Hutton (Alfred). Cold Steel: A Practical Treatise on the Sabre. Based on the Old English Backsword Play of the Eighteenth Century combined with the method of the Modern Italian School. Also on Various other Weapons of the Present Day, including the short Sword-Bayonet and the Constable's Truncheon, 1st edition, London: William Clowes and Sons Ltd., 1889, half-title, photogravure portrait frontispiece and 55 plates, light toning, Authors' Club Library bookplate to upper pastedown (presented by Captain Hutton, June 1910) with withdrawn stamp, original pictorial cloth, large 8vo, together with: Ibid. , The Swordsman, A Manual of Fence for the Foil, Sabre, and Bayonet, London: H. Grevel & Co., 1891, wood engraved frontispiece and illustrations, copious pencil notes throughout, ownership name 'Richmond' to upper pastedown, original gilt blocked cloth, small 8vo, Ibid. , The Sword and the Centuries or Old Sword Days and Old Sword Ways, London: Grant Richards, 1901, half-title, monochrome portrait frontispiece, plates and illustrations, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original red cloth gilt, large 8vo (Qty: 3)NOTESThimm p.143. Alfred Hutton (1839-1910), sometimes called Cold Steel himself, published his first work, Swordmanship, in 1862, meanwhile leading the fencing club of his regiment. In 1873 he retired from the army to focus on fencing entirely, mainly paying attention to historical aspects. Cold Steel was Hutton's most important work.
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Hutton (Alfred). Old Sword-Play the Systems of Fence in Vogue during the XVIth, XVIIth, and XVIIIth Centuries, with lessons arranged from the works of various ancient masters, London: H. Grevel & Co; New York: B. Westermann & Co., 1892, half-title, photogravure portrait frontispiece, title in red & black with illustration, 57 plates, light spotting, top edge gilt, original gilt-blocked cloth, spine faded, extremities rubbed and frayed, 4to (limited edition 62/300), together with: Ibid. , Cold Steel: A Practical Treatise on the Sabre. Based on the Old English Backsword Play of the Eighteenth Century combined with the method of the Modern Italian School. Also on Various other Weapons of the Present Day, including the short Sword-Bayonet and the Constable's Truncheon, 1st edition, London: William Clowes and Sons Ltd., 1889, half-title, photogravure portrait frontispiece and 55 plates, original pictorial cloth, large 8vo, Ibid. , The Swordsman, A Manual of Fence for the Foil, Sabre, and Bayonet, London: H. Grevel & Co., 1891, wood engraved frontispiece and illustrations, original gilt blocked cloth, small 8vo, Ibid. , The Sword and the Centuries or Old Sword Days and Old Sword Ways, London: Grant Richards, 1901, half-title, monochrome portrait frontispiece, plates and illustrations, inscription to front blank, front hinge torn, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original red cloth gilt, spine slightly faded, dampstain to covers, large 8vo (Qty: 4)NOTESThimm p.143-144. Alfred Hutton (1839-1910), sometimes called Cold Steel himself, published his first work, Swordmanship, in 1862, meanwhile leading the fencing club of his regiment. In 1873 he retired from the army to focus on fencing entirely, mainly paying attention to historical aspects. Cold Steel was Hutton's most important work.
Hutton (Alfred). The Swordsman, A Manual of Fence, A Manual of Fence for the Foil, Sabre, and Bayonet, London: H. Grevel & Co., 1891, half-title inscribed by the author to the Sword Club, wood engraved frontispiece and illustrations, upper blank margin of title and p.105 with ink stamp of the Royal Dalcassian Legation, Dublin, bookplate of the London Fencing Club to upper Pastedown, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt blocked vellum, light dust-soiling, 8vo (limited edition 33/50 printed on Whatman hand-made paper), together with: Matthey (Cyril G.R., edited) , The Works of George Silver, comprising "Paradoxes of Defence" [Printed in 1599 and now reprinted] and "Bref instructions vpo my Pradoxes of Defence" [Printed for the first time from the M.S. in the British Museum], London: George Bell & Sons, 1898, half-title, title in red & black, 8 collotype plates including frontispiece, decorative initials and few illustrations, folding table at rear, bookplate of Alfred Hutton to upper pastedown, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt panelled and decorated vellum, gilt arabesque to centre of each board, few marks, 4to (Qty: 2)NOTES(Hutton) Thimm p.143. Alfred Hutton (1839-1910), sometimes called Cold Steel himself, published his first work, Swordmanship, in 1862, meanwhile leading the fencing club of his regiment. In 1873 he retired from the army to focus on fencing entirely, mainly paying attention to historical aspects. Cold Steel was Hutton's most important work.
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Bible [English]. The Holy Bible ornamented with engravings by James Fittler from celebrated pictures by old masters, the Letter Press by Thomas Bensley, 2 volumes, London: R. Bowyer & J. Fittler, 1795, engraved title to each volume, engraved New Testament title and 63 plates (including frontispieces), dampstain to lower inner corner of frontispiece, title & 1st plate in volume 1, some light toning, occasional spotting and offsetting, volume 1 with late 18th-early 20th century genealogical entries for the Townsend family to verso of front free endpaper, blank and verso of frontispiece, marbled endpapers with red morocco hinges, all edges gilt, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt decorated borders to boards, both volumes rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spines, rubbed, large 4to (Qty: 2)NOTESHerbert 1394; Darlow & Moule 961. With misprint to Mark vii:27 reads 'Let the children first be killed' instead of 'filled'. The engravings are after pictures by Durer, Rembrandt, Rubens, etc.
Blackleach (John). Endevors Aiming at the Glory of God, that Peace & Truth may meet together: Wherein is contained the excellency, benefit, and necessity of good Government and Governors: a loving reply to Mr William Prynnes Speech made to the House of Commons, and afterwards published..., London: Printed by John Macock for the Author, 1650, [2],171,[1]pp., some browning and spotting, bookplate of D.G. Mackenzie to upper pastedown, 20th century dark green half morocco by Zaehnsdorf (dated October 1957 to lower pastedown), red morocco title label to spine, light fading to spine, 4to, together with: The Argument against a Standing Army Rectified , and the Reflections and Remarks upon it in Several Pamphlets, Consider?d. In a Letter to a Friend. The Lord and Commons Assembled at Westminster, January, 22. 1688. in order to such an Establishment, as that our Religion Laws and Liberties might not again be in Danger of being subverted, declar?d, that the Raising or Keeping a Standing Army within the Kingdom in time of Peace, unless it be by Consent of Parliament, is against Law, London: Printed in the Year 1697, [4],20,25-30pp., half-title present, without final blank, some browning and spotting, 20th century speckled calf, worn morocco title label to spine, joints cracked and slight wear, slim 4to, (Qty: 2)NOTESESTC R206330, Wing B3074. Blackleach - In part a reply to: William Prynne, The substance of a speech made in the House of Commons by Wil. Prynn of Lincolns-Inn, Esquire, on Munday the fourth of December, 1648. ESTC R206, Wing A3632.
Camm (John & Audland, John). The Memory of the Righteous Revived... A Brief Collection of the Books and Written Epistles, 1st edition, Andrew Sowle, 1689, small holes at head of title touching first two words, occasional light dust-soiling, contemporary sheep, worn at head & foot of spine and vertical split to lower panel, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESWing C390. The only edition of these letters by John Camm and John Audland with 'Testimonies' about their lives. Both were Quaker preachers from Westmorland who were responsible for the conversion of many in Bristol during the Commonwealth period. They travelled widely together and suffered from the accusation of being Franciscan friars.
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[Caxton, William]. A single printed leaf from The Mirrour of the World, by Gossuin of Metz., 2nd edition, printed at Westminster by William Caxton, 1490, 31 lines of black letter text to each side of the leaf, apparently folio 45 (from a total of 88 leaves), wide fore and lower margins, with light stain to lower blank fore-margin, left margin with some damage to upper portion, affecting two words to recto, restored, and with left blank margin replaced and restrengthened, folio, sheet size 244 x 174 mm (9.7 x 6.9 ins), indistinct contemporary or near-contemporary ink signature or inscription to outer margin on verso 'Byme John' (?) (Qty: 1)NOTESGW 10967; Goff M884; BMC XI 170. The first illustrated work printed in England, which was first published in 1481. Caxton himself made the translation from the French of Image du Monde, sometimes attributed to Gossuin of Metz.
