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Enchiridion veri praesulis secundum apostolicam traditionem. Antwerp, Michiel Hillen van Hoochstraten, 1526With:(2) ISIDORUS Hispalensis. De officiis ecclesiasticis libri duo ante annos D. CCCC. ab eo aediti, & nunc ex vetusto codice in lucem restituti.Antwerp, Johannes Graphaeus for Johannes Steelsius, 1534.(3) WICELIUS, Georgius. Loci ex sacris literis de bonis operibus.Ad haec praeconium Evangelicae gratiae. Theies aliquot. Praecatio pro ecclesia. Matth. v. Quisquis fecerit & docuerit, hic magnus vocabitur in regno coelorum.Antwerp, Johannes Graphaeus for Johannes Steelsius, 1534.(4) AMBROSIUS. De his qui mysteriis initiantur, cum nonnullis aliis hac tempestate scitu dignissimis. Claruit sub Theodosio imperatore clementissimo. Anno domini CCCLXXX. Antwerp, printed by Johannes Graphaeus for Johannes Steelsius, 1534. 4 works in 1 volume. 8vo. With the title-page of Enchiridion within a fine woodcut border, with the portrait of Virgilius Maro, and several decorated woodcut initial letters. 19th-century half calf.

SCHENCK DE TAUTENBURCH, Fredericus. · 1500

€4,500.00 ($4,959.82 | £3,754.20 | ¥792,019)

[48]; 72; [52]; [27], [1 blank] ll.Four rare post-incunables clearly bound together with the intention to form a collection of texts in defence of the Catholic faith and its liturgy against Lutheranism and to serve as an example for good and just behaviour for priests to purif...

Le trasformationi, ... . In questa quarta impressione da lui in molti luoghi ricorrette.Venice, Gabriele Giolito de Ferrari, 1557. 4to. With title in a richly designed architectural woodcut frame, a half-page woodcut hemispherical map of the Americas, Europe and Africa and 82 large woodcut illustrations (plus 2 repeats) with fine ornamental and grotesque borders at either side. Contemporary(?) Polish(?) blind-tooled calf. 17th- or 18th-century endpapers.

OVIDIUS NASO, Publius (Lodovico DOLCE, translator). · 1553

€3,500.00 ($3,857.64 | £2,919.93 | ¥616,015)

[16], 309, [3] pp.Early Venice edition, richly illustrated, of Lodovico Dolce’s complete translation, in 8-line verses, of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, first published in 1553, with a second edition in the same year. Mortimer discusses both 1553 editions extensively and adds some inf...

Sermon funebre en las exequias de la serenissima Señora D. Mariana de Austria Reyna Madre del Rey N. Señor Carlos II. Rey de las Españas. Que celebrò la nobilissima, y fidelissima ciudad de Mallorca en su Iglesia Catadral á 28. de Noviembre de 1696.Palma de Mallorca, Miguel Capo, 1697. 4to. With the title in an ornamental frame built up from typographic ornaments (a fleur-de-lis and Vervliet vine leaf 207), three woodcut initials and a woodcut tailpiece. Modern marbled boards.

GARCIA, Diego S.J. · 1655

€1,950.00 ($2,149.25 | £1,626.82 | ¥343,208)

[12], 26 pp.Very rare Mallorca imprint giving the text of a memorial sermon delivered at the Palma Cathedral in Mallorca by the Jesuit Diego Garcia (1655-1723), in praise of Mariana de Austria (1634-1696), widow of Philip IV (1605-1665) and mother of Charles II of Spain (1661-...

Travels through some parts of Germany, Poland, Moldavia, and Turkey.London, (back of title-page: printed by A. Straham), 1818. 4to. With 15 hand-coloured aquatints on 11 plates by I. Clark after drawings by author. 19th-century half morocco (Root bookbinders, London), richly gold-tooled spine.

NEALE, Adam. · 1780

€1,950.00 ($2,149.25 | £1,626.82 | ¥343,208)

XIII, 295 pp.First and only edition of a vividly written account of a voyage through Germany, Poland, Moldavia and the Ottoman Empire, beautifully illustrated with fifteen coloured aquatints after the designs of the author. Adam Neale (ca. 1780-1832) of Scottish descent, was a...

De zeden der wilden van Amerika. Zynde een nieuwe uitvoerige en zeer kurieuse beschryving van derzelver oorsprong, godsdienst, manier van oorlogen, huwelyken, opvoeding, oeffeningen, feesten, danzeryen, begravenissen, en andere zeldzame gewoonten.The Hague, Gerard vander Poel, 1731. 2 volumes bound as 1. Folio. With engraved frontispiece, engraved map of North and South America and 41 engraved plates. Contemporary calf, richly gold-tooled spine.

