Christmas Holidays A Poem. Written for the Amusement & Instruction of all Good Masters & Misses in the Known World by Tommy Tell-Truth. B.A. the Lilliputian Historian, engraved title, frontispiece and 2 plates, plate imprints shaved, some foxing, light staining and offsetting, a couple of leaves with marginal tears/defect, original Dutch floral boards, lacking backstrip, small 8vo, Printed for H. Roberts and H. Turpin, [imprints dated 1767].⁂ Rare. The British Library Catalogue lists an edition of [?1765], 14pp. 16mo, issued by the same publishers. The present edition is unrecorded, with the 84 stanza poem followed by "A Collection of Letters from several Pretty Masters and Misses... for the imitation of others." Only one other copy (Bloomsbury 2010) traced at auction.
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Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, first edition, first or second printing, deluxe issue, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, some occasional light marking or soiling to margins, original blue cloth with mounted colour illustration, lettering and decorations in gilt, chip to head of spine, soiling to lower cover, light rubbing and faint marking to extremities, g.e., [Linder p.429; not in Quinby], 16mo, 1910.
![Luther (Martin).- Eck (Johannes) & Andreas Karlstadt. Disputatio excellentium. D. doctoru[m] Johannis Eccij & Andre[a](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/458dcef5-8ad2-4b82-ac33-ad1800cbd552/cf4dafc3-8a1b-4100-9935-ad1801178818/468x382.jpg)
Luther (Martin).- Eck (Johannes) & Andreas Karlstadt. Disputatio excellentium. D. doctoru[m] Johannis Eccij & Andre[a]e Carolostadij q[uæ] cepta est Lipsi[a]e XXVII Iunij an. MXIX. Disputatio secunda D. doctoru[m] Johan[n]is Eccij & Andre[a]e Carolostadij q[uæ] cepit XV Iulij. Disputatio eiusdem.D. Johannis Eccij & D. Martini Lutheri Augustiani q[uæ] cepit XV julij, collation: A6 B-P4, Gothic letter, light soiling to title, some occasional light browning or marginal damp-staining, bookplate to pastedown, 19th century calf, 1 spine label a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, g.e., 4to (190 x 140mm.), [Erfurt], [Matthes Maler], [1519]. ⁂ First edition of this rare and important account of the Leipzig Debate, one of the earliest public debates of Luther's Ninety-Five Theses. The debate led directly to Luther's excommunication and therefore marked an important moment in the split between Lutheran and Catholic doctrines. We can trace no copy at auction since 1968.Provenance: Carlos B. Lumsden (bookplate). Literature: VD 16 E 321
Australia.- Anonymous (19th century) Collection of seven photographs of Sydney Harbour, Campbell's Cove, Docks, Macquarie's Fort, and Artillery Barracks, salt prints, mounted on wove paper album leaves without watermarks, each with black ink inscription, various sizes between 175 x 220 mm (6 7/8 x 8 3/4 in) and 210 x 350 mm (8 1/4 x 13 3/4 in), some minor surface dirt and light abrasion, unframed, [possibly circa 1870s].⁂ Early views of colonial Sydney.
Caribbean.- Battle of St. Lucia.- Faden (William) Sketch of Part of the Island of Ste. Lucie, map by Lt. G.V. Hart, assistant engineer while in North America, showing the northwestern coast of Saint Lucia, specifically Grande Cul De Sac Bay to Castries, with details of British troops and fleets, and a letterpress extract from General Grant's Letter to Lord Germain printed below the map, engraving and letterpress on laid paper, an early state before full letters of GV Hart in lower right, platemark 405 x 495 mm (16 x 19 in), sheet 570 x 770 mm (22 1/2 x 30 1/4 in), full sheet with some careful repairs to splitting and perforations within the map and margins, minor surface dirt, unframed, 1781; together with two other duplicate impressions of the same map, one with significant damp-stains, the other with minor spotting and light abrasion, all unframed, 1781 (3)⁂ The Battle of the Cul de Sac was a naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy, off the island of St. Lucia during the American Revolutionary War on 15 December 1778. Following the battle the island eventually surrendered to the British.
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Levant.- [Sandys (George)] A Relation of a Journey begun An: Dom: 1610...Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Aegypt, of the Holy Land, of the Remote Parts of Italy and Islands adioyning, first edition, Charles I's large paper copy ruled in red, fine engraved architectural title by Francis Delaram, double-page engraved map mounted on stub, folding engraved panorama of Constantinople pasted in at p.32, 47 engraved illustrations and plans within text, 2 full-page, woodcut head-pieces and initials, variant issue without tail-piece at end of text, lacking final blank, with catchword "proclai" on C1r and "Turkish; built" as first words on D3v, with additional folding engraved map of Jerusalem loosely inserted (c.275 x 380mm, trimmed close to border, short tear to one edge), contemporary ink signature to title, some light soiling, a few stains, later ink note concerning provenance to front free endpaper, bookplate of Melville Portal of Laverstoke, nineteenth century brown morocco, by J.Mackenzie, preserving magnificent gilt-tooled calf covers from original binding of panel containing central gilt arms of Charles I with elaborate corner-pieces and small tools of Prince of Wales feathers to outer corners of panel, mounted within later border of thick gilt rule and inner decorative roll, spine gilt in compartments, turn-ins with multiple gilt rules, marbled endpapers, g.e., a little rubbed (mainly joints), original binding with holes from missing ties and rather scuffed on upper cover, [STC 21726; cf. Atabey 1087 (seventh edition) & Blackmer 1484 (second edition)], folio, Printed [by Richard Field] for W.Barrett, 1615.⁂ The dedication copy, presented by the author to Charles I when he was Prince of Wales.George Sandys (1578-1644), travelled to the Levant in 1610 and spent a year in Turkey, Palestine and Egypt. Blackmer describes this account of his travels as, "at the time the most elaborately illustrated English book on the Levant". Sandys later became treasurer of the Virginia Company and lived there for 10 years. This is the first book to record tobacco usage in Turkey, and includes an account of smoking in Constantinople.
America.- New Hampshire.- A Journal of the proceedings of the Honourable House of Representatives of the state of New-Hampshire, at their session, began and held at Concord, on Wednesday the seventh day of June, anno Domini 1786, and in the tenth year of the independence of America, 3 parts in 1, title within wood-engraved decorative border, wood-engraved head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, K4, P3 and Y4 blank, G4 tear within text with loss of part of a few letters, O1 tear with loss of text, final blank affixed to rear wrapper and with lower section missing, spotting and mostly light foxing, occasional staining, lightly browned, contemporary stitched drab wrappers, lacking backstrip, lower portion of rear wrapper torn away, [Evans, 19819; 19820 and 20550], 8vo, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Printed by George Jerry Osborne, 1787.⁂ Rare, with ESTC recording only three copies (American Antiquarian Society (2 copies) and Library Company of Philadelphia). With the sessions of September and December, 1786, recorded separately by Evans.
