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Click here to subscribeHakluyt, Richard Collection of the early voyages, travels and discoveries of the English nation. London: R.H. Evans, 1809-1812. New edition, 4to, 5 volumes, one of 250 copies on royal paper, 19th century calf gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamps on upper boards, marble endpapers, volumes I-II rebacked, hinges splitting on volume III & V, boards loose on volume IV, some foxing (5)
Hawkesworth, John - Cook, Captain James An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere. London: printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773. Second edition, 4to, [xii], xxxvi, [iv], [viii], 456; xiv, 410; [i-vi], 7-395, 3 volumes, 52 engraved plates, charts and maps, folding maps & plates backed on linen, some foxing, some offsetting to maps; Cook, Captain James A voyage towards the South Pole and round the World. London: printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1784. Fourth edition, 4to [xl, 378; [viii], 396, 2 volumes, engraved portrait frontispiece after W. Hodges, 63 plates, charts and maps, some folding, folding printed table at p.364, foxing to plates, two plates shaved; Cook, Captain James & King, Captain James A voyage to the Pacific Ocean... for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. London: printed for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785. Second edition, 4to [x], xcvi, 421; [xiv], 548; [xiv], 556, 4 volumes including the Atlas folio, 87 engraved plates, charts and maps, some folding, folding letterpress table in volume 3, bound without the supplementary Death of Cook plate, offsetting and foxing to plates, maps and text; text volumes uniformly bound in 19th century tree calf gilt, brown and black labels, Northern Lighthouse gilt stamp to backstrips, majority of maps and charts bound in folio plate volume, 19th century half calf gilt, Northern Lighthouse gilt stamp to backstrips, all volumes rubbed, hinges splitting (9) Note: An attractive set of Cook`s Pacific voyges, one of the great classics of maritime exploration. The original purpose of Cook`s first voyage was to observe the transit of Venus. This was accomplished at Tahiti but six months were then spent on the coast of New Zealand, which was circumnavigated and charted for the first time, as was the east coast of Australia. It was of course Cook who named New South Wales and naturalists on the expedition who named Botany Bay. The second voyage disproved the myth of the existence of a further southern continent and made the first crossing of the Antarctic Circle. Numerous further explorations were undertaken and discoveries made, including the New Hebrides, New Caledonia and South Georgia. Knowledge of the South Pacific was given a firm basis for the first time and the maps made then remain valid today. The final voyage was principally directed towards the search for a Northwest Passage from the Pacific, culminating in Cook`s tragic murder in the Hawaiian Islands. The second edition of the first voyage differs from the first in that it contains a Preface to the second edition, in which Hawkesworth replies to the charges made against him by Alexander Dalrymple, and in that each volume is separately paginated. M.K. Beddie. BCJC 650; 1229; 1552; Hill, pp. 61-63; Sabin 30934; 16245; 16250
Hibbert, Samuel A description of the Shetland Islands comprising an account of their geology, scenery, antiquities and superstitions. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1822. 4to, [xviii, [2], 616], 7 plates & folding map as per listing, other vignette illustrations, Northern Lighthouse stamp to reverse of title, contemporary calf gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp to backstrip, backstrip scuffed at head and tail, foxing
Holland, Henry Travels in the Ionian Isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, &c., during the years 1812 and 1813. London: Longman, Hurst &c., 1815. First edition, 4to, [xii], 551, engraved map & 12 engraved plates after Holland, contemporary diced calf, spine gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp to head of spine, map offset onto title Note: Holland travelled in Greece and the Levant in 1812 and 1813, spending two months in Albania as physician to Ali Pasha. Blackmer 825; Atabey 589
Jacob, William Travels in the South of Spain in letters written A.D. 1809 and 1810. London: J. Johnson & Co., 1811. First edition, 4to, [iii-xiii, [2], 407, 36, [7]], folding map, 12 uncoloured aquatint plates, one folding, later 19th century calf gilt, Northern Light Board gilt stamp to backstrip, some offsetting from plates [especially to title], lacking half title Note: Abbey Travel 145
