(Baron of Lobkowicz). Popel, Christoph (1549-1609). Chief Steward of Bohemia under Emperor Rudolf IIBiblio.com
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1598955341598. 1598. Fair. - An original holograph document attractively penned in an unknown hand on 13-1/4 inch high by 15-5/8 inch wide cream paper. Fifteen lines boldly penned with several flourishes signed "Christophorus Popel Barro a Lobcowicz" by Christoph Popel Baron of Lobkowicz who was Chief Steward of Bohemia under the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. The document is further annotated with 8 lines penned across the center of the verso with an unidentified signature and another 8 lines penned vertically on the verso above the center panel also with an unidentified signature. The faint remnants and outline of a red wax seal are centered at the top and bottom edges of the verso. Folded twice vertically and four times horizontally with several tears along the folds. There is some foxing present especially at the top and bottom. Good. <p>The Chief Steward of Bohemia under Emperor Rudolf II Christoph Popel Baron of Lobkowicz 1549-1609 was a close friend of the celebrated court painter Hans von Aachen. Lobkowicz who was known for his language and diplomatic skills was tasked with welcoming visitors from within and without the Holy Roman Empire to the Emperor's Court and for negotiating alliances in the war against the Turks. Lobkowicz was responsible for the peace negotiations with the Polish King Sigismund. Lobkowicz spent considerable sums on art work for his residence and commissioned jewelry precious watches and valuable objects. He was buried in the chapel in the Prague Cathedral. [1598]. unknown
1563ST16379-038Perusiae Perugia: ex officina Andreae Brixiani 1563. SOLE EDITION. 210 x 155 mm. 8 1/4 x 6". 4 p.l. 78 4 leaves. <br/> 19th century vellum-backed pink marbled paper boards smooth spine black morocco label remnants of paper shelf label at foot of spine newer endpapers. Printer's device on title page. With Greek inscription in ink on title page occasional ink marginalia and with a page of inked notes written in Latin in an early hand on blank verso of final leaf. Leaf 3r with an inexpert but endearing pen-and-ink drawing of a rider on a galloping horse below the dedication with some pencilled embellishments around it; A4r with an ink-drawn small face in one margin. EDIT 16 CNCE 23145; Gehl "Advertising or fama: local markets for schoolbooks in sixteenth-century Italy" in Costas ed. "Print Culture and Peripheries in Early Modern Europe" 2012. Corners a little bumped boards lightly chafed title page a bit soiled and browned four leaves affected by the same small burn hole a handful of words partially obscured another leaf with very small damage from ink burn-through occasional faint foxing or minor ink stains but still a pleasing copy the binding perfectly satisfactory and the interior with no major defects the historical charm of the annotations compensating for any blemishes they cause.<br/> <br/> This is the first and only printing of a scarce textbook on rhetoric by a Perugian professor of the subject charmingly decorated and annotated by an early--not very attentive--pupil. In the 16th century the market for textbooks tended to be regional. Schools and teachers wanted works produced by local scholars and printers a preference Gehl relates to their earlier reliance on manuscripts shared and recopied by the teachers who used them. He notes that "Perugia . . . had a particularly lively market for learned books that lasted from the early days of printing right into the 17th century" and local professors were a ready resource for publishers like Andrea Bresciano.<br /> <br /> In the present work Saxus ca. 1499-1574 a pupil of the great Perugian humanist Francesco Maturanzio 1443-1518 outlines the principles of persuasion giving examples of the various rhetorical devices and modes citing classical sources. According to Gehl our author "was an innovator . . . who made a serious attempt to facilitate learning by catering to the limited attention span of students and by including teaching tips to grammar masters." We have evidence of what he was up against in regard to the former in the doodles of a prior owner of this text who was apparently dreaming of galloping away from the classroom on a trusty if seemingly headless steed. On another page the face of a master or fellow student peers critically from a margin. But some attention was paid as shown by the notes at the end of the book. <br /> <br /> Saxus' writings never managed to break into the major markets of Rome and Venice but continued to be printed after his death in Florence and Perugia where Gehl says "he could be considered a regional celebrity" whose former students used his textbooks to teach their own classes. We could trace just one copy of this work in auction records. ex officina Andreae Brixiani unknown
151998456Paris: Revue universelle January 15 1939. January 15 1939. Very good. - Octavo 10 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Softcover bound in printed gray wrappers titled in black on the front cover and the spine. The edges of the covers are lightly creased. Volume LXXVI No. 20 January 15 1939 pages 129-256. The overlapping edges of a few of the deckle-edged pages are lightly creased & chipped. Very good. <p>Alexandre Choulguine 1889-1960 was an important Ukrainian statesman who spent much of his life in exile in Paris. During World War 2 he acted as the head of the Ukrainian government in exile. Paris: Revue universelle, January 15, 1939. paperback
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.<br /> <br /> 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. Fernando Diaz hardcover
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 papier dominoté endpapers and pastedowns stamped "paris chez les associé" with a hard to read number - lacking original blanks with these bound in relatively early on. 4 571 4 leaves.<br /> <br /> 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. Lucas Breyel hardcover
1586046648Paris: Nicolas Bonfons 1586. Early Edition. 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 Nicolas Bonfons hardcover
