![Medicine.- [Huarte (Juan)] Examen des esprits propres et naiz aux sciences. Ou par merveilleux et utiles secrets, tirez tant](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/5ad2f1c7-031c-49d4-bee5-af8600cbcb04/468x382.jpg)
Medicine.- [Huarte (Juan)] Examen des esprits propres et naiz aux sciences. Ou par merveilleux et utiles secrets, tirez tant de la vraye philosophie naturelle, que divine, est démonstrée la difference, des graces & habilitez qui se trouvent aux hommes..., translated by Gabriel Chappuis, woodcut ornamment to title, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, some water-staining, occasional spotting, lightly browned throughout, early 19th century calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, spine ends worn, joints split, but holding, rubbed, a scarce edition, Paris, Jacques Villery, 1619 § Vicentini (Francesco) and Giovambatista Paitoni, Terminazione degl'Illustrissimi, ed eccellentissimi Signori sopra Provveditori alla Sanita, first edition, 4 parts in 1, woodcut device of Venice to each title, initials and ornaments, leaves trimmed, contemporary speckled paper wrappers, joints splitting, rubbed and frayed, heirs of Antonio Pinelli, Venice, 1768 § Guillemeau (Jean-Louis-Marie), Quod cogitant auctores de hymene et de signis virginitatis diversis, title with small torn portion and silked repair (no loss), some light marginal toning, modern boards, uncut, Montpellier, Johannes-Francis Picot, [?1788]; and another medical (4) ⁂ I. Mental health: Juan Huarte was the first to attempt to show the connection between psychology and physiology. II. Vaccination: Interesting collection of early accounts of inoculations given in Venice in 1768, with several specific cases described, including smallpox. Francesco Vicentini and Giovambatista Paitoni were among the first in Italy to experiment with inoculation against the disease. III. Women's health: a doctoral dissertation.
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Astle (Thomas) The Origin and Progress of Writing, first edition, half-title, 31 engraved plates, a few printed on both sides, 9 folding, a few with partial hand-colouring, some light offsetting, later calf ruled in blind, by Walker & Son of Liverpool, red morocco label, rubbed, 1784 § Wright (Andrew) Court Hand Restored; or, the Student's Assistant in reading Old Deeds, Charters, &c., first edition, 20 engraved plates, without list of subscribers (as often), old ink inscription to front free endpaper, modern half calf, spine faded, Benjamin White, 1776; and another, 4to & 8vo (3)⁂ The first item is the first and most complete work on calligraphy and palaeography in any language up to that time.
Michelini (Famiano) Trattato della Direzione de'Fiumi..., first edition, half-title, title in red & black, woodcut initials & tail-pieces, 9 folding engraved plates, wide margins, some light marginal soiling, Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun's copy with his signature to rear pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed, corners worn (one repaired), rebacked preserving old spine, [Bibliotheca Mechanica p.224], 4to, Florence, Stamperia della Stella, 1664.⁂ On rivers and their flow, techniques for altering their course, methods of flood prevention etc., by the professor of mathematics at Pisa.Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1655-1715), Scottish patriot and book-collector, friend of John Locke.
![Newton (Sir Isaac).- [Pemberton (Henry)] A View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy, first edition, fine engraved title vignette](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/9fba5eb2-593d-4213-993d-af8600cbd3a8/468x382.jpg)
Newton (Sir Isaac).- [Pemberton (Henry)] A View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy, first edition, fine engraved title vignette, head- & tail-pieces and initials by Grison after J.Pine, list of subscribers, 12 folding engraved plates, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, old perforated library stamp to title (repaired), modern half morocco, [Babson 98], S.Palmer, 1728 § Robinson (Nicholas) A New Theory of Physick and Diseases, founded on the Principles of the Newtonian Philosophy, first edition, light water-staining to first few leaves, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, rebacked, C.Rivington, 1725 § Motte (Andrew) A Treatise of the Mechanical Powers, wherein the Laws of Motion...are explained..., second edition, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine, B.Motte, 1733 § Horne (George) A Fair, Candid, and Impartial State of the Case between Sir Isaac Newton and Mr.Hutchinson..., first edition, half-title, browned, first and last leaves slightly chipped at edges, modern marbled wrappers, Oxford, 1753; and 9 others concerning Newton, v.s. (13)⁂ Pemberton was a close friend of Newton and edited the 1726 third edition of the Principia.
