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An interesting study in comparative linguistics. The first four chapter of
Genesis given in Hebrew, with the latin translation of Arias Montanus,
followed by the Targum Onkelos, the Tarhum Honathan, and the
Targum Jerusalem, all Aramaic translations of an early period.
Paraphrases in Syriac, Samaritan, Arabic, Ethiopian, and Persian,
each with a verbal Latin translation, follow. The concluding chapters
provide ancient commentaries and interpretaions to the four chapters.
“The texts are preceded by a model analysis of the grammars of each of
these languages, and they are followed by eight glossaries, listing and
explaining all the words which occur in the texts. “ - Hoefer.
€150-€180 (£120-£144 approx.)
1163. OVID. Ovid’s Metamorphosis Englished, mythologiz’d,
and represented in figures. An essay to the translation of
Virgil’s Aeneis. By G. S. [George Sandys].
London, Printed by
J. L [John Legat] for Andrew Hebb …,
1640
tear in the blank margin), pages (18), 133, 144 - 303, (1,
blank), (28), complete thus in spite of pagination jump, folio,
contemporary calf, with label, gilt: the upper board almost off
being retained only by 2 of the three leather cords, wanting
the front blank flyleaf, with some light signs of use: inscribed
on title “ Peter Chesterfield 165[?]6” and also “Richard King
his Books 1682” on the blank recto of the additional engraved
tite-page and also on the end flyleaf: a very good, completely
unsophisticated copy in a fitted folding library case.
NSTC 18968. Alden & Landis, European Americana, 640/139.
While in Virginia, Sandys (1578-1644), English-born colonist in
Virginia, he made a verse translation of the last ten books of the
Metamorphoses to accompany his previous translation of vive books,
and the whole was published as Ovid’s Metamorphosis Englished by
G. S. (1626). This was the first translation of a classic made in
America, and it contains many references to America.
€800-€1,200 (£640-£960 approx.)
1164
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OXFORD: -.
or documents illustrative of academical life
and studies at Oxford. By Henry Anstey. 1868
very good-nice.
“Contains chancellors’ and proctors’ books (1214-1504); acts of the
chancellor’s court, 1434-67; convocation register of the univertsity,
1449-63. “ - Graves 7065..
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
STEVENSON (Joseph),
ed.
of
the English from Normandy, 1449-1450. Robertus Blondelli De
Reductione Normanniae. Le recouvrement de Normendie, par
Berry, herault du roy. Conferences between the ambassadors of
France and England … 1863, a nice, fresh copy.
(2)
ELMHAM, Thomas of.
by Thomas of Elmham, formerly
monk and treasurer of that foundation. Edited by Charles
Hardwick. 1858. A nice fresh copy.
(3)
WHETHAMSTEDE (John): - Riley (Henry T.),
ed.
Roberto Blakeney, cappellano, quondam adscriptum (1451-61).
(Registra Quorundam Abbatum Monasterii S. Albani). 1872-73,
in nice, fresh state.
“The Registrum is a continuation in form and literary style of the
Annales … whereas the Annales dealt with the first abbacy of
Whethamstede (a well-known humanist of the fifteenth century) at St
Albans 1420-40, the Regiustrum dealt with his second abbacy, 1452-65.
“ - Graves 2980
(4)
RAINE (James),
ed.
Historical papers and letters from the
northern registers.
Longman … (Rolls series),
1873. Pages 4, xliv,
482, (2), roy 8vo, original quarter cloth: a nice, fresh copy.
From the registries at Carlisle, Durham and York, A. D. 1265-1415.
(5)
YEAR BOOKS: - Horwood (A. J.),
ed.
Year Books of the
Reign of King Edward the First. Edited and translated. Vol 1 (of
5). Years 20 & 21.
Longmans(Rolls ser),
1866. Pages 4, xxix,509,
roy 8vo, original quarter cloth: in nice, fresh state. (6)
€120-€180 (£96-£144 approx.)
