Contemporary Art.- Damase (Jacques) Sonia Delaunay. Rhythms and Colours, profusely illustrated in colour and black and white, original cloth, dust-jacket, short tear to spine head without loss, a little creased at extremities, rubbed, particularly at spine ends and corners, Thames & Hudson, 1972 § Polke (Sigmar) Achsenzeit Axial Age, full-page colour illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, slipcase, Cologne, 2009 § Jodidio (Philip) Piano. Renzo Piano Building Workshop 1966-2005, colour illustrations, many full-page, original boards, dust-jacket, preserved in original carboard packaging, Taschen, 2005; Galerie Daniel Blau. Andy Warhol. Oxidation Paintings Piss Paintings, colour illustrations, 3 folding, title with ink inscription "gift from Jörg Schmidt mai" to foot, list of thanks to final leaf with name Jörg Schmidt faintly underlined in red pen, original pictorial wrappers, very light rubbing to corners and joints, Munich, 1998; and a quantity of others contemporary art, v.s. (qty)
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Contemporary Art.- Evans (Cerith Wyn) The Curves of the Needle, colour illustrations, original printed wrappers, with original LP record within paper envelope, together housed within original presentation paper-covered box, some minor soiling, Bawag Foundation, 2005 § Opie (Julian) and Takashi Mizuki et al., Julian Opie, whole-page colour illustrations, original drab wrappers, a few very small stains, light creasing to spine, Himeno Kimi Japan, 2008 § Gunnarsson (Annika, editor) Jockum Nordstrom, A Stick in the Wood, colour illustrations throughout, original cloth, original pictorial slip-case, still encased within original cellophane wrapping, Gottingen, Steidl, 2005; and a c.65 others contemporary art, v.s. (c.70)
Crime & Police.- Foot (John) An Appeal to the Public, touching the Death of Mr. George Clarke, who received a Blow at Brentford...of which he languished and Died..., third edition, old ink inscription "Written by John Horne Tooke. C.J." at head of title, light spotting, modern calf-backed marbled boards, red roan label, [Wellcome III.39], R.Davis, 1769 § House of Commons. Report from the Committee on the State of the Police of the Metropolis..., original printed blue wrappers, uncut, rebacked and upper cover laid down, 1819; and another on London police, 8vo & folio (3)⁂ Although John Horne [Tooke]'s authorship of the first is open to question, it is certain that Horne was closely involved in the case. In 1768 he was intimately engaged with the return of Wilkes from the Continent and the famous Middlesex election. Horne had promoted the prosecution of Edward Quirk who, during a riot at the next election at Brentford (8 Dec. 1768), had killed a man, one George Clarke, by a blow to the head with a bludgeon. The Brentford killing is notable as a modest medico-legal cause célèbre. John Foot, a London surgeon, was professionally insulted when the convicted killer - largely convicted on Foot's own professional evidence of the medical results of the blow to the victim's head - had his conviction quashed by royal warrant on the grounds that death could have been caused by a previous medical condition unrelated to the blow. Foot's Appeal describes in detail his medical findings, including his examination of the skull and the brain, relates his evidence at the Old Bailey trial and his examination by a Court of Examining Surgeons at Surgeons Hall, and his anger at the verdict which challenged his professional integrity.
Contemporary Art.- Logan (Kent) and others. Post Modern Portraiture from the Logan Collection, original boards, very light mottling to covers, The Logan Collection Vail, 2005 § РУССКИЙ АВАНГАРД ИЗ КОЛЛЕКЦИИ МУЗЕЯ ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ [Russian Avant-Garde from the Collection Museum of Artistic Culture], profuse illustrations in colour throughout, text in Russian, original pictorial boards, 1998 § Bourgeois (Louise) and John Hutton Balfour. Nature Study, 2 vol., one of 1500 copies, housed together in printed slipcase (some light soiling), Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2008, profusely illustrated in colour, all but last with light toning to margins; and a quantity of others contemporary art, v.s. (qty)
Ruda (Jeffrey) Fra Filippo Lippi. Life and Work with a Complete Catalogue, Phaidon, 1993 § Clayton (Timothy) The English Print 1688-1802, jacket with faint surface scuffs, Yale University Press, 1997 § Fry (Roger) Transformations, Critical and Speculative Essays on Art, cloth slightly toned, jacket with light toning or soiling, some tears and chips, 1926, all with profuse illustrations, including in colour, the first mainly so and whole page, original cloth, dust-jackets; and a quantity of others art reference, mainly European pre 20th century, v.s. (qty)
NO RESERVE Wijdeveld (Hendrik) Wendingen: Frank Lloyd Wright, first edition in book form, photographic and other illustrations throughout, the odd short tear to edges, including to title, some soiling, contemporary pencil sketch to penultimate leaf, modern cloth with gilt border, green morocco label to spine, Santpoort, C.A. Mees, 1925 § Muthesius (Hermann) et al. Meister der innen Kunst. Charles Rennie Mackintosh Glasgow Haus eines Kunstfreundes, from an edition limited to 1000 copies, second edition, in facsimile, plates and plans, with decorative title, in colour, loose as issued, original cloth backed portfolio, with printed on-lay to upper cover, ribbons, Glasgow, The Fraser Press, 1991 § Grierson (Flora) Haunting Edinburgh, illustrated by Katherine Cameron, multiple colour plates, also plain plates, original pictorial cloth, spine ends lightly bumped, dust-jacker, some light toning and rubbing, Edinburgh, 1929; and 27 others early-mid 20th century, several art periodicals, including a worn copy of the Minotaure (no.1), v.s. (30)
Art.- 20th Century.- Woods (S.John) John Piper: Paintings, Drawings & Theatre Designs 1932-1954, original aquatint frontispiece and 4 lithographs by Piper, 3 colour, other illustrations in colour and black and white, endpapers spotted and lightly browned, margins toned, some light spotting to fore-edge, original cloth, spine ends and corners bumped, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine slightly faded, short tear to foot of upper panel without loss, some other small chips or tiny tears to edges, some surface soiling, New York, 1955 § Hobbs (Robert) Milton Avery, illustrations, most colour, original cloth, lightly toned at extremities, dust-jacket, lower panel with price-sticker removed, light sunning to spine and portion of lower panel, light rubbing to joints, New York, 1990; and a quantity of others, mainly 20th century art, v.s. (qty)
NO RESERVE Afghanistan.- Yate (Lieutenant A. C.) England and Russia Face to Face in Asia. Travels with the Afghan Boundary Commission, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title, frontispiece, 4 plates, folding map, lacking large map in pocket at end, original cloth, some marking and staining, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners bumped and a little frayed, 8vo, 1887.⁂ Rare signed, we can trace no other presentation copies at auction.
