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[Memoires de Mr. de Sainctot].[Paris?, ca. 1710]. With: (2) [AVICE, Henry]. La pompeuse et magnifique ceremonie du sacre du roy Louis XIV.Paris, Imprimerie d'Edme Martin, 1655. 2 works, with the first in 2 parts, in 2 volumes. Folio (44 x 30 cm). With 3 drawings of layouts and seating plans of the king's audience room, and 24 engravings of ambassadors and court scenes. Contemporary gold-tooled red morocco, with the French royal coat-of-arms on the front and back, fleurs-de-lis in the corners and on the spine, the title lettered in gold on the spine, gold-tooled board edges and turn-ins, gilt and marbled edges, marbled endpapers.
[Memoires de Mr. de Sainctot].[Paris?, ca. 1710]. With: (2) [AVICE, Henry]. La pompeuse et magnifique ceremonie du sacre du roy Louis XIV.Paris, Imprimerie d'Edme Martin, 1655. 2 works, with the first in 2 parts, in 2 volumes. Folio (44 x 30 cm). With 3 drawings of layouts and seating plans of the king's audience room, and 24 engravings of ambassadors and court scenes. Contemporary gold-tooled red morocco, with the French royal coat-of-arms on the front and back, fleurs-de-lis in the corners and on the spine, the title lettered in gold on the spine, gold-tooled board edges and turn-ins, gilt and marbled edges, marbled endpapers.
[SAINCTOT, Nicolas II de]. · 1643
€29,500.00 ($32,514.37 | £24,610.85 | ¥5,192,124)
450, [1 blank]; [6], "344" [= 407], [5 blank]; [1], [1 blank], [8], [7], [5 blank] pp.Fascinating contemporary manuscript about the inner workings of the court of King Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715), from the collection of Princess Marie-Gabrielle de Savoie (1940). The work was writ...
Correspondence ... relating to the slave trade. [In some volumes: “relative to the slave trade”, “on the slave trade” or “respecting the slave trade”].London, William Clowes (1837-1845); T. R. Harrison (1848-1872). 1837-1872. With:(1) Class B (further series). Correspondence with foreign powers regarding the slave trade. 1837.(2) Class C. Correspondence with foreign powers, parties to the conventions between Great Britain and France upon de slave trade. May 1838 - February 1839.(3) Class C. Correspondence with foreign powers, parties to the conventions between Great Britain and France upon de slave trade. June - December 1839.(4) Class C. Correspondence with foreign powers, parties to the conventions between Great Britain and France upon de slave trade. May - December 1840.(5) Class D. Correspondence with foreign powers, not parties to conventions, giving right of search of vessels suspected of the slave trade. May 1838 - February 1839.(6) Class D. Correspondence with foreign powers, not parties to conventions, giving right of search of vessels suspected of the slave trade. February - May 1839.(7) Class D. Correspondence with foreign powers, not parties to conventions, giving right of search of vessels suspected of the slave trade. January - May 1840.(8) Class D. Correspondence with foreign powers, not parties to conventions, giving right of search of vessels suspected of the slave trade. May - December 1840.(9) Class C. Correspondence on the slave trade, with foreign powers parties to conventions under which vessels are to be tried by the tribunals of the nation to which they belong. January - December 1941.(10) Class C. Correspondence on the slave trade, with foreign powers parties to conventions under which vessels are to be tried by the tribunals of the nation to which they belong. January - December 1942.(11) Class C. Correspondence on the slave trade, with foreign powers parties to conventions under which vessels are to be tried by the tribunals of the nation to which they belong. 1844.(12) Class C. Correspondence on the slave trade, with foreign powers parties to conventions under which vessels are to be tried by the tribunals of the nation to which they belong. January - December 1846.(13) Class A. Correspondence respecting slavery and the slave trade in foreign countries and other matters. January - December 1871.(14) Class A. Correspondence respecting slavery and the slave trade in foreign countries and other matters. January - December 1872. 14 volumes. Folio (32 x 20.5 cm). With several tables of data. Later stiff blue paper wrappers with white title-label on the front cover, blue sprinkled edges. Ad. 11 in beige paper wrappers.
