[ut supra], lit. goth., (36 leaves), long lines, 27 to a full page, without marks, morocco, gilt ornamental frame sides, g. e., by Faulkner, fine copy, old woodcuts pasted in cover, absque nota [Coloniae, Ulricus Zel, circa 1468], small 4to. (7) Quaritch, £7 15s. 5851 Æneas Silvius. Pius papa secundus eloquentissimus obiit anno mcccc. lxiiii. in Anchona, dum proficisci proposuerit contra turcos, conpossuit, etc. (Epistola ad Machumetam Imp. Turcorum), lit. semi-gotb., long lines, 27 to a page (53 leaves), without marks (Hain 171), old calf gilt, cuts pasted in covers, absque ulla nota [Coloniae, U. Zel?], small 4to. (8) Philip, £5 10s. [Brunet's remark about the Virgil lines on the recto of the first leaf is a myth.--Catalogue.] 5852 Æneas Silvius (Piccolominus, Papa Pius II.) Dialogus (Somnium de Fortuna), lit. rom., long lines, 37 to a full page (53 leaves), without marks (Hain 193), with illuminated border of flowers and fruit and large initial to first page, Impressus est Romae per Johannem Schurener de Bopardia, 1475-De Potestate Romani Pontificis et Generalis Concilii, lit. semi-rom., long lines, 37 to a page (13 leaves), without marks, border of first page finely illuminated in flowers and fruits, with illuminated initial, absque ulla nota [Romae, Ulricus Gallus?]-Tractatus Magistri Jordani Osnaburgens. Canonici de Romano Imperio, lit. semi-rom., long lines, 36 to a full page (12 leaves), without marks (Hain 9437), ornamental pen letters, ib., in I vol., old French morocco, full gilt floreate back, with the Polish Eagle, broad and rich ornamental scroll borders, inside dentelles, watered silk doublures, g. e., by Derome le Jeune, with his ticket, finely bound for Count Hoym, with his device on back, but no arms, small folio (9) Quaritch, £40 5853 Æneas Silvius (Papa Pius II., Piccolominus). Epistolae Familiares [datae ad Amicos in quadruplici Vitae eius statu], finely printed in roman letter, long lines (303 leaves), with signatures which are placed in a very unusual position close to the text at the bottom of the side margins, vellum, Lovanii, Jo. de Westfalia, 1483, small folio (11) Philip, £5 5854 Æsopus. Vita et Fabulae. Vita Esopi fabulatoris clarissimi e greco latino par Rimicium facta... Incipit fabularum liber primus, Extravagantes, Fabulae Remicii Aviani et Fabulae collatae, lit. gutb., long lines, 36 to a full page (129 leaves), signs. a-qq in 8's (Hain 326), verso of a j being a full-page cut of Esop (recto blank), and 193 xylographic woodcuts in the text, modern morocco, gilt floreate back, broad ornamental borders, inside dentelles, g. e., engravings pasted in covers, fine copy, absque ulla nota [Augsb., Ant. Sorg.], small folio (14) Quaritch, £129 5855 Esopus. Esopus Constructus Moraliçatus et hystoriatus ultimo impressus et correctus ad utilitatem discipulorum, lit. goth. (2 types), woodcut title in compartments, and 65 Italian outline woodcuts, morocco extra, gilt tooled back, ornamental frame sides in compartments, inside gilt borders, joints, red silk linings, woodcuts pasted in covers, fine copy, Venet., Bern. Benalius, 1517, small 4to. (15) Leighton, £76 5856 Agrippa (H. C.) De Incertitudine et Vanitate Scientiarum et Artium, etc., woodcut portrait from another work inserted, contemporary stamped ornamental leather, s. 1. (Basil), 1531, small 8vo. (16) F. Clarke, £3 5857 Agrippa (H. C.) Of the Vanitie and Uncertaintie of Artes and Sciences, englished by Ja. San.