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1853 Life of Blessed Virgin Mary Orsini English Catholic Ireland IllustratedA beautiful, rare English edition of Orsini's 'Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.' This fine work of Catholic literature was translated out of the original French into English and is "a labor of love for a Catholic to celebrate the praises and publish the renown of our most dear Mother." Called a 'Superb Work' by the Lambruschini 'Treatise on the Immaculate Conception', this work was written to honor the Virgin Mary and hold her in the highest regard. Translated by Mrs. J Sadlier, this work "follows the course of the universal devotion wherewith the Church has honored, and does still honor, this Queen of angels and of men. It shows how from age to age that devotion has grown and prospected coequal with Catholicity and records the shrines and churches erected in every land under her invocation. It embodies the Eastern traditions concerning her with the conclusive testimony of the Fathers; the little which is related of her in… Read More

1830 Franz Josef Haydn String Quartets Viola Score Classical MUSIC Folio Sonatas

An impressive, folio printing of the music of Franz Joseph Haydn.

Haydn is, without question, one of the most important and recognized figures in the history of classical music. Haydn's only mistake was composing and performing at the same time as Mozart. However, Haydn's music is still highly playable and enjoyed around the world.

This tome is the viola part to Haydn's string quartets and sonatas. These books were published around 1830 in Paris.
Item number: #6862
Price: $499
HAYDN, Franz Joseph

[Works of Franz Joseph Haydn]
A Paris, Societe pour la Publication de Musique, [1830].

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o [2], 265, [1]
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Language: French
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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Size: ~14.25in X 10.75in (36.5cm x 27.5cm)
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1874 1ed Mivart Man & Apes DARWIN EVOLUTION Zoology Illustrated Gorilla Catholic

A first American edition account of George Mivart's reaction to Darwinian naturalism.

George Mivart was a 19th-century English biologist known for his attempts to merge the beliefs of Darwinian evolution and the Catholic Church – curiously, he was condemned by everyone! Mivart held views that were contrary to other scientists, including his view on the language of animals – he states:
"Since we are unable to converse with brutes, we can but divine and infer from their gestures, motions, and the sounds they emit, what may be the nature of their highest psychical powers."
Mivart discounted many of Darwin's own studies including his "hasty attribution of human qualities to brutes, on account of certain superficial resemblances." (Radick, p.69).
According to Cooper and Hull,
"Mivart describes primates, including humans, as being 'unguiculate, claviculate, placental mammals, with orbits encircled by bone; three kinds of… 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:
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extensive and thorough history of the Church of England
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the influence of the Romans on English culture
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ancient coins and medals
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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.

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1874 Missouri & Mississippi Legends INDIANS Negro Murder Native American Tales

Hopewell's book "Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi" is written in a dime novel style as a work of twisted fact and fiction. Hopewell writes on river legends, stories of Indians, Peter Griffin the hunter, Pere Marquette, Hernando De Soto, Negro murders, Blackbird, Pontiac the chief of the Ottawas, Bernard Guillet the first settler of St. Charles Missouri, Jack Pierce, and much more!

This undated edition of "Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi" features 4 full-page plates!
Item number: #12649
Price: $499
HOPEWELL, Menra
Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi.
London, Ward, Lock and Tyler [1874].

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o vi, 506
o 4 illustrations
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References: Howes H 628; Graff 1948;
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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Quite scarce
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1892 1st ed Profits in POULTRY Chicken Breeding Turkey FARMING Agriculture

A rare, late 19th-century historical account on poultry. This work, by Ferris and Weld, covers aspects of raising chickens, building chicken houses and coops, the market for eggs, artificial and natural incubation methods, breeding chickens, curing common chicken diseases, breeds of chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys, and useful practices and hints for management.
This 1892 edition is profusely illustrated throughout!
Item number: #13540
Price: $499
FERRIS, T.M.; WELD M.
Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds, and their profitable management.
New York : O. Judd Co., 1892. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o 256, 7, [1]
o 92 illustrated figures
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
o Decorative cloth
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Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 13cm)
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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.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[34], 180, [22]
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
· Size: ~4.75in X 3in (12cm x 7.5cm)
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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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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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1873 1ed History of Booksellers Longman Cadell Colburn Moxon Milton Paradise

'A History of Booksellers' is a rare, late 19th-century book of biographical sketches of the most iconic and important booksellers and publishers including:
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The Longmans
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Cadell
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John Murray
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Henry Colburn
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Edward Moxon
However, the first chapter of this book is perhaps the most important. This chapter covers some of the earliest books, handwritten manuscripts in monasteries and institutions, and details on the earliest editions of the most famous pieces of literature such as Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.
Item number: #16537
Price: $499
CURWEN, Henry
A History of Booksellers, the old and the new ... With portraits and illustrations.
London : Chatto & Windus, [1873].