![[Rathborne (Aaron)] [The Surveyor in Foure bookes], first edition, lacking engraved title and portrait of Prince Charles (bot](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/f896b476-89d9-4d20-b8e5-af8600cbd738/468x382.jpg)
[Rathborne (Aaron)] [The Surveyor in Foure bookes], first edition, lacking engraved title and portrait of Prince Charles (both supplied in facsimile) but with engraved portrait by S.Passe at end, woodcut head-pieces, initials, illustrations and diagrams, O3 a cancel with "58 4/5" in line 5 on verso and mounted on stub (slightly frayed at lower edge), very occasional light soiling or staining, contemporary sheep, rubbed and scuffed, rebacked preserving old spine, new endpapers, [Fussell I, pp.22-23; STC 20748], folio, by W. Stansby for W. Burre, 1616 § [Moxon (Joseph) A Tutor to Astronomy and Geography...], third edition, lacking half-title and letterpress title (both supplied in facsimile) but with additional engraved title, engraved and woodcut illustrations, occasional soiling, Foyle copy with leather book-label, modern half red morocco, [Wing M3024], Tho. Roycroft, for Joseph Moxon, 1674, folio & 4to; sold not subject to return (2)⁂ The first is the first comprehensive English textbook on surveying.
Agriculture.- Markham (Gervase) Markhams Farewell to Husbandry: or, The Enriching of all sorts of Barren and Steril grounds in our Kingdome ..., fourth edition, woodcut illustrations, minor ink-staining to title, one or two marginal ink notes, contemporary calf, rebacked, neat repairs to corners, a little rubbed, [STC 17375], Edward Griffin for John Harison, 1638 § Complete Farmer (The): or, A General Dictionary of Husbandry, third edition, engraved frontispiece and 27 folding engraved plates, some small ink annotations to margins, some light browning and off-setting, modern morocco, 1777 § Home (Francis) The Principles of Agriculture and Vegetation, bookplate of Robert H. Elliot to front pastedown, a few pencil annotations, modern drab cloth, Edinburgh, for G.Hamilton & J.Balfour, 1757 § Hitt (Thomas) A Treatise of Husbandry..., plate, 18th-c. inscriptions & clippings to front endpaper, ink ownership inscription front pastedown, some staining & faint browning, contemporary half calf, rebacked, by J.Richardson and J.Webb, 1760; and 24 others agriculture and land-management, including peat bogs, swamp drainage, manure, and Scottish farm animals complete with loose colour print signed by the artist, v.s. (28)
Bewick (Thomas) A History of British Birds, 2 vol., 1805; A General History of Quadrupeds, fifth edition, 1807, Imperial copies, all with wood-engraved title-vignettes, illustrations and vignettes by or after Bewick, some occasional very light spotting, bookplates of Sir William Eden to front pastedowns, contemporary diced russia, gilt, rubbing to extremities, [Tattersfield TB 1.17 & 1.5], Imperial 8vo, Newcastle (3)
Green (Thomas) The Universal Herbal; or, Botanical, Medical, and Agricultural Dictionary, 2 vol., first edition, hand-coloured stipple-engraved frontispieces and additional pictorial title by R. Hicks after W. M. Craig, 105 hand-coloured engraved plates of flowers, fruit, vegetables, greenhouses etc. only (of 106, lacking plate at p.369), first 2 leaves of preface with short tear at inner margin, affecting text but with no loss, some offsetting, some light foxing or soiling, vol. 2 with light patch of damp-staining towards end, contemporary marbled calf, spines gilt, worn at corners and spine ends, rubbed, vol. 1 upper cover detached, lower joint split at head, [Great Flower Books p.97; Nissen BBI 754], 4to, Liverpool, [1816-20].
Hailey (Clarence) Thoroughbred Sires, 100 photogravure plates on 64 thick paper sheets mounted on stubs, tissue guards, tables of pedigrees at end, occasional light foxing, heavier to first few leaves, rear endpapers browned, hinges tender but holding, original textured cloth, gilt, worn at spine ends and corners, otherwise lightly rubbed, Newmarket, 1908 § D'Allemagne (Henry-René) Sports et Jeux D'Adresse, plates, some hand-coloured, tissue guards (some creased), illustrations, bookplate of J. O. M. Clark, original decorative boards, spine sunned, a little rubbed and soiled, Paris, [1903], oblong folio & 4to (2)
![[Nicklin (Susan)] Address to a Young Lady on her Entrance into the World, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, bound without the title](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/cfa56aa8-7688-4a55-a868-af8600cbe869/468x382.jpg)
[Nicklin (Susan)] Address to a Young Lady on her Entrance into the World, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, bound without the title to vol.2, N1 in vol.1 bound after N3, contemporary ink inscription to head of title (slightly shaved) and another to front free endpaper, light foxing, attractive contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco, gilt, g.e., slightly rubbed and faded, 8vo, Hookham & Carpenter, 1796.** Scarce work written by a governess instructing young women on how to lead a Christian life. ESTC records only 3 UK copies (BL, Cambridge, Oxford) and 4 more in America.
Paxton (Joseph) and John Lindley. Paxton's Flower Garden, 3 vol., first edition, 108 hand-coloured lithographed plates, those in vol. 1 with tissue guards, wood-engraved illustrations, vol. 1 with contemporary ink ownership inscription to head of title, vol. 1 with some light foxing, mostly to text leaves with plates largely protected by tissue guards, other vol. with only the occasional spot, modern half calf over marbled boards, vol. 2 & 3 uniform but vol. 1 differing slightly, very lightly rubbed at spine and corners, g.e. or t.e.g., [Nissen BBI 1499], 4to, 1851-53.
