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Bob Carlos Clarke (British, 1950-2006), Untitled Chromogenic print, signed in black ink lower right and numbered 85/150 lower left, label on reverse for the Agfa Collection confirming that "This limited edition print by Bob Carlos Clarke is number 85 of 150. It was taken in 1984 on Agfacolor Optima 125 and printed on Agfacolor paper", with 'Agfa Collection 1994 blind stamp lower left. (40.6 x 28.8cm.). In original black folio with brochure

§ Laurence Stephen Lowry (British, 1887-1976), 'People Standing About', lithograph in colours, signed in pencil to margin and bearing Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, framed and glazed, 33 x 49cm. Please note that Artists Resale Right may be additionally payable on top of the hammer price for this lot, where the price is above the threshold of Euros 1,000, up to a maximum of 4% of the hammer price, visit www.dacs.org for more informationCondition Report: § General wear to frame and glazing. Image itself is generally in good condition, with some light surface scratches. Slight further wear towards the lower left of the image, with very slight creasing.

Helen Layfield Bradley (British, 1900-1979), landscape with lake and figures to foreground, print in colours, signed in pencil lower right and bearing Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, framed, 40 x 50cm. Condition Report: The print is generally in good condition, with little fading. The glazing has cracked towards the lower left. Print itself in good condition apart from this.

Richard Smith (British, 1931-2016), 'Burning Bridges', 1996, lithograph in colours, unsigned, bearing Sky Editions blind stamp, 72 x 99cm.

Sir Eduardo Paolozzi RA (British, 1924-2005), two lithographs from the Kew Studies series, unsigned, bearing Sky Editions blind stamps, 25 x 37cm and 26 x 35cm

Vic Reeves (British, b. 1959), 'Coot', lithograph in colours, unsigned, bearing Sky Editions blind stamp, 42 x 30cm.

Vic Reeves (British, b. 1959), 'Lapwing Peewit Plover', lithograph in colours, unsigned, bearing Sky Editions blind stamp, 42 x 30cm.

A George IV mahogany work table, rounded rectangular top with fall leaves above a double-fronted frieze drawer, blind to verso, turned legs, brass casters, 71cm high, 49cm deep, c.1825

A large George III mahogany sideboard or serving table, slightly oversailing top above an arrangement of five drawers, blind to sides, swing handles, navette shaped escutcheons pressed with a lion mask, turned legs, 91.5cm high, 183cm wide, 71cm deep, c.1820

A Post-Regency mahogany sofa table, flame-banded rounded rectangular top with fall leaves, above a pair of frieze drawers, blind to verso, spreading rectangular end supports, sabre legs, brass casters, 72cm high, 108.5cm opening to 165cm wide, 68.5cm deep, c.1825

A Regency mahogany Pembroke table, of small proportions, rounded rectangular top with reeded edge and fall leaves above a pair of frieze drawers, blind to verso, ring-turned legs, brass casters, 71cm high, 42cm opening to 90.5cm wide, 63.5cm deep, c.1820

A Regency mahogany sofa table, rounded rectangular top with reeded edge and fall leaves above a pair of frieze drawers, blind to verso, shaped end supports applied with radiating roundels, turned stretcher, sabre legs, brass capped casters, 73cm high, 93.5cm opening to 151cm wide, 76cm deep, c.1820

A Regency rosewood sofa table, rounded rectangular top with fall leaves above a pair of frieze drawers, blind to verso, the apron applied with bead moulding, cannon barrel column, incurve base, sabre legs, brass capped casters, 67.5cm high, 92.5cm opening to 147.5cm wide, 77cm deep, c.1820

A Victorian walnut pop-up piano-top Davenport desk, hinged rectangular top with three-quarter gallery raising to reveal two covered compartments and pigeonholes, above a further hinged cover enclosing a sliding plateau with inset writing surface, angle-adjustable on a ratchet, small drawers and stationery compartments, the side with four drawers, blind to verso, shaped and pierced brackets carved with scrolling leaves, ceramic casters, 91.5cm raising and opening to 105cm high, 60cm wide, 58cm deep, c.1870

Continental School (19th century)After the Old Master, Madonna and Childoil on canvas, 82.5cm x 64.5cm, the stretcher indistinctly stamped in blind to verso

An early hand painted English porcelain plate decorated with children playing blind man's buff, Dia. 26cm.

