Highlights

PIRSTINGER, Berthold. Tewtsche Theologey.
(Colophon:) München, Hans Schobser, 31 August 1528. Small folio (19.6x28.5). With the title printed in red and set inside a woodcut frame, depicting God the Father, the Virgin and Child, SS. Peter and Paul, and the four evangelists. Near-contemporary (ca. 1586?) panel-stamped calf, sewn on 4 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine, and with remnants of 2 pairs of closing ties. [251], [1 blank] ll. Full description

PLINIUS CAECILIUS SECUNDUS, Caius and Antonius MORETUS (editor). Epistolae; Panegyricus Traiani; De viris illustribus.
[Venice, Joannes Rubeus Vercellensis, ca. 1492]. 4to. 18th-century limp vellum. 108 ll. Full description

POLANO, Pietro Soave (pseud. of Paolo SARPI) and Nathaniel BRENT (translator). The historie of the Councel of Trent. Containing eight Bookes. In which (besides the ordinarie Actes of the Councell) are declared many notable Occurrences, which happened in Christendomme, during the space of fourtie yeeres and more. And, particularly, the practises of the Court of Rome, to hinder the reformation of their errors, and to maintaine their greatnesse ...
London, Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1629. Folio. With the woodcut arms of king Charles I of England on the title page, 117 decorated woodcut initials, 17 woodcut headpieces, and 6 woodcut tailpieces. Contemporary gold-tooled calf, sewn on 6 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine, the crowned arms of King Charles I of England in the centre of both boards with the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" and the monogram "A W", surrounded by two single fillet borders with cornerpieces, gold-tooled board edges, remnants of closing ties. [2 blank], [10], "881" [= 879], [16], [1 blank] pp. Full description

REUCHLIN, Johann. De arte cabalistica libri tres Leoni X. dicati.
(Colophon:) Hagenau, Thomas Anshelm, March 1517. Small folio (20.5 x 29.8 cm). With Reuchlin's woodcut decorated coat-of-arms on the title page. 19th-century blind-stamped half calf. [4], LXXIX, [1] ll. Full description

SACHS, Hans. Wie syben Weyber uber ihre ungeratene Menner klagen.
(Colophon:) Nuremberg, Hermann Hamsing, [ca. 1553].
With:
(2) IDEM. Der Teuffel lest kein Landsknecht mer inn die Helle faren.
(Colophon:) Nuremberg, Georg Merkel, 1559.
(3) IDEM. Drey guter nützlicher lehr einer Nachtigal.
Nuremberg, Valentin Neuber, [ca. 1560]. 3 works in 1 volume. 4to. With a woodcut vignette on the title page of each work. Modern marbled boards. [4]; [4]; [4] ll. Full description

SENAULT, Elisabeth. Heures nouvelles dédiées a Monseigneur Dauphin.
Paris, Claude de Hansy, [before 1715 (ca. 1690?)]. 12mo. With engraved frames, initials, and other decoration throughout the work. Contemporary gold-tooled red morocco, sewn on six supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine, a version of the title ("Heure de Cour") is lettered in gold in the second compartment, gold-tooled board edges and turn-ins, gilt edges, star-patterend brocade endpapers. The whole kept in a blind-tooled marbled brown morocco case, the interior is lined with floral decorated paper. [4], 212 pp. Full description

[SPINOZA, Benedictus de].

Opera posthuma.
[Amsterdam, Israël de Paull], 1677.
Comprising:
(1) Ethica ordine geometrico demonstrata.
(2) Tractatus politicus.
(3) Tractatus de intellectus emendatione.
(4) Epistolae doctorum quorundam virorum.
(5) Compendium grammatices linguae Hebraeae. 5 parts in 1 volume. 4to. With a woodcut vignette on the title page, several woodcut figures in the text, 9 decorated woodcut initials, and a woodcut tailpiece. Modern gold-tooled brown calf, with a dark red morocco title and author label on the spine, lettered in gold, the year of publication lettered in gold at the foot of the spine, red edges. [40], 614, [32]; [2], 112, [8] pp.

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VERMEULEN, Gerrit Gedenkwaardige voyagie van Gerret Vermeulen naar Oost-Indien, in't jaar 1668, aangevangen, en in't jaar 1674. voltrokken...
Amsterdam, Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, 1676. 4to. With an engraved allegorical frontispiece, 6 almost half-page engravings in the text, and a decorated woodcut initial. Modern blind-tooled sprinkled half calf. [4], 91, [1 blank] pp. Full description

ZELL, Anselm and Christoph ZELL. Europae descriptio lucidissima D. Caroli V Romanorum Imperatori dedicata. Prognosticon Antonii Torquati ... ab anno M.CCCC.LXXX usque ad annum M.D. XXXVIII Matthiae Ungariae regi dicatum. De fide et moribus Aethiopum, libellus Christianis lectu planè dignus.
Antwerp, (Colophon: Joannes Grapheus) for Joannes Steelsius, Aug. 1535. Small 8vo (ca. 9.1 x 14.1 cm). With 3 woodcut decorated initials, and Steelsius printer's device on the verso of the last flyleaf. Modern gold-tooled vellum, sewn on three supports laced through the joints, with a single fillet border on both boards. [24] ll. Full description