HENRY SOTHERAN & CO., 140, STRAND, W.C, and 43, PICCADILLY, W. 665 



13291 PHOSPHORUS :— Des Phosphores et des Lampes Perpetuelles ; with 3 plates of antique 

 lamps, post 8vo. hf. cl. neat (rare), 18* Qd [c. 1720] 



Pp. 1-2C'J contain an account of Phosphorus and Phosphorescexce, and are interesting for giving a ri'stnai- of 

 practically everything then known on the subject. They include a reprint of the account of Wilhelm Homberg'j» 

 discovery of the phosphorescence of molten chloride of calcium ; named after him Homberg's phosphorus), as contained iii 

 the ' Momoires' of the Academie Royale des Sciences of 1093, chapters on the phosi)horescence of the sea, glowworms., 

 luminous plants, diamonds, etc. etc. 



Pp. 270-392 contain an historical account of perpetual lamps. In the last chapter (pp. 372-02) the anonymous author 

 claims that * depuis I'iuvention des phosphores, on doit couvenir qu'il n'est pas absolument impossible de faire de* 

 lampes perpetuelles, surtout par la voye de lii chymie.' The work has no title. On p. 1 is printed at bottom ' Tome IV. 



13292 PIAZZI (Giuseppe; Orel. Theat., Spenola di Palermo) Sull' Orologio Italiano, ed Europeo : 

 Riflessioni ; printed on large and thick paper, with folding plate, large 8vo. contemporary Italian 

 calf extra, inlaid with red morocco, and arms on sides (fine copy), I2s %d Palermo, 1798 



The gifted, painstaking, and paradoxical Professor Piazzi Smyth took his second name from Father Piazzi. 



13293 [PICAB.D (Jean, Prieur de VUU ; de V Academie des Sciences)] L'Ecole des Arpenteurs ; ou 

 Ton enseiijne toutes les Pratiques de Geometrie, qui sont neeessairesa un Arpenteur; on y aajoilte 

 un Abrege du Nivellement, avec les Proprietez des Eaux, et les Manieres de les jauger ou 

 niesurer ; aussi une M6thode . . . pour faire des Toisez, pour toiser la Solidite des Terres, et 

 jauger les Tonneaux ; 2® Edition, augment<^e [par Philippe de La Hire]; with numerous dia- 

 grams, 12nio. old calf gilt, with bookplate of Philip 2nd Earl Stanhope, F.B.S. (rare), 8s 6d 1692 



' On y trouvera une methode nouvelle de tirer la racine quarree et cubi<iue d'un nombre par la seule division :'i I'ordi- 

 naire.' — Avert isseinent. 



It was translated into German by Johann Heinrich Lambert. 



13294 PICCOLO MINI (Alessandro ; Arcivescovo di Patrasso) La Prima [e la Second A] Parte 

 della FiLOSOFiA Naturale ; finely printed in italics, with vignette on titles, 2 vols. 12rao. in 1, 

 fine copy in contemporary limp vellum, I2s 6d Vinegia, Giov. Bonello, 1552 



a very handsomely printed edition. The second part, entitled ' L'Instrumento della Filosofia ', treats exclusively of Lo<;ic. 



13295 La Prima Parte delle Theoriche overo Speculationi de i Pianeti ; with vignette on 



title, and numeroits diagrams, sm. 4to. hf roan {some II. browned and a few holes in last L)r lOs 



ibidem, Gio. Varisco <& Ci., 1568 

 No second part was ever published of this work. 

 the first star MAPS: 



13296 [ ] De la Sfera del Mondo, Libii IV in Lingua Toscana, iq[uali non per via di traduttione, 



ne a qual si voglia particolare Scrittore obligati : ma parte da i migliori raccogliendo ; e parte di 

 nuovo producendo ; contengono in se tutto quel ch'intorno a tal materia si possa desiderare. ecc. : 

 De le Stelle Fisse, con le sue Figure e Tavole, dove co maravigliosa agevolezza potra ciasche 

 duno conoscere qualunque stella de le XL VIII Immagini del Cielo stellato, ecc, et oltre a questo 

 clson Tavole, eon nuova invention fabricate, con le lor dichiarationi, ecc, prima edizione ; with 

 woodcuts, diagrams, and 48 star maps, 2 vols. sm. 4to. in 1, old Italian vellum {some II. wormed, 

 and back of binding damaged, otherwise a sound copy) ; RARE, £1. 10* ib., al Segno del Pozzo, 1540 



This first edition contains some curious and rather free woodcut initials, which were left out or modified in the follow- 

 ing ones. 



