A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants Cultivated Under Glass in the British Isles (Two volumes) by Veitch, James H

London:: John Van Voorst,, 1863.. Second revised. A Near Fine Copy. Octavo ( 6.5 x 9.5 inches). Green embossed publisher's cloth with gilt emblem on cover and lettering on spine. Head and foot of spine softened, corners lightly frayed. AEG. Tidy owner's signature and location dated 1868 on prelim. A fine reissue of Sowerby's classic work on British Wild Flowers, to which is now added a supplement containing 180 figures of lately discovered flowering plants by John W. Salter, ALS, FGS and the Ferns, Horsetails and Club-mosses by John E. Sowerby. Pp. xlix, 186, with frontispiece and 86 hand-colored steel engraved plates representing 1780 botanical specimens in total. The richly colored frontispiece is a fine bouquet of Wild Flowers in the style of Jane Webb Loudon. The accompanying plates are vibrant and clear throughout, not pale as often the case with this type of wild flower compendium. A fine work by one of the Sowerby family, major contributors to the illustration and documentation… Read More

Roma: B. Diversin e F. Cesaretti. [Concilio Tridentino-Storia Ecclesiastica] (cm.23) Volumi 3, bella piena pergamena originale con nervi e titolo calligrafato ai dorsi.--cc. 1 nn. + 1 c. bianca, pp. 862, cc. 29 nn.; cc. 6 nn., pp. 806, cc. 38 nn. + 1 c. bianca; cc. 4 nn., pp. 885, cc. 35 nn. L' ultima carta contiene il registro di tutta l' opera e il colophon: Roma, A. Bernabò Del Verme 1664. L' opera è dedicata ad Alessandro VII. Apparsa nel 1556 in soli 2 volumi, è questa la prima edizione ampliata dall' autore, inserita nel vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca come testo di lingua; vedi la lunga nota in Gamba. E' considerata dal Brunet più pregiata della prima edizione: " Plus chere que la premiere ". Inoltre, la terza carta del secondo volume contiene la lettera contro la storia di Pietro Soave, pseudonimo di Paolo Sarpi (vedi De Backer-Sommervogel). Qualche carta lievemente ombreggiata ma esemplare molto bello fresco e genuino. *… Read More

Cincinnati, Ohio: H. M. Rulison, 1853. First edition (1853, copyright 1852) of this scarce mid nineteenth century American book on etiquette for ladies and gentlemen, including politeness and pleasing; dress; dignity; breeding; introductions; visits; conversation; dinner table etiquette; parties, balls and soirees; moral character, etc. Brown cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in gilt and blind, five inches tall, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers with publisher's ads, 64 pages. Very light external wear, good hinges, sound text block, some old and persistent blue pencil scribbles on front endpapers, pages clean with a scattering of light foxing, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 24mo - 5" - 5¾" Tall.

London. Good+. 1728. First Edition. Hardcover. Title continued: whereby estates may be greatly improved. Offered to the consideration of the nobility and gentry of Great-Britain. By Batty Langly of Twickenham. Printed for Francis Clay at the Bible, and Daniel Brown at the Black-Swan, without Temple-Bar. Original binding in leather. Spine with raised bands and gilt label. Both hinges are cracked with covers firmly attached. Fold out engraved frontispiece. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact without foxing. Title in red and black ink. Decorative head and tail pieces. United Kingdom; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 274 pages .

London:: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,, 1853.. First edition. Near Fine. Near Fine Condition. Folio (11.5 x 14 inches). Original publisher's cloth with floral blind embossed decoration and gilt lettering to cover. Faint owner's signature dated 1854 on ff. Skillfully rebacked with gilt-lettered cloth spine. Lower corners slightly bumped, otherwise a very nice copy. Pp. 96, fully illustrated with colored wood engravings. Each leaf has two separate colored wood-engraved botanical illustrations on the top third of the page, with the accompanying text below. Anne Pratt (1806-1893), a grocer's daughter from Kent and author of Common Things of the Seaside and Our Native Songsters, illustrated all of her botanical books in the spirit of the Victorian Naturalists and successfully merged the study of botany with romantic flower-lore. Wild Flowers is Miss Pratt's first botanical work. In 1855, she produced her hallmark work on British Flora: The Flowering Plants and… Read More

