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Goodall (Charles). The Royal College of Physicians of London Founded and Established by Law; as Appears by Letters, Patents, Acts of Parliament, Adjudged Cases, & c., and An Historical Account of the College's Proceedings Against Empiricks and Unlicensed Practisers in Every Princes Reign from the First Incorporation to the Murther of the Royal Martyr, King Charles the First, 2 parts in one, 1st edition, Walter Kettilby, 1684, imprimatur leaf before title, partly black letter, separate title to part two but with continuous register, contemporary calf, cracked on joints and slight wear to spine ends and corners, old manuscript paper spine label, 4toQty: (1)Footnote: Wing G1091. The first published history of the Royal College of Physicians.

Camden (William). Britannia, sive florentiss. regnorum Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae, insularumq adiacentium ex intima antiquitate descriptio, Amsterdam: Guilielmum Blaeu, 1639, letterpress title with annotation to upper blank margin and map list to verso (margins frayed), nineteen uncoloured engraved folding regional maps by P. Bertius (16 called for, includes additional maps Anglia; Westmorland, Lancastria, Cestria; and Connata), few maps with manuscript notes to verso, occasional manuscript annotations to text, sewing broken and many leaves detached, contemporary dark brown sheep, covers detached and lower board separated, upper joint cracked, worn, 12moQty: (1)Footnote: Chubb LV. The maps, which are plain at the back, are similar in design and execution to those of Pieter van den Keere of 1599 and were perhaps engraved by him (Chubb). Sold as a collection of maps.

Coin & Medal auction catalogues. A volume containing 16 auction catalogues for sales of coins & medals, 1786-1791, comprising: 1. A catalogue of the genuine and valuable collection of Greek, Roman, British, Saxon, English, and other, coins and medals ... of the Late Mark Cephas Tutet ..., will be sold by auction, by Mr.Gerard, at his house in Litchfield Street, St. Anne's, Soho, on Wednesday, the 18th of January, 1786, and the three following days, 2. A catalogue of the valuable collection of coins, medals, antiquities, bronzes, Royal and other ancient seals, books, manuscripts, printed, &c. of Benjamin Bartlett ..., will be sold by auction, by Mr.Gerard ... on Wednesday, April 25, 1787, and the five following days, Sunday excepted, 3. A catalogue of the ... collection of coins and medals ... of the late Ralph Grey ... will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Thursday, the 14th February, 1788, 4. A catalogue of the genuine collection of ancient and modern coins and medals, & c. ... of the late Reverend Dr. John Pearkes ..., will be sold by auction, by Mr.Gerard ... on Thursday the 21st, and Friday the 22nd of February, 1788, 5. A catalogue of the genuine library of printed books, a collection of Natural curiosities, antiquities, and other miscellaneous articles, of the late Reverend Dr. John Pearkes ..., will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Monday the 7th, and Tuesday the 8th of April, 1788, 6. A catalogue of the entire collection of Greek, Roman, British, Saxon, English, and other, coins and medals ... the property of the late Mr. John White, of Newgate Street, Part I. ..., will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Wednesday the 27th, and Thursday the 28th, of February, 1788, 7. A catalogue of the entire collection of Greek, Roman, British, Saxon, English, and other, coins and medals ... the property of the late Mr. John White, of Newgate Street, Part II. ..., will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Monday the 3rd, and Tuesday the 4th, of March, 1788, 8. A catalogue of the collection of Greek, Roman, British, Saxon, English, and other, coins and medals ... of a late well-known collector, deceased ..., will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Wednesday, April 30, 1788, and the two following days, 9. A catalogue of a valuable collection of Greek and Roman coins..., which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th, of April, 1789, 10. A catalogue ... of ancient and modern coins and medals ... which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Wednesday, May 5, 1790, and the two following days, 11. A catalogue of the genuine and select collection of Roman, Saxon, and English coins and medals ... of Mr. Keyser Mole, deceased, which will be sold by auction, by Mess. Spurrier & Phipps, on the premises, opposite the Hoxton-Town Coffee-House, Hoxton, Middlesex. On Thursday, the 29th of April 1790, 12. A catalogue of the genuine collection of Greek, Roman, Saxon, English, and other coins and medals ... of the late Gustavus Brander ..., which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Wednesday, the 3rd, and Thursday, the 4th, of February, 1790, 13. A catalogue of the genuine and valuable collection of ancient and modern coins and medals ... collected by the late Charles Chauncy ... and his brother, Nathaniel Chauncy ..., will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Wednesday, May the 19th, 1790, 14. A catalogue of the entire and valuable museum of that well-known collector, the late Joseph Browne, Esq. of Shepton-Mallet, Somerset ... Part I. ... will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Wednesday, March 16, 1791, 15. A catalogue of the entire and valuable museum of that well known collector, the late Joseph Browne, Esq. of Shepton-Mallet, Somerset ... Part V. ... will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Thursday, the 2d of June, 1791, 16. A catalogue of the collection of ancient and modern coins and medals ... of the late Rev. Michael Lort ... which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard ... on Thursday the 14th and Friday the 15th of July, 1791, each catalogue with detailed manuscript entries of hammer prices achieved and purchaser's names, occasional dust-soiling and minor marks, ownership of J.C.Lindsay, 80 Main St., Cockermouth to pastedowns, contemporary half calf, upper joint cracked and lower joint worn, chipped at head & foot of spine, 8voQty: (1)

Ilsink (Matthijs et al). Catalogue Raisonné Hieronymus Bosch, Painter and Draughtsman, 1st edition, Brussels: Mercatorfonds, 2016, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket & slipcase, large 8vo, together with; Pericolo (Lorenzo), Philippe de Champaigne, 1st edition, Tournai: La Renaissance du Livre, 2002, numerous colour illustrations original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, plus Marti (Susan et al), Charles The Bold (1433-1477), Splendour of Burgandy, 1st edition, Brussels: Mercatorfonds, 2009, numerous colour & black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, and other medieval, renaissance, & illuminated manuscript reference & related, including Die Glasmelereien Des Mittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit in Nürnberg, Lorenzer Stadtseite, 2 volumes, by Hartmut Scholz, 2019, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (37)

Heywood (John, publisher). The Travelling Atlas of England & Wales with all the Railways & Coach Roads, The Cities, Towns, Parks & Gentlemen's Seats..., Manchester 1868, decorative calligraphic title, 44 of 45 (lacking the general map of England & Wales) uncoloured lithographic maps, publisher's orange thick paper covers, index printed to upper cover, advertisements to the rear, some near-contemporary marginalia and doodling, worn and rubbed, slim 8to, together with Smith (Charles). Smith's New Pocket Companion to the Roads of England & Wales and Part of Scotland..., 1827, calligraphic title, advertisement and directions and explanation of the maps, lacking the general map of England & Wales,126 uncoloured strip road maps on 42 sheets, map of the Isle of Wight, some worming, some juvenile scribbling and ink staining, index of crossroads bound at the rear, contemporary green morocco gilt, worn and rubbed, 8vo, with Gray (George Carrington). Gray's New Book of Roads. The Tourist and Traveller's Guide to the Roads of England and Wales and Part of Scotland..., Sherwood, Jones and Co. 1824, additional decorative half-title, folding map of England & Wales, 48 uncoloured engraved county maps, some offsetting, pencil annotations to front pastedown and front endpaper, contemporary half morocco gilt, rubbed and worn, small 8vo, plus Capper (Benjamin Pitts). A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom..., printed for Richard Phillips, 1808, folding engraved map of the British Isles, title and introductions, 45 uncoloured engraved maps by R. Phillips, including 6 folding (Ireland on 2 sheets, Scotland on two sheets, Wales and Yorkshire), slight spotting and staining throughout, contemporary marbled boards, crudely re-backed in later calf with manuscript title in white ink to the spine, 8vo, with another two 8vo atlases similar by Reynolds and Philips, and a mixed collection of 32 folding maps, British county map cigarette cards, travel guides, 'contour books' and others similar, various sizes and descriptionQty: (38)Footnote: Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.

