Isenberg (Charles William). Grammar of the Amharic Language, 1st edition, London: printed for the Church Missionary Society, 1842, advertisement leaf at front, folding table of the Amharic Alphabet (repaired to verso), light toning and a few stains, bookplate, contemporary half morocco, a little rubbed, light worming to edges, 8vo, together with Baker (Samuel W.) Ismailia. A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade organized by Ismail, Khedive of Egypt, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1874, frontispieces, folding map (with tear and repairs), single page map, 51 plates, advertisements, occasional water stains in volume I, a little light spotting, original green cloth gilt, volume I rebacked with original spine relaid, corners repaired, a little rubbed with stains, 8voQTY: (3)
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Kittlitz (Friedrich Heinrich von). Twenty-four Views of the Vegetation of the Coasts and Islands of the Pacific with Explanatory Descriptions: taken during the exploring voyage of the Russian corvette "Senjawin,” under the command of Capt. Lu?tke, in the years 1827, 1828, & 1829, 1st English edition, London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861, half-title, 24 mounted photograph plates, 'Explanation of Frame' paper frame leaf bound-in (usually loose, "in order to be able to find the various plants alluded to in the letter-press"), occasional light toning to few margins, modern dark green half morocco, marbled paper sides, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Arctic Bib. 8765; Gernsheim 157; Howes K-194; see Lada-Mocarski 119; Sabin 38025.The first English edition, with striking early photography, including the paper frame. Kittlitz’s original German, describing his botanical discoveries made as part of the Litke expedition, is here translated by Berthold Seemann. The plates are photographic copies of the original copperplate engravings, which Sabin describes as "some of the most interesting representations ever published of the unusual forms of exotic vegetation."
Churchill (Winston Spencer). Collected Works, 38 volumes, including The Collected Essays, Centenary Limited Edition, 1973-76, numerous maps and illustrations, all edges gilt, publisher's vellum gilt, occasional light discolouration to covers and a few spines, slipcases, 8voQTY: (38)NOTE:Woods p.391. Limited edition 1001 of circa 2000 copies, this set for Richard Lugard-Brayne. Originally intended to be issued in an edition of 3000, the publishers went into liquidation before completion, resulting in between 1750 and 2000 sets extant.
Craddock (Harry). The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1st edition, 2nd issue, Constable & Company, 1930, colour illustrations and decorations throughout by Gilbert Rumbold, title without pagination (1st issue paginated to title) and without errata slip, decorated endpapers, ink-stamp 'With the Compliments of Booth's Distilleries Ltd.' to front free endpaper, rear endpaper with light damp stain at gutter, original black cloth-backed pictorial boards in pale gold, green, grey and black, lightly rubbed & marked, 8voQTY: (1)
Lyon (George Francis). The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon, of H.M.S Hecla, during the recent voyage of discovery under Captain Parry, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1824, 1 engraved folding map, 7 engraved plates, bookplates of Sir John Thomas Stanley & Clinton E Geiser, occasional light spotting, contemporary black half calf, rebacked with original spine relaid, lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Charcot (Jean). Le Pourquoi-Pas? Dans l'Antarctique, Paris: Ernest Flammarion, 1910, black and white frontispiece after photograph, original printed wrappers bound in, black and white illustrations after photographs throughout (some full-page), bookplate of Clinton E Geiser to front pastedown, original black half morocco gilt, lightly rubbed, 4to, withLyon (George Francis). A Brief Narrative of an unsuccessful attempt to reach Repulse Bay, through Sir Thomas Rowe's "Welcome", in his Majesty's ship Griper, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1825, folding map frontispiece, 7 plates, bookplate of Clinton E Geiser to front pastedown, ex-library with stamps to title and a few further leaves, spotted and damp-stained, endpapers renewed, modern blue cloth gilt, a few marks, 8vo, with others relatedQTY: (35)
Hulme (Frederick Edward). Familiar Garden Flowers ... and described by Shirley Hibberd, 1st -5th series, London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., [1897-1900], and Familiar Wild Flowers, 1st series-[5th series, of 7], London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1897-c.1900], numerous chromolithograph plates, occasional light spotting, contemporary uniform dark green half calf gilt, red morocco title labels, some spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Shakespeare (William), The Standard Edition of the Pictorial Shakspere, edited by Charles Knight, 7 volumes, London: Charles Knight & Co., 1846, numerous wood engraved illustrations, contemporary half calf gilt, contrasting morocco labels to spines, extremities rubbed, large 8vo,Cook (Ernest Thomas, editor), The Century Book of Gardening. A comprehensive work for every lover of the garden, London: Country Life & George Newnes, [1900], numerous monochrome illustrations, contemporary red half morocco, rubbed and few marks, folio, plus other miscellaneous books including leather bindings etc.QTY: (a carton)
Beattie (William). The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain illustrated by views taken on the spot by W.H. Bartlett, 2 volumes, London: George Virtue, 1842, additional engraved title to each volume ('Finden's Views...'), 123 engraved plates (including frontispieces), occasional light spotting, contemporary half calf, joints split and some wear, 4to, together with:Faulkner (Thomas), An Historical and Topographical account of Fulham; including the hamlet of Hammersmith, London: T. Egerton, T. Payne [& others], 1813, engraved frontispiece, title with wood engraved vignette and upper margin signed B. Coates 1820, engraved dedication, folding plan (closed tears and repairs to verso), seven engraved plates, some browning and spotting, contemporary maroon straight-grain half morocco, rubbed, 8vo, plus other miscellaneous books, mostly 19th-century publications including Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers, A series of excursions by Members of the Alpine Club, edited by John Ball, 4th edition, 1859 and Pictorial Beauties of Nature; or, sketches in various departments of Natural History..., London: Ward, Lock, and Tyler, [1873]QTY: (a carton)
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[Turner, Dawson]. Account of a Tour in Normandy; undertaken chiefly for the purpose of investigating the architectural antiquities of the Duchy, with observations on its history, on the country and on its inhabitants, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: John & Arthur Arch, 1820, 50 engraved plates, contemporary ownership inscription at head of titles, some spotting, near-contemporary half calf, morocco labels to spine, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Camper (Petrus), The works... on the connexion between the science of anatomy and the arts of drawing, London: C. Dilly, 1794, 17 engraved plates (including portrait frontispiece and 16 folding plates), verso of frontispiece with scribbled out signature to verso and some show-through), light toning and occasional spotting, 19th-century cloth, spine torn with loss, covers marked, rubbed and scuffed, 4to,Falconer (William), The Shipwreck, A Poem, new edition, London: William Miller, 1811, half-title, engraved frontispiece, three engraved plates and numerous vignette illustrations, contemporary diced calf by John Otton of Bristol, gilt decorated spine, upper joint cracked and lower board detached, rubbed, 8vo,Bloomfield (Robert), The Remains..., 2 volumes in one, London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1824, title with signature of watercolour artist Frank Topham (1808-1877), also to front pastedown and pen & ink sketch of two figures in a landscape to lower pastedown (signed lower margin), original cloth, boards detached, lacking spine, worn, 8vo, plus other mostly 18th-19th century antiquarian books, including Noble (Mark), Two Dissertations upon the Mint and Coins of Episcopal-Palatines of Durham..., Birmingham: Printed for the Author, 1780, and a defective copy of A Narrative of the Loss of the Royal George, at Spithead, August 1782..., 3rd edition, 1841QTY: (a carton)
Lang (Andrew). The Blue Fairy Book, 7th edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1895, The Green Fairy Book, 2nd edition, 1893The Yellow Fairy Book, 1st edition, 1894, period inscription to the half-title, spine slightly fadedThe Pink Fairy Book, 1st edition, 1897, period inscriptions to the front endpaper, the ink of which has leaked through to the half-title, all top edges gilt, all in original gilt decorated clothThe Violet Fairy Book, new impression, 1922The Brown Fairy Book, new impression, 1919, period inscription to the front endpaperThe Orange Fairy Book, new impression, 1922The Olive Fairy Book, new impression, 1925, front gutter crackedThe Lilac Fairy Book, new impression, 1928, frontispiece lacking tissue-paper guard, all with numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, all with some light toning & spotting, all in original cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with;Pogany (Willy, illustrator), The Italian Fairy Book, by Anne MacDonell, 1st edition, London: Fisher Unwin, 1911, colour frontispiece, monochrome illustrations & vignettes, front endpaper partially detached, biro to the frontispiece tissue-paper guard, some toning & spotting, original decorated green cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed with minor loss, 8voThe Welsh Fairy Book, by W. Jenkyn Thomas, circa 1911, monochrome illustrations& vignettes, attempt at contemporary hand-colouring to the illustration for 'The Lady of the Lake', tear to the head of pp.1, some light toning & spotting, original illustrated blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plusYeats (W. B., editor), Irish Fairy and Folk Tales, London: The Walter Scott Published Co., circa 1918, 12 monochrome illustrations by James Torrance, period inscription to the front endpaper, some minor spotting, original gilt decorated white & yellow cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20th-century illustrated literature, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves)
