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A Royal Crown Derby Toad paperweight, limited edition 768/3,500, first quality; a Royal Crown Derby paperweight Frog (2)

A quantity of books relating to Fashion and costume previously used as reference for a theatrical and historical costumer in London during the 1950-1990s, to include a 1906 Costume, Fanciful, Historical and Theatrical by Mrs Aria, a 1912 The Heritage of Dress by Wilfred Mark Webb, a 1961 World of Costume by Angela Bradshaw with sixteen coloured plates and a 1956 first edition Costume Patterns and Designs by Max Tilke

A collection of military related costume books to include a 1965 first edition Uniforms of the Royal Navy by Hugh Evelyn with coloured plates and a 1962 Medieval Costumes, Armour and Weapons by Artia together with books relating to medals, badges and military equipment

Anon [Combe (William)], Doctor Syntax In Paris: Or, A Tour in search of the Grotesque, first edition, W. Wright, [London] 1820, viii, 318pp, 26 full-page hand-coloured caricatural plates, title-page with conforming vignette, late Victorian/early Edwardian quarter-green morocco and marbled boards, marbled endpapers en suite, gilt-embossed title and sprigs of acorn in raised banding, 4to

Anon [Papworth (John Buonarotti)], Poetical Sketches of Scarborough: Illustrated by Twenty-one Engravings of Humourous (sic) Subjects, Coloured from Original Designs, Made Upon the Spot by J. Green, and Etched by T. Rowlandson, first edition, R. Ackermann, London 1813, [vi], xvi, 215pp, full-page caricatural aquatint plates, later 20th century quarter-calf and green buckram, gilt-embossed titling to spine, 8vo

Arctic Exploration - Peary (R.E., U.S.N.), Nearest the Pole: A Narrative of the Polar Expedition of the Peary Arctic Club in the S.S. Roosevelt, 1905 - 1906, With ninety-eight illustrations by the author and two maps, Hutchinson & Co., London 1907, 20th century institutional binding of black morocco spine and buckram boards, 4to; Nicoll (M.J.), Three Voyages of a Naturalist, Being an Account of Many Little-Known Islands in Three Oceans Visited by the "Valhalla" R.Y.S., With Fifty-Six Plates, Four Sketch-Maps and Text Illustrations, second edition, Witherby & Co., London 1909, contemporary buckram as issued, 8vo; Beebe (William), The Arcturus Adventure: An Account of the New York Zoological Society's First Oceanographic Expedition, Published under the Auspices of the Zoological Society, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London , 1926, contemporary buckram as issued, 8vo, [3]

Baskerville Imprint, Sallustius (G[aius] Crispus) and Florus (L[ucius] Annæus, [Histories], first edition, John Baskerville, Birmingham 1773, pp: [ii], 317 (erroneous pagination at 199 - 204 & 226 - 229 but complete), [ii], contemporary brown tree calf boards and marbled endpapers, 20th century in-keeping spine gilt lettered, 4to

Mackenzie (Compton): Greek Memories, first edition - the suppressed edition, Cassell and Company, Limited, London 1932, h/b, d/j, 12mo & Gallipoli Memories, first edition, Cassell and Company, Limited, London 1929, h/b, d/j, 12mo, (2); Hilton (James), Good-bye Mr. Chips, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London 1934, h/b, associated ad hoc d/j, 12mo, [3]

Royal History - Provincial Imprint, Hulbert (C.), Royal Biography: or, Sketches of the Lives of Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses, Eminent for Virtue, Talent, Enterprise, or Suffering, Allied to, or Contemporary with, the Present Royal Family of Great Britain [...], presumably first and only edition, Printed and Sold by the Author, Shreswbury 1828, contemporary boards as issued, paper title label to front, 8vo; Huish (Robert), Memoirs of Her Late Royal Highness Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Wales [...] Comprising also an Historical Memoir of the House of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld, Ornamented With Interesting Engravings, Thomas Kelly, London 1818, contemporary quarter-calf and marbled boards, 8vo, [2]

