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Preisdatenbank abonnierenAcerbi (Joseph). Travels through Sweden, Finland and Lapland to the North Cape in years 1798 and 1799, 2 volumes, 1802, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding engraved map, 15 engraved plates, including five hand-coloured, some light offsetting and spotting, small presentation inscription, 1859, to front endpapers, contemporary half calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 4to (Qty: 2)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Barrow (John). Some Account of the Public Life, and a Selection from the Unpublished Writings, of the Earl of Macartney, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1807, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, offset to title, some light spotting and toning, bound without volume I half title, bookplates, previous owner signature of Lady Popham (of Littlecote House?), contemporary tree calf gilt, a little rubbed with small areas of worming to covers, 4to (Qty: 2)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Wild (John James). At Anchor. A Narrative of Experiences Afloat and Ashore during the Voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" from 1872 to 1876, 1st edition, 1878, double page colour map, 12 mounted chromolithographed plates, scattered light spotting, a few pink stains to endpapers, all edges gilt, original green pictorial cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 4to (Qty: 1)Spence 1258. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Wilkinson (John Gardner). Dalmatia and Montenegro; with a Journey to Mostar in Herzegovina, and remarks on the Slavonic nations; the History of Dalmatia and Ragusa; the Uscocs &c., 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1848, half title for volume II only , folding map, seven tinted lithograph plates (two folding with small reinforcements to verso), seven wood-engraved plates, two folding tables, one or two repaired tears, light offsetting to titles, contemporary calf gilt, small repairs at head of upper joints, 8vo (Qty: 2)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Willyams (Cooper). A Voyage up the Mediterranean in His Majesty's Ship the Swiftsure, one of the Squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson... with a description of the Battle of the Nile on the First of August 1798, and a detail of events that occurred subsequent to the Battle in various parts of the Mediterranean, 1st edition, 1802, folding aquatint map, 41 sepia aquatint plates and plan, title, engraved dedication and first two preface leaves repaired, a little light spotting and toning, hinges reinforced, contemporary half calf, rebacked with original spine relaid, corners repaired, a little rubbed, 4to (Qty: 1)Abbey Travel 196 (large-paper copy); Blackmer 1813. Willyams served as chaplain aboard the Swiftsure during the Battle of the Nile, of which he provides an eyewitness account.
Wilson (Robert Thomas). History of the British Expedition to Egypt; to which is subjoined, a sketch of the present state of that country and its means of defence, 1st edition, 1802, engraved portrait frontispiece of Sir Ralph Abercrombie, three folding engraved maps with partial hand-colouring, folding table, a little light spotting and offsetting, light marginal soiling to portrait, bookplate of Baron Grantham, contemporary speckled calf gilt, 'Newby Hall' stamped in gilt to upper cover, spine a little faded, 4to (Qty: 1)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Zulu War. Narrative of the Field Operations Connected with the Zulu War of 1879, [by John Rothwell], HMSO, 1881, 7 folding maps contained in rear pocket (one with small loss at one corner, another with repaired folds and library stamp), 10 sketch maps, some folding, in text, folding table, repair to title and front endpaper and library stamp erased, some light spotting and toning, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed and scuffed with shelf number at foot of spine, 8vo (Qty: 1)Raugh 161. Uncommon, the 1907 reprint being more usually encountered. 'This "official history" of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War was published in a print run of 1,500 copies, after an initial issue of 2,000 copies was reportedly suppressed. It is an invaluable reference' (Raugh). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
* Colonial School. Government House, St. Michael Parish, Bridgetown, Barbados, circa 1830-50, watercolour on thick wove paper, the oval scene showing Government House and gardens with a native family group in the centre foreground, some light discolouration, 60 x 92 cm (23 x 36 ins), verre églomise border, period gilt gesso frame, glazed (Qty: 1)From the arrival in 1625 of the first English settlers led by Captain John Powell, Barbados was a British colony which quickly established across the island thriving sugar plantations supported by the introduction of the slave trade. Government House, built in 1702 as the main residence for a Quaker sugar plantation, was leased and bought by the British, and became the Governor's residence. The first colonial Governor of the island was Henry Powell, brother of Captain John Powell. Between 1833 and 1885, Barbados became the administrative centre of the newly formed colony of the Windward Islands, the present watercolour view showing the house and surrounding area as it would have been in the early years of this era.
Dalzel (Archibald). The History of Dahomy, an Inland Kingdom of Africa; compiled from Authentic Memoirs; with an Introduction and Notes, 1st edition, London: Printed for the Author by T. Spilsbury & Son, 1793, folding engraved map frontispiece (short closed tear and fraying to fore-edge margin), 6 engraved plates, title inscribed 'William Shaw from his friend George Dalzel Dec. 1833' and 'Given to John Archibald Shaw by his Uncle William Shaw, June 1859', C2 torn across lower outer blank corner, O2 with long horizontal closed tear repaired with transparent paper tape, occasional light dampstains, near contemporary half calf gilt, some wear to head & foot of spine and extremities, 4to (Qty: 1)Together with a small selection of mid/late 19th century carte de viste photographs and genealogical notes relating to the Dalzel Dickson and Shaw family etc.
Nares, Captain Sir G.S. Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-6 in H.M. Ships 'Albert' and 'Discovery', 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1878, two folding maps (one repaired to verso with small loss), six mounted Woodburytype photographs, illustrations, 32 pp. publisher's catalogue at end, a little light spotting and toning, original green cloth, volume I rebacked with original spine relaid, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with, Rich, E.E. The History of the Hudson's Bay Company 1670-1870, 2 volumes, Hudson's Bay Record Society, 1958-59, colour frontispieces, folding map, partly unopened, map endpapers, previous owner inscription of Michael Browne Rich to half titles, top edge gilt, original blue cloth, spines faded, 8vo, limited edition number 6, together with two other Hudson's Bay Record Society publications: Cumberland House Journals and Inland Journal 1775-82, 2 volumes, First and Second Series, 1951-52, limited edition 1033, and John Rae's Correspondence with the Hudson's Bay Company on Arctic Exploration 1844-1855, 1953, limited edition, this copy unumbered, volumes XIV, XV, XVI, XXI & XXII of The Hudson's Bay Record Society series (Qty: 7)
O'Donovan (Edmond). The Merv Oasis. Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian during the Years 1879-80-81, including Five Months' Residence among the Tekkés of Merv, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1882, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece with tissue guard to volume 1, lithographic frontispiece ('Seal of the principal cadi of Merw') printed in blue to volume 2, 10 plates, 5 maps and plans, including one large folding map in end-pocket, 4 pp. advertisements to rear of volume 1, light spotting to endpapers and half-titles, very faint marginal tide-marks to frontispiece of volume 1, ink-stamps (J. Herbert Lewis) to front pastedowns, original brown pebble-grain cloth, a few splash-marks to top edges, 8vo (Qty: 2)One of the few 19th-century English-language accounts of what is now Turkmenistan.
