Search Results: Titles starting with C from Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books

1635 Claudian Classical Roman Poetry Mythology Rufinus Gothic Wars Latin Giraldi
"He how always desires is always poor."
– Claudian
Claudian was a 4th-century B.C. author who wrote poetry and speeches specifically for Roman Emperor Honorius on mythology and early Roman wars. his most famous works including 'De Bello Gothico' and 'In Rufinum' – Claudian's attack on Roman statesman Rufinus.
This 1635 edition of the works of Claudian was published in Paris featuring the edits and notes of Italian scholar G. Gregorio Giraldi.
Item number: #16921
Price: $499
CLAUDIANUS, Claudius
C. Claudiani quæ extant : ex emendatione virorum doctorum.
Parisiis: Ioan Liberti via D. Ioannis Lateran, 1635.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[2], 12, 386
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~4.25in X 2.75in (11cm x 7cm)
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1677 Sallust Catiline Conspiracy Jugurthine War + 1708 Alexander the Great Rufus
A rare pairing of two printings of ancient literature from Sallust and Curtius. Curtius Rufus is primarily remembered for his commentary on the life of Alexander the Great, perhaps the best early account of Alexander the Great's reign. In addition to Curtius, this two-volume lot includes the works on the Catiline Conspiracy of Sallust with commentary by numerous contributions such as Johann Rivius, Janus Palmerius, and perhaps most famously Aldus Manutius.
Item number: #23342
Price: $750
SALLUST
C. Crispi Sallustii Opera omnia quae exstant, cum commentariis integris Joh. Rivii, Aldi Manutii, Petri Ciacconii, Fulvii Ursini, & Heliae Putschii, et selectia Jani Gruteri
Lugd. Batavorum: Ex officina Hackiana, 1677.
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RUFUS, Quintus Curtius
Q. Curtii Rufi Alexander Magnus, et in illum commentarius Samuelis Pitisci, quo antiquitates Persarum, Macedonum, Phoenicum, Carthaginensium, Romanorum… tomus ii
Hagae Comitum: apud… Read More

1639 Sallust Catiline Conspiracy WAR Rome Jugurthine War Historiae Pontanus

"No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests."
― Sallust

A rare 17th-century edition of Sallust's works including 'Bellum Jugurthinum', 'Historiae' and "Conspiracy of Catiline". This work contains 1st-century BC history of Catiline who attempted to overthrow the government. Catiline is portrayed as a hero for his desire to expose corruption in the Greek Senate, even though he had ambitions of political leadership. This book tells of Roman and Greek military battles, the Jugurthine War, and the Roman aristocracy.
This impressive 1639 edition was collected and edited by Johannes Isacius Pontanus and bound in beautiful, gold-stamped leather,
Item number: #15187
Price: $550
SALLUST, Gaius Crispus
C. Crispus Sallustius Ex Museo Iohann Isaci Pontani
Amstelodami: apud Jansson, 1639.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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182, [4]
· Language: Latin
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1727 Julius Caesar WAR Commentaries Military Tactics MAPS Bellum Hirtius Davies

"If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it!"
– Julius Caesar

A rare collection of civil war histories and Julius Caesar war commentaries!

Julius Caesar's war commentaries are some of the most prolific military writings! While not specifically known for his writing, Julius Caesar wrote this book which would become a mainstay in the Latin literature canon. It focuses on first-hand account of Julius Caesar in the Callic wars, but it was written as though from a third-person view.

This 1727 edition was published in Cambridge and includes notes and commentary by Joannes Brantius, Pedro Chacon, Francis Hotman and John Davies. It should be noted that included in this edition is Aulus Hirtius' Bellum Alexandrinum and his continuation of Caesar's De bello Gallico.

Item number: #23647
Price: $750

CAESAR, Julius

C. Iulii Caesaris et Auli Hirtii quae exstant omnia.

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1716 Julius Caesar WAR Commentary Military MAPS Tactics Bellum Africum Hirtius
"If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it!"
– Julius Caesar
A rare collection of civil war histories and Julius Caesar war commentaries!
Julius Caesar's war commentaries are some of the most prolific military writings! While not specifically known for his writing, Julius Caesar wrote this book which would become a mainstay in the Latin literature canon. It focuses on first-hand account of Julius Caesar in the Callic wars, but it was written as though from a third-person view.
This 1716 edition was collected and edited by Michael Maittaire and published in London. It should be noted that included in this edition is Aulus Hirtius' Bellum Alexandrinum and his continuation of Caesar's De bello Gallico.
Item number: #23447
Price: $499
CAESAR, Julius
C. Julii Cæsaris et A. Hirtii de rebus à C. Julio Cæsari gestis commentarii. Cum C. Jul. Cæsar. Fragmentis
Londini: J. Tonson & J.… Read More