"The Sportsman". British Sports and Sportsmen, Racing, London: Sports and Sportsmen, 1920, numerous monochrome illustrations, some light toning & marks, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated red full morocco, spine slightly faded, boards & spine slightly rubbed, folio, limited edition 158/1000, together with;War Office, publisher, A List of all the Officers of the Army..., 30 June 1780, modern endpapers, some marginal toning & light marks, all edges gilt, modern gilt decorated red morocco spine retaining contemporary gilt decorated red full morocco boards, rubbed with some loss, large 8vo, plusPennant (Thomas), The Journey from Chest to London, printed for B. White, 1782, 22 etched plates, bookplate to the front pastedown, some light spotting & offsetting, contemporary gilt decorated tree calf, front & rear boards detached, spine rubbed, 4to, and other mostly 18th & 19th-century literature & reference, including some large format plate books, mostly contemporary leather bindings, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folioApproximately 120 volumesQTY: (6 shelves & a carton)
Official History of the War. Naval Operations, by Julian S. Corbett, volume 1 only (in 2, text & maps), London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1920, 13 maps & plan to the text volume, 18 folding maps to the map volume, some light toning & spotting, original blue cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed & marked, 8voMilitary Operations Egypt & Palestine, from June 1917 to the end of the war, by Cyril Falls, 2 volumes, London: H.M.S.O., 1930, numerous maps & plans, previous owner inscriptions to the front endpapers, some marginal toning, original uniform red cloth, boards & spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Roscoe (Theodore), United States Submarine Operations in World War II, 9th printing, Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1972, numerous monochrome illustrations plus folding maps, minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with some minor tears to head & foot, large 8vo, plusPen & Sword, publisher, Wellington's Rifles..., by Ray Cusick, 1st edition, 2013The Peninsular War, A Battlefield Guild, by Andrew Rawson, 1st edition, 2009, front covers slightly rubbedThe Light Division in the Peninsular War 1808-1811, by Tim Saunders & Rob Yuill, 1st edition, 2020The Middlebrook Guide to the Somme Battlefields..., by Martin & Mary Middlebrook, reprinted, 2007, all original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, and other mostly modern military & naval reference, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves)
Jackson (A. J.). British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972, 3 volumes, reprinted, London: Putnam, 1987-88, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, together with:Nelson (H., editor), Aero Engineering, a comprehensive work..., 3 volumes in 6, London: George Newnes, circa 1930s, some light toning & spotting, original uniform blue cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly faded & rubbed, 8vo, plus other modern aviation reference & related, including further publications by Putnam, Airlife, Jane's, PRC, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves)
Lang (Andrew). The Blue Fairy Book, 5th edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892, period inscription to the half-titleThe Green Fairy Book, 1st edition, 1892, period inscription to the half-title, both with some light toning & spotting, gutters cracked, all edges gilt, both in original gilt decorated cloth, boards & spines rubbed, 8vo, together with:Vedder (Elihu, illustrator), Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam..., Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, circa 1894, 50 monochrome illustrations, some toning & spotting throughout, original gilt decorated brown cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed & marked, folio, plusNavarre Society, publisher, The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais..., 2 volumes, by Francis Rabelais, circa. 1921, monochrome illustrations by W. Heath Robinson, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly rubbed to head & footThe Memoirs of Jacques Casanova De Seingalt..., 2 volumes, 1922, monochrome illustrations by Antoine Gaymard, some light spotting & toningThe Ten Pleasure of Marriage and the second part The Confession of the New Married Couple, by Aphra Behn, 1922, 20 monochrome illustrations, some light spotting & toning, top edges gilt, all original gilt decorated white cloth, boards & spines slightly toned, marked & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other late 19th-century & modern fiction, including Samuel Peyps, Lord Byron, Charles Dickens, some leather bindings, some original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio QTY: (6 shelves)
Cook (Frederick A.). My Attainment of the Pole, being the record of the expedition that first reached the Boreal Center 1907-1909..., 1st edition, New York: The Polar Publishing Co., 1911, 51 monochrome illustrations, modern endpapers, some minor marginal spotting, original decorated brown cloth, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, together with:Atkinson (Thomas Witlam), Oriental and Western Siberia: a narrative of seven years' explorations and adventures..., London: Hurst and Blackett, 1858, 20 colour lithographic plates plus monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, modern endpapers, top edge gilt, modern gilt decorated full calf, 8vo, plusStanley (Henry M.), Through the Dark Continent..., 2 volumes bound in 1, London: George Newnes, 1899, monochrome illustrations & maps including a folding map to pp.48, some light spotting & toning throughout, contemporary gilt decorated black half calf, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20th-century travel reference & related, some contemporary leather bindings, many original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio QTY: (3 shelves)
Grimble (Augustus). The Salmon Rivers of Scotland, 4 volumes, London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner and Co.,1899, numerous monochrome illustrations, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some light spotting & toning, original uniform quarter vellum, boards & spines slightly rubbed & toned, 4toThe Deer Forest of Scotland, 1896, 8 monochrome illustrations, bookplate to the front pastedown, some light toning & marks, original quarter vellum, boards & spine slightly rubbed & toned, 4to, un-numbered copy of 500 copiesShooting and Salmon Fishing, hints and recollections, London: Chapman and Hall, 1892, 18 monochrome illustrations, bookplates to the front pastedown, some light spotting throughout, original green cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Nicholls (George J.), Bacon and Hams, 2nd edition, London: The Institute of Certificated Grocers, 1924, colour folding plate frontispiece plus monochrome illustrations, bookplate to the front pastedown, some light spotting & toning, original brown cloth, boards lightly marked to the head, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th-century & modern natural history reference & related, including publications by New Naturalist, mostly original cloth in dust jackets,G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves)
Shakespeare (William). The Plays of William Shakespeare...to which are added, notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, revised and augmented by Isaac Reed..., 21 volumes, 6th edition, London: printed for J. Nichols et al, 1813, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, modern endpapers, some light marginal toning, modern gilt decorated calf spines retaining contemporary full calf boards, slightly marked & rubbed, 8vo, together with:Defoe (Daniel), The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner:..., 2 volumes, London: printed for T. Thompson et al, 1767, period previous owner inscription to the front endpaper of volume 1, some marginal toning with minor chips & loss, modern gilt decorated calf spines retaining contemporary full calf boards, lightly rubbed, 8vo, plusEdgeworth (Maria), Castle Rackrent; and Hibernian Tale..., 4th edition, London: printed for J. Johnson, 1804, some light spotting & offsetting, front gutter cracked, contemporary full tree calf, hinges slightly cracked, 8vo, and other 18th, 19th & 20th-century fiction, including works by Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Ransome, many leather bindings, some contemporary cloth in dust jackets, overall condition if generally good/very good, 8voQTY: (3 shelves)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, 3rd impression, London: William Heinemann, 1917, 13 colour illustrations plus monochrome vignettes, some light toning, original green cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8voTales from Shakespeare, by Charles & Mary Lamb, reprinted, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1927, 12 colour illustrations plus monochrome vignettes, period inscription to the front endpaper, some spotting throughout, original gilt decorated green cloth, 8voA Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, cheaper edition, London: William Heinemann, 1933, 8 colour & 18 monochrome illustrations, period inscription to the front endpaper, some minor marginal toning. original blue cloth, boards & spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8voThe Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, reprinted, London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1948, 8 colour illustrations plus monochrome in-text illustrations, some minor toning, original red cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers rubbed with some small tears to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Robinson (Charles, illustrator), The Secret Garden, by Francis Hodgson Burnett, 2nd impression, London: William Heinemann, 1912, 8 colour illustrations, period inscription to the front endpapers, some light spotting & toning, original gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other illustrated & juvenile literature & related reference, including Cecil Aldin, Hugh Thomson, Edward Ardizzone, many original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves & a carton)
