‎Religions‎

‎"(SUBERTI, PETRUS, BISHOP OF SAINT PAPOUL).‎

‎De cultu vinee domini liber innumere plenus commoditatis - [VISITATION MANUAL]‎

‎Paris, Udalricus Gering & Bertholdus Remboldt, 1508, March 8. (Colophon). 4to-format (recte 8vo). Later nice full calf binding (ab. 1900) with richly gilt spine and gilt borders to boards. Scratches to front board. Title-page repaired at margin (with very minor loss to ab. two letters on both recto and verso). Folio VIII and first leaf of index repaired at margin with early 16th century printed paper (no loss). Title-page and index-leaf with fairly heavy dampstaining, otherwise mostly faint dampstaining. Large beautiful woodcut printer's device and many beautiful woodcut initials throughout (the first depicting Adam and Eve).‎

‎"[BIBLIA - PSALTERIUM - JACQUES LEFEVRE D'ETAPLES].‎

‎(Quincuplex Psalterium - Parts 4 & 5, consisting in the entire Psalterium Vetus & Psalterium Conciliatum). - [THE FIRST FRENCH BOOK OF PROTESTANTISM]‎

‎(Paris, Henricus Stephanus, 1513). Folio. Bound in a nice 18th century brown half calf with six raised bands to richly gilt spine. Corners slightly bumped and capitals worn, especially the lower one, where the capital band is showing and has loosened a bit. Inner hinge slightly weak. Front free end-paper with 18th century ink-annotation (title, year, etc.). A very light damp stain top the last portion of leaves, a bit heavier to the last two leaves. Otherwise internally very nice and clean. All in all a very nice copy, with only very light scattered brownspotting. Beautifully printed in two columns and in red and black throughout. Pp. 233-294.‎

‎"[CHRISTENSEN, HANS STEHN]‎

‎En liden Haandbog.‎

‎Kiøbenhaffn, (Mads Vingaard), 1578. 12mo. I et nyere beskeden hellæderbind. 152 af 192 blade. Mangler følgende blade: 1-6, A1-2, E6, Aa1, Cc1-6, Ee1-6, Ff1-6, Gg1-6 , Hh1-6, Titelblad og sidste blad med bogtrykkermærke i facsimile. Alle blade omrandet med rammegarniture. Med gennemgående misfarvning.‎

‎Den yderste sjældne originaludgave af Christensen's religiøse vejledning. Lauritz Nielsen er kun bekendt med ét eksemplar (i Det kongelige Bibliotek).First edition. ""All issues from the 16th century are very rare and in all only six copies were known to Lauritz Nielsen"".Lauritz Nielsen 1530Thesaurus 118‎

Bookseller reference : 57404

‎"[COMITÉ DES DÉLÉGATIONS JUIVES - ed.]‎

‎DAS SCHWARZBUCH. Tatsachen und Dokumente. Die Lage der Juden in Deutschland 1933. - [WARNING THE WORLD AGAINST THE NAZI TREATMENT OF THE JEWS]‎

‎Paris, 1934. Lex 8vo. Uncut, original black wrappers with yellow lettering to front and spine. A bit of wear to capitals and along hinges. Glue at spine partly gone. Considering its fragility, a very well preserved copy. Old owner's name to half-title (dated ""Kopenhagen 1937). Stamp to bottom of title-page: ""Edition du Rond-Point"". (4), 535, (1) pp.‎

‎Scarce first edition of this seminal ""Black Book"", one of the first books to alert the world to the treatment of Jews by the Nazis.‎

Bookseller reference : 46819

‎"ALSTED, JOHANN HEINRICH‎

‎Compendium philosophicum, exhibens methodum, definitiones, canones, distinctiones & quaestiones per universam philosophiam.‎

