Hanoverae [Hanover]: In Officina Foersteriana, 1731. First edition. Original vellum boards. Black inked title to spine. frontispiece showing Carolus Magnus (Charlemagne) holding up the church. Red and black title page. Dedication page. Introductions and preface, text. A couple of attractive woodcuts. Complete with index, errata etc: The vellum and text are both clean and tidy, in this beautiful work. Written at Charlemagne's command, this is an account, in four books, of the Second Council of Nicaea (787). This council largely dealt with the heresy of Iconoclasm, and rather, permitted the adoration of Jesus, Mary & Saints through the assistance of images - not through the adoration of the images themselves. (Keep up please - another riveting read from Harrison-Hiett). [ii], 1-138, 1-594, [ii]. pp Première édition. Planches vélin d'origine. Titre encré en noir au dos. frontispice montrant Carolus Magnus (Charlemagne) tenant l'église. Page de titre rouge et noir. Page de dédicace. Introductions et préface, texte. Quelques gravures sur bois attrayantes. Complet avec index, errate etc. : Le vélin et le texte sont à la fois propres et bien rangés, dans ce bel ouvrage. Écrit sur l'ordre de Charlemagne, il s'agit d'un récit, en quatre livres, du deuxième concile de Nicée (787). Ce concile traitait en grande partie de l'hérésie de l'iconoclasme et permettait plutôt l'adoration de Jésus, de Marie et des saints à l'aide d'images - et non à travers l'adoration des images elles-mêmes. (Continuez s'il vous plaît - une autre lecture fascinante de Harrison-Hiett). [ii], 1-138, 1-594, [ii]. pp

London: Randal Taylor, 1690. Although the Popish Plot was ten years gone by the time this polemic was published, anti-Catholic feeling still ran high. This pamphlet purports to show all of the ways that Papists had attempted to undermine the Church of England since the Reformation. As such, this is almost a literature review of the previous hundred years, summarising Bishop Burnett, Stillingfleet and others, whilst quoting from Parliament and Catholic peers. It is followed by A LETTER OF THE MINISTERS Of the CITY of LONDON, Presented the First of January, 1645. to the Reverend Assembly of Divines sitting at Westminster, by Authority of Parliament, against TOLERATION. This pamphlet has been abstracted from a collection, and so appears as a disbound item - with the binding marks and stab marks to the spine. No wrapper or cover (now held in a protective sleeve. The top edge of the first couple of pages is beginning to come away - although the binding is still holding securely. A touch of darkening to the front and rear pages, less so inside. There are pencil ticks throughout the work in the margins. Wing B 4382. [4], 67, [1] pp.

London: John Norton for Joyce Norton, 1633. A nice copy of this two volume work, unfortunately lacking the title page to Volume I. The volume starts on gather A. Original full leather boards, with a touch of bumping / edgewear to the boards. Recent spine with titles and date to the spine. There is a little water staining to the work, particularly to the edges, and a slight nicking to the edges of the blank front end paper. Some darkening / foxing, again particularly to the edges. Owner's inscriptions to the inside front board and to the 2nd end paper. (IWe think what is laid in as the first end paper is a later addition, when the spine was replaced - the second end paper appears from condition and inscriptions to be the original one). Also lacking is leaf 3I2 (page 99/100) with the text here also lacking. Bizarrely, a full page plate, dating from 1814 has been laid in to face page 275. This is an engraving by Wm Craig and L. Brown, showing national liberty crushing the nations of Europe. This is perhaps laid in here as it is opposite an homily against Disobedience and Wilfull rebellion. This long homily, published in various forms, is important, as it was part of the celebrations following the failure of the rebellions against Queen Elizabeth I. To the end of the work is "A thankesgiving for the suppression of the last rebellion."
1-98, [vi], 1-98 101-320 [iv]. 290 x 210 mm (11½ x 8¼ inches).

