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1840réf. 18262Prato: Giachetti 1840-1845. In-8 mm. 236x146 18 volumi mz. pelle coeva verde piccolo spacco al dorso del volume XI fregi e titolo oro ornati da testate e finali xilografati molto ben illustrati fuori testo da complessive 152 su 156 tavole 2 non segnalate in Indice inc. in acciaio da vari artisti alcune a colori: sono vedute carte geografiche raffiguraz. delle popolazioni locali nei loro usi e costumi ritratti dei vari navigatori fatti storici monumenti ecc. Alcune tavole sono precedute da velina con didascalia nel ns. esemplare per lo più brunite. La raccolta comprende le relazioni dei più importanti esploratori e viaggiatori arricchite da documenti e note critiche di viaggi effettuati nel Nuovo Continente - in Oriente - in Asia e in Africa. Cfr. BrunetIII1439 che la cita solo in 15 volumiNel ns. esemplare alcune tavole presentano aloni al margine inferiore; circa 30 pp. del volume X con brutti restauri qualche fioritura. Complessivamente un buon esemplare. Giachetti, unknown
réf. $A40220.- Madrid. 1666. En casa de Gregorio Rodríguez. 20x16 cm. 1 tomos. 384 pgs. Pergamino de época. Papel oscurecido debido a la época. Leve falta en parte inferior del frontis. Dos hojas con pequeña rasgadura. Faltas marginales en última hoja. Marca de humedad en últimas 80 páginas. A pesar de las faltas el libro está bien. . . unknown
1911réf. 138541911 Paris, Honoré Champion, 1911, grand in folio de 20 pp. et XI-117 grandes planches d'armoiries en couleurs, en feuilles dans une chemise à lacets, cart. vert d'éditeur imprimé en lettre d'or sur le 1er plat, dos et coins toilés vert, bel ex.
réf. 2407SB009da Companhia de Jesu: dedicada A STO. ANTONIO DE LISBOA; e offerecida A ANTONIO MARTINS homem de Negocio nesta Corte. Por Dionisio Teixeira de Aguiar; Familiar do Santo Officio. COM HUM PROLOGO HISTORICO da vida e acçoens mais singulares do Padre Antonio Vieira. LISBOA: Na Officina dos Herd. de Antonio Pedroso Galraõ. M. DCC. LIV. 1754. Com todas as licenças necessarias. De 205x155 cm. Com lxxii 465 i.e. 473 i em br. págs. Encadernação da época inteira de pele com nervos rótulo e ferros a ouro na lombada. Cortes das folhas mosqueados a vermelho. Folhas de rosto com vinheta tipográfica algumas com o trigrama sagrado geralmente usado pela Companhia de Jesus IHS. Inclui bonitos cabeções xilográficos um deles com as armas do reino a encimar as dedicatórias assim como iniciais decoradas. Belos florões de remate de grandes dimensões ocupando cerca de metade da página nomeadamente nas páginas 100 192 250 e 465. Dois destes contêm o trigrama sagrado. Exemplar com assinatura de posse coeva de «Manoel Leytão do Salgueiro» e carimbo oleográfico do «Colégio de S. Fiel» célebre instituição de ensino Jesuíta na folha de rosto. Leves manchas de humidade na margem de algumas folhas. A página 214 está numerada 114 a 264-364 a 306-360 a 401-041 e a 413-395. Primeira edição rara e muito importante para a parenética Vieiriana que se dá como o 16.º volume da sua coleção de sermões. A Biblioteca Nacional apenas tem um exemplar incompleto e sermões soltos. Obra constituída por 12 Sermões cada um com folha de rosto própria sendo que algumas destas folhas nomeadamente as dos sermões 4 6 e 7 não são incluídas na paginação. Os três primeiros são datados de 1753 e os restantes de 1754. Nos rostos dos Sermões de 1753 o editor literário assina é identificado só pelas inicias do seu nome D. T. A. não vindo mencionado nos rostos dos de 1754. Folhas preliminares com dedicatória a Santo António e a António Martins pelo organizador Dionísio Teixeira de Aguiar; seguindo-se um extenso prólogo histórico ao leitor com 60 páginas; e índice dos sermões na última folha com o verso em branco. Contém: 1 - Sermão das Obras de Misericórdia; 2 - Sermão de Santo António pregado aos Peixes; 3 - Sermão ao Enterro dos Ossos dos Enforcados; 4 - Sermão pelo Bom Sucesso das Armas de Portugal contra as de Holanda; 5 - Sermão do Desagravo do Santíssimo Sacramento; 6 - Sermão da Quinta Terça-Feira da Quaresma; 7 - Sermão de Nossa Senhora do Rosário; 8 - Sermão de São Sebastião; 9 - Sermão na Segunda-Feira depois da segunda Dominga da Quaresma; 10 - Sermão da Degolação de São João Batista; 11 - Sermão da Epifania; 12 - Sermão da Terceira Quarta-Feira da Quaresma. Os sermões de Vieira publicaram-se ainda em sua vida muitos deles soltos até que principiou a formar-se a conhecida coleção em 1679 data em que saiu o seu primeiro volume. Até 1696 publicaram-se onze volumes. Depois seguiram póstumos entre 1699 e 1748 outros quatro perfazendo um total de quinze. Ainda em 1754 apareceu um volume com doze sermões de Vieira pregados todos em louvor de Santo António e que se dá como tomo décimo sexto da coleção embora já tivessem sido impressos nos quinze volumes anteriores. Estes sermões foram muitas vezes reimpressos mas sem se lhes dar o carácter de edição nova reimprimindo-se sem se alterar a data dos volumes que iam escasseando já muito no mercado. PADRE ANTÓNIO VIEIRA Lisboa 1608 - Salvador Brasil 1697 considerado por muitos como o maior escritor português é autor de uma vasta obra em português latim e italiano sendo definido lapidarmente por Fernando Pessoa como o «Imperador da língua portuguesa». Ao mesmo tempo desenvolveu com brilhantismo visão e coragem atividades políticas e diplomáticas na defesa de Portugal durante a Guerra da Restauração tendo entrado em conflito aberto com a Inquisição que venceu com o apoio do Papa. Mais importante ainda foi a sua prolongada e dedicada atividade missionária em que se distinguiu pela defesa da liberdade dos índios e pela condenação da escravatura dentro dos moldes possíveis na sua época