Books and Works on Paper

Architecture.- Pocock (William Fuller) Modern Finishings for Rooms: A Series of Designs for Vestibules, Halls, Stair Cases, Dressing Rooms, Boudoi...

Asia.- Kemp (E[mily]. G[eorgina].) The Face of Manchuria Korea & Russian Turkestan, first edition, colour frontispiece and 23 plates, folding map ...

Bagpipes.- Askew (Gilbert) A Bibliography of the Bag-Pipe, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1931, bound with, The Medals of the Northumbrian Bag-pipes, 1938, ...

NO RESERVE Binding.- Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) Poetical Works of ..., contemporary cream silk binding with embroidered orange tree to upper cover, s...

Birds.- Bewick (Thomas) A History of British Birds, 2 vol., numerous wood-engraved title-vignettes, illustrations and tail-pieces, several leaves ...

[Bramston (James)] The Art of Politicks, in Imitation of Horace's Art of Poetry, engraved frontispiece, loss to corner, restored, for Lawton Gilli...

Brewing.- Richardson (John) The Philosophical Principles of the Science of Brewing, third edition, signed by author on p.459, folding engraved fro...

Bunyan (John) The Works of ..., 2 vol., third edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, laid down, 8 engraved plates, emblematic woodcut illustrati...

NO RESERVE Chomel (Noel) Dictionnaire Oeconomique, 2 vol. only (of 4) lacking 2 vol. Supplement, fourth edition, titles in red and black, 9 engrav...

[Ellison (Rev. Cuthbert)] "Q.Z.". A Most Pleasant Description of Benwel Village, in the County of Northumberland ... by Q. Z., first edition, 2 pa...

Erotica.- [Jouy (Victor-Joseph)] La Galerie des Femmes, number 279 of 300 copies, lacking portrait frontispiece, 7 engraved plates only (of 8), fo...

Food.- ["Secundus (Dick Humelbergius)"] Apician Morsels; or, Tales of the Table, Kitchen, and Larder, engraved frontispiece and one plate, light s...

Fore-edge painting.- Bunyan (John) The Pilgrim's Progress, with a fore-edge painting of a sailing ship initialled and dated 1840, engraved frontis...

Griffith (Acton Frederick) Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica or, a Descriptive Catalogue of a Rare and Rich Collection of Early English Poetry, first edit...

[Grimod De La Reyniere (Alexandre Balthazar Laurent)] Almanach des Gourmands, 8 vol., limited facsimile edition, frontispieces, original half-calf...

Hickes (George) Institutiones Grammaticæ Anglo-Saxonicæ et Moeso-Gothicæ, 3 parts in 1 vol., first edition, with initial imprimatur leaf, addition...

Indonesia.- Marsden (William) The History of Sumatra, containing an Account of the Government, Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Native Inhabitant...

Italy.- Rogers (Samuel) Italy, a Poem, large paper copy, 56 engraved plates by Turner, Prout, Stothard and Finden, occasional spotting, previous o...

Japan.- Anderson (William) The Pictorial Arts of Japan, 2 vol., artist's proof copy number 36 signed by Anderson, plates and illustrations, occasi...

Japan.- Boulay (Captain N. W. H. Du) An Epitome of the Chino-Japanese War 1894-95, colour folding map at end, previous owner's ink signature to ti...

Japan.- Bowes (James L.) Japanese Pottery, first edition, ALs by author loosely inserted, 16 plates, 1 folding map, illustrations, cracked hinges,...

Japan.- Chamberlain (Basil Hall) A Practical Introduction to the Study of Japanese Writing (Moji No Shirube), second edition, illustrations, origi...

Japan.- Dening (Walter) Japan in Days of Yore, 4 vol., comprising The Life of Miyamoto Musashi, 2 vol., 12 double-page woodblock plates, 1888; Hum...

Japan.- Gonse (Louis) L'Art Japonais, 2 vol., first edition limited to 1400 copies, plates and illustrations, occasional spotting, original pictor...

Japan.- Jippensha (Ikku) Hizakurige, first English edition, limited edition, block-printed colour frontispiece and 9 plates after Hiroshige, sligh...

Japan.- Morton-Cameron (W. H.) Present Day Impressions of Japan, first edition, decorative title, portrait frontispieces, photographic plates and ...

Japan.- Ogawa (Kazumasa) Chrysanthemums of Japan, 14 collotype plates, tissue-guards, original stiff paper wrappers, rubbed, chipping and loss to ...

Japan.- Ogawa (Kazumasa) Drama of Forty Seven Ronins, 17 collotype plates, 15 of which colour, occasional faint spotting, original pictorial wrapp...

La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en Vers, 2 vol. in 1, occasional faint spotting and staining, slight loss to upper margin (K2, vol. 1), ...

