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GEOFFREY WOOLSEY BIRKS (1929-1993) British (AR)The Old QuarryLimited edition printSigned in pencil, numbered 329/375 and blind stamped to margin, published 1993 by Fine Arts England54 x 41.5 cm, framed and glazed

After HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) FrenchWoman in Corset (Femme en Corset)PrintSigned within the plate and with Bibliotheque Nationale and Claude Tchou blind stamp42.5 x 54.5 cm, framed and glazed

Alan Lowndes, Colour print, 'The ice-cream cart', Signed in pencil and with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, 29.5cm x 62.5cm, Framed and glazed

Lawrence, Thomas (fl. circa 1664) Mercurius Centralis: or, a Discourse of Subterraneal Cockle, Muscle, and Oyster-shels. London: Printed by J[ohn] G[rismond] for J. Collins, and are to be sold at the Angel in Ivie-lane, 1664. First edition, 12mo, one of two variants printed in 1664, the other with R. Royston's name in the imprint, nonetheless inscribed on verso of imprimatur leaf, "ex dono Mr. Royston," rare, one U.S. copy at Folger; the Britwell Court copy, a note by Thomas Thorpe, bookseller, dated 1867, attributing the Royston inscription to the hand of John Milton (who, in 1664, and been blind for some years), bound in 18th century mottled calf, gilt-tooled spine, 4 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. Lawrence tackles one of the questions that vexed many 17th-century scientists, naturalists, and philosophers: how to explain the existence and origin of ancient fossilized shells. Without knowledge of the exact age of the earth, and relying on religious works as the ultimate authority of all things ancient, it was difficult to square the existence of fossils with the biblical stories of creation and the flood. A-D12, E4. http://estc.bl.uk/R30491 Estimate $2,000-3,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Machiavelli, Niccolo (1469-1527) The Florentine Historie. London: by T[homas] C[reede] for VV[illiam] P[onsonby], 1595. Folio, first edition in English, small folio, title within ornamental woodcut border, title slightly browned, margins of title somewhat chipped, bound in contemporary tan lightly speckled calf, ruled and tooled in blind compartments, corner tools with initials I.W.; rebacked, 10 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. A-T6, V4 (V4 may be integral blank or binder's endleaf). http://estc.bl.uk/S113983 Estimate $3,000-5,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Milton, John (1608-1674) Paradise Lost. A Poem in Ten Books. London: Printed by S. Simmons, and are to be sold by T. Helder at the Angel in Little Brittain, 1669. First edition, seventh title page with 1669 imprint; no comma after Helder, with the word "Angel" in roman type in imprint, quarto, trimmed a bit close, marginal loss to bottom corner of one text leaf, full polished modern calf, tooled in blind, 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. http://estc.bl.uk/R13352 (sixth state of title). A4, a4, A-Z4, Aa-Tt4, Vv2. Estimate $10,000-15,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

More, Cresacre (1572-1649) D.O.M.S. The Life and Death of Sir Thomas Moore. [Douai: Printed by B. Bellière, 1631?] First edition, quarto, dedication begins on [cross]2 recto, manuscript note on title dated 1639, bound in full straight-grained navy morocco, tooled in blind and gilt, a.e.g., ex libris Mathew Wilson and Frances Mary Richardson Currer, with their bookplates, spine and boards somewhat faded, 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. Dibdin described More's biography of his great-grandfather in this way, "of its scarcity and merit there can be but one opinion, it is in every aspect the most valuable piece of biography extant of More." [cross]4, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Hhh4. http://estc.bl.uk/S112843 Estimate $6,000-8,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Rainolds, John (1549-1607) The Summe of the Conference betwene John Rainoldes and John Hart: Touching the Head and the Faith of the Church. London: [printed by John Wolfe] impensis Geor. Bishop, 1584. First edition, quarto, bound in an exceptional contemporary dark brown calfskin Oxford binding, with large blind-tooled lozenges on both boards, hand-rubricated printer's waste pastedowns and endleaves, and fragments of the original cloth ties, unsophisticated and unrepaired, slightly rubbed, some minor worming, contents good, 8 x 5 3/4 in. Rainolds iniated the project that resulted in the translation and publication of the King James version of the English Bible. In the early 1580s, following Edmund Campion's defense of Catholic principles, Francis Walsingham sent the Jesuit John Hart to meet with Rainolds for an extended discussion of the issues between Protestantism and Catholicism. This work is an account of their exhaustive disputations on the complicated topic. A-Z8, Aa-Zz8, Aaa8, Bbb6. http://estc.bl.uk/S115546 Estimate $2,000-3,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Spenser, Edmund (1552?-1599) The Faerie Queene. Disposed into Twelve Bookes, Fashioning XII. Morall Vertues. London: Printed for William Ponsonbie, 1596. Second edition of the first volume, quarto, woodcut printer's device on title, full-page woodcut of Sir Guyon at the beginning of the second book, contempoarry calf boards ruled in blind and gilt with gilt central lozenge, rebacked, title page defective at head, torn with loss in bottom right corner (repaired from verso), first signature with marginal paper repairs at head, a large copy, with deckle edges showing at the bottom margin of some leaves, 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. A-Z8, Aa-Oo8. http://estc.bl.uk/S117748 Estimate $4,000-6,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

