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1669107161BBParis, Jaques Cotin, 1669. 12° (14,8 x 8,5 cm.). [12] Bl., 502 S. Kalbslederband der Zeit über 5 Bünden mit goldgepr. Rückentitel und reicher Rückenvergoldung.
166024186Tübingen, Johann Heinrich Reis, 1660. 12°. 216 S., Pgmt. d. Zt. m. handschriftl. Rückentitel u. dreiseitigem Blauschnitt.
162010917A Lyon de l'Imprimerie Simond Rigaud, Marchand. Librairie en ruë Merciere, deuant S.Antoine 1620. In-12 relié de 263 et 232 pages au format 17,5 x 3, 5 x 11 cm. Reliure ancienne et d'époque pleine basane brune. Dos à 5 nerfs orné et doré portant une pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, tranches jaspées de rouge. Dos, bords et coins avec petits frottements. Page de garde en papier marbré. Intérieur frais avec annotation manuscrite au verso de la page de garde, datée de 1765 et 2 inscription en page de garde. La Métaphysique est divisée en quatre parties. Cet ouvrage contient, réunies, les 3 premières parties des principes généraux de cette science : Principes généraux , L'âme séparée du corps, Bons et mauvais anges. Il manque la quatrième consacré à la divinité. Tous les ouvrages de Scipion du Pleix, Seigneur de Clarens, né à Condom en 1569, mort dans cette même ville en mai 1661, qui fut historien, grammairien, philosophe et conseiller de la reine Marguerite de Valois, sont rares. Ils traitent de la sorcellerie, des démons, des incubes et des succubes, de l'univers des anges, de l'état de l'âme après la mort, etc. Rarissime édition originale collective en superbe état général.
169628<p>the forerunner of mathematical recreations and its use in the art of illusionism and magic</p><p>an early manual for the first "mentalists"</p><p>Ozanam Jacques<strong>.</strong> <em>Recreations mathematiques et physiques VOL I. </em>Amsterdam: Gallet 1696.</p><p>Togheter with</p><p>Ozanam Jacques<strong>.</strong> <em>Recreations mathematiques et physiques VOL II. </em>Paris : Jombert 1696.</p><p>2 volumes in 8vo 188x120 mm contemporary calf with gilt decorations at spine pp. 16 265 1; 266-583 25 the last is blank. Engraved title-page.</p><p>Second edition of the forerunner of modern books on mathematical recreations including illusionism mentalism fireworks conjuring sundials and clocks.</p><p>84 engraved folding plates 45 first Vol. 39 second that support the solution of mathematical arithmetic geometric optical or cosmographic problems or that visualize the mechanism of a clock.</p><p>Scarce second edition 1st published in 1694 of the first work on recreational mathematics. This is one of the most popular books on the subject dealing among the other subjects with fireworks conjuring and presenting in vol. 2 a translation of Domenico Martinelli's treatise on clocks printed in Venice in 1663 p. 473</p><p>The volumes are divided into 9 topics</p><p>Vol 1: 1 Arithmetic 2 Geometry 3 Optics 4 Gnomonics and 5 Cosmography.</p><p>Vol 2 6 Mechanics 7 Pyrotechnics 8 Physics and 9 the translation Martinelli treatise on Watches.</p><p>For each topic Ozanam presents a series of problems with the various possible solutions described and often illustrated</p><p>Among the problems of mechanics Ozanam describes and illustrate a form of transport that foreshadows the automobile: behind the driver who holds reins in his hands stands a valet who activates with his feet two spring-loaded boards giving the carriage its impetus playing the role of a modern engine.</p><p>Most of the chapter about arithmetic is dedicated to the art of illusionism and mathematical games. A long chapter is dedicated to magic squares from pp. 36 on but many are the tricks described always in the form of a problem/solution which today are attributed to a kind of illusionism called <strong><em>mentalism</em></strong> a form of illusionism whose practitioners through techniques such as <em>cold reading</em> or <em>hot reading</em> give the illusion of being able to read others 'minds demonstrating supernatural or at least highly developed mental and intuitive ability.</p><p>In their performances mentalists give the impression of being able to exercise telepathy clairvoyance divination precognition psychokinesis mediumship mind control hypnosis prodigious memory and rapid mental calculation.</p><p>Among the games described in the text that can be accounted under this category we remember for example:</p><p>Problem XII: Thrown two dice how to guess the values on the top two sides without looking at them.</p><p>Problem XIV: Guessing a number that someone has chosen by asking him questions</p><p>Problem XVI: Guessing a number someone has chosen without asking them questions</p><p>problem XX: Guess how many coins a spectator hides in his hands</p><p>Problem XXVIII: Given three known playing cards and three spectators guess which card each one has chosen.