81. Aristotle [Aristoteles] / Apuleius, Lucius / Averroes / Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus / Gilbertus Porretanus [Gilbert de la Porrée / Gilbert of Poitiers / Pictaviensis] / Plato / Porphyrius / Seneca, Lucius Annaeus / [Garaldi, Bernardino / Morandi, Bartolomeo].

Ecce lector candidissime notabilia dicta scitu & memoria digna. Timei Platonis. Aristotelis. Comentatoris. Porphirij. Gilberti Por. Boetij. Senece. Apulei. Quibus addita sunt pulcherima problemata Aristotelis philosophis attinentia, medicis quocumque vtilia.

[Pavia], Bernardino Garaldi / Bartolomeo Morandi [Papie, Impensis Bartolomei de Morandis Bergomensis, et per magistrum Bernardinum de Garaldis impresse], 1521. Octavo (15,5 cm x 11 cm). CXI leaves with woodcut-titlepage. Excellent modern Hardcover (full calf with spinelabel) bound to 16th-century style. Very good condition. Few pages with minor staining only. With some manuscript annotations and one longer manuscript-entry to the last page of the volume. Sole edition, only held in two libraries worldwide (Bergamo and Turin / Torino). An extremely scarce, early 16th century print of a repertory with chapters on Metaphysics, Ethics, Politics. Mainly philosophical but also some medical aphorisms from various philosophers. The Volume also includes an early edition of Aristotle’s “Problemata”.

82. (Conradus de Halberstadt) / [Conradus de Alemania (Konrad der Jüngere von Halberstadt)].

Concordantiae Maiores Sacrae Bibliae, Iam recens praeter priorem locupletationem, summis uigilijs passim cum adauctae tum recognitae.

Argentina [Straßburg], Ioannes Cnoblouchus [J. Knobloch d.Ä.], 1526. Folio (22 cm x 31 cm). 407 nn. Bll. Hardcover with new endpapers and an old sheet of Missale-Vellum as board-covering. Masterful binding, reimagining the original 16th century binding-style. Minor wormhole-damage. Otherwise in excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. With manuscript annotation to the titlepage, mentioning Hugo Cardinali [Cardinal Hugo of Saint-Cher (Hugo de Sancto Charo)]. Former copy of the St.Ägidius Konvent in Hadamar with the old library-stamp obliterated / Ehemaliges Exemplar des Franziskanerklosters in Hadamar, St.Ägidius. Extremely important Bible-concordance. With some annotations in text (at word “Thabor” for example).

83. Cordus, Euricius / Brasavola, Antonio Musa / [Hieronymus Schreiber / Jerôme Schreiber]

Botanologicon (Euricii Cordi Simesusii Medici Botanologicon) – Angebunden / Bound with: Antonio Musa Brasavola – Examen omnium simplicium medicamentorum, quorum in officinis usus est. Addita sunt Insuper Aristotelis problemata, quae ad stirpium genus, & oleracea pertinent.

Cologne (Köln) / Leyden (Lyon), Johann Gymnicus (Gymnich) / Johannes and Franciscus Frellon, 1534 / 1537. Octavo. Collation complete: I. Euricius Cordus – Botanologicon: Title with the woodcut device of Cologne-printer Johann Gymnicus, including his Motto, the first line of a Verse from the Aeneid by Virgil ‘Discite Iustitiam Moniti’, 183, [21] pp., 2 blank leaves. The titlepage of the Botanologicon bears the manuscript ownership-entry of Nuremberg’s Astronomer, Philosopher and Mathematician Hieronymus Schreiber [also called Jerôme Schreiber], student-friend of Euricius Cordus’ son Valerius Cordus in Wittenberg and later trustee of Valerius Cordus’ scholarly estate after Valerius Cordus’ premature death in Rome. Dated in the same hand on the titlepage also the entry ‘Anno 1539’, when Valerius Cordus matriculated at Wittenberg and Schreiber already had studied there since May 1532. With several contemporary manuscript annotations throughout both titles (the Botanologicon and Examen) / II. A. M. Brasavola – Examen omnium simplicium medicamentorum: Title, [1], [‘Reverendissimo to Ioannes Argenterius’, 4 pp.], [‘Ad Illustris & Sereniss. (‘Epistola Nuncupatoria’) to the Duces of Ferrara’ 17 pp.], [Epigramma, 1 p.], [Examen & Aristotelis Problemata 542 pages, [Dedication to Franciscus Frellaeus, 2 pp.], [Index copiosissimus in Examen Omnium, 13 pp.], [1]. With several manuscript annotations. Original, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards with some stronger signs of running to the corners, with partially bevelled edges and both of the original metal clasps intact. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Title in ink to upper spine and also to top of fore-edge. Very few pressed plants loosely inserted. Interior in excellent condition with some minor staining to very few pages only.

