PLATO. Omnia opera tralatione Marsilii Ficini, emend. et ad Graecum codicem collatione S. Grynæi (…). Basel, H. Froben, 1551. (12), 952, (48) pp. W. woodcut printer's mark on ti-p. and at the end, num. fine woodcut historiated initials. Fol. Cont. blind-tooled cf. over wooden brds. w. old vellum manuscript lvs. w. cold. pen decorations used as pastedowns (now bound between flyleaves). (Bind. dam./chafed, rebacked in later cf., clasps lacking, first quire loose, small dam. to d1 (affecting a few words), some early annot., margins a bit stained in places, but overall a clean copy). NOTE:A highly important edition translated by Marsilio Ficino, with the commentary of Simon Grynaeus, the celebrated Swiss astronomer and geographer. - Adams P-1447; Hoffmann III, 138; VD 16 P-3279.
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MERKEN, L.W. v. Het nut der tegenspoeden, brieven, en andere gedichten. Amst., P. Meijer, 1762. W. engr. front., engr. ti-vign. Cont. blind-tooled vellum. Spine raised in compartments. (Paste-downs partly loose, otherwise very good interior condition). -- A. POIRTERS. Het masker v.d. wereldt afgetrocken. 12e druk. Antw. (= Amst.), J. Stichter, 1688. W. engr. ti.-p & 26 engr. Cont. vellum. (Light waterstaining). -- J. LUIKEN. Des menschen begin, midden en einde; vertoonende het kinderlyk bedryf en aanwasch in eenënvyftig konstige figuuren, met goddelyke spreuken en stichtelyke verzen. Amst., Erven v. F. Houttuyn, 1772. W. engr. ti., engr. portr. & 51 engr. emblems. Cont. vellum. -- G. de BONARELLI. Fillis van Scirus, herderspel. Vert. d. K.J. de With. Amst., A. Wor, 1728. W. engr. ti., engr. ti-vign. & 5 engr. plates. Cont. blind-tooled vellum. -- And 5 o. (9).
BUDDINGH, S.A. Neêrlands Oost-Indië. Reizen over Java, Madura, Makasser (...) gedaan gedurende het tijdvak van 1852-1857. 2de uitg. Amst, Wed. J.C. v. Kesteren & Zn., 1867. 3 vols. (6) ,415; (6), 415; (8), 445 pp. W. fold. cold. lithogr. map, tinted lithogr. portr. & 27 cold./tinted lithogr. plates. Beautiful or. blind tooled & richly gilt dec. cl. (Plates a bit foxed as usual, else very fine). NOTE:Bastin/Brommer 575-577: "This is more than a travelogue, containing as it does information on a wide range of subjects skilfully interwoven into the narrative (...) The combination of an interesting and informed text with so many coloured plates makes Buddingh's Neêrlands-Oost-Indië one of the handsomest of Dutch nineteenth century travel books". - Cat. NHSM I, 248; Landwehr, Bks w. cold. plates, 247; Rouffaer/Muller p.4; Tiele 214.
HESIODUS. The works. Transl. from the Greek by mr. Cooke. Lond., N. Blandford for T. Green, 1728. 2 vols. 260; 203 pp. W. 2 diff. engr. fronts. 4°. Cont. blind tooled panelled cf. w. raised bands & gilt coat of arms of 'The Soc. of Writers to the Signet' on all sides. (Spine ends vol. 1 a bit dam., libr. tickets on upper paste downs). NOTE:First complete edition in English, including both the "Theogony" and "Works and Days." Cooke's translation was so successful that he became known as "Hesiod" Cooke, and this translation would be a great influence to William Blake. - Hoffmann II, 258: "Diese Ubsz. wird in England geschätzt."
DUMONT, J. (& J. ROUSSET de MISSY). Corps universel diplomatique du droit des gens; contenant un recueil des traitez d'alliance, de paix, de treve, de neutralité, de commerce, d'échange (…) depuis Charlemagne jusques à présent. (&) Supplement. Amst./The Hague, P. Brunel, P. Husson (etc.), 1726-39. Tog. 13 (8 vols. & 5 suppl.) in 16 vols. W. 2 engr. fronts. (vol. 1 & vol. 1 suppl.) & 1 engr. plate. Lge-fol. Fine cont. full blind tooled vellum w. raised bands. (Small tickets on spines, small libr. stamps to suppl.-vols., endpapers renewed, some minor foxing in places, else a very fine set with ample margins). NOTE:Important and extensive work on the diplomatic corps of human rights by Jean Dumont Baron de Carlscroon (1667-1727), a French publicist. It was continued in 1739 by Rousset de Missy and Barbeyrac. It contains treaties from 315 A.D. to 1730. The treaties are all in their original language. The first volume of the supplement by Jean Barbeyrac contains treaties from antiquity: "Histoire des anciens traitez, ou Recueil historique et chronologique des traitez répandus dans les auteurs grecs et latins et autres monumens de l'antiquité." Rather rare, especially in this condition.
