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Los 214

Richardson (John) and J. H. Nixon. The Eglinton Tournament, hand-coloured lithographed pictorial title, dedication and 21 plates, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary green half morocco, gilt, spine gilt, a little rubbed, light spotting to upper cover, g.e., [Abbey, Life 388; Bobins 1634], folio, Colnaghi & Puckle, 1843. *** Part of the Gothic revival and rise of Romanticism during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the Eglinton Tournament was a re-enactment of a medieval joust. It was held in Scotland in August 1839, and was funded and organised by Archibald, Earl of Eglinton. Provenance: David Hunter Campbell (inscription); Frederick Perkins, Chipstead Place; Fattorini (bookplates)

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Alken (Henry) Series of Very Spirited Etchings of Gigs and Their Drivers, 6 hand-coloured etched plates by Alken, with captions by no imprint, some light marginal soiling and toning, first plate spotted, original red wrappers with printed label to upper cover (covers neatly backed), neatly rebacked in red cloth, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case, [Bobins 1380; Siltzer p. 61.], oblong small folio, [1830]. *** A rare, fine set that attempts to capture the mannerisms of the horses and drivers.  Provenance: Marshall Field's, Chicago (pencil inscription dated 10/1/30); Maxine and Joel Spitz (bookplate and ink stamp, sold their sale, Christie's, 27th May, 2015, lot 85).

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Alken (Henry) Sporting Anecdotes, 21 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings with aquatint, some light marginal soiling, but a clean, well-margined set generally, contemporary half calf, some cracking to upper joint, morocco label to upper cover lettered in gilt, light fading to foot of upper cover, [Bobins 1386; Siltzer p.62], oblong folio, R. Ackermann, [c.1840]. *** A scarce series of satirical prints. Siltzer notes that Ackermann published this work with 18 plates, and that sets with 21 plates, as here, may be later.

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Cruikshank (Robert) Lessons of Thrift, first edition, hand-coloured engraved title and 12 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Robert Cruikshank, advertisement leaf at end (often lacking), some light soiling and browning, plates a little offset, original cloth, paper spine label, uncut, rubbed, spine faded, corners bumped, [Abbey, Life 276; Bobins 846; Tooley 165], 8vo, 1820.

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Hunt (Charles) Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849, engraved throughout, title with hand-coloured vignette of 'The Flying Dutchman', 22 hand-coloured half-page aquatints after Hunt on 11 leaves, some light foxing and browning, small tear to corner of one leaf, later crushed morocco, gilt, by Riviere, inner gilt dentelles with green morocco pastedowns incorporating gilt racing vignettes, green watered silk endpapers a little chipped at edges, [Siltzer, Story of British Sporting Prints, p. 166; Bobins 1184], 8vo, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. *** Provenance: Fitz Eugene Dixon (bookplate). 

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Los 132

[Harding (Edward)] Costume of the Russian Empire, second edition, additional engraved title and 72 plates, all hand-coloured stipple-engravings, titles and text in English and French, some foxing (mostly to text) and light offsetting, contemporary green straight-grain morocco, stamped in gilt and blind, [Colas 704; Lipperheide 1342; Bobins 194] small folio, Printed by T. Bensely...for John Stockdale, 1810. *** A handsome copy of this second edition, Colas remarking that the impressions of these plates are as good as the first edition of 1803. Provenance: N.C. Colthurst of Ardrum, Co. Cork (bookplate). 

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Hassell (John) A Series of Original Specimens Exhibiting the Works of the Most Approved Modern Water Coloured Draftsmen, 17 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Hassell after Dewint, Turner, Prout, Payne, Cartwright and others, some restoration and light finger-soiling to margins, original printed wrappers, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, repair and restoration to extremities, light rubbing and creasing, preserved in morocco-backed drop-back box, [Bobins 656; not in Abbey or Tooley], folio, Thomas McLean, 1818. *** Rare issue of this work that appeared in an expanded form as Hassell's Aqua Pictura. We have been unable to trace any institutional copies of this work.

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Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff, The Swedish Army. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, two engraved dedication leaves in English and in French, half-title, 24 coloured aquatints heightened with silver and gold, manuscript captions in ink, one partly coloured aquatint at rear, occasional marginal spots or faint finger soiling (or similar), a light corner crease to plates 9 - 12, later half calf, gilt, rubbed, [Bobins 319; Colas 927; Prideaux p.334; Tooley (2nd ed.), p.432], 4to, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. 