Correspondence ... relating to the slave trade. [In some volumes: “relative to the slave trade”, “on the slave trade” or “respecting the slave trade”].London, William Clowes (1837-1845); T. R. Harrison (1848-1872). 1837-1872. With:(1) Class B (further series). Correspondence with foreign powers regarding the slave trade. 1837.(2) Class C. Correspondence with foreign powers, parties to the conventions between Great Britain and France upon de slave trade. May 1838 - February 1839.(3) Class C. Correspondence with foreign powers, parties to the conventions between Great Britain and France upon de slave trade. June - December 1839.(4) Class C. Correspondence with foreign powers, parties to the conventions between Great Britain and France upon de slave trade. May - December 1840.(5) Class D. Correspondence with foreign powers, not parties to conventions, giving right of search of vessels suspected of the slave trade. May 1838 - February 1839.(6) Class D. Correspondence with foreign powers, not parties to conventions, giving right of search of vessels suspected of the slave trade. February - May 1839.(7) Class D. Correspondence with foreign powers, not parties to conventions, giving right of search of vessels suspected of the slave trade. January - May 1840.(8) Class D. Correspondence with foreign powers, not parties to conventions, giving right of search of vessels suspected of the slave trade. May - December 1840.(9) Class C. Correspondence on the slave trade, with foreign powers parties to conventions under which vessels are to be tried by the tribunals of the nation to which they belong. January - December 1941.(10) Class C. Correspondence on the slave trade, with foreign powers parties to conventions under which vessels are to be tried by the tribunals of the nation to which they belong. January - December 1942.(11) Class C. Correspondence on the slave trade, with foreign powers parties to conventions under which vessels are to be tried by the tribunals of the nation to which they belong. 1844.(12) Class C. Correspondence on the slave trade, with foreign powers parties to conventions under which vessels are to be tried by the tribunals of the nation to which they belong. January - December 1846.(13) Class A. Correspondence respecting slavery and the slave trade in foreign countries and other matters. January - December 1871.(14) Class A. Correspondence respecting slavery and the slave trade in foreign countries and other matters. January - December 1872. 14 volumes. Folio (32 x 20.5 cm). With several tables of data. Later stiff blue paper wrappers with white title-label on the front cover, blue sprinkled edges. Ad. 11 in beige paper wrappers.
[CORRESPONDENCE - SLAVERY AND SLAVE TRADE]. · 1807
€8,500.00 ($9,368.55 | £7,091.26 | ¥1,496,036)
Rare collection of 14 volumes containing transcriptions of British diplomatic correspondence with other countries relating to the slave trade in the 19th century, printed for the British government. Although slavery in the British Empire was abolished in 1807, enslaved people ...
[Collection of 34 albumen prints of Egypt].[Cairo?, 1888-1900?]. 34 albumen prints (ca. 22 x 27 cm) mounted on cream cardstock (ca. 28 x 35.5 cm).
[Collection of 34 albumen prints of Egypt].[Cairo?, 1888-1900?]. 34 albumen prints (ca. 22 x 27 cm) mounted on cream cardstock (ca. 28 x 35.5 cm).
[PHOTOGRAPHY - EGYPT], SÉBAH, Jean Pascal. · 1872
€4,000.00 ($4,408.73 | £3,337.06 | ¥704,017)
Remarkable collection of 34 stunning photographic prints of Egypt, all numbered, titled and signed in the negative by photographer Jean Pascal Sébah (1872-1947), who owned the leading studio for Orientalist photography. He was even named the official photographer of the Sultan...
[Collection of 13 photographs of the Alhambra in Granada].[Granada, ca. 1865]. All albumen photographic prints (18 x 24 cm) are mounted on black card stock (29.5 x 21 cm).
[Collection of 13 photographs of the Alhambra in Granada].[Granada, ca. 1865]. All albumen photographic prints (18 x 24 cm) are mounted on black card stock (29.5 x 21 cm).
[PHOTOGRAPHY - ALHAMBRA]. MAUZAISSE, Charles (photographer). · 1823
€9,500.00 ($10,470.73 | £7,925.53 | ¥1,672,040)
[13] ll.Collection of 19th-century albumen photographic prints of the Alhambra in Spain by Charles Mauzaisse (ca. 1823-1885?; fl. 1860s). The beautiful images show many different parts of the Alhambra, especially of the court and palace of lions, including the central fountain...
Plan of the Bay and City of Algiers.[London?, 1816]. 35 x 44. With an illustration of the plan of attack and a view of the fortifications on the Mole at Algiers.
Plan of the Bay and City of Algiers.[London?, 1816]. 35 x 44. With an illustration of the plan of attack and a view of the fortifications on the Mole at Algiers.