DAPPER, O. Naukeurige Beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Gewesten van Egypten, Barbaryen, Libyen, Biledulgerid, Negroslant, Guinea, Ethiopiën, Abyssinie: Vertoont In de Benamingen, Grenspalen, Revieren, Steden, Gewassen, Dieren, Zeeden, Drachten, Talen, Rijkdommen, Godsdiensten en Heerschappyen. / Naukeurige Beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Eylanden: als Madagaskar, of Sant Laurens, Sant Thomee, d'eilanden van Kanarien, Kaep de Verd, Malta, en andere. 2e dr. Amst., J. v. Meurs, 1676. 3 in 1 vol. (8), 428; 349, (17); (2), 121, (4) pp. W. lge-fold. engr. map of Africa, 42 double-p./fold. engr. maps/plans/views & 56 text-engrs. Fol. Cont. blind tooled vellum w. raised bands & mor. label. (Stained in places, else a good and complete copy). NOTE:The second revised and best edition (first 1668). Extensive description of the N. African countries (Egypt, Morocco, Tunesia), the Sahara, the West Coast (with the former Dutch colony St.George del Mina), Ethiopia & the various islands like Madagascar, Canaries, Cape Verdies, etc. (incl. the former Dutch settlements like Fort Nassau on Goeree). - Tiele 298; Gay 219.
HUYGENS, C. Koren-bloemen. Ned. gedichten. 2e dr. Amst., J. v. Ravesteyn, 1672. 2 in 1 vol. (32), 732; (2), 574 pp. W. engr. front., 1 full-p. portr. by A. Blotelingh, 1 fold. engr. ('Zee-straet') by R. de Hooghe & 1 fold. engr. w. plans & views of 'Hofwyck'. 4°. Cont. blind tooled vellum w. raised bands & ties. (Front., ti.-p., dedication & portrait loose, few faint marginal stains). NOTE:Landwehr, R. de Hooghe, 19; Scheepers I, 112.
JAPAN -- MATSUKI KOAN -- SEVERIN, R. (Portrait of the Japanese medic Matsuki Koan). (1862). Oval albumen print, laid down on cardboard. 206 x 158 mm. W. circular ticket on v°: "R[obert] Severin photographe du roi, 109 Noordeinde, La Haye" and w. blind letter stamp at the foot of the photo. -- Added: (William SAUNDERS?). (Portrait of a Chinese medic). Dated 1861 on v°. Oval albumen print, laid down on cardboard. 206 x 158 mm. -- (2). NOTE:Matsuki Koan called himself translator/physician. He studied medicine, Western civilization and Dutch in Japan. In 1862 he accompanied the Takeuchi delegation to Europe as physician/translator. Later on, Matsuki was to work for the Japanese government and assumed the name of Terashima Munenori.
FREMERY, G. de. Handleiding tot de kennis van schip en tuig, artillerie, reglementen, kompas, vlaggen, enz. ten dienste der jongens van de Kon. Ned. Marine. Rott., H. Altmann, 1878. 4 parts in 1 vol. 57, (5); 102, (2); 64, (2); 102, (2) pp. W. large fold. plate (torn in the centre). Cont. blind tooled & gilt lettered red cl. (Extremities slightly worn). - Rare first edition, not in NCC.
BALI - LOMBOK -- LEKKERKERKER, C. Bali en Lombok. Overzicht der litteratuur omtrent deze eilanden tot einde 1919. 1920. Owrps., uncut. (Lower margin a bit stained). -- F.A. LIEFRINCK. Bali en Lombok. Geschriften. 1927. Ocl. -- W. COOL. De Lombok Expeditie. 1896. W. 2 fold. maps & num. ill. Lge-8°. Hcl. -- H. TONKES. Volkskunde von Bali. 1888. Or. blind tooled & gilt dec. cf. Thesis w. author's autograph dedication. -- And 2 o. (6).
Set of three original vintage poster for the French Foreign Legion. 1. La Legion Etrangere Francaise dans le monde 1989 featuring a map of the world with arrows pointing to the deployment locations of the French legion soldiers in Europe, Africa, South America, and the Pacific, large yellow Foreign Legion's grenade emblem. The Foreign Legion of the French Army was created in 1831 to allow the incorporation of foreign nationals into the French Army. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, staining, pinholes, stickers on image with hand drawn elements, blind embossed pattern on bottom edge. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 50x65, year of printing: 1989; 2. Le Boudin, the poster features the lyrics to Marche de la Legion Etrangere / March of the Foreign Legion, with images of soldiers in military uniforms, an image of an eagle holding a snake in its beak and Legio-Patria-Nostra (The Legion is our Fatherland) slogan below. Good condition, staining, minor creasing. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 42x32, year of printing: 1980s; 3. Legion Etrangere / Foreign Legion featuring photographs of soldier uniforms, military action, tanks, weapons, and barbed wire protected territories, information in the poster reads - The Foreign Legion is an integral part of the army, it includes INF, ABC and GENIE units. It has the same missions, the same materials, the same regulations. Than the other regiments, but it is different, by the status of its personnel who are soldiers. Foreigners in the service of the arms of France. The Foreign Legion is also 8500 men, 350 officers, 1400 non-commissioned officers, 6700 non-commissioned soldiers. 158 years of existence 35,000 dead in action; 106 nationalities an initial 5-year contract 7,500 candidates per year for 1,200 places offered. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, minor staining, small tears. Country of issue: France, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 55x81, year of printing: 1980s.