Jefferies (Richard). Red Deer, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1884, some light spotting throughout, top edge gilt, contemporary tan half morocco bound by Zaehnsdorf, spine very lightly faded, 8vo, together with:De Freval (J. B.), The History of the Heavens, considered according to the notions of the Poets and Philosophers,..., 2 volumes, 3rd edition, London: printed for J. Wren, 24 engraved plates, bookplates to the front pastedowns, gutters cracked, some worming in volume 1 from pp.137 to the rear pastedown, some light toning throughout, contemporary uniform gilt decorated full calf, boards lightly marked, 8vo, plusJohnson (Samuel), A Dictionary of the English Language:..., 2 volumes, volume 1 11th edition, London: print for F. C. and J. Rivington et al, 1816, volume 2 8th edition, Dublin: printed for R. Marchbank, 1798, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, some light spotting & offsetting, modern endpapers, modern uniform gilt decorated half calf, large 4to, and other mostly 18th & 19th-century literature & reference, mostly leather bindings, some contemporary cloth, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4toApproximately 50 volumesQTY: (3 shelves)
Warren (Mrs. & Mrs. Pullan). Treasures in Needlework; comprising instructions in knitting, netting, crochet..., London: Ward and Lock, circa 1855, colour frontispiece & title page plus numerous monochrome illustrations, front gutter cracked, some light toning & spotting, original embossed red cloth, boards & spine slightly toned & rubbed with a tear to the spine & minor loss, 8vo, together with:Day (Lewis F.), Pattern Design..., 2nd edition, London: B. T. Batsford, 1933, colour frontispiece plus numerous monochrome illustrations, some minor toning, original green cloth, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusHall (Maud R.), English Church Needlework..., 2nd edition, London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1913, numerous monochrome illustrations, some light toning throughout, top edge gilt, original blue cloth, spine lightly toned, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, and other mostly modern textile & needlework reference & related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves & a carton)
Candlin (G. T.). John Innocent: A Story of Mission Work in North China, 1st edition, London: The United Methodist Publishing House, 1909, 25 monochrome illustrations, some light toning & spotting throughout, original gilt decorated brown cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8voDonne (T. E.), The Maori Past and Present..., 1st edition, London: Seeley Service & Co., 1927, monochrome illustrations, colour folding map to the rear, some light spotting throughout, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusSayers (Gerald F., editor), The Handbook of Tanganyika, First Issue, 1930, London: Macmillan and Co., 1930, colour folding maps plus maps to the rear, monochrome illustrations, some light marginal toning, original gilt decorated red cloth, spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other late 19th-century & modern travel reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, 8vo/4toQTY: (5 shelves)
Mennie (Donald). The Grandeur of the Gorges, Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, 1926, 50 tipped-in photographic plates (12 hand-coloured), occasional light spotting to margins, neat contemporary gift inscription to front pastedown, original black silk gilt, rubbed, 4to, (limited edition, 502/1000 copies)QTY: (1)
Wood (John Philip). The Peerage of Scotland: containing an historical and genealogical account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: printed by George Ramsay and Company, 1813, some light toning & spotting throughout, original full calf, boards rubbed & partially detached, folio, together with:Douglas (Robert), The Baronage of Scotland;..., Edinburgh, sold by Bell & Bradfute et al, 1798, some light toning, spotting & occasional marks, original full calf, boards detached, spine rubbed with some loss, folio, plusFosbroke (Thomas Dudley), Encyclopaedia of Antiquities, and Elements of Archaeology, classical and mediaeval, 2 volumes, London: printed by John Nichols and Son, 1825, engraved plates, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some light toning, contemporary gilt decorated half-calf, spines lightly faded, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, and other history & military reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, overall condition is generally good, 8vo/folioQTY: (4 shelves)
Martin (Frank). Newhaven Dieppe, Recollections and some history of the Town of Dieppe, Church Hanborough: The Previous Parrot Press, 1996, signed by the author to the limitation page, monochrome wood engravings by the author, original decorated boards (no slipcase), large 8vo, limited edition 144/216, together with:More (Thomas), Utopia, written in Latin by Sir Thomas More and done into English by Ralph Robynson, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1934, monochrome plate & vignettes, top edge gilt, original quarter vellum, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, signed limited edition, 261/1500, plusJonson (Ben), The Alchemist, facsimile reproduction, London: Noel Douglas, 1927, bookplate to the front pastedown, some minor marginal toning, original full vellum, some light toning, 8vo, limited edition 40/100, and other late 19th-century & modern literature, private press, poetry & fiction, including A Green Bough, by William Faulkner, 1st edition, New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Harris, 1933, original green cloth, 8vo, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves)
Pouncey (Philip & J. A. Gere). Italian Drawings, in the department of prints and drawings in the British Museum, Raphael and His Circle, 2 volumes, London: Trustees of The British Museum, 1962, monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, original uniform cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Berenson (Bernard), Italian Pictures of the Renaissance...,Florentine School, 2 volumes, London: The Phaidon Press, 1963, colour & monochrome illustrations, original uniform cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, plusFinaldi (Gabriele & Michael Kitson), Discovering the Italian Baroque, the Denis Mahon Collection, 1st edition, London: National Gallery, 1997, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 4to, and other art reference & related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G, 8vo/4to QTY: (6 shelves)
Rudder (Samuel). The History and Antiquities of Gloucester: including the civil and military affairs of that ancient city;..., Cirencester: printed by S. Rudder, 1781, engraved folding frontispiece, bookplate to the front pastedown, front & rear gutters cracked, some minor toning, additional print stuck down to the rear endpaper, later calf spine retaining contemporary full calf boards, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Counsel (G. W.), The History and Description of the City of Gloucester, from the earliest period to teh present time;..., Gloucester: printed by J. Bulgin, 1829, period inscription to the rear endpaper, front & rear gutters cracked, some light toning & spotting, contemporary green cloth, boards & spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusSpence (H. D. M.), Dreamland in History , the story of the Norman Dukes, London: Wm. Isbister, 1891, some tape repairs to pp.136-145, Cloister Life in the days of Coeur de Lion, 1892, both with monochrome illustrations by Herbert Railton, bookplates & previous owner inscriptions to the front endpapers, some light spotting & toning, top edges gilt, both in original gilt decorated cloth, boards & spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, and other 19th-century & modern Gloucestershire reference & related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, plus a collection of 23 framed & glazed Gloucester related prints, including 'Gloster City Thom: Brown Esq Alderman', a plan of Gloucester by Johannes Kip, circa 1720, contemporary hand-colouringQTY: (3 shelves & a carton)