</p><p>problem XXXI: Among different cards arranged on three decks how to guess which one the spectator has chosen</p><p>and many others.</p><p>Jacques Ozanam 1640 - 1718 was a French mathematician.</p><p>Although his father pushed him toward an ecclesiastical career he was much more attracted by science and mathematics that continued to study as a self-taught. At the age of 15 he was able to write a treatise on mathematics but his father induced him to enroll in courses in theology despite his little inclination for the priestly life. After four years of theological studies his father died and he returned to scientific studies.</p><p>In 1670 he published trigonometric and logarithmic tables more accurate than the existing Ulacq Pitiscus and Briggs works and numerous and well received mathematical publications.</p><p>In particular he had great success with <em>Dictionnaire mathématique</em> the five volumes of the <em>Cours de mathématiques</em> and <em>Récréations mathématiques et physiques </em>; his manuscript entitled <em>Les six livres de l'Arithmétique de Diophante augmentés et reduits à la spécieuse</em> received commendations from Leibnitz himself.</p><p><em>Récréations mathématiques et physiques</em> was also successful in the English translation and is still well known and looked after today.</p><p>He was elected a member of the <em>Académie Royale des Sciences</em> now <em>Académie des Sciences </em>in 1701. The death of his wife plunged him into deep sorrow and the loss of his foreign pupils through the War of the Spanish Succession reduced him to poverty.</p><p>Conditions: light marks of use at bindng in general very good condotions</p><p>Provenance: Paper ex-libris pasted at title page of both volumes " Engeg. Gio Battisa Carraca.</p>
169190853HBAmsterdam:, Daniel van den Dalen, 1691-1693. 4 Bände in 1 Band: 10 Bll., 24, 131 (1) Seiten; 4 Bll., 262 Seiten, 1 Bl.; 4 Bll., 188 Seiten, 1 Bl.; 3 Bll., 277 (3) Seiten [recte: 285 Seiten, 3 nicht paginierte Seiten; Seiten 217-224 mit Paginierungsfehler], Pergamentband der Zeit mit auf den Falz gezogenen Pergamentriemchen, Rückentitel von alter Hand, farbiger Blattschnitt, 19,5 x 15 cm.
167814608Lyon, Pierre André, 1678. In-4 de [40]-1108-[24] pages, pleine basane brune du temps, dos à nerfs orné de filets et fleurons dorés.
1678GEJ-9Lugduni (Lyon), sumpt. J. A. Huguetan, 1678. Book in Latin. In-4. Collation: [8], 576, [104]. Original full vellum, ink title on the spine. Title in red & black. Armorial bookplate of the Prince of Lichtenstein on the front pastedown. First and last blank endpapers intact. Some wear and soiling to vellum. Foxing. Overall Very good. Complete. 3rd edition of Summary of Crimes, or On Magic: In which open or hidden invocation of the demon intervenes, is a comprehensive legal guide on defining, identifying, and prosecuting acts of magic, witchcraft, and sorcery, heavily influenced by the Spanish Inquisition and demonological theory. The work categorizes different types of magic—distinguishing between "open" (explicit pacts) and "hidden" (implicit/superstitious) invocation of demons. It was a standard reference for canon law and criminal issues related to magic in the 17th century, including its use in Spanish and Portuguese colonial contexts. Book is devided into 4 parts + "Defensa". Pages 514-76 contain the author's "Defensa de los Libros Católicos de la Magia". Bibliography: Caillet 10764; Cornell Witchcraft Collection 53; Graesse (Magica) 53; Palau 334.827; Thorndike VII, 326-30; USTC No. 6080367; Coumont T.33.3; Goldsmith T-444; Crowe 551; OCLC: 11407716; Robbins 1026. "The work is divided into four books devoted to divining magic, operative magic, and its punishment in the forum exterior and juridical, and in the interior tribunal of the soul and confessional. Magic is defined after Proclus and Psellus as an exacter knowledge of secret things in which, by observing the course and influence of the stars and the sympathies and antipathies of particular things, they are applied to one another at the proper time and place and in the proper manner, so that marvels are worked. Torreblanca turns to diabolical magic and the extent of the powers of the devil to make it possible. Torreblanca has jumbled together natural and diabolical magic almost inextricably, but his remaining chapters are on witchcraft, with the two last on natural and divine remedies against it." (Thorndike VII, A History of Magic and Experimental Science). Provenance: Old Ex libris - (library ?) Lichtensteinianis (Armorial bookplate of the Prince of Lichtenstein?).
