* Caxton (William, printer). A single leaf from the Polycronicon of Ranulphus Higden, Liber Septimus, [Westminster: William Caxton, between 2 July and 20 November, 1482], folio CCCxxvi, signature 41/4, 40 lines plus headline to recto and verso, red paraphs and marginal note added in Caxton's printing shop, some light marginal water stains, uneven left margin, upper and lower blank outer corners, touching manuscript marginal note, folio (267 x 190 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:STC 13438; Pforzheimer 489; Goff H267; Hain-Copinger 8659.A single leaf from the first edition of Higden's Polycronicon in English, printed by Caxton. The text forms part of the account of the reign of William the Conqueror, and includes a reference to the death of Walter, Bishop of Hereford in 1079, stabbed by a seamstress during her attempted rape: 'she came in to the Bisshops chambre in caas for to shape the chamberleyns lynnen clothes. Seruauntes that knewe and wyst the Bisshops pryvete wente oute for the nones. Atte last ethe Bisshop after vnsyttyng wordes wolde haue take the woman with strengthe. The woman styked the Bisshop bynethe his pryuy membrys wyth the sheres that she hadde in honde and soo the Bisshop dyed'.
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Vanity Fair. The Vanity Fair Album: A Show of Sovereigns, Statesmen, Judges, and Men of the Day, volumes 1875 & 1876, 102 chromolithographic plates, the 1876 Album has the descriptive text excised from the albums and pasted onto contemporary paper, lacking one caricature (Sir James Paget 12/02/1876), some light spotting, bookplate of Albert Brassey, contemporary green gilt cloth, folio, the album for 1875 contains the original text for each weeks issue as well as the caricature, bound in green half-calf gilt, both rubbed and bumped, folioQTY: (2)
Gerning (Baron Johann Issac Von). A Picturesque Tour along The Rhine from Mentz to Cologne: with illustrations of the scenes of remarkable events and of popular traditions, London: R. Ackerman, 1820, folding engraved map and twenty four hand-coloured aquatint plates, a2 with closed tear lower margin, E2 repair to closed tear to margin, occasional light offsetting, some small brown marks to page 132 and plate 22, short vertical closed tear in one fold to map at rear, modern quarter calf binding, red calf label laid onto spine with title and author in gilt, some minor marks to boards, large 4to QTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey Travel 217.
* Cohen (Harold). Richard VI, 1967, screenprint in colours on thick wove paper, from the series of eight plates, printed by Kelpra Studios, the full sheet, light dust soiling, sheet size 68.5 x 77 cm (27 x 30 1/4 ins), with Hamilton Finlay (Ian). Apollo and Daphne (after Bernini), 1977, screenprint on paper, 49.5 x 36 cm (19 1/2 x 14 ins), together with 16 further prints and posters, by or after Paul Peter Piech, Le Corbusier, Andy Warhol (bearing spurious signatures), Geoffrey George, political movements (May 68 French protests, Chinese and Russian communism, OSPAAAL, etc.), various sizes and conditions, all unframedQTY: (18)
Grimble (Augustus). The Salmon and Sea Trout Rivers of England and Wales, 2 volumes, limited issue, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1904, 2 folding maps (one with small repaired tear to verso and some light spotting), photographic illustrations, slight toning to text, endpapers renewed, original vellum-backed boards, small chips to spine labels, light dust-soiling, 4to, limited edition, one of 350 copies, together with two others: Angling Travels in Norway, by Fraser Sandeman, large paper copy, 1895, and The Wildfowler in Scotland, 1st edition, 1901 QTY: (4)
Macgillivray (William). The Edinburgh Journal of Natural History, and of the Physical Sciences, 2 volumes (1835-39 & 1839-40), Edinburgh: published for the proprietor, 1839-40, 130 hand-coloured engraved plates (complete), a couple of short closed tears to plate margins, occasional offsetting and light spotting, bookplates of Peter Tate (ornithology author), later blue straight-grained morocco gilt, edges slightly rubbed, one or two small stains, folio, 33.5 x 23 cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Originally issued fortnightly from October 24 1835 and then monthly from April 1836 to May 1840. The second volume includes The Animal Kingdom of the Baron Cuvier, enlarged and adapted to the present state of zoological science, with a separate title page.
Emerson (Ralph Waldo). The Works, 6 volumes, London: Macmillan and Co., 1884, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, contemporary brown half morocco gilt by Macmillan & Bowes, a few light marks, 8vo, together with:Corvo (Frederick Baron). Chronicles of the House of Borgia, London: Grant Richards, 1901, frontispiece, 9 black and white illustrations, burgundy morocco bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, top edge gilt, 20th-century red full morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine somewhat faded, a few marks, small nick to upper cover outer margin, 8vo, plusJerrold (Maud F.). Francesco Petrarca, Poet and Humainst, London: J. M. Dent, 1909, frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout, bookplate of Alexander Stone to front pastedown, blue ink ownership inscription to head of front blank, top edge gilt, 20th-century red half morocco gilt by Maclehose, a few light marks, 8vo, with 25 other finely bound volumesQTY: (35)
Cresset Press. The Pleasures of Princes or Good Mens Recreation by Gervase Markham, Together with the Experienced Angler by Colonel Robert Venables, with a preface by Horace Hutchinson, London: Cresset Press, 1927, illustrations, light spotting to endpapers, bookplate of Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Arthur Howard Thompson, top edge gilt, original limp vellum gilt, cloth ties, small 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition XIII/50 printed on Arnold hand-made paper, from a total edition of 650 copies.
Johnson (Samuel). A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers. To which are prefixed, a history of the language, and an English grammar, 2 volumes, 4th edition, revised by the author, London: printed by W. Strahan for W. Strahan, J. & F. Rivington, T. Davies and others, 1773, titles printed in red and black, leaf 9K1 in volumes I with short closed tear to bottom right corner, 20S1 and 30G2 in volume II with lower corners torn away, occasional light spotting, bookseller description tipped-in at front of volume I, hinges reinforced, contemporary calf, rebacked, spines with maroon labels and raised bands, numbered in gilt with guilt rules, cobvers neatly repaired to margins, a little rubbed, folio, 41.5 x 25 cm QTY: (2)NOTE:ESTC T117232; PMM 201 (for the first edition of 1755).The last edition revised by Samuel Johnson during his lifetime. The advertisement leaf in volume I states. 'Many faults I have corrected, some superfluities I have taken away, and some deficiencies I have supplied.'
