Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper

Mnemonics.- Petrus Ravennas. Phoenix seu De artificiosa memoria, with additional verses by Verses by Antoninus Aegidius Canisius, Johannes Antoniu...

Schedel (Hartmann) Liber Chronicarum, first edition, 326ff. (of 328, lacking the final 2 blank leaves), comprising 20 preliminary ff. (xylographic...

Oratores Graeci, parts 1 and 2 only (of 3), editio princeps, collation: []2 a-m8 n4; aaa-iii8 kkk10 (n4 blank), Greek type, woodcut device on titl...

Gellius (Aulus) Noctium Atticarum, splendid title printed in red with woodcut border, woodcut initials, printer's device at foot of penultimate le...

[Forti (Girolamo)] Inamoramento de' Rinaldo de Monte Albano et diverse ferocissime bataglie..., collation: A-Y8 Z4, complete with final blank leaf...

Greek printing.- Bible (Greek) Novum Iesu Christi D.N. Testamentum, 2 parts in 1, the Editio Regia, collation: *8 **8 a-q8 r6; A-M8 N6, woodcut pr...

Jovius (Paulus) Elogia virorum bellica virtute illustrium veris imaginibus supposita, first edition, collation: a-q6 r4 s4 t-z A-E6 F8, woodcut de...

Broadside.- Foreign prostitutes in Venice.- Provveditori alla Sanità. [Proclamation banning foreign prostitutes from the city of Venice], 420 x 28...

Plinius Secundus (Gaius) Naturalis historiae libri trigintaseptem, edited by Paolo Manuzio, collation: A6 B8 a-z A-R6 S4 A-L6 aaa-ccc6, woodcut de...

First novel to be set in Spanish America.- Loubayssin de Lamarca (Francisco) Historia tragicomica de Don Henrique de Castro, first edition, engra...

Sir Henry Blount's copy.- Bartoli (Daniello) La ricreatione del savio in discorso con la natura e con Dio libri due, first edition, Sir Henry Blou...

Music theory.- Fux (Johann Joseph) Gradus ad Parnassum, sive Manuductio ad Compositionem Musicae regularem, first edition, woodcut vignettes and c...

Tasso (Torquato) La Gerusalemme liberata, first edition, first issue (with names and arms of dedicatee to foot of each plate), title printed in re...

Béranger (Pierre-Jean de) Poniatowski. Haton-nous. Chansons Dediées au Général Lafayette, Premier Grenadier de la Garde Nationale Polonaise. Suivi...

China.- Dabry de Thiersant (Claude-Philibert) Guide des armées alliés en Chine ou dialogues sur les reconnaisances militaires en trois langues: Fr...

[Greek Orthodox Church].- [Menaion], manuscript in Greek, on paper, c. 400pp. only, in Greek letters, in light brown ink, a few pp. in black ink, ...

Yorkshire (West Riding), Kippax.- Court Roll of the Manor of Kippax in the Honour of Pontefract, detailing numerous cases relating to ownership of...

East Yorkshire Estate Map, Aldbrough.- Bowen (J., surveyor) A Description of the Mannor or Farme of Bewycke lying in ye parish of Alburgh or Albor...

Tilbury Fort.- Harbord (Sir Charles, Surveyor General, 1596-1679) Letter signed "C Harbord" possibly to the Lord Treasurer, Thomas Clifford, 1½pp....

Royal Navy.- Shovell (Sir Cloudesley, naval officer, drowned in the ship Association off the Scilly Isles, bap. 1650, d. 1707) Letter signed to Ca...

Spanish Nobility.- Philip V (King of Spain, 1683-1746).- Patent of nobility in favour of Juan Gomez de Molino, manuscript in Spanish, in an Italic...

American Revolution.- Loyalist's cow powder horn, engraved with the cypher "GR" for George III surmounted by a crown, an inscription: "Adam Starbu...

Boulton (Matthew, manufacturer and entrepreneur, 1728-1809) & Watt (James, engineer and scientist, 1736-1819) Autograph Letter signed "Boulton & W...

Scott (Sir Walter, poet and novelist, 1771-1832) Autograph Letter to Robert Smith in St Paul's Churchyard, 2pp. with conjugate blank and address p...

Spanish Heraldry.- Charles IV (King of Spain, 1748-1819) Grant of arms to Don Francisco Xavier Martinez de Morentin, of Tudela, signed by the Duqu...

Canova (Antonio, sculptor, 1757-1822) Autograph receipt signed to the Treasurer General of the Royal House of Naples for 250 lira for a cameo port...

India.- Journal of a Voyage to India..., manuscript, 194pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, original green vellum, lettered direct on upper co...

Chateaubriand (François-René, Vicomte de, French writer, politician, diplomat and historian, 1768-1848) Autograph Letter signed "Chateaubriand", i...

Persian manuscript.- Rumi (Jalal ad-Din) Masnavi [Sufi Poetry], copied by the scribe Ahmadallah, known as Hakim, Persian manuscript on paper, 650 ...

