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Fish and Marine Animals.- Rondelet (Guillaume) La Premiere [Seconde] Partie de l'Histoire Entiere des Poissons, [translated by Laurent Joubert], 2 parts in 1, first edition in French, collation: a6, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Hhh4 ; [ ]2, a-z4, aa4, titles with woodcut printer's device, final leaf blank apart from imprint, woodcut portrait of the author at end of preliminaries of each part, woodcut initials, ornaments and numerous illustrations throughout, first title lightly soiled and mounted on stub, some water-staining (mostly marginal), final signature (Table) slightly defective with loss to a few lines (repaired), later bookplate of William Stirling on front pastedown, with later manuscript leaf (?by Stirling) concerning angling on the York river in Virginia bound in at end, nineteenth century calf ruled and stamped in blind, t.e.g., fore-edges stained red and yellow to distinguish parts, rubbed and scuffed, [Nissen ZBI 3475], folio, Lyons, Mace Bonhome, 1558.

Switzerland.- Cockburn (Major James Pattison) Swiss Scenery, first edition, half-title, engraved vignette title, 60 plates and tail-piece after Cockburn, all with attractive hand-colouring, occasional light offsetting from plates, near contemporary red morocco, covers with central gilt lozenge and small floral corner-pieces, spine gilt, g.e., a little rubbed at edge, large 8vo, 1820.

Johnson (Samuel).- Macbean (Alexander) A Dictionary of Ancient Geography, first edition, double column, from the library of the Earls of Granard with contemporary ink signature to title and engraved bookplate, a little browned, light water-staining to upper margin of a few leaves, one or two minor marginal defects, contemporary sprinkled calf, red morocco label, rubbed and slightly worn in patches, repairs to joints and spine ends, [Courtney & Nichol Smith p.116; Hazen, Prefaces p.132], 8vo, for G.Robinson...& T.Cadell, 1773.⁂ The Preface is written by Samuel Johnson. Macbean was one of Johnson's Dictionary scribes and was praised by Johnson to Mrs.Thrale for his learning but he also lamented his faults: " I advised him to write a geographical dictionary; but I have lost all hopes..since I found he gave as much labour to Capua as to Rome". Hazen

Americas.- South America.- Cooke (Capt. Edward) A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World, perform'd in the Years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711, first edition, 20 engraved maps and plates, 3 folding (double-hemisphere map of world, map of River Amazon, city of Cusco), advertisement leaf at end, contemporary ink inscription "Mary Lowther 1744" on title, lightly browned, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked with gilt spine and red roan label, later endpapers, rubbed, corners and spine ends worn, upper joint split, [Sabin 16303; cf. Hill 372, second edition], 8vo, by H.M. for B.Lintot and R.Gosling...A.Bettesworth...and W.Innys, 1712.⁂ The rare true first edition, published in only one volume, of this buccaneering expedition around the world led by Capt. Woodes Rogers in 1708-11. Cooke and Rogers each rushed to publish an account; the second edition of Cooke's work expanded his final chapter into another volume. During the voyage they rescued Alexander Selkirk who had been marooned on the island of Juan Fernandez four years previously. "It is generally supposed that De Foe took his "Robinson Crusoe" from the account here given of Alex. Selkirk, as it was the first book containing it." Sabin

Africa.- White (William) Journal of a Voyage performed in the Lion Extra Indiaman, from Madras to Columbo, and Da Lagoa Bay, on the Eastern Coast of Africa...in the year 1798, first edition, 2 engraved plates, with advertisement/list of subscribers leaf at end but without the further 8pp. of advertisements sometimes found, unobtrusive embossed stamp to title, modern half russia, corners rubbed, spine slightly faded, 4to, 1800.⁂ Including 6pp. vocabulary at end.

Scotland.- Buchanan (George) Rerum Scoticarum Historia, collation: [*]2 A-Z6 Aa-Mm6, Nn-Oo4, a-b6 c-d4 {}6, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, repaired marginal hole to title, some staining and spotting, lightly browned, contemporary vellum, upper outer edge split, lightly soiled, folio (300 x 199mm.), [Antwerp], [Gillis van den Rae], 1583.⁂ First continental edition.

Equestrianism.- La Noue (Pierre de) La Cavalerie Françoise et Italienne, ou l'Art de bien dresser les Chevaux..., first edition, engraved additional architectural title by Jacob van der Heyden in second state with imprint "Lyon par Claude Morillon" and dated 1621, 42 engraved illustrations of dressage, jousting etc., most full-page, with an additional engraved plate of dressage captioned in the plate 'A tres noble et tres vaillant Cavalier Monsieur Iosepho Romeny Londois' bound in and with contemporary manuscript note "Coller cette figure sur celle qui est a fol.17" at foot, traces of old ink inscription to title, a little browned and water-stained, later bookplate of William Stirling, later vellum, upper cover with central with gilt crest, rubbed and soiled, spine a little worn at head, folio, Lyons, Claude Morillon, 1620.⁂ Rare work on the training of horses for dressage and military purposes including familiarisation towards gunfire. The additional plate is usually pasted down onto fol.17.

Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, first edition, ink inscription and bookplate of Wilson Pearse, 1894; The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, second edition, 1893, illustrations by Sidney Paget, some light foxing, mostly at beginnings and ends, original pictorial dark blue or turquoise cloth, gilt, g.e., a little rubbed, small paint stain to upper cover of the first, 8vo (2)

New Naturalist Library (The), 78 vol., comprising nos. 1-9, 13, 14, 16-22, 24, 26-29, 31-34, 36, 40, 41, 46-49, 51-54, 56, 57, 59-64, 66, 68, 70-74, 76, 78-80, 82, 84, 87, 88, 91, 99 and 100 from the main series and nos. 1-4, 6, 11-14, 16, 19-22 from the Monographs, first editions, no.57 first American edition, plates and illustrations, original cloth, dust-jackets, a few spines a little faded or browned, some with light chipping to head, but generally excellent or near-fine copies overall, 8vo, 1945-2006.⁂ A very good if broken run including several of the rarer numbers.

[Ruscelli (Girolamo), attributed to.] The Secretes of the reverende Maister Alexis of Piemount: contayning excellent remedies agaynste divers dyseases, woundes, and other accidentes, with the maner to make dystillations, parfumes, confitures, dyings, colours, fusions, and meltings...Newely corrected and amended, and also somewhat enlarged in certayne places which wanted in the first edition. Translated out of French into Englishe, by William Warde, tear to B4, Q5-7 slightly defective at lower outer corner not affecting text, Henry Bynneman, for John Wight, 1568; Second Parte..., lacking A8 (f.8), Henry Bynneman, for John Wyght, [?1568], together 2 vol. in 1, woodcut device on titles, ornaments and initials, contemporary ink inscriptions to first title, a little soiled and stained, near contemporary calf, lacking ties, rebacked, new endpapers, rubbed, a few scratches and worn patches, split to upper joint, [STC 297 & 302], small 4to ⁂ Translation of a French version of Alessio's famous collection of medical and pharmaceutical recipes.

Middle East.- Dapper (Olfert) Naukeurige Beschryving van gantsch Syrie, en Palestyn of Heilige Lant, 2 parts in 1, first edition, double column, half-title, additional engraved pictorial title, printed title in red and black, 39 engraved maps and plates, some double-page or folding, large engraved illustrations, Jerusalem panorama with repairs at folds, a few short tears, 3r1 with ink numbers in margins, some damp-staining towards end, second title with lower corner torn away, affecting part of imprint, some spotting, lightly browned, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, lightly soiled, folio, Amsterdam, Jacob van Meurs, 1677.

NO RESERVE Ricchi (Agostino) Comedia intittolata I tre tiranni, collation: A-B4 a-q4, italic print, title with woodcut printer's device, second f. little nibbled at outer margin, some spotting and staining, recased in old Italian limp boards, small 4to (200 x 146mm.), Venice, Bernardino de Vitalibus, 1533.⁂ First edition of this comedy, which is the first play written in hendecasyllabic verse. Dante called it the 'superbissimum carmen'. It also goes against dramatic convention in that it stretches the action over a whole year. Literature: Not in Adams; Allacci 782; EDIT 16 CNCE 38031.

Hugo (Victor) Les Misérables, 3 vol., first English edition, half-titles, occasional patches of minor foxing or light marginal finger-soiling, ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, spines gilt in compartments with red morocco labels, covers a little rubbed, Hurst and Blackett, 8vo, 1862.⁂ Rare, only 2 copies listed on COPAC.

[Wordsworth (William) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.] Lyrical Ballads, with a few other poems, first edition, second (London) issue, lacking errata leaf and advertisement leaf at end, occasional light soiling, contemporary ink inscription "Eliza Saville 1799" and another later inscription to front free endpapers, contemporary tree calf, gilt decorative border, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, g.e., rubbed, upper joint split, corners and head of spine a little worn, [Rothschild 2604], 8vo, for J. & A. Arch, 1798.⁂ The beginning of the Romantic movement, a reissue of the exceptionally rare Bristol issue with a new title and leaves D8 & E1-2 'Lewti' replaced with four leaves comprising 'The Nightingale'.

Polar.- Franklin (Sir John) Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22, first edition, second issue, with 4 folding engraved maps, one with outline hand-colouring, and 31 engraved plates by Edward Finden and J.Curtis after Curtis, George Back & Robert Hood, 12 hand-coloured (mostly aquatints), tissue guards, title and coloured map browned, occasional some foxing, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [Abbey, Travel 635; Hill 635; Sabin 25624], 4to, 1823.⁂ Account of Franklin's first expedition which included a 5500 mile overland journey exploring the Arctic coast and back across the Barren Lands in appalling conditions of cold and hunger. Many of the expedition died as a result and one was murdered by a previously-friendly Iroquois voyageur. This second issue is scarcer than the first and contains an additional colour plate.

Power (Henry) Experimental Philosophy, in Three Books: containing New Experiments Microsopical, Mercurial, Magnetical..., first edition, with initial imprimatur leaf and final errata leaf, folding engraved plate, woodcut illustrations, one full-page, light marginal browning or soiling, contemporary sheep, rubbed and stained, spine worn and defective at foot, splits to joints, [Wing P3099], 4to, by T.Roycroft, for John Martin, and James Allestry, 1664.⁂ The first book in English on microscopy, preceding Hooke's Micrographia by a year, with several pioneering descriptions of microscopic observations and also including a section on coalmines.