America.- Florida.- Cory (Charles B.) Hunting and Fishing in Florida, including a Key to the Water Birds, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, 2 pp. advertisements at end, bookplate, original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Boston, Mass., 1896 § Deland (Margaret) Florida Days, colour frontispiece, plates and illustrations, ex-library with label, ink- and blind-stamps, light soiling to title and frontispiece, cracked hinges, old tape marks to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, gilt, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1889 § Townshend (F. Trench) Wild Life in Florida, frontispiece, title in red and black, one map, all linen-backed, ex-library with occasional blind- and ink-stamps, occasional marginal soiling, modern cloth, 1875; and others on Florida, 8vo (5).
America.- Hunting.- Turner-Turner (J.) Three Years' Hunting and Trapping in American and the Great North-West, first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, 2 maps, advertisements at end, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1888 § Whitehead (Charles F.) The Camp-fires of the Everglades or Wild Sports in the South, frontispiece, plates, tissue-guards, advertisements at end, scattered faint spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, light spotting, bumping to corners, chipping and small loss to spine extremities, Edinburgh, 1891 § Roosevelt (Theodore) & George Bird Grinnell, editors. American Big-Game Hunting. The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club, frontispiece, plates, one or two small marginal stains, original pictorial cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, New York, 1893; and others similar. 4to & 8vo (9)
America.- Rocky Mountains.- van Tramp (John C.) Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures, or, Life in the West, Columbus, frontispiece, plates, occasional light marginal finger-soiling, contemporary calf, cracked upper joint becoming loose, a little rubbed, 1869 § Bowles (Samuel) Across the Continent: a Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains ..., folding colour map frontispiece, short tear with old tape repair, scattered spotting, cracked hinges, original cloth, light spotting, bumping to corners and extremities, Springfield, Mass, 1866 § Bird (Isabella L.) A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains, half-title, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, ex-library with ink-stamp to half-title, cracked hinges, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1885; and others similar, 8vo (5).
Australia.- Macgillivray (John) Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake... during the years 1846-1850. Including discoveries and surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade archipelago...to which is added...the exploration of the Cape of York peninsula, 2 vol., first edition, engraved folding map and 13 plates after T. Huxley & others (2 engraved, the remainder lithographed, including 7 tinted), wood-engraved illustrations, advertisement slip for Napier's War in the Peninsular tipped-in to vol.2, remains of advertisement slip for Rae's Franklin loosely inserted in vol.1, ex-Brooklyn Public library copy with ink and perforated stamps to titles, perforated stamp within image of most plates, map with perforated stamp, short tears or splits, and laid down, occasional perforated stamp within text, preliminaries of vol.1 all but detached, some chipping, including preliminaries of vol.1., occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, brown water-staining to final 2 plates of vol.2, mostly marginal, but touching caption and small part of image on the second, modern dark brown half morocco, spines with double leather labels, [Bagnall 3260; Ferguson 11972; Hill (2004) 1060; Wantrup 145], 8vo, T. & W. Boone, 1852.⁂ 'A very important voyage of exploration and scientific research' (Ferguson). John MacGillivray served as the chief naturalist on the Rattlesnake. The voyage was part of a series of hydrographical expeditions undertaken by the Admiralty, and aimed to chart the Great Barrier Reef, and the northern and southern coastlines of New Guinea. Ports visited included Rio de Janeiro; Simon Bay, South Africa; Port Louis, Mauritius; Hobart Town, Tasmania; Sydney, New South Wales; Bay of Islands, New Zealand; and Stanley, The Falkland Islands.
