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325. Tacitus (Caius Cornelius) op e r a q u a e ex S ta n t, 2 vol.,
engraved additional title, name obliterated on vol. 2 title, little
marked, modern vellum, [Willems 1479 ‘Édition correcte, bien
exécuté. et très recherchée...’], 8vo, Amsterdam, Daniel Elzevier,
1672 § Schonaeus (Cornelius) Terentius Christianus, seu
Comoediae Sacrae, 3 parts in 1, title in red and black, with device,
browned and marked, notes on endpapers, contemporary vellum,
marked, 8vo,Frankfurt, J.A.Jung, 1712 § Benedict XIV (Pope) De
Sacrosancto Missae Sacrificio libri tres, folded engraving loosely
inserted, first few ff. frayed, marked & spotted, names on title and
free endpaper, stamps on free endpaper, contemporary calf-backed
boards, rubbed and marked, 4to, Parma, Borsi, 1768, and 2 others,
v.s. (6). £150 - £200
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Lot 326
326. Petra Sancta (Silvestro) Sy m b o l a he r o i C a, engraved
pictorial title, portrait of Bishop Carafa by C.Galle after P.P.
Rubens, Carafa’s coat-of-arms, 7 full-page genealogical trees,
281 emblematic devices within borders of varying designs (each
with a motto) and illustrations, small library ink stamp to title,
portrait and a few other ff., some light browning, occasional
spotting, contemporary vellum, soiled, small remains of library
label to spine, [Landwehr, Low Countries, 634; Praz p.455], 4to,
Amsterdam, apud Janssonio Waesbergios & Henr. Wetstenium,
1682. £300 - £400
*** With much on heraldry. Petra Sancta is credited with the
invention of the hatching method in heraldry.
Lot 327
327. Pellizzaro (Francisco) tr a C tat i o d e mo n i a l i b u S, halftitle,
title in red and black and with a woodcut printer’s device,
occasional foxing or spotting, contemporary vellum, a few small
stains, apud Paulum Balleonium, 1690 § Law.- Selden (John) Uxor
Ebraica, seu de Nuptiis et Divortiis Ex Jure Civili, text in Latin and
Hebrew, title in red and black, browned and foxed, contemporary
vellum, yapp edges, marked and lightly soiled, Frankfurt an der
Oder, 1673 § [Rainssant (Pierre)] Explication des tableaux de la
Galerie de Versailles et de ses Deux Salons, engraved head- and
tail-pieces, O1 head-piece cut away, loss of text verso, waterstained,
contemporary calf, worn, but holding firm, Versailles,
François Muguet, 1687; and 6 others, Continental and English
Literature and History, v.s. (9) £200 - £300
Lot 328
328. Ménage (Gilles) di C t i o n a i r e et y m o l o g i q u e d e S or i g i n e S
d e l a la n g u e fr a n ç o i S e, 2 parts in 1, second edition, half-titles,
bookplate removed from first half-title, 2a2&3 small repair to
upper margin, just touching a few letters verso of 2a2, small area
of worming to upper margins of L1-P1 (diminshing in size), waterstaining
to outer margins, some browning or foxing, contemporary
calf-backed marbled boards (?marbled papers renewed), folio,
Paris, Jean Annison, 1694. £150 - £200
*** Scarce. The first folio edition of this work (the first edition
being a 4to). The second part is Caseneuve’s Les Origines de la
Langue Françoise.