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The Historie of Life and Death. With Observations Naturall and Ex perimentall for the Prolonging of Life.
by Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount S. Alban [Sir Francis Bacon]
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- 1st ed in English
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- 1638
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London: Printed by I. Okes, for Humphrey Mosley. Poor. 1638. 1st ed in English. 16mo, First edition in English, unauthorized, preceding the autho rized English translation by two months, the imprimatur leaf bein g dated Sept 30 instead of December 19. [xiv]*, 323pp +[blank]. T he text is a portion of Part III of Bacon's great work, the Insta uratio… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sequel to the Kreutzer Sonata
by Tolstoi, Count Lyof N. [Leo Tolstoy]
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- 1899
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$40.00
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NY: Thomas Crowell & Co. 1899. First separate American edition. Tan stapled wrappers with black lettering on front cover. 5"x7" inches. 16pp. This is a sequel to the original Kreutzer Sonata, originally published in 1889. An a bsolutely pristine copy. The publication of The Kreutzer Sonata set off an explosive debate in Europe, America, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Hand Illuminated leaf from Dutch prayer book [Gebedenboek], 15th century. Approx 4âx5-1/2â mounted and matted in a very sturdy , early 20th century wood frame. The framerâs typed label on t he back states âNetherlandish, 15th centuryâ, but with the da te in roman numerals 1538.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/380/636/1358636380.0.m.jpg)
Hand Illuminated leaf from Dutch prayer book [Gebedenboek], 15th century. Approx 4âx5-1/2â mounted and matted in a very sturdy , early 20th century wood frame. The framerâs typed label on t he back states âNetherlandish, 15th centuryâ, but with the da te in roman numerals 1538.
by [Incunabula / Bible Leaf / Prayer Book]
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1538
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$100.00
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Netherlands. Very Good. 1538. Hand Illuminated leaf from Dutch prayer book [Gebedenboek], 15th century. Approx 4x5-1/2" mounted and matted in a very sturdy, early 20th century wood frame. The frame's typed label on t he back states "Netherlandish, 15th century", but with the date in roman numerals 1538. . Item Price
$100.00
![THE LAST THIRTY DAYS OF CHRIST. [Inscribed Copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/379/636/1358636379.0.m.jpg)
THE LAST THIRTY DAYS OF CHRIST. [Inscribed Copy]
by Hartmann, Sadakichi
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- 1st edition
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- 1920
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Sacramento, California, USA
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$85.00
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Privately printed: NY. Poor. 1920. 1st edition. Inscribed by Hartmann to minister/writer Paul Jord . 1st ed. 8vo, brown boards, 109 pp, No. 53 of 3000 numbered copies . With an inscription by Hartmann to Paul Jordan Smith -- “from [as Bernard Shaw expressed it] ‘the man who writes about the l ast 30 days of Christ when the… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Delle Opere del Ven. P. D. Antonio De Torres, Preposito Generale della Congreazione de’ Pii Operarj. [The Works of the Venerable Father Antonio De Torres, General Provost of the Congregation of Pious Workers].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/285/636/1358636285.0.m.jpg)
Delle Opere del Ven. P. D. Antonio De Torres, Preposito Generale della Congreazione de’ Pii Operarj. [The Works of the Venerable Father Antonio De Torres, General Provost of the Congregation of Pious Workers].
by D. Antonio De Torres; Lodovico Sabbatini d'Anfora
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- 2d edition
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- 1754
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- Marbled Boards
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$350.00
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Napoli: Francesco Castaldo. Good. Marbled Boards. 1754. 2d edition. Title Continues: Tomo Prio, Partei Seconda / Che contiene XXX. Ra gionamenti fulla famosa parabola del Figliuol Prodig. Dati in Luc e Da D. Ludovico Sabbatini D’Anfora, Della Congregazione de’ Peii Operarj, e Vescovo dell’ Aquila. [Volume I and Second Part Containing 30 additional orations on the famous… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Illuminated Manuscript: Pope Joan / A Historical Text based upon “Bower’s History of the Popes [1748]†/](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/248/636/1358636248.0.m.jpg)
Illuminated Manuscript: Pope Joan / A Historical Text based upon “Bower’s History of the Popes [1748]†/
by Anonymous. [Anastasius Scriptor]
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n.p. n.d. 4to, illuminated vellum wrappers; 52 leaves; stitched b inding. Pen and ink calligraphy, illuminations with watercolor h ead and tail pieces, and in-text illustrations all on hand-made p aper. The artist/author is unknown. Clean, tight and unmarked in terior. Covers torn and chipped on all edges. Date unknown but pr obably from late 1950’s - early… Read more about this item Item Price
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Eugenic Marriage, The. Volumes I-IV Complete
by W. Grant Hague, M.D.
