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Bible Authorized King James Version of the New TestamentABAA

THE NEW TESTAMENT

1633156London: Robert Barker.by the Assignes of John Bill 1633. Very Early Elizabethan Printing. Tooled leather. Very Good /Custom Case. 12mo original tooled leather 17th century binding engraved frontispiece very closely cut borders all edges gilded original green silk page divider viii blank ~ 524 vi blank pages. THE NEW TES_/ TAMENT / Of our Lord and / S A V I O V R / - Jesus Christ Newly translated out of the / Originall Grrek : and / with the former transla- / tions diligently compared / and revised by his Maie- / sties special commande- / ment. ---------------------------- Imprinted at London / By Robert Barker Printer / to the Kings most Excel- / lent Majesty and by / the Assignes of John Bill 1633. Cum privilegia. A GEM! In an original tooled leather binding no less. Beautiful clear type. Minimal wear. Some pages so closely cropped by the printer that the chapter headings at the top have been partially excised though not the text. In order to ensure its proper long-term preservation we commissioned Scott Kellar distinguished Chicago bookbinder and restorer to make minor professional repairs and to construct a protective box for this already Exceptional and Rare tiny edition of the Authorized King James version of the New Testament. Finely bound in contemporary tan embossed calf over wooden boards richly gilt to spine. four hubs and boards. Marbled pastedowns & endpaper. a.e.g. and gauffered. Spine very slightly rubbed with partial loss of caps at head and foot restored and almost invisible. Edges of engraved title page reinforced; overall a fine copy. Ink inscriptions on two front free endpapers naming "Edmund James Gore" & his London addresses. The continental binding on this small format Authorized version MAY suggest that it might be a pirated edition of the English Bible pirated in Amsterdam. For example the Stam printing family were printing small format Bibles in 1673-- after our publication see Cambridge History of the Book in Britain IV p.467. Herbert 713-14 Wing B2511A. Robert Barker...by the Assignes of John Bill hardcover books

Borg Antiquarian · États-Unis3 500,00 $US≈ 2 961,35 €

[Bible] Authorized King James Version of the New TestamentBiblio.com

THE NEW TESTAMENT

1633156London: Robert Barker.by the Assignes of John Bill 1633. Very Early Jacobean Printing. Tooled leather. Very Good /Custom Case. 12mo original full leather 17th century tooled and inlaid binding engraved frontispiece closely cut borders all edges gilded green silk page divider decorative marbled endpapers viii blank ~ 524 vi blank pages. THE NEW TES_/ TAMENT / Of our Lord and / S A V I O V R / - Jesus Christ Newly translated out of the / Originall Grrek : and / with the former transla- / tions diligently compared / and revised by his Maie- / sties special commande- / ment. ---------------------------- Imprinted at London / By Robert Barker Printer / to the Kings most Excel- / lent Majesty and by / the Assignes of John Bill 1633. Cum privilegia. A GEM! In an original tooled leather binding in remarkably well preserved condition . Beautiful clear and crisp type. Moderate and quite uniform age-toning to paper with the occasional smudge. Pages closely cropped by the printer so some chapter headings at the top have been partially excised though not the text. Endpapers renewed. Generally minimal wear. Finely bound in contemporary tan gilt-embossed calf over wooden boards richly gilt to spine and covers. four hubs and boards. Marbled pastedowns & endpapers renewed a.e.g. and gauffered. Spine very slightly rubbed with partial loss of caps at head and foot restored and slightly visible. Edges of engraved title page reinforced with Japan paper. Previous owner's ink inscriptions on two front free endpapers naming "Edmund James Gore" & his London addresses. Housed in a protective clam-shell box custom made for this Rare and Precious 1633 edition of the Authorized King James version of the New Testament. Overall a VG copy. The continental binding on this small format Authorized version MAY be a pirated edition of the English Bible from Amsterdam. For example the Stam printing family were printing small format Bibles in 1673-- after our publication see Cambridge History of the Book in Britain IV p.467. Herbert 713-14 Wing B2511A. Robert Barker...by the Assignes of John Bill hardcover

Borg Antiquarian · États-Unis2 250,00 $US≈ 1 903,73 €

Reynard the FoxABAA

THE MOST DELECTABLE HISTORY OF REYNARD THE FOX. NEWLY CORRECTED AND PURGED FROM ALL GROSSNESS IN PHRASE AND MATTER. AUGMENTED AND ENLARGED WITH SUNDRY EXCELLENT MORALS AND EXPOSITIONS UPON EVERY SEVERAL CHAPTER. TO WHICH MAY NOW BE ADDED A SECOND PART OF THE SAID HISTORY: AS ALSO THE SHIFTS OF REYNARDINE THE SON OF REYNARD THE FOX TOGETHER WITH HIS LIFE AND DEATH &C. London: Printed by Tho. James for Edward Brewster . 1694. Bound with: THE MOST PLEASANT AND DELIGHTFUL HISTORY OF REYNARD THE FOX. THE SECOND PART. CONTAINING MUCH MATTER OF PLEASURE AND CONTENT. WRITTEN FOR THE DELIGHT OF YOUNG MEN PLEASURE OF THE AGED AND PROFIT TO ALL. TO WHICH IS ADDED MANY EXCELLENT MORALS. London: Printed by A.M. and R.R. for Edward Brewster . 1681. Bound with: THE SHIFTS OF REYNARDINE THE SON OF REYNARD THE FOX OR A PLEASANT HISTORY OF HIS LIFE AND DEATH. FULL OF VARIETY &C. AND MAY FITLY BE APPLIED TO THE LATE TIMES. NOW PUBLISHED FOR THE REFORMATION OF MENS MANNERS