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[Dury, John]. The Copy of a Letter Written to Mr Alexander Hinderson, London, 1643, [2], 14pp., few light dampstains, modern wrappers, 4to (Wing D2848), together with: [Church of England] , Reasons why the Hierarchy or Governement of the Church by Arch-Bishops, Lord Bishops, Deanes, Arch-Deacons, Chancelors and their Officers, exercising Sole or Superiour Authoritie in Ordinations and Jurisdictions may and ought to be Removed, [London], 1641, [2], 6pp., disbound 4to (Wing R588), [N. N.] , An Account of the Late Proposals of the Archbishop of Canterbury, with some other Bishops, to his Majesty: in a Letter to M.B. Esq, [London, 1688], 4pp., caption title, manuscript annotation to upper blank margin of first leaf (slightly shaved), few marks, modern wrappers, 4to (Wing N25), and other similar late 17th and 18th century pamphlets, mostly disbound 4to & 8vo, Montgomery (James) , The Wanderer of Switzerland, and other Poems, Edinburgh: Printed by James Ballantyne for Longman, Hurst, Rees et al., 1813, contemporary Leicester Reading Society lending list to upper pastedown, original boards, lacking spine, 12mo, and 5 other defective 17th-19th century antiquarian (Qty: 17)
The Spectator, by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele , 37 original issues, numbers XLI, LIV, LVIII-LXII, LXIV-LXVIII, LXX-LXXVIII, CVI, CVIII, CX, CXII, CXIV, CXVI, CXVIII, CXX-CXXII, CXXIV, CXXVI, CXXVIII, CXXX-CXXXII, April 17, May 2, May 7-11, May 14-18, May 21-26, May 28-30, July 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18-20, 23, 25, 27, 30-31, & August 1, 1711, single printed sheet for each issue, printed in double column, occasional marks and light soiling and minor marginal defects, folio, together with 'The Tatler', 2 original issues, numbers 276 and 330 (misprinted 230), January 11-13, & September 26-28, 1710, original single-sheet issue, printed in double column to both sides, some browning, one or two short closed tears to margins, plus 'The Medley', number 3, October 16, 1710, 'The Examiner', number 39, April 19-26, 1711, 'The Rehearsal', 4 original issues, numbers 4-7 & 32, October 22, 25, 29, November 1 & March 3-10, 1707, plus duplicates of numbers 5 & 6, 'The London Gazette', 6 original issues, numbers 985, 1914, 3795, 3803, 6492, & 8171, April 26-29, 1675, March 20-24, 1683, March 23-26, 1702, April 20-23, 1702, July 5-9, 1726, November 13-16, 1742, & August 31, 1816, all single-sheet or double-sheet broadside newspapers, printed in double-column, a few trimmed to margins, generally in tact, and 'The Country Journal: or, The Craftsman', by Caleb D'Anvers, of Gray's-Inn, 23 original issues, numbers 102, 170, 179-180, 183-185, 188-192, 194-195, 203, 329, 375 & 451, June 15, 1728-February 22, 1734-5, plus 5 duplicate issues, some single sheet and some double-sheet printed newspapers, with three columns to each side (the single-sheet issues probably lacking the second leaf of advertisements), occasional marks and minor marginal defects, folio, plus other similar early English newspapers, including Lloyd's Evening Post and British Chronicle, several issues, The St. James's Evening Post, number 5127, November 25-27, 1742, The True Briton, several issues, June 3-August 5, 1723, The Whitehall Evening-Post, several issues, 1726-28, The Free Briton, 3 issues, May 22, July 15 & September 4, 1731, The Universal Spectator, 2 issues, January 25 & September 13, 1729, The Whisperer, numbers 1-5, February 17-March 17, 1770 (untrimmed), The London Chronicle, numbers 242 & 4367, July 18, 1758 & October 28, 1784, The London Daily Advertiser, and Literary Gazette, number 122, July 23, 1751, etc. (Qty: approx. 100)
Englands Vanity. Englands Vanity: or the Voice of God against the Monstrous Sin of Pride in Dress and Apparel: wherein naked breasts and shoulders, antick and fantastick garbs, patches, and painting, long perriwigs, towers, bulls, shades, curlings, and crispings, with an hundred more fooleries of both sexes, are condemned as notoriously unlawful... by a compassionate conformist, 1st edition, London: John Dunton, 1683, lacking folding engraved plate & A1 blank, a few leaves close-trimmed, some light spotting and soiling, bookplate, contemporary sheep, small tears at spine ends, a little rubbed, small 8vo, together with: Hawkins (Francis, translator). Youths Behaviour, or Decency in Conversation amongst Men. Composed in French by grave persons, for the use and benefit of their Youth, 8th impression, London: W. Lee, 1663, lacking engraved frontispiece, title repaired, some light toning and a few stains, later calf, rebacked, edge wear, small 8vo (Qty: 2)NOTESWing E3069 & Y208 respectively.
Florian (Jean Pierre Claris de). The Adventures of Numa Pompilius, Second King of Rome.Translated from the French of M. De Florian, 4 volumes, Brussels: Printed by B. Le Francq, Book-seller, 1790, 13 engraved plates (including frontispiece to volume 1), 20th century bookplate of Ernest Thomas to upper pastedowns, contemporary cats paw sheep, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, some insect damage & wear, 12mo, together with: Gay (John) , Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London, London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, at the Cross Keys between the Temple Gates in Fleetstreet, [1716], [4],80,[12]pp., some toning, top edge gilt, 20th century navy half morocco, slim 8vo, Smith (Adam) , An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 4 volumes, London: Charles Knight, 1840, light toning, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, 12mo in 6s, and other miscellaneous antiquarian (Qty: 18)
General Election of 1747. Merlin, Or, the British Enchanter, printed for John King at The Globe in the Paltry, and John Tinney at The Golden Lion in Fleet-Street; and sold at the Print and [Pamphlet Shops], circa 1747, engraved and printed broadside on laid paper, satirising the General Election of 1747, torn with a little loss to upper and lower right corners, affecting one or two printed words or letters, some minor fraying with very slight loss to top margin, partially affecting one or two letters, light soiling at head and foot, 48.5 x 21.5 cm (15.2 x 8.5 ins) (Qty: 1)NOTESESTC online (London). Not in Foxon. Rare. A satire on the General Election in Great Britain held in late June and July of 1747, which resulted in a healthy majority of 144 for the Whig government. The Tory opposition was reduced to its lower number ever, largely due to the impact of the Jacobite Rebellion. The engraving depicts the Prime Minister's government as "his honour's pack ass", laden with revenue from Customs & Excise, and land tax, from which the tree of Government corruption and influence has grown. The title refers to Queen Caroline's famous pavilion at Richmond Gardens, known as Merlin's Cave, which was designed as a political allegory of the times, and became a subject of ridicule in the press subsequently.
Gibbon (Edward) . The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6 volumes, 2nd edition, 1846, 14 colour & monochrome maps, some light spotting & marginal toning, all edges gilt, volumes 1, 3, 4 & 5 rebound retaining original gilt decorated brown full morocco originally bound by Riviere, boards & spines slightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, together with: [Tableau De Paris] , circa 1790, a bound collection of approximately 80 black & white engraved plates from various works of literature without title pages or text, some very minor toning, later red half morocco, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and Rossetti (Dante Gabriel) , Ballads And Sonnets, 1881, some minor toning throughout, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus 20 further volumes of 19th century literature & reference, including Orlando Innamorato di Borardo : Orlando Furioso di Ariosto: with an essay on the romantic narrative poetry of the Italians; memoirs, and notes by Antonio Panizzi, 5 volumes, 1830, mostly leather bindings, some original cloth, 8vo (Qty: 28)NOTESOverall condition is generally good/very good
Highwayman Trial. James Macleane, the Gentleman, Highwayman at the Bar, printed for T. Fox in the Old Baily, publish'd according to Acts of Parliament Sept 29 1750, etched illustration on laid paper, depicting the trial of the robber James Maclaine, showing a court room with judges on the left, and a lady giving evidence, with letterpress text to lower portion in three columns, giving an account of the trial, some light soiling and minor discolouration to sheet edges, a few short closed tears, mainly to lower blank margin, minor portion to upper right blank corner missing (not affecting engraved surface), sheet size 44 x 27 cm (17.5 x 10.7 ins) (Qty: 1)NOTESThe famous highwayman James Maclaine (1724-1750) robbed Horace Walpole of a gold watch in 1749, and held up the Salisbury Coach at Turnham Green on 26th June 1750, disguised with a Venetian mask.
Huygens (Christiaan). The Celestial Worlds Discover'd: or, conjectures concerning the inhabitants, plants and productions of the worlds in planets, 2nd edition, corrected and enlarged, London: James Knapton, 1722, 5 folding engraved plates (one with small marginal insect track), one or two short closed tears, occasional light spotting, front endpapers detached, armorial bookplates of Edward Gregory, Magdalene College, contemporary panelled calf, joints cracking, some edge wear and small stains, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance : Edward Gregory (1745-1825), fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge (B.A. 1768) and of Trinity Hall, Cambridge (M.A. 1771), and Rector of Langar in Nottinghamshire from 1776. Gregory was a great-nephew of the physician, naturalist and father of conchology Martin Lister (1639-1712). The second edition in English (the first being published in 1698) of Huygens's Cosmotheros, which first appeared in Latin in The Hague in 1698. The work contains his speculations on extra-terrestial life based on the Copernican theory of the universe, and observations on the dark and light patches on the moon, Mars and Jupiter as indicators of the presence of water.
ARR Illuminated leaves. An illuminated leaf from a Book of Hours or Breviary, France, late 14th century, single vellum leaf with 31 lines of double-column latin text in brown ink, decorative initials in red & blue, light dust-soiling, leaf size 13.5 x 9.7 cm, together with: Illuminated leaf from a Book of Hours, possibly Amiens, Northern France, early 15th century, single vellum with 10 lines of single-column latin text in black ink, one large decorative initial in red & gilt with decorative line trails in red & blue to margin, leaf with three other smaller decorative initials in red & blue, some ink burn holes, light toning and marginal dampstain, leaf size 12.3 x 8.9cm (Qty: 2)
London Gazette. 30 original issues, May 12, 1690 - October 3, 1692, thirty single-sheet issues, including 3 duplicates (numbers 2698, 2799 and 2807), each with two columns of printed text to recto and verso of the sheet, the first issue (no. 2527 with brown ink stain), a few issues with margins trimmed, occasional marks and light soiling to margins, etc., two issues only with some fraying and loss to edges, affecting some words (issues 2698 and 2647), the remainder generally in good and legible condition, folio (Qty: 30)NOTESConsists of numbers 2557, 2647, 2679, 2681, 2684, 2690, 2692, 2694, 2695, 2697, 2698, 2699, 2757, 2758, 2762, 2768, 2774, 2775, 2792, 2793, 2795, 2796, 2797, 2799, 2800, 2805, & 2807. The London Gazette, an official record of the British government, is the oldest surviving English newspaper, first published on 7th November 1665 (the first 23 issues titled 'Oxford Gazette', as the Court of Charles II had moved to Oxford in order to escape the Great Plague of London). The Gazette published reports and accounts of political and military activity from around the world, as well as domestic news and advertisements. Issue 2793 reports on the arrival of Sir William Phips at Boston, Massachusetts, as well as a description of an earthquake at Port Royal, Jamaica on 7th June.
Lycophron. Lykophronos tou Chalkideos Alexandra, kai eis auto touto Izakiou tou Tzetzou exegema. Lycophronis Chalcidensis Alexandra, cum Graecis Isaacii Tzetzis commentariis. Accedunt versiones ... & indices necessarii, 2 parts in one, Oxford: e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1697, first line of title in Greek, engraved illustration of Sheldonian Theatre to title, one engraved plate, occasional spotting, front endpapers creased and margins frayed, contemporary vellum, blind embossed arabesque to centre of each board, upper joint split, covers slightly marked, folio, together with: Ennius (Quintus) , Poetae Vetustissimi Fragmenta quae supersunt ab Hieron Columna conquisita disposita et expolicata ad Joannem Filium. Nunc ad editionem Neapolitanam ... accurante Francisco Hesselio, Amsterdam: Ex Officina Wetsteniana, 1707, additional engraved title, letterpress title in red & black, light toning, contemporary vellum, 4to, Vergil (Polydore) , De rerum inventoribus libri VIII. Et de prodigiis libri III. Cum indicibus locupletissimis, Leiden: Franciscum Hegerum, 1644, additional engraved title (ink signature to upper & lower blank margin), letterpress title with printer's woodcut device, woodcut decorative initials, head & tailpieces, contemporary vellum with yapp fore-edges, some discolouration and marks, thick 12mo, Statius (P. Papinius) , Publii Papinii Statii Sylvarum Lib. V. Thebaidos Lib. XII. Achilleidos Lib. II., Leiden: Ex Officina Hackiana, 1671, additional engraved title, letterpress title with printer's woodcut device, contemporary vellum, 8vo (Qty: 4)NOTESProvenance (Ennius and Statius): From the library of the ducs de Luynes at the Chateau de Dampierre (with bookplates).
