167 Roads Cary's Traveller's Companion; or, a Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales, shewing the immediate Rout to every Market and Borough Town throughout the Kingdom, 8vo, calf, rebacked, 12s 6d London, John Cary, 1791 168 ——— GAUTIER (H.) Traite de la Construction des Chemins, 8vo, polished calf, joints loose, frontis., 7 folding plates, 1 portrait, 336 pp., 12s 6d Paris, Andre Cailleau, 1721 169 Russia-HAMMER (J. Von Hammer-Purgstall) Sur les origines Russes: extraits de manuscrits orientaux, addressês à Mgr. le comte N. de Romanzoff dans une suite de lettres depuis l'an 1816, jusqu'a l'an 1825, edited by C. M. 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Norton, for John Maynard and Timothy Wilkins, 1641 173 Ships and Shipping-The Report of the Committee for Conducting the Experiments of the Society for the Improvement of Naval Architecture, folio, half morocco gilt, 38 pp., 10 large folding plates at end. Rare information about Greenland Dock experiments, 35s London, Printed by Order of the Society [c. 1798] 174 Sixteenth Century Presses.—ALDINE. DOLCE (Lodov.) Giocasta. Tragedia, 8vo, 55 ll., half calf, FIRST EDITION, rare, Gamba, pp. 404, first few ll. a little stained, 21s Vinegia (Aldus), 1549 1175 177 ALDINE. Manutius Antonio, Viaggi Fatti da Vinetia, Alla Tana, in Persia, in India, et in Constantinopoli con la descrittione particolare di Citta, Luoghi, Siti, Costumi, et della Porta del gran Turco: et di tutte le intrate, spese, et modo di gouerno suo, et della ultima impresa contra Portoghesi, 8vo, vellum Aldine anchor on title and at end, 180 ff, £2 Vinegia, Glivoli di Aldo, 1543 176- ALDINE. Manutius. Paulus. Hoc Volumine Continentur. Commentariorum de bello Gallico, libri viii, ciui i Pompeiano Libri iji, Alexandrino liber i, Africano liber i, Hispaniensi liber i, 8vo, vellum loose, anchor on title and at end, 5 plates, 4 maps, 22s 6d Venetiis, Paulum Manutium Aldi, 1559 ALDINE. Prisciani Grammatici Caesariensis Libri Omnes, &c. (at end): Venetiis in aedibvs Aldi, et Andreae Asvlani soceri. Mense Maio MDXXVII., large 8vo, 14 preliminary II., 299; 3 11., old mottled calf, gilt back, anchor on title and last 1., fine copy, Renouard I., 246; Schweiger II. 824, £3 Venice, 1527 178 ALDINE. Suetonius. C. Suetonij Tranquilli XII. Ceasares. Sexti Aurelij Victoris à D. Caesare Augusto usq ad Theodosium excerpta, Eutropij de gestis Romanorum lib. X. Pauli Diaconi libri VIII. ad Eutropij historiam additi, etc., 8vo, lx., 320 11., old calf, gilt back. Tho. Rudiman's copy, with his ex-libris. Tho. Rudiman (1674-1757) was the famous philologist printer, and Assistant Librarian of the Advocates Library, Edinburgh. This edition is more valuable than that of 1516, as containing in order the notes of Egnatius and Erasmus. It is very rarely to be met with in good condition. £310s Venetiis, Aldi, 1521 ALDINE. Valla (L.) Lavrentii Vallae elegantiarvm libri sex, Eivsdem de Reciprocatione svi. et svvs livellus, etc., 4to, viii., 199; 1 1. stamped calf, blind tooled, neatly rebacked, gilt edges, tall copy, on title "Collegii Soct. Jesu Cortraci," ink-blot on 1. 72, magnificent copy, £2 15s 179 Venetiis, in aedibus Haere dvm Aldi, et Andreae Asvlani Soceri, 1533° 181 GRAFTON & Co., Coptic House, 7 and 8, Coptic Street, W.C. 1. 180 Sixteenth Century Presses.