Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper

Catholic Church. Missale Basiliense, collation: [*6] a–f10 g12 [16] h–k10 A–F10 G H8, 189 ff. (of 190, lacking [*1] (first f. of Calendar), [11] b...

Schedel (Hartmann) [Four leaves from the Liber Chronicarum, or Nuremberg Chronicle], namely fol. XXIIII, XL, CXXII, CCLXXVII, woodcut portraits an...

Printed on vellum.- Hore intemerate virginis marie secundum usum Romanum cum pluribus orationibus tam in gallico quam in latino, collation: A-M8 (...

Printed on vellum.- Hore intemerate virginis marie secundum usum Romane curie incipiunt feliciter (title from foot of B3r), text in Latin & French...

Catholic Church. Missale Romanum, collation: aa bb8 a-p8 pq8 q-z8 A-K8, double column, printed in red and black, title with later varnish ground (...

Gregory I (Pope, the Great) Homelie quadraginta de diversis lectionibus evangelii, collation: a-o8 p4, very small hole to outer margin of title an...

English ownership.- Annotated.- Terentius Afer (Publius) Comedie: cum famatissimorum oratorum commentis, collation: a-v8 x4 y8, title printed in r...

Lorris (Guillaume) & Jean de Meung. Sensuyt le rommant de la rose aultrement dit le songe vergier, collation: a⁸ b-e⁴ f⁸ g-k⁴ l⁸ m-p⁴ q⁸ r-v⁴ x⁸ y...

Luther (Martin) Operationes in duas psalmorum decades. Iam secundo recognitæ, collation: a-c6 A-Z6 Aa Bb6 Cc8 Dd-Nn6 Oo8, title within woodcut fol...

Gregory I (Pope, the Great) Moralia. Liber moralium in beatum Job, edited by Johanes La Grène, collation: AA BB8 1-[4] a-z8 A-N8 O10 aa bb8, title...

Zwingli (Ulrich) Von clarheit unnd [sic] gewüsse oder unbetrogliche des worts Gottes, collation: A-F4 G6, Gothic letter, title and woodcut portrai...

Binding.- Missale ad usum Cisterciensis, 2 parts in 1, collation: A8 a-o8 p4 : A-K8, printed in red and black, large woodcut device of Girault to ...

Law.- Justinianus I. Institutionum civilium libri quattuor, commentary by Franciscus Accursius, edited by Gilles Perrin, collation: †-†††8 ††††4 a...

Catholic Church. Pontificale secundum ritum sacrosancte Romane ecclesie, collation: [Maltese cross]4 a-x8 y6 z8, A-H8 I10, printed in red and blac...

Leo I (Pope) Opera, quae quidem extant, omnia, edited by Petrus Canisius, first Canisius edition, collation: *6 **4 A-N6 O P4 Q-Z6 AA-DD6 EE FF4 G...

Luther (Martin) Auslegung der Evangelien an den fürnemesten festen im gantzen jar geprediget, edited by Stephan Roth, 2 parts in 1, collation: [*]...

Hours, French & Latin. Catholic Church. Heures en Françoys & Latin à l'usaige de Romme, 3 parts in 1, collation: A B8 C-V8 aa-dd8 AA BB8, printed ...

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Oxford Martyr’s copy.- Spiera (Francesco) Quiquod susceptam semel Evangelice veritati...

Justin Martyr (Saint) Opera [graece], collation: (*)4 a-t8 v6, Greek type, title with woodcut printer’s basilisk device, attractive woodcut head-p...

Calvin (Jean) Harmonia ex tribus evangelistis composita, Matthæo, Marco & Luca : adiuncto seorsum Iohanne, 2 parts in 1, collation: *8 a-z8 Aa Bb8...

Michael (Bishop of Merseburg) Catechismus, das ist Christliche underweisung und gegründter bericht nach warer Evangelischer und Catholischer lehr,...

Henry VIII against Luther.- Henry VIII, King of England. Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Mart. Lutherum, 2 parts in 1, collation: a-r8 : A-...

Erasmus (Desiderius) Colloquiorum familiarium opus, collation: A-Z a-z Aa-Ll8, italic type, title with small circular woodcut portrait of Erasmus,...

Pole (Reginald, Cardinal) De summo pontifice Christi in terris vicario, eiusque officio & potestate, first edition, collation: *8 A-T8 V4, title w...

Catholic Church. Obsequiale sive Benedictionale, quod Agendam appellant secundum ritum, collation: ):(4 A-Z Aa-Rr4, printed in red and black, titl...

Catholic Church. Missale Romanum, ex decreto sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum, PII V pontificis maximi jussu editum, collation: *-******...

Bible, Latin.- Biblia sacra vulgatæ editionis Sixti Quinti Pont. Max. iussu recognita atque edita, collation: A-Z8 a-n8 o-p4 q-z8 AA-FF8 GG HH4 II...

