THE FOLLOWING EDITIONS OF OLD
WORKS, IN ILLUSTRATION OF THE
PAPER, WERE
EXHIBITED
BY THE AUTHOR.
1. John Wilkins, (Bishop of Chester,) Mathematicall Magick. (First Edition.) Sm. 8vo. London, 1648.
2. —— Ditto. (Third Edition.) Sm. 8vo. London, 1680.
3. —— Ditto. (Fourth Edition.) Sm. 8vo. London, 1691.
4. Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticæ. Folio. Paris, 1530.
5. —— Ditto. Sm. 8vo. Lyons, 1546.
6. —— Ditto. 12mo. (Elzevir.) Amsterdam, 1651.
7. Hero, of Alexandria. Spiritalia. (Commandinus Edition.) Sm. 4to. Urbino, 1575.
8. —— Ditto. (Aleotti Edition.) Sm. 4to. Ferrara, 1589.
9. —— Ditto. (Georgi Edition.) 4to. Urbino, 1592.
10. —— Ditto. (Aleotti Edition.) Sm. 4to. Amsterdam, 1680.
11. —— De gli automati overo machine se movente. Sm. 4to. Venice, 1589.
12. —— Quatro theoremi aggiunti a gli artifitiosi Spiriti. Sm. 4to. Ferrara, 1589.
13. John Bate, The Mysteries of Nature and Art. Sm. 4to. London, 1654.
14. Edward Somerset (Marquis of Worcester). A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions, as at present I can call to mind. 12mo. London, 1746.
15. Agostino Ramelli. Le Diverse et artificiose Machine. Folio. Paris, 1588.
16. Athanasius Kircher. Magnes sive de Arte Magnetica. Folio. Rome, 1641.
17. Vaucanson. An Account of the Mechanism of Automaton or image playing on the German Flute. 4to. London, 1742.
18. Peter van Musschenbroeck. Introductio ad Philosophiam Naturalem. 4to. Padua, 1768.
19. Jacques Ozanam. Recréations Mathématiques et physiques. 8vo. Paris, 1696.
20. Anonymous, (believed to be by Thomas Powell, D.D.) Humane Industry, or a History of most Manual Arts. Sm. 8vo. London, 1661.
21. Anonymous, (probably Professor Willis.) An attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess player of Mr. de Kempelen. 8vo. London, 1821.
22. Cox’s Museum. Descriptive Catalogue of the Superb and Magnificent pieces of Mechanism and Jewellery in Cox’s Museum. Sm. 4to. London, 1772.
23. Henry Van Etten, Mathematicall Recreations. 12mo. London, 1633.
O. V.
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Issued to the Members of the Sette of Odd Volumes.
“Books that can be held in the hand, and carried to the fireside, are the best after all.”—Samuel Johnson.
“The writings of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.”—Charles Lamb.
1. B. Q.
A Biographical and Bibliographical Fragment. 22 Pages. Presented on
November the 5th, 1880, by His Oddship C. W. H. Wyman.
1st Edition limited to 25 copies.
2. Glossographia Anglicana.
By the late J. Trotter Brockett, F.S.A.,
London and Newcastle, author of “Glossary of North Country Words,”
to which is prefixed a Biographical Sketch of the Author by Frederick Bloomer. (pp. 94.) Presented on
July the 7th, 1882, by His Oddship Bernard Quaritch.
3. Ye Boke of Ye Odd Volumes,
from 1878 to 1883. Carefvlly Compiled and painsfvlly
Edited by ye vnworthy Historiographer to ye Sette, Brother and
Vice-President William Mort Thompson,
and produced by ye order and at ye charges of Hys Oddship ye
President and Librarian of ye Sette, Bro. Bernard
Quaritch. (pp. 136.) Presented on April the 13th, 1883, by his
Oddship Bernard Quaritch.
4. Love’s Garland;
Or Posies for Rings, Hand-kerchers, & Gloves, and such pretty
Tokens that Lovers send their Loves. London, 1674. A Reprint. And Ye
Garland of Ye Odd Volumes, (pp. 102.) Presented on October the 12th,
1883, by Bro. James Roberts Brown.
