NOVEMBER 8 – 10, 2024
AT THE HYNES CONVENTION CENTER
900 BOYLSTON ST, BOSTON, MA
Friday, November 8, 2024 • 4pm to 8pm / Ticket $25
Saturday, November 9, 2024 • noon to 7pm / Free Admission
Sunday, November 10, 2024 • 11am to 4pm / Free Admission
Below is a list of the 130 books I will be bring to the Boston book show. All of these books have rather lengthy descriptions of the importance of the texts and unique features to each, including: annotations, ownership, variants rarity, scarcity, condition, rubrication illustrations, engravings, woodcuts ,and much more.
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- 610J a Father of the Society of Jesus [i.e. J. Croiset] ,”A spiritual retreat for one day in every month : written in French $1,100
2. 776J Acquaviva Ratio Atqve Institvtio Stvdiorvm Societatis Iesv Avctoritate Septimæ Congregationis Generalis aucta. ” $1,000
3. 754J Aeschylus Αισχύλου τραγῳδίαι Ζ. Προμηθεὺς δεσμώτης – Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβαις – Πέρσαι – Ἀγαμέμνων – Χοηφόροι – Εὐμενίδες – Ἱκέτιδες. $2,000
4. 508J aKempis “The following of Christ Divided into four books: written in Latin, by the learned and devout man Thomas aÌ’ Kempis. $1,900
5. 608J Alagona , Compendium Manulias NAVARRI, AD COMMODIOREM VSVM TVM CONFESSARIORVM, TVM $1,500
6. 353J Alberto da Castello (ca. 1460-1522) Rosario della gloriosa Vergine Maria : $3,800
7. 704J Albertus Magnus Pseudo De secretis mulierum cum commento. $7,500
8. 564J Albertus of Pauda Solemne opus expositionis Euangeliorum dominicalium tocius anni reuerendi magistri Alberti de Padua $14,000
9. 690J Alexander “Recreations VVith The Mvses. By William Earle of Sterline. w/Dooms-Day, Or, The Great Day of Ivdgement. $1,500
10. 586J William of Auxerre, ” Summa aurea in quattuor libros sententiarum : $11,000
11. 563J Aquinas Quaestiones circa confessionem seu Sacramentum poenitentiae. $7,800
12. 566J Aquinas Tractatulus solennis de arte [et] vero modo p[rae]dicandi. ex diuersis sacro[rum] doctorum scripturis. $8,000
13. 284J Aristotle Expositio Gualteri Burlei super decem Libros Ethicorum Aristotelis (with text) $11,000
14. 552J Ars moriendi Mateusz,; ” Speculu_ artis bene mori_di de temptat nibus. bound with Speculu[m] finalis retributio[n]is tam bono[rum] $11,000
15. 547J Athanasius, Saint, Opera Commentarij in epistolas Pauli Contra Gentiles Liber vnus De incarnatio[n]e Verbi. $5,000
16. 454G Augustine (St.) The meditations, soliloquia, and manuall of the glorious doctour S. Augustine. $1,800
17. 601J Augustine;Pseudo “Libellus Meditationum ¶ Hec sunt que in hoc opusculo continentur. ¶ Meditationes diui Augustini episcopi hypponensis ¶ Soliloquia eiusdem ¶ Manuale eiusdem ¶ Castigatissime. $7,500 “
18. 179F Bacon The Two Bookes of Sr Francis Bacon, Of The Proficience and Advancement of Learning, $1,700
19. 694G Bacon The essayes or counsels, ciuill and morall, of Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount St. Alban. $3,800
20. 689J Bacon Resvscitatio Or, bringing into Pvblick Light Several Pieces Of The Works Civil, Historical, Philosophical, $1,500
21. 718J Bacon Letters of Sir Francis Bacon, $2,500
22. 767J Bacon Sylva Sylvarum or A Naturall Historie in ten centuries written by the Right Honourable FRANCIS $2,200
23. 533J Balthasar (de Porta) Canon Sacratissime misse $5,000
