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A volume of 'Paterson's Roads: An Entirely Original & Accurate Description of All the Direct & Principle Crossroads in England & Wales (18th Edition)' by Edward Mogg Condition Report: please request via email. Condition reports not stated with descriptions in this auctionProvenance: from the family home of George Nevile David and by descent to The Estate of Mr Gerald Le Mesurier - George's son. George Nevile was an eminent solicitor in Cardiff and member of the Labour Party, he was made Captain in WWI, believed to be in the Welsh Regiment. After World War I he fought in India. His brother Thomas, a Cambridge graduate was killed in action in the first days of Ypres and is named on a roll of honour at the University. 

A Moorcroft limited edition 1992 Year Plate, tube lined in the Passion Flower pattern, second series first edition No., 292/500, 22 cm diameter, boxed with certificate

Rowling J K: Harry Potter, seven deluxe first editions published by Bloomsbury comprising The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, two copies of The Goblet of Fire, The Prisoner of Azkaban still sealed in shrink wrap with 2003 purchase invoice from Red Snapper Books for £1350 and The Order of the Phoenix still sealed in shrink wrap, together with a first edition of The Goblet of Fire with dustjacket, a first edition second impression of The Prisoner of Azkaban with dustjacket and a first edition paperback of The Chamber of Secrets (9)

SIGNED BOOK, SIR PETER SCOTT 'MORNING FLIGHT, A BOOK OF WILDFOWL' FIRST ORDINARY EDITION, PUB. COUNTRY LIFE APRIL 1936, TOOLED AND GILDED LEATHER BINDING, SIGNED BY SIR PETER SCOTT WITH ILLUSTRATION AND DEDICATION

Smedley [Alfred]: Some Reminiscences Miss Wood in Derbyshire, a Series of Experimental Seances Demonstrating the Fact That Spirits Can Appear in Physical Form, pub. London; Office of 'Light', 110 St Martins Lane, 1900, first edition, maroon cloth; plus others related including The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology, Sir Walter Scotts 'Demonology and Witchcraft, Masonic - Enquire Within and The Original Clock Almanack, 1902 by John Hartley.

Insect Architecture: The Library of Entertaining Knowledge, London, Charles Knight, Pall Mall Easdt, 1830, first edition, half calf marbled boards; Langstroth on The Honey Bee, revised by Dadant, twentieth century edition, Dadant & Son, Illinois, 1911; plus other natural history related editions.

Carroll [Lewis]: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by Millicent Sowerby, pub. by Chatto & Windas, London 1907, first edition, blue cloth binding (poor condition).

George Keate, 'An Account of the Pelew Islands', Fifth Edition, by W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland Row, London, 1803, with two extra sheets of paper bound in, the first reading 'Mr. Wilson who presented this narrative to your mother was the son of Captain Wilson who accompanied his father & mentioned in the list of the ships crew. of Lee Boo I can speak from personal knowledge of him he having frequently dined at our house with Captain Wilson who was a particular friend of our family, that he was a most intelligent amiable young man & that the account presented of him is nothing more than is strictly true & I am sure I may say so of the whole; as Captain W was a man whose account may be depended on & I have no doubt you will be pleased in reading it. H Cracklow 15 May 1829'.The second reading 'From Mr & Mrs H Wilson to Mary Agnes McDowall in testimony of regard this book was presented on the 28th Day of August 1812. the Binder is requested to insert between the cover & Title Page two sheets of Foolscap to be written on'.Bound in marbled boards purple leather spine and corners.

Jekyll.G. Garden Ornament. 1918. First Edition. Country Life, together with a second edition copy of the same and two other volumes.(4)Provenance - Removed for sale from Runnymede Park, Egham

Smith.A. An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 3 vols. 1819, leather bound, together with a further 13 old cloth and leather including Currer Bell, Jane Eyre, 1859, first French Edition, an interesting eclectic lot. (16)Provenance - Removed for sale from Runnymede Park, Egham

H.G. Wells (1866-1946), Signed copy of Bryhild, published by Methuen (1937), First Edition hardback, with bookplate for the library of J.B.Priestly, inscribed 'To J.B.P., H.G.' J.B. Priestly was a friend and admirer of Wells.

Potter (Beatrix) The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, first edition, in panoramic format first issue, with London & New York on the back of the wallet, tab present, comprising 14 colour illustrations facing text printed in green, all within green borders and linen-backed, title and imprint on mounted mottled rose paper, original blue-grey cloth wallet covers, 1906.

Swift (Jonathan) The Story of the Injured Lady. Being a true Picture of Scotch Perfidy, Irish Poverty, and English Partiality, first edition, minor marginal stain towards end, modern marbled wrappers, [Teerink 79; Rothschild 2185], 8vo, printed for M. Cooper, 1746.⁂ Scarce miscellany published shortly after his death. The poems in the second half include "A Love Poem from a Physician to his Mistress", of a very scatalogical nature. The last copy at auction was in 1981.

