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Preisdatenbank abonnierenWoolf (Virginia) A Writer's Diary, second impression, edited by Leonard Woolf, signed by Leonard Woolf on front free endpaper, portion of light offsetting to endpapers and half-title, original cloth, light rubbing to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket designed by Vanessa Bell, a few light stains, edges rubbed with a few short tears, spine browned with portions of loss to head and foot (affecting some letters), upper joint split, 8vo, 1954.
Yorkshire.- Teesdale (Henry) To the Nobility, Gentry & Clergy of Yorkshire, this map of the county constructed from a survey commenced in the year 1817 & corrected in the years 1827 & 1828 is respectfully dedicated by the proprietors, large scale county map in 3 non-uniform sections, engravings with original hand-colouring, if joined total approx. 1840 x 2230 mm (72 1/2 x 87 3/4 in), each section dissected and mounted on linen, light off-setting and surface dirt, folding with green ends and edged with green linen, presented in green book-style slipcase, gilt, very worn, 4to, 1828.
Strabo. Strabonis Geographicorum Lib. XVII, title within woodcut architectural border, with manuscript shelfmark in ink, woodcut decorations and initials, rear endpaper verso with later ink stamp in imitation of printer's device, lacking final blank (2B6), light browning, damp-staining and spotting, later vellum-backed boards, light wear to extremities, [VD16 S 9347], folio, Basel, Johann Walder, 1539.
Clement of Alexandria (Pope, Saint) Omnia quae quidem extant opera..., title within ornate woodcut architectural and figurative border, light spotting and lower edge cut away, ornate woodcut initials, occasional light foxing, small amounts of worming to inner blank margin at sporadic intervals, contemporary vellum, hole and repair in vellum to upper cover, [Adams C 2105; CNCE 12689], folio, Florence, Laurentius Torrentinus, 1551
Erasmus (Desiderius) Adagia quaecumque ad hanc diem exierunt, Pauli Manutii studio, woodcut device to title and colophon, woodcut initials, damp-staining to upper and lower edge, particularly to spine head, browning to multiple ff., some light spotting, contemporary vellum, toning, [Adams E-443; Edit16 CNCE 18245], folio, Florence, Bernardo Giunta, 1575.
Wentworth (Sir Thomas), Earl of Strafford.- Sallust, Opera Omnia, new edition, 1677 § Quintilius, Declamationes Undeviginti, part II, 1665 § Virgil, Opera, part II, Aeneid, 1680 § Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae, Johannes de Vivié, 1687 § Ovid, Opera, part III, lacking title, Petri Leffen, 1661 § Plautus, Comedies, part II, lacking frontispiece, Typographia Blaviana, Amsterdam, 1684 § Alexander Magnus, part II, lacking frontispiece, Petrum van Thol, The Hague, 1608; pictorial frontispieces, titles with engraved vignette, with bookplate of Sir Thomas, Earl of Strafford to verso of title, some light staining and spotting, heavier to endpapers, uniformly bound in speckled calf, spines tooled in compartments, slightly rubbed at extremities, some spines wearing loose, red speckled edges, first 5 published in Leiden, first 3 published by Johannes Hackius, 8vo (7)⁂ A collection of antique texts published in The Netherlands in Latin, from the library of Sir Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672-1739).
Numismatics.- Vaillant (Jean) Numismata Imperatorum Romanorum Praestantiora, 2 vol. in 1, engraved illustrations of coins, Index at *1-4 bound after preliminaries, some foxing or light browning, occasional soiling, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments and with red morocco label, rubbed, a few chips to spine head and label, joints split at head and foot but holding firm, Paris, Joannis Jombert, 1692 § Cléry (M.) A Journal of Occurences at The Temple, During the Confinement of Louis XVI, King of France, translated by R. C. Dallas, engraved frontispiece and 2 plates (including facsimile of manuscript text at end), variant without list of subscribers and with 'Reference to plans' on p.256, lacking half-title, 19th century ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, some toning, the odd spot or mark, later half roan over marbled boards, rubbed, Printed by Baylis...and Sold by the Author, 1798; and others, 17th and 18th century, v.s. (14)
Metastasio (Pietro) Opere, 12 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved plates, very occasional light spotting, contemporary red morocco, spines gilt, sunned with gilt slightly faded, the odd minor stain or scuff, g.e., Paris, the widow Herissant, 1780 § Bossuet (J. Benigne) Discours sur l'Histoire Universelle, half-title, engraved royal arms to title, a few ff. uniformly browned, occasional light foxing, contemporary red straight grain morocco, covers and spine gilt, spine a little sunned, upper cover lower corner scuffed, Paris, Didot l'Aîné, 1784 § Massillon (Jean Baptiste) Petit Carême, half-title, engraved royal arms to title, a few scattered faint spots, contemporary red morocco, spine gilt with morocco label, light scuffing to joints and corners, Paris, Didot l'Aîné, 1789; and another in contemporary red morocco, 4to (15) ⁂ The first here mentioned is the first edition of the collected works of the Italian poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio (di Pietro Trapasso; 1698-1782), published shortly before his death. The present "very beautiful and still highly valued edition" (Ebert) from Paris was published parallel to the publication in Naples by de Bonis. Provenance: I. Sir Thomas Hasketh [1st Baronet Hesketh of Rufford; early bookplate] and Easton Neston Library [later bookplate]; III. Sidney Herbert Lord Elphinstone 1893 [bookplate].
