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Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Graves County, Kentucky, are recalled in this new 45-page booklet titled: Graves County, Kentucky, USA . The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of excerpts from two hard to find sources: the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, and Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on opaque paper, with the print enlarged to fit the 8.5" x 11" paper and improve readability. Towns mentioned in the booklet include: Mayfield (county seat), Water Valley, Wingo, Lynnville, Farmington, Feliciana, Hickory Grove, Boydsville, Symsonia, Dukedom and Pryorsburgh. (Note: Present-day Graves County includes Mayfield, Water Valley, Wingo, Bell City, Boaz, Dogwood, Fancy Farm, Farmington, Folsomdale, Hickory, Kaler, Lowes, Lynnville, Melber, Pottsville, Sedalia, Symsonia, Viola and West Viola, according to the National Association of Counties website. This area was part of the Jackson Purchase. An excerpt from the 1885 book relating to this purchase is included in our Marshall County booklet. Among the many subjects included are: Geographic features of the area, such as Mayfield Creek; Agriculture; Major Benjamin Graves; First settlements and first settlers -- Michael Eaker, William Armstrong, the Washam family, Col. J.C. Dodge, Campbell Duncan, the Boyd family, and many others; Courts, Trials, Attorneys, Juries and Public Buildings; Tavern licenses; County officials; Newspapers; Willis Odam and James Ross, Revolutionary War veterans; Civil War days, including some names and periods of occupancy by both sides, including a "reign of terror" by Gen. Payne of the Union forces; Early businesses and banks; Churches; and other interesting bits of history. Individual Biographies are included for: the Adair Family, R.T. Albritton, Dr. A. J. Alexander, Lucian Anderson, James Anderson, L.B. Anderson, Rev. William M. Andrew, James H. Andrus, James Austin, William Ballew, J.N. Beadles, Edgar S. Beaumont, Marshall F. Beamount, L.B. Blalock, A.R. Boone, Dr. W.A. Boyd, Finis E. Brantly, Benjamin F. Briggs, William M. Bullock, William L. Burnett, Dr. R.A. Canter, William M. Cargill, Abel Clapp, Allen G. Coltharp, Gus G. Coulter, D.P. Coulter, E.H. Day, Dr. Ezias L. Earle, T.J. Elmore, David M. Galloway, Henry George, Richard J. Grace, H.S. Hale, George T. Haneline, Judge J.W. Hocker, Martin B. Hodges, G.W. Holifield, A.L. Jenkins, T.J. Jones, Carroll L. Jones, Dr. J.D. Landrum, William Luther, Dr. S.J. Mathews, John A. Mayes, R.A. Mayes, J.P. McClain, Dr. A.C. McFall, Matthew J. McNeely, H.J. Moorman, Jesse M. Moss, John P. Motheral, Robert C. Mullins, Bernard A. Neale, S.A. Norman, David G. Park, Elder John M. Perkins, Benjamin F. Pile, L.P. Palmer, Dr. Green L. Poplin, the Powell Family, Benjamin F. Powell, Charles M. Powell, Dr. J.C. Reynolds, S.P. Ridgeway, J.E. Robbins, Cornelius Rogers, Charles I. Sherrill, William T. Sims, S.R. Smith, Thomas M. Stewart, Z. Summerville, Dr. J.W. Thomas, Z.B. Thomas, W.W. Tice, D.C. Timmons, James T. Torian, Dr. William A. Turner, H.A. Vann, C.C. Wade, John B. Watson, N.B. Watts, James T. Webb, Amos West, Josiah C. Williams, Levi C. Williams, William Jerome Willingham, Daniel Wilson, Daniel B. Wilson, William T. Wiman, Dr. John R. Winston, and W.A. Yarbrough. The brief WPA excerpt mainly concerns the town of Mayfield. A small map of the area is included.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1963 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 126 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 126.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Monroe County, WI, are recalled through colorful tales, historic data, and individual biographies in this NEW 42 page 8 1/2" x 11" spiral-bound booklet. The front cover is a parchtex card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. The information comes from a rare 1881 book, entitled History of Northern Wisconsin. We've enlarged the area on a map from the original book, and included it along with two other maps of historic interest. Communities currently listed for this area by the National Association of Counties include: Adrian, Angelo, Byron, Cashton, Cataract, Clifton, Glendale, Grant, Greenfield, Jefferson, Kendall, La Grange, Lafayette, Leon, Lincoln, Little Falls, Melvina, New Lyme, Norwalk, Oakdale, Portland, Ridgeville, Scott, Sheldon, Sparta (County Seat), Tomah, Tunnel City, Warrens, Wellington, Wells, Wilton, Wyeville. (Some