1675 Pliny the Younger Panegyricus Emperors Trajan & Domitian ROME Military
Pliny the Younger, one of the most notable 1st-century historians, is best remembered for his written works and orations. His best-known, and still widely popular work is his 'Epistles', which was a series of personal letters to other Roman figures. They give an important view of Roman everyday life as well as an interesting perspective on Pliny's views against Christianity.
In addition to his letters, Pliny is remembered by his only known oration – 'Panegyricus'. 'Panegyricus' was a speech given to the Senate describing Emperor Trajan, his administrative actions, views on justice, military discipline, and commerce. He compares Trajan to other figures most notably Emperor Domitian. This 1675 edition was published in Lugduni Batavorum by Hackiana and includes notes and annotations by Dominique Baudius.

Item number: #20227
Price: $499
PLINY the Younger
C. PlinI Panegyricus liber Trajano dictus : cum annotationibus antehac… Read More

1662 Suetonius 12 Caesars Julius Caesar Caligula Nero ROME Classical Portraits

"Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system."
― Suetonius, 'The Twelve Caesars'

Suetonius was a 1st-century Roman historian who is most remembered by his important set of biographies of twelve successive Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. "The Lives of Twelve Caesars" or "De Vita Caesarum" is still considered one of the primary sources on Roman history and discusses important facets of the end of the Roman Republic.

"Twelve Caesars" covers the lives of Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellus, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian, and is the first work to offer insights to some of the lesser-known aspects of these important Roman figures – such as Julius Caesar's struggle with epilepsy. The extent of what is culturally known about Caligula comes almost exclusively from… Read More

1591 Paterculus History of Rome Trojan War Julius & Augustus Caesar Plantin RARE

Marcus Velleius Paterculus was a 1st-century Roman historian known for his book 'History of Rome' which is one of the best sources on the Punic Wars and the Siege of Carthage, as well as the lives of Julius and Augustus Caesar. This 1591 edition of Paterculus was published in Leiden by the famed Plantin Press.

Item number: #25256
Price: $795

PATERCULUS, Velleius

C. Velleius Paterculus [Historia Romana] cum animadversionibus J. Lipsii

Lugduni Batavorum: Ex officina Plantiniana, Apud Franciscum Raphelengium, 1591.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1
o Paterculus – [16], 157, [19]
o Animadversiones – 103, [1]
o Signatures: *8 A-L8 a-f8 g4
· References: Adams P 416; USTC 423017; Pettegree NB 30247
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11cm)
· Quite scarce

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1880 IRISH Literature Jonathan SWIFT Gulliver 4v Ireland Read BEAUTIFUL BINDING
Charles A Read's "Cabinet of Irish Literature" is a late 19th-century anthology of Irish works. Read collected and edited the short stories, essays, and plays of notable Irish authors including Richard Steele, William E.H. Lecky, Andrew Cherry, Anthony Hamilton, and most importantly Jonathan Swift. This 1880 edition features beautiful, decorative binding; note volume four was edited by T.P. O'Connor (Read died before completion).
Item number: #14400
Price: $499
READ, Charles Anderson
The Cabinet of Irish literature : selections from the works of the chief poets, orators, and prose writers of Ireland
London: Blackie and Son, 1880.

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Collation: Complete with all pages: 4 volumes
o Vol. 1: [4], [x], 336, [4]
o Vol. 2: [vii], 336, [4]
o Vol. 3: [4], [vii], 336, [4]
o Vol. 4: [4], [viii], 336, [4]
o Many Full-page portrait engravings throughout each volume
· Language: English
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1845 Portrait Gallery British Worthies Drake Shakespeare Milton Newton Bacon
A rare, 19th-century collection of 72 portrait engravings with corresponding biographies of a variety of the most famous and important men and women across English history. Biographies include authors, politicians, and royalty such as:
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Edward III
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John Wycliffe
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Chaucer
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Sir Francis Drake
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William Shakespeare
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Francis Bacon
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Queen Elizabeth
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John Milton
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Sir Isaac Newton
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…and many more!
Item number: #40052
Price: $550
ANONYMOUS
The Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies
London : Charles Knight, C. Cox, 1845-46 .