84. Boccaccio, Giovanni / [Gabriele Giolito de Ferrari].

L’amorosa fiammetta di M. Giovanni Boccaccio, di Nuovo Corretta et Ristampata, con La Tavola et le Postille delle cose Piu Notabili.

Venetia, Appresso I Gioliti, 1584. 9.5 cm x 15.4 cm. 107, [1] pages including illustrated titlepage with Giolito’s printer mark and Giolito’s stunning colophon of Phoenix rising from the ashes and the Motto: “Semper eadem” (″Always the same”). Hardcover in custom – made solanderbox. Recently rebound in half-leather with marbled paper-covered-boards. The bookblock in very good condition with some minor, contemporary inkstains. Name of preowner “Exlibris Bernard Rielliae [″Bernard Reilly”] in contemporary ink (16th or 17th century entry). Small lesion to titlepage and first three pages only. Very faint, faded dampstain to the outer margins of a few pages.

85. Wight, Thomas.

Colophon Woodcut: “Welcom The Wight That Bringeth Such Light” – Titled in a tablet: ‘Imprinted at London by T. East for Iohn Wight [In lilac ink below this line is also the name ‘W. Shawe’]. Wight’s effigy holds ‘Scientia’ and flanking him are ‘Rhetorica’ and ‘Gramatica’.

London, T.East for Iohn Wight, 1584. 17 cm x 11.8 cm. 1 sheet. Mounted on 19th century paper. Very good condition with only minor signs of a faded dampstain.

86. Lipsius, Justus.

De Cruce Libri Tres – Ad Sacram profanamque historiam utiles. Una cum Notis.

Secunda editio correctior. Antverpiae, Ex Officina Plantiniana [Christophe Plantin], 1595. Octavo. [14 unnumbered pages], 15 – 137, [6 unnumbered] pages. Original, 16th century Vellum. Binding cleanly loosened at the rear endpaper. Front endpaper intact and connected. Interior excellent with a tiny sign of a faded dampstain to the outer margins only. Otherwise all pages and woodcut-illustrations in Fine condition. Manuscript entry of a preowner (possibly “Henricus Smackers”).

87. Coke, Sir Edward.

La Neufme Part [1613 – First Edition] / [et La Dixme Part – 1629 – ] / [et La Unzme Part – 1631] des Reports de Sr. Edw. Coke Chivalier, chiefe Justice del Banke : des divers Resolutions & Jugements donez sur solennes arguments & avec grand deliberation & conference des tresreverend Juges & Sages de la Ley, se cases en Ley queux ne fueront unques resolus ou adivges par devant : Et les raisons & causes des dits Resolutions & Jugements. Publie en la dixiesme [et unziesme / et troisiesme] an de treshaut & tresillustre Jaques Roy Dengleterre, France, & Ireland, & Escosse le 46. Le founteyne de toute Pietie & Justice, & la vie de la Ley.

