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[BIBLE, in Latin]. Biblia. [Basel: Johann Amerbach or Freiburg: Kilian Fischer], 1491.Folio (305 x 206 mm). 406 (of 408) leaves, lacking first leaf (half-title) and final leaf (of the Interpretationes hebraicorum nominum). Double column and 4-column, 56 lines plus headline; first leaf with large initial "F", 3- to 4-line initials supplied in red or blue. (First few leaves bound in on a stub, final leaf repaired in the gutter margin just touching letters, tiny wormholes touching letters throughout, some minor mostly marginal soiling or dampstaining to a few leaves.) Modern blind-panelled calf.BMC assigns to Fischer; Proctor and GW to Amerbach. BSB-Ink B-464; BMC III, 694; Goff B-590; GW 4267; HC 3108*; Pell 2330.Property from the Collection of LSC Communications, Inc.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

[BIBLE, in English]. The New Testament of Jesus Christ, translated faithfully into English. Translated from Latin into English by Gregory Martin, under the supervision of William Allen and Richard Brostow. Rheims: John Fogny, 1582.4to (240 x 160 mm). Title printed within woodcut border, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, numerous woodcut initials. (Minor soiling to title, a few small stains.) Modern blind-tooled calf; cloth folding case. Provenance: a few early marginal annotations.FIRST EDITION OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC VERSION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT IN ENGLISH, translated from the Vulgate by Gregory Martin under the supervision of William Allen (later Cardinal Allen) and Richard Bristow. "This Rheims New Testament exerted a very considerable influence on the version of 1611 King James version" (In Remembrance of Creation 206). Darlow & Moule 177; ESTC S102491; Pforzheimer 68; STC 2884. A TALL COPY.Property from the Collection of LSC Communications, Inc.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

[BIBLE, in English]. The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New"¦ London: Robert Barker, 1611.Folio (370 x 247 mm). Double-column text in Gothic and Roman types, calendar printed in red and black. (Lacking title-page, map, and last leaf [supplied in facsimile], also lacking A2, A5, A6, C6, and D1; 31 leaves at beginning and end frayed or torn with loss to text remargined and silked, a few other leaves with losses to margins, a few lower margins shaved occasionally affecting signature or catchword.) Full modern blind-panelled calf. FIRST EDITION of the King James Bible, the Authorized version, with the reading "he" in Ruth 3:15 (Bb2r). The translation, royally commissioned to reconcile the differences between the Bishop's bible and the Geneva Bible, is, according to W. A. Jackson, "perhaps the single most important influence upon the development of English prose style." "From about the middle of the seventeenth century on to the appearance of the Revised Bible of 1881-5, King James' version reigned without rival" (Herbert). Darlow & Moule 309; ESTC S122347; Pforzheimer 61; PMM 114; STC 2216.Property from the Collection of LSC Communications, Inc.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

[GRABHORN PRESS -- BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA]. POWELL, H.M.T. (b.1824). "“ WATSON, Douglas S., editor.The Santa Fe Trail to California, 1849-1852: The Journal and Drawings of H.M.T. Powell. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1931.Folio. Folding frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 15 plates. Text printed in red and black. Original orange leather-backed tan cloth boards, spine lettered in blind, 4 raised bands, uncut (very light sunning or rubbing to spine).LIMITED EDITION, one of 300 unnumbered copies of this work which "ranks as one of the most important and highly celebrated overland narratives. Its superb narrative combined with the elegant presentation of the Grabhorn Press make this a cornerstone of any Western travel collection" (Kurutz The California Gold Rush 515). Eberstadt, Modern Narratives of the Plains and the Rockies 390; GB 158; Howes P-525.Property from the Collection of Jack BelcherFor condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

[GRABHORN PRESS]. HELLER, Elinor Rass. -- MAGEE, David. Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press, 1915-1940. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1940. Folio. Text printed in red and black, illustrated with numerous facsimile leaves and plates from various Grabhorn publications. Quarter light brown calf over linen covered boards, 5 raised bands, spine lettered in blind, uncut (rubbing to spine and edges, slight soiling and light wear to spine ends).LIMITED EDITION, one of 210 unnumbered copies of the first Grabhorn bibliography. GB 340.Property from the Collection of Jack BelcherFor condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

[SKELTON'S PRESS]. [GILL, Eric (1982-1940)]. "“ SKELTON, Christopher (1925-1992). The Engravings of Eric Gill. Wellingborough: Christopher Skelton, 1983.Folio. Over 1,000 reproductions of wood engravings by Gill including 3 folding plates. Publisher's prospectus laid in. Original cream cloth-backed black cloth decorated in blind, spine gilt-lettered; original board slipcase.LIMITED EDITION, one of 1350 unnumbered copies of the "ordinary edition." A comprehensive survey of Gill's work as an engraver and typecutter by his nephew, Christopher Skelton.Property from the Collection of Jack BelcherFor condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

A George III style mahogany side table with a rectangular top on blind fret work legs, together with a folding card table

19th century mahogany silver table having Gothic tracery raised gallery, blind fret cut friezes to all sides and raised on four square moulded legs, width 85cm, depth 55cm, height 75cm, (minor losses)

A Victorian carved oak writing table, circa 1870, in Antiquarian taste, with two blind frieze drawers, 79cm high, 138cm wide, 69cm deepProvenance: Berwick House, ShropshireCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions, consistent with age and use,Some chips and losses, old splits and cracks, wear and losses around the lower portions of the legs, one of these with a 'chewed' appearance.The leather inset with scuffs and wear, also areas of loss, Overall solid and stablePlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer

A Chinese Chippendale Revival room centre writing table, rectangular top with inset writing surface, above an arrangement of five drawers, blind to verso, gilt brass lion mask ring handles, decorated throughout in blind fretwork with scrolling leaves, shaped fretwork brackets to apron angles, tapered square legs, stepped spreading square feet, 75cm high, 88.5cm wide, 51cm deep

A Davenport desk, hinged superstructure with three-quarter gallery enclosing stationery divisions, hinged writing surface enclosing a pair of small drawers, drawers to side, blind to verso, 'French' cabriole forelegs, 89cm high, 56cm wide, 55cm deep

A grey finish carved wood side table with Gothic arch blind fret frieze, on canted square taper supports, 43" wide x 16" deep x 31 1/2" high, and a nest of three walnut occasional tables, on turned and stretchered supports, 18"wide x 13" deep x 22" high

After Louis Wain. Cats blind mans buff, print, 29cm x 75cm.

