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"GUILLERMUS PARISIENSIS (Guilielmus Alvernus / Guillaume d'Auvergne / William of Paris / William of Auvergne).
Reference : 62907
Rethorica Diuina (Rhetorica Divina). - [FIRST BOOK PRINTED IN FREIBURG]
(Freiburg, Kilian Fischer, ca. 1490/1491). Small folio. Bound (presumably in the 18th century) in later marbled boards with a vellum spine. Binding with wear, edges of baords worn, smaller wormholes, and overall wear. The spine seems to be make up of two peices of vellum, with a small gap where they meet at the middle of the spine. The small wormholes go through the block, causing tiny loss of parts of lettering here and there. The final leaf lacking a larger piece causing partial loss of text to ca. 20 lines. The leaf is mounted from verso. First eight leaves with a damp stain to lower margin and first and last leaves with some soiling and staining. Otehwise, the block is overall clean and fresh. (58) ff. 52 lines and headline, double columns. Three-and four-line initial spaces with printed guide-letters. Initials touched in red throughout and red underlinings and markings.
Scarce first edition thus, being the second edition (following the 1483-edition printed in Gand) of William of Paris’ highly important work on the art of prayer and the first book printed in Freiburg. There has always been consensus about the book being printed around 1490, no later than 1491, but the printing place of the book has previously been contested. Earlier bibliographies (Eg. Hain, Grasse) state that it was printed in Basel by Johannes Amerbach, but it has later been proven (after the thesis of BMC) to have been printed by Kilian Fischer in Freiburg im Breisgau and is now considered the first book printed there. The scholastic philosopher Guillaume d’Auvergne (ca. 1180 - 1249), also known under the names Guillermus Episcopus Parisiensis, Wilhelm von Auvergne, William of Paris etc., was the most prominent French philosopher-theologian of the early 13th century and one of the first Western scholars to attempt to integrate Classical Greek and Arabic philosophy with Christian doctrine. He was also a first mover in creating a new metaphysics that combines Neoplatonism with empiricism and ontology, profoundly changing the face of medieval philosophy from the 13th century. “William of Auvergne or Paris, (ca.1180/90–1249), Bishop of Paris from 1228 until his death in 1249, was one of the first wave of thinkers in the Latin West to engage with the writings on natural philosophy and metaphysics by Greek, Islamic and Jewish thinkers that had recently become available in Latin translation. William took these writings to pose errors dangerous to the Christian faith, and his philosophical works are in large part aimed at combating their errors. Yet at the same time he recognized their philosophical value and, though often confused about their meaning, incorporated their teachings into his own thought. On many of the important issues of later medieval thought, William is the first to provide in-depth discussions, and his voluminous works are an important and still under-appreciated source for our understanding of the development of medieval philosophy.” (Stanford Encycl. of Philosophy). “By the third decade of the thirteenth century there emerge the first signs of a new metaphysics. Alongside Neoplatonizing idealism we now see attempts to lay greater emphasis on the ontological density of the created world and to structure reality without resorting to the terms of a relation to the divine ideal… The two figures who did the most to promote the new metaphysics, as well as a profoundly Aristotelianizing campaign to establish the criteria for knowledge, were masters whose important work was done between 1220 and 1235 in the chools of theology at the new universities. Robert Grosseteste (d. 1253)… [and] William of Auvergne (d. 1249).” (John Marenbon, Medieval Philosophy, 1998, vol III, p. 204). Making extensive use of Avicenna and Aristotle as they were just becoming known through translations, in order to understand Christian faith and philosophy, William as a bishop also had concerns that reflected the practical use of his teachings. The present work, “Divine Rhetoric” is his instructive magnum opus. Here, he seeks to explain and illustrate the art of prayer – or divine eloquence -, listing seven characteristics and perfections of prayer. The work is equally famous for its application of Ciceronian rules of oratory to Christian oratory and prayer. For more on the Freiburger printer Kilian Fischer, please see Hermann Baumeister’s “Der Freiburger Buchdruck in der Inkunabelzeit (“Kilian Fischer Als „vermutlich erster Freiburger Druck' erscheint „nicht nach 1491 "" aus der Offizin Kilian Fischers eine Predigtsammlung sechs ausgewählter Predigten von Ephrem dem Syrer (303- 373) in lateinischer Sprache, die Kilian Fischer zusammen mit der „Rhetorica Divina” des Pariser Bischofs Guillelmus Alvemus herausgab.” (p. 104)" “Die Drucke Kilian Fischers sind reine Werkdrucke. Er verwendete drei verschiedene Grundchriften ohne verzierende Initialen oder Abbildungen. Die entsprach auch dem rein wissenschaftlichen Charakter der Lehrbücher seiner Produktion.” (p.107). ) Hain: 8303, Graesse: III:183 BMC III:693 GW: 11866.
