Sales catalogue: Glendining

Date:
24 April 1933
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/8/172
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Glendining. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Lot 9 Berthollet, C. L., a curious autograph manuscript, dated 1792 10 Orfila, M. J. B., five autograph letters, including one to Arago, the famous scientist in which he men- tions Desgenettes 11 Chaptal, J. A., three interesting autograph letters relating to his works on chemistry, etc. - 12 Dumas, J. B., eight interesting and important auto- graph letters mentioning his interests in chemistry, Thenard, etc. 13. Three copies of Bulletins issued from Sandringham the condition of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 14) Chemists. John Davies on an article the Carbonate Potassia, an antidote for Poison; Andrew Ure; Galton and an interesting letter of Lord Lister on his works 15 Latham, J. (M.D.), a very fine autograph letter on , his most important work, the History of Birds, \ dated 1823 16% General Gordon, important six-page autograph “ letter from Mapowah, May 14th, 1878, to his Nephew, N. Bayley, Esq., Bank of Quebec, America, of excellent advice and saying in one part when his nephew complains of walking 16 miles a day, “I have been walking in the sun even 20 to 25 miles per diem,” in another part he remarks, “I. have not one European in the Soudan, they—are no use except very excep- tionally,” altogether a most interesting and fine letter Prints and Engravings, 17. Punishment of the Tcha, Chinese domestic life, old engravings | 70} 18) A juggler who cures a sick person, savage customs / ————— connected with sickness and burial, early en- eravings