Education.- Edgeworth (Richard Lovell) Essays on Professional Education, first edition, a few spots to title, otherwise a good clean copy, modern half calf over marbled boards, uncut, morocco label, 1809 § Alison (Archibald) Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste, first edition, light spotting at beginning and end, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, Barne bookplate, rebacked preserving old gilt spine with red morocco label, corners repaired, Edinburgh, for J.J.G. & G.Robinson, 1790, 4to (2)⁂ Richard Lovell Edgeworth (1744-1817), father of 22 children by four wives, was an Anglo-Irish politician, writer, inventor, and member of the Lunar Society with Matthew Boulton, Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Priestley and James Watt amongst others. His main writings were on education, most notably the progressive Practical Education of 1798 with his daughter, the novelist Maria Edgeworth. In the present work he discusses the education of people entering the the professions such as the law, military, government and the church.
![Music.- Corelli (Arcangelo) [Music for bass violin], 2 vol., manuscripts, both 94pp., some spotting or light staining, lighly](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/15349685-b996-465f-b667-af8600cae6ed/468x382.jpg)
Music.- Corelli (Arcangelo) [Music for bass violin], 2 vol., manuscripts, both 94pp., some spotting or light staining, lighly browned, contemporary panelled English calf, lettered in gilt to upper cover of Vol. I 'Basso Violino Corelli', and to Vol. II 'Basso Continue Corelli', corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, 4to, [late 18th century]. ⁂ Containing 48 separately numbered sonatas for the bass violin, with the accompanying basso continuo notation in figured bass. Corelli (1653-1713) was one of the pre-eminent figures of the Baroque, his music being vital to the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, and in establishing the prominence of the violin in orchestral performance.
![[More (Cresacre)] D.O.M.S. The Life and Death of Sir Thomas Moore Lord High Chancellour of England. Written by M.T.M. and ded](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/09d94dc1-ed33-4b79-a2e7-af8600caf2a8/468x382.jpg)
[More (Cresacre)] D.O.M.S. The Life and Death of Sir Thomas Moore Lord High Chancellour of England. Written by M.T.M. and dedicated to the Queens most Gracious Majestie, first edition, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut initials and head-pieces, some light marking and toning to title but a clean copy generally, contemporary calf, central gilt lozenge to covers, spine a little rubbed, [Douai, Printed by B. Bellière], [?1631].⁂ A good copy of this scarce biography of More, written by his great grandson and dedicated to Queen Henrietta Maria.
Gaffarel (Jacques) Unheard-of Curiosities: concerning the Talismanical Sculpture of the Persians; the Horoscopes of the Patriarkes..., translated by Edmund Chilmead, first edition in English, with initial leaf 'Testimony that Leo Allatius gives...' and the 2 folding woodcut plates of Celestial Hebrew Alphabet (often lacking), both plates browned & soiled and frayed & torn (laid down), the First Table bound at end and lacking portion from upper left corner, with the upper part only of a duplicate First Table bound in at beginning (with portion missing from other example), light spotting or browning to text, contemporary sheep, rubbed, rebacked, [Wellcome III.80; Wing G105], 8vo, by G.D. for Humphrey Moseley, 1650; sold not subject to return
Household.- Cosnett (Thomas) The Footman's Directory, and Butler's Remembrancer..., ?fifth edition, folding engraved plate of table setting, light foxing, staining to R2, original printed boards, uncut, rebacked, 1825 [cover dated 1826] § Williams (James) The Footman's Guide, first edition, 2 folding plates of settings, illustrations, occasional soiling, original cloth, rubbed, paper label chipped, Dean and Munday, [?c.1835], 12mo (2)⁂ The first item was first published in 1823. Written by an experienced butler, the work outlines daily practical duties, as well as moral and behavioural obligations, and includes sections on tea and coffee urns, cruet stands, decanting wine and management of the cellar. The second appears to have been partly cribbed from the first.
Against Cambridge Platonists.- Parker (Samuel) A Free and impartial censure of the Platonick philosophie being a letter written to his much honoured friend Mr N[athaniel].B[isbie]., first edition, initial imprimatur f., title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head-pieces and initial borders, Q1 pagination punched through, leaving small hole, some spotting or light staining, lightly browned, 20th century cloth-backed marbled boards, red leather label to spine, [Wing P463; Madan III, 2754], small 4to, Oxford, Printed, by W. Hall, for Richard Davis, 1666.⁂ An attack on the Cambridge Platonists, and on hermetic thinkers in general, such as Rosicrucians. Parker (1640-1688) Bishop of Oxford, and forcibly installed President of Magdalen College, Oxford. He was an opponent of Thomas Hobbes.
