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1592046070Geneva: Henri Stephanus Estienne 1592. Second Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Two volumes in one the Arrianus bound first and published in 1575. The second but first complete edition of Arrianus Estienne published the first in 1551 before the Iberica and Hannibalica sections had been found and added 72 pages of annotations. Contemporary armorial calf rebacked early on - loss tover y bottom of spine surface scratches old bookplate to added endppaers some browning and chipping to pages old repair to verso of Arrianus title page scattered minor foxing and staining - but a very good copy overall of two important Estienne histories both printed in Greek with Latin translation in two columns. 12.1986810; 12x2767172 342pp. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046070. <br/><br/> Henri Stephanus (Estienne) hardcover books
1588044443Seville: Fernando Diaz 1588. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Later tree calf worn front hinge split rear starting front endpaper torn at the top corner as is the title with an old repair and manuscript UZIA in the title to replace the missing letters. A few paper repairs in the margins touching a few letters a few short tears with no real loss scattered pencil marks and a few minor marginal marks in an old hand. One group of pages trimmed a little close with loss of some text to the table on leaf 53 of the genealogy of the Kings of Austria. Generally minor scatterd foxing browning and staining - mostly quite clean. Magnificently illustrated throughout with armorial devices - first and only edition of an outstanding work on the Andalusian aristocracy. 10 348 ff. Argote de Molina great humanist and librarian also edited the first Spanish book on hunting 1582 and a history of the embassy sent by Henry III of Castille in 1403--1406 to the Court of Tamerlaine at Samarkand 1582. Graesse A195 noting that the title page is often lacking. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 044443. <br/><br/> Fernando Diaz hardcover books
1588046064Paris: Lucas Breyel 1588. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. Full contemporary calf heavily worn hinges cracked front board nearly detached and held by one cord rear by two rear bottom corner degraded and broken. Old names inked out on title light toning to title and early pages very clean internally otherwise. With lovely early paste paper endpapers and pastedowns - very fine examples; lacking original blanks with these bound in relatively early on. The second edition of Belleforest's 1572 work collecting military harangues - the exhortations of commanders given to the troops before a battle Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Military & Warfare. Inventory No: 046064. <br/><br/> Lucas Breyel hardcover books
1586046648Paris: Nicolas Bonfons 1586. Early Edition. Hardcover rebound in leather. Near Fine Condition. Jean Rabel. Two parts bound as one dated 1586 and 1588 in modern ca. late 19th c. full red morocco gilt rules spine decorated in gilt in compartments gilt turn ins edges gilt; faint dulling to spine bookplate of E. Delicourt - a lovely binding in a matching leather trimmed slipcase. Fifth Bonfons edition first appearance of the second book with the woodcuts by Rabel. 16 212; 4 119 3 leaves. 56 woodcuts of tombs in the second part. Lightly washed faint occasional foxing neatly trimmed when rebound. Adams C 2695 Brunet II 307 Graesse II 276 Mortimer 156 Size: Octavo 8vo. Illustrator: Jean Rabel. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046648. Nicolas Bonfons hardcover books
1593046826Cologne: Birchmannica 1593. Later Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Good Condition. Contemporary vellum soiled and worn but sound title page torn with loss to the right edge age toning and foxing light stains lacking rear blank a few old stamps. 435pp index<br/><br/>Long attributed to John of Damascus this story of the martyrs Barlaam and Josaphat a Christianized version of the Buddha story was written down in the 10th century. Size: duodecimo 12mo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 046826. Birchmannica hardcover books
1580046178Geneva: Johannes Laon 1580. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Half red morocco by Lhuinte light wear at edges and hinges first few and scattered other pages including title faded likely from being washed Some minor foxing and soiling. Several paper repairs to margins occasional small edge tears and few closed tears in text few holograph annotations hole in the eye of the Savonarola portrait on B3 with minor affect to text on verso small hole in text on C4 repaired paper loss with affect to border of Paulus Fagius portrait on G2. Still quite clean and attractive overall. 37 portraits and 54 frames with names for future portraits and 44 emblems at the rear. 318pp A mixture of Protestant biography and emblem book - one of the first uses of the emblem book for Reformation purposes the first was Montenay's Emblemmes ou devises Chrestiennes 1571. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046178. <br/><br/> Johannes Laon hardcover books
1591CAT0007151591. Very Good Condition. Light chipping and wear on left margin where removed slight browning. Depicts a Native American pair eating a stylized dinner of fish maize shellfish deer meat walnut a tobacco pipe. From a painting by John White of inhabitants of what is now Virginia. They appear to be eating nixtamalized maize - though White was no doubt too busy giving the Native woman European features to ask what the preparation was. Europeans and suffered from widespread - and often horrific - pellagra epidemics for centuries. In the U.S. it persisted into the mid 20th century where there were an estimated 3 million cases and over 100k deaths - all prevented by soaking the maize in a lye preparation overnight as the native consumers of it knew well. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; History. Inventory No: CAT000715. unknown books
1591CAT0007141591. Very Good Condition. Light chipping and wear on left margin where removed slight browning. Depicts a fish barbecue built of raised sticks being used by Native Americans in what is now Virginia - after a painting by John White. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; History. Inventory No: CAT000714. unknown books
