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1527ref. 373126Cologne: Peter Quentel 1527. Arms of Henry VIII of England on title page woodcut initials tailpiece. 14 169 1 ff. 1 vols. Small folio. Twentieth century red morocco by Zaehnsdorf. Joints rubbed. Very good plus. Arms of Henry VIII of England on title page woodcut initials tailpiece. 14 169 1 ff. 1 vols. Small folio. St. John Fisher 1469-1535 Bishop of Rochester from 1504 and simultaneously Chancellor of Cambridge University wrote against the Protestant heresies of Luther in Assertionis Lutheranae Confutatio 1523 and in the present work against the heresies of Johannes Oecolampadius Hussgen who had been the chief representative of the Protestant faction at the Baden Dispute of 1526. Bishop Fisher acted as principal advocate of Queen Catherine in the matter of her divorce. He refused the oaths of succession and supremacy refusing to recognize Henry VIII as head of the church; he was tried for treason and imprisoned; the bishop was named cardinal by Pope Paul III in May 1535 but this did not alter the outcome: Fisher was beheaded in June. He was beatified in 1886 and canonized in 1935. VD16 O333. Provenance: Ownership signature of William Wild on title page; General Theological Seminary bookplates and blindstamps Peter Quentel unknown
1527ref. 373126Cologne: Peter Quentel 1527. Arms of Henry VIII of England on title page woodcut initials tailpiece. 14 169 1 ff. 1 vols. Small folio. Twentieth century red morocco by Zaehnsdorf. Joints rubbed. Very good plus. Arms of Henry VIII of England on title page woodcut initials tailpiece. 14 169 1 ff. 1 vols. Small folio. St. John Fisher 1469-1535 Bishop of Rochester from 1504 and simultaneously Chancellor of Cambridge University wrote against the Protestant heresies of Luther in Assertionis Lutheranae Confutatio 1523 and in the present work against the heresies of Johannes Oecolampadius Hussgen who had been the chief representative of the Protestant faction at the Baden Dispute of 1526. Bishop Fisher acted as principal advocate of Queen Catherine in the matter of her divorce. He refused the oaths of succession and supremacy refusing to recognize Henry VIII as head of the church; he was tried for treason and imprisoned; the bishop was named cardinal by Pope Paul III in May 1535 but this did not alter the outcome: Fisher was beheaded in June. He was beatified in 1886 and canonized in 1935. VD16 O333. Provenance: Ownership signature of William Wild on title page; General Theological Seminary bookplates and blindstamps Peter Quentel unknown books
1787ref. 006850Paris: Chez Cuchet Libraire 1787. Second French Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine. 8vo. xxxii 478 2 438 6 592 1 pp. With five large folding maps. Two copper engraved plates in first volume. The translation was dedicated by Crevecoeur to de Lafayette. Full contemporary calf. Gilt ruling raised bands. Marbled edges. Contemporary marbled endpapers. Light wear to the binding which remains highly attractive. Chez Cuchet Libraire unknown
1787ref. 006850Paris: Chez Cuchet Libraire 1787. Second French Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine. 8vo. xxxii 478 2 438 6 592 1 pp. With five large folding maps. Two copper engraved plates in first volume. The translation was dedicated by Crevecoeur to de Lafayette. Full contemporary calf. Gilt ruling raised bands. Marbled edges. Contemporary marbled endpapers. Light wear to the binding which remains highly attractive. Chez Cuchet Libraire unknown books
1962ref. 523703Paris: Au Vent D'Arles 1962. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Hors commerce issue limited to 155 copies. Quarto. 37pp. Tan printed wrappers. Covers are slightly toned with very faint foxing else a near fine unopened copy. An elusive title in this 1962 edition published by Au Vent D'Arles and issued with the text sheets only reserved for distribution hors commerce by St. John Perse Georges Braque and Janine Cremieux. OCLC locates 11 copies; six in the U.S. The Getty copy in their description states: "No etchings accompany this ed." Oiseaux was also separately published along with etchings by Georges Braque under the title L'Ordre des Oiseaux 1963. This is one of a few copies reserved for Saint-John Perse not numbered and designated in type on the colophon leaf: "Exemplaire Saint-John Perse" and Signed by St-John Perse in ink on the limitation page. This copy is also Inscribed by St.-John Perse to Lincoln Kirstein on the front flyleaf: "A Lincoln Kirstein pour qui la vie est creation. Amicalement St-John Perse Washington 1963." Kirstein started the influential little magazine Hound and Horn while still a Harvard student and cofounded the New York City Ballet with George Balanchine in 1946. His sister Mina Kirstein Curtiss fluent in French was a Smith College professor and she also translated and edited publications by French authors including Saint-John Perse with whom she had a close friendship. Au Vent D'Arles unknown