[BRITISH NAVY - BATTLE PLAN - ALGIERS]. · 1816
€1,750.00 ($1,928.82 | £1,459.97 | ¥308,007)
Contemporary hand coloured lithographed(?) plate with the plan for the Bombardment of Algiers in August 1816. The attack was instigated and won by Great Britain and the Netherlands, which was celebrated in London.The Bombardment of Algiers was part of a European campaign to en...
De ontleedkundige plaaten van B. Eustachius.Amsterdam, Lodewijk van Es, [1798]. Folio (ca. 37 x 24.5 cm). With 47 engraved plates on 41 leaves. Early 19th-century quarter vellum, brown marbled paper sides, with the author in manuscript at the head of the spine.
De ontleedkundige plaaten van B. Eustachius.Amsterdam, Lodewijk van Es, [1798]. Folio (ca. 37 x 24.5 cm). With 47 engraved plates on 41 leaves. Early 19th-century quarter vellum, brown marbled paper sides, with the author in manuscript at the head of the spine.
EUSTACHIUS, Bartolomaeus and Andreas BONN (editor). · 1510
€1,500.00 ($1,653.27 | £1,251.40 | ¥264,006)
[2], [51] ll. and 47 engraved plates on 41 leaves.Very rare Dutch edition of a famous anatomical atlas by one of the most prominent anatomists of the 16th century, Bartolomaeus Eustachius (ca. 1510/1520-1574). The present copy contains all 47 anatomical plates and their descri...
You discover Saudi Arabia.New York, [various publishers], 1969. Including:(1) PHILIPS, Ted. Getting to know Saudi Arabia.New York, Coward-McCann, Inc., 1969.(2) [ARAMCO]. 10 posters.New York, Aramco, [1969].(3) [ARAMCO]. A study guide for you discover Saudi Arabia.New York, You Discover Inc., 1969.Ad 1: 21,5 x 16.5 cm; ad 2: 56 x 43 cm; ad 3: 28 x 21.5 cm. The posters and the children's book are richly illustrated. Ad 1: Original printed illustrated paper wrappers.
You discover Saudi Arabia.New York, [various publishers], 1969. Including:(1) PHILIPS, Ted. Getting to know Saudi Arabia.New York, Coward-McCann, Inc., 1969.(2) [ARAMCO]. 10 posters.New York, Aramco, [1969].(3) [ARAMCO]. A study guide for you discover Saudi Arabia.New York, You Discover Inc., 1969.Ad 1: 21,5 x 16.5 cm; ad 2: 56 x 43 cm; ad 3: 28 x 21.5 cm. The posters and the children's book are richly illustrated. Ad 1: Original printed illustrated paper wrappers.
[ARAMCO]. · 1969
€950.00 ($1,047.07 | £792.55 | ¥167,204)
Ad 1: 64 pp.; Ad 3: 12 pp.Remarkable educational kit meant to teach American children about Saudi Arabia and The Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco). It includes a children's book about Saudi Arabia, 10 posters, and a study guide. The kit was issued by Aramco from 1969 into ...
Histori van het notarisschap, behelzende den oorsprong, 't begin, en den voortgang van het notarisschap, kancellierschap, sekretarisschap, griffierschap, klerkschap, enz. byzonder in de Nederlanden, enz. mitsgaders de Engelsche praktyk, ... Als ook ontrent het koopen, aanneemen, en administreeren; en het verkoopen, en transporteeren van Engelsche effecten; onder andere gevolgd in de Nederlanden...Rotterdam, Philippus en Jakobus Losel, 1745. 8vo. With the title printed in red and black, a folding engraving of notarial seals, and two decorated woodcut initials. Contemporary parchmen.
Histori van het notarisschap, behelzende den oorsprong, 't begin, en den voortgang van het notarisschap, kancellierschap, sekretarisschap, griffierschap, klerkschap, enz. byzonder in de Nederlanden, enz. mitsgaders de Engelsche praktyk, ... Als ook ontrent het koopen, aanneemen, en administreeren; en het verkoopen, en transporteeren van Engelsche effecten; onder andere gevolgd in de Nederlanden...Rotterdam, Philippus en Jakobus Losel, 1745. 8vo. With the title printed in red and black, a folding engraving of notarial seals, and two decorated woodcut initials. Contemporary parchmen.
SCHELLING, Pieter van der. · 1691
€1,250.00 ($1,377.73 | £1,042.83 | ¥220,005)
[74], 746, [75], [1 blank] pp.First edition of an extensive treatise on the notarial profession, in which all aspects of the notarial work are treated. According to Pitlo, it is the only Dutch work that describes the history of the profession. It discusses the different types ...
