Like, Francis Bacon's Sylva Sylvarun, Grew's Catalogue of the Royal society and Brown's Pseudo Epidemica, Leigh' Natural History, is a conglomeration of current scientific knowledge, misinterpretation, ridiculous lore and my favorite, outlandish impossible tales. Leigh's book has one more thing... Continue Reading →
Not in MünchenDownload ‡ https://jamesgray2.me/2025/02/03/eusebius-la-vita-el-transito-1487/ Eusebius: (La vita el transito) 1487 Two North American copies. 658J. Eusebius -(275-339) (La vita el transito) Eusebius Cremonensis: Epistola de morte Hieronymi; Aurelius Augustinus, S: Epistola de magnificentiis Hieronymi; Cyrillus: De Miraculis Hieronymi). [Venice, Hannibal Foxius, 1 June 1487]. $7,000 Octavo 16.7x12cm. Signatures: a–i8. 72 leaves, 36 lines, Roman letter, rubricated with capital letters in red ink. Several annotations in ink and marginal notes, first leaf mounted, 5 leaves, small wormholes touching the letters on the front edge of 4 leaves, 2... Continue Reading →
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Today I would like to offer you Five are incunabula, beyond their scarcity each of these books have qualities which make them especially interesting, The Eusebius is one of the last books printed by Foxio da Parma. The Prosper has... Continue Reading →
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____________________________________________________ Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas , California Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming Today I offer 24 Incunabula which are listed by the ISTC with... Continue Reading →
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Pelbartus de Themeswar No US Copy (not in Goff) No UK Beside being quite rare, it has extensive and mostly complete provenance, a contemporary binding with a blind stamped title, rubrication. 305J Pelbartus de Themeswar (1430-1504) 305J Sermones Pomerii fratris Pelbarti... Continue Reading →
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“Eyb stressed two things throughout the Margarita: to be able to write well and to be disposed to live properly.” Albrecht von Eyb (who has a few more than the usual variations of his name [see https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01316161%5D 364J Albrecht von... Continue Reading →
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19 books in 16 volumes of incunabula with fewer than 4 copies located by the ISTC in the UK. copy the blog link or click on it (sometimes it works) JGB # Author BLOG link ISTC linkUK locationsNº in UK552Ji (Ars moriendi.) 1495.https://jamesgray2.me/2025/02/03/ars-moriendi-speculum-finalis-retributionis-tam-bonorum-1495-1499/https://data.cerl.org/istc/ia01098000BL(2) BOD3564J Albertus of Padua... Continue Reading →
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671J Titus Livius (59BC-AD17) , Marcus Antonius Sabellicus.(1436-1506); Johannes Andreae, and others [Titi Livii Historiae romanae decades I, III-IV, cum Johannis Andreae Epistola et L. Flori Epitome decadum XIV. Praemittuntur M.A. Sabellici epistola et annotationes.]. Venice : (no printer) [Johannes... Continue Reading →
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"--Franck's book is now regarded as the first work of philosophy written in North America, though it is a confusing, unfocused text complicated by grossly ornamental language—" Approaching this book, like any other will certainly lead to confusion , as... Continue Reading →
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