Gell (William & John P. Gandy). Pompeiana: the Topography, Edifices, and Ornaments of Pompeii, 1st edition, London: Rodwell and Martin, 1817-1819, additional engraved title, 81 maps, plates and plans, several folding, one colour, plates 54-55 & 56-57 on 2 sheets, a little light offsetting, contemporary previous owner signature, hinges reinforced, contemporary diced calf, rebacked, 8vo, together with Pompeiana: the Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii, the result of excavations since 1819, 2 volumes, London: Jennings and Chaplin, 1832, portrait frontispiece and additional engraved title to volume I, engraved plates and plans, some light spotting, top edge gilt, contemporary half morocco gilt, a little rubbed with small loss at foot of volume I spine, 8voQTY: (3)
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Sannazaro (Jacobo). Opera Omnia, quorum indicem sequens pagella continent, Lyon, Sebastien Gryphe, 1536, a-m8,n4, title with printers woodcut device, woodcut initials, woodcut device of a winged griffin to verso of final leaf, occasional light soiling, contemporary ink annotations to verso of final leaf of text (page 198) and final blank with the printer's woodcut device, signatures to the later front endpaper of W. Martyn dated 1913 (in pencil) and D. L. Cumming, later 19th-century plain black limp morocco, rubbed and light wear to spine, 8vo, together with three other 16th- century continental works: Sermon joyeux de monsieur sainct Haren. Nouvellemant imprimé, [Paris], chez Techener, Libraire place du Louvre [circa 1830], Tiré a 60 exemplaires (numbered 23), 8pp., a few light marks, 19th-century brown morocco-backed brown cloth, slim 8vo, a defective copy of Fernando de Rojas's Celestina, the rare first French edition entitled Celestine en laquelle est tracte des deceptions des serviteurs envers leurs maistres & des macquerelles envers les amoureux, Paris: Galliot du Pré, 1527, 151 (of 182) leaves only, black letter text, lacking all before D1, and all after a1 at end, woodcut initials, two woodcut illustrations, some marks and light soiling, modern plain calf, 8vo (with all faults), Rodrigo de Reynosa's Un Paternoster Trobabo y dirigido alas Damas, woodcut title and final leaf with woodcut to verso, with the four leaves of text within supplied in modern facsimile, modern 20th-century cloth, small slim 4to, Sermon joyeux de monsieur sainct Haren. Nouvellement imprimé, [Paris], chez Techener, Libraire place du Louvre [circa 1830], limited edition of 60 copies , this copy numbered 23, 8pp., a few light marks, 19th-century brown morocco-backed brown cloth, slim 8voQTY: (4)NOTE:Baudrier VIII, 94. Sannazaro (1457-1530) was famed throughout Italy as the author of Arcadia (1502). An Italian edition comprising the De Partu Virginis, elegies, epigrams, and other poetical works was issued by Aldus in 1535.
Charles I. Basilika. The Works of King Charles the Martyr: with a Collection of Declarations, Treatises, and other Papers Concerning the Differences Betwixt His Said Majesty and His Two Houses of Parliament. With the History of His Life; as also of His Tryal and Martyrdome, 2nd edition, London: Ric. Chiswell, 1687, additional engraved title, without frontispiece and also lacking all three double-page plates, 19th century endpapers, contemporary panelled calf, old reback preserving spine and red morocco title label, upper board near detached, extremities worn, folio, together with:[Godbolt, John], Reports of certain cases, arising in the severall courts of record at Westminster; in the raignes of Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and the late King Charles ... Collected by very good hands, and lately re-viewed, examined, and approved of by the late learned Justice Godbolt..., London: Printed by T.N. for W. Lee, 1653, occasional early marginalia, some toning and spotting throughout, contemporary calf, upper board detached, lower joint cracked, 4to,Degge (Simon), The Parsons Counsellor, with the Law of Tithes or Tithing..., 2nd edition, corrected, London: Printed by the Assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins for Henry Twyford, 1677, fore-margin of title browned, some light dust-soiling, contemporary sheep 8vo, Dudley and Ward (John Ward, Viscount), The Law of a Justice of Peace and Parish Officer: containing all the Acts of Parliament at large concerning them, and the cases determined on those acts in the Court of King's Bench, 3 volumes, London: Printed by H. Woodfall and W. Strahan ... and sold by W. Griffin, 1769, occasional light toning, contemporary calf, contrasting morocco labels to spines, joints cracked and light wear, 4to,Sanderson (Robert), A Preservation against Schism and rebellion, in the most trying times..., 3 volumes, London: Charles Rivington, 1722, contemporary panelled calf, joints lightly cracked, 8vo, plus other 17th and 18th century antiquarian including 3 odd volumes of Historical Collections by John Rushworth, 1680-1721QTY: (16)
Poetical satires. A collection of 37 poems bound in one volume, most printed and sold by Henry Hills, London, 1706-10, including Muscipula, sive Kambro-Myo-Maxia [by Edward Holdsworth], London, 1709, engraved frontispiece (close-trimmed with loss to left side), 15 pp., Henry Hills list to final leaf verso, contemporary owner signature of John Michele to title, 8vo [ESTC N6124], bound with [title in Greek] sive Hoglandiae Descriptio [by Thomas Richards], London, 1709, engraved vignette of a boar to title (fore margin a little frayed with small loss), 16 pp., advertisement leaf, [ESTC T123386], bound with The Apparition. A Poem. Or, a Dialogue betwixt the Devil and a Doctor, concerning a book falsly call'd the Rights of the Christian Church, [by Abel Evans], 2nd edition, 1710, 23 pp., [ESTC T22251], bound with The Church of England's Hymn, to the State Scaffold in Westminster-Hall: occasioned by the Tryal of Skill thereon in February the 27th, 1709, by Theophylus Phylanglus [pseud.], 1710, 16 pp. [ESTC T166339], bound with Batt upon Batt. A Poem upon the Parts, Patience, and Pains of Barth. Kempster, Clerk, Poet, Cutler, of Holy-Rood Parish in Southampton, by a Person of Quality [i.e. John Speed], 5th edition, 1706, 14 pp., advertisement leaf, [ESTC T21411], bound with Cyder. A Poem. In Two Books... [by John Philips], 1709, 48 pp., Henry Hills catalogue to final leaf verso, [ESTC T34527], bound with The Pleasures of a Single Life, or, the Miseries of Matrimony. Occasionally writ upon the many divorces lately granted by Parliament. With the Choice, or the Pleasures of a Country-Life, [attributed to Edward Ward], 1709, 16 pp., [ESTC N20194], plus 26 others by John Dryden, Jonathan Swift, including Baucis and Philemon: A Poem on the Ever-lamented loss of Two Yew-Trees, H. Hills, 1710 (Teerink 522), John Denham, Joseph Addison, Peter Causton and others, a few leaves misbound in John Dryden's A Poem in Defence of the Church of England in Opposition to the Hind and Panther, 1709, a few leaves close-trimmed shaving some pagination, occasional light toning and soiling, small wormtrack to first few leaves, 18th-century panelled calf, some worming to spine ends, 8vo QTY: (1)
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Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: and with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches, Oxford: John Baskett, 1717/1716, additional engraved general title by Du-Bose representing Moses writing the first words of Genesis, general letterpress title and calendar printed in red and black, general title with engraved illustration by G. Vander Gucht depicting view of Oxford, and vignette to New Testament depicting the Annunciation, with numerous engraved head & tail-pieces and initials after Thornhill, Cheron, Laguere and others, generally illustrating incidents from the Bible, Apocrypha present, borders ruled in red throughout, lower outer blank corner of 3S6 torn away (not affecting text), lower blank margin of leaf G4 in New Testament with closed tears and long closed tear to lower blank margin of S1, few old neat marginal repairs, marbled endpapers with light wear, bookplate of Thomas Estcourt to pastedowns, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt panelled and decorated calf, upper board detached, lower joint split and some wear to extremities, folio (50.8 x 31.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Thomas Estcourt (1748-1818) and thence by descent. Thomas Estcourt of Estcourt House, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire was an English member of Parliament. He was the eldest surviving son of Matthew Estcourt of Cam, Gloucestershire, and his wife, Lydiah. Thomas was educated at St John's College, Oxford, from 1766 and later succeeded to the Estcourt estate. He was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1774–75 and returned unopposed as MP for Cricklade from 20 March 1790 to 1806. He married in 1774, the Hon. Jane Grimston, daughter of James Grimston, 2nd Viscount Grimston and had 2 sons and 2 daughters. His eldest son Thomas Grimston Estcourt also became an MP.Herbert 942; Darlow & Moule 735.A magnificent edition, printed in large type. This edition became known as the Vinegar Bible from the misprint in the headline above Luke XX, The parable of the vinegar (for vineyard) to verso of G6 in the New Testament. The book contained many misprints, and earned the nickname A Baskett-ful of Errors. See Acts iii 24 ... and the prophets ... and all those ... for and all the prophets ... and those ... and iv 24 had for heard, etc. Two distinct varieties of the Vinegar Bible occur, this example being variety A with the engraved general title by Du-Bose rather than version B with the engraved title by Sturt and the other engravings differing considerably from those in A.