pelo que chegou a ser expulso pelos colonos que tratavam mal os escravos oriundos de Ãfrica e queriam escravizar os índios apesar das leis régias em contrário que obteve de D. João IV e de D. Pedro II. Vieira conseguiu conciliar um grande realismo político com uma crença arraigada no Sebastianismo começando por identificar D. João IV como o «Desejado» do mito Sebastianista que havia de ressuscitar. Apesar de Vieira dar grande valor e se ter dedicado prolongadamente às suas obras teológicas e proféticas foram os sermões que o consagraram como grande orador e escritor. A sua forte personalidade e capacidade oratória atraíam multidões para ouvi-lo pregar mas foi a possibilidade de rever e acompanhar a publicação dos sermões que os tornou obras literárias de grande valor e não apenas o frio registo das suas capacidades oratórias. Em 1614 Vieira foi para a Baía com a família e ingressou no Colégio da Companhia de Jesus onde segundo uma lenda superou inesperadas dificuldades de aprendizagem destacando-se pelas suas habilidades intelectuais e linguísticas o que lhe valeu em 1625 aos 17 anos a tarefa de redigir o relatório anual evento conhecido como o «Estalo de Vieira». Em 1623 iniciou o noviciado familiarizando-se com a cultura e a língua tupi e em 1625 fez os primeiros votos começando a ensinar retórica em Olinda. Ordenado sacerdote em 1634 tornou-se conhecido como orador realizando a sua primeira pregação oficial na Baía. Em 1641 acompanhou a Lisboa o filho do Vice-rei do Brasil iniciando uma fase como conselheiro político de D. João IV e missões diplomáticas na Europa. Em Roma reviu os seus sermões publicando o primeiro volume em 1679 e recebeu isenção da Inquisição. Regressou ao Brasil em 1681 onde se dedicou até à sua morte à revisão dos sermões e à redação da sua obra teológica «Clavis Prophetarum». DIONÃSIO TEIXEIRA DE AGUIAR c. 1720 - foi familiar do Santo Ofício e mostra uma grande admiração pelo padre António Vieira e pela Companhia de Jesus. Casou com Feliciana Teresa Francisca em Oeiras em 5 de Agosto de 1746. Nada mais se conhece da sua vida e o seu nome não é referido por Barbosa Machado. É autor do prólogo e da dedicatória de outra obra de Vieira: Cinco discursos morais fundados nas cinco pedras de David Lisboa 1754 e de duas pequenas obras sobre o Milagre de Ourique publicadas em 1753 e 1757. ANTÓNIO MARTINS fl. 1690 - 175 Ainda não foi possível obter dados biográficos sobre o dedicatário deste livro e que subsidiou as despesas da impressão identificado na folha de rosto como: homem de negócios nesta Corte. Na dedicatória Dionísio Teixeira de Aguiar destaca as suas virtudes morais e religiosas a caridade para com os mais pobres a devoção às imagens sagradas e em especial a Santo António e os gastos em Missas e outros sufrágios pelas almas do Purgatório o que lhe aumentou os bens e restituiu a saúde segundo afirma na dedicatória. Referências: Nós os Oeirenses 1582 - 1911 e Genall - Sítios internet. BN Lisboa. Pe. António Vieira : bibliogr. 1216 BN Lisboa. Bicentenário Pe. António Vieira 88 Borba de Moraes. Bibliogr. Bras. 2 920-921. Leite S. Hist. Comp. de Jesus no Brasil 9 231 Portugal - Dicionário Histórico Corográfico Heráldico Biográfico Bibliográfico Numismático e Artístico Volume VII págs. 447-453. Inocêncio I 290 1610; II 179-180; IX 133 478 M-9-F-72 unknown
1903réf. 250806003Raleigh North Carolina: Self-published Reverend Morgan Landon Latta 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Rare true first edition of the controversial autobiography of Reverend Morgon London Latta. IMPORTANCE Born into slavery from a background of poverty from which he successfully emerged Latta is a polarizing historical figure. In some circles Latta is recognized in as an important leader in Black education during post-Reconstruction. For others he is a fraudulent schemer whose autobiography was found to be filled with falsehoods and exaggerations of the truth that were used to exploit Northerners into donating to fund his university Latta University donations largely misappropriated for personal use - a scandal which ultimately shut down Latta university and tarnished his image. Condition- VG - ex-library. Note: I rarely sell ex-library but a true first edition of this infamous and fascinating "autobiography" rarely comes up for sale. All other copies I currently see listed as of this posting as first editions are actually the 1923-24 reprint. This copy would be a $3-5k book if not ex-library. ABOUT THE BOOK Self-published in 1903 by the author in Raleigh North Carolina. True first edition first printing as indicated by green cloth with brown black and gilt pictorial decorated top cover with the central image of a rural cabin scene and the correct 371 total pages the reprint of 1923-1924 with the 1903 copyright was significantly expanded to 600 pages. Octavo 8 3/8" x 6" 371 pp. Black and white photo illustrations. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rev. Morgan London Latta L.L.D. 1853 -1937 was an African American educator who operated a fraudulent scheme to solicit and misappropriate funds. He founded Latta University in Raleigh North Carolina and used it to exploit the goodwill of Northern donors during the post-Reconstruction era. Despite the exposure for his criminal misconduct which brought an end to his school and standing Latta's legacy continues to be commemorated in Raleigh as a pioneer in Black education. Latta founded Latta University in Oberlin Village an antebellum enclave established by free Blacks in West Raleigh. Latta University received its official incorporation on February 15 1894 following the acquisition of land in Oberlin Village and fundraising efforts to finance its construction a process spanning three years. Latta traveled across the North making speeches and fundraising for the university. Despite numerous primary accounts and documents revealing his autobiography to be false it played a crucial role in his fundraising efforts and decades later in establishing his legacy. In 2019 Morgan Latta was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame stating "Reverend Latta's history and legacy continues to inspire children from all backgrounds through programming by the City of Raleigh and the Latta House Foundation." CONDITION REPORT VERY GOOD - ex-library. Library numbering stamp on spine stamp on bottom of introduction page and rear pastedown with the library card and pocket for Hartford Public Library in Connecticut. The book was donated to the library by Henry J. Belden. His name appears on the gift bookplate of the library and his name is signed in pencil on the introduction page. Front board a bit loose. Sun-faded spine. Rubbed extremities. Corners bumped several large stains on back board and top text block edge. Mildly rubbed top cover. Lightly toned pages. Darkening and cracked gutter between two pictures preceding title page. Some creasing a few bent page corners. Text block is clean and bright. Only a few light finger smudges along the margins. All in all a very scarce example of the true first edition an important and controversial historical book. Self-published, Reverend Morgan Landon Latta hardcover
1966Edizioni Esca, settembre 1966. Documenti Pontifici, Paolo VI. Lettere Pastorali sui documenti Pontifici. Lettere Pastorali sui documenti conciliari. Liturgia. Strumenti della comunicazione sociale. Chiesa. Ecumenismo. Documenti della IV sessione del Concilio: presentazioni. Riflessioni sul Concilio. Altre lettere Pastorali dell'Episcopato Italiano. 2342 pagine. 22 cm x 32 cm.Indice schematico, indice analitico, indice degli autori, indice generale. Libro in ottime condizioni. Ordinarie tracce del tempo. Non ci sono strappi o scritte al suo interno. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata in tutta Italia entro 24 ore dall'ordine. Hardback cover, all in good conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
1839réf. 87631London: Fisher Son & Co 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. London Fisher Son & Co. 1839 and 1840. Quarto two volumes iv xxxvi 84 pages plus a map 46 full-page plates including an unlisted plate facing page 54 'Ancient Archway of Cavern in the Balkan Mountains' and an engraved vignette title page; and iv 100 pages including the cumulative index plus a double-page map 48 full-page plates and an engraved vignette title page. Most plates have the original tissue-guards. Matching full dark green morocco the spines lettered and decorated in gilt in compartments all sides decorated in gilt and blind; all edges gilt; covers a little bumped and lightly worn at the corners; leather a little scuffed and marked; scattered foxing and minor signs of handling more so in the first volume which is inexpertly reinserted in its binding with a rear endpaper that would be greatly improved by removing and replacing it and a front free endpaper that appears to be original but salvaged from the rear and amateurishly lined with tissue; overall a decent set which certainly presents well on the shelf. Provenance: John Michael Skipper 1815-1883 artist solicitor and South Australian pioneer with his ownership initials on the engraved title page of the first volume and his signature and most interesting inscription of the front free endpaper of the second volume: 'J M. Skipper from Mrs. Thomas March 14th. 1841' his mother-in-law. Skipper was born in Norwich the son of a solicitor; 'he was intended for the law but was more interested in art in which he was encouraged by his uncle. In 1833 he abandoned his studies to become a midshipman in the East India Co.'s "Sherbourne" bound for Calcutta. On his return deciding to migrate he arranged to be articled to Charles Mann the new South Australian advocate-general and sailed in the "Africaine" arriving at Holdfast Bay on 6 November 1836. He sketched scenes on the voyage and met Frances Amelia eldest daughter of Robert Thomas; he married her on 28 December 1839' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. Accordingly these volumes not only date from the foundation years of British settlement in the colony they also come from two of the first settlers. They are offered together with a copy of 'The Diary and Letters of Mary Thomas 1836-1866. Being a Record of the Early Days of South Australia. Edited by Evan Kyffin Thomas' Adelaide 1925 revised and enlarged third edition/ 1915. It is an account of the Thomas family's journey to South Australia on the 'Africaine' in 1836 and the fascinating early years of colonization as described in Mary's letters to her brother in England. Her husband Robert was the first newspaper publisher in South Australia and important details of the practical difficulties involved in the printing business are included. This is one of 300 unbound copies of the original 1925 edition discovered in the family attic in 1985; the entire cache has now been attractively bound in full reconstituted morocco. It comes in a slipcase with a fine copy of the first edition of a companion family volume 'Maisie. Her Life in her Letters from 1898 to 1902' edited by Joan Kyffin Willington Adelaide 1992. Each book in this 'collectors' duo' contains a numbered certificate of authenticity signed by Joan Kyffin Willington Maisie's granddaughter and Mary's great-great-granddaughter. 4 items. Fisher, Son & Co hardcover