1165
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PAGES (Pierre M. F.).
Travels round the World, in the
years 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771. By Monsieur de Pages,
Captain in the French Navy … Translated from the French.
Dublin: Printed by P. Byrne, W. M’Kenzie, J. Moore … (and five
others),
1791
FIRST IRISH EDITION, pages xv, (1, blank), 437, (3, blank),
8vo, pleasantly bound in recent half calf over marbled boards,
attractive gilt spine, with contrasting label, gilt: with some very
light browning in places but still a very good to nice copy with
all edges uncut.
This scarce Dublin edition, complete in one volume, contains the text of
the first two volumes of the London edition of the same year and
recounts the author’s travels to the end of 1771. ESTC locates fifteen
copies, none in the UK and only one (D) in Ireland.
€180-€250 (£144-£200 approx.)
1166
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PAINE (Thomas).
Rights of Man: being an answer to Mr.
Burke’s attack on the French Revolution. Part I.
London: Printed
for H. D. Symonds, Paternoster-Row,
1792
Pages 6 (i. e. 86), large 12mo, recent paper wrapper: light age
toning and with a few lower edges uncut: a very good copy.
Thetford Catalogue 271, variant, with the final page incorrectly
numbered 6. ESTC locates five copies: C, O, Luu / ViW, CLU.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
PAINE (Thomas).
Letter
addressed to the Addressers, on the late proclamation.
London:
Printed for H. D. Symonds … and Thomas Clio Rickman …,
1792.
Pages 39, (1, blank), large 12mo, recent paper wrapper: light
soiling and staining and the final leaf, verso blank, neatly
backed: a good to very good copy.
In this edition the titles of Paine’s other works are given as: ’Common
sense; Rights of man, two parts’; with press figures page 12: 2, page 20:
2, page 36: 4, page 38: 4; and page 39 has ’Finis’. ESTC locates copies
at C, O / CLU, KU-S, PU, OUT. “’The late proclamation’ was the
royal proclamation against seditious writings issued May 21, 1792, and
directed particularly against the second part of the Rights of Man. “ -
Thetford Collection, 165, variant.
(2)
PAINE (Thomas).
Agrarian justice, opposed to agrarian law,
and to agrarian monopoly. Being a plan for meliorating the
condition of man, by creating in every nation a national fund, to
pay to every person, when arrived at the age of twenty-one
years, the sum of fifteen pounds sterling, to enable him or her to
begin the world: and also, ten pounds sterling per annum during
life to every person now living of the age fifty years, and to all
others when they shall arrive at that age, to enable them to live
in old age without wretchedness, and go decently out of the
world.
Paris: Printed by W. Adlard. London: re-printed for T.
Williams, No. 8, Little Turnstile, Holborn,
1797. 16-pages, signed B-
C4, large 12mo, recent paper wrapper: a very good copy.
Thetford Catalogue 62. ESTC locates ten copies and calls for a leaf of
advertisements at end, not present in our copy.
(3)
PAINE (Thomas).
Miscellaneous articles, by Thomas Paine.
Consisting of A letter to the Marquis of Lansdowne. A letter to
the authors of the Republican. A letter to the Abbey Syeyes.
Thoughts on the peace, and the probable advantages thereof.
First letter to Mr. Secretary Dundas. Letter to Lord Onslow.
Second letter to Mr. Dundas. And a letter to the people of
France. &c. &c.
London: Printed for J. Ridgway, No. 1, York Street,
St. James’s Square,
1793. 36-pages, the last three being adverts
and with page 36 misnumbered ‘6’, large 12mo, recent paper
wrapper: with some light foxing and toning, but a very good
copy.
Thetford Catalogue 214. ESTC locates nine copies of this edition, but
does not mention the pagination error: C, O, Leu / PPamP, PPL,
CaOHM, IEN, CLU, PU.
(4)
PAINE (Thomas).
A letter addressed to yhe [sic] Abbe
Raynal, on the affairs of North America; in which the mistakes
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