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prominent in 18C Dublin commercial and intellectual life. He
subscribed to no less than eight copies of John Rocque’s map of Dublin
and assembled an extensive personal library of more than 4000
volumes.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
SANCHEZ (Francisco).
Minerva,
seu de causis linguae Latinae commentarius, cui inserta sunt,
uncis inclusa, quae addidit Gasp. Scioppius: et subjectae suis
paginis notae Jac. Perizonii quae quarta hac editione quam
plurimum sunt auctae.
Amstelaedami, apud Janssonio-Waesbergios,
1714. With additional engraved title-page, the printed title-page
in red and black, pages (56), 864; 32; (62) and bound in at end
is the title-page and conjugate blank to the same printers fifth
edition of the same work, 8vo, contemporary vellum, yap
edges, all edges uncut: the lower board stained, a stain which
penetrates to the rear endpapers and flyleaves but not beyond: a
strongly bound and very good copy.
Sanchez, commonly called Franciscus Sanctius Brocensis (1523-1601),
successively professor of Greek and of rhetoric at Salamanca. His
Minerva, first published at that town in 1587, was long the standard
work on Latin grammar. “The ultimate success of his Minerva was
unbounded. He was regarded by Haase as having done more for Latin
Grammar than any of his predecessors, and Sir William Hamilton
even held that the study of Minerva, with the notes of the editors, was
more profitable than that of Newton”s Principia” (Sandys II, 159).
(2)
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx.)
788
.
ESTIUS (Guilielmus).
Absolutissima in omnes Beati
Pauli et Septem Catholican Apostolorum epistolas
commentaria … Accedunt huic novissimae editioni, praeter
commodiorem totius operis dispositionem, & accuratam
recognitionem … Studio & opera J. Merlo-Horstii.
Rothomagi
[Rouen], apud N. Boucher, E. Herault, P. Le Boucher, F. Vaultier,
1709
Pages (2), 4, (4),571, (1, blank): (2),573-1052; 1053-1268, (12), 3
parts in 2 vols bound in l vol, folio, contemporary calf, fully gilt
spine, with label, gilt: the binding worn but sound and very
strong, internally in very good to nice state.
Willem Hessels van Est (1542-1613), Dutch exegete and hagiographer,
considered a saint by his friends and pupils, took part in the
controversies of his time, especially in that on Molinism, in which he
opposed the Jesuits. This present work, first published 1614-16
(posthumously, like most of his writings), his principal work, is
valuable especially for its careful exegesis of the literal sense and its
judicious choice of patristic material, following the Antiochene rather
than the Alexandrian school. It was freequently reprinted down to the
end of the 19C but the editions improved by Horstius, from 1679
onwards, are considered preferable.
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx.)
789
.
EUDES, John, Saint.
Jesus Maria. La Vie et royaume de
Jesus dans les ames chrestiennes, contenant plusieurs exercices
de pieté …
Bruxelles, chez Philippe Vleugart,
1662
Pages (24), 622, (14), small 8vo, contemporary vellum: a very
good to nice copy.
An early edition of this devotional classic, one of the most important
and best-known of his writings, first published 1637. St John Eudes
(1601-80), French missioner, brother of the historian Mézeray, founded
the ‘Congregation of Jesus and Mary’, whose members are commonly
known as ‘Eudists’. All early editions of his writings are notably
uncommon.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
GUILLORÉ (François), S. J.
Les
secrets de la vie spirituelle qui en de’couvrent les illusions.
Paris,
& se vendent à L’Isle, chez Charles Prevost,
1673. FIRST EDITION,
pp (28), 653 (ie. 651), large 12mo, contemporary vellum: very
good.
An unrecorded variant imprint of the first edition of this influential
spiritual work by a highly regarded jesuit mystic and preacher (1615-
1684). Brunet remarks on the rarity of original editions of his spiritual
writings (which were reprinted into the 19C). Sommervogel 2334 notes
the same error of pagination but quotes the printer as Estienne
Michallet. NUC has two copies of the Michallet printing: MH and
MoSU-D but does not record this Prevost printing, nor is it in the BN
on line.
(2)
€100-€120 (£80-£96 approx.)
790
.
EURE (Sir Samson).
A system of pleading. Including a
translation of the Doctrina Placitandi; or, the art and science of
pleading … now first translated from the obsolete Norman
French. Shewing where, in what cases, and by what persons,
pleas, as well personal, or mixed, may be properly pleaded; with
references to and extracts from, the most approved writers on
that subject, carefully digested under their proper titles, and
brought into one collective point of view. Together with an
introduction, explaining the different terms made use of … also
a preface and table. By a Gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Dublin: Printed by James Moore,
1791
FIRST IRISH EDITION, pages xxii, (18), viii,534, (2, blank),
8vo, cloth: with light browning and the title-page working loose,
but still a strongly bound and very good copy
ESTC has seven copies of this Dublin printing: C, Dk, Lhl: NNC-L,
CLL, PU, AuNUN-L: not on-line in D or Dt. Marvin regards it as
“the best of the old treatises upon pleading”.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
BYRNE (John Ouseley).
A
compendium of Irish sanitary law …With explanatory notes
… and an index. Second edition.
Dublin: William McGee, 18
Nassau Street,
1875. LAST AND BEST EDITION, pages xiii,
(3),214,214a-b,215-487, (1, blank), 8vo, original cloth: the
original printed paper spine label just slightly chipped and the
front inner joint cracked but binding strong and otherwise a
very good copy.
Inscribed on title: “To Dr. Albert V. Speedy / consulting sanitary
officer … 6/1/75”, presumably by the author.
(2)
ADAMS (Richard).
Special report of the trial in the High
Court of Justice in Ireland, Exchequer Division, on 15th to
20th June, 1887, before Mr. Justice O’Brien … on the case of
the Corporation of Dublin versus Tedcastle.
Dublin: Falconer,
printer,
1887. FIRST EDITION,271-pages, 8vo, recent paper
wrapper: the original stiff printed paper wrappers preserved
though slightly defective, otherwise a very good copy.
O’Higgins 3. 02. Action to recover port dues, i. e. anchorage, slippage,
Lord Mayor’s Fee and bailage or water-bailiff ’s fee.
(3)
FITZGIBBON (Gerald).
A Banded Ministry and the Upas
Tree.
Dublin: Hodges, Foster, and Co.,
1873. FIRST EDITION, pp
viii, (3)-84, complete thus, 8vo, neat recent cloth: a very good
copy.
Fitzgibbon, Gerald (1793-1882), barrister, was born at Glin, co.
Limerick, As an advocate he enjoyed a high reputation for patience and
hard work.
(4)
€120-€180 (£96-£144 approx.)
791. EUSEBIUS (Pamphilius). Ecclesiasticae Historiae lib. X
…
Lutetiae Parisiorum: Ex officina Roberti Stephani...,
1544
FIRST EDITION, the title-page in Greek and Latin, the text
finely printed in Greek throughout, leaves (4), 353; 181, (5),
with the blank leaf P5 and the final leaf blank but for
Estienne’s large olive tree device and, on the title, his basilisk
device, folio, strongly bound in 19C half morocco, gilt ruled
spine, a solid but undistinguished binding for a handsome
book, throughout there are many neat marginal notes in pen,
mostly in Greek, some few in Latin and even fewer in
English - probably circa 1700 - unfortunately, an ex libris
statement in the same hand on the extreme top of title leaf is
186