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Preisdatenbank abonnierenBorchgrevink (C.E.). First on the Antarctic Continent. Being an Account of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900, 1st edition, 1901, photogravure portrait frontispiece) detached, light offset to title), three folding colour maps at end, numerous half-tone illustrations, 32 pp. publisher's catalogue at end, top edge gilt, original blue cloth, upper cover blocked in gilt and silver, 8vo Spence 152. A bright copy. (1)
Byrd (Richard Evelyn). Little America. Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, the Flight to the South Pole, Author's Autograph Edition, G.P. Putnam, New York & London, 1930, portrait frontispiece, folding map, half-tone illustrations, untrimmed in original half vellum, spine slightly discoloured, 8vo Limited edition 522/1000 signed by author and publisher. (1)
Rasmussen (Knud). Greenland by the Polar Sea, The Story of the Thule Expedition from Melville Bay to Cape Morris Jesup, translated by Asta and Rowland Kenney, 1st English edition, Heinemann, 1921, half-title, 8 colour plates, including frontispiece, monochrome illustrations, including some after photographs, folding colour map at rear, original green cloth blocked in silver, spine dulled and some light sprinkled spotting, 4to, together with Mikkelsen (Ejnar), Lost in the Arctic, being the story of the 'Alabama' Expedition, 1909-1912, 1st English edition, Heinemann, 1913, portrait frontispiece, folding map, monochrome illustrations after photographs, original dark green cloth blocked in silver, rubbed to joints and edges, 4to, plus Nansen (Fridtjof), Through Siberia, The Land of the Future, translated by Arthur G. Chater, 1st English edition, Heinemann, 1914, portrait frontispiece, monochrome illustrations after photographs, some light spotting, original dark blue cloth gilt, rubbed and gilt to spine dulled, 4to, and Jackson (Frederick George), The Great Frozen Land, Narrative of a Winter Journey across the Tundras and a sojourn among the Samoyads, edited from his journals by Arthur Montefiore, 1st edition, Macmillan, 1895, half-title, 2 folding maps, monochrome illustrations, some scattered spotting, original dark blue cloth gilt, a little rubbed and centre of spine with some marks, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th century polar travel and exploration, including Abel Chapman, The Borders and Beyond, 1924 (bright copy), A.P. Low, Report on the Dominion Government Expedition to the Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands on board the D.G.S. Neptune 1903-1904, Ottawa, 1906 (good copy), Nordenskiold, the Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, New York, Macmillan, 1882, A.R. Glen, Under the Pole Star, the Oxford University Arctic Expedition, 1935-36, 1st edition, 1937, Amundsen, My Polar Flight, 1st edition, circa 1927, Stefansson, The Adventure of Wrangel Island, 1st English edition, 1926, etc., all original cloth (2 volumes in contemporary leather bindings), generally in good condition, 8vo (15)
Sverdrup (Otto). New Land. Four Years in the Arctic Regions, translated from the Norwegian by Ethel Harriet Hearn, 2 volumes, 1st English edition, 1904, portrait frontispiece to volume I, two folding colour maps contained in volume II rear pocket, half-tone illustrations, one or two short marginal tears, a little toned front and rear, original blue cloth, upper covers blocked in silver, spines a little faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo (2)
Wenyon (Charles ). Across Siberia on the Great Post-Road, 2nd edition, Charles H. Kelly, 1898, portrait frontispiece, and monochrome illustrations after photographs, folding map, original green cloth gilt, a little rubbed, together with Grenfell (Wilfred Thomason), Adrift on An Ice-Pan, 1st edition, 1910, monochrome plates after photographs, original pictorial cloth, very slightly rubbed (generally a very good copy), plus Du Chaillu (Paul B.), The Land of the Midnight Sun, new edition, 1899, monochrome wood engraved illustrations, folding map, contemporary maroon half morocco gilt, a little rubbed, and Kippis (Andrew), A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World performed by Captain James Cook, Bickers & Son, 1878, monochrome plates, some light spotting to margins, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt-decorated green cloth, very slightly rubbed (generally a good copy), plus other various travel and polar exploration, including Abruzzi, Farther North than Nansen, 1901, Lachambre & Machuron, Andr‚e and his Balloon, 1898, M. Douglas, The White North/Breaking the Record, both Thomas Nelson, 1899, J. Arthur Bain, Life and Explorations of Fridtjof Nansen, new edition, revised, circa 1900, etc., mostly late 19th/early 20th century, mostly original decorated cloth, but including some prize bindings, 8vo (38)
Wilkins (Sir Hubert). Under the North Pole. The Wilkins-Ellsworth Submarine Expedition, 1st edition, [New York], 1931, photographic portrait frontispiece by Hal Phyfe, signed within the plate, sketch map, half-tone illustrations, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original half cloth, spine decorated in gilt, small closed tear at head, slight toning to boards, 8vo Limited Edition de Luxe, 197/275, signed by Wilkins and Sloan Danenhower, and additional signed presentation inscription by Wilkins, to verso of frontispiece. (1)
Beattie (William). The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain. Illustrated by views taken on the spot by W. H. Bartlett..., published George Virtue, 1842, additional decorative half title, engraved portrait of Queen Victoria, 123 of 124 uncoloured engraved plates (lacking Berwick lighthouse), each with tissue guard, some spotting and staining, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco with gilt decorated spine, rubbed and worn at extremities, sidings a little stained, 4to (1)
Harris (John). The History of Kent, one volume (all published), published and sold by D. Midwinter, 1719, lacking portrait frontispiece, printed title, large folding engraved map of Kent with near contemporary outline colouring, frayed and split along old folds, with two additional maps of Kent (not called for), one by Robert Morden with old folds and early outline colouring, frayed and worn and laid on stiff paper, and another by John Speed (Henry Overton edition), near contemporary outline colouring, inset map of Rochester, old folds, frayed with slight loss to one strapwork margin, with two (only of forty-two), prospects of manor houses, engraved by Johannes Kip, both with near contemporary hand colouring, contemporary half calf, boards detached, rubbed and worn, folio Sold as a collection of maps and prints, not subject to return. (1)
