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

1658 Spencer Things New Old Aristotle Cicero Plato Melanchthon Lombard Socrates
John Spencer was a 17th-century English author who compiled an interesting collection of anecdotes and sentences from numerous writers entitled "Things New and Old". In this book, Spencer includes the writings of famous figures such as Socrates, Walter Raleigh, Valerius Maximus, Cicero, Plato, Pythagoras, Philip Melanchthon, Herodotus, Peter Lombard, Aristotle, and countless other famous writers.
Item number: #23810
Price: $750
SPENCER, John
Kaina kai palaia = Things new and old, or, A store-house of similies, sentences, allegories, apophthegms, adagies, apologues, divine, morall, politicall
London: Printed by W. Wilson and J. Streater, 1658. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [14], 679, [37]
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~13.25in X 8.75in (34cm x 22cm)
· Quite rare
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1849 AFRICA 1ed Kaloolah Journeys to Djebel Kumri Morocco Shipwrecks ARABS Mayo
'Kaloolah or Journeyings to the Djebel Kumri' is a rare, 19th-century acount on the life and experiences of the protagonist Jonathan Romer. This book tells the tale of a hero's journey in Africa where he encounters mythical beings and a beautiful princess, shipwrecks and Arab pirates, and enslavement in Timbuktu. Author William Mayo wrote this book based on his own experiences in Africa and the Spanish-Morocco coast.
Item number: #19633
Price: $499
MAYO, William Starbuck
Kaloolah, or, Journeyings to the Djebel Kumri
New York : Putnam, 1849. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xi, [2], 4-514
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Illustrated frontispiece and title page
· References: Howgego V, M24
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)
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1603 Charlemagne & Louis Pious St Ansegisus FRANKS Monasticism Benedict Levita

Charlemagne was one of the most influential and iconic French kings. Reigning in the late 8th-century, Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, helped united most of Europe through the Carolingian Empire. Numerous historical works were published on the life and reign of Charlemagne including this early 17th-century history of the reigns of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious. This book is one of the best of its kind offering a complete survey of the 9th-century Franks. Published in 1603 by Chappell, it covers the Frankish monastic reforms set by Saint Ansegisus and the continuation of these laws by the unnamed pseudo-author known as Benedict Levita.

Item number: #25055
Price: $750

CHAPPELLET, Claude [edit.]

Karoli Magni et Ludovici Pii christianiss. regum et impp. Francorum Capitula sive leges ecclesiasticae & civiles

Parisiis: apud Claudium Chappellet, 1603.

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1647 Dippers Dipt PURITAN Daniel Featley Anabaptist History Baptism Baptist RARE
Daniel Featley was a 17th-century English Puritan preacher known for his Calvinistic views. His best, and consequently most controversial work was 'The Dippers Dipt' – a collection of articles, essays, speeches, and letters over Anabaptist views of baptism (including child baptism), prayer, the role of clergy, and oaths within the church. This work has long since served as an important history of the Anabaptists during 17th-century protestant reforms.
Item number: #21094
Price: $950
FEATLEY, Daniel

[Katabaptistai kataptystoi]. The dippers dipt. Or, the Anabaptists duck'd and plung'd over head and ears, at a disputation in Southwark
London: Richard Royston, 1647.

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Dippers Dipt – [16], 186 (i.e. 184)
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Orations – [2], 187-216
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Warning for England – [217]-256
Wanting final page(s)
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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1648 1ed GREEK Bible Catechisms Roger Daniel Cambridge England Anglican RARE
Roger Daniel, a 17th-century English printer from Cambridge, published the standard King James version of the Bible (D&M 520). In fact, the popularity of his 1638 Bible lead him not only reissue his Bible but to produce other liturgical texts. The year 1648 proved to be an important year for Daniel as his Bible received an important new edition, but he also published the first edition to his collection catechisms published entirely in Greek.
Item number: #20780
Price: $750
DANIEL, Roger
Katēchēseis tēs Christianikēs pisteōs : kathaper hautai en tais orthodoxais ekklēsiais te kai scholais paradidontai
Cantabrigiae: Ex Officina Rogeri Daniel, 1648. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[2], 163, [1]
· References: Wing C 1463
· Provenance: Handwritten
o Jeremiah Maynston
o Francis Williamson
· Language: Greek
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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1681 Peter Heylyn 1st ed ENGLISH History Sabbath Civil War Anglican Constantine
Peter Heylyn's 'Historical Tracts'
is a collection of ecclesiastical essays on the Church of England. This work contains five separate essays including:
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"Church of England Justified"
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"History of the Sabbath"
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"Historical Declaration of the Judgment of the Western Churches"
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"Stumbling-Block of Disobedience and Rebellion"
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"Defence of the Right of Peerage of the English Bishop"
This first edition was not published until 1681, nearly 20 years following Heylyn's death.
Item number: #21112
Price: $750
HEYLYN, Peter
Keimēlia ekklēsiastika : the historical and miscellaneous tracts of the Reverend and learned Peter Heylyn : now collected in one volume. I. Ecclesia vindicata, or, The Church of England justified ...
London : Printed by M. Clark, for Charles Harper, 1681. First edition.