24. 466J Balthasar de Porta Expositio Canonis Missae. (Canon sacratissime misse: unacum expositione eiusdem: ) $16,000
25. 665J Baptistae Fulgosi. De Dictis Factisq[ue] Memorabilibus collectanæ Camillo Gilino latina facta. $2,500
26. 530J Beard The theatre of Gods judgements : reuised and augmented : $3,000
27. 537J Biel (sammelband of 5). A Sammelband Of commentaries on the mass pre reformation . 1495-1509
i) Lochmaier, Parochiale curatorum 1514
ii) Biel, Epitoma expositionis sacri canonismissae. 1499
iii) Directorium Misse de nouo 1509
iv) Interpretationes et declarationes terminorum indulgentiarum. 1515
v) Morgenstern Sermones-mu[n]di p[er]uersum 1513. $16,000 “
28. 796J Boethius Anicii Manlii Torquai Serverini BOETHII de consolatione philosophiæ Libri V $ ON HOLD
29. 803J Boethius. Of The Consolation Of Philosophy. In Five Books. Made English $1,900
30. 561J Borlase The history of the execrable Irish rebellion trac’d from many preceding acts, to the grand eruption the 23. of October, 1641. $2,700
31. 488J [Brathwait Drunken Barnabees Journall, Under the Names of Mirtilus & Faustulus shadowed: for the Travellers Solace. $2,800
32. 556J Browne The Works Of the Learned Sr Thomas Brown, I. Enquiries into Vulgar and Common Errors. II. Religio Medici: $2,500
33. 483J Burnet Some Passages Of The Life and Death Of the Right Honourable John Earl of Rochester, $1,500
34. 515J Catholic church. The Roman martyrologe set forth by the command of Pope Gregory XIII. $2,600
35. 759J Châstelain Traite des convulsions et des mouvemens convulsifs qu’on appelle à présent vapeurs, $1,600
36. 652J Chetham The angler’s vade mecum: or, A compendious, yet full, discourse of angling: $2,500
37. 447J Clérée Jean PRECORDIALISSIMI ac imp[re] ciabiles de adve[n]tu d[omi]ni Sermones co[m]pleti $2,000
38. 651J Congregatio Generalis. Ratio Atque Institutio Studentorum Socitatis Jesus Auctoritate Septimæ Congregationis Generalis aucta. $1,400
39. 423J Contile, Luca. 1505-1574 RAGIONAMENTO DI LUCA CONTILE SOPRA LA PROPRIETA DELLE IMPRESE $4,500
40. 760J Cooper Thesaurus Lingvae Romanae & Britannicae, tam accurate congestus, ut nihil pene in eo desyderari possit, $2,800
41. 815F Cornwallis Essayes, by Sr William Cornwallyes, the younger, knight. Newlie corrected. $2,500
42. 119F Cotton Poems On several Occasions. Written By Charles Cotton, Esq; $2,100
43. 746J Crashaw Steps To The Temple, The Delights Of The Muses, And Carmen Deo Nostro. W/Poemata et epigrammata, quæ scripsit Latina & Græca, dum Aulæ Pemb. alumnus fuit, et Collegii Petrensis socius. $8,500
44. 453J Diogenes Laertius. Diogenis lærtii historiographi de philosophorum vita decem per q[uam] $3,600
45. 835J Donne Poems, by J.D. VVith elegies on the authors death. $18,500
46. 775J Drake An essay in defence of the female sex. In which are inserted the characters of a pedant, a squire, a beau, a vertuoso, a poetaster, a city-critick, &c. In a letter to a lady. Written by a lady. $Sold
47. 1022E Drayton Poems by Michael Drayton esquyer. Newly corrected and augmented. $1,900
48. 722J Du Moulin, Pierre The Monk’s Hood Pull’d Off; or, the Capucin Fryar Described. In Two Parts $1,500
49. 753J Dunns Scotus. Quaestiones in quattuor libros Sententiarum Petri Lombardi. Ed: Thomas Penketh. (part 4 0f 4). $16,000.
