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LYCOSTHENES, CONRAD (CONRAD WOLFFHART). 1518-1561. :Prodigiorum Ac Ostentorum Chronicon. Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1557.
Folio (302 x 210 mm). Large woodcut on title, numerous woodcuts in the text throughout, including one double-page and two full-page, woodcut printer\'s device on final verso. [12], 670, [2] pp. Modern quarter red-brown morocco and marbled boards; some light staining at lower margin of portion of text block
Provenance: Étienne Pariset, French physician, 1770-1847 (manuscript note by previous owner that the present volume was bought at the sale of Pariset\'s library, 1849, beneath bibliographic note in unknown hand; small shelf mark in stamp at foot of title).

FIRST EDITION of this copiously illustrated anthology of portents, natural marvels, monsters, curiosities and unsolved mysteries. Includes sightings of Halley\'s Comet and an unidentified flying object sighted in Arabia in 1479 that resembles a spaceship (see p. 494). Adams W-250; Durling 2878; Wellcome I, 3917.

康拉德·利科斯梯尼（康拉德·沃尔夫哈特）。1518-1561. Prodigiorum Ac Ostentorum Chronicon。巴塞尔：海因里希·佩特里，1557年。

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KIRCHER, ATHANASIUS. 1602-1680. :Romani Collegii Societatus Jesu Musaeum Celeberrimum. Amsterdam: Janssonius van Waesberge, 1678.
Folio (375 x 260 mm). Engraved additional title, engraved portrait of Kircher, 17 engraved plates (9 folding), 4 engravings and numerous woodcuts to text, initials, tailpieces. Later half vellum and boards; few stray pen marks to rear cover, margins of text toned and spotted, final few leaves foxed.

FIRST EDITION of the first catalogue of the Museo Kircheriano at the Roman College, a detailed inventory of Kircher\'s cabinet of curiosities of Chinese and Egyptian antiquities, scientific instruments, optical devices and ancient musical instruments. Kircher \"was in an excellent situation, at the hub of the Jesuit order, to gather relics, specimens, manuscripts, and any other oddities or rarities his fellow Jesuits brought back to Rome from all parts of the world ... In 1678 , the Museo Kircheriano was at its peak, with a new exhibit hall and a printed catalogue\" (Merrill, p xxvii). A second catalogue was published in 1709 followed by a long period of decline in the maintenance of the collection. Much of Kircher\'s collection was eventually incorporated into the Museo Nazionale. Caillet 5784.

阿塔纳修斯·基尔彻。1602-1680. Romani Collegii Societatus Jesu Museum Celeberrrimum。阿姆斯特丹：Janssonius van Waesberge，1678年。

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PICART, BERNARD. 1673-1733.:The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World. London: Claude Du Bosc, 1731-39.
7 volumes in 6. Folio (447 x 275 mm). Half titles, titles in red and black with engraved vignettes, engraved dedication page in volume IV, 215 (of 220) engraved plates, many double-page or folding, engraved illustrations and headers in text. Modern quarter morocco and marbled boards. A few pages re-margined at outside edges, leaf 5O2 (pp 419-420) in volume 3 torn through but complete, dampstaining, especially to last volumes, browning and spotting throughout.

FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, A richly illustrated landmark work on religious tolerance. \"No other work before then had ever attempted, in word and image, such a grand sweep of human religions, Religious Ceremonies of the World marked a major turning point in European attitudes toward religious beliefs and hence the sacred\" (Hunt, Jacob Mijnhardt The Book that Changed Europe: Picart and Bernard\'s Religious Ceremonies of the World p 1). Picart\'s engravings \"are indeed so finely executed, both in the drawing and engraving, that there are few plates even at this day which excel them\" (Field 1212, French edition). Sabin 4934.

