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CLAVIUS (Christopher). Christophori Clavii Bambergensis ex Societate Iesu in Sphaeram Joannis de Sacro Bosco commentarius. Genève (or Lyon), Samuel Crespin, 1607. Small in-4 contemporary vellum. Stains and soiling to binding. Copy mutilated with many engraved figures cut out and missing. Expert : Madame Elvire POULAIN

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CLAVIUS (Christopher). Christophori Clavii Bambergensis ex Societate Iesu in Sphaeram Joannis de Sacro Bosco commentarius. Genève (or Lyon), Samuel Crespin, 1607. Small in-4 contemporary vellum. Stains and soiling to binding. Copy mutilated with many engraved figures cut out and missing. Expert : Madame Elvire POULAIN

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Syro-Hittite idol of the Hama type. 1st third 2nd millennium BC. H 13.7cm, H base 5cm, total 18.7cm. Light beige terracotta, hand-molded. Statuette of a female, unclothed deity with outstretched stubby arms and bird-headed face. Behind the head a trapezoidal structure with four holes that were used to hold gold earrings. With certificate of authenticity from Ch. Bacher and copy of the invoice! Remains of sinter, figure broken in the middle and professionally reassembled, right arm stump reattached. Provenance: Ex private collection C. K., Brandenburg; acquired 2020 from Christoph Bacher, Archäologie / Ancient Art, Vienna; ex private collection Peter Hollander (1931-2014), Amsterdam, thereafter family property.

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Epistolae Indicae. De stupendis et praeclaris rebus, quas divina bonitas in India & variis insulis, per Societate[m] nominis Iesu operari dignita est, in tam copiosa gentium ad fidem conversione [- Andrade, Diogo de Paiva de - De Societatis Iesu origine, libellus [...],- Societatis Iesu defensio adversus obtrectatores, ex testimonio, et literis Pii Quarti Pontificiu Maximi [...]]. Leuven R. Velpius 1566 3 works in one vol. 8vo: [24]-496 pp. [40], [5]-[11] ff. (1st title soiled, occ. sl. soiling or foxing in the begin. of 1st work, sl. marg. dampstaining, sl. larger at end, K in 1st work sl. browned). 19th-c. half brown cloth, marbled paper covers, spine with raised bands (scratching to front cover, corners and edges sl. used). Very rare first edition, first issue, of an important collection of letters written by Jesuit missionaries in Japan and the East Indies, with some references to American Indians. Work II (also issued separately) is a defence of the Jesuit Order by the Portuguese theologian D. de Paiva de Andrade (1528-1575). General index and errata at the end. Woodcut mark on titles; woodcut papal arms on title of work III. Ref. BB II:266:E-12. - BT 8249 & 3950 - STC Dutch 104. - Pettegree (NB) 16514. - Adams A-1021 (Pt. II). - Cordier, Japonica, 49-51. - Carayon (Jesuits) 576 & 2853. - Palau 215.586 (Payva). - Sabin 22704. - Not in Alden/Landis. Prov. Old. ms. entry on 1st title.

Estim. 60 - 90 EUR

(Pibrac du Faur,G.de).

Starting price 63 EUR

GHELDERODE (Michel de).

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