Sales catalogue 341: Ellis

Date:
20th century
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/33/26
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 341: Ellis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    93 COWPER (William), Poems, The Second Edition. London, Printed for J. Johnson, 1786. 2 vols., 8vo. original calf gilt ids 94 C[RASHAW] (W[illiam]), Decimarum et Oblationum Tabula. ‘A Tithing Table. Or Table of Tithes and Oblations, according to the Kings Ecclesiasticall Lawes and Orcinances established in the Church of England. London, Printed by Thomas Purfoot, 1633. Sm. 4to; with leaf Al bearing fuli-page woodcut of royal arms on verso, small hole in title repaired, half red morocco, gilt edges, VERY RARE, £4 10s 95 CROSBY (Thomas), The London Practice: or an Easy, Expeditious, and Practi- cal Method to Determine the Amount of any Quantity, at any Price. London, 1719. 12mo, margin of title shaved, sewed. lis 96 CULPEPER (Sir Thomas), The Necessity of Abating Usury Re-Asserted; in a Reply to the Discourse of Thomas Manly entituled, Usury ai six per Cent Examined, etc. London, 1670. Sm. 4to, imprint and some pagination numerals shaved, sewed, RARE. £1 10s 97 D. (C., Rector of K. in S;), An Elegy on the Death of the Queen. London, P,inted for John Chamberlain, 1695. Folio, sewed. £2 18s This work has been attributed to the Rev. Charles Darbey. This copy belonged to Narcissus Luttrell, who has written on the ttle-page the date of purchase and the price he paid for it, : 98 D. (C.), The Union, a Poem Humbly Dedicated to the Queen, London, Printca for John Wyat, 1707. Folio, Narcissus Luttrell’s copy, boards, leather back. £3 3s 99 DANET (Guil.), L’Art des Armes, ou la maniere la plus certaine de se servir utilement de l’Epée, soit pour attaquer, soit pour se défendre, simplifiée & cjemontrée dans toute son et endue & sa perfection, suivant les meilleurs principes de Théorie & de Pratique adoptés actuellement en France. Paris, 1766-67. 2 vols. 8vo, with portrait, fronitspiece and 45 plates of Fencing, original mottled calf gilt £2 lds 100 DANTE col sito, et forma dell‘ Inferno tratta dalla istessa descrittione del Poeta. Impresso in Vinegia nelle Case d’Aldo & d’Andrea di Asola suo suocero nell anno 15/15, del mese di Agosto. Sm. 8vo, Second Aldine Edition, with 3 full-page woodcuts and 3 impressions of the Aldine anchor, LARGE COPY, but a few leaves in the last sheet somewhat shorter than the rest, old mottled calf gilt, gilt edges, joints repaired. 27 Ue 101 DASSIGNY (Marius), The Art of Memory. A Treaties useful for all, especially such as are to speak in Public. London, Printéd-for Andr. Bell 1699 Sm. 8vo, with engraved frontispiece, original sheep. £1 10s 102 DAVENANT (Sir William), Poem, upon His Sacred Majesties most Happy Return to his Dominions. London, Printed for Henry Herringman, 1660. Sm. 4to, First Epition, unbound. $3. 15s 103 DAVIES (John), Antique Lingus Britannice, nune vulgo dicte Cambro- Britannice, a suis Cymraecae. vel Cambrica ab aliis Wallice, et Lingue Latine Dictionarium Duplex, prius Britannico-Latinum, Plurimis venerande antiquitatis Brit- annice monumentis respersum. Posterius, Latino-Britannicum. Accesserunt Adagia Britannica, & plura & emendatiora quam antehac edita. Londini, Impress. inedibus R. Young, Impensis Joan. Davies SS. Th.D. An. Dom. 1632 Folio, First Epition, original calf, VERY RARE. £5 3s John Davies, who was first educated by William Morgan, the translator of the Bible into Welsh, afterwards went to Ruthin School and Jesus College, Oxford. He became rector of Mallwyd, Merionethshire, in 1604, and assisted Dr. Parry in the preparation of his great Welsh Bible. Continuing his studies in Welsh literature he produced the present dictionary, the first part in Welsh amd Latin and the second in Latin and Welsh. In the preface to the second part he acknowledges his indebted- ness to the manuscript of a Dictionary compiled by Thomas Williams, who died in 1620. 104 DAVILA (H. C.), The Historie ef the Civill Warres of France, written in Italian. Translated out of the Original [by Charles Cotterell and William Aylesbury]. London), Printed by R. Raworth, 1647. : Thick folio, First Eptt1on, orginal calf, with the arms of Heneage Finch, 2nd. Eari of Winchelsea (1620-89), stamped in gold on the sides, £1 15s 105 [DAWES (Sir William, D.D.)], An Anatomy of Atheisme: a Poem. By a Person of Quality. Ldéndon, Printed for Thomas Speed, 1694. Sm. 4to, hal} vcalf.. S223 The author, an Essex man, was Dean of Bocking, and afterwards Bishop of Chester and Archbishop of York.
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