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[2], xxvii, [20], 745, [25]
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1669 MARTYRS 1ed Dutch Hazart Church History ENGLAND Henry VIII Thomas More RARE

Cornelius Hazart was a 17th-century Dutch Jesuit priest and controversialist writer. His "Ecclesiastical History of the Whole World" delivered on the 'controversial' side of church history, as Hazart explored some of the most detestable acts of the church including tortures, imprisonments, wars on religion, and brutal executions, such as drowning, hangings, beheadings, and burnings.

This third volume is from the 1669 first Dutch Antwerp edition. This book covers 16th-century church and political history throughout England and the Netherlands and includes notable topics such as:
· Louis de Requesens, Spanish military officer and his service in the Spanish Netherlands.
· Philip II King of Spain – reigns of Naples, England and Mary I,
· Effects of King Henri VIII's reign on the Netherlands and the Catholic Church
o On Anne Boleyn, her life and death
o Marriage to Jane Seymour
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1749 HUGE Eusebius Early Church History DUTCH ART Kerkelyke Illustrated Vellum
Eusebius's 'Church History' is considered the pioneering work on the history of the Church. He details the life of Jesus through Emperor Constantine's military victories (ca. 325 AD). This particular mid-18th-century Dutch edition was published in Amsterdam with contributions by Jakob Arent. Note the impressive full-page and in-text illustrations.
Item number: #19591
Price: $750
EUSEBIUS
Kerkelyke geschiedenissen : zedert den dood van onzen Zaligmaker tot aan den zolkomen bloeistand van't Kristendom ...
Te Amsterdam : By F. Houttuyn, boekverkooper op het water over de Papen Brug, 1749.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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First Part – [46], 382
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Second Part – [2], 383-584, L, 116, [36]
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16 engravings
· Language: Dutch
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.25in X 8.25in (26cm x 21cm)
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1871 1ed Kidnapping Slaves in South Seas HMS Rosario SLAVERY Palmer Blackbirding
The HMS Rosario was an important gunship in the Royal Navy in the 1860s and 70s best-known for its fight against illegal kidnapping, or blackbirding, slaves from the South Seas islands. Commanded by George Palmer, this ship detained numerous vessels on suspicion of kidnapping slaves. Palmer wrote a biographical sketch of his time on the Rosario and told of his encounters with slave-runners and kidnappers.

Item number: #14661
Price: $499
PALMER, George
Kidnapping in the South Seas being a Narrative of a Three Month's Cruise of H.M. Ship Rosario
Edinburgh: Edmonton & Douglas, 1871. 1st edition

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [x], 233, [3]
o 3 lithograph plates
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Cloth
· Size: ~9in X 6in (22.5cm x 15cm)
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1887 1e King Solomon's Wives Phantom Mines Hyder Ragged Spoof Humor FINE BINDING

Chartres Biron's "King Solomon's Wives, or The Phantom Mines" is a rare, late 19th-century parody spoof of Rider Haggard's "King Solomon's Mines". Interestingly, Biron decided to give himself a pseudonym of 'Hyder Ragged' specifically for this book.
This fine 1887 first edition was bound by Zaehnsdorf in fine leather with marbled boards.
Item number: #18735
Price: $499
BIRON, Chartres [pseud. Hyder Ragged]
King Solomon's wives, or, The phantom mines
London : Vizetelly & Co., 1887. 1st edition

