1981réf. 615494Southern Africa 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine. Photo album consisting of 38 color photos belonging to Charles V. Hamilton. In 1967 with cowriter Stokely Carmichael Hamilton published the groundbreaking book Black Power: The Politics of Liberation. Part of the book's and Hamilton's legacy is solidifying the term "institutional racism in public discourse. From 1969 until his retirement in 1998 Hamilton was the Wallace S. Sayre professor of government and political science at Columbia University. This photo album documents the three years Hamilton spent working for the Study Commission on U.S. Policy Toward Southern Africa spanning the years 1979 to 1981. The findings of this study were compiled into a book by Allison Drew titled South Africa: Time is Running Out 1981. A review of the book published in the peer reviewed journal Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies states that the goal of the report was "to create a policy framework based on United States interests in the South African context." However the review's conclusion is rather critical of the commission's results stating: "Although taking a firm stance against petty apartheid and effectively challenging South Africa's view of its own strategic importance the commission's economic policy recommendations amount to a carte blanche for continued United States investments. In essence therefore the commission's suggestions support the status quo. Its recommendation of continued United States investment is in fact a vote of confidence for apartheid . Moderation and maximization of interests within a nonviolent framework are the main themes of this book and moderation is what it seeks from the reader.” This apparently unsuccessful attempt to bridge the gap between public interests and business interests is partially illustrated in the mix of individuals who were involved. Hamilton was appointed as one of 11 commissioners on the study along with other academics and activists such as Ruth Simms Hamilton no relation Aileen C Hernandez and Constance Hilliard. Other members included businessmen such as Alan Pifer the acting president of the Carnegie Corporation at the time; C. Peter McColough the CEO of Xerox; businessman and philanthropist Frank A. Thomas; and J. Irwin Miller a businessman known for his civic activism. We have confirmed photographs featuring both Charles V. Hamilton and Frank A. Thomas and we believe that there are also photos of Ruth Simms Hamilton Aileen C. Hernandez J. Irwin Miller C. Peter McColough and Howard D. Samuel. The photos show them having talks and meeting locals. One shows Hamilton and we believe McColough at a talk on DWEP The Domestic Workers and Employers Project; one shows Thomas with four locals one of them holding an umbrella over Thomas' head; one shows Thomas outside of what appears to be a church speaking to a man with a crowd of children surrounding them; and one shows a large gathering of people Hamilton included in hardhats and jumpsuits. There are also six photos taken at what we believe to be a mansion known as "Graceland" located in Muizenberg Cape Town South Africa. One is a view of what looks to be the back of the house taken from afar then we see exterior shots of commissioners and others drinking coffee and chatting and interior shots of them working. Later in the album perhaps at Graceland a curious photo shows three people looking from a second story railing and displaying a large cartoon. It’s very hard to make out the caption in full but it mentions “the press.” Also included is a bag of personal mementos: four home photographs of a child two including a man and one including a woman a copy of Pages of Time: 1929 the year Hamilton was born given to him for his 74th birthday a card with a newspaper clipping announcing him being appointed professor of government at Columbia University his daughter's Carol ID card from when she worked in the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Commerce as well as her business card from when she was the president of Cooper Hamilton Associates; and three other business cards perhaps of associates. Based on the presentation we suspect that this album was a gift given to each of the eleven commissioners though we cannot find another example of it. The album consists of 38 color photographs affixed to thick cardstock pages bound within an album of blue leather boards stamped in silver print on the front board with two lines of silver tooling on the spine. Boards worn but overall a near fine album with the photos clean and bright. A behind the scenes look at the Study Commission on U.S. Policy Toward Southern Africa in the time of Apartheid. hardcover
