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Hattons of London 1897 and 2012 two coin gold sovereign set commemorating the Diamond Jubilees, comprising veiled head Queen Victoria, Sydney Mint gold full sovereign and Queen Elizabeth II gold full sovereign with fourth portrait and the 'one year Gothic style St George and the Dragon' Paul Day reverse, in fitted case with certificates
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Hattons of London 2022 four coin proof gold sovereign set to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II comprising full sovereign, half sovereign, quarter sovereign and one eighth sovereign examples, each with differing portrait to obverses, in deluxe case with certificate, including the 1,062 Sell Out Declaration certificate, together with book
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Guillemin (Amédéé). The Forces of Nature, a popular introduction to the study of physical phenomena, 3rd edition, London: Macmillan and Co, 1877, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout (some full-page), prize label from Christ's Hospital, London to John Howard Palmer to front pastedown, scattered spotting, contemporary dark blue calf gilt, Christ's Hospital armorial in gilt to upper cover, red morocco title label, rubbed, 8vo, together with Lamb (Charles). The Works, a new edition, London: Bell & Daldy, 1867, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title, prize label from Christ's Hospital, London to John H Palmer to front pastedown, contemporary green straight-grained morocco gilt, Christ's Hospital armorial in gilt to upper cover, brown morocco title label, rubbed, 8vo, with Howitt (Mary). Biographical Sketches of the Queens of Great Britain. From the Norman conquest to the reign of Victoria, London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851, 28 steel-engraved plates, a few gatherings (including title and frontispiece) damp-stained to upper margin (affecting image), occasional light spotting, all edges gilt, original red pictorial morocco gilt, rubbed, large 8vo, with 23 others bound in leather, including Lord Macauley's History of England (8 volumes, 1876) and James Mason's Ice-World Adventures (circa 1876) QTY: (26)
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Larkin (Philip, 1922-1985). English poet, novelist and librarian. Typed Letter Signed, 'Philip', University of Hull letterhead, 27 June 1975, to Charles Monteith at Faber & Faber, a brief note saying, 'I can't resist sending you a copy of Ted reading at the University here, with me in the chair. Quite without disrespect to either of us, it seems to me terribly funny. However, Faber authors must stick together', minor creasing to lower margin, 1 page, folio, together with the photograph mentioned in the letter, light creases to upper left and lower right corners, copyright stamp to verso, 15 x 20 cm, plus a short shopping list of 12 items in Larkin's hand in black ballpoint pen on a small sheet of greaseproof paper, including blades, prunes, cheddar, m[ustard] cress, asparagus and other items struck through including mushrooms, strawberries, splash and ch[ewing] gum, a little creasing, 15 x 10 cm, contained in an envelope inscribed in Rosemary Goad's hand, 'Shopping list from pocket of Philip L's overcoat', plus a colour photograph of a portrait of Philip Larkin by Humphrey Ocean, 1984, minor creasing and short split to right margin, 22.5 x 19 cmQTY: (4)NOTE:Provenance: from the library of Rosemary Goad, the first female director of Faber and Faber.
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Gibbings (Robert, artist). The Charm of Birds, by Viscount Grey of Fallodon, London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1927], wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings, a few minor spots, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, light spotting to covers, limited signed edition 172/250, together with Engraved by Robert Gibbings. A Portrait of Lady Hester from Alexander Kinglake's Eothen, Libanus Press, 1987, wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings, original morocco-backed boards, slipcase, 8vo, limited edition 12/50, from a total edition of 300, with an extra suite of 8 plates in paper portfolio, plus four others: Over the Reefs, 1948, The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings, edited by Patience Empson, 1959, Robert Gibbings. A Bibliography, by A. Mary Kirkus, 1962, limited edition of 975,, and The Life and Work of Robert Gibbings, 2003 QTY: (6)
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Jameson (Anna Brownell). Legends of the Madonna as represented in the fine arts, London: Hutchinson & Co, 1907, engraved frontispiece, title printed in red and black, engraved plates throughout, smaller illustrations to text, ownership inscription and notations to front free endpaper and rear pastedown, a few spots, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original half vellum gilt, green morocco title label, lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Tennyson (Alfred Lord). Poetical Works, Edinburgh: W.P. Nimmo, [circa 1900], portrait frontispiece, near-contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper, front hinge cracked, top edge gilt, original half vellum gilt, brown morocco title label, a few light marks, 8vo, with Browning (Robert). Poetical Works, Edinburgh: W.P. Nimmo, [circa 1900], portrait frontispiece, a few leaves lightly spotted, top edge gilt, original half vellum gilt, green morocco title label, boards marked, 8vo, with 20 others bound in quarter or full vellumQTY: (23)
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Shakespeare (William). Bell's Edition of Shakspere, 20 volumes, London: John Bell, 1788, half-titles, engraved frontispieces and numerous plates, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, some joints cracked, 12mo, together with:Wordsworth (William), The Poetical Works, 6 volumes, new edition, London: Edward Moxon, 1841, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, small 8voQTY: (26)
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Tolstoy (Leo). Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth, 1st edition in English, London: Vizetelly & Co, 1888, portrait frontispiece, bookplate of William Roughead to front pastedown, a few light spots to preliminary & rear leaves, original blue cloth, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:A superb copy and extremely scarce in commerce. We can only trace two copies appearing at auction.
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Burckhardt (John Lewis). Travels in Nubia, Published by the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior parts of Africa, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1819, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 engraved maps including 2 folding, advertisement leaf at end, occasional light spotting, edges untrimmed, original publisher's boards, printed title to spine, upper board detached, worn, 4to (28.5 x 22.3 cm), together with:Burckhardt (John Lewis), Travels in Syria and the Holy Land, Published by the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior parts of Africa, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1822, half-title, lithograph portrait frontispiece, 6 engraved maps including 2 folding, edges untrimmed, original publisher's boards, printed title to spine, spine and edges worn, 4to (28.2 x 22 cm),Burckhardt (John Lewis), Travels in Arabia, comprehending an account of those Territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred, Published by Authority of the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior of Africa, 1st edition, London: Henry Colburn, 1829, half-title discarded, 5 engraved maps including 1 folding, occasional light scattered spotting, late 19th-century half calf, worn at head and foot of spine, 4to (27 x 21 cm),Burckhardt (John Lewis), Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys, collected during his travels in the East, Published by Authority of the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior of Africa, 1st edition, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830, half-title, engraved map frontispiece with some spotting and slightly offset to title, few wood engraved illustrations, edges untrimmed, original publisher's cloth-backed boards, manuscript title label to spine, spine torn at head and worn at foot, 4to (28.8 x 21.8 cm)QTY: (4)NOTE:1. cf.Blackmer 238 (second edition). John Lewis Burckhardt (1784-1817), travelled from Aleppo to Cairo and then made two journeys, one along the Upper Nile, the other through the Nubian desert.2. Atabey 166; Blackmer 237. "Edited by William Leake, these journals describe Burckhardt's various journeys between 1810 and 1816. It was at Aleppo that he studied Arabic in preparation for his later travels and he toured Syria and the Holy Land making the first visit by a European to Petra" (Blackmer).3. cf. Blackmer 239 (second edition). Burckhardt spent nearly nine years in the Middle East and North Africa preparing for an expedition to find the source of the Niger under the auspices of the African Association, only to succumb to dysentery before completing his quest. In 1814 he travelled up the Nile as far as Dar Mahass; then, finding it impossible to penetrate westward, he journeyed through the Nubian desert in the character of a poor Syrian merchant, passing by Berber and Shendi to Suakin, on the Red Sea, whence he performed the pilgrimage to Mecca by way of Jidda. At Mecca, he stayed for three months and afterwards visited Medina. The present work relates his experiences in Arabia and contains the first accurate account of the Hedjaz including Mecca and Medina to reach Europe. The plates include plans of Mecca and Medina. There were two editions of this title published in 1829, the present large quarto edition, and a two-volume octavo edition.4. Not in Blackmer. The final work was published posthumously by the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior of Africa.