An 18th century chain driven 30-hr longcase clock in an oak case by James Pepper of Biggleswade c 1760, with a caddy top pediment and three (later) spun brass finials, blind fret to the front and square hood door with attached pilasters, slim trunk with a full length flat topped door on a rectangular plinth with applied skirting, 11� brass dial with chapter ring, Roman numerals, minute track and five minute Arabic's, matted dial centre with decorative engraving and urn pattern spandrels, square date aperture with engraved date ring behind, countwheel striking movement, striking the hours on a cast bell. With pendulum and weight.The Pepper family of Biggleswade were a prolific family of Bedfordshire clockmakers working from c1720-1889 Dimensions: Height: 225cm Length/Width: 44cm Depth/Diameter: 22cmCondition Report:Intermediate date wheel missing.
Early 20th century oak sideboard, the raised panelled back supports by two turned and carved balusters, shaped front with moulded top, fitted with three drawers and two cupboards, decorated with blind fretwork strapping, turned and carved baluster feet connected by moulded stretchersDimensions: Height: 130cm Length/Width: 138cm Depth/Diameter: 55cm
One of only 11 UK-market examples, 530bhp and 0-62 in 4.7 seconds, comprehensive service history and only two former keepers.Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH & Co. KG or simply ‘Alpina' - the official BMW tuning partner - has had a long and celebrated association with the Munich carmaker, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015. Credited with re-engineering some very special cars over the years, Alpina's approach is often to refine and build on the latent driving and styling characteristics of a standard car, adding a certain Alpina 'magic' that only they can bestow on a BMW. Their reputation and following are very strong, appealing to discerning buyers who want a special, rare, and characterful car. Such are their credentials that Alpina are now recognised by the German Ministry of Transport as an automobile manufacturer in their own right.The car presented here is a 2006 BMW Alpina B5 (E60) Saloon, one of only 428 examples produced worldwide. It's based on the 545i but powered by a modified version of that car’s 4.4-litre V8, with an Alpina-specific engine block, forged crankshaft, and low-compression Mahle pistons mated to a centrifugal supercharger – a potent combination. It also features Alpina’s own design of suspension, and brakes taken from the 760Li. A sublime performance saloon, this is a 530bhp machine, capable of covering ground effortlessly and 0-62 mph in 4.7 seconds.This particular B5 is a rare, UK-supplied example and is one of 11 such cars produced in individual Alpina Blue paintwork, allied to a black leather interior and grey walnut trim. This car is #157 as denoted by the Alpina plaque inside, and has had just two marque-enthusiast previous owners from new. This diligent ownership is evident in the car’s mechanical health and overall condition, belying its 94,000 miles, which equates to under 6,000 miles per annum.When new, this hand-built, high specification car came with £4,650 worth of optional extras, including full Nasca leather, electric memory, heated/actively ventilated front comfort seats, BMW iDrive multi-media system with Sat-Nav, DAB radio, CD player, BMW Hi-Fi system, Bluetooth phone preparation, Alpina multi-function leather stitched steering wheel with Tip-Tronic gear selection buttons, parking distance control front and rear, 19" Alpina alloy wheels, dual-climate control with air-conditioning, cruise control, electric folding door mirrors, heads-up display, electric rear sun blind, electric tilt and slide sunroof, Bi-xenon headlights, auto wipers, through loading system and Dynamic Stability Control.The car has been with our vendor since June 2017 and he describes it as being in ‘excellent condition’. The pre-delivery inspection and running-in check (at 1,068 miles) were carried out by Sytner BMW Sunningdale in June/July 2006 and the impressive service history confirms that the majority of the work was carried out by BMW up until 2020, and subsequently by a BMW specialist. More recent maintenance includes a new alternator and associated tensioner/belts, new brake reaction arms, new spark plugs, new front and rear brake discs and pads, new rear upper arms, new brake pipes all round, new Alpina front shock absorbers, a 2019 Sat-Nav/DVD update, plus new Bi-xenon headlight bulbs. The front tyres were replaced at 80,000 miles and the rear tyres at 90,000.The Alpina B5 is a hand-built super-saloon that Evo magazine described as 'bespoke in a way that the M5 could never be' and has M5-rivalling power with more torque produced at a lower RPM, giving a much more linear power delivery. This delightful example offers amazing value, given its ownership and service history, with lots of miles and excitement still on offer and that certain cachet of Alpina ownership.SpecificationMake: BMWModel: B5Year: 2006Chassis Number: WAPB544006RH10157Registration Number: FJ06 JHFTransmission: AutoEngine Number: 18117 Drive Side: Right-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 94000 MilesMake: RHDClick here for more details and images