1981réf. 615494Southern Africa 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine. Photo album consisting of 38 color photos belonging to Charles V. Hamilton. In 1967 with cowriter Stokely Carmichael Hamilton published the groundbreaking book Black Power: The Politics of Liberation. Part of the book's and Hamilton's legacy is solidifying the term "institutional racism in public discourse. From 1969 until his retirement in 1998 Hamilton was the Wallace S. Sayre professor of government and political science at Columbia University. This photo album documents the three years Hamilton spent working for the Study Commission on U.S. Policy Toward Southern Africa spanning the years 1979 to 1981. The findings of this study were compiled into a book by Allison Drew titled South Africa: Time is Running Out 1981. A review of the book published in the peer reviewed journal Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies states that the goal of the report was "to create a policy framework based on United States interests in the South African context." However the review's conclusion is rather critical of the commission's results stating: "Although taking a firm stance against petty apartheid and effectively challenging South Africa's view of its own strategic importance the commission's economic policy recommendations amount to a carte blanche for continued United States investments. In essence therefore the commission's suggestions support the status quo. Its recommendation of continued United States investment is in fact a vote of confidence for apartheid . Moderation and maximization of interests within a nonviolent framework are the main themes of this book and moderation is what it seeks from the reader.” This apparently unsuccessful attempt to bridge the gap between public interests and business interests is partially illustrated in the mix of individuals who were involved. Hamilton was appointed as one of 11 commissioners on the study along with other academics and activists such as Ruth Simms Hamilton no relation Aileen C Hernandez and Constance Hilliard. Other members included businessmen such as Alan Pifer the acting president of the Carnegie Corporation at the time; C. Peter McColough the CEO of Xerox; businessman and philanthropist Frank A. Thomas; and J. Irwin Miller a businessman known for his civic activism. We have confirmed photographs featuring both Charles V. Hamilton and Frank A. Thomas and we believe that there are also photos of Ruth Simms Hamilton Aileen C. Hernandez J. Irwin Miller C. Peter McColough and Howard D. Samuel. The photos show them having talks and meeting locals. One shows Hamilton and we believe McColough at a talk on DWEP The Domestic Workers and Employers Project; one shows Thomas with four locals one of them holding an umbrella over Thomas' head; one shows Thomas outside of what appears to be a church speaking to a man with a crowd of children surrounding them; and one shows a large gathering of people Hamilton included in hardhats and jumpsuits. There are also six photos taken at what we believe to be a mansion known as "Graceland" located in Muizenberg Cape Town South Africa. One is a view of what looks to be the back of the house taken from afar then we see exterior shots of commissioners and others drinking coffee and chatting and interior shots of them working. Later in the album perhaps at Graceland a curious photo shows three people looking from a second story railing and displaying a large cartoon. It’s very hard to make out the caption in full but it mentions “the press.” Also included is a bag of personal mementos: four home photographs of a child two including a man and one including a woman a copy of Pages of Time: 1929 the year Hamilton was born given to him for his 74th birthday a card with a newspaper clipping announcing him being appointed professor of government at Columbia University his daughter's Carol ID card from when she worked in the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Commerce as well as her business card from when she was the president of Cooper Hamilton Associates; and three other business cards perhaps of associates. Based on the presentation we suspect that this album was a gift given to each of the eleven commissioners though we cannot find another example of it. The album consists of 38 color photographs affixed to thick cardstock pages bound within an album of blue leather boards stamped in silver print on the front board with two lines of silver tooling on the spine. Boards worn but overall a near fine album with the photos clean and bright. A behind the scenes look at the Study Commission on U.S. Policy Toward Southern Africa in the time of Apartheid. hardcover books
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réf. H79Buenos Aires Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 1889 Parte VI 1891. Gr.-4to. S.253-326 mit 1 mehrfach gefalteten farbigen Karte. Neuer Leinenband ein sauberes gutes Exemplar. unknown
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réf. 43900Amsterdam.Paris.Saillant.1771.6 vols.in-12 en reliure d'époque.1ère édition française. BE.Veau raciné,dos fleuris avec pièces de titre et de tomaison.Tranches rouges.Cachets de bibliothèque sans gène.Qques rousseurs et légers manques de cuir aux coiffes.