Jones (Inigo). [The Most Notable Antiquity of Great Britain, Vulgarly called Stone-Heng, on Salisbury Plain, Restored, by Inigo Jones ... To which are added, the Chorea Gigantum, or Stone-Heng Restored to the Danes, by Doctor Charleton; and Mr. Webbs Vindication of Stone-Heng Restored, in Answer to Dr. Charletons Reflections; with Observations upon the Orders and Rules of Architecture in use among the Ancient Romans. Before the Whole are Prefixed, Certain Memoirs Relating to the Life of Inigo Jones; with his Effigies..., as also Dr. Charleton's, by P. Lombart; and four new views of Stone-Heng, in its Present Situation: with above twenty other Copper-Plates, and a Compleat Index to the Entire Collection, 3 parts in one, London: D. Browne Junior, J. Woodman & D. Lyon, 1725], [10],72,[10],48,[6],228,[14]pp., lacking both frontispiece of Inigo Jones and general title, front free endpaper also lacking, each part with separate title page, pagination and register, fourteen engraved plates only of 15 (comprising 5 single-page, including portrait Walter Charleton by Pierre Lombart, 5 folding & 3 double-page), few engraved illustrations & diagrams to text, imprint at foot of final leaf of index with hole, sewing partly broken and few leaves loose & two creased at gutter, some spotting & toning to plates and also to text margins with some dust soiling, hinges crudely strengthened with bookcloth, near contemporary panelled calf, amateur bookcloth reback, torn with loss, covers loose, rubbed & worn, folio ESTC T41443, Fowler, 159. A collection, made up of the second edition of each work. Imprint of the Vindication .. reads: "printed for G. Conyers, J. and B. Sprint, B. Lintot, D. Browne junior, J. Woodman and D. Lyon .. ". (1)
Evelyn (John). Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions: as it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th Day of October, 1662..., Together with An Historical Account of the Sacredness and Use of Standing Groves, 1st edition, York, 1776, engraved portrait frontispiece by Bartolozzi, forty engraved plates (one folding), folding table at rear, list of subscribers, some toning, occasional spotting & few marks, hinges cracked, early 20th century half calf, 4to (1)
Ward (Rowland). The Naturalist's Life Study in the Art of Taxidermy, printed for private circulation, 1913, portrait frontispiece, black & white illustrations to text, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, upper cover slightly scuffed & few marks, 4to (1) NB. The estimate of this lot has been amended.
Johnston (Harry H.). The Uganda Protectorate, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1902, 48 colour plates, nine folding maps, a few spots, top edge gilt, original black cloth, upper covers with inset portrait blocked in gold, a little rubbed, 4to, together with British Central Africa. An Attempt to give some account of a portion of the Territories under British Influence North of the Zambezi, 1st edition, 1897, maps and illustrations, frontispiece detaching with marginal repair, a few leaves with repaired tears, Bradford Library and Literary Society ink stamps, later calf-backed boards, some fading, 8vo (3)
London. Lee (Kerry), London. Bastion of Liberty, published by The Travel Association of the United Kingdom...,circa 1946, large chromolithographic pictorial map of London, a little browning and staining to margins, laid on board, 1010 x 1250 mm 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. (1)
*Pollard (Robert). To the Right Honorable Earl St. Vincent, K.B. &c. &c. This print representing the destruction of the whole Danish line of defence in Copenhagen Roads by a Division of His Majesty's Baltic fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson, 2nd April 1801..., published William Jeffryes, 1801, aquatint after N.Pocock, contemporary hand colouring, some staining, 460 x 630 mm, framed and glazed, together with Holden (Albert W.),[Saluting the Admiral], published Pears, 1904, chromolithograph, slight surface abrasion, trimmed to image, 705 x 470 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with Godfrey (J.),Lord Nelson explaining to the officers the plan of attack previous to the Battle of Trafalgar, published Edward Orme, 1806, uncoloured engraving of Lord Nelson and his officers seated around a table, shown above a battle plan of the French, English and Spanish ships during the battle of Trafalgar, frayed with slight loss to corners, laid on card, toned overall, 425 x 250 mm, framed and glazed, plus a small uncoloured engraved portrait of Lord Nelson, 135 x 85 mm, framed and glazed (4)
*Art & Auction Trade. An archive of approximately 90 letters to Abraham and Lionel Myers (and later John and Lindo), art and antiques dealers of New Bond Street and Saville Row, from clients all over Europe and the USA, in English, French and German, circa 1853-1890, but principally about 1869, the letters concerning pictures and frames, silver, Wedgwood & Worcester ware, clocks etc., and financial matters, as well as auction commissions, some referring to Christie, Manson & Woods, letters from collectors (Aldred and Lionel de Rothschild, for instance) and artists (Irving Montagu, William Yeames and others), including letters of complaint,'... My father bought it many years ago at Florence, at the sale of the effects of Madame Murat. It used to hang in her boudoir & she fondly believed it to be by Raffaelle! Whoever it is by, it has interest in my eyes, from old associations, and I much wish to have it restored. I got off a good deal of the varnish, at some damage to the painting, but I could go no further.' (R. Archer Burton, Coblenz, c. 1872).' together with unrelated letters by artists, several submitting works for an exhibition in Manchester, including Alfred Edward Chalon, W.P. Frith (1865), G.R. Ward (1858), George Cattermole (1857), Richard Redgrave, William Etty, John Callcott Horsley (concerning an illustration for 'The Deserted Village'), Laurence Alma Tadema, Henry Gastineau, Edwin Landseer (two, one signed with initials), H.W. Pickersgill, G.F. Watts and A.E. Chalon (inviting Richard Lane to view the Queen's portrait, 1838), and other miscellaneous correspondence (approx. 90)NB. Further details regarding the content of this lot have been added to the description.
