Dante (Alighieri). Dante con L'Espositioni di Christoforo Landino, et D'Alessandro Vellutello..., Con Tauole, Argomenti, & Allegorie; & riformato, riueduto, & ridotto alla sua vera Lettura, per Francesco Sansovino Fiorentino, Venice: Appresso Gio. Battista, & Gio. Bernardo Sessa, fratelli, 1596, woodcut portrait to title (creased & few small holes repaired to verso) and printer's device to final leaf, woodcut illustrations and initials, some early underscoring, leaf I7 provided in photocopy facsimile, dust-soiling and few marks to title and final leaf, ink spots to 2Z4 & 2Z5, short worm trails to lower blank margins at rear of volume, some light dampstaining throughout and occasional spotting, hinges repaired, early 18th calf, neatly rebacked and two corners repaired, morocco title label preserved, folio (Qty: 1)Adams D111.
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Walton (Isaac & Cotton Charles). The Complete Angler or Contemplative Man's Recreation, being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing..., 7th edition (1st Bagster), Samuel Bagster, 1808, additional engraved title, black and white portrait frontispiece, three advertisements, Extra Illustrated with forty-three uncoloured etched and engraved plates and numerous engraved illustrations to text, slight spotting, manuscript presentation inscription to Georgina Bedford from her husband The Duke of Bedford to verso of front endpaper, bookplate of William Duke of Bedford, upper hinge cracked, all edges gilt, contemporary blue crushed morocco gilt with gilt and blind stamped spine, slight wear to extremities, large 8vo (Qty: 1)
Lycophron Chalcidensis . Alexandra, cum graecis Isaacii Tzetzis commentariis , 2 parts in one, Oxford, 1697, engraved portrait frontispiece with short closed tear to upper blank margin, vignette title with ownership inscription to upper blank margin, title and text in Greek & Latin, contemporary calf, lacking upper board, worn, folio, together with Flavell (John) , The Fountain of Life Opened: or, a Display of Christ in his Essential and Mediatorial Glory, 1673, engraved portrait frontispiece cropped to image and lined to verso, toning and dust-soiling throughout, late 18th/early 19th century half calf, joints slightly cracked and some wear, 4to, with Hall (Joseph) , Divers Treatises, Written upon severall Occasions, the Third Tome, now first collected into one volume..., 1662, engraved portrait frontispiece, decorative woodcut border to title, light toning and dust-soiing, contemporary mottled calf, spine tord at head with loss, some wear, folio, and Whitelock (Bulstrode) , Memorials of the English Affairs: or, An Historical Account of what passed from the Beginning of the Reign of King Charles the First, to King Charles the Second His Happy Restauration..., new edition, 1732, signature to title, bookplate of Lady Isabella Anne Brydges to upper pastedown, contemporary diced calf, blind decorated spine and gilt & blind panel decoration to boards, joints cracked and slight wear, folio, plus a wormed and worn copy of Life Eternall or, A Treatise of the knowledge of the Divine Essence and Attributes. Delivered in XVIII Sermons..., by John Preston, 1631 (Qty: 5)
British Empire. Souvenir 'flag' for the coronation of Edward VIII, 1937, colour printed cotton 'flag' decorated with a double hemisphere map of the British Empire, a portrait of the 'King', the Royal crest and the date on a union flag background, slight staining, 560 x 835 mm (Qty: 1)A rare souvenir of the coronation that never took place due to Edward's abdication.
Anderson (George William). A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages round the World, undertaken and performed by Royal Authority. Containing an authentic, entertaining, full and complete history of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages, undertaken by order of His Present Majesty, for making discoveries in geography, navigation, astronomy &c. in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres and successfully performed in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771-72, 1773, 1774, 1775-1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, Alex Hogg, [1784-86], engraved portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map, 155 engraved maps, plates and charts, subscribers list at end, some light spotting and offsetting, contemporary presentation inscription at front, front endpapers with marginal repairs, recent panelled calf, spine with red label and gilt decorations, folio (Qty: 1)Hill p. 5: 'An important compilation of English Voyages ... Anderson sometimes gives the original accounts, others are edited or abridged versions, and frequently additional materials, from other sources, are added to give scope and depth to the narrative'.