1962ref. 523703Paris: Au Vent D'Arles 1962. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Hors commerce issue limited to 155 copies. Quarto. 37pp. Tan printed wrappers. Covers are slightly toned with very faint foxing else a near fine unopened copy. An elusive title in this 1962 edition published by Au Vent D'Arles and issued with the text sheets only reserved for distribution hors commerce by St. John Perse Georges Braque and Janine Cremieux. OCLC locates 11 copies; six in the U.S. The Getty copy in their description states: "No etchings accompany this ed." Oiseaux was also separately published along with etchings by Georges Braque under the title L'Ordre des Oiseaux 1963. This is one of a few copies reserved for Saint-John Perse not numbered and designated in type on the colophon leaf: "Exemplaire Saint-John Perse" and Signed by St-John Perse in ink on the limitation page. This copy is also Inscribed by St.-John Perse to Lincoln Kirstein on the front flyleaf: "A Lincoln Kirstein pour qui la vie est creation. Amicalement St-John Perse Washington 1963." Kirstein started the influential little magazine Hound and Horn while still a Harvard student and cofounded the New York City Ballet with George Balanchine in 1946. His sister Mina Kirstein Curtiss fluent in French was a Smith College professor and she also translated and edited publications by French authors including Saint-John Perse with whom she had a close friendship. Au Vent D'Arles unknown books
ref. 9075Paris, NRF, 1975. 28 x 20 cm, 33 pp.-[3] ff. Relié plein box marron glacé orné dun listel vertical central et de deux triangles obtus dont la base repose sur lextérieur, mosaïqués ton sur ton, de part et dautre de laxe central décor inversé formé de 2 listels bruns verticaux sur lesquels saccroche un double cercle de même couleur englobant le sommet du triangle, doublures et gardes de daim gris, tranches dorées sur témoins, couvertures et dos conservés, chemise demi-box gris, étui (reliure signée P.L. Martin, 1977). Étui légèrement sali, une trace légère sur le premier plat sinon exemplaire en très bel état dans une somptueuse reliure mosaïquée de Pierre-Lucien Martin. Édition originale, un des 55 exemplaires numérotés sur Hollande Van Gelder (suivi par 105 ex. sur vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre). Provenance : Irène et Robert Delmas (ex-libris contrecollé sur la page de garde). Réf. : Catalogue de vente Bibliothèque Robert et Irène Delmas, Étude Couturier Nicolay, Drouot, 4 et 5 mars 1985, première partie, n° 247. Le catalogue mentionnait erronément 50 ex. sur Hollande.
ref. 9075Paris, NRF, 1975. 28 x 20 cm, 33 pp.-[3] ff. Relié plein box marron glacé orné dun listel vertical central et de deux triangles obtus dont la base repose sur lextérieur, mosaïqués ton sur ton, de part et dautre de laxe central décor inversé formé de 2 listels bruns verticaux sur lesquels saccroche un double cercle de même couleur englobant le sommet du triangle, doublures et gardes de daim gris, tranches dorées sur témoins, couvertures et dos conservés, chemise demi-box gris, étui (reliure signée P.L. Martin, 1977). Étui légèrement sali, une trace légère sur le premier plat sinon exemplaire en très bel état dans une somptueuse reliure mosaïquée de Pierre-Lucien Martin. Édition originale, un des 55 exemplaires numérotés sur Hollande Van Gelder (suivi par 105 ex. sur vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre). Provenance : Irène et Robert Delmas (ex-libris contrecollé sur la page de garde). Réf. : Catalogue de vente Bibliothèque Robert et Irène Delmas, Étude Couturier Nicolay, Drouot, 4 et 5 mars 1985, première partie, n° 247. Le catalogue mentionnait erronément 50 ex. sur Hollande.