Australia.- New South Wales convict artist.- Browne (Richard, Dublin 1771-1824 Sydney) Memora, watercolour and bodycolour with traces of pencil under-drawing, inscribed 'Memora' underneath in black ink, on cream 'S & C Wise' wove paper with watermarked date '1814', sheet 300 x 240 mm (11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in), repaired tear in the lower right corner, some minor surface dirt and light browning to extremities, expertly lifted from blue-paper album leaf, still present, itself part of a Victorian folio scrap album included in the present lot containing over 200 scraps and cuttings, including one very trimmed watercolour study of a bird, possibly by Browne or someone in his circle, many leaves missing, largely disbound, covers present but with losses, very worn, [circa 1817-1820]Provenance:Mrs W. H. Butler, Tulse Hill [compiler of scrap album]⁂ An excellent example of both the European colonial perspective of Aboriginal people during the early settlement of New South Wales, as well as of Browne's highly distinctive drawing style.Richard Browne was born in 1776 in Ireland, and little is known of his artistic training or background. However, it is recorded that in February 1810 Browne was tried for an unspecified crime and sentenced to seven years transportation. He arrived in New South Wales in July 1811, and was then sent to Newcastle, specifically a penal settlement for convicts who had committed further crimes in the colony.Browne appears to have been quickly identified for his idiosyncratic artistic abilities, with Lieutenant Thomas Skottowe, commandant of the 73rd Regiment at Newcastle, employing him to illustrate his manuscript 'Select Specimens from Nature' (now in the Mitchell Library, see IE no. IE1015287). He was recorded to have undertaken several other artistic commissions during his sentence but was to become best known for his portraits of Aboriginal people, which he later sold as souvenirs in Sydney on his release in 1817.Two other examples by Browne of the figure 'Memora' are known, with the National Library of Australia holding one (see ID no. 1260587), and the other having appeared on the Australian art market in 2010 (see Bonham's Sydney, 'The Spring Auction Series', 14th Nov 2010, lot 425). The drawing offered in the present lot would appear to be closest to the watercolour sold in 2010, with the National Library of Australia version seeming slightly cruder in execution. The main noteworthy difference between the present portrait and the other two, is the expressive demeanour and the artist's depiction of his character; rather than a grinning smile, the present portrait shows Memora stoic and unsmiling, giving the work a nobility more akin to a colonial record than a caricature.
China.- Gonzalez de Mendoza (Juan) Nova et succincta, vera tamen historia de amplissimo, potentissimoque, nostro quidem orbi hactenus incognito, sed perpaucis abhinc annis explorato Regno China, translated by Marc Henning, first edition in Latin, title printed in red and black, with final 2 blank ff., the Phillipps copy with his shelfmark visible beneath later pastedown, ink inscriptions to title, some occasional light browning, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary vellum, neatly and sympathetically rebaked, yapp edges, 8vo (154 x 95mm.), [Adams G-870; Palau 105516; Sabin 27781], Frankfurt, [?S. Feyerabend], [1589].⁂ First Latin edition of one of the earliest works on China and the first European book to contain Chinese characters. It also contains an account of Mexico.Provenance: Jesuit College of Brussels (early inscription at head of title); early ex dono inscription on title 'Dono R.D.... Clemens decanis' and purchase note on rear endpaper; Sir Thomas Phillipps copy (shelfmark visible beneath later front pastedown); Philip Robinson (sold Sotheby's 22nd November 1988, lot 47); Jean R. Perrette (bookplate, sold Christie's, New York, 5 April 2016, lot 178).
China.- Staunton (Sir George) An Authentic Account of An Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, 3 vol. including Atlas, first edition, presentation copy from the author with ink inscriptions to front endpapers of text volumes, text with 2 engraved portraits of the Emperor and the Earl of Macartney, engraved plate of Camellia and 26 engraved vignettes, portraits a little foxed, text with light foxing to a few gatherings but mostly clean and bright, vol.1 with slight staining to pp.398-399 and tear to upper margin of 3S3, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, a little rubbed, rebacked with spines titled and ruled in gilt, corners repaired, Atlas with 44 engraved maps, charts, plates and plans, 7 folding or double-page, the large folding map soiled and stained and lightly creased, most plates with tissue guards, some with light marginal spotting but generally clean, final plate with short marginal tear, modern half rexine, gilt-stamped roan label to upper cover, [Cordier, Sinica, 2381-83], 4to & folio, W.Bulmer & Co. for G.Nicol, 1797. ⁂ The official account of Lord Macartney's voyage and embassy to the Qianlong emperor in 1792-94, the failure of which led to the establishment of the British trading post at Hong Kong. It includes descriptions of the journey via Madeira, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, Java and Sumatra, Chinese customs (including foot-binding) and details of Chinese trade with Europe. The fine plates by Alexander show views of the Great Wall, temples, barges, a military post and imperial procession, and there is also a detailed map of Macao.The inscriptions read, "Jane Pigott the Gift of her old friend Sr George Staunton Bart. 1797" and "This valuable work of the highly esteemed friend of Sir Arthur and Lady Pigott is presented by her to her young friend John H.Lanyon in full confidence he will properly appreciate its value 20th August 1829".Sir Arthur Leary Piggott (1749-1819) was born in Barbados and became a lawyer and Whig MP, appointed Attorney-General in 1806.
Crimean War.- Fenton (Roger) Lord Raglan, Omar Pacha, General Pelissier. The Council of War held on the morning of the taking of the Mamelon, salt print, on original mount, engraved title, credit and publication details (faded), a few crease marks, the mount with light spotting, a few crease marks and short marginal tears, print 188 x 154 mm (7 1/2 x 6 1.4 in), original mount 362 x 292 mm (14 1/4 x 11 1/2 in), Manchester, T. Agnew & Sons, November. 19, 1855, unframed.⁂ Portraits of the commanders-in-chief of the British, Turkish and French forces in the Crimean War. As some other recorded examples, there are contemporary touches of pale grey watercolour, here primarily to Lord Raglan's helmet. Provenance: Cefntilla Court, Llandenny, Usk, Wales. The estate, near Raglan Castle, was purchased by 1623 subscribers in honour of the memory of Lord Raglan (d.1855) and presented in 1858 to his heir Richard Henry FitzRoy Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan (1817-1884).
Sophocles. Commentarii in septem tragedias, edited by Janus Lascaris, collation: α6, β8, Γ8, δ-ο8, π4, ρ-ω8, Α-Β8, Greek and Roman type, title in Latin, initial spaces with guide-letters, Greek colophon to B7v, recto and verso of title ruled in red, foot of title with later ink ms. place and date of publication, lacking final blank, title lightly soiled, α6 upper marginal corner frayed, occasional spotting or light foxing, occasional light staining, early 19th century red straight-grain morocco, covers with single gilt filet border, spine in compartments of single gilt rules, a few ink spots, rubbed, 8vo (187 x 115mm.), [Rome], [Zacharias Kalliergis] at the press of the Greek Gymnasium, 1518.⁂ The editio princeps of the scholia or commentaries on Sophocles, which were not included in the first edition in Greek of his tragedies, published by Aldus in 1502. It is one of only a handful of publications from this second Greek press in Rome. The text was meticulously edited by Janus Lascaris (c.1445-97), director of the Greek Gymnasium, which was established on the Quirinal Hill in 1513 under the auspices of Pope Leo X. The edition is based on an authoritative manuscript now preserved in the Biblioteca Laurenziana in Florence (Laur. 32,9), which was acquired by Giovanni Aurispa in Constantinople in 1423. Provenance: 'W Whiter, 1788, E dono viri amicissimi Jacobi Dover'; 'Henry W. Moule, 1930, from A.C.M.' (inscriptions to front endpapers).