Audubon (John James). The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio. Audubon's Birds of America, by Roger Tory Peterson & Virginia Marie Peterson, facsimile edition, London: Heinemann, 1981, portrait frontispiece, 435 colour facsimile plates, a few light spots to text at end, contemporary half calf gilt, some fading to spine, large 4to, together with Ornithological Biography or an Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America/Commentaries/Double Elephant Folio text, together 7 facsimile text volumes to accompany the Abbeville Press facsimile of Birds of America, 1985, The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for Birds of America, New-York Historical Society/American Heritage Publishing Co., 1966, and 2 othersQTY: (11)
Gaskin (Arthur J., illustrator). Stories & Fairy Tales, by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by H. Oskar Sommer, with 100 pictures by Arthur J. Gaskin, half-title, additional pictorial title, printed title in red and black, and numerous wood-engraved plates and illustrations, woodcut initials, untrimmed, original publishers gilt-decorated cream cloth, rubbed and some light soiling, spines lightly browned, large 8vo, together with A Book of Pictured Carols. Designed under the direction of Arthur J. Gaskin, 1st edition, London: George Allen, 1893, printed on Japanese vellum, monochrome illustrations, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original quarter vellum, rubbed and some light soiling and marks, 8vo, limited edition of 100 copies on Japanese vellum, this copy numbered 11 QTY: (3)NOTE:Limited Large Paper edition of 300 copies.
Sporting Magazine. The Sporting Magazine, or Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of the Turf, the Chace and every other diversion interesting to the man of pleasure and enterprize, 146 volumes, a broken run, 1793-1870, comprising volumes 1-7, 10-17, 19-28, 30-40. 42-48, 50-136, 138-140, 142-146, 148-150, 152-156, numerous engraved plates of sporting subjects, dogs, horses, fish, birds, hunting, racing, falconry, shooting, sailing, etc, a few plates with frayed fore-edges, some spotting, water stains and light toning, volumes 1-130 uniformly bound in half calf with green labels, volumes 131 onwards in half morocco some wear to the spines from 102 onwards, other spines rubbed, a few early volumes with some worming to head of spines, 8vo QTY: (146)NOTE:Sold as a periodical not subject to return.
Bewick (Thomas, illustrator). The Chase. A Poem by William Somerville, large paper edition, London: printed by W. Bulmer, 1796, 13 wood-engraved illustrations by Thomas Bewick after John Bewick, occasional light spotting, faint previous owner signature at head of title, all edges yellow, later half calf gilt, edges a little rubbed, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Schwerdt II, p. 167: 'This edition is the finest of them all'.
Eusebius of Caesarea. The Ancient Ecclesiasticall Histories of the First Six Hundred Yeares after Christ, written in the Greek tongue by three learned historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates, and Evagrius, 2 parts in one, 4th edition, London: George Miller, 1636-37, general title, part I with 4 titles with woodcut devices and continuous register, part II title dated 1637, with woodcut device and separate register, woodcut initials and head and- tailpieces, closed tear to F5 in second part, occasional contemporary annotations, light toning to a few leaves, attractive (and unsophisticated) contemporary sprinkled full calf, a little rubbed, folio QTY: (1)NOTE:STC 10576.
Atkinson (C. T.). The South Wales Borderers 24th Foot 1689-1937, 1st edition, Cambridge: Regimental History Committee, 1937, monochrome illustrations, some light toning & spotting, original gilt decorated green cloth, very lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Home (John), The History of the Rebellion in the year 1745, 1st edition, London: printed by A. Strahan, etched plate & 3 folding maps, later endpapers, ex-libris bookplate to the front pastedown, some light spotting, toning & offsetting, later gilt decorated calf spine retaining contemporary gilt decorated full calf boards, slightly rubbed & marked, 4to, plusGardyne (C. Greenhill), The Life of a Regiment. The History of the Gordon Highlanders from its formation in 1794 to 1816, 2 volumes, reprinted, London: Medici Society, 1929, colour & monochrome illustrations, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some minor marginal toning, original uniform green cloth, spines very lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other 19th & early 20th century military & regimental history, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (3 shelves)
Jonston (John). Historiae Naturalis de Insectis Libri III, de Serpentibus et Draconibus Libri II, 2 parrs in one, 1st edition, Amsterdam: J. Schipper, 1657, engraved title and 28 engraved plates in first volume, title with woodcut vignette and 12 engraved plates in second volume, some mainly marginal water stains, small marginal wormholes to final leaf, one or two short closed tears, a few light stains, later half calf, edges a little rubbed, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Nissen ZBI 2134-2135. The full work comprises 6 parts, the others being De Quadrupedibus..., De Exanguibus Aquaticis..., De Piscibus et Cetis..., and De Avibus; these four parts originally published in Frankfurt between 1650 and 1657.
Mahratta Light Infantry. Historical Record 110th Mahratta Light Infantry (Now 3rd Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry) During the Great War 1914 to 1918, 1st edition, Calcutta: printed by the Manager Government of India Press, 1927, 12 folding maps, 3 half-tone illustrations, minor spotting to endpapers, original limp cloth gilt, slight fading to spine, corners a little bumped, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Very scarce, no copies at auction recorded.