19th century oak single door blind panelled hanging corner cupboard, the interior revealing shaped shelf. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

Chess & Chess-Players: Consisting of Original Stories and Sketches, George Walker, London: Charles J. Skeet, 1850. First edition. 8vo. (6),384,(2)pp. Red cloth embossed in blind and in gilt on upper board. Spine label missing, bumped edges. 

Hafiz, Divan, copied for a Safavid provincial governor (Amir al-Umara', Commander of Commanders), and with a note by the poet Vaqar, son of the Qajar calligrapher Vesal, attributing the manuscript to Mir 'Imad Persia, Isfahan, dated the middle of Sha'ban 1009/February 1601Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, 223 leaves, 11-12 lines to the page written in fine nasta'liq script in black ink in two columns, intercolumnar rules in gold, inner margins ruled in gold and red, gold-outlined panel left blank for headings, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, remargined at a later date, endleaf with copious notes and seal impressions, 19th Century brown limp leather binding (perhaps Indian), blind-embossed with floral decoration and central calligraphic panel in nasta'liq script on front and back covers 274 x 175 mm.Footnotes:The title Amir al-Umara' was generally used for provincial governors during the Safavid period. His name is unknown, as is that of the scribe, since the leaf following the last is now missing.On the rear flyleaf there are various notes by later owners. The most prominent is that written by Vaqar, a poet (d. 1872), who purchased the manuscript. The son of Vesal (the great Qajar calligrapher), he observes that the scribe of the manuscript can be shown to be Mir 'Imad, even though there are some differences compared with some of his other work. He then observes that this attribution has been confirmed by his brother Davari, another poet and also a calligrapher himself (d. 1867). He notes that studying the hands of the great calligraphers is the best method of instruction.Other notes are written by a certain Muhammad Husain, dated Dhu'l-Qada 1291/December-January 1873; and a note of friendship from Jalal al-Din Mirza, son of Shahrukh Mirza, Governor of Qomsheh, to a certain Khwaja Aqa, dated 5th Rajab 1292/5th August 1875. A calligrapher named Sanglakh purchased the manuscript in AH 1297/AD 1879-80 as he was leaving for Karbala. Lastly, an owner whose seal impression has been erased purchased it in Azar 1333/November-December 1954 from the collection of the deceased Amir Mofakham Bakhtiari.The main panel of the binding contains Persian couplets, two by an unidentified poet and two from a ghazal of Hafiz. The smaller panel to one side has a Persian couplet (often used at the end of colophons) asking the reader for a prayer (perhaps for the maker) and ending with the date AH 1252/AD 1836-37.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • R• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An album of photographs commemorating the visit of Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar to the Ottoman Court at Constantinople in 1900, taken by Ali Sami Bey, chief photographer for Sultan Abdülhamid II, in a fine contemporary binding by August Tarnawski Ottoman Turkey, Constantinople, 1900oblong folio album, 68 gelatin silver prints on 35 card sheets printed with ornamental borders, 24 larger images mounted one per page, 44 smaller images mounted 4 per page, all recto only, the opening image with handwritten captions in ink in Ottoman Turkish on mount, contemporary full red morocco gilt, the covers with blind- and gilt-ruled borders enclosing an elaborate decorative border in gilt and green morocco onlays, each with a shaped centre panel cut away to reveal a brown morocco panel with gilt decoration of (upper cover) the star and crescent within ornamental frame, and (lower cover) the imperial insignia (comprising weapons, medals and flags), spine tooled in gilt larger photographs approx. 260 x 200 mm.; smaller photographs approx. 110 x 80 mm.; mounts 343 x 410 mm.; album 355 x 450 mm.Footnotes:The album includes formal portraits of the Shah and his high-ranking entourage, and scenes depicting his stay in Constantinople, including his arrival by train, a voyage along the Bosphorus, visits to the Dolmabahçe Palace and Ortaköy Mosque, official greeting parties, and the Yalta Palace where the Shah stayed.The photographs were taken by Ali Sami Bey, chief photographer for Sultan Abdülhamid II from 1892 until the Sultan's deposition in 1909, who 'was present for the Persian Shah's visit and produced commemorative albums almost immediately for presentation to the Sultan and the Shah, among others' (see A. Behdad and L. Gartin, Photography's Orientalism: New Essays on Colonial Representation, 2013).A gold embossed legend in Ottoman Turkish on the inside front cover of the binding reads: muhalled hazret-i shahriyari aghust tarnavski, 'His Perpetual Royal Excellence, August Tarnawski', followed by an address in Beyoglu. A certain August Tarnawski or Tarnavski, clearly of Polish origin, and possibly one of the many aristocratic Polish emigres living in the Ottoman Empire, was an Istanbul bookbinder, whose name appears on the bindings of postcard albums purchased in Constantinople.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