An Early 20th Century Carved Mahogany Double-Caned Three Piece Bergere Suite, covered in blue plush velvet, comprising a three-seater sofa with acanthus carved and scrolled back support above six squab cushions, with blind fret carved seat rail on carved cabriole forelegs with ball and claw feet, 183cm by 78cm by 80cm, and a pair of armchairs, 77cm by 78cm by 80cm Suite is in overall very good condition some minor bruises to framework consistent with age cane work also good seats slightly soft but no issues overall very goodcushions are down filled
A George III Mahogany Chest on Chest, late 18th century, the dentil cornice above a blind fret-carved frieze and two short over three long graduated drawers, all between canted fluted stiles, the base with a pull-out brushing slide above three deep drawers, on later bracket feet106cm by 55cm by 189.5cmGood cosmetic condition Later handles with previous handle marks just visible mainly on middle drawer patch repairs above escutcheons as photographed dentil cornice with some faults and side panels with natural? Split/gaps good uniform colourone end panel is crossbanded the other isn't
A George III Style Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Chest, late 19th/early 20th century, the moulded top above a pull-out brushing slide with four graduated oak-lined long drawers, all between blind fret carved stiles, on bracket feet84cm by 53cm by 83cmTimber is rather flat in colour chest with some fading particularly end panels left hand panel heavily scuffed right hand side panel fine split minor faults to cockbeaded drawers otherwise structurally sound would benefit from a polish some deep scratches/imperfections on the top
An antique oak 8-day Longcase Clock, John Nottle, Holsworthy, with two weight movement striking on a bell, the brass arched dial with Tempus Fugit and 'Reaper' automaton, silver chapter ring, subsidiary seconds and date aperture, the case with arched hood, blind fret decoration and pilasters, 228cm high.
Arabic ms.- Qur'an, manuscript on paper in Sudani script, 355ff. (?only), in red and brown ink, all leaves loose, in blind-stamped leather wallet with some annotations to pastedowns, preserved in leather pouch, rather worn, leaves c.110 x 115mm. or smaller, sub-Saharan North Africa, [c.1900].
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Turkey.- [Osborne (Francis)] Politicall reflections upon the government of the Turks· Nicolas Machiavel...Martin Luther vindicated, woodcut ornaments, head-pieces and decorative initials, some pagination supplied in later neat ink (including title), pencil underlining and markings in places, mostly light water-staining, occasional spotting, lightly browned, modern blind-ruled calf, [Wing O519; Madan, III, 2305; cf. Atabey 891], 12mo, Printed by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. for Richard Royston, and are to be sold by Thomas Robinson book-seller in Oxford, 1656.⁂ Sir Daniel Fleming's copy of this 'early work on the reasons for Ottoman greatness.' (Atabey). One of three different imprints published in the same year. Provenance: Sir Daniel Fleming (1633-1701), English antiquary, politician and anti-papist (ink signature to front free endpaper).
Lamb (Charles) A Tale of Rosamund Gray and Old blind Margaret, first edition, second issue, title lightly browned and with upper blank corner restored, D1 repaired tear at foot, with loss of a word recto and verso, some staining, lightly browned, 20th century speckled calf, gilt, spine in compartments richly so and with green morocco label, rubbed, g.e., [Raven and Forster 1798:38], 8vo, Printed for Lee and Hurst, No. 32, Pater-Noster Row, 1796.⁂ Written during Lamb's temporary estrangement from Coleridge and his association with Charles Lloyd. The novel was published simultaneously in Birmingham and London; copies with the Birmingham imprint being extremely rare.