![NO RESERVE Istanbul.- Eldem (Sedad Hakki) Reminiscences of Istanbul [and the Bosphorus] 2 vol., first edition, photographic i](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/69bcca23-469c-4008-9657-b069008e4a46/2aadf2ce-fb2c-40f2-9381-b06900920ce7/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE Istanbul.- Eldem (Sedad Hakki) Reminiscences of Istanbul [and the Bosphorus] 2 vol., first edition, photographic illustrations throughout in sepia, original cloth, small stain upper cover vol. 2, some minor scuffing, Istanbul, 1979 § Ertug (Ahmet) Istanbul, Gateway to Splendour, first edition, photographic illustrations in colour, original cloth, dust-jacket, small tears and chips, light surface scuffing, original pictorial slip-case, 1986, folio (3)
Burke (Edmund) Speech...on Moving his Resolutions for Conciliation with the Colonies, March 22, 1775, second edition, 1775; Speech...on Presenting to the House of Commons...a Plan for the better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Oeconomical Reformation of the Civil and other Establishments, first authorized edition, first impression, 1780; A Speech...at the Guildhall, in Bristol...upon Certain Points relative to his Parliamentary Conduct, first edition, first impression, 1780, together 3 works in 1 vol., all lacking half-titles, occasional spotting, light marginal water-staining to a few leaves of final work, contemporary manuscript notes to pastedowns including a table of population figures for the Suffolk town of Haverhill in 1831 to rear, contemporary marbled boards, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked in calf, J.Dodsley; and 3 others, politics, 8vo (4)
Botany.- Jones (Paul) Flora Superba, from an edition limited to 406 copies signed by the illustrator, colour frontispiece and 15 plates, tissue-guards, original half-vellum by Zaehnsdorf, slipcase, a little rubbed, Tryon Press, 1971 § Pratt (Anne) The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns of Great Britain, 4 vol. only, of 6 (lacking vol.2 & 6), lithograph colour plates and frontispieces, scattered spotting, hinges cracked, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, spine detached vol.1, rubbed at head vol.3, wearing loose vol.5, g.e. [c.1870] § Thompson (Robert) & Thomas Moore. The Gardener's Assistant, vol. 1 & 2 only, new edition, frontispieces, plates, and illustrations, light scattered spotting, contemporary calf-backed cloth, some rubbing at extremities, 1904, v.s. (7)
Medicine.- Bell (Charles) An Essay on the Forces which circulate the Blood, first edition, lacking half-title, title spotted and loose, some light marginal soiling, modern half red morocco, spine very lightly faded, 1819 § Adams (Joseph) Memoirs of the Life and Doctrines of the late John Hunter, Esq., second edition, engraved silhouette portrait, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, light damp-staining, modern half calf, 1818; and 2 others including vol.1 only of Bell's Surgical Observations of 1816 (lacking a preliminary leaf but with all 15 engraved plates), 8vo et infra (4)
Medicine.- Cheselden (William) A Treatise on the High Operation of the Stone, first edition, 17 engraved plates, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, occasional light soiling or browning but generally clean and bright, penultimate plate stained at foot affecting corner of image, ex-library copy with old ink stamp to title and verso of plates, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed and marked, gilt library stamp to foot of upper cover, rebacked, corners repaired, 8vo, for John Osborn, 1723.⁂ Classic work on lithotomy by the leading practitioner at the time.
Medicine.- Earle (Henry) Practical Observations in Surgery, first edition, 3 engraved plates, 2 folding, a few contemporary ink annotations and corrections, pencil sketches and markings to margins, some light soiling or browning, a few spots, worming to lower margin of plates, ex-library copy with old red ink stamp to title and some other leaves, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving old spine, 1823 § Liston (Robert) Elements of Surgery, 3 parts in 1, first edition, undated issue, ?lacking half-title, occasional spotting, contemporary half calf, spine faded, [1832], both rubbed, 8vo (2)⁂ The first includes a description of Earle's invention of a bed for cases of fracture of the leg, which became the modern hospital bed and for which he was awarded the gold medal of the Society of Arts.The second item is the first English surgical textbook to devote considerable discussion to various plastic procedures.
Medicine.- Pott (Percivall) A Treatise on Ruptures, 1756; An Account of a particular kind of Rupture, frequently attendant upon New-born Children..., lacking half-title, 1757; Observations on that Disorder of the Corner of the Eye, commonly called Fistula Lachrymalis, a few pencil annotations, 1758, together 3 works in 1 vol., first editions, some light spotting, Haskell F.Norman's copy with his book-label, also old book-label of E.Pacifico, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine preserving old red roan label, 8vo, C.Hitch & L.Hawes⁂ The first mentioned is Pott's first book; a classic study of hernia, and the most important book on the subject since the sixteenth century.
Medicine.- Pott (Percivall) Remarks on the Disease, commonly called a Fistula in Ano, engraved plate, advertisement leaf at end, foxing at beginning and end, modern roan-backed cloth, spine rubbed, 1765; An Account of the Method of obtaining a Perfect or Radical Cure of the Hydrocele, or Watry Rupture, 2 engraved plates (very lightly offset), modern half calf, red morocco label, 1771 § Keate (T.) Cases of the Hydrocele..., folding engraved plate printed in bistre, small embossed stamp to upper outer corner of title, old boards, rubbed, rebacked, J.Walter, 1788 § Curling (T.B.) A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Testis..., second edition, wood-engraved illustrations, light spotting at beginning and end, original cloth, upper cover marked, spine faded, 1856 § Baillie (Matthew) , all but the third first editions, 8vo, the first two L.Hawes, W.Clarke, & R.Collins (4)⁂ The first is probably the greatest English classic of colon-rectal surgery; the second is Pott's supplement to hisTreatise on the Hydrocele, which expands his account of his use of the seton.
Pasteur (Louis) Études sur le Vinaigre, sa fabrication, ses maladies, moyens de les prévenir, first edition, half-title, illustrations, a few pencil annotations and markings, light staining at beginning and end, contemporary cloth, rubbed, Paris, 1868 § Wöhler (F.), J.Liebig & Hermann Kopp, editors. Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie, Band CXXXVII-CXL in 1 vol., plates, some folding, ex-research library copy with stamps, contemporary half calf, rubbed, spine worn, Leipzig & Heidelberg, 1866, 8vo (2)⁂ The second includes 'Untersuchungen über aromatische Verbindungen' by August Kekulé, his important work on the structure of benzene.
Prichard (James Cowles) The Natural History of Man, first edition, without the accompanying folio maps (as usual), half-title, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 33 plates, 5 plain plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, a few plates trimmed with small loss to imprint, plain plates lightly foxed and with some minor damp-staining to foot, the odd spot elsewhere, occasional very light soiling (mainly to first few leaves), modern blue half morocco, spine gilt in compartments and with red morocco label, 8vo, 1843.
