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Africa.- Livingstone (David) Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, first edition, first issue, folding tinted lithograph frontispiece, engraved portrait, 2 tinted lithographs (one with marginal water-staining), 20 wood engraved plates, illustrations, 2 folding maps (1 in pocket at end), one folding table, 8pp. publisher's advertisements dated 'November 1, 1857' at end, scattered spotting, neat repairs and strengthening to hinges, original cloth, bumping to corners and extremities, neat repairs and restoration to spine ends, [Hosken p.126], 8vo, 1857. *** There is some confusion over which variant is the first edition, first issue. This copy matches the precedence given by Gaston Renard with the lithographs by W. West facing pp.66 and 225.

America.- The Bronx.- Valois (Edward) View of Melrose and Surroundings, taken from the Ursuline Convent, Westchester Co. N.Y., key listing the principal buildings below image, hand-coloured lithograph, sheet 570 x 760 mm (22 1/2 x 29 7/8 in), slightly rough edges, minor spotting and browning, hinged into mount, unframed, 1868

Central Asia.- Wolff (Rev. Joseph) Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara in the years 1843-1845, 2 vol., first edition, half-title, lithograph frontispieces and 7 lithographs, scattered spotting, cracked hinges, original green cloth, sunned spines and extremities, a little rubbed, bumping to corners, chipping and small tears to spine extremities, 1845 § [Beauchamp (Alphonse de)] The Life of Ali Pacha, of Janina, Vizier of Epirus, Surnamed Aslan, or the Lion, portrait frontispiece, scattered spotting and staining, occasional marginal pencil markings, contemporary half-calf, sunned spine, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1822; and 2 others including a duplicate copy of the second mentioned, 8vo & 4to (5).

Africa.- Hay (Robert) Illustrations of Cairo, first edition, additional lithographed title, lithograph dedication, 29 lithographs, scattered faint spotting and staining (most marginal), strengthened at hinges, contemporary morocco-backed boards, rubbed, small loss to backstrip but holding firm, bumping to corners and extremities, [Abbey, Travel 270], folio, 1840.

Africa.- Lucas (Captain Thomas J.) Camp Life and Sport in South Africa, first edition, half-title, tinted lithograph frontispiece and 3 tinted lithographs, publisher's advertisements at end, small ink-stamp to title foot, original pictorial cloth, slight mottling to boards, bumping to corners and extremities, [Hosken p.128], 1878 § Balfour (Alice Blanche) Twelve Hundred Miles in a Waggon, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, illustrations (many full-page), folding colour map, advertisements at end, cracked hinges, original pictorial cloth, bumping to corners and extremities, 1895 § Napier (Lt.-Colonel E. Elers) Excursions in Southern Africa, 2 vol., frontispieces, one with previous owner's ink signature verso, 3 plates, illustrations, vol. 1 with advertisement ff. bound at beginning (previous owner's ink signature verso), scattered spotting, modern half-calf, 1850; [Hosken p.128; p.10; p.147]; and 2 others similar, 8vo (6).

Americas.- Sonnenstern (Maximilian von) Mapa de La Republica de Nicaragua Levantado por Orden del Gobierno, map of Nicaragua with several inset town plans and elevation profiles of volcanic peaks, lithograph with hand-colouring, 945 x 960 mm (37 1/8 x 37 3/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, a few folds with splits, some light surface dirt and browning, folding into contemporary green cloth, upper cover gilt, 4to, Broise & Tiheffry, Paris, 1863

St Ives Interest Ephemeral booklets about the town, including guidebooks MATTHEWS, John Hobson; A Guide To St Ives: It's Surroundings, Scenery, Curiosities, Antiquities, History and Traditions; James Wearne, Printer and Publisher, Saint Ives, 1884;BICKNELL, Ethel E; St. Ives Cornwall with its Surroundings. The Homelands Handbooks Vol. 78 of the Series; The Homelands Association / Frederick Warne & Co, London, 1910. A first edition and a third edition copy of this guide to this area of Cornwall. Some period advertisements. Not dated but believed to be from around 1910. The fold out map missing from the later edition, but other is loose with some tears and loss to margin, light foxing and otherwise good.PAYNTER, William; Old St Ives: The Reminisces of William Paynter; illustrative frontispiece of The Old Manor House, St Ives; two other lithograph illustrations of Seine Boat, St Ives and Tucking Pilchards in St Ives Bayz all three being reproduced by courtesy of Mr W. J. Cooper; James Lanham Ltd, St Ives, November 1927.PAGE, Hugh E; Walks Around St Ives, Cornwall; published by GWR, London, 1946;BADCOCK, W. 'Historical Sketch of St Just and District (With Illustrations) illustrations include Porthminster Hotel, Floods at Tregenna Place, St Ives, Gurnards Head and Lands End,' many advertisements of the time, detached cover with foxing, but text block mostly clear, F. Rodda, Penzance,1896.LAITY, R.P. 'St Ives in the 1800's,' illustration of The Schooner 'Sylph' of St Ives, Thos J. Williams, 1866 to title page and a further illustration of St Ives, 1813 to page 33, first edition, Wordens of Cornwall Ltd, Penzance, 1973; and four other guides to St Ives. John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.