(ford), Gent., first edition, black letter, title within woodcut border, with the Norfolk arms on reverse (some marginal notes shaved), old portrait of Agrippa inserted, and an old woodcut of a laboratory pasted in cover, russia gilt, g. e., H. Wykes, 1569, small 4to. (17) Pickering, £3 14s. 5858 Agrippa (H. C.) Three Books of Occult Philosophy, translated out of the Latin by J. F(reake), portrait, cut close and inlaid, R. W. for Gregory Moule, 1651-H. C. Agrippa, his Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy, translated by Robert Turner, second edition (last 3 leaves wormed), J. C. for M. Smelt, 1665, in 1 vol., russia gilt, g. e., small 4to. (18) Robson, £2 18s. [The fourth book, which consists of a treatise on Ceremonial Magic, with woodcut sigils, characters and signs and explanations of the same, was not written by Agrippa. It is a compilation from various sources, some obscure, others well known, containing numerous errors, evidently made purposely.-ED.] 5859 Albertus Magnus. De Secretis Mulierum, lit. goth., long lines, 28 to a full page (56 leaves), without marks, morocco, line tooled back, ornamental frame sides, g. e., by J. Faulkner, old woodcuts, head of Albertus, etc. pasted in covers, s. 1. et nom., impress. 1478, Vicesima quarta die mensis Junii, small 4to. (21) Leighton, £7 15s. [An early and very rare edition. The figure 7 in the date was printed z originally, but the lower tail had, in this copy, been erased. See Hain, No. 563.—Catalogue.] 5860 Albumasares Abalachus. Introductorium in Astronomiam octi continens libros partiales, lit. goth., woodcuts and orna- [The first edition of these two singular astronomical works, and perhaps the first productions of Ratdolt at Augsburg after his return from Venice.-Catalogue.] 5861 Albumasares. De Magnis Conjunctionibus, annorum revolutionibus, ac eorum profectionibus, octo continens Tractatus, lit. gotb., numerous woodcuts and ornamental initials, some leaves with the original press stains, morocco, ornamental gilt frame sides, g. e., by J. Faulkner, fine copy, Augustae Vind. E. Ratdolt nuper Venetiis 1489, Pridie Kl. Aprilis, small 4to. (23) Ridler, £5 7s. 6d. 5862 Alexander Gallus, vulgo de Villa Dei. Grammatices Metrice scripta, roman letter, long lines, with signs., 42 leaves (2) blank), capitals painted in red, not in Hain or Brunet (large and clean copy, but wormed), morocco extra, with gilt line and blind ornaments by W. Pratt, 2 engravings pasted in covers, Mediol., L. Pachel et Uld. Scinzenzeller, August 14, 1479, small folio (26) Quaritch, £8 15s. 5863 Algorismus novus de integris Compendiose Studioseq. sine figurarum (more Italorum) delectione compilatus. Artem numerandi omnemq. viam calculandi enucleatum brevissime edocens, etc., lit. goth. (II leaves), signatures A. and B., capitals painted in blue and red (Hain, 826), half bound, an early and rare book of arithmetic, absque ulla nota, "finis trium Algorismorum cum proportionum ul Mercatorum regla," small 4to. (27) Tregaskis, £3 7s. 6d. 5864 Allen ([Card.] Wm.) A Defense and Declaration of the Catholike Churches Doctrine, touching Purgatory and Prayers for the Soules departed, first edition, roman letter, contemporary MS. notes in margins, calf, old woodcut pasted in cover, Antwerp, by John Laet, 1565, 12mo. (28) Maggs, £2 25. 