50. 721J T.D. = Thomas D’Urfey. Collin’s walk through London and VVestminster, a poem in burlesque. $950
51. 184J Emser Missae christianorum contra Luterana[m] missandi formula[m] Assertio. $7,000
52. 777J Erasmus Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami De contemptu mundi. $1,100
53. 592J Eusebius The Avncient Ecclesiasticall Histories of the First Six Hvndred Yeares After Christ, $2,600
54. 658J Eusebius Eusebius Cremonensis: Epistola de morte Hieronymi; Aurelius Augustinus, S: Epistola de magnificentiis Hieronymi; Cyrillus: De Miraculis Hieronymi $7,000
55. 364J Eyb Margarita poetarum. [Bl. 2: Oratorivm omnivm poetarvm: Hystoricorvm: ac philosophorvm $3,900
56. 525J Ficino Epistolae Marsilii Ficini Florentini. $30,000
57. 426J Fontenelle, M. de New Dialogues of the Dead $900
58. 637J Franck A philosophical treatise of the original and production of things writ in America $4,700
59. 895D Fuller The Church History of Britain; From the Birth of Jesus Christ, Untill the Year M. DC. XLVIII. $2,200
60. 634G Gauden Eikon basilike. =Konincklick memoriael. : Waer in het innerlijck gemoet van sijne $1,500
61. 629J Gauden, Eikon basilik_. The pourtraicture of His sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings. $ SOLD
62. 630J Gauden, John, 1605-1662 Eikon basilik_. The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie $1,700
63. 778J Gauden, John, 1605-1662 Eikon basilik_: the pourtracture of His sacred Majestie i. Together with His Majesties Praiers delivered to Doctor Juxon Immediately before His Death. Rom. 8.More then Conquerour, & c: Bona agere & mala pati, Regium est;” ” $1,500 “
64. 572J Gerardus de Vliederhoven. Quattuor nouissima cu[m] multis exemplis pulcherrimis q[uae] sunt occasio salutis. $8,000
65. 553J Gerardus de Vliederhoven. Cordiale quattuor novissimorum. (Emorare noui ima tua.) / Manipulus curatorum. $11,000
66. 770E Greville, Certaine Learned And Elegant VVorkes Of The Right Honorable Fvlke Lord Brooke, $2,500
67. 448J Gruytrode Lavacrum conciencie [sic] omnibus sacerdotibus perutile $12,000
68. 445Ji Guillermus Postilla super epistolas et evangelia de tempore et de sanctis et de sanctis et pro defunctis. (See 445J ($15,000)
69. 825G Hale The Primitive Origin of Mankind considered and examined according to the light of nature. $2,500
70. 559J Halfpenny The gentleman’s jockey, and approved farrier, instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases $1,900
71. 227F Herbert The Temple. Sacred Poems, And Private Ejaculations. By Mr. George Herbert, $3,100
72. 689J Herebert. The Temple. Sacred Poems, And private Ejaculations. By Mr. George Herbert, $4,200
73. 697J Hooker The works of Mr. Richard Hooker, (that learned and judicious divine) in eight books of ecclesiastical polity, $3,000
74. 519J Huberinus Sibenzig Schlusred odder pun cten von der rechten hand Gottes $3,750
75. 797J Iamblicus Iamblichvs De mysteriis Aegyptiorum, nunc primum ad verbum de Graeco expressus, $1,200
76. 687J Izquierdo. Praxis exercitiorum spiritualium P.N.S. Ignatti. Auctore P. Sebastiano Izquierdo Alcarazense Societatis Jesu. $3,800
77. 393G Jenks, An essay upon the art of love, containing An Exact Anatomy of Love and all the other Passions $2,000
78. 670J Juvenal (Decimus Junius) Saturae, cum commentis Antonii Mancinelli Domitii Calderini Georgii Vallae. $33,000
79. 748J Juvenal and PersiusDecimus Junius Juvenalis, And Aulus Persius Flaccus Translated and Illustrated, As well with Sculpture as Notes. By Barten Holyday, D.D. and late Arch-Deacon of Oxon.” $2,200
80. 204J Keymors Observation made upon the Dutch fishing, about the year 1601. Demonstrating that there is more wealth raised out of herrings and other fish in His Majesties seas, by the neighbouring nations in one year, then the King of Spain hath from the Indies in four. $2,600
81. 618J Le Mercier, Andrew, The church history of Geneva, in five books. Wherein the state of religion in that place before Christianity is described;
as BOUND WITH A geographical and political account of the republick of Geneva. .. By the author of The church history of Geneva. $2,300
82. 779G Ling Politeuphuia, Wits Common-wealth. Newly corrected and amended $3,900
83. 671J Livius Historiae romanae decades I, III-IV, cum Johannis Andreae Epistola et L. Flori Epitome decadum XIV. Praemittuntur M.A. Sabellici epistola et annotations $12,000
84. 795J Lossius Erotemata Dialeticae Et Rhetoricae Philippi Melanchthonis :breuia ac dilucida, & item praeceptionum D. Erasmi Roterodami, devtraeque Copia Verborum & rerum $2,800
85. 183J Luther Das fünffte, sechste und siebend. Capitel S. matthei, gepredigt und ausgelegt durch D. Mart. Luther. $4,700
86. 522J Luther Vrsach vnd antwort. das Junckfrawen. Klöster Götlich verlassen mügen. Wittemberg. M.D. XXiij. $4,000
87. 764J Marchese Vita Di S. Pietro D’Alcanrta Riformatore, e Fondatore d’alcune Poruincie de’ Frati Sclazi di S. Francesco $900
88. 176J. Melanchthon DEclamatiunculae duae in Diui PAVLI Doctrinam. IN D. PAVLI DOCTRINAM : $4,500
89. 711J Melanchthon, Confessio fidei exhibita invictiss. Imp. Carolo V. Caefari Aug. in Comiciis Auguftae. Anno M.D.XXX. Addita est Apologia Co(n)fessionis Psalm. 119 Et loquebar de te stimonijs tuis in conspectu $20,000.
