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(AUCTION CATALOGUE: BRAND, John, Rev.). Bibliotheca Brandiana. A Catalogue of the unique, scarce, rare, curious, and numerous Collection of Works on the Antiquity, Topography, and decayed Intelligence of Great Britain and Ireland, from the first invention of Printing down to the present time; Early Poetry, Classics, Belles Letters, and Miscellanies...from the Presses of Caxton, Winken de Worde, Pinson, and all the early and modern Printers; likewise the...Collection of Manuscripts
[LONDON, William]. A Catalogue of the most vendible Books in England, Orderly and Alphabetically Digested; Under the Heads of Divinity, History, Physick, and Chyrurgery, Law, Arithmetick, Geometry, Astrologie, Dialling, Measuring Land and Timber, Gageing, Navigation, Architecture, Horsmanship, Faulconry, Merchandize, Limning, Military Discipline, Heraldry, Fortification and Fire-works, Husbandry, Gardening, Romances, Poems, Playes, &c. With Hebrew, Greek, and Latin books, for Schools and Scholars. The like Work never yet performed by any.
A BOOKE OF SECRETS Shewing divers waies to make and prepare all sorts of Inke, and Colours: as Blacke, White, Blew, Greene, Red, Yellow, and other Colours. Also to write with Gold and Silver, or any kind of Mettall out of the Pen: with many other profitable secrets, as to colour Quils and Parchment of any colour: and to grave with strong Water in Steele and Iron. Necessarie to be knowne of al Scriveners, Painters, and others that delight in such Arts.
A PROFITABLE BOOKE declaring dyvers approoved remedies, to take out spottes and staines, in Silkes, Velvets, Linnen and Woollen Clothes. With divers colours how to die Velvets and Sylkes, Linnen and woollen, Fustian and Threade. Also to dresse Leather, and to colour Felles. How to Gild, Grave, Sowder, and Vernishe. And to harden and make softe Yron and Steele. Very necessarie for all men, specially for those which hath or shall have any doinges therein: with a perfite table hereunto, to finde all things readye, not the like revealde in English heeretofore.
A VERY PROPER TREATISE, wherein is breefely set foorth the art of Limming, which teacheth the order in drawing and tracing of leters, Vinets, Flowers, Armes, and Imagerye, and the maner how to make sundry syses or groundes to lay Silver or Gold upon, and how silver or Golde shall be layed or limmed upon the syse, and the waye to temper Gold and Silver and other mettals and diverse kindes of colours to write or to limme withall uppon Velym, Parchment or Paper, and how to lay them uppon the worke which thou intendest to make, and how to vernish it when thou hast done, with divers other thinges verye meete and necessary to be knowne to all such Gentlemen, and other persons as doe delight in Limming, painting or in tricking of Armes in their colours, and therefore a woorke very meete to be adjoyning to the bookes of Armes.
BAGLIVI, Giorgio. De Fibra Motrice, et Morbosa; nec non, de Experimentis, ac Morbis Salivae, Bilis, & Sanguinis. Ubi obiter de Respiratione, & Somno. De Statice aeris, & liquidorum per observationes Barometricas, & Hydrostaticas ad usum respirationis explicata. De Circulatione Sanguinis in testudine, ejusdemque Cordis Anatome. Epistola ad Alexandrum Pascoli.
BEMISS, Elijah. The Dyer’s Companion. In Two Parts. Part First, containing a General Plan of Dying Wool and Woollen, Cotton and Linen Cloths, Yarn and Thread. Also, Directions for Milling and Finishing, Stamping and Bleaching Cloths. Part Second, contains Many useful Receipts on Dying, Staining, Painting, &c.
BOCK, Hieronymus. Kreütterbuch, darin underscheidt, Nammen und Würckung der Kreütter, Stauden, Hecken unnd Beumen, sampt ihren Früchten, so inn Teutschen Landen wachsen, auch der selben eigentlicher unnd wolgegründter Gebrauch inn der Artzney, fleissig dargeben...Item von den vier Elementen, zamen und wilden Thieren...