Self-defence.- Walker (Donald) Defensive exercises; comprising wrestling, as in Cumberland, Westmoreland, Cornwall, and Devonshire; Boxing,...defence against brute force...Fencing and Broad Sword, first edition, half-title, 5 wood-engraved plates, of which 1 folding, numerous wood-engraved illustrations in text, 4pp. advertisements at end, occasional spotting or light staining, 19th century bookplate and ink signatures of John Heron, original blind-stamped and gilt pictorial cloth, spine faded, head of spine and corners very slightly frayed, rubbed, [Magriel 41; Hartley 1904], scarce, Thomas Hurst, 1840; and another, Self-defence, 12mo & 8vo (2)
Napier (Major-General Sir W. F. P.) History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France..., 6 vol., new edition, 55 plain plates, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt in compartments with red and green morocco labels, spines lightly rubbed but an attractive set overall, Barthes & Lowell, 1876 § Gibbon (Edward) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2 vol., bookplates to endpapers, contemporary calf, lightly rubbed, Dublin, 1776 § Alighieri (Dante) The Divine Comedy, contemporary calf, gilt blind stamp and corner-pieces to upper cover, spine lightly faded and scuffed, 1867, 8vo (9)
Chess.- The Chess-player's Hand-book;..., frontispiece, ink ownership inscription to pastedown, browning, some soiling and damp-staining, original pictorial cloth, upper cover gilt, lower blind-stamped, spine toned, extremities scuffed, Philadelphia, George S. Appleton, 1849 § Rocco (Benedetto) Dissertazione [...] sul giuoco degli Scacchi, title lower fore-edge corner torn away, contemporary drab wrappers, a little creased, uncut and unopened, Roma, Francesco Bovrlie, 1817 § Découvertes sur le Cavalier, marginal ink notation p.1, spotting, edges a little frayed and creased, original printed wrappers, lacking lower cover, small hole to upper cover, lightly soiled, St. Petersburg, C. Wienhoeber, 1837, v.s. (3)
NO RESERVE Uzanne (Octave) Fashion in Paris: the Various Phases of Feminine Taste and Aesthetics from 1797 to 1897, 100 hand-coloured plates, tissue-guards, illustrations, final two plates detached and loosely inserted, occasional marginal finger-soiling, ex-library with labels and occasional ink-stamps, modern cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1898 § Disher (M. Willson) Clowns & Pantomimes, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, ex-library with labels and occasional blind-stamps, modern cloth, rubbed, lightly sunned, a little stained, 1925, 4to (2).
Binding.- Ruskin (John) Sesame & Lilies, portrait frontispiece, neat calligraphic ownership initials to renewed endpapers, light spotting to fore-edge, later calf in the style of the Guild of Women-Binders, blind-stamped Art Nouveau roses and floral motif to upper cover, joints and corners lightly rubbed but a very attractive binding overall, t.e.g., others uncut, 8vo, [c.1906].
Public schools.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) The History of the Colleges of Winchester, Eton and Westminster; with the Charter-House, the Schools of St. Paul's, Merchant Taylors, Harrow, and Rugby, and the Free-School of Christ's Hospital, first edition, list of subscribers, 48 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, with plate 23 'Westminster School Room' in first state, and plate 26 'Charter House from the Play Ground' in second state, with washerwomen and overslip, occasional light spotting or offsetting, contemporary calf, blind stamp and gilt decorative border, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., handsomely rebacked with some neat corner repairs, some light marking to upper cover but overall a very attractive and bright example, [Abbey Scenery 440; Tooley 3], 4to, 1813.
Nonesuch Press.- Dreyfus (John) & others. A History of the Nonesuch Press with...A Descriptive Catalogue, one of 950 copies, original cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, slightly soiled, 1981 § Milton (John) & Henry Lawes. The Mask of Comus, one of 950 copies, colour linocuts by M.R.H.Farrar, original blind-stamped boards with yapp edges, uncut, small split to head of spine, slip-case (rubbed and defective at edges), Nonesuch Press, 1937; and another on the press by Francis Meynell, folio & 4to (3)
Balkans.- Paton (A. A.) Highlands and Islands of the Adriatic, including Dalmatia, Croatia and the Southern Provinces of the Australian Empire, 2 vol. bound in 1, first edition, tinted lithograph frontispieces, vignette titles, 8 tinted lithographs, folding map and plan, scattered spotting, previous owner's school presentation letter pasted to front pastedown, original blind-stamped cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1849.
Book of Hours.- Officium beatae Marie Virginis, Gothic type, printed in red and black, 21 full-page woodcut illustrations only (of 22), text within woodcut historiated borders, lacking all before a3 (including title), b1, E6, Z1 and Z8, G gathering misbound, ZI and Z8 supplied in later manuscript facsimile, a few small repaired tears, mostly marginal but occasionally affecting woodcut border or text, some light toning and surface soiling, modern calf, with contemporary blind-stamped panelled calf covers and worn spine laid down, these earlier pieces rubbed and scuffed, [EDIT 16 CNCE 11783], Venice, Francesco Marcolini, 1545; and another, 8vo & folio (2)
Bibliography.- Poccianti (Michele) Catalogus scriptorum Florentinorum omnis generis, quorum, et memoria extat atque lucubrationes in literas relatae sunt ad nostra usque tempora, collation: *2, A-L8, M4, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, errata f. at end, Florence, Filippo Giunta, 1589 bound with Monti (Zaccaria) Vita Kyriaci Strozae. Auctior, collation: A4, woodcut Plantin device to title, woodcut head- and tail-piece and decorative initial, Paris, Adrien Périer for the House of Plantin, 1604, together 2 works in 1 vol., blind-stamps at beginning and end, some marginal staining, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, little stained, small 4to (231 x 156mm.) ⁂ Two rare works, with an impeccable provenance. I: First edition of the first bibliography of Florentine writers and indeed one of the first regional bibliographies. Literature: Adams P1677; EDIT 16 CNCE 28808. II: Rare first separate edition of the life of the Greek scholar Ciriaco Strozzi. Provenance: Zaccaria Monti, author of the second work and nephew of its subject (autograph marginalia and notes on two leaves bound between Poccianti's Catalogus and the Vita Kyriaci Strozae); 'Moreau Mod. Paris' (17th century ink ownership inscription to first title); Theological Institute of Connecticut, East Windsor Hill (now defunct; blind stamps on the first and last three leaves).