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 12 volumes in 6 tomes
o 72 engravings
· Provenance:
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Stamp – William C. Kelso
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Handwritten – N. S. Falconer
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
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Size: ~5.75in X 3.75in (14.5cm x 9.5cm)
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1636 Jesuit Jeremias Drexel on Heaven & Hell Eternity Caelum Beatorum Miniature

"All wizards and witches are the professed and sworn enemies of God. O prince, O King, let not witches live!"
– Jeremias Drexel
Jeremias Drexel was a 17th-century Jesuit writer and preacher, who ultimately gave up preaching to teach and write. His works surround Christian living, truth, and virtues of life. Drexel also wrote several works relating to heaven, Christian zodiac, and the unknowns of eternity. 'Caelum Beatorum Civitas Aeternitatis' is a treatise on heaven, the behaviors and attributes of God, the joys of experiencing God, and the keys to eternal life.
Item number: #8333
Price: $499
DREXEL, Jeremias

Caelum beatorum civitas æternitatis pars III. Quam coram ser[enissi]mo utriusque Bavariæ Duce S.R.I. Archidapifero, Electore Maximiliano et ser[enissi]ma coniuge Elisabetha explicavit
Antverpiæ: Apud Ioannem Cnobbaert, 1636.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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358, [2]
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1651 RARE 1st ed Catholic Ceremonial Episcoporum Pope Clement VIII Innocent X

An important Catholic liturgical work on descriptions of ceremonies of Pope Innocent X and Pope Clement VIII. This book contains the details of episcopal functions such as confirmation and holy orders, making them out as rituals for the church. It provides an exact 'order of service' for each of the sacraments. These services were formally known as 'Liber Sacramentorum'. These contents are depicted throughout in 68 engravings.
This 1651 printing is the first printed edition of this work, published by John Burchard and Augustine Piccolomini, who were masters of ceremonies to the popes.
Item number: #14181
Price: $950
Catholic Church
Caeremoniale episcoporum, Clementis VIII, primum nunc denuo, Innocentii Papae X, auctoritate, recognitum
Romae : typis rev. camerae apostolicae, 1651. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[14], 408
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Signatures: a4, A-Bb8, Cc4.
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1588 1st ed Pliny the Younger Epistles Panegyricus Vesuvius ROME Early ChurchPliny the Younger, one of the most notable 1st-century historians, is best remembered for his written works and orations. His best-known, and still widely popular work is his 'Epistles', which was a series of personal letters to other Roman figures. They give an important view of Roman everyday life as well as an interesting perspective on Pliny's views against Christianity. However, the most important epistles concern Pliny's account of the Mount Vesuvius eruption. Tacitus, a friend of Pliny, wanted to know more about the death of his uncle, Pliny the Elder, and the eruption itself.This 1588 first edition was published by Jean Richer and includes a dedicatory epistle from Claude MignaultItem number: #9875Price: $599PLINY the YoungerCai Plinii Secundi Novocomensis, Epistolarum libri decem. Notæ & observationes, auctore Claudio Minoe, jurisc. Cum indicibus amplißimis & certißimis.Parisiis, apud Joannem Richerium, via D.… Read More

1691 TACITUS Annals Histories Germania Roman Empire Nero Rome Classical Latin
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."
― Tacitus, The Annals
Cornelius Tacitus was a 1st-century Roman historian who is now remembered for his two major works – 'Annals' and 'Histories' – in which he examines the lives and political careers of important Roman emperors such as Tiberius, Nero, and Claudius. By many accounts, Tacitus is considered the greatest Roman historian, not only by the accuracy of his content, but through demonstrating the psychological nature of ancient Roman politics.
Item number: #22424
Price: $499
TACITUS, Cornelius
Caii Cornelii Taciti Annales et Historiae
Rotomagi [Rouen]: Richardum Lallemant, 1691.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 522
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~4.75in X 3.25in (11.5cm x 8cm)
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1686 Suetonius Twelve Caesars Julius Caesar Caligula Nero ROME Amsterdam Boxhorn

"Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system."
― Suetonius, 'The Twelve Caesars'

Suetonius was a 1st-century Roman historian who is most remembered by his important set of biographies of twelve successive Roman rulers from Julius Caesar to Domitian. "The Lives of Twelve Caesars" or "De Vita Caesarum" is still considered one of the primary sources on Roman history and discusses important facets of the end of the Roman Republic.
"Twelve Caesars" covers the lives of Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellus, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian, and is the first work to offer insights to some of the lesser-known aspects of these important Roman figures – such as Julius Caesar's struggle with epilepsy. The extent of what is culturally known about Caligula comes almost exclusively from… Read More