Bewick (Thomas). History of British Birds (Land & Water Birds), 2 volumes, 1st edition, Newcastle: Printed by Sol. Hodgson, for Beilby & Bewick, 1797-1804, numerous wood engraved illustrations and vignettes, title to volume 1 with price altered in manuscript from 13s to 18s, contemporary non-matching calf, worn, large 8vo (text-blocks of slightly differing dimensions), together with: Bewick (Thomas), A Supplement to the History of British Birds, parts 1 & 2 in one volume, Newcastle: printed by Edward Walker for T. Bewick & E. Charnley, Newcastle; Longman & Co., London, 1821, wood engraved vignette illustrations, edges untrimmed, original boards, original printed label to upper board with price 'Royal 8s.', rebacked, 8voQty: (3)Footnote: Roscoe 14b & 17b (land birds 1797 & water birds 1804).

Gamebook. A manuscript gamebook covering the years 1809-1812 & 1822-1829, relating to shoots on the Wirral area, comprising 50 leaves of manuscript tables (written to one side only), interspersed with three blank leaves and 38 blank leaves bound at rear of volume, initial leaves loosening, some light toning and occasional marks, contemporary reversed half calf, marbled paper sides, worn, oblong 8vo (11 x 32 cm)Qty: (1)Footnote: List of areas where game shot include Heswall, Langton, Irby, Pensby, Noctorum, Hargreave, New Hall, Birkenhead, Gayton, Doddington, Woodchurch, Blackden, Vale Royal, Brough, Bowes, Withington, Norton, Landican, Thornton, Raby, Hale, Blackden, Hulton, & High Legh etc. The variety of game killed includes partridge, hare, pheasant, rabbit, woodcock, snipe, wild duck, landrail (corn crake), plover, waterhen (moorhen) & heron. Against many of the entries are observations on the quality of the day's shot and the weather etc.

Argentina. Field (William, publisher), Republica Argentina Mapa General de Los Ferrocarriles..., McCorquodale & Co. Limited, 1911, colour lithographic map, sectionalised and laid on linen, several inset maps, 1140 x 795 mm, contemporary manuscript presentation to the endpaper, bound in contemporary cloth gilt boardsQty: (1)Footnote: A large and detailed map showing the extent of the Argentinian railway network.

[BOOK OF HOURS]. A Decorated Prayer Book. (France: Second half of the 17th century or later).  11 x 9 inches (267 x 235 mm). 15 unnumbered leaves (f. 1-12 vellum; f. 13-15 paper; f. 16-17 missing). Single column, about 11 lines per page, in neat hand. Decoration unfinished on ff. 2r, 4v "“ 9r, 11v- 12v. (Quire 1 [f. 1-6] detached, some discoloring and warping.) Near contemporary leather and paper binding, coat of arms is affixed to upper cover depicting a knight 's helmet above a green painted shield, presenting a rooster resting atop a castle, flanked by two lions and three fleur-di-lies painted in gold-yellow on a red field (Spine perished, overall wear).A unique manuscript which appears to have been created some time reigns of either Louis XIII [1601-1643] or Louis XIV [1638-1715] of France. The special deference paid to 3 Counter-Reformation saints [The St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen [1577-1622], St. Felix on Cantalice [1515-1587], and St. Joseph of Leonessa [1556-1612]] helps place the prayer book somewhere in the 17th or very early 18th century and calls to mind the religious and political chaos which plagued Europe 's long 17th century. The manuscript 's repeated attempts to link Bourbon supremacy with the legendary rule of St. Louis IX [1214-1270], also reflect this uncertainty. While the book 's decoration shares some similarities with Baroque ornamentation, and the style of its script matches Getty Ms. 11a, another decorated book attributed to Louis XIV, this manuscript is distinctively more rugged. Meaning it is unlikely this book was executed for someone in the immediate orbit of the royal court.Complete contents and information available on request.  For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

BOCCONE, Paolo (1633-1704). Icones & descriptiones rariorum plantarum Siciliae, Melitae, Galliae, & Italiae. Quarum unaquaeque proprio charactere signata, ab aliis eusdem classis facile distinguitur. Oxford: Theatro Sheldoniano and London: Robert Scott, 1674.  4to (226 x 174 mm). Engraved vignette of the Sheldonian Theater on title, 52 engraved illustrations, some with hand-coloring (title repaired in upper blank margin, some minor mostly marginal browning). Modern calf. Provenance: Sold Wheldon and Wesley, 1964; Anita Peek Gilger, M.D. (sold her sale, Christie's New York, 14 October 2003, Lot 12).FIRST EDITION of this description of rare plants in Italy and France. Boccone, an Italian naturalist, visited England in 1673, where he attended a meeting of the Royal Society and met Charles Hatton.   Hatton convinced his mentor, Robert Morison, to edit Boccone's manuscript for this work, and paid for its publication. Boccone brought plates for the work to England, but Morison had them redrawn from dried specimens and engraved at Hatton's expense because they were inaccurate. Henrey 14; Hunt 329; Nissen BBI 179; Wing B-3385.Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT - CIPHERING]. EVANS, Cadwallader. Ciphering Book of a Colonial Schoolboy. [Philadelphia], 6 April-26 July 1763.  Folio (330 x 210 mm). 37 II. Manuscript in English, in ink, with diagrams, comprising Geometry and Trigonometry (ff.1-6), land surveying (ff.7-19), and plain, traverse, oblique and Mercator sailing (ff.20-37). With an elaborate surveying map, compass, and several diagrams. (Some mostly marginal chipping or tearing occasionally affecting text, small losses to the corners of two leaves.) Original red linen over boards, hand-lettered "C. E." on upper cover. (Upper hinge broken A portion of the surveying exercise appears to come from William Leybourn's The Compleat Surveyor (see the fourth edition, published 1679, pp. 292-294). Evans personalizes his ciphering book on the first page, including a drawing of his rooster, "Belon is Narr Cock's Father or the Bony Cock a Doodle Doo."   The drawing includes the rooster's spurs, with a note: "Spurr um up my Boy." Evans also includes an aphorism about doing good deeds.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT - MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY]. Badr al-Din Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Misri al-Dimashqi, better known as Sibt (Ibn Bint) al-Maridini.  A collection of three treatises on astronomy and mathematics.   Safavid Persia: copied in al-Jauhariyya School, Isfahan, each treatise dated AH 1029/AD 1619-20.8vo (194 x 130 mm). Arabic manuscript on paper, 90 leaves, 15 lines per page written in more than one hand in cursive script with several words in red; numerous diagrams and tables. (A few old repairs occasionally affecting letters.) Contemporary limp red morocco. The three works comprise: 1. al-Durr al-manthur fi'l-'amal bi-rub' al-dustur, a treatise on the quadrant.2. Raqa'iq al-haqa'iq fi hisab al-daraj wa'l daq'iq, Subtleties of Truths on Arithmetic of Degrees and Minutes, a commentary on a work by the Egyptian mathematician and astronomer Shihab al-din Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad ibn Rajab ibn Tibugha 'Ibn al-Majdi' (1365 -1447), entitled Kashf al-haqa'iq fi hisab al-daraj wa'l-daq'iq, Opening Truths on Arithmetic of Degrees and Minutes.3. A commentary, Risalah [al-Fathiyya (al-Shihabiyya)] fi'l-'amal al-jaybiyya, Treatise on [Fath al-Din (Shihab al-Din)] Operations with the Sine [Quadrant].The author of these three treatises, Badr al-Din Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Misri al-Dimashqi, better known as Sibt (Ibn Bint) al-Maridini, lived in Cairo and Damascus.   He was the time-keeper of the al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, and was a pupil of Ibn al-Majdi. See B. A. Rosenfeld & E. Ihsanoglu, Mathematicians, Astronomers & Other Scholars of Islamic Civilisation and their Works, Istanbul 2003, pp. 276"“277, no. 815, and pp. 293"“298, no. 873.Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT]. KOLLAR, Vincenz (1797-1860). "Abbildung und Beschreibung schadlicher Insecten. Ms. mit aquarellierten Handzeichnungen." [Vienna, ca 1839-1847].  Various folio, 4to, and 8vo sizes (sheets approximately 420 x 325 mm or smaller). 9 watercolors by Kollar, most tipped to cardboard backing; approximately 63pp. manuscript in German in ink, most in Kollar's hand, many on bifolia.   Loose in card portfolio with hand-lettering (some soiling and minor losses).  A collection of original documents and watercolors by eminent Austrian entomologist Vincenz Kollar, including descriptions and illustrations of harmful insects, and depicting various wasps, beetles, larvae, flies, and moths. The watercolors, most of which include several illustrations on one sheet, are carefully executed.   The manuscript material includes several texts signed and dated by Kollar, and include one manuscript of Michael Babusnik, and another signed "Zimmerman." Kollar was Curator of the Natural History Museum in Vienna, where he worked primarily with insects collected on expeditions, particularly specimen from the Austrian Brazil Expedition of 1817-1835. The gall wasp was named Cynips Kollari in his honor.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