BOODT, Anselm Boetius de. Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia, Qua non solum Ortus, Natura, Vis & Precium, sed etiam Modus quo exiis, Olea, Salia, Tinctura, Essentia, Arcana & magisteria Arte Chymica confici possint, ostenditur.
CLARE, Martin. The Motion of Fluids, Natural and Artificial; In particular that of the Air and Water, in a familiar Manner, proposed and proved, by evident and conclusive Experiments with many useful Remarks. Done with such Plainness and Perspicuity, as that they may be understood by the Unlearned. For whose Sake there is added, a Short Explanation of such Uncommon Terms, which in Treating on this Subject could not... be avoided. With plain Draughts of such Experiments and Machines, which, by Description only, might not readily be comprehended.
DODD, Ralph. Reports, with Plans, Sections, &c. of the Proposed Dry Tunnel, or Passage, from Gravesend, in Kent, to Tilbury, in Essex; demonstrating its Practicability, and Great Importance to the Two Counties, and to the Nation at Large: also on a Canal from near Gravesend to Stroud. With some Miscellaneous and Practical Observations.
DUBRAVIUS, Jan. A Nevv Booke of good Husbandry, very pleasaunt, and of great profite both for Gentlemen and Yomen: Conteining, the Order and maner of making of Fish-pondes, with the breeding, preseruing, and multiplying of the Carpe, Tench, Pike, and Troute, and diuerse kindes of other Fresh-fish. Written in Latine by Ianus Dubrauius, and translated into English at the speciall request of George Churchey, fellow of Lions Inne, the. 9. of Februarie. 1599.
ERCKER, Lazarus. Aula Subterranea Domina dominantium Subdita subditorum. Das ist, Untererdische Hofhaltung, ohne welche weder die Herren regieren, noch die Unterthanen gehorchen können. Oder Gründliche Beschreibung der jenigen Sachen, so in der Tieffe der Erden wachsen, als aller Ertzen der Königlichen und gemeinen Metallen, auch fürnehmster Mineralien, durch welche nächst Gott, alle Künste, Ubungen und Stände der Welt gehandhabet und erhalten werden...
FAUJAS DE SAINT-FOND, Barthélemy. Recherches sur la Pouzzolane, sur la Théorie de la Chaux et sur la Cause de la Dureté du Mortier, avec la Composition de différens Cimens en Pouzzolane, & la maniere de les employer, tant pour les Bassins, Aqueducs, Réservoirs, Citernes & autres Ouvrages dans l’eau, que pour les Terrasses, Bétons & autres Constructions en plein air.
FAUJAS DE SAINT-FOND, Barthélemy. Recherches sur la Pouzzolane, sur la Théorie de la Chaux et sur la Cause de la Dureté du Mortier, avec la Composition de différens Cimens en Pouzzolane, & la maniere de les employer, tant pour les Bassins, Aqueducs, Réservoirs, Citernes & autres Ouvrages dans l’eau, que pour les Terrasses, Bétons & autres Constructions en plein air.
GESNER, Conrad. Catalogus Plantarum Latinè, Graecè, Germanicè, & Gallicè...Namenbüch aller Erdegewächsen, Latinisch, Griechisch, Teütsch, und frantzösisch. Regestre de toutes Plantes en quattre langues, Latin, Grec, Aleman, & Francoys. Unà cum vulgaribus Pharmacopolarum nominibus...Adjectae sunt etiam Herbarum Nomenclaturae variarum gentium, Dioscoridi ascriptae, secundum literarum ordinem expositae.
GRIMM, Herman Nicolas. Compendium Medico-Chymicum, seu Accurata medendi Methodus, quae excellentissimis Medicamentis, tam Europae, quam Indiae Orientali proficuis, repleta, rariores Observationes, & curiosam optimorum Medicamentorum, in libelli hujus formulis contentorum, praeparationem exhibet, auctior & emendatior.
HENCKEL, Johann Friedrich. Pyritologia, oder Kieshistorie als des vornehmsten Minerals, nach dessen Namen, Arten, Lagerstätten, Ursprung, Eisen, Kupfer, unmetallischer Erde, Schwefel, Arsenic, Silber, Gold, einfachen Theilgen, Vitriol und Schmelznutzung...auch einer Vorrede vom Nutzen des Bergwerks.
