Hug. Grotii Poemata Omnia Editio quinta by Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645 - 1670

London, Printed by Richard Bishop. M. DC. XL [1640]. Hard Cover. Folio: 226, [63]-668 pages, headpieces, initials, marginal notes. (A-S6, T5, G2-G6, H-Z6, Aa-Zz6, Aaa-Kkk6, Lll4); 29.5 cm. Each part has separate title-page and the above imprint except for "Poetaster", London, Printed by Robert Young. M. DC. XL. Contents: Epigrammes. I. Booke. The Author B. J.; Part Of The Kings Entertainment, In Passing To His Coronation. The Author B. J.; A Panegyre, On The Happy Entrance Of Iames, our Soveraigne, to His first high Session of Parliament in this his Kingdome, the 19 of March, 1603. The Author B. J.; A Particular Entertainment Of The Queene And Prince their Highnesse at Althrope, At The Right Honourable the Lord Spencers, on Saturday being the 25. of Iune 1603. as they came first into the Kingdom; The Author B. J.; Masques At Court. The Author B. J., incomplete: ends with catchword 'Till'; Every Man Out Of His Humour. A Comicall Satyre. First Acted in the yeere 1599. By the then Lord Chamberlaine his… Read More

Paris, Chez la vevfe Edm Pepingué ... M.DC. LIX [1659]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Two volumes: [20], 662; [22], 623 p.; 15 cm. The French Royal Historiographer wrote a number of works, beginning with "Abrégé". This history of Spain traces the origins of the country in Volume 1. In Volume 2 Ferdinand marries Isabella, the Jews are expelled from the country, Columbus discovers America (p. 97), Pizarro discovers Peru (p.171) and France and Spain battle in Italy, the Low Countries, wherever they could. The second half, the last 300 pages or so, deal with conflicts of the years between 1648 and 1658, This is a rare book-- I did not find it in OCLC World Catalog, the BN; one copy in COPAC; not in Brunet (but Cioranescu 17th Century, 28251); viaLibri recorded only a 1682 edition. Bound in contemporary full leather, rebacked; very good. Stock#OB780.

1658 Cornelius Nepos Lives ROME Roman Lawyers Philosophy Cato the Elder Hackiana
Cornelius Nepos was a 1st-century BC Roman author whose works have mostly all been lost. However, his one surviving work is "Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae" which is a collection of biographical descriptions of Roman and foreign leaders. According to Roberts, this work details: "Roman kings, generals, lawyers, orators, poets, historians, and philosophers."
Notable figures covered by Nepos include Themistocles, Lysander, and most famously Cato the Elder. This 1658 printing is a rare edition by Hackiana.
Item number: #15380
Price: $499
NEPOS, Cornelius
Cornelii Nepotis Vitae excellentium imperatorum : observationibus ac notis variorum illustratae
Lugduni Batavorum: Franciscus Hackius, 1658.

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[24], 394, [15]
· References: Roberts, Selected Lives from Nepos
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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1687 De Officiis CICERO Philosophy ROME Julius Caesar du Ryer French Latin

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

Cicero's "De Officis," describes the best way to live, behave, and work. It also depicts Roman politics and way of life during the Roman Republic after the overthrow of Julius Caesar. This work is notably famous for being the third book ever printed and that "during the 15th-century, 'De Officiis' was the pinnacle of moral philosophy" (Baldwin, 590).
This 17th-century edition is notable for containing both Latin and French translations in parallel – translated by Paul du Ryer.
Item number: #20072
Price: $499
CICERO, Marcus Tullius
Les Offices de Cicéron, ou les Devoirs de la vie civile
A Lyon : Chez Antoine & Horace Molin ..., 1687

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o 504 (i.e. 502)
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References: Baldwin, Shakespeare's Small Latine
· Language: Latin / French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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1690 History of Theodosius I Roman Empire Pagan v Christianity ROME Olympics 2v
Esprit Fléchier was a 17th-century French author who composed two important historical works – the histories of Cardinal Ximenes and Emperor Theodosius I – which are known to be highly accurate and insightful. While known primarily for his written sermons, spiritual memoires, and religious writings, these historical works have been Flechier's most desirable works.
This book, 'Histoire de Theodose le Grand', covers the life and political reign of Roman Emperor Theodosius I. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule the entire the Roman Empire and played a critical role in the establishment of Christianity in the Empire and banned pagan rituals which were common in both Roman and Greek cultures. Theodosius is also remembered for prohibiting the holding of Olympic Games following the games of 393 AD (for the association with pagan rituals).
This 17th-century edition is more complete and extensive than the first edition,… Read More

