Today I have chosen to write about the books which I have multiple copies of, Often I find Libraries which multiple copies of very rare books and I think 'wow I'd like to compare them' so today going through my... Continue Reading →
All of the books in today's blog are represented in fewer than 6 libraries in North America. 700G F.G. = Gregory, Francis . 1625?-1707 Oνομασικὸν βραχύ (Onomastikon brachy) sive. Nomenclatura brevis Anglo-Latino-Græca. In usum scholæ Westmonasteriensis. Per... Continue Reading →
These two annotated books are of different species, but both are common usages for writing in books the first one , The 1684 Almanac has been used as a note-book, bound with 12 extra pages both before and after the... Continue Reading →
"The study of printed books cannot be limited to their printed contents." -- Anthony Grafton. The engagement early modern readers had/have with their texts is no more clearly depicted than by the notes they have left in their books. After... Continue Reading →
In this very very rare book ( i could locate only one copy in north america) the Jesuit Paul Zehentner examines and investigates the role of bad conscience throughout the history of the world. Included is a six page section on... Continue Reading →
688G Caussin, Nicolas, 1583-1651.. Sr. T.H. = Sir Thomas Hawkins. THE HOLY COURT in Three Tomes. Written in French by Nicolas Caussin, S.I. Translated into English by Sr. T.H. and Dedicated to the Queene of... Continue Reading →
Orinda!!! Katherine Philips: Her Letters & Her Poems.
Recent Comments