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JUDAICA - Buxtorf, Johannes. Lexicon Chaldaicum Talmudicum et Rabbinicum. Nunc primum in lucem editum. Basel, L. König, 1640. Engr. title, engr. frontis. (portrait of the author), [6] ll., 2680 columns, [32] ll. Cont. vellum (covers with blemishes, stained). Fol. Graesse I, 584.
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- Josephus, Flavius. Historien und Bücher: Von alten Jüdischen Geschichten, zwentzig, sammt eynem von seinem Leben: Vom Jüdischen Krieg, und der Statt Jerusalem... Strassburg, Th. Rihel, 1595. Title in red and black with woodcut border, [5] ll., 946 pp., [20] ll. With woodcut printer's mark and num. woodcut illustr. after Tobias Stimmer. - Bound with: Hegesippius. Fünf Bücher: Vom Jüdischen Krieg, und endlicher zerstörung der Herrlichen und gewaltigen Statt Jerusalem. Strassburg, Th. Rihel, no year [1575]. Title in red and black with woodcut border. Cont. pigskin on wood boards with blind tooling (stained, rubbed and bumped, some worm damage, upper cover damaged, classps missing). Fol. VD 16, J c988 (Flavius).
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FINE ART - Bakst - The decorative art of Leon Bakst. Appreciation by Arsène Alexandre. Notes on the ballets by Jean Cocteau. London, The fine art Society, 1913. [6] ll., 51 pp., [2] ll. With mounted portrait as frontis. and 77 mounted tables, part. col. Hf.vellum with gold tooling, uncut. (Cover tired, edges rubbed). Fol.
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- Barbier, Georges - [Salomon]. Le Cantique des Cantiques. Dix-sept dessins de Georges Barbier. Traduction française de 1316. Paris, Bernouard, 'La belle édition', 1914. Not pag. With 18 (incl. wrapper) black and gold col. art nouveau illustr. Orig. softcover, uncut in gold tooled vellum cassette with buckskin tabs. Qto. Monod 2176.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA - Iselin, Jacob Christoph. Neu-vermehrtes Historisch- und Geographisches Allgemeines Lexicon, in welchem das Leben, die Thaten, und andere Merckwürdigkeiten...zusammen gezogen. Dissmahlen...von neuem...übersehen...und vermehret. 4 parts in 4 vols. Basel Johann Brandmüller, 1726-1727. Cont. vellum with tooled spine label (min. browned).
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LINGUISTICS - Stephanus, (Estienne), Henricus. Thesaurus Graecae Linguae... 4 in 2 vols. and appendix-vol.With woodcut printer's mark. No place[Genève], Henr. Stephanus, no date [1572]-1573. 2nd ed. 3 cont. vellum vols. (covers bumped, spines damaged). Fol. Adams 1791. Brunet II, 1078.
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LITERATURE - Molière. [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]. Oeuvres. Nouvelle edition, collationnée sur les texts originaux. 6 vols. Paris, Furne et Cie,. 1868. With 6 engr. frontis. (portraits Molière) and num. engr. plates by J.B. Simonet after J.M. Moreau le Jeune, and Chollet, Larche et al. after Desènne. Very nice cont. ultramarine marocco vols. with extensive gilding on covers, spines and edges. Qto. 1 of 100 num. copies of a special edition.
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- Rousseau, J[ean] J[acques]. Oeuvres complettes. Nouvelle édition. 37 (of 38) vols. Paris 1793. With ca. 24 engr. plates by N. de Launay et al. after C.P. Marillier, and 18 folded enclosed sheets of music. Cont. leather with gt. spine and gt. cover edges (somewhat bumped and rubbed). Oct. Brunet V, 1422.
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MEDICINE - Acta physico-medica academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae naturae curiosorum exhibentia Ephemerides sive Observationes historias et experimenta... Vols. 1, 5-7, 9, 10 (of 10) in 6 vols. Nuremberg, W. M. Endter, 1727-1754. With 6 engr. titles, 9 engr. portraits, 4 engr. vign. 66 engr. plates (most folded) and 1 table. Cont. vellum (slight foxing and dust soiling, 1 spine damaged). Qto. Kirchner 3185.
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- Essich, Johann Gottfried. Diätetisch-medicinische Anleitung zu der Präservation und Cur der auf dem Lande am meisten vorfallenden Krankheiten. Augsburg, Rieger sel. Söhne, 1781. 42, 789 pp., [15] ll. Cont. hf.cloth. Old backing on margin of title. Old owner's marks on fly leaf and endpaper (lightly rubbed and bumped, some foxing and waterstains). Oct.