Economics.- Gambling Probability.- De Moivre (Abraham) The Doctrine of Chances: or, a Method of Calculating the Probabilities of Events in Play, second edition, wood-engraved title-vignette, ornaments and initials, engraved head & tail-piece, tables, some full-page, with blank leaf at end of preliminaries, occasional spotting, hole to lower margin of O3, a few leaves slightly shorter at foot, contemporary calf, rubbed, label chipped, spine worn at head, [Kress 4395], 4to, by H. Woodfall, for the author, 1738.⁂ Important work on probability by a friend of Newton's, greatly expanded from the first edition of 1718 which was dedicated to Newton. "The 1718 first edition is essentially a gambler's manual... It does not contain Moivre's work on the normal approximation of the binomial probability distribution, which ranks as the most memorable of his discoveries; this discovery was first printed in its entirety in 1733 in a Latin pamphlet, which was later translated into English and incorporated, in successively expanded versions, in the second (1738) and third (1756) editions." Norman.

Economics.- [Schomberg (Alexander)] Historical and Political Remarks upon the Tariff of the Commercial Treaty, first edition, half-title, with final blank, author's name supplied in ink on half-title, stitched in original wrappers, uncut, stained, spine a little worn, [Goldsmiths' 13420; Kress B1334], T.Cadell, 1787 § British Tocsin (The); or, Proofs of National Ruin, third edition, lacking half-title, disbound, by Daniel Isaac Eaton, 1795 § [Hayter (Sir William Goodenough)] Proposals for the Redemption of the Poor's Rates, by Means of Emigration, foxed and soiled, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, [Goldsmiths' 21901], 1817; and 2 other pamphlets, 8vo (5)

Tanner (John) The hidden treasures of the art of physick; fully discovered. In four books. Containing 1. A physical description of man. 2. The causes, signs and cures of all diseases incident to the body..., third edition, small repair to foot of first few ff., some staining and spotting, lightly browned, contemporary sheep, sympathetically rebacked, head of spine chipped, corners worn, rubbed, [Wing T137A], 8vo, printed by John Streater, and are to be sold by George Sawbridge, at the Bible on Ludgate Hill, 1672.

Economics.- Bentham (Jeremy) Defence of Usury; shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains..., first edition, an excellent clean copy, contemporary tree calf, spine ruled in gilt with red roan label, rubbed, slight wear to lower edge of front board, [Kress B.1163], 8vo, for T.Payne & Son, 1787.⁂ The rare first edition of the author's most famous work on economics.

Geodesy.- Maire (Christophe) and Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich. De litteraria expeditione per Pontificiam ditionem ad dimetiendos duos meridiani gradus et corrigendeam mappam geographicam, first edition, half-title, title in red and black with woodcut device, woodcut initials and decorations, 4 folding engraved plates and map on 3 folding engraved sheets, some foxing and browning, marginal repair to first leaf of dedication, minor worming to endpapers, just slightly encroaching on title and margin of final map sheet, contemporary vellum, head of spine torn and slight worming to spine head and foot, [Honeyman 2115 without the map], 4to, Rome, Nicolaus and Marcus Palearini, 1755.⁂ Important work on the shape of the earth, confirming the Newtonian theory that it was ellipsoid and flattened at the poles. Pope Benedict XIV commissioned the two scientists to measure an arc of the meridian and create a new map of the papal states. The map would appear to have been issued separately and it is rarely found complete with the accompanying text volume.

Ceylon.- Wolf (Johann Christoph) The Life and Adventures of John Christopher Wolf, late Principal Secretary of State at Jaffanapatnam, in Ceylon, together with...Description of the Same Island, by Mr. Eschelskroon, first English edition, small stain to title, bookplate of Sir Edward B.Baker, Bart., contemporary sprinkled calf, spine ruled in gilt with red roan label, slightly rubbed, 8vo, for G.G.J. and J.Robinson, 1785.⁂ Lt. Col. Sir Edward Baker (née Baker Littlehales, 1st Baronet, d.1825), of Ranston, Dorset, was the aide-de-camp to Lt. Col. Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada.

NO RESERVE Agriculture.- Green (Robert, a farmer) An Address to the Nobility...on...Under-Draining Wet & Cold Land, by a Plough, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece (lightly offset on title), 12pp. publisher's catalogue at end, author's address supplied in manuscript at end, original drab wrappers, uncut, a little rubbed and creased at edges, 8vo, 1832.⁂ Scarce; COPAC lists only 3 UK copies (BL, Bristol & Southampton Universities).