LABBÉ, Philippe. Bibliotheca Bibliothecarum Curis secundis auctior. Accedit Bibliotheca Nummaria in duas Partes tributa. I. De Antiquis Numismatibus. II. De Monetis, Ponderibus & Mensuris. Cum Mantissa Antiquarae Supellectilis ex Annulis, Sigillis, Gemmis, Lapidibus, Statuis, Obeliscis, Inscriptionibus, Ritibus, similibusque, Romanæ, præsertim Antiquitatis Monimentis collecta. Editio III. auctior, & meliori ordine disposita. Additus Joann. Seldeni Angli Liber de Nummis.
LEMOINE, Henry. Typographical Antiquities. History, Origin, and Progress, of the Art of Printing, from its First Invention...and from its Introduction into England, by Caxton, to the Present Time;...with Chronological Lists of Eminent Printers in England, Scotland, and Ireland...also a particular...History of the Walpolean Press, established at Strawberry Hill...at the Conclusion is given a Curious Dissertation on the Origin of the Use of Paper.
MAUROLICO, Francesco. Theoremata de Lumine, et Umbra, ad perspectivam, & radiorum incidentiam facientia. Diaphanorum Partes, seu Libri tres: In quorum primo, de perspicuis corporibus: in secundo, de Iride: in tertio, de organi visualis structura, & conspiciliorum formis, agitur. Problemata ad Perspectivam & Iridem pertinentia. His accesserunt Christophori Clavii...notae.
PARACELSUS. Von der Bergsucht oder Bergkranckheiten drey Bücher, inn dreyzehen Tractat verfast unnd beschriben worden. Darinnen begryffen vom ursprung und herkommen derselbigen kranckheiten, sampt ihren warhafftigen Preservativa unnd Curen. Allen Ertz unnd Bergleüten, Schmeltzern, Probierern, Müntzmaistern, Goldschmiden, unnd Alchimisten, auch allen denen so inn Metallen und Mineralien arbayten, hoch nutzlich, tröstlich unnd notturfftig.
ROVENZON, John. A Treatise of Metallica. But not that which was published by Mr. Simon Sturtevant vpon his Patent, which is now by order cancelled and made voyd, by reason of his standing out-lawed at the time of the grant, and so still continuing, and his neglect, and not performance of the workes. Whereupon Priviledge, by Patent, is granted by the Kings most excellent Maiesty, to Iohn Rovenzon, Esquire, for the making of Iron, and other Mettals and Materials with Sea-cole, Pit-cole, &c. for one and thirty yeares. According to which Patent and direction therein, this Treatise, composed by the same Iohn Rovenzon, is published in Print before the end of Easter Tearme, viz. the 15 of May. 1613. And containeth a briefe Explanation, Demonstration, or Discouery of the Inventions priviledged, and the meanes, Instruments, Engins, Furnaces, &c. with the materials, things, and workes to be made by the said Fewels. The charge of an Iron-worke to worke with Sea-cole, is set downe in the latter end of this Booke.
SHORT, Thomas. The Natural, Experimental, and Medicinal History of the Mineral Waters of Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire, particularly those of Scarborough. Wherein, They are carefully examined and compared, their Contents discovered and divided, their Uses shewn and explained, and an Account given of their Discovery and Alterations. Together with the Natural History of the Earths, Minerals and Fossils through which the Chief of them pass.
TREDGOLD, Thomas. Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron, and other Metals; intended for the Assistance of Engineers, Iron Masters, Architects, Millwrights, Founders and Others engaged in the Construction of Machines, Buildings, &c. containing Practical Rules, Tables, and Examples; founded on a Series of New Experiments.
TURNBULL, William. A Treatise on the Strength, Flexure, and Stiffness of Cast Iron Beams and Columns, shewing their Fitness to resist Transverse Strains, Torsion, Compression, Tension, and Impulsion; with Tables of Constants, to be used for Calculating the Strength, Flexure, and Stiffness of Similar Beams and Columns of Wrought Iron, and several Sorts of Timber...to which is added, by way of Appendix, a Collection of Rules in Words at length, for calculating the most important Practical Cases investigated in the course of the Work...