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Rowlandson (Thomas) Etchings of Landscapes from Scenes in Cornwall, &. &c., the set of 16 etchings by and after Rowlandson, some signed in the plate, some without caption or imprint, watercolour wash sometimes extending beyond plate, some light marginal soiling, bookplate removed, stitched in original glazed pale pink wrappers with gilt-stamped black paper label to upper wrapper, slightly rubbed and soiled, spine worn with slight loss, lower wrapper frayed at upper edge, preserved in later green cloth portfolio, [Abbey, Scenery 105; Bobins 1467], oblong 4to, J.Rowlandson, [some plates dated 1812]. *** Very rare in coloured state.

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Gerasch (Franz) Das Österreichische heer von Ferdinand II. Römisch Deutschen Kaiser bis Franz Josef I, 153 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Gerasch, heightened with gum arabic, occasional slight corner creasing and some light surface-soiling, loose as issued, preserved in custom morocco-backed box (spine faded, splitting to upper joint), [Bobins 351; Colas 1230; Benezit IV, p. 682], oblong large 8vo, Vienna, L.T. Neumann, [c.1854]. 

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Glueck (Eugene) Fetes de Gutenberg. Cortege Industriel de Strasbourg, 50 hand-coloured lithographs (4 folding), heightened with gum arabic, light marginal toning, odd spot, bookplate, contemporary black morocco-backed boards, rubbing to corners and extremities, [Bobins II, 528; Lipperheide Sm 23], oblong 4to, Strasbourg, Chez Simon, 1840. *** Provenance: Victor Stoeber with his bookplate. Rare complete. This was originally published in parts of 4 plates each, this long fresco represents the industrial procession that took place at Strasbourg, celebrating the festival of Gutenberg on June 25, 1840.

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Stack (Frederick Rice) Souvenir of the Emperor Napoleon. Consisting of Six Drawings made in the Island of Saint Helena, large paper copy, lithographed dedication and 6 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Charles Haghe after Stack, each neatly mounted on think card, descriptive text (with light offsetting and foxing and the occasional short marginal tear), original half morocco with gilt lettering and Napoleonic emblem to upper cover, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, small patch of discolouration to upper cover, a little rubbed, [Bobins 114; cf. Abbey, Travel 319 (ordinary paper copy with tinted plates)], folio, E. Gambart & Co., [1859]. *** The large paper issue with fine hand-coloured plates. These views were taken by an army officer thirty years after the death of Napoleon. The text is by Mrs. Ward, a one-time resident of the island.

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Souvenirs de la Suisse, 75 fine tinted and hand-coloured lithographed plates, heightened with gum arabic, mounted as issued with printed caption mounted to foot of lower margin, plate-guards, light vertical crease to inner margin of first few plates, scattered foxing, mostly marginal but straying into the odd image, publisher's book-label "F. Charnaux, Maison des Trois Rois, Genève" to front pastedown, original blind-stamped cloth, lettered in gilt on upper cover, [Bobins 1682], oblong folio, Geneva, F. Charnaux, [c.1840]. *** The handsome deluxe issue of this work containing extensive landscape and urban views of Switzerland, including Chamonix, Mont Blanc, Lausanne, Zürich and Geneva.

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Hentzy (Rodolphe) Promenade Pittoresque dans l'Eveche de Bale aux Bords de la Birs, de la Sorne, et de la Suze, 2 vol., first edition, 44 hand-coloured soft-ground etched plates, some shaved close just touching caption, occasional foxing and light offsetting, upper hinges strengthened, contemporary blind-stamped calf, joints skilfully repaired, vol.1 upper cover scuffed, The Hague, G. Bakhuysen, 1808-09. *** Rare coloured copy of this charming work by the author of Vues remarquables des Montagnes de la Suisse, 1785. Provenance: Mary Addington (bookplate, one defective) 

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Mankell (Julius) Anteckningar Rörande Svenska Regementers Historia, 32 chromolithographed plates by Nordmann, Salmson, Abraham Lundqvist and others, all within elaborate sepia lithographed borders, some occasional light offsetting, original cloth lettered in gilt on upper with inset chromolithographed illustration, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, a little spotted and rubbed, [Bobins 409; Colas 1961], folio, Stockholm, Fritze, 1864. 

