Sales catalogue: Quaritch

Date:
October 1883
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/17/35
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Quaritch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    10293 10294 10295 10296 10297 10298 10292 10300 10809 10310 LO311 10312 Crtuini (B.) dell’ Oreficeria e della Scultura, sm. 4to. MS. notes by Mr. Beckford, citron morocco eatra, gilt edges, by C. Hering, from the Beckford library, Hamilton Palace, £2. 2s “orenza, 1731 China. Vuicrorres et Conquétes de VHmpereur de Chine représentées dans une Suite de seize gravures d’aprés les dessins exécutés a Pekin par ordre de ?Empereur Kien Long, avec leur explication, atlas folio, 16 superb engravings, executed under the direction of Cochin, by Lebas, Aliamet, Choffard, ete. half russia, £16. Paris, 1768-77 Genuine original issue of a series of beautiful engravings of extreme rarity. The drawings were sent from China to Paris for engraving, and the whole impression, with the exception of a few copies reserved for the Royal Aaa, and the Bibliothéque Royale, with the copper plates, were sent to ina. Copies of these engravings were made on a smaller scale by Helman: they have no value. Curist (M.) Dictionnaire des Monogrammes, Chitfres, Lettres initiales, Logogryphes, Rebus, etc. des Peintres, Graveurs et Dessinateurs, 8vo. plates, French calf, gilt edges, from the Beckford lubrary, Hamilton Palace, £1. 15s Paris, 1762 CHRISTIE (James) Disquisition upon Etruscan Vases, folio, 16 fine plates, including the one wanting in most copies, engraving of a Vase belonging to J. Hdwards,” onuy 100 copins PRinTED FoR Private Disrrizution, bds. entirely uncut, £2. 12s 6d 1806 This copy is especially interesting as it is a Presentation copy to Mr. Bulmer with Holograph Letter from Mr. Christie inserted at the beginning of the work. Cicognara, Memorie spettanti alla Storia della Calcografia, 8vo. text and folio Atlas of 17 fine plates of Playing Cards, Niella, half bound, 20s Proto, 1e3h another edition, the teat printed in folio, UNIFORM with the plates, in 1 vol. royal folio, hf. green morocco, 30s ib. 1831 Cassacne (Armand) Traité d’Aquarelle, royal 8vo. 18 separate plates and 119 engravings in the text, sd. 25s Paris, 1875 The best practical work on water-colour painting. CELLINI (Benvenuto) Due trattati, uno intorno alle otto principali arti dell’ Oreficeria ; Valtra in materia dell’ arte della Scultura ; dove si veggono infiniti segreti nel lavorar le Figure di Marmo e nel gettarle di bronzo, woodcut initials containing Views of Cities, small 4to. lower plain margin of title mended, hf. bd. 12s Forenza, 1568 Crtuint Opere: Vita da lui medesimo scritta, trattati dell’ orificeria e della scultura, lettere, etc. con note da G. P. Carpani, 3 vols. 8vo. portraits and engraving, wncut, 8s 6d Milano, 1806-11 the same, 3 vols. 8vo. calf neat, 7s 6d 1806-11 Vita, scritta da lui medesimo tratta dall’ autografo per cura di G. Molini, 18mo. calf, 3s Firenze, 1830 - Crnnini (Cennino) Treatise on Painting, written 1437, containing practical directions for painting in Fresco, Secco, Oil, and Distemper, with the Art of gilding and illuminating Manu-
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