18th Century Literature

1702 BIBLE Greek & Latin New Testament Calvinism Hebraica Jan Leusden Leiden

Jan Leusden, mostly known for being a Calvinist Bible expert, wrote philological and linguistic books in Hebrew, Greek, and even Aramaic and Syriac languages. This 1702 Greek and Latin New Testament was translated and edited by Leusden.

Item number: #10569
Price: $499
LEUSDEN, Jan
Compendium graecum Novi Testamenti, continens, ex 7959 versiculis totius N. Testamenti, tantùm versiculos 1900 (non tamen integros) in quibus omnes universi Novi. Test. voces, unà cum versione latinà, inveniutur
Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Jordanum Luchtmans, 1702.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o [12], 226, [2]
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Language: Greek & Latin
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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1716 Paradisus Animae German ASCETICISM Prayers Illustrated ART Horstius + MARY

Jacob Merlo Horstius was a 17th-century Cologne priest who was best known for his works on asceticism. One of his more notable works was 'Paradisus Animae Christianae', a devotional work originally published in German in 1644. This book includes prayers, hymns and poems, scripture verses and references. This particular 1716 edition is notable for its beautiful full-page engravings and illustrated title page.

Item number: #14625
Price: $499
MERLO-HORSTIUS, Jacob
Paradisus Animae Christianae Lectissimis omnigenae Pietatis delitiis amoenus
Coloniae : Apud Balthasaris ab Egmont socios, 1716.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[24], 513, [3]; 60
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9 engraved plates
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~5.5in X 3in (14cm x 8cm)
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1745 Duke of Sully Memoires France Henry IV Huguenot Utopian Europe 8v French

"A very valuable memoire of the history of the reign of Henry IV"
Maximlien de Bethune was a 16th-century French statesman who was the first Duke of Sully. Most known for his service under Henry IV of France, Sully left a collection of memoirs which is now a valuable and important work on the history of France during the reign of Henry the Great. Even though 'Memoires' contains many fictitious stories, it is still recognized for its accuracy and portrayal of European royalty.
The most controversial section of 'Memoires'
is Sully's vision of a utopian society designed for all of Europe. He envisioned a Christian republic that was governed by a 'Very Christian Council' in which all differences were resolved, and the military was completely removed. Some scholars even claim that Sully's plan helped establish what would become the current European Union.
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1749
HORACE Roman Literature Latin Classical Rome Illustrated Engravings 2v SET

"We are but dust and shadow."
― Horace

Horace was the most important Roman poet during the 1st-century BC. He composed satires, odes, epistles, and other poetic verses; works that have been referenced and studied for centuries. Horace's works have yielded some famous quotes that have influenced cultures and societies including "Carpe Diem!" (seize the day) and "Pactum serva" (keep the faith).
This mid-18th-century edition of Horace is notable for its impressive illustrations throughout! An impressive set!

Item number: #19411
Price: $499
HORACE
Quinti Horatii Flacci opera

Londini : Prostant apud Gul. Sandby [typis Jacobi Bettenham], 1749.
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Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
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Vol. I – [6], vi, 166
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Vol. II – [2], 167-353, [1]
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33 engravings
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Provenance: Handwritten – J. Watts, 1750
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Language: Latin
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1755 ENGLISH ed Works of VIRGIL Aeneid Bucolics Eclogues Joseph Trapp 3v SET
"If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell."
― Virgil,
The Aeneid

A rare and highly desirable 18th-century edition of the works of Virgil. Virgil is regularly considered one of the greatest Roman poets because of his poems, 'Eclogues,' 'Georgics,' and 'Aeneid' – some of the most important works of western literature. This 1755 English edition was translated into English with commentary by Joseph Trapp.
Item number: #20175
Price: $599
VIRGIL
The works of Virgil : translated into English blank verse
London : printed for W. Meadows, 1755.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o Vol. 1 – [2], xciv, [2], 240
o Vol. 2 – [2], 420
o Vol. 3 – [2], 430, [2]
o Engraved frontispiece in each volume
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Provenance:
o Handwritten –
John Gaskarth, 1770
o Armorial Bookplate – S&B
Includes a styled '&' of rope, with an English earl's coronet.
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Language: English
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1788 HANDEL Composer Dettingen Te Deum Classical Music Austrian Succession WAR