NO RESERVE Almanac.- Cortes (Geronimo) El non plus ultra de el lunario y pronostico perpetuo, general, Madrid, woodcut illustrations, I4 burn to upper corner, with loss of a few letters, S2 tear with loss of a few letters, closely trimmed at head, affecting the odd headline, occasional spotting and light staining, contemporary vellum, soiled, lower cover corner worn, Madrid, no printer, 1787 § La Rochefoucauld. Les Pensées, Maximes et Réflexions Morales de M. Le Duc, half-title, title in red and black, ink ownership inscription to title, some browning, contemporary calf, spine gilt with morocco label, upper cover corner rubbed, Paris, Desaint et Saillant, 1765; and 6 others, all but 1 continental, 8vo (8)
Hegel (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich) Wissenschaft der Logik, vol.1 part 1 only (of 2 vol. in 3), first edition, Edward Caird's copy with his ink inscription to head of title, some foxing and browning, ex-library copy with ink stamps and label to front pastedown, later cloth, rubbed, spine soiled, Nuremberg, J.L.Schrag, 1812 § Regis (Pierre Sylvain) Systeme de Philosophie, contenant la Logique, la Métaphysique, la Physique, et la Morale, 3 vol., engraved portrait by Thomassin, titles in red & black, woodcut or engraved head- & tail-pieces, initials and illustrations, lacking folding engraved map, vol.3 with duplicate pp.1-2 (one torn), some light water-staining, mostly marginal, ex-Donaueschingen copy with small ink stamp to verso of titles, contemporary sprinkled calf, spines gilt, old paper label to foot of spines, rubbed and a little stained, Paris, Anisson, Posuel & Rigaud, 1690, 8vo & 4to (4)⁂ Edward Caird (1835-1908), Scottish philosopher and Hegelian idealist, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University 1866-93, and Master of Balliol College Oxford 1893-1907.
Wilde (Oscar) Ballade de la Geole de Reading, first edition in French, translated by Henry-D. Davray, parallel text in English and French, half-titles, two ff. publisher's advertisements to rear, ink library stamps to title and several ff., some light finger soiling, splitting to gutter at p.12, 36 and upper hinge, but stitching firm, contemporary morocco-backed boards, wear to extremities, 8vo, Paris, Société du Mercure de France, 1898. ⁂ This first French edition revealed Wilde as the poem's author, the original English having been published anonymously under the pseudonym "C.3.3", which was Wilde's cell number during his time as an inmate in Reading gaol. Upon his release in May 1897, Wilde went into exile in France near Dieppe, never to return to England, and composed this poetic work based on his experiences. Provenance: Bibliotheque Militaire Garnison Beziers [library stamps, and gilt to spine].
NO RESERVE Book of Hours.- Single leaf from the Calendar of a Book of Hours, for the month of July, manuscript on vellum, 18-lines recto and verso, in brown and red inks, decorative initial heightened in gilt, some staining and light browning, small hole to blank lower margin, 152 x 115mm., [15th century]; and 5 others, 4 15th century manuscript leaves (2 of which portions only), and a leaf from the Nuremberg Chronicle containing a portion of a large woodcut of Krakow (this showing Kazimierz), v.s. (6)
Legal.- Churchill (Samuel, "Bound Clerk to Mr. Greenwood 11th January 1763, for 5 ys.") Collection of transcripts of leases, mortgages etc, c.430pp. excluding blanks, first c.20pp. loose and chipped at extremities, some light soiling, upper hinge weak but holding, original vellum, "SC 1763" to upper cover and "precedents" to spine in contemporary ink manuscript, worn, loss to spine ends, folio, 1763.
NO RESERVE Roosevelt (Eleanor) 2 Typed Letters signed to Mrs. de Pury on White House headed paper, 2pp. plus envelope, each letter c.230 x 155mm., Washington, April 20 & May 19th 1936, discussing de Pury's upcoming visit to the White House, folds, a few light spots, one letter and envelope with several tiny stab holes to fore-edge (not affecting text), envelope soiled; and 2 others, a printed compliments ship from Harold Macmillan and a 19th century Masonic certificate for Richard Claverhouse Jebb, v.s. (4)
Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Workes of our Antient and Learned English Poet...newly Printed, black letter, double column, lacking title (supplied in facsimile) and all before A2 (preliminaries), also lacking A5-6, signature P, 2K6, 2V3, 3Z3-4 and all after 3Z6 (glossary etc.), with woodcut initials, divisional titles to 'Romaunt of the Rose' & 'Siege of Thebes' and illustration at head of Knights Tale, contemporary and old ink signatures of Richard Allen, Barbara Aston and Thomas Add and a few marginalia/pen trials, some light soiling and marginal staining, title to 'Romaunt of the Rose' with portion torn away from outer margin just touching edge of woodcut border, a few other marginal tears and defects, later half russia, spine gilt, rubbed, joints split, corners worn, [STC 5078; cf.Pforzheimer 177, variant printing], by Adam Islip, at the charges of Bonham Norton, 1598; and a copy of Milton's Paradise Lost of 1692 lacking portrait and some plates, folio; sold not subject to return (2)⁂ The sixth edition and the first by Thomas Speght which would become the preferred edition over the following centuries.
