17th C. Greek Poetry Book

A 17th century Ancient Greek poetry book including Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey". First edition with parallel text in Greek and Latin. Edited by Jacobus Lectious. Aureline Allobprogum (Geneva, Switzer

1648 1st ed Jean Desmarets French Fables History of Greek Gods Mythology Poetry Jean Desmarets was a 17th-century French dramatists who began writing masterpieces after please Cardinal Richelieu with

1665 EXQUISITE John Field Cambridge Greek Holy BIBLE + Book of Common Prayer A rare 17th-century Greek Cambridge Bible, translated by James Duport The Cambridge Holy Bible, printed completely in Greek

1677 Rozzi Poetic Dictionary Classical Poetry ROME Livy Homer Pindar Renaissance Francesco Rozzis “New Poetic Dictionary” is a rare and valuable, 17th-century poetry glossary. Rozzi was re

1675 8 Rare Book Lot Machiavelli Livy Jean Racine Poetry Abelly French & Latin A fine collection of 17th-century literature including the religious poetry of Jean Racine and a tome from Machiavelli’

1627 Thesaurus Poeticus Smet Prosody Dictionary Linguistics Poetry Latin A 17th-century prosody thesaurus by Henry Smet. Prosody dictionaries or thesauruses are designed as a reference tool for poets

1670 Herman Hugo Pia Desideria OT Bible Emblemata Illustrated EMBLEMS Poetry “Pia Desideria…the most popular religious emblem book of the 17th-century!” Herman Hugo first published t

1703 George Herbert The Temple English Poems Sacred Metaphysical Poetry England “Woe be to him that reads but one book.” ― George Herbert George Herbert was a 17th-century Welsh poet and pri

1668 1ed Ancient Literature Xenophon Herodotus Polybius Plutarch ROME Greek Jacques Le Paulmier de Grentemesnils “Exercitationes in optimos auctores græcos” is a rare, 17th-century coll

1757 Lucian of Samosata Satire Mythology Philosophy London GREEK Latin Classical A rare, late 17th-century edition of the works of Lucian of Samosata, a 2nd-century Greek satirist. Lucian wrote a vari

1683 RARE Italian Poetry Palermo Italy Vincent Libassi Musarum Hortus Vellum 3in1 A rare 17th-century printing of the poems of Vincent Libassi, a lesser-known Italian poet. This collection of works in

1692 Greek Orthodox Church History Faith Questiones Alnetanae Pierre Daniel Huet Pierre Daniel Huet was a 17th-century French bishop who was well-remembered for his translations and commentary on Gree

1693 Irish William Temple Essays Gardens of Epicurus Sharawadgi Poetry 2v SET William Temple was a 17th-century English author who published a variety of works, most of which were essays on politics,

1684 1ed RARE Numismatics Coins Nummi Antiqui Dictionary Greek Jesuit Hardouin Jean Hardouin was a 17th-century French Jesuit scholar who, in 1684, took up an interest in numismatics. His first of fou

1653 Linguistics Dictionary Poetry Latin Thesaurus Jansonium Henri Smet Prosody A 17th-century prosody thesaurus by Henry Smet. Prosody dictionaries or thesauruses are designed as a reference tool for

1705 Greek & Latin Lexicon Dutch Cornelis Schrevel Dictionary Grammar Mercier Cornelis Schrevel was a 17th-century Dutch scholar and while he was a physician, he is most known for his ‘Lexicon’. T

1685 Greek & Latin 1st ed Lexicon Dutch Cornelis Schrevel Grammar Cambridge Cornelis Schrevel was a 17th-century Dutch scholar and while he was a physician, he is most known for his Lexicon. This Gree

1691 Georgics VIRGIL Latin Poetry Agriculture Rustic Gardening CLASSIC “If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.” ― Virgil, The Aeneid A rare 17th-century edition of the works of Virgil.

1757 FABLES of Jean de FONTAINE French Literature Aesop Poetry Pierre Coste 2in1 Jean de la Fontaine was without question, the most widely read 17th-century fabulist, and perhaps could be rivaled only

1696 GREEK Language Method for Learning Grammar French Grecque Claude Lancelot Claude Lancelot was a 17th-century French grammarian best known for his role in the establishment of the school at Port R

1762 Lament of Cecco da Varlungo Italian Poetry by Baldovini Pastoral Erotica Francesco Baldovini was a 17th-century Italian poet who is most remembered for his best work ‘The Lament of Cecco da Var

1685 1st ed Greek & Latin Lexicon Dutch Cornelis Schrevel Grammar Boom Cornelis Schrevel was a 17th-century Dutch scholar and while he was a physician, he is most known for his ‘Lexicon’. This Gre

1685 1st ed Greek & Latin Lexicon Dutch Cornelis Schrevel Grammar Cambridge Cornelis Schrevel was a 17th-century Dutch scholar and while he was a physician, he is most known for his ‘Lexicon’. Thi

1670 Works of Jean Dehenault French Poetry Consolation at Olympus Seneca RARE A rare 17th-century collection of the works of Jean de Henault. Dehenault was a French poet who wrote prose, sonnets, and