1684WRCLIT66732London: Printed by T.J. for Edward Brewster . and Thomas Passenger . 1684. Three parts bound in one volume. 80 leaves A-U4; 56 leaves A-O4; and 8160pp. Quarto. Modern blind paneled calf raised bands gilt label. First two parts illustrated with spirited woodcuts. Occasional foxing and mild spotting marginal smudges to first title usual tanning lower forecorners of E2-3 in first part torn away and replaced with a few letters and a few words in the sidenote in ms a few upper margins dust-soiled last three gatherings in third part supplied from another copy and trimmed slightly shorter at lower margin; a good sound copy neatly bound. First edition of the third part. An omnibus gathering of these three separately printed editions each with independent register and with the title of the first part taking into account the presence of the latter two. The terminal advert leaf to the first part is present. Wing attributes the text of the first part to John Shirley and that for the third is occasionally attributed to the publisher Edward Brewster. The first part is illustrated with 62 woodcut illustrations signed 'E.B.' of which 23 are repeats; the second part includes 15 woodcuts all of which appear as well in the first part. The first part was first printed in this form in 1667 and the second in 1672; the first part was reprinted again in 1701. Among the most widely adapted of the beast fables the tales of Reynard the Fox originated in the 12th and 13th centuries with early versions in French Dutch Latin and German being notable. Caxton printed a translation based on a Flemish text in 1481. The character of Reynard an anthropomorphic fox and trickster has since become almost an archetype in the literatures of several languages. ESTC R24532 & R218371 & R40614. WING S3513 & M2912 & S3436. BRUNET IV:1228. LOWNDES VII:2076. Printed by T.J. for Edward Brewster ... and Thomas Passenger ... hardcover books

William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB · États-Unis10 000,00 $US≈ 8 461,00 €

Jonson Ben last name spelled Johnson on the title of this copyABAA

The Magnetick Lady: or Humors Reconcild. A Comedy

1640001354London: None listed 1640. Full Morocco. Very Good. 64 pp. 4to 12 by 8 inches 30 by 20 cm. Typos on title page include possibly "Johnson" although spelling was a more fluid matter in the 17th century and the year of printing is given as 1440 instead of 1640. Pages have expected levels of age toning but generally clean otherwise. Leaf with pp 33/4 has tiny hole by the continuation word "The" in lower right of 33 with trivial loss of part of the lettering of "the". Modern morocco and marbled endpapers bright and fresh. None listed unknown books

White Fox Rare Books and Antiques · États-Unis950,00 $US≈ 803,80 €

[The London Gazette]Biblio.com

The London Gazette. Published by Authority. From Thursday August 10 to Monday August 14 1699

169935185London: Printed by Edward Jones in the Savoy 1699. First Edition. Newspaper. Good. Newspaper broadsheet. 1 leave 2 pages. Double columns. Paper is lightly toned with edge tears and edge chips not affecting the print. Contents include an article on the Anniversary of the Pope's Coronation; brief articles from Warsaw Vienna Frankfurt Hamburgh Brussels Lee Hague Paris and Plimouth. Advertisements located in the second column on back. Printed by Edward Jones, in the Savoy unknown

Americana Books ABAA · États-Unis50,00 $US≈ 42,31 €

Plutarch, John Knight, Andrew Thevet [the copy of Mordecai Hunton]Biblio.com

The lives of the noble Grecians & Romans compared together by that grave learned philosopher & historiographer Plutarch of Chaeronea. Translated out of Greek into French by James Amiot abbot of Bellozane Bishop of Auxerre one of the Kings Privy Counsel and great Almner of France. With the lives of Hannibal & Scipio African; translated out of Latin into French by Charles de l'Escluse and out of French into English by Sir Thomas North knight. . With the lives of nine . chieftains of war: collected out of Aemylius Probus by S.G.S. and Englished by the aforesaid translator.

16766419Blind ruled full calf; six raised bands; gilt ruled morocco label. "London1676" to foot of spine. Title page in red and black. Engraved half title. xvi 96 101-443 446-798 797-1030 xxvi Printer to Reader 91 Prosopographia 34 p. Odd pagination but all correct catch-words. This is the copy of early American colonist Mordecai Hunton c. 1650-1687 of Calvert County in the Royal Colony of Maryland. 24 x 35.3 cm. Rebacked in the 1920s but front board now detached. Cambridge, John Hayes for George Sawbridge hardcover

William Chrisant & Sons' Old Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA · États-Unis1 100,00 $US≈ 930,71 €

ANGELUS a Sancto Francisco, 1601-1678 F, A the least of Friar Minors [ Richard Mason ]Biblio.com

The Liturgical Discourse of the Holy Sacrifice of the Masse abridged by A. F. the authour of the same. PRINTED IN THE YEAR 1675.

