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Huet (Villiers). Rudiments of Cattle, R. Ackermann, 1805, 4 parts in one, 24 uncoloured lithographed plates, marginal waterstain and some light spotting, contemporary previous owner inscription to front pastedown, original wrappers with printed labels, re-guarded and bound in contemporary half calf, rubbed with some wear to spine and corners, oblong folio (1)

Millais (John Guille). British Deer and their Horns, [1897], facsimile reprint, Antony Atha Publishers, 1982, colour frontispiece, black and white plates and illustrations, original cloth gilt, folio, (limited edition 72/250 copies), together with Crealock (Henry Hope), Deer-Stalking in the Highlands of Scotland, edited by his Brother Major-General John North Crealock, [1892], facsimile reprint, Antony Atha Publishers, 1981, black & white plates and illustrations, original cloth gilt, minor marks, folio, (limited edition 44/255 copies), plus Marchington (John), A Portrait of Shooting, 1st edition, Antony Atha Publishers, 1979, black & white and some colour illustrations, original cloth gilt with leatherette spine in slipcase, 4to, (limited edition 734/1100 copies), plus other smaller-format related facsimiles and limited editions (12)

Morris (Rev. F.O.). A History of British Birds, 8 volumes, Groombridge and Sons, circa 1870, numerous engraved plates with contemporary hand colouring, a few plates detached, publisher's red cloth gilt, spines faded, spines of volumes 2, 3 & 7 frayed and split, all edges gilt, 8vo, together with Swaysland (W.), Familiar Wild Birds, 3 volumes (of 4), Cassell & Company Limited, circa 1900, numerous chromolithograph plates, slight spotting, all edges gilt, publisher's decorative green cloth gilt, worn and frayed at extremities, 8vo, with Butler (Arthur G.), Birds of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 2 (only), Brumby & Clarke Limited, circa 1890, numerous chromolithograph plates of birds and eggs, some spotting, top edge gilt, publisher's cloth gilt, bumped at extremities, rear board spotted and stained, 4to, plus Jardine (William), The Birds of Great Britian and Ireland, volume IV (only), Hardwicke & Bogue, circa 1860, portrait frontispiece and additional half title detached, numerous engraved plates with contemporary hand colouring, top edge gilt, publisher's cloth gilt, 8vo, with two others similar including a late 19th century photograph album containing several photographs, with the card dividers illustrated with chromolithographs of birds, all edges gilt, contemporary morocco, worn and frayed, folio Sold as a collection of prints, not subject to return. (15)

Nash (John). Poisonous Plants, Deadly, Dangerous and Suspect, engraved on wood and with an introduction by John Nash, with brief descriptions by W. Dallimore, edited by Dr. A.W. Hill, Etchells & MacDonald, 1927, 20 full-page wood engravings by John Nash, printed by the Curwen Press, contents leaf with head-piece and tail-piece by John Nash, light foxing to fore-edges, original two-tone cloth gilt, a few minor marks to spine, in printed dust wrapper (archivally restored to edges), folio Limited edition 284/350. From the Collection of Alan and Joan Tucker, Stroud. (1)

Rea (John). Flora: seu, De Florum Cultura. Or, a Complete Florilege, Furnished with all Requisites belonging to a Florist. In III Books, 1st edition, London: Nath. Brook, 1665, additional engraved title by D. Loggan entitled 'Flora Ceres & Pomona by John Rea. London printed for Richard Marriott', with 'Mind of the Front' leaf facing, letterpress title printed in black, 16 engraved plans of formal gardens on 8 plates (two plates close-trimmed into image at head), woodcut initials throughout, 3pp. index at rear, front free endpaper with early inscription in a fine caligraphic hand "Thomas Cotton Esquire His Book Being the Gift of the Lady Margert Craven", occasional toning, hinges repaired & cracked, 18th century half calf, rebacked, red morocco title label, board edges worn, folio ESTC R479201; Henry 325 and Wing R421. The nursery gardener John Rea (d.1681) was based at Kinlet in Shropshire, where he was reputed to have the largest collection of tulips in England. His compendious (and only) work on English flora contains descriptions of hundreds of flowering plants. Divided into three sections, Flora tells the reader how to plant fruit and flower gardens; Ceres deals with sowing seeds and seedlings; and Pomona describes garden fruits, vines and berries. Included are sixteen suggested examples of garden maze designs on eight plates. Rea's work was quickly acknowledged to be the most important English treatise on gardening to be published during the second half of the seventeenth century. Provenance: Without being certain it is possible that the endpaper inscription refers to Lady Margaret Craven (1648-1711) who was the wife of Sir William Craven (1638-1695). Margaret was the daughter of Sir Christopher Clapham (1603-1686) and was born in Beamsley, Skipton, Yorkshire; Sir William was the grandson of a cousin of William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1608-1697). Sir William and Margaret had 14 children, one of which was William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven of Hampstead Marshall, Berkshire (1668-1711), born at Benham Park, Speen, Berkshire, who inherited Coombe Abbey, near Coventry in Warwickshire on the death of the 1st Earl Craven in 1697. His son the 3rd Baron Craven rebuilt the old manor house at Hamstead Marshall from the 1660s to the 1680s, probably using William Winde as his architect. Around it he created a grand, formal, compartmented garden (carefully depicted by Knyff and Kip in Britannia Illustrata 1707). The house at Hamstead Marshall burnt down in 1718 and the site was then abandoned. (1)