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Wyrall (Everard). The History of the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) 1914-1919, 1st edition, London: Methuen, 1927, portrait frontispiece, black and white illustrations after photographs and folding maps throughout, armorial bookplate of Harold Hamilton Broadmead to front pastedown, hinges cracked, occasional spotting and toning, original black half morocco gilt, worn with loss to spine head, rubbed to extremities, 8vo, together with: Whalley-Kelly (H). "Ich Dein" The Prince of Wales Volunteers (South Lancashire) 1914-1934, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1935, portrait frontispiece, black and white illustrations after photographs and folding maps throughout (including to pocket at rear), preliminary leaves spotted, near-contemporary black half morocco gilt, red morocco spine labels, top edge gilt, rubbed, 8vo, with Riddell (E, & C Clayton). The Cambridgeshires 1914 to 1919, 1st edition, Cambridge: Bowes & Bowes, 1934, frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout, folding map to rear, bookplate of Ernest J Martin to front pastedown, occasional light spotting, original blue cloth gilt, rubbed, 8vo, with approximately 30 others related, including: Activities of the British Community in Argentina during the Great War 1914-1919, by Arthur L Holder, 1920, Buenos Aires, History of the 1st & 2nd Battalions the Leicestershire Regiment in the Great War by Colonel H.C. Wylly, [1928], War Diary of the 1st Life Guards, First Year, 1914-1915, circa 1915, The Book of Remembrance of the 5th Battalion (Prince Albert's) Somerset Light Infantry, 1930, The Isle of Man and the Great War by B.E. Sargeant, Douglas, Isle of Man, circa 1920, Devonshire Regiment 1914-1918 by C.T. Atkinson, 1926, The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers by Fred W. Ward, 1920, The 12th Royal Lancers in France August 17th 1914-November 11 1918, by Major H.V.S Charrington, Records of the Seventh Dragoon Guard (Princess Royal's) during the Great War by Captain F.J. Scott, 1923, History of the 520th (Field) Company R.E. (T.S.) formally known as the 2/3rd London (Field) Company RE 1914-1918, War Narratives published in Co, 1919, A History of the Army Ordanance Services by Major J. Forbes, volume 3 only, (The Great War) 1929, The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Great War by Arthur Crookenden, circa 1925, History of the 1/1st Hants Royal Artillery during the Great War, 1914-1919 by Captain P.C.D. Munday, etc.,QTY: (approx 30)
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Cicero (Marcus Tullius). Opera Omnias que extant, A Dionysio Lambino ex codicibus manuscriptis emendata:..., editio ultma, Lugdunum: Ant. Huguetan, 1616, torn endpapers, some light marginal toning, spine & front board detached, contemporary full calf, boards & spine slighty rubbed, some minor loss to the rear board, 8vo, together with:Baxter (Willielmus), Q. Horatii Flacci Eclogae, una cum Scholiis Perpetuis, tam verteribus quàm novis, London: Guilielmi Bowyer, 1725, portrait frontispiece, some light toning, spotting & marks, contemporary embossed full calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusHawkesworth (John), The Adventures of Telemachus, the Son of Ulysses, translated from the French of Messire Francois Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon,..., London: printed for the author by W. and W. Strahan, 1768, etched vignette to the foot of pp.462, gutters cracked, some period inscriptions to the front & rear endpapers,some light marginal toning, contemporary full calf, hinges split, boards & spine rubbed & marked with some minor loss to head & foot, large 4to, and other 17th-19th-century Classical literature & reference, mostly leather bindings, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to70 volumes QTY: (3 shelves)
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Greenwood (Jeremy). Ravilious Engravings, with an Introduction by John Craig, 1st edition, Woodbridge: Wood Lea Press, 2008, portrait frontispiece, colour and black & white illustrations throughout, original cloth in card slipcase, folio, (one of 800 copies of the standard edition, from a total edition of 855 copies), together with:Russell (James), The Lost Watercolours of Edward Bawden, 1st edition, Norwich: Mainstone Press, 2016, colour illustrations throughout, original cloth in card slipcase, 4to, (one of 850 copies), plusEates (Margot, editor), Paul Nash: Paintings, Drawings and Illustrations, 1st edition, London: Lund Humphries, 1948, portrait frontispiece, black & white and tipped-in colour plates, a little spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, slightly rubbed and marked, 4to, plus Cassou (Jean), Paintings and Drawings of Matisse, Paris: Braun & Cie for Soho Gallery Ltd, London, 1939, black & white illustrations to text, colour plates at rear, original cloth in pictorial dust jacket, a little rubbed and soiled, 4to, plus other mostly modern art and illustration interestQTY: (42)
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Blake (William, illustrator). Aphorisms on Man. Translated from the original manuscript of the Rev. John Caspar Lavater, 2nd edition, London: T. Bensley, for J. Johnson, 1789, engraved frontispiece by William Blake, with neat ink inscription at head 'Know thyself', early ownership inscription to head of title of C. Philpot, 1830, and additional manuscript note to lower portion, small viii, 224pp., modern full calf gilt, small 8vo, together with The Orlando of Ariosto, reduced to XXIV Books; the narrative connected, and the stories disposed in a regular series: by John Hoole, translator of the original work in forty-six books, 2 volumes, London: printed for J. Dodsley, 1791, engraved plates including one by William Blake after Stothard facing page 461 of first volume, 19th-century bookplate of Ralph Creyke Marton to front pastedown of each volume, contemporary uniform full tree calf, gilt decorated spines with green morocco labels, a little rubbed (generally in good condition), 8vo, plus, The Life, and Postumous Writings of William Cowper, Esqr. with an introductory letter to the Right Hon. Earl Cowper, by William Hayley Esqr. 3 volumes, 1st edition, Chichester: Printed by J. Seagrave; for J. Johnson, 1803, engraved portrait of William Cowper and Mrs Cowper, the poet's mother, and engraving at end of volume one, one portrait to volume two, and two plates near front of volume three, all by William Blake, page 414/415 at end of first volume missing, part-title towards front of third volume with repaired tear (without loss), bookplate of John Rutherfurd Esq. of Edgerston to front pastedown of each volume, contemporary uniform sprinkled full calf, spines gilt with contrasting green and red labels, rubbed and some wear to joints and outer edges, 4toQTY: (6)
