The Reformation: English & Continental

The Reformation: English & Continental

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Item #4242 Die Reformation: so der aller Durchleuchtigest, Grossmechtigest fürst und herr herr...

Die Reformation: so der aller Durchleuchtigest, Grossmechtigest fürst und herr herr Sigmund Roemischer keiser ..., Jn dem nechsten Concilio zuo Costentz, die Christenliche kirchen in bestetige ordenung zuo bringen fürgenummen het.

Basel: Thomas Wolff, 1521.

Price: $5,500.00

Bound in modern quarter vellum and drab boards. With a large woodcut of the emperor by Urs Graf (ca. 1485-1528) on the title page and a large, dramatic, historiated initial. A very good, crisp copy with a little light marginal foxing and occ. minor marginal blemishes.The “Reformation of Emperor Sigismund”...

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Item #4865 A Famouse Cronicle of oure Time, called Sleidanes Commentaries, concerning the state...

A Famouse Cronicle of oure Time, called Sleidanes Commentaries, concerning the state of religion and common wealth, during the raigne of the Emperour Charles the fift, with the argumentes set before euery booke, conteyninge the summe or effecte of the booke following. Translated out of Latin into Englishe, by Ihon Daus. Here vnto is added also an apology of the authoure.

London: John Day for Nicholas England, 25 Sept. 1560.

Price: $15,000.00

Bound in attractive contemporary calf, lacking clasps and catches, the boards ruled in gold, with a blind-stamped arabesque with flanking rosettes and the initials 'RL' within an single filet border, nicely rebacked, spine ruled in compartments, with green label, gilt, in the second compartment. Later endpapers and later end-bands (but...

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Item #4658 Manuscript Letter, on paper, signed by Ludwig III. A contemporary account the St....

Manuscript Letter, on paper, signed by Ludwig III. A contemporary account the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (during which thousands of Protestant Huguenots were slaughtered by Catholics) together with a second document which provides the names of 15 important victims and additional information.

Steinhilben: (near Reutlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg), 1572.

Price: $15,000.00

The French Wars of Religion produced one of the most brutal and excessive persecutions in history, including the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Paris which began on August 24, 1572 and continued for three hellish days. Thousands of Protestant Huguenots were tortured, raped, and murdered on the streets of Paris...

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Item #4747 Ain götliche ermanung an die Ersamen Weisen Erenuesten, eltisten Aydgnossen zu...

Ain götliche ermanung an die Ersamen Weisen Erenuesten, eltisten Aydgnossen zu Schweytz das sy sich vor frembden herren hueten und entladen.

[Augsburg]: [Jörg Nadler], 1522.

Price: $7,800.00

Bound in quarter vellum and paste-paper over boards. Title page with a pretty historiated woodcut border. 16th c. foliation in red at upper corners, small marginal tear on final leaf, little brown spots in the lower margin. Extremely rare. Two copies (of any edition) traced in North America (Columbia and...

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Item #4740 Von erkiesen und freyhait der speisen. Von ergernusz und Verbößerung. Ob man gewalt...

Von erkiesen und freyhait der speisen. Von ergernusz und Verbößerung. Ob man gewalt hab die speyß zu etlichen zeyten verbieten

[Augsburg]: [Heinrich Steiner], 1522.

Price: $15,000.00

Bound in modern blind-ruled vellum with a large blind-stamped arabesque at the center. Title page with an attractive, floral woodcut title border. Contents in fine condition with just the palest of marginal damp-staining. Small tab on outer margin of title, small numeral 8 at upper corner of the same leaf.A....

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