John Tomlinson, "Doncaster from the Roman Occupation to the Present Time", 1887 large folio in green and gilt boards. 

AN UNFRAMED PENCIL SKETCH OF A SHIP AND A FOLIO OF WATERCOLOURS, PRINTS ETC

A FOLIO OF ASSORTED PICTURES AND PRINTS TO INCLUDE SIGNED WATERCOLOURS OILS ETC.

THREE LARGE BOXES OF ASSORTED BOOKS TO INCLUDE THE FOLIO SOCIETY EXAMPLES

Various unframed aviation and military prints in folio, together with a framed print of HMS Arethusa. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Sopwith, T.O.M. Christmas Card dated 1926, A personalised Greeting-card by Beken of Cowes depicting his 12-Metre racing-yacht "Doris"; tipped-in silver-gelatin photograph to embossed bordered card, printed inscription "With Mr & Mrs T.O.M. Sopwith's Compliments Xmas 1926" hand-inscribed "Doris" in white ink with Beken & Son blind-stamp lower right, presented in folio embossed cover & printed inscription "With Best Wishes". 26x18cm

Three unframed limited edtion framed aviation prints, Wings of Victory by Gerald Coulson, Hunters Moon also by Coulson and D Day overture by Lawrence Bagley, each in a folio

A 1919 bound folio of prints after Maurice Busset, titled,' En Avion Vols Et Combats', and, 'Estampes Et Recits De La Grande Guerre' 1914-1918, with 15 dramatic aviation prints

After Georges Pierre Guinegault (French 1893-1982)/Quatre Impressions Arabes/a set of four in folio slip/pochoir prints, each 25cm x 19cm/another three loose by the same hand, a set of four prints after Carlos Bady and a set of twelve lithographs of George Carpentier after Marcel Merignargues in original folio slip, 31cm x 24cm

A quantity of Folio Society books

A British Museum 'Sculptures of the Parthenon' folio

EASEL, Victorian aesthetic ebonised, circa 1870, with adjustable rest and hinged folio stand below, 184cm H x 73cm. (with faults)

A folio containing Adolf Munzer coloured prints

CS Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia, Seven Volumes, The Folio Society, printed by Saint Edmundsbury Press, Bury, St. Edmonds, (7)

ANDERS HJULER (born 1946) Danish (AR)Papageno, Pagagena and MozartLimited edition printSigned, dated 88 and numbered XXXIII of 60framed and glazed; together with a folio of limited edition prints en suite, all signed, dated 08 and number XII of 60, 40.5 x 29 cm, unframed

CHAUCER Geoffrey, The Merchant's Tale and the Shipman's Tale, trans. into modern English by Neville Coghill, lithographs by Charles Mozley, limited edition of 1000 signed by artist, produced for John Deuss, large folio, 42 x 59cm, loose sheets in wraps in ribbon tied folder (1)

A folio of assorted engravings, largely being maps, 18th and 19th century, some broken out from books, but also to include sporting prints etc (a lot)

