12mo. (10), 445, (23) pp. Title-page printed in red and black. With additional engraved title, 6 engraved plates (5 folding), and 15 engravings in the text (12 full-page, 1 repeated, 1 with blank verso). - (Bound with) II: Tomasini, Giacomo Filippo. De tesseris hospitalitatis liber singularis. Amsterdam, Andreas Fries, 1670. (10), 227, (25) pp. With engr. frontispiece, engr. title vignette, 12 engravings in the text (7 full-page), and 2 engr. folding plates. - (Bound with) III: The same. Titus Livius Patavinus. Ibid., 1670. With engr. title vignette, folding engr. plate, and 1 engr. coin in the text. Contemporary vellum. Charming Dutch pocket edition of three works of ancient history, all profusely illustrated, including two treatises on gastronomy and hospitality. - I: Later edition of this well-known work on Roman table manners, first published in 1588. Also contains relevant material from Ovid, Terence, and Propertius. "On trouve dans cet ouvrage des documents fort intéressants sur les festins des anciens Romains et sur les moeurs épulaires de ce peuple" (Vicaire). This classic, compiled by the priest Petrus Ciacconius (1525-81), was variously reprinted until the mid-18th century. - II: "A book which deals with the tokens and traditions of hospitality - religious, social and commercial" (Simon). The "tesserae hospitalitatis" were broken coins of tablets which were joined again as a proof of authority or friendship. "Quest' operetta è stampata con eleganza di tipi, e colle tavole diligentemente intagliate, e stampate fra il testo" (Cicognara). - III. Added to this is Tomasini's Life of Livy, frequently bound with his "Tesserae". Giacomo Filippo Tomasini "avait une saine érudition, et lutta contre le mauvais goût du temps en opposant Pétrarque à Marini" (Hoefer). - Binding slightly spotty. Title page and flyleaf have library stamp of the Cöllnisches Gymnasium. - I: Vicaire 174. Brunet VI, 29179. Ebert 4242. Cf. Simon 344 (1644 ed.). Horn/A. 32 (1590 ed.). - II: Cicognara 1808. Jöcher IV, 1156. Drexel 852 (cites 7 engravings only). Horn/A. 205. Simon 1466. - III: Schweiger II, 557. Horn/A. 205 (note). Seller Inventory # 25654

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Title: De triclinio, sive de modo convivandi apud ...

Publisher: Amsterdam, Hendrik Wetstein, 1689.

Binding: Soft cover

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We have been dealing in valuable books, manuscripts, and autographs since 1883. As members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Verband der Antiquare Österreichs (Austrian association of antiquarian booksellers), as well as the Verband deutscher Antiquare e.V. (German association of antiquarian booksellers), we are bound by these organizations' code of ethics. A large proportion of our customers is made up of institutions, including renowned international universities and major state libraries. We keep contact with our private customers at international book fairs and through our online catalogues. You are welcome to visit us on our business premises from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM. We are happy to take buying orders for the important book auctions in Germany and Austria, which we attend regularly. We dedicate special attention to the estates and archives of important personalities of the arts and sciences in European and world history. Through specially prepared archive catalogues we have been able to sell the archives of Viktor Léon (librettist, 1859-1940), Leo Fall (operetta composer, 1873-1925), Lotte Lehmann (singer, 1888-1976), Otto Tressler (actor, 1871-1865) and Max Reinhardt (director, 1873-1743), as well as the last privately owned important original manuscripts by Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher, 1889-1951). Along the lines of this specialization our buying policy concentrates especially on these fields.

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