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Preisdatenbank abonnierenJonson, BenjaminThe workes. London: Andrew Crooke, 1640(?). Folio, contemporary calf, spine and corners rebacked, occasional marginal tears with no loss of text and one closed tear, with no loss of text, small hole on page 92 with loss of a couple of letters, occasional soiling, facsimile title and portrait
OvidMetamorphosis, Englished, mythologized and represented in figures... Oxford: imprinted by John Lichfield, 1632. Large 4to, engraved portrait and title and 12 engraved plates (of 15), 20th century half calf, slight fading to spine and upper cover, portrait, title, pages up to p.51 and errata leaf repaired with loss to a few letters, occasional spotting and marginal darkening, very small amount of marginal worming with no loss of text [STC 18966]
Pope, Alexander - HomerThe iliad of Homer, translated by Mr Pope. London: printed by W. Bowyer for Bernard Lintott, 1715-1716. First English edition, folio, 6 volumes, engraved portrait, 2 folding maps, (lacking plates of `Plan` in volume 2 and `Shield of Achilles` in volume 5), late 18th or early 19th century half calf, spine gilt, foxing to several pages, others very clean, darkening to some pages and slight darkening to boards (6)Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire
Scott, Sir WalterWaverley novels. Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1849. 8vo, 48 volumes, engraved titles, frontispieces, contemporary half calf, previous owner`s bookplate to paste-down endpaper, some slight rubbing, occasional damp staining; Ramsay, Allan The gentle shepherd. Edinburgh: printed for William Martin, W. Creech, A. Constable & Co., 1808. 4to., 2 volumes, portrait, folding map, 12 plates, contemporary half calf, some darkening and spotting, rubbing to spines and boards (50)
Scott, Sir WalterMinstrelsy of the Scottish Border. Edinburgh: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806. Third edition, 8vo, 3 volumes, contemporary tree calf with gilt Greek-key border, some slight darkening and foxing, spines and corners a little bumped, joints slightly weak; [Idem] Poetical works. Edinburgh: A. Constable and Co., 1822. 12mo, 8 volumes, portrait, contemporary purple morocco gilt, g.e., some foxing and darkening to title pages, portrait and blanks, spines and covers slightly rubbed and faded; Percy, Thomas Reliques of ancient English poetry. Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1858. 8vo, 3 volumes, 19th century binding with embossed Gothic Revival patterning, inscription to first blank in volume 1, binding and initial pages slightly spotted, binding a little rubbed in places; Motley, John Lothrop The rise of the Dutch Republic... London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. [ca.1860?] 8vo, 3 volumes, contemporary calf with gilt tooled spines and embossed gilt coat of arms to upper covers, bookplates and small stamps from previous owners, spines and covers a little rubbed and soiled with joints beginning to split slightly, endpapers and titles a little foxed; [Idem] History of the United Netherlands. London: John Murray, 1875. 8vo, 4 volumes, 4 portraits, folding map, contemporary blue calf, gilt tooled spines, spines a little faded, small central tear to map; Colletta, General Pietro History of the Kingdom of Naples, 1734-1825... Edinburgh: T. Constable and Co., 1858. 8vo, 2 volumes, contemporary blue calf, gilt tooled spine, some rubbing and fading to spines and boards, endpapers slightly foxed, gift inscription in first volume; and 3 others (26)
Swift, JonathanWorks. London: C. Bathurst, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1754-1755. 8vo, 12 volumes, contemporary calf, bookplates of Lord Gretton, rubbed, spines peeling, some damp-staining; Morell, Sir Charles The tales of the genii... London: J. Wilkie, 1766. Third edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, engraved frontispieces, 12 engraved plates, contemporary calf, gilt tooled spines, bookplates of Lord Gretton, some foxing, spines and covers a little rubbed and faded, a couple of small marginal holes with loss of a couple of page numbers; Dryden, John Miscellaneous works... London: J. and R. Tonson, 1760. 8vo, 4 volumes, engraved portrait, contemporary calf, bookplates of Lord Gretton, rubbed, endpapers darkened, occasional foxing; Sold not subject to return (18)Provenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
Boswell, JamesThe journal of a tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson... London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1785. First edition, 8vo., half title and advert leaf at end containing errata and the announcement, "Preparing for the press, in volume quarto, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D." , contemporary tree calf, some rubbing to spine and slight cracking to top joint, very occasional light spotting; [Idem] An account of Corsica... Dublin: J. Exshaw, 1769. 12mo., engraved portrait of Pasco Paoli, modern quarter calf (2)Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire
Burchett, JosiahA complete history of the most remarkable transactions at sea... London: J. Walthoe, 1720. 4to, dedication, portrait, engraved frontispiece, title in red and black, 9 folding maps, contemporary panelled calf, spine a little chipped and rubbed, a few small gouge marks to covers, some very slight marginal worming, a little darkening, dust-soiling and a couple of small closed tears to some maps [ESTC T144100 ]Note Collates: [52], 800, [32], whilst ESTC calls for: [52], 800, [34]. However, index and Errata leaf appear to be complete. Provenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
Burney, CharlesA general history of music... London: T. Becket, J.Robson & G. Robinson, 1776-1789. 4to, 4 volumes, 12 plates (including 1 folding woodcut plate and 1 folding sheet of music), volumes 1 and 2 quarter calf, uncut, volumes 3 and 4 quarter cloth, some covers detached, rubbed, some dust-soiling, occasional worming, with loss of a few letters, pp.443-444 in volume 4 and pp.67-68 and pp.127-128 in volume 3 lacking [ESTC 149622], [Idem] The present state of music in Germany... London: T. Becket, J.Robson and G.Robinson, 1775. Second edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, contemporary quarter calf, covers detached, spines and covers rubbed, some foxing, volume 1 lacking final page of index [ESTC T127794]; Simpson, Christopher A compendium or introduction to practical music... London: Arthur Bettesworth..., 1732. 8vo, portrait, quarter morocco, spine rubbed and chipped, portrait a little dust-soiled, `Wigan Free Public Library` bookplate [ESTC T77991]; Gerstenberg, Walter Composers` autographs. London: Cassell, 1968. 4to, 2 volumes, original red cloth, dust-jackets slightly faded; and 7 others; sold not subject to return (16)
Evelyn, JohnNumismata, a discourse of medals... London: Benjamin Tooke, 1697. First edition, 4to, contemporary calf, title in red and black, later manuscript copy of an excerpt of Evelyn`s diary from 6th June 1687 attached to page 151, lacks portrait, small closed tear to page 257, spine and covers rubbed, occasional dust-soiling, first and last few pages slightly darkened, neat signatures of two previous owners on title page [Wing E3505] [ESTC R21821]; [Idem] Sylva, or a discourse of forest-trees... London: Royal Society, 1670. Second edition, 4to, includes Pomona and Kalendarium Hortense sections, 5 engravings, contemporary calf, covers and spine rubbed, joints split and upper cover detaching, some darkening and soiling to margins and endpapers, small hole to pp.215-6 with loss of a couple of letters, a couple of marginal tears to title and endpapers [Wing E3517] [ESTC R586]; and one other (3)
Fine Bindings - ScotlandFaujas de Saint Fond, B. A journey through England and Scotland to the Hebrides in 1784. Glasgow: Hugh Hopkins, 1907. 8vo, 2 volumes, limited to 450 copies, portrait and 6 plates, contemporary red half morocco gilt, t.e.g., slight fading to spines and corners very slightly rubbed, very minor, occasional damp-staining, largely very clean and some pages uncut; Burton, John Hill The Scot abroad. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1864. 8vo, 2 volumes, green half morocco, spines slightly faded; Skene, James A series of sketches of the existing localities alluded to in the Waverley novels... Edinburgh: Cadell and Co., 1829. 12mo, 63 engraved plates, contemporary calf with floral gilt tooled spine, spine a little faded, fine copy; and 3 others (8)
Hamilton, Augusta, LadyMarriage rites, customs and ceremonies of all nations of the universe. London: Chapple and Son..., 1822. 8vo, contemporary half calf, rubbed, spine slightly faded, some foxing; Westall, Richard A day in spring and other poems. London: John Murray, 1808. 8vo, engraved frontispiece, 3 engraved plates, contemporary tree calf, a little rubbed, lower joint beginning to split, some spotting and offsetting; Rogers, John Benjamin The days of Harold. London: A.K. Newman and Co., 1816. 8vo, frontispiece, contemporary calf, spine a little rubbed and faded, some light spotting; Croker, T. Crofton Fairy legends... London: William Tegg, [1862?]. 8vo, contemporary calf, bookplates, a little rubbed, gilt doublures, endpapers very slightly foxed; [Stewarton] The revolutionary plutarch... London: John Murray, 1804. 8vo, 2 volumes, contemporary tree calf, bookplates; The Oxford sausage Cambridge: W. Grant and J. Grant, 1822. 12mo, portrait, contemporary calf, bookplate, spine a little darkened, joints splitting, endpapers and portrait spotted; Brewster, Sir David Letters on natural magic. London: John Murray, 1832. 8vo, contemporary half calf, rubbed, neat school prize inscription to paste-down endpaper, closed tear to page 116; Balfour, J.H. Botany and religion. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1863. 8vo, frontispiece, contemporary calf gilt, very slight occasional spotting and dust-soiling; and 16 other titles (36)Provenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
