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17543721907Paris.: JEan Thomas Herissant. 1754. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 16 cm. 287 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura artesanal en plena piel con tejuelo y nervios decorados. Idioma francés . Cubierta deslucida. Literatura.82 82 JEan Thomas Herissant. hardcover
1779TK0066Frankfurt & Leipzig:: 1779 1779. 8vo. IV 246 20 pp. Engraved frontispiece title-vignette showing a bunch of grapes woodcut head & tailpieces index; title & final leaf each reinforced at hinge with white tape frontispiece is mounted on the adjoining newer free endsheet; waterstains. Later quarter vellum boards vellum tips; some staining to upper cover upper joint cracked. Good. Paracelsus' Natural Magic Magazine: containing as an extract from his writings all sorts of things for pleasure and benefit but especially economic arts and proven cures for humans and animals published for the general benefit. / This is an alchemical recipe book of concoctions for a myriad of needs some agricultural for using specific plants for medicinal cures treatments etc. each based on the writings of Paracelsus. A random sampling: p. 46 On the problem of caterpillars and how to prevent them from eating away your fruit trees. p. 36. How to catch large and small mice. p. How to fatten geese to give them large livers to make foie gras. p. 132. To remove stains from clothes. p. 150. How to give wine a sweet taste. p. 194 How to cultivate/make wine in the autumn. p. 210. Against the red aphid and fire. p. 162 The Queen's lemonade. p.---. How to make paper. p. 80. How to make beer pp. 176 more. A lot of attention is given to colors farben. / "Das Buch ist eine Sammlung von allerlei Zauberkunsten Recepten fur Menschen u. Thiere gegen Ungeziefer Hausmitteln u. s. w. auch sympathetischen Mitteln". - Spatere Ausgabe erstmals 1771 erschienen. – Erste u. letzte Bll. im Zuge der Neubindung im Falz verstarkt in den Randern gebraunt feuchtfleckig Titel starker u. zudem angestaubt insgesamt wohlerhalten. PROVENANCE: Koller auction 18 March 2015 lot 275. REFERENCES: Graesse Bibl. magica 49; Sudhoff 465. 1779 hardcover
1799000013139Ienae = Jena: Friederici Frommanni 1799. Later edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. 3 vi-xxx 2 1-262 pp. Contemporary straight-grain green morocco boards with gilt decorations and borders gilt decorations to the turn-ins spine in six compartments with gilt decorations and gilt lettering on the spine. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Bound with a silk pink ribbon bookmark bound without the half-title. Text in Greek and Latin. Greek and Latin text and notes edited and corrected by Johannes Gottlieb Schneider. Dibdin 504. Moss 695-696. Oxford Classical Dictionary 1504-1505. Theophrastus was student of Aristotle's and an accomplished philosopher and logician. His Characters one of the surviving works from his prolific canon constitutes a list of brief outlines of negative personality types exhibited by people. Moss refers to Schneider's edition as the best one Dibdin says "the collector should not be without it." The book contains an account of the surviving manuscripts which provide modern readers with the remaining works of Theophrastus and incorporates elements of Amadutius' editing into his own. This is the first Schneider edition of Theophrastus' Characters. A touch of rubbing to the corners two ink inscriptions. Friederici Frommanni hardcover
1790652540Typis Iohannis Nichols John Nichols 1790. First Thus. Leather Binding. Very Good. A very good copy in period full brown straight-grained morocco spine with red morocco label and elaborate gilt tooling covers bordered with twin gilt rules gilt inner dentelles all edges gilt some rubbing and darkening to binding. Privately printed in an edition of ca. 100 copies. 84 pages. Text in Greek with last page by La Bruyere in French. PROVENANCE: With the ownership signature of James D. Smyth 1877. Typis Iohannis Nichols [John Nichols] unknown
1737011706Trajecti ad Rhenum - Utrecht: Apud Joannem Evelt 1737 Book. Good. Hardcover. 40 221 3 pages. Text in Greek on the left hand pages and Latin on the right. Title page has some small tears to the edges. Some staining and spotting to pages throughout. In old full vellum - which is darkened and soiled. The free end papers are not attached to the boards. More modern paper label to the inner front board with an ink shelf mark on it. Ink not to the front free end paper. Ink name to the title page - J.H. Mordtmann 1871. Apud Joannem Evelt hardcover
