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i.e. "letters chiefly from Sir John Borough [d. 1643] to Philip Bacon" (Madan).
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Madan III:2486. ESTC
R25804. Wing B-6218. B. B. I:404 B-70.
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:
Languet, Hubert
- Epistolae politicae et historicae ad Philippum Sydnaeum (…). Leiden, Elzevier,
1646, 12mo, cont. vellum, flat spine, [16]-477-[1] pp. (worming in blank upper margin of quires P-S). Good
copy. Important ed. of correspondence between the French humanist Languet (1518-1581) and the English
soldier-poet Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586). Title in red & black. Libr. ticket.
Ref.
Willems 604. (2 vol.)
1055
PETRONIUS ARBITER -
Satyricon [ed. Johannes Boschius] (- Priapeia, sive diversorum
poetarum in Priapum lusus). Amsterdam, A. Gaasbeek, 1677 (pt. 3 : 1676), 24mo, later calf
(joints sl. rubbed), covers with gilt ruled border, gilt flat spine, sp. edges, marbled endpapers, 3
parts : [24]-384, 62-[2], 68-[4] pp. Nice copy.
€ 150/200
Important early ed. of Petronius' novel on Roman love life and its sexual customs. Compl. copy with, in
addition, the famous collection of Roman erotic poetry addressed to Priapus (lacking in many copies!). Engr.
front. by
C. Decker
.
Ref.
STCN. Schweiger II:723.
1056
[Philosophy - science] - BACON, Francis -
Novum organum scientiarum. Editio secunda.
Amsterdam, Joannes Ravestein, 1660, 12mo, contemp. vellum, [4 bl.]-[24]-404-[6 bl.] pp. Good
copy.
€ 200/300
2nd ed. (1st 1620) of this philosophical work by Fr. Bacon (1561-1626), considered as the father of the
modern empirism. 2nd part of a much larger work "Instauratio magna" which Bacon never completed.
Engr.
title page
depicting a galleon passing between the mythical Pillars of Hercules (reworked form of the 1645
Leiden ed.).
Ref.
COPAC. STCN.
1057
[Plantin Press - breviary] - Breviarium romanum ex decreto sacrosancti concilii Tridentini
restitutum
(...). Pars Aestiva. Antwerp, Plantin Press (Balthasar Moretus), 1630, 8vo, contemp.
binding, spine on 4 raised bands (rubbed, some sm. def.), metal clasps and catches, cornerpieces,
gilt edges, [64]-776-clxxxvi-[1] pp. Good copy.
€ 200/300
"Pars aestiva" or summer vol. of a 17th-c. Roman breviary. Ill. with
6 full page engravings
, num. woodcut
initials. Old bookmark in cloth. 2 ms. ff. bound in between p. 672 & 673. Entirely printed in red and black
with title vignette.
Ref.
Not in STCV nor in Opac KBR. COPAC (1).
1058
[Plantin Press] - LIPSIUS, Justus -
Epistolarum selectarum centuria prima (- quinta). Antwerp,
Plantin Press (Widow & Sons of J. Moretus), 1614, 4 parts : [8]-213-[3], [8]-108-[4], [12]-83-[5],
[12]-112-[8] pp. [bound with]
IDEM
- Epistolarum ... centuria singularis ad Italos & Hispanos.
Antw., Plantin Press (J. Moretus), 1601, [8]-92-[4] pp. [and] Epistolarum ... centuria singularis
ad Germanos & Gallos. Antw., Plantin Press (Widow & Sons of J. Moretus), 1614, [8]-79-[1] pp.
[and] Epistolarum ... centuria prima (- tertia) ad Belgas. Ibidem, 3 parts : [8]-102-[2], [8]-99-[1],
[8]-118-[2] pp. [and]
IDEM
- Epistolica institutio. Ibidem, 23-[1] pp., 4to., old overl. vellum
(front joint split, spine loosening), flat spine, red polished edges. Good copy.
€ 200/300
Largest collection of Lipsius' letters and related texts published by Jan Moretus. Engr. or woodcut mark on
titles. Old monastic ownership entry on 1st title.
Ref.
B.B. III: 952-953 L-258 (a-c, d-e). BB III:940-941 L-
236 (3). BB III:944 L-243. BB III:947 L-247. BB III:989 L-338.
1059
[Prize binding] - EPICTETUS -
Enchiridium una cum Cebetis Thebani Tabula graec. & Lat.
Cum notis Wolfii, Casauboni, Caselii & aliorum: Abrahamus Berkelius textum recensuit (...).
Accedit Graeca Enchiridii Paraphrasis, lacunis (...) a Jacobo Gronovio repletis. Delft, Widow G.
de Jager, 1683, 8vo, cont. goldtooled vellum, covers with gilt arms of Dordrecht within gilt
double ruled border with corner pcs, flat spine, [32]-280 pp. (paper age-toned, some spotting, top
margin of 1st ff. stained). Very good copy.
€ 150/250
Repr. (1st 1670) of a scholarly Greek ed. of Epictetus and the Tabula Cebetis by A. van Berkel (1639-1686).
Engr. front., large folding engr. (Tabula Cebetis). Woodcut mark on title. Dordrecht prize binding (without
prize). Collector's ticket "J. Lupus". Old name on front endpaper "G.P.J. Du Trieu".
Ref
Hoffmann II:137.
STCN (i.a. BL London). Spoelder, Dordrecht 1.
Joined
:
Eklogai istorikai [Greek]. Selecta principum historicorum Herodoti, Thycididis
(...) loci. Plutarchi
vitae Demosthenis & Ciceronis (...) [4th ed. Daniel Wyttenbachius]. Leiden, S. & J. Luchtmans; Amsterdam,
P. den Hengst, 1829, 8vo, cont. goldtooled vellum, covers with
large gilt arms of The Hague within gilt
ornamental border, flat spine, sp. edges, [6]-xlii-475-[1] pp. Very good copy. Repr. (1st 1794) of a succesful
anthology of Greek historians. The Hague prize binding (without prize). Old name on front flyleaf "J.
Lupus".
Ref.
Spoelder, 's-Gravenhage 5. (2 vol.)
~ Most engravings heightened with gold ~