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Third folio edition View picture(s) 1 (PREMIER LIVRE, LE-, d'Amadis de Gaule, mis en françoys par le seigneur des Essarts Nicolas de Herberay). Paris, Estienne Groulleau, 1548. Folio. 18th century marbled calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt. With numerous large white woodcut initials with Janot's thistle, 2 large black initials, each repeated, and 14 woodcuts within 2- or 4-part woodcut borders in text. (5), 150 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  French  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First edition of the second volume of the original set of the Italian Amadis de Gaula View picture(s) 2 AGGIUNTA al Quarto Libro dell' Historia di Amadis  di Gaula, novamente ritrovata nella lingua Spagnuola, & ridotta nello idioma Italiano, Per M. Mambrino Roseo da Fabriano. Venice, Michele Tramezzino, 1563. Sm. 8vo. Contemp. calf, spine ribbed and gilt-lined, with gilt double fillet borders on sides, marbled edges. With woodcut printer's device on title. (16), 480 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Italy  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Fine illustrated reading book View picture(s) 3 BLOEMKORFJE voor de Nederlandsche Jeugd. Tweede druk. Amst., C. Schaares, 1823. Sm.8vo. Modern half morocco. With engraved title, and illustrations on 6 full-page engraved plates, all nicely coloured by hand. (4), 124 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Children's Books  Dutch  Literature  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Teaching the beauty of virtue and the ugliness of vice View picture(s) 4 BLOEMPJES van Uitspanning, gevlochten voor de Nederlandsche Jeugd. Nieuwe uitgave. Rotterdam, J.P.R. Schwaebe, (1826). Orig. engraved wrappers. With 6 fine engraved plates, coloured by hand. (4), 84 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Children's Books  Dutch  Literature  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Books 5 and 6 of the octavo edition View picture(s) 5 CINQUIESME - SIXIESME LIVRE, LE-, d'Amadis de Gaule, mis en Francoys par le seigneur des Essars Nicolas de Herberay. Paris, Estienne Groulleau, 1560. 2 parts in 1 vol. Sm.8vo. Contemp. overlapping vellum, spine with 6 split bands, with small gilt ornaments in the compartments and gilt central ornament on both sides, g.e. With woodcut printer's device on 2 titles, 17 woodcuts in Book 5, and full-page woodcut frontispiece, verso blank, 3 large woodcuts, and 11 woodcuts in Book 6. (6), 194; (8), 208 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  French  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First octavo edition of Book 10 View picture(s) 6 DIXIESME LIVRE, LE-, d'Amadis de Gaule, auquel (contenant les haultz faitz d'armes & prouësses admirables de dom Florisel de Niquée, & des invincibles Anaxartes & la pucelle Alastraxerée sa soeur) est traité de la furieuse guerre qui fut entre les Princes Gaulois & Grecz pour le recouvrement de la belle Helene d'Apolonie. Et des aventures estranges qui survindrent durant ce temps. Traduit nouvellement d'Hespagnol en Françoys. Paris, Estienne Groulleau, for Vincent Sertenas, 1557. Sm.8vo. Modern vellum. With woodcut device of Vincent Sertenas on title, and 40 woodcuts in text. (16), 223 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  French  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Libretto for an opera performed at Turin in 1699 on Endymion and Selene View picture(s) 7 ENDIMIONE. Favola per Musica. Da recitarsi nel Reggio Teatro di Torino. Alla presenza della loro A.A. R.R. Turin, Gio.Battista Fontana, 1699. Small 8vo. Contemporary red and gilt brocade wrappers. With woodcut coat-of-arms on title. 104 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Literature  Poetry  Theatre  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A very early Faust View picture(s) 8 ERSTER - DRITTE THEIL der Wahrhafftigen Historien von den grewlichen und abschewlichen Sünden und Lastern, auch von vielen wunderbarlichen und seltzamen ebentheuren: So D. Johannes Faustus, Ein weitberuffener Schwartzkünstler und Ertzzäuberer, durch seine Schwartzkunst, bis an seinen erschrecklichen end hat getrieben. Mit nothwendigen Erinnerungen und schönen Exempeln, menniglichem zur Lehr und warnung, aussgestrichen und erkleret. Durch Georg Rudolff Widman. Hamburg, Herman Moller, 1599. 3 parts in 1 vol. 4to. Contemporary vellum. Three separate titles, first title printed in red and black within a broad typographical woodcut border, numerous fine woodcut initials, and some fine ornamental woodcut tailpieces in the preliminaries. (32), 339, (1 blank); 135, (1 blank); (2), 197, (1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Demonology  Faust  Literary History  Literature  Occult  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A medieval classic View picture(s) 9 GESTA ROMANORUM cum applicatoribus moralisatis ac misticis. (Neurenberg, Anton Koberger). 