PLATTE / GEBÄCKSCHALE, Porzellan, Manufaktur Meissen, unterglasurblaue Schwertermarke, Marke seit 1934 (1. Wahl) sowie Blind- und Malermarken. Geschweifte Form mit seitlichen Handhaben, polychrome Staffage mit Blütendekor, Goldrand und Goldakzentuierungen. H. 2,5 x L. 30,5 x B. 26,5 cm.

PAAR LEUCHTER / TISCHLEUCHTER "Zwiebelmuster", Porzellan, Manufaktur Meissen, unterglasurblaue Knaufschwertermarke, Marke 1860-1924 (1. Wahl) sowie Blind- und Malermarken, Modell-Nr. 53113. Jeweils zweiteilig mit montierter Tülle. Mehrpassiger und profilierter Stand, Balusterschaft mit Rocaillen und Muschelwerk, tulpenförmige Tülle, dekoriert mit blauer Staffage, Dekor "Zwiebelmuster". H. 25 cm (Stand eines Leuchters beschürft / bestoßen).

3 MEISSEN VASEN und 1 DOSE, Porzellan. 1) Vase mit Krokusmotiv, Manufaktur Meissen, unterglasurblaue Schwertermarke mit oberem Punkt, sogenannte Pfeiffer-Zeit, Marke 1924-1934 (1. Wahl) sowie Blind- und Malermarken. H. 6 cm; D. 6 cm. 2) Weissporzellan-Vase, Manufaktur Meissen, unterglasurblaue Schwertermarke, Marke seit 1934 (3. Wahl). Gekehlter Rundstand, angedeuteter Nodus, konische Wandung mit trompetenförmiger Mündung. H. ca. 10 cm; D. 8,5 cm. 3) Vase "Ming Drache", Porzellan, ungemarkt, bezeichnet "Meißner Handmalerei". Balusterform mit Camaieu-Malerei und Goldrand. H. 7 cm; D. 4,5 cm. 4) Deckeldose, Manufaktur Meissen, unterglasurblaue Schwertermarke, Marke seit 1934 (3. Wahl) und Malermarken. Gedrückte Kugelform mit leicht aufgewölbtem Haubendeckel, polychrome Staffage mit polychromem Blütendekor; Goldrand. H. 5 cm; D. 7,5 cm.

MEISSEN KAFFEE - UND TEE - SERVICE, Manufaktur Meissen, unterglasurblaue Schwertermarke, Marke seit 1934 (1. Wahl) sowie Blind- und Malermarken. Geschweifte Form, polychrome Staffage mit Blumenbuketts und Streublüten, darunter Federmohn, Tulpen, Rosen und Astern; Goldrand. Insgesamt 25 Teile, umfasst Kaffeekanne (H. 26 cm, plastische Blüte minimal und eine Deckelarretierung bestoßen), Teekanne (H. 14 cm), Milchkännchen (H. 12,5 cm), Zuckerdose (H. 9,5 cm), 7 Tassen (H. 5 cm; D. 10 cm), 7 Untertassen (D. 15 cm) und 7 Teller (D. 18 cm, davon 1 Teller 3. Wahl).

PAAR MEISSEN PLATTEN / TABLETTS "Zwiebelmuster", unterglasurblaue Schwertermarken, Marken seit 1934 (dreifach geschliffen / 4. Wahl) sowie Blind- und Malermarken und weitere Schwertermarken im Dekor. Geschweifte Form, blaue Staffage, Dekor "Zwiebelmuster". H. 3,5 x L. 39 x B. 32,5 cm.