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o viii, 483, [1]
o Visible repair at back inner hinge
o Heavily illustrated throughout
· Provenance: Bookplate – Joseph M. Gleason
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1908 FINE BINDING 1ed Wood & Shore HUNTING Fishing Big Game Ducks Moose Shooting
Richard Ware's "In the Woods and On the Shore" is a rare, early 20th-century account of hunting and trapping. The charming illustrations throughout depict hunting excursions, trail maps, and big game animals including one particular view of an enormous rack of moose antlers!
Item number: #17299
Price: $499
WARE, Richard Darwin
In the Woods and On the Shore
Boston: L.C. Page & Co., 1908. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xvii, [1], 279, [1]
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31 engravings, 3 maps
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~8in X 6in (20.5cm x 15cm)
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17299Photos available upon request.

1754 Electricity Phenomena Experiments Nollet Physics Illustrated Science RARE

Jean-Antoine Nollet was an 18th-century French physicist who made incredible contributions to world of physical science. Perhaps his best work came with from his experiments with electricity and his displays of static electricity. In his book 'Electrical Phenomena', Nollet describes many of these experiments – this 1754 edition is complete with folding engravings illustrating Nollet's discoveries.
Item number: #19996
Price: $499
NOLLET, Jean Antoine
Recherches sur les causes particulières des phénoménes électriques; et fur les effects nuifibles ou avantageux qu'on peut en attendre.
Paris, Chez H.L. Guerin, & L.F. Delatour, 1754.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xxxvi, 444
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8 folding engravings (1 present but damaged)
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.75in X 4in (17cm x 10.5cm)
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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.

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[16], 294, [4], 5, [2], 10-142 (i.e. 134), [38]
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Includes engraved portrait frontispiece of Theocritus + Oxford Sheldonian Theatre engraving on title page
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1859 History of CRUSADES Michaud Holy Wars Jerusalem Knights Templar MAPS 2v

A rare, 19th-century printing of Joseph-François Michaud's "History of the Crusades". Michaud's principal work discusses the beginning of the crusades through the Council of Clermont. It covers the departure of crusaders after the Council of Nicee, the Siege of Antioch, Election of Godefroy, Battle of Ascalon, reign of Baudouin II, conquests of Saladin, and the events designed to protect Jerusalem from a fall.
Note the impressive folding maps in these tomes from the 1859 American edition.
Item number: #19803
Price: $750
MICHAUD, Joseph-François
History of the Crusades
New York: Redfield, 1859.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
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Vol. 1 – xxvi, 509, [1]
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Vol. 2 – vii, [1], 493, [1]
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Vol. 3 – vii, [1], 547, [1], 8
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3 folding maps
· Provenance: Bookplate/Handwritten – Thos. Borden
· Language: English

· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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1641 ENGLISH 1ed Henri II Duke of Rohan Huguenot Memoirs Civil Wars Savoy Spain
Henri II Duke of Rohan was an early 17th-century Huguenot leader whose personal memoirs offer an important insight into the life of a 17th-century French noble. A work which was widely read throughout Europe and England, Rohan's memoirs covered the vast impact of European civil wars, wars of the Savoy, the political and diplomatic interests of Spain, Italy, and France, the papacy of Paul V, on the Kingdom of Bohemia, and succession of the nobles in Mantua and Montserrat.
This 1641 first edition was translated into English by Henry Hunt.
Item number: #22684
Price: $2500
HENRY, Duke of Rohan
A treatise of the interest of the princes and states of Christendome : written in French by the most noble and illustrious prince, the Duke of Rohan
London: printed by Ric. Hodgkinsonne, 1641. 1st edition
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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o Part 1 – [24], 59, [1]
o Part 2 – [6], 146, [4]
Includes separate title page
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