Birch (Thomas) The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, 2 vol., engraved title-vignettes by Gravelot, list of subscribers, 108 engraved portraits by Houbraken and Vertue, each with 2pp. of descriptive letterpress, some light foxing or browning, mostly marginal, plates generally clean, John & Paul Knapton, 1743-51 bound with Vertue (George) Heads of the Kings of England (The), proper for Mr. Rapin's History..., 62 engraved portraits and plates by Vertue (as listed), 3 folding or double-page, with a duplicate of de Heere's portrait of Henry Darnley loosely inserted, James, John & Paul Knapton, 1736; Prints. King Charles I. and the Heads of the Noble Earls, Lords, and others, who suffered for their Loyalty in the Rebellion and Civil-Wars of England, letterpress title, engraved frontispiece and 10 plates by Vertue after Van Dyck and others incorporating portraits and text, all trimmed and tipped into blank leaves, some mounts lightly browned, J.Ryall & R.Withy, [plates dated 1757], together 3 works in 2 vol., later maroon straight-grain morocco with borders and spines in gilt and blind, g.e., rather rubbed and scuffed, spine ends worn, old paper sticker to upper cover of vol.1, vol.2 with fading to lower cover and split to joint, folio⁂ The first incudes portraits of Geoffrey Chaucer, Francis Drake, Ben Jonson, William Harvey, John Milton, Robert Boyle, John Locke, Isaac Newton, William Shakespeare, and Alexander Pope.Loosely inserted is an undated A.L.s. from T.Cubitt of Thomas Cubitt (of Norwich) booksellers to W.Robinson Esq. recommending the use of Kiwi boot polish (Oxblood tint) for maintaining the binding of the book. He continues, "A friend who stood aside when I was bidding (Messrs Rimell of Duke St. St.James) told me that this copy was worth £25 & one day your son will find that is so, being in so crisp in condition...".
[Smollett (Tobias)] The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, 4 vol., first edition, L12 in vol.3 cancelled (as usual), old ink signatures to titles and front pastedowns, some crossed out, occasional light foxing or soiling, worming to lower margin of vol.3 occasionally affecting signature or final line, spotting, contemporary calf, rubbed, worming to spine ends and lower cover of vol.1, [Rothschild 1910], for the Author, 1751; and late 18th century editions of Humphry Clinker and Tom Jones, 12mo (10)
NO RESERVE Johnson (Samuel) The Works, 8 vol., contemporary ink signature to head of titles, very occasional light foxing, handsome contemporary diced calf, gilt, spines gilt with black roan labels (one or two slightly chipped), a little rubbed and marked, gouge to lower cover of vol.6, Dublin, J.Christie, 1816 § Churchill (Charles) Poems, 2 vol., first collected edition, half-titles, vol.2 with signature "J. Churchill" at end of 'The Journey', a few stains, B.W.Robinson's copy with his signed note of acquisition and bookplate to front endpapers, contemporary calf, rubbed, joints split, spine ends worn, [Rothschild 621], 1763-1765 § Life and Memoirs (The) of Mr.Ephraim Tristram Bates, commonly called Corporal Bates, a broken-hearted Soldier, first edition, advertisement leaf at end, woodcut ornaments, title browned, small stain to margin of G1, contemporary sheep, worn, spine defective at ends, upper cover detached, by Malachi ⁂*, for Edith Bates, 1756; and c.20 others, miscellaneous, v.s. (c.30)⁂ The third item is a scarce libertine novel and a model for Sterne's The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman of 1759.Basil William (B.W.) Robinson (1912-2005), art historian and expert on Islamic and Asian art, and Metalwork, Keeper for many years at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
NO RESERVE Bible, English.- The Holy Bible with a Complete Commentary, double column, engraved frontispiece, vignette title and 42 plates, occassional spotting and light browning, contemporary mottled calf, spine in compartments with a black morocco label, rubbed, Manchester, J. Gleave, 1818 § Bushe-Fox (J.P.) First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Report on the Excavation of the Roman Fort at Richborough, Kent, 5 vol., first editions, plates and aplns, several folding, bookplates, first vol. in contemporary half calf, vol. 2 and 3 in contemporary cloth, vol. 4 and 5 in contemporary half morocco, slightly rubbing to extremities, heavier to calf, Oxford, 1926-68 § Stone (George Cameron) A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and of Arms and Armor in all countries and in all times, new edition, one of 500 copies, illustrated throughoug, contemporary brown cloth, housed in a silver slipcase, bumped, New York, 1961, and c.20 other books, v.s. (c.25)⁂Provenance: The first three vol. are noted as Sir Arthur Evan's copies. Evans (1851-1941) was a British archaeologist and Honourable Vice President of the Society of Antiquaries.
