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1662JC15981Amsterdam: ex officina Elzeviriana 1662. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Amstelodami ex officina Elzeviriana 1662. 12mo pp 408. Old vellum. The first Elzevier edition of 5 printed. Willems 1288. Early manuscript notes to front flyleaf. <br/><br/> ex officina Elzeviriana hardcover books
1683039165The Hague: Johannes Tongerloo 1683. Softcover. Very Good Condition. In original patterned wraps worn and chipped. Wear and creasing to the corners of the first few pages but generally clean and unmarked; engraved title. Scattered light foxing. 238pp with register and errata. Bound after is a children's catechism titled Onderwysinge Van alle Christelyke Ouders aen haer Kinderen over den Heyligen Doop also by Grotius with Cornelia Grotius. 32pp the last two worn at the corner. Size: Octavo 8vo. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Inventory No: 039165. <br/><br/> Johannes Tongerloo paperback books
1662897Amsterdam: Ex Officina Elzeviriana 1662. 12mo. 12408pp. Title page printed in red & black and with the woodcut device of the Elzevir Press. Cont. blind-tooled calf top of spine with a small chip. The first Elzevir edition of 5 printed. Willems #1288. Ex Officina Elzeviriana unknown books
1681001379Amsterdam: Apud Janssonio Waesbergios 1681. Full Calf. Very Good. 330 6 pp. 12mo with copper engraved title page by Giovanni Van Den Avele. Pharsalia is considered a masterpiece and possibly the masterpiece of the Silver Age of Ancient Roman poetry. The epic poem concerns the Roman Civil War at the time of Caesar and most particularly the extended struggle between Caesar and Pompey the Great. Lucanus writing a century later during the reign of Nero far from glamorizing the warfare took a jaundiced view of the fraticidal battle and his portrait of both Caesar and Pompey was far from flattering. His "epic poem" therefore is epic in terms of length scope and ambition not in its portrayal of the principals. Because of the subject matter the popularity of "Pharsalia" has crested at times when a society still steeped in the Classical canon of literature descended into civil strife when the themes and point-of-view of Lucanus really resonated. Never was this more the case than in the seventeenth century when this copy was printed. First there was the final emergence of the Netherlands from under the yoke of Habsburg rule and then there was the English Civil War just to mention two instances both highly germane to the edition at hand. Thus the notes by Grotius and Modern calf with a black spine label and marbled endpapers. The work is incomplete and breaks off during the tenth book which Lucanus was still working on when he was forced to commit suicide. The binding is tight. Some leaves with more toning than others but overall quite clean. There are leaves in which the margins are parlously tight or the header is even close to being partially cut-off -- this is the upshot of the compact size of the copy and was the way the copy was issued over three centuries ago. This particular edition is not mentioned in Brunet. <br/><br/> Apud Janssonio Waesbergios unknown books
16582309053Amstelaedami: Ioannis Blaev 1658. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1658 printing early printing of Sabin 28956. Boards soiled lacks frontispiece portrait of Grotius owner bookplate of The Right Honourable Wilmot Earl of Lisburne in the Kingdom of Ireland on front endpaper. xiv 812 34 pp. 24mo. Latin text. Vellum boards morocco spine label gilt titles and rules marbled edges. The title translates as Annals and History of the Low Countries' War which refers to what is now known as The Eighty Years' War or the Dutch War of Independence 1568-1648 though the conflict involved seventeen provinces and their revolt against Philip II of Spain sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands. These would later become the nations of the Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg. Sabin quotes F. Muller in stating that this work is "important for the history of the events which impeded the execution of Usselincx's plan to form the East- and West-India Companies from 1591--1609." Grotius wrote the manuscript in 1612-13 covering the period of the war through the Twelve Years' Truce and it was first published in Amsterdam in 1657. He was a Dutch humanist best known for his influence on international law specifically his works 'On the Law of War and Peace' and 'The Free Seas' and the concept of human rights. Ioannis Blaev hardcover books
1657313611Amsterdam: Ex Typograpejo Joannis Blaeu 1657. First Edition. Engarved portrait of Grotius. 16 569 22 page. Folio. Later black cloth. Very Good. First Edition. Engarved portrait of Grotius. 16 569 22 page. Folio. Graesse III p.163; Brunet II 1767 Ex Typograpejo Joannis Blaeu unknown books