Malayan Sketches By Margaret Felkin Limited Edition Size 10 x 8 Inches. Small Folio Of Coloured Prints Of Singapore And Malaya (1911-1925) Set Of 8 Titled: The Pottery Shop Singapore 1922 Chinese Junks Penang 1924 Singapore River 1911 Kedah Peak 1925 Pulau Branl, Malay Village Chinese Lanterns 1925 Singapore Chinese Temple 1925 Coconut Palms, Malay House 1925

Livius, Titus (64 or 59 BC-AD 12 or 17); trans. Philemon Holland (1552-1637) The Romane Historie. London: Printed by Adam Islip, 1600. First edition in English, folio, large printer's woodcut device on title, first word of title is xylographic, woodcut portrait of Queen Elizabeth on verso of title, portrait of Livy; ownership inscription of William Walter dated 1600 on title; ex libris Algernon Capell, Earl of Essex, Viscount Maldon, and Baron Capell of Hadham, with his engraved bookplate dated 1701 pasted on verso of title, and likely in his binding of speckled calf, with gilt spine, and gold-tooled red morocco shelf-mark on spine with intertwined initials XS surmounted by a crown; ex libris James Heron Watson, with his bookplate; a solid binding, nicely rebacked, contents good, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. [A]6, B-Z6, Aa-Zz6, Aaa-Zzz6, 4A-4Z6, 5A-5Z6, 6A-6F6 (First and last leaves are blank and appear integral). http://estc.bl.uk/S114001 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.

Machiavelli, Niccolo (1469-1527) The Florentine Historie. London: by T[homas] C[reede] for VV[illiam] P[onsonby], 1595. Folio, first edition in English, small folio, title within ornamental woodcut border, title slightly browned, margins of title somewhat chipped, bound in contemporary tan lightly speckled calf, ruled and tooled in blind compartments, corner tools with initials I.W.; rebacked, 10 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. A-T6, V4 (V4 may be integral blank or binder's endleaf). http://estc.bl.uk/S113983 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.

Montemayor, Jorge de (1520?-1561) Diana of George of Montemayor: Translated out of Spanish into English by Bartholomew Yong of the Middle Temple Gentleman. London: Printed by Edm. Bollifant, Impensis G[eorge] B[ishop], 1598. First edition, folio, title page printed within elaborate woodcut compartment with bull's head at the foot, bound in full modern leather, repairs to final leaf, contents generally good, 11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. An early romance originally written in Portuguese, The Seven Books of Diana was first published in its original language in 1559. It popularized the theme of shepherd and shepherdess romances and was followed by many imitators. Shakespeare is thought to have been a reader, as the plot involving Proteus, Julia, and Silvia from Two Gentlemen of Verona was borrowed from Felismena's Tale in Diana. a4, A-Z6, Aa-Rr6, Ss8. http://estc.bl.uk/S122233 Estimate $10,000-15,000 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.

More, Sir Thomas (1478-1535) The Supplycacyon of Soulys. London: William Rastell, 1529. First edition, small folio, title with full stop at end, dedication on verso of title; the H. Bradley Martin copy, with his bookplate and original receipt from 1978; bound in half brown calf and green buckram boards, 10 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. With this text, More refutes the work of Simon Fish, a 16th-century Protestant reformer and English propagandist, who published Supplication for the Beggars in 1529, railing against the Catholic clergy. It was enough to get him condemned as a heretic by the church. He was meant to stand trial, but was claimed first by the Bubonic plague. A-L4 (K2 and K3 transposed). http://estc.bl.uk/S123347 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.

Norton, Robert (d. 1635) The Gunner Shewing the Whole Practise of Artillery. London: by A.M. for Humphrey Robinson, and are to be sold at the three Pidgeons in Pauls-Church-yard, 1628. First edition, small folio, title page printed within militaristic architectural woodcut compartment comprising cannons and the model of a fort under siege; illustrated with thirty-five plates, many of which are double page, bound in contemporary calf, rebacked, some plates trimmed close, occasional minor marginal tears, generally good, 11 1/4 x 7 in. Norton was an authority on artillery in this period. He was also an accomplished and published mathematician, and a friend of John Smith, the Virginian. Norton was appointed Engineer of the Tower of London for life. A6, B-Y4. (blanks A1 and Y4 are likely integral). http://estc.bl.uk/S115254 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.

