HENRY SOTHERAN & CO., 140, STRAND. W.C. and 37, PICCADILLY. W. 215 

 5407 WIEHEN (Johann Georg Wilhelm) Abbildung und Bkschreibung eineroEOCRAPHisciiKN 

 Maschine aiif einem Wagen oder Kutsche, daniit alle Flachen, Berge, Wiilder, Festungen, die 

 Miirsche einer Armee, u. d. g. richtig abzumessen und auf eine Tafel al>/ii/eichnen ; ir/M S/oiitiitg 

 plates on copper: KuR/E Besciireibung, wie man FLUCHTlGE Pferdk vor einer Kutsche. mit 

 einen [sic] Kiemen LOS spannen und die Riider an eineni UeLsewagen, nach lieschaffenheit der 

 Wege, weit und enge stellen kan [«<c] ; xcith folding plate— 2, vols. 4to. in 1, boards (rare), £1. U 



Hade$heim, 1772. 1 



The tirst tract describes the authur'n very ingfiiiuu.s iuv«u(ion of a rarri«g« niappiog autuniaUcally tli« dintonce and 

 coiifii;uration of the ditftrict travenied ; while the «e<-uiid contains hi« iiiveiitioa of a can1ag« with a \'ViaU« fauxe, and « 

 contrivance t/» detach runaway horses from the carriaj^e while driviug— «n iiix-enUon worth rediscovery. 



.408 [WILDIO (George)] Geometrical System of Conic Sections, %tith folding platta^ 8vo. tewn^ 

 ^ ^d Cambridge, 1822 



With autoKraph on title of 1>icticr Makk Houct, m i>., r.K.s , author of 'Thwaonu of Bngliah Words', vlw htm alsQ 



added the aiithor'ri name. The authonhip was unkouwu to Ualkett and LAlng. 



5409 WILKINS (John, 14/A lip. of Chester ; first See. U.S.) MATHEMATICAL and PHILOSOPHICAL 

 WoiJKS, with Life an«l Account of his Works, portrait, ft. title, and nttmerout woodcuiSt 8vo. old 

 panelled calf (RARE), £\. U 1706 



.1410 Reprint, printed on stout paper by Whittingham, with numsroui woodcMis, 2 ▼ob. 8fo. A/* 



calf gilt, 15* 1803 



CuniprisinK : I. Discovery of a New WorUl in the Moon -. II. DiaoOQTM oottoemlog ft 5«w I*U»»t : III. M«rrury, or Um 



Uecretnnd Swift >fes>ienger: IV. Mathematical MaKic: V. Absttaet of Ms lasfty towards ft RrftI Charaeier. and a PkUo> 



sophical Language. 



>411 [ ] The Discovery of a New World, or, a DiBcoune tending to prove, Uiat 'ti* i>rt>ljftble 



there may ]>e anotlier HABITABLE World in the MOONE, with a DiHcuiirte coocernioK Uie \iomi' 

 bility of a Pasi^age thither ; the tliird InipreAMion, enlarge*!, iciM /ine attronomieal front, by W. 

 Marshall, an<^ woodcuts: Discourse concerning a New Planet, Tending to prove, That 'tis 

 probable our Earth is one of the Planets, flnt edition, with woodcnU—^ vow. »ra. 8vo. mX^old 

 calf neirly rebacked (rare), £1. 10* J. Maynard, 1640 



The first colUcled edition. 



3412 Fourth Edition, concctetl and amended, with front, and woodcuts, 2 voU. iui. 8vo. in 1, 



contemporary calf {binding slightly damaged, and front, and some II. stained on itiner tnargin), I&t 



J. UMUtramd, 1084 



The first work \a an attempt to prove that the moon is a habttiblc world. Both the sboro adlUon* eoalftto UMOnpUr 

 celebrated in the history of aviatio.m (which does not occur in thn first ediUnu), • That Us poasiblft fDT aoaMoTow pootmitf 

 to flnde out a conveyance to this other world, and, if then; bo inhabitants tli^re, to hftvo CO mm a w with thmtt.* 



The conveyance su;;ge8ted is a ' flying Chariot ', of which the lartioilars of coOfttmeHon ftW gi W Ui ttw ' M ath ft mftM oft ll 

 Magick '. The author supposes a natural ]iassage to the moon, whence be imigioea locasls to OOOM, ftfid wltltliM- ho 

 supposes binls to migrate. 



