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William Russell Flint framed and glazed print of a Castle on a hill, signed bottom right, blind stamped bottom left, 44.5 x 60cm

Baines (Thomas) Explorations in South-West Africa..., first edition, half-title, chromolithographed frontispiece, errata leaf, 3 folding maps with routes in red, 8 wood-engraved plates, illustrations, occasional spotting, all maps laid down, one with small stain, small stain to edge of frontispiece, original green cloth stamped in blind, slightly rubbed, recased, new endpapers, 8vo, 1864.

Schoberl (Frédéric, editor) The World in Miniature, 43 vol. [a complete set], 2 folding hand-coloured maps, 646 engraved plates, all but 2 hand-coloured, most stipple-engravings, some aquatint, some light offsetting, attractive contemporary panelled blind-stamped calf with gilt roll border, spines gilt in compartments, slightly rubbed at joints and one or two heads of spines, spotting to a couple of boards, [Abbey, Travel 6; Colas 2722-2737], 12mo, R.Ackermann, [1821]-1827.⁂ A superb set of this charming work, rarely found complete. The individual titles are as follows:Illyria and Dalmatia, 2 vol., 32 platesAfrica, 4 vol., additional vignette title, 2 folding maps and 44 plates, 7 folding, one uncoloured plate of musicTurkey, 6 vol., 73 plates, 18pp. publisher's catalogue at end, vol.1 & 2 text lightly foxed, vol.4 with spotting to a few leaves and a couple of platesHindoostan, 6 vol., 103 plates, 13 foldingPersia, 3 vol., 30 plates, with slip in vol.1 listing platesRussia, 4 vol., 72 platesAustria, 2 vol., 32 plates, 18pp. publisher's catalogue at end of vol.1China, 2 vol., 30 platesJapan, 20 platesThe Netherlands, 18 platesSouth Sea Islands, 2 vol., 26 plates, one facsimile printed in sanguineAsiatic Islands and New Holland, 2 vol., 26 platesTibet and India beyond the Ganges, 12 platesSpain and Portugal, 2 vol., 27 platesEngland, Scotland, and Ireland, 4 vol., 82 plates including 'Doctor in Music Oxford' bound as frontispiece to vol.3 (not listed in Abbey which calls for only 81), errata leaf at end of vol.4Switzerland, 18 plates

Williamson (Capt. Thomas) Oriental Field Sports...Wild Sports of the East, 2 vol., first 4to edition, 40 hand-coloured etched plates by J.Clark after Williamson and Samuel Howitt, some with aquatint, without the 2 additional engraved pictorial titles, occcasional light foxing but plates generally clean and bright, bookplate of Christopher Barber Collinson of Beltoft, handsome near contemporary green straight-grain morocco, with elaborate border in gilt & blind and central gilt arms of the Earl of Coventry, spines gilt in compartments, g.e., a little rubbed, vol.1 with a few scuffs or gouges to covers, [cf.Abbey Travel 427, note], 4to, Edward Orme, 1807.⁂ A reissue, reduced in size from the large folio edition published in parts from 1805-07.

Burton (Sir Richard Francis) Zanzibar; City, Island, and Coast, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, wood engraved frontispieces and 9 plates, folding map hand-coloured in outline, 4 route maps, part title in vol.1 loose, map with short tear repaired, modern green straight-grain morocco, spines tooled in gilt and blind with red morocco labels, 1872; First Footsteps in East Africa, first edition, second issue without Appendix IV, with half-title, 2 engraved maps and 4 chromolithographed plates, 24pp. publishers' catalogue at end, lacking preliminary leaf A8 (pp.xiv/xv), one or two small spots or stains, DD7 & 8 with top outer corner torn away not affecting text, modern half dark red morocco, by Trevor Lloyd, spine gilt in compartments, 1856, [Penzer pp.88 & 60], 8vo (3)⁂ The second item describes Burton's first expedition to Somalia and an account of his exploration in disguise to the forbidden city of Harar. This is the second issue, without the suppressed Appendix IV on female circumcision.

Millais (John Guille) The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland, 3 vol., limited edition, titles in red and black, photogravure, chromolithograph or half-tone plates, tissue-guards, scattered foxing, ownership blind-stamp to endpaper, contemporary crushed dark blue half morocco, gilt, spines gilt in compartments, light rubbing and marking to covers, t.e.g., others uncut, large 4to, 1904-06.

Plato Platonis Opera, translated by Marsilius Ficinus, collation: [*]⁶ a-z⁸ &⁸ [con]⁸ [rum]⁸ A-Y⁸ Z⁶, title in red, woodcut diagrams, initial spaces with guide-letters, later ink marginalia and underlining, lacking final blank, very small worm trace to d1-k7, affecting the odd letter, occasional faint water-staining, scattered light spotting and browning, contemporary blind-stamped calf-backed wooden boards, spine in compartments, remains of clasps, some worming to boards, folio (320 x 220 mm), Venice, Filippo Pinzi, 1517.⁂ Third edition of Ficino's Latin translation.Literature: Adams P1442; Schweiger I, 248; EDIT 16 CNCE 34948.