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Rowlandson (Thomas).- Combe (William) The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the Little Foundling of the late Doctor Syntax, first edition, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Thomas Rowlandson, errata slip re pagination bound in, some very occasional marginal soiling or staining to plates and light offsetting but generally an excellent clean copy in later crushed olive green morocco, gilt, by Rivière & Son, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., spine a little faded, [Abbey Life 268; Tooley 413], 8vo, R.Ackermann, 1822.

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Alken (Henry) A Few Ideas being Hints to All Would-Be Whips, set of 6 fine hand-coloured etched plates, some light marginal finger-soiling, ink stamp to endpaper,19th century half calf, original printed upper wrapper featuring title within decorative border bound in, [Bobins 761; Schwerdt I, p. 14; Tooley 27], folio, Thomas McLean, 1827. *** Among the rarest of Alken's works to be found published separately.  Provenance: Ex Bibiotheca Pruggensi (ink stamp).

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[Browne (Hablot K.)], "Phiz". How Pippins Enjoyed a Day with the Fox-Hounds, first edition, 12 chromolithographed plates by Browne finished by hand, some light marginal spotting or finger-soiling, pencil ownership inscription to endpaper, half morocco over pictorial boards, repaired vertical crack to upper cover, rubbed, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, [Bobins 1394; Schwerdt, I p.84] oblong folio, Fores, [1863]. 

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de Sotto (Serafín María, Third Count of Clonard) Album de la Caballeria Española, desde sus primitivos tiempos hasta el dia, hand-coloured lithographed half-title and title (title heightened with gold) and 69 hand-coloured lithographed plates by D.J. Villegas, heightened with gum arabic, occasional light soiling,19th century half roan, lettered in gilt on upper cover, extremities rubbed, some splitting to joints, [Bobins 1277; Colas 632; Lipperheide 236; Palau 55713], oblong folio, Madrid, Imprenta y Litografia Militar del Atlas, 1861. *** An illustrated history of Spanish cavalry costume up to 1861. de Sotto was a nobleman who served as Spanish Prime Minister for one day in October 1849.

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Collezione degli uniformi del Reale Esercito e della Real Marina napoletana, Without letterpress but with manuscript title and one-page plate list supplied in a contemporary hand, 26 hand-coloured lithographed plates heightened with tempera, occasional light spotting or marking but generally clean, plates with small "N.M." ink stamp to verso, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, 19th century cloth-backed boards, extremities rubbed, [Bobins 374; Colas 664], 4to, Naples, 1844. *** A rare and fine set coloured with gouache. We can trace one other set at auction, albeit with a slightly different, printed title.

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Wengen (Gottfried Durst von) Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833., 28 hand-coloured lithographs, untrimmed and loose as issued, contemporary brown paper wrappers, light spotting, housed in modern grey box, [Bobins IV, 1250; Lipperheide Sn 27 (27 plates only); not in Colas], folio, Verlag der Drausnicksche Buch und Kunsthandlung, Bamberg, [1833]. *** Rare to find complete and in original untrimmed state.

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Pinelli (Bartolomeo) Raccolta de' costumi di Roma e suoi contorni, 50 hand-coloured etched plates by Pinelli, foxing and light browning, 19th century red half morocco, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original backstrip, rubbed, some wear to corners, [Bobins, 595; Colas 2386], oblong folio, Rome, Scudellari, 1819. 

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Kronbiegel (Carl Friedrich) Ueber die Sitten, Kleidertrachten und Gebräuche der Altenburgischen Bauern, second edition, 15 hand-coloured engraved plates by Hoppe after Kronbiegel & Ullrich, one large and folding, 2 folding engraved sheets of music at end, title browned, some light offsetting from plates, old bookplates and labels to front endpapers, original cream boards, a little rubbed and soiled, corners bumped, [Bobins 465; Colas 1673], 8vo, Altenburg, C.F.Petersen, 1806. *** Charming work on the customs and costumes of Altenburg, Saxony including a large scene of carousing with a band in a beer hall. First published in 1796. 