"HARTMANN, EDUARD VON [author] (+) MEMDUH SÜLEYMAN [translator and the author of the commentary].
Reference : 60003
(1913)
Darwinism [i.e. German: ""Wahrheit und Irrthum im Darwinismus""] - [FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST BOOK ON DARWINISM, PRINTED IN ISTANBUL. ]
Istanbul, Nietzsche Hayatý ve Felsefesi, 1329 [1913]. 8vo. In later embossed full cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. Last 10 leaves with a brown spot. Frontiespiece repaired with tape, otherwise a fine and clean copy. 127, (1) pp. + portrait of Darwin.
Rare first edition of the first book on Darwinism, printed in Istanbul. The work in Ottoman language is a translation of ""Wahrheit und Irrthum im Darwinismus"" (The Truths and Mistakes of Darwinism) by Eduard von Hartmann (1842 - 1906), first published in 1875. The translator Memduh Süleyman, who also commented the book, considered the natural evolution the biggest mistake of the Darwinism. Memduh Süleyman (1889?-1920) was an important author and translator of the last years of the Ottoman Empire. His most famous work is a book on Nietzsche, ""Nietzsche Hayat? ve Felsefesi"", from 1912, which he co-wrote in together with Ahmet Nebil-Baha Tevfik-Memduh.The book was published amidst the Ottoman debate on the Darwinism. The first mentioning of the term was made in 1863 in a magazine Mecmua-i Fünun by Münif Pasha, who was at the time serving as a minister of education and did not believe, that the development of science would or should affect the religion. In the time of the publication of the present work, Darwin's works were not yet translated into Ottoman. The first translation of On the Origin of Species in the Muslim world, was only issued in Arabic in 1918 in Cairo. Translated were only the first six chapters. For more chapters were subsequently added in 1928.OCLC list three institutional examples (Leiden University Library, Library of Congress, Huntington Library, Art Museum, & Botanical Gardens).
De abstinentia ab esu animalium, Libri Quatuor, Ioanne Bernardo Feliciano Interprete. Cum Summi Pontificis, & Senatus Veneti priuilegio in annos X. - [THE FIRST BOOK DEVOTED TO VEGETARIANISM]
(Venice, Iohannes Gryphius, 1547). 4to. Contemporary paper-covered boards. Spine with traces of previous onlay and with two compartments of paper spine gone - here the original sewing cords are visible and intact. A bit of soiling to binding, but overall very good, with a slightly fragile hinge. Old handwritten number to lower part of spine. Title in old ink to bottom edge of the text block. Damp staining to some leaves, especially towards the end, but mostly marginal. Overall in very good condition. Lovely woodcut pictorial chapter initials. Some occasional spotting to the blank outer margins, otherwise very good. A lovely, unsophisticated copy housed in a custom made navy blue cloth box. [6], 100 ff.
