18th Century Literature

1790 Delamarche ATLAS MAPS Ancient Geography Asia Africa Turkey Macedonia Syria

Felix Delamarche was a well-known and important French cartographer from the 18th-century. His best and most widely used atlas was 'Atlas of Ancient and Modern Geography;' a work that was used by the Saint Cyr French military school. This 1790 edition of Delamarche's atlas includes 17 double-page maps with color country borders that include:

World Map (Western & Eastern Hemispheres)
Europe
British Isles
Spain
Gaul
Germany
Germano-Sarmatia
Italy
Dacia et Mœsia, Thracia, Macedonia
Greece
Asia
Asia Minor
Colchis, Iberia, Albania
Assyria, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Susiana pars Persidis, Syria, Phœnice, Palestina, Arabia Petræa
Africa
Africa Numida Mauretania
Egypt

Item number: #8288
Price: $750
DELAMARCHE, Felix

Nouvel atlas portatif de la géographie ancienne, pour servir à l'intelligence des auteurs anciens, et guider dans la lecture de l'histoire
Paris : chez l'auteur, 1790.

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1757 Voyages South America Jacques Cartier Pizzaro PERU Caribbean MAPS Prevost
The 'General History of Voyages'
by abbe Prevost is one of the largest and most impressive collections of stories of expeditions and world exploration printed in Europe during the 18th-century.

This 49th volume covers descriptions of voyages in South America with heavy emphasis on Pizzaro, Jacques Cartier, and Jean Verazzani.
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Serrano:
o Repopulating the Caribbean islands
o Settlements of Barthelemi de Las Casas
o Cumana Coast and the local tribes in Cumana
o In Toledo, Belize
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Discovery and descriptions of the Strait of Magellan
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Jean Verazzani
o Voyage and discoveries in North America
Description and interactions with Native Indian tribes
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Voyages of Jacques Cartier in 1534 to 1540
o Detailed descriptions of crewmen with scurvy
o Local tribal remedies and healing practices
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Pizzaro
o Voyages from Panama and Peru
o Settlements on Isle of Gorgone, Isle of St… Read More

1759 Handwritten German Prayer Book Manuscript Gebetsbuch Protestant Doctrine
A rare, 18th-century German handwritten manuscript covering a variety of religious and theological topics including Protestant vs Catholic doctrine, the Holy Trinity, and prayers. The book also outlines a litany of prayers for Mass—such as the order of events for Communion—and for special events like funerals and corporate lament.

Item number: #19118
Price: $750
ZENZINGER, Joseph
Gebetsbuch…
[ca. 1759]

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
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136
· Language: German
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4.75in (16.5cm x 12cm)
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Richard Grafton 1546 Primer Church of England 1710 ed Anglican Prayer Devotional
In 1546, King VIII's printer Richard Grafton published the King's 'Primer', a reader for prayers and liturgy of the Church of England. This work was wildly popular for centuries, so much so that it was reissued in facsimile without any changes in 1710. This work is beautifully bound offering a rare 16th-century English devotional.

Item number: #19189
Price: $750
GRAFTON, Richard
The primer set furth by the Kinges maiestie & his clergie, to be taught, lerued [sic] and red ... reprinted without any alteration.
London : By Richard Grafton, [1710].

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
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Upaginated
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Signatures: *⁴ A-V⁴
· References: Hoskins 262
o "reprinted without any alteration"
· Provenance:
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Armorial Bookplate – Harold Marshall
Coat of arms for the Mercer family. Motto: CRUX CHRISTI NOSTRA CORONA
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Handwritten – Lord Marlow, 1822
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1749 HUGE Eusebius Early Church History DUTCH ART Kerkelyke Illustrated Vellum
Eusebius's 'Church History' is considered the pioneering work on the history of the Church. He details the life of Jesus through Emperor Constantine's military victories (ca. 325 AD). This particular mid-18th-century Dutch edition was published in Amsterdam with contributions by Jakob Arent. Note the impressive full-page and in-text illustrations.
Item number: #19591
Price: $750
EUSEBIUS
Kerkelyke geschiedenissen : zedert den dood van onzen Zaligmaker tot aan den zolkomen bloeistand van't Kristendom ...
Te Amsterdam : By F. Houttuyn, boekverkooper op het water over de Papen Brug, 1749.

