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Paris: Librairie de Charles Gosselin, 1842. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4". None . The first French edition of the translated philosophical works of Lucilio Vanini in a lovely morocco binding. First French edition, translated by M X Rousselot. Containing the philosophical works of Lucilio Vanini (1585-1619), Italian philosopher, physician and free-thinker. A scarce work, rarely seen in commerce.He was one of the first significant representatives of intellectual libertinism and among the first modern thinkers who viewed the universe as an entity governed by natural laws.Complete with half title. Rebound in full morocco with five raised bands, gilt lettering to spine, gilt to edges. Externally very smart with light fading to back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to fore edge, not affecting pages that remain generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed

Not Stated: Arnoldi Metternich, 1682. Vellum. Very Good. 8.5" by 6.5". None. A vellum bound Latin poetry collection, spiritual poems about Jesus and religion by Franz Xaver Trips. A very scarce work.In the original Latin.An enlightening poetry collection, an ode to Jesus and Christianity, a spiritual selection in the original Latin.Illustrated with one engraving.By Franz Xaver Trips, a German librarian, pastor, and historian.Bookplate of the Schloss Nordkirchen to the front paste down, seal to the title page, though this doesn't seem to be the Nordkirchen seal, nor the seal of the families who have owned Nordkirchen. Schloss Nordkirchen was largely built between 1703 and 1734 and has been nicknamed the Versailles of Westphalia. Undated, dated from WorldCat. In the original full vellum binding. Externally, generally smart. Light marks and discolouration, as is usual with a vellum binding. Lacking the ties. Boards are a little bowed. Numerical ink to the tail of the spine. Bookplate to the front… Read More

Bruxelles: Excudebat H. Goemaere , 1869. Leather. Near Fine. 8" by 5". None . A bright beautifully-bound copy of this explanation of the Gospel on the communion of saints by Francis Xavier Schouppe, in the original Latin. Explanations of the Gospel of the common saints, for both devotees and priests. Written by F. X. Schouppe, eminent theologian in the nineteenth century. In the original Latin language. Rebound in attractive half calf, half title present. Facsimile of the author's signature to verso title page. Rebound in half title over marbled boards, titles in gilt to black spine label. Externally lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to first and last few leaves only; pages otherwise bright and clean. Near Fine

Venetiis: Typographia Balleoniana, 1797. Vellum. Good Only. 10" by 7.5". None. A religious text on the important practices of Pope Benedict XIV, the fifth Latin edition. The fifth Latin edition, this edition being enlarged and refined.Collated, bound without the frontispiece, but all other pages are present.Register runs as: a-b4, c2, A-Pp4, Qq6. Book three of this religious work on the ecclesiastical institutions of Pope Benedict XIV.Pope Benedict was born as Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, a significant religious figure who was Pope from 1740 to 1758.Benedict is considered to be one of the best scholars to be at the head of the Catholic Church, an important figure during the Renaissance promoting scientific learning, the study of the human form, and the Baroque arts. In the original half vellum binding, with the marbled paper to the boards removed, with only one small patch of the marbled paper remaining to the head of the front board. Externally, sound. Vellum is lifting to the joints. Light marks… Read More

Madrid: Nuevo Mundo, c1905. Cloth. Good. 11" by 14.5". Not Stated. A highly illustrated account of the complete travels of S. M. El Rey Don Alfonso XIII in Paris and London, in the original Spanish language. Spanish language. Providing an account of the complete travels of S. M. El Rey Don Alfonso XIII in Paris and London. Illustrated with full-page photographs to each page. Considered a graphic chronicle of the travels of the King on his travels to the capital cities of England and France, each image is presented with a description of the area and the activities displayed, with commentary on the experience. Known as El Africano for his Africanist views, Alfonso XIII was the King of Spain from his birth until 1931 when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. Often presented as a soldier-king, he was linked closely to the military estate. Though an attempt at regicide was made during his wedding to Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg in 1906, they escaped unharmed. Rebacked with… Read More

Firenze: Stamperia Piatti, 1829. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6" by 3.5". None. Two lovely volumes of the letters and works of Pope Clemente XIV. Complete in two volumes. In the original Italian. These works contain the letters and works of Clement XIV. Pope Clement XIV was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1769 to 1774. During his pontificate he decreed the suppression of the Society of Jesus. Bound by R. Carswell & Son. Rebound in full cloth. Externally, lovely. Binders sticker to both front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed

Koblenz: Chez Brille, 1791 . Unbound. Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A contemporary printing of an important 1791 letter sent by the future Charles X and Louis XVIII, advising their bother, King Louis XVI, on the course of the Revolution. In the original French. An important document marking a turning point in the French Revolution, this 1791 letter, addressed to King Louis XVI, from the Prince of Conde, Duke of Bourbon and Duke of Enguhien, discusses the declaration of Pillnitz, signed in August 1791.The future Charles X and Louis XVIII ask their brother, the King of France, to accept the intervention of foreign armed forces in the revolution.Three contemporary copies of this letter were produced and swiftly circulated, with Paris and Pillnitz editions appearing simultaneously with this Koblenz edition.Housed in protective card wrappers from Librairie Rossignol, a Cannes based antiquarian bookseller.An important French Revolution era document. Unbound, as issued. Small ink mark to head of title page, with… Read More