‎Herbornae Nassoviorum (Herborn), Corvinus & Muderspach, 1626. 8vo. In contemporary vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Boards with double ruled fillets. Wear and soiling to extremities. Vellum loosened from wooden boards in outer margin. Genealogical tree with scientific disciplines in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Previous owner's names to title-page and underlignings in text thoughout in contemporary hand, otherwise internally nice and clean. 1776 pp. + 1 folded plate and numerous engraving in text.‎

‎First edition of Alsted’s popular ""Compendium philosophicum"" widely used as a textbook in European universities during the 17th century covering various branches of philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and logic. Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588–1638) was a German-born Calvinist theologian, philosopher, and educator. He is best known for his works on theology, philosophy, and encyclopedic knowledge. Alsted was born in Hesse, Germany, and studied at several universities across Europe, including Marburg, Herborn and Heidelberg. He was deeply influenced by the Protestant Reformation and the scholastic traditions. “The majority of Alsted’s writings were on theology, and in them he displayed the same logical and encyclopedic approach found in the philosophical writings. Throughout the areas of Calvinist influence, form Transylvania to New England, Alsted’s systematic treatises on educational theory, theology, and philosophy exerted great influence in the universities during most of the seventeenth century. His writings covered the whole spectrum of natural philosophy: commentaries on the cabala, the Ars magna of Lull, mnemonics, traditional and Ramist logic, physics, mathematics, and astronomy.” (DSB).‎

Bookseller reference : 61017

‎"ANSELM OF CANTEBURY (SAINT ANSELM).‎

‎Opera Omnia, Extraneis in sacros Libros Commentariis exonerata. Theophilus Raynaudus Societatis Iesu Theologus Opuscula benè multa, nun primùm ex Vaticana Bibliotheca, aliisque, luce donavit Pleràque incerto hactenus autore vagata, Anselmo parenti, as...‎

‎Lugduni (Lyon), Laurentii Durand, 1630. Folio. Contemp. full vellum. Some soiling to vellum. Frontcover wrinkled at foot. Ms title on spine. Title-page printed in red/black. (12),460 pp. A later picture of St. Catharine's Church pasted on verso of title-page. Some of the first leaves with a faint dampstain in margin. Presentation inscription on first leaf of second part (dated 1897).‎

‎"ARNDT, JOHANN (+) JENS JENSSØN OTTHENSE (translator).‎

‎Paradjsis-Urtegaard det er: En Lyst-Hawe, fuld aff Christelige Dyder, som de udi Siælen ere at plante ved andæctige, lærsomme og trøstelige Bønner.‎

‎Copenhagen, Gøde, 1662. 8vo. In a nice early 20th century pastich Cambridge-style mirror binding (signed Geisler, Gothersgade 55) with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Edges of boards gilt. All edges coloured in red. Scratches and wear to spine and hinges. Previous owner's name to front free end-paper. Title-page slightly soiled and a few worn-tracts to outer margin, otherwise internally nice and clean. (16), 750, (30) pp.‎

‎Exceedingly rare Danish translation of Arndt's highly popular ""Paradiesgärtlein"". The present copy is the third danish edition. All Danish editions are of the utmost scarcity and are almost never found in the trade.The original German edition was published in 1612. The first published in Danish 1625, second in 1653. It was translated into most European languages. Thesaurus 315.‎

Bookseller reference : 61593

‎"ARNOLD, GOTTFRID. - THE HERETICS OF THE CHURCH.‎

‎Unparteyische Kirchen= und Ketzer= Historie. Vom Anfang des Neuen Testaments Biss auf das Jahr Christi 1688. (1.-2. Theil).‎

‎Franckfurt am Mayn, Thomas Fritsch, 1700. Folio. Bound in one contemp. full calf. Spine worn. lacks leather at upper compartment and wear to lower compartment. Corners bumped and worn. (20),411:695,(36) pp. Woodcut on titlepage. A few scattered brownspots. A faint dampstain to lower margins on a few leaves. Oth3rwise internally fine.‎

‎Scarce second edition of Arnold's influential ""Impartial History of the Church and of Heresy"".""In this major revision of church history, Arnold directed his sharpest criticism against those who wrote deeply biased apologetic ""orthodox"" histories instead of trying to understand where substantial religious differences actually came from. In his view,""heresy making"" was usually the defensive reaction of those in authority, rather than a true indictment of unconventional thinkers. He thought that the worst calamity in Church history was its establishment as the accepted and orthodox faith by the Roman Emperor Constantine in the fourth century. Arnold evinced a remarkable sympathy for a huge variety of ""heretics."" This ""impartial history"" exercised a wide influence on the German Enlightenment and won approval from such thinkers as Johann Wolfgang Goethe in addition to Leo Tolstoy.""‎

Bookseller reference : 49419

‎"ARNOLD, GOTTFRIED.‎

‎Die Erste Liebe. Das ist Wahre Abbildung Der Ersten Christen nach ihrem Lebendigen Glauben und Heiligen Leben, aus der ältesten und bewährtesten Kirchen=Scribenten eigenen Zeugnissen, Exemplen und Reden, nach der Wahrheit der Ersten einigen Christlich...‎

‎Altona, Johann Friedrich Bähr, 1722. 4to. Contemp. full vellum. Last inner hinge loose. The portrait lacks. Engraved emblematic frontispiece. (12),64,1121,(22) pp. A few scattered brownspots. Occassionally light browning to leaves. A few corners with tiny wormtract.‎

‎""Die Erste Liebe"" is Arnold first major work. ""An almost revolutionar book of the new trend that established his fame and brought him an appointment as professor at the University of Giessen in 1697, which he resigned a year later. This book gives a new picture of the primitive church as the ideal brotherhood to be emulated. Its appeal was tremendous throughout the 18th century (six editions appeared up to 1780, latest European edition 1845) and continued also its value as a favorite devotional reader among the Pennsylvania Germans (numerous editions in America). (Robert Friedmann in ""Mennonite Piety Through the Centuries"").‎

Bookseller reference : 48645

‎"AUTEUR DE ""SURSUM CORDA""."‎

‎Manuel Eucharistique.‎

‎TEQUI Pierre. 2ème édition. 1914. In-18. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 443 pages. Coiffes usées.. . . . Classification Dewey : 200-RELIGION‎

‎Classification Dewey : 200-RELIGION‎

Bookseller reference : RO80017157

‎"BADEN, LAURIDTZ ERNSTSØN von.‎

‎Himmel-Stie, Det er en liden Undervisning at søge Livsens Vey oventil paa det mand kand undfly helvede nedentil...‎

‎Kiøbenhaffn, Christian Wering, 1670. Lille 8vo. Senere hldrbind med trykt titeletiket på ryg. (40),85,(2) pp., 18 halvsides kobberstukne emblem-plancher. Hele teksten tilstede, men 1 blad af de 2 blade ""Approbatio"" er i facsimile. Lidt spredte svage skjolder.‎

‎"BARCLAY, ROBERT.‎

‎Forsvar for den Sande Christelige Theologi, som den Kundgioris og Prædikis af det Folk, som af Foragt kaidis Quækere.‎

‎London, T. Sowle, 1738. Large8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Mirrordecorations to boards. With a few repairs to hindges and spine. With new title-label to spine. Annotated titlepage. Enclosed handwitten note concerning the book by the Danish historian Bjørn Kornerup. Internally with light occassional dampstaining. XVIII, 556, (5).‎

‎"BARONIUS, CAESAR & ABRAHAM BZOVIUS.‎

‎Annales Ecclesiastici. Editio novissima ab ipsomet ante obitum aucta & iam denuo recognita. Tomi Duodecim (12 Tomi) + (Continuation:) Annalium Ecclesiasticorum post Caesarem Baronium... Authore Abrahamo Bzovio. Tomus XIII-XX. (= Vols 1-20). - [THE GREATEST HISTORY OF THE CHURCH EVER WRITTEN]‎