Grogan (Ewart S. and Arthur H. Sharp). From the Cape to Cairo. The First Traverse of Africa from South to North, 1st edition, London: Hurst and Blackett, 1900, portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps, plates and illustrations, advertisement leaf, occasional light spotting and water stains, hinges reinforced, top edge gilt, original pictorial cloth, spine repaired at head and foot, a little rubbed, 4to QTY: (1)
Stobaeus (Kilian). Dissertatio historica de numis et sigillis lundensibus..., Londini Gothorum: Ludovici Decreaux, 1741, two engraved plates, woodcut illustrations, some browning, spotting & damp staining, all edges gilt, early 19th century calf by Lewis (dated 1839 in manuscript), gilt decorated spine, light wear to extremities, slim 4to, together with:Guarini (Baptista). The Faithful Shepherd, a pastoral tragi-comedy, London: Richard Montagu, 1736, engraved frontispiece, engraved illustrations, woodcut head and tailpieces, a few light spots, contemporary mottled sheep gilt, some wear, 8vo, withThe Adviser; or, the moral and literary tribunal, 2nd edition, 4 volumes, London: James Wallis, 1803, woodcut vignettes to titles, contemporary calf gilt, green morocco labels, some wear, 8vo, 8 other antiquarian volumes QTY: (14)
Defoe (Daniel). A Tour through the Island of Great Britain. Divided into circuits or journies ... interspersed with useful observations particularly fitted for the perusal of such as desire to travel over the island, 4 volumes, 8th edition, London: W. Stahan, J.F. and C. Rivington, J. Buckland [& others], 1778, two folding engraved maps, signature of R. Pettiward to upper blank margins of titles dated 1785, armorial bookplate of Finborough Library to upper pastedowns, contemporary calf, red morocco title labels to spines, some joints cracked and light wear, 12mo, together with:[Grant, Anne MacVicar], Letters from the Mountains; being the real correspondence of a lady, between the years 1773 and 1807, 3 volumes in one, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, J. Hatchard & Mrs. Cook, 1807, bookplate of Ellen James to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, 12mo,[Macky, John], A Journey through England. In familiar letters from a gentleman here, to his friend abroad, 3rd edition, London: J. Hooke, 1723, scattered spotting and light dust-soiling, marginal toning mostly to final leaves, later endpapers, armorial bookplate of William John Mercer to upper pastedown, contemporary blind panelled calf, old reback, maroon morocco title label, joints rubbed, 8vo,Pope (Alexander), The Iliad [& Odyssey] of Homer; Translated from the Greek, 4 volumes, new edition, London: J. Johnson, G.G. and J. Robinson [& others], 1801, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, some light toning and scattered spotting, contemporary calf gilt, 8vo,Martyn (Thomas), Thirty-Eight Plates, with Explanations; intended to illustrate Linnaeus's System of Vegetables, and particularly adapted to the letters on the elements of botany, London: B. Whaite & Son, 1788, 38 hand-coloured engraved plates, occasional light spotting, edges untrimmed, contemporary marbled boards with later paper spine, worn, 8vo,Milton (Henry), Letters on the Fine Arts, written from Paris, in the year 1815, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Browne, 1816, light scattered spotting, edges untrimmed, original boards with later vellum spine, worn, 8vo,[Lamb, Charles], Mrs. Leicester's School: or, The history of several young ladies, related by themselves, 4th edition, London: M.J. Godwin, 1814, engraved frontispiece, early signature C.L. Pickttiall at head of title, light dust-soiling, occasional spotting and light damp stains, edges untrimmed, modern endpapers, original boards, modern amateur paper spine, 12mo, plus other miscellaneous 18th & 19th century antiquarianQTY: (29)
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Shakespeare (William). Mr William Shakespeare his Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, [edited by Edward Capell], 10 volumes, London: Dryden Leach for J. & R. Tonson, [1768], half-titles discarded, armorial bookplate of Thomas Theophilus Cock to upper pastedowns, browning and offsetting to endpapers, contemporary tree calf, gilt decorated spines without labels, joints cracked and light wear mostly to spines, 8vo (ESTC T138599), together with:Hutchinson (John), The Philosophical and Theological Works, 12 volumes, London: James Hodges, 1749, engraved frontispiece in volumes 5 and 6 only, folding table in volume 12, free endpapers removed to first volume, contemporary calf, maroon morocco title labels to spines, 8vo,Hume (David), The History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688, 8 volumes, new edition, London: T. Cadell, 1782, half-titles to each (except volumes 3 & 4), engraved portrait to first volume, spotting mostly to half-titles, few hinges repaired, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spines, some morocco labels lacking, joints cracked and upper board of volume 7 detached, 8vo,Russell (William), The History of Modern Europe. With an account of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and a view of the progress of society from the rise of the modern kingdoms to the Peace of Paris in 1763..., 5 volumes, new edition, London: G.G. J. & J. Robinson, 1789, armorial bookplate of John Cradock of Loughborough to upper pastedowns (offsetting to front free endpapers), contemporary tree calf, lacking spine labels, light wear to extremities, 8vo,[Coote, Charles], The History of Ancient Europe, from the earliest times to the subversion of the Western Empire; with a survey of the most important revolutions in Asia and Africa; in a series of letters from a gentleman to his son: intended as an accompaniment to Dr. Russell's History of Modern Europe, 3 volumes, London: F.C. and J. Rivington; G. Wilkie [& others], 1815, some spotting mostly at front and rear, armorial bookplate of Thomas Somers Cocks to upper pastedowns (endpapers spotted), contemporary mottled half calf, gilt decorated spine with contrasting morocco labels (few lifting), 8vo, plus other 18th & early 19th century antiquarianQTY: (48)
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[Johnson, Samuel]. A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, 1st edition, 2nd issue, London: printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1775, 2nd issue with six-line errata leaf, some spotting, previous owner signature erased from title, front endpaper detached, bookplate of Ellen James, contemporary tree calf, spine repaired with small splits, small chip to spine label, 8vo, together with The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; with Critical Observations on their Works, 4 volumes, 1st separate London edition, London: C. Bathhurst, J. Buckland and others, 1781, engraved portrait frontispiece (2nd state with imprint) to volume I, some spotting and toning, contemporary calf, volume I upper cover detached, joints cracked, spines rubbed, 8vo, plus A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 volumes in one, 8th edition, London: printed for J.F. and C. Rivington and others, 1786, a little light spotting, bookplate of Ellen James, contemporary speckled calf, upper cover detached, spine rubbed with small wormed patches, 8vo, with three others including James Boswell's The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, 2nd edition, 1785QTY: (9)
Hawkins (Sir John). The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., 1st separate edition, London: printed for J. Buckland..., 1787, bookplate of Sir Walter Rawlinson, Stow Hall, Suffolk to verso of title page, light water stain to first few leaves, and some light spotting elsewhere, contemporary calf, worn with covers detached, 8vo, together with The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets. With critical observations on their works, 3 volumes, new edition, corrected, London: Printed by J. Nicholls & Son, 1810, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, occasional light spotting, contemporary black half morocco, some wear to joints and spines scuffed, 8vo, plus Richardson (Samuel). Pamela; or Virtue Rewarded. In a series of familiar letters from a beautiful young damsel, to her parents..., 4 volumes, 10th edition, London: Printed for W. Strahan.., 1771, contemporary uniform full calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco labels, rubbed and minor wear, small 8vo, and Jonson (Ben). The Works of Ben. Jonson, 6 volumes, London: 1756, engraved frontispieces and 6 engraved plates, 19th-century bookplate of Hugh F. Marriott, contemporary uniform full calf, gilt spines with morocco labels rubbed and some marks, 8voQTY: (14)
