Sales catalogue: Quaritch

Date:: 30th May 1974

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/17/16

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° Merrem (B.) Versuch eines Systems der Am- phibien, 8vo. plates, copious MS. notes by Dr. J. E. Gray, hf. ealf, 68 6d ~~ Marburg, 1820 Meteorological Observations made at the Hon. East India Company’s Magnetical Ob- servatory at Singapore, by Captain Elliott, 1841-45, Madras, 1850 ; Observations made at the Magnetical Observatory at Bombay, from 1846-64, 20 vols.—together 21 vols. large 4to. twenty in cloth, 36s Bombay, 1849-67 A very great bargain. “Meyer and Mobius, Hinterkiemer oder Opis- thobranchia der Kieler Bucht, (the Bay of Kiel in Holstein), folio, 26 delicately coloured plates of Mollusca, bds. presentation copy to Dr. J. H. Gray, 218 Leipzig, 1866 Michelet, Histoire de la Révolution fran- caise, 6 vols. 8vo. sd. 30s Paris, 1869 Microscope: Hoge (Jabez) The Microscope, its History, Construction, and Applications, 8vo. 500 woodcuts, cloth, 4s 6d 1855 Miers (J.) Contributions to Botany. iconographic and descriptive, detailing the character of new or imperfectly described plants, 3 vols. 4to. 154 plates, (pub. £6. 6s), cloth, £4.48 1851-71 The third volume contains a complete mono- graph of the Menispermacez. Milne-Edwards (H.) Histoire Naturelle des Coralliaires ou’ Polypes proprement dits, 3 vols. Svo. numerous plates, extensive MS. notes ty Dr. J. E. Gray, hf. of. 86s Paris, 1857-60 Moliere Giuvres avec Notice sur sa Vie (par M. de Serre), 6 vols. 4to. portrait and 32 plates after designs by Boucher, two volumes damaged tn the margins by nails, half morocco, £7. 10s Paris, 1734 —— the same, 6 vols. 4to. calf gilt, a jine copy, £13. 1734 “ Edition assez belle .... dirigée par Marc-. Ant. Joly, auteur de plusieurs comedies.” — Brunet. The plates by the celebrated Boucher gave faithful representations of the Costume, Furniture, and Architecture of the period of Louis XV. Mollusea. Von Bucu (1.) ueber Terebrateln (Terebratula) plates, Berlin, 1834—Von Buch, ueber Delthyris oder Spirifer und Orthis, plates, i. 1837, 2 vols. in 1, 4to. hf. calf, 10s |i Crark (W.) History of the British Marine Tes- taceous Mollusea, 8yo. cloth, 10s 1855 Gray (J. Ei) System of Mollusea, Svo. pages 63 to 124, interleaved, numerous MS. notes and corrections by himself, with an autograph note from Mr. J. Alder, dated Nencastle, Jan. 30, 1851, inserted, half calf, 7s 6d (1842) Puitrerr (R. A.) Enumeratio Molluscorum Sicilie, plates, Berolini, 1836—Phillippi, Fauna Molluscorum Viventium Tellure Fer- liaria Fossilium Reeni Siciliz, plates, Halis Sax. 1844—2 vols. in 1, 4to. notes by Dr. Gray, half calf, £2. 2s Mone (F. J.) Lateinische Hymnen des Mittel- alters, 3 vols. 8vo. 17. calf, £2. 16s Freiburg im Breisgau, 1853-55 Montagu (Lady Mary Wortley) Letters and Works edited by Lord Wharncliffe, an uncas- trated edition, 2 vols. 8v0. portrait, half calf, 5s Paris, 1837 Montgomerie’s Route Map of Kashmir, 32 inches by 25, mounted on canvas, and folded in Svo. cloth cease, 2s Calcutta, 1864 Montucla (J. F.) Histoire des Mathématiques, 4 vols. 4to. portrait and plates, half calf, £5. 5s Paris, 1719-1802 Miller (Max) Nouvelles Legons sur la Science da Langage, traduites de l’Anglais par Harris et Perrot, avec la vie de l’auteur, 2 vols. 8yo. sd. 48 6d Paris, 1867-68 Murchison’s Silurian System, founded on Geological Researches, in various Counties of England and Wales, with descriptions of the Coal Fields and overlying Formations, 2 vols. roy. 4to. geological maps, engravings, and - plates of Fossils, half morocco, £4.10s 1839 —— another copy, 2 vols. roy. 4to. having the large map strongly mounted on canvas, haif russia, £4. 