Sales catalogue: Francis Edwards

Date:
1937
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/5/42
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    899 Sydney.—Emicrants arriving at SypNey and leaving the Sup for the SHORE, TWO TINTED LITHOGRAPHS Oy 7. Picken af ter O W. Brierly, each stze 193 by 134 in., Ackermann, 1852 #12 12s 1.—Emigrants arriving in Sydney Harbour, visting the Government House and Fort Macquarie. 2.—Emigrants leaving the ship for the shore. 900 Synge (M. B.) A Boox of Discovery: the History of the World’s Explora- tion, nwmerous tllusts. and maps, 8vo., cl., 1912 8s 901 Tanner (J. R.) Samurn Pepys and the Royan Navy, 8vo., boards, Cambridge, 1920 4s 902 Tlapp] (Jlohn]) SeAman’s KaLenper, or an Ephemerides of the Sun, Moone, and certaine of the most Notable FIxED STARRES. — Together with many most Needfull and Necessary Matters . to MARRINERS and SEAMEN. The Tables for the most part calculated from the yeere 1601 to the yeare 1624, by I. T., First EDITION, Dlack letter, small cut of ship on title, head- pieces, and ornamental capitals, sm. 4to., full dark brown plain calf, with blind border lines, old style, LONDON, printed by EF. Allde for John Tapp, 1602 430 EXTREMELY RARE. The Short-Title Catalogue mentions ONLY ONE COPY OF THIS FIRST EDITION, that in the British Museum; only one copy of the 1615 edition, alsoin the British Museum ; and only one copy of the 1625 edition, that in the Huntington library. 903 - The Sea-MAN’S KALENDAR, or an Ephemerides of the Sun, Moon, and certain of the most Notable Fixed Stars, 8vo., calf, rebacked, 16579 £410s 904 Targa (Carlo) PonpDERATIONI sopra la contrattatione Maritima, Opera del Dattor Carlo Targa, sm. 4to., vellum, in Genova, 1692 15s 905 Tartaglia (Nicolo). Recora GENERALE da SULEVARE con Ra- GIONE e MisuRA no solameteogni affondata NAVE: ma una Torre Solida di Mettallo . . . intitolata la Travagliata Inven- tione, portrazt of the author, and numerous large woodcuts and diagrams tn the text, sm. 4to., red morocco gilt (few small stains tn text), Venice, 1551 45 Tartaglia’s famous work, in which he sets out at full length his plans for rais- ing and salvaging sunken vessels; also his designs for self-operated diving- bells. 906 ——— La Nova Scientia, large woodcut on title and numerous woodcuts and diagrams in the text, sm. 4to., hf. leather, Venice, 1562 The Author describes his plans for raising sunken ships, his diving bell, his invention of the Gunner’s Quadrant, surveying, experiments with falling objects and the flight of cannon-balls, etc. 907 Tedder (Arthur W.) Navy of the Restoration, charts, cr. 8vo., cl., Cam- bridge, 1916 6s 908 “‘Temeraire.”—The TriaLs of Fourtren Szamen for Mutiny, &c., late of H.M.’s Ship Temeratre, Rear-Admiral Campbell, in Bantry Bay, 1801, 8vo., hf. cl. (1802) 8s 909 Teonge (Henry) The Diary of, 1675-79, now first. published from the Original MS., with Biographical and Historical Notes, 8vo., Af. calf, 1825 10s
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