Details:

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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First Part – [46], 382
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Second Part – [2], 383-584, L, 116, [36]
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16 engravings
· Language: Dutch
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.25in X 8.25in (26cm x 21cm)
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1738 BIBLE Book of Common Prayer Illustrated Baskett + Psalms of David Anglican
In 1712, John Baskett began printing the Book of Common Prayer, shortly after the success of the 1710 New Testament. Baskett was the printer to the king during the first half of the 18th-century. This edition is bound with 'A Companion to the Altar' – an important supplement to the 'Book of Common Prayer'. It helps clarify and manage the Holy Sacraments, prayers, meditations, and aspects of worship in the Church of England.
This impressive tome features exquisite full-page engravings of portraits of saints and Bible scenes.

Item number: #19773
Price: $750
Church of England
The book of common prayer : and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church
London : Printed by John Baskett, 1738.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 48 copper engraved plates
· Provenance: Handwritten
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Sarah Marsh
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George McA[llo]pe
· Language: English
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1799 EARLY American German Psalter Bible Germantown Pennsylvania Dutch Quaker
An incredibly rare and desirable 18th-century American German psalter!
Germantown, Pennsylvania was an early American Dutch / German settlement near Philadelphia that, near the turn of the century, was densely populated with Quakers and other German-speaking protestants. Numerous devotional works as well as Bibles were published in Germantown to meet the demand of German readers in the area, works such as this 1799 Psalter. This unique piece includes journal-like clasps on a fine, leather binding.
Item number: #20294
Price: $599
traditional
Das Neue und verbesserte Gesangbuch : worinnen die Psalmen Davids samt einer Sammlung alter und neuer geistreicher Lieder sowohl für privat und Hausandachten, als auch für den öffentlichen Gottesdienst enthalten sind
Germantaun [Pa.]: : Gedruckt bey Michael Billmeyer, 1799.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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Gesangbuch – [6], 148
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1770 GARDENS Practice of Gardening Horticulture Agriculture Flowers Schabol 2v
Roger Schabol was an 18th-century French gardener who is solely known for his books on gardening. In his book 'The Practice of Gardening', Schabol offers direction on general gardening, use of gardening tools, distributions of soil and plant foods, caring for sick plants and common plant diseases, tree plantations, varieties of flowers, growing and harvesting fruits and vegetables, and much more!
Item number: #20542
Price: $599
SCHABOL, Roger

La pratique du jardinage. Par M. l'abbé Roger Schabol. Ouvrage redige apres sa mort sur ses memoires
Paris : Chez Debure Pere, 1770.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
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Vol. I – [4], xxi, [5], 384
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Vol. II – [4], 488
5 engraved folding plates
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17cm x 11cm)
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1789 Antiquities of Herculaneum Ancient ROME Art Pottery Vesuvius Pompeii RARE
Sylvain Marechal was known for some of the best and most interesting illustrated works of history. Perhaps his most notable work was the 'Antiquities of Herculaneum' – collections of hundreds of full-page engravings depicting ancient Roman artifacts, art, coins, furniture, pottery, and more all found in Herculaneum after its 18th-century discovery! This work contains dozens of illustrations each with explanations by François-Anne David.
This eighth tome features 58 exquisite plates! Notable engravings include views of decorative scales, candle fixtures and holders, stools and furniture, pots and pitchers, and much more!
Item number: #20583
Price: $750
MARECHAL, Sylvain
Antiquites d'Herculanum gravées par P. A. David avec leurs explications par P. Sylvain Maréchal
Paris: chez David, 1789

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· Collation: Complete with all pages;
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[6], 58
o 57 plates of engravings
· Provenance: Armorial… Read More

1709 RARE German Bible Sermons Johann Graff Augsburg Vellum Binding Germany
A rare, early 18th-century collection of German sermons given for each day of the liturgical year. This work, collected by Johann Andreas Graff, contains sermons on eternal life as well as spiritual sayings and texts. This large tome is finely bound in original vellum – a fine piece!
Item number: #20933
Price: $499
GRAFF, Johann Andreas

Geistlicher Bien-Stock/ Das ist: Ein angenehme und heylsame Zusammentragung/ aller Sonntag-Predigen deß gantzen Jahr
Augspurg : In Verlag Georg Schluter, 1709.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[16], 1027, [93]
· Provenance: Handwritten – [S. Jacobi Scot Ratiff], 1728
· Language: German
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
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Includes two functioning clasps
· Size: ~8in X 6.5in (20.5cm x 16.5cm)
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1754 PURITAN John Flavel Husbandry Spiritualized Nature BIBLE Creation Poems

John Flavel was a 17th-century Presbyterian and Puritan author. He has written numerous important books, many of which include his full sermons. One such work was 'Husbandry Spiritualized' – a rare and rather unknown devotional. In this book, Flavel encourages men to improve their employments offering direction on meditations in nature focusing on God's creation.