90. 838J More “The common-vvealth of Vtopia : containing a learned and pleasant discourse of the best state $1,200
91. 590J Orosius Orosio tradotto di latino in volgare per Giouanni Guerini da Lanciza nouamente stampato . $3,500
92. 227J Orosius, Paulus. Pauli Orosii viri dictissimi historiarum initium ad Aurelium Augustinum{Scias velim humanissime lector: Aeneam Vulpem Vicentinum priorem sanctae crucis adiutore Laurentio Brixiensi Historias Pauli Orosii quae continentur hoc codice} Price. $21,000
93. 484J Ostervald The nature of uncleanness consider’d: wherein is discoursed of the causes and consequences of this sin, and the duties of such as are under the guilt of it. To which is added, a discourse concerning the nature of chastity, and the means of obtaining it. By J. F. Ostervald, minister of the church of Neuschâtel, author of A treatise of the causes of the present corruption of christians, a catechism,&c $1,900
94. 841J Owen The doctrine of the saints perseverance, explained and confirmed. Or, The certain permanency of their 1. Acceptation with God, & 2. Sanctification from God : Manifested & proved from the 1. Eternall principles 2. Effectuall causes 3. Externall meanes thereof. In, 1. The immutability of the 1. Nature 2. Decrees 3. Covenant and 4. Promises of God. 2. The oblation and intercession of Jesus Christ. 3. The 1. Promises 2. Exhortations 3. Threats of the Gospell. Improved in its genuine tendency to obedience and consolation. And vindicated in a full answer to the discourse of Mr John Goodwin against it, in his book entituled Redemption redeemed. With some digressions concerning 1. The immediate effects of the death of Christ. … with a discourse touching the epistles of Ignatius; the Episcopacy in them asserted; and some animadversions on Dr. H:H: his dissertations on that subject. By John Owen servant of Jesus Christ in the worke of the Gospell. $18,500
95. 622J Panton, Capt. Edward Panton, Speculum Juventutis: Or, A True Mirror; Where Errors in Breeding Noble $1,800
96. 684J Paradin Claude Les Devises heroïques, de M. Claude Paradi, chanoine de Beaujeu, du seigneur Gabriel Symeon $4,000
97. 442J Pepin Guillaume Pépin Sermones quadraginta | de destructione Ninive, hoc est |o[mn]is generis vitioru[m], $3,000
98. 238J Peregrinus of Opole Peregrinus: Sermones de tempore et de sanctis. Add: Jacobus de Voragine: Quadragesimale. Nicolaus de Dinkelsbuel: Concordantia in passionem dominicam. $11,000
99. 692J Platina The lives of the popes : from the time of our saviour Jesus Christ, to the reign of Sixtus IV. $2,750
100. 794J Prosper Aquitanus Prosper De Vita contemplativa. atque actuali: sive de norma ecclesiasticorum. $7,500
101. 595J R.B Extraordinary adventures, revolutions & events. Being An Account of divers Stupendious Accidents, Strange Deliverances; Signal Mutations in the Fortunes of several famous Men; and Changes of Government in many Countries. $1,500
102. 493J Radcliffe. Pharmacopoeia Radcliffeana : or, Dr. Radcliff’s prescriptions, faithfully gather’d from his original recipe’s. To which are annex’d, useful observations upon each prescription.” $900
103. 609J Ribadeneyra “The Lives of Saints with Other Feasts of the Year According to the Roman Calendar. Written in Spanish by the Reverend Father Peter Ribadeneyra Priest of the Society of Jesus, and Translated in to English by W. P. $2,800
104. 635J Rider Riders (1684.) British Merlin: bedeckt with many delightful varieties and useful verities, $1,700
105. 502J Rosenheim. Incipt; Roseum memoriale divinorum eloquiorum $15,500