1676GEJ-5Nuremberg: Johann Daniel Tauber, 1676. Book in Latin and German. In-8. [12], 162; 102; 256, [73] pages, including errata leaf at end. Contemporary vellum, ink title on the spine, occasional light foxing. Title in red & black. Later edition of this work on magic and witchcraft by J.G. Godelmann (1559-1611), German diplomat and professor of law at Rostock University. Book contains 3 parts. The 1st and 2nd part contains information on magic, sorcerers, and witches, the 3rd part dedicates to legal procedures in witchcraft cases. The book was placed on the Index of prohibited books in 1601. Bibliography: Ref. VD-17 1:0629512, Caillet 4226, Coumont G 43.5., Thorndike VI, 535-37. USTC 2589027. Not in BL London. Coumont G 43.5. - "Godelmann's greatest achievement lies in his, for this time, exceptionally decisive stance against the belief in witches". Provenance: From the library of André Lambert, with ex-libris. Ownership sticker: Oskar Gershel, Buchhandlung Stuttgart, Kronprinzstrasse 32. bound with Law book by MEVIUS (David) titled: Considerationes juridicae super Sex diversis punctis, indeque resultantibus Quaestionibus, in Causis Proprietariorum Pensionariorum subinde occurrentibus. Hall. Saxon.[Halle-sur-Saale], Sumptibus Simon. Joh. Hubneri, 1675.
16380032951638 A Paris, Chez Rolet Boutonne, 1638. Quatre parties en un volume in-12 (107 X 163) vélin rigide à coutures apparentes, titre calligraphié à l'encre noire en tête du dos (reliure de l'époque) ; (1) f. blanc, titre, (7) ff., 280 pages, 63 pages (dont titre), (1) page blanche, titre, (1) f. « Au lecteur », 67-106 pages, (5) ff. de table, (1) f. blanc, 39 pages (dont titre), (1) page blanche, (1) f. blanc. Tache brune sur le premier plat.
1674GEJ-2Basel, Getrukt bey Johann Heinrich Meyer, 1674. In-8. Latin & German text. 1 volume complete itself. 1107 p. Colation complete. First edition of kind of warning against sorcery by the XVII c. Swiss Protestant pastor Bartholomäus Anhorn. Contains chapters on dreams, palmistry, duelling, witches, alchemy, and charming. Very rare book including an introductory eulogy by Johannes Tonjola. Internal condition: original gold ornamented brown calf binding. Rubbed, bumped, with minor defects on the spine with missing the closure ribbons. Title page and engraved title printed in black. Slightly browned due to paper, dampstained in places and few corners bent with XIX c. unknown bookplate on the endpaper. Red paper edges. Rare first edition. Bibliography: VD17 3:600284P. Graesse, BMP, 51. Goedeke III, 241, 22. Por. Faber du Faur 1265 and Jantz 378. Hayn-Gotendorf III, 172. USTC 6144407. Faber du Faur 1265: "Anhorn believed in devils and witchery, but advocated caution as regards such phenomena as the bleeding of corpses in the presence of their murderers, and thought that no one should be imprisoned and questioned under torture on such kind of evidence alone". Jantz 378: "A partially critical survey of occult phenomena and popular superstitions". Provenance: Unknown, probably XIX c. coat of arms bookplate on the first endpaper.
