Vienna: Michael Zimmermann, 1555. First edition. Small quarto: A-G4 (= 28 unnumbered leaves; text reads from right to left). Title in red and black; text in Syriac (with vocalized Hebrew and Latin transliteration) and Latin, mostly formatted in two columns per page; full page woodcut armorial device at recto of..... More

Basel: Robert Winter, 1541. First Latin Edition. Sammelband of two works published in 1541 and 1542, quarto. 479, [1, blank], [14, index, colophon and device], [2, blank]; 26, [20, index, colophon, and device], [2, blank]pp. Fine woodcut printer’s device depicting Athena at verso final index leaf in both works; printed..... More

Lyon: Sebastien Gryphius, 1529. First edition. Folio. [16]ff., 7152 [i.e., 2752] col., [2]ff. Woodcut historiated title border and large historiated initial at first page of the dedication; Hebrew lettrines at each section; printed marginalia; printer’s device at colophon. Text in two columns. Modern leatherette (laminated over an earlier binding with..... More

Jena and Halle: various, 1704. Sammelband of six works published between 1704 and 1722, small octavo. [14], 178; 32, 236; [46], 129, [1 emendanda]; [12], 118, [29 index], [1 blank]; [10], 92; [16], 124, [12 index and addenda]pp. Last work on the Hebrew accents with 2 folding tables. Contemporary vellum..... More

Lugduni Batavorum (Leiden): Apud Samuelem Luchtmans, et Filium, 1746-1766. Hardcover. Large folio. 2 volumes. Ex Libris "Herbert Wilson Greene", signature of same in both vols. on free front endpaper, date 1889. [10], xl, [76], engraved frontispiece of Johannes Alberti "F. Decker, pinx - 1742. Exudit Samuel Luchtmans. I. Houbraken sculps..... More

Warsaw: Ksiegarni F. Hoesicka/ Ksiegarnia Hösicka, 1922 (1923)*. First edition. Softcover. Duodecimo. (vi) [2] 11-126pp. [2]. Original grey-green photo-illustrated wrappers with black lettering on the front cover. This obscure and intriguing work offers a comprehensive compiled dictionary of hundred of words of jargon used by Polish criminals and prison inmates..... More

Paris: Chez l'Auteur; Barrois, l'Ainé; Eberhart, 1815-16. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XLVIII, 197, 138, 348, [2]pp. Uncut. Two volumes in marbled-paper covered slipcases. Full green morocco with gold tooled decoration on each board, spine and along edges. Gilt lettering on spines. Raised bands. Dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Original wrappers bound in..... More

Leiden: Joannes Maire, 1624. First edition. Two parts, small quarto. (a)-(b)4 A-2T4 (= 176 leaves). [16], 332 [i.e. 330, pp. 145-146 omitted from pagination; p. 149 mis-numbered 145, 153 as 149], [5, elenchus], [1, blank]pp. “Oratio de... tetragrammato” with caption title. Contemporary vellum; manuscript title at spine; remains of old..... More

Halle: Waysen-Hause, 1711. Octavo. [16], 124, [10]pp. Two folding tables. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Light wear at extremities, contemporary inscription at front endleaf, printed name plate at front pastedown, manuscript library entry and faint stamp at title. Text evenly toned, light dampstain at lower margin. A good, complete..... More

Paris: Robert Estienne, 1545. Editio princeps. Quarto. 216, [51] pp. Title in Greek and Latin, with woodcut printer's device. Contemporary limp vellum. Text light embrowned throughout. First two leaves holding by a single thread, else a good, clean copy, with ample margins. Editio princeps of this Byzantine elementary grammatical manual..... More