1906réf. 0001393BELGIAN CONGO ALBERTVILLE 1906. On offer is an original letter written in English dated Haut Upper Congo Nov 14th 1906 by an unknown female writer who appears to be the wife of a missionary who was being prosecuted by the Congo Police casual research suggest this is possibly the British Reverend Edgar Stannard. The letter specifically refers to implication in the "Commandant Hagström affair." The tremendous political controversy surrounded a charge of libelling Congo police officer Hagström made by the Governor General of the Congo Free State and King Leopold against the Reverend who accused Hagström of practicing brutality and cannibalism. Arthur Conan Doyle also described exploitation and atrocities in his book "The Crime of the Congo." . Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
réf. Z1-M-014-01667Kessinger Publishing. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning process. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Kessinger Publishing unknown
réf. Z1-S-011-02796Kessinger Publishing. Used - Good. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day.Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre.' Ex-library but has been well cared for. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Kessinger Publishing unknown
1988réf. 28127Milano: Edi.Artes 1988. Cm. 31 pp. 30 di testo 60 tavole di disegni in vari toni di colore e 5 splendide ceremolli e acquetinte originali numerate e firmate cm 25 x 18 e protette da doppia velina. Bella leg. edit. in mezza pergamena con punte e titoli in oro su tassello al dorso. Entro custodia edit. Perfetto stato di conservazione. Nel testo appaiono le domande a Cantatore di Mario Monti ed un testo di Enzo Carli. Edizione originale ed unica di 250 esemplari numerati ns. xxxiii/L della tiratura di 50 esemplari destinata ai collaboratori. Edi.Artes unknown
1892réf. 376200New York: Feast of Saint John the Evangelist 1892. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Blue cloth upper cover titled in gilt with paper label for Rev. E.A. Hoffman a.e.g. Loose in binding. Bookplates of General Theological Seminary and perforated stamps to bottom margins of first and last leaves. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Order of service for the start of the construction of the New York City landmark. Dean Hoffman was head of the General Theological Seminary. Just a few copies were printed on vellum. Uncommon. Feast of Saint John the Evangelist unknown books
1857réf. 010266Bowmanville Ontario Canada 1857. Book. Very Good. Flexible Leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bound in contemporary embossed flexible leather approx. 256 pages 8 blank 25 lines per page approx. 225 words per page manuscript writing each page mostly unpaginated. Sermons begin with a phrase of Biblical Scripture each sermon dated with place given as Bowmanville. Signed by Slater at front end page with Bowmanville 1857-58 in ink. James C. Slater b. England 1824- was a Wesleyan Methodist Minister whose ministry began in 1847 and was active as late as 1874. He was Chairman of the Bowmanville Circuit in 1860. Very Good loss of leather at base of spine hinges starting. An historically important and RARE contribution to an understanding of Methodist Church teachings and thought in mid-nineteenth century Canada. . Hardcover books
1849réf. 4369New York:: V.G. Audubon 1849-54. First Royal Octavo Edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A fine original hand-colored lithograph on paper. Royal Octavo 10.5 x 7 inches. Drawn from nature by John Audubon drawn on stone by William E. Hitchcock and lithographed printed and colored by JT Bowen Philadelphia. Accompanied by the original text written by the Reverend John Bachman DD. The Quadrupeds of North America; portrayals of 155 four-legged mammals native to North America depicted in their natural environment was a collaborative effort between the premier nineteenth century American Ornithologist Naturalist Artist and Frontiersman John James Audubon 1785-1851 his sons John Woodhouse Audubon and Victor Gifford Audubon and the naturalist Reverend John Bachman. The four men were unified in their desire to document and portray what they recognized as a dwindling resource; America's native animals amidst the natural beauty of the untouched American landscape. Their collective wisdom predicted the impending effects of Manifest Destiny- man's encroachment on the wilderness and natural landscape of North America- and as such was the impetus for the journey. To document and then portray America's native animals in the splendor and majesty of the uninhabited North American landscape the team traveled westward from Audubon's home in Mill Grove Pennsylvania up the Missouri River and through territory just previously explored by Lewis and Clark; from the Canadian border of the Northern Russian Territories- now Alaska- then southward to Mexico. Arduous and monumental the journey is recognized in the pathos of the compositions. However the true legacy of the work rests on John James Audubon's prolific vision and mastery of his subject and medium. Heretofore unseen The Quadrupeds of North American is a wildlife classic: an essential and timeless contribution to both Early American culture and the Art of American Wildlife Painting. The American Review a Whig journal heralded the national origin of the Quadrupeds: "We have at last have a Great National Work; originated and completed among us- authors artists and artisans of which are our own citizens the Bible of Nature!" John James Audubon in the West. New York: Henry H. Abrams 2000. Sabin 2368. Wood 208. Matted in Ivory Rag Board 12 x 16 inches. V.G. Audubon, unknown
