MYERS & Co., 59, High Holborn, London, W.C. 21 



INTERESTING ANONYMOUS FRENCH XVII. CENTURY MS. TREATISE ON GEOMETRY. 

 89 GEOMETRY PRATICQUE DE LA PREMIERE PARTIE DE GEOMETRIE, avec le Compas 

 de Proportion, A NEATLY WRITTEN MANUSCRIPT OF THE EARLY PART OF THE 

 XVIlTH CENTURY, on 146 leaves, sm. 8vo, with numerous cleverly drawn diagrams, 

 prospective*, etc., in pen and ink, including 3 folding drawings of elevations, etc., 

 THE WORK OF A FRENCH MATHEMATICIAN OF THE PERIOD, in fine state, contemporary 

 rough calf, 2 25 



A very interesting volume but with no clue to its authorship. Whoever he was the author was 

 evidently a master hand in his subject. On the title is a XVI Ith century inscription of English 

 ownership " Nihil liabens et omnia possidens," Signed " T. Sheppey." 



DKDICATION COPY TO Louis XIV., " LE GRAND MONARCH." 



yo GODEFROY (Denys) HISTOIRE DES CONNESTABLES : Chanceliers, et Gardes des 

 Seavx : Mareschavx : Admiravx, Sur-Intendans de la Navigation, et Generavx des 

 Galeres de France : des Grands-Maistres de la Maison dv Roy : et des Provests de 

 Paris : Depuis leur Origine : avec levrs Armes et Blasons, a Paris, de rimprimerie 

 Royale, 1658, large folio, with hundreds of finely engraved coats of armorial bearings 

 of the most eminent families of France, OLD FRENCH MOTTLED CALF WITH THE ROYAL 



ARMS OF LOUIS XIV., WITHIN THE COLLARS OF TWO ORDERS, SURROUNDED BY A 

 LAUREL WREATH, ALL IN GOLD, AS CENTRE ORNAMENT ON EACH COVER, back gilt in 



compartments with large centre fleur-de-lis in each, corner ornaments, smaller fleur-de- 

 lis and stars, joints cracked and corners worn, VERY RARE, jC lQ IDS 



THE DEDICATION COPY TO LOUIS XIV., PRINTED ON LARGE PAPER, OF ONE OF THE MOST 



IMPORTANT FRENCH HERALDIC AND GENEALOGICAL WORKS EVER PUBLISHED. As long ago as 

 1882 the Sunderland Library copy, without the special interest attaching to this, was bought 

 by Quaritch for 9 15s. 



91 GOTTFRIED (J. L., i.e. J. PH. ABELIN) HISTORIS-CHE KRONYCK ; Vervattende een 



Nauwkeurige en volkomene Beschrijvingh der aldergedenck waeniigste Geschieden- 

 issen des VVoerelds, van den aenvangh der Scheppingh tot op' t Jaer Christi 1576. 

 Op nieuws vertaeld na den derden vermeerderden druck, met byvoegingh van de 

 Historic der Reformatie in Duytschland : en een volkoomen Bladwijser aller 

 vooruaemste Saecken, door S. de Vries. Met desselven Algemeen Historische 

 Gedenck-Boecket), van't Jaer 1576 tot op't Sluyten der Europische Vreede te 

 Rijswijck, Anno 1697, Ley den, Pieter vander Aa, 1698, thick folio, with engraved 

 title, large vignette on printed title, A SERIES OF 18 PLATES CONTAIWNG 398 



MEDALLION PORTRAITS OF THE CELEBRITIES OF ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES, 



LARGE DOUBLE-PAGE MAP OF THE WORLD INCLUDING AMERICA, 

 together with a vast quantity of interesting copper-plate engravings, illustrating the 

 text, fine copy in the original stamped vellum, RARE, ^4 45 



The interesting map of the world is entitled " Nova Delincatio Totius Orbis Terrarum per Petrum 

 vander Aa," with sub-title " Niewe Werelt Caart." Shows California as an island, and parts, 

 only of the coasts of Australia, and New Zealand. The medallion portraits in addition to the 

 famous heroes, authors, emperors, etc., of antiquity include the Emperors of Germany, Kings 

 of France, Spain, Hungary, etc., together with Columbus, William Tell, Henry VIII., Queen 

 Elizabeth, James I., Charles I., Charles II., John Hus, Erasmus, Luther, Melancthon, 

 Calrin, Beza, etc., etc. 



92 HALIFAX (Charles Montagu, first Earl of) 1661-1715, Famous Statesman. 



DOCUMENT SIGNED " HALIFAX," " FEVERSHAM," AND " PORTER," dated " Denmarke 

 house 13 Nov. 1693," relating to the " Account of W. Ireland appointed to keep the 

 Courts and Collect the Rents of the hundreds of Goodlaxton and Gawtree Co. 

 Leicester due and payable to her Majesty the Queene Dowager (Catherine oj 

 Braganza, widow of Charles //.) for two years ending at Michaelmas 1693, accom- 

 panied by Ireland's schedule of receipts and outlays, 2 2S 



Charks Montagu, the friend of Sir Isaac Newton, originated the National debt and introduced 

 the bill establishing the Bank of England. Louis Duras or Durfort, Earl of Feversham (1640 ?- 

 1709) commanded James II. 's troops at Sedgeraoor in 1685 and became commander-in-chief of 

 James IL 's forces in 1686. The schedule gives interesting particulars as to the expenses attached 

 to the holding of Courts Leete at the end of the XViith Century and has a list of the " severall 

 rents in arrears " with the names of the Manors, their tenants, and the amounts due from each. 