Scarce first edition of the first book entirely dedicated to vegetarianism. This cornerstone of vegetarian literature is not only considered the earliest book on the subject, but also a milestone in the history of animal rights, being one of the very first texts to argue that animal life is equal to that of a human. The work is the most elaborate classical work on vegetarianism known and one of the most important works in the history of Skepticism. By many, it is considered Porhyry’s magnum opus. The work is generally simply referred to as “De Abstinentia”, from its Latin title. It was translated from the original Greek by Giovanni Bernardo Feliciano (c.1490-1552) and published in 1547, one year before the publication of the Greek version of the text, the present Latin thus constituting the editio princeps. Porphyry of Tyre (c. 234-305?) was one of the most important Greek Neoplatonist philosophers and one of the most important disciples of Plotinus, the founder of Neoplatonism. Porphyry wrote extensively on philosophy, religion, philology, and science and is famed for having written the first extensive treatise on vegetarianism. After Plato, many Neoplatonist philosophers recommended a fleshless diet on ethical and spiritual grounds, but the only surviving classical treatises we have dedicated entirely to the subject, are Plutarch’s smaller, not individually published, twin essays “On the Eating of Flesh” (contained in his “Moralia”) and Porphyry’s seminal book devoted entirely to the subject of abstaining from eating meat. This work, Porphyry’s “De Abstinentia” is the most elaborate ancient pro-vegetarian text known to us, and together with Plutarch’s smaller essays, it is considered the founding work in the Western vegetarian canon. This magnum opus of vegetarianism is commonly recognized as the primary classical work, not only in vegetarianism, but also in animal ethics. Porphyry believed that animals are aware and capable of evaluating situations, have memory, and communicating. In short, all they lack that humans have is the ability to speak so that we can understand them. According to Porphyry in his “De Abstinetia”, killing an animal is no different from taking the life of a human being, and thus the work also became one of the first to state that animal life is equal to that of a human. Furthermore, he argues that by consuming meat, the body becomes corrupt and unhealthy, leading also to obesity. Porphyry’s groundbreaking vegetarian treatise is a polemical work addressed to Castricius Firmus, Porphyry's friend and fellow disciple of Plotinus, who had renounced a vegetarian diet. The treatise compiled most of the classical thought on the subject and incorporates arguments for and against vegetarianism. “Porphyry’s work [i.e. “De Abstinentia”] had long been a classic source of arguments in favor of a diet that excluded animal products, to the point that “abstinence,” the term traditionally used to translate Porphyry’s ?ποχ?, had become the cornerstone of philosophical discussions regarding the choice not to eat the flesh of animals. In this text, the disciple of Plotinus seeks to convince his friend Firmus Castricius to abstain from eating meat, a food which he had previously avoided but had subsequently gone back to consuming. Porphyry’s appeal is customarily considered one of the most extensive ancient defenses of vegetarianism” (Muratori: Vegetarianism Before Vegetarianism, Cambridge University Press, online, 2025). “On Abstinence” was not only extremely influential in antiquity, it also had an enormous impact upon the development of modern vegetarianism and is considered the most important statement in the history of vegetarianism until recent times (i.e. Percy and Mary Shelley in the 19th century). It is arguably the most quoted and referenced works in the history of vegetarianism and doubtlessly the most influential, also in a modern context. This is also in large part because of the seminal first printing of the work, in Lattin in 1547. “It is often believed that philosophical reflection on vegetarianism and human-animal relations intensified after Descartes, who praised a plant-based diet… Another argument for the modern invention of vegetarianism is the term’s coinage in the mid-nineteenth century. However, … vegetarian discourse flourished in the Italian Renaissance, largely in the wake of the translation and widespread reception of “On Abstinence” by the ancient Neoplatonist Porphyry… Porphyry’s insistence on complete abstinence from meat makes his position unique. Except the Pythagoreans, no other school of antiquity had unanimously considered vegetarianism a prerequisite for philosophical work. “On Abstinece” not only stood out for its author’s original treatment of the subject structured as if in direct competition with other philosophers, it also became an incomparable reservoir of ancient ideas on various aspects of humans’ engagement with animals.” (Ovanes Akopyan in: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol 78, nr. 2 – University of Chicago Press, 1 August 2025). The work is scarce with almost no copies at auction over the last 50 years. Vicaire, Bibliographie Gastronomique, p. 703. Graesse: V:415
An Essay on Drunkenness, and its Effects on the Human Body. - [THE FIRST BOOK ON ALCOHOLISM]
London, 1804. 8vo. Bound uncut in a very nice recent pastiche binding with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to upper margin of title-page. First four leaves with closed hole in upper margin, not affecting text. With only light occasional brownspotting and barely visible dampstain to upper margin of first 7 leaves - over over very nice copy. Printed on good paper. IX, (3), 203, (1) pp.
