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1550P8126The Works of Aristotle "per Des. Eras Roterordamvm" 1550. 2 volumes in one folio 323 x 192mm. Third Edition of The Works of Aristotle of the original text in 1831 prepared by Simon Grynaeus. This edition retains the original letter from Erasmus to Thomas More's son John. Woodcut initials a few woodcut illustrations old calf a few early annotations numerous notes in Latin Greek and English on front and rear flyleaves probably nineteenth-century and in text in ink pencil and red crayon neat annotations in Greek in second volume Greek quotation from Aristotle written on first title-page occasional light staining T5 torn in margin binding rubbed rebacked. Two of history's greatest minds converge. Book #P8126. $6500. We specialize in Rare Ayn rand erotica history and science. Johann Bebel and Michael Isengrin, 1550 hardcover
152014721Augsburg: Grimm & Wirsung 1520. Printed throughout in Roman letter of various sizes and mostly in double columns. First title page in red and black; heraldic woodcuts on second and third titles devices initials and text diagrams throughout. Final leaf with large woodcut of Saint Catherine on colophon is in facsimile on contemporary paper. Old vellum new endpapers; occasional stains and a few wormholes. This edition of Aristotle’s scientific works on the motion of heavenly bodies his physics meteorology on the process of birth and generation and on the soul of man was brought together by Johann Eck 1486-1543 and here first printed in Augsburg by Grimm and Wirsung. This is also the first time the beautiful heraldic woodcuts were used. Research suggests that the artist could be Hans Burgkmair who worked in Augsburg at the time the book was printed. Another source indicates the woodcuts could be by the “Petrarca-Master†or that Books 2 and 3 were done by Hans Weiditz.<br /> <br /> See F. Edward Cranz A Bibliography of Aristotle Editions 1501-1600: 107.846 p. 17; 107. 853 p. 18; 107.864 p. 19; Proctor 10873 10900 10914; VD16 A 3563 33793334; Metzler Eck 16 22 34. Grimm & Wirsung unknown
1548642CKI1RIA1QFlorence 1548. 4to. Lorenzo Torrentino Contemporary limp sheepskin parchment straight sewn on 3 wittawed thongs laced through the joints manuscript title down the spine with 4 fragments of a Latin manuscript in an upright humanistic hand on vellum used as spine lining. With 2 large woodcut historiated initials and a vine leaf ornament by Granjon Vervliet 178: 1st recorded in this year. Set in roman types with whole paragraphs in Greek 2 sizes and the dedication and some end matter in italic. 197 3 pp. First edition of one of the earliest printed books about colour translated from the Greek into Latin and with commentary by the Neapolitan physician and philosopher Simone Porzio 1497-1554. Usually attributed to Aristotle it is now thought to be the work of the peripatetic scholar and pupil of Aristotle Theophrastus.''As the author states at the end of the treatise it is intended rather to supply data for a detailed examination into the scientific theory of colour than to expound a complete thesis. He has realized that the development of colour in animals and plants depends to some extent on heat and he seems to suggest that heat and moisture are the controlling factors. It is of more value as a collection of observed facts than for any theory of the origin and development of colour in physical life'' Aristotle Minor Works Cambridge and London Loeb Classical Library 1936 p. 3.With some spotting on the title-page and some marginal tears not approaching the text but otherwise in very good condition and with large margins. Binding with the sewing supports broken a tear in the backstrip and some small stains. An important treatise on colour and one of the earliest.l Adams P1958; Caillet 8881; EDIT16 CNCE 16133; Hoffman I 289 "rare and very important"; Kemp The science of art p. 264; Schwab Bibliographie d'Aristotle 3503; USTC 803281. hardcover
153632482Venetiis Venice: Aldus In aedibus haeredum Aldi et Andreae Asulani soceri 1536. First Edition. Hardcover. iiii i 6-28 numbered leaves 26 numbered leaves 1 2 unnumbered leaves including index errata colophon and printer's device. Aldus engraved printer's device to title page and and verso of last leaf. Later full calf tooled in gold on the sides spine with gilt decorations and red morocco label lettered in gold all edges gilt marbled endpapers gilt inner dentelles. This exceedingly scarce title is extremely important in the history of humanist literature and marks Aristotle's influence on literature from the time of the Renaissance through the period of Romanticism. The rediscovery of the Greek philosopher's Poetics in the early 1500s had a profound impact on literary theory especially in poetry. The volume includes the Greek text plus Alessandro Pazzi's influential Latin translation and two fascinating prefatory letters. With the neat bookplate of noted translator and folklore aficionado Charles James Billson on the front pastedown endpaper. Internally extremely clean except for a small stain on the front free endpaper and to the top edge of the first few leaves. There are some old very faint annotations to the margins on some of the leaves. An extremely charming copy. Graesse I.213. "Ce petite volume est fort rare." Renouard Annales de l'imprimerie des Alde p. 275. ; Small octavo. Aldus (In aedibus haeredum Aldi, et Andreae Asulani soceri) hardcover
