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Preisdatenbank abonnieren* Harris (John and Wallis, John, publishers). Historical Pastime or a New Game of the History of England from the Conquest to the Accession of George the Third, 1st edition, 1803, hand-coloured engraving, comprising 157 circles, terminating in an oval portrait of King George III, divided into twelve sections and mounted on linen, lightly dust-soiled and a few marks, 56.5 x 52cm (22 x 20.5ins) Whitehouse, pp.27-28. (1)
Jeans (T.T.). Reminiscences of A Naval Surgeon, 1st edition, 1927, 26 black and white illustrations including portrait frontispiece, front endpaper inscribed by the author to 'Lady Brocklehurst... Christmas 1930', some minor toning, original blue cloth, spine lightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Department of Defense, publisher, The "Magic" Background of Pearl Harbor, volumes 1-5 (bound in 8), USA, 1977-78, black and white map endpapers, ex library copies with associated stamps and marks, uniform original gilt decorated blue cloth, 4to, and other modern naval and aviation reference and related, including publications by Pen & Sword, Grub Street, Sutton, Putnam, P.S.L., Conway, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (5 shelves + a carton)
Donne (John). Letters to Severall Persons of Honour, 1st edition, Richard Marriot, 1651, lacks portrait frontispiece (supplied in good facsimile) and initial and final blanks, some old light dampstaining and occasional spotting, contemporary sheep, some surface wear, plain calf reback, 4to Keynes 55; Wing D1864. (1)
Porta (Giovanni Battista della ). La Fisonomia dell'Huomo, et la Celeste, 3 parts in one, Venice: Sebastian Combi, & Gio. La Nou, 1652, engraved vignette to letterpress title, additional engraved title with portrait to verso, 152 engraved illustrations to text (few full page), contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine with light wear at head, 8vo (1)
Day (Lewis F.). Penmanship of the XVI, XVII & XVIIIth Centuries..., 1st edition, Batsford, 1911, numerous black and white plates, some light spotting, original white cloth spine to blue boards, slightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with Fox-Davies (Arthur Charles), A Complete Guide to Heraldry, reprinted 1956, numerous black and white illustrations, some minor spotting, original illustrated cream cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed with some loss to head and foot, 8vo, and Johnston (Priscilla), Edward Johnston, 1st edition, 1959, black and white portrait frontispiece, original blue boards in dust jacket, and slipcase, spine slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, plus other heraldry and typography reference and related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (2 cartons)
Dodoens (Rembert). A Nieue Herball, or Historie of Plantes: Wherin is Containyd the whole Discourse and perfect Description of all Sortes of Herbes and Plantes: their divers & sundry kindes..., nowe first translated out of French into English, by Henry Lyte, London [Antwerp, printed] by me Gerard Dewes, dwelling in Pawles Churchyarde at the Signe of the Swanne, 1578, title within allegorical woodcut border, soiled and repaired at fore-margin, woodcut portrait, armorial and over 600 woodcuts of plants, black letter, lacks pp. 577-736 and final 16 leaves, some light browning, soiling and marginal damp staining throughout, a few early ink inscriptions and ownership names, some marginal tears and repairs to early and final leaves occasionally touching text, later calf, rebacked with remains of earlier spine relaid, folio Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)
*Jaques (J., & Son, publisher). Hide & Seek with the Kings & Queens of England, Series 1, 2 & 3, [1910], together three decks of playing cards, each with eighty-four cards, comprising colour portrait cards and text cards (72 & 12, 71 & 13, and 73 & 11 respectively), a few cards toned or lightly soiled (mostly the text cards), one or two creases, purple versos with armorial, each set with folded printed rule sheet (some minor edge tears), each contained in original green card box with pull-off lid, rubbed and some splitting to extremities, front of lids with mounted colour label (some minor chipping) Extremely unusual to find all three in the series together, complete and in their original boxes, much less in such relatively good condition. (3)
Cervantes Saavedra (Miguel de). El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha..., nueva edicion corregida por la Real Academia Espana, 4 volumes, Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra Impresor de Camara de S. M. y de la Real Academia, 1780, engraved and printed titles to each volume, engraved portrait of Cervantes by Carmona after Joseph del Castillo, engraved head- and tail-pieces, single folding map, and 31 fine proof engraved plates by Muntaner, Fabregat, Selma, Moles and others after Joseph del Castillo, some light spotting to preliminary leaves, leaf BB2 at rear of first volume with short closed tear to fore-margin, marbled endpapers, contemporary gilt-decorated full calf, slightly rubbed and minor wear to joints and extremities, with upper cover to first volume loosening, contained in two modern purpose-made slipcases, large 4to Provenance: From the library of the celebrated bibliophile Granville Penn of Stoke Poges, who purchased a large portion of the library of the English poet Thomas Gray at auction in 1845, and subsequently offered his own library at Sotheby's between 1851 and 1854. A 19th century pencil note to the front of the first volume states 'Fine Impressions - a very large Set - from the 'Extensive and Choice Library - Removed from Buckinghamshire'. (Penn.) - 4 volumes'. Palau 52024. Cohen-De Ricci 218-219. Large Paper copy. Approximately 1600 copies of this edition were printed, with no expense spared on the production, making it one of the major examples of 18th century Spanish typography. (4)