皮卡特，伯纳德。1673-1733年。 已知世界各国的仪式和宗教习俗。伦敦：克劳德·杜·博斯克，1731-39年。

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DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882.:4 titles:
1. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. London: John Murray, 1872. 8vo. 7 heliotype plates, publisher\'s advertisements at end, wood-engraved illustrations. Publisher\'s green cloth. Corners bumped, wear to cloth at edges, rear hinge cracked, bookplate on front paste-down. FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE.
2. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. New York: D. Appleton Company, 1860. 8vo. Folding lithographed diagram. Publisher\'s blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt title on spine, brown coated endpapers. Text block broken, lower joint cracked through, spine loose, cloth heavily chipped, old adhesive repair to upper joint, hinges cracking with old repair to front hinge. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING.
3. The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. New York: Hurst and Company, n.d. Publisher\'s red cloth. Sunned, spine ends bumped, front hinge cracked, toning. Marked \"Reprinted from the Sixth London edition, with all additions and corrections.\"
4. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. New York: D. Appleton Co., 1871. 2 volumes. 8vo. Publisher\'s russet cloth stamped in black, spines titled in gilt. First American edition. Spine ends chipped, large chip from upper panel of volume II, soiling and staining to covers, corners bumped, free front endpaper slightly loose in volume I, toning throughout.
5. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. London: John Murray, 1885. 20th century half morocco and marbled boards, gilt titles on spine, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Shelfwear, light toning. Second edition, 19th thousand.

达尔文，查尔斯。1809-1882. 4个标题：

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TORTOREL, JACQUES. ACTIVE 1568-1592; and JEAN PERRISSIN. C.1536-1617. :Premier volume contenant quarante Tableaux ou Histoires diverses touchant les guerres, massacres et troubles advenus en France en ces derniere annees. [Lyon?: c.1570.]
Folio (400 x 285 mm). 26 (of 40) double-page plates (23 engraved and 3 woodcut). Rebacked early 19th-century mottled calf gilt, retaining original spine with 5 raised bands, morocco gilt lettering piece. Chipping and wear to covers, plates backed with later wove paper, some margin repairs, scattered browning, spotting and handling marks.

First and only volume published, with plates depicting barbaric events of the religious wars in France, published not long before the St. Bartholomew\'s Day massacre in Paris (1572). The sympathies of the authors lean clearly toward the Huguenots, as most of the events depicted portray brutality inflicted by Catholics upon Protestants. Originally there were 35 engraved and 5 woodcut double-page plates, but complete copies are rare. Le Blanc, 1-40. Brunet IV, 892f.

乌龟，雅克。活跃1568-1592和JEAN PERRISSIN。C、 1536-1617年。 第一卷包含40幅不同的绘画或故事，涉及过去几年法国发生的战争、屠杀和动乱。[里昂？：c.1570。]

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VEGETIUS RENATUS, FLAVIUS. FL. LATE 14TH CENTURY.:De re militari libri quatuor. Paris: [Chretien Wechel for] Charles Perier, 1553.
BOUND WITH: FRONSPERGER, LEONHARDT. c.1520–1575. Von Kayserlichem Kriegsrechten Malefiz und Schuldhändlen Ordnung und Regiment.... Frankfurt-am-Main: Georg Rab for Sigmund Feyerabend and Simon Hüter, 1565. First title with woodcut printer\'s mark on title and colophon, 2 woodcuts on verso of title, 121 full-page woodcut illustrations, and 1 woodcut diagram in the text. Second title in blackletter, title page in red and black with woodcut vignette, 5 folding engraved plates, numerous woodcuts in text by Jost Amman (1539-1591). Contemporary blind-tooled pigskin with old re-backing, two brass clasps, date 1565 tooled on upper cover. Covers soiled, dampstaining to lower margins through Vegetius, and to outside margin edges throughout; light worming to first few leaves, spotting and browning throughout.