Woodyatt (Nigel G.). The Regimental History of the 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles, 1st edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., 1929, monochrome frontispiece, folding maps, bookplate to the front pastedown, half-title through to frontispiece detached, some light toning & spotting, original gilt decorated green cloth, boards slightly marked, head of the spine dented, 8vo, together with:Mullaly (B. R., et al), Bugle and Kukri, the story of The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, 3 volumes, mixed editions, London: William Blackwood & Sons/The Regimental Trust, 1957-2000, colour & monochrome illustrations, bookplate & later inscription the front endpapers of volume 1, some minor toning, all original cloth, volumes 2 & 3 in dust jackets, 8vo, plusMorris (C. J.), Handbooks for the Indian Army, Gurkhas, 2nd edition, Dehli: Manager of Publications, 1936, 2 folding tables to the rear, ex-libris book plate to the front pastedown, lacking front endpaper, some light marginal toning, original boards to black cloth spine, rubbed, 8vo, and other early 20th Century & modern Gurkha reference & related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, 8voQTY: (31)
Williamson (Kenneth, J. Morton Boyd). St. Kilda Summer, 1st edition, London: Hutchinson, 1960, black and white illustrations (mostly after photographs), cartographic endpapers, original green cloth decorated in silver, dust jacket, extremities lightly rubbed with occasional small loss, 8vo, together with:MacGregor (Alasdair Alpin). A Last Voyage to St. Kilda, 1st edition, London: Cassell and Company, 1931, black and white illustrations after photographs, original blue cloth gilt, a few light marks, 8vo, plusSeton Gordon (Paul). The Land of the Hills and the Glens, 1st edition, London: Cassell and Company, 1920, black and white illustrations after photographs, original green cloth gilt, boards damp-stained, 8vo, withDarling (F. Fraser). The New Naturalist, Natural History in the Highlands & Islands, 1st edition, London: Collins, 1947, illustrations after photographs (some colour), original green cloth gilt, 8vo, with approximately 60 other 20th-century works on Scottish IslandsQTY: (3 shelves )
Martyn (William). The Historie and Lives of the Kings of England; From William the Conqueror, unto the end of the raigne of Henrie the Eight, 1st edition, variant issue, 2 parts in one, London: printed for John Bill, William Barret, and Henrie Fetherstone [by William Stansby], 1615, title within elaborate woodcut border (with small loss to lower right margin and repairs to verso), bound with part 2 'The Successions of the Dukes and Earles of this Kingdome of England...' sometimes wanting, with separate title with woodcut device and imprint 'W. Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1615' and continuous register, first leaf of Epistle Dedicatorie at front with repair to top margin, small marginal repair to final leaf, a few light spots and stains, previous owner signature at front, residue from bookplate removal, later panelled calf, covers detached, a little rubbed, small folio, together with Sidney (Sir Philip). The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, the tenth edition. With his life and death; a brief table of the principal heads, and som other new additions, 2 parts in one, London: William Du-Gard, 1655, engraved portrait frontispiece, one or two small marginal tears, occasional light water stains,hinges tender, later reverse calf, some worming and losses at spine ends, a few small stains, folio QTY: (2)NOTE:First work STC 17527.Variant issue, originally published as The Historie, and Lives of Twentie Kings of England from the same date and with Stansby named in the imprint. Second work Wing S3768.
![[Darwin, Erasmus]. The Botanic Garden; A Poem, in Two Parts. Part I. Containing the Economy of Vegetation, Part II. The Loves](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0226bcfa-17bf-4201-b0e6-b17f00aed699/3f00f74e-5abd-48b5-a27d-b1dc00ab1f5e/468x382.jpg)
[Darwin, Erasmus]. The Botanic Garden; A Poem, in Two Parts. Part I. Containing the Economy of Vegetation, Part II. The Loves of the Plants with Philosophical Notes, 2 volumes in one, 1st edition, Part I, London: printed for J. Johnson, 1791, Part II, Lichfield: printed by J. Jackson, 1789, engraved allegorical frontispieces, half-title and letterpress title for part II only, 16 engraved plates (including the 'Fertilization of Egypt' plate by William Blake after Henry Fuseli and the four Portland Vase plates by Blake), general title at front present but lacking the letterpress title for the first part, one folding plate with short closed tear, directions to the binder/errata leaf trimmed and pasted at foort of p. 184 (supplied from another edition?) in part II, some offsetting and light spotting, previous owner inscription of B. A. Heywood, Manchester, 1789 at head of part II title (trimmed), bookplates (including B. A. Heywood and noted bibliophile Eric S. Quayle), contemporary tree calf gilt, rebacked, original spine relaid, edges a little rubbed, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Henrey 468; Hunt II, 67; Nissen BBI 451. Scarce to find both first editions bound together, the second part containing The Loves of the Plants was first published in Lichfield in 1789 as here, two years before part I, and it is often the second or third edition of this part dated 1790 that is found bound up with the usual first edition of part I.Sold with all faults not subject to return.
Portlock (J. E.). Geological Report on Londonderry and of Parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh, 1st edition, Dublin: HMSO for Andrew Milliken, Hodges and Smith, London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1843, large folding colour geological map, lithograph plates and folding colour sections at end, a little light spotting and toning, blindstamps of Wellbrook, Cookstown to title and front endpaper, original cloth gilt, some fading to spine and cover margins, thick 8vo, together with Munn (Alfred Moore). Notes on the Place Names of the Parishes and Townlands of the County of Londonderry, 1st edition, Londonderry, 1925, some light spotting, blindstamp to title, modern cloth gilt, 4to, with others, Irish related including True Stories from the History of Ireland by John James McGregor, 2nd & 3rd series, Dublin, 1830-33, the Irish Legend of M'Donnell and the Norman de Borgos, Glasgow, circa 1870, Pearson's Irish Reciter and Reader, 1904, and Official Tourist Guide to County Down and Mourne Mountains, 3rd edition, revised, 1924 QTY: (approx. 45)
Bewick (Thomas). A History of British Birds, 2 volumes: Land Birds, 8th edition, Water Birds, 6th edition, royal paper edition, Newcastle: Edward Walker for T. Bewick, 1826, titles with wood-engraved vignettes, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, contemporary burgundy morocco gilt, spines a little faded and rubbed at ends, one or two scuffs to covers and small bumps to edges, royal 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:Roscoe 31b & 32b. Royal paper editions, the last to be published in Thomas Bewick's lifetime.
Millais (John Guille). The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland, 3 volumes, limited issue, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1904-06, titles printed in red and black, numerous colour and monochrome plates, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, later green half morocco, spines with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gilt (spines slightly faded), large 4to QTY: (3)NOTE:Limited edition, 824/1025 copies.
Johnson (Samuel). A Dictionary of the English Language... with numerous corrections and with the addition of several thousand words... by the Rev. H. J. Todd, 4 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1818, half-titles for volumes I-III only, lacking the engraved portrait frontispiece, occasional light spotting, a few light damp stains to endpapers, contemporary diced calf gilt, volumes III-IV rebacked with original spines relaid, joints cracking, a little rubbed, 4to, together with 3 others: Lexicon Cornu-Britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall, by the Rev. Robert Williams, 1st edition, 1865, A Universal Etymological English Dictionary, by Nathan Bailey, 13th edition, 1749, and Lempriere's Classical Dictionary of Proper Names Occurring in the Ancient Classics, corrected and enlarged by Professor Anthon & E. H, Barker, 4th edition, 1843QTY: (7)
![Bible [English]. The Holy Bible: containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly translated out of the Originall Tougues: and](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0226bcfa-17bf-4201-b0e6-b17f00aed699/a4b1f17c-af7c-44cb-9249-b1dc00abb4f2/468x382.jpg)
Bible [English]. The Holy Bible: containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly translated out of the Originall Tougues: and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised: By his Majesties special Commandment. Appointed to be read in Churches. Printed at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie: and by the Assignes of John Bill, 1640, general title within decorative woodcut border and with woodcut of royal arms to verso, New Testament title within decorative woodcut border with imprint dated 1639, colophon dated 1640, woodcut illustration of Adam and Eve to first leaf of Genesis, bound without Apocrypha, bound with at rear Book of Psalms. The Whole Book of Psalmes: Collected into English Meeter by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others..., London: Printed by R. Bishop for the Company of Stationers, 1640, title within ornamental border, occasional light toning, front blank inscribed 'Joÿes Pears Her Booke Julÿ the 4, 1652', marbled endpapers, gilt gauffered edges, modern red velvet (over earlier boards?) preserving contemporary engraved silver corner pieces, central shaped lozenge and clasps, 8vo (17.8 x 11.5 cm), contained in modern morocco covered book-form book boxQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Ralph Ewart Ford (1897-1974), precision engineer and founder of Fords (Finsbury) Ltd. In Bedford. A member of the Bibliographical Society, he formed one of the largest collections of English Bibles in England. During the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, a selection of the rarest and most important early English Bibles from Ralph Ford’s collection went on display in a touring exhibition across England, including the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey.Herbert 546; Darlow & Moule 423; STC 2342. A new form of the octavo Bible, in somewhat larger type, with 72 lines to the full page. Sometimes bound with the Apocrypha, genealogies and map which are not present in this example. A bright and fresh example of this Bible, in attractive condition.