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

Theology and Philosophy - The Beehiuve (sic) Of the Romifh (sic) Church, [London, probably 1632], lacking prelims and incomplete text, traces of calf spine, 12mo (faults); Swan (John), Speculum Mundi: Or A Glasse (sic) Representing the Face of the World; Shewing (sic) both it did begin and muft (sic) alfo (sic) end: The manner How, and time When, being largely examined, Wherunto is Joyned (sic) an Hexameron, or a ferious (sic) difcourfe (sic) of the caufes (sic), continuance, and qualities of things in Nature; occafioned (sic) as matter pertinent to the work done in the fix (sic) days of the Worlds (sic) creation, second edition, Roger Daniel, Printer to the Univerfitie (sic) of Cambridge, 1643, incomplete, contemporary calf, 18th century and later ink MS ownership inscriptions, inset 19th century MS account of incomplete collation to verso, square 12mo; another copy, incomplete, similar faults, 12mo; Perkins (William), A Commentarie or Exposition Upon the Five First Chapters of The Epistle to The Galatians [...], Now publifhed (sic) for the benefite (sic) of the Church, and continued with a Supplement upon the fixt (sic) Chapter, by R[alph] Cudworth, John Legate, Cambridge 1609, tear to lower-half of title-page and text incomplete, disbound, 4to; Hammond (H[enry], D.D.), A Paraphrase and Annotations Upon all the Books of the New Teftament (sic), Briefly explaining all the difficult places thereof, second edition, Printed by J. Flefher (sic) for Richard Royfton (sic) at the Angel in Ivie-lane (sic), London 1659, engraved vignette to title-page, pencil inscription to upper recto pastedown: Collated & correct, full contemporary calf binding, raised bands to spine, upper title-page with contemporaneous ink MS ownership inscription, Heir-Loom John Brymer No. 1284 stamp, Plain Armorial bookplate: William Thomas Parr Brymer: FAS, crown folio; Hammond (H[enry], D.D.), A Paraphrase and Annotations Upon the Books of the Psalms, Briefly explaining the Difficulties thereof, Printed by R. Norton, for Richard Royfton (sic), at the Angel in Ivy-Lane (sic), London 1659, engraved vignette to title-page, full contemporary calf (front cover loose), Chippendale Armorial Ferrers bookplate to front pastedown, small folio; The Book of Common Prayer: and Administration of The Sacraments: and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, With the Pfaler (sic) or Pfalmes (sic) of David, Printed by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings (sic) moft (sic) Excellent Majefty (sic): And by the Affignes (sic) of John Bill, London 1641, early 20th century papered boards, 8vo; Wilson (Tho[mas]), A Christian Dictionary, Opening The fignifications (sic) of the chiefe (sic) Words difperfed generally through Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Teftament (sic), tending to increafe (sic) Chriftian (sic) Knowledge, fifth edition, Printed by Richard Cotes, and are to be fold (sic) by William Hope, at the figne (sic) of the Unicorne (sic) in Cornhill neer (sic) the Royall (sic) Exchange, London 1648, contemporary vellum over boards, 4to; 1682 Book of Common Prayer, contemporary calf, folio, (faults); etc

Topography - Anon, The Travels of Tom Thumb Over England and Wales; Containing Descriptions of whatever is moft (sic) remarkable in feveral (sic) Counties, Interspersed with Many pleafant (sic) Adventures that happened to him perfonally (sic) during the Courfe (sic) of his Journey, first edition, R. Amey, London 1746, pp: xii, 142pp, lacking fold-out map, contemporary sheep front board only (detached), conforming spine, 12mo; Erdeswick (Sampson, Esq), A Survey of Staffordshire: Containing the Antiquities of that County, Collated with Manuscript[s] [...] Illustrative of The History and Antiquities of that County by The Reverend Thomas Harwood, B.D., F.S.A., John Nichols and Son, Westminster 1820, engraved plates of antiquarian interest, contemporary marbled boards and later buckram spine, indistinct contemporary MS ownership inscription to title-page, 8vo; Garner (Robert, F.L.S.), The Natural History of the County of Stafford; Comprising Its Geology, Zoology, Botany, and Meteorology: Also its Antiquities, Topography, Manufactures, Etc., John van Voorst, London 1844, 20th century black buckram, 8vo; Plant (Robert, F.G.S.), History of Cheadle, in Staffordshire, And Neighbouring Places, With Chapters on Croxden Abbey [...] and the Cheadle Coalfield, William Clemesha, Leek 1881, red buckram as issued, contemporary armorial bookplate: Harry Vaughan Philips, 8vo; Williams (Alfred), Sketches In and Around Lichfield and Rugeley, Comprising A Descriptive & Historical Account [...], Eggington & Brown, Lichfield and H.J. Pascoe, Rugeley, 1892, contemporary buckram as issued, book label: Library of the Dominican Fathers, Haberstock Hill, London, 12mo; Nithsdale (W.H.), In the Highlands of Staffordshire: Being a Series of Rambles around Leek (Chiefly extracted from a young lady's journal, W.H. Eaton, Leek 1906, pictorial buckram as issued, 12mo; Yorkshire, Brighton (Rev. F.), The Tale of Ipstones, 1991 reprint, blue buckram, 8vo; Bogg (Edmund), A Thousand Miles in Wharfedale and the Basin of the Wharfe: Being a Description of a Tour by a Party of Artists Along its Banks and Tributaries from Cawood to Camfell, 1892, contemporary quarter-green morocco and buckram boards, gilt lettered title to spine, marbled endpapers, 8vo; Hall (T. Walter), The Fairbanks of Sheffield, 1688 to 1848, J.W. Northend Limited, Sheffield 1932, floppy card covers, 4to, [9]

