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Early English Literature. Miniatures. Bindings.
59
manuscript written on paper. About 1680. 4to. 304 pages, 2 leaves
(index, written by another hand.) Vnbound. $ 75.—
A probably hitherto unpublished Italian translation of all of
Ptolemaeus’ works except bis geographical works.
A very legibly and clearly written manuscript.
*136 RAILWAY.
A POPULÄR DESCRIPTION of the STEAM ENGINE, designed
to convey a clear Idea of the Principle and Action of that Wonderful
Machine. London, James Reynolds, (1848). 4to. 16 pages text. With
2 coloured piates 22% : 341/z inches, mounted on cloth. In cloth port-
folio. 8 12.—
VERY RARE.
The piates represent the sectional view of a “Locomotive Engine”
and of “a double action condensing Steam Engine”.
137 REICHENBACH, H. G. L.
ICONOGRAPHIA BOTANICA seu Plantae Criticae. — Kupfer-
sammlung kritischer Gewächse. 3 vols. Leipzig 1823/32. 410. With
1000 coloured piates. Contemporary half calf. $ 400.—
Brunet IV 1195.
Complete and fine copy of this very rare work.
*138 (REISCH, GREGORIUS.)
MARGARITA PHILOSOPHICA nova Cui annexa sunt sequentia:
Graecarum literarum institutiones Hebraicarum literatum rudi-
menta ... — APPENDIX Matheseos in Margaritha philo-
sophicam . . . Strassburg, Johann Grüninger, 1515. 4to. 260 & 64
unn. leaves. With 2 folding piates and 2 world maps. With musical
notes and several diagrams. Embellished with numerous woodcuts,
some full-page size. Title within a woodcut border. Vellum. $ 975,—
Sahin 69 128. Nordenskjöld pp. 42, 70, 71. Brunet IV 1201.
Proct. 9935. Schmidt, Grüninger 142. Choulant, Graph. Inkunabeln
135. Harrisse no. 82 and Addition no. 45.
All other editions of this very populär and offen reprinted encyclo-
pedia, which contains chapters on music, medicine, mathematics,
natural Science, philosophy, architecture, arts, geography, etc. etc.
are very cominun, and although many copies lack the world map, even
copies with this map are not rare and can easily be found. This 1515
edition, however, is excessively rare and offers
some features not to be found in any other
edition. The secund world map added only to
this edition is one of the very earliest maps
(third or fourth) showing America as a continent
and not as islands; it further shows the name ZOANA MELA
in the South East of North America, which although offen discussed,
PAUL GOTTSCHALK, Berlin W. 8, Unter den Linden 3 a.
59
manuscript written on paper. About 1680. 4to. 304 pages, 2 leaves
(index, written by another hand.) Vnbound. $ 75.—
A probably hitherto unpublished Italian translation of all of
Ptolemaeus’ works except bis geographical works.
A very legibly and clearly written manuscript.
*136 RAILWAY.
A POPULÄR DESCRIPTION of the STEAM ENGINE, designed
to convey a clear Idea of the Principle and Action of that Wonderful
Machine. London, James Reynolds, (1848). 4to. 16 pages text. With
2 coloured piates 22% : 341/z inches, mounted on cloth. In cloth port-
folio. 8 12.—
VERY RARE.
The piates represent the sectional view of a “Locomotive Engine”
and of “a double action condensing Steam Engine”.
137 REICHENBACH, H. G. L.
ICONOGRAPHIA BOTANICA seu Plantae Criticae. — Kupfer-
sammlung kritischer Gewächse. 3 vols. Leipzig 1823/32. 410. With
1000 coloured piates. Contemporary half calf. $ 400.—
Brunet IV 1195.
Complete and fine copy of this very rare work.
*138 (REISCH, GREGORIUS.)
MARGARITA PHILOSOPHICA nova Cui annexa sunt sequentia:
Graecarum literarum institutiones Hebraicarum literatum rudi-
menta ... — APPENDIX Matheseos in Margaritha philo-
sophicam . . . Strassburg, Johann Grüninger, 1515. 4to. 260 & 64
unn. leaves. With 2 folding piates and 2 world maps. With musical
notes and several diagrams. Embellished with numerous woodcuts,
some full-page size. Title within a woodcut border. Vellum. $ 975,—
Sahin 69 128. Nordenskjöld pp. 42, 70, 71. Brunet IV 1201.
Proct. 9935. Schmidt, Grüninger 142. Choulant, Graph. Inkunabeln
135. Harrisse no. 82 and Addition no. 45.
All other editions of this very populär and offen reprinted encyclo-
pedia, which contains chapters on music, medicine, mathematics,
natural Science, philosophy, architecture, arts, geography, etc. etc.
are very cominun, and although many copies lack the world map, even
copies with this map are not rare and can easily be found. This 1515
edition, however, is excessively rare and offers
some features not to be found in any other
edition. The secund world map added only to
this edition is one of the very earliest maps
(third or fourth) showing America as a continent
and not as islands; it further shows the name ZOANA MELA
in the South East of North America, which although offen discussed,
PAUL GOTTSCHALK, Berlin W. 8, Unter den Linden 3 a.