Moore (Bernard). Cornish Catches and other verses, 1st edition, London: Erskine Macdonald, 1914, inscribed by the author to front endpaper with tipped in paper cutting, bookplate of Christopher Rowe to front pastedown, lacking half title, some occasional light spotting, original pictorial boards, covers and spine lightly rubbed and marked, 8vo, together with; Stabb (John), Devon Church Antiquities being a description of many objects of interest in the old parish churches of Devonshire, 1st edition, London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd., 1909, previous owner ink inscription to front endpaper, bookplate of Christopher Rowe to front pastedown, numerous monochrome illustrations, original brown cloth, covers and spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus Worth (R. N.), The West Country Garland:…, 1st edition, London: Houlston & Sons, 1875, bookplate of Christopher Rowe to front pastedown, original decorated red cloth, covers rubbed with occasional mark, 8vo and other late 19th & early 20th century miscellaneous literature including pocket editions, mostly original cloth, 8vo, GQTY: (3 shelves + a carton)
Edmonds (Harfield H., & Norman N. Lee). Brook and River Trouting. A Manual of Modern North Country Methods with Coloured Illustrations of Flies and Fly-Dressing Materials, Edition de Luxe, Bradford: published by the authors [1916], 10 thick card mounts, each with 2 oval numbered sunken mounts to each side (except one mount to one side only), a total of 39 sunken mounts each containing a dressed fly and dressing materials, a further card mount containing 22 coloured silk samples, 7 photogravure plates, one plate of insects, some light spotting and offsetting from mounts, previous owner inscription to limitation leaf, hinges reinforced, all edges gilt, original blue cloth gilt, joints and edges slightly rubbed, thick 4to QTY: (1)NOTE:Edition de Luxe, 30/50 copies, signed by the authors. One of the finest examples of the genre, the flies were dressed by Hardy Brothers of Alnwick. For a full biographical description of this work produced for the centenary of publication see The Sliding Stream blog. the Edmonds-Lee-Centenary.
Speechley (William). A Treatise on the Culture of the Pine Apple and the Management of the Hot-House. Together with a description of every species of insect that infests hot-houses, with effectual methods of destroying them, 1st edition, York: printed by A. Ward, 1779, subscriber's list, 2 engraved plates (one folding with repaired tear to verso), folding table, some light offsetting and toning, later half calf gilt, spine a little faded, 8vo, together with Hogg (Robert). The Apple & Pear as Vintage Fruits, 1st edition, Hereford: Jakeman & Carver, 1886, illustrations, bookplate of Joseph Carless (1842-1909, Hereford naturalist), original cloth gilt, spine slightly darkened and rubbed at ends, 8voQTY: (2)
Wolfe (Heather, editor). The Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608. A Facsimile of Folger Shakespeare Library MS V, b. 232, Washington: Folger Shakespeare Library/University of Washington Press, 2007, facsimile colour leaves and illustrations, original cloth gilt, dust jacket, slight discolouration, folio 43.5 x 27.5 cm, together with William Shakespeare, The Second Folio. A reproduction of the copy in the Windsor Castle Library owned by Charles I, Alburgh: Archival Facsimiles Ltd., 1987, bookplate of Christopher Rowe, original cloth gilt, folio, plus The Diary of John Evelyn, edited by E. S. de Beer, 6 volumes, Oxford: OUP, 1955, portrait frontispieces to volumes I-V, folding facsimile, some toning to endpapers, Christopher Rowe bookplates, original cloth, spines slightly rubbed, a few light marks, 8vo, plus others including 7 volumes from the Russell Press Stuart Series, 1902-04, in reproduction classic bindings, each a limited edition of 320, The Poems of Richard Lovelace, 1925, 2 copies, limited edition of 400, plus other reference etc QTY: (63)
Royal Gurkha Rifles. History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force), 2 volumes (volume I 1858 to 1928, volume Ii 1929- to 1947), Aldershot: Gale & Polden, circa 1929-1956, 5 folding maps contained in volume I rear pocket, numerous folding maps and monochrome illustrations, bookplate of I. W. Ross to volume II, volume I top edge gilt, original green and black cloth gilt, vertical split to volume I black cloth on spine, light mottled damp stains to volume II covers, 4to, volume I Subscribed Edition, one of 200, this copy unnumbered, together with Historical Record of the 6th Gurkha Rifles, 2 volumes (volume I compiled by Major D. G. J. Ryan, Major G. C. Strahan & Captain J. K. Jones; volume Ii compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel H. R. K. Gibbs), Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1925-55, folding maps, illustrations, bookplate of I. W. Ross to second volume, light spotting to endpapers, volume I with publisher's ink stamp to front endpaper, original cloth, 8vo, plus History of the 8th Gurkha Rifles 1824-1949, compiled by Lt.-Col. H. J. Huxford, 1952, and volume III only of History of the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Goorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), by Lt.-Col. G. R. Stevens, 1952 QTY: (6)
Grahame (Kenneth). The Golden Age, London: The Bodley Head, 1915, 19 colour illustrations by R. J. Enraght-Moony, some light toning & spotting, throughout, gutters cracked, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 4to, together with:Harte (Bret), The Luck of Roaring Camp, privately printed, New Jersey: The Haddon Craftsmen, 1941, 3 colour woodcuts by Paul Honoré, some light marginal toning, original cloth with front boards paper label, boards slightly toned to the head, large slim 8vo, plus other late 19th Century & modern fiction & poetry, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves)
Martin (A. C.). The Durban Light Infantry, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Durban: The Headquarter Board of the Durban Light Infantry, 1969, colour & monochrome illustrations, folding maps, ex-libris bookplates to the front pastedowns, some minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jackets, covers very lightly toned & rubbed, 8vo, together with:Brereton (J. M.), A History of The Royal Regiment of Wales [24th/41st Foot] 1689-1989, 1st edition, Cardiff: published by The Regiment, 1989, colour & monochrome illustrations, ex-libris bookplate to the front pastedown, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to the head, 8vo, plusGibson (George Fleming), The Story of the Imperial Light Horse in the South African War 1899-1902, 1st edition, G. D. & Co., 1937, colour & monochrome illustrations, some light toning, ex-libris bookplate to the front pastedown, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with some small loss to the foot of the spine, 8vo, and other modern regimental histories, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQTY: (3 shelves)
Church Stretton. Four Views of Church-Stretton, and its Vicinity, by T. Mason, Leintwardine, circa 1840, 4 lithograph views on India paper by Day and Hague after T. Mason, some light marginal spotting, short closed tear and marginal creases to first plate, original wrappers with List of Subscribers (approximately 150) printed to rear wrapper, a few marginal chips and tears, contained in later cloth portfolio with red morocco label, oblong folio, sheet size 27.5 x 38 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:Not in Abbey. Very rare, no other copies located.