Heraldry.- Coach Painter. [Volume of drawings of coats of arms], manuscript text and pen and ink drawings of coats of arms, c. 125pp. (1 watercolo...

Dickens (Charles, novelist, 1812-70) Autograph envelope signed "Charles Dickens" addressed to Mrs Talfourd, in the early form of his signature, sl...

Livingstone (David, explorer and missionary, 1813-73) Order to pay on behalf of the London Missionary Society to John Maskell "Forty Pounds Sterli...

Illuminated prayer book.- Maria Carcer y Trigueros... Santa Misa y Oraciones, illuminated manuscript in Spanish (with the Lord's Prayer in English...

Royal Navy.- Fairlie (Henry James, midshipman, later Commander, RN., of Cookham, Ayrshire, 1841-1922) Log Book of service on HMSs Powerful, Retrib...

Mill (John Stuart).- Morley (John, Viscount Morley of Blackburn, politician and writer, 1838-1923) c. 40 Autograph Letters signed or initialled "J...

Zola (Émile, novelist, playwright, journalist, 1840-1902) Autograph Letter signed to Ernst Ziegler in Vienna, in French, 3pp. & envelope, 8vo, Par...

Greek & Mediterranean Waters.- Royal Navy.- Chichester (Cecil George, DSO, as sub-lieutenant, Royal Navy, 1875-1967) Service in the Royal Navy, co...

Verlaine (Paul, French poet, 1844-96) Autograph Postcard signed to Arthur Symons, in French, 1 side, 90 x 140mm., Paris, 137 Rue St Jacques, 12th ...

Golf.- Edward VIII (King of Great Britain, Ireland, as Prince of Wales, 1894-1972) Autograph Letter signed to Philip, 2pp., 8vo, St James's Palace...

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Lawrence (David Herbert, writer, 1885-1930) Autograph Letter initialled "DHL" to Else ...

Tolstoy (Count Lev Nikolayevich, Russian novelist, playwright and philosopher, 1828-1910) .- Bulgakov (Valentin, secretary and biographer to Tolst...

Eliot (T.S., poet, critic and publisher, 1888-1965) Typed Letter signed to Professor R.B. Onions of Bedford College, 1½pp., sm. 4to, on Faber & Fa...

Waugh (Evelyn, writer, 1903-66) 2 Autograph Postcards initialled "E.W." to Miss E Barber of the Society of Authors, 2 sides, 92 x 138mm., Piers Co...

Kennedy (John Fitzgerald, President of the United States, 1917-63) Album of photographs and ephemera, including: 3 signed indistinct photographs o...

British Prime Ministers.- The Palace of Westminster 1844, signed at foot by 8 former Prime Ministers, colour photolithographed print, c.330 x 485m...

Glanville (Bartholomaeus de) Batman uppon Bartholome, his Booke De Proprietatibus Rerum, largely printed in black letter, double column, title wit...

Piscator (Johannes) Analysis logica septem epistolarum Apostolicarum, quæ catholicæ appellari solent: videlicet Jacobi I. Petri II. Johannis III. ...

Slander.- Vaughan (Sir William) The spirit of detraction conivred and convicted in seven circles. A worke both divine and morall, fit to be pervse...

Logic.- Blundeville (Thomas) The arte of logicke. Plainly taught in the English tongue, according to the best approoued authours. Very necessary f...

Powell (Robert) The life of Alfred, or, Alvred: the first institutor of subordinate government in this kingdome, and refounder of the Vniversity o...

Wine.- Broadside.- Charles I. By the King. A proclamation for the prizing of wines, 2 sheets, now joined vertically, 587 x 223mm., large woodcut r...

Hobbes (Thomas) Leviathan, second edition, additional engraved allegorical title, printed title with woodcut device of bear and foliage, lacking f...

Early fore-edge painting.- Bible, English.- The Holy Bible , fine engraved architectural title by Robert Vaughan, ruled throughout in red, Xx8 sm...

Puritanism.- Watson (Thomas) The Holy Eucharist: or, The mystery of the Lords Supper, briefly explained, occasional ink marginalia, title within w...

Apprenticeships.- [Bolton (Edmund)] The Cities Great Concern, in this Case or Question of Honour and Arms, whether Apprenticeship Extinguisheth Ge...

Le Grand (Antoine) Man without passion: or, the wise stoick, according to the sentiments of Seneca. Written originally in French, by that great an...

Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Works, largely printed in black letter, double column, engraved portrait frontispiece, c1 (mis-signed d1) misbound after c4...

Miniature Bible.- Bible (English) The Holy Bible...Done into Verse, 2 parts in 1, woodcut illustrations including title of OT, corner of C7 defect...

Brown (Thomas).- Garcia (Carlos) France and Spain naturally Enemies. Or, Several Reasons to prove it Impossible they should long be Friends..., tr...

Shakespeare (William) The Works of Shakespear...collated and corrected...by Mr. Pope, 6 vol., title to vol.1 in red and black, list of subscribers...