Law of Succession.- [Settlement of Succession], manuscript in Latin, 15pp., signed at end and with the blind-stamp of the notary Bernardus Luppus Aretinus, water-stained (mostly to lower inner gutters) and with marginal worm trace and small holes, occasional spotting, modern marbled boards, small 4to, no place, [c. 1450].⁂ On the settlement of succession, including the validity of wills. With numerous references to specific statutes and laws.

Pasquinade.- Dialogo di Marforio e di Pasquino, manuscript in Italian, in an italic hand, title and 148pp., last 13pp. later and in a different hand, pen and ink figure "Italy in Chains" laid down on f., title and first 3pp. and last 11pp. at end loose, slightly browned, contemporary limp calf, blind stamped centre pieces on both covers, slightly creased and darkened, sm. 4to, 1620 and 1625.⁂ The manuscript contains a dialogue between Marforio and Pasquino, from the point of view of an Italian, on the political events of the time. These events cover the ambitions of Spain and the reasons for Hungary and Bohemia expelling King Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1618 when they set up the Elector Frederick V of the Rhineland Palatinate and began the Thirty Years War.Provenance: From the Library of Barbara Reynolds (1914-2015), Italian scholar, lexicographer, and translator.

Gouge (William) Of Domesticall Duties Eight Treatises, first edition, title within double-rule border with typographic decoration, woodcut head-pieces and initials, leaves N8-O2 cancelled by one leaf signed O on recto & O2 on verso as usual, title with contemporary ink initials "V.S." and lightly stained, a little browned, a few small stains or rust-spots, D8 with top outer corner torn away affecting side-note but with piece loosely inserted, a few other minor marginal tears or defects, lacking final blank, modern calf ruled in blind, a little faded, rebacked, [Heltzel 650; STC 12119], small 4to, by John Haviland for William Bladen, 1622.⁂ Important and popular conduct book by a Puritan divine that ran through a number of editions. The individual treatises are as follows: I. An exposition of that part of Scripture out of which Domesticall Duties are raised. II. A right Coniunction of Man and Wife. [&] Common-mutuall Duties betwixt Man and Wife. III. Particular Duties of Wiues. IV. Particular Duties of Husbands. V. Duties of Children. VI. Duties of Parents. VII. Duties of Seruants. VIII. Duties of Masters.

[Shaw (John)] A True Christians Daily Delight: being the Summe of every Chapter of the Old and New Testaments..., translated by Simon Wastel, headings with woodcut borders, lacking final gathering of 3 text leaves and blank (text supplied in manuscript in neat nineteenth century hand), some soiling, unusually bound in nineteenth century calf with lattice containing ornaments tooled in blind, red morocco label, rubbed, [STC 25103], 12mo, by G.Eld and M.Flesher, for Robert Mylbourne, 1623.⁂ First and only edition under this title of Wastel's translation into English of John Shaw's Biblia summula, with chapters summarised in verse, each one with initial letter in alphabetical order to help children memorise the Bible. A second, enlarged edition appeared in 1629 under the title Microbiblion.... Rare; ESTC lists only 3 UK copies (BL and 2 at Oxford) and 4 in America.

Aurelius Antoninus (Marcus) His Meditations concerning Himselfe..., Translated out of the Originall Greeke... by Meric Casaubon, first English edition, title within double-rule border, lacking initial blank and engraved portrait, with woodcut initials and head-pieces, old ink signature to head of title, browned and water-stained, tear to Dd2 but no loss, modern calf ruled in blind, spine faded, [STC 962; cf.Heltzel 92, second edition], small 4to, by M. Flesher, for Richard Mynne, 1634.

Apprentices & Workers.- Two Humble Petitions of the Apprentices of London...for Lawfull Recreations, 8pp., first edition, variant with "u" in Honourable in line 7 of title printed right way up, title with typographic border (trimmed at head, ?supplied from another copy)), woodcut head-piece and initial, text browned, modern boards, [Wing T3453], by J.Macock, for Nathaniel Webb & William Grantham, 1647 § [Barnard (Sir John)] A Present for an Apprentice: or, a Sure Guide, to gain both Esteem and Estate; with Rules for his Conduct to his Master, and in the World, first Glasgow edition, half-title, lightly browned, contemporary calf, scuffed, old paper labels to spine (chipped), Glasgow, for John Gilmour, 1750 § Trenchfield (Caleb) A Cap of Gray Hairs for a Green Head: or, the Fathers Counsel to his Son, an Apprentice in London, fifth edition, rather foxed and stained, old calf with border in blind, A.Bettesworth, 1710 § [Percival (Thomas)] A Father's Instructions to his Children..., third edition, printed on thick paper, half-title, with advertisement leaf and errata leaf at end, a few corrections in ink to text, an excellent crisp clean copy, later marbled sheep, spine gilt, J.Johnson, 1776, all rubbed, the first two rebacked, with corners repaired; and 2 others including a 1784 Warrington edition of the last, 8vo (6)⁂ The second item first appeared in 1740, written by a Whig MP for the City of London and previous Lord Mayor who was responsible for an act to prevent the infamous practice of stock-jobbing. The third, first published in 1671, is one of the earlier books offering advice to those in more humble circumstances, while the last was a popular work by the physician and health reformer Percival, who campaigned for better conditions for factory-workers in Manchester.

