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167512522Nuremburg: J. von Sandart 1675. Copper engraving with early colour. Printed on laid paper. Title in manuscript ink on verso of sheet. Cleveland Historical Society collection stamp on verso of sheet. Numerous tears and creases in outside margins which have been expertly repaired. Center fold has been strengthened. An early map of Africa by the great mapmaker Jacob von Sandrart engraved by Homann.<br/> <br/> Sandrart's stunning map of Africa is a close copy of Fredrik de Wit's map 'Nova Africa Descriptio' published in 1660. With the prime meridian running through Ferro Island the map is typical of late seventeenth century maps of Africa. Like other maps of the period Sandrart has included a highly decorative and informative cartouche in the lower left corner of the sheet. Homann's continental cartouches aspired to convey the natural history as well as the costume and manner of life of the human inhabitants. Here while a woman peacefully nurses her baby in a hammock a native chief stares out at the viewer from under the shade of a large umbrella. On the right side of the vignette two riders on horseback one with a cutlass and one with a decaptitated head ride by a river where one man is attacking another with his sword. Among the humans are a lion a snake a reptile of some sort and another fox-like animal. Although the map repeats De Wit's decorations it relies on Ptolemy for its description of the Nile basin. It is to some degree remarkable that seventeenth century maps of the interior of Africa were filled with geographical features and named locations since there had been very little European exploration of the interior at this date. European trade took place at specific locations along the coast and almost nothing was known about the interior of the dark continent except through rumor. This is a fascinating map by Sandrart and one of only two maps engraved by Homann before 1690. Born at Frankfurt-on-Main Jacob von Sandrart was one of the most esteemed mapmakers in Nuremberg at the close of the seventeenth century. He learned his trade from his uncle Joachim von Sandrart and from Cornelius Danckerts. As with this impressive map all of Sandrart's charts are filled with a wealth of decorative details and highly ornate cartouches. J. von Sandart unknown
167512522Nuremburg: J. von Sandart 1675. Copper engraving with early colour. Printed on laid paper. Title in manuscript ink on verso of sheet. Cleveland Historical Society collection stamp on verso of sheet. Numerous tears and creases in outside margins which have been expertly repaired. Center fold has been strengthened. An early map of Africa by the great mapmaker Jacob von Sandrart engraved by Homann.<br/> <br/>Sandrart's stunning map of Africa is a close copy of Fredrik de Wit's map 'Nova Africa Descriptio' published in 1660. With the prime meridian running through Ferro Island the map is typical of late seventeenth century maps of Africa. Like other maps of the period Sandrart has included a highly decorative and informative cartouche in the lower left corner of the sheet. Homann's continental cartouches aspired to convey the natural history as well as the costume and manner of life of the human inhabitants. Here while a woman peacefully nurses her baby in a hammock a native chief stares out at the viewer from under the shade of a large umbrella. On the right side of the vignette two riders on horseback one with a cutlass and one with a decaptitated head ride by a river where one man is attacking another with his sword. Among the humans are a lion a snake a reptile of some sort and another fox-like animal. Although the map repeats De Wit's decorations it relies on Ptolemy for its description of the Nile basin. It is to some degree remarkable that seventeenth century maps of the interior of Africa were filled with geographical features and named locations since there had been very little European exploration of the interior at this date. European trade took place at specific locations along the coast and almost nothing was known about the interior of the dark continent except through rumor. This is a fascinating map by Sandrart and one of only two maps engraved by Homann before 1690. Born at Frankfurt-on-Main Jacob von Sandrart was one of the most esteemed mapmakers in Nuremberg at the close of the seventeenth century. He learned his trade from his uncle Joachim von Sandrart and from Cornelius Danckerts. As with this impressive map all of Sandrart's charts are filled with a wealth of decorative details and highly ornate cartouches. J. von Sandart unknown books