Item number: #21490
Price: $599

FLAVEL, John

Husbandry spiritualized : or the Heavenly use of Earthly things. Concisting of many pleasant observations…

Printed by A. Wilde for A. Bettesworth and Aaron Ward, and L. Jackson, 1724.

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o [32], 347, [12]
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6.25in X 4in (16cm x 10cm)

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1713 Anglican Common Prayer Baskett BIBLE Psalms Articles Queen Anne England ART

In 1712, John Baskett began printing the Book of Common Prayer, shortly after the success of the 1710 New Testament. Baskett was the royal printer during the first half of the 18th-century. This 1713 first edition thus of Baskett's 'Book of Common Prayer' includes the Psalms of David, liturgical calendars, the Articles, and is notable for being one of the earliest Baskett editions.

Item number: #21738
Price: $750

Church of England

The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England: together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed [sic] as they are to be sung or said in churches.

London: Printed by John Baskett, printer to the Queens Most Excellent Majesty., [1713].

Details:
• Collation: Complete
o Unpaginated
o 47 engraved plates
o 'Psalms' includes separate title page
• Language: English
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1731 Letters of Turkish SPY by Marana Ottoman Letters Byzantine Political 6v SET

Most known for his work 'Letters Writ by A Turkish Spy', Giovanni Paolo Marana was a political refugee during the reign of Louis XIV in France. The first volume, however, is the only volume he is known to have written. The subsequent seven volumes are attributed to various authors, even though some experts claim that Marana himself may have written them.

'Letters' is a collection of hundreds of fictional letters by an Ottoman spy named Mahmut, who also happened to be in the court of Louis XIV. The correspondence in this work covers the mid-17th-century in France are a satirical view of the current state of politics and society in Paris – making slights at figures such as Cardinal Richelieu.

Item number: #21899
Price: $795

MARANA, Giovanni Paolo

L'espion dans les cours des princes chrétiens, ou, Lettres et memoires d'un envoyé secret de la porte…

A Cologne [i.e. Rouen] : Chez Erasme Kenkius, 1731.

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1730 BEAUTIFUL French Holy Bible Sainte Biblia Sacra + SACY Commentary Fosse

An extremely rare mid-18th-century French Holy Bible and commentary. This de Sacy edition is translated directly from the Vulgate and is accompanied by de Sacy's own commentary as well. Printed in 1730, this edition was translated and edited by Pierre Thomas du Fosse and Charles Hure.

Item number: #22090
Price: $950

de SACY, Louis-Isaac Lemaistre

La Sainte Bible : contenant l'Ancien et le Nouveau Testament, en latin et en franc̜ois, avec des notes pour l'intelligence des endroits les plus difficiles

Paris : Guillaume Desprez & et Jean Desessarts, 1730.

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages; 11 volumes
• References: edition not in Darlow & Moule
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~5.5in X 3.25in (14cm x 8.5cm)

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1767 Early Church Ignatius Polycarp Cyprian Shepherd of Hermas HUGE FOLIO Greek

Bernard Marechal's "Concordantia Sanctorum" is a rare 18th-century concordance of the writings of some of the most important early church fathers. This impressive folio contains works of notable figures including:
· Saint Barnabas
· Saint Clement
· Saint Ignatius
· Saint Polycarp
· Saint Justin
· Tertullian
· Theophilus
· Saint Hippolytus
· Saint Cyprian
· Origen
· Saint Dionysius of Alexandrini

It also contains the 2nd century work "The Shepherd of Hermas".

Item number: #23523
Price: $599

MARECHAL, Bernard

Concordantia sanctorum patrum Ecclesiæ Graecæ atque Latinæ fidei, morum, et disciplinæ dificultates

Venetiis: ex typographia Balleoniana, 1767.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 tomes in 1
o Vol. 1 – [4], ix-xliv, 144
o Vol. 2 – [2], xvi (i.e., xiv), 160
· Language: Latin
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