La Serre (Jean Puget de) The Secretary in Fashion: or, An Elegant and Compendious way of writing all manners of Letters, translated by John Massinger, sixth edition in English, additional engraved title, contemporary ink signature "Eliz. Amherst junr" to head of title, stain to fore-edge of first few leaves, some spotting, contemporary sprinkled calf with corner-pieces in blind, rubbed, spine ends a little worn, splits to joints, [Wing L462bA], for Peter Parker, 1683 § [Le Faucheur (Michel)] The Art of Speaking in Publick: or an Essay on the Action of an Orator, second English edition, title and final leaf browned, contemporary manuscript notes to rear endpapers, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, rubbed, upper joint split, small chip to head of spine, for N.Cox, 1727, 8vo (2)⁂ The first is the final edition of Massinger's translation (a reissue of the fifth edition with a cancel title) and is rare; ESTC records only a copy at Yale but WorldCat adds one in the British Library, and another in Germany.The second item is a translation of Le Faucher's Traicte de l'Action de l'Orateur published in 1676.

University Life at Oxford.- [Penton (Stephen)] The Guardian's Instruction, or, The Gentleman's Romance. Written for the Diversion and Service of the Gentry; Particularly those Educated in Oxford or Cambridge, first edition, variant with gatherings in 6s, with initial imprimatur leaf and final contents leaf, slight worming to lower margin but otherwise a good clean copy, contemporary sheep with small thistles in blind to corners, rubbed, a couple of small wormed patches to lower cover, rebacked, [Wing P1439a], 12mo, for the Authour, and sold by Simon Miller, 1688.⁂ Interesting work on polite conduct including an entertaining cameo of life at Oxford in the 17th century, with scurrilous details of undergraduate activities. The author also describes the perfect wife, "she should be beautiful, and not proud; well-shap'd, and not stiff, familiar but not fond, good natured but not easie...", and notes that "mothers should have NO say in the education of their children". One of 3 variants of the first edition, this the rarest with only 4 UK copies listed by ESTC.

James II, King of England. The Pious Sentiments of the late King James II, of Blessed Memory. Upon Divers Subjects of Piety, only edition, browned, contemporary ink signature to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, worn, rebacked, 1704 § F[ox] (G[eorge]) Concerning Good-Morrow, and Good-Even; the Worlds Customs..., only separate edition, browned, lacking small portion from lower margin (repaired), later roan-backed boards, rubbed, [Wing F1766], for Thomas Simmons, 1657 § Calamy (Edmund) A Patterne for all, especially Noble and Honourable Persons, to teach them how to die Nobly and Honourably..., first edition, title in first state with age supplied in manuscript, thick black border, browned, some stains, modern calf-backed marbled boards, [Wing C262], for Edward Brewster, 1658 § Sovereign (The): Or a Political Discourse upon the Office and Obligations of the Supreme Magistrate, only edition, lacking initial blank, woodcut initial and typographic ornament, old ink library reference to head of title and number to verso, title and final leaf a little soiled, modern calf ruled in blind with ornaments to corners, spine faded, [Wing S4777], 1680, 4to (4)⁂ The first item is rare; only 5 copies in ESTC (Aberdeen, BL, Cambridge, Oxford, and Cornell in America).

Ainsworth (William Francis) Travels and Researches in Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Chaldea, and Armenia, 2 vol., first edition, lacking half-titles, with wood-engraved frontispieces and vignettes, 3 folding engraved maps with routes in red (one with ink stain to upper margin), frontispieces and titles severely foxed, other occasional spotting, original blind-stamped cloth, rubbed, spines faded, nick to upper joint of vol.2, [Atabey 11; Blackmer 9], 8vo, 1842.⁂ An account of Ainsworth's expedition to the Christian tribes of Chaldea in 1838-1840 which was funded by the Royal Geographical Society and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

[Savile (George, Marquess of Halifax)] Mancia per l'Anno Nuovo a Una Dama o Avviso ad una Figlia..., first edition in Italian, title in red & black with engraved vignette, bookplate of Brynkinalt Library and binder's ticket of W.Price, Oswestry, front free endpaper detached, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, Verona, G.A.Tumermani, 1734; The Lady's New-year's Gift: or, Advice to a Daughter, tenth edition, engraved frontispiece depicting a young girl reading the work, 2 advertisement leaves at end, frontispiece creased, lightly browned, contemporary panelled calf, g.e., rather worn, particularly upper cover, spine ends chipped, for D.Midwinter, 1724 § "X.Y.Z". An Apology for Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope, editor of the Earl of Chesterfield's Letters to Philip Stanhope Esq...By an Amateur du Bon Ton, only edition, lacking half-title, first few leaves mounted on stubs, title soiled, modern blind-panelled calf, [Gulick 162], for T.Evans...and T.Cadell, [1775] § Stanhope (Philip Dormer, 4th Earl of Chesterfield) Supplement to the Letters written...to his Son, half-title, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving old spine, red roan label, for J.Dodsley, 1787,12mo & 8vo (2)⁂ The first item, an Italian edition of the second, was written by Halifax for his daughter Elizabeth, later the mother of the 4th Earl of Chesterfield. He was the recipient of over 400 letters from his father which were edited and published by his widow, Eugenia Stanhope after both father and son had died. The supplement to the letters is one of 4 editions published in the same year, this one being one of only 3 UK copies listed by ESTC with 6 more in America.

Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Workes, edited by William Thynne, 2 parts in 1, double column, black letter, title to part 2 within woodcut architectural border, woodcuts of the Knight and a squire, woodcut criblé initials, contemporary ink marginalia, lacking all before A4 (including first title), A6-8, 3P1, 3Q1,5&6, some of these provided in attractive contemporary manuscript, 2S1-4 repairs where text excised or in case of the 2S4 torn away, some text supplied in same hand as above, 2R6 upper corner repaired with loss of text, a few tears, last few ff. loose, some water-staining / staining, occasional spotting, lightly browned throughout, contemporary blind-ruled panelled calf, worn, with loss, lower cover detached, [cf. STC 5074; Pforzheimer 175; Grolier 41], small folio, [c.1550]; sold not subject to return. ⁂ One of four variants of the undated fourth collected edition, which was published simultaneously by four London booksellers (William Bonham, Richard Kele, Thomas Petit and Robert Toye). It is the last edition of Thynne's highly regarded version of The Workes. Thynne held a number of offices at the Court of Henry VIII, including chief clerk of the kitchen, who was in charge of all royal banquets.

Bible, English.- The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly translated out of the Originall Tonges;..., Second Folio edition, the 'Great She Bible', black letter, text in double columns, 59 lines, printed within a ruled border with enclosed inner and outer margins for side-notes, roman type for chapter summaries, roman and italic for side-notes, general and New Testament title within ornate woodcut border (McKerrow & Ferguson 231), calendar in red and black, woodcut historiated and decorated initials, headbands and tail-pieces, Speed's Genealogies inserted before Genesis, lacking engraved More-Speed 1611 double-page map of Canaan, lacking 4 ff. of text (2E1, 4A6, 4B1, Z2), general title silked and laid down on paper, A2-3 silked along edges, A4 paper reinforcement to lower edge, B1 paper reinforcement to gutter, 2R1 small marginal manuscript ink annotation, NT 3 ff. lower corner fore-edge defective affecting border no text loss (B1, B3, D5), 3 ff. lower corner fore-edge defective with loss of text (F2, F5, Z3-4), 3 ff. defective with major text loss (C6, P6, Z1), X6, Y1-6, Z3-4, 2A1-6 silked or with paper reinforcement to lower or fore-edge, Z5-6 silked on both sides, Z5 and 2A4 defective with portion supplied in manuscript facsimile, 2A1-2 and 2A5-6 supplied entirely in manuscript facsimile in 18th century hand (2A6 manuscript hand too large; last line Rev 22:12 (of 22:21, lacks final 9 verses)), a few other leaves with very small chips or tears to blank margins, damp-staining, some creasing, endpapers renewed, hinges reinforced with cloth, 18th century mottled calf, stamped in blind, rebacked, upper cover with calf repair to fore-edge, tooled brass corner-pieces and centre-pieces (chipped), lower cover with brass clasp fixtures, [Herbert 319; STC 2224], folio, Robert Barker, 1613-11.⁂ A substantially complete copy of one of the early King James folio Bibles. Second folio edition, also known as the 'Great She Bible', it has Ruth 13:15 as, "she went into the citie". In this copy, the misprint in Matthew 26:36, where the name of "Judas" appears rather than "Jesus", - "then cometh Judas with them unto a place called Gethsemane..." - remains uncorrected (often found with a corrected over-slip laid down over the error).

Frances Wolfreston's copy.- [Lupton (Thomas)] A thousand notable things of sundrie sorts: vvhereof some are wonderfull, some strange, some pleasant, diuers necessary, a great sort profitable, and many very precious, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initial, contemporary ink recipes to endpapers and occasional marginalia, K3 small piece from lower blank corner, M8 outer margin torn with loss, water-stained, some spotting, browned, contemporary blind-ruled calf, rebacked, corners worn, lightly stained, rubbed, [STC 16961], 8vo, Printed by Iohn Haviland, for Robert Bird, 1631.⁂ Owned by a seventeenth-century woman book collector. Frances Wolfreston (1607-1677) is a rare example of a woman from the ordinary rungs of society who formed a substantial book collection. She focused on English literature and drama. The majority of the books remained in family ownership until 1856, when most were sold at Sotheby's. The Bodleian holds her copy of Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis, 1593, making her one of the earliest known women readers of Shakespeare. Provenance: 'Frances Wolfreston, her bouk' (ink inscription to front inner board); her husband Francis Wolfreston (inscriptions and pen trials to front free endpaper), it is interesting to note that this work was published in the year of their marriage; 'Ex libris D Wyndham Smith, Inkberrow, Worcester WR7' (blind-stamp to front free endpaper); J. Timothy Kenrick (armorial bookplate to front inner board).