Rutherford (William). A View of Antient History; including the progress of literature and the fine arts, 2 volumes, London: Printed for the author, 1788-91, engraved folding map frontispieces, armorial bookplates of Sir William Young to front pastedowns, occasional spotting, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, morocco title and volume labels, rubbed, 8vo, together with:Strickland (Agnes). Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman conquest, new edition, 6 volumes, London: George Bell & Sons, 1889-96, portrait frontispieces to each, armorial bookplate of Sir Fresham Lever to front pastedowns, occasional light spotting, contemporary black half calf gilt over red marbled boards, red morocco title labels, rubbed, 8vo, withThornbury (Walter). Old and New London, a narrative of its history, its people, and its places, 6 volumes in 3, London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, circa 1875, frontispieces, black and white illustrations throughout, contemporary green half morocco gilt, all edges gilt, 4toQTY: (11)
Adams (John Quincy). An Answer to Pain's Rights of Man, 2nd UK edition, London: Reprinted for Owen Picadilly; and sold by Symonds and Parsons, 1793, [1], 34pp., lightly spotted, a few leaves with lower margin trimmed, bound with:Paine (Thomas). Rights of Man: being an answer to Mr. Burke's attack on the French Revolution, London: H D Symonds, 1792, [4], 78pp., title repaired to gutter, occasional light spotting, a few small old dampstains, a few leaves closely trimmed to lower margins, withRights of Man; part the second, combining principle and practice, London: H D Symonds, 1792, 91, [3]pp., occasional light toning and spotting, bound in 20th-century brown half calf over marbled boards with 3 other works, Anonymous, The Duties of Man in connexion with his rights; or, rights and duties inseparable, 1793, R Thompson, A Tribute to Liberty: or, a new collection of patriotic songs; entirely original, 1793, Anonymous, King of France, the execution, of Louis The Sixteenth, 1793QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC N30406 for the first work.An interesting sammelband of late 18th-century texts, including a rare work by John Adams and two early editions of Thomas Paine.
Bindings. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., with an essay on his life and genius, by Arthur Murphy, 12 volumes, new edition, London: J. Nichols & Son, F. & C. Rivington [& others], 1810, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume (spotted & offset to title), armorial bookplate to upper pastedowns, together with The Life of Samuel Johnson ... by James Boswell, volumes 1-3 only (of 4), London: James Christie [& others], 1824, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume (browned & offset to title), uniform near-contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, gilt armorial device to centre of upper boards, occasional light wear, 8vo, together with:Irving (Washington), A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, 4 volumes, London: John Murray, 1828, half-titles, two folding engraved plates, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, 8vo,Butler (Joseph), The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the constitution and course of Nature, 2 volumes, Oxford: University Press, 1849, armorial bookplate to front pastedowns, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, 8vo,Robertson (William), Works, 8 volumes, London: T. Cadell, 1840, engraved portrait frontispiece, six folding engraved maps and one folding plate, occasional scattered spotting, contemporary diced calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco labels, rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th century full & half leather bindingsQTY: (57)
Worsley (Richard). Museum Worsleyanum: or a Collection of Antique Basso-Relievos, Bustos, Statues, and Gems; with views of places in the Levant taken on the spot in the years MDCCLXXXV, VI and VII, 2nd edition, 2 volumes in 1, London: Septimus Prowett, 1824, 2 engraved frontispieces, 149 numbered engraved plates (several double-page or folding), further illustrations to text, titles with engraved vignettes, damp-stained throughout (including damp-mottling to preliminary and rear leaves), some light spotting, contemporary black morocco gilt, broad gilt turn-ins, some water damage to boards, rubbed, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Blackmer 1842.'According to Michaelis printed in only 250 copies... The plates of views of the Levant have been etched and engraved after drawings by Revely and by William Pars, who was well known for his work on the Ionian Antiquities. In fact the Museum Worsleyanum was felt by Michaelis to rank in importance with both these scholarly productions (Stuart & Revett - Antiquities of Athens)'. (Blackmer)
Haggard (H. Rider). Cetywayo and his White Neighbours; or remarks on recent events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal, 1st edition, London: Trubner & Co., 1882, light spotting front and rear, original cloth gilt, spine with small indentation, a little rubbed at ends, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:The author's first book, of which 750 copies were printed. It was not well-received at first, a year after publication only 154 copies had been sold and the publishers were out of pocket. However, as Haggard became better known for his works of fiction, the edition eventually sold out and a second edition of 1000 was printed in 1888.
Binding. Aesop's Fables: A new version, chiefly from original sources, by the Rev. Thomas James... with more than one hundred illustrations designed by John Tenniel, London: John Murray, 1848, half-title, additional engraved frontispiece, wood engraved illustrations throughout, occasional light spotting to few leaves, front blank free endpaper with pencil signature William Stewart Sutherland(?), and pencil note "E & R from T. (Emily & Rebecca James from Thomas James)", marbled endpapers, gilt gauffered edges, contemporary vellum by Birdsall of Northampton, with illuminated title and decoration to spine, borders to boards in gilt and colours and also upper board also with onlaid morocco border bearing the repeated words in gilt 'In the Days of Croesus King of Lydia lived Aesopus', lower board with onlaid morocco border bearing the words in gilt 'E. & R. from T.', boards with small brass boss to each corner, few minor marks, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:The first edition of Rev. Thomas James' translation of Aesop, and the first Aesop illustrated by Tenniel.
Smyth (William Henry). Aedes Hartwellianae, or Notices of the Manor and Mansion of Hartwell, 2 volumes (including Addenda), London: Printed for Private Circulation by John Bowyer Nichols and Son[s], 1851-1864, first volume with thirteen engraved maps, plans & plates (including lithographs and mezzotints & one hand-coloured), wood engraved illustrations, some spotting to title, second volume with eight engraved maps & plates (one map hand-coloured and manuscript note to verso of one plate), occasional light spotting, few minor damp stains to upper margins of few leaves, first volume with the bookplates of Captain William Henry Smyth, John Lee and Edward Chaddock Lowndes of Castle Combe, original blind-stamped cloth gilt, some fraying and light wear, 4toQTY: (2)NOTE:This set appears to be Smyths own copy, with his bookplate and signature to the front pastedown of the first volume. The volume was further presented by Dr Lee- whose inscription, signature and bookplate appear. Smyth (1788-1865) was an important figure in the scientific world and was particularly recognised for his contribution to astronomy. His telescope was erected at Hartwell and was given to Dr Lee. Having completed his observations in 1839, Smyth relocated to Stone, Aylesbury, and his observatory was dismantled, the telescope sold to Dr. Lee and re-erected at Hartwell House in a new observatory designed by Smyth. Smyth still had occasion to use this instrument as his residence at St. John's Lodge was not far away, and again he made a large number of astronomical observations from 1839 to 1859.