Astrological spoof.- [Swift (Jonathan)] A Famous Prediction of Merlin, the British Wizard; written above a Thousand Years ago, and relating to this present Year, first edition, single sheet printed on both sides, woodcut portrait at head, text partially printed in black letter, lower blank corner cut away, edges slightly browned, preserved in modern board folder, [Foxon S849; Rothschild 2002], folio, Printed, and Sold by A. Bladwin, 1709.⁂ Swift's rare final contribution to the literary practical joke relating to John Partridge (1644-1715), a shoemaker-cum-astrologer, who began issuing almanacs in 1680 which proved very popular. In early 1708, under the pseudonym Isaac Bickerstaff, Swift published Predictions for the Year 1708, in which he foretold Partridge's death on 29th March; on 30th March the pamphlet The Accomplishment of the First of Mr. Bickerstaffe's Predictions appeared, giving a detailed account of Partridge's death, which was initially taken seriously and Stationer's Hall deleted Partridge's name from its rolls. Despite protesting that he was alive, Swift's joke had succeeded and a number of further "Bickerstaffiana" pamphlets appeared over the next year. This is one of two printings of this folio sheet with Baldwin's imprint, and further piracies also appeared. All are rare; ESTC lists nine copies of the Badwin edition, but conflates the two imprints - this (which is given precedence) has "year" in the last line of introduction as opposed to "for the present year".

Britain.- Blome (Richard) Britannia: or, A Geographical Description of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland..., first edition, title in red & black, 5 folding engraved general maps (of 6, lacking general map of Britain), 44 double-page engraved county maps and engraved plan of London, all but 16 county maps and plan with contemporary outline hand-colouring, also lacking 10pp. Preface/'Alphabetical Table of Benefactors' and 24pp. of engraved coats-of-arms, title with contemporary signature of Thos. Dade at head and browned and slightly defective (laid down), dedication leaf spotted and frayed at edges (reinforced), some other spotting and staining especially ink stains to map of Somerset, occasional light worming to lower outer corner, a few minor repairs, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, [Chubb XCIX; Wing B3207], folio, Tho. Roycroft for...Richard Blome, 1673; sold not subject to return

Economics.- Davies (David) The Case of Labourers in Husbandry Stated and Considered..., first edition, half-title, errata slip with two lines crossed out in ink and another added in manuscript, contemporary ink signature "Muncaster" (John Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster) on title and with his engraved bookplate, pencil annotations to foot of a couple of leaves (cropped), slight marginal water-staining towards end, contemporary marbled boards, rubbed, rebacked and recornered in calf, [Goldsmiths' 16422; Kress B2916], 4to, Bath, printed by R.Cruttwell, for G.G. and J.Robinson, 1795.⁂ Important work concerning the social conditions of rural labourers; a landmark in scientific social inquiry, being one of the earliest consumer behaviour analyses and preceding Eden's State of the Poor by two years.

Central Asia.- Big Game.- Church (Percy W.) Chinese Turkestan with Caravan and Rifle, first edition, half-title, photogravure frontispiece of head of wapiti, photographic plates, folding map at end, very occasional spotting, bookplate of Walter Harold Wilkin, free endpapers browned, front with old ink stamp at head, original pictorial grey cloth with head of wapiti, very slight marking to lower cover but an excellent copy, [Czech, Asian, p.47; Yakushi C264], 8vo, 1901.⁂ Account of a sporting tour in Central Asia in search of wapiti and ibex.

17th century translator of the Psalms.- Woodford [Woodforde] (Samuel, poet, translator and divine, Rector of Shalden and Hartley Mauditt, Hampshire, 1636-1700) [Notes for "A paraphrase upon the Psalms of David, and the canticles, with select hymns..."], autograph manuscript notes, c. 84pp. of marginal notes (5pp. and a few other notes in another hand including an extract from Expositio Patrum Graecorum in Psalmos, by Balthasar Corderius, Antwerp, Plantin 1643), 170pp. of printed Psalms, 24pp. with autograph marginal notes, all printed pp. with ink autograph marks and underlinings for publication, most printed pages stuck together with cut out Psalms from a printed Bible and tipped-in, more Psalms cut out from a printed Bible loosely inserted, all but the first page in Latin, Hebrew and Greek, watermarked "RH", some water-staining throughout, 1 leaf with tear, edges chipped and affecting a few words on some pp., stitched in 18th century wrappers, modern paper parcel wrappered dust-jacket, folio, 1689.⁂ In 1667 Woodford published his Paraphrase upon the Psalms of David, dedicated to George Morley, bishop of Winchester. It was inspired by the version of Psalm 114 by Abraham Cowley, of whom Woodford was a great admirer. Subsequently there were several editions of this work and the above seems to have been preparation for a revised edition. "May 28. 1689. I veryly believe the Collation of severall versions out of the Hebre[w]... the Compilers of Our Church Psalter, when they wrote it, had fuller... exemplars before them amongst others, the ?Great Vulgar Latin in all... Editions... the Hebrew text above all other versions, Sebastian Masters... translations out of the Hebrew, all in Our Liturgic Psalter when it leaves ye Vulgar & Greeke, almost always verbatim... as I have done especialy guided this my present version. I was come to the 18 Psalm before I made this observation... I wrote it Lent May 30. 89. I lack to compleat this English Psalter Ps: 10. 15.16 (18 to ye 40th N) 29 to ye 9 N. 44 to ye 24 N. 66. 76. Ps: 88 from ye 6 N to ye end. Ps: 94. from ye 15 to the end. Ps: 97. 98 to 9 N. Ps: 144. 145 to ye 18 N." - Samuel Woodford.Provenance: By descent in the family.

Witchcraft.- Webster (John) The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft. Wherein is affirmed that there are many sorts of Deceivers and Impostors. And Divers persons under a passive Delusion of Melancholy and Fancy. But that there is a Corporeal League made betwixt the Devil and the Witch, Or that he sucks on the Witches Body, has Carnal Copulation, or that Witches are turned into Cats, Dogs, and raise Tempests...is utterly denied and disproved, first edition, with initial imprimatur leaf and final blank, title with contemporary ink inscription (small part cut away not affecting text, repaired) and soiled, some other soiling and minor staining, a few rust spots, Bb1 repaired at lower outer corner, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, [Thorndike VIII p.575; Wing W1230], folio, by J[onas] M[oore], 1677.

