MISCELLANIES.
1. Inaugural Address
of His Oddship, W. M. Thompson, Fourth President of the Sette of Odd Volumes, delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, on his taking office on April 13th, &c. (pp. 31.) Printed by order of Ye Sette, and issued on May the 4th, 1883.
Edition limited to 250 copies.
2. Codex Chiromantiae.
Appendix A. Dactylomancy, or Finger-ring Magic, Ancient, Mediæval, and Modern, (pp. 34.) Presented on October the 12th, 1883, by Bro. Ed. Heron-Allen.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
3. A President’s Persiflage.
Spoken by His Oddship W. M. Thompson, Fourth President of the Sette of Odd Volumes, at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, at the Fifty-eighth Meeting of the Sette, on December 7th, 1883. (pp. 15.)
Edition limited to 250 copies.
4. Inaugural Address
of His Oddship Edward F. Wyman, Fifth President of the Sette of Odd Volumes, delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, on his taking office, on April 4th, 1884, &c. (pp. 56.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship Edward F. Wyman.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
5. Musical London a Century Ago.
Compiled from the Raw Material, by Brother Burnham W. Horner, F.R.S.L., F.R. Hist. S., Organist of the Sette of Odd Volumes, delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, on June 6th, 1884. (pp. 32.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship Edward F. Wyman.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
6. The Unfinished Renaissance;
Or, Fifty Years of English Art. By Bro. George C. Haité, Author of “Plant Studies,” &c. Delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Friday, July 11th, 1884. (pp. 40.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship Edward F. Wyman.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
7. The Pre-Shakespearian Drama.
By Bro. Frank Ireson. Delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Friday, January 2nd, 1885. (pp. 34.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship Edward F. Wyman.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
8. Inaugural Address
of His Oddship, Brother James Roberts Brown, Sixth President of the Sette of Odd Volumes, delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, on his taking office, on April 17th, 1885, &c. (pp. 56.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship James Roberts Brown.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
9. Catalogue of Works of Art
Exhibited at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, on Friday, July 11th, 1884. Lent by Members of the Sette of Odd Volumes. Presented to the Sette by His Oddship Edward F. Wyman.
Edition limited to 255 copies.
10. Catalogue of Manuscripts and Early-Printed Books
Exhibited and Described by Bro. B. Quaritch, the Librarian of the Sette of Odd Volumes, at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, June 5th, 1885. Presented to the Sette by His Oddship James Roberts Brown.
Edition limited to 255 copies.
11. Catalogue of Old Organ Music
Exhibited by Bro. Burnham W. Horner, F.R.S.L., F.R.Hist.S., Organist of the Sette of Odd Volumes, at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, on Friday, February 5th, 1886. Presented to the Sette by His Oddship James Roberts Brown.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
12. Inaugural Address
of His Oddship Bro. George Clulow, Seventh President of the Sette of Odd Volumes, delivered at the Freemasons’ Tavern, Great Queen Street, on his taking office, on April 2nd, 1886, &c. (pp. 64.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship George Clulow.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
13. A Few Notes about Arabs.
By Bro. Charles Holme, Pilgrim of the Sette of Odd Volumes. Read at a Meeting of the “Sette” at Willis’s Rooms, on Friday, May 7th, 1886. (pp. 46.) Presented to the Sette of Odd Volumes by Bro. Chas. Holme.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
14. Account of the Great Learned Societies and Associations, and of the Chief Printing Clubs of Great Britain and Ireland
Delivered by Bro. Bernard Quaritch, Librarian of the Sette of Odd Volumes, at Willis’s Rooms on Tuesday, June 8th, 1886. (pp. 66.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship George Clulow.
Edition limited to 255 copies.
15. Report of a Conversazione
Given at Willis’s Rooms, King Street, St. James’s, on Tuesday, June 8th, 1886, by his Oddship Bro. George Clulow, President; with a summary of an Address on “Learned Societies and Printing Clubs,” then delivered by Bro. Bernard Quaritch, Librarian. By Bro. W. M. Thompson, Historiographer. Presented to the Sette by His Oddship George Clulow.
Edition limited to 255 copies.