Parkinson, John (1567-1650) Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris. Or, A Choise Garden of all Sorts of Rarest Flowers. London: Printed by R.N. and are to be sold by Richard Thrale at his shop at the signe of the Cross-Keys at S. Pauls-gate, going into Cheap-side, 1656. Folio, "second impression much corrected and enlarged," extra woodcut illustrated title by Switzer present; illustrated with large botanical woodcuts throughout; with type ornament above imprint on typographical title page; bound in full speckled calf, gilt-tooled with an unidentified armorial stamp on both boards: an eagle displayed holding a serpent and the slogan, "Litem Natura Diremit," a quote from Ovid; rebacked, some leaves browned, 13 x 8 1/2 in. Parkinson was one of England's most accomplished botanists. His book is replete with images and descriptions of all types of ornamental plants, herbs, and food crops. *6, A-Z6, Aa-Zz6, Aaa-Eee6, Fff8. http://estc.bl.uk/R29251 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.

Perrault, Claude (1613-1688) Memoir's for a Natural History of Animals. London: by Joseph Streater, to be sold by T. Basset, et al., 1688. First edition in English, small folio, engraved frontispiece, title page printed in red and black, two parts in one volume, including separate title page and collation for The Measure of the Earth, the two illustrated with thirty-five full-page engravings, illustrations for the second work bound in the first; contents very good, bound in full contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, 11 1/2 x 8 in. Perrault's philosophy of medicine sprung from Galen, Greek physician of the Roman era, who understood biology in terms of the four humors (i.e., black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood). As the Age of Enlightenment saw the development of animal and plant classification systems, believers in a mechanistic theory of animal function, like Perrault and Buffon resisted. In mechanism, living things are thought to be akin to complicated machines, containing parts that lack any intrinsic relationship to one another. Although Galenism and mechanism kept Perrault from make significant contributions to modern biology, his work maintains its own inherent scientific value, given the parameters of his philosophies, and also serves to document the steps and missteps along the way to a better understanding of biology. [pi]4, a2, b3, A3, B-Z4, Aa-Ii4, Kk-Nn2; [pi]2, B-F.4 http://estc.bl.uk/R2399 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.

Pett, Sir Peter (1630-1699) A Discourse of the Growth of England in Populousness and Trade since the Reformation. London: Printed, and are to be sold by Randall Taylor, near Stationers-Hall, 1689. First edition with this title, folio, rare, no auction copies, ESTC has seven U.S. copies; bound in full contemporary calf, rebacked, contents good, ex libris Bradford Public Libraries, with a few stamps, red sealing wax on title, 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. [pi]1, B-Z2, Aa-Zz2, Aaa-Zzz2, Aaaa-Dddd2, http://estc.bl.uk/R18340 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.

Pettus, Sir John (1613-1690) Fodinae Regales. Or the History, Laws and Places of the Chief Mines and Mineral Works in England, Wales, and the English Pale in Ireland. As also of the Mint and Mony. London: Printed by H[enry] L[loyd] and R[obert].B[attersby] for Thomas Basset at the George in Fleetstreet, near Cliffords Inne, 1670. First edition, small folio, author portrait frontispiece opposite typographical title, text engravings of coats of arms of the Society of the Mines Royal, and the Society for the Mineral and Battery Works (both given by Queen Elizabeth in 1568) on pages 22 and 23; two full-page engravings of mines; bound in full modern calf by Bayntun of Bath, contents crisp, 11 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. [pi]2, A-L2, M4, N-Z2, Aa-Ii2. http://estc.bl.uk/R190 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.

Plutarch (45-127 AD); trans. Philemon Holland (1552-1637) The Philosophie, Commonlie Called the Morals. London: Printed by Arnold Hatfield, 1603. First edition in English, folio, bound in full sponged calf by Riviere, marbled endleaves, boards reversed when rebacked, a.e.g.; ex libris James Hale Bates (bookplate), and the Garden Ltd. (label), 12 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. [para]4, A-5X6, 5Y4, 5Z6, 6A-6E4, 6F6. http://estc.bl.uk/S115981 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.