Travel - Scottish Provincial Imprint, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, Undertaken By Command of His Majefty (sic) for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke and Gore In the Years 1776, 7, 8, 9 and 80, volume I only, R. Morison, Perth 1785, engraved portrait frontispiece of Captain Cook with further nautical vignette to frontis-page, pp: iv, 8, 346, [4], contemporary quarter-calf and marbled boards, red morocco title label gilt lettered to spine, 16mo; Conder (Josiah), A Popular Description of Peru and Chile: Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, James Duncan, London [n.d., c. 1829], pp: vi, [i], 360, one fold-out engraved map, 3 steel engravings, contemporary green quarter-morocco and marbled boards, the spine lettered in gilt, 18mo; Trollope (T. Adolphus), A Summer in Brittany, edited by Frances Trollope, two-volume set, Henry Colburn, London 1840, hand-coloured lithographic title-pieces, further monochrome lithographs, contemporary bindings (faults), Bound by W. Walker, Plymouth, labelled, Pictorial Armorial bookplates: Plymouth Public Library, 8vo; Conder (Joseph), Russia, James Duncan, London 1831, lacking map, contemporary quarter-green morocco and papered boards, 18mo; Jerrold (W. Blanchard), A Brage-Beaker with the Swedes: or, Notes from the North in 1852, Illustrated with Sketches by the Author, Nathaniel Cooke, London 1854, contemporary buckram, 12mo; Mockler-Ferryman (Major A.F.), In the Northman's Land: Travel, Sport, and Folk-Lore in the Hardanger Fjord and Fjeld, With Map, Illustrations, and Appendix, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London 1896, contemporary maroon buckram, 12mo; Beattie (William, M.D.), Switzerland: Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for this Work by W.H. Bartlett, Esq., volume II only, George Virtue, London 1839, full-page steel engravings, contemporary mauve buckram, 4to; Poesies and Scenery of Axenstein on the Lake of Lucerne, J.A. Preuss, Zurich [c. 1900], floppy green covers ,12mo; Fox (Sir Frank), Switzerland, second edition, A. & C. Black, Ltd., London 1930, 8vo; Home (Gordon), France, first edition, Adam and Charles Black, London 1914, 8vo; Moore (John), A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland and Germany [...], sixth edition, volume II only, A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London 1786, contemporary calf, the spine titled in contemporaneous ink MS, 8vo; Tuker (M.A.R.) and Malleson (Hope), Rome, Painted by Alberto Pisa, third edition, A & C Black Ltd., London 1925, contemporary blue buckram, 8vo; Roberts (The Rev. Richard, B.A.), An Autumn Tour in Spain in the Year 1859, Saunders, Otley, and Co., London 1860, full-page lithographs illustrating text, contemporary blue buckram, 8vo; Customs of the World, two-volume set, [lacking prelims but text complete], early 20th century, green quarter-morocco and buckram boards, ownership book stamp: Major H. Twyford, 4to, [18]

Travel and Topography - Tombleson's Upper Rhine, Tombleson & Co., London [n.d., 1840], pp: [ii], viii, 181, indexes [iii], complete with full-page steel engravings and fold-out map to verso, contemporary quarter calf and mauve buckram boards, Plain Armorial bookplate on blue paper: Christopher Harrison, later ownership stamp, 8vo; Waterton (Charles), Wanderings in South America, The North-West of the United States, And the Antilles, In the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824, with Original Instructions for the Perfect Preservation of Birds, &c., For Cabinets of Natural History, second edition, B. Fellowes, London 1828, title-page and 2 prelims facsimile printings to complete original text, relayed contemporary calf, gilt double-fillet to boards, 20th century lettered red morocco title label, 8vo; Symonds (John Addington), Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series, two-volume set, Smith, Elder, & Co., London 1898, contemporary maroon half-morocco and marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers, ink MS presentation inscription: To Esmé from H. Ponsonby FitzGerald, Nov: 1901, subsequent Golden Age Pictorial bookplate: Esmè Mary Parker to pastedown, 8vo, [4]

Views in Greece, From Drawings by Edward Dodwell, Esq., F.S.A., &c., first edition, volumes I and II only bound as one, Rodwell and Martin, London 1821, 30 finely hand-coloured aquatint plates, sepia aquatint vignette to title-page, contemporary Regency green morocco binding (disbound & with faults), medium folioThe thirty hand-coloured plates were chosen from hundreds of drawings made by Edward Dodwell (Irish, 1767 - 1832) and his fellow artist, Simone Pomardi (1757 - 1830), during their Grecian travels. In most cases, the engravers are credited with the colouring of the plates, Abbey noting that "the plates which are engraved and coloured by Havell are outstanding." Abbey Travel 130; Blackmer 493; Brunet II:788; Colas 876; Tooley 182.Sold as a collection of water damaged and stained prints, the contents with further faults and damage, and as such not subject to return.