Defoe (Daniel) The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, vol.1 only (of 3), first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by Clark, final advertisement leaf lacking and supplied in facsimile, washed throughout, some repairs to tears and margins renewed, hole to K8 repaired with slight loss of text to recto and verso, other old browning and staining, contemporary calf, extensively repaired, 8vo, [Rothschild 775; PMM 180], Printed for W. Taylor, 1719.⁂ The first of three volumes, Further Adventures and Serious Reflections were published in 1719 and 1720 respectively. A loosely-inserted invoice from Sangorski & Sutcliffe (dated 1936) details the extent of the internal cleaning and binding repairs.

Utopia.- Morelly (Etienne-Gabriel) Code de la Nature ou Le Véritable esprit de ses loix, de tout tems negligé ou méconnu, first edition, title in red and black and with engraved vignette, some spotting, contemporary speckled calf, gilt spine in compartments and with later(yet sympathetic)red leather label, [Goldsmiths' 9074; Hartig Pour une histoire de l'Utopie en France au XVIIIe siècle p.55; Higgs 1107; Kress 5457], 8vo, Par-Tout [i.e. The Netherlands], 1755.⁂ 'Oeuvre maîtresse de la pensée utopique du XVIIIe siècle' (Hartig). Advocates the abolition of private property, except for that absolutely necessary for daily living.

Hume (David) An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, woodcut floral ornament to title, errata f., 3pp. advertisements at end, without half-title, L10 with partially repaired tear within text, with partial loss of a few letters, some light foxing, lightly browned, contemporary calf, rebacked in 19th century brown morocco, corners worn, rubbed, [Goldsmiths' 8677; Higgs 193; Rothschild 1174], 8vo, Printed for A. Millar, over-against Catherine-Street, in the Strand, 1751.⁂ First edition, second issue of Hume's seminal essay, which is a reworking of part III of his Treatise of Human Nature.

Americas.- West Indies.- Willyams (Rev. Cooper) An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the year 1794, first edition, list of subscribers, engraved map and plan, 2 aquatint vignettes in text, without the 6 aquatint plates issued separately but bound in with the large paper folio copies, light offsetting, bookplate of Ramsey Abbey, contemporary sprinkled calf with Greek key border in blind, spine gilt with anchors in compartments, a little rubbed, upper joint split, [Sabin 104563; cf.Abbey, Travel 677, large paper], T. Bensley, for G. Nicol, 1796.

Butterflies.- Lewin (William) The Insects of Great Britain...with the natural history of each species, vol.1 only [all published], first edition, first issue, titles and text in English and French, 46 hand-coloured engraved plates, tissue guards (foxed), occasional soiling to upper margins, contemporary diced russia, spine gilt, a little worn, upper cover detached, [Nissen ZBI 2488], 4to, J. Johnson, 1795.

America.- Jefferys (Thomas) The Natural and Civil History of the French Dominions in North and South America, 2 parts in 1, first edition, second issue, 18 folding engraved maps and plans, some with short tears, occasional foxing and offsetting, part 1 includes the additional pages 129*-142* covering the Quebec War of 1750, part 2 p.80 with overslip of corrections, contemporary calf, rebacked, spine and corners worn, upper cover detached, [Sabin 35964; Howes J83], folio, for T. Jefferys &c., 1761.⁂ "A monumental work important equally for its text as well as its maps" (Streeter). This issue with the titles dated 1761 (the first issue dated 1760 and with titles printed in red and black). Part 1 covers Canada, Louisiana and the French troubles with the native Americans; part 2 covers the French West Indies with maps and plans of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Hispanola and other smaller islands.

Utopia.- Living on the moon.- Villeneuve (Daniel Jost de) Le Voyageur Philosophe dans un pais inconnu aux habitans de la Terre, 2 vol., titles in red and black and with woodcut ornament, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spines in compartments and with red leather labels, rubbed, [Hartig Pour une histoire de l'Utopie en France au XVIIIe siècle p.57], 12mo, Amsterdam, for the author, 1761.⁂ First edition of this account of a lunar settlement called Sélénopolis. It includes discussion of technology, aviation and space travel.

Citrus fruits.- Ferrari (Giovanni Battista) Hesperides sive de malorum aureorum cultura et usu. Libri quatuor., printed title with woodcut Jesuit device, 85 fine engraved plates on 84 sheets (of 101 on 100 sheets) by Cornelis Bloemaerts and others, plate numbered 201 with short tear at foot, within image, but without loss, occasional spotting, some light browning, [Hunt 243; Nissen BBI 621; Pritzel 2878], folio, Rome, Hermann Scheus, 1646. sold as a collection of plates and not subject to return. ⁂ First edition of the first book devoted to citrus fruit.