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Italy.- Rome.- Barbault (Jean) Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne [&] Les Plus Beaux Edifices de Rome Moderne, together 2 vol., first editions, both with half-titles and titles with engraved vignette, first work 'Ancienne' with engraved head-piece to dedication and 73 engraved plates, most with 2 images (one view and a smaller detail), second work 'Moderne' with 20 engraved vignettes but only 43 double-page engraved plates mounted on stubs (of 44, lacking plate 38 of Palais Caprarole), also lacking leaf S of text (pp.35-36), first work with number of plates supplied in ink on title and light foxing, second work foxed and lightly browned in parts, worming to upper corners and margins of plates 18-20 & accompanying text and to outer margins of plates 34 & 35 (partly repaired), leaf K washed and torn (repaired and mounted on stub), both with a few minor marginal tears and repairs, contemporary half vellum over green stained vellum, gilt-stamped red morocco labels (first chipped), red edges, rubbed and marked, a few small stains, slight wear to joints, [Cohen-Ricci 112; Fowler 37, first work only; Berlin Kat. 2712, second work only], folio, Rome, Bouchard et Gravier, de l'Imprimerie de Komarek, 1761-63.⁂ A complementary pair of volumes displaying the architectural splendours of ancient and modern Rome, from the ruined temples of the Forum to the magnificent Renaissance and Baroque churches and palaces. The plates are mostly engraved by Montagu, Freicenet or Giraud after drawings by Barbault, a former student of Piranesi.
Britain.- Giovio (Paolo) and George Lily. Descriptio Britanniae, Scotiae, Hyberniae, et Orchadum, collation: a4 a-z aa-gg4 hh8, woodcut printer's device to title and hh6v, hh5v woodcut genealogy of the houses of Lancaster and York, woodcut historiated initials, o3&4 blank, 2ff. errata at end (often missing), repaired hole to lower margin of title, some spotting or light foxing, a few mostly marginal stains, lightly browned, recased in contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, stained, small 4to (210 x 150mm.), [Venice], [Michele Tramezzino], [1548].⁂ First edition of this description of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Orkney Islands. As well as topographical descriptions it includes Lily's short biographies of contemporary literary notables, and his Chronicon of British kings from the legendary Brutus to the recently crowned Edward VI.
Polar.- Murray (James) and George Marston. Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton's Men...Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton, number 181 of 280 De Luxe copies, signed by the authors and Sir Ernest Shackleton, half-title, 4 mounted colour plates after watercolours by C. Day, with captioned tissue guards, 29 plates, illustrations in text, a few full-page, plate of Alfred Cheetham opposite p.6 with newspaper clipping relating to his death mounted at foot (offsetting), some spotting, original light blue cloth, gilt, with mounted illustration to upper cover, foot of spine bumped, some marking, rubbed, [Spence 830; Taurus Collection 61; Rosove 236], 4to, Andrew Melrose, 1913.⁂ A very good copy of the limited De Luxe edition of this account of the 1907-09 Nimrod Expedition under Shackleton, during which Aurora Australis was printed. As an unofficial account Shackleton in his introduction considers it a 'more human document', and urges 'anyone who wants to get to the kernel of the life of a Polar explorer to read the book.'. Rosove praises the production thus: 'The deluxe edition is a beautiful production. The binding, high quality uncut paper, large margins, the mounting of the colour plates on thick, gray stock with overlying titled tissue paper guards, and the high quality of the photographic plates are all reminiscent of the deluxe edition of The Heart of the Antarctic.'
Polar.- Ross (Sir John) Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage, and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the years 1829...1833, vol. 1 only (lacks appendix), first edition, 5 maps and plans (including 1 large folding in pocket at rear), 16 engraved plates (some hand-coloured), 6 lithographs and 3 hand-coloured mezzotints, 1 map with neat tape repair, a few plates with margins trimmed and laid down or with marginal repair, some occasional light foxing but a very clean copy generally, modern half calf, spine gilt, 4to, [Abbey Travel 636], 1835.
Russia.- Baedeker (Karl) Russia: with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking, first edition, maps and plans, many folding, frontispiece map with some tearing to inner margin, neat early ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, light bumping to corners, else fine, dust-jacket, browning and ink marking to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, lower panel with very short closed tear to head and foot, light creasing to head and foot, but an excellent example generally, 8vo, 1914.
Russia.- Olearius (Adam) Voyages très-curieux & très-renommez faits en Moscovie, Tartarie et Perse, 2 vol. in 1, half-title and title in red and black to each volume, dedication with engraved arms and initial, 2 engraved portraits (one of the author), 39 (of 40, lacking plan of Danzig) plans, views and maps, some folding, engraved illustrations, privilege f. at end, lacking additional title, 2 plates and 1 portrait browned, some browning, mostly light, but heavier in places in text towards end, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, preserving original gilt backstrip in compartments and red morocco label, spine ends and corners worn, central split to leather of spine, rather worn, but holding firm, [Atabey 884; Weber II, 288; Wilson 162], folio, Amsterdam, Michel Charles le Céne, 1727.⁂ Olearius travelled as secretary to the Duke of Holstein's Embassy to Russia, Tartary and Persia, which sought to explore trade relations. It was the first German expedition to Persia. His account greatly influenced European opinions of Russia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.Provenance: 'Thomas Cook, Fitzroy' (19th century ink inscription to first half-title).
Emblemata.- Yates-Thompson copy.- Coustau (Pierre) Pegma, cum narrationibus philosophicis, first edition, collation: α8 A-X8 a4, title and woodcut printer's device within woodcut decorative border, 95 woodcut emblems attributed to Pierre Eskrich within woodcut borders of varying designs, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, repair to lower margin of title, occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned throughout, attractive olive green crushed morocco, richly gilt, by R. De Coverley, 8vo (165 x 103mm.), Lyon, Matthieu Bonhomme, 1555.⁂ First and only Latin edition. A French translation by Lanteaume de Romieu appeared nine days later. Coustau, like Alciati, trained as a jurist. Provenance: S.A. Yates-Thompson (engraved bookplate to front pastedown). Literature: Landwehr Romanic, 242; Mortimer French, 159; Praz p.46; Adams C2732.