NO RESERVE Howard (Sir Robert) The History and Reigns of Edward and Richard II..., pastedown with ink stamp of Lincoln's Inn Library, faint damp stain at head towards beginning, last few leaves slightly frayed at margins, contemporary calf with gilt stamp of Lincoln's Inn Library, worn, upper cover detached, lacking lower cover, [Wing H2999], Printed by F. Collins, for Thomas Fox, 1690 § Aesop. Select Fables of Esop and other fabulists in three books. By R. Dodsley, new edition, engraved frontispiece and title, woodcut illustrations, frontispiece with small patch of surface abrasion, D5 with portion of loss to lower margin, U2 with short tear, not affecting text, disbound, spine with central vertical split but just holding, Printed for Willm. Osborne & Jno. Mozely, Gainsborough, [c.1788], occasional light spotting; and another 17th century, 8vo & 12mo (3)
Tryon (Thomas) The Way to Health, Long Life and Happiness: Or, A Discourse of Temperance, third edition, front free endpaper browned with near contemporary ink inscription, occasional light spotting or soiling, later half calf, upper cover detached, loss to spine, worn, [Wing T3202], 8vo, Printed and are to be Sold by most Booksellers, 1697. ⁂ Thomas Tryon (1634-1703), a hatter who founded a mystical movement known as "Tryonism" which promoted temperance, pacifism and vegetarianism, influencing Benjamin Franklin in his youth. This work with chapters on diet (the "Mischief of Variety of Meats and Drinks"), disease, women and marriage, raising children, and the advantages of a retired country life.
Cookery.- Ude (Louis Eustache) The French Cook..., ninth edition, lithographed portrait and 8 engraved plates, 4pp advertisements at end, ink signature to head of title, some light staining, modern half cloth, uncut, 1827 § Sturgeon (Launcelot) Essays, Moral, Philosophical, and Stomachical, on the Importance of Good-Living, first edition, wood-engraved frontispiece, lightly browned, bookplate of the chorister & organist Richard Oskatel Latham, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving old spine, rubbed, 1822; and another on food and drink, 8vo et infra (3)⁂ Ude (c.1769-1846) was the most famous French chef in London of his day. Having cooked for Lord Sefton at Croxteth Park, Liverpool, for many years, and the Duke of York, he became chef at Crockford's dining club. When he retired his salary was £4000 a year (over £500,000 today).
![[Mandeville (Bernard)] The Fable of the Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits. With an Essay on Charity and Charity-Schoo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/4105a296-5c62-4f06-a263-af8600cb01ed/468x382.jpg)
[Mandeville (Bernard)] The Fable of the Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits. With an Essay on Charity and Charity-Schools, 2 vol., vol. 1 fifth edition, vol. 2 first edition, library stamps to front endpapers and title vol. 2, vol. 1 p.335 onwards with very small incision to fore-edge (blank margin, no loss), some light marginal damp-staining and spotting, modern calf-backed boards, for J. Tonson, 1728-9; An Enquiry into the Origin of Honour and the Usefulness of Christianity in War, first edition, woodcut device to title, head-piece and initial, title with ?ownership inscription (scored through with ink), bookplate, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, for John Brotherton, 1732, 8vo (3)
Cervantès Saavedra (Miguel de) The History and Adventures of The Renowned Don Quixote..., 4 vol., third edition of the Smollett translation, engraved frontispiece and 27 plates, vol. 1 with contemporary ink ownership inscription to verso of frontispiece, occasional browning, later calf, spines gilt with morocco labels, lightly rubbed, Printed by T. Osborne, 1765 § Pope (Alexander) The Works, 6 vol., vol. 1 with engraved portrait frontispiece, contemporary ink ownership inscription to titles, contemporary calf, rebacked, covers with a few repairs, rubbed, endpapers renewed, Edinburgh, Printed by A. Donaldson, 1767 § Kipling (Rudyard) Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses, third edition, ink gift inscription to endpaper, contemporary half red morocco, gilt, by Hatchards, lightly rubbed, a few marks to covers, 1892, some light foxing, all but last with offsetting; and others, most leather bound, v.s. (c.135)
![NO RESERVE [Charlton (Mary)] The Parisian; or, Genuine Anecdotes of Distinguished and Noble Characters, 2 vol., first edition](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/b94bdc75-3797-4cdb-a3bd-af8600cb1020/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE [Charlton (Mary)] The Parisian; or, Genuine Anecdotes of Distinguished and Noble Characters, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, light foxing, vol. 1 lacking L3&4, bookplate of James Adair, Ashby 1854 to vol. 2 endpaper, modern leather, labels to spines, [Blakey p.166], large 12mo, Minerva Press, 1794.⁂ Rare first novel by one of the leading lights of the Minerva Press. ESTC lists copies in the BL and University of Alberta only with Library Hub adding those in the National Library of Scotland, University of St Andrews, University of Strathclyde and Wellcome libraries.
Cumberland (Richard) Henry... by the Author of Arundel, 4 vol., vol. 1 & 2 first edition, vol.3 & 4 second edition, armorial bookplate of Sir John Eden to front pastedowns, contemporary calf, spines gilt with morocco labels, vol. 4 with minor chipping to spine ends, light rubbing to extremities, an attractive set, 8vo, for Charles Dilly, 1795.⁂ Though better-known as a dramatist, Cumberland published three novels. All are rare at auction in first edition.