Rennie (David Field). Bhotan and the Story of the Dooar War, including Sketches of a Three Months' Residence in the Himalayas, and Narrative of a Visit to Bhotan in May 1865, 1st edition, John Murray, 1866, half-title, 4 wood-engraved plates including frontispiece, similar vignettes to title-pages and text, folding lithographic map, 2 pp. advertisements to front, 32 pp. advertisements to rear, initial advertisement leaf chipped with partial loss of text verso, half-title slightly spotted, short closed tear to folding map, pink coated endpapers, binder's ticket to rear pastedown, original green cloth, light wear to spine-ends and tips, 8vo (Qty: 1)A bright, unrestored copy.
Sonnerat (Pierre). Voyage aux indes orientales et à la Chine, fair par ordre du roi, depuis 1774, jusqu'en 1781, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Paris: chez l'auteur, 1782, half-titles, 138 engraved plates after Sonnerat (of 140: lacking plate 80 and one plate in the sequence 119-122, the numbering erratic), nearly all double-page, ink-stamps to half-titles, variable light browning, mainly to text, occasional superficial spill-burns, volume 1 quire 2F spotted, a few other spots and marks, engraved armorial bookplates (of a French marquis, the name effaced), contemporary French cat's-paw calf, gilt spines, rubbed, some minor wear, 4to (25 x 18.5 cm) (Qty: 2)Cordier Sinica 2102 (preferring this edition to the 1806 reprint owing to the quality of the plates); Cox I p. 300; Nissen IVB 886; Wood 1782 ('A classic record of natural history explorations and discoveries in the Far East'); Zimmer p. 597 (volume 2 only). Sonnerat visited southern Africa, Mauritius, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Malacca, the Philippines, Burma, and the Moluccas, as well as India and China. The plates depict natural history subjects, local peoples and customs, and views.
* Tibet. A collection of six costume watercolours, circa 1900, watercolour on artist's board, each showing one or two figures in national or ceremonial dress, each monogrammed in ink to lower right 'CL' and titled to lower left, some light spotting and marks (one with tiny paint flecks), each 19 x 13.5cm (7.5 x 5.25ins) (Qty: 6)Titles are as follows: 'Devil Dancers' (two so titled, each with a different image); 'Monk with prayer wheel'; 'Krishna'; 'The Tibetan Fruit Seller'; 'Koot Hoomi with ceremonial hat'.
Tully (Miss). Letters written during a Ten Years' Residence at the Court of Tripoli; published from the Originals in the Possession of the Family of the late Richard Tully, the British Consul: comprising Authentic Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Reigning Bashaw, his Family, and Other Persons of Distiction; also, an Account of the Domestic Manners of the Moors, Arabs, and Turks, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, for Henry Colburn, 1819, half-title to volume 2, 7 hand-coloured aquatint plates, folding map, light offsetting, armorial bookplates of the Thorold baronets of Syston Park, monogram book-labels 'J H T' (Sir John Hayford Thorold, 10th Baronet, 1773-1831), later book-labels of Sefik Atabey (see note), contemporary straight-grain pink calf by R. Storr of Grantham for Sir John Hayford Thorold, gilt spines with twin olivine morocco labels, joints rubbed, 8vo (21.4 x 12.4 cm) (Qty: 2)Atabey 1242 (this copy; illustrated); Blackmer 1682; cf. Abbey Travel 299 & 301, and Tooley 493-4. Ramsden Outside London p. 157 for the binder. 'According to the introduction these letters were written by the ... sister-in-law of Richard Tully, British consul at Tripoli from 1873 to 1793 ... The work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seraglio ... The very attractive plates depict genre scenes and costumes (Blackmer). The library of the Thorold baronets at Syston Park, Lincolnshire, was sold by Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge in December 1884.
Belcher (Edward). Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, performed in Her Majesty's Ship Sulphur, during the years 1836-1842, including details of the Naval Operations in China from Dec. 1840, to Nov. 1841, 2 volumes, 1st edition, henry Colburn, 1843, three folding engraved maps contained in volume I front pocket, 19 engraved plates, illustrations, 16 pp, advertisements at end of volume I, some light spotting and toning, manuscript lists referring to 'copy rule 16', regarding the quality of the plates therein, dated 1843, at front of each volume, original green blindstamped cloth, rebacked with original spines relaid, a little rubbed with light stains, 8vo (Qty: 2)Sabin 4390.Belcher's intention was to survey the Pacific coasts of North and South America, as well as the Pacific basin, the Sulphur took part in the First Opium War between 1840-41.