World.- Purchas (Samuel) Purchas his Pilgrimes. In Five Books..., 5 vol. including vol.5: Purchas His Pilgrimage, first edition of vol.1-4, vol.5 fourth edition, second issue with dedication to King Charles, Narcissus Luttrell's copy with his ink monogram stamp to titles and date "1697" in his hand below, lacking additional engraved title (as often), with 7 folding and/or double-page engraved maps of the Mogul Empire, China (duplicated in vol.5), Greenland (Spitsbergen), North America, New England and Virginia, 81 half-page engraved maps after Hondius (58 in vol.1-4 and 23 in vol.5, the latter duplications of maps in vol.1-4), woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces and a few other engraved or woodcut illustrations including Aztec pictograms from the Codex Mendoza in vol.3, vol.1 with Hondius's 'Map of the Christian World' appearing twice at pp. 65 and 115 i.e. lacking 'Map of the Whole World', and with G3-4 uncancelled as usual, also 4M4-5 uncancelled and first state of 4M2 with headline "Hollanders lying devices, to disgrace the English", map of Virginia trimmed at foot just within border, duplicate map of China with margins repaired and restored, vol. 1 3L4, 3Y5, vol. 4 5M5 and vol. 5 A5 with paper flaw or small hole with loss to a few letters of text, vol. 1 4N3-4 with some soiling, creasing and repair to text, vol. 5 last f. laid down, vol. 3 with some worming to head of fore-margin, very occasional small rust-holes to text, the odd paper-flaw to margin, occasional repairs or restorations to margins, a few just touching text, occasional scattered foxing, some light offsetting, but a very good, clean copy generally, a few small ink corrections, seemingly in Luttrell's hand, bookplates to endpapers and pastedowns, bookseller's receipt from 1964 loosely inserted, 18th century speckled calf, rebacked, spines gilt in compartments with morocco labels, some light cracking to head or foot of joints, some bumping to corners, [Hill 1402-3; Sabin 66682 & 66686; STC 20508-9], folio, by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1625-26.⁂ An excellent set of this important collection of voyages, a continuation of Hakluyt's Principal Navigations, with fine impressions of the maps and a distinguished provenance. Likely to have been one of the most cherished books in Luttrell's library. The map of the Mogul Empire by William Baffin is the earliest English map of the Mogul territories; the map of China is based on a Chinese original and one of the earliest such to be published in Europe; the map of Greenland (actually Spitsbergen) incorporates scenes of whaling and bear-hunting; the map of North America, by Elstracke after Henry Biggs, is the first to show California as an island; the map of New England was first published in 1624; the map of Virginia by William Hole after Capt. John Smith is one of the most important early maps of America and includes a large Indian figure and a vignette depicting the interior of Powhatan's hut.Provenance: Narcissus Luttrell (1657-1732), parliamentary historian and diarist, bibliographer of works concerning the Popish plot, and compiler of a large library (ink stamps); Chapman-Purchas; C. H. Wilkinson (bookplates).
Hearne (Thomas) and William Byrne. Antiquities of Great-Britain, illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing, 2 vol. in 1, 83 engraved or etched plates, lacking list of subscribers, some light foxing, contemporary diced russia with gilt border, spine gilt in compartments, lightly faded but overall an excellent and handsome copy, folio, James Phillips, 1786.
Beetles & Spiders.- Martyn (Thomas) The English Entomologist exhibiting all the Coleopterous Insects found in England..., engraved calligraphic title, 2 engraved numismatic plates, 42 fine hand-coloured engraved plates of beetles, inscribed "Presented by the Author to Thomas Marsham Esq. May 17th 1792" in pencil to foot of front free endpaper and with another pencil note "Presentation copy to Dr.Marsham...supposed to be coloured expressly : being higher in finish than usual" at beginning, 1792; Aranei, or a Natural History of Spiders...; Figures of English Spiders, 2 parts in 1, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece with a gilt-ruled border, 2 engraved calligraphic titles, 2 engraved numismatic plates, 27 hand-coloured engraved plates only (of 28, lacking plate 13 from part 2), frontispiece with light offsetting from title, one plate and one or two text leaves with small ink stain to upper margin, 1793, first editions, some plates heightened with gum arabic, tissue guards, occasional light foxing (mostly marginal or to guards), plates generally very clean, both with engraved bookplates of Melville Portal of Laverstoke, similar but not quite uniform contemporary straight-grain red morocco, the first by L.Staggemeier and Welcher with their ticket, covers with decorative gilt-tooled borders (the first incorporating Greek key pattern), spines gilt in compartments with five pairs of raised bands (first with beetle motif, the second with flower), pale blue silk moiré endpapers with gilt roll border (the first with small pineapples to corners), g.e., spines slightly rubbed and faded, a few marks to boards, [Nissen ZBI 2725 & 2724], 4to ⁂ Handsomely-bound set of these splendid works probably both bound by Staggemeier and Welcher, although the first is a little more elaborate. Martyn issued the Aranei as a revised republication of Albin's work on English spiders and Clerck's on Swedish spiders.
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Insects.- Albin (Eleazar) A Natural History of English Insects...[with] Large Notes and many curious Observations by W[illiam] Derham, fifth edition, with Derham's notes but without list of subscribers or index (as often), 100 hand-coloured engraved plates after Albin, plate 84 heightened with gold, each dedicated to a specific subscriber at foot, many identified in contemporary ink manuscript at head or to outer margin, light offsetting to text but plates clean and bright, modern bookplate of John Sheffield, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, a little rubbed, slight stain to lower cover, spine ends a little worn and joints cracked, [Lisney 123; Nissen ZBI 58], 4to, for [by William Bowyer], William Innys, 1749. ⁂ Important work on British entomology, first published in 1720, with notes by William Derham, best known for his Artificial Clockmaker of 1696. ESTC notes that according to the records of the printer William Bowyer only 150 copies were printed.
Fossils.- Brander (Gustav) Fossilia Hantoniensia collecta, et in Museo Britannico deposita, first edition, half-title, engraved title-vignette and 9 plates, with final leaf of text M2 in cancelled state starting "Fig.122. 123" and with contemporary ink manuscript notes to wider folding outer margin, plate 6 slightly short, some light foxing or browning to plates, faint crease to lower outer corner, final plate with short tear to upper margin, bookplates of Sir Walter Wyndham Burrell of West Grinstead Park and of Wyndham Portal with inscription dated 1888 to him at head of front pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rebacked with gilt spine and red morocco label, rubbed, later endpapers, [Nissen ZBI 535], 4to, 1766. ⁂ Compiled by the Swedish naturalist Daniel Solander for his compatriot Gustav Brander, a wealthy merchant and patron of the British Museum, to which he presented part of his collection of fossils and minerals. "The Fossil Shells, of which the following Plates are exact draughts, were collected in the County of Hampshire, out of the Cliffs by the sea coast, between Christ Church and Lymington, but more especially about the Cliffs by the Village of Hordwell...". (Preface).
Botany.- Ledermüller (Martin Frobenius) Versuch, bey angehender Fruhlingszeit die Vergrosserungs Werckzeuge... Essai d'employer les instruments microscopiques avec utilitye et plaisir dans la saison de printemps, first edition, text in German and French, hand-coloured engraved title-page with rococo border and 12 hand-coloured engraved plates by Wirsing after Ledermüller, a few ff. with light damp-staining to lower or upper margins but a very crisp, clean copy generally, contemporary half calf over decorative boards, spine chipped at head, light wear to extremities, [Hunt 581; Nissen BBI 1160], folio, Nuremberg, A.L.Wirsing, 1764.⁂ A lovely copy of this work by the self-taught naturalist and keeper of the natural history collection of the Margrave of Brandenburg-Colmbach.
Darwin (Charles) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, first edition, first issue, 7 heliotype plates (3 folding), numbered in Roman, wood-engraved illustrations in text, lacking advertisements at end, occasional spotting and light staining, contemporary calf, richly gilt spine in compartments and with black morocco label, upper cover stained, rubbed, [Freeman 1141; G&M 4975], 8vo, John Murray, 1872.⁂ 'This is an important member of the evolutionary set, and it was written, in part at least, as a confutation of the idea that the facial muscles of expression in man were a special endowment' (Freeman p.141).
