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Upon failure of complying with the above conditions, the money required and deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited; and if any loss is sustained in the re-selling of such lots as are not cleared or paid for, all charges on such re-sale shall be made good by the defaulters at this sale. Gentlemen who cannot attend this Sale may have their Commissions faithfully executed by their humble Servants, SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE, Telegraphic Address: "Abinitio, Rand, London." 13, Wellington Street, Strand, London. Telephone: 3852 Gerrard. In sending Commissions please refer to this Catalogue as ELEKTRA." COMMISSIONS CANNOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE ACCEPTED BY TELEPHONE. CATALOGUE OF THE SECOND PORTION OF The Valuable and Interesting Library OF MR. JOHN PEARSON. FIRST DAY'S SIZES MIXED. LOT 1. CTS OF PARLIAMENT of the maist hie, maist excellent and michtie Prince, and our Souerane Lord James the sixt, King of Scottis, begune and haldin at Edinburgh the XV day of December the zeir of God 1567, black letter (some letters on F 1 slightly defective), imprentit at Edinburgh be Johne Ros, 1575-The Actis and Constitutionnis in the Parliament begune at Stirviling the XVIII day of August, 1571, black letter, ib. 1575-The Lawis, Statutis and Constitutionnis ar devysit, ordanit, etc. In the Parliament haldin at Stirviling the XXV day of Julii, 1578, black letter, larger woodcut on the title than on the above, ib. 1579-The Lawis, Statutis, Constitutionnis, etc. in the Parliament haldin and begun at Edinburgh XXIIII day of October 1581, black letter, imprentit at Edinburgh be Henrie Charteris, 1582; FINE COPIES, in 1 vol. brown morocco, g. e. folio. Edinb. 1567-82 * * ALL VERY RARE, the first volume contains "THE CONFESSION OF FAITH," and amongst the subjects treated on in these volumes LOT 1-continued. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 may be mentioned "Abolishing the Pape," Shipping and Military subjects, "THE SLAUCHTER OF HERINGS AND GUHYTE FISCHE,' THE SLAUGHTER OF RED FISCHE AND SMOLTIS," The Purchasing of Paipes Bulles, Playing and Drinking during Sermon time, Idle Beggars, THE INSTRUCTION OF THE ZOUTH IN MUSICK,' THE SLAUGHTER OF REID FISCHE, AND THE FRY OF ALL FISCHE,' THE TRANSPORTING OF FISCHE," etc. Adamus (Fr.) De Rebus in Civitate Firmana gestis Fragmentorum lib. II ex Bibliotheca D. Cæsaris Ottinelli, woodcut device on title, and autograph signature of STEPHANUS BALUZIUS, very fine copy, red morocco extra, with the arms of J. A. DE THOU and his second wife GASPARDE DE LA CHASTRE on the sides, his monogram repeated five times on the back, and also his device, g. e. well preserved Svo. Roma, Donangeli, 1591 Addison (Joseph) A Poem to his Majesty, Presented to the Lord Alciat (A.) Les Emblemes, mis in rime françoise, avec curieuse correc- ALLOM (Thomas) THIRTEEN ORIGINAL DRAWINGS IN COLOURS to Illustrate Mrs. Ellis' "Family Secrets," half bound green morocco extra, g.e. by Riviere oblong 4to *** THESE EXQUISITE DRAWINGS were engraved and issued with several editions of the work; some of the engravings are placed in the volume opposite the drawing. : Almanack Company of Stationers, engraved throughout, morocco mosaic binding, gilt, g. e. size 2 in. by 1fe in. Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1790 Almanack Stationers' Company, engraved throughout, elegantly bound in variegated morocco, and richly tooled in gold, g. e. enclosed in a pull-off morocco case, elegantly tooled to match, size 24 in. by 11 in. A VERY BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN For the Company of Stationers, 1787 Almanack: Goldsmith, An Almanack for 1802, bound in variegated 11 10 AMADIS DE GAULE. The Fifth Book of the Most Pleasant and Delectable History of Amadis de Gaule, containing the first part of the most Strange, valiant and Worthy Acts of Esplandion Son to Amadis de Gaule: As his strange sayling in the Great Serpent... and the Conquest of the Castle of the Defended Mountain, etc. black letter, fine copy, red levant morocco extra, g. e. by F. Bedford 4to. A. Kembe, 1664 ** FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION. The