Metcalfe (J., & Carmichael, J.W.). Eight Views of Fountains Abbey, intended to Illustrate the Architecture and Picturesque Scenery of that Celebrated Ruin..., with an Historical and Architectural Description by T. Sopwith, Ripon: Sold by W. Harrison, 1832, eight engraved plates (closed tear to 'East Window &c from the Interior' to lower margin & running into image), light spotting mostly to margins, original cloth-backed wrappers, printed title label to upper cover, manuscript marks to upper cover (mostly in chalk), some dust-soiling & fraying to edges, slim folio, (49 x 31cm), together with Westall (William), Views of Fountains Abbey and Studley Park, Yorkshire, London: J. Rodwell & W. Westall, 1846, eight engraved plates, scattered spotting, original printed wrappers, stitched as issued, spine edge worn, slim folio, (35 x 25.5cm) Abbey Scenery 373 & 383. (2)
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Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland, 3 volumes, Fullarton and Co., 1846, hand-coloured plate of the Arms of Ireland, numerous engraved maps and plates, some folding, together with The Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland, 2 volumes, 1847, engraved maps and plates, a little light spotting and toning, uniformly bound in burgundy half morocco gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, thick 8vo (5)
Phillips (John). Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire; or, A Description of the Strata and Organic Remains: accompanied by a geological map, sections, and plates of the fossil plants and animals, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, published John Murray, 1835 - 1836, single-page hand-coloured engraved geological map, 9 sectional plates, including 7 hand-coloured, thirty-seven uncoloured lithographed plates of fossil specimens and two folding plates of strata, some light spotting to fossil plates, contemporary half calf gilt, worn at extremities, cloth boards a little stained and marked, 4to, together with Bird (Charles), A Short Sketch of the Geology of Yorkshire, published Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1881, additional half title, wood engraved frontispiece, folding colour geological map, very occasional spotting, publisher's decorative cloth gilt, 8vo, with Fox-Strangways (C.), Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom. The Jurassic Rocks of Britain, volume 1 (only), Yorkshire, 1892, frontispiece folding colour lithograhic map, numerous illustrations and folding plans and cross sections throughout, publisher's cloth gilt, 4to, plus Miall (L. C.), The Geology Natural History and Pre-Historic Antiquities of Craven in Yorkshire, published Joseph Dodgson, Leeds, 1878, title page and front endpapers with old library stamps, one colour lithographic geological map and one geological cross section, front endpaper abraided where an old ownership signature has been erased, hinges and joints weak, upper board near detached, publisher's cloth gilt, worn and rubbed at extremites, spine partially lacking, slim 4to (5)
Pryce (William, of Redruth). Mineralogia Cornubiensis; A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining: Containing the Theory and Natural History of Strata, Fissures, and Lodes, with the Methods of Discovering and Working of Tin, Copper and Lead Mines, and of Cleansing and Metalizing their Products; Shewing each Particular Process for Dressing, Assaying, and Smelting of Ores. To which is Added an Explination of the Terms and Idioms of Miners, printed and sold for the author, 1778, engraved portrait frontispiece, subscribers list, seven engraved plates (one folding plate with closed tear along inner fold), two folding tables, light marginal damp stain, occasional light offsetting, presentation inscription, 1834 to front endpaper, uncut in original boards, linen reback, some light edge wear, folio (1)
Cruise (Richard A.). Journal of a Ten Months' Residence in New Zealand, 1st edition, 1823, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, errata slip at end, some light spotting, contemporary ownership inscription of Joseph Robertson Raines, 1824 to title and front endpaper, his armorial bookplate, uncut in original boards, joints splitting, small losses to spine, 8vo Abbey Travel 586. (1)
Skelton (Joseph). Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire, from Original Drawings by F. Mackenzie, 1823, engraved frontispiece, title, map and 49 plates on india paper, some light spotting, hinges reinforced, all edges gilt, contemporary calf, oval arms of George James Welbore, Lord Dover gilt-stamped to covers, rebacked and repaired, a little scuffed, 4to Large paper copy. (1)
Thoresby (Ralph). Ducatus Leodiensis: Or, the Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes, and Parts Adjacent in the West-Riding of the County of York, 1715, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved folding map by Sutton Nicholls, eleven engraved plates and maps (including six folding), some light browning and scattered spots, later endpapers, 20th century brown full morocco, slightly rubbed, folio (1)
Ticehurst (F.W., Publisher). Views of Battle Abbey, circa 1840, five uncoloured lithograph plates, original wrappers with decorative title printed in gold to upper cover, stitched as issued, spine edge worn, scuffed & few marks, slim folio, (36 x 26.5cm), together with Jackson (John George), Illustrations of Bishop West's Chapel, in Putney Church, Surrey..., 1825, uncoloured lithograph decorative title and twelve plates on india paper, sewing weak, occasional spotting, original cloth-backed printed wrappers, some dust-soiling, few marks and light wear, slim folio, (35 x 27cm) (2)
Willis (Nathanial Parker & Coyne, Joseph Stirling). The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland, Illustrated from Drawings by W.H. Bartlett, 2 volumes, George Virtue, [1841], engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved titles, 118 engraved views, and an engraved map of Ireland, complete as list, plates generally toned, with some light spotting and occasional marginal water-staining, all edges gilt, original green embossed morocco, rubbed, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spines (faded), 4to (2)