London. London (Illustrated). A Complete of the places of amusement, objects of interest, parks, clubs, markets, docks, principal railway routes, leading hotels, and also a directory in a concise form of first class reliable houses in the various branches of the trade, eighth year of publication, Henry Herbert, 1879, numerous advertisement leaves within chromolithographed borders, 13 with mounted albumen prints (faded), map of the Metropolitan Railway/Distric Railway (frayed margins) loosely inserted, a little slight soiling, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt, light mottled staining to lower cover, corner wear, large 8vo (Qty: 1)
Measom (George). The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Western Railway, including the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton, and Chester and Holyhead lines, and Isle of Man, 1st edition, Richard Griffin & Co., [1860], engraved frontispiece, numerous wood engraved illustrations, including some full-page, bound with The Official Illustrated Guide to the Bristol and Exeter, North and South Devon, Cornwall, and South Wales Railways, 1st edition, Richard Griffin & Co., [1860], numerous wood engraved illustrations, 233 pages of trade advertisements at rear, including one folding leaf at end, many with woodcut illustrations, occasional marks and light soiling, original gilt-decorated blindstamped dark blue cloth, heavily rubbed, recased with original spine laid down, some wear to board edges, thick 8vo, together with Marshall (C.F. Dendy), A History of the Southern Railway, published by The Southern Railway Company, 1936, 4 colour plates, several folding plans, numerous monochrome illustrations, including many after photographs, modern green half morocco gilt, large 8vo, with an A5 printed broadside or message to Southern Railway Men and Women from the Southern Railway Company, dated 6th June 1944, stating 'The British Empire has now embarked on the greatest adventure in its history... our soldiers, sailors and airmen count on us to deliver all they need til victory is won', loosely inserted (Qty: 2)
Belzoni (Giovanni Battista). Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations, in Egypt and Nubia; and of a Journey to the Coast of the Red Sea, in search of the Ancient Berenice; and another to the Oasis of Jupiter Ammon, 2nd edition, 1821, lithographed portrait frontispiece, folding map (reinforced at gutter), engraved plate, some light spotting, bookplate, contemporary calf gilt, rebacked with original spine relaid, a little rubbed, 4to (Qty: 1)Blackmer 116. Without the atlas volume. First published in 1820. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Surtees (Robert). The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham , 4 volumes, 1st edition, 1816-40, 82 engraved plates including one not in list ('Raby Castle' after J. M. W. Turner, bound in volume II), some spotting to plates (generally light), four plates in volume IV with worm trail (image affected on three plates), remaining plates in volume IV with minor worm holes, intermittent dampstaining to some blank margins, scarce early ink annotations, volume II with original ink manuscript sales receipt loosely inserted, volume III with front free endpaper and following three leaves nearly detached, several hinges cracked, rough-trimmed, original publisher's boards, worn, volume III both boards detached, volume IV joints splitting (but board attachment secure), all spine ends plus tail section of volume III spine lacking, folio (Qty: 4)
Bartoli (Pietro Santi & Bellori , Giovanni Pietro). Columna Cochlis M. Aurelio Antonino Augusto Dicata..., Rome: Dominici de Rubeis, 1704, engraved title, full-page engraved dedication leaf, and 72 etched plates (of 80), lacking plates 4, 5, 40, and 73-77, five plates detached (one creased and frayed to fore-edge, the others cut down), plate 69 with pencil sketch of men and horse to lower blank margin, final plate (Tab.III) with some loss to blank fore-margin and laid down to rear free endpaper, some dust-soiling and marks (especially to title-page), occasional light creasing and marginal tears, lacking front free endpaper, stitching partially broken, contemporary calf, heavily worn and with spine lacking, large oblong folio . (Qty: 1)Brunet I, 758.
[Bruce, J. Collingwood]. A Descriptive Catalogue of Antiquities, chiefly British, at Alnwick Castle, printed for private distribution, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1880, chromolithographed and monochrome plates, some double-page, letterpress illustrations, occasional light marginal spotting, a few plates with water-stain to upper blank margin, marbled endpapers, hinges split, all edges gilt, contemporary brown morocco, rubbed and some wear with joints cracked, square folio, together with Mortimer (J.R.) , Forty Years' Researches in British and Saxon Burial Mounds of East Yorkshire..., 1st edition, 1905, colour and black & white plates, letterpress illustrations, folding table, frontispiece and title spotted, front pastedown with signature of Graham Webster (as well as his bookplate), original cloth, marked, spine faded and slightly frayed to extremities in places, 4to, plus Smith (Charles Roach & Elliott, James) , Report on Excavations Made on the Site of the Roman Castrum at Lyme, in Kent, in 1850... With Notes on the Original Plan of the Castrum, and on the Ancient State of the Romney Marshes, printed for the subscribers to the excavations, 1852, folding etched frontispiece (spotted), nine plates, one hand-coloured, letterpress illustrations, title-page toned, original printed wrappers, dust-soiled, spine titled in early manuscript and frayed at ends, upper cover with early manuscript name and small circular label, small 4to, plus 16 others related, including: Excavations on Rockbourne Down, Hampshire, 1914, and Excavations at East Grimstead, Wiltshire, 1924, both by Heywood Summer; Warrington's Roman Remains, by Thomas May, 1904; and The History of Nettleham, by Florence L. Baker, 1957, with autograph letter signed from the author to Mr. Webster loosely inserted (Qty: 19)Some volumes with the bookplate of Graham Webster.
Manning (W.H., editor). Report on the Excavations at Usk, 5 volumes, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1979-1993, plates (some folding) and letterpress illustrations, one volume inscribed by the editor to Graham Webster, and several pieces of related correspondence loosely inserted, original cloth in dust jackets, some light marks and edge-fraying, 4to, together with Zienkiewicz (J. David) , The Legendary Fortress Baths at Caerleon, 2 volumes, Cardiff: National Museum of Wales, 1986, numerous plates (some colour, some folding) and illustrations, original boards in dust jackets (slightly rubbed), plus Stead (I.M.) , Excavations at Winterton Roman Villa and other Roman Sites in North Lincolnshire 1958-1967, 1976, plates (some folding) and illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, plus others related, including: Watermills and Military Works on Hadrian's Wall, by F. Gerald Simpson, 1976; Excavations at Camerton, Somerset, by W.J. Wedlake, 1958; The Roman Fort at South Shields, Excavation of the Defences 1977-1981, by Roger Miket; and Roman Sculpture from the North West Midlands, by Martin Henig, with contributions by Graham Webster and Thomas Blagg, 2004 (Qty: 43)
Roy (William). The Military Antiquities of the Romans in Britain, 1793, 50 engraved maps and plates only (of 51, lacking plate XXXVII), one or two repairs to verso, list of subscribers at end, some light water stains and spotting, later cloth, a little rubbed with light marks, folio, together with Ancient Wiltshire, by Sir R.C. Hoare, Parts I-III only, Ancient Wiltshire Northern District Part I only & Ancient Wiltshire Roman Aera Part II only, 1810-21, numerous engraved maps and plates, occasional light spotting, original boards, spines lacking, covers detached with some edge wear, folio, plus Daniel & Samuel Lysons's Magna Britannia, volume I only (Bedfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire), 1806 (lacking one Bedfordshire plate XII), and Lapidarium Septentrionale: or a description of the Monuments of Roman Rule in the North of England, published by the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, parts I-V, Newcastle, 1870-75, plus Chronologia in Titi Livii Historiam, 1568, some worming to lower margin, bound in contemporary limp vellum, folio (Qty: 14)
Brooke (James). Narrative of Events in Borneo and Celebes, down to the Occupation of Labuan... Together with a Narrative of the Operations of H.M.S. Iris. by Captain Rodney Mundy, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1848, 18 plates, a few tinted lithographs, five folding maps (one coloured, one with short closed tear), bound without advertisements, a little light spotting and toning, previous owner signature to titles, bookplates, contemporary half calf gilt, 8voProvenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Bewick (Thomas). A History of British Birds, [Land & Water Birds], 2 volumes, 3rd & 2nd editions, Newcastle: Printed by Edward Walker for T. Bewick, 1805, large-paper copy, numerous wood engraved illustrations and vignettes, occasional light spotting, bookplate of Thomas Holme Maude to upper pastedowns, contemporary dark green half straight grain morocco gilt by S. Tyson, large 8vo, together with: ibid., A General History of Quadrupeds, 4th edition, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1800, Imperial paper copy, numerous wood engraved vignette illustrations, 20th century half calf by John Maclaren & Son of Edinburgh, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, large 8vo, ibid., A Memoir of Thomas Bewick, Written by Himself, Newcastle-upon-Tyne & London, 1862, wood engraved frontispiece, plates and vignette illustrations, occasional minor spotting, bookplate of Constance Herbert to front pastedown, contemporary dark green half morocco, gilt decorated spine, joints slightly rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 4)Roscoe 18b & 19b (British Birds), 4a (Quadrupeds).