Bond (Francis). An Introduction to English Church Architecture from the eleventh to the sixteenth century, 2 volumes, London: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, 1913, numerous monochrome illustrations, bookplates & later inscriptions to the front endpapers, period inscription to the head of volume 1 title page, some light toning, top edges gilt, original uniform gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 4to, together with:Bankart (George P.), The Art of the Plasterer, an account of the decorative development of the craft..., 1st edition, London: B. T. Batsford, 1908, numerous monochrome illustrations, bookplate to the front pastedown, some light toning throughout, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated grey cloth, rear boards slightly marked, spine slightly rubbed with a tear to the rear hinge, large 8vo, plusGuest (Montague J., editor), Lady Charlotte Schreiber's Journal..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: The Bodley Head, 1911, monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, top edges gilt, original uniform decorated blue cloth, volume 2 boards marked, lightly rubbed to head & foot, and other early 20th-century & modern miscellaneous literature & history reference, including The Diary of Samuel Pepys, 10 volumes, by Robert Latham & William Matthews, mixed editions, London: G. Bell and Sons, 1971-83, all original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves)
Dahl (Roald). Matilda, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1983, monochrome illustrations by Quentin Blake, bookplate to the front pastedown, some minor spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, some light marks to the front & rear flaps, minor shelf wear to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Adams (Richard), Watership Down, 2nd edition, London: Rex Collings, 1973, bookplate to the front pastedown, original cloth in dust jacket, minor rubbing to the head & foot of the spine, 8vo, plusRowling (J. K.), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 1st edition, London: Bloomsbury, 2000...and the Order of the Phoenix, 1st edition, 2003...and the Half-Blood Prince, 1st edition, 2005...and the Deathly Hallows, 1st edition, 2007, all original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo...and the Philosopher's Stone, ...and the Chamber of Secrets, ...and the Prisoner of Azkaban, all special editions, circa 2000, all original cloth, 'as new' in original plastic wrap, 8voThe Casual Vacancy, 1st edition, 2012, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, and other modern fiction, including Kenneth Grahame, Richmal Crompton, Enid Blyton, E. Nesbit, all original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQTY: (6 shelves & a carton)
Lang (Andrew). The Blue Fairy Book, 18th impression, London: Longmans Green and Co., 1919, original blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed & markedThe Red Fairy Book, 8th impression, 1904, bookplate to the front pastedown, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated red cloth, slightly rubbedThe Green Fairy Book, 8th impression, 1909, bookplate & later inscription to the front endpapers, front gutter cracked, inscription dated 1925 to the half-title, contemporary amateur hand-colouring to some of the illustrations, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated green cloth, binding slightly looseThe Yellow Fairy Book, 2nd edition, 1895, bookplate to the front pastedown, period inscription to the half-title, some loss to the verso of the frontispiece, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated yellow clothThe Violet Fairy Book, 1st edition, 1901, bookplate to the front pastedown, lacking front endpapers through to the frontispiece, all edges gilt, loose binding, boards & spine detached, rubbed with tears & lossThe Brown Fairy Book, 1st edition, 1904, bookplate to the front endpaper, front & rear gutters cracked, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated brown cloth, boards & spine rubbed, all with monochrome illustrations, all with some light spotting & toning, 8vo, together with:Robinson (Charles, illustrator), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1st impression, 1907, 8 colour plates plus numerous monochrome illustrations, bookplate to the front pastedown, lacking front endpapers, front gutter cracked, some light toning & spotting, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly loose, boards & spine lightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, 4to, plusNesbit (E.), Five Children and It, 2nd impression, London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1904, front & rear gutters crackedThe Phoenix and the Carpet, 1st edition, 1908, period inscription to the front endpaper, front & rear gutters crackedThe House of Arden, 1st edition, 1908, period inscription to the front endpaper, amateur hand-colouring to some illustrations, all with some light spotting, all top edge gilt, all original gilt decorated red cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed & marked with some minor loss, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20th-century fiction & illustrated literature, including Hans Andersen, Gordon Browne, Joseph Penell, Alexandre Dumas, mostly original cloth, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8voQTY: (6 shelves)
Wells (H. G.). When the Sleeper Wakes, 1st edition, London: Harper & Brothers, 1899, 3 monochrome illustrations, some light toning & spotting, original red cloth, boards slightly marked, spine faded, slightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Hardy (Thomas), Life's Little Ironies, a set of tales with some colloquial sketches entitled a few crusted characters, 1st edition, London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1894, marginal toning throughout, original green cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plusMitchell (Adrian), Out Loud, 1st edition, London: Cape Goliard Press, 1968, illustrated front endpapers, some minor toning, original wrappers, covers lightly toned & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other early 20th-century & modern fiction & poetry, including works by Henry Fielding, George Orwell, Rosamond Lehmann, Angela Carter, Doris Lessing, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQTY: (5 shelves)
Moore (James). A Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain, commanded by his excellency Lieut.-General Sir John Moore.., London: printed for J. Johnson, 1809, folding map to the rear, bookplate to the front pastedown, lacking front endpaper, period inscription to the head of the title page, front & rear gutters reinforced with tape, contemporary boards with cloth spine, boards & spine rubbed, 8vo, together with:Kinglake (Alexander William), The Invasion of the Crimea: its origin, and an account of its progress down to the death of Lord Raglan, 8 volumes, 4th edition, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1843, monochrome plates & maps, some light toning throughout, original uniform embossed plum cloth, spines slightly faded, boards & spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, plusStuck (Hudson), Voyages on the Yukon and it Tributaries, a narrative of summer travel in the interior of Alaska, 1st edition, London: T. Werner Laurie, 1917, 49 monochrome plates plus 2 maps, some minor toning, original blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other 19th-century & modern history & miscellaneous reference, including British Sport Past & Present, by E. D. Cuming, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909, original gilt decorated full morroco, large 4to, signed limited edition 301/500, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves)
Bindings, Courtauld Thomson, A Memoir, by L. A. G. Strong, London: John Murray, 1958, un-numbered limited edition of 100 copies, top edge gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red half morroco bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 8voThe Indian Mutiny of 1857, by G. B. Malleson, 9th edition, London: Seeley and Co., 1906, prize bookplate to the front pastedown, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red full calf bound by Bumpus, spine lightly faded, 8voChatham, His Early Life and Connections, by Lord Rosebery, 2nd impression, London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1910, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red full morroco, minor fading & rubbing to the spine, 8voRound Africa; being some account of the Peoples and Places of the Dark Continent, by C. Bruce, London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., 1882, period inscription to the fornt endpaper, contemporary gilt decorated tan full calf, 8vo, together with:Surtees (Robert S.). "Ask Mamma;" or, the Richest Commoner in England, Hawbuck Grange or, the Sporting Adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq., Mr. Romford's Hounds, Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt, Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, [5 volumes], London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co. all circa 1880Hillingdon Hall or The Cockney Squire, a Tale of Country Life, London: George Routledge & Sons, circa 1880, all with hand-coloured plates & monochrome illustrations by John Leech, some light toning & spotting, top edges gilt, contemporary uniform filt decorated red half calf, spines slightly faded, boards & spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th-century literature & reference, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8voApproximately 120 volumesQTY: (6 shelves)
Beattie (William). Scotland, illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work.., 2 volumes, London: George Virtue, 1838, folding map to volume 1, numerous etched plates, bookplates to the front pastedowns, ex-library copy with associated marks, some toning & light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt decorated plum half calf, spines slightly faded, boards & spines rubbed with minor loss, large 4to, together with:The Strand Magazine, An Illustrated Monthly, volume 1 -14, London: Burleigh Street, 1891-97, numerous monochrome illustrations, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some light toning & spotting, contemporary uniform gilt decorated green half calf, spines slightly faded, boards & spines rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, plusWalford (Edward), Old and New London: a narrative of its history, its people, and its places, 6 volumes, London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, circa 1890, numerous monochrome illustrations, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some light toning throughout, contemporary uniform gilt decorated plum half calf, spines slightly faded, boards & spines rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, and other similar 19th-century reference & periodicals, all contemporary gilt decorated leather bindings, overall condition is generally good, 8vo/4to32 volumesQTY: (3 shelves)