Latham (Robert & Matthews, William, editors). The Diary of Samuel Pepys, volumes 1-11 (complete), 1970-83, black and white illustrations, original uniform green cloth in dust jackets, some covers slightly rubbed to head and foot, together with Thompson (Francis), The Collected Poetry Of..., limited edition 249/500, black and white portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, some light spotting, publisher's original gilt decorated vellum, lacks cloth ties, boards and spine lightly marked, 4to, and Parrish (Stephen & Reed, Mark L., editors), The Cornell Wordsworth, Home at Grasmere, The Salisbury Plain Poems of William Wordsworth, The Ruined Cottage and The Pedlar, The Prelude 1798-1799, 4 volumes, 1975-79, uniform original cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other mostly modern literature, including esoteric, theological and art reference, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (5 shelves)
Wilson (Robert Thomas). History of the British Expedition to Egypt; to which is subjoined, a Sketch of the Present State of that Country and its Means of Defence, 1st edition, 1802, portrait frontispiece (light offseeting to title), three folding engraved maps with partial hand-colouring, folding tables, bound without half title, a little light spotting and toning, contemporary sprinkled calf, upper cover stamped with gilt armorial, with Order of the Garter and ducal coronet, edges a little rubbed, 4to (1)
Blake (William, illustrator). The Grave, A Poem. By Robert Blair. Illustrated by Twelve Etchings, executed from Original Designs, 1st edition, printed by T. Bensley, for the proprietor, R.H. Cromek, 1808, engraved portrait frontispiece of William Blake by Schiavonetti after Thomas Phillips (dated May 1st 1808), additional engraved title by Schiavonetti after Blake, printed title, list of subscribers and 11 engraved plates, all by Schiavonetti after Blake, some light spotting and minor marginal soiling, plate entitled Death of the Strong Wicked Man with a few short closed tears or slight creases to fore-edge, printed title with verse by Montgomery to verso, explanation of the plates at end, with advertisement for the engraving by Schiavonetti of the Canterbury Pilgrims after Thomas Stothard, a wide-margined copy, contemporary half calf, later reback, rubbed and marked, with some wear to extremities, large 4to (sheet size 345 x 280 mm, 13.5 x 11 ins) Bentley, Blake Books 435B. (1)
*Waugh (Evelyn, 1903-1966). Autograph letter signed, 'Evelyn Waugh', Piers Court, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire, Christmas Day, 1946, to Monsieur Danver, giving a lengthy account of his entire career up until 1946, Danver was the French translator of 'Vile Bodies': 'your translation... will breathe new life into a text which has become somewhat "dated" in the original', and answering questions about specific phrases and references in the novel, 'Blast was an avant garde publication of the time - Vorticist, - edited by Wyndham Lewis, probably now forgotten by all but a dozen Englishmen', and regretting that he has no recent photograph but enclosing 'a reproduction of the portrait of me made in the year I wrote "Vile Bodies". Perhaps that could be used by the publishers, but they must make plain that I am now 17 years older, fatter & uglier', then giving a lengthy autobiographical account with his academic and other achievements, Modern History at Oxford, painting, cabinet making, all described parenthetically as 'without glory', before listing his publications including his first novel 'Decline and Fall' which 'was a success. Since then I have had no bitter struggles for recognition & have always been unduly praised by critics & unduly prosperous', mentioning his war service, 'varied, enjoyable but without distinction... finished the war among Tito's beastly partisans', his marriage and conversion to Catholicism, and, finally, 'Brideshead Revisited' on which he comments, 'This book is more serious than its predecessors, has annoyed most of the English critics and delighted illiterate Americans in a disconcerting way. But I like it', 4 pp., the final two pages written longitudinally down the centre spread, a little creased at edges, 4to, together with the aforementioned colour reproduction portrait after Lamb, inscribed and initialled by Waugh in ink to lower margin, 'Now aged 43 and much altered for the worse', 8vo, the two items preserved in a purpose-made cloth chemise and quarter morocco gilt book box (2)
