Romae, Marietti 1870 iv + 236pp., cart.cover, red leather spine, 23cm., [contains texts in latin, italian & french]
Ecclesia Catholica - BREVIARIUM ROMANUM - Pope PIUS IX (provenance - binding) :
Reference : 54229
.: Roma, ex Typographia Tiberina, 1856, in-folio, 30 x 21 cm. XL pp + engraved frontispiece (R. Persichim) + 993 pp + CCCLXIX pp + 13 pp. Entirely printed in red & black. [Binding] Bound in full red morocco. Both covers richly decorated with large gilt flowers and petals within baroque frames. In the centre the coat of arms of pope Pius IX. All edges gilt, richly decorated spine. Paste downs in white silk paper within a gilt decorated red leather frame. First fly leaf also in silk paper. Binding signed on the first paste down ''L. Olivieri''. Binding very well preserved with only minimal traces of use or wear. One very tiny perpendicular wormhole at the lower end of the spine (hardly noticeable). Interior without stains, thumbing or foxing. With a printed (undecipherable) ex-libris tipped on to the first paste down. [Provenance]. This ''Breviarium'' decorated with the coat of arms of Pope Pius IX belonged certainly to the series of liturgical books intended to be presented by the pope to important visitors. Pope Pius IX ( Giovanni Mastai-Ferretti 1792 - 1878) is regarded as the longest reigning pope in history (from 1846 till 1878). During his reign the Vatican lost his worldly powers. He tried to contain the damage done to the Church by the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. For this purpose he declared e.g. the infallibility of the pope, the immaculate conception of Mary...
Paris, Adrien Le Clere 1875 "receuillis et publiés pour la première fois par le r.père Pasquale de Franciscis. Seule traduction française authentique faite et revue à Rome", [xi +] 528pp.+ frontispice (portrait), reliure cart., qqs.rousseurs, bon état
Bologne, Raphael Rappini 1878 320pp., 13cm., br.orig., pour la plupart non coupé, bel état
Paris, Victor Palmé 1873 x + 492pp., reliure cart. (dos en toile), 23cm., qqs.rousseurs, bon état
Ultrajecti [Utrecht], apud viduam J.R. Van Rossum 1875 xvi + 103pp., 23cm., text in Latin, contemporary full leather binding, gilt lettering on front board, all edges gilt, very few old annotations (in margin of text) and underlinings, good condition, rare, R96438
Romae [Rome], Typis Rev. Camerae Apostolicae 1865 xxiv + 259 + [iii] pp., 24cm., text in Latin, original softcover, pages still uncut, few foxing, good condition, R96445
[Rome], Ex Typographia Bonarum Artium s.d. [1857] vi + 673pp., 22cm., hardcover binding (marbled boards, spine in brown leather with gilt lettering), marbled endpapers, some occasional foxing, text in Latin, good condition, R104467
[Rome], Ex Typographia Bonarum Artium s.d. [1857] 732pp., 22cm., hardcover binding (marbled boards, spine in brown leather with gilt lettering), marbled endpapers, some occasional foxing, text in Latin, good condition, R104469
BALDINI, Baron P.D. Cost. - Prince de Chimay ( translator ) - Pope PIUS IX - Giovanni MASTAI-FERRETTI :
Reference : 40273
.: Bruxelles, H. Goemaere, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1866, in-4°, 26,5 x 20 cm, 100 pp + 2 folding tables, sewn, orig. printed wrapper, wrapper soiled and slightly damaged (no loss of text), interior fine and unopened. Text in French. Livre en français. Five-yearly report with statistics of the Papal State. The French were strongly involved as protectors of the Pope's sovereignty hence this French translation of the report. Ca. 20 pp deal with the archeaological and art restoration projects organised in the Papal States especially in Rome.
