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MILCH ERHARD: (1892-1972) German Field Marshal and Air Inspector General during World War II. D.S., Milch, one page, folio, Berlin, 7th February 1939, in German. The partially printed document, completed in typescript, appoints Friedrich Scheller to be a Superintending Technical Inspector working within the Civil Service of the Reich and states, in part, 'I ratify this document in the expectation that the person named in it will fulfil his oath of service loyally and the duties of his post conscientiously, and will justify the confidence shown in him by this nomination. At the same time he may be assured of the special protection of the Fuehrer and Reichchancellor'. Signed by Milch at the conclusion in his capacity as Reich Minister for Aviation alongside a blind embossed seal. Two file holes to the left edge, neatly torn, very slight creasing to the right edge, about VG

BLOMBERG WERNER VON: (1878-1946) German Field Marshal General of World War II, the first Generalfeldmarschall appointed by Hitler. D.S., v. Blomberg, one page, 4to, Berlin, 2nd August 1936, in German. The partially printed document, completed in sutterlin script, appoints Lieutenant Wolfgang Lorenz of the 3rd Pioneer Battalion to be a Senior Lieutenant with effect from 1st April 1934. Signed by Blomberg at the foot in his capacity as Reich Minister of Defence. With a blind embossed seal featuring the Imperial Eagle. Very minor light creasing and central horizontal fold. VG

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. A.L.S., The Queen, in the third person, one page, 8vo, Windsor Castle, 12th September 1837, n.p. [Lord John Russell], on stationery featuring a blind embossed 'VR' crest. The Queen writes, in full, 'The Queen has just received Lord John Russell's communication with respect to Mr. Cobbett and highly approves the course he intends to pursue on this subject'. On the verso is reads '1837 Sept 12 The Queen'. With blank integral leaf. Very minor tears in three places to the folds at the foot of the page, otherwise, VGLord John Russell (1792-1878) British Prime Minister 1846-52, 1865-66.

ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . D.S., Elizabeth R, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court of Saint James, 2nd November 1960. The partially printed document approves the appointment made by the President of the Republic of Ecuador for Mr. Frank Bottrill to be Consul at Nassau, Bahamas and allows Bottrill 'all the Privilages, Immunities and Advantages' belonging to his post. Countersigned at the foot by Alec Douglas-Home (1903-1995) British Prime Minister 1963-64, Foreign Secretary 1960-63, 1970-74. With blind embossed seal at the head. The signature of the Queen is very slightly faded, although perfectly legible. Some age wear at the folds and with slight traces of former mounting to the verso. About VG

A GOOD 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CHIPPENDALE STYLE MAHOGANY GAINSBOROUGH CHAIR with blind fret carving padded back, arms and seat.

Jean Harper signed print - Mother & child (Blind stamped)

AFTER DAVID SHEPHERD OBE "The Crossing" featuring elephants emerging from a river, a limited edition colour Print, no. 1013/1500, signed in pencil, bears limited edition blind stamp, image size 24cm x 40cm mounted in a moulded glazed frame

GEORGE HEATH A VICTORIAN SILVER CYLINDRICAL SCENT BOTTLE engraved with birds and butterfly amidst branches, the hinged cover opening to reveal a glass stopper, the blind shield cartouche may be gold, London 1885, 5cm high

A George III mahogany card table, with blind fret carved decoration, 80 cm wide See illustration Condition report Report by GHLarge veneer chip to the rear right of the top. The blind fret carving on the front right leg has several losses and a half broken off piece. Other blind fret carved areas seem to have fared better with no major areas of damage. Open and close mechanism to table works well. Evidence of old worm at the back of the table. Some small old repairs to veneer around the edge of the green baize section.

