17th Century Literature

1693 1ed Inquisition History RARE Catholic Church Marsollier & Limborch French

A rare first edition of Jacques Marsollier's 1693 historical account of the Catholic Inquisition. Curiously, Marsollier's French work comes almost exclusively from Philipp Limborch's 'Historia Inquisitionis' which was published just a year earlier.
Item number: #9866
Price: $599
MARSOLLIER, Jacques
Histoire de l'Inquisition et son origine.
A Cologne : Pierre Marteau, 1693. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[2], 505, [1]
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Language: French
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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1611 TINY Miniature Catholic Devotional Italian Bible Woodcuts Boscarini Venice
A rare, early 17th-century Italian Catholic devotional by Pietro Boscarini Vinetiano. This book is filled with prayers and spiritual exercises and was designed for common use by Catholic readers. This 1611 pocket miniature
features 27 small woodcut engravings – a truly remarkable personal devotional!
Item number: #10065
Price: $599
VINETIANO, Pietro Boscarini
Ghirlanda pretiosa contesta di molti, & varij deuoti Esercitij Spirituali, cosi per persone Religiose, come Secolari, raccolti da Pij, & Catholici serittori, & ad utilita commune.
In Venetia: per Nicolo Polo, 1611.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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120, [4]
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27 woodcut engravings
· Language: Italian
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~4.25in X 3in (11cm x 8cm)
· Very rare and desirable
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1663 1ed Annals of Britain Anglo Saxons Church of England Alford Griffith Fides

Michael Alford Griffith was an early 17th-century English Jesuit historian who is best remembered for his book 'Fides Regio' or 'Ecclesiastical and Civil Annals of Britain'. This series of books covered a variety of topics including:
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extensive and thorough history of the Church of England
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the influence of the Romans on English culture
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ancient coins and medals
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the establishment of English law throughout Great Britain

These Annals were first published in 1663 in Liege, Belgium.
Item number: #9877
Price: $599
ALFORD, Michael (i.e. Griffith)
Fides Regio Britannica sive Annales ecclesiae Britannicae Ubi pottisimum Britannorum Catholica Romana et orthodoxa fides per quinque prima saecula e regum, et Augustorum factis, et aliorum sanctorum rebus e virtute gestis, asseritus
Leodii [Liege] : Jo. Mathias Hovii, 1663. First edition.

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1641 In Praise of Folly Erasmus of Rotterdam Protestant Latin Encomium Moriae

"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes."
― Erasmus
In 1509, Erasmus composed his famous essay 'In Praise of Folly', or 'Encomium Moraie', which was a satirical attack on superstitions and other unconventional traditions in European society. Since its inception in the early 16th-century, it is considered one of the most important works of the Renaissance and helped develop early stages of the Protestant Reformation.
Erasmus uses satire to examine doctrine and corruption within the Catholic Church, even though Erasmus was devoted deeply to Catholicism. He concludes 'In Praise of Folly' with statements of supporting Christian Protestantism. He frequently references Greek mythological creatures and figures.
This 1641 edition was the first published by Maire in Leiden.

Item number: #10881
Price: $599
ERASMUS, Desiderius
Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami Encomium moriae: sive,… Read More

1668 William LAUD Canterbury & John Percy Jesuit Protestant Calvinism Martyr

William Laud was the source and origin of many controversial and contentious arguments between Protestants and Catholics in the 17th-century. He was accused of heresy and false-doctrine by both sects, opposing Catholicism and called an opponent of Puritanism. While Laud was the confidant to the Duke of Buckingham, the Duke hired Jesuit John Percy (also known as John Fisher) as a chaplain. A series of pamphlets and arguments by Laud soon followed.

This treatise, 'A Relation of the Conference,' describes the heated debates and controversial nature of the attitudes between Calvinists and Jesuits. This work is a first-hand account of the conference between Perry and Laud in 1622 discussing the infallibility of the church, doctrine of Calvinism, and the foundations of Scriptures and Creeds.