Two important military works in one volume: The fifth Wechel edition of De re militari, a compendium of ancient military writings, illustrated with woodcut illustrations by Guillaume Budé, together with Fronsperger\'s most renowned work, which gives us a clear picture of military life and routine military operations in Europe in the 16th century. First work: Adams V334; Brunet V, 1162. Second work: Becker, Amman 4 b.

蔬菜雷纳图斯（VEGETIUS RENATUS）、黄曲霉（flavious）。14世纪晚期。 军事自由四分之一。巴黎：查尔斯·佩里尔，1553年。

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ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTIQUITIES. :5 titles:
1. PATIN, CHARLES. Familiae Romane In Antiquis Numismatibus. Paris: 1663. Oblong 8vo. Engraved allegorical half-title, engraved dedication page, and 249 engraved plates. Contemporary calf. Crude older rebacking in pigskin, covers heavily chipped and stained, dedication page trimmed to plate line at lower margin, scattered staining and browning.
2. PERUCCI, FRANCESCO. Pompe funebri di tutte le nazioni del mondo. Verona: 1638. Folio. Engraved title page and 30 engraved illustrations in text. Modern quarter calf antique. Light soiling, especially to title page.
3. BIANCHINI, FRANCESCO. Camera ed inscrizioni sepulcrali. Rome: 1727. Folio. 7 engraved plates (2 folding). Contemporary vellum. Soiling to covers, foxing througout.
4. RAMBACH, JOHANN JACOB. Nachrichten zur Geschichte der herculanischen Entdeckungen. Halle: 1773. 8vo. Later marbled paper wrappers, hand-inked cloth lettering piece on spine. Wrappers warped, with tears, lettering piece loose, some rolling of corners, soiling and ink markings to title page, scattered spotting.
5. CHAMPOLLION, JEAN FRANÇOIS. Panthéon égyptien, collection des personnages mythologiques de l\'ancienne Egypte Paris: 1823. 4to. Original blue-green upper wrapper bound in as title page, 84 plates (83 hand-colored). Modern quarter morocco and cloth. Lacking 6 plates, lower margin of wrapper trimmed, foxing and offsetting.
6. SPIEGEL, FR. Die altpersischen Keilinschriften. Leipzig: 1881. 8vo. Gift inscription from the author on front paste-down. Contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards. Upper joint cracking, toning.
7. ERMAN, ADOLF. Aegyptische Chrestomathie. Berlin: 1904. 8vo. Hieroglyphic transcriptions. Publisher\'s cloth. Rubbed, ink notations on front flyleaf, some dampstaining.
8. WEBER, OTTO. Altorientalische Siegelbilder. Leipzig: 1920. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations. Publisher\'s quarter cloth and printed boards. Some staining and spotting to covers, text portion in wrappers, loosely inserted into case.

