Baker (Samuel White). Ismailia. A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1874, portrait frontispieces, folding map (with closed tear), maps and illustrations, some light spotting, armorial bookplates of Sir W.G. Gordon Cumming, top edge gilt, contemporary brown morocco, edges a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Wilkinson (Sir J. Gardner), Dalmatia and Montenegro: With a Journey to Mostar in Herzegovina, and Remarks on the Slavic Nation; the History of Dalmatia and Ragusa, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1848, seven tinted lithographed plates (volume I folding frontispiece detached), folding map, two folding tables, wood-engravings, a few leaves detaching, bookplates, volume I front hinge breaking, original cloth, lacking most of volume I spine, volume II spine with tears, some clear tape residue, 8vo, with two others: David Livingstone's Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, 1857 (rebound in later cloth with press cuttings front and rear) and Mary H. Kingsley's Travels in West Africa. Congo Francais, Corisco and Cameroons, 1897 (6)
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Keppel (Captain the Hon. Henry). The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy: With extracts from the Journal of James Brooke, esq. of Sarawak, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1846, portrait frontispiece to volume I, 10 tinted lithographed plates, six folding maps, some light offsetting and spotting, presentation inscription, hinges reinforced, contemporary calf, rebaced with most of original spines relaid, labels renewed, a little rubbed with some wear to corners, 8vo (2)
Le Roy (Jacques). Le Grand Theatre Profane du Duche de Brabant, La Haye: Chretien van Lom, 1730, title in red & black with engraved vignette, 188 engraved views and plans of towns, palaces and castles on 67 plates, also with four engraved plates of armorials (one as key for armorial colours) and one of seals, lacking map as often, general light toning, contemporary blind panelled vellum, blind embossed arabesque to centre of each boards, upper joint split and spine torn, some marks and soiling, folio (1)
Lear (Edward). Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, &c., 1st edition, 1851, lithographed map, 20 tinted lithographed plates, some light offsetting, small press cutting and manuscript note to front endpaper, original blue blindstamped cloth, spine a little darkened and rubbed at ends, 8vo Abbey Travel 45; Blackmer 986. (1)
Nansen (Fridtjof). Farthest North. Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen, with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup Captain of the Fram, 2 volumes, 1st English edition, 1897, folding colour maps, numerous colour and monochrome plates and illustrations, a little light spotting, bookplates of J. Walter Burnett, original green cloth gilt, edges a little rubbed with small indentations, thick 8vo, together with Scott's Last Expedition, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1913, portrait frontispieces, folding maps, colour and monochrome illustrations, presentation inscription, press cutting tipped-in at front of volume I, top edge gilt, original blue cloth, edges a little rubbed, thick 8vo, with other exploration related including John Hunt's The Ascent of Everest, 1st edition, 1953, a few Himalayan photographs, 1940's, stamps, press cuttings etc (11)
Perelle (Adam & Gabriel). Veues de France et d'Italie, Paris, N. Langlois, circa 1690, engraved title (with title in manuscript at head), 164 engraved views by A. & G. Perelle (of a total of circa 270), each captioned in French underneath, a few with manuscript captions, title and one plate with closed tear and frayed margins, a few plates with vertical crease, occasional light marginal water stains and soiling, front endpaper detached with some loss, contemporary mottled calf, lacking first compartment of spine, joints cracking, some edgewear, oblong folio (290 x 380 mm) Fowler 245. Collection of fine engraved views of Paris, Versailles, Chantilly and Rome. (1)
Phipps (Colonel Ramsay Weston). The Armies of the First French Republic and the Rise of the Marshals of Napoleon I, 5 volumes, 1st edition, OUP, 1926-39, folding maps (a couple of closed tears), occasional light spotting, bookplates, original blue cloth, spine ends a little rubbed, 8vo, volumes 1 & 2 inscribed by Colonel C.F. Phipps, son of the author and writer of the preface, plus duplicates of volume 1 (2 copies), volume 2 (3 copies, one in dust jacket), volumes 3-5 (two in dust jackets), plus a 1968 revised edition of volume 5 (14)
*Lewin (Frederic George, 1861-1933). A collection of original Charles Dickens artwork and ephemera, all illustrations for Pickwick Papers, produced for the textile manufacturer and supplier Sam Weller of Pickwick Works, Bradford, circa 1914 - 1962, containing 25 original pen and ink cartoon designs for advertising calendars, mostly signed, many with printer's annotations and corrections, and titled with quotations from Pickwick Papers, many card-mounted, each 40 x 28 cm (15.75 x 11ins) or similar, together with approximately 170 calendars (covering the years 1914-1961 with only three gaps), the majority hand-coloured, some corrected proofs, along with the printer's copy of an Everyman's Library edition of Pickwick Papers (with the calendar quotes listed and marked for each year at the front of the volume), also 11 hand-coloured cut-out lithographed figures from Pickwick Papers, each double-glazed, 26 x 13cm or similar, plus further related and duplicated items, including 13 framed colour lithograph prints of Lewi's illustrations to Pickwick Papers The humorous illustrator Frederick George Lewin worked for the Bristol Magpie and Bristol Evening Post and contributed to Punch magazine (1902-08). One of his main publishers was E.W. Savory Ltd. of Bristol, who produced these advertising calendars for the Yorkshire textile company Sam Weller, appropriately using characters from Pickwick Papers. Lewin was a member of the Royal West of England Academy and the Bristol Savage Club, and he wrote and illustrated Rhymes of Ye Olde Sign Boards (1911) and others. In 1912 Lewin provided the illustrations for Characters from Dickens. His light-hearted drawings of Dickensian characters also featured on cigarette cards and postcards. (3 cartons)