Return of Owners of LandEngland and Wales - Return of owners of land, 1873 London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1875. 4to, 2 volumes, contemporary red calf, bookplates; Rackham, Arthur The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the round table. London: Macmillan and Co., 1917. 8vo, coloured frontispiece, 15 colour plates and 7 plain plates, original cloth gilt, bookplate, a little rubbed, endpapers darkened; Hope-Moncrieff, A.R. Romance & legend of chivalry. London: Gresham Publishing Company, [N.d.] 8vo, coloured frontispiece, 34 plates (7 coloured), original green cloth gilt, bookplate, a little spotting; Squire, Charles Celtic myth & legend, poetry & romance. London: Gresham Publishing Company, [N.d.] 8vo, coloured frontispiece, 23 plates (3 coloured), original green cloth gilt, bookplate, some light spotting; Shaw, Richard Norman Architectural sketches from the continent. London: Royal Academy of Arts, [N.d.] Folio, 100 engraved plates, cloth gilt, plates loose, spine rubbed and chipped; Villefosse, Héron de A tribute to precious stones. [N.p.]: Cartier, 1947. 4to, original coloured lithograph by André Derain, uncut and unbound in paper wrappers, red slip-case, spine a little dust-soiled; Gilbert, W.S. Songs of a Savoyard. London: George Routledge and Sons, [N.d.] 4to, original cloth gilt, bookplate, g.e., covers a little dust-soiled and faded; Willis, R. The architectural history of Chichester Cathedral. Chichester: William Haylet Mason, 1861. 4to, hand-coloured frontispiece plan, 20 engraved plates (a couple hand-coloured), contemporary red half morocco, binding a little soiled and rubbed; Marillier, H.C. The early work of Aubrey Beardsley. london: John Lane, 1912. Small folio, portrait, engraved title, original blue cloth, bookplate, a little faded, some light spotting; Newton, Edward A. (editor) The letters of Madame de Sévigné... London: W.T. Morrell, 1928. 8vo, 7 volumes, number 76 of 350 copies, blue cloth gilt, bookplates, spines faded; And 25 other titles; sold not subject to return (45)Provenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
Shirrefs, AndrewPoems chiefly in the Scottish dialect. Edinburgh; W. Creech and P. Hill, 1790. 8vo, engraved portrait, modern quarter calf, spine a little faded; Irvine, Christopher Historiae Scotiae nomenclatura. Edinburgh: Gideon Shaw, 1682. 8vo, later half calf, joints a little split, spine slightly chipped, lacking first blank, running title shaved off page 243, page number 138 lacking, some slight soiling [ESTC R30360] [Wing I1051]; Creech, William Edinburgh fugitive pieces... Edinburgh: John Fairbairn, Longman, Hurst... 1815. 8vo, engraved portrait, modern half calf, a little offsetting onto title; Storer, John and Greig, John Views in North Britain illustrative of the works of Robert Burns. London: John Stockdale, 1811. 4to, engraved frontispiece and title, 18 engraved plates, original boards, a little soiled, some spotting; And 3 others (7)
Sobieski Stolberg, John and Stuart, Charles EdwardThe costume of the clans. Edinburgh: John Menzies, 1845. Large folio, engraved title and 36 plates (29 coloured), contemporary half morocco, rubbed, bumped and soiled, internal dampstaining, soiling and foxing, occasional marginal worming to plates; Grose, Francis The antiquities of Scotland. London: Hooper and Wigstead, 1797. 4to, 2 volumes, 189 (of 190) engraved plates and 2 titles with engraved vignettes, contemporary red morocco gilt, binding rubbed and soiled with some parts lacking leather, occasional spotting and some soiling, hinges weakening; Burns, Thomas Old Scottish communion plate. Edinburgh: R. and R. Clark, 1892. 4to, frontispiece, 86 plates, original red half morocco, t.e.g. binding rubbed, soiled and a little faded, some foxing, hinges repaired but weak; Small, John William Scottish woodwork of the sixteenth & seventeenth centuries... Stirling: Eneas Mackay, n.d. [1878?] Large folio, number 164 of 500 copies, engraved title, plates, original yellow cloth, endpapers darkened, occasional spotting, covers soiled; Armstrong, Sir Walter Sir Henry Raeburn. London: William Heinemann, 1901. Folio, portrait, 61 plates, original red cloth gilt, cloth frayed, covers and spine stained and faded, some foxing; and 16 others, all with `ex libris` bookplates; sold not subject to return (22)
Stukeley, WilliamItinerarium curiosum... London: printed for the author, 1724. Folio, frontispiece (featuring portrait), 100 engraved plates (including maps, some folding), later calf, bookplate, rubbed, spine a little faded, some browning to frontispiece and plates, small closed tear to frontispiece, some very slight marginal worming with no loss of text [ESTC T99861]Provenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