Wood (Anthony). Athenae Oxonienses. An Exact History of all the Writers and Bishops who have had their Education in the Most Famous University of Oxford, from thew Fifteenth Year of King Henry the Seventh, Dom. 1500, to the End of the Year 1690, 2 volumes in one, 1691-92, titles printed in red and black, subscribers list at end, previous owner signature at head of first title, a few light spots, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and repaired with original spine relaid and label renewed, a little rubbed, folio Wing W3382. (1)
Ziegler (H. B.). Six Views of Ludlow, published Ludlow: R. Jones, 1846, letterpress title, six uncoloured mezzotint plates, occasional spotting, with loosely inserted publisher's advertisement leaf, original cloth-backed printed wrappers, spotting & occasional light dampstaining, oblong folio, (27.5 x 43.5cm) Abbey Scenery 264. Plates include Ludlow Castle, sunrise; North west view of Ludlow Castle; South east view of Ludlow; West view of Ludlow Castle; North east view from Whitecliff and View of Lower Broad Street. Only three UK institutional locations found. (1)
Charas (Moyse). New Experiments upon Vipers. Containing also an Exact Description of all the Parts of a Viper, the Seat of its Poyson, and the Several Effects thereof, Together with the Exquisite Remedies, that by the Skilful may be Drawn from Vipers, as well for the Cure of their Bitings, as for that of other Maladies, 1st edition in English, 1670, additional engraved title, three folding engraved plates, E6 with closed marginal tear, a few top margins close-trimmed, library ink stamp to front endpaper, presentation label to the Birmingham Medical Institute from Dr Smallwood Savage (distinguished Birmingham gynaecological surgeon), contemporary mottled calf, upper joint splitting, edges rubbed, 8vo, together with Colbatch (John), A Relation of a very Sudden and Extraordinary Cure of a Person Bitten by a Viper, by the means of Acids..., 1st edition, 1698, half title, A1 neatly repaired, some light spotting, later marbled boards, edges rubbed, 8vo First work a translation of French apothecary and Huguenot Moyse Charas's work on viperidae and venom and his belief that snake saliva only became venomous when the snake became agitated, opposing Francesco Redi's view that venom was constant and produced from glands behind the fangs. (2)
Earl (Maud), illustrator. The Power of the Dog, Described by A. Croxton Smith, circa 1911, 20 tipped-in colour plates, light spotting to endpapers, bookplate, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original pigskin gilt, spine a little faded, joints and edges rubbed, 4to Edition de luxe 41/100, signed by the artist. (1)
Goldsmith (Oliver). A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, 2 volumes, 1847, portrait frontispiece to volume I, additional partly hand-coloured titles to each, 64 hand-coloured plates only (of 72, lacking plates 31, 38 & 55-60), a few light spots at front, all edges gilt, contemporary red calf gilt, upper joint of volume II splitting at head, a little rubbed with some edge wear,large 8vo (2)
Gueriniere (Francois Robichon de la). Ecole de Cavalerie; Contenant la Connoissance, l'Instruction, et la Conservation du Cheval, 2 volumes, Paris, 1736, half titles, engraved portrait frontispiece and additional title to volume I, 33 engraved plates, including three double-page, some light toning, one or two lower margins torn with small loss, Earls of Macclesfield North Library bookplates, contemporary sprinkled calf, spines with red and black labels and gilt decoration, slightly rubbed, 8vo First published in folio in 1733 and a cornerstone work on modern dressage. (2)
De Wint (P.). The Vicinity of the River Rhone Displayed, W.B. Cooke, 1825, 24 engraved plates by G. & W.B. Cooke, scattered spotting, original cloth-backed printed boards, small tears at spine ends, a little soiled, oblong 4to, together with Turner (J.M.W.), Liber Fluviorum; or, River Scenery of France, 1853, engraved additional title, 60 steel-engraved plates, occasional light spotting, one or two small marginal water stains, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, old tape marks to covers, 4to (2)
Hartlib (Samuel). Samuel Hartlib. His Legacy of Husbandry. Wherein are Bequeathed to the Common-wealth of England, not onely Braband and Flanders, but also many more Outlandish and Domestick Experiments and Secrets (of Gabriel Plats and others) never heretofore divulged in reference to Universal Husbandry, 3rd edition, 1655, title within woodcut typographical border, 2F3 with small marginal repair at foot, a few light spots and small marginal wormholes, modern tan calf, small 4to Hunt 264; Wing H991. First published in 1651. (1)
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Jardine (William). Contributions to Ornithology 1848-1852, 2 volumes (text/plates), [1860], 79 hand-coloured lithographed plates, 13 (of 14) plain plates including 2 folding, 2 partly coloured illustrations to text volume, institutional ink library stamps to titles and plate 19, a few minor marginal splits, a little scattered spotting or light browning and finger soiling, top edge gilt, modern half calf gilt, 8vo (2)
Lyell (Charles). Principles of Geology, Being an Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface, by Reference to Causes now in Operation, 3 volumes, 1st edition, John Murray, 1830-33, engraved frontispiece to volume I, hand-coloured frontispieces to volumes II & III, four maps (two hand-coloured & two folding), four engraved plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations and diagrams, lacking pp. 497-498 of index at end of volume I, bound without half titles to volumes I & III and advertisements at front of volume I, some light offsetting and scattered spotting, Bedfordshire General Library ink stamps and manuscript shelf numbers to titles and at end of volumes II & III, hinges reinforced, booklabels of T. Elger, manuscript note 'Purchased at Library Sale (1868)' to volume I front pastedown, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked and repaired, spines with red labels, 8vo, with a loose one page autograph letter signed by Charles Lyell, dated January 1851, giving a new address at Rivermead, Hampton Wick, mounted on pink paper with manuscript note beneath, old folds Dibner 96; Horblit 70; Norman 1398; PMM 344. Charles Lyell popularised the doctrine of uniformitarianism, first suggested by James Hutton, which presumes that the same natural laws and processes that operate in the universe now, have always operated in the past and apply everywhere in the universe. The central argument in Principles, and one that had a notable influence on the young Charles Darwin, was that 'the present is the key to the past' and that geological remains from a distant past can be explained by reference to observable geological processes now in operation. (3)