réf. 120939London Printed for J. Jones at the Dolphin and Crown in S. Paul's Church- yard and W. Hawes at the Rose in Ludgate-street 1699. . First edition in English; 8vo 19.5 x 12.5 cm; engraved portrait frontispiece engraved bookplate to front pastedown slightly toned; contemporary mottled calf covers ruled in blind contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine a little rubbed very good; 16 277 9pp. The first edition in English of the memoir of the military commander Charles V Duke of Lorraine and Bar 1643-1690 a solider in the service of the Habsburg Empire who led the imperial forces in the Great Turkish War and broke the siege of Vienna in September 1683. The text consists of a series of short essays on topics including the qualities required of different types of military officers from Quarter-Master to a General of the Artillery military discipline what constitutes a 'just offensive war' alliances truces appended with his observations on the strength and power of Germany as it stood at the time. According to the dedicatory epistle the work is published for the first time from the 'Papers of Charles the V. late Duke of Lorraine'. Little is known of the translator Rupert Beck whose name does not appear otherwise in the English Short Title Catalogue. The text was reprinted only once in a scarce edition of 1701. From the library the Whig politician John Wallop 1690-1762 who was elevated to the peerage as Baron Wallop and Viscount Lymington in 1720 and later made Earl of Portsmouth in 1743. ESTC R200475. London, Printed for J. Jones at the Dolphin and Crown in S. Paul's Church- yard, and W. Hawes at the Rose in Ludgate-street, 169 unknown
1548réf. 690P16Moguntiae: Iuo Schoeffer 1548. Disbound. Good. 12" by 8". None. A vanishingly scarce sixteenth century pamphlet discussing the Reformation in Europe and the creation of the new Church written by Charles V the Holy Roman Emperor. A vanishingly scarce work. Not seen at auction since 1993. Collated bound without the last leaf. In the original Latin. Printer's device to the title page. Pagination is only to the recto of leaves counting leaves rather than pages. Undated dated from WorldCat. This pamphlet discusses the creation of the Church of the Reformation written in the midst of Henry VIII's break from the Roman Catholic Church. Written by Charles V the Holy Roman Emperor who was staunchly against Henry VIII. Pope Clement VII appeared to be more scared of Charles V than of Henry during the debate after Henry wished for an annulment. There was also the possibility that Charles V would act out revenge for his aunt Catherine Aragon. Charles was a member of the rising House of Habsburg. Stamp to the reverse of the title page. Disbound. The outer leaves are age-toned with some light marks. Small repair to the fore edge of the title page. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with the occasional light mark. Light tidemark to the tail of leaves C3 to E1. Very small chip to leaf E3 affecting two words of text. Ink underlines to the text. Good Iuo Schoeffer unknown
1995réf. 29282Chicago Illinois U.S.A.: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer--; T-Willch; MENTAL HEALTH RACISM SEXISM PSYCHOLOGY . 1995. 0822955490 . Univ of Pittsburgh Pr paperback
1967réf. 1382228New York: Vintage Books 1967. First Paperback Edition First Printing. Softcover. Small Octavo 198 10 pages. In Very Good condition. In publisher's printed white paper wraps black lettering. Light shelfwear. Text block toned as usual. Signed flat by Carmichael on the interior of front wrap. Scarce signed. Shelved case 1 1/2. Kwame Ture born Stokely Carmichael was an American activist who played a major role in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement. He was a key leader in the development of the Black Power movement with the first popular use of the term "black power" as a social and racial slogan given by Carmichael. He lead the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC was an "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party BPP and served as a leader of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party A-APRP. Black Power: The Politics of Liberation defines Black Power presents insights into the roots of racism in the United States and suggests a means of reforming the traditional political process for the future. 1382228. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Vintage Books unknown