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Ovid. Shakespeare's Ovid. Being Arthur Golding's translation of the Metamorphoses, edited by W. H. D. Rouse, (The King's Library. De La More Press folios. no. 3.), London: De La More Press 1904, engraved title, some light damp stains to upper outer corners, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, later dark brown half morocco gilt, in slipcase, small folio (limited edition 127/300 on hand made paper), together:Nonesuch Press, John Milton. Poems in English with illustrations by William Blake, Paradise Lost [& Miscellaneous Poems, Paradise Regain'd & Somson Agonistes], 2 volumes, London, 1926, ink stamp to front free endpapers, edges untrimmed, original Japanese vellum-backed boards, 8vo (limited edition of 1450 copies printed),Draper (John W.), A Century of Broadside Elegies, being ninety English and ten Scotch broadsides illustrating the biography and manners of the seventeenth century, London: Ingpen and Grant, 1928, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cloth-backed boards, some discolouration, large 4to (limited edition112/275),Nonesuch Press, The Mistress with other select Poems of Abraham Cowley 1618-1667, edited by John Sparrow, London, 1926, engraved portrait to title, original cloth, marked, 8vo (limited edition 997/1050),Nonesuch Press, The Poems of Bishop Henry King, edited by John Sparrow, London, 1925, all edges gilt, original gilt panelled limp vellum with yapp fore-edges, 8vo,Grolier Club, Catalogue of Original and Early Editions of some of the Poetical and Prose Works of English Writers, 4 volumes, New York, 1963, original cloth, 8vo, and other similar reference, plus few private press and facsimile reprints etc.QTY: (33)
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Milton (John). Milton's Paradise Lost, a new edition, by Richard Bentley, London: Jacob Tonson, John Poulson, J. Darby [& others], 1732, engraved portrait frontispiece of Milton and portrait plate (offsetting from and to title & text leaf), text leaves toned, armorial bookplate of Henry B. Paulin to upper pastedown, 19th-century calf by C. Martin of No. 10 Consitollah, Calcutta, gilt decorated spine, some scuffing and damp stains to boards, 4to, together with:Jago (Richard), Edge-Hill, or, The Rural Prospect Delineated and Moralized. A poem. In Four Books, London: J. Dodsley, 1767, half-title, contemporary ownership signature of John Nourse to title page, 4 engraved headpieces and one tailpiece, occasional minor spotting and light dust-soiling to few leaves, armorial bookplate of Bernard Henry Newdigate to upper pastedown, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, maroon morocco title label to spine, joints slightly cracked, extremities rubbed, 4to,Churchill (Charles), Poems, 2 volumes, 1st collected edition, London: Printed for the Author [& John Churchill], 1763-65, half-titles, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco labels, gilt heraldic label of the Lowther family to upper board of each, upper board of volume 1 detached and other joints cracked, 4to (Rothschild 621), plus other related antiquarian poetry including Lloyd (Robert), Poems, London: printed for the Author by Dryden Leach, 1762, Gray (Thomas), The Poems of Mr. Gray, York: Printed by A. Ward, 1775 and Rowley (Thomas), Poems, supposed to have been written at Bristol, in the Fifteenth Century, London: T. Payne & Son, 1782QTY: (12)
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Caslon (H. W. & Co. Ltd., Typefounders). Specimens of Types & Borders and Illustrated Catalogue of Printer's Joinery and Materials, London: H. W. Caslon & Co. Ltd., [1911], colour frontispiece, monochrome plates and illustrations, repaired excision to pp.549/450 and upper half of pp.571/572 excised, excision to illustration on pp.665/666, modern light brown morocco-backed cloth, large 4to, together with:Crane (W. J. Eden), Bookbinding for Amateurs: Being descriptions of the various tools and appliances required and minute instructions for their effective use, London: L. Upcott Gill, [1885], half-title with early inscription, wood engraved illustrations, original green cloth blocked in gilt and black, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo,Morrison (Stanley & Day, Kenneth), A Study of Fine Typography through Five Centuries..., London: Ernest Benn Ltd., 1963, monochrome illustrations and one folding plate, original cloth, folio,Hills (Richard L.), Papermaking in Britain 1488-1988, A short history, London & Atlantic Highlands, N. J.: The Athlone Press, 1988, monochrome illustrations, original boards in dust jacket, 4to,Middleton (Bernard C.), Recollections, A Life in Bookbinding, London: Oak Knoll Press & British Library, 2000, monochrome portrait frontispiece and illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, plus other bookbinding, printing and conservation related QTY: (a carton)
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Forester (C.S). Josephine, Napoleon's Empress, 1st edition, London: Methuen & Co, 1925, 12 black & white plates (including portrait frontispiece), original green cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, together with:A Pawn Among Kings, 1st edition, London: Methuen & Co, 1924, contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper, original blue blindstamped cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, withThe Paid Piper, 1st edition, London: Methuen & Co, 1924, advertisements to rear, spotting, original orange cloth, lightly rubbed, 8vo, with 16 others by Forester (mostly 1st editions) including The Voyage of the Annie Marble (1st edition, 1919), The Wonderful Week (1st edition, 1927), Marionettes at Home (1st edition, 1936) and Love Lies Dreaming (1st edition, 1927)QTY: (19)
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Eliot (George). The Novels, 7 volumes, mixed editions, London: William Blackwood and Sons, circa 1850, black and white illustrations, late 19th-century blue half morocco gilt, some wear, 8vo, together with:[Britton, John]. The Beauties of Wiltshire, displayed in statistical, historical, and descriptive sketches: interspersed with anecdotes of the arts, 3 volumes, London: J.D. Dewick, 1801-25, steel-engraved frontispieces, vignette titles, engraved plates throughout (some folding), scattered spotting, contemporary half calf gilt over red marbled boards, green morocco title labels, spines worn, extremities rubbed, 8vo, withMurphy (Arthur). The Works of Samuel Johnson, 12 volumes, new edition, London: T. Longman, 1792, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, occasional spotting, contemporary tree calf gilt, red morocco title labels, rubbed with some wear to spine extremities, volumes 5, 6 & 7 lacking title labels, 8vo, with approximately 25 other volumes, majority 19th-century and leather-bound QTY: (approx 45)
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Milton (John). Paradise Lost. A Poem, in Twelve Books, 2 vols., 4th edition, with notes of various authors, by Thomas Newton, London: C. Hitch, L. Hawes, J. Hodges, J. & R. Tonson [& others], 1757, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume and 12 engraved plates, together with Milton (John), Paradise Regain'd. A Poem, in Four Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes: and Poems upon several occasions, 2nd edition, with notes of various authors, by Thomas Newton, London: J. & R. Tonson and S. Draper [& others], 1753, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume and 5 engraved plates, some scattered spotting, contemporary uniform calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, joints cracked and light wear to extremities, 8vo, together with:Hyde (Edward, 1st Earl of Clarendon), The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England begun in the year 1641, 5 volumes, Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1707, engraved portrait frontispiece to each, occasional scattered spotting, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, 8vo,Eyre (Vincent), The Military Operations at Cabul, which ended in the retreat and destruction of the British Army, January 1842. With a journal of imprisonment in Afghanistan, 5th edition, London: John Murray, 1843, folding lithograph plan, upper pastedown with bookplate of the Earl of Ellenborough of Southam de la Bere and ink stamp 'Earl of Ellenborough's heirlooms' and bearing signature 'Ellenborough', contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with contrasting morocco labels, joints rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and 20th-century leather-bound volumes, including The Times History of the War in South Africa 1899-1900, edited by L. S. Amery, 7 volumes in 6, London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, Ltd., 1900-1909, heraldic bookplate of Sherborne Library to upper pastedowns, top edge gilt, 20th-century maroon half morocco gilt, 8vo, plus two cloth bound volumesQTY: (50)