Nansen (Fridtjof). The First Crossing of Greenland, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1890, half-titles, portrait frontispieces, numerous black and white illustrations (many full-page), 5 folding maps, bookplates to Clinton E Geiser to front pastedowns, spotted and damp-stained (damp-staining heavier to volume 2), endpapers renewed, modern brown half morocco gilt over marbled boards, 8vo, together with:"Farthest North". Being a Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen, with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup, Captain of the Fram, 2 volumes, London, George Newnes, 1898, folding map (loose, with adhesive tape repairs to verso), monochrome illustrations, bookplates to Clinton E Geiser to front pastedowns, original backstrip bound to volume 2 rear, lightly toned, ex-library with stamps to a few text leaves, later speckled half calf gilt, red morocco title label, rubbed, 8vo, with Amundsen (Roald). "The North West Passage", being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship "Gjoa" 1903-1907, 1st English edition, 2 volumes, London: Archibald Constable and Company Limited, 1908, portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding colour map at end of each volume, black and white illustrations, bookplates to Clinton E Geiser to front pastedowns, spotted with occasional light damp-staining, volume 1 original green cloth gilt, volume 2 later green cloth with backstrip and portion of front cover laid on, top edge gilt, rubbed, 8vo, with 6 others relatedQTY: (12)
Supf (Peter). Das Buch Der Deutschen Fluggeschichte, volume 1 & 2 (of 3), 1st edition, Germany: Drei Brunnen Verlag Stuttgart, 1956-1958, numerous monochrome illustrations, light minor spotting to front endpapers, minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jackets and card slipcases, rubbed to head and foot, small tear to foot of cover volume 2, large 8vo, together with:Mueller-Hillebrand (Burkhart), Das Heer 1933-1945, 3 volumes, 1st edition, Frankfurt: Verlag Von E. S. Mittler & Sohn, 1954-1969, marginal toning to volumes 1 & 2, original cloth in dust jackets, spines faded with covers rubbed and torn, 8vo, plusHuber (Heinz), Das Dritte Reich Seine Geschichte In Texten Bildern Und Dokumenten 1933-1945, Germany: Verlag Kurt Desch, 1964, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, covers rubbed and worn to head and foot, 4to, and other german military reference and related mostly original cloth in dust jackets some original cloth, large 8vo/8vo, GQTY: (6 shelves )
Barthelemy (Jean Jacques). Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grèce,..., volume 1-7 plus Atlas volume, Paris: Chez De Bure, 1790, minor loss to the head of the front endpaper to volume 1, 4 folding maps plus 27 further maps & plates, some light toning & minor spotting, contemporary uniform gilt decorated mottled full calf, boards & spines lightly rubbed, 8vo/4to, together with:Aristoto (Ludovico), Roland Furieux, poeme héroique, 4 volumes [bound in 2], Amsterdam: Aux dépans de la Compagnie, 1756, some light toning, volume 2 front & rear gutters cracked, contemporary full calf, some light worming to the spines, rubbed with some minor loss, small 8vo, plusSimond (L.), Voyage En Suisse, fait dans les années 1817, 1818 et 1819..., 2 volumes, Paris: Chez Tretuttel et Würtz, 1822, folding plate frontispiece to volume 1, some light toning & spotting, contemporary gilt decorated quarter calf, boards & spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 18th & 19th-century French language literature & reference, mostly contemporary leather bindings, some original cloth, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4toApproximately 75 volumesQTY: (3 shelves)
Morison (Robert). Plantarum Historiae Universalis Oxoniensis, volumes 2 & 3, Oxford: Sheldon Theatre, 1680-99, engraved title page vignettes, engraved portrait of the author to volume 3, bookplate to the front end paper of volume 2, front & rear gutters cracked, some light toning & spotting, contemporary uniform gilt decorated full calf, boards & spines slightly rubbed, hinges cracked, folio, together with:Swift (Jonathan), The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, 17 volumes, London: printed for W. Bowyer et al, 1768-75, copper plate illustrations by John Hawkesworth Letters, Written by the Late Jonathan Swift..., 6 volumes, new edition, London: printed for T. Davies, some volumes with bookplates to the front pastedowns, some light toning & spotting, all contemporary uniform gilt decorated mottled full calf, many boards detached, some lacking spine labels, boards & spines slightly rubbed with some minor loss to head & foot, 8vo, plusThe Spectator, 8 volumes, Glasgow: printed by William Duncan, 1757, monochrome vignettes to the title pages, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some gutters cracked, some light toning, contemporary uniform gilt decorated full calf, boards & spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 17th & 18th-century literature & reference, mostly leather bindings, some odd volumes, some volumes incomplete & sold as seen, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folioApproximately 55 volumes QTY: (3 shelves)
Butler (Arthur G.). British Birds with their Nests and Eggs, 6 volumes, 1st edition, Hull: Bumby & Clarke Limited, 1844-1925, Robert P. Wild bookplate to front pastedowns, some spotting throughout, front endpapers partially detached, colour and monochrome illustrations, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated cloth, boards and spines rubbed with occasional marks, 4to, together with:Pratt (Anne), The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns of Great Britain, 6 volumes, London: Frederick Warne And Co., 1806-1893, Numerous colour plates, occasional minor spotting & damp staining, original gilt decorated cloth, all edges gilt, some damp staining to back cover of volume 1, spines and covers lightly rubbed and marked, 8vo, plusClarke (Maud U.), Nature's Own Gardens, 1st edition, London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1907, numerous colour illustrations, occasional light spotting, endpapers toned, original pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, rubbed to head and foot of spine, 4to, and other natural history reference and related, mostly original cloth some in dust jackets some leather bindings, G, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves )
Bewick (John). The Blossoms of Morality. Intended for the Amusement and Instruction of Young Ladies and Gentlemen..., with forty-seven cuts, designed and engraved by J. Bewick, [by Richard Johnson], 3rd edition, London: printed for J. Crowder, for E. Newbery, 1801, woodcut illustrations, lightly toned and occasional light foxing, ownership ink inscription to title-page, recent calf gilt, large 12mo in 6s, together with:Argus (Arabella, pseud.). The Adventures of a Donkey, London: William Darton, 1823, engraved frontispiece, A2 with lower blank corner torn away, engraved publisher's advertisement to rear (adherred to free endpaper), early ownership inscriptions to front endpapers, original quarter red roan, re-spined, rubbed and corners showing, 12mo in 6s, plusCoventry (Francis). History of Pompey the Little; or, the Life and Adventures of a Lap-Dog, London: C. Cooke, [1799], engraved frontispiece (toned), 4pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, edges untrimmed, recent sheep, and 8 similar chapbooks comprising: Aunt Mary's Tales, 1825, The Girl's Own Book by Mrs Child, 1832, A Book About Pictures Intended for the Young, circa 1850, Gamer Gurton's Garland, circa 1870, and 4 Gammer Gurton's Story Books: The Sweet and Pleasant History of Patient Grissel, circa 1845, The Rarest Ballad that ever was seen of the Blind Beggar's Daughter of Bethnal Green, 1845, The Doleful Story of the Babes in the Wood, circa 1845, and The Renowned History of Sir Bevis of Southampton, circa 1843, latter with three detached colour plates, all 12moQTY: (11)
Osbeck (Peter). A Voyage to China and the East Indies...together with A Voyage to Suratte... and An Account of Chinese Husbandry, 1st edition in English, 2 volumes, London: Benjamin White, 1771, 13 engraved plates, occasional light toning, front free endpaper of volume 2 renewed, modern dark green half calf gilt, 8voQTY: (2)
Chapbooks. A complete set of 16 chapbooks, Yorkshire: Otley, circa 1840s, each 8pp., with eight large woodcuts on letterpress, all with come early hand-colouring, original pictorial yellow wrappers, some light toning and marks, together with 18 other chapbooks, woodcut illustrations, some without wrappers, various publishers and titles including: The Royal Shepherdess, 1796, (browned and stained, rear cover detached); The Wonderful Life and Adventures of Three-Fingered Jack, Otley: William Walker, [1860]; Doctor Faustus, circa 1846, etc., all slim 8vo QTY: (34)NOTE:The complete set of Otley chapbooks in this series (as listed on rear wrappers), comprising: Cinderella; Tom Thumb; Hare and Many Friends; Entertaining Views; Robinson Crusoe; Jack the Giant Killer; Little Red Riding Hood; Scenes from Nature; Old Dame Trot; Mother Hubbard; Capitals of Europe; The House that Jack Built; Death & Burial of Cock Robin; Cock Robin and Jenny Wren; Old Man and his Ass; and Peter Brown.