Equestrian.- Ridinger (Johann Elias) Vorstellung und Beschreibung derer Schul und Campagne Pferden nach ihren Lectionen [- Anmerkungen von dem Carousel], 2 works in 1 vol. (as usual), first editions, text in French and German, engraved title, 62 engraved plates numbered 1-46 and 1-15, with the unnumbered plan of a joust, some occasional light marking to margins, but a very crisp, clean copy generally, armorial bookplate of Ignaz Dominik Graf Chorinsky to pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, light rubbing to extremities, [Nissen ZBI 3415], 4to, Augsburg, J. E. Ridinger, 1760-61.⁂ An unusually clean example including the supplement with the rare jousting plate. Ridinger was the official painter for several great German nobles who relished hunting. He was rightly celebrated for his skill in depicting horses in motion.
![Vicq d'Azyr (Félix) Traité d'anatomie et de physiologie, vol.1 [all published], first edition, 35 plain and 34 aquatint plate](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/458dcef5-8ad2-4b82-ac33-ad1800cbd552/93b5fe2c-2de8-4616-908e-ad1801173a87/468x382.jpg)
Vicq d'Azyr (Félix) Traité d'anatomie et de physiologie, vol.1 [all published], first edition, 35 plain and 34 aquatint plates, some with stipple engraving, contemporary calf, spine gilt with green morocco label, light rubbing to spine and covers, still an excellent copy, folio, Paris, Didot l'aine, 1786.⁂ A rare first edition of 'the most accurate neuroanatomical work produced before the advent of microscopic staining techniques' (Garrison-Morton). Originally projected as a multi-volume study of human anatomy and physiology, the work was never finished, yet its importance lies in the intelligent use of new print-making technique of aquatint to illustrate accurate anatomical illustration. Vicq d'Azyr identifies many of the cerebral convolutions, along with various internal structures of the brain (of which many are named after him). For his studies, he was one of the first to use a chemical cocktail of alcohol and other ingredients for brain preservation - which would not become a standard method until the work of Reil (1759-1813) - as well as using horizontal and coronal sections of the brain for studying its anatomy. As permanent secretary to the Paris Academy of Medicine and personal physician of Marie Antoinette, he produced one of the most outstanding anatomical folios that had yet appeared. Vicq d'Azyr had commenced publication of the work in parts, under royal patronage: the allegorical frontispiece shows Louis XVI as Apollo sitting on a cloud watching an anatomy scene. However, the French Revolution prevented its completion, and copies differ in the order in which they are bound.
Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller) De triangulis planis et sphaericis libri quinque..., second edition, collation: *4 a-o6 p8 : *6 A4 B-Z6 AA6 BB4 CC6, woodcut device to title, engraved historiated initials and woodcut illustrations, 20th century ink provenance note and bookplate to pastedown, first few ff. damp-stained, title with small repairs and reinforced at inner margin, short marginal tears to N¹ and N³ not affecting text, final ff. browned and repaired, occasional light spotting and browning, contemporary vellum, spine with manuscript title in raised bands (mostly chipped away), small contemporary labels to spine and cover, partially removed, [Adams R-281; Norman 1566], tall 8vo (315 x 210mm), Basel, Heinrich Petri & Peter Perna, [1561].⁂ The second, much augmented edition of the first systematic treatise on plane and spherical trigonometry to be published in Europe. Though it was completed in 1464, it remained a manuscript until 1533 where it was first published in Nuremberg by Johann Petri. Regiomontanus's monumental work on triangles was the first printed systematization of the subject as a branch of mathematics independent of astronomy, and contains the earliest statement of the cosine law for spherical triangles, stating the proportionality of the sides of a plane triangle to the sines of the opposite angle. This fundamental proposition of spherical trigonometry appears as theorem 2 in book V of the treatise. In the second part, Regiomontanus proves the errors of Nicolaus de Cusa's theory of squaring the circle, which had a profound effect on the history of navigation (Adams). His contributions were instrumental in the development of Copernican heliocentrism in the decades following his death.
Lambert (Johann Heinrich) Les propriétés remarquables de la route de la lumière par les airs et en général par plusieurs milieux réfringens sphériques et concentriques, avec la solution des problèmes qui y ont rapport..., first edition, 2 folding engraved plates, endpapers lightly browned with very small contemporary ink numbers to pastedown, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, a little marked and discoloured, joint slightly cracking, 8vo, The Hague, H. Scheurleer, 1758.⁂ Scarce first edition of Lambert's first published book, discussing the path of light rays in air and other media. Lambert began working on aspects of refraction through the atmosphere in 1752, and from 1754 this work was carried out in parallel with his work on photometry. The book is divided into three parts: 'Les propriétés générales de la route, qui la lumière prend, en passant par des milieux réfringens, sphériques et concentriques'; 'Des réfractions astronomiques, de la manière de les déterminer par approximation aussi exactement que l'on voudra, et de leur rapport à divers autres problèmes'; and 'Des réfractions circulaires, de leur usage pour la détermination des réfractions terrestres: et de divers autres problèmes dépendant des réfractions tant astronomiques que terrestres'. Remarkably, during the entire period 1756-58 Lambert was traveling through northern Europe and so carried with him a small library. Lambert mentions that he is working on another work in optics and promises to publish it soon - this would eventually be his Photometria. COPAC lists only the Royal Society copy.Provenance: Title page with ex-libris of great mathematician and engineer Gaspard de Prony (1755-1839).
Osteology.- Havers (Clopton) Osteologia nova, or Some new observations of the bones, and the parts belonging to them, with the manner of their accretion, and nutrition, first edition, initial imprimatur f., 2 engraved plates (1 folding), final advertisement f., red ink stamp to title, lower margins of quires A-D with small worm trace diminishing to a small hole as proceeds, occasionally re-surfacing later to a lesser extent, occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned, contemporary panelled calf, spine in compartments and with chipped gilt title, joint splitting, but holding firm, ink stains to upper cover, upper outer edge partly worn, rubbed, [Garrison-Morton 387; Norman 1024; Wellcome III p.225; Wing H1162], 8vo, Printed for Samuel Smith at the Prince's-Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1691.⁂ First edition of the first complete and systematic study of the structure of bones. This work also included the first account of the vascular canals of long bones that now bear the author's name.
Reimann (George Friedrich Bernhard) Grundlagen für eine allgemeine Theorie der Functionen einer veränderlichen complexen Grösse, first edition, minor toning or light spotting, some browning and light marking to title and final page, stamp and small paper label to title verso, upper inner corner of first and final pages with minor restorations, later boards, 4to, Göttingen, 1851.⁂ Reimann's doctoral thesis exemplifies the important contributions he made to 19th century mathematics, namely his work in analysis, number theory, and differential geometry. In the field of real analysis, he is known for the first rigorous formulation of the integral - the Riemann integral - and his work on Fourier series. Moreover his contributions to complex analysis include his notable introduction of Riemann Surfaces, first put forward in this thesis. This paper and its sequel, 'Theorie der Abelschen Functionen' (1857), are lauded as some of the most important achievements of analytic number theory, and through his pioneering findings in differential geometry, Reimann laid the foundations for the mathematics of general relativity. Only a few copies were printed for private distribution, and only 3 copies of his dissertation have appeared at auction over the last 30 years.