1665D7162Francofurti & Lipsiae: Esaiae Fellgibelii 1665. Hardcover. Good. Period paper-covered boards; 16mo 93 x 160 mm; pp. 44 962 2 plus 10 engraved plates 7 of them folding. Title-page printed in red and black. Lacking the frontispiece. Backstrip torn and binding broken. Contemporary notation inked discreetly on title-p. and some underlining here and there; but text block and plates in particular are overall nice and clean. Sold as is. An important early work on crustaceans. <br/><br/> Esaiae Fellgibelii hardcover books
1665D7162Francofurti & Lipsiae: Esaiae Fellgibelii 1665. Hardcover. Good. Period paper-covered boards; 16mo 93 x 160 mm; pp. 44 962 2 plus 10 engraved plates 7 of them folding. Title-page printed in red and black. Lacking the frontispiece. Backstrip torn and binding broken. Contemporary notation inked discreetly on title-p. and some underlining here and there; but text block and plates in particular are overall nice and clean. Sold as is. An important early work on crustaceans. <br/><br/> Esaiae Fellgibelii hardcover
1662ABC_49406Nuremberg: printed by Wolfgang Eberhard Felssecker and sold by Johann Tauber 1662. Contemporary vellum with the manuscript title and author on the spine modern mint green closing ties red sprinkled edges. Oblong 8vo. With an engraved title page of a ship engaged in a sea battle an engraved portrait of the author and 15 engraved plates. Further with woodcut tailpieces woodcut decorated initials 2 gothic and 1 roman series and headpieces built up from typographic ornaments. Set in fraktur type with incidental schwabacher roman and italic. First edition of Johann Saar's extensive account of his travels from 1644 to 1659 in the Dutch East Indies the Moluccas and Ceylon present-day Sri Lanka. This account with beautiful plates depicting various aspects of the East Indies Ceylon and their cultures including rare eye-witness depictions of native elephant hunting is a great source of information for the 17th-century exploration of the East Indies and especially Ceylon. The first edition is quite rare as we have only been able to trace two other copies in sales records of the past hundred years.Johann Jacob Saar 1625-1664 was a German seaman. After working in the service of the Dutch East Indian army in Bantam Batavia and the Moluccas Saar moved to Ceylon in 1647 which he describes most extensively though he also covers Java Batavia the Banda islands etc. He describes Ceylons trees and fruits wild animals including the hunting of crocodiles depicted in 1 plate. He also gives more cultural-anthropological and historical information such as how the natives treat their sick and dead people how the king of Ceylon wanted peace with the Dutch and he comprehensively describes the local practice of elephant hunting which is beautifully illustrated in three plates. These illustrations like the others underline the diversity of the narrative. He and his crew then sailed from Ceylon to the coast of Goa. He describes how the Portuguese tried to capture a silver-fleet from the Japanese but he also describes a sea battle off the coast of Goa between the Dutch and the Portuguese. On their way home Saar visited and described Cape Town too including Table Mountain depicted in one of the plates. The vellum is somewhat soiled with brown stains on the front and back the ties and flyleaves have recently been replaced. The work is somewhat foxed throughout with annotations in some of the margins. Otherwise in good condition.l Cat. NHSM p. 174; Landwehr VOC 308; Tiele 952; USTC 2567770 9 copies; VD 17 23:253491D. printed by Wolfgang Eberhard Felssecker and sold by Johann Tauber, hardcover
167219314Nuremburg: Johann Daniel Tauber 1672. Enlarged edition. Hardcover. Later quarter vellum and boards. Very good. 30.5 x 21 cm. 312 22 a-d6 B-P6Q4. Full page engraving of ship at sea by Boner frontispiece portrait of Saar title page in black and red one leaf with two engravings 12 engravings in the text floriated chapter head designs. First published 1662 this an enlarged edition. Saar was employed as a mercenary for the East India Company spending 15 years in South East Asia including Indonesia and Ceylon. He died at age 38 in the battle of Mogersdorf. Most of Saar's descriptions relate to Ceylon. The publisher also added other contemporary accounts to help authenticate Saar's accounts. Scattered text toning ex-library stamp effaced from head of title page title page slightly chipped fore-edge and foot dampstain lower corners M-M4. Johann Daniel Tauber hardcover