Strawberry Hill. A Catalogue of the Classic Contents of Strawberry Hill Collected by Horace Walpole, printed by Smith and Robins, [1842], lithographic portrait frontispiece on india paper (some spotting), additional wood-engraved title, occasional spotting and toning, original printed green paper covered upper board bound in at front, near contemporary black half morocco, gilt decorated spine and title in gilt to upper board, rubbed & scuffed to extremities, 4to (1)
*Goodall (Charles & Son, publisher). Coronation Playing Cards, 1902, double deck of playing cards, each pack with fifty-three cards, comprising four suits of thirteen, each with pip cards 1-10, three double-ended court cards, and joker, versos with portrait of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra respectively, rounded corners, all edges gilt, 91 x 65mm (3.5 x 2.5ins), housed together in a compartmental red cloth-covered card box, pull-off lid (somewhat rubbed and marked) with title in gilt on one side, and mounted card showing Queen Alexandra on the other Scarce companion set in very good condition, made to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII. (1)
Bartlett (W.H., illustrator). The Beauties of the Bosphorus; by Miss Pardoe, Illustrated in a Series of Views of Constantinople and its Environs, 1838, portrait frontispiece, additional title, engraved map and 78 engraved plates, some spotting and light toning, all edges gilt, contemporary embossed morocco gilt, spine and edges a little rubbed and scuffed, 4to, together with Syria and the Holy Land Illustrated: In a Series of Magnificent Engravings... From Drawings on the Spot by W.H. Barlett and T. Allom; and Descriptions by J. Carne, 2 volumes, circa 1861, three additional engraved titles, two engraved maps, 115 engraved plates, occasional light spotting and toning, top edges gilt, contemporary burgundy half morocco, a little rubbed and scuffed, 4to (3)
Sydenham (Thomas). Opera Medica..., new edition, two volumes in one, Geneva: Fratres de Tournes, 1716, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black with printer's device, foremargin of title with an area excised and repaired, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials, bound with Musgrave (William), De Arthritide Symptomatica Dissertatio, [and] De Arthritide Anomala, sive Interna, Dissertatio, both Geneva, 1715, separate title-pages and pagination, some spotting throughout, contemporary vellum, manuscript title on spine, 4to (1)
*Rutherston (Albert, 1881-1953). A collection of original illustrations, seven pen & ink drawings on thick cream paper, consisting of two larger drawings depicting a young girl with a floral posy, three smaller drawings depicting a young girl bathing in a pool between trees, a young couple standing between two trees, and a young couple on a beach, and two tail-piece illustrations of ribbon-tied posies, some minor toning, with remains of adhesive on verso and/or adhesive tape to extreme edges where previously mounted, largest 140 x 131cm (5.5 x 5.25ins), smallest 6.2 x 5.8cm (2.5 x 2.25ins) British artist Albert Daniel Rutherston was a portrait and landscape painter, as well as a book illustrator and designer of posters and stage sets. His brother was painter Sir William Rothenstein (the family was of German Jewish descent and Albert anglicised his surname in 1916). Rutherston trained at the Slade School from 1898 to 1902, and subsequently became Visiting Teacher for the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, as well as Ruskin Master of Drawing at Oxford University from 1929 to 1948. He did a considerable amount of designing for private presses in the 1920s. His work is represented in many public and private collections. (7)
Belkin (Kristin Lohse). Corpus Rubenicinum Ludwig Burchand, Part XXIV, The Costume Book, 1st edition, 1978, 244 black and white illustrations, original black cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Hunt (R.W., et al, editors), Studies in Medieval History, OUP, 1969, 3 black and white plates including portrait frontispiece, bookplate to front pastedown, original blue cloth in price clipped dust jacket, 8vo, and Briggs (Robin), Witches & Neighbours, 1996, slightly toned, original black cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, plus other modern medieval history reference and related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
[Blake, William, illustrator]. The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper..., Esqr., with an introdutory letter to the Right Honorable Earl Cowper, by William Hayley, 3 volumes, 1st edition, Chichester, printed by J. Seagrave for J. Johnson, 1803-04, 5 engraved plates by William Blake, including portrait frontispiece of William Cowper to first volume, and View of St. Edmund's Chapel to third volume, with imprint partially trimmed, a clean copy with wide margins, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed and scuffed and some marks to extremities, 4to Provenance: Archibald 13th Earl of Eglinton (1812-1861), organiser of the famous medieval re-enactment of 1839, the Eglinton Tournament, with his bookplate to front pastedown of each volume. Essick, William Blake's Commercial Book Illustrations, page 85. The plates were printed by Blake's wife Catherine on their own press, as Blake stated in a letter to his brother James of 30th June 1803. Large Paper copy, printed on Whatman paper (watermarked and dated 1801), and described as 'uncommon' by Easson & Essick, William Blake book illustrator, 1972, page 38. (3)
