Sales catalogues: Quaritch

Date:
May 1899
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/17/52
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    168 Brinton (Daniel G.) American Hero-Myths. A study in the native Religions of the Western Continent. 8vo. cloth Philadelphia, 1882 Dr. Brinton’s work in relation to the history and mythology of the races of America has not been surpassed in critical value and importance, 169 [BROSSES (Charles de)] Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes . . 2 vols. 4to. 7 maps; calf Paris, 1756 An account of all the voyages (beginning with the second expedition of Vespucci, and ending with 1747), in which navigators touched upon the supposed great Southern continent of Magallanica which is now only represented by Australia and some scattered islands in Antarctic regions. Terra Australis Cognita: or Voyages . John Callander] 3 vols. 8vo. old calf gilt Edinburgh, 1773 171 BRUCE (William) GVILIELMI BRVSSII SCOTI pz rarraris Diarivm, Ad illustrem Georgivm Talbottum Anglum .. Francofvrti. . M.D.xcvill. Small folio, 6 leaves; russia extra, gilt edges, the Buccleuch arms on the sides . 1598 RARE AND LITTLE KNOWN. The substance is given in English by Purchas. Bruce was in the Polish service, and in Russia, when jan embassy arrived from the Prince of the Crim Tartars, headed by Ant. Spinola, a man of Genoese extraction. This work was the result of conversations between the Scot and Spinola. 172 BRY’S COLLECTION OF VOYAGES. COLLEC. é TIONES PEREGRINATIONUM in Indiam Occidentalem et in Indiam Orientalem, X XV partibus comprehense, a Theodoro et Joan. Theodoro de Bry, et a Math. Merian publicate. All the 25 parts and the Elenchus; a complete set of the First Edition of the Latin “Grands et Petits Voyages” (with two or three very slight exceptions which have been supplied from other issues, and are all mentioned in the list of contents below), with some Parts of the Szeconp AND THIRD EXpitions besides; together 34 parts in 11 vols. folio and small folio; jine impressions of the numerous maps and plates, many being in duplicate; very fine copy in blue morocco eatra, gilt edges, by Derome, from the Hamilton Palace library Francofurtii et Oppenheimi, De Bry et Merian, 1590-16384 In describing this copy of De Bry I have followed Lord Crawford’s collation, which is the best as well as the latest authority. CoNTEN'S : Granp Voyaces in Latin, the compLere set of 13 Parts, many in two states, with the Klenchus :— Elenchus. Original Edition. 170 . [the dedication signed by Part 8. Two editions: First edition, Part 1. Genuine first edition, but with title-page of the second issue of this edition. The plates are, according to Lord Crawford, of the first and second issues of the first edition mixed, but this would seem to be the case with every copy. Part 2. First edition. Part 3. Genuine first edition, and third edition. Part 4. Two issues: Genuine first edition, with the exception of the first title, which is of the second issue ; and second issue. Part 5. Two editions : First edition, but the text of the second edition ; and second edition with the page of Preface containing the portrait of Columbus both of the first and second editions. Part 6. First edition. Part 7. First and Second editions, with the two small maps not always found ; and second edition, with the rare plate of Adam and Eve on page 58, marked “Jo. Theodore de Bry fe.” This copy contains the piece Historie Antipodum, etc., paged 129-160, which according to ts bibliographers belongs to part 1X, Part 9. First edition; and second edition with the piece paged 129-60 at the end. Parts 10, 11, 12, and 13. These last four parts were only published once, and in much smaller numbers than the others. Consequently they are very rare, and are most valuable acquisitions. A map of the Philip- pines in Part 10 is usually repeated in Part 11 likewise. Such is not the case here. SD Poe Fi OobiaeG PB amt) 3-0 116770 670 0 0
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