1591CAT0004501591. Good Condition. Hand colored engraving light foxing and soiling paper thinned in upper margin from prior mounting damage to the text section with significant loss repaired with paper.<br/><br/>It reads translation from Discovering the New World Based on the Works of Theodore de Bry Harper & Row 1976: "At a certain time of year the Indians collect all kinds of game fish and even crocodiles. Baskets are filled with these creatures and put on the shoulders of curly-haired hermaphrodites whom we have already described. All this is taken to storehouses where it is not touched except in cases of extreme need when to avoid disputes the Indians come to an agreement among themselves which illustrates the harmony that exists among them. However the king is at liberty to take what he chooses." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; History. Inventory No: CAT000450. unknown books
1591CAT0004511591. Good Condition. Hand colored engraving light foxing and soiling paper thinned in upper margin from prior mounting.<br/><br/>It reads translation from Discovering the New World Based on the Works of Theodore de Bry Harper & Row 1976: As can be seen from the preceding illustrations this area abounds with very agreeable little islands. The rivers are not deep; the pure clear water scarcely reaches the chest. When the Indians want to make an enjoyable excursion with their wives and children they go to these islands. They either swim across the river for they are excellent swimmers or they wade across carrying the little children. In fact the mothers can manage three children at once the smallest on a shoulder clutching its hand and the other two under her arms. With the free hand the women carry a basket full of fruit or other food for the occasion. For fear of meeting enemies the men carry bows and arrows. In order not to wet them they attach the quiver to their hair and hold the bows stretched and ready with and arrow prepared instantly to defend themselves as can be seen in our engraving. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; History. Inventory No: CAT000451. unknown books
1591CAT0004521591. Good Condition. Hand colored engraving modest foxing and soiling paper thinned in upper margin from prior mounting small tape marks. <br/><br/>A famous plate depicting the cannibals Staden described in Brazil. In the foreground a butcher is working on a partially butchered body a tribesman is dragged off to be bludgeoned a small child works cleaning a head and arms and legs are barbecuing on a traditional stick barbecue. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; History. Inventory No: CAT000452. unknown books
1595044181Paris: Pierre Mettayer 1595. Early Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Very Good Condition. 4 volumes bound in 2 rebound in modern half red leather over decorative paper in an antique style. Old library stamps to title index and occasionally to the top right corner. Slight soiling to title quite clean otherwise and an attractive and attractively printed copy. Monstrelet meant to carry on the work of Froissart and extended the Chronicles from 1400-1444. Additions were pieced together and tacked onto the end of his work extending it to 1515. Monstrelet who was present when Joan of Arc was interrogated by Philip the Good includes a great deal of primary source material that otherwise would have been lost to history. 12 328 3 leaves; 8 195 10 130 124 10 leaves. Size: Folio. 4-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 044181. <br/><br/> Pierre Mettayer hardcover books
1600046524Geneva: Paulus Stephanus Paul Estienne 1600. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Early paneled calf rebacked ca. 19th c. endpapers refreshed hinges worn and cracked held by cords corners bumped wear at edges title foxed scattered mostly light foxing and browning - generally quite clean internally and an attractively printed Estienne edition of Pliny's letters. 28 646 blank 28 8 168 151 pp. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046524. Paulus Stephanus (Paul Estienne) hardcover books
1562045392Venice: Domenico Guerra & Gio Battista 1562. Early Edition. Hardcover rebound in leather. Good Condition. Rebound in modern sheep front endpapers replaced minor worming and modest staining throughout but still an attractive copy of this early Italian edition. With historiated initials - separate section titles but continuously paginated. 16 375pp with a printers mark on the verso of page 375. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 045392. <br/><br/> Domenico Guerra & Gio Battista hardcover books
1560045018Basel: Heinrich Petri 1560. First Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Good Condition. Full contemporary rolled pigskin worn and discolored coming loose from the wooden boards lacking clasps. Cords and binding intact. Endpapers title chipped and worn first sections with some wear and discoloring scattered foxing otherwise and mostly quite clean. The first German edition of Giovio's influential Historiarum sui Temporis libri XLV first published in Latin in 1552. viii ccccxli 9; iv ccccix 1 7pp. Size: Folio. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 045018. <br/><br/> Heinrich Petri hardcover books
1551046883Florence: Laurentius Torrentini 1551. Early Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Attractively rebound in leather backed marbled boards new endpapers. Quite clean internally scattered minor foxing last page with a small closed tear title and last with some soiling bright otherwise on fine thick paper. 8 204 index. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 046883. Laurentius Torrentini hardcover books
1551046063Florence: Lorenzo Torrentino 1551. First Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Very Good Condition. Rebound in half leather over paper boards title page soiled scattered light foxing but very clean otherwise. Attractively printed with wide margins and fine initial letters. Last 40 pages with mostly light marginal dampstaining. 340 3pp. Adams G 639 Graesse III 490 Sabin 27478 for the bio of Columbus Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 046063. <br/><br/> Lorenzo Torrentino hardcover books