156298780Milan 1562. 1562. - Folio 12 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. 1-page on bifolium with a red paper seal. On the 4th leaf with the seal the letter is addressed "APRmo 5 Mons : Vescovo di Cremona". The letter realized in a secretarial hand is dated April 5 1562 from Milan and is boldly signed by Francesco Fernando dÁvalos d'Aquino d'Aragona.<p>Philip II King of Spain and Duke of Milan chose Francesco Fernando dÁvalos to be his envoy at the Council of Trent. He arrived in Trent on March 14 1562 and attended the sessions of the council. He pressed the Spaniards to not offer up anything against the interests of the Holy See. Upon his return to Milan he charged his secretary Ercole Pagnano with the task of generating a report. As the Governor's agent Pagnano had defended the privileges of the Sicilian monarchy and worked with the Spaniards to quell the controversy regarding the jurisdiction of bishops. In this letter to the Bishop of Cremona the Governor is offering Pagnano's report to him. Loosely translated he states that Pagnano is well informed about these things and that "V.S." Your Excellency should be given his account.<p>The letter was once folded into 4 panels and there very minor breaks along 3 of the folds. There is some minor browning especially to one of the folds. <p>An advisor to King Philip II of Spain Francesco Fernando dÁvalos c.1530-1571 took command of the Spanish army in Lombardy and Piedmont succeeding the 3rd Duke of Alba who had become the Governor of Milan. From 1560 to 1563 Francesco Fernando served as the Governor of the Duchy of Milan. He was the viceroy of Sicily from 1568 to 1571.<p>The Bishop of Cremona was born Niccolo Sfondrati in 1535 in the Duchy of Milan. Philip II of Spain appointed him to be a senator in Milan in 1552 and at the urging of the Spanish government the Pope appointed him Bishop of Cremona in 1560. He participated in some of the sessions of the Council of Trent from 1561 to 1563. In 1590 he was one of seven cardinals that were acceptable to be pope by Philip II of Spain. He was elected Pope and took the name Gregory XIV. He died less than a year later in October 1591. Milan, 1562. unknown
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
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. 12 328 3 leaves; 8 195 10 130 124 10 leaves. <br /> <br /> 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. Size: Folio. 4-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 044181. Pierre Mettayer hardcover
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
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 of Pliny the Younger and others. 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. Domenico Guerra & Gio Battista hardcover
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
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
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
1598090168No place stated 1598. Vellum. pp. 623. 4to. Vellum. Hand-lettered spine. Engraved title page. Double page map showing the Low Countries. 22 engraved portraits some trimmed a bit at the foredge as noted on WorldCat. Portion of text block shows a tide mark across one corner. Complete. Binding sound. Latin. USTC 663028. unknown
1542049716Cologne: Iasparis Gennepaei 1542. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. Contemporary limp parchment title penned to spine lining to parchment possibly from an old decoration. A bit of wear to edges uniform light age toning to pages heavier in a few spots. Flaws small tears in the margins here and there -- generally quite clean and very good internally with wide margins. 32 516pp.<br /> <br /> A student of Augustine who collaborated on City of God he traveled to Palestine in 415 to confer with the intellectuals there. Adversus Paganos was an enormously influential work for over 1000 years shaping Western historiography in the ancient and medieval periods. It details the pagan peoples history from the earliest times up to the time of Orosius. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 049716. Iasparis Gennepaei hardcover
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
1559046914Venice: Paul Manutium Aldus 1559. Hardcover Half Vellum. Very Good Condition. 18th century vellum backed boards worn at corners and a bit soiled title page stained an torn with loss in a few spots and a paper repair in the gutter; scattered staining and foxing elsewhere but generally clean small wormtrail in the lower margin at the end of the index touching a few letters. Still about very good overall - two volumes bound as one separate title for part two the index. 28 1-976 numbered columns i.e. 488 pages 36 132 pp. Index volume dated 1558; Ahmanson-Murphy 575<br/><br/>Pliny both compiled current knowledge of the world citing over 400 authorities and added to it himself . Not just the model for all encyclopedias to follow it is the ur-book of reference the model for an eclectic boundlessly useful assortment of human knowledge. "Over and over again it will be found that the source of some ancient piece of knowledge is Pliny Printing and the Mind of Man 5 Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 046914. Paul Manutium (Aldus) hardcover
1553045324Lyon: Guillaume Rouille 1553. First Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. Contemporary vellum darkened worn at corners old inscription to front blank dampstain to upper right corner early on and lower margin towards the end modest browning and foxing crease to center of last 30 pages. 2 volumes in one each page with medallion portraits and a brief biography of celebrated figures from Adam to Henry II. viii 172 4pp; 247 8pp. Graesse V 458 Adams P2161 Bib. Lyon. IX 205.<br /> <br /> Rouille was an important Lyonese printer who invented the 16mo pocket format. He apprenticed in Venice and came to Lyon in 1543 to set up his press. This collection of portraits was published simultaneously in Latin French and Italian Spanish 5 years later and was hugely successful prompting decades of imitations.<br /> <br /> Provenance:Giacamo DeToma bookplate 1884 inscription of Felice Guidi Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 045324. Guillaume Rouille hardcover
1582045463Geneva: Jacob Stoer 1582. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary rolled calf over wooden boards. Calf dry and degraded missing in spots wood worn at the edges with some loss. Remains of clasps; binding still quite sound. Light age toning to pages scattered creases and minor flaws generally very clean internally. Attractively printed with historiated initials head and tail pieces and a vignette portrait of Livy. 14 623 29 leaves. Adams 1355 Graesse IV 234.<br /> <br /> The first French edition of the complete Livy and a monumental work of Renaissance scholarship. It was also printed in an octavo edition by Stoer in 3 volumes also 1582 and reprinted in folio by Chouet in 1607. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 045463. Jacob Stoer hardcover