The Great Herball Newly Corrected. London: Thome Gybson, 1539. Folio, title page printed within elaborate architectural woodcut compartment, rare, ESTC lists three U.S. copies; the last copy offered at auction was incomplete and sold in 1949; bound in full blind-tooled calf over bevelled boards, with the original leather covering used as pastedown linings, free endleaves are parchment (binding somewhat dry, rubbed), a.e.g.; ex libris Christopher William Beaumont Pease, with his bookplate, with an additional Pease family bookplate done in gilt stamping with the motto "Pax et Spes" inserted, 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. This work is the fourth printed English translation of the Circa Instans, a popular Medieval herbal which circulated in manuscript form before the advent of printing. "The success of the Circa Instans resulted from its pragmatic, user-friendly structure, which made it especially useful to medical practitioners. The collection provides a selection of about 270 natural substances derived from plants, animals and minerals. Plants are the most consistently represented category, with everyday, readily available substances appearing more frequently than rare or exotic ones. The text is structured in alphabetical order, regardless of whether the substance is mineral, vegetal or animal in origin. This alphabetical organisation made it easier to search for a specific item within the text." (Quoted from a blog post by Dr. Iolanda Ventura posted on the Wellcome Library's website: http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2017/02/a-medieval-medical-bestseller-the-circa-instans/) [pi]4, A-Z4, Aa-Bb4, Cc6. http://estc.bl.uk/S119819 Estimate $25,000-35,000 Binding rubbed, spine sunned to a warmer color, some surface abrasions, binding structurally functional; contents leaves washed and pressed; some leaves with faint printing, leaves evenly toned throughout, some minor occasional spotting, a few holes in last index leaf very neatly filled with losses to only a letter or two. Former owner's or bookseller's note on ffep, "This is the best edition of this very rare book. It is so scarce like all the books printed by Gibson that Dibdin could add nothing to Herbert's description in the Typographical Curiosities. It is mentioned by him that Herbert had never possessed a single volume from Gibson's press." The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Thucydides (460-395 BC) The Hystory Writtone by Thucidides the Athenyan of the warre, whiche was betwene the Peoloponesians and the Athenyans. London: William Tylle, 1550. First edition in English, a translation from Claude de Seyssel's French version; folio, title page printed within elaborate woodcut compartment incorporating the arms and initials of Queen Elizabeth I; marginalia to title and occasionally throughout, including many signatures of William Dudley dated 1714; and signatures of Thomas, Richard, and John Read c. 1730, and earlier signatures of John Cosey, Robert Reynet, John Jodwett, and othersdp ; bottom corner of title neatly reinforced, bound in late 17th or early 18th century full sheepskin boards, ruled and tooled in blind, rebacked, printed on heavy paper, single column black letter throughout, Z1 and Z2 with older marginalia trimmed away from bottom margins (repaired), bottom blank margin of Ll2 trimmed away; minor worming, 11 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. Thucydides: Fore-margin and bottom margin of Z1 trimmed away and repaired, folio number added in pen facsimile. A-Z6, Aa-Oo6, Pp4. http://estc.bl.uk/S117701 Estimate $4,000-6,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Webster, John (1610-1682) The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft. Wherein is Affirmed that there are Many Sorts of Deceivers and Impostors. London: Printed by J.M. and are to be sold by the Booksellers in London, 1677. First edition, folio, bound in full contemporary speckled sheepskin, ruled in blind, later label and date on spine, old repair to head cap, front joint starting, 11 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. [pi]4, a4, B-Z4, Aa-Yy4 (Yy4 blank and appears integral). http://estc.bl.uk/R12517 Estimate $2,000-3,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