1561046145Paris: Guillaume Morel Gulillaume Guillard et Almaricum Warancore 1561. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. Contemporary armorial calf very worn corners worn through spine perished and cords exposed one head band detached binding still generally sound. Upper corner of front blank excised scattered foxing and early marginalia rules line in outer margin in second book some age toning but generally clean and bright internally. 30 639 32; 247 34 pp Two volumes in one printed in part by the successor press to famed Paris printer Charlotte Guillard Gregory of Tours important early history of Gaul and Ado's chronicle connecting the Roman Empire to the Carolingian Empire. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 046145. <br/><br/> Guillaume Morel, Gulillaume Guillard, et Almaricum Warancore hardcover books
1556046281Basel: Henrichum Petri 1556. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 18th century pastepaper boards spine and edges degraded light dampstains to first few and final pages old library stamp to title and first page some worming in the gutter - generally quite clean otherwise and with front rear and internal blanks present. 16 196 4. Printer's mark at rear.<br/><br/>First published in 1553 an early original work by the polymath physician often compared to Erasmus. Scarce rare in commerce. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046281. Henrichum Petri hardcover books
1585046650Antwerp: Christopher Plantin 1585. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. 3 volumes bound in 1 in old full calf 1585 1585 and 1588; a few dents at the edges wear to corners quite sound overall old catalog entry pasted to endpaper. The first two titles continuously paginated. Minor staining here and there paper repair in one margin trimmed a bit close at the top edge just touching page numbers and running title occasionally. 6 plates 3 folding in Amphitheatro/Amphitheatris. One folding plate missing the third section one with a repaired tear at the fold. 14 plates 12 of them folding in Saturnalium; plates lettered A-M and two large unlettered plates. Some wear and soiling to plates generally at the edges a few of the larger plates creased in spots but very good overall. 105 3pp; 8 175pp. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046650. Christopher Plantin hardcover books
1562046899Antwerp: Bellerum 1562. Second Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Good Condition. Old colored vellum worn lacking front endpaper title browned and stained mild browning and a few light stains scattered marginalia in an early hand; generally clean. The second edition of the abridgment of Magnus's important history of the Northern people. 8 192 leaves with in text illustration throughout.<br/><br/>Magnus's history of Sweden and the North was enormously successful and popular and was translated early on into Italian German English and Dutch. It describes much folklore and customs not recorded elsewhere - including the first description of making the questionable Northern delicacy lutefisk. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; History. Inventory No: 046899. Bellerum hardcover books
1567046211Petri: Heinrich 1567. Early Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Very Good Condition. Modern half leather over marbled boards author penned to page edge lacking any blanks and lacking the full page map of Northern Europe with a facsimile tipped in. Collijn in his Swedish Bibliography suggested that the map was printed and inserted separately and only in some copies of the Basel edition. First Basel and Second Latin edition a reprint of the Rome edition of 1555. Illustrated with small woodcuts throughout. Dampstain to upper right from around page 500 on a few scattered dampstains modest foxing - generally a clean copy. 96 854 2 pp. Brunet III 1302. Magnus's history of Sweden and the North was enormously successful and popular and was translated early on into Italian German English and Dutch. It describes much folklore and customs not recorded elsewhere - including the first description of making the questionable Northern delicacy lutefisk. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; History. Inventory No: 046211. <br/><br/> Heinrich hardcover books
1536044194Cologne: Eucharii 1536. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary elaborately stamped calf over wood boards depicting the muses worn scattered worn holes remains of clasps boards expertly reattached but cords broken; attractive decorative endpapers. An attractively printed and bound copy of Orosius's influential work on the history of the pagan peoples. Early color to the title vignette and some of the historiated initials. Some early notes and underlining in red and black scattered discolortation title a little soiled and with an old signature. lxviii 567pp. Scarce imprint just 3 in Worldcat. Not in Adams. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 044194. <br/><br/> Eucharii hardcover books
1557046552Venice: J. Strada 1557. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. 19th century leather backed boards front hinge cracked corners worn remains of library spine label binding sound overall. Private library plate on pastedown minor scattered foxing index leaf foxed and with a stain in the bottom margin; overall quite clean internally. Printed in red and black with engraved emblems throughout. 12 228pp index blanks intact. Adams P 195. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046552. J. Strada hardcover books
1600046554Coloniae Vbiorum Cologne: Cholini 1600. Later Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. Contemporary full pigskin soiled and stained but sound. A few private library marks old names crossed out on title signatures to front blank modest browning to text block with scattered minor wear and worming to margins mispgination neatly corrected;generally quite clean overall with in text portraits throughout. 8 532 16 83pp blanks intact. <br/><br/>Platina's history of the popes first printed in 1479. He was also the author of the first printed cookbook a collection of recipes from Martino di Como 1475. His description of events in the Vitis Pontificum around the 1456 appearance of Halley's comet during the reign of Pope Callixtus III gave rise to the persistent tale that the comet was excommunicated. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Religion & Theology. Inventory No: 046554. Cholini hardcover books