[Walton, Isaac]The life of Mr. Rich. Hooker. London: Rich. Marriott, 1665. First edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, signature of He. Carrington on title and ?later inscription "Tanquam Explo. Charles Cotton " at end on p. 209, covers detached, spotting and soiling, lacks frontispiece portrait, [Wing W670; ESTC R10749]; [Charles, Leslie] Cassandra. (But I hope not). London, 1705. 4to, disbound; Pliny An address of thanks to a good prince. London: T. Fickus & W. Hart, 1686. 8vo, translated by William Kennett, lacking dedication (supplied in manuscript) and portrait, lacks spine, spotting; [Castera, J.H.] The life of Catharine II, Empress of Russia. London, 1799. 3 volumes, 8vo, contemporary tree calf` Fortescue, Sir John The difference between an absolute and limited monarchy. London, 1714. 8vo, ruled in red throughout, title printed in red and black, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked; [Paxton, P.] Civil polity. A treatise concerning the nature of government. London, 1703. 8vo, recent half calf, slightly browned, title with library stamp & repaired in inner margin; Forsyth, J.S. The antiquary`s portfolio. London, 1825. 2 volumes, 8vo, frontispieces, black half morocco, t.e.g.; [Williamson, John] A treatise on military finance. London, 1800. 12mo, [Copac, only 1 copy of this edition], contemporary sheep, rubbed; [Mancini, F.] Hydaspes. An opera. London, 1712. 8vo, disbound; [Hailes, Lord] The address of Q. Sept. Tertullian to Scapula Tertullus. Edinburgh, 1790. 12mo, original boards, uncut; boards slightly soiled; Fordyce, William Memoirs concerning Herculaneum. London, 1750. 8vo, disbound; and 8 others (21)
Hume, DavidThe history of England. Edinburgh: Peter Hill and Silvester Doig, 1810. 8vo, 8 volumes, portrait, contemporary tree calf, some very slight rubbing to spines, some darkening, foxing and occasional offsetting;Smollett, Tobias The history of England. Edinburgh: Peter Hill, 1810. 8vo, 5 volumes, portrait, contemporary tree calf, slight rubbing to spines and very occasionally to boards, occasional spotting, darkening and offsetting; Campbell, Thomas Annals of Great Britain. Edinburgh: Mundell, Doig and Stevenson, 1807. 8vo, 3 volumes, previous owner`s bookplate on paste-down endpapers, contemporary tree calf, spines a little rubbed and chipped, slight rubbing and marking to boards, some spotting, darkening and offsetting (16)
Doré, GustaveTennyson, Alfred, Lord Idylls of the king. London: Edward Moxon and Co., [c.1880]; Folio, illustrated by Doré, original cloth gilt folder with dragon motif, a little dust-soiled, containing original parts of: Vivien. London: Edward Moxon and Co., 9 plates; with [Idem] Enid. London: E. Moxon, Son and Co., 1869. 9 plates; with [Idem] Guinevere. London: Edward Moxon and Co., 1868. 8 (of 9) plates; with Idem Elaine. London: Edward Moxon and Co., 1867. 9 plates; Alighieri, Dante Inferno - the vision of Hell. London, 1866. Folio, illustrated by Doré, portrait, 75 plates, original red cloth gilt, some soiling and rubbing to covers and spine, some spotting; Milton, John Paradise lost. London: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, [n.d., 1882?] Folio, illustrated by Doré, 50 plates, original red cloth gilt, a little soiled, some internal spotting (3)Provenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
Illustrated WorksGoldsmith, Oliver History of the earth and animated nature. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton and Co., [n.d.] [c. 1835] 8vo., 7 volumes (volume 1 at least lacking) 64 hand-coloured plates, 1 hand-coloured engraved title, 1 hand-coloured portrait, original engraved wrappers, soiled and chipped, some spotting, work incomplete; Cruickshank, George Phrenological illustrations... London: Frederick Arnold, 1873. Oblong folio, 33 hand-coloured vignettes, original covers, covers soiled and rubbed, text block detached, some spotting and slight dust soiling; [Grieg, John] Antiquarian and topographical cabinet... London: W. Clarke, 1807-1811. 8vo, 10 volumes, later boards, 472 engraved plates and 10 engraved titles, spotted, spines faded; Kay, John A series of original portraits and caricature etchings. Edinburgh: Hugh Paton, 1842. 4to, 2 volumes, 331 (of 360) plates, contemporary black calf, binding rubbed, soiled; and 3 small framed and glazed maps; sold not subject to return (24)
Hume, JamesTraité de la trigonometrie... Paris: Nicholas et Jean de la Coste, 1636. 8vo, folding table, woodcut on verso of colophon leaf, contemporary speckled calf, lower joint split, upper joint weak, P1 misbound, some dust-soiling, a little browned in places, a few repairs to corners; Ward, John The young mathematician`s guide... London: A. Bettesworth and F. Fayrham, 1724. 8vo, portrait, contemporary calf, spine and covers rubbed, joints beginning to split slightly, [ESTC T120453]; MacLaurin, Colin A treatise of algebra in three parts... London: A. Millar and J. Nourse, 1756. Second edition, 8vo, 12 folding plates, contemporary calf, spine rubbed and chipped, joints weak [ESTC T152308]; and 5 disbound numbers of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London dating from 1667 to 1670 (8)