Bible, English.- The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues;..., black letter, text in double column, 59 lines, printed within ruled border with enclosed inner and outer margins for side-notes, roman type for chapter summaries, roman and italic for side-notes, general and New Testament titles within ornate woodcut border, calendar in red and black, woodcut initials, headbands and tail-pieces, without John Speed's double-page engraved map and genealogies, lacking final leaf of printed text (7D6), text supplied over two leaves of manuscript facsimile in a later hand, general title loose, trimmed and chipped (some loss to woodcut border), laid down to paper with some glue staining, 3 ff. defective lower corner fore-edge with some loss of text (A4, B1 and 7D5) but many ff. with small amounts of chipping or small tears (predominantly to blank margins), creasing to margins and corners, especially towards rear, damp-staining, spine entirely defective, contents loose, remains of stitching, near contemporary blind-stamped reverse calf, covers detached, lower cover large portions torn away and peeling revealing board, upper cover rubbed, [Herbert 487; STC 2312], Robert Barker...by the Assigns of John Bill, 1634; sold not subject to return. ⁂ Fourth distinct folio edition of the King James' Bible.

Walton (Izaak) The life of Mr. George Herbert, first edition, 2 parts in 1, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White, lacking final 2 blanks, lightly browned, new endpapers, contemporary blind-ruled mottled sheep, sympathetically rebacked, rubbed and little scuffed, [Wing W669; Pforzheimer 1055], 8vo, Printed by Tho. Newcomb for Richard Marriott. Sold by most booksellers, 1670.⁂ George Herbert (1593-1633) poet, orator and priest.

Cumming (Roualeyn Gordon) Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa, 2 vol., mixed edition, vol.1 first edition, vol.2 third edition, half-title in vol.2, wood-engraved frontispieces, additional pictorial titles and 13 plates, map, a few small marks and stains, tear to lower margin of K3 in vol.1 repaired, book-label of Collingwood Hope, later half tan calf, spines gilt with red & green morocco labels, t.e.g., 1850-51 § Farini (G.A.) Through the Kalahari Desert, first edition, half-title, 2 portraits (small stain to margins), 15 plates, 2 folding maps, illustrations, 32pp. publishers' catalogue at end, ink inscription to half-title, 1886 § Churchill (Lord Randolph S.) Men, Mines and Animals in South Africa, first edition, portrait, 28 plates, folding colour map at end, illustrations, 1892, the last two with light foxing at beginning and end, near uniform modern half calf, spines tooled in gilt and blind with red roan labels, original pictorial cloth upper covers bound in at end, 8vo (3)

Music.- Skelton (Francis) [Psalms, Hymns and Anthems], manuscript lyrics and notation, c. 370pp. excluding blanks, browned, some marks, hinges weak, original roan, blind-stamped borders, worn, 120 x 200mm., 1813.⁂ Includes: "A Noon Hymn"; "Psm 104th. Last 3 Verses"; "Anthem for Funerals taken from ye Burial Service"; "Vital Spark"; "Harvest Home"; "Funeral by Jas. Leach"; "Millennium... Crabb"; "The Summers Evening Words by Dr [Isaac] Watts" etc.

White Knights library catalogue.- Marlborough (George Spencer Churchill, Duke of ), Robert Triphook, Joseph Goodall & J.R. Abbey. Catalogus librorum qui in Bibliotheca Blandfordiensi, reperiuntur. 1812, 9 parts and supplement ('Catalogus librorum qui Bibliothecae Blandfordiensi nuper additi sunt', 1814), some spotting, lightly browned, midnight blue endpapers, engraved armorial bookplate of Belton House to front pastedown, contemporary russia, richly blind-tooled and with central gilt stag emblem to covers, spine in compartments, upper joint starting at foot, but holding firm, large stain to lower cover, a few other small stains, rubbed, g.e., a wide-margined copy, [De Ricci pp.77-78; Martin pp.201-202], 4to, [Printed for private distribution by Ballintine & Byworth, and Thomas Bentley], 1812-1814.⁂ The Belton House copy of the catalogue of the library of George Spencer Churchill, fifth Duke of Marlborough (1766-1840), Marquess of Blandford, kept at White Knights Park, Reading. It is rare at auction. Includes sections of emblemata, fables, and botany & agriculture. Due to financial ruin the library was sold in June, 1819 by Mr. Evans of Pall Mall.

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision; The Pains of Sleep, first edition, with half-title and all fly-titles but lacking 4pp. advertisements at end, a few marginal spots and small stains, modern burgundy morocco ruled in blind, spine gilt in compartments, light discolouration to covers, 1816; Sibylline Leaves: A Collection of Poems, first edition, half-title, errata leaf, very occasional spotting, book-label of James Stevens Cox, modern red calf, by Langdon & Davis of Bristol, covers with border of small gilt flowers, spine gilt with same floral motifs and to turn-ins, cloth slip-case, 1817, 8vo (2)⁂ Sibylline Leaves contains the final version of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.

Dickens (Charles) Oliver Twist, 3 vol., second edition, second issue with titles dated 1839, half-titles, etched frontispieces and 21 plates by George Cruikshank, 4pp. advertisements at end of vol.1, light foxing to plates and occasionally to text, a few small stains, upper hinge of vol.3 split with endpaper not pasted down and frontispiece loose, original blind-stamped purple-brown cloth, pale yellow endpapers, rubbed, some staining particularly to upper cover of vol.2, spines faded, corners bumped, [Smith I, p.36], 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1839.