The very scarce first edition of Trotter’s seminal “Essay on Drunkenness”, which constitutes the first book on alcoholism. “It was during the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the problem of chronic alcohol dependence in modern society and its consequent medical effects emerged. The topic of drunkenness figures prominently in the thinking and writing of social reformers, politicians, theorists, medical practitioners, and psychiatrists. Eventually, by the mid-nineteenth century, ‘alcoholism’ was named as the disease of habitual drunkenness. Possibly the most important book to predict this was Trotter’s Essay, written in 1804. Through case studies based on wide experience, he detailed the manifestations of alcoholism, ventured therapeutic recommendations, and squarely termed drunkenness a disease – indeed, a mental disease.” (Routledge, Edt. Roy Porter, 1988) Thomas Trotter (1760 – 1832), Scottish naval physician, was a leading medical reformer in the Royal Navy, also known as an ardent critic of the slave trade. Trotter was a champion of vaccinations for naval medical staff and a key figure in the development of modern theories of alcohol addiction. His groundbreaking “Essay on Drunkenness” from 1804, in which he describes habitual alcohol consumption as a “disease of the mind”, is the first ever book-length consideration of the phenomenon of alcohol dependence and its treatment.
Ekonomicheskie etyudy i stati. [i.e. Economic Studies and Essays]. - [LENIN'S FIRST BOOK]
S.-Petersburg, 1899 [recte October 1898]. 8vo. Bound in an excellent newer red half morocco in perfect contemporary style, with five raised bands and gilt author and year to spine. Marbled edges and beautiful marbled en-papers. Old owner's stamps to title-page (""Biblioteka Aleksandova, S. 1873 F."", ""Iz knig Avrutina M.V."", and the number ""21162""), otherwise also internally very nice and clean. (4), 290 pp.
Very rare first edition of Lenin's first published book, the seminal miscellany of his economic papers, which constitute the first outline of his revolutionary ideas. The work consists in five economic essays/studies, four of which are published here for the first time (""The Handicraft Census of 1894-95 in Perm Gubernia and General Problems of ""Handicraft"" Industry"""" ""Gems of Narodnik Project-Mongering"""" ""The Heritage We Renounce"" - all three written in exile in 1897 - and ""On the Question of Our Factory Statistics"", written in 1898), and one of which (""A Characterisation of Economic Romanticism"") had been published the previous year, in installments, in the magazine Novoye Slovo, April-July 1897. Before the present publication, only very few of Lenin's papers and articles had been published, and none of them in book form. The present publication brings to light Lenin's elaboration of the tasks of the Russian Marxists (both as to their programme, their tactics, and the organization as such) (""The Heritage We Renounce"") and gives us the basis for his take on Marxism. Much of the original material published here was used by Lenin, both directly (e.g. the ""Handicraft Census"") and indirectly (forming a basis for the work) in his later published book ""The Development of Capitalim in Russia"" (1899), which established his reputation as a Marxist theorist. Furthermore, the present publication constitutes Lenin's earliest economic writings directed against the Narodniks. As a whole, the present publication gives us the first rounded picture of Leninist thought and provides us with the basis for Leninist economics and politics. That which Lenin develops in the present studies and essays forms the basis for the capitalist and Marxist thought that he is later to present and which becomes the standard introduction to the Russian economy for later generations of Marxists. The work is of great scarcity and was presumably printed in very small numbers.