Tyrwhitt (Thomas) The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, 2 vol., second edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, vol. 1 bookplate, vol. 1 initial ff. with some light spotting, vol. 1 repairs to hinges, contemporary half calf, vol. 2 sympathetically rebacked to style, corners a little scuffed, Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1798 § [Earle (John)] Microcosmography: or, a piece of the world discover'd in essays and character, woodcut ornaments, ink inscription front endpaper verso, paper label to pastedown, contemporary calf ,rebacked and recornered, by E. Say, 1732 § Smollett (Tobias) The Miscellaneous Works..., portrait frontispiece (spotted), booklabel, contemporary half green morocco, spine gilt with red morocco label, spine sunned, 1844 § Macaulay (Thomas) The History of England, 4 vol., mixed editions, vol. 1, 4 and 5 with half-titles, vol. 5 portrait frontispiece, vol. 2 small defect and paper repair to upper edge, scattered ff. with spotting, uniform twentieth century half calf, 1849-83; and c.60 others, mainly nineteenth and twentieth century, v.s. (c.65)
Britain.- Lysons (Rev. Daniel) An Historical Account of Those Parishes in the County of Middlesex which are not described in the Environs of London, engraved title vignette, 16 engraved plates (some folding, 1 torn), extra illustrated with a few small plates and leaflets bound in, book-label, title lightly toned and small damp-stain, some light off-setting and toning, library cloth, T. Cadell, Jun & W. Davies, 1800 § Winstone (Reece) 'Bristol' Series, 28 vol., a substantial run from 1962 to 1987, mixed editions but some firsts, black and white advertisements and illustrations, some related ephemera loosely inserted, original pictorial wrappers or boards, Bristol, 1962-87 § Lobley (J. Logan) Hampstead Hill, half-title, plain plates and illustrations, modern cloth, 1889; and 20 others Britain, v.s. (50)
![Military.- [Pococke (Captain Thomas)] Journal of a Soldier of the Seventy-First, or Glasgow Regiment, Highland Light Infantry](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/7796992b-5ce1-48d6-bb0b-af8600cb17c6/468x382.jpg)
Military.- [Pococke (Captain Thomas)] Journal of a Soldier of the Seventy-First, or Glasgow Regiment, Highland Light Infantry, From 1806 to 1815, first edition, some scattered foxing or light browning, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary half calf, joints cracked, spine ends chipped corners bumped, Edinburgh, 1819 § [Donaldson (Joseph)] The War in the Peninsula, a continuation of the Recollections of the Eventful Life of a Soldier, half-title, newspaper clipping laid onto pastedown, engraved plan loosely inserted at rear, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 1825, 8vo (2)⁂ A scarce pair of military memoires. The second has a "vol.2" label to spine but appears to be complete.
NO RESERVE Slavery.- Class A. Correspondence with Foreign Powers, relative to the Slave Trade, presented to both Houses of Parliament, light marginal spotting to title, dis-bound, small folio, R. G. Clarke, 1823.⁂ Correspondence with key powers such as The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, The United States, France, Sweden and Denmark, relating to treaties designed to combat the slave trade. Parliamentary papers prior to 1835, when they were made more generally available, are scarce.
Slavery.- State Papers, British and Spanish Claims; Relations between Great Britain and Portugal; and Correspondence respecting the Slave Trade, vol. XXVI, tape repairs at inner margin front endpaper and title, original cloth, spine gilt with black morocco label, some light surface soiling, folio, ex-libris Home Office, 1829.⁂ Covering correspondence with British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, The Havana, Rio de Janeiro and Surinam, as well as with foreign powers such as Spain, Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, France, Denmark and Sweden. Fascinating exchanges regarding British efforts to halt the slave trade from five years before slavery itself was abolished in the British Empire. Much detail about individual ships involved in the trade. Parliamentary papers prior to 1835, when they were made more generally available, are very scarce.
Hugo (Victor) The Hunchback of Notre-Dame...Translated expressly for this edition with a sketch of the life and writings of the author by Frederic Shoberl, first edition in English, initial 'Standard Novels No XXXII' title, engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title, final 'Opinions on this work' f., bifolium A4&5 loose, occasional spotting or light marking, modern plain calf, overall a very good copy, 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1833.⁂ Rare in commerce. Originally published as Notre-Dame de Paris, Paris, Charles Gosselin, 1831.
Periodical.- The Lady's Newspaper, 4 vol., vol. 3 with 2 hand-coloured etched plates, occasional "The Ladies Newspaper" red ink stamp, some light foxing, the odd short tear, original pictorial cloth, gilt, vol. 1 & 2 with spines working loose but holding, rubbed, spine ends chipped, joints splitting, 1847-48 § The Women's Supplement [to The Times], 3 vol. containing the first 15 issues, original pictorial wrappers bound in, original cloth, a little rubbed, 1920-21, illustrations, occasional light soiling; with 5 vol. of "The Girl's Own Paper and Woman's Magazine", covering 1924-27, folio & 4to (11) sold as periodicals not subject to return. ⁂ The Lady's Newspaper was one of the earliest produced for an exclusively female audience, running between January 1847 and June 1863, when it merged with The Queen & Court Chronicle. Here each of the four volumes covers six months of weekly publications.