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C. (W.) Portraits of Brood Mares Belonging to the Royal Stud at Hampton Court, 24 hand-coloured lithographs, several plates and ff. with short tears (neatly repaired), one plate with small marginal loss to corner, occasional light spotting, original upper wrapper bound-in, modern half-morocco, [Dejager 350; Mellon/Podeschi 155; Mellon/Snelgrove, p.197], folio, 1837. *** A fine and rare series of horse portraits at the Royal Stables at Hampton Court, including Arabian horses from Oman. 

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Pittaluga (Alessio) and others. Costumes des differens etats de l'Italie, [Part 5, Duché de Gênes], 40 hand-colour lithographed plates by Levilly after Pittaluga, Sgroppo, Pieraccini and others, tissue-guards, some light finger-soiling, 19th century morocco-baked boards, printed upper wrapper bound in, [Bobins 601; Brunet V 332; Colas 2719], 4to, Paris, Marino, [1826]. *** A charming collection depicting the costumes of the Genoese people.

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Alken (Henry) [A Trip to Ascot Races], 8 hand-coloured engraved panoramas on 4 leaves, each window-mounted, light marginal spotting and staining, small abrasion mark to one plate, housed in modern burgundy cloth folder, ribbon ties, fractional rubbing to corners and extremities, [Bobins IV, 1297], oblong folio, [1827].

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Atkinson (William) Views of Picturesque Cottages with Plans, engraved title with aquatint vignette, 20 engraved and aquatint plates, 12 with fine and full hand-colouring, light offsetting from plates, occasional scattered foxing, 1 plate with short tear to margin, original printed boards with ink note "Coloured" to upper cover, chipping and wear to spine, [Abbey, Life 4 (uncoloured copy); Bobins 1410; not in Tooley], 4to, for J. Gardiner, 1805. *** A rare and handsome work by Atkinson, one of the major proponents of the Georgian Gothic style of architecture. We trace only one other coloured copy selling at auction.

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Alken (Henry) Panorama of a Fox Hunt, hand-coloured etched panorama with engraved title, c.97 x 2226 mm, 6 sheets on wove paper, joined, tear to title, occasional short marginal tear with neat repairs, light marginal soiling, original wooden cylinder with mounted hand-coloured soft-ground varnished etching, later base to cylinder, varnish rubbed and chipped with small loss, housed in modern drop-back box, [Bobins IV, 1298; Mellon/Snelgrove p.16 (example on a cylinder); Siltzer p.61], 8vo, R. Ackermann, 1828. *** Rare. A good example in the original cylindrical binding.The full title reads: 'H. Alken's Panorama of a Fox Hunt shewing a large scope of the Leicestershire, Rutlandshire and Lincolnshire counties: with all sorts of riders, good, bad, and indifferent'. 

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Bourgebin de Vialart (Charles Etienne, Count de Saint-Mory) Voyage Pittoresque de Scandinavie, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates after L. Belanger by J. Merigot, some light marginal foxing or finger-soiling, occasional light browning to text, 19th-century half calf with 20th-century boards, morocco label to upper cover (rubbed), 20th century endpapers, [Bobins 1420; not in Abbey], 4to, Cox & Sons, [1802]. *** Scarce and attractive series of views, published without a title page.  Provenance: Maxine and Joel Spitz (bookplate and ink stamp, sold their sale, Christie's, 27th May, 2015, lot 12).

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Gottwa (Carlo) Scelta Collezione di Costumi Egiziani, ?only edition, 24 chromolithographed or tinted lithographed plates, some light marginal spotting, Wells bookplate, original roan-backed marbled boards with lithographed labels to covers, upper pictorial, rubbed, spine defective at head, [Bobins 1497], oblong 8vo, Alexandria, Gottwa & Co., 1855. *** Including a few views such as a Nile boat and Cleopatra's Needle as well as figures of dancing girls, musicians, soldiers etc.

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Semple (Miss) The Costume of the Netherlands, first edition, half-title (bound after engraved title), engraved title with hand-coloured aquatint vignette and 30 hand-coloured aquatint plates, text in English and French, occasional scattered spotting and light finger-soiling, contemporary red half morocco, gilt, joints a little rubbed, [Bobins 430; Tooley 449; not in Abbey], folio, Ackermann, 1817. 