1675059495Not Given: Printed in the Year 1675 1675. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo. PRINTED IN THE YEAR 1675. No place or printer given. First published in two parts in 1669 70. Hardback. Contemporary full dark-brown calf-leather. Later respine to match in calf-leather over raised bands. Blind ruled and tooled; dark-red leather label; gilt lettered. Date 1675 to foot. All edges red as issued. The original blanks are in place at front and rear. A fresh clean copy. No owner name or internal markings. Bright tight and clean. NEAR FINE. xiv 424 pages. A lovely copy. SCARCE. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 12mo. Printed in the Year 1675. Printed in the Year 1675 hardcover

Rosley Books · Royaume-Uni600,00 £GB≈ 685,08 €

Pope, Dr Walter Fellow of the Royal MSocietyBiblio.com

The life of the Right Reverend Father in God seth Lord Bishop of Salisbury And Chancellor of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. etc.

1697gt8888London: Published by Printed for William Keblewhite 1697. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ii193iipp. Original full calf binding with four raised bands and blind border covers. A nice copy with clean pages and all original. ESTC R4511 Wing P2911. Published by Printed for William Keblewhite hardcover

Thomas Rare Books · Royaume-Uni785,00 £GB≈ 896,31 €

[ALEXANDER THE GREAT] CURTIUS RUFUS, Quintus (CODRINGTON, Robert, translator).Biblio.com

The Life and Death of Alexander the Great. In X. Books

1661Bv1103"NONE BUT ALEXANDER COULD PERFORM WHAT ALEXANDER HATH DONE": SCARCE 1661 EDITION IN ENGLISH OF QUINTUS CURTIUS RUFUS' LIFE AND DEATH OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT CODRINGTON Robert translator. The Life and Death of Alexander the Great. In X. Books. London: E. Alsop and Robert Wood 1661. Small quarto 6 x 7-1/2 modern full brown calf elaborately gilt-decorated spine raised bands black morocco spine label. Housed in a custom black linen slipcase. 1661 edition the scarce second edition of Robert Codrington's esteemed translation into English of this life of Alexander the Great a splendid volume attractively bound in full calf. Curtius Rufus flourished in the first century C.E.; particulars of his life are unknown. His Historiarum Alexandri Magni "introduces a number of picturesque details which are grouped effectively; and the career of the great Macedonian is regarded as a series of brilliant and romantic adventures. There are a number of carefully finished speeches worked into the narrative and much sententious reflection. The style is evidently formed on that of Livy" Peck 449. Preceded by John Brende's 1553 first translation into English which ran through a number of printings in the intervening century before Codrington undertook his new translation "exactly conferred with the Original and purged from many gross errors and absurdities with which it before abounded." Codrington's translation first appeared in 1652 under a slightly different title see Wing C7699. Title page with wood-cut engraved vignette engraved headpieces and ornamental initials. Occasional mispagination toward the end as issued without loss of text. A superlative example handsomely bound. Book Bv1103. $4000. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand as well as other legends and landmarks. E. Alsop and Robert Wood hardcover

Pen Ultimate Rare Books · États-Unis4 000,00 $US≈ 3 384,40 €

Giovanni, Paolo Marana; Mahmut the SpyBiblio.com

The Letters Written by a Turkish Spy Who Lived Five and Forty Years Undiscovered at Paris Giving an Impartial Account to the Divan at Constantinople of the Most Remarkable Transactions of Europe and Discovering Several Intrigues and Secrets of the Christian Courts Especially that of France Volumes IV V & VIII

1692017056London: F. Leake for Henry Rhodes 1692. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. Good. Three Volumes 12mo. 233591pp; 23359pp; 233571pp. Solid First Editions 1692-1694. Translated from the original Arabic into Italian and then into English. Bound in full contemporary brown calf. Four raised bands with title and volume number in gilt in the second and third compartments respectively and gilt decorative crosses in all others. Frontispiece of Mahmut the Spy in each volume. Each volume is square and generally quite clean throughout with no noticeable foxing. A few page corners gently dog-eared in vol. 8. Vol. 8 also has a neatly detached front board and first blank. The other volume's bindings are rubbed but sturdy and holding firm. Some scuffing and rubbing to edges and tips. Spine gilt particularly for the titles are largely worn off. Small neat name Thayer written at the top of the Frontispiece and at the top of the title page in vol 4. Not perfect and incomplete of course but still a presentable grouping of an scarce First. F. Leake for Henry Rhodes unknown