Bible, English. The New Testament of Jesus Christ faithfully translated into English, [Douai-Rheims version], title within decorative woodcut bord...

Bible, English. The Holy Bible faithfully translated into English out of the authentical Latin, 2 vol., [Douai-Rheims version], woodcut device to ...

Caxton (William).- Original Leaf (An) from the Polycronicon printed by William Caxton at Westminster in the year 1482..., one of 297 copies, print...

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***[Langland (William)] The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted...,...

Chaucer (Geoffrey) [The workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed, with dyvers workes whiche were never in print before], [edited by William Thynne]...

Fisher (John) This treatyse concernynge the fruytfull sayinges of Davyd the kynge and prophete in the seven penytencyall psalmes..., printed in bl...

More (Sir Thomas, Saint) The Workes, first edition in English of the complete works, largely printed in black letter, title within fine woodcut bo...

Dictionary.- Elyot (Sir Thomas) Bibliotheca Eliotæ. Eliotes dictionarie, edited by Thomas Cooper, third edition, double column, black and Roman le...

Bible, English. [The bible in Englishe], 5 parts in one, [Great Bible version], double column, black letter, woodcuts in the text, decorative init...

Bible, English. [The holie Bible], [Bishops' Version], black letter, double column, woodcut illustrations, maps and initials, lacks 4 leaves of pr...

Campion (Edmund).- Particular declaration or testimony (A), of the undutifull and traiterous affection borne against her Maiestie by Edmond Campio...

Bible, English. [The Bible...], [Geneva version], double column, black letter, NT title within woodcut pictorial border dated 1583, title to Conco...

Calvin (John) The Institution of Christian Religion, translated by Thomas Norton, first leaf blank except for signature, title with woodcut printe...

[Gentillet (Innocent)] A Discourse upon the Meanes of Wel Governing and Maintaining in Good Peace, A Kingdome...Against Nicholas Machiavel, transl...

Spenser (Edmund) The Faerie Queene, Disposed into XII. Bookes, large woodcut device to title, Q5 divisional title and colophon, woodcut initials, ...

Spain.- Mayerne (Louis Turquet de) The Generall Historie of Spaine... translated into English, and continued unto these times by Edward Grimeston,...

Bible, English. The Bible: Containing the Old Testament, and the New, 2 parts in 1, black letter, double column, general & NT titles within heart-...

Bible, English. The Text of the New Testament, third Fulke edition, title within fine woodcut architectural border, lacking initial blank, title w...

Hayward (Sir John) The First part of the life and raigne of King Henrie the IIII. Extending to the end of the first yeare of his raigne, title wit...

[Shakespeare (William)] [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, lacks A1-*3 (i.e. 'To the Reader', title, preliminaries), A1-4...

Speed (John) The Historie of Great Britaine under the conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans..., third edition, engraved portrait, woo...

London.- Dugdale (Sir William) The History of St. Pauls Cathedral in London, first edition, title printed in red and black, lacking portrait front...

Ashmole (Elias) The Institution, Laws & Ceremonies Of the most Noble Order of the Garter, first edition, second issue, initial imprimatur f., titl...

Locke (John) An Essay concerning Humane Understanding, fourth edition, engraved portrait, 18th century ownership inscription to front free endpape...

Hardy (Thomas) [Works], 18 works in 39 vol., comprising Desperate Remedies, 3 vol., half-titles, very light spotting and marginal toning, 1871; Un...

Beardsley (Aubrey).- Malory (Sir Thomas) [Le Morte Darthur] The Birth and Life and Acts of King Arthur, 2 vol., one of 1500 copies, from an editio...

Federigo da Venezia. Commentum in Apocalypsim (with title: Apocalypsis cum glosis Nicolai de Lyra), collation: [a-o10 p8 q-r10 s8], 137 ff. (of 17...

Biographies of women.- Boccaccio (Giovanni) De Claris Mulieribus, second edition, collation: [a10 b–i8 k10], 84ff. including initial blank, 35 lin...

Aquinas (Thomas) Tractatulus solemnis de arte et vero modo predicandi, collation: [a10], 9ff. only (of 10, lacking f.3), 36 lines, Gothic letter, ...

Macedonia.- Justinus (Marcus Junianus) Epitomae in Trogi Pompeii historias, collation: a8 b-l6, 67 ff. (of 68, lacking initial blank), 55 lines, R...

Bordone (Benedetto di).- Commentaria in Bibliam. Ed: Bernardinus Gadolus, 3 vol., collation: I: A8 6 6 a-c8 d10 e8 f6 g-h10 i8 k6 l-u8 x-y6, II: A...

Bible, Czech. Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular (ie Bohemian), collation: a–g10 h8 i–z A10 B8 C–Z AA BB10 CC8 ...

Luciani Palinurus. Luciani Scipio romanus. Luciani heroica in amorem. Luciani Asinus aureus. Bruti romani epistole. Diogenes cynici epistole, coll...