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Preisdatenbank abonnierenHanyu Ichiro's Malt-7 of HeartsDistilled 1990, bottled 2007. Distilled at Hanyu Distillery.Cask #9002. 1st Hogshead, 2nd American Oak Sherry Butt. Bottle 525/636. Labelling with a few light marks. Filled to 700ml. Single malt, 54% volume1 bottleFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
North Port-17 year old-1970Connoisseurs Choice. Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail. Proprietors: Mitchell Bros. Ltd. Good labelling, a few light marks. Level: top shoulder 75cl. Single malt, 40% volume Knockdhu-11 year old-1974Connoisseurs Choice. Matured and bottled by Gordon & MacPhail.Proprietors: James Munro & Son Ltd. Good labelling. Level: top shoulder. 75cl. Single malt, 40% volume2 bottlesFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Johnnie Walker-1956J. W. & S. Ltd., bottled to commemorate the opening of the new premises of John Walker & Sons Ltd. at Hill Street, Kilmarnock on 11th September 1956.Stopper cork, lead capsule embossed 'SWING'. Accompanied by glass stopper. Labelling with some light staining. No spirit strength or capacity stated.1 bottleFootnotes:An incredibly rare bottle of Johnnie Walker Swing that was produced in 1956, celebrating the opening of the now famous premises of Hill Street in Kilmarnock, home to the notorious brand for over fifty years. The name 'Swing', was given to this blend as the bottle is designed to rock gently back and forth when gently pushed.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Rémy Martin-Louis XIII Black Pearl-MagnumGrande Champagne. Baccarat crystal decanter No. 63 of 358. In original presentation case and outer packaging. Accompanied by certificate of authenticity, booklet and stopper. Engraved labelling. Filled to 1.5L. Cognac, 40% volume1 Baccarat crystal decanterFootnotes:Black Pearl was created as an homage to the very beginnings of LOUIS XIII. This unique tierçon No. C.100-46, with eaux-de-vie matured between 40 to 100 years of age, of the family's reserve in the Domaine de Merpins, was selected to produce this important Louis XIII large format: a contemporary 'Black Pearl' version of the original metal flask that inspired Paul-Émile Rémy Martin when he created LOUIS XIII in 1874. To craft this superb metallic decanter, the House of Baccarat treated the crystal using a unique plating technique. This gives the decanter a beautiful reflective quality, with myriad subtle contrasts of light and dark dancing across its surface. Achieving this dichroic effect involves layering successive thin coatings of precious materials (titanium, carbon and gold) one upon the other. The result is a true work of art.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: †† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Springbank Vintage 1997Distilled by J. & A. Mitchell & Co., Ltd. Springbank Distillery.Batch No.2. Bottled May 2008. In original carton. Good labelling. Level: into neck. 70cl. Single malt, 54.9% volume Springbank Odd Cask-No.13Distilled by J. & A. Mitchell & Co., Ltd. Springbank Distillery.Light Rum Cask. Bottled 2009. In original carton. Level: Into neck. 70cl. Single malt, 59.2% volume Springbank-10 year oldPrivate Bottling to Commemorate The Decommissioning of HMS Campbeltown 7th April 2011. Distilled by J & A Mitchell & Co.Matured in Oak Casks. In original carton. Level: into neck. 70cl. Single malt, 50.5% volume3 bottlesFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Macallan-25 year old-1962Anniversary Malt, bottled 1988. Distilled and bottled by The Macallan Distillers Ltd.Lacking wooden presentation case. Labelling with some light staining. Level: into neck. 75cl. Single malt, 43% volume1 bottleFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Macallan-50 year oldThe Red Collection, bottled 2020. Distilled and bottled by The Macallan Distillers Ltd.Bottle No. 37. In original oak and Bridge of Weir leather-lined presentation case. Good labelling. Level: into neck. 700ml. Single malt, 45.1% volume1 bottleFootnotes:Notes from The MacallanThe Macallan Red Collection reflects our deep respect for time, tradition and craftsmanship. It is a celebration of the rich range of reds present naturally in The Macallan—in every step of the process.The distinctive red colour weaves its way through our history, starting with the name of our founder Alexander Reid—literally 'The Red', to The Macallan's 'Choice Old' range released over a century ago in 1903, through to Allan Shiach marking vintage bottles of The Macallan with a red ribbon in the 1980s.Tasting NotesColour: Vintage oakNose: Antique oak and soft leather, light floral notes, rich cocoa and black cherry and ginger.Palate: Warming combination dried fruits and wood spices moving into dates and dark chocolate, orange Oil and hints of sultanas.Finish: Rich and complex with slight effervescent feel, with a long lasting finish of raisins, dates and creme brulee.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: †† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
With original drawing.- Repton (Humphry) Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening, first edition, half-title, 16 fine aquatint plates (10 hand-coloured and with overslips, including 4 double-page and 6 uncoloured, all but 2 with overslips), woodcut illustrations and vignette tail-piece, one plate with marginal tear, with an original pen and brush drawing with monochrome wash mounted on front pastedown, some foxing, light browning to edges, uncut in old marbled boards, rebacked, rubbed and soiled, extremities worn, preserved in modern silk-lined brown half morocco drop-back box, [Abbey, Scenery 388; Tooley 400], oblong folio, Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., [1795].⁂ An exceptional copy of the rarest of Repton's landscape books. Only 250 copies were printed and Repton refused to issue a second edition although some of the chapters were re-used in 'Observations' and 'Fragments'. This copy enhanced by the inclusion of the original drawing, signed lower right "H. Repton" and within the original wash border, of plate VIII showing "the effect of cutting down some chestnut trees in the avenue at Langley [Langley Park, Kent, the seat of Sir Peter Burrell, Bart, M.P.], to let in the hill, richly covered with oaks, and that majestic tree, which steps out before its brethren like the leader of an host..."Another original drawing for plate 2 from this work (Rivenhall Place) was sold by Christies NY in 2004 for $16,000.Repton (1752-1818) was the first person to use the term 'Landscape Gardening', explaining in the introduction to this highly important and influential work that "the art can only be advanced and perfected by the united powers of the landscape painter and the practical gardener."
