Search Results: Authors starting with C from Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat

Lausanne, François Le Preux, 1576. (16), 380, (72) leaves. With coat of armes of the city of Berne in woodcut on title. 8vo. Old calf, blind-stamped back with title, red edges. Lausanne, François Le Preux, 1576. First systematica statement of the Reformed Church (PMM), here present in a re-edition of the authorative Latin text. Taking its final form in 1559 and subsequently much revised, enlarged and later re-oublished again from this present edition. The "Institutio Christianae" is certainly one of the most influential books of all time. It was composed in its first form when Jean Calvin (1509-1564) was twenty-six and dedicated his book to Francis I. Highly influential in the Western world and still widely read by theological students today. The book was written as an introductory textbook on the Protestant faith for those with some previous knowledge of theology and covered a broad range of theological topics from the doctrines of church and sacraments to justification by… Read More

Braunschweig, Schulbuchhandlung, 1801. With 3 engr. frontispieces, and 3 engr. folding maps. VIII p., 1 leaf, 269 pp.; 264 pp.; 234 pp. 8vo. Contemp. marbled boards with 2 spine labels. Old ms. name Caspar Schinz on flyleaves. Braunschweig, Schulbuchhandlung, 1801. Nice set of Campe's (1746-1818) account of the discovery of America for a young audience. Educator of Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt, Campe made it his concern to present travel literature to children, generations of German speaking youngsters got their first knowledge of America through his books. Part I presents the story of Columbus, part II of Cortes, and part III of Pizarro. With maps of the Gulf of Mexico, the southern part of North America, and South America. The work was first published in 1781-82 and saw numerous re-editions and translations. - Some brown stains at the beginning of vol. II, occasional light foxing, otherwise clean. - Wegehaupt I, 229; cf. Seebass I, 321 and II, 311 (8th ed.); Doderer I, 238f.;… Read More

Paris, Marcus Orry, 1588. With woodcut printer's device on title and many small metal cut initials or head-pieces. (50), 368 leaves, 381-384 (quire HHh skipped in the count), 76 leaves. 4to. 17th century limp vellum with ms. title on spine, ties. Paris, Marcus Orry, 1588. First edition of Cassiodorus' collected works, edited by the Parisian scholar Guillaume Fournier (died 1584). Cassiodorus (fl. 6th century A.D.), one of the founders of western medieval civilization, historian, statesman and monk, was quaestor under king Theodoric, later ordinary consul of his native province of Bruttium in Calabria. After Theodoric's death, he became head of the civil services and, under Athalaric, was made prefect. He is the chief source for the life and reign of Theodoric. In addition to his works, the volume contains other historic tracts concerning the Ostrogothic empire: the "Edictum Theodorici", Ennodius' "Panegyricus Theodorici", and Jordanes' "De rebus… Read More

Amsterdam and Leipzig, Arkstée & Merkus, 1768. Titles printed in red and black. With 6 engr. title-vignettes (1 repeated), and 32 numbered engr. plates by Folkema and Fokke after Coypel (incl. engr. halftitle); 2 engr. title-vignettes, portrait of Cervantes and 13 engr. plates by Folkema. 12mo. Contemp. calf, spines with two labels gilt, gilt double fillet around sides (discreet repairs to three spine ends, some minimal rubbing). Amsterdam and Leipzig, Arkstée & Merkus, 1768. Nice set of this esteemed edition, which is especially valuable together with the two volumes of the "Nouvelles". The charming illustrations after Charles-Antoine Coypel (1694-1752) were used in the 1744 Spanish edition, "Elles on reparu dans l'edition française de 1768" (Cohen/de Ricci). The illustrations to the "Nouvelles" are Jacob Folkema's (1692-1767) own design. - Apparently lacking a portrait of Cervantes to the "Histoire", otherwise fine. -… Read More

Valencia, Pedro Patricio Mey, 1599. Title, 12 unn. leaves, 156 pp., 8 unn. leaves. 4to. Contemporary half calf. Valencia, Pedro Patricio Mey, 1599. First edition of this panegyric of Philip II, King of Spain (1527-1598). Philip II inherited one of the largest empires from his father Charles V, which included territories in every continent then known to Europeans. His reign saw a flourishing of cultural excellence in Spain, the beginning of what is called the Golden Age, creating a lasting legacy in literature, music, and the visual arts. Philip's foreign policies were determined by a combination of Catholic fervour and dynastic self-interest, he considered himself by default the chief defender of Catholic Europe. The author Antonio Cervera de la Torre (fl. 16th/17th century) was born in Ciudad Real, his parents were Hidalgos from Pozuelo de Calatrava and Madridejos, he received a degree in canon law from the University of Salamanca and was rector of the Imperial College. He was sacristan mayor… Read More

Monte Carlo, André Sauret, 1962. With 2 orig. color lithographs and many illus. on plates, mostly in colors. 212, 4 pp. Folio (335 x 265 mm). Orig. grey cloth with color d/j. Monte Carlo, André Sauret, 1962. First German edition illustrated with 2 full-page color lithographs. The drawings with biblical themes were made by Chagall for the stained glass windows in the Hadassah-Hebrew Medical Center in Jerusalem. It represents the 12 tribes of Israel.- Nice copy. - Mourlot 356 + 366. MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (1900-1999) ; BIB ; BIBLES ;

London, R. Faulder, 1800-1802. With engraved title dated 1801, and 99 engraved or aquatinta plates, some folding. 100,368 pp.; 496 pp.; 436 pp. 4to (300 x 240 mm). Contemporary calf (1 back repaired). With an old armorial bookplate, unidentified. London, R. Faulder, 1800-1802. First edition of "The most authorative eighteenth-century ship-building published in England" (Abbey). John Charnock (1756-1807) member of the Royal Navy, published not only several studies on marine history, but also this monumental history of marine architecture from the earliest time up to the beginning of the 19th century. This is the first serious study of British naval architecture and offers a broad historic overview of English, French, Dutch and other shipbuilding in Asia and the Pacific. It has been illustrated with a total of 99 engravings and aquatintas by Gray, Hall, Newton, a.o. partly also from older works by Van der Velde and others. The work includes the large folding plate of the "Royal… Read More

