295
1169 [France]
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[HOTMAN, François]
- Gasparis Colinii Castellonii, magni quondam Franciae amiralij
vita. [S.l., s.n., 1575], 8vo, old marbled boards (worn, front cover almost loose), 118-[2] pp. (paper
age-toned, minor spotting). Good copy.
€
200/300
Very rare ed. of the Latin biography of the Huguenot leader Gaspar de Coligny (1519-1572), a
victim of the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre. The work is ascribed to Fr. Hotman (1524-1590) or
to J. de Serres (1540-1598).
Ref.
GLN 6173. BnF. Not in Adams, STC French (BL).
1170 [France]
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[RAINOLDS, William]
- De iusta reipub. Christianae in reges impios et haereticos
authoritate: iustissimaque Catholicorum ad Henricum Nauarraeum & quemcunque haereticum a
regno Galliae repellendum confoederatione liber. Antwerp, J. Keerbergen, 1592, 8vo, cont. blind
decorated overl. vellum, covers with oval ornament within decorative border with corner pieces,
[20]-833 (= 827)-[21] pp. (paper age-toned). Good copy.
€
180/220
A defence of the League directed mainly against Henry of Navarre. Written by the Catholic English
theologian W. Rainolds (Exeter 1544 - Antwerp 1594); but also ascribed to “Gulielmus Rossaeus”
(= William Gifford) who edited, dedicated, and probably co-authored the work. Antwerp repr. of
the Paris 1590 ed. Woodcut mark on title. Old ownership entry on front endpaper.
Ref.
BT 4099.
Allison/Rogers 932. Pettegree NB 26248. Adams R-43.
1171 [Freiburg imprint - geography]
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GLAREANUS, Henricus
- De geographia liber unus. Freiburg
(Breisgau), S.M. Gravius, 1543, 4to, mod. limp boards, 35-[1] ff. (bottom corner sl. dampstained,
stain in top inner margin). Very good copy.
Cfr. ill.
€
1000/1500
Extr. rare
Freiburg ed. of the textbook by the Swiss humanist Heinrich Loriti (1488-1563). It is
a treatise on mathematical geography, incl. chapters on the constrution of globes, and a passage
mentioning America. Some
woodcut diagrams
. Woodcut mark on title. In italics.
Ref.
VD-16 L-2631
(1 incompl. copy at München). Buisson 326 (1: Carcassonne). Not in Adams, Machiels, BL, BnP,
Wellcome etc.
1171
1173