5. Queen Anne Musick.
A brief Accompt of ye genuine Article, those who performed ye same,
and ye Masters in ye facultie. From 1702 to 1714. (pp. 40.) Presented
on July the 13th, 1883, by Bro. Burnham W. Horner.
6. A Very Odd Dream.
Related by His Oddship W. M. Thompson,
President of the Sette of Odd Volumes, at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great
Queen Street, on June 1st, 1883. (pp. 26.) Presented on July the 13th,
1883, by His Oddship W. Mort Thompson.
7. Codex Chiromantiae.
Being a Compleate Manualle of ye Science and Arte of Expoundynge ye
Past, ye Presente, ye Future, and ye Charactere, by ye Scrutinie of ye
Hande, ye Gestures thereof, and ye Chirographie. Codicillus I.—Chirognomy. (pp. 118.) Presented on November the
2nd, 1883, by Bro. Ed. Heron-Allen.
8. Intaglio Engraving: Past and Present.
An Address, by Bro. Edward Renton,
delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, on December
5th, 1884. (pp. 74.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship
Edward F. Wyman.
9. The Rights, Duties, Obligations, and Advantages of Hospitality.
An Address by Bro. Cornelius Walford, F.I.A,
F.S.S., F.R. Hist. Soc., Barrister-at-Law, Master of the Rolls in the
Sette of Odd Volumes, delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen
Street, on Friday, February 5th, 1885. (pp. 72.) Presented to the Sette
by His Oddship Edward F. Wyman.
10. “Pens, Ink, and Paper:” a Discourse upon Caligraphy.
The Implements and Practice of Writing, both Ancient and Modern,
with Curiosa, and an Appendix of famous English Penmen, by Bro.
Daniel W. Kettle, F.R.G.S., Cosmographer;
delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, on Friday,
November 6th, 1885. (pp. 104.) Presented to the Sette on January 8th,
1886, by Bro. Daniel W. Kettle.
11. On Some of the Books for Children of the Last Century.
With a few Words on the Philanthropic Publisher of St. Paul’s
Churchyard. A paper read at a Meeting of the Sette of Odd Volumes by
Brother Charles Welsh, Chapman of the Sette,
at the Freemasons’ Tavern, on Friday, the 8th day of January, 1886.
(pp. 108.) Presented to the Sette by Bro. Charles Welsh.
12. Frost Fairs on the Thames.
An Address by Bro. Edward Walford, M.A.,
Rhymer to the Sette of the Odd Volumes, delivered at Willis’s Rooms,
on Friday, December 3rd, 1886. (pp. 76.) Presented to the Sette by His
Oddship George Clulow.
13. On Coloured Books for Children.
By Bro. Charles Welsh, Chapman to the Sette.
Read before the Sette, at Willis’s Rooms, on Friday, the 6th May, 1887.
With a Catalogue of the Books Exhibited. (pp. 60.) Presented to the
Sette by Bro. James Roberts Brown.
14. A Short Sketch of Liturgical History and Literature.
Illustrated by Examples Manuscript and Printed. A Paper read at a
Meeting of the Sette of Odd Volumes by Bro. Bernard
Quaritch, Librarian and First President of the Sette, at
Willis’s Rooms, on Friday, June 10th, 1887. (pp. 86.) Presented to the
Sette by Bro. Bernard Quaritch.
15. Cornelius Walford: In Memoriam.
By his Kinsman, Edward Walford, M.A., Rhymer
to the Sette of Odd Volumes. Read before the Sette at Willis’s Rooms,
on Friday, October 21st, 1887. (pp. 60.) Presented to the Sette by Bro.
Edward Walford, M.A.
16. The Sweating Sickness.
By Frederick H. Gervis, M.R.C.S., Apothecary
to the Sette of Odd Volumes, delivered at Willis’s Rooms, on Friday,
November 4th, 1887. (pp. 48.) Presented to the Sette by Bro.
Fred. H. Gervis.