*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Britain.- Camden (William) Britain, or a Chorographicall Description of the Most Flourishing Kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland..., lacking additional engraved title and Latin dedication, 57 engraved maps after C. Saxton by W. Kip and G. Hole, all but 2 double-page, 8 engraved plates of coins on 4ff., engraved and woodcut illustrations, lacking 5H1-2 and 5I2 of index, title neatly laid-down, some marginal restoration to title and following leaf, table of Anglo-Saxon alphabet trimmed at fore-edge, with no loss to text, some plates closely trimmed within platemark, one with small tear to foot (no loss), plates of coins with repaired tears affecting image, one with marginal loss, a few leaves with small rust-hole or repaired tear, affecting text with loss to the odd letter, final leaf chipped and torn with repairs and restoration, the odd spot or light stain but a clean copy overall, modern antique-style panelled calf, gilt, rubbed, [STC 4509], folio, George Bishop & Joannis Norton, 1610.⁂ The maps appear to be from the 1637 edition with plate numbers in the lower left hand corner.
Bible leaf, Latin. Single leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, comprising Numbers 7.38-8.12, double column, 42 lines, Gothic type, headlines of Lombard capitals in alternating red and blue, 2-line chapter initial L in red, chapter number in alternating blue and red, initial-strokes in red, central ox head watermark clearly visible, a few patches of light foxing, inner margin neatly strengthened, preserved in folding card chemise and custom morocco-backed drop-back box, folio (390 x 285 mm.), [Mainz], [Johann Gutenberg & Johann Fust], [c.1454/55].⁂ A single leaf from "greatest of all printed books" (PMM). This leaf is particularly desirable since the distinctive ox head watermark is clearly visible right in the middle of the page and is only partially covered by one column of text. This is one of three watermarks used in the Bible (the others being a bunch of grapes and a walking ox); the paper itself was imported from Caselle in Piedmont, Northern Italy, one of the main paper-making centres in the 15th century.It is the first substantial European printed book. The humanist Aeneas Sylvius, secretary of Emperor Fredrick III, saw sample sheets of the Bible at the Imperial diet in Frankfurt am Main, in late October or early November 1454, and again at Wiener Neustatt in March 1455, from where he wrote about the amazing production to his friend Cardinal Carvajal in Rome."Its printers were competing in the market hitherto supplied by the producers of highclass manuscripts. The design of the book and the layout of the book were therefore based on the book-hand and manuscript design of the day, and a very high standard of press-work was required, and obtained, to enable the new mechanical product to compete successfully with its handproduced rivals. Standards were set in quality of paper and blackness of ink, in design and professional skill, which the printers of later generations have found difficult to maintain" (PMM).Literature: BMC I, 17; Goff B-526; H 3031*; Bod-inc B-237; BSB-Ink B-408; GW 4201; ISTC ib00526000.
Marchesinus (Johannes) Mammotrectus super Bibliam, collation: A-C8; a10; b-y8; 1 28; 310, double column, 228 ff. (including initial and final blanks), 39 lines and headline, Gothic type, rubricated throughout with alternating blue and red Lombard initials,, A1r richly illuminated with a 7-line initial 'I' in gold and colours with opaque white highlights, a historiated initial 'F' (beginning of the Epistle of St Jerome) also in gold and colours with a representation of St. Ambrose, flourished in red and green, four-sided filigree-work border with tendrils and flowers, gold dots and individual thorn leaves also in gold, and a medallion of green laurel leaves, a red infield and a flowering tree in green and red, occasional light damp-staining to head, the odd patch of light marginal soiling, ink library stamps to A2r and n6v, ink inscriptions trimmed from earlier endpapers and laid onto pastedowns, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, possibly a remboitage, with circular pelican and egg-shaped lily stamps, brass clasps, early repairs to spine ends, worm holes to covers, pastedowns and endpapers renewed, preserved in custom drop-back box, 4to (210 x 160mm.), Venice, Franciscus Renner de Heilbronn & Nicolaus de Frankfordia, 1476.⁂ First Venetian edition of this manual for the clergy, containing etymological and grammatical explanations of difficult words in the Bible, along with the liturgical hours, arranged in the order of the Bible and the church year. It is one of the most important Franciscan texts of the later Middle Ages. Our copy with a finely illuminated leaf in an Italian hand. The Mammotrectus was written between 1279 and 1297 as a manual for the clergy, containing etymological and grammatical explanations of difficult words in the Bible along with the liturgical hours, arranged in the order of the Bible and the church year. Very popular during the 16th century, this work quickly became a classic among Catholic priests, and was as such subject to repeated attacks by Luther and protestant theologians.Provenance: "Comparatus sum anno Domini M.V.20" (ink note laid onto rear pastedown); "Duplum Bibliotheca regiae Monac(ensis)" (ink note laid onto front pastedown); Franciscan monastery of Riva del Guarda (ink library stamps); H. Legel (bookplate). Literature: BMC V, 194; HC 10557; Goff M-236; GW M20827; Bod-inc M-083; BSB-Ink 155.050; ISTC im00236000.
