CLIVE FARAHAR Catalogue 60

TREATISE ON COCHINEAL
135. [RUUSSCHER (Melchior de)] Nauerlyke Historie van de Couchenille, beweezen met
Authentique Documenten. Histoire Naturelle de la Cochenille, Justifié par des Documens
Authentiques, Hermanus Uytwerf, Amsterdam, 1729 plate, xii + 175 + errata, title printed in
red cochineal ink, text in french and dutch, some occasional foxing, contemporary calf boards,
rebacked, corners repaired, [11255] £1,250
Sabin 74500.
Cochineal is a natural red dye-stuff made from the female insect Dactylopius coccus, a cactus eating
insect found in Mexico and Peru. It was introduced into Europe by the Spanish from Mexico, where it
had been used long before their conquest by Cortés in 1521. Before this time, reds, used in dye and
paint had been provided for by the Kermes beetle, used by the Egyptians, a colour far inferior to
Cochineal. The trade in Cochineal proved a tremendous asset to the Spanish, and revolutionised Artists
pallettes across Europe.
136. SAMWELL (David) Captain Cook and Hawaii A Narrative by... with an introduction by Sir
David Holmes, San Francisco & London, 1957 portrait frontis. 4 plates, 1 folding, sm.4to.
[11199] £60
This limited edition reprint of Samwell’s Narrative includes his eyewitness account of the death of
Cook, and an account of the introduction of Venereal Disease into the Sandwich Islands.
137. SCOTLAND. Roll or List of the Claims, entered in the Court of Session in Scotland, in
pursuance of an Act of Parliament, passed in the 20th Year of the Reign of His present Majesty,
entituled, ACT for abolishing Heritable Jurisdictions, distinguishing the Number of Claims, the
Names of the Claimers, the Jurisdictions, &c. specified in the Claims, and the Values
Demanded, in separate Columns, M. Cooper, London. 1748 28 pp. 4to. modern wrapper,
printed label on upper cover, [12559] £185
A total of £583,090 16s 8d had been demanded by Heritable Offices in Scotland including a massive
£25,000 from the Duke of Argyle alone among 160 other claimants. There were two Bills that received
the Royal Assent on June 17th 1747. The first abolished all heritable offices of justiciary, regalities,
ballieships, constabularies, sherriffships, stewartries, and vested them in the Crown. The second
abolished tenure in ward. Compensation was paid a less than a third of the claims. Effectively this was
supposed to be “rendering the Union of the two Kingdoms more complete”, and to draw a line under
the Jacobite Rebellions.
PERSIAN MANUSCRIPT
138. [SCOTT (JONATHAN)]
A Service of the Church of England for Christmas Day Translated by Jonathan Scott [into
Persian] and written by Samuel Lee, c.1800 110 pp. texts in English and Persian on alternate
pages in red for the rubrick and black, with in red and black borders, heightened with gold, the
2 titles with architectural heading in gold, damp affecting head of first 14 pp. faint, but clear of
the text, contemporary black morocco, some slight wear, [11077] £950
Jonathan Scott was Persian Secretary to Warren Hastings, returning to England from India in 1785.
Lee, a fellow Shropshire lad, must have come to Scott’s notice in the early years of the century, as the
DNB notes that Lee “owed much to his instruction”. This work appears to be an example of their
colaboration. The Second Lesson, the Gospel for Christmas Day and the Lord’s Prayer, are taken from
Walton’s Polyglot. Also there is Scott’s own translation of the Lord’s Prayer.
139. SHIVA. A brass figure of Shiva 14 ins. flanked by Pavarti and Ganesh 5½ ins. together with 2
musicians 3ins. two seated attendants, a seated sacred cow with and aroused cobra, around a
lignum and yoni symbol, the two tiered rectagular base 3 ins high, is a stage with two smaller
rectagular apron stages, with two projecting lignum and yoni symbols, in total 7 x 9 x 19 ins.
North Western India, c.1800 [12673] £1,800
It is unusual to have a grouping of the three deities, Shiva, his wife Pavarti and son Ganesh.