CHATELAIN, Henri Abraham (1684-1743).  Carte Tres Curieuse de la Mer du Sud. Contenant des Remarques Nouvelles et Tres Utiles non Seulement sur les Ports et Iles de Cette Mer. Amsterdam, 1719.Engraved map on 4 joined sheets of the Americas, with hand-coloring in outline and wash, visible area 820 x 1430 mm, matted and framed (unexamined out of frame), manuscript pagination upper right. Spanish and Dutch navigation routes delineated, over 34 insets and vignettes of scenes and regions of the New World, portrait medallions of explorers, including Columbus, Dampier, Drake, Vespucci and Magellan. "ONE OF THE MOST DECORATIVE MAPS OF NORTH AMERICA OF THE 18TH CENTURY" (Tooley)Chatelain's map, published in his Atlas Historique of 1719, was intended to encourage French investment in the Americas. Though the map depicts California as an island, a notation indicates that many Europeans believe it to be connected to the mainland. "One of the most elaborately engraved maps of the Western Hemisphere ever produced" (Schwartz & Ehrenberg).   McLaughlin 190; Schwarz & Ehrenberg 85; Tooley p.130.Property from The Western Union CompanyFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

SELDEN, Dudley (1794-1855). Conveyances on Record in the Registrar 's Office: from the 1st January, 1825 to the 1st January, 1838. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1838.8vo (244 x 145 mm). 4 folding street maps printed on onion skin of Harlem Commons. (One map with closed tear, some spotting). Original floral blind -embossed cloth, black morocco lettering-piece gilt (minor losses to spine ends, a touch of wear to corners, small stain lower cover). Provenance: John Adriance (inscription with note, "Not to be loaned under any circumstances"); John H. Southard (gift inscription from previous).FIRST EDITION, a collection of legal documents relating to the ownership of land in Harlem, and including a section entitled "Deduction of the Title to Harlaem Commons" relating to the 1666 grant of Governor Richard Nicolls. Selden acquired over 300 acres of land in Harlem in 1825 from the heirs of one of the original grantees of land in Harlem pursuant to Governor Nicoll's 1666 grant.   John Adriance's brother, Isaac, represented that the land claim in Harlem was based on the new Harlem patent, a grant of confirmation to the freeholders and inhabitants of Harlem (printed in the present copy). [Tipped in:] 1p. manuscript copy of an 1832 deed between Dudley Selden and his wife to George Marshall. "THIS BOOK IS VERY SCARCE," and was likely printed only for members of the family. (Sabin 78969).Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[SPECIMEN ALBUM - ALGAE]. HUSSON, Anne Henry (1814-1855). Algae from the Red Sea. Collected ca 1844-1845.  Album of 18 algae specimens mounted on 18 sheets (each approximately 330 x 155 mm), each captioned with the Latin name, and details of the location and date the specimen was collected in manuscript in French on the mounts.   Loosely laid in to folding portfolio, folding case."The Red sea has been a region of natural history exploration by European scientists...The first record of marine algae in the Red Sea was by Strand (a pupil of Linnaeus's), who in his thesis on the flora of Palestine listed three species. The first person to collect marine algae from the Saudi Arabian Red Sea Coast was the Danish botanist and explorer Forsskal in the 18th century who, in the month of November 1762, made a collection of seaweeds from the Sea of Jeddah...In the early years of the 19th century a British admiral Viscount Valentia made collections of algae form the Red Sea...several other workers, including medical doctors and amateurs collected marine algae from the Red Sea during the rest of the 19th century" (Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3/4, Dec. 2014, pp.278-285).  Anne Henry Husson was a French botanist from Nancy, and a pioneer of early photography. He lived in Egypt where he worked as the director of the botanical garden and conservator for the museum of natural history for the Kasr el Ain. [Laid-in:] Photocopy of an article about Husson: "L'album photographique d'Anne-Henry Husson...Regards d'un colon nanceien dur l'Egypte moderne." From: Annales de l'Est, 1985, no. 4, pp.261-199. The sheets stab-sewn in wrappers.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MELVILLE, HERMAN (1819-1891)]. MOSER, Barry. Group of items related to his illustration of the monumental Arion Press edition Moby-Dick. Comprising: 4 promotional cards for "Barry Moser On the Illustration of Moby-Dick," given at the Mead Auditorium, Amherst College, April 2, 1981, illustrated with a woodcut whale vignette "” Original woodblock used for the white whale vignette used to illustrate the card. "” And a manuscript calligraphic sheet by Moser with quotation from Melville on whether a book is ever "finished" from Moby Dick, it reads:   "Oh, Time, Strength, Cash, & Patience / Herman Melville fr. Moby Dick." 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches, on watercolor paper, with some other calligraphic trials on verso.  Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry MoserFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[CONFEDERATE ARMY]. Appomattox Parole for Private N[oel] E. Burton, Company F, 13th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry.  1 page, partially printed, accomplished in manuscript, Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 10th, 1865, tears and small chips affecting letters, creased, stained. A pass signed by Elijah Benton Withers, Lieutenant Colonel, 13th Regiment of the North Carolina Infantry. In full: "The Bearer, Private N. E. Burton of Co. F 13th Regt. of N.C.I., a Paroled Prisoner of the Army of Northern Virginia, has permission go to [to] his home, and there remain undisturbed. E. B. Withers, Lt. Col. Comdg. 13th Regmt. N.C.I."A RARE CIVIL WAR PAROLE FROM APPOMATTOXGeneral Order 43, dated April 11, 1865, stated that officers and enlisted men of the Army of Northern Virginia must carry a printed certificate from Appomattox Court House in order to be identified as a paroled prisoner.  The 13th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was organized at Garysburg, North Carolina, in May 1861 with 1,100 men, recruited from Caswell, Mecklenburg, Davie, Edgecombe, and Rockingham counties. Ordered to Virginia, the unit shared in the many campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg (March-July 1862) to Cold Harbor (May-June 1864), and endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches south of the James River.   They took part in the Appomattox campaign from March to April 1865, during which the rebel army endured 500 casualties. General Robert E. Lee was determined to make one last attempt to escape the closing Union forces to reach supplies at Lynchburg. The rebel troops advanced, initially gaining ground, before they were stopped in their tracks by the Union infantry, surrounding Lee on three sides. Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, and the Appomattox campaign was the final engagement of the war in Virginia.Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

