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Napoli: Francesco Castaldo. Good. Marbled Boards. 1754. 2d edition. Title Continues: Tomo Prio, Partei Seconda / Che contiene XXX. Ra gionamenti fulla famosa parabola del Figliuol Prodig. Dati in Luc e Da D. Ludovico Sabbatini D’Anfora, Della Congregazione de’ Peii Operarj, e Vescovo dell’ Aquila. [Volume I and Second Part Containing 30 additional orations on the famous Parable of the P rodigal Son. Annotated by D. Ludovico Sabbatini d’Anfora, of t he Congregation of Pious Workers, and Bishop of Aquila. . volumes in one. 4to marbled boards, gilt band on spine. pp. 326 [vi] 454 . able of the Prodigal Son for use on various Holy Days and celebra tions. The first 26 orations were published in 1752. This 2d e dition reprints them and continues the work with an additional 30 works. Annotated and highlighted by d. Lodovico Sabbatini d'Anfo ra ... Text in Italian and Latin. . us Workers in Naples was founded circa1600 for… Read More

San Diego: Don Diego's Libreria. Very Good-Near Fine. 1964. 1st ed.. The Journal of Padre Serra, From Loreto, the Capital of Baja Cali fornia, to San Diego, Capital of the New Establishments of Alta C alifornia in three months and three days March 28 to July 1, 1769 . Including San Diego's Great Water Rights Document Now Published for the First Time. 1st ed., 8vo, softcover, 108 pp. Illustrat ions & map. Inscribed on title page by translator Ben F. Dixon. A very good-near fine copy: a darkened band 1” wide along back spine; light fade line along front spine. No tears, chips, or mar kings other than Dixon’s signature and date. .

Frankfuert: Apud Van Duren. 1784. The complete title is "Prompta Bibliotheca canonica, juridica, mo ralis, theologica, necnon ascetica, polemica, rubricistica, histo rica", an 8-volume encyclopedia of religious knowledge. The first edition of this work appeared at Bologna, in 1746. A second edit ion, much enlarged, also a third, were published by the author hi mself. The fourth edition, dating from 1763 seems to have been pu blished after his death. This edition, 20 years later, contains t he additions which the author had made to the second edition and also other enlargements (additiones ex aliena manu) inserted in t heir respective places in the body of the work (and no longer in the appendix as in the former editions) and supplements. Ferrari was an eighteenth-century canonist of the Franciscan Order. The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown, but he was born a t Solero, near Alessandria in Northern Italy. He was also profess or, provincial of his order, and consultor of… Read More

The Review of Reviews. 1914. 1st ed.. 12mo. Half leather over marbled boards. Tight, square binding. Fo ur of four volumes. Very good; some fading at extremities and spi ne, several small nicks to spine ends, end papers toned. Internal ly clean and tight. .

Netherlands. Very Good. 1538. Hand Illuminated leaf from Dutch prayer book [Gebedenboek], 15th century. Approx 4x5-1/2" mounted and matted in a very sturdy, early 20th century wood frame. The frame's typed label on t he back states "Netherlandish, 15th century", but with the date in roman numerals 1538. .

1703. Amsterdam: F. Van der Platas, 1703 - 12mo, vellum. 448 pp. Second edition of this history of the Order of the Templars (1119-1314) , written in 1691 by a Protestant theologian, scholar, professor of theology, rhetoric and history. Includes an index of authors c ited and subject index. Vellum binding is intact, but soiled and with a slight bow to front cover. Ink title on spine. Pencil not ations on ffep. Title page in red and black, engraved vignette. T ext block is tight but many pages are age-toned or foxed; not eno ugh to detract from a generally sound appearance. Several small tears in end papers. Detailed photos can be emailed on request. .

London: Printed by I. Okes, for Humphrey Mosley. Poor. 1638. 1st ed in English. 16mo, First edition in English, unauthorized, preceding the autho rized English translation by two months, the imprimatur leaf bein g dated Sept 30 instead of December 19. [xiv]*, 323pp +[blank]. T he text is a portion of Part III of Bacon's great work, the Insta uratio Magna, a translation of Historia vitae et mortis. This is the last part of the Instauratio Magna published in English in Ba con's lifetime. With the engraved bookplate of Algernon Cappell, 2d Earl of Essex, dated 1701. Cappell held the office of Gentlem an of the Bedchamber to King William III between 1691 and 1702. H e was Colonel of the 4th Dragoons between 1693 and 1710 and in 17 08 was made a Privy Counselor by Queen Anne. . ood/Poor. Interior is good+ making this an excellent candidate fo r rebinding; a tight copy with very lightly toned pages and only occasional light foxing; half-title page is closely trimmed at b ottom, a 3mm burn hole… Read More

n.p. n.d. 4to, illuminated vellum wrappers; 52 leaves; stitched b inding. Pen and ink calligraphy, illuminations with watercolor h ead and tail pieces, and in-text illustrations all on hand-made p aper. The artist/author is unknown. Clean, tight and unmarked in terior. Covers torn and chipped on all edges. Date unknown but pr obably from late 1950’s - early 1960’s. .