NO RESERVE Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, folding lithographed map, wood-engraved frontispiece in vol.2, light spotting at beginning and ends, inner joints starting, original dark purple cloth, [Penzer pp.71-72], a very good copy, 8vo, 1863. ⁂ In 1861 Burton took up the post of British consul on the Spanish island of Fernando Po (Bioko, off Cameroon in West Africa). The work includes descriptions of the gold-mining prospects in both Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Burton was in dispute with Speke over the source of the Nile and was infuriated by the Royal Geographical Society for choosing Speke to lead a second expedition to establish his claim, causing him to issue this work anonymously, although his name does appear on the spines.

Duelling.- Muzio (Girolamo) I Duello...con le Risposte Cavalaresche, third edition, collation: A-Z, Aa-Ee8, 'Le Risposte' with separate title, both titles with woodcut head-piece and printer's device, another device at end of each part, with final blank, woodcut initials, title lightly browned, a few spots, small rust spot/hole to R1 causing slight loss to a few letters, old vellum, morocco labels (chipped), a little rubbed and soiled, 8vo, Venice, Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari & Fratelli, 1554.⁂ An authority on the duties of courtiers, first published in 1550, counselling against duelling to solve disputes and offering a set of rules for settlement. COPAC lists only 2 UK copies of this edition (National Library of Scotland and National Trust at Tatton Park).Literature: Cockle 879 note; Thimm p.201 note; not in Adams.

Luck (Robert) A Miscellany of New Poems, on several Occasions, first edition, mixed issue with errata on verso of half-title and quotations on title but without additional leaf of Oxford subscribers, half-title, 6pp. list of subscribers and additional leaf of Cambridge subscribers, title ruled in red, subscriber's copy with contemporary ink inscription "Georgii Newell liber 1736" at head of title and another by him on front free endpaper with additional verse, also biographical manuscript note on half-title and verse on rear endpaper, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, joints cracked, head of spine worn and label chipped, 8vo, by Edward Cave...for the Author, and Subscribers, 1736.⁂ Robert Luck (1674-1749) was schoolmaster of the free grammar school at Barnstaple, Devon. His most famous pupil was the young John Gay whom he encouraged with an enthusiasm for drama. George Newell was a local man who obviously knew Luck; he has identified many of the pseudonyms used in the poems with ink annotations.

Darwin (Charles) On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, and on the Good Effects of Intercrossing, first edition, wood-engraved folding plate and illustrations, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated December 1861 at end, occasional light spotting, a few stains where specimens previously loosely inserted, bookplate of Edward Atkinson, original pictorial purple cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, boards lightly mottled, spine faded as usual, [Freeman 800, variant a], 8vo, 1862.

Middle East.- Bindings.- Marigny (François Augier de) Storia degli Arabi sotto il governo de' califi, 8 parts in 4 vol., first edition in Italian, folding letterpress table / genealogy, some water-staining and spotting, attractive contemporary red morocco, richly gilt, spines in compartments, rubbed, g.e., large 12mo, Venice, Pietro Valvasene, 1753-1754.

Beaumont (Francis) and John Fletcher. The Works, 7 vol., 2 engraved portraits and numerous plates, occasional browning, bookplates, contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt in compartments, spines a little rubbed, 8vo, J.Tonson, 1711.⁂ The first octavo edition of the collected works.

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Anatomy.- Guillemeau (Jacques) Tables Anatomiques avec les Portraicts Et declaration D'Iceulx Ensemble Un denombrement de Cinq Cent Maladies diverses, engraved architectural title, depicting Hippocrates and Galen and personifications of surgery, cholera, blood and melancholia, engraved portrait of Guillemeau on *6v by Alexandre Vallee, 19 full-page anatomical engravings, colophon f. with woodcut printer's device at end, lacking text ff. G3&4 and I3&4 (provided in facsimile), some spotting and staining, occasional soiling, 18th century richly gilt calf over modern mottled boards, folio, Paris, Jean Charron, 1586.⁂ First edition. The author was surgeon to Charles IX, Henri III and Henri III of France. He is particularly noted for his contributions to dentistry, ophthalmology, and obstetrics.Provenance: Nicolas Habicot (1550-1624), French anatomist (signature to head of title).Saleroom Notice: This copy belonged to the French anatomist Nicolas Habicot, with his ink signature to the title page.

[Ford (John)] The Fancies Chast and Noble: Presented by the Queenes Maiesties Servants, At the Phoenix in Drury-Lane, first edition, with the additional half sheet 'a' containing dedication and commendatory verses by Greenfield bound in after title (not found in all copies), woodcut initials and ornaments, browned, a few stains, ink crossing out to verso of C3, cropped (A2 & 3 shaved at head affecting head-lines but a little short at foot), modern calf ruled in blind, [Pforzheimer 380; STC 11159], small 4to, by E[lizabeth] P[urslowe] for Henry Seile..., 1638.⁂ Rare play on the fashionable contemporary theme of Platonic love; ESTC lists 9 copies in 7 UK locations.