M & N Hanhart (lithographers) 'Truro and the River Fal from opposite Tregothnan House,' Lithograph with contemporary hand tinting after J. G. Philip, a clear fold running through, good to vg, title obscured by mount, glazed and frame measuring 50cm x 67.5cm, J.R. Netherton, Truro, [1855].

Tailoring Twenty Works 'Uniforms for the Services,' printed and published by The Tailor and Cutter Limited; 'Costumes Manteaux Classique,' ring bound, colour lithograph plates throughout, [c.1950]; 'Elrgance de Vienne,' colour lithograph plates throughout, Printemps, 1958; 'Simplicate,' Plein Ete, 1955; With sixteen other works including 'Ladies Garment Cutting and Making' by Morris, 'Textiles for Tailors', 'The Gentlemen's Pall Mall Fashions' &c. &c. (20)

Newquay, North Cornwall Plan Of The Building Sites on the Porth Veor Estate, 1881 The property of Mr William Stephens; Drake, Driver & Leaver Lithographers, London; signed by the architect, Silvanus Trevail (11 November 1851 – 7 November 1903), the most prominent Cornish architect of the 19th century; inset lithograph view of Tolcarne and Lusty Glaze beach and descriptive remarks of North Cornwall, with promotion of travelling with Great Western Railway; 70cm x 100cm. Extremely scarce.John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.

Mining and surveying. Five works. J. H. Collins. 'Observations on the West of England Mining Region,' first edition, original cloth with tears and rubbed, flat signed Herbert V. Thomas Dolcoath Mine to front free endpaper, fold out map, lithograph plates, printed for the Author by William Brendon & Son, Plymouth, 1912; J. B. Johnson. 'The Theory and Practice of Surveying,' sixteenth edition, original cloth, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1907; A. K. Hamilton Jenkin. 'The Cornish Miner,' first edition, original cloth sun bleached, ink libri stamps to endpapers Camborne School of Mines, plates, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1927; Bennett H. Brough. 'A Treatise on Mine-Surveying,' ninth edition, original cloth, ink initials R.C.A.H, Charles Griffin & Company, London, 1902; With a rough copy of James D. Dana's 'Manual of Mineralogy & Petrography, 1895. (5) From the estate of Ron Hooper, M.V.O., A.C.S.M., F.I.M.M.Born in St.Agnes, he graduated from Camborne School of Mines. After a short career mining in the Gold Coast of Ghana he joined the Camborne School of Mines, eventually becoming Senior Lecturer in Surveying. At the same time, he acted as an independent mining engineer and was appointed mineral agent for several Cornish estates including the Duchy of Cornwall, Tregothnan, and the Godolphin Estate (amongst others).

Fistral Bay Building Estate, Newquay Cornwall The Properties Development Ltd, 1894 Maclure & Co, Lithographers, London; Inset oval colour lithograph of a bird's eye view of the estate, with a black and white lithographic engraving of The Atlantic Hotel, with descriptive remarks promoting Newquay; designed by architect Silvanus Trevail (11 November 1851 – 7 November 1903) the most prominent Cornish architect of the 19th century; tears and loss to the margins, though vibrancy and condition within the margins are good; 68cm x 99cm.John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.