Baker (Samuel White). The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1866, portrait frontispiece to volume I, colour lithograph frontispiece to volume II, two colour maps (one folding), wood-engraved illustrations, a few minor spots, volume I frontispiece and title detaching at gutter, bookplate to volume I (residue from bookplate removal to volume II), original green cloth gilt, spine ends a trifle rubbed, one or two corners bent, 8vo, together with The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs, 1st edition, 1867, portrait frontispiece (top margin partially excised) two maps (one folding), wood-engraved plates, a few spots, endpapers renewed, original blue cloth gilt, rebacked with part of spine relaid, 8vo (3)
Thackeray (William Makepeace). Elegiac Sonnets, and Other Poems, by Charlotte Smith, volume 1 only, 9th edition, 1800, Thackeray's copy, engraved portrait frontispiece and 4 plates, advert leaf at rear, some annotations by Thackeray, including to half-title verso, 'To my mind the following verses are very fine indeed, W.M. Thackeray' and then copying the first two verses of Elegy printed on p. 63, the printed Elegy itself having marginal comments in Thackeray's hand, two other initialled comments by Thackeray, 'A capital book' to portrait recto and 'Very finely expressed' at foot of Sonnet XXXVI on p. 36, some spotting and browning throughout, disbound with only detached lower calf board present, small 8vo (1)
Ashmole (Elias). The Institution, Laws & Ceremonies of the most Noble Order of the Garter, 1st edition, printed by J. Macock, Nathanel Brooke, 1672, [12], 130, 135-136, 149-720, [105]pp., preliminary license-to-print leaf present, title in red and black, engraved portrait of Charles II by William Sherwin (not present in all copies), and thirty-six engraved plates (including 16 double page & 5 single-page with armorials printed to both sides), many by Wenceslaus Hollar, engraved illustrations to text, final errata leaf present, blind stamp to title, ink stamp to upper margin of license leaf, verso of title and plates and one or two other leaves of text (mostly faint), few short closed tears mostly to margins, occasional dampstains, contemporary signature of Robert Clayton to front free endpaper and armorial bookplate of 'Sir Robert Clayton of the City of London Knight Alderman & Mayor thereof Ano. 1679', and with partially removed 20th century bookplate, hinges repaired, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked preserving original spine and morocco title label to spine, corners repaired, folio Wing A3983, ESTC R225555 (calls for 34 leaves of plates). This volume appears to be the reissue, with pp.717-719 reset and various mispaginations corrected, of the 719p. edition. Includes the double-page fireworks plate. (1)
Boyle (Robert). A Free Discourse against Customary Swearing. And a Dissuasive from Cursing, 1st edition, R.R. for Thomas Cockerill, 1695, without portrait frontispiece, 18th century book label J. Jones pasted to verso of title, later calf, 8vo, together with Bordelon [Laurent], The Management of the Tongue. Under these following Heads. 1 Of Conversation. 2 The Babbler. 3 The Silent Man. 4 The witty Man. 5 The Droll. 6 The Jester. 7 The Disputer. 8 The Opiniater. 9 The Heedless and Inconsiderate Man. 10 The Complimenter. 11 The Man, who praises others. 12 The Flatterer. 13 The Lyar. 14 The Boaster. 15 The Ill Tongue. 16 The Swearer. 17 The Promiser. 18 The Novelist. 19 The Tale-Bearer. 20 The Adviser. 21 The Reprover. 22 The Instructer. 23 The Man, who trusts others, or is trusted with a Secret. 24 The Tongue of Women. 25 The Language of Love. 26 The Complaining Man. 27 The Comforter. Done out of French, London: D. Leach for H. Rhodes, 1706, annotation at foot of title, contemporary panelled calf, gilt decorated spine lacking title label, joints cracked, worn at head & foot of spine and to board corners, 8vo (2)
Clarendon (Edward Hyde, Earl of). The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England begun in the year 1641, 3 volumes, mixed editions, Oxford, 1707 (vol. 1), 1704 (vols. 2 & 3), half-title and engraved portrait frontispiece to each, engraved vignette to title-page of each, decorative head & tailpieces, marbled endpapers with later maroon bookcloth hinges, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spines, boards with blind & double gilt line decoration to borders, gilt embossed armorial of Newstead Abbey to centre of each board, some darkening to spines and boards, folio The gilt armorial incorporates the monogram of Thomas Wildman (1787-1859) who had been a schoolfellow at Harrow with Lord Byron, the owner of Newstead Abbey. Due to financial difficulties Byron had endeavoured to sell his family home. Wildman purchased the property in 1818. He also amassed a large collection of Byron memorabilia, including many of his books. In 1857 Wildman published Newstead Abbey: its present owner [Col. Thomas Wildman] with reminiscences of Lord Byron. (3)
Speke (John Hanning). Journal of the Discovery of the Nile, 1st edition, 1863, portrait frontispiece, two folding maps contained in rear pocket (torn without loss), publisher's list at end, wood-engraved illustrations, one or two light spots, endpapers renewed, original brown cloth gilt, rebacked with original spine laid down, 8vo (1)
Froissart (Sir John). Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining Countries, from the latter part of the reign of Edward II. To the Coronation of Henry IV. Translated from the French edition... by Thomas Johnes, 2 volumes, Routledge, 1868, chromolithograph frontispieces, additional titles and plates, all edges gilt, contemporary red half morocco, gilt decorated spines, 4to, together with Darwin (Erasmus), The Botanic Garden; a Poem in Two Parts. Part I Containing the Economy of Vegetation, Part II the Loves of the Plants, with Philosophical Notes, 2nd & 3rd editions, 1791, engraved frontispiece to each part and 18 plates (including 'Fertilisation of Egypt' by William Blake), occasional spotting, offsetting and staining, modern dark brown morocco, 4to, with [Huddesford, George], Salmagundi; a Miscellaneous Combination of Original Poetry: Consisting of Illustions of Fancy..., 1791, additional engraved title with ink monogram & crest at foot, scattered spotting,near contemporary half calf, spine faded, slim 4to, plus Cowley (Abraham), The Works of Abraham Cawley, 4th edition, 1674, engraved portrait frontispiece, smudged armorial ink stamp to page 1 (D1), contemporary ownership inscriptions to front blank of Rachel Bradshaigh 1679 & 1700 (paper repairs to fore-margin), recent endpapers, contemporary blind panelled calf, modern reback and corner repairs, folio (5)
