Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
14-16 December 1931
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/977
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    177 Erasmus Paraphrasis in Evangelium Joannis apostoli, half calf, no title small 8vo. Basle, J. Froben, April, 1523 *,* John Hamilton’s, Archbishop of St. Andrews, Copy with his Auto. signature at head of the Dedication and a note also in his Autograph at the foot of the same page. ‘The Archbishop was the opposer of Knox, and partisan of Mary, Queen of Scots, hanged at Stirling, 6th April, 1571. 178 Seneca Rerum Romanarum, ex tito Livio, Epitoma, in quatuor libros distincta, Ab Elia Vineto Santoma, iam tertium emendata, original vellum. Parisiis, Apud Hreronymum de Marnef, & Gulielmum Cavellat sub Pelicano, monte D. Hilarij, 1576 179 Cinthio (G.) Epitia Tragedia, portrait, calf, 12mo Venetia, G. C. Cagnacini, 1583 (ny— 180 Hecquet (Ph.) Dela Digestion et des Maladies del’Estomac, suivant le Systeme de la Trituration & du Broyement, sans ]’aide des Levains ou de la fermentation, dont on fait voir limpossibilité en santé & en maladie, FIRST EDITION, original calf, a fine copy Paris, . Fournier, F. Leonard, 1712 181 Scarron. (Kuvres, revue, corrigée, & augmentée, 7 vol. portrait, fleuron and plates after Dubourg by Folkema, half red morocco, uncut 1Qono.. Vidz 182 Racine (J.) Géuvres, 2 vol. first complete edition, frontispieces and plates, red morocco extra, g.e. by Lesieur, FINE CoPY 8vo. Paris, D, Thierry, 1697, *,* The First Issue with the uncancelled leaves at pp. 146, 163, 172, 273 407, 427, 451, 471 and 503, 183 Nadal (Augustin) Antiochus, ou Les Machabées, Tragédie, FIRST EDITION (not in Brunet), contemporary red morocco, arms of VICTORIA FELICITE DE DurRFORT-DURAS, DUCHESSE D’AUMONT on the sides, unmentioned by Quentin-Bauchart in his’ Les Femmes Bibliophiles”’ Paris, Chez la Veuve Ribou, 1723. *,.* From the library of Comte Renée Béarn, with his ex-libris. 184 Piis (De) Chansons Nouvelles, portrait after Francois, by Gaucher, frontis- piece by Choffard, and 12 “‘jolies figures” after Le Barbier, by Gaucher, original wrappers, UNCUT small 8v0. Paris, 1785. 185 Rolli (P. A.) David e Basabea Oratorio (Italian and English), frontispiece atter Grisoni by Baron, corrected throughout in the author’s handwriting, contemporary red morocco, narrow gold border on sides, bound for George Ll with his arms, g. é. small 8vo. Samuel Aris, 1734 *.* From the Libraries of Peter Pindar, Julian Marshall and W. H. Cummings. P. A. Rolli, the Italian poet, translated Milton’s “‘ Paradise Lost” and he wrote the libretti for Handel’s Admeto, Deidamia and Floridante.
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