The second work is a stout defence of the Copernican Nyntcm of astronomy, which was by no mcins fStt«rally aoosptad 

 at this time (r. No. 408'.). The whole was translated Into French by J. de la Mo.vtaunk. whom M. Libhi, wcsIc f i. fhronv 

 logy as well as morals, descrilx-d in his Sale Catalogue as 'the illustrious Moxtaiums', thoofll hft hal ' 



Montague's name correctly both as to initial and spelling. 



tl3 [ ] Mathem.aticall Magick, or Wonders that may be performed by MeoliAni< ' 



metry, concerning Mechanicall Powers and Motions. Being one ot the mo»tcasie, pleasant, usefuU 

 (and yet most neglected) parts of Mathematicks. Not before treate<l of in this langusge. By 

 J. W. M. A., first edition, with numerous engravings on copper and wood, 12mo. soun : i 



old ca^/ (rare), £1. 10* S. Gelliij, 



H4 [Second Edition; a Reprint of the First], with portrait, and numerous 



copper and wood, 12mo. sewn (some side margins shorn), with auto. * TlIoM. Taxm 



A.faph, antiquary, IQli-llSo] on title, £\.\s E.('i. , i '» 



6415 Another Copy, old calf (wanting portrait, but large and eoundcopg), 18* 



6416 Fourth Edition [unaltere<lj , with portrait, and nwHeroue engravings on eop^ and 



xcood, 12mo. calf 12» M «- Baldjmn, 1601 



5417 Another Copy, finely bound in hf. crushed red Levant morocco extra, rough g. e., oy 



Za^hmdorf £1. 1« 



5418 Another Copy, old sheep {large copy), \bs . . . 



An exceedingly interesting storehouse of tulmcugfnxni' in engineering, ftnd of spedftl IntWi tibr eOMUatag 4mt n'f^>C M 

 of a number of machines, some of them the authors own inrentioD, MppOMd to piodaoft nmnnvht. MOtKMl, ft Ml«Ml W 

 which he took a special interest ; 72 i»ages are devote-l t-. this Mut^oet. Tlww ftW ftbo throt ekMtftrft OB AriSTKW i OT UtO 

 volant Automata, etc. ; Concerning tlie Art of flying. The several ways mUnhif ihU faatli bftfto. oc nay IM •UMptMU 

 Thetwo chief diftlculties that seem to opiK,se the iKwsiliiiity ofa flyin- Chariot* : ftnd others * oftbe oonlrtraaee of mvmbi 

 motions by raritled air," on •Wind-giuis\ 'an Ark for Mibniarin.- Navigation', etc. etc. etr. 



'He was well versed in mechanical science, and his wriliug* dispUy an extrnsfvc aeqnalnUnrr %.nli a virlrty Of 

 ancient authorities on every matter on which he discourses, ll- U the moat ftsaet writftr of the X> i ••« WW 



subject of Perpetual Motion, examining it thorongblv, with .admirable acttfow s ftft well •• Oftndoor. — 



•5419 Mercury: or the Secret and SwipT ME.SSKNOEB, shewing bow » Man nia\ iMvacy 



and Speed communicate his Thoughts to a Friencl at any Distance, 2nd F^., with portrait, and 

 1 - - " .-...-■' R. ikddwiii, \mi 



numerous diagrams, 12mo. contemt}orary calf {HARK), I5s 

 'A very ingenious work on crypU)grapny and nmdes of rapid oorm 



corw ep o tt dcBoe.'— P. .V. B. It oontftini a chapter * eon> 

 Bftl noCMrwItlMNit any artiruUte soond', Md aiMUer 

 ooaftodlftagnaflae'. The work Indudea mock Uatorlcal 



cerning a language that may consist ordy of tunes and mu»l 



' concerning an universal character, that may be legible to all natiooa 



information on its subject. . -,. , <» .. •»!. 



5420 WILKINSON (Charles Henry, M.D.) ELEMENTS of GALVANISM m Theory and Practice, with 

 comprehensive View of it.s History, from the first ExiierimenU of tiALVAKi to the present Tune, 

 with Practical Directions for constructing the Galvanic Apparata8,aiid Instructions for performing 

 the various Experiments, with 13 copperplates {one coloured), 2 vols. 8vo. boards, uncut {rar^, 

 10s 6d IwH 



Perhaps the most copious work ever issued on Uie suWect, and valuable for iU fuU Watorical ftocottut. The ftulhor 

 wrote several works on electricity, but la not included in D. S. It. 