Quantum mechanics.- Discovery of the Compton Effect.- Compton (Arthur Holly) "A Quantum Theory of the scattering of X-Rays by Light Elements", first edition, in Physical Review, Second Series, Vol. 25, No. 5, May 1923, pp. 483-502, lacking wrappers, modern calf-backed cloth, 8vo, 1923.⁂ Compton's explanation and measurement of what became known as the Compton Effect and proved the dual wave-particle nature of electromagnetic radiation. This paper and its implications resulted in Compton being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927.
Bible, Greek & Latin.- Novum testamentum omne, edited by Desiderius Erasmus, collation: Aa-Kk6 a-z A-Z6 &8 : aA bB8, parallel Greek and Latin text, title, dedication and opening of four books with woodcut historiated border, half-page woodcut by HF, woodcut canon tables, head-pieces and historiated and decorative initials, early ink marginalia and inter-linear notes in Latin or Greek, without the two-quire index, as often, lacking final f. (errata/device), title with hole and a couple of make-shift repairs, with loss of part of border and a few letters r&v, repaired tear to p3, &1 detached, a few small wormholes / small traces within text (the latter mostly at end), water-stained / stained, some spotting and light foxing, lightly browned, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, remains of metal clasps, soiled, folio (331 x 215mm.), [Basel], [Johann Froben], [March, 1519].⁂ Second edition of Erasmus' New Testament, with greatly expanded preliminaries, including a letter from Pope Leo X expressing his pleasure at an improved second edition. Our copy with evidence of early scholarship. Provenance: 'Ex bibliotheca Christophori Cretzschmar, Anno 1612'; reference to Vogt Catalogue, 262; 'Henry W. Moule, from A.C. Moule, Jan.13.1922' (ink inscriptions to front pastedown)' 'Mauro' (?17th century ink name to foot of title). Literature: Adams B1680; D&M 4597; VD 16 B 4197.
Pantaleon (Heinrich) Militaris Ordinis Iohannitarum, Rhodiorum, aut Melitensium Equitum, first edition, collation: ):(6 a-z A-I6K8, woodcut printer's device on title, numerous woodcut illustrations, including maps, views and portraits, some full-page, title lightly browned, occasional light damp-staining, mostly marginal, the odd spot, early ink annotations to margins, modern vellum, folio (305 x 190mm.), Basel, [Thomas Guarinus], 1581.⁂ With views of Jerusalem, Tyre, and Damascus, maps of the Holy Land, Cyprus, the Nile delta, Greece, and the Balkans, and plans of Constantinople and other cities. Literature: Adams P178; VD 16 P 223.
Bolla (Bartolomaeo) Thesaurus proverbiorum italico-bergamasco-urum rarissimorum... nunquam antes stampatorum... italicae linguae amantium ad aperiendum oculos editorum, woodcut ornament on title, woodcut initials, head- and tial-pieces, bookplate of Victor De Guinzbourg to front pastedown, crushed citron morocco, gilt, by Bedford, spine gilt in compartments, some very light rubbing to extremities, [Duplessis 461], 8vo, Frankfurt, Officina Bergamascorum, Ioannem Saurium, 1605.⁂ A clean and handsome copy of this rare collection of Italian proverbs, some of a bawdy and humerous nature.
*** Please note, the description for this lot has changed ***Kircher (Athanasius) Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 2 parts in 1, first edition, additional engraved title by Pierre Miotte, title and half-title with woodcut vignettes, 40 engraved plates, 1 folding, name crossed out at tail of title, some spotting or occasional heavy browning, paper flaw to p.686 not affecting text, endpapers renewed, contemporary vellum, manuscript lettering to spine, corners a little bumped, spine wormholed, folio, Rome, Ludovici Grignani for Hermanni Scheus, 1646. ⁂ First edition of Kircher's principal contribution to optics, discussing the treatment of light, shadow, and colour, while seeking parallels between the action of light and that of magnetism. Among the optical topics discussed and investigated by Kircher in this work are bioluminescence, the projection of sun or candlelight onto mirrors painted in colours or through painted glass spheres, and the military use of mirrors by Archimedes to set fire to Roman ships (a phenomenon that Kircher thought probable). The first published account of the illumination and projection of images appeared in this first edition. The work also includes some of the earliest observations with a microscope, preceding those of Hooke and van Leeuwenhoek by two decades.
Playing cards.- Della Bella (Stefano) Jeux Historiques des Rois de France, Reines renommees, Geographie et Metamorphose, complete series of 4 sets of educational playing cards in 1 vol., 12pp. preliminaries comprising printed title, playing instructions and privilege (dated 1644), 4 complete sets of engraved playing cards comprising title and 52 plates, except for Rois de France which has title and 39 plates (as issued), a few plates loose and a couple misbound, but generally clean and with full margins, minor light foxing and finger-soiling, title of Queens with slight water-stain to corner, contemporary calf, worn, upper joint repaired, 12mo, Paris, Chez Nicolas le Clerc et Florent le Comte, 1698.⁂ Very rare to find complete and in such good condition. The complete series of four educational playing card sets commissioned by Cardinal Mazarin for the instruction of Louis XIV, who ascended to the throne in 1643 under the regency of his mother. They were prepared by Jean Desmarests, a member of the French Academy, and first printed in 1644 under the Paris imprint of Henri Le Gras and Florentin Lambert. After Lambert's death the plates were sold to Florent le Comte who added suit-marks of spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds, and reprinted them in book form in 1698. It is curious that in this copy the imprint "F. Le Conte" [sic] occurs on the engraved title leaf for the Mythology series but the three other series of playing cards still retain the original "Henri le Gras" imprint [from 1644). The Kings begin with Pharamond and Clodion and end with young Louis (King of Hearts); in some instances, as many as five kings of France are featured on one card, each numbered and listing the length of his reign. The Queens begin with Martesie, queen of the Amazons, and end with Anne of Austria, the mother of King Louis - a single adjective is given at the upper right corner describing each one: pious, cruel, unfortunate, saintly, wise, brave, etc. Geography has a title card showing a twin-hemisphere map and the cards themselves comprise emblems of individual countries (divided into four sections, each a different continent): the Americas are represented by Peru, Mexico, Canada [Nouvelle France], Virginia, Florida, Yucatan, Nicaragua, Quivira [in Wichita, Kansas], Chile, Brazil, Popaian [Columbia], and Castile d'or [i.e. Panama]. Mythology ("jeu des fables") represent the Greek myths, including the stories of the nine Muses, Mercury, Neptune, Pygmalion, Hercules, Jason, Apollo, Narcissus, and Medusa."They are all extremely interesting and of much rarity, and from an artistic standpoint are of value as the work of the famous Florentine engraver Stefano della Bella" (Hargrave, History of Playing Cards, pp. 58-59).