Johnston, Alexander Keith The physical atlas, a series of maps & notes illustrating the geographical distribution of natural phenomena. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1848. Folio, 30 double page maps, contemporary half calf gilt, Northern Light Board gilt stamp to backstrip, worn at edges, interior clean
Kerr, Robert A general history and collection of voyages and travels. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1811-1816. 8vo, volumes 1-17 (of 18), 14 maps , folding table, contemporary half calf gilt, red labels, "Lighthouse Yacht" stamp on backstrips, some foxing and browning [especially to maps in volumes V & VIII] (17)
Laing, Samuel Journal of a residence in Norway during the years 1834, 1835 & 1836. London: Longman, Orme, [&c.], 1837. Second edition; [Idem] A tour in Sweden in 1838. London, 1839; Notes of a traveller on the social and political state of France, Prussia, Switzerland, Italy and other parts of Europe. London, 1842; all 8vo, 19th century calf gilt, Northern Lighthouse gilt stamp to backstrips, some rubbing to backstrips (3)
Laird, Macgregor & Oldfield, R.A.K. Narrative of an expedition into the interior of Africa by the River Niger... London: Richard Bentley, 1837. 8vo, 2 volumes, [xv, 451; vii , 447], 7 maps and plates as per list, 19th century calf gilt by Robert Seton, red and black labels, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp to backstrips, interiors clean (2)
Landt, Rev. G. A description of the Feroe Islands. London: Longman, Hurst, [&c.], 1810. 8vo, xiv 426, folding map, 2 plates, contemporary calf gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp on backstrip, Northern Lighthouse Board ink stamp to reverse of title, heavy foxing to map and plates, backstrip rubbed, corners bumped
Le Brun, Cornelius Voyage au Levant, c`est à dire, dans les principaux endroits de l`Asie mineure, dans les isles de Chio, Rhodes, Chypre, &c., de même que dans les plus considérables villes d`Egypte, Syrie & Terre Sainte. Paris: J.B.C. Bauche. Rouen: C. Ferrand, 1725. First collected edition, 5 volumes, 4to, [xviii, 648, xii; [ii], 565, [ii], [xii]; [vi], 520, [xii]; [ii], 522, [xii]; [ii], 498, [xiv]], titles printed in red and black, engraved portrait, 5 maps [4 folding] and 85 engraved plates [12 double page], contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spines, occasional light spotting or paper discolouration, upper margin with occasional small wormholes Note: First collected edition, comprising the Dutch traveller and painter`s account of his travels in the Levant, Muscovy, Persia, Cyprus and the East Indies. Atabey 161; cf. Blackmer 225 (1714 edition).
Lindley, Captain Augustus F. The log of the Fortuna. London: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, [no date]. 8vo, illustrated, original decorative red cloth gilt, Northern Lighthouse initials in ink on front endpaper, rubbed; Flammarion, Camille The atmosphere. London: Sampson, Low, et al., 1873. 8vo, edited by James Glaisher, 10 chromolithographed plates, original decorative blue cloth gilt; Michelet, Jules The insect. London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1875. 8vo, frontispiece, illustrated by Giacomelli, original decorative blue cloth gilt, slight rubbed, Northern Lighthouse inscription on front endpaper (3)
Mendez Pinto, Ferdinand The voyages and adventures of... London: Richard Bentley, [&c.], 1692. Third edition, 4to, [[14], 326], translated by H.C. Gent, 19th century calf gilt by Robert Seton, Northern Light Board gilt stamp to backstrip, 19th century endpapers, some ink marginalia Note: Wing M-1707
Nautical Magazine The nautical magazine and naval chronicle. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1837-1886. 8vo, 50 volumes, circa 173 maps and plates, 19th century half calf gilt, red and black labels, Northern Lighthouse gilt stamp to backstrips. Sold not subject to return. (50)
Norden, Frederick Lewis Travels in Egypt and Nubia. London: Lockyer Davis and Charles Reymers, 1757. First English edition, folio [57 x 46cm], 2 volumes in one, half titles, allegorical frontispiece, portrait frontispiece, 159 maps & plates on 161 sheets, engraved head and tail pieces, early 19th century calf gilt, Northern Light Board gilt stamp to backstrip, upper board loose, some offsetting from plates, very occasional spotting
Norman, Benjamin Moore Rambles in Yucatan, or notes of travel through the peninsula. New York: J. & H.G. Langley, 1843. Second edition, 8vo, [304], additional lithographed title, map and 24 engraved or lithographed plates, wood-engraved vignettes in the text, contemporary calf, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spines