CORTES, Hernando (1485-1547) and Francesco Antonio   LORENZANA (1722-1804). Historia del Nueva-Espana, escrita por su escalarecido conquistador Hernan Cortes. Mexico: Imprenta del Superior Gobierno, del Br. D. Joseph Antonio de Hogal, 1770.Small folio (269 x 192 mm). Title printed in red and black; engraved frontispiece, 32 engraved plates, one engraved folding plate of the great Temple of Mexico; 2 folding maps. (A few tears to folds of maps with old repairs verso, some minor spotting to a few leaves.) Contemporary vellum, hand-lettered on upper cover, lettering-piece gilt, edges stained red (overall soiling, some light wear). Provenance: J. F. Arriaya (signature upper cover); 5 plates with manuscript notes verso, with some showthrough. FIRST EDITION of this "important and highly esteemed work, containing the celebrated letters of Cortes to the Emperor Charles V. This edition is illustrated with copious notes and documents, together with facsimiles of the Mexican mode of representing the tributes paid by the different towns in Mexico. These pictures, more complete and colored like the originals are included in Lord Kingsborough's Antiquities of Mexico" (Sabin). "Pages 322-328 contain an account of the voyage of Cortes to the peninsula of California and notices of later expeditions to 1769. The map of Castillo was inserted to illustrate this account, which Lorenzana states was copied from the original in the Archives of the Marquesado, that is, of the Cortes family. Since that time the original has never appeared, so we are still at a loss to know whether Castillo or Lorenzana put the name 'California' on the map" (Wagner, Spanish Southwest 152). Palau 63204; Sabin 16938.Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

DEARBORN, Henry (1751-1829).   A group of 2 ALSs with a partially printed document accomplished in manuscript signed and countersigned signed from 1805-1814, comprising:  DEARBORN. Autograph letter signed ( "H. Dearborn"), as Secretary of War to Col. Henry BURBECK. N.p., 10 June 1805. 1 page, 12mo, on paper, some offsetting, some staining, creased at folds, separation to upper right fold. Dearborn, an American Revolutionary War officer, was at Yorktown on George Washington 's staff, and later served as Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson. Dearborn writes Burbeck (1754-1848) regarding the payment of troops.    [With:]  DEARBORN. Partially printed document accomplished in manuscript signed ( "M. Dearborn") and countersigned ( "J. Prentis"), Inspector. Marblehead, Massachusetts, 2 March 1810. 1 page, oblong 8vo, on paper, embossed stamped "United States of America" with eagle, browning, paper remnant attached to verso in middle upper edge. A customs inspector 's receipt of 29 gallons of "Malaya Wine" brought by an American ship. From March 1809 until 27 January 1812, Dearborn served as the collector of the port of Boston, appointed by President James Madison.    DEARBORN. Autograph letter signed ( "H. Dearborn"), as Senior Officer of the United States Army to an unknown recipient. New York, 26 April 1814. 1 page, 8vo, 4 mounting remnants on verso with light show-through in corners, creasing at folds. By April 1814, Dearborn has been reassigned to administrative command in New York City. He writes relating to July 1812 payments.  For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876). Manuscript document accomplished and signed as Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th Cavalry Regiment ("G. Custer"). South of the Arkansas, Camp Supply, 29 March 1869.  1 page, 8vo, written on lined paper, some minor creasing or soiling, backed with thin layer of japan tissue.  The document, presumably written by an aide, recommends Trotter, also known as Ses-sa, and identifies the bearer as "an Osage Warrior... [who] accompanied by command on the late winter's campaign and marches, and participated in the battle of the 'Washita'."   The endorsement concludes: "I believe him to be a good Indian, and a valuable scout and trailer." In addition to signing the document, Custer filled in the bearer's name.   As a result of The Battle of Washita River, regarded as the first substantial U. S. Victory in the Southern Plains War, a large portion of the Southern Cheyenne were forced onto a U. S.-assigned reservation.  Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

MATTSON, Morris (1809?-1885). The American Vegetable Practice, Or a New and Improved Guide to Health, Designed for the Use of Families. Boston: Daniel L. Hale, 1841.  2 volumes in one, 8vo (225 x 135 mm). 24 chromolithographs, one folding engraving, 9 in-text woodcuts. (Spotting throughout.) Contemporary reverse calf, green morocco lettering-piece gilt (worn). Provenance: R.H. Crosby (early signature).  FIRST EDITION of both volumes of Mattson's work, a major advance in practical medicine. Mattson was a Physician to the Reformed Boston Dispensary, a Lecturer on Physiology, and the Practice of Medicine. In this work, he broke with Thomsonian medicine, popular in the 19th-century, which focused on ridding the body of toxins through natural herbal remedies, instead presenting a more accurate and well-researched treatise, considered superior to previous publications regarding botanical approaches to medicine. Of the many illustrations throughout are chromolithographs depicting plants or plant parts, and a folding double plate engraving of the human skeleton, and woodcuts of various parts of human anatomy. [Laid in:] Several leaves of manuscript notes, comprising formulas for cures using plant material.    Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[EUCLID]. SCARBURGH, Charles, Sir (1616-1694). The English Euclide, Being The First Six Elements of Geometry, Translated out of the Greek, with Annotations and useful Supplements. Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1705.  Folio (349 x 224 mm). Half-title; engraved vignette of the Sheldonian theater on the title-page; numerous woodcut and typographic diagrams throughout. (Some minor mostly marginal dampstaining or spotting.) Contemporary calf (rebacked, some light wear, hinges reinforced). Provenance: Benedict Library (bookplate).FIRST EDITION of Scarburgh's translation of Euclide, published from his manuscript by his son.   Physician and mathematician Sir Charles Scarburgh was an original fellow of the Royal Society. Wallis, British Euclids p.5.Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

METIUS, Adriaan. Arithmetica et Geometria nova. --Primum mobile: astronomice, sciographice, geometrice. Franeker: Uldericus Balck, 1625, 1631.  2 works in one volume, 4to (195 x 147 mm). Woodcut devices on title-pages, woodcut initials and diagrams; one etched folding plate, one woodcut folding plate. (A few early manuscript annotations, one diagram shaved, short tears to folds of woodcut plate, some minor dampstaining or spotting to a few leaves.) Later half vellum. Provenance: Johannes Petrus (presentation inscription); Liber Illustris Coll. Albensis (i.e. the college in FeheÌr, then in Hungary, but present-day Alba Iulia Romania, inscription); Thome B. Sz... Volgyi (signature, 1702). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED TO JOHANNES PETRUS, a public notary and Metius's friend. Metius spent time with Tycho Brahe before becoming professor of mathematics and astronomy at Franeker in 1600, where Descartes attended his lectures. Elzevir issued an edition of the first part of this work in 1626. Joannes Janssonius separately issued an edition of the Primum mobile  in 1631. RARE: According to online records, only one other copy of this work has sold at auction in the last 50 years.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

GILBERT, Samuel (d. 1692). The Florists Vade-mecum, Being a Choice Compendium of whatever Worthy Notice hath been Extant for the Propagation, Raising, Planting... the Rarest Flowers and Plants... Together with the Gardiners Almanack. London: for Thomas Simmons, 1682.  12mo (134 x 72 mm). 2 woodcut diagrams in-text. (Lacking the engraved portrait, D1, G10, and M8 torn with minor loss to text, several repaired tears.) Modern calf antique.  Provenance: W. Musgrave (1655-1721), British physician and antiquary (signature); William Forsyth (1737-1804), Scottish botanist (signature, 1798); manuscript note describing the publication of the work on front free endpaper.  FIRST EDITION.   The almanack has a separate title-page, "The gardeners almanack...With monthly directions what ought to be done in either kitchin or flower-garden," and covers the period 1683-1697. William Musgrave was elected to the Royal Society in 1684, and he was elected to the Royal College of Physicians in 1692. William Forsyth was a founding member of the Royal Horticultural Society, and the genus Forsythia is named in his honor.    Henrey 157; ESTC R30408.Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT - SUN DIALS].   "Traite   De Gnomonique. Premiere partie [-Seconde partie] [-Troisieme Partie]." [Paris]: 1700.3 parts in one volume, 8vo (194 x 130 mm). Premiere partie: 54pp. comprising text and diagrams; 8ll. longitude and latitude tables tipped in, printed on one side only (printed 1716). Seconde partie: 72pp. comprising text and diagrams. Troisieme partie: 61pp. comprising text and diagrams. (Some dampstaining to upper margin.) 20th-century red morocco-backed boards gilt. Part one contains an introduction to the science including practical aspects of geometry and tables to assist in the construction of sun dials.   Part two includes information about the construction of several types of sundials, with descriptions about arcs and lines.   The third part contains the description of several portable sun dials for the sun, moon, and stars. Though the manuscript is dated 1700, printed tables laid in are dated 1716.   The manuscript comprises an extensive treatment of sundial theory, geometry, and the construction and application of different cadrans.   It is generously illustrated throughout with accurate finely executed drawings. The second part includes information used for determining different times of the day, such as the Italian and Babylonian hours for sunrise and sunset.   "Men well versed in mathematics and astronomy seem to have felt it their duty to acquaint everyone with the theory of constructing dials. It was all so simple that even the uneducated peasant should know how to build his own sundial...the dial became a scientific instrument, more dependable and lasting than any mechanical device." (Newton & Mayall, Sundials, p.19).  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