Muslim Law.- Anquetil-Duperron (Abraham Hyacinthe) Législation Orientale...en Turquie, en Perse et dans l'Indoustan..., first edition, half-title, title with woodcut of scales of justice, small repair to lower outer corner of Rr1, an excellent copy internally, contemporary half calf, spine ruled in gilt, morocco label, rubbed, paper to upper board worn and defective, spine ends chipped, [Atabey 24; cf.Blackmer 225], 4to, Amsterdam, Marc-Michel Rey, 1778.⁂ Concerning Muslim law, politics and government in Turkey, Persia and India and claiming that Montesquieu's view of oriental despotism was misguided.

[?Cleaver (Robert)] A Godlie Forme of Householde Government: for the Ordering of Private Families...the severall duties of the Husband towards his Wife; and the Wives dutie towards her Husband...First, gathered by R.C. and now newly perused, amended, and augmented, by John Dod, and Robert Clever, fourth edition, woodcut head-pieces and initials, 18thC ink signature of Joseph Lonthion in several places and some other signatures, rather soiled and stained particularly title, damp-staining to fore-edge throughout causing some fraying and slight loss to side-notes, contemporary vellum, yapp edges (a little worn), rubbed and stained, lacking ties, recased, new endpapers, [STC 5385.5], 8vo, for Thomas Man, and George Norton, 1610.⁂ Rare; ESTC lists only 2 copies of this edition (Trinity College Dublin and Yorkshire County Library) and very few of other editions. It was first published in 1598 and is variously attributed to Roger Carr, John Deacon and Robert Caudry.

Locke (John) Some Thoughts Concerning Education, first edition, first issue with "Patronage" on leaf A3v, line 19., slight watermark on title and first 4pp., marginal stain affecting last 2pp. at end, slightly browned, ex-library copy with ink stamp on title, new endpapers, modern calf, gilt spine, [Wing L2762; Pforzheimer 612], sm. 8vo, for A. and J. Churchill, 1693.⁂ "His thought was marked by a ready understanding of, and sympathy with, children. Throughout he placed emphasis on good example, practice, and use rather than on precepts, rules, and punishment. The work was an implicit of his own education at Westminster and Oxford, which he found unpleasant and largely useless." - James Gordon Clapp, Ency. of Philosophy, p. 500.

Scatology.- [Swift (Jonathan)] The Lady's Dressing Room, first edition, marginal water-stain, occasional other soiling and foxing, disbound, [Foxon S869; Teerink 720; Rothschild 2132], 4to, Printed for J. Roberts, 1732.⁂ Swift's first (of four) scatological poems concerning the inquisitive Strephon who, on looking into his mistress's boudoir, discovers and lists the unsavoury discarded apparel and cosmetics left behind, which nevertheless causes some arousal: "Thus finishing his grand survey,/Disgusted Strephon strode away/ Repeating in his amorous fits,/ Oh! Celia, Celia, Celia shits!"

Johnson (Samuel).- Boswell (James) The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., 3 vol., second edition (first 8vo edition), engraved portrait and 2 folding facsimiles, vol.1 with leaf *c3 'Additional Corrections' not always found but lacking blank Zz5 & 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end of vol.3 as often, very occasional foxing or soiling, handsome contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with red roan labels, a little unobtrusive spotting but an excellent copy, [Rothschild 468], 8vo, by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1793.

[Evelyn (Mary)] Mundus Muliebris: or, the Ladies Dressing-Room Unlock'd, And her Toilette Spread in Burlesque, first edition, second issue with hyphen after "Covent-" in imprint and "Marryland" in caption title on B1, with the final blank, lightly browned, occasional soiling, disbound, loose in old marbled paper wrappers, [Wing E3522], small 4to, for R.Bentley, 1690. ⁂ Mary Evelyn (1665-1685) was the daughter of John Evelyn and died of smallpox at the age of 19. Mundus Muliebris is a satire on the style and speech of the Francophile fashion in vogue at the time. Mary died 5 years before publication, and that task was finally completed by her father, who also probably wrote the preface. ESTC lists 4 copies in the UK (BL and 3 in Cambridge).

Dickens (Charles).- The Entirely New and Original Drama In Three Parts, Entitled The Cricket on the Hearth, a Fairy Tale of Home, Dramatized by Albert Smith, first edition, stitched as issued in original printed wrappers, the odd spot, some very light surface soiling but a generally excellent example overall, 1845; and a copy of Lacy's Acting Edition of Oliver Twist, 8vo (2)⁂ An excellent pair of dramatised works, scarce.

NO RESERVE Philippines.- Berart (Raymundo) Manifiesto por la justificacion de D. Fr. Phelipe Pardo, arzobispo de la ciudad de Manila, title within woodcut typographical border, some staining and spotting, lightly browned, old marbled wrappers, housed in a cloth drop-back box, folio, Madrid, no printer, [c.1691].⁂ First edition of this defence of Archbishop Pardo of Manila in his dispute with Juan de Vargas, governor of the city. The latter believed that Pardo was biased against the cathedral priests in favour of his fellow friars. Literature: Medina, Islas Filipinas 380; Palau 27670.

Chess.- [Saul (Arthur)] The Famous Game of Chesse-Play. Being a Princely exercise; wherein the Learner may profit more by reading of this small Book, than by playing of a thousand Mates, edited by Jo. Barbier, sixth edition, with both initial and final blanks, woodcut vignette of chess-players on title (repeated twice in text) and illustration of chessboard, woodcut initials, typographical ornaments, browned, some soiling and staining, dedication (A3) slightly defective at fore-edge not affecting text, D2 defective at lower outer corner with very slight loss to last line and catchword, contemporary sprinkled sheep, rubbed and slightly splayed, spine and corners a little worn, [Wing S730a], 8vo, for William Miller, 1673.⁂ The first published work on chess in English written by an Englishman, first published in 1614, of which all editions are uncommon. Of this edition ESTC lists only 2 copies in the National Library of Scotland, and 2 in America (Cleveland and Philadelphia).