Scott (Captain R.F.). Scott's Last Expedition, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1913, photogravure portrait frontispiece to each, colour and black & white plates and maps, occasional light spotting, bookplate, top edge gilt, original blue cloth, slightly rubbed, large 8vo, together with Lecture Advertisement leaflet, Town Hall , Birmingham. Under the auspices of the Council of the Birmingham and Midland Institute, on Tuesday, November 4th, at 8, Commander Evans C.B., R.N., wil deliver a Lecture on "Capt. Scott's Expedition"..., [1913], 4pp. advertisement leaflet printed in red & black, with black & white portraits from photographs and map, central horizontal fold and short repaired closed tears (3)
Calvert (Albert F.). The Exploration of Australia from 1844-1896, 1st edition, London & Liverpool, 1896, title printed in red and black, decorative headpieces and initials, top edge gilt, original two-tone cloth gilt, rubbed and heavily soiled, 4to, together with Parkes (Henry), Fifty Years in the Making of Australian History, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1892, engraved portrait frontispiece to each (margins browned), partly uncut, library labels to front pastedowns and large inkstamp to front endpapers, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed and soiled, a little frayed on joints and at extremities, slight corner wear, plus Wallace (Robert), The Rural Economy and Agriculture of Australia and New Zealand, 1st edition, 1891, black and white plates including portrait frontispiece, 8 partly-folding coloured maps before index at rear, partly uncut, some spotting and browning at front and rear, original cloth gilt, lower board and spine damp frayed, all 8vo, plus other 19th & 20th-century Australia interest (approx. 50)
Caesar (Julius). Commentariorum Caesaris Elenchus. De bello Gallico libri VIII..., Basel: [Excudebat Thomas Wolff, 1521], title within decorative woodcut border with rubbed through manuscript signature (with consequent thinning of paper), two double-page woodcut maps and six full-page woodcut illustrations (including portrait), decorative woodcut initials, imprint from colophon, ink stamp to lower blank margin of O8, front free endpaper with ink stamps to both sides, contemporary blind embossed and decorated sheep, discrete repairs to joints at head & foot and to board corners, rubbed and light wear to extremities, leather ties replaced, 8vo (1)
[Greene, Graham]. The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke: With a Memoir, 3rd impression, 1918, portrait frontispiece, a few spots, original buckram, rebacked with original spine relaid, rubbed, a few stains, 8vo Inscribed by the fourteen year old Graham Greene to front endpaper: "H. Graham Greene, Xmas 1918". Graham Greene was a boarder at Berkhampstead School at the time, and Rupert Brooke was one of his favourite poets and he frequently quoted lines from Brooke when courting Vivien Dayrell-Browning. (1)
Keats (John). Odes, Sonnets & Lyrics, Oxford: Daniel, 1895, photogravure portrait frontispiece, four-page ALS from the printer C. Henry Daniel tipped on to front free endpaper, dated 22 December 1895, addressed to an unnamed fellow printer discussing printing types, small 8vo, bookplate of C.H. St. John Hornby, top edge gilt, contemporary crushed morocco gilt by J. Larkins, original printed grey wrappers preserved, a little rubbed, large 8vo Limited edition 184/250 copies. (1)
Roberts (Thomas). The English Bowman, or Tracts on Archery: to which is added the second part of the Bowman's Glory, 1st edition, Printed for the Author, 1801, engraved portrait frontispiece, lightly offset to title, armorial bookplate to title verso, engraved dedication, scattered spotting, top edge gilt, modern green half morocco gilt by Morrell of London, 8vo Lake & Wright p. 245. (1)
*Cribbage. A Victorian wooden cribbage box, mahogany box with inlaid top and two drawers, 125 x 240 x 70mm (5 x 9.5 x 3ins), with four carved bone peg markers in the shape of camels and elephants, each drawer containing a deck of Queen Victoria Jubilee cards, one for 1887 and the other for 1897, both by De La Rue, each with fifty-two cards, comprising four suits of thirteen, with pip cards 1-10 and three double-ended courts, rounded corners, all edges gilt, versos with royal arms and portrait of Queen Victoria respectively, 90 x 63mm (3.5 x 2.5ins) A nice Victorian cribbage box, with attractive bone markers, and two decks of De La Rue cards in extremely bright, unused condition. (1)
Williamson (George C.). The History of Portrait Miniatures, 2 volumes, George Bell and Sons, 1904, colour frontispiece to each, 28 colour plates, 104 monochrome plates, occasional light spotting, booklabels of Cuthbert A. Williamson, top edges gilt, contemporary red half morocco, some fading to covers, joints and edges rubbed, 4to Limited edition of 50, this special copy extra to the 50 for the author's son Cuthbert Williamson. Inscribed to volume I front endpaper "Cuthbert A. Williamson, with very much love from his affectionate father the author, Christmas 1904", additionally inscribed beneath "Special copy extra to the 50, only, which were printed & published; and made up for my boy, from the proof plates, advance sheets and overs. There is no other copy in existence beyond the 50 issued for sale." (2)