A Regency rosewood and ormolu mounted pedestal work table, in the French manner, with hinged rising top, blind drawer, on a hexagonal column and shaped base with brass feet and casters 71 x 51 x 38cm (28 x 20 x 15in) Provenance: The Neave family, Dagnam Park, Essex and by descent Faded re polished to an average standard, veneer is now thin and lifting Overall - average restsored condition Poor repair to veneer around the scratchen

Sir William Russell Flint (1880-1969), Rosa and Marissa, a reproduction in colours, pencil signed to the margin, bears publishers blind stamp, coloured lithograph, 44cm by 60cm

Sir William Russell Flint (1880-1969), The shower, a reproduction in colours, pencil signed to the margin, bears publishers blind stamp, coloured lithograph, 42cm by 55cm

After Sir William Russell Flint, Baths, a limited edition print, numbered in pencil lower right no. 10/650, blind stamp lower left, 37.5 cm by 53 cm approx

A modern silver framed bedside clock in the Edwardian style, scroll and foliate embossed decoration, blind cartouche, fitted with a quartz movement clock, marked RBB, London 1992 import mark

A modern silver photograph frame in the Victorian style, foliate embossed decoration, blind cartouche, inner measurements, 14 cm by 10 cm approx, maker KF Ltd, London 1993; together with another similar, inner measurements 13.5 cm by 10 cm approx, London 1994 (2)

James McNeill Whistler,original lithograph, The Smith's Yard 1895, signed with the butterfly, studio blind stamp, Way '88, i 9.5" x 6", mounted.

A George III mahogany 8-day moon phase longcase clock, silvered dial, date aperture with Roman and Arabic numerals to outer dial, striking on the hour, subsidiary seconds hand, engraved maker's name 'Rudd Warminster' enclosed by an elaborately carved and blind fretwork designed hood. 244 cm H, in working order.

An Edwardian brass carriage clock with ivory-coloured enamel face, Arabic numerals, blind fretwork and fluted column design, probably French, 13 x 8 cm handle down.Condition: Structurally good, mechanism winds but not running.

A Chippendale revival mahogany serpentine top occasional table with blind fretted work, fitted one drawer, on chamfered supports, 15" wide

An early-20th century free-standing dressing mirror, shaped supports over two blind rounded drawers, turned feet

Sir William Russell Flint Argument on the Ballet Lithograph Signed in pencil and with blind stamp, Frost & Reed label verso and original receipt from 1962, 40cm x 56cm

Golfing Interest - J.Chamberlain, Golfer and Caddy, Blackheath Golf Club, mezzotint in colours, published by Frost & Reed 1956, blind stamp of Ziln, singed in pencil, image 46 x 38cm approx

A Nod is as Good as a Wink to a Blind Horse, 1971 Warner Bros. K56006, Green lable with large poster. Excellent sleeve and vinly in protective polythene sleeve.

Camden (William). Camden's Britannia, newly translated into English with large Additions and Improvements, published Edmund Gibson, Oxford, and F.Collins for A.Swalle and A & J Churchill, London, 1695, letterpress title, portrait frontispiece with repair along gutta, fifty uncoloured engraved double page and folding maps by Robert Morden and nine engraved plates of coins and antiquities, some staining, later endpapers, modern blind-stamped calf, gilt decorated spine, folio Chubb. CXIII. (1)

Charles I. Eikon Episte. Or, the faithfull Pourtraicture of a Loyall Subject, in Vindication of Eikon Basilike. Otherwise Intituled, the Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie, in his Solitudes & Sufferings. In Answer to an insolent book, intituled Eikon Alethine: whereby occasion is taken, to handle all the controverted points relating to these times, [London], 1649, [8],96pp., including engraved frontispiece, title close trimmed at fore-edge, some light dampstaining to margins, top edge gilt, early 20th century marbled calf, morocco title label to spine, slim 4to, (Wing E314, Madan 158, Pforzheimer 353), together with Symmons (Edward), A Vindication of King Charles: or, A Loyal Subjects Duty. Manifested in Vindicating his Soveraigne from those Aspersions cast upon Him by certaine persons, in a scandalous Libel, Entituled, The Kings Cabinet Opened: and published (as they say) by Authority of Parliament. Whereunto is added, a true Parallel betwixt the sufferings of our Saviour and our Soveraign, in divers particulars..., [London: s.n.], Printed in the yeere, 1648, partially removed ink stamp to lower blank margin of A2, later endpapers (without lower free endpaper), contemporary gilt & blind panelled calf, old reback, upper joint cracked, 4to, (Wing S6350A), with [Hall, Joseph], Resolutions and Decisions of Divers Practicall Cases of Conscience in continuall use amongst men, Very necessary for their Information and Direction. In foure decades. By I.H. D.D. B.N., London: Printed by M.F. for Nath. Butter, 1649, engraved portrait frontispiece (close trimmed at head), 19th century blind decorated calf, joints cracked, 12mo, (Wing H406), plus four other 17th century antiquarian volumes including an incomplete & worn portion of Catch that Catch can: or the Musical Companion. Containing Catches and Rounds for Three and Four Voyces, by John Playford, 1667, lacking all before D4 and all after Ee3, loss to lower outer corners, 19th century half morocco, oblong 8vo in 4s (7)