Montb'eliard and Paris, Soci'et'e Anonyme d'Imprimerie Montb'eliardaise, 1894-1903 and 1905-1907. 4 vols. 4to. Boards with leather back. Montb'eliard and Paris, Soci'et'e Anonyme d'Imprimerie Montb'eliardaise, 1894-1903 and 1905-1907. The most comprehensive bibliography of secondary sources on mediaval places and institutions. BIBLIOGRAPHY ;

München, Georg Müller, 1919. Mit 32 Vollbildern. Autorisierte Übersetzung aus dem Polnischen von Rosa Schapire. 2.-4. Tausend. 544 SS. 8vo. Orig.-HLdr. mit Rückenvergoldung. München, Georg Müller, 1919. ITALY ; KUNST, KUNSTHANDWERK ;

Basel, Johannes Oporin, (1550). With text woodcut, and 4 folding tables. (14) leaves, 361 (=367), (1), 3 , (1) leaves, 55 pp., (1) p. (slight marginal soiling on first 3 ff. and light foxing on last 2 ff.). Small 8vo. Modern cloth (blind library stamps on first and last leaves). Basel, Johannes Oporin, (1550). Compact octavo edition of some of Cicero's philosophical works, finely printed throughout in Italics by Johannes Oporin. The first part consists of De Natura Deorum (The Nature of the Gods) and was written in 45 BC. It is laid out in three "books", each of which discuss the theology of different Roman and Greek philosophers, and concentrates on criticisms of Stoic and Epicurean theologies. The second part is the Paradoxa Commentarii. Xystus Betuleius (1501-1554) or Sixt Birck, humanist and later Augsburg rector, was a notable scholar of the New Learning. - VD 16 B 5565; Adams B 847; Index aurel. 119.671. CLASSICS ;

Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1585. Title within ornamental frame, woodcut device at the end. 510 pp., 9 unn. leaves (last blank). 12mo. Contemp. blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards, brown-stamped center medallions on covers and four angle fleurons, spine in five compartments with fleurons (slightly rubbed and stained). Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1585. Selected sentences of Cicero, together with sentences and adages culled from the plays of Terence and from the orations and letters of Demosthenes, in an edition prepared by Pierre Lagnier from Compiègne and published previously at Lyon in 1547. The binding is decorated with fleurons at the corners and by a central oval ornamental vignette. - With old ms. owner's inscriptions on first flyleaf and rear paste-down. Lower white portion of title leaf cut away. Some waterstaining to lower margins. - Not in STC, (French), Adams, or BN or Index aurel. CLASSICS ; ALTE DRUCKE ;

Lyon, (Jacob Myt for) Martin Boillon, 12 June 1510. Title printed in red and black, surrounded on three sides with 15 rectangular figured woodcuts (5 in red), Boillon's woodcut device at centre (his second; Sylvestre no. 207), numerous woodcut floral initials. 2 cols. 8 unn., 278 num. leaves. 4to. 19th-cent. half calf, red spine label (slightly rest.). Exlibris Madeleine and René Junod. Lyon, (Jacob Myt for) Martin Boillon, 12 June 1510. Rare edition of Cicero's writings, edited with commentaries by Jodocus or Josse Badius Ascensius (1462-1535), eminent printer and scholar from Asse near Brussels, including the commentaries of the 15th-century Italian philologist Petrus Marsus or Pietro Marso, and corrections by Franciscus Maturantius or Francesco Maturanzio (1443-1518), humanist from Perugia. Dedication to Nicolaus Cappusotus by Andreas Alsinus on title verso. The text is printed in a fine large gothic type, surrounded by the commentaries in a smaller gothic type. The woodcuts show… Read More

Hanau, Wilhelm Anton, 1598-99. With woodcut device on title (repeated). 4 leaves, 383, (1) pp., 16 leaves. 8vo. Contemp. brown morocco, both sides with the gilt-stamped supralibros of Jacques-Auguste de Thou, spine in 7 compartments, with gilt lettering and with his gilt monograms, outer edges gilt (discreet repairs to hinges). Hanau, Wilhelm Anton, 1598-99. A typical "Fürstenspiegel", a collection of the rights of rulers and princes, published by the first printer at Hanau. The author, Hippolyt von Colli (1561-1612), jurist and envoy to various European courts and countries, was born in Zurich to a Protestant Italian family. He was chancellor to Prince Christian I of Anhalt-Bernburg, to whom the first part of the work is dedicated, with the preface dated 1592. Befittingly, the present copy comes from the library of the greatest French book collector since Jean Grolier, Jacques- Auguste de Thou (1553-1617), famous historian and politician. He owned one of the most splendid libraries of… Read More

Paris, G(odefroy) Engelmann, 1828. With 12 large full-page and 1 smaller lithographed views by G. Viard. Lithogr. title, and 8 pp. describing text. Folio (370 x 280 mm). Orig. lithogr. boards with leather back (bumped and rubbed). Paris, G(odefroy) Engelmann, 1828. First edition. With nice views mostly of the castles of Wolfberg, Ermatingen, Konstanz, Arenenberg, Salenstein, Mannenbach, Eugensberg, Sandegg, etc. mostly located in the North of the Canton Thurgovia opposite Lake Constance. HELVETICA: APPENZELL-SCHAFFHAUSEN-THURGAU ; HELVETICA ;