Huygens (Christiaan) The Celestial Worlds Discover'd: or, Conjectures concerning the Inhabitants, Plants and Productions of the Worlds in the Planets, first English edition, 5 engraved plates, all but one folding, that with small portion cut away from upper margin, title spotted, a little browned, old ink signatures and typescript label on front pastedown, no endpapers, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, corners and spine ends a little worn, [Wing 3859], 8vo, for Timothy Childe, 1698.⁂ First English edition of Huygens's treatise on the planets published the same year as the Latin edition, and including his ideas on the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

NO RESERVE Dentistry.- Delabarre (Antoine François Adolphe) Des Accidents de Dentition chez les Enfants en bas age et des moyens de les combattre, 4 wod-engraved plates, wood-engraved illustrations, Paris, 1851 bound with Delabarre (Antoine François Adolphe) Principes de l'Éthérisation, first edition, Paris, 1853 and Guide du practicien dans l'administration des vapeurs d'ether pour obtenir l'insensibilité pendant les opérations chirurgicales, first edition, Paris, privately printed, 1847 and De la gutta-percha et son application aux dentures artificielles, first edition, folding wood-engraved plates, Paris, 1852 and Pascallet (M.E., editor) Notice biographique sur M. Delabbare fils, médecin-dentiste, offprint, second edition, half-title, photographic portrait frontispiece, Paris, 1845 and 3 other works on anaesthetics and dentistry, together 7 works in 1 vol., water-staining to lower corners, some staining and spotting, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, 8vo⁂ A good association copy. Delabarre was one of the first in Europe to apply ether in dental operations. Provenance: Edmund Andrieu, dentist and co-author of a work of a work with Delabarre.

Furniture.- London Chair-Makers' (The) and Carvers' Book of Prices for Workmanship, 3 vol. in 1 including Supplement & Second Supplement, the first vol. 2 parts in 1, third edition, the rest first editions, Supplement lacking half-title, 29 engraved plates (16, 11 & 2), light soiling, Supplement a little browned and with tear to Y2, contemporary calligraphic manuscript book-label of Edmund Lane on front pastedown, contemporary half sprinkled calf, spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, slightly rubbed at edges, 4to, T.Sorrell, 1823-08-11.⁂ The first guide to prices specifically for chairmakers, featuring neoclassical designs in the style of Sheraton and Hepplewhite.

Aldus.- Boccaccio (Giovanni) Il Decamerone, collation: a-z, A-N8 O10 P-Q8 R4 S8, title and headlines in Roman type, text in italic type, woodcut printer's device to title and verso of final f., initial spaces with guide-letter, R4 blank, first 2 ff. lightly stained, occasional spotting elsewhere, 19th century dark green crushed morocco, gilt, covers with Aldine device centre-pieces, spine in compartments, g.e., [Adams B2146; Ahmanson-Murphy 214; Renouard, Alde, 95:5; EDIT 16 CNCE 6258], small 4to, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [November, 1522].⁂ The rare first Aldine edition, which Renouard calls 'Belle et très précieuse édition, fort correcte'. The edition is indeed renowned for its textual accuracy and served as the basis for the famous Giunta edition of 1527. The Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze has a copy of this work that was used by the Giunta compositors for their edition.Provenance: 'Bibliotheca del Conte Leonardo Vitetti' (engraved armorial bookplate). References: Adams B2146; Ahmanson-Murphy 214; Renouard, Alde, 95:5; EDIT 16 CNCE 6258.

NO RESERVE Dentistry.- Bunon (Robert) Essay [sic.] sur les maladies des dents, [Blake p.71; Crowley 770; G&M 3672.1; Wellcome II, p.270], Paris, [Joseph Bullot for] Briasson, Chambert, and De Hansy, 1743; Experiences et demonstrations faites à l'Hôpital de la Salpêtrière...Pour servir suite et de preuves à l'Essay [sic.] sur les maladies de dents,..., [Blake p.71; Crowley 771; Wellcome II, p.270], [Joseph Bullot for] Briasson, Chambert, and la veuve Pissot, 1746 [colophon dated 1747]; Dissertation sur un prejugé très pernicieux, concernant les maux des dents qui surviennent aux femmes grosses, [Blake p.71; Crowley 769; not in Wellcome], Paris, Chaubert, Briasson, Nully and Prault, 1741, together 3 works in 1 vol., some spotting and light browning, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments, joints split, but holding firm, spine ends and corners worn, 8vo⁂ A sammelband of all of Bunon's separately published writings: I. First edition of 'the first book incorporating specialized odontological research. Bunon investigated the genesis of ernamel hypoplasia' (G&M).II. First edition, second issue. III. Bunon's rare dissertation on the teeth of pregnant women.

Economics.- Walras (Léon) Études d'Économie Sociale (Théorie de la répartition de la richesse sociale), first edition, half-title, 3 lithographed diagrams, 1 folding, original green printed wrappers, spine browned and worn, preserved in a cloth drop-back box, [Einaudi 5970; Mattioli 3800; Walker 183], large 8vo, Lausanne & Paris, F. Rouge & F. Pichon, 1896.⁂ Walras was one of the principal founders of marginal utility theory and the first to formulate a multi-equational general equilibrium model.