Item number: #22921
Price: $599

LAUD, William

A relation of the conference between William Laud ... and Mr. Fisher the Jesuit, by the… Read More

1651 1ed Lilia Mariana by Hippolytus Marraccius MARIOLOGY Catholic Virgin Mary

Devotion to the Virgin Mary has long been a pursuit of many Catholics for centuries and authors, preachers, and ecclesiastical scholars have written on it just as long. One lesser-known figure in the scholarship of Mariology is 17th-century author Hippolytus Marraccius whose "Lilia Mariana" is a prime example of early Mariology literature. This fine 1651 first edition features an added engraved title page of Mary and Jesus from the art of Passenius.

Item number: #23006
Price: $599

MARRACCIUS, Hippolytus

Lilia Mariana, seu de candidissimis sacrarum virginum in Mariam Deiparam Virginem et virginitatis principem studiis, liber unus

Romae: Dominicum Manelphius, 1651. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [24], 374, [26]
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4.5in (16.5cm x 11cm)

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1668 CRUSADES Torquato Tasso Jerusalem Delivered Italian Venice Conzatti Camilli

"All he regarded; but in Syria most,
He mark'd the leaders of the Christian host:
That eye, whose penetrating glances dart
To each deep secret of the human heart"
– Torquato Tasso, Jerusalem Delivered, canto I

Originally written in 1575, Torquato Tasso's famous "Jerusalem Delivered" tells a mythical story of the First Crusade complete with Christian Knights battling Muslim warriors. This 1668 Italian edition was published in Venice by Zaccaria Conzatti. It also features commentary and extended cantos by Camillo Camilli, as well as a life of Tasso by Lorenzo Crasso.

Item number: #23029
Price: $599

TASSO, Torquato

Il Goffredo, overo Giervsalemme liberata : poema heroic

In Venetia: Appresso Zaccaria Conzatti, 1668.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [34], 635, [1]
· Language: Italian
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~4.5in X 2.25in (11cm x 6cm)

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1675 Tertullian & Origen Apologetics Early Church Apologetics Pagan Heresy Bible

"Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading."
― Tertullian

Tertullian was a 2nd-century early Christian church author and apologist. His works helped establish Western theology and early Church doctrine. He emphatically defended Christianity against pagans as well as defended 'freedom of religion' as human right unable to be taken away. One of his important apologetics was an anti-Jewish treatise to counteract Gnosticism and other philosophically based doctrines.

In the 17th-century, author Petrus Motta, also known as Pierre du Fosse, published an apologetic treatise against paganism and heresy written through the lens of the history of Tertullian and Origen. Motta also describes the state of the church in the 2nd and 3rd centuries with events from both the secular and ecclesiastical world.

Item number: #22781
Price: $599

MOTTA, Petrus [i.e. Pierre du Fosse]

Histoire de Tertullien et… Read More

1673 Life Saint Facond Bishops of Burgos SPAIN Order of Saint Augustine Italian

Giovanni da San Facondo was a 15th-century Spanish Augustinian monk who served the bishops of Burgos. More than two centuries after his death, Facond was made a saint by Pope Alexander VIII. Little is remembered about the life of Facond; however, author Orazio Quaranta published one of the only 17th-century accounts of Facond's life. Interestingly, this book was published prior to Facond's canonization.

Item number: #23155
Price: $599

QUARANTA, Orazio

Vita del beato Giovanni di San Facondo ... scritta da d. Orazio Quaranta consultor del Indice in tre libri diuvsa nel secolo,

Roma: Nicolò Angelo Tinassi, 1673. 1st edition

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· Collation: complete with all pages
o [20], 495, [1]
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~8.5in X 6.5in (22cm x 16.5cm)
· very rare

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1699 Existence of DEMONS Binet PAGAN Occult Witchcraft Bekker Superstition Idols

Benjamin Binet's "Pagan Theology" is a rare, 17th-century survey of pagan religions, pagan idols and gods, and the existence of demons and devils. Binet wanted to publish a thorough response to Balthasar Bekker's beliefs on superstitions and powers of witchcraft in Europe. He also discusses and proves the existence of demons by examining non-Christian religions, particularly those found in the Old Testament.