Porta, Giambattista della (1535?-1615) Natural Magick. London: Printed for Thomas Young and Samuel Speed, and are to be sold at the Three Pigeons, and at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1658. First edition in English, folio, engraved title incorporating representations of fire, chaos, air, art, nature, earth, water and Porta (remargined); typographical title printed in red and black, ex libris Alexander Watt, with his bookplate pasted inside the front board; text woodcuts throughout, some light foxing, some leaves remargined, some browning to text leaves; bound in calf boards, rebacked, 11 x 7 in. Porta's imaginative work contains many medical treatments, folk recipes, and instructions for crafts possible and implausible. He proposes that a dog may be generated from a tiger, that burning hare's fat in a lamp will make ladies remove their clothes and dance in the nude, and ways to produce monstrous births. He writes a chapter on increasing "Houshold-stuffe," which contains recipes and instructions on preserving food. Other chapters are on changing metals, counterfeiting precious stones, the wonders of the loadstone, physical experiments, beautifying women, distillation, optics, perfuming, artificial fires, and more. [pi]2 (engraved and typographical title, C2, D-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Iii4. http://estc.bl.uk/R33476 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.

Semedo, Alvarez (1585-1658) History of the Great and Renowned Monarchy of China. London: Printed by E. Tyler for Iohn Crook, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Ship in S. Pauls Church-yard, 1655. First edition in English, folio, illustrated with portrait frontispiece of the author and one full-page engraving; separate title for Martin Martinius's Bellum Tartaricum,with portrait frontispiece; full-page engraved map on Kk3 verso titled, Situs Provinciarum Imperii Sinici, dated 1654; lacking the folding map; bound in full contemporary calf, later endleaves, ex libris Lord Walpole of Woolterton, with his engraved bookplate, binding worn, joints tender, a few scattered water stains, 11 1/8 x 7 in. A4, (A)1, B-Z4, Aa-Qq4, Rr3 (lacking final ?blank Rr4). http://estc.bl.uk/R22006 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.

Serres, Jean de (1540?-1598) An Historical Collection of the Most Memorable Accidents, and Tragicall Massacres of France. London: Thomas Creede, 1598. First edition in English, small folio, large bookplate of William Stirling Maxwell pasted inside front board, in a full calf Stirling Maxwell binding, 11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. This important work, by the official historian of France under Henry IV, provides a reliable contemporary account of the 16th century religious conflict between Catholics and Calvinists. A-Z6 (A1 blank), AA-CC6; Aa-Zz6, Aaa6, Bbb4. http://estc.bl.uk/S121331 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.

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. London: for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, at the Anchor in the New Exchange, the Crane in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, 1685. Fourth folio, engraved portrait frontispiece of the poet by Martin Droeshout facing the typographical title (neatly remargined), with the ten lines of verse by Ben Jonson beneath; with the anonymous Epitaph by John Minton; the leaf L1 printed in a smaller typeface; printed in two columns throughout, within single rule borders; bound in full red morocco gilt by Riviere, inner gilt dentelles, elaborately gilt-tooled spine, a.e.g., slightly rubbed, hinges a bit tender, page 87/88 (H2) very neatly extended at top; ex libris Roderick Terry, with his bookplate, 14 1/8 x 9 in. [pi]2, A4, A-Y6, Z4, Bb-Zz6, *Aaa-Ddd6, Eee8, Aaa-Zzz6, Aaaa-Bbbb6, Cccc2. http://estc.bl.uk/R202288 Estimate $65,000-80,000 Frontispiece portrait leaf carefully remargined along top and sides with matching laid paper; small rust mark to portrait repaired from verso; some minor spotting to some leaves; page 87/88 (leaf H2) neatly (almost imperceptibly) extended by 8 mm at the top margin, above the printed rules; some occasional rust spots to text leaves; two or three leaves with grayish marginal discoloration; extremities slightly rubbed; joints tender; very neat marginal repairs to last text leaf; bottom corner of penultimate leaf with very small corner repair to blank margin; scattered light spotting to some leaves. 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.

Tasso, Torquato (1544-1595) Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. Done into English Heroicall Verse, by Edward Fairefax Gent. London: by Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[ohn] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, 1600. First edition of the complete English translation, first state, the poem begins on B1 with the line, "The Sacred armies and the godly knight," with no cancel; small folio, title page printed within fine ornamental type border, bound in full navy blue calf by Zaehnsdorf, spine elaborately gilt, inner gilt dentelles, gilt ruling on boards, marbled endleaves, a.e.g., 10 1/8 x 7 in. A4, B-Z6, Aa-Kk6, Ll4. http://estc.bl.uk/S117565 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.

