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contemporary sheep, old, skillful rebacking in sympathetic
style, with label, gilt: light browning in places, but still a very
good, well-margined copy, with neat, old signature of “John
Knott, M. D. “ on flyleaf.
Wing C 5886. Sweeney 1162. Connor, formerly O’Connor (1666-98),
a much travelled Irish physician, native of Kerry, physician to King
John Sobieski of Poland. He later lectured at Oxford on the
discoveries of Malpighi, Bellini and other physiologists. This, his
most controversial work, seeking to explain miracles by the principles
of medical knowledge, contains chapters on physiology and there are
references to Browne’s Religio Medici. “This was formerly placed
among the imitations of Religio Medici, but as Wilkins remarked, it
is not properly an imitation, constituting an attack on miracles, with
a curious consideration of the resurrection of the body and how it is
to be accomplished. “ - Keynes, Browne, 302. “In spite of its title,
this is a work on physiology, natural and supernatural, with a table
of biblical references at the end, followed by a series of epistles: De
secretione animali; Novum oeconomiae animalis exemplar; and,
Nova tabula oeconomiae animalis, the last being a synopsis of his
lectures. “ - Osler 2358.
€1,000-€1,500 (£800-£1,200 approx.)
688
.
CONSTANT (Benjamin).
De la force du gouvernement
actuel de la France et de la nécessité de s’y rallier.
No printer,
publisher or place [?Paris],
1796
FIRST EDITION, pp 111, (1, blank), large 12mo, recent
wrapper: a very good copy.
The first edition of Constant’s first published work, his first political
pamphlet, defending the republican programme of the Directory.
€150-€200 (£120-£160 approx.)
689
.
CONWAY (Sir Wm. Martin).
The First Crossing of
Spitsbergen. Being an account of an inland journey of
exploration and survey, with descriptions of several mountain
ascents, of boat expeditions in Ice Fjord, of a voyage to North-
East-Land, the Seven Islands, down Hinloopen Strait, nearly to
Wiches Land, and into most of the fjords of Spitsbergen, and of
an almost complete circumnavigation of the main island. With
contributions by J. W. Gregory, D. Sc., A. Trevor-Battye, and E.
J. Garwood.
J. M. Dent & Co.,
1897
FIRST EDITION, with 7 coloured plate, 56 plates, some 44
other illustrations and 2 folding maps, pages xii, 371, 4to,
original two-tone cloth, gilt, top edges gilt: some very light foxing
of the preliminary leaves, but still a bright, fresh and attractive
copy.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
LAING (Samuel).
Journal of a
residence in Norway during the years 1834, 1835, & 1836; made
with a view to enquire into the moral and political economy of
that country, and the condition of its inhabitants. Second
edition.
Longman, Orme, Brown …,
1837. With a few text illustrs,
pp xii, 482, 32(adverts), 8vo, original cloth: a little wear at one
outer corner and at headband, but binding sound and strong,
otherwise a very good copy.
Schiotz 559b. The first of two books resulting from Laing’s travels in
Norway and Sweden, both of which “were much read, not only by the
general public, but by economists and political thinkers. “ - D. N. B.
(2)
€120-€180 (£96-£144 approx.)
690
.
CONWAY (Wm. Martin), Baron Conway of Allington,
FRGS.
Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram-Himalayas.
T. Fisher Unwin,
1894
With a folding map and 300 full-page and other illustrations by
A. D. McCormick, pages xxviii, 709, (1) and advert leaf, roy 8vo,
original pictorial cloth, top edges gilt: the endpapers neatly
renewed and blank corner of half-title neatly cut away: a very
good copy.
Conway (1856–1937), art historian and mountaineer. In 1892 he led a
large-scale mountaineering expedition to the Karakoram Himalayas
with the financial support of scientific societies and his father-in-law,
Manton Marble. Marble was not sure about Conway’s motives: ‘Tis not
quite relevant to your art-career to be climbing mountains, but I perceive
that Alpine, Caucasian, or Himalayan supereminence may be the
cornerstone of artistic eminence’ (Evans, 134). Conway’s large party
surveyed the Baltoro glacier and the region around K2, and ascended
Pioneer Peak on Baltoro Kangri, which at 6890 metres may have
constituted an altitude record at the time (ODNB). A supplementary
volume, rarely found, of scientific reports, etc., was later published.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
NOTTAGE (Charles G.), FRGS.
In
search of a climate. With thirty photographic illustrations,
designed and produced in photomezzotype by the London
Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, Ltd.
Sampson Low,
Marston & Company,
1894. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION, with
a map and 30 photographic plates, pages xiv, (1), 351, (1,
imprint) and errata leaf, roy 8vo, original decorative blue cloth,
gilt, top edges gilt: with very slight suggestion of foxing on the
preliminary leaves and with slight cracks in the inside hinges but
the binding strong and otherwise an attractive copy of an elusive
book.
Pacific Bibliography p. 112. A detailed account of a cruise to the
Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands, returning via California and Mexico.
(2)
€150-€180 (£120-£144 approx.)
691
.
COODE (George).
On legislative expression: or, the
language of the written law.
William Benning... James Ridgway,
1845
FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, pages 69, (1, imprint), (2, blank),
8vo, recent wrapper, the upper original printed paper wrapper
preserved with author’s ms inscription shaved leaving “With the
Author’s respects”, a small stamp in two places, a clean and very
good copy.
An influential and still highly regarded work, first published as an
appendix to the Report of the Poor Law Commissioners on Local
Taxation, 1843.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
BERKELEY (Sir George
Cranfield): -.
The trial of James Whiting, John Parsons, and
William Congreve, for a libel against the Hon. G. C. Berkeley,
rear admiral of the red, and one of the representatives in
parliament for the County of Glocester; by a special jury. Before
… Baron MacDonald … Court of Exchequer, June 27th, 1804.
Taken in short hand by Mr. Gurney. Together with the letters
and papers which are referred to in the course of the trial.
Buckingham: Printed and sold by J. Seeley …,
1804. FIRST
EDITION, pages 132, including blank leaf A3, 8vo, recent
wrapper: very good.
On the declaration of war in 1793 Berkeley (1753–1818), was appointed
to the Marlborough and in her had an important share in the victory of
1 June 1794.
(2)
BURDETT (Sir Francis): -.
The trials of Thomas Price and
Matthew Creese, in the court of king’s bench, for perjury in
voting for Sir Francis Burdett, in the late Middlesex election.
Taken in short hand, by Mr. Gurney.
Printed for J. Hatchard …,
1805. FIRST EDITION, pages (2), 87, (1, adverts), 8vo, recent
paper wrapper: a very good copy.
(3)
PURNELL (James) v. Eamer (Sir John): -.
Preachee and
floggee too!! The trial between James Purnell [sic, not Parnell], a
higher, plaintiff, and Sir John Eamer, Knight, late lord mayor of
the city of London, an alderman, and colonel of militia,
defendant, for an assault, and false imprisonment: which was
held at the assizes, Maidstone, Kent, July 29, 1806, before Sir
Archibald MacDonald … Taken in short hand.
Published by John
Fairburn
(1806). FIRST EDITION, 15-pages, with half-title but
160