CAUS, Salomon de (1576-1626?). La pratique et demonstration des horloges solaires. Paris: Jerome Drouart, 1624.  Folio (385 x 237 mm). Engraved diagrams on N2r and Q1r. Woodcut diagrams throughout, including several full-page, the diagrams on a1v, G1r, H1r, K1r, K2r, R1v and S2v with volvelles or attachments (several detached, lacking overslip on E2r), the diagram on R1v printed on an overslip and pasted in. Compass printed on vellum laid in at N1r.(A few leaves wrinkled and frayed, a few small holes or tears affecting text and images, dampstaining, marginal chipping, some soiling.)   Contemporary vellum (defective). Provenance: J. D. Labarre (early signature on title-page); a few early manuscript annotations.   FIRST EDITION OF CAUS' RARE WORK ON SUNDIALS, inspired by the work of Vitruvius, and including the dissertation on the 35th proposition of Euclid following the dedication. RARE: according to American Book Prices Current, only 4 copies of this work have appeared at auction in the last 45 years, each with varying numbers of volvelles present, and most defective.   Berlin Kat. 1745; Brunet I:1691. Sold not subject to return for lack of any movable volvelles.Property from the Thomas Sills Trust, Chicago. IllinoisFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[SPECIMEN ALBUM - BRITISH MOSSES]. [PARNELL, William (1833-1906)]. "Preserved Specimens of British Mosses." [Dublin, ca 1850].  4to (241 x 185 mm). Album of pproximately 200 specimens of mosses on 76 leaves, some in contemporary blue or white paper envelopes, each accompanied by extensive manuscript descriptions of each specimen including names and locations. Contemporary diced sheep, marbled boards, by D. W. Carroll with his ticket. Provenance: Miss Dawes (inscription); sold Maggs Bros., 2002.   Parnell collected and identified these mosses using William Jackson Hooker's British Flora and Muscologia Britannica, and he reiterates in his Introduction that the study of mosses requires "the constant use of the microscope and the experience of no little patient perseverance." Parnell describes the general morphology for 3 Divisions, 3 Subsections, and 39 Genera. The text includes additional morphological details for specimens of individual species for each genus that he collection in different regions of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Parnell worked in the Herbarium at Kew and assisted with The British Flora. Hew as foreman at Glasnevein Dublin for many years. He concludes his introduction with a note of presentation for the album: "The work is now presented for acceptance to Miss Dawes as a very slight token of the respect and esteem in which she is held by the Author."  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