Ward (Mary). A World of Wonders Revealed by The Microscope, A Book for Young Students, London: Groombridge & Sons, 1858, 14 hand-coloured engraved plates (including frontispiece), 6 pages of publisher's adverts at rear, all edges gilt, original gilt-blocked red cloth, light wear to joints and extremities, slim 8vo, together with:Darton & Co. (Publishers), The Lady's Keepsake; or, Treasures of the Needle, London: Darton & Co., 1851, wood engraved frontispiece and 29 plates printed in differing ink colours, hinges split, all edges gilt, original gilt-blocked cloth, light wear to extremities, oblong 8vo,Shakespeare (William), The Dramatic Works of Shakspeare, 7 volumes, London: Allan Bell & Co., 1837, decorative titles, few engraved plates and vignettes, all edges gilt, original gilt-blocked pink cloth, spines a little dust-soiled, 24mo,Hodgson (O., Publishers), Jestiana, or Joke upon Joke: comprising rich gems of humour and smart bon mots, extracted from the Records of Momus..., [1830?], hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, all edges gilt, original cloth, rubbed, 16mo, and other 19th century mostly juvenile including French Rhymes for the Nursery... by Mrs Packer, London: David Nutt, 1869; A Manchester Book: The Cat in Chancery or 'The Song of the Cat'..., edited by a Master out of Chancery..., [1858]; Algernon Hall. A Story for Children by Georgiana. Illustrated by her sisters, Minnie & May, Oxford & London: John Henry & James Parker, 1866; Woodland Rambles. Uncle Ben's Conversations with his Nephews on the Beauty and Unity of English Timber Trees, London: Robert Tyas, 1839QTY: (43)
Mill (John Stuart). The Subjection of Women, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869, presentation inscription 'From the author' to half-title, probably inscribed by the publishers, signed and dated ownership inscription written adjacent, 'G.J. Holyoake, London: 2 June 1869', with slightly later presentation inscription in Holyoake's handwritten beneath, 'From Father to Eveline E. Praill, June 1876', bookplate of M.C. & N.E. Taylor to front free endpaper, a little spotting, a few scattered marginal and underscoring marks in blue pencil, original blind-stamped light brown cloth, slightly rubbed and soiled, spine a little darkened, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906) was an English freethinker, co-operator and newspaper editor. Holyoake founded The Reasoner which ran from 1846 until 1861 and out of which came a new movement which in 1851 he called secularism. His acquaintances included John Stuart Mill, George Henry Lewes, Francis Newman and Harriet Martineau. Ellen (Eveline) Lallah Holyoake (1841-1919) was his second daughter who married Edward Praill.Holyoake was one of the first parliamentary candidates to give a prominent position to the woman question in his manifesto. He urged women like Harriet Martineau to start a woman-movement, even suggesting the title of a paper (Women's Journal) that was adopted later. A nice association item between Mill and Holyake for one of the most important treatments of women's rights in the nineteenth century.
Alva. Images Sérigraphies Originales D'Alva, introduction de R. V. Gindertael, New York: Serigraph Galleries, 1954, 12 colour screen prints, original brown cloth, black dust jacket, lightly marked, folio, 88 of 160 copies, together with:Collis (Maurice). Alva, paintings and drawings, London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1942, presentation copy signed by the author to front free endpaper, illustrations throughout (a few colour), light marginal toning, original brown cloth, dust jacket, lightly rubbed, 4to, withWilczynsky (Katerina). Daphnis and Chloe, twelve drawings, Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, [1943], 12 signed etched plates, lightly toned, contained in green pictorial quarter morocco folder, folio and another relatedQTY: (2)
Berenson (Bernard). Italian Pictures of the Renaissance. A List of the Principal Artists and their Works with an Index of Places, Venetian School, 2 volumes, London: Phaidon Press, 1957, colour frontispieces, numerous monochrome illustrations, light spotting front and rear, original cloth, dust jackets, spines toned, small stains to rear panel of volume I, 4to, together with Florentine School, 2 volumes, 1963, in original slipcase and Central Italian and North Italian Schools, 3 volumes, 1968 (ex-libris, with ink stamps and marks to foot of titles)QTY: (7)NOTE:A complete set.
Close Up. The Only Magazine Devoted to Films as an Art, 17 issues, 1929-30, comprising volume IV. No. 6, June 1929, volume V, Nos. 3-6, September-December 1929, volume VI, nos. 1-6, January- June 1930 & volume VII, nos. 1-6, July-December 1930, half-tone illustrations, original wrappers, volume VII no. 3 with mounted illustration torn with loss, volume VI no. 5 with tear and small loss to spine, spines faded, one or two small chips, light dust-soiling, 8vo, together with Documentary News Letter, 37 issues from No. 1, January 1940-1945, staple rust and light soiling QTY: (54)NOTE:Close Up was a short-lived film magazine, published from 1927-1933, edited by Kenneth Macpherson and dedicated to "independent cinema and cinema from around the world".
Dean (George Alfred). A series of selected designs for country residences, entrance lodges, farm offices, cottages, &c. Which have been erected for H.R.H. the late Prince Consort, the Earl of Leicester, Lord Harris, Hon. G.W. Fitzwilliam, &c., &c., Worthing, York & London, 1867, hand-coloured lithograph frontispiece (detached), lithograph plates & plans, (including one coloured and few double-page), light toning, original cloth, spine detached, worn, folio, together with:Small (John Wiliam), Scottish Woodwork of the Sixteenth & Seventeenth Centuries, Edinburgh: David Douglas, [1878], numerous lithograph plates, front blank with the signature & address of Edward Burgess (Architect 1850-1929), original morocco-backed printed boards, worn, folio (limited edition 110/250),Ahlberg (Hakon), Swedish Architecture of the Twentieth Century, London: Ernest Benn Ltd., 1925, photogravure plates, original cloth in torn dust jacket, 4to,Lloyd (Nathaniel), A History of the English House, Architectural Press, 1931, monochrome illustrations and plans, original cloth, 4to, volume loosely containing a small series of photographs etc. partly relating to proposed minor extensions to Coleshill House, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) by the architects Burgess, Holden & Watson, dated 1951 (with later research documentation dated 1979), plus other architecture and design related including Tanner (Henry), English Interior Woodwork of the XVI, XVVII & XVIII centuries, Batsford, 1902; Documents classés de l'art dans les Pays-Bas du Xe au XVIIIe siècle / recueillis et reproduits par J.J. van Ysendyck, 9 portfolio volumes, mixed set, circa 1880s; Blumer (George B.), Architectural Studies in Yorkshire, Jubilee Edition, 1887; Smith (Bernard), Sketches Abroad in Germany, Spain, Italy & France, Batsford, 1883, etc.QTY: (23)
Jansen (Leo et al, editors). Vincent van Gogh - The Letters, 6 volumes, London: Thames & Hudson, 2009, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets & slipcase, large 4to, together with:The Scolar Press, publisher, Letters of Vincent van Gogh 1886-1890, 2 volumes, facsimile edition, London, 1977, numerous colour facsimiles, original uniform cloth in slipcase, slipcase slightly rubbed, 4to, plusConstable And Company, publisher, The Letters Of A Post-Impressionist, being the familiar correspondence of Vincent van Gogh, 1st edition, London, 1912, monochrome frontispiece & vignettes, some light spotting, original green cloth with illustration to the front board, lightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (9)
Loudon (John Claudius). An Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture, 1st edition, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, [et al], 1833, half-title, numerous lithographic plates printed on both sides (and often counted in pagination), profuse wood-engravings throughout, some toning, scarce light spotting, hinges cracked, contemporary half calf, worn, front joint cracked, thick 8voQTY: (1)
Moussinac (Leon). Etoffes Imprimées et Papier Peints, & Tapis (Collection Documentaire d'Art Moderne), 2 volumes, Paris: Editions Albert Lévy, 1924-25, 50 plates to first volume (complete), including 14 colour pochoir, after designs by Barbier, Dufy, Lurcat, Laboureur and others, 55 (of 56) plates to second volume, lacking plate 42, including some colour pochoir, after Ruhlmann, Benedictus, Süe et Mare and others, minor spotting to margins of first and last few leaves, loosely contained in original publisher's cloth-backed portfolios, with ties, some marks and soiling (mainly to first volume), 4to, together withFischel (Oskar). Das Moderne Buhnenbild, 1st edition Berlin, Verlag Ernest Wasmuth, 1923, 8 colour plates, numerous monochrome plates, original cloth-backed blue boards gilt, lightly rubbed, 4to, plusQuenioux (Gaston). Les Arts Decoratifs Modernes (France), 1st edition, Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1925, numerous monochrome illustrations mostly after photographs, top edge gilt, original patterned light green cloth, rubbed, 4to, and others on 20th century design, mostly printed in German, including Waltraud Neuwirth, Glass, 1905-1925, from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, 2 volumes, 1985, Gestaltendes Handwerk, Stuttgart Julias Hoffman, 1940, etc.QTY: (12)
Hedin (Sven). Central Asia and Tibet, 1st edition, 2 volumes, London: Hurst and Blackett, 1903, portrait frontispieces, 8 full-page colour plates, 5 maps on 4 sheets, further black and white illustrations to text, lightly spotted, a few gatherings loose, a couple of plates a little frayed to margins, original red cloth gilt, top edge gilt, some wear, small stickers to backstrip, 8vo, together with:Goodrich-Freer (Adela). Arabs in Tent & Town, 1st edition, London: Seeley, Service & Co, 1924, frontispiece, 15 black and white plates after photographs, a few light spots, original red pictorial cloth, dust jacket, chipped to extremities with loss, spine torn to centre, 8vo, withFergusson (W.N). Adventure Sport and Travel on The Tibetan Steppes, 1st edition, London: Constable and Company, 1911, portrait frontispiece, two folding maps to rear, black and white illustrations after photographs throughout, portion of front free endpaper upper margin lacking, lightly spotted, original green pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, 8vo, with 20 others relatedQTY: (23)
Rothenstein (William). The Portrait Drawings of William Rothenstein 1889-1925, an iconography by John Rothenstein, with a preface by Max Beerbohm and 101 collotype plates, London: Chapman & Hall, 1926, 101 collotype plates with captioned tissue-guards, errata slip, leaves toned, original black cloth gilt, rubbed, folio, 382 of 520 copies, together with:Brangwyn (Frank). The Decorative Art of Frank Brangwyn, London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1924, 33 colour plates (some double-page), black and white plates throughout, some occasional light spotting, original salmon cloth, 4to, withThe Art of H. Davis Richter, Benfleet: F. Lewis, 1935, mounted colour frontispiece, illustrations throughout (some colour), some light dust-soiling, original green half morocco gilt, top edge gilt, rubbed, 4to, 12 of 200 copies, with 9 others related QTY: (12)
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The Fleuron. A Journal of Typography, edited by Oliver Simon, volumes 1-7 [all published], plus duplicates of volumes 2 & 7, London: At the Office of The Fleuron, 1923-30, tipped-in specimens, plates and illustrations, some colour and folding, occasional light spotting, original cloth and cloth-backed boards, dust jackets for number 2 (duplicate copy in facsimile jacket) and number 3, a few chips and repairs, number 1 covers with some toning, 4to QTY: (9)NOTE:Provenance: Edward Sackville-West, 5th Baron Sackville (1901-1965), his initials and date 1924 to number 1 front endpaper.