Voyages.- Anson (George).- Walter (Richard, editor) A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV... compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, first edition, first issue (printed for the author), list of subscribers, 42 folding engraved maps, plates and plans, with Directions to Binder leaf at end, contemporary ink signature of John Crellius on title, a little foxed and browned, occasional soiling, one or two plates/maps torn and repaired, several a little frayed at edges (some reinforced), later bookplate and presentation notes on front endpapers (one in thanks for rescuing a child from drowning), contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, red morocco label, [Hill 1817; Sabin 101175], 4to, for the Author, by John and Paul Knapton, 1748.⁂ The first official account of Anson's circumnavigation. "This compilation has long occupied a distinguished position as a masterpiece of descriptive travel." Hill

Brown (Peter) New Illustrations of Zoology, first edition, text in English and French, 50 hand-coloured engraved plates (mostly birds), some spotting or soiling, occasional smudging to colouring, contemporary red straight-grain morocco with borders in gilt and blind, spine gilt, g.e., a little rubbed and scuffed, spine ends and corners repaired, [Anker 72; Fine Bird Books, p.62; Nissen 151], 4to, for B.White, 1776.⁂ The plates are mainly based on specimens in the natural history collections of Marmaduke Tunstall and others, with a few after drawings by the Ceylonese artist P.C. de Bevere in Java and Ceylon; Thomas Pennant assisted with the text.

Optics.- Molyneux (William) Dioptrica nova. A Treatise of Dioptricks, in Two Parts. Wherein the Various Effects and Appearances of Spherick Glasses...in Telescopes and Microscopes...are explained, first edition, imprimatur leaf at beginning, 43 folding engraved plates, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary manuscript notes to front free endpaper, a little soiling and light staining, date supplied in ink in later hand at foot of title, plate 39 misbound at p.130, plate 38 slightly soiled & browned at fold and defective at foot just affecting edge of image and plate number, contemporary marbled boards, rubbed, rebacked and recornered in calf, spine gilt, [Wing M2405], 4to, for Benj. Tooke, 1692.⁂ The first treatise on optics published in English and including Halley's famous theorem for finding the foci of lenses as an appendix.

Economics.- Verri (Pietro) Il Caffè ossia brevi e varii discorsi già distribuiti in fogli periodici, Brescia, 2 parts in1 vol., double column, titles with woodcut ornaments, part 1 printing flaw to H2, with loss of a few letters, and repaired tear to head of final f., both parts with some spotting or light foxing, contemporary vellum, split to head of upper joint, corners worn, [Einaudi 6161; Mattioli 507], small 4to, Giammaria Rizzardi, 1765-1766.⁂ First edition of this important periodcial. Includes Alessandro Verri's Sul Commercio della nobilità...) and Pietro Secchi's Aneddoto Chinese, as well as Beccaria on tariffs and smuggling, which is a contribution towards early mathematical economics.

Dickens (Charles) A Christmas Carol, first edition, Gimbel's third state, title printed in red & blue, half-title and verso of title printed in blue, 'Stave One' to head of p.1, 4 hand-coloured etched plates by & after Leech (1 torn without loss) and 4 plain woodcut vignettes by Linton after Leech, 2pp. advertisements, plates spotted and offset, occasional marginal soiling and spotting, heavier to title, yellow endpapers, ink inscription dated 1844 to front free endpaper, original first issue cloth with unbroken 'D' within wreath and minimum 14mm gap between blind border and gilt cartouche, shelf-lean, spine darkened, spine ends and corners bumped with some chipping to spine ends, light cockling, staining to upper cover, g.e., [Smith II 4], 8vo, 1843.

Castiglione (Baldassare) Il Libro del Cortegiano, second Aldine edition, collation: *4, a-o8, p6, woodcut printer's device on title and verso of otherwise blank final leaf, initial spaces with guide-letters, title and final leaf a little soiled and stained, one or two other leaves with light marginal staining, overall a good crisp and clean copy, old vellum, morocco label, lower cover soiled, spine lacking small portion at head (repaired), folio in 8s, Venice, sons of Aldus [Paulus Manutius], 1545.⁂ Second Aldine edition of a cornerstone of courtesy literature and one of the most celebrated and influential Italian 16th century texts, the perfect definition of a gentleman. Translated into most European languages, over one hundred editions appeared between the first Aldine edition (1528) and 1616. This second edition, a reprint of the first, is uncommon.Literature: Adams C931, EDIT 16 CNCE 10073; Renouard 131.4, cf. PMM 59, first edition.

Erotic poem.- [Mulgrave (John Sheffield, Earl of)] The Enjoyment, first edition, [traditionally attributed to John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester], drop-head title, contemporary manuscript correction "nor" for "for" 12 lines from the end, disbound, preserved in modern board folder, [Wing B5336A], folio, 1679.⁂ Rare erotic poem describing a night of passion which ends with the lovers lying "like Fish left gasping on the shore." There are two issues, this being the first cited by Wing, and located in 5 copies. The other issue [Wing B5336B] does not give London as the place of printing or the date.Provenance: John Brett-Smith with pencil note reading "ex Bute vol."

Australia.- White (John) Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, first edition, engraved vignette title, 65 hand-coloured etchings, tissue-guards, later engraved map dated 1802 pasted inside upper cover, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, contemporary manuscript note with Italian translation to front free endpaper, contemporary vellum, red morocco spine label with gilt lettering, large 4to, J. Debrett, 1790.⁂ John White was the principal surgeon aboard the First Fleet during its voyage from Portsmouth to Botany Bay. Commanded by Captain Arthur Phillip, the First Fleet founded a penal colony in New South Wales, the first European settlement in Australia. This contains descriptions of the voyage as well as illustrating many Australian species of flora and fauna for the first time, such as the Australian green tree frog, Litoria caerulea, also known as White's tree frog.

