Catalogue Number 12 - Susanne Schulz-Falster

foodstuVs. Despite these restrictions, he did support freedom of trade, and
encouraged foreign trade in general. His disquisition on public revenues
entitles him to a distinguished position among the earlier economists. He is
generally credited with the discovery of the quantity theory of money, Wrst
published in his Reply to the Paradoxes of M. Malestoit and then incorporated
the Republic from this Latin edition onwards, though Schumpeter argues
that his is a correct description of the historical situation, rather than an
analytic statement of the theory (see p. 312).
The Six Books of the Republic were Wrst published in French in 1576, went
through many editions, and had an immense inXuence all over Europe.
When Bodin came to England in 1581 he found it widely read, though in a
poor Latin translation. Bodin decided to produce a translation himself, and
in doing so he altered and enlarged the text considerably. First published in
1586, this revised text was to become the standard.
Adams B2228; BM French Books, p. 72; Matsuda 327; Tchemerzine I, 713; see
PMM 94 and En Français dans le Text, 68 for Wrst French edition.
Children’s Guide to the Calendar
susanne schulz-falster rare books catalogue twelve
13 BOECKEL, J. and A. L. BUCHON. Maître Pierre, ou le
Savant de Village. Entretiens sur le Calendrier. Paris & Strasbourg,
F. G. Levrault, 1833. £250
12mo, pp. vii, [I], 197, with six large folding plates (three of them
lithograph, three letterpress printed) with 12 Wgures; numerous tables
in the text; contemporary roan-backed marbled boards, spine
decoratively gilt, with gilt-lettering directly to spine; a good copy.
Second edition (Wrst 1832) of this introduction to the calendar, astronomy
and the solar system for children. Compiled as part of the loose series of
‘Maitre Pierre’ introductions to all Welds of knowledge. In the form of a
dialogue ‘Maître Pierre’ explores questions relating to the calendar and
time-keeping in general, with chapters on the solar system, stars, planets
and moons, the signs of the zodiac, movements of the sun and the moon,
eclipses etc. He also deals with common superstitions, weather prognosis
and the ecclesiastical calendar.
The work is illustrated with informative tables and lithographic plates.
The authors had earlier published an introduction to astronomy and were
apparently struck by the lack of basic knowledge of their readership.
14 [BOECKLER, Jo. Heinrich -SCHOETTEL, Jo. Carl. ]
De Mensura Pretii, in Inclyta Argentoratensi Academia, Praeside
Jo. Henrico Boeclero Historiarum Professore Ordinario. Iterum
publice respondebit Jo. Carolis Schoettel Argentoratensis. D. 5.
Februarii, horis locoque solitis. Argentorati, impressit Joannes
Pickel, 1662. £350
4to, pp. 16; paper lightly browned throughout; date inserted in ink on
title, manuscript number to upper corner of title; disbound.
First edition of an interesting doctoral dissertation on the mechanisms for
the determination of prices. Schoettel gives a detailed account of price observations
of the ancients, citing extensively from classical authors. He comments
on just price, proWt, exchange and money lending.
Boeckler (1611–1672), the examiner, was a well-known professor of
politics and rhetoric at the universities of Upsala and Strasburg and a
polyhistorian similar to Conring.
Not in Kress or Goldsmiths’, not in Humpert; no copy found in RLIN or OCLC.
15 BOTTANI, Giovanni. Descrizione storica delle Pitture del
Regio-Ducale Palazzo del Te, fuori della Porta di Mantova detta
Pusterla. Mantova, Giuseppe Braglia, 1783. £750
8vo, engraved frontispiece portrait by Bottani, pp. 62, 3 engraved plates
bound at end; title vignette; faint stain to fore-margin, title-page a little