NO RESERVE Pirates.- Reach (Angus B.) Leonard Lindsay: Or, The Story of a Buccaneer, 2 vol., first edition, vol. 1 with ink ownership inscription to endpaper, occasional light spotting or soiling, hinges cracked, later half calf over marbled boards, spines gilt, rubbed, covers with some light fading at extremities, 8vo, 1850.
![[Gaskell (Elizabeth C.)] Ruth. A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, lacking advertisements, occasional spotting to margins and lig](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/2ebafeec-32ac-4deb-8340-af8600cb2215/468x382.jpg)
[Gaskell (Elizabeth C.)] Ruth. A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, lacking advertisements, occasional spotting to margins and light corner creasing, light spotting to endpapers, contemporary blue half calf, spines gilt in compartments with morocco labels, light rubbing to extremities, [Sadleir 933], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1853.
Sufism.- Shabestarī (Saʿd od-Dīn Maḥmūd) Gulshan I Raz: The Mystic Rose Garden, translated by E. H. Whinfield, text in English and Arabic, bookplate removed from front pastedown, original cloth, library marking to foot of spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, 4to, 1880.⁂ Seemingly the first English edition of this classic poem of Sufism. Rare.
![NO RESERVE [Evans (Mary Ann)], "George Eliot". [The Works], 6 vol. only (of 7), mixed edition, half-titles, some with additio](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/d0bf4ef3-b43c-4fdb-8366-af8600cb2dde/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE [Evans (Mary Ann)], "George Eliot". [The Works], 6 vol. only (of 7), mixed edition, half-titles, some with additional engraved titles, half calf, light rubbing to extremities, 1891 § Arnold (Matthew) Poetical Works, engraved portrait frontispiece, prize bookplate to pastedown, prize binding of contemporary vellum with coat-of-arms to covers, spine gilt, g.e., inner dentelles, London and New York, 1892 § Moore (Thomas) Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 2 vol., second edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, light scattered spotting, contemporary calf with blind-stamped border, spines lightly rubbed, 1825; and c.65 others, mostly Victorian literature, antiquarian or leather-bound, v.s. (c.70)
Occult.- Lévi (Éliphas) The History of Magic, second edition, translated by Arthur Waite, portrait frontispiece, plates, lacking front free endpaper, scattered faint spotting, original decorative cloth, gilt, mottling to fore-edges, bumping to spine extremities, 1922 § "Raphael" [Smith (Robert Cross)] A Manual of Astrology, or the Book of the Stars, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, additional engraved frontispiece, 1 engraved plates, illustrations, original cloth, printed yellow label to upper cover, small loss to spine extremities, bumping to corners, 1837 § Frazer (Sir James George) The Golden Bough, 12 vol., original cloth, fractional bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, light creasing to edges, 1980 § Jones (William) Finger-Ring Lore, illustrations, scattered faint spotting, cracked hinges, original pictorial cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1890; and others, occult, mysticism, myths & legends and, esoteric, v.s. (c.80)
Poetry.- Beddoes (Thomas Lovell) The Complete Works, 2 vol., limited edition, engraved illustrations, bookplate, original cloth-backed decorative boards, slight bumping to corners, The Fanfrolico Press, [1928] § Rossetti (William M.) Poems of Christina Rossetti, portrait frontispiece, silken endpapers, contemporary red morocco, gilt, inlaid black calf hearts, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, 1905 § Kisses and other Nonsense, occasional pencil underlining and marks, bookplate of Victoria Sackville-West, contemporary crushed-morocco, gilt, 1911 § Rossetti (William M.) The Collected Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 2 vol., scattered faint spotting, bookplate, contemporary half-morocco, gilt, light spotting to boards, 1890; and others, poetry, v.s. (c.70)
![NO RESERVE Shakespeare Head Press.- Trollope (Anthony) [The Works], 'The Shakespeare Head Trollope', 13 vol. only (of 14, lac](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1bc452bc-6d53-48a0-a003-af8600b43a80/1b95197f-01ca-4080-ad45-af8600cb347a/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE Shakespeare Head Press.- Trollope (Anthony) [The Works], 'The Shakespeare Head Trollope', 13 vol. only (of 14, lacking Autobiography), edited by Michael Sadleir, one of 525 copies, later green morocco-backed cloth with crimson spine labels, occasional light soiling marks, 8vo, Oxford, Shakespeare Head Press, 1929.
