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1624ST20829Paris: Sebastiani Cramoisy 1624. FIRST EDITION. 282 x 195 mm. 11 x 7 1/2". 22 p.l. 441 1 pp. lacking blank Ll3 and MMm4. <br/> 19th century brown pebble-grain morocco by Clarke & Bedford stamp-signed on verso of front free endpaper covers framed by gilt and blind fillets oblique gilt lancets at corners raised bands spine panels with lancet centerpiece gilt lettering gilt-ruled turn-ins all edges gilt hinges recently reinforced with matching paper. Numerous decorative woodcut initials botanical woodcut tailpieces engraved title-page vignette of Saints Columba Patrick and Brigid and a small engraving of each saint in the text by Léonard Gaultier. Front pastedown with morocco bookplates of Henry Huth and of Charles Kalbfleisch. Shaaber M-180; Brunet III 1673; USTC 6002559. Joints and extremities a bit rubbed but the wear nicely hidden with dye text apparently washed and pressed in keeping with bibliophilic fashion at the time of binding isolated trivial foxing but still an excellent copy clean and crisp internally and in a sturdy binding.<br/> <br/> This is the Huth - Kalbfleisch copy of an uncommonly seen account of the lives of Irish saints. Our author Thomas Messingham ca. 1577 - ca. 1638 was a secular priest who served as rector of the Irish College in Paris and later as dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral Dublin. "Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum" his major work is primarily made up of the hagiographies of Saints Columba Patrick and Brigid with the lives of the lesser Irish saints and sermons composing the last few chapters. Although Messingham was more a compiler than a writer of original history the present work is of special value because it preserves sources that are now otherwise lost to us. Our copy has resided in two distinguished libraries. Former owner Henry Huth 1815-78 collected a wide range of materials always insisting that a book be in outstanding condition. The Huth sales conducted for a decade beginning in 1911 constituted one of the major stories in the history of the English auction rooms this copy was lot number 4948 selling on July 6 1916 for the substantial amount of £8. Afterwards the volume was in the collection of the eminent American collector Charles C. Kalbfleisch 1868-1943 who was particularly interested in fine bindings and early printing and whose books are known for their consistently fine state of preservation. In a sale entitled "The Arts of the Book . . . the Splendid Library Formed by the Late Charles C. Kalbfleisch New York" Parke-Bernet sold much of his collection in January of 1944 the present item was lot 630 selling for a wartime-depressed $25. Sebastiani Cramoisy unknown
1661372198Cologne: Kinchium 1661. Mallinckrot: Engraved additional title dated 1639. 20 125 11pp. Kortholt: 8 56pp. Fritsch: 6 74 2pp. 4to. Early drab paper boards alla rustica binding on three cords manuscript title on spine text uncut. Foxing and heavily toned. Provenance: Princes of Liechtenstein armorial bookplate. Mallinckrot: Engraved additional title dated 1639. 20 125 11pp. Kortholt: 8 56pp. Fritsch: 6 74 2pp. 4to. Mallinckrot's monograph published on the occasion of the celebration of the second centenary of Gutenberg's invention is the first thorough investigation of the early testimonies to the discovery of printing with the author in favor of Mainz against Haarlem. The work contains the first use of the word "incunabula" in connection with printing. The additional title engraved by Loeffler includes portraits of Gutenberg Faust and Shakespeare and a scene in a printing shop. <br /> <br /> The second work here bound following Mallinckrot is Protestant theologian Kortholt's study on the origins of mathematics and astronomy asserting the Greeks were taught by Chaldeans and Egyptians. Bigmore & Wyman 2:16 Kinchium unknown
1697ABC_47615Amsterdam 1697. 8vo. widow of Gijsbert de Groot Later greyish-brown wrappers. With a large woodcut illustration of a Dutch merchant ship on the title page three woodcut illustrations in the text including 1 repeat of the title page illustration and one large decorated woodcut initial. 1 1 blank 4 42 pp. Very rare 17th-century edition in the original Dutch of the history of the famous Dutch privateer Claes Compaen 1587-1660. He was born at Oostzaan in the Netherlands and started his career as a merchant but soon became undoubtedly the most daring and notorious Dutch pirate of his day especially active around 1620. For three years he hijacked ships in the English Channel the Mediterranean the Caribbean and off the coasts of Africa America and the West-Indies. The present story was first printed in 1659 and ran through more than a dozen editions to 1803 all with the main text set in a textura gothic type in the later editions a sign that it was a popular book for a lower-class audience. All editions are quite rare but especially the 17th-century ones thus a very rare edition of one of the most famous pirates.With the bookplate of Buijnsters-Smets on the inside of the front wrapper. The spine is somewhat damaged internally somewhat browned foxed and water stained the paper of some leaves is quite thin leaving some holes not affecting the text. Otherwise in good condition.l STCN 104026774 2 copies; WorldCat 1230938838 1 copy 966965894 1 copy; cf. Buisman 114; Muller America 2131; Scheepers II 1026; Waller 218 all ed. 1662; Muller 839/840 other eds. unknown