1494 In die sancti Adriani martyris. 4to. Modern dark green morocco. (8), 111 lvs., printed in 2 columns. Full description >> Related Subjects: Fable Books  Incunabula  Literature  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A distorting mirror of the Golden Age View picture(s) 10 GOCHELTAS VAN MOMUS, DE-. Inhoudende meer als ses-hondert schrander-bedagte, en snedig uyt-gesprooken zin, pit, punt, en schimp-reden. Nergens, Jillis Overal, in de Steekel-Baars, 1716. 8vo. Contemporary half roan. With engraved frontispiece, showing Momus performing in the street, pulling "Bon Mots" from his magician's bag, with two men watching, and a little monkey in de foreground holding a card with the title. (8), 248 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Chapbooks  Literature  Magic & Conjuring  Popular Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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8 popular stories in one binding View picture(s) 11 HISTOIRE DE LA BELLE HELEINE de Constantinople, mère de St. Martin de Tours en Touraine, & de St. Brice, son frère. Troyes, chez (Pierre) Garnier, (ca. 1738). Sm. 8vo. Nineteenth-century half dark blue morocco, spine gilt with title 'Bibliothèque blue' lettered in gold (VANETTE). With woodcut on title, and 3 woodcuts in text. 96 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Chapbooks  French  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Till Owlglass  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First illustrated book printed by Gerard Leeu at Gouda View picture(s) 12 HISTORIA Septem Sapientium Romae. (Gouda, Gheraert Leeu, ca. 1480). 4to. Contemporary limp vellum endpapers. With 18 full-page woodcut plates, the first one showing King Pontianus on his throne, the Queen standing next to the throne, and the seven wise men standing aside in a crowd, one  speaking, the last woodcut showing the King on his throne, with his son Diocletianus standing beside him, and the seven wise men crowding again in the background, but now with the queen in  penitential dress standing before the throne, while all woodcut plates inbetween show the King sitting on his throne with either the Queen or one of the Wise Men speaking to him. (79, 1 blank) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: Incunabula  Literature  Low Countries  The price of this book is only available on request, it cannot be ordered online. Please contact us for more information. E-mail a Friend

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The now lost secret of the eternally burning lamp View picture(s) 13 HISTORIE van de Man met de Bonte Muts. Vervattende een verhaal van een wonderlyke ontdekking in Duitschland. In tien printverbeeldingen, met derzelver uitleggingen, onder het oog en oordeel van de waereld gebragt. Den derden druk. Door een liefhebber van taal- en dichtkunde verbeterd. Rotterdam, J. Hendriksen, (1806). 4to. Orig. wrappers. With 10 double-page folding woodcut plates. (4), 20 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Alchemy  Chapbooks  Dutch  Literature  Popular Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extremely rare first editions of the three first folio's View picture(s) 14 LIVRE, LE PREMIER - LE SECOND-, de Amadis de Gaule, Traduict Nouvellement d'Espaignol en Françoys par le Seigneur des Essars, Nicolas de Herberay.- LE TIERS LIVRE de Amadis de Gaule, contenant les guerres & discordz qui survindrent en la grand Bretagne, & es environs, A l'occasion du maulvais conseil que receut le Roy Liuart de Gandandel & Brocadan, Contre Amadis & les siens, Dont depuis maintz bons Chevaliers d'une part & d'aultre, finirent cruellement leurs iours. Paris, Denys Ianot, 1540-1542. 3 parts in 1 vol. Folio. 18th century calf. With Janot's thistle device on 2 titles, 6 large black woodcut initials, some small black woodcut initials, numerous large white woodcut initials with Janot's thistle, and 43 woodcut illustrations in text, several very large, all within 2- or 4-part ornamental or grotesque woodcut borders, with coat-of-arms in the lower border. (2, (of 4), 150; (4), 86; (3), 94 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Children's Books  French  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extremely rare complete set of the first thirteen Books of the Amadis de Gaule View picture(s) 15 LIVRE, LE PREMIER - LE TREZIEME-, d'Amadis de Gaule. Mis en François par le Seigneur des Essars Nicolas de Herberay - Traduit d'Espagnol en François par C. Colet - Traduit nouvellement d'Espagnol en François. Antwerp, Chr. Plantin, for Jean Waesberghe (Books 1-5), Christopher Plantin (Books 6-9), Guillaume Sylvius (Books 10-13), 1560-1561, 1573. 