towns may not be mentioned in the booklet.) Among the many subjects included are: Location, Natural Resources, Drainage, Agriculture, etc.; Who's been sleeping in my bed? -- Indian troubles of early settlers; recollections of the first settler, Esau Johnson; daily life of the pioneers; Organization of the county; County officers from 1854 to 1881; Courthouse and jail; Political Divisions; Railroads; Newspapers; Monroe County Agricultural Society; Cranberry Culture; City of Sparta -- first settlers, first post office, first sawmill, first marriage, etc.; Sparta as a "health and pleasure" resort; the "Gem Petroleum Company" fraud and the beautiful and healthful mineral springs that followed; Churches; Schools; Sparta Board of Trade; Public Halls, Fire Department, Banks, Hotels; Lodges and Societies; Civil War recruiting; Business Enterprises; Tomah -- history, businesses, West Wisconsin Railroad, Schools, Churches, Societies, etc.; Leon, Cashton, Melvina and other villages; and other interesting bits of history and trivia. Illustrations consist of delightful sketches of: the Court House and Square, the village of Sparta, and the residences of Thomas Tyler, Major James Davidson and A. W. Wilson in Sparta; McCaul's Opera House, and the residence of T.S. Powers and E.W. Beebe, and the Drake House, in Tomah. Attention Genealogists: In addition to the many names mentioned throughout the booklet, there are individual biographies of a number of county residents of the late 1800s. Some of these are brief, but others include family members, affiliations, war records, and business activities, in the course of which they often shed light on area businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on news events. Those listed are (not alphabetical): Ernest Bartels, Edgar Bennett, O.C. Berg, William H. Blyton, Albert F. Brandt, William Burlingame, Daniel M. Cargill, D.D. Cheney, Rev. E.E. Clough, A.J. Colburn, J.D. Condit, Prof. J.H. Cummings, J.W. Curran, James Davidson, L.S. Fisher, Henry Foster, H.F. Foster, J.J. French, David Fulton, Dr. M.R. Gage, Dr. D.C. Beebe, Dr. Richard Garratt, F. Herbst, William Hogue, Sylvanus Holmes, Samuel Hoyt, Hiram E. Kelley, N.J. Kemp, William Kerrigan, George King, N.P. Lee, William Letson, William Lohmiller, Charles B. McClure, Brice E. McCoy, C.W. McMillan, J.J. Mason, J.M. Morrow, Charles M. Masters, Dr. George W. Millegan, O.I. Newton, J.B. Northup Jr., H.T. Northup, H. Palmer, Dr. Horace Palmer (pix), C.W. Pott, Asa Rice, Robert Richardson, Rev. E.L. Semans, James W. Smith, Stevens H. Stearns, T.B. Tyler, S.M. Dickinson, J.A. Warner, Alfred W. Wilson, James C. Boyle, George W. Graves, Loren M. Huntley, George Shepherd, John A. Sholts, John W. Smith, Chandler Dammon, Cyrus E. Hanchett, A.H. Isham, Martin V.B. Morse, Rev. William Bush, Isaac W. Cooper, Austin S. Beemer, D.V. Cole, Mark P. Matteson, William J. Austin, A.H. Gilliland, W.S. Jewell, Rev. William McMillan, A.H. Matteson, Charles J. Matteson, Robert Smith, Henry H. Cremer, Mark Daniels, W.B. Surdam, J.B. Trowbridge, Richard S.W. Cole, Capt. Charles A. H.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Saint Ronan's Well is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is the only novel he wrote with a 19th-century setting. *Plot summary* Valentine Bulmer and his half-brother Francis Tyrrel had been Mrs Dods' guests at Cleikum Inn when they were students from Edinburgh, and she gladly welcomed Francis when he arrived, some years afterwards, to stay at the inn again, to fish and sketch in the neighbourhood. A mineral spring had in the meantime been discovered at Saint Ronan's, and he was invited by the fashionable visitors to dine with them at the Fox Hotel, where he quarrelled with an English baronet named Sir Bingo Binks. On his way back to the Cleikum, he met Clara Mowbray, to whom he had been secretly engaged during his former visit; he had been prevented from marrying her by the treachery of Bulmer, who had now succeeded to the earldom, and was expected at the spa. Tyrrel was visited by Captain MacTurk, and accepted a challenge from the baronet, but failed to keep his appointment, and was posted as an adventurer by the committee of management. He also disappeared from the inn, leading his hostess to consult Mr Bindloose, the sheriff's clerk, under the belief that he had been murdered. A Mr Touchwood came to change a bill, and talked of having been abroad for many years. He showed great interest in the affairs of the Mowbray family, and, having taken up