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Augustae V. [Augsburg], E typographeo M. Mangeri [first work, &: ] Joannis Praetorii [second work] , 1599 & 1602. Two works bound in one volume, 8vo. pp. [xvi], 215, [ii] 216-539, [i]; [xvi], 256, [ii] 257-542, [iii]. Greek and Latin text. Contemporary vellum, yapp edges. Attractive editions; David Hoeschel’s recension of the Greek text of Chrysostom’s work on the presthood is supported by the translations of Jacobus Ceratinus and Germanus Brixius, and his edition of Chrysostom’s series of sermons ‘Against the Jews’ (also aimed at Judaizing Christians within his own congregation) is also followed by a Latin translation. Chyrsostom was Bishop of Constantinople at the end of the fourth century. Book

Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] Ex Officina Ioannis Maire, 1651. 4to. pp. [xii], 255, [i] blank, 156, 191, [v], 283, [cv] indices. Title page printed in red and black with engraved vignette. Old ink stamp to title. Late eighteenth-century continental green morocco, fully gilt spine and red morocco label, minor wear but a handsome copy. Arnobius was a distinguished rhetorician at Sicca Veneria in North Africa in the late third century, according to St Jerome, before he converted to Christianity after a dream. He wrote the seven books of the Adversus Gentes to convince the local bishop of the sincerity of his new beliefs. The wealth of detail about Graeco-Roman paganism has proved of great interest to historians, but theologically some of Arnobius’ ideas remain highly suspect. For example, he considered that the old gods were real enough but subordinate to the supreme Christian God. Book

Londini [London]: Impensis Richardi Sare [...], 1722. Folio, pp. [xliv], 468. Parallel Greek and Latin text, contemporary panelled calf, neatly rebacked retaining original spine, corners and end-papers renewed. Nineteenth century book label: Bishopric of Cornwall. Second century Christian author, probably martyred under Marcus Aurelius. Styan Thirlby’s edition is described by Dibdin as ‘splendid and carefully executed’, although Dibdin is cautious regarding Thirlby’s achievements as editor: ingenious but vain seems to be his opinion. Book

London, printed by J.F. Dove for Richard Priestley, 1818. 12mo. pp. [xl], 327, [i]. Title-pages for Book of Common Prayer and Psalms, together with the text, entirely in Greek. Contemporary calf, somewhat worn and faded but sound. Presentation inscription, ‘with J.B. Murray’s kind regards,’ dated 1842. Unidentified armorial bookplate surmounted by bishop’s mitre. James Duport’s translation, first published in 1665 and adapted from the 1638 translation of Elias Petley. Four institutional copies only, at the National Library of Wales, University of York and University of Melbourne; the first example has an addtional 4 pages of publisher’s advertisments at the end, while the latter may be incomplete (collation given as pp. [4], 325). OCLC: 1117960459, 1153729885 and 1002831358. A further copy is at Lambeth Palace. Book

Franequerae [Franeker], Ex Officinâ: Leonardi Strik,, 1700. 8vo. pp. [xx], 559, [lxxxiv] index, 261, [ix] index. Additional engraved title and final leaf of index loose. Letterpress title printed in red and black. Contemporary vellum, somewhat rubbed but sound. Bookplate of Michel Chasles, a member of the Académie des sciences and presumably the noted mathematician (1793-1880). Pétau (1583-1652) was a Jesuit theologian. The ‘Rationarium Temporum’ is an abridgement of his major work on chronology. Book