5865 Alphabet, etc. Alphabetum Pauperis Monachi in Schola fratris Thome de Kempis Ordinis regularium, MS. on vellum (7 leaves) with 2 large and fine ornamental pen letters-Upwards of 200 Original Coloured Drawings of Ornamental Letters and other Ornaments, on 57 leaves of paper-A Very Proper treatise, wherein is briefly sett forthe the arte of Limming, which teacheth the Order in drawing and tracing of letters, etc., black letter (12 leaves), fine large copy, Imprinted in flete strete within temple Barre by Richard Tottill, 1573, in 1 vol., morocco extra, line frame sides with acorn centres, g. e., by W. Pratt, ornamental letters, etc. pasted in covers, small 4to. (30) Tregaskis, £13 10S. 5866 Ambrosius Mediol. (S.) De Officiis lib. iii., editio prima, lit. gotb., long lines, 27 to a page (116 leaves, the last blank), rubricated, painted ornamental capitals, old French calf gilt, autograph note by Fr. Douce, and head of Ambrosius in covers, fine copy, absque ulla nota [Colon., U. Zel], small 4to. (31) Philip, £6 5s. 5867 Ambrosius Episcopus Mediol. Expositio seu Explanatio in Corpus Evangelii Sancti Lucae Evangelistae lib. x., editio prima, lit. semi-gotb., long lines, 34, 36 and 38 to a full page (159 leaves), without marks (Hain, 900), 10 large woodcut ornamental initials, painted in blue and red, smaller painted initials in blue and red, rubricated, Augustae, per Anthonium Sorg, 1476-Augustinus (S. Aurelius) Libri Retractationum de Consensu quatuor Evangelistarum, editio prima, lit. goth., double columns, 43 lines, 85 leaves with signs. a-15 in 8's (aj blank), painted ornamental initials and small capitals, absque ulla nota [Memmingae, Alb. Kunne, 1482], in i vol., half calf, small folio (32) Leighton, £6 5868 America. Columbus (Christoforus) Epistola Christofori Colom, cui etas nostra multum debet, de Insulis Indie supra Gangen nuper inventis . . . ad Gabrielem Sanxis missa: quam nobilis ac litteratus Vir Leander de Cosco ab Hispano idiomate in latinum convertit tertio kal's Maii mccccxciii., lit. goth., long lines, 33 to a full page (4 leaves), without signature [ad fin.], Ulisbone pridie Idus Martii Christiforus Colom Oceane classis perfectus [epigram on reverse], an early edition (the second or third) of Columbus's first letter on the discovery of America, and a fine copy [with an English translation of 4 leaves, without date, place, or name of printer]-Vespucius (Albericus). Mundus Novus. Albericus Vespucius Laurentio Petri de Medicis salutem plurimam dicit, lit. gotb., long lines, 44 and 45 to a full page (4 leaves), without signature (Harisse No. 31), fine copy, one of the earliest editions of this letter (ad fin.) ex italica in latinam linguam jocundus interpretes hanc epistolam vertit ut latini oēs intelligant Qz. multa miranda in dies reperiuntur, s. 1. a. et nom. Impr. (1502)-Maximiliani Transylvani Caesaris a Secretis Epistola, de admirabile et novissima Hispanorum in Orientem Navigatione, qua variae, et nulli prius accessae Regiones inventae sunt, cum ipsis etiam Moluccis insulis beatissimis optimo Aromatum genere refertis, etc., lit. rom., title within woodcut border, first edition of the Narrative of Magellan's Expedition, fine copy, Romae in aedibus J. Minitii Calvi anno 1523, Mense Novembri-Literae Sultani Sulemanni Turcarum Impp. missae Constantinopli ad Ferd. Imp. Rom. anno 1562 (6 leaves), Patavii, s. a.