Sale 2501 - Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books, March 7, 2019

162 c   LUTHER, MARTIN. A Commentarie . . . upon the Epistle of S. Paule to the Galathians. [6], 296 leaves. Mostly printed in black letter. 4to, 188x132 mm, old leather, rebacked, worn; contents toned and soiled with dampstaining and traces of mold toward end, hole through center of title and next leaf crudely repaired affecting printer’s device and text, few holes causing text loss on penultimate leaf repaired with cellophane tape, last leaf mounted, 19th-century owner’s scattered marginalia and notes covering the front and rear endpapers. London: Thomas Vautroullier, 1580 [300/500] Third edition of a translation first published in 1575. STC 16967. 163 c   LUTHER, MARTIN. Colloquia Mensalia; or, Dr. Martin Luther’s Divine Discourses at his Table, &c. [40], 541, [1] pages, including engraved frontispiece portrait of Luther. Folio, 317x214 mm, 19th-century crimson leather gilt, spine faded, front joint rubbed; later owner’s note in ink on title, contents otherwise generally clean. Later manuscript table of contents on leaf bound at end. London: William Du-Gard, 1652 [300/500] first edition in english . Wing L3510. 164 c   MACHIAVELLI, NICCOLÒ. Machiavel’s Discourses upon the First Decade of T. Livius . . . To which is added his Prince. English translation by Edward Dacres. [24], 686, [2] pages, including engraved frontispiece portrait and final contents leaf. 8vo, 174x109 mm, modern panelled leather; contents relatively clean, old signature on title, minor repairs without text loss at top of 2A8, last leaf rehinged with marginal restoration, possibly supplied from another copy. Bertelli & Innocenti (17th century) 68; Gerber III, 105; Wing M135. London: Charles Harper and John Amery, 1674 [250/350] 163