AGRICOLA, Georgius (1494-1555). De Re Metallica Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 with Biographical Introduction, Annotations and Appendices upon the Development of Mining Methods, Metallurgical Processes, Geology, Minerology & Mining Law from the Earliest Times to the 16th Century. Herbert Clark HOOVER and Lou Henry HOOVER, translators. London: The Mining Magazine, 1912.Folio (346 x 211 mm). Numerous full-page and in-text illustrations reproducing the 1556 woodcuts. Publisher's original full vellum, smooth spine in 5 compartments with 4 raised bands, black lettered in 3 compartments, 2 edges uncut (some very minor wear, some browning to edges); original brown dustjacket with manuscript lettering to front cover (soiled, chipped, rubbed). Provenance: Charles F. Rand (inscription, stamp on dustjacket).  FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HOOVER to Charles F. Rand: "To Charles F. Rand with Compliments of H.C. Hoover." This first systematic treatise on mining and metallurgy was translated from the first Latin Edition of 1556. Duveen, p. 5; Hoover 28; Norman 21.  Property from the Estate of Professor Ethan D. Alyea, Jr., Bloomington, IndianaFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT - PHYSICS].   "Physicae Institutioues." Italy, 1740.    8vo (205 x 152 mm). 292pp., in Latin, in ink; 38 leaves (of which 3 folding) containing 99 numbered ink drawings. (Some minor spotting or offsetting.) Contemporary vellum, hand-lettered on spine (some soiling, a few crayon marks on upper cover).With an introduction followed by Liber I Physica Generalis, and with an index on pp.289-292. The text is organized with four dissertations that include a number of chapters, and the content covers all of the major areas of physics, including properties of bides, fluids, mechanics, heat, and optics.   Numerals annotated in the margin refer to figures at the end.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT - MATHEMATICS]. MODESTO, A.R.P.A Mte. "Elementa Matheseos tumultuario Studio concinnata ac suis Studentibus tradita." [Italy], ca 17th or 18th century.  4to (239 x 167 mm). Title written in red and black; 90 numbered manuscript leaves in Italian, in ink, with 3 in-text tables; 6 manuscript folding tables and 18 manuscript figures on four folding leaves with red wash coloring at end. (Some minor mostly marginal soiling or browning, title with contemporary pasted overslip, a few short tears to folds of plates.) Contemporary half vellum, marbled boards, hand-lettered on spine (some minor soiling.)  The text is divided into sections on Arithmetic (76 pp.) and Geometry (14 pp.), each with an introduction, history, presentation, object and divisions. These paragraphs are followed by propositions in the arithmetic section, and addenda on conics, parabola, and other subjects in the geometry section. The detail information in the geometry section leads to a practical problem solving for surveying. The manuscript was likely used for teaching students, possibly at a Capuchin monastery.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[TEXAS]. SEGUIN, Juan, et al. Manuscript power of attorney, in the hand of John James, signed by Seguin and 19 Tejanos, notarized by P. L. Buquet with his purple paper seal. Bexar County, Texas. 28 September 1860.2 pages, 4to, 304 x 193, on a single lined sheet, creased, a few separations to folds, a few faint pencil marks. Provenance: Acquired Dorothy Sloan (11 December 2009, Sale 22, lot 502).  Seeking reimbursement for an 1839 expedition in which they participated. The text begins: "State of Texas County of Bexar. Know all men by these presents, that we the undersigned having full confidence in John James of San Antonio do hereby appoint him our true and lawful agent and attorney in fact for us and in our names to ask for, claim, and secure pay for certain services rendered by us in the Year 1839 to the Late Republic of Texas (say in July) in a campaign against the Comanches under Col Henry W. Karnes, John A. Seguin being Captain of the Company"¦." With 21 signatures (complete list available on request).  Henry Wax Karnes organized an expedition to drive Comanche out of the area in response to Governor Lamar's call for action against hostile Comanche who had killed for Bexar surveyors in May 1839, William P. Delmour, clerk of the San Antonio court, who was murdered on May 28, and several other men in the area. Two companies of volunteers were raised, one of Mexicans and one of Americans, and Seguin was elected captain of the Mexican force of about 54 men under Karnes' command. The expedition drove the Comanche out of the area. The forces, which were outfitted at private expense, were discharged about three weeks after they were formed. So far as is known, the mens' claims were never audited or reimbursed by the Republic.The Republic of Texas faced lingering problems relating to the its fight for independence and its Indian Wars, including requests for the reimbursement of many people who were all to happy to volunteer for service with no thought of payment, as is the case here. In the introduction to his book on Seguin, de la Teja comments: "As Tejanos rediscover their contributions to Texas history, as they overcome the barriers that separate Texan and Tejano, Juan Seguin has again returned to serve as intermediary between the two... Juan Seguin is not just a hero for Texans of Mexican descent. All Texans now recognize his unique contribution to Texas history."Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT - GEOMETRY]. "Farragine Matematica E: Extesum et mumeribuius sunt farrago libelli." N.p., ca 18th century.  4to. 200pp. manuscript in Italian, in ink with diagrams and tables, title and page numbers lettered in red, errata slips in the same hand laid in. (Two tears with losses repaired to title-page not affecting text, lacking pp.75-76, presumably blank.) Contemporary quarter sheep uncut (some minor rubbing or soiling.)  The manuscript includes a variety of mathematical problems and solutions, including trigonometry and geometry. Though pp.75-76 are missing, p.77 is blank, and p.78 opens a new section titled "Problema I." The hand is incredibly neat throughout, and the errata tipped in in the same holograph suggest the work is the author's own copy. It is presumably part of a larger work, as a footnote on p.33 refers to "Farragine Matematica A." The Bern Dibner collection at Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries hold a copy of a 74pp. manuscript lettered in red and black ink also entitled "Farragine matematica," further suggesting the present manuscript is part of a larger work.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[VICTORIA, QUEEN OF ENGLAND (1819-1901)] -- BENSON, Arthur Christopher (1862-1925), and Viscount Reginald Brett ESHER (1852-1930), editors. The Letters of Queen Victoria A Selection from her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861. London: John Murray, 1907.    3 volumes, 8vo (221 x 147 mm). Engraved portrait frontispieces with tissue guards, engraved illustrated, 2 manuscript pages laid in. (Spotting.) Contemporary half red morocco gilt, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands gilt, gilt-lettered in 3 compartments, top edges gilt, other edges uncut (spotting to edges and endsheets). Provenance: Althorp (tipped-in ANS, Northampton: 23 December 1908), gifted to: Harry Manfield (18555-1925) (bookplate).  FIRST EDITION, the first of 3 series of 3 volumes each containing The Letters of Queen Victoria. This set was a Christmas and New Year 's gift to British Liberal Party politician and prominent Freemason Harry Manfield. [Laid-in:] Autograph material from members of Victoria 's circle, comprising: an unsigned note mentioning Johanna Clara Louise Lehzen, who was Princess Victoria 's governess and later lady in attendance; partly printed document signed requesting the release of Henriette Vernet and forgiving her debt.  For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[SLAVERY AND ABOLITION]. Manuscript document, an affidavit of free birth, signed by Justice of the Peace George Rice. Frederick County, Maryland, 15 May 1832.  1 page, oblong 8vo, docketed verso, creased.  "John Haines...solemnly sincerely and truly declares and affirms that Mary Bowen...was free born to the best of his knowledge and belief." Docketed by John Haines verso.  Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT - MATHEMATICS]. MONTEGU, M.. "Geometrie Royalle." N.p., 1701.  4to (220 x 166 mm). 221pp., in French, in ink, with numerous hand-drawn figures in-text, several vignettes on separate slips pasted in; a portion of the title-page written on a separate slip pasted in. (Small hole on title affecting letters, Loss on p.9 affecting 4 lines of text, some minor soiling.) Contemporary calf gilt (joints starting, some light wear). Provenance: M. Besnard (stamp, 3 typescript pages tipped in at front dated 1943).   Montegu copies the text of Geometrie royalle, divisee en deux parties, qui contiennent tout ce que cet art a de plus necessaire a un Homme de Guerre... published by Bouchard. He reproduces part of the title-page, and includes a note that he has enriched the text with several illustrations of Euclid.   Montegu wrote the manuscript in 1701, after taking a course taught by M. Flamuel at Metz in 1677-1678.   He includes and 11pp. preamble, not found in the published work, including a definition of mathematics, logistics, arithmetic, and geometry. The main body of the text includes a nearly word-for-word copy of the scarce printed text. The author includes a number of very fine hand-drawn vignettes which complement the manuscript.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[FINE BINDINGS] "“ A group of 4 works in finely bound, comprising:  Society in London. London: Spottiswoode and Co., for Chatto & Windus, 1885. (183 x 119 mm). EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED. Blue crushed levant gilt, stamp-signed TOUT BINDER.ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL NEATLY BOUND IN from figures in London at the time, including journalist Edmund Yates, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, and Marie Effie Wilton Bancroft. -- TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord. Selection from the Works of Alfred Tennyson. London: Bradbury, Evans, and Co. for Strahan and Co., 1869. 20th-century green morocco gilt, stamp-signed BIRDSALL & SON. With signatured purportedly in Tennyson 's hand (but presumably not). -- BOYLE, Eleanor Vere. Ros Rosarum ex Horto Poetarum Dew of the Ever-Living Rose Gathered from The Poets ' Gardens of many Lands. London: Elliott Stock, 1897. 20th-century red crushed levant gilt. Third edition.   -- MOORE, Thomas. The Loves of the Angels, a Poem. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823. 19th-century green straight-grained morocco gilt. Fourth edition. -- Together, 4 works in 4 volumes, all FIRST EDITION (except where noted), all 8vo, condition generally fine.For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[SPECIMEN ALBUM - HERBARIUM]. DUPOUX, Jacques. "Cahier de Botanique a Dupoux Jacques." Collected 1895-1896.2 volumes, 4to (320 x 240 mm). Album of 943 plant specimens, most mounted 2-3 per page, each number in manuscript lower margin corresponding to a caption on the facing page providing the Latin name, location where the specimen was found, and medicinal properties. With manuscript tables at the end of each volume comprising some 20 pages. Original cloth-backed green boards (rubbed).  Including plant specimens which are classified by family, and which were mostly collected near Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule.   Jacques Dupous was likely a student of pharmacy in the Allier region of France.   This herbaria likely fulfilled a general requirement, providing the student of pharmacy a reference of medicinal plants in their area.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

LAWRENCE, Thomas Edward ( "T.E.") (1888-1935). Seven Pillars of Wisdom a Triumph. London: Jonathan Cape, 1935.    4to (248 x 187 mm). Photographic frontispiece, 46 plates, 4 folding maps in red and black, printed document from Jonathan Cape laid in. (Some leaves uncut and unopened.) 20th-century dark brown levant gilt, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2 compartments, covers gilt paneled with floral corner-pieces, marbled endsheets, original tan cloth spine and cover bound neatly in, top edge gilt, others uncut (endsheets soiled).    FIRST TRADE EDITION of Lawrence 's epic account of his war experiences, including the Arab Revolt. He began writing this work in 1919 while attending the Paris Peace Conference. After several mishaps (including leaving the first manuscript at the Reading Railway Station), this work was first published in 1926. Lawrence was played by Peter Seamus O 'Toole the 1962 film, Lawrence of Arabia.  Property from the Estate of Timothy E. Burton, Brookfield, WisconsinFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[TRAVEL & EXPLORATION]. -- ROGERS, Woodes. A Cruising Voyage Round the World: First to the South Sea, thence to the East Indies.... Second edition. London: For Andrew Bell and Bernard Lintot, 1718.8vo (195 x 107 mm). 5 copper engraved maps. (6 1/2-in tear to world map repaired verso). Contemporary calf (old rebacking to style, upper joint starting, some overall wear).  Second edition, preceded by the first edition of 1712. Rogers' privately funded voyage was more financially successful than any since Drake and Cavendish; Rogers maintained good order despite a "mongrel crew and with officers often mutinous." Privateer William Dampier was pilot and navigator (see lot 53). After they rounded Cape Horn, they sheltered at Juan Fernandez; there, they rescued Alexander Selkirk, whose story (as told by Rogers) was an inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Their attack on Spanish ships on the west coast of Mexico and South America resulted in the taking of an Acapulco galleon (among others), whose bounty included important information in the form of maps. Included here are 5, taken by Rogers from "The best Spanish manuscript draughts." Hill 1479; Sabin 72754; Wagner-Camp 78a.Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