Chiabrera ( Gabriello ). Lettere di Gabriello Chiabrera Nobille Savonese date in luce da Giacomo Filippo Porrata , Bologna: Per Lelio dalla Volpe, 1762, engraved vignette to title, armorial bookplates of Marchionis Salsae and Viscount Dudley to upper pasted own, contemporary vellum 4to, together with Riccobaldi del Bava (Giuseppe Maria) , Dissertazione istorico-etrusca sopra l'origine, antico stato, lingua e caratteri della etrusca nazione e sopra l'origine, e primo, e posteriore stato della città di Volterra..., Florence, 1758, later vellum (using old vellum), 4to, with Giuliani (Francesco Antonio) , La Nemesi, o sia, La Giustitia delle pene e de'premii, Naples: Fratelli Raimondi, 1777, contemporary vellum, 8vo, and Secco (Antonio) , Vita del Glorioso S. Agrippino vescovo, E Protettore della Fedelissima Citta di Napoli..., Naples: Michele Monaco, 1682, light spotting, bookplates of Marchionis Salsae and Viscount Dudley to pastedowns, contemporary vellum, 8vo, with Menzini (Benedetto) , Dell' Opere, 3 volumes, Florence: Nella Stamperia di S. A. R., 1731, half-titles present, title to volume 1 in red & black, engraved portrait, armorial bookplate of William Wynne to upper pastedowns, contemporary calf, without title labels, volume number labels present, joints slightly cracked, 8vo, plus others similar (Qty: 13)
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[Walton (Isaac & Cotton Charles)]. The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers, published The Caradoc Press, Bedford Park, Chiswick, 1905, portrait frontispiece signed in pencil by artist, additional title with black and white letterpress illustrations, printed in black and red throughout, top edge gilt with remainder untrimmed, contemporary half morocco gilt, with gilt decorated spine with raised bands and five compartments with titles and fish motives, spine faded, very slight wear to extremities, small 4to (Qty: 1)Limited edition 329/350 copies.
Pu (Songling), Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Translated and Annotated by Herbert A. Giles, 2 volumes, 1st edition in English, Thomas De La Rue, 1880, original red pictorial cloth gilt, spines darkened, extremities worn, together with: Stein (Aurel). On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks. Brief Narrative of Three Expeditions in Innermost Asia and North-Western China, 1st edition, Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1933, numerous photographic plates, folding colour map, lacking plate facing p. 168, cancelled library plate to front pastedown, original cloth, a little rubbed and mottled, together with: Graham (Walter Armstrong), Siam, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, Alexander Moring Limited, 1924, all photographic plates as called for, folding map, original red pictorial cloth gilt, Davies (Hannah), Among Hills and Valleys in Western China. Incidents of Missionary Work, 1st edition, S. W. Partridge & Co., 1901, all photographic plates as called for, folding map, original blue cloth gilt, mottled, Cobbold (Ralph P.), Innermost Asia. Travel & Sport in the Pamirs, 1st edition, William Heinemann, 1900, all plates as called for including photogravure portrait frontispiece and folding map to rear, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, and approximately 30 others, all Chinese, Japanese or south-east Asian travel, late-19th and early-20th century, original cloth, 8vo (Qty: 42)
Ambler (Christopher Gifford, 1886-1965). Four original drawings of animals, the first in pen, ink & watercolour, depicting two Husky dogs pulling Santa's sleigh, on board, signed to lower right corner, the second a watercolour portrait of a dog's head on paper and signed, mounted onto a homemade 1943 Christmas card, the third a pencil sketch of a donkey on paper and signed, mounted on board, the fourth a pencil sketch of a Cocker Spaniel's head, on paper and signed, mounted onto a homemade 1956 Christmas card, 17.5 x 25cm (7 x 10ins) and smaller, together with two woodcuts , the first of a running Beagle, heightened with body colour, monogram to lower left corner, on paper and tipped onto card with title 'Tails up!', the second a portrait of a dog, monogram to lower left corner, on card, and 9 printed cards etc. with Christopher Ambler designs (Qty: 15)
![Maddison (Francis et al [editors]) . Essays on the Life and Work of Thomas Linacre c.1460-1524, 1977, Oxford, minor spotting](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49399c7a-b2e2-43e7-95f3-aa8800c3db64/d5f47fbe-5742-4e7d-b5ea-aa88013c5434/468x382.jpg)
Maddison (Francis et al [editors]) . Essays on the Life and Work of Thomas Linacre c.1460-1524, 1977, Oxford, minor spotting to the text block, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, spine lightly faded, 8vo, together with Clark-Kennedy (A. E.) , Stephen Hales, D.D., F.R.S., an eighteenth century biography, 1st edition, 1929, Cambridge University Press, 14 black & white plates, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, spine lightly toned & rubbed with minor loss to head & foot, 8vo, and Brožek (Josef & Evans, Rand B. [editors]) , Watson, R.I. Watson's selected papers on the history of psychology, 1st edition, 1977, University of New Hampshire, U.S.A., black & white portrait frontispiece, minor spotting to the text block, original cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly faded with minor spotting to foot, 8vo, plus other modern science & philosophy reference, including publications by Oxford, California, The Sheldon Press, Butterworth Medical Publications, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to. (Qty: 6 shelves)