Trotter (Thomas) Medicina Nautica: an Essay on the Diseases of Seamen..., 3 vol., first edition, with half-title in vol.2 and engraved plate in vol.3 (bound as frontispiece), lacking engraved portrait frontispiece, lacking 4pp. advertisements at end of vol.2, faint trace of library stamp to titles and plate but unobtrusive, occasional light foxing but generally clean, plate a little offset on title of vol.3, N4 in vol.1 and L8 in vol.2 torn and repaired, a few other minor marginal tears, modern half speckled calf, black morocco labels, [Wellcome V, 301], 8vo, T.Cadell, Jun. & W.Davies, 1797-1803.⁂ Important work on the health and conditions of sailors on board ship, with accounts of the various diseases encountered and recommendations for improvements in living conditions and sanitation. The work led to the adoption of taking limes to sea as a prevention against scurvy and of smallpox vaccination amongst sailors.
Agriculture.- Hunter (Alexander) Georgical essays, first collected edition, 3 folding engraved plates, final advertisement f. for Hunter's edition of John Evelyn's Silva, first plate with marginal tear, a little offsetting, some spotting or foxing, mostly lightly browned (edges of title little darker), contemporary polished calf, gilt spine in compartments and with light red morocco label, some staining, little rubbed at extremities, [Fussell p.92; Goldsmiths' 11558], a solid copy, York, Printed by A. Ward, for J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall; T. Cadell, in the Strand, [& others], 1777 § [Harte (Walter)] Essays on Husbandry, 2 parts in 1, first edition, 5 engraved plates, woodcut illustrations, errata f., ink inscription to head of title, plates offsetting and themselves with offsetting from text, some spotting, lightly browned, modern half calf, spine in compartments and with burgundy leather label, [British Bee Books 114; Fussell p.45-46; Hunt 608 (second edition); Perkins 758 (later edition)], Printed for W. Frederick in Bath, 1764; and 2 others, 18th century Agriculture, 8vo (4)⁂ The first mentioned contains a wide range of essays on agricultural subjects by Hunter and others. Subjects include pineapples, seaweed, potatoes, carrots, and cabbages.
Boys (William) Testacea minuta rariora...A Collection of the Minute and Rare Shells, lately discovered in the Sand of the Sea Shore near Sandwich, first edition, 3 engraved plates after drawings by George Walker, light offsetting, original boards with small paper label 'G.Walker's Minute Shells' to upper cover, a little rubbed and marked, crudely rebacked in roan (worn), [Nissen ZBI 524], 4to, printed by J. March, sold by B. White...and at Faversham, by the Author, [1784].⁂ With loosely-inserted typed sheet listing 'Field Meeting to Faversham, Kent, on Sunday 2nd. May 1965' led by Michael Kerney for the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, with the purpose of collecting Acicula fusca "for which this is the type of locality" and referring to both this work and Montagu's Testacea Britannica. "About a dozen other species of land and freshwater Mollusca are recorded by Walker from the neighbourhood of Faversham, and it will be interesting to see how many of these can still be found today".Also inserted is a photocopy of Kerney's article 'Non-marine Mollusca from Faversham, Kent, figures by George Walker in 1784' for the Journal of Conchology vol.29 1976.
![Coinage.- [Lowndes (William)] A Report Containing an Essay for the Amendment of the Silver Coins, only edition, light soiling](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/69bcca23-469c-4008-9657-b069008e4a46/fee49938-106b-4293-845c-b069009230ca/468x382.jpg)
Coinage.- [Lowndes (William)] A Report Containing an Essay for the Amendment of the Silver Coins, only edition, light soiling and staining, marginal worming touching a few letters, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt with red roan label, [Goldsmiths' 3131; Kress 1908; Wing L3323], by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1695 § Considerations on the Scarcity of Gold and Silver Coin of Scotland, only edition, modern cloth, [Kress 6001; Not in Goldsmiths'], Edinburgh, W.Miller, 1762 § William III 7 & 8. An Act for Granting to His Majesty several Rates or Duties upon Houses, for making Good the Deficiency of the Clipped Money, 1696; An Act to Incourage the Bringing Plate into the Mint to be Coined, and for the further Remedying the ill State of the Coin of the Kingdom, 1696, the last two black letter, stained, modern cloth, by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb; and 2 others on coinage including an Act of 1816, 8vo & folio (6)⁂ By the end of the 17th century English coinage was in a poor state, with many clipped or forged coins in circulation. William Lowndes (1652-1724) was appointed Secretary to the Treasury in 1695 and his commissioned report proposed devaluation. This provoked a debate with the philosopher John Locke who advocated a full recoinage without devaluation.
Beattie (James) Dissertations Moral and Critical, first edition, half-title, engraved Oldham of Doverdale bookplate, contemporary tree calf, gilt, rebacked preserving red roan label, corners repaired, W.Strahan, T.Cadell, W.Creech, 1783 § Paley (William) The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy, first edition, half-title, contemporary ink signature of Shirley Perkins to title and engraved bookplate of S.F.Steele Perkins, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rebacked, R.Faulder, 1785, some light foxing, rubbed, 4to (2)
Government & Constitution.- James (Charles) A Correction of Abuses in Government..., ?only edition, contemporary ink signature of G.Ricketts to half-title, a few pencil annotations & markings, bookplate of Edward Ricketts, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, corners repaired, 1792 § Matius. Aeolus: or, the Constitutional Politician, with the Remarks of a Briton on the Trial of the Irish Chairmen..., only edition, half-title, engraved title-vignette, light spotting or browning, later half calf, joints split, S.Bladon, 1770 § Paine (Thomas) Dissertation on First-Principles of Government, second edition, lightly water-stained, no endpapers, contemporary limp boards, title in manuscript to upper cover, stained, [Goldsmiths' 16489], Daniel Isaac Eaton, 1795 § De Lolme (J.L.) The Constitution of England, or An Account of the English Government, first edition in English, foxing, ex-library copy with embossed stamp to title and ink stamp to verso, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with red roan label, 1775, all rubbed; and 12 others on parliament, the constitution, privilege etc., 8vo & 4to (16)⁂ The first is rare with only 5 copies listed on Library Hub. The "Constitutional Politician" in the second item is John Wilkes.