Fuller (Thomas). A Pisgah-sight of Palestine and the confines thereof, with the history of the Old and New Testament acted thereon, London: printed by J. F. for John Williams, 1650, additional engraved title, letterpress title with woodcut crown device and cancelled library ink stamp, large folding map of the Holy Land (few closed tears to folds and repairs to verso), 27 double-page plates, maps and plans and one single-page plate, some errors in pagination, lower outer corner of 2F4 torn away (not affecting text), few closed tears mostly to margins and some repaired, one double-page map repaired to lower margin and another with small hole at centre, some toning, light dust-soiling, occasional damp-stains and few marks, vertical split to text block, 20th-century cloth, boards detached and lacking spine, folio QTY: (1)NOTE:Wing F2455.
Marshall (William). The Rural Economy of the West of England: Including Devonshire; and parts of Somersetshire, Dorsetshire and Cornwall. Together with minutes in practice, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: printed for G. Nicol and others, 1796, folding engraved map, some light spotting and toning, contemporary tree calf, rebacked with original spines relaid, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with [Aikin, John]. The Woodland Companion: or a brief description of British Trees with some account of their uses, 1st edition, London: Taylor and Wilks for J. Johnson, 1802, 28 double-page engraved plates, previous owner inscription erased from head of title, evidence of small label removal from front blank, contemporary half calf, spine label peeling, rubbed with some edge wear, 8vo, plus Sang (Edward, editor). The Planter's Kalendar; or the Nurseryman's & Forester's Guide, by the late Walter Nicol, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1820, 3 engraved plates (2 hand-coloured), some light spotting, contemporary half calf, spine a little darkened and rubbed, 8vo, with 2 others: The Planting and Rural Ornament, by William Marshall, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, 1803, and Essays on the Picturesque, by Uvedale Price, 3 volumes, revised edition, 1810 QTY: (9)
Macgillivray (William). The Natural History of Dee Side and Braemar, by the late William Macgillivray, edited by Edwin Lankester, London: privately printed, 1855, wood-engraved frontispiece, 2 folding maps, some light spotting, top edge gilt, later crimson half morocco gilt by Bayntun, Bath, spine a little faded, 8vo, together with Fergusson (Robert). The Poetical Works of Robert Fergusson with his life, 2 volumes, Alnwick: printed by W. Davison, 1811, engraved frontispieces by R. Mitchell, engraved titles, wood-engraved illustrations by Bewick, some toning and damp stains to frontispieces and titles, bookplates, all edges gilt, later straight-grained morocco gilt, spine ends slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Smith (Alexander). A Summer in Skye, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: AlexanderStrahan, 1865, one or two pale stains, original cloth gilt, spine ends slightly rubbed, 8vo, with others including 1st editions Forays Among Salmon and Deer, by James Conway, 1861, St Kilda Past and Present, by George Seton, 1878, Description of the Western Isles of Scotland called Hybrides, 1884 (limited edition reprint of 250), The Kilt and How to Wear it, by the Hon. Stuart Ruadri Erskine, 1901, and Outer Isles by A. Goodrich-Freer, 1902QTY: (22)
Roy (William). The Military Antiquities of the Romans in Britain, published by the order, and at the expence of, The Society of Antiquaries of London, 1st edition, London: printed by W. Bulmer, 1793, 50 engraved maps, plans and plates, several folding, text plate numbered XLIII, some mainly marginal water stains, some spotting, one or two closed tears along folds of folding plates, small bookplate of John Macdonald Ross, top edge gilt, nineteenth-century red half morocco gilt, joints cracking, edges rubbed, small stains to covers, folio, 51.5 x 35.5 cm, together with Lavoisne (C. V.) Lavoisne's Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological and Geographical Atlas..., the fourth edition, revised, collated, and considerably enlarged by John Satchell, London: J. Barfield, 1834, 72 double-page hand-coloured chronological tables on 72 sheets (2 sheets numbered 6 and 28), with 31 hand-coloured maps, one or two repaired tears and slightly frayed fore-edges, a few closed splits along folds, a few plates with some toning and light spotting, plates re-guarded, title repaired and laid down with water stain, later half morocco with period morocco label relaid to upper cover, a little rubbed, folio (46 x 29.5 cm)QTY: (2)
Blake (William, illustrator). Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author and embellished with Seventy Plates, 2 volumes, London: John Stockdale, 1793, engraved monument frontispiece to volume I, engraved title page with vignette to both volumes (both trimmed with minor loss to head and foot), 67 engraved plates (12 by Blake), advertisements to volume II, sewing weakening in places, very light spotting to a few leaves, bookplate of Hugh Eyre Campbell Beaver dated 1910 to front pastedowns, early 19th-century full green calf, gilt and blindstamped borders to boards, elaborately gilt-decorated spines with morocco title labels, slightly rubbed with water stain fore-margin to lower cover of volume I, 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:Bentley and Nurmi 371A; Bentley, Blake Books 460, Bentley, The Stranger from Paradise, p.457First Stockdale edition, first issue (with long "s" throughout, and with List of Subscriber's at rear of second volume). First edition with plates by William Blake.