MathematicsCauchy, M. Augustin-Louis Cours d`analyse de l`école royale polytechnique... 1.ere partie, analyse algébrique... Paris: l`Imprimerie Royale, 1821. 8vo, contemporary boards, rubbed, spine chipped, joints splitting; Brown[e], Thomas Pseudodoxia epidemica: or, enquiries into very many received tenets, and commonly presumed truths. London: Edward Dod, 1669. Fifth edition, 4to, folding portrait, 2 (of 3) plates, contemporary calf, some foxing, portrait and title browned, binding rubbed, upper cover detached, marginal tear to page 6 with loss of a couple of words in footnote, lacking 3H3 and 4, some slight worming [ESTC R19506 ] [Wing B5164]; Hartree, Douglas R. Calculating instruments and machines. Cambride: Cambridge University Press, 1950. First English edition, 4to, original red cloth, dust-jacket, dust-jacket chipped and a little darkened; Napier, John The construction of the wonderful canon of logarithms. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1889. 4to, original red cloth, covers a little faded; and 7 others; sold not subject to return (11)
Africa and the Middle EastStanley, Henry M. In darkest Africa... London: Sampson, Low, Marston. Searle and Rivington, 1890. First edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, frontispiece, portrait, 3 folding maps, folding table and 36 plates, original red pictorial cloth, joints rubbed, spines and corners a little bumped, a couple of closed tears to maps, a few leaves starting to come loose; Thomson, Joseph Travels in the Atlas and southern Morocco. London: George, Philip & Son, 1889. 8vo, 2 folding maps, 30 plates, original green cloth, spine and covers a little rubbed; Brassey, Annie, Baroness Sunshine and storm in the East. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1880. First edition, 8vo, 8 plates and 2 folding maps, original cloth gilt, spine a little faded and bumped; Livingston, David Missionary travels and researches in South Africa. London: John Murray, 1899. 8vo, original blue cloth spine slightly faded, some rubbing and soiling to covers; Amicis, Edmondo De Morocco... London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., 1882. 8vo, contemporary calf, spine a little rubbed; Dixon, William Hepworth The Holy Land. London: Bickers & Son, 1885. 8vo, original brown pictorial cloth with gilt impression of Jerusalem to upper cover; Geikie, Cunningham The Holy Land and the Bible. London: Cassell and Company, [n.d.] 4to, elaborate green cloth gilt; Bartlett, W.H. Syria, the Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c. illustrated. London: Fisher... [n.d.] 4to, 2 volumes, blue morocco, g.e., covers and spines a little rubbed, lower board of volume 2 detached; and 9 others; sold not subject to return (19)
Exploration - TibetChapman, F. Spencer Living dangerously. London: Chatto & Windus, 1953. First edition, second impression, 8vo, signed by the author on the title page, portrait, 22 plates on 7 leaves, dust-jacket, original blue cloth, spine faded, dust-jacket a little soiled and torn; Kingdon Ward, Captain F. The mystery rivers of Tibet. London: Seeley Service & Co., 1923. 8vo, frontispiece, 14 pages of plates, folding map, dust-jacket, original orange cloth with Tibetan mask motif, dust-jacket a little dust soiled, torn in places and repaired with Selotape; Younghusband, Sir Francis The epic of Mount Everest. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1926. 8vo, frontispiece, 15 plates, original brown cloth, previous owner`s inscription on first free-endpaper, spine a little rubbed and bumped at ends; Chapman, Spencer Lhasa, the Holy city. London: Chatto & Windus, 1940. 8vo, signed by the author, 27 pages of plates (3 in colour), original cream cloth, gift inscription to paste-down endpaper, spine and binding a little soiled and faded; Bell, Sir Charles Portrait of the Dalai Lama. London: Collins, 1946. 8vo, 50 pages of plates, dust-jacket, original red cloth gilt, dust jacket a little chipped and faded; Patterson, George N. Tibetan Journey. London: Faber and Faber, 1954. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket, original pink cloth gilt, dust-jacket a little chipped and darkened, covers damp-stained; Li, Tieh-Tseng Tibet: today and yesterday. New York: Bookman Associates, 1960. 8vo, dust-jacket, original yellow cloth, dust-jacket a little chipped and soiled; Garwood, Edmund J. Sketch map of the glaciers of Kangchenjunga. Royal Geographical Society, ca. 1925. Folding map backed onto linen in blue cloth boards, signature of `G.B. Gourlay, 10 Clive Row, Calcutta` to paste-down endpaper, 53x50 cm, covers rubbed and soiled, a few small repairs to map, map a little darkened; And 10 others (18)Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh
Filippi, Filippo de - African ExpeditionsRuwenzori: an account of the expedition of H.R.H. Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy. London: Archibald Constable & Co., 1908. 8vo, coloured frontispiece, 31 plates, 5 maps, original red cloth gilt, covers and spine rubbed and slightly soiled, bookplate to paste-down endpaper, some marginal dust-soiling, occasional closed tears to maps; Speke, John Hanning What led to the discovery of the source of the Nile Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1864. Second edition, 8vo, 2 maps, frontispiece and title page in facsimile, 20th century half calf, binding very slightly rubbed and faded, occasional dust-soiling, library stamps; Grogan, Ewart S. and Sharp, Arthur H. From the Cape to Cairo, the first traverse from South to North. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1900. First edition, 8vo, portrait, 1 colour illustration, 3 maps (2 folding), contemporary half morocco, spine faded, spine and boards rubbed, spotted, some tears to maps, bookplate to paste-down endpaper; Hutchinson, G.T. From the Cape to the Zambesi. London: John Murray, 1905. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, 23 plates, original red cloth gilt, spine slightly faded, some darkening to endpapers; Salt, Henry A voyage to Abyssinia and travels into the interior of that country... Frank Cass & Co., 1967. 8vo, facsimile of the 1814 edition, red cloth gilt, spine a little faded; Barrow, John An account of travels into the interior of Southern Africa in the years 1797 and 1798... New York: Johnson, 1968. 8vo, facsimile of the 1801 edition, russet cloth, slightly faded (6)
Kane, Elisha KentThe United States Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin... New York: Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 1857. 8vo, portrait, 2 maps (one folding) and 5 plates, newspaper cuttings attached to page 552 and endpapers, original cloth, spine a little rubbed and faded, some spotting, mostly marginal, title page torn in upper corner
Le Bruyn, CorneilleVoyage au Levant. Paris: Jean-Baptiste-Claude Bauche, 1725. 4to, 5 volumes, engraved portrait, 5 folding maps, 85 engraved plates (12 folding), contemporary speckled calf with gilt tooled spines, a very nice set, a little wear to joints with a couple sensitively repaired (5)
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway CompanyA description of the new docks at Great Grimsby... Manchester: Bradshaw and Blacklock, n.d. [1852] 8vo, 3 folding maps backed onto linen, blue cloth gilt, steel clasp, g.e., occasional dust-soiling and foxing, covers and spine slightly dust-soiled, spine and corners a little bumped; De La Fontaine Contes et nouvelles en vers. Amsterdam: n.p., 1764. 8vo, 2 volumes, portrait, 79 (of 80) engraved plates, contemporary green calf, spines gilt, some occasional slight darkening and spotting, a couple of ink spots to edges, two covers detached, spines rubbed and cracking (3)Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh
Mawson, Sir DouglasThe home of the blizzard. London: William Heinemann, [ca. 1915]. 8vo, 2 volumes, portrait, 225 plates (8 coloured), 3 folding maps in rear pocket of volume 2, original blue cloth with gilt lettering and motif of climber in silver to upper covers, hinges weak, some bumping to spines and corners, joints a little rubbed, occasional foxing (2)
Park, MungoTravels in the interior districts of Africa. London: for the author, 1799. First edition, 4to, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 folding maps and charts and 5 plates, title and frontispiece detached, calf, lacks lower board; Cooley, William Desborough Inner Africa laid open, in an attempt to trace the chief lines of communication across that continent south of the Equator. London: Longmans &c., 1852. 8vo, folding map, original cloth, 32pp. advertisements at end, some spotting; Livingstone, David Voyage d`exploration au Zambèze et dans l`Afrique Centrale 1840-1873. Paris: Hachette, 1882. Third edition, 8vo, frontispiece, illustrations, original cloth (3)Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh
Pitman, Captain Charles R.S.A guide to the snakes of Uganda. Kampala: the Uganda Society, 1938. 8vo, limited to 500 copies, colour frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 22 colour plates, blue half morocco, spine and boards a little faded and rubbed, light spotting, bookplate to paste-down endpaper, a couple of pages lacking (possibly due to pagination errors), small closed tear to first folding map; Cotterill, H.B. Travels and researches among the lakes and mountains of eastern and central Africa... London: John Murray, 1879. 8vo, frontispiece, portrait, 3 folding maps, 12 plates (3 in facsimile), pp.273-288 in facsimile, original green cloth, g.e., slight fading and rubbing to spine and boards, occasional spotting; Lydekker, R. The game animals of Africa. London: Rowland Ward, 1908. First edition, 8vo, red cloth gilt, binding rubbed and soiled, occasional spotting; Jex-Blake, A.J. Gardening in East Africa, a practical handbook. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1957. Fourth edition, 8vo, 23 colour plates, original green cloth with gilt floral motif to upper cover; and 6 others (10)