AS NEW VENETIAN BLIND AND A STALLIS VENETIAN BLIND

Academie Royale des Medailles et des Inscriptions. Medailles sur les principaux evenements du regne de Louis le Grand, avec des explications historiques, Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1702, engraved allegorical frontispiece by Charles Simonneau after Antoine Coypel, engraved armorial to title with outer decorative border (lower blank margin excised & repaired), numerous engraved medallions throughout, decorative borders engraved by Simonneau after Berain, typeface designed by Grandjean, occasional light scattered spotting, without marbled free endpapers, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with maroon morocco title label, old paper label at head & foot of spine, covers lightly marked, 4to, together with: Julian Emperor of Rome 331-363, Les Cesars de l'Empereur Julien, traduits du Grec. Par feu Mr. le baron de Spanheim, avec des remarques & des preuves, enrichies de plus de 300. medailles, & autres anciens monumens. Graves par Bernard Picart le romain, Amsterdam: F. L'Honoré, 1728, engraved frontispiece, title in red & black, numerous engraved illustrations of medallions, scattered spotting throughout and occasional light dust-soiling, bookplate of Patricia Milne-Henderson to upper pastedown, modern blind panelled dark brown calf, morocco title labels relaid, 4to, Velázquez (Luis José), Ensayo sobre los alphabetos de las letras desconocidas, que se encuentran en las mas antiguas medallas y monumentos de España. por don Luis Joseph Velazquez ... de la Academia Real de la Historia. Escrito, revisto y publicado de Orden de la misma Academia, Madrid: en la oficina de Antonio Sanz..., 1752, engraved vignette to title, twenty engraved plates at rear, few minor marks including occasional light dampstaining to for-edge margins of few leaves, 20th century cloth-backed marbled boards, rubbed green skiver title label to spine, 4toQty: (3)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESThe first work, a medallic history of Louis XIV, the Sun King, is a typographic tour-de-force, and a fine example of royal publicity. In 1692 the French Academy of Sciences set up a committee to establish standards for all crafts; as a result of which Jacques Jaugeon produced in 1695 a 'rational' design for letters, in which they all have a perfectly vertical axis and perfectly horizontal, symmetrical serifs, far removed from the more flowing forms of ancient or Renaissance lettering. Philippe Grandjean was commissioned to cut punches based on Jaugeon's designs, and modified them to form the 'roman du roi' first used here.

Agustin (Antonio). Dialoghi di Don Antonio Agostini Arcivescovo di Tarracona intorno alle medaglie inscrittoni et altre antichita, tradotti di lingua Spagnuola in Italiana da Dionigi Ottaviano Sada & dal medesimo accresciuti con diverse annotationi, & illustrati con disegni di molte medaglie & d'altre figure, Rome, Appresso gli Stampatori Camerali, [1592], woodcut title, some marks and minor loss to extreme lower outer corner, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout, waterstained to lower margins throughout, with associated light damp marking, contemporary or near-contemporary blind-panelled full calf, gilt decorated spine, rubbed and some wear with upper joint partly cracked, folio, together with other Italian numimatics interest, all 17th century, including F. Buonaroti, Osservazioni Istoriche sopra alcuni medaglioni antichi... di Cosimo III, Granduca di Toscana, Rome, 1698, Ottavio Ferrari, De Re Vestiaria libri septem, Padua, 1654, Jean Baptiste Le Menestrier, Medales Illustrées des anciens empereurs et imperatrices de Rome, Dijon, 1642, Lorenzo Pignori, De Servis, editio secunda, Padua, 1656 (Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun copy), and Charles Patin, Introduzione alla storia della pratica delle medaglie, Venice, 1673, plus an incomplete copy of Enea Vico, Reliqua liborum Aeneae Vici Parmensis, exantiquis imperatorum et Augustarum numis ad historiam pertinentium, Venice, 1612 (title supplied in manuscript, with Deene Library engraved bookplate to verso, and 116 plates only)Qty: (9)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Baier (Johann Jakob). Gemmarum Affabre Sculptarum Thesaurus quem suis sumptibus haud exiguis nec parvo studio collegit Io. Mart. ab Ebermayer Norimbergensis, Nuremberg: In aedibus Ebermayerianis, 1720, title-page printed in red and black, folding engraved portrait frontispiece (short tear in fore-margin repaired on reverse), with folding plate depicting a cabinet facing, 8 numbered plates, letterpress engravings, head and tail-pieces, and initial letters, a few leaves toned, bound with: Ebermayer (Johann Martin von), Imperatorum a Iulio Caesare ad Carolum VI P. F. AVG. in Gemmis antiqua partim, partim recenti manu affabre incisorum series, [Nuremberg], 1722, 7 engraved plates, and Effigies Regum Franciae a pharamundo usque ad Ludovicum XV, in gemmis ad optimorum monumentorum fidem incisae, [Nuremberg], 1722, 4 engraved plates, and Icones Ducum Venetorum ... in gemmis affabre caelatae, [Nuremberg], 1722, 5 engraved plates, and Capita Deorum et Illustrium Hominum pacis bellique artibus clarissimorum nec non hieroglyphica, abraxea et amuleta quaedam, in gemmis antiqua partim, partim recenti manu, affabre incisa, Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1721, title-page printed in red and black, 17 engraved plates, engraved head-piece and initial letter, endpapers browned, and pastedowns with paper residue to edges, early annotation in brown ink to front pastedown, red and blue sprinkled edges, contemporary blind-panelled mottled calf gilt, rubbed and worn, with slight loss to spine ends, and some small surface losses to covers, early oval library label lettered in ink to foot of spine, folioQty: (1)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Beger (Laurentius). Thesaurus ex Thesauro Palatino selectus; sive, Gemmarum et Numismatum, quæ in Electorali Cimeliarchio continentur, elegantiorum ære expressa, et convenienti commentario illustrata dispositio, Heidelburg: Philippi Delborn, 1685, vignette title-page, 5 engraved plates, including frontispiece and portrait, numerous letterpress engravings, head and tail-pieces, and initial letters, errata leaf at rear, single worm hole increasing to short trail to lower blank margin from Kk1 through remainder of page block and rear endpapers, endpapers stained by turn-ins, hinges split, bookplate of Patricia Milne-Henderson, red sprinkled edges, near contemporary blind-panelled mottled calf, sometime rebacked, rubbed, folio in 4s, together with: Liebe (Christian Sigismund), Gotha Numaria, sistens thesavri Fridericiani numismata antiqua aurea, argentea, ærea, ea ratione descripta ... Accedunt ex Andreæ Morellii Specimine uniuersæ rei numariæ antiquæ excerpta, & epistolæ tres Ez. Spanhemii, quibus rariores eiusdem thesauri numi illustrantur, Amsterdam: R. & J. Wetstenios & G. Smith, 1730, half-title present, vignette title-page printed in red and black, verso with engraved armorial bookplate of Sr. John Anstruther of Anstruther Bart., engraved frontispiece and portrait, letterpress engravings, head and tail-pieces, and initial letters, occasional light spotting and marks, a few leaves toned, Nnn3 with short tear in lower blank margin, marbled endpapers, red edges, contemporary calf, rubbed, gilt decorated spine worn, with loss at ends and joints cracked, corners showing, folio in 4s,Qty: (2)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Foy-Vaillant (Jean). Seleucidarum imperium, sive Historia regum Syriae ad fidem numismatum accommodata, 1st edition, Paris, Louis Billaine, 1681, half-title, title with large engraved vignette, numerous engraved illustrations to text, title with early ownership signature in brown ink at head A. Fletcher, early 18th century blind decorated full calf, some wear with upper cover and rear joint cracked, 4to, together with: Froelich (Erasmus). Annales compendiarii regum, & rarum Syriae, numis veteribus illustrati, deducti ab obitu Alexandri Magni, ad Cn. Pompeji in Syriam adventum, cum amplis prolegomenis, editio altera. Cui accessere notae compendiariae et monogrammata numismatum Graecorum, Vienna, Laopoldum Joannem Kaliwoda et Augustinum Bernardi, 1754, half-title, engraved frontispiece, title printed in red and black, large woodcut head-pieces, large folding engraved map by J. Christoph Winkler, 22 folding engraved plates at rear, some mostly light scattered spotting, contemporary vellum, with some minor marks and minimal wear to extremities (lower outer corners restored with old restoration), folioQty: (2)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESProvenance: (Foy-Vaillant): Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1655-1716), Scottish bibliophile, writer and politician, and associate of John Locke (ownership signature to title-page). His collection of 6,000 books was ‘almost certainly the largest private library in Scotland at the time’ (ODNB). Jean Foy-Vaillant (1632-1706) was twice sent by the French Minister Colbert abroad, on the first occasion to Italy, Sicily and Greece, the second (begun in 1674), in search of coins to be added to the French royal collection. During the second voyage Foy-Vaillant and his companions were firstly enslaved by Algerian pirates for over 4 months, and subsequently unsuccessfully attacked by another pirate vessel, prior to which Vaillant swallowed 20 gold coins (in order to save them from seizure), which were later successfully recovered through his natural bodily functions. The second voyage, to the interior of Egypt and Persia, resulted in the author’s Seleucidarum Imperium, a work which established the chronology of the Seleucid empire.