Chapbooks. The Merry Cobbler and his Musical Alphabet, Glasgow: J. Lumsden & Son., circa 1820, 27 woodcuts, lightly toned, original marbled wrappers, contemporary manuscript title in brown ink on front cover, 8.8 x 6.4 cm, together with:Fun upon Fun; or the Humours of a Fair, Glasgow: J. Lumsden & Son, circa 1820, woodcut frontispiece and 8 full-page illlustrations printed in sanguine, 3 woodcut vignettes (one on title-page), some light toning, original plain green wrappers, contemporary manuscript title on front cover, spine with some loss, 9.9 x 6.2 cm, plus:Divine Songs, in Easy Language, for the use of Children, Glasgow: J. Lumsden & Son, 1814, 9 woodcuts (including portrait frontispiece), original printed wrappers, and two other chapbooks by the same publisher: An Abridgement of the New Testament; and Gammer Gurton's Garland of Nursery Songs, and Toby Tickle's Collection of RiddlesQTY: (5)
Polar exploration. A collection of 25 pamphlets, articles, extracts, maps, 1870's-1930's, including History of the Adventurous Voyage and Terrible Shipwreck of the U.S. Steamer "Jeannette", in the Polar Seas, together with a full and particular account of the death of Lieutenant De Long and his brave shipmates, in the Siberian deserts, and the rescue of Danehower, Melville, and their heroic companions. Carefully compiled from authentic records, New York, 1882, 95 pp., illustrations, plus a large folding colour map of Antarctic Regions, Maps showing present state of research, by J.G. Bartholomew, Royal Geographical Society,1898, plus articles and publications and extracts from the Geographical Journal, Forum, Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, the Geographical Magazine, some light toning and a few frayed fore margins, typescript contents list and summary at front, contemporary cloth, spine faded, 8vo QTY: (1)
French juvenile books. La Civilité en Estampes, ou, Recueil de Gravures: propres a former les Enfans de deux Sexes ..., circa 1825, 12 hand-coloured plates, including title-page, latter toned, with short closed tear in lower edge, and with contemporary manuscript ownership signature at head, publisher's advertisement leaf at rear, some finger-soiling and marks, one plate with small nick in lower edge, modern blue morocco-backed boards, gilt lettered spine lightly faded, oblong 8vo, together with:Les Jeux Enfantins, Tableaux Amusants des premiers plaisirs de la vie, by Alfred Driou, Paris: Fonteney et Peltier, 1856, 8 hand-coloured plates including frontispiece, some light staining and marks, one plate with upper outer corner torn away, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, original colour pictorial boards, toned and with some small juvenile marks, spine deficient at head and foot, and corners showing, 8vo,Fables de La Fontaine, choisies pour les enfants ... , by Élizabeth Müller, Paris: Amédée Bédelet, [1847], 12 coloured plates most with tissue guards, plates toned, foxed throughout, ink inscription dated 1854 on front free endpaper, original colour pictorial boards, spine worn, with some loss, edges showing, plus 6 other 19th century French juvenile booksQTY: (9)
Puzzlebrains (Peregrine, pseudonym). Christmas Amusement; or, the Happy Association of Mirth and Ingenuity: Being an Elegant Collection of Original Riddles, Charades, &c. Culled from the Vase of Fancy, at Conundrum Castle, London: E. Newbery, 1st edition, 1799, engraved frontispiece, publisher's advertisement to last page, light spotting to first and final leaves, original wrappers, a trifle worn and marked in places, oval printed paper title label to front cover (slightly rubbed), two small indentations to left-hand side of front cover and first few leaves at gutter, 12mo in 6s (13.3 x 8.7 cm)QTY: (1)
Richter (Ludwig, illustrator). The Lord's Prayer with illustrations by Ludwig Richter; Unser Tagliches Brod in Bildern; Der Sonntag in Bildern; Schiller's Lied von der Glocke in Bildern; Beschauliches und Erbauliches, Ein Familien-Bilderbuch; Gesammeltes, 15 Bilder furs Haus; Neuer Strauss fur's Haus, and Altes und Neues, 15 Original Zeichnungen, 8 works bound in one volume, Dresden (& Leipzig), circa 1860s-70s, wood-engraved illustrations to each work (except final work printed in photogravure), a few light spots, top edge gilt, contemporary brown morocco-backed cloth, lightly rubbed, with outer corners a little worn, folio, together with Deutscher Jugendkalender fur 1847. Mit geschichten und liedern von Berthold Auerbach, Hermann Kurtz, R. Reinick und anderen und mit holzschnitten nach zeichnungen von Lorenz Frolich, herausgegeben von Hugo Burkner, Leipzig, Georg Wigand, 1847, numerous wood engraved illustrations to text, bound with similar calendars for 1850, 1851, 1852 and 1855, edited by H. Burkner, and published by Georg Weigand, some light marks and minor soiling, modern dark brown morocco-backed marbled boards, 8voQTY: (2)
Marshall (Mrs.). A Sketch of My Friend's Family, Intended to Suggest some Practical Hints on Religion and Domestic Manners. 5th edition, London: J. Hatchard and Son, Piccadilly, 1827, black and white engraved frontispiece, frontispiece offset to title, minor spotting and toning to blanks, booksellers label to front pastedown, edges red speckled, quarter red morocco with printed buff boards, spine slightly rubbed, 12mo, together withMirror of the Graces. The Mirror of the Graces; or the English Lady's Costume. Combining and harmonizing taste and judgment, elegance and grace, modesty, simplicity, and economy with fashion in dress... with useful advice on female accomplishments, politeness, and manners; the cultivation of the mind and the disposition and carriage of the body; offering also the most efficacious means of preserving beauty, health, and loveliness... by a Lady of Distinction, 1st edition, London: printed for B. Crosby and Co., 1811, 4 engraved plates, 6 pp. advertisements at end, bound with 2 others: A Father's Legacy to his Daughters, by the late Dr. John Gregory, 1800, and Advice of a Mother to a Son, by the Marchioness de Lambert, 1804, occasional light spotting, bookplate, contemporary mottled calf gilt, spine ends slightly rubbed, 12mo, plus Coleridge Aids to Reflections, Recantation or the confessions of a convert to Romanism: a tale written during a residence in Tuscany and the Papal States, 1st edition, London: Francis & John Rivington, 1845, together with approximately 80 small format books, mainly juvenile including: Flowers for Ornament and Decoration and How to Arrange Them by Miss Maling, 1862, The Robin's Nest by A Clergyman's Wife, 1863, Gardening for Children [1849], Tuppy; or, The Autobiography of a Donkey 1861, etc., some deguerrotypes, and a carton of assorted juvenile vintage toys and games circa 1880-1950,QTY: (2 cartons)
Back (George). Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the mouth of the great fish river, and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1836, folding map, 16 plates, bookplates of Clinton E Geiser to front pastedowns, lightly spotted and dust-soiled, endpapers renewed, modern terracotta half morocco gilt, top edge gilt, 8vo, together with:Payer (Julius). New Lands within the Arctic Circle, narrative of the discoveries of the Austrian ship "Tegetthoff" in the years 1872-1874, 1st edition, 2 volumes, London: Macmillan and Co, 1876, half-titles, frontispieces, 2 double-page maps, numerous illustrations, bookplates of George Henry Cornewall & Clinton E Geiser, both volumes with faint damp-stain to lower margin gutter, occasional light spotting, contemporary green half calf gilt, rubbed, 8vo, withKane (Elisha Kent). Arctic Explorations in the years 1853, 54, 55, 2 volumes, Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1856, portrait frontispieces, vignette titles, bookplates of Clinton E Geiser, four maps (two folding), steel-engraved plates, illustrations, lightly spotted, endpapers renewed, modern brown buckram, original spines laid on (some loss), 8vo, with 11 others related to Arctic explorationQTY: (16)
* Austrian Paris Views Tarot. Pariser Ansichten tarot cards, Vienna, Austria: Josef Glanz, circa 1850s, 53 (of 54) hand-coloured engraved cards, ace of hearts replaced with facsimile, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-4 (red) or 7-10 (black) and 4 double-ended court cards depicting historic or Shakespearean characters, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 trump cards (bearing double-ended Roman numerals I-XXI) and Fool card, the trumps depicting Parisian landmarks such as the Notre-Dame and the Palais-Royal, few cards with some light spotting or toning, a little heavier to right side of VII of trumps, versos with blue maze pattern, each card 103 x 55 mm, 41 cards corner mounted onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display boards), the remainder loosely contained in a clear plastic bag, each display board 55 x 40.5 cm, together with: Tyrolean Rebellion cards, 'Andreas Hofer Pack', Innsbruck, Austria: Josef Fasser, 1879, the complete deck of 36 hand- and stencil-coloured wood-engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 9 (German suits), each with pip cards 2 & 6-10 and 3 full-length court cards (most named), 6 of bells 'Welli' card with artist's name (E[dmund] v[on] Wörndle), Imperial tax stamp, maker's and printer's names on 7 of hearts, 7 of leaves with seller's name and 'copyright' information dated 1878, the cards depicting Andreas Hofer (king of hearts) and other figures and scenes relating to Tyrolean history, 10 of leaves with small loss (infilled) to upper left corner, generally lightly toned, few pale spots or brown marks, 6 of acorns with corner crease, 7 of acorns with 3.5 cm vertical crease, versos with coloured acorns within trellis pattern, each card 95 x 55 mm, 24 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display board), the remainder loosely contained in a clear plastic bag, display board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (2)NOTE:First item: Kaplan (Encyclopedia of Tarot), I, p.321.Rare. This pack can be dated to the 1850s from the manufacturer's address of Kohlmarkt, No 279 printed on the knave of hearts. The deck described in Kaplan (see above) has a tax stamp dated 1855. Second item: a rare and complete example of a local Tyrolean pack celebrating the 1809 rebellion and Tyrolean culture. The only related record we have found is a mention by Sylvia Mann (All Cards on the Table, p.93) of a pack she calls 'the Tyrol's struggle for independence'. Mann gives no further details, but it seems possible at least that this may be the same design as the present pack.