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The Quarto. An Artistic, Literary & Musical Quarterly, 4 volumes [all published], London: J.A. Virtue, 1896-98, monochrome illustrations and advertisements, occasional light spotting, original cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 4to, together with Form. A Monthly magazine, containing poetry, sketches, essays of literary & interest, together with original prints and woodcuts, lithographs, calligraphic decorations and initial letters, 3 issues only (of 5), Morland Press, October 1921, November & December 1921, and January 1922, colour and monochrome illustrations, original wrappers, spines rubbed, 4to, plus The Neolith. Published Quarterly under the direction of E. Nesbit, Graily Hewitt, E. Ernest Jackson & Spenser Pryse, 4 volumes [all published], November 1907-August 1908, colour and monochrome illustrations, lacking one plate (Little Sally Waters, by Walter Sickert in Issue III), original wrappers, a little frayed with a few tears, folio, with two others: The Great House, Leyton, by Edward Gunn, Essex House Press, 1903 (ex-libris), and Scene, by Edward Gordon Craig, OUP, 1923 QTY: (12)
Westheim (Paul). Oskar Kokoschka, Das Werk Kokoschkas im 135 abbildungen, 2nd edition, Berlin, Paul Cassirer, 1925, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth (a little light spotting), in dustwrapper, 4to, together withWingler (Hans Maria). Oskar Kokoschka, Das Werk des Malers, 1st edition, Salzburg, Verlag Galerie Welz, 1956, numerous tipped-in colour plates, monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dustwrapper, a little rubbed and some marks, 4to, plusBuchheim (Lothar-Gunther). Die Kunstlergemeinschaft Brucke, Feldafing, Buchheim Verlag, 1956, numerous tipped-in colour plates, monochrome illustrations, original red cloth lettered in black, 4to, and other mostly 20th-century German art reference including Hans-Herman Rief, Heinrich Vogeler, Das Graphiche Werk, 1983, Maurice Casteels, Die Sachlichkeit in der Modernen Kunst, Verlag Henri Jonquiers, 1930, Gerard Sluyter, De Moderne Grafiek in Nederland en Vlaanderen, Amsterdam, 1928 (with original woodcuts at rear of volume), etc., generally in good condition, mostly 4to or folioQTY: (30)
Dignimont ( André, illustrator). Tristan Bernard. Amants et Voleurs, Gravures en Couleurs de Dignimont, Paris: Éditions de la Roseraie, 1927, title vignette, and 16 etchings by André Dignimont (together with an additional suite of the 16 etchings coloured), original printed wrappers bound in, top edge gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, contemporary full brown snakeskin morocco by René Kieffer (with his ticket to verso of front endpaper), gilt geometric design to each cover, spine lettered in gilt, rubbed and some scuffing and light wear, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition of 420 copies, this being one of 350 copies on velin de Rives, with additional suite of the illustrations, coloured.
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1909], 20 tipped-in colour plates, decorative endpapers, original cream cloth gilt, 4to, together with Robinson (William Heath, illustrator). Shakespeare's Comedy of A Midsummer-Night's Dream, London: Constable & Co., 1914, 12 tipped-in colour plates, occasional light spotting, contemporary presentation inscription, original decorative cloth, spines ends a little rubbed, 4to, plus Clarke (Harry, illustrator). Tales of Mystery and Imagination, by Edgar Allan Poe, London: George Harrap, January 1928 reprint, 8 tipped-in colour plates, auctioneer description cut and pasted to rear pastedown, some light spotting, original cloth, edges slightly rubbed, 4to, with 4 others illustrated: Walter Crane's Shakespeare. The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1894 (limited signed edition 61/650), Rudyard Kipling's A Song of the English, illustrated by William Heath Robinson,[1909], The Golden Legend, by H.W. Longfellow, illustrated by Sidney H. Meteyard, [1910], and Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 3rd impression, 1907 QTY: (7)
James (Henry). The Novels and Tales of Henry James, 24 volumes, New York Edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1908, monochrome frontispieces, some light spotting, top edges gilt, all in original uniform gilt decorated green cloth, spines lightly rubbed, 8voThe American, 1st edition, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1877, some light toning, original gilt decorated brown cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (25)
Nicholson (William, illustrator). Polly: Written by Mr Gay, London: William Heinemann, 1923, 9 tipped-in colour plates, light toning to endpapers, top edge gilt, original cloth, spine faded and a little rubbed, light spotting, 4to, limited signed edition 111/380, together with Armour (G. Denholm, illustrator). Mr Jorrocks' Lectors, from Handley Cross by R.S. Surtees, London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1910], 25 tipped-in colour plates, light toning to endpapers, bookplate, top edge gilt, original morocco gilt, spine ends a little rubbed, 4to, limited signed edition 113/350, plus Reynolds (Frank, illustrator). The Personal History of David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, London: Westminster Press, circa 1910, 20 tipped-in colour plates, original cloth gilt, tiny tear to spine, 4to, with 9 others illustrated including Savoy Operas and Iolanthe and Other Operas by W.S. Gilbert, 1909 & 1910, both illustrated by William Russell Flint, Rudyard Kipling's A Song of the English, illustrated by William Heath Robinson, circa 1915, and Tyltyl... by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, illustrated by Herbert Paus, 1921 QTY: (15)
Rossetti (Dante Gabriel). Dante Gabriel Rossetti. His Family-Letters, with a Memoir by William Michael Rossetti, 1st edition, London: Ellis and Elvey, 1895, portrait frontispieces, facsimile letter, illustrations, partly unopened, advertisement leaf, one index leaf with closed tear, original cloth, spines a little faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo, together with Burne-Jones (Edward, illustrator). King Poppy, by the Earl of Lytton, 1st edition, 1892, frontispiece and title illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones, text in red and black, some light spotting and toning, original parchment gilt, spine a little toned, 8vo, plus Harland (Henry). The Cardinal's Snuff-Box, 1st edition, London: John Lane, 1900, contemporary ink inscription to front endpaper and p. 14, original cloth, some fading to spine, 8vo, with others including Richard Le Gallienne's The Book-Bills of Narcissus, 1895 (limited edition of 50, ex-libris), Poems by William Bell Scott, 1st edition, 1st issue binding, 1875 (ex-libris), Ruskin: Rossetti: Preraphaelitism. Papers 1854 to 1862, arranged and edited by William Michael Rossetti, 1899, Gabriel Rossetti. A Verified Autobiography, translated and Supplemented by William Michael Rossetti, 1901 (limited edition 177/1000), Rossetti Papers 1862 to 1870. A Compilation by William Michael Rossetti, 1903, and Poems by the Way, Written by William Morris, 1st edition, 1891QTY: (14)
Corinth (Lovis). Gesammelte Schriften, Berlin, Fritz Gurlitt, Verlag, 1920, eight original lithographs by Corinth, numerous text illustrations, some light scattered spotting (as often), original cloth-backed pictorial boards, a little rubbed and some marks to covers, together withSlevogt (Max, illustrator). Bilder aus Agypten von Johannes Guthmann, Aquarelle und Zeichnungen von Max Slevogt, Berlin, Verlag von Bruno Cassirer, 1925, original etching frontispiece by Slevogt, colour and monochrome plates and illustrations, original pictorial red cloth, lightly rubbed, 4to, plusGrisebach (Eduard). Der Neue Tanhauser, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche, 1885, original etching frontispiece by Max Klinger, photogravure after Max Liebermann and decorated initials throughout, rough-trimmed, original gilt-decorated light brown cloth, 4to (good copy), and other mostly early 20th century German illustrated books, including: Heinrich von Kleist, Das Erdbeben in Chili, illustrated by Alois Kolb circa 1915, Reinhold Eichacker, Nächte der Venus illustrated by Franz von Bayros, 1924, Heinrich Heine, Italien, illustrated by Paul Scheurich, 1919, Hans W. Fischer, Das Tonende Herz, illustrated by Hans Meid, Frances Jammes, Der Hasenroman, 1916, Gottfried Keller, Die Drei Gerechten Kammacher, illustrated by Alfred Cossmann, 1922, Schippeliana, illustrated by Ottomar Starke, Georg Swarzenski, Europaische Amerika, illustrated by Maria Swarzenski, etc., mostly 4to and folio, various bindingsQTY: (37)