Schwenter (Daniel). Deliciae Physico-Mathematicae, oder Mathemat und Philosophische Erquickstunden..., 1st edition, Nuremberg: Jeremiah Dumseis, 1636, engraved title (soiled and frayed at edges), woodcut illustrations and engravings to text, final leaf blank, some heavy browning and old dampstaining throughout, several old crude tape repairs, sometimes touching text, scattered colour pencil marginalia and markings, marginal damp fraying, text block detached and stitching coming loose, contemporary blind-stamped vellum with later ties, soiling and wear, upper joints split, 4to (194 x 154 mm) An early collection of mathematical puzzles, games and inventions. (1)

[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge]. Symbolic Logic. Part I. Elementary [all published], by Lewis Carroll, 1st edition, Macmillan & Co., 1896, circular blind embossed 'Presentation Copy' stamp on title, errata slip loosely inserted, original cloth, slightly rubbed and frayed along lower edges, 8vo, together with the original printed envelope, diagrammatic card and line counters, envelope dust-soiled, plus A Fascinating Mental Recreation for the Young. Symbolic Logic, by Lewis Carroll, 4 copies, 1895, all with date correction 'in January' in the author's hand to p. 4 in blue ink, stitched as issued, slim 8vo Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 267 & 270. (2)

[Varennes, Claude de]. Le Voyage de France, Dressé pour la Commodité des françois & Estrangers. Avec une Déscription des Chemins, pour aller & venir par tout le Monde. Tres-necessaire aux Voyageurs, Corrige et augmente par le Sieur Du Verdier, Paris: Michel Bobin, 1657, folding engraved map with short closed tear, lower outer blank corner of T2 torn, some spotting, stain to lower margin at rear of volume, contemporary limp vellum, marked, 8vo, together with Charron (Pierre), De la Sagesse Trois Livres, derniere edition, Paris: Robert Fuge, 1625, engraved title repaired to fore-edge blank margin, bookplate of John Duke of Newcastle to verso, some toning and occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, 8vo, with Corneille (Thomas), Poemes Dramatiques de T. Corneille, 2 volumes, Rouen & Paris, 1661, additional engraved titles and eleven plates, hinges repaired, 18th century mottled gilt panelled calf, blind embossed armorial of Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768-1854) to centre of each board, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spines, corners repaired, 8vo, plus other continental 17th & early 18th century antiquarian, including few odd volumes (16)

*Zobell (James George). [Islay, Macaw and Love birds], published Henry Graves & Co, 1877, uncoloured engraving after Sir Edwin Landseer, proof before title, signed by the engraver in pencil to lower right, blind stamp of the Printsellers Asscoiation to lower left, 615 x 345 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (1)

Owen (John and Bowen, Emmanuel). Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd; being a correct coppy of Mr Ogilby's actual survey of all ye Direct & Principal Cross Roads in England and Wales..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, published Thomas Bowles & Emanuel Bowen, 1720, engraved title, four pages of tables to each volume, 273 uncoloured engraved strip road and county maps, printed back to back, book plate of Carten Library to front pastedowns, additional book plates of William Allen Potter to verso of front endpaper, front endpapers near detached, hinges cracked, contemporary blind panelled speckled calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels (lacking 'vol.2' label from one spine), green morocco armorial label to upper panel of each spine of Augustus Frederick Fitzgerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster (1791 - 1874), some wear and chipping to head and foot of spines and to extremities, 8vo Chubb. CXLVII. (2)