Privately printed: NY. Poor. 1920. 1st edition. Inscribed by Hartmann to minister/writer Paul Jord . 1st ed. 8vo, brown boards, 109 pp, No. 53 of 3000 numbered copies . With an inscription by Hartmann to Paul Jordan Smith -- “from [as Bernard Shaw expressed it] ‘the man who writes about the l ast 30 days of Christ when the first day Him has not yet dawned u pon Earth.” Smith was an American Universalist minister who als o worked as a writer, lecturer and editor. However, he is most we ll known for originating the hoax art movement Disumbrationism. G iving himself the Russian-sounding pseudonym Pavel Jerdanowitch, Jordan-Smith painted a small group of crudely Postimpressionist c anvases that he then entered in art exhibitions around the countr y as exemplars of a new art movement known as Disumbrationism (i. e. painting without shadows). His canvases were well received on the whole until he got tired of sustaining the role and outed him self to a… Read More

London: Vertue and Goadby, Stationers at the Royal Exchange. Good. Wrappers. 1750. 1st edition. One of several editions published in the year of the quake, 1750 (priority unknown.) 12mo, 16 pp. Unbound, as issued. Stitched at left margin, but stitches mostly pulled. ##### In 1750 a series of five earthquakes rocked London. This sermon by Thomas Sherlock warns of a merciful God to a sinful people and lays part of Godâ €™s wrath at the feet of a sinful press: "Have not all the Abomin ations of the publick Stews been open to view by lewd Pictures ex posed to Sale at Noon-day? Have not Histories or Romances of the vilest Prostitutes been published, intended merely to display the most execrable scenes of Lewdness; Lewdness represented without Disguise, and nothng omitted that might inflame the corrupt Passi ons of the Youth of the Nation! ... While I was writing this I ca st my Eye upon a News Paper of the Day, and counted no less than fifteen Advertisements for Plays, Operas,… Read More

. Fair. 1640. Two significant 17th century religious works in one pocket-sized volume. First, a Latin translation of the New Testament. Theodor e Beza was a French Reformed Protestant theologian and scholar, w ho played a principal role in the Reformation, succeeding John Ca lvin as spiritual leader of the Republic of Geneva. As well as a number of important contributions to historical and theological w ritings, he also made an important contribution to Biblical schol arship publishing both a Greek and Latin version of the New Testa ment. This work, a later edition of his Latin New Testament is is noted for the emphasis on predestination which was a prevalent s chool of thought in Reformation theology. An important Latin tran slation by a noted Reformation theologian and academic. . is “The Whole Book of Psalmes: Collected into English Meeter b y Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and Others.” London: Printed b y G.M. for the Companie of Stationers. 1640. 99 pp.… Read More

NY: Thomas Crowell & Co. 1899. First separate American edition. Tan stapled wrappers with black lettering on front cover. 5"x7" inches. 16pp. This is a sequel to the original Kreutzer Sonata, originally published in 1889. An a bsolutely pristine copy. The publication of The Kreutzer Sonata set off an explosive debate in Europe, America, and Asia on matt ers that were then called the “sexual question” and the “wo man problem.” These debates stirred widespread condemnation fro m all sides, as well as fervent admiration. The Kreutzer Sonata was censored or forbidden in some countries as “indecent litera ture.” In this sequel, Tolstoy repeatedly makes reference to ve rses from the Gospels as evidence supporting his views. .

Florence: Nella Stamperia di Giorgio Marescotti. Good.. 1579-1580. Florence: Nella Stamperia di Giorgio Marescotti, 1579-1580. [The colophon is dated Florence, 1579, but the dedication to Francesco de Medici, is dated April 15, 1580.] 1st edition. Small 4to, 1/2 vellum and purple boards, inked title on spine.[38] 829 [1] pp. Text in Italian. Buoninsegni was a Florentine patrician, merchan t and historian. Politically he held some of the city's most impo rtant offices and was a member of the broader circle of the early Medici regime. He spent the last ten years of his life completin g this Historia Florentine; he died in Florence in March of 1466. The history existed only in manuscript form until its publicatio n in nine volumes between 1579-1637. This 1579-80 edition consist s of the first four books available, bound as one, and covers the history of Florence to 1421. The last two volumes, as well as th e first complete set, were not published until 1637. Good. Severa l vintage inked… Read More