'Devon Great Consols. Longitudinal Section on the Main Lode,' Kell Brothers Lithographers Showing Wheal Maria, Wheal Fanny, Wheal Anna Maris, wheal Josiah, Wheal Emma and The New Ground, with thirteen shafts and illustrations of the above ground works, scale 40 fathoms to an inch, some tears to margins not affecting the lithograph, rolled, approx 56cm x 166cm, [c.1860]; 'Crowdale. Section Looking South,' copied from tracing in Bedford Estate, 17th August 1956, rolled, approx 51.5cm x 121cm; 'Lady Bertha Mine,' hand drawn survey showing Engine shaft, fatho level, The Duke of Bedford's Land, Section of Rowe's Winze, Scale 8 fathoms to an Inch, some toning to for edge but generally vg, rolled, no date but the paper and font suggest late 19th century, approx 68cm x 101cm; A 19th century hand drawn survey of Collacombe Mine, stamped by the Inspector of Mines 1937 to certify as a True Copy of Plan NoR303c, rolled, 47cm x 85cm; With four copies of plans all done by hand and from the same estate. (8) From the estate of Ron Hooper, M.V.O., A.C.S.M., F.I.M.M.Born in St.Agnes, he graduated from Camborne School of Mines. After a short career mining in the Gold Coast of Ghana he joined the Camborne School of Mines, eventually becoming Senior Lecturer in Surveying. At the same time, he acted as an independent mining engineer and was appointed mineral agent for several Cornish estates including the Duchy of Cornwall, Tregothnan, and the Godolphin Estate (amongst others).

Newman & Co (lithographers) 'Truro and Neighbourhood' Lithograph with contemporary hand colouring, a couple of small blemishes but otherwise in vg to fine condition, title covered by mount, glazed and frame measuring 50cm x 67.5cm, published by J. R. Netherton, Truro, [c.1850].A scarce copy in great condition.

Eugene Samuel Grasset (Swiss, 1841-1917), Jeanne D'Arc (1894), lithograph in colours, blind stamp l.r., 35 by 22cm, framed

Arthur Pan (Hungarian, 1894-1983), We Are All of Us Defending...A Cause, facsimilie signature of Winston Churchill l.r., lithograph in colours, 45 by 56cm, gilt frame

Dame Elisabeth Frink, R.A, (British, 1930-1933), Man and Horse III, lithograph on J Green woven paper, signed in pencil and numbered 9/70, 59cm x 79cm, framed. Note: Artist Resale Rights apply

Edwin La Dell (British, 1914-1970) 'Queens' University of Cambridge, lithograph, signed lower right, inscribed lower left, 9 x 14¾ in. (23cm x 37.5cm)

Sir Terry Frost RA (1915-2003) 'Black, Purple and Blue' (Kemp 46), lithograph printed in colours, signed and dated (19)69 lower right and numbered 25/75 lower left, on arches wove paper, 31 x 22¾ in. (78.5cm x 58cm). * Work was once glazed but is now missing glass. Deckled edge to sheet. Sheet is covered in a fair amount of dirt and debris owing to the missing glass. Sheet is stuck down but likely just to the edges as there is a degree of cockling in evidence. There is an overall yellowing and time staining to sheet. Most notable at the edges. Several patches of small foxing spots. Most of the dirt and foxing seems to be confined to the margins and is not as clearly affecting the image itself.

Group Of Six Pictures To include Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949), Grammar School Magdalene College, 1905, signed lithograph, 37cm x 31cm ; Xylographer, lithograph, 27cm x 22cm; Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), portrait of Henry Irving, lithograph, 21m x 13.5cm; Lars Nyberg (b.1956-), Birch, drypoint, signed, 29.5cm x 19cm; Emil Orlik (1870-1932), woodcut figure study, 12cm x 10cm; L. Hopkins, man carrying baskets, etching, 21cmx 17cm; largest 61 x 54cm (frame size) (6)

After John Everett Millais (1829-1896) "Cherry Ripe" Pears Lithograph, with artist's signature lower right, . 68cm x 44.5cm, in a modern maple frame 89cm x 62cm

Francis Kelly (American, 1927-2010) Female Nude,Signed lower right "Francis Kelly" and inscribed lower left "2/2 Studio"lithograph52 x 36cm

HM King Charles III (British b. 1948), View in the South of France, 2002; offset lithograph in colours on wove, numbered 29 from the edition of unknown size, commissioned by The Mail on Sunday in aid of The Phoenix Trust, 22 x 37.5cm; together with another, the same, numbered 46 (faded); and Sir William Russell Flint, The Sunlit Bastion, chromolithgraph, 28 x 39cm (3)

§ David Shrigley OBE (British 1968-) Raspberry Soda Cured My Insanitylithograph, unframed70 x 50cm