1658WRCLIT65627Amsterdam: Blaeu 1658. 1681234pp. 12mo. Contemporary vellum manuscript spine title. Woodcut printer's device on title decorative initials. Later armorial bookplate of "Lord Bracco" poss. William Duff Fife 1697-1763 on front pastedown. Small rust stain about the size of a pencil eraser to first few leaves front free endsheet partially torn away a couple of lines with early faint ink underscoring on A1 recto and verso occasional faint marginal discolorations otherwise a very good copy. First 12mo edition. A history of the Low Countries first completed by the eminent Dutch jurist and polymath 1583 - 1645 in 1612 revised several times thereafter and eventually published posthumously by Blaeu in 1657 in folio and in a second corrected folio edition with editions in octavo and 12mo the next year. In addition to his justly celebrated contributions to the foundations of international law Grotius' historical and theological works are of considerable substance. Discussions of the Dutch East- and West-India Companies expand the interest of this work to the Americas. This printing in 12mo was issued without the portrait and other illustrative matter common to the folio and octavo editions. MEULEN/DIERMANSE 744. NICHOLSON G419. JCB II:480. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 658/74. SABIN 28956. Blaeu hardcover books
164835680Amsterodami: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium 1648. 12mo 12.7 cm; 5". 4 ff. 384 pp. <br><br>Fate and fatalism is the topic explored here. Grotius has essentially collected extended passages from early Christian philosophers including some who wrote in Greek and in such latter cases he provides translations. Also included is a section taken from Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed.<br>Â Â Â Â The work was originally published in same year at Paris by J. Camusat: This and that edition were published posthumously Grotius having died in 1645. The dedication is signed by Grotius' widow Maria van Reigersberch. The text is in Latin.<br>Â Â Â Â Handsomely printed in roman with the title-page in red and black some four-line woodcut initials and some tailpieces this bears the Elzevir printer's device Rahir M.17 but the book was actually printed by Joan Blaeu.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: 18th-century armorial bookplate of Johann Georg Burckhard 16841764 and 20th-century bookplate of Dr. A. Hollander; ownership signature on title-page of L. Kulenkamp 1767 and 19th-century signature on front free endpaper of Dr. Cajetan Felaer; later in the collection of Frank Marshall Vanderhoof American scholar university librarian private collector; 19192005. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Copinger Elzevier 2000; Willems 1065; Rahir 1074; STCN 852310625. Contemporary vellum over boards. Spine lettered in black ink with author and title probably late 19th century. Very good. Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium hardcover books
1659SEM18337Antwerp: Apud H. Aertssens 1659. Hardcover. Very Good. 32 442 6. Contemporary stiff vellum. The 45 emblems include a full-page engraving of Pope Urban VIII and others by the Dutch engraver Boece van Bolswert. Early ownership signature of Robert Davies. A few scattered marks typical discoloration to vellum; overall a nice copy of this popular book of religious emblems. <br/><br/> Apud H. Aertssens hardcover books
16698560London: S. G. and B. G. for William Lee 1669. Fourth Edition. Full calf. Very good. 12mo. 382091pp. Copper engraved frontispiece portrait and 4 engraved plates. Old calf rebacked extremities a bit rubbed. Some light text foxing. Wing G2113. S. G. and B. G. for William Lee unknown books
164019564Lugduni Batavorum: Ioannis Maire 1640. 12mo 12.7 cm 5". 8 3327 7 372 pp. <br><br>Editio nova additis annotationibus in quibus testimonia": Early edition of Grotius's defense of Christianity. The first Protestant textbook of apologetics this work was first published in Dutch verse in 1622 and then in a revised Latin prose rendition in 1627. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â This ed. not in Brunet. Contemporary vellum spine with early inked title; vellum showing minor spots of discoloration and spine with call number. Front pastedown and bottom page edges with institutional rubber-stamp; back pastedown with stamp of a 19th-century Dutch bookseller; front fly-leaf with early inked annotation. First dedication leaf with inked numeral in lower margin; some instances of early inked underlining and marginalia confined to early part of volume. First few leaves with light waterstaining to outer portions. First part skips pp. 1/2 between preface and first text page with this collation matching that reported online. Ioannis Maire hardcover books
164041560Lugduni Batavorum: Ex officina Ioannis Maire 1640. 12mo 12.5 cm 4.92". 8 3327 i.e. 329: pagination 95/96 repeated 7 372 pp. <br><br>Editio nova additis annotationibus in quibus testimonia": Early edition of this classic defense of Christianity by Grotius 15831645 the great Dutch philosopher and jurist. The first Protestant textbook of apologetics this work was first published in Dutch verse in 1622 and then in a revised Latin prose rendition in 1627. The added annotations here have a separate title-page and pagination; the first part's pagination skips pp. 1/2 between preface and first text page with this collation matching that reported online.