Sales catalogue 95: Davis & Orioli

Date:
20th century
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/31/9
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 95: Davis & Orioli. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fe me DICTIONARIES AND LANGUAGE—continued. 68 Bullokar (John) An English Exposition, or Compleat Dictionary teaching the Interpretation of the hardest words and mrost useful’ terms “of “Art™iiséd “in “our language. Cambridge, John Hayes, 1680 12s 6d 12mo. Old calf, worn. Rare dictionary, first published in 1616. 69 Comenius (J. A.) Janua Linguarum Trilinguis ; adjunctis Metaphrasi Graeca et Anglicana Versione. London, J. Williams, 1670 £2 10s 8vo. Contemporary calf. 16 plates. 70 Francklin (R.) lingua Graecanica. 1633 8vo. 6 ll., 276 pp. With iractatus. de -[loniss in London, A. Mathews, 15s Old calf. 1411., 130 pp. 1 leaf, 71 Lane (A.) A rational and speedie method _ of attaining to the Latin Tongue. London, For the author, 1695 £3 10s 8vo. Contemporary dark blue morocco, gilt panel on sides, gilt back. 4,124 pp. Very rare first edition. No copy in the British Museum library. A very fine copy. 72 Minshen (Johannes) The Guide into the Tongues, with their agreement and consent one with another, as also their Etymologies . London, John Haviland, 1627 £2 10s Folio. Old calf, repaired. Third issue of the second edition of this famous lexicon, which is of the greatest value for the knowledge of the language of Elizabethan England. S.T.C. 17947. A little stained. 73 Nolens Volens ; or you shall make Latin whether you will or not, containing the plainest directions that have been given on that subject, together with the Youths Visible Bible. The second edition corrected. London, T.D. for T. Basset, 1677 wOrOS Svo. Calf (modern). 4 Il. (including the en- graved frontispiece), 151 pp. With 24 full-page copperplates. This is a way of teaching Latin by parallel sentences in English and Latin, taken from the Bible. The little pictures seem designed for very young children. . 74 Pelegromus (Simon) Synonymorum Sylva .nunc e Belgarum sermone in Anghi- canum tranfusa et in alphabeticum ordinem pedactas perm LHoioas London <>.» Griffin, 1663 15s 8vo. Oldcalf. A dictionans and phrase book in English and Latin. 75 Pinicianus (Johannes) Promptuarium Vo- cabulorum oedium partium locorum arti- ficum instrumentorum multarum quoque rerum nomina continens per librorum capita... distributum. Augsburg, Silvanus Otmar, 1516 £3 3s 4to. Contemporary half calf over oak boards. Woodcut border to title. A rare and interesting technical German and Latin dictionary. This is the first edition. Many trades are included. 76 Techeda (H. de) Methode pour entendre ~ facilement les phrases et difficultez de la langue Espagnolle. Paris, Imprimé pour V’Aultheur, 1629 £2 10s 12mo. Original vellum. 4+373 pp. Exces- sively rare Spanish-French phrase book. Not in Brunet. ECONOMICS. 77 Ganilh (Charles) La Théorie de L’Eco- nomie Politique, fondée> sur *lesweaaacs résultans des statistiques de la France et de l’Angleterre. Paris, ‘Deterville, 1875 12s 6d Ze VOlsmerclaliicalte First Epition of the fifth work of this well- known economist, who represented Cantal in the French chamber from this year to the time of his death. A great number of interesting statistics about French industries of the time. 78 Jackson (Samuel) An Authentick Account of the Weights, Measures, Exchanges, Customs, Duties, Port Chargés, ete: and correct Batty Tables made use of and paid at the several ports of the East Indies, together with an account of all the different coins by which all accompts on Asia are kept, also the coins, weights, . . - with the duties of all goods imported and exported at Canton» in’ Ching) tes eles London, W. Lear, 1764 25S 4to. Old calf. 2 ll’, 96 pp. 78sMun (Thomas) England’s Treasure by Foraign Trade, or the Ballance of our Forraign Trade is the Rule of our Treasure. London, J.G. for Thomas Clark, 1664 £5 5s 8vo. Contemporary calf, 4 I1., 220 pp., 2 ll. of advertisements. First Epition. The book was written pro- bably about 1630, but published posthumously by the author’s son. Thomas Mun, a wealthy merchant and economist, supports here the doctrine of the balance of trade and gives a great deal of interest- ing information on the East India Trade, and on the mint. He writes about the neglect of the British Fishing trade and the Dutch competition. A fine copy. ELZEVIER PRESS. 79 Lernutius (Janus) Initia, Basia, Ocelli et aliapoemata. Leyden, L. Elzevier, 1614 15s 8vo. 18th century French calf. 301+2 pp. Device on title and at end. A rare early Elzevier. Heber’s copy with signature. EMBLEMS. 80 Freitag (Arnoldus) Mythologia Ethica, hoc est Moralis Philosophiae per fabulas | brutis attributas ... Antwerp, Christopher Piantin, 1579. £8 8s | 4to. Blue morocco, gilt, g.e. 411.,251 pp. En- . graved title and 126 beautiful engravings illus- trating each of the fables. The emblems mainly represent subjects taken from the animal kingdom and are interesting from the point of view of Natural History. | ENGLAND. 81 Addison (Joseph) A Discourse on Ancient and Modern Learning Now first published . London, T. Osborne, 1739 £1 Tse Ato. Mottled boards, 28 pp. First Epirion, in fine, clean condition.
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