[Ink drawing of Guanabara Bay].[Rio de Janeiro?, 1837?]. With: (2) [LEBSCHÉE, Carl August (attributed)]. [Drawing of Guanabara Bay].[Germany?, 1837?].Ad 1: 19 x 32 cm. Passe-partout: 36,5 x 47 cm. Sepia ink on paper. Ad 2: 24,5 x 34 cm. Passe-partout: 37 x 44 cm. Sepia ink on paper, with blue and sepia ink washes.
[Ink drawing of Guanabara Bay].[Rio de Janeiro?, 1837?]. With: (2) [LEBSCHÉE, Carl August (attributed)]. [Drawing of Guanabara Bay].[Germany?, 1837?].Ad 1: 19 x 32 cm. Passe-partout: 36,5 x 47 cm. Sepia ink on paper. Ad 2: 24,5 x 34 cm. Passe-partout: 37 x 44 cm. Sepia ink on paper, with blue and sepia ink washes.
[DRAWING - RIO DE JANEIRO - MARY, Benjamin (attributed)]. · 1792
€6,500.00 ($7,164.18 | £5,422.73 | ¥1,144,027)
Two ink drawings on paper depicting the same view of Guanabara bay, with a banana plantation and the Pao de Açucar, near Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. This scene has also been included in Flora Brasiliensis, as plate LV in volume 1.1. Plate LV is lithographed after a drawing by Be...
Geometrie, contenant la theorie, et practicque dicelle necessaire a la fortification.The Hague and Arnhem, Henricus Hondius and Jan Janz., 1616. Oblong 1mo (ca. 30 x 39 cm). With an engraved title-page and 47 numbered full-page engraved plates, with a few decorated initials and ornamental head-pieces, and with geometric formulas in the text. Late 17th- or early 18th-century(?) gold-tooled vellum, remnants of closing ties, gilt edges.
Geometrie, contenant la theorie, et practicque dicelle necessaire a la fortification.The Hague and Arnhem, Henricus Hondius and Jan Janz., 1616. Oblong 1mo (ca. 30 x 39 cm). With an engraved title-page and 47 numbered full-page engraved plates, with a few decorated initials and ornamental head-pieces, and with geometric formulas in the text. Late 17th- or early 18th-century(?) gold-tooled vellum, remnants of closing ties, gilt edges.
MAROLOIS, Samuel. · 1572
€9,500.00 ($10,470.73 | £7,925.53 | ¥1,672,040)
[1], [1 blank], [92] pp. and 47 engraved plates.First edition of a very rare work on geometry, with almost 50 engraved plates, presenting a thorough pictorial course of all aspects of geometry and its application to the construction of military fortifications. The work was pop...
[Photograph album containing pictures of Spain and its Islamic architectural treasures].[Madrid, ca. 1870s]. Oblong folio (62 x 46.5 cm). With 72 large size albumen photographic prints with architectural views, including numerous views of Spanish and Western Islamic architectural treasures, 3 large composite photographic panoramas, and 5 photographs of people. 58 of the 72 photographs contain the name of photographer, title and number of the image in the negative. Contemporary gold- and blind-stamped green leather, green watered silk endpapers, gilt edges.
[Photograph album containing pictures of Spain and its Islamic architectural treasures].[Madrid, ca. 1870s]. Oblong folio (62 x 46.5 cm). With 72 large size albumen photographic prints with architectural views, including numerous views of Spanish and Western Islamic architectural treasures, 3 large composite photographic panoramas, and 5 photographs of people. 58 of the 72 photographs contain the name of photographer, title and number of the image in the negative. Contemporary gold- and blind-stamped green leather, green watered silk endpapers, gilt edges.
[PHOTOGRAPHY - ALHAMBRA - ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE]. LAURENT, Jean (photographer). · 1856
€35,000.00 ($38,576.37 | £29,199.31 | ¥6,160,148)
[1 blank], [36], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], [24], [1 blank], [6], [1 blank], [1], [4 blank], [1], [13 blank] ll.An exceptional album with fine views of Sevilla, Granada, Cordoba, San Sebastian, and many more. The photographer Jean Laurent was born in France, but opened a photo...
Alte Denkmaler aus Syrien, Palastina und Westarabien. 100 Tafeln mit beschreibendem Text.Berlin, Georg Reimer, 1918. Folio (34.5 x 24 cm). WIth 100 plates with 143 reproductions of photographs. Original red publisher's cloth, with the title in Arabic and German on the front board.