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: 17th-century vellum covers framed in a delicate and complicated gilt rolls with gilt-tooled corner fleurons surrounding a large gilt-tooled lozenge-shaped medallion; spine with gilt rolls creating four compartments devices in three of these and information identifying the volume now faded in the fourth. Stations for attachment of ties clearly defined; gilt supra-libros and date as below.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front cover gilt-stamped "M.B.V.K. 1641." Front pastedown with small bookplate of 20th-century collector Harry C. Goebel his vine design. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Brunet II 1765. Bound as above some rubbing and thinning of vellum; spine title mostly effaced and closures now lacking. Bookplate as above front pastedown also with early inked inscription; front free endpaper with remnant of paper slip once adhered back pastedown with affixed printed slip regarding content. Front endpapers and fly-leaf only with small instances of worming; rear endpapers with faint corner waterstainings not reaching text; general age-toning and scattered mild foxing. => A solid aesthetically pleasing copy with intriguing provenance. Ex officina Ioannis Maire hardcover books
161725847Lugduni Batavorum: Excudit Ioannes Patius 1617. 4to 22.5 cm; 8.875" . 4 ff. 183 1 blank pp. <br><br>In this work Grotius deals with the nature of sin and its redemption; in doing so he critiques the Socinian stand on the matter and avoids totally the arguments "de gratia et praedestinatione." Specifically addressed here is Faustus Socinus's De Jesu Christi servatore. This is the second edition printed the same year as the first and by the same printer.<br>Â Â Â Â Both the first and this second edition are little held in the U.S.: We trace three copies of the first and three of the second one of which has been deaccessioned.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Three 18th-century ownership inscriptions on title-page: Jehoua Portis Lib. Richbach and Johannis Buys. 19th-century pressure-stamps of a Pennsylvania theological library deaccessioned. Full modern calf old style: Spine with raised bands accented with gilt beading and blind rules rules extending onto boards to Vs and ending with trefoils; blind double fillets beyond. Gilt center device in each spine compartment and a green title label lettered in gilt. Waterstaining in inner margins extending into text on pp. 13661; otherwise expectable age-toning only. All edges red. Excudit Ioannes Patius hardcover books
1682702961682. 1st Ed. of the 1st Complete English Translation. 1st Ed. of the 1st Complete English Translation. First Edition of the First Complete English Translation Grotius Hugo 1535-1645. Evats William c.1606-1677 Translator. The Most Excellent Hugo Grotius His Three Books Treating of the Rights of War & Peace. In the First is Handled Whether any War be Just. In the Second is Shewed The Causes of War Both just and Uujust sic. In the Third is Declared What in War is Lawful; That is Unpunishable. With the Annotations Digested Into the Body of Every Chapter. Translated into English by William Evats B.D. London: Printed by Margaret White for Thomas Basset 1682. ii xxi 7 220 361-572 32 pp. Pagination irregular. Text complete. Lacking copperplate pictorial added title page. Folio 12-1/4" x 7-1/2". Old calf boards rebacked lettering pieces to spine marbled edges corners mended endpapers renewed. Moderate rubbing and a few minor scuffs to boards to front board and extremities heavier rubbing to rear board corners bumped some wear to board edges hinges starting. Title printed in red and black. Light toning to text later notes and underlining to p. 95 light soiling and owner signature F.W. Wardy 1790 to title page lower corner lacking from title page and following leaf with no loss to text. $1500. First edition of the first complete translation in English. First published in Paris in 1625 The Rights of War and Peace established the system of modern public international law based on the concept of "droit naturel" a morality-based law that superseded the personalities of individuals or nations. Grotius describes the situations in which war is a valid tool of law enforcement and outlines the principles of armed combat. Though based on Christian natural law Grotius advanced the novel argument that his system would still be valid if it lacked a divine basis. In this regard he pointed to the future by moving international law in a secular direction. The first English edition an abridged translation by Clement Barksdale was published in London in 1654. It was reissued twice in 1655. This translation by Evats which includes original notes followed in 1682. These early English translations both by Oxford-based theologians mark an important phase in the reception history of this book. These projects were undertaken due to the author's reputation as. unknown books