16. Codex Chiromantiae.
Appendix B.—A Discourse concerning Autographs and their Significations. Spoken in valediction at Willis’s Rooms, on October the 8th, 1886, by Bro. Edward Heron-Allen. (pp. 45.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship George Clulow.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
17. Inaugural Address
of His Oddship Alfred J. Davies, Eighth President of the Sette of Odd Volumes, delivered at Willis’s Rooms, on his taking office on April 4th, 1887. (pp. 64.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship Alfred J. Davies.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
18. Inaugural Address
of His Oddship Bro. T. C. Venables, Ninth President of the Sette of Odd Volumes, delivered at Willis’s Rooms, on his taking office on April 6th, 1888. (pp. 54.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship T. C. Venables.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
19. Ye Papyrus Roll-Scroll of Ye Sette of Odd Volumes.
By Bro. J. Brodie-Innes, Master of the Rolls to the Sette of Odd Volumes, delivered at Willis’s Rooms, May 4th, 1888. (pp. 39.) Presented to the Sette by His Oddship T. C. Venables.
Edition limited to 133 copies.
20. Inaugural Address
of His Oddship Bro. H. J. Gordon Ross, Tenth President of the Sette of Odd Volumes, delivered at Willis’s Rooms. King Street, St. James’s Square, on his taking office, April 5th, 1889.
Edition limited to 255 copies.
WORKS DEDICATED TO THE SETTE.
The Ancestry of the Violin.
London, 1882. Edward Heron-Allen.
An Odd Volume for Smokers.
London, 1889. Walter Hamilton.
The Blue Friars.
London, 1889. W. H. K. Wright.
Quatrains.
London, 1892. W. Wilsey Martin.
Ye Sette of Odd Volumes.
Original Member. 1878. Bernard Quaritch, Librarian, 15, Piccadilly, W. (President, 1878, 1879, and 1882).
Original Member. 1878. Edward Renton, Herald, 44, South Hill Park, Hampstead, N.W. Vice-President, 1880; Secretary, 1882).
Original Member. 1878. W. Mort Thompson, Historiographer, 16, Carlyle Square, Chelsea, S.W. (Vice-President, 1882; President, 1883).
Original Member. 1878. Charles W. H. Wyman, Typographer, 103, King Henry’s Road, Primrose Hill, N.W. (Vice-President, 1878 and 1879; President, 1880).
Original Member. 1878. Edward F. Wyman, Treasurer, 19, Blomfield Road, Maida Vale, W.
(Secretary, 1878 and 1879; President, 1884).
1878. Alfred J. Davies, Attorney-General, Fairlight, Uxbridge Road, Ealing, W. (Vice-President, 1881; Secretary, 1884; President, 1887).
1878. G. R. Tyler, Alderman, late High Sheriff of the City of London, Stationer, 17, Penywern Road, South Kensington, W. (Vice-President, 1886).
1879. T. C. Venables, Antiquary, 9, Marlborough Place, N.W. (President, 1888).
1879. James Roberts Brown, Alchymist, 44, Tregunter Road, South Kensington, W. (Secretary, 1880; Vice-President, 1883; President, 1885).
1880. Burnham W. Horner, F.R.S.L., Organist, Matson Red House, Richmond Park, Richmond, S.W. (Vice-President, 1889).
1882. William Murrell, M.D., Leech (President), 17, Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square, W. (Secretary, 1883; Vice-President, 1885).
1883. Henry George Liley, Art Director, Radnor House, Radnor Place, Hyde Park, W.
1883. George Charles Haité, F.L.S., Art Critic, Ormsby Lodge, The Avenue, Bedford Park, W. (Vice-President, 1887; President, 1891).
1883. Edward Heron-Allen, Necromancer, (Vice-President), 3, Northwick Terrace, N.W. (Secretary, 1885).
1884. Wilfrid Ball, R. P. E., Painter-Etcher, 4, Albemarle Street, W. (Master of Ceremonies, 1890; Vice-President, 1891).