Stanley (Henry M.) In Darkest Africa, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1890, maps and illustrations (a couple of folding maps repaired), a little minor spotting, bookplate, original red pictorial cloth gilt, 8vo, together with The Congo and the Founding of its Free State, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1885, illustrations, lacking the 2 folding maps contained in the rear pockets, and page xv detached in volume 1, volume I rear hinge breaking, bookplate, original pictorial cloth gilt, tiny tears at spine ends, two corners bumped, 8vo, plus Through the Dark Continent, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1878, portrait frontispieces, folding map contained in each rear pocket, maps and illustrations, advertisements at end of volume II, some light spotting and toning, original decorative cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, with five others including Major W. Cornwallis Harris's The Highlands of Aethopia, 3 volumes, 1844 (lacking chromolithographed dedication leaf in volume I), F.W. Burbidge's The Gardens of the Sun:or a Naturalist's Journal on the Mountains and in the Forests and Swamps of Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago, 1880 and W.P. Livingstone's Laws of Livingstonia, [1921} in dust jacket (Qty: 13)
Almanacs. Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of Our Lord God 1776..., with notes of Husbandry, Fairs, Marts, High Roads, and Tables for many necessary uses. Compiled for his Country's Benefit, by Cardanus Rider, 1776, title in red & black with ink stamp to lower margin, Dutch gilt endpapers without free endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco with elaborate 'cottage roof' gilt decoration, worn & chipped at head & foot of spine, extremities rubbed, 12mo, together with a 1791 Rider's British Merlin, in contemporary sheep, boards detached, worn, 12mo, plus Kleiner des Chur-Bayerischen hohen Ritterordens des heil. Ritter- und Martyrers Georgii, unter dem Titul Deren Beschuetzern der unbefleckt-empfangenen Allerheiligsten Jungfrauen Mariae, Allmanach auf das Jahr ... unsers Erloesers und Seeligmachers Jesu Christi gnadenreichen Jungfraeulein Geburt..., Munich: Joh. Jac. Votter, [1750], ink stamp to title, with 70 engraved armorial plates of noble families & portrait plates of noblemen bound in at front, 20th century sheep gilt, morocco title label to spine, lower board stained, 12mo (Qty: 3)
Mauriceau (François). Traité des Maladies des Femmes Grosses, et de celles qui sont accouchées…, 4th edition, corrected by the author, Paris: Chez Laurent d’Houry, 1694, bound with Observations sur la Grossesse et l’Accouchement des Femmes …, Paris: Chez l’Auteur ... 1694, bound with Observations Particuliers sur la Grossesse et l’Accouchement des Femmes. Replique de Mr. Mauriceau à la réponse de Mr. Peu, [n.p, but Paris, 1693], 3 works bound in one, first work with engraved portrait frontispiece and 32 full and half-page engravings, final four pages of final gathering of second work transposed, a little spotting and browning and occasional marginal damp staining throughout, small ink burn in gutter margin of preliminary leaves of the Traité, occasional contemporary annotations in ink, faint ownership inscription to front free endpaper and first title, contemporary mottled calf, gilt-decorated spine, heavily rubbed, old strengthening at head of spine, 4to (Qty: 1)
Sandford (Francis). A Genealogical History of the Kings of England, and Monarchs of Great Britain, etc., from the Conquest, Anno 1066. to the Year, 1677, 1st edition, Thomas Newcomb, for the author, 1677, title-page in red and black, 5 engraved folding plates, 57 full-page engravings (including 2 lettered A and B, the rest counted in the pagination) and numerous engraved headpieces and vignettes in the text, large floral woodcut initials, a few leaves with a short slit in lower margin (just encroaching on image at p. 281), contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine, red morocco label, rubbed overall, joints cracked at ends, corners worn, folio (36.2 x 22 cm), together with: Guillim (John), A Display of Heraldry, the Sixth Edition, improv'd with Large Additions of many hundred Coats of Arms, printed by T. W. for R. and J. Bonwick [and others], 1724, engraved frontsipiece with the royal arms, title-page printed in red and black, woodcut arms in the text, 16 engraved portrait plates (of 17), 43 engraved plates of arms (of 47), frontispiece and the woodcut arms in the first 190 pages hand-coloured at a later date, intermittent minor worming in gutter, browning to a few sections of text, contemporary panelled calf, sympathetically rebacked, rubbed, skilful restoration to boards, folio (38.2 x 23.6 cm), and Rous (John). This rol was laburd & finishd by Master John Rows of Warrewyk, 1st edition, William Pickering [-Henry G. Bohn], 1845-59, lithographic title-page, 33 hand-coloured lithographic plates heightened in silver and gold including frontispiece, top edge gilt, contemporary red quarter sheep, cloth sides, spine sunned and rubbed, 4to (29.9 x 21.9 cm) (Qty: 3)Provenance (Sandford): 'Geo. Raynsford 1680, May 28, e Musaeo Patr. mei[?] ...' (ownership inscription to front pastedown); George Kenyon (1666-1728), of Peel Hall, Lancashire, and influential Lancashire Tory and vice-chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, 1706-15 (engraved bookplate). ESTC R8565 (Sandford) & T140947 (Guillim); Wing S651 (Sandford). The engravings in Sandford's work, which are by Richard Gaywood, Francis Barlow, and Wenceslaus Hollar, depict seals and funerary monuments, and the elaborate headpieces incorporate medallion portraits. 'A handsome, well-printed folio, a great part of which is taken up with the natural children of royal fathers, which may have been elegant flattery of the reigning monarch' (Pennington, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677, p. xlvii). ESTC calls for five plates, as here; some commercial records mention an additional, non-folding plate, which may refer to the engraving at page 234, which has no text verso. The third item (Rous) is one of reputedly 100 copies of this attractive edition of the English (Yorkist) version of the Rous Roll, a 15th-century armorial chronicle held at the British Library (Add MS 48976). One other copy seen at auction in the last 50 years.