Gorlaeus (Abraham). Dactyliothecae, seu annulorum sigillarium quorum apud priscos tam Graecos quam Romanos usus, ex ferro, aere, argento & auro promptuarii... cum explicationibus Jacobi Gronovii, 2 volumes, Leiden, Pieter van der Aa, 1695, half-title to first volume, two additional engraved titles, engraved portrait of the author, printed titles in red and black, each with printer's engraved device, 282 engraved plates of ancient Greek and Roman rings and gems, folding engraved portrait of Jacob Gronovius by A. van Zylvelt bound in after dedication to first volume, taken from Van der Aa's 1693 edition of Ammianus Marcellinus, separately-paginated appendix at end of second volume, the Carmen de Gemmis sive lapidibus pretiosis by Marbodus of Rennes (circa 1035-1123) with extensive early annotations in Latin in brown ink, further annotation in brown ink in French (probably early 19th century) to blank before half-title of first volume, and at foot of the part-title to the text of Marbodus, wide margins, contemporary uniform blind-panelled full vellum, spines lettered in brown ink, small 4toQty: (2)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESBrunet II, 1671; Graesse III, 120; Ebert 8711; Cicognara 2871. Fine copy of this handsome edition of Gorlaeus, with extensive scholarly additions by Gronovius. First published in 1601, Gorlaeus' catalogue of his cabinet of engraved gems was the first extensive published repertoire of Greco-Roman intaglio gems, which in 1609 was sold to the young Henry, Prince of Wales.

Leigh (Edward & Henry). Select and Choice Observations concerning all the Roman and Greek Emperors, 3rd edition ('corrected, and much enlarged'), London: for J. Williams, and are to be sold by Ames Curteyne bookseller in Oxford, 1670, woodcut medallion portraits throughout, occasional browning, title-page chipped, spill-burn in F1, rear free endpaper near-detached, contemporary mottled sheep ruled in blind, later labels, wear to foot of spine, 8vo (16.6 x 10 cm), together with: [Jobert, Louis]. The Knowledge of Medals: or, Instructions for those who apply themselves to the Study of Medals both Ancient and Modern, 1st edition in English, London: William Rogers, 1697, early gift inscription to title-page (cropped), all edges gilt, 19th-century red roan gilt, 8vo (17.5 x 10.1 cm), ibid. The Knowledge of Medals ... The Second Edition. To which is added, an Essay concerning the Error in Distributing Modern Medals. By Joseph Addison, London: for E. Curll and T. Caldecott, 1715, half-title, endpapers renewed, contemporary panelled sheep, 12mo (16.1 x 9.6 cm), Vandergucht (Gerard). Antique Greek and Roman Coins, Gems, etc. Engraved from Original Drawings of Rubens, 1st edition, [London: no publisher], 1740, engraved title-page, 31 engraved plates, title-page damp-stained, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, a little worn, oblong 4to (17.5 x 24.2 cm), and 4 others, including 3 copies of Pinkerton, An Essay on Medals (the 1784 edition and 2 copies of the 2-volume 1789 edition, not collated)Qty: (10)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESESTC R39134 (Leigh), R13364 (Jobert, 1697), T29506 (Jobert, 1715); Vandergucht's work not in ESTC.