1758010498Glasguae : Glasguae : In Aedibus Academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis Academiae Typographi 1758. Book measures 16.5x10.5.cm. 132pp Text in Latin and Greek. Bound in original publishers full tree calf with gilt dentelles to board edges marble endpapers. At some time the book has been rebacked retaining part of the original spine. Calf rubbed some scuff wear. Generally a good clean solid binding. Internally pages clean throughout. A nice clean solid copy. . Full Calf. Near Very Good. Small 8vo. Glasguae : In Aedibus Academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis Academiae Typographi Hardcover
174848907Glasguae: exudebat Robertus Foulis 1748. 12mo pp. 52 34; text in Greek followed by the Latin; contemporary calf double gilt rules on covers enclosing a blind-decorated border gilt turn-ins spine decorated in blind and gilt marbled endpapers speckled edges; joints rubbed very good. Gaskell 120. exudebat Robertus Foulis unknown
1708AQ28440London: Printed for Bernard Lintott 1708. 14 384pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary panelled calf calf lettering-piece. Extremities worn upper joint split lower joint starting loss to head-cap. Endpapers browned scattered spotting early inked ownership inscription of George Leslie to REP. Armorial bookplate to FEP of Scottish advocate and philosopher Henry Home Lord Kames 1696-1782. An extended edition of an early eighteenth-century work of moral philosophy sometimes attributed to lexicographer and journalist Abel Boyer 1667-1729. First printed in 1702 the book collects aphorisms and observations on contemporary character types and traits social institutions and behaviour drawn from the writings of La Bruyere La Rochefoucauld and others. ESTC T85463. Third edition. 8vo. Printed for Bernard Lintott unknown
175415495Oxford: Printed; and to be had of R. Clements and J. Fletcher…et al. 1754 First edition. Contemporary calf rubbed rebacked with old spine laid down. Octavo. Main text in Greek and Latin on facing pages. Extensive notes and observations in English. Covers rubbed corners worn. Armorial bookplate of William Frere 1775-1836 master of Downing College and later vice-chancellor of Cambridge University. Later pencil notations by a later student one dated 1932. A little light foxing. A good copy. The translator/compiler is Richard Newton 1676-1753 was educated at Christ Church College Oxford becoming a doctor of divinity in 1710. In 1710 he became principal of Hart Hall in Oxford where he tried to implement educational reforms. Running into opposition he oversaw its transformation into Hertford Colege. "Its statutes were the work of Newton and embodied his ideas on education… He would oversee tutors and students with equal strictness. Regular and rigorous academic exercises were to guarantee scholastic standards. Great power reposed in the principal who doubled as bursar. The principal in a manner more appropriate to a hall than to a college selected fellows. Future principals following Newton's own example were to be chosen exclusively from alumni of Westminster and Christ Church. Newton was keen too that an economical regime should attract undergraduates from less affluent backgrounds and compete for members against other colleges within the university. As principal he watched vigilantly over the domestic economy of the house. He calculated that the annual expenses of an undergraduate could be cut to about £31. He also waged an unavailing battle against the distractions that seduced the young from their studies. His frugal regimen at Hertford of 'small-beer and apple dumplings' was easily mocked"Oxford DNB. An able translator he produced this as part of his academic work and it was published posthumously. Printed; and to be had of R. Clements and J. Fletcher…[et al.], unknown
180034292ca. 1800. J.Felsing nun. sc. Zwickau bei Gebr. Schumann Kupferpunktierstich 18 x 12 cm auf 266 x 21 cm. Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim fälschlich auch Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim genannt vermutlich 1493 oder 1494 in Egg Kanton Schwyz - 24. September 1541 in Salzburg seit 1529 sich Paracelsus nennend war ein Arzt Alchemist Astrologe Mystiker und Philosoph. Paracelsus kritisierte das vorherrschende Lehrgebäude der Humoralpathologie nach Galen und das bloße Buchwissen damaliger medizinischer Gelehrter. Paracelsus hinterließ zahlreiche deutschsprachige Aufzeichnungen und Bücher medizinischen astrologischen philosophischen und theologischen Inhalts die größtenteils erst nach seinem Tod gedruckt wurden. Johann Vonrad Friedrich Felsing 1. März 1766 Gießen - 3. Dezember 1819 in Darmstadt Kupferstecher und Kupferdrucker. unknown
