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Lot 647
PIOZZI (Hester): 'British Synonymy; or, an attempt at regulating the choice of words in familiar conversation...', London, G & J Robinson, 1794: First Edition: 2 vols, 8vo, original boards with handwritten labels, edges rough trimmed, spines with loss and hinges cracked: TOGETHER WITH a carton of misc. other books, some antiquarian. (A box)
Lot 100
REINHARDT, JOSEPH A COLLECTION OF SWISS COSTUMES, IN MINIATURELondon, W T Gilling, 1822. First edition, 4to, text in French and English, 30 hand-coloured plates, plate titles in French only, some browning/spotting and offsetting, occasional light marks. In contemporary half red leather with marbled boards, spine, joints and corners all worn, boards dulled and spotted
Lot 101
DARWIN, CHARLES ON THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES BY WHICH BRITISH AND FOREIGN ORCHIDS ARE FERTILISED BY INSECTSLondon, John Murray, 1862. 8vo, first edition first issue (with 32pp publisher's adverts at rear dated December 1861), folding plate and woodcuts in text, ex-library copy with ink stamp to title page and acquisition numbering to verso, later library quarter calf binding, boards with library blind-stamps. Darwin's first book after 'Origin of Species' - it is estimated less than 2,000 copies of the first edition were printed
![JOHNSON, SAMUEL A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE London, J and P Knapton [and others], 1755. First edition, 2 volumes, la](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/be1e5342-0dda-4299-87e9-aa2900cd2215/468x382.jpg)
Lot 109
JOHNSON, SAMUEL A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE London, J and P Knapton [and others], 1755. First edition, 2 volumes, large folio, titles in red and black, additional portrait of Johnson after Sir Joshua Reynolds added (not called for) dated 1787, first title damaged and repaired with loss, prefix leaves somewhat creased, prelims to vol 1 with small wormtrack repaired in parts and mainly marginal but occasionally touching a few letters, second title with small closed and repaired tear not affecting text. Occasional faint spotting, but in general this is a good clean and fresh copy of a work that is often quite heavily foxed and well-used. Bound in full contemporary calf, spines rubbed with wear to top and bottom of spines and volume labels, boards worn at extremities. The copy of Robert John Verney (1809-1862), 17th Baron Willoughby de Broke, with his bookplates. The first edition of Johnson's dictionary was limited to just 2,000 copies, which immediately sold out. Unsurprisingly, good copies of the first edition, such as this, are increasingly difficult to find. The first printing of "The most amazing, enduring and endearing one-man feat in the field of lexicography" [Ref: Printing and the Mind of Man] (2)++see description
Lot 11
AINSWORTH, HENRY ANNOTATIONS VPON THE FIVE BOOKES OF MOSES, THE BOOKE OF THE PSALMES, AND THE SONG OF SONGS, OR CANTICLES.Wherein the Hebrew Words and Sentences, are compared with, and explained, by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee Versions...London, M Parsons for John Bellamie, 1639. First edition, folio, seven parts each with separate title page dated 1639 and separate pagination, leaf A3 with 19thC ink stamps of the Edinburgh Library, collation matches British Library copy, leaf A1 is blank, general title with a little spotting, text generally clean and fresh. Full contemporary calf, re-backed, corners repaired. ESTC S113429
Lot 111
BROWNING, ROBERT MEN AND WOMENLondon, Chapman and Hall, 1855. First edition, 2 vols, 8vo, advert leaf at rear of vol 2, publisher's green cloth, lightly rubbed, a very good copy. Plus: BROWNING, ROBERT - CHRISTMAS EVE AND EASTER DAY. London, Chapman and Hall, 1850. First edition, 12mo, half-title with advert to verso, in the later-issue publisher's green cloth binding with title in a gilt frame on upper board, a very good copy (3)
![[BEWICK, THOMAS (ILLUSTRATOR)] GOLDSMITH, OLIVER and PARNELL, THOMAS POEMS BY GOLDSMITH AND PARNELLLondon, W Bulmer, 1795. Fi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/e2e979d0-1d05-4c52-b976-aa2900cd2338/468x382.jpg)