*Fitton (Hedley, 1859-1929). The Bell Tower, St. Etienne, Beauvais, 1910 & Tour de l'Horloge, Amboise, two etchings on laid paper, watermarked O.W.P & A.C.L, each signed in pencil, the first from the edition of 50, plate size 45.5 x 27.5 cm (18 x 10.8 ins), sheet size 59 x 45.5 cm (23.25 x 18 ins) and similar, both window-mounted (2)

*AR Lawrence (Edith Mary, 1890-1973). Houses under the Hill, circa 1925-30, linocut printed in colours on off-white japon tissue, with full margins, signed and numbered 1 from the edition of 50, and titled by the artist to top margin 'Houses under the Hill Exhibition Print', some pale discolouration, image size 23 x 33.5 cm (9.1 x 13.2 ins) sheet size 26.7 x 36.5 cm (10.5 x 14.4 ins) Rare linocut by Edith Lawrence, possibly one of those exhibited at the Redfern Gallery 'First exhibition of British lino-cuts', July 4th and 27th, 1929, (or the British linocuts exhibition at the same gallery in August 1930). The youngest daughter of the founder of Jackson's grocery store in Piccadilly, Edith attended the Slade School of Art from 1910-14, where she was a prizewinning student. After a short period in St. Ives she returned to the Slade in 1916 for further study under the Canadian born artist Percyval Tudor Hart, and began to exhibit at the Royal Academy and New English Art Club. In 1920 she met fellow artist Claude Flight, moving into Flight's studio in 1925. (1)NB: This lot may be subject to ARR ("Droit De Suite")

*Nevinson (Christopher Richard Wynne, 1889-1946). After a Push, 1918, lithograph on Antique de Luxe laid paper, from the edition of 25, signed an dated in pencil lower right, some pale discolouration to upper central portion of the sheet, with a few minor archival repairs, several short marginal tears with occasional slight loss to blank outer edges, image size 33.5 x 43.5cm (13.2 17.2ins), sheet size 39.5 x 51.5 cm (15.5 x 20.25 ins), mounted Black 27. Provenance: Major Charles Fair DSO (1885-1950) and Marjorie Fair, purchased from the Leicester Galleries in March 1918, shortly after the couples wedding on 18 September 1917. Having enlisted on 10 August 1914 Charles Fair was commissioned in the 19th London Regiment, and saw significant action during the Battle of the Somme at High Wood, Le Transloy Ridge and Bourlon Wood. This very rare lithograph was first exhibited at Nevinsons second exhibition at the Leicester Galleries in March 1918, entitled War Pictures by Nevinson Official War Artist on the Western Front. Only one other impression of this ten has appeared at auction in the last 10 years (Christies South Kensington, 4 December 2014, lot 107). (1)

*Smith (Percy J. D., 1882-1948). A sketchbook of pencil drawings, approximately 50 pages, each with numerous pencil sketches, including studies of anatomy and bone structure, drapery and figure studies, animal drawings, etc., a few additional leaves loosely inserted, together with several autograph letters signed from Percy Smith to his wife Marion (Ellen Marion Delf-Smith, 1883-1980), one containing a small sketch, plus a thin notebook with manuscript title label on upper wrapper 'P.J.S. Notes 1938. (27 Rudall Crescent, Hampstead, N.W.3)', and a copy of The First Edition Club Opening Speech by Mr. Holbrook Jackson at An Exhibition of Percy Smith's Typographical Work, original printed wrappers, one of 500 copies, plus an apparently unrelated small album of original drawings, some signed M.L. Burnell Etcher and letterer Percy Smith trained at the Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts. He served in WWI, taking his sketchbook with him. He was arrested twice for his propensity to draw, on the suspicion that he was a spy. However, after he was proved to be innocent, he was asked to draw the stages of assembly of a huge howitzer gun. His famous 'Dance of Death' series of seven etchings show the futility of war. The letters from Percy Smith to Marion, written in the 1940s, are in the chatty and informal style one might expect from husband to wife and cover a range of topics, including description of a portrait in progress of Lieutenant Gunz, talk of air raids, information about the weather and the garden 'the rain has "picked up" the lettices [sic] astonishingly', amusing anecdotes about Tittles (presumably a cat), health issues, description of a Rembrandt 'all the near paintings nearby looked so "thin" in comparison so shallow', and mention of a visit to Sir Edwin Cooper. (2)