Economics.- Hutcheson (Francis) A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy..., first edition in English, a little browned, [Gaskell 85; Goldsmiths' 8313], contemporary calf, rubbed, upper joint split, spine chipped at head, new red morocco label, Glasgow, Robert Foulis, 1747 § Names (The) of the Nobility, Gentry, and Others, who contributed to the Defence of this Country at the Time of the Spanish Invasion, in 1588, first edition, light soiling to title, modern marbled boards, uncut, for Leigh and Sotheby, 1798, 12mo & 4to (2)

Americas.- South America.- Frézier (Amédée François) A Voyage to the South-Sea, and along the Coasts of Chili and Peru, in the Years 1712, 1713, and 1714...with a Postscript by Dr. Edmund Halley..., first English edition, title in red and black, without 'Directions to Binder' leaf at end of preliminaries but not part of collation, 37 engraved maps, plans and plates, 18 folding, light browning to text, staining to title and dedication, mostly marginal, a few rust spots (one to Nn4 causing small hole and loss of letter), contemporary ink inscriptions of Thomas ffarr on front free endpaper, contemporary panelled calf, morocco label, rubbed, joints cracked, spine a little worn at head, [Goldsmiths' 5338; Nissen ZBI 1433; Sabin 25926], 4to, for Jonah Bowyer, 1717.⁂ Frézier was a French engineer who mapped the west coast of South America while building forts for the Spanish against attack by the Dutch and English.

Bible, English. The Holy Bible, first edition of the King James Bible, the Great 'He' Bible, largely printed in black letter, double column, woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces, general title lacking and provided in facsimile, lacking double-page woodcut map, all other leaves including woodcut title to NT present, calendar printed in red and black, 3G5 torn, several leaves (especially 3P4 and 3P6 in OT, C4-D2, F2, F5, H3-4, K5, M5, R2 and R5 in NT) with marginal repairs and /or corners defective and most with missing words supplied in manuscript, lower portion of P5 in NT cut away with loss of bottom 6 lines of text one recto and verso, some other more minor marginal repairs, tear to final leaf, stain to lower edge throughout, mostly marginal but and beginning and particularly at end encroaching into text block, other occasional damp- and ink-stains, remboitage in old calf, rebacked, gilt-metal corner and centre-pieces, lacking clasps, [Herbert 309; Pforzheimer 61; PMM 114; STC 2216], folio (398 x 250mm.), [Robert Barker], 1611.⁂ Widely regarded as the greatest literary translation of the Bible ever produced and arguably the most important and influential book published in English. This Royal version took over 5 years to complete and used more than 50 translators; it is known as the Great 'He' Bible after the reading (on Bb2 recto) in Ruth 3:15 "and he went into the citie".

Swift (Jonathan).- [Dunkin (William)] A Curry-Comb of Truth for a certain Dean: or, the Grub-Street Tribunal, first edition, woodcut device on title, ink annotations and completion of some of the blank words in text, slightly soiled, disbound, [Foxon D516; Teerink 979; not in Rothschild], 8vo, Dublin, 1736.⁂ Very rare review of Swift's literary career by a young poet for whom Swift had an affectionate admiration - "a gentleman of much wit and the best English as well as Latin poet in this kingdom" (DNB). The poem makes direct reference to Gulliver's Travels, many of Swift's poems, his tracts on politics and economics, and his relationship with "Stella". There are also references to Pope's Rape of the Lock and The Dunciad. ESTC locates 4 copies and another copy with variant imprint; Foxon locates an additional copy. No copy traced at auction.

America.- Meares (John) Voyages...from China to the North West Coast of America, first edition, list of subscribers, engraved portrait frontispiece, 10 engraved maps and charts, some folding, 17 sepia-printed plates, some folding, a few with short tears, some light spotting and offsetting, uncut in contemporary marbled boards, rebacked, edges worn, [Abbey, Travel 594; Hill 1126; Sabin 47260; Howes M468], 4to, Printed at the Logographic Press, 1790.⁂ A good, uncut copy (measuring 312 x 235mm.) of "one of the early and fundamental books on the Northwest coast of America in general and on Alaska in particular" (Lada-Morcarski). Meares engaged in fur-trading in the Pacific North-West and established a base at Nootka Sound. It was his claim to the land here that led to the Nootka controversy and almost full-scale war between Britain and Spain.

Economics.- [Fuoco (Francesco)].- Welz (Giuseppe de) La Magia del credito svelata, 2vol., first edition, presentation copy from the author, half-titles, titles with wood-engraved vignettes, tables, 2 folding and 1 hand-coloured, 2 forms, 1 folding, some foxing, original printed wrappers bound in, those in vol.2 laid down, modern vellum-backed boards, [References: Einaudi 1562; Kress, Italian, 865; Mattioli 935], 4to, Naples, Stamperia Francese, 1824.⁂ Welz poses as the author of this financial scheme. Fuoco was in need of financial assistance and so had sold some of his own works. Here Fuoco proves that credit multiplies capital.

