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- par Alph. Favier, Prêtre de la Congregation de la Mission, dite de Saint-Lazare, Missionnaire Apostolique, Vicaire Général de Péking, etc., etc., etc., "660 gravures anciennes et nouvelles reproduites ou exécutées par des artistes indigènes d'après les plus précieux documents ; 124 phototypies, 24 collographies hors texte.", P. 550-552 misnumbered 560-562., Includes bibliographical references (p. xii) and index.
- Monumenti syro-sinici interpretatio -- De variis itineribus in Chinam susceptis -- De idololatria ex Occidente primùm in Persidem, Indiam ac deindè in ultimas Orientis, Tartariæ, Chinæ, Japponiæ regiones successivâ propagatione introducta -- China curiosis naturæ & artis miraculis illustrata -- De architectonica cæterisque mechanicis artibus Sinensium -- De Sinensium literatura., Added t.-p., engraved., "Elenchus librorum a P. Athanasio Kirchero ... editorum": 2 p. at end., Signatures: *-**(superscript 4), A-Z(superscript 4), Aa-Hh(superscript 4)., Includes index., Text in Arabic, Latin, and Sanskrit.
- Leonharto Fvchsio ... autore ... Accessit ... ijs succincta admodum uocum difficilium & obscurarum passim in hoc opere ocurrentium explicatio. Vna cum quadruplici indice, quorum primus quidem stirpium nomenclaturas graecas, alter latinas, tertius officinis seplasiariorum & herbarijs usitatas, quartus germanicas continebit., Col. title vignette.
- being the works of Edward Tyson ... ; adorn'd with copper-plates, engraved by M. van der Gucht., Originally published as Orang-outang, sive homo sylvestris (London, 1699)., "This edition would seem to be made up of the sheets of the 1699 issue with a new title and the addition of 78 p., 8 plates."--Russell., A majority of the plates signed Michael Burghers., Signatures: A² B-O⁴ P², B-H⁴, A-K⁴., Publisher's advertisements: p. [1]-[2] (7th group)., Handwritten notes throughout text., Includes bibliographical references.
- Qvesiti, et inventioni diverse.--Della nova scientia.--Ragionamenti de Nicolo Tartaglia sopra la sua Travagliata Inventione.--Regola generale., Title vignette (device of C. Trajani di Navo); head and tail pieces; initials., Text in italics., Pages 125-286 (2nd group) misnumbered 123-284; numerous other pagination errors., "Qvesiti, et inventioni diverse", "Ragionamenti de Nicolò Tartaglia sopra la sua travagliata inventione", and "Regola generale" have half-titles with portrait of author., Brunet, V. 660., Grässe, VI, pt. 2, p. 30., NUC pre-56, NT 0044404., Manuscript notation in margin of [cop. 1] p. 170 (2nd group)., Bookstamp on inside front cover, cop. 2: "Ex libris George Sarton"., Provenance note on free front endpaper, cop. 2: "Firenze, OH.25 1919 George Sarton"., Imperfect: 4 preliminary leaves, including the collective t.p., and three plates wanting in cop. 2., In cop. 2 "Regola generale" is bound 2nd, followed by "Ragionamenti de Nicolo Tartaglia sopra la sua Travagliata Inventione" and "Della nova scienta".