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[Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo]. Vita Aurelii Augustini..., iconibus olim illustrata, rudiori nunc calamo explicata, by Willibald Mair, Ingolstadt: Wilhelm Eder, 1631, half-title, engraved title-page and 22 engraved plates illustrating the life of Augustine of Hippo, some spotting and old marginal damp staining, ink library stamps to title upper margin and front endpaper, a little worming to foremargins of front endpapers and half-title foremargins, old paper repair to lower blank margin of final leaf of index, bound with Pennotto (Gabriele), Generalis totius sacri Ordinis clericorum canonicorum historia tripartite. Cuius in prima parte de clericali sanctissimi P. Augustini instituto, et habitu, Cologne: Gerhard Grevenbroich, 1630, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette (browned), double column, occasional spotting and light browning, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, rubbed and slightly soiled, a little frayed at head of spine, lacks clasps, folio The Life of St Augustine is presented as an emblem book, the plates being the only work of Johannes Wandereisen. Each plate contains scenes from the life of St Augustine with emblematic and allegorical figures and scenes in the corners and Latin verses beneath. (1)
Berkeley (George). The Ladies Library. Written by a Lady. Published by Mr. Steele, 3 volumes, 1st edition, Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1714, three engraved frontispieces by Du Guernier, 4pp. advertisements at end of volume 2, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines (rubbed & some cracking), recent morocco title labels, joints cracked and light wear to extremities, 8vo, together with [Marryat, Captain Frederick], Newton Forster; or, the Merchant Service, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1832, half-titles present, occasional spotting and dust-soiling, contemporary speckled half calf, gilt & blind decorated spines with contrasting labels, 8vo, with More (Hannah), Eugenia; or, the Dangers of the World: Interspersed with Religious, Moral, and Sentimental Reflections, 1st edition, Wellington, Shropshire: F. Houlston & Son, 1823, half-title, engraved frontispiece, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine (faded), title label deficient, rubbed and light wear, 8vo, with [Johnston, Charles], The Reverie: or, a Flight to the Paradise of Fools, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1763, few marks and some toning, contemporary calf, lacking title labels, joints split and some wear, 12mo, with Edgeworth (Maria), Comic Dramas, in Three Acts, 1st edition, 1817, half-title, book list at rear, edges untrimmed, original boards, joints cracked, spine worn, 8vo, and [Southey, Robert & Coleridge, Samuel Taylor], Omniana, or Horae Otiosiores, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1812, half-titles, some toning and few marks, edges untrimmed, original boards, spines worn with loss, 12mo, plus other 18th & 19th century literature & poetry etc. (20)
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Bible [English]. [The Bible. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in divers languages..., and also a most profitable concordance for the readie finding out of any thing in the same conteined, Imprinted at London: By the deputies of Christopher Barker, 1592], general title lacking, New Testament title within decorative woodcut border, Apocrypha present (final leaf of Apocrypha with inscription 'Thomas Griffin His Book, 1720), double-column black-letter text, fraying to margins of leaves 3Z5 & 3Z6 in New Testament (Rev. vi.13 - xii.9), Concordance at rear, printer's woodcut device to verso of final leaf with early signatures John Fouler & William Manning, bound with The Whole Booke of Psalmes, Collected into English meetre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others..., London: John Wolfe for the assignes of Richard Day, 1590, final four leaves repaired & strengthened to margins, some toning and occasional dust-soiling mostly to first & last few leaves, 19th century marbled endpapers, early 19th century panelled calf, rebacked (faded to light brown), 4to Herbert 211; Darlow & Moule 162; STC 2158; ESTC S122368. (1)
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Bible [English]. The Holy Bible containing the Old and the New: Newly translated out of the originall Tongues, and with ye former translations diligently compared and revised, by his Majesties speciall command. Appointed to be read in Churches, Cambridge: Printed by Tho. Buck, and Roger Daniel, Printers to the University of Cambridge, [1638], engraved General title by William Marshall, letterpress New Testament title, Apocrypha present, bound with at front, The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments..., Cambridge: Printed by Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel, Printers to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1638, title with woodcut device and decorative typographic border, bound with at rear, The Whole Book of Psalmes, Collected into English metre, by Th. Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others conferred with the Hebrew, with apt notes to sing them withall..., Cambridge: Printed by Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel, printers to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1638, title with woodcut device and decorative typographic border, red ruled borders throughout volume, four pages of late 19th century copied manuscript entries "Extracted from the Family Bible in the possesion of Sir Nelson Rycroft Bart. at Kempshott Park nr Basingstoke Hants", some occasional light toning but generally bright and clean, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt panelled and decorated red morocco, neat modern reback with elaborate gilt decorated spine, corners repaired, folio Herbert 520; Darlow & Moule 403. "This remained the standard text until the publication of Dr. Paris' Cambridge of 1762" (Herbert, Darlow & Moule). An attractive example of this impressive edition. (1)
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Bible [English]. [The Bible: that is, The Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and New Testament: translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke..., Imprinted at London: by Robert Barker, 1601], A1 blank present, without general title, New Testament title present with woodcut device and headpiece, woocut plan & few illustrations to text, decorative woodcut initials, head & tailpieces, numerous errors in foliation, leaf P1 of Old Testament torn to lower outer corner with slight loss, six leaves of I. Corinthians (3K2-3K7) misbound within Apocrypha, also includes Junius's Revelation with imprint & device at end London: Imprinted by Richard Field for Robert Dexter, 1600 bound in after Revelation and before Tables, bound with at front an incomplete Common Prayer and at rear an incomplete The Whole Booke of Psalmes Collected into English meetre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others..., London: Printed by John Windet for the Assignes of Richard Daye, 1601, occasional ink staining and dampstains to margins, light dust-soiling and few marks, early 19th century blind decorated panelled calf with relief and bevelled boards, rebacked preserving spine, slightly rubbed, 4to Herbert 262; Darlow & Moule 200; STC 2183. Pencil note to rear free endpaper 'This Binding most conservatively repaired by Messrs Eyre & Spottiswoode, Brit. Museum, May 1911.' (1)
