Martin, David
Historie des ouden en nieuwen Testaments
Amsterdam, P. Mortier, 1700 (Brunet III, 200-1; Poortenaar nr 35). In folio (44x28cm), contemporary calf, two volumes, large supralibris on both volumes, front and back, blindtooled & gilt. Both spines restored. Excellent condition.
The magnificent binding represents the Arc of Convenant, implemented by the Double Drawer Bindery in Amsterdam, 1700 (Storm van Leeuwen, Book I, pp 243; 244, plate 39). Plates by Jan Luyken, Jan Goeree and Bernard Picard. Worldmap by Luchtenburg (Shirley 622) as are two other maps. A marvelous copy of the print bible by Mortier, in magnificent binding and in modern, very beautiful colouring in the style of Dirk van Santen.
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Medrano, Manuel
Patrocinio de Nuesta Senora...del Rey Casto...
Oviedo, Francisco Plaza. 1719 (colofon). (Palau 159910). En folio, pergamino de epoca. Titulo en manuscrito en el lomo. 22 hojas; 97 pp; 392 pp; 16 hojas. Portada en negro y rojo con un pequeno grabado dulce.Segunda hoja con escudo de Luis Fernando de Borbon.Retrato a plena pagina de Obispo. Segunda portada, arondeado por olas. Tapas gastadas, primera portada un poco corto, tocando la primera palabra. Texto en muy buen estado de conservacion.
De la literatura tengo la impresion que Francisco Plaza era el primer impresor de Oviedo y por ende de Asturias. Imprimio su primer libro en 1681 (Escritura, acuerdo, condiciones etc), su segundo en 1718 (Segunda carta pastoral de…Francisco Joseph, Obispo de San Sebastian) y su tercer, este, en 1719. El Patrocinio, este historia de Asturias, sera entonces el tercer libro impreso en Asturias. Libro importante e impreso tempraneo de Oviedo (Asturias). El primer libro cuenta la historia de Asturias de los siglos VIII al XI enfatisando la deudea del pueblo de Espana a la virgin. La segunda parte describe la vida del Obispo (de Oviedo) Tomas Reluz, hasta e incluyendo una relacion de las fiestas religiosas en esta ciudad.
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Garcilazo de la Vega
Commentarios Reales...cronologico de la Florida
Madrid, Nicolas Rodriguez, 1722 and 1723 (Palau 354792 et al; Sabin 98755)
Famosa cronica sobre el Peru (dos partes) y la Florida (EEUU, una parte, la otra escrita por Cardenas aca en primera edicion) vista como una sola, pero raro de encontrar completo. Los comentarios reales, tratan de la vida pre Incaica en el Peru, la historia general del periodo a partir de la entrada de Pizarro. La Florida del Inca recuenta la conquista de la Florida por Hernan de Soto y el Ensayo es obra de Gabriel Cardenas que recuenta la historia de la Florida entre 1512 y 1722, o sea en XXI decadas.Palau dice de este obra: el autor es el primer escritor americano de raza indigena... La segunda edicion de este obra es tan apreciada como la primera y mas util. Streiter dice del Ensayo cronologico que compone lo mejor historia de la competicion entre los Espanoles y los Franceses por el control de la Florida. El Inca Garcilazo de la Vega es tanto cronista como escritor. Como hijo de una princesa Incaica y un Capitan Espanol, nacido en el Peru, se mueve a Espana y se realiza como escritor de un muy buen proza tardia renacentista.
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Renneville
Recueil des Voyages aux Indes Orientales
Rouen, 1725; Complete (Landwehr 254); 12 volumes; octavo, original full leather; 12 engraved title pages; 12 titles in red/black; 63 plates (of which 20 maps), many folding, including large folding map of Indonesia after de Bry
French translation of Commelins' Begin ende Voortgang van de Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) of 1646. engravings after Commelin, but simplified with a different quality to it. Rare maps (like Bali and folding of SE Asia) and rare plates (like fort Zeelandia, Taiwan, viez of Batavia, etc)
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Barrow, Isaac
The usefulness of mathematical learning...University of Cambridge
London, Austen 1734. In octavo, full calf, spine blindstamped, gilt & renewed. Portrait; 32 pp; 440 pp; 10 nn leaves, including one blank and one full page illustration. This is the first edition of the oratorical preface of our learned author spoken before the university on his being elected Lucasian professor of mathematics, followed by a series of 15 mathematical lectures. There is a modern facsimile edition of this book (Routledge, 1970).
Isaac Barrow was first a professor of Greek and later a professor mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge, at the same time Newton taught there. His contribution to mathematics is especially in the area of the mathematical calculus. Newton and Barrow worked together on mathematical investigations and Barrow presented one of Newton’s papers: On analysis of infinite series, anonymously to other scientists of the day, admitting later the paper was written by Newton:...”a fellow of our college and very young but of an extraordinary genius and proficiency in these things” (Barrow to Collins, quoted in Glieck, Isaac Newton, Harper 2003). Newton eventually succeeded Barrow as mathematical professor, who after that concentrated on his religious concerns.
