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Fabyan, Robert (d. 1513) Chronicle. [London: Printed by Richard Grafton for John Reynes, dwellynge at the sygne of saynte George in Pauls churcheyarde, 1542]. Folio, third edition continuing the Chronicle up to the year 1541, (variant, possible earlier version or pirated edition) two parts bound in one volume, on the first title, only the compartment was printed, with no text inside, with printer's initials WR at the feet of the two flanking columns (McKerrow & Ferguson 20); this copy seems to vary from either 1542 edition cataloged in ESTC as it has no title, printer information, or date on the first title, no colophon information in either volume, and no printer information or imprint date on divisional title for the second volume; bound in later blind-tooled boards, gilt-tooled spine, resewn, marginal paper repairs to preliminary and final leaves, some other scattered defects and repairs, some contemporary manuscript annotations, text printed in black letter throughout, lacking one text leaf in the second volume: (Aaa6, page 288/289), 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. "The present copy is an example of this third edition (1542). In addition to a continuation of the history to 1541, significant alterations were made to earlier events to conform to Protestant sensibilities. The pope became 'bishop of Rome,' King Henry II lost his moniker of 'hammer of the Holy Church,' and Thomas Becket was not 'martyred' to become a 'blessed saynt,' he was 'murdered' because he was a 'traitorous bishop.' A fourth edition, printed in Catholic Marian England, reverted to the former text." (http://clarklibrary.ucla.edu/collections/tudor/chrzanowski/title-list/1542f/) A6, B4, a-x6, y8, z6, A-E6, *6, aa-zz6, Aaa5 (lacking Aaa6), Bbb-Sss6. http://estc.bl.uk/S117883 http://estc.bl.uk/S106729 Estimate $4,000-6,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Ferrand, Jacques (b. 1575?) Erotomania or a Treatise Discoursing of the Essence, Causes, Symptomes, Prognosticks, and Cure of Love or Erotique Melancholy. Oxford: Printed by L. Lichfield and are to be sold by Edward Forrest, 1640. First edition, octavo, title page printed in red and black within typographical ornament border; neatly bound in full leather, period style, some paper flaws at the head of some leaves, 5 3/4 3 1/2 in. Ferrand's work first came out in French in 1610. Scholars wonder whether Burton had a copy of the first French edition, and borrowed from it for his Anatomy of Melancholy, or not. The Inquisition showed an interest, and tried Ferrand for heresy. Today, the work provides a rare insight into 17th century understandings of anxiety, depression, love relationships, gender roles, and other matters related to psychology and social assumptions and norms. a-b8, c4, A-Z8, (Z7 & 8 blank & present). http://estc.bl.uk/S102065 Estimate $6,000-8,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Fleming, Abraham (1552?-1607) The Diamond of Devotion, Cut and Squared into Sixe Severall Points. London: Printed by Henri Denham dwelling in Pater Noster Rowe, being the assigne of William Seres, 1581. First edition; 12mo, title page printed within type ornament border, woodcut coat of arms on verso of title, each leaf of text printed within an ornament border, text in black letter; rare; ESTC lists three U.S. copies; no auction sales, bound in full contemporary blind-tooled calf, rebacked and repaired with new label and date at foot of spine; spine repair a bit rough, boards with a contemporary feel, blind-ruled compartments with central acorn tool on both boards, cloth ties lost, no endleaves or pastedowns, 5 x 2 3/4 in. A-N12, O10 (lacking colophon leaf, O11 and final blank, O12). http://estc.bl.uk/S102282 Estimate $3,000-5,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Fletcher, Giles (1549?-1611) The Russe Common Wealth, or Maner of Gouernement by the Russe Emperour, (commonly called the Emperour of Moskovia) with the manners, and fashions of the people of that Countrey London: Printed by T[homas] D[awson] for Thomas Charde, 1591. First edition, octavo, title printed within typographical ornament border, text in Roman letter, ex libris Newberry Library with their bookplate marked duplicate and withdrawn in 1993 with librarian's initials, bound in later full calf, a.e.g., hinges very tender, 6 x 4 in. Fletcher served as English ambassador to Russia in 1588. Cultural observations such as his, written from an outsider's perspective at the end of the 16th century, are uncommon. A3 (lacking first leaf, A1, blank except for signature mark), B-P8, Q4. http://estc.bl.uk/S102293 Estimate $15,000-25,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Florio, John (1553-1625) Queen Anna's New World of Words, or Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues. London: Printed by Melch. Bradwood, for Edw. Blount and William Barret, 1611. Second edition, an expanded version of Florio's A Worlde of Wordes, originally published in 1598, illustrated with a fine engraved portrait of Florio by Hole bound after the preliminary leaves, title page printed within a woodcut border, bound in contemporary or slightly later speckled calfskin, rebacked, with the engraved ticket of S. Sudbury, Bookseller & Stationer, Swaffham; later endleaves added at the time of the repair, 11 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. Florio was the first translator of Montaigne's works into English, was a friend and possible influencer of William Shakespeare, and contributed this important Elizabethan English/Italian dictionary. [para]6, [port]1, A-Z6, Aa-Zz6, Aaa-Eee6, Fff4 (blank Fff4 blank & present), Ggg-Qqq4 (Qqq4 blank & present). http://estc.bl.uk/S121353 Estimate $7,000-10,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Fludd, Robert (1574-1637) Mosaicall Philosophy: Grounded upon the Essentiall Truth or Eternal Sapience. London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, at the Prince's Armes in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1659. First English edition of Fludd's Philosophia Moysaica, folio, illustrated with text woodcuts, bound in full contemporary speckled calf, ruled and tooled in blind, dry, joints cracked, very aged cursory repair to foot of spine, 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. Fludd was a well-known Paracelsian who pursued science and the occult. Astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Rosicrucian apologist, and follower of the Hermetic Qabalah, Fludd also corresponded with Johannes Kepler on the relative merits of scientific and hermetic approaches to our understanding of the natural world. [A]2-4, B-Z4, Aa-Oo4, Pp6, (First leaf, A1, blank and lacking). http://estc.bl.uk/R6980 Estimate $5,000-7,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Ávila y Zuniga, Luis de (c. 1490-c. 1560) The Comentaries of Don Lewes de Auela, and Suniga, great Master of Acanter, which treateth of the great vvars in Germany. London: in aedibus Richardi Totteli, 1554. First English edition, a translation of Commentarios de la Guerra de Alemania, an account of the Schmalkaldic War (1546-1574); small octavo, text in black letter, woodcut initials; rare, no copies listed in the auction record; ESTC locates five U.S. copies; bound in full olive morocco, rebacked, spine tooled in gilt, 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. A-U8, (U7 and U8 blank and present). http://estc.bl.uk/S100247 Estimate $4,000-6,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Fuller, Thomas (1608-1661) A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine. London: Printed by J.F. for John Williams at the signe of the Crown in Pauls Church-yard, 1650. First edition, folio, additional engraved title bound opposite armorial "Lector" plate; illustrated with twenty-seven additional folding plates (mostly maps), bound in contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, with gilt-tooled spine, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. [pi]2, A-F4, G6, H-Z4, Aa-Hh4, Ii6, Kk-Rr4, Ss6, Tt-Xx4, Yy6, Zz2, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Bbbb4. http://estc.bl.uk/R18096 Estimate $4,000-6,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Gabelkover, Oswald (1539-1616) The Boock of Physicke. Dordrecht: Isaack Caen, 1599. First edition, small folio, illustrated with ornate finely engraved title by Dolens with a view of Dordrecht and a dedication to Queen Elizabeth with her arms at the top of the page; previous bookseller's description inserted indicates that this copy is from the Phillips collection; bound in very good full contemporary limp parchment, becoming slightly decased, 10 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. Gabelkover's organized approach to folk remedies includes a long table of contents in alphabetical order listing an exhaustive list of medical and pharmaceutical treatments. For joint pain he suggests application of a live frog, "sew him on a cloth with his four feete, & he will presently die, if he waxe rubicunde, it is a signe that in that part there are corruptede bones." Remedies for pimples take up five pages; also treated: "stincke of the svveate," and "how to make ones hayre fayre, yellouwe coulrede, and Longe." Separate sections are dedicated to men, women, and diseases of young children, in addition to fevers, agues, gout, fistulas, bruises, and the other familiar human bodily complaints. Gabelkover's is one of the earliest vernacular-language collections of remedies. [pi]2, [cross]-[2 crosses]6, [3 crosses]8, A-Z6, Aa-Kk6. http://estc.bl.uk/S121243 Estimate $12,000-15,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Galileo, Galilei (1564-1642) trans. Thomas Salusbury (d. 1666) Mathematical Collections and Translations the First Tome. London: Printed by William Leybourn, 1661. First edition of Galileo's works in English, folio, illustrated with four folding engravings; and many text diagrams; the text also contains works by Benedetto Castelli (1577-1643); Johannes Kepler (1571-1630); and a letter about the arrangement of the solar system by Paolo Antonio Foscarini (1565-1616); this copy was a prize book presented to Benjamin Mulock for mathematics by University College London in 1849 and bears a label to that effect; bound in half leather and buckram boards with the emblem of the College tooled in gilt on both boards, binding rubbed, water stain in bottom corner more than halfway through, contents otherwise good, 13 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. In Galileo's Dialogo sopra i Due Massimi Sistemi del Mondo, two interlocutors discuss the merits of the Copernican versus the Ptolemaic system. Its publication put the author under the immediate scrutiny of the Vatican; the charge was heresy. The Dialogo remained banned by the Catholic church until 1835. The strength of Galileo's work and the truth of the carefully prepared mathematical and observational work behind it overwhelmed thousands of years of religious dogma. In this moment, when research, logic, and the scientific method began to replace superstition and blind acceptance, western thought entered a new era. The first appearance of Galileo's work in the English language, presented in a large folio format, represents the arrival of a new direction in critical thought that continues to structure our understanding of the world today. [pi]1, *6 (two leaves unsigned, two signed *2, two signed *3), A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Rrr4, [Hhh]-[Iii]2, Vvv-Zzz2, Aaaa6+[para1], Bbbb-Qqqq4, Rrrr2 (without the half-title and errata leaf). http://estc.bl.uk/R19153 Estimate $35,000-50,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Gelli, Giovanni Battista (1498-1563) Circes of Iohn Baptista Gello, Florentine, Translated out of Italion into Englishe by Henry Iden. London: [Imprinted in Poules Churchyarde, at the signe of the holy ghost by Iohn Cawood, printer to the Quenes Maiestie], 1557 [i.e. 1558 or 1559?]. Small octavo, two editions dated 1557, ESTC does not define a precedence, however, despite the date given on the title page date, internal textual evidence indicates that this edition was printed early in Elizabeth's reign (post 17 November 1558); rare, no auction sales since 1982, three U.S. copies in ESTC; title page printed within typographical ornament border, bound in full pebbled russet morocco by Bedford, spine gilt, a.e.g., a trifle rubbed, 5 x 3 1/4 in. Gelli's work is a series of ethical and philosophical dialogues much read in the Elizabethan period even before Henry Iden published this English translation. In Observations on the Faerie Queen, 1754, p. 258, Warton notes, "Circe soon became a very popular book, and was translated into English (as likewise into other languages) in the year 1557, by one Henry Iden; so that, probably, Spenser had read it; and might be induc'd to consult that Dialogue, from its mention in the preface." A-S8, T4. http://estc.bl.uk/S105721 Estimate $6,000-8,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Gerbier, Balthazar (1592?-1667) Counsel and Advise to all Builders; for the Choice of their Surveyours, Clarks of their Works, Bricklayers, Masons, Carpenters, and other Work-men therein Concerned. London: Printed by Thomas Mabb, dwelling on St. Pauls-Wharff neer the Thames, 1663. First edition, octavo, pages slightly rippled, bound in full modern calf, neatly ruled in gilt, 5 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. "An exact Architect must have the Art of Drawing and Perspective; ought to know what appertains to each Inhabitants Conveniency: Since there is a vast difference between the House of Prayer, and a Prince's Palace, and meaner Habitations, nor is a Laboratorium for a Chymist fit either for Baking or Brewing." a1, b7 (without leaf marked b3), a2-8, c-g8 (thirty-nine dedicatory epistles, one contents leaf), B-H8. http://estc.bl.uk/R16624 Estimate $4,000-6,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Gesner, Conrad (1516-1565) The Newe Iewell of Health, wherein is Contayned the Most Excellent Secretes of Phisicke and Philosophie, Devided into Fower Bookes. London: by Henrie Denham, 1576. First edition, quarto, large woodcut on title, illustrated with numerous text woodcuts throughout, including three large woodcuts on each of the three divisional titles, later calf, a.e.g., 7 1/2 x 5 in. This English translation of Gesner's Thesaurus Euonymi Philiatri de remediis secretis, first published in Latin in 1552, takes as its subject the chemical preparation of medicines by distillation. George Baker, the family physician of the de Veres wrote the translation, and dedicated his work to Anne Cecil de Vere, Countess of Oxford, whose arms appear on the verso of the title-page. Baker contends that his translation was intentionally opaque "I would not have every ignorant asse to be made a chirurgian by my book, for they would do more harm with it than good." The Newe Iewell of Health plays a part in the Anti-Stratfordian conspiracies surrounding Shakespeare's identity. Those who promote Edward de Vere, 17th Earl Oxford as the true Shakespeare draw a connection between George Baker's presence in the de Vere household, and Sonnet 119's allusions to alchemical apparatus illustrated in this book. A/*4, A-Y8, Aa-Ll8, Mm2. http://estc.bl.uk/S103060 Estimate $8,000-12,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Glauber, Johann Rudolf (1604-1670) The Works of the Highly Experienced and Famous Chymist Containing Great Variety of Choice Secrets in Medicine and Alchymy. London: Printed by Thomas Milbourn, for the Author; by D. Newman; and W. Cooper, 1689. First edition, folio, illustrated with engraved frontispiece and nine full-page woodcut and engraved illustrations extraneous to the collation, including a repeat of the frontispiece, ex libris Bradford Public Library, with their stamp on the verso of the title, frontispiece, and each plate, some edge wear, discoloration, and marginal reinforcements to typographical title and plates; bound in modern half leather, 13 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. Glauber was an industrial chemist and chemical engineer who made contributions to the study of wine production informed by his knowledge of chemistry, and improved the design of furnaces and distillation equipment. He was also an apothecary and provided free medical treatment to the poor. He was the first to synthesize and isolate antimony trichloride, arsenic trichloride, tin tetrachloride, and zinc chloride. Soldium sulfate, which he produced as a safe and effective laxative, is called Glauber's salt in his honor. [pi]1, A2, (a)1, (b)2, unsigned leaf with four woodcut figures, B-5U2; AZ2, AaZz2, Aaa-Kkk2; A-Z2, Aa-Cc2. http://estc.bl.uk/R21872 Estimate $2,000-3,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Gower, John (1325?-1408) De Confessione Amantis. London: Imprinted in Fletestreete by Thomas Berthelette, the XII daie of Marche, 1554. Folio, third edition, title printed within woodcut compartment, text in two columns, black letter, bound in full crushed brown morocco by Riviere & Son, ruled in blind and gilt, gilt tooling to spine and boards, edges gilt over marbling, neatly rebacked; ex libris Matthew C. D. Borden (1842-1912), with his bookplate inside the front board; two faded ownership inscriptions to title, 18th century marginal notes, some slightly cropped, short paper restoration to upper blank margin of title and second leaf, 10 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. Confessio Amantis (The Lover's Confession) is a Middle English poem by John Gower of 33,000 lines. In it, an elderly man's confessional to the chaplain of Venus creates a frame for a collection of shorter narrative poems. In the prologue, Gower explains that he writes at the request of Richard II. Gower's is one of the great works of late 14th-century English literature, along with those of Chaucer, Langland, and the Pearl poet. The form of Middle English employed by Gower in the Confessio is a direct precursor of modern English and thus helped lay the foundation for modern English literature. *6, A-Z6, Aa-Hh6, Ii5 (lacking final blank, Ii6). http://estc.bl.uk/S120946 Estimate $8,000-12,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Grafton, Richard (1572?) Graftons Abridgement of the Chronicles of Englande. London: In aedibus Richardi Tottyll, 1569. First edition, octavo, printed in black letter, large crible woodcut initials, blind-embossed library stamp to title, bound in handsome modern dark brown calf, 16th century style, with blind-tooled lozenges and gilt initials on boards, cloth ties, some headlines and side notes trimmed, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. [pi]8, para8, 2para8, 3para8, [4 para]4, A-Z8, Aa-Bb8, Cc3 (lacking Cc4, final blank). http://estc.bl.uk/S122606 Estimate $3,000-5,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Greco, Gioacchino (c. 1600-c. 1634) The Royall Game of Chesse-Play. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Anchor, 1665. First edition in English, octavo, portrait frontispiece of Charles I, woodcut border of title cropped along two edges, woodcut of a chessboard on page 14, bound in later speckled calf, rebacked, some water staining, affecting mostly the last three signatures, 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. Greco was a famous professional chess player of the Italian romantic style. His model games are still used for teaching. He pioneered the first smothered mate (a checkmate delivered by a knight in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded, i.e. or smothered by his own piece), came up with a clever queen sacrifice, and used the wrong rook pawn theme. A8, a2, B-H8, I4, K1, (A1 blank, errata on verso of last leaf). http://estc.bl.uk/R23418 Estimate $5,000-7,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Bacon, Francis (1561-1626) Sylva Sylvarum: or, A Naturall Historie in Ten Centuries. London: by John Haviland for William Lee, and are to be sold by Iohn Williams, 1635. Small folio, engraved title (dated 1631) and portrait bound opposite one another before typographical title; divisional title for The New Atlantis, bound in a contemporary Cambridge, England binding of full tan calfskin, ruled in blind, lightly speckled, with an unusual bird tool used in each corner, both boards, a book handed around to Cambridge undergraduates in its time, with 17th century signatures of at least four different users or owners of the book, two mention St. John's College, contemporary parchment guards and printer's waste pastedowns, a well-preserved binding, old scratches to leather boards, 11 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. [pi]2, A-Z6, Aa-Bb6, Cc4 a-g4 (g4 blank & present). http://estc.bl.uk/S106936 Gibson 174. Estimate $2,500-3,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Grew, Nehemiah (1641-1712) The Anatomy of Vegetables Begun. With a General Account of Vegetation Founded thereon. London: Printed for Spencer Hickman, printer to the R. Society, 1672. First edition, octavo, illustrated with three folding engravings with microscopic views of plant anatomy bound at the end of the text; contents very good, bound in full contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. A8, a8, B-O8 (N6 blank & present; O8 blank likely present). http://estc.bl.uk/R30321 Estimate $3,000-4,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Guevara, Antonio de (c. 1490-1544) A Chronicle, Conteyning the Lives of Tenne Emperours of Rome. London: for Ralphe Newberrie dwelling in Fleetestrete, 1577. First edition in English, translated by Edward Hellowes, quarto, title page printed within typographical ornament border, contemporary blind-tooled boards, rebacked (front board detached), two letters dated 1652 and each addressed to the Earl of Panmure used as front and rear endleaves, numerous contemporary inscriptions inside front and back board, final leaf torn with loss (not affecting text), 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. [para]4, A-X8, Aa-Ii8, Kk7 (lacking final ?blank Kk8). http://estc.bl.uk/S103534 Estimate $2,500-3,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Gunter, Edmund (1581-1626) The Description and Use of the Sector, Crosse-Staffe, and other Instruments. London: Printed by William Iones, for Iames Bowler, 1636. Quarto, added engraved title, engraved frontispiece of the instrument (toned and mounted), one constructed volvelle, one woodcut plate on its own slip, extraneous to collation, text diagrams and typographical tables printed throughout, contents generally good, bound in full contemporary full calf, rebacked, new endleaves, 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. [pi]4, b4, B-X4, Y2; Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Kkk4, Lll2 (Lll2 blank & present); Aaaa-Iiii4; [pi]1, A-O4. http://estc.bl.uk/S103555 Estimate $5,000-8,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Hall, Thomas (1610-1665) Comarum Akosmia. The Loathsomnesse of Long Haire. London: Printed by J. G[rismond] for Nathanael Webb, and William Grantham at the Signe of the Bear, 1654. First edition, octavo, rare; no auction sales since 1939, first word of title trimmed almost completely away, title soiled, some headlines trimmed, bound in half leather and marbled paper boards, rebacked, 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. "But when may wee say that a mans Haire is too long? The Haire of a Mans Head is too long when tis an impediment to him, and hinders him in the workes of his calling; Therefore such men as are faine to get Strings or Fillets to tie up their Haire that it fall not in their eyes when they worke, offend in excessive Long-Haire." A4, B-H8, I7, (lacking final ?blank I8). http://estc.bl.uk/R13863 Estimate $1,000-1,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Hartman, George (fl. circa 1696) The Family Physitian, or A Collection of Choice, Approv'd and Experienc'd Remedies. London: Printed for Richard Wellington, at the Lute in St. Pauls-Church-Yard, 1696. First edition, one of two variants dated 1696 with differing imprints, octavo, advertisement leaf bound opposite title, illustrated with double-page engraving of distillation equipment; ex libris Kenneth Garth Huston, with bookplate; repair to title at date, bound in contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, some toning, pale mottled browning to some leaves, 6 1/2 x 4 in. Hartman's collection includes a remedy for stupidity, and others for deafness, small pox, cancer, and many other maladies, in addition to cosmetic preparations, winemaking, and culinary recipes. A-Z8, Aa-Kk8. http://estc.bl.uk/R19842 Estimate $1,000-1,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Haudicquer de Blancourt, Jean (b. 1650) The Art of Glass. London: Printed for Dan. Brown at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; Tho. Bennet at the Half-Moon, D. Midwinter and Tho. Leigh at the Rose and Crown, and R. Wilkin at the King's-Head in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1699. First edition, octavo, half-title present, illustrated with nine full-page engravings, extraneous to collation, contents in good contemporary condition, bound in full tan speckled calf, ruled in blind, gilt spine, red label, front board nearly detached, 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. Blancourt's meticulously illustrated text contains much detailed information on the fabrication of glass, crystal, enamel, false stones, pearls, and mirrors. He also describes the enameling process and how adding minerals, metals, herbs, and flowers to glass will change its color and qualities. The final section is about making glass eyes. A-Z8, Aa8. http://estc.bl.uk/R16918 Estimate $2,500-3,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Heresbach, Conrad (1496-1576) Foure Bookes of Husbandrie, Collected by M. Conradus Heresbachius. London: Printed [at Eliot's Court Press] for Iohn Wight, 1586. Third edition, quarto, an English translation of Heresbach's Rei Rusticae Libri Quatuor; type ornament block in center of title, woodcut coat of arms on verso of title, one woodcut botanical text illustration, Wight's large woodcut printer's device on verso of last leaf, with colophon, bound in marbled sheepskin boards, nicely rebacked, ex libris Booth Grey, with his engraved bookplate pasted inside the front board, 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. ()4, (*)4, (**)3 [lacking (**)4], A-Z8, &8, Aa2. http://estc.bl.uk/S103977 Estimate $4,000-6,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Hewlett, John (fl. circa 1665) The Description and Use of a Quadrant. London: Printed for the Author, 1665. First edition, octavo, illustrated with folding engraving of the quadrant, woodcut text illustration of constellations; rare, one copy listed in ESTC worldwide, at the Bodleian; bound in modern blue calf, 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. [A]4 (A1 blank & present), B-D8, E4, (E4 blank & present). http://estc.bl.uk/R19278 Estimate $5,000-7,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Heydon, John (b. 1629) The Harmony of the World, Being a Discourse of God, Heaven, Angels, Stars, Planets, Earth; the miraculous Descentions and Ascentions of Spirits. London: Printed for Henry Brome, 1662. First and only edition; engraved portrait frontispiece bound opposite the title, woodcut text diagrams; rare, no copies at auction since 1950; five U.S. copies listed in ESTC; bound in later half leather, marbled paper boards, two or three leaves trimmed along fore-edge, touching text, 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. In this rare astrological work, English Neoplatonist occult philosopher and astrologer, Heydon describes the preparation of "Rosie Crucian" medicines. *8 (frontis, title, *3-8), a-c8, d7 (lacking d8 ?blank), B-R8, S4. http://estc.bl.uk/R16451 Estimate $4,000-6,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Heywood, Thomas (d. 1641) Gynaikeion: or, Nine Bookes of Various History Concerninge Women. London: Printed by Adam Islip, 1624. First edition, small folio, engraved title; later half calf and marbled boards, 10 3/4 x 7 in. Playwright and Shakespeare contemporary, Heywood's work is a study of women real and mythic and gives interesting insight into western culture's perception about females and femininity. During Heywood's lifetime two very different queens ruled England while several others were imprisoned and executed. Each of the nine books is named after a muse, and takes her attributes as its inspiration to extrapolate. The fourth book, Melpomene, describes "Women incestuous, adulteresses, and such as have come by strange deaths"; Terpsichore, the fifth book, is about "Amazons, and other women famous either for valour or beautie"; Urania, the eighth book, is concerned with poetesses and witches; and the final chapter, Calliope, shows the punishments given to the "vitious" and the rewards reaped by the virtuous. A2-6, B-Z6, Aa-Rr6 (first and last leaf are blank & lacking in this copy). http://estc.bl.uk/S119701 Estimate $2,500-3,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Balcanquhall, Walter (1586?-1645) A Large Declaration Concerning the Late Tumults in Scotland. London: by Robert Young, His Majesties Printer for Scotland, 1639. First edition, small folio, fine engraved portrait of Charles I bound opposite title, very good contemporary binding, lightly speckled calf ruled in blind, with contemporary morocco label, unsophisticated, with some contemporary marginal notes, 10 3/4 x 7 in. [pi]2, B-Z4, Aa-Dd4, Ee6, Fff-Zz4, Aaa-Ggg4, Hhh6. http://estc.bl.uk/S116832 Estimate $1,500-2,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Higden, Ranulphus (d. 1364) Polycronicon. Translated by John Trevisa, with the 1357-1460 Continuation by William Caxton. Southwark: Peter Treveris for John Reyne, 1527. Folio, title printed in red and black with woodcut bust of Henry VIII, half-page woodcut of St. George and the dragon, Reyne's device, numerous woodcut initials, six small woodcut illustrations, one full-page woodcut illustration of a battle scene, historiated woodcut frame surrounding colophon, final quire possibly supplied from another copy; inscriptions to title, contemporary and later; collation: aa8, bb-hh6 (hh6 blank & present), a-y8, z6, A-S8, T6, U8; bound in later full calf, good, early ownership inscription of Robert Church, with inscriptions in Greek on title and later ownership inscriptions of the Hervey family, 11 x 7 1/2 in. aa8, bb-hh6 (hh6 blank & present), a-y8, z6, A-S8, T6, U8. http://estc.bl.uk/S119426 Estimate $15,000-25,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Higden, Ranulphus (d. 1364) Polycronicon. Translated by John Trevisa, with the 1357-1460 Continuation by William Caxton. Westminster: Wynkyn de Worde, 13 April 1495. Folio, 382 of 398 leaves, lacking aa8, bb6 (fourteen leaves, consisting of the title page, Proheme, and part of the table), colophon X8, and the blank leaf hh6; collation: a-y8, z6, A-S8, T6, V-X8, cc-gg6, hh5; title page supplied in very good facsimile, printed on both sides; colophon likely in facsimile, some leaves repaired and remargined, most extensive repairs to the colophon leaf, table bound at end; contemporary notes throughout, the word "Pope" struck out by hand throughout the text; ex libris Robert Barclay (1751-1830) of Bury Hill, with his bookplate; ex libris Ross Winans (1796-1877), American inventor and one of its earliest multi-millionaires, later full calf, rebacked, front board detached, a.e.g., 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Rare at auction, the last copy was offered for sale in 1976. 382 of 398 leaves, lacking aa8, bb6 (fourteen leaves, consisting of the title page, Proheme, and part of the table), X8 colophon, and the blank leaf hh6; collation: a-y8, z6, A-S8, T6, V-X8, cc-gg6, hh5. http://estc.bl.uk/S106488 Estimate $40,000-50,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Hobbes, Thomas (1588-1679) Philosophicall Rudiments Concerning Government and Society. London: Printed for J.G. for R. Royston, 1651. First English edition of De Cive, 12mo, extra engraved title, and three additional full-page engravings, bound in very good later calf, period style, contents good, 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. De Cive, which anticipates Hobbes's Leviathan, was originally written in Latin and published in Paris in 1642; it is organized into three sections: Liberty, Dominion, and Religion. Hobbes proceeds from man's natural condition and natural laws, asserts the need for order and a stable government, and then explores the social importance of religion. A12, B8, [S4], C-R12, S3, (per ESTC, the leaf printed as S4, an index of chapters, is bound between B8 and C1). http://estc.bl.uk/R202404 Estimate $6,000-8,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Holinshed, Raphael (d. 1580?) A Fragment of the Chronicles: Gerald of Wales's The Irish Historie. [London: at the expenses of Iohn Harison, George Bishop, Rafe Newberie, Henrie Denham, and Thomas Woodcocke, 1587]. Folio, title page printed within ornate woodcut compartment, bound in later full calf, rebacked, contents good (some spotting), text printed in black letter, two columns, with historiated woodcut initials, 14 1/2 x 9 in. Gerald of Wales (c. 1146-c. 1223) traveled on an expedition to Ireland with King Henry II's son John in 1185. This trip was the basis for his Irish History. A-Q6, R2. http://estc.bl.uk/S122178 Estimate $2,000-3,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Hooper, John (d. 1555) Certeine Comfortable Expositions of the Constant Martyr of Christ, M. Iohn Hooper. London: Printed by Henrie Middleton, 1580. First edition, quarto, title printed within typographical ornament border, text in black letter. [Bound with] John Knewstub's (1544-1624) The Lectures of John Knewstub, upon the Twentith [sic] Chapter of Exodus, and Certeine Other Places of Scripture, London: Imprinted for Thomas Woodcocke, 1579, third edition, rare, two U.S. copies, both at Folger, title within arch-topped woodcut compartment, the two bound in contemporary calf boards with large gilt lozenge on both boards, original silk ties lost, cut marks to front board, rebacked, new endleaves, 7 1/4 x 5 in. Bishop Hooper was executed for heresy and burned at the stake by Queen Mary I for his radical Protestant views in Gloucester on February 9, 1555. Knewstub was an English clergyman and a participant in the Hampton Court Conference of 1604, representing the Puritan perspective. Hooper: [para]4, B-Q8, R2. http://estc.bl.uk/S104196 Knewstub: A-V8, X2. http://estc.bl.uk/S106831 Estimate $2,000-3,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Hurault, Michel (d. 1592) A Discourse upon the Present State of France. [London: J. Wolfe], 1588. Variant of the first edition dissimilar to the three described in ESTC in minor details but most closely resembles the 98-page version STC 14003, the third line of the title is in roman type, and the imprint reads, "Imprinted at London"; quarto, large woodcut printer's device on title, bound in modern half leather, buckram boards, Bradford City Libraries stamp inside front board, some toning to gutters, 7 x 5 1/4 in. A2-4 (lacking A1, blank except for signature mark), B-M4, N1 (lacking N2 final ?blank). 98 pages. http://estc.bl.uk/S104313 Estimate $2,000-3,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Jewel, John (1522-1571) A Viewe of a Seditious Bul Sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, Anno. 1569. London: Printed by R. Newberie, & H. Bynneman, 1582. First edition, octavo, large woodcut device on title, text in black and roman letter, woodcut head-pieces and initials; editor's introduction signed "Io: Garbrand"; finely bound in full speckled calfskin, inner gilt dentelles, a.e.g., ex libris George Goyder with his bookplate and penciled signature, 6 x 3 3/4 in. The papal bull, Regnans in Excelsis was issued on 25 February 1570 by Pope Pius V and stated that "Elizabeth, the pretended Queen of England and the servant of crime," was a heretic, and that her subjects were justly released from holding any allegiance to her, even when they had "sworn oaths to her." Further, the Queen was excommunicated from the Catholic church, along with anyone who obeyed her orders. A3 (lacking A1, blank except for signature-mark), B-M8. 175 pages. http://estc.bl.uk/S2759 Estimate $2,500-3,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

John Chrysostom, Saint (d. 407); trans. Evelyn, John (1620-1706) The Golden Book of St. John Chrysostom, Concerning the Education of Children. London: Printed by D[avid] M[axwell] for G[abriel] Bedel and T[homas] Collins, at the Middle Temple gate in Fleet-street, 1659. First edition, first issue, one of two variants with the same date but slightly different imprints listed in ESTC, all are rare, seven U.S. copies total for both variants; title page printed in red and black; translated into English by John Evelyn (1620-1706), bound in full crushed red morocco by Elizabeth Greenhill, blank corner of four leaves torn away, not affecting page numbers or text, 5 3/4 x 3 in. Evelyn translated this work in the months following the death of his five-year-old son, Richard. The dedication, addressed by Evelyn to his brothers, is an extended tribute to his deceased son. In it he describes Richard's learning, piety, character, personality, and disposition. "But my tears mingle so fast with my inke, that I must breake off here, and be silent." A3-12 (lacking two preliminary blanks: A1 & A2), a12 (a12 blank & present), B-E12. http://estc.bl.uk/R10323 Estimate $6,000-8,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Jonstonus, Joannes (1603-1675) The Idea of Practical Physick in Twelve Books. London: Printed by Peter Cole, Printer and Book=seller, at the Sign of the Printing=Press in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange, 1657. First edition, folio, rare, four U.S. copies listed in ESTC, bound in later half, extensive notes (some contemporary) on free endleaves at back, bound in modern half leather, rubbed, 11 x 7 in. [pi]1, B2, C3, **2, ***2, C2-4, D-E4, F3, r-z4, aa-cc4, dd1, C-E2, F-Z4, Aa-Kk4, Ll2. http://estc.bl.uk/R8913 Estimate $1,000-1,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

A Birmingham Silver Backed Art Deco Three Piece Dressing Table Set together with eight similar silver backed dressing table items, a silver handled button hook and silver handled shoe horn

A 19th Century Spoon Back Sofa with a shaped button upholstered back and stuff over seat, raised upon turned legs, 185 cms wide

A Pair of Victorian Walnut Drawing Room Spoon Back Chairs, each with a carved and button upholstered back above a serpentine seat raised upon cabriole legs with scroll feet

Victorian cased set to include a shoehorn, button hook and pair of glove tongs, each with silver handles, maker Adie & Lovekin Limited, Birmingham 1889, the serpentine case 13.5" wide; together with four silver handled button hooks

Columbia Selector mahogany record cabinet, with forty-five push button selectors, circa 1910, 27" high, 18.5" wide, 15" deep; including a quantity of varied records

Victorian rosewood framed spoon back lady's salon chair, the carved foliate frame with green button-back velvet upholstery, serpentine seat and cabriole front legs, 23" wide, 36" high

Replica double ended chaise longue in the Victorian style, with carved frame and button-back green diaper pattern upholstery, supported upon cabriole legs, 80" wide (max), 34" deep (max), 35" high (max)

Steiff squirrel, with applied button to ear, 8" high; Steiff bear cub, button to ear, 4.5" high; together with a miniature bear with articulated limbs, 3.5" long (3)

ELIZABETH II SILVER AND EBONISED TRAYmaker W.E.V., London 1985, with pierced gallery and central silver button, 26cm diameter; along with a cased set of six silver teaspoons; and nine Victorian silver teaspoons and matched tongs, weighable silver 373g gross (3)

A Victorian style button upholstered armchair and an Edwardian overmantel mirror with carved pilasters, 107cm wide

Continental figures and animal figurines, to include Royal Crown Derby koala (gold button), Dresden pair with flowers, set of four Royal Doulton dogs and a small collection of Wade whimsies.

JAEGER - a brass eight-day alarm desk clock, cream dial with gilt central alarm wheel, gilt dot hour markers with Arabic numeral quarters, manual wind movement, winding crown and alarm setting to rear covered by gilt sliding doors, green case sides and silence button. Height 50mm

A cultured pearl and diamond cluster ring, the button-shaped pearl measures 11.6mm and set within a surround of round brilliant-cut diamonds in white gold, size M

A collection of six various items of silver flatware, including two cheese scoops, a meat fork, a reticulated serving spoon and a bright cut engraved spoon and fork, various dates and makers, a carving knife, shoe horn and button hook, silver weight approx 5.35ozt/166gms gross (9)

A collection of costume jewellery including Victorian plated meatl cuff, a silver charm bracelet and expanding bangle, a standard issue war medal, a Bulatti faux pearl and white metal bead necklace and faux pearl rings and earring sets, a blue stone ring, mother of pearl necklave on cord with earrings, bead necklaces, yellow metal braclet watch, earrings and plated spoons along with a button hook

A traditional leather red deep button backed three piece suite, comprising a pair of armchairs and a two seater settee, together with a footstool (4)

MACKINTOSH orange bonded fabric coat, corduroy brown collar, button front size 42

A Corduroy jacket in beige, a dark grey overcoat by Moss Bros, a grey herringbone tweed overcoat, maroon button - Christian Dior, an olive green waistcoat and pair of trousers to include corduroy (8)

A collection of designer belts in leather, one has beadwork in a colourful array and metal button (q)

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MALACCA IVORY HANDLE SWORD STICK with embossed brass rococo band having a release button, revealing a trifold gilt embossed blade 87.5cm overall.

A 19TH CENTURY STYLE MAHOGANY AND GREEN LEATHER "COCK FIGHTING" CHAIR with lift up arm rest, fold down writing surface and button backed seat; standing on turned splayed legs.

A BROWN TAN LEATHER BUTTON BACKED WINGED ARMCHAIR with stud work and loose cushion seat 104cm high 87cm wide.