167219314Nuremburg: Johann Daniel Tauber 1672. Enlarged edition. Hardcover. Later quarter vellum and boards. Very good. 30.5 x 21 cm. 312 22 a-d6 B-P6Q4. Full page engraving of ship at sea by Boner frontispiece portrait of Saar title page in black and red one leaf with two engravings 12 engravings in the text floriated chapter head designs. First published 1662 this an enlarged edition. Saar was employed as a mercenary for the East India Company spending 15 years in South East Asia including Indonesia and Ceylon. He died at age 38 in the battle of Mogersdorf. Most of Saar's descriptions relate to Ceylon. The publisher also added other contemporary accounts to help authenticate Saar's accounts. Scattered text toning ex-library stamp effaced from head of title page title page slightly chipped fore-edge and foot dampstain lower corners M-M4. Johann Daniel Tauber hardcover books
1633E4IGP2PR2ETVAmsterdam 1633. 4to. Broer Jansz. Contemporary vellum. With woodcut illustration on title-page and 35 woodcut illustrations in text several full-page. 8 pp. 9-"74" =70 4 ll. Rare sixth edition of the Dutch translation of Jacob Rüff's classic and well-illustrated book on the conception generation and birth of the child the duties of the midwife the attendant diseases of child-bearing etc. Translated into Dutch by Marten Everart. Rüff's work is an improved version of Rosslin's Der Swangern frawen and contained the first true anatomical pictures in an obstetrics book.It was originally published in 1554 as Ein schön lustig Trostbüchli von den empfengknussen und geburten der Menschen translated into Latin in the same year as De conceptu et generatione hominis. insuper. The first of the many Dutch editions appeared in 1591 all early editions are very rare. The present edition contains the preface by Sigmund Feyerabend who published the Latin edition of 1580.Bookblock nearly detached first few leaves with restored corners title-page worn a few pages lightly browned and some occasional minor stains. Reasonable copy.l Bibl. Belg. IV p. 928; Krivatsy 10016; STCN 2 copies. hardcover
1699ABC_46554Leiden 1699. Folio. Peter van der Aa Contemporary sprinkled quarter calf sewn on 8 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine a red morocco title label on the spine lettered in gold sprinkled paper sides red and blue sprinkled edges. With an engraved frontispiece to part 1 2 engraved title vignettes 2 full-page engraved dedicatory plates 1 engraved headpiece vol. 1 with 211 engravings 4 folding maps 1 folding plan 14 folding plates and 192 views in the text; vol. 2 with 1 folding map and 7 engraved illustrations in the text. 2 parts in 1 volume. 6 143 4 108 ll. Enlarged edition of a famous and extensively illustrated work on the duchy of Brabant including Louvain Brussels Antwerp and 's-Hertogenbosch and their surroundings by the historiographer Jacob le Roy 1633-1719. This rare work contains maps plans and fine views of the castles and county seats of the nobility of Brabant including their parks and gardens as well as the main monasteries and abbeys.The engravings are excecuted by several artists such as Jacob Harrewijn 1660-1727 a student of Romeyn de Hooghe Lucas Vorsterman II 1595-1675 who worked with Peter Paul Rubens and Robert Whitehand. Amongst the castles and houses depicted are views of Bonlez Beersel Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Corroy-le-Château Vilvoorde Cleydael Berchem and many others as well as views of monasteries and cloisters such as St Michael's Abbey Corsendonck and the Groenendael Priory. Other than castles and monasteries the work also contains a large view of the city of Turnhout and a folding plate of the St. Rumbold's Tower at Mechelen.It is bound as usual with Le Roy's L'erection de toutes les terres giving extracts of letters of Charles V Phillippe II Charles II and other emperors and kings on conference about titles of barons viscounts and counts and the setting up of lands in baronies marquisates and principalities. It contains a large double-page map of Brabant and 7 engraved illustrations of Héverlé Hoogstraten Walhain Grobbendonck Trazegnies Grimberghen and Westerloo identical to the map and engravings of these country houses in the first work.With the bookplate of Ivan Plissart late 19th-early to mid-20th century mounted on the front pastedown and a round shelfmark label mounted on the back board. The boards and spine are somewhat rubbed the edges and corners of the boards are scuffed the spine ends are slightly worn. The map of Tongerlo is somewhat browned but otherwise internally very clean. Overall in good condition.l Bibl. Belg. III pp. 852-854; Hollstein VII pp. 221; Hollstein LII pp. 56-63; Ad 1: STCN 832271780 6 copies; USTC 1841122 4 copies; ad 2: STCN 832271861 4 copies; USTC 1841121 4 copies. hardcover