Rowlands (Henry). Mona Antiqua Restaurata. An Archaeological Discourse on the Antiquities, Natural and Historical, of the Isle of Anglesey, The Antient Seat of the British Druids, In Two Essays, 1st edition, Dublin: Printed by Aaron Rhames, for Robert Owen, 1723, half-title present, title in red & black, ten engraved plates, separate title to second part, British Museum ink stamp to verso of title & final leaf with duplicate ink stamp dated 1818, some spotting & toning throughout, dampstain to last few leaves, contemporary blind panelled calf. neatly rebacked, board corners worn, 4to (1)

Cox (Morris, 1903-1998). A bound folio album of 82 proof illustrations, printed layouts and title pages by Maurice Cox at the Gogmagog Press, circa 1958-1982, mostly colour printed in linocut, woodcut, lithography and screenprinting, on handmade and japanese paper, several prints signed in pencil, all mounted on large japanese paper album sheets, contemporary green crushed half morocco, folio (52 x 40.5 cm) A fine selection of the output of Morris Cox and his Gogmagog Press, including The Slumbering Virgin, 1958, A Bird's World, 1959, Poems from Nature, 1959, War in a Cock's Egg [1960], Conversation Pieces, 1962, A Mediaeval Dream Book, 1963, The Lost Fisherman, 1963, A Web of Nature, 1964, Mummer's Fool, 1965, An Impression of Summer [1966], 14 Triads, 1967, The Warrier & the Maiden, 1967, An Abstract of Nature, 1968, 40-5 Untitled Poems, 1969, Blind Drawings, 1973 and Studio Book, 1980. (1)

Paris (Matthew). Matthaei Paris monachi Albanensis Angli, Historia Major. Juxta Exemplar Londinense 1640, verbatim recusa; et cum Rogeri Wendoveri, Willielmi Rishangeri, authorisque majori minorique historiis, chronicisque MSS, in Bibliotheca Regia, Collegii Corporis Christi Cantabrigiae, Cottoniaque, fideliter collata..., Editore Willielmo Wats..., London: A. Mearne, T. Dring, B. Tooke, T. Sawbridge, & G. Wells, 1684, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red & black, hinges repaired, contemporary calf, rebacked and corners repaired, folio, together with Lyndwood (William), Provinciale, (seu Constitvtiones Angliae,) continens Constitutiones Provinciales quatordecim Archiepiscoporum Cantuarensium..., Oxford: Excudebat H. Hall Academiae Typographus, Impensis Ric. Davis., 1679, later endpapers, contemporary speckled calf, blind decorated spine, morocco title label, joints cracked and worn at head & foot, folio, with [Madox, Thomas], The History and Antiquities of the Exchequer of the Kings of England, in Two Periods: to wit, from the Norman Conquest, to the end of the reign of K. John; and from the end of the Reign of K. John, to the end of the Reign of K. Edward II..., London: Printed by John Matthews, 1711, some brown, spotting & few marks mostly to first & last few leaves, hinges cracked, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, board edges worn, folio, plus A Compleat Index To Mr. Madox's History of the Exchequer, Serving as a Glossary to Explain Uncommon Words, to Illustrate the Original of Families and Customs, and the Antiquities of the Several Counties in England, London: Francis Gosling, 1741, light spotting and toning to first & last few leaves, edges untrimmed, hinges cracked, contemporary vellum, spine torn with loss, folio (4)

[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 1832-1898]. A Treatise on Problems of Maxima and Minima, Solved by Algebra, by Ramchundra, under the Superintendence of Augustus de Morgan, 1st English edition, William H. Allen & Co., 1859, 8 engraved plates at rear, a little minor spotting and soiling, Dodgson's own copy with his manuscript purple monogram to title-page upper margin, printed presentation bookplate from the Secretary of State for India to front pastedown, presented (in manuscript) to R.C. Carrington of Reigate, the bookplate with a purple ink cross (presumably by Dodgson), original blind-stamped blue cloth gilt, a little rubbed and marked, small tear with loss at foot of spine, 8vo For reference, see Charles Lovett, Lewis Carroll Among his Books: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Private Library of Charles L. Dodgson (2005), 1620. (1)