Lot 113
BURTON, ROBERTTHE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLYOxford, Henry Cripps, 1628. Third edition, folio, engraved title, text generally clean and fresh throughout, p419/20 with large hole and some loss of text affecting 19 lines, final errata leaf, colophon leaf at rear dated 1628. Full calf, label, slight cracking to top of upper joint. ESTC S107137. Our copy differs slightly from the BL copy, collating as: [blank] [4], 78, [10]; 1-79, 78-208, [4], 209-374, [2], 375-584, 583-646, [12] p. Together with: BROWN, THOMAS - THE WORKS. London, Tho. Basset [and others], 1686. First collected edition, folio, engraved portrait, title in red and black, text generally clean and fresh throughout, worm-track to lower margin of first few gatherings which, on some leaves, results in a loss of letters within the last 2 or 3 lines of text. Full contemporary blind-panelled calf, later leather re-back. Both sold w.a.f. (2)++as described and sold with all faults, not subject to return
Lot 114
POPE, ALEXANDER LETTERS OF MR. ALEXANDER POPE, AND SEVERAL OF HIS FRIENDSLondon, J Wright, 1737. First edition, 4to, title in red and black with engraved vignette portrait of Pope after Richardson, half-title present, contemporary mottled calf, joints cracked, first 7 or so leaves with faint waterstain to top blank margin. Together with: FULLER, THOMAS - THE HISTORY OF THE WORTHIES OF ENGLAND London, 1662. First edition, folio, lacking portrait as often, title page laid down, a few leaves with marginal repairs, usual erratic pagination with some manuscript corrections of page numbers, full contemporary calf, re-backed (2)++see description
Lot 115
BOSWELL, JAMESTHE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSONLondon, Henry Baldwin, 1791. First edition second state (with 'give' reading on line 10 of p135). 2 volumes, 4to, portrait frontispiece by Heath after Joshua Reynolds, 'Round-Robin' and 'Signatures' plates both present, vol 2 with an additional portrait of Johnson. A good clean and handsome copy in 18th century speckled calf, spines with red and green labels, title and volume labels to vol 1 replaced in a matching style (2)
![ELIOT, GEORGE [Pseud. of Mary Ann Evans]THE MILL ON THE FLOSSLondon, William Blackwood, 1860. Three volumes, FIRST EDITION FI](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/f601a79e-1f5c-40c9-9469-aa2900cd24a9/468x382.jpg)
Lot 116
ELIOT, GEORGE [Pseud. of Mary Ann Evans]THE MILL ON THE FLOSSLondon, William Blackwood, 1860. Three volumes, FIRST EDITION FIRST STATE, with the following points noted: no advert leaf in vol 1 (according to Carter the advert leaf was inserted into later copies); 16pp publisher's catalogue at rear lists the 7th edition of 'Adam Bede' (listed as the 8th edition in later copies); in the original publisher's ripple-grain cloth (Carter's variant B); binder's ticket of Edmonds & Remnants at end of vol 1. A clean, fresh, near-fine copy, minor rubbing to cloth extremities (3)
Lot 117
MASSINGER, PHILIP A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS A COMOEDIEAs it hath beene often acted at the Phoenix in Drury-Lane, by the Queenes Maiesties servants.London, E.P. for Henry Seyle, 1633. First Edition, small 4to, title with woodcut, cropped close occasionally clipping signatures of page leaves at bottom and the printed border line at top, not affecting text, final leaf with top right corner repaired not affecting text, A3 with repaired closed tear without loss, occasional light soiling. Finely bound by Bayntun of Bath in blind-panelled calf, inner gilt dentelles, gilt edges. ESTC S112423, scarce
![JOHNSON, SAMUELTHE LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT ENGLISH POETSLondon, C Bathurst [and others], 1781. First edition, 4 volumes, 8v](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/915f1dd8-c911-4a68-b870-aa2900cd2627/468x382.jpg)
Lot 119
JOHNSON, SAMUELTHE LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT ENGLISH POETSLondon, C Bathurst [and others], 1781. First edition, 4 volumes, 8vo, portrait frontispiece of Johnson in vol 1, occasional light spotting but a very good copy in full contemporary brown calf with red morocco labels, rubbed with slight wear, from the library of Hugh Montgomerie (1739-1819), 12th Earl of Eglington, with his bookplates (4)
