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In defense of the lady of the Renaissance; feminism in the 16th century View picture(s) 1 BRUNI, Domenico. Opera di M. Domenico Bruni da Pistoia intitolata Difese delle donne, nella quale si contengano le difese loro, dalle calumnie dategli per gli scrittori, & insieme le lodi di quelle. Nuovamente posta in luce. Florence, (colophon: Giunti), 1552. Small 8vo (15.5 x 10.2 cm). 19th-century red half morocco, gilt and ribbed spine, blue edges. With woodcut printer's device on title and verso colophon, woodcut initials. [1], 2-86, [1= colophon] ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cultural History  Italy  Social Science  Women  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Bostonian sermon View picture(s) 2 CHAUNCY, Charles. Prayer for help, a seasonable duty upon the ceasing of godly and faithful men. A sermon occasion'd by the death of several worthy members of the first church in Boston: preach'd the Lord's-day following the Anniversary fast, being the sabbath after the funeral of Mr. Jonathan Williams, one of the Deacons of said Church; who departed this life, March 27th. 1737. Boston, T. Fleet, 1737. 8vo. 19th-century marbled boards. (4), 25, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: America, North  Cartography  Cultural History  Funerals  History  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On the origins of cults View picture(s) 3 DUPUIS, [Charles François]. Planches de l'origine de tous les cultes, avec leur explication. Paris, H. Agasse, An III de la République (1795). 4to. Contemp. half calf. With richly engraved allegorical frontispiece, zodiac signs, ancient and archaeological artefacts suchs as vases and coins on 22 folding engraved plates. 16 pp. text. Full description >> Related Subjects: Archaeology  Astronomy  Cultural History  History  Theology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A classic work on Brazilian ethnography and exploration View picture(s) 4 EHRENREICH, Paul. Anthropologische Studien über die Urbewohner Brasiliens vornehmlich der Staaten Matto Grosso, Goyaz und Amazonas (Purus-Gebiet). Nach eigenen Aufnahmen und Beobachtungen in den Jahren 1887 bis 1889. Braunschweig, Druck und verlag von Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn, 1897. Large 4to (31.3 x 24 cm.). Red cloth, gilt spine. With 30 tables with photographic illustrations, 9 tables, and 96 illustrations in the text. VIII, 165, [3] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Brazil  Cultural History  Exploration  Social Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On the abuse of alcohol by the great German chronicler and popular historiographer of the 16th century View picture(s) 5 FRANCK, Sebastian. Von dem greüwelichen laster der trunckenhayt so inn disen letsten zeytten erst schier mit den Frantzosen aufkommen, Was füllerey, sauffen und zutrincken, für jammer und unrath, schade der seel und deß leibs, auch armut und schedlich not anricht, und mit sich bringt. Und wie dem ubel zuraten wer, gründtlicher bericht und rathschlag/ auß götlicher geschrifft. (Augsburg, H. Steiner, 1533). 4to. Later marbled boards. Large woodcut on title with an elaborate banquet and 'Vomitus' scene by H. Weiditz (the Petrarca master), woodcut initials. (38) lvs. Collation: A-H4, I2, K4. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Cultural History  Germany  Medicine  Oenology  Pamphlets  Reformation  Social Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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De-luxe presentation copy by the author to King Louis Napoleon, with extra plates added View picture(s) 6 FRANCQ VAN BERKHEY, Joannes Le. Oud Hollands vriendschap, dankbaar aan Neerlands kroost, tot Leydens troost. Besloten met Utrechts eeuwschets. In Nederduitsche dichtmaat, met uitgebreide historische oud Hollandsche aanteekeningen, afbeeldingen van vriendschappelijke drinkbekers, en zinnebeeldige titelplaat. Mitsgaders een beeldnis medaillon des konings van Holland. Aan den raad en volk van Leyden. Leiden, for the author and for sale with F. de Munnik, 1809. 