Machiavel (Nicolas). Histoire de Florence de Nicolas Machiavel, cittoyen et secretaire de ladite ville. Nouvellement traduicte d'Italien en Franc?ois par le Seigneur de Brinon, gentilhomme ordinaire de la chambre du roy, Paris: Martin Gobert, 1615, title with woodcut device and signature in an early hand, few woodcut decorative initials and headpieces, occasional marginalia, some lower outer corners curled and light marginal fraying (mostly at front of volume, light wormtrails to lower blank margins, bookplate of Rev. William Edward Lord to upper pastedown, contemporary limp vellum, upper board with lower outer corner torn away, lacking ties, 8vo (Qty: 1)
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[Manzolli, Pietro Angelo]. Marcelli Palingenii Stellati poetae doctissimi Zodiacus vitae, hoc est, de hominis vita, studio, ac moribus optime instituendis libri XII, Basel: Nikolaus Brylinger heirs, 1566, bound after: Hesiod, Opera, quae quidem extant, omnia Graece, cum interpretatione Latina eregione, Basel: Paul Queck, [1564], 2 works in 1 volume, Manzolli signatures a-z8 A-B8 C5, Hesiod signatures as in Adams but lacking 6 preliminary leaves (alpha 2-7), toning, occasional light soiling, early marginalia and underlining in black ink, contemporary pigskin over bevelled wooden boards, manuscript spine-title, date in a later hand to foot, covers decoratively blind-stamped with bust portrait of Martin Luther to front and Philip Melanchthon to rear, each after Lucas Cranach the Younger, 3 lines of verse below each portrait, decorative outer roll to each cover including profile portraits of Erasmus and others, rubbed and soiled overall, wear to extremities, retaining one metal clasp only, 8vo (16 x 10.2 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: 1) Joachim Freybergk, ownership inscription dated 1568 to front free endpaper. 2) 'Dr S. Clarke', with lengthy bibliographical annotation on Manzolli to terminal blank of Hesiod, in a 19th-century hand. 3) Brian S. Donaghey (1940-2015), Australian medievalist and professor at the University of Sheffield, with book-label. Adams H474 (Hesiod); VD16 M 858 (Manzolli) & H 2685 (Hesiod). The binding is unsigned but the use of opposing blind-stamped portraits of Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon recalls the work of known Wittenberg binders including Thomas Krüger, Severin Rötter and Nikolaus Müller (see British Library shelfmarks Davis 692 and c46d18).
Mercurius Politicus . Comprising the summe of all Intelligence, with the Affairs and Designs now on foot in the three Nations of England, Ireland, and Scotland. In defence of the Common-Wealth, and for Information of the People, Numbers 77, 109, 110, 117 & 123 in one volume, London: Printed by Tho. Newcomb, 1651-1652, manuscript number to title of each part, toning and spotting, armorial bookplate of John Whitefoord Mackenzie “I. Johannes Whitefoord Mackenzie Armigeri” (1794-1884) to upper pastedown, late 19th century half calf by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, slight cracking to upper joint, slim 4to, together with: Armstrong (John) , Miscellanies, 2 volumes, London [i.e. Edinburgh?], 1770, an Edinburgh piracy?, occasional light dust-soiling, ownership label of Miss Jane Giles to upper pastedowns, contemporary sheep, contrasting morocco labels to spines, small 8vo in 4s (ESTC T131114), Leake (Stephen Martin) , An Historical Account of English Money, from the Conquest to the Present Time, 3rd edition, London, 1793, 13 engraved plates, scattered spotting, bookplate of M.A.R. of Wincobank Hall to front free endpaper, contemporary marbled calf, joints and head & foot of spine repaired, preserving original gilt decorated spine (with vertical split), 8vo, and one other (Qty: 5)NOTESProvenance: John Whitefoord Mackenzie (1794 -1884), an Edinburgh solicitor and member of the Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet. His fine collection of early Scottish books were sold at auction in 1886 by Messrs Thomas Chapman & Son. From the Library of David Wilson.
Ovid. Ovids Metamorphosis. Englished, mythologiz'd, and represented in figures. An essay to the translation of Virgil's Aeneis. By G. S[andys], London: Printed by J.L for Andrew Hebb, 1640, additional engraved title (manuscript signature to upper blank margin and repeated ownership signatures of Richard King 1682 to verso, creased), letterpress title with ownership signature Peter Crutchfeild Jan 1616 to upper blank margin, 16 engraved plates, final leaf blank (2T6, near detached & with signature inscription 'Richard King His Booke 1682' to verso), few closed tears to lower margins, ink stain to fore-margins of some leaves, occasional marginal dampstains and some browning, contemporary calf, morocco title label to spine, upper board near detached, light wear, folio, contained in modern drop back box (Qty: 1)NOTESSTC 18968; Sabin 76460. The additional title and some of the plates are signed by Franz Cleyn, artist, and Salomon Savery, engraver.
Parliamentary Bills & Broadsides. A Bill for Preventing the Mischiefs which may happen by keeping too great Quantities of Gun-Powder in or near the Cities of London and Westminster, or the Suburbs thereof, [London, 1719], 3,[1]pp., caption title, docket title to verso of final leaf, side stitch holes to gutter margin, disbound folio, together with: Reasons humbly offer'd for the bill to prevent the mischiefs which may happen by keeping too great quantities of gun-powder in or near the cities of London and Westminster, and the Suburbs thereof, [London, 1719], [2]pp., single sheet, caption title, docket title to verso, light dampstaining to lower and fore-edge margins, side stitch holes to gutter margin, disbound folio, The Case of the Inhabitants of the Parishes of Wapping, Stepney, St. John Wapping and Aldgate, in Behalf of themselves and many Thousands Inhabitants in and about the said Parishes, [London, 1719?], [2]pp., single sheet, caption title, docket title to verso, side stitched holes to gutter margin, disbound folio, The Case of the Owners and Occupiers of Lands in Wapping and elsewhere; and also of the Warehouses erected thereon, for Keeping of Gun-Powder, [London, 1719?], [2]pp., single sheet, caption title, docket title to verso, side stitched holes to gutter margin, disbound folio (Qty: 4)NOTESESTC T17332; Hanson 2495 (3 UK institutional locations, BL, Guildhall Library & Bodleian). ESTC T17376, 2 UK institutional locations (BL & Guildhall Library). ESTC T17368, 2 UK institutional locations (BL & Guildhall Library) and ESTC T17369, 2 UK institutional locations (BL & Guildhall Library). The "Bill for preventing the mischiefs which may happen by keeping too great quantities of gunpowder in or near the cities of London and Westminster, or the suburbs, thereof", according to the Journals of the House of Commons, was first read on 28 January 1718 [Lady Day dating, i.e. 28 January 1719]. The Bill was enacted: 5 Geo.I.c.26.
Popery. Popish Idolatry Arreigned and Condemned. or, A Treatise shewing I. The detestable and damnable nature of Idolatry. II. A serious disswasive from this Sin ... being a Check to Jesuitical suggestions, now too frequent amongst us, as appears, by the Popish Books presented to the Parliament in the Beacon Fired. As also the Popish and Superstitious Pictures and Crucifixes now extant in Dr. Jer. Taylor, of The Life of Christ; and also bound up with the New Testament, by Henry Ainsworth, [London]: To be sold by John Rothwell, 1653, [2],34pp., title and final leaf dust-soiled and marked, toned throughout, disbound, folio, together with: An Answer to a late Pamphlet; Entituled, A Character of a Popish Successor, and what England may Expect from such a one, London: Printed by Nathaniel Thompson, 1681, [2],16pp., some toning and spotting, modern cloth covered wrappers, slim folio (ESTC R19980, Wing A3307), A summary of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland against popery and papists, [London, 1680?], 4pp., caption title, disbound, folio (ESTC 11734, Wing S1347A ), A Moderate Expedient for Preventing of Popery, and the more Effectual Suppression of Jesuits and Priests, without giving them the Vain-glory of Pretending to Martyrdom. By a Person of Quality, [London, 1680?], 12pp., caption title, disbound, folio (ESTC R13081, Wing M2324), Staley (William) , The Tryal of William Stayley, Goldsmith; for Speaking Treasonable Words against his most sacred Majesty: and upon full Evidence found Guilty of High Treason, and received Sentence accordingly, on Thursday November the 21th 1678, London: Robert Pawlet, 1678, 12pp., light dust-soiling, disbound, folio (ESTC R232955, WingT2237A), Russell (William) , The Speech of the late Lord Russel, to the Sheriffs: together with the Paper deliver’d by him to them, at the Place of Execution, on July 21. 1683, London: Printed for John Darby, by direction of the Lady Russel, 1683, 4pp., caption title, imprint from colophon, browned and spotted, disbound, folio (ESTC R235401, Wing R2356A), Rye House Plot - Walcott (Thomas) , A True Copy of a Paper written by Capt. Tho. Walcott in Newgate, after his Condemnation, and delivered to his Son, immediately before his Execution, London: Timothy Goodwin, 1683, 2pp., caption title, imprint from colophon, disbound, folio (ESTC R2015, Wing W285), France. Edit du Roy, qui revoque la commutation de la peine des Galeres en celle du fou?et, porte?e par les Articles VII. et IX. du titre dix-sept de l'Ordonnance du mois de May 1680, Registre? en la Cour des Aydes le 29. novembre 1685., Paris: Francois Muguet, 1685, 4pp., light spotting, disbound 4to (Qty: 7)
Prynne (William). Suspention Suspended. Or, The divines of Syon-Colledge late claim of the power of suspending scandalous persons, from the Lords Supper (without sequestring them from any other Publicke Ordinance, or the society of Christians) and that by the very will and appointment of Jesus Christ (not by vertue of any ordinance of Parliament) from whom they receive both their office and authority; briefly examined, discussed, refuted by the Word of God, and arguments deduced from it..., London: printed by T.B. for Michael Sparke, 1646, [4],41,[1]pp., title within decorative typographic border, dedication leaf a little cropped at foot, some browning and spotting, 19th century half calf, upper joint cracked, extremities rubbed, slim 4to, together with: Ibid. , The Opening of the Great Seale of England. Containing certain Brief Historicall and Legall Observations, touching the Originall, Antiquity, Progresse, use, Necessity of the Great Seal of the Kings and Kingdoms of England, in respect of Charters, Patents, Writs, Commissions, and other Processe..., Lodon [sic]: Printed for Michael Spark Senior, 1643, [2],32,[2]pp., title within decorative typographic border, with final errata leaf, modern boards, slim 4to, Ibid. , The Substance of a Speech made in the House of Commons by Wil. Prynn of Lincolns-Inn, Esquire; on Munday the Fourth of December, 1648. Touching the Kings Answer to the Propositions of both Houses upon the whole Treaty, whether they were satisfactory, or not satisfactory..., 3rd edition, London: Printed for Mich. Spark, 1649, [2],70,63-310 (i.e. 110),95-119pp., without portrait frontispiece, typographic border to title and with early signature Tho. Leigh to upper margin of title (torn to lower blank margin), some browning and light dust-soiling, bookplate of Henry Baird Leete to upper pastedown and D.G. Mackenzie to lower pastedown, early 20th century cloth, black morocco title label to spine, covers dust-soiled, 4to (Qty: 3)NOTESESTC R203299, Wing P4097; ESTC R234376, Wing P4026; and ESTC R38011, Wing P4093.