* Austrian Tyrol Hunting Tarot. South Tyrol Hunting or Animal Tarot, Bozen, Austria: Karl Albrecht, circa 1870, the complete full deck of 78 stencil coloured wood-engraved cards, comprising 4 suits of 14 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10 and 4 double-ended court cards, knave of clubs with maker's name, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 double-ended trumps (bearing Roman numerals I-XXI within panels), depicting mostly hunting (few animal) scenes, and Fool (Skys) card with maker's name and tax stamp, most cards toned with some (generally light) soiling, versos with trellis and stars pattern in colours, each card 110 x 58 mm, plus original paper wrapper with maker's name (closed tear to lower central area), 39 cards & wrapper corner mounted onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display boards), the remainder loosely contained in a clear plastic bag, each display board 42 x 59.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:IPCS pattern sheet 47; Kohlmann, Radau & Schlede, Bube Dame König (1982), 40. Michael Dummett (The Game of Tarot, p.466) and the IPCS note that these Tyrol tarot packs are usually found as a reduced 66 card deck (see also Mann, All Cards on the Table #223 and Blass, Talon, Sonderheft 7 "Welli & Co", pp.73-79). It is more unusual to find the complete deck of 78 cards as here, and in this particular example it is interesting to observe that the cards frequently removed from these packs (ace-3 black & 8-10 red) are noticably cleaner, having presumably been less used.
* Austrian Viennese Town Cries Tarock. Wiener Ausrufer Tarock, Vienna, Austria: Josef Glanz, circa 1870s, the complete deck of 54 stencil coloured engraved cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-4 (red) or 7-10 (black) and 4 double-ended court cards, ace of hearts with tax and maker's stamps, the knaves with maker's and printer's details, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 trumps (bearing double-ended Roman numerals I-XXI) depicting Viennese characters and street cries, all but trump I captioned, and Fool card, generally toned, trump XIV and two pip cards with brown marks, trump XVI with surface loss to upper edge (barely affecting Roman numeral), versos red geometric lozenges pattern, each card 106 x 61 mm, together with: Austrian Turkish Tarock, Turkish Siege Tarock, Vienna, Austria: Josef Glanz, circa 1870s, the complete deck of 54 stencil coloured lithographed cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-4 (red) or 7-10 (black) and 4 double-ended court cards, the courts portraying named leaders of Poland (spades), Turkey (clubs), Bavaria (diamonds) and Austria (hearts), plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 double-ended trumps (bearing Roman numerals I-XXI) depicting characters and scenes relating to the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna (1683), and Fool card, generally toned and dusty, some light finger-soiling, few small marks or stains, queen of diamonds with small area of adhesion (from verso of another card) and associated minor rubbing to one end, rounded corners, gilt edges, versos blue geometric lozenges pattern, each card 110 x 61 mm, with original slipcase box with lift-off lid, covered in dark green straight-grained leather, with gilt-lettered 'Tarok' and bookseller's name 'Theyer & Hardtmuth, Wien', the lid with applied enamel playing cards decoration, 41 cards from each deck corner mounted onto 4 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display boards), the remainder loosely contained (with original box) in 2 clear plastic bags, each display board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Cary collection, AUS 213 and 215 respectively.Second item: very scarce.
* Fuller (S. and J., publishers). Imperial Royal Playing Cards, circa 1828, the complete deck of 52 stencil coloured wood-engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 cards (French suits), pip cards 1-10, 3 aces with royal insignia, 'Old Frizzle' duty ace, court cards depicting historial figures of France, England, Spain and Turkey, heightened with gold, toned and dusty, some light finger-soiling, few pip cards with minor spots, 8 of clubs with small brown mark, patterned versos, each card 93 x 64mm, contained loosely in clear plastic bagQTY: (1)NOTE:WCMPC Collection acquisition No. 204.A title card (not present) identifies the figures as: Spades (England) - Henry VIII, Anee Boleyn, Cardinal Wolsey; Diamonds (Spain) - Charles V, Isabella, Cardinal Adrian, afterwards Pope; Clubs (Turkey) - Solyman the Magnificent, Roxalana, Barbarossa; Hearts (France) - Francis I, Eleonora of Portugal, Cardinal du Bellay.
* German playing cards. Kavalierskarte, Braunschweig: Friedrich Bieweg und Sohn, circa 1840, a complete deck of 36 stencil-coloured wood-engraved playign cards, comprising 4 suits of 9 (German suits), each with pip cards 2 and 6-10, and 3 full-length court cards, 2 of bells with tax stamp, 2 of acorns with place of manufacture, 7 pip cards with 4 lines of verse at foot, dusty with some light finger-soiling to edges, scarce spots, ober and unter of bells and few pip cards with brown marks, versos brown marbling, each card 101 x 59 mm, with original printed wrapper, darkened, spotted and worn, 24 cards and the wrapper corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder contained together in a plastic bag, the board 59.5 x 42 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Rare. Possibly the last example of this old pattern, from a little-known German maker. Apparently not in Fournier, Mann or Bube Dame König. The pattern conforms to the Lower Saxon Pattern (IPCS pattern sheet 61) which is Mann's Hanover pattern (All Cards on the Table, pp.61-61, illustrated p.71). See also Kohlmann, Berliner Spielkarten, pp.16-17 & 39.
Roscoe (Thomas). The Tourist in Switzerland and Italy, London: Robert Jennings and William Chaplin, 1830, steel-engraved frontispiece, vignette title, steel-engraved plates, light occasional spotting, contemporary green morocco gilt, all edges gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:The Tourist in Italy, London: Robert Jennings and William Chaplin, 1831, steel-engraved frontispiece, vignette title, steel-engraved plates, light occasional spotting, contemporary green morocco gilt, all edges gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, withThe Tourist in Spain, Granada, illustrated from the drawings by David Roberts, London: Robert Jennings and Co, 1862, steel-engraved frontispiece, vignette title, steel-engraved plates, light occasional spotting, contemporary green blindstamped morocco gilt, all edges gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, with approximately 50 others related to travel and British topographyQTY: (approx 50)
![* Musical playing cards. Songs with flute accompaniment, [London], between 1724-1745, the complete deck of 52 uncoloured engr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f2d55b0d-bea0-4ba1-96c5-af5f00b8a264/ad1e4596-181b-4d7e-b994-af5f011ecbdf/468x382.jpg)
* Musical playing cards. Songs with flute accompaniment, [London], between 1724-1745, the complete deck of 52 uncoloured engraved playing cards, each with several lines of music and verse, with additional lines of verse centrally, and music for flute accompaniment below, miniature playing cards to upper left corners (French suits), with hand-coloured red suit signs, single-figure standard English pattern courts, ace of spades with numbered 'crown' tax stamp, few light creases, scarce minor marks, plain versos, each card 101 x 65mm, 18 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display board), the remainder loosely contained in a clear plastic bag, the display board 40 x 54.5cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Morley, pp. 193-194; Schreiber, English 79; WCMPC Collection acquisition no. 249; Willshire, English 206; Wowk, p.99.The songs are mostly on the subject of love. That on the knave of diamonds is titled 'Jack Shepherd' and mentions his death by hanging, which took place in 1724.
* Popish Plot. Horrid Popish Plot playing cards, between 1679-circa 1704, the complete deck of 52 uncoloured etched playing cards (French suits), comprising 4 suits of 13 cards, each card depicting events relating to the 'Popish Plot', after a design by Francis Barlow, with caption beneath, an upper panel with suit signs on the left (hand-coloured red suit signs), and Roman numerals or court names on the right, toned and dust-soiled, some light creasing, generally close-trimmed to sides, occasional minor edge wear, queen of hearts with 14mm closed tear, 1 of diamonds with small loss to upper blank margin, corners slightly rounded (a couple chipped), plain versos, each card approximately 88 x 52mm, contained together in 3 ringbinder album leaves with clear pockets, each album leaf 33 x 32cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: from the Sylvia Mann collection.Fournier, British Isles 9; Mann, Collecting Playing Cards, pp.153-154. See also: Ortiz-Patino collection 19 & 121, Whiting, pp.50-63, and Willshire E.186 for variants.There were at least six variants of this pack known to be produced between 1679 and 1704, with the first advertisement (by Robert Walton) appearing in 1679, and the last (by H. Newman) in 1704. This deck apparently conforms to SM (Sylvia Mann) type V.