NO RESERVE Bible, Amharic.- [The Four Gospels], printed in red & black, without Latin title (as often), some light spotting or browning, armorial bookplate of Henry Wilbraham, contemporary linen-backed calf stamped in blind, worn, [Darlow & Moule 1556], 1824; and a small 17th century continental printing of Deuteronomy, Joshua & Judges in Hebrew, 4to & 16mo (2)⁂ The first translation of any part of the Bible into Amharic, translated by Abu Rami, an Abyssinian monk, and edited by Thomas Pell-Platt.
[Scott (Sir Walter)] Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley, 16 vol., titles with engraved vignette, Edinburgh, 1821; The Poetical Works, 8 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece after Raeburn, contemporary ink ownership inscription of Mary Rivers Ford to front free endpapers, Edinburgh, 1822, some light foxing, handsomely bound in 19th century red straight-grain morocco, richly gilt, Novels and Tales covers with central gilt motif, rubbed at extremities, g.e., small 8vo (24)
NO RESERVE Botany.- Dickson (James) Fasciculus plantarum cryptogamicarum Britanniae Lusitanorum botanicorum, title with small woodcut royal arms, 18 engraved plates, title spotted, water-staining at foot at start, causing some marginal damp-staining to D1&2, very small wormhole to upper marginal corner of all to start of sig. E, occasional spotting or light staining, modern calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments and with green leather label, Lisbon, 'Typographia Domus Chalcographicae, ac Litterariae ad Arcum Caeci', 1800; and another, Natural History, 8vo (2)
Lever (Charles) [Works], together 24 works in 39 vol., comprising: The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Dublin, 1839; Charles O'Malley, 2 vol., Dublin, 1841; Jack Hinton, Dublin, 1843; Arthur O'Leary, 3 vol., 1844; Tom Burke, 2 vol., Dublin, 1844; Tales of the Trains, 1845; Nuts and Nutcrackers, 1845; St. Patrick's Eve, 1845; The O'Donoghue, Dublin, 1845; The Knight of Gwynne, 1847; Confessions of Con. Cregan, 2 vol., [1849]; Roland Castle, 1850; Sir Jasper Carew, [1855]; The Martins of Cro'Martin, 1856; One of Them, 1861; A Day's Ride, 2 vol., 1863; Davenport Dunn, 2 vol., 1863; Cornelius O'Dowd, 3 vol., Edinburgh & London, 1864-65; Luttrell of Arran, 1865; Tony Butler, 2 vol. only (of 3), 1865; A Rent in a Cloud, [1865]; Sir Brook Fossbrooke, 3 vol., Edinburgh & London, 1866; The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly, 3 vol., 1868 § Fitzpatrick (W. J.) The Life of Charles Lever, 2 vol., 1879, most first editions, many with illustrations by Hablot K. Browne, bookplate of C. H. Waterland Mander, the odd spot but overall clean copies, finely bound in uniform turquoise half morocco by Riviere & Son, spines elaborately gilt in compartments, some spines very slightly sunned, the odd minor mark, some light rubbing, t.e.g., 8vo.
NO RESERVE Carlyle (Thomas) Chartism, first edition, advertisement leaf at end, signature at head of title neatly erased, some light soiling, ink inscription to Ridley & Helen Herschell on front pastedown, original cloth, rubbed, spine worn and defective, 8vo, 1840.⁂ Ridley Haim Herschell (1807-64), Polish-born British minister who converted from Judaism to evangelical Christianity. He was a founder of the British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Among the Jews (1842) and of the Evangelical Alliance (1845).
Dickens (Charles) Little Dorrit, first edition in book form, first issue, etched frontispiece, additional title and 38 plates by Hablot K. Browne, contemporary ink ownership inscription of E.H. Johns to front free endpaper and head of title, plates with foxing and browning to margins, occasional light foxing to text, later half calf, rubbed, Brabury and Evans, 1857; and others, 19th century literature, several Dickens, 8vo (c.40)
Cider.- Real Herefordshire cyder sold here, advertising broadside, wood-engraved vignette border, some mostly marginal spotting and light staining, verso soiled, 230 x 300mm., J. & W. Robins, Tooley Street, [c.1860].⁂ Unrecorded. The charming vignettes depict the cider making process from apple picking, to pressing, and finally tasting in both cidery and inn.
[Evans (Marian)], "George Eliot". Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, first edition, lacking half-title, advertisements and publisher's catalogue, some light foxing, upper hinge cracked but holding, contemporary green half morocco, rubbed, upper joint starting, William Blackwood and Sons, 1861 § [Glasse (Hannah)] The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy, sixth edition, title with a few small chips to head and repaired to verso, foxing and some light soiling, rear free endpaper repaired, modern calf-backed boards, spine gilt, for the Author, 1758 § Major (Thomas) Les Ruines de Paestum, facsimile reprint, engraved plates, the odd spot, original cloth, some light soiling, a few nicks and scratches to lower cover, 1969; and others, various subjects, v.s. (lge qty in 12 boxes)
Brontë (Charlotte), "Currer Bell". The Professor, to which are added the Poems of Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, Now First Collected, light spotting to first few pages, original cloth, rubbed, spine faded, corners and spine ends bumped and frayed, 1864 § Poe (Edgar Allen) The Poetical Works,"Complete Edition", frontispiece and illustrations, ownership inscription to front free endpapers, original pictorial cloth, lightly rubbed at extremities but still bright overall, [c.1852], 8vo (2)⁂ Second item is a rare binding variant in red cloth.