Manwood (John). A Treatise of the Lawes of the Forest: Wherein is declared not onely those Lawes, as they are now in force, but also the originall and beginning of Forests... Also a Treatise of the Pourallee, declaring what Pourallee is... Collected , as weoll out of the Common Lawes and Statutes of this land... Whereunto are added the Statutes of the Forest..., printed for the Societie of Stationers, 1615, woodcut initials and ornaments, Z3-Z4 & Z5-Z6 transposed, pages 258 & 259 misnumbered 237 & 258, occasional light soiling and small marginal wormtracks, one or two closed marginal tears and small water stains, small ink stamp to title verso and at foot of final page, previous owner signature to title crossed-through, Bibliotheca Tiliana book label, contemporary, rebacked, original spine relaid with renewed morocco label, small 4to STC 17292. Second published edition of Manwood's exhaustive work on English forest laws, with the addition of material from the 1592 privately printed edition, not included in the first published edition of 1598. (1)
Mawe (John). The Linnaean System of Conchology..., Printed for the Author, 1823, 37 hand-coloured lithographed plates, occasional minor spotting or light offsetting, old ownership signature of E. FitzGerald to front free endpaper, modern green quarter calf gilt with contemporary marbled boards and matching calf corners, a little rubbed, 8vo (1)
Michaux (Andre). Histoire des Chenes de l'Amerique, ou descriptions et figures de toutes les especes et varietes de chenes de l'Amerique Septentrionale, considerees sous les rapports de la botanique, de leur culture et de leur usage, 1st edition, Paris, 1801, half title, 36 engraved plates after P.J. & H.J. Redoute, small repair at head of title and small stamp erased at foot, scattered light spotting and offsetting, later green half morocco, joints and edges a little rubbed, sheet size 45 x 28.5 cm (17.75 x 11.25 ins), folio Great Flower Books p. 67; Nissen BBI 1358. Important work on the oak tres of North America, with most of the plates drawn by Pierre-Joseph Redoute. Commissioned by the French Government, Michaux spent ten years collecting and sending back samples of trees and plants for potential medical or food purposes, and specifically here to assess the suitablity of American oaks for the construction of naval vessels. (1)
Ray (John). Catalogus Plantarum Angliae, et Insularum Adjacentium: Turn Indigenas, turn in agris passim cultas complectens, 1st edition, 1670, woodcut initials, lacking front blank, leaves A2-8 detached, a few words underlined, one or two early annotations, a little light soiling and toning, later calf with oval ornament gilt-stamped to covers, 8vo, together with A Collection of English Proverbs, 2nd edition, Cambridge, 1678, title printed in red and black, advertisement leaf at end, previous owner inscription to title, occasional water stains and light toning, modern blindstamped calf, 8vo, plus Philosophical Letters between the Late Learned Mr. Ray and several of his ingenious Correspondents, Natives and Foreigners. To which are added those of Francis Willughby... published by W. Derham, 1st edition, 1718 Wing R381 and R387 for first two works. (3)
Ray (John). Catalogus Plantarum Circa Cantabrigiam Nascentium: in quo Exhibentur Quotquot Hactenus Inventae sunt, quae vel Sponte Proveniunt, vel in agris Seruntur..., 2 parts in one, 1st edition, Cambridge: Joann. Field, 1660, 2nd issue with cancel title-page (errors corrected and with red, not black, rule above imprint), title printed in red & black (with some early manuscript), separate title to second part, some light toning and marks, endpapers and binder's blanks partially torn away and with various early annotations, armorial bookplate of Beilby Thompson of Escrick on inside front board, contemporary blind-ruled calf, somewhat rubbed and marked, lower joint split at head, small 8vo Wing R383. The first edition of Ray's first book, which was the result of nine years labour; six years investigating the plants growing around Cambridge, and three more years compiling and improving his work. (1)
Sharrock (Robert). The History of the Propagation & Improvement of Vegetables by the Concurrence of Art and Nature, 1st edition, 2nd issue, Oxford, 1660, 2nd issue with engraved plate and explanation leaf bound-in after page 70 ('Adde this at the 60th page' at foot of leaf overwritten with '70th page'), publisher's catalogue at end, lacking front and rear blanks, rear endpaper with small insect damage, some marginal toning and light soiling, contemporary sheep, a little rubbed with small wormtrack to rear cover, 8vo Henrey 340; Madan III, 2528; Wing S3010. (1)
Speed (Adolphus). Adam Out of Eden, or, An Abstract of divers excellent Experiments touching the advancement of Husbandry. Shewing, among very many other things, an Aprovement of Ground by Rabbiss, from 200l. annual Rent, to 2000l. yearly profit, all charges deducted, 1st edition, printed for Henry Broome, 1659 [i.e. 1658], woodcut headpieces, three pages of publisher's advertisements at end, lacking rear blank N4, vertical half title at end, page 74 misnumbered 47, page 179 misnumbered 163, leaf before title repaired at gutter, a few leaves close-trimmed at top margin just affecting pagination, a few closed tears, some light toning and soiling, previous owner initials 'W.F. 1792' to title verso, modern calf, small 8vo Henrey 349; Schwerdt II, 170; Wing S4877. "The British Museum's copy in the Thomason collection (E.2135 (1)) is dated October 1658 in Thomason's hand on the title-page." (Henrey). (1)
Dobrizhoffer (Martin). An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, 3 volumes, 1st English edition, John Murray, 1822, scattered light spotting, bookplates of C. Mossman McLean, modern green half morocco gilt, 8vo Sabin 20414. Translated from the Latin by Sara Coleridge, daughter of the poet. (3)
