(1574). HORAPOLLO. DE SACRIS ÆGYPTIORUM NOTIS, ÆGYPTIACE EXPRESSIS LIBRI DUO, ICONIBUS ILLUSTRATI, ET AUCTI. Nunc primum in Latinum ac Gallicum sermonem conversi. Paris, Galiot du Pré, and Jean Ruelle, 1574. 2 parts in 1 volume in-8 of [8]-107-[1] leaves, warm morocco, boards decorated with a double cold frame with gilt corner fleurons, ribbed spine, inner gilt lace, gilt edges (David). First edition in French and Latin, illustrated with 193 finely wood-engraved EMBLEMATIC FIGURES attributed to Jean Goujon or Jean Cousinet, all set in decorative frames. This book, used by Champollion to help decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs, is for the most part a kind of catalog of animals, but the sun, moon, stars, some plants, certain parts of the human body and other objects are also included. At the end are 11 emblems added by the anonymous translator, known to be Jean Martin indicates Brunet. A fine copy from the library of the Vicomte de Saint Geniès, from the sale of the Cécile Eluard collection (n°25, 100 livres, February 1992). (Brunet III, 344) (Caillet 8225) (Mortimer n°316) (Brun p. 224) (USTC 34929).

[17th to 19th centuries] [Utrecht] De Episcopis Ultraiectensis, Recogniti et notis historicis illustrati ab. Arn. Buchelio Batavo (...) accedunt lamb. Hotensii Montfortii Successionum Ultraiectorum libri et Siffridi Petri Frisij appendix ad Historiam Ultrajectinam. Utrecht, J. van Doorn, 1643. (20),191,(14),(4),331,(12),(32),(8),180,(32) p. Engr. frontisp. title w. view of Utrecht, double-p. engr. map and woodcut coin ills. Contemp. vellum (sl. worn) w. manuscript title on spine. Sm. folio. Contemp. underlining and annotations. Waterst. throughout. Medieval chronicles of Utrecht bishops, edited by Buchelius (1565-1641) w. a supplement by Hortensius (1500-1574). Added: (Heussen, H.F. van). Historie ofte Beschryving van 't Utrechtsche Bisdom, behelzende de oudheden, kerkelijke en geestelijke gebouwen, kapellen, kommandeurschappen, abdyen, kloosters, oversten en geleerde mannen, van 't zelve bisdom. Dutch transl. H.V.R. (H. van Rijn). Leiden, C. Vermey, 1719. 2 vols. (of 3). (20),760,(26); (2),784,(34) p. 1 fold. engr. view and 2 fold. portraits. Unif. contemp. vellum (sl. worn) w. manuscript title on spine. 8vo. Browned. (total 3)