106. 534J Savonarola Jncipit Exposicio v[e]l Meditacio f[rat]ris Hieronimi sauonarole de Ferraria ordi[ni]s p[rae]dicatorum in psalmu[m] Jn te d[omi]ne speraui. qua[m] i[n] vltimis dieb[us] du[m] vite sue fine[m] prestolaretur edidit. $6,000
107. 727J Seneca The workes of Lucius Annæus Seneca newly inlarged and corrected by Thomas Lodge D.M.P. $3,300
108. 478J Seymar Conjugium Conjurgium Some serious considerations on marriage. $2,800
109. 178J Sickingen. Eyn Sendbrieff soo der Edel vnd Ernuest Franciscus von Sickingen seynem Schweher $4,800
110. 477E Sidney The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia. Written by Sir Philip Sidney Knight. Now the sixt time published, with some new additions. Also a supplement of a defect in the third part of this history, by Sir W.Alexander Knight. Whereunto is now added a sixth booke $3,200 “
111. 702J Smith Catalogus Librorum Manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Cottonianae
with Catalogi Librorum Manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae in Unum Collecti, cum Indice Alphabetico. $2,800
112. 653J Suetonius Tranquillus Suetonius Tranquillus [de Vita Caesarum], cum Philippi Beroaldi et Antonii Sabellici commentariis $5,000
113. 573J Suso. Horologium aeternae sapientiae. 1500/1501. $12,000
114. 650J Tasso, Torquato, Godfrey Of Boulogne: Or The Recovery Of Jerusalem. Done into English $1,900
115. 427j Tate Poems $2,600
116. 738J Terence,Terentius Afer Comoediae sex, ad integrum Philippum Melanchthonem restitutae; eiusdem argumenta, cum singulis comoediis, tum scenis ipsis acco[m]modata, quibus scholia Pauli Malleoli unà cu[m] Petri Marsi annotationibus addita sunt [with: Aelius Donatus. $3,800
117. 825J Tesauro La filosofia morale derivata dall’alto fonte del grande Aristotele stagirita. $1,150
118. 617J attributed to Richard Mocket. God and the King: or, A dialogue, shewing that our soveraign lord the King of England, $1,800
119. 445J Turrecremata. Quaestiones Evangeliorum de tempore et de sanctis et Flos theologiae. $15,000 (See 445J)
120. 769J Verstegan A Restitvtion Of Decayed Intelligence: In antiquities. Concerning the most noble, and renowned English Nation. $1,800
121. 714J Villars, Abbé de COMTE DE GABALIS, OU ENTRETIENS SUR LES SCIENCES SECRÈTES. $1,600
122. 116G “Vincent, of Lerins Saint . Vincentii Lirinensis Adversus profanas omnium novitates hæreticorum commonitorium $1,100
123. 728J Virgil Æneas his descent into Hell: as it is inimitably described by the prince of poets in the sixth of his Æneis. $2,500
124. 742J Virgil. L’Eneide di Virgilio, del commendatore Annibal Caro. $2,500
125. 108F Waller Poems, &c. Written upon several Occasions, And to several Persons: $1,500
126. 415J Waring, Robert Effigies amoris in English: or the picture of love unveil’d. $2,250
127. 776E Wharton Temple of Death, a Poem; written by the Marquess of Normanby. To which is added several Poems of the Honourable Madam Wharton. The second Edition corrected.” $3,000
128. 777E “Wharton, Anne A Collection of Poems: Viz. The Temple of Death: By the Marquis of Normanby. An Epistle to the Earl of Dorset: By Charles Montague, Lord Halifax. The Duel of the Stags: By Sir Robert Howard. With Several Original Poems, Never before Printed, By The E. of Roscommon. The E. of Rochester. The E. Orrery. Sir Charles Sedley. } { Sir George Etherege. Mr. Granville. Mr. Stepney. Mr. Dryden, &c $2,250
129. 807E Wild Iter Boreale, with large additions of several other poems, colection of all hitherto extant. Never before published together. $2,800
130. 582J William Walwyn Physick for families. Or, The new, safe and powerful way of physick, upon constant proof established; $2,500
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