Evans (George William). A Geographical, Historical, and Topographical Decription of Van Diemen's Land, with Important Hints to Emigrants, and useful Information Respecting the Application for Grants of Land..., 1st edition, 1822, folding engraved view of Hobart, without the Chart of the Island as called for, but separately issued, 4 pp. catalogue at end, part of top margin of title torn away, some light spotting, original boards, upper joint cracking, spine ends chipped, light edge wear, 8vo Ferguson 861. (1)
Backhouse (James). A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa, 1st edition, 1844, two folding engraved maps, 16 etched plates, woodcut illutrations, a little light offsetting and a few spots, original green blindstamped cloth, lower joint splitting, spine a little faded, lightly rubbed, 8vo (1)
Hackett (James). Narrative of the Expedition which Sailed from England in 1817, to join the South American Patriots; Comprising every particular connected with its formation, history, and fate; with observations and authentic information elucidating the real character of the contest, mode of warfare, state of the armies &c., 1st edition, John Murray, 1818, half title, 8 pp. Murray catalogue at end, uncut in original boards, paper label to spine, light edge wear, 8vo Palau 111933; Sabin 29476. Provenance: Duke of Buccleugh, his signature to upper board. James Hackett was a lieutenant in the Venezuela Artillery Brigade which fought as part of Simon Bolivar's revolutionary forces. (1)
Jewitt (John Rodgers). A Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt; only survivor of the crew of the Ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the savages of Nootka Sound: With an account of the manners, mode of living, and religious opinions of the natives, 2nd edition, printed by Seth Richards, Middletown, 1815, engraved frontispiece (offsetting to title), a few light spots, library bookplate remnant and manuscript shelf numbers at front, contemporary tree sheep, neat reback, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of Samuel Patterson, Experienced in the Pacific Ocean and many other parts of the world, with an account of the Feegee and Sandwich Islands, 1st edition, Palmer, May 1, 1817, some spotting and browning, blindstamp at head of title, small red ink number inscription to title verso, contemporary sprinkled calf, neat reback, 8vo First work Sabin 36123. First published in 1807, this expanded edition was edited by Richard Alsop in 1815, one of two editions in this year, the other with the Loomis and Richards imprint with two plates. Jewitt was an armourer aboard the Boston, which arrived in Nootka Sound in 1803, and he apparently along with one other crewman (despite the title stating he was the lone survivor) survived and spent three years in captivity there before being rescued in 1805. (2)
Johnstone (Walter). Travels in Prince Edward Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, North-America, in the Years 1820-21. Undertaken with a Design to Establish Sabbath Schools, and Investigate the Religious State of the Country... 1st edition, Edinburgh, 1823, folding engraved map (light offsetting to title), a few spots fronnt and rear, all edges gilt, later burgundy morocco gilt by Birdsall & Son, spine a trifle faded, 8vo Sabin 36401. Scarce. (1)
Backhouse (James). A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies, 1st edition, 1843, 15 etched plates, three folding maps at end, extra-illustrated with two original pen and ink drawings inserted, one titled 'Gulf at the Weatherboard on the road from the town of Sidney to Bathurst' to verso, with further description, the other titled 'Gum Forest. Eucalyptus', some light spotting and offsetting, previous owner signature of C. Barrow, 1843 to front endpaper, hinges tender, original green blindstamped cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Mudie (James), The Felonry of New South Wales: Being a Faithful Picture of the Real Romance of Life in Botany Bay, 1s edition, 1837, folding street plan of Sidney, publisher's catalogue at end, some light damp stains, previous owner signatures to title, original green cloth, a little rubbed with stains, 8vo Ferguson 3558 and 2312. (2)
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[Little, Otis]. The State of Trade in the Northern Colonies Considered; with an Account of their Produce, and a particular Description of Nova Scotia, 1st edition, 1748, issue with catchword 'the' to B2 verso, half title, final leaf repaired, scattered light spotting, modern calf-backed marbled boards, 8vo ESTC T110730. Howes L388; Kress 4916; Sabin 41523. Little, a native of Massachusetts, was appointed Surveyor General of Nova Scotia in 1749, the same year Halifax was founded. He shows the importance of the colony to Great Britain in terms of trade and resources and as a barrier against the French in Canada and Louisbourg. (1)
Maundeville (Sir John). The Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt. which treareth of the Way to Hierusalem; and of Marvayles of Inde, with other Ilands and Countryes, Now publish'd entire from an Original MS. in the Cotton Library, 1727, title in red & black, occasional spotting and light dust-soiling, later endpapers, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked preserving morocco title label, board edges repaired, 8vo (1)
Murray (James). An Impartial History of the Present War in America; Containing an Account of its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs thereof, with its Various Successes and Disappointments, on Both Sides, 2 volumes, Newcastle Upon Tyne: T. Robson, [1780?], engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume and twenty-one other portrait plates, folding map of Boston, some light offsetting from plates, reaf free endpaper of volume 2 torn away, armorial bookplate of Maclean of Ardgour to upper pasedowns, contemporary speckled calf, volume 2 lacking title label, extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo The dedication to volume 1 is dated Dec. 12, 1780. A third very scarce and abruptly ended volume was published posthumously after the authors death'. (2)Amendment : The portrait of Montgomery facing page 193 in volume 2 has an ink mark to the face.