Ray (J.). A complete collection of English Proverbs; also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scots, Italia, French, Spanish, and other languages…, third edition, London: J. Hughs, 1737, ink inscription to front pastedown, small tear to front endpaper, front gutter split, some minor light spotting throughout, full calf rebacked to retain original boards, red morocco label to spine, boards lightly rubbed and marked, 8vo,Dyer (G.), A restoration of the ancient modes of bestowing names on the rivers, hills, rallies, plains and settlements of Britain; …, 1st edition, Exeter: Woolmer, 1805, marbled text block, original full calf, 8vo, plus Maxwell (W. H.), The Life of Wellington, new edition, London: Bickers & Son, 1883, numerous monochrome illustrations, ink inscription to front endpaper, full red Morocco, all edges gilt, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 18th and 19th century leather bindings and literary sets, 8vo/large 8vo, G/VG,QTY: (3 shelves )
Locke (John). The Works of John Locke Esq, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Churchill at the Black Swan, 1714, engraved portrait frontispiece by G. Vertue after F. Kneller and epitaph in volume 1 (both loose with epitaph frayed), woodcut vignette to titles, lacking volume 3 title, light marginal dust-soiling, a few leaves lightly damp-stained, contemporary Cambridge panelled calf, heavily worn, boards detached, folioQTY: (3)
Faraday (Michael). Faraday's Diary, being the various philosophical notes of experimental investigation, 8 volumes (including index), London: G. Bell and Sons, 1932-36, frontispieces to each text volume, black and white illustrations in-text, original blue cloth gilt, dust jackets, a few light marks, 8vo, together with:Experimental Researches in Electricity, 3 volumes, facsimile reprint, London: Richard and John Edward Taylor, 1839-55 [but later], half-title to volume 3, blue ink ownership inscription to front free endpapers, original green cloth gilt, soiled, 8voQTY: (11)
Bickham (George). The Universal Penman, London: H. Overton, 1743, engraved frontispiece (torn to fore-margin, repaired to lower margin and lined to verso using front free endpaper), 211 engraved leaves (of 212, lacking leaf 169), one folding leaf with closed tear to central fold and one other smaller plate, signature to upper outer corner of first leaf torn away, light dust-soiling and occasional scattered spotting, contemporary calf, joints split and upper board near detached, worn, folioQTY: (1)
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[Hill, John]. Eden: or a Compleat Body of Gardening, containing plain and familiar directions for raising the several useful products of a garden, fruits, roots, and herbage, 1st edition, London: T. Osborne, 1757, engraved frontispiece, 60 engraved plates, early 19th-century armorial bookplate of Strickland Freeman Esq to front pastedown, occasional light spotting, a few leaves damp-stained to lower blank margin, final plate a little frayed and browned to margins, lacking rear free endpaper, hinges neatly reinforced, contemporary reverse calf, rebacked, spine gilt lettered and decorated, some wear, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC T32413; Henrey 776.
Thornton (Edward). The History of the British Empire in India, 6 volumes, 1st edition, London: William H. Allen and Co., 1841-45, 6 folding engraved maps with outline colour bound at rear of volume IV, advertisements, occasional light spotting, volume V front hinge a little tender, original blindstamped cloth gilt, light damps stains to a couple of covers, small indentations to one or two edges, 8vo, together with The Imperial Gazetteer of India, new edition, 1907-09, 4 volumes only (of 26) but including the Atlas volume XXVI with the 64 double-page colour mapsQTY: (10)
Combe (George). A System of Phrenology, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: John Anderson Jun., 1825, folding engraved frontispiece, 9 pp. adverts for phrenological busts by Luke O'Neill & Son at rear, heavy spotting at front and rear, contemporary polished calf, rubbed, 8vo, together with a 4th edition of the same work (2 volumes in 1, 1836), plus Coombs (Frederick), Coombs' Popular Phrenology... , New York: published for the Author by Fowlers & Wells, 1851, wood-engraved illustrations to text, some heavy spotting and light damp staining throughout, modern cloth gilt, retaining original printed wrappers (somewhat browned), 8vo, andCombe (George, translator), On the Functions of the Cerebellum, by Drs Gall, Vimont and Broussais, and others relating to George and Andrew Combe and phrenology including The Life of Andrew Combe (2 volumes, 1850), a disbound pamphlet, offprint and extractQTY: (14)
Kirby (W. F.). European Butterflies and Moths., 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & co., 1882, 61 colour plates, previous owner bookplate to front pastedown, some light spotting to title page, gilt decorated half red Morocco, covers very lightly rubbed and marked, large 8vo, together with; Robinson (W.), The English Flower Garden designed and arrangements shown by existing examples of gardens in Great Britain and Ireland followed by a description of the best plants for the open-air garden and their culture, 2 volumes, sixth edition, London: John Murray, 1898, numerous monochrome illustrations, previous owner bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes, occasional light spotting, half Morocco, extremities rubbed and worn, 8vo, plus Frohawk (F. W.). Natural History of British Butterflies..., 2 volumes, London: Hutchinson & Co., circa 1925, 60 colour plates, 4 monochrome plates, ex library with associated marks, some minor spotting, original uniform blue cloth lacking dust jackets, covers and spines rubbed and marked, folio, plus other natural history reference and related including, British birds, 4 volumes by Henry Seebohm, The British bird book, 4 volumes by Kirkman, Poyser publications, some leather bindings some original cloth in dust jackets, VGQTY: (3 shelves )
Miles (Henry Downes). Pugilistica, the History of British Boxing, 3 volumes, 1st edition, Edinburgh: John Grant, 1906, monochrome illustrations, inscriptions dated '1919' to the front endpapers, some light toning & spotting, original uniform gilt decorated green cloth, spines faded & slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Thomas (Edward), Oxford, deluxe edition, London: A. & C. Black, 1903, 60 colour plates painted by John Fulleylove, some minor toning & spotting, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated white cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed & marked, 4to, limited edition 33/300, plusRuskin (John, editor), Roadside Songs of Tuscany, 1st edition, Kent: George Allen, 1885, 20 monochrome illustrations by Francesca Alexander, previous owners hand written bookplate to the front pastedown, some light spotting & toning, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated full vellum, boards & spine very lightly rubbed & marked, large 4to, and other late 19th & 20th Century literature & illustrated literature, including British Water-Colour Art..., by Marcus B. Huish, de-luxe edition, London: Adam and Charles Black, 1904, signed by the author to the limitation page, original cloth, 4to, limited edition 316/500, Poets' Country, edited by Andrew Land, 1st edition, London: T. C, & E. C. Jack, 1907, original red cloth, 8vo, Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely, by Edward Conybeare, London: Macmillan and Co., 1910, illustrations by Frederick L. Griggs, original cloth, 8vo, un-numbered limited edition of 250 copies, mostly original cloth, overall condition is generally good to very good, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves)
Edwards (Sydenham). The New Botanic Garden, Illustrated with One Hundred and Thirty-three Plants, Engraved by Sansom from the Original Pictures, and Coloured with the Greatest Exactness from Drawings by Sydenham Edwards, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Stockdale, 1812, 61 hand-coloured engraved plates (including 19*bis in volume 1), some occasional light offsetting from text, small split to foremargin of first plate in volume 1, several lower outer corners of text leaves and plates in volume 1 a little creased and one leaf (pp. 117/118) torn in blank lower margin with very small loss, all edges gilt, recent tan calf gilt with raised bands and new red morocco labels, original upper calf boards and gilt border decoration preserved, a little rubbed, 4toQTY: (2)NOTE:Dunthorne 107; Nissen BBI 480. The plates were original produced for R. W. Dickson's A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening, 1805-07.