Taylor, John (1580-1653) All the Workes of Iohn Taylor, the Water Poet Being Sixty and three in Number. Collected into One Volume by the Author. London: Printed by I[ohn] B[eale, Elizabeth Allde, Bernard Alsop, and Thomas Fawcet] for Iames Boler, 1630. First collected edition, folio, engraved title signed T. Cockson, illustrated with twenty-five text woodcut portraits of English monarchs; bound in full contemporary speckled calf, gilt-tooled spine with label (neat repairs to endcaps, cloth ties lost), ex libris Lyonel Tollemache, with his signature; contents with some closed tears, water staining, folded corners, 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. A-N6 (C1 & C6 in duplicate, the two missing leaves, C2 & C5 inserted from another copy), O2, Aa-Qq6, Rr4, Ss2, Aaa-Iii6, Kkk8 (leaves bound out of order, and with bifolium Kkk3 & Kkk4 in duplicate), Aaa-Lll6, Mmm8. http://estc.bl.uk/S117734 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.

The Book of Common Prayer, in a Royal Binding. London: Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1735. Large folio, a variant of the only 1735 folio edition described in ESTC, this copy with the phrase, "Price One Pound Five Shillings Unbound" at foot of title; engraved frontispiece opposite title, title printed in red and black, ruled in red throughout, bound in full contemporary dark blue morocco elaborately decorated with a wide rolled tool along the board borders, central gilt royal arms on front and back boards, spine tooled with the initials of George III, ex libris Earl of Dalhouse, with his engraved bookplate, original cloth ties lost, a.e.g., unsophisticated, some abrasions to boards, corners bumped, contents good, 18 x 11 1/4 in. [pi]2, a-c4, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa4, Bbb2. variant of: http://estc.bl.uk/T230496 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.

The Great Herball Newly Corrected. London: Thome Gybson, 1539. Folio, title page printed within elaborate architectural woodcut compartment, rare, ESTC lists three U.S. copies; the last copy offered at auction was incomplete and sold in 1949; bound in full blind-tooled calf over bevelled boards, with the original leather covering used as pastedown linings, free endleaves are parchment (binding somewhat dry, rubbed), a.e.g.; ex libris Christopher William Beaumont Pease, with his bookplate, with an additional Pease family bookplate done in gilt stamping with the motto "Pax et Spes" inserted, 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. This work is the fourth printed English translation of the Circa Instans, a popular Medieval herbal which circulated in manuscript form before the advent of printing. "The success of the Circa Instans resulted from its pragmatic, user-friendly structure, which made it especially useful to medical practitioners. The collection provides a selection of about 270 natural substances derived from plants, animals and minerals. Plants are the most consistently represented category, with everyday, readily available substances appearing more frequently than rare or exotic ones. The text is structured in alphabetical order, regardless of whether the substance is mineral, vegetal or animal in origin. This alphabetical organisation made it easier to search for a specific item within the text." (Quoted from a blog post by Dr. Iolanda Ventura posted on the Wellcome Library's website: http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2017/02/a-medieval-medical-bestseller-the-circa-instans/) [pi]4, A-Z4, Aa-Bb4, Cc6. http://estc.bl.uk/S119819 Estimate $25,000-35,000 Binding rubbed, spine sunned to a warmer color, some surface abrasions, binding structurally functional; contents leaves washed and pressed; some leaves with faint printing, leaves evenly toned throughout, some minor occasional spotting, a few holes in last index leaf very neatly filled with losses to only a letter or two. Former owner's or bookseller's note on ffep, "This is the best edition of this very rare book. It is so scarce like all the books printed by Gibson that Dibdin could add nothing to Herbert's description in the Typographical Curiosities. It is mentioned by him that Herbert had never possessed a single volume from Gibson's press." 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.

Thucydides (460-395 BC) The Hystory Writtone by Thucidides the Athenyan of the warre, whiche was betwene the Peoloponesians and the Athenyans. London: William Tylle, 1550. First edition in English, a translation from Claude de Seyssel's French version; folio, title page printed within elaborate woodcut compartment incorporating the arms and initials of Queen Elizabeth I; marginalia to title and occasionally throughout, including many signatures of William Dudley dated 1714; and signatures of Thomas, Richard, and John Read c. 1730, and earlier signatures of John Cosey, Robert Reynet, John Jodwett, and othersdp ; bottom corner of title neatly reinforced, bound in late 17th or early 18th century full sheepskin boards, ruled and tooled in blind, rebacked, printed on heavy paper, single column black letter throughout, Z1 and Z2 with older marginalia trimmed away from bottom margins (repaired), bottom blank margin of Ll2 trimmed away; minor worming, 11 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. Thucydides: Fore-margin and bottom margin of Z1 trimmed away and repaired, folio number added in pen facsimile. A-Z6, Aa-Oo6, Pp4. http://estc.bl.uk/S117701 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.

