Seventeenth Century from Temple Rare Books

London: Ben. Griffin and Sam. Keble, 1690. [2], 214pp, [17]. Contemporary dark mottled calf, later rebacked in lighter calf, smooth back, spine in six panels, title label to second, remaining panels with central fleuron device and leafy stem corner pieces. Rubbed, corners bumped. Internally the endpapers and pastedowns are browned to edges, title and engraved portrait lightly foxed, a couple… Read more about this item

Amstelodami (Amsterdam): Ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1673. [4], 751, [1], 1-93pp, [45]. Full vellum, author in ink to spine. Spine soiled, covers slightly soiled. Internally lightly browned, a few light spots of foxing, but generally clean, a few small ink spots to fore-edge of text block, piece excised from head of ffep, with some old ink notes to fep, the rear… Read more about this item

Amstelodami (Amsterdam): Jodocum Jansonium, 1649. 1-85, [3], 85-320pp, plates. Later full morocco by Cuzin, raised bands, spine in six panels, title in gilt to second panel, place and date to third with volute corner pieces, remaining panels gilt, with volute corner pieces and floral spray centre piece, covers with triple fillet border, double fillet to board edges, six gilt rolls… Read more about this item

Amstelodami (Amsterdam): Joannem Janssonium, 1638. [12], 355pp, [15]. Contemporary red morocco, raised bands, spine in six panels, author in gilt to second panel, remaining panels decorated with volutes and small tools, covers with panel design, an inner oval surrounded by a lozenge made up of volute and small tools, inside a triple fillet and dotted line inner panel, with flower… Read more about this item

Parisiis (Paris): Antonium Cellier, 1680. [28], 793, [3], 59, [1], 168pp. Full vellum, raised bands, spine in seven panels, title in ink to second panel, covers with central arabesque inside a two line panel with fleuron corner pieces inside a double fillet border. Small amount of loss to first panel, some creasing and browning to spine, covers slightly splayed. Internally… Read more about this item

London: Gilbert Cownly, 1686. [16], 436pp. Later (mid-nineteenth century) full morocco, raised bands, spine in six panels, author / title in gilt to second, remaining panels with gilt central diamond made up of four tulip heads, with volute corner pieces, covers with central panel design with volute internal corner pieces and floral external corner pieces, gilt roll to edges and… Read more about this item