his quarters at the Cleikum, made friends with Rev Mr Cargill, who had been disappointed in love, and startled him with a rumour that Clara was about to be married. Soon after the earl's arrival, it was reported that he had been shot in the arm by a foot-pad; and, while his wound was healing, he spent his time gambling with John Mowbray, the young laird of St Ronan's, who had borrowed his sister Clara's money to try to improve his luck. Having allowed him to win a considerable sum, his lordship made proposals for Clara's hand, explaining that his grand-uncle had disinherited his only son, and devised his estate to him, on condition that he chose as a wife a lady of the name of Mowbray. In a letter to his friend Jekyl, the earl confessed that he had been winged in a duel with Tyrrel, whom he met on his way to fight Sir Bingo, and that he had also wounded Tyrrel. A few days afterwards the company at the Well assembled at Shaw's Castle to take part in a play, and Mr Touchwood persuaded Rev Mr Cargill to accompany him. While they were walking in the grounds the minister reminded Clara of a secret in his keeping, which made it impossible for her to marry. He also encountered the earl, and, believing him to be Bulmer, attempted to warn him. Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE (15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. Scott's novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor. Although primarily remembered for his extensive literary works and his political engagement, Scott was an advocate, judge and legal administrator by profession, and throughout his career combined his writing and editing work with his daily occupation as Clerk of Session and Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire. A prominent member of the Tory establishment in Edinburgh, Scott was an active member of the Highland Society and served a long term as President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1820-32). Pseudonyms: anonymously Captain Cuthbert Clutterbuck Chrystal Croftangry Jedediah Cleishbotham Malachi Malagrowther Paul Laurence Templeton Peter Pattieson the Author of 'Waverly' The Rev. Dr. Dryasdust Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Saint Ronan's Well is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is the only novel he wrote with a 19th-century setting. *Plot summary* Valentine Bulmer and his half-brother Francis Tyrrel had been Mrs Dods' guests at Cleikum Inn when they were students from Edinburgh, and she gladly welcomed Francis when he arrived, some years afterwards, to stay at the inn again, to fish and sketch in the neighbourhood. A mineral spring had in the meantime been discovered at Saint Ronan's, and he was invited by the fashionable visitors to dine with them at the Fox Hotel, where he quarrelled with an English baronet named Sir Bingo Binks. On his way back to the Cleikum, he met Clara Mowbray, to whom he had been secretly engaged during his former visit; he had been prevented from marrying her by the treachery of Bulmer, who had now succeeded to the earldom, and was expected at the spa. Tyrrel was visited by Captain MacTurk, and accepted a challenge from the baronet, but failed to keep his appointment, and was posted as an adventurer by the committee of management. He also disappeared from the inn, leading his hostess to consult Mr Bindloose, the sheriff's clerk, under the belief that he had been murdered. A Mr Touchwood came to change a bill, and talked of having been abroad for many years. He showed great interest in the affairs of the Mowbray family, and, having taken up his quarters at the Cleikum, made friends with Rev Mr Cargill, who had been disappointed in love, and startled him with a rumour that Clara was about to be married. Soon after the earl's arrival, it was reported that he had been shot in the arm by a foot-pad; and, while his wound was healing, he spent his time gambling with John Mowbray, the young laird of St Ronan's, who had borrowed his sister Clara's money to try to improve his luck. Having allowed him to win a considerable sum, his lordship made proposals for Clara's hand, explaining that his grand-uncle had disinherited his only son, and devised his estate to him, on condition that he chose as a wife a lady of the name of Mowbray. In a letter to his friend Jekyl, the earl confessed that he had been winged in a duel with Tyrrel, whom he met on his way to fight Sir Bingo, and that he had also wounded Tyrrel. A few days afterwards the company at the Well assembled at Shaw's Castle to take part in a play, and Mr Touchwood persuaded Rev Mr Cargill to accompany him. While they were walking in the grounds the minister reminded Clara of a secret in his keeping, which made it impossible for her to marry. He also encountered the earl, and, believing him to be Bulmer, attempted to warn him. Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE (15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. Scott's novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor. Although primarily remembered for his extensive literary works and his political engagement, Scott was an advocate, judge and legal administrator by profession, and throughout his career combined his writing and editing work with his daily occupation as Clerk of Session and Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire. A prominent member of the Tory establishment in Edinburgh, Scott was an active member of the Highland Society and served a long term as President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1820-32). Pseudonyms: anonymously Captain Cuthbert Clutterbuck Chrystal Croftangry Jedediah Cleishbotham Malachi Malagrowther Paul Laurence Templeton Peter Pattieson the Author of 'Waverly' The Rev. Dr. Dryasdust Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. aint Ronan's Well is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is the only novel he wrote with a 19th-century setting. *Plot summary* Valentine Bulmer and his half-brother Francis Tyrrel had been Mrs Dods' guests at Cleikum Inn when they were students from Edinburgh, and she gladly welcomed Francis when he arrived, some years afterwards, to stay at the inn again, to fish and sketch in the neighbourhood. A mineral spring had in the meantime been discovered at Saint Ronan's, and he was invited by the fashionable visitors to dine with them at the Fox Hotel, where he quarrelled with an English baronet named Sir Bingo Binks. On his way back to the Cleikum, he met Clara Mowbray, to whom he had been secretly engaged during his former visit; he had been prevented from marrying her by the treachery of Bulmer, who had now succeeded to the earldom, and was expected at the spa. Tyrrel was visited by Captain MacTurk, and accepted a challenge from the baronet, but failed to keep his appointment, and was posted as an adventurer by the committee of management. He also disappeared from the inn, leading his hostess to consult Mr Bindloose, the sheriff's clerk, under the belief that he had been murdered. A Mr Touchwood came to change a bill, and talked of having been abroad for many years. He showed great interest in the affairs of the Mowbray family, and, having taken up his quarters at the Cleikum, made friends with Rev Mr Cargill, who had been disappointed in love, and startled him with a rumour that Clara was about to be married. Soon after the earl's arrival, it was reported that he had been shot in the arm by a foot-pad; and, while his wound was healing, he spent his time gambling with John Mowbray, the young laird of St Ronan's, who had borrowed his sister Clara's money to try to improve his luck. Having allowed him to win a considerable sum, his lordship made proposals for Clara's hand, explaining that his grand-uncle had disinherited his only son, and devised his estate to him, on condition that he chose as a wife a lady of the name of Mowbray. In a letter to his friend Jekyl, the earl confessed that he had been winged in a duel with Tyrrel, whom he met on his way to fight Sir Bingo, and that he had also wounded Tyrrel. A few days afterwards the company at the Well assembled at Shaw's Castle to take part in a play, and Mr Touchwood persuaded Rev Mr Cargill to accompany him. While they were walking in the grounds the minister reminded Clara of a secret in his keeping, which made it impossible for her to marry. He also encountered the earl, and, believing him to be Bulmer, attempted to warn him. Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE (15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. Scott's novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor. Although primarily remembered for his extensive literary works and his political engagement, Scott was an advocate, judge and legal administrator by profession, and throughout his career combined his writing and editing work with his daily occupation as Clerk of Session and Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire. A prominent member of the Tory establishment in Edinburgh, Scott was an active member of the Highland Society and served a long term as President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1820-32). Pseudonyms: anonymously Captain Cuthbert Clutterbuck Chrystal Croftangry Jedediah Cleishbotham Malachi Malagrowther Paul Laurence Templeton Peter Pattieson the Author of 'Waverly' The Rev. Dr. Dryasdust Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Saint Ronan's Well is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It is the only novel he wrote with a 19th-century setting. *Plot summary* Valentine Bulmer and his half-brother Francis Tyrrel had been Mrs Dods' guests at Cleikum Inn when they were students from Edinburgh, and she gladly welcomed Francis when he arrived, some years afterwards, to stay at the inn again, to fish and sketch in the neighbourhood. A mineral spring had in the meantime been discovered at Saint Ronan's, and he was invited by the fashionable visitors to dine with them at the Fox Hotel, where he quarrelled with an English baronet named Sir Bingo Binks. On his way back to the Cleikum, he met Clara Mowbray, to whom he had been secretly engaged during his former visit; he had been prevented from marrying her by the treachery of Bulmer, who had now succeeded to the earldom, and was expected at the spa. Tyrrel was visited by Captain MacTurk, and accepted a challenge from the baronet, but failed to keep his appointment, and was posted as an adventurer by the committee of management. He also disappeared from the inn, leading his hostess to consult Mr Bindloose, the sheriff's clerk, under the belief that he had been murdered. A Mr Touchwood came to change a bill, and talked of having been abroad for many years. He showed great interest in the affairs of the Mowbray family, and, having taken up his quarters at the Cleikum, made friends with Rev Mr Cargill, who had been disappointed in love, and startled him with a rumour that Clara was about to be married. Soon after the earl's arrival, it was reported that he had been shot in the arm by a foot-pad; and, while his wound was healing, he spent his time gambling with John Mowbray, the young laird of St Ronan's, who had borrowed his sister Clara's money to try to improve his luck. Having allowed him to win a considerable sum, his lordship made proposals for Clara's hand, explaining that his grand-uncle had disinherited his only son, and devised his estate to him, on condition that he chose as a wife a lady of the name of Mowbray. In a letter to his friend Jekyl, the earl confessed that he had been winged in a duel with Tyrrel, whom he met on his way to fight Sir Bingo, and that he had also wounded Tyrrel. A few days afterwards the company at the Well assembled at Shaw's Castle to take part in a play, and Mr Touchwood persuaded Rev Mr Cargill to accompany him. While they were walking in the grounds the minister reminded Clara of a secret in his keeping, which made it impossible for her to marry. He also encountered the earl, and, believing him to be Bulmer, attempted to warn him. Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE (15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. Scott's novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor. Although primarily remembered for his extensive literary works and his political engagement, Scott was an advocate, judge and legal administrator by profession, and throughout his career combined his writing and editing work with his daily occupation as Clerk of Session and Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire. A prominent member of the Tory establishment in Edinburgh, Scott was an active member of the Highland Society and served a long term as President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1820-32). Pseudonyms: anonymously Captain Cuthbert Clutterbuck Chrystal Croftangry Jedediah Cleishbotham Malachi Malagrowther Paul Laurence Templeton Peter Pattieson the Author of 'Waverly' The Rev. Dr. Dryasdust Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Hard cover, in cream colored cloth, with gilt insignia of the Napier family to center front, and gilt title to spine, 15 plates, 441 pp. Printer's colophon at rear:" T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty, at Edinburgh University Press." Ex-library. Maroon red endpapers coordinate nicely with the frontispiece portrait of John Napier, Baron of Merchiston in color, reproduced from a painting owned by the University of Edinburgh. Engraved library bookplate and two blindstamps are among the front matter; also an inked stamp with collection notation in pen. Condition: Very Good. Edges, especially top edge, are a bit dusty, and there is slight soiling to the cream colored exterior, a bit of darkening to the spine.Some mild crimping to head and foot of spine. Corners are minimally rubbed. Light age-toning to the text, with offset to half title page. Slight offset to title page from frontispiece portrait.