Augsburg binding.- Petrus de Palude. Sermones Thesauri novi de sanctis, collation: a b6 c-h8.6 i-m6 n-q8.6 r-t6 v8 x-z6 A8 B6 C8 D-F6 G-K8.6, 255 ff. (of 256, lacking final blank), b6 blank, 53 lines, Gothic type, initial spaces with guide-letters, opening initial 'R' on c1r in green on a gold ground, marginal flourish at foot in blue, green and pink and surrounded by 7 bezants (dulled), other initials in red, occasional early ink marginalia, the odd small marginal hole, spotting or foxing, some staining, occasional minor marginal worming, mostly light browning, contemporary ornately blind-stamped panelled calf from an Augsburg workshop [Kyriss 84, plate 171], tooled with a hunting roll, and rosette, star and other tools, title tooled on front cover, spine in compartments and tooled with palmettes, metal center- and corner-pieces, remains of metal clasps, foot of spine worn, head of spine with short split either side (?repaired), some loss of leather to lower cover, rubbed and scuffed, folio (276 x 191mm.; binding 284 x 202), Strasbourg, Martin Flach, 1493.⁂ A rare copy in commerce of this collection of sermons by the French theologian and Archbishop Palude. Here in an attractive unsophisticated contemporary Augsburg binding. Provenance: Robert Raydl, Dominican (1498 inscription to front pastedown recording the sale of the book to him by a pastor Christophor of ?Gravenkirchen). Literature: Goff P-516; BSB-Ink S-335; GW M41815.
Birds.- [Bolton (James)] Harmonia Ruralis; or, An essay towards a Natural History of British Song Birds, 2 vol., second edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 79 plates only (of 80, lacking plate 36), frontispiece loose with plate 1 bound in its place, occasional slight offsetting, light scattered foxing, some finger-marking, mostly marginal, hinges cracked but holding firm, contemporary half roan, original printed labels to upper covers, worn at extremities, rubbed, [Nissen IVB 115; Fine Bird Books, p.60], 4to, 1824.
Holy Land.- New World.- Crusades.- Breydenbach (Bernhard von) Le grant voyage de Hierusalem diuise en deux parties, translated and edited by Nicolas Le Huen, second edition of Le Huen's French translation, 2 parts in 1, collation: ✠4 a-c6 d-z A-M8.4, Gothic type, first title in red and black and with a woodcut criblé initial, second title with woodcut printer's elephant device, folding woodcut plan of Jerusalem printed on two conjoined sheets, folding woodcut of the Papal court printed on two conjoined sheets, woodcut illustrations in text, and white on black decorative initials, final f. blank, plan of Jerusalem closely trimmed at head to just outside border, with a short split at a fold and some creasing, but otherwise well preserved, Papal court woodcut trimmed at foot to just within border in places and with a few very short splits / nicks at folds, otherwise well preserved, the odd marginal tear, occasional spotting or mostly light foxing and some staining, lightly browned, 18th century calf, gilt, rebacked, preserving original gilt backstrip in compartments with red leather label (darkened and a little chipped), corners repaired, rubbed and marked, 4to (247 x 177mm.), Paris, [?Antoine Couteau] for François Regnault, [20 March, 1522].⁂ The Boies Penrose copy of the second French edition of Le Huen's translation, which expands the journal of the pilgrimage to Jerusalem and St. Catherine's monastery, Mount Sinai. The second part of this edition is a compendium of other travel literature, principally accounts of the crusades, but also including a description of Gaspar Corte-Real's third voyage to the New World. The two folding woodcuts are often missing or in poor condition and depict a detailed plan of Jerusalem and the Papal court with crusaders facing-off against Turkish opposition. Provenance: Charles, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill, 1712 (engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown and the lower margin of verso of title); Boies Penrose (engraved bookplate depicting Old East India House to front free endpaper).Literature: Alden & Landis 522/4; Fairfax Murray French, 625.
Bible, German.- Biblia, Das ist die gantze heylige Schrifft: Deutsch Auffs new zugericht, translated by Martin Luther, 3 parts in 1, collation: ❧8 A-Z, Aa- Zz, Aaa-Xxx6 Yyy4 : A-Z, aa-yy6 zz4: [*]6 Aa-Zz, Aaa-Ggg6 Hhh4, 3Y4 blank, Gothic letter, two titles printed in red and black, numerous full-page and smaller woodcut illustrations after Lucas Cranach, Georg Lemberger and Hans Brosamer, historiated woodcut initials, woodcut illustration of the ascension to final imprimatur f., light toning to title and a few other leaves but very clean generally, contemporary German blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, brass fore-edge clasps, "Die Gantz Bibel" stamp to upper cover, spine ends and corners repaired, endpaper renewed, folio (310 x 203 mm.), Nuremberg, Johann vom Berg & Ulrich Neuber, 1550.⁂ A scarce edition of Luther's translation, richly illustrated with numerous fine woodcuts.Provenance: Sir William Stirling-Maxwell (large bookplate); acquired from Lathrop C. Harper, 1979; Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow (book label, sold their sale, Christies, New York, April 2013).Literature: Adams B1173; VD 16 ZV 1483; this edition not in Darlow & Moule.
