CATALOGUE

OF

BOOKS.

A. In Folio The letter "A" marks the start of the alphabetical sequence of books in the large "folio" format, where the paper is folded only once to create large, prestigious volumes.

1 An Impartial Collection of the Great Affairs of State, from the Year 1639 to the Murder of King Charles I. With Troubles in England, Scotland, & Ireland, by John Nalson, 2 vols. folio. London 1682. French binding. 9-10. original: "lig. gal." refers to reliure gallica, a standard French calfskin binding of the era. The numbers "9-10" refer to the price in guilders and stivers.
2 A System of Heraldry, Speculative and Practical: With the True Art of Blazon, according to the Most approved Heralds in Europe: by Alexander Nisbet. With illustrations, in folio. Edinburgh. 1722. French binding. 15-0. original: "cum fig." means "with figures" or illustrations.
3 The History of Ammianus Marcellinus, (of the 31 books, 18 remain), from the emendation of and with notes by Henri Valois, in folio. Paris 1681. French binding. 9-10. original: "Ammiani Marcellini rerum Gestarum... ex emendatione & cum notis Henr. Valesii." Ammianus was a 4th-century Roman soldier and historian.
4 Illustrated Alcobaça, News and History of the Cistercian Monasteries & Monks of the Congregation of St. Mary of Alcobaça, by Manoel dos Santos. 2 vols. folio. Coimbra 1710 & 1714. French binding. 9-10. Alcobaça is a major monastic complex in Portugal; this work is a primary history of the site and its order.
5 The Newest Underground Rome in which, following the pioneer Antonio Bosio, etc. With illustrations. 2 vols. folio. Cologne & sold in Paris, in tawny calfskin. A magnificent copy. 15-0. original: "Roma Subterranea Novissima... en veau fauve." This influential work documented the early Christian catacombs of Rome.
6 Menson Alting's Description according to the Ancients of the Batavian and Frisian Lands; together with the neighboring areas or knowledge of Lower Germany, on this and the other side of the Rhine; which today is under the rule of the Seven United [Provinces], represented by 5 Geographical Maps & Commentary on all places in this region mentioned by Roman Writers and Monuments, both Latin and Greek, from Julius Caesar to the Emperor Justinian, with many illustrations, etc. 2 vols. folio. Amsterdam 1697. French binding, gilded on the covers. A fine copy. 10-0. original: "Agri Batavi & Frisii... cis & ultra Rhenum... Ditione VII. Fœderatorum... doré sur le plat." This is a scholarly work on the historical geography of the Netherlands and Northern Germany.
A large curly brace on the left groups the following two items (labeled as item 7) together.
7 { Alting's Knowledge of Lower Germany. With illustrations. in folio. Amsterdam 1697. French binding.
{ —— Description of Frisia. With illustrations. in folio. Amsterdam 1701. French binding. Together, 10-0. Frisia refers to the coastal region of Friesland in the modern-day Netherlands and Germany.