Davis (John). Tracks of McKinlay and Party Across Australia. Edited from Mr. Davis's Manuscript Journal; with an Introductory View of the Recent Australian Explorations of the McDougall Stuart, Burke and Willis, Landsborough, etc., by William Westgarth, 1st edition, 1863, half title, folding lithograph map, 14 tinted lithographed plates (including portrait frontispiece), one wood engraved illustration, modern half calf, gilt decorated spine with black leather title label, 8vo Ferguson 9005. (1)
Pollard (A. F.). Henry VIII, published by Goupil & Co., 1902, hand-coloured photogravure portrait frontispiece, numerous photogravure plates and vignette illustrations, scattered spotting, Ex libris W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey with gilt leather label to upper pastedown, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, contemporary red half morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, vellum sidings with gilt armorial to centre, folio (limited edition 852/1150 on fine paper), together with Creighton (Mandell), Queen Elizabeth, published Boussod, Valadon & Co., 1896, hand-coloured photogravure portrait frontispiece, numerous photogravure plates, scattered spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, contemporary dark green half morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, folio (2)
Williamson (Henry). The Linhay on the Downs, Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1929, endpapers with light partial toning, previous owner inscription, original boards, dust jacket, slight toning to spine, 8vo, limited edition 82/530 signed in initials, together with The Village Book, 1st edition, 1930, portrait frontispiece, light toning to endpapers, contemporary presentation inscription, original cloth, dust jacket, spine toned with losses, 8vo, plus The Children of Shallowford, 1st edition, 1939, half-tone illustrations, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, with others including The Gold Falcon or Haggard of Love, 1933, On Foot in Devon, 1933, Donkey Boy, 1952, Young Phillip Maddison, 1953, How Dear is Life, 1954, and The Golden Virgin, 1957 (39)
Nalson (John). A True Copy of the Journal of the High Court of Justice for the Tryal of K. Charles I. as it was Read in the House of Commons, and Attested under the hand of Phelps, Clerk to that Infamous Court, 1st ed., 1684, engraved frontispiece with explanation leaf present, engraved portrait and plate, extra illustrated with an additional twenty-eight mounted portrait plates, lacking final advertisement leaf at rear (2M2), occasional scattered spotting and light dust-soiling, later endpapers, contemporary speckled calf, old crude reback, upper board detached, rubbed and worn, small folio Wing N116; ESTC R5636. (1)
Hogarth (William). The Works of William Hogarth from the original plates, restored by James Heath Esq..., published Baldwin & Craddock, circa 1837, portrait frontispiece, title spotted and creased, 153 uncoloured engravings on 114 sheets, two plates detached, lacking one plate (The Enraged Musician), some spotting and slight staining throughout, text block detached, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco with gilt decorated spine, base of spine frayed with loss, heavily worn and rubbed, large folio Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (1)
Howell (James). Lustra Ludovici, or the Life of the Late Victorious King of France, Lewis the XIII. (And of his Cardinall de Richelieu.), 1st edition, printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1646, title with woodcut vignette (title with small hole & erased signature), oval engraved portrait of Charles II to leaf following leaf *2, blind embossed armorial to title and few other leaves, Macclesfield North Library bookplate to upper pastedown, all edges gilt, contemporary mottled maroon morocco, gilt decoration to spine and gilt panelled decoration to boards, folio Wing H3092. (1)
*Caricatures. Woodward (George Moutard), Sailors rigging out poll, circa 1807, etching with contemporary hand colouring, 235 x 340 mm, together with Dighton (Richard), Quarrelsome Taylors, or two of a trade seldom agree, circa 1795, mezzotint with contemporary hand colouring, some spotting and damp staining, several marginal closed tears, 350 x 255 mm, with two French cartoons lampooning fasionable dress, 'Les Élégans Anglais à Paris' & L'Amour et les graces arrivant de Londres', circa 1800, the engravings with contemporary hand colouring, some staining and spotting, 'Les Élégans Anglais...,' with closed tear and very slight loss, each approximately 220 x 295mm, plus Bobbin (Tim, pseud. John Collier), Human Passions delineated in above 120 Figures, Droll, Satyrical, and Humourous: Designed in the Hogarthian Style, very usefull for young Practitioners in Drawing, published John Heywood, Manchester, circa 1870, decorative title, portrait frontispiece, forty-four (complete) uncoloured caricatures, explanations bound at rear, hinges and joints broken, publisher's blue cloth gilt, heavily damp stained, worn and frayed, slim folio (5)
