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pieces, [36] ff. (A-I4, incl. final blank; cut very short shaving a few letters). Good copy.
Cfr. ill.
€ 1500/2500
2nd recorded copy
of the 5th ed. of the famous satire on Julius II. Erasmus' authorship has recently been
established definitively by S. Seidel Menchi (ASD ed. 2013). This copy agrees with all "points" indicated in
ASD p. 191. It also represents an
unrecorded variant state
: "Iulius
.XI.
P.M." in title - probably soon
noticed and corrected by the printer or corrector.
Ref.
Seidel Menchi 5. Moreau II:1870 = Pettegree FB
69276 = Erasmus Online 1089 (same single BN Paris copy). Not in Adams, Bezzel, Cat. Rotterdam, De
Reuck etc.
874
ERASMUS -
Modus orandi Deum. Cologne, Eucharius Cervicornus (for Gottfried Hittorp), 13
Febr. 1525, 8vo, mod. half vellum, [43] ff. (lacking final blank; some marginal dampstaining).
Good copy.
€ 2000/3000
Uncommon early ed. of Erasmus' essay on prayer, 1st publ. Basel October 1524. Title within elaborate
woodcut border. In italics.
Ref.
Index Aur. 162.222. Vanderhaeghen I 121. Adams E-696. Machiels E-513.
Not in VD-16, Bezzel, Cat. Rotterdam, De Reuck, BN Paris, STCGerman (BL London).
875
[Erasmus] - PIO, Alberto -
Ad Erasmi Roterodami expostulationem responsio accurata &
parenetica, Martini Lutheri & asseclarum eius heresim vesanam (...) confutans [ed. Jodocus
Badius]. Paris, P. Vidoué, 9 May 1529, 8vo, mod. sheep on 5 bands, gilt gauffered edges, [8]-144
ff. Good copy.
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€ 2000/3000
2nd edition (1st : Badius Jan. 1529). Alberto Pio (1475-1531), prince of Carpi, for years attacked Erasmus
on his relationship with Luther. Erasmus confronted him by writing a letter denying that he defended Luther
(Allen 1634, also printed here). Alberto drafted a "Responsio", finally publ. in 1529, soon followed by a
"Responsio" by Erasmus.
Ref.
Moreau III 1884. Vanderhaeghen III 47. STCFrench (BL London) 154. BN
Paris (1). Not in De Reuck, Cat. Rotterdam, Adams, Machiels.
876
[Estienne imprint - auctions] - RABIER, Junien -
Hastarum & auctionu(m) origo, ratio, ac
solennia (…). Paris, Ch. Estienne, 15 May 1554, 4to, mod. decorative boards, flat spine with gilt
red leather title label, 43-[5] pp. (fore-edge margin sl. dampstained, bottom edges strengthened,
title soiled, sm. tear in B1 with loss of a few letters). Good wide-margined copy.
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€ 1000/1200
Very rare works by the Bergerac lawyer J. Rabier on
auctions
. Originating in the ancient world with the
selling of military booty and captives "sub hasta" - the spear denoting ownership - auctions continued to be a
common method of sale both publicly and privately. Rabier sketches its history as well as discussing its
application in specific instances in contemporary France. Woodcut mark on title. Old ownership entries on
title (partly crossed out). Armorial bookpl. Bibliothèque de Fénelon-Maleville.
Ref.
Renouard 108:18.
Adams R-10. Pettegree FB 84223. STCFrench (BL London) 371. Not in Schreiber.
877
EURIPIDES -
Tragoediae, quae hodie extant, omnes, Latine soluta oratione redditae, ita ut
uersus uersui respondeat. Epraelectionibus Philippi Melanthonis. Cum praefatione Guilielmi
Xylandri Augustani. Basel, J. Oporinus, August 1558, 8vo, old gilt calf, covers with triple gilt
rules and gilt corner pcs, gilt spine, a.e.g., marbled endpapers, 2 parts : [16]-586-[2], 428-[4] pp.
(hole in blank fore-edge margin of 1st 3 ff., dampstaining in inner margin of 1st quires, a few
stains in bottom margin). Very good copy.
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€ 800/1000
Latin prose translations of 18 plays of Euripides, revised and edited by the Heidelberg humanist Wilhelm
Xylander (Holtzmann, 1532-1576), who based his versions on lectures and notes by Melanchthon (1497-
1560). In italics. Ownhership entry of "Celestines of Marcoussis" (Essonne). Unidentified large gilt crowned
monogram on covers, monogram repeated in spine compartments.
Ref.
VD-16 E-4221. Adams E-1039.
Hoffmann II: 214. STCGerman (BL London) 289. Not in BN Paris.
878
[Geography] - GLAREANUS, Henricus -
De geographia liber unus. Freiburg (Breisgau), S.M.
Gravius, 1543, 4to, mod. limp boards, 35-[1] ff. (bottom corner sl. dampstained, stain in top
inner margin). Very good copy.
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€ 1000/1500
Extr. rare Freiburg ed. of the textbook by the Swiss humanist Heinrich Loriti (1488-1563). It is a treatise on
mathematical geography, incl. chapters on the construction of globes, and a passage mentioning America.
Some woodcut diagrams
. Woodcut mark on title. In italics.
Ref.
VD-16 L-2631 (1 incompl. copy at
München). Buisson 326 (1 : Carcassonne). Not in Adams, Machiels, BL London, BN Paris, Wellcome etc.
879
[Giunta Press] - PIUS IV -
Pontificale Romanum ad omnes pontificias caeremonias, quibus
nunc vtitur sacrosancta Romana Ecclesia, accommodatum (...). Venice, Giunta, 1561, folio, cont.
giltruled calf (repaired, esp. corners, some stains), spine on 4 raised bands (repaired, joints sl.
splitting), gilt gauffered edges, [4]-243 ff. (inner margins of 1st ff. and upper margins of last ff.