17th Century Literature

London: London: printed by M. Flesher, for Walter Kettilby, at the Bishop's Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1684. 1st Edition . Full leather. Near Fine. First edition, quarto; [12], 288, [52], 305-472, [12]pp., complete with imprimatur leaf preceding title-page and separate dated title-page to "An historical account of the College's proceedings against empiricks" on leaf 2P1 recto. In period style 20th century full leather by J.May of London (with only the lightest of wear), blind double fillets to board margins, five raised spine bands with gilt lettered spine label to second compartment, all page edges gilt, small single marginal wormhole to a few rear leaves not affecting text, first and last leaves marginally stained by leather turn-ins, occasional very feint spots and unobtrusive light paper browning, overall a clean copy of these important early accounts of the Royal College of Physicians undertaken, probably at the request of the College, by Charle Goodall, later to become its President. A… Read More

1696 Historia Quakeriana EARLY AMERICA Dutch Croese Quakers William Penn Sewel

Gerard Croese was a 17th-century Dutch minister who is primarily remembered for his chronicle on the early history of the Quakers. First written in 1695, 'Historia Quakeriana' was inspired and written based on the letters of William Sewel and covers events leading to the foundation of the Society of Friends by George Fox. Other important contents include William Penn and his life in Pennsylvania.

Books published in the 17th-century that cover early America are exceedingly rare and worthy of note. This book by Croese is no exception.

Item number: #7565
Price: $550
CROESE, Gerard
Gerardi Croesi historia Quakeriana, sive De vulgo Quakeris, ab ortu illorum usque ad recens natum schisma, libri III. In quibus praesertim agitur de ipsorum praecipuis antecessoribus & dogmatis (ut & similibus placitis aliorum hoc tempore) factisque, ac casibus, memorabilibus.
Amstelodami, Anno M. DC IVC. [1696]

Details:
·
Collation:… Read More

1674 Boccalini Parnassus Greek Mythology English Satire Italian Authors Monmouth

Trajano Boccalini was a 16th-century Italian author known for his most important work "Ragguagli di Parnaso". This work is a story on mythology in which he satirizes the works and lives of other Italian authors through the lens of Apollo. This 1674 English edition was translated by Henry Carey of Monmouth.

Item number: #8629
Price: $750
BOCCALINI, Traiano
I ragguagli di Parnasso; or Advertisements from Parnassus: in two centuries. WIth the Politik touchstone.
London: Printed and are to be sold by Tho. Guy, 1674.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o
[16], 291, [1]
·
References: ESTC T 146672
·
Language: English
·
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
·
Size: ~11.75in X 7.75in (30cm x 19.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without… Read More

1683 Dutch Hazart Church History JESUIT Missions TORTURE Martyrs America Africa

Cornelius Hazart was a 17th-century Dutch Jesuit priest and controversialist writer. His "Ecclesiastical History of the Whole World" delivered on the 'controversial' side of church history, as Hazart explored some of the most detestable acts of the church including tortures, imprisonments, wars on religion, and brutal executions, such as drowning, hangings, beheadings, and burnings.

This 1683 Dutch printing is taken from the first Antwerp edition from 1667. This book covers church history throughout Europe, including Germany, France, Netherlands, and England,
with parts dedicated to the Americas and Africa. This universal church history is unquestionably Hazart's greatest work and is ideal for historical perspective on Jesuit missions and missionaries around the world, as well as martyrs throughout church history.
Item number: #9485
Price: $599
HAZART, Cornelius
Triomph van de christelycke leere ofte grooten… Read More

1663 1ed Annals of Britain Anglo Saxons Church of England Alford Griffith Fides

Michael Alford Griffith was an early 17th-century English Jesuit historian who is best remembered for his book 'Fides Regio' or 'Ecclesiastical and Civil Annals of Britain'. This series of books covered a variety of topics including:
·
extensive and thorough history of the Church of England
·
the influence of the Romans on English culture
·
ancient coins and medals
·
the establishment of English law throughout Great Britain

These Annals were first published in 1663 in Liege, Belgium.
Item number: #9877
Price: $599
ALFORD, Michael (i.e. Griffith)
Fides Regio Britannica sive Annales ecclesiae Britannicae Ubi pottisimum Britannorum Catholica Romana et orthodoxa fides per quinque prima saecula e regum, et Augustorum factis, et aliorum sanctorum rebus e virtute gestis, asseritus
Leodii [Liege] : Jo. Mathias Hovii, 1663. First edition.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages;… Read More