NO RESERVE Lake District.- Crosthwaite (Peter, publisher, tour guide, Keeper and founder of Keswick Museum) [Six maps of the Lake District], inclu...

London.- Stanford (William, editor) Bacon's Large Scale Atlas of London and Suburbs (Revised Edition), 61 double-page lithographed maps, original ...

London.- Stow (John) The Survey of London, woodcut coat of arms frontispiece and title trimmed and laid down, illustrations, previous owner's ink ...

London.- Wakefield (Priscilla) Perambulations in London, and its environs, first edition, folding hand-coloured engraved map, 4 engraved plates, o...

[Raspe (Rudolph Erich)] The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, frontispiece and illustrations by William Strang and J.B. Clark, previous o...

R[ay] (J[ohn]) A Collection of English Proverbs, Digested into a convenient method for the speedy finding any one upon occasion ..., title in red ...

Ronconi (Ignazio) Dizionario d'Agricoltura, o sia la Coltivazione Italiana, 4 vol. in 2, illustrations, scattered faint spotting, faint abrasion m...

Temple (Sir William) The Works, 4 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece, previous owner's ink signature to front free-endpapers, contemporary half-...

Thorsen (P. G., editor) Codex Runicus: Arnamagnæanske Haandskrifter 28, first edition, 100 plates, Kjøbenhavn, 1877, bound with, Om Runernes Brug ...

Venner (Tobias) Via Recta ad Vitam Longam: or, a Plaine Philosophicall demonstration of the Nature, faculties, and effects of all such things ... ...

Westbury copy.- Parmentier (Antoine) L'Art de Faire les Eaux-de-Vie, d'Après la Doctrine de Chaptal, second edition, 5 engraved plates, 2 folding,...

Africa.- Baker (Sir Samuel White) Ismailia, 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and 52 engraved plates, 2 maps, one folding, boo...

Africa.- Gordon (C. G., Major-General) The Journals...at Kartoum , portrait frontispiece and illustrations, newspaper cutting laid down to half-ti...

Africa.- Johnston (Sir Harry H.) Livingstone and the Exploration of Central Africa, plates and illustrations, 7 colour-printed maps, two folding,...

Africa.- Oswell (W.Edward) William Cotton Oswell: Hunter and Explorer, 2 vol., first edition, plates, maps and illustrations, bookplate to pastedo...

Africa.- Petherick (John) Egypt, The Soudan, and Central Africa, first edition with the rare subscription pamphlet appealing for funds for Petheri...

Africa.- Selous (Frederick Courteney) Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa, third edition, portrait frontispiece and illustrations, some damp...

Atlases.- Johnston (Alexander Keith) School Atlas of Astronomy, 2 vol. bound as 1, 21 double-page colour plates, 1869, bound with, School Atlas of...

Corsica.- Boswell (James) An Account of Corsica, half title, engraved title vignette, folding map, some very light offsetting, 20th century half c...

Crimea.- Simpson (William) The Seat of War in the East, second series only (of 2), first edition, tinted lithographed title and 60 plates only (o...

NO RESERVE Egypt.- World War II.- Generalstab des Heeres (publisher) Militärgeographische Angaben über Ägypten, folder with 6 maps and booklet wit...

NO RESERVE Italy.- Eustace (Rev. John Chetwode) A Tour Through Italy Exhibiting a View of its Scenery, its Antiquities, and its Monuments; Particu...

NO RESERVE Italy.- [Russel (James)] Letters from a Young Painter Abroad to his Friends in England, 2 vol., second edition, 13 engraved plates, 11 ...

Middle East.- Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., David Garnett's copy, second edition, half-titles, photogravure portrait, pl...

Middle East.- Wilson (Capt. Charles) Picturesque Palestine: Sinai and Egypt, 4 vol., frontispieces, additional engraved titles, engraved plates, i...

Paris.- Peepshow.- Promenade de Longchamp, Optique No. 4, 123 x 145 mm., folding concertina style etched front panel, 4 cut-out sections and back...

Spain.- Doblado (Don Leucadio) Letters from Spain, first edition, previous ownership signature to title, very occasional spotting, light marginal ...

*** Please note, the description to this lot has changed. ***NO RESERVE Voyages.- Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (J.-H.) A Voyage to the Island of Maur...

Voyages.- Anson (George) Voyage Autour du Monde, 4 vol., second edition, 30 engraved plates, maps and charts only (of 35), one with short tear, oc...

West Indies.- Schomburgk (Robert Hermann) The History of Barbados, first edition, additional lithographed vignette title, frontispiece, and 6 tint...

World.- Froissart (Sir John) Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining Countries, 2 vol., additional hand-coloured title, illustrati...