—Alexandri Juriscons. Neapolitani Dissertationes quatuor de rebus admirandis, quae in Italia nuper contigere (6 leaves), absque nota-Jo. Gertophii, Adulescentis Germani adversus furiosissimum Sycophantam Edoardum Leum Anglum, qui ausus est primus Erasmum candidissimum luto aspergere, title within woodcut border, with Diana and Actaeon below, printer's device on reverse of last leaf (Basil.), And. Cratander, 1520, all in 1 vol., morocco extra, full gilt floreate back, line sides with corner fleurons, inside dentelles, g. e., by W. Pratt, head of Columbus, etc. pasted in covers, small 4to. (34) Quaritch, £230 5869 Amman (Jost). Icones Novi Testamenti, Arte et Industria singulari experimentes, cum Versibus Latinis et Germanicis, first edition, woodcut title and 93 large woodcuts, brilliant impressions, morocco extra, covered with stamped blind ornaments, g. e., by F. Bedford, fine copy, several engravings pasted in covers, Franckf., M. Mart. Lechler, 1571, small oblong 4to. (36) B. F. Stevens, 10 5s. 5870 Amman (Jost). Insignia Sacrae Caesareae Majestatis, Prin cipum, Electorum, ac aliquot illustrissimarum, illustrium nobilium et aliarum familiarum, formis artificiosissimis expressae, addito symbolo, adjecta sunt Scuta, etc. (a Philippo Lonicero), editio prima, 250 woodcuts, morocco extra, gilt frame sides and acorn ornaments, g. e., by W. Pratt, old cut pasted in cover, fine copy, Francof., M. S. Feyerabendt, 1579, small 4to. (37) Ellis, £10 5871 Amman (Jost). Künstliche wolgerissene new Figuren von allerlei Jagt und Weidewerck, allen Liebhabern der Maler Kunst, auch goldschmieden Bildthawern, etc. zu Ehren wolgefallen zugericht und an tag geben durch Jost Ammon, 40 woodcuts representing hunting and fishing scenes, with verses in Latin and German, morocco, plain, g. e., fine copy, cuts pasted in covers, Franckf., M. J. Feyerabendt, 1592, small 4to. (38) B. F. Stevens, £13 10s. 5872 Andreas Capellanus. Tractatus Amoris et de Amoris remedio Andree Capellani Pape Innocentii quarti ad Gualterum, quatuor partes, lit. semi-goth., long lines, 36 to a page (77 leaves), without marks (Hain, 992), morocco, blind antique ornaments, g. e., old engravings of lace patterns, etc. pasted in covers, the only edition in Latin printed in the XVth century, absque ulla nota, small folio (40) Leighton, £6 5873 Andreas (Joannes). Tractatus super Arboribus consanguinitatis affinitatis necnon spiritualis cognationis, lit. semi-goth. magna, long lines, 32 to a full page (10 leaves), signature à, 3 full-page woodcut genealogical trees (some leaves stained), half bound, Lovanii impressus per Joannem de Westfalia (circa 1482), small folio (41) Quaritch, £7 17s. 6d. 5874 Angelus (Joannes). Opus Astrolabii plani in tabulis ascendens continens qualibet hora atque mito. Equationes domorum celi, etc., editio prima, lit. goth., numerous woodcuts and ornamental initials (some of the latter coloured by hand), some leaves with the original press stains, morocco, line tooled back, ornamental gilt frame sides, g. e., by J. Faulkner, old woodcut pasted in cover, August. Vind. E. Ratdolt eximia industria et mira imprimendi arte, 1488, 27 Kl. Novemb., small 4to. (42) Leighton, L6 15s. 5875 Anna. Historia perpulchra de Anna Scissima, Ihesus Maria Anna, lit. goth., long lines, 36 to a full page (42 leaves), with signatures a- 4 in 6's, having 8 leaves, rubricated, capitals painted in red, cut on title and on reverse of 9 3 (Hain, 1118), old French morocco, full gilt back, rich ornamental borders, g. e., cuts pasted in cover, fine copy, absque ulla nota, small 4to. (43) Quaritch, £7 15s. 5876 Antoninus Archiep. Florent. Tractatus de Instructione, seu directione simplicium Confessorum, editum a dnō Antonino arcpo. florentino, et Sermo Joannis Chrisostomi de Penitentia, lit. goth. (143 leaves), long lines, 28 to a full page, without marks (Hain, 1163), rubricated, with the shields in red of Fust and Schoeffer on reverse of last leaf, morocco, stamped blind ornaments, g. e., fine copy, woodcuts pasted |