13 parts in 3 vols. Sm.4to. 18th century calf, spines ribbed with black title-labels, with blind-stamped double fillet borders and inner panel on sides with small ornaments at the four corners and in centre. With four-part woodcut grotesque borders on titles of the first five Books, Plantin's woodcut device on titles of Books 6 to 9, arabesque woodcut borders on titles of Books 10 to 13, and 164 woodcut illustrations in text. (4), 112; (1), 69, (1); (2), 72; (4), 74); (4), 80; (4), 88; (4), 82; (4), 126; (4), 142 lvs.; (8), 189, (1 blank); (8), 219, (1 blank); (8), 355, (6, 3 blank); (8), 159, (4, 1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Revision by Claude Colet of an unsuccessful translation by Gilles Boileau View picture(s) 16 NEUFIESME LIVRE, LE-, d'Amadis de Gaule, auquel sont contenuz les gestes de dom Florisel de Niquée, surnommé le Chevalier de la Bergere, qui fut filz d'Amadis de Grece & de la belle Niquée. Ensemble de deux autres filz & fille, engendrez insciemmen. Paris, Estienne Groulleau, for Vincent Sertenas 1557. Sm.8vo. 18th century marbled calf, spine richly gilt with red and green title-labels, red mottled edges. With woodcut device of Vincent Sertenas on title, and 36 woodcuts in text. (16), 142, (2 blank) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  French  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Sonnius issue of the popular romance View picture(s) 17 PALMERIN D'ANGLETERRE, Histoire du Preux, Vaillant et Tres-Victorieux Chevallier -, fils du Roy Dom Edoard, contenant plusieurs faits d'armes & Amours, & les estranges adventures par luy mises à fin: ensemble les proësses admirables des Princes Florian du desert, son frere, & Florendos, fils de Primaleon de Grece. Premiere Partie.- La Seconde Partie, ou prendront fin les amitiez qu'il eut avec l'enfante Polinarde, pour laquelle il feit tant de proësses qu'il s'acquit immortel renom, & le sembable feirent Florian du desert, son frere & le Prince Florendos, fils de Primaleon de Grece. Traduite du Castellan en François & revuë & corrigee mieux qu'au paravant. Paris, Jean d'Ongoys for Michel Sonnius, 1574. 2 parts in 1 vol. Small 8vo. Contemporary calf, spine ribbed and black-lined with small gilt ornaments in the compartments, with single gilt fillet borders and fine gilt oval ornament in center on both sides. With woodcut printer's device on first title, small typographical woodcut vignette on second title, and numerous fine woodcut initials, flowered and historiated, and some woodcut headpieces and larger and smaller vignettes in text. (8), 346; (6), 280 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  France  Literature  Popular Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Written in the style of Tom Jones, Pamela and Joseph Andrews View picture(s) 18 POST-KOETS, DE-. Behelzende het Caracter van de Heer Manly, en de Gevallen van zyn Reisgenoten. Op dezelve trant beschreven als de Historie van Tomas Jones, Pamela en Joseph Andriessen. Uit het Engelsch vertaald. Amst., Gerrit de Groot, 1761. Sm.8vo. Plain half cloth. With engraved frontispiece by J.C. Philips. (12), 467 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Dutch  Literature  Popular Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Very rare first edition of the fourth folio View picture(s) 19 QUATRIESME LIVRE, LE-, de Amadis de Gaule, auquel on peult veoir quelle issue eut la guerre entreprise par le Roy Lisuart contre Amadis. Et les mariages & alliances qui despuis en advindrent, au contentement de maintz amoureulx, & plus de celles qu'ilz aymoient. Paris, Denis Ianot, 1543. Folio. Modern marbled calf, spine richly gilt. With Janot's thistle device on title, dedication "Au Roy", within charming flowered woodcut borders, dedicationary verse underneath within richly ornamental 4-part woodcut borders with the French King's coat-of-arms in lower border, several large white woodcut initials with Janot's thistle, 2 full-page woodcut plates, and 23 woodcuts in text, incl. one large woodcut, all within 4-part ornamental woodcut borders with coat-of-arms in the lower border. (6), 111, (1) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  French  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Amadis first translated into German View picture(s) 20 SECHTZEHENDE BUCH, DAS-, der Historien vom Amadis aus Franckreich. Tractierend von der Ehrlichen keuschen Lieb, hohen Ritterlichen, unnd Mannhafften thaten, der Durchleuchtigsten, Tugentreichen Printzen, Spheramondis, und Amadis vom Gestirn, auch anderer darinn benanter tapfferer Fürsten, unnd unverzagten berümbten Rittern, selbiger Zeit. Allen Ehrliebenden vom Adel, züchtigen frawen und Jungfrawen, zu Ehrn, und nutzlicher Kurzweiliger zeitvertreibung. Auss Frantzösischer in die Teutsche sprach vertiert, Durch J.R.V.S. Franckfort, Sigmund Feyrabend, 1591. Sm.8vo. Contemp. vellum. With title printed in red and black. (12, 4 blank), 1521, (3 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Children's Books  German  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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