![[FINE ENGLISH REGENCY-PERIOD BINDING] - HEWLETT, REV JOHN - THE HOLY BIBLELondon, Longman [and others], 1811-1812. First edit](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/4a79c74d-e05c-4f7c-aa8d-aa2900ccf2a5/468x382.jpg)
Lot 12
[FINE ENGLISH REGENCY-PERIOD BINDING] - HEWLETT, REV JOHN - THE HOLY BIBLELondon, Longman [and others], 1811-1812. First edition with notes by Hewlett, three volumes, large thick 4to, profusely illustrated with engravings throughout, a near-fine copy, manuscript entries on front free endpapers recording births, deaths etc. of the Glencross family. Handsomely bound in full Regency diced calf, boards with gilt borders and panelling, original attractive gilt spines almost imperceptibly laid down, minor corner wear, all edges gilt, a most handsome set (3)
Lot 120
PIOZZI, HESTER LYNCH & JOHNSON, SAMUEL LETTERS TO AND FROM THE LATE SAMUEL JOHNSON TO WHICH ARE ADDED SOME POEMS NEVER BEFORE PRINTEDLondon, A Strahan and T Cadell, 1788. First edition, 2 vols, 8vo, bound without the errata slip (as often), very occasional light spotting, but a handsome copy, bound in half green morocco, gilt devices and lettering to spines, marbled boards. From the library of the Reverend Leonard Jenyns (1800-1893), clergyman, author and naturalist, who was forced to change his surname to Blomefield in 1871 as a condition of an inheritance. Jenyns was the original choice of the naturalist to accompany Captain Fitzroy on the second voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, but he declined the offer due to ill-health and parish commitments - thus giving Charles Darwin the opportunity. Together with: PIOZZI, HESTER LYNCH - ANECDOTES OF THE LATE SAMUEL JOHNSON. London, T Cadell, 1786. First edition, later issue, bound without the half-title but with the postscript leaf present at the end. Contemporary half calf, joints cracked but firm. Together with: COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR - SPECIMENS OF THE TABLE TALK. London, John Murray, 1835. Two volumes, 12mo, imprint of 1835 as per the first edition, but later issue (advert leaves dated September 1 1835), half-title and frontispiece to both volumes, index to vol 2, vol 2 lacking the prelims following title. Original publisher's drab boards with paper labels (5)
Lot 121
SUCKLING, SIR JOHNTHE LAST REMAINS OF SR JOHN SUCKLING. BEING A FULL COLLECTION OF ALL HIS POEMS AND LETTERSLondon, Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1659. First edition, 8vo, lacks portrait, final errata leaf not bound in, "Letters" and "The Sad One" have separate title pages and pagination. Bound in later brown calf, new endpapers. Scarce. Two issues of the first edition appeared in the same year - ours is ESTC R202340 with the following points noted: line 9 of the first title ends 'expected'; the title contains 'Sr' rather than 'Sir'; and 'Churchyard' in the imprint is not hyphenated
Lot 122
DARWIN, CHARLESTHE DESCENT OF MAN, AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEXLondon, John Murray, 1871. First edition, 2nd state, 2 vols 8vo, with the following 2nd-state points noted: title to vol 2 with no errata on verso; p297 vol 1 begins "when"; no postscript leaf; publisher's adverts at rear of both vols and dated January 1871. Generally a clean and fresh copy, half-titles with ink inscriptions, a good copy with the exception that four of the advert leaves at the end of vol 2 have had adverts for new books excised - clearly someone was planning on buying some more books to add to their library and cut out the adverts for them. That said, the text has not been touched and is in very good condition. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth, light wear at the extremities and head of spines. Only 2,000 copies of the 2nd-state were printed. Plus: DARWIN, CHARLES - JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRIES VISITED DURING THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE ROUND THE WORLD. London, John Murray, 1845. Second edition, 8vo, adverts to rear of final leaf, internally clean, 19th century half calf, rubbed and worn, upper joint cracked but firm (3)