8vo. Beautifully bound in contemporary marbled calf, spine profusely gilt with orange title label lettered in gold, sides with two gilt borders along the edges and central oval border around small gilt coat-of-arms of Leyden with the 2 crossed keys, gilt board edges, gilt inner dentelles, g.e., original pink back wrapper bound in. Engraved frontispiece with the Leyden city-virgin engraved by Noach van der Meer after Le Francq van Berkhey, engraved folding plate with the ruins of the Rapenburg at Leyden after the explosion of the gunpowder ship in 1807 by J.E. Marcus after J. Jelgershuis (extra: engraved folding plate with a view on the Rapenburg Leyden before the disaster), 2 leaves with printed stone-inscriptions in border, full-page engraved plate with portrait medallion of King Louis Napoleon, and 7 full-page engraved plates with drinking cups after the designs of Le Francq van Berkhey (all these are mentioned in the note to the binder on the last leaf); extra added: (1) full-page dedication by Francq van Berkhey to King Louis Napolean: original pen and ink drawing with washes with the text: 'Eerbiedig toegeheiligt door Joannes Le Francq van Berkheij. Aet. 80' (=1809), with 3 coats-of-arms in medallions of the French Freedom, Leiden and Holland, topped by a crown  and the motto 'Tutae sub umbra coronae', (2) full-page engraved bouquet of flowers, coloured by hand with the motto 'Vergeet mij niet' (Don't forget me' in manuscript; (3)  11 smaller engraved plates by F. van Bleyswyck from the Nederlands displegtigheden by K. van Alkemade & P. vander Schelling (frontispiece, and nrs. 1-2, 5-12, mostly of drinking cups), pasted to blank leaves; (4) 3 folding engraved plates, one numbered 'VII', also of drinking cups; each plate is preceded by a leaf with title or description in manuscript, apparently as delivered at the binder. (4), XIV, (2, blank ), 273, (3) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Bindings  Cultural History  Gastronomy  Leyden  Literature  Utrecht  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Vivid illustrations of military life in the 16th century View picture(s) 7 FRONSPERGER, Leonhardt. Kriegsbuch, erster [- dritter] Theil ... Jetzt von neuwem mit sonderm Fleiß ubersehen, und an vielen Örtern gemehrt und gebessert, auch mit schönen neuwen Figuren vnd Kupfferstücken geziert, sampt ordenlichen Registern. Frankfurt am Main, heirs of Sigmund Feyerabend, 1596. 3 volumes bound as 1. Folio. Contemporary blind-stamped vellum on wooden boards with portrait of Emperor Charles V, and 2 brass clasps. With large woodcuts on 3 title-pages, the title-page printed in red and black, woodcut author's portrait, large woodcut publisher's device on penultimate blank leaf, 3 folding woodcut plates, an extra folding engraved plate at the end of the second volume, a series of 21 folding engraved plates, and 334 large woodcuts by Jobst Amman in text, (several repeated). [6], CLXVII, [1 blank], [3], [1 blank]; [4], CLXIII, [3], [1 blank]; [6], CCLXVI, [4], [2 blank] ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: Arms & Armour  Costumes  Cultural History  Militaria  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The condition of the female sex in Japan View picture(s) 8 KOURI-MOTO TEI-ZI-RO. La condition de la femme au Japon. Paris, Amyot, éditeur de la Société d'Ethnographie, 1869. 8vo. Original wrappers. 12 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Cultural History  Japan  Social Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First and only English edition on the chorography of Brazil View picture(s) 9 MACEDO, Joaquin Manoel DE. Notions on the chorography of Brazil. Translated by H. Le Sage. Leipzig, F.A. Brockhaus, 1873. 8vo. Contemporary three-quarter calf with gilt title on spine. With 8 folding tables. VI, 576 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Brazil  Cultural History  Geography  Geography & Demography  Surveying  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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One of the classics of travel literature View picture(s) 10 PARK, Mungo. Reize in de binnenlanden van Afrika, gedurende de jaren 1795, 1796, en 1797. Benevens een aanhangsel, behelzende aardrijkskundige ophelderingen over Afrika; door den Majoor Rennel. Met kaarten en platen. Naar de derde uitgave uit het Engelsch vertaald. The Hague, Joh. Conrad Leeuwestijn, 1801-2. 