Curtis (William). Botanical Magazine, or the Flower Garden Displayed, 3 volumes, circa 1800-1820's, 374 hand-coloured engraved plates, several folding, one volume with each plate with Latin name in manuscript and renumbered at top margin, lacking all text, one without title, a little minor offsetting, one volume all edges gilt in contemporary green morocco (spine faded), two volumes in half calf with two covers detached, one spine defective, together with The Botanic Garden, by Benjamin Maund, volume IV only, 1831-2, 24 hand-coloured engraved plates, some light spotting and soiling, contemporary half calf gilt, small 4to, with three others including Samuel Curtis's General Indexes of the Plants contained in the first fifty-three volumes of the Botanical Magazine, 1828 and two others by Maund (Qty: 7)
Broughton (Thomas Duer). Letters written in a Mahratta Camp during the Year 1809, descriptive of the character, manners, domestic habits and religious ceremonies of the Mahrattas, 1st edition, 1813, half title, 10 hand-coloured aquatint plates, some light offsetting and a few spots, bookplate, original cloth-backed boards, spine a little faded with label rubbed, one corner repaired, 4to (Qty: 1)Abbey Travel 433; Colas 454. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Humphreys (Henry Noel, & John Obadiah Westwood). British Butterflies and their Transformations, 1st edition, William Smith, 1841, half-title, 43 hand-coloured lithographic plates including additional vignette title, tissue-guards, variable marginal spotting, occasional light finger-soiling, modern cloth, 4to (28.5 x 21.5 cm), together with: ibid., British Moths and their Transformations, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, William S. Orr and Co., 1849, 124 hand-coloured lithographic plates, tissue-guards, a few plates slightly spotted, a clean copy overall, all edges gilt, modern dark red half morocco, 4to (27.5 x 20.6 cm) (Qty: 3)Freeman 3951-2; Nissen ZBI 2049-50.
Linnaeus (Carl), Systema naturae ... editio multo auctior et emendatior, 9th edition, Leiden: Theodor Haak, 1756, 8 engraved plates, title-page and dedication leaf slightly browned in margins, contemporary cat's-paw calf, gilt spine, red morocco label, joints rubbed, 8vo (20 x 12.5 cm), together with: Linnaeus (Carl, contributor). Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick. Translated from the Latin, with Notes by Benj[amin] Stillingfleet, 1st edition, R. and J. Dodsley [and others], 1759, slightly toned, light spotting to first and last quires including title-page, engraved bookplate of Charles Yorke (1722-1770; see note), contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine worn, joints cracked, headcaps chipped, 8vo (20.5 x 12.5 cm) (Qty: 2)Soulsby 57 & 1319; ESTC T81083 and Freeman 3589 for the second item. This ninth edition of the Systema is based on the seventh, with additions. The second item is considered 'the first fundamental treatise on the principles of Linnaeus published in England' (Soulsby), comprising seven treatises 'published by several ingenious members of ... the university of Upsal in Sweden, under the presidence of Linnaeus' (Stillingfleet's preface), the first of which is by Linnaeus himself. Provenance (second item): Charles Yorke (1722-1770), lord chancellor.
Sweet (Robert), Geraniaceae. The Natural of Gerania, illustrated by coloured figures and descriptions; comprising the numerous and beautiful mule-varieties cultivated in the gardens of Great Britain, with directions for their treatment, volumes 1 & 2 only, printed for James Ridgway, 1820-22 & 1822-24, 200 hand-coloured engraved botanical plates by J. Watts after E.D. Smith, together with part of volume 3 bound in at the end of the second volume, without title page, but containing 36 hand-coloured engraved botanical plates, the engravings numbered 1-236, light oval inkstamp of the Botanic Garden Cambridge dated 15 March 1945 to upper outer corner of several plates and to endpapers of both volumes, bookplate removed from front pastedown, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spines, a little rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 2)Nissen BBI 1926. Sweet published five volumes in total of his Geraniaceae between 1820 and 1830, containing a total of 501 coloured plates.