Ready-reckoners. Keay (Isaac), The Practical Measurer his Pocket-Companion: containing tables ... for the speedy Mensuration of Timber, Board, &c., 3rd edition, London: printed by T. Wood, for J. Knapton [et al], 1724, pale dampstaining to last few leaves, free endpapers and rear pastedown with early ink manuscript ownership names, dated 1729 and 1739, contemporary sprinkled sheep, rubbed with some wear to extremities, rear cover dampstained, rear joint partly cracked, tall 8vo (16.6 x 5.8 cm), together with: Tables for Renewing and Purchasing of Leases as also for renewing and purchasing of Lives ..., by Gael Morris, London: by J. Brotherton, 1735, p.1 with ink manuscript authorial signature, scarce spotting, title with toned edges, front free endpaper with early ink manuscript ownership name, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed with minor surface damage to rear cover, small 8vo in 4s, plus: The Lighter-Man's Assistant, or Coal-Dealer's Guide ..., London: for Thomas Bradley, c. 1765?, title trimmed and laid down, occasional minor marks, front hinge cracked, contemporary calf, head of spine sometime repaired, small 8vo, and: The Linen-Draper's Guide; or, the Buyer's Pocket Companion, by C. Carter, London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co., [1840?], a few light spots, front free endpaper with early ink manuscript ownership signature, dated 1858, original cloth, front cover with gilt title stamp, near contemporary paper wrapper, adhered at turn-ins, torn and stained with losses, tall 8vo (17.1 x 6.5 cm), with 8 others similar (including one Spanish and one Italian publication) (Qty: 12)NOTESFirst item: ESTC T225829. Other titles include: Sir Isaac Newton's Tables for renewing and purchasing the Leases of Cathedral-Churches and Colleges, 6th edition, 1742; The Gentleman's and Farmer's Assistant, by John Cullyer, 11th edition, 1839; Tables of Simple Interest and Discount, by John Smart, 1719; The Ready Reckoner; or, Trader's Sure Guide, Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson, 1831; The Ready Reckoner, for the Buyer and Seller of Corn, by John Evans, [in English and Welsh], 1840; Vox Stellarum; or, a Loyal Almanack, by Francis Moore, 1790
Ricraft (Josiah). A Survey of Englands Champions and Truths faithfull Patriots, or a Chronologicall Recitement of the principall proceedings of the most worthy Commanders...., facsimile edition, [circa 1818], engraved frontispiece and 21 engraved portrait plates, Extra Illustrated with an additional 20 portrait plates (mostly mounted), some light marginal browning & spotting, contemporary half morocco, extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with: Holles (Denzil). Lord Hollis his Remains: being a Second Letter to a friend, concerning the Judicature of the Bishops in Parliament, 2 parts in one, London: R. Janeway, 1682, text continuous despite erratic pagination, contemporary sheep, wear at head & foot of spine, 8vo (Wing H2466) (Qty: 2)NOTESThe first title is a facsimile edition originally published in 1647, with the additional title page of "The Civill Warres of England" (1649); the same work reprinted with a new title and falsely ascribed to John Leycester (Wing 1428).
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[Roscio, Giulio]. Ritratti et elogii di capitani illustri. Dedicati all' altezza seren.ma di Francesco d'Este dvca di Modona, Rome: Pompilio Totti, 1635, engraved title within decorative border (slightly torn & frayed to outer corners), half-title & preliminary leaves misbound (with one leaf lacking), numerous engraved portrait illustrations, also lacking 5 leaves of text (gathering C & leaf G1), page numbers 61-64 repeated and 77-80 omitted in pagination, few closed tears, some scattered worm holes & trails, some leaves strengthened at gutter and fore-edge, occasional dampstaining, 19th century quarter sheep, worn, 8vo in 4s, together with: Visdomini (Francesco) , Lettere ... scritte a? nome di diversi Cardinali, e d'altri Principi secolari. Con nuove aggiunte, Venice: Alessandro de'Vecchi, 1626, woodcut portrait to title and with manuscript initials 'C.M.S.' to lower blank margin, short worm trail to upper blank margins of few leaves, occasional light dampstains and spotting, contemporary limp vellum, spotted & marked, without ties, 4to in 8s, [Craufurd, James] , The History of the House of Esté ... Wherein likewise the most considerable revolutions of Italy from the year 452 to the year 1598 are briefly touched, London: Printed by J.M. for Rich. Chiswell, 1681, engraved portrait frontispiece, leaves a3 & a4 of preface misbound at rear of volume, armorial bookplate of Sir John Cope Bt. to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, joints cracked, 8vo (Qty: 3)NOTESSold with all faults, not subject to return.
Royal Proclamations, etc. A collection of 14 various royal proclamations, and other broadsides and speeches, mostly by various kings and queens of Great Britain, circa 1599-1808, including Elizabeth I, A Proclamation for the due observation of Fish dayes, suppressing of unnecessary number of Alehouses, and for the better execution of the late acte for punishment of Rogues, Vagabonds and Beggers, [1599], first leaf only, printed in black letter text, large woodcut initial, small loss to lower right corner, affecting several words, sheet size 34 x 22.5 cm, together with George II, For a General Fast, circa 1744 , black letter text on laid paper, with large woodcut initial, some marks and light soiling, sheet size 14 x 32 cm, George II. By the King, A Proclamation For a General Fast, 7th November 1744, printed by Thomas Baskett and Robert Baskett, 1744, black letter text, with royal coat of arms at head, large woodcut initial, some soiling and discolouration, slight loss to centrefold affecting one or two words, and some loss to lower blank margin, relined on archival paper, sheet size 38.5 x 30.5 cm, [Henry Sacheverell], The Two Sosias: in a dialogue between the True Kentish Grand-Jury's Address and that of the County, which were both Presented to Her Majesty on 30th of July, 1710, single sheet broadside, some overall toning, trimmed to lower margin, with loss of last line to each side of the leaf and imprint to verso, Joseph I, King of Portugal, Alvara para que se nao levem legros dos portos do mar para terras, que nao sejao dos Dominios Portuguezes, 14.de Outubro de 1751 [a decree forbidding the export of negro slaves from Brazil, except to Portuguese territories, see Hogg, African Slave Trade & Its Suppression, 933] , single sheet printed broadside, with text to each side, woodcut initial, sheet size 29/5 x 20 cm [Nottingham], An Account of the Number of Inhabitants of the Town of Nottingham; with the number of houses and families, distinguishing each street alphabetically, taken from Monday the 20th, to Saturday 25th of September inclusive, 1779 , large folio printed broadside, with decorative outer border, with blank margins to each side, some marks to margins, and slightly split along central horizontal fold, sheet size 41 x 32.5 cm, [Durham], A Table of the several Tolls appointed to be taken at the several Turnpike Gates on the Road from Darlington to West-Auckland, from the 30th Day of April, 1808, large folio printed broadside, listing all the different tolls to be charged according to the type of conveyance and load, three locations on Copac only, generally in good condition, sheet size 44 x 27 cm, etc (Qty: 14)NOTESSold as seen, not subject to return.
