Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
17 March 1925
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/638
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    309 310 311 312 313 314 315 317 Dickson (Robert) Introduction of the Art of Printing into Scotland, illustrations, presentation inscription, A. L. s. from the author inserted, cloth, uncut, Aberdeen, 1885; Who was Scotland’s First Printer? presentation inscription, wrappers, 1881 — Edmond (J. P.) The Aberdeen Printers, ¢llustrations, presentation inscrip- tion, roxburghe, Aberdeen, 1886—Aldis (H. G.) List of Books printed in Scotland before 1700, WS. and other insertions, boards, Edinburgh Bibliographical Society, 1904 ; ete. 8voand 4to. (7) Dickson (R.) and J. P. Edmond. Annals of Scottish Printing, no. 123 of 500 small paper copies, illustrations, marginal notes by Duff, and MS. insertions, buckram, uncut 4to. Cambridge, 1890 Dictionary of National Biography. Epitome, second edition, half morocco, 1906—Catalogue of 500 Celebrated Authors now living, calf, 1788—Biographical Dictionary of Living Authors, boards, 1816—List of Catalogues of English Book Sales, 1676-1900, now in the British Museum, buckram, t.e.g. 1915 8vo. (4) Didot (A. F.) Essai sur l’Histoire de la gravure sur bois, half morocco, interleaved, Paris, 1863—Renouvier (J.) Des Gravures en bois dans les livres d’Anthoine Verard, tllustrations, half morocco, t. e.g. ib. 1859; ete. 4to and 8vo. (30) Digges (Leonard) A Booke named Tectonicon, black letter (A-G in Sours), woodcuts and folding tables, title slightly defective and mounted, last leaf torn and mended, half calf 4to. London, Imprinted by Felix Kingston, n.d. Diogenes Laertius. Vitae et sententiae philosophorum [translated by Ambr. Traversari, edited by Benedictus Brognolus], roman letter, 112 Ul. woodcut initials, half bound | Hain, *6202; Pelle- chet, 4277; Proctor, *5024] 4to. Venice | Bonetus Locatellus|, for Oct. Scotus, 1490 Dionysius, eof Halicarnassus. Opuscula, graece, half leather, Paris, C. Htienne, 1554—Aristotle and Theophrastus : Scripta quaedam, graece, old calf gilt, ib. H. Etienne, 1557 —Pindar: Opera omnia, latino carmine reddita per Nic. Sudorium, panelled calf gilt, inside borders, g. e. tb. F. Morel, 1582; and others in Greek, in ortginal bindings 8vo and 1€mo. (7) Dioscorides. Ilept iAns iarpexns [with other Tracts], Greek letter, 174 (should be 184) ll. wants as usual the last quire with the Scholia on Nicander’s Alexipharmaca, panelled calf (defective) [ Hain, *6257 ; Proctor, *5571] folio. Venice, Aldus Manutius, 1499 Directorium Statuum, gothic letter, 24 (shou/d be 36) ll. wants last 12, woodcut, half morocco | Hain, *6274; Pellechet, 4343 ; Proctor, 542], 4to [Strassburg, J. Priiss], for Peter Attendorn, after 25
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