Walton (Izaak & Cotton, Charles). The Complete Angler, or Contemplative Man's Recreation: being a discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing. In two parts, [8th edition, being Bagster's 2nd edition], London: Samuel Bagster, 1815, engraved portrait frontispiece to each part, additional engraved title and 12 plates (including two plates of music), illustrations to text, occasional spotting and offsetting, slight worm holes & trail to lower blank margins of last few leaves, upper hinge repaired, contemporary speckled calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, joints slightly cracked and neatly repaired at head & foot, 8vo (Coigney, 211), together with Fisher (P., pseud.; Davies, George Christopher) , The Angler's Souvenir, new edition, Frederick Warne & Co., [1877], engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title and 31 plates, wood engraved border illustrations throughout, some toning and light spotting, Trent College prize bookplate to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, Trent College gilt embossed emblem to upper board, spine rubbed and upper board detached, 8vo, with Akerman (John Yonge) , Spring-Tide; or, The Angler and his Friends, 2nd edition, Richard Bentley, 1852, engraved portrait frontispiece and 6 plates, book label of Arthur Howard Thompson to upper pastedown, top edge gilt, late 19th/early 20th century dark green half morocco by W. Roach of New York, gilt decorated spine, extremities slightly rubbed, small 8vo (Qty: 3)Provenance: The Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Campbell (Walter). The Old Forest Ranger; or, Wild Sports of India on the Neilgherry Hills, in the Jungles, and on the Plains, 2nd edition, 1845, half-title, sepia lithograph frontispiece, additional title and six plates, few wood engraved illustrations, some spotting and occasional dampstains, near contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, 4to, together with Baker (Samuel W.) , Wild Beasts and their ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, 2 volumes, 1890, half-titles, wood engraved frontispieces and plates, some light spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, 20th century dark green half calf, gilt decorated spines (slightly faded), 8vo (Qty: 3)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Carr (John). A Northern Summer; or Travels round the Baltic, through Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Prussia, and part of Germany in the year 1804, 1st edition, 1805, 11 sepia aquatint plates, some light toning, previous owner inscription erased from title, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 4to (Qty: 1)Abbey Travel 73. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Cochelet (Charles). Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Sophia, on the 30th of May, 1819, on the Western Coast of Africa, and of the captivity of a part of the crew in the desert of Sahara, printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co., 1822, folding engraved map (some marks to margins and general light browning), 7 aquatint plates, including 3 folding, modern calf-backed marbled boards, 8vo, together with [Macgregor, Sir Duncan]. A Narrative of the Loss of the Kent East Indiaman, by fire, in the Bay of Biscay, on the 1st March, 1825, third edition, with additions, Edinburgh, Waugh and Innes, 1825, half-title, light scattered spotting, 6 pages of publisher's adverts at end, rough-trimmed, original boards with printed paper label to spine, rubbed and some wear, mostly to upper joint, 8vo, plus Morrison (R.J.). Narrative of the Loss of the Rothsay Castle, Steam Packet, in Beaumaris Bay, on the night of the 17th August, 1831, published by Simpkin and Marshall..., 1831, folding lithographic chart frontispiece (repaired and relined), some minor marks and light soiling, contemporary black half calf, rubbed, 8vo, and [Dalyell, Sir John Graham]. Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea; or historical narratives of the most noted calamaties and providential deliverances, which have resulted from maritime enterprise: with a sketch of various expedients for preserving the lives of mariners, 3 volumes, Edinburgh, 1812, engraved folding map frontispiece of the Eastern Hemisphere facing title of first volume, with some overall spotting, occasional marks elsewhere, contemporary half calf, now with modern rebacks, 8vo, plus two others similar (Loss of the Lady Hobart Packet; of the Hon. East India Company's ship Cabalva; and of the Centaur and Litchfield men-of-war, printed for C. & J. Rivington, 1824, & Perils and Captivity; comprising the sufferings of the Picard Family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816. Narrative of the Captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785, Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770, Edinburgh, Constable & Co., 1827) (Qty: 8)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Cochrane (John Dundas). Narrative of a Pedestrian Journey through Russia and Siberian Tartary, from the Frontiers of China to the Frozen Sea and Kamtchatka, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1824, hand-coloured aquatint frontispieces, three folding maps (one repaired to verso), four engraved plates, some offsetting and light spotting, contemporary calf gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Scandinavian Adventures, during a Residence of Upwards of Twenty Years, Representing sporting incidents, and subjects of natural history, and devices for entrapping wild animals, by Llewellyn Lloyd, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1854, colour map and 12 tinted lithograph plates, illustrations, a little minor spotting, contemporary leaving Eton presentation inscription at front of volume I, contemporary patterned calf gilt, joints slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Frederic Leopold Stolberg's Travels through Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Sicily, 4 volumes, 2nd edition, 1797 (lacking all plates) (Qty: 8)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Cochrane (Charles Stuart). Journal of a Residence and Travels in Colombia, during the years 1823 and 1824, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1825, folding engraved maps (reinforced to verso), two hand-coloured aquatint frontispieces, some offsetting and light soiling, previous owner signature of Sir Thomas Lethbridge (1778-1849) to titles, contemporary calf, volume I spine repaired at head, spines a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Hall (Basil). Extracts from a Journal written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, in the years 1820, 1821, 1822, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Edinburgh, 1824, folding engraved map (offset to title), some light spotting, contemporary diced calf gilt, light stains, 8vo, plus Charles Waterton's Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 and 1824,1st edition, 1825 (Qty: 5)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Collingwood (Cuthbert). Rambles of a Naturalist on the Shores and waters of the China Sea: Being observations in natural history during a voyage to China, Formosa, Borneo, Singapore, etc., made in Her Majesty's vessels in 1866 and 1867, 1st edition, 1868, three wood-engraved plates, illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, light spotting to endpapers, original blue cloth, spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo (Qty: 1)Collingwood served as surgeon and naturalist on HMS Rifleman and Serpent on voyages of exploration in the China Seas from 1866-67, visiting Labuan, Sarawak, Singapore and Manila and conducting research in marine zoology. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Craven (Elizabeth). A Journey through the Crimea to Constantinople. In a series of letters to His Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandebourg, Anspach, and Bareith. Written in the year MDCCLXXXVI, 2nd edition, 1789, half title, folding engraved map, six engraved plates, small marginal wormtrack to last couple of leaves, a little light offsetting and spotting, bookplate of Sir John Reade, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked with original spine relaid, 4to (Qty: 1)
Dixon (George). A Voyage Round the World; But more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon, 2nd edition, 1789, half title, 22 engraved maps, charts and plates, a few folding, repaired or relined, some offsetting and light soiling, contemporary calf , rebacked, a little rubbed, 4to (Qty: 1)Hill 117; Howes D365; Sabin 20364. Dixon and Portlock had both served under Cook on the third voyage and both had set out to trade fur in British Columbia in 1785. During the expedition Dixon discovered the Queen Charlotte Islands, Norfolk Bay and the Dixon Entrance, before sailing to China and back to England. The book is in the form of letters written by Dixon's cargo officer William Beresford, with the charts and appendices by Dixon. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Clarendon (Edward Hyde, Earl of). The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. With the precedent Passages, and Actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and Conclusion thereof by the King's blessed Restoration, and Return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660, 3 volumes, 3rd edition of volumes 1 and 2, 1st edition of volume 3, Oxford: Printed at the Theater 1707 & 1704, half-titles with contemporary ownership signature of Joseph Buxton Carver, engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume, engraved ilustration to titles, front blank with inscription 'The Gift of Mr Hester Esqr. 1765' and also with 20th century ownership, occasional light dust-soiling and minor toning to few leaves, marbled endpapers with cracked hinges, contemporary gilt panelled calf, elaborate gilt decorated spines with morocco title labels, joints cracked, folio (Qty: 3)ESTC N5833 (volume 1 and 2), Ordinary paper issue. Volume three is a first edition, printed in 1704.