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Heideloff (Carl) Volkstrachten des Koenigreichs Würtem-berg..., engraved title with hand-coloured coats-of-arms of the towns of Würtemberg, and 12 hand-coloured aquatint plates, tissue-guards, some light marginal foxing, later limp boards with autograph label to upper cover, light rubbing to extremities, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Bobins 1501; Colas 1408 Lipperheide 796], 4to, Stuttgart, G. Ebnerschen, [1824]. *** A scarce set of Dutch costume plates with especially fine and bright colouring.

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Zezon (Antonio) Tipi Militari dei differenti Corpi che compongo no il Reale Esercito e l'armata di Mars di S.M. il Re del regno delle due Sicilie, 2 parts in 1 vol., hand-coloured lithographed title, divisional title and 83 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Zezon after A. di Lorenzo and Deluise, some light marginal finger-soiling, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary black morocco, gilt, rebacked, preserving much of original backstrip, rubbed, [Bobins 1167; Colas 3114], 4to, Naples, 1850-54[-56]. *** Scarce complete copy of this comprehensive series covering the Sicilian army and navy.

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[Alken (Henry)] [Collection of seven drawings], later printed title, 7 pencil drawings, some captioned in ink and pencil,  two with Alken's pencil annotations to verso, all window-mounted, tiny chip to one plate affectings odd letter of caption, 2 plates a little rubbed with faint abrasion marks to corners, light spotting, modern half-morocco, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, oblong folio, [c.1815-30].

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Russia.- Owen (Major Charles Henry) Sketches in the Crimea, lithograph title and 6 tinted lithographs with hand-colouring, one folding, title with short marginal tear and neat repair, occasional light spotting, contemporary morocco-backed boards, rebacked retaining original backstrip, bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Bobins I, 207], oblong folio, Paul and Dominic Colnaghi, 1856.

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[Peake (Richard Brinsley)] The Characteristic Costume of France..., first edition in book form, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 18 plates by Peake, plate-guards, some offsetting onto title, light foxing, bookplate to front pastedown, crushed red half morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, spine a little darkened, some light rubbing to joints, g.e., [Abbey, Travel 87; Bobins 544; Colas 2297], folio, William Fearman, 1819. *** Depicting a variety of scenes including arriving at Calais, fishermen, the interior of a coffee house, the Palais Royale, a gambling table, street characters, the catacombs and a morgue. Provenance: Sir David Lionel Godsmid-Stern-Salomons (armorial bookplate).

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Buckler (E. H.) Illustrations of the Collegiate Church of Southwell... with an Architectural Description by the Rev. J. F. Dimock, 9 hand-coloured lithographed plates, tissue-guards, original printed wrappers, spine neatly reinforced with green cloth (a little frayed at spine ends), light rubbing and creasing to covers, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Bobins 1428; not in Abbey or Tooley], folio, Simkin, Marshall, and Co., [1835]. *** Rare, we can trace no other hand-coloured examples at auction.

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Jessen (Heinrich) [Trachten aus Alt-Hamburg], with decorative lithographed title 'Album Hamburgischer Costume' incorporating 4 hand-coloured vignettes, 50 hand-coloured lithographed plates, mostly by Jessen, yellow tissue guards, some light foxing or soiling, original roan-backed decorative white glazed boards printed in gold, rubbed, [Bobins 455; Colas 1547], Hamburg, B.S.Berendsohn, [c.1850]. *** Album Hamburgischer Costume was first published in 1843-47 with text by F.G.Buek and 96 plates (see Colas 482). It was reissued under the title Trachten aus Alt-Hamburg with only 50 plates and no text, but this copy retains the original title. 

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Alken (Henry) Pigeon Shooting, etched frontispiece, light damp-staining, title fore-edge a little frayed, original plain wrappers, ink inscription to upper cover, light creasing to extremities, light staining, chipping to upper cover, preserved in custom cloth chemise, [not in Schwerdt], 8vo, Benjamin Barling, [c.1828]. *** Rare. "Dedicated, by permission, to the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Red House Club... This Print represents the Members of the Club shooting for the Gold Cup."

