Sales catalogue 118: Davis & Orioli

Date:
20th century
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/31/25
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 118: Davis & Orioli. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1732 au Camp de Belvedere. Manuscript |.on 58 leaves of paper containing on each page a watercolour drawing of military operations executed by the Polish army in 1732. The manuscript was made by Cap- tain de Lagachery of the Corps of Engineers and is dedicated to Mgr. Williers, British | Ambassador. According to the titlepage | there should be 80 plans £7 10s - Oblong 4to (measuring 220 by 180 mm.). Bound in old calf. 449 General Plan von den Campement der K6niglich Polnischen and Churfuerstlich Saechsischen Armee zwischen Zeithayn and Glaubitz mit allen umliegenden Oecerthen, worinner zugleich zu sehen wie die Armee in 2 Linien Campiret hatt. Manuscript on 87 leaves of paper, containing very finely exe- cuted colour drawings describing the mili- tary manoeuvres and exercises held by the Polish army before the King in 1730. The drawings are beautifully made, many con- taining flaps which can be lifted showing the developments of the various manoeuvres. The last plate shows in diagrammatic form the banquet held at the occasion £12 12s 4to. Old calf, front cover loose. NAVAL. 450 [Moncrieff (John)] Galba. A Dialogue on the Navy followed by : Camillus. A Dialogue on the Navy, propos- ing a plan to render that wooden wall by means which will both ease and extend our of Great Britain. London, 1749 30s 8vo. Paper wrappers. 65 + 66 pp. A rare pamphlet, which in form of a dialogue deals with many questions concerning the British Navy, its organisation, training, the welfare of seamen, etc., Ctc. 151 Pitot. La Theorie de la Manoeuvre des Vaisseaux reduite en pratique ou les prin- cipes et les régles pour naviguer le plus avan- tageusement qu'il est possible. Paris, Jom- bert, 1731 £3 10s 4to. Contemporary calf. 12 IL, 119 pp. 8 IL, 21 tables, 8 engraved plates showing naval manoeuvring and engraved frontispiece showing ships outside of fortress. FirsT EDITION. This book was translated into English in 1743 by Ed. Stone. The tables for the “ working of ships ”’ were specially recommended by the French Academy of Sciences for their excel- lence, NETHERLANDS. 52 Histoire Generale des Pais-Bas, contenant la Description des XVII Provinces Edition Nouvelle. Brussels, 1720 £4 4s 8vo. Old calf, red and green labels (two missing). 4 vols. bound in 8. Frontispieces and numerous engraved folding plates. OCCULT. 53 Grosland (Mrs. Newton) Light in the Valley. My Experiences of Spiritualism. London, Routledge & Co., 1857 15s 8vo. Original cloth. With plates, spirits & emblems of spirit, some in colour. 31 454 Dalyell (John Graham) The Darker Superstitions of Scotland. Glasgow, Richard Griffin and Co., 1835 30s 8vo. 700 pp. Original boards, linen back and paper label. 455 (Prophecies). Grebner (Ezekiel) The Visions and Prophecies concerning England, Scotland, and Ireland, of Ezekiel Grebner, Son of Obadiah Grebner, son of Paul Grebner, who presented the famous Book of Prophecies to Queen Elizabeth. London, Henry Herringman, 1661 £6 10s 12mo. 82 pp. Sheep. One or two small pieces torn from blank margins. Top word (‘“ The’) of title just shaved. A very scarce little book by a hereditary prophet. The publisher notes that “ Both the Book and this Preface were written in the time of the late little Protector Richard.” 456 Prophecies.— Holzhauser (B.) La Veritable Prophétic du Vénerable Holzhauser. Paris, Crapert, 1815 258 8vo. Cloth. The author who was born near. Augsburg in 1613 was one of the most famous visionaries of his time. He was visited by Charles II, 457 Révelations du Monde des Esprits. Dis- sertations spirites obtenues par J. Roze, Médium. Premiere série comprenant: Des communications sur Jl Astronomie, les Sciences par Vesprit d’Arago .. . and : The same. Troisitéme série comprenant Des Commentaires sur les quatre évangiles, suivis du texte. Paris, 1862 15s 8vo. Paper wrappers, worn, uncut. 2 vols. Caillet 9695. 458 Schumacher (Johann Heinrich) Erlau- terung der dunkein und schweren Lehr- tafel der Alten Ophiten oder Schlangen- briider nach den geheimen Grundsatzen ‘der Kabbalisten abgefasst. Wolfenbiittel, 1756 15s 4to. Unbound. 459 Les Songes dévoilés par le Spiritisme. Paris, Achille Faure, N.D. 10s 8vo. Paper wrappers, worn and soiled. 460 Spicer (Henry) Sights & Sounds. The Mystery of the Day, comprising an Entire History of the American Spirit Manifesta- tion. London, T. Bosworth, 1853 15s 8vo. Original cloth. PANTOMIME. 461 Broadbent (R. J.) A History of Panto- mime. London, Simpkin, Marshall, ete. (1901) 15s 8vo. 226 pp. Original cloth. PHILOSOPHY. 462 Conversations on Intellectual Philosophy ; or A Familiar Explanation of the Nature and Operations of the Human Mind. London, 1829 10s 8vo. Half calf. 2 vols. 463 [Helvetius (C. A.)] De L’Esprit. Paris, chez Durand, 1758 £3 108 4to. Hf.cf. Ist edition. Some stains. 464 Helvetius (C. A.) De l Esprit; or Essays on the Mind, and its Several Faculties. Translated from the French. To which is
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