Pepys (Samuel). Memoirs, Comprising his Diary from 1659 to 1669, deciphered by John Smith of St. John's College, Cambridge, from the Original Short-Hand MS. in the Pepysian Library, and a Selection from his Private Correspondence. Edited by Richard, Lord Braybrooke, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Henry Colburn, 1825, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece, 12 plates, spotting, contemporary marbled boards, rebacked to style in gilt calf, original russia corners (worn), 4to (29.6 x 22.3 cm) (Qty: 1)Provenance: Sir John Smith, Bart (wood-engraved bookplates).
Knickbocker (Diedrich) . A Humourous History of New York, from the beginning of the World , to the end of the Dutch Dynasty;..., new edition, 1820, printed for W.Wright, black & white engraved frontispiece, some spotting throughout, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed, hinges cracked, 8vo, together with Cromek (R.H.) , Reilques of Robert Burns;..., 1808, printed for J. McCreery, contemporary inscription to head of the title page, some light spotting, contemporary tree calf, boards & spines rubbed to head & foot, lacking spine labels, 8vo, and Wyman & Sons [publisher] , Royal Album of Arts and Industry of Great Britain, 1887, colour portrait frontispiece, numerous black & white illustrations, all edges gilt, minor marginal toning, original gilt decorated red morocco, boards & spine rubbed, large 4to, plus other mostly 19th century literature, history & reference, including Etching Club, circa 1840, 40 monochrome etchings, original decorative binding, The Rural Cyclopedia ,..., 4 volumes, by John M. Wilson, 1847, all leather bindings, many gilt decorated, some odd volumes, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio. (Qty: 6 shelves)Approximately 110 volumes.
London. Lee (Kerry), London. The Bastion of Liberty, published by The Travel Association of The United Kingdom..., circa 1950, large colour lithograph pictorial map of London, old folds, folds with some wear and cracking, skilfully repaired on verso, backed with archival tissue, 990 x 1230 mm (Qty: 1)A charming portrait of the artist Kerry Lee (1902 - 1988) can be seen in the lower right corner, his name signed on an easel with his faithful dog Jim sitting by his side. Kerry Lee produced two colour pictorial maps for British Railways in the 1930s which were revised up until the 1950s. These railway posters are very much in the style of Macdonald Gill.
Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin de). Oeuvres, nouvelle edition, Paris, 1718, engraved plates, previous owner signature, contemporary calf gilt, a little rubbed with a few small chips at spine ends, 8vo, together with La Henriade, by F.M. Arouet de Voltaire, 2 volumes, nouvelle edition, Paris, 1770, engraved frontispiece and title to volume I, 10 engraved plates, some light spotting, later tree calf gilt, a little rubbed with some worming at foot of spines, 8vo, plus Anecdotes Interessantes et Historiques de l'illustre Voyageur, pendant son sejour a Paris. Dediees a la Reine, by Le Chevalier du Coudray, 2nd edition, Paris, 1777, engraved portrait frontispiece, a little minor spotting, contemporary calf-backed boards, a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, with others, mostly in French including Anthony Hamilton's Memoires de Comte de Grammont, circa 1792, Claude Crebillon's Le Sopha, conte moral, 1779 and Thomas Sydenham's Opera Universa, editio novissima, Leiden, 1754 (Qty: 23)
![Resta (Francesco). Meteorologia de igneis, areis, aqueisq[ue] corporibus, 1st edition, [Rome]: Francesco Moneta, 1644, engrav](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49399c7a-b2e2-43e7-95f3-aa8800c3db64/aa5e9d8a-7ba4-48bc-a3b9-aa8801385248/468x382.jpg)
Resta (Francesco). Meteorologia de igneis, areis, aqueisq[ue] corporibus, 1st edition, [Rome]: Francesco Moneta, 1644, engraved title-page, browning, front free endpaper near-detached, ink-stamp to lower margin of title-page, later mottled sheep gilt, rubbed, joints cracked, top spine compartment perished, 4to (21.5 x 15.7 cm), together with: Gregory (David), Astronomiae physicae et geometricae elementa ... accesserunt praefatio editoris; Cometographia Halleiana in modum appendicis ... 2 volumes, 2nd edition ('revisa et correcta'), Geneva: Marc-Michel Bousquet, 1726, engraved frontispiece to volume 1, titles printed in red and black, 48 engraved folding plates (numbered 1-42, 1-5, one unnumbered), folding table, lacking engraved portrait, damp-staining to outer leaves, marginal worm-track towards rear of volume 1, largely unopened, edges untrimmed, contemporary marbled wrappers, spines worn, 4to (26.4 x 20.8 cm) (Qty: 3)Gregory: DSB V p. 522, Houzeau & Lancaster 9240, Wallis 87.1. Copac traces three copies in UK libraries for Resta's work, an Aristotelian treatise on meteorology. Gregory's work, first published in 1702, was 'the first textbook on astronomy to integrate Newton's gravitational theory with standard findings' (ODNB); this second edition is the first to contain Edmund Halley's treatise on comets.
