Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
May 1874
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/16
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1618 1619 1620 1621 1622 115 Jesse (W.) Russia and the War, map crown 8vo. 1854 Jest-Book. Gratie Ludentes. Jests from the Universitie, by H. L. Oxen (Sic) Jine copy in green morocco, g. e. 24mo. T. Cotes for H. Mosley, 1638 ‘“ Excessively rare. I know of only one other copy, which Mr. Daniel bought of Lilly for £7. 7s.”—ALS. Note. Mr. Daniel’s copy “ believed to be uniqun,” sold for £9. 12s. This was G. Smith’s and sold in his sale for £10. 5s. Jest-Book. Comes facundus in Via the Fellow-Traveller furnished with short Stories, Speeches of Wit and Mirth, &c. calf extra, old style 12mo. 1658 Just-Boox. Joe Miller’s Jests, or the Wits Vade-Mecum, FIRST EDITION, morocco extra, g.e. by Clarke and Bedford, 8vo. 1739 *,* Scarce. G. Daniel’s copy sold for £6. 15s. Jests. Joe Miller’s Jests, facsimile of first edition, half morocco, uncut Svo. 1739 (1862) Jest-Book. Joe Miller’s Jests or the Wit’s Vade-mecum, full-length portrait, calf gilt 12mo. W. Lane, n. d. Jest Book. Ben Johnson’s Jests, port. half morocco, post 8vo. 1751 Jest Book. Jests of Bean Nash, portrait, 1763—New Bath Guide, portrait of Nash, Bath, C. Pope, n. d. i2Zmo. in one vol. Jest Book. Complete London Jester, scarce, 1764—Life of J. Quin, portrait, 1766—Book of Oddities by Jack Strange, rare, n. d. 12mo. in one vol. Jest-Book. Festival of Wit (from a volumnious work in the possession of George King, Summer Resident at Windsor) 12mo. Dublin, 1788 This very rare work is usually attributed to George IV, when Prince of Wales, but on what authority cannot be ascertained. Jest Book. Conceits, Clinches, Flashes and Whimzies, reprinted from the unique copy of 1639 by J. O. Halliwell, only 26 copies printed, half morocco, uncut 4to. 1860 Jest-Book. Sack full of Newes, reprinted by J. O. Halliwell, half mo- rocco, uncut, only 40 copies printed, with Mr. Halliwell’s autograph letter 16mo. 1861 Jest Book, by Mark Lemon, foolscap 8vo. 1864—Lord Chesterfield’s Witticisms, portrait, half calf, 12mo. n. d. (2) Jesuitm. Brevis Relatio felicis Agonis quem pro Religione Catholica gloriose subierunt aliquot e Societate Jesu Sacerdotes in Ultima Anglie Persecutione sub Annum 1678, a Protestantibus excitata, violenta Morte sublati, portraits of Ireland, Harcourt, Waring, Turner, Fenwick, Gavan, Hvans and Baker, fine copy in blue mo- rocco extra, g. e. by F. Bedford, rare small 4to. Prage, 1683 Jesuits’ Voyage to Siam, plates, russia, g. e. Svo. 1688 Jeu de Hombre, cuts | 12mo. Paris, 1709 Job literally translated, with Notes, by J. M. Good, half calf, 8vo. 1812—Job in Coptic and English, by H. Tattam, 8vo. 1846 (2) Q