Naval.- Low (Lt. Charles Rathbone) Her Majesty's Navy, 3 vol. in 6, 3 additional pictorial titles, 43 chromolithographed plates, tissue guards, occasional cracking at gutter with vol. 6 first gathering working loose, some light foxing to plates and peripheral ff., vol. 2 with tear to rear pastedown, a few hinges cracked, vol. 5 upper hinge weak, original decorative cloth, rubbed at extremities, a few small chips to spine ends, g.e., [c.1890].
NO RESERVE First World War.- Sassoon (Siegfried) Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, first edition, some manuscript annotations, light spotting to edges, original blue cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, toned and rubbed with tape repairs, 1930 § Owen (Wilfred) Collected Letters, edited by Harold Owen and John Bell, photographic frontispiece and plates, library stamp to title and some pages, original cloth, slightly bumped, dust-jacket, rubbed, 1967; and c.420 others relating to the First World War, v.s. (c.425)⁂ From the library of Anne Powell, many volumes with her notes and insertions, and including a number of volumes relating to the First World War written by Powell.
NO RESERVE Second World War.- Mackworth (Cecily) I Came Out of France, very light spotting to edges, original boards, bumped, spine detaching, 1941; The Destiny of Isabelle Eberhardt, photographic illustrations, spotting to edges, staining to endpapers, original cloth, bumped, dust-jacket, rubbed, tape repairs to reverse, 1951, first editions; and c.155 others relating to the Second World War, including a number relating to poetry v.s. (c.160)From the library of Anne Powell, many volumes with her notes and insertions, and including a number of volumes relating to the Second World War written by Powell.
Walton (Izaak) The Compleat Angler, colour frontispiece and 11 plates by Arthur Rackham, captioned tissue-guards, illustrations, half-title with later ink gift inscription, light spotting to peripheral ff., endpapers lightly toned, original green pictorial morocco, gilt, very light rubbing to spine ends and corners, t.e.g., 1931 § [Holland (John)] The History and Description of Fossil Fuel, the Collieries, and Coal Trade of Great Britain, first edition, wood-engraved illustrations, front endpaper with contemporary ink inscription "The Gift of the County of Lonsdale to John Peile", title with short tear to head, some light spotting to peripheral ff., occasional soiling, contemporary navy calf, gilt, neatly rebacked, old covers rubbed with wear to corners, g.e., London & Sheffield, 1835; and others, attractively bound in leather or half leather, v.s. (c.44)
NO RESERVE Aldington (Richard) Love and the Luxembourg, signed by the author and the designer, from an edition limited to 475, light scattered spotting, original cloth, very slightly bumped at corners, Covivi, Friede Inc., New York, 1930 § The Crystal World, pages toned, original boards, bumped, jacket toned and slightly rubbed, tape repairs to reverse, 1937 § Pinorman. Personal Recollections of Normal Douglas, Pino Orioli and Charles Prentice, photographic illustrations, original cloth, bumped, jacket rubbed, 1954, last two first editions with dust-jackets; and c.55 others by or relating to Richard Adlington, v.s. (c.60)From the library of Anne Powell, many volumes with her notes and insertions.
*** Please note, the description for this lot has changed.***Tennant (Stephen).- Cather (Willa) On Writing: Critical Studies on Writing as an Art, second impression, signed presentation inscription from Stephen Tennant "This book is for Celia ?Fiurse from Stephen Tennant with love, August 1961. Not for the idle comment, things like these...." on front free endpaper, ownership inscription of “Thomas Whistler” to front free endpaper corner, light soiling to pastedown, original decorative cloth, lightly faded, 8vo, New York, 1953.⁂ A very good association copy of the 'Bright Young Things' set of early 20th century London.
Deighton (Len) Horse Under Water, jacket lightly toned, 1963; Funeral in Berlin, 1964; Billion Dollar Brain, 1966; An Expensive Place to Die, "Top Secret in Transit Docket" loosely inserted, 1967; Spy Story, 1974; Close-Up, 1972, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, light creasing and bumping to extremities, otherwise excellent copies; and 21 others by Deighton, v.s. (27)
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The White Company, vol. 1 only (of 24), Author's Edition, one of 1000 sets signed by the author, limitation leaf browned, with neat repairs to inner margin and repaired tear (not affecting text or signature), the odd light spot, endpapers browned, hinges with glue repairs but cracked, original cloth, rubbed and mottled, spine faded with a couple small chips to head, 1903 § Hudson (W. H.) The Collected Works, 24 vol., one of 750 sets, plates, bookplate of David Kennedy Worthington to front endpapers, occasional light spotting, endpapers foxed and browned, original cloth, gilt, rubbed, the odd mark to covers, t.e.g., others uncut, 1922-23; and others, various, v.s. (c.83)
NO RESERVE Wells (H.G.) The First Men in the Moon, first edition, plates, original blue cloth lettered in black with ornament to upper cover (second state cloth), rubbed and marked, joints and spine ends a little worn, 1901 § Chesterton (G.K.) The Napoleon of Notting Hill, first edition, plates by William Robertson, advertisement leaf at end, light spotting, frontispiece loose, A.P.Wavell's copy with his ink signature and bookplate to front endpapers (small hole to free endpaper), original decorated cloth, spine a little faded, 1904 § Blunden (Edmund) The Poems...1914-30, signed by the author on front free endpaper, original cloth, 1930, 8vo (3)⁂ Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, KStJ, PC (1883-1950), Commander-in-Chief, India 1941-43, Viceroy of India 1943-47.