Item number: #24083
Price: $599

BINET, Benjamin

Idée générale de la théologie payenne, servant de réfutation au système de M. Bekker touchant l'existence et l'opération des démons

Amsterdam: Du Fresne, 1699.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [12], 227
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~5.25in X 3in (13.5cm x 7.5cm)

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1694 Puritan Dissenter 1ed Bible Scripture Plea Catholic Protestant James Owen

James Owen's "Plea for Scripture Ordination" is a rare, 17th-century Protestant apology written against Catholic movements in Europe. Owen describes his objections to Bishops and Presbyters, bringing arguments from scripture for proof. He even asks blatant questions against Catholic canon and diocese.

Item number: #24088
Price: $599

OWEN, James

A plea for Scripture ordination, or, Ten arguments from Scripture and antiquity proving ordination by presbyters without bishops to be valid

London: Printed for A. Salusbury, 1694. 1st edition

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· Collation: complete
o [16], 183, [1]
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
· Quite scarce

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1656 Privileged Living in PALERMO Sicily Italy Consilia Siculorum Corsetto RARE

Ottavio Corsetto was a wealthy 16th-century Italian lawyer from a noble family in Palermo. While he studied outside of Sicily, he lived most of his life in Palermo studying law and writing works. He was quite accustomed to the culture and living styles in Palermo during 16th-century, so much so that he was able to write multiple works on life in Palermo. Perhaps his greatest was 'Consilia Diversorum Siculorum' – a dissertation on the privileges and high-class living in Palermo. This work, along with a few other dissertations and memoirs, was not published during Corsetto's lifetime. It wasn't until the early 17th-century that this book was finally published.

This 1656 Latin edition was collected and edited by Francesco Baronio, who published it in Palermo.

Item number: #24136
Price: $599

CORSETTO, Ottavio

Consilia diversorum Siculorum super privilegio felicis urbis Panormi, quod fiscus non possit principaliter… Read More

1665 Imitation of Christ Thomas a Kempis French Corneille Bible Prayers ART

"Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be."
― Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ

Thomas a Kempis's most famous and important work has, for centuries, been 'The Imitation of Christ.' It has widely been known to have influence important Christian conversion including that of John Wesley and John Newton. This 1665 French edition of Kempis was edited and translated by Pierre Corneille. It contains four impressive, full-page illustrations as well.

Item number: #24158
Price: $599

KEMPIS, Thomas a

L'imitation de Jesus-Christ. Traduite & paraphrasée en vers françois

Paris. Chez Robert Ballard, 1665.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [10], 404
o 5 engravings (including engraved title page)
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
o Red Moroccan leather
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1661 RARE The Monarchy by Senault French Sun King Louis XIV Royal Duties FRANCE

Jean Francois Senault was a 17th-century French philosopher who is primarily known for his book 'The Monarchy'. This book is a treatise on the duties and expectations of the French throne including religious implications. Senault describes the state of the Catholic Church, the king's responsibilities in administering justice, handling French finances, and distributing profits and funds.

Item number: #24429
Price: $599

SENAULT, Jean Francois

Le monarque, ou Les devoirs du souverain

A Paris: Chez Pierre le Petit, 1661. 1st edition

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [36], 514, [2]
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.25in X 7.5in (26cm x 19cm)
· Quite rare

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1652 John Milton CROMWELL Defensio Execution Charles I Saumaise Royalist London

Claude Saumaise was a 17th-century French scholar known for his editions and commentary of classical works and Greek anthologies. However, he also published a defense of Charles I of England following his execution. Curiously, Saumaise's 'Defensio Regia' takes on a thoroughly royalist agenda, even from a Frenchman, and Charles II even helped publish the book. This book even inspired John Milton who published his own piece of political propaganda that covered the events of Charles I and II.

Milton's "Defensio pro populo Anglicano" was first published in 1651 and was Cromwellian propaganda justifying parliament's decisions during Cromwell's reign.

Item number: #24783
Price: $599

MILTON, John

Ioannis Miltoni Angli Pro populo Angelicano defensio, contra Claudii Anonymi, alias Salmasii, Defensionem regiam

Londini: typis du Gardianis, 1652.

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o 192
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