Olin, Stephen Travels in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1843. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, [ii], xiv, xii, 13-458; xii, 13-478], 3 maps, 2 folding and laid down on linen, 12 engraved plates after F. Catherwood, contemporary calf, spines gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spines
Pennant, Thomas A collection of works to include The literary life of the late Thomas Pennant. London, 1793. 4to, portrait frontispiece, engraved plate, [bound with] The history of the parishes of Whiteford and Holywell. London, 1796. 4to, 2 vignette titles, 22 plates; A tour in Scotland MDCCLXIX. Warrington, 1774. Third edition, 4to, vignette title, folding map [linen backed], 19 [of 22] plates; A tour in Scotland and voyage to the Hebrides MDCCLXXII. Chester, 1774. 4to, vignette title, folding map [linen backed], 45 plates; A tour in Scotland MDCCLXXII Part II. London, 1776. 4to, vignette title, 47 plates; A tour in Wales MDCCLXX[III]. London, 1778. 4to, vignette title, 26 plates; The journey to Snowdon. London, 1781. 4to, vignette title, 11 plates; The journey from Chester to London. London, 1782. 4to, vignette title, 22 plates; Some account of London. London, 1793. Third edition, 4to, vignette title, folding map [torn, linen backed], 14 plates [foxed]; History of quadrupeds. London, 1781. 4to, 2 volumes, vignette titles, 52 plates; Indian zoology. London, 1790. 4to, vignette title, 16 plates; Arctic zoology. London, 1784-85. 4to, 2 volumes, frontispiece, vignette titles, 23 plates; all bound in full calf gilt, volumes 9-13 slightly larger with red labels, some chipping to head of backstrips, hinges cracking to volumes 8 & 13 (13)
Pennant, Thomas Outlines of the globe. London: Henry Hughs [John White], 1798-1800. 4 volumes, 4to, [ii], [xvi], 263, [ix]; [xii], 374, xiii; xvi, 284, xiii; [viii], 317, [xxii], 21 engraved plates, 2 engraved head-pieces, 3 folding maps laid down on linen, half-titles to all 4 volumes, some plates offset onto text, early nineteenth century calf gilt, spines gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spines, occasional spotting, blank leaf inserted at p.72 volume 4 Note: A fine set. The contents cover India & Ceylon; South East Asia, China & Japan; Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Ferguson 278
Péron, François & Freycinet, Louis Voyage de découvertes aux terres Australes exécuté par ordre de sa Majesté l`Empereur et Roi, sur les corvettes le Géographe, le Naturaliste et la Goëllette Le Casuarina pendant les années 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 & 1804. Paris: l`Imprimerie Impériale, 1807-1816. 2 volumes, 4to, [viii (including errata & blank leaf), xv, 496; xxxii, 471], half-titles, engraved portrait, 2 folding tables, some spotting; [with:] Partie historique rédigée par M.F. Péron. Atlas par M.M. Lesuer et Petit. [Paris, undated]. 4to [345 x 252mm.], engraved title and 40 engraved plates [comprising plates 2-41, plate 1 of part 1 being also no. 1 of part 2], 23 coloured, 2 folding, occasional very slight spotting; Atlas. Deuxième partie. Paris, 1811. 4to, engraved title and 14 engraved maps, 2 folding, (small tear at one fold), slight spotting to a few maps; With Freycinet, Louis Voyages de découvertes aux terres australes... Navigation et géographie. Paris: l`Imprimerie royale, 1815. 4to, [xvi, 576, [ii]; [with:] Atlas [Partie navigation et historique]. Folio, (565 x 447mm.), engraved title, 32 engraved charts, 25 double-page; Historique. Atlas, deuxieme partie. Paris, 1811. Folio (580 x 410mm.) Engraved title, 14 engraved charts, 2 double-page, mounted on guards, all contemporary quarter red morocco with marbled boards, Northern Light Board gilt stamp at head of spines, Northern Light Board stamp on verso of titles, bindings slightly rubbed and scraped, atlases worn at head and foot of spine, lower joint to 1st atlas partly split, clean horizontal tear to spine, light spotting to a few charts, intermittent foxing to text volumes (7) Note: First editions. A very attractive set of the complete account of Nicolas Baudin`s expedition to Australia with the first detailed and complete map of the Australian continent. Sent by the French government in 1800, with orders to complete the survey of the coasts of Australia, Baudin employed Péron as a naturalist and Freycinet as cartographer. The expedition reached Van Dieman`s Land in 1802 which they surveyed before sailing for Sydney where they spent six months. The expedition then surveyed the entire southern coast of Australia before returning to Mauritius where Baudin died in late 1803. As Péron died before publication was complete the work was finished by Freycinet. Ferguson 449; 536 and 603; Hill, pp.229-230.