Eyre (Edward John). Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia, and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the years 1840-1; sent by the colonists of South Australia, with the sanction and support of the government: including an account of the manners and customs of the Aborigines and of the state of their relations with Europeans, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1845, 22 plates, two folding maps by Arrowsmith supplied in colour facsimile and contained in volume II rear pocket, advertisement leaf bound at front of volume I, occasional light spotting, bookplates of James Edward Moxon (1822-1890, botanist), contemporary blue half calf gilt, spines faded to green with red labels, 8vo (Qty: 2)Ferguson 4031. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Donne (John). Poems on Several Occasions. With Elegies on the Author's Death. To this Edition is added, some Account of the Life of the Author, for J. Tonson, and sold by W. Taylor, 1719, title-page printed in red and black, woodcut head- and tailpieces, marginal stain to p. 288, quires Q-R spotted and browned, occasional light spotting elsewhere, all edges gilt, early 19 th-century straight-grain blue roan, joints and extremities rubbed, 12mo (14.9 x 8.1 cm) (Qty: 1)ESTC T96902; Grolier/Wither to Prior 292; Keynes 85. First Tonson edition. ESTC calls for a frontispiece on the strength of a report from the 'BMu' (probably the British Museum), but this is not corroborated by other references and such portraits are presumably supplied from elsewhere.
Dryden (John, translated). The Works of Virgil: Containing his Pastorals, Georgics, and Aeneis. Translated into English Verse; by Mr. Dryden, London: Jacob Tonson, 1697, engraved frontispiece, title in red & black, 97 engraved plates only (of 101), including some by Hollar, some early annotations, few leaves & plates torn with occasional loss, browning, spotting and one or two small burn holes, armorial bookplate of Thomas Vyner, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, morocco title label, some light wear, folio, together with Ingelo (Nathanael) , Bentivolio and Urania, in Six Books, 3rd edition, with some amendments, London: Printed by T.R. for Richard Marriott, 1673, some dust-soiling and damp stains to title, later endpapers, Estcourt Library bookplate to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked (with Goodwyn of Tetbury bookbinder's paper label at foot of upper pastedown), red morocco title label to spine, slightly rubbed, folio (Qty: 2)
[Dugdale, William]. A Short View of the Late Troubles in England... To which is added a Perfect Narrative of the Treaty of Uxbridge in an. 1644, 2 parts in one, 1st edition, Oxford: Moses Pitt, 1681, engraved portrait frontispiece of King Charles I, title with engraved vignette of the Sheldonian Theatre, woodcut initials, five page advertisements at end, erratic pagination, occasional light damp stain to upper inner margin of few leaves, single worm hole & short trail to fore-edge blank margins of leaves of last half of volume, bookplate of Robert Mackenzie Marshall dated 1935 to front free endpaper (leaf repaired to upper outer corner), later front pastedown, contemporary calf, morocco reback preserving original gilt decorated spine, recent morocco title label, folio (Qty: 1)Wing D2492; ESTC R18097. "The hiatusses in the above collation gave rise to the conjecture that the licenser had curtailed this work, but on comparing the printed book with the original manuscript, this supposition was found to be erroneous." Cf. Lowndes. First published anonymously; later reissued under the name of Sir William Dugdale. Provenance: The Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Engineering Patents. A group of 15 patents by Marc Isambard Brunel, 1799-1825 [and] 7 patents by John Scott Russell, 1850-1866, most with folding engraved plates at rear, occasional institutional blindstamps, some light browning, disbound with original printed blue upper wrappers present, slim folio (Qty: 22)Patents by Brunel include: Writing and drawing a machine, for making two or three similar writings or drawings at the same time, and by the same person, no. 2305, 11 April 1799; Machine for cutting one or more mortices forming the sides of the shelves of blocks, and cutting the pin-hole of the same, no. 2478, 10 February 1801; Trimmings and borders of muslin, lawn, and cambric, no. 2663, 27 November 1802; Saws, and machinery for sawing timber, no. 2844, 7 May 1805; Steam engines, no. 4683, 26 June 1822. Patents by Russell include: Construction of ships or vessels propelled by paddle wheels, with a view to better arming the same, no. 13276, 10 October 1850; Preserving the bottoms of iron ships and vessels, no. 527, 15 March 1858; Building ships of war, no. 569, 23 February 1866. A full list is available on request.
Goodwin (Thomas). Moses and Aaron. Civil and Ecclesiastical Rites, used by the ancient Hebrewes; observed, and at large opened, for the clearing of many obscure texts thorowout the whole Scripture. Which texts are now added in the end of the book. Herein likewise is shewed what customes the Hebrewes borrowed from Heathen people..., 5th edition, London: Printed by John Haviland, 1634, title lined to verso, bound with Goodwin (Thomas) , Romanæ Historiae Anthologia Recognita et Aucta. An English Exposition of the Roman Antiquities, wherein many Roman & English offices are paralleld and divers obscure phrases explained. For the use of Abingdon Schoole. Newly revised and inlarged by the Author, Oxford: Leonard Lichfield for Henry Crypps, 1638, title within architectural woodcut border, a few decorative woodcut initials, head & tailpieces, bound with Rous (Francis) , Archæologiæ Atticæ libri tres. Three Bookes of the Attick Antiquities. Containing the description of the Citties glory, government, division of the People, and Townes within the Athenian Territories, their Religion, Superstition, Sacrifices, account of their Yeare, as also a full relation of their Iudicatories. By Francis Rous scholler of Merton Colledge in Oxon., Oxford: Leonard Lichfield for Edward Forrest, 1637, final leaf of text cut down and lined to verso (also with ink annotation), bound without final blank(?) T4, occasional light toning and few damp stains throughout, later endpapers, contemporary calf, old reback, joints and extremities worn, spine rubbed, 4to (Qty: 1)Godwyn: STC 11955, 11964 & 21350.
