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April 2013

Corpus juris canonici, a 1661 Edition.

After the last linked post, I decided to to put this one on, it is a venerable and useable copy which would be a great place to start your Law book collection! 179g    Lancelotti, Giovanni Paolo.    1511-1591       Corpus juris canonici emendatum et notis... Continue Reading →

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An Introduction to the Corpus Iuris Civilis

An Introduction to the Corpus Iuris Civilis.

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The truth about Templars!! Chronicon militaris ordinis equitum Templariorum

Every once in a while, I buy and sell a book printed after 1700. This Templar Chronicle is one of them. This book gives not just a chronology but also exact copies of the Papal Bulls, and ordinances of the... Continue Reading →

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The Fourth Crusade: Invia virtuti nulla est via [Ovid] No way is impassable to virtue.

It is my experience that is is not often that the printer's device matches the subject of the book, but in this case Opornius' device is fitting  and optimistic for a History of the Fourth Crusade from the Byzatine perspective.... Continue Reading →

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Modeling History: Making a Stiff-Board Parchment Binding with a Slotted Spine

Modeling History: Making a Stiff-Board Parchment Binding with a Slotted Spine.

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The LIVES of the most famous English Poets, from William the Conquer to present times (1687)

Much More fun than Norton's Anthology or even The Oxford companion, Winstanley, gives us snips of biography , literate criticism and examples of long  'lost' poems. This book is the first , I know of, attempting to create a literary... Continue Reading →

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A Historical look at Gun Control

  837F  Anon.                                        The Game Law: Or, A Collection Of The Laws And Statutes Made For The Preservation Of The Game Of This Kingdom. Drawn Into a Short And Easie Method, For The Information Of All Gentlemen, And Caution Of... Continue Reading →

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Early Music Books

This morning, thursday I've decided to lighten up from the Puritan books and what I've found are their exact Opposite! Music and Dance. Music books were extremely popular in England and yet today they are scarce, perhaps it is because... Continue Reading →

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Early (North) American BOOKS!

I have always Loved early American books (for me that means printed in the colonies from 1639-1729 i.e. Evans vol.1) I guess it is their scarcity, their humble bindings and their crude typography and paper, make them particularly attractive to... Continue Reading →

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