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A discussion of interesting books from my current stock at www.jamesgraybookseller.com

An annotated 1508 De Secretis Mulierum medieval version of Our bodies, Ourselves.

One of the most influential documents in the history of medieval scientific attitudes toward women

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Was Suso a protofeminist? Or was Elsbeth Stagel .

911J Henricus Suso, (1295-1366). ed. Elsbeth Stagel (1300-1360) Horologiu[m] eternae sapientiae.  Köln Cornelius von Zierickzee 1503               .                                     Price $7,500 Octavo 14 × 10.5 cm. 128 leaves. Signatures: A-Q8  Date in the colophon: M.ccccc.iij. mensis Septembris ipso die Marcelli. With title‐woodcut with four‐part border and... Continue Reading →

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Six unsold books !

https://jamesgray2.me/2026/07/16/979j-an-annotated-boethius-1513-a-supreme-example-of-evidence-of-usage/ https://jamesgray2.me/2026/06/09/basilius-magnus-de-legendis-antiquorum-libris-ulm-1478-latin-translation-bruni/ https://jamesgray2.me/2026/05/27/on-the-christian-life-by-haug-marschalk-lay-luthern-reformer/ https://jamesgray2.me/2026/05/26/century-catalogue-no-2-1501-1599/ https://jamesgray2.me/2026/05/22/two-of-the-most-important-books-in-early-observational-astronomy-galileos-starry-messenger-and-keplers-dioptrice/ https://jamesgray2.me/2026/06/12/the-natural-history-of-northampton-shire/ For university and special collections purchases, I am accustomed to working within committee timelines and budget cycles. Titles may be placed on hold during review, and flexible invoicing arrangements can be discussed where appropriate.... Continue Reading →

Six Recently sold books:

The purpose of a Special Collections library is not merely to preserve books; it is to activate them.

940J Bacon 1640

940J Francis Bacon Of The Advancement And Proficience Of Learning or the Partitions Of Sciences ix Bookes Written in Latin by the Most Eminent Illustrious & Famous Lord Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam Vicont St Alban Counsilour of Estate and... Continue Reading →

979J An annotated Boethius 1513 :|: A supreme example of evidence of usage.

English Natural History

https://jamesgray2.me/2025/03/21/sylva-sylvarum-francis-bacon-3/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/09/12/pharmacopoeia-bateana-or-bates-dispensatory-1694/ https://jamesgray2.me/2024/05/01/the-gentlemans-jockey-and-approved-farrier-1681/ https://jamesgray2.me/2026/06/12/the-natural-history-of-northampton-shire/ https://jamesgray2.me/2026/05/05/the-natural-history-of-oxford-shire/ https://jamesgray2.me/2026/05/13/the-natural-history-of-animals-1702/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/12/16/the-history-of-the-royal-society-of-london-1667/ For university and special collections purchases, I am accustomed to working within committee timelines and budget cycles. Titles may be placed on hold during review, and flexible invoicing arrangements can be discussed where... Continue Reading →

Ten RARE ESTC Books

https://jamesgray2.me/2025/02/04/a-philosophical-treatise-writ-in-america1687-2/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/08/27/extraordinary-adventures-revolutions-1704/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/04/04/onomastikon-brachy-1672/ https://jamesgray2.me/2024/05/01/the-gentlemans-jockey-and-approved-farrier-1681/ https://jamesgray2.me/2026/06/11/lusus-poeticus-1675/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/04/16/mocket-on-god-and-king/ https://jamesgray2.me/2024/11/12/1710-how-to-have-handsome-children/ https://jamesgray2.me/2024/05/09/26552/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/08/27/effigies-amoris-love-unvailed/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/05/28/worthy-proverbs/ For university and special collections purchases, I am accustomed to working within committee timelines and budget cycles. Titles may be placed on hold during review, and flexible invoicing arrangements can... Continue Reading →

A repurposed edition of Idea Sapientis Theo-Politici.

948J Vanossi, Antal (1683–1757) Johann Baptist Mayr Idea Sapientis Theo-Politici, seu Tripartita Morum Philosophia Ethica, Politica, Oeconomica, Summaria Methodo Comprehensa, Problematicis Quæsitis, et Emblematis Illustrata. Viennæ Austriæ: Typis Mariæ Theresiæ Voigtin, Viduæ, 1728. Price $,2,200 Quarto.20x 16 cm. Signatures: π5, R-Z4,... Continue Reading →

July 26 Jesuit books currently in my stock.

https://jamesgray2.me/2026/02/27/josephi-acostae-first-german-edition-of-advent-sermons/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/11/19/ratio-studiorum-1635/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/11/19/608j-alagona-under-the-pseudonyme-petrus-giuvara-navarrus-w-martinus-aspilcueta-azpilcueta-1549-1624/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/11/27/the-german-jesuit-horace/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/11/27/deus-solus-jesuit-spirituality-and-french-mysticism/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/11/27/901j/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/11/12/suppression-of-the-society-of-jesus-in-france/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/11/29/902j-defense-of-jesuiter-schul/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/11/25/anti-jesuitpamphlet-disguised-as-a-jesiut-retreat-form-their-exemptions/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/11/30/888j-defendet-pro-suprma-doctoratus-philosophiciu-very-rare-dissertation-defense-at-the-jesuit-college-in-graz/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/11/19/608j-alagona-under-the-pseudonyme-petrus-giuvara-navarrus-w-martinus-aspilcueta-azpilcueta-1549-1624/ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/11/19/920j-theodor-anton-peltanus-pelt/ JAMESGRAY2@ME.COM

Three catalogs July 26 by Century

https://jamesgray2.me/2026/05/18/17th-century-books-mmxxvi/ https://jamesgray2.me/2026/05/26/century-catalogue-no-2-1501-1599/ https://jamesgray2.me/2026/06/05/catalogue-cc3-printed-books-1470-1501-2/ For university and special collections purchases, I am accustomed to working within committee timelines and budget cycles. Titles may be placed on hold during review, and flexible invoicing arrangements can be discussed where appropriate. I welcome inquiries... Continue Reading →

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