1517260577Venice: Luce Antony de Giunta 1517. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with a fine woodcut headpiece showing St. Thomas teaching; many decorative initials and in-text diagrams throughout and printer's device at end. 6 147 leaves with black letter Latin text printed in double columns. Folio later vellum-backed boards. Venitijs Impensis domini Luce Antonij de Giunta Florentini 1517. A tear in the title page has been carefully mended still a very good tight copy with some contemporary ink marginalia.<br/> <br/> Scarce. OCLC lists only 5 copies including those at Cambridge NYU and University of Pennsylvania. An early edition of Saint Thomas Aquinas' 1225-1274 "great commentary on Aristotle's physics - the most important scholastic commentary on this seminal text of ancient science. Aquinas the philosopher is forever entwined with Aristotle as the former came onto the scene just as the Aristotelian corpus arrived in Latin translation and questions of the relation between faith and reason challenged the modus vivendi that had been in effect for centuries." USTC 859417<br/> <br/> Luce Antony de Giunta unknown
1598138658London: Adam Islip 1598. Rare first edition in English of one of the world’s most important and influential political texts “the most valuable work on that branch of philosophy that has descended to us from antiquity.†Small folio bound in full leather gilt titles and tooling to the spine front and rear panels. In near fine condition bookplate small name to the title page small paper repair to the first few pages. First editions are exceptionally rare. Aristotle’s Politics written circa 350 B.C. “is the most valuable work on that branch of philosophy that has descended to us from antiquity†McCulloch 356. It marks “a genuine attempt at political science. Aristotle shows the ways in which oligarchies fall and the variety of situations that may follow. He goes through the likely causes of revolution. He is conscious of classes and their interests†Levi 403. The work embodies “theories of perennial value and refutations of fallacies which are always re-emerging†Hazlitt 36. Aristotle’s history of mature Athenian democracy and the development of that city-state’s constitution greatly influenced modern political philosophy. Politics had a particularly profound effect on the formation of the United States government: Jefferson had a copy of LeRoy’s French translation in his library Sowerby 2347 and many of the basic tenets of the U.S. Constitution derive directly from Aristotle making him in some sense “the father of modern democracy†PMM 94. Title page with woodcut-engraved device woodcut-engraved initials head- and tailpieces. STC 760. Pforzheimer 10. Brueggemann 184-85. CBEL I:800. Cox I:59. Harris 14 Lowndes 68. Palmer 12. Smith 31. See PMM 38 94. Adam Islip hardcover
159854462London: Adam Islip 1598. Very good plus. First edition in English of one of the most influential political treatises in history. The works of Aristotle especially his ETHICS and companion POLITICS were considered foundational reading for any educated person from the Renaissance forward: all modern philosophers working in the Western tradition build upon or react against his work from Thomas Hobbes and John Locke to Karl Marx. According to Randolph Greenfield Adams "There are indeed few fields of thought in which it is so true that the would-be contributor finds that his 'contribution' has already been made by someone else and almost certainly by Aristotle as it is in the field of politics" 132. His POLITICS has had a direct impact on major historical turning points such as the American Revolution which was characterized by putting Aristotle's "theories and doctrines into practice" 134. <br /> <br /> Central to Aristotle's approach in this book is the idea that "man is by nature a political animal" Rackham translation. His conclusions rarely match today's views yet POLITICS "offers every reader entry into reflection on political life by raising fundamental questions: What is the aim of political community Why should some people govern others Who should count as a citizen" Deslauriers & Destrée 3. As the editors of PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN put it "his method still underlies all modern thinking." Folio 10.75'' x 7.25''. Modern period-style full brown goatskin gilt rules central gilt ornaments and cornerpieces elaborately gilt-stamped spine. Red speckled edges. Illustrated with woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces. Text collated complete lacking first and final blanks A1 NN6 as common. Table of chapters and errata at rear. 30 393 4 1 pages. A few early ink annotations in Latin. Two leaves T5 CC5 with corner folds before trimming. Some gatherings toned light spot of soil to title page a few leaves at beginning and end with archival paper repairs at margins. Adam Islip unknown