Whitney (Geoffrey) A Choice of Emblemes, and Other Devises, 2 parts in 1, first edition, collation: *-2*4 3*2 A-Z4 a-f4, lacking final blank, title with woodcut printer's device and typographical border, dedication to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester with full-page woodcut coat of arms, title to second part with woodcut bear and the ragged staff enclosed by garter belt, 248 woodcut emblems within woodcut typograhical borders after Plantin, Alciati, Faerno, Sambucus and Junius, each with a Latin caption and with explanatory text in English or Latin, part II with repaired tears to d3&4, touching text, but with no loss and to f1-3, mostly marginal, but touching a few letters of sidenotes and just touching 2 typographical borders, occasional marking or light soiling, but generally a very good copy, nineteenth century brown crushed morocco, gilt, rubbed, [Landwehr, Low Countries, 898; Praz p.535; Green, Alciati, 111; Freeman pp.56-61; STC 25438], 4to (222 x 165 mm.), Leiden, In the House of Christopher Plantin, by Francis Raphelengius, 1586.⁂ The first Emblem Book in English. Dedicated to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1532? -88), favourite of Elizabeth I. In 1585 Leicester was appointed as commander of the English expedition to the Low Countries to aid the fight against The Duke of Parma, nephew of Philip II of Spain. On arrival Leicester was received with great hope and offered the absolute government of the States-General, which he accepted much to Elizabeth's displeasure. Despite this honour Leicester was not a competent General and the campaign faltered, so much so that in under a year he had left the country and England had offered to make peace with Spain. A 12 plate work was published in 1586 which depicted Leicester's triumphant entry at The Hague (see Landwehr, Splendid Ceremonies, 48 ).The emblems are split into three distinct kinds as Whitney describes in his preface, ' Historicall , as representing the actes of some noble persons, being matter of historie. Naturall, as in expressing the nature of creatures, for example the love of the yonge Storkes.... Morall , pertaining to vertue and instruction of life, which is the chief of the three...'Included is an emblem representing the achievements of Sir Francis Drake.Provenance: Fontaine Walker; John Landwehr (sold his sale, Bloomsbury Auctions, 15th November, 2006; bookplates).
ben Israel (Menasseh) De Creatione Problemata XXX, first edition, printer's device to title, contemporary ink noting to title and a couple of instances of underlining, one or two light stains, paper flaw to K¹ margin, small wormholes throughout, modern cloth, 12mo, Amsterdam, by the author, 1635.⁂ The first of Menasseh's philosophical texts, focusing here on the Jewish notion of creatio ex nihilo. Following in the footsteps of Maimonides, Menasseh sought to disprove the Aristotelian notion of the pre-eternity of the world.
Birds.- [Syme (Patrick)] A Treatise on British Song-Birds. Including Observations on their Natural Habits, Manner of Incubation, &c., first edition, half-title, 15 hand-coloured engraved plates, occasional light browning, attractive blue calf by Asprey, covers ruled in gilt with birds and leafy sprays, spines gilt in compartments with birds and leaves, g.e., 8vo, 1823.
Golden Bull.- Thülemeyer (Heinrich Günther von) Tractatio De Bulla Aurea, Argentea, Plumbea Et Cerea in Genere, nec non in Specie De Aurea Bulla Caroli IV Imperatoris, 8 parts in 1, text in Latin and German, engraved additional pictorial title, letterpress title in red and black (folded at foot), fine folding engraved plate and illustrations in text of miniatures from the original manuscript, woodcut decorative initials and tail-pieces, A2 of 'Andronici eiusdem nominis Secundi' misbound within preliminaries, offsetting, some spotting or foxing, and mostly light browning (as often), contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments and with replacement leather label and 2 small paper labels, upper joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed and scuffed, folio, Frankfurt, For Johann Melchior Bencard, 1697.⁂ Rare in commerce, and those copies traced often defective. On the Golden Bull of Emperor Charles IV, issued in 1356, and which provided the constitutional foundation of the Holy Roman Empire for the next centuries. It was named the Golden Bull after the seal that it carried.
Merian (Matthaeus) Todten-Tanz / La Danse des Morts, text in French and German, roman and blackletter type, French letter press title with woodcut vignette, German title engraved, dated 1744, with upper margin trimmed (?to remove previous ink ownership inscription, visible offsetting to French title; no loss to plate), woodcut head- & tail-pieces, 43 engraved illustrations, a couple of minor instances of light spotting or soiling, occasional light browning, contemporary brokatpapier boards depicting two allegorical figures representing Spring and Summer within foliate borders, rebacked in modern morocco, three very small abrasions to lower cover, small discrete repairs to lower corners, 4to, Basel, Jean Rodolphe Imhof, 1756.⁂ Bilingual edition, with French text by Jacques Anthony Chauvin. The engraved illustrations here present were slightly revised by Chauvin from the final state of Matthaeus Merian's own originals. First appearing in 1621, Merian's illustrations were taken from a fresco of the Totentanz (c.1440) on a cemetery wall in Basel, which thereafter itself became renowned accross Europe, although was sadly demolished in 1805. Provenance: ?J Newton (ink ownership inscription front endpaper)
Book of Hours, Use of Rome, in Latin & French, illuminated manuscript on vellum, 93 leaves (catchword on f. 83 does not follow, but text complete, f. 48 should follow f. 52, lacks final blank), the first and last blank, save for a liquid gold border on the first and red rules on both, catchwords, single column, 17 lines plus headline, written in dark brown ink in a fine slightly sloping italic hand with calligraphic flourishes, some small gold capitals, line-fillers in gold on red or blue, full-page miniature of St. Louis of France, on a landscape background, within border of flowers on liquid gold ground, occasional light staining, spotting or finger-marking, handsome contemporary Parisian olive morocco, gilt, covers with large leafy spray centre-pieces and corner-pieces of a cherub's head enclosed by leafy sprays, all within a triple filet outer border, spine in compartments, each with a central stylised ?leaf decoration within double filet borders, spine ends with hatching decoration, lacks ties, lower joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed at extremities, g.e., housed in a reddish-brown crushed morocco case by Rivière & Son, (146 x 103mm.; binding 154 x 114mm.), [Paris], [c.1575-80].⁂ Apparently written for use by a member of the French royal court. The Calendar (ff. 3-28) is extended to include a series of anniversaries including biblical and classical events, and notices of events relating to many members of the French royal family are given in great detail. The high quality binding has corner-pieces enclosing a cherub's head that are highly reminiscent of the royal binder Nicolas Ève (cf. Fletcher Foreign Bookbindings, pl.XXXVI & G.D. Hobson Les reliures à la fanfare, 1935, pp.38 & 52, and fig.43). Provenance: I: Apparently written for use of a member of the French royal court, with an unidentified monogram in silver on blue at the foot of the miniature. II: 'Barbe Dormant' (19th century ink inscription to rear endpaper) III: Christie's, 28th June, 1973, lot 57. IV: Sotheby's 8th December, 1975, lot 85, sold to Lawrence J. Schoenberg. V: Bibliotheca Schoenbergensis, sold Sotheby's 6th December, 2001, lot 93, bought by present owner. Literature: L.F. Davis Bibliotheca Schoenbergensis, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Rare Books from the collection of Lawrence J. Schoenberg, 1998, no.1, pl.1.