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[Sansovino, Francesco]. Delle Cose Notabili Della Citta? Di Venetia : Libri II. Ne quali amplamente, e con ogni verita? si contengono: Usance antiche. Habiti, & vestiti ... Musici di piu? sorte. Con la tavola copiosa, Venice: Zopini & Nepoti, 1596, [16],143,[1]p., printer's woodcut device to title and early manuscript signature William Gorges, A1 torn to lower outer corner with slight text loss, occasional light worm trails, toning & light dust-soiling, 18th century sheep-backed marbled boards, joints cracked and some wear, small 8vo, together with: Whittaker (G. & W.B., publishers) , The Peerage Chart for 1823. House of Lords, London: printed for G. & W.G. Whittaker, [1823], large folded chart mounted on canvas printed in columns, with hand-coloured engravings of the five coronets appropriate for Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts and Barons at head, a few old pencilled annotations referring to omissions, the chart folded as issued, 57 x 66.5cm, contained in the original card slipcase, Duren (Johannes van, publisher) , Journal du sie?ge de Philipsbourg, pris le 18 juillet 1734 par l'arme?e de Sa Majeste? tre?s-chre?tienne, commande?e par le mare?chal D'Asfeld ; avec le plan de cette ville ... grave? sur le dessin envoye? a? Versailles par un officier ge?ne?ral, The Hague: J. Van Duren, 1734, 23,[1]pp., folding engraved map, disbound 4to, Company of Scriveners , The Case of the Free Scriveners of London: set forth in a Report from a Committee of the Court of Assistants of the Company of Scriveners, London... at their Court holden the 23rd Day of June 1748, London: Printed in the Year, 1749, additional letterpress title (both with ink stamps), bound with A Report of the Proceedings, particularly on the Commission in Error, in the cause of Thomas Harrison ... against John Alexander ... to be free of the Scrivener's Company, London: J. Williams, 1768, final leaf repaired to margins and with library ink stamp, browning throughout, modern library buckram, 4to, Somerville (William) , The Chase. A Poem, London: G. Hawkins, 1735, e ngraved title (detached), bound with: Croxall (Samuel) , A Sermon Preach'd before the Honourable House of Commons, at St. Margaret's Westminster, on Friday, January xxx, 1729, London: J. Roberts, 1730, bound with: Middleton (Conyers) , A Letter from Rome, shewing an Exact Conformity between Popery and Paganism..., London: W. Innys, 1729, sewing broken and some leaves detached, contemporary marbled boards with remnants of calf spine, text-block broken, worn, 4to, and 3 others (Qty: 8)
Strahan (William). A Toleration in Scotland No Breach of the Union, London: Printed in the Year, 1712, 8pp., one leaf close-trimmed, bound with [Wagstaffe, Thomas] , A Supplement to his Majesties most Gracious Speech. Directed to the Honourable House of Commons, by the Commons of England, [London, 1693], 22pp., caption title, bound with [ Ken, Thomas] , A Letter to the Author of a Sermon, Entitled, A Sermon Preach’d at the Funeral of Her late Majesty Queen Mary, of ever Blessed Memory, [London, 1695], 8pp., caption title, short worm trail, bound with one other defective pamphlet, dust-soiling throughout and few marks, modern cloth, slim 4to, together with: Tillotson (John) , A Sermon Preach’d before the Queen at White-Hall, March the XXth, 1691/2. By John, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, London Brabazon Aylmer & William Rogers, 1692, half-title, bound with Kidder (Richard) , A Sermon Preached before the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in the Abbey-Church at Westminster, the 30th of January, 1691/2. By the Right Reverend ... Richard Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, London: Printed by J.H. for B. Aylmer, 1692, half-title, bound with eight other similar sermons, occasional dampstaining, light dust-soiling and few marks, ownership and manuscript notes to front free endpaper of William Dobson dated 1692, contemporary calf, leather lifting from upper board, 8vo, Bramston (William) , A Sermon, Preached at the Opening of the Lecture at Maldon in Essex. Lately established by the Lord Bishop of London..., London: R. Clavell, 1697, ink mark to B1, modern cloth, slim 4to, Asgill (John) . Mr. Asgill’s apology for an omission in his late publication, London: A. Baldwin, 1713, modern boards, slim 8vo (Qty: 4)
Tempesta ( Domenico ). Vite et effigie di tutti li pontefici romani con le loro armi, cominciando da Christo Sig. N., sino ad Urbano VIII, brevemente raccolte da Domenico Tempesta..., Rome: Giacomo Crulli di Marcucci, 1624, engraved title with decorative border (small central hole not affecting text), numerous full-page portrait illustrations, armorial bookplate of William Carr to upper pastedown, early 19th century marbled calf, gilt decorated spine with red leather title label, some wear mostly to upper joint and head of spine, 8vo, together with: Platina (Bartholomeo) , Le vite de' pontefici di Bartolomeo Platina cremonese, 2 volumes, Venice: Girolamo Savioni, 1730, half-title to volume 1, woodcut portrait illustrations, armorial bookplate of Lord Farnham to upper pastedown, contemporary vellum, 4to, Landi (Filippo) , Istoria di S. Francesca Romana, e della sua ... congregazione delle Signore Oblate di Torre di Specchi, Lucca: Giovanni Riccomini, 1771, occasional toning and light spotting, contemporary vellum, 4to, Fabroni (Angelo) , Magni Cosmi Medicei vita..., Pisa: Alexander Landi, 1789, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece of Cosimo Medici after Pontormo, 19th century calf, gilt crest at head of spine, upper board detached, lower joint cracked, some wear, 4to, and 2 others (Qty: 7)NOTESRossetti, Rome, A Bibliography, 10867b for the first work.
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Trade & Industry. The Case of the Makers of and Dealers in Cards and Dice, [London, 1718?], [2]pp., single sheet, caption and docket title, stab stitch holes to gutter margin, disbound folio, together with: Reasons Humbly offer’d Against a Clause in the Bill against Clandestine Running of Un-customed and Prohibited Goods, and for the more effectual preventing of Frauds relating to the Customs, which relates to the Package of Coffee for Exportation, [London, 1719], [2]pp., single sheet, caption and docket title, stab stitch holes to gutter margin, disbound folio, Reasons Humbly Offer'd Against the Bill for Ascertaining the Tythe of Hops, [London, 1719?], [2]pp., single sheet, caption and docket title, light dampstain to margins, stab stitch holes to gutter margin, disbound folio, An Act for amending the Acts therein mentioned relating to the making of bricks, [London, 1730], 3,[1]pp., caption and docket title, light dampstain to gutter margin and frayed at head, disbound folio (Qty: 4)NOTESESTC T17365, Goldsmiths' 5541.1, Hanson 2500 (3 UK institutional locations, British Library, Bodleian & Senate House); ESTC T17391 (1 UK location only, British Library); ESTC T17384, Goldsmiths' 5595, Hanson 2546 (4 UK locations, BL, Senate House, Oxford University - All Souls & Christ Church). No location found for final work.
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[ Wagstaffe , Thomas]. An Answer to a late Pamphlet, entituled Obedience and Submission to the Present Government, Demonstrated from Bp. Overall’s Convocation-Book. With a Postscript in Answer to Dr. Sherlock’s Case of Allegiance, London: Jos. Hindmarsh, 1690, 48pp., disbound 4to (ESTC R224324, Wing W202), together with: Fleming (Robert) , A Discourse on Earthquakes, as Supernatural and Premonitory Signs to a Nation, Especially as to what occurred in the Year 1692..., London: G. Terry, [1793], [2],iv,84pp., disbound 8vo, Hare (Robert) . Suggestions respecting the Reformation of the Banking System, Philadelphia: John C. Clark, 1837, 29,[1[pp., some browning, side stitched as issued, 8vo, Calhoun (John C.) , Remarks of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, Delivered in the Senate of the U. States, on the subject of the removal of the deposites from the Bank of the U. States, January 14, 1834, [Washington]: Printed by Duff Green, 1834, 13,[1]pp., margins browned, light dust-soiling, uncut, disbound, 8vo, Temple (Richard Grenville) , An Appeal to Facts: in a Letter to the Right Hon. Earl Temple, London: A. Millar, 1763, [4],21,[1]pp., few marks, disbound, 4to, Bell (F. Dillon & Young, Frederick) , Reasons for Promoting the Cultivation of the New Zealand Flax, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1842, [2],34,[4]pp., side stitched as issued, 8vo, and other 18th, 19th and early 20th century pamphlets, mostly English but including a few continental works (Qty: approx. 80)
Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. Hymns, Catechisms, Prayers, &c. for the use of the Wesleyan Societies in the Friendly Islands [Tonga], [Translated by John Thomas], 3 parts in one, 1st edition, Printed by James Nichols, 1861, English collective title-page and Preface leaf and thereafter printed in Tongan, additional collective title-page in Tongan, paginated in three parts (hymns, catechism, prayers) with separate title in Tongan to each part, some spotting, finger-soiling and light marginal browning, contemporary presentation inscription from the author to his cousin John Thomas (?)Myrley to front flyleaf and with printed book ticket of John Thomas to facing pastedown, hinges cracked, original cloth, soiling and wear, lacks spine, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: from the library of the late John Lawson (book dealer, 1932-2019). Rev. John Thomas (1797-1881) was Missionary to the Friendly Isles. Rare: Library Hub Discover locates 3 copies at the British Library, SOAS Library and University of Manchester; WorldCat locates only the British Library copy.
Bindings. Storia del Granducato di Toscana de Riguccio Galluzzio , new edition , 11 volumes , Florence, 1822, engraved portrait frontispieces to volume 1 & 11, engraved folding decorative pedigree at rear of volume 11, occasional scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of Lord Northwick to upper pastedows, contemporary half vellum, gilt decorated spines with green morocco title labels, slight soiling and spotting to covers, 8vo, together with A Catalogue of Pictures, Statues, Busts, Antique Columns ... with notices of the large collection of Books in the various apartments, at Hendersyde Park, to which is added some particulars of the House and adjoining Buildings..., Printed for Private Circulation, 1859, tinted lithograph frontispiece, light toning and some spotting, contemporary dark blue calf gilt, 8vo, and I Genitori di Torquato Tasso note storche raccolte da Pier Desiderio Pasolini, Rome, Ermanno Loescher, 1895, frontispiece, plates and folding facsimile document, top edge gilt, contemporary red half morocco by Birdsall of Northampton, gilt decorated spine, 8vo, plus other English & Continental 19th century decorative bindings (Qty: 26)
Hodding (John). The Poll for the Election of Two Knights for the County of Wilts, to serve in the Parliament to be holden at the City of Westminster, the 4th day of August, 1818: Taken at Poll Booths Erected in a Field called the Old Camp Ground, Adjoining the Turnpike Road leading from the City of New Sarum to Devizes..., before Alexander Powell, Esq. Sheriff. Candidates: Paul Methuen, Esq., John Benett, Esq., and William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley, Esq., Salisbury: Printed and Sold by Brodie and Dowding, [1818], edges untrimmed, original boards with printed oval title label to upper board, light wear to joints and extremities, slim 4to, together with: Boswell (Edward) , The Civil Division of the County of Dorset, Methodically Digested and Arranged, Sherborne: Printed by W. Cruttwell, [1795], half-title, folding engraved county map by J. Cary, edges untrimmed, original wrappers, rebacked, 8vo, Hinchliffe (Henry John) , Thoughts on the Repeal of the Usury Laws, enclosed in a Letter to a Friend, London: James Ridgway, 1828, [4],35,[3]pp., including the final advertisement leaf, recent printed boards, slim 8vo (Kress C.2088, Goldsmiths 25567), Domestic Prospects , Domestic Prospects of the Country under the New Parliament, London: James Ridgway and Sons,1837, [4],47,[1]pp., half-title, inkstamp of Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford (1888-1953) at head of title and half-title, recent printed boards, 8vo (Goldsmiths 30222), Bristol Poor , An Act, for the Employment, Maintenance, and Regulation of the Poor of the City of Bristol; and for altering the mode of Assessing the Rates for the Relief of the Poor, and certain Rates authorised to be raised and levied within the said City..., Bristol: Albion Press, 1824, ownership signature of Edward Doggett to upper blank margin of title (adhesive stain to gutter margin), errata slip present at rear, edges untrimmed, contemporary boards, rebacked, 8vo (Qty: 5)
Gold Bullion. Report, together with Minutes of Evidence, and Accounts, from the Select Committee Appointed to Inquire into the High Price of Gold Bullion, and to Take into Consideration the State of the Circulating Medium, and of the Exchanges between Great Britain and Foreign Parts, Reprinted for J. Johnson & Co., 1810, separately paginated Appendix (Minutes of Evidence), and Appendix of Accounts, some spotting throughout (heaviest at front and rear) and occasional light browning, a few old water stains to inner margins, tears and repairs to lower margins of leaves B3/B4 (pp. 5-8 of main text) touching last three lines of letterpress of each page, uncut, library bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary quarter roan over plain boards, spine worn and covers detached, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESEinaudi 2740; Goldsmiths' 20056. Reprint, with corrections, of the first octavo edition of this important report, considered by J. R. McCulloch to be 'one of the most valuable papers that has ever proceeded from a committee of legislature'. It was largely written by Francis Horner with contributions by William Huskisson and Henry Thornton.