Trade & Excise.- House of Commons. Report (The) of the Committee...To whom the Petition of the Royal Lustring-Company... was Referred... relating to the Smuggling Trade, first edition, initial imprimatur leaf (lightly stained and frayed at edges), with final leaf 'The Names of such other Persons as the House of Commons have Order'd to be Prosecuted in Westminster-Hall for the said Smuggling Trade, and Corresponding with the Enemy, during the War', stab-holes, modern cloth, uncut, [Goldsmiths' 3496; Kress 2095; Wing E2705], E.Whitlock, 1698 § [Davenant (Charles)] An Essay upon the Probable Methods of making a People Gainers in the Ballance of Trade, second edition, 6 folding tables, author's name supplied in ink on title, engraved Johnstone bookplate, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, worming to joints, [Goldsmiths' 3651; Kress 2216; Wing D310], James Knapton, 1700 § Symons (Jellinger) The Excise Laws abridged, second edition, contemporary ink signature of J.Ingilby to head of title and upper cover, ink markings to text and notes to rear pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked, J.Nourse, 1775 § Plan of National Improvement..., only edition, printed on thick paper, contemporary ink inscription of B.Balfour to head of title, original boards, uncut, name to upper cover, rebacked, new endpapers, [Goldsmiths' 18613; Kress B.4718], 1803, the last three rubbed; and 6 others on trade, v.s. (10)⁂ The first concerns the production of "lustrings" (a light, glossy, black silk) begun by the Royal Lustring Company in 1688, but the trade had largely collapsed by 1698, the number of operating looms having shrunk from over 700 to fewer than 50. Under its Royal Charter the Company enjoyed a monopoly in England and French imports were prohibited, which presumably led to a significant increase in smuggling. The Committee's investigation was both thorough and lengthy, the consequent report throwing considerable light on the organisation of the contraband trade. ESTC describes the final leaf as being blank but the leaf present here is obviously part of the work and always has been, to judge by the stab-holes.
![NO RESERVE Agriculture.- [Kett (Henry)] An Essay on Wastes in General, and on Mosswold in particular, only edition, light fox](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/69bcca23-469c-4008-9657-b069008e4a46/fd42ff12-391c-4f2b-aac1-b069009231c4/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE Agriculture.- [Kett (Henry)] An Essay on Wastes in General, and on Mosswold in particular, only edition, light foxing to title, modern bookplate of R.C.Fiske, stitched in original blue wrappers, uncut, a little foxed and frayed at edges, small hole to upper wrapper, preserved loose in modern cloth folder, [Goldsmiths' 15131], 8vo, Norwich, J.Crouse and W.Stevenson, 1792.⁂ Concerning enclosure. Mosswold or Mousehold is described as "a large district in Norfolk" and the essay seeks to show that the supposed loss to the poor by the enclosure of commons is more than compensated for by an increase in paid work and a consequent diminishment of "the nuisance of beggars, and a more confirmed extirpation of sloth amongst some parts of the peasantry".Scarce; ESTC records 4 UK copies (BL, Cambridge University Library, Royal Agricultural Society of England, Senate House Library) plus one at Yale.
Bates (Ely) A Cursory View of Civil Government, first edition, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, [Not in Goldsmiths' or Kress], 1797 § Pye (Henry James) Sketches on Various Subjects: Moral, Literary, and Political, second edition, browned, staining to a few leaves, bookplate of Rev.William Long, contemporary sprinkled sheep, scuffed, rebacked, red roan label, 1797 § Select Pieces on Commerce, Natural Philosophy, Morality, Antiquities, History, &c., only edition, contemporary calf, splits to joints, [Not in Goldsmiths or Kress; ESTC lists only 2 UK copies (BL & Bodleian)], for the translator, [1754] § Palmer (John) Observations in Defence of the Liberty of Man, as a Moral Agent: in answer to Dr.Priestley's Illustrations of Philosophical Necessity, first edition, half-title, light marginal water-staining, ex-library copy with label to pastedown but no stamps, later half calf, 1799 § [Shaw (Peter)] The Reflector: representing Human Affairs..., first edition, contemporary ink signature of W.Maule and old ink stamp "Cardus" to title, a little browned, contemporary calf, rebacked, new endpapers, 1750, all but the first rubbed; and 6 others, similar, 8vo (11)
Roads.- Cumming (Alexander) Observations on the Effects which Carriage Wheels, with Rims of Different Shapes, have on the Roads, second edition, two folding engraved plates, one mounted on stub as frontispiece, some light spotting, ex-library copy with stamp to verso of title and label, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, W.Bulmer & Co., 1799 § Phillips (Robert) A Dissertation concerning the Present State of the High Roads of England...[&] a New Method of Repairing and Maintaining them, first edition, 8 engraved plates, one folding, lacking advertisement leaf at end, title soiled, stab-holes, modern marbled boards, L.Gilliver & J.Clarke, 1737; and 2 others on roads and their vehicles, 4to & 8vo (4)⁂ The first is a scarce treatise by Cumming, a watchmaker and mechanic.