![French Novels.- [Bastide (Jean-François de)] L'Être Pensant, 2 parts, first edition, Amsterdam et se trouve a Paris, Hocherea](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/458dcef5-8ad2-4b82-ac33-ad1800cbd552/8da93387-6055-4b5c-bf53-ad180118653f/468x382.jpg)
French Novels.- [Bastide (Jean-François de)] L'Être Pensant, 2 parts, first edition, Amsterdam et se trouve a Paris, Hochereau, 1755 bound with [Liébaut.] Les Erreurs de l'Amour et de la Vanité; Memoires de la Marquise de Bercaville, errata leaf at end, title with contemporary ink initials to inner margin and small tear to outer, B1 lacking lower outer corner, some light foxing, The Hague, Neaulme, 1755, together 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards, spine gilt with floral motif and green roan label, a little rubbed, one or two small splits to joints, [Martin, Mylne & Frautschi 55.14 & 55.26], 12mo⁂ Library Hub records only one copy of each in the British Isles (Trinity College Dublin for the first, and University of Oxford for the second).
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Novels.- [Woodfin (Mrs A.)] Histoire de Madame Dubois, half-title, light foxing, Amsterdam et se trouve a Paris, Merigot jeune, 1769 bound with Femme Malheureuse (La), ou Histoire d'Elise Windham, racontée...dans un Voyage de Salisbury, à Londres, 2 parts in 1, one or two small stains, first part with hole to C1 causing loss of a few words and lower outer corner of E1-4 torn away just touching a couple of letters, part 2 with small paper flaw tear and hole to L2 with slight loss to one word, Amsterdam, 1771, together 2 works in 1 vol., both first editions in French, contemporary sheep-backed blue paste-paper boards, spine gilt in compartments with spider's web motif and green roan label, rubbed, spine a little worn at head with slight loss and torn at foot (latter repaired), joints split, [Martin, Mylne & Frautschi 69.72 & 71.7], 8vo ⁂ Both translations of English novels. The first is a translation of Mrs Woodfin's The Discovery: or, Memoirs of Miss Marianne Middleton, first published in 1764; Library Hub lists only one UK copy (British Library). The second is a translation by Dumanoir of The Distressed Wife, or the History of Eliza Wyndham, published in 1768; Library Hub records 3 UK copies (BL, Oxford & University of Leeds).
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Bible, Greek.- He Kaine Diatheke [graece], collation: [a]2 b-z A-K8 L4 M N8 O4 P8 Q6 R-X8 Y4 Z AA BB8 CC6 DD8 EE2 FF GG8 HH10 II8 KK10, title with woodcut printer's device, capital spaces with guide-letters, with blanks H8 and KK10, ruled throughout in red, occasional early ink inter-linear notes, title working loose, HH5 detached, occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned, 17th century calf, gilt, spine ends and corners worn, joints splitting, but holding firm, rubbed, 8vo (163 x 93mm.), Paris, Simon de Colines, 1534.⁂ The first Greek New Testament printed in France, which Darlow & Moule consider 'the earliest attempt at a critical edition'. It is rare at auction. Provenance: The Hon. Shute Barrington, Lord Bishop of Durham (engraved armorial bookplate); 'Bought (through Quaritch) at Sotheby's (Mar 14-15, 1887) for £2.2/-, H.C. Hoskier'; 'Given by H.C. Hoskier, to Henry W. Moule, Feb. 4. 1930' (ink inscriptions to front free endpaper). Literature: Adams B1652; Darlow & Moule 4607; Schreiber, Colines, 110.
Arabic manuscript.- Qu'ran Scroll, purported to have once been displayed above Shah Jahan's Peacock Throne in the Diwan-i-Khas in the Red Fort of Delhi, decorated manuscript on paper, single scroll formed of over 20 paper membranes, entire scroll mounted on fine polished paper forming wider margins around the textual scroll, comprising text from Surah al-Baqarah to al-Nas, being a near-complete Qur'an lacking only the first section of the first membrane (probably removed for the illumination of the opening section: see below), consecutive lines in fine black naskh, surah headings in red, some small sections of text rubbed and a few scattered spots, outer edges of scroll with some light water-staining, in early twentieth-century custom silver chest, inscribed "la Ilaha Ill'Allah Muhammad'ur Aasul'ullah", this contained in another custom-made green morocco box lined with green silk, and these both placed inside a leather travel case fitted with a magnifying glass holder, typed letter from "E.C. Gould" loosely inserted containing provenance and physical description of contents, total length 16,100 mm. (16.1 meters) by 75 mm., probably Delhi], [first quarter 17th century].⁂ An extraordinary manuscript with an apparently distinguished provenance. The typed letter included indicates that the scroll is of extreme cultural and historical significance, as it once "adorned the throne room of the great Moghul Emperor Shahejahan where it had a place of reverence right above the Peacock Throne". The writer then explains that after the Emperor's death a scuffle took place among his attendants over the ruler's most treasured posessions, this being a prominent feature, which resulted in the first two "siparahs" being separated from the rest of the scroll.
Bible, Hebrew.- Quinque libri legis, bound as 5 vol. (order of parts varies from collation given by Adams), collation: a-r8 s10 t-z, aa-kk8 ll4 mm-zz, A-N8 O10 P-Z, AA-DD8 EE4; A-T a-y8; A-Z8; A-Q8 R4; a-x8; aa-ss8; A-P8; A-V8; AA-NN8 OO10; A-K; a-p8; A-Z8, titles in Hebrew and Latin, text in Hebrew, woodcut printer's devices, Hebrew book titles within woodcut cartouche, with all blanks, vol.1 lacking s5&6, ruled in red throughout, later ink marginalia and inter-linear notes throughout, small armorial ink stamp to titles (1 inked out), occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned, new endpapers, contemporary calf, covers with gilt arabesque centre-pieces, rebacked in 20th century dark brown morocco, corners worn, rubbed, gilt gauffered edges, c.112 x 62mm., [Paris], [Robert Estienne], 1544-1546; and another (slightly shabbier) 5 vol. set, with the missing 2 ff. (not fully collated), 16mo (10)⁂ A 'bijou typographique' (Renouard) by the Royal Printer in Hebrew. It is Robert Estienne's second Hebrew Bible, and considered as one of the finest examples of Hebrew printing. Provenance: 'Henry W. Moule, from A.C.M., for Christmas, 1924' (slip pasted to first front pastedown, along with Moule's own ownership slips in same location of other vol.). Literature: Adams B1224; Renouard, Estienne, 65:1; Schreiber, Estiennes, 82; Mortimer, French, 73.
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Bible, Greek.- Tes Kaines Diathekes Apanta [graece], Novum Testamentum, 2 parts in 1, first edition, second issue (with November in colophon), collation: a-z, A-K; aa-zz8, titles Greek and Roman type, text Greek type, titles with woodcut basilisk devices, woodcut decorative initials and head-pieces, colophon f. with woodcut printer's device verso, with one of 2 final blanks, occasional spotting and light staining, very lightly browned, 19th century blind-tooled morocco, gilt titled spine in compartments, rubbed, g.e., 16mo (129 x 79mm.), Paris, Robert Estienne, [November], 1546.⁂ First edition, second issue, of Estienne's Greek New Testament. Literature: Adams B1657; Mortimer, French, 74; Renouard, Estienne, 65:2; Schreiber 90; Darlow & Moule 4616.