Edward Lear (British. 1812-1888) Palaeornis Cucullstus (Hooded Parrakeet) hand coloured lithograph 48 x 30cm

MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985), L'OFFRANDE (THE OFFERING), BLACK AND WHITE LITHOGRAPH from a 1960 catalogue raisonee of the artists print, printed by Fernand Mourlot, details verso, framed and under glass53cm x 45cm overall

William Scott RA (1913-1989) 'Iona' (from the Scottish Islands series)Lithograph on cream wove paper. 1961. Signed in pencil. Full margins,  Paper size 500 x 618mm. Archeus 13. Inscribed in pencil 'Artist's proof'. Outside the edition of 300.Published by Ketterer, Munich. Condition very good. Provenance: New Street Gallery, Plymouth where purchased circa 1999.Label verso: 'From the collection of Birgit Skiold (Pimlico Press).'

(Waldo Pub.)Mr Anthony Quayle as Falstaff, lithograph, hand-coloured, 23 x 16cm, and three further similar theatrical prints, in maple frames (4)

James WyldGeological map of the United Kingdom of Gt Britain and Ireland, lithograph, 48 x 36cm, and one further similar - 'Geological map of Ireland', 52 x 36cm (2)

Alfred SisleyBords du Loing pres de Saint Mammes, lithograph in sepia, 14 x 22 cmsProv: The Estate of the late Paul Whitfield (1942-2018)

Geikie, Archibald'Geological Map of England and Wales reduced chiefly from the Ordnance and Geological surveys... topography by John Bartholomew', lithograph in colours, 103 x 86cm

BAWDEN (Edward): 'Covent Garden Flower Market': Curwen Studios, (1967): original colour lithograph, approx 61 x 46cm, mounted: one of the 'Six London Markets' series, issued in an edition of 75: this copy unsigned, bearing Curwen Press proof stamp to verso. (1)

FINE BINDING: SCROPE (William): 'Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed..': London, John Murray, 1843: FIRST EDITION: additional lithograph to pictorial title, 12 lithograph plates (several partially hand-coloured), fine early 20thc full red crushed  morocco by Sotheran, teg, richly gilt with fish and line devices to compartments and corners, gilt inner dentels, original cloth bound in at rear, lightest wear but an excellent copy, tall 8vo. (1)

Charles Haghe (d.1888) after Lieutenant William Edwards (d.1890)The Round Tower, Fort Hyderabad; From the Top of the Round Tower, Fort Hyderabad; Tombs at Truck; Fortress at Deyrah; Southern Entrance to Bejar Khan's Stronghold at TruckeeFive, each tinted lithograph heightened with hand colouring, from Sketches in ScindeLargest 27.3 x 37.9cm; 10¾ x 15in; Smallest 26.4 x 37.3cm; 10½ x 14¾in (image) (5)

John Squire (19th Century)Portrait of Prince; Portrait of PunchA pair, both lithograph with hand colouring27.2 x 35.2cm; 10¾ x 13¾in; 27 x 35.1cm; 10¾ x 13¾in (image) (2)

Nine various loose and encapsulate £5 and crown coins, some with lithograph printed design, including RAF (9).

A quantity of commemorative coins comprising two 'Winston Churchill, Be Daring, Be First, Be Different, Be Just', and three 'Nations Touch at Their Summits', with London Commonwealth Games logo to corner, five Beatrix Potter gold plated character 50p coins, seven Beatrix Potter lithograph printed 50p coins, all encapsulated, and various other collectors' coins.

JOHN FIELDER (20th century); watercolour and pen, 'Snowdonia', signed and dated '65' lower right, titled verso, 24 x 30.5cm, framed and glazed, together with W. Heaton Cooper; lithograph, 'Langdale Pikes', signed and titled in pencil to margin, 25 x 37.5cm, framed and glazed (2).