*Canada - Prince Edward Island. A group of 7 land documents and plans, 1801-1878, including 3 manuscript conveyances for '348 Acres of Land parce of Lot No. 49, late belonging to Joseph Aplin Esquire, Prince Edward Island', from John Webster to Peter Macgowan, 1801, the second dated 1802 between Peter Macgowan, Ann Macgowan, and Allan Cummen, farmer, and the third dated 1818 between Richard Edwards and James MacBraire, plus a copy of the Chancery Decree relating to the same estate dated 1818, a copy of the deed to the estate dated 1878, and 2 contemporary manuscript plans of the estate dated 1830 and 1831 respectively, all on paper, folded (except the third conveyance on vellum), a few tears to folds without loss, some light external soiling, the 2 plans each measuring 40 x 32 cm (15.75 x 12.5 ins) Peter Macgowan was Attorney General on Prince Edward Island at this time, and John Webster was Deputy Sheriff. The plans show the farm house, fields and woodland between Pownal Bay and the road leading from Charlote Town to George Town. At this time there was considerable migration of Scots to Canada in the aftermath of the Highland clearances. (7)
Robertson (William). The History of America, 3 volumes, Dublin, 1777, engraved frontispiece to volume I, folding engraved plate to volume II, light spotting, some mainly marginal worming and small damp stains, previous owner inscription, contemporary calf, some peeling and scuff marks, 8vo, together with William Robertson's The History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI, 2 volumes, Dublin, 1778, An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India, Dublin, 1791 and The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V, 3 volumes, new edition, 1788, all uniformly bound (9)
Baurenfeind (Michael). Vollkommene Wieder-Herstellung der bisher sehr in Verfall gekommenen grundlich-u. zierlichen Schreib-Kunst... gezeiget wird von Christoph Weigel, Nuremberg, [1716], etched title, [iv], 39 pages of text printed in gothic script, folding table and 59 copper engraved plates of calligraphy and penmanship, minor spotting and light soiling to margins (generally in good condition), contemporary ownership signature in brown ink to front endpaper of Sibylla Mangannsson (?), contemporary vellum-backed boards, with all-over floral patterning in gold and red, rubbed and soiled and a little wear to extremities, oblong folio (24 x 35 cm) Berlin Katalog Ornamentstichsammlung 4871. A second part was issued 20 years later in 1736, containing 66 engraved plates. (1)
Blake (William). Illustrations to the Bible. A Catalogue compiled by Geoffrey Keynes, Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, 1957, nine colour plates, including tipped-in frontispiece, illustrations, original morocco-backed boards, a few light stains, edges a little rubbed, folio, limited edition, 407/460, together with William Blake's The Gates of Paradise, Trianon Press, 1968, limited edition, 121/700, and a printed prospectus (3)
Bury (Jean Baptiste Marie). Modeles de Serrurerie, choisis parmi ce que Paris offre de plus remarquable sous le rapport de la forme, de la decoration et de la surete; accompagnes des details qui doivent en faciliter l'execution et suivis d'un abrege de l'Art du serrurier..., part 1 only (of 2), Paris: Bance Aine, 1826, additional engraved decorative title, fifty-six engraved plates only of wrought iron work (of 73), scattered spotting mostly to general title & text, some dampstaining (mostly light & to margins), short worm trail to lower blank margin of text and plates, early 20th half brown pigskin, marbled paper sidings torn with loss, slim folio, together with Thiollet (Francois), Serrurerie et fonte de fer recemment executees. Application aux planchers et combles, aux ponts, escaliers et machines diverses, &. Ornemens en fonte ajustes aux portes, devantures de boutique, grilles, rampes d'escalier, candelabres, cheminees, poeles, Paris: Bance aine, 1832, engraved title, seventy-two engraved plates, dampstained & spotting, contemporary marbled boards with remnants of calf spine, worn, folio (2)
Cockerell, Sydney C., editor. The Gorleston Psalter. A Manuscript of the Beginning of the Fourteenth Century in the Library of C.W. Dyson Perrins..., Chiswick Press, 1907, colour frontispiece, monochrome illustrations, a few light spots, original cloth-backed boards, a few light stains, cloth-backed portfolio (spine rubbed) folio, together with The Lorsch Gospels, facsimile edition, George Braziller, New York, 1967, colour and monochrome illustrations, original vellum-backed boards, slipcase, 4to, limited edition 784/1000, plus The Canterbury Psalter, with Introduction by M.R. James, 1935, colour and monochrome illustrations, scattered spotting, bookplate and presentation inscription, top edge gilt, original buckram gilt, small split at head of upper joint, spine and extremities a little faded, 4to, limited edition, 326/425, with three others: Apokalypse, Oxford Douce 180, Vollstandige Faksimile-Ausgabe, Graz, Austria, 1981, limited edition 409/960 (without separate commentary volume), The St. Alban's Psalter, by Otto Pacht, C.R. Dodwell & Francis Wormald, 1960 and The Golden Gospels of Echternach, by Dr. Peter Metz, 1957, all folio (6)