Sweet WIlliam by Richmal Crompton second impression first cheap edition

Torrentino. Moreni Domenico. Annali della tipografia fiorentina di Lorenzo Torrentino. Firenze: presso Niccolò Carli, 1811.In-8° (mm 215x141). Pagine XL, 240. Esemplare in barbe, alcune carte uniformemente brunite, diffuse fioriture, piccoli aloni marginali. Tracce di polvere al margine esterno, e in particolare al frontespizio, che presenta una piccolissima mancanza all'angolo superiore bianco. Brossura più tarda in carta azzurra; titolo annotato in lapis al dorso, da mano moderna.La rara prima edizione degli annali delle oltre 260 edizioni prodotte dalla stamperia fondata a Firenze da Lorenzo Torrentino, tipografo di origine fiamminga, che fu attivo come stampatore ducale dal 1546 al 1554 circa. Il repertorio fu compilato dall'abate Domenico Moreni (1763-1835), il cui nome appare in calce alla epistola dedicatoria.8° (215x141 mm). XL, 240 pages. Uncut copy, a few leaves uniformly browned, foxing throughout, small marginal spots. Outer margin rather dusted. Title-page slightly soiled, insignificant loss to its upper blank corner. Late wrappers in blue paper; spine with pencilled title, in a modern hand. The first edition of the annals of the printing press established in Florence by Lorenzo Torrentino, originating from Gemert (Northern Brabant, the Netherlands), who was active as a ducal printer from 1546 to ca. 1554, publishing over 260 editions. The bibliography was compiled by abbot Domenico Moreni (1763-1835), who signed the dedicatory epistle.

Biblioteca Capponiana. Catalogo della libreria Capponi o sia de' libri italiani del fù marchese Alessandro Gregorio Capponi... con annotazioni in diversi luoghi, e coll'appendice de' libri latini, delle miscellanee, e dei manoscritti in fine. In Roma: appresso il Bernabò e Lazzarini, 1747.In-4° (mm 263x198). Pagine XII, 476. Frontespizio in rosso e nero, con vignetta calcografica illustrante la sala della biblioteca del marchese Capponi, con l'iscrizione 'Medicina animis'. Iniziali decorate xilografiche. Esemplare in barbe, stampato su carta forte. Fioriture, qualche alone (più marcato alla carta di occhietto), bruniti i margini di alcune carte. Legatura coeva in cartonato, con cuciture dei nervi passanti. Titolo, data di stampa e fregio in inchiostro bruno al dorso. Piatti rinforzati all'interno da strisce in carta moderna, parziale distacco del piatto anteriore; qualche macchia, tracce di polvere. Al contropiatto anteriore annotazione bibliografica di mano del tardo Settecento, riguardante i compilatori del catalogo. Prima edizione del catalogo a stampa dell'ampia e preziosa collezione del marchese Alessandro Gregorio Capponi (1683-1746), destinata alla sua morte alla Biblioteca Vaticana. Capponi fu il primo collezionista a rivolgere la propria attenzione esclusivamente alla letteratura italiana, raccogliendo edizioni di estrema rarità, alcune delle quali sono oggi in copia unica. Il catalogo del 1747 rappresentò, pertanto, uno strumento prezioso per le successive bibliografie dedicate sia alla produzione in lingua italiana sia alla storia della antica tipografia. La pubblicazione fu curata dal canonico regolare Alessandro Berti (1686-1752) e dall'allora prefetto della Biblioteca Angelica Domenico Giorgi (1690-1747), rielaborando descrizioni già redatte dallo stesso marchese Capponi. In appendice fu posta una sezione comprendente Libri latini e di altre lingue le miscellanee e i manoscritti.4° (263x198 m). XII, 476 pages. Title-page in red and black, with an engraved vignette portraying the hall of Capponi's library and bearing the inscription 'Medicina animis'. Woodcut decorated initials. Uncut copy, printed on strong paper. Some foxing, a few spots (more prominent on the half-title), the margins of some leaves browned. Contemporary cardboards, with running stitches. Smooth spine, with inked title and publication date. Hinges reinforced with modern paper strips, the upper cover partially detached; a few stains, and traces of dust. Late 18th-century bibliographical note on the front pastedown. First edition of the catalogue of the highly remarkable library assembled by Marquis Alessandro Gregorio Capponi (1683-1746), bequeathed at his death to the Biblioteca Vaticana. Capponi was the first to collect mainly early Italian literature. The catalogue was compiled by Alessandro Berti (1686-1752), and supplemented with learned notes by Domenico Giorgi (1690-1747), the prefect of the Biblioteca Angelica in Rome. The appendix contains the section Libri latini e di altre lingue le miscellanee e i manoscritti.