Bley (Wulf) . Deutschland zur Luft..., 1938, Germany, approximately 110 plates including portrait frontispiece of Adolf Hitler, some light spotting, ex-library copy with associated stamps, original gilt decorated brown cloth, minor rubbing to head of spine, large 4to, together with Williams (Clayton W.) , Texas' Last frontier, Fort Stockton and the Trans-Pecos, 1861-1895, 1st edition, 1982, Texas A & M University Press, U.S.A., signed by the author to the title page, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other early 20th century & modern military & American Civil War reference, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to. (Qty: 3 cartons)
Moreau (Pierre). Klare en Waarachtige Beschryving van de leste beroerten en afval der Portugezen in Brasil, 1st & only edition, Amsterdam, 1652, 94 pp., title with engraved plan, three half-page engravings in text only (of 4, lacking leaf F1), some damp stains and soiling, later marbled wrappers, upper wrapper detached, some wear, 4to, together with An Account of a Voyage to New South Wales, by George Barrington, 1st edition, 1803, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title with hand-coloured vignette, folding hand-coloured map, three hand-coloured plates only (of 10), p.23 torn without loss, some light soiling, library label at front, contemporary tree calf gilt, a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, plus Geographia Antiqua, by C. Cellarius, editio altera, 1745, title printed in red and black, engraved plate, 26 folding engraved maps, some light toning, bookplate, contemporary calf, rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 3)First work Sabin 50580. Dutch translation of Moreau's Histoire de derniers troubles de Bresil entre les Hollandois et les Portugais, 1651, giving a clear account of the Dutch-Portuguese wars in Brazil in 1648-49 and describing the social life in Pernambuco.
Staunton (George). An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, 3 volumes (2 text volumes and atlas), 1st edition, printed by W. Bulmer and Co., for G. Nicol, 1797, text volumes with 2 engraved portrait frontispieces (offset to titles & some dust-soiling), one engraved plate and 26 engraved illustrations to the text, some toning and spotting, atlas volume with 44 engraved plates and maps (including one folding & 6 double-page, many with tissue guards), front blank of volume 2 and atlas volume with ownership signature of Matthew J. D Stephens, Hong Kong, October 1881, text volumes with later endpapers and some hinges cracked, contemporary diced calf, gilt decorated border to boards, both text volumes rebacked, morocco title labels to each, board corners worn and showing, atlas volume in 20th century half calf with marbled paper sides, morocco title label, 4to (text volumes) & folio (atlas volume) (Qty: 3)Cordier, Sinica 2381–83; Löwendahl 697; Lust 545 and 547; Western Travellers in China 47. The official account of Lord Macartney's voyage and embassy to the Qianlong emperor in 1792-94, 'compiled by the Secretary (and Minister Plenipotentiary in the absence of the Ambassador) Sir George Leonard Staunton. Macartney’s chief object was to establish diplomatic relations with China. However, it is only on p.411 in vol. 1 that the reader disembarks on Chinese soil' (Löwendahl).
Ibbetson (Julius, John Laporte & John Hassell). A Picturesque Guide to Bath, Bristol Hot-Wells, the River Avon, and the adjacent country; illustrated with a set of views taken in the summer of 1792, 1st edition, 1792, 16 uncoloured aquatint plates, one or two plates reversed with captions facing outwards (one plate with tissue guard remnant to fore edge), occasional light offsetting and toning, all edges gilt, contemporary green morocco, spine faded and rubbed, 8vo, together with Castellum Hutttonicum. Some account of Sheriff-Hutton Castle (founded in the reign of KIng Stephen) with brief notices of the Church of St. Helen, the ancient forest of Galtres, the poet Gower of Stitenham &c., York, 1824, two lithographic views, engraved plan, engraved portrait, blank leaves at end, some spotting and offsetting, bookplate, contemporary blindstamped calf gilt, edges a little rubbed, 8vo, with three others including Thomas Cox's A History of Kent, forming part of volume II of Magna Britannia..., 1720-31 and one volume of bound engraved portraits and topographical views, many from the European Magazine, circa 1780-1815 (Qty: 5)
Badeslade (Thomas & Toms W. H.). Chrographia Britanniae, or a set of Maps of all the counties in England and Wales..., 1742, double page title trimmed with slight loss, 4 general maps, 3 tables , 15 (only) double page engraved county maps, 3 tables bound at rear, some maps split, occasional near contemporary annotations to map versos, several loose, contemporary calf, worn, lacking front board, 8vo, together with: Camden (William). Camden's Britannia Abridg'd, volume 2 (only), printed by J. B. for Joseph Wild, 1701, portrait frontispiece, 10 (only) uncoloured engraved maps by John Seller, contemporary panelled calf, worn, front board detached, 8vo, Cary (John). [Cary's Traveller's Companion..., 1792 or later], lacking title page, advertisement and contents list, 43 engraved maps, index at rear, contemporary mottled calf, boards detached, worn and rubbed, 8vo, Bowen (Emanuel & Owen John). [Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd...' 1720 or later], lacking title and preliminaries, 28 leaves (only) of uncoloured engraved strip road maps, printed back to back, disbound, contemporary mottled calf, crudely rebacked, worn, 8vo, Salmon (Thomas). Lo stato presente di tutti i paesi, e popoli del mondo naturale, politico, e morale, volume 12 (only), Venice, Giambatista Albrizzi, 1743, allegorical engraved frontispiece, title, folding map of The British Isles with long closed tear, folding map of England and Wales with long repaired closed tear and staining, 27 engraved folding plates, annotations to endpapers, near-contemporary mottled half calf, 8vo, Dower (J.). A Short Atlas of Modern Geography for the use of Schools and Self Instruction , new edition, W. S. Orr & Co., c.1840, calligraphic title, 12 double page engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, staining, browning and ink marks, near-contemporary ownership inscriptions and annotations, hinges cracked, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, worn and marked, slim 8vo (Qty: 6)Sold as a collection of maps and prints, not subject to return