LAFITEAU, Joseph-François. · 1681

€3,750.00 ($4,133.18 | £3,128.50 | ¥660,016)

[6], 36, [18], 300; [4], 301-555 [= 560] pp.First edition of the Dutch translation of an important work on North American Indians. The author, Joseph François Lafitau (1681-1746), was the son of a rich merchant and travelled as a missionary to Canada in 1711, where he tried to...

LIII. arrests d'amours. Arresta amorum. Accuratissimis Benedicti Curtii Symphoriani commentariis ad utrusque iuris rationem, forensiumque actionum usum quàm acutissimè accommodata. Le tout diligemment reveu & corrigé en une infinité d'endroits outre les precedentes impressions.Rouen, Thomas Mallard, 1587. 16mo. With title within an ornamental woodcut border. 19th-century gold-tooled red sheepskin.

[MARTIAL d'Auvergne]. · 1420

€1,950.00 ($2,149.25 | £1,626.82 | ¥343,208)

899 [=897], [58], [1 blank] pp.First newly enlarged edition of Arrêts d'Amour ("Rulings of love"), a collection of fictional lawsuits concerning love by the attorney and poet Martial d'Auvergne (ca. 1420-1508). "The … imitate strictly the style and procedures used at the Parle...

Le philocope ..., contena[n]t l'histoire de Fleury & Blanchefleur, divise en sept livres traduictz d'Italien en Francoys par Adrian Sevin ...Paris, Jean André, bookseller to the University (colophon: printed by Denis Janot), 1542 (colophon: 24 February 1542). Folio (31.5 x 21.5 cm). With Jean André's woodcut device on the title page and 15 woodcut illustrations plus 21 repeats in the text (mostly 5.5 x 8 cm, each in any of several 4-piece decorative borders, including 8 foot pieces, each with a different coat of arms; one illustration 13.5 x 8.5 cm with an 8-piece decorative border), 5 woodcut decorated initials (2 series) plus 1 repeat, and many spaces with guide-letters for manuscript initials (not filled in). French calf (ca. 1760?), richly gold-tooled spine, gilt edges.

BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. · 1540

€12,500.00 ($13,777.28 | £10,428.32 | ¥2,200,053)

VI, CLXXIIII ll.Jean André issue of the extremely influential first French-language edition (by Adrien Sevin) of Boccaccio's first major work, Il filocolo (ca. 1336), a prose tale detailing the romantic love and adventures of Florio and Biancafiore (based on the ca. 1160 Frenc...

[The Arrest of Christ].[Flanders (Bruges?), or Nürnberg, ca. 1520]. Miniature painted on vellum (7.8 x 5.6 cm) in numerous colours, highlighted with gold and in a gold border, probably from a book of hours, but with no text.

[MINIATURE - GERMAN]. · 1999

€7,500.00 ($8,266.36 | £6,257.00 | ¥1,320,032)

A finely rendered miniature showing great detail in bright colours, highlighted with gold, depicting the Arrest of Christ, most likely from a diminutive book of hours. Surrounded by a bustling throng of Roman soldiers carrying spears and wearing halberds, Christ appears calm j...

Lof der geldsucht, ofte vervolg der rijm-oeffeningen. Verdeelt in twee boecken. Behelsende gedichten van verscheydene stoffe.Amsterdam, Widow of Marten Jansz. Brandt, Abraham vanden Burgh (colophon: Pieter Dirksz Boeteman), 1667. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. With 51 decorated woodcut initials. Contemporary vellum.

DECKER, Jeremias de. · 1609

€1,250.00 ($1,377.73 | £1,042.83 | ¥220,005)

[16], 128, [4], 108 pp.First edition of a posthumously published satirical poem on the praise of money in the manner of Erasmus' Lof der zotheid (Praise of Folly), by one of the most important poets of the second generation of the Dutch Golden Age. Lof der Geldzucht, one of th...

Biblia, dat is de gantsche H. Schrifture, vervattende alle de Canonijcke Boecken des Ouden en des Nieuwen Testaments. Dordrecht, Hendrick, Jacob and Pieter Keur; Amsterdam, Marcus Doornick and Pieter Rotterdam, 1702. Large folio (42.5 x 27 cm). With engraved title-page, 2 letterpress title-pages with woodcut printer's device, 1 half-title, double-page engraved world-map, 5 double-page engraved maps and 1 plan, 51 engraved plates with 6 illustrations each, the latter by Lamberecht Causé and Nicolaas Gommerse. Contemporary blind-tooled calf over wooden boards, with brass cornerpieces, clasps and catches.