Augsburg: Pattloch Verlag, 1990. A lovely copy of this First Thus. Full dark blue leather, with one of Chagall's illustrations tipped onto the front panel black and gilt decoration to front board and spine. All edges gilt. Two silk bookmarks. End papers featuring Chagall's art. 4 °. With 64 colour illustrations after Chagall. The illustrations are high quality reproductions on glossy art paper, with titles to the verson. Text in German throughout. Fine inside and out. There is no significant wear to the book. Pagination:[10], 354, 39, 4 maps. pp
Also included is the brochure / pamphlet which accompanied the Bible. This tells the story of the creation of the art (in German) and also serves as the Certificate of Originality with number.
"Since my early youth, I have been fascinated by the Bible," said Marc Chagall, believing it to be "the greatest source of poetry of all time." The works presented here reflect Chagall's ongoing interest in the beauty and tragedy of humanity: "The Bible is like an echo of nature and this secret I have tried to transmit," (Abstracted from Artsy) 290 x 210 mm (11½ by 8¼ inches).
Ein schönes Exemplar dieses Ersten So. Dunkelblaues Vollleder, mit einer von Chagalls Illustrationen auf der Vorderseite, schwarze und vergoldete Dekoration auf Vorderdeckel und Rücken. Alle Kanten vergoldet. Zwei Lesezeichen aus Seide. Vorsatzblätter mit Chagalls Kunst. 4°. Mit 64 Farbabbildungen nach Chagall. Die Illustrationen sind hochwertige Reproduktionen auf glänzendem Kunstdruckpapier, mit Titeln zur Version. Text durchgehend deutsch. Innen und außen in Ordnung.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806. First edition. Half brown leather with black labels to the spine. Marbled boards. Title, advert & preface. The work is in four parts. (1) Containing a view of civil government in its influence on virtue and happiness, chiefly from the relation it bears to liberty and property. (2) On the importance of Religion, both to society and the individual, with reflections on Religious establishments and toleration. (3) On the Conduct of the good citizen, particularly under any moderate government. (4) On the way to live happily under all governments, and in all situations. The boards and spine are clean, but there is a little rubbing to the spine, with a closed tear to the top edge of the spine. Inside, the book is clean and tidy throughout. The text block is bright and there is minimal darkening. Overall a nice copy. xvi, 445 (1) pp.,

Paris: Editions d'Art "La Couronne", 1959. First Edition. Cream hardback book in slipcase. Limited numbered edition (one of 10,500). Gilt and black titles to book. Text in French. Black and white photographs throughout. Heavy book (over 2 kg) so standard shipping only. 350 pages. Generally in very good condition. Small split to the cover on the front inside hinge. Plastic cover to book has loss and tears (not sure if this is original). Hardback slipcase is a little rubbed and dirty but has protected book well. 315 x 235 mm (12½ x 9¼ inches). Première édition. Livre cartonné crème sous étui. Édition limitée numérotée (une sur 10 500). Titres dorés et noirs à réserver. Texte en français. Photographies en noir et blanc partout. Livre lourd (plus de 2 kg) donc envoi standard uniquement. 350 pages. Généralement en très bon état. Petite fente au couvercle sur la charnière intérieure avant. La couverture en plastique du livre a des pertes et des déchirures (je ne sais pas si c'est l'original). L'étui cartonné est un peu frotté et sale mais a bien protégé le livre. 315 x 235 mm

Hamburg: Christiani Heroldi: 1741. Recent amateur half leather (turquoise back) with cream boards. Gilt title to front and spine. Recent blue end papers and owner's bookplate to the front end paper. This volume is in fact Volume 5 of a much larger work comprising the whole of the New Testament. This volume contains commentaries on the works of Peter, James, John and Jude, along with Revelation etc. There are several attractive initial and finial woodcuts to the work. [xii], 1-815, [19] pp.
The rebind is not a particularly attractive one, although it is clean and tidy. There is a little rubbing to the gilt of the spine, but on the whole is sound. The end papers are a rather bright blue card. The text block itself is clean and tidy, with moderate darkening to it. Small ink stain to the base of the title page and first few pages.
Along with Johann August Ernesti, Johann Christoph Wolf is credited with the beginning of critical philological exegesis of the New Testament. This work was originally published in 1725.