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o viii, 9-125, [1]
o Heavily illustrated throughout
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~7.25in X 5in (18.5cm x 12.5cm)
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1891 ARCTIC CIRCLE 1ed King of Mysteries Exploration Polar Expedition MAPS
"The King of Mysteries or the World's Wonderland" by Col. A.G. Feather is a compelling exploration of the Arctic Circle's mysterious icy expanse, showcasing a series of dramatic adventures, significant discoveries, and treacherous explorations undertaken by brave souls from the early English exploration era to daring Americans at the turn of the century. With 82 superb illustrations enriching the narrative, Feather provides an interconnected and immersive story rather than isolated accounts, aiming to capture the reader's imagination just as he had been captivated throughout his chronicling journey. The book promises intriguing adventure as well as insightful revelations about one of Earth's most enigmatic regions of the time, highlighting the relentless spirit of adventurers who risked everything to unveil its secrets. Through this work, Feather aspired to provide both amusement and knowledge, leaving readers with a deep… Read More

1892 New York City Illustrated Moses King Handbook 800+ Travel Photographs

Moses King had a passion for publishing guidebooks that began before he even graduated college. His first work, "Harvard and its surroundings" would launch him into several publishing jobs and pave the way to a career in editing and writing.

This printing of "Moses King's Handbook of New York City" features over 800 original photographs of New York from the 1890s – a wonderful find for the lover of travel! According to the preface:
"Never before has any one put forth an illustrated history and description of New-York City in a single volume at all comparable with "King's Handbook."

Item number: #23514
Price: $499

KING, Moses

King's handbook of New York city; an outline history and description of the American metropolis: with over eight hundred illustrations

Boston, Mass.: Moses King, 1892.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 928
o Filled with 800+ illustrations
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1611 Aelian On Animals Greek Philosophy FISH Animalia Mythology Wonders RARE

Claudius Aelianus, or more commonly known as Aelian, was a 2nd-century AD Roman rhetorician and philosopher who was well-versed in both Greek and Latin linguistics. Aelian had only two well-known works – 'On Animalia' and 'Variae Historia.'.

'Nature of Animals' is a collection of short philosophical stories about animals and other facets of natural history each with moral lessons rather than just physical descriptions of the animals themselves. According to the Loeb Classical Library, 'Nature of Animals' is
"an appealing collection of facts and fables about the animal kingdom that invites the reader to ponder contrasts between human and animal behavior."

Aelian wrote much of this work based on the observations of other writers including Plutarch and Pliny the Elder. However, the most thorough sections of this work deal with fish and fishermen, which scholars believe to be because Aelian himself enjoyed fishing. In fact,… Read More

1750 Order of Saint George German Military Bavaria Equestrian Knights Catholic
A rare, 18th-century German history of the Royal Order of Saint George. The Catholic Church established this order to honor nobles and distinguished military service. Also known as the Royal Bavarian House Equestrian Order of Saint George, this order published a year almanac filled with impressive illustrations depicting events of Bavarian and German history.
Item number: #20095
Price: $750
Royal Order of Saint George
Kleiner des Chur-Bayerischen hohen Ritterordens des heil. Ritter- und Martyrers Georgii, unter dem Titul: deren Beschuetzern der unbefleckt-empfangenen Allerheiligsten Jungfrauen Mariae, Allmanach auf das Jahr
Muenchen: Vötter, 1750. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: complete with all pages
o Unpaginated; [84]
o 70 engraved plates
· Language: German

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~5.25in X 3.25in (13.5cm x 8.5cm)
· Very rare and desirable
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1925 1st ed Knave of Hearts Maxfield Parrish Illustrated ART Fable L. Saunders
Louise Saunders, wife of editor Max Perkins, editor of Scribner's publishing, teamed with one of the most popular illustrators, Maxwell Perkins to create this unforgettable fable. Parrish worked for three years on the paintings for 'Knave of Hearts.' He built an elaborate castle model in his workroom for the illustrations of the book.
"Not until 1920 did [Parrish] agree to illustrate what was to become one of the most valuable children's books ever published, Louise Saunders's Knave of Hearts." (Alma Gilbert, Maxfield Parrish: The Masterworks, pp. 49-52)
This 1925 edition is filled with colorful illustrations and decorative painting cover boards.
Item number: #19965
Price: $950
SAUNDERS. Louise
The Knave of Hearts
New York: Charles Scribner Sons, MCMXXV [1925]. TRUE First Edition.Details:
· Collation:
o [14], 9-46
o Full paged colored illustrations throughout
· Language: English
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1925 1st ed Knave of Hearts Maxfield Parrish Illustrated ART Fable L. Saunders
Louise Saunders, wife of editor Max Perkins, editor of Scribner's publishing, teamed with one of the most popular illustrators, Maxwell Perkins to create this unforgettable fable. Parrish worked for three years on the paintings for 'Knave of Hearts.' He built an elaborate castle model in his workroom for the illustrations of the book.
"Not until 1920 did [Parrish] agree to illustrate what was to become one of the most valuable children's books ever published, Louise Saunders's Knave of Hearts." (Alma Gilbert, Maxfield Parrish: The Masterworks, pp. 49-52)
This 1925 first edition is filled with colorful illustrations and decorative painting cover boards.

Item number: #30189
Price: $950
SAUNDERS. Louise
The Knave of Hearts
New York: Charles Scribner Sons, MCMXXV [1925]. TRUE
First Edition.
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[4], 46, [2]
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Language: English
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1886 MASONIC Knights of Pythias Manual Fraternal Order Supreme Lodge Freemason
"The Knights of Pythias Complete Manual and Text-Book" by John Van Valkenburg is a comprehensive guide on the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization established in 1864 in Washington, D.C. This book dives deep into the order's history, principles, rituals, and governing structure. It includes detailed lessons for each rank, responsibilities of every office, and notable moments and figures within the organization. Established as a testament to loyalty, honor, and friendship, inspired by the legend of Damon and Pythias, the order promotes these ideals within its members. The book also houses poetry, directions for ceremonies, biographies of distinguished members, statistical data, and critical decisions and legislation from the order. Valkenburg's work, richly illustrated with 36 full-page engraved plates, serves as both an instructional guide and a celebration of the fraternal order's contributions and achievements up… Read More

1750 EXQUISITE Vienna German Bible Prayers Catholic MASS Moroccan FINE BINDING

A rare 18th-century German devotional published in Vienna. This work contains numerous prayers of confession, prayers for morning and evening mass, communion prayers, liturgies, and much more! This beautiful tome contains full-page engravings bound in a stunning, decorative Moroccan leather binding with a functioning brass clasp!

Item number: #23474
Price: $750

Catholic Church

Königliche Hals-Zierde, einer Gottliebenden Seele : in sich begreiffend: Ueberaus kräftige Morgen- Abend- Meß- Beicht- und Communiongebether

Wien: zu finden bey Franz Leopold Grund, [ca. 1750].

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· Collation:
o 447, [7]
o 16 engravings
· References:
· Language: German
· Binding: Leather; secure
o Moroccan leather with functioning clasps
· Size: ~7in X 4.75in (17.5cm x 11.5cm)

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1790 Handwritten German Bible Manuscript Prayer Devotion Konigliche Fraktur ART

A rare, 18th-century handwritten German manuscript. This small book, written in 1790, is a Catholic devotional and prayer book, with sections dedicated to prayers for morning and evening, prayers to Mary and Joseph and the apostles, and meditations for taking of the sacraments and on holy days. While the contents are important, the beautiful, hand-drawn color borders and endpapers, along with the beautiful penmanship make this book a fine work!

Item number: #21676
Price: $750

Unknown author

Konigliche halszierde

1790

Details:
• Collation:
o [4], 188 (i.e., 180), [19]
• Language: German
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6.25in X 4.25in (16cm x 10.5cm)

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1897 Ltd ed SWEDISH ART Collections Bottiger Furniture Sweden Konstsamlingarna
John Böttiger was a Swedish art historian known for his extensive collections of art and art descriptions. He sought to garner a rise in public interest in national and international art with his book 'Konstsamlingarna' or 'Art Collections'. This work is a fascinating collection of engravings depicting portrait paintings, sculptures, ornate furniture and décor, royal palaces, and photogravures
This end of the century limited edition set is numbered no. 158 of only 200 exemplary copies.
Item number: #11234
Price: $599
BÖTTIGER, Johan Fredrik
Konstsamlingarna å de svenska kungliga slotten. Afbildningar af de värdefullare konstföremålen

Stockholm: [Palmquist ], 1897-1900. Limited Edition

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Collation: Complete with all pages: 2 volumes
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Vol. I: [10], 18, [1], 100 plates, [2]
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Vol. II: [6], 17, [1], 101-200 plates, [2]
o 200 engravings
· Language: Swedish

· Binding: Leather;… Read More