Guillim (John). A Display of Heraldry ... to which is added, a Treatise of Honour, Military and Civil ..., 6th ed., with large additions, 1724, frontispiece lacking, title printed in red & black with signature 'T. Wemyss, 1792' (lined to verso), 17 engraved portrait plates and 47 engraved armorial plates, numerous woodcut armorial shields to text (one or two neatly hand-coloured), occasional dust & finger soiling, few marks & marginal dampstaining, some repairs to margins, first & last few leaves detached, armorial bookplate of Edward Swynfen Jervis (1815-1896) of Aston Hall, Staffordshire contemporary calf, boards detached, worn, folio (Moule CCCCLXXV), together with Strutt (Joseph), Horda Angel-cynnan: or, a Compleat View of the Manners, Customs, Arms, Habits, &c. of the Inhabitants of England, from the Arrival of the Saxons, till the Reign of Henry the Eighth. With a Short Account of the Britons, during the Government of the Romans, volumes 1 & 2 (of 3), London: Sold by Benjamin White, 1775, 128 engraved sepia plates, errata slip present in volume 2, contemporary calf, contrasting morocco labels to spines, joints slightly cracked, 4to, contained together in slipcase (3)
Guillim (John). A Display of Heraldry ... to which is added, a Treatise of Honour, Military and Civil ..., 6th edition, with large additions, 1724, title printed in red & black, 17 engraved portrait plates and 48 engraved armorial plates (including frontispiece of the Royal Arms installed at front of chapter on the King), numerous woodcut armorial shields to text (one or two neatly hand-coloured), occasional spotting, browning & dust-soiling, later endpapers, hinges split, contemporary calf, rebacked, board edges and corners worn & showing, rubbed, folio Moule CCCCLXXV, ESTC T140947. (1)
Stanley (Henry M.). In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1890, two folding maps (with short closed tears), wood engraved illustrations, a few minor spots, original red pictorial cloth gilt, 8vo, together with The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to his Death. Continued as a Narrative of his Last Moments and Sufferings, obtained from his faithful servants Chuma and Susi, by Horace Waller, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1874, portrait frontispiece to volume I, two folding maps (one contained in volume I rear pocket), wood engravings, publisher's list at end, a few scattered spots, endpapers renewed, original cloth, recased with most of original cloth relaid, some fading and stains, 8vo, with H.M. Stanley's How I Found Livingstone, 1872 (two copies, one first edition rebound with defective map, the other 2nd edition) (6)
Mackenzie (George). Observations Upon the Laws and Customs of Nations, as to Precedency, Edinburgh: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, 1680, [18], 92, 89-92pp., upper margin of title with early 18th century signature of Peter Le Neve (1661-1729) as Norroy King of Arms, errata leaf & 'Advertisement from the author, to be subjoyned to the third chapter of the precedency' present, lacking portrait frontispiece, bound with The Science of Herauldry, Treated as a part of the Civil Law, and Law of Nations: Wherein Reasons are given for its Principles, and Etymologies for its harder Terms, Edinburgh: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, 1680, additional engraved title (slightly cropped), twenty-four engraved plates only (of 30), two plates trimmed to image and laid down, M2 torn with loss and closed tear to Z1, copious manuscript annotations throughout both works in Peter Le Neve's hand, some soiling, browning, dampstaining and marks, occasional fraying & wear to margins, 19th century bookplate of Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843, 6th son of George III), 20th century half morocco, faded, small folio Wing M186 & M204. (1)
May (Thomas). A Breviary of the History of the Parliament of England. Expressed in three Parts: 1. The Causes and Beginnings of the Civil War of England. 2. A short mention of the Progress of that Civil War. 3. A compendious Relation of the Original and Progress of the Second Civil War. First written in Latine, & after into English, 2nd edition, London: Printed by J. Cottrel, for Thomas Brewster, 1655, engraved portrait frontispiece, some dust & finger-soiling, early 19th century calf, joints split, spine & extremities rubbed & worn, 8vo (Wing M1396, ESTC R31201), together with Allington (John, Rector of Uppingham), The Regal Proto-Martyr; or, The Memorial of the Martyrdom of Charles the First. In a Sermon preached upon the first Fast of Publick Appointment for it. An Appendix to the Grand Conspiracy, London: Printed by J.W. for W. Gilbert, 1672, upper blank margin of A3 torn with repaired closed tear, occasional light spotting, early 20th century sheep, rebacked, slim 4to (Wing A1214, ESTC R14382), with English Civil War, An Exact and most Impartial Accompt of the Indictment, Arraignment, Trial, and Judgment (according to Law) of Twenty Nine Regicides, the Murtherers of His Late Sacred Majesty... begun at Hicks-Hall on Tuesday, the 9th of October, 1660. And continued (at the Sessions-House in the Old-Bayley) until Friday, the nineteenth of the same Moneth..., London: Printed for R. Scott, T. Basset, R. Chiswell & J. Wright, 1679, lacking preliminary imprimatur leaf, spotting and browning, sewing broken and pages loose with some fraying, later endpapers, contemporary calf, boards detached lacking spine, worn, 8vo (Wing N1404, ESTC R17120), plus two others (5)
