Spalding's new official pocket score book: arranged in accordance with the new league rules on scoring. by SPALDING - 1887

1687 Travels of Chardin in PERSIA Middle East Iraq Turkey Iran Voyages French

A rare French edition of Jean Chardin's "Travels into Persia and the East Indies". This book is regarded as one of the finest works of early Western scholarship on Persia and the Near East. This printing was published at the same time as other French edition, all are considered first editions. In this book Chardin discusses his journeys from Constantinople to the Black Sea, Persia, and throughout the Middle East (Kashan, Iraq; Armenia, Crimea, and Georgia). The end of his journey took him through the Cape of Good Hope, on his way home.

Upon his return, he was considered quite a celebrity in London; though, according to Evelyn he was 'not inclined to talke wonders". He met with famous members of the Royal Society, all of whom took great interest in his voyage. He told them of his witnessing of Abbas II's coronation, and the jewels and fine ornaments he had seen.

This second volume from the 1687 French edition was… Read More

1834 1ed Victor HUGO Poems French Literature Cromwell Hernani Lucrezia Odes 8v

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

The best-known and oft-considered greatest French writer is unarguably Victor Hugo. His romance novels and stories have withstood the test of language and time. His most famous work, 'Les Miserables', has been transformed into film, theatre, and opera. This early printing of the works of Hugo includes works through 1838 including:
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"Cromwell"
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"Odes et Poesies et Ballads"
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"Les Orientales"
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"Hernani"
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"Marion de Lorme"
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"Le Roi S'amuse"
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"Lucrezia Borgia"
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"Les Chants du Crepuscule"
Item number: #14787
Price: $750
HUGO, Victor
[Victor Hugo works]
Paris: Libraire d'Eugene Renduel, 1834-1838. 1st editions

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 8 volumes
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~9.25in X… Read More

1795 1ed Japanese Journey to the East Samurai Voyages STRANGE Stories Togoku

A rare, 18th century Japanese woodblock print of "Collection of Strange Stories: Journey to the East" written by Tachibana Nankei, a doctor and author in the late Edo period. "Journey to the East" is a travelogue that tells of strange stories, rare things, scenic spots, historic sites, people, and more in various places the author traveled to for medical training specifically Togoku (the area east of Kyoto).

This rare 1795, record is written in a column woodblock print format with furigana for easier reading with illustrations of samurai, scenery, commoners, nature, and more!
Item number: 16817
Price: $599
Tachibana Nankei

Collection of Strange Stories: Journey to the East (Shokoku Kidan Toyuki) 東遊記 (とうゆうき)
Ōsaka: Kansei 7 [1795].

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 5 volumes bound in 2
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References:
o Iwanami, Kokusho So Mokuroku 47723
o Waseda University # 05 01347… Read More

1641 ENGLISH Constitution LAW Government De Republica Anglorum Smith England

An incredibly rare and impressive Elzevier printing of Thomas Smith's "Anglorum". During the first half of the 17th-century, Elzevier published numerous works on European countries designed for travel and studies (Respublica). Smith, a 16th-century English diplomat, was the Secretary of State under King Edward VI of England. He also served under Elizabeth I, and was one of her most trusted Protestant advisors. His most important books was 'De Republica Anglorum' – in which Smith described England's government style as a commonwealth. This work has become a staple in the study of the English constitution.
Item number: 21244
Price: $550
SMITH, Thomas
Thomae Smithi Angli De Repvblica Anglorvm Libri tres
Lugd. Batav : Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1641.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[16], 428, [12]
· References: Willems 243
· Language: Latin
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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1878 Italian Folk 1st Limited ed RANDOLPH CALDECOTT Riviera Apennines Carr ITALY

A rare first edition, limited printing of Alice Vansittart Strettel Carr's historical biographic narrative, 'North Italian Folk.' Written under the pseudonym, "Mrs. Comyns Carr," the author provides a delightful collection of biographical sketches regarding the daily lives of the commonfolk living in Northern Italy. The charming contents are accompanied by 28 black and white engravings courtesy of the esteemed artist, Randolph Caldecott.

This limited-edition printing is numbered 112 of 400!

Item number: #40738
Price: $499

CARR, Mrs. Comyns; CALDECOTT, Randolph (Illus.)

North Italian Folk: Sketches of Town and Country Life

London: Chatto and Windus, 1878. First edition.