Rogissart (Alexandre de). Les Delices de l'Italie, ou Description exacte de ce pays, de ses Principales Villes, et de toutes les raretez, qu'il contient, 3 volumes, Leiden, Pierre van de Aa, 1706, engraved frontispiece and title to each, 151 engraved maps and plates, many folding, occasional light offsetting and soiling, a few light marginal water stains to text, one or two short closed tears, original wrappers, chips and tears, volume II upper wrapper with later manuscript title, 12mo (3)
Book of Common Prayer..., Engraved and Printed by John Baskett and Sold by John Surt, 1717, printed in red and black with engraved vignettes throughout, lacks volvelle to p. v, Whole Book of Psalms, printed by J. Humfreys, 1718, bound at rear, some spotting and light browning, all edges gilt, contemporary elaborately gilt-decorated red morocco with black lozenge design decorated in gilt to centre of both covers, rebacked with remains of heavily rubbed spine relaid, 8vo, together with Penn (William and others), Three Treatises, in which the Fundamental Principle, Doctrines, Worship, Ministry and Discipline of the People called Quakers, are Plainly Declared, 3 parts in 1 volume, Philadelphia, 1770, separate title and pagination to each part, 4 pp. adverts at rear, heavy browning and old dampstaining throughout, inner hinges broken, contemporary sheep, some wear, 8vo, plus Bloomfield (Robert), May Day with the Muses, Printed for the Author, 1822, wood-engraved vignettes by Thomas Bewick, partly uncut, a little spotting, modern half calf retaining contemporary boards, slightly soiled, 12mo, plus other English language mostly small-format antiquarian literature (13)
Boswell (James). An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island, and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli, 2nd edition, 1768, half title, title with engraved vignette, folding engraved map, contemporary manuscript note to rear endpaper, light offsetting, armorial bookplate of Rt. Hon. Sir John Rolt, small wormtrack to rear pastedown, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, small wormoles to spine and lower cover, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, 1st edition, 1785, leaf I5r in the first state with 'in-induced' uncorrected, Q7r 2nd state with 'Kings and subjects' for 'the former and the latter' and U6r 2nd state with 'nor Mrs. Thrale' after 'Beauclerk', E3, E4 & M4 are the usual cancels, bound without half title, errata leaf at end, a little minor spotting, contemporary half calf, modern reback, 8vo, plus The Life of Samuel Johnson, 4 volumes, 1824 (6)
Boswell (James). The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791, 1st state with 'gve' uncorrected line 10 page 135, engraved portrait frontispiece of Johnson by Heath after Reynolds to volume I, two engraved plates of facsimiles of Johnson's writing, folding manuscript page 'Anecdote of Johnson' tipped in at pp. 228-229 in volume II (p. 229 mispaginated and corrected in manuscript), a little light spotting, contemporary previous owner signature of J. Jones at head of titles, further ownership signatures at front, manuscript presentation letter dated 1885 and list of Worsley family names tipped-in at front of volume I, bookplates, contemporary half calf, rebacked with original spines relaid (a few chips), spine labels renewed, 4to Rothschild 463. (2)
[Byron, George Gordon Noel, Lord]. The Last Days of Lord Byron: with his Lordship's opinions on Various subjects, particularly on the state and prospects of Greece, by William Parry, 1st edition, London: Knight & Lacey, and Westley & Tyrrell, Dublin, 1825, half-title, engraved frontispiece and three hand-coloured aquatint plates, some toning, occasional spotting and light dust-soiling, library bookplates to upper pastedown, early 20th century dark green half morocco, gilt decorated spine, upper joint neatly repaired, 8vo, together with Don Juan, cantos 1-20, in 6 volumes, mixed editions, 1819-25, some front endpapers with 20th century ownership, edges untrimmed, original boards, spines worn with loss, 8vo, with Letters on the Character and Poetical Genius of Lord Byron, by Sir Egerton Brydes, 1824, edges untrimmed, original boards lacking spine, 8vo, and Mazeppa, A Poem, by Lord Byron, 1819, half-title, contemporary inscription to B1, some spotting, stitched as issued, slim 8vo, plus other 19th century works by Byron, and related 20th century reference including ten volumes of Byron's Letters and Journals, edited by Leslie A. Marchand, published by John Murray, 1973-1982 (30)
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[Cicero, Marcus Tullius]. [Tullius de Officiis, cum commentanis Petri Marsi eius recognitione... Milan, Leornardum Pachel, 20 August 1493], 175 leaves, lacking title, bound with rear blank F8, woodcut initials, previous owner signature of William Hill at head of aii, occasional underlining and marginalia in an early hand, annotations to rear blank, some light water stains, mainly to lower margins, occasional small wormholes and light soiling a few leaves with small light red stains, 18th century mottled calf gilt, lacking spine label, a little rubbed with small wormtracks to covers, folio Goff C608. (1)
Demosthenes. Demosthenis Orationum Pars Tertia, volume 3 only (of 3), Venice: Paolo Manutio, Aldi Filio, 1554, Aldine printer's device to title and final leaf verso, some woodcut initials, old ink inscription to title, old light dampstaining to upper and outer margin, upper inner hinges broken, contemporary limp vellum, soiling and wear, 8vo Adams D264. (1)
Fox (Tilbury). Atlas of Skin Diseases, Consisting of a Series of Coloured Illustrations, together with descriptive text and notes upon treatment, 1st edition, 1877, 72 colour lithographed plates, a few marginal repairs, scattered spotting, hinges reinforced, later half calf, 4to, together with Pringle (J.J.), An Atlas of Skin Diseases, Rebman, circa 1897, 50 photolithochrome plates, light toning to endpapers, original red cloth, spine faded with small splits and rubbed at ends, a few stains, folio, with two others: Erasmus Wilson's A Practical and Theoretical Treatise on the Diagnosis, Pathology & Treatment of Diseases of the Skin, 1842 and Jacobi/Pringle's Portfolio of Dermochromes, 2nd revised edition, volumes I & 2 only (of 3), 1904 (5)