Battle of Jarnac.- Barre (Henri de la, artillery officer) Document signed acknowledging having received 100 livres tournois from the general treasurer of the artillery for the use of the artillery in the king's army commanded by the Duke of Anjou, D.s., manuscript in French, on vellum, blind-stamped paper seal, folds, slightly yellowed, 142 x 340mm., Montmoreau Camp, 26th April 1569; and 11 others, mostly documents in French, including 4 Louis XV documents with secretarial signatures, v.s., v.d. (12).⁂ The Battle of Jarnac was fought between the Catholic army of Marshal Gaspard de Saulx, sieur de Tavannes, and the Huguenots led by Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé. The Huguenots were defeated and the Prince de Condé was executed.
West Indies.- Atwood (Thomas) The History of the island of Dominica. Containing a description of its situation, extent, climate, mountains, rivers, natural productions...with An Account of the Civil Government, Trade, Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Different Inhabitants of that island, first edition, final advertisement f., small piece from margin of title and O4, K7 short marginal tear at head, some spotting or staining, ex-Bath Library copy with bookplate, a few mostly unobtrusive blind-stamps and ink numbers / short inscription to verso of title, contemporary tree calf, rebacked in modern pale calf with purple leather label and gilt shelfmark, corners worn, covers rubbed and scuffed, [Sabin 2343], 8vo, Printed for J. Johnson, No 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1791.⁂ Rare at auction. Atwood was the chief judge of Dominica, and afterwards the Bahamas. In his discussion of slavery he defended the planters against their abolitionist critics, claiming that slaves were better treated than labourers in England. The work contains a detailed account of the French occupation during the American Revolution.
The Next Three Days (2010) Original Lauras (Elizabeth Banks ) Costume & Related Props.- comprises: a red V-neck, short sleeve shirt and maroon trousers, the shirt with pocket to right breast and Contact Visits on left breast, the label reads 'Robinson Textiles, Small' with 'Lara written in black marker pen; the trousers with drawstring elasticated waist, label reads Bob Barker, Medium; with an accompanying costume department label which reads Character Lara, Actor Elizabeth, Change 9, D14, Scenes SC 92-INT JAIL She is despondent; with an accompanying COA from Premiere Props, blind-stamped and signed; Five airline folders containing Brennan family screen used airline tickets and boarding passes for Lara, John (Russell Crowe) and their son, Luke Brennan, travelling with Worldwide, Global and Canadian South Airways, their surname spelt incorrectly on the Boarding Passes reading as Bennion; with two accompanying COAs from Premiere Props, blind-stamped and signed; together with 4 related colour marketing photographs, 72 Studen.de. 21 x 29.8cm. (15) Condition Report: All items in good conditions.
Photobücher - - Shore, Stephen. The Hudson Valley. Mit 34 ganzseitigen farbphotographischen Abbildungen. Annadale-on-Hudson, Blind Spot, 2011. Unpaginiert. 27 x 31,5 cm. Original-Leinenband mit montiertem Original-Farbprint auf dem vorderen Deckel und silbergeprägtem Rückentitel in Original-Leinenkassette mit silbergeprägtem Deckeltitel (diese etwas berieben und angestaubt).Eins von 100 (GA 1000) nummerierten Exemplaren mit dem Original-Print, im Druckvermerk von Stephen Shore signiert. - Erster Band der Blind Spot's Series. - "Stephen Shore is the master of the 'quiet' photograph, images which paradoxically speak more than most. These images of the Hudson Valley are quietly and utterly satisfying" (Gerry Badger). - Sehr gutes Exemplar. - Dabei: I. Derselbe. American Surfaces. New York, Phaidon, 2005. 231 S. 25,2 x 22 cm. Original-Pappband und Original-Schutzumschlag in illustrierter, einem Kodak-Entwicklerumschlag nachempfundener Original-Papiertasche (diese etwas knittrig und berieben). - Martin Parr, Photobook I, S. 294/295: "The photographs and the publication represent a central idea - possibly 'the' central idea - in contemporary photography. That is, the notion of the diary/snapshot Album." - Sehr guter Zustand. - II. Derselbe. A Road Trip Journal. New York, Phaidon, 2008. 256 S. 36,5 x 28,5 cm. Original-Kunstlederband in farbig illustriertem Pappschuber und Versandkarton. - Eins von 3300 nummerierten Exemplaren. - Verlagsfrisch.