Details:
• Collation: Complete
o [2], xii, 282, [2]
o 10 full-page engravings (including frontispiece)
o 18 half-page engravings
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~7.5in X 5.75in (19cm x 14.5cm)

Our… Read More

1686 Council of Constance Catholic Papal Decrees Vatican Library Schelstrate

Emmanuel Schelstrate was a 17th-century Catholic clergyman known for being the Vatican Library librarian. While working in the Vatican, he wrote a number of works discussing various aspects of the Catholic Church including decrees of the popes, as well as reports on the Council of Constance which discuss the ecclesiastical powers that were determined in the fourth and fifth sessions of the 15th-century ecumenical council.
Item number: #8849
Price: $550
SCHELSTRATE, Emmanuel
Tractatus de sensu et auctoritate decretorum Constantiensis Concilii sessione quarta et quinta circa potestatem ecclesiasticam editorum cum actis et gestis ad illa spectantibus...
Romae: Typis S. Congregationis de Propaganda Fide, 1686. 1st edition

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[6], CIII, [1], 302, [10]
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Language: Latin
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Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
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Size: ~9.5in X 7in (24cm x 18cm)
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Very… Read More

1694 English LAW King Charles I England William Style Practical Register Crimes

William Style's "Practical Register" is a law treatise collecting the legal proceedings and orders carried out during the reign of Charles I. It covers criminal and civil law, punishments for crimes, the legal process, and various councils and law offices.
Item number: #13651
Price: $599
STYLE, William
Style's practical register, begun in the reign of King Charles I : consisting of rules, order, and the principal observations concerning the practice of the common law in the courts at Westminster, particularly the Kings Bench, as well in matters criminal as civil
London : Printed for Tho. Dring, 1694.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [20], 588
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Provenance: Armorial Bookplate / Handwritten – Owen Brigstocke, Esq., 1732
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Owen Brigstocke of Kidwelly served as High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire for two separate terms. His first term was in 1657 and his second in 1668.
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1721 Saint Lawrence Justinian Catholic Bishop of Medieval Venice Sermons FOLIO
Saint Lawrence Justinian was a 15th-century Catholic bishop of Venice who was an important catalyst in the promotion of Catholic constitutions. His written works were extensive. He wrote several episcopal sermons, biographical sketches on saints, apostles, preachers, martyrs, and evangelists, as well as treatises on various religious topics including the passion and resurrection of Christ, living in humility and obedience, spiritual formations, and living in solidarity.
This 1721 folio edition of the works of Saint Lawrence Giustiniani was published in Venice bound in vellum.

Item number: #15278
Price: $599
LAPIDE, Cornelius Cornelii a
Divi Laurentii Justiniani Protopatriarchae Veneti opera omnia, quae hactenus excusa sunt : nunc recens post omnes alias impressions…
Venetiis: apud Hermolaum Albritium ..., 1721.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[22], 638, [38]
· Language: Latin
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1641 ENGLISH Constitution LAW Government De Republica Anglorum Smith England

An incredibly rare and impressive Elzevier printing of Thomas Smith's "Anglorum". During the first half of the 17th-century, Elzevier published numerous works on European countries designed for travel and studies (Respublica). Smith, a 16th-century English diplomat, was the Secretary of State under King Edward VI of England. He also served under Elizabeth I, and was one of her most trusted Protestant advisors. His most important books was 'De Republica Anglorum' – in which Smith described England's government style as a commonwealth. This work has become a staple in the study of the English constitution.
Item number: 21244
Price: $550
SMITH, Thomas
Thomae Smithi Angli De Repvblica Anglorvm Libri tres
Lugd. Batav : Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1641.

Details:

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[16], 428, [12]
· References: Willems 243
· Language: Latin
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
·… Read More

1878 Italian Folk 1st Limited ed RANDOLPH CALDECOTT Riviera Apennines Carr ITALY

A rare first edition, limited printing of Alice Vansittart Strettel Carr's historical biographic narrative, 'North Italian Folk.' Written under the pseudonym, "Mrs. Comyns Carr," the author provides a delightful collection of biographical sketches regarding the daily lives of the commonfolk living in Northern Italy. The charming contents are accompanied by 28 black and white engravings courtesy of the esteemed artist, Randolph Caldecott.

This limited-edition printing is numbered 112 of 400!

Item number: #40738
Price: $499

CARR, Mrs. Comyns; CALDECOTT, Randolph (Illus.)

North Italian Folk: Sketches of Town and Country Life

London: Chatto and Windus, 1878. First edition.

Details:
• Collation: Complete
o [2], xii, 282, [2]
o 10 full-page engravings (including frontispiece)
o 18 half-page engravings
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~7.5in X 5.75in (19cm x 14.5cm)

Our… Read More