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Coloniae Agrippinæ: ex officina Mater, Cholini, sumptibus Gosuini Cholini, 1598, 1598. First editions. Bound in full vellum binding with gilt title on spine label; ownership notes, some of which deleted, on the title page of the first work. age toning throughout due to bad paper. Two Quarto volumes bound as one. 19.7 x 15.5 cm. Signatures ad I. (:)4(:)(:)², A-Z4 Aa-Bb4,Cc².  ad II. (:)⁴ (:)(:)⁴, A-Xx⁴ Bound in full vellum binding with gilt title on spine label; ownership notes, some of which deleted, on the title page of the first work. age toning throughout due to bad paper. ad I: DeBacker/Sommervogel vol. VIII col. 15 nº15.; BM STC Ger. C16th. p. 862. ; Caillet 10687.; Thorndike VII 368-9 (VD 16) T 1238. ad II. DeBacker/Sommervogel vol. VIII col. 16 nº20; USTC 673124; Adams, T700; BnF FRBNF31468196; (VD 16) T 1247. The Dæmonici is considered among the first scientific attempts to explain as well as define demonic possession ("obsession") and exorcism . and The Local Infesta is… Read More

Augsburg. [[The Place of publication not identified (but most likely Augsburg ]: Most likely by H. Steiner, 1530. First German edition. Bound in Modern half vellum with label on spine (somewhat stained, slightly discolored in the margins). The title page has dense contemporary annotations, first and last few pages somewhat waterstained. Quarto: 20 x 15cm. Signatures: A-M⁴ N². This is the First German edition translated by Johannes Lorchner and edited by Johann Besolt. With large woodcut title Of Aristotle offering Alexander this book. The title page has dense contemporary annotations, first and last few pages somewhat waterstained, large woodcut portrait of Alexander the Great on the back of the title page Woodcut on the title and woodcut portrait by Jörg Breu, and 2 further woodcuts. Bound in Modern half vellum with label on spine (somewhat stained, slightly discolored in the margins). large woodcut portrait of Alexander the Great on the back of the title page Woodcut on the title and woodcut… Read More

Wittenberg ,1532. Quarto, 8 1/4 X 6 1/2 inches . First edition A-Z4, a-z4, aa-nn4, oo2, pp4 (241 Leaves ) Bound in full modern calf, a very nice copy. Luther proceeds line by line, some times giving one line from Matthew five pages of commentary! Here is a shortened example: from the greek. And His commentary.. Benzing (Luther) 3011;VD 16; L 4754; Pegg, Swis,; 2988;. Here is a shortened example: from the greek. And His commentary. V. 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. This is a delightful, sweet and genial beginning of his sermon. For he does not come, like Moses or a teacher of law, with alarming and threatening demands; but in the most friendly manner, with enticements and allurements and pleasant promises. And indeed, if it had not been thus recorded, and if the first uttered precious words of the Lord Christ had not been given to us all, an over-curious spirit would tempt and impel everybody to run after them even to Jerusalem, yes, to the end of the world, if… Read More

Milan: Giacomo Ferrari, 1509. Editio princeps, a Latin translation of the Italian manuscript original, which was never printed. Bound in full early vellum. EDIT 16 CNCE 19894 JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675,; 1:49; Alden, J.E. European Americana,; 509/6; BM STC Italian, 1465-1600,; 281Thacher,; II, p. 100 (Miscellanea); Adams,; F1148; Isaac,; 13634; BM STC Italian, 1465-1600,; p. 281; NUC pre-1956Sabin; 26140; JCB; I, 49; Harrisse Additions; no. 34. Libreria Otto Lange. Catalogue No. 48. CATALOGUE OF BOOKS DEALING WITH NORTH AMERICA. Books published before 1551. (1925). Folio: 31 x 21 ½ cm. Editio princeps, a Latin translation of the Italian manuscript original, which was never printed. This copy is bound in full contemporary vellum. On leaf LL2a note on Gutenberg, the comment "a divine invention, and one quite apt for displaying human stupidity" (trans.) This is one of the early books, recording the discovery of America. On sig. LL2 the discovery by Columbus of a way to the Indies, shorter than any known… Read More

London: Printed for William Crook at the Green Dragon without Temple-Bar 1678, 1679. This copy is bound in later quarter calf. Hobbes: Wing H-2224; T.C. I. 296. In this edition the Latin poem is printed in a Roman type, and the English translation is in italic type. From 1608, Hobbes, at the age of 20, was appointed tutor to William, only two years his junior. In 1626, on the death of the first earl, Hobbes's patron succeeded to the peerage, but died in June 1628. During this interval Hobbes wrote a Latin poem, giving an account of a short tour of the Peak in Derbyshire, made in company with the second earl. It was, it appears, a new year's gift to his friend, who rewarded him with a gift of 5 pounds. The poem was first published in 1636. This version includes the original Latin and an English translation by 'a Person of Quality.' The Dukes of Devonshire owned Chatsworth House which features largely in the poem as one of the Wonders of the Peak.

