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180036911London 1800. First Edition. 4to pp. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates including one folding and one double page. Bound in contemporary 3/4 calf piece nicked from the bottom of the spine some foxing couple of plates with water stain plates foxed. Generally a very clean copy. Author Kenneth Robert's copy with his bookplate. Henrey 615; Nissen 452; King-Hele Erasmus Darwin 58-62; Wheeler Gift 621; McDonald page 224. Erasmus Darwin 1731-1802 was an English physiologist and poet the grandfather of Charles Darwin. A physician in Litchfield UK Darwin kept an 8 acre botanical garden. Darwin's reputation rests on his long poem The Botanic Garden 1789 which anticipates the Linnaean system. It was crude poetry seemingly written in a carriage while Darwin was traveling between patients. He decribed the plants through a misplaced amusing personification . In the present work he described the plants as having sensation and volition. Roberts is best rememebred for his American historical romances ie Trending into Maine Northwest Passage Arundel etc. unknown books
1795019670London: Printed for J. Johnson St. Paul's Church-Yard 1795. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. Quarto 4to. Part I: 3rd edition printed 1795; xx 200 pages of text. Part II: 4th edition printed 1794; viii 218 pages followed by Additional Notes with 124 pages. Leather spine and corners with marbled paper-covered boards; hinges professionally mended. The spine has two large raised sections and is gilt lettered and decorated. Part I and Part II each contains a frontispiece. The text contains 19 plates including one fold-out and an additional in-text engraving. Previous owner's bookplate and notation on the inside front cover. Two plates are by William Blake Fertilization of Egypt and Tornado with 4 plates of the Portland Vase attributed to Blake but are unsigned. Two plates by Fuseli. Except for a few spots of soiling in the margins the text is clean and unmarked. Height = 285mm 11 1/4. . Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard Hardcover books
15708875Cologne: Apud Gualtherum Fabricum & JoannemGymnicum sub Monoccrote 1570. Pigskin. Very good . Sm. 8vo. 1675345pp. Woodcut device on title page. 2 woodcut historiated initials. Original roll tooled pigskin binding spine soiled. Covers with a large central stamp depicting a royal personage holding a sword and the scales of justice back cover image rather worn. Ownership signature of Andreas Drischel on verso of front free endpaper dated 1578. VD 16 E 2050. Apud Gualtherum Fabricum, & JoannemGymnicum sub Monoccrote unknown books
1685242378Amsterdam: Henricum Wetstentium 1685. hardcover. very good. Engraved title depicting a court jester on a pulpit before his congregation. 7 152 pages. Slim 16mo early vellum-backed marbled boards with morocco spine label binding well-rubbed but sound and attractive; ownership inkstamp on verso of title which has offset on recto otherwise a rather clean copy with wide margins. Amsterdam: Henricum Wetstentium 1685. An early edition of this uncommon book.<br/><br/> Translated into English as "In Praise of Folly" these are satirical treatises on Catholic Church dogma.<br/><br/> Henricum Wetstentium unknown books
1556LLV2641Lugduni Lyon:: Seb. Gryphium 1556. 1556. Small 8vo. Pagination: 473 23 pp. Signatures: a-z8 A-H8. Printer’s device on the title page woodcut initials printed marginalia; editor’s name on title and p. 2 are lined out in ink three small worm holes from title-page. Nineteenth century quarter gilt-ruled calf red paper board boards. Early ink name on title of "Carolus . . ." and occasional marginalia pp. 58 61 62 80-83 heavy notes - in the same hand. Very good. Beautifully printed early pocket edition printed by Sebastianus Gryphius 1493-1556 of Suetonius’ most famous work and one of the few of his texts that survive with excellent annotations by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. Commonly known as The Twelve Caesars the work contains a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first eleven emperors of the Roman Empire Augustus Tiberius Caligula Claudius Nero Galba Otho Vitellius Vespasian Titus Domitian. It is a primary source for the study of Roman history. <br /><br /> The first edition of Suetonius with Erasmus’ annotation was issued in 1533. <br /><br /> Baudrier Henri L. Bibliographie lyonnaise VIII p. 284; Gultlingen V p. 215: I369; French Books III & IV: Books published in France before 1601 . . . edited by Andrew Pettegree Malcolm Walsby Leiden: Brill 2012 87100. <br /><br /> Locations: BYU lacks everything after p. 340 and title is damaged; NYPL. Seb. Gryphium, 1556. hardcover books