* Spanish playing cards. A non-standard deck, Barcelona: Antonio Lopez & Co., mid-late 19th century, a complete deck of 48 wood-engraved playing cards, with pintas and indices, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, including a lady or 'dama' instead of the more usual jack, each suit printed in a different single colour, the courts representing historical named figures, 4 of cups with maker's details, lady of swords with possibly engraver's signature, 4 pips cards somewhat marked (one of swords faintly so), versos red diagonal pattern, each card 89 x 59 mm, together with A non-standard deck, Barcelona: Antonio Lopez & Co., late 19th century, a complete deck of 48 stencil-coloured lithographed playing cards, with pintas and indices, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, ace of coins with 'Con privilegio esclusivo de S.M.', 4 of cups with maker's details, a trifle dusty, some very light finger-soiling, 8 of clubs with slight corner crease, versos black pattern with wiggly lines, each card 90 x 55 mm, plus Macia pattern, Barcelona: Pedro Macia, 1857, 45 (of 48, without ace of coins, 7 of cups & 5 of swords) hand-coloured wood-engraved playing cards, with pintas and indices, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, 4 of cups with maker's details and date, soiled with some spotting, 9 of cups with brown stain to lower area, versos blue circlular pattern of spots and dashes, each card 91 x 56 mm, with 14 other decks of Spanish playing cards, most 20th century, most complete, 15-22 cards from each deck listed corner mounted onto 17 display boards, some encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in clear plastic bags or boxes, 6 with original card box, one with paper wrapper (worn), the boards 54.5 x 40.5 cm and similarQTY: (17)NOTE:First item: Willshire, Spanish 34 (not in Fournier). Rare. The British Museum dates these cards to 1856-1866.Second item: Fournier, Spain 446 (Museo Fournier de Naipes de Alva no.43794).Third item: Probably one of the last packs produced by this famous family firm. The wood blocks are worn, and the block for the 4 of cups has been amended to give the 'new' date of 1857.
![* Spanish playing cards. Four Empires design, [Felipe Ocejo, Madrid], circa 1810, a complete deck of 48 hand-coloured engrave](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f2d55b0d-bea0-4ba1-96c5-af5f00b8a264/a7a40e84-f15b-4d9b-9d03-af5f011ece29/468x382.jpg)
* Spanish playing cards. Four Empires design, [Felipe Ocejo, Madrid], circa 1810, a complete deck of 48 hand-coloured engraved playing cards, with pintas, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, the courts representing Four Empires (coins: American Indians, clubs: Arabs, swords: Roman Empire, cups: Spanish Empire), 4 of clubs with printed details: designed by J. Ruiz, drawn by J. Altarriba, engraved by J. Fonesca, 6 of cups with possible maker's signature, few cards lightly rubbed, versos grey-brown intertwined leaves, each card 86 x 56 mm, together with: Four Empires design, Clemente Roxas, Madrid, circa 1805, 46 (of 48, without 4 & 5 of swords) playing cards, etched in blue, with stencil- and hand-colouring, with pintas, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, the courts representing Four Empires as above, king of cups with printed maker's initials, generally spotted, 7-9 of coins with small dampstain to lower right corner, versos red asterisks, each card 88 x 56 mm, plus: French style deck, Gombau y Labad, Madrid, circa 1865, a complete deck of 52 stencil-coloured lithographed playing cards, without pintas, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 Germanic style double-ended court cards, each named after a heroic character from story or legend (after the French style), king of hearts with maker's name, occasional light dust- or finger-soiling, few creases and closed edge tears, 3 of spades with adhesive tape staining from old repair of full horizontal tear, versos wiggly lines of blue dots, each card 84 x 55 mm, 16-25 cards from each pack corner mounted onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder loosely contained in clear plastic bags (the Roxas pack with (original?) marbled paper-covered card box with lift-off lid), largest board 59 x 42 cmQTY: (3)NOTE:First item: Fournier, Spain 101 (& 102 for an uncoloured example); Schreiber collection, Spanish 7 (uncoloured) & 27.This design (and also that of the second pack) was also known as 'Four Continents'. In this particular example the manufacturer's name has been removed from the 2 of coins, as with the hand-coloured example in the British Museum (Schreiber, Spanish 27). The same card in the uncoloured version they hold gives the maker as Don Felipe Ocejo.Second item: British Museum 1938,0813.6.1-47; Denning (The Playing-Cards of Spain), p.94; Fournier, Spain 76; Willshire, Spanish 263.Third item: Fournier, Spain 277.
* Spanish playing cards. Spanish National pattern, Real Fabrica de Madrid, circa 1815 (printed from older blocks), 47 (of 48, without jack of cups) stencil-coloured woodcut playing cards, with pintas, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, cavelier of cups with Ahiva, 4 of coins with ‘Real fabrica de Madrid’, ace of coins with blank ribbons (where earlier examples give maker’s name of Felix Solesio), 2 of coins with initial ‘R’, possibly standing for (Clemente) Roxas, ace of cups dated 1798 (the 8 being a replacement number on the block), most cards with some light spotting or toning, few brown marks (mainly to edges), 7 of swords & 2 of clubs with small surface abrasion, versos blue dots and circles of dashes, each card 93 x 57 mm, together with: Garcia pattern, Vincente Gombau y Labad, Madrid, 1862, 46 (of 48, without 2 of cups & 8 of clubs) stencil-coloured lithographed playing cards, with pintas and indices, comprising 4 suits of 12 (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-9, and 3 full-length court cards, 4 of swords with maker’s name and date, ace of coins with ‘Fabrica de Madrid’, generally soiled and rubbed, except for (the probably unused) 8s and 9s which are clean, slight wear to a few cards, few short closed edge tears, versos blue meandering lines, each card 93 x 63 mm, plus: Cadiz pattern, Segundo de Olea, Cadiz, 1881, a complete Ombre deck of 40 stencil-coloured lithographed playing cards, with pintas, comprising 4 suits of 10 cards (Spanish suits), each with pip cards ace-7, and 3 full-length court cards, 4s of coins & cups with maker’s details, 5 of clubs with date, 2 of coins with Paris Exposition 1878 details, 7 of coins states ‘Del No. 5’, 2 of cups with ‘De una hoja’ indicating that the pack is printed on a single sheet of card, not several thin layers adhered together, cavelier of cups with ‘Ahi va’, 6 of cups with small pale brown mark, 9 of swords with minor stain to extreme outer corner, versos blue straight and wavy lines, each card 90 x 61 mm, with 3 other Spanish decks: Standard pattern (circa 1900) by Camoin & Cie of Marseille, 40 complete; Exposicion Ibero Americana (1929) by H. Fournier, 48 complete with original box, title card and booklet; non-standard deck by Braulio Fournier of Burgos (circa 1975?), 48 complete, 20-22 cards from each deck listed corner mounted onto six display boards, most encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in six clear plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 41 cm and similar QTY: (6)NOTE:First item: IPCS pattern sheet 20. See British Museum collection 1938,0813.7.1-50 for a very similar deck, also WCMPC Collection Acquisition Nos. 44 & 49 for earlier examples.This deck appears to have been printed from older blocks. The 8 in the date on the ace of cups seems to have replaced an earlier number, and the banner that once held the name of Felix Solesio (the factory manager) is now blank. However, the 2 of coins now has an initial ‘R’ which likely stands for the new factory manager (Clemente Roxas?), indicating that this deck was printed after the death of Solesio in 1806.Second item: Denning (Spanish Playing-Cards), p.54; Denning (The Playing-Cards of Spain), pp.60-63; IPCS pattern sheet 25; WCMPC Collection Acquisition No. 427. See also Fournier, Spain 280-283.Third item: Fournier, Spain 494.
* Transformation playing cards. Metastasis, London: S. and J. Fuller, 1811, 51 (of 52) hand-coloured etched playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards 1-10, and 3 single-figure court cards, after designs by John Nixon, 6 of hearts missing, only 2 of clubs & 3 of hearts (taken from another deck) laid on card, the remainder being unlined paper as issued, few light creases and minor marks, king of clubs lightly rubbed with pale stain to lower part, 3 of hearts rubbed and dusty, 2 of clubs soiled with some wear, 6 of clubs toned, creased & rubbed with some dust-soiling, plain versos, except 2 of clubs & 3 of hearts: blue & red chequered pattern (worn, only remnant remaining on 3 of hearts), each card 94 x 64mm, contained together in 3 ringbinder album leaves with clear pockets, each album leaf 33 x 32cm, together with: Transformation of Playing Cards, Metastasis, by John Nixon for S. and J. Fuller, 2009, facsimile copy of the complete deck of 52 playing cards, made for the 25th anniversary of the English Playing Card Society (EPCS), versos with EPCS logo, each card 95 x 64mm, contained together in 3 ringbinder album leaves with clear pockets, with title card and folding information booklet, each album leaf 33 x 32cm, plus a facsimile copy of a wrapper for a Metastasis packQTY: (1)NOTE:First item: Field 5; Mann, Collecting Playing Cards, pp.165-167; Schreiber, English 72; Tilley, p.147.John Nixon was an artist and caricaturist, as well as being a successful London businessman and an amateur actor. His first pack of transformation cards were published in 1803, with S. and J. Fuller publishing a redesigned pack in 1811.
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