New Rare Book Catalogue

[Tony Fothergill <hi11@dial.pipex.com>]

Ken Spelman Rare Book
70 Micklegate, York YO1 1LF.  England.

tel.  + 44 1904 624414   /   fax.  + 44 1904 626276
email:  spelman@dial.pipex.com
website:  http://dspace.dial.pipex.com

We are pleased to announce the imminent publication of our
RARE BOOK CATALOGUE 34: 

380 new acquisitions, 112 pages with over 70 illustrations.

including 256 items on Art, Design, Flower Painting, Landscape Gardening 
& the Picturesque,Grand Tour Books.

Including: 
two unpublished manuscript treatises on flower painting, & villa architecture, 
both with fine original watercolours.
first works in English on Engraving, Perspective, and Caricature Drawing. 
the first treatise in English devoted to landscape painting in watercolour
the exceptionally rare Brown's "Treatise on Flower Painting"
a fine copy of Roubo's "L'Art du Menuisier."
presentation copy of Walpole's Account of Strawberry Hill.
also: many works on Colour Science, Perspective, Engraving, Miniature 
Painting, aesthetics &c.

Other highlights include:
a 17th century manuscript treatise on Witchcraft
a superb early 19th century album of original watercolours of bird's feathers.
the first edition in English of The Prince by Machiavelli.
an extra illustrated copy of Boyle's "Some Considerations.." in a fine 
contemporary binding.
A 16th century English work from the library of the 17th century 
mathematician Richard Norwood.

Copies sent air-mail on request.