Selous, Frederick CourtneyA hunter`s wanderings in Africa. London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1881. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, map in facsimile, 18 plates, modern green half calf, half-title in facsimile, a few small tears and repairs to plates; Hindlip, Lord Sport and travel, Abyssinia and British East Africa. London, 1906. 8vo, portrait, frontispiece, 62 (of 63) pages of plates, 2 folding maps, modern brown cloth with original brown cloth gilt labels on upper cover and spine, some closed tears to maps; Lydekker, R. The game animals of Africa. London: Rowland Ward, 1908. First edition, 8vo, 15 plates, original red cloth gilt, zebra stripe endpapers, binding faded and soiled, occasional spotting; and 3 others (6)
Shackleton, Ernest H.The heart of the Antarctic. London: William Heinemann, 1909. 8vo, 2 volumes, portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps and folding plate (in pocket at rear), plates, original blue cloth, silver panels to upper boards, fading to backstrips, upper spine of volume 1 chipped (2)
Wilson, Sir Robert ThomasHistory of the British expedition to Egypt. London: T. Egerton, 1802. 4to, engraved portrait, 3 folding engraved maps, 2 folding tables, contemporary calf, gilt tooled spine and border, spine and covers rubbed and chipped, joints splitting, some foxing to first and last few pages, title lackingProvenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
Botany - Pontedera, GiulioAnthologia, sive de floris natura. Padua: J. Mansre, 1720. 4to, 12 folding engraved plates, contemporary calf, title dust-soiled, covers detached; Martyn, Thomas Thirty eight plates. London, 1799. 8vo, 38 hand-coloured engraved plates, lacks lower board, most plates loose; Bossu, Antonin Traité des plantes medicinales indigènes. Paris, 1862. 8vo, 2 volumes, 60 hand-coloured engraved plates, a few with library blindstamp, wrappers, rubbed & soiled; Lindley, John Flora medica. London, 1838. 8vo, original cloth, rubbed; Phillips, Henry History of cultivated vegetables. London, 1822. 2 volumes, 8vo, half calf, covers detached; Aiton, W.T. Hortus Kewensis. London, 1810-13. 5 volumes, 8vo, half calf, covers detached, one cover lacking; Smith, James Edward Memoir and correspondence. London, 1832. 2 volumes, 8vo, portrait, half calf; and 3 others; all with RCSI library stamp on title, most spotted, most rubbed or worn; sold not subject to return (17)
Dutch imprints - A quantity, including Alpinus, ProsperusDe medicina methodica. Leiden: Boutesteinana, 1719. 4to, contemporary vellum, binding dust-soiled; Alpinus, Prosperus Medicina Aegyptiorum. Leiden: C. Boutestein, 1718. 4to, engraved plates, waterstained throughout, covers detached; Terraneo, Lorenzo De glandulis universim. Leiden: T. Haak, 1729. 8vo, 2 plates on one folding sheet, contemporary calf, plate torn without loss, dust-soiled; Swieten, G.L.B. van Commentari in Hermanni Boerhaave aphorismos. Leiden: J. & H. Verbeek, 1766-55. 5 volumes, 4to, calf, worn, covers detached; Petit, J.L. Description exacte des os. Leiden, 1709. 12mo, engraved frontispiece, calf, browning, lacks upper cover; Cranen, T. Oeconomia animalis. Amsterdam: J. Wolters, 1703. 8vo, contemporary calf, upper cover detached; Celsus, Aurelius C. De medicina libri octo. Leiden: J.A. Langerak, 1746. 8vo, engraved portrait, contemporary calf, covers detached; most with RCSI library stamp on title, some spotting or dust-soiling, most rubbed or worn; sold not subject to return
European medicine, chiefly 18-19th century, including OribasiusAnatomica ex libris Galeni. Leiden: J.A. Langerack, 1735. 4to, boards detached; Morgagni, G.B. De sedibus et causis morrorum. Yverdun, 1779. 3 volumes, 4to, engraved portrait, contemporary calf, worn, most boards detached; Schreiber, J.F. Historiae vitae et meritorum Frederici Ruysch. Amsterdam: Janson-Waesberg, 1732. 4to, covers detached; Nuck, Antonio Operationes & experimenta chirurgica. Leiden: J.A. Langerak, 1714. 12mo, engraved frontispiece & 4 plates, calf, plates slightly cropped, lacks upper cover; Nuck, Antonio Sialographia et ductum aquosorum anatome nova. Leiden: S. Luchtmans, 1725. 8vo, 6 folding engraved plates, contemporary half calf, worn; Tralles, Balthasar L. Usus opii salubris et noxius. Bratislava, C.G. Meyer, 1757. 4 parts in 3 volumes, contemporary calf, three boards detached; Triller, Daniel W. Despensatorium pharmaceuticum universale. Frankfurt: F. Varrentrapp, 1764. 2 volumes, 4to, three boards detached; Triller, D.W. Anonymi introductio anatomica Gr. et Lat. Leiden: P. Bonk, 1744. 8vo, 3 engraved plates (2 printed recto and verso), calf, covers detached; Torti, Francesco Therapeutice specialis. Frankfurt & Leipzig, 1756. 4to, folding plate, contemporary calf, slight dampstaining, one cover detached; Paulli, Simon Quadripartitum botanicum. Frankfurt: G.H. Oehrling, 1708. 4to, slight browning, lacks upper board; Polisius, G.S. Myrrhologia seu myrrhae disquisitio curiosa. Nuremberg: W.M. Endter, 1688. 4to, half title defective, some browning, one board detached; Rega. H.J. Accurata medendi methodus. Cologne, 1765. 4to, [bound with] Matthiae, Georg Tractatus de philosophia medici. Goettingen, A. Vandenhoeck, 1740. 4to, calf, spotted, covers detached; most with RCSI library stamp to title, some spotting and dust-soiling; and a quantity of others; sold not subject to return