1967réf. 1382228New York: Vintage Books 1967. First Paperback Edition First Printing. Softcover. Small Octavo 198 10 pages. In Very Good condition. In publisher's printed white paper wraps black lettering. Light shelfwear. Text block toned as usual. Signed flat by Carmichael on the interior of front wrap. Scarce signed. Shelved case 1 1/2. Kwame Ture born Stokely Carmichael was an American activist who played a major role in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement. He was a key leader in the development of the Black Power movement with the first popular use of the term "black power" as a social and racial slogan given by Carmichael. He lead the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC was an "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party BPP and served as a leader of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party A-APRP. Black Power: The Politics of Liberation defines Black Power presents insights into the roots of racism in the United States and suggests a means of reforming the traditional political process for the future. 1382228. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Vintage Books unknown books
1551réf. 001314Martinus Rotarius 1551 4-33 Pp. lacks A2-3. Charles V Holy Roman Emperor 1500-1558. Description: Old velum rubbed & marked woodcut arms on title errata f. at end marginal wormholes browned name at foot of title and errata long note in an elegant 16th century italic hand on verso rebacked new endpapers small 4to. Provenance: Diego de Colmenares 1586-1651 historian author of Historia de. Segovia y.Castilla1637; names on title and at end. Condition: Very good; pages trimmed upper margin to page number. Dimensions: 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 1/2." NOTE: Rare USTC N° 408702 lists only 2 copies. There exists also a similar edition with the name of the printer '' Reinerus Velpius''. This last edition seems to be more common; USTC lists 8 copies. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Martinus Rotarius hardcover
1541réf. 6035Nuremberg 1541. Large 8vo. Johann Petri 18th-century gold-tooled calf richly decorated spine each board with a frame of fillets with small flowers in the four corners red edges. With a large ornamental woodcut coat-of-arms of Charles V helmed mantled crowned and with 2 putti holding the order of the Golden Fleece on the title-page 11 woodcut initials with pictorial decoration 2 series plus 4 repeats. Set in 2 sizes of Venetian-style roman type with larger roman capitals and incidental italic with upright capitals in the Aldine style. 45 1 blank ll. One of the first two editions order uncertain in the original Latin this one published at Nuremberg of the assertion by the Reichstag the meeting of the Imperial Counts of the Holy Roman Empire in Regensburg of the Emperor Charles Vs rights to the Duchy of Gelre and the County of Zutphen as well as the rejection of the objections raised by Wilhelm Duke of Cleve and since 1538 also Duke of Gelre at Frankfurt in 1539. It was a loss for the Dukes of Gelre in their struggle against the Emperor Charles V who wanted to include Gelre in his empire. He actually succeeded in doing so in 1543 two years after the present publication. A short list of errata appears at the end.The first three editions of the present Assertio in the original Latin and a German translation all appeared by 1541. Although the present edition is undated the colophon of the 1541 Antwerp edition by Martinus Meranus Marten Vermeere explicitly notes that it follows Petris present Nuremberg edition ad exemplar Joannis Petrei Nurenbergae impressum which therefore cannot be later than 1541 it is usually ascribed to that year while the Cologne edition by Quentel is dated August 1541. The texts of the Cologne and the present Nuremberg editions show several differences and each has a list of errata at the end but the errata are completely different and neither edition incorporates the corrections from the other suggesting a degree of independence. In very good condition and with large margins leaf size 26.5 x 18.5 cm. Traces of the removal of a large bookplate once pasted on the first endleaf.l USTC 613601 14 copies; VD16 A 3911 8 copies; cf. BMC STC Dutch p. 83 1541 Antwerp ed. Tiele Pamfletten 13 idem Barbier IV col. 1161 idem; not in Adams. unknown