1681180631Paris: Chez Lavrent d'Hovry sur le Quay des Augustins à l'Image saint Iean 1681. Hardcover. As is needs rebound age toning to block and pages as expected with age but text and illustrations are otherwise clear. Missing covers marble illustrated end pages two volumes/parts in one. Volume 1 has a bw illustrated title page 22 257 pp. with several bw illustrations. Volume 2 has a bw illustrated title page 259 pp illustrated throughout in bw. Text is in French. Both parts are bound together with their own title pages. The beginning unnumbered pages include a preface a table of contents for part one and a table of contents for part two. Part one was published in 1681 part two in 1677. Title translates to: Iconology: or New explanation of several images emblems & other hyerogliphic figures of virtues vices arts sciences natural causes different moods human passions & c. Divided into two parts. Taken from research and figures of Cesar Ripa moralized by J. Baudouin of the Académie Francoise. Chez Lavrent d'Hovry, sur le Quay des Augustins, à l'Image saint Iean hardcover books
162153528Tübingen: Bey Johan-Alexandro Cellio 1621. Small 4to 19x15 cm. Blind wrappers of 18th century handmade paper. viii54ii:blank pp. waterstain in lower outer corner; seriously browned in places. - "In 1622 durch die Glaubenskongregation auf den Index gesetzt". - Printed in 'Fraktur' caracters Bey Johan-Alexandro Cellio unknown
167422867Parisiis [Paris], apud N. Pepingué, 1674. Un fort vol. au format in-12 (154 x 91 mm) de 11 ff. n.fol., 298 pp. ; 1 f. n.fol., clix pp., 53 ff. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. Reliure de l'époque de plein veau glacé et marbré havane, plats jansénistes, dos à nerfs orné de filets gras à froid, caissons d'encadrement dorés, fleurons dorés, titre doré, palette dorée en queue, roulette dorée sur les coupes, tranhes jaunes et mouchetées.
1674228671674. Parisiis Paris apud N. PepinguÂŽ 1674. Un fort vol. au format in-12 154 x 91 mm de 11 ff. n.fol. 298 pp. ; 1 f. n.fol. clix pp. 53 ff. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de plein veau glacÂŽ et marbrÂŽ havane plats jansÂŽnistes dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽ de filets gras ˆ froid caissons d'encadrement dorÂŽs fleurons dorÂŽs titre dorÂŽ palette dorÂŽe en queue roulette dorÂŽe sur les coupes tranhes jaunes et mouchetÂŽes. L'ouvrage s'orne de jolis ornements typographiques. ''Le CatÂŽchisme du concile de Trente ou CatÂŽchisme romain date de 1566. Il diffÂre des autres catÂŽchismes catholiques sur deux points : ˆ l'origine il est destinÂŽ aux prÂtres des paroisses ad parochos et il a fait autoritÂŽ au sein de l'ƒglise catholique plus qu'aucun autre jusqu'au CatÂŽchisme de l'ƒglise catholique de 1992. Le besoin dÕun manuel faisant autoritÂŽ ÂŽmergea de l'ignorance gÂŽnÂŽralisÂŽe du clergÂŽ d'avant la RÂŽforme et du manque dÕintÂŽrÂt pour lÕinstruction religieuse des fidÂles qui en dÂŽcoulait. Il est encore ÂŽtudiÂŽ dans le domaine de la thÂŽologie dogmatique. Les pÂres du concile de Trente Çvoulant absolument combattre un mal si grand et si funeste par un remÂde efficace non seulement ont pris soin de bien dÂŽfinir contre les hÂŽrÂŽsies de notre temps les points principaux de la doctrine catholique mais de plus ils se sont fait un devoir de laisser pour lÕinstruction des chrÂŽtiens sur les vÂŽritÂŽs de la Foi une sorte de plan et de mÂŽthode que pourraient suivre en toute sžretÂŽ dans leurs ÂŽglises ceux qui auraient la charge de Docteur et de Pasteur lÂŽgitimeÈ. Le pape Pie IV confia la rÂŽdaction du CatÂŽchisme ˆ quatre thÂŽologiens renommÂŽs : les archevÂques Leonardo Marino de Lanciano Muzio Calini de Zara Egidio Foscarini l'ÂŽvÂque de ModÂne et Francisco Fureiro un dominicain portugais''. Angles ÂŽmoussÂŽs. Quelques frottements affectant dos et plats. Petite dÂŽcoupe en texte du premier feuillet de contre-garde blanc. Rares rousseurs dans le texte. Quelques plissures angulaires. Du reste bonne condition. Rare. b42961 unknown
