Rare 17th Century work on Cryptography

1697 HUGE FOLIO Analysis of BIBLE Psalms Le Blanc Latin Catholic French Jesuit A rare 17th-century work of commentary and analysis of the Psalms of David by Thomas Le Blanc. Le Blanc was a French Jesu

1615 Catholic Church Tribunal LAW Dominico Picus Commentary on Roman Rota A very rare 17th-century work on Catholic tribunals. Dominico Pico published his commentary on the decisions made by the Roman

1691 BEAUTIFUL Catholic Church Doctrine & Controversy Latin Mass Merfelicz Beautiful Catholic liturgical book with functional clasps! A rare, late 17th-century work of controversial theological doctri

1696 History of Architecture Felibien Famous Architects Cathedrals Rome France A rare late-17th-century work on the history of architecture. This book, written by Jean-Francois Felibien des Avaux, giv

1609 RARE Naydinger Death Heaven Hell Purgatory Perugia Catholic Church Papacy A relatively rare and unknown early 17th-century work by Daniel Naydinger. ‘Questiones Excerpte ex Explanatione’ is a

1709 Schranger Latin BIBLE Sacraments Confession Prayers ARMORIAL BINDING Timothy Schrangers “Morale et extemporaneum sacri eloquii” is a rare 17th-century Latin devotional. This work prov

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.

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

1663 1st ed Goliziano Manzini Italian Literature Art of Love Philosophy A rare, 17th-century printing of the works of Giovanni Battista Manzini. These Italian works, published in Venice in 1663 cover

1668 Roman Catholic Missal Bible Prayers Liturgy Princess Conti Moroccan Binding An incredible rare 17th-century Roman Catholic Missal. This work, a beautiful tome in itself, was published in Paris an

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

1692 1ed Art of Preaching & Friendship Villiers French Jesuit Philosophy Satire A rare, late 17th-century printing of the works of Pierre Villiers. This book contains two major poetical works –

1614 SENECA Stoic Philosophy Stoicism Latin Humanism Cologne ROME Aldine “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ― Seneca A rare mid-17th-century printing of the works of

1675 RARE Universal Geography FRANCE French Cities Royal Provinces Lyon Vellum A highly rare and rather unknown 17th-century geography book. This work, which does not appear in auction records or libr

1662 1ed Treatise on Epidemical Diseases Political & Religious SATIRE England “A Short Treatise of the Epidemical Diseases of These Times” is a mid-17th-century work by an unknown author s

1744 Natural LAW 1st Duty of Man Pufendorf Political Philosophy WAR Gentium Jure Samuel von Pufendorfs work The Duty of Man was an important 17th-century work which gave his commentary and views on th

1747 Duty of Man Pufendorf Natural LAW Political Philosophy WAR Gentium 2v SET Samuel von Pufendorfs work The Duty of Man was an important 17th-century work which gave his commentary and views on the

A very fine and rare 17th Century wrought iron four poster campaign bed frame having hexagonal uprights with foliage finials joined by curtain rails. the head board having elaborate scroll work interm

1684 Catholic Devotional on Birth of Jesus Christ Mariology Virgin Mary Bible A rare 17th-century Catholic devotional and ecclesiastical history of the birth of Jesus Christ. This small work contains

1661 RARE German Vellum Clasp BINDING Jesus Christ Passion BIBLE Devotional A rare 17th-century German theology text by Arnold Caesar. This work contains historical and theological writings on Jesus a

1688 RARE Jesuit Latin Poems by Jacob Wallius Catholic Church Latin Society of Jesus A rare 17th-century printing of poems by Jesuit Jacob Wallius. This work, along with Wallius, are relatively unknow

1669 VENICE Military Ottoman Turks Venetian Law Dalmatia Italy Elzevier RARE Civil and Military Policy of Venetians is a rare 17th-century history of Venice and the only known work of the author known

1698 1ed Canon LAW Juris Canonici Theoria Praxis Jean Cabassut Ecclesiastical A rare, late 17th-century law book by Jean Cabassut. This work includes essays and writings on Ecclesiastical law, Roman l

1676 Church of England Henry Spelman & Robert Sanderson Ecclesiastical LAW 2in1 A rare 17th-century book on the Church of England – two works bound as one. Henry Spelman’s “Churches not to be Vi