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From the library of cardinal Albani, later Pope Clément XI: three works on the Armenian language View picture(s) 1 AGOP, Joannes (Yovhannès KONSTANDNOWPOLSECÍ). Puritas Haygica seu grammatica Armenica a Ioanne Agop sacerdote armeno composita, ad maiorem Dei gloriam, et ad honorem Beatissimae Virginis Dei genitrix Mariae. Rome, Typis Sacrae Congretationis de Prop. Fide, 1675. 4to. Contemporary vellum with author and title in ink on spine, red sprinkled edges. With vignette of the Propaganda fide on title with the motto: 'Euntes in universum mundum praedicate Evang. omni creat.'; some interesting woodcut initials, and printed for a good deal with well-casted Armenian characters. (6), 246, (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Armenia  Dictionaries  Linguistics  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Beautiful Bodoni edition from the library of one of the most outstanding book collectors of 19th century Russia View picture(s) 2 ANACREON. Anakreontos Teiou mele praefixo commentario quo poëtae genus traditur et bibliotheca Anacreonteia adumbratur. Additis var. lect. Parma, in aedibus Palatinis (Typis Bodonianis), 1791. Sm. 4to in quires of f leaves (151 x 110 mm). Contemporary full green morocco with gilt ornamental borders on sides, gilt spine with title lettered in gold, gilt inside dentelles, purple endpapers: the pastedowns with a frame of small silver leaves pasted on. Engraved vignette of Anacreon in a roundel on title, engraved vignette of the dedicatee Jos. Nic. de Azara in a roundel on dedication page. (4), CXVIII, (2), 111 (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Bindings  Bodoni  Classical Antiquity  Greek & Latin  Poetry  Provenance  Typography  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important 16th-century Lyon edition, from the library of Joachim Gomez de la Cortina View picture(s) 3 AUSONIUS, Decimus Magnus. Opera, tertiae ferè partis complemento auctiora, & diligentiore quàm hactenus, censura recognita. Cum indice rerum memorabilium. Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1558. 8vo. 19th-century purple morocco, spine ribbed and gilt, triple gilt fillet borders and central gilt oval coat-of-arms on sides with text 'J. Gomez De La Cortina et amicorum. Fallitur hora legendo', gilt inner sides, marbled endpapers, g.e. Woodcut portrait of author in medallion on title, woodcut round vignette on verso of last text leaf. (16), 290, 12, (2 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Bindings  Greek & Latin  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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All main information about all countries and continents of the world View picture(s) 4 BOHN, Henry George. A Pictorial hand-Book of modern geography, on a popular plan, compiled from the best authorities, English and foreign, and completed to the present state; with numerous tables and a general index London, Henry G. Bohn, 1861. Sm.8vo. Orig. green cloth, richly blind-stamped, with gilt title and publisher's address on spine. With 51 steel-engraved maps, one folding, and 150 wood-engraved views and illustrations in text. X, (2), 529, (1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Encyclopædic Works  English  Geography  Manuals  Popular Books  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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From the library of Eugène Paillet, one of the greatest tastemakers of late 19th century French bibliophily View picture(s) 5 CATULLUS, TIBULLUS & PROPERTIUS. [Opera] Pristino nitori restituti, & ad optima exemplaria emendati, cum fragmentis C. Gallo inscriptis. Paris, J. Barbou, 1754. 3 parts in one. 12mo. Nineteenth-century brown morocco, ribbed spine with red title-label lettered in gold, gilt binding edges and inner dentelles, polished gilt edges, marbled endpapers. With 3 finely engraved allegorical frontispieces (one for each part), engraved and typographical head- and tail-pieces, engraved initials. xvi, 96, (2), 97-168, (2), 169-344 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Bibliophily  Greek & Latin  Poetry  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Terrible executions by the Inquisition. With the coat of arms of Frédéric de Marselaer View picture(s) 6 DELLON, Charles. Aanmerkelijk historisch-verhaal van de inquisitie der Portugeesen in Goa, en andere gewesten van Oost-Indiën. Uyt het Frans vertaalt. Middelburg, Gillis Horthemels the Younger, 1688. 