[Loudon, Jane]. [Ladies' Flower Garden of Ornamental Perennials, London: William Smith, 1841(?)], part volume only, title page lacking, containing 24 hand-coloured lithograph plates, end of preface dated 1841, incomplete text lacking all after N4 (p. 96), occasional light spotting, contemporary green half calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, joints lightly rubbed, slim 4toQTY: (1)

* Fishing. Messrs. Fores (publishers), Two Fishing Scenes: A Strong Stream and a Lively Fish [and] With the May Fly, March 1st 1886, two hand-coloured lithographs after R. M. Alexander, slight marginal spotting to the second image, each approximately 370 x 470 mm, uniformly framed and glazed, together with Giles (J.). To the Lovers of Angling, This Print of a Veteran of the Angle is with Respect, Dedicated by one of their Brethren, Isaac Walton, Thos. Mclean, September 1st. 1845, tint stone lithograph after James Inskipp, very slight staining, 365 x 455 mm, framed and glazed in a contemporary birds-eye moulding, with Tabertier (J.). Falls of the Cummel, A Fishing Scene in the Highlands, E. Gambert June 1st. 1852, tint stone lithograph after J. D. Harding, proof before title, 410 x 530 mm, framed and glazed in a near-contemporary stained oak moulding, plus Whymper (Charles). Six etchings of Fishing scenes, Leggatt Bros. 1891, six uncoloured etchings by Frank Paton on India wove, signed below the image by the artist and the etcher, slight spotting to the margins, each approximately 225 x 290 mm, uniformly framed in near-contemporary stained oak mouldings, with Clark (J.). Fishing in a Punt [and] Pike Fishing, Thomas McLean 1820 [ but later 19th-century impressions], two lithographs after H. Alken with contemporary hand-colouring, slight staining and spotting, each approximately 220 x 300 mm, framed with verre eglomisé glass, plus another six fishing related engravings and lithographs by or after Thomas McLean, R. Seymour and Newton Fielding, one duplicate, various sizes and condition, all framed and glazedQTY: (18)

* Vanity Fair. Mr Charles R. Darwin "Natural Selection", September 30th 1871, colour lithograph, slight mount staining to the margins, supplied with a contemporary sheet of descriptive text, 350 x 220 mm, together with Michael Michailovitch, January 4th 1894, colour lithograph after 'WAG', 360 x 220 mm, with Mr Rudolph Chambers Lehmann "Rudy", January 17th 1895, colour lithograph after 'Spy', manuscript identification below the image, one short marginal closed tear, 370 x 220 mm, plus Hon. Gerald William Lascelles "The New Forest" September 23rd 1897, colour lithograph after 'Spy', slight marginal spotting and fraying, 355 x 215 mm, with another three Vanity Fair caricatures similarQTY: (7)

Morris (Francis Orpen). A History of British Butterflies..., London: Groombridge and Sons, 1865, approximately 71 plates (mostly coloured), Caverly Bewicke, Close House armorial bookplate and booksellers ticket to front pastedown, minor spotting throughout, all edges gilt, contemporary purple morocco, gilt decorated spine and boards, 8vo, together with:Humphreys (Henry Noel). The Genera and Species of British Butterflies. Described and arranged according to the system now adopted in the British Museum, London: Paul Jerrard and Son, [circa 1859], hand-coloured frontispiece, 32 hand-coloured lithograph plates, occasional light spotting, all edges gilt, original gilt-decorated purple cloth, spine a little faded with rubbed head and foot, edges bumped, tall 8vo,Kirby (William Forsell). The Butterflies and Moths of Europe..., London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1903, approximately 54 coloured plates and many in-text illustrations, some marginalia numbering in light blue ink, bookbinders blind stamp to front blank, all edges gilt, 20th-century half calf by Biddle & Son, rebacked with original spine relaid, red morocco title label renewed, some wear to extremities, corners bumped, 4to QTY: (3)

Simpson (William). The Seat of the War in the East, first and second series bound together, 1st edition, London: Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., 1855-56, tinted lithograph titles, dedication leaf, 79 tinted lithograph plates, a few detaching, occasional light spotting, all edges gilt, hinges reinforced, contemporary brown morocco gilt over original boards, joints and edges a little rubbed, some fading to covers, folio, 55.5 x 36 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey Travel 237.

Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, 1st quarto edition, 6 volumes bound in 3, London: Day & Son, 1855-56, lithograph portrait frontispiece to volume I, 6 tinted titles, 241 tinted lithograph plates, 2 maps by Louis Haghe after Roberts, gutta-percha perished, contents loose, occasional light spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary burgundy half morocco gilt, joints and edges rubbed and scuffed, some fading and mottled stains to covers, 4to QTY: (3)NOTE:Abbey Travel 388.