French, natural history, science & miscellaneous books, a quantity, including Duhamel, Jean BaptisteRegiae Scientiarum Academiae historia. Paris: J.B. Delespine, 1701. Second edition, 4to, diagrams, contemporary calf, spotting, worn; Turpin, M.P. Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles. Planches. Paris, 1816-29. 5 volumes, 8vo, plate volumes only [3 zoology, 2 botany], half calf, slight spotting or discolouration, bindings detached; Tourreil, Jacques de Oeuvres. Paris: Brunet, 1721. 2 volumes, 4to, engraved portrait, folding map, contemporary calf, three covers detached; Tessier, l`abbé Traité des maladies des grains. Paris, 1783. 8vo, 6 folding plates, lacking wrappers, title soiled, frayed and with small hole affecting two letters, stitching broken; most with RCSI library stamp on title, spotting, some dust-soiling; Dumas, Jean Traité de chimie, appliquée aux arts. Paris, 1828-35. Volumes 1-5 only (of 9), original wrappers, volume 5 lacks wrappers, some dust-soiling; all with RCSI library stamp on title, some spotting and dust-soiling, some rubbed or worn; and others, similar; sold not subject to return
German medicine, a quantity, mainly 19th century, including Bischoff, T.L.W.Entwicklungsgeschichte des Hunde-Eies. Braunschweig, 1845. 4to, 15 lithographed plates, morocco, some spotting, worn; Luschka, Hubert Die Adergeflechte des Menschlichen Gehirnes. Berlin, 1855. 4to, 4 plates, 3 hand-coloured, original boards, some dampstaining, rubbed; Heusinger, Carl Friedrich Specimen malae conformationis orgnaorum auditus humani. Jena, 1824. Folio, 3 engraved plates, original wrappers, plates spotted and loose, spine worn; covers detached; Gudden, Bernard von Experimental-Untersuchungen über das Schaedelwachsthum. Munich, 1874. 4to, 11 plates, original cloth-backed boards, binding worn and soiled; Siton, J.B. Miscellanea medico curiosa. Cologne, J.W. Friessem, 1677. 4to, contemporary calf, cover detached; Braune, W. & A. Trübiger Die venen der Meschlichen Hand. Leipzig, 1873. 4to, plates, quarter cloth, some spotting, rubbed; Rüdinger, Dr. Die anatomie der Menschlichen Gehirn-Nerven. Munich, 1868. 8vo, 13 plates, original quarter cloth, worn, most with RCSI stamp on titles, spotting; Knoblauch, Alexander De neuromate et gangliis accessoriis veris. Frankfurt, 1843. 4to., 4 folding plates, morocco; Froriep, August Die Lagebezhiehungen zwischen Grosshirn und Schädeldach. Leipzig, 1897. Large folio, plates, original quarter cloth, boards dust-soiled; Andersch, C.S. Tracatio anatomico-physiologica de nervis humani corporis aliquibus. Königsberg: A. Fasch, 1787. 8vo, 2 folding plates, disbound, uncut, title soiled; Welhof, Paul Gottlieb Opera medica. Hannover: Fratrum Helwingiorum, 1775. 4to, engraved frontispiece portrait, contemporary calf, worn, upper cover detached; and many others, all with RCSI library stamp on title, most spotted, some dust-soiling, bindings worn or rubbed; sold not subject to return (a quantity)
Hoffmann, FriedrichOpera omnia physico-medica. Geneva: F. de Tournes, 1748-49. 6 volumes in 3, and 2 supplementary volumes in 1, folio, engraved portrait, contemporary calf, spotting, worn, several covers detached, RCSI library stamp on titles; Ettmuller, Michael Opera medica theorico-practica. Geneva: F. de Tournes, 1736. 4 volumes, folio, contemporary calf, spotting and discolouration, very worn, some covers detached (8)
Maygrier, Jacques PierreNouvelles démonstrations d`accouchemens. Paris: Bechet, 1822. Folio, portrait and 72 (of 80) plates, some hand-coloured, lacking plates 6,9,29,35,57-58 and apparently 69-72, but with two plates probably misnumbered "67" and "68", old half calf, entirely disbound, spotting, repairs to some plates, mostly marginal, contents leaf with loss, RCSI stamp to title; sold not subject to return
SIR JACOB EPSTEIN `9th PORTRAIT OF PEGGY JEAN` Sir Jacob Epstein (BRITISH, 1880-1959) bronze bust of a young girl. Titled `9th Portrait of Peggy Jean`. Mounted on marble base. Green patination throughout bronze. Measures 9 3/8" height + 3" base height (23.8cm + 7.6cm). Total weight of 13.72 kilograms.
Pr OF 19th C GALLE & NANCY CERAMIC PORTRAIT PLATES Pair of Antique Galle & Nancy ceramic footed plates having hand painted portraits. One depicting a knight and the other depicting Bernard Knipperdolling and numbered 1536. 19th century. Each measures approx. 1" height x 8 3/4" diameter (2.5cm x 22.2cm). Total weight of 748 grams.
LARGE ROSENTHAL PORCELAIN PORTRAIT CHARGER Large Rosenthal German Porcelain round charger platter with a portrait depicting a young girl with floral border. Holds green Rosenthal porcelain stamp to bottom. Made mid to early 20th century. Measures 14" diameter (35.5cm). Total weight of 1218 grams.
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