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Parker (Agnes Miller, illustrator). Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard, by Thomas Gray, London: Limited Editions Club at the Raven Press, 1938, wood-engravings by Agnes Miller Parker, original buckram silver, spine faded to brown, slipcase, large 8vo, limited signed edition 1393/1500, together with Tess of the d'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1956, double-page colour illustrations by Agnes Miller Parker, original pictorial boards, slipcase, 8vo, limited signed edition 268/1500, plus Hassall (Joan). Joan Hassall Engravings and Drawings, by David Chambers, Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1985, numerous wood-engravings, small signed chapbook in rear pocket, loose signed engraving 'The Cowslip Ball' top edge gilt, original morocco-backed boards, slipcase, 8vo, limited signed edition 37/110, with 16 others by female wood-engravers including Portrait of a Village, by Francis Brett Young, illustrated by Joan Hassall, 1937, Our Village, by Mary Russell Mitford, illustrated by Joan Hassall, 1947, The London Bookbinders 1780-1806, illustrated by Gwen Raverat, Dropmore Press, 1950, limited edition 38/250, and Mountains and Molehills, by Frances Cornford, illustrated by Gwen Raverat, 1934QTY: (19)
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Buchan (John). The Thirty-Nine Steps, 1st edition, London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1915, publisher's advertisement leaf to rear, bookplate of C Ward-Jackson to front pastedown, hinges cracked, preliminary leaves rehinged with tape, toned to margins, original blue cloth, backstrip faded, rubbed, small tape repair to head of spine, 8vo, together with:Constantine (L.N). Cricket and I, 1st edition, London: Philip Allan, 1933, portrait frontispiece, 7 black and white illustrations after photographs, 2 leaves of publisher's advertisements to rear, ex-library with labels to front pastedown and free endpaper, spotting, a few small closed tears, modern red quarter morocco gilt, gilt library shelf number to spine base, faint library blindstamp to lower cover, rubbed and marked, 8vo, withWells (H.G). The Autocracy of Mr. Parnham, 1st edition, London: William Heinemann, 1930, black and white illustrations, scattered spotting, original red cloth gilt, 8vo, with Irwin Edman's Philosopher's Holiday (1st edition, 1939) with Hugh Walpole's Brackenburn bookplate and Lord Bolingbroke's The Philosophical Works of the Late Right Honourable Henry St John (1754, 5 volumes)QTY: (9)
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Wilson (James & John). A Journal of the Life of Thomas Story: containing, an account of his Remarkable Convincement of, and Embracing th Principles of Truth, as held by the People called Quakers:..., Newcastle Upon Tyne: printed by Isaac Thompson and Company, 1747, front gutter split, some light toning throughout, contemporary full calf, front board partially detached, boards & spine rubbed with some loss, folio, together with:Blanch Pawlet, printed for, A Collection of Articles, Injunctions, Canons, Orders, Ordinances, & Constitutions Ecclesiastical, with Publick Records of the Church of England,..., 4th impression, London, 1684, 406 pages plus 'The Table of the Principle Matters' to the rear, some light toning & spotting, period inscription to the head of the title page, modern endpapers, modern embossed full calf, 4to, plusThomas Maxey, printed by, Reliquiae Wottonianae. Or a Collection of Lives, Letter, Poems: with Characters of sundry personages:..., 2nd edition, London, 1654, engraved portrait frontispiece plus 2 further portrait plates, 514 pages, margins trimmed, bookplate to the front pastedown, later endpapers, some minor toning throughout, modern calf spine retaining 19th-century full calf boards, some minor rubbing & loss to head & foot, small 8vo, and other 17th - early 20th-century literature, including some French language, many leather bindings, some gilt decorated, some original cloth, some odd volumes, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves)
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* Searle (Ronald, 1920-2011). Self Portrait, 199(5)?, pen on thin card, depicting a caricature style self portrait of just the artist's face, signed and dated 199(5)?, sheet size 11.6 x 12.5 cm, mounted, together with McKee (David, 1935-2022). Mr Benn, 2001, pen and ink on card, depicting a gentleman dressed in a suit and bowler hat, his left arm raised in a wave, 'for Dan David McKee 2001' signed to lower margin, small scuff to paper with no loss mainly to 'f and D' of inscription, sheet size 19.8 x 9.9 cm, mounted, plusGarden (Graeme, 1943 -). The Goodies, pen on thin card, depicting three men riding a triple tandem bicycle, one waving, titled to upper left, signed lower right, sheet size 21 x 29.6 cm, mounted, andBiro (Val, 1921-2014). Gumdrop, 2008, pencil on thick card, depicting a man driving an old fashioned car, a dog sitting in the back, titled, signed and dated '08', sheet size 21 x 28.9 cm, mountedQTY: (4)
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Freeman (R Austin). The Magic Casket, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1927, front dust jacket panel pasted to front pastedown, lightly spotted, original blue cloth, rubbed, 8vo, together with:The Great Portrait Mystery, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1918, toned, original blue cloth, rubbed, 8vo, withAs A Thief in the Night, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1928, lightly spotted, original blue cloth, spine faded & soiled, 8vo, with 2 small cartons of titles by FreemanQTY: (2 cartons )
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Frost (Robert). A Witness Tree, 1st edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1942, signed by the author 'Robert Frost 1942' to head of front free endpaper, portrait frontispiece, original green cloth gilt, dust jacket, head and base of spine chipped with small loss, toned, address in blue ink to head of front flap, 8vo, together with:Sandburg (Carl). Always The Young Strangers, 1st edition, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953, signed by the author to half-title, original green cloth lettered in silver, dust jacket, a few light spots to rear panel, extremities chipped with some small loss, 8vo, withWiesel (Elie). The Gates of the Forest, 1st US edition, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966, inscribed by the author 'For Matt Attelman, Elie W' to additional title, original paper-covered boards lettered in gilt, dust jacket, rear panel spotted with a few marginal tears, 8voQTY: (3)
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Scudery (Georges). Curia politiae: or, The Apologies of severall Princes: justifying to the World their most eminent actions, by the strength of reason, and the most exact rules of policie, Written in French by the acurate pen of Monsieur de Scudery, Governour of Nostre-Dame. And now faithfully render’d into English, London: Humphrey Moseley, 1654, engraved title with tear to lower blank margin, 11 engraved portrait plates, last leaf (order to print) present, outer corner of rear free endpaper tor away, contemporary calf, joints splitting, rubbed, small folio (27.5 x 17.8 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Wing S2140.