Hughes (Ted, editor). Sylvia Plath Collected Poems, 1st edition, London: Faber and Faber, 1981, some light toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed & toned, 8vo, together with:Kukil (Karen V., editor), The Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962, 1st edition, London: Faber and Faber, 2000, monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes works & reference, some original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, some duplicate copies, G/VG, 8voQTY: (2 cartons)NOTES: Provenance: From the library of Olwyn Hughes, sister and literary agent of Ted Hughes, sister-in-law to Sylvia Plath.
Brangwyn (Frank). Catalogue of the Etched Work of Frank Brangwyn, 1st edition, London: Fine Art Society Ltd., 1912, photogravure portrait frontispiece and plates, some light spotting & toning, front & rear hinges split, original quarter vellum, covers loosening, spine slightly faded & rubbed, folio, together with:Flaxman (John), The Iliad [& Odyssey] of Homer engraved from the compositions of John Flaxman..., 2 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1805, numerous engraved plates, some spotting & water stains, original boards, title labels to upper boards, spines worn, some marks & water stains to covers, oblong folio,Brangwyn (Frank), Windmills, 1st edition, London: John Lane, 1923, 16 colour plates and few monochrome illustrations, some light spotting & toning, original yellow cloth, boards & spine lightly faded & rubbed, large 8vo, plus other Brangwyn related including Belgium, 1st edition, London: Kegan Paul, 1916, 52 monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, bookplate to the front pastedown, original cloth spine to blue boards, boards slightly water stained, spine slightly rubbed & toned, large 4to; Eöthen: Or Traces Of Travel Brought Home From The East, 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co, 1913, 12 tipped-in colour plates and monochrome illustrations, some spotting throughout, original decorated yellow cloth, spine faded & rubbed, joints split, large 8vo, plus other miscellaneous art reference etc., some in dust jackets, 8vo/folioQTY: (2 cartons)
Bewick (Thomas). History of British Birds, volume I only of two (Land Birds), 1st edition, 2nd issue, Newcastle: Sol. Hodgson for Beilby & Bewick, 1797, 2nd issue with partly obscured vignette on p. 285, wood engraved illustrations, some spotting, previous owner inscriptions to front pastedown, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with:Bewick (Thomas), A General History of Quadrupeds, 4th edition, Newcastle: printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby and T. Bewick, 1800, wood engraved illustrations, upper corner of p. xix of index torn away, occasional light spotting and toning, contemporary presentation inscription to front pastedown, contemporary half calf, modern reback, 8vo,Bingley (William), Memoirs of British Quadrupeds, illustrative principally of their habits of life, instincts, sagacity and uses to mankind. Arranged accordfing to the system of Linnaeus, 1st edition, London: printed for Darton and Harvey & others, 1809, engraved illustrations after Samuel Howitt, some spotting and offsetting, previous owner monogram 'EH' & heron stamp to front pastedown, contemporary tree calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo,Paterson (Daniel), Paterson's British Itinerary. Being a new and accurate delineation and description of the direct and principal cross-roads of Great Britain, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Carington Bowles, 1785, hand-coloured engraved double page map, engraved calligraphic titles, dedication, 358 strip maps, printed two to a page and back to back, a few light spots, contemporary calf gilt, spines repaired, some edge wear, 8vo,Cussans (John Edwin), History of Hertfordshire, 6 parts in 2 volumes only (of 3), 1870-77, portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding map, 15 chromolithograph and tinted or colour lithograph plates, illustrations, bookplates of Charles H. Athill, College of Arms, top edge gilt, contemporary half morocco, volume I lower cover detached, some wear and losses to spines, rubbed, 4to, together with John Nichols' The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester, 2 volumes (volume III part I & volume IV part II) only, 1800-1811 QTY: (a carton)
Bible. A New and Complete Family Bible: Containing the Old and New Testament at Large, with notes and illustrations, London: printed for R. Baldwin, E. and C. Dilly and others, 1770, engraved frontispiece and plates, text in double column, one or two light stains, previous owner inscriptions of Joseph Hawkins, 1775, front endpaper detached, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, folio, together with Stackhouse (Thomas). Copies of Drawings Illustrative of a Course of Lectures on the Architectural & other Remains of Britain, 2 volumes, circa 1833, 40 plates, a few detached, occasional light spotting and toning, small marginal insect damage, original wrappers, second volume lacking rear wrapper, some soiling, 4to, plus Mintorn (John and Horatio). The Hand-Book for Modelling Wax Flowers. Dedicated by special permission to Her Grace, the Duchess of Northumberland, 1st edition, London: George Routledge, 1844, 84 pp., light toning, lacking front endpaper, original cloth gilt, small split to upper joint, 8vo, with others including N. Hudson Moore's The Lace Book, 1905, The Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, by Henry D. Inglis, 4th edition, 1838, Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, 1902, Rabindranath Tagore's The Crescent Moon, 1913, Mother Goose the Old Nursery Rhymes, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, circa 1913, plus others Beatrix Potter etc ,QTY: (carton)
Meriton (George). A Geographical Description of the World. With a brief account of the several empires, dominions, and parts thereof. As also the natures of the people; the customs ... and commodities ... With a description of the principal cities ... Together with a short direction for travellers, 3rd edition, enlarged, London: William Leake, John Leake, 1679, lacking leaves G6 & G7, few leaves frayed, dust-soiling, toning, some damp stains and few marks, contemporary sheep, joints cracked and repairs at head & foot of spine, 12mo, together with:Hall (Samuel Carter), Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c., 3 volumes, London: How & Parsons, 1841, engraved frontispiece, titles within decorative wood engraved borders, numerous engraved plates, wood engraved vignette illustrations, some spotting and few marks, contemporary half morocco, volume 1 with repair at head of spine, light wear mostly to spines, 4to,Howitt (William), Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle-fields, and scenes illustrative of striking passages in English history and poetry, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, London: Longman, Brown, Green [& others], 1856, wood engraved vignette illustrations, near contemporary green half morocco, gilt decorated spines, 8vo, plus other 18th & 19th century antiquarian etc., including bindingsQTY: (2 cartons)
Lennox (William). Merrie England : Its Sports and Pastimes, London: T. C. Newby, 1858, front gutters split, some light toning & spotting, original gilt decorated embossed red cloth, boards & spine rubbed & hinges cracked, 8vo, together with:Watkins Pitchford (D. J. 'B.B'), The Wayfaring Tree, 1st edition, London: Hollis & Carter Ltd., 1945, 12 monochrome illustrations by the author, some minor toning, original blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other country pursuits & sporting reference from the family library of Henry Williamson, including volumes inscribed to him and those owned by family (Richard Williamson [son] & C. R. C. Hibbert [father-in-law]), some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, overall condition is generally fair/good, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves )
Sutherland (Graham). The Work of Graham Sutherland, New York: David McKay, 1961, black and white portrait frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout ( a few colour), lightly spotted & toned, original pictorial paper boards, some wear, glassine wrapper, torn with loss, 4to, together with:Keynes (Geoffrey). William Blake's Water-Colours, illustrating the poems of Thomas Gray, Chicago: J. Philip O'Hara in association with the Trianon Press, 1972, illustrations throughout (many colour), original blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket, lightly marked and rubbed, 4to, withTyndale (Walter). An Artist In Egypt, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912, 27 tipped-in colour plates with paper guards, some minor marginal toning, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated red cloth, spine lightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, large 4to, withHind (C. Lewis), Turner's Golden Visions, 1st edition, London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1910, 50 tipped in colour plates with paper guards, period inscription to the front endpaper, some light spotting & toning, some light damp damage to the fore-edge, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated cloth, boards slightly damp damaged, spine toned with a small tear to the foot, large 8vo, plusMillais (John Guille), The Life And Letters of Sir John Everett Millais, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1899, numerous monochrome illustrations, minor loss to volume 1 front endpaper, previous owner ink stamps to the head of both half-title, some spotting & light toning, top edges gilt, original uniform gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other art reference & related, including A History Of Painting, 8 volumes, by Haldane Macfall, London: T. C and E. C. Jack, 1911, original uniform gilt decorated red cloth, large 8vo, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio QTY: (6 shelves & a carton)
De La Faille (J. B.). L'Oeuvre de Vincent van Gogh, Catalogue Raisonné, 4 volumes, Paris: Les Editions G. van Oest, 1928, numerous monochrome illustrations, some spotting & light toning, original uniform cloth with paper spine labels, boards & spines slightly toned with some minor loss, large 8vo, together with:Van Der Veen (Wouter & Peter Knapp), Vincent van Gogh A Auvers, 1st edition, Paris: Éditions du Chêne, 2009, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, plusSund (Judy). True to Temperament, Van Gogh and French Naturalist Literature, 1st edition, Cambridge: University Press, 1992, colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, and other Vincent van Gogh reference, including The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh, 3 volumes, London: Thames and Hudson, 1958, original black cloth in slipcase, 8vo, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves )
Marryat (Frederick 'Captain'). Olla Podrida, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1849, gutters cracked, advertisements to the front & rear endpapers, some toning throughout, original gilt decorated embossed green cloth, spine faded with slight loss to the head, boards slightly faded & rubbed, 8vo, together with:Mitford (Mary Russell), Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery, 2 volumes, new edition, London: Henry G. Bohn, 1852, engraved frontispieces & title pages with paper guards, some minor toning, original uniform gilt decorated embossed green cloth, spines slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusJanin (Jules), The American In Paris: Or Heath's Picturesque Annual for 1843, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843The American In Paris During The Summer,...; Or Heath's Picturesque Annual for 1844, 1844, 36 engraved illustrations by Eugene Lami, period previous owner inscriptions to the front endpapers, some light toning & spotting, all edges gilt, original uniform gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spines slightly faded & rubbed, 8vo, and other 19th & early 20th-century literature, including The Village On The Cliff, by Anne Thackeray, 3rd edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1867, 8vo, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some gilt decorated, G/VG, 8voQTY: (6 shelves)
Roger-Marx (Claude). L'Oeuvre Gravé De Vuillard, limited edition, Monte-Carlo: André Sauret Éditions De Livre, 1948, 67 colour & monochrome lithographic illustrations with tissue-guards, some minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly toned, large 8vo, 134/2500Bonnard Lithographe, 1952, 98 colour & monochrome lithographic illustrations, some minor toning, original wrappers in slipcase, some shelf-wear to the slipcase, large 8vo, together with:Bayard (Emile), Les Arts de la Femme, Encyclopédie Pratique..., Paris: Librairie Charles Delagrave, circa 1904, numerous monochrome illustrations & vignettes, some toning & light spotting throughout, contemporary quarter calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed, large 8vo, plusHeubner (Fritz, illustrator), La Princesse De Babylone, limited edition, München: Julius Schröder Verlag, 1922, signed by the illustrator to the limitation page, 20 monochrome etchings with tissue-guards, some light spotting & marginal toning, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated vellum, large 8vo, 32/250, and other late 19th & early 20th-century French language literature & illustrated literature, including Fable De La Fontaine, illustrated by Grandville, Paris: Librarie Garnier Frères, circa 1900, contemporary half vellum with hand painted spine, 8vo, some leather binding, some original cloth, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4to QTY: (5 shelves )
Morison (Stanley). Modern Fine Printing..., limited edition, London: Ernest Benn, 1925, 328 monochrome facsimile examples of type, some light toning & offsetting, original two-tone cloth, boards & spine slightly marked & rubbed, folio, 27/650, together with:Central School Of Arts & Crafts, publisher, Birmingham Printing School, an occasional pamphlet showing specimens of work done by the students during session..., Birmingham, 1926-30, [9 booklets plus 2 supplements bound in 1], colour & monochrome illustrations, book plates to the front pastedown, contemporary endpapers, some slight toning, contemporary brown cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, large 8vo, plusStone (Reynolds), The Wood Engravings Of Gwen Raverat, 1st edition, London: Faber and Faber, 1959, 271 monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to the head, 4to, and Mclean (Rurai), Victorian Book Design and colour printing, 2nd edition, London: Faber and Faber, 1972, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, plus other modern type, printing & book reference & related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio QTY: (3 shelves )
Bennett (Arnold). Elsie And The Child, limited edition, London: Cassell and Company, printed at the Curwen Press, 1929, colour illustrations by E McKnight Kauffer, minor toning to the endpapers, original boards in slipcase, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo 332/750, together with:Melville (Herman), Benito Cereno, limited edition, London: The Nonesuch Press, 1926, colour illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer, some light marginal toning, original red cloth, tall 8vo, 7/1650, plusCollis (Maurice) Quest For Sita..., limited edition, London: Faber and Faber, 1956, monochrome illustrations by Mervyn Peake, some minor marginal toning, original black cloth, 8vo, un-numbered copy of 500, and Conybeare (Edward) , Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely, limited edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1910, numerous monochrome illustrations by Frederick L. Griggs, some spotting & light toning, original red cloth, spine & boards slightly faded, 8vo, un-numbered copy of 250, plus other illustrated literature & Cambridge reference, all original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4to QTY: (3 shelves )
Hayter (S. W.). New Ways Of Gravure, A Practical Guide..., 1st edition, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1949, monochrome illustrations, some light toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed with some loss to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Museum Of Modern Art, publisher, Art In Our Time, an Exhibition to celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the Museum of Modern Art and the opening of its New Building, New York, 1939, numerous monochrome illustrations, previous owner inscription to the front endpaper, some light toning throughout, original wrappers, covers slightly toned with minor rubbing to head & foot, 8vo, includes an original pamphlet from the exhibition, plusAuerbach (Erna), Nicholas Hilliard, 1st edition, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1961, numerous monochrome illustrations, original red cloth, 8vo, and other modern art & art reference, some original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves )
Sparrow (Walter Shaw). Henry Alken, limited edition, London: Williams and Norgate, 1927, 8 colour & 64 monochrome illustrations, signed by Theodore Cooke to the limitation page, original white cloth, top edge gilt, boards lightly marked, large 4to, 182/250, together with:Thomson (David Croal), Life And Labours of Hablot Knight Browne "Phiz", London: Chapman and Hall, 1884, 130 illustrations, extra text cuttings pasted down to the rear endpapers, some light toning & offsetting, top edge gilt, original decorated brown cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, folio, plusTrollope (Anthony), Orley Farm, 1st edition, London: Chapman and Hall, 1862, monochrome illustrations by J. E. Millais, some light spotting & toning, uniform contemporary gilt decorated green half calf, boards & spines slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other 19th & early 20th-century literature, including The Martian, A Novel, by George Du Maurier, limited edition large paper copy, London: Harper & Brothers, 1898, original quarter vellum to green cloth boards, large 8vo, 181/250, some leather bindings, many original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (5 shelves )