Lot 123
BLAKE, WILLIAM SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND EXPERIENCELondon, W Pickering, 1839. First Edition, 8vo, original cloth, upper board and spine both very loose but still attached, very top and bottom of spine missing, internally generally clean, one or two leaves with very small areas of soiling or browning. Very scarce
![PERCY, THOMAS RELIQUES OF ANCIENT ENGLISH POETRY CONSISTING OF OLD HEROIC BALLADS, SONGS [etc.]London, J Dodsley, 1775. First](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/44e92e38-ae49-4751-aa8f-aa2900cd28cf/468x382.jpg)
Lot 126
PERCY, THOMAS RELIQUES OF ANCIENT ENGLISH POETRY CONSISTING OF OLD HEROIC BALLADS, SONGS [etc.]London, J Dodsley, 1775. First edition, 3 volumes, 12mo, engraved f/p to vol 1, plate of music end vol 2, half-titles in vols 2 & 3 (correct, all-issued), errata leaf plus the rare advertisement/'directions to binder' leaf at end vol 3. Occasional light spotting but text generally clean and fresh. Full contemporary calf, spines with double red and black labels, joints cracking but firm, rubbed and worn at extremities (3)
Lot 127
JUVENAL AND STAPYLTON, SIR ROBERT JUVENAL'S SIXTEEN SATYRSLondon, Humphery Moseley, 1647. First edition, 8vo, printed title present but lacking additional engraved title and portrait, errata leaf present at rear, occasional light browning and a few contemporary ink annotations, later pencil annotations, attractively re-bound in half brown morocco
Lot 129
STERNE, LAURENCE A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE AND ITALY. BY MR. YORICKLondon, T Becket and P A De Hondt, 1768. First edition (with 'vous' at vol 1 p150 and 'who have' at vol 2 p133), 2 volumes, 8vo, half-title to both vols, a good clean and fresh copy, standard paper issue, without the rare advert leaf as usual, contemporary calf, spines with double labels, 2 labels chipped (2)
Lot 130
PEACOCK, THOMAS LOVE NIGHTMARE ABBEYLondon, T Hookham Jun., 1818. First edition, 12mo, leaf of quotations following the title, leaves with spotting throughout as often. Plus: PEACOCK, THOMAS LOVE - CROTCHET CASTLE. London, T Hookham, 1831. First edition, 12mo, (vi) + 300pp, lacking the preliminary advert leaf, page 154 numbered 54 as usual, internally good with just occasional light marks, contemporary half calf, upper joint cracking but firm, wear to extremities (2)
Lot 131
WILMOT, JOHN, EARL OF ROCHESTER POEMS, (&c,) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS: WITH VALENTINIAN; A TRAGEDYLondon, Jacob Tonson, 1696. First edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, joints cracked, old re-back. Plus: BACON, FRANCIS - THE ESSAYS, OR COUNSELS, CIVIL & MORAL....WHEREUNTO IS ADDED THE WISDOME OF THE ANCIENTS. London, Thomas Ratcliffe, 1668. 12mo, lacks portrait, contemporary calf with later re-back. Plus 10 other volumes, mainly 18th century, including a 2-volume 1743 copy of Dryden's Poems plus one loose pamphlet (12)
Lot 133
WORDSWORTH, WILLIAMTHE WHITE DOE OF RYLSTONE; OR THE FATE OF THE NORTONSLondon, Longman, 1815. First edition, 4to, engraved frontispiece (with bad foxing), title with library stamp and earlier ink writing, lacks half-title as well as the publisher's catalogue at the end. 19th century half calf, faded rubbed and worn. Plus: WORDSWORTH - YARROW REVISITED. London, Longman, 1835. First edition, 12mo, with 12 pages of adverts dated July 1835 at front, 4 pages of ads at rear, and half-title, some browning, original publisher's drab boards with later leather title label. Plus: WORDSWORTH - THE PRELUDE. London, Moxon, 1850. First edition, 8vo, half-title plus advert leaf at rear, publisher's purple-brown cloth, rubbed with wear at extremities, area of damp-staining to cloth of upper board, inner hinge cracked (3)
Lot 134
JAMES, SAMUEL OBSERVATIONS ON THE BARK OF A PARTICULAR SPECIES OF WILLOW...Showing its Superiority to the Peruvian, and its Singular Efficacy in the Cure of Agues, [etc.]. London, J Johnson, 1792. First edition, 8vo, frequent spotting to text, outer margin untrimmed. Bound in 18th century drab blue boards with paper spine. Scarce, ESTC T185651
Lot 135
