Cologne: Eucharii, 1536. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full contemporary elaborately stamped calf over wood boards depicting the muses, worn, scattered worn holes, remains of clasps, boards expertly reattached but cords broken; attractive decorative endpapers. An attractively printed and bound copy of Orosius's influential work on the history of the pagan peoples... More about Pauli Orosii Presbyteri Hispani Viri Doctissimi, Adversus Paganos (Quos Vocant) Historiarum Libri...

Leiden: Joannem Hasebroek, 1741. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). 1/4 leather over marbled boards, worn at edges, hinges rubbed, spine worn and chipped, but binding intact. Old seminary library spine label and stamp to title page. Notes to endpaper, otherwise unmarked internally and a nice, wide margined edition. 6 plates, 2 volumes... More about Spicilegium Sive Excerpta ex Flavio Josepho ad Novi Testamenti Illustrationem Cura Sigeberti...

Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1502. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Full 18th century vellum, morocco spine label - slight wear, edges sprinkled blue, old armorial bookplate on front added blank. Slight scattered foxing, first and last leaf browned, calligraphic initials supplied in an early hand, some (mostly the blue) faded, some offsetting... More about Fastorum Libri VI; De Tristibus Libri V; De Ponto Libri IIII

Amsterdam: J.B. Elwe, 1798. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Early Dutch edition of Pallas's work on Corals first published in 1767 (and first published in Dutch as Lyst der plant-dieren, 1768. This appears to be an exact republication) It details the discoveries that he made in the Dutch Museum, including several new... More about Natuurlyke historie der plant-dieren, bevattende de algemeene schetzen der geslachten en korte...

Venice: J. Strada, 1557. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). 19th century leather backed boards, front hinge cracked, corners worn, remains of library spine label, binding sound overall. Private library plate on pastedown, minor scattered foxing, index leaf foxed and with a stain in the bottom margin; overall quite clean internally... More about Fasti et triumphi Rom a Romulo rege usque ad Carolum V. Caes. Aug

London: T. Snelling, 1772. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). 1/4 leather over marbled boards, hinges cracked and boards nearly detached with minor crude tap repairs. Engraved dedication and one plate of coins with other engravings in the text. 125pp. A nice, wide margined work - slight browning and foxing but... More about An Assemblage of Coins Fabricated by Authority of the Archbishops of Canterbury

Amsterdam: H. & Viduae Theodori Boom, 1685. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Full contemporary vellum, darkened, significant tear to vellum on spine and rear cover, but binding sound, scattered minor foxing, otherwise very clean internally. (32), 470, (16)pp.First edition of Perizonius's foundational work of historical criticism. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available... More about Animadversiones historicae, in quibus quamplurima in priscis romanarum rerum, sed utriusque...

Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1756. Hardcover. Two volumes, full vellum, later armorial stamp of Alexander Stewart. Gilt stamp spine label, semi-exposed cords at top and bottom spine, corners worn, light soiling. Marbled edges. Four engraved plates and frontispieces, with vignette illustrations throughout the text. Text is generally clean, dampstain to the... More about Le Rime Del Petrarca Brevemente Esposte Per Lodovico Castelvetro

Basil: Froben, 1539. Second Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Contemporary full vellum, some worming at edges, small tear to vellum at head of spine, rear hinge split and held by cords, front hinge just starting. Title stained with an old paper repair to bottom right, dampstain to bottom right corner through first... More about Omnia Divini Platonis Opera Tralatione Marsilii Ficini Emendatione et ad Graecum Codicem...

Venice: Aldus (Aldi - Aldine Press), 1518. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). First and only Aldine edition of the second (and rarer) part of Pontanus's love lyrics. Slight soiling to vellum, bookplate to pastedown, old signature to title, old bibliographic note in pencil to endpaper - a fine, crisp copy. 170... More about Amorum Libri II, De Amore Conjugali III

Insulis, 1651. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Full contemporary vellum, mild age toning, surface scar on front cover, some edge wear, endpapers worn and front endpaper with light dampstain, date added in red pen to title, a few notes in the margins in a contemporary hand, otherwise clean internally. 694pp, index... More about Dissidentis Desciscentis Receptaeque Neapolis Libri VI

Mexico: Por los herederos de la viuda de Francisco Rodriguez Lupercio, 1728. First Edition. Softcover. Disbound pamphlet, title and final page a bit soiled, scattered worming touching many letters but not affecting any sense. Trimmed a little close on the bottom edge. (16), 20pp.Scarce pamphlet, 4 copies in OCLC, finely... More about Redempcion Copiosa de Vivos y Difuntos Catholicos, que obra la bula dela santa cruzada,...

West Roxbury MA: Brook Farm Press, 1845. Newspaper. 7 individual issues of the Brook Farm newspaper, issued weekly. Browning, occasional light dampstains, many pages splitting at the folds, chipping and wear and a few small tears to the edges of a few of the issues, scattered foxing, tear to the... More about The Harbinger Devoted to Social and Political Progress - Volume II Numbers 11- 17, February 21,...