1527réf. ABC_49771Antwerp: Joannes Grapheus 1527. 17th-century vellum sewn on 4 supports laced through the joints remnants of closing ties red and grey sprinkled edges. Small 8vo. With a woodcut printer's device on the final page of ad 1 and 2 decorated woodcut initials in ad 2. 2 works in 1 volume. With bound before ad 1: CLEMENT VII Pope. Epistolae duae Altera Clementis VII Papae ad Karolum V Imperatorem Aug. etc. Altera Karoli V Imp. Aug. etc. Clementi respondentis. Cologne Petrus Quentell March 1527. Early edition of the correspondence between Emperor Charles V and King Francis I illustrating the strained political situation in Europe during the years 1526-1527. Francis was captured by Charles' army in February 1525 and held captive until he signed the Treaty of Madrid in January 1526 in which he surrendered Italy Artois Flanders and Burgundy to Charles. However he broke the treaty upon his return to France. The present work contains nine documents. Together these were issued as political propaganda intended to counteract the indignation aroused in many parts of Europe when the imperial army invaded Italy and ransacked Rome May 6 1527. Included are inter alia the text of the "Foedus Clementinum" Francis I's refusal to approve the Treaty of Madrid and the imperial letter to the Roman cardinals of October 6 1526 demanding that they summon a general council even against the will of the Pope. Several editions of the work appeared in 1527 including translations into Dutch and French. The present copy comes from the library of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun 1655-1716.Ad 2 contains two letters one from Pope Clement VII to Emperor Charles V written on the 23rd of June 1526 and the response of the latter written on the 17th of September of the same year. The pope had just entered into an alliance with Francis I against Charles and started the War of the League of Cognac 1526-1530 to drive him away from the Italian Peninsula. Together with ad 1 the present work provides an understanding of the complex political and religious tensions in Europe during the period.With a 17th-century ownership annotation on the title page of ads 1 and 2 "Fletcher". A brown stain on the front board. The work is somewhat browned throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: Knuttel 32; Nijhoff & Kronenberg 1263; USTC 403777; not in the STCV; Ad 2: Adams C 2135; USTC 651301; VD 16 K339. Joannes Grapheus, hardcover
réf. LL 948"Declaracion de la pregmatica que su magestad del Emperador y rey nuestro señor mando hazer en las cortes que tuuo y celebro en la noble villa de Valladolid el año de quinientos y treinta y siete acerca de los trages y vestidos de sus subditos. Con privilegio imperial." Valladolid: Diego Fernández de Córdoba 1537. Folio. 4 ff. unnumbered. 28.5 × 20.5 cm. Gothic type woodcut initial and royal arms; colophon dating the pragmatic to Valladolid 20 December 1537 and naming Diego Fernández de Córdoba as printer. The Declaracion elaborates and clarifies an imperial pragmatic issued by Emperor Charles V together with the Cortes of Valladolid setting out detailed restrictions on dress and adornment in clothing. It focuses in particular on the use of silk and silk linings on the fashion for slashed garments revealing coloured silk or taffeta beneath and on the prohibition of silk gold pearls and other luxurious materials in the clothing of proscribed or dishonoured women. The text belongs to the broader corpus of sixteenth-century Castilian sumptuary legislation aimed at curbing ostentatious display reinforcing social hierarchies and moral order and controlling the circulation and consumption of luxury textiles. An important primary source for the history of dress textile use and social regulation in early modern Spain as well as a representative example of how imperial authority intervened in everyday appearance through printed law. ¶ Palau 235082; CCPB; 000271741; Gil Ayuso; 81. # WorldCat U.S. Libraries: no copies. LL 948