Russell (William Howard). The Atlantic Telegraph, Day & Son, [1866], 25 tinted lithographed plates by Robert Dudley, publisher's list at end, two plates trimmed (one reguarded, the other detached), some light spotting and toning, previous owner signatures, hinges reinforced, original green cloth gilt, upper joint splitting, a little rubbed, 4to, together with "Curry & Rice," on Forty Plates, or, the Ingredients of Social Life at "Our Station" in India, by George Francklin Atkinson, [1859], 40 tinted lithographed plates, including additional title (detached), one or two plates with frayed fore margins, contemporary previous owner inscription at head of additional title, some spotting, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt, spine faded, some fading and light stains, 4to (2)
Gruter (Jan). Inscriptiones Antiquae Totius Orbis Romani in Absolutissimum Corpus Redactae..., 2 volumes, Amsterdam: Franciscus Halma, 1707, additional engraved titles, titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes, numerous engraved portraits, plates and illustrations, some light dampstaining to lower outer corners throughout, armorial bookplates to upper pastedowns of John Peyto Verney, Lord Willoughby de Broke and Robert John Verney, Lord Willougby de Broke, contemporary panelled calf, gilt decorated spines lacking title labels, joints split and some wear, folio Brunet II, 1171. (2)
Guillim (John). A Display of Heraldry..., To which is added a Treatise of Honour Military and Civil..., 2 parts in one, 5th edition, 1679, title in red & black with early signature John Ffry at head, 117 engraved plates on 68 leaves (including 14 portrait plates), numerous woodcut armorials to text, one plate torn at fore-edge margin, short worm trail to lower outer blank corners of few leaves, dampstaining at head & foot throughout (mostly light), front endpaper with armorial bookplates of William Arthur Holbech (1850-1930, who was Bishop of St Helena 1905-1930), and Thomas Papillon (1803-1883) of Acrise Place, Kent and Crowhurst Park, Sussex, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt panelled calf, old reback preserving original gilt decorated spine, joints cracked, leather worn and pitted, folio (1)
Hutton (Charles). A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary: Containing an Explanation of the Terms, and an Account of the Several Subjects, comprized under the heads Mathematics, Astronomy and Philosophy both Natural and Experimental..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1796-95, half titles, 37 engraved plates, occasional light offsetting and soiling, contemporary tree calf, volume I upper cover detached, joints and edges rubbed, 4to ESTC T53069. (2)
*Illuminated Leaves. An illuminated missal leaf, France, 14th century, single vellum leaf, double-column French & Latin manuscript text and musical notation in dark brown ink, staves in red, 4 & 3 decorative initials & descenders in red & blue, some staining and light creasing, original gutter margin crudely trimmed touching some manuscript, leaf size 19.2 x 14cm, together with An illuminated leaf from the Book of Psalms, France, 14th century, vellum leaf with single-column Latin manuscript text in dark brown ink (comprising part of Psalms 91 & 92), one large decorative initial 'B' in red, green & blue, heightened with gold, nine smaller initials to each side in alternating red & blue, infillers in red & blue, horizontal fold and tear where previously used as a binding material (evidence of adhesive and old repair), slight cropping at head, some staining and soiling, leaf size 21 x 15.6cm, plus another similar vellum leaf with horizontal central tear and loss, leaf size 31.2 x 19.9cm (3)
Johnson (Samuel). A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the Words are Deduced from their Originals..., 2 volumes, 3rd edition, 1766, scattered spotting, light browning, rear hinges split, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed, 8vo, together with The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; with Critical Observations on their Works, 4 volumes, 1st edition, 1781, volume II upper blank margin of title with small loss, scattered spotting and dampstaining, all endpapers renewed, near contemporary calf, rebacked, extremities worn, spines somewhat faded, 8vo The first octavo edition of Johnson's Dictionary. (6)
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Lactantius (Lucius Caecilius Firmianus). Opera Omnia, [Venice, J. de Tridino, 1502], title torn with loss, headline and large woodcut initial printed in red to A1, woodcut initials, some occasional margialia in an early hand (a few leaves with shaved margins affecting a few manuscript letters), a few water stains and light spotting towards end, front endpaper detached, armorial bookplate of William, Duke of Devonshire trimmed and pasted to title remnant, Chatsworth Library shelf number label at front, later blindstamped calf gilt, joints cracking, a little rubbed, folio Adams L12. (1)
Lavater (John Caspar). Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind..., Translated from the French by Henry Hunter, 3 volumes in five, 1789-98, numerous engraved plates and vignette illustrations, contemporary ownership inscription to volumes one and two part 1 titles, also to volume two part 2 second printed page, spotting and offsetting, volume two part 2 with intermittant light dampstain to upper blank margins, contemporary half calf, volume three parts in differing bindings, blind & gilt decoration, rubbed with extremities worn, volume one lower joint split with spine torn, volume three all four boards detached, large 4to (5)
Martin (Thomas). The Circle of the Mechanical Arts; Containing Practical Treatises on the Various Manual Arts, Trades and Manufactures, 1st edition, 1813, half title, 38 engraved sheets, some light offsetting and a few spots, armorial bookplate of The Right Hon. Lord Gray, contemporary calf gilt, covers gilt-stamped with Lord Gray's coronet and monogram, a little rubbed, 4to Compendium of some 66 trades with detailed descriptions including book-binding, brick-laying, coach-making, enamelling, engraving, glass-making, gold-beating and gilt wire-drawing, masonry, mining, paper-making, plastering, plumbery, printing, watch and clock-making and weaving. (1)
