Hebrew Printing in Sabbioneta 1 AFFO, Ireneo - Schulz-Falster Rare ...

Ermahnung deren vornehmsten und gelehrtesten Staats- Männern;
worinnen zugleich ganz kurz die subtileste Staats- und Kunst-
GriVe enthalten sind, wie die geheimeste Concepten, Intriquen,
AVecten, Passionen, Listen, Tücken, Gewohnheiten ... der
Menschen zu entdecken sind. Düsseldorf, Carl Philipp Ludwig
Stahl, [1760]. £650
Small 4to, pp. [iv] double-page title printed in red and black; [xii], 164;
woodcut initials and typographic head pieces; uncut in the original grey
stiV wrappers, a little dog-eared and some wear to foot of spine, else a
Wne crisp copy.
First edition of this manual of statecraft, a kind of courtesy book for princes,
high civil servants, or aspiring politicians. Supported by quotations from
classical and contemporary authors, political conduct is described in 140
short paragraphs. Honvlez takes a good general education for granted, and
then advises restraint and humility, justice and fairness, stresses the importance
of making friends in the right places. A certain cynicism is noticeable,
he advises innocuous opinions rather than making enemies, joviality and
polite behaviour to all, recommends independent wealth, as that makes it
easier to resist bribes, and warns never to teach others all one knows, as that
breeds competition.
Honvlez, also called Adolph Baron von Hüpsch (1730–1805), is best
known as a writer and dedicated collector of books, artefacts and Wne art.
He bequeathed his extensive collections to the Darmstadt court museum
and library, where they form the basis of its collections.
This Wrst edition is apparently rare, a second edition was published in
1767.
NDB vol. 9, pp. 743 V; ADB vol. 13, pp. 427–8; KVK lists a copy at Bamberg,
OCLC adds Göttingen.
The Microscope for Children
55 [HOOKE – JUVENILE.] The Wonders of the Microscope;
or, an Explanation of the Wisdom of the Creator in Objects
comparatively minute. Adapted to the Understanding of
Young Persons. Illustrated with Wve large Copperplates.
London Richard Phillips, (James Gillet)
1811. £1150
8vo, xii, 118, [2] ‘technical terms’ explained,
publisher’s advertisements, with Wve large
engraved plates, all but one folding;
some tears in folds; slight browning
throughout; contemporary blue roanbacked
boards, spine ruled in gilt,
with gilt lettering to spine; with
catalogue fourteen