* George II (King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1683-1760). Manuscript warrant signed 'George P.C.R.' as Prince Guardian of the Realm, Hampton Court, 29 September 1716, authorising £167 8sd. to be paid to the commissary-general, Colonel Solomon Rapin, for the pay of several officers 'to take Care of the Rebell Prisoners at Chester Leverpool & Lancaster, from the First of July 1716 to the 31st of August following', directed to the Paymaster General, Henry, Earl of Lincoln, and countersigned by the Secretary-at-War, William Pulteney, with John Mulcaster's one-page manuscript account inserted, listing officers and civilians, including the master surgeon and cooks at Lancaster, Preston and Chester, with sums entered against each, contemporary docket (indicated as settled on 15 December), 3 pages on two bifolia, paper guard, some light dust-staining and spotting, a few minor edge tears, etc., but overall very good, folio (Qty: 1)NOTESThe Prince of Wales here authorises payment for the care of those who had risen against his father, King George I. Many of these prisoners would have been among the 1,500 who surrendered at the Battle of Preston the previous November, those who were not executed or transported being distributed between the gaols of Lancaster, Chester and Liverpool, where many of the trials were held, thanks to the reputation for being staunchly pro-Hanovarian and Whig. The majority of prisoners were to be released by the Act of Indemnity of July 1717. Prince George served as Guardian of that Realm during his father's absence in Hanover from July 1716 to January 1717, but relations between the two deteriorated rapidly, in part due to the popularity garnered by the Prince during his father's absence. On the four future occasions the King visited Hanover he never appointed the Prince as Guardian again. Consequently, documents signed by King George II in this capacity are uncommon.
* George III (1738-1820, King of Great Britain and Ireland). Document Signed, 'George R', Court at St James's, 9 July 1762, manuscript warrant addressed to Henry Fox, Paymaster General of the Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces, ordering the payment of £2,255 4s. 7d. to the representatives of the late Sir James Colebrooke, Sir George Colebrooke, Arnold Nesbitt and Moses Franks for provisions made to seven transport ships bound for Martinique ('Martinico'), boldly signed at head by the monarch and countersigned at the foot by John Stuart, ( 3rd Earl of Bute 17 13-1792, Prime Minister 1762-63) and Lord Frederick North (1732-1792, Prime Minister 1770-82), light age wear and two small professional repairs to right margin, only very slightly affecting the text but not the signatures, one page, folio (37 x 23 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESA good document relating to the then British occupied Carribbean island of Martinique, enhanced by the countersignatures of two British Prime Ministers, including the rare signature of the Earl of Bute.
* Pitt (William, 1759-1806, 'The Younger'). Autograph Letter Signed. ’W. Pitt’, no place, no date, 'Monday night ½ past 11', to 'My dear Lord’, stating 'It does not seem to me to be very material that any of us should go down to Windsor tomorrow, and I meant to propose a meeting of Cabinet to talk over what we are to do on Thursday. I have seen the Chanc[ello]r this evening who wishes the meeting to be about One’, some light creasing at upper margin, 1 page with integral blank, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESPitt the Younger served as British Prime Minister 1783-1801 and 1804-06.
* Perceval (Spencer, 1762-1812), Prime Minister, 1809-1812. Autograph Letter Signed, ’Sp. Perceval’, Downing Street, 24 April 1810, to ‘My dear General [Ross]’, ‘I am quite ready to do anything which you may wish' in regards to a fortune, explaining that if it is to be paid to trustees then the funds should be properly placed 'without loss of time' and that Ross should give his lawyer directions, further discussing the mortgage of Lord Henry Petty's estate and remarking 'I can have no objection to it, provided the title to the Estate is approved of, that it is an English mortgage’ and that the title deeds are correctly deposited, again advising Ross to consult his lawyer on the matter, some old light dust staining, 2 pages with integral blank, 4to (Qty: 1)NOTESSpencer Perceval is the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. He was shot by John Bellingham when Perceval entered the House of Commons on 11 May 1812. Perceval’s correspondent may have been Major General Robert Ross (1766-1814) who served in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Lord Henry Petty would be the statesman Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863).
* Hair Jewellery - English Civil War. A coiled lock of light brown hair stitched onto white cloth and presented in an oval gilt metal locket, overall 7 x 4 cm, and enclosed in a later glazed wooden case with the title label 'John Hampden's hair' tipped onto a velvet ground beneath original locket, overall 13.5 x 10 cm, together with a corrected typescript of John Drinkwater's work 'John Hampden's England' [published by Thornton Butterworth, 1933], frayed wrappers with spine tie, manuscript presentation inscription from the author dated 21 June 1933 to upper wrapper, 4to, plus two Drinkwater family miniature portraits in wall frames, each with manuscript note to back board by John Drinkwater, noting that these were given to him in 1935 by Grace Drinkwater (Qty: 4)NOTESJohn Hampden (1595-1643) was a politician and civil war soldier, from Great Hampton, Buckinghamshire. The lock of hair is presumably from the exhumation conducted by Lord Nugent in 1828. It is possible that in the confusion Nugent may have recovered the wrong body and the lock of hair may come from Hampden's father, William Hampden (1570-1597).
* Hair Jewellery - Queen Victoria's Collie (186401879). 'Sharp. The Queen's Favorite Collie brought from Balmoral 1865. Died Nov. 17 1879, aged 15 years', a small wreath of fine woven hair set into the morocco desk stand of a small photo frame, the details gilt-stamped around the hair now seen through a glass aperture with brass rim, the stand now detached at upper hinges, the obverse showing a small photograph of Sharp lying down under a glass cover with name and date (1877) engraved on gilt metal labels above and below, the backing cloth over wood now faded and somewhat perished, 9 x 12.5 cm, together with : two small wisps of straight light brown hair tied with cotton, each approximately 7 cm long and housed in an embossed Georgian/Victorian envelope inscribed in a contemporary hand, '[Hair of] Princess Louisa' (Qty: 2)NOTESSharp (1864-1879) was Queen Victoria's favourite collie and the first collie to be kept by her as a pet. Princess Louisa of Great Britain (Louisa Anne; 1749-1768) was a grandchild of King George II and sister of King George III.
* Brunel (Marc Isambard , 1769-1849). Autograph letter signed to Henry Law, Chilcompton, 22 October 1843, single sheet of light blue laid paper, written on both sides in black ink, signed 'M I Brunel' with his characteristic flourishes, manuscript endorsement verso 'From Sir Isambard, October 22nd 43', creased from folding, 12mo (19.8 x 11.8 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESBrunel writes to Thames Tunnel engineer Henry Law (1824-1900) a few months after its completion in March 1843, discussing engineering and other matters: 'Will you refer to one of the drawings of the triangular frame engine, and take the exact dimensions ... for I am convinced that it must have been lighter than you made out. Does the new boyler work? ... Send me the Almanac Odart, as it contains tables that are of use in the estimation of metals ... How are you in health?'. Law began his career as an apprentice on the tunnel. He later wrote A Memoir of the Several Operations and the Construction of the Thames Tunnel (1857) and led the government inquiry into the Tay Bridge disaster.
* Flint (William Russell, 1880-1969). A series of 27 Autograph Letters Signed, to the songwriter and composer Vivian Ellis and his sister Hermione, 8 )ctober 1952 to 23 April 1969, written in his 'swishy hand' and discussing, for example, a reproduction of one of his drawings in Ellis's autobiography; his birthday ('80! Isn't it awful!'); invitations to various parties; his and his wife's health; a trip to South Africa; his granddaughter ('Sarah used to be (I'm told) rather awed by her grandfather but, certainly, she is not now!'); and Hermione's many gifts to him, mostly signed 'Willie', on headed paper of Peel Cottage, Campden Hill [London], 36 pages 4to & oblong 8vo, with 26 original autograph envelopes (Qty: 27)NOTES'... Am I really going to be in the same book as you? Well, I was trained as a lithographic printer but as that was art with a very small 'A' it cannot very well be called another profession. ...' '... I've been enjoying my peaceful studio, not painting all the time but thoroughly enjoying myself writing & arranging a little book without any illustrations at all. "In due course" Hermione & Vivian Ellis will receive a copy of it & equally "in due course", I'll await, trembling, their verdict upon it. ...' '... What a lovely visit - for ME. I hope I didn't exhaust you. You, by some magic, made me chatter, me, the dumb object usually! ...' '... I can imagine you working away at your autobiography in country quiet. It should be an unusual & interesting book. (I'll keep the secret). ...' '... You, Vivian, gave me real pleasure with your "Brighton Belles" in, I think, "Courier". I have also greatly enjoyed "Uproarious Devon" - quite delightful. ...' '... Your pale "daffadowndillies", Hermione, were a joy. I had them in a perfect jug & their paleness & beauty against the white walls of my room gave me real conscious pleasure. ...' Vivian Ellis (1903-1996) was the most prolific composer of British musicals in the 1930s and after the war, in collaboration with A.P. Herbert, wrote a series of successful light operas, the most enduring of which was Bless The Bride. One of his most famous songs, 'Spread a Little Happiness' enjoyed a revival in 1982 when it was recorded by Sting. Ellis never married, and lived with his sister Hermione for many years. His autobiography, I'm on a See-Saw (1953, reprinted 1974) contains a reference to the picture mentioned by Flint in these letters: 'In my London flat hangs a picture by that past master of English watercolour painting, Sir William Russell Flint. The subject is Eileen Lush as Sue, the little girl in the Cromwellian cap who played Pepys's maid and sang the treble line in the madrigal, "Gaze not on Swans"' (p. 255). Also included is an autograph letter by Flint's son, Francis Russell Flint (2 pages oblong 8vo, Jesmond Dene, Burgess Hill, 12 January 1970, with autograph envelope), thanking Vivian and Hermione Ellis for writing to him on the death of his father: '... I have a hard task ahead, but am determined to try to carry on his tradition in Water Colour, a task I hope will be easier, as I have inherited his paintbox. ...'