1661 Canon LAW Corpus Juris Inquisition Catholic Papal Decrees Lancellotti

A fine 17th-century printing of 'Corpus Juris Canonici' by Johannes Paulus Lancellottus. This work deals with the Ecclesiastical and Catholic law and papal decrees during the papacies of the 16th- and 17th-centuries. It was used for centuries beginning in the 1200s and would appear in courts such as the Roman Curia and Roman Rota.
Item number: #11766
Price: $750
LANCELOTTUS, Johannes
Corpus juris canonici notis illustratum Gregorii XIII accesserunt constitutiones novae summorum pontificum nunquam antea editae, quae VII Decretalium loco esse possint. Annotationes ant. naldie ... Petri Lancelotti Institutiones juris canonici regulae cancellariae apostolicae ...
Lugduni : Sumpt. Guill. Barbier & Ioan Girin, 1661.

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[64], 1272; [20], 752; [12], 406, [1]; [8], 158, [1]; [64]; [4], 256, [12]; [12], 98, [7], [12]
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Language: Latin
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Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
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1694 Spanish Inquisition History of Cardinal Ximenes Catholic Church Flechier 2v
Esprit Fléchier was a 17th-century French author who composed two important historical works – the histories of Cardinal Ximenes and Emperor Theodosius I – which are known to be highly accurate and insightful. While known primarily for his written sermons, spiritual memoires, and religious writings, these historical works have been Flechier's most desirable works.
This book, 'Histoire de Cardinal Ximenes', is considered one of the best works on the life of the 15th-century Spanish cardinal. This work is also notable for describing the reforms during the Spanish Inquisition.
Item number: #17390
Price: $750
FLECHIER, Esprit
Histoire du cardinal Ximenès
Paris: chez Jean Anisson, 1694.

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Collation: Complete with all pages – 2 volumes
o Vol. I – xxiv, 518 (i.e., 520)
Engraved frontispiece
o Vol. II – xii, 382, [46]
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Language: French
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1661 OVID Metamorphoses Greek & Roman Mythology ART Illustrated Schrevel Latin

"I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth."
― Ovid, Metamorphoses
A fine 16th-century edition of Ovid's best work 'Metamorphoses'. 'Metamorphoses' is one of the most famous works of Greek and Roman mythology and history of the 1st-century. It is known to have inspired the works of Dante, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and even Shakespeare as well as works of visual art and music. This epic poem recounts the history of the world from creation to the death of Julius Caesar.
This rare volume is from the 1661 complete works of Ovid, published in 1661 Lyon by Petri Leffen, translated by Cornelius Schrevel. It should be noted that this work contains impressive, full-page illustrations.
Item number: #20086
Price: $750
OVID, P Naso
Pub. Ovidii Nasonis Opera omnia
Lugduni Batavorum, Apud P. Leffen, 1661.
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First edition book about horse racing. Limited edition, one of only 850 copies in print. Inscribed with original pen and ink. Minor shelf wear noticeable on the crown and base of spine, as well as along bottom covers. Small water stain noticeable on top front cover.

1586 LAW Belgian Wesenbeck In Pandectas Juris Civilis Latin Slaves Gamblers 2in1

Matthew Wesenbeck was a 16th-century Belgian jurist and lawyer. He is known for writing only a few works on law, including this work "In Pandectarum" which is a commentary on the famous Juris Civilis. This edition 1586 of the law commentaries of Wesenbeck includes commentary and notes on various subjects including:
• Corrupting a slave
• Dealing with fugitives
• Punishment for gamblers
• Laws of purchase, and obtaining possessions

Item number: #22075
Price: $795

WESENBECK, Matthaeus

Imp. Caes. Ivstiniani Institvtionvm Lib. IIII. : Adnotationibus ac Notis doctiss. Scriptorum illustrati, quorum Catalogus sequenti pag. habetur ; Praeterea adiunximus Leges XII

Taurini: Apud heredes Nic. Bevilaque, 1586.

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o "Institvtionvm Lib. IIII" – [12], 768, [36]
o "Enchiridion titvlorvm aliqvot ivris videlicet" – 223, [1]
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