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE - Rajo, Johann. Drey Physico-Theologische Betrachtungen Von der Welt Anfang, Veräderung und Untergang... Leipzig, Th. Arnold, no date[1756]. Title in red and black, engr. portrait of the author as frontis., [22] ll., 638 pp., [16] ll. register. With 5 engr. plates. - Bound with: Philipp, Johann Ernst. Mathematischer Versuch von der Unmöglichkeit einer Ewigen Welt samt einem Kurtzen Auszug der allerneuesten Schriften, so in der bekannten Wolffischen Controvers darüber gewechselt worden... Leipzig, J. S. Heinsius, 1733. Title in red and black, [6] ll., 437 pp. Cont. vellum (some staining and browning). Oct.
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PHILOSOPHY - Clericus, Joannes. Opera philosophica in quatuor volumina digesta. Editio quarto auctior & emendatior. 2 (of 4) parts in 1 vol. Amsterdam, J. L. de Lorme, 1710. With engr. portrait of author as frontis., 2 titles in red and black with 2 vign. (repeated), [11] ll. foreword etc., 377 pp., [7] ll. foreword and content, 371 pp., [22] ll. index. Cont. vellum. Oct. In addition: Same author. Physica, sive Rebus corporeis, Libri III. Operum philosophicorum. Editio in Germania secunda et auctior. Parts 3 and 4. No place or date. 269 pp., [1] l. index, 350 pp., [1] l. index. With 5 multipl. folded engr. tables. Cont. vellum (some worm traces).
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PHYSICS - Neumann, Christian Ernst. Plan zur Erfindung und Verfertigung derjenigen Maschine, welche in der Mechanik das Perpetuum mobile genannt wird. Erfunden und entworfen von Christian Ernst Neumann. Lübeck J. Schmidt u. Donatius, 1767. 20 pp. With 1 folded engr. plate. Cont. softcover (min. rubbing, corners bumped, numerous old marginalia). Oct.
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THEOLOGY / RELIGION - Menochius, Joannus Stephanus. Commentarii totius sacrae scripturae...a doctissimo patre Renato Josepho Tournemine... Novissima Editione. 3 parts in 2 vols. Venice, Typographia Remondiniana, 1758. XVIII. 400 pp., [1] l., 448;448 pp. With one multipl. folded engr. map of Palestine. 2 cont. marb. leather vols. on 6 bands with gt. spine and 2 sp. labels each.(somewhat foxed and wormy, corners bumped). Fol. Brunet III, 1635.
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- Prideaux, Humphrey. Das Leben Mahomets. Aus dem Englischen übersetzet. Leipzig, Th. Fritsch, 1699. Title in red and black, [1] l., 228 pp. - Bound with: Weil, Gustav. Einleitung in den Koran. Bielefeld, Velhagen & Klasing, 1844. Title, 21 pp. rom. num., 121 pp., 19th cent. cloth with some gt. spine (some browning). Oct.
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- Roth, Friedrich. Das Buch Jesus Syrach... In hundert und zwey und dreyssig Predigten erkleret...Durch M. Friedrich Rothen. 2 parts in 1 vol. Eisleben, U. Gaubisch for H. Grossen, 1595-1596. 2 titles, the first in red and black, [5], 303, 1 blank, 148, [9] ll. With num. small and large woodcut initials and printer's mark. Cont. vellum (stained and warped; some underlining). Fol.
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- France - Franche Comté - Nodier, Ch., J. Taylor u. Alph. de Cailleux. Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne de France. Paris, l'Imprimerie de Didot l'ainé, 1825. Title page, 2 lith. frontis., [3] ll., 222 pp. With 146 lith. plates and num. vign. by G.Engelmann. Cont. green hf.leather with some gilding on spine (lightly rubbed, foxed, corners with later leather backing). Lrg. fol.
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VARIA - Cassette with bible quotations, German or Swiss, ca. middle of 19th cent. Contains ca. 365 small rolls of paper with gold bordures and handwritten daily mottos for the year. Enclosed the orig. chased tweezers to pick them up for personal edification. Cont. cassette with label on lid: ‚Dein Wort ist meines Fusses Leuchte und ein Licht auf meinem Wege. Psalm 119, 105'. Obl. oct. (14.6x 8.8 x 4.5 cm). Lid torn.
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