ISAGOGE PHYSICO-MAGICO-MEDICA in qua Signaturae non paucorum Vegetabilium et Animalium .. depinguntur, ex quibus Mundi superioris Astralis, cum inferiori Elementali .. mirabilisque & occulta Sympathia et Anthipathia rerum manifeste elucescunt. OPUSCULUM lectu jucundum .. Authore Augusto Etzlero Albimontano by Etzlerus, Augustus (August Etzler) - 1631

Amsterdam, [London, but actually Paris]: chez Fran�ois Joly; [2nd work no publisher given], 1769, [1776 or 1777]. Hardcover. Very Good. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Ninon de l'Enclos. . TWO WORKS BOUND IN ONE VOLUME Duodecimo 18th century half-calf, marbled boards (hinges cracked but firm/head & foot of spine chipped/tips worn/spine label missing) Armorial bookplate William Powlett Powlett on front endpaper. First work (Ninon) in three Parts: [4], viii, 120; [2], viii, 120; [2], 128. Second work (Quinzaine) missing 1st 2 leaves including titlepage, begins with the Preface at aiii followed by the second title: [12 of xvi] 287, [1] pp. *Two books considered improper at the time,are here bound together,the first work disguising the presence of the second so that the spine reads only "Ninon de l'Enclos &c" Quinzaine .. is an amusing satirical work by James (or Jean Jacques) Rutledge which was published without attribution to him, first printing in 1776. DNB's article on Rutledge says: "this sketch,… Read More

London: Tim. Childe 2nd edition, 1703. Hardcover. Good. Octavo panelled sprinkled calf on 4 raised bands with red gilt spine title label (rebacked but one cover now detached/top compartment of spine damaged/edges slightly worn) Titlepage +[14]pp Dedication & Preface +203pp +[8]pp index. The 4 contents leaves that presumably belonged at the front are misbound after page 194. Coat of arms book plate of G.W.F. Gregor on pastedown. Index and a few leaves with pale marginal damp mark but all leaves, clean, crisp & supple. *The author complains that the price of drugs has increased rapidly and without cause during his tenure at St. Barts. That there is mis-prescription and fashion in drugs when there are perfectly good remedies available for much less money. This was also a territorial dispute between physicians and apothecaries who, during the late 17th and early 18th centuries had encroached on doctor's rights to prescribing and making up of their own medicines. Practices at this time included feeding… Read More

Paris: Des Ventes De La Dou�, 1767. Hardcover. Very Good. Folding copperplates (18) illustrating scientic experiments. . Two Volumes duodecimo contemporary marbled calf, 5 raised bands, spine compartments and titles gilt (tips and spine-edges rubbed & 4cm patch of leather missing from font cover of Vol I) marbled end-papers & armorial bookplates with eagle & sailing-ships, top corner of 1st EP torn off All Edges Marbled. Sporadic light spotting and traces of light marginal waterstain to first 30 pages, otherwise very clean & crisp throughout, [1]Half-title & Avis au Relieur +[2]1st titlepage & blank +xv (inc 2nd titlepage) +[1] +424 +[2]pp errata +12 folding copperplates, [4](inc Vol II titlepage) +501 +[3]pp +6 folding copperplates. *Sigaud de Lafond was a pupil of the Abb� Nollet who produced an earlier work with the same title. Splendid folding copper-plates in pristine condition all illustrating scientific experiments.

Moguntiae & Francofurti: Joannis Mayer per Joannem Henricum Haeffner, 1737 & 1736. Hardcover. Good. Copperplate to back of titlepage with fullpage death bed scene, monk reading text to patient and his wife & family kneeling behind.. Duodecimo Two Parts in One Volume. Contemporary covers with paper spine label (old reback now repaired again/corners of lower cover lacking leather). Half title leaf +Titlepage +plate to verso then pp.5-117 +[2]pp index +verso blank; Titlepage dated 1736 to LIBELLUS BENEDICTIOMUN ET EXORCISMORUM with Censor's permission dated 1709 on verso + pp.3-288pp +[4]pp index. Ownership stamp J.F. Wolff to flyleaf, library label with release stamp to pastedown, 2 library stamps to half title, minor signs of use and a bit dusty else neat & tight, no tears or underlining. *The part on Exorcism & Blessings covers exorcism of water, bread & other items of Catholic rituals then driving Satan out of the body and fumigating to drive out evil: houses, stables, chickens & dovecotes, fields,… Read More

London: Printed by W.Wilson for George Sawbridge, 1660. Hardcover. Very Good. Floral headpieces & historiated intial coloured read + 2nd work with added text illustrations as well as the above decorations.. Two Works in One small quarto 183x140mm rebound in full brown levant on 4 raised bands with 2 black spine labels gilt and gilt date to foot of spine. Newer edpapers, small bookplate of Alan John Jarvis, [iv]+20pp; [vi]+126+[4]pp Table. Long ownership inscription on back of titlepage (John Thomas 1751) with name repeated at end of 1st work, John Davies on back of 2nd titlepage with a few ink notes by both owners in margins of later pages. Paper browned throughout, edges frayed and cropped at top at end of book.