Lépicié (M.). Catalogue Raisonné Des Tableaux Du Roy, Avec Un Abrégé De La Vie Des Peintres, Fait par ordre de Sa Majesté, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1752, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some light toning & spotting, contemporary uniform gilt decorated mottled full calf with gilt armorial decorations to the front & rear boards, slightly rubbed to head & foot with some minor loss, large 8vo, together with:Bedford (W. K. R.), Malta And The Knights Hospitallers, London: Seeley And Co, 1894, 4 monochrome plates plus 25 in-text illustrations, bound with The Picture Gallery Of Charles I, by Philip Claude, London Seeley And Co., 1896, 4 monochrome plates plus 32 illustrations, and Whitehall Historical And Architectural Notes, by W. J. Loftie, London: Seeley And Co., 1895, 4 monochrome plates plus 23 illustrations, some light toning & spotting, top edge gilt, bound in contemporary gilt decorated half vellum, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plusSeeley (J. R.), Life And Times Of Stein; Or, Germany And Prussia In The Napolonic Age, 2 volumes, Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1879, monochrome portrait frontispiece, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some toning, top edges gilt, contemporary uniform hilt decorated red half morocco bound by R. W. Smith, volume 1 front board sympathetically repaired, slightly rubbed to head & foot, and other 18th, 19th & early 20th-century art reference & literature, including Catalogue Of The Pictures In The Collection Of The Hon, Sir John Ward...At Dudley House, Park Lane, Privately Printed, 1927, period inscription to the front endpaper by Wilfred Parling (?), original gilt decorated blue half calf, 8vo, all leather bindings, some foreign language & odd volumes, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4toApproximately 60 volumesQTY: (3 shelves)
Murdoch (John). Catalogue of the Christian Vernacular Literature of India: with hints on the management of Indian tract societies, Madras: Caleb Foster, 1870, bookplate of Thomas Greenwood to front free endpaper, ownership inscription & bookseller's ticket to front pastedown, a few light spots, contemporary half calf gilt, library numbers in gilt to spine base, worn, 8vo, together with:Hunt (J.H). Indian "Fakirs", presentation copy, London: Adlard & Son, 1934, inscribed by the author to front pastedown, black and white illustrations after photographs throughout, leaves lightly toned to margins, original pale blue paper boards, lightly marked and rubbed, 4to, withNorton (W.K). Photographs of the Pilgrims Mission, Benares, India, circa 1920, 12 mounted albumen prints with printed captions below, original grey paper wrappers, oblong 8vo and another relatedQTY: (4)
Egan (Piece 'An Amateur Sportsman'). Sporting Anecdotes; Original And Select: Including Characteristic Sketches of Eminent Persons who have appeared on The Turf, London: Albion Press, 1804, 16 engraved illustrations, modern endpapers, some light spotting & toning, top edge gilt, later gilt decorated tree calf bound by Hatchards, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Briscoe (W. A.), The Ballad Of Betsy Ann , Recollections of an Old Hunter, 1st edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1926, tipped-in colour frontispiece & 5 monochrome plates plus in-text illustrations, previous owner inscription to the front endpaper, some light toning, original white cloth spine to blue boards, paper spine label toned with minor loss, 4to, plusEdwards (Lionel), Famous Foxhunters, 1st edition, London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1932, 34 colour & monochrome illustrations, minor marginal toning, top edge gilt, original red cloth, spine & boards lightly faded, large 4to, and other early 20th-century & modern sporting & natural history reference, including The Royal Natural History, 12 volumes, edited by Richard Lydekker, London: Frederick Warne, 1894, original uniform gilt decorated green cloth, 8vo, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves )
Gray (Thomas). Poems, privately printed for Eton College, London: The Medici Society, 1928, signed Eton 'Hunc Librum' front endpaper, some minor spotting, top edge gilt, original full vellum with gilt decorated armorial to the front board, lightly rubbed & spotted, 4to, together with:Allmand (Christopher), Power, Culture, And Religion In France c.1350 - c.1550, 1st edition, Woodbridge: Boydell, 1989, signed by the author to the title page, monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers very lightly spotted, 8vo, plusAddenbrooke (J. Homfray), Verses, privately printed, Bath: S. W. Simms, 1917, tipped-in monochrome photograph portrait frontispiece, period inscription to the front endpaper, some light marginal toning, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated blue full morocco, 8vo, and other modern miscellaneous literature & history reference, including The Devonshire Collection of Italian Drawings, 4 volumes, by Michael Jaffé, 1st editions, London: Phaidon, 1994, large 4to, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves )
Bennett (Arnold). Paris Nights, and Other Impressions of Places and People, 1st edition, London: Hodder And Stoughton, 1913, monochrome illustrations by E. A. Rickards, some light spotting & toning, original brown cloth spine to boards, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Pope (Mildred K. & Eleanor C. Lodge, editors), Life of the Black Prince, by The Herald of Sir John Chandos, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910, inscribed by Eleanor C. Lodge to the front endpaper, gutters cracked, some light toning throughout, original white cloth spine to blue boards slightly toned & marked, 8vo, plusNoel (B. W.), Notes of a Tour in the Valleys of Piedmont,1st edition, London: James Nisbet And Co., 1855, monochrome folding map to the front, some light marginal toning, original blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20th-century history reference, including Historic Devices, Badge, And War-Cries, by Mrs. Bury Palliser, 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Son & Marston, 1870, original red cloth, 8vo, all original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves )
Wells (H. G.). Democracy Under Revision, a lecture delivered at The Sorbonne, March 15th 1927, 1st editin, New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927, some water damage to the front & rear endpapers, some light toning, original blue cloth spine to boards, front & rear boards slightly water damaged & rubbed, loss to the front board label, 8vo, together with:Smith, Elder & Co., publisher, A Collection of Letters of W. M. Thackeray 1847-1855, London, 1887, monochrome illustrations, some light toning, original brown cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, plusKipling (Rudyard), Soldier Tales, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1896, 21 monochrome illustrations, bookplate to the front pastedown, some light toning, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20-century literature, bibliography & related, including works by Marie Corelli, H. Rider Haggard, G. M. Henty, J. M. Barrie, Arnold Bennett, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQTY: (6 shelves)
Jimenez (Juan Ramon). Platero Y Yo, limited edition, Madrid: Hisa Ediciones, 1975, 21 monochrome plates signed & numbered in pencil, pages unbound in original green leatherette folder in slipcase, slightly rubbed to head & foot & hinges, folio, 22/150 together with:Hopkins (Gerard Manley), A Vision of the Mermaids, limited edition, Oxford: University Press, 1929, 4 monochrome facsimile pages, minor toning, original black cloth spine to boards, some light toning to the front & rear, large 8vo, un-numbered copy of 250, plusFraser (Claude Lovat), Characters From Dickens, limited edition, London: J. C. & E. C. Jack, circa 1924, 18 tipped-in colour plates plus monochrome vignettes, some light spotting & toning, original black cloth to rubbed yellow boards, large 8vo, 205/350, and other literature, poetry, & literary reference, including works on Charles Dickens, John Keats, G.M. Hopkins, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folio QTY: (6 shelves )
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