-PLANTIN. Pagnin, Santes, Epitome Thesauri Lingua Sanctae. [Compiled by F. Raphelengius], 8vo, old calf, Hebrew and Latin, device on title, title soiled, slightly stained, back cover loose, 12s 6d Antverpiae, Christophor Plantin, 1578 PLANTIN. Bochius (Joan.) Descriptio publicae, gratulationis, spectaculorum et ludorum in adventu Sereniss. principis Ernesti Archiducis Austriae cui est praefixa De Belgij Principatu . breuis narratio . . cum Carmine Panegyrico. Accessit denique Oratio funebris, &c. Omnia a Ioanne Bochio, S.P.Q.A., a secretis conscriptia, folio, old polished calf, gilt back, 175 ff., one (pp. 125-126) missing, with 35 large plates by Peter van der Borcht, engraved title, stained. Margin of last 9 11. repaired. Deschamps I., 146. "Le texte en latin est intéressant pour l'histoire des familles nobles des PaysBas. Christoph. Plantin était mort le 1er juillet 1589; il avait cédé son établissement de Leyde a son gendre François van Ravelinge et celui d'Anvers à son autre gendre Jean Moereturf (Moretus)." £2 10s 182 183 184 185 Antverpiae, ex officina Plantiniana, 1595 ARISTOTLE. Gli Otto Le Bri Della Republica, Che Chiamono Politica di Aristotile, 8vo, half calf, 7+179 ff, device on title, wood initials, few pp. stained, 18s Venetia, Alessandro Brucioli, 1547 DIOMEDES. Diomedi vetustissimi ac diligentis simi grammatici: emunctum opus nec non phocae prisciani capri agraetij donati seruik et sergij aurea opuscula diligenti lima nuper impressa Joannes Riuius Recensuit, folio, 96 11., limp vellum, the title gothic, rest Roman letter, printer's mark on title, many nice woodcut initials, not in Brunet, fine copy, £2 10s Venetiis, Ioannem Rubeum and Bernardinum fratres Bercellen, 1511 DOLET (Etienne) Commentariorum linguae latinae, 2 vols, folio, old calf, with decorative borders (rebacked), 2 fine woodcut titles (signed I. F.) and large fine historiated initials, printer's marks on titles and last pages, very fine copy, in beautiful condition. Rare Editio Princeps. Brunet II., 794.-"Cette com- i pilation, dont ou ne trouve que très difficilement das examples bien conservés Le titre qui est dans un bel encadrement gravé sur bois ou l'on remarque les lettres I.F." Farrer: Books condemned to be burned, p. 8. 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Mus., Panzer VIII. 220, 2, fine copy, £4 [Parma], 1501 187 Spain and Spanish Literature-ALCIATUS. magistral sobre las EMBLEMAS de ANDRES ALCIATO, con todas las Historias, antiguedades, moralidad y doctrina, tocante a las buenas costumbres, 4to, contemporary vell., numerous fine woodcuts of emblems, 30s En Valencia, par Francisco Mestre, 1684 ALEMANO (Matteo) Vita del Picaro Gusmano d'Alfarace, tradotta dalla lingua Spagnuola nell' Italiana da Barezzo Barezzi, 2 vols in 1, 8vo, vellum, rare Italian translation, £1 10s Venetia, 1615 188- BIGLAND (John) The History of Spain, from the Earliest Period to the Close of the Year 1809, 2 vols, half calf, gilt back, 10s 187 London, Longman Hurst, etc., 1810 189 CERVANTES (Miguel de) Novelas Exemplares (2 vols): Los Seis libros de Galatea (2 vols); Viage al Parnaso (1 vol); 5 vols, 8vo, uniform half calf, beautifully printed edition on handmade paper, with 27 fine plates. "La Numancia, Tragedia," and "El Trato de Argel, Comedia," are included, £2 10s Madrid, Antonio de Sancha, 1783-84 PRINTED BY FRANK JUCKES, ASTON STREET, BIRMINGHAM. No. 19. 1921. OF OLD & RARE BOOKS selected from the stock of Messrs. GRAFTON & CO., INCLUDING first editions of Sir Francis Bacon, and early printed books in foreign languages classified under subjects. Published as a Supplement to "The Library World," October, 1921. ECONOMIC SHELVING in STEEL ALLOWS -inch ADJUSTMENT LIBRARY SHELVING For further particulars of this important invention, apply to: Shannon ROPEMAKER ST., LONDON, E.C 2 Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol, Liverpool, GRAFTON & CO. (FRANK HAMEL), Antiquarian Department, Coptic House, 7 & 8, Coptic Street, London, W.C.1. BANKERS London County & Westminster & Parr's Bank Oxford Street Branch, London. TELEPHONE-Museum 1984. Price 1s. 2d. net. |