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Bunbury (Henry William) Fac similes of Sketches... Never Before Published, No.1 [all published], set of 7 hand-coloured lithographed plates by W.Hunt after Bunbury on 5 sheets, light marginal soiling, stitched in original buff printed wrappers, a little soiled and creased, slightly frayed at edges, preserved in folding chemise and custom drop-back box, [Bobins 1322; not in Abbey], folio, printed by C.Hullmandel for R.Ackermann, 1825. *** Scarce. Intended as a series of 4 issues, each with 5 plates, but only this first issue was published. Subjects include 'Dose-ing the Squire' and 'The Complete (April 1st) Angler'. Only two copies recorded at auction.

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Alken (Henry) [Hunting Discoveries], 7 hand-coloured soft-ground etched plates, each dated March 1 1817, first 2 plates with repaired marginal tears, some light foxing (mostly marginal), modern brown half morocco over marbled boards with green morocco label to upper cover, [Bobins 750; c.f. Schwerdt I, pp.22/23], oblong folio, S. and J. Fuller, 1817. *** A later issue of Sporting Discoveries, or the Miseries of Hunting, which was published a year earlier. 

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France.- Riguad (Jacques) [A Sett of Views in and about the City of Paris and other Palaces in France], 12 hand-coloured engraved plates, numbered by hand in upper corner, without letterpress title, light marginal soiling, original paper wrappers, rubbed and worn, chipping and small loss to corners and extremities, housed in modern cloth portfolio, [Bobins IV, 1466], oblong folio, [c.1770]. *** A rare suite of views of Paris and the Royal Palaces. 

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Alken (Henry) [Coursing], a set of 6 hand-coloured etched plates, some light spotting or toning and neat restoration, window-mounted with a modern letter-press title added, modern red crushed morocco, gilt, [Bobins 1376; Schwerdt pp. 19-20; Tooley 43], oblong folio, 1824. *** Comprising plates 20-25 from the 50-plate series The National Sports of Great Britain.

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Robertson (Archibald) A Topographical Survey of the Great Road from London to Bath and Bristol, 2 vol., first edition, without half-title in vol.1, with 65 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 11 engraved maps (all but one double-page), errata leaf at end of vol.2, very occasional light offsetting, one plate in vol.1 with small nick to outer margin repaired, a fine copy in handsome later green calf, elaborately tooled in gilt and blind, g.e., upper cover of vol.2 a little faded, very slightly rubbed at edges, rebacked, spines tooled in gilt and blind with red roan labels, [Abbey, Scenery 24, uncoloured; Bobins 714], 8vo, for the author, 1792. *** Rare to find the plates coloured.

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Egerton (Daniel Thomas) The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion, first edition,12 hand-coloured engraved plates, light scattered spotting, contemporary half calf with red morocco label to spine, upper cover detached, extremities rubbed, original upper wrapper bound in, [Abbey, Life 286; Bobins 642; Tooley 204], oblong folio, Thomas M'Lean, 1823 [watermark 1824] *** Rare first edition; illustrating the essential qualities of a fashionable beau, the captions below providing ironic commentary on the foibles of the time.

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Dighton (Robert) [Caricatures], album of 50 hand-coloured etchings, on wove paper, some with subject identified in faint contemporary hand in ink or pencil at foot (either within platemark or lower margin), stab-holes, some plates with light soiling or offsetting, first plate a little stained and with small hole to edge not affecting image, final plate a little spotted, one or two short marginal tears, later half morocco, uncut, rubbed, oblong folio, 1794-1815. *** A good collection of caricatures of figures of the day including Mother Goose of Oxford [Rebecca Howse, flower-seller], 1807; Old Q-uiz the old Goat of Piccadilly [Duke of Queensberry], 1796; Members of the Whig Club, 1798; John Bellingham, 1812; The Classical Almamater Coachman, Oxford [Mr Bobart], 1808; Agamemnon a great General, [Gen. Dalrymple] 1804; The Specious Orator [James Christie], 1794; A View of Norfolk [Duke of Norfolk], 1796; George the IIIrd, 1810.

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Aikman (James) An Account of the Tournament at Eglinton, revised and corrected by Several of the Knights, first edition, lithographed frontispiece and 4 double-page hand-coloured lithographed plates by Nichol after W. Gordon, scattered spotting, ink name to endpaper, original cloth, light sunning to spine and corners, spine ends a little chipped, [Bobins 1633], 4to, Edinburgh, Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder, 1839. 

