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*** NOTE THIS IS A LATE ADDITION TO THE 219 BOOKS IN A CATALOG I MADE WITH KONSTANTINOPEL RARE BOOKS, ILAB FOR THE CANCELLED IN PERSON NY FAIR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A PDF OF THE WHOLE CATALOG, PLEASE EMAIL WeBuyRareBooks@gmail.com*** https://www.konstantinopel.nl/Konstantinopel books2021.pdfONE OF THE EARLIEST AMERICAN PUBLISHED SHIPWRECK STORIESTRANSLATED BY A WELSH WOMANWITH THE RARE ILLUSTRATED FRONTISPIECE BY THE AMERICAN TURNCOAT ENGRAVER JAMES SMITHERS DEPICTING THE CAPTAIN AND HIS BLACK SLAVE[FLORIDA] [SHIPWRECK] [INDIANS] Viaud, Monsieur Pierre. " "The Surprising, yet Real and True Voyages and Adventures of a French Sea Captain. " "To which is added The Shipwreck, a Sentimental and Descriptive Poem by William Falconer, an English Sailor, with both titles, and the Rare Frontispiece engraved by J. Smithers. Philadelphia, Robert Bell, 1774. 12 mo., 17 x 10 cm.. Description:xii,144,[4],108,[4]p., [1]leaf of plates. Each work has a separate title page and pagination. The first, attributed… Read More

Hermannus (Hugo) The Siege of Breda, translated by Sir Henry Gage. [Ghent, Jodocus Dooms], 1627. Folio. 30 x 20 cm. Fine engraved title, 15 engraved plates and maps, some double-page, occasional light spotting, contemporary r calf, ruled in blind. some loss to top of spine, upper hinges starting, some wear. Internally, some edge toning, but generally very good. Ref: STC 13926; Cockle 110While the plates are reused from the original Latin edition, published a year earlier and with the keys re-set English, the work is nevertheless one of the finest English language illustrated military works of 17th century The title page is after a design by Rubens engraved by Cornelis Galle, and etched illustrations are by Theodoor Galle. "The translator, Sir Henry Gage (1597-1645), was educated in Flanders, and later served in the Spanish garrison at Antwerp. He distinguished himself during the siege of Bergen op Zoom (1622) and at the siege of Breda(1624), but was thereafter obliged to return to England… Read More

1928. Woolf, Virginia (1882-1940) ORLANDO A Biography. New York: Crosby Gaige, 1928. First edition. Limited edition. Np. 671 of 861 copies printed on rag paper and SIGNED by the author in purple ink on verso of the half-title. 8vo, 22.5 x 16 cm. Original black cloth, spine decorated in gilt, publisher's device gilt to front board, top edge gilt, light ubbing to head of spine, awesome light dust soiling including to top of rear board, minor corner bumping, some light toning. Bookplate of Rollin Oliver Glaser to front paste-down, u,.r. corner title page excision to margin only. [Kirkpatrick A11a] The true first edition, preceding the Hogarth Press edition by nine days. Virginia Woolf's "Orlando: A Biography" is a novel first published in 1928. The book is a fictional biography that spans four centuries, tracing the life of the protagonist Orlando, a nobleman who mysteriously transforms into a woman. The novel is often described as a work of feminist and queer literature because it explores issues of… Read More

[BOUND FOR LOUIS XIV] Édouard de La Croix 1640-1704) MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER. "Histoire des guerres des Turcs Contre la Pologne, la Moscovie, -- l'Allemagne, -- et La Republique de Venise Tome I". 4to. 22.5 x 16.7 cm., [13], 470 pages. Repairs to a couple tears on first two leaves, lightly soiled. Late seventeenth century maroon morocco, spine in compartments with five raised bands and tooled and lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, arms of Louis XIV on covers, possibly expertly re-backed with the spine laid down, renewed at the corners and head- and tail-caps, couple pages including with hairline tears repaired, signed by the presumed scribe three times. The Tome I to spine indicates the manuscript was likely unfinished rather than incomplete.The present work by Sieur de La Croix was eventually published in a revised from Paris in 1689, but this scribal manuscript precedes the publication. There are notable difference between the manuscript and the final published texts, including revisions that… Read More

PECHLIN, Johann Nicolaus (1644-1706). Rare: according to ABPC, only one copy has appeared on the market in 35 years. 4toFrankfurt: Johann Sebastian Riechel, 1684. First edition of Pechlin's treatise on the medicinal properties of tea. 19th half calf. [4], 103. 18 cm Front cover detached. paper evenly browned. NLM/Krivatsy 8746; Vicaire 668; Wellcome IV, 325. Rare: according to ABPC, only one copy has appeared on the market in 35 years. Not in the trade

1820. BOTTA (Carlo). Storia delle guerra della independeza degli Stati Uniti di America. Milano, Nicolo Bettoni, 1820,  3 vols. 8 vo., 20.5 x 13 cm. 2 large fold-out maps, contemporary vellum, red morocco spine label; internally some occasional toning or browning. When  John Adams asked in 1815 "Who will write the history of the American Revolution?", one of the unlikely candidates was an Italian historian, whose  History of the American Revolutionary War is one of the first accurate historical works on this issue. Botta's work was based on contemporary documents and material largely  supplied by Lafayette. Ref: Graesse, I, 505 For fun book pics Follow me on IG @rarebookbuyer or for more in-depth discussions my YOUTUBE CHANNEL under "Adam Weinberger Books". I also offer FREE EVALUATIONS of Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Euricij Cordi Simesusi medici Botanologicon.
Coloniae : Apud Ioannem Gymnicum, anno D M XXXIIII. [i.e. MDXXXIIII], 183, [12]. Contemporary vellum. Corners bumped, binding stained.
The Botanologicon is generally considered to be the first attempt at a scientific systematization of plants. First edition of one of the most important and rare botanical books of the 16th century;
Cordus devoted himself to botany, laid out a botanical garden, and was the first
German university professor to organize excursions for studying plants.
Bound with
BRASAVOLA, Antonio Musa.
Examen omnium Simplicium medicamentorum, quorum in officinis usus est.
Addita sunt insuper Aristotelis Problemata, quae ad stirpium genus, &
oleracea pertinent. [12], 542, [8]. Ownership inscription on the title page, wenceslaus dyrwa 1632.
Antonio Musa Brassavola was a famous Italian physician, now for his treatment of syphili.A fine copy.
Last copy in rare book hub, 1939!