Herodotus. Herodoti Halicarnassei Historia, siue, Historiarum libri IX, qui inscribuntur Musae. Ex vetustis exemplaribus recogniti. Ctesiae quaedam, [Geneva]: Excudebat Henricus Stephanus, 1570, 24,362,20pp., title in red & black, and with printer's woodcut device, some worm holes to uper outer blank corners throughout volume, 18th century reversed calf, upper board near detached, worn, folio, (Adams H397), together with Marchantii (Jacobi), Flandria Commentariorum lib. IIII. Descripta. In quibus de Flandriae Origine, Commoditatibus, Oppidis, Castellaniis, Ordinibus, Magistratibus Indigenisque, tam a doctrina quam Nobilitate claris, tum etiam de Principum Flandrie stemmatibus, civili armataque vita, aliisque memorabilibus breviter dilucideque tractatur, Antwerp: Ex Officina Plantiniana, Apud Viduam, & Joannem Moretum, 1596, printer's woodcut device to title, with signature 'Simon Abbes Gabbema, MDCLVIII' to lower blank margin, some light browning, 18th century speckled calf, rebacked preserving original spine, later morocco title label, 8vo, with Bede (The Venerable), Bedae Presbyteri et Fredegarii Scholastici Concordia..., Accessit Appendix de S. Dionysio Areopagita, & de S. Genovesa..., Auctore Petro Francisco Chieffletio, Paris: Gabrielem Martinum, 1681, printer's woodcut device to title, endpapers renewed, near contemporary blind panelled calf, rebacked and corners repaired, 4to, and Elzevir Press - Buchanan (George), Geor: Buchanani Scoti, Poemata quae extant, Editio Postrema, Leiden: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1628, engraved title incorporating portrait, all edges gilt, contemporary dark brown morocco, gilt decorated spine and border decoration to boards, 24mo, plus four other 17th century antiquarian (8)

Essex House Press. Tam O'Shanter, by Robert Burns, Essex House Press, 1902, wood-engraved frontispiece by William Strang, hand-coloured historiated initial, verse initials in blue, green and gold, original blind-embossed vellum, one or two minor marks, 8vo Limited edition, 43/150 on vellum. Tomkinson 30. (1)

Gregynog Press. The Revelation of Saint John the Divine, published by Gregynog Press, Tregynon, Newtown, Powys, 1932, wood engraved illustrations by Blair Hughes-Stanton, including several full-page, text in red & black, original red calf, title and device in blind to upper cover, spine slightly faded and corners lightly rubbed, folio Limited edition 75/250 on Japanese vellum. (1)

Castell Brothers. Little Books for Little People, printed in Bavaria, circa 1890, a complete set of six booklets, each with full-page chromolithographs and accompanying verse, original pictorial wrappers, occasional faint spotting to contents and wrappers, 83 x 107mm (3.25 x 4.25ins), housed together in original cardboard box (base split at corners), pull-off lid with chromolithographed lable (a little toned and rubbed) A rare survival in excellent condition. Titles are: Bo-Peep; Little Boy Blue; Baa! Baa! Black Sheep; Three Blind Mice; Little Miss Muffet; The Man in the Moon. (1)

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge). Euclid and His Modern Rivals, 1st edition, Macmillan & Co., 1879, diagrammatical illustrations including frontispiece, some minor spotting and finger soiling, hinges a little cracked, original red cloth gilt, slightly rubbed and soiled, contained in purpose-made red cloth drop-back box, spine faded, together with a 2nd edition of the same work, Macmillan & Co., 1885, without errata slip, ownership signature of C. Godfrey, dated October 1898, to half-title, with presentation bookplate from the widow of Charles Godfrey (1873-1924) to the library of the Mathematical Association to front pastedown, original red cloth gilt, upper cover stamped in blind 'Specimen Copy', rubbed and soiled, spine darkened and a little frayed on joints and at head and foot with small loss to head of spine, together with Euclid Books I, II, 1st published edition, Macmillan & Co., 1882, later ownership signature and date to both titles, minor spotting, original limp cloth with printed paper label to upper cover, lower cover creased, both 8vo Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 128, 175 & 156. (3)