An Olde Thrift Newly Revived. Wherein is Declared the Manner of Planting, Preserving, and Husbanding Yong Trees of Divers Kindes for Timber and Fuell. London: Printed by W[illiam] S[tansby] for Richard Moore, and are to be sold at his shop in St. Dunstanes Churchyard, 1612. First edition, quarto, authorship variously assigned to Rooke Churche, Robert Chambers, or R. Churton; rare, five U.S. copies listed in ESTC; illustrated with a large folding woodcut plate of an instrument used to measure "boord, or any solide, round or square bodie, be it Timber, stone, glasse, or any such like, and also to take the heighth of a Tree, or of any thing else" bound between pages 74 and 75, followed by further necessary diagrams, tables, and formulas for calculating these measurements, bound in full modern crushed burgundy morocco, decorated in blind with gilt lettering on spine, 6 3/4 x 5 in. A3, B-P4. http://estc.bl.uk/S107648 Estimate $6,000-8,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Coryate, Thomas (1577-1617) Coryats Crudities; Hastily Gobled up in Five Moneths Trauells. London: by W[illiam] S[tansby], 1611. First edition, lacking the errata leaf, quarto, illustrated with extra engraved title signed by William Hole, full-page woodcut arms of the Prince of Wales between a3 and a4; and the following engravings by Hole: Tomaso Odcombiano meeting Margarita Emiliana opposite page 266; folding plate of the Amphitheater of Verona before page 311; folding plate of the Strasbourg clock after page 452; folding plate engraved portrait of Frederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (1574-1610) on page 496; text engraving of a dragon on Bbb3 verso; bound in full dark brown morroco by Bedford, lavishly blind-tooled, gilt spine lettering, a.e.g., very minor rubbing, ex libris travel historian and book collector, Boies Penrose II (1902-1976), author of Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance, 1420-1620, published by Harvard University Press in 1952, with his bookplate inside the front board; a3 slightly smaller, with repair to gutter, minor professional paper repairs to some text, 8 x 5 7/8 in. [pi]2, a8 [singlet with Prince's arms bound between a3 and a4], b1, b4, b2-8, c-g8, h-l4, B-C8, D1, D3, D2-8 [eleven leaves signed D: the last leaf of An Oration in Praise of Travell; three leaves of Laurence Whitaker's Elogie; and seven leaves containing the beginning of Coryate's Observations of France], E-Z8, Aa-Zz8, Aaa-Ccc8, Ddd4, [3E]1 (signed Eee3), lacking [3F]1 (errata leaf). http://estc.bl.uk/S108716 Estimate $12,000-15,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Fabyan, Robert (d. 1513) Chronicle. [London: Printed by Richard Grafton for John Reynes, dwellynge at the sygne of saynte George in Pauls churcheyarde, 1542]. Folio, third edition continuing the Chronicle up to the year 1541, (variant, possible earlier version or pirated edition) two parts bound in one volume, on the first title, only the compartment was printed, with no text inside, with printer's initials WR at the feet of the two flanking columns (McKerrow & Ferguson 20); this copy seems to vary from either 1542 edition cataloged in ESTC as it has no title, printer information, or date on the first title, no colophon information in either volume, and no printer information or imprint date on divisional title for the second volume; bound in later blind-tooled boards, gilt-tooled spine, resewn, marginal paper repairs to preliminary and final leaves, some other scattered defects and repairs, some contemporary manuscript annotations, text printed in black letter throughout, lacking one text leaf in the second volume: (Aaa6, page 288/289), 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. "The present copy is an example of this third edition (1542). In addition to a continuation of the history to 1541, significant alterations were made to earlier events to conform to Protestant sensibilities. The pope became 'bishop of Rome,' King Henry II lost his moniker of 'hammer of the Holy Church,' and Thomas Becket was not 'martyred' to become a 'blessed saynt,' he was 'murdered' because he was a 'traitorous bishop.' A fourth edition, printed in Catholic Marian England, reverted to the former text." (http://clarklibrary.ucla.edu/collections/tudor/chrzanowski/title-list/1542f/) A6, B4, a-x6, y8, z6, A-E6, *6, aa-zz6, Aaa5 (lacking Aaa6), Bbb-Sss6. http://estc.bl.uk/S117883 http://estc.bl.uk/S106729 Estimate $4,000-6,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Fleming, Abraham (1552?-1607) The Diamond of Devotion, Cut and Squared into Sixe Severall Points. London: Printed by Henri Denham dwelling in Pater Noster Rowe, being the assigne of William Seres, 1581. First edition; 12mo, title page printed within type ornament border, woodcut coat of arms on verso of title, each leaf of text printed within an ornament border, text in black letter; rare; ESTC lists three U.S. copies; no auction sales, bound in full contemporary blind-tooled calf, rebacked and repaired with new label and date at foot of spine; spine repair a bit rough, boards with a contemporary feel, blind-ruled compartments with central acorn tool on both boards, cloth ties lost, no endleaves or pastedowns, 5 x 2 3/4 in. A-N12, O10 (lacking colophon leaf, O11 and final blank, O12). http://estc.bl.uk/S102282 Estimate $3,000-5,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Fludd, Robert (1574-1637) Mosaicall Philosophy: Grounded upon the Essentiall Truth or Eternal Sapience. London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, at the Prince's Armes in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1659. First English edition of Fludd's Philosophia Moysaica, folio, illustrated with text woodcuts, bound in full contemporary speckled calf, ruled and tooled in blind, dry, joints cracked, very aged cursory repair to foot of spine, 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. Fludd was a well-known Paracelsian who pursued science and the occult. Astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Rosicrucian apologist, and follower of the Hermetic Qabalah, Fludd also corresponded with Johannes Kepler on the relative merits of scientific and hermetic approaches to our understanding of the natural world. [A]2-4, B-Z4, Aa-Oo4, Pp6, (First leaf, A1, blank and lacking). http://estc.bl.uk/R6980 Estimate $5,000-7,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Galileo, Galilei (1564-1642) trans. Thomas Salusbury (d. 1666) Mathematical Collections and Translations the First Tome. London: Printed by William Leybourn, 1661. First edition of Galileo's works in English, folio, illustrated with four folding engravings; and many text diagrams; the text also contains works by Benedetto Castelli (1577-1643); Johannes Kepler (1571-1630); and a letter about the arrangement of the solar system by Paolo Antonio Foscarini (1565-1616); this copy was a prize book presented to Benjamin Mulock for mathematics by University College London in 1849 and bears a label to that effect; bound in half leather and buckram boards with the emblem of the College tooled