Torrentino. Moreni Domenico. Annali della tipografia fiorentina di Lorenzo Torrentino impressore ducale. Edizione seconda corretta, e aumentata. In Firenze: per Francesco Daddi, 1819.In-8° (mm 210x135). Pagine LXXXVI, 427, [1], mancante della carta bianca χ6/4. Arrossature, qualche carta lievemente brunita. Legatura coeva in pergamena su cartone, titoli in oro su doppio tassello al dorso. Lavori di tarlo al piatto posteriore. Al contropiatto anteriore vari numeri manoscritti e antica etichetta cartacea azzurra con nota manoscritta 'Nel Catalogo Silvestri i presenti annali...'.La più ampia edizione di questa celebre ed indispensabile bibliografia, stampata per la prima volta nel 1811 (vedi lotto precedente) e dedicata al prefetto della Biblioteca Marciana Jacopo Morelli. Imprescindibile punto di riferimento bibliografico resta anche un'altra opera di Moreni, la Bibliografia storico-ragionata della Toscana (Firenze 1805). Ricerche e ampliamenti degli Annali di Torrentino sono conservati manoscritti nei fondi della Biblioteca Moreniana. Graesse IV, 606. 8° (210x135 mm). LXXXVI, 427, [1] pages, wanting the blank χ6/4. Foxing, a few papers slightly browned. Contemporary vellum over pasteboards, gilt titles on double lettering-piece to the spine. Wormholes to the rear cover. To the upper pastedown handwritten numbers and early light blue paper label with handwritten note 'Nel Catalogo Silvestri i presenti annali...'.The enlarged edition of this famous and authoritative bibliography, printed for the first time in 1811 (see previous lot) and dedicated to the prefect of the Marciana Library Jacopo Morelli. Moreni is also the author of another important bibliography, the one devoted to Tuscany (Florence 1805). Moreni's preparatory work for a new edition of his Torrentino's Annali are preserved in the Biblioteca Moreniana. Graesse IV, 606.

Aldo Manuzio. Burgassi Antonino Cesare. Serie dell'edizioni aldine per ordine cronologico ed alfabetico. Pisa: presso Luigi Raffaelli, 1790.In-8° (mm 163x101). Pagine 286, [2]. Vignetta xilografica al frontespizio. Lievi gore marginali, una più intensa al frontespizio. Cartonato coevo coperto da carta caillouté. Note di appartenenza manoscritte al contropiatto e alla carta di guardia anteriore, tra le quali 'avuto in dono dal Degn.mo sig, Iacopo Tolomei Gucci il 6 ottobre 1804'. Al frontespizio timbro del conte Francesco Rilli Orsini; annotazioni manoscritte lungo il testo.Uno straordinario esemplare, di illustre provenienza, della già assai rara prima edizione della prima bibliografia aldina del Burgassi. L'indicazione dei prezzi in lire e in paoli annotata dal conte Francesco Rilli Orsini, il celebre bibliofilo che donò il suo immenso patrimonio librario alla Biblioteca di Poppi, ora Biblioteca Rilliana, impreziosisce il volume.8° (163x101 mm). 286, [2] pages. Woodcut vignette to the title-page. Slightly waterstained, more prominent to the title-page. Contemporary marbled cardboards. Ownership inscriptions on the front pastedown and flyleaf, among others 'avuto in dono dal Degn.mo sig, Iacopo Tolomei Gucci il 6 ottobre 1804'. Stamp of Count Francesco Rilli Orsini on the title-pag. Some marginal annotations.A fine copy, with distinguished provenance, of the exceedingly rare first edition of the first Aldine bibliography ever printed. As an interesting feature the volume bears price notices written on the margins by Francesco Rilli Orsini, the renowned bibliophile who bequeathed his extensive collection to the library of the Tuscan city of Poppi, now named Biblioteca Rilliana.

Aldo Manuzio. Burgassi Antonino Cesare. Serie dell'edizioni aldine per ordine cronologico ed alfabetico. Seconda edizione. Padova: presso Pietro Brandolese, 1790. (LEGATO CON:) Fattori Sante. Appendice alla serie dell'edizioni aldine ristampata in Padova l'anno 1790. Padova: presso Pietro Brandolese, 1803.Due opere in un volume in-8° (mm 172x95). Pagine [8], 182, [2]; VIII, 112. Bell'esemplare in barbe, lievi fioriture. Legatura in mezza pergamena con titolo manoscritto al dorso.Seconda edizione della prima bibliografia della tipografia aldina, impressa nel medesimo anno della prima ed eccezionalmente legata con il rarissimo Appendice, conosciuto solo nella presente edizione.Aldo Manuzio. Burgassi Antonino Cesare. Serie dell'edizioni aldine per ordine cronologico ed alfabetico. Seconda edizione. Padova: presso Pietro Brandolese, 1790. (BOUND WITH:) Fattori Sante. Appendice alla serie dell'edizioni aldine ristampata in Padova l'anno 1790. Padova: presso Pietro Brandolese, 1803.Two works in one volume, 8° (172x95 mm). I. [8], 182, [2] pages. II. VIII, 112 pages. Uncut copy, in very good condition, slightly foxed in places. Half-cloth, spine with inked title.The second edition of the first bibliography of the books issued from Manuzio's celebrated printing house. This edition appeared likewise in 1790, and is exceptionally bound with the exceedingly rare Appendix compiled Sante Fattori, which was never reprinted.

