Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
March 1926
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/671
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    449 Morse (Jedidiah) The American Geography ... New Edition revised, corrected and greatly enlarged by the author, 25 maps, tree-calf London, J. Stockdale, 1794 450 Lobel (Mattheus de) Plantarum seu Stirpium Historia, FIRST EDITION, vol. I (pp. 1-672) only, title within. wood- cut border, woodcuts, half calf, back wanting | Antwerp, C. Plantin, 1576 451 Clowes (William) A Profitable and Necessarie Booke of Observations for all those that are burned with the flame of Gun-powder &c. and also for curing of wounds made with Musket and Caliver shot, and other weapons ... Last of all ... a short Treatise, for the Cure of Lues Venerea ... the third Edition, black letter, woodcuts of surgical instruments, prece torn from the foot of 81, original calf, back defective, covers loose; sold not subject to return 1637 452 Luther (M.) Das XIJII und XV Capitel 8S. Johannis, ttle within woodcut border (signature on reverse); Das XVI und AVII Capitel S. Johannis (wanting the XVIT Capitel), title within woodcut border by Diirer, both FIRST EDITIONS, in 1 vol. boards sm. 4to. Wittemberg, 1538-9 453 Nicolay d’Artfeville (N. de) Le Navigationi et Viaggi nella Turchia, full-page woodcuts (unmutiated), title re-mar- gined at bottom affecting border, some leaves stained, old calf sm. 4to. In Anversa, 1576 454 Cabala: Mysteries of State & Government, old calf, 1654; and another sm. 4to. (2) 455 [Chauncy (M.)]| Historia aliquot nostri Seculi Martyrum cum pia, tum lectu iucunda, nunquam antehac typis excusa, FIRST EDITION, signature of John Pockering on title, some leaves wormed, Moguntiae, F. Behem, 1550; ete. in 1 vol. contemporary blind stamped calf, Tudor rose in circular compartments, initials “I. P.” in heart-shaped compart- ments, etc., re-backed sm. Ato 456 Rikel (Dionysius) Speculum Peccatoris, Manuscrirr ox VELLUM, X Vth Cent., m a neat Italian hand, 71 li., the first page with a painted wmitwal, surrounded by an ilu- minated border of flowers and containing a small coat- of-arms, contemporary calf, blind stamped borders, acorns un lozenge-shaped compartments [72 in. by 52 an.1
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