Auction 356
Old & Rare Books - Foreign Literature & Language
ARABICA -- ERPENIUS, Th. Arabicae linguae tyrocinium. Grammatica Arabica; cum varia praxios materia, cujus elenchum versa dabit pagella. Leyden, J. Maire, 1656. (12), 172, 282 pp. W. engr. title-p. 4º. Cont. vellum. (Binding somewhat discold. around the edges, hinges broken, but block still attached, paste-downs detached on both sides, waterstaining in margin in prelims, neat annot. & underlinings in pencil throughout first chapter).
More info
MARTORELL, J. Histoire du Vaillant chevalier Tiran le blanc, trad. de l'espagnol (p. Comte de Caylus). Lond., "Aux dépens de la Compagnie", 1775. 3 vols. 366; 272, 268 pp. 12°. Beautiful 19th c. mottled cf., bound by Belz-Niedrée, w. raised bands, dec. gilt backs, sides ruled in gilt and with crowned monograms in each compartment and in all corners, red labels & a.e.g. (A few small pieces of calf lacking, outer margin 1 leaf rep., but else a fine and charming set).
More info
SYRIACA -- BIBLES -- NOVUM TESTAMENTUM SYRIACUM, cum vers. Lat.; cura & studio J. Leusden et C. Schaaf ed. 2a ed., a mendis purgata. Leiden, typ. J. Mulleri, 1717. (10), 749; (10), 644, (119) pp. 4°. Cont. panelled cf. (Top of spine gone, some other small dam. to bind., name entries on ti., margins a bit stained at the beginning).
More info
(WALPOLE, H.). The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story. Translated (!) by W. Marshal (…). 6th ed. Parma, printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, Bookseller of London, 1791. (4 (of 6)), xxxii, 245 pp. W. front. engr. by Barlow. Fine cont. red mor., sides bordered in gilt, spine gilt, inside dentelles, fine marbled endpapers, a.e.g. (Wanting the h.-title, spine slightly discold., extremities a bit chafed in places, mildly foxed in places).
More info
Auction 356
Old & Rare Books - Foreign Literature & Language