Milton (John). The Poetical Works of Mr. John Milton, 2 volumes, London: Jacob Tonson, 1720, engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume, engraved vignette to titles, upper margin of volume 1 title with signature 'Caroline Walter... 1773', and volume 2 title with 'Ann Dawley her book', list of subscribers present, engraved tailpieces, volume 1 with 11 pages of late 18th/early 19th century manuscript and volume 2 with 5 pages of similar manuscript, being near exact copies of excerpts from Samuel Johnson's critical obsevations on Milton's poetical works from 'The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets' published for C. Bathurst in 1781 and both bearing the name Dr. Johnson, with similar marginal notes and annotations throughout (some manuscript leaves close-trimmed at margins), some scattered spotting and toning, armorial bookplate of Richard Collyer Andree to upper pastedowns, near contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, gilt decoration borders to boards, light rubbing & wear, joints a little cracked at head & foot, 4to (2)
Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin de). Le Oeuvres, 8 volumes, new edition, Paris, 1718, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1 and few engraved plates, contemporary speckled calf, gilt decorated spines, small 8vo, together with Demoustier (Charles-Albert), Lettres a Emilie sur la Mythologie par C.A. Demoustier, 6 volumes in three, Paris, 1819, engraved portrait frontispiece and numerous plates, scattered spotting, with Cours de Morale et Opuscules en vers et en prose, Paris, 1804, engraved portrait frontispiece, scattered spotting and dust-soiling, contemporary uniform marbled calf, gilt decorated spines, slight wear to extremities, small 8vo (12)
Murray (Lindley). Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Lindley Murray: In a Series of Letters, Written by Himself, with a Preface, and a Continuation of the Memoirs, by Elizabeth Frank, York, 1826, engraved portrait frontispiece (spotted and offset to title), engraved facsimile plate at rear, 4 pp. publisher's adverts at front, occasional spotting, untrimmed, original boards with printed paper label to spine, soiling and wear, joints cracked, 8vo, together with an autograph letter signed from John Owen to Lindley Murray, 18 February 1817, thanking him for this Grammar, talking about his ill health, talking at length about the publication and reception of his book on the history of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 4 pp. including integral address panel, seal tear, 4to John Owen (1766-1822), Missionary Society administrator. (2)
Salmon (William). Seplasium. The Compleat English Physician: Or, the Druggist's Shop Opened. Explicating all the Particulars of which Medicines at this day are Composed and Made... In X. Books, 1st edition, printed for Matthew Gillflower... and George Sawbridge, 1693, half-title with repair to upper right corner, with associated clipping of word on verso, Lll7 and Sss2 also with small repairs minimally affecting text, Table of Diseases toned, some light spotting mainly towards rear, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, extremities slightly worn, thick 8vo (ESTC R37144; Waller 8426; Wing S452), together with Dol‘us (John), Systema Medicinale, A Compleat System of Physick, Theorical and Practical. In Six Books... Translated out of Latin into English, 1st English edition, printed for T. Passinger, 1686, portrait frontispiece, verso of title with small ink library stamp at foot, section M misbound, with early ink annotations, occasional early ink marginalia, modern half-calf, thick 8vo (Wing D1830A) (2)
Selden (John). Titles of Honor, 3rd edition, Carefully Corrected, with Additions and Amendments by the Author, London: Printed by E. Tyler and R. Holt for John Leigh, and are to be Sold at the Bell, 1672, engraved portrait frontispiece, near contemporary signature John Blachford to title and oval ink stamp to fore-margin, few woodcut illustrations, 20th century half calf, morocco title label to spine, upper joint partly split, spine faded, folio (Wing S2440, ESTC R22094), together with Dallaway (James), Inquiries into the Origin and Progress of the Science of Heraldry in England. With Explanatory Observations on Armorial Ensigns, 2 parts in one, 1st edition, Gloucester: R. Raikes for T. Cadell, 1793, additional engraved title with aquatint vignette, numerous engraved plates (some hand-coloured), some dampstaining and spotting, armorial bookplate of Frank Charles Beazley FSA of Birenhead 1908, contemporary diced calf, rebacked and corners repaired, 4to (2)
Leslie (C.R.). Memoirs of the Life of John Constable, Esq., R.A., James Carpenter, 1843, 22 monochrome mezzotints, plus portrait frontispiece, some spotting to margins, contemporary gilt decorated plum quarter morocco in later gilt decorated brown half calf slipcase, marked and rubbed with minor loss to edges, folio, together with Parris (Leslie), Constable, A New York Private Collection, 2 volumes including Supplement, privately published, New York, 1994, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, uniform original grey wrappers, large 8vo, and Beckett (R.B., editor), John Constable's Correspondence, volumes 1-4, plus further documents (5 volumes in total), mixed editions, 1964-76, monochrome illustrations, volume 3 is ex library with associated stamps, all original green cloth in dust jackets, spines slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, plus approximately 40 further volumes of Constable reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (approximately 48)