Burnett (Mary Ann). Plantae Utiliores; or Illustrations of Useful Plants, employed in the Arts and Medicine, volume 1 and 2 only (of 4), London: Whittaker & Co., 1842-1845, 128 hand-coloured lithograph plates (two plates with slightly shaved captions), occasional minor spotting, front flyleaf of volume 1 with inscription 'Sara Anna Marsh with very kind regards to James Law Challis, May 12th, 1870', contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with black morocco title label to each, gilt roll border decoration to boards, spine and extremities rubbed, 4toQTY: (2)NOTE:Great Flower Books, p. 53; Nissen BBI 305.

Curtis (William). Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 3 volumes, volumes 30-32, 3rd series, London: L. Reeve & Co., 1874-76, 192 hand-coloured lithograph plates, one folding plate in 1874 partially split along fold, occasional light spotting, contemporary calf, 3 covers detached, rubbed with some wear to spines, 8voQTY: (3)NOTE:Nissen BBI 2350; Great Flower Books p. 156.

* Williams (Charles). Boney Bothered or an Unexpected Meeting, July 9th, Thos. Tegg, 1808, etched caricature with bright contemporary hand-colouring, slight marginal soiling, 345 x 245 mm, together with Cruikshank (Isaac). Billy a Cock-Horse or the Modern Colossus amusing himself, S. W. Fores March 8th 1797, etched caricature with bright contemporary hand-colouring (after James Gillray), slight marginal soiling, 280 x 225 mm, with Nixon (John). Madame Very Restaurateur, Palais Royal Paris [and] La Belle Liminaudiere au Caffee de Mille Collone, Palais Royale Paris. circa 1814, two etched caricatures after Thomas Rowlandson on one sheet (as published) both with bright contemporary hand-colouring, slight marginal soiling, overall size 350 x 250 mm, plus Cruikshank (Isaac). The Kentish Hop merchant and the Lecturer on Optics!!, Thomas Tegg [1809], an etched caricature (after George Woodward) bright contemporary hand-colouring, slight marginal soiling, 245 x 350 mm, and Frey (George). La Politique du Marais..., circa 1828, lithograph with contemporary hand colouring showing an old maid reading a newspaper whilst leaning on a map of Spain & Portugal (The Map Collector Spring 1991 issue 59, page 52), some staining and dust soiling, slight marginal fraying, 330 x 250 mm, with Heath (Henry). Nothing Extenuate nor aught set down in Malice, H. Fores, 28th August 1827, etched caricature with contemporary hand colouring (the title being Othello's dying words) a satire on the excesses of female fashion, trimmed to the plate mark, 370 x 250 mm, with another five caricatures by or after William Heath, Charles Williams and H. Bunbury, various sizes, good conditionQTY: (11)

* Railways. [Freeling (Arthur)], For Laceys Railway Companion and Liverpool and Manchester Guide, Bold Street, Liverpool, [1832], hand-coloured lithograph, old folds, 130 x 550 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (1)

* Thackeray (Lance). A Billiard Match, "Left", "Kissing", "The Cannon" [and] "Snookered", Landeker & Brown, 1902, a set of four humorous photolithographs of an attempted courtship during a game of billiards, interrupted by a cleric, overall each approximately 385 x 505 mm, uniformly framed and glazed, together with Chabet (C. publisher). The Interior of a Billiard Room, with Thurston's Table, Improved Revolving lamp and Furniture Complete, circa 1870, hand-coloured lithograph, old folds, 250 x 380 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with Ansell (Charles). A new way of paying Debts of Honor, S. W. Fores, June 28th 1800, etching with contemporary hand-colouring, some spotting, 230 x 345 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (6)

Morris (F. O.) A History of British Birds, 6 volumes, 4th edition, London: John C. Nimmo, 1895-97, 394 hand-coloured lithograph plates, one or two light spots, some toning to endpapers, original cloth gilt, spine ends repaired, edges a little rubbed, some light fading and stains to covers, 8vo, together with Wilson (Alexander & Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte). American Ornithology: or the Natural History of the Birds of the United States... the illustrative notes and life of Wilson by Sir William Jardine, 3 volumes, London, Paris & New York: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, circa 1880, engraved portrait frontispiece of the author, 103 hand-finished chromolithograph plates, occasional light spotting and offsetting, top edge gilt, original morocco-backed boards gilt, spines a little rubbed, 8voQTY: (9)