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* Company School. An Album of 85 Indian mica paintings, possibly by Simon Fonceca, Madras, circa 1852, 85 mica paintings tipped into an album, depicting soldiers, street vendors and performers, male and female costume, shrines, elephants and camels, processions of figures and animals, a British gentleman being carried in a palanquin, a larger view of an Indian naval vessel, carts, oxen, etc., many single-figure images measuring 10 x 6.5 cm, larger images 11 x 16 cm or similar, a few images with slight cracking and chipping, and occasional small paint loss (as usual), the majority tipped-in without adhesive to pierced album leaves, with two printed title wrappers (each trimmed to margins with slight loss) for 'Sketches In Indiia chiefly from nature by Simon Fonseca, portrait painter, &c. 123 Armenian Street Madras' (marked No.4 and No.6 at head of each, the latter dated in brown ink at foot 1852), loosely inserted at front of album, near-contemporary half morocco, lacking spine, with upper board detached, tape repairs, worn, 4to (30 x 25 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Attractive collection of Indian scenes, apparently by the Portuguese ex-patriate artist Simon Fonceca (1805-1870, who lived and worked in Madras. The two title sheets inserted in this album suggest he was producing images like these in the 1850's. Each title sheet is inscribed in ink to verso, in a contemporary hand '10 Processions, Trades &ct' and '8 Natives & Eastern Conveyances', and are initialled to corner J.R.H. (perhaps the original agent or owner).
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Sibly (Ebenezer). The Medical Mirror, or Treatise on the Impregnation of the Human Female, shewing the Origin of Diseases and the Principles of Life and Death, new edition with large additions, London: printed for the author, [circa 1798], engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title, 12 engraved plates (of 13, including 1 double-page), lacking pp. 133-136, a few closed tears to plates, occasional dust-soiling, original blue and red paper-covered boards, paper title label to spine (mostly lacking), worn (portion of backstrip missing), 8vo QTY: (1)
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Laurence (John). A New System of Agriculture. Being a Complete Body of Husbandry and Gardening, London: Tho. Woodward, 1726, engraved frontispiece, title with early signature M. Midleton, 2 engraved plates, 5 engraved illustrations, woodcut initials and tailpieces, armorial bookplate of Viscount Midleton with motto 'Acuspide corona', page edges with some yellow colouring partly spread onto margins of few leaves, contemporary calf, rebacked with gilt decoration and morocco title label, joints lightly cracked, folio (Henrey 945; Hunt 466), together with:Lisle (Edward), Observations in Husbandry, London: Printed by J. Hughs for C. Hitch, L. Hawes, J. Rivington [& others], 1757, engraved portrait frontispiece (lightly offset to title), 20th century half cloth, slightly faded, 4to,Garnett (Thomas), Popular Lectures on Zoonomia, or the Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease, London, 1804, engraved portrait frontispiece, occasional damp stains, lower blank margin of the penultimate leaf with two short closed tears, contemporary half sheep, light wear, 4to, plus Forsyth (William), A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees..., 7th edition, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees [& others], 1824, engraved portrait frontispiece, 13 engraved plates (12 folding), some offsetting and scattered spotting, contemporary marbled calf, rebacked with gilt decoration and morocco title label, light wear to board edges, 8voQTY: (4)
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* Blaeu (Willem). Effigies Tychonis Brahe O.F. Aedificii et Instrumentorum Astronomicorum Structoris. A. Domini 1587, Aetatis Suae 40. Amsterdam circa 1662, engraved portrait of Tycho Brahe with contemporary hand colouring, 415 x 270 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:Whitefield 'Mapping of the Heavens' page 91. One of seven engravings to depict the astrologer and scholar Tycho Brahe. It shows Brahe, set within a quadrant in a fantastic mural with his dog at his feet, in his observatory on the Danish island of Hven. The clerk assisting Brahe is the celebrated Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu who worked for Brahe during his apprenticeship. It shows Brahe pointing at the sun whilst various assistants operate clocks, astrolabes, armillary spheres and celestial globes. Published by Blaeu in the first volume of his "Atlas Major".
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Gregory (G.). The Works of Thomas Chatterton, 3 volumes, London: printed by Biggs and Cottle, 1803, 3 engraved frontispieces, bookplates to the front pastedowns, later front endpapers, gutters taped, volume 2 lacking 1st contents page, some marginal toning & spotting throughout, later gilt decorated calf spines retaining contemporary boards, slightly rubbed with some minor loss, 8vo, together with:Montagu (Mary Wortley), The Works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Including her correspondence, poems and essays, 5 volume, London: printed for Richard Phillips, 1803, portrait frontispiece to volume 1, folding facsimile letters, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some marginal toning & spotting throughout, uniform gilt decorated full green calf, some boards detached/partially detached, spines toned with some loss, boards slightly toned to the edges, slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusFairfax (Edward), Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered: or Godfrey of Bulloign. An Heroic Poem, 4th edition, London: printed by J. Purser, 1749, bookplate to the front pastedown, some light marginal toning, all edges gilt, later gilt decorated green full morocco, boards & spine slightly toned & rubbed, 8vo, and other mostly 19th-century poetry, including English Poets, 21 volumes, London: printed for J. Johnson et al, 1810, contemporary half calf, 8vo, many leather bindings, some original cloth, overall condition is generally good, 8voQTY: (3 shelves)
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Stoker (Bram). Miss Betty, 1st edition, London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1898, portrait frontispiece to half title verso, advertisements at rear, a few small stains, some spotting to endpapers, original cloth, spine faded, 8vo, together with Buchan (John). The Magic Walking Stick, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1932, illustrations by Morton Sale, partial offsetting to endpapers, original cloth (a little faded at foot of upper cover), dust jacket, a few small tears and marks, 8vo, inscribed by the author "To Christopher and David Oliver, Xmas 1932", plus Deighton (Len). Declarations of War, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1971, original cloth, dust jacket, spine faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo, inscribed by the author to title, with others including The Unquiet Grave. A Word Cycle by Palinurus (i.e.Cyril Connolly), 1944, limited edition 533/1000, The Hollow Lands, by Michael Moorcock, 1974, signed and inscribed, The Story of the Gadsbys & Under the Deodars, by Rudyard Kipling, numbers 2 & 4 of the Indian Railway Library series, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington London issues, in chipped wrappers, plus others including Lair of the White Worm, by Bram Stoker, 1911 (lacking plate at p.294), Algernon Blackwood, Charles F. Grindrod, M.P. Shiel et al QTY: (34)