Raffles, Thomas Stamford The history of Java. London: Black, Parbury & Allen, 1817. First edition, 2 volumes, 4to, [iii-xlviii, 479; iii-viii, 292, cclx], 1 folding map hand-coloured in outline and laid down on linen, 1 leaf of music [engraved verso and recto] and 63 plates (including 10 hand-coloured aquatints), 2 folding tables, engraved vignettes, nineteenth century calf gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spines, lacks half-titles, 2 folding tables and one plate laid down on linen Note: Abbey, Travel 554
Ross, Sir John A voyage of discovery made under the orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty`s ships Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of exploring Baffin`s Bay and inquiring into the probability of a North-West passage. London: John Murray, 1819. First edition, 4to, [[iii], errata slip, xxxix, [1], 252, [1], cxxxvi], 3 maps [2 folding], 25 plates [14 coloured aquatints], 3 charts [3 folding], 19th century calf gilt, Northern Light board gilt stamp to backstrip, Northern Light board stamp to reverse of title, some offsetting; [Idem] Narrative of a second voyage in search of a North-West passage and of a residence in the Artic regions during the years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833. London: A.W. Webster, 1835. 4to, 6 maps & 25 plates [3 coloured], 19th century calf gilt uniform with previous, Northern Light Board stamp to reverse of title (2) Note: Sir John Ross [1777-1856] went in search of the Northwest Passage in 1818 but turned back after exploring Baffin Bay. Financed by Sir Felix Booth, he commanded a second search expedition (1829-33), in the course of which he discovered Boothia Peninsula, the Gulf of Boothia, and King William Island and explored Smith, Jones, and Lancaster sounds. His last trip to the Arctic was made in 1850-51, when he went to the Lancaster Sound region to search for Sir John Franklin. Abbey, Travel 634 & 636.
Sabine, Edward, editor Narrative of an expedition to the Polar sea, in the years 1820, 1821, 1822 & 1823. London: James Madden, 1840. First English edition, 8vo, [cxxxvii, 413], contemporary calf, spine gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spine, lacks frontispiece & folding map
Scoresby, William An account of the Arctic regions, with a history and description of the Arctic whale-fishery. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1820. 8vo, First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, [xx, 552, 82; viii, 574], half titles, 20 engraved plates, 4 maps & 4 folding tables, some folding, half-titles, Northern Lighthouse stamp on reverse of title, titles and frontispieces foxed, folding plate torn without loss; [Idem] Journal of a voyage to the Northern whale-fishery; including researches and discoveries on the Eastern coast of West Greenland. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1823. First edition, 8vo [iii-xliv], 472, 2 folding maps, 6 engraved plates, folding map split at one fold, lacks half-title, Northern Lighthouse Board stamp to reverse of title, contemporary calf gilt uniform with previous, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp to backstrips, foxing and offsetting (3) Note: Scoresby accompanied his father on numerous voyages to the Arctic whale fishery, on which he began to study the meteorology and natural history of the polar regions. In 1813 he established for the first time that the polar ocean has a warmer temperature at considerable depths than it has on the surface. He attended Edinburgh University, corresponded with Sir Joseph Banks and Robert Jameson, was elected a member of the Wernerian Society of Edinburgh and in 1819 a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 1816 he made his first search for the North-West Passage. His 1820 work, An Account of the Arctic Regions and Northern Whale Fishery gave the results of his observations on the Arctic , as well as those of previous navigators. In his voyage of 1822 to Greenland Scoresby charted 400 miles of the east coast, thus contributing to the first real and important geographic knowledge of East Greenland. As an active member and official of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, he contributed to the knowledge of terrestial magnetism and optics. Sabin 78167 & 78171; Hill 1543
Sganzin, M.J. Programme ou résumé des leçons d`un cours de constructions. Paris, 1839. 4to, 3 volumes, half titles, contemporary half calf gilt, Northern Light Board gilt stamp to backstrips; Lloyds Book of house flags & funnels... London, c.1904. 8vo, colour plates, contemporary decorative calf gilt, silk endpapers, a.e.g., some rubbing to edges, Northern Lighthouse ink stamp to front endpaper; Shipbuilding A shipbuilding history 1750-1932. London, [no date]. 8vo, plates, original cloth gilt, faded; and 2 others (7)
