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1592046070Geneva: Henri Stephanus Estienne 1592. Second Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Two volumes in one the Arrianus bound first and published in 1575. The second but first complete edition of Arrianus Estienne published the first in 1551 before the Iberica and Hannibalica sections had been found and added 72 pages of annotations. Contemporary armorial calf rebacked early on - loss tover y bottom of spine surface scratches old bookplate to added endppaers some browning and chipping to pages old repair to verso of Arrianus title page scattered minor foxing and staining - but a very good copy overall of two important Estienne histories both printed in Greek with Latin translation in two columns. 12.1986810; 12x2767172 342pp. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046070. <br/><br/> Henri Stephanus (Estienne) hardcover books
1588E05544-5702 blank28 pages. Folio 12 1/2" x 8 1/4" title with wood cut printer's device bound in contemporary vellum. European Americana 588/57; Palau 146976; Sabin 146976 First edition of Maffei's great history of India.<br /><br />Ten Latin editions two in Italian and two in French appeared before 1621. Based on primary material it still remains a valuable account today. The work is divided into 16 books. Most of it deals with the Portuguese conquests and Jesuit missionary work in the East Indies and India up to about 1557 Borba de Moraes page 508 "a classic work on the subject . writes extensively about Brazil describing it very accurately"; Maffie was the firs author to use Jesuit letters extensively as well as many secular sources including Fernando Mendes Pinto.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Contemporary velum with moderate wear re-backed in vellum with original spine label laid down; minor worming and foxing intermittent moderate damp staining pages 410 and 419 blank due to a printing error; early inscription and inked stamped on title page new end papers and paste-downs else a good to very good copy. Apud Philippum Juncatam hardcover books
1586046648Paris: Nicolas Bonfons 1586. Early Edition. Hardcover rebound in leather. Near Fine Condition. Jean Rabel. Two parts bound as one dated 1586 and 1588 in modern ca. late 19th c. full red morocco gilt rules spine decorated in gilt in compartments gilt turn ins edges gilt; faint dulling to spine bookplate of E. Delicourt - a lovely binding in a matching leather trimmed slipcase. Fifth Bonfons edition first appearance of the second book with the woodcuts by Rabel. 16 212; 4 119 3 leaves. 56 woodcuts of tombs in the second part. Lightly washed faint occasional foxing neatly trimmed when rebound. Adams C 2695 Brunet II 307 Graesse II 276 Mortimer 156 Size: Octavo 8vo. Illustrator: Jean Rabel. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046648. Nicolas Bonfons hardcover books
1567046211Petri: Heinrich 1567. Early Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Very Good Condition. Modern half leather over marbled boards author penned to page edge lacking any blanks and lacking the full page map of Northern Europe with a facsimile tipped in. Collijn in his Swedish Bibliography suggested that the map was printed and inserted separately and only in some copies of the Basel edition. First Basel and Second Latin edition a reprint of the Rome edition of 1555. Illustrated with small woodcuts throughout. Dampstain to upper right from around page 500 on a few scattered dampstains modest foxing - generally a clean copy. 96 854 2 pp. Brunet III 1302. Magnus's history of Sweden and the North was enormously successful and popular and was translated early on into Italian German English and Dutch. It describes much folklore and customs not recorded elsewhere - including the first description of making the questionable Northern delicacy lutefisk. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; History. Inventory No: 046211. <br/><br/> Heinrich hardcover books
1588044443Seville: Fernando Diaz 1588. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Later tree calf worn front hinge split rear starting front endpaper torn at the top corner as is the title with an old repair and manuscript UZIA in the title to replace the missing letters. A few paper repairs in the margins touching a few letters a few short tears with no real loss scattered pencil marks and a few minor marginal marks in an old hand. One group of pages trimmed a little close with loss of some text to the table on leaf 53 of the genealogy of the Kings of Austria. Generally minor scatterd foxing browning and staining - mostly quite clean. Magnificently illustrated throughout with armorial devices - first and only edition of an outstanding work on the Andalusian aristocracy. 10 348 ff. Argote de Molina great humanist and librarian also edited the first Spanish book on hunting 1582 and a history of the embassy sent by Henry III of Castille in 1403--1406 to the Court of Tamerlaine at Samarkand 1582. Graesse A195 noting that the title page is often lacking. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 044443. <br/><br/> Fernando Diaz hardcover books