Alte Denkmaler aus Syrien, Palastina und Westarabien. 100 Tafeln mit beschreibendem Text.Berlin, Georg Reimer, 1918. Folio (34.5 x 24 cm). WIth 100 plates with 143 reproductions of photographs. Original red publisher's cloth, with the title in Arabic and German on the front board.
DJEMAL PASCHA, Ahmed and Theodore WIEGAND. · 1864
€4,500.00 ($4,959.82 | £3,754.20 | ¥792,019)
10 pp., 100 ll.First and only edition of a bilingual work with 143 photographs of archeology in the Middle East, compiled by the well-known German archaeologist Theodore Wiegand (1864-1936). The publication was ordered by Ahmed Djemal Pasha (or Jamal Basha, 1872-1822), the Ott...
Fateh. Vol. III, no. 2.Beirut, Palestine National Liberation Movement, April 12, 1971. 42 x 29 cm. Folded. Numerous black-and-white (photographic) illustrations.
Fateh. Vol. III, no. 2.Beirut, Palestine National Liberation Movement, April 12, 1971. 42 x 29 cm. Folded. Numerous black-and-white (photographic) illustrations.
[PALESTINE NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT - PERIODICAL - ENGLISH]. · 1957
€175.00 ($192.88 | £146.00 | ¥30,801)
24 pp.Rare and remarkable periodical, published by the Palestine National Liberation Movement or Fatah. This was a revolutionary group, and later a political party, founded in 1957 by Yasser Arafat (1929-2004), Khalil al-Wazir (1935-1988) and 3 or 4 others. The movement publis...
[Set of 14 postcards from the Iraqi Ministry of Oil].Baghdad, Ministry of Oil, 1977. Oblong (10 x 23 cm). With photographic illustrations, all postcards are printed in colour. Original sturdy plastic case.
[Set of 14 postcards from the Iraqi Ministry of Oil].Baghdad, Ministry of Oil, 1977. Oblong (10 x 23 cm). With photographic illustrations, all postcards are printed in colour. Original sturdy plastic case.
[POSTCARDS - IRAQ - OIL]. · 1972
€450.00 ($495.98 | £375.42 | ¥79,202)
[14] postcards.Remarkable, complete set of 14 postcards, published by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil to celebrate the flourishing petroleum industry and (probably) its nationalisation in 1972. The first 2 postcards show the building of the ministry and the official state portraits ...
Manual of Hindustání or the stranger's Indian interpreter; A practical and easy guide to Hindustání conversation.Calcutta, W. Newman & Co., 1890. 14 x 8,5 cm. With a woodcut tailpiece at the end of the work. Contemporary red pebble-grain cloth, with the title lettered in gold on the front board.
Manual of Hindustání or the stranger's Indian interpreter; A practical and easy guide to Hindustání conversation.Calcutta, W. Newman & Co., 1890. 14 x 8,5 cm. With a woodcut tailpiece at the end of the work. Contemporary red pebble-grain cloth, with the title lettered in gold on the front board.
BANESS, Joshua Frederick. · 1886
€375.00 ($413.32 | £312.85 | ¥66,002)
145, [1 blank] pp.The only-known copy of the second edition of an extremely rare pocket-sized manual for the Hindustani language, which was clearly meant for everyday use. The second edition appears to be more rare than the first (1886) and third (1894) editions, as we have no...
Road strip maps Iran. Dizful-Kazvin (1-10), Hamadan-Khosrovi (11-16)."83 Rep Group. I.E.", July 1944. Oblong (21 x 25,5 cm). With 1 index map and 16 numbered folding strip maps. Original beige printed paper wrappers, side stichted (by hand) through 3 holes with a reddish pink cloth ribbon.
Road strip maps Iran. Dizful-Kazvin (1-10), Hamadan-Khosrovi (11-16)."83 Rep Group. I.E.", July 1944. Oblong (21 x 25,5 cm). With 1 index map and 16 numbered folding strip maps. Original beige printed paper wrappers, side stichted (by hand) through 3 holes with a reddish pink cloth ribbon.
[MAPS - IRAN - WWII]. · 1942
€3,500.00 ($3,857.64 | £2,919.93 | ¥616,015)
[17] ll.Exceptionally rare collection of folded strip maps of roads in Western Iran, which was very likely meant for military use during the Second World War. The abbreviated inscription on the front wrapper possibly stands for "24th brigade, branch transportation office", tho...