Dickens (Charles).- Catalogue of the Beautiful Collection of Modern Pictures, Water-Colour Drawings, and Objects of Art, of Charles Dickens deceased, 12pp., first edition, sale catalogue, contemporary ink signature of Alexander Walker at foot of title with note in pencil "I attended the sale" and prices in manuscript (ink over pencil), one leaf chipped at fore-edge, newspaper cuttings concerning Dickens's will and sale report pasted to front free endpapers, loose in old brown wrappers, upper wrapper inscribed "Dickens' sale catalogue Priced July 9th 1870" in ink at head, spine worn, covers detached, edges chipped, 8vo, Christie, Manson & Woods, 1870.⁂ The auction of Dickens's pictures was held a month after his death and was well-attended, with prices greatly exceeding expectations. The highest prices were for W.P.Frith's Dolly Varden (1000 guineas) which was commissioned by Dickens from the artist, Clarkson Stanfield's The Eddystone Lighthouse (990 gns) which was painted as scenery for the amateur production of Wilkie Collins's The Lighthouse in 1855, and Daniel Maclise's portrait of Dickens (660gns) presented to him by his publishers on the completion of Nicholas Nickleby in 1839. The stuffed raven which was the model for Grip in Barnaby Rudge fetched 120gns.

Economics.- Mill (John Stuart) Principles of Political Economy with some of their applications to social philosophy, 2 vol., first edition, vol.1 with advertisement leaf and 4pp. publisher's catalogue at end, vol.2 with initial blank and 2pp. catalogue at end, one or two pencil annotations and notes to rear free endpaper, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpapers and bookplate of Thomas Lett Wood, slight worming to hinges, a good clean copy, original green cloth, uncut, lightly rubbed, spines a little browned and labels chipped, spine ends of vol.1 slightly worn, corners bumped, preserved together in modern cloth slip-case gilt-stamped morocco label "Emilio Colombo", 8vo, 1848.⁂ One of the most significant and influential works on economics of the mid-nineteenth century and with an interesting provenance. Emilio Colombo (1920-2013), Italian politician, Prime Minister of Italy from 1970-72, and president of the European Parliament from 1977-79.

NO RESERVE Herodian. Histor. Lib. VIII., collation: ¶4 a-z4 A-K4, 2 parts in 1, double column, parallel Greek and Latin text, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut initials and head-pieces, water-stained, 17th century speckled calf, gilt spine in compartments, head of spine and corners worn, some worming, rubbed, small 4to, [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1581.⁂ First edition, dediated to Philip Sidney. The second part is the editio princeps of the Roman history by Zosimus. Literature: Renouard, Estienne, 149:7; Schreiber 209.

Games.- Johnson (Samuel).- Payne (William) An Introduction to the Game of Draughts, first edition, woodcut illustration of draughtboard to verso of B1, price at foot of title crossed out in ink, occasional spotting, pink book-label of Cholmondeley Library on front pastedown, contemporary calf-backed paste-paper boards, vellum tips, red roan label, rubbed, split to upper joint, [Hazen, 'Johnson's Prefaces and Dedications' pp.146-150], 8vo, for the Author, 1756.⁂ Scarce. The dedication and preface is by Samuel Johnson.

Cookery.- Rose (Giles) A Perfect School of Instructions for the Officers of the Mouth: shewing the Whole Art of a Master of the Houshold [sic], a Master Carver, a Master Butler, a Master Confectioner, a Master Cook, a Master Pastryman..., first edition in English, woodcut illustrations, with contemporary ink inscriptions "Diana Dormer her book [?]1691" & "Mrs Eliz. Holford her book" on front free endpaper and date "1719" in margin of title, rather browned and a little damp-stained, tears to I1 & 2 but no loss (second repaired), one or two leaves slightly frayed at fore-edge, hole to front free endpaper repaired, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, new endpapers, preserving old inscribed endpaper, [Bitting p. 407; Cagle 970; Oxford p.42; Wing R1933], 12mo, printed for R. Bentley and M. Magnes,1682. ⁂ Rare; the first work in English to demonstrate carving techniques. A translation of L'Escole Parfaite des Officiers de Bouches of 1662, Bitting notes that the "translation is much scarcer than the original". ESTC lists 5 copies in the UK and 6 in America; we can trace only 4 copies at auction, one of which was defective. In addition to the woodcuts of table settings and carving guides it includes directions for folding napkins and cutting fruits into decorative and animal shapes.