Ellis (William) Polynesian Researches, during a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands, 2 vol., first edition, 8 engraved plates and 2 maps, one folding, wood-engraved illustrations, plates foxed, contemporary calf elaborately stamped in gilt and blind with additional central gilt arms of Trinity College Dublin, rubbed at edges, rebacked with gilt spines and red morocco labels, new endpapers, [Hill 549], 1829 § Bickmore (Albert S.) Travels in the East Indian Archipelago, first edition, 2 folding engraved maps, wood-engraved frontispiece, plates and illustrations, some spotting, Preface leaf lacking portion from lower margin, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with green roan label, a little rubbed, 1868, 8vo (3)⁂ Hill calls the first "one of the earliest instances of ethnological research by a missionary, and...one of the most important and enlightened missionary accounts of the South Seas".

Dickens (Charles) A Tale of Two Cities, first edition in book form, third issue with title dated 1860, half-title, engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title and 14 plates by Hablot K. Browne, tissue guards, bookplates of I.T.Davy and Walter Harold Wilkin, original green cloth with blind-stamped border (Smith's secondary binding), spine faded, corners bumped, slightly cocked, one or two small spots to lower cover, small scores to fore-edges where once tied with cord, still a very good copy, [Eckel pp.86-90; Smith I, 13], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1860.

Frejus (Roland de) The Relation of a Voyage made into Mauritania, in Africk ...to Muley Arxid King of Tafiletta..., 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, with 5pp. advertisement at end, browned, one or two small rust-spots, E8 of first part missing small portion from lower margin, front free endpapers detached, later calf with border in gilt and blind, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine, corners repaired, [Wing F2161], small 8vo, by W. Godbid, and are to be sold by Moses Pitt, 1671.⁂ Rare, early work of North African exploration in order to develop French trade, translated from the French work published the previous year. The first part gives an account of the journey to Morocco and through Mauritania while the second part, titled 'A Letter in answer to divers Curious Questions concerning the Religion, Manners, and Customs...', provides more detail of the people and society including wildlife, foods, and the method of making wine used in the Jewish communities. Only 2 copies have appeared at auction since 1977, in 1985 and another in these rooms in 2019.

Irby (Hon. Charles Leonard) and James Mangles. Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and Asia Minor during the years 1817 & 1818, first edition, presentation copy from one of the authors to "Caroline Katharine Montagu" inscribed on front free endpaper, folding engraved map with route supplied in red, 3 engraved plans (2 folding), 6 lithographed plates, one hand-coloured, the rest on india paper and mounted, handsome contemporary russia with decorative border in gilt and blind, g.e., very slightly rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Atabey 606; Blackmer 860], 8vo, Printed for Private Distribution, 1823.⁂ As Irby and Mangles travelled through the Levant, they assisted Belzoni in his excavation of Abu Simbel and became some of the earliest Europeans to visit Petra.

Mills (W.H.) Rules and Regulations for the government of the Officers and Workmen employed on the Mexican Railway, ?first edition, title with wood-engraved vignette of train, text in English & Spanish, attractive contemporary blind-stamped calf with double gilt rule border, spine gilt, g.e., very slightly rubbed, 12mo, Mexico, I.Cumplido, 1871.⁂ Very rare; WorldCat lists only one copy, at Columbia University, New York.

George III oak chest on chest or tallboy, the upper stage with guilloche cornice over blind fretwork frieze and three short drawers over three graduated long drawers between canted corners, the lower stage with brushing slide above a further three drawers, all with brass backplates and swan-neck bale handles, on bracket feet, 113cm x 56cm x 187cm high

14 kt Gold Schmuckdöschen/Riechdöschen/ Pillendöschen, Österreich Wien um 1900/1905, GG 585/000, rechteckig, Deckel auf-klappbar mit integriertem, facett. Spiegel (Blindstellen), Innendeckel 2-geteilt, seitl. Sprungdeckelfkt. beim Öffnen des Hauptdeckels,Verschlußbügel mit 6 in Silber gefassten Diam.-Rosen, barockisierend, allseitig durchgehend,hochfein netzartig rhomboid graviert, Schnitt-stellen des Netzes jeweils vierfach angepunktet, symmetrisch auslaufend in Rokaillen im 3er- und 4-er Takt angeordnet, Schauseite: rhomboid angeordnete Rokaillen zumEnde sparsam ausgeführt, florale Elemente, Marken: 585, Goldmarke: Fuchskopf (S. 60/Nr. 11), Meistermarke wohl ALBERT (Adalbert) BUCK,Gold- und Silberschmied Wien seit 1884, zahlreiche Niederlassungen, die Firma war bekannt für hochfeine Gold- und Silberschmiedearbeiten u.a. auch kleine Dosen,Bes.- Inschr. am Spiegelrand innen: M. MUNK WIEN, GRABEN 12 = Markus Munk der Gründer des Wiener Kunstverlags Munk (1857-1938), ca. 4 x 3 x 1.5cm, sammelwürdig, museal, total ca. 38.8 g, vgl.: Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Gold- und Silberschmiede und Ihre Punzen14 kt gold little/Little scent tin/ pill box, Austria Vienna approx. 1900/1905, YG 585/000, rectangular, cover folding with integrated, bevelled mirror (blind spots), inner cover 2- part, sideways spring cover fct. when opening the cover, lcoking clamp with 6 in silver setting diamond-roses, baroque style, choice netlike rhomboid engraved, symmetrisch with rocailles, right side: rhomboid rocailles, floral elements, marks: 585, goldmark: fox head (page 60/no. 11), manufacturer's brand probably ALBERT (Adalbert) BUCK, gold- and silversmith Vienna since 1884, owner's monogram at rand of mirror inside: M. MUNK WIEN, GRABEN 12 = Markus Munk creator of the 'Wiener Kunstverlags Munk' (1857-1938), approx. 4 x 3 x 1.5 cm, collectable, museum, total approx. 38.8 g, compare: Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Gold- and Silberschmiede and Ihre Punzen

