Collection of Antiquarian German titles, including an extremely rare complete 10 volume set of Joseph Frank's "Universae Praecepta".

The Psalms of David - 1595 - in French and Latin - Les Pseaumes de David Latin en Francois - £599.99 (SOLD) Published in Paris, Chez Iamet Mettayer et Pierre l'Huillier imprimeurs et libraires ordi. du Roy, 1595. Bound in full leather with gilt oval and leaf design to the both front and rear covers, lined in gilt, with gilt thistle to the corners. Spine with intricate gilt leaf and pomegranate design. Boards with some wear to the leather, worn to the edges and corners. Spine ends a little chipped. Internally the block edges are gilt all sides, rubbed. Lacks the front endpapers, the rear blanks with penned letters, a few of these are also on the front pastedown. Appears to lack the final dedication leaf, though the psalms themselves have been collated complete. Title page with some ink marking, small section of loss between the title and publisher's details. Text in Latin with French translation on the opposing page. Pages faintly ruled in red, with text clear and readable, though a few leaves have handling marks or light soiling. There are 376 numbered pages, though these are numbered on the verso only, not recto, so actually there are in excess of 750 pages, plus an un-numbered section of index pages to the rear. Text in two columns, French in Roman letter, Latin in Italic. Engraved architectural title page, cupids at head with royal French arms, figures of Hope and Peace at sides, floriated woodcut initials and headpieces, full page engraved plate of Henry IV as King David by Leonard Gaultier Translated by Archbishop Beaune of Bourges. Third and last edition of Archbishop Renaud de Beaune's translation of the Psalms of David into French with the Latin presented in a juxtalinear fashion with the French text presented line by line with the Latin Vulgate and de Beaune's brief explanation at the beginning of each Psalm. Rare title with just 2 copies showing on Copac (both in Cambridge) and 5 on Worldcat - £599.99 (SOLD)

Limited Set of 1000 - Published for the Royal Geographical Society. Number 579 of a limited edition of 1000 signed by Dr John Hemming. Beautifully Quarter bound in leather with gilt embossed spine & corners, marbled boards and endpapers. Includes the Original wooden box with hinged folding lectern and velveteen base. Some small dent marks on the top of the wooden case otherwise near perfect. .Vol. 1 - Fossil Mammalia (1840) by Richard Owen; vol. 2 - Mammalia (1839) by George R. Waterhouse; vol. 3 - Birds (1841) by John Gould ; Vol. 4 - Fish (1842) by Leonard Jenyns together with Reptiles by Thomas Bell (1843). Pagination iv, iv, 111; xii, 97; ii, 156, [8]; xv, [1], 172, vi, 51, col + b/w plates (some folding). £499.99

Mona Antiqua Restaurata by Henry Rowlands, published 1723. A great book on the Archaeology of Anglesey in North Wales. Published in Dublin for Robert Owen for Subscribers, with list to the front of the book. Rowlands attempted to show the druids not only as originating in Anglesey but responsible for its megalithic remains. His lively account of druidical activities had considerable influence.

The Luttrell Psalter

Published by The Folio Society, London (2006) 624pp Facsimile edition of the Luttrell Psalter (British Library Additional MS 42130). Limited to 1480 copies this is number 434. Printed on Swiss-made Furioso paper and bound in blue Nigerian goatskin. Spine with label and raised bands, with a design by David Eccles using motifs from the Psalter blocked onto the cover using gold, silver and coloured foils. Accompanied by the commentary volume by Professor Michelle P. Brown in a buckram-bound solander box with a leather title label. In Near Fine condition. The vitality and humour of these illuminations, depicting the minutiae of medieval life from farming to fashion, have made this one of the most popular of all manuscripts. A truly stunning publication. Numerous medieval manuscripts can boast glorious illuminations and lavish decorations, but nowhere else is the reality of medieval life depicted with such vitality as in The Luttrell Psalter. With over 600 richly adorned pages the sheer number of illustrations is awesome, their quality breathtaking. Truly one of the foremost cultural treasure-troves of Western Europe, The Luttrell Psalter has been plundered for almost every book, documentary and film on the Middle Ages. The Luttrell Psalter is an illuminated psalter commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Luttrell (1276-1345), lord of the manor of Irnham in Lincolnshire, written and illustrated on parchment circa 1320–1340 in England by anonymous scribes and artists. Along with the psalms (beginning on folio 13 recto), the Luttrell Psalter contains a calendar, canticles, the Mass and an antiphon for the dead. The pages vary in their degree of illumination, but many are richly covered with both decorated text and marginal pictures of saints and Bible stories, and scenes of rural life. It is considered one of the richest sources for visual depictions of everyday rural life in medieval England. The Psalter was acquired by the British Museum in 1929 for £31,500 from Mary Angela Noyes, wife of the poet Alfred Noyes, with the assistance of an interest-free loan from the American millionaire and art collector J. P. Morgan. It is at present in the collection of the British Library in London, since the separation of the Library from the British Museum.

History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk

A stunning, complete, 10 volume First Edition set of Norfolk History by Mostyn Armstrong. Some great illustrations from around the county. Published 1781.

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