in gilt on both boards, binding rubbed, water stain in bottom corner more than halfway through, contents otherwise good, 13 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. In Galileo's Dialogo sopra i Due Massimi Sistemi del Mondo, two interlocutors discuss the merits of the Copernican versus the Ptolemaic system. Its publication put the author under the immediate scrutiny of the Vatican; the charge was heresy. The Dialogo remained banned by the Catholic church until 1835. The strength of Galileo's work and the truth of the carefully prepared mathematical and observational work behind it overwhelmed thousands of years of religious dogma. In this moment, when research, logic, and the scientific method began to replace superstition and blind acceptance, western thought entered a new era. The first appearance of Galileo's work in the English language, presented in a large folio format, represents the arrival of a new direction in critical thought that continues to structure our understanding of the world today. [pi]1, *6 (two leaves unsigned, two signed *2, two signed *3), A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Rrr4, [Hhh]-[Iii]2, Vvv-Zzz2, Aaaa6+[para1], Bbbb-Qqqq4, Rrrr2 (without the half-title and errata leaf). http://estc.bl.uk/R19153 Estimate $35,000-50,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Gower, John (1325?-1408) De Confessione Amantis. London: Imprinted in Fletestreete by Thomas Berthelette, the XII daie of Marche, 1554. Folio, third edition, title printed within woodcut compartment, text in two columns, black letter, bound in full crushed brown morocco by Riviere & Son, ruled in blind and gilt, gilt tooling to spine and boards, edges gilt over marbling, neatly rebacked; ex libris Matthew C. D. Borden (1842-1912), with his bookplate inside the front board; two faded ownership inscriptions to title, 18th century marginal notes, some slightly cropped, short paper restoration to upper blank margin of title and second leaf, 10 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. Confessio Amantis (The Lover's Confession) is a Middle English poem by John Gower of 33,000 lines. In it, an elderly man's confessional to the chaplain of Venus creates a frame for a collection of shorter narrative poems. In the prologue, Gower explains that he writes at the request of Richard II. Gower's is one of the great works of late 14th-century English literature, along with those of Chaucer, Langland, and the Pearl poet. The form of Middle English employed by Gower in the Confessio is a direct precursor of modern English and thus helped lay the foundation for modern English literature. *6, A-Z6, Aa-Hh6, Ii5 (lacking final blank, Ii6). http://estc.bl.uk/S120946 Estimate $8,000-12,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Grafton, Richard (1572?) Graftons Abridgement of the Chronicles of Englande. London: In aedibus Richardi Tottyll, 1569. First edition, octavo, printed in black letter, large crible woodcut initials, blind-embossed library stamp to title, bound in handsome modern dark brown calf, 16th century style, with blind-tooled lozenges and gilt initials on boards, cloth ties, some headlines and side notes trimmed, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. [pi]8, para8, 2para8, 3para8, [4 para]4, A-Z8, Aa-Bb8, Cc3 (lacking Cc4, final blank). http://estc.bl.uk/S122606 Estimate $3,000-5,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Bacon, Francis (1561-1626) Sylva Sylvarum: or, A Naturall Historie in Ten Centuries. London: by John Haviland for William Lee, and are to be sold by Iohn Williams, 1635. Small folio, engraved title (dated 1631) and portrait bound opposite one another before typographical title; divisional title for The New Atlantis, bound in a contemporary Cambridge, England binding of full tan calfskin, ruled in blind, lightly speckled, with an unusual bird tool used in each corner, both boards, a book handed around to Cambridge undergraduates in its time, with 17th century signatures of at least four different users or owners of the book, two mention St. John's College, contemporary parchment guards and printer's waste pastedowns, a well-preserved binding, old scratches to leather boards, 11 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. [pi]2, A-Z6, Aa-Bb6, Cc4 a-g4 (g4 blank & present). http://estc.bl.uk/S106936 Gibson 174. Estimate $2,500-3,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Guevara, Antonio de (c. 1490-1544) A Chronicle, Conteyning the Lives of Tenne Emperours of Rome. London: for Ralphe Newberrie dwelling in Fleetestrete, 1577. First edition in English, translated by Edward Hellowes, quarto, title page printed within typographical ornament border, contemporary blind-tooled boards, rebacked (front board detached), two letters dated 1652 and each addressed to the Earl of Panmure used as front and rear endleaves, numerous contemporary inscriptions inside front and back board, final leaf torn with loss (not affecting text), 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. [para]4, A-X8, Aa-Ii8, Kk7 (lacking final ?blank Kk8). http://estc.bl.uk/S103534 Estimate $2,500-3,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Haudicquer de Blancourt, Jean (b. 1650) The Art of Glass. London: Printed for Dan. Brown at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; Tho. Bennet at the Half-Moon, D. Midwinter and Tho. Leigh at the Rose and Crown, and R. Wilkin at the King's-Head in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1699. First edition, octavo, half-title present, illustrated with nine full-page engravings, extraneous to collation, contents in good contemporary condition, bound in full tan speckled calf, ruled in blind, gilt spine, red label, front board nearly detached, 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. Blancourt's meticulously illustrated text contains much detailed information on the fabrication of glass, crystal, enamel, false stones, pearls, and mirrors. He also describes the enameling process and how adding minerals, metals, herbs, and flowers to glass will change its color and qualities. The final section is about making glass eyes. A-Z8, Aa8. http://estc.bl.uk/R16918 Estimate $2,500-3,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Balcanquhall, Walter (1586?-1645) A Large Declaration Concerning the Late Tumults in Scotland. London: by Robert Young, His Majesties Printer for Scotland, 1639. First edition, small folio, fine engraved portrait of Charles I bound opposite title, very good contemporary binding, lightly speckled calf ruled in blind, with contemporary morocco label, unsophisticated, with some contemporary marginal notes, 10 3/4 x 7 in. [pi]2, B-Z4, Aa-Dd4, Ee6, Fff-Zz4, Aaa-Ggg4, Hhh6. http://estc.bl.uk/S116832 Estimate $1,500-2,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY CHIPPENDALE REVIVAL DISPLAY CABINET the moulded cornice with blind fretted frieze, shelving below enclosed by a central glazed door, the flanking panels with false astragals, on square chamfered blind fretted legs, joined by an under tier, 122 cm wide, 184 cm high