Judaica.- Zangwill (Israel) The Works, 14 vol., edition de luxe, one of 1000 sets signed by the author, portrait and colour frontispieces by Alfred A. Wolmark, margins lightly toned, a few hinges cracked or tender but holding, original red half morocco, spines gilt with Star of David devices, rubbed at extremities, a few light marks to covers, t.e.g., 8vo, 1925.
Guinness promotional pamphlets.- 17 Guinness promotional pamphlets, including: Songs of Our Grandfathers, 1936; Guinness Scrapbook, wrappers rubbed with scattered spotting, 1937; Alice Aforethought, 1938; Prodigies and Prodigals, [1939]; Album Victorianum, joints split at foot, [1951]; Alice, Where Art Thou, upper joint starting at foot, [1952]; Untopical Songs, [1953]; What Will They Think of Next?, [1954]; Game Pie. A Guinness Indoor Sportfolio, [c.1955]; Hobby Horses, upper wrapper with short tear to foot, [1958], Alice Versary, 1959; Reigning Cats & Dogs, [1960]; My Goodness! My Gilbert and Sullivan!, [1961]; Pen Portraits by A.P.H., [1962]; All My Own Work, [1964]; A visit to Bedsyde Manor, [1965]; A Prescription for Foreign Travel [1966], colour illustrations, the odd spot, original pictorial wrappers, rubbing to edges with the odd small chip, some light surface soiling and foxing; and 2 others, promotional pamphlets for Moss Bros. and Burberry, 8vo & 4to (19)⁂ Illustrators include Edward Ardizzone, Rex Whistler and Rowland Emmett.
Raphael. Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaele... in Vaticani palatii xystis mira picturae elegantia expressae, engraved throughout with pictorial title incorporating portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden, plate of Raphael's tomb and 53 plates by Pietro Aquila and Cesare Fantetti after Raphael, light marginal spotting, contemporary half roan, gilt-stamped green roan label to upper cover, spine gilt, rubbed, split to upper joint, spine ends and corners worn, oblong folio, Rome, Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, 1674.⁂ Depicting scenes from the Old Testament, and a few from the New, from Raphael's frescoes in the Vatican Loggie painted c.1519.
NO RESERVE Strange (Edward F.) Chinese Lacquer, one of 600 copies, light foxing, 1926 § Randhawa (M.S.) Kangra Paintings of the Bihari Sat Sai, New Delhi, 1966 § Noth (Jochin) & others, editors. China Avant-Garde, Berlin, 1993 § Kennel (Sarah) Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris, Washington, Chicago & London, 2013 § Arbus (Diane) Revelations, front free endpaper creased, 2003 § Leibovitz (Annie) A Photographer's Life 1990-2005, signed by Leibovitz on half-title, New York, 2006, plates and/or illustrations, some colour, some tipped in, original cloth or boards, the last three with dust-jackets, slightly rubbed, the second with faded spine; and 5 others, art, 4to & 8vo (11)
Alembert (Jean le Rond d') Traité de l'Équilibre et du Mouvement des Fluides, pour servir de suite au Traité de Dynamique, first edition, engraved title-vignette, 10 folding engraved plates, with corrected leaf pp.47-48 (second paragraph on p.48 amended) bound at end with blank leaf and errata leaf, slight wear to title where stamp removed, some foxing, first plate lightly stained, modern roan-backed marbled boards, rubbed, upper joint split, [Bibliotheca Mechanica pp.7], Paris, David, l'aîné, 1744 § [Renau d'Elicagaray (Bernard)] De la Theorie de la Manoeuvre des Vaisseaux, first edition, engraved additional pictorial title and 24 folding plates only (of 25, missing plate supplied in loose facsimile), without E1 as usual, some light staining, one or two tears and repairs to plates, old marbled boards, rubbed, Paris, Estienne Michalet, 1689, 4to & 8vo (2)
NO RESERVE Faraday (Michael) Experimental Researches in Electricity, 3 vol., first editions in book form, mixed set, vol.1 with advertisement leaf and 8pp. catalogue date May 13 1839 at end, vol.2 & 3 with half-titles but no advertisements at end, 17 plates, most folding, some foxing, vol.1 a little water-stained (mainly plates), ex-library copies with a variety of stamps and labels including perforated stamp to title of vol.1, vol.1 & 2 library half roan, vol.3 original cloth, sticker to foot of spine, all rubbed, [PMM 308], 1839-44-55; Experimental Researches in Chemistry and Physics, first edition in book form, half-title, lacking the 3 plates, original cloth, rubbed, joints split, 1859 § Priestley (Joseph) The History and Present State of Electricity, 2 vol., third edition, 8 folding engraved plates, 4pp. publisher's catalogue at end of vol.2, 2 Contents leaves in vol.1 misbound after dedication, a few later pencil annotations and markings, water-staining, light offsetting to plates, later cloth, 1775 § Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, contained in 'The Edinburgh Review...' vol.CXI pp.487-532, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, London & Edinburgh, 1860; and c.20 others, mostly odd volumes of periodicals containing scientific papers including 2 vol. of Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England inscribed to John Dalton, 8vo; sold not subject to return (c.25)
Medicine.- Piquer (Andrés) Medicina Vetus, et Nova, third edition, some light browning and scattered spotting, Y4 with small contemporary ink marginalia, upper hinge breaking but just holding, Madrid, Joaquín Ibarra, 1758; Archiatri Praxis Medica, vol. 1 only (of 2), first edition, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, front pastedown and endpaper with ink inscriptions and a few abrasion marks, occasional light damp-staining, mostly marginal, some cracking at gutter, hinges weak, upper cover with vertical tear to head, Madrid, Joaquín Ibarra, 1764, titles with woodcut device, contemporary vellum, ink manuscript titles to spines, rubbed and soiled, ties later and 1 lacking; and others, antiquarian, including a 1767 edition of Manilius' Astronomicon, and a defective 1651 Historia Judaica, 8vo & 4to (c.27)⁂ Andrés Piquer (1711-1772) Spanish physician and philosopher who served as doctor to Kings Ferdinand VI and Charles III of Spain. The second mentioned consists of 2 parts in 1 volume; a second volume containing a final part was published in 1766.