Qur'an, manuscript in Arabic.- An Attractive Ottoman Qur'an, illuminated manuscript on paper (many leaves tinted yellow), in Arabic, single column, 15 lines black naskh script, illuminated borders to opening two pages of text, numerous floral border illuminations to borders marking important sections of the text, leaves ruled in gilt, catch-words throughout, contemporary calf over boards with flap, central medallions and corner-pieces in gilt, some light surface wear to one cover, 8vo, Ottoman Turkey, [mid-nineteenth century].
Charge of the Light Brigade.- Plan of the Battle of Balaclava, manuscript in red and black ink on tracing paper (some folds a little yellow), tipped onto paper sheet, 230 x 280mm., 1854.⁂ An interesting item showing the troop positions and some of their movements including the position of the Light Brigade. A note to the verso of the paper sheet reads: "Plan of the Battle of Balaclava by a Sergeant Major of the Royals - showing the point * where the Royals & Greys were halted!!!... Lord Lucan commanded the cavalry. 1854."
Botany.- Darwin (Charles) The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants, second edition, revised, but, first edition in book form, half-title, illustrations, contemporary ink ownership inscription to title, partially erased, 32pp. publishers advertisements at rear, spotting to half title, otherwise a few other minor light instances, original cloth, joints and extremities lightly scuffed and bumped, 8vo, 1875.⁂ This first appeared in volume 9 of the 'Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London' in 1865, and was also printed as a pamphlet and offprint in the same year.Provenance: Bernard Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge (bookplate to half-title verso).
Einstein (Albert, theoretical physicist, 1879-1955) Typed Letter signed "A. Einstein" to Dr Martin H.Berman, 1p. & envelope, sm. 4to, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 29th March 1952, on what it means to be Jewish "a Jew is not a person believing some special things, but a person coming from a Jewish father and mother", fold in crease, envelope with some opening tearing and light surface soiling.⁂ A rare insight into Einstein's Jewish identity.
Ferns.- Jaffray (Mrs P, compiler) Darjeeling Ferns, 52 full page fern specimens, printed labels with contemporary manuscript to each corner, one or two light stains or spots, a few specimens loose or becoming so, a few with minor loss but most in excellent and bright condition, original half straight-grain morocco album, extremities rubbed, folio, Darjeeling, c.1850.⁂ Provenance: Col. Ball-Acton, 1/KO It. Infantry, Woodlands Hotel pencil inscription to endpaper.
Bible, English.- The Bible. That is the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe Testament, titles with woodcut illustration, general title with first two words of title within woodcut entablature, woodcut initials and numerous illustrations in text, double page woodcut plan depicting the temple at Jerusalem, double-page woodcut map of the Holy Land, general title mounted on stub with some restoration to inner margin, [Herbert 144, STC 2118], Christopher Barker, 1576 bound with The Whole Booke of Psalmes, collected into englishe by Thomas Sternh, title within architectural woodcut border, musical notation, final f. creased, [STC 2446], John Day, 1576 together 2 works in 1 vol., double column, ruled in red, the odd chip or tear to margin, occasionally straying into text but without significant loss, occasional light foxing or soiling, ink family notes to endpapers dating from the early 18th century, later morocco, gilt, fillet and roll borders, central decoration with ornamental thistles, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original backstrip, some rubbing, g.e., folio.⁂ A very good, complete copy of an early folio edition of the Geneva Bible, either the first or second to be printed in England.
Livius (Titus) The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, large woodcut device on title, woodcut portrait of Queen Elizabeth on title verso and of Livy on verso of A4, lacking initial blank but with final blank, first few leaves with chipping to fore-edge, title with a few light creases, small holes to H2, 2S2 and 5M, each affecting a letter or two of text, light spotting at beginning and end, the odd spot or mark throughout, occasional slight browning, some damp-staining to lower margin, final blank creased with paper repair to inner margin on verso, generally a good, crisp copy, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving part of original spine, worn, [STC 16613; Pforzheimer 495], folio, Printed by Adam Islip, 1600.⁂ A very good copy of this important Shakespeare source book, used in particular for Coriolanus.
[Shakespeare (William)] The Taming of the Shrew, single leaf extracted from the first folio, pp.227/28, double column, a few small marginal chips, short tear to head, just touching pagination but with no loss, small portion torn away at foot and repaired with later paper, with loss to 3 words of text recto and 2 verso, affecting some other words with loss to a few letters, a few light spots, loose and unbound, folio (302 x 203mm), [1623].⁂ A fine leaf from one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies - here printed for the first time. The leaf falls at the end of Act 4 and the commencement of Act 5, featuring Petruchio's wager among the newlywed couples and his victory for the most obedient wife.
Shepherds Kalender (The)...Newly augmented and corrected, collation: A-Q⁶ R⁴, largely printed in black letter, numerous woodcut illustrations, diagrams and decorations, lower half of title cut away and replaced with later paper, affecting title-vignette, imprint and full-page woodcut to verso, A2-3 with loss to lower corner, affecting catchword of A2 and a few letters to verso, K2 with rust-hole affecting a couple letters of text, some damp-staining to first and last few leaves, occasional light spotting or marking, final few gatherings slightly browned, contemporary calf, rebacked, worn, [STC 22423], folio, [for John Wright], [1631].⁂ Profusely illustrated with curious cuts, this work seldom appears on the market. The 1631 edition has appeared at auction only 3 times, and no more recently than 1947.Provenance: Geo. Frere (early ink inscription to pastedown and head of A2).
