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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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Singing the pleasures of smoking tobacco View picture(s) 3 AMSTERDAMSCHE VREUGHDE-STROOM, Bestaande in zoete, vrolijcke ende aengename nieuwe deuntjes ende seer aerdige toontjes, gevloeyt uyt het breyn van verscheydene min-lievende gheesten. Noyt voor desen meer in 't licht ghesien. Amsterdam, Thomas Fonteyn voor Jacob Vinckel, 1654. 2 parts in 1 vol. Oblong 12mo. Contemporary vellum. With two charming engraved frontispieces, each showing a different view of a singing and playing party in a boat on the Amsterdam pleasure-river, the Amstel, and with musical scores to 4 songs. 279, (9); 280, (8) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Dutch  Popular Books  Songbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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In praise of wine View picture(s) 4 BACCHUS OP ZIJN TROON, of de nuttigheid des wijns, in zijn' aart en eygenschap. Uyt de aaloude en nieuwe Grieksche, Latijnsche en Fransche historien opgeheldert. En met aartige poëtische gedachten verreikt. Leiden, 's-Grav., Joh. Arnold Langerak, Paulus van der Pette, 1715. Small 8vo. Wrappers. With engraved frontispiece of a Bacchanal by R. Blokhuisen. (12), 180 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Dutch  Gastronomy  Popular Books  Satire  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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A rare collection of facetiae View picture(s) 7 ECOSSEUSES, LES-, ou Les oeufs de Pasques. Troyes, Chez la Veuve Oudot, 1745. Small 8vo. Contemporary dark green morocco, spine richly gilt, with red title-label, double gilt fillet borders on sides, richly gilt inner dentelles, g.e. With woodcut frontispiece printed in golden green, showing two girls at work sitting opposite each other, by Comte de Caylus after design by De Boucher, woodcut vignette of crossed beans also printed in golden green on title, title partly printed in golden green, and a second separate printed title, dated 1739. (4), 172 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  French  Popular Books  Women  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A distorting mirror of the Golden Age View picture(s) 8 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) 9 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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The now lost secret of the eternally burning lamp View picture(s) 10 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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Includes the Life of Reynard's Son "Reynardine" View picture(s) 11 HISTORY, THE MOST DELECTABLE-, of Reynard the Fox. Newly Corrected and Purged, from all grossness in Phrase and Matter. Augmented and Enlarged with sundry Excellent Morals and Expositions upon every several Chapter. To which may now be added a Second Part of the said History: As also the Shifts of Reynardine the Son of Reynard the Fox, Together with his Life and Death, &c. London, T. Ilive for Edward Brewster, A.M. and R.R. for Edward Brewster, and T.J. for Edward Brewster, and Thomas Passenger, 1701, 1681, 1684. 3 parts in 1 vol. Sm.4to. Contemp. mottled calf, spine ribbed and gilt, with red title-label, red mottled edges. With large woodcut of King Lion's court on title and 61 large woodcuts in text, all signed EB, in the first part; and 15 large woodcuts, mostely repeats, in the second part. (160); (112); (4), 160 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Fable Books  Popular Books  Reynard the Fox  Woodcuts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare Italian version of the popular story of Floris and Blanchefleur View picture(s) 12 ISTORIA di Florindo e Chiara Stella. Naples, (ca. 1650). 4to. Modern boards. With half-page woodcut on title. (8) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Chapbooks  Italy  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Popular text book on a game of cards View picture(s) 13 JEU DE L'HOMBRE, LE-, augmenté des decisions nouvelles sur les difficultez et incidens de ce jeu. Paris, Pierre Ribou, 1709. 12mo. Contemp. marbled calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt with red title-label, binding edges gilt decorated, red marbled edges. With a finely etched frontipiece showing three card players at a table, a women, a nobleman and a clergyman, by Jean Baptist Bonnart, some woodcut figures in text, and woodcut illustrations of card games and problems on 21 pages, with the cards showing charming figures of jacks, queens and kings. (12), 166; (12), 33, (3) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Games & Pastimes  Manuals  Playing Cards  Popular Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First edition, Groulleau's own issue View picture(s) 14 L'HISTOIRE PALLADIENNE, traitant des gestes & genereux faitz d'armes et d'amours de plusieurs grandz princes et seigneurs, specialement de Palladien filz du roy Milanor d'Angleterre, & de la belle Selerine soeur du Roy de Portugal: nouvellement mise en nostre vulgaire François, par Claude Colet. Paris, Estienne Groulleau, 1555. Folio. Late 18th century calf, spine ribbed and gilt, with gilt fillet borders on sides with the crowned monogram at the four corners and the large gilt coat of arms of the Duke of Roxburghe in centre, gilt inner fillet borders, red painted  edges. With large woodcut Groulleau's thistle-device on title, fine woodcut Janot's thistle-initials, and 39 fine woodcut illustrations in text, all within four-part borders of foliated and grotesque ornament, several with coat-of-arms in the lower border, and one with the Lorraine cross. (8), CXXXIIII lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Armorial Bindings  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Popular 16th century romantic chronicle of Flanders View picture(s) 15 LEGENDE DES FLAMENS, LA-. Cronique abregee, en laquelle est faict succinct recueil de l'origine des peuples & estatz de Flandres, Arthois, Haynault & Bourgonge, & des guerres par eulx faictes à leurs Princes & à leurs Voisins: Avec plaisante commemoration de plusieurs choses faicts & avenuës en France Angleterre & Alemaigne, depuis sept ou huict cens ans. Semblement y sont traictées les defences & genealogies de roys de Naples & de Sicille, & des Princes & Ducz de Milan, & quel droicts ont les Roys de France aus dictz Royaumes & Duché. Paris, Gailliot du Pré, 1558. 19th century full brown morocco, spine ribbed and gilt, with blind-stamped panel design on sides with gilt ornaments at the corners and large gilt ornament in centre, richly gilt inner dentelles, g.e. (MASSON-DUBONELLE). With nice large woodcut printer's device on verso of last leaf (depictng a ship), and numerous fine larger and smaller woodcut initials in text. (8), 152 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Belgicana  History  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) 16 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) 17 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) 18 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) 19 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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How the stars and planets influence human destiny View picture(s) 20 PLANEET-BOECK, Het groote.- Met de geomanci, physiognomi ende chyromanci. Alles uit Platone, Ptolomeo, Hali, Albimaser, ende Johannes Konincxberger, op het kortste ende vlytigste te samen getogen. Eenen yegelijcken tot goet, dat quaet te middelen, ende het goet aen te nemen. Nu wederom ten twaalfde mael verbetert, en met schoone figuren verciert. Amsterdam, Widow of Gysbert de Groot, 1700. Small 8vo. Contemporary vellum. With woodcut portrait of an astronomer on title, and over 250 woodcuts in text, depicting star-constellations, illustrations to the months, various types of heads and hands, etc., title and leaf 4v printed in red and black. 147, (1) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: Astrology  Astronomy & Cosmography  Popular Books  Woodcuts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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