*** Sir John Napier, Baron of Merchiston (1550-1617), is here described by David Hume as "the person to whom the title of great man is more justly due than to any other whom his country ever produced," in the biographical essay on his life and significance by P.Hume Brown. The inaugural address written by Lord Moulton, which was given at the opening of an international Congress in Edinburgh in 1914, provides some salient highlights of Napier's extraordinary career. The Scottish Renaissance polymath, while most notable for contributions to mathematics, also wrote a work on the Apocalypse, was suspected of black magic, and devised a mirrored device to set fire to enemy ships. There follow numerous other essays on the foundational nature of his 1614 work" Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio" where the invention of logarithms, decimal fractions and the calculation of spheres are addressed, in addition to his influence on the development of later calculating machines. The book was accompanied by an exhibition held at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, just at the outbreak of the first World War, and a separate volume accompanied the objects in museum exhibit. The 1889 translation of William Rae Macdonald's "The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms by John Napier, Baron of Merchiston. Translated into English from Latin?" (1889) is liberally quoted from. [Note: We have the author's own copy of that work available in our listing No. FINE8610, presented in a unique fine binding done by Macdonald's wife, Annie S. Macdonald] OCLC 718111010.

thick4to, 29cm, the First Illustrated Edition. [56],649,[9]pp., engraved frontis portrait by Bartolozzi & 40 engraved plates (1 folding), (most of the plates are by John Miller). 1 folding table, rebound in contemporary style half brown calf, blind ruled raised bands, blind stamped center panel decorations, gilt spine titles, in the original marbled boards, with the armorial engraved book plate also signed above "Thomas Carill Worsley", one of the subscribers*, some occasional light foxing and some light transfer (less than usual), a fine copy. (cgc). Sylva was first published 1664 and the spelling of the title by 1706 became Silva. Henrey. British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800: 137. Keynes 47. Freeman 1152. Nissen BBI 615. Pritzel 2766. Evelyn, who was born in 1620 and who died in 1706, managed to keep on the right side of both the royalists and the puritans during the Civil War. A virtuoso' (D.N.B.) who had many interests, he counted among his friends Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, Bishop of Chester, and Samuel Pepys. "Evelyn is the typical instance of the accomplished and public-spirited country gentleman of the Restoration, a pious and devoted member of the church of England, and a staunch loyalist in spite of his grave disapproval of the manners of the court. " - (D.N.B. XVIII, pp. 79~83) First published in 1664, this is the first edition prepared by Dr. A[lexander] Hunter of York (1 729-1809) who greatly expanded the work, adding erudite comments, annotations and references to other experts in the field, including Linaeus, Kalm, etc. *The provenance of the work is notable. The Cargill-Worsleys of Platt Hall, Manchester, Derbyshire were descendants of Charles Worsley, staunch Parliamentarian leader during the Civil War, and friend and confidant of Oliver Cromwell. John Carill Worsley is listed as a subscriber, and the bookplate and signature are of Thomas Carill Worsley (1739-1808). Charles Carill Worsley (1800-1864), another member of the family, had correspondence with Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Library Archives), and married Mary Jane Darwin (I817-I872), daughter of Francis Satcheverel Darwin. Family members were active in the Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society of Manchester well into the twentieth century, and ninety acres of their property were sold to the city in I908 as a foundation for a large public park. The first illustrated edition of an important work, with an equally important provenance.