15s ; 1839 Natural History Illustrations. A valu- able collection of several thousand engravings, (many coloured), with numerous original drawings (some of which are coloured), formed by the late Dr. Jerdon, illustrating the various races of man, and species of animals through- out the world, arranged in 16 large 8vo. Sulander cases, a8 follows : 15 Piccadilly, London. Contents :— Races of MAn, one case MamMatta, five cases ae of Eastern Asia and Malayana, one case Birps of AUSTRALIA, with list, two cases aii Central and S. America, one case a Eastern and Southern Africa, ono case » Papers on, by Count Salvadori of Turin, one case REPTILES, three eases a of India, one case —the whole in sixteen cases, enclosed in a polished mahogany cabinet, with lock and hey, £48. This extremely important collection, formed at a great sacrifice of time, and many valuable books, such as the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Jardine’s Naturalist’s Library, Magazine de Zoologie, Cuvier’s Animal Kingdom, Schreber’s Mammalia, and Prichard’s Man, is worth the at- tention of a working zoologist, as forming a com- plete illustration of the great branches of natural history. Each class is carefully arranged. With the lot will be given two empty cases for additions. Nature Printing. Lupwie (G. C.) Ectypa Vegetabilium, usibus medicis praecipue desti- natorum ad naturae similitudinem expressa, folio, 200 plates, morocco gilt, gilt edaes, by De Rome, 36s Halle, 1760 Text in German and Latin. Newspapers: WEEKLY Discovery of the Mystery of In- iquity ; in the Rise, Growth, Methods, and inds of the late Unnatural Rebellion in Eng- land, Anno 1641, complete in 30 Nos. Feb. 5, 1680, to Aug. 1681, in one vol. sm. folio, vellum, scarce, 12s London, 1681 Narionat Omnipus (The) A Journal of Lite- rature, Music, Theatricals, etc. nos. 1 to 91, in 3 vols. folio, a few comic cuts, cloth, 25s 1831-33 New Testament in Englishe after the Greek translation annexed wyth the transla- tion of Erasmus in Latin; whereunto is added a Kalendar and an exhortation to the readyng of the Holy Scriptures made by the same Erasmus, etc. sm. 8vo. brown morocco extra, gilt edges, by Bedford, £28. Londini, Th. Gaultier pro J. C. ( Cawood,) 1550 Nine copies of this very rare edition are men- tioned by Lowndes, six of which are locked up in public libraries. Nichols (J.) Illustrations of the Literary His- tory of the eighteenth century ; consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons, 8 vols. 8vo. nwmerous por- traits, calf gilt, a fine copy, £5. 10s 1817-58 Wilsson (S.) Scandinavisk Fauna : forsta delen, | Daggdjuren (Mammalia).—tredje delen, Am- fibierna (Amphibia). 2 vols. in 1, 8vo. half calf, Dr. Gray’s copy,7s 6d Lund, 1847-42 Numismata: Conen (H.) Description Historique des Mon- naies frappés sous Empire Romain, commu- nement Appelées Médailles Impériales, Vols. » J and II, royal 8vo. 38 outline plates, half morocco, £2. Paris, 1859 Ecxuet (J.H.) Docrrina Numorum VETE- num, cum Supplemento, 9 vols. 4to. plates, boards uncut, £4. 15s ; or, hf. calf neat, £6. Vindob. 1792-1826 Mioxnet (T. E.) DescrreTion des MEDAILLES Antiques, Grecques et Romaines, 6 vols. Paris, 1806-13—Supplement et Table Générale, 9 vols. 114 plates, 1819-29—Planches, 1 vol.— together 16 vols. 8vo. half morocco, uncut, £28. Paris, 1806-29 Moretti (A.) Taesaurus MORELLIANUS SIVE IMPERATORUM ET FAMILIARUM NUMISMATA, edd, Havercampus et Wesselingius, 5 vols. folio, many plates, vellum, fine copy, £5. Amst. 1734-52 Ornithological Illustrations from Gould’s Birds of Asia, Gray’s Genera, Proceedings of the Zoological Society and other valuable books, collected by Dr. Jerpon, about 200 plates, mostly coloured, in a large parcel, £5. Ornithological Tracts by Bonaparte, Gray, Hartlaub, Malherbe, Salvadori, Sclater, Strickland, Yarrell and others, about 40 8vo. and 4to. a parcel, £2. —— The extremely valuable and interesting collection of Notices of new or rare Birds, Accounts of Travellers, and a vast quantity of Ornithological Information, formed dur- ing a long series of years by M. Jules Ver- reaux, comprised in a series of nearly six hundred brochures, in English, French and German, many being printed for private circulation only, and many with co- loured. plates, in one 4to. and 5 large 8vo. parcels, the lot for £25. 1820.72 _ The collection contains articles by the follow- ing savants :-— Alix, Bailly, Baird, Barboza du Bocage, Blanchard, Blasius, Boardman, Bonaparte, Bru- naich, Carte, Cassin, Des Murs, Deville, Elliot, Fischer, Frémineau, Gaillard, Gervais, Gosse, Gurney, Hartlanb, Heine, Horne, Kaup, Kessler, Lafrenaye, Lawrence, Malherbe, March, Marie, Martens, Milne-Edwards, Newton, Reichenbach, Rowley, Riippel, Salvadori, Salvin, Sclater, Sharpe, Suckley, Sundwall, Swinhoe, Verreaux, Wallace, and others. Ornithological Collections, Catalogues of : Baron Laugier de Chartrouse, 2 copies, Arles, 1836—Knowsley Menagerie, Liverpool, 1851 —Wolley’s Collection of Eggs, three, 1858- 60-64—Prince D’Essling, 1846—Bouvier, Ca- talogue des Trochilides, 1872—Verreaux (E.) Collection Ornithologique, Paris, 1868, and seven others, in @ 4to. parcel, 15s Ornithology: ANTINORI € SALVADORI, Catalogo degli Uccelli, 8vo. 161 pp. with 3 coloured plates, sd. 7s 6d Milano, 1874 Only 25 copies are printed for sale. ANDERSSON (C. J.) Notes on the Birds of Da- mara Land and the adjacent countries of south-west Africa, edited with Life by J. H. Gurney, 8vo. map, cloth, 10s 6d 1872 Bewnorr (L.) Ornitologia Siciliana, catalogo ra- gionato de gli Ucelli, 8vo. sd. 8s 6d Messine, 1840 Burron, Historr—e NATURELLE DES OISEAUX (usually called the ‘‘Planches Enlu- minées,’’) with 1008 beautifully coloured. plates, no letterpress, 5 vols.impl. 4to. oldealf, Dr. J. E. Gray's copy, £10. Paris, 1770-83 Epwarps’ (George) Natural History of un- common Birds, and of some other rare and undescribed Animals, Quadrupeds, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects, &c. With the Gleanings of Natural History, in English and French ; 7 vols. in 4, royal 4to. a fine original copy, with the 362 engravings, very beautifully co- loured, red morocco extra, gilt edyes, £12. 12s London, 1743-64 “ Edwards was remarkably exact in his de- scriptions, and sufficiently so in his figures, so that no zoological library, especially one for reference, should be without his volumes. His works are assuredly the most valuable, on general Ornitho- logy, that have ever appeared in England.” Swainson. Original copies like the above, have the num- bers in the Gleanings inserted in red ink by Edwards himself. Lh Exxior (D. G.) The new and heretofore un- figured species of the Birds of North America, 1869, 2 vols. impl. folio, 72 magnificently coloured plates, (sub- scription price £31. 10s), ready for binding, 28% New York, 1869 Exxror’s Monograph of the Tetraonidee, or Grouse Family, 4 parts in one vol. com- plete, impl. folio, 27 plates, magnifi- cently coloured, (subscription price £10. 10s), dds. £9. 9s New York, 1864-65 Extror’s Monograph of the Phasianide, or Family of the Pheasants, in 6 parts, impl. folio, 84 plates, magnificently co- loured, (subscription price £27. 10s), bds. £24, Published by the Author, 1870-72 Of these magnificent works only a small number were published by subscription and must soon become very rare. Uniform with the works of Gould, they vie with them for accuracy of draw- ing, and brilliancy of colour: the plates of the Birds of America and the Tetraonide are drawn by the Author,-and those of the Phasianide by the celebrated Wolf and J. Smit. The above copies are from the Library of the late M. Jules Verreaux, the distinguished French Ornithologist. LAFRESNAYE (M.) Catalogue de sa Collection des Oiseaux, 8656 espéces, Svo. fucsimile MS. of 258 pp. sd. 25s ca. 1860