Liebe (Christian Sigismund). Gotha numaria, sistens thesauri Fridericiani numismata antiqua, aurea, argentea, ærea, ea ratione descripta, ut generali eorum notitiæ exempla singularia subiungantur, Amsterdam: R. & J. Wetstenios & G. Smith, 1730, half-title, engraved frontispiece, title in red & black with engraved vignette (manuscript numeral '55' to lower right blank corner), engraved portrait, engraved illustrations of coins, light scattered spotting, damp staining to lower margins towards rear of volume, contemporary blind panelled vellum, blind arabesque to centre of each board, worn at head & foot of spine and to board corners, folio, together with: Agustín (Antonio), Antiquitatum Romanarum Hispanarumque in nummis veterum dialogi XI. Latini redditi ab Andrea Schotto ... Seorsim editae nomismatum icones a Iacobo Biaeo aeri graphice incisae, Antwerp: Henricum Aertssium, 1617, title with engraved vignette (dust-soiled), additional engraved title and 68 plates bound at rear, few worm holes throughout, some toning and damp staining, without free endpapers, contemporary vellum, dust-soiled and marked, folio, Passeri (Giovanni Battista), Lucernae fictiles musei Passerii, Pesaro: Sumtibus Academiae Pisaurensis, 1739, title in red & black with engraved vignette, 105 engraved plates, contemporary vellum, folio Orsini (Fulvio), Familiae Romanae in antiquis numismatibus, ab urbe condita, ad tempora diui Augusti..., Paris: Joannem Du Bray, Petrum Variquet & Robertum De Ninuille, 1663, engraved frontispiece, letterpress title in red & black with engraved vignette, engraved illustrations throughout, some light damp staining, contemporary blind panelled vellum, blind arabesque to centre of each board, light dust-soiling, folio, and three others similarQty: (7)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Plutarch. The Lives of the Noble Grecians & Romans, compared together by ... Plutarch of Chaeronea. Translated out of Greek into French by James Amiot ... with the lives of Hannibal & Scipio African translated out of Latin into French by Charles de l'Escluse, and out of French into English by Sir Thomas North ... to which are also added the lives of twenty selected eminent persons of ancient and latter times; translated out of the work of ... Andrew Thevet..., Cambridge: Printed by John Hayes for George Sawbridge, 1676, additional engraved title, frontispiece explain'd leaf present, letterpress title printed in red and black, woodcut initials, engraved portrait illustrations, errors in pagination, leaf 2I4 with paper flaw & hole above page number, leaves 4E1 & 4F6 with paper flaw & hole to text, fore-margins of last few leaves at rear damp stained, contemporary blind panelled calf, upper board with gilt ownership 'I Phelipps Y', morocco title label to spine, joints racked & split at head & foot, head & foot of spine worn, folio (34.5 x 22 cm)Qty: (1)Wing P2634.Provenance: Rev. John Phelips (d. 1766, aged 39), Vicar of Yeovil 1756-66, of Newton Surmaville, Yeovil, Somerset; 2nd son of Edward Phelips, of Montacute House, Somerset, with his name in gilt on the front cover. The remains of the family library and contents at Newton Surmaville were sold at auction by Lawrences Auctioneers, 8th & 9th October 2007 (Plutarch lot 90). The library at Newton Surmaville contained many volumes of classics, theology and history which had belonged to the Rev. John Phelips.Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Rink (Eucharius Gottlieb). De veteris numismatis potentia et qualitate lucubratio, occasione rubrica codicis de eodem argumento; sive Cognitio totius rei numariae ad intelligentiam iuris accomodata. Accessit Dissertatio iuridica de numo unico, cum multis aliis cognitioni numorum conducentibus, 2 parts in one, Leipzig & Frankfurt: Iodoci Wilhelmi Kohlesii, 1701, folding engraved frontispiece and one other plate, armorial bookplate of R.W. Cochran Patrick to upper pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, gilt decorated spine with calf title label, some wear mostly to upper joint and head & foot of spine, 4to, together with: Hanthaler (Chrysostomus), Exercitationes faciles de numis Veterum pro Tyronibus ... exercitatio prosemialis de numis aliquot Græcis, Nuremberg: Joan Adami Schmidii, 1735, seven engraved plates, contemporary calf, blind decorated spine with title label, extremities slightly rubbed, 4to, Antoninus (Augustus), Antonini Iter Britanniarum, commentariis illustratum Thomæ Gale. Opus posthumum: revisit, auxit, edidit R. G[ale]; accessit anonymi Ravennatis Britanniæ chorographia, London: M. Atkins, 1709, folding engraved map and two folding engraved plates, illustrations to text, contemporary vellum, old paper label at foot of spine, 4to, and two others, Lettres sur le préjudice qu'occasionneroient aux arts et à la Science, le déplacement des monumens de l'art de l'Italie, le démenbrement de ses ecoles, et la spoliation de ses collections, galeries, musées, etc., by Antoine-Chrysostome Quatremere de Quincy, Paris, 1796, and Historia osrhoe?na et edessena ex nvmis illvstrata, in qua, Edessae vrbis, Osrhoe?ni regni, Abgarorum regum, praefectorum Graecorum, Arabum, Persarum, comitum Francorum, successiones, fata, res aliae memorabiles, a prima origene vrbis ad extrema fere tempora explicantur, by Theophilus Siegfried Bayer, Saint Petersburg: Ex Typographia Academiae, 1734Qty: (5)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Rufus (Quintus Curtius). Historiarum Libri Accuratissime Editi, Leiden: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1633, engraved title-page (paper thinning to 3.5cm of platemark), medallion portrait and one full-page engraving on letterpress, folding map (with short handling tear), some damp-staining to final few gatherings, last 8 leaves with ink stain to upper blank margin, front free endpaper and following 2 blanks creased and slightly frayed to fore-edge, second blank with contemporary ownership signature in brown ink of Gualtherus Bumannus Agæus dated 1645, bookplate of Patricia Milne-Henderson, above book ticket of William Henry Drage, blue sprinkled edges, contemporary vellum with yapp fore-edges, dusty, ink blot to upper edge of front cover, 12mo, together with: Petit (Pierre), De Amazonibus Dissertatio, quâ an verè extiterint, necne, variis ultro citroque conjecturis & argumentis disputatur ... Amsterdam: Johannem Wolters & Ysbrandum Haring, 1687, additional engraved title-page (blank fore-edge marked and frayed with slight loss), letterpress engravings, some toning and marginal damp-staining (mostly to first few gatherings), A9 and A10 with horizontal closed tear, bookplate as above, blue sprinkled edges, 18th century vellum with yapp fore-edges, lower cover with large stain, 8vo in 12s, Nieupoort (G.H.), Historia Reipublicae et Imperii Romanorum ab urbe condita ad annum urbis DCCXXVII ... 2 volumes, Utrecht: Jacobum Broedelet, 1723, title-pages printed in red and black, 8 folding engraved plates, volume 1 with early manuscript notes on versos of final blanks, first volume with ownership signature of H.H. Knight on front pastedown, red and blue sprinkled edges, near contemporary blind-panelled vellum, dusty, darkened spines lettered in brown ink, 8vo, and 2 other antiquarian volumes related (Caius Suetonius Tranquillus, Cum Annot. Diversorum, Amsterdam, 1630, and Giuseppe Monterchi, Rariora Maximi Moduli Numismata, Amsterdam, 1685)Qty: (6)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESWillems 381: first Elzevier edition.

Spilsbury (John, engraver). A Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Gems. In the Collections of the Right Honourable Earl Percy, the Honourable C. F. Greville, and T. M. Slade, Esquire, 1st edition, London: John Boydell, [1785], title-leaf, list of plates, 50 engraved plates, moderately spotted and browned, bookplate of Patricia Milne-Henderson, title-page with contemporary ownership inscription of John Wilson Sheppard (recorded as high sheriff of Suffolk in 1830), all edges gilt, contemporary dark green morocco, spine richly gilt in compartments, triple-fillet and palmette rolls to covers enclosing decorative inner frame in blind, rubbing to extremities, 4to (26.2 x 19.8 cm), together with another copy (lacking plates 2 and 18)Qty: (2)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESESTC N30560.

Spon (Jacques). Miscellanea eruditae antiquitatis ..., Lyon: sumptibus auctoris, 1685, title printed in red & black with engraved vignette, title also with additional blind-stamped imprint 'Sumptibus ... apud Thomam'[?] partially obscured by printed imprint, engraved illustrations, scattered spotting, some leaves toned, two leaves at rear with a 3cm closed tear at head, ink library stamps of Queen's College Cork to title (by imprint), title blank verso (and additional 'withdrawn...' stamp), and to the blank margins of 3 further pages, armorial bookplate of The Library of Queen's College, Cork, front hinge cracked after endpapers, contemporary vellum, soiled with a couple of marks, gilt crest of Queen's College Cork to spine, folio, together with: La Chausse (Michel Ange de), Romanum Museum sive Thesaurus Eruditae Antiquitatis ..., Rome: Giovanni Giacomo Komarek, 1690, title printed in red & black with engraved armorial vignette (laid down), engraved portrait frontispiece, 160 engraved plates (complete), engraved head-and tail-pieces and initials, lacking all before title, some dampstaining or light cockling throughout, front hinge cracked, contemporary calf, dampstained, elaborately gilt-decorated spine, folio, plus: Augustin (Antonio), Antiquitatum Romanarum Hispanarumque in Nummis Veterum Dialogi Xi, Antwerp: Henricum Aertssium, 1617, engraved vignette title (with lower outer corner excised), 68 engraved plates, additional engraved decorative title 'Nomismata imperatorum Romanorum aurea ...', woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces, bound with: Occo (Adolphus), Inscriptiones veteres in Hispania repertæ ..., [Heidelberg]: H. Commelini, 1596, engraved decorative title, letterpress toned throughout volume, five plates somewhat dampstained (two just to blank margins), pictorial bookplate of Robert Edward Way, pictorial book ticket of A. P. M. H., contemporary vellum, soiled with a few marks, covers bowed, folioQty: (3)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Suetonius Tranquillus (Gaius). XII Caesares, et in eos Laevini Torrentii commentarius auctior et emendatior, Antwerp: ex officina Plantiniana, apud viduam, et Joannem Moretum, 1591, engraved title-page incorporating elaborate border of medallion portraits, woodcut vignettes of Roman coins throughout the text, slightly browned, variable damp-staining to top margins, pinhole-sized worm-track throughout the text, engraved title-page closely trimmed along fore edge, without final blank (3+4), early ownership inscription 'James Cocks' to title-page, occasional marginalia, bookplate of Patricia Milne-Henderson, contemporary English sprinkled calf, rebacked, blind panels to sides, wear to tips, 4to (23.6 x 16.5 cm)Qty: (1)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESProvenance: John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), English Whig politician (bookplate). Adams S2052. Second Plantin edition (and the second overall) of Laevinus Torrentius's version of Suetonius, first published in 1578.