1658046557Rotterdam: Arnold Leers 1658. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary full sheep spine rubbed hinges cracked but binding sound title in red and black with old ownership signature very clean internally. First published in 1638 it criticizes a wide variety of popular medical beliefs and takes issue with some current scientific theories e.g. Harvey's circulation of the blood. It was translated into French and English and remained influential for some time. 20 2 blanks 561pp. Osleriana 3735 Size: duodecimo 12mo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 046557. Arnold Leers hardcover books
1658046557Rotterdam: Arnold Leers 1658. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary full sheep spine rubbed hinges cracked but binding sound title in red and black with old ownership signature very clean internally. First published in 1638 it criticizes a wide variety of popular medical beliefs and takes issue with some current scientific theories e.g. Harvey's circulation of the blood. It was translated into French and English and remained influential for some time. 20 2 blanks 561pp. Osleriana 3735 Size: duodecimo 12mo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 046557. Arnold Leers hardcover
164724501London: Printed by M. S. for H. Blunden at the Castle in Corne-hill 1647. 1st Edition variant issue Wing B-3408A. Another issue of the same year has the printer's name "Matth. Simmons. in the yeare 1647". Period full leather with modern rebacking to style. Red morocco title label in second spine compartment. Modern eps. An overall VG copy text paper beginning to brown at edges with some associated chipping/repaired hole to lower right quarter of E2 affects last few words of two lines on p 25 and first few words of four lines on page 26/occasional po marginal pencil annotation a/o check mark. 18 155 7 28 4 pp. Separate t.p. for "Clavis". Last 4 pp: 2 pp 'Catalogue of Bookes' viz. bibliographical list by Behmen 1 pp of "Faults Escaped in Printing" & a blank. Inserted table & plate imperfect lacking 'folded' left side approx. 1 - 1.5". 4to: ¢4 -¢1 a half-title a2 a3 B1 A4 -A1 C - 2B4 2C2. <br/><br/>Bohme a German philosophical mystic who had a profound influence on such later intellectual movements as idealism and Romanticism. Born of poor parents in Goerlitz Germany as a boy he tended cattle later becoming a shoemaker marrying & fathering 4 children. Boehme at the robust age of 37 in 1612 wrote his first treatise Aurora oder Die Morgenroete in Aufgang. In 1613 an unauthorized copy of the manuscript was copied and circulated by Karl von Ender. Its reception "raised him out of his homely sphere and made him the centre of a local circle of liberal thinkers considerably above him in station and culture." However the local pastor primarius of Gorlitz Gregorius Richter leveled a charge of heresy. The local muncipal council administered an admonishment to no further "meddle in such matters." This charge Boehme publicly followed for 5 years. In 1618 Boehme again started writing expository & polemical treatises. The majority of his works were written though not formally published from 1619 - 1624. A second major work Der Weg zu Christo was published in 1624 and signaled a renewal of clerical hostility. Boehem however was destined to suffer but a short period of this second persecution; he died of an illness on 17 November 1624. Boehme has been said to have a "fertility of ideas" and a "trasncendent greatness of religious insight." Boehme was studied by Sir Isaac Newton and influenced the work Henry More as well as and especially William Law 1686 - 1761. Xl Questions concerning the Soule was translated by the English mystic John Sparrow in collaboration with John Ellstone & financed by Humphrey Blunden. This the first of several works by Boehme that Sparrow & Ellstone were to translate into English between 1644 - 1662. Boehme proved to be highly popular in England where there were regular societies of Behmenists at the time. This work XL Questions went into a second edition in 1648 and a third edition in 1665. 11th EB. A scarce title in the Boehme canon. We find no copies currently offered via the major on-line databases OCLC records but 4 institional cc and the work has only appeared at auction 3 times in the last 25 years the last in 1989. Printed by M. S. for H. Blunden, at the Castle in Corne-hill hardcover books
165017393ca. 1650 130 x 320 mm
165017389ca. 1650 130 x 320 mm à la pliure centrale, une marque claire.