* The Beatles. Autographs of George Harrison & Ringo Starr, c.1963, in blue ballpoint pen on a cut pale blue album leaf, tipped into a small contemporary autograph album, old sellotape hinges to three edges including touching the initial upstroke of 'R' of 'Ringo', arranged with 4 hinged newspaper cut-out heads of the Beatles on a double-page spread, a few further indecipherable autographs but most pages blank, autograph of Cliff Richard on creased ruled paper loosely inserted, contemporary boards, oblong 16mo, together with a folded Beatles poster, c.1964, the four posing musicians in grey suits and full-length against a light brown background with facsimile signatures at foot, some age wear, 139 x 98 cm (Qty: 2)
* Bristol Reward Poster. A printed poster advertising a reward of 150 guineas for the apprehension of Thomas Gray, John Morgan, and Emanuel Lewton, charged with having stolen large quantities of leaf and manufactured tobacco, and quantities of corn, from the warehouses and premises of Messrs. Franklyn and Humphries, Welshback, Bristol, circa 1802, printed broadside poster, printed by Rudhall & Gutch, Printers, Small-Street, Bristol, the text providing details of the appearance of the three suspects, some scattered spotting, light creases where previously folded, 49 x 29.5 cm (19.25 x 11.6 ins) mount aperture, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)
* Court Roll: Bampton , Devon. Court roll of the Court Leet of Bampton in Devon, 1 8 August 1547 (unfinished), an undated court, a court of 19 Mar 1548, and of a Borough Court, 23 May 1548, manuscript on two rolled vellum membranes, stitched at head, the dorse of second membrane blank, some light rubbing and soiling, the first membrane 50 x 22 cm, the second membrane 22 x 20 cm (Qty: 1)NOTESThe membrane has been trimmed with the loss of the conclusion of the court of 18 August 1547 and the beginning of an undated court, the revenue from which amounts to 6s 6d. It is clear (see below) that very little is missing of the proceedings of the two defective courts. The first court begins with the names of the jury of 12; a presentment by the ale-tasters of 12 brewers, each for a single brewing, and their amercement of 3d each; the entry of a plea of debt; the presentment by the constables of the peace of a servant ‘of bad conversation’, interference with the constable, an assault with a cutting knyff and that Alice, wife of William Bowbeare the elder is a communis scandalozatrix to the nuisance of her neighbours; William Bowbeare the younger is amerced 4d for allowing people to play at dice and cards in his house on feast-days and at night. The Portreeve presents 13 people for allowing their pigs to wander in the streets – they are amerced 4d each; the bailiff presents default of suit of court by 19 individuals or groups. The jury confirms the presentments, and makes appointments to the offices of constables of the peace, borough reeves and ale-tasters; they present a list of people who have not been sworn to the king’s assize, an assault and a sale of ale by unlawful measures and without displaying a sign. Finally they present that [ blank ] Twygg, a free tenant holding a burgage, has died since the last court. This last entry has been trimmed. It is clear that another court was entered, beginning either at the foot of the face of the membrane or at the head of its dorse. The revenue from that court amounted to 6s 6d, of which 5s 0d can be accounted for from the marginalized amercements which survive. The court’s business consists of the presentment of ale-tasters, proceedings in three private suits, and orders of distraint against three men and two women in pleas of trespass brought by the lord. The court of 19 March 1548 begins with the names of the jury, ale-tasters’ presentments against 27 individuals for brewing whose amercements add up to 7s 6d; the Portreeve presents 20 people for allowing their pigs to wander in the streets – they are amerced 4d each; the constables of the peace present assaults, one with a thrasshell and a billhook; there follow two entries of process in private litigation, and the jury’s presentment of a mutual assault with fists; the court produced 16s 11d for the lord. The borough court includes the presentment by the ale-tasters of 12 brewers, each for a single brewing, and their amercement of 3d each; a plea of trespass with an inserted note of its compromise and the defendant’s amercement in 3s; the amercement of the bailiff for having failed to distrain two men and two women against whom the lord had brought pleas of trespass; and a plea of debt of 39s 11½d, the hallmark of an action in a local court where the limit was usually 40 shillings. The borough court produced 4s 3d for the lord; the total for the courts held in 1547-1548 is left blank. Bampton in Devon emerged as a borough between 1180 and 1210. A fair on St Luke’s day was granted to the rector in 1258, and a market and fair on the same day were granted to the lord of the manor in 1267. The few surviving manorial documents – and estreat roll of 1538-1541, a court book of 1850-1913 and a rent book of 1915-1926 – are all held by the Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust).This lot is subject to the Manorial Documents Rules 1959, 1963 and 1967, administered by The Historical Manuscripts Commission at The National Archives on behalf of the Master of the Rolls. Accordingly the purchasers of the documents lie under an obligation to notify the Secretary of the Commission of their acquisition and to provide details of where they will be kept. They may in no circumstances be removed from England and Wales without the prior consent of the Master of the Rolls.
* Letters Patents, 1586 & 1604. Pardon (letters patent), Westminster, 10 March 1604, The Crown granting a pardon to Lazarus Garth, gentleman, one of the cursitors of the Court of Chancery; by the Lord Chancellor by virtue of the king’s warrant, together with: Exemplification (letters patent) of a decree in the court of the Chamber of the Duchy of Lancaster; 10 June 1586, the Queen (on the relation of Wilfred Day and George Kettlestringe, the queen’s bailiffs) v William Watson the elder, William Watson the younger and William Preston, tenants and inhabitants of Thorpe; relates to the manor of Bongate in Yorkshire; plaint of replevin in the archbishop of York’s court at Ripon alleging taking in Ripon; ruled for the plaintiffs, and that no further actions of replevin in Bongate be sued in the archbishop’s court but in ‘the court of the common fee of Ripon’, unless the plaintiff be of the freehold of the archbishop or any person other than the queen’s tenants and farmers in the right of her Duchy, both vellum deeds in Latin, each with some dust soiling and a few light old stains, without tags or seals, 33 x 60 cm & 30 x 48 cm (Qty: 2)NOTESThe will of Lazarus Garth of Saint Dunstan in the West, London, gentleman, was proved in PCC on 10 Feb 1614 – TNA PROB 11/123/133; his wife Helen, ‘out of Chancery Lane’, was buried at St Dunstan’s on 5 Dec 1613, and Lazarus on 15 Nov 1613. For the cursitors, see C. J. Kitching, ‘ The cursitors’ office (1573–1813) and the corporation of the cursitors of chancery’; Journal of the Society of Archivists 7 (1982) 78-84.
* Recipe for Brewing Ale. Manuscript titled 'A Receipt for Yest', circa 1790, 28 lines, written in a neat hand on a single sheet, '1lb of hops, 32 quarts of water boil it 21/2 hours, strain the same when the scalding heat is gone off add 2 gallons ground malt, let this remain 31/2 hours again, strain it, set it with 2 quarts yest either the same sort or good home brewed, The first head that rises be sure to strain off and throw away. Be careful not to set the yeast to[o] warm', horizontally split in two at lower fold,, folds, slight toning, watermarked 'Pro Patria', folio, 32 x 20 cm (12.5 x 12 in), together with Recipe for Mustard Whey to relieve ailments. Manuscript titled 'To Make Mustard Whey', circa 1800, 14 lines, written in a neat hand on a single sheet, 'Take milk and water of each half a pint, bruised mustard seed an ounce and half, boil them together till the curd is perfectly separated; afterwards strain the whey through a cloth... and promotes the different secretions, hence in the low state of nervous fevers, it will supply the place of wine, it is of singular use in the chronic rheumatism, palsy, dropsy...', folds, one or two small stains, small 4to Coaching Inn Bill. Manuscript bill issued to Mr Morgan from R. Griffiths for meals and services provided at the West Gate House Inn, Newport, Monmouthshire, 6 August 1795, 11 suppers, 7 breakfasts, Beer, Cyder & Porter, sugar & lemon, servants eating & liquor, hay & corn, barber', the bill totals £4-0-10 reduced to £3-5-10 due to 5 bottles being refunded, folds, small splits, some soiling, small 4to, plus four others: A manuscript clothiers bill from Gilbert Rowe to Robert Childs for the supply of shoes and garters, 1703; A manuscript receipt for washing gloves. circa 1780; A manuscript receipt for artists to clean oil paintings and to make copel varnish, circa 1810 and a manuscript wine bill from wine merchant Cornelius Dutch to Hannah Munday for the supply of canary wine, old hock, champaine, maderia, totalling £3-9-9, folds, some light soiling (Qty: 7)
Clowes (William Laird). The Royal Navy. A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, 7 volumes, 1897-1903, photogravure frontispieces, numerous plates and illustrations, some light spotting, top edge gilt, original blue cloth gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, large 8vo, together with Cyril Field's Britain's Sea-Soldiers, 2 volumes only (of 4, extra-illustrated), 1924 and H.E. Blumberg's Britain's Sea Soldiers. A Record of the Royal Marines during the War 1914-1919, Devonport, 1927 (lacking map) (Qty: 10)
* Collingwood (Cuthbert, 1st Baron, 1748-1810). Autograph letter to Sir Evan Nepean, regarding the appointment of an agent for the prize ships taken at Trafalgar, on board HMS Queen off Cadiz, March 30, 1806, 3 pp., 'I did receive the letter from Mr Davison the copy of which you enclosed me - and am exceedingly sorry that he should have any disappointment on the subject of agency - but assure you it is not at all a thing of my doing - for I have never taken any part, or given myself the smallest concern about the appointment of agents - before Lord Nelson came out, my secretary was the agent for the flag eighth and got his proffits upon 172 £ which is all the prize money I have got since leaving England - various people were the agents for the several ships - when Lord Nelson came out and Mr Scott his secretary was appointed agent for the flag 1/8 - I received a note from him to say the Comm. in Chief having appointed him his agent - he hoped I would also - and if I am not mistaken the power was signed by Sr. Robt. Calder and myself, in Lord Nelson's cabbin - I do not remember ever having any conversation with Lord Nelson on the subject or ever having heard him mention Mr Davison - had Mr Scott lived he would certainly have been the agent - but on his death - while I was yet at sea I received a letter from Capt, Hervey of the Temeraire at Gibraltar - saying that several - (I believe all) the captains who were there, had agreed to appoint Mr Cosway their agent for the captured ships - I received their proposition as a great compliment to me...', concluding with 'Adml. Gravina is at last dead of his wounds and carried to Madrid to be buried', contemporary docket to verso, old folds and a few light stains, 4to (Qty: 1)NOTESPrize money from the Battle of Trafalgar was based on the proceeds from the four captured ships from the French and Spanish fleet: Swiftsure, Bahama, San Juan de Nepumuceno and San Ildefonso, plus the proceeds of bounty-bills on those ships destroyed in the battle, as announced in the London Gazette on March 28th 1807 by the two agents for the prizes Christopher Cooke and William Richard Cosway, addressed to all the officers, seamen and marines of the British Fleet present at Trafalgar. Cosway was Admiral Collingwood's secretary, and as this letter confirms, was appointed agent for the prizes by the other captains after the death of Nelson's own secretary, John Scott, on board HMS Victory durung the battle. Scott would otherwise naturally have been in charge of the distribution of prize money. Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron (1748-1810) served with distinction during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars with France and was second in command to Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, leading his squadron on board the Royal Sovereign which engaged the rear of the French-Spanish fleet. He assumed command of the Mediterranean Fleet thereafter but died at sea whilst sailing back to England, and was laid to rest near Lord Nelson in St. Paul's Cathedral. Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet (1752-1822) was a politician, colonial administrator and Commissioner of the Admiralty at this time, and later Governor of Bombay from 1812 to 1819. Admiral Federico Gravina (1756-1806), Commander of the Spanish Navy, served under French Admiral Villeneuve at the Battle of Trafalgar and was wounded aboard his flagship Principe de Asturias, finally succumbing to his wounds on the 9th May 1806. In a letter of August 1805, just weeks before the decisive battle on 21st October, Napoleon described Gravina as "all genius and decision in combat". British officers also held Gravina in high esteem, as prior to the Franco-Spanish pact ushered in by the Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1796, he had served alongside Admiral Hood at the Siege of Toulon (1793), and in the same year had even visited Portsmouth to study British naval methods and tactics.