[BIBLE - DUTCH]. · 1702

€4,500.00 ($4,959.82 | £3,754.20 | ¥792,019)

[20], 302; [2], 134; [12], 164; [2], 66 ll.Keur Bible of 1702 in the States General version, the standard Bible of the Dutch Reformed Church from 1637 onwards. The Bibles printed by Keur were renowned for their accuracy of the text and their fine printing, and are known by the...

Schouburgh der Nederlandse veranderingen ...Amsterdam, the author, 1674. Small folio (28.5 x 19 cm). With engraved frontispiece and 6 large engraved folding plates. Contemporary vellum.

HOOGHE, Romeyn de. · 1645

€2,250.00 ($2,479.91 | £1,877.10 | ¥396,009)

36 pp.Rare first edition, with fine emblematic plates, illustrating the injustice and cruelty of the war waged by Louis XIV of France against the free and independent Dutch Republic. Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was unquestionably the most gifted and the most prolific Dutch bo...

Passio domini nostri Jesu Christi s[ecundu]m serie[m] q[ua]ttuor eva[n]gelistaru[m].(Colophon: Basel, Adam Petri de Langendorff, 31 July 1514). 4to. With a large woodcut (12 x 9.5 cm) on the title page and 20 small woodcuts in text (ca. 4.5 x 3.5 cm), all by Urs Graf. Modern gold-tooled light-brown calf.

AGRICOLA, Daniel [and Urs GRAF (illustrator)]. · 1485

€5,000.00 ($5,510.91 | £4,171.33 | ¥880,021)

39, [1] ll.Well-produced fourth(?) edition of a Gospel Harmony, concentrating on the Passion of Christ and beautifully illustrated by Urs Graf (ca. 1485-1528), by the publisher of the first (1509) edition. The work is beautifully printed in a fine rotunda in various sizes, wit...

Magiae naturalis, sive de miraculis rerum naturalium libri IIII. Cum indice.Antwerp, Christophe Plantin, 1585. 12mo. With Plantin's woodcut printer's device on the title page, and 9 decorated woodcut initials. Slightly later vellum, dark blue edges.

PORTA, Giambattista della. · 1558

€1,750.00 ($1,928.82 | £1,459.97 | ¥308,007)

296, [7], [1 blank] pp.Early edition of a famous work on natural magic, discussing a wide variety of topics, from invisible writing to alchemy and cosmetics. It became the most popular treatise on the subject in the 16th century and was translated into many European languages....

Chile ilustrado. Guia descriptivo del territorio de Chile de las capitales de provincia, de los puertos principales.Valparaiso, Librerias i ajencias del Mercurio, 1872. 4to. Double-tinted lithographed frontispiece with portrait of president Frederico Errazuriz by Lasnier and printed by Lemercier, 9 double-tinted lithographs lithographed by Lasnier or F. Sorrieu and printed by Lemercier of some important Chilean people and buildings, and more than 200 engravings in the text: views, landscapes, building, natives, costumes, etc. Contemporary grained cloth.

TORNERO, Recaredo Santos. · 1842

€1,600.00 ($1,763.49 | £1,334.83 | ¥281,607)

IX, [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 495, [1] pp.First and only edition of the first lavishly illustrated description of Chile, by Recaredo Santos Tornero (1842-1902), a Chilean editor and journalist. He covers several historical, topographic and political aspects, all extensive and...

Het avantuurlyk zomer-tochtje, of omlands reisje, uit Holland door 't Sticht Utrecht, Over-Yssel, Gelderland, Cleeffland, de Myery van den Bosch, Breda, enz. Behelzende eenige nauwkeurige beschryvinge van vele aardige gevallen, vermakelyke gesprekken en aangename historien, op die reize gebeurt of gehoort. Opgestelt door iemand welke dat tochtje zelf met gezelschap gedaan heeft.[Amsterdam?], printed for the author, 1735. Small 8vo. With a woodcut vignette on the title-page, 2 decorated woodcut initials, and a woodcut tailpiece. Contemporary vellum, with the manuscript title on the spine, blue sprinkled edges.

[TRAVEL - LOW COUNTRIES] · 1734

€1,750.00 ($1,928.82 | £1,459.97 | ¥308,007)

[8], 439 pp.Rare second edition of a popular travel account of a summer holiday trip through the Netherlands and Cleve. Travelling from the Hague, they visited Utrecht, Leiden, Zeist, Soestdijk, Amersfoort, Voorthuizen, Deventer, Doesburg, Middachten, Rozendaal, Arnhem, Elterb...