[Shakespeare (William)] The Tempest [and] The two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, pp.1-38, double-column, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, trimmed, occasionally affecting headline and page numbers, tiny hole to A4, affecting a letter or two of text, some light spotting and minor soiling, The two Gentlemen of Verona with very occasional early ink corrections, modern green morocco, gilt, folio (295 x 205mm.), [Printed by Thomas Cotes], [1632].⁂ Two of Shakespeare's great plays as they appeared consecutively to open the Second Folio, a juxtaposition between one of the Bard's earliest (The Two Gentlemen of Verona, c.1589-93) and what some believe to be the last play he wrote alone (The Tempest, c.1610-11).
Herbal.- [A lytel herball of the properties of herbes newly amended and corrected, with certayne addiciions at the ende of the boke [as] appoynted in the almanacke, made in M.D.L. the xii. day of February by A. Askham.], black letter, occasional early ink marginalia, early ink recipe for 'A medsin for ye tothe ache' to blank verso of K7, lacking A1-3 (including title), A8, and blank K8, A4 torn and repaired with loss of text to upper corner, A5 margins repaired on 3 sides, with loss of several letters, a few ff. with marginal repairs / mounted on stubs, closely trimmed at head, occasionally just touching text, water-stained, some spotting or soiling, mostly light browned, antique style calf, spine in compartments and with burgundy leather label, [Henrey 184; STC 13175.13], 8vo, [In Fletestrete at the signe of the George nexte to Saynte Dunstones Churche by Wyllyam Powell], [12th March, 1550].⁂ Exceedingly rare. We locate a BL copy, and ESTC records copies at the Royal College of Surgeons, the Wellcome (lacking title) and Yale (defective). Medieval in origin this herbal was first published by Richard Banckes in 1525, and as a result is sometimes referred to as 'Banckes' Herbal'. 'Askham's name on the title page refers to the almanac, and he may have had nothing to do with the editing of this edition' (ESTC).
Sombre Binding.- Booke of Common Prayer (The)..., title within woodcut border, Robert Barker, by the Assignes of John Bill, 1636, bound with Bible, English. The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out of the Original Greek, damp-staining to head of final few gatherings, [Wing B2292], by the Assignes of John Bill and Christopher Barker, 1675, together 2 works in 1 vol., double-column, ruled in red, 18th century ink inscriptions of members of the Kent family where front free endpaper endpaper peeled away, extensive pencil notes to front free endpaper and 3A4 (final blank), some leaves trimmed close at foot, with very occasional loss to ruled border or a word of text, the odd marginal chip or short tear, causing loss to a few words of 2Y2, some browning and light soiling, contemporary black morocco sombre binding, tooled in blind and decorated with tulip heads, leafy sprays and vases with sprays of flowers, remains of some gilt to centre and corner pieces (brighter to lower cover), rubbed at joints and extremities, 8vo.
The Irish Rebellion of 1641.- Temple (Sir John) The Irish Rebellion: or an History of the Beginnings and first Progresse of The Generall Rebellion...Together with the Barbarous Cruelties and Bloody Massacres which ensued thereupon, first edition, title within double-rule border, woodcut initials and headpieces, occasional light marginal marking or finger-soiling, the odd spot, but a good copy generally, contemporary calf, a few light stains, hinges and joints strengthened and repaired, [Wing T627], 4to, by R. White, 1646.⁂ First edition of this important contemporary history that did much to inflame English opinion against the Irish.Provenance: Fairfax of Cameron; Fox Pointe Collection (bookplates).
Raleigh (Sir Walter) Judicious and select essayes and observations, by that renowned and learned knight. Sir Walter Raleigh. Upon the first invention of shipping. The misery of invasive warre. The Navy Royall and sea-service. With his apologie for his voyage to Guiana, 4 parts in 1, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by Robert Vaughan, title within woodcut typographic border, woodcut head-pieces, 4 advertisement ff. (bound after To the Reader), G8 blank, some ff. on stubs, portrait with small chip to lower blank corner and neatly laid down, final 2 advertisement ff. trimmed at foot, touching text, small worm trace / holes to upper inner corner in places, mostly marginal, but very occasionally just touching part of a letter or a rule, some repaired, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, 20th century sheep, rubbed and scuffed, particularly the spine, [Pforzheimer 822; Wing R170], small 8vo, By T. W. for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at the Princes Armes in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1650.⁂ The first appearance of Raleigh's account of his second voyage to Guiana, which was an attempt to excuse his final failure. It includes one of the earliest appearances of the word 'tobacco' on pp. 24 (spelt 'tobaccho') & 34.
Trismegistus (Hermes Mercurius) His Divine Pymander ... together with his Second Book called Asclepius ..., second edition, translated by John Everard, spotting, trimmed, occasionally affecting head-lines and catch-words, publisher's advertisements at end, nineteenth century speckled calf, gilt, light rubbing to joints, [Wing H1566 & H1567], 12mo, by J. S. for Thomas Brewster, 1657.
Binding.- [Allestree (Richard)] The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety, engraved title vignette and 2 plates, 2pp. advertisement at rear, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary ink ownership name to title, some damp-staining or light even browning, contemporary black morocco ornately tooled in gilt with sprays of flowers, intricate leaf details, drawer handles etc., joints lightly rubbed, corners bumped, still a very attractive binding, [Wing A1105], 8vo, R. Norton for Robert Pawlett, 1679.
Defoe (Daniel) The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner... Written by Himself, third edition, issue with lion tail-piece and 'Society' catchword on p.3, 2 ff. of publisher's advertisements at rear, engraved frontispiece, with small hole to lower blank margin, woodcut title vignette, initials and head-pieces, a few small ink marks to title, occasional light foxing, contemporary panelled calf, extremities rubbed, 8vo, W. Taylor, 1719.