16772-0-32Leipzig, J. Ockel (in Sagan) für E. Fiebig, 1677. 8°, mit 1 Titel- und 1 Textholzschnitt, 216 S., Ppbd. d. Zt
1607GEJ-7A Paris: chez Francois Huby, 1607. Book in French. In-12. Engreved title page in black, 7 sheets unnumbered and 242 numbered sheets. Later XIX c. full brown blind stamped calf. Gold lettering and ornamenting spine, red lables. Red paper edges. Clean ecrue endpapers. Nice ornameting and lettering, initial letters, some light browning and few water stains inside. Otherwise very clean without any anotations, marks or stamps. Complete. 2nd rare edition (First, 1605) of interesting and influential work on demonology and angelology. Very uncommon issue on the market. Rare in any edition. Tratise deals with the angels' names, their immortality, movement and the power by Spanish Jesuit theologian Juan de Maldonado (1533-1583). Juan Maldonado was a scholar and demonologist known for his profound knowledge of ancient languages. "Traicté des anges et demons" is a translation of some lectures of Maldonado, collected and translated by Canon Fr. Arnault de La Borie (1525?-1607) in 1605 and published in the same year in French. Bibliography: Coumont M:11.8., Wellcome I:3996., Not in Caillet (other ed. 7042), USTC No. 6024485. Provenance: No markings (?).
1620GEJ-1France, Lyon, Claude Landry, 1620. In-8. Text in Latin. 2 volumes of 3 complete itself. Last part dated 1621 under title: Daemonomastix sive Vniversi operis adversus daemones et maleficos ad vsum praesertim exorcistarum concinnati, is not included. Colation: V 1: title page in black and red, indexes and 544 p.: Henricus Institoris & Jakob Sprenger - Malleus maleficarum : maleficas et earum haeresin framea conterens... 2. Fr. Ioannis Nideri - Formicarum de maleficis, & earum praestigiis ac deceptionibus... V2.1: title page in black and red, indexes and 317 p.: 3. Bernhardi Basin - Opusculum de artibus magicis ac magorum maleficiis. 4. Vlrici Molitoris - Dialogus de lamiis, & Pythonicis mulieribus. 5. Ioannis de Gerson - Libellus de triale spirituum. 6. Thomas Murner - Libellus de Pythonico contractu.7. Bartholomaei de Spina - Quaestio de strigibus seu maleficis. 8. Io. Franciscum Ponzinbium - De lamiis, apologia prima [-quarta]. V2.2: title page in black and red, indexes and 506 p.: 9. Joan. Laurentii Ananiae - De Natura daemonum. 10. R.P.F. Bernardi Comensis - Tractatus de strigibus, cum notis Franc. Pennae. 11. Ambrosii de Vignate - Elegans ac utilis quaestio de lamiis seu strigibus. 12. Joan. Gersonii - Tractatus de erroribus circa artem magicam et articulis reprobatis. 13. Joan. French Leonis - Libellus de sortilegiis. 14. Jacobi Simancae - Titulus unicus de lamiis. 15. Alphonsi a Castro, Zamorensis - de Impia sortilegarum. 16. Pauli Grillandi - Tractatus de sortilegiis eorumque poenis. A collected edition of the most famous book about witches ever written including other works dedicated to occult topic. 16 extremely rare treatises on demonology and witchcraft in a single binding in three parts! Over 1,300 pages, 3 separate title pages, tables of contents, and indexes. Complete 1620 edition itself. Internal condition: very good. Binding: good. Professionaly restored parchment on the spine. Solid antiquarian condition. Bibliography: The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology, Robbins, 1964; Not in Caillet, Dorbon, Yve-Plessis or Bibliotheca esoterica; USTC 6902887. Provenance: XVII c. - Chistophori Solarij U.I.D. & Bibliothecae Slacoverdensis Scholarum Piarum.