Brenner's Collectable Books · États-Unis1 500,00 $US≈ 1 269,15 €

Bacon, Francis [The Right Honourable]Biblio.com

The Learned Readings of Sir Robert Holbourne Knight

1681508Sam. Heryivk at Grayes-Inn-Gate in Holborn and Matthew Gilliflower in Westminster-Hall 1681. First Edition. Rebound in Quasi-Marbled Boards. Very Good. A Very Good Book Rebound in Early 20th Century Quasi-Marbled Boards. Moderately shelf worn and sunned to extremities and spine. Pastedown and endpapers have a toning shadow from laid-in material. Pastedown bears the name of Arthur Cole of Lincoln's Inn 1949. Cole was a Barrister at Lincoln's Inn the same firm of which Holbourne was once a Bencher. Front hinge is starting and pastedown has a small searation near crown. Margins are a bit narrow near gutter. Text is unmarked. Some leaves have soiling and thumbing along top edge. Hardcover. 12mo. iv including errata 2 3-141pp. 142143 contents. Sam. Heryivk, at Grayes-Inn-Gate in Holborn, and Matthew Gilliflower, in Westminster-Hall unknown

Laureate Fine Books · États-Unis2 016,00 $US≈ 1 705,74 €

[WWII MAP OF THE JAPANESE EMPIRE] WISNER, W HBiblio.com

The Japanese Empire -- Its Growth in Modern Times

1619180755Chicago.: Chicago Daily Tribune. December 161941. Printed colour map on a single newspaper leaf 50 x 41.5 cm; 60 x 45 cm sheet two inset legends marginal browning and at the folds but remarkably bright in very good condition. Map of the Japanese Empire published in the Chicago Daily Tribune "The World's Greatest Newspaper" on December 16th 1941 9 days after the bombing of Pearl Harbour. The two legends list the "Wars of Modern Japan" from 1894 with territorial gains marked noting that "Each seizure of mainland areas has given Japan new field of raw materials." "… the historic Chicago Tribune was an innovator in color inks and printing but also a pioneer in bringing colorful art in the form of illustrations photographs cartoons and advertisements to the average person in an everyday medium." see The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection Michigan State University Libraries. . Chicago Daily Tribune. unknown

Asia Bookroom · Australie675,00 $AU≈ 444,89 €

[Langbaine, Gerard, the Younger]Biblio.com

The Hunter. A Discourse of Horsemanship: Directing the Right Way to breed keep and train a Horse for Ordinary Hunting and Plates

1685321988Oxford: Printed by L. Lichfield Printer to the University for Nicholas Cox 1685. First edition. 2 98 pp. A-F8G2. Printer's device on the title-page. 1 vols. 8vo 175 x 97mm. Later calf red spine labels boards with borders in blind. Slightly rubbed at joints. Nice clean copy. First edition. 2 98 pp. A-F8G2. Printer's device on the title-page. 1 vols. 8vo 175 x 97mm. A rare copy of the first edition of Langbaine's treatise which not only treats horse breeding horsemanship and farriery but it also horse-racing and training for matches "plates". ESTC R1219; Wing L-374; Podeschi 33; Loder 4391 with inaccurate collation and the inaccurate statement that Langbaine's book was included in the 1674 first edition of Cox's Gentleman's Recreation; Smith p. 344 Printed by L. Lichfield, Printer to the University, for Nicholas Cox unknown

James Cummins Bookseller · États-Unis3 000,00 $US≈ 2 538,30 €

The Church of EnglandBiblio.com

The Holy Bible with The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Newly translated out of the original Greek and with the former translation diligently compared and revised. By his Majesties Special Command. Appointed to be read in Churches.

167672956A - Ddd12 lacks title to old testament 1 preliminary leaf begins "To the most high…" and Old Testament A2-Qq3 a. similar Herbert 703 New Testament begins Qq4 ends Ddd12 a. similar Herbert 709 and 711 dbl column red ruled leaves name of book and chapter number in headlines Printed by the Assigns of John Bill, and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty hardcover

Keogh's Books · Royaume-Uni900,00 £GB≈ 1 027,62 €

The Holy BibleBiblio.com

The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues…

1689B6906Oxford: Peter Parker. 1689. A very good example. Some rubbing to extremities abrasion running through first and second compartments of spine onto lower board. Main title torn at top and bottom of gutter. Some pages worn at bottom margins unaffecting text. 2y1with approx. 5 cm tear at bottom corner affecting text. 3c2 with loss to fore edge approx. 4 cm in length 1 cm into margin affecting marginal text. 4c1 torn away at bottom corner approx. 5 cm loss to text. Interior otherwise largely clean and crisp. Binding: Original full calf boards. Upper and lower with gilt frame and cornerpieces. Spine with 5 slightly-raised bands gilt-tooled compartments. Marbled pasted and free endpapers. Lower board edges with gilt fillet. All edges gilt rubbed. Notes: Thick 8vo.180 x 110mm. Title. Blank. A-4d4. â€œWhole Book of Psalms in Metreâ€: A1 pp. 1-82. â€œHumble Suit of a Sinnerâ€ F2-4 last signature unmarked. Ex-Libris: â€œEliz. Davisâ€ ownership on verso of front free endpaper dating 1755; â€œAnna Wyatt;â€ ownerships on recto of lower free endpaper dating December 27th 1805 1806 1807. Plus other inscriptions. New Testament title verso inscribed with records of births and baptisms of previous owners and family predominantly or exclusively of Davis family dates ranging from 1730-1803. Size: Thick 8vo.180 x 110mm Category: Book Religious Christianity; Peter Parker. hardcover

Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books · Canada1 400,00 $US≈ 1 184,54 €

Pliny the Elder 23 79 AD.; Holland Philemon 1552 1637 translator A. D.ABAA

The Historie of the World. Commonly called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor in Physicke. The first & Second tome.