‎Köln, Ioannis Gymnici, Antonius Boetzer, 1624 a. 1621-1640. Folio. (40 x 26 cm.). Bound in 8 (thick) uniform contemp. full pigskin over wood. Raised bands and richly blindtooled covers. Titlelabels with gilt lettering. Clasps missing. Spines a bit rubbed. Wear to some spineends. Some upper compartments with nicks, one volume having a tear in leather at upper compartment. One volume having a small loss of leather also at upper compartement. With engraved title-page, engraved portrait of Baronius, engraved portrait of pope Urban VII. More than 10000 pp. Printed in double-columns. In general internally fine.‎

‎"BAXTERA, RICHARDA (RICHARD BAXTER).‎

‎Wècnè Odpocinutj Swatych. Josef Rossek (Translator).‎

‎Gicjne, Kastranka, 1839. 8vo. Fine full morocco, gilt spine with gilt lettering. Broad gilt borders on covers. All edges gilt. Kept in a protective slipcase. XVI,388 pp.‎

‎"BAYLY, LEWIS.‎

‎Praxis pietatis: Das ist: ubung der Gottseligkeit: Anfanglich in englischer Sprache beschrieben durch Ludwig Baili. 2 parts. (+) Ein sehr schönes Tractätlein Von der wahren Christlichen Andacht. - [EARLY GERMAN TRANSLATION]‎

‎Luneburg, Johan und Heinrich Sternen, 1634. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. With two clasps, missing one of the catches. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. A few scratches to boards and leather on spine cracked. Internally nice and clean. (12), 480, 76, 115 pp. + double-page frontispiece.‎

‎The exceedingly rare early (second?) German translation of Bishop Bayly's seminal ""The Practice of Piety"". The book became immensely popular during the 17th century, particularly among Puritans and other Protestant groups and was “the most popular English book in Germany in the seventeenth century. At least sixty-nine German editions were published before 1743” (Damrau, Early Puritan Literature in Germany). We have not been able to trace a single copy of the early edition in the trade. “Lewis Bayly was born around 1575 at Carmarthen, Wales, where Thomas Bayly, who probably was his father, was serving as curate at that time. Lewis and his first wife, who was probably Judith Appleton, had their first son in 1595, followed by four additional children. Bayly secured the living of Shipston-on-Stour, in Worcestershire, in 1597, and three years later was presented to the crown living of Evesham in the same county, where he served as headmaster of the grammar school. Bayly soon became known for his preaching and was appointed a chaplain to Prince Henry within a few years of King James’s accession. In 1606, he was presented to the rectory of Llanedi, Carmarthenshire, but remained largely at Evesham. Though he was a conformed Calvinist who respected the authority of the church, Bayly emphasized Puritan-like piety. Shortly after his wife passed away in 1608, he began to work on turning some of his sermons into what would become a Protestant classic, The Practice of Piety.”(Beeke, Meet the Puritans). Provenance: Valdemar's Castle, Denmark‎

Bookseller reference : 61725

‎"BERNARDUS CLARAEVALLENSIS - BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - SAINT BERNARD -‎

‎Tractatus beati bernardi abbatis clareuallensis d laudibus beate marie vginis super euageliu Missus est angelus gabriel cetera. - [SHAPING MARIAN DEVOTION - THE SCHÄFER-COPY]‎