Worlidge (Thomas). A Select Collection of Drawings from Curious Antique Gems; most of them in the possession of the Nobility and Gentry of this Kingdom; etched after the Manner of Rembrandt, London: Printed by Dryden Leach for M. Worlidge & M. Wicksteed, 1768, etched portrait frontispiece, 182 etched plates, subscribers list, occasional spotting, armorial bookplate of Charles George Milnes Gaskell, pictorial book ticket of 'A. P. M. H.', contemporary calf gilt, rebacked, 3 corners repaired, covers with inked and blind-tooled panels within wide gilt-tooled borders, 4to, together with: Ogle (George), Gemmae Antiquae Caelatae: or, a Collection of Gems..., 2nd edition, 1741, 50 engraved plates, blind stamped name to upper corner of title, one text leaf with corner repair, last few leaves with pale dampstain to lower blank corner, pictorial book ticket of .'A. P. M. H.', contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed with some dampstaining, extremities a trifle worn, joints partly cracked, front cover lightly bowed, 4to, plus: [Dagley, Richard], Gems, Selected from the Antique, with Illustrations, London: John Murray, 1804, bound from the parts, printed wrappers from part II (front & rear) and part I (rear only) bound in at front, vignette to title, 20 engraved plates, spotting and some toning, armorial bookplate of John T. Beer, pictorial book ticket of .'A. P. M. H.', front hinge cracked, contemporary quarter mottled calf, rubbed with some wear to extremities, 4toQty: (3)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Pettigrew (Thomas Joseph). A History of Egyptian Mummies, and an Account of the Worship and Embalming of the Sacred Animas by Egyptians 1st edition, 1834, hand-coloured aquatint plates of which 2 including the frontispiece are by George Cruikshank, 7 engraved plates by Cruikshank, 1 hand-coloured engraved plate, 2 lithographic plates, complete with the half-title and errata leaf, the paper slightly brittle, numerous leaves chipped along edges and repaired with japanese tissue, the initial blank, half-title, frontispiece, title and dedication leaf all tipped in, the initial blank and half-title also laid down, occasional faint blind stamps of the Free Public Library, Newark, NJ, some offsetting, variable spotting to a few plates, mostly light, signature 2A4 loose at foot, inscribed by the author 'T[o H]is Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex KG. with the author's most humble duty & affection regards' on the initial blank, recent calf-backed marbled boards, royal 4toQty: (1)NOTESLarge paper copy. With a typed letter signed from the Royal Librarian, Lady Roberts, identifying the recipient as Prince Augustus , Duke of Sussex (1773-1843), on the letterhead of the Royal Collection Trust. Pettigrew was the duke's librarian from 1819 until approximately 1830. Cohn 644.

Kennett (White). Parochial Antiquities Attempted in the History of Ambrosden, Burcester, and other adjacent parts in the Counties of Oxford and Bucks, Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1695, engraved illustration of Sheldonian Theatre to title, nine engraved plates (comprising one single-page, seven double-page and one folding), front free endpaper with early ownership signature 'Dan: Fleming', contemporary blind panelled calf, manuscript title label to spine, upper joint repaired, short split to lower joint at head, 4to (24.5 x 19 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESWing K302.

Owen (John & Bowen Emanuel). Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd..., printed and sold by Thomas Bowles & Emanuel Bowen, 1720, printed title, four leaves containing an index and table of the maps and roads, 273 (complete) uncoloured engraved strip road maps and county maps, printed back to back, some spotting and browning throughout, later endpapers, near-contemporary presentation inscription to the front pastedown and a later bookplate of R. H. Johnstone, old booksellers catalogue entry tipped on to front pastedown, contemporary blind-stamped calf, re-backed and repaired at corners, 8voQty: (1)NOTESThe title page has had the date (erroneously) corrected in manuscript to 1740 but the publisher's details match Chubb CXLVIII, with the additional description on page 53 about Stony Stratford and the moving of the page numbers on pages 121 and 124 and this would indicate the second issue which Chubb dates to 1721.

Smyth (Captain [Admiral] W.H.). Aedes Hartwellianae, or Notices of the Manor and Mansion of Hartwell, [and] Addenda to the Aedes Hartwellianae, 2 volumes, London: printed for private circulation by John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1851-64, first volume with 13 maps, plates etc. as listed (including one hand-coloured), 2nd volume lacking plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations to both volumes, variable spotting, first volume front pastedown with ink manuscript presentation inscription from both the author and Dr. Lee (the owner of Hartwell House), and with armorial bookplates of Captain William Henry Smyth and of [Dr. Lee], contemporary cloth, 2nd volume faded and stained, both rebacked, 4to, together with: Smedley (Frank E.), Last Leaves from Beechwood, by the late Frank E. Smedley, edited by William Brailsford, Enfield: J.H. Meyers, 1867, two mounted photographs (one as frontispiece), tipped-in printed & manuscript errata slip, final page toned, front free endpaper with ink manuscript presentation inscription 'Charles Edward Smedley, with his Aunt Fanny's love - in affectionate remembrance of the author', original blind-stamped green cloth, front cover with central gilt leaf, lightly sunned spine gilt-lettered, a trifle rubbed, slim 8vo, plus: [Bentley, Richard], Some Stray Notes upon Slough and Upton collected from various sources, privately printed, 1892, 7 maps and illustrations as listed, final page toned, modern tan quarter morocco, tall 8vo, (limited edition, one of 200 copies), with 9 others Buckinghamshire-related and similar, including: The History of Denham Bucks ..., by the Rev. R.H. Lathbury, Uxbridge: privately printed... Lucy & Birch, [1904], (limited edition, 56/100 copies), and Parochial Antiquities attempted in the history of Ambrosden, Burcester, and other adjacent parts in the counties of Oxford and Bucks, by White Kennett, a new edition in two volumes, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1818Qty: (14)