Holman (James). Travels in Madeira, Sierra Leone, Teneriffe, St. Jago, Cape Coast, Fernando Po, Prince's Island, etc., 2nd edition, George Routledge, 1840, engraved portrait frontispiece, 5 uncoloured lithograph plates, correct as list, waterstain to lower edges of plates, and some light associated spotting to text leaves, original blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt, slightly rubbed, together with Stuart Wortley (Lady Emmeline), A Visit to Portugal and Maderia, 1st edition, Chapman & Hall, 1854, wood engraved frontispiece, minor spotting, original blindstamped cloth gilt, very slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Smyth (C. Piazzi), Maderia Meteorologic, 1st edition, Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1882, etched frontispiece, and single plate of spectroscopic rainfall, bookplate of Frederick B. Turnbull to front pastedown, original maroon cloth gilt, spine lightly faded, 8vo, author's presentation copy, inscribed to half-title James M. Bryson Esq. from the Author, and Ellen (M. Taylor), Maderia: Its Scenery, and how to see it, 1st edition, 1882, folding maps, etc., original pictorial green cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo (4)
Le Carre (John). The Clandestine Muse, Janus Press, Newark for Charles Seluzicki Fine Books, Portland, Oregon, 1986, original marbled wrappers, 8vo, limited signed edition of 250, together with Morrab. [An Address to the Morrab Library, Penzance, 1997], 13 page typescript, stapled top left (a little rusty), unbound foolscap folio, signed by Le Carre in a reputed limited edition of 50, plus Nervous Times. An Address given at the Savoy Hotel at the Annual Dinner of the Anglo-Israel Association on 10 November 1997 by John Le Carre, Anglo-Association, 1998, tipped-in portrait frontispiece, original morocco-backed boards, 8vo, limited signed edition of 250 (this copy out of series), and The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, Oak Tree Press, 2008, tipped-in portrait, original cloth-backed boards, slipcase, 8vo, limited signed edition 71/124, with two others: The Russia House, 1989 (one of 500 signed copies) and Our Kind of Traitor, 2010 (limited signed edition 37/75) (6)
Mayerne (Theodore Turquet de). Opera Medica..., edited by Joseph Browne, 1700, half-title with near-contemporary ownership inscription to verso, engraved portrait frontispiece, title printed in red and black, the two books paginated as three, double column, some spotting and old damp staining, worsening at front and rear with some discoloration to paper, recent half morocco gilt, folio Rare first edition of Mayerne's Opera Medica. (1)
Maugham (W. Somerset). The Merry-go-round, 1st edition, 1904, light spotting to fore edges, original cloth gilt, one or two small bumps, 8vo, together with On a Chinese Screen, 1st edition, 1922, light toning to endpapers, original cloth gilt, dust jacket, some chips and tears to spine ends, some toning, 8vo, plus The Constant Wife, 1st edition, 1927, portrait frontispiece, original cloth, dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, with others by Maugham including The Sacred Flame. A Play in Three Acts, 1928, Six Stories Written in the First Person Singular, 1931, The Razor's Edge, 1944, Creatures of Circumstance, 1947, plus Lady Frederick. A Comedy in Two Acts, 1912 and Loaves and Fishes, 1924 (both wrapper editions) and The Vagrant Mood, 1952 (3 limited signed edition copies of 500) (28)
Drake (James). Anthropologia Nova: or, a New System of Anatomy. Describing the Animal Oeconomy, and a Short Rationale of Many Distempers Incident to Human Bodies..., 2 volumes, 3rd edition, 1727, portrait frontispiece, 27 engraved plates and five outline plates, most plates folding, a few plates with tears, some repaired, titles with early ink ownership name at head, occasional spotting mainly to fore-edges and first and last leaves, together with The Appendix to Dr. Drake's Anthropologia Nova, 1728, 51 engraved plates, each volume with embossed library stamp to title and front free endpaper, contemporary uniform sprinkled calf, rebacked and some corners repaired, 8vo (3)
Maugham (W. Somerset). The Moon and Sixpence, 1st edition, 1919, 2nd issue without advertisements, text block toned (as often), original green cloth, joints and edges a little rubbed, small mark to upper cover, 8vo, signed by the author to front endpaper, together with Cakes and Ale, or the Skeleton in the Cupboard, 1st edition, 1930, a little light spotting, original blue cloth, dust jacket, spine a little toned, repaired at head and foot to verso, 8vo, plus The Book-Bag, Lungarno Series No. 9, G. Orioli, Florence, 1932, portrait frontispiece, original cloth-backed boards (some light fading/toning), dust jacket, spine toned, a few chips and tears, 4to, limited edition 143/725, signed by the author in blue ink beneath portrait, and The Unconquered, Houes of Books Ltd., New York, 1944, limited edition 14/300, signed by the author (4)
Graaf (Regnier de). Opera omnia, 1st edition, Leyden, 1677, engraved title-page, portrait and 41 plates including some folding, occasional ink library stamps to margins, plate margins and versos, some spotting, old dampstain to upper margin, armorial bookplate of William Tipper, the Dublin surgeon to front pastedown, inner hinges near broken, contemporary vellum, rubbed and heavily soiled, 8vo (1)
