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First English-language edition of a great epic poem devoted to Portuguese voyages and conquests 34. CAMÕES, Luis de. The Lusiad, or Portugals historicall poem. London, Humphrey Moseley [printed by Thomas Newcombe], 1655. 2 o (28×18.5×2 cm). With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, engraved full-length portraits of Vasco de Gama and Prince Henry the Navigator. Early 20th-century gold-tooled red morocco by George Bayntun (1873-1940) in Bath. € 28.000 First English-language edition of the great epic poem of Portuguese exploration, a monument of Portuguese literature that gave a Homeric aura to Renaissance voyages of discovery and colonial conquests. In mythology Lusus, a son or companion of Bacchus, is said to have founded Lusitania, approximately corresponding to the modern kingdom of Portugal, so the Portuguese heroes of the epic are called Luciads. “The ‘Lusiads’, as a synthesis of national sentiment and literary development, stands unchallenged as the epic of the Portuguese nation, and it celebrates more than anything else the voyage of Da Gama and the intrepid bravery of the Portuguese on land and sea” (Lach). It gives a fine description not only of Portuguese exploits in the East, but also of the flora and fauna of Asia and India, the ethnographic details of the peoples there, and the geography of the region, informed by Camões’s own experiences as well as his familiarity with Ptolemy and Barros. Slightly browned and with some mostly marginal tears repaired, otherwise in good condition. The binding has a minor surface crack at the head of the joint of the front board and an occasional tiny scuff mark at the extremities but is otherwise in fine condition. An epic poem forming a classic of Portuguese literature and of the literature of overseas expansion and the exploration of Asia, by an author with years of experience in Portuguese Asia. Alden & Landis 655/30; ESTC R18836; Howgego I, C27; Lach II.2, pp.149-60; Penrose, pp.72- 73, 289-90; Streeter 41. The most extensive Arabic catechism, with more than 1800 pages 35. [CATECHISM - ARABIC - ROMAN RITE]. Catechismus Romanus: ex decreto Concilii Tridentini iussu S. Pii V editus. [Rome], Propaganda Fide, 1786 [= 1787]-1787. 2 volumes. 8 o . With an Arabic titlepage on the second page of each volume. Set in 2 sizes of nashk Arabic type, with some preliminary pages set in roman and italic type. Early 19th-century half sheepskin parchment. € 4.500 First unabridged Arabic edition of the catechism translated from the Latin version authorized by the Council of Trent and the most extensive Arabic catechism ever published, comprising 1827 pages plus preliminaries. It follows the Roman Catholic rite and was printed and published by the Propaganda Fide in Rome. It is based on the Latin text authorized by the Council of Trent under Pope Pius V, first published in Latin in 1566. While some small Arabic catechisms of a few dozen pages had been printed as early as 1580, only a few more extensive ones had appeared. The present edition is probably the most extensive Arabic work that the Propaganda Fide ever published. With 19th-century library stamps. With occasional minor and mostly marginal foxing and an occasional quire slightly browned, but otherwise in very good condition, with only an occasional tiny hole or small marginal chip. Only slightly trimmed. The most ambitious Arabic catechism produced to this date. Schnurrer 308; <strong>World</strong>Cat (2 copies); not in Smitskamp, Philologia orientalis.
First edition of an influential Arabic grammar 36. CAUSSIN DE PERCEVAL, Armand-Pierre. Grammaire Arabe-vulgaire, suivie de dialogues, lettres, actes etc, a l’usage des élèves de l’Ecole Royale et Speciale, des Langues Orientales Vivantes, ... Paris, Dondey-Dupré père & fils, 1824. 4 o . With 8 letterpress tables (4 folding). Near contemporary sprinkled gold-tooled tanned sheepskin. € 14.000 First edition of an influential grammar of modern Arabic. The grammar is followed by appendices containing a story in the form of 20 dialogues, translated from Turkish into Arabic, and several letters and legal documents. The preface notes that it is the first book to be set in the new Arabic types cut by Molé, meaning Joseph Molé (1775-1841), known as Molé le jeune, under the direction of the orientalist Louis- Mathieu Langlès (1763-1824). The grammar, influenced by Silvestre de Sacy’s Arabic studies, went through numerous editions and was used by students of the Paris School of Living Oriental Languages. Later editions, though, lacked the appendices. From the library of the Ducs de Luynes at Dampierre Castle. With the edge of one folding table slightly tattered and some minor spotting, but still in very good condition. Binding chafed and spine damaged at the head, but still in good condition. An important Arabic grammar, inaugurating a new Arabic type. Cf. Rückert, [Review], in: Allgemeine Literatur Zeitung (February 1828), no. 50/51, cols. 401-413. Spectacular atlas of hieroglyphs 37. CHAMPOLLION, Jean François. Monuments de l’Egypte et de la Nubie. Paris, Firmin Didot Freres, 1835–1845. 4 volumes. 2 o (71.5 x 55.5 cm). Half-titles in volumes 2-4. Chromolithographic additional title and 502 lithographic plates (of c. 512; 4 of the missing plates known in other copies, and the other four listed in the table of contents but possibly not issued) of which 26 handcoloured, 19 chromolithographs, and one folding. Modern calf-backed boards. € 95.000 First edition of Champollion’s spectacular atlas of hieroglyphs. A tall copy with deckle edges, comprising more plates than both the Blackmer and Brunet copies. Champollion had succeeded in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs using museum collections, and planned the journey that produced the present book in order to confirm his findings in situ with a broader range of source material. He travelled along the Nile from Alexandria to Aswan, gathering and reproducing hieroglyphic material along the way - much of which had not been published before, as is the case with most of the material from the Nubian temples. Because of a complex publication history, bibliographies do not agree on the number of plates in a complete set, but De Ricci describes “un exemplaire bien complet” which includes 507 plates (located at the University of Paris Art and Archaeology Library). Minor wear to boards. Some spotting to interior, some leaves browned, a few marginal tears, of which a very few with old repairs, occasional small marginal dampstain. Small shelf mark (‘8066’/’8069’) in the foot of the plate list in each volume. Blackmer 309 (499 plates only, though possibly less); Brunet I, 1780 (calling for 500 plates); De Ricci 71; Graesse II, 116.
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