Alongside Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederic Handel was one of the two greatest Baroque music composers. Best known for his 'Messiah', Handel was responsible for hundreds of pieces of music, many of which were written with liturgical texts. Handel's 1743 masterpiece 'Dettingen Te Deum' was written in honor of the British victory at Dettingen in the War of Austrian Succession.
Handel, who had become proud of his English home, wrote this setting of 'Te Deum'
for the day King George II appointed a day of celebration in honor of the victory. Like many of Handel's works, it features chorus, full orchestra, and solos.
This rare edition was printed in 1788 by Arnold according to the "STC of Music Printed Before 1825".
Item number: #20139
Price: $750
HANDEL, Johann Frederic
The Te Deum, composed for the Victory at Dettingen, (nos. 17-19)
[Arnold, 1788].

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1780 HERALDRY & Genealogy French Menestrier Coats Arms Armorial Illustrated RARE

Claude-François Ménestrier was a 17th-century French Jesuit philosopher known for his wide variety of written works. During his lifetime, he was the most widely known heraldist, much in part to his book 'Methods of Heraldic Principles'. He taught lectures on the science of heraldry and how it influenced noble coats of arms, the origins of coats of arms, and the meanings of the ornamentation on the designs. This book includes dozens of illustrations of French coats of arms and heraldic banners.

Item number: #21876
Price: $499

MENESTRIER, Claude-François

Nouvelle méthode raisonnée du blason ou l'art héraldique du P. Menestrier

A Lyon: chez P. Bruyset Ponthus, 1780.

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• Collation: Complete with all pages
o [16], 620, [36]
o 51 engraved plates
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 12.5cm)

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1790 Rousseau Social Contract Political Philosophy French Revolution Paris RARE

"There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?"
― Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract

"The Social Contract" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is one of the most important works on political science: social norms and the legitimate authority of politics and law. Rousseau concludes a portion of this work with the quote "force does not create right, reminding the reader that being able to coerce someone does not legitimize power.

This work helped inspire and create political reforms in Europe, particularly France. Rousseau argued for democracy in lieu of a more oppressive aristocracy or monarchy.

This 1790 edition was published in Paris by Maisonneuve.

Item number: #21860
Price: $499

ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques

Du Contrat social, ou Principes du droit politique

A Paris: Dhez Defer de Maisonneuve, 1790.

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o 444
• Language: French
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1768 Astronomy Galileo Botany Illustrated Navigation Optics 8v Pluche Spectacle

Noël-Antoine Pluche was an early 18th-century French priest and historian who is most remembered today for his landmark work of natural history 'Spectacle of Nature'. While this work would have significant influence on botanists and naturalists, Pluche designed the work to be for the general population, not of scientific merit. There was a time when Pluche himself called it 'La physique des enfants' or 'physics of the children'. The main themes portrayed in this work are not simply of the physical, natural world. Take for instance the first volume – Pluche writes, "We are here only to be virtuous" – a moral vision on how we are to live. 'Spectacle' became a pragmatic work of theology through the lens of plants, animals, and the natural world.

The volumes themselves contain numerous full-page and folding engravings – views of animals and plants, astronomy and navigational tools, science experiments, machines, and… Read More

1755 CRUSADES History Knights Templar Hospitaller Saint John Malta Rhodes Vertot

An important history of the Crusades!

This 18th-century landmark work depicts some of the most important points of the crusades, the Knights Templar, Teutonic Knights, Knights of Malta, and the Knights of Rhodes (Hospitaller). It includes exciting adventures and travels through the Turks, as well as great siege by the Ottomans. Vertot, a Jesuit, spent most of his life as a pastor. He had many critics and enemies, many of which disregarded his work as historically accurate, though there is little basis for their claims.

Item number: #21925
Price: $950

VERTOT, Abbe

Histoire des Chevaliers Hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jérusalem, : appellés depuis Chevaliers de Rhodes, et aujourd'hui Chevaliers de Malthe

A Paris : Chez Ganeau, 1755.