Munby (A.N.L.). The Phillipps Manuscripts. Catalogus Librorum Manuscriptorum im Bibliotheca D. Thomae Phillipps, Holland Press facsimile edition, 1968, colour portrait frontispiece, original cloth gilt, in dust jacket (with insect damage whole & surface wear), folio (limited to 500 copies printed), together with Kraus (H.P.), Catalogue 153. Bibliotheca Phillippica, Manuscripts on vellum and paper from the 9th to the 18th centuries from the Celebrated Collection formed by Sir Thomas Phillipps, The Final Selection, New York: H.P. Kraus, 1979, portrait frontispiece, colour and halftone plates, price list loosely inserted, original cloth, rubbed, folio, plus Phillips (Sir Thomas), Catalogus Manuscriptorum in Bibliothecis Angliae, Cambriae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, 1833, [Middle Hill, Middle Hill Press, c.1838], 24pp., caption title, some browning & spotting, initial leaves loose, contemporary boards, spine worn & torn, pencilling to upper cover, slim folio (an early version of Holzenberg 38 prior to the printing of the title page) (3)
Grace (William Gilbert). Cricket, 1st edition, Bristol & London, 1891, portrait frontispiece and engraved plates, a few minor marks, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original black half morocco gilt, rebacked with original spine relaid, rubbed, a little wear to extremities, 4to Large paper issue, limited to 652 numbered copies, of which this is number 32, signed by the author. The subscribers' list at rear indicates that no. 32 was given to Lord Hawke (1860-1938), captain of England and Yorkshire. There is now no bookplate to front pastedown but evidence of one having been removed. (1)
Young (Sidney). The Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London, Compiled from their Records and other Sources, by Sidney Young, One of the Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Barbers of London, with illustrations by Austin T. Young, London: Blades, East & Blades, 1890, photogravure portrait frontispiece, few chromolithograph & black & white plates, subscriber's list present, title with various inscriptions of previous owners including Robert George Hovenden (large paper copy subscriber), 'Presented to the Superintendent of the Academy of Gentlemens Hairdressing K.R. Hoskin', ' P. Glaus, Presented to the Academy of Gentlemen Hairdressing (London) 1955', 'December 1977, Philip Haring Q.D.H. Gentlemens Hairdressing Salon, Bush House, Strand, W.C.2', bookplate of the Worshipful Company of Barbers of the City of London, cloth hinge repairs, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original red morocco, gilt armorial to centre of upper board, modern reback, board edges rubbed, large 4to Limited Large Paper edition 6/60. (1)
Amundsen (Roald). The South Pole. An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912, Translated from the Norwegian by A.G. Chater, 2 volumes in one, London: John Murray; & New York: Lee Keedick, 1925, photographic portrait frontispiece and ten plates, one full-page map, charts & diagrams to text, front free endpaper inscribed by Amundsen "General Hector with hearty thanks for all courtesy, Waldorf Jan. 30th 1925", some toning throughout (mostly to margins), original blue cloth gilt in bright condition, 8vo Spence 21. In the Autumn of 1924 Amundsen travelled to the United States to recoup his fortunes by lecturing and writing for various newspapers. Whilst in New York he stayed at the Waldorf-Astoria. (1)
Delany (Patrick). Observations Upon Lord Orrery's Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift, printed for Robert Main, Dublin, 1754, pencil annotation to title page, some minor marks, contemporary tan full calf, boards and spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Bacon (Francis & Tenison, Thomas), Baconiana. Or Certain Genuine Remains of Sir Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam and Viscount of St. Albans..., printed by J.D., 1679, black and white engraved portrait frontispiece, pencil annotation to head of title page, some light toning and marks, later calf spine retaining contemporary calf boards, rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, and Cicero (Marcus Tullius), Cicero's Three Books Touching the Nature of The Gods, Done into English..., printed for Joseph Hindmarsh, 1683, period annotation to head of title page, some minor marks and spotting, contemporary mottled calf, boards slightly rubbed, spine cracked with minor loss to head, 8vo, plus other 17th-19th century reference and literature, including The British Novelists, with an Essay and Prefaces... by Mrs. Barbauld, volumes 1-21, 23-50, 1820, uniform contemporary gilt decorated red straight grained morocco, 8vo, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo (6 shelves)
Amundsen (Roald). The South Pole. An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram", 1910-1912, translated from the Norwegian by A.G. Chater, 2 volumes, 1st edition in English, 1912, portrait frontispieces, two folding colour maps, half-tone illustrations, a few minor spots, light toning to endpapers, contemporary presentation inscription to front endpapers, top edge gilt, original red cloth, spines a little faded, 8vo (2)
1. Russell, W. H: The War; 2 volumes- Vol. I: From the Landing at Gallipoli to the Death of Lord Raglan; Vol. II: To the Evacuation of the Crimea. Routledge, 1855-56, 1st. edns. PP507; 486, 2(adverts); portrait frontis to vol.2; original blind stamped cloth; little rubbed; o/w G+;2. Stewart, H; F. de Haenen(ill) : Provincial Russia. A&C Black, 1913, 1st. original gilt decorative cloth, teg G+/VG;3. Griffin & Stephenson: A List of Monumental Brasses Remaining in the County of Kent in 1922. Ashford, Kent, Headley Brothers, nd (1923), 1st. with list of subscribers. 32 plates + ill. Original cloth with gilt lettering and dated 1923; G+;4. Seago, E: A Canvas to Cover. Collins, 1947, 1st. edn. dw(15s.); dw worn; o/w VG;5. Feiffer, J: Sick Sick Sick. Collins, 1959, 1st. edn. dw(10s. 6d), pictorial cloth; VG+/Fine. (6)