SAMINIATI, Federico (fl. 1599). Tabulae astronomicae: quibus facile omnia capita, quae ad usum sphaerae primi mobilis praecipiuntur, confici possint... Fundamentum, apodixis... Methodus... quibus astronomiae studiosus, suo marte, per triangula plana & sphaerica omnes tabulas primi motus condere possit. Antwerp: Martinus Nutius, 1599.4to (212 x 167 mm). 3 engraved folding plates; woodcut diagrams in-text. (Some overall browning.) Contemporary limp vellum, yapp edges (spine reinforced in old vellum manuscript waste, some soiling, small loss to corner, lacking ties). Provenance: Sancte Marie Curtis Orlandingorum (early inscription on title).  FIRST EDITION of Samianti's rare astronomical treatise on determining location using dialing and tables for the sun at different ascension and descension points. The second part of the treatise deals with fundamental geometry for the construction of dials following astronomical protocols.   Not in Adams; Riccardi 414-415.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT - MEDICINE]. PLUMB, Ovid. "Notes from the Lectures of Nathaniel Chapman, M. D. Professor of the Materia Medica In the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Course of 1814-1815."   -- "Notes From the Lectures of Nathaniel Chapman M.D. Professor of the Materia Medica In the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Course of 1814-15." -- "Notes taken at the New York Eye Infirmary by Ovid Plumb 1821&2 Montgomery House Barclay Street No 65." New York, 1821 and later.  3 works in 3 volumes, 8vo (196 x 158 mm or smaller). Comprising some 450pp., in English, in ink (Some minor browning.) Contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards (some light wear). Provenance: Scoville Memorial Library Salisbury Connecticut (stamps).  Dr. Ovid Plumb M.D. (1787-1856) spent most of his life in Connecticut.   Chapman and Barton were noted physicians at the University of Pennsylvania, and Chapman later became the first president of the American Medical Association in 1848. Barton had been professor of materia medica from 1796 until 1812, and he succeeded Dr. Benjamin Rush as Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine.   Barton published his books on materia medica in 1798 and 1804, and Chapman published his in 1817.  Plumb's lecture notes from his coursework in Philadelphia include sections on "Modus operandi of medicines generally," "Sympathy," "Emetics," "Cathartics,'" Diuretics," and "Bitters & Astringents." Each section includes a number of plant and chemical remedies.   The third volume comprises Plumb's notes from his visits to the New York Eye Infirmary.   The volume also includes information on fruit trees grown on the Plumb farm.Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799).  The Writings of George Washington. Jared Sparks, editor. Boston: American Stationers' Company, John B. Russell, 1837.  24 volumes, large 8vo (265 x 165 mm). Half-titles, illustrated. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BY THE ADDITION OF APPROXIMATELY 360 PLATES AND 87 DOCUMENTS (see below). 20th-century navy blue crushed levant gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. Provenance: Mrs. D. C. Cleveland (presentation inscription window-mounted to half-title); H. W. L. Cleveland (note).PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR JARED SPARKS: "Mrs. D. C. Cleveland, with the kind regards of Jared Sparks."   With an additional inscription of H. W. L. Cleveland memorializing the gift of these volumes from his mother to him.   [Also with:] SPARKS. Autograph letter signed ("Jared Sparks"), to A. B. Durand.   Cambridge, 26 July 1833. Sparks writes the engraver about the engraving of the plates for the work: "You had better send me a proof of the profile, before you finish it..."ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS NEATLY BOUND IN THROUGHOUT, INCLUDING CORRESPONDENCE FROM SEVERAL AMERICAN HISTORIC FIGURES, including: WASHINGTON, Bushrod, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Autograph endorsement signed ("Bushrod Washington"), Richmond, July 4th 1795. Accomplished lower margin of 3 1/2-page manuscript document signed by John Taylor, 30 June 1795. "I concur in opinion with Col. Taylor upon the principle points which arise in this case; except that I am inclined to think that only a half of the £3,000 will be considered as land, and the Balance as slaves & stocks..." -- MORRIS, Robert, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of the Confederation, and the U. S. Constitution. Autograph note signed. Philadelphia, 30 October 1794. Regarding a payment to Thomas Fitzsimmons. -- McHENRY, James, Signer of the U. S. Constitution. Autograph note signed ("James McHenry"). Baltimore, 1 April 1804. Regarding a payment to David Caldwell. -- PINCKNEY, Charles, Signer of the U. S. Constitution. Manuscript document signed as Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States to the Court of Madrid. -- STODDERT, Benjamin, first Secretary of the Navy. Autograph letter signed ("Ben Stoddert"), to an unnamed recipient. Georgetown, 7 January 1793. -- And others.   Complete list available on request.  Property from the Collection of Rhoda H. Clark and The Monastery Hill BinderyFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MATAGORDA PROPRIETORS]. Partly printed document accomplished in manuscript. A land deed signed by two of the proprietors, both Old Three Hundreds, Ira Ingram and Elias Wightman. [San Felipe de Austin: Printed by G.B. Cotten, 1830 or early 1831].  1 page, oblong 8vo, annotated verso, lightly browned, old creasing, a few tiny chips. Provenance: Acquired Dorothy Sloan (11 December 2009, Sale 22, lot 383).   "Town of Matagorda, April 4th, 1831. This Certifies, That, at the sale of In and Out-Lots in said town, held on the date hereof"”Daniel D.D. Baker became the highest bidder for Lots No. 5 & 6, in Block No. 2 & Tier No. 4 in the Colorado front of said town"¦". Ingram, the first alcalde of Matagorda, and Wightman, surveyor and partner of Stephen F. Austin in the founding of Matagorda, signed the original deed, as did Daniel D. D. Baker, who attempted to found the town of Preston on the lot.   Ownership records the transfer of one lot to Hamilton Cook, who was from an Old Three Hundred family.   FIRST PRINTING of a broadside relating to early printing in Texas. According to Streeter (locating only one copy): This certificate is in effect a form for a deed. It and the entry No. 18.2 were not available for [earlier] inclusion with the other early forms. Mr. John C. Wyllie, Librarian of the University of Virginia and a recognized authority on type, has examined the photostats of these two forms for me and reports that they were undoubtedly printed on the press Godwin B. Cotten had set up at San Felipe in the fall of 1829. The date of printing was probably 1830 or early 1831. From the manuscript records, formerly in my collection and now at Yale, of meetings of 'Proprietors of the town of Matagorda' held on August 1 and 2, 1830, and on January 28, 1831, it appears (records of the January 28, 1831, meeting) that Stephen F. Austin held a quarter interest or two shares in the partnership or association known as 'Proprietors of the town of Matagorda,' and Ira Ingram a three-eighths interest, with Seth Ingram, H.H. League, and Elias Wightman each holding a one-eighth interest, and that what is referred to in the Minutes as the 'constitution' of the Proprietors was adopted on July 8, 1830. ...The 'Out' lots of the 'In and Out' lots referred to in the certificate were the lots not included in the laid-out blocks making up the center of the town" (Streeter Texas 18.1).  Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT - BOTANICAL] -- [VAILLANT, Sebastien (1662-1759)]. MERAT, Laurent Germain (1712-1790). "Botanicum parisiense, operis majoris prodituri prodromus." [France]: n.p., n.d.8vo (240 x 138 mm). 200ll. Manuscript in French, ink, 2 with diagrams showing Tournefort or Linnaeus's systems of classification. (Some occasional spotting.) Contemporary French mottled calf, smooth spine gilt, brown morocco lettering-piece gilt (spine ends neatly repaired, some very light rubbing). A manuscript copy in a legible hand by Merat of Vaillant's Botanicon parisiense, operis majoris prodituri prodromus, an inventory of plants in the environs of Paris published 1723. Tipped in on thick paper at the beginning is a facsimile of a note from Linneaus to Bernard Jussieu.   Laurent Germain Merat was a pharmacist in Auxerre, and a member of the Literary Society there. He was friends with both Bernard de Jussieu and Linnaeus.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT - BOTANY AND MINERALOGY]. [JUSSIEU, Bernard de]. "Tableau des principales proprietes des plantes usuelles en medicine extraites des dictees botaniques de Bernard de Jussieu." -- "Tableau des poisons vegetaux." -- "Tableau des poisons mineraux." [France, ca 1775-1780].3 sheets folding into 8vo covers (the largest 445 x 572 mm). Tables hand-lettered in French, in ink within rule borders. (A few short tears at folds, a few small stains.) 18th-century pink paper-backed paste-paper-covered boards, hand-lettered label on spine. (Some light wear).  The large table of common medicinal plants is based on the "dictees botaniques" in the lessons of Bernard de Jussieu. It displays a classic pharmacopoeia describing plants to be used to cure various diseases.   The two tables of poisons appear to be original. In them, the author lists herbal and mineral cures for various symptoms, and how to minister or apply the cure.   He also describes alternative methods when the antidote is ineffective, and lists reagents and chemical methods to use to treat mineral poisons.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