Elias (Julius). Die Skizzenmappe, Zeichungen franzosischer Meister des neunzehnten Jahrunderts, Munich, Verlag der Marees-Gesellschaft 1918, with an introduction, contents and 70 colour facsimile plates depicting works of the finest impressionist artists including Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Edgar Degas and Auguste Renoir (plates 26 / 28 missing), some light spotting and browning, folio 48 x 32.5cm (18.75 x 12.75ins) Limited Edition No.33/100. (1)
Roxburghe Club. A Peterborough Psalter and Bestiary of the Fourteenth Century, described by Montague Rhodes James, Oxford, printed for the Roxburghe Club, 1921, 2 colour facsimile plates, including one heightened with gold, monochrome facsimile plates, some light overall spotting to endpapers, top edge gilt, original plum half morocco gilt, with plain card bookbox, folio, together with The Holkham Library, Illuminations and Illustrations in the Manuscript Library of the Earl of Leicester, edited by W.O. Hassall, Oxford, printed for the Roxburghe Club, 1970, colour and monochrome facsimile plates, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original maroon quarter morocco gilt, some minor marks and lightly faded, folio, plus John Scottow's Alphabet Books, by Janet Backhouse, printed for the Roxburghe Club, 1974, monochrome facsimile plates, heightened with gold, top edge gilt, original maroon quarter morocco gilt, large square folio, and The York Gospels, a facsimile with introductory essays by Jonathan Alexander, Patrick McGurk, Simon Keynes & Bernard Barr, edited by Nicolas Barker, printed for The Roxburghe Club, 1986, some colour and numerous monochrome facsimile plates, top edge gilt, original red quarter morocco gilt, spine lightly faded, thick folio, plus 5 other Roxburghe Club publications, various, mostly smaller format: A Tour in Scotland in 1863, and 1984, The Gardyners Passetaunce, edited with an introduction and transcript by Franklin B. Williams, 1985, Remembrances of Things Worth Seeing in Italy given to John Evelyn, 25 April 1646, by Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, edited by John Martin Robinson, 1987, Love in it's Extasie: or, The Large Prerogative, with an introduction by Robert Birley, 1981, & Speculum Peccatorum, 'The Mirror of Sinners' printed in London, by Wynkyn De Worde, with an introduction and translation by Jeremy Griffiths, 1992 (9)
Ruskin (John). Modern Painters, 5 volumes, 2nd edition, George Allen, 1892, plus General Index volume, George Allen, 1888, together 6 volumes, numerous engraved plates, occasional light offsetting, top edges gilt, contemporary uniform half morocco, gilt decorated spines slightly faded, large 4to in 8s (6)
Rousselet (Louis). India and its Native Princes. Travels in Central India and in the Presidencies of Bombay and Bengal, new edition revised and edited by Lieut.-Col. Buckle, 1882, folding map, illustrations, some light spotting, prize presentation inscription to half title, all edges gilt, original blue cloth gilt, a little rubbed, small holes to lower cover, small folio, together with Wandering in Northern India, by Harry A. Franck, 1st US edition, 1923, folding map, half-tone illustrations, previous owner stamp to front pastedown, original green cloth, 8vo, with three others: A Journal of the Life, Gospel, Labours, and Christian Experiences of that Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Woolman, Warrington, 1840, F.D. Bridges' Journal of a Lady's Travels Round the World, 1883 and William Spencer Percival's The Land of the Dragon, 1889 (both in prize bindings) (5)
Ware (Isaac). The Complete Body of Architecture. Adorned with Plans and Elevations, from Original Designs..., In which are interspersed some Designs of Inigo Jones, never before published, 1 volume in two, 1st edition, London: T. Osborne, J. Shipton, J. Hodges, L. Davis,, J. Ward & R. Baldwin, 1756, engraved frontispiece, title in red & black with engraved vignette, 114 engraved plates (including 14 folding), notice slip present, long repaired closed tear to 5Q1, 5Q2, plate 60 & shorter closed tear to plate 92 (with some adhesive staining), folding plate 110/111 with few holes, short worm trail to few leaves, dampstaining and damp mottling mostly at foot with some consequent fraying & adhesion, occasional spotting & light dust-soiling, ink ownership of E.W. Hudson to front free blank written in a neat calligraphic hand, early 20th century brown half pigskin, marbled sidings to boards worn, extremities rubbed & some wear, folio The first edition of Ware's "massive and compendious" work (ODNB). "Most of Ware's designs were as Palladian in character as might be expected from an architect of his background and credentials. However, as a prominent member of the St Martin's Lane Academy he was also a colleague of such rococo artists as Hogarth, Roubiliac, and Francis Hayman: this is reflected not only in the surprisingly latitudinarian views occasionally found in the pages of the Complete Body but also in the dazzling interiors of his most important work, Chesterfield House, Mayfair (1748?9; dem. 1934), designed in a full-blooded French rococo idiom for the francophile fourth Earl of Chesterfield." Berlin Katalog 2283; Fowler 436; Harris 906. (2)