An unusual 19th century Channel Islands mahogany longcase clock, the 8 day bell strike movement fronted by a painted arched Roman dial with moonphase, signed 'Thos De Gruchy 1780 Jersey', with subsidiary seconds and date dials, the architectural case with with fluted columns and broad, classical style base with columns and lancet arched blind fret panel, 82¾in. (210cm.) high, the case with faults.

Charles Johnson Payne called 'Snaffles' (British, 1884-1967), 'Peshawar Vale', hand coloured print, laid onto a support sheet with printed title and remarque, signed in pencil lower left with the 'Snaffles bit' blind stamp, 18¾ x 28in. (47.5 x 71cm.), glazed in modern gilt frame.

An early 19th century oak and mahogany eight day longcase clock by Thomas Adams of Middlewich, Cheshire, the bell strike movement fronted by a signed arched painted dial with moonphase, four seasons spandrels and a pair of exotic birds to the centre, Roman chapter ring, subsidiary seconds and date arch, in an oak case with swan neck hood with blind fret frieze (faults) and turned columns, over a trunk with mahogany cross banded door and turned quarter columns, the panelled base with bracket feet, 87¼in. (221.5cm.) high, faults.

Sarah Jane Walker (Scottish, b.1974), 'Beach Mood I', limited edition colour print, signed, numbered 124/850 and inscribed in pencil, blind stamp to margin, 15 x 15in. (38 x 38cm.), in painted modern frame.

Edwardian mahogany envelope card table, swivel baize lined top with blind fret frieze including one drawer on slender cabriole legs joined by a pierced cross stretcher with turned finial on brass sockets and casters, W108cm D108cm H74cm

An Edward VII Mahogany Bijouterie Table Cabinet, with blind fretwork decoration to the lid, surmounting four glazed frieze panels, supported on octagonal tapering legs, united by a galleried shelf stretcher; 78.5 cm H

A J. Lancaster 'The 1898 Instantograph' Quarter Plate Mahogany Camera, with Aldis Uno Anastigmat f/7.7 7.5" lens, together with a hand & stand example, both require attention, complete with some dismantled roller-blind shutters

Antwerpener Kabinett mit mythologischen Szenen63 x 71 x 34 cm. Antwerpen, 17. Jahrhundert.Weichholzkorpus mit Schildpattbeschlag und ebonisierten Flammleisten sowie ebonisierter Außenerscheinung. Einschübiger, von Flammleisten begleiteter Unterbau, den kastenförmigen Korpus tragend, welcher durch zwei Schwingtüren geschlossen ist, die außen durch Flammleistenkartuschen dekoriert sind und an den Seiten zwei Tragebügelhenkel aufweisen. Die Türen innen mit großen Bildfeldern geschmückt. Inneneinrichtung mit acht Schüben und einer zentralen Tür, welche innen einen Spiegel zeigt und mit einem Schachbrettboden und gekanteten Spiegeln als Spiegelkabinett hinterfangen ist, die Spiegel teilweise blind. Die Schubfächer durch rot hinterfangenen Schildpatt getrennt und durch Flammleisten gegliedert. Die Schubfächer und auch die Tür mit mythologischen Szenen geschmückt, besonders fein die in den Türen eingesetzten Malereien, welche sicherlich von einem weiteren Maler stammen. Der Schanierklappdeckel ebenfalls mit großformatiger innwandiger mythologischer Darstellung. Alters- und Gebrauchssp., minimal besch. Zwei Schlüssel vorhanden. (13013216) (13)Antwerp cabinet with mythological scenes 63 x 71 x 34 cm.Antwerp, 17th century.Softwood with tortoiseshell-mountings, ebonised ripple moulding frame and ebonised outside appearance. Lower section with ripple moulding and a single drawer carrying the box-shaped main structure with two doors. Signs of ageing and wear, with minimal damage. With two keys.Export restrictions outside the EU.

Martin Whatson (Norwegian 1984-), 'The Crack', 2021, embossed screenprint in colours with giclee on 300gsm Somerset Sating paper, bearing the Artists and Publishers blind stamps, published by Graffiti Prints, from a timed open edition; sheet: 50 x 25cm ARR

Martin Whatson (Norwegian 1984-), 'Sneak Peak', 2021, embossed screenprint in colours with giclee on 300gsm Somerset Sating paper, bearing the Artists and Publishers blind stamps, published by Graffiti Prints, from a timed open edition; sheet: 25 x 62cm ARR

Martin Whatson (Norwegian 1984-), 'Eternal Reflection (Multi)', 2020, screenprint in colours with gloss varnish on wove paper, numbered from an edition of 100 in pencil, published by Graffiti Prints, bearing the Artist's blind stamp; sheet: 25 x 25cm ARR