1893réf. 236066London: Chiswick Press 1893. No. 11 of 13 copies printed on vellum there were also 88 copies printed on paper. Title with vignette numerous woodcut illustrations and large initial capitals. 1 vols. Folio 12-3/4 x 8-7/8 in.; 32.4 x 22.5 cm. Loose as issued in publisher's decorated board portfolio with maroon velvet straps in publisher's maroon morocco-backed clamshell box with printed label on upper cover; box worn a few rust marks on upper board. No. 11 of 13 copies printed on vellum there were also 88 copies printed on paper. Title with vignette numerous woodcut illustrations and large initial capitals. 1 vols. Folio 12-3/4 x 8-7/8 in.; 32.4 x 22.5 cm. This work consists of two important ordinances issued by the Spanish monarchy on November 20 1542 and June 4 1543. Under the active influence of Bartolomeo de las Casas "friend of the Indians" the new laws had the special design of ensuring better treatment of the Indians limiting the distribution of their lands and above all protecting them against enslavement by the conquering Spaniards. "Las Leyes Nuevas" are reprinted here in this fine facsimile from the copy on vellum in the British Museum and are followed by an English translation. Much of the book is taken up by the historical Introduction by Henry Stevens who denounces the Spanish mistreatment of the Indians. Ironically the Spanish crown was later forced to rescind the new laws by colonists who were outraged at having to give up their right to a quota of enslaved Indian laborers. A magnificent and impressive production by the Chiswick Press one of only 13 printed on vellum. Chiswick Press unknown
1893réf. 236066London: Chiswick Press 1893. No. 11 of 13 copies printed on vellum there were also 88 copies printed on paper. Title with vignette numerous woodcut illustrations and large initial capitals. 1 vols. Folio 12-3/4 x 8-7/8 in.; 32.4 x 22.5 cm. Loose as issued in publisher's decorated board portfolio with maroon velvet straps in publisher's maroon morocco-backed clamshell box with printed label on upper cover; box worn a few rust marks on upper board. No. 11 of 13 copies printed on vellum there were also 88 copies printed on paper. Title with vignette numerous woodcut illustrations and large initial capitals. 1 vols. Folio 12-3/4 x 8-7/8 in.; 32.4 x 22.5 cm. This work consists of two important ordinances issued by the Spanish monarchy on November 20 1542 and June 4 1543. Under the active influence of Bartolomeo de las Casas "friend of the Indians" the new laws had the special design of ensuring better treatment of the Indians limiting the distribution of their lands and above all protecting them against enslavement by the conquering Spaniards. "Las Leyes Nuevas" are reprinted here in this fine facsimile from the copy on vellum in the British Museum and are followed by an English translation. Much of the book is taken up by the historical Introduction by Henry Stevens who denounces the Spanish mistreatment of the Indians. Ironically the Spanish crown was later forced to rescind the new laws by colonists who were outraged at having to give up their right to a quota of enslaved Indian laborers. A magnificent and impressive production by the Chiswick Press one of only 13 printed on vellum. Chiswick Press unknown books
1520réf. 17720Augsburg 1520. With an Americana Reference Not in Harrisse "After the death of Ferdinand II Charles V succeeded to the Kingdom of Spain. In 1517 he proceeded to Spain which he left in 1520. At his departure he was very unpopular; he made this speech when he left and said 'That he did not see the happy faces with which he had been received.' He also mentions America in the following words: 'He might have been satisfied with the Spanish Empire the Balearic Islands and Sardinia the Kingdom of Sicily Italy and a large part of Germany and Gaul AND THAT OTHER GOLD-BEARING WORLD'" - Maggs. EUROPEAN AMERICANA locates only two copies at The New York Public Library and the Bibliothèque Nationale. There is also a Rome edition of which a copy is located at Harvard. The present copy appears to be the only one offered for sale in this century. Small quarto. Later plain paper boards. Marginal tears and old fold marks with slight discoloration else very good. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 520/17. MAGGS BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA I:33 this copy. PALAU 44419. ROTHSCHILD 3137. hardcover