1849réf. 4396New York:: V.G. Audubon 1849-54. First Royal Octavo Edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A fine original hand-colored lithograph on paper. Royal Octavo 10.5 x 7 inches. Drawn from nature by John Audubon drawn on stone by William E. Hitchcock and lithographed printed and colored by JT Bowen Philadelphia. Accompanied by the original text written by the Reverend John Bachman DD. The Quadrupeds of North America; portrayals of 155 four-legged mammals native to North America depicted in their natural environment was a collaborative effort between the premier nineteenth century American Ornithologist Naturalist Artist and Frontiersman John James Audubon 1785-1851 his sons John Woodhouse Audubon and Victor Gifford Audubon and the naturalist Reverend John Bachman. The four men were unified in their desire to document and portray what they recognized as a dwindling resource; America's native animals amidst the natural beauty of the untouched American landscape. Their collective wisdom predicted the impending effects of Manifest Destiny- man's encroachment on the wilderness and natural landscape of North America- and as such was the impetus for the journey. To document and then portray America's native animals in the splendor and majesty of the uninhabited North American landscape the team traveled westward from Audubon's home in Mill Grove Pennsylvania up the Missouri River and through territory just previously explored by Lewis and Clark; from the Canadian border of the Northern Russian Territories- now Alaska- then southward to Mexico. Arduous and monumental the journey is recognized in the pathos of the compositions. However the true legacy of the work rests on John James Audubon's prolific vision and mastery of his subject and medium. Heretofore unseen The Quadrupeds of North American is a wildlife classic: an essential and timeless contribution to both Early American culture and the Art of American Wildlife Painting. The American Review a Whig journal heralded the national origin of the Quadrupeds: "We have at last have a Great National Work; originated and completed among us- authors artists and artisans of which are our own citizens the Bible of Nature!" John James Audubon in the West. New York: Henry H. Abrams 2000. Sabin 2368. Wood 208. Matted in Ivory Rag Board 12 x 16 inches. V.G. Audubon, unknown
1892réf. 376200New York: Feast of Saint John the Evangelist 1892. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Blue cloth upper cover titled in gilt with paper label for Rev. E.A. Hoffman a.e.g. Loose in binding. Bookplates of General Theological Seminary and perforated stamps to bottom margins of first and last leaves. Printed on pure vellum. Artist's rendering of the cathedral on last page. 6 pp. Printed by the DeVinne Press. 1 vols. 4to. Order of service for the start of the construction of the New York City landmark. Dean Hoffman was head of the General Theological Seminary. Just a few copies were printed on vellum. Uncommon. Feast of Saint John the Evangelist unknown
1857réf. 010266Bowmanville Ontario Canada 1857. Book. Very Good. Flexible Leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bound in contemporary embossed flexible leather approx. 256 pages 8 blank 25 lines per page approx. 225 words per page manuscript writing each page mostly unpaginated. Sermons begin with a phrase of Biblical Scripture each sermon dated with place given as Bowmanville. Signed by Slater at front end page with Bowmanville 1857-58 in ink. James C. Slater b. England 1824- was a Wesleyan Methodist Minister whose ministry began in 1847 and was active as late as 1874. He was Chairman of the Bowmanville Circuit in 1860. Very Good loss of leather at base of spine hinges starting. An historically important and RARE contribution to an understanding of Methodist Church teachings and thought in mid-nineteenth century Canada. . Hardcover
1879réf. 144271Adelaide: E. Spiller Acting Government Printer 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Adelaide E. Spiller Acting Government Printer 1879. Octavo viii 174 2 24 'The Grammar of the Narrinyeri Tribe' xii lithographed 'Facsimiles of Letters Written by Aborigines' one leaf folding 2 25-28 index pages including a page of lithographed music plus 9 lithographs from drawings by Aboriginal artists and 7 original albumen silver photographs 3 are approximately 105 × 145 mm; 4 are approximately 115 × 95 mm mounted on captioned leaves. Original green cloth attractively blocked in gilt on the front board and in blind at the rear; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; covers a little worn and marked with the binding a little shaken; acidic paper tanned with the folding facsimile document splitting at one fold; mounts a little cockled; trifling loss to the corner-tip of one photograph; page 29 printed close to the right-hand edge an imposition error during production; a few mild signs of age and handling; a very good copy of a rare and important work with the photographs in excellent condition. An early ownership signature on an initial blank is proving difficult to decipher Ruppard Sheppard. The original photographs that illustrate the book are almost certainly the work of Captain Samuel Sweet see Robert Holden: 'Photography in Colonial Australia. The Mechanical Eye and the Illustrated Book' 1988. We have handled a number of copies of this work and this copy conforms with what we suggest might be called the first and most desirable issue of these photographs. The substance of the book was derived from a 48-question circular compiled by George Taplin and 'distributed to all the keepers of aborigines' depots throughout the colony and to all persons who are known to be acquainted with the manners customs and languages of the aborigines'; the value of the work may be judged by the editor's remark in the introduction 'that much information has been elicited and that most of the papers show that the writers have used their powers of observation in an intelligent manner'. The untimely death of Taplin in June 1879 at the early age of 47 may account for the failure of further volumes in the series to materialize. Ferguson 16711; Holden 105 and pages 49-51. E. Spiller, Acting Government Printer hardcover