1671 GREEK Poetry Hesiod Theocritus Phocylides Pythagoras Greek Latin Cambridge

'Poetae Minores Graeci' is an 17th-century collection of ancient Greek poetry. Published in 1671 Cambridge, this book includes the works of Hesiod, Theocritus, Moschus, Phocylides, and Pythagoras! This fine edition was edited by Ralph Winterton and includes both Latin and Greek texts in parallel pages.
Item number: #13214
Price: $599
various
Poetæ minores Græci, selecti & emendati: scilicet, Hesiodus, Theocritus, Moschus, Bion, Smyrn. Musæus, Theognis, Phocylides, Pythagoras
Cantabrigiæ, ex officina J. Hayes, 1671.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o
[8], 533, [90]
· Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – F. Riddell, Cheeseburn Grange
· Language: Latin / Greek in parallel
· Binding: Leather; secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 11cm)
· Quite rare
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with… Read More

1682 1ed CLEOPATRA Jean de la Chapelle French Tragedy Play Egypt Octavian Rome

Jean de la Chapelle was a 17th-century French writer known for his tragic plays and novels. One of his first plays was 'Cleopatra', based on the life and military events of the famed Egyptian ruler. The play was first performed in 1681 and this book-version of the play was released a year later. The play does not follow the history of Cleopatra directly by mysteriously having Octavian disappear and having Octavia and Cleopatra have a face-to-face confrontation.
Item number: #14096
Price: $550
CHAPELLE, Jean de la

Cleopatre: tragedie
A Paris : Chez Jean Ribou, 1682.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o [16], 65, [3]
·
Language: French
·
Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
·
Size: ~6in X 3.75in (15cm x 9cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund… Read More

1620 Portuguese Jesuit BIBLE Septuagint Commentary Manuel de Sa Latin Vellum

Manuel de Sa was a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit preacher who is remembered primarily for two works – 'Elements of the Gospels' and 'Observations on the Holy Scriptures'. De Sa annotated the Bible and provided his own notes and commentary – a Latin edition of the Bible that proved to be popular throughout the 17th-century.

Item number: #14747
Price: $599
DE SA, Manuel
Notationes in totam Scripturam Sacram : quibus omnia fere loca difficilia breuissime explicantur tum variæ ex Hebræo, Chaldæo & Græco lectiones indicantur : opus omnibus Scripturæ studiosis vtilissimum
Coloniæ : Apud Ioannem Kinchium ..., 1620.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], 546, [2]
·
Language: Latin
·
Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
·
Size: ~9.75in X 7.5in (24.5cm x 19cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7… Read More

1689 1st ed Republicae Batavia Holland Dutch Netherlands LAW Politics Houtuyn
Adriaan Houtuyn was a 17th-century Dutch lawyer known for his political treatises. One such work was his commentary on the Batavian Republic covering the kings and royal throne, jurisdiction of rulers, laws, and even the development of the democracy from ancient, Classical governments.
While the title of this work, 'Reipublicae Batavae liber primus' indicates that this is the first volume, no other volumes were published.

Item number: #15260
Price: $550
HOUTUYN, Adriaan
Reipublicae Batavae, liber primus, periodum ab gentis initio ad comitum tempora complectens
Hagae Comitis : Apud P. Hagen, 1689. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
[34], 180, [22]
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
· Size: ~4.75in X 3in (12cm x 7.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of… Read More

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.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages – 2 volumes
o Vol. I – xxiv, 518 (i.e., 520)
Engraved frontispiece
o Vol. II – xii, 382, [46]
·
Language: French
·
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
·… Read More

1592 Diogenes Laertius Eminent Philosophers Greek Aristotle Socrates Philosophy
"Time is the most valuable thing that a man can spend."
– Diogenes Laërtius

'Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers' is often considered the best Greco-Roman biography of notable philosophers. Written in the 3rd-century by Greek scholar Diogenes Laërtius, this work gives an account of the lives, studies, and sayings of Greek philosophers. Diogenes originally wrote ten distinct books covering Ionian and Italian philosophers – notable names include:
· Solon
· Socrates
· Anacharsis
· Xenophon
· Cebes
· Plato
· Aristotle
· Theophrastus
· Menippus
· Dionysius
· Pythagoras
· Xenophanes
· Democritus
· Pyrrho
· Epicurus
This edition was published in 1592 by Gryphium who used the Latin translation of Ambrogio Traversari.
Item number: #17804
Price: $950
DIOGENES, Laertius
Diogenis Laertii De vita et moribus… Read More

1692 Works of CICERO Orations Politics Philosophy ROME Dutch Gronovio Latin 2v
"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
Cicero was one of the most notable and prolific Roman figures of ancient Rome. His philosophical works and letters are considered the most reliable source of information for the period leading up to the fall of the Roman Republic. The works of Cicero have been published in numerous languages and formats from as early as the mid-15th-century.

This Latin set was published by Peter Van der Aa in Lyon in 1692 and was edited by the famous Dutch scholar Jacob Gronovius. It contains Cicero's philosophical orations. Gronovius included the contributions of Janus Gruterus and Janus Gulielmus.

Item number: #19670
Price: $750
CICERO, Marcus Tullius
Marci Tullii Ciceronis Opera quae extant omnia,
Lugduni Batavorum, Apud P. vander Aa, 1692.

Details:

·
Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 Parts in 2 volumes
o
Vol. I –
Pars Prima – [80],… Read More

1699 1ed Idylls of Theocritus Ancient Greek Poetry Latin & Greek Scaliger Oxford

Theocritus was a 3rd-century BC Greek poet best known for writing pastoral poems. In fact, his Idylls are considered to be the first pastoral poems. They are still widely read today, much in part to fine 17th-century examples such as this 1699 Oxford printing. This particular edition is considerably noteworthy – it features both Latin and original Greek texts with translations and annotated notes by Joseph Scaliger, Isaac Casaubon, and Daniel Heinsius.
Item number: #20259
Price: $599
THEOCRITUS
Theokritou ta evriskomena. Theocriti quæ extant cum graecis scholiis notis et indicibus
Oxoniae : E Theatro Sheldoniano, impensis Sam. Smith, & Benj. Walford, 1699. First Oxford edition.

Details:

·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o
[16], 294, [4], 5, [2], 10-142 (i.e. 134), [38]
o
Includes engraved portrait frontispiece of Theocritus + Oxford Sheldonian Theatre engraving on title page
·
References: Wing… Read More

1685 SCOTLAND 1ed Royal Burghs Alexander Skene Scottish Government Aberdeen
Alexander Skene's "Memorials of the Royal Burghs in Scotland" is a rare, 17th-century history of the Scottish royal municipalities established by the royal crown. Royal Burghs had been utilized in Scotland and Northern England since the 12th-century and Skene's "Memorials" is easily the most important and thorough history of the royal burgh tradition in Scotland.
In addition to discussing the matters of Scottish royalty, this 1685 first and only edition covers Scottish government, public services, trade and commerce, all with a sense of Scottish patriotism and national pride. It also contains a survey of the city of Aberdeen
Item number: #22528
Price: $750
SKENE, Alexander
Memorialls for the Government of the Royall-Burghs in Scotland : With Some Overtures Laid Before the Nobility and Gentry of the Several Shyres in This Kingdom
Aberdeen: printed by John Forbes, 1685. First and only edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete… Read More

1668 William LAUD Canterbury & John Percy Jesuit Protestant Calvinism Martyr

William Laud was the source and origin of many controversial and contentious arguments between Protestants and Catholics in the 17th-century. He was accused of heresy and false-doctrine by both sects, opposing Catholicism and called an opponent of Puritanism. While Laud was the confidant to the Duke of Buckingham, the Duke hired Jesuit John Percy (also known as John Fisher) as a chaplain. A series of pamphlets and arguments by Laud soon followed.

This treatise, 'A Relation of the Conference,' describes the heated debates and controversial nature of the attitudes between Calvinists and Jesuits. This work is a first-hand account of the conference between Perry and Laud in 1622 discussing the infallibility of the church, doctrine of Calvinism, and the foundations of Scriptures and Creeds.

Item number: #22921
Price: $599

LAUD, William

A relation of the conference between William Laud ... and Mr. Fisher the Jesuit, by the… Read More