Aden to the Hadhramaut. A journey in South Arabia.London, John Murray, [1947]. 8vo. With a double-page map (printed on coated paper) signed: "drawn by M. W. Hawes from a sketch map by Prof. von Wissmann." and 91 black and white photographic illustrations. Original light grey/ beige cloth, with gold-lettering on the spine.
Aden to the Hadhramaut. A journey in South Arabia.London, John Murray, [1947]. 8vo. With a double-page map (printed on coated paper) signed: "drawn by M. W. Hawes from a sketch map by Prof. von Wissmann." and 91 black and white photographic illustrations. Original light grey/ beige cloth, with gold-lettering on the spine.
MEULEN, Daniël van der. · 1894
€350.00 ($385.76 | £291.99 | ¥61,601)
XVI, 254, [2 blank] pp.First edition of a rare work describing the second journey of Dutch Arabist, diplomat and photographer Daniël van der Meulen (1894-1989) to Hadhramaut, a region in the southeast of the Arabian peninsula. He was one of the first Westerners to visit this r...
The Arab at home.London, Hutchinson & Co, [1924]. 8vo. With a folding map and 59 black and white photographs. Black ribbed-grain cloth, with the title, author and publisher lettered in gold on the spine, a blind-stamped double-line frame on the front board.
The Arab at home.London, Hutchinson & Co, [1924]. 8vo. With a folding map and 59 black and white photographs. Black ribbed-grain cloth, with the title, author and publisher lettered in gold on the spine, a blind-stamped double-line frame on the front board.
HARRISON, Paul W. · 1883
€250.00 ($275.55 | £208.57 | ¥44,001)
XII, 345, [3 blank] pp.Rare first edition of a work intended to teach the Western world about the Arab people, complete with a map of the Arabian peninsula and almost 60 photographs of people and towns. Paul W. Harrison (1883-1962) was a medical missionary from Nebraska, who s...
Hadramaut, some of its mysteries unveiled.Leiden, E. J. Brill, 1932. 8vo. With a folding map of the region as a frontispiece, a very large folding map (ca. 75 x 106 cm) in the back behind a blue cloth strip mounted on the inside of the back board, and numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations throughout. Original navy blue buckram.
Hadramaut, some of its mysteries unveiled.Leiden, E. J. Brill, 1932. 8vo. With a folding map of the region as a frontispiece, a very large folding map (ca. 75 x 106 cm) in the back behind a blue cloth strip mounted on the inside of the back board, and numerous black-and-white photographic illustrations throughout. Original navy blue buckram.
MEULEN, Daniël van der and Hermann von WISSMANN. · 1895
€250.00 ($275.55 | £208.57 | ¥44,001)
XXVI, 248 pp.First edition of a rare work about Hadhramaut, a region on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula, with the very large folding map included. This map, made by geographer Hermann von Wissmann (1895-1979), was the first map ever made of the region that was bas...
Oratio habita serenissimi Portugaliae Algarbiorumque Regis Sebastiani Nomine, in Concilio Tridentino. Die IX. februarij. M.D.LXII. Unva cum responsione Sanctae Synodi.Ripae [= Riva del Garda], Italy, Pietro Antonio Alciatis, 1562. 4to (18.2 x 13.4 cm). With the woodcut coat-of-arms of the Medici popes and a woodcut head-piece on the title-page, 2 large woodcut decorated initials in the text, a woodcut head-piece at the start of the text and two ornaments at the start and end of the text. Mid 19th-century marbled paper wrappers.
Oratio habita serenissimi Portugaliae Algarbiorumque Regis Sebastiani Nomine, in Concilio Tridentino. Die IX. februarij. M.D.LXII. Unva cum responsione Sanctae Synodi.Ripae [= Riva del Garda], Italy, Pietro Antonio Alciatis, 1562. 4to (18.2 x 13.4 cm). With the woodcut coat-of-arms of the Medici popes and a woodcut head-piece on the title-page, 2 large woodcut decorated initials in the text, a woodcut head-piece at the start of the text and two ornaments at the start and end of the text. Mid 19th-century marbled paper wrappers.
[DOM SEBASTIÃO, King of Portugal and Giovanni STROZZI (attributed)]. · 1554
€2,500.00 ($2,755.46 | £2,085.66 | ¥440,011)
[1], [1 blank], [6] pp.Rare copy of the speech written in name of King Sebastião of Portugal (1554-1578) for the Council of Trent (1545-1563). The speech was given on February 9, 1562, in front of the bishops and other attendants of the council, when King Sebastião was just 8 ...