Pope (Alexander). Poetical Works…, from the text of Dr. Warburton. With the life of the author. Cooke's pocket edition…, embellished with superb engravings. 3 volumes, London : printed for C. Cooke, No. 17, Paternoster-Row; And sold by all the Booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland [circa 1800], engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1 plus engravings, light offsetting and spotting throughout, bookplates to front and rear pastedown of each volume, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpapers to each volume, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco title labels, corners bumped, head of spine chipped to volume 1, 12moMayer ([Charles Joseph]). Lisvart de Gre?ce, Roman de Chevalerie; ou suite d'Amadis de Gaule, 5 volumes, Amsterdam: 1788, half-titles, vignette title pages, bookplates to front pastedowns, ownership monogram stamp to title pages, contemporary half calf, blue gilt morocco title labels to spines, corners bumped, heads of spines a little rubbed, 12moSmollett (Tobias George). The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, in which are included, Memoirs of a Lady of Quality, 3 volumes (of 4), London: Printed for C. Cooke, circa 1790, vignettes to titles, engraved plates, some minor toning to first and last few gatherings of each volume, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco title labels, corners bumped, 12mo, Guys (Pierre-Augustin). Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce, ou lettres sur les Grecs, anciens et modernes, avec un parallele de leurs moeurs, 4 volumes, paris Duchesne, 1783, half-titles, engraved plates throughout (some folding), lightly dust-soiled, contemporary marbled sheep with gilt-decorated spines, some wear with small loss to extremities, 8voBoyer (Jean Baptiste de). Lettres Chinoises, ou correspondance philosophique, historique et critique, 5 volumes, Den Haag: Pierre Paupie, 1739-40, lacking front free endpaper to volume 5, edges lightly spotted, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed, 12moPollnitz (Karl Ludwig von). Lettres du Baron de Pollnitz, contenant les observations qu'il a faites dans ses voyages, et le caractère des personnes qui composent les principales cours de l'Europe, 5th edition, 3 volumes, London: Jean Nourse, 1747, half-titles, engraved frontispiece to volume 1, woodcut vignette to titles, small bookseller's ticket to front pastedown of volume 1, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed with small loss, 12mo, together with other 15 other 18th and 19th-century volumes, all leather bound and most with gilt decorations to spines, 12mo or 8vo QTY: (38)
Blondel (Jean-Francois). Description des Festes données par la Ville de Paris, a l'Occasion du Mariage de Madame Louise-Elisabeth de France, & de Dom Philippe, Infant & Grand Amiral d'Espagne, les vinght-neuvieme & trentieme Aout mil sept cent trente-neuf, Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1740, title with engraved vignette by Soubeyran after Bouchardon, engraved headpiece by Regaud, 13 fine engraved plates by Blondel, after Blondel-Gabriel Salley, Rousset and Servandoni (including 8 double-page), few plates loosening at foot of guards, some leaves of text with short closed tear at foot of gutter margins, occasional light dust-soiling mostly to margins, some light spotting, later printed endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary maroon quarter morocco with gilt decorated spine, later paper covering to boards with faint ink stamp to upper board, wear at head and foot of spine and to board corners, boards and extremities rubbed, atlas folio (62.5 x 47 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Cohen-de-Ricci 288; Berlin Katalog 3012; Lipperheide 2714.The only edition of this sumptuous souvenir of the festivities given by the city of Paris in honour of the wedding of Louise-Elisabeth, daughter of Louis XV, to the son of Philip V of Spain. The celebration was held along the Seine between the Pont Royal and the Pont Neuf, and on an island in the river which had been specially constructed for the purpose. The celebration included a magnificent firework display and a Grand Ball at the Hotel de Ville.
Cruikshank (George). Phrenological Illustrations, or an Artist's View of Craniological System of Doctors Gall and Spurzheim, London: republished for the artist by Frederick Arnold, 1873, vignette title with printed re-issue statement to verso, one other leaf of text, 6 hand-coloured engraved plates with a total of 34 figures, author's signed presentation inscription at head of title with dedicatee torn away and missing, 'With the compliments of Geo. Cruikshank, Janry. 10th 1874', some finger soiling, marginal fraying and light damp staining, original linen-backed printed wrappers, creased and soiled with some marginal fraying, oblong folio, together with:Mackenzie (George Steuart), Illustrations of Phrenology, with Engravings, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Company, 1820, engraved portrait frontispiece and 17 plates at rear, bound withAbernethy (John), Relfections on Gall and Spurzheim's System of Physiognomy and Phrenology, Addressed to the Court of Assistants of the Royal College of Surgeons, in London, in June, 1821, 1st edition, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821, author's signed presentation inscription for James Wilson at head of title verso, bound with Three Familiar Lectures on Craniological Physiognomy, Delivered before the City Philosophical Society, by a Member, 1st edition, London: Effingham Wilson, 1816, folding hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and 2 uncoloured engraved plates, bound with Report of the Proceedings of the Phrenological Society, Since its Establishment on 22d February 1820, to the Close of the Second Session, on 23d April 1821, Edinburgh: printed by P. Neill, 1821, final 2 leaves detached, some spotting and occasional browning throughout, ownership signature of E. Basil Wedmore (1899) to front free endpaper and earlier ownership signature of George Rogers MD to front pastedown, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, worn, covers detached and split vertically along spine, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:For George Rogers MD see note to lot 383.
