Sales catalogue 632: Maggs Bros

Date:
1936
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/169
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 632: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ENGLISH MEDICINE PRESENTATION Copy. [1] ABERCROMBIE (John). Inquiries concerning the Intellectual Powers and the Investigation of Truth. Third Edition. 8vo. Fine copy in original cloth, uncut. Edinburgh, 1832. &1 is Inscribed by Abercrombie on the fly-leaf, ‘Dr. Bougon. With the Author’s sincere regards.” From the Library of Henri V of France. PRESENTATION Copy. [2] Pathological and Practical Researches on Diseases of the brain and spinal cord. Second Edition, enlarged. 8vo. Fine copy in original half cloth, uncut. Edin- burgh, 1829. £1 5s Presentation copy, inscribed by Abercrombie on the half-title, ““Dr. Bougon with the best Compts. of the Author.” From the Library of Henry V of France. PRESENTATION Copy. [3] Pathological and Practical Researches on Diseases of the Stomach, the Intestinal Canal, the Liver, and other Viscera of the Abdomen. Second Edition, en- larged. 8vo. Fine copy in original half cloth, uncut. Edinburgh, 1830. &1 5s Presentation copy, inscribed by Abercrombie on the title: “Dr. Bougon, with the best Compts. of the Author.” From the Library of Henry V of France. [4] ADAMS (George). An Essay on Vision, briefly explaining the fabric of the Eye, and the nature of Vision. Engraved plate. Second Edition. 8vo. Unbound. London: for the Author, 1792. 12s 6d [5] AGRIPPA (Henri Cornelius). Of the Vanitie and Uncertaintie of Artes and Sciences, Englished by Ja(mes) Sa(nford), Gent. Title within ornamental border. First Epirion. Brack Lerrer. Smali gto. Original calf. London: Henry Wykes, 1569. £31 10s (SEE ILLUsTRATION OVERLEAF.) S.T.C. 204, four copies listed. With the Errata leaf and Table of Contents at the end. Dedicated by the translator to Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, whose arms gartered, with 4 lines of verse beneath, are on the back of the title. g Title a little damaged, affecting the ornamental border. An extremely interesting book on a variety of subjects, e.g. “Of Poetrie,” “Of the Arte of Memorie,” ‘Of Diceplaying,” ‘Of Musicke,” ‘‘Of Daunsing,” ‘Of the Science of stage Players,” “Of the Arte Opticke, or Perspective,” ““Of the Arte of seeing Glasses,” ‘* Of Chiro- mancie or Palmestrie,” “Of Aruspicie which is a kinde of soothsaying,” “ Of the interpretation of Dreames,” “Of Witching Magicke,” “Of Goecie and Necromancie,” “Of Jugling,” ‘“ Of Phisicke,” ‘Of the Pothecaries Arte,” “Of the Anatomist Arte,” “‘Of Surgerie,” “ Of Dieting Phisicke,” “ Of Coquerie,” etc., etc. Interspersed with many pieces in verse. [5]
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