* Croft (Sir John 'Jack', 1st Baronet, 1778-1862). Autograph letter to Sir Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay (1779-1845), envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at Lisbon, Sabugal, 6 March, 1812, 2 pp., '... the militiamen and persons non military of the Districts of Sabugal y Touro entitled to participate in the distribution of cattle have this day received their proportion of the number allocated to the Commarca of Castello Branco. There is not any civil hospital in this town or Touro. The inhabitants of these districts have not yet received their proportion of the seed corn designed for the Commarca of Castello Branco. Their proportion of the money for orphan children is not yet arrived. I return to Guarda tomorrow', the first letter with some light marginal toning and small chips and tears, folds, together with a 3 pp. letter from Frederick Croft to a Mr Hamilton, 15 October 1813, regarding an account for wine sent to Sir Charles Stuart, and a bill for three hogsheads (£90), folio (Qty: 3)NOTESJohn 'Jack' Croft, a member of the House of Croft port-wine merchants, initially embarked upon a scientific career, first assisting Humphry Davy and then botanist Joseph Banks in 1803, and was later admitted to the Royal Society. He met Sir Charles Stuart (1779-1845), British envoy to Portugal, in 1810 during the Peninsular War and was recruited to gather intelligence on French troop movements along the north coast of Spain, from Corunna to the French border. He travelled incognito and set up a network of agents who submitted reports which were then couriered back to Stuart, sorted and passed on to the Duke of Wellington. In 1811 Croft was appointed joint leader of the Distribution Fund, set up by the British Government to provide relief to villagers in the war-torn areas of Portugal. For this he was awarded the Order of the Tower and Sword in 1814 by the Portuguese regent and made a baronet four years later.
Desbrière (Édouard). The Naval Campaign of 1805. Trafalgar, translated and edited by Constance Eastwick, 1st English edition, 2 volumes, Oxford University Press, 1933, frontispiece to volume I, 19 folding maps contained in rear pockets, light offsetting to half titles, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed at spine ends else bright copy, 8vo (Qty: 2)NOTESFirst published in Paris in 1907. Regarded as the defining account of the Battle of Trafalgar, with volume II containing reports and letters from the French and Spanish officers.
Lawson (Sir John). Two Letters from Vice-Admiral John Lawson, the one to the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, The other, to the Honourable the Commissioners for the Militia of the City of London. Dated December the 28, 1659, London: James off Gravesend, 1659, single sheet broadside, previously folded, edges toned, a few light spots, sheet size 36.8 x 27.3 cm (14.5 x 11 in), together with: ibid., A Declaration of Vice-Admiral John Lawson; Commander in Chief of the Fleet in the narrow Seas, by Authority of Parliament; With the Commanders of the several ships now with him in the Downes, in order to the Removal of the Interruption that is put upon the Parliament, the 13th of October last, London: Signed on board the James in the Downes, the 13th of December, 1659, single sheet broadside, previously folded, somewhat toned and spotted, sheet size 36.3 x 26.4 cm (14.25 x 10.5 in) (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: Estate of John Lawson (1932-2019), bookseller. ESTC R211413 (four copies) & R219239 (ten copies); Wing L721 & L718. Two rare broadsides illuminating a key episode in the chaotic events leading up the Restoration following Richard Cromwell's forced recall of the Rump Parliament. 'After the military junta of Lambert and Fleetwood had seized power, with the full support of all his captains, Lawson brought the fleet of twenty-two warships up to Gravesend to blockade the capital. In mid-winter he had the means to starve and freeze London into submission. On Christmas day 1659 Fleetwood abdicated and thereby opened the way not only to the return of the Rump but eventually to the restoration of the monarchy ... By April Lawson at last realized that the republic was bankrupt and that of the choices facing the country—anarchy, military dictatorship, or monarchy—the last was the least worst. Still, his reluctant acceptance of the Restoration was a necessary condition of its smooth achievement; he alone commanded the loyalty of the Channel Fleet' (ODNB).
Ralfe (James). The Naval Chronology of Great Britain; or, an Historical Account of Naval and Maritime Events, from the Commencement of the War in 1803, to the end of the year 1816, 3 volumes, London: Whitmore & Fenn, 1820, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, 59 uncoloured aquatint plates, subscribers list, one or two plates close-trimmed, some light offsetting and spotting, all edges gilt, later navy-blue half morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, joints and edges a little rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 3)NOTESAbbey Life 342; Sabin 67602; Tooley 392.
Royal Navy. Four broadsides, 1711-18, comprising: 1. To the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament assembled, the case of the widows, orphans, and aged mothers of sons, who ... were unfortunately lost in His Majesty’s ship the Sorlings, on the 17th of December, 1717, [London, 1718?], single sheet, caption title and docket title, stab sewing holes to gutter margin, folio, 2. The case of a great number of seamen, belonging to His Majesty’s Royal Navy, and of the wives and poor families of many of them, who are still in His Majesty’s service. And also, of the poor Widows of many that have been kill'd, or dy'd in the Service, during the late War..., [London: 1718], single sheet, caption title and docket title, stab sewing holes to gutter margin, folio, and other broadsides & tracts including: 3. The Office-Keepers Answer to a Scandalous Reflection on them by the Societies of the Mines-Royal, &c., [London, 1715?], single sheet, caption title and docket title, sewing holes to gutter margin, dampstained, folio, 4. A Bill for the Relief of the Creditors and Proprietors of the Company of the Mine Adventurers, by Establishing a Method for settling the Differences between the Company and their Creditors, and for Uniting them, in order to an effectual Working of the Mines of the said Company, [London, 1711], caption and docket title, light toning and spotting, disbound folio, together with: Steele (Richard) , The Importance of Dunkirk Considered; in a letter from Sir Richard Steele, Knt. to the Worshipful Mr. John Snow, bailiff of Stockbridge, [London?, 1716?], [2]pp., caption title, horizontal fold at foot and excised to gutter margin, folio, and one other defective broadside, (Reasons humbly offer'd to the Honourable House of Commons, for passing a clause to encourage the seamen, 1705, single sheet, cropped at head with loss of title and some text) (Qty: 6)NOTESESTC T17373 (one copy only: British Library), T17374 (one copy: British Library), T17271 (two copies), T84779 (five copies), T143135 (three copies); Hanson 2456, 2405, 2836, 1285, N/A. HMS Sorlings, a fifth-rate naval vessel of 42 cannons, was wrecked on the Dutch coast of East Friesland on the 17th December 1717. The second work relates to the distress of naval servicemen and their families and widows caused by arrears of pay in the wake of the War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1712), between Britain and France.
Mitford (Major R.C.W.). To Kaubul with the Cavalry Brigade. A Narrative of personal experiences with the Force under General Sir F.S. Roberts, 1st edition, W.H. Allen & Co., 1881, 6 lithographed plates, folding map at rear, 48-page publisher's catalogue at rear, dated January 1881, original red cloth gilt, rubbed and some light marks, a little fraying to head of spine and outer corners, 8vo (Qty: 1)
Hamley (Edward Bruce). The Operations of War Explained and Illustrated, 1st edition, William Blackwood & Sons, 1866, 17 folding maps and plans, original blue-green chalk-glazed endpapers, with bookplate of Lord Northwick to front pastedown, original blind-decorated cloth gilt, very slightly rubbed and spine lightly faded, large 8vo, together with Home (Major Robert). A Precis of Modern Tactics, 1st edition, 1873, monochrome heliotype frontispiece depicting the Battle of Marengo, 25 mostly single-page plates (one with overlays), original blue cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, large 8vo, plus Jackson (Robert). A View of the Formation, Discipline, and Economy of Armies, 3rd edition, revised, with a memoir of his life and services, Parker, Fernevall and Parker, 1845, lithographed portrait frontispiece, original blindstamped green cloth, some marks to covers and faded to brown on spine and outer edges, 8vo, and Soady (France James), Lessons of War as Taught by the Great Masters and Others; selected and arranged from the various operations of war, 1st edition, William H. Allen & Co., 1870, some spotting to preliminary leaves, bookplate of James Frederick Lewis, Royal Engineers to front pastedown, partly broken on inner hinges, original red cloth gilt, rubbed and marked with some light stains, large 8vo, plus two others related: Modern Tactics by Captain H. R. Gall, 3rd edition, revised, with new maps, W.H. Allen & Co., 1894, & The Theory of War illustrated by numerous examples from military history, by Lieutenant-Colonel P.L. MacDougall, 3rd edition, 1862 (bookplate of Lord Northwick to front pastedown), both original cloth gilt in generally good condition, 8vo (Qty: 6)
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