‎(Antwerp, Gerard Leeu, undated but between August 2, 1487 & 1489) 4to (204 x 141 mm). In 19th-century half vellum over marbled paper covered boards. Old paper-label stating ""Bernadus"" pasted on to lower part of spine. Light wear to extremities, spine slightly discoloured and boards with a few scratches. First 6 ff. reinforced by fragments of a 13th-century manuscript on vellum. Ex-libris pasted on to back free end-paper. Title woodcut illustration depicting the Annunciation (belongs to a quarto series of 68 blocks by the ""Second Gouda Woodcutter"", specifically to the 44 blocks copied from Israhel van Meckenem’s smallest Passion series. The present impression is the sixth - see Bibliothek Otto Schäfer, vol. 1, p. 165). Title-page slightly soiled. Lower margin of title-page with annotation in contemporary calligraphed hand ""Liber monasterij bemensis premonstratensium ordinis huesden"" (see below). Lower blank margins throughout carefully washed and pressed. Housed in a green slipcase. 30 ff. Provenance: - The Abbey of the Prémontrés of Berne (near Heusden, Netherlands)"" contemporary manuscript inscription: ""Liber monasterij bemensis premonstratensium ordinis huesden"". (15th/16th century).- Portsmouth/Bishophouse (United Kingdom), Virtue & Cahill Library (Christie’s 5-7-1967.) Nr. 8, bought by Breslauer.- 1968: Sold by Breslauer to:- Otto Schäfer Collection, Schweinfurt (Federal Republic of Germany), with its ""OS"" stamp. Exhibited at “Druckgraphik des 15. Jahrhunderts”, organized by Mr. Otto Schäfer in 1973 for the Fränkische Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft, Schweinfurt (N° B.83, described p. 64 of the catalog). Katalog der Bibliothek Otto Schäfer Schweinfurt, no. 42.‎

‎Second - being the first illustrated - edition of Bernard of Clairvaux’s seminal work on the Virgin Mary, her virtues, her role in salvation and her theological significance. It is structured as a commentary on the passage from the Gospel of Luke (1:26) where the angel Gabriel announces the Incarnation to Mary. Bernard was a produtive writer on various aspects of the Bible and Christianity. As a devoted Mariologist, he emphasized Mary's central role in Christian theology and preached effectively on Marian devotions, making the present publication one of the most representative and influential of all his works. It was pivotal in shaping Medieval and Renaissance Marian devotion. Antwerp rapidly emerged as a dominant center for illustrated books in the late 15th century, with Gerard Leeu, the printer of the present work, at the forefront of this movement. He was among the most prolific printers of his time, using over 850 different woodblocks across his works:""Antwerp rapidly became the main centre for illustrated books in the Low Countries and Gerard Leeu was without doubt the most prolific printer of them, with more than 850 different woodblocks used in the books he produced. He collaborated with anonymous engravers, whose names came from their place of activity: from the First and Second Gouda woodcutters, to the Master of Haarlem and the First Antwerp Woodcutter. Leeu also obtained many other engravings from colleagues such as Jacob Bellaert (fl. 1483-1486) from Haarlem, or Heinrich Knoblochtzer (c. 1445-1500) from Strasbourg. As evidence of his good relationships with certain other printers, Leeu did not hesitate to lend them woodblocks, as, for example, he did with Johann Koelhoff (c. 1502) in Cologne and Arend de Keysere († 1489) in Ghent. After his death, his collection of woodblocks was dispersed amongst several printers, such as, in Antwerp, Adriaen van Liesvelt (fl. 1494-1500), Dirk Martens, Roland van den Dorp († c. 1500) and Henrick Eckert, as well as the Zwolle-based Peter Os van Breda (fl. 1480-1510). Leeu is a perfect example of a printer who used all available means to get hold of the materials required to illustrate his editions, and, in contrast to some others, he never resorted to using less competent engravers who would simply copy woodcuts that appeared in the publications of competitors."" (Adam, The Emergence of Antwerp as a printing centre, p. 21). The present work has a most fascinating provenance. The earliest recorded ownership of this book places it in the Abbey of the Prémontrés of Berne, located near Heusden in the Netherlands. It was most likely placed in this library immediately or shortly after printing, judging from the inscription on the title-page. The Abbey of Prémontré was among the monasteries suppressed after the French Revolution and it was demolished in 1790. At some point, the book crossed the North Sea and found its way to England. By the mid-20th century, it was housed in Portsmouth, specifically at the Bishophouse, and became part of the Virtue & Cahill Library collection. The book was later sold at Christie’s auction on July 5–7, 1967 (catalogued as Nr. 8), where it was purchased by Bernard Breslauer. In 1968, Breslauer sold the book to Otto Schäfer, the noted German collector and industrialist. Schäfer’s collection in Schweinfurt was renowned for its focus on early printed books and illustrated incunabula. During its time in the Schäfer Collection, the book was exhibited in 1973 as part of the “Druckgraphik des 15. Jahrhunderts” exhibition, organized for the Fränkische Bibliophilen-Gesellschaft in Schweinfurt. BM 15th century IX, p. 193 Goff B400 Hain-Copinger 2864-2865 Schäfer 42 ISTC: ib00400000 OCLC only listS one copy in the US (Cambridge MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library)‎