London: N P, 1830 approx). Softcover. Very Good. Hand colored lithographs (12) on tinted background . Oblong narrow quarto (32x20cm) cloth spined paper boards (tips worn) Twelve leaves. First plate shows some foxing others clean. No titlepage (as issued?) all plates stubbed some closed gutter tears. *Subjects: Father carving a wooden sword for 2 boys while young woman watches; Travelling showman selling vial of medicine while clown with drum waits to perform to crowd of ladies and children with horse and carts in front of curtained "stage"; Travelling salesman offering statues to grandmother (seated) and young woman and man with toddler & sister all in forecourt of farm with ducks, dogs, chickens etc; Hawker with wares on a board on his head is bitten by dog and his wares fall off as the board tips (among wares are dolls, parrot, and a Napoleon figurine); Man in doorway of house laughs, also lady peeling apples with toddler reaching for carrots on table and boy with stick; Dancing girl and man with… Read More

Basel: Konig printed Genathius 1st edition, 1679). Hardcover. Very Good. Copperplate map & city view of Donau + 4 full page woodcuts of plants . Quarto contemporary panelled calf (rebacked & blind-tooled with black spine label/tips worn) 336pp +(vi)index The Ae of Aquaticae & Noxae are very faintly printed on the Titlepage and there is slight paper thinning to the paper in 4 small (1cm diameter) round areas and part of 2 letters have been strengthened with ink. Wepfer was the first to analyze the pharmacological effect of hemlock and its poison. In this treatise 1679 the author also reports the discovery of the duodenal glands.

Lugduni: Jacob & Peter Prost Brothers 1st first edition, 1637. Hardcover. Very Good. Large copperplate printers mark on Titlepage + 2 emblematic woodcuts (repeats) + foliated and tail pieces.. Folio contemporary blindstamped pig with 2 working clasps with central emblem within floriated concentric panels on 5 raised bands beveled wooden boards old paper titling label bands painted black (old if not even original) (some rubbing/staining but in very good condition) Titlepages in red and black +[14pp] =foreword & approbations 492pp +[26pp] The book is in such good state that aside from neat ownership Capucinorum Tubij, in which monastary it seems to have been for a long time having an early hand written, with a later rubber stamp of the same and also a printed strip tipped to below imprint date for the same, there are no other marks. *One of Lapide's commentaries on the books of the Old Testament. Only St.Paul & Pentateuch were published while he was still in Belgium, he was then called to Rome where… Read More

London: Richard Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1694. Hardcover. Good. Folio contemporary calf, decorated panels blind-tooled, spine on 5 cords with remains of red gilt title label (edges scuffed, front cover splitting at spine but just held). Half-title, Titlepage printed in red & black and enclosed in a plain rule-border +[24]pp +168pp +219pp +[1]p catalogue. Card J.W. Bund Willis Caius Coll. On pastedown, name John Walpole Willis at head of title, endpapers browned & last few pages with marks of marginal damp, otherwise crisp & clean throughout. "Chap. X. Treachery and baseness not to be used in war" begins new pagination & register. Dedicated to King William & Queen Mary. Text in English with quotations & examples in Latin & Greek. *First edition of Dawson's only work, an interesting and scarce legal treatise (WING D459).

London: Printed M.Clark for J.Martyn printer to the Royal Society 4th edition, 1680. Hardcover. Good. Frontis portrait (by Faithorne) + 69 copperplate or woodcut illustrations and diagrams.. Quarto contemporary calf ruled and with corner ornaments (worn to all corners, top cover re-attached lower cover held by cords). Frontis portrait + Titlepage +[2]pp dedication +xvi +[18]pp contents & errata +731pp (recte 723pp since pp17-23 are omitted but catchwords & signatures are correct) +[1]p blank. Contents generally in good clean and crisp condition but damp has damaged outer margins of preliminaries and first dozen or so leaves of text. This affects margins and some side notes only except for frontis & titlepage which have margins repaired. Library stamp "Bib.Scriptorum, S.J. Londinii" on back of frontis with shelf mark to upper corner, titlepage with old owner's name Ed. Southcott on blank area. Cancellandum leaves at 2F4 & 2H2 with original stubs as required. *The first 4 editions of this Latin… Read More