MEAD, RICHARD A SHORT DISCOURSE CONCERNING PESTILENTIAL CONTAGION, AND THE METHODS TO BE USED TO PREVENT ITLondon, Sam. Buckley, 1720. Second edition, later binding of half-calf. Plus: MEAD, RICHARD & STACK, THOMAS - MEDICAL PRECEPTS AND CAUTIONS. London, J Brindley, 1751. First edition, 8vo, full contemporary calf, worn at extremities, upper joint cracked, title label partially missing. Plus another, defective (3)
Lot 137
CHEYNE, GEORGE AN ESSAY OF HEALTH AND LONG LIFELondon, George Strahan, 1724. First edition, 8vo, a good copy in contemporary panelled calf, later re-backed. Plus: SYDENHAM THOMAS & SWAN, JOHN - THE ENTIRE WORKS OF DR. THOMAS SYDENHAM. London, E Cave, 1753. 3rd edition, 8vo, advert leaf, contemporary calf, re-backed. Plus: HUNTER, JOHN - A TREATISE ON THE VENEREAL DISEASE. London, Sherwood [and others], 1818. Second edition, 8vo, 6 engraved plates (numbered 1-7, complete, plate 3 was not issued), browning to plates, original publisher's cloth with paper label, short splits to joints. Plus: PATIN, GUY - NOUVEAU RECUEIL DE LETTRES CHOISIES; TOME IV INDEPENDANT DES TROIS PREMIERS. Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, 1695. 12mo, front free end-paper with contemporary initials 'MP' in brown ink, a pencilled note recording this as being "Matthew Prior's copy", contemporary French calf, rubbed and worn (4)
Lot 139
LAMB, CHARLES ELIA. ESSAYS WHICH HAVE APPEARED UNDER THAT SIGNATURE IN THE LONDON MAGAZINELondon, Taylor and Hessey, 1823. First edition, 2nd issue (with two printing addresses at bottom of title), half-title not bound in, (iv) + 341pp + (1), spotting to title, rebound in half-leather with marbled boards. Plus two other works, late 18th century, w.a.f.. (3)
Lot 140
LANGBAINE, GERARD AN ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH DRAMATICK POETSOxford, L.L. for George West and Henry Clements, 1691. First edition, 8vo, browning and spotting to text, contemporary calf re-backed, corners and edges of boards worn. Plus: COLLIER, JEREMY - A SHORT VIEW OF THE IMMORALITY AND PROFANENESS OF THE ENGLISH STAGE. London, S Keble, 1699. Fourth edition, 8vo, spotting and light browning to text, title a little dusty, contemporary calf re-backed, rubbed, short split to upper joint (2)
Lot 144
AMEDEO, LUIGI, OF SAVOY ON THE "POLAR STAR" IN THE ARCTIC SEALondon, Hutchinson & Co, 1903. First English edition, 2 vols 8vo, all plates and maps present, including the folding view of Teplitz Bay and the two folding maps in the pocket at the rear of vol 2 (often missing), damp stain to lower margin in vol 2. Bound in the original publisher's green cloth, rubbed and some light soiling, inner hinges broken. Plus: FUCHS, SIR VIVIAN and HILLARY, SIR EDMUND - THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA. London, 1958. First edition, 8vo, blue cloth, upper board with fading (3)
Lot 145
BAKER, SIR SAMUEL W. ALBERT N'YANZA, GREAT BASIN OF THE NILE, AND EXPLORATION OF THE NILE SOURCESLondon, Macmillan and Co, 1867. Second edition, 2 vols, 8vo, large folding coloured map and other illustrations, a very good copy in the original publisher's green cloth, gilt pictorial boards, gilding bright, neat repair to cloth on lower board of vol 2, scarce 19thC armorial binder's ticket of 'Burn' to rear inner-board of first vol
Lot 147
WILBERFORCE, ROBERT ISAAC; WILBERFORCE, SAMUEL - THE LIFE OF WILLAM WILBERFORCE, BY HIS SONS London, John Murray, 1838. First edition, 5 volumes, 8vo, frontispieces, facsimiles, etc, 19th century half black calf and marbled boards, library labels to spine bases; [MAXWELL, W. H.] - LIFE MILITARY AND CIVIL OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON...By an Old Soldier. London, Henry Bohn, 1852. First edition, 8vo, 16 engravings (complete) of portraits, battles (including Waterloo), maps, etc. 19th century green calf and marbled boards, library label to base of spine; THE ROYAL KALENDER AND COURT AND CITY REGISTER For England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Colonies, for the year 1852. London, Suttaby, [1852]. Thick 8vo, missing leaf/leaves after p468, 19th century red morocco; and 2 other 19th c books. Provenance: St John's College, Nottingham (7)++As per description, w.a.f.