Thoroton (Robert). The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire, extracted out of Records, Original Evidences, Leiger Books, other Manuscripts, and Authentick Authorities, London: Printed by Robert White for Henry Mortlock, 1677, imprimatur leaf not present, title printed in red & black (with ink initials & rubbed out signature), 4 leaves of engraved coats of arms (printed to both sides) and small tipped-in slip, double-page county map, 16 other plates (including 12 double-page), numerous engraved illustrations to text, many after Hollar, double-page plate of church at Newarke upon Trent cropped to caption at head, single-page plate of prospect of Nottingham cropped to right edge of image with loss & strengthened to verso, short tear to leaves 2P1 & 3I1 slightly affecting text, repaired long closed tear to Q1, few small rust holes to text (including P4, Z4 & 2X1), few strengthening repairs mostly to margins, occasional dust-soiling, spotting and few marks, armorial bookplate of Captain Sotheron RN to upper pastedown ('Captain' crossed through and name Arthur written beside), late 18th/early 19th century diced calf, blind roll-work borders to boards and blind decorated spine, boards detached, some wear to extremities, folioQty: (1)NOTESWing T1063.

Bible [German]. Biblia Sacra Das ist Die gantze H. Schrifft Alten und Newen Testaments Martini Lutheri, 3 parts in one, Luneburg: Johann Stern, 1684, Old Testament, Prophets & New Testament titles present, double-column German gothic text, colophon at rear of Old Testament dated 1683, numerous woodcut illustrations within decorative scroll borders, leaf vi misbound at rear of volume, first few leaves and last few leaves torn at head & foot with some slight loss and neatly repaired (few final leaves also repaired to gutter margins), light toning and dust-soiling, occasional damp stains to lower margins, later endpapers (some creased), contemporary calf over wooden boards, blind rollwork decoration, brass corner pieces and clasp attachments (without clasps), neat morocco reback preserving original spine, folioQty: (1)NOTESDarlow & Moule 4219.

Parliament. Orders and Resolutions of the Honourable House of Commons, on Controverted Elections and Returns, 2nd edition, London: J. Stagg & D. Browne, 1736, bound with, The Statutes at Large concerning Elections of Members to serve in the House of Commons; containing a compleat collection of all the Acts of Parliament now in force ... continued to the End of the last Session of Parliament, 1734, London: Printed by John Baskett, 1734, black letter & roman text, bound with, Cowley, J. (John), The candidates guide: or, the electors rights decided. Shewing the determination of the rights of elections, by the Honble the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament, in all contraverted elections for the Counties and Boroughs in South Britain, from the Year 1624 to 1730. The second edition, corrected and improved. To which is added, The like Determinations in Contraverted Elections for North Britain, since the Union. With Several Resolutions and Standing Orders relating to Elections, Qualifications, Returns, Petitions, and Proceedings in General. Together with the head of the statutes now in force. concerning the same; and several adjusted Cases in disputed Points of admitting of Evidence on Hearings at the Bar of the House. The whole digested into Alphabetical Order, with proper References and genuine Quotations, London: J. Brindley, 1735, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine, lacking one title label and another defective, joints split, light wear, 12mo & 8vo (16 x 9.5 cm), together with: Fitzgerald (George Robert), An Appeal to the Public ... in which is occasionally introduced the Constitutional Doctrine of Indictments at Common Law, in contradistinction to those of Statute Law, Dublin: Printed in the Year 1782, ink armorial stamp to lower blank margin of title, contemporary tree calf, gilt decorated spine with maroon morocco title label, some wear to leather to upper board, 8vo, Ecton (John), Liber Valorum & Decimarum; being an Account of the Valuations and Yearly Tenths of all such Ecclesiastical Benefices in England and Wales, as now stand Chargeable with the Payment of First-Fruits and Tenths. Also, the true yearly valuations of all small ecclesiastical benefices as they have been lately certified into Her Majesty's Court of Exchequer..., London: Printed by W.B. for Is. Harrison, 1711, contemporary blind panelled calf, later paper title label to spine (also approx. 2.5 cm adhered over to boards), joints split and slight wear to spine, 8vo, Young (John), Essays on the Following Interesting Subjects: viz. I. Government. II. Revolutions. III. The British Constitution. IV. Kingly Government. V. Parliamentary Representation & Reform. VI. Liberty and Equality. VII. Taxation. And VIII. The Present War, & the stagnation of Credit as connected with it, Edinburgh: William Creech, 1794, half-title repaired to upper outer corner, light damp stain at head of half-title and title, modern calf-backed marbled boards, maroon morocco title label, 8vo, Huskisson (William), Navigation Laws. Speech ... in the House of Commons ... the 12th of May, 1826, on the Present State of the Shipping Interest, London: J. Hatchard, 1826, browning to margins of first & last few leaves, contemporary half calf, marbled sides, 8voQty: (5)

Smith (Nicole and Blake Clark). Into Siam Underground Kingdom, 1st edition, Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1946, minor water stain to title and half title, price clipped, original cloth in dust jacket, covers and spine rubbed to head and foot, dust jacket torn along hinge with loss to foot, 8vo, together with; HeilBrunn (Otto), The Soviet Secret Services, 1st edition, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1956, previous owner blind stamp to flyleaf, light toning to endpapers, original cloth in dust jacket, covers and spine rubbed to head and foot, spine faded, 8vo, and Gade ( John A.), All My Born Days Experiences of a naval Intelligence Officer in Europe, 1st edition, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942, previous owner ink inscription to front endpaper, some marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers worn with loss to head and foot, spine faded, 8vo plus approximately 100 other volumes of espionage reference and related, all original cloth many in dust jackets G/VG, 8voQty: (5 shelves )NOTESFrom the library of Rupert W.S. Allason AKA "Nigel West"

* Hunt (George). Comparative Meltonians. As they are and as they were..., 6 plates, circa 1823, the set of six aquatints after H. Alken, each with contemporary hand colouring, some spotting, each approximately 290 x 380 mm, uniformly mounted, framed and glazed, together with Wallace Hester (Robert). With the Pytchley - gone to ground at the Hemploe, Messrs. Fores, 1897, aquatint after H. F. Lucas Lucas, with contemporary hand colouring, blind stamp of the Printsellers Association to lower left, signed in ink by the artist to the lower left and signed in pencil by the engraver to the lower right, very slight spotting and dust soiling, manuscript title to mount, 570 x 430 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with a small framed and glazed keyplate loosely attached to the verso of the frame, together with Lucas Lucas (Henry Frederick). "Brooksby", circa 1900, hand coloured photogravure, boldly signed in pencil by the artist to lower left and with another pencil signature to the lower right of the subject, Captain Edward Pennell Elmhirst, 335 x 420 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (8)NOTESThe first described item is a rare set of engravings which highlighted the callous brutality and 'poor form' of the modern-day dandies, compared to the old-style Meltonian who was courteous and considerate of both his horses and his fellow man.