Murdoch (Iris). Sartre: Romantic Rationalist, 1st edition, Bowes & Bowes, Cambridge, 1953, endpapers partially toned, original red cloth, dust jacket, spine toned with small chips at ends, 8vo, together with The Sovereignty of Good Over Other Concepts. The Leslie Stephen Lecture, 1st edition, CUP, 1967, original wrappers, spine faded, 8vo, plus Reynolds Stone. An Address given by Iris Murdoch in St. James's Church, Piccadilly, London on 20 July 1979, Warren Editions, Christmas 1981, half-tone portrait frontispiece, original wrappers, small 4to, signed limited edition of 750, with others by Iris Murdoch including The Existentialist Political Myth, Delos Press, 1989 (signed limited edition 116/225, wrappers partially faded), Existentialists and Mystics, Delos Press, 1993 (signed limited edition 83/100), The One Alone, Colophon Press, 1995 (signed limited edition 5/200), plus plays and proof copies etc (19)
Hunter (Rev. Joseph). South Yorkshire. The History and Topography of the Deanery of Doncaster in the Diocese and County of York, 2 volumes, published J.B.Nichols and Son, 1828 - 1831, engraved portrait frontispiece with some spotting, list of subscribers, two double page engraved maps with contemporary hand colouring, one uncoloured engraved town plan of Doncaster and fifteen engraved plates, some spotting, top edge gilt, joints strengthened, later quarter morocco gilt, spine a little worn and frayed, folio, together with Miller (Edward), The History and Antiquities of Doncaster and its Vicinity, published Doncaster, [1804], folding engraved map frontispiece (laid on linen), dedication, list of subscribers and errata, eleven (complete) uncoloured engraved plates, some spotting and staining throughout, later endpapers, late 19th century half cloth with printed paper label to spine, worn to extremities, 4to, with Whitaker (Thomas Dunham), The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven in the County of York..., edited by A. W. Morant, 3rd edition, published Joseph Dodgson, Leeds and Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, 1878, additional decorative lithographic title and printed half title, portrait frontispiece, numerous plates, maps and folding tables, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, contemporary blind and gilt stamped morocco, heavily worn, folio, plus Bigland (John), A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of York..., [1819], additional decorative title, advertisement, three engraved folding maps and twenty-five (complete) uncoloured engravings, slight spotting, hinges and joints weak, contemporary half morocco gilt, worn and frayed, 8vo, and Baines (Edward), Yorkshire Past and Present..., volume 2 (only), [circa 1875], additional half title, six engraved plates and a folding engraved map with contemporary colouring, map repaired along old fold, contemporary gilt decorated cloth, worn to extremities and head and foot of spine, 4to (6)
Speed (John). The Historie of Great Britaine under the Conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. Their Originals, Manners, Habits, Warres, Coines and Seales..., from Julius Caesar unto the Raigne of King James of famous Memorie, 3rd edition, printed by John Dawson for George Humble, 1632, engraved portrait frontispiece of John Speed with small hole to background of image (lined to verso), printer's woodcut device to title with ink erased signature, woodcut illustrations and decorative head & tailpieces throughout, dust-soiling mostly at front & rear, 19th century half morocco gilt, joints and extremities rubbed, folio STC 23049. (1)
Plumptre (Anne). Narrative of a Residence in Ireland During the Summer of 1814, and that of 1815, 1st edition, Henry Colurn, 1817, half-title not present, engraved portrait frontispiece, 11 uncoloured aquatint plates, including folding view of the Giant's Causeway, publisher's advertisement leaf at end, some very light spotting to plates (contents generally clean), contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, gilt decorated spine, a little rubbed and upper joint partly split at head, 4to (1)
[Browne, Sir Thomas]. [Religio Medici]: A true and full coppy of that which was most imperfectly and surreptitiously printed before under the name of: Religio Medici, [London]: Andrew Crooke, 1645, engraved title, initial blank A1 present, some worming mostly to initial leaves at gutter, blind embossed armorial to title and initial leaves, Macclesfield North Library bookplate, contemporary sheep, upper joint cracked and some wear to spine and extremities, 8vo (Wing B5171. The second authorized edition reset - Keynes 5), together with [Jones, Sir William], Poems consisting Chiefly of Translations from the Asiatick Languages. To which are added Two Essays, I. On the Poetry of the Eastern nations. II. On the Arts, commonly called Imitative, 1st edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1772, upper margin of title inscribed by the author, blind armorial stamp to title & few other leaves, Macclesfield North Library bookplate, edges untrimmed, contemporary limp marbled covers, spine torn with loss, rubbed, 8vo, with Betterton (Thomas), The History of the English Stage, from the Restauration to the Present Time. Including the Lives, Characters and Amours, of the most Eminent Actors and Actresses..., 1741, engraved portrait frontispiece and few portrait illustrations to text, blind embossed armorial to title and few other leaves, Macclesfield North Library bookplate to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, joints cracked, 8vo, plus one other (4)