KORBSCHALE, Porzellan, Manufaktur Meissen, unterglasurblaue Schwertermarke, Marke seit 1934 (1. Wahl) sowie Blind- und Malermarken. Ovale Form mit durchbrochener Wandung, gegliedert durch 4 rocaillegerahmte Kartuschen; seitliche tordierte Handhaben. Camaieu-Malerei in Blau mit Goldakzentuierungen und Goldrand, Dekor "Ming-Drache". H. 5,5 x L. 26 x B. 18 cm.

MEISSEN SCHALE / TABLETT "Zwiebelmuster"; unterglasurblaue Knaufschwertermarke, Marke 1814-1860 (1. Wahl) sowie Blind- und Malermarken. Ovale Form mit geschweiftem Rand und seitlichen Handhaben mit Muschelwerk; blaue Staffage, Dekor "Zwiebelmuster". H. 10 x L. ca. 50 x B. 33,5 cm.

KAFFEEKANNE, Porzellan, Manufaktur Meissen, unterglasurblaue Schwertermarke, Marke seit 1934, (zweifach geschliffen / 3. Wahl) sowie Blind- und Malermarken. Birnenform mit geschweift godronierter Wandung und Osiermuster / Weidengeflecht im Relief, Form "Neubrandenstein". Polychrome Staffage mit Blumenbuketts und Streublüten; Goldrand und Goldakzentuierungen. H. 23 cm.

3 UNTERTASSEN / SCHALEN, Porzellan, Manufaktur Meissen, unterglasurblaue Schwertermarke, Marke seit 1934 (1. Wahl) sowie Blind- und Malermarke. Geschweifte Form "großer Ausschnitt", polychrome Staffage mit Blumenbuketts und Streublüten, darunter Kornblume, Veilchen und Vergissmeinnicht; Goldrand. H. ca. 4,5 cm; D. 18 cm.

A J T Chapman The Manifold Half Plate Field Camera, circa 1900, body G-VG, some light wear, bellows G, septum slots to front and back, no septum, with No 480 Ross Goerz Patent 10½in f/7.7 Double Anastigmat lens barrel G, elements G, light haze, with Thornton Pickard roller blind shutter, shutter working, some creases to blind, additional 6¼ x 4½in back, no septum slot, both focusing screens intact, eleven DDS, a Mackenzie daylight slide, various lens boards, tripod, in hard case

A Goldmann Wien Herlango 12 x 17cm (5 x 7in) Tailboard Camera, formerly the property of the Austrian art historian Dr Otto Kurz (1908-1975), see https://arthistorians.info/kurzo, 1930s, teak and nickel plated brass, body G-VG, some scratches to base, bellows VG, with Carl Zeiss Jena 25cm f/4.5 Tessar Black and Brass Lens, serial no 172864, circa 1910, barrel G, with 4mm to 48mm aperture scale, X2 bellow scale, aperture conversion plate adds to front of camera, matching serial no to rim of rear element, elements G-VG, with Jalousie Verschlub Universal roller blind push on shutter, in maker's box, with German instuctions, with release cable, shutter sticking, creases to curtian, with three DDS, in Goldmann Herlango case, with reducing mask, magnesium flash, ebonised tripod, with geared column and tilt, home made copy stand and 80th anniversary Herlango booklet, 1858-1938

Signed Ltd. Ed. Print of girls by pond by Gordon King, no. 669/850 with blind stamp. Image 27” x 20”, frame 36” x 29”

Signed print by L.S.Lowry, ‘Huddersfield’, with blind stamp. Image 23” x 19”, frame 31” x 27”

A LATE 19TH CENTURY HEXAGONAL MOORISH TABLE, blind fretwork carving throughout and inlaid with mother of pearl, 52cm diameter x height 75cm (condition:-some mother of pearl missing, frame solid)

A LATE 19TH CENTURY HEXAGONAL MOORISH TABLE, blind fretwork carving throughout, and inlaid with mother of pearl, 44cm x height 64cm (condition:-worn finish, missing some mother of pearl, solid frame)

GERALD COULSON (1926-2021) 'EVENING PATROL 1940', a signed limited edition print depicting Spitfires of 92 Squadron during the Battle of Britain, signed and numbered 130/500 to lower margin with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, approximate size 57cm x 71cm, mounted. framed and glazed with anti-reflective glass

WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT (1880-1969) 'SUMMERTIME - UZES', a limited edition print depicting a French town, 257/653 published 1998 with WRF blind stamp to lower margin, approximate size 40cm x 53cm including margins, some losses to the frame - pieces are present

CHEST ON CHEST, 112cm W x 53cm D x 179cm H, George II mahogany, circa 1750, with a blind fretwork frieze above five drawers and base of three further drawers.