Selous (Frederick Courteney). Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia, Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland both Before and During the Recent Native Insurrection up to the date of the Disbandment of the Bullawayo Field Force, 2nd edition, 1896, black & white portrait frontispiece, plates & illustrations, folding map, original cloth, discoloured and dust-soiled, 8vo, together with Chapman (Abel), Savage Sudan, its Wild Tribes, Big-Game and Bird-Life, 1921, map frontispiece, black & white plates and illustrations, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, modern brown half morocco gilt, 8vo (2)
Senior (Nassau William). A Journal kept in Turkey and Greece on the Autumn of 1857 and the begining of 1858, 1st edition, 1859, two folding maps with outline colour, two chromolithographed plates, a little light offsetting and one or two spots, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo Blackmer 1525. (1)
![[Shirley, William & William Mildmay]. A Fair Representation of His Majesty's Right to Nova-Scotia or Acadie. Briefly stated f](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6f06c57b-9702-4210-a2e3-a7400109952d/60c02e57-deb0-4ff8-de07-297d9447cfb8/468x382.jpg)
[Shirley, William & William Mildmay]. A Fair Representation of His Majesty's Right to Nova-Scotia or Acadie. Briefly stated from the Memorials of the English Commissaries; with an Answer to the Objections Contained in the French Memorials, and in a Treatise, Entitled Discussion Sommaire sur les anciennes Limites de l'Acadie, 1st edition, Edward Owen, 1756, 64 pp., a few light spots, disbound, 8vo Sabin 56129. Forceful re-statement of British claims to Nova Scotia by English commissioners William Shirley and William Mildmay, who were appointed to negotiate the boundaries of Acadia with the French after the 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. (1)
Hardy (Thomas). Late Lyrics and Earlier with many other verses, 1st edition, Macmillan, 1922, original green cloth gilt in dust wrapper, rubbed and very slightly frayed to edges, together with Yeats (W.b.), Wheels and Butterflies, 1st edition, Macmillan, 1934, original green cloth gilt in price-clipped dust wrapper, rubbed and minor fraying to head of spine, plus Spender (Stephen & Lehmann, John, editors), Poems from Spain, 1st edition, Hogarth Press, 1939, ownership signature of Edgell Rickword to front endpaper, original red cloth gilt in somewhat soiled and faded dust wrapper, and Cornford (Frances), Autumn Midnight, 1st edition, Poetry Bookshop, 1923, wood engraved illustrations by Eric Gill, printed at St. Dominic's Press, untrimmed, original printed wrappers, a little rubbed and some light soiling, plus other 20th century poetry and literature, mostly circa 1910-1940, including Osbert Sitwell, England Reclaimed, 1st edition, 1927 (with dust wrapper designed by McKnight Kauffer), Osbert Sitwell, Out of the Flame, 1st edition, 1923, in dust wrapper, Vita Sackville-West, The Land, 1st edition, 1926, in dust wrapper designed by George Plank, Robert Frost, New Hampshire with woodcuts by J.J. Lankes, 1st edition, 1924, in dust wrapper, Aldous Huxley, Selected Poems, 1st edition, 1925, A.E. Coppard, Count Stefan, Golden Cockerel Press, 1928, Ezra Pound, W.H. Auden, W.H. Davies, G. Rostrevor Hamilton and others, some in dust wrappers, all 8vo (80)
Hutchinson (Horace G., ed.). Golf Greens and Green-Keeping, 1st edition, Country Life, 1906, half-tone plates, one double-page plan, occasional light spotting, front free endpaper with presentation inscription to Chorleywood Golf Club dated March 1931 and also with later inscription beneath, original red cloth gilt, very slight fading to spine & faint mark to rear cover, 8vo Donovan & Murdoch, 1906. (1)
Taylor (Joshua). The Lure of the Links, 1st edition, London: Heath Cranton, [1920], 3 pages of adverts at rear, some gatherings strengthened and resewn, browned throughout, endpapers renewed, recent cloth reback spine, 8vo, together with Allingham (Richard), Letters of a Modern Golfer to His Grandfather. Being the Correspondence of Richard Allingham, Esq., Arranged by Henry Leach, 1st edition, London: Mills & Boon, [1910], half-title with publisher's book list to verso, portrait frontispiece dampstained to lower outer corner, 32 page publisher's catalogue at rear, occasional light spotting and browning, oval ink stamp to front free endpaper, original cloth gilt, spine torn at head & frayed at foot, covers dampstained & mottled, 8vo (2)
![Switzerland. Souvenir de Chamonix, [so titled to cover], circa 1840s, 20 tinted lithographed views (including one double-pag](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6f06c57b-9702-4210-a2e3-a7400109952d/27e859b5-7f40-42ed-84ae-5bff6c2d94c2/468x382.jpg)
Switzerland. Souvenir de Chamonix, [so titled to cover], circa 1840s, 20 tinted lithographed views (including one double-page) by Adolphe Cuvillier, mostly published by Venance Payot, naturaliste a Chamonix (a few with imprint of Geisendorf, Geneve), occasional light spotting and some minor marginal stains, without title or letterpress text, marbled endpapers, original blue-green cloth gilt, rubbed and some soiling, oblong 8vo (16.5 x 22 cm) (1)
