Susanne Schulz-Falster Catalogue Ten

the eighteenth century. His observations are strikingly modern. He praises
life in the big city, where one can see the whole world go by; describes the
monetary gains of investment in property, castigates the luxury of constant
dinner parties, and the frequent sojourn in the cafe. His criticism of current
fashion is outspoken: jewellery is too ostentatious, art prices soar, and
bankruptcies are becoming more common. Women are particularly susceptible
to fashion, follow every fad, wear expensive jewellery, sport false hair
and keep the hairdressers in business.
There appear to be two issues of this work, the second one with a Foligno
imprint. Uncommon, RLIN and OCLC record copies at Berkeley, the University
of Chicago and the Canadian Center for Architecture.
Recipes for the Artist, Craftsman, Cook and Builder
8 [ANON.] Neu eröVnete Vorraths-Kammer allerhand rarer
und nützlicher auch lustiger Kunst-Stücke, Experimenten und
schönen Wissenschaften, welche mathematische, mechanische,
medicinische, chymische, öconomische, sympathetische, auch andere
vermengte Materien in sich begreifen. Neun Sammlungen, mit den
dazu gehörigen Kupfern und einem vollständigen Register versehen.
Frankfurt und Leipzig, 1760. £2250
Nine parts in one volume, 8vo, pp. [xii] including double-page title in
red and black, 13–556, [ii], 557–781 (vere 782), [44] index; with ten
engravings (nine of which folding); woodcut head and tail-pieces,
consecutive pagination, but with nine divisional title pages, dated
1758–1760; contemporary full mottled calf, spine in compartments,
decorated in gilt, lettering and numbering directly to spine; corners
bumped; an attractive copy, with contemporary manuscript inscription
to front paste-down.
First complete edition of this comprehensive book of secrets. A cornucopia
of recipes for the artist and craftsman, the cook and housekeeper, the
builder and technician. Extensive information on the working of gold, silver,
pearls and precious stones is included, on special methods for their
cleaning and preservation, and Wnally how to falsify them. A large number
of recipes deal with the preservation and preparation of food stuVs, ranging
from the incredible ‘roasting and serving of a live goose’, to recipes for beer,
wine, and tobacco. Medical information includes information on cosmetics
such as potions for a healthy skin colour or against dandruV and more serious
health questions, such as fainting, loss of hearing, fevers and vomiting.
The detailed Wnal index makes the recipes easily accessible. The Wrst part
was Wrst issued in 1756, with the remaining parts following between 1758
and 1760.
Weiss, Gastronomia 2704; uncommon OCLC and RLIN list just two complete
copies, at the Library of Congress and Winterthur Museum, and copies with four
parts only at New York State Library and the University of Illinois.
Port Royal Grammar
susanne schulz-falster rare books catalogue ten
9 ARNAULD, Antoine and Claude LANCELOT. Grammaire
Generale et Raisonnée contenant les fondemens de l’art de parler;
expliquez d’une maniere claire & naturelle. Paris, Pierre le Petit.
1664. £600
12mo in 8s and 4s, pp. 157, [4], [1] privilege; insigniWcant short worm
trace in lower gutter margin of a couple of signatures; title vignette,
decorated initials; contemporary vellum, a little dust-soiled; a good
copy.
Second edition, extensively revised, of the famous Port Royal grammar,
compiled by Claude Lancelot (1615–95) and Antoine Arnauld (1612–94)
and Wrst published in 1660. Written in French, the Port Royal Grammar
was part of a movement to displace Latin as the only possible expression of
academic enquiry. Together with Arnauld’s Cartesian La Logique, it shaped
Enlightenment thinking and beyond. The Port Royal grammar has been
cited by inXuential present-day theorists, in particular Chomsky, as embodying
some striking anticipations of modern linguistic thinking, such as
its notions of ‘surface structure’ and ‘deep structure’.
This second edition contains substantial revisions and corrections by
Lancelot.
See En Français dans le Texte, 99 and Cioranescu 8108 for Wrst edition.
10 [AUCTION.] Verzeichniss einer sehr vorzüglichen Bücher-
Sammlung aus allen wissenschaftlichen Fächern und in vielerley
Sprachen so wie von Kunstwerken und geographischen Carten
welche am 5. May 1806 und folg. Tagen in Frankfurt am Main
durch die geschwornen Herren Ausrufer öVentlich versteigert
werden soll. Frankfurt am Main, im Februar, 1806. £320
8vo in 4s, pp. [ii], 88; paper spine; title dust-soiled; a little dog-eared
and creased.
Interesting book auction catalogue listing over 1200 scientiWc books in
various Welds, including science, medicine, economics and philosophy, in
addition to maps and travel. Numerous German translations of foreign authors
are included, such as Hume, Hutcheson, Goldsmith, Fielding,
Ferguson and Robertson but many titles are listed in the original languages,
predominantly French, but also English, Italian, and of course Latin. The
books oVered are priced, and arranged alphabetically by author or title in
sections according to size. Interestingly extensive commentaries are included
for some ten percent of the titles oVered, always in the language of
the book.
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