Martin Whatson (Norwegian 1984-), 'Eternal Reflection (Red)', 2020, screenprint in colours with gloss varnish on wove paper, numbered from an edition of 100 in pencil, published by Graffiti Prints, bearing the Artist's blind stamp; sheet: 25 x 25cm ARR

Damien Hirst (British 1965-), 'Shark Spin Painting', 2009, acrylic on formed paper, bearing the Artists Stamped Signature verso, inscription reading; 'This painting was made by to celebrate the opening of Damien Hirst, Requiem, at the Pinchuk Art Centre on April 25-26th 2009’, Artist’s copyright and ‘HIRST’ blind stamp, created with public collaboration at the Damien Hirst Spin Workshop in 2009, to celebrate the opening of the ‘Requiem’Exhibition at the PinchukArtCentre, Kiev, Ukraine; 56.5 x 72cm inc frame ARR

A reproduction mahogany two drawer coffee table with inset gilt tooled leather top, two frieze drawers and two blind drawers on square legsLocation:

A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONCERTINA ACTION FOLDING CARD TABLES PROBABLY IRISH, CIRCA 1750 Each with blind frieze drawer, the hinged tops opening to green baize playing surface each 76cm high, 92cm wide, 45cm deep (when closed)Condition Report: There are some marks, scratches, knocks, chips, splits and abrasions consistent with age and use.Overall the tables are in clean condition and of rich dark colour, the tops with plum pudding figuring. There is some slight movement to the hinged tops, visible from the sides.There are losses and restorations including to the hinge areas, crossbanded veneers, frieze veneers, crack to feet. Lacking two metal hooks to the concertina hinged sides of one table.The drawer linings are oak and have some splits.The back legs carved to the same high degree as the front legs.There is some small evidence of worm.Please refer to the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

A REGENCY MAHOGANY DRESSING MIRRORIN THE MANNER OF THOMAS HOPE, CIRCA 181582cm high, 73cm wide, 26cm deepProvenance: Private Collection, EdinburghA related dressing mirror with similar 'dolphin' supports was sold in these rooms, 30th June 2021, Lot 371 (£2500). Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use, Some old chips and splits. Some losses to veneers. Old veneer repairs to areas around drawers. It appears that a section of moulding sat to the underside of the central blind drawer but is now lacking. Mirror plate is likely a replacement but has some age and small grey spots. One of the dolphin supports with a old glued repair to a split through the curved tail. A area of the back board to one side is an old replacement. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition.     Condition Report Disclaimer

A collection of ten William Russell Flint limited edition and some signed prints, of various sizes including a large limited edition woman at shoreline, 396/850, with blind stamp, 53cm x 68cm, another in red singed to lower right of three ladies in various states of undress, 49cm x 68cm, and others (10)

Two William Russell Flint limited edition prints, both of females in states of undress, limited numbers and blind stamped, framed and glazed, largest 54 cm by 68 cm (2)

A GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY CHEST ON CHEST OF SMALL PROPORTIONSWith two short over six long graduated drawers, divided by brushing slide and flanked by blind fret canted corners, 90cm wide; 176cm high

A GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY CHEST ON CHEST OF SMALL PROPORTIONSWith two short over six long graduated drawers, divided by brushing slide and flanked by blind fret canted corners, 90cm wide; 176cm high

19th century Welsh oak two-stage rack-back dog kennel dresser, the moulded cornice above boarded rack with iron hooks and three fitted shelves, the projecting moulded base above an arrangement of three drawers with turned handles, flanked by two blind panel doors and central arched dog kennel with shaped shelf on paw style feet. 144 x 46 x 186cm approximately.(B.P. 21% + VAT)

Edwardian mahogany inlaid display cabinet, the moulded cornice above blind panel foliate inlaid cupboard, the interior revealing single shelf, flanked by two glazed doors with fitted shelves and velvet interior. Shaped under-tier standing on square tapering legs and spade feet. 123 x 39 x 170cm approximately.(B.P. 21% + VAT) Slightly faded in places. Loss to back left cornice area. Stains and marks to velvet shelving. Overall good usable condition with minor wear and tear commensurate with age.

18th century Carmarthenshire style two-stage oak dresser, the moulded cornice above a shaped frieze with drop baluster finials, the boarded rack flanked by two blind panel cupboards with pointed ogee fielded panels and central shelve with three fitted drawers, the projected moulded base above and arrangement of three drawers and three cupboard with turned and other brass handles. 167 x 50 x 193cm approximately.(B.P. 21% + VAT)

Victorian walnut and ebonised indented break front open library bookcase having moulded pediment above three compartments divided by doric fluted columns, the base with recessed shelves flanked by two blind panel cupboards on an ebonised moulded platform. 235 x 250 x 50cm approximately.(B.P. 21% + VAT) Includes seven original shelves with three additional replacements. Sound but scuffed and worn, particularly around the base with use, having been in a working environment in recent years.

Victorian French boulle work and tortoise shell gilded and ebonised cabinet, the marble top above a single blind panel door above gilded mask head mounts and other gilt metal mounts, the interior revealing two adjustable shelves on a shaped projecting base. 84 x 39 x 113cm approximately.(B.P. 21% + VAT) Poor condition overall. Losses and chips to marble at top. Heavy damage to boulle work with lots of pieces missing. In need of attention.