Nonesuch Press. The Lives of the Noble Grecians & Romanes compared together by that grave learned philosopher and historiographer Plutarke or Chaeronea, translated out of Greeke into French by James Amyot: and out of French into Englishe by Thomas North: The illustrations by T. L. Poulton: with the fifteen supplementary lives of 1603, London: Nonesuch Press, 1929-30, monochrome plates and illustrations by T. L. Poulton printed by the Curwen Press, rough-trimmed, original uniform publishers brown cloth, with paper labels to spines, some light marks, 4to, limited edition 887/1050 copies for sale in England (Random House issued an additional 500 copies for sale in America), together withBoswell (James). Boswell's Life of Johnson, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, revised and enlarged edition by L. F. Powell, 6 volumes, Oxford University Press, 1934-50, monochrome plates, original maroon publishers cloth gilt in dustwrappers, rubbed and first volumes with some chips and losses to head and foot of spine, faded to spines, plus The letters of Samuel Johnson collected and edited R. W. Chapman, 3 volumes, Oxford University Press, 1952, monochrome plates, original publishers maroon cloth gilt in dustwrappers, rubbed and some light soiling, spines somewhat darkened, 8vo, and other similar English literature, including The Complete Works of John Webster, edited by F. L. Lucas, 4 volumes, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1927, original red cloth in dustwrappers, The Compete Works of William Shakespeare, 4 volumes, Nonsuch Press, 1953, wood engraved head pieces by Reynolds Stone, original uniform cloth gilt, The Letters of John Keats, edited by Maurice Buxton Forman, 2 volumes, Oxford University Press, 1931, Boswell's Journal of A Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, now first published form the original manuscript, edited by Frederick A. Pottle and Charles H. Bennett, 1936, Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border with notes and introduction by Sir Walter Scott, revised and edited by T. F. Hnederson, 4 volumes, London: Oliver and Boyd, 1932, etc., all original cloth, some in dustwrappers, 8voQTY: (35)
Tennent (James Emerson). Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon, with narratives and anecdotes illustrative of the habits and instincts of the mammalia, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects &c., 1st edition, London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, a few minor spots, endpapers renewed (abrasion to rear pastedown), original cloth gilt, small ink stains to lower cover, 8vo, together with M'Leod (John). Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, along the Coast of Corea in the Island of Lewchew; with an account of her subsequent shipwreck, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, 1818, engraved portrait frontispiece, 5 hand-coloured aquatint plates, water stain to text throughout, some light spotting, contemporary half calf, rebacked with most of original spine relaid, some edge wear, 8vo, with 2 others: The Ruined Cities of Ceylon, by Henry W. Cave, new edition, 1900, and Manual of the Birds of Ceylon, by W. E. Wait, 1st edition, 1925QTY: (4)
Briggs (T. R. Archer). Flora of Plymouth, 1st edition, London: John van Voorst, 1880, folding colour map (with short closed tear), some light spotting, front hinge a little tender, signature and small booklabel of Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960, Devon author), original cloth gilt, edges slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Davey (Frederick Hamilton). A Tentative List of the Flowering Plants, Ferns, etc, known to occur in the County of Cornwall, including the Scilly Isles, 1st edition, Penryn: F. Cregwidden, 1902, some light spotting, contemporary cloth, spine faded, edges rubbed, 8vo, plus Rodd (Edward Hearle). The Birds of Cornwall and the Scilly Islands, edited by James Edmund Harting, 1st edition, London: Trubner & Co., 1880, portrait frontispiece, folding map, a little minor spotting, endpapers renewed, original cloth, spine ends repaired, 8vo, with 3 others including B. H. Ryves's Bird Life in Cornwall, 1st edition, 1948 QTY: (6)
Francia (François Louis Thomas). Progressive Lessons Tending to Elucidate the Character of Trees, with the process of sketching, and painting them in water colours, 1st edition, London: T. Clay, 1813, 14 plates, of which 12 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings on grey paper and one plate of hand-coloured tints, occasional small ink annotations to a few text leaves, occasional light spotting, previous owner inscription of Eliza Richardson, December 14 1864 tro front endpaper, contemporary half morocco, rebacked, a little rubbed with some wear to edges, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Calais-born artist François Louis Thomas Francia (1772-1839), came to England in 1790 and his work was exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy in 1795. He produced two main drawing manuals, the first of which Studies of Landscapes was published in 1810, followed by the present Progressive Lessons Tending to Elucidate the Character of Trees in 1813. He was a prolific teacher and influenced watercolour artists in England and in particular in France after returning to Calais where he introduced new ideas from England to young French painters.
Spenser (Edmund). The Poetical Works, 5 volumes, London: William Pickering, 1839, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, bookplate of Dame Jane Strachey to front pastedowns, early 20th-century maroon half morocco gilt by Bumpus, spines somewhat faded, lightly rubbed 8vo, together with:Camõens (Luis de). Poems, with remarks on his life and writings, notes, &c. &c. by Lord Viscount Strangford, London: J. Carpenter, 1803, engraved portrait frontispiece, a few light damp-stains to outer blank margins, contemporary red straight-grain morocco gilt, spine faded, margins of covers lightly soiled, extremities rubbed, 8vo, plusDe Cardonnel (Adam). Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland, 2 parts in 1, London: printed for the author, 1788, etched plates throughout, familial gift inscription from the author's granddaughter, bookplate of Lilian McNeil to front pastedown, preliminary and rear leaves spotted, all edges gilt, 20th-century red full morocco gilt by J. Carss, Glasgow, lightly rubbed to extremities, 8vo, with _____ other antiquarian leatherbound volumesQTY: (17)
Step (Edward). Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, 4 volumes, London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1896-97, half-title and chromolithographic frontispiece to each, 312 chromolithographic plates (plate 204 misbound at rear of volume 3), occasional light spotting, a few loose plates, volumes 3 and 4 slightly shaken, bookplate of Judith M. Naylor to front pastedowns, uniformly bound in original publisher's green blindstamped decorative cloth, gilt title to upper boards, rubbing to extremities, 8voQTY: (4)NOTE:Nissen 1887.
Buffon (Georges Louis Le Clerc, Comte de). Abrege de l'Histoire Natyrelle d'Apres Buffon; classee par ordre, genres et especes, selon le systeme de Linne, 4 volumes (volume 1 Quadrupedes; volumes 2-4, Oiseaux), Paris: Rousseau, an VIII-IX (1799-1800), half-titles for volumes 2-4, 194 engraved plates, p. 247 in volume 3 with medium closed tear, light toning to a few plates, occasional light spotting, contemporary calf-backed boards, small shelf labels at head of spines, slightly rubbed, 8vo QTY: (4)
Anderson (Major M. H., Lieut.-Colonel E. S. J. Anderson & Colonel G. M. Molloy). The Poona Horse (17th Queen Victoria's Own Cavalry) 1817-1931, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Royal United Service Institution, 1933, maps and monochrome illustrations, occasional light spotting, original contrasting cloth gilt, 4to QTY: (2)
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