The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson by Ben Jonson - 2012

Very Good softcover. Staple bound with pictorial thin card covers. Front cover is bright and clean with full autograph signatures of New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and of New Jersey Governor Richard J. Hughes in blue ink; rear cover is bright and clean but for few small, light coffee stains and very slight age darkening at tail edge; tightly bound; bright, clean interior; rear pocket is intact with three color reproductions of the bridge in Fine condition. Cf, OCLC #10504670 "Brochure on the history, design and construction, engineers, etc., involved, from the original opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 to the opening of the second deck of the George Washington Bridge in 1962.". Original envelope from Port of New York Authority laid in is scuffed, lightly soiled with chips and tears along edges.

1658 Puritan Paul Baynes Bible Commentary on Ephesians Cotton Mather Influence

Paul Baynes was a 16th-century English clergy best-known for his commentary on the New Testament book of Ephesians. While never published during his lifetime, this commentary has long been one of the most thorough and extensive studies on the Paul's epistle. This commentary, and other works of Baynes, were important influences on early Calvinists and Puritans including Cotton Mather.
Item number: #13062
Price: $750
BAYNES, Paul
A commentary upon the whole Epistle of the apostle Paul to the Ephesians : wherein the text is learnedly and fruitfully opened, with logical analysis, spiritual and holy observations, confutation of Arminianisme and popery, and sound edification for the diligent reader
London : Printed for S. Miller, Tho. Davies, and H. Mortlock ..., 1658.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [14], 621, [10]
· Provenance: Bookplate – William R. Williams
o
William Robert Williams… Read More

1737 HUGE FOLIO Corpus Juris Canon LAW Gibert Catholic Church 3v SET Latin Lyon
Jean-Pierre Gibert was a 17th-century French ecclesiastical lawyer who is remembered for his extensive law treatise 'Corpus Juris Canonici'. This work, which takes its name from the 'Corpus Juris' of Justinian, is an interesting deviation from the standard Roman law but is often considered one of the best works on canon law from the early 18th-century.
This 1737 set is an ENORMOUS set of volumes – impressive display, impressive tomes!
Item number: #14477
Price: $950
GIBERT, Jean-Pierre
Corpus juris canonici : per regulas naturali ordine digestas, usuque temperatas, ex eodem jure, et conciliis, patribus, atque aliunde desumptas, expositi : opus, tum in rebus obscuris claritate, tum dispersis collectione ac delectu, in contrariis conciliatione, eximium, simulque indicibus ac praefationibus, notisque quamplurimis &c. exquisitis illustratum : in tres tomos divisum
Lugduni : Apud Fratres Deville, 1737.

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First French edition, three volumes, 1787, Paris. Old full leather bindings with decorative gilt spines. Sparrman accompanied Cook on his second voyage as a naturalist and physician. This is an account of that trip and his observations of Africa which appears to have intrigued him more than than the Antarctic. Paginates: V.1: xxxii, map, 388, 3 plates; V.2: [2], 366, 5 plates; V.3: [2], 363, 8 plates. Vol. 1 has modern marbled blanks nearly matching the originals, other volumes with original marbled blanks. Complete with 16 plates, 1 large map. Overall condition is Very Good: hinges have been conserved, new blanks v.1, no interior writing or markings of any kind. One plate edge conserved with Japanese paper, small hinge tear on map conserved. Minimal foxing and staining. All paper edges marbled. Spine ends of volumes 1 & 2 somewhat diminished. Binding is sound. It has the more plates than all but the first edition in Swedish (which is excruciatingly rare). See Howes S828, Hill 1616, Howgego S154,… Read More

1811 English Chronicles 1st ed Rastell Pastime FOLIO Woodcuts Kings Anglo-Saxon

John Rastell was a 15th-century English author most known for his work 'Pastime of the People'. First appearing in 1529, this work is a chronicle of the people of England from the earliest known times through the right of Richard III. Notable contents include biographies of Richard I, William Rufus, and King John, as well as histories of other kingdoms including Rome, Flemish, Norman, and French histories. Rastell also includes a thorough description of the Papacy.

According to Lowndes, this is one of only 500 known printed copies! Very rare! This edition, edited by Dibdin, was the first reprinted edition and systematically arranged with facsimile woodcuts. The 18 woodcuts are some of the most impressive full-page, folio woodcuts you will ever see in a 19th-century printing.