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.
Ceramics production.- Xavier (Antonio Velloso, translator) Arte da louça vidrada, title with small wood-engraved royal arms, 10 folding engraved plates, couple of small wormholes / trace to upper margins of plates 7-10 and p.105 to end, short repaired tear within image of plate 8, small repairs to inner margin of a few other plates, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, head of spine little chipped, rubbed and scuffed, [Innocêncio I, 286; Rodrigues A tradução em Portugal I, 2664], 8vo, Lisbon, Royal Printers, 1805.⁂ Rare and important translation of two French works on the production of ceramics, which aimed to develop skills in this field in Portugal and Brazil (on faïence by Jacques Lacombe from the Encyclopédie, and an abridged version of 'Mémoire sur les ouvrages de terre cuites...' by Jean Fourmy).
Entomology.- Donovan (Edward) The Natural History of British Insects, vol. 3-6 only (of 16) bound in 2, 144 hand-coloured engraved plates, some light foxing to plate tissue guards and text leaves, first vol (3 & 4 therein) with light damp-stain to lower edge affecting some plates, contemporary tree calf, rebacked but portions of original backstrip retained, [Hagen 177; Nissen ZBI 1142], 8vo, for F. and C. Rivington, 1794-97
Africa.- Hulbert (C.) Museum Africanum; or, Select Antiquities, Curiosity, Beauties, and Varieties of Nature and Art in Africa, frontispiece, wearing loose alongside front free endpaper, offset to title, some very light spotting, heavier to endpapers, upper hinge cracked, original half morocco, cracked along joint, slightly bumped at corners and head and foot of spine, marbled boards slightly scratched, 1822 § Cap. E. A. D'Albertis, Una Crociera sul Nilo, date "[1904]" written in pencil to title, frontispiece map, photographic illustrations and plates, pages toned, upper hinge cracked, speckled edges, morocco-backed cloth, slightly scratched and bumped, Turin-Rome-Milan-Florence-Naples, [1904]; and 6 others relating to Africa, v.s. (8)
America.- Wilkes (Charles) Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, 2 vol., frontispieces, additional vignette titles, plates and illustrations, publisher's advertisements at end, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, decorated in blind, gilt spine, bumping to corners and extremities, 1852 § Hole (Rev. S Reynolds) A Little Tour in America, first edition, half-title, photogravure frontispiece, illustrations, some full-page, front free endpaper detached, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, remnants of label and ink-stamp to half-title, original cloth, mottling to upper cover where label removed, slight bumping and chipping to corners and extremities, 1895 § Churchill (Charles) Memorials of Missionary Life in Nova Scotia, 1845 § Bell (Rev. Fred) Midnight Scenes in the Slums of New York, portrait frontispiece, scattered spotting, ex-Nottingham Mechanic's Institute with bookplate, cracked hinges, original decorative cloth, light vertical mottled line to spine, London & Nottingham, [1881]; and others, North or South America, 8vo (7)
Children's pasteboard modelling.- [Blasche (Bernhard Heinrich)] Arte de trabajar en carton toda clase de obras de utitidad y recreo, first edition in Spanish, 8 folding engraved plates, some water-staining and spotting, original light green printed wrappers, foxed and stained, but solid, [Garcia Rico 1615; Palau 17767], Barcelona, José Torner, 1829 § Postal system.- Begas (José Antonio D. y) Nuevo estilo y formulario de escribir cartas misivas, y responder á ellas en todos géneros de correspondencia, occasional spotting, contemporary vellum, original printed label to spine, lightly marked, Barcelona, Juan Francisco Piferrer, 1835; and 15 others, 19th century Spanish, v.s. (17)⁂ The first mentioned is rare in commerce.