168730293Amstelodami Amsterdam: Ex typographia P. & I. Blaeu . apud Wolfgang Waasberge Boom à Someren & Goethals 1687. Folio 37.5 cm 14.76". 4 ff. 977 2 pp. <br><br>First complete edition of Grotius's correspondence comprising 2510 letters written by the Dutch philosopher between April 1599 and July 1645 to an international milieu of famous correspondents including the Swedish statesman Axel Oxenstierna the Dutch theologian Gerardus Joannes Vossius and the German politician Ludwig Camerarius not to mention Queen Cristina.<br>Â Â Â Â According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy online "Hugo Grotius 15831645 Hugo Huigh or Hugeianus de Groot was a towering figure in philosophy political theory law and associated fields during the seventeenth century and for hundreds of years afterwards. His work ranged over a wide array of topics though he is best known to philosophers today for his contributions to the natural law theories of normativity which emerged in the later medieval and early modern periods."<br>Â Â Â Â The text is printed in Latin double-column with a handful of large woodcut initials a few tail ornaments and one letterpress diagram. The title-page printed in red and black features Blaeu's large device of an astrolabe flanked by Time and Hercules. An index on the final two pages lists Grotius's correspondents and the corresponding letters which are arranged chronologically in the text. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Meulen Grotius 1210; Brunet II 1766; Graesse III 163. Contemporary northern-European style vellum over boards ruled in blind panels with blind-stamped central cartouches spine with seven raised bands and remnants of later paper labels red speckled edges; vellum soiled and lightly rubbed at extremities with corners bumped. Ex-library with bookplate on front pastedown and later library marking in pen on second leaf; light foxing a light waterstain across the lower outer corner of perhaps a dozen leaves and scattered darker stains with a few leaves browned; small tear in outer margin of title-leaf and another margin small hole from natural flaw in outer margin of one leaf and small bit of paper torn away from lower corner of another. Very mild worming in middle of two leaves and final leaf the latter repaired; additional very minor "slim" worming mostly to margins at rear. => A solid handsome important book. Ex typographia P. & I. Blaeu ... apud Wolfgang, Waasberge, Boom, à Someren & Goethals hardcover books
1650WRCLIT65626Amsterdam: Johann Blaeu 1650. 2461845pp. Contemporary vellum over boards manuscript spine title. Bookplate of Arthur Houghton on front pastedown 19th century academic ownership inscription on front pastedown a few scattered early annotations and underscores moderate scattered foxing tanning and occasional spotting bound without binder's endsheets otherwise a very good copy. A corrected edition of Grotius's masterwork of legal theory begun by him in 1604 and completed after his escape to Paris in 1621. The first edition was published there in 1625 his reputation was soon established throughout Europe and this work was reprinted frequently and translated thereafter. Blaeu first published this text with Grotius's final corrections annotations and enhancements in 1642. "This was the first attempt to lay down a principle of right and a basis for society and government outside of Church or Scripture . Grotius's principle of an immutable law which God can no more alter than a mathematical axiom was the first expression of the 'droit naturel' .and is the foundation of modern international law" - PMM. MEULEN/DIERMANSE 574. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 125. Johann Blaeu hardcover books
1624244193Antwerp: Vulguait Boëtius a Bolswert Typis Henrici Aertssenii 1624. First edition. Engraved allegorical title page engraved coat of arms of Pope Urban VIiI initial introductory enblem and 45 leaves of engraved emblematic plates by Boëce van Bolswert; 32 412 3. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary vellum slightly soiled. Preliminary leaves misbound. First edition. Engraved allegorical title page engraved coat of arms of Pope Urban VIiI initial introductory enblem and 45 leaves of engraved emblematic plates by Boëce van Bolswert; 32 412 3. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition of the most popular spiritual love emblem book which made the genre popular throughout Europe in the 17th century and beyond. By the end of the 18th century the Pia Desideria had been reprinted nearly 40 times in Latin French German Spanish Dutch Polish English Danish and Italian. This emblem book mixes tender messages of care with dire warnings to sinners and while it is written in Latin demanding a well-educated reader it proved to be wildly popular. One of the keys of the popularity of this work are the emblematic designs of Boetius Adamsz. van Bolswert ca. 1580-1633 each of which is accompanied by an explanatory caption. Born in Bolsward Friesland Boetius was a pupil of Abraham Bloemaert at Utrecht and went to Antwerp around 1618 joining the painter's guild in 1620. Boetius also worked in Brussels where he met and was inspired by Pieter Paul Rubens. Herman Hugo 1588-1629 a Brussels Jesuit was teacher at the Jesuit College in Antwerp and confessor of the Duke of Aerschot with whom he went to Spain where he was appointed army chaplain to Spinola. This book was used as a rhetorical example for students of Rhetoric at the Jesuit College at Brussels. Landwehr Emblem & Fable Books 345 Vulguait Boëtius a Bolswert, Typis Henrici Aertssenii unknown books