![Europe.- Sketches on the Intrinsic Strength, Military and Naval Force of France and Russia, Part I [all published], only edit](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/69bcca23-469c-4008-9657-b069008e4a46/a19062d2-56bf-47eb-a4b6-b06900923611/468x382.jpg)
Europe.- Sketches on the Intrinsic Strength, Military and Naval Force of France and Russia, Part I [all published], only edition, printed on thick paper, title light soiled and with small stain, with slip pasted over imprint, contemporary tree calf, rebacked, corners repaired, [Kress B4736], Hague, 1803 § Stuart (Gilbert) A View of Society in Europe..., second edition, half-title, errata leaf at end, old marbled boards, rebacked and recornered in calf, 1782 § [Denham (Thomas)] The Temporal Government of the Pope's State, first edition, lacking front free endpaper, bookplate removed from pastedown, contemporary calf, J.Johnson, 1788 § Clarke (Thomas B.) A Statistical View of Germany, first edition, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, [Goldsmiths' 14085], C.Dilly, 1790, all rubbed; and 15 others on Europe, 4to & 8vo (19)⁂ The third item is a comprehensive, damning, and seemingly reasonably objective survey of the civil administration and political economy of the Vatican State during the papacy of Pius VI (1775-1799).
Northern Imprints.- Parquot (P.D.) Plenty, following Scarcity, first edition, wood-engraved tail-pieces, 10pp. list of subscribers at end, modern half calf, uncut, Liverpool, 1803 § Association among Protestant Schoolmasters in the North of England, for the Support of their Aged Brethren, Widows, and Orphans. An Address to the Public in behalf of..., ?second edition, light browning, modern marbled boards, Newcastle, M.Angus, 1788 § Milnes (Richard) The Warning Voice of a Hermit Abroad..., only edition, double column, original boards, uncut, rubbed, rebacked, Wakefield, for the author, 1825 § Atkinson (Charles) The Life and Adverntures of an Eccentric Traveller, only edition, woodcut frontispiece, plate and illustrations, original boards, uncut, rubbed and marked, rebacked with old marbled paper, York, for the author, 1818; and 6 others with Northern imprints, v.s. (10)⁂ The first is largely a chronological diary of imports and exports of grain, and the consequences of government action from September 1800 to the end of 1801. It is rare with Library Hub recording only one copy of this first edition (Manchester Public Library). The extensive list of subscribers is almost entirely made up of Liverpool residents including the banker, lawyer and art-collector William Roscoe. The second item is one of two editions listed by ESTC, of 1774 and 1788 respectively. Both are extremely rare, ESTC lists only the British Library copy of either.
Naval & Military.- McArthur (John) Principles and Practice of Naval and Military Courts Martial, 2 vol., second edition, some light foxing, engraved bookplate of Edward Codrington, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, red morocco labels, 1805 § Whitelocke (Lt. Gen. John) The Proceedings of a General Court Martial...for the Trial..., first edition, 2 folding engraved maps, some spotting, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, 1808 § Fabrigas (Anthony) The Proceedings at Large, in a Cause on an Action brought...against Lieutenant General John Mostyn, Governor of the Island of Minorca...for False Imprisonment and Banishment from Minorca to Carthagena in Spain, first edition, erratic pagination, title and final leaf soiled, modern cloth, G.Kearsly, 1773; and 2 others, similar, 8vo & folio (7)⁂ McArthur was sometime secretary to Admiral Lord Viscount Hood and had been an officiating judge advocate at various Naval Courts Martial during the American War. In the first volume is a "chronological list of the principal trials by Naval Court Martial under the existing laws" with the date of trial, name of defendant, rank, ship, nature of charges or offences, how proved, and the sentence imposed.Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851), naval officer, commanded a ship at Trafalgar, was appointed rear-admiral in 1814, and became commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean fleet in 1827.General Whitelocke's court-martial was the inevitable consequence of his enormous and disastrous ill-judged, and ill-directed, campaign against Spanish forces in Buenos Aires and the Plate region of South America in May-July 1807.The last resulted in a judgment in favour of the plaintiff, Anthony Fabrigas, a gentleman-farmer, and the award to him of £3000 damages with all costs. This is one of two different editions of this year. ESTC records only 2 UK copies of this edition (BL and St John's College, Cambridge) with 5 more in North America.
Naval.- Naval Economy: exemplified in Conversations between a Member of Parliament and the Officers of a Man of War, during a Winter's Cruize..., first edition, contemporary ink signature to head of title (cropped), modern boards, 1811 § Pering (Richard) A Reply to some strictures in the Quarterly Review, (No.XIX.) on Indian-Built Ships..., first edition, presentation copy from the author to J.D.Thompson inscribed at head of title (shaved), title soiled, modern boards, Plymouth-Dock, 1814 § [Palinurus]. Familiar Letters, from an Elder to a Younger Brother, serving for his freedom in the Trinity-House, Newcastle upon Tyne, first edition, half-title, with final errata/advertisement leaf, light foxing, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, Newcastle, for the author, by L.Dinsdale, 1785 § Royal Naval Annuitant Society, Devonport. Rules and Regulations..., first edition, with contemporary ownership inscription of Lt.Richard Bastard to front free endpaper and signed certificates for his wives and daughters to be his beneficiaries from the society in text, tipped in or loosely inserted, contemporary mottled sheep, rubbed, Devonport, Congdon & Hearle, 1824; Rules & Regulations..., original printed blue wrappers, 1d red postage stamp pasted to upper cover, frayed at edges, Plymouth, 1862; and 5 others, naval or maritime, 8vo et infra (10)⁂ The first is an interesting examination, by means of dialogue, between an anonymous M.P. and the officers of an early 19th century Royal Navy warship, on the state of the Navy. Focusing particularly upon the state of existing masts and sails, the author promotes the funding and provisioning of improvements in naval equipment, at the same time as also revealing the subtleties of the command structure and the professional expectations of the officer class in the Royal Navy. Rare, with only 2 copies on Library Hub (BL & National Maritime Museum, although third edition specified) and WorldCat adding 2 copies in America.The Royal Naval Annuitant Society had been established in 1823 to provide annuities for dependents of deceased members. Lt. Richard Bastard served in the Royal Navy from 1798-1834. Library Hub lists a few of the Society's Rules and Regulations but none earlier than 1825 (although Plymouth Library does apparently have a copy of this 1824 edition).