Burnet (Thomas). The Theory of the Earth: containing an Account of the Original of the Earth, and of all the Generall Changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo till the Consummation of all things, 3rd edition ('review'd by the author'), for Walter Kettilby, 1697, 2 volumes in 1, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title-page, 2 engraved folding charts, one showing California as an island, text vignettes, longitudinal mark to title-page, staining to N3, contemporary panelled calf, folio, together with: Littleton (Edward, 1st Baron), Les reports des tres honorable Ed. Seigneur Littleton ... Custos de la Grand Seale d'Angliteur, et de ses Majesty pluis Honourable Privy Councel, 1st edition, for Thomas Bassett [and others], 1683, engraved portrait frontispiece by White, engraved armorial plate, licence leaf, contemporary reversed calf, some minor wear, folio, Hooker (Richard), Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, printed by Will. Stansby, 1617 [i.e. 1618], engraved title-page by William Hole, woodcut section titles, lacking A1 (blank) and A5 (possibly the dedication leaf), retaining medial blank 2V6, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, upper spine compartment perished, folio, [Law], The Complete Justice, a Compendium of the Particulars Incident to Justices of the Peace, either in Sessions or Out of Sessions, 1st edition, printed by the assigned of J. More, 1638, A2 (index leaf) chipped with loss, marginal repair to Q5, contemporary sheep, small 8vo, and 8 others, 17th- and 18th-century English literature and history, including John Milton, Paradise Lost, 9th edition, 1711, King Charles I, Works, 1651, and similar, 8vo and small 8vo (Qty: 12)Wing B5953 & B5954A (Burnet), L2583 (Littleton); STC 13716 (Hooker), 14888 (The Complete Justice).
Croston (James) . A History of the Ancient Hall of Samlesbury in Lancashire..., limited edition of 200 copies, 1871, 11 black & white engraved plates and 3 folding pedigrees, bookplate to front pastedown, some light spotting throughout, publishers original gilt decorated green full morocco, boards & spine slightly rubbed, folio, [includes a loose brown & white chalk portrait of a gentleman, signed Robert Rose], together with Waugh (Evelyn) , Scoop, a novel about journalists, 1st edition,1933, some minor spotting, original cloth, spine lightly faded & rubbed, 8vo, and Lee (Laurie) , Cider with Rosie, 1st edition, 1959, original cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed with minor tears to head & foot, 8vo, plus other modern literature & miscellaneous reference, including Iris Murdoch, Graham Greene, Ernest Hemingway, Aldous Huxley, Niclous Pevsner, many original cloth, some in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folio. (Qty: 3 cartons)
Kipling (Rudyard, 1865-1936). Portrait of Rudyard Kipling copied after an original by John Collier of 1891, late 20th century, oil on board, 24 x 19cm (9.5 x 7.5ins), framed and glazed (Qty: 1)The original by John Collier (1850-1934) is hung in the West Bedroom at Bateman's, the home of Rudyard Kipling.
Alison (Archibald). History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in MDCCCXV, 14 volumes, 10th edition, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1860, 25 engraved portrait plates with tissue-guards, together with: ibid., History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII, 9 volumes, 1st edition, 8th thousand, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1854, spotting to endpapers in both works, contemporary book-labels to front pastedowns, contemporary maroon half morocco, richly gilt spines, light rubbing to spine-bands and extremities, 8vo (21.6 x 13.3 cm) (Qty: 23)
Bongars (Jacques de, editor). Gesta Dei per Francos , sive orientalium expeditionum, et regni Francorum Hierosolimitani historia, 2 volumes in 1, 1st edition, Hanover: Wechel, 1611, folding table, lacking the 5 folding maps, browning, damp-staining, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, folio, together with: Dapper (Olfert), Naukeurige beschryving van gantsch Syrie, en Palestyn of Heilige Lant, 2 volumes in 1, 1st edition, Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs, 1677, lacking all plates, volume 2 title-page repaired, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, spine partially defective, folio, Raleigh (Sir Walter), The History of the World, in Five Books, printed for Robert White [and others], 1677, engraved portrait frontispiece, lacking additional engraved title-page, 'mind of the frontispiece' leaf and all maps and plates, title-page loose, contepmorary calf, worn, folio, Bible [French; Geneva Version], La sainte Bible ... avec les nouveaux argumens et les nouvelles reflexions sur chaque chaptire de l'ectiture sainte par J. F. Ostervald, 2 volumes in 1, 1st edition thus, Amsterdam: Z. Chatelain [and others], 1724, engraved title devices and headpieces, contemporary calf gilt, worn, joints cracked, folio, Halma (François), Kanaan en d' omleggende lande, vertoont in een woordenboek, 1st edition, Leeuwarden: François Halma, 1717, lacking all plates, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, soiled, 4to, and 11 others, including another copy of Dapper, various formats (Qty: 18)Darlow & Moule 3793 for Ostervald's Bible. Sold not subject to return.