考古和文物。 5个标题：

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JUDAICA. :9 titles:
1. KIRCHNER, PAUL CHRISTIAN. Jüdisches Ceremoniel. Nuremburg: Peter Conrad Monath, 1726. 4to. Engraved frontispiece and 27 double-page plates. Modern quarter vellum and marbled boards. Frontispiece laid down, a few marginal repairs including first plate, scattered staining and spotting.
2. REELAND, ADRIAN. Temply heirosolymitani in Arcu Titiano. Utrecht: William Broedelet, 1716. 8vo. 7 engraved plates (3 folding). Contemporary calf. Upper cover detached, library stamp on title and library bookplate on front paste-down, light browning.
3. JOSEPHUS, FLAVIUS. The Works of Josephus. London: 1683. Folio. Engraved portrait, folding engraved map, engraved illustrations in text. Rebacked late 19th century half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt in 6 compartments, morocco lettering piece, marbled edges. Rubbed, corners bumped, ink markings on title and some early leaves, staining and spotting.
4. [Atlas geographique ed iconographique du cours complet d\'ecriture sainte. [c.1850.] 69 engraved plates(only), tipped to binder\'s stubs. 20th century green cloth. Spotting and browning, a few marginal dampstains.
5. HERZFELD, L. Geschichte des Volkes jisrael on Vollengun des zweiten Tempels bis zur Einsetzung des Mackabaers Schimon zum hohen Priester und Fuersten. Nordhausen and Leipzig: 1857-1863. 2 parts in 1 volume. 8vo. Contemporary black cloth and boards. Rubbed, foxing and spotting throughout.
6. SCHIFFMANN, KONRAD. Johannes Reuchlin. N.p.: 1914. 12mo. Publisher\'s pictorial cloth. Staining to covers, toning.
7. MUNK, S. Editor. Melange de philosophie juive et arabe. Paris: 1927. Contemporary quarter morocco and marbled boards by D. Robyn. Spine sunned, rubbed, joints tender, toning.
8. BENZIGER, I. Hebraische Archaeologie. Leipzig: 1927. 4to. Later blue-gray cloth, morocco lettering piece. Toning.
9. JOSEPHUS, FLAVIUS. Delle antichita et guerre giudaiche diviso in ventisette libri. Venice: Alessandro Vecchi, 1608. 4to. Woodcut illustrations throughout. Modern off-white morocco. Defective: lacking title page and numerous leaves of main text, staining, paper repairs, some leaves re-margined, light dampstaining.

犹大。 9个标题：

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SCHOTT, GASPAR. 1608-1666.:Technica curiosa, sive mirabilia artis, libris XII comprehensa. Nuremberg: Jobst Hertz for Johann Andreas Endter and the heirs of Wolfgang the Younger, 1664.
2 parts in 1 volume. 4to (208 x 163 mm). Engraved additional title page, letterpress title page in red and black, engraved portrait, and 60 engraved plates (17 folding). Modern quarter morocco and marbled boards. Ink ownership markings on titles, some browning and foxing, especially to early leaves.

FIRST EDITION. German physicist Gaspar Schott, who entered the Society of Jesus in 1627, was a student of Athanasius Kircher and in correspondence with many of the great scientists of his day including Robert Boyle, Otto von Guericke, and Christiaan Huygens. The present work is a huge collection of descriptions of some of his colleagues\' work along with many other curiosities including perpetual motion machines, a chronometer, hydraulics, etc. Norman 1911; Tomash Williams S60.

肖特，加斯帕。1608-1666. 艺术珍品，艺术奇景，综合十二世纪图书馆。纽伦堡：约翰·安德里亚斯·恩德特（Johann Andreas Endter）和小沃尔夫冈（Wolfgang the Younger）的继承人的乔布特·赫兹（Jobst Hertz），1664年。

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UDA KUNIFUSA (ACTIVE CIRCA 1530-1550):An Etchu tanto with mounts
Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century
Kanmuri-otoshi configuration forged in itame-hada along the shinogi and masame-hada along the cutting edge, with a narrow suguha tempered edge with nie and sunagashi and a suguha boshi, both sides carved with bohi, the ubu tang with four holes (two overlapping), katte sagari file marks and signed Uda Kunifusa, 10 3/4in (27.3cm) long, with a one-piece silvered copper habaki
The 19th-century koshira-e comprising a russet-lacquer saya decorated with a variety of insects in shell and bone inlays and fitted with a russet-iron kojiri and a kozuka handle, both carved with a dragonfly in relief highlighted in gilt, the dark wood tsuka decorated in inlays to match the saya and fitted with shinchu fuchi-gashira decorated with figures in a landscape in takabori, signed Nara Toshishige, the oval shinchu plate tsuba decorated with landscapes in takabori and gold takazogan
With Kanteisho certificate no. 11259 issued by the Nihon Token Hozonkai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword) (NPO), dated April 18, 2021
With Hozon Tosogu certificate no 4018203 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated January 15, 2021

UDA KUNIFUSA（活跃于1530-1550年） 16世纪，蒙马奇时期，一个有山的蚀刻坦陀