TWEED John ( publisher ) - Pope PIUS IX - archbischop of Glasgow Charles Petre EYRE :
Reference : 46203
.: 2. Glasgow, John Tweed, 1870, printed letter of 4 pp, no wrapper. ( 2 pages printed, 2 pages blank). Published by John Tweed this letter relates the awarding to John Tweed of a gold medal by the pope. Tweed receives this medal for publishing the book '' The Catholic History of Scotland''. In fact this is, in disguise, a prospectus for this book.
BOUIN Louis-Parfait , curé ( auteur ) - BOURGOIN ( photographe à Niort ) - Monseigneur PIE Evêque de Poitiers ( promoteur ) - Pape Pius IX ( auteur de l'original ) :
Reference : 44885
".: 15. Niort, le photographe Bourgoin ; Sainte-Blandine (près de Niort) , Pierre Bouin abbé ( auteur du manuscrit) , 13 janvier 1867. Album photographique , in-4°, 28 x 24 cm, contient 51 photographies originales à l'impression à l'albumine, montées sur 26 cartons. Relié en demi toile, partiellement débroché, dos manquant. Interieur bon. Conservé dans une emboitage moderne en toile rouge. L'Album se compose de 4 photographies préliminaire et 47 photographies (159 x 119 mm ) du manuscrit. La première photographie '' Avertissement'' contient un texte avec l'histoire et l'explication du but de la publication. La deuxième photographie est une compilation avec les portraits des contributeurs ( 17 personnes) au projet de la publication. Donc on voit ici réuni entre autres le photographe et l'auteur du manuscrit. Photog. 3 et 4 ; portrait du Pape Pius IX et page de titre. Le manuscrit est une traduction en dialecte Poitevin du bulle papale ''Ineffabilis Deus'' promulguée à Rome le 8 décembre 1854, sur l'immaculée Concemption de la Vierge Marie. Une des premières réproductions photographiques d'une manuscrit dans le style néo-gothique (imitation du style 14e-15e s.). ( La première connu est celui du photographe Camille Sylvie, le manuscrit Sforza, en 1860). Très rare. Nous n'avons trouvé que 3 exemplaires dans le OCLC ( Paris, Londres et Vancouver - situation mars 2015)."
BOUIN Louis-Parfait , curé ( author ) - BOURGOIN ( photographer in Niort - France ) - Monseigneur PIE Bishop of Poitiers ( promotor ) - Pope Pius IX ( original author ) :
Reference : 44886
".: 0. Niort, photographer Bourgoin ; Sainte-Blandine (near Niort) , Pierre Bouin abbé ( manuscript's author) , 13 januari 1867. Photography album , in-4°, 28 x 24 cm, contains 51 original photographs (albumine prints), mounted on 26 board leaves. Bound in half cloth, partially disbound, spine missing, interior fine. Kept in a purposely made red cloth box. The album consists of 4 introductary photographs and 47 photographs which reproduce the actual manuscript. The first photo '' Avertissement'' contains a text with the history and the purpose of the publication. The second photo is a compilation of the 17 portraits of the participants at the project. Prominently figuring are the photographer and the author-writer . This must be the first fac-simile of a Western illuminated manuscript where both the photographer and the scribe are portrayed. Phot. 3 and 4 ; portrait of Pope Pius IX ; and title page. The manuscript is a translation in the French dialect of the Poitevin region ( South-west France) of a papal decree (Bulle) promulgating the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary, made in Rome on december 8th 1854 . Early photographic reproduction of the neo-gothic manuscript ( 19th c. imitation of the 14th-15th c. style). ( The first known photographic reproduction was made by Camille Sylvi in 1860 of the Sforza manuscript). Very rare. We found only three listings in the OCLC catalogue ( Paris, London and Vancouver )."
.: 4. Romae (Rome), Ex Typographia Polyglotta, 1876, in-8°, xlix + 355 pp, contemporary half leather. (Roman catholic index of forbidden books, censorship).
.: 2. Roma, Civiltà Cattolica, 1860, in-8° booklet, 13 pp, sewn, orig. printed wrapper. Latin text with Italian translation, about the invasion of the Papal States by the Piemont army.