Harris (John). Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca: or, a Compleat Collection of Voyages and Travels, 1st edition, for Thomas Bennet, 1705, volume 1 only (of 2), 9 engraved plates including frontispiece (of 23), 6 folding maps by Herman Moll (of 9), frontispiece loose and frayed, double-hemispheric world map browned, other folding maps variably frayed and damp-stained along lower edges, closed tears in Europe map and plate facing p. 392, plate facing p. 405 chipped along fore margin, North Pole map torn at intersection of folds, contemporary calf, lacking rear board, front board detached, folio, together with: Cuthbertson (John). Practical Electricity and Galvanism; containing a Series of Experiments calculated for the Use of those who are Desirous of becoming acquainted with that Branch of Science, 2nd edition ('with corrections and additions'), for J. Callow, 1821, 9 folding engraved plates (plate 2 partially restored in facsimile), possibly lacking half-title, ink-stamps of Siemens Engineering Society, contemporary tan half calf, 8vo, Ozanam (Jacques). Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy ... translated into English, and improved ... by Charles Hutton, 4 volumes, 1st edition in English, for G. Kearsley, 1803, half-titles, 95 engraved folding plates on 94 sheets (97 plates on 95 sheets called for), contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, volumes 1 and 2 front boards detached, 8vo, Culpeper (Nicholas). Complete Herbal, and English Physician ... to which is annexed the British Florist, Burslem: J. Tregortha, 1813, engraved portrait frontispiece, 33 hand-coloured engraved plates (?of 36: lacking plates 17, 20 and possibly 36), spotting, uncut in original boards, 4to (Qty: 7)Harris: Sabin 30482. The maps in Harris's work include the continents (Europe, Asia, Africa and America), the North Pole, and a double hemispheric world map with California depicted as an island. The lot sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
Joinville (Jean, sire de). Histoire de S. Lovys IX du nom , roi de France, Paris: Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1668, engraved portrait frontispiece, vignette to title, light toning to first & last few leaves, contemporary speckled calf, neatly rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, board corners repaired, folio (Qty: 1)
![Ramsey (D. A. & Hinze, J. [editors]) . Selected Papers of Robert S. Mulliken, 1st edition, 1975, University of Chicago Pr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49399c7a-b2e2-43e7-95f3-aa8800c3db64/b1665a89-b04b-4be4-8bbc-aa88013c5be6/468x382.jpg)
Ramsey (D. A. & Hinze, J. [editors]) . Selected Papers of Robert S. Mulliken, 1st edition, 1975, University of Chicago Press, U.S.A., black & white portrait frontispiece, original cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly faded & rubbed to foot with small tear, thick 4to, together with Daumas (Maurice) , Scientific Instruments of the 17th & 18th Centuries and their Makers, 1st U.K. edition, 1972, Portman Press, numerous black & white illustrations, minor marks, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to foot, 4to, and Lewes (George Henry) , The History of Philosophy, from Thales to Comte, 3rd edition, 2 volumes, 1867, later inscriptions to front endpapers, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards & spines slightly rubbed, hinges partially cracked, 8vo, plus other late 19th century & modern science & philosophy reference, including publications by Oxford, Harvard, Cambridge, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to. (Qty: 6 shelves)
Orange (James). The Chater Collection. Pictures relating to China, Hong Kong, Macao, 1655-1860, Thornton Butterworth, 1924, additional half title, photogravure portrait frontispiece, numerous colour and black and white maps and illustrations, a few spots, book plate of Frank Bellingham Jameson to verso of frontispiece, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, frayed at head and foot of spine, slight wear to extremities, 4to (Qty: 1)Limited edition, 311/750.
English school, mid 19th century, a half length portrait of a lady, seated, wearing a locket (painted a bust portrait of a gentlemen, which is probably the accompanying pair), with a child, reading a book, oil on canvas, 109 x 84 cm, and her pair, a half length portrait of a gentlemen seated at his desk, holding a pen (probably pictured in her locket) (2) See illustration Report by GH Both cleaned and relined. General cracking to paint surface and probable touched areas. A few marks and chips to paint on both. Frames with cracks and small losses.
English school, 19th century, a portrait of a portly gentleman, oil on canvas, 78 x 61 cm and his wife (2) Report by GH Both with several repair patches on the back of the canvases. Some obvious and some less obvious retouching to the painted areas. General craqulature. Veneer chips and losses to the frames.