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• Collation: Complete with all pages; 7 volumes
o Each volume individually paginated
• Provenance:
o Handwritten – S. M. Landau, 1835
o Bookplate – Arth. Goldmann
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1793 ENORMOUS FOLIO Common Prayer Anglican Church Pulpit Bible Brady Tate Psalm
An impressive printing of the Church of England's 'Book of Common Prayer' published by Oxford. This popular devotional and supplement to the Bible was a critical part of the early English Church liturgy and doctrine. However, this 1793 edition with its enormous size, is quite rare! It also contains a separate printing of the Psalms of David by Brady and Tate.
Item number: #22941
Price: $750
Church of England
The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England
Oxford: Printed by Jackson and Dawson, 1793.
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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o Unpaginated
o Psalms with separate title page
London: printed by Harrison and Brooke, 1787.
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~17in X 10.75in (43cm x 27.5cm)
· very rare PULPIT Folio edition
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1787 Meteorology & Electricity Experiments SCIENCE Swiss Deluc + RARE PROVENANCE
Jean Andre Deluc was an 18th-century Swiss naturalist who is primarily remembered for his studies in meteorology. His treatise "Ideas of Meteorology" covers a wide variety of topics relating to weather including hygrometry, fire and heat, fluids and electricity, atmospheric pressure, and much more. This fine, two-volume set includes two folding plates that demonstrate various electricity experiments!
Item number: #23013
Price: $950
LUC, Jean Andre de
Idées sur la météorologie
A Paris: chez la veuve Duchesne, 1787.
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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o Vol. 1 – [10], 320, [5], 320*-543, [2], 486-516
In two parts, each with separate title page
Inconsistent pagination expected
o Vol. 2 – [4], 478
· Provenance: Label – Monsieur Fournier de Varenne, Chevalier de Saint Louis, en son Hôtel, à Saint Malo.
o Jean-Jacques Fournier de Varennes (1739-1794), marquis de Bellevue, French military officer,… Read More

1782 Atlas World MAPS Brookes Gazetteer Geography Asia America USA Africa China

Richard Brooke's 'General Gazetteer' is a dictionary-style book that is filled with world geographical terms describing English government and social customs as well as cities and towns from all over the world from Russia to India to the Americas. However, the most appealing aspect of this book is the 9 incredible folding maps – maps of Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia, and a world map!

Item number: #23220
Price: $750

BROOKES, Richard

The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary : containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, states ... in the known world

London : printed for J.F. and c. Rivington, et al., 1782.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o Unpaginated
o 9 folding maps
· Provenance:
o Armorial bookplate – Tuffin Shepherd
o Handwritten – Ann Jackson
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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1743 Censorinus De Die Natali Ancient ROME Philosophy Astronomy Lindenbrog RARE

Censorinus was a 3rd-century Roman grammarian known for his treatise 'De Die Natali'. This work covers a variety of topics including the history and development of mankind, the influence of stars, music, religious rites and ceremonies, astronomy, Greek philosophy, and mathematics. This work includes axioms of Euclid's Elements, as well as definitions of geometric terms. Perhaps, though, the most important section deals with some of the earliest known information on Roman metrics.

This 18th-century edition of Censorinus features the commentary of Heinrich Lindenbrog.

Item number: #23901
Price: $550

CENSORINUS

Censorini Liber de die natali

Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Gerardum Potuliet, 1743.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [34], 152, [24], 161-448, [32]
o 2 engraved plates
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 12.5cm)
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1794 Geography ATLAS 20 Maps Africa America California Island Israel USA Asia

Known primarily for his contributions to philosophy, Claude Buffier, a 17th-century French Jesuit historian, published a work of universal geography. This work, which went through numerous editions and titles into the late 18th-century, describes each of the world's continents and major world powers on each. This atlas, along with previous editions, were published at a time before extensive knowledge of the world was common. Buffier maps are well-known to show California as an island off the American west coast!

This particular Italian edition was published in 1794, translated by Francois Jacquier.

Item number: #24000
Price: $950

BUFFIER, Claude

Geografia universale del padre Claudio Buffier della Compagnia di Gesu tradotta dal francese nell'italiano

In Venezia: appresso Giuseppe Rossi qui Bortolo, 1794.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xviii, 426
o 20 engraved folding maps
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