Sales catalogue: Francis Edwards

Date:
1934
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/5/25
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Francis Edwards. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1372 Lever (Sir Ashton) CatTaLocuEe of the LEvVERIAN Museum (Sixty-five Days’ Sale, comprising over 7,800 Lots), sold by Messrs. King and Lochee, May 5th, 1806, to July 19th, 1806, 8vo., Af. calf, 1806 410 This most extraordinary collection of curiosities, valued at the time at £53,000, included a number of specimens from the South Sea Islands, New Zealand and Australia, and had several references to articles associated with Captain Cook, e.g , last day’s sale, lot 8, *‘ the identical superb feathered cloak and helmet with which the celebrated Capt. Cook was decorated by the King of Owyhee, a short time previous to his assassination.” The prices realised and buyers’ names’ have been added by a contemporary hand. 1373 Leverian Museum.—Four PAmMPuHuiets relating to the Leverran Museum, bound in 8 vols, 12mo., 8vo., and sm. 4to., hf. calf, 1790-1805 1.—A Companion to the Museum (late Sir Ashton Lever’s), front. [Part I. only], 53 pp., 1790 2.—Visits to the Leverian Museum, containing an Account of several of its Princi- pal Curiosities, front. (mownted), 163 pp. [1805] 3.—Leverian Museum [Catalogue], 48 pp., N.D. 4.—A Short History of Insects .. . designed as. . . a Pocket Companion to those who visit the Leverian Museum, plates, 107 pp., N.D. 1374 ———— Visits to the LevERIAN Mtsrum, containing an Account of several of its Principal Curiosities, front., 12mo., hf. roan [1805] 10s One room was devoted to objects from the Sandwich Islands, mostly brought home by Captain Cook. 1375 Lewin (John William) Narurat History of the Brrpos of New Souru WALES, 26 VERY FINE COLOURED PLATES, folio, cl., 1822 1376 - New and Iwprovep Epition; to which is added a List of the Synonymes of each Species, 26 FINE COLOURED PLATES, roy. 4to., hf. morocco, 1838 1377 Lewis (A. B.) Decorative Art of NEw Guinn. with 52 plates, 4to., hf. c/., Chicago, 1925 12s 1378 Lewis (J. W.) Report on the LAkE Eyre Exprpirion, with a large folding map, sm. folio, hf. cl., 1875 15s 1379 [Lhotsky (Dr. J.)] ILLusrrations of the PresEnT STATE and FUTURE Prospects of the Cotony of NEw SoutH WALEs, by an Impartial Observer, Sydney, printed by W. Jones, 1835— issued with ““NeEw SoutH WALES LITERARY, POLITICAL and COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER,” 5 parts, Sydney, printed by A. Cohen |1835|-36-—one vol, 8vo., original printed boards, re- backed, preserved in a full red morocco slip case 440 Excessively rare. The Author’s own copy, with his signature on title, and a note saying, ‘‘ Only copy in my possession. Copy for lending.” 1380 Liliuokalani.—Hawau’s Story, by Hawaii’s Queen, z//usts., 8vo., cl., Boston, 1898 15s Presentation copy, with signed inscription on fly-leaf. 1381 Lindley (John) Sketcu of the VecEration of the Swan RivER CoLony, © with 9 COLOURED PLATES, roy. 8vo., hf. calf, 1839 This forms an appendix to. Kdward’s ‘‘ Botanical Register.’’ 1382 Lindsay (A. Lauder) The Pace and Powrr of Naturat History in CoLoNnIzATION, 8vo., Af. cl. (29 pp.), Dunedin, 1862 ~ £1
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