Binding.- Garter Arms.- Book of Common Prayer (The), title printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, light offsetting, occasional light toning to text, 3 or 4 ff. with tears to lower margins straying into text, ink inscription "Dr. Wilmot October 25th 1755" to endpaper followed by other 18th century gift inscriptions, contemporary blue morocco, roll borders to covers with crown corner pieces surrounding the arms of the Order of the Garter, spine gilt in compartments, neat repairs to spine ends and upper joints, rubbing to extremities, some light marking to covers, g.e., folio, Thomas Baskett, 1754.⁂ Dr. Wilmot is likely Dr Richard Wilmot (1703-1772), he studied at St. John's Cambridge, took his DD in 1744 and was appointed to the ninth stall in St. George's Chapel, Windsor in 1748. As a Cannon of the Garter chapel it seems probable that Wilmot was presented the present work as a gift.
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language..., 2 vol., second edition, titles with a few marginal repairs, 19th century ink ownership inscription of Philip Bouton to head, vol. 2 title with repaired tear at inner margin, affecting a few letters but with no loss, vol. 2 18Y-19C with small chip to fore-edge, not affecting text, the odd other marginal chip or short tear, occasional light spotting or soiling, some slight browning, a few ff. creased, hinges cracked but covers holding firm, later calf-backed boards, preserving earlier back-strip with double red morocco labels, lightly rubbed, corners bumped, folio, W. Strahan, for J and P Knapton et al., 1755-6.
Bell (John, editor).- Bell's Edition. The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill, 106 vol. only (of 109, lacking vol. 49 (Prior vol. 3), 52 (Swift vol. 1) and vol. 77 (Pope vol. 2), engraved titles and portraits, uniform contemporary polished calf, spines gilt in compartments with red and green morocco labels, some light rubbing to spines but a near-fine set generally, housed in two original travelling cases resembling tree calf folios volumes stacked dos-a-dos, interiors with marbled paper, felt and original printed labels, spines with lettered red morocco label and sliding compartments concealing hidden locking mechanism (one spine moving, the other fixed in place), one case lid chipped at lip, rubbing and surface wear to cases, folio, 1780-84.⁂ A remarkable set complete with the rare travelling cases that were offered for sale with the 1784 edition. We can trace only one other like example of these cases at auction.
Dugdale (Sir William) Monasticon Anglicanum, A History of the Abbies and other Monasteries...in England and Wales, 6 vol. in 8, one of 50 large paper copies, half-titles, engraved additional pictorial titles, letterpress titles in red and black, list of subscribers in vol.1, 242 engraved plates (as often without the duplicate plate of the Benedictine nun at p.451 in vol.2), of which 51 double-page, plates with some spotting or foxing and occasional water-staining (mostly marginal and in vol.1), some light browning, elsewhere occasional spotting, marbled endpapers, inner gilt dentelles, handsome contemporary dark blue crushed morocco, richly gilt, spines in compartments and profusely decorated with floral and foliage tooling, covers with wide floral & foliage and filet borders, some corners worn, a few scuffs, rubbed, g.e., folio, 1817-1830.⁂ An attractive set of this greatly expanded edition by John Paley, Sir Henry Ellis and the Rev. Bulkeley Bandinel, which draws on records from the Cottonian Collection and the Tower of London.
Austen (Jane) Northanger Abbey: and Persuasion. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice", Mansfield-Park &c. With a Biographical Notice of the Author, 4 vol., first edition, lacking final 2 blanks in vol.4, neat contemporary ink ownership inscriptions to each front pastedown, some light foxing or spotting to pages (worse to titles), but otherwise a very clean set internally, late 19th century half calf, spines gilt with red morocco spine labels, corners very lightly bumped and joints very lightly rubbed, overall a very attractive set, [Gilson A9], 12mo, John Murray, 1818.⁂ First edition of both novels, published posthumously. Northanger Abbey, a Gothic novel parody, had been drafted fifteen years earlier under a working title of 'Susan', but was abandoned when another novel of the same name appeared in 1809. Persuasion was completed by Austen in the summer of 1816, shortly before she was forced to stop writing due to ill-health.
Walpole (Horace) A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland...enlarged and continued...by Thomas Park, F.S.A., 5 vol., half-titles, engraved plates, some light offsetting, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt, spines gilt in compartments, joints and corners a little rubbed, g.e., 1806; Anecdotes of Painting in England, 5 vol., engraved plates in two states, spotting to plates, red morocco gilt by Clarke & Bedford, spines gilt in compartments, light spotting to covers, g.e., 1828; and a 9-volume set of Walpole's letters, 8vo (19)
Dryden (John) The Poetical Works, 4 vol., engraved frontispiece, occasional light browning, contemporary tan calf, gilt, spines richly gilt in compartments with green morocco labels, 1811 § Stephen (Leslie) Hours in a Library, 3 vol., contemporary green half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, t.e.g., 1899 § Milton (John) Poetical Works, 2 vol., illustrations, light foxing, ink gift inscription from Evelina de Rothschild to endpaper, contemporary calf, gilt, spines gilt in compartments with red and green morocco labels, a little rubbed, g.e., 1843; and 25 others, literature, 8vo (34)
Fauvelet de Bourienne (L.A. de) Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, 4 vol., plates, the odd spot, crushed red half morocco by Sotheran & Co., spines gilt in compartments with Napoleonic motifs, some light toning to spines, light rubbing to extremities, g.e., 1836 § Trevelyan (George Macaulay) Garibaldi and the Thousand, second impression, 1909; Garibaldi's Defence of the Roman Republic, third impression, 1907; Garibaldi and the Making of Italy, 1911, plates, some foxing, uniform brown crushed morocco by Henry Sotheran, g.e.; and 10 others, European history and similar, 8vo (17)
Milton (John) The Works... in Verse and Prose, 8 vol., half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding plate and table, light browning to half-titles and titles, light spotting, 19th century red crushed half morocco, gilt, spines gilt in compartments, slight dulling to spines, one or two corners a little scuffed but a good set overall, t.e.g., 8vo, Bickers and Bush, 1863.