Gorcum (Jan van). 'tBosch Der Eremyten ende Eremitinnen, van Aegypten ende Palestinen met figuren van Abraham Blommaert, door Christophorus a Sichem. Met Kort verhael van eens yeers leven, getrocken uyt het Vaders-Boeck, door H. Ian van Gorcum, Antwerp, Ieronymus Verdussen, nu herdruck by P.I. Paets, 1644, wood engraved title with full page woodcut to verso by Christoffel van Sichem after Albrecht Durer of St. Anthony Reading (a redesigned version of Durer's engraving of 1519), woodcut initials, 87 woodcut portraits of saints by van Sichem after Abraham Blommaert, including many full-page, text ends on page 350 (lacking the table of contents), some marks and light soiling and spotting, occasional marginal repairs (S1 more extensively repaired, but without loss), 19th century ownership signature of J.G. Halney, Leeds in pencil to front blank, and with ink description of the book, probably in the same hand to verso, modern half calf gilt, square 8vo, together with Missale Romanum, ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum... et Missis Sanctorum, ex praecepto Sixti V. Pont. Max. nuper editis, Venice, Johannem Variscum, & Paganinum de Paganinis, 1689, text printed in red and black throughout, title with printer's woodcut device, and woodcut vignette illustration at head, 12 woodcut head-pieces to the Calendar, full-page woodcut of the Crucifixion facing first leaf of main text, woodcut initials, colophon leaf at end, some marginal water staining, small scattered wormholes to final leaves, contemporary blindstamped calf, rubbed and some wear, spine with old reback, clasps missing, 4to, plus two others related, Jean Bourgeois, Vitae Passionis et Mortis Jesu Christi Domini nostri Mysteria..., Figuris aeneis expressa per Boetium a Bolswert, Antwerp, H. Aertssens, 1622, with engraved title page, and 75 (of 76) full-page engraved plates, each numbered (lacking plate 67 by Bolswert), 19th century marbled endpapers, without binding, 8vo, and Giulio Landi, Vita di Esopo Frigio, Prudente, & faceto Favolatore, tradotta dal Sig. Conte Giulio Landi, Venice, 1673, 139 woodcut illustrations to text, old plain boards, somewhat worn, 12mo (Qty: 3)
Hobbes (Thomas, translated). The History of the Grecian War: in Eight Books. Written by Thucydides. Faithfully Translated from the Original by Thomas Hobbes Of Malmsbury. With Maps Describing the Country, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, corrected & amended, 1723, engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps and 3 plates (one folding), pages 46-64 in volume 1 misnumbered, some toning and spotting, contemporary panelled calf, neatly rebacked, morocco labels to spines, 8vo, together with Osborne (Francis) , The Works of Francis Osborn Esq; Divine. Moral. Historical. Political. In four several tracts. Viz. 1. Advice to a Son, in two parts. 2. Political Reflections on the Government of the Turks, &c. 3. Memoires on Q. Elizabeth and K. James. 4. A Miscellany of Essays, Paradoxes, Problematical Discourses, Letters, Characters, etc., 7th edition, London: Printed for R.D., 1673, early signature at head of title, small hole to page 279 affecting few letters of text, occasional light spotting, bookplate of Gloddaeth Library to upper pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, morocco title label to spine, joints splitting, 8vo (Wing O505), with Goodwin (Thomas) , Moses and Aaron: Civil and Ecclesiastical Rites used by the ancient Hebrews..., 11th edition, 1678, bound with Romanae Historiae Anthologia Recognita & Aucta..., 15th edition, revised & corrected, 1689, bound with Rous (Francis) , Archaeologiae Atticae Libri Septum. Seven Books of the Attick Antiquities..., 9th edition, 1685, some browning and scattered spotting, 19th century vellum, large burn hole damage to upper board, 4to (Qty: 4)
Hooker (Richard). The Works of that Learned and Judicious Divine, Mr Richard Hooker, in Eight Books, 1676, engraved portrait frontispiece torn to lower outer blank corner and lined to verso, additional engraved title, letterpress title in red & black, some early marginal notes, dust-soiling, dampstaining and spotting, later endpapers, early 19th century half calf, old reback and corner repairs, spine relaid, some wear, folio, together with Book of Common Prayer , The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments..., together with the Psalter or Psalms of David..., London: Printed by John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1680, bound with The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English Metre by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, London: Company of Stationers, 1680, slight surface wear to few letters of title, volume red ruled throughout, toning and light dust-soiling, all edges gilt, upper hinge broken, 19th century blind decorated black morocco, rubbed and worn, slim 8vo, with Felltham (Owen) , Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political. The Eighth Impression. With new and several other Additions both in Prose and Verse not extant in the former impressions, 1661, additional engraved title lined to verso, some dampstaining & toning, page edges slightly wormed, 19th century half calf, green morocco title label, spine incorrectly numbered vol. 1 in gilt, small folio, plus five other 17th and 18th century theology related (Qty: 8)
Machiavelli (Niccolo). The Works of the Famous Nicholas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence, 2nd edition in English, for John Starkey, Charles Harper, and John Amery, 1680, general title-page, 4 section titles, light browning, spill-burn in Y1 affecting a letter either side, 2K2-3 stained, 2R2 imperfectly printed but all text present, contemporary calf, rebacked, worn, covers detached, folio (31.2 x 19.5 cm) (Qty: 1)ESTC R13145; Wing M129. Second edition in English of the collected works of Machiavelli, first published in 1675. Provenance: Richard Frankum (bookplate); St John's Seminary, Wonersh (bookplate).