Americas.- Palafox Y Mendoza (Juan) Obras..de los Supremos Consejos de Indias, y Aragón, Obispo de la Puebla de los Angeles, y de Osma, Arzobispo electo de Megico, Virrey, y Capitan General de Nueva Espãna, 13 vol, in 15, engraved portrait of Palafox by Palomino after Velasquez, engraved portrait of Carlos III by Gil, further engraved portrait of Plafox by Anton Rosende, woodcut head- and tail-piece and initials, some spotting or foxing, some staining, contemporary mottled calf, some spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, [Palau 209561; Medina 4001; Sabin 58299], folio Madrid, Gabriel Ramirez, 1762.⁂ Rare large paper copy (c.342 x 234mm.). This second edition is textually more accurate and far more appealing typographically than the first edition. Palafox was the Bishop of Puebla (1640−1655), and the interim Archbishop of Mexico (1640−1642). He also held the post of the Viceroy of New Spain from 10th June, 1642 to 23rd November, 1642.

Economics.- Smith (Adam) Essays on Philosophical Subjects...[with] An Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, by Dugald Stewart, first edition, [Goldsmiths' 16218; Kress B.3037; Rothschild 1902], for T.Cadell Jun. & W. Davies, and W.Creech, Edinburgh, 1795 § Stewart (Dugald) Philosophical Essays, first edition, half-title, errata slip, advertisement leaf at end, and one or two annotations, some light foxing or browning, small ink stain to fore-edge of a few leaves, 1810, both with contemporary ink signature "Mich. Kearney" at head of title, original boards, uncut, rubbed and slightly soiled, the second with a few small worn patches, both rebacked, 4to (2)

Salacious miscellany.- Court Parrot (The). A New Miscellany in Prose and Verse, first edition, disbound, [ESTC lists 7 copies, of which one is imperfect], 8vo, Sold by J. Dormer and S. Slow, 1733.⁂ Rare 48pp. miscellany comprising 13 poems and one prose piece, beginning with The Progress of Mrs C-- Ph---s [i.e. Constantia Phillips, the most notorious courtesan of her day]. The poem, which frequently refers to her as simply "Con", a play on the French slang word for female genitalia, ends with the lines "But really is, as one may say,/ A cleaver lady in her way:/ We shall not find in forty score,/ So clean, so notable a wh--e." The prose piece, entitled The Secret History of Henrada, describes the liaison between William Congreve and Henrietta, Duchess of Marlborough.

Ireland.- Essay (An) towards a New History of the Gun-Powder Treason..., first & only edition, contemporary ink inscription "Francis Archer Frankville County Wicklow" on front free endpaper and another to head of title, a little soiled and browned, title slightly frayed at fore-edge, handsome contemporary brown morocco with elaborate gilt border and central ring of stars surrounding the letters "The Author to Mr." on front cover and "John Begg" on rear, spine gilt, g.e., rather rubbed, particularly at edges, 8vo, 1765.⁂ Reply to a sermon preached on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot in Dublin 1761 and concerning Irish Catholics and the recent risings in Munster. Variant to that listed by ESTC in that the errata are printed on the verso of the final leaf rather than pasted to a blank leaf following the title (not present here). ESTC lists 12 copies in the British Isles of which only 3 are not in Ireland, plus a further 6 copies elsewhere.

Voyages.- Bougainville (Louis-Antoine, Comte de) A Voyage round the World...in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769, translated by John Reinhold Forster, first edition in English, 5 folding engraved maps and folding engraved plate, light offsetting, some maps with short tear and creases at inner edge, Ll2 with marginal tear repaired, occasional browning to text but generally a good clean copy, modern bookplate of P.R.Sandwell, contemporary half calf, spine ruled in gilt, a little rubbed, upper joint cracked, [Hill 165; Sabin 6869], 4to, for J. Nourse...and T.Davies, 1772. ⁂ Account of the first official French circumnavigation. In 1766 Bougainville sailed from Nantes in the frigate La Boudeuse to Rio de Janeiro, then on to the Falklands and thereafter through the South Pacific. The work is noted for its descriptions of Tahiti and includes a vocabulary of the language, the first publication of any Polynesian language.

Americas.- Barrington (Hon. Daines) Miscellanies, first edition, 2 engraved maps, one folding, and 2 engraved portraits (one of the young Mozart, see below), lacking the genealogical tables, with contemporary manuscript note to p.151 concerning the origin of the turkey, browning to a few leaves and occasional water-staining to upper margins, 3O4 and 4B2 torn and defective at head (first with loss to pagination), contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, corners worn, joints split, [Hill 56; Sabin 3628], 4to, by J.Nichols, 1781.⁂ Covering a wide range of subjects but including 'Tracts on the Possibility of reaching the North Pole', 'Whether the Turkey was known before the Discovery of America', 'Account of Mozart, a very remarkable young Musician' with portrait of the young composer (the first published portrait, reprinted from Philosophical Transactions of 1770), 'History of the Gwedir family', 'Journal of a Spanish Voyage in 1775, to explore the Western Coast of N. America' with map. The latter is the first and only contemporary account in English of the first Spanish voyage into Alaskan waters. There is also much relating to Thomas Pennant.

First World War, Geographical Section, General Staff,No. 2364 Amiens Edition 2 Trench Map,War Office October 1915/Ordnance Survey 1916,70 x 85 cm