Topsell, Edward (1572-1625?) The Historie of Foure-Footed Beastes; [bound with] The Historie of Serpents. London: Printed by William Jaggard, 1607 [and] 1608. First editions of both titles, folio, title page of Beastes with woodcut of the gorgon; both titles illustrated with woodcuts of animals throughout, bound in full leather, rebacked, 12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. "Topsell's work is remembered chiefly for its detailed and vigorous illustrations, including the famous image known as Dürer's Rhinoceros. The illustrations have been widely reproduced in many contexts, and Topsell's bestiary has been reprinted in various modern editions, usually in greatly reduced form. [...] Topsell, repeating ancient legends, assigns exotic attributes to actual animals. He writes, for example, that: True toads have a toadstone in their heads that protects people from poison. Weasels give birth through their ears. Lemmings graze in the clouds. Elephants worship the sun and the moon and become pregnant by chewing on mandrake. Apes are terrified of snails. Of the procreation of mice, Topsell writes, it 'is not only by copulation, but also nature worketh wonderfully in ingenduring them by earth.'" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Topsell) Beastes: A2-6 (lacking first blank, A1), [para]6, [2para]8, *2, B-Z6, Aa-Vv6, Aaa-Xxx6, Yyy7 (lacking final blank Yyy8). http://estc.bl.uk/S122276 Serpents: A2-6, B-V6, Aa-Hh6. http://estc.bl.uk/S122051 Estimate $8,000-10,000 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.

Webster, John (1610-1682) The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft. Wherein is Affirmed that there are Many Sorts of Deceivers and Impostors. London: Printed by J.M. and are to be sold by the Booksellers in London, 1677. First edition, folio, bound in full contemporary speckled sheepskin, ruled in blind, later label and date on spine, old repair to head cap, front joint starting, 11 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. [pi]4, a4, B-Z4, Aa-Yy4 (Yy4 blank and appears integral). http://estc.bl.uk/R12517 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.

Bromhall, Thomas (fl. circa 1658) A Treatise of Specters. Or, an History of Apparitions, Oracles, Prophecies, and Predictions. London: Printed by John Streater, dwelling in Well-Yard, near the Hospital of S. Bartholomews the Lesse, 1658. First edition, folio, bound in later full sheepskin, title page with some discoloration, ex libris Harvard College Library with bookplate on rear endleaf with William A. Jackson's initials in pencil at center of release stamp; 10 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. A3, B-Z4, Aa-Nn4, Oo2, Aaa-Kkk4, Lll-Rrr2. http://estc.bl.uk/R12412 Estimate $1,500-2,000 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.

Campion, Edmund, Saint (1540-1581) Two Histories of Ireland. The One Written by Edmund Campion, the other by Meredith Hanmer, Dr. of Divinity. Dublin: Printed by the Society of Stationers, 1633. First edition, small folio, title page printed within woodcut compartment, bound in contemporary speckled boards, rebacked, 11 x 7 1/4 in. Edmund Campion was the first Jesuit priest to be executed in England under the Statutes of the Elizabethan Act of Supremacy in 1581. Campion: does not contain the History by Edmund Spenser sometimes found [para]6, A-L6, M4; Aa-Ss6, Tt4 (Tt4 blank likely integral). http://estc.bl.uk/S118078 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.

Cavendish, Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle (1624?-1674) The Life of the Thrice Noble, High and Puissant Prince, William Cavendishe, Author's Presentation Copy. London: Printed by A. Maxwell, 1667. First edition, folio, author's presentation copy, with inscription to English antiquary Robert Thoroton (1623-c. 1678) on ffep, "Robt. Thoroton ex dono Authoris," with the full-page engraving, The Duke and Dutchess of Newcastle and their Family engraved by Pierre Clouwet (1606-1677) after Abraham van Diepenbeck (1596-1675) bound opposite the first leaf of the preface; bound in full contemporary dark calf, tooled in gilt, nicely rebacked and recornered, 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. [pi]2, (a)-(c)2, (d)3, (e)2, B-Z2, Aa-Ff2, Gg3 (with added leaf), Hh-Zz2, Aaa-Bbb2, [one unsigned leaf], Ddd-Eee2. http://estc.bl.uk/R30741 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.