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

Early to mid-20th century oak bureau bookcase, blind fretwork frieze over two astragal glazed doors, the fall front with foliate carved brackets enclosing fitted interior, fitted with two drawers, on turned supports joined by moulded stretchersDimensions: Height: 205cm  Length/Width: 76cm  Depth/Diameter: 44cm

Secretary of State. Bills, Public: Four Volumes [Vol.III only], Session 30 April - 28 August 1857, including bills for Land and Assessed Taxes, Larceny, Libel, Lunatics in Scotland, Married Women, Militia, New Zealand, Prisoners Removal, and others. Small folio, blind-embossed buckram, 'Home Office', inscribed in black ink to verso of title, 'This Book is to be preserved in the Office of Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State, Home Department, 1857(2).' Together with Reports from Committees, Civil List, Windsor Castle, Vol.IX, 1803-15, London: re-printed 1830 (again to be kept in the Office of the Secretary of State), and A Collection of the General Public Statutes, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1852. Contents of Bills and Reports well-preserved, clean, bright; contents of Statutes discoloured/toned; bindings worn as found (3)

Actor, Hilary Mason signed 6x4 black and white photograph dedicated to Claire. Mason (4 September 1917 - 5 September 2006) was an English character actress who appeared in a wide variety of roles, mainly on UK television. Mason was born in Birmingham and trained at the London School of Dramatic Art, before performing with repertory theatres throughout Britain. [2][3] She is probably best known internationally for her performance as the blind psychic in Nicolas Roeg's film Don't Look Now. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

4 Jul 1993 Duxford. Spitfire Cover Personally signed by Nic Stevens, 35 Sqn., Sqn Ldr Thomas Bennett DFM, Navigation Leader 617 Sqn. and Leslie Izzard 35 Sqn. DFM enlisted 1939 expert in TV and Radio at that time due to family business. Wanted to be pilot but was more useful as Radio men, also he was night blind. Successfully developed the ZZ system for blind landing. Did 62 ops on 35 Sqn and one other. Flew on Whitleys then Halifaxes. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

19TH CENTURY ROSEWOOD JEWELLERY, WRITING & WORK BOX COMPENDIUM, mother of pearl inlay, the blind panel doors revealing four drawers, raised on four carved reeded feet, 31.5h x 32w x 22cms

A Backpack, sleeping bag, walking boots (size 43/9), vintage blind, hats etc.

Halfpenny (William) The Art of Sound Building..., second edition, engraved allegorical frontispiece and 25 folding plates, advertisement leaf at end, rather soiled and stained, title lacking small portion from fore-margin (repaired), several plates torn and frayed at edges, small hole to plate 14, contemporary panelled calf tooled in blind, rubbed, rebacked and recornered, new endpapers, [Berlin Kat. 2266; Harris 282], folio, for Sam.Birt and B.Motte, 1725.⁂ The first book in English on the geometry of arches; this is an expanded version of the first edition issued earlier the same year.

Kip (Johannes) [Britannia Illustrata], 62 plates only, no title or text, 62 double-page bird's-eye view engraved plates by Kip mounted on stubs, most numbered 1-62, lacking no.14 but with additional view of Badminton bound between nos.5 & 6, with 8 additional engraved plates of coats-of-arms bound at end plus 3 further double-page views of Badminton (numbered 9-11) and 3 others (Brympton, Chepstow Castle, Gloster Cathedral), one Badminton and Brympton plate both a little smaller, unobtrusive single wormhole to central fold of first 50 plates, first plate slightly creased, plate of Wotton with lower outer corners torn away not affecting image, occasional light browning but generally very clean, bookplate of the architect Sir A.E.Richardson, contemporary panelled calf tooled in blind, rubbed, rebacked, red morocco label, new endpapers, folio, [early 18th century]; sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return