Young (Edward). Night Thoughts on Life, Death & Immortality, printed for Chapman & Company, circa 1790, 15 monochrome engravings, some spotting and marks, front board partially detached, spine rubbed with some loss, 8vo, together with Fuseli (Henry), Lectures on Painting, Delivered at the Royal Academy March 1801, printed for J. Johnson, 1801, monochrome engraved portrait frontispiece, title page and one monochrome illustration, Lectures on Painting, Delivered at the Royal Academy..., 2nd series, 1830, monochrome engraved title, 2 volumes, bound in 1, bookplate to front pastedown, later inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting and marks, modern brown half morocco retaining contemporary marbled boards, 4to, and Cassell (John, publisher), The Illustrated Exhibitor, A Tribute to the World's Industrial Jubilee..., 1851, numerous monochrome illustrations including folding and full page, some light spotting and marks, contemporary gilt decorated brown half calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th century art history, reference and related, mostly original cloth, some leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Amundsen (Roald). The North West Passage. Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Gjoa" 1903-1907, 1st English edition, 2 volumes, 1908, portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding colour map at end of each volume, half-tone illustrations, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, very small indentation to volume I upper board, 8vo Bright copy. (2)
Williamson (George C.). Life and Works of Ozias Humphry, R.A., The Bodley Head, 1918, unspecified limited edition of 400, numerous monochrome illustrations, including portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor toning, publisher's original gilt decorated quarter vellum, boards slightly worn with minor loss, large 4to, together with McKechnie (Sue), British Silhouette Artists and Their Work 1760-1860, 1st edition, 1978, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, original green cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, and Ball (Johnson), Paul and Thomas Sandby, Royal Academicians, An Anglo-Dutch Saga of Art, Love and War in Georgian England, 1st edition, 1985, numerous monochrome illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly toned and rubbed to head, large 4to, plus other modern art and antique reference, including publications by Antique Collectors' Club, Phaidon Press, Cambridge, Oxford, Batsford, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves + a carton)
Sherwood (George, editor). The Pedigree Register, 3 volumes, no date, circa 1916, contemporary green half calf gilt, rubbed, small folio, together with Seton (George), The Law and Practice of Heraldry in Scotland, Edinburgh, 1863, author's presentation inscription to half-title, later quarter calf gilt, slightly stained, 8vo, plus Thoms (William J.), The Book of the Court..., 1838, engraved portrait frontispiece, spotted and offset to title, original cloth gilt, rebacked with original spine relaid, darkened and soiled, 8vo, plus other heraldry and genealogy interest, mostly 19th century and early 20th century, many leather-bound and including 26 volumes of The Genealogist in non-matching bindings (3 shelves)
Amundsen (Roald). The North West Passage. Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Gjoa" 1903-1907, 2 volumes, 1st edition in English, 1908, portrait frontispiece to volume I, two folding maps (repairs to versos), half-tone illustrations, previous owner inscription to frontispiece versos, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, small faded patch to volume I upper cover, spines lightly faded, slight lean, 8vo (2)
Tillotson (John). The Works of The Most Reverend..., volumes 1-3, mixed editions, 1710-20, monochrome engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, period inscriptions to head of title pages, bookplate to volumes 1 & 2 front pastedowns, some light toning and spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards and spines rubbed with some minor loss, large 8vo, together with Collier (Jeremy), An Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain, Chiefly of England..., volumes 1 & 2, 1708-14, monochrome engraved frontispiece to volume 1, period inscriptions to both title pages, ex-library copies with associated marks and stamps, some toning and light spotting, uniform contemporary full calf, all boards detached, rubbed with some loss, folio, and other 17th & 19th century antiquarian literature, including Sacrosancta Concilia, 9 volumes, a broken run, volumes 1-16, 1671-72, mostly leather bindings, condition is generally good, 8vo/folio (5 shelves)
Snape (Andrew). The Anatomy of an Horse... Printed by M. Flesher for the Author, 1683, 48 (of 49) engraved plates, lacks initial blank and portrait frontispiece (supplied in facsimile), a few closed tear repairs and a few ink spots, occasional spotting or browning, contemporary calf, antique-style reback and corners restored, folio, together with Raleigh (Walter), The History of the World, in Five Books..., 2 volumes, 11th edition, 1736, engraved portrait frontispiece, cut down and relaid, titles in red and black, 8 double-page maps, modern amateur half morocco gilt with embossed library stamp to upper covers and gilt classification number at foot of spines, folio, plus Gray (Thomas), Designs by Mr R. Bentley, For Six Poems by Mr T. Gray, Printed for J. Dodsley, 1789, engraved portrait frontispiece, 6 engraved plates, engraved vignettes, a few old ink marginalia, some spotting, contemporary mottled calf, some edge wear, rebacked with original spine relaid, folio, plus other miscellaneous mostly antiquarian including a partly defective copy of The Historie of Foure-Footed Beastes (1607), literature, history, natural history, art, magic, etc. (3 shelves)