Milton (John). Paradise Lost, a Poem, Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1770, engraved portrait vignette to title (some offsetting), advertisement leaf, list of subscribers, occasional light spotting, front free endpaper with ink gift inscription to John Hare dated 1894, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed, both joints split but holding, some wear to spine ends, contained in modern slipcase, folio, Gaskell 510. First Foulis Press edition. (1)
Musgrave (William). Geta Britannicus accedit Domus Severianae Synopsis Chronologica, et Icuncula quondam M. Regis Aelfredi Dissertatio, 1715, engraved dediction, three engraved plates only (of 4, includes two folding), date of imprint to title altered to 1716 in manuscript, some spotting and toning, endpapers renewed, armorial bookplate of John Earl of Delawarr relaid to upper pastedown, contemporary sheep, rebacked, 8vo, together with Julii Vitalis Epitaphium cum Notis Criticis Explictioneq; v.c. Hen. Dodwelli et Commentario Guil. Musgrave..., 1711, engraved dedication, eight engraved plates (including 3 folding), contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine lacking title label, joints cracked and light wear, 8vo, plus another copy of the same work, plus Xenophon, Xenophontis Ephesii Ephesiacorum libri V. De amoribus Anthiae et Abrocomae. Nunc primum prodeunt ... cum Latina interpretatione Antonii Cocchii Florentini, London: William Bowyer, 1726, scattered spotting, 19th century half calf, upper board detached, lower joint cracked, spine & extremities worn, slim 4to (4)
Music. Seven volumes of engraved music, early/mid 19th Century, including A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs for the Voice, with Introductory & Concluding Symphonies & Accompaniments for the Pianoforte, Violin & Violoncello, by Pleyel, Kozeluch & Haydn..., Including Upwards of One Hundred new songs by Burns, volume 1, T. Preston and Edinburgh: G. Thomson, [colophon: 1809], engraved frontispiece, engraved title with Thomson's signature, light dampstain to blank fore-margins of frontispiece and title, scattered spotting, music offsetting, one folio detached, contemporary half red morocco, worn and marked, spine reinforced with paper, folio, and others similar (8)
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New Testament [French]. Le Nouveau Testament, c'est a dire, la nouvelle Alliance de nostre Seigneur Jesus Christ, reveu & corrig‚ sur le Grec par l'advis des Ministres de Geneve..., 2 parts in one, Geneva: Jean Baptiste Pinereul, 1568, printer's device to each title, lower outer corner of 2v8 torn and lower half of one leaf of tables in second part torn away, occasional light dampstaining and marks, contemporary mottled calf, 16mo in 8s, together with New Testament [English], The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ..., printed at Cambridge by the Printers to the Universitie, 1628, title within decorative border, printer's device to verso of final leaf, occasional light dust-soiling and few marks, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red morocco, joints slightly cracked at head, 12mo, with Elzevir Press. Epigrammatum Joan Oweni Cambro Britanni Oxoniensis, editio postrema, correctissima, & posthumis quibusdam adaucta, Amsterdam, 1647, engraved title, contemporary mottled calf gilt, wear at head of spine, 12mo in 6s, plus other early 17th to late 18th century British & continental antiquarian (9)
Welsh (Colonel James). Military Reminiscences; Extracted from a Journal of Nearly Forty Years' Active Service in the East Indies, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1830, half titles, 23 aquatint plates, wood-engravings and plans, some light offsetting and spotting, previous owner inscription to volume I title, 1880, clear tape residue at volume I title gutter, bookplate, original cloth, volume I upper cover detached, some wear and losses to spines, 8vo, together with Narrative of a Journey Overland from England by the Continent of Europe, Egypt, and the Red Sea to India; Including a Residence there and Voyage home, in the Year 1825, 26, 27, and 28, by Mrs Colonel Elwood, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1830, six aquatint plates, a few light spots, previous owner signature, original cloth, spines chipped with some wear, 8vo, with two others: Sir Richard Temple's A Birds-Eye View of Picturesque India, 1898 and Evan Maconochie's Life in the Indian Civil Service, 1926 (6)
Pope (Alexander). Works, 10 volumes, 1754, engraved frontispieces to volume 1 & 5, titles printed in red and black (with previous owner inscriptions of William Scarfield), engraved plates, some spotting and toning, contemporary mottled calf gilt, volume 9 spine lacking label, a little rubbed, 12mo, together with The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe: with his letters and journals and his life, 8 volumes, 1834, engraved frontispiece and additional title to each, some offsetting and light marginal toning, contemporary half morocco, volumes 1 & 2 upper covers detached, joints and edges rubbed, 12mo, plus The Novels of Samuel Richardson, 3 volumes, 1824, and 11 volumes only (of 15) of The Plays of William Shakespeare, 4th edition, 1793 (33)
Scott (Walter). The Lay of the Last Minstrel a Poem, 1st edition, 1805, some light spotting & damp mottling, contemporary half red morocco, spine and upper boards faded, somewhat worn, 4to, together with Marmion; A Tale of Flodden Field, 1st edition, Edinburgh, 1808, some light spotting & damp mottling, contemporary half red morocco, spine faded, 4to, with Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart., 7 volumes, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837-1838, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding fascimile handwriting sample, occasional spots, each title with blind embossed monogram, contemporary half calf gilt, a little rubbed, marbled sides with some rubbed areas crudely coloured, 8vo, and Jonson (Ben, and others), The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher: the First printed from the Text..., 4 volumes, 1st edition, 1811, three engraved portrait frontispieces (offsetting), some spotting and browning, most hinges split, contemporary gilt and blind-tooled calf, rubbed with a few marks, spines faded, 8vo (13)