1880réf. 65901J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited London n.d. circa 1880. 1880. Hardcover. Folio. hardcovers. rebound in leather with marbled endpapers all edges gilt.Complete 3 volumes Dictionary volumes 23 & dictionary bound together. pp.994 558 4616. 47 full page b/w engravings on steel with tissue guards in text illus. Very good condition with some foxing mainly on prelims & page edges. Some rubbing to cover edges. Very heavy set extra post will apply if being sent outside of Australia. . J. S. Virtue & Co., Limited, London, n.d. circa 1880 hardcover
1839réf. 152017New York: Printed by S.W. Benedict 1839. Rare early improved edition of this prominent religious leader's influential call for America to end slavery. Duodecimo contemporary brown paper boards. In very good condition signatures to the front free endpaper. Anti-Slavery Manual Containing a Collection of Facts and Arguments on American Slavery 1837 is a foundational document of the American abolitionist movement written by the Reverend La Roy Sunderland 1802-1885 a Methodist Episcopal minister and one of the most energetic and theologically grounded anti-slavery agitators of the antebellum period. Published at a moment of intense national controversy over the question of slavery the volume assembles a systematic compendium of factual evidence statistical documentation legal analysis and moral argument designed to equip abolitionists with the intellectual armament necessary to counter proslavery arguments in the public arena. Sunderland who had co-founded the American Anti-Slavery Society alongside William Lloyd Garrison and Theodore Weld and edited the Methodist abolitionist journal Zion's Watchman approached the subject with the disciplined rhetoric of a preacher trained to marshal Scripture and evidence in service of a moral cause making the Anti-Slavery Manual simultaneously a work of theological argument and empirical documentation. The volume was sufficiently influential to be issued in multiple editions and printings in 1837 alone and is today held in the collections of Harvard University and the Library of Congress. Printed by S.W. Benedict hardcover
1845réf. 0001254ERZROOM ERZURUM TURKEY. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1845. Non-Book. On offer is an original manuscript extract handwritten dated Erzurum Turkey Mar. 3 1854 it is believed to be in the hand of Rev. Josiah Peabody 1807-1873. Peabody served under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions A. B. C. F. M. . He and his wife Mary Lawrence Herbert Peabody 1817-1899 lived in Turkey for his missionary work from 1941-1955 see BIO NOTES at the end of the listing. The writings are a superb relic of the times; what historians and collectors of Turkish-Russian relations era will recognize as pivotal being only mere months after Russia destroyed Turkey's fleet and this note reports the Turks' struggle to gain any advantage the handwriting describes: "As to the war everything is still dark. Immense efforts are made by the Turks in this region and hopes are entertained that they may be able to withstand the Russians especially as they have a number of European officers "The letter also includes content regarding some of the new officers the Sultan and further analysis of Turkey's chances against Russia. While unsigned this extract was found amongst the letters sent by his wife Mary L. H. Peabody to her brother Rev. Charles D. Herbert 1818- in Missouri. Timelines and genealogical records indicate that this letter extract can be confidently attributed to Josiah. Condition: Handwritten on 7.5 x 5.5 inch scrap of paper. Overall VG. BIO NOTES: Reverend Josiah Peabody 1807-1873 was born in Topsfield Mass. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1936 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1840. In March 1841 he married Mary Lawrence Herbert 1817-1899 of Ellsworth Maine. About a month after their wedding Peabody and his bride sailed to Smyrna on route to Ezroum Turkey for his missionary work under the direction of A. B. C. F. M. He served in Turkey until his transfer to Constantinople in 1855. The Peabodys returned to the USA in 1860. They had three children that survived beyond infancy: Mary Charlotte Anne Lucy and Josiah Charles. Mary Lawrence Herbert 1817-1899 and Charles D. Herbert 1818-1893 were born to George Herbert 1778-1820 and Charlotte Tuttle 1782-1869. They were two of six children born to George and Charlotte. George Herbert was educated at Dartmouth and became a well-known lawyer in Ellsworth Maine sometimes referred to as the first lawyer in Ellsworth. Reverend Charles D. Herbert was the youngest son of the family. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1841 and from Bangor Theological Seminary in 1843. Following a few years doing home missionary work "in the west" he became the pastor of the West Newbury Church in Mass. He married and had two sons George Herbert and Rev. C. E. Herbert. ; Manuscripts; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 1 pages; ANATOLIA CITY OF KARIN MISSIONARY MISSIONARIES CHRISTIAN CHRISTIANITY OTTOMAN EMPIRE OUTREACH TURKEY ERZROOM ERZURUM TURKISH MIDDLE EAST THE LEVANT POLITICS Russia War HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY TRAVEL 19TH CENTURY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