first four books were translated and published in folio in 1619. AMERICA. Donne (Dr. John) A Sermon upon the Eight Verse of the first chapter of the Acts of The Apostles. Preached To the Honourable Company of the VIRGINIAN PLANTATION, 13 Nov. 1622, with the genuine blank leaf before the title, blue morocco extra, g.e. FINE COPY, very rare 4to. Thos. Jones, 1624 America. Fox (George, Founder of the Quakers) An Epistle General. To them who are of the Royal Priest-Hood and Chosen Generation. Given forth from the Movings of the Power and Spirit of Truth, and now made publick to be sent abroad among the Saints scattered in old and NEW ENGLAND, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Scotland, BARBADOES, and VIRGINIA, for them to read in the Fear of the Lord, FINE COPY, red levant morocco extra, panelled sides, sm. 4to. Printed for Thos. Sauvierus, 1660 AMMAN (JOST) BIBLIORVM VTRIVSQVE TESTAMENTI ICONES, summo artificio expressæ, Historias sacras ad vivvm exibentes, 200 beautiful wood engravings by Jost Amman, Feyerabend, Hans Bocksberger, etc. printed on one side of the paper only, FINE COPY, with proof leaves, blank portion of title mended, green levant morocco extra, g. e. by F. Bedford 12 13 14 15 16 g.e. 12mo. Impressum Francoforti apvd Georgivm Corvinum impensis Hieronymi Feyerabend, 1571 Amman (J.) Künstliche und wolgerissene Figuren der fürnembsten Evangelien durcho Jar sampt den Passion und zwölff Aposteln, der gleichen vor nie in druck auszgangen, 80 fine spirited woodcuts by Jost Amman, with colophon on last leaf, dark blue levant morocco extra, g. e. by F. Bedford 4to. Gedruckt zu Franckfort am Mayn, 1587 Angling. S. (J. a Brother of the Angle) The Compleat Fisher; Or, The True Art of Angling, being a Clear and Speedy Way of Taking all Sorts of Fresh-water Fish, with the Worm, Fly, Paste, and other Baits ..... To Fish in Hackney River, etc. fifth edition, enlarged, woodcut frontispiece and woodcuts, green levant morocco extra, g. t. by Leighton sm. 12mo, agenda form. Printed for G. Conyers, Little Britain, 1725 Ariosto (Ludovico) Orlando furioso, ricorretto, et di nuove figure adornato, con i nuovi discorsi di Girolamo Ruscelli, numerous woodcuts, beautifully bound in red levant morocco extra, g. e. LOT 16-continued. 17 18 19 20 21 by Hardy - Mennil, the back and sides richly gilt by Marius Michel sm. 12mo. Venetia, appresso Vincenzo Valgrisio et Baldasser Constantini, 1557 Arnold (Matthew) Cromwell, a Prize Poem recited in the Theatre, Oxford, June 28, 1843, FIRST EDITION, in the original printed wrapper, enclosed in a morocco cover, lettered on the side 8vo. Oxford, 1843 ARS MEMORANDI. Hexastichon Sebastiani Brant in Memorabiles ASKHAM (Anthony) A PROGNOSTICACION made for the yere of oure Lord god a thousand fyve hundreth XLVIII. Calculated for the meridian of YORKE, black letter, title within woodcut border, enclosed in brown morocco case extra, panelled sides, by F. Bedford * 12mo. Imprynted at London in Flete Strete at the sygne of the George by W. Powell, n. d. [1518] * UNKNOWN TO ALL BIBLIOGRAPHERS, and in REMARKABLE CONDITION, never having been cut open, but folds out into a single sheet, slightly repaired. BACON (Sir Francis) THE ESSAIES OF FRANCIS BACON Knight, the King's Atturney Generall. His Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion, Seene and allowed, title within woodcut border, VERY FINE COPY, with the original blank leaf before the title, blue levant morocco extra, g. e. by F. Bedford 12mo. Printed at London by J. D. for Elizabeth Jaggard at the hand and Starre neere the middle Temple-gate, 1624 *** JOHN LOCKE'S Autograph on the fly-leaf: "John Locke applied himself with great diligence to the study of classical literature, and the private reading of the works of Bacon and Descartes." Knight's Encyclopædia. Bacon (Sir F.) The Essaies of St Francis Bacon Knight, the Kings Solliciter Generall, LARGE COPY, imperfect, but with title and dedication: To my loving Brother Sr. John Constable Knight," loose in vellum wrapper * sm. 8vo. Imprinted at London by John Beale, 1612 With the above will be sold another edition, also imperfect, dated on title: "Of the colours of Good and Evill, 1613." (2) |