16013078London:: Impensis G. Bishop 1601. FIRST EDITION second issue with cancel title page. Folio:. 33 x 22 cm. Ï€6 par.4 a-b6 A8 B-3I6 3K4; A-3G6 3H4 3I-3O6 3P8 lacking blank leaves Ï€1 and 3P8 Complete in two parts; with a divisional title page to the second tome and the errata/colophon on leaf 3P7 Bound in contemporary English calfskin ruled in blind rebacked and recornered in morocco. An excellent crisp bright copy with very minor faults: repaired clean tear with no loss leaf P4. A few signatures with very light marginal dampstains. Occasional rust spots marginal tears or marginal natural paper flaws no loss whatsoever. Title pages to both volumes. The first with an elaborate architectural border with Solomonic columns. The second with a large woodcut device. An impressive book. â€œThe â€˜Natural Historyâ€™ of Pliny the Elder is more than a natural history: it is an encyclopaedia of all the knowledge of the ancient worldâ€¦ It comprises 37 books with mathematics and physics geography and astronomy medicine and zoology anthropology and physiology philosophy and history agriculture and mineralogy the arts and lettersâ€¦ The â€˜Historiaâ€™ soon became a standard book of reference; abstracts and abridgements appeared by the third century. Bede owned a copy Alcuin sent the early books to Charlemagne and Dicuil the Irish geographer quotes him in the ninth century. It was the basis of Isidore's Etymologiae and such medieval encyclopedias as the Speculum Majus of Vincent of Beauvais and the Catholicon of Balbus. One of the earliest books to be printed at Venice the centre from which so much of classical literature was first dispensed it was later translated into English by Philemon Holland in 1601 and twice reprinted a notable achievement for so vast a textâ€¦ Over and over again it will be found that the source of some ancient piece of knowledge is Pliny.â€ PMM 5 â€œHolland's first book the first complete rendering of Livy into English was published in 1600 when he was nearly fifty. It was a work of great importance presented in a grand folio volume of 1458 pages and dedicated to the queen. â€¦ â€œThe Livy was followed in the next year by an equally huge translation of the elder Pliny: The Historie of the World Commonly called the Naturall Historie. This encyclopaedia of ancient knowledge about the natural world had already had a great indirect influence in England as elsewhere in Europe but had not been translated into English before and would not be again for 250 years.â€ODNB Pforzheimer 496; STC 2nd ed. 20029 Impensis G. Bishop, unknown books

Liber Antiquus · États-Unis20 000,00 $US≈ 16 922,00 €

[CHURCH AND STATE BY THE OWNER OF THE GREAT MAP OF CHINA] SELDEN, JOHNBiblio.com

The Historie of Tithes. That is the practice of payment of them. The positive laws made for them. The opinions touching the right of them. A review of it is also annext which both confirmes it and directs in the use of it.

1618214886London.: No pubisher. 1618. 6 xxii 12 491 5 pages title page printed in red and black dedication preface contents references errata 18.4 x 14.8 cms endpapers renewed with the original front endpapers laid down aged-toned and chipped title-page toned and a little faded upper corner chipped with the inked owners' inscription of Thos. Bryan Richards 1798 and Wm. Cooke early inked marginalia and underlining; contemporary hollow-backed vellum manuscript author and title on the spine tidemark to the lower corner of the text leaves affecting the margin only a good sound copy. First edition of an antiquarian classic by John Selden 1584-1654 eminent jurist polymath prolific scholar and in recent times celebrated for his ownership of the earliest surviving Chinese merchant map of East Asia re-discovered with justifiable fanfare as a treasure of the Bodleian Library by Robert Batchelor in 2008. At the time of its release Selden's "The History of Tithes": "gave great offense to the clergy and was vigorously refuted in a number of volumes to which Selden was forbidden the right to print replies" Pforzheimer. It has been noted that the absence of the printer's name and the place of publication showed that Selden anticipated an unfavourable reaction to his denial of divine right of tithes. He was not disappointed. The work was suppressed and Selden was forced to apologize for having given offense-- and the book was withdrawn from circulation. His work was much studied: this copy with early marginalia: "by this Historie the Right of tithing belong not to ye profession of ye Canonist Civilian or Divine but with Lawyers." the last three words hastily crossed out. Early owners include London Antiquary Thomas Bryan Richards whose extensive Library was sold by King & Lochée in 1812. . [No pubisher, hardcover

Asia Bookroom · Australie2 250,00 $AU≈ 1 482,98 €

[Pliny]; Plinius Secundus (Caius); [Pliny the Elder; Holland, Phillemon (Translator]]Biblio.com

THE HISTORIE OF THE WORLD: COMMONLY CALLED THE NATURALL HISTORIE OF C. PLINUS SECUNDUS Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor of Physicke