1565In-folio, (8), 369pp, (1), legatura in pergamena coeva, titolo manoscritto al dorso; rilegato con Tractatus tres de balneis Patavinis e con Tractatus de modo componendi Medicinas, & de dosi earum, e Antidotarium. Medico di origine veneta morto nel 1460, esercitò a Padova anche come insegnante presso la locale e prestigiosa Università di medicina, dove dai documenti risulta professore dal 1422 al 1441. La sua opera Consilia, stampata nei primi decenni del secolo successivo, è molto conosciuta e apprezzata. Viene anche ricordato per l’attività di chirurgo ed esperto di anatomia: si dice che abbia eseguito personalmente quattordici dissezioni complete. Trattandosi di uno studioso quattrocentesco, i suoi interessi botanici sono strettamente legati alla sua attività di medico nella preparazione dei medicamenti che provenivano per la maggior parte dal mondo vegetale. Il prestigio dei Consilia durerà per alcuni secoli e molti saranno gli autori di medicina che attingeranno alle sue informazioni scientifiche e alla struttura del libro, organizzato sapientemente nella discussione di 305 casi clinici comprendenti tutta la materia medica conosciuta, chirurgia e anatomia comprese. In-folio, (8), 369pp, (1), contemporary vellum binding, handwritten title on the spine; bound with Tractatus tres de balneis Patavinis and with Tractatus de modo componendi Medicinas, & de dosi earum, and Antidotarium. Doctor of Venetian origin who died in 1460, he also practiced in Padua as a teacher at the local and prestigious University of Medicine, where the documents prove him as professor from 1422 to 1441. His work Consilia, printed in the first decades of the following century, is well known and appreciated. He is also remembered for his activity as a surgeon and anatomy expert: he is said to have personally performed fourteen complete dissections. Being a fifteenth-century scholar, his botanical interests are closely linked to his activity as a doctor in the preparation of medicines that mostly came from the plant world. The prestige of the Consilia will last for a few centuries and many medical authors will draw on its scientific information and on the structure of the book, expertly organized in the discussion of 305 clinical cases including all known materia medica, surgery and anatomy included.
1802réf. 000560Venezia: Dalle Stampe Di Giacomo Zannardi Con Regia Permissione & Privilegio 1802. 1st Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Complete set of this rare edition of this classic work on the Council of Trent which was held in three parts between 1545 to 1563. The Ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church was prompted by the Reformation. The Council of Trent was highly important for its sweeping decrees on self reform and for its dogmatic definitions that clarified virtually every doctrine contested by the Protestants. The Council was a key part of the Counter Reformation and played a vital role in revitalizing the Catholic Church.Fourteen volumes in seven all ltitle pages present Bound in 19th c half calf over buckram covered boards. No foxing present but there is some light toning throughout. Odd volumes of this edition turn up occasionally but a full set is rare. Volumes 1-1V published in 1802 Volumes V -X1V published in 1803. There is some scuffing and shelf wear to bindings otherwise firm. No stamps or otherwise to indicate that this set is Ex Libris Contact seller regarding shipping Dalle Stampe Di Giacomo Zannardi (Con Regia Permissione & Privilegio) hardcover
réf. 2305PG012Padroeyra da Cidade de Córdova. Escrita por DOM FRANCISCO Xavier do Rego Clerigo Regular. Offerecida À Excellentissima Senhora a Senhora D. VICTORIA de Tavora. Condessa de Unhaõ. Impressa por ordem de Sua Excellencia. Lisboa Occidental Na Officina da Musica. Anno 1721. Com todas as licenças necessarias. In 4.º de 203x151 cm. Com xliv 136 págs. Encadernação da época inteira de pele com rótulo nervos e ferros a ouro. Cortes das folhas carminados. Folha de rosto adornada com um pequeno florão com um anjo. A folha com a dedicatória está ilustrada com um belo cabeção gravado a buril com o brazão da Condessa de Unhão ladeado por anjos e ramagens. O texto em caracteres redondos de diversos tamanhos e alguns itálicos está ornamentado com cabeções decorativos uma inicial decorada e florões de remate. Exemplar com ex-líbris de Miguel Faria no interior da encadernação com assinatura de posse no anterrosto: De Pedro Doliolnz ilegível com guardas novas. As páginas preliminares contêm a dedicatória à Condessa de Unhão o Prólogo do autor as licenças com aprovações de Fr. António de S. Boaventura Frei Manuel da Esperança e Pedro Alvarez. Incluem também uma carta de D. José Barbosa dirigida ao Conde de Unhão contendo uma apreciação muito elogiosa desta obra; e um conjunto de sete poesias em louvor do autor e da obra. Muito rara já no tempo de Inocêncio e não consta dos principais catálogos de leilões e livreiros. A Porbase regista apenas um exemplar. D. Francisco Xavier do Rego dedicou a obra a D. Vitória de Távora 1685 - 1757 filha do 2.º Conde de S. Vicente pelo casamento com a condessa desse título D. Miguel Carlos de Távora neta do 2.º Conde de São João da Pesqueira e sobrinha do 1.º Marquês de Távora condessa de Unhão pelo casamento com o 4.º Conde de Unhão D. Rodrigo Xavier Teles de Meneses Castro da Silveira 1684-1759 que foi padrinho do autor. José Barbosa classifica e aprecia esta obra da seguinte maneira: «Panegírico histórico em que o autor seguindo as pisadas e tomando por modelo no estilo a Jacinto Freire na Vida de D. João de Castro deixou tudo tão suave tão claro e tão discretamente escrito que não tem que invejar às obras mais excelentes. Pondera com profundidade julga com agudeza e fala com majestade». Santa Vitória virgem e mártir portuguesa natural de Braga e o seu irmão S. Acísclo padeceram martírio no ano de 138 em Córdova e pertencem à hagiografia hispânica primitiva. São padroeiros da cidade de Córdova que celebra o seu orago no dia 17 de Novembro. Em diversas fontes verificam-se divergências sobre as datas e o segundo mártir que com ela morreu. Francisco Xavier do Rego Lisboa ca. 1692 - 1738 Era clérigo regular teatino da Ordem de S. Caetano foi autor das seguintes obras: Sermão da paixão de nosso senhor Jesus Christo. Lisboa na Offic. da Musica 1726; Sermão das sete dores de Nossa Senhora mesmo local e impressor 1727; Avisos importantes para a salvação praticados em alguns exercicios precisamente necessarios para uso de um verdadeiro christão. mesmo local e impressor 1727; com outras edições em 1739 e 1750; Corôa mystica do grande patriarcha Sancto Agostinho. illustrada com sentenças tiradas dos seus escriptos. Lisboa na Ofic. de Mathias Pereira da Silva 1720. EN In quarto. 20.3x15.1 cm. xliv 136 pp. Contemporary full leather binding with label raised bands and gilt tools on spine. Red edges. Title page adorned with a small angel fleuron. The page with the dedication is illustrated with a beautiful engraved headpiece with the coat of arms of the Countess of Unhão flanked by angels and tree branches. The text in round characters of various sizes and some italics is decorated with decorative headpiece a decorated initial and finishing fleurons. Copy with ex-libris from Miguel Faria on the front pastedown with handwritten ownership title on the half title page: From Pedro Doliolnz illegible. Recent endpapers. The preliminary pages contain the dedication to the Countess of Unhão the author"s Prologue the licences with approvals from Friar António de S. Boaventura Friar Manuel da Esperança and Pedro Alvarez. They also include a letter from D. José Barbosa addressed to the Count of Unhão containing a very complimentary appreciation of this work; and a set of seven poems in praise of the author and the work. Already very rare already in the time of Inocêncio and not in the main auction and booksellers catalogues. Porbase registers only one copy. D. Francisco Xavier do Rego dedicated the work to D. Vitória de Távora 1685 - 1757 daughter of the 2nd Count of S. Vicente by marriage to the countess of that title D. Miguel Carlos de Távora granddaughter of the 2nd Count of S. João da Pesqueira and niece of the 1st Marquis of Távora Countess of Unhão by marriage to the 4th Count of Unhão Rodrigo Xavier Teles de Meneses Castro da Silveira 1684-1759 who was the author"s godfather. José Barbosa appreciates this work and classifies it in the following way: 'Panegyrico historico in which the author following in the footsteps and taking as a model in style Jacinto Freire in the Life of D. João de Castro has left everything so smooth so clear and so discreetly written that it has nothing to envy to the most excellent works. He ponders with deepness judges with acuteness and speaks with majesty.' Saint Victoria a Portuguese virgin and martyr born in Braga and her brother St Acísclo suffered martyrdom in the year 138 in Córdoba and belong to the early Hispanic hagiography. They are patron saints of the city of Córdoba which celebrates its patron saint on 17 November. In various sources there are discrepancies about the dates and the second martyr who died with her. Francisco Xavier do Rego Lisbon ca. 1692 - 1738 a regular theatine cleric of the Order of St Caetano was the author of the following works: Sermão da paixão de nosso senhor Jesus Christo. Lisbon at Offic. da Musica 1726; Sermão das sete dores de Nossa Senhora same place and printer 1727; Avisos importantes para a salvação praticados em alguns exercicios precisamente necessarios para uso de um verdadeiro christão. same place and printer 1727; with other editions in 1739 and 1750; Corôa mystica do grande patriarcha Sancto Agostinho. illustrada com sentenças tiradas dos seus escriptos. Lisbon in the Off. of Mathias Pereira da Silva 1720. Referências/References: Oliveira Américo Lopes de - Dicionário de mulheres célebres. Porto: Lello 1981 p. 1362. Inocêncio III p. 94. M-6-E-05 hardcover
1937réf. 0001931CURTIS CORNERS SOUTH KINGSTOWN RHODE ISLAND RI. Good. 1937. On offer is a super original pre World War II 1937 to 1940 manuscript diary and scrapbook compiled and handwritten by the Reverend C.H. von Glahn of Curtis Corners South Kingstown Rhode Island. The book paints a very complete picture of the life and times of this honoured religious figure and beloved family man all the while with the back drop of international events and the impending War. The Reverend begins the large well filled 11 x 8 inch 300 page book noting the book was a Christmas Day gift from his grandson Jack which is plenty of motivation for him to keep up with his writings. His inspiration obviously works as the book will please any historian or collector of the history and background of Rhode Island at the time as the writings are given the further depth of being littered with clippings notes and photographs. The spine cap has gone missing but overall G.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CURTIS CORNERS REVEREND C.H. VON GLAHN SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH SOUTH KINGSTOWN RHODE ISLAND RELIGION BAPTIST PRE WORLD WAR II AMERICANARELIGIOUS STUDIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown