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1 (INCUNABLE) SIMONETA, JOANNES Commentarii rerum gestarum Francisci Sfortiae. Mediolani: Antonius Zarottus, September 23, 1486.

188 leaves, 54 lines, Roman type; a-z, &, A, in eights, except f, i, n, s, in sixes, and A, four leaves. 4to, nineteenth-century marbled boards, gilt-stamped calf spine, elaborately hand-colored initials to first page in blue, green, red and gilt, with “Sforza” monogram crowned at the top with keys and bishop’s mitre, text “Spero Lucem” below. Manuscript ex-libris Jacobi de Guazzoni of Cremona to final leaf.

Rare second edition of the monumental “Sforziada,” executed by the private secretary of the Sforza family, Giovanni Simonetta (Joannes Simoneta) between 1470 and 1479, to glorify the Duke and the city of Milan. The work, in 31 parts, comprises a biography of Francesco Sforza and a history of the Duchy of Milan from 1420 to 1466. A manuscript poem is included on the final leaf: “Franc(isc)i Sphortis primi mihi ducis epi(scopi) - Dextra mihi imperium peperit ...”.

Few manuscript notations to margins; minor spotting to first and last few pages; some light wormholing concentrated to lower inner fore edge; light dampstain to some pages; 1/4-inch tear to m8; spaces for initials left blank; minor rubbing to boards; otherwise fine. Literature: Brunet V, 395. Goff S533. IGI 9014. Pr 5821. BMC VI, 719. $6,000-8,000 2 (INCUNABLE) CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS Orationes Philippicae. Venice: Henricus de Santo Ursino, June 9, 1488.

102 pages, unnumbered. Folio, full calf. Third edition with commentary of Franciscus Maturantius. An exquisite example of the highest level of aestheticism among incunabula printing, wherein the main text is printed in a large Roman type and surrounded by a “sea of commentary” in a smaller type.

Lower margin of some pages neatly restored; intermittent foxing; soiling to fore edge p. 23; scattered light brownspotting; wormholing to the inner edge of last 15 leaves; manuscript marginalia throughout; some soiling to vellum, with minor wear to corners and lower outer hinges; wormholing to endpapers; otherwise fine. Literature: Hain C-5138, Goff 556. $3,000-5,000

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3 (INCUNABLE) BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI Genealogie deorum. Venice: Bonetus Locatellus for Octavianus Scotus, February 23/24, 1494.

162 leaves, 62 lines. Folio, full seventeenth-century vellum, manuscript title to spine. Third combined edition of Boccaccio’s genealogy of the Roman Gods, in fifteen books, bound with De montibus, silvis, fontibus, describing the landforms and bodies of water mentioned in mythological texts. Illustrated with woodcut printer’s device to end, numerous woodcut initials and 13 full-page woodcut genealogical trees.

Dampstain to pp. 137-144; scattered light brownspotting and some marginal markings; some minor wear and soiling to boards; otherwise a very fine copy with no tears. Literature: Hain 3321. BMC V, 444. Goff B753. Sander 1077. $8,000-12,000

4 (INCUNABLE, LEAVES) A group of 20 incunable leaves, comprising five leaves from St. Jerome Commentaria in Bibliam. Venice: Joannes & Gregorius de Gregoriis de Forlivio, August 25, 1498. 55 lines, Roman type; five leaves from the second volume of Jean de Charlier de Gerson Opera. Strasbourg, July 3, 1488. 53 lines, double column; five leaves from Biblica Latina cum Postillis. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, September 6, 1497. Various lines of Gothic type surrounded by 71 lines of commentary by Nicholas de Lyra, double column, Gothic type; three leaves from Francesco Petrarch Opera Latina. Basel: Johann Amerbach, 1496. 55 lines, Roman type, single column; and two leaves from John Bromyard Summa Praedicantium. Basel: Johann Amerbach, n.d., before 1484. 53 lines, Gothic type, double column, red and blue. $400-600 5 (INCUNABLE, LEAVES) A group of 20 incunable leaves, comprising five leaves from St. Jerome Commentaria in Bibliam. Venice: Joannes & Gregorius de Gregoriis de Forlivio, August 25, 1498. 55 lines, Roman type; five leaves from the second volume of Jean de Charlier de Gerson Opera. Strasbourg, July 3, 1488. 53 lines, double column; three leaves from Biblica Latina cum Postillis. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, September 6, 1497. Various lines of Gothic type surrounded by 71 lines of commentary by Nicholas de Lyra, double column, Gothic type; three leaves from Francesco Petrarch Opera Latina. Basel: Johann Amerbach, 1496. 55 lines, Roman type, single column; and two leaves from John Bromyard Summa Praedicantium. Basel: Johann Amerbach, n.d., before 1484. 53 lines, Gothic type, double column, red and blue. $400-600

6 (INCUNABLE, LEAVES) A group of 10 incunable leaves, comprising two leaves from St. Jerome Commentaria in Bibliam. Venice: Joannes & Gregorius de Gregoriis de Forlivio, August 25, 1498. 55 lines, Roman type; two leaves from the second volume of Jean de Charlier de Gerson Opera. Strasbourg, July 3, 1488. 53 lines, double column; two leaves from Biblica Latina cum Postillis. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, September 6, 1497. Various lines of Gothic type surrounded by 71 lines of commentary by Nicholas de Lyra, double column, Gothic type; two leaves from Francesco Petrarch Opera Latina. Basel: Johann Amerbach, 1496. 55 lines, Roman type, single column; and two leaves from John Bromyard Summa Praedicantium. Basel: Johann Amerbach, n.d., before 1484. 53 lines, Gothic type, double column, red and blue. $200-400 7 (INCUNABLE, LEAVES) SCHEDEL, HARTMANN Four consecutive leaves from Liber Chronicarum. (Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493). Comprising ff. XC-XCI. XC recto features half of a large royal genealogy; XC verso and and XCI recto features a double-page view of Colonia, with portrait insets of L. Pomponius, Leoneus, and M. Agrippa; XCI verso features half of a view of Augusta. Uncolored. Some light chipping along edges and center; light brownspotting. Matted. Size of full sheet 18 x 25 1/4 inches. Property of a Midwest Educational Institution $150-250

8 (ASTELL, MARY) An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex .... London: Printed for A. Roper, et al., 1696.

8vo, contemporary red gilt-stamped calf, giltdecorated spine, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., engraved frontispiece. Frontispiece, title and first 14 pages partially detached; 1/4-inch portion of spine head lacking; rubbing to boards; toning to pages; bookplate tipped in front pastedown; otherwise fine. $600-800

9* BARONIO, CESARE; RINALDI, ODORICO Annales ecclesiastici ab anno mcxcviii. Lucae: Leonardi Venturini, 1750-1752.

Vols. 6-7 of 19 (only). Folio, in contemporary vellum. Wear to boards; light offsetting and toning to some leaves; intermittent wormholing; minor foxing; otherwise fine. Property from the University of Chicago $100-200

10 BAYLE, (PIERRE) The Dictionary, Historical and Critical. London: Printed for J. J. and P. Knapton, et al., 1734-1738.

5 vols. Folio, contemporary calf, titles in gilt to spine, engraved portrait, half-title, titles printed in red and black. Second edition. Armorial bookplates tipped in front pastedowns; contemporary manuscript exlibris; hinges starting and some wear to boards on all vols.; f.f.e.p. detached vols. 3, 4 and 5; some toning; otherwise fine. $200-400

11 BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI Il Decamerone de M. Giovanni Boccaccio, nuovamente corretto et con diligentia stampato. (Venice: Pasinello, 1729).

4to, full blind-stamped vellum, marbled endpapers. Facsimile of the 1527 edition published in Florence “per le Heredi di Philippo di Giunta.” One of 300 copies. Some minor soiling to vellum; bookplate tipped in front pastedown; manuscript ex-libris to f.f.e.p.; otherwise fine. $300-500 12 (BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON) ARNAULT, A. V. Vie politique et militaire de Napoleon. Paris: A la Librairie Historique, 1822-26.

2 vols. Atlas folios, rebound in later quarter red morocco over red cloth-backed boards, titles stamped in gilt to spines. Illustrated throughout with 128 (of 135) lithographs printed by C. Mott, many with silk tissue guards. Scattered brownspotting and tape repairs; 8-inch tear to p. 13, vol. 2; otherwise sound. $600-800

13 CATANEO, (PIETRO) I quattro primi libri di architettura. Venice: Sons of Aldus, (1554).

(4), 4, (2). 4to, rebacked with plain paper boards with manuscript title to spine, page numbers on rectos only. First edition of this important work on architecture and perspective with particular interest in the planning of fortified towns and ecclesiastical and domestic buildings. Woodcut printer’s device to title page and verso of final leaf, historiated initials and numerous in-text engravings of plans, some full page. Minor wear to boards; occasional marginal notations; some leaves and plates trimmed slightly; scattered spotting and some staining; otherwise fine. $1,000-2,000 13A* (CHAUCER, GEOFFREY) URRY, JOHN, ed. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Compared with the Former Editions and many valuable MSS. London: Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1721.

Folio, later quarter calf, gilt-lettered spine. The first edition of Chaucer’s works published in Roman text and the first appearance of three previously unpublished Canterbury Tales: “The Pardoner,” “The Merchant’s Second Tale,” and “The Coke’s Tale of Gamelyn.” Illustrated throughout with two frontispiece portraits, title page vignette, engraved initials, head and tail-pieces, and each Tale accompanied by a character portrait, mainly on horseback, as the chapter heading. Final blank leaf detached; hinges cracked and starting with rubbing to calf spine; some light scattered brownspotting; a few creases; otherwise fine. Property from the Collection of Paul McKelvin, Riverside, Illinois $800-1,200

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14 CHRYSOSTOMUS, JOHANNES Operum secundum volumen. Homiliae super Mattheum et Joannem. Venice: Bernardus Stagninus & Gregorius de Gregoriis, 1503.

230 leaves on vellum, Roman type. (7), 9-184 (lacking 57); 1-48 leaves (last leaf fragmentary). Folio, printed on vellum, woodcut initials, title in large rotunda, rebound in fine modern morocco over marbled boards, giltlettered spine label. Unique full vellum copy of the second volume of Chrysostom’s Operum.

The present unique production is noteworthy for its fine typography and the quality of the vellum leaves. No copies of the present volume on vellum have been recorded. However, Van Praet (VI, 1828 supplement, p. 156, no. 327-bis) records a vellum copy of the first volume in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, from the library of Rev. Henry Drury (cat. 1827, no. 1194). Manuscript ex-libris (Richard Peck; George Whitmore, 1832) and marginalia suggest the present copy likewise came from a British collection, although no record exists to link the two volumes with certainty.

Incomplete, the present volume comprises the title page, parts of the index for the Homilies on St. Matthew and on the Pauline Epistles, but the text present consists of most of the former work, none of the latter, and much of the homilies on the Gospel of Saint John. Collation: 7 leaves signed R (title, salutation of the editorcorrector Thomas Januensis de Valerano to the monk Severinus de Pedepennis de Betonto with verses of Joannes Rivius, 12 pp. of index in three columns); bB-zZ8 (=ff. 9-184, lacking aA (1-8) and hH1 (f. 57)); Aa-Ff8 (ff. 1-48, incomplete at the end, with last leaf cut down). $15,000-20,000

15* CORYATE, THOMAS Coryat’s Crudities; Reprinted from the Edition of 1611. To Which are Now Added, His Letters from India, &c. And Extracts Relating to Him, From Various Authors. London: Printed for W. Cater, 1776.

3 vols. 8vo, 3/4 calf, gilt-titles to spines and red leather spine labels. Extra-engraved title page, seven engraved plates and numerous in-text engravings, featuring architecture, mythical beasts, and portraits. Hinges cracked but sturdy; some toning to pages; otherwise fine. Together with Alciphron, or the Minute Philosopher. In Seven Dialogues. By George Berkley. New Haven, CT: For Increase Cooke, 1803. 8vo, full calf, matching red leather spine label giltstamped. Manuscript ex-libris to front endpapers; wear to boards; browning to pages; otherwise fine. Property from the Collection of Robert J. Jedlick, Darien, Illinois $200-400

16* CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE A group of two works.

The Cruikshankian Momus. “Let Momus Rule the Day.” Pictorial Broadsides and Humorous Song-Headings. Fifty-two Comic Designs to Popular Ballads by the three Cruikshanks, the Elder Isaac, Robert and the Great George. London: John C. Nimmo, 1892. 4to, 3/4 morocco over marbled boards. Limited edition, number 187 of 500 copies. George Cruikshank’s Omnibus. London: Bell and Daldy, 1869. 8vo, quarter morocco over marbled boards. Property from the William H. Moore Trust, Hobe Sound, Florida $100-200 16A CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote. Translated by Charles Jarvis. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1742.

2 vols. Folio, full contemporary calf, gilt-tooled spines with red and black gilt-stamped spine labels, marbled edges and endpapers. Complete with 68 plates and frontispiece. Dampstaining to right fore edge vol. 1; 1 1/2-inch tear to p. 333 vol. 1; some brownspotting; previous owner has transcribed bibliographic references to front endpapers, with an additional 8vo sheet of manuscript notations laid in; bookseller’s sticker to front board vol. 1; spine cracked on vol. 1 with some loss to spine ends; hinges starting on vol. 2; edgewear to boards with corners bumped on both volumes. Provenance: John Knight, bookplate; Henry Cunliffe, bookplate $1,500-2,500

17 (DANIEL, SAMUEL) The Collection of the History of England. London: Printed for Simon Waterson, 1626.

Folio, full blind-stamped calf. Together with An Act for repairing and widening the Road leading from Saint Dunstan’s Cross ... London: Printed for John Baskett, 1736. Folio, bound by Bayntun in full calf, red leather gilt-lettered spine label, hand-painting marbled endpapers. (2) $200-400 18* EBERT, FRIEDRICH ADOLF Allgemeines bibliographisches lexikon. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1821.

2 vols. bound in 1. 4to, 3/4 calf over marbled boards, red leather spine label. Rubbing to boards; spine detached but present; bookplate tipped in front pastedown; otherwise fine. Property from the University of Chicago $200-400

19* THE EUROPEAN MAGAZINE AND LONDON REVIEW: containing the Literature, History, Politics, Arts, Manners and Amusements of the Age, by the Philological Society of London. London: J. Sewell Cornhill, 1794-1803.

8 vols. comprising nos. 26 (1794), 27 (1795), 29 (1796), 30 (1796), 32 (1797), 33 (1798), 39 (1801) and 45 (1803). 8vo, quarter calf over marbled boards. Wear to boards; toning to pages; ex-library copy with bookplate tipped in front pastedowns; otherwise a sound set. Together with two volumes of The AntiJacobian Review and Magazine, comprising vols. 21 and 22. London: J. Hales, 1805-1806. (10) Property from the University of Chicago $200-400

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20 (GENEALOGY, SCOTLAND) BALFOUR, JAMES, after De Jure Prelationis Nobilium Scotiae: A Memorial of the Evidents, Patents and Rights produced be sundry Earls and Lords before the Commissioners Deput be the Kings Majesty . . . in 1606. Manuscript in an unknown hand copied from a manuscript in the library of Sir James Balfour. (Edinburgh, 1831).

84 pages. 4to, contemporary calf. Appeared in the Maitland Miscellany, vol. 1 (Lowndes 2218). Front board detached; rear board starting; f.f.e.p. detached; toning to pages; otherwise fine. $100-200

21 (GENEALOGY, ENGLAND) BANKS, THOMAS CHRISTOPHER The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England, or, An Historical and Geneological Account of the Lives, Public Employments, and Most Memorable Actions, of the English Nobility Who Have Flourished from the Norman Conquest to the Year 1806: Deduced from Public Records, Ancient Historians, the Works of Eminent Heralds, and from Other Celebrated and Approved Authorities. London: Printed By T. Bensley, 1807.

3 (of 4) vols. only. 4to, 3/4 calf over marbled boards, rebacked retaining portion of the original spine, marbled edges and endpapers. With numerous fold-out genealogical tables. Manuscript notation in volume states that the present copy was owned by William Radcliffe, Rouge Croix, “who emblazoned Arms of the families on the margins, and added numerous additions in ms to the pedigrees, in the three volumes.” In addition to over 100 finely handcolored armorials, Radcliffe frequently extends Banks’ genealogical charts in his own hand, at times adding additional manuscript sheets.

Additional manuscript notations and manuscript exlibris in another hand to verso f.f.e.p.; bookplate and bookseller’s stamp tipped in front pastedown; a few blindstamps to title pages and “Mariners’ Museum Library” stamp to vol. 3; some plates repaired or reinforced; intermittent foxing, strongest to vol. 2; otherwise fine. $400-600 22 GLANVIL, JOSEPH Sadducismus Triumphatus: or, A full and plain Evidence, Concerning Witches and Apparitions. In Two Parts. The First treating of their Possibility. The Second of their Real Existence. London: Printed for A. Bettesworth, et al., 1726.

2 parts bound as 1. 8vo, contemporary calf giltlined, gilt-lettered spine, repaired preserving a portion of the original spine and leather label. With two engraved frontispieces, title part one in red and black, engraved head-pieces. Fourth edition. Bookplate tipped in front pastedown; hinges cracked; binding professionally repaired; rubbing to boards; otherwise fine. $200-400

23 GREEN, JOHN RICHARD History of the English People. London: Macmillan, 1890-1893.

4 vols. 8vo, finely bound in 3/4 morocco over marbled boards, spines gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. With numerous maps, some double page, many in color. Some light fading to spines; otherwise a fine set. $100-200

24 GREVILLE, CHARLES C. F. The Greville Memoirs. London: Longmans, Green, 1847-1887.

8 vols. 8vo, full red calf, gilt-stamped, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Hinges cracked on some vols.; some loss to spine ends; rear board detached on vol. 5; otherwise fine. $100-200 25* (GUTENBERG BIBLE) NORMAN, DON CLEVELAND The 500th Anniversary Pictorial Census of the Gutenberg Bible. Chicago: The Cloverdale Press, 1961.

Folio, original red gilt-stamped cloth, publisher’s matching slipcase, illustrated map endpapers showing locations of copies of the Gutenberg Bible. Limited to 985 copies. Profusely illustrated, including six color plates and five maps. Slipcase slightly worn; otherwise fine. Property from the Private Collection of John Sisto, Berwyn, Illinois $200-400

26 HALLE, JOHANN SAMUEL Magie, oder, die zauberkrafte der natur: so auf den nutzen, und die belustigung angewandt worden. Wien: Johann Thomas Edlen von Trattner, 1787.

4 vols. 8vo, quarter imitation vellum over plain boards, gilt-stamped spine labels, wrapped in glassine. Illustrated with engraved title page vignettes and 26 fold-out plates. Minor soiling to boards; some light staining; otherwise fine. $400-600

27 HAMILTON, ANTHONY Memoirs of Count Grammont. London: For William Miller and James Carpenter, 1811.

2 vols. 4to, full red straight grain morocco elaborately decorated in gilt and blind, a.e.g. Illustrated throughout with portrait frontispiece and 63 plates. Rubbing to boards; hinges starting; bookseller’s sticker to front pastedown vol. 1; manuscript ex-libris to f.f.e.p. vol. 1; otherwise fine. $100-200

28 HEYLYN, P. A Help to English History . . . Together with the Names, and Ranks of the Viscounts, Barons and Baronets of England. London: Printed by B. Motte, for J. Nicholson, Benj. Tooke, William Taylor, and Henry Clements, 1709.

12mo, quarter calf over marbled boards. Illustrated throughout with numerous in-text woodcut arms. Some toning to pages; some soiling to edges; otherwise fine. $200-400

29 HOGARTH, WILLIAM The Works of William Hogarth, from the Original Plates. Restored by James Heath. London: Printed for Baldwin and Cradock, (1822).

Large folio, rebound in modern 3/4 morocco over marbled boards retaining the original gilt-stamped calf spine, a.e.g. Complete with 117 sheets of plates, including portrait frontispiece. The number of sheets in this work varies from copy to copy, up to a maximum of 120 sheets. Soiling to title page; some marginal markings to plates; 1-inch tear to plate “Second State of Cruelty,” not affecting the image; otherwise a very fine copy. $1,000-2,000

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30 (HORSEMANSHIP) BERENGER, RICHARD The History and Art of Horsemanship. London: Printed for T. Davies and T. Cadell, 1771.

2 vols. 4to, contemporary red morocco with intricate gilt-stamped floral borders and spine, gilt-lettered black leather spine labels, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., half-titles, engraved frontispieces, title and dedication page vignettes and 15 engraved plates. Armorial bookplates tipped in front pastedowns. Wear to boards; rubbing to hinges; light toning to endpapers; otherwise fine with clean pages and plates. $600-800 31 (HORSEMANSHIP) RAREY, J. S. The Art of Taming Horses; with the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid. London: George Routledge, 1858.

12mo, quarter smooth tan calf over cloth, giltstamped spine, t.e.g., marbled endpapers. With eight engraved plates and numerous engraved vignettes throughout by Louis Huard, including frontispiece engraving of a “Zebra strapped up.” Some minor rubbing to boards; otherwise fine. $100-200

32 KEBLE, CHRISTIAN The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays Throughout the Year. Oxford: Printed by W. Baxter for J. Parker, 1827.

2 vols. 8vo, full embossed morocco, gilt-ruled, gilt-stamped spine, half-titles, errata to vol. 2. First edition. Bookplate tipped in front pastedown; otherwise very fine. $200-400 33 KILTY, WILLIAM A Report of All Such English Statutes As Existed at the Time of the First Emigration of the People of Maryland, and Which By Experience Have Been Found Applicable to Their Local and Other Circumstances ... Annapolis: Printed by Jehu (John) Chandler, 1811.

4to, rebound in recent 3/4 morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine. Some darkening to edges of pages; bookplate tipped in front pastedown; otherwise fine. $200-400

34 KING, WILLIAM An Essay on the Origin of Evil. London: Printed for W. Thurlburg and sold by R. Knaplock et al., 1731.

4to, contemporary calf rebacked, gilt-lettered spine. First edition with errata leaf at rear. Boards professionally touched up at the corners; bookplates tipped in; manuscript ex-libris; otherwise fine. $200-400

35* LANCELLOTI, GIOVANNI PAOLO Corpus iuris canonici emendatum et notis illustratum: Gregorii XIII Pont. Max ... Lugundi, 1606.

4to, contemporary calf, title in gilt to olive spine label, five raised bands. Soiling and rubbing to boards at bands and edges; tear to spine ends; toning to some pages; 1-inch repaired tear to leaf Aaa1; intermittent foxing; otherwise fine. Property from the University of Chicago $200-400

36 LATIMER, HUGH Frutefull Sermons . . . Newly Imprinted. London: John Daye, 1578.

Part 1 (of 2) only. 260 (of 265) pages. 8vo, contemporary calf. Lacking first two leaves and O1, AA8 and LL5; dampstaining to most pages with some loss at edges; wear to boards; marginalia throughout; otherwise fine. $400-600

37 LEONARDO DA VINCI Trattato della pittura (bound, as issued, with:) Trattato della statua (pittura) di Leon Battista Alberti. Paris: Giacomo Langlois, 1651.

2 parts in 1 vol. Folio, bound in modern 3/4 calf over cloth, gilt-lettered spine. First edition in Italian of what is widely considered the most important treatise on the art of drawing published 132 years after Leonardo da Vinci’s death.

Illustrated with numerous copper-engravings, including engraved portrait frontispieces of Leonardo and Alberti, two engraved title pages, engraved head and tail-pieces, ornamental initials, and numerous intext illustrations and diagrams, 19 of which are after Poussin and others by Pierfrancesco.

Closed tear to engraved title page; scattered brownspotting; 1-inch tear to i3; toning to edges of pages; otherwise fine. $3,000-5,000

38* LLOYD, LLEWELLYN Field Sports of the North of Europe; Comprised in a Personal Narrative of a Residence in Sweden and Norway, in the Years 1827-1828. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831.

2 vols. 8vo, contemporary leather boards, spines decorated in gilt in six compartments with bear, horse and hare designs, title in gilt to red leather spine label. Second edition, enlarged. Illustrated throughout with 15 plates (six maps and plans, one fold-out). Rubbing to boards; light offsetting from some plates; otherwise fine.

Together with Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to Guns and Shooting. By Lt. Col. P. Hawker. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824. Third edition; Another copy of the same, later edition; Letters on the Management of Hounds. By Scrutator. London: The Office of “Bell’s Life in London,” 1852. (5) Property from the William H. Moore Trust, Hobe Sound, Florida $100-200

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39 LOCKE, JOHN An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. In Four Books. London: Printed for Tho. Basset, and Sold by Edw. Mory at the Sign of the Three Bibles in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1690.

200 leaves; (12), 362, (22). 4to, contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments, gilt initial to upper board. First edition of Locke’s philosophical masterpiece undertaking the certainty and adequacy of human knowledge and understanding, wherein Locke concludes that man has a means of controlling his own destiny and is thus not the pure victim of chance. Second “Mory” issue.

Hinges cracked but reinforced to interior and sturdy; minor wormholing to some pages, not affecting any text; old manuscript marginalia to p. 5; scattered light brownspots and minor foxing; 2-inch marginal tear to p. 349; chip to top right corner p. 235; right fore edge shaved slightly on p. 65; 1/4-inch marginal tear to pp. 183 and 227; otherwise fine. Literature: PMM 164. Wing L2739. Grolier, English Hundred, 36. Lowndes, p. 1379. Pforzheimer Cat. 600. $10,000-15,000

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40 LUCRETIUS CARO, TITUS De rerum natura libri sex. A Dionysio Lambino ... Paris: William Rouille, et al., (1563).

xx, 559, (4). 8vo, rebound in later morocco, giltstamped spine, marbled edges and endpapers. First Lambin edition. “One of the greatest and most moving poems in the Latin language.” (PMM, 87) Inner hinges starting; manuscript ex-libris to title page; some toning to pages; otherwise fine. $1,500-2,500

41 LUTHER, MARTIN Biblia das ist die gantze Heilige Schrifft des Alten und Neuen Testaments. Nuremberg: Johann Andrea Endters, 1720.

Folio, full black morocco, gilt-lettered spine, lacking original cloth ties. Profusely illustrated with copper engravings by Engelhard Nunzer. Rubbing to boards; backstrip detached from text block; some pages trimmed slightly; toning to pages; intermittent spotting and soiling; otherwise sound. $200-400

42 MAHAN, A. T. The Life of Nelson. The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain. London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1897.

2 vols. 8vo, later quarter marbled calf over red cloth, red gilt-stamped spine labels. With numerous engraved portrait plates throughout. First edition. Some minor toning to plates; otherwise fine. $100-200 43 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHS A bound collection of 58 sepia-tone photographs of the buildings and interiors of Oxford University, tipped to thick paper, c. 1850.

Oblong 4to, full gilt-stamped black morocco, blue silk endpapers, a.e.g. Bookplate of Clifton Waller Barrett tipped in f.f.e.p. with a hand-written note: “Oxford Univ. pictures taken for William Winfield, circa middle 19th century.” Rubbing to boards; some very minor dampstaining; otherwise a fine collection. $200-400

44* PALERMO, GIUSEPPE Isografia ovvero raccolta di 2000 firme e monogrammi degli uomini piu celebri e ronomati che vissero nel corso di undici secoli dal 742 al 1870 ... Naples: Stabilimento Tipografico Del Commendatore Gaetano Nobile, 1870. (Turin: Bottega d’Erasmo, 1967)

Folio, quarter red morocco, gilt-lettered spine. 1967 facsimile edition of this large encyclopedic autograph compendium, featuring philosophers, economists, astronomers, poets, artists, etc. Wear to boards with portion of spine head starting to detached; corners bumped and all-over edgewear; otherwise interior is fine. $100-200

45 PEPYS, SAMUEL The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Edited by Henry B. Wheatley. London: George Bell and Sons, 1904.

8 vols. 8vo, contemporary gilt-stamped tree calf, red and green gilt-lettered spine labels, t.e.g., marbled endpapers. Rubbing to boards; hinges cracked and spine heads chipped on some vols.; otherwise fine. $100-200 46 PROUST, MARCEL A la recherche du temps perdu. Paris: Librairie Gallimard/Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1919-1925.

8 vols. expanded to 12 (of 16) tomes. 8vo, uniformly bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards, spines stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., comprising - Du cote de Chez Swann. Paris, (1919). 2 vols., editions 108 and 103 - A l’ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs. Paris, (1919). Vol. 3 (of 3) only, edition 103 - Le cote de Guermantes I. Paris, 1920, edition 109 - Le cote de Guermantes II. Sodome et Gomorrhe I. Paris, 1921, edition 111 - Sodome et Gomorrhe II. Paris, 1922. Vol. 1 (of 3) only, edition 67 - La prisonniere (Sodom et Gomorrhe III). Paris, 1923. 2 vols., edition 44 - Albertine disparue. Paris, 1925. 2 vols., edition 44 - Le temps retrouve. Paris, 1927. 2 vols., edition 43.

Rubbing to boards, most significant to tome I, vols. 1 and 2; some minor toning to edges of pages; boards slightly bowed; otherwise a fine set. $100-200

47 REPERTORY OF ARTS AND MANUFACTURES Consisting of Original Communications, Specifications of Patent Inventions, and Selections of Useful Practical Papers from the Transactions of the Philosophical Societies of All Nations. London: Printed for G. and T. Wilkie, et al., 1795-1798.

8 (of 9) vols. only, comprising vols. 2-9. 8vo, 3/4 calf over marbled boards, red leather gilt-lettered spine labels. Minor wear to boards with heads chipped to some vols.; vol. 2 lacking f.f.e.p.; hinges cracked on vol. 9; bookplates tipped in front pastedowns; otherwise fine. $100-200

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48 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM A Collection of the Poems, viz I. Venus and Adonis. II. The Rape of Lucrece. III. The Passionate Pilgrim. IV. Sonnets to Sundry Note of Musick. Edited by Charles Gilden. London: Printed for Bernard Lintott at the Cross-Keys, (1709).

(4), 155. 12mo, original blind-stamped calf, gilt tooling to spine with red gilt-lettered spine label. Second collected edition of Shakespeare’s works, the first to include Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. The first issue of this collection, which was subsequently issued in 2 vols. With each section dated separately (1620, 1632, 1599, 1599), each with engraved vignette. Bookplate tipped to front pastedown; 2-inch tear to f.f.e.p.; intermittent foxing; minor rubbing to boards; otherwise fine. Provenance: Sir Henry Bunbury, 7th Baronet (1778-1860), armorial bookplate. Bunbury was responsible for informing Napoleon of his sentence of deportation to St. Helena. $4,000-6,000 49 TEMPELHOF, G. F. VON Geschichte des siebenjahrigen krieges in Deutschland zwischen dem konige von Preussen und der kaiserin königin mit ihren alliirten. Mixed editions. Berlin: Johann Friedrich Unger (vols. 2-6), 1785-1794; Friedrich August Herbig (vol. 1), 1824.

6 vols. 4to, quarter leather over boards. With six foldout tables, 28 fold-out maps and plans (six laid-in). Later edition vol. 1 and vol. 3; some light wormholing; wear to boards with loss at edges and upper board vol. 2; 1-inch tear to p. 39 vol. 6; otherwise fine. $600-800 50* (TERENCE) JONES, LESLIE WEBER AND MOREY, C. R. The Miniatures of the Manuscripts of Terence Prior to the Thirteenth Century. Princeton: University Press, (1931).

3 vols., including a duplicate vol. of plates. Folio, publisher’s gilt-pictorial black cloth. Profusely illustrated. Rubbing to boards; hinges starting; exlibrary copy with stamps and bookplates to front and rear pastedowns, and bar-code stickers to rear boards of 2 vols.; otherwise fine. Property from the University of Chicago $100-200

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51 THACHER, JAMES An Essay on Demonology, Ghosts and Apparitions, and Popular Superstitions. Also, an Account of the Witchcraft Delusion at Salem, in 1692. Boston: Carter and Hendee, 1831.

12mo, original green cloth, pastedown spine label. First edition of Thacher’s argument against belief in witchcraft. Boards and leaves warped and dampstained; previous owner’s manuscript exlibris to front and rear endpaper and title page; bookseller’s sticker to front pastedown; otherwise sound. $100-200

52 VASARI, GIORGIO Delle vite de piu eccellenti pittori scultori et architetti di Giorgio Vasari. Bologna: Eredi Dozza, 1648-1663.

3 vols. 4to, full calf, gilt spines. Engraved portraits throughout within architectural borders. Wear to boards; front board vol. 2 (parts 1 and 2) detached; backstrip split on vol. 3 and in two parts with front board detached and rear board starting; boards starting on vol. 1; title labels detached; otherwise fine. $600-800 53A*

53 VITRUVIUS POLLIO, MARCUS De Architectura libri decem, cum commentariis Danielis Barbari, electi patriarchae aquileiensis. Venice: Franciscus Senensus, 1567.

(20), 375. Folio, contemporary spine laid down on later full morocco boards, gilt-lettered spine, renewed endpapers. The first Latin edition of Daniele Barbaro’s commentary. Engraved printer’s device to title and numerous woodcut initials and illustrations, some partially fold-out. The plates are reduced copies of those found in the Marcolini edition, with the exception of the bird’s-eye-view of Venice, which is not found in the Marcolini edition.

Fore edge lightly repaired on a few pages; some very light toning, mainly around edges; stain to fore edge; otherwise a very fine copy. Literature: Adams V 917. Fowler 410. Cicognara 717. $3,000-5,000 VEHSE, EDUARD Preussische hofgeschichten. Munich: Bei Georg Muller, 1913. 3 vols. With Russische hofgeschichten. By Magnus J. Von Crusenstolpe. Munich: Bei Georg Muller, 1914. 4 vols.

7 vols. total. 8vo, quarter calf over decorative paper boards, gilt-decorated spines. Illustrated throughout with portraits. Light fading and wear to boards at edges; spines cracked on some vols.; otherwise fine. Property from the University of Chicago $100-200

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54 POPE LEO XI Autograph document signed, as Cardinal (“Alex. Med. Card. Floren et ipsius Archieps”), one page. Official appointment to priest of SS. Giovanni et Paulo, January 15, 1591.

Born Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici, Pope Leo XI had the shortest papacy, specifically from April 1, 1605 to April 27 of the same year. Even toning to sheet; a few 1-inch tears at the folds; otherwise sound. 12 x 18 inches. $200-400

55 POPE INNOCENT XI Autograph document signed as Cardinal (“B. Cardle. Odescalco legatus”), in Italian, one page, April 17, 1631.

Born Benedetto Odescalchi, he served as Pope from 1676 to 1689. He was elected under the opposition of King Louis XIV of France and aided in the war against the Turks in 1683. Even browning to page; several spots of ink erosion to signature and text; some loss to edges. Framed and matted. 10 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches. $300-500

56 POPE ALEXANDER VII Autographed letter signed as Cardinal (“G. Card. Chigi”), one page, Rome, March (21), 1654, address docket to Governor “De La Marche” at Macerata. Chigi gives authority to the Governor to act as he sees fit with regards to the matter of Mark Anthony Cerasco.

Born Fabio Chigi, he served as Pope from 1655 to 1667. His pontificate was marked by continued controversies with France and Portugal. Together with a framed engraved portrait and manuscript document pertaining to the present letter. Size of largest 13 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. $800-1,200

57 POPE BENEDICT XIV Autographed letter signed as Cardinal (“Cardinali Lambertini”), two pages in a secretarial hand with the last seven lines written in the hand of Pope Benedict XIV as Cardinal, Ancona, February 9, 1729. Regarding a business matter in which his correspondent had been generously helpful. In the section written in the hand of the Cardinal, he claims the matter had risen to a crisis and he was prepared to bring it to a peaceful settlement.

Born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, he served as Pope from 1740 to 1758. His pontificate was marked by a number of reforms pertaining to the calendar, the education of the priests and missionaries. Some very light crease marks; otherwise fine. Matted. 10 1/4 x 8 inches. $200-400 58 POPE PIUS IX Autograph document signed as Pope (“Pius PP ix”), one page, on a bifolium, with official papal seal, March 2, 18(61?). Written as the base of a letter to Emile H. Renault, a French lawyer, who petitions for indulgences and to have Mass celebrated in his apartment. The upper portion of the letter in the hand of Renault, comprises a request for indulgences. The Pope writes a three-line note, granting the petitions.

Born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, his 32-year reign (1846-death in 1878) is the longest in Roman Catholic history. Creased in fourths from folds; four tape repairs; some loss to the fore edge; 1-inch taperepaired tear beneath seal; otherwise sound. Framed and matted. 10 1/2 x 8 inches. $200-400 59 POPE PIUS X Autograph document signed as Chaplain (“Giuseppe Sarto Cappellano”), in Italian, one page, August 10, 1863.

Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, he served as Pope from 1903 to his death in 1954. Some loss on the right fore edge; creased in quarters; otherwise fine. Framed and matted. 11 3/4 x 8 inches. $200-400

60* DIANA, PRICESS OF WALES A framed photograph of Diana the Princess of Wales with her sons Harry and William, signed and inscribed in pen to the margins “Dearest Reggie, lots of love from, Diana.” In original black leather frame by Andrew Soos personalized with a gilt-stamped “D” surmounted by a crown. Together with original letter from the Office of H. R. H. The Princess of Wales and original green box from official Royal leather good purveyors, Andrew Soos. Size of frame 9 x 8 1/2 inches. Property from the Collection of Reginald Preacely, Chicago, Illinois $2,000-4,000