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Tobar y Buendia, Pedro de
Verdadera historia relacion…Nuestra Senora del Rosario de Chiquingera
Madrid, Marin. 1735(Sabin 96053; Leclerq 1498; Medina )Quarto, contemporary vellum12 leaves; 263 pp; 3 leavesOne folded engraving of the virginComplete copy, including the engraving which in most editions fails. With traces of use.
Basic book of the discovery, development and importance of the virgin of Chiquingera, the most worshipped saint of Colombia.
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Condamine, M. de la
Relation d'un voyage de l'Amérique Méridionale
Paris, Pissot, 1745(Sabin 38484)(1) 216 pp.(4) 1 folding map, contemporary full calf binding, complete
La Condamine travelled down the Amazon guided by manuscript Jesuit maps (Samuel Fritz) in 1743,. after working for years on establishing the equator and the circumference of the world, sent by the French King.
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Assumpcion, Pedro de
Clarissimo espejo...Sol del Occidente, San Benito...vida del Padre Sebastian de Naxera
Valladolid, Congrecacion de la buena muerte. 1746 (Palau 28769). En folio, pergamino de epoca. 2 hojas, 22 hojas, 296 pp, 21 hojas. Primeras dos hojas: titulo en orlas & portada grabada a plena pagina (Sebastian de Najera, grabado por Matias de Yrala, 1746)
19 ejemplares en Patrimonio
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Barrere, Pierre
Essai sur l'histoire naturelle de la France equinoxale (Guyana)
Paris, Piget, 1749. (Sabin 3603; le Clerc 1511). In octavo, contemporary half calf. 12 lvs; 216 pp; 4 lvs.
Listing of plants and animals and minerals, occurring in Guyana, in Latin, French and including their Indian names.
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Atkinson, J.
Epitome of the Art of Navigation
London, Mount & Page 1753. (Maggs, Biblioteca nautica IV, 2294; Scheepvaartmuseum 677). In octavo, contemporary calf. Front plate loosening. 228 pp. 10 folding plates.
Classical handbook on navigation, as used in the English speaking world. (first edition, 1686)
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Compendio de la vida....San Francisco Solano
Madrid, Escrivano, 1762. (Palau 925376). En quarto, cuero del XIX. 12 hojas; 244 pp. Bookplate: Ruben J. Dussaut; Luis Bardon. Reencuadernado en el siglo XIX. Mancha marginal entre las paginas 100 y 150. Ejemplar limpio en excellente estado.
Libo muy raro sobjre la vida del Santo del Peru, San Francisco Solano. El catalogo del patrimonio bibliografico de España solo demuestra dos ejemplares. Ultimas 20 paginas constituyen una carta sobre la ciudad de Montilla (Cordoba, 1753).
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Niebuhr, Carsten
Description de l'Arabie
Copenhague, Moller 1773. First French edition (first German, 1772, also in Copenhagen) (Gay 3589; Brunet 20581; PMM...) In quarto; contemporary full calf, spine gilt. 24nn leaves; 372 pp; 1 nn leave (fe de errata), 7 maps and 18 plates, some folding (incl. two sheets on Arab calligraphy, handcoloured and including two folding maps: Yemen (handcoloured in outline) and the Red Sea). Front plate loosening itself from spine. Else mint copy.
Carsten Niebuhr (1733-1815) led a Danish expedition into Arabia & Yemen. The expedition took Niebuhr to Yemen (1761-1763), from Yemen to India, Bombay (1763-64) and from India into Mesopotamie and Persia (1764-67). His report gave Europe the first comprehensive description of the region from a XVIII century, rational viewpoint . He was also the first European to report on the spread of the Wahhabi revolution, an Islamic fundamentalist movement that had tremendous influence on the history of Arabia (Waldman, 1992). His map of Yemen is the first scientifically based map of that country.
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Forrest, Thomas
Voyage aux Moluques...Nouvelle Guinee
Paris, de Thou 1780 (Cox II, 301; Hill 623). In quarto, original full calf. 3 nn lvs; 470 pp. Folding map; 28 (folding) maps & plates.
First French edition. Forrest explored the Chinese Ocean on behalf of the British East India Company in a native prahu (called the Tartar). Forrest contributed especially to the knowledge of New Guinee and Mindanao. For both areas he produced a vocabulary which is included.
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Vargas y Ponce, J. de
Relacion del ultimo viaje...Magellanes.. & Apendice
Madrid, Ibarrra, 1788 & Ibarra 1793. (Palau 352514 y -515; Sabin 16765 & 1729; Hill 1756) In quarto; contemporary full calf. 3 leaves; 16 pp: 359 pp; 2 lvs; 128 pp. Portrait (Magellanus). Five folded maps and five folded tables. Complete. Mint internal condition, including all the maps.
This book closes the Spanish chapter in the Strait of Magelans which began with Magelans himself (1519) and included the famous Nodal brothers voyage (1616).
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Dobrizhoffer, Martin
... the Abipones of Paraguay
London, Murray 18223 Volumes1st edition in U.K. (1st in Latin 1784)(Brunet 28706) (Palau D 71)Octavo, full contemporary calf (restored)
Account of the Abipones, an equestrian people of Paraguay, by Martin Dobrizhoffer, S.J., who in 1749 went as a missionary to South America and stayed there for eighteen years.
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