Bookseller reference : 62077

‎"BIBLIA DANICA - CHRISTIAN IV'S KIRKEBIBEL.‎

‎Biblia Det er Den gantske Hellige Scrifft paa Danske igien offuerseet oc Prentet effter vor allernaadigste Herris oc Kongis Christian den IV. Befalning. (3 Dele).‎

‎Kiøbenhaffn, (Melchior Martzan og Salomon Sartor), (1632-) 1633. Folio. (37,5 x 24,5 cm.). Nær samtidigt hellæderbind over svært træ. De ægte bind markeret i blindtryk på ryggen. Permerne er begge forsynet med talrige mindre stifter med store hoveder i messing til beskyttelse af permerne ved opslag. 2 lukkestroppe med blanke messingbeslag hvor den lille klo på det ene er bortslidt. Bindet er antageligt fra sidste halvdel af 1600-tallet og ganske velbevaret. Blokken er noget løs, men heftesnorene, som er intakte skal fastgøres på permernes inderside, hvilket kræver noget lim og måske en fornyelse af forsatsbladene. Halvtitelblad, 2 deltitelblade. Kobberstukket titelblad, kobberstukket portræt af Christian IV. (24),353,226,157 blade (af 159 - sidste tekstblad og registerbladet mangler til Ny Testamente). Teksten med talrige træsnit. Halvtitelbladet, som næsten altid mangler, er løst og kantflosset. Et blad løs i heftningen. Enkelte blade i Fortalen med smårifter og lettere kantflossede. En del af de sidste blade i Ny Testamente med slid i ydre marginer. Enkelte blade kantforstærkede. Med talrige træsnit i teksten.‎

‎"BIBLIA DANICA - THE CHRISTIAN IV BIBLE‎

‎Biblia Det er Den gantske Hellige Scrifft paa Danske igien offuerseet oc Prentet effter vor allernaadigste Herris oc Kongis K. Christian den IV. Befaling. Mett Register/ alle D. Lutheri Fortaler ghans Udledning i Brædden oc Viti Theodori Summarier. Cu... - [THE MAGNIFICENT CHRISTIAN IV FOLIO BIBLE]‎