Zaubern - - Funk, Christlieb Benedict. Natürliche Magie oder Erklärung verschiedener Wahrsager und natürlicher Zauberkünste. Mit 13 gefalteten Kupfertafeln. Berlin und Stettin, Nicolai, 1783. XXIV, 270 S., 1 Bl. 19,5 x 12 cm. Halblederband der Zeit (berieben und bestoßen, Kapitale mit Fehlstellen). Erste Ausgabe. - Clarke/Blind 30 - Poggendorff I, 818 - Ackermann I, 425 - Raabe, Nicolai, 325. - Interessante Sammlung chemischer und physikalischer Experimente, Rechen- und Zahlenkunststücke, Entfesslungskünste, Kartenkunststücke, über Wahrsagen, Onymantie, Hydromantie, Dechiffrierkunst, Übertragung von Sprache mittels parabolischer Spiegel, Geisterbeschwörung, zu Wünschelruten sowie mit einem Abschnitt über "die Kunst, Bilder zu beleben": "Funk gives details for projecting ghosts and spectres with the aid of the magic lantern, in order to realise superstitions caused particularly by Schröder's séances" (Hecht, Pre-Cinema History, 92). - Name und Stempel auf Vorsatz, sonst innen gut.
BAKER (SIR SAMUEL W.)Ismailia..., expertly rebound in green half-calf with gilt title, t.e.g., 2 vols., London, 1874; The Nile Tributaries Of Abyssinia..., original mottled blue cloth-covered boards (hinges weak, some wear), London, 1867; The Rifle And The Hound In Ceylon, rebound calf with gilt spine label, London, 1854; Eight Years' Wanderings In Ceylon, original burgundy gilt blind-stamped boards (minor damage and old staining), London, 1855; The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin Of The Nile And Explorations Of The Nile Sources, original green cloth boards and spine with gilt illustrations, bookplates of E.C. Tabler (end papers replaced, some scuffing), 2 vols., London, 1866; Wild Beasts And Their Ways..., original burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt illustration and spine title (slight wear), 2 vols., London, 1890; Cyprus As I Saw It In 1879, original green cloth-covered boards, gilt cover illustration and spine title (some wear and re-cased), London, 1879; True Tales For My Grandsons, original pictorial red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles, London, 1883 - MURRAY (T. DOUGLAS) AND WHITE (A. SILVA): Sir Samuel Baker A Memoir, original pictorial and gilt cloth-covered boards, London, 1895 - and six other related publications (a lot )This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
EARLY SHOOTINGVINCENT (REV. JOHN): Fowling, A Poem..., original vellum and marble-covered boards (scuffed), London, 1801 - ACTON (JOHN): An Essay On Shooting..., half-calf with marbled boards, Dublin, 1789 - WATT (W.): Remarks On Shooting..., original blind-stamped cloth with gilt title, Manchester, 1835 - HANGER (COL. GEORGE): The Life, Adventures And Opinions Of..., full calf (damaged), 2 vols. of 3 bound in one, London, 1801; Colonel George Hanger, To All Sportsmen..., rebound half red morocco with gilt title, London, 1814; 1971 reprint - JOHNSON (T.B.): A Shooter's Companion..., reblocked with original pictorial boards, London, 1823; The Sportsman's Cabinet, And Town And Country Magazine..., original green cloth-covered boards (worn, spine damaged), Vol. I, London, 1833 - OAKLEIGH (TOM): The Oakleigh Shooting Code, original blind-stamped cloth-covered boards, London, 1838 - PYE (JAMES HENRY): The Sportsman's Dictionary..., rebound half-calf marble boards, fifth edition, London, 1807 - 'MARKSMAN': The Dead Shot..., original cloth-covered boards with gilt title (spine replaced), London, 1861 - CRAVEN: Recreations In Shooting..., original blind-stamped pictorial gilt green cloth-covered boards and spine (worn), London, 1846 - KNOX (A.E.): Game Birds And Wild Fowl..., original pictorial gilt green cloth-covered boards (rebacked with new end papers), London, 1850 - DOUGALL (J.D.): Shooting Simplified, original pictorial gilt green cloth-covered boards, London, 1865; Shooting..., original pictorial gilt brown cloth-covered boards, London, 1875 - ST. JOHN (CHARLES): Short Sketches..., original gilt-stamped green cloth-covered boards, London, 1893 - 'THORMANBY': Kings Of The Rod, Rifle And Gun, original gilt red cloth-covered boards, 2 vols., London, 1901 - and fifteen related publications comprising; WINANS (WALTER): The Art of Revolver Shooting, original gilt cloth-covered boards (spine split and worn), New York, 1901; Hints On Revolver Shooting, original gilt cloth-covered boards, New York, 1904; The Modern Pistol and How To Shoot It, original gilt cloth-covered boards (worn), New York, 1919 - POLLARD (H.B.C.): Automatic Pistols, original green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles, London, 1920 - HATCHER (J.S.): Text Book Of