1530 La Calandra by Bernardo Dovizi Italian Erotica Boccaccio Plautus Venice
Bernardo Dovizi was a 15th-century Italian author best known for his prose "La Calandra" This comedy, which was based on Plautus's "Menaechmi" and Boccaccio's "Decameron", includes themes of romance and immoral erotica and became quite popular throughout 16th-century Italy.
This 1530 printing of "Calandra" was published in Venice by Zoppino.
Item number: #22747
Price: $950
DOVIZI, Bernardo
Calandra comedia di Bernardo Divitio da Bibiena intitolata la Calandra nuovamente corretta et con ogni diligenza stampata
Venice: per Nicolo d'Aristotile detto Zoppino, 1530.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 47 leaves, [2]
· Provenance: Bookplate
o Sebastiani Evans
Sebastian Evans (1830–1909) was an English journalist and political activist, known also as a man of letters and an artist. He helped to form the National Union of Conservative Associations.
o Nathan H. Polmer
· Language: Italian
· Binding: Vellum; tight and… Read More

1865 1st ed Camp March & Battlefield Civil War Union Campaigns Burnside Meade

Alexander Stewart was a soldier in the Union Army who served in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. His contribution to Civil War literature was his book 'Camp, March and Battlefield', a book that described various war campaigns including those of General Burnside, General Hooker, General Meade, and Ulysses S Grant.
According to Nevins,
"A composite of individual studies that originally appeared in a Pittsburgh newspaper; the author was chaplain of the 13th Pennsylvania and served in Virginia."

Item number: #10386
Price: $499
STEWART, Alexander
Camp, march and battle-field, or Three years and a half with the army of the Potomac
Philadelphia: J.B. Rodgers, 1865. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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x, 413, [1]
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References: Nevins I 163; Dornbusch I, PA-119
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x… Read More

1866 1ed Army Potomac McClellan CIVIL WAR Union Battle MAPS Swinton PROVENANCE
The Army of the Potomac was the most important Union army during the Civil War, led by George McClellan. In addition to McClellan's own reports on the army, author William Swinton published an account of the various campaigns involving the Army of the Potomac. This book, first published in 1866, contains impressive illustrated maps and portraits.
Per Nevins on this work:
"an analysis by a New York Times war correspondent… invaluable interpretation."
Item number: #19783
Price: $499
SWINTON, William
Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac;.
New York: Charles Richardson, 1866. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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640
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20 full-page maps, portraits throughout; 7 in-text maps
· References: Dornbusch III, 1280; Larned 2342; Nevins I, 45;
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Provenance: J. Watts de Peyster, 1886
o John Watts de Peyster, Sr. (1821–1907) was an American author on the art of war, philanthropist,… Read More

1894 World's Fair 1ed Illustrated from Chicago Columbian Exposition Album HUGE 2v

A rare, late 19th-century portfolio of the World's Columbia Exposition, or the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. This fair was unique in that it was organized to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. This book is pages of numerous illustrations and photographs of buildings, exhibits, art, statues, animals, architecture, and costumes from around the world.

Item number: #23641
Price: $499

various

Campbell's illustrated history of the World's Columbian Exposition

Chicago: J.B. Campbell, 1894. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages – 2 volumes
o Vol 1: xvi, [3], 18-320
o Vol 2: [7], CCCXXX-CCCXXXV, [4], 338-640
o Heavily illustrated throughout
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Brown cloth
· Size: ~ 15.5in X 11in (39cm x 28cm)

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1929 SIGNED Candide VOLTAIRE Enlightenment Philosophy ROCKWELL KENT Illustrated

"Candide" by Voltaire is a seminal work of the Enlightenment, first published in 1759, is a satirical novella that follows the protagonist, Candide, as he transitions from naive optimism to pragmatic realism after facing numerous hardships. The work critiques societal institutions like religion and philosophy, particularly Leibnizian optimism, leading to its initial banning. However, its insightful exploration of the human experience has since made it a cornerstone of Western literature.

This rare edition is enhanced by the Art Deco illustrations of the renowned American artist, Rockwell Kent.

Item number: #41329
Price: $499

VOLTAIRE, Jean François-Marie Arouet de; KENT, Rockwell (Illus.); [ALDINGTON, Richard (Transl.)]; [MERRILL, Charles Edmund (Contrib.)]

Candide.

New York: The Literary Guild, 1929. Signed Limited edition

Details:
· Collation: Complete
o 111, [1]
o Illustrated throughout
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