*May (Fred (1891-1976)). A collection of thirty-four original cartoon illustrations, together thirty-three humorous watercolours and one pen & ink drawing, on paper or card, some laid down, various subjects, including golfing, fishing, shooting, caricatures, Christmas and birthday cards (some to the artist's grandchildren), most signed and dated, 18.5 x 12.5cm (7.25 x 5ins) and smaller, seventeen mounted, one framed and glazed, together with some related cuttings and other ephemera Fred May was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, and was the nephew of cartoonist Phil May. He attended the Liscard School of Art, followed by Reading University. His earliest drawings were produced for the 'North Eastern Daily Gazette' and his first cartoons for the 'Tatler' (which he worked for until his death) were sent home in 1917 from the trenches where he was serving as an infantry officer. He is well-known for his military cartoons, which are held in many regimental museums. He also worked for the 'Liverpool Daily Post & Echo', 'The Weekly Sketch' and 'The Graphic', amongst other publications. The National Portrait Gallery holds a number of his caricatures. (34)
Hume (David). The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688, 8 volumes, new edition, 1789-91, twenty-eight engraved portrait plates, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, bindings rubbed, 8vo, together with The Monthly Visitor, and Entertaining Pocket Companion, by a Society of Gentlemen, volumes 1, 3, 5, 7-11, published 1797-1800, with The Monthly Visitor, and New Family Magazine, by a Society of Gentlemen, volumes 3, 5-7 & 9 only, published 1803-1804, together 13 volumes, numerous engraved plates (some folding), contemporary uniform half calf, contrasting morocco labels to spines, some slightly rubbed, 12mo, and Gray (Thomas), Poems and Letters, London: Chiswick Press, 1879, mounted photograph plates, occasional spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated calf, joints and extremities rubbed, 4to, plus three others (25)
Bindings. Men of Might, Studies of Great Characters, by A.C. Benson & H.F.W. Tatham, 1899, period inscription to front endpaper, gilt decorated blue calf, Walks, Talks, Travels and Exploits of Two Schoolboys, A Book for Boys, by J.C. Atkinson, circa 1890, black and white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary gilt decorated tree calf, both bound by Bickers & Son, spines lightly rubbed, The Poems of Adam Lindsay Gordon, by Douglas Sladen, 1913, black and white portrait frontispiece, period inscription to front endpaper, contemporary gilt decorated green calf bound by Bumpus Ltd., spine slightly faded, Lalla Rookh, An Oriental Romance, by Thomas Moore, 1853, black and white illustrated title page, book plate to front pastedown, contemporary gilt decorated green morocco, boards and spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, all with minor spotting, all 8vo, together with other mostly 19th century literature, all gilt decorated leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo, approximately 60 volumes (3 shelves)
The Hudson's Bay Record Society, publisher. Rae's Arctic Correspondence 1844-55, 1953, limited edition, of which this copy is numbered 664, monochrome portrait frontispiece, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly faded, 8vo, together with Turner (Thomas), Narrative of a Journey, Associated with a Fly, from Gloucester to Aberystwyth, and from Aberystwyth through North Wales, July 31st to September 8th 1837, privately printed, 1840, 12 monochrome plates including frontispiece, some minor toning, contemporary gilt decorated green quarter morocco, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed, 8vo, and Galton (Francis, editor), Vacation Tourists and Notes of Travel in 1862-3, 1864, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor toning, original gilt decorated green cloth, front board and spine rubbed and partially detached, 8vo, plus other 19th and 20th century travel reference and related, mostly original cloth, some leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (5 shelves)
Gill (Eric). Engravings by Eric Gill. A Selection of Engravings on Wood and Metal representative of his work to the end of the year 1927 with a complete Chronological List of Engravings and a Preface by the Artist, Douglas Cleverdon, Bristol, 1929, self-portrait frontispiece, 103 wood-engraved and etched plates, a few printed in red and black, scattered light spotting, top edge gilt, original black cloth gilt, joints splitting, some edge wear, 4to Limited edition 188/400, from a total edition of 490. (1)
Deventer (Hendrik van). Operationum chirurgicarum novum lumen exhibentium obstetricantibus pars prima: qua fideliter manifestatur ars obstetricandi et quidquid as eam requiritur..., 2 parts in one, 2nd edition, Leiden, 1733, part folding engraved portrait frontispiece (a little marginal chipping, relaid), 40 engraved illustrations on 36 plates including some folding, separate title-page and pagination to part 2, some minor spotting and soiling, contemporary half calf, some edge wear, antique-style reback, 4to Garrison & Morton 6253, citing the original Dutch edition of 1701. Blake p. 118. (1)
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