Sales catalogue: R Lier & Co

Date:
1925
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/40/1
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: R Lier & Co. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    184 pp. With 10 interesting engraved full page plates relating to glassmaking. 8ve Half calf. Frankfurt, 1678. Italian Lire 100. The classic work on glassmaking. It was translated into many lan- guages. « L’auteur traite dans cet ouvrage de l'cxtraction des sels qui entient dans !a composition du cristal et du verre commun, de l’art de donner au verre toutes sortes de couleurs, de l’imitation des pierres précieuses, et de la préparation des émaux~». - Rare. sette, ne’ quali si scoprino meravigliosi effet'i del vetro nel fuoco, ete. 201 pp. Printer’s device. 12mo. Wrappers. Venice, 1678. Lit. 55.— ltalian edition. de mari Jibero. 34 and 946 pp., index. With engraved front., and the author's portratt. 8vo. Vellum. Amsterdam, 1712. Lit. 80.— The «Mare liberum» of Grotius is one of the most famous works on maritime law. (Hebraica). Clenardus, Nicolaus. Tabula in Grammaticen He- braeam. 155 pp., 2 leaves. With printer’s device (repeated). 8vo. Vellum. Paris, 1539. Lit. 140.— Brunet I], 99. Numerous Hebraic letters. Karly Hebraic RETIREE _ Small blank portion of title repaired. - Rare. (Hebraica). Pagninus, Sanctes. Hebraicarum institutionum li- bri III. Hebraea et Chaldaea nomina virorum mulierum, po- pulorum, idolorum, urbium, etc. 4 leaves, 516 and 54 pp. With printer’s device (repeated). 4to. Wrappers. Paris, Estien- ne, 1549. Lit. 250.- Well known work on the history of the Jews. Hebraic and Chaldaic letiers. Very fine copy. - Rare. (Horology). Gnudi, Filippo de. Tramutazione gnomonica, cioé invenzione di tramutare lorologio solare orizontale in qualsi- voglia de verticali. Two parts. 4 leaves, 91 and 34 pp. 1 leaf. With 3 folding plates. 8vo. Boards. Bologna, 1700-1702. Lit. 55.— Interesting work on sun-dials. (Horology). Magdeleine, Pierre. Traité d’horlogiographie, con- tenant plusieurs maniéres de construire toutes sortes de lignes horaires, et autres cercles de la Sphere. 6 leaves, 324 pp. With engraved frontispice, 78 plates and 1 folding plate. 8vo. Calf. Lyons, 1674. Lit. 55.— Good treatise on horology with many illustrations, (Horses) Colombre, Agostino. Del modo di conoscere la natura de cavalii et le medicine appartenente a loro. 8 leaves, 140 pp. With large woodcut. 4to. Vellum. Venice, 1622. Lit. 50.-- Deals with horse-diseases.. (Hunting). Oppianus, De venatione libri IV, de piscatu libri V. 44 leaves, 376 pp. 14 leaves, 344, 164 pp. and 4 leaves. Printer’s device. Svo. Half vellum. Leyde, Plantin, 1597. Lit. 75.— Brunet IV, p. 195: «Edition recomandable par rapport aux scolles qui en forment la 3me parti ». With the Greek text of the Cynegeticon and the translation of Rittershuys. - Slightly browned.
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