Spencer, Edmund Travels in Circassia, Krim Tartary, &c. including a steam voyage down the Danube. London: Henry Colburn, 1837. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, [iii-xxxvii, 355; iii-xiv, 425], 4 lithographed plates, (2 hand-coloured), 2 folding maps and charts laid down on linen, illustrations in the text, contemporary calf, spines gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board stamp at head of spines, lacks half-titles Note: Atabey 1164; Blackmer 1580
Stephens, John L. Incidents of travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan... new edition. London: John Murray, 1842. 2 volumes, 8vo, [x, [4], 424; vii, [2], 7-474], folding map laid down on linen, 68 engraved, wood-engraved or lithographed plates after F. Catherwood, some offset onto text, volume 2 head of spine slightly rubbed; Idem Incidents of travel in Yucatan. London: John Murray, 1843. 2 volumes, 8vo, [xii, 459; xvi, 9-478], 2 folding frontispieces and folding map laid down on linen, 52 engraved plates and plans, some offset onto text, illustrations in the text, uniform contemporary calf, spines gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board stamp at head of spines (4) Note: Stephens and his travelling companion, architect and draftsman Frederick Catherwood, first came across Maya ruins at Copán, having landed in British Honduras (present-day Belize). They went on to Palenque, Uxmal, and according to Stephens, visited a total of 44 sites. Stephens` descriptions of ancient Maya sites, along with the illustrations by Catherwood, were greatly superior to the small amount of information on ancient Mesoamerica previously published. Sabin 91297 & 91299.
Swinburne, Henry Travels in the two Sicilies. London: T. Cadell & P. Elmsly, 1790. Second edition, 8vo, 4 volumes, 3 folding maps, a folding table, 21 folding plates; [Idem] Travels through Spain. London: for P. Elmsley, 1787. Second edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, 10 plates, 2 maps, all plates and maps linen backed, one plate trimmed [section still present], some browning, all 6 volumes bound in uniform 19th century calf gilt, Northern Lighthouse gilt stamp on backstrips, head of spines chipped (6)
Symons, G.J. British rainfall, 1864. On the distribution of rain over the British Isles, during the year 1864 [1865]. London: Edward Stanford, 1865 [1866]. 8vo, plates; Symons, G.J. An outline sketch of rainfall investigations from A.D. 1677 to A.D. 1865. London: Taylor & Francis, 1866. 8vo, 3 items in one volume, contemporary half calf; Bremontier, Nicolas T. Recherches sur le mouvement des ondes. Paris: Firmin Didot, 1809. 8vo, [viii, 122], 6 folding engraved plates, nineteenth century half calf (2)
Townson, Robert Travels in Hungary, with a short account of Vienna in the year 1793. First edition, 4to, [iii-xviii, [ii], 506], folding map hand-coloured in outline, folding table & 16 engraved plates, nineteenth century calf gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spine, small piece torn from p.455 with loss of a few letters, 2 plates, map & table laid down on linen, dampstain to one plate, lacks half-title
Vancouver, Captain George A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and round the world, in which the coast of north-west America has been carefully examined and accurately described. London: G.G. & J. Robinson, and J. Edwards, 1798. First edition, 4 volumes including atlas, 3 volumes, 4to, [viii], xxix, [vi], 432; [vi], 504; [viii], 606, [ii], text with 18 engraved plates; folio atlas [540 x 426mm.] with 16 engraved maps, charts and coastal profiles, folding maps and charts mounted on guards, half-title in volumes 1 & 3, text contemporary russia gilt, Northern Light Board gilt stamp to head of spines, spotting to, and offsetting from, plates in text volumes, spines worn, joints splitting, atlas contemporary half russia with marbled sides, Northern Light Board gilt stamp to upper cover, slight spotting of coastal profiles, minimal offsetting to a few folding charts, head and tail of spine worn Note: ``Vancouver, who had served on Captain Cook`s second and third voyages, was made commander of a grand-scale expedition to reclaim Britain`s rights, resulting from the Nootka Convention, at Nootka Sound, to examine thoroughly the coast south of 60° in order to find a possible passage to the Atlantic, and to learn what establishments had been founded by other powers. This voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge. Vancouver