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Marvell (Andrew). The Works of Andrew Marvell, Esq. Poetical, Controversial, and Political, containing many original Letters, poems, and Tracts, never before printed, with a new life of the Author, by Capt. Edward Thompson, 3 volumes, London: Printed for the Editor, by Henry Baldwin, 1776, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume (offset to title), occasional scattered spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, board edges worn, 4to, together with:[Prior, Matthew], Poems on Several Occasions, London: Jacob Tonson and John Barber, 1718, Large Paper copy, engraved frontispiece (offset to title), title-vignette and head-pieces after Cheron, engraved ornaments and initials, list of subscribers, armorial bookplate to front paste-down with motto 'Je Veux de Bonne Guerre' (possibly the Lawley-Thompson family, Baron Wenlock?), contemporary panelled calf, 19th-century reback with gilt decorated spine and morocco labels, joints split and some wear to extremities, folio (46.5 x 28.4 cm)QTY: (4)
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Halifax (George Savile, Marquis of). A Character of King Charles the Second: and political, moral and miscellaneous thoughts and reflections, London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper in the Strand, 1750, title with short closed tear to lower margin, light dust-soiling and scattered spotting, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine lacking title label, joints cracked, extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with:Booth (John), A Short Statement of Facts, relative to the Duel which took place at Aberdeen, on the 26th of June, 1805, between Ensign Livingston, of the Stirlingshire Regiment of Militia; and Lieut. A. Booth, of the First Regiment of Aberdeen Volunteers, Aberdeen: Printed by J. Burnett 1806, modern maroon morocco, slim 8vo,Willis (Browne), A Survey of the Cathedral Church. Of Bangor; and the edifices belonging to it..., London: Printed for Robert Gosling, 1721, two folding engraved plates and one folding plan, 19th-century half calf, extremities rubbed, 8vo, plus Scott (Walter), The Lady of the Lake, Edinburgh: John Ballantyne and Co, 1810, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title with imprint dated 1811, 6 engraved plates, some toning and scattered spotting, contemporary half morocco with vellum corners, gilt decorated spine, upper board detached, 4to, and few other 18th-19th century antiquarian volumes (some odd and incomplete volumes), together with Old Christmas, by Washington Irving, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908, colour and monochrome plates, front free endpaper signed by the illustrator Cecil Aldin, original cloth, 4to plus other miscellaneous mostly 20th-century books including Folio Society volumes, biographies, history, literature, art reference and general interest etc.QTY: (3 cartons)
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Rocamora y Torrano (Gines). Sphera del Universo (...Sphera de Juan de Sacrobosco), 1st edition, Madrid: Juan de Herrera, 1599, [32], 272, [3] pp., engraved portrait of the author (by Pedro Perret) 34 woodcut diagrams and illustrations, including some full-page, early neat corrections to text (and several marginal annotations) in brown ink, some marks and occasional minor soiling, title-page close-trimmed to lower margin, old bookseller's ticket of Luis Bardon, Madrid to rear pastedown, contemporary vellum, spine restrengthened with endpapers renewed, ties defective, small 4to (190 x 137 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Alden & Landis 599/74; Palau 271732; Sabin 72282.Ginés Rocamora y Torrano (1550-1612), lawyer and astronomer, taught at King Philip II's school of mathematics in Madrid. Based on his lectures, Sphera del Universo also contains a Spanish translation of Johannes de Sacrobosco's Sphaera, tables of longitude and latitude, and a list of Spanish kings up to 1598. Leaves 227--228 contain a description of South America (4 pages). The engraved portrait of the author was made by Pieter Perret (Antwerp, circa 1555 - Madrid, 1625), a Flemish engraver established in Madrid in the service of Philip II.
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Bakst (Leon). The Decorative Art of Leon Bakst, appreciation by Arsene Alexandre, notes on the balletts by Jean Cocteau, translated from the French by Harry Melvill, London: Fine Art Society, 1913, portrait frontispiece, 77 mounted plates, including 50 colour, a few minor marginal stains, stitching stained, hinge split before contents leaf, bookplate of R.H. Leefe, light spotting to endpapers, top edge gilt, original half vellum gilt, vellum lifting at spine, a few tears and losses to marbled paper, some soiling, folio 40 x 27 cmQTY: (1)
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Atkyns (Robert). The Ancient and Present State of Glostershire, 1st edition, London: Printed by W. Bowyer for Robert Gosling, 1712, engraved portrait frontispiece (damp staining to margins and closed tear to fore-margin), 64 double-page engraved plates by John Kip (repaired closed tear to Barrington plate, few other plates with repair to central fold), 8 engraved heraldic plates, double-page engraved map, some toning and occasional spotting, leaf 3Y3 with portion of text excised (approx. 1/3 column of text excised) and manuscript copy tipped-in, contemporary gilt panelled calf, rebacked and corners repaired, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Upcott pp. 246-250.
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Blake (William, illustrator). The Grave, A Poem. By Robert Blair. Illustrated by Twelve Etchings, executed from Original Designs. To which is added a life of the author, London: Printed by T. Bensley, for the proprietor, R. Ackermann, 1813, engraved portrait frontispiece of William Blake by Schiavonetti after Thomas Phillips (dated March 1813), additional engraved title by Schiavonetti after Blake (dated 1813), printed title, list of subscribers, and 11 engraved plates, by Schiavonetti after Blake, some light spotting to plates, mainly to outer margins, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, contemporary black half morocco over marbled boards, gilt decorated spine, joints a little rubbed, covers rubbed and with some discolouration, large 4to QTY: (1)NOTE:Bentley, Blake Books 435 for the 1808 edition.
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McRae (Colonel H. ST. GM). Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs, volume 1, 1856-1914, for private circulation only, Glasgow: Robert Maclehose, 1933, photographic portrait frontispiece of Captain Thomas Rattray, ten maps and plans, original black cloth gilt, some marks and wear to edges with a little fraying to joints and minor loss to head of spine, together with Anderson (R. H.). Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs now with changes to during the Great War and after. 1914-1921, for private circulation only, London: Sifton Praed & Co., 1925, 16 folding maps, original dark blue cloth gilt, rubbed and spine faded, plusMacMunn (Lieut.-Colonel Sir George). The History of the Sikh Pioneers (23rd, 32nd, 34th), 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., [1936], colour frontispiece, 2 folding maps, monochrome plates after photographs, map endpapers, original red cloth, gilt, lightly rubbed and a little fading to spine, large 8vo, and Birdwood (Colonel F.T.). The Sikh Regiment in the Second World War, privately published, [1947], 9 folding maps and plans in pocket at rear, light foxing to endpapers and fore edges, original red cloth gilt, very lightly rubbed, thick 8vo QTY: (4)
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Camden (William). Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland and the Islands adjacent..., Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries by Richard Gough, 3 volumes, printed by John Nichols for T. Payne & Son and G. G. J. & J. Robinson, 1789, portrait frontispiece, title to each volume, preface, 94 uncoloured engraved plates of antiquities (including 8 double-page) and 57 uncoloured engraved maps (including 52 double-page or folding, some off-setting and occasional toning to the maps throughout, marbled endpapers, near-contemporary calf, volume 1 with boards detached, volumes 2 & 3 rebacked but retaining original spines, worn and rubbed at extremities, folioQTY: (3)NOTE:Chubb CCLXXI.