![CRICKET - W.G. GRACE [Book]. Grace, W.G. 'W.G.', Cricketing Reminiscences and Personal Recollections, reprint, Bowden, Londo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/46c7d664-3284-499d-952e-aa8500fa8e44/3ac9ed82-f7ab-4085-9ecf-aa8b011aeba8/468x382.jpg)
Collector's Coins: carton containing London Mint QE II Gibraltar portrait set, incomplete; 2016 UK Crown Churchill with stamp franked 13/89/2016 also circulated Fry £5 note, tray of miscellaneous issues, incl. £1 Guernsey silver proof; bronze replica Prince of Wales Waterloo medal unc. various unc. £2 issues; 2015/2016 Brazil Olympics set 16 BU 1 Real coins, also 2016 UK Birthday six coin BU set with stamp
A set of 3 Family Portrait Miniatures, of the Chavasse Family of Whitfield Court, Co. Waterford, including a large oval of an elegant red headed lady with pearl necklace and lace dress, together with two smaller circular miniatures of children, one signed Keturah Collings in blue enamelled frame and another similar ditto. (3)
"Portobello"An impressive early Dolls House, English, 1700 - 1710, consisting of four high ceiling rooms fully furnished in late 18th and early 19th Century furniture and fittings.The Exterior: the painted buff house with impressive six panel wooden door with cast metal knocker, keyhole, Gibbs surrounded supporting a pediment, the flat roof with moulded cornice, nine casement windows, each with six panes painted black and moulded surrounds and keystones. There is a side entrance with keyhole. The house opens from the central penl and two side wings, to reveal four rooms, hallway and landing all with oak floors, staircase, banisters and walls. All doors with brass butterfly hinges, staircase and banister.Ground Floor - Kitchen: The fixed large chimney breast houses a rare, adjustable wrought steel kitchen grate with a high shelf for pans. Furnished with a large dresser two open kitchen cupboards one with shelf, and a table. The tin kitchen utensils include a painted toast rack, hastener, grater and kettle together with a stoneware pestle and mortar, brass cauldron, fire guard, copper warming pan and other utensils. Two dolls reside in the kitchen and the door leads into the hall.Ground Floor - Dining Room: The main feature in this room is a built in corner cabinet, the upper half glazed with brass butterfly hinges, displaying blue and white china. Other blue and white china includes a platter, two vases, bowls and cups. The oak fire surround has a cast-iron grate, brass guard and fire irons and a pair of bellows. A silver shaker and vase stand on a side table with cutlery drawer, a turned wood candle holder is displayed on a drop leaf dining table, six mahogany chairs all with tapestry cushions, and a Longcase clock, there is a rag rug to the floor. Two gilt framed mirrors hang on the walls together with miniature oil paintings and portraits. A door leads to the hall.Ground Floor - Hall: The stairs lead from the hall to the enclosed landing through a small arch. There is a storage cupboard beneath the staircase.First Floor - Bedroom: The room with some moulded skirting. The furniture includes a four poster bed with floral pattern drapes, inlaid linen cupboard with single shelf and brass keyhole covers to doors, three drawer chest. Other furniture includes a table and shaving mirror, crib on rockers, chair and footstool, bedroom clock, and dressing table accessories. A fine oil portrait and a framed saint's relic hang on the walls. The door leads to the parlour.First Floor - Parlour: The room has some moulded skirting, a wooden fire surround and a fine enamel painted tinplate fireplace. The furnishings include a pedestal table, a desk with six drawers, a larger square table and two smaller tables, three wooden chairs, another two made from paper and velvet the armchair upholstered in red silk. Three oriental vases, a gilt mantle clock, candelabra, pewter bellows and letter rack, 'silver' cigar box and platter, dominoes and varied selection of bottles. From the walls hang four pictures and two mirrors and from the ceiling hangs an eight branch chandelier. A wax gentleman sits by the fireside with his cello. The room has two doors leading to landing and bedroom.Dimensions: Overall 48"h x 54"w x 20"d (122cms x 137cms x 51cms).Ground Floor: Hallway 24" h x 11" w x 21" d (61cms x 28cms x 53cms), the others 24" h x 22" w x 21" d (61cms x 56cms x 53cms).First Floor: Bedroom 21" h x 24" w x 20" d (53cms x 61cms x 50cms), Parlour 21" x 30" x 19" (53cms x 76cms x 49cms).Condition: Some skirting missing, minor damage to some contents. (1)Provenance ; From the Vivien Greene Collection. Purchased at Bonham's Sale, December,1998. The proceeds from the sale of this lot are being distributed to various Children's charities.
John Jackson, R.A. (1778 - 1831)"Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington," O.O.C., an oversized full length Portrait of the Duke in military attire with hand resting on hip, plumed bicorn in hand, standing alongside a cannon in a battle field, under a grey sky, in plain original gilt frame and printed gilt plaque, approx. 100" x 65". (1)Provenance: An important Irish Family.
School of Thomas Hudson (1701 - 1779)"Portrait of Elegant Lady," O.O.C., a large half length portrait of an elegant Lady in yellow satin dress with lace frill, and blue shawl seated, with romantic landscape in the distance, approx. 127cms x 102cms (50" x 40") in contemporary decorated gilt frame. (1)Provenance: Purchased Butchoff Antiques, 1999.
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