1925272322Chicago: Pascal Covici 1925. hardcover. very good. Edited with an Essay of Appreciation by Horace Bridges. Extra illustrated with many exquisite copper engravings steel engravings and mezzotints. Thick 8vo 3.4 olive green morocco spine faded marbled boards and end papers. Chicago: Pascal Covici 1925. Scarce. A fine copy with very good binding.<br/><br/> Pascal Covici unknown books
1571D10980Basel: Eusebius Episcopius & heirs of his brother Nicolaus 1571. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 165 x 104mm. 36 621 63 pages including final leaf with printers device of the word EPISCOP. Episcopus separated by stork surmounting bishops crozier on verso. Edited by Desiderius Erasmus; revised by Johann Jacob Grynaeus. Contemporary calf over wooden boards with blind-stamped arabesque centerpiece on covers brass catches lacking clasps rebacked spine gilt labeled IRENAEI HAERESES 1571; front joint cracked but cords intact; dark stain on opening leaves paper cracks and small holes in title not affecting text some light dampstaining in hinge toward end. 17th-century signature of Robert Baillie to title the famous Covenanter according to pencil note on front endpaper. 19th-century Chiesa Libera stamp on title; and pictorial bookplate of Douglas and Mildred Horton dated 1962 to front pastedown. Reverend Dr. Douglas Horton married Mildred née McAfee in 1945 who was a prominent female captain in the United States Naval Reserve and later the president of Wellesley College. <br/><br/>Irenaeus theological treatise written c. 180 attacked contemporary Christian heresies particularly Gnosticism and the system devised by Valentinus c. 100-c. 160. Irenaeus treatise also supported the idea that bishops maintained apostolic ties to the era of Christ and that a bishop was the best guide to understanding scripture. Given the very bishop-centric message of this work perhaps it is not curious at all that the Episcopius press expressed interest in printing it In Latin Episcopus is bishop. It was not until the 16th century that Irenaeus Opus eruditissimum was widely disseminated first published in Latin by Froben of Basel in 1526 and in the original Greek in 1570. Erasmus famously edited this Latin edition which appeared a year after the first Greek. In it he removed two annotations which referred to baptism and purgatory and also corrected a passage concerning the fault of Adam. The text itself is a new translation of the first book with an extensive dedication to the Basel Mayor Bernhard Brand and the founder of the Basel Reformed Orthodoxy Church Johann Jacob Grynaeus. Irenaeus Opus appears in 10 editions before this one published in both Basel 1528 1534 1548 1554 1560 and Paris 1541 1545 1563 1567 1570. This volume once belonged to Robert Baillie 1602-1662 a Glaswegian and Presbyterian minister and writer known for his Letters which faithfully recorded public events and his participation via correspondence. Baillie was a leader in the 17th century movement that rejected the Church of Englands Book of Common Prayer. From a reformative point of view Baillie would have found interest in Irenaeus work which recognized the canonical character of the gospels. For a work against the Gnostics it is said to contain valuable historical information and a great many New Testament quotations which are a witness to the New Testament text long prior to any extant manuscript; it is the first systematic exposition of Christian theology--Sarton I 294. Hoffmann II 466. Eusebius Episcopius & heirs of his brother Nicolaus hardcover books
1538046897Frankfurt: Christianum Egenolphum 1538. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary rolled pigskin a bit stained lacking ties wear at edges page edges a little stained but quite sound and attractive overall. Scattered minor browning staining minor worm holes early marginalia. Tear to edges of leaf 142 with loss to some marginalia chipping to bottom right corner of following pages. Attractively printed with historiated initials. 349 leaves with the rear blank with the printer's device. Graesse L280 Adams L 1611 1543 reprint.<br/><br/>First edition of this Latin translation it was reprinted in 1543. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046897. Christianum Egenolphum hardcover books
17911107614to. London: Johnson 1791. 4to single leaf 197 x 270 mm margins foxed a good strong impression with wide margins matted. § Designed by Fuseli and engraved by Blake for Erasmus Darwin's poem The Botanic Garden. One of Blake’s best-known commercial engravings. The image is of the God Anubis with the head of a dog praying to the star Sirius for rain his legs bestride a river and between them can be seen the winged figure of Jupiter Pluvius Jupiter giver of rain. Essick Commercial Book Illustrations XXI. Only state. Johnson unknown books