Thomas Bush Hardy (British 1842-1897)The Hamose PlymouthWatercolourSigned and titled (lower right)24.5 x 36cm (9½ x 14 in.)Provenance:Rudolph Ackerman, LondonBerwick House, ShropshireCondition Report: Under glass, unexamined out of glazed frame. Light surface dirt throughout. Otherwise appears to be in good original condition. Would benefit from unframing and cleaning the inside of the glass. Condition Report Disclaimer
Follower of Theodore RusselPortrait of a lady in Tudor dressOil on panel fragment37 x 24.5cm (14½ x 9½ in.)Unframed Provenance:Lord Christopher Thynne, Longleat House, WiltshireThence by descent to the present ownerCondition Report: Fragment attached to four wooden mounts which in turn have been fixed to a backboard (creating a floating effect). On examination out of glass, reveals two fine vertical cracks running through the sitter's face. The smaller of these two cracks with some flaking and associated loss just below the eye. The second crack also with some loss but this is smaller than the first. One or two other areas of flaking throughout. Most noticeably to the jewel at the bottom of the sitter's hat. Light craquelure throughout together with some ingrained surface dirt. Some spots of retouching visible in natural light. Some rubbing and abrasions to the extreme edges. Inspection under UV reveals retouching throughout most significantly to the sitter's torso. Condition Report Disclaimer
Follower of Paolo UcelloPortrait of a woman in side profileOil on panelInscribed ALZETATIN (lower right)25.3 x 17cm (9¾ x 6½ in.)Provenance: From the private collection of Sir David and Lady ScholeySir David Scholey CBE FRSA achieved success as a merchant banker in the City of London during a career which saw him rise to become Chairman and Chief Executive of S G Warburg. A director of the Bank of England and governor of the BBC - his commitment to the arts was reflected in his roles as Chairman of Trustees of The National Portrait Gallery -as well as a Director of the London Symphony Orchestra and a trustee of Glyndebourne. A lifelong interest in music and art has been shared with his wife Alexandra and together they furnished Heath End House, Hampstead- once the residence of John Abbott McNeill Whistler. Regular purchases from the leading London antiques fairs and dealers allowed them to add to those pieces passed down from their families - including a special penchant for Chinese porcelain, English furniture and silver cream jugs. Sir David and Lady Scholey are now moving to smaller quarters in Florence and it is therefore time to scale down and let go of some of many of the antiques, paintings and works of art which have given them so much pleasure during a lifetime of collecting. Condition Report: The panel is bowed. There is a large area of loss approx. 1cm diameter to the right edge. There are a number of repairs throughout the panel, the most prominent being one to the sitter's left shoulder and one to the sitter's chest where there is associated loss, flaking and protruding blobs of a brown substance, presumably this was applied during the repair process. There is an area of lifting and uneven paint surface to the lower left edge. Significant surface cracks and scratches throughout. Areas of retouching visible in natural light. Inspection under UV reveals retouching throughout, the true extent of which is possible masked by a green cloudy varnish. Condition Report Disclaimer
Circle of Cornelius Johnson (British 1593-1661)Portrait of Grace Thomason with pocket watchOil on canvasLater inscribed Grace Thomason 1662' (upper left)71.5 x 59cm (28 x 23 in.)Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. The paint is thin in places, there is some rubbing and associated losses to the framed edges. Some surface dirt and scattered spots of paint loss throughout. Some craquelure throughout, most noticeable to the face. Ultraviolet light reveals scattered retouching but a masking varnish may conceal further restoration. Condition Report Disclaimer
Dutch School (17th century) Portrait of gentleman with a white ruffOil on panel51.5 x 44cm (20¼ x 17¼ in.)Provenance:Sale, Sotheby's, House sale, 11 November 1996, lot 187Condition Report: There are two vertical splits to the panel running the length of the work with associated retouching visible in natural light. Surface dirt throughout. Rubbing to the framed edges. The paint is thinning and some further retouching visible to the naked eye. Ultraviolet light reveals infilling and retouching throughout and a green varnish.Condition Report Disclaimer
Circle of John Riley (British 1646-1691)Portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as Sir James Richardson(c.1645-1717), 4th Baronet of Nova ScotiaOil on canvas, oval74 x 64cm (29 x 25 in.)Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. There is some fine surface cracking. Under UV light there are some spots of restoration on the sitter's face and in broader background areas but this is not visible to the naked eye. It has been cleaned and re-varnished.Condition Report Disclaimer
Dutch School (17th century)Portrait of a lady Oil on canvas 53 x 49.5cm (20¾ x 19¼ in.)Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. There is heavy craquelure throughout along with surface dirt and some rubbing to the framed edges. Ultraviolet light reveals evidence of retouching but a masking varnish is concealing restoration.Condition Report Disclaimer
Follower of Ferdinand BolPortrait of a lady, thought to be a member of the Thys family, three-quarter-lengthOil on canvasPainted with coat-of-arms (centre right)121 x 97.5cm (47½ x 38¼ in.)Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. There is scuffing and associated losses to the framed edges. There is evidence of old craquelure and a line of cracking through the centre of the composition, visible to the naked eye. Evidence of bitumen particularly to the centre left. Ultraviolet light reveals retouching throughout and what appears to be a line of repair through the sitter's left hand. Condition Report Disclaimer
After Sir Anthony Van DyckPortrait of Henrietta Maria (1609-1669) in a white dress with pink bows and a lace collarOil on canvas60 x 49cm (23½ x 19¼ in.)Provenance: Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 18 August 1982, lot 7The present lot derives from the prototype in The Royal Collection Trust (RCIN 404430).Condition Report: Canvas has been relined. There are visible stretcher marks, craquelure and losses throughout. There is evidence of old restoration, including overpainting throughout and a heavy varnish which prevents satisfactory examination under ultraviolet light. Much of the definition to the dress has been lost and there appears to have been a reaction to the darker paint which has resulted in an uneven surface.Condition Report Disclaimer
English School (17th century)Portrait of a ladyOil on canvas52 x 44cm (20¼ x 17¼ in.)Condition Report: The canvas has been relined. The paint is thinning and there is significant ingrained dirt throughout. There appears to have been considerable repairs to old damage, particularly noticeable to the sitter's head and left side of her face and also to the lower left corner. There is some undulation to the canvas and visible stretcher marks. There is a heavy masking varnish and ultraviolet light reveals evidence of retouching. Would recommend viewing before bidding.Condition Report Disclaimer
Mary Beale (British 1632-1697)Portrait of a lady in a blue cloak and orange dressOil on canvas, in a feigned cartouche75.5 x 61cm (29½ x 24 in.)Condition Report: Relined. Light surface dirt throughout. Craquelure throughout with infilling and retouching visible in natural light. Some areas of loss, with associated retouching. The upper edge added later possibly part of the reline and framing process. Inspection under UV reveals scattered infilling and retouching throughout. Condition Report Disclaimer
After Sir Peter LelyPortrait of Sarah Jennings, Duchess of MarlboroughOil on canvasInscribed (lower left)126 x 101cm (49½ x 39¾ in.)Provenance:Sale, Christie's, 7 September 2005, lot 21 (as Attributed to Kneller)The present work appears to be based on a stipple engraving by Samuel Freeman published 1826 (a copy held at the National Galleries of Scotland), described as 'After/Attributed to Peter Lely'.Condition Report: The canvas has been relined, visible along upper framed edge. There is craquelure and surface dirt throughout as well as surface scuffs and abrasions. There are patches of retouching visible in natural light. Ultraviolet light reveals further scattered retouching throughout.Condition Report Disclaimer
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