Foster (Birket). Milton's L'Allegro and Il Penseroso, 1855, printed in red with steel-engraved vignettes throughout, heavy spotting, all edges gilt, original blind-stamped cloth gilt, spine a little faded, together with Ballingall (William, illustrator), Scenes of Scottish History, Edinburgh, 1874, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, pages with decorative borders throughout, some spotting, all edges gilt, original gilt-decorated cloth, a little rubbed, both small folio, plus Foster (Birket), Beauties of English Landscape, 1874, wood-engraved illustrations throughout, some spotting, occasionally heavy, all edges gilt, original gilt and black pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, 4to, plus other similar illustrated books including 3 Pen & Pencil series (11)

An early 20th Century mahogany corner display cabinet, the swan neck pediment of pierced floral form above blind fret frieze, the glazed panel door opening to reveal shelves and floral pattern material lining, the base fitted a solid panel door enclosing further shelving, raised on bracket feet, 84in. high.

A set of three George II silver castors of baluster form with pine cone finials, two of the lids with scroll piercing, the other lid blind by Samuel Wood, London - 1749

An Edwardian mahogany sofa table, the rectangular top and crown flaps with moulded edge over two frieze drawers opposed by false with brass drop handles on square tapering supports, blind fret carved downswept legs, lion's paw feet and castors, 77 x 152cm (open)

Joyce (James) Exiles, A Play in Three Acts, 8vo N.Y. (B.W. Huebsch) 1918, First U.S. Edn., hf. title, blind decor. cloth backed boards, d.j. (worn). (1)

Legal: Bullingbrooke (Ed.) An Abridgement of The Public Statutes of Ireland.... 2 vols. in one 4to D. 1768. Orig. full calf, blind tooled borders, raised bands, mor. label. Good. (1)

Postal History: The Post Office Dublin Directory and Calendar for 1847 - Fifteenth Annual Publican, 8vo D. (Alex. Thom) 1847, fold. map frontis, blind decor cloth, gilt lettered spine, clean copy. (1)

Napoleon: Choix de Gravures a L'Eau Forte, d'apres Les Peintures Originales et Les Marbres de La Gallerie de Lucien Bonaparte, Folio L. 1812, 142 (complete) engd. full page plts., a.e.g., cont. full str. grained crimson mor. blind & gilt tooled, spine gilt in panels with Napoleonic motif. (1)

First Collected Edition - Presentation CopiesSigned by Both AuthorsSomerville (E.OE.) & Ross (Martin) The Works of ...., include:1. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M.2. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M.3. All on The Irish Shore,4. Some Irish Yesterday's5. An Irish Cousin6. The Real Charlotte, together 6 vols. (ex. 7) lacks The Silver Fox, 8vo L. (Longmans, Green & Co.), 1910. Illus. etc., all uniform red cloth, blind decor. on front covers, gilt lettered spines. V. good. (6)* All signed and inscribed "Violet Martin July 1910 - Given to her Godson, Ambrose Coghill, January 1916 by E.OE.S." (6)

In fine Binding, possibly by George MullenBindings: Flaxman (J.) The Iliad .. Odyssey of Homer, engraved from the Compositions of John Flaxman, R.A. Sculptor, 2 vols. in one, lg. oblong folio L. 1805, 73 plts.; also Compositions from .. Hesiod, and Compositions from The Tragedies of Aeschylus, 2 works in one vol., lg. oblong folio L. 1817 - 1831, 73 engd. plts., marble ends, both a.e.g., matching full cont. mor. with gilt & blind filet borders, & blind decor., roll borders outside a large tooled gilt border of shamrocks, acorns & foliage, spine in panels, decor. gilt bands. Good. As a binding, w.a.f. (2)

Hopkins (Dr. Ezekiel) Late Ld. Bishop of London-Derry, The Doctrine of the Two Covenants, Wherein the Nature of Original Sin Is at large Explained. 8vo L. 1712. First Edn., engd. port. frontis, orig. calf, blind tooled panel. V. good. (1)

[Toland (John)] The Art of Governing by Partys: 8vo L. (... for Bernard Lintott) 1701. First Edn., [8], 180pp & errata leaf at end, L.S. on title, some damp stains, cont. calf, blind tooled borders & fillets. (1)