‎Kiøbenhaffn, (Melchior Martzan og Salomon Sartor), (1632-) 1633. Folio (binding: 37 x 25 cm.). Bound in a spledid, contemporary full calf binding over wooden boards. Rich, elaborate gilding to both boards and spine. The gilding is vague, especially on the front board, but the tooling is very sharp, and the binding overall is magnificent. With four beautiful, ornamented brass edges to each board and two large ornamented brass clasps. All edges are gilt and beautifully blindtooled. Wear to capitals, where the cords are loosening a bit, and with a bit of loss of leather. A bit of wear to hinges, at the cords, which are showing. But overall the binding is in splendid condition. Also internally extremely well preserved. The title-page has a tiny restored hole to lower right corner, and the first four leaves might have been inserted. They are slightly smaller at the outer margin than the other leaves. But that might also be due to restoration, as the binding has not been tampered with at any point and is completely unrestored. The text is unusually nice, clean and fresh, by far the nicest copy we have ever come across. Pasted-down front end-paper with the ownership signature and lacquered coat-of-arms seal of Severin Svanenhielm (Severin Seehusen (1664-1726) ) as well as the ownership signatures of Søren Schiøtz (1796-1863) (with names of members of his family), C. Th. Zahle and Erik Zahle. With the book plate of William Davignon (d. 1924). The brass corners carry the initials HL and are depicted in Johannes Rudbeck's Svenska Bokband I (fig. 26, p.53). The binding there is dated 1622, whereas our binding is from 1633 or right after. The brass fittings were a commercial merchandise for sale in Germany and probably also in both Sweden and Denmark. Engraved title-page and two engraved half-titles as well as the engraved portrait of Christian IV, all by the royal engraver Simon the Pas. Withoput the half-title, which merely contains the printed words ""BIBLIA / Paa Danske"", which is almost never present. (21 - not counting the engraved title-page and the portrait), 353 (i.e. 354 due to the erroneous double pagination 353), 226, 159 ff.‎

‎"BIFIELD (BYFELD, NICHOLAS).‎

‎Gulde regelen van een heyligh leven, of Een tractaet vervattende de heylighe regieringe onses levens in de Schiftuere voor-geschreven - [FIRST DUTCH TRANSLATION]‎

‎Amsterdam, Johannes van Someren, 1656. 8vo. In the original blank wrappers. Small paper label pasted on to top of spine (Inventory number in Valdemar's Castle's library). Missing upper part of spine. Extremities slightly miscoloured. Leaf A7 and A8 missing lower half of leaf, otherwise internally nice and clean. (10), 150, (20) pp.‎

‎Rare first Dutch translation of Byfeld’s “Golden Rules of a Holy Life” provides guidelines for leading a devout and holy life based on the precepts found in the Bible. Nicholas Byfield (1579–1622) was a prominent religious figure in England during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his Calvinistic Puritan beliefs. He was born in Warwickshire around 1579, and although he attended Oxford University, he didn't graduate. Instead, he became a preacher and was initially bound for Ireland but ended up staying in Chester due to his popularity as a preacher there. In 1611, Byfield became involved in a controversy regarding Sabbath observance when a young man he had instructed, John Brerewood, refused to work on Sundays based on Byfield's teachings. This sparked a debate between Byfield and Edward Brerewood, John's uncle, which was later published as ""A Learned Treatise of the Sabaoth"" in 1630. In 1615, Byfield became the vicar of Isleworth, where he served diligently until his death in 1622 at the age of around 43. He suffered from kidney stones for many years, which ultimately contributed to his death. Byfield was survived by his wife Elizabeth and at least eight children, one of whom was named Adoniram. (See DNB).‎

Bookseller reference : 61707

‎"BLACKMORE, RICHARD.‎

‎A Paraphrase on the Book of Job: As likewise on the Songs of Moses, Deborah, David: On Four Select Psalms: Some Chapters of Isaiah, and the Third Chapter of Habakkuk.‎

‎London, Awnsham and John Churchill, 1700. Folio. Bound in a beautiful contemporary Cambridge style binding with five raised bands to spine and ""mirror"" ornamentation to boards. Title-label to spine missing. Edges of boards gilt. Minor restaurations to boards and capitals. Wear to capitals and hinges. Corners bumped. Outer margin af title page professionally repaired, without affecting text. A few scattered brownspots, otherwise internally clean. (40),291,(1) pp.‎

‎"BLAIR, JAMES.‎

‎Vor Frelseres guddommelige Prædiken paa Bierget, som indeholdis i det Vte, VIte, og VIIde Capitler af St. Matthæi Evangelium forklaret, og Øvelsen deraf anpriist i adskillige Prædikener i Fire Tomer...Paa Dansk oversat Dideric de Thurah. 4 Bd.‎