Baskerville (John).- Bible, English. The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New, first Baskerville edition, list of subscribers ending with "Winwood", with vellum leaf bound in dividing Old and New Testaments (stained, also facing final leaf of Apocrypha), occasional spotting, first and last few leaves a little frayed at edges (repaired), modern panelled calf ruled and tooled with Greek key border in blind, spine ruled in gilt with black morocco label, gilt gauffered edges, gouge to upper edge causing slight damage to edge of leaves of New Testament, very slightly rubbed at edges, [Gaskell 26; Herbert 1146], folio, Cambridge, John Baskerville, 1763.⁂ One of c.1250 copies. This edition "has always been regarded as Baskerville's magnum opus, and is his most magnificent as well as his most characteristic specimen". (T.B. Reed, A History of the Old English Letter Foundries, p. 279).

Newton (Sir Isaac) Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, third edition, half-title, title in red & black, lacking imprimatur, engraved portrait and final advertisement leaf (the first two supplied in rather crude facsimile), with woodcut diagrams, engraved illustration, a few old ink marginalia to text and ink diagram to front free endpaper, some light foxing at beginning, first leaf of text stained, ex-library copy with trace of stamp to foot of title and ink stamp to a few lower margins, modern panelled calf ruled and tooled in blind, red roan labels, spine slightly faded, [Babson 13; Wallis 9], 4to, William & John Innys, 1726.⁂ The third edition and the last published during the author's lifetime. It is the basis of all subsequent editions and contains a new preface by Newton and a substantial number of alterations, "the most important being the scholium on fluxions, in which Leibnitz is mentioned by name." (Babson).

Newton (Sir Isaac).- Maclaurin (Colin) An Account of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophical Discoveries, first edition, half-title, list of subscribers, 6 folding engraved plates of diagrams, occasional spotting or light browning, dedication leaf becoming loose, modern sprinkled calf ruled in blind, spine gilt preserving old morocco label, [Babson 86], 4to, for the Author's children, 1748.⁂ First edition of this successful popularisation of the Principia.

Papworth (John Buonarotti) Rural Residences, consisting of a Series of Designs for Cottages, Decorated Cottages, Small Villas, and other Ornamental Buildings, second edition, half-title, 27 hand-coloured aquatint plates, with the final blank, frontispiece and title spotted and slightly frayed at edges, some other spotting, plate 24 torn and repaired, modern green morocco, gilt, spine gilt, Greek key gilt dentelles, [Berlin Kat. 2321; cf.Abbey Life 45, first edition], R.Ackermann, 1832 § Plaw (John) Ferme Ornée; or, Rural Improvements, 38 aquatint plates printed in sepia, tissue guards, 4pp. folio publishers' catalogue at end, wide margins, foxed, [Berlin Kat. 2305; cf.Abbey Life 48, earlier edition], old marbled boards, rebacked and recornered in calf, uncut, spine gilt with red morocco label, I. & J.Taylor, 1796 § [Aikin (Edmund), C.A.Busby & others.] Designs and Examples of Cottages, Villas, and Country Houses..., 67 plates, 55 engraved (some aquatint), the rest wood-engraved, original blind-stamped cloth, rubbed and faded, spine ends worn, John Weale, 1857, 4to (3)⁂ The last is a compilation of reissued plates from Aikin's Designs for Villas and Busby's Series of Designs for Villas and Country Houses, with a few more recent designs for houses in Italianate or Gothic styles in Harwich, Brighton and London.

Pyne (William Henry) The History of the Royal Residences of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore, 3 vol., first edition, 100 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, lacking half-titles, dedication in vol.2 and list of plates at end of vol.3, with ink signature of "Frances Henrietta Packe 1861" to front free endpaper and inscription "Walter Campion a remembrance of his aunt & cousin New Year's Day 1879" to pastedown, an excellent clean and bright copy, handsome contemporary red straight-grain morocco cathedral binding with large gilt ecclesiastical window to covers and elaborate borders in gilt and blind, spines gilt in compartments, g.e., a little rubbed and scuffed, some repairs to joints, [Abbey, Scenery 396], 4to, 1819.⁂ William Henry Pyne (1770-1843) was an artist and printmaker who commissioned the artists and engravers of these plates to show an exact record of the interiors of royal residences. The illustrations have been consulted by art historians, curators and archivists at the Royal Collection to research interior schemes and decorative fashions, even down to such details as the arrangements of hanging pictures.