A Royal Worcester cabinet plate, the centre field decorated with partridge in a landscpe, with further partridge in flight in the distance, signed "Stinton", within a blind incised gilded border inscribed verso "Specially made for Asprey's", date marked for 1936, 23.8 cm diameter

A George III style mahogany serpentine sided stool with blind fretwork carving to the legs in the Chippendale manner, 54 cm x 49 cm

AFTER LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) "The Contraption", study of figure in early motor car, colour print, signed in pencil lower right, artist's blind studio stamp lower left, 34.5 cm x 31 cm (ARR) CONDITION REPORTS Taped to the mount on all four corners. Slightly browned and discoloured. No obvious signs of foxing. Signed in pencil. General signs of wear and tear throughout

AFTER LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) "The Cart", study of two figures in donkey pulled cart, colour print, signed in pencil lower right, artist's blind studio stamp lower left, 52 cm x 40.5 cm (ARR) CONDITION REPORTS Print is not stuck down. The colours perhaps slightly discoloured but generally good with blind studio stamps lower left. Signed in pencil lower right, the whle appears slightly browned where it has been in sunlight. Taped to the two upper corners, some very limited signs of foxing, together with one small patch to the bottom right hand corner. Various general signs of wear and tear throughout

Emblemata.- Cats (Jacob) Houwelyck. Dat is De gansche gelegentheyt des Echten staets, first edition, 6 parts plus Appendix in 1, 2 engraved titles and 37 large illustrations in text after designs by Adrianen Pietersz van de Venne, contemporary blind-stamped Dutch vellum, rebacked, a little soiled, [De Jonge van Ellemeet, Museum Catsianum 113. Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish, XXXV, p. 79-90, no. 170-191. Franken, Adriaen van de Venne, p. 106, no. IV], Middleburgh, Jan Pieters vande Venne, 1625.⁂ First edition of Father Cats' illustrated handbook of Marriage, a key illustrated book produced during the Dutch Golden Age. The designs by Adrianen Pietersz van de Venne (1589-1662), official court painter to the Prince of Orange, were engraved by T. Matham, A. Matham, P. Serwouters, P. de Jode, J. Verstraelen and D. van Bremden. Houwelyck is divided into the six divisions of a woman's life, namely; a virgin, sweetheart, bride, woman, mother, and widow, each stage evocatively captured in van de Venne's poignant engravings. Provenance: Robert Hoe (ex-libris); W.R.H. Jeudwine (ex-libris); Pierre Berès, his sale Pierre Berge, 18 December 2007.

