Catalogue of a Large Collection of Rare and Curious Books of All Kinds

A. In Folio.

8 A New History of the Holy Bible. Containing the Old and New Testament from the beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity, With Answers to most of the Controverted questions. Dissertations, Notes, etc. by Mr. Thomas Stackhouse. 2 vols. folio. London 1733. filled with Beautiful figures. in calfskin. 25-0. Stackhouse was an English theologian; this work was famous for its defense of the Bible against deists and for its detailed engravings.

9 The Works of Archimedes, several recently translated into English original: "Latinum" (Latin) by Federico Commandino of Urbino, and illustrated with a Commentary. in folio. Venice: From the Aldine Press, 1558. Also: The Conics of Apollonius of Perga; Two Books of Serenus of Antinoöpolis original: "Sireni Autincensis", translated by Commandino, with Commentary. in folio. Bologna 1566. in Red Morocco leather, gilt-edged, etc. 10-0. Commandino was a crucial Renaissance humanist who recovered ancient Greek mathematical texts. The "Aldine Press" refers to the famous printing house of Aldus Manutius.

10 Extraordinary Embassies of the Duke of Angoulême, the Count of Béthune, and Preaux Chefneuf sent to Germany under Louis XIII. in folio. Paris 1667. in calfskin. rare. 9-10.

11 Elements of Physical and Geometrical Astronomy, by David Gregory, original: "D. Gregori" with figures. folio. Oxford 1702. Also: The Conic Sections of Philippe de la Hire, or the Observations of Geometers both Ancient and Modern, Explained with New Demonstrations, with figures. Paris 1685. the 2 volumes are bound together in vellum. 9-10. David Gregory was a close friend of Isaac Newton; this 1702 work was the first textbook of astronomy based on Newtonian principles.

12 Annals and Histories of the Troubles of the Low Countries, by Hugo Grotius, from the departure of Philip II until 1609. in folio. Amsterdam 1662. in calfskin, rare. 7-10. Hugo Grotius is the father of international law; this work details the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain.

13 Annals or Histories of Belgian Affairs, original: "Rerum Belgicarum" containing Jacobus Meyerus Baliolanus's History of Flanders, Adam Barlundus's History of Brabant, Flanders, Holland, Zealand, and Neighboring Provinces from the year 1527 to 1579. By Gerardus Geldenhouer, Johannes Marchantius, Lodovico Guicciardini, Philips Galle, Gerardus Candidus. in folio. 2 vols. Frankfurt 1580. extremely rare. Bound in Cardboard. 5-0. A compendium of major 16th-century historians covering the Low Countries during a period of intense religious and political upheaval.

14 Architecture (Ten Books of) by Le Pautre, The text attributes the work to the architect Antoine Le Pautre, but the "Ten Books" and the translator "Perrault" refer to Vitruvius’s foundational Roman text De architectura, which Claude Perrault famously translated. translated from the Latin by Perrault, with figures. in folio. Paris 1684. in red leather and Cardboard. This is the best Edition. 20-0.

15 The Art of Turning, or how to perform to perfection all sorts of lathe-work, etc. by Charles Plumier, with figures. in folio. Paris 1749. Stitched. 15-0. Charles Plumier was both a monk and a botanist; his work on the lathe was the definitive technical manual for wood and ivory turning in the 18th century.

16 Wonders of Roman Antiquities and Remains of Ancient Sculpture, relief work original: "Anaglyphtico opere" crafted from marble specimens that still exist in Rome, etc. That is to say: Collection of Bas-Reliefs; and other precious remains of Antiquity still seen in Rome; drawn and engraved by Pietro Santi Bartoli, with the explanation at the bottom of each— Bartoli was a celebrated 17th-century engraver whose works were essential for the study of Roman archaeology before the age of photography.