Serlio (Sebastiano) The first [-fift] Booke of Architecture, first English edition, mostly black letter, woodcut titles, lacking title to first book (supplied in facsimile), woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, numerous woodcut illustrations and diagrams, a few double-page, with blank at end of Book II, trace of old ink inscription to foot of final leaf of Book I, some light soiling and staining, dedication and final 3 leaves defective at edges and repaired (final leaves with slight loss to woodcuts particularly penultimate leaf), a few other leaves frayed at fore-edge with occasional slight loss (repaired) and several leaves trimmed at inner margin and mounted on stubs, G2 in Book 2 torn and repaired, a few other minor tears and repairs, modern sheep with ornamental lattice in blind, rubbed, [Fowler 331; Harris 817; Millard British 74; STC 22235], folio, [by Simon Stafford and Thomas Snodham] for Robert Peake, 1611.⁂ The first major work on architecture in English. This is the first English edition of Books I-V, translated into English from the Dutch translation of Peter Cocke published in Amsterdam in 1606. Both used the woodcut titles and illustrations from the Antwerp edition of 1553.

Veith (J., publisher) Album Englischer Landhäuser, Villen, Cottagen &c., 12 parts in 1 vol., only edition, 144 lithographed plates and plans, several tinted, 12 chromolithographed, some foxing, contemporary green blind-stamped morocco with gilt arms of Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck to upper cover, rubbed, Carlsruhe, [c.1840] § Cordier (M.) Recueil de Cottages, Lodges, Hermitages et Maisons de Campagnes, engraved throughout with vignette-title and 38 plates, title with contemporary ink signature of Cyrille Godin at head and light marginal soiling, otherwise very clean, original printed wrappers reproducing title on upper cover, Godin signature at head and tear to lower edge, rather soiled and faded, spine worn, Paris, Salmon, [c.1830], oblong 4to & 4to (2) ⁂ The plates in the second are re-engraved from those in Lugar's Architectural sketches for Cottages but without any acknowledgement to Lugar.

Venetian Republic.- Officii. e. Magistratti che aspetanno da esser fatti per Lo. ecc. conso. de X, manuscript in Italian, 152pp., in red and brown ink, half of one page torn away, some ff.. water-stained, later endpapers, ownership blind stamp on front free endpaper, bookplate on front pastedown, later morocco, joints rubbed, gilt spine, 155 x 99mm., [c. 1500].⁂ An interesting manuscript containing a list of official positions in every department of Venice and its possessions, including at Dogado, Zaffalonia, Padoan, Pregadi, Levante etc. Includes the office of the Council of Ten, founded in 1310, a ten-man strong council with authority over all government actions.

Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus) Vitruvius Teutsch. Nemlichen des...Romischen Architecti...Zehen Bücher..., translated by Walther Ryff, first edition in German, title in red & black, Gothic letter, numerous woodcut illustrations by Peter Flötner, Virgil Solis, Georg Pencz, Hans Brosamer and Erhard Schön, some full-page, woodcut initials by Hans Springinklee, near contemporary ink inscription "Monasterÿ Weimgartensis Anno 1602" to head of title with small ink stamp at foot, with several woodcuts and a few initials with contemporary hand-colouring, mostly at beginning, some light browning or marginal soiling but generally a good clean copy, tears to lower margin of 3I2 (extending into woodcut and a few lines of text) & 3R3 with tape stains from old repairs, modern bookplate of Dr Max Kirmis and later ink inscriptions to front free endpaper, contemporary blind-stamped alum-tawed pigskin with clasps, rubbed and soiled, spine with short tear at head and lacking portion at foot, a couple of small holes to lower cover repaired, straps of clasps renewed, recased, new endpapers, [Adams V913; Berlin Kat. 1810; Fowler 404; Millard N.European 133], folio (c.305 x 200mm.), Nuremberg, Johan Petreius, 1548.⁂ The woodcut illustrations are mainly based on those in the Como edition of 1521 (see lot 277).

Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus).- Philandrier (Guillaume) In decem libros M.Vivtruvii Pollonis de architectura annotationes, first edition, title with large woodcut printer's device, woodcut initials, illustrations and diagrams, title with contemporary ink inscription, staining to title and preliminaries but text very clean, old German library bookplate, contemporary blind-stamped calf, rubbed and stained, lacking clasps/ties, old repairs to spine, [EDIT 16 CNCE 34749; Fowler 402], 8vo (c.155 x 100mm.), Rome, G.A.Dossena, 1544.⁂ Scarce first edition of Philandrier or Philander's commentary of Vitruvius, later issued accompanying Vitruvius's actual text in Strasbourg in 1550 in 16mo and in De Tournes' enlarged 4to format in Lyons in 1552 (see notes to Millard French 165). "Philander's work is at once a learned study and a practical manual of architecture, incorporating the methods of both the humanists and architects...Philander's notes would be cited almost without exception by every Vitruvius commentator and translator, from the date of its first appearance until the nineteenth century". (Millard).

Wotton (Sir Henry) The Elements of Architecture, first edition, with initial blank, woodcut head-piece and initials, B4 a cancel, contemporary ink calculation to margin of one leaf (slightly shaved), title lightly soiled, spotting towards end, initial blank, title and first leaf of Preface frayed at fore-edge (repaired), Q1 torn and repaired, modern calf ruled in blind, [Fowler 445; Harris 948; Millard British 95; STC26011], small 4to, John Bill, 1624.⁂ The first work on architectural theory to be published in English, written by the retired ambassador to Venice in the hope of being awarded the provostship of Eton College. Wotton knew that the appointment would be decided by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, a patron of architecture and the arts, and wrote his pamphlet to improve his chances of selection over several rivals including Francis Bacon, presenting special copies to the King, the Prince of Wales and other notable figures. The scheme achieved its aim and he was selected, and despite the haste in which it was produced the work displays learning and connoisseurship. Wotton "was the foremost exponent of Renaissance architectural theory in England and the expositor...of the unpublished ideas of Inigo Jones". (Harris).

[Carter (John)] The Builder's Magazine: or Monthly Companion for Architects, Carpenters, Masons, Bricklayers, &c., first edition, 184 engraved plates only (of 185, plate LXVII supplied in facsimile), 2 hand-coloured, 11 folding, with 8pp. 'Correct List of Prices...' from 1788 edition bound in at end, title lightly spotted, a little marginal foxing or staining but plates mostly clean, modern half calf over marbled boards, spine tooled in blind with calf label, [Goldsmiths' 11121; Harris 67], 4to, for the Authors...sold by F.Newbery, 1774.

Augustinus (Aurelius, Saint) De civitate dei, collation: [a b8 c-z A-H10], 306ff., including blanks a1, b8 and H9&10, double column, 46 lines and headline, Gothic letter, major initials in blue (one red) with red penwork decoration, other initials and paragraph-marks alternately in red and blue, occasional later ink marginalia and underlining, later still occasional pencil markings, water-stained at head to varying degrees, some marginal foxing, occasional spotting or staining, vellum endpapers, the rear being a German document Freiburg, 1434, contemporary panelled calf over wooden boards, ornately blind-stamped with bands of filets, floral sprays and cable-work, upper cover with brass clasps (lacking those of lower cover), professionally rebacked, preserving original backstrip in compartments, repaired, rubbed and marked, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box with morocco label to spine and "B-P-H" in gilt to lid (a little rubbed at edges), [BMC V, 175; Goff A-1235; HC *2051; GW 2879; Bod-Inc A-522; BSB-Ink A-858; ISTC ia01235000; cf. PMM 3], folio (285 x 201mm.), Venice, Nicolaus Jenson, 2 October, 1475.⁂ The Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica (J.R. Ritman) copy of the second Venetian edition of Augustine's magnum opus. "...both Luther and Calvin took Augustine as the foundation of Protestantism next to the Bible itself." (PMM).Provenance: Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, acquired from Bernard Quaritch, 1989 (bookplate to front inner board).