3 vols. 8vo. Contemporary three-quarter calf, gilt spine with green morocco title-label lettered in gold, marbled boards and edges. Vol. 1: full-page stipple-engraved author's portrait by Portman, large folding engraved map by C. van Baar after J. Rennell, folding engraved view of the tent of Ali on Benown by R. Vinkeles after J.C. Barrow, full-page engraved plate of a plant (Rhamnus Lotus); vol. 2: folding engraved plate with musical scores ('Muziek voor den Negerinnen-zang'), folding engraved view of Kamalia by R. Vinkeles after J.C. Barrow. Vol. 3: 2 folding engraved maps, folding engraved view of a bridge over the 'Ba-fing, of Zwarte rivier') by R. Vinkeles after J.C. Barrow, folding engraved plate of a plant ('Shea of Boterbloem'), some tables in text. XVIII, 284 (8); (4), 261 (9); XXVIII, 322 (6) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Africa  Cultural History  Geography  Geography & Demography  Travel & Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Funeral traditions all over the world View picture(s) 11 PERUCCI, Francesco. Pompe Funebri di Tutte le Nationi del Mondo. Raccolte dalle Storie Sagre, e profane. In questa seconda impressione reviste, e con somma accuratezza da molti errori espurgate, e corrette Verona, Francesco Rossi, (1646). Oblong 4to. Contemp. calf. With 34 engraved plates illustrating the manner of burial and burial memorials of the various peoples of the world, 26 full-page, partly in text and partly versos blank. (16), 146 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Cultural History  History  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On all aspects of Australia and the surrounding Pacific View picture(s) 12 WIMMER, Gottlieb August. Neuestes Gemälde von Australien, oder Beschreibung der Lage, des Klimas, der Naturprodukte, Landeskultur, merkwürdigsten Städte, Gegenden, Kunstwerke, Ruinen und Denkmäler; dann der Einwohner, deren Lebensart, Kleidung, Handel, Künste, Wissenschaften, Religion und Staatsverfassung. Vienna, Rudolph Sammer, 1834. 8vo. Contemporary dark green half morocco, gilt spine, marbled endpapers, yellow edges. With engraved frontispiece, 5 full-page engraved plates. [2], 409, [3] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Australia & New Zealand  Cultural History  German  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Spain at the end of the eighteenth century View picture(s) 13 [BOURGOING, Jean François DE]. Nouveau voyage en Espagne, ou tableau de l'état actuel de cette monarchie. Paris, (Cl. Simon for) Regnault, 1789. 3 vols. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, decorated gilt spine with red morocco title-label lettered in gold, gilt ornamental border along the edges on both sides, marbled endpapers, red edges. Vol. 1: folding general map of Spain coloured in outlines (238 x 284 mm), folding plan of Madrid (230 x 338 mm), both engraved by P.F. Tardieu, 4 folding and 2 full-page engraved plates; vol. 3: folding plan of Cadiz by Tardieu and 3 folding engraved plates. (6), 368, (2); (4), 382; (4), 404, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Cultural History  Economy  French  Politics  Spain  Travel & Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Coins for the Feast of Fools: dedication copy by the author to the Ministre de l'instruction publique of France View picture(s) 14 [RIGOLLOT, Marcel Jérôme & Jean Michel Constant LEBER]. Monnaies inconnues des évêques des innocens, des fous, et de quelques autres associations singulières du même temps, receuillies et décrites par M. M.J. R., d'Amiens; avec des notes et une introduction sur les espèces de plomb, le personnage du fou, et les rébus dans le Moyes Age, par M. C.L.. par C. L. Paris, Mme Huzard for Merlin, libraire, 1837. 8vo. Contemporary half brown morocco, gilt title on spine, marbled endpapers. With 46 numbered full-page plates, lithographed by Delaporte, Amiens, including the frontispiece (1) drawn by Dulhois, of which 2-5, 8-34, 36-41 with depictions of coins; nr. 35 is the 'ancien bailliage d'Amiens, and 42-46 depict coat-of-arms with fools. (4), CLVI, 218, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Catholicism  Cultural History  Emblem  Numismatics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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