India.- Ireland (John B.) Wall-Street to Cashmere. A Journal of Five Years in Asia, Africa and Europe, colour lithographed frontispiece and additional pictorial title, double-page map, numerous lithographed plates, tissue-guards, ex-library with bookplate, ink-stamp to verso of title and subtle blind-stamp to a few plates, a few plates with abrasion marks where tissue-guards lacking, occasional browning and scattered spotting, upper cover with vignette of Taj Mahal in gilt, faded library reference to foot of spine, wear to extremities, some light soiling, rear endpapers renewed, New York, 1859 § Shiell (Anthony George) A Year in India, ink inscription to head of title "Fräulein von Herder with the author's compliments", occasional spotting and cracking at gutter, 1880 § Speid (Mrs. John B.) Our Last Years in India, engraved frontispiece, the odd light spot, upper hinge cracked but holding, gilt, 1862, original cloth, rubbed; and others, India, v.s. (c.27)
Italy.- Rome.- Rossi (Giovanni Giacomo de) Insignium Romae templorum prospectus exteriores interioresque..., engraved throughout with title incorporating dedication to Cardinal Gaspari by Blondeau, frontispiece of St.Peter performing his first miracle by Manelli (bound after title), 68 plates and plans only (of 70), some double page, buy Bufalini, Collin, Venturini et al., some light off-setting, occasional instances of minor soiling or spots, contemporary vellum, slightly toned, folio, Rome, Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, 1684.⁂ Engravings of elevations, plans and interiors of Roman churches.
Italy.- [Merigot (James)] A Select Collection of Views and Ruins in Rome and its Vicinity..., additional engraved title, 60 tinted aquatint plates and 1 without sepia tint (61 total, as called for in list at rear), several ff. watermarked 1816 or 1817, text in French and English, 1 text f. with closed tear and paper repair, some mild damp-staining and light off-setting, occasional minor instances of soiling, original morocco-backed boards with printed label to upper cover, rubbed, [c.f. Abbey Travel 178], large 4to, [c.1817]
Italy.- Rome.- Nuova Collezione di Vedute di Roma, Antiche e Moderne, 2 folding engraved maps, 75 engraved plates, the vast majority of views and plans, and a few of medals, some light foxing, mainly to borders, margins of first couple of ff. slightly soiled, contemporary diced calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, Rome, Pietro Piale, [c.1815] § Lumisden (Andrew) Remarks on the Antiquities of Rome and its Environs:... engraved maps and plates, many folding, some light uniform browning, contemporary half morocco, spine and corners worn, 1797, olbion folio and 4to (2) ⁂ Provenance: the first mentioned, from the library of Westport House [bookplate]
Mexico.- Baxter (Sylvester) Spanish-Colonial Architecture in Mexico, 10 vol. (including 9 vol. of plates), one of 50 copies for the United Kingdom, title in red and black, 134 mounted photographic plates by Henry Greenwood Peabody only (of 150), each with printed explanation to verso, text vol. with plans and illustrations, ex-library with usual labels, embossed library stamp to plates and plans, occasional light soiling, some mounts a little rubbed at corners, text vol. with bookplate removed from rear pastedown, endpapers browned, hinges tender but holding, text in original cloth, plates loose as issued in original cloth folders, spines with black morocco labels and library markings in gilt, labels a little chipped, rubbed and stained, 4to, Boston, 1901; sold not subject to return.
NO RESERVE Middle East.- The Businessman's Map and Guide to Dubai, double-sided folding colour map, of central Dubai and Dubai's environs, colour and plain advertisements, some light staining to text leaves, original wrappers, with pictorial covers, slightly rubbed, some loss to upper cover and head of spine, Manama, Bahrain, Fairey/Falcon Map Series, 8vo, n.d.
Sri Lanka.- Cave (Henry W.) The Ruined Cities of Ceylon, first edition, photographic frontispiece and 46 plates, without half-title, ink inscription "With the Author's best wishes" to verso of frontispiece, some scattered spotting and light finger-soiling, contemporary tan morocco ruled in blind, rubbed with a few scratches, light spotting to covers, 1897 § Roscoe (Thomas) Jennings' Landscape Annual for 1838. Spain and Morocco, engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title and 19 plates by David Roberts, tissue-guards, bookplate to front pastedown partially removed, foxing to plates, upper hinge weak but holding, original cloth, spine gilt but a little faded, rubbed, 1838, g.e.; and others, travel, 8vo & 4to (12)
World.- [Meriton (George)] A Geographical Description of the World, first edition, additional engraved title, lacking 3 advertisement f. at end, 18th century ink ownership inscriptions to front pastedown, endpapers and title, a few instances of ink marginalia, a few marginal chips or short tears, including to additional title and title (touching woodcut border), A5 with short tear into text but no loss, light damp-staining near start, foxing and some light soiling, small worming to lower margin from G1 onwards, gutter split at points with a few gatherings loose or nearly so, rear free endpaper detached, contemporary calf, worn with loss spine head and foot, joints split with covers just holding, [Wing M1790], 12mo, for William Leake, 1671.⁂ Rare, we can trace only later editions at auction. Chapters include Turkey Palestine, America, Mexicana, Peruana, as well as Oriental, African and American Islands.
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