Pistols And Revolvers, original blue blind-stamped cloth-covered boards with gilt title, 1935 - and three other publications relating to the subject (a lot )This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Jalal-al-Din Rumi "Molavi", Mathnavi, in Farsi, fine illuminated manuscript on paper [early Safavid Persia (probably eastern regions), early 16th centurysingle volume, 6 parts in one volume, 320 leaves, lacking at least 11 leaves (the first two leaves, one bifolia and the first leaves to five of the six books), text in four columns, 22 lines of elegant black nasta'liq, headings in red throughout, one large heading opening the second book of the Mathnawi, in Timurid style of blue and gilt with title in white thuluth decorated with green spiralling vines, some contemporary and later inscriptions to margins and endleaves Condition Report: some early repairs to outer margins, worming to outer edges (rarely affecting text), some scattered ink smudges and stains, spine cracked with some gatherings and bifolia becoming loose, 242 by 170 mm.; seventeenth-century diced leather boards, stamped in blind with central medallions and cartouches to the borders, crudely rebacked in red morocco, boards wornA fine example copied in a trained hand from the early in the Safavid period, still drawing heavily on the Timurid style of manuscript production. Condition Report Disclaimer
Seventeen mostly 19th century works. FRANCIS GALTON. 'The Narrative of an Explorer in Tropical South Africa,' half leather, rubbed, lacking titlepage, ex libris blind stamp to all illustrations, soiling and toning throughout, fair, John Murray, 1853; J. RICHARD BESTE. 'The Wabash: Or Adventures of An English Gentleman's Family in the Interior of America,' half leather, blind stamp and ink inscription to titlepage, engraved frontis, Hurst and Blackett, London, 1855; LUDWIG TIECK. 'Phantasus. Eine Sammlung von Mahrchen, Erzahlungen, Schausplien und Novellen herausgegeben von Ludwig Tieck,' blue edge to vg textblock, In der Realschulbuchhandlung, Berlin, 1812; SIDNEY MELMOTH. 'Beauties of British Prose,' chipped dn rubbed binding, staining to texblock, engraved titlepage, Brook and Lancashire, Huddersfield, 1805; 'Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield,' four vols, tenth edition, half leather, P. Dodsley, London, 1792; With nine other works including a moroco bound 'Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap-Book', Thomas Moore's 'Lalla Rookh', and a Jacob Parallel illustrated 'Charley Chalk'. (17)
An early example of 'God Save the King' and other printed popular music. Sammelband of mid 18th century printed popular music, folio, bound, ex libris label worn to the point where the name is unrecognisable, the date still showing 1747, with in excess of 150 popular songs on 213 leaves, including an early example of 'A Loyal Song Sung at both Theatres for two Voices' (God Save the king), sheets in different states but generally good, uncut edges and pasted onto thin card slips bound to the folio, with some repairs, a rare survivor of a unique example of the popular songs of the time, in one binding, circa 1747. A small example of some songs;Celinda. A two part song set by Mr John JamesThe New Subscription Song set by Mr ArneThe Jene Seay quoi set by Mr HandelColin and PhaebeThe Shepards Invitation sung by Mr Sullivan the music by Mr Lampe the words by Mr AyreStrephon's Complaint of Love set by Mr HandelThe Lady of the MayA Song on the taking of Porto Bello sung by Mr BeardBeauty of Music by Mr BarkerThe Nut Brown Maid set by Mr HowardThe Charms of Lovely PeggyTo Zephyrus Made to a favourite Minuet in Mr Howards Overture to the Amorous GoddessJockey and JennyTit for TatThe Blind eat many a FlyAh Well-a-dayBritain's maritime Power writ in honour of Admiral Hawke's late Victory over the French the words by Mr LockmanThe Power of Love
Devon Interest. Twenty-four works. WILLIAM CROSSING. 'Gems in a Granite Setting: Beauties of the Lone Land of Dartmoor,' original cloth with pictorial gilt embossing, staining, cracked inner joints, b+w photographs, The Western Morning News, 1905; Rev D. M. STIRLING. 'A History of Newton-Abbot and Newton-Bushel,' half leather with loss to spine, subscriber list, W. F. Forord, Newton-Abbot, 1830; SARAH HEWETT. 'The Peasant Speech of Devon,' original cloth with gilt tooling, blind stamp to half title, Elliot Stock, London, 1892; AUTOLYCUS. 'Vagabond Verses... Through the Coombes and Vales of Delectable Devon,' original cloth, frontis, 1904; With nineteen books about the history and culture of Devon. (23)
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