[Quintilian] Quintilianus, Marcus Fabius: (Burmann, P., ed.:) De Institutione Oratoria libri duodecim, cum animadversionibus virorum doctorum [...] Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: Apud Isaacum Severinum, 1720. 3 vols bound as 1. First edition thus. 4to., pp. [lxx], 1178, [l] + engraved frontispiece. Title-page in red and black with engraved vignette, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces. Occasional light spots and smudges, an occasional leaf (eg. 2A4) very toned, some pages a bit dusty towards top edge. Later prize vellum with prize certificate bound in, Spine gilt with raised bands, gilt borders, frames and centrepiece arms of Amsterdam to boards, edges sprinkled red and blue. Spine a little greyed, rear centrepiece slightly worn, a few smudgy marks, ties lost, very good. In pencil, to blank preceding frontis, 'Amsterdam, 2 Novembre 1946'. Certificate with large engraved arms of Amsterdam, made out to Jan Wilem Tilanus and dated 1839. Pieter Burmann's edition of the 1st century AD grammarian Quintilian, hugely influential in the Renaissance. Dibdin writes that 'by this elaborate edition of Burman, the celebrity of all former commentators has been eclipsed. We are here presented with the unedited notes of Almeloveen, Gallaeus, Turnebus, Gibson, and Obrechtus; the "Annales Quintiliani" of Dodwell, the various readings of three MSS never before collated, and the emendations of Peter Franciscus: all these materials are to be found in the first volume. The second vol., comprehending the "Declamations", displays the diligence and correctness of the editor, in his excerpts from every work and MS before collated: very copious indexes accompany it. The prefaces of Campanus, Aldus, Gibson, and others, are carefully inserted; and Burman has given a tolerably ample and correct review of all the editions of Quintilian: he, however, mistook the editio princeps, supposing it to have been in 1468.' Dibdin (4th edn.) II, 368-9; Schweiger III, 844; Spoelder 10. Ref: 54919show full image..
Rapin, Rene: Les Artifices des Heretiques. Paris: Chez Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy. 1681. 12mo. pp. [xii], 444. Woodcut vignette to title. Small clean tear from outer edge of p.271, few leaves a trifle browned or dampstained. Contemporary sprinkled calf, raised bands, spine triple gilt ruled, gilt fleurons and tendrils, all edges sprinkled red. Boards and outer edges rubbed. A rather vigorous Jesuit diatribe against Jansenism as an heretical imposture, listing the 24 psychological techniques and social behaviours by which Jansenists pass themselves off as 'saintly people'. Ref: 53164show full image..
Raymond of Sebunde Theologia Naturalis sive liber creaturarum. Lugduni [Lyon]: Sumptibus Petri Compagnon, via Mercatoria, sun signo Cordis boni, 1648. 8vo., pp. 8, 678, [xxvi] Engraved printers device to title-page, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials, final two leaves are Approbationes Doctorum and Privilege du Roy Occasional very light spotting, faint ink smudges to a few margins. Contemporary semi-limp vellum, title inked to spine, rear ties remaining but others mostly lost. Shelfmark in an old hand to title-page verso. Vellum quite greyed with a few stains and smudges but still very good overall. Written 1434-1436 but not published until 1484, Theologia Naturalis was a landmark text in the history of natural theology. Originally composed in Catalan-influenced Latin, later followers composed a more classical version. In 1569 a Latin Translation by Michel de Montaigne was published in Paris. His 'Apology for Raymond de Sebonde' (Essays, book ii chapter xii) tells the story of his translation. Ref: 54766show full image..
Rees, Owen: Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2018. First edition. 8vo., pp. xxii, 218 + plates. Maps and illustrations. Hardback: grey cloth, blue-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54499
Reynolds, Jack: The Great Paternalist. Titus Salt and the Growth of Nineteenth-Century Bradford. London: Maurice Temple Smith in association with The University of Bradford, 1983. 8vo., pp. 382. Black cloth, silver lettering. Dustwrapper slightly creased. Very good. Ref: 51389
[Rhetores Graeci] Walz, Christianus, ed.: Rhetores graeci, ex codicibus florentinis, mediolanensibus, monacensibus, neapolitanis, parisiensibus, romanis, venetis, taurinensibus et vindobonensibus / emendatiores et auctiores edidit, suis aliorumque annotationibus instruxit, indices locupletissimos adiecit Chr Stuttgartiae et Tubingae Londini; Lutetiae: J.G. Cottae; Black, Young et Young; Firmin Didot, 1832-6 9 vols.. bound as 10 (vol. 7 in 2 parts). 8vo.. Text in Greek, introduction and notes in Latin. Vol. 1 foxed. Pinkish-purple cloth, simple gilt titles to spines, edges sprinkled red. Spines very much sunned and a little brittle with fading extending just over the joints. Vols. 4, 5 and 7 pt i with torn head caps, a few smudgy marks to boards, endpapers toned, still very good sound copies overall. Brunet IV, 1266. Ref: 54741show full image..
Roberts, Mike: Hannibal's Road: The Second Punic War in Italy 213-203 BC. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2017. First edition. 8vo., pp. xxv,262 + plates. Maps. Hardback: red cloth, silver-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused: as new. Ref: 54643
Roberts, Mike: Two Deaths at Amphipolis: Cleon vs Brasidas in the Peloponnesian War. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2015. First edition. 8vo., pp. xxiii, 264 + plates. Maps. Hardback: red cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54346
Robinson, Christopher: Lucian: And His Influence In Europe. London: Gerald Duckworth & Company Limited, 1979. First edition. 8vo., pp. vii, 248. Hardback: Red cloth, gilt-lettered, spine slightly cocked, staining to top edge, good. Dust-jacket, light signs of use, still very good. In the Duckworth 'Classical Life and Letters' series. Ref: 54229
Romane, Julian: The First and Second Italian Wars 1494-1504: Fearless Knights, Ruthless Princes & the Coming of Gunpowder Armies. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2020. First edition. 8vo., pp. xv, 255 + plates. Maps. Hardback: black cloth, silver-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54454