163434275London: Printed by Adam Islip and to be sold by John Grismond in Ivy-lane and to be sold at the Signe of the Gun 1635 1634 1634. The first Tome. The second Tome. The second printing with numerous corrections of the first English translation. Printed by Adam Islip in 1634 the first volume contains the title-page dated 1635 which was offered for sale by John Grismond the second volume retains the 1634 title-page. Elaborate woodcut printer's device to title engraved floriated initials and fine head and tail pieces throughout. Folio in 6s 2 vols. bound in one an excellent copy bound in full contemporary polished calf in original state the back with raised bands over cords covers with double fillet rules in blind. 56 614 42; 12 632 86. Advertisement leaf at end of vol. II pp. Collated complete. An especially desirable copy of this highly important book. In its rare original state this book is seldom encountered. The textblock is crisp and unpressed and remains in a very pleasing state of preservation some minor evidence of damp in a few places as to be expected the spine with expert restoration at the head and tail of the panel a beautiful copy. IMPORTANT EARLY ISSUE OF THE GREAT TRANSLATION OF PLINY INTO ENGLISH BY PHILEMON HOLLAND. The second printing of the first full English translation of this important book. First published in Venice in 1469 â€œThe â€˜Natural Historyâ€ of Pliny the Elder is more than a natural history: it is an encyclopaedia of all the knowledge of the ancient world. .He was a compiler rather than an original thinker and the importance of this book depends more on his exhaustive reading he quotes over four hundred authorities Greek and Latin than on his original work. All the spare time allowed him by a busy administrative career was devoted to reading; he began long before daybreak his nephew the younger Pliny recorded and grudged every minute not spent in study; no book was so bad he used to say as not to contain something of value. When he died the 'Natural History' the sole extant work out of one hundred and two volumes from his pen was still incomplete. It comprises thirty-seven books dealing with mathematics and physics geography and astronomy medicine and zoology anthropology and physiology philosophy and history agriculture and mineralogy the arts and letters. He is scrupulous in his acknowledgment of his sources you must he wrote with honest humility declare those from whom you have profited and the whole of the first book is devoted to the tables of contents and authorities which bear witness to his method. The HISTORIE soon became a standard book of reference: abstracts and abridgments appeared by the third century. Bede owned a copy Alcuin sent the early books to Charlemagne and Dicuil the Irish geographer quotes him in the ninth century. It was the basis of Isidorets Etymologiae and such medieval encyclopedias as the Speculum Majus of Vincent of Beauvais and the Catholicon of Balbus. One of the earliest books to be printed at Venice the center from which so much of classical literature was first dispensed it was later translated into English by Philemon Holland in 1601 and twice reprinted a notable achievement for so vast a text. . More recently scholars as various as Humboldt and Grimm have praised and acknowledged their debt to it. Over and over again it will be found that the source of some ancient piece of knowledge is Pliny. PMM The standard of reference for scholars since the 15th century Hollandâ€™s translation made it available to the English speaking world for the first time. Although not strictly scientific itself mingling a good deal of the author's fancy with fact Pliny's NATURALL HISTORIE was important in stimulating scientific thought in succeeding generations. "It is an encyclopedia of all the knowledge of the ancient world set out in an orderly fashion. It was the source of much medieval knowldege--and legend--and the model for such works as the SPECULUM MAJUS of Vincent of Beauvais. The high regard in which it was held in the world of the Renaissance can be seen by its early appearance in print 1472" PMM. The HISTORIE divided into 37 libri or "books" was completed except for finishing touches in 77 CE. In the preface dedicated to Titus who became emperor shortly before Pliny's death Pliny justified the title and explained his purpose on utilitarian grounds as the study of "the nature of things that is life" "Preface" 13. Heretofore he continued no one had attempted to bring together the older scattered material that belonged to "encyclic culture" egkyklios paideia the origin of the word encyclopaedia. Disdaining high literary style and political mythology Pliny adopted a plain style--but one with an unusually rich vocabulary--as best suited to his purpose. A novel feature of the NATURALL HISTORIE is the care taken by Pliny in naming his sources more than 100 of which ae authors and sometimes the titles of the books many of which are now lost from which Pliny derived his material. The HISTORIE properly begins with Book II which is devoted to cosmology and astronomy. Here as elsewhere Pliny demonstrated the extent of his reading especially of Greek texts. Books VII through XI treat zoology beginning with humans VII then mammals and reptiles VIII fishes and other marine aninmals IX birds X and insects XI. In Books XII throuogh XIX on botany Pliny came closest to making great contributions to science. He drew heavily upon Theophrastus and still made important independent observations particularly those made during his travels in Germany. Pliny is one of the chief sources of modern lknowledge of Roman gardens early botanical writings and the introduction into Italy of new horticultural and agricultural discoveries. Born at Como in 23 Pliny died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. His NATURALIS HISTORIA is a scientific encyclopedia often uncritical but very elaborate and of great value. Pliny attached to each book the list of his authorities 146 Roman and 327 Greek being quoted. He explained that people may be living at the antipodes and stated that the speed of light is greater than that of sound. His work includes the oldest account of ancient art. In addition it contains a remarkable amount of early information on Asia and Africa. Its influence throughout the Middle Ages was very great. This is an especially nice copy of the second offering of the work in English. This issue corrected the many errors of the first English edition. As with the copy listed in the British Museum the first tome has a new title page dated 1635. Further this is a variant issue with â€œand are to be sold by John Grismondâ€ after Adam Islip on the imprint. Dedicated to Sir Robert Cecil. Printed by Adam Islip and to be sold by John Grismond, in Ivy-lane and to be sold at the Signe of the Gun hardcover