Legal: Wingate (Ed.) An Exact Abridgement of All The Statutes in Force and Use From the Beginning of Magna Charta, thick 8vo L. 1689. Title inscribed 'George Butler, Ballyragget, 1713,' cont. calf, blind tooled border. V. good. (1)

Original Signed VolumeFrom the Dean Swift's Library[Swift (Dr. Jonathan)] Grotius (Hugo). De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres, In quibus jus Naturae & Gentium, item juris publici praecipua explicatur. Edicio Nova cum Annotatis Authoris, ex postrema ejus ante obitum cura. Accesserunt Annotata in Epistolam Pauli et Philemonem, et Dissertatio de Mari libero. 8vo Amsterdam (J. Blaeu) 1670. Engd. portrait, add engd. title, & red & black printed title, Signed in top right hand corner 'Jon: Swift,' in ink. Faint library stamp on obverse of portrait, cont. mottled calf, with blind triple borders, raised bands, mor. labels. V. good copy. (1)* Excessively Rare. Books from Swift's library are recorded by only a handful of copies. For further information on this copy see 'Swift Studies, 9 (1994), pp. 113 - 117.'

Taylor (Jer) Bishop of Down & Connor, Unum Necessarium: or The Doctrine and Practice of Repentance,... To which are added Two Treatises of Original Sin. 8vo L. 1711. Fourth, engd. frontis & fold. plt., cont. mottled calf with blind panel. Good. (1)

[White (Thomas)] Anglo Albio (Thomas) Euclides Physicus Sive de Principiis Naturae Stoecheidea E., 12mo L. (J. Crook) 1657. First Edn., [24] [176]pp L.S.s., orig. claf, blind fillet borders. (1)

Waterland (Daniel) A Critical History of the Athanasian Creed, 4to Cambridge 1724. First Edn., some damp stains, cont. blind panel calf. (1)

Binding: Menesius (Sebastiano Casar) Sugillatio Ingratitudinis, 4to n.p. n.d., [c. 1650], engd. title & dedit, (L.S. on dedit), cont. calf, lg. blind tooled borders & panel, raised bands gilt in panels. (1)

Adams (C.L.) Castles of Ireland, Some Fortress Histories and Legends. L. 1904. First, illus., cloth; also White (Wm.) History Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk, thick sm. 8vo Sheffield 1845. Second, cont. blind stamp calf; and some other items. A lot. (1)

Limited Edition of 100Signed by Author & ArtistHeaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) illus. Squarings - Twelve Poems, sq. 4to, D. (Hieroglyph Edn.) 1991, Signed Ltd. Edn. No. 85 (100) illus., full natural calf, blind tooled, in orig. cloth case. V. Clean Copy. Rare. (1)

An Exceptionally Rare Pair in Uniform BindingsColgan (John) Acta Sanctorum veteris et maioris Scotiae, seu Hiberniae Sanctorum Insulae,... Tomus Primus, Qui de sacris Hiberniae Antiquitatibus est Tertius Januarium, Februarium, and Martium complecteus. Folio Louvain (Everardum de Witte) 1645. First Edn. Hf. title, [28] 906pp, first few & last few leaves stained, otherwise v. good. together with: Colgan (John) Triadis Thaumaturgae, seu Divorum Patricii, Columbae et Brigidae, trium veteris et naoris Scotiae, seu Hiberniae Sanctorum Insulae, Communium Patronorum Acta,... Tomus Secundus Sacrarum ejusdem insulae Antiquitatum, nune primum in lucem prodiens. Folio Louvain 1647. First Edn. Hf. title, pp[24], 740, [2, errata]. some mispagination.The pagination omits 153, 154, 387, 388, some damp weakening at fore-edge at front, a few leaves strengthened, in matching contemporary style 18th Century bindings with blind decoration, raised bands, gilt tooled floral decoration in panels, mor. labels. (2)* Each volume exceptionally rare, but the auctioneers have never handled the pair in near contemporary matching bindings. Shane Leslie in his article on 'The Rarest Irish Books,' 1935, mentions the above volumes, 'which are the desire of every Irish Collector.' '..Bishop Reeves calculated there were about fifteen sets of Colgan in Ireland. There cannot be more than fifty in the world at a very large estimate.'