1687446521687. Basileae Literis Joh. Ludovici Koenig & Johannis Brandmylleri 1687 Kl.4° 20 pp. Pappband. Disputatio inauguralis medica de paidarthrokake / quam praeside summo archiatro jussu et authoritate nobilissimi et gratiosissimi medicorum ordinis in inclyta Rauracorum Universitate pro summis in arte medica honoribus et privilegiis doctoralibus rite et solenniter consequendis publico iatrophilorum examini sistit Joh. Jacobus Osvaldus Scaphusa-Helvetius. ad diem 19 Febr. Anno MDCLXXXVII hora locoque consuetis. Husner: Verzeichnis bas. med. Univ.Schriften Nr.1216 unknown
1690037604Rome / Roma 1690. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraved Plate #8 49 Cm X 34.4 Cm Titled "Fortitudinis Exempla Et Symboila" Mutius Ille Dexteram Suam Quod In Cede Regis Uti Nequisset Iniectam Foculo Exuri Passus Est Leo Fortitudinis Index. Eq. Petrus Berettinus Cortonen. Pinxit In Aula Barberina. Io. Iocob De Rubeis Formis Roma Ad Templ S. M. De Pace Cu Priu S. P." Plate A Very Strong Impression No Weakness At All Magnificently Full Hand Coloring. Two Longitudinal Creases Near Center With Old Archival Reinforcement On Verso. First Published In Reproduces Pietro Da Cortona's Frescoes Of 'Scenes From The Aeneid' In The Gallery Of The Papal Palace In The Piazza Navona Completed By Borromini In 1646 Which Were Painted For Innocent X Between 1651 And 1654. Cesio's Dedication To The Deceased Pope's Nephew Innocent Died In 1655 Dates His Engravings To Not Later Than 1667 The Year In Which Prince Camillo Died. <br/> <br/> unknown
16773608Amstelodami Amsterdam Henrici & Theodori Boom 1677. 1st Edition . Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Crown quarto 240 x 195 mm. Pp. xii 570 including a second title-page verso blank 22 4 i.e. final blanks. Errors in the pagination i.e. page nos. 257-258 omitted from pagination; nos. 281-282 used twice. Fine allegorical frontispiece by Ger. Laresse engraved on copper by Chr. Hagen. Plus 118 numbered copperplates 114 of which depict numerous impressions of coins the last four are pictorial allegorical schematic or technical. Engraved device to title. Woodcut initials head- and tail-pieces. A list of typographical errors and note to the binder.HARDCOVER handsomely bound in recent half shagreen and marbled boards new endpapers spine with false raised bands old crimson morocco label in gilt laid down a chipped lower blank corner to a leaf or two. Overall in fine condition. An excellent copy superb strikes of the plates. ~ FIRST EDITION. Collated in accordance with the British Library copy. Jacob Oisel 1631-1686. ~ Provenance: Felix Béthune 1857-1901 with his heraldic bookplate bearing the Coat-of-Arms of the Béthune family. It incorporates a shield with 3 stars a knight's helmet and a Baron's crown decorated with 7 pearls. Held by two lions the shield is surrounded by a circular motto "nec auro nec armis" "not with gold not by weapons". Felix Béthune was a member of the National Congress of Belgium Mayor of the city of Courtrai Kortrijk and a Senator. In 1845 he received a knighthood from King Leopold and in 1855 he became a Baron. In 1866 Pope Pius IX granted him the honorary title of a Roman Catholic Count. Rare. F-2 <br/> <br/> Amstelodami, [Amsterdam] Henrici & Theodori Boom hardcover
167719641Amsterdam: Henry & Theodor Boom 1677. First Edn. . Full-hardcover. Very Good. C4. Has been sympathetically rebound in heavy dark brown tooled leather 5 bands on spine title "Thesaurus Numismatum" in gil lettering on spine pages clean and in good condition some damp staining some light foxing. Title continues: "Cum Singulorum Succinta Descriptione & Accurata Enarratione". <br/> <br/> Henry & Theodor Boom hardcover
1669B6290London: Printed by John Macock for the Author Ogilby. c.1669. A fine attractive and handsome copy with text and plates clean and crisp. Edition: First or 1669 Edition in English. Binding: Contemporary mottled full calf rebacked expertly saving the original spine spine with seven raised gilt bands; compartments densely gilt ornamentated; with gilt lettered title on brown morocco label on two and three. Blind dentelle pattern tooled on edges of covers; pasted and free endpapers marbled. <br><br><br> Notes: John or Johann Nieuhof 1618 – 1672 is best known for the account of his journey from "Guangzhou"Canton to Peking in 1655-1657 which enabled him to become an authoritative Western writer on China. The book was first published in Dutch in 1665 by Johan's brother Hendrik and the Amsterdam based publisher and printer Jacob van Meurs. The