India.- Williamson (Capt. Thomas) and Samuel Howett. Oriental Field Sports, being a complete, detailed, and accurate description of the Wild Sports of the East, first edition, additional engraved pictorial title finely hand-coloured (possibly through stencil), 40 superb hand-coloured aquatint plates after Samuel Howett (from sketches by Williamson) by H.Merke, J.Hamble and Vivares, plate XXXI 'Hunting Jackalls' in first state, pictorial title soiled and creased causing some wear and tears (repaired), letterpress title with tear to lower margin (repaired), water-staining throughout to lower margin but not affecting images, plates with some light marginal soiling but images generally clean and bright, plate 25 with stain within plate-mark but not affecting image, plate 40 with tear to lower margin extending into imprint but not image (repaired), final leaf of text creased and frayed at lower edge, front free endpaper detached, later half calf, old manuscript description mounted as label on upper cover, a little rubbed, [Abbey, Travel, 427; Nissen ZBI 4416; Schwerdt II p.297; Tooley 508], oblong folio, Edward Orme, 1807 [text and plates watermarked "E & P 1804"]. ⁂ "The most beautiful book on Indian sport in existence." (Schwerdt) with some of the earliest aquatints of the wild elephant.

[Brontë (Charlotte, Emily and Anne)], "Currer, Ellis & Acton Bell". Poems, first edition, second issue, lacking errata slip but with advertisement leaf bound at end and final blank, without publishers' catalogue at end, embossed booksellers' stamp of Bragg & Son of Taunton to front free endpaper, original ribbed olive green cloth with blind-stamped border and central harp design to covers, Westleys & Co. binders' ticket at rear, pale yellow endpapers, a little rubbed, spine faded, slight spotting and staining to lower cover but overall a very good copy, [Smith 1 pp.6-14], 8vo, Smith, Elder and Co., 1846 [but 1848].

America.- Kalm (Peter) Reis door Noord Amerika, first edition in Dutch, half-title, additional engraved title, large folding map and 4 plates (1 folding), uncut in contemporary half vellum over Dutch floral boards, foot of spine and corners worn, [Howes K5; Lande 483; Sabin 36988], 4to, Utrecht, J. van Schoonhoven, 1772.⁂ An attractive copy of this important edition which Lande calls "far superior to the [original] Swedish and English editions."

Mathematics.- Pitiscus (Bartholomaeus) Trigonometry: or, the Doctrine of Triangles, third edition in English, by T.P. for G. Hurlock, 1642; bound with A Canon of Triangles, printed for John Tap, 1630, together 2 works in 1, first title within decorative woodcut border, woodcut diagrams, second title with woodcut decorations, 18th century sprinkled calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, joints repaired, [STC 19966 and 19968a], 4to⁂ Very good copy (from the Macclesfield library) of the third English edition, following the original Latin text published in Heidelberg in 1595 and English editions of 1614 and 1630. Pitiscus coined the term "trigonometry" - "Although [he] worked much in the theological field, his proper abilities concerned mathematics, and particularly trigonometry. His achievements in this field are important in two respects: he revised the tables of Rheticus to make them more exact, and he wrote an excellent systematic textbook on trigonometry, in which he used all six of the trigonometric functions" (DSB). The translator, Ralph Handson, also adds in a section on the uses of trigonometry in solving navigational problems.

Americas.- Sayer (Robert) & John Bennet, publishers. The American Military Pocket Atlas...of the British Colonies..., first edition, variant issue without colon after "London" in imprint, 6 folding engraved maps hand-coloured in outline, all mounted on stubs, some light soiling or offsetting, map 4 'Middle British Colonies' with small stain, imprint of map 6 'Lake Champlain' shaved at foot, a few small tears repaired (mostly to folds), bookplate of Heinrich Johann, Freiherr von Gudenus dated 1891 on front pastedown, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt and with green morocco label, uncut, a little rubbed, spine slightly worn at foot, still a good copy, [Sabin 1147 & 1343], 8vo, R.Sayer and J.Bennet, 1776.⁂ Known as the 'Holster Atlas' this work was designed for and issued to British cavalry officers for use in the field during the American War of Independence. It was "calculated in its Bulk and Price to suit the Pockets of Officers of all Ranks" (from the Advertisement leaf).

Voyages.- Pagés (Pierre Marie Francois de) Travels round the World, in the years 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, first Dublin edition, light spotting, Tervoe bookplate, contemporary tree calf, spine ruled in gilt with red roan label, very slightly rubbed, [Sabin 58171], 8vo, Dublin, P.Byrne, W. M'Kenzie [& others], 1791.⁂ Account of the travels by a French naval officer through Texas and Mexico, across to the Philippines and East Indies, and back through the Middle East and he Mediterranean. This translation of vol.1 & 2 of his work (a third volume was published in 1793) was apparently published before the first London edition of the same year. ESTC lists only 3 copies in the British Isles (BL, Dublin City Libraries, National Library of Ireland).

Cornwall.- Borlase (William) Observations on the Ancient and Present State of the Islands of Scilly..., first edition, half-title, 4 folding engraved plates, engraved illustration in text, contemporary ink signatures at head of title, a few small spots or stains, some light marginal soiling, contemporary speckled calf, rubbed, some worn patches, upper cover slightly warped, rebacked, corners repaired, new endpapers, 4to, Oxford, by W.Jackson, 1756.