1612ST13801London: printed by Thomas. Snodham. for Iohn Stepneth and are to be sold at his shop at the west-end of Paules Church 1612. FIRST EDITION. 205 x 155 mm. 8 x 6". 18 p.l. 611 1 pp. 601-08 misnumbered 561-68 8 leaves. <br/> New unlettered limp vellum by Courtland Benson in imitation of the original binding. STC 1896; ESTC S124314. ◆Half a dozen gatherings a little browned occasional mild foxing or small rust spots additional trivial imperfections otherwise an excellent copy clean and very fresh in a pleasing new binding.<br/> <br/> This conversation manual by an Italian teacher based in London offers an intriguing glimpse into the lives and concerns of the wealthier classes in 17th century Europe. An early effort to teach language through dialogue the book is part cultural history part guide to better health and it is clear evidence of the importance of the study of Italian in Elizabethan and Jacobean England. The seven dialogues cover subjects from health to travel to servants with Italian and English text on facing pages. Many of the dialogues begin with phrases that will be familiar to all beginning language students: greeting others selecting items of clothing asking prices or directions ordering food. As the conversations progress they explore various topics that one might expect to encounter in polite society. An early morning exchange between master and servant evolves into a discussion of the importance of sleep the optimal amount of sleep for good health and the significance of dreams. A dialogue that begins with ordering meals leads to an involved colloquy about the benefits and disadvantages of fasting and abstinence; the virtues and defects of bread butter meat dairy and eggs; diet recommendations for the healthy and the sick; the best diet for each season; and the importance of a walk after dinner. Other dialogues include advice for travellers observations on the political situation and life at court and finally a discussion of that most eternally fascinating topic: love. This work is of continuing interest and value to linguists as it documents the Benevento Italian dialect which is in need of preservation. It's an extraordinarily rare book probably because it was the sort of volume subjected to hard use: in addition to ours we could trace only two copies in ABPC and RBH since 1948. printed by T[homas]. S[nodham]. for Iohn Stepneth, and are to be sold at his shop at the west-end of Paules Church unknown
1675ABC_50456Amsterdam 1675. 4to 19.1 x 14.5 cm. Michiel de Groot Contemporary multicolour brocade paper wrapper covered with protective clear plastic. With a large woodcut illustration of a Dutch merchant ship on the title page 3 woodcut illustrations in the text including a repeat of the woodcut on the title page and a large decorated woodcut initial. 6 42 pp. Very rare 17th-century Dutch edition of the earliest published biography devoted entirely to a pirate and one of the most vivid narratives of maritime freebooting to emerge from the Dutch Golden Age.Claes Gerritszoon Compaen 1587-1660 began respectably as a merchant before turning privateer and ultimately pirate. Around 1620 he abandoned the constraints of licensed privateering despite holding a commission from the States-General and the Prince of Orange and embarked upon an independent career of sea-robbery. For three years he hijacked ships in the English Channel the Mediterranean the Caribbean and off the coasts of Africa America and the West-Indies acquiring a formidable reputation. Contemporary chroniclers record that Spaniards Portuguese French and English alike feared his attacks. Officially branded a Zee-Roover and Schelm he nevertheless achieved legendary status and remarkably was eventually pardoned and allowed to return to Oostzaan where he lived out his days as a local celebrity.First published in 1659 the present work proved an immediate success and ran through numerous editions into the early 19th century to 1803. All editions are now scarce the 17th-century editions 1659 1662 1675 1688 in particular. The text is set in gothic textura type characteristic of popular Dutch prose works of the period and most editions including the present are illustrated with woodcuts. With a black oval library stamp of Missie Huis Arnhem in the bottom outer corner of the front wrapper the number 9<<1621:1627>> in the top margin of the front wrapper and the title page an ownership stamp of de Mul on the inside of the front wrapper and on the title page and a small bookplate of Librairie ancienne et mod Nartinus! Nijhoff La Haye mounted on the inside of the front wrapper. The paper wrapper is worn the spine has previously been stengthened with black paper/tape the whole is now covered with protective clear tape. Slight foxing and browning throughout with a small tear in the outer margin of pp. 39-40 not affecting the text. The present work is complete but leavs in the final quire have been mis bound: p. 30 is followed by pp. 35-38 31-34 39-42.l Buisman 116; Lunsford Piracy and Privateering in the Golden Age Netherlands 2005 pp. 161-163; STCN 097051624 1 copy; USTC 1811907 1 copy; WorldCat 951918594 6 copies; cf. Cat. NHSM p. 897 1659 ed.; Muller America 2131; Muller 839-840 other eds.; Sabin 15015 1663 & 1685 eds.; Scheepers II 1026; Tiele Mémoire pp. 248-249; Waller 218 all ed. 1662. unknown
16557501CBFranckfurt, Merianschen Erben, 1655. 2°. (3) Bl., 661, (2) S. Mit gestochenem Titel, 5 doppelblattgrosse Kupferkarten (davon 3 gef.), 2 doppelblattgrosse Kupfertafeln und 174 Textkupfer (davon 5 Karten). Späterer Halblederband mit handschriftlicher Rückenbeschriftung. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, 7501CB|7501CB_2 [2 Warenabbildungen]