‎Kiøbenhavn, Kongl. Waysenhuuses Bogtrykkeri af C.F. Risel, 1761. Indbundet i 2 samtidige helldrbd. med rig rygforgyldning og skindtitler på rygge. Rygge med lettere brugspor. 988,795 pp. Indvendig ren og frisk.‎

‎"BLAIR, JAMES.‎

‎Vor Frelsers guddommelige Prædiken paa Bierget, som indeholdes i det Vte, VIte, og VIIde Capitler af St. Matthæi Evangelium forklaret, og Øvelsen deraf anpriist i adskillige Prædikener i fiire Tomer... Paa Dansk oversat af Dideric de Thurah. 4 Bd.‎

‎Kiøbenhavn, Waysenhuuses Bogtrykkerie ved C.F. Risel, 1761. 4 velbevarede samtidige hldrbd. med ophøjede bind på rygge og rig tidstypisk rygforgyldning. En smule slid ved kapitæler på 2 bind. 988,795 pp.‎

‎"BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER - BASKERVILLE PRINT.‎

‎The Book of Common Prayer, and Administrations of the Sacrements, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The Church of England: together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in Chur...‎

‎Cambridge, John Baskerville, 1762. Royal 8vo. (25 x 16,5 cm.). Bound in a very fine contemp. full red morocco. Gilt lineborders and broad gilt borders on covers. 6 raised bands, alternating profusely gilt compartments. Inside gilt borders. Outer edges of covers gilt. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Heads of spineends gilt. A small neath repair to top of spine. 344 unnumbered leaves. First 2 and last 2 leaves blank. printed on good paper. Fine and clean throughout. On the first blank is written ""Bakman/ The Gift of the Bishop of Oxford 1765"". On pastedown 2 engraved bookplates of ""Hugh Bijshopp"" and ""Castle Goring"".‎

‎"BOYD, ZACHARIE‎

‎The Last Battell of the Soule in Death. Vol 1 (of 2).‎

‎Edinburgh, by the heires of Andro Hart, 1629 (On first title-page), 1628 (on second title-page). 8vo. In contemporary full calf with triple ruled fillets to boards. Wear to extremities, upper half of spine with loss of leather. Scratches and holes in the leather to boards. Annotations and previous owner's name to front front free end-paper. The previous owner's name written on several leaves throughout the book. (60), 564 pp.‎

‎The exceedingly rare reissue (Vol 1 of 2 only) of Boyd’s most substantial and arguably most famous prose treatise, a text written in the ‘Ars moriendi’-tradition. It ""must be accounted among the scarcest of seventeenth century Scottish books"" (Weir, Bibliographical Notices of 'The Last Battell of the Soule in Death'). Zacharie Boyd (c. 1585–1653) was a Scottish clergyman, poet and supporter of Presbyterianism. He studied at the University of Glasgow and served as minister of the Barony Church and Vice-Chancellor of the university. Boyd is best known for his ‘Boyd's Bible’, a paraphrase of Scripture into Scottish verse and the present work. Lowndes only list the 1629-edition.‎

Bookseller reference : 60485

‎"BOYLE, ROBERT.‎

‎Some Considerations Touching the Style Of the H. Scriptures. Extracted from several parts of a Discourse (concerning divers Particulars belonging to the Bible). Written divers Years since to a Friend.‎

‎London, Henry Herringman, 1663. Small 8vo. Cont. full calf, blindtooled borders. Spine ends defective, back and corners somewhat worn. Old names on title. (42),252 pp. (should be 254 pp., last leaf lacks). Some traces of use, but internally fairly good.‎

‎Second edition. The first published 1661. - Fulton No. 42: ""The Style of the Scriptures, the first of his devotional works, is a remarkable forerunner of modern higher criticism which is said to have begin nearly a century later with Astruc (1773).""‎

Bookseller reference : 29088