Spain.- Marineus (Lucius Siculus) Pandit Aragoniae veterum primordia regum, collation: a8 b-h6, gothic letter, title with full-page woodcut of an angel holding up a shield enclosing the arms of Aragon, woodcut genealogical trees to most ff., many with portraits, woodcut decorative initials, large woodcut printer's device at end, water-staining, mostly marginal, some foxing and staining, later vellum, ms. title to spine, some staining, small folio (286 x 206mm.), Zaragoza, Georg Coci, 1509.⁂ First edition of this chronicle of the early monarchs of Aragon.

Greville (Fulke, Baron Brooke) Certaine Learned and Elegant Workes..., first edition, lacking initial and final blanks, text beginning at p.23 as usual where poem was suppressed, woodcut initials, a little browned, one or two small rust spots/holes, bookplate of Richd. Shuttleworth Streatfeild, contemporary sprinkled calf, central gilt Pegasus device of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea on both covers, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, [Hayward 68; Pforzheimer 437; STC 12361], folio, E.P[urslow] for Henry Seyle, 1633.

Economics.- Herder (Johann Gottfried) Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man, translated by T.Churchill, first edition, contemporary ink signature "Mich. Kearney" at head of title, occasional spotting, small ink stain to fore-edge of a few leaves, 2N gathering loose, original boards, uncut, rubbed, a few small worn patches, rebacked, 4to, 1800.

Ornament.- Smith (George) A Collection of Ornamental Designs, after the Manner of the Antique, composed for the use of Architects, Ornamental Painters, Statuaries, Carvers, Casters in Metal, Paper Makers, Carpet, Silk, and Printed Calico Manufacturers..., first edition, engraved throughout comprising title with border of architectural frieze and 43 plates, the last three plates each with 2 images, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at beginning, title offset onto facing blank leaf, otherwise a very clean copy, bookplate of Sir Edward Cholmy. Dering, original boards, uncut, a little rubbed and marked, rebacked, [Not in Berlin Kat.], 4to, J.Taylor, [1812].

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Sahara.- Salvin (E.M.M.) An album of 47 sketches of the "Great Sahara", original illustrations, several used to illustrate Henry Baker Tristram's "The Great Sahara", including the views of the 'City of Mellika', numerous monuments and architectural structures, pencil and touches of watercolour, some heightened with white, neatly laid onto album leaves, many with pen and ink annotations underneath, various sizes, from 52 x 60 mm. (2 1/8 x 2 3/8 in) to 118 x 180 mm. (4 5/8 x 7 1/8 in), some scattered spotting and browning, worn, [ca. 1850s]; and a first edition of Tristram's Great Sahara inscribed by the author to his son, oblong 4to & 8vo (2)Saleroom Notice: This lot includes a first edition of Tristram's Great Sahara inscribed by the author to his son

NO RESERVE Naval.- O'Bryen (Christopher) Naval Evolutions: or, a System of Sea-Discipline, Extracted from the Celebrated Treatise of P.L'Hoste..., first edition, 18 folding engraved plates, with 'Ships lost...'/errata leaf at end, some plates slightly creased or torn at inner edge (repaired), a few with light water-staining to upper margin, old ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt, a little rubbed and scuffed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, red morocco label, 4to, for W.Johnston, 1762.⁂ First work on naval tactics in English, partly taken from the work of the Jesuit Paul Hoste.

Economics.- Pamphlets.- [Bentham (Jeremy)] A Fragment on Government, first Dublin edition, a little browned, slight abrasions to title causing loss to a few letters, Dublin, for J.Sheppard [& others], 1776 bound after Hallifax (Samuel) An Analysis of the Roman Civil Law, second edition, Cambridge, by J.Archdeacon..., 1775 and Hargrave. An Argument in the Case of James Sommersett a Negro. Wherein it is attempted to demonstrate the Present Unlawfulness of Domestic Slavery in England, second edition, light foxing, [ESTC lists 6 copies only in 5 UK locations], for the Author, 1775 and Lord Mansfield's Speech...for raising a Duty of Four and an Half per Cent on all the Exports from the Island of Grenada..., [ESTC lists only 7 copies in America, none in UK], for G.Kearsly, 1775 and Brothwick (William) An Inquiry into the Origin and Limitations of the Feudal Dignities of Scotland, first edition, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, Edinburgh, for William Gordon, 1775, together 5 works in 1 vol., the first mentioned bound last, the first two with contemporary ink signature "Mich. Kearney" at head of title (slightly cropped), contemporary calf, red roan label, rubbed, joints cracked, 8vo⁂ An interesting collection of pamphlets concerning law, slavery, trade etc.