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*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Alexander II (Emperor of Russia) Giostra corsa in Torino addi XXI di Febbraio, M DCCC XXXIX, nel passaggio di sua altezza imperiale e reale Alessandro Gran-Duca Principe Imperiale Ereditario di Russa., title printed in gold an silver, within decorative border incorporating the arms of Savoy, 7 hand-coloured lithographs, heightened with gum Arabic, signed f. Gonin 1839, occasional spotting, mostly marginal, occasional faint finger-soiling, bookplates, contemporary printed boards, bumping to corners, light soiling, weak joints, [Bobins II, 574], folio, Turin, Tipografia Chirio e Mina, 1839. *** Provenance: Libreria Antiquaria Mediolanum, Milano; bookplate of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1816-88), full name Eugenio Emanuele Giuseppe di Savoia Principe di Carignano. 

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Kunike (Adolf Friedrich) Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes von seinem Ursprunge bis zu seinem Ausflusse in das schwarze Meer, forward by Dr. Georg Rump, 264 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates, light damp-staining, occasional foxing and very light toning, creasing to letterpress leaves, ink inscription to foot of title, linen-backed map of the Danube loosely inserted, 20th century boards with 19th century spine, spine rubbed, [Bobins 1445], oblong folio, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. *** A complete set of this superb sequence of lithographs by Kunike following the course of the Danube from its source to the Black Sea.  The commission for producing the original drawings on which Kunike based his lithographs was initially undertaken by Rudolf Alt until his fear at the dangers inherent in the later reaches of the Danube as it entered the Ottoman Empire caused him to resign at the mid-point, leaving Ludwig Erminy to complete the sequence. We can trace no other complete hand-coloured set appearing at auction.

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Pollard (James) [Epsom], 6 colour aquatints, heightened with gum arabic, paper watermarked 'Whatman' and dated 1835 or 1837, light marginal finger-soiling, bookplate, contemporary roan-backed boards, number '12' to upper cover, upper cover sunned, rubbing to corners and spine extremities, housed in modern morocco-backed box, joints beginning to split, rubbed, [Bobins IV, 1402; Mellon/Snelgrove 23, p.134; Siltzer, p.222], oblong folio, [1835-36]. *** Provenance: Joel Spitz's copy with his bookplate and ink-stamp. 

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Lisle (Joe) Joe Lisle's Play Upon Words, letterpress title with quotation from Shakespeare, 40 hand-coloured aquatint plates with yellow & grey wash border, title water-stained, light soiling or staining, mostly marginal and affecting first and last few plates, first and last plate with minor marginal defects, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary half dark green roan, g.e., spine gilt, rubbed, spine repaired, [Bobins 870; Not in Abbey or Tooley], small oblong 4to, Thomas M'Lean, 1828 [plates watermarked 1828].

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Alken (Henry) [Fores's Hunting Sketches: the Right and Wrong Sort, or a Good and Bad Way of Going Across Country], 6 hand-coloured aquatints, heightened with gum arabic, without title, occasional light marginal spotting and staining, bookplate, near contemporary half-calf, rebacked and recornered, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, lightly sunned, [Bobins II, 763; Dixon 121; Schwerdt I, pp.179-80; Siltzer p.65], oblong folio, [1859].

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Victoria, Queen of England.- Fores' Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony of Her Majesty's Coronation June 28th, 1838, Sixte Feet Long..., hand-coloured aquatint panorama heightened with gum arabic, c.105 x 17,380 mm., on conjoined sheets and folding concertina-style, title in French to left-hand edge and in English to right, some light soiling and staining, particularly to small middle strip mounted on inside of spine, some tears to folds at centre, some repairs, folding into original cloth folder with metal clasps, upper cover titled and decorated in gilt, publisher's original paper labels to pastedowns, rubbed and faded, slightly stained, lower cover lacking clasp, rebacked preserving original spine, [Abbey, Life 539; Bobins 1303], oblong 8vo, Fores, 1838. *** Rare to find complete.