ROMA: PER IGNATIO DE LAZARI, 1660. In 12. Dim. 15x8,5 cm. Pp. (12)+86+(4)+48. Prima edizione del 1660 di questa rarissima opera letteraria di Mario Cevoli (1621-1690). L'opera è formata da due parti legate insieme ed è completa. All'interno una serie di sonetti a tema religioso ma non solo: la fontana di Piazza Navona, letteratura classica, filosofia, in onore di Pallavicino Sforza, alle donne romane, numerosi sugli amanti. Alla fine della seconda parte dell'opera diversi componimenti poetici in lode di Cevoli e della sua Testudine scritti da diversi autori: Gio. Pietro Monesio, Honorio Savelli, Francesco Tonti, Francesco Saliti, Fracisco de Pan y Roccaverti, Tomas de Aversa, Berardo de conti Berardi Capotio, Pietro Antonio Ridolfi, Cesare Colonna, Giuseppe Bontempi, Francesco Maria Sereni, Giacomo Pignatelli, Francesco Sinibaldi, Paolo Ranieri, Filippo Maggalussi, Carlo Marcheselli, Paolo Tesaurati ecc... Legatura in piena pergamena coeva. In buone condizioni. Raro,… Read More

London, Printed by Richard Bishop. M. DC. XL [1640]. Hard Cover. Folio: 226, [63]-668 pages, headpieces, initials, marginal notes. (A-S6, T5, G2-G6, H-Z6, Aa-Zz6, Aaa-Kkk6, Lll4); 29.5 cm. Each part has separate title-page and the above imprint except for "Poetaster", London, Printed by Robert Young. M. DC. XL. Contents: Epigrammes. I. Booke. The Author B. J.; Part Of The Kings Entertainment, In Passing To His Coronation. The Author B. J.; A Panegyre, On The Happy Entrance Of Iames, our Soveraigne, to His first high Session of Parliament in this his Kingdome, the 19 of March, 1603. The Author B. J.; A Particular Entertainment Of The Queene And Prince their Highnesse at Althrope, At The Right Honourable the Lord Spencers, on Saturday being the 25. of Iune 1603. as they came first into the Kingdom; The Author B. J.; Masques At Court. The Author B. J., incomplete: ends with catchword 'Till'; Every Man Out Of His Humour. A Comicall Satyre. First Acted in the yeere 1599. By the then Lord Chamberlaine his… Read More

Paris, Chez la vevfe Edm Pepingué ... M.DC. LIX [1659]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Two volumes: [20], 662; [22], 623 p.; 15 cm. The French Royal Historiographer wrote a number of works, beginning with "Abrégé". This history of Spain traces the origins of the country in Volume 1. In Volume 2 Ferdinand marries Isabella, the Jews are expelled from the country, Columbus discovers America (p. 97), Pizarro discovers Peru (p.171) and France and Spain battle in Italy, the Low Countries, wherever they could. The second half, the last 300 pages or so, deal with conflicts of the years between 1648 and 1658, This is a rare book-- I did not find it in OCLC World Catalog, the BN; one copy in COPAC; not in Brunet (but Cioranescu 17th Century, 28251); viaLibri recorded only a 1682 edition. Bound in contemporary full leather, rebacked; very good. Stock#OB780.

1674 1st ed BIBLE Sermons for Lent & Easter Italian Calamato Catholic Venice
'Quaresimale'
is a rare and rather unknown 17th-century Catholic treatise by Alessandro Calamato. This book is a collection of spiritual exercises and sermons for Lent and the weeks leading to Easter on the liturgical calendar. Published in Venice in 1674, this Italian work features double-column printing with decorative vignettes and original vellum binding.
Item number: #14804
Price: $499
CALAMATO, Alessandro
Quaresimale
Venetia : Presso Combi, & La Nou, 1674. 1st edition
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Language: Italian
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Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
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Size: ~8.5in X 6.5in (21cm x 16.5cm)
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1670 1ed La Secchia Rapita Aless Tassoni Italian Heroic Poetry Catholic Church
Alessandro Tassoni was a 16th-century Italian poet best known for his work 'La Secchia Rapita', or 'The Rape of the Pail'. This epic poem was written sometime in the mid-1610s but had significant trouble getting published much in part to the Catholic Church's censorship. The story follows Italian battles with interventions by gods and the Pope.
This 1670 first edition was collected and edited by Gaspare Salviani published in Bologna by Longhi.
Item number: #16831
Price: $499
TASSONI, Alessandro
La secchia rapita : poema eroicomico
Bologna : Per Gioseffo Longhi, 1670.
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300
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Handwritten – Yvonne Rossignon, 1934
Yvonne Rossignon (1912-2000) was a Romanian poet.
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Handwritten – M. Reniue, 1934
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Stamp – Loriano Gini
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Language: Italian
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Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
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Size: ~6in X 3.25in (15cm x 8.5cm)
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