1884. Daniel W. Kettle, F.R.G.S., Cosmographer, Hayes Common, near Beckenham, Kent (Secretary, 1886).
1884. Charles Welsh, Chapman, The Poplars, Forest Lane, Walthamstow (Vice-President, 1888).
1886. Charles Holme, F.L.S., Pilgrim, The Red House, Bexley Heath, Kent (Secretary, 1887; President, 1890).
1886. Fredk. H. Gervis, M. R.C.S., Apothecary, 1, Fellows Road, Haverstock Hill, N.W.
1887. John W. Brodie-Innes, Master of the Rolls, 14, Dublin Street, Edinburgh (Secretary, 1888).
1887. Henry Moore, A.R.A., Ancient Mariner, Collingham, Maresfield Gardens, N.W.
Supplemental Odd Volumes.
1887. James Orrock, R.I., Connoisseur, 48, Bedford Square, W.C.
1888. Alfred East, R.I., Landscape Painter; 14, Adamson Road, Belsize Park, N.W.
1888. Walter Hamilton, Parodist, Keeper of the Archives, Ellarbee, Elms Road, Clapham Common, S.W.
1888. Douglas H. Gordon, Remembrancer, (Master of Ceremonies), 41, Tedworth Square, S.W. (Secretary, 1889).
1888. Alexander T. Hollingsworth, Artificer, 172, Sutherland Avenue, Maida Vale, W. (Vice-President, 1890).
1888. John Lane, Bibliographer, 37, Southwick Street, Hyde Park, W. (Odd Councillor, 1891; Secretary, 1890; Master of Ceremonies, 1891).
1888. John Todhunter, M.D., Playwright (Secretary), Orchard Croft, The Orchard, Bedford Park, W.
1889. Francis Elgar, LL.D., Shipwright, 113, Cannon Street, E.C.
1889. William Manning, Seer, 21, Redcliffe Gardens, S.W. (Secretary, 1891; Odd Councillor).
1890. Silvanus P. Thompson, D.Sc., F.R.S., Magnetizer, Morland, Chislett Road, N.W.
1890. Conrad W. Cooke, Mechanick, The Lindens, Larkhall Rise, S.W.
1890. E. Onslow Ford, A.R.A., Sculptor, 62, Acacia Road, N.W.
1891. Charles Plumptre Johnson, Clerke at Law (Auditor), 23, Cork Street, W.
1891. Frederic Villiers, War Correspondent, Mashrabeyah, 65, Chancery Lane, W.C.
1891. Marcus B. Huish, LL.B., Arts-man, 21, Essex Villas, Phillimore Gardens, W.
1892. W. Wilsey Martin, F.R.G.S., Laureate, 15, Delamere Terrace, W.
1892. Herbert Ward, Wanderer, Shepherd Hill House, near Rickmansworth.
1892. Frederick York Powell, Ignoramus, The Corner, Priory Road, Bedford Park, W.
1892. Ernest Clarke, Yeoman, 10, Addison Road, Bedford Park, W.
1892. Paul Bevan, Ready Reckoner, 46, Queen’s Gate Terrace, S.W.
1892. Max Pemberton, Hack, 34, Clifton Hill, St. John’s Wood, N.W.
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Footnotes:
[1] The “Iliad” of Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, xviii.440-444.
[2] “Mathematicall Magick, or the Wonders that may be performed by Mechanicall Geometry.” London, printed by M. E. for Sa: Gellibrand at the Brasen Serpent in Paul’s Churchyard, 1648 (page 173).
[3] “Saturnaliorum Conviviorum,” Lib. I. cap. xxiii.
[4] Aulus Gellius, “Noctes Atticæ.” Lib. X. cap. xii.
[5] “New and Rare Inventions of Water Workes, shewing the easiest waies to raise water higher than the spring. By which invention the Perpetual Motion is proposed, many hard labours performed And variety of Motions and Sounds produced. First written in French by Isaak de Caus a late famous engineer; and now translated into English by John Leak. London, Printed by Joseph Moxon. Folio. 1659.”
[7] “De Syria Dea.”
[8] Mem. Acad. Sc. Paris, 1729.
[9] Beckmann in his “History of Inventions,” says that these automata found their way to St. Petersburg, and that in 1764, he himself saw them at the Palace of Zarsko-Selo, where he learnt that they had been purchased from Vaucanson, but they were not, at that time, in working order.
[10] “An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player of Mr. de Kempelen, with an easy method of imitating the movements of that celebrated figure. Illustrated by original drawings. 8vo. London. 1821.”
[11] The author exhibited Edison’s talking doll at the Conversazione of the Sette of Odd Volumes which was held the following month.
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