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- 1st ed.
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- 1914
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Sacramento, California, USA
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$55.00
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The Review of Reviews. 1914. 1st ed.. 12mo. Half leather over marbled boards. Tight, square binding. Fo ur of four volumes. Very good; some fading at extremities and spi ne, several small nicks to spine ends, end papers toned. Internal ly clean and tight. . Item Price
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A Letter from the Lord Bishop of London, to the Clergy and People of London and Westminster, On Occasion of the Late Earthquakes
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- 1st edition
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- 1750
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- Wrappers
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Sacramento, California, USA
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$75.00
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London: Vertue and Goadby, Stationers at the Royal Exchange. Good. Wrappers. 1750. 1st edition. One of several editions published in the year of the quake, 1750 (priority unknown.) 12mo, 16 pp. Unbound, as issued. Stitched at left margin, but stitches mostly pulled. ##### In 1750 a series of five earthquakes rocked London. This sermon by Thomas… Read more about this item Item Price
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Diario / The Journal of Padre Serra translated by Ben F. Dixon
by SERRA (Padre Junipero)
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- 1st ed.
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- 1964
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Sacramento, California, USA
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$45.00
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San Diego: Don Diego's Libreria. Very Good-Near Fine. 1964. 1st ed.. The Journal of Padre Serra, From Loreto, the Capital of Baja Cali fornia, to San Diego, Capital of the New Establishments of Alta C alifornia in three months and three days March 28 to July 1, 1769 . Including San Diego's Great Water Rights Document Now Published for… Read more about this item Item Price
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Novum Testamentum Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Interprete Theodoro Beza / Together with “The Whole Book of Psalmes: Collected into English Meeter by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and Othersâ€
by Theodoro [Theodore] Beza; Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, etc.
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- 1640
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Sacramento, California, USA
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$500.00
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. Fair. 1640. Two significant 17th century religious works in one pocket-sized volume. First, a Latin translation of the New Testament. Theodor e Beza was a French Reformed Protestant theologian and scholar, w ho played a principal role in the Reformation, succeeding John Ca lvin as spiritual leader of the Republic of Geneva. As well as… Read more about this item Item Price
$500.00
Historia Templariorum. (History of the Templars)
by Nicholas Gurtler (Nicolai Gurtleri)
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- 1703
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1703. Amsterdam: F. Van der Platas, 1703 - 12mo, vellum. 448 pp. Second edition of this history of the Order of the Templars (1119-1314) , written in 1691 by a Protestant theologian, scholar, professor of theology, rhetoric and history. Includes an index of authors c ited and subject index. Vellum binding is intact, but soiled and with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Storie della citta di Firenze dal 1410 al 1460….. Books 1-4. [S tories of the City of Florence from the year 1410 to 1460. Writte n in the same times …
by Buoninsegni, Dom. di Lionardo.
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- 1579-1580
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Florence: Nella Stamperia di Giorgio Marescotti. Good.. 1579-1580. Florence: Nella Stamperia di Giorgio Marescotti, 1579-1580. [The colophon is dated Florence, 1579, but the dedication to Francesco de Medici, is dated April 15, 1580.] 1st edition. Small 4to, 1/2 vellum and purple boards, inked title on spine.[38] 829 [1] pp. Text in Italian. Buoninsegni was a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Encyclopedia Ecclesiastica / Prompta Biblioteca
by Ferris, F. Lucci
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- 1784
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Frankfuert: Apud Van Duren. 1784. The complete title is "Prompta Bibliotheca canonica, juridica, mo ralis, theologica, necnon ascetica, polemica, rubricistica, histo rica", an 8-volume encyclopedia of religious knowledge. The first edition of this work appeared at Bologna, in 1746. A second edit ion, much enlarged, also a third, were published by the author hi mself. The fourth edition, dating… Read more about this item Item Price
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