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WORCESTER, A CENTURY OF THE NAMES AND SCANTLINGS OF SUCH INVENTIONS..., LONDON, 1663, EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY HALF VELLUM
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- A century of the names and scantlings of such inventions as at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected. London: J. Grismond, 1663
FIRST EDITION, 12mo (130 x 75mm.), woodcut arms on F1v, eighteenth-century half vellum, modern cloth folding box, slightly soiled and spotted, lacks A1 (blank), small rust-hole in b6
Provenance
James Bindley (1739-1818), book collector, inscription on endleaf (see footnote), his sale by Evans, 2 August 1820, lot 495, sold to Rodd; Richard Heber (1773-1833), Bibliotheca Heberiana stamp on endleaf, sale, Sotheby's, 5 June 1834, lot 6372, sold to Thorpe for 10/6; Wakefield Christie-Miller (1835-1898), Britwell Court, pencil note, sale in these rooms, 30 March 1925, lot 790, sold to Webb for £7; bought from Jonathan Hill, New York, 1986
Literature
Tomash & Williams S162; ESTC R7944; Wing W3532; Norman 1976
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
THE HEBER-CHRISTIE MILLER COPY WITH THE RARE 34-PAGE SUPPLEMENT. The work lists one hundred things the author claimed to have invented, including no.100 "A stupendious water-work" (a hydraulic machine upon which his claim as inventor of the steam-engine rests) and no.84 "An arithmetical instrument".
This copy has the rare 34pp. supplement (F1-G6) describing his water machine in more detail, which is not recorded in ESTC or the Norman copy, but was present in the Macclesfield copy (lot 2149). A note on the endleaf states "With additional pieces at the end, that I never saw in any other copy. J.B. [i.e. James Bindley] 1779."
This copy has the rare 34pp. supplement (F1-G6) describing his water machine in more detail, which is not recorded in ESTC or the Norman copy, but was present in the Macclesfield copy (lot 2149). A note on the endleaf states "With additional pieces at the end, that I never saw in any other copy. J.B. [i.e. James Bindley] 1779."