NO RESERVE Drawing.- Pyne (William Henry) Rustic Figures, in Imitation of Chalk, 36 soft-ground etchings on thick wove paper, occasional light soiling or browning, contemporary half calf, lacking label from upper cover, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked, 4to, R.Ackermann, 1813.⁂ Featuring agricultural labourers, tradespeople and crafts, including lace-making, spinning, selling wares & produce, and fishing.
Naval Impressment.- Urquhart (Thomas) Letters on the Evils of Impressment with the Outline of a Plan for Doing them Away...[including 'A Letter to Wm. Wilberforce, Esq. M.P. on the subject of Impressment; calling on him...to prove those Feelings of Sensibility they expressed in the Cause of Inhumanity on Negro Slavery, by acting with the same ardour and zeal in the cause of British Seamen'], second edition, with tipped-in A.L.s. from Mrs. William Wilberforce to Dr.B.Seth Watson requesting him to call "as early as he can this morning...Mrs. Wilberforce feels very unwell & is anxious to see Dr Watson", light water-staining to upper edge, original boards, uncut, spine rubbed and chipped, [Sabin 98145], 8vo, 1816. ⁂ A loosely-inserted letter from Francis Edwards Ltd. notes that Mrs.Wilberforce is requesting the doctor in regard to her husband's health but it appears to be Mrs Wilberforce herself who is unwell.
Davies (John) A Collection of the most important cases respecting Patents of Invention and the Rights of Patentees, first edition, half-title, contemporary ink signature of John Masterman to head of title, light foxing, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, new endpapers, 1816 § Society for the Illustration and Encouragement of Practical Science. Gallery for the Exhibition of Objects blending Instruction with Amusement, Adelaide Street...Catalogue for 1836, thirteenth edition, folding frontispiece, modern cloth, [1835]; and 2 others, science, 8vo (4)
Maritime.- Congreve (Maj. Gen Sir William) A Description of the Sights, or, Instruments for Pointing Guns...for the Use of the Navy...., second edition, half-title, 3 engraved plates, 2 folding, contemporary ink inscription of Henry Beaufoy to head of title, light marginal water-staining, original boards, rubbed, rebacked, folio, 1819.⁂ A relatively little-known contribution to military technology by William Congreve (1772-1828), best known now for his designs for military rockets. Among the 18 or so patents taken out by Congreve between May 1808 and February 1827, none appears, however, to be for his gun sights. First published the previous year Library Hub list 3 copies of the first edition and 2 of the second (BL & National Maritime Museum).Henry Beaufoy was a son of the astronomer and physicist Mark Beaufoy (1764-1827), a founder member of the Society for the Improvement of Naval Architecture. It was Henry who in 1834 was to publish his father's experimental research into the relationship between hull shapes and water resistance.
Maritime.- Griffiths (Capt. Anselm John) Observations on some Points of Seamanship; with Practical Hints on Naval Œconomy, first edition, list of subscribers at end, light spotting, bookplate, ink signature to front pastedown, contemporary half green roan, gilt, a little rubbed, spine slightly faded, Cheltenham, 1824 § Rocco (Francesco) A Manual of Maritime Law, translated by Joseph Reed Ingersoll, first edition in English, half-title, water-stained, contemporary half sheep, contemporary ink signatures to upper cover (and title), rubbed, rebacked, new endpapers, Philadelphia, 1809 § House of Commons. Report from the Committee on Mr. Greathead's Petition, respecting his new Invention of a Life-Boat, first separate edition, title lightly browned and with small old ink library stamp to foot, modern boards, 1802 § Francis' Patent Metallic Life Boats, manufactured at the Novelty Iron Works, New-York, plate depicting rescue using the lifeboat from a wreck off the coast of New Jersey, light foxing, original cloth, New York, 1850, 8vo (2)⁂ The first is a manual for naval men by an experienced Royal Navy officer, with much of great interest on both the management and human side of the early 19th century Royal Navy and which proposes a more humane navy. The list of subscribers includes 57 Admirals and "Fran. W.Austen, C.B.", the elder brother of Jane Austen, who went on to have a distinguished naval career, was knighted in 1860 and became Admiral of the Fleet in 1863.
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[Morgan (John Minter)] The Reproof of Brutus, first edition, lacking half-title, with engraved frontispiece, presentation copy from the author to the United Service Club with 6 page manuscript proposal for a residential college for junior officers signed by Morgan and bound in at beginning (loose), library label with note of presentation to front free endpaper, later half calf, 1830 § [Erskine (Thomas)] Armata: a Fragment, 2 parts in 1, second edition, title torn and repaired, light foxing and soiling, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, [Goldsmiths' 21948 & 21950], 1817 § Modern Patriots; a Poetical Letter to T.S.W.Samwell, Esq. By Publius Florus, only edition, light spotting, modern cloth, slightly stained, 1816, rubbed; and 5 others, literature, v.s. (8)⁂ The first is a political poem by a devotee of Robert Owen and his co-operative movement. His manuscript note proposes a college for 400 families which would provide accommodation, education, sporting facilities, entertainment etc., paid for by selling shares and affording a profitable investment.The second is a political romance and utopian novel concerning an imaginary voyage to a parallel earth, by the lawyer and politician Thomas Erskine. It is the first work of science fiction by a Scottish author.The third item is a political verse in the form of almost a running commentary on Lord Liverpool's Tory administration. Rare; Library Hub lists one copy only (BL).