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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, York: Printed by A. Ward for J. Dodsley [& others], 1776, engraved portrait frontispiece, 40 plates (1 folding), folding table at rear, occasional spotting and toning, near-contemporary reversed calf, rebacked retaining red morocco title label, board corners neatly repaired, large 4to QTY: (1)NOTE:Nissen BBI 615.
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Ovidius Naso (Publius). Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologiz'd and Represented in Figures. An Essay to the Translation of Virgil's Aeneis, by G.S. [George Sandys], Oxford: John Lichfield, 1632, additional engraved title by Salamon Savery after Francis Clein, full-page portrait of Ovid, and 15 full-page engraved plates by Savery after Clein (one plate placed at the beginning of each book of the Metamorphosis), plate to the first book with paper repair to verso (without loss), C2 and C3 transposed (pages 19/20 and 21/22), occasional marks, some stains to O3, generally in good condition, with margins, marbled edges and endpapers, later (late 18th or early 19th-century) half vellum over marbled boards, spine gilt-decorated with black morocco title label, rubbed and spine somewhat discoloured, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:STC18966; Sabin 76458.The 2nd edition of Sandy's translation, but the first to include the engravings, as well as the translation of Virgil at the end. George Sandys (1578-1644) published his translation of the first five books of Ovid's Metamorphoses in 1621, without illustrations, shortly after which he left for Virginia, having been appointed treasurer for the English colonists recently established in Virginia, by his brother Sir Edwin Sandys and the Earl of Southampton. Sandys sailed in July 1621, reaching Jamestown in October. The Virginia Company was dissolved in 1624, and Sandys returned to England the following year. Sandy's full translation of all 15 books, the first appeared in 1626. The present work is the author's heavily revised edition, with numerous added notes, the elegant full-page copper engraved plates, as well as his translation of the first book of Virgil's Aeneis.
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Donne (John). Letters to Severall Persons of Honour, 1st edition, London: Printed by J. Flesher, for Richard Marriot, 1651, engraved portrait frontispiece by Pieter Lombart, lacking first and final blanks (A1 and Ss4), some spotting to title and frontispiece, bookplate of Herbert S. Squance, all edges gilt, early 20th-century polished calf gilt by Heyday & Mansell, slightly rubbed, covers detached, title label chipped and lower half of backstrip detached but present, 4to (183 x 136 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Keynes 55; Pforzheimer 295; Wing D1864.Although a few of Donne's letters had been published previously, the present work containing 129 letters, gathered and edited by Donne's son, is the first appearance of his correspondence in a cohesive collection.
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* The Duke of Wellington. Lucas (John), Field Marshall Arthur Duke of Wellington, F. G. Moon, 1841, uncoloured mezzotint, 735 x 465 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Phillips (George H.). Untitled Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, circa 1840, uncoloured mezzotint, facsimile signature to the lower right below the image, proof before title, 685 x 430 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with Forster (F.). The Duke of Wellington, Messrs. Colnaghi, 1818, uncoloured engraving after F. Forster, 615 x 380 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, plus Burnet (John). The Dispatch. His Grace the Duke of Wellington During the Peninsular War, Hodson & Graves, 1839, uncoloured mezzotint, 685 x 465 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with another seven similar portraits, all large format but various sizes and condition, all framed and glazedQTY: (11)
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Bacon (Francis). The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, 1622, engraved portrait frontispiece (upper outer blank corner torn and lined to verso), title within decorative woodcut border and bearing early ownership 'Henrie Calverley his book' and upper margin with signature of John Yonge Akerman 1829, several leaves with marginal notes possibly in the hand of John Yonge Akerman, early front free endpaper with inscription 'Dear Sir, As you are curious in historical books, be pleased to accept of this history of Henry VIII, from your sincere friend Wm. Cobbett Jr.' (lined with verso), endpapers renewed, 19th-century calf with contemporary calf leather laid down to boards, small folio, together with:Herbert of Cherbury (Edward Herbert, Baron), The Life and Raigne of King Henry the Eighth, London: Printed by E. G[riffin II and others] for Thomas Whitaker, 1649, engraved portrait frontispiece cropped to image and lined to verso, title in red and black with early ownership of Peter Perkins 1751 (dust-soiled, marked and lined to verso), some browning throughout, final leaf lined to verso, 19th-century half calf, rubbed, small folio,Bacon (Francis), Resuscitatio, or, Bringing into Publick light severall pieces, of the Works, Civil, Historical, Philosophical, & Theological, hitherto Sleeping, London: Printed by Sarah Griffin, for William Lee, 1657, engraved portrait frontispiece with ownership names to verso 'ex libris Patricii Gordonii 68' and 'F. Morley 1712' (short closed tear to lower margin), title with signature 'ex libris P. Gordonii' and with excised signature to upper blank margin, with errata on leaf 2O2, light dust-soiling, occasional spotting, modern half calf, small folioQTY: (3)NOTE:1. STC 1159. In this edition page 3 line 12 has 'Souldiers'.2. Wing H1504.3. Gibson 226; Wing B319.
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La Quintinie (Jean de). The Compleat Gard’ner; or, Directions for Cultivating and right ordering of Fruit-Gardens and Kitchen-Gardens; with divers reflections on several parts of Husbandry. In six books. By the famous Monsr. De La Quintinye, chief director of all the gardens of the French-King. To which is added his Treatise of Orange-Trees, with the raising of Melons, omitted in the French editions. Made English by John Evelyn Esquire, London: Printed for Matthew Gillyflower and James Partridge, 1693, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, 11 engraved plates (including 2 folding), few engraved headpieces and illustrations, contemporary panelled calf, modern reback with green skiver title label, board corners repaired, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Wing L431.
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Forrest (Thomas). A Voyage from Calcutta to the Mergui Archipelago, lying on the east side of the bay of Bengal, 1st edition, London: J. Robson, 1792, 14 maps (many folding), engraved plate of music, lacking engraved portrait and 4 further maps, light spotting and dust-soiling, hinges cracked, front free endpaper loose, contemporary calf gilt, red morocco title label, worn, loss of leather to upper cover, upper cover detaching, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:A scarce work with important accounts of Penang and Celebes, along with a treatise on Indian monsoons.
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Camden (William). The History of the most Renowned and Victorious Princess Elizabeth, Late Queen of England, 3rd edition, revised, London: Printed by E. Flesher, for Charles Harper, and John Amery, 1675, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, front free endpaper with early signature Thomas Master, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Wing C362.
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A portrait of Ranjit Singh with the ten Sikh Gurus on a terrace, India, 20th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicted seated on a European style chair, under a canopy on a terrace, with the ten Gurus including Guru Nanek standing around him, a further white marble pavilion in the background and sunset above, 41.5 x 31cm. Footnotes: Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye. He fought his first battle alongside his father at age 10. After his father died, he fought several wars to expel the Afghans in his teenage years and was proclaimed as the "Maharaja of Punjab" at age 21. His empire grew in the Punjab region under his leadership through 1839.
