Sales catalogue 3: Davis & Orioli

Date:
1912
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/31/1
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 3: Davis & Orioli. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    29. 30. Aeneidos, itinera Aenez ex Asia per Africam in Europam notis et tabulis referans. Halle, Johan Reinhardus Laidig, 1657. 6.— 4to. vellum. engraved title & map the text is printed with analytical tables facing Very rare book of Virgilian criticism. Cookery. APICIUS (Coelius). De Opsoniis et Condimentis sive Arte Coquinaria., Libri decem. Cum annotat, Martini Lister. Amster- dam. J. Waesbergii, 1709. 10.— Large 12mo. Cf. nice copy. Rare. — L’ALMANACH des Gourmands, servant de Guide dans les moyens de faire excellente chére. Par un vieil amateur, Paris, Chez J. Chaumerot, 1810-1817. 35. 8 vol. 12mo, hf, cf. pretty engraved fronts. Treats of cookery, both reach & foreign, wines, coffee, tea, and gives an account of the celebrated gourmets, restaurateurs, pastry - cooks, perfumers & dentists of the period. 32. 33: 34. au ventre. Paris. Baudoin Fréres. 1825-1826. 8.— 2 vol. 12mo. hf. roan. 2. fronts. & folding gastronomic map of France. Costume. THE MILITARY Costume of Turkey illustrated by a series of engravings Sloe drawings made on the spot. London. Mc Lean, 1818. 60.— Fol. green mor. shabby =: Coloured engd. front. Portrait of his Excellency, the ottoman Ambassador and 30 very fine plates printed in colour; wants Plate No. 1. otherwise Beautiiwh copy. — VECELLIO (Cesare). Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo. Di nuovo accresciuti di molte. figure. Venezia. Sessa, M.DXCVIII (1598), * [Oss 8vo. cf. Nearly 500 woodcuts of full-length figures of the costumes of various nations, each within fine woodcut border. Wanting preliminary leaves of table. A. I. with figure of the Pope. Front. in facsimile, 4 plates have been coloured, by hand and one mended. — Ex libris of Marquez De Jacome Corréa and another of Th Henry Longfield. Criticism. GAUDENTIUS (Paganinus, Professor of Pisa Univer- sity). Obstetrix literaria, sive de componendis et euulgandis libris dissertationes, eiusdem epigrammata nova. Florence. Typis Nouis Amatoris Massae, et Soc. 1638. 6.— Svo. hf. cf. Most interesting essay on literary composition. Not com#fon. 36. 37: ficiendo epigrammate liber unus. Bologna, 1632. Nic. Tebaldius. 6.— 8vo. cf. engraved front. Rare & interesting treatise on composing epigrams, acro- stics etc. Dialling. LEADBETTER (Charles). Mechanick Dialling; Or the New Art of Shadows: to which is added (i). A collection of about 300 mottos in Latin & English. 2. A. new & Correct Alphabetical Table of the most eminent Cities & Towns in the whole world: shewing the elevation of the Pole, & the Difterence of their Meridian Sun-Dials. London, 1756. 10.— 8vo. cf. Numerous plates & tables, some folding. Dictionaries. FLORIO. (John) & Torriano (Gio.) A Dictionary Italian & English. Formerly compiled by John Florio, & since his
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