Chappell (Lieut. Edward). Narrative of a Voyage to Hudson's Bay in His Majesty's Ship Rosamond, Containing some Account of the North-Eastern Coast of America and of the Tribes Inhabiting that Remote Region, 1st edition, 1817, folding engraved map, four engraved plates, some offsetting and spotting, top edge gilt, later green half morocco, spine a little rubbed at ends, 8vo, together with Narrative of the Discoveries on the North Coast of America; Effected by the Officers of the Hudson's Bay Company During the Years 1836-39, by Thomas Simpson, 1st edition, 1843, lacking maps, a few spots, bindstamp to title, bookplate, contemporary half calf, spine faded with small burnholes, 8vo, plus Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55, by Elisha Kent Kane, 2 volumes, Philadelphia & London, 1856, steel-engraved portrait frontispieces, additional titles, 18 plates, three maps, wood engraved illustrations, some light spotting, endpapers renewed, later green half morocco, original gilt spines relaid, a little rubbed with small chips to spine labels, 8vo, with two others (6)
Cook (Captain James). A Voyage to the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775... In which is included Captain Furneaux's Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships, 2 volumes, 1st edition, printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1777, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume (with contemporary ownership inscription and ink sketch of a naval officer to recto, (inscribed 'James Llewellyn Lewis 1778'), 60 (of 62) engraved plates, maps and charts, with the 2 missing maps supplied in photocopy facsimile (Chart of Discoveries Made in the South Pacific Ocean & Chart of the Southern Extremity of America), some plates with old soiling and creases, occasional tears and minor repairs, a few plates cropped affecting publisher's imprint, the second volume lacking title (A1), Ccc1 with upper half of the leaf torn away and missing, text defective at end (lacking all after Eee1, page 394), contemporary tree calf gilt, rubbed and some wear to edges, joints cracked (upper joints rehinged with front endpapers renewed), 4to Hill 358. Sabin 16245. Printing and the Mind of Man 223. Cook's second voyage in search of Terra Australis, the supposed southern continent, in which he crossed the Antarctic Circle and discovered Easter Island, Norfolk Island, Tahiti, the New Hebrides, New Caledonia and South Georgia. (2)
Dennett (John Frederick). The Voyages and Travels of Captains Ross, Parry, Franklin and Mr. Belzoni, 1835, additional engraved title, letterpress title bound after p. 540, 11 engraved plates and portraits, some spotting and waterstains, modern calf-backed boards, 8vo, together with The Last Voyage of Capt. Sir John Ross, to the Arctic Regions, for the Discovery of a North-West Passage; Performed in the Years 1829-30-31-32 and 33. To which is prefixed an Abridgement of the Former Voyages of Captns. Ross, Parry & Other Celebrated Navigators to the Northern Lattitudes..., by Robert Huish, 1836, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional title, map and six plates, letterpress title detaching, light spotting, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, with three others: Robert Huish's Narrative of the Voyages and Travels of Captain Beechey... and of Captain Back..., 1836 (lacking portrait of Beechey), John Barrow Junior's A Visit to Iceland, 1835 and An Auto-Biographical Memoir of Sir John Barrow, 1847 (5)
Kane (Elisha Kent). Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55, 2 volumes, first edition, Philadelphia & London, 1856, engraved portrait frontispiece and additional engraved title to each volume, eighteen engraved plates, two folding maps & one single-page map, numerous wood engraved illustrations to text, titles with contemporary ownership inscription of Conway Shipley with his bookplate to upper pastedowns, some scattered spotting, 19th century tan half calf, gilt decorated spines (browned), extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with Kane (Elisha Kent), The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. A Personal Narrative, new edition, New York & Philadelphia, 1857, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding map and five plates, numerous wood engraved illustrations to text, scattered spotting throughout, verso of front free endpaper inscribed "Conway M. Shipley Esqr. with Lady Franklin's kind regards, New York, Oct 23. 1860", with Conway Shipley's bookplate to upper pastedown, 19th century tan half morocco, gilt decorated spine (near matching other volumes in lot), extremities rubbed and scuffed, dampstain at foot of spine, 8vo Sabin 37001 (first title). Each volume with book label 'De la Bibliotheque du Comte de Chambord (Henri V de France, duc de Bordeaux) N‚ en 1820, Acquise par Magg Bros. Ltd. de Londres' to upper pastedowns. Conway Shipley served as artist on board the Bulldog expedition of Sir Leopold McClintcock in 1860. The expedition was to survey for the purpose of a cable between Europe and North America. Lady Franklin inscribed the volume while in New York during a North American tour. (3)
Peary (Robert E.). Northward Over the "Great Ice". A Narrative of Life and Work along the Shores and upon the Interior Ice-Cap of Northern Greenland in the Years 1886 and 1891-1897, 2 volumes, 1st English edition, 1898, portrait frontispieces, folding map at end of volume II, maps and illustrations, endpapers a little toned, top edge gilt, original blue cloth, upper covers with small vignettes blocked in silver, one or two corners a little bumped, 8vo, together with Nearest the Pole. A Narrative of the Polar Expedition of the Peary Arctic Club in the S.S. Roosevelt, 1905-1906, 1st English edition, 1907, two folding maps, illustrations (frontispiece detaching), light toning to endpapers, original cloth gilt, head of spine chipped, light dampstains to lower cover, large 8vo, plus Peary's North Pole, 1st English edition, 1910 (4)
*Scott Expedition. An original advertisement for a lecture given by Commander Evans, C.B. R.N. on The Scott Expedition held on Friday 24th October [1913] in Tunbridge Wells, printed in black and white, showing a portrait photograph of Evans in full dress, the reverse side with am expedition group photograph of Oates, Scott, Evans, Bowers and Wilson, 7.5 x 9cm (3 x 3.5ins), right side corner torn off (1)
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