Badham (Charles David). A Treatise on the Esculent Funguses of England, 1st edition, London: Reeve, Brothers, 1847, hand-coloured lithograph frontispiece, 20 hand-coloured lithograph plates, 16 pp. publisher's advertisements at end, lightly spotted, later ink ownership stamp of A. Cowper Field to head of front blank, modern red cloth gilt, 4to, together with:Parkinson (John). Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris..., facsimile reprint of 1629 edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1904, pictorial title page and several large illustrations throughout volume, lightly spotted, edges untrimmed, original cloth-backed boards, printed paper title label to spine, lower joint worn and frayed, lower cover almost detached, extremities worn, folio, withHudson (W. H.).153 Letters from W. H. Hudson, edited and with an introduction and explanatory notes by Edward Garnett, London: Nonesuch Press, 1923, photogravure vignette to title, full-page illustration at end, fore-edge untrimmed, original brown cloth, paper title label, 8vo, 293 of 1000 copies, with 3 shelves of related natural history worksQTY: (3 shelves)NOTES:Provenance, lots 506-632: The Natural History Library of Stan Woodell (1928-2004). Stan Woodell began collecting books while a student at Durham University. In 1959 he joined Oxford University's Botany Department where he remained for over 30 years, also becoming Fellow Librarian at Wolfson College. His book collection continued to grow and reflects, in particular, his fascination with Darwin and the complex and wide-ranging debates that were taking place at the time he first published On the Origin of Species in 1859. In addition, he collected a range of Floras. He was an author himself, and among other works, co-wrote The Flora of Oxfordshire which was published in 1998. He also ran his own antiquarian book catalogue business for many years. Stan was active in nature conservation and in 1959, along with his wife Becky, was a founding member of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Naturalists' Trust (now BBOWT). Stan died in 2004 and was survived by Becky who died last year.

Roberts (David). Picturesque Sketches in Spain, taken during the years 1832 & 1833, 1st edition, London: Hodgson & Graves, 1837, 26 tinted lithograph plates (including pictorial title), lithograph dedication, publisher's advertisement leaf at end, armorial bookplate of Bibliotheque du Bon J. De Rothschild to front pastedown, lightly spotted, all edges gilt, contemporary purple half morocco, spine in compartments enclosing elaborate gilt foliation, purple morocco onlay bearing James De Rothschild's armorial to upper cover, extremities scuffed, folio (52 x 35 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey Travel 152.According to Abbey Roberts 'worked on every stone, the figures of in many of them being entirely his own drawing; 'some' of the stones he erased entirely, so that the work took him seven months, instead of two as he had planned'.

London - Panorama. Robin's Panoramic Representation of the Queen's Royal Progress through the City of London, on the 9th November, 1837, Displaying every portion of the Royal and Civic Procession on that splendid and memorable occasion, as well as the Whole Line of Streets from Temple Bar to Guildhall, with their numerous decorations, the booths of the City Companies, Christ's Hospital, &c., The whole extending to nearly ten feet in length, London: Joseph Robins, Bride Court, Fleet Street, 1838, folding hand-coloured lithograph panoramic strip view of Queen Victoria's progress through the City of London, later cloth hinges to verso, right end sheet lightly creased, minor dust-soiling and occasional spotting, letterpress title as upper pastedown with imprint dated 1838, original publisher's cloth covers with title 'The Queen's Visit to the City' in gilt to upper board, joints slightly cracked and frayed at head and foot, panorama dimensions 288 x 9 cm (binding 10.2 x 16 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey, Life 534(?). The example referred to in Abbey with imprint 1837. The imprint on the title leaf (upper pastedown) of this example is dated 1838.

Hudson (C. T.) The Rotifera; or Wheel-Animalcules, both British and Foreign, 3 volumes in 2 (including Supplement at end of volume II), 2nd edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1889, 34 double-page plates, most partly coloured, other plates and illustrations, occasional light spotting, bookplates of Andrew C. Campbell, original cloth gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 4to, together with Fryer (Alfred & Arthur Bennett). The Potamogetons (Pond Weeds) of the British Isles, 1st edition, London: L. Reeve & Co., 1915, 60 hand-coloured lithograph plates, light spotting front and rear, top edge gilt, original red cloth gilt, edges slightly rubbed, 4to, plus Allman (George James). A Monograph of the Fresh-Water Polyzoa, including all the known species, both British and Foreign, 1st edition, London: Ray Society, 1856, 11 engraved plates (10 hand-coloured), a little minor spotting, original cloth-backed limp boards, some wear to spine, small tear to upper cover, folio, with 5 others including T. H. Huxley's The Oceanic Hydrozoa, Ray Society, 1859, Studies in the Art Anatomy of Animals, by E. Seton Thompson, 1896, and Types of Floral Mechanism, by Arthur Harry Church, 1908QTY: (9)