1520réf. 17720Augsburg 1520. With an Americana Reference Not in Harrisse "After the death of Ferdinand II Charles V succeeded to the Kingdom of Spain. In 1517 he proceeded to Spain which he left in 1520. At his departure he was very unpopular; he made this speech when he left and said 'That he did not see the happy faces with which he had been received.' He also mentions America in the following words: 'He might have been satisfied with the Spanish Empire the Balearic Islands and Sardinia the Kingdom of Sicily Italy and a large part of Germany and Gaul AND THAT OTHER GOLD-BEARING WORLD'" - Maggs. EUROPEAN AMERICANA locates only two copies at The New York Public Library and the Bibliothèque Nationale. There is also a Rome edition of which a copy is located at Harvard. The present copy appears to be the only one offered for sale in this century. Small quarto. Later plain paper boards. Marginal tears and old fold marks with slight discoloration else very good. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 520/17. MAGGS BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA I:33 this copy. PALAU 44419. ROTHSCHILD 3137. hardcover books
1540réf. 7A6EBB01U79OBrussels: Marck Martens; Antwerp en lescu dArtoys sur le Pont de Chambre = the printing office of Jacob van Liesvelt 1540. 20th-century half sheepskin parchment boards covered with 2 leaves p1 & p5: the openings of Isaiah 61 & 64 from Froben & Petris folio Latin Bible Basel 1498 with printed glosses and notes by Nicolas de Lyra as well as manuscript initials and paragraph marks in red and blue red edges. 4to 20.5 x 15 cm. Title-page with an elaborate large woodcut showing the Imperial coat-of-arms two-headed eagle helmed mantled crowned and with the order of the Golden Fleece supported by two angels sitting on scrolls and holding a winged angel head. Further with 2 woodcut decorated initials a 60 mm interlaced gothic C and a 30 mm roman C in white over an image of one putto seated backward on the back of another putto and apparently flagellating him and a vine-leaf ornament Vervliet 137. Set in a textura gothic type with a few words in a larger textura and 9 lines on the title-page in a smaller bastarda gothic Vervliet B5. Two contemporary free endleaves at the end contain 3 pp. of manuscript decrees incipit: Comme les president et gens de conseil en Flandres ayent rescript a la Royne douaigiere de Hongrye de Boheme . dated from Brussels 14 February 1549. Very rare first edition of the ordinances statutes and edicts issued by Charles V at Brussels on 4 October 1540 partly new partly confirming a number of earlier ordinances etc. on trade customs contracts and monopolies money and currency merchants from abroad the relation between canon and civil law notaries marriages and "pour extirper les erreurs et heresies" giving an interesting view of daily life especially in Flanders in the years around 1540. Marck Martens in Brussels was a publisher and bookseller not a printer and the Antwerp address is that of the printer Jacob van Liesvelt their roles are more explicitly noted in other joint publications.Martens and Van Liesvelt also published Dutch editions as Ordinantien statuyten ende edict also beginning in 1540.Although the book contains no direct indication of its provenance it is said to be the copy owned by the librarian university professor and incunabulist Erich von Rath 1881-1948 in Bonn cited by Nijhoff-Kronenberg. It has 3 pages in manuscript on the contemporary free endleaves giving ordinances etc. from Mary of Hungary Governor of the Habsburg Low Countries in 1549. The book itself also has several contemporary manuscript notes in the margins at least one referring to 3 November 1540. With minor and mostly marginal stains but still in good condition and with generous margins occasionally preserving part of a deckle at the fore-edge and a tranchefile at the foot. The modern binding including the leaves from the 1498 Bible used to cover its boards is in very good condition. A very rare first edition of Charles V's ordinances giving a picture of life in Flanders ca. 1540.l French vernacular books 12615 4 recté 3 copies & 12616 4 copies mixing N-K 3645 & 3646; Nijhoff-Kronenberg 3646 part 1 present copy only; Machiels K94; USTC 80737 4 recté 3 copies & 13023 4 copies mixing N-K 3645 & 3646; cf. BMC STC Dutch p. 140 = French p. 478 apparently a sloppy reprint; not in Adams. Marck Martens; Antwerp, en l[]escu dArtoys, sur le Pont de Chambre [= the printing office of Jacob van Liesvelt], hardcover