![[JUDAISM/HEBREW] SURENHUIS, WILLEM - MISCHNA Sive Totius Hebraeorum Juris, Rituum, Antiquitatum, ac Legum Oralium Systema, Cu](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/23c4b2d7-b987-4461-8949-aa2900cd3346/468x382.jpg)
Lot 148
[JUDAISM/HEBREW] SURENHUIS, WILLEM - MISCHNA Sive Totius Hebraeorum Juris, Rituum, Antiquitatum, ac Legum Oralium Systema, Cum Clarissimorum Rabbinorum Maimonidis & Bartenorae Commentariis Integris. Amsterdam, G & J Borstius, 1698-1703. First edition, large folio, 6 volumes bound in 3, engraved frontispieces, engraved plates (some folding), titles in red and black with woodcut devices, half calf with marbled boards, rebacked, housed in 3 solander boxes. The monumental bilingual Surenhusius edition, offering the six books (Orders) of the Mishna in Hebrew text, for the first time with Latin translation in parallel columns. Scarce, especially in this condition. Provenance: St John's College, Nottingham (3)++Internally some occasional spotting, but overall a very good fresh copy of this rare 6-volume set, the bindings have been re-backed but are sound, some rubbing/minor wear, plate images are strong and clear. The 6 volumes are bound in 3, the 3 books each being housed in a brown solander box
Lot 152
HOWITT, MARY BALLADS AND OTHER POEMSLondon, Longman, 1847. First edition, 8vo, title inscribed "William Howitt" (husband of Mary) in brown ink, with three loose m/s short poems which are unsigned but apparently in Mary's hand, a few pencil corrections to text, some foxing and browning. 19th century three-quarter calf, vellum boards, rubbed and worn at extremities, spine faded
Lot 156
DUGDALE, WILLIAMTHE ANTIQUITIES OF WARWICKSHIRELondon, John Osborn and Thomas Longman, 1730. Second edition, two volumes, tall folio, engraved portrait of Dugdale by Hollar (laid down) in first volume, titles in red and black, 5 maps and 19 plates (as called for), text to vol 1 generally clean and fresh, vol 2 with some occasional damp-stain/light soiling, vol 1 leaf 'O' with small paper flaw with loss of 2 or 3 letters, p605/6 top margin with closed tear, p663/4 with lower corner torn away without loss. Bound in full contemporary calf, re-backed with original spines laid-down, rubbed and some wear. The Stratford copy, having originally belonged to John Stratford (1st Earl of Aldborough) who is listed as John Stratford "of Merrevale" in the list of subscribers, titles with signatures to top of Edward Stratford (2nd Earl Aldborough), both volumes with bookplates of Charles Edward Repington of Amington Hall. "Merrevale" was one of the historic seats of the Stratford family. ESTC T127054 (2)++ text to vol 1 generally clean and fresh, vol 2 with some occasional damp-stain/light soiling, vol 1 leaf 'O' with small paper flaw with loss of 2 or 3 letters, p 605/6 top margin with closed tear, p663/4 with lower corner torn away without loss. Bound in full contemporary calf, re-backed with original spines laid-down, rubbed and some wear
Lot 16
FONTAINE, NICOLAS, SIEUR DE ROYAUMONTTHE HISTORY OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT, TRANSLATED...BY MR. JOHN COUGHENLondon, Samuel Roycroft, 1690, 1688. First edition thus, 2 volumes, folio, vol 1 with engraved frontispiece + 142 of 154 numbered plates + 3 folding maps/plans, vol 2 with engraved frontispiece + 82 of 84 numbered plates + 2 folding maps/plans, engraved plan of Jerusalem in vol 1 with small areas of surface loss, both vols with outer marginal damp stain/rot and many leaves with outer margin repaired/strengthened, text and engravings otherwise generally clean, bound in 18th century brown calf, spines relaid, boards with gilt armorial devices of the Earl of Darnley. ESTC R14949 & R235172 (2)
![[NUMISMATICS AND ROMAN HISTORY] AKERMAN, J. Y. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF RARE AND UNEDITED ROMAN COINSLondon, Effingham Wil](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/89da512d-c55f-44c3-bdca-aa2900cd3815/468x382.jpg)
Lot 160
[NUMISMATICS AND ROMAN HISTORY] AKERMAN, J. Y. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF RARE AND UNEDITED ROMAN COINSLondon, Effingham Wilson, 1834. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, numerous engraved plates of coins, occasional spotting, 19th century half calf, re-backed retaining original spines with acquisition numbers to bottom compartment (2)
Lot 161
