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FIRST EDITION, pages 95, (1); 447: (2), 287, 2 vols, 8vo,
contemporary half calf, gilt spines, with labels, gilt: a very good
copy.
A scarce work by this Swiss historian: the first edition appears to be
particularly uncommon - it is not represented in NUC.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
DUMONT DE FLORGY ().
Histoire de Bohème depuis son origine jusqu’a l’extinction de la
dynastie de Przémisl. Par Dumont de Florgy.
Vienne: de
l’imprimerie d’Antoine Strauss,
1808-09. FIRST EDITION, pages
297, (1): 228 and errata leaf, 2 vols, 8vo, contemporary half calf,
gilt spines, with double lettering-pieces: just a little rubbed at the
corners but the bindings sound and strong and otherwise an
attractive copy.
NUC has DLC, ICU, IU and WU. BL online has only the second
edition of 1812.
(3)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
461
.
URE (Andrew), MD, FRS.
Ure’s Dictionary of Arts,
Manufactures, and Mines. Containing a clear exposition of their
principles and practice. Edited by Robert Hunt, F. R. S. Sixth
edition, chiefly rewritten and greatly enlarged. In three volumes.
1867
With 1985 text illustrations, pp xii, 980: (4), 902, (2, ads): (2),
1128, with the half-title in the second volume only, 3 vols, 8vo,
strongly bound in recent boards: a very good copy.
A good edition of this hightly regarded and most comprehensive survey.
(3)
€80-€120 (£64-£96 approx.)
462
.
VALCKENAER (Lodewijk C.) and LENNEP (J. D. a).
L. C. Valckenaerii observationes academicae, quibus via
munitur ad origines graecas investigandas, lexicorumque
defectus resarciendos; et Io. Dan. a Lennep praelectiones
academicae, de analogia linguae graecae,... recensuit, suasque
animadversiones adiecit, Everardus Scheidius.
Traiecti ad
Rhenum [: Utrecht], apud G. T. a Paddenburg et filium. Londini, apud
Elmsley, Oxonii, apud Fletcher & Cooks … Parisiis … Venetiis …,
1790
FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, pages (2), 78, (2), 519, (5),
with the advert leaf (here following title leaf), 8vo, slightly later
half calf, with label, gilt: a small, faint stamp on title-page and
binding lightly rubbed but sound and very strong and otherwise
a very good copy.
ESTC has CYc, Oc / CaOHM. WorldCat adds three copies.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
PROMPTORIUM
PARVULORUM.
sive Clericorum, lexicon Anglo-Latinum
princeps, autore Fratre Galfrido Grammatico dicto... circa 1440
…
Camden Society,
1843-53-65. With 3 plates (2 coloured), pages
lxxxvii, 318, (2): (4), 319 - 438: (4), 439 - 563, (2), 8, (2), 8, 3
vols bound in l, 8vo, contemporary half calf: the binding rubbed
and scuffed but sound and strong, and otherwise a very good
copy.
(2)
GEIJER (Erik Gustaf).
Skaldestycken.
Upsala, Palmblad &
C.
1835. FIRST EDITION, pages (6), 175, (7), iv (?wanting half-
title), 8vo, contemporary morocco, gilt, edges gilt: little rubbed
but sound and strong, some minor foxing, but very good.
The first collected edition of the verse of this Swedish poet, historian,
philosopher, and social and political theorist (1783-1847). The NUC has
IRA and MH only.
(3)
AOUST (Louis S. X. B.).
Analyse infinitésimale des courbes
tracées sur une surface quelconque.
Paris, Gauthier-Villars …,
1869. FIRST EDITION, pages xl, 314, bound without the half-
title, 8vo, contemporary half calf, with label, gilt: the binding
worn but sound and strong, otherwise a very good-nice copy. (6)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
463
.
VALSECCHI (Antonino).
La Religion Vincitrice … Parte
prima [- secunda]. Edizione riveduta dall’ autore con un’
appendice. Padova, Giovanni Manfre, 1779. [bound with: ] La
verita della Chiesa Cattolica Romana … Padova, Niccolo
Bettinelli, 1787.
Padova,
1779-87
FIRST EDITION of the second work, pp xviii, (2), 223: xii,
298, (2, blank), li (appendix): xxvii, (1), 435, 2 works in 3 parts
bound in 1, 4to, contemporary calf, with label, gilt: the first
work possibly wanting a half-title, otherwise in very good state
throughout, with the ‘book-pile’ bookplate of John Thomas
Troy.
An uncommon pair: of the first NUC has two copies of the first edition
of 1776 and none at all of this second edition. Of the second, this first
edition only, it has just DLC. COPAC has a single copy of the second
work and none at all of the first.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
ORIGEN.
De Oratione liber ex
nova collatione cum codice MS. Holmiensi, in Bibliothecâ
Collegii S. Trinitatis Cantabrigiae reposito, recognitus et
emendatus. Una cum Anonymi Scholiis in Orationem
Dominicam. Quibus subjunctae sunt eruditi cujusdam viri notae
partim criticae, partim locorum difficilium exegeticae, ab editore
Guilielmo Reading, A. M. Cleri Londinensis in Collegio
Sionensi Bibliothecario.
Londini: typis J. Tonson & J. Watts.
sumptibus editoris,
1728. FIRST EDITION THUS, title-page
printed in red and black, pages (12), 231, (1, addenda), 4to, old,
possibly contemporary, undistinguished vellum-backed paper
boards, the binding worn but strong, light marginal water stain
towards end, but not objectionable, otherwise a crisp, uncut
copy on thick paper, all edges uncut, with the contemporary
signature Robrt. Hodson on front flyleaf.
The version, partly new, and partly amended, is by Ficurus.: - Diblin I.
191. “Scarce and fine”. - Ebert 15223.
(2)
DUPIN (Louis Ellies).
[De] antiqua ecclesiae disciplina
dissertationes historicae …
Coloniae Agrippinae [Cologne],
sumptibus Huguetanorum,
1691. With attractive additional
engraved title-page, printed title in red and black with engraved
vignette, pages (24), 592, (7), 4to, contemporary calf, fully gilt
spine: name neatly cut from extreme upper margin of printed
title-page affecting the first word only, the headbands just a little
worn but the binding sound and strong and otherwise a clean
and very good copy. (3)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
464
.
VAMBERY (Armin).
Travels in Central Asia. Being the
account of a journey from Teheran across the Turkoman Desert
on the eastern shore of the Caspian to Khiva, Bokhara, and
Samarcand, performed in the year 1863.
John Murray,
1864
FIRST EDITION, with 12 plates and a large folding map
(neatly repaired) in an end pocket, pages xvii, (1), 443, 8vo,
finely bound in recent quarter morocco, gilt, with label, gilt:
with the occasional light finger-mark, but still a very good copy.
A celebrated journey in disguise across Persia to Bokhara and
Samarkand. “Of considerable value”. - Baker.
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RUNDALL (Lionel Bickersteth).
The Ibex of Sha-Ping and other Himalayan studies. With
numerous pen and ink sketches and coloured plates by the
author.
Macmillan and Co.,
1915. FIRST (ONLY) EDITION,
with 15 mounted coloured plates and many marginal pencil
sketches, pages xiv, 152, 4to, original green cloth, gilt: a very
good to nice copy.
Hunting and natural history in the Himalayas.
(2)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
465
.
VAUGHAN (Sir John).
The reports and arguments of …
late chief justice of his majesties court of common pleas. Being
all of them special cases, and many wherein he pronounced the
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