17436108Glasguae Glasgow: In Aedibus Academicis. Excudebat Robertus Foulis Academiae Typographus 1743. 8vo. pp. ii 53 i 52. Greek text followed by Isaac Casaubons Latin translation. Contemporary calf rebacked corners renewed. Foulis was elected University Printer on March 31st 1743 and this is the first book where he styles himself Academiae Typographus. Peter Needhams excellent edition was first published in 1712. 1744 dated ownership signature E Libris Bagnall on the free endpaper with two 20th century inscriptions beneath: R.J. Mockridge St Johns Oxford in 1908; gift to D Hughes from the Rev R. Mockridge then at Harwicke Rectory August 1958. Booksellers ticket R. Saywell to pastedown. Theophrastuss moral character sketches are listed in English in a 19th century hand on the lower pastedown. Gaskell Foulis: 40; ESTC N475398. Book In Aedibus Academicis. Excudebat Robertus Foulis Academiae Typographus unknown
178635101Parmae Ex Regio Typographeo 1786. 4to. Orig. blank boards. Spine missing. Bdg. and bookblock tight. Minor occasional soiling; lacking a small part of corners of some leaves far from affecting text. An overall good and solid copy. Engr. frontispiece-portrait engr. title-vignette. Printed on good and thick paper. 10 128 6 pp 1 leaf errata. <br/><br/><em>The rare editio princeps of Theophrastus' 29th and 30th characters. Greek and Latin text.The work is renowned not only for containing the very first printing of Theophrastus' two last "characteres" but also for the beautiful printing of it and Amadutius' excellent and instructive foreword and notes. "A very splendid edition exhibiting only two chapters cap. 29 and 30 of this work from a Vatican MS. of the eleventh century. It is mentioned in order that the student may consult the very learned prolegomena which it contains." Dibdin II:503. Brunet 5:798. </em> hardcover
179348534Coburg Ioh. Caroli Findeisii 1793. 8vo. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. 56166118;2406 pp. Text in Greek and latin. <br/><br/><em>With the noted commentaries by Casaubon. </em> hardcover
176346668Coburg Ioh. Caroli Findeisii 1763. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands titlelabel with gilt lettering. 56166 pp. Index and 24010 pp. A small stamp on titlepage. Internally clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First edition of Fischer's excellent edition with Casaubon's commentaries."The Commentary of Casaubon with the useful observations of Gale and Needham - a copious and accurate index - and an excellent review of MSS and previous editions displaying every where great critical sucumen as well as just taste."Dibdin p.502. </em> hardcover
17431545Glasguae Glasgow: In Aedibus Academicis Excudebat Robertus Foulis Academiae Typographus. 1743. First Edition. Leather Bound. pp. 2 105. 12mo. measuring 20 cm tall. Unassuming modest brown leather over boards; four raised bands to spine five compartments. Printed in Greek type with the Latin translation on the facing page. Extremities rubbed some scuffing some chipping to the spine ends. Internally very clean and unmarked with tight sound binding. The leather binding has recently been professionally replenished and treated with a natural leather preserver. Scarce in commerce. Correponds to OCLC #61707412. Glasgow born Robert Foulis 1707-1776 was a Scottish printer whose work had considerable influence on the printers and publishers of his time. Initially apprenticing as a master barber he was encouraged to take up the trade of printing and bookselling at the suggestion of his friend Francis Hutcheson of the University of Glasgow. Beginning in 1741 Foulis engaged in the selling of books in Glasgow and it was very shortly thereafter in 1742 that he set up his own press. He was appointed printer to the University of Glasgow in 1743 and in the same year produced the first Greek book printed in Glasgow the Peri herm neias in both Greek and Latin of the pseudo-Demetrius Phalereus. "Five years later he went into partnership with his brother Andrew and by 1775 had produced more than 500 separate editions including an edition of Homer 4 vol. folio 175658 Callimachus small quarto 1755 Thomas Grays Poems quarto 1768 Herodotus Thucydides and Xenophon with Latin translations and one of the first Scottish editions of Shakespeare. The Foulises best works were distinguished by their excellent layout legibility and accuracy." EB April 2019. Some of the credit for their achievement is attributable to the renowned type-maker and punch-cutter Alexander Wilson from whom they purchased their types. Robert Foulis died on 2 June 1776 in Edinburgh. <br/><br/> In Aedibus Academicis Excudebat Robertus Foulis Academiae Typographus. hardcover