NOBLE, THOMAS AND ROSE, THOMAS AND ALLOM, THOMAS (ILLUSTRATOR)THE COUNTIES OF CHESTER, DERBY, LEICESTER, LINCOLN, AND RUTLAND, ILLUSTRATEDLondon, Fisher, Son, & Co, 1836. First edition, 4to, 73 steel-engraved topographical plates, 4 plates marked with an 'X' in ink to margin (not affecting engraved area), faint browning and occasional offsetting. 19th century contemporary binding by Arthur Smith of Stockport (his label to inner rear board) of half plum morocco with unusual glazed floral boards in pink and gold
![[ PRINTED DURING THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I ] JEWEL, JOHN CERTAINE SERMONS PREACHED BEFORE THE QUEENES MAIESTIE, AND AT](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/5a766e3c-1755-4173-9fd0-aa2900cd3ad3/468x382.jpg)
Lot 166
[ PRINTED DURING THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I ] JEWEL, JOHN CERTAINE SERMONS PREACHED BEFORE THE QUEENES MAIESTIE, AND AT PAULES CROSSE, BY THE REUEREND FATHER IOHN IEVVEL LATE BISHOP OF SALISBURIE Imprinted at London, by Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1583. First edition with leaf A1 ending in spelling 'guyded', bound without the second part 'Short Treatise of the Sacraments', and lacking leaf L1 of text. Collation is title + 3 leaves (Dedication) + 133 unnumbered leaves of text with final leaf of the Sermons ending 'FINIS'. The title page is within an elaborate woodcut border with some light strengthening to inner margin. Printed in English in Black Letter, the text is generally clean and fresh with light toning. Two leaves at the rear have short marginal tears not affecting the text. Attractively rebound in full panelled calf with new endpapers and housed in a wooden box with a transparent lid for viewing purposes. Rare
Lot 168
HOWELL, JAMES EPISTOLAE HO-ELIANAE. FAMILIAR LETTERS, DOMESTIC AND FORREN. DIVIDED INTO FOUR BOOKS, PARTLY HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, PHILOSOPHICALLLondon, Thomas Guy, 1678. Fifth edition, 8vo, fine engraved frontispiece (by William Marshall) comprising multiple engraved vignettes including portraits of Julius Caesar, Cicero, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, etc., occasional marks but text generally clean, lacking front free-endpaper, full contemporary mottled calf, some wear/small loss to head and tail of spine. This work, part fact and part fiction, was written by Howell largely whilst in prison during the early period of the English Civil War. It was first published in 1645. ESTC R14264
Lot 175
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM and RACKHAM, ARTHURA MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAMLondon, William Heinemann, 1908. First Rackham trade edition, 4to, 40 coloured and mounted plates with captioned tissue-guards, some spotting/foxing, in the original publisher's light-tan cloth, gilt pictorial upper board with lettering, short closed split to cloth on lower joint, but the binding otherwise is in clean and bright condition, head and tail of spine bumped
Lot 18
BASNAGE, JACQUES HISTOIRE DE L'EGLISERotterdam, Reinier Leers, 1699, 1699. First edition, two large thick folio volumes, text in French, titles with woodcut printer's device, occasional light spotting mainly to margin, a good copy bound in full contemporary French mottled calf, spines elaborately gilt, joints cracked but firm, corners and extremities worn (2)
![[AUSTRALIA INTEREST] BURTON, WILLIAM WESTBROOKETHE STATE OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION IN NEW SOUTH WALESLondon, J Cross, 1840. F](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/8624616e-04c9-4c7d-a0f1-aa2900cd40da/468x382.jpg)
Lot 180
[AUSTRALIA INTEREST] BURTON, WILLIAM WESTBROOKETHE STATE OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION IN NEW SOUTH WALESLondon, J Cross, 1840. First edition, 8vo, folding map coloured in outline present but detached, folding tables, a good copy in the original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, corners bumped, spine with gilt devices of a church and kangaroo
Lot 182
CRANE, WALTER TRIPLETS: COMPRISING THE BABY'S OPERA, THE BABY'S BOUQUET, & THE BABY'S OWN AESOPLondon, George Routledge, 1899. First combined edition, LIMITED EDITION number 67 of 500 copies for the United Kingdom, oblong 4to, beautifully illustrated throughout by Crane and printed in colours by Edmund Evans. In the original publisher's quarter-vellum binding with gilt-decorated cloth boards, occasional internal light spotting, a very good copy
Lot 183
