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1928WRCLIT76261New York: George Sully & Co. 1928. Cloth. Near fine in very good slightly nicked and tanned dust jacket with small spot at toe of spine. First edition US issue printed and bound in the UK. Methuen was the publisher of the 1927 UK edition. The date ascribed above is from OCLC. George Sully & Co. hardcover books
1929288746Philadelphia: J. P. Horn 1929. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Finely bound copy signed by Bennett of New York. Full burgundy morocco with decorations in and lettering in gilt; raised bands; morocco turn-ins double-ruled at the perimeters; morocco doublures; silk moire endpapers. Minor chip at the top of the spine. Volume II only. Very Good binding. J. P. Horn unknown books
1584608871584. Paris 1584. First edition. Paris 1584. First edition. A Collection of Legal "Letters" by an Important Canon Lawyer and Bishop Ivo Saint Bishop of Chartres c. 1040-1116. Juretus Franciscus Editor. Eiusdem Chronicon de Regibus Francorum. Paris: Apud Sebastianum Nivellium 1584. 14 260 i.e. 256 xiv ff. Quarto 8-1/2" x 6-1/2". Contemporary vellum with lapped edges early hand-lettered title to spine. Some rubbing to extremities with minor wear spine ends and corners bumped hinges starting vellum just beginning to crack through pastedowns. Attractive woodcut head-pieces and decorated initials. Light toning to text heavier in a few places faint dampstaining to lower corner of text block. Fore-edges of title page and following three leaves carefully mended with no loss to text. Early annotations to front free endpaper small signature to head of title page interior otherwise clean. $1500. First edition. Ivo Bishop of Chartes was an important canon lawyer who played a key role in the resolution of the investiture crisis. The most significant conflict between church and state in the medieval era it concerned the authority of European monarchs to control the appointments or investitures of bishops abbots and other church officials. This collection of 285 opinions or "letters" discusses legal aspects of political institutional and religious subjects. Several deal with the investiture crisis and its background. Other editions were published in 1585 and 1610 the latter designated "Editio Secunda." OCLC locates a handful of copies in North America 1 in a law library UC-Berkeley which has a 1610 edition. Adams Catalogue of Books Printed on the Continent of Europe 1501-1600 I257. unknown books
1856042431Paris: Chez Aug. Aurbry 1856. La plupart inédits réunis pour la première fois avec les variantes de tous les manuscirts précédés d'une notice sur l'auteur par M. Louis Lacour. 69 2p. stiff decorative wrappers original deckle edges ex libris. One of only 225 copies "sur papier vergé" Le trésor des pièces rare ou inédites. Chez Aug. Aurbry unknown books
1893WN66749Chartres: Garnier & Company 1893. Issued in usual ecru wraps in the French manner now beautifully bound in black morocco with rules on both boards and titling on spine all gilt. Edited by Merlet archivist d'Eure-et-Loire and l'abbe Clerval Superieur de la Maitrise Notre-Dame for this edition. The wraps and the spine are properly bound in. The frontispiece is in full color. This edition was sponsored by the Societe Archeologique D'EDure-et Loir. Included is an obituar y list or necrologium of the ecclesiatics for the year "DCCCCXLI" The book is immaculate with no notations or names or any other marks. The text is in French. A lovely copy. . Presumed First Thus. Full Leather. Near Fine/No D.j. 4to. Trade. Garnier & Company Paperback books
1687709381687. Chartres: De l'Imprimerie d'Estienne Massot 1687. Chartres: De l'Imprimerie d'Estienne Massot 1687. An Edition of the Coutumes of Chartres with Manuscript Annotations Chartres. Couart Jean Commentary. Du Moulin Charles 1500-1566 Editor. Coutumes du Duche Bailliage et Siege Presidial de Chartres Pays Chartrain Perche-Gouet Baronies & Chastellenies d'Alluye Brou Mommiral Auton & la Bazoche-Gouet Dites les Cinq Baronies. Commentee par M. J. Couart Conseiller du Roy. & De Monseigneur Fils de France Duc d'Orleans & de Chartres Prevost & Juge Ordinaire de la Ville de Chartres. Augmentee des Notes de M. C. du Molin De la Traduction des Passages Latins & Du Procez Verbal de la Coutume de Chartres. Chartres: De l'Imprimerie d'Estienne Massot 1687. viii 592 2 pp. Octavo 7" x 4-1/2". Contemporary mottled calf gilt spine with raised bands and lettering piece gilt tooling to board edges text block edges speckled. Light rubbing and a few minor nicks to boards moderate rubbing to extremities corners bumped and lightly worn section of front free endpaper removed. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places early annotations in a small neat hand to several leaves annotation in same hand to front pastedown dated 28 September 1770 recent annotation in pencil to front free endpaper. $2500. As indicated by its famous cathedral Chartres was a major city bishopric and pilgrimage site. The first coutume for Chartres was published in 1508 the first Couart edition with Du Moulin's notes in 1630. This is an interesting edition because its contents are cast in the form of a catechism with questions and answers clarifying the text. Also as noted in the title Du Moulin translated all of the content that had appeared in Latin in previous editions and commentaries. Our copy was annotated in mid-eighteenth century. The notes from a pool of sources dating from 1600 to 1749 deal mostly with male and female inheritance and include citations to court decisions new laws court decisions and observations by authorities. He even included cross-references to his notes. The pencil note on the front free endpaper credit the annotations to a tax lawyer and notary from Gallardon named Moussard. OCLC locates 9 copies of the third edition in North America 4 in law libraries George Washington University Harvard Northwestern University of Michigan. Caswell and Sipkov The Coutumes of. unknown books
1929122968Philadelphia: J.P. Horn and Company 1929. Angouleme. Hardcover. VG. Cardboard slipcase covered with color paper; Red cloth over boards with blue decoration; 421 pp. 464 pp.; 3 5 bw plates. An English translation from the French edition of 1853; A collection of seventy-two short stories by Queen Margeurite of Navarre; Includes a portrait of Queen Margaret by David Rosen and illustrations by Alexander Popini; Limited edition of 1550 sets. J.P. Horn and Company hardcover books
200021532Chartres France: Librairie Souget 2000. Hardcover. VG Ex-museum with no markings top of dj has a small tear otherwise pristine. Blue cloth gilt letters on spine and cover full color dj 354 pp. Profuse color plates. Title in English: Seven Centuries of Bibliophilic Patrimony 1250-1920: Prices-Marked Sale Catalogue of Valuable Books and Manuscripts Available at the Sourget Library in Chronological Order Winter 2000. Series title: Librairie Sourget Livres Precieux Catalogue XXII Librairie Sourget Valuable Books Catalog 22. As with other volumes from this establishment this one is sumptuously illustrated. Pricelist is laid-in. Almost entirely a collection of antiquarian or rare books and fine bindings. Text is in French. Spine reads: Patrick et Elisabeth Sourget. Librairie Souget hardcover books
1887151979London: Vizetelly & Co. 1887. Octavo pp. iii-vii viii 9 10-11 12 13-125 126: blank inserted folding map numerous illustrations in the text several signed "L.S." rebound in modern boards with facsimile pictorial cover t.e.g. First edition. This edition was issued in paperbound format only. "This parody on 'King Solomon's Mines' was for many years attributed to Andrew Lang. In 1921 however writing to the SKETCH in August concerning a caricature of Haggard by 'Maat' which had appeared in its issue for Aug. 3 Ernest Vizetelly gave the name of the author of 'King Solomon's Wives' as Sir Henry Chartres Biron who wrote it when he was a young barrister." - Scott. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 244 attributing to John de Morgan. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy p. 180. Reginald 04118. Scott 627. Whatmore PL11. Topp Victorian Yellowbacks & Paperbacks 1849-1905 VII p. 382. This copy has been rebound without the original paper covers; the half title leaf is present but the leaf of publisher's advertisements at rear is missing. A very good copy. #151979 Vizetelly & Co. unknown books
1936287904London: Faber & Faber 1936. First. hardcover. very good. 8vo black cloth ex-lib corners lightly worn and lightly bumped inner hinge strengthened. London: Faber & Faber 1936.<br/><br/> Faber & Faber unknown books