Tuckett (J.D.) A History of the Past and Present State of the Labouring Population, 2 vol., first edition, original cloth, paper labels, spines faded, 1846 § Parsons (Rev. Benjamin) Tracts for Fustian Jackets and Smock Frocks, No.1-18 in 1 vol., [a complete set], first edition, soiled at beginning and end, first leaf becoming detached, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, corners repaired, [1848-49] § [Tufnell (E.C.)] Character, Object, and Effects of Trades' Unions, first edition, 16pp. publishers' catalogue at end, light soiling and water-staining, modern wrappers preserving original wrappers, paper label to upper cover, uncut, [Goldsmiths' 28804; Kress C.3884], 1834 § Hole (James) Lectures on Social Science and the Organization of Labor, first separate edition, damp-stained, contemporary half calf, 1851 § Bernard (Sir Thomas) On the Supply of Employment and Subsistence for the Labouring Classes..., first edition, half-title, modern cloth, [Goldsmiths' 21693; Kress B.6867], 1817, the first three rubbed; and 14 others on labourers, radicalism, trades' unions etc., 8vo (20)
Children.- Worsley (Rev. Henry) Juvenile Depravity. £100. Prize Essay, first edition, 12pp. publisher's catalogue at end, 1849 § Beggs (Thomas) An Inquiry into the Extent and Causes of Juvenile Depravity, first edition, 8pp. publisher's catalogue at end, [Goldsmiths 36439], 1849 § Davenport-Hill (Florence) Children of the State, edited by Fanny Fowke, second edition, advertisement leaf at end, 1889 § Delver (A.) From Dark to Light; or, Voices from the Slums, first edition, wood-engraved plates, Manchester & London, 1881 § Spargo (John) The Bitter Cry of the Children, first edition, plates, some underlinings in red or blue crayon, New York, 1906, all original cloth, the fourth pictorial, a little rubbed, spine ends of the second frayed, 8vo (5)⁂ The first two items were entries into an essay competition on juvenile depravity, and awarded first and second prizes respectively. Both identified particularly the destructive results of intemperance. The third mentioned, first published in 1867, is by a member of the energetic family of London-based social reformers. The sisters Rosamond, Florence (1828-1918) and Margaret Hill were all involved in prison reform, the reform of the treatment of juvenile delinquents and the children of the poor.
France.- Renneville (Constantin de) The French Inquisition: or, the History of the Bastille in Paris, the State-Prison in France, first edition in English, variant with "Osborn" in imprint, with final advertisement leaf, cropped, modern calf-backed boards, A.Bell, T.Varnham & J.Osborn..., 1715 § (Charles Secondat, Baron de) Miscellaneous Pieces ..., first English edition, half-title, contemporary sprinkled calf, splits to joints, spine ends worn, 1759 § Mirabeau (Honoré-Gabriel de Riquetti) Speeches...pronounced in the National Assembly of France, 2 vol. in 1, first edition in English, half-title to vol.1, ink inscription to title of vol.1, light water-staining at end, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, spine ends worn, 1792 § Mildmay (Sir William) Political Treatises:...I. The Police of France..., first collected edition, contemporary ink signature to title, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Kress 6365], 1766 § Stearns (Dr. Samuel) Dr. Stearns's Tour from London to Paris, first edition, engraved portrait, foxing, contemporary half calf, rebacked, 1790, some browning, all but the first rubbed; and 5 others on France, 8vo & 4to (10)⁂ Samuel Stearns (1741-1809/10) was an American astronomer, doctor, author and publisher, and a British loyalist during and after the American War of Independence. In 1790 he travelled to Britain and took a degree from the University of Aberdeen before travelling to Europe and publishing this account of his experiences. The three final chapters include an interesting and detailed proposal for an ideal constitution.
Occult & Magic.- La Vie Mysterieuse, edited by Professor Donato, vol.1, numbers 1-24, illustrations, final index f. for the whole year, occasional red ink stamp of 'Cercle d'Etudes Psychiques de Bruxelles', first title creased and with short tear at foot (without loss), a few tears elsewhere, that to final index f. repaired, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary cloth, spine with red leather label, foot of spine chipped, rubbed and marked, 4to, Paris, 1909. sold as a periodical and not subject to return.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust ladies gold and stainless steel automatic wristwatch, Ref. 69173, serial No. E165273, on Rolex Jubilee bracelet, boxed with additional links and guarantee paper dated 1991Condition Report:Requires service - movement seconds hand moving anticlockwise then stopping, dial with some very light spots, clasp good, case diameter = 2.5cm, inner circumference 15.5cm, additional links length = 2.7cm, small chip to cover just below 10 o'clock, hands moving freely, crown screws down tight
Cartier Trinity ladies 18ct gold quartz wristwatch, Ref. 2357, tricoloured gold case, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blued steel hands and secret signature at 10, on original black leather strap with fold-over clasp, boxed with guarantee papers dated 1999Condition Report:Approx 39.8gm gross, movement functioning, cabochon crown good, dial good, some light scratches to gold case, clasp good, case diameter = 27mm (excluding crown)
Platinum round brilliant cut diamond and tanzanite crossover ring, Sheffield 2002, diamond 3.01 carat, tanzanite approx 2.50 carat, with AnchorCert Gem Lab reportCondition Report:Approx 10.05gm, size T, diamond clarity SI2, colour Q-R, eye clean, bright in good condition, tanzanite good colour with some very light surface nibbles to top facet - not detrimental, setting and shank good
Chopard Happy Hearts 18ct white gold diamond pendant necklace, boxedCondition Report:Approx 11.2gm, pendant length = 1.5cm, chain length = 42.5cm, few light scratches to gold - not detrimental otherwise good condition, pendant stamped 750 with serial number, necklace French hallmark both signed Chopard
18ct gold oval cut sapphire and round brilliant cut diamond cluster ring, with diamond set shoulders, London 1990, total diamond weight approx 0.60 caratCondition Report:Approx 4gm, size Q, 12.1mm x 10.5mm, sapphire good colour with some light nibbles to top surface, diamonds bright well matched
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