* Payne (Charles Johnson 'Snaffles'). Jim. "Whatever ye de keep t'owd tamboureen a rowlin", 1920, photolithograph finished with watercolour, uncoloured remarque of a huntsman clearing a brush fence, snaffle bit blind stamp, 350 x 380 mm, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESThe whipper-in standing up in his stirrups on a hard blowing horse, gives a holloa against a background of fields.

* Payne (Charles Johnson 'Snaffles'). John Jorrocks Esq. M. F. H. "Tell me a man's a fox hunter and I loves 'im at once", 1928, photolithograph, finished with watercolour, uncoloured remarque, snaffle bit blind stamp and signed in pencil by the artist to lower right, 350 x 370 mm, framed and glazedQty: (1)

* Payne (Charles Johnson 'Snaffles). The Gent in Ratcatcher. "I have my man cleaning my 'osses not my breeches", [1922], lithograph heightened with bodycolour, uncoloured remarque of a groom brushing down a horse, snaffle bit blind stamp, signed in pencil by the artist to the lower right, very slight toning to backing paper, very slight water staining to margins, overall size 370 mm, framed and glazedQty: (1)

* British Topographical Views. A collection of twenty-one prints, 19th century, lithographic and engraved topographical views, including Buckler (E. H.). High Street Bromsgrove, C. Moody, circa 1850, uncoloured lithograph, 260 x 335 mm, mounted, together with Moore (G.). The North Euston Hotel, Fleetwood on Wyre, Lancashire, Day & Haghe, circa 1850, uncoloured tint stone lithograph, narrow margins, slight spotting, 350 x 465 mm, with Newman & Co. (lithographers). Sackville Street, Dublin, circa 1840, hand-coloured lithograph, some dust soiling, blind stamp of a Dublin printseller (Mr W. M. Cleary Wightman) below image, 250 x 350 mm, mounted, plus Day & Haghe (lithographers). Mr Dredge's Design for the Bath Bridge, circa 1850, unattributed uncoloured lithograph, some dust soiling and slight staining, 285 x 370 mm, and Greenwood (C. J.). The Harbour of Whitehaven, R. Gibson & Son, Whitehaven, circa 1860, uncoloured tint stone lithograph, slight spotting, slight marginal fraying, repaired on verso, 275 x 360 mm, mounted, with another 17 topographical engravings and lithographs, various sizes and conditionQty: (21)

A pair of English mahogany china cabinets, early 20th c, the flap topped carved bombe pediment with acanthus leaves to the centres and corners, blind fret frieze and fitted with adjustable shelves enclosed by a single full length door with circle and semi-circle pattern glazing bars, on splayed feet, 184cm h; 41 x 98cmProvenance: Old Mint House (C Allen & Sons Pevensey Limited) circa mid 20th century for £248. Sold with original invoice Minor chips and faults to edge mouldings on cornice and ogee top, one keyhole lacking brass liner, one glazed door with cracked panel, patches, replaced veneer and refreshed decoration to bases and toe tips, other wear generally commensurate with age

Large collection of 20thC prints after the old masters, all unframed but blind stamped (Qty)

Victorian satin and mixed woods Credenza, the shaped top above three oval porcelain painted panels of figures and flowers with gilt metal mouldings and mounts, central blind panelled cupboard flanked by two bow front glazed doors with fitted shelves on a projecting base. 144 x 38 x 108cm approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT) splits and scratches, stains and wear to the topVertical split to door, general wear with age/minor lossesNo wood worm and doors are not warped.

Early 19th Century oak two stage press cupboard having moulded cornice, the interior with two fitted shelves, blind panelled cupboards above two short and two long drawers with ivory escutcheons and turned handles on bracket feet. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

19th Century flame mahogany two stage press cupboard, the moulded and dental cornice above two blind panelled doors, the interior revealing five pull out linen drawers, the projecting base with an arrangement of two short and two long drawers with fluted ceramic knob handles, standing on a projected base with bracket feet. 111 x 57 x 210cm approx.(B.P. 21% + VAT)

A 19th Century style mahogany cheval mirror, supported by turned fluted and blind fret columns, the plate with acanthus scroll surmount and fluted surround, 183cm high, 72cm wide 

O Yemi Tubi, "Domestic Abuse", unframed oil on canvas, 2017, 48 x 30in. “If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose you must accept the thorns which it bears” Isaac Hayes. Life is roses and thorns; sometimes it emanates sweet aroma of pleasantness and sometimes it pricks and causes pains. I choose to do series of on ‘Roses and Thorns’, in which the main objects of the paintings are roses and stems woven into human figures. Rose is one of the gifts often used as a romantic gesture of love and it naturally grows from the stems of thorns. In the early stages of relationship, couples often enjoy the aroma of roses and lovingly blind to the flaws and thorns of each other. As challenges arise the couple starts to focus on each other’s flaws and start to feel the prick of their thorns. While preparing to work on this painting, the image of Christ fell under weight of the cross in “Stations of the cross” in some of the old master paintings came to mind. I was influenced to paint the image of the main object of this painting in a crawling posture. I used Rose stems woven in the shape of a woman breast feeding while also overwhelmed with other domestic tasks. I used the sticks of the push broom and mop as cross. In the middle ground is the husband sitting aloof and ironically reading the Daily Harmony newspaper. In the background is the picture of the couple’s happy days when they were enjoying the aroma of their love disregarding the thorns of life; the picture on the Daily Harmony newspaper depicts the Thorns period where they argue and fight. Couples should not focus on their partners’ thorns but appreciate the fragrance of love emanating from them. Shipping UK charge £50.

BEECHER STOWE, H. Uncle Tom's cabin; or life among the lowly. Lond., Bohn, 1852. xx, 483 pp. W. full-p. ill. by Leech, Gilbert, (a.o.). Sm-8°. r. blind stamped cl. (Inner hinges a bit weak, age-toned, but a good copy). NOTE:One of at least 20 London pirated ed. which were publ. beside the authorised edition. cf. PMM 332: "In the emotion-charged atmosphere of mid-nineteenth-century America 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' exploded like a bombshell […] the social impact […] was greater than that of any book before or since".

STREUVELS, S. Reinaert de Vos. Met een inleid. v. J.W. Muller. Amst., L.J. Veen, (1910). W. 16 cold. lithogr. and decorations in text by B.W. Wierink. Sm-fol. Bound in purple cl. One of 350 numbered copies. -- G.H. BETZ. Walewein. Leiden, Brill, (1890). W. illustr. by P. de Josselin de Jong. Fol. Or. blind stamped cl., a.e.g. -- And 8 o., incl. 2 o. ed. of Reinaert. (10).

WAGNER, R. Die meistersinger von Nürnberg. Berlin, (1901). (57) lvs. Designed and w. cold./tinted illustr. by G. Barlösius. Fol. Or. gilt lettered and dec. pigskin bind. w. 4 brass bosses on each side, w. brass clasps & catches. (Extremities of bind. a bit chafed, but a good copy). -- Added: JACOBUS de VORAGINE. Legenda aurea. Jena, 1917-21. 2 vols. xxviii pp, 759 cols; (8) pp, 720 cols.Or. blind stamped pigskin binds. (Spine of vol. 1 loose (but present), but in perfect interior condition). All initials cold. by hand throughout the text. -- (3).