Venetiis: Per Jo. Alvisium de Varisio, 1501. Bound in modern paste boards backed in vellum. Some restorations to the last leaves covering small parts of the text, uniform, and light browning of the first issue, but a very good, margined and fresh copy. Ancient maniculæ, notes and passim attention signs. (McLemore, "Medieval Sexuality, Medical Misogyny, and the Makings of the Modern Witch", blog of the University of Notre Dame's Medieval Studies Institute, October 30, 2020). Pseudo- Albertus Magnus (Hillard 55). Adams A-553; , Ferguson, Books of Secrets III,23. This book has been called "one of the most influential documents in the history of medieval scientific attitudes toward women" it is a culmination of Hippocratic, Galenic, and Aristotelian theories and discussions on sexuality and reproduction from both a medical and philosophical perspectives. The earliest manuscripts of this text date from the beginning of the fourteenth century (possibly as early as c. 1300). This work exists in many… Read More

Trattati. Bologna, Pietro Bottelli, 1680. Quarto, 8 x 6 . This copy is bound in contemporary full vellum. This is the second edition of Bartoli's important work on the study of acoustics and physiology of hearing, including some hints on the theories from Galileo Galilei. From 1670 to 1673 Bartoli served as Rector of the Collegio Romano in recognition of his international prestige as a writer. Indefatigible in his final years Bartoli produced 4 Jesuit biographies and three scientific treatises on pressure, sound, coagulation. His several works of spiritual reflection were brought together a folio edition, Le Morali in 1684. His final work, Pensieri sacri went to press after his death in Rome, January 13, 1685. Haller praises his philosophical works, and Dr. Burney in his History of Music vol. III states that this work ' on Harmony," published at Bologna, 1680, under the title "Del Suono de Tremori Armonici e dell' Udito," a truly scientific and ingenious work, in which are several discoveries in… Read More

Paris: Guy or Jean Marchant, for Jean Petit, 1509. Modern binding in 3/4 calf, marbled boards, marbles end leaves. With the . Ex libris of Jos Nève. Portrait of a philosopher at his writing table on verso of title page.(see back cover of this catalogue. Charming woodcut on last page (Marchant's device). Some nice woodcut initials. Marginal annotations and underlinings.. https://data.cerl.org/istc/id00226000 GW VII Sp.436a Goff D226; H 6197?; Aquilon p. 91; Frasson-Cochet 106; Moreau I 317: Moreau, Brigitte. Inventaire chronologique des éditions parisiennes du XVIe siècle. I:1501 -1510 #68; 367; Günt(L) 2256; Döring-Fuchs (D-51); Walsh 3631b; BMC(Fr) p.135; Erscheinungsjahr: [um 1509]. Panzer VIII 211. 272 G BM STC French,; 1470-1600, S. 135; Moreau, Inventaire chronologique des éditions parisiennes du XVIe siècle, Bd.; 1, S. 317, Nr. 68 ; Iehan Petit (Renouard 883). - Jean Marchant (Renouard 708) Renouard, ICP, II, 1333; Haebler, III (marques de P. Gaudoul et de J. Petit); Renouard, 337 et… Read More

London: Printed by J. Field for Will. Graves over against Great S. Maries Church in Cambridge, 1665; London: Printed by J. Field. London: Printed by J Field for Will Graves over against Great S Maries Church in Cambridge, 1665; London: Printed by J Field for Timothy Garthwait at the Kings head in S Pauls Church-yard, 1665, 1630-1693 167 x 107 mm Octavo A8, a8, B-Z8, Aa-Cc8, Dd4; A-I8, K4 Bound in later but old calf Wing S-4948; CH, CLC, CN, IU, PL, WF, Y; Wing S-4949; CH, CLC, IU, MIU, NU, TO, TU, WF, Y. The remarkable nature of Spencer's achievement is enhanced when it is remembered that oriental studies were then in their infancy and that he was compelled to derive nearly all his data from classical writers of Greece and Rome, from the Christian fathers, the works of Josephus, or from the Bible itself. Spencer professed that his object was 'to clear Deity from arbitrary and fantastic humor, "A greatly extended editon of Spencer's refutation of omens and apparitions and the first to include his new… Read More

Oxford: 1644: by H. Hall Printed in the yeare, 1644. Printed: 1644 1594-1666 Quarto , 7 x 525 inches Second edition (First printing of "Parables" and "England's Tears") A-Z4 The engraved title by Vaughan is bound before the typographical title page This copy is bound in old sheepskin and has been rebacked This, the author's first work, is an allegory based on European politics between 1603 and 1640 The characters are talking trees .

London: 1613: Printed by Humfrey Lownes, 1613.
Printed: 1613 1544-1590 Quarto in eight's, 7 x 5 inches Fourth collected edition, revised, with the Quadrains of Gui du Faur A-Z8, Aa-Zz8, Aaa-Qqq8, Rrr4 ¶This edition features the handsome engraved allegorical title page by William Hole This copy is in very good condition internally It is still bound in its original English calfskin boards, with large gilt lozenges on front and back boards, it has been sympathetically rebacked, and the binding is in good condition.¶ Saluste du Bartas's translations began to appear as verse pamphlets in the 1590's The first collected edition was printed in 1605, and was a work of enormous contemporary influence Shakespeare and Milton can be numbered among its readers, and indeed Milton's first English poems, two translations from the Psalms, are wholly in the style of Sylvester"Saluste du Bartas was a Huguenot, and served under Henry IV of France He is known as an epic poet La Sepmaine; ou, Creation du monde (1578) was… Read More

London:printed for Thomas Parkhurst, and Thomas Cockerill at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside, and at the Three Legs in the Poultrey1691, 1728. Early calf, recased with later leather spine, leather spine label. Edges moderately worn, small library stamp on front endpaper, title page soiled, edges of text block closely cropped, occasional light spotting. Rogers was educated at Glasgow University, where he matriculated in 1673, and then studied under Edward Veal at Wapping.Rogers began his career in the dissenting ministry as evening lecturer at Crosby Square, Bishopsgate. Some time after 1682 he was struck down by a form of hypochondria, from which he recovered in 1690, and then became assistant to John Shower. Shower was then minister of the Presbyterian congregation in Jewin Street, and moved in 1701 to the Old Jewry Meeting-house.  Rogers's hypochondria returned, and in 1707 he left the ministry .(DNB) Rogers cautions not to blame the devil for this depression: "Do not attribute the… Read More