in English the first being in 1596. Philippe de Comines 1447-1511 was a French diplomat in the courts of Kings Louis XI and Charles VIII. His work is famed as a realistic view of the Machiavellian intrigue at the French court. The latter section of the work is an important contemporary account of the Italian Wars of the late 15th century which ended with Charles VIII's death in 1498. Imprinted for John Brill hardcover
168560607La Haye Moetjens 1685. 12mo. In contemporary full vellum. Light soiling to extremities. Worm-tract in margin of pp. 359-401 not affecting text otherwise a nice copy. 1-14 15-404 5 pp. 3 plates. <br/><br/><em>This third edition of one of the first works to deal with the gastronomic and healing qualities of coffee tea and chocolate and the first work in any language to describe the three new beverages of the seventeenth century. This is the only edition having the appendix consisting of a dialogue about the medical properties between a physician an Indian and a civilist. Vicaire p. 293-94. </em> hardcover
169328644A la Haye Adrian Moetjens 1693. 12mo. Cont. full calf. Gilt back and gilt titlelabels. Edges worn especially lacking outer part of backcover. Engraved title showing an Arab a Chinese and an Indian drinking their products and printed title. 1-1415-4044 pp. and 3 engraved plates depicting the appropriate plants together with their cultivators. Somewhat brownspotted. Plates shaved traces of use. <br/><br/><em>This third edition is the only edition having the appendix consisting in a dialogue about the medical properties between a physician an Indian and a civilist. - Vicaire p. 293-94. </em> unknown
164821108371648. Leiden: Chez les Elzeviers. 1648. 12mo. Late 19th-century full vellum with yapp edges red morocco lettering-piece to spine gilt edges; pp. xxiv 765 19 with engraved title-page woodcut initials head- and tailpieces; light spotting to vellum overall an attractive clean copy; early ownership inscription cancelled and later ""Jean Paul Fesnim"" to title; modern bookplate to front pastedown.First Elzevir edition of Commines's celebrated contemporary account of the reign and military campaigns of Louis XI and Charles VIII of France.Philippe de Commines 1447-1511 was a humanist chronicler and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France. His Memoires was first published between 1524 and 1528 achieving immediate success with numerous reprints and earning the unique distinction among French-language texts of never having gone out of print. The first part written in the 1480s focuses on the reign of Louis XI particularly his rivalry with Charles the Bold while the second part composed in the 1490s examines Charles VIII's Italian campaign. Commines who served in a diplomatic capacity under both French monarchs devotes particular attention to the rise and fall of the Florentine preacher Girolamo Savonarola and the ultimate failure of French military and political ambitions in Italy.Commines's ""graphic style . and above all the keenness of his insight into the motives of his contemporaries an insight undimmed by undue regard for principles of right and wrong make this work one of the great classics of history"" Britannica. Often referred to as the ""French Machiavelli"" he shares affinities with the Italian political thinker particularly in his pragmatic and unsentimental approach to power.Willems 634; Tchemerzine III p. 468 ""jolie edition elzevirienne tres recherchee"". hardcover
168457732à Paris: Chez Etienne Michalet 1684. Fine. Chez Etienne Michalet à Paris 1684 9 x 16 cm relié Rare first edition illustrated with several diagrams in the text and 3 plates of leveling instruments invented by Picard for the leveling of the château de Versailles. Edition produced by Philippe de la Hire after Jean Picard's death and from manuscripts found at his residence. Contemporary full speckled brown sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Brown calf title label. 3 corners slightly bumped. Rubbing. Good copy. The work is divided into distinct chapters the first being a theory of leveling in relation to the earth's surface those that follow being an application of this theory and practical examples of leveling. One finds there for example the way to bring water to Versailles through measurements despite differences in terrain. The last part concerns the measurement of the earth. Picard had been charged by the Académie des sciences to measure one degree of meridian. The result found by Picard was the most accurate found at that time and allowed science and notably Newton to pursue his work on universal gravitation whereas he had been hindered by imprecise and faulty measurements. Chez Etienne Michalet hardcover
160369413à Paris: Par la veuve Mamert Patisson 1603. Fine. Par la veuve Mamert Patisson à Paris 1603 8 x 13 cm relié First edition. The title page of the Poesies chrestiennes is dated 1601. Publisher's devices on title pages. Half wine-colored glazed calf binding ca 1830 in the style of Thouvenin. Spine with raised bands decorated with 3 blind tools and roulettes. Gilt title labels on calf. Marbled edges. Philippe Desportes 1546-1606 considered by his contemporaries as the greatest living poet provides the literary transition between Ronsard and Malherbe. Desportes' design was to give French Catholics a translation that would be the equivalent of that of Marot and Theodore de Bèze for the reformed. First published in 1591 numbering sixty the psalms were increased to one hundred in 1598 and finally to one hundred fifty in 1603. Par la veuve Mamert Patisson hardcover
164561075Paris Elzevir 1645. 12mo. In contemporary full vellum with yapp edges. Small paper-label to upper part of spine. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Light wear to extremities but an overall nice and clean copy. 40 539 pp. The two parts in continuous pagination. <br/><br/><em>Second Elzevir-edition the first being from 1641 of Philippe de Béthune’s famous and influential political treatise or manual which summarized in an easy accessible form most of the early 17th century political ideas. It was published a total of 5 times between 1632 and 1665. "Béthune's treatise was the work of a man at the end of his career who had served the monarchy at home and abroad through the bumpy years of dynastic transition and who thanks to his longevity had witnessed the crisis of the religious wars as well as France's slow rise from the ashes thereafter. He brought to bear his wide knowledge and experience of French government but also his thorough acquaintance with Rome and Italy and both informed the political ideas he mobilised in his treatise" Reinhardt p. 56 Philippe de Béthune was a prominent figure in French politics during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He served as a diplomat and administrator under Henri III and Henri IV with key roles in diplomatic missions to Scotland Rome and Savoy. Béthune's efforts aimed at securing peace in Italy and resolving conflicts between European powers. He remained influential in diplomatic circles particularly under the guidance of Cardinal Richelieu. Béthune's political career was marked by his dedication to diplomacy and his efforts to navigate complex European relations during a tumultuous period. Willems 1024 "Plus belle mais moins rare que la première parue en 1641".Barbier I 696. </em> hardcover