Sep̄ęr Tehilîm, Mišlê, Qohęlęṯ We-Šîr Ha-šîrîm = Psalmi Davidis, Proverbia Salomonis, Ecclesiastes, Et Canticum Canticorum Hebraic -

1849 ENORMOUS 1st ed Monumental Brasses English Knights & Bishops Illustrated

Charles Boutell was a 19th-century English archaeologist known for his famous book on English heraldry and monumental brasses. Brasses, which are a form of engraving, were popular forms of memorials used by English and European cathedrals. In 1849, Boutell published an absolutely enormous tome filled with engravings of English brasses, depicting kings, archbishops, bishops, knights, nobles, and other prominent figures from 14th and 15th-century England.

Item number: #10869
Price: $750
BOUTELL, Charles
The monumental brasses of England: a series of engravings upon wood, from every variety of these interesting and valuable memorials accompanied with brief descriptive notices
London : George Bell, 1849. First edition.

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[xii], 53, [2], 141 plates, [16]
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141 engravings
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Language: English
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1785 Buffon Natural History SCIENCE Color Illustrated Evolution Microbiology 5v

"Virtually all the well-known writers of the Enlightenment were 'Buffonians'"
― Ernst Mayer

The monumental work by Comte de Buffon, "Histoire Naturelle," was fascinating 18th-century collection of articles and encyclopedia entries on material sciences, physics, chemistry, technology, as well as the history of animals. Buffon wrote the volumes with the intent of addressing all-natural history, but after realizing the grandeur of the work, he focused on the individual orders of living things. The DSB mentions that
"Buffon's order is formed by a philosophical bias rather than by science."
This beautiful five-volume German example features 17 impressive hand-colored engravings depicting the development of humankind and the human form!
Item number: #11178
Price: $795
BUFFON, Georges Louis Lecrec
Herrn von Buffons allgemeine Naturgeschichte
Troppau : Joseph Georg Trassler, 1785.

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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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1578 History of FRANKS & Frankish France King Henry III Poland Catherine Medici

Jean Papire Masson was a 16th-century French humanist who was a professor and scholar under Catherine d'Medici. One of his works, 'Annals', describes the history of the Franks, describing the lives of important royals, through King Henry III of France and Poland.
Item number: #12519
Price: $795
MASSON, Jean Papire
Papirii Masoni Annalium libri quatuor, quibus res gestae Francorum explicantur : ad Henricum Tertium Regem Franciae et Poloniae.
Lutetiae [Paris] : Apud Nicolaum Chesneau : Excudebat Henricus Thiery, MDLXXVIII [1578].

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[12], 503, [79]
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
· Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 12cm)
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1677 Architecture Jean le Pautre Italian Chimneys French Fireplaces Columns Art

Jean Le Pautre was a 17th-century French engraver known for his architectural designs. "Italian Chimneys" is a collection of Pautre's work – engraved views of mantle and chimney art, statues, columns, fireplaces, and much more. This Jollain edition includes 22 engraved etchings.
Item number: #12641
Price: $950
PAUTRE, Jean le

Cheminées à l'Italienne, nouvellement inventées et gravées par J. Le Pautre
Paris: Chez Jollain, 1677.

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22 engraved plates
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~ 8in X 12in (20cm x 30cm)
· Very rare and desirable
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1910 Sleeping Beauty 1ed DULAC ART Cinderella Blue Beard Fairy Tale Beauty Beast

"The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales", retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, revives classic French fairy tales for modern audiences. The collection features four cherished tales: "The Sleeping Beauty," "Blue Beard," "Cinderella," and "Beauty and the Beast." Quiller-Couch refreshes these stories, originally by writers like Charles Perrault and Madame de Villeneuve, ensuring their timeless essence remains. Enhanced by 30 evocative color illustrations by renowned artist Edmund Dulac.


Item number: #41299
Price: $750

QUILLER-COUCH, Arthur; DULAC, Edmund

The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales. From the Old French.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1910]. First Trade Edition.

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· Collation: Complete
o [18], 128, [4]
o 30 color plates
· References: Grolier 62
· Provenance: Handwritten – Anne Hazelhurst, 1959
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and… Read More

1677 ENGLISH LAW Edward Coke Reports Judicial Cases England Black-Letter French

"[Corporations] cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed, nor excommunicate, for they have no souls."
– Edward Coke, The Reports, "Case of Sutton's Hospital"

A rare 1677 edition of the Edward Coke's English legal reports and Select Cases. Edward Coke was an English judge and lawyer from the 16th- and early 17th-centuries being most remembered for his prosecution in the Gunpowder Plot, as well as writing 'The Reports'. His judicial rulings resounded all over the western world, in fact, his decisions had a direct influence on the third, fourth, and sixteenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

'The Reports' is a gathering of specific court cases with commentary and arguments. Cases include handling of money exchange whether it be through loans, income, and gift-giving, common pleas cases, and financial obligations. These law reports have been some of the most important and popular writings on court cases in the English… Read More

1872 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Tenniel Illustrated Fantasy

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," authored by Lewis Carroll and illustrated by John Tenniel, is a timeless, imaginative masterpiece published in the 19th century. The story follows a young girl named Alice who tumbles down a rabbit hole into a fantastical realm filled with peculiar creatures and bizarre experiences. From engaging in a mad tea party to meeting the Queen of Hearts, Alice navigates through Wonderland, offering readers a compelling exploration of logic, absurdity, and the complexity of childhood. This whimsical tale continues to captivate children and adults alike with its intricate wordplay and surreal adventures.

This 1872 edition of "Alice in Wonderland", features forty-two whimsical illustrations by the beloved English artist Sir John Tenniel bring Carroll's surreal narrative to life.

Item number: #41093
Price: $750

CARROLL, Lewis; TENNIEL, John (Illus.)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. By Lewis… Read More

1603 Charlemagne & Louis Pious St Ansegisus FRANKS Monasticism Benedict Levita

Charlemagne was one of the most influential and iconic French kings. Reigning in the late 8th-century, Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, helped united most of Europe through the Carolingian Empire. Numerous historical works were published on the life and reign of Charlemagne including this early 17th-century history of the reigns of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious. This book is one of the best of its kind offering a complete survey of the 9th-century Franks. Published in 1603 by Chappell, it covers the Frankish monastic reforms set by Saint Ansegisus and the continuation of these laws by the unnamed pseudo-author known as Benedict Levita.

Item number: #25055
Price: $750

CHAPPELLET, Claude [edit.]

Karoli Magni et Ludovici Pii christianiss. regum et impp. Francorum Capitula sive leges ecclesiasticae & civiles

Parisiis: apud Claudium Chappellet, 1603.

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1857 Diamond ATLAS United States 55 MAPS California Mexico TEXAS West Geography

Charles Colby's "Diamond Atlas" is an impressive, pre-Civil War geography textbook. Published in 1857, this book covers the geography and history of each American state and territory, country, nations, political division, and island in the Western Hemisphere. In addition to detailed descriptions, the 'Diamond Atlas' features numerous full-page, color engravings and maps all bound in a decorative red-leather binding.

Item number: #24925
Price: $750

COLBY, Charles Galusha [cartog.]

The diamond atlas with descriptions of all countries : exhibiting their actual and comparative extent and their present political divisions, founded on the most recent discoveries and rectifications

New York: Morse and Gaston, 1857.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o vi, 7-239
o 55 color maps
o Several b/w in-text illustrations throughout
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; secure
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