Cicognara Leopoldo. Memorie spettanti alla storia della calcografia. Prato: per i frat. Giachetti, 1831.In-8° (mm 215x135). Pagine 262. Senza le tavole. Fregio al frontespizio. Lievi arrossature. Legatura coeva in mezza pelle, carta marmorizzata ai piatti, titoli in oro su tassello in marocchino rosso al dorso. Leggere abrasioni ai piatti e lungo le cerniere.Prima e unica edizione di questo scritto dedicato ai nielli, di cui il Cicognara aveva un'importante raccolta, alle carte da gioco e alla litografia: in appendice si trova una sezione sull'oreficeria. 8° (mm 215x135). 262 pages. Wanting the plates. Ornament to the title-page. Light foxing. Contemporary half-leather, marbled covers, gilt title on morocco lettering-piece to the spine. Covers slightly worn and damaged joints.First and only edition of this work dedicated to niellos (of which Cicognara owned an important collection), playing cards and lithography. The appendix includes a section devoted to the jewellery-making.

Essling Victor Massena Prince (d'). Les livres a figures venitiens de la fin du XV siecle et du commencement du XVI... Tome Premiere [-Troisième partie]. Florence: Librairie Leo S. Olschki; Paris: Librairie Henri Leclerc, 1907-1914.Un'opera in 6 volumi (mm 390x285). Frontespizi in rosso e nero, in elaborata cornice xilografica. I volumi comprendono un totale di oltre 2.000 vignette e illustrazioni a piena pagina nel testo, e 74 tavole in fotoincisione hors texte (alcune con colorazione a mano), corredate di didascalia impressa sulla velina di protezione, e stampate a mano da H. Navilles-Banos. Iniziali xilografiche su fondo nero. Esemplare in eccellente stato di conservazione, impresso su carta forte. Legatura uniforme in mezzo marocchino rosso con angoli. Dorso con titoli, numero del volume, e data di pubblicazione in oro. Piatti in carta marmorizzata. Contropiatti e sguardie in carta marmorizzata. In barbe, taglio superiore dorato. Eccezionalmente conservata all'interno di ogni volume la brossura editoriale illustrata originale, completa di dorso, illustrato con quattro vignette xilografiche; il titolo alla copertina anteriore stampato in rosso e nero, e inquadrato in cornice xilografica identica a quella impressa ai frontespizi; insegna della Repubblica di Venezia, acquarellata a mano. Qualche piccolo alone e tracce di polvere alle brossure. Esemplare nr. 158 di una tiratura di 300 copie numerateEsemplare in tiratura di pregio - stampata in sole 300 copie, e di cui sono qui conservate le brossure originali - della prima edizione della bibliografia magistralmente allestita da uno dei più celebri studiosi del libro illustrato italiano, e veneziano in particolare: il principe Victor Masséna d'Essling (1836-1910). Un'opera indispensabile che ha posto d'onore negli scaffali delle biblioteche, degli antiquari, dei collezionisti. Essling stesso fu un grande e raffinato collezionista di libri illustrati, e la sua raccolta fu in gran parte acquisita da Vittorio Cini (vedi lotto 14), ed è oggi conservata presso la Fondazione Cini di Venezia. I volumi furono impressi con eccezionale cura nella tipografia parigina Typographie de Frazier-Soye di Alexandre Brande, su carta fabbricata a mano du Marais. "Prince d'Essling, grandson of Andrea Masséna, Napoleon's ablest marshal, and son of a passionate book collector, Prince François-Victor, assembled a vast collection of early Venetian woodcut books which served as the basis for his bibliography of Venetian illustrated books 1450-1525 (preceded by the description of a xylographic book and followed by a summary list of some noteworthy later volumes). It is the most exhaustive bibliographical study of illustrated books of any place, country, or period hitherto published and set new standards for descriptions." (B.H. Breslauer - R. Folter, Bibliography, its History and Development, New York 1984, no. 144, pp. 186-187). La bibliografia di Essling fu esposta nel 1981 presso il Grolier Club di New York, in occasione della mostra "2000 Years of Bibliography".One work in 6 volumes (390x285 mm). Title-pages in red and black, within an elaborate woodcut border. The six volumes include over 2,000 vignettes and full-page illustrations in the text; 74 plates hors texte (some coloured) hand-printed by H. Navilles-Banos, each protected by tissue paper bearing a printed caption. Woodcut initials on black ground. Exceptional deluxe copy, printed on strong paper. Uniformly bound in red half-morocco, marbled covers. Spines with title, volume numbering, and date of publication lettered. Marbled pastedowns and flyleaves. Head-edge gilt, the others uncut. Original publisher's illustrated wrappers preserved inside, including the spines illustrated with four woodcut vignettes; title in red and black on each upper wrapper, within elaborate woodcut border, and hand-coloured arms of the Republic of Venice. Wrappers slightly dusted and spotted. This is no. 158 of a limited edition of 300 numbered copies.Deluxe copy - complete with the original publisher's wrappers - of the first edition of the bibliography compiled by the outstanding scholar Victor Masséna Prince d'Essling (1836-1910). A fundamental work which has a place of honour in the shelves of libraries, antiquarian bookshops, and private collections. Essling himself was a great and refined collector of illustrated books: his collection was mostly acquired by Vittorio Cini (see lot 14), and is now preserved in the Fondazione Cini at Venice. The deluxe issue - one of the most luxurious bibliographies ever appeared, and printed in a limited edition of only 300 copies - was finely printed by Alexandre Brande on hand-made paper du Marais. A copy of Essling's Les livres à figures vénitiens was displayed in 1981 at the Grolier Club's exhibition "2000 Years of Bibliography". "Prince d'Essling, grandson of Andrea Masséna, Napoleon's ablest marshal, and son of a passionate book collector, Prince François-Victor, assembled a vast collection of early Venetian woodcut books which served as the basis for his bibliography of Venetian illustrated books 1450-1525 (preceded by the description of a xylographic book and followed by a summary list of some noteworthy later volumes). It is the most exhaustive bibliographical study of illustrated books of any place, country, or period hitherto published and set new standards for descriptions" (B.H. Breslauer - R. Folter, Bibliography, its History and Development, New York 1984, no. 144, pp. 186-187).