Three Volumes in One. [London], [A. Islip], Printed for the Societie of Stationers [Neufme Part et Dixme Part] / Printed by the Assignes of John More, Esquire [Unzme Part], 1613 / 1629 / 1631. Quarto (19.5 cm x 27.5 cm). Collation complete: La Neufme Part: [34], 286, [1 unnumbered] pages / La Dixme Part: [54], 291 pages / La Unzme Part: [10], 100 pages. Original 17th century full leather on five raised bands with modern spinelabel and new endpapers. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor damage to upper spine and a very minor sign of a faded dampstain to small region of the upper bookblock. Interior beautiful and clean with all three titlepages intact. Extremely beautiful condition of this early set of three Volumes of Coke’s Reports. This is the french edition of Coke’s Reports with all three prefaces in English and Latin, the main text is in ‘Law-French’ and Latin. Contemporary manuscript-signature/entry of the preowner, one “Lionel Holle”.

88. Montemayor, Jorge de.

Los Siete Libros de la Diana de George de Montemajor. Où sous le nom de Bergers & Bergeres sont compris les amours des plus signalez d’Espagne. Traduicts [sic] d’Espagnol en François, & conferez és deux langues. P.S.G.P. [édition bilingue française and castellane de ‘Diana’ de Jorge de Montemajor].

[Bilingual French-Castellan / Edição bilingue castelhano-francês]. Paris, De l’imprimerie d’Anthoine du Brueil, 1613. Small Octavo. Collated complete: Engraved titlepage, [6], 347, [21] pages. [Pagecount of 347 is incorrect and should be “694”, because only every second page is imprinted with progressing numeration]. Beautiful, recent Hardcover / Modern half-leather with gilt lettering on spine and marbled, paper-covered boards. New endpapers. Bookblock and interior in very good and firm condition. Faded dampstain to some of the text only. Very rare and important renaissance-publication.

89. Pincierus, Johannes / Pincier, Johannes / [ExLibris Adam Gottlob von Moltke – (Gut Bregentved / Gut Niendorf)]

Otium Marpurgense, in sex libros digestum: Quibus fabrica corporis humani, in fertis passim disputationibus, historiis & fabulis ad rem pertinentibus, facili ac perspicuo carmine describitur á Johanne Pinciero, Medicinæ Doctore.

Herbornæ Nassoviorum [Herborn], 1614. Octavo. [16], 423 p. Hardcover / Original, very decorative 17th century binding in full leather with coat of arms supralibro of Danish Statesman and Diplomat, Adam Gottlob Moltke to boards. Binding with some minor cracks to spine but still holding, boards slightly rubbed and partially with minor loss to leather but with the original spine-label intact and the binding overall still in splendid glory / Extrem seltene Publikation des Wetteraner Mediziners, Johannes Pincier, Professor in Herborn und Marburg sowie Leibarzt in Dillenburg und Braunfels. Aus der Bibliothek des dänischen Oberhofmarschalls am Hof in Kopenhagen, Adam Gottlob Moltke (1710 – 1791).

90. Lonicerus, Johann Daniel [Marburg / Basel].

Decades sex positionum medicarum de Angina Exquisita, Deo Dante, Nobilissimo Gratio-sissimoq Medica Facultatis legio permittente, Pro Laurea consequenda Medica in alma Rauracorum Academia [University of Basel], Publicae censurae subiiciet Ioh. Daniel Lonicerus Catto-Marpurgensis, Ad diem [2.] Julii, Anno MDCXXVIII. [Sixty Theses on Angina Exquisita].

Basileae / [Basel], Johan Jacob Genathi [Johann Jacob Genathius], 1628. Octavo (14 cm x 18 cm). [12] unnumbered Leaves (60 Theses / complete including title). Bound with an unidentified, additional Medical pamphlet on pharmaceutical questions regarding intestinal problems, listing CXLVI Theses on 5 unnumbered Leaves (Titlepage and A, A1 of this additional pamphlet are missing / Available are Theses LXIII – CXLVI). Modern Hardcover with original pamphlet bound in. Paper professionally restored in several locations. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Extremely scarce, early cardiology-publication on Angina.