Pulp fiction.- Collins (Norman) The Bat that Flits, previous owner's ink inscription, original cloth, fractional bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, short tear to bottom edge, slight creasing to edges, The Crime Club, 1952 § Williams (Charles) Descent into Hell, original cloth, fractional bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, small loss to edges, flaps becoming detached, creasing and chipping to edges, 1949 § Eberhart (M. G.) The White Dress, original cloth, fractional bumping to spine head, dust-jacket, fractional creasing to edges, The Crime Club, 1947 § Gardner (Erle Stanley) The Case of the Negligent Nymph, scattered spotting, original cloth, fractional bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, light spotting, creasing to edges, The Thriller Book Club, 1957 § Alderson (Alexander) The Subtle Minotaur, scattered faint spotting, light browning, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, small loss to spine foot, creasing and small chipping to edges, a little rubbed, The Thriller Book Club, n.d.; and others, similar, 8vo (41)
de Beer (E. S., editor) The Diary of John Evelyn, 6 vol., half-titles, portrait frontispiece, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jackets, light spotting, slight creasing to edges, Oxford, 1955 § Bentley, Jr. (G. E., editor) William Blake's Writings, 2 vol., half-titles, illustrations, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jackets, slight creasing to edges, Oxford, 1978 § Vinaver (Eugène) The Works of Thomas Malory, 3 vol., second edition, half-titles, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, price-clipped dust-jackets, sunned spines, a little rubbed, slight creasing to edges, Oxford, 1967; and others similar, 8vo (41)
*** Please be aware the description of this lot has changed ***Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, fourteenth impression, 1965; The Two Towers, eleventh impression, 1965; The Return of the King, eleventh impression, 1965, folding maps at end, original cloth, vol. 1 with small stain to upper cover, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jackets; The Silmarillion, first edition, folding map at end, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, slight creasing to top edge, 1977; Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, corrected edition, frontispiece, plates, original cloth, gilt, light spotting to spine, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Oxford, 1930; and others by Tolkien and Mervyn Peake, 8vo (13)
Lovecraft (H. P.) The Case of Charles Dexter War, first edition, half-title, scattered spotting, front-free endpaper clipped at corner, faint abrasion marks to endpapers, scattered spotting, original cloth, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, dust-jacket with tears and parts detached, spotting, 1951 § Freeman-Mitford (A. B.) The Attache at Peking, first edition, presentation copy with blind-stamp to title, light spotting to endpapers, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1900 § Marsh (Richard) The Beetle, frontispiece, scattered spotting, previous owner's pencil inscription, original pictorial cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1900; and others similar, 8vo (52)
Pasternak (Boris) Doctor Zhivago, translated by Max Hayward and Manya Harari, first English edition, original cloth, slight fading to spine and upper cover, dust-jacket, very slight toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, short split to head and foot of upper joint, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1958.
NO RESERVE Salinger (J.D.) Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour, an Introduction, first edition, second state with the dedication present and misspelling "Sey-more" to p.173, original cloth, very light fading to spine, light sunning to spine tips, dust-jacket, light fading to spine, light rubbing and creasing to spine tips and corners, short nick with creasing to head of upper panel, and excellent copy, 8vo, Boston, 1963.
Shaw (George Bernard) An Unsocial Socialist, first edition, first issue with "Author of The Confessions of Byron Cashel's Profession" to title and no appendix, a few scattered spots, hinges cracking but firm, original cloth, gilt, spine sunned, spine ends a little worn, 1887 § Nichols (Robert) Aurelia, autograph poem by the author tipped-in to front pastedown, ink ownership inscription front endpaper, original cloth with paper label to spine, spine ends a little bumped, 1920 § Wren (Percival Christopher) Good Gestes, signed presentation inscription from the author to bookplate at front pastedown, title lightly foxed, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine lightly sunned, toning to spine and folds, spine and fold ends rubbed, 1929 § Kundera (Milan) Směšné lásky [Laughable Loves], 3 vol., original cloth, dust-jackets, some light toning or surface soiling, extremities lightly rubbed with a couple of very small tears at upper edge, Prague, Ceskoslovensky Spisovatel Press, 1963-68; Thurber (James) Alarms and Diversions, first edition, ink gift inscription to front endpaper, illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, spine foot a little scuffed, dust-jacket, sine sunned, a few very small tears or chips, 1957; and c.100 others, first editions, including 13 signed by the author, 8vo (c.100)
Stoppard (Tom) Jumpers, with a card slip signed by the author loosely inserted, jacket with light toning, extremities lightly bumped and creased, 1972; Travesties, jacket with some very minor rubbing to extremities, 1975, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 7 others by or related to the same, 8vo (9)
Swift (Graham) Waterland, signed by the author on title, jacket with extremely light bumping to some extremities, 1983 § Ishiguro (Kazuo) An Artist of the Floating World, with title from a later edition signed by the author loosely inserted, jacket with very small closed tear to lower joint head, some very light creasing to upper edge, 1986 § Lessing (Doris) The Summer Before the Dark, signed by the author on title, ink ownership inscription front pastedown, jacket spine very lightly toned, 1973, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and c.70 others, first editions, including 17 signed by the author, 8vo (c.70)
Traven (B.) The Death-Ship, first English edition, scattered spotting, ownership blind-stamps and light browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine slightly dulled, dust-jacket, light browning to spine and top edge of panels, short closed tear to foot of spine, slight creasing to spine ends, some light spotting and surface soiling, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1934.⁂ Traven's breakthrough novel a scathing critique of bureaucracy and the loss of workers' rights, adapted into a 1959 film of the same name.