Theatrum fungorum, oft het tooneel der campernoelien waer inne vertoont wort de gedaante, ken-teeckens, natuere, crachten, voetsel, deught ende ondeught.Antwerp, Joseph Jacobs, 1675. 4to. With folding engraved portrait of the dedicatee (the Antwerp city physician Joh. van Buyten) by Arn. van Westerhout after Car. E. Biset, and 36 mostly folding engraved plates by P. van Sickeleers. Contemporary vellum.

STERBEECK, Franciscus van. · 1630

€7,500.00 ($8,266.36 | £6,257.00 | ¥1,320,032)

[38], 396 pp.First edition of the earliest Dutch monograph on fungi, by Franciscus van Sterbeeck (1630-1693), a Flemish clergyman, botanist and mycologist. Clusius had done research on fungi at the end of the 16th century, and published the results as part of his Rariorum plan...

Triumphus crucis: de veritate fidei. Fra. Hieronymi de Ferraria. Prædicatoris.(Colophon:) Venice, per Lazarro Soardi, 4 January 1504 8vo. Modern brown calf.

SAVONAROLA, Girolamo. · 1452

€2,500.00 ($2,755.46 | £2,085.66 | ¥440,011)

[114], [1 blank] ll.Early edition of an apology for Christianity by the famous theologian and "pre-reformer" Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498). It is his most famous and influential work, and is essentially a celebration of the victory of the Cross over sin and death, and an exp...

Begin ende voortgangh, van de Vereenighde Nederlantsche Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie. Vervattende de voornaemste reysen, by de inwoonderen der selver provincien derwaerts gedaen.[Amsterdam, Johannes Janssonius], 1646. 2 volumes. Oblong 4to (22 x 25 cm). With 230 engravings including 2 richly engraved frontispieces, the first signed by J. van Meurs, large folding world map, large folding map of the East Indies, maps, views, plans and plates. Contemporary vellum.

[COMMELIN, Isaac]. · 1595

€49,500.00 ($54,558.01 | £41,296.17 | ¥8,712,209)

The most important collection of voyages to the North, around the world and to the East Indies made by the Dutch between 1595 and 1640, here bound in two volumes. It is one of the most valuable collections of voyages ever made in any language. All these journals are either rep...

Ortus medicinae. Amsterdam, Lowijs Elzevier, 1648. With engraved portrait of Helmont and his son Franciscus Mercurius, surrounded by eight coat of arms of related families. With: (2) HELMONT, Johannes Baptista van. Opuscula medica inaudita. Amsterdam, Lowijs Elzevier, 1648. 4to. 2 works in 1 volume. Contemporary calf, both sides elaborately blind-tooled.

HELMONT, Johannes Baptista van. · 1577

€4,500.00 ($4,959.82 | £3,754.20 | ¥792,019)

[36], 800; [8], 110; 115, [1]; 88 pp.First edition of the Ortus medicinae by Jean Baptiste Helmont (1577-1644), a Belgian mystic and a chemist following in the tradition of Paracelsus (1493-1541), the Swiss German who, next to philosopher, physician, botanist, astrologer and o...

Versuch, beÿ angehender Frühlings-Zeit die Vergrößerungs Werckzeuge zum nützlich u[nd] angenehmen Zeitvertreib anzuwenden. Von dem Verfasser der Mikroskopischen Gemüths u[nd] Augen Ergözung. | Essai d'employer les instruments microscopiques avec utilité et plaisir dans la saison du printems par l'auteur des amusements microscopiques tant des yeux que de l'esprit.Nuremberg, A.L. Wirsing, 1764. Folio. With an engraved hand-coloured title-page and 12 full-page hand-coloured engraved plates, numbered I-XII (bound VII-XII, I-VI). Contemporary blue-ish grey paper boards, with a large white paper title-label on the front board with in manuscript "Amusements Microscopiques par Harrepeter. 1764" and with the manuscript title ("Mikroscope") on the spine.

LEDERMÜLLER, Martin Frobenius and J.C. HARREPETER (translator). · 1719

€9,500.00 ($10,470.73 | £7,925.53 | ¥1,672,040)

48 pp.First and only edition, printed on large paper, of Ledermüller's spring-themed work on microscopy. The text appears both in German, by Ledermüller, and in French, translated by Johann Conrad Harrepeter (dates unknown). The work has been beautifully illustrated with 12 de...