Item number: #23362
Price: $950

RASTELL, John

The pastime of people, or, the chronicles of divers realms ; and most especially of the realm of… Read More

Very Good softcover. Staple bound with pictorial thin card covers. Front cover is bright and clean with full autograph signatures of New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and of New Jersey Governor Richard J. Hughes in blue ink; rear cover is bright and clean but for few small, light coffee stains and very slight age darkening at tail edge; tightly bound; bright, clean interior; rear pocket is intact with three color reproductions of the bridge in Fine condition. Cf, OCLC #10504670 "Brochure on the history, design and construction, engineers, etc., involved, from the original opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 to the opening of the second deck of the George Washington Bridge in 1962.". Original envelope from Port of New York Authority laid in is scuffed, lightly soiled with chips and tears along edges.

1658 Puritan Paul Baynes Bible Commentary on Ephesians Cotton Mather Influence

Paul Baynes was a 16th-century English clergy best-known for his commentary on the New Testament book of Ephesians. While never published during his lifetime, this commentary has long been one of the most thorough and extensive studies on the Paul's epistle. This commentary, and other works of Baynes, were important influences on early Calvinists and Puritans including Cotton Mather.
Item number: #13062
Price: $750
BAYNES, Paul
A commentary upon the whole Epistle of the apostle Paul to the Ephesians : wherein the text is learnedly and fruitfully opened, with logical analysis, spiritual and holy observations, confutation of Arminianisme and popery, and sound edification for the diligent reader
London : Printed for S. Miller, Tho. Davies, and H. Mortlock ..., 1658.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [14], 621, [10]
· Provenance: Bookplate – William R. Williams
o
William Robert Williams… Read More

1737 HUGE FOLIO Corpus Juris Canon LAW Gibert Catholic Church 3v SET Latin Lyon
Jean-Pierre Gibert was a 17th-century French ecclesiastical lawyer who is remembered for his extensive law treatise 'Corpus Juris Canonici'. This work, which takes its name from the 'Corpus Juris' of Justinian, is an interesting deviation from the standard Roman law but is often considered one of the best works on canon law from the early 18th-century.
This 1737 set is an ENORMOUS set of volumes – impressive display, impressive tomes!
Item number: #14477
Price: $950
GIBERT, Jean-Pierre
Corpus juris canonici : per regulas naturali ordine digestas, usuque temperatas, ex eodem jure, et conciliis, patribus, atque aliunde desumptas, expositi : opus, tum in rebus obscuris claritate, tum dispersis collectione ac delectu, in contrariis conciliatione, eximium, simulque indicibus ac praefationibus, notisque quamplurimis &c. exquisitis illustratum : in tres tomos divisum
Lugduni : Apud Fratres Deville, 1737.

Details:
·… Read More

First French edition, three volumes, 1787, Paris. Old full leather bindings with decorative gilt spines. Sparrman accompanied Cook on his second voyage as a naturalist and physician. This is an account of that trip and his observations of Africa which appears to have intrigued him more than than the Antarctic. Paginates: V.1: xxxii, map, 388, 3 plates; V.2: [2], 366, 5 plates; V.3: [2], 363, 8 plates. Vol. 1 has modern marbled blanks nearly matching the originals, other volumes with original marbled blanks. Complete with 16 plates, 1 large map. Overall condition is Very Good: hinges have been conserved, new blanks v.1, no interior writing or markings of any kind. One plate edge conserved with Japanese paper, small hinge tear on map conserved. Minimal foxing and staining. All paper edges marbled. Spine ends of volumes 1 & 2 somewhat diminished. Binding is sound. It has the more plates than all but the first edition in Swedish (which is excruciatingly rare). See Howes S828, Hill 1616, Howgego S154,… Read More

1811 English Chronicles 1st ed Rastell Pastime FOLIO Woodcuts Kings Anglo-Saxon

John Rastell was a 15th-century English author most known for his work 'Pastime of the People'. First appearing in 1529, this work is a chronicle of the people of England from the earliest known times through the right of Richard III. Notable contents include biographies of Richard I, William Rufus, and King John, as well as histories of other kingdoms including Rome, Flemish, Norman, and French histories. Rastell also includes a thorough description of the Papacy.

According to Lowndes, this is one of only 500 known printed copies! Very rare! This edition, edited by Dibdin, was the first reprinted edition and systematically arranged with facsimile woodcuts. The 18 woodcuts are some of the most impressive full-page, folio woodcuts you will ever see in a 19th-century printing.

Item number: #23362
Price: $950

RASTELL, John

The pastime of people, or, the chronicles of divers realms ; and most especially of the realm of… Read More