12mo. Contemporary overlapping vellum with two different gilt coat-of-arms of Frédéric de Marselaer on the front, resp. back cover. With engraved title vignette, 3 folding and 3 full-page engraved plates and a half-page plate at the beginning of the text. (12), 282, (17) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Bindings  India  Inquisition  Portugal  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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From the library of Imperator Alexander I View picture(s) 7 ESMENARD, Joseph-Alphonse. La navigation, Poème. Paris, Chez Giguet et Michaud, 1806. 8vo. Red straight-grain morocco, gilt coat of arms of Tsar Alexander in gilt on both covers. Frontispiece and a full page plate illustration of the wreck of La Perouse. Full description >> Related Subjects: Armorial Bindings  Bindings  Poetry  Provenance  Russia  Shipwrecks  Travel & Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Indian fables: original Dutch edition, from the library of the Duke of Arenberg View picture(s) 8 HEYNS, Zacharias. Voorbeelsels der oude wyse, handelende van trouw, ontrouw, list, haet, gheswindicheyt, ende alle andere menschelijcke gheneghentheden. Wit d'Indische sprake, in d'Arabische, Hebreische ende Latijnsche overgheset, ende nu in de Duytsche vertaelt, verçiert met vele rijm-spreucken, ende figueren. Amsterdam & Zwolle, Broer Jansz. for Zacharias Heyns (in Zwolle), 1623. Sm. 8vo. 19th-century calf, spine ribbed with brown morocco title label, sides blind-stamped with triple fillets in a geometrical pattern decorated with small stamps of animal emblems and with the coat of arms of Arenberg in centre on both sides, green painted edges. With woodcut printer's device on title, and 101 woodcuts in text, many composed from blocks cut in small parts and joined together in order to get the correct illustration for the fable text, including 9 woodcuts decorated by ornamental borders at either side. 8, 125, (3) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Armorial Bindings  Bindings  Dutch  Fable Books  India  Provenance  Schoolbooks  Woodcuts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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From the library of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor View picture(s) 9 MARLOT, Guillaume (& FLODOARDUS REMENSIS). Metropolis Remensis historia, a Frodoardo primum arctius digesta, nunc demum aliunde accersitis plurimum aucta, et illustrata, et ad nostrum hoc saeculum fideliter deducta. Tomus I; [Title of vol. 2:] Metropolis Remensis historia. Sive supplementum Frodoardi, ab anno CMLXX. Ad nostram aetatem fideliter et accurate productum. Lille, Nicolas de Rache, 1666 (vol. I) & Reims, Protasius Lelorain, 1679 (vol. 2). 2 vols. Folio. Vol. 1: Dated binding: full calf, spine gilt in compartments with the gilt coat-of-arms of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI in the centre of both sides, on the front cover dated '1740', gilt edges; vol. 2: contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments with two red morocco title labels lettered in gold. Titles with woodcut vignettes, vol. 1 with one full-page beautiful engraving of the facade of the Cathedral of Rheims and 6 half-page engravings in text, 3 of which are signed by J. Dassonneville, woodcut head- and endpieces, woodcut initials. (14), 668, (16); (8), 1-754, (2), 755-858, (2), 867-886, (28) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Bindings  Church History  French  History  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Queen Charlotte Sophia's copy View picture(s) 10 MILLER, John. Illustratio systematis sexualis Linnaei.- An Illustration of the sexual system of Linnaeus. London, by the Author, [1770-1777]. 3 volumes. Folio. Contemporary marbled calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt,  with red and green title labels, gilt decorated  borders on sides, gilt side dentelles, g.e. With full-page manuscript allegorical dedicational drawing in watercolour to Queen Charlotte of England on one of the blank front leaves of the first volume, richly engraved frontispiece with the medaillon portraits of Miller and Linnaeus at the top, 2 series of 104 full-page engraved botanical plates, 1 beautifully handcoloured  in proof-state, the other in black and white with numbers  and titles, 4 added plates with finely handcoloured plant leaves.4 preliminary lvs., and one leaf text in Latin and  English to each plate of the black and white  series. Full description >> Related Subjects: Botany  Colour Platebooks  Engravings  Natural History  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Presentation copy