164123478Hagae: Ex Officina Theodori Maire 1641. "Editio Nova à multis quibus antea scatebat mendis diligenter repurgata.". Period vellum with maroon leather spine label. Overall VG unobtrusive vellum repair at head of spine. 3 - 22 1 - 630 76 pp. Indices at rear T.p. printer device. Woodcut initial letters. Tailpieces. 12mo. 12 - 1 12 A - 2F12 2G6 last leaf a blank. 15 cm x 9.5 cm. <br/><br/> Ex Officina Theodori Maire hardcover books
179124268Germantaun: Michael Billmeyer 1791. 4to. 8 785 3 pp. Marbled endpapers. Contemporary calf quite attractive with only light rubbing one wormhole at base of front hinge raised spine bands. A clean and lightly tanned text some chipping to blank gutter of last leaf rear free endpaper loosening. Near Fine. <br/><br/> The most pleasing copy of this ordinarily well-worn book that we have encountered.<br/>Evans 23975. Arndt 803. Michael Billmeyer unknown books
178015591Basel: typis G. Haas ex officina J.J. Thurneisen 1780. 8vo pp. 16355; engraved frontis portrait and 83 woodcut illus. in the text all after Holbein; later full calf small piece missing from top of spine upper joint starting gilt lettered direct on spine. First edition to contain all 83 of the illustrations cut in wood by Heinrich Heitz after marginal drawings by Hans Holbein and his brother Ambrose and perhaps two other unknown artists in a copy of the Basil 1515 edition. <br/><br/> typis G. Haas, ex officina J.J. Thurneisen unknown books
15471328082Lugdunum: Ioannes Pul Ioannes Pullonus 1547. Other. Tibulli propertii ac Ovidii flores ab Ioanne Murmelio olim selecti nunc autem ab Augusto Botta Rouescallen. Iocupletissimè aucti ac recogniti. Edited by Ioannes Murmellius and Augustus Botta Rouescallen. Lugdunum: Ioannes Pullonus 1547. 117 pp. Text in Latin. Duodecimo in early vellum boards. A partial title has been written on the spine in faded ink. The initials F.R.G.F.C. appear in ink on the title page and the name Erasmus has been crossed out in two instances. A book stamp likely placing this volume in a library or collection in Bologna in the 19th century appears on the final page of text. Condition: Very Good. The boards are very thin and have become cockled. The vellum is somewhat darkened with age and light staining and shows minor insect damage. There is evidence of a closure device now absent on both boards. Both paste downs are partially detached but the binding is overall very solid. The pages are somewhat age-toned with occasional foxing. There are a handful of small ink marks to the textblock. Dimensions 4.25 x 6.375 x 0.625 inches<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> shelved case 3. 1328082. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Ioannes Pul [Ioannes Pullonus] unknown books
164315177Lugd. Batavorum i.e. Leiden: Elzeviriana 1643. 16mo pp. 24 672 44; engraved title page woodcut head- and tail-pieces woodcut medallion full contemporary vellum red morocco label; very good. Copinger 1624; Willems 552. <br/><br/> Elzeviriana hardcover books
179154200Germantaun: Michael Billmeyer 1791. First American edition 4to pp. 8 785 3; vignette title woodcut ornaments; contemporary full calf over boards original clasps and catches intact; some browning of the text a few early fore-margins neatly reinforced; a very good sound copy. Originally published in Sulzbach Germany in 1672. Reflects the religious views of the Schwenkfelders a small Anabaptist sect founded in Silesia in the 16th century. Arndt 803; Evans 23975. Seidensticker p. 129. Sabin 102503. <br/><br/> Michael Billmeyer hardcover books
1713181158Leide.: Pierre Vander Aa. 1713 . 1st French translation. Contemporary full vellum over hard boards handwritten spine title. . Cover very lightly soiled and warped otherwise a remarkably well-preserved copyvery light scattered foxing. 12mo. 16x9.8 cm. . Published by Vander Aa the famous mapmaker with a catalog of books maps and atlases in pp. 297-312. weight: 0.7 lb. 74 text engravings and 6 folding plates after Holbein. 2 frontis engravings. Pierre Vander Aa. hardcover books
1731042362Amsterdam: L'Honoré 1731. Early Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary vellum gilt-stamped G.V. W on the front page edges gilt marble end papers modest soiling some small stains to cover. 6 folding plates after Holbein and 75 in text illustrations. Size: Octavo 8vo. Scattered foxing but text mostly clean. Previous owner's inscription in ink neat. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Philosophy. Inventory No: 042362. <br/><br/> L'Honoré hardcover books
1713100202Small 8vo full leather illustrated 312 pp. Binding worn in places top hinge cracked bottom starting one folding plate repaired internally quite clean. Contains 81 illustrations including six folding plates. The text is satire that pokes fun at everyone from Kings to common folk. It is considered one of the great works of satire. The plates are after designs by Hans Hoblien 1497-1543. Pierre Vander hardcover books