Bacon (Roger) The Cure of Old Age and Preservation of Youth... Also A Physical Account of the Tree of Life by Edw. Madeira Arrais, 2 parts in 1, first edition in English, lacks final advertisement leaf, neat ink inscription to title, ink ownership stamp and blind ex-library stamp at tail of title, later panelled calf, rubbed, corner torn away from upper cover, rebacked, [Wing B372], 8vo, for Tho, Fletcher and Edward Evets, 1683.⁂ A translation of De retardatione accidentium senectutis.

•Scarlett Chou (21st century) - 'Passion', signed artists proof, limited edition no 318/320 with official blind stamp, coloured print, 27" x 21.25"; sold together with a certificate of authenticity from Princess Cruises Fine Arts and signed Mark Bronson, also dated 'June 7th 2003; together with two further examples by the same artist entitled 'Batik' and 'Butterfly #2 - Double Happiness', all with certificates of authenticity, various sizes (3) **The artist is from Taiwan sand fuses Eastern culture with fantasy art, she now lives in Southern California

18TH CENTURY LOW OAK CUPBOARD with moulded edge top over a pair of blind panel doors, on later feet. 158 x 39 x 106cm. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Feet are replacements, they have alterations, there are stains and marks, particularly to the top and wear commensurate with age.

19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS TWO STAGE CUPBOARD, having moulded cornice above two blind panelled, moulded, arched doors, the interior revealing four shelves or pullout drawers above two short and two long drawers with turned handles, standing in baluster turned legs. 133 x 62 x217cm. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Generally in good condition for age, some losses and noticeable splits to the sides, a part of the back leg has come off. Slightly faded and general wear to the front, but overall in useable condition.

Mid 19th century Biedermeier mahogany chest of drawers having a shaped surmount over rounded oblong top and three blind fronted drawers, the uppermost of shaped design with figured book matched veneers Condition:

Cycling Interest - Two signed limited edition prints, the first Tommy Simpson on Mount Ventoux 1967 Tour De France 13th Stage, 'Put Me Back On My Bike', signed Jeremy Mallard, 84/450 with blind stamp, 28.5cm x 20.5cm, together with Pat Cleary, Claudio Chiappucci Tour De France 1992 13th Stage, 70/750, 33cm x 54cm Condition:

19th Century mahogany chiffonier fitted one frieze drawer above two arched blind panel doors, on plinth base, 104cm wide Condition:

A Victorian paper blind stamp and a section of plank with embedded corrugated iron (damage done by Hurricane Hattie in Bristol Honduras 1961), with presentation plaque (33cm wide)

A George III mahogany chest on chest, circa 1770, the cornice with blind fretwork decoration, the upper section with two short over three long graduated drawers, raised on bracket feet

Mona Hatoum (b.1952), 3D, blind embossed print, trial proof, signed, 15cm x 18cm, framedArtist Resale Rights may apply

Collection of autograph letters, comprising the following: Robert Curzon, 14th Baron Zouche (1810-1873), English traveller, diplomat and author, 'I hope you told Mr Morley all I had told you about the various places where ancient manuscripts are to be found, & I hope he has sufficient Bibliographical knowledge to enable him to appreciate the value of a book when he sees it', signed and dated Genoa May 10 1846. Edward White Benson (1829-1896), Archbishop of Canterbury, autograph letter in black ink on headed paper (Lambeth Palace), dated 29th April 1892. William Dalrymple Maclagan (1826-1910), Archbishop of York, autograph letter on headed paper (Bishopthorpe, York), addressed to Rev Austen Leigh, Vice-Chancellor, Cambridge. Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen (1835-1894), English judge, autograph letter in black ink. John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894), English lawyer, judge and Liberal politician, autograph letter in black ink on headed paper (1, Sussex Square, Hyde Park), dated 18th July 1891. Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury (1823-1921), leading barrister and politician who served thrice as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, autograph in black ink on torn receipt dated 1892 (a/f). Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887-1969), Queen of Spain and wife of King Alfonso XIII, autograph in black ink on scrap of paper torn from correspondence. General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), senior officer in the British Army, autograph letter on headed paper (War Office, London, S.W.), with blind-stamped crest representing 'Commander in Chief', signed and dated 16th November 1903. Muhammad Ibrahim Ali Khan (Nawab of Tonk from 1867-1930), autograph letter in black ink, addressed to Captain L. Impey and offering congratulations for the festival day of Christmas, dated 24th December 1896. (9)Provenance: The vendor's grandmother, a Mrs. Mordaunt, was a collector of signed letters and autographs; the letters that she amassed in her lifetime are being offered in this Library Auction.