13297 [New Edition of Both Works] : di nuovo da lui ripolita, accresciuta, e fino h sei Libri, 



di Quattro che erano ampliata, e quasi per ogni parte rinnovata, e riformata: unth numerous dia- 

 grams, woodcuts, and the 48 star 7naps, 2 vols. sm. 4to. in 1, old vellum {title and first 31 II. of the 

 2nd work wanting, also back of binding damaged), 10s Qd ib., Giov. Varisco e Ci., 156(> 



The first work has been greatly enlarged in the above edition, and increased from four to six books. The edition was 

 unknown to Riccardi. The second work, though imperfect, contains all the star maps. 



13298 Gli Stessi ; with numerous woodcuts and diagrams, and the 48 star maps, 2 v., Giov. 



Varisco e Paganino Paganini, s. a. : La Prima Parte delle Theoriche overo Speculationi de' 

 Pianeti ; with riumerous diagrams, Giov. Varisco e Ci., 1563 — 3 vols. sm. 4to. in 1, old hf ichite 

 Italian vellum (slightly foxed, but very good copies), £1. Is ib., s.a. — 1563 



' Buona edizione '.—Riccardi. 



The second work ' De le Stelle Fisse ', which has a separate title-page and pagination, is of special interest, containing 

 as it does the./fr*-/ published star rrutps—a. fact not generally known. Four different magnitudes are distinguislted, and the 

 stars are named with Latin letters. The Greek lettering, still in use at the present time, was first used by Johannes 

 Bayer in lt>03 (q. v. post). 



These star maps in all tlie above editions are xylographs, and according to M. Libri, ' perhaps the last instance of a 

 xylographic work, or portion of a work of any extent, i)rinted during the XVI. Century.' 



' La chiarezza, il bnon ordine ed il bello stile coi quali sonovi espost* le cognizioni che allora si avevano intorno alia 

 costituzione dell' universo, rendono ragione della straordinaiia diffusione di questa opera.' — Ricc(trdi. 



13299 De Sphaera Libri IV, ex Italico in Latinura Sermonem conversi ; eiusdem Compendium 



de Cogno-SCEndis Stellis Fixis, et de Magnitudine Terr^e et Aqu^e Liber unus, itideni 

 Latinus factus, Joan. Nicol. Stupano Kheto interprete ; ivith woodcuts, numerous diagramSy 

 and 48 star maps, 3 v. : Ver^e Solaris atque LUNARIS Anni Quantitatis aliarumque Rernm 

 ad Calendarii Romani Emendationem pertinentium, de Ortu item atque Oceasu Stellarura 

 Fixarum compendiosa atf[ue dilucida Explicatio. Opus olim a Petro Pitato Veronensi con- 

 scriptum ; nunc revisum, etc. [a JOA. NiC. Stupano]— 4 vols. 4to. in 1, old English calf, with gilt 

 ornament in centre (top of back and one corner of binding slightly damaged, otherwise a VERY 

 large and FINE COPY) ; RARE, £1. 12s Qd BasiUce, per'Pctrum Pemam, 1568 



The only Latin edition ever published of this work. 



' Pierre Pitatus de V'erone fit un grand nombre d 'observations pour determiner au juste les periodes lunarres et 

 solaires. II presenta en 1.550 au pape Pie IV un plan de reformation.'— 3fon«?(da. 



13300 PICKETT (William; Alderman of London) Public Improvement; or, a Plan for making 



a Convenient and Handsome Communication between the Cities of London and Westminster, 



with folding plan, 4to. (pp. 42), sewn (rare), 10s M [1789] 



An early Strand Improvement Schenae. It included clearing away Butcher Row, and rebuilding and turuing round 



St. Clement Danes' Church. 