Wilkins (William). The Antquities of Magna Graecia, Cambridge, Richard Watts at the University Press, 1807, title with engraved vignette, 73 full-page engraved plates and plans, including 20 aquatint views, engraved maps and illustrations, subscribers list, some light spotting and small marginal water stains, hinges reinforced, contemporary diced calf gilt, rebacked with most of original spine relaid, some edge wear, folio Abbey Travel 128; Blackmer 1797. "In 1801 Wilkins started on a four-year tour of Greece, Italy and Asia Minor. On his return he introduced accurate Greek forms and building details into English architectural practice. His designs for Downing College were championed by Thomas Hope, and their acceptance coincided with the publication of the Magna Graecia. Downing College was the first example of the true Greek revival in England. Wilkins followed this with designs for the National Gallery, University College and St. George's Hospital, among many other works." (Blackmer). (1)
Tacitus (Publius Cornelius). The Annales of Cornelivs Tacitus. The Description of Germanie, [The End of Nero and Beginning of Galba. Foure Bookes of the Histories of Cornelius Tacitus. The Life of Agricola. The fifth Edition], 2 parts in one, [London: Printed by John Bill], 1622, general title strengthened to fore-edge and following leaf frayed, colophon to final leaf of 2nd part (repaired to fore-edge), decorative woodcut initials, without full-page plan, also first and last blank leaves not present, light browning and scattered spotting, late 19th century half calf, red morocco title label, rubbed and scuffed, folio STC 23647. (1)
Thackeray (William Makepeace). Vanity Fair, 1st edition, 1848, etched frontispiece, additional title and 38 etched plates, illustrations, small hole to additional title, some spotting and toning, a few small marginal tears, rear hinge reinforced, small previous owner ink stamp at front, contemporary half calf, upper cover detached, spine rubbed and chipped at foot, 8vo, together with Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1865, bound with The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1st edition, 1870, together 3 volumes in one, half titles for Our Mutual Friend, etched illustrations by Marcus Stone, Edwin Drood with portrait, additional title and illustrations by S.L. Fildes, some light spotting, contemporary half calf, spine rubbed, thick 8vo, together with seven others Dickens etc., including A Tale of Two Cities, 1859 (defective, lacking two plates) (9)
Universal History. A New Universal History of Arts and Sciences, shewing their Origin, Progress, Theory, Use and Practice, and Exhibiting the Invention, Engines, and Machines, with their Nature, Power and Operation, 2 volumes, J. Coote, 1759, engraved frontispiece to volume I, titles printed in red and black, 52 engraved plates, several folding, first few leaves in volume I detaching, a few closed tears and some offsetting and stains, contemporary reverse calf, joints cracking, some edgewear and stains, 4to, together with The Repertory of Arts and Manufactures: Consisting of Original Communications, Specifications of Patent Inventions, and Selections of Useful Practical Papers from the Transactions of the Philosophical Societies of all Nations, volumes I-IV & VIII only (of 16), 1794-98, 118 engraved plates, light offsetting, contemporary half calf, volume I upper cover detached, rubbed, 8vo (7)
Wood (William). The Bow-Mans Glory; or, Archery Revived. Giving an Account of the many signal favours vouchsafed to Archers and Archery by those renowned Monarchs, King Henry VIII, James and Charles I. As by their several gracious commissions here recited may appear. With a brief relation of the manner of the Archers marching on several days of solemnity, 1st edition, 1682, 78 pp., lacking last leaf, woodcut and typographic headpieces, head of title with tiny nicks and closed tear, a little light soiling, front endpaper detached, hinges reinforced, near contemporary red panelled calf gilt, rebacked and repaired, a little rubbed, 8vo Wing W3416. Sir William Wood (1609-1691) of the Society of Finsbury Archers, was appointed Marshall of the Queen's Majesty's Regiment of Archers in 1676. The present book was intended to continue to raise the profile of archery, his life's work, and to retain royal favour. (1)
Bedford (F., illust.). The Treasury of Ornamental Art... with Descriptive Notices by J.C. Robinson, 1st edition, Day & Son, 1857, additional chromolithographed title and seventy chromolithographed plates (complete as list), some light spotting and marks, all edges gilt, original gilt stamped bevel-edged cloth, rebacked (preserving original spine) and repaired at corners, 8vo, together with Lewis (Frank), English Chintz..., 1st edition, F. Lewis, 1935, 153 mounted black & white plates, including frontispiece, some corners slightly creased, some spotting and soiling to mounts, upper hinge splitting, original gilt lettered blue cloth, soiled, some edge-fraying, large thick 4to, (limited edition of 500 numbered copies, this unnumbered), plus Maxwell (Robyn), Textiles of Southeast Asia..., OUP, 1990, colour and black & white illustrations throughout, original cloth in defective dustjacket (latter lacking large portion of rear panel), 4to, plus Oman (Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean), Wallpapers, A History and Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sotheby Publications, 1982, colour and black & white illustrations throughout, original cloth in dustjacket, plus forty-five other books relating to the decorative arts, including: A History of British Carpets, by C.E.C. Tattersall, 1934; Textile Collections of the World, edited by Cecil Luball, 3 volumes, 1976; Orient Stars, A Carpet Collection, Heinrich Kirchheim, 1993; Encyclopaedia of Ornament, by H. Th. Bossert, 1924; and Dictionary of Needlework, by Caulfeild & Seward, 2 volumes, 1887 (49)
Lewis (W.S., editor). Horace Walpole's Correspondence, 48 volumes, Yale Edition, 1937-83, some minor toning, uniform publisher's original blue cloth, some spines lightly rubbed to head and foot, together with Robins (George), A Catalogue of the Classic Contents of Strawberry Hill Collected by Horace Walpole, circa 1842, black and white portrait frontispiece and half-title, some light spotting, contemporary plum cloth, boards and spine marked and faded, with an invitation to 'Strawberry-Hill A Bazaar' held by Frances Coutess Waldegrave (1821-1879), loosely inserted, 4to, plus 2 similar (49)