BINDINGS -- BREDIUS, A. Jan Steen. Amst., Scheltema & Holkema, (1910). W. 100 photo-engr. plates. Lge-fol. Or. gilt blind tooled cf. des. by C.A. Lion Cachet, dec. w. gilt & 3 cold. coats of arms, uncut, gilt top. (Bind. only lightly scratched in places). NOTE:Sumptuous book production, in good condition. - Braches, Bouwstoffen, 1067.

BINDINGS -- MARTIN, W. Therèse van Duyl-Schwartze, 1851-1918. Een gedenkboek. Amst., (1922). (10), 200, (2) pp. W. num. repr. of D.'s work. Lge-fol. Or. gilt blind tooled cf. des. by C.A. Lion Cachet, dec. w. gilt & 2 coats of arms, printed on Dutch paper, uncut, gilt top. (Extremities slightly chafed). NOTE:Thérèse van Duyl-Schwartze (1851-1918) was an exceptionally successful portraitist in her days. In a short time she managed to build up an impressive clientele. It is estimated that her oeuvre comprises 1000 works, mainly portraits in pastels and oils. As a female artist she was one of the most successful artists of her time. Printed in a limited and numbered ed. of 300 copies, our copy nr. 117. - Braches, Bouwstoffen, 1090.

BERGHAUS, H. Physikalischer Atlas oder Sammlung von Karten. Gotha, 1845-48. 8 in 2 vols. 134; 233 text-pp. W. 90 very fine steel-engr. maps & tables on 87 plates for the greater part cold. & double-p. (incl. 1 extra fold., 1 lge. fold., 6 full-p.). Fol. Or. blind tooled cloth w. gilt lettering. (Spines a bit faded, extremities sligtly worn, foxed in places, text-pp. rather browned). NOTE:Famous atlas by the German geographer Heinrich Berghaus (1797-1884) in which work his nephew Hermann Berghaus associated with him. The magnificent maps are dated between 1838 and 1848 and to make them was an enormous achievement. The atlas was divided in 8 sections: 1. Meteorology & climatography, 2. Hydrology & hydrography, 3. Geology, 4. Telluric magnetism, 5. Botanical geography, 6. Zoological geography, 7. Anthropography, 8. Ethnography. - Poggendorff I, 117; Sabin 4856.

BERGHAUS, H. Physikalischer Atlas oder Sammlung von Karten. 2. Aufl. Gotha, 1852. 8 in 2 vols. W. text-pp. to each vol. W. 93 very fine steel-engr. maps & tables for the greater part cold. & double-p. Fol. Or. blind tooled cloth w. gilt lettering. Or. blind tooled cloth w. richly dec. gilt backs, gilt lettering. (Extremities dam./worn, joints split, small stamps on ti.-pp., upper margin stained at the beginning vol. 1 and at the end vol. 2, some minor foxing/browning in places). NOTE:Famous atlas by the German geographer Heinrich Berghaus (1797-1884) in which work his nephew Hermann Berghaus associated with him. The magnificent maps are dated between 1838 and 1848 and to make them was an enormous achievement. The atlas was divided in 8 sections: 1. Meteorology & climatography, 2. Hydrology & hydrography, 3. Geology, 4. Telluric magnetism, 5. Botanical geography, 6. Zoological geography, 7. Anthropography, 8. Ethnography. - Poggendorff I, 117; Sabin 4856.

(THOMAS a KEMPIS). L'Imitation de Jésus-Christ. Trad. nouv. p. Dassance. 1836. W. front. & 10 steel-engr. after T. Johannot & Cavelier. Beautiful full black blind tooled & gilt dec. cf., inside dentelles & a.e.g. (Spine skilfully rep.). -- F. v.d. MEER. Keerpunt der Middeleeuwen. 1950. Bound in full red mor. w. gilt monogram on front side. De luxe copy. With author's autograph dedication. -- J.P. v.d. MEER de WYS. De sectis Christianorum Corinthiensibus, 1 Cor. I: 12. 1838. Fine cont. full red mor. w. gilt dec. spine & sides, inside dentelles & a.e.g. Thesis. De luxe copy with dedication of the author to W.A. v. Hengel. -- G. FLYNN & P.D. MURRAY, eds. Ressourcement. A movement for renewal in 20th-c. Catholic theology. (2012). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- And 8 o. (12).

UTRECHT -- WERKHOVEN -- "ERFPACHTBRIEF voor den Heer W. van Dam van omtrent vier mergen Land, gelegen in den Gerechte van Werkhoven". 13 oct. 1806. Ms. on vellum w. blind stamped tax seal and attached wax seal by the Utrecht Chapter. 200 x 330 mm. -- Added: "LEENBRIEFF van de Hofstede genaamt Jan ten Halven gelegen tot Werkhoven verleijd Mejuffrouw Johanna Horn weduwe van de Heer Jan Grevingh". 19 dec. 1796. Ms. on vellum w. blind stamped tax seal. 250 x 425 mm. (Seal of the suzerain Jasper Cornelis van Bronckhorst is missing). -- (2). NOTE:Ad 1: With wax seal of the Utrecht Chapter, depicting St. Martin on horseback with the beggar; below the coat of arms of the Utrecht chapter; with caption: 'SIGILLUM ECCLESIAE METROPOLITANAE TRAIECTENSIS'. -- Ad 2: The homestead 'Jan ten Halven', later an inn with the same name, was situated between the Wijkseweg and the river Rhine.

FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS. Antiquitatum Iudaicarum ll. XX, ad vetera exempl. diligenter recogniti. De bello Iudaico ll. VII. Contra Apionem ll. II. De imperio rationis liber I (…) a D. Erasmo recognitus. Par., J. Macé (J. Petit), 1535. (32), 743 pp. W. title printed within woodcut border (of Jean Petit). Fol. Cont. blind tooled cf. w. raised bands. (Bind. skilfully rep., ti-p. partly (clumsily) cold by hand, upper blank margin of ti-p. cut off, a few tiny wormholes in lower blank margin at the end, tear in leaf Gg1, margins a bit stained in places). NOTE:Rare edition. - Adams I, J-361; Vander Haeghen II, p. 37.

PLINIUS SECUNDUS. Naturalis hystoriae libri xxxvii. Par., N. de Pratis for Fr. Regnault, (1514). (20), 257 lvs. W. ti. printed within woodcut border incorporating fine woodcut printer's device with elephant. Fol. Cont. blind tooled h. pigskin over wooden brds. w. raised bands and clasps. (Some small rep. to spine, sev. tiny wormholes, margins stained in places, some minor foxing, with several marg. annot in an old hand and a drawing of classical compass winds on blank v° of leaf cc1). NOTE:Pliny's work, containing all that was known in ancient Roman times concerning mathematics, physics, cosmography, astronomy, geography, anthopology, physiology, medicine, zoology, agriculture, botany, mineralogy, commerce, and the history of art, remained the major source of knowledge throughout the Middle Ages. It was first printed in 1469 by Johannes de Spira of Venice. - Reprint of the first Paris edition of 1511, edited by Nicolas Maillard. (Collation: aa6 bb8 cc6 c-z8 &8 A-I8 K6 L8). - Adams P1553; Schweiger I, 785.