[Ward (Hon. Mrs.)] Sketches with the Microscope in a Letter to a Friend, first edition, 14 hand-coloured plates, lacks front blank, contemporary and later ink ownership or presentation markings to title, one or two light spots but very clean otherwise, original blind-stamped cloth, gilt, spine rather faded and frayed, 12mo, [F. H. Shields, Parsontown, County Offaly], 1857.⁂ The very rare provincially printed first edition of a volume that later ran to several editions.
Baudelaire (Charles) Oeuvres Complètes, 7 vol., half-titles, frontispiece, some light marginal browning, tan crushed half morocco gilt by R. Petit, spines gilt in compartments with flower motifs, monogram to foot and green and brown morocco labels, spines a little darkened, some light toning to covers, t.e.g., 8vo, Paris, Lévy, 1870-80.
Boswell (James) The Life of Samuel Johnson, 3 vol., frontispieces, plates and illustrations, contemporary tan half calf, spines gilt in compartments, some light rubbing to extremities, 1925 § Monypenny (William Flavelle) The Life of Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield, 4 vol., 1910-16 § Walpole (Spencer) The Life of Lord John Russell, 2 vol., 1889 § Holland (Bernard) The Life of Spencer Compton Eighth Duke of Devonshire, 2 vol., 1911 § Esher (Viscount, editor) The Girlhood of Queen Victoria, 2 vol., 1912, plates, occasional foxing or spotting, uniform contemporary tan calf, gilt, spines richly gilt in compartments with red and olive green morocco labels, t.e.g.; and 19 others, British biographies and similar, 8vo (32)
Disraeli (Benjamin) Novels and Tales, 12 vol., "Bradenham Edition", blue crushed half morocco by H. Sotheran & Co., spines gilt in compartments, very light fading to spines, 1926-27 § Ainsworth (William Harrison) [Selected Novels], 16 vol., red crushed half morocco by H. Sotheran & Co., spines gilt in compartments, some slight rubbing to spines, t.e.g., [1890s]; and a 8 vol. set of the life and works of Walter Savage Landor, 8vo (36)
[Dickens (Charles)], "Boz". Oliver Twist or, The Parish Boy's Progress, 3 vol., first edition, first issue with "Boz" on titles, half-titles, 24 etched plates (including the 'fireside' plate) by George Cruikshank, lacking advertisements, bookplates to pastedown, contemporary ink ownership name to titles, some light foxing and spotting to plates or text leaves, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 8vo, [Eckel pp. 59-60; Smith I, 4], Richard Bentley, 1838.
Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, scattered spotting, contemporary morocco-backed boards, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, housed in modern slip-cases, light fading, a little rubbed, [Wolff 4025; Sadleir 1386; Tymn 2-63], 8vo, 1864.⁂ Scarce.Tymn writes; "Uncle Fanu is perhaps Le Fanu's most celebrated work, superior in atmosphere and emotional power. Draped in black, it is a psychological thriller with a highly concentrated small cast."
Wilde (Oscar) Poems, first edition, [one of 250 copies], the odd spot, light browning to endpapers, "Norton Burr Stelle" bookplate to front pastedown, original parchment boards with gilt floral designs to covers and spine, very short split to head of upper joint, a little soiling, light rubbing to spine, t.e.g., others uncut, preserved in folding chemise and custom slipcase, [Mason 304], 8vo, David Brogue, 1881.⁂ "The first printing (June 1881) consisted of 750 copies, of which only 250 copies were used for the first edition, the remaining 500 being equally divided between the second and third editions." - Mason.
Racing broadsides.- 17 broadsides advertising horse races, comprising Chesterfield Races, 1833-49 (12, including 2 duplicates, 1 with contemporary manuscript notes of the winners in each race, with additional notes on blank verso); Mansfield Races, 1837; Derby Races, 1845, 1846 and 1849; Rochester and Chatham Races, 1845 (loosely inserted, printed in red and black with image to head, neatly backed, lower portion separated along fold), chipped and tears to extremities, occasionally touching text, folding creases, all but the last tipped in, bookplate of Joel Spitz to front pastedown, 20th century morocco-backed cloth, light fading to spine, folio.⁂ An excellent group of rare broadsides. Includes the names of competitors in the races as well as the value of the plates and sweepstakes.
Hardy (Thomas) Wessex Tales, Strange Lively and Commonplace, 2 vol., first edition in book form, [one of 750 copies], with initial blanks, half-titles and two advertisements leaves at end of vol. 2, ink stamp to title vol. 1 'with the publisher's compliments', a few minor instances of light spotting or finger soiling, browning to endpapers, original green cloth with bands of bright green rules across top and bottom, spines very lightly toned, very light rubbing to joints, spine ends and corners, spine ends a little bumped, housed within presentation drop-back box, cloth with morocco spine, slightly rubbed, [Purdy p.58], 8vo, Macmillan and Co., 1888.
Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice, second 'Peacock' edition, illustrations, head- & tail-pieces, initials and decorations by Hugh Thomson, one or two minor instances of light spotting or finger soiling, overall internally clean, cracking to upper hinge but firm, original pictorial dark green cloth, gilt, with peacock design to over cover and feathers to spine, gilt on spine lightly faded, spine ends a little bumped and frayed, slight shelf-lean, g.e., [Gilson E78], 8vo, George Allen, 1895.
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