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Schetky (J. C.) A series of four sketches, illustrative of various situations of His Majesty's Ship Pique, on her homeward voyage, from the moment of her coming off the rocks on the coast of Labrador, until her being docked at Portsmouth, 4 hand-coloured lithographed plates, original printed wrappers, stitched spine renewed, some light creasing, preserved in custom chemise, [Abbey, Life 343; Bobins 62], oblong folio, Portsea, Trives & Maynard, 1835. *** Rare, WorldCat lists one copy only (Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, Ottawa). The H.M.S. Pique ran ashore in the Strait of Belle Isle near the Labrador Peninsula. She crossed the Atlantic without her rudder and taking on water, reaching Portsmouth a month later. On arrival the vessel was repaired and a large rock, which had plugged a hole in her hull and prevented her taking on more water, was removed. The rock remains on display in Portsmouth today.

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L'Allemand (Fritz) Die Kaiserlich Koniglich Oesterreichische Armee in Laufe Zweyer Jahrhunderte, lithographed title (lightly foxed) and 40 hand-coloured lithographed plates by L'Allemand, 19th century calf-backed boards, lettered in gilt on upper cover, light rubbing to extremities, repairs to corners, [Bobins 364; Colas 1742], oblong folio, Vienna, J. Bermann & Sohnn, [c.1846]. *** The pictorial history of Austrian uniform, displaying 240 outfits from 1600 to 1840.

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[Faesch (Johann Ludwig Wernhard), "Whirsker".] The Metamorphoses of Melpomene and Thalia, or Dramatic Characters of the French and Italian Comedies, letterpress titles in English & French, no contents leaf, 30 hand-coloured engraved plates after Faesch, 6 folding, some light foxing and offsetting, occasional spotting or staining, modern dark blue morocco, g.e., original marbled wrappers bound in (rubbed), very slight rubbing to joints of binding, [Bobins 558; Colas 3074],12mo, Robert Sayer, [1772]. *** A rare collection of theatrical engravings featuring named French actors and actresses in particular roles, first published in France in 1765 with only 23 plates. This English version, with the plates re-engraved, appears to be rarer: WorldCat records only 2 copies (Pierpont Morgan Library and Harvard), the latter being defective.

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[Alken (Henry)] [Six Drawings of Sporting Notions], later printed title, 6 pencil drawings, one with ink annotations to verso, light spotting, occasional light marginal staining, bookplate, modern half-morocco, fractional rubbing to corners and extremities, oblong folio, [1815-30]. *** Provenance: Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester's copy with his bookplate. Last sold as Lot 622 at Christie's, South Kensington on 30 October 2012. These sketches are preliminary drawings for Alken's famous 'Sporting Notions' series. 

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Reinhardt (Joseph) A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, titles and text in English and French, 30 hand-coloured aquatint plates, paper guards, occasional light marginal spotting or soiling but generally clean, English text leaf to plate XIV torn but no loss, original half red straight-grain morocco, paper label to upper cover, uncut, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine, corners repaired, [Bobins 496; Colas 2531; Not in Abbey], 4to, James Goodwin, [1828].  *** Colas regards this edition as superior to the first of 1822, the paper is heavier and the colouring "plus beau".

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Alken (Henry) Sporting Notions, first edition, complete set of 36 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings or etchings with aquatint, on thick paper with good margins, 1 plate ("Notions") with repaired tear running into plate margin, occasional very slight toning and some light finger-soiling to margins, title taken from upper wrapper, trimmed and laid onto card with ruled border, contemporary half morocco, morocco label to upper cover, gilt, extremities a little rubbed, g.e., [Bobins 1381; Schwerdt I p.23; Siltzer p.73; Tooley 54], folio, T.McLean, 1832-33. 

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Alken (Henry) Comparative Meltonians as They are and as They were by Ben Tally-Ho, letterpress title, 6 hand-coloured aquatints by G. Hunt after Alken, faint spotting to plate 4 (mostly marginal), original pink wrappers, a little rubbed, neat old repair to spine, light spotting, housed in modern morocco-backed cloth portfolio and slipcase, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Bobins IV, 1375; Dixon 53; Mellon/Snelgrove 18; Schwerdt I, p.13; Siltzer pp.59 & 71; Tooley 23], oblong folio, 1823 [watermarked J. Whatman 1822]. *** Provenance: Le Vivier Library. Sold at Christies, South Kensington, 30 October 2012, lot 40.'One of Alken's most brilliantly coloured hunting sets and one which is very rarely found in its original wrapper' (Schwerdt)

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