the shield backs, with blind cutout decoration above plain seats all raised on turned supports

Michael Barnfather, by and after,Rural Seasons, set of foursigned in pencil, blind stamped, 28.5cm x 37cm, framed

Staffordshire - Clifford (Sir Thomas, Bart) and Clifford (Arthur, Esq.), A Topographical and Historical Description of the Parish of Tixall, In The County of Stafford, first and presumably only edition, limited edition of only 50 copies printed, signed and dedicated by the author in ink MS, M. Nouzou, Paris 1817, pp: [ii], 325 (some erroneous pagination but complete), advertisement of Arthur Clifford's works [ii], 5 full-page engraved plates, 3 fold-out genealogical pedigrees, contemporary diced calf, the boards blind stamped with a border of anthemions and acanthus within an alternating blind and gilt double-fillet, fragmentary spine, contemporary olive endpapers, Aston [...] a Present from Sir Thomas Clifford, 4to

An early 20thC mahogany music cabinet, the top with a pierced gallery above a single door flanked by blind fret carving on cabriole legs, 51cm wide

David Shepherd 'The Lunch Break' Signed limited edition print Signed and numbered 419/850 in pencil, blind stamp 51cm x 73cm

A 5m blackout lining, a 4m interlining, a 7m fabric with some bits and a window blind

Two boxes of Dominos for the blind double six and nine

Incisioni/Engravings. Longhi Giuseppe. La calcografia propriamente detta ossia L'arte d'incidere in rame coll'acqua-forte, col bulino e colla punta ragionamenti letti nelle adunanze dell'I.R. istituto di scienze, lettere ed arti del Regno Lombardo-Veneto... Milano: Stamperia Reale, 1830. In-8° (mm 231x154). Pagine XXXII, 385, [4], 392-436, [2]. Frontespizio inciso. 2 tavole incise su rame di cui la prima con i diversi stadi dell'età umana, reca la data di morte dell'Autore, indicata da una didascalia postuma. La seconda presenta il ritratto calcografico dell'Autore entro medaglione disegnato e inciso dal suo allievo Pietro Anderloni. In barbe. Fioriture diffuse, qualche gora. Legatura ottocentesca in mezza pelle con punte, piatti rivestiti in carta marmorizzata. Titolo in oro al dorso entro filetti dorati, decorazioni a secco. Dorso e piatti abrasi in alcuni punti. Strappo al piatto anteriore. Al frontespizio nota di possesso in inchiostro scuro in alto a destra (Dolieni?) e annotazione di mano moderna in lapis rosso. Importante opera del grande incisore di Monza Giuseppe Longhi. Rappresenta una vera e propria storia dell'Arte dell'Incisione dal 1400 alla fine del '700, con lunghe schede bio-bibliografiche sui grandi Maestri. L'Autore avrebbe voluto continuare l'opera con un volume successivo inerente la 'Pratica dell'Incisione', ma scomparve poco dopo la pubblicazione del primo. L'opera venne affidata dai suoi eredi a Francesco Longhena, che aggiunse l'ultima parte dedicata alla biografia del Longhi. Include inoltre l'elenco di tutte le stampe incise dall'artista.8° (231x154 mm). XXXII, 385, [4], 392-436, [2] pages. Engraved title-page. 2 engraved plates protected by tissue paper, of which the last one bears the medallion portrait of the author, drawn and engraved by his disciple Pietro Anderloni. Uncut copy, foxing throughout, a few waterstains. 19th-century half-leather, marbled covers. Smooth spine divided into compartments by gilt fillets, blind tooled; title lettered in gold. Some losses to the covers, especially to the upper one; board edges and corners worn. Contemporary ownership inscription on the title-page (Dolieni?), and the number '1392' pencilled in red by a modern hand. Remarkable work by the outstanding engraver Giuseppe Longhi, which offers an historical survey on engraving from Quattrocento to the end of the 18th century, including lenghty bio-bibliographical entries devoted to Old Masters. The treatise was published posthumously by Francesco Longhena, who added, as an appendix, Longhi's biography. As a noteworthy feature, the publication includes the catalogue of all the engravings executed by the artist.