Franklin (John). Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. With an appendix on various subjects relating to science and natural history, 1st edition, 1823, half title and errata slip, 30 engraved plates including 10 hand-coloured aquatints, four folding maps at end, some offsetting, light spotting and small water stains, modern green half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 4to (Qty: 1)Abbey Travel 635; Hill 635; Sabin 25624. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Southey (Robert). Specimens of the Later English Poets, with Preliminary Notices, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1807, publisher's advertisement to verso of final leaf in volume 3, occasional scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of Henry Browning to upper pastedown, contemporary half calf, rebacked, maroon morocco title labels to spines, light rubbing to spines, 8vo (Qty: 3)
Amedeo (Luigi, Duke of the Abruzzi). On the "Polar Star" in the Arctic Sea, translated by William Le Quex, 2 volumes, 1st English edition, 1903, five maps (including two contained in volume II rear pocket), two folding panoramas, photogravure plates, a little minor spotting, original green cloth gilt, one or two light marks, large 8vo (Qty: 2)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Franklin (John). Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1824, half titles, four folding engraved maps (one with outline colour and reinforcement residue), light offsetting and spotting, previous owner signature to titles, contemporary half calf, rebacked, 8vo, together with Lyon (G.F.) The Private Journal of Captain G.F. Lyon, on H.M.S. Hecla, during the recent Voyage of Discovery under Captain Parry, 1st edition, 1824, folding engraved map, seven engraved plates, small library stamp to title verso, some offsetting and light spotting, untrimmed in modern half calf, some fading to spine, 8vo (Qty: 2)Sabin 25625 & 42853. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Book of Common Prayer. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches; and the form or manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, Cambridge, printed by Joseph Bentham Printer to the University, 1758, title with light browning, mainly to margins, contents generally very clean, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, contemporary gilt-decorated crushed red full morocco, with ownership gilt panel to centre of upper board of 'Cha: Amcotts, Kettlethorp, 1765', rubbed to joints and edges, spine a little darkened, large 4to (Qty: 1)Provenance: Charles Amcotts (1729-1777), M.P. for Boston from 1754 to 1777. He inherited Kettlethorpe Hall from his father's step-brother, Charles Hall, who had built the original house in the early 1700s. The cleaning of the moat at Kettlethorpe by its owner the M.P. Douglas Hogg, is now the most famous example of the MPs' expenses scandal which erupted in 2009.
Honeywood (Lydia). The Cook's Pocket Companion. And Compleat Family-Guide ... To which is added, The Universal Physician, being Choice Receipts for the Curse of most disorders the Human Body is Liable to be Afflicted with. Collected by an Eminent Physician, printed for J. Staples, 1758, author's printed signature to title-page verso, 8 woodcuts of trussed poultry and game and 3 bills of fare in the text, occasional light spotting in lower margins, a few other trivial marks, closed transverse tear to leaf F4 with contiguous chip in fore margin, shorter closed tears in F5 and K1, through the text in each case but all text extant, closed marginal tear to M4, calligraphic contemporary ownership inscription ('Ann Pettifer, Hur Book, Barby, 1768') to front free endpaper verso, contemporary pen-trials and additional owership inscription ('Ann Haris') recto, original boards, tawed leather backstrip (worn), contemporary outer wrapper of vellum manuscript waste, 12mo (Qty: 1)ESTC N473760; Maclean p. 71. Not in Bitting, Cagle, Oxford or Vicaire. Rare: ESTC traces one copy only of this or any other edition (US National Library of Medicine); OCLC adds a defective copy at Princeton (lacking the final leaf, N6); Copac locates one copy of a 1760 edition by Caslon, at Leeds. Honeywood's address to the reader (A2 recto) is dated May 1757, but the work is advertised as 'this day published', with the imprint of C. Henderson, in a 1756 number of the General Evening Post ; one copy of Henderson's edition is found in libraries (Lamar University, Texas), and one in auction records, in 2011; the present 1758 edition and all other such editions as may have appeared are untraced in commerce. Maclean's entry was based on a bookseller's catalogue (Birrell and Garnet) and she does not appear to have inspected a copy herself, citing none in the British Isles or North America, an occurrence only 'in a minority of cases' (p. xxiii); her reproduction of one of the woodcuts, at p. xi, is from the Leeds copy of the 1760 edition.
MacDonald (Duncan). The New London Family Cook: or, Town and Country Housekeepers' Guide; comprehending directions for marketing..., general observations, and bills of fare for every week in the year; practical instructions for preparing soups, broths, gravies, sources and made dishes; and for dressing fish, venison, hares, butchers' meat, poultry, game... with the respective branches of pastry and confectionery..., Albion Press: printed for J. and J. Cundee, [1812], engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, 8 wood engraved plates, a few minor marks and frontispiece lightly spotted (generally in clean condition), contemporary calf gilt, rubbed to joints and edges, together with Poole (Watkin, editor). The Female's Best Friend; or, the Young Woman's Guide to Virtue, Economy, and Happiness: containing a complete modern system of cookery, formed upon principles of economy for private families..., a new edition, edited and compiled by Watkin Poole, Manchester, printed and published by J. Gleave and Son, 1826, engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title (somewhat spotted), 12 engraved plates (complete), some light marks, and some waterstaining, many to plates, contemporary ownership signature to front blank of Ann Mansfield, dated 1829, modern red reversed calf with black morocco gilt label to spine, slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus 5 other cookery interest: The Gentleman's Table Guide, being practical recipes for wine cups, American drinks, punches, cordials..., 1871, Social Etiquette, the art of cookery and hints on carving, 4th thousand, Houlston and Wright, 1860, The Reason Why Domestic Science, circa 1870, Beeton's All About Cookery, circa 1880 & Menus Made Easy by Nancy Lake, 1894, all in original cloth, generally in good condition, 8vo (Qty: 7)
Ashburn (Addison). The Family Director; or Housekeeper's Assistant: containing upwards of Three Hundred original Receipts, in Pastry, Pickling, Preserving, Collaring, Making Wines etc., 1st edition, Coventry: Printed for the Author by N. Merridew, 1807, half-title present, early signature to upper margin of title, spotting and light dust-soiling mostly to first & last few leaves, contemporary half sheep, joints split and some wear to joints and extremities,12mo (Qty: 1)Oxford, p.135. Not in Cagle, Bitting, Maclean or Vicaire. Rare.
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