of the Count's doctoral thesis in a very elegant binding View picture(s) 11 OETTINGEN-WALLERSTEIN, Count Franz Albrecht zu & BANHOLZER, Johann. Philosophia legalis seu quaestiones dialecticae physicae et metaphysicae ad scientiam juris accomodate quas sub serenissimis auspiciis Maximiliani Emmanuelis Ut. Bav. & Sup. Pal. Ducis S.R.I. Archidapis. Electoris &c. &c. publice disputationi proposuit Franciscus Albertus S.R.I. Comes in Oettingen &c. Praeside P. Joanne Banholzer Soc. Jesu Philosophiae professore ... in ... Universitate Dilingana. Dilingen, Joannes Federle, typis Joannis Caspari Bencard, April 1682. Large 4to. Contemporary vellum over boards, elaborately gilt tooled (blackened) with nine different floral rolls and floral stamps in the central panels, remnants of ties, gilt edges. With two full-page allegorical beautifully engraved plates, the first showing the judgement of Salomo and the second showing the Count in armour with a quill in his right hand, some nice head- and tailpieces, printed in 2 columns. (6),101, (3) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Law  Philosophy  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On the history and significance of the crown View picture(s) 12 PASCHAL, Charles. Coronae. Opus quod nunc primùm in lucem editur distinctum X. libris; quibus res omnis coronaria è priscorum eruta & collecta monumentis continetur. Paris, Ex officina Plantiniana apud Hadrien Perier, 1610. 4to. Contemporary vellum, ribbed spine decorated in gilt spine, large gilt coat-of-arms of Amsterdam in the centre, 4 smaller arms of Amsterdam as corner pieces, and gilt borders on both sides, sprinkled edges. Engraved vignette with the coats of arms of the French king Henry IV on title, woodcut head- and end pieces, woodcut initials. (16), 730 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Amsterdam  Classical Antiquity  History  Nobility  Plantin  Provenance  Royalty  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important history of Austria (1273-1556) and the Habsburg dynasty by the librarian of Archduke Ferdinand II View picture(s) 13 ROO, Gerardus de. Annales rerum belli domique ab Austriacis Habspurgicae gentis principibus, à Rudolpho primo, usque ad Carolum V. gestarum: ex optimis quibusque cum typocusis tum manuscriptis authoribus, publicis item ac privatis rerum monumentis, summo studio conquisiti, & in libros XII. nunc demun in lucem edit. Innsbruck, Joannes Agricola, 1592. Folio. Eighteenth century calf (by Roger Payne), spine richly gilt in seven compartments and lettered in gold, both covers with two ornamental gilt borders; gilt inner  dentelles; front cover with gilt supra-libros of M. Wodhull in the centre; gilt edges; mabled endpapers. Title-page elegantly ruled in red, with a woodcut of the crowned Habsburg coat of arms; portrait of Count Ferdinand II in armour and with the chain of the order of the Golden Fleece, full-page genealogical tree of the Habsburg dynasty and 13 pages with 49 coats of arms of related families and lands governed by different members of the Habsburg family. All coat-of-arms, portrait, and tree nicely coloured by a contemporary hand and heightened with gold. 1 blank, (32), 477, (29), pp. last blank. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Austria  Bindings  Colour Platebooks  Genealogy & Heraldry  Habsburg  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Auction catalogue of the library of Guillaume Dubois (1656-1723), French cardinal and statesman View picture(s) 14 [AUCTION CATALOGUE]. Bibliotheca Duboisiana. Ou catalogue de la bibliotheque de feu son Eminence Monseigneur le Cadinal du Bois; recueillie ci devant par Monsieur l'abbe Bignon. La vente publique se sera le 27. aoust 1725. The Hague, Jean Swart and Pierre de Hondt, 1725. 3 parts in 4 vols. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, gilt spine divided in 6 compartments. Full description >> Related Subjects: Book History  Bookseller's & Auction Catalogues  Libraries & Collections  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Auction catalogue of the library of Jean Philippe Eugene count of Merode, marquis of Westerloo (1647-1732) View picture(s) 15 [AUCTION CATALOGUE]. Bibliotheca selectissima et ornatissima, bonae memoriae, excellentissimi & illustissimi Domini Joannis Philippi Eugenii, S. R. J. Comitis de et in Merode, Marchionis de Westerloo, Hispaniarum magnatis primae classis, equitis ordinis Aurei velleris, et exercituum Sacrae Cesarae & Catholicae majestatis generalis campi mareschalli, &c. &c. Quae publicâ auctione distrahetur pecuniâ cambiali, Bruxellis, die 12. mensis julii 1734. In aedibus principis de Isenghien, sitis in foro arenoso, vulgò, la place du sablon. (Brussels), Joannis Leonard, 1734. 