17. New Year’s Day in Japan.
By Bro. Charles Holme, Pilgrim of the Sette
of Odd Volumes. Read before the Sette at Willis’s Rooms on Friday,
January 6th, 1888. (pp. 46.) Presented to the Sette by Bro.
Charles Holme.
18. Ye Seconde Boke of Ye Odd Volumes,
from 1883 to 1888. Carefvlly Compiled and painsfvlly Edited by ye
vnworthy Historiographer to ye Sette, Bro. William
Mort Thompson, and produced by ye order and at ye charges of ye Sette. (pp. 157.)
19. Repeats and Plagiarisms in Art, 1888.
By Bro. James Orrock, R.I., Connoisseur to
the Sette of Odd Volumes. Read before the Sette at Willis’s Rooms, St.
James’s, on Friday, January 4th, 1889. (pp. 33.) Presented to the Sette
by Bro. James Orrock, R.I.
20. How Dreams Come True.
A Dramatic Sketch by Bro. J. Todhunter,
Bard of the Sette of Odd Volumes. Performed at a Conversazione of the
Sette at the Grosvenor Gallery, on Thursday, July 17th, 1890. (pp. 46.)
Presented to the Sette by His Oddship Bro. Charles Holme.
21. The Drama in England during the last Three Centuries.
By Bro. Walter Hamilton, F.R.G.S., Parodist
to the Sette of Odd Volumes. Read before the Sette at Limmer’s Hotel,
on Wednesday, January 8th, 1890. (pp. 80.) Presented to the Sette by
Bro. Walter Hamilton.
22. Gilbert, of Colchester.
By Bro. Silvanus P. Thompson, D.Sc., B.A.,
Magnetizer to the Sette of Odd Volumes. Read before the Sette at
Limmer’s Hotel, on Friday, July 4th, 1890. (pp. 63.) Presented to the
Sette by Bro. Silvanus P. Thompson.
23. Neglected Frescoes in Northern Italy.
By Bro. Douglas H. Gordon, Remembrancer to
the Sette of Odd Volumes. Read before the Sette at Limmer’s Hotel, on
Friday, December 6th, 1889. (pp. 48.) Presented to the Sette by Bro.
Douglas H. Gordon.
24. Recollections of Robert-Houdin.
By Bro. William Manning. Seer to the Sette
of Odd Volumes. Delivered at a Meeting of the Sette held at Limmer’s
Hotel, on Friday, December 7th, 1890. (pp. 81.) Presented to the Sette
by Bro. William Manning.
25. Scottish Witchcraft Trials.
By Bro. J. W. Brodie Innes, Master of
the Rolls to the Sette of Odd Volumes. Read before the Sette at a
Meeting held at Limmer’s Hotel, on Friday, November 7th, 1890. (pp.66.)
Presented to the Sette by Bro. Alderman Tyler.
26. Blue and White China.
By Bro. Alexander T. Hollingsworth,
Artificer to the Sette of Odd Volumes. Delivered at a Meeting of the
Sette held at Limmer’s Hotel, on Friday, February 6th, 1891. (pp. 70.)
Presented to the Sette by Bro. Alexander T. Hollingsworth.
27. Reading a Poem.
A Forgotten Sketch by Wm. M. Thackeray.
Communicated by Bro. Chas. Plumptre Johnson
(Clerke-atte-Lawe to the Sette of Odd Volumes), to the Sette at
Limmer’s Hotel, on Friday, May 1st, 1891. (pp. xi and 66.) Presented to
the Sette by Bro. Chas. Plumptre Johnson.
28. The Ballades of a Blasé Man,
to which are added some Rondeaux of his Rejuvenescence, laboriously
constructed by the Necromancer to the Sette of Odd Volumes, (pp.
88.) Presented to the Sette by Bro. Edward
Heron-Allen, in October, 1891.
29. Automata Old and New.
By Bro. Conrad W. Cooke, Mechanick to the
Sette of Odd Volumes. Read before the Sette at a Meeting held at
Limmer’s Hotel, on Friday, November 6th, 1891. (pp. 118). Presented to
the Sette by Bro. Conrad W. Cooke.