Hooker (Joseph Dalton & Ball, John). Journal of a Tour in Marocco and the Great Atlas..., with an Appendix including a sketch of the Geology of Marocco, by George Maw, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1878, folding panoramic view wood engraved frontispiece and six wood engraved plates, folding lithograph cross-section geological plate, folding lithograph map at rear, few wood engraved vignette illustrations, frontispiece strengthened to folds at verso and folding map strengthened to one fold at verso, original publisher's pictorial khaki brown cloth gilt in bright condition, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Neate H109; Playfair 1275. 'This journey was undertaken in 1871, and the account of its botany and geology is one of the most important works that has been written on the country' (Playfair).

Sowerby (John Edward). English Botany; or coloured figures of British Plants, edited by John T. Boswell Syme, 13 volumes, including Supplement, 3rd edition, enlarged and re-arranged, London: George Bell & Sons, 1873-99, 1943 hand-coloured lithograph plates, 2 uncoloured plates in Supplement, occasional light spotting, Lady Margaret Hall library bookplate and stamp to front pastedowns, top edge gilt, original green blindstamped cloth gilt, shelf number in gilt at foot of volumes 1-12, volumes 3 & 10 rebacked with original spines relaid, one or two other spines repaired at ends, volume I lower joint split, small splits to one or two other joints, a little light edge wear, 8voQTY: (13)NOTE:Nissen BBI 2227.

* Lear (Edward). Eastern Great Horned Owl [1832 - 37], lithograph with contemporary hand-colouring, originally published in 'The Birds of Europe', 500 x 340 mm, supplied with a contemporary page of descriptive text, together with Gould (J. & E.). Seven lithographs of Owls: Scops-Eared Owl, Short-Eared Owl, Long-Eared Owl, Sparrow Owl, Tawny or Wood Owl, Ural Owl [and] Hawk owl [1832 - 37], seven lithographs with contemporary hand-colouring, originally published in 'The Birds of Europe', occasional and very slight spotting, the Hawk Owl, Scops-Eared Owl and the Long-Eared Owl with a contemporary page of descriptive text, each approximately 500 x 340 mm QTY: (8)

Wallace (Alfred Russel). Palm Trees of the Amazon and their Uses, 1st edition, London: John van Voorst, 1853, map frontispiece, 47 lithograph plates of palm trees and fruits, some mainly light spotting, monogram bookplate of C. J. Peacock (Tunbridge Wells book collector) with book curse, original green blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt, some fading to spine, one corner a little bumped, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Borba de Moraes p. 933; Nissen BBI 2097. The author's first book, only 250 copies were printed thus making it the rarest of all Alfred Russel Wallace's books.On his return to England from the Amazon in 1852, a fire broke out on board his ship and he and the crew had to abandon ship, all the specimens he had collected were lost save some notes and sketches, the basis of which formed the above work and A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, published in the same year..

Ross (James Clark). A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, during the years 1839-43, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1847, lithograph frontispieces, 14 maps and plates, a few folding (folding chart at end of volume II repaired to verso), closed tear to volume I title, a few other leaves with small marginal repairs, Newcastle City Library ink stamps and shelf numbers to title versos, faint red ink stamps to titles, modern black half calf gilt, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Rosove 276. A1c: 'A cornerstone of Antarctic literature and a monument to one of mankind's greatest expeditions of geographical and scientific exploration'. 1500 copies printed.

Darwin (Charles). A Monograph on the Fossil Lepadidae, or Pedunculated Cirripedes of Great Britain; A Monograph on the Fossil Balanidae and Verrucidae of Great Britain, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: printed for the Palaeontographical Society, 1851-54, 7 lithograph plates by James de C. & George Sowerby, illustrations, some light toning, mainly to Fossil Lepadidae text, Wigan Free Public Library blindstamp to Fossil Balandiae title, later brown half calf, spines and part of covers faded, 4to QTY: (2)NOTE:Freeman 342; Norman 590. Darwin's two monographs on fossil Cirripedia appeared as volume V number 13 and volume VIII number 30 in the series of monographs published by the Palaeontographical Society, with Freeman considering the above monographs as one work.