NO RESERVE Freeman (Barbara C.) 5 woodcut Calendars, woodcuts mounted on card, only 2 accompanied by original paper calendar, all but one signed by the artist in pencil, each with signed presentation inscription from the artist to verso in ink, 2 with abrasion marks where calendars removed, one print with short tear, affecting image but with no loss, a few light spots, woodcuts ranging between c.245 x 185mm. and c.265 x 200mm., 1932-40 (5)
Gorey (Edward) The Vinegar Works, first edition, together 3 vol. comprising The Gashleycrumb Tinies; The Insect God, and; The West Wing, illustrations, original pictorial boards, light sunning and spotting to spines, slight bumping to corners and extremities, housed in original pictorial slipcase, a little rubbed, slight chipping to corners and extremities, New York, 1963; The Gorey Alphabet, first English edition, illustrations, previous owner's ink inscription, author's compliments slip loosely inserted, faint spotting to endpapers and fore-edge, original pictorial cloth, lightly faded spine, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1961; The Gilded Bat, first American edition, illustrations, original pictorial boards, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, dust-jacket, minor chipping to edges, faint spotting to verso, 1966; and 11 others by or illustrated by Gorey, v.s. (14)
NO RESERVE Morris (William).- A Portfolio of photographs and research on William Morris designs, c.280pp. excluding blanks, majority with laid down black & white photograph and sheet of manuscript notes to verso, some with images cut from books or catalogues, a few other pieces of Morris related ephemera loosely inserted, many photographs or notes loose or working so, occasional light foxing or staining, loose in original cloth portfolio, lacking spine, worn, folio, [c.1970s].⁂ Thought to be compiled by Fiona Clark in preparation for the publication of her book "William Morris: Wallpapers and Chintzes" in the early 1970s. The notes accompanying the photographs include the title, material, dimensions and location of Morris' original designs, among additional information.
Upton (Florence K.) The Golliwog's Bicycle Club, some surface soiling to covers, 1896; The Golliwog at the Sea-side, ink ownership inscription pastedown, 1 page loose and frayed at fore-edge, 1898; The Golliwog in War, 1899, first editions, colour illustrations, hinges a little weak, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, some light creasing, rubbing to edges; and 4 other Golliwog stories, first editions, oblong 4to (7)
NO RESERVE Fashion.- 19 hand-coloured fashion plates from "Chic Parisien", trimmed, occasionally cropping image or imprint, a few very short marginal tears, twice just running into image but with no loss, 3 with small tape marks to margins, not affecting image, 1 with punch holes to inner margin, a little toned at extremities, the odd light crease but generally bright and crisp, each approx. 412 x 290mm., Paris & Vienna, Atelier Arnold Bachwitz, [c.1905]; with 9 other mounted fashion plates from a variety of periodicals, v.s. (28) ⁂ Atelier Bachwitz was founded in 1898 by Arnold Bachwitz in Vienna, and was quickly established as a pre-eminent publishing house working out of the Palais des Beaux Arts building, before expanding to Paris, London, Berlin, and New York. "Chic Parisien" was the atelier's most popular publication, running from 1898 to 1939.
Chagall (Marc).- (Mourlot (Fernand) and Charles Sorlier, Chagall Lithograph 1962-1968, original lithograph frontispiece and pictorial wrappers by Chagall, colour illustrations, original cloth, wrapper spine and edges with very light toning, Monte-Carlo, André Sauret, 1969; and 26 others art and art reference, v.s. (27)
Private Presses.- A collection of catalogues, prospectuses, exhibition pamphlets and ephemera relating to various Private Presses, featuring Nonesuch, Gregynog, Fleece, Golden Cockerel, Whittington and Parrot presses among others, occasional light spotting or soiling, v.s., [1925-c.2010] (c.100)⁂ Highlights include catalogues for the Nonesuch Press for 1923-25 and 1926-27, the "Nonesuch Press Christmas" for 1933, a 1933 prospectus for the Gregynog Press publication "The Revelation of Saint John The Divine", an exhibition pamphlet for the wood engravings of Robert Gibbings at the V&A in 1960, and an autograph card signed by Monica Poole, with loosely inserted "Rose" wood-engraving signed in pencil.
Gillray (James) Diana return'd from the Chace, satire on the Countess of Salisbury, etching with vibrant original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, platemark 358 x 255 mm (14 1/8 x 10 in), sheet 370 x 263 mm (14 1/2 x 10 3/8 in), minor surface scuffs and light toning, unframed, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1802Literature: BM Satire 9908
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