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A Company School painting of a monkey, India, mid-19th century, after a Mughal painting of the same subject attributed to the Stipple Master (active circa 1692 -1715), opaque pigments on paper, backed with additional later paper, folio 26.2 x 22cm.The original painting dated to 1705-10AD is held by the Art Institute of Chicago (2011.248). The inscription on the reverse written in Devanagari states that the monkey is named Husaini and comes from Nawab Davad (or Daud) Khan. This name most likely refers to Daud Khan Panni, a powerful nobleman and a faujdar (a military commander and territorial administrator) who served the Mughal emperors from Aurangzeb (r. 16581707) through Farrukhsiyar (r. 171319), in various parts of India.Later artists such as the one who painted this version in the 19th century would no double have been aware of such a large and unusual portrait. Given the popularity of paintings of flora and fauna in the late 18th and early 19th century it is not surprising that the artist wished to pay tribute to the original. Gone are details such as the grass and rope from the monkey's neck, replaced with a simplicity characteristic of the period.Condition Report: Good overall with light staining and wear to lower border
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To be Sold without ReserveA portrait of a Maharaja, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, circa 1800, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted standing and with green halo, wearing a white robe and red sash, his shield and tulwar slung at his waist, on a pale green ground, 19.4 x 11.9cm. Condition Report: Some paint losses particularly to edges of painting
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A standing portrait of a Maharaja, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, circa 1840, opaque pigments on paper, depicted standing and facing left, holding a pink flower to one hand and a sword in the other, a shield slung at his waist, behind, an archway of white marble with blue sky with patterned blue balustrade below, a vibrant red patterned carpet at his feet, single line of text to reverse, in a cream silk mount, painting 31.2 x 22cm.Provenance: Private collection Germany formed in the late 1960s
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Zorawar Singh of Bikaner, Bikaner, India, circa 1730, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, shown standing wearing white robes with a yellow sash and smelling a red flower, vegetation beneath his feet and birds in sky above, within narrow silver border, 25.3 x 16.5cm.Provenance: Christie's 16 Apr 2010, Lot 569; Private Collection of J.P. Losty (1945-2021), formerly curator of Indian Visual Materials at the British LibraryIn the Christie's sale this portrait was identified as Sarawal Singh, however Jerry made a note on the folder suggesting it was Zorawar Singh and revising the date to 1730.J(Z)orawar Singh (1696 – 26 December 1705) was the third of Guru Gobind Singh's four sons. He and his younger brother, Fateh Singh are among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism.
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A double-sided album page from the Imperial Mughal Library during the reign of the Emperor Aurangzeb, Herat, 16th century, with Deccani and Mughal additions of the second half of the 17th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, recto with scene of a prince enthroned, with a inscription identifying the ruler as Genghis Khan, being entertained by musicians, perhaps excised from a manuscript of Jami's Nafahat al-Uns, laid down on an album page with an inner border of fine gilt floral interlace and small birds delicately painted in polychrome, and outer silver-sprinkled light blue border, the page with nasta'liq inscription within gold cloudbands in upper border, Devanagari inscription in gold to lower border, seal impression of Mughal Imperial Librarian at lower right corner; verso, a calligraphic panel signed Qasim 'Ali, with four ll. of diagonal black nasta'liq text outlined in gold, on a green ground, within a border of small panels with 2ll. of black nasta'liq within cloudbands on gold and polychrome, numbered ?? in Arabic at lower left corner, painting verso 21 x 30.5cm. and calligraphy recto 22.7 x 16cm.; album page 41.6 x 29.5cm. (VAT charged on hammer price)Provenance: The Imperial Mughal Library, apparently during the reign of the Emperor Aurangzeb (reg. 1658-1707); Private UK collection, early 1970s-80s.The seal impression in the lower right corner (recto) is that of a Mughal official, and reads: sohrab khan khaneh zad-e 'alamgir padshah, 'Sohrab Khan, born in the household of 'Alamgir Padshah'. The date is not clear, possibly (10)69AH/ 1658-59AD, but it is clearly from the reign of Aurangzeb/'Alamgir I (1658-1707), and the terminology indicates the early years of his reign.Two folios from the same album have appeared at auction, both bearing the seal impression of Sohrab Khan. Bonhams sold most recently a folio from a Private American collection, 25th October 2021 Lot 4 and another appeared at Sotheby's, The Khosrovani-Diba Collection, 19th October 2016, lot 15. This album page featured a calligraphy by Javaher Raqam to the recto. The name Sohrab Khan is found on other album pages including one in the Philadelphia Museum, and on a portrait of the Mughal nobleman Farrukh Fal, dated 1650-75, with Francesca Galloway (Indian Miniatures, London 2005, pp. 16-17, no. 6). This also has the same kind of Devanagari inscription indicating a Rajput collection, perhaps Amber. The calligrapher's name Javaher Raqam was the title given by Alamgir to Sayyid Ali Tabrizi who had lived in Isfahan and moved to India with his father during Shah Jahan's reign. He is said to have taught Prince Aurangzeb. He held posts in the Royal court, including the Royal Librarian and his seal impression is found in numerous manuscripts. All his recorded works are calligraphic pages dating between 1062AH (1651-2) and 1086AH (1675-1676AD). The absence of text makes it impossible to say if the paintings recto were excised from a manuscript of Jami's Nafahat al-Uns, or another text on Sufis, or were simply depictions of the life of Shaykh Majd al-Din, made in an album for a specific patron.Jami's Nafahat al-Uns told the lives of six hundred and eleven Sufi saints. Shaykh Majd al-Din Baghdadi was a pupil of Najm al-Din Kubra. Khwarazm Shah asked the Caliph of Baghdad to send him a physician and Majd al-Din was sent. The Khwarazm Shah threw him in dajlah (referring, it seems, to a river as large as the Tigris - a scene perhaps depicted at lower left). Examples of the complete text have appeared at auction a few times: the only illustrated instance was a single leaf, dated to Herat, circa 1500 (see Christie's South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Works of Art and Textiles, 11th April 2008, lot 102. For complete examples of the text, see: Christie's, Islamic, Indian and Armenian Art and Manuscripts, 12th October 1999, lot 80 (dated AH 910/AD 1504); Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 5th December 2002, lot 496 (Afghanistan or North India, 17th Century); Christie's, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 31st March 2009, lot 138A (a Turkish translation, dated 1520).The verses are unrecorded, the signature reads Qasim Ali, who could be identified with the calligrapher from Shiraz active at the beginning of the 16t century scribe of a manuscript now in the Smithsonian Museum, Washington, inv.no. S1986.194.1-2.Footnotes: Provenance: Property from an Important Private CollectionCondition Report: Condition report: In good condition, minor smudges and losses to the paint, a later Indian inscription on the lower border, minor holes and flaking, some stains and rubbing
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A portrait of a prince, Deccan, North India, spuriously dated lower right 1016AH/1607AD,18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the bearded figure depicted standing and holding a flower, a sash tied to his waist and sword in one hand, against a blue ground, 18.5 x 12.5cm. (VAT charged on hammer price)Provenance: Acquired from Waddington & Tooth, 1970s.
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