sailed by way of the Cape of Good Hope to Australia, where he discovered King George`s sound and Cape Hood, then to New Zealand, Hawaii, and the northwest coast of America. In three seasons` work Vancouver surveyed the coast of California, visited San Francisco and San Diego and other Spanish settlements in Alta California... investigated the Strait of Juan de Fuca, discovered the Strait of Georgia, circumnavigated Vancouver Island, and disproved the existence of any passage between the Pacific and Hudson Bay`` The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages, pp.303-4. Sabin 98443; Provenance: Chas. Ellis, 25 Soho Square, contemporary inscription on title-pages; Raymond Barker, armorial bookplates
Walpole, Robert Travels in various countries of the East, being a continuation of Memoirs relating to European and Asiatic Turkey. London: Longman, Hurst &c., 1820. First edition, 4to, [xxi, [ii], 603, 8], 2 engraved maps and 11 plates, one double-page, one folding, contemporary calf, spine gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamp at head of spine, a few scrapes to upper board Note: Among the interesting contributions are: Leake on Asia Minor, W.G. Browne on a journey through Asia Minor to Constantinople, essays by Cockerell, Hunt and Wilkins, and a continuation of excerpts from Sibthorp`s journals. Blackmer 1763; Atabey 1311
Wilkinson, Sir Gardner Modern Egypt and Thebes, being a description of Egypt. London: John Murray, 1843. 2 volumes, 8vo, [xx, 476; iv, 591], folding engraved map laid down on linen, wood-engravings in the text, offsetting to map; [Idem] Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians. London: John Murray, 1842. Second edition, 3 volumes, 8vo, [xxxvi, [ii], errata slip, 406; xxxiv, [ii], errata slip, 446; xxiv, errata slip, 404], 17 plates, [3 folding & laid down on linen, 7 coloured]; [Idem] A second series of the manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians. London: John Murray, 1841. 3 volumes including plate volume, 8vo, [xxix, 444; xxxv, 483; iii-xi, 37], plate volume with 76 lithographed plates [as called for], several coloured, folding plates laid down on linen, uniform contemporary calf, spines gilt, Northern Lighthouse Board stamp at head of spines, slight spotting to a few plates (8)
Zorgdrager, Cornelius Gijsbertsz Bloeijende opkomst der aloude en hedendaagische Groenlandsche Visschery.... The Hague: P. van Thol & R.C. Alberts, 1727. Second edition, 4to, half title, verse, engraved title, title in red and black, [*-***4, A-Ggg4], 6 maps, 10 [of 11] plates, 18th century calf gilt, rebacked, rubbed and scuffed, interior very clean, Northern Lighthouse stamp on board
A Victorian Parian porcelain bust of the Apollo Belvedere, after the Antique, circa 1860, on a socle base, 28.5cm high; an associated Italian alabaster plinth, circa 1900, of oval section, 17cm high; and a pair of Danish biscuit porcelain roundel reliefs in the classical taste, circa 1900, by Bing & Grondahl, 14cm diameter, (both chipped)
A Victorian carved oak armorial panel, last quarter 19th century, the two central shields flanking a tree and flanked themselves by oak sprigs and further foliage, the motto below UNITY & LOYALTY, set into a guilloche carved frame, 47cm high, 58.5cm wide overall; and three carved oak wall brackets modelled as scrolling foliate volutes, 19th century, 14cm high
A graduated set of three Victorian painted and parcel gilt black papier mâché trays, third quarter 19th century, of cartouche form and decorated with scrolling foliage and flora, all stamped B.WALTON&CO, WARRANTED to the reverse, the largest 82cm x 62cm overall
A George III white statuary marble and marmo Siena brocatello mounted chimney piece, circa 1780, the stepped mantel above a frieze with central relief carved tablet with swagged, twin handled urn, flanked by Siena inset fluted sections running to projecting columnar jambs, with relief carved urn panels above, 137cm high, 180cm wide, 25.5cm protrudence. The frieze of this chimneypiece is of a design that appears in one form or another fairly regularly in English chimneypieces of the period. With central relief carved tablet often decorated thematically to match the room it was designed for, standing proud from the rest of the frieze with further projecting elements, usually with subsidiary themes above the jambs. These ‘breakfront’ elements then dictated the shape of the mantel above, in effect enforcing a triple breakfront of projections. Compare lot 164, Christie‘s South Kensington, the Michael Roberts Collection, 27th September 2004 for a similar mantel and frieze arrangement. The columnar jambs upon which the outer projections rest reinforce the imposing presence of the piece, in effect bringing the fireplace frontage further off the wall and into the room. The architectural nature of the supports was also often a reflection of the wider decorative scheme of the room in which the chimneypiece was installed. See lots 714 and 738, Christie’s London, the T.Crowther & Son Collection, 12th-14th October 1992 for comparable examples. Provenance: The collection of the late John Fane