publication was successful several edited editions followed geared towards commercial interests also translated into French German Latin and eventually into English. The English version was not published by Van Meurs but by John Ogilby instead. The book consists of the notes and illustrations that Nieuhof made in his position as a steward on Peter de Goyer and Jacob de Keizer's embassy to the emperor of China. The work itself is split into two parts. The first part contains the written account of the embassy led by Peter de Goyer and Jacob de Keizer to the emperor of China. It details the entire journey from "Guangzhou"Canton to Peking and back again. This part also contains descriptions and depictions of all that the embassy came to pass on its trip. The second part consists of an overview of China describing bridges mountains temples customs and costumes supported by illustrations. Prior to this period the image of the Chinese in Europe was dominated by fantasy illustrations. Many subsequent artists and architects based their work on Nieuhof's pictures. The present copy John Ogilby’s translation and the first Edition in English. Apart from 'An embassy from the East-India Company…’ Nieuhoff’s account of his journey it also includes ‘A Narrative of the Success of an Embassage sent by John Maatzuyker's de Badem General of Batavia…’ and Kircher’s ‘An Appendix or Special Remarks taken at large out of Athanasius Kircher/ His / Antiquities of China.’<br><br> Size: Folio 418 x 270mm. Illustration: engraved frontispiece portrait of John Ogilby by Lilly and engraved by Lombart; engraved illustrated title signed and dated by ‘W.enceslas Hollar 1668.’; printed title in red and black ink; map of China signed by Hollar double page dedication leaf to King Charles; with 17 full-page and 2 double-page plates. 121 in-text illustrations throughout as well as head-piece vignettes and rubricated historiated initials at openings of dedication and sections; one endpiece.<br>Wide margined large paper copy; main text jumps from 184 to 205 without loss of content. References: Cordier Sinica II 2347; Lust 536; Wing N1153 Transation: John Ogilby’s Englis Pages: PP. illustrated title blank printed title blank map; dedication leaf to King Charles; 327 bl.; 1-18; appendix 1-106 19 ill. Category: Book Voyages General; Book Asia Far East Printed by John Macock for the Author [Ogilby],. unknown
1698D2444Lubeck: Christoph Gottfried Jäger for Peter Böckmann and Johann Wiedemeyer 1698. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 190 x 156mm. 16 197pp. 2 including index and errata leaf at end. Dedicated to Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor and first King of Hungary reunited under Hapsburg rule. Over 70 copper-plate engraved illustrations for portraits of kings and emperors of the Roman Empire from Albertus to Sigismundus Franciscus all on coins recto and verso giving heraldry and one engraved chapter vignette heraldic on dedication page. Text in Latin. Later paste-paper boards paper label with manuscript title to spine edges stained red; margins trimmed close lightly toned scattered light foxing; lightly rubbed. German numismatist Jacob von Melle was a renowned poly-historian and a distinguished authority on the town of Lübecks history. Notably Melle was one of the first people to use the term bracteates for thin metal or gold medals. He was also the vicar for his local parish knew ten languages and directed a museum in Lübeck. In his time Melle published countless books; among these a Low German dictionary with 20000 entries and a book about the so-called guldgubber on the Danish island Bornholm guldgubber gold old men are tiny pre-historic gold-plates with a stamped human image. Interesting record with several important imperial portraits and heraldry on coins invaluable to the study of numismatics. <br/><br/> Christoph Gottfried Jäger for Peter Böckmann and Johann Wiedemeyer hardcover books
1601048514Amsterdam: Corneille Nicolas 1601. First Edition. Disbound. Fair Condition. Disbound in later wraps. Lacking title page 2 with the map on the verso and the second title for the vocabulary section. Upper corner of final vocabulary torn with loss to Javanese column and text on verso. All missing parts supplied in facsimile. Chipping at edges general browning small wormtrail near bottom margin touching some letters. 22 large engravings of 25 lacking the two title woodcuts and one map 2 woodcuts of plants. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 048514. Corneille Nicolas unknown