8vo. Contemporary vellum, title lettered in ink on spine, sprinkled edges. (8), 339, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Bookseller's & Auction Catalogues  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The important Catalogue of 1674 of the Officina Elzeviriana View picture(s) 16 [AUCTION CATALOGUE]. Catalogus librorum qui in bibliopolio Danielis Elsevirii venales extant. Amsterdam, Ex officina Elzevirana 1674. 12mo. Early twentieth-century richly gilt and decorated orange morocco, gilt and decorated spine in 6 compartments with gilt title, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, g.e., signed by the famous Belgian book binder CHARLES DE SAMBLANX (1855-1943) and dated '1922'. Woodcut printer's device on title, woodcut endpiece, woodcut initials. 176; 86 (2 blank); 60; 200 (4 blank); 120; 24; 103 (5 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Catalogues  Elzevier  Libraries & Collections  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First edition of the 'Divisiekroniek', with 239 woodcut illustrations, in an exceptional binding View picture(s) 17 [AURELIUS, Cornelius]. Die Cronycke van Hollandt Zeelandt ende Vrieslant beghinnende van Adams tiden tot die geboerte ons heren Jhesum voertgaende tot den jare M.CCCCC. ende Xvij. Leiden, Jan Seversz., 18 August 1517. Folio. Black blind-tooled goatskin, with gold-tooled title and date on side. With the title-page printed in red and black with a large woodcut between different woodcut borders, and 239 woodcuts in text, including 121 woodcut portraits. [2], 436 ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: Bindings  History  Netherlands  Post Incunabula  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extremely rare miniature picture-bible with 170 engraved plates from the library of Arthur A. Houghton View picture(s) 18 [BIBLE - MINIATURE]. Kleine print bybel ofte 170 geschiedenissen des O. en N. Testaments, konstig afgebeeld. The Hague, D. Langeweg, [ca. 1766]. 2 voumes. 64mo. Contemporary beige velvet, g.e. With 170 beautifully engraved miniature plates, illustrating the Old and New Testament, and including a finely engraved general title and 3 emblematic colophon-plates, one signed by J. Besoet. 2 ll. with printed title and dedication to Prince Willem V. Full description >> Related Subjects: Bibles  Miniature Books  Provenance  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1825, from the library of Prince Frederik View picture(s) 19 [IMBYZE VAN BATENBURG, Jan Willem van]. Nieuwe alphabetische naamlijst van al de steden, dorpen en der meeste gehuchten of buurtschappen, met het Groot-Hertogdom Luxemburg, uitmakende het koningrijk der Nederlanden; met aanwijzing der provincien, waarin dezelve gelegen zijn, en met bijvoeging der bevolking  van ieder stad, dorp, enz. Alles opgemaakt en zamengesteld uit echte opgaven, volgens de jongste plaats gehad hebbende veranderingen, zoo ten opzigte der provincien, als in die der bevolking, door J.W. v(an) I(mbyze) v(an) B(atenburg). Maastricht, J. Straatmans, 1825. Sm.8vo. Contemp. full green morocco, spine richly gilt, with gilt borders on sides, g.e. VIII, 202 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Bindings  Dictionaries  Dutch  Geography  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Who 's who in France (Paris) in 1745. Lavoisier's copy, displayed at the important Lavoisier exhibition of 1943 View picture(s) 20 [LAVOIRSIER]. Almanach Royal, année MDCCXLV. Contenant les naissances des princes & princesses de l'Europe. Les archevêques, cardinaux, & abbez commendataires. Les mar 130chaux de France, les lieutenans généraux ... Les conseils du Roy; les départemens des sécretaires d'état ... Le parlement, la Chambre des comptes ... L'Université, les Académies, les bibliothèques ... Les fermiers généraux, les receveurs ... la Compagnie des Indes, &c. Paris, widow of Houry, 1745. 8vo. Contemporary red morocco, spine elaborately gilt in compartments and title lettered in gold, covers with gilt ornamented borders, gilt inner dentelles and binding edges, endpapers of gold paper decorated with white flowers , g.e. Woodcut printers device on title, woodcut figures in text, woodcut endpieces. 443 (1) pp. [Calendar tabels interleaved]. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Almanacs & Calendars  Bindings  French  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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