A William & Mary oyster walnut and sycamore banded cabinet on stand, circa 1690, the pair of doors enclosing an arrangement of small drawers around a central cupboard, on an associated early 18th century oak and fruitwood stand incorporating three matching oyster-veneered drawers, with cabriole legs and pad feet, 152cm high, 101cm wide
A satinwood, partridgewood, tulipwood and marquetry commode, in George III style, early 20th century, bearing label for MAPLE & CO, the quarter-veneered, inlaid and crossbanded top with shallow gallery, above three drawers and two cupboard doors, the marquetry depicting swags and classical urns, the sides quarter veneered and crossbanded above tapering square supports and castors, 94.5cm high, 120cm wide, 56cm deep
A near pair of satinwood writing desks, in George III style, by Edwards and Roberts, circa 1900, each with raised gallery bearing oval marquetry and simulated fluting, the top quarter veneered with central oval inset and fan marquetry, each with two central drawers stamped EDWARDS & ROBERTS, REG. NO 687593, flanked by two cupboards, quarter veneered to drawers, cupboards and sides, veneered to the back, on acanthus carved and faux bamboo legs united by wavy stretchers, on castors, 86cm high, 137cm wide, 63cm deep
A Regency mahogany and inlaid card table, circa 1815, stamped ‘WILINSONS MOORFIELD LONDON PATENT’, the demi-lune shaped top with fluted edge opening to a baize inset, the base with a dual swing action, on four downswept ebony inlaid scrolling supports, on a rectangular base with four downswept legs, brass paw caps and castors, 72,5cm high, 88cm wide, 44cm deep. William and his cousin Thomas Wilkinson operated a successful cabinet making business at 9 & 10 Brokers Row, Moorfields. In 1807 William left to take over the old established firm of Quentin Kaye in Ludgate Hill. In the early to mid 1820s William brought his two sons William Ayscough Wilkinson and Charles Wilkinson into the business, which then changed its name from William Wilkinson, cabinet-maker and upholder, to William Wilkinson & Sons.
An Aesthetic Movement walnut sofa, in the manner of George Faulkner Armitage, with turned and reeded front uprights, a seat rail carved with repeated quarter sunflowers, the rear legs with castors, reupholstered in red, 88.5cm high, 205cm wide, 76cm deep. See sale these rooms ‘Puritan Values: Designers & Makers 1850-1950’ Tuesday 6th October 2009, lots 14 and 15 for two examples of furniture by Armitage incorporating repeated quarter sunflower friezes.
An Italian giltwood & painted cassone, late 19th / early 20th century, the inverted breakfront top with raised dragons and shield to centre, above a painted Renaissance style frieze of a marriage ceremony, on carved paw feet, 65cm high, 111cm wide, 47cm deep
A Victorian tole galleried tray by H F & Co., of octagonal form with gold leaf decoration, the centre with ferns and clover, the gallery with panels of clover, the underside with printed registration lozenge for 6th November 1880, and HF & Co., one end inscribed 3427, I, 3498, 22.25in (56.5cm) w, 15.25in (38.5cm) d.
A 19th century Tunbridge ware panel, depicting Battle Abbey Gatehouse, attributed to Fenner & Nye, 8.75in x 6.5in (22cm x 16.5cm), in a mosaic banded frame. See EH & ER Pinto Tunbridge and Scottish Souvenir wood ware, plate 28 for a similar illustration of a graduated perspective block.
A mahogany secretaire bookcase, the detachable moulded cornice above four glazed doors with foliage and scroll carved astragals, the moulded edge breakfront base with a central fall enclosing a later leather inset to burr walnut veneered drawer fronts and pigeon holes, one drawer with ink compartments and pen well, the brass lock stamped `J Bramah Patent`, flanked by two frieze drawers above a pair of central rectangular panel cupboard doors enclosing a shelf, flanked by a pair of rectangular panel doors with outline mouldings scroll volutes and foliage, the left door enclosing three drawers the right enclosing a shelf, stamped numerous times `T & A BLAIN`, 19th century top and base associated, 104in (264cm) h, 92in (234cm) w, 28.75in (73cm) d.
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