Cervantes, Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616) The History of the Most Renowned Don Quixote of Mancha: and his Trusty Squire Sancho Pancha. London: Thomas Hodgkin, and are to be sold by John Newton at the three Pigeons over against the Inner-Temple Gate in Fleet-street, 1687. Folio, engraved frontispiece (torn with loss along inner margin, repaired), illustrated with eight additional full-page engravings (for a total of nine, including the frontis), English translation by John Phillips (1631-1706), some stains and tears to contents, bound in modern half leather with marbled paper boards, 12 x 7 in. [eight preliminary leaves: frontis, typographical title, dedication (unsigned), Something instead of an Epistle to the Reader (A2), two unsigned leaves with dedicatory verses that begin: "Amadis de Gaul" and "The Unknown Knight," first two leaves of contents (A2 and unsigned)], c2, B-R4, S3, T-Z4, Aa-Oo4, Pp3, Qq-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Iiii4. http://estc.bl.uk/R25756 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.

Colonne, Guido delle (c. 1287) The Life and Death of Hector. One, and the First of the Most Puissant, Valiant, and Renowned Monarches of the World, Called the Nyne Worthies. London: Thomas Purfoot, 1614. First edition under this title, small folio, large decorative title page woodcut compartment with female embodiments of Wisdom and Science, shields for each of the four continents, the royal arms of James I, and a scholar at his desk, contemporary signatures of James and Elizabeth Calthorpe, and Edward Palmer on title, title with a defect to the bottom inner corner repaired on verso; bound in later speckled boards, rebacked, spotty discoloration to bottom inner corner throughout, 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. "A modernized verse paraphrase of the Troy Book of John Lydgate, which was in turn 'a very much amplified version of the prose Latin Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, in turn a condensed version of the Roman de Troie of Benoît de Sainte More." (Quoted from "Lydgate's Troy Book," Early English Text Society, extra series 97, p. ix.) [pi]2-6 (lacking [pi1] first blank; A-K6, L9, M-Z6, Aa-Cc6, Dd3 (lacking final blank Dd4). http://estc.bl.uk/S119764 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.

Cotgrave, Randle (d. 1634?) A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues. London: by Adam Islip, 1611. First edition, folio, title page printed within elaborate woodcut compartment, contents in remarkably good condition, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt lozenge on each board, gilt tools in center of each compartment, rebacked, 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. Cotgrave's work is an important landmark in comparative lexicography.Cotgrave: lacking the folding table of conjugations [A]4 (A1 blank and present), B-Z6, Aa-Zz6, Aaa-Zzz6, Aaaa-Nnnn6 (Nnnn6 blank & present). http://estc.bl.uk/S107262 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.

Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430) Of the Citie of God: with the Learned Comments of Io. Lod. Vives. London: Printed by George Eld, 1610. First edition in English, folio, De Civitate Dei, translated into English by John Healey, large woodcut printer's device on title, bound in full contemporary English calf with large gilt lozenge on both boards, rebacked, repairs to board corners and edges; last twenty or so leaves with water stains and spotting, a few text leaves with water stains, 11 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. A4 (A1 is blank), A-Z6, Aa-Zz6, Aaa-Zzz6, Aaaa-Iiiii6, Kkkk3 (lacking final blank Kkkk4). http://estc.bl.uk/S106897 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.

Evelyn, John (1620-1706) Numismata. A Discourse of Medals, Antient and Modern. London: Benj. Tooke at the Middle Temple-Gate, in Fleetstreet, 1697. First edition, folio, title page printed in red and black, illustrated with text engravings, ex libris Sir Frederick Evelyn, 3rd Baronet (1734-1812), and direct descendant of the author, with his engraved bookplate; bound in full tan calf, gilt tooled-spine, marbled endleaves, a.e.g., rubbed and marked, contents generally good, 12 1/2 x 8 in. A-Z4, Aa-Xx4, Yy-Zz2, Aaa2. http://estc.bl.uk/R21821 Estimate $600-800 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.