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[Tudors, King Henry VII] The Right Honourable, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St Alban [Francis Bacon]Biblio.com

The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh

162246505London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret 1622. Very Good. London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barret 1622. Mixed Edition per Gibson published the same year as the first. Small folio; bound in early 20th century full dark brown calf with new endpapers; five raised bands and red leather label to spine; 4 248pp. frontis portrait; lacking A1 blank else collated and complete. Edgewear to boards; corners bumped; brief split and chipping to joints and crown; binding sound; early writing to preliminaries; contemporary ownership inscription to title page; occasional marginalia including manuscript "corrections" to some errata; brief chipping to first 10 leaves with no loss of meaning; tide marks. This copy with all seven errata or "Faults Escaped" from page 248 uncorrected. Many of Gibson's additional errors corrected of which he notes "There is. no certain means of determining their priority." A Very Good and sound copy often found lacking the frontis portrait. Considered Bacon's most substantial work of history his biography of Henry the Seventh was composed following his public and professional disgrace in 1621 culminating in twenty-three charges of corruption and spending a few days in the Tower. This history was written in part to pacify James I by providing him with a "flattering portrait of his ancestor" though it also successfully conveyed an accurate depiction of "the man and the real business of his reign. Every history which has been written since has derived all its light from this" DNB Vol. 1 p. 823. Gibson 116A and 116B. Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret unknown

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PLINIUS Secundus, Gaius (Pliny the Elder)Biblio.com

The Historie of the World commonly called the Naturall Historie.

1634I44FL3PUPRNNLondon: Adam Islip 1634. Contemporary calf spine in six compartments tooled and lettered in gilt. Folio 23.5 x 32 cm. Elaborate woodcut device on title-page; woodcut initials head- and tailpieces. 2 parts in one volume. Pliny's renowned Natural History in its second publication in English repeating with corrections the 1601 first publication translated by Philemon Holland the greatest translator of the Elizabethan age. The "Naturalis Historia" is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge based on the best authorities available to the author. Pliny claims to be the only Roman ever to have undertaken such a work. It comprised 37 books in 10 volumes and covered over 20000 facts on topics including the fields of botany zoology astronomy geology and mineralogy as well as the exploitation of those resources. It remains a standard work for the Roman period and the advances in technology and understanding of natural phenomena at the time. Some technical advances he discusses are the only sources for those inventions such as hushing in mining technology or the use of water mills for crushing or grinding corn. Much of what he wrote about has been confirmed by archaeology. ''We know from Pliny that there were important pearl fisheries in the Gulf . Pliny identifies Tylos Bahrain as a place famous for its pearls . He attests that pearls were the most highly rated valuable in Roman society and that those from the Gulf were specially praised . The pearl related finds at the site of El-Dur indicate the site was integrated into the maritime trade routes linking the Roman Empire the Persian Empire India and South Arabia'' Carter. Book 6 holds a chapter that gives the first detailed account of the regions around the Gulf including what are now Qatar the Emirates and Oman. Binding rubbed; front hinge splitting. Includes the final printed leaf in vol. 2 containing the publisher's advertisement to the reader that all errors have been corrected in the present edition and the errata leaf included in the same position in 1601 has become unnecessary rather than having been mistakenly omitted. Some slight browning and brownstaining but an excellent copy removed in 1973 from the Royal Meteorological Society Symons Bequest 1900 with their bookplate on the front pastedown.l STC 20030. Cf. Pforzheimer 496 1601 ed. Adam Islip, unknown

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Pliny the Elder (Caius Plinius Secundus)Biblio.com

The Historie of the World; Commonly Called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus .

16011169London: Adam Islip 1601. First Edition. Good. Folio. 2 vols. in 1. 60 614 42 12 632 86. First edition in English of Plinyâ€™s important encyclopedic work which was for centuries considered the highest authority on subjects relating to the natural and physical world including botany zoology geography pharmacology and more. Lowndes referred to this translation as a "work of immense labour and what few men of his time could have executed in a superior manner to Dr. Holland." Near contemporary half brown calf over marbled boards black gilt morocco lettering labels spine lettered and ruled in gilt wear to binding and joints ink notations throughout especially to front blank and title-page ownership signatures on title page 9 of vol. I and page 4 of vol. II as well as some ink markings to the woodcut devices on the first few leaves of vol. I and the final leaf in vol. II. This is a huge book for 1601 and copies with missing or duplicated or misbound leaves are seen with more frequency than slimmer books or later ones. This one has the complete text and prelims and it has the often missing errata after the Preface in vol. I and at the end of vol. II though it is not without its faults. B iii and B iv in vol. II are chipped at the margins just touching the marginal citations these two leaves may be supplied imissing Ppp index vol/ 2 there is creasing to the first few and last few leaves and minor insect damage near the end of volume II but withal it is a good textually complete copy. Pliny's encyclopedic work functioned for centuries as the highest authority on subjects relating to the natural and physical world including botany zoology geography pharmacology and numerous other disciplines. Completed around 77-79 CE theÂ â€œNatural Historyâ€Â synthesized Greek and Roman knowledge within a single comprehensive framework drawing from nearly 500 sources to create what became arguably the most influential scientific text of the pre-modern period. Philemon Holland's 1601 translation brought Pliny's comprehensive compilation to English readers for the first time. Lowndes characterized this as a "work of immense labour and what few men of his time could have executed in a superior manner." Holland's scholarly approach preserved the technical vocabulary while rendering complex concepts accessible to readers lacking classical training. Pliny himself embodied the Roman aristocratic ideal of combining administrative service with intellectual pursuit. Gaius Plinius Secundus served as Vespasian's admiral while compiling his vast encyclopedia demonstrating the integration of practical governance and scholarly endeavor characteristic of the Roman elite. His death during the Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE killed by ash inhalation while investigating the catastrophe exemplifies the empirical curiosity that drove his encyclopedic project. Adam Islip unknown

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Pliny the Elder; Plinius Secundus Gaius; Philemon HollandBiblio.com

THE HISTORIE OF THE WORLD Commonly called the Natural History of C. Plinius Secondus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor of Physicke.

1634R202304Printed Adam Islip London: . 1634 Two Volumes. 614 42; 632 86 pp. Large printer's device on the title pages. First title page age stained and chipped at fore edge and detached. Large 4to sewn in sixes. 330 x 220 mm. Disbound. Pliny the Elder was born 23 CE at Novum Comum Transpadane Gaul now in Italy. He died August 24 79 Stabiae near Mount Vesuvius. He was a great Roman savant and famed author of this celebrated Natural History an encyclopaedic work that was an authority on scientific matters up to the Middle Ages even though it is today known to be of uneven accuracy. The translator - Philemon Holland 1552-1637 was an English schoolmaster physician and translator. He is best known for the first English translations of several works by Livy Pliny the Elder and Plutarch and also for translating William Camden's Britannia. PRICE JUST REDUCED! W150. No Binding. Good. Printed Adam Islip, London: . unknown

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M H of the Middle-TempleBiblio.com

The Grounds of the Lawes of England - Extracted from the Fountaines of all other Learning

16571772802118MHUPrinted for H Twyford et al 1657. Hardcover. Good. 1657. No edition remarks. 474 pages. No dust jacket. Puce cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pages with some foxing and tanning. In Early Modern English of reign of Charles II. Dimensions: 16.5cm x 10cm x 3cm. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting but binding remains firm. One poorly cut page with the edges extending beyond textblock and a small hole in a page at rear. Front pastedown with surface damage and an intriguing ex-libris inscription to title page with 'Society Gray's Inn' discernible. Some period marginalia in a few places. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate sunning and tanning particularly to spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Printed for H Twyford et al hardcover

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The Author W P [Penn, William]Biblio.com

The Great Case of Liberty of Conscience Once More Briefly Debated & Defended by the Authority of Reason Scripture and Antiquity.

1670149562London 1670 i.e. 1671. Rare second edition of one of the most persuasive defences of liberty and “the free and uninterrupted exercise of our consciences"William Penn. Quarto bound in full modern morocco gilt titles and ruling to the spine inner dentelles elaborately stamped in blind. A powerful argument for toleration and against the intrusion of civil authority into religious matters this second edition was revised and enlarged from the first edition during Penn's imprisonment at Newgate in 1670 a defining episode in his lifelong defense of religious liberty. This is evidently a 2nd edition being much enlarged from the 1st which may be seen on comparison; and "J." for Junior is here omitted in the Title page and also the Dedication to the King which the first contains -- and an address "to the Supream Authority of England" dated "Newgate the 7th of the 12th monteth called February 1670." -- and a Preface added; also new matter in the work" Smith Friends' Books II p.286-7. In very good condition. Bookplate of William Tarun Fehsenfeld to the pastedown. The Great Case of Liberty of Conscience Once More Briefly Debated & Defended by the Authority of Reason Scripture and Antiquity constitutes one of William Penn’s earliest and most systematic expositions of the principle of religious toleration. This second edition revised and enlarged during his imprisonment in Newgate Prison in 1670 following his arrest for preaching at an unlawful Quaker meeting develops and refines arguments first articulated in the initial printing. Drawing on reason Scripture and early Christian authority Penn maintains that civil government possesses no jurisdiction over matters of faith and that coercion in religion violates both divine and natural law. Produced during a formative period of persecution the text articulates a mature defense of liberty of conscience that would later inform Penn’s political philosophy and the legal and religious framework of his American colony. unknown

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