Sales catalogue: Quaritch

Date:
1873
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/17/7
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    . Marquis of Worcester’s Century of : the Life, Times, and Scientific Labours of the seeond Marquis of Worcester: to which is added a Reprint of the Century of Inventions, 1663, with a Cor : mentary thereon, by Henry Dircxs, C.K. 1 vol. 8vo. 650 pp. portraits a woodcuts, (pub. at. 24s) cloth, 5 “Mr. Dircks has produced a work of singular merit; the historical part is full, accurate} well arranged, bristling with facts and correspondence, the only authentic memorial in existence of one of the most remarkable men of a remarkable age. In the mechanical and scientific part merits of the different articles in the Century of great authority. — It n many respects’ unique book, and must have a place in every complete library.” —Daily News, April 13, 1866. +5 ; et ORIENTALIS: or Figures of Indian Plants. By Dr. Robert Wight, including all those given in the author's “ILLUSTRATIONS” and “N EILGHERRY Prants,” but plain instead of coloured (pub. £27. 10s) cloth, £10. 1838-58 CreaHorn 8 Index, 4to. cloth, rare, £2. 2s Madras, 1856 “ A most important work, with 2101 invaluable representations of Indian Plants.” Fi: GHORN. ‘“The Volumes form. the most important contributions, not only to Botany, but to Natural Science, which have ever been published in India, and they have been of the greatest service to us throughout our labowrs. It is admitted that Dr. Wight has accomplished a great work, which is as essential to the student of the Indian Flora, as Sowerby’s English Botany is in Britain.” HooKER AND ) THOMSON. Sop SEPARATELY: Vol. V. with 299 plates 4to, 1852, £4. Vol. III. with 326 plates, 4to. 1843-47, £6. Vol. VI. with 181 plates, 4to. 1853, £2.10 Vol. IV. with 459 plates, 4to. 1848-50, £6. -4,* Sets completed at a reduced rate. eo WIGHT’S PRODROMUS FLORA PENIN SULA INDLE ORIEN’ TALIS | containing abridged Descriptioris of the Plants found in the Peninsula of British India, arranged according to the Natural System. By Drs.°R. ro The Yorkshire Library ° A Breprograpntcar “Accourr oF BOOKS own free ea aRt Ss of the 17th Century, Biography, Spaws, Geology, Botany, Maps, Views, Portraits, and Miscellaneous Litera- ture relating to the Goanty 0 of York, with Conuations and Notes of the Books and Authors, by: Writ1am Bonz, F.S.A. 1 vol. 4to. viii and 304 pp. SEALS of all the Incorporated Boroughs of Yorkshire, £1. 10s | q Privately printed oi will orf that account very soon become a vure book. Great care has been bestowed on the Colla- illustrated, so as to make it desir able and useful to the Collector of a Yorkshire Library. Nineteenth Centuries, by Tradesmen, Overseers of, the Poor, ete. in Gold, Silver, Brass, and Copper: also the Seals of all the Corporations with an Addenda of 8 pp. and 2 plates, cloth, 20s Headingley, Privately. printed for the Author, 1858-70 Of this work only 150 copies were printed for distribution among the friends of the author : printed. Mr. Quaritch having purchased thé few remaining copies, offers them in this complete form at the above low price. Antiquaries and Numismatists should lose. no time in paras a a copy of this valuable and interesting work. G. NORMAN AND SON, PRINTERS, MAIDEN LANE, COVENT GARDEN, % hele
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