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18222 vols., in 1, 8vo., First Edition; attractively bound in mid-nineteenth century half calf, marbled boards, gilt back, leather label lettered in gilt, a notably crisp, clean copy. SUPERIOR COPY IN PERIOD BINDING OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE WORK WHICH TRIGGERED LLORENTE'S BANISHMENT FROM FRANCE. Juan-Antonio Llorente (1756-1823), Spanish historian and chronicler of the Inquisition, was born at Rincon de Soto in Aragon and studied at the University of Saragossa. In 1782, following his ordination, he was appointed Vicar-General to the Bishop of Calahorra. In 1785 he became commissary of the Holy Office at Logrono and four years later its general secretary at Madrid. In the crisis of 1808 Llorente identified himself with the Bonapartists and was for some years employed in superintending the execution of the decree for the suppression of the monastic orders, and in examining the archives of the Inquisition. On the return of King Ferdinand VII to Spain in 1814, Llorente withdrew to France where he published his great 'Historia critica de la Inquisition de Espana' (Paris, 1815-1817). Translated into English, French, German, Dutch and Italian it attracted much attention in Europe, and involved its author in considerable persecution. This establishment opprobrium was strengthened by the publication of his 'Portraits Politique des Papes' in 1822 and he was ordered to leave France at the end of the year, dying in Madrid on 5th February 1823. Both the personal character and the literary accuracy of Llorente have been assailed, but although he was not an exact historian there is no doubt that he made valuable (and in many cases, unique) use of documents no longer extant. VERY SCARCE
18828vo., with a double-page facsimile, 2 full-page maps, and a full-page pedigree in the text, some light and occasional foxing to preliminaries, half-title and title [only], fore-edges very lightly spotted; attractively bound in late nineteenth century half calf, marbled boards ruled in blind, gilt top, very neatly rebacked in calf to style, marbled endpapers heightened with gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. This copy was formerly in the library of Thomas Falcon RBA. It bears his dated signature on front free endpaper and his fine printed Gaelic bookplate on front paste-down. The bookplate displays his initials, the date 1898, his place of residence at Studland and the Gaelic motto 'Is fhearr caitheamh na meirgeadh', usually translated as 'Better to wear than to rust'. Thomas Adolphus Falcon (1872-1944) was an eminent landscape painter and silversmith of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Born at Pudsey in Yorkshire, he was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Trinity College Cambridge. He was elected Member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1902 and exhibited over 130 works with them. He was also an exhibitor at the Royal Academy, the Royal Cambrian Academy, the Royal Society of Artists at Birmingham, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, Manchester City Art Gallery, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. His published works include Dartmoor Illustrated (1900) and Pictorial Dartmoor (1902); he also provided the photographs for the 1902 edition of Crossing's 'Ancient Stone Crosses of Dartmoor'. A long-term resident of the West Country, he lived first at Braunton in Devon and later at Studland on Dorset's Isle of Purbeck (viz. bookplate). His son Norman became a noted geologist.
Six volumes. A very scarce and extensive bibliography of opera from its beginnings in Paris (in 1671) to 1849. 529 items described, most at great length. Includes details about both manuscript and printed material, about performers, and about whether and when each opera was performed and the length of its run. Biographical notes at end of each volume. Each volume with an etched portrait by Le Rat. Volumes 1-3 are each one of 100 copies on Holland laid paper. Volumes 4-6 are printed on fine wove paper. Two further volumes were published, one covering 1849-1876 and the other an appendix. 8vo, uncut in original wraps (volumes 4-6 unopened as well). Wraps with some minor tears but still bright. Internally fine.
Barcelona, por Pablo Campins Impressor, 1714. 4to.; 4 hs., 488 pp. Impresión a doble columna. Encuadernación en pergamino de la época.