London hedonists.- [Browne (Joseph)] St. James's Park: A Satyr, first edition, some light browning and foxing, a few leaves with pagination trimmed, modern roan-backed cloth, spine rubbed, [Foxon B530.8], by John Morphew, 1708.⁂ Rare verse satire on the demi-monde of London at the start of the 18th century. For many years a highly fashionable venue, by the time of Queen Anne's reign St.James's Park had become a haunt for rather more unsavoury characters, prostitutes and the raffish sort of aristocrats known as Mohocks, many of whom are named or identified by their initials. The work was pirated by Hills but this, the first and only folio edition is scarce, with only six copies listed on ESTC (and 2 further copies added by Foxon).Provenance: John Brett-Smith; J.O. Edwards (bookplate).

Voyages.- Cook (Capt. James).- [Rickman (John)] Journal of Captain Cook's last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery, performed in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, first Dublin edition, folding engraved map, 5 engraved plates, contemporary ink inscription "1782 January 28th Will. Fairbrother" at head of title and with his engraved bookplate loosely inserted, light staining to title, occasional soiling, short tear to O1 without loss, contemporary calf, slightly rubbed, small worn patch to upper cover, rebacked preserving old morocco label, [Beddie 1608], 8vo, Dublin, for Messrs. Price [& others], 1781.⁂ The first Dublin edition of the first published account of Cook's last voyage, preceding the authorized version by three years. The text is a reprint of the second London edition of the same year with corrections and some plates reversed. Rickman was second lieutenant on the Discovery. The frontispiece depicts the death of Cook.

Americas.- Griffiths, Jr. (D.) Two Years' Residence in the New Settlements of Ohio, North America: with Directions to Emigrants, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and tail-piece (both of log cabins), with 7pp. list of subscribers and final blank at end, light foxing, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, endpapers stained, original green cloth, paper label, a little rubbed and marked, spine slightly faded, [Sabin 28833], 12mo, 1835.⁂ Scarce work encouraging emigration to America, specifically settlement in the Western Reserve region of Ohio. COPAC records only 6 printed copies in the UK.

NO RESERVE Occult.- Porta (Giovanni Baptista della) De occultis literarum notis seu Artis animi sensa occulte alijs significandi, aut ab alijs significata expiscandi enodandique libri IIII, woodcut device on title, woodcut ornaments and illustrations including 3 unformed volvelles (central parts printed on ()8), narrow section cut away from head of title, just touching small part of first two letters of title, small single wormhole towards lower corner throughout, mostly within sidenotes and margins, k6 trimmed at outer edge, affecting text, some spotting and staining, lightly browned,contemporary blind-stamped vellum, lacking clasps, 8vo (164 x 102mm.), Montbélaird, Jaques Foillet for Lazarus Zetner, 1593.⁂ Third edition. This edition includes 'Cryptology's first set of synoptic tables' (Kahn pp.142-143). Provenance: Nordkirchen (engraved armorial bookplate).Literature: Adams P1928; Caillet 8856; Wheeler 67 (without index).

London.- [Misson de Valbourg (Henri)] Gedenkwaardige Aantekeningen, gedaan door een Reisiger in de Jaaren 1697, en 1698. van geheel. Engeland, Schotland, en Yrland, first edition in Dutch, engraved frontispiece and 20 engraved maps and plates, all but 2 folding, contemporary ink inscription of Edmund Boulter to front free endpaper, an excellent clean copy in contemporary vellum, soiled, spine lacking label, 8vo, Utrecht, Antony Schouten, 1699.⁂ Comprehensive early guide to the British Isles translated from the French, with fine engraved plates of London views including Bedlam, the Stock Exchange, Customs House, Guildhall, Tower, Banqueting House and a Quaker meeting.

NO RESERVE Mathematics.- Mersenne (Marin) Cogita physico mathematica, 5 parts in 1 vol., woodcut illustrations and diagrams and one engraved, some musical notation, rather browned and stained, contemporary limp vellum, 4to, Paris, Antoine Bertier, 1644.⁂ First edition of this work which includes hydraulics, navigation, harmonics, mechanics, ballistics, musical instruments and numismatics.

World.- Mallet (Allain Manesson) Description de l'Univers, 5 vol., first edition in French, 5 additional engraved pictorial titles, 2 portraits, and 684 full-page maps and illustrations, some double-page but numbered as single pages), numbering erratic, several with another map/plate pasted over the original (nos.12, 57 & 81 in vol.2, 5 & 11 in vol.3, 128 in vol.4 & 23 in vol.5), some light soiling, browning to a few leaves in vol.3, slight staining to plates 93 in vol.1, 80-82 in vol.2 & 69/70 in vol.5, one or two minor marginal defects, contemporary sprinkled calf, spines gilt, rubbed, spine ends a little worn and chipped, some repairs, [Sabin 44130], 8vo, Paris, Denys Thierry, 1683.⁂ A good clean and complete copy of this important atlas from the Grand Siècle. The copious illustrations and maps cover all parts of the known world, as well as the heavens.