Ferrario Giulio. Storia ed analisi degli antichi romanzi di cavalleria e dei poemi romanzeschi d'Italia con dissertazioni sull'origine, sugl'istituti, sulle cerimonie de' cavalieri... Volume primo [- quarto]. Milano: dalla tipografia dell'autore, Contrada del Bocchetto N° 2465, 1828.Un'opera in 4 volumi, in-8° (mm 227x150). I. Pagine XVI, 332, [2]. 9 tavole all'acquatinta. II. Pagine 382, [2]. 25 tavole all'acquatinta, alcune su doppia pagina; 3 tavole genealogiche ripiegate. III. Pagine VIII, 430, [2]. IV. Pagine VII, [1], 304. Ognuna delle tavole a corredo dei primi due volumi è protetta da velina con didascalia a stampa. Illustrazioni nel testo. Buon esemplare in barbe, il quarto volume intonso. Diffuse fioriture, aloni marginali, qualche piccola macchia. Brossure editoriali originali avana, titolo stampato in nero in cornice a motivo a greca. Qualche alone e piccola macchia; marcatamente brunita e macchiata la brossura del quarto volume. La prima edizione di questo vasto trattato dedicato dal bibliotecario di Brera Giulio Ferrario (1767-1847) alla letteratura cavalleresca, riccamente illustrato con tavole incise dal bassanese Angelo Biasoli, su disegno di importanti artisti quali Francesco Hayez, Pelagio Palagi, Alessandro Sanquirico, Angelo Monticelli, Luigi Sabatelli, Gallo Gallina, Paolo Landriani, e Giuseppe Bramati. Il quarto volume comprende una appendice di carattere bibliografico al quarto volume - la Bibliografia dei romanzi e poemi romanzeschi d'Italia appendice all'opera del dottore Giulio Ferrario - è dovuta a Gaetano Melzi (1786-1851).One work in 4 volumes, 8° (227x150 mm). I. XVI, 332, [2] pages. 9 aquatints. II. 382, [2]. 25 aquatints, some of which on double page; 3 genealogical folded plates. III. VIII, 430, [2] pages. IV. VII, [1], 304 pages. The plates in both volumes protected by tissue paper, bearing printed captions. Illustrations in the text. Uncut copy, the fourth volume unopened. Foxing throughout, marginal spots, some small stains. Publisher's wrappers, title stamped in black on front wrapper, within border. A few spots and minor stains; the wrappers of the fourth volume heavier browned and stained. First edition of this treatise by the Brera librarian Giulio Ferrario (1767-1847), which deals with chivalric literature, finely illustrated with plates engraved Angelo Biasoli, after important artists such as Francesco Hayez, Pelagio Palagi, Alessandro Sanquirico, Angelo Monticelli, Luigi Sabatelli, Gallo Gallina, Paolo Landriani, and Giuseppe Bramati. The fourth volume contains, as an appendix, the la Bibliografia dei romanzi e poemi romanzeschi d'Italia appendice all'opera of the dottore Giulio Ferrario, compiled by Gaetano Melzi (1786-1851).

Giunta. Bandini Angelo Maria. De florentina Iuntarum typographia eiusque censoribus ex qua Graeci, Latini,Tusci scriptores ope codicum manuscriptorum a viris clarissimis pristinae integritati restituti in lucem prodierunt. Accedunt excerpta uberrima praefationum libris singulis praemissarum auctore... Pars I-[II]. Lucae : Typis Francisci Bonsignori, 1791.Due parti in un volume in-8° (mm 205x130). I. Pagine [2], XLIV, 144. con [1] tabella ripiegata; II. [4], 281, [1]. Le due parti sono legate invertite, tranne che per il frontespizio. Qualche arrossatura, lievemente brunito. Legatura coeva in pelle, titoli in oro su tassello al dorso, tagli spruzzati in rosso. Abrasioni. Al contropiatto anteriore