Library Auction Catalogues. Catalogue of the Bibliographical and other Collections of Eminent Literary Men, forming a most Interesting and Curious series of Sale and Privately Printed Catalogues of Literary Property, from the Commencement of the Last Century to the Present Time..., Which will be Sold by Auction, by Mr. Sotheby and Son..., on Wednesday, July 27th, 1831, 60pp., British Museum red oval ink stamp to verso of title and final leaf, later endpapers, top edge gilt, original boards, recent morocco spine, slim 8vo, together with Catalogue of the Fourth and Concluding Portion of the Famous Dering Collection of Deeds and Charters, formed by Sir Edward Dering in the Time of Charles I and II, comprising about 2000 Documents..., relating to numerous English Counties, Particularly Kent..., which will be sold by Auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson..., on Thursday, July 13th, 1865, 139pp., light stain to fore-edge blank margin of initial leaves, original printed wrapper bound in at front (lined to verso), edges untrimmed, early 20th century red quarter morocco, spine rubbed, 8vo, with Catalogue of Books on Heraldry, Archaeology, Mediaeval Art, and Miscellaneous Literature, in the Library of Gilbert J. French, Bolton, Lancashire, 1864, Printed for Presents Only, Bolton: Printed by T. Cunliffe, [1864], 58pp., title inscribed 'To Thomas Andrews Esqr. Respectfully prsented by Gilbert J. French', all edge gilt, contemporary blind panelled morocco, gilt device to centre of each board, spine rubbed, slim 8vo, plus other catalogues etc., including Catalogue of the Manuscript Library of the Late Dawson Turner..., June 6, 1859, contemporary half vellum, joints cracked at head & foot, 8vo, and Catalogue of the Arundel Manuscripts in the Library of the College of Arms, Not Published, 1829, title inscribed 'James Pulman Esq. from C.G. Young, York', original boards, rebacked, 8vo (12)
Nicholson (Peter). Mechanical Exercises; or the Elements and Practice of Carpentry, Joinery, Bricklaying, Masonry, Slating, Plastering, Painting, Smithing and Turning..., 1st edition, 1812, 39 engraved plates, a few light mainly marginal water stains and some light soiling, previous owner inscrptions to front endpaper, hinges reinforced, original boards, modern cloth reback, some wear to corners, 8vo, together with A Treatise on the Strenghth, Flexure, and Stiffness of Cast Iron Beams and Coumns, shewing their fitness to resist Transverse, Strains, Torsion, Compression, Tension and Impulsion; with Tables of Constants, by William Turnbull, 1st edition, 1832, bound with A Practical Treatise of the Strength and Stiffness of Timber... 1835, 2 volumes in one, errata slip at end, a few spots, previous owner signatures, contemporary half calf, head of spine torn, edges rubbed, 8vo, plus The Application of Cast and Wrought Iron to Building Purposes, by William Fairbairn, 3rd edition, 1864, folding lithographed frontispiece, five folding plates at end, a few light spots, original cloth, spine faded and split along upper joint, 8vo, with three others including C.W. Pasley's Observations of Limes, Calcareous Cements, Mortars, Stuccos and Concrete..., 1838 (6)
Sandier (Alex). Les Cartons de la Manufacture Nationale de Sevres, Epoque Moderne, Paris: Ch. Massin, circa 1900, twenty-eight plates, all but four with pochoir colour, some light toning, and occasional minor spotting, loosely contained as issued in original quarter cloth portfolio, rubbed and marked, and some minor edge-wear, folio, together with Belet (Emile), Modeles & Documents Modernes pour La Ceramique, la Bijouterie & les Arts appliques, Paris: Armand Guerinet, circa 1900, twenty-four (of 26) pochoir plates (lacking plates 11 and 26), some adhesive tape remains and stains to edges (not affecting images), loosely inserted as issued in original cloth-back printed boards, slightly marked and faded, folio, plus eight others related The second item is scarce. (10)
Wood (Robert). The Ruins of Palmyra, otherwise Tedmor, in the Desart, London: printed in the year 1753, 3 engraved plates of inscriptions by T. Gibson, 57 engraved plates, including folding panoramic view by Thomas Major, and other views, plans, and elevations, by Fourdrinier and Muller, after Giovanni Battista Borra, title with light overall spotting, occasional light marginal spotting elsewhere, bookplate to front pastedown removed, contemporary gilt-decorated full calf, rubbed and scuffed, old reback, large folio (56 x 38 cm, 22 x 15 ins) Fowler 443. Harris 939. Wide-margined copy. A pioneering work of archaeological rediscovery, Woods' Palmyra exercised an important influence on British architecture and design. (1)
Trade catalogue. The Hotel Album, A Reliable Guide to the Leading Hotels in the Chief Cities and Health Resorts of the United Kingdom, The International Publishing Company, circa 1890s, printed throughout in blue and red on pale pink paper, title-page additionally printed in gold, illustrations throughout, rectos advertising hotels, and versos advertising commodities such as jewellery, boots, millinery, Irish lace, waterproofs, pianofortes, coach and harness supplies, umbrellas and parasols, artists' materials, etc., one or two red stains and occasional light finger marks, marbled endpapers, front pastedown with large mounted label advertising Paterson, Sons & Co., Dundee, upper hinge splitting, all edges gilt, original gilt lettered and decorated red morocco, rubbed, spine ends and corners frayed, large 4to Including: Black Boy Hotel, Nottingham; The Bull Hotel, Cambridge; The Mitre Hotel, Oxford; Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth; The Savoy Hotel, London; The Royal Hotel, Bristol; Grand Pump Room Hotel, Bath. (1)
Documenta Catalogues. Documenta 5, Befragung der Realitat, Bildwelten heute, Kassel, 30 Juni bis 8 Oktober, 1972, numerous colour and monochrome plates and illustrations, tab indexed, original printed orange plastic ringbinder, light soiling, thick 4to, together with Documenta 6, 3 volumes, Kassel, 1977, Documenta 7, 2 volumes, Kassel, 1981, Documenta 8, 3 volumes, Kassel 1985, Documenta IX, Guide Book only, Kassel, 1992, Documenta X, Kassel 1997 & Documenta 11, Platform 5: Ausstellung/Exhibition Venues, Kassel, 2002 (plus Short Guide), all with colour and monochrome illustrations, mostly original printed wrappers, lightly marked, 4to (14)
Young (Arthur). Travels, During the Years 1787, 1788, and 1789. Undertaken more particularly with a view of ascertaining the cultivation, wealth, resources, and national prosperity, of the Kingdom of France, 1st edition, Bury St. Edmunds, 1792, three folding engraved maps, including one hand-coloured, title repaired to verso, light offsetting, contemporary half calf, rebacked and repaired, 4to, together with Paris and its Environs, Displayed in a Series of Picturesque Views, from Original Drawings taken expressly for this work, 2 parts in one, 1829-31, additional engraved titles, 200 engraved views on 100 sheets by Heath after Pugin, some offsetting and scattered spotting, contemporary calf gilt, spine label lacking, slightly rubbed, 4to, plus French Cathedrals, by B. Winkles. From Drawings taken on the spot by R. Garland, with an Historical and Descriptive account, 1837, additional title with engraved vignette, 49 engraved plates and plans, light offsetting and spotting, bookplate, top edge gilt, original olive half morocco gilt, edges slightly rubbed, 4to, plus other French related including M. de Vauban's Traite de l'Attaque et de la Defense des Places, nouvelle edition, 1742, Veritable Maniere de Bien Fortifier de Mr de Vauban, 2 volumes in one, nouvelle edition, Amsterdam, 1702 and Journal of a Horticultural Tour through some parts of Flanders, Holland and the North of France in the Autumn of 1817. By a deputation of the Caledonian Horticultural Society, Edinburgh, 1823 (19)