1791540Germantaun: Michael Billmeyer 1791. First American edition 4to pp. 8 785 3; vignette title woodcut ornaments; contemporary full calf over boards original clasps and catches intact; some browning of the text a few early fore-margins neatly reinforced; a very good sound copy. Originally published in Sulzbach Germany in 1672. Reflects the religious views of the Schwenkfelders a small Anabaptist sect founded in Silesia in the 16th century. Arndt 803; Evans 23975. Seidensticker p. 129. Sabin 102503. 54200 522. Michael Billmeyer unknown books
1757310656Frankfurt: J.A. Raspe 1757. Illustrated with 12 engraved portraits. 8 373; 2 448 pp. 8vo. Later vellum. Faint browning a nice copy. Illustrated with 12 engraved portraits. 8 373; 2 448 pp. 8vo. Later edition of this famous collection of humanist satirical letters illustrated with 12 full-page portraits of prominent humanists. A note in OCLC comments on the long running authorship debate: "Authorship of the Epistolae formerly attributed to Reuchlin Erasmus Hutten and others. More recent researches have made it almost certain that Crotus Rubeanus and Ulrich von Hutten were the main contributors. To Crotus are credited the first 41 letters: to Hutten the 7 letters added later to the original series and most of the 62 letters of the second series with the possible co-operation of a third person Hermann von dem Busche. The authorship of the rest remains doubtful J.A. Raspe unknown books
17981321472New York: Printed by T. & . J. Swords 1798. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 8 xi 5 256 x 11-146 2; VG: bound in period tree calf with gilt border marbled endpapers; newly rebacked with brown leather previous black leather label preserved; the first title page has the ownership name of Mary Livingston dated 1820; Each part has separate t.p.; Part 1 is from the 3rd London ed. part 2 from the 4th; OF consignment; shelved case 0. 1321472. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Printed by T. & . J. Swords hardcover books
180441039London 1804. 468 x 376 mm. image size 282 x 241 mm. excluding caption. A few small marginal tears faint crease in lower margin but very good. Fine portrait of physician / naturalist Erasmus Darwin grandfather of Charles who himself included a statement of evolution in his poem "The Botanic Garden." The portrait was engraved by J. Heath after the portrait by James Rawlinson 1769-1848. unknown books
1803290244Boston: Thames and Andrews 1803. Second. hardcover. good. PARTS 1 & 3 ONLY bound together. xxix 3 466 96 pages. Includes an index to these volumes one page partially torn. 8vo old tan cloth very worn but sound with inner hinges re-enforced. Text is unmarked but heavily browned and with occasional staining. Boston: Thomas and Andrews 1803. Second American from the third London edition. Scarce. A good copy but lacking the 2nd part.<br/><br/> Austin 617 and 618. GM 105 Osler 2413 both cite original London edition 1794-1796. Orr 148 2nd and 3rd American editions. Reynolds 1187 3rd American edition. Cole 2087. Wood p. 311. This work is "the celebrated forerunner of Darwinism" and the one which alone has made the author's name memorable apart from his familial connection with Charles Darwin. The work sustains a peculiar but original thesis in which the author attempts to formulate the laws that govern the origin and progress of animal life. There is much in it that seems to foreshadow Darwinism.<br/><br/> Thames and Andrews unknown books
18077174New York: Printed and sold by T. & J. Swords 1807. Second American edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 2 parts in 1 each part with a separate title page. xviii278;144pp. Index of pant names. Illustrated with a copper engraved frontispiece 16 copper engraved plates 6 by William Blake including 4 of the Portland Vase and a copper engraved folding geologic stratigraphic column. Cont. tree calf brown calf spine label hinges & spine a bit rubbed but sound. General title page a bit browned and with an old paper repair to a blank portion no text loss. Some offset browning to pages facing the plates. AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY 1807 #12395. Printed and sold by T. & J. Swords unknown books
1829275473Roma: Typographia Della Societa Editrice 1829. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A handsome folio bound in half-vellum over red cloth with raised bands decorations in gold and morocco labels. This Volume 3 contains description of the Palazzo del Vaticano the Corridojo delle Iscrizioniand the Biblioteca del Vaticano With 113 engraved plates some of which are folding; there is some very modest light and scattered foxing. Very Good binding. Typographia Della Societa Editrice unknown books