Magri Domenico. Notizia de' vocaboli ecclesiastici con la dichiaratione delle cerimonie, & origine delli riti sacri, voci barbare, e frasi usate da' Santi Padri, concilij, e scrittori ecclesiastici... In Bologna: presso Gioseffo Longhi, 1682.In-4° piccolo (mm 220x156). Pagine [16], 526, [2]. Testo su due colonne. Iniziali decorate, testatine e finalini incisi su legno. Esemplare in buono stato di conservazione, uniformemente brunito. Diffusi aloni e fioriture. Legatura moderna in vitello su piatti in cartone, decorata in oro e a secco in stile antico. Dorso a tre nervi, con titolo in caratteri dorati. Contropiatti e sguardie in carta marmorizzata a pettine, rinforzate in tela blu. Nota di possesso coeva al frontespizio 'F.A.A. Guidi', con indicazione del prezzo pagato '3-68'. Alcuni tratti e note marginali in inchiostro bruno, di mano del tempo. Edizione apparsa a Bologna del lessico redatto dal teologo Domenico Magri (1604-1672), opera che ebbe vasta e duratura fortuna, e fu più volte ristampata dopo la sua prima apparizione a stampa nel 1644. Small 4° (220x156 mm). [16], 526, [2] pages. Text in two columns. Woodcut decorated initials, head- and tailpieces. A good copy, uniformly browned, spotting and foxing throughout. Modern calf over pasteboards, gilt- and blind-tooled in antique style. Spine with three raised bands, title lettered in gilt. Marbled pastedowns and flyleaves, reinforced with blue cloth. Contemporary ownership inscription on the title-page 'F.A.A. Guidi', with the price notice '3-68'. A few marginal reading marks and annotations, inked by a contemporary hand. Edition printed in Bologna of Magri's ecclesiastical lexicon, a work which enjoyed a wide and lasting success and frequently reprinted after its first edition of 1644.

NIGEL HEMMING (BRITISH 1957) 'BROWN ROAN ITALIAN SPINONE', a limited edition print 13/200, signed in pencil with blind stamp, mounted, framed and glazed, approximate size 35cm x 25cm (condition:- small marks to the frame) (A)

DAVID SHEPHERD (BRITISH 1931-2017), 'The Two Gentlemen of Savuti', A Limited Edition print, 328/1500, of a pair of Lions, signed and numbered in pencil, with blind stamp, mounted, unframed, approximately 46cm x 72cm (condition: as new) (A)

WINSTON CHURCHILL (BRITISH 1874-1965), 'View From Chartwell', five Limited Edition prints, 303/307, with facsimile signature, hand written title and number, produced in 2005 by Churchill Hertiage Ltd, with blind stamp, unmounted, unframed, approximately 40cm x 61cm (condition: some dirty marks and creases to the white borders) (A)

SHIRLEY ANNE JOHNSON (BRITISH 20TH CENTURY), 'Cheapside, Derby', a row of shops and houses in Derby, watercolour, signed lower right with gallery label verso, mounted and framed, approximate size 29cm x 46cm, together with an E R Sturgeon (British 1920-1999) 'Village Scene', a limited edition print 143/850, in a village setting, signed and numbered in pencil with publishers blind stamp, mounted and framed, approximate size 34cm x 47cm (2)

WINSTON CHURCHILL (BRITISH 1874-1965), 'A Study of Boats', Limited Edition prints, numbered 331, 332, 339, 340 and 176/750, bearing a facsimile signature, titled and numbered in pencil with a 2005 blind stamp from Churchill Hertiage Ltd, unmounted, unframed, approximately 41cm x 51cm (condition: some creases to the white borders) (A)

DAVID KELLY (MALAWI 1959), A Limited Edition print 'Protective Custody' 39/850, depicting a Bull Elephant Protecting a herd, signed in pencil with blind stamp, approximately 49cm x 68cm (condition: small creases to the mount)

DAVID KELLY (MALAWI 1959) 'Silent Vigil' a limited edition print 87/850 of a family of cheetahs, signed and numbered in pencil with blind stamp, mounted, framed and glazed, approximate size 49cm x 71cm (condition: light crease to the border of the print)

GORDON KING (BRITISH 1939), a limited edition print numbered 848 by The Fine Art Trade Guild, unititled, depicting a female nude on a bed, signed in pencil, with blind stamp, mounted, framed and glazed, approximate size 45cm x 63cm (condition:- as new) (A)

ANTHONY GIBBS (BRITISH 1951) 'LEOPARD', a limited edition print 703/1000, signed in pencil with blind stamp, mounted, framed and glazed, approximate size 18cm x 15cm (condition:- small marks to the frame) (A)

A Carved Wooden Shelved Plate Rack with Lion Mask Decoration also Having Blind Carved Bottom Rail with Fire Iron Coat Hooks and Five Cup Hooks, 125cm Wide