Benson (William). Principles of the Science of Colour, concisely stated to aid and promote their useful application in the decorative arts, 1st edition, 1868, five hand-coloured plates of dots, six uncoloured lithographed plates, some leaves detached, a little light offsetting, small marginal chip to contents leaf, front hinge craked, bookplate, original cloth, spine faded with small chips and losses, 4to (1)
Baines (Edward). History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, 4 volumes, 1836, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding pedigrees, numerous engraved plates, some light offsetting and a few spots, hinges weak, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed and worn, 4to, together with Rose (Thomas), The Northern Tourist; containing seventy-three views of Lake and Mountain scenery etc. in Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham & Northumberland, 1834, additional decorative title, numerous uncoloured engravings, water stained throughout, contemporary cloth gilt, rear board detached, lacking spine, rubbed and worn, 4to, with another two copies similar, with Brandard (Robert, artist), Scraps of Nature, 1864, thirty-four uncoloured etchings on india wove, some spotting and staining, text block detached, contemporary cloth gilt, boards detached, lacking spine, stained and worn, oblong 4to, with another eleven volumes similar on British topography, various sizes and condition Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (19)
Boesiger (Willy). Le Corbusier et Pierre Jeanneret, Oeuvre Complete de 1910-1929/1929-1934/1938-1946/1946-1952/1952-1957, 5 volumes, mixed editions, Zurich, 1952-57, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, 1946-1952 volume contents a little rippled from light water stains, original cloth, a little light spotting, oblong 4to (5)
Fergusson (James). The Parthenon; An essay on the mode by which light was introduced into Greek and Roman temples, 1st edition, John Murray, 1883, monochrome illustrations, original gilt-decorated plum cloth, rubbed and some fraying to head and foot of spine and outer corners, 4to, together with Brandon (Raphael and J. Arthur), An Analysis of Gothick Architecture, 2 volumes, new edition, 1860, numerous lithographed plates, occasional spotting, original blindstamped green cloth gilt, modern reback, 4to, plus Scott (George Gilbert), An Essay on the History of English Church Architecture, 1st edition, 1881, numerous lithographed plates, some light spotting, author's presentation inscription to C.A.M. Fennell, dated September 1882 to front blank, original cloth with modern reback, 4to, and others related, including Bond & Camm, Roodscreens and Roodlofts, 2 volumes, 1909, Thomas Rickman, An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of Architecture in England, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, circa 1830, etc., some leather bound, 4to/8vo (20)
Gell (Sir William). Pompieana: the Topography, Ediffices and Ornaments of Pompeii, the Results of Excavations since 1819, 2 volumes, 1832, additional hand-coloured engraved title to volume I, 84 engraved plates, including 41 finely hand-coloured, engraved vignettes on India paper (a few hand-coloured), lacking portrait of the author, a little light spotting and small marginal water stains, modern calf-backed boards, spines faded, 8vo, together with Moses (Henry), A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, Paterae, Tripods, Candelabra, Sarcophagi &c, Henry Bohn, [1814], 150 engraved plates, a few hand-coloured, illustrations, occasional light toning, original green cloth gilt, spine a little faded, 4to (3)
Great Exhibition. Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Reports of the Juries on the Subjects in the Thirty Classes into which the Exhibition was Divided, by Authority of the Royal Commission, 2 volumes, 1852, 16 pp. advertisments at front of volume I, three chromolithographed plates in volume II, occasional toning and light spotting, all edges gilt, original blue blindstamped cloth gilt, spines slightly darkened and rubbed at ends, thick 8vo, with two others: The Illustrated Exhibitor, a Tribute to the World's Industrial Jubilee, 1851 and The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue of the Industry of all Nations, 1851 (4)
Beeverell (James). Les Delices de la Grand Bretagne, & de l'Irlande, 9 parts bound in 8 volumes, Leiden, 1707, half title and additional double page engraved title to each, titles printed in red and black, engraved dedication, 242 engraved double page maps and plates, occasional light spotting and toning, small wormtrack and hole throughout in volume II, armorial bookplates and Order of the Garter motto of the Marquis of Stafford (George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford and 2nd Duke of Sutherland, 1786-1861), contemporary sprinkled calf, upper covers gilt-stamped with the arms of the 1st Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833), loss of first compartment to volume IV spine, head of volume VI spine chipped, a little rubbed, 12mo The library of the Second Duke was sold at auction by Sotheby's in March 1892. (8)
Hoppus (Edward). Practical Measuring Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity by a New Set of Tables..., 7th edition, 1765, half title, folding engraved plate, contemporary previous owner inscription at front, small loss at head of front paper, contemporary sheep gilt, neat modern calf reback, tall 8vo, together with The Fourteenth Edition of Skyring's Builder's Prices: Corrected from the Prime Cost of Materials and Labour to the Present Time: And Calculated to do Justice to the Employer, Master Builder, & their Workmen, circa 1824, folding table, first few leaves shaved at foot, affecting some text, some light spotting and soiling, previous owner inscription, contemporary half calf, edges rubbed, small indentation to upper cover, 8vo, plus Edward Hoppus' Practical Measuring Made Easy, 12th edition, 1790 (final leaf torn with loss) (3)
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