Yeats (William Butler). The Collected Works in Verse and Prose, 8 volumes, Shakespeare Head Press, 1908, photogravure frontispiece to volumes I, III, V & VII, titles printed in red and black, light partial toning to endpapers, top edges gilt, original vellum-backed boards, covers a little bowed, a few marks, 8vo, limited edition of 1060 Wade 75-82. (8)
Clarendon (Edward Hyde, Earl of). The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641, 3 volumes, 1st edition, Oxford, 1702-04, black and white engraved portrait frontispiece and half titles, some light marks and spotting, uniform contemporary embossed calf, volume 1 front board detached, boards and spines rubbed with minor loss, folio, together with Burnet (Gilbert), Bishop Burnet's History Of His Own Time, volumes 1 & 2, 1724-34, bookplates to front endpapers, some slight spotting, uniform contemporary embossed calf, boards and spines rubbed with slight loss, folio, and Walpole (Horace), Memoirs of the Last Ten Years of the Reign of George The Second, volumes 1 & 2, 1822, 2 black and white engraved frontispieces, some light spotting and marks, uniform contemporary gilt decorated tree calf, boards and spines rubbed with loss, volume 1 front board detached, plus other 18th and 19th century historical reference and The History of England..., by David Hume, volumes 1-6, 1848, mostly leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (2 cartons)
Dore (Gustave, illustrator). Atala, by Chateaubriand, translated by James Spence Harry, circa 1860, 30 black and white plates, split guttering, original gilt decorated red half morocco, minor loss to front boards, Idylls of the King, by Alfred Tennyson, 1868, 26 black and white plates, original gilt decorated and embossed full brown morocco, The History of Don Quixote, by Cervantes, circa 1870, numerous black and white illustrations, bookplate to front endpaper, contemporary gilt decorated green half morocco, all edges gilt, all with rubbed boards and spines, all folio, together with Roscoe (Henry), The Life of William Roscoe, volumes 1 & 2, 1833, 2 black and white frontispieces, period inscriptions to front endpapers, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated half calf, spines slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and other 18th and 19th century literature and historical reference, some odd volumes, mostly leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio, (approximately 40 volumes) (2 cartons)
Frohawk (F.W., illustrator). British Birds with Their Nests and Eggs, volumes 1-6, circa 1898, numerous colour and black and white plates, some light marks, uniform original gilt decorated green cloth, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, together with Dresser (H.E., illustrator), Birds of Britain, by J. Lewis Bonhote, 1st edition, 1907, 100 colour plates with tissue guards, some light spotting, original decorated red cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, and other 19th and 20th century avian and natural history reference, mostly orignal cloth, some leather bindings, G/VG, 8vo/4to (a carton)
Lake (Fred and Wright, Hal). A Bibliography of Archery, The Simon Archery Foundation, Manchester, 1974, original green boards in dust jacket, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with Longman (C.J. & Walrond, H.), The Badminton Library, Archery, 1901, numerous black and white illustrations including frontispiece with tissue guard, some light spotting, original decorated brown cloth, boards and spine rubbed to head and foot with minor loss, 8vo, plus approximately 70 further volumes of modern archery reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (2 cartons)
*Switzerland. A collection of 37 various colour aquatint and sepia aquatint views of Switzerland and the Alps, circa 1800-25, including 2 small colour aquatint views of Montblanc and the Glacier de Rosenlauy, published by H.F. Leuthold, Zurich, 2 colour aquantint views of Baden, and The Well at Baden, each mounted on pale pink paper with embossed framing lines, captioned with titles in ink, plate size 11 x 14.5 cm, sheet size 15.3 x 20.4 cm, a colour aquatint view of the Jungfrau and the Passage of the Grindelwald, trimmed to image, and mounted on card, with title in pencil below, a colour aquatint view of the Falls of the Rhine, Schaffhausen, trimmed to image, and with title in pencil to verso, 2 fine colour aquatint views of Swiss towns with mountains beyond, trimmed to image, without captions, 12 (of 25) sepia aquatint views by Jean Francois Albanis Beaumont (1753-1810), from Travels from France to Italy through the Lepontine Alps, printed by S. Hamilton for G.G. & J. Robinson, 1800 (Abbey, Travel, 53), including views of Lausanne, the junction of the Rhone and Arve near Geneva, Bridge of St. Maurice, Glacier d'Argentiere, Mer de Glace from La Flegere, etc., some marks and light soiling, sheet size 255 x 365 mm, several early 20th century watercolour views, 2 colour lithographs by Pellegrini, 2 large colour lithograph views of Bad Kreugh and Achenthal u. See, each with printed title caption (some discolouration to sky), 5 colour aquatint views of Teplitz and Plauen, published by C.F. Meser, Dresden, a large colour aquantint view by Jean Antoine Linck (1766-1843), entitled Vue de Mont-Blanc prise de la Campagne de Mr. Hentsch … Secheron pres de GenŠve (some soiling and creases and marginal stains), etc. (37)
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