FLAXMAN, JOHN ANATOMICAL STUDIES OF THE BONES AND MUSCLES, FOR THE USE OF ARTISTSLondon, M A Nattali, 1833. First edition, folio, engraved portrait frontispiece and 21 numbered engraved plates (complete), dampstain to lower inner corner of frontispiece (not affecting engraved image), occasional light spotting but good. In the original 19th century publisher's dark green cloth, upper board and spine with printed paper labels, bottom of boards with damp-stain and bowed, spotting to cloth
![YARRANTON, ANDREW ENGLAND'S IMPROVEMENT BY SEA AND LAND. TO OUT-DO THE DUTCH WITHOUT FIGHTING, [...etc.]London, R Everingham](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/9960e661-54be-4974-b52c-aa2900cd435f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 186
YARRANTON, ANDREW ENGLAND'S IMPROVEMENT BY SEA AND LAND. TO OUT-DO THE DUTCH WITHOUT FIGHTING, [...etc.]London, R Everingham for the Author, 1677. First edition, small 4to, A1 Imprimatur leaf present and dated Octob. 4. 1676., 6 folding maps and 2 folding plates (4 with closed tears, repaired to verso), bottom corner of leaves b2, H1 and H2 torn away not affecting text, a few leaves with tiny paper flaws at corner/margins (not affecting text), 17th century mottled calf, worn, wear to head and tail of spine and upper joint cracked. Text collated and complete, matching the B.L. copy, ESTC R221084
![TIMLIN, WILLIAM MTHE SHIP THAT SAILED TO MARSLondon, George G Harrap, [1923]. First edition, first impression, 4to, calligrap](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/c8462b9b-9a1d-4d87-896c-aa2900cd4509/468x382.jpg)
Lot 190
TIMLIN, WILLIAM MTHE SHIP THAT SAILED TO MARSLondon, George G Harrap, [1923]. First edition, first impression, 4to, calligraphic text and 48 coloured plates, short repaired tear to right-hand margin of title (without loss), a clean and very good copy in the publisher's gilded quarter-vellum, slight wear to very top and bottom of spine, lower board with a circa 1-inch area of gouged surface wear. With the (rare) original dust wrapper, its spine largely lacking and partially replaced with a careful manuscript copy, worn with repaired tears. "The most original and beautiful children's book of the 1920s" - Richard Dalby, 'The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration'
![SURTEES, ROBERT SMITH MR. SPONGE'S SPORTING TOUR [IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS/WRAPPERS]London, Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edit](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/254e2310-1dde-4c54-b8cb-aa2300b38bac/7d79208f-f218-47c5-8fa1-aa2900cd4632/468x382.jpg)
Lot 193
SURTEES, ROBERT SMITH MR. SPONGE'S SPORTING TOUR [IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS/WRAPPERS]London, Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition, THE SCARCE 13 PARTS ISSUED IN 12, WITH THE ORIGINAL ORANGE WRAPPERS, mixed 1st/2nd issues. The following points are noted for our copy: Part III page 95 has the 1st-issue misspelling of 'Dundleton'; Part IV contains the 1-leaf advertisement for the "People's Illustrated Journal", but the 16-page advertisement "Ford's List of Prices" has sometime been removed; Part VI has the slip advertising a "Cheap Edition of the Works of Mr. Charles Dickens"; Part VII has a 4-page advertisement for "Allsop's Pale or Bitter Ale"; Part VIII has the 2nd-issue woodcut on p230; Part X has a rare "R Ackermann 191 Regent Street" yellow calligraphic printed label applied to bottom margin of upper wrapper; Part XI has an 8-page advertisement for Allsop; Parts XII and XIII have the slip announcing the extra Number of "Household Words", the advertisement for the first Number of "The Field", the slip for "Punch's Almanack", the slip for "Handley Cross", and the 4-page publisher's advertisement. The wrappers are in good condition with some slight chipping to head and tail spines, a few small closed tears etc., upper cover to Part I faintly soiled and a little dusty, but a good set, all 13 hand-coloured plates are present, woodcuts throughout, housed in a later cloth-bound solander box, cloth worn in parts
Lot 194
WRIGHT, JOSEPHTHE ENGLISH DIALECT DICTIONARY Being the Complete Vocabulary of all Dialect Words still in Use...during the last Two Hundred Years.London, Henry Frowde, 1898-1905. First edition, 6 vols, 4to, complete and text clean but an ex-lib copy with the usual ink stamps etc, later library brown cloth, bindings in good condition. Wright's greatest achievement, it remains the definitive work on English dialect at the end of the 19th century (6)
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