Villafranca del Bierzo, por Pablo Miñon, Impresor de la Provincia de León y del 6º Exército, 1812. Dos tomos en un volúmen en 4to.; XXXIII páginas para el discurso preliminar del traductor, VII pp., 183 pp. y 209 pp. y un estado plegado: "Cuadro geográfico y político de las logias alemanas iluminadas". Encuadernación de época en pergamino fuerte.
Two volumes, complete. FIRST EDITION of this highly important chanson de geste. Published by the Societe des Anciens Textes Francais. Beautifully printed. Volume I is on fine laid paper; volume II is one of only 100 copies printed on fine wove paper (Whatman). Large 8vo. Original cloth (volume I) and original parchment wraps (volume II). Uncut, with minimal wear to covers. Internally fine. Bossuat 154; Gautier 647.
Impresso en Napoles, por Marco Antonio Ferro, año 1680. Y reimpresso en Valencia por Antonio Balle, año 1724. 4to.; frontispicio, 10 hs., 304 pp., más 24 interesantísimas láminas grabadas en cobre por Quart. Encuadernación de la época en pergamino. Contiene un gran número de apuntes biográficos de frailes y monjas carmelitas, en su mayor parte españoles e italianos y lleva un prólogo escrito por Fray Pedro de la Trinidad en el mismo año de la edición, 1724, en Zaragoza, en el Convento de Carmelitas Descalzos. Su autor, el hoy Venerable Fray Francisco de la Cruz, nacido en Mora, Toledo, es hoy conocido, además de por sus interesantes escritos, por ser el peregrino por excelencia, ya que a lo largo de su vida peregrinó a Roma, Tierra Santa y Santiago de Compostela, con una cruz a cuestas.
Barcelona, en la Imprenta de Maria Angela Martí Viuda, s.a. (1759). 4to.; 14 hs., 483 pp., 2 hs., y tres estados plegados, aparte. Encuadernación en pergamino, de la época.
Madrid, en la Imprenta de Lorenzo Francisco Mojados, 1743. 4to.; 24 hs., 325 pp. Portada con pérdida de la mitad inferior. Por lo demás, ejemplar en excelente estado. Encuadernación del siglo XIX en piel valenciana con lomera ornada y tejuelo. -
First edition of this collection of stories by Hervieu, illustrated by her with five full-page original lithographs (one in color) and five wood engravings. Beautifully printed on fine Marais wove paper. From a total edition of 355 copies, this is one of 13 with a suite of the lithographs and wood engravings. This copy belonged to renowned artist and printer Jean-Gabriel Daragnes, with his wood-engraved bookplate. 4to, loose as issued in original wraps. Fine.
Sevilla, Sociedad de Bibliófilos Andaluces, Imprenta de Rafael Tarascó y Lassa, 1874. 4to.; LXXII pp., 282 pp., 3 hs. Edición limitada de 300 ejemplares impresos sobre papel de hilo. Ejemplar sin desbarbar Cubiertas originales.
First edition of this extremely important adventure novel written c. 1200, probably by Jean Renart. Beautifully printed on fine laid paper. Published by the Societe des Anciens Textes Francais. Large 8vo, original cloth. Uncut. Fine. Bossuat 1210.
Very scarce, high-quality reprint of this important catalogue raisonne of the prints made by and after Dutch and Flemish painters of the 16th to 18th centuries. These artists generally made very few prints and thus no individual catalogues have been dedicated to them. Artists include Hans Bol, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Cuyp, De Hooch, Maes, and 32 others. Hundreds of prints described in great detail. 36 full-page plates. Large folio, publisher's cloth. Fine.
A pristine copy of a very scarce edition of this classic text on heraldry. 32 full-page engraved plates with hundreds of coats of arms, dozens of text woodcuts. Small 8vo, original boards. Uncut. Very light wear to boards. Internally bright and fine, with large margins and deckle edges.
First edition of this extremely important medieval French epic. Extensive notes throughout. Published by the Societe des Anciens Textes Francais. Beautifully printed on fine laid paper. Large 8vo, original cloth. Binding near fine. Internally fine, uncut, and almost entirely unopened. Bossuat 164; Gautier 686.
First and only edition of this collection of tales about Provence. From a total large-paper edition of 13 copies, this is copy number I, one of 3 copies (numbered I-III) on Japon Imperial paper. 4to, original wraps. Backstrip a little crinkled, else fine, uncut, and unopened.
First edition of the "original" Roman de la Rose, a highly important courtly romance composed long before the allegorical poem of the same name by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun. Extensive notes. Published by the Societe des Anciens Textes Francais. Beautifully printed on fine laid paper. Large 8vo, original cloth. Light wear to binding. Internally fine and uncut. Bossuat 1198.
Madrid, en la Imprenta de la Viuda é Hijo de Marin, 1795. 4to.; 6 hs., 646 pp. Ejemplar sin las tres láminas que acompañan a esta edición. Encuadernación en pergamino, de la época, un poco fatigada. Además de su notable versión en español el traductor, Juan Galisteo y Xiorro, incluye una detallada lista de los manantiales de aguas medicinales en España.
Madrid, Librería de los Bibliófilos, Alfonso Durán, 1876 ("Libros de Antaño", VI). 4to. menor; 2 hs., CX pp., 2 hs., 461 pp., 7 hs. y una lámina retrato. Impresión en papel de hilo. Tirada limitada de 400 ejemplares. Encuadernación original en tela clara, con tejuelos en piel.
A beautiful edition of the major works of France's most important late medieval poet. Illustrated with woodcuts by Charles Picart Le Doux. There are 12 full-page woodcuts hors-texte, all delicately colored by hand, and 44 text woodcuts. This copy has an additional suite, not called for, of the full-page woodcuts. Edition limited to 600 numbered copies, of which this is one of 500 printed on fine Johannot wove paper. Large 4to, original wraps, board folder and slipcase. Uncut. Fine.
Madrid, Imprenta de Sancha, 1791, 21,5 x 15 cm., cubiertas en papel de época, XVI + 223 págs. (Ejemplar intonso y con grandes márgenes).
Six parties réunies en un volume in-12, plein veau marbré de l'époque, dos lisse orné de caissons fleuronnés et cloisonnés, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge, filets dorés sur les coupes, tranches rouges. Seconde édition. "Roman d'aventures, de cape et d'épée où l'amour, la haine, le goût de l'action et le sens de l'honneur agitent les personnages, transformant cette histoire de vengeance espagnole en une formidable épopée. Personnage shakespearien Dom Pedre n'échappera pas à son destin ; après avoir déjoué habilement toutes les manœuvres de ses ennemis, il devra plier devant la fatalité. Le lecteur est tenu en haleine dès les premières pages du roman…" (Annie Rivara, éd. Desjonquères). Lorrain d'origine, journaliste et aventurier, le chevalier de Mouhy mena sa carrière de romancier en même temps que celle d’indicateur à la solde de la police et de Voltaire dont il était proche. Son œuvre romanesque est aujourd’hui largement réévaluée. (France littéraire, VI, 336). Accrocs aux mors, coiffes et coins. Bon exemplaire.
Madrid, en la Imprenta de la Viuda de Juan Garcia Infançon, 1725. Folio; 16 hojas, 598 pp., 15 hojas. Mancha de humedad lateral en las hojas finales de tabla e índice, con pérdidas de texto en las cuatro últimas. Encuadernación de época en pergamino.
Madrid, Imprenta, Fundición y Estereotipia de Don Juan Aguado, 1872-1874. Setenta y dos números en cuatro volúmenes en 4to. mayor. Encuadernación uniforme en media piel, de la época.
BRUXELLES, Wouters et Cie - 1844 - 4 tomes en 1 volume - In-8 - 1/2 reliure frottée (accroc en coiffe) - Dos lisse avec titre et fleurons dorés - 183, 190, 204 et 176 pages