BORN, Max. (1882-1970) Mimeograph typescript, completed in manuscript, of lectures in physics: "Theorie der Warme Vorlesung im Sommer-Semester 1922." --"Vorlesung Ueber Theoretische Optik. Winter-Semester 1922." University of Gottingen, 1921-1922.2 volumes, folio (326 x 196 mm). Volume I: 232 leaves including title and contents leaves; Volume II: 254 leaves title and contents leaves. Mimeograph typescript printed recto only with manuscript diagrams, equations, and figures, and emendations and emphases to the typed text. Half cloth (some light wear to extremities). Provenance: Andries Charl Cilliers (1898-1980), theoretical physicist (ownership inscription); sold Christie's London, 13 December 2006, Sale 7269, Lot 131. The lectures on thermodynamics include sections on capillarity, the theory of the ideal gas according to Planck, thermochemistry and applications of van der Waal's equations; those on optics cover electromagnetism, field theory, wave theory, refraction, optical properties of crystals, electron theory, and Born's mathematical theory of optical rotation. Up to this point, Born's work had focused on heat and the dynamics of crystal lattice, and by 1921, he provided the most satisfactory mathematical statement on the first law of thermodynamics. That year, he was appointed professor of theoretical physics at Gottingen, where he joined a group of scientists whose collaboration brought forth major developments in theoretical physics, culminating in the birth of quantum mechanics.   The present lecture formed part of his first academic year at the institute.   "The 'Born School' at Gottingen was as important to the flowering of theoretical physics as the schools of Bohr at Copenhagen and of Arnold Sommerfeld at Munich' (DSB).   A.C. Cilliers became professor of theoretical physics at Stellenbosch University after he completed his studies at Gottingen.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[COOKERY]. Manuscript cookbook and home remedy guide, 18th century.4to (225 x 175 mm). 120 pp. in at least two hands, comprising approximately 500 recipes and several home remedies. (A few tiny wormholes, some minor staining.) Contemporary sprinkled English panelled calf (upper joint separated, some overall wear). Provenance: George Folliott (bookplate); unintelligible signatures (1964).  Recipes include oyster pie, gold hash, buttered crab, roast lobster, pickled trout, oyster loaves, French leg of mutton, olive florindine, spring garden beef, Westfalia ham, pickled goose, quince cakes, various wines and numerous cheesecakes.   Remedies are included "For the Itch," "A Drink for Rickits," "For Worms," "For Ahsma," and "A Cure for the Bite of a Mad Dog."For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MANUSCRIPT - PERFUMES]. [BARBE, Simon]. "Le parfumeur francois, qui enseigne toutes les manieres de tirer les Odeurs des fleurs; & a faire toutes sortes de compositions de Parfums. Avec le secret de purger le tabac en poudre; & le parfumer de toutes sortes d'Odeurs. pour le divertissement de la Noblesse et Utilite des Baigneurs et Perruquiers." [Lyon, ca 1660s or later].  4to (230 x 184 mm). 272pp., in French, in ink (Some spotting or browning.) 17th or 18th-century French calf gilt, edges stained red. A manuscript after Barbe's book on French perfume, with minor variations from the published text. The text opens with Au Lecture, and then Advertissements, and includes an index at the end, but does not include the dedication to Le Prince d'Harcourt. The present manuscript includes a section on chocolate on pp.85-86 which is not present in the first or second editions of Barbe's work. Following the index is 8pp. of additional text and recipes.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

A COLLECTION OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS including one possibly of American Civil War interest, and other items (framed)

'RODGER GOODFELLOW'S CHARITY, PARISH OF FIFEHEAD NEVILLE DORSET, BOOK OF POOR LAND 1763' 18th century, manuscript of land accounts in original binding

A SET OF BURMESE GILT KAMMAVACA MANUSCRIPT PANELS Property from an Emerald Hill shophouse, the home of the interior designer behind ‘Galerie Cho Lon' Framed 150cm x 80cm Condition: Minor signs of wear commensurate with age and use

Percy (Thomas) Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, 3 vol., second edition, half-titles, engraved frontispiece, one edge partially trimmed to platemark, vignette titles, 1 leaf of musical notation, T3-4 vol. 3 cancels, 2 tiny marginal holes affecting line numbers (Z1 vol. 1 & E2 vol. 2), faint abrasion marks to front free endpapers where labels removed, bookplate, near contemporary vellum, titles in manuscript to spines, a little rubbed, 8vo, for J. Dodsley, 1767.

NO RESERVE Britain.- Cary (John) New and Correct English Atlas: being a New Set of County Maps ..., engraved title and dedication, 47 engraved maps hand-coloured in outline, this copy without the advertisement leaf, contemporary owner's ink signature to title, manuscript notes to Kent and Suffolk text leaves, short marginal tear to map of Somerset, bookplate, scattered spotting, contemporary calf-backed reverse calf boards, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, 4to, John Cary, 1787.

London.- Cooke (William Bernard) The Thames; or, Graphic Illustrations ... on the Banks of that noble River, 2 vol., engraved plates, scattered spotting, bookplate, contemporary morocco, slight rubbing to corners and joints, 1811 § E. (J.) The Charters of the City of London ..., title in red and black, near contemporary manuscript notes to front endpapers, front free endpaper laid down, occasional ink underlining, scattered spotting, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and with expert restoration to the corners, 1738; and 5 others London, v.s. (8)

NO RESERVE Pamphlets.- Wyttenbach (Daniel Albert) Oratio de Philosophia, Auctore Cicerone ..., Amsterdam, 1779, bound before, Oratio de vi et Efficacia Historiae ad Studium Virtutis, Amsterdam, 1785, bound with, Neue (D. Christianus Fridericus) Sapphonis Mytilenaeae Fragmenta, Berlin, 1827, together 12 works and 2 part works bound as 1, occasional spotting, one or two with manuscript notes to titles, nineteenth century half-calf, detached, rubbed and worn, 4to.

Women's ailments.- De morbis Mulierum, manuscript in Latin, 40pp., some spotting and light staining, browned, later decorative paper wrappers, small 4to, [c.1750].⁂ Includes a section on nymphomania 'De furore uterino'.

NO RESERVE Burma.- Burmese prayer leaf, manuscript on paper, 3 watercolours, 3 small holes, corner torn away, slightly stained, browned, 155 x 400mm., n.d. [c. 1900]; and 10 others Burmese, some with watercolours, most on paper, a few on palm leaves, v.s., v.d. (11 pieces).

Wales.- Abstracts of the titles of [Sir] Mark Wood Esq. of Piercefield in the County of Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire, manuscript, 346pp., contemporary vellum, titled in ink, metal clasps, little soiled, small 4to, [c.1850].⁂ Wood was a British army officer and engineer, who had a distinguished career in India.

Anatomy.- Collection of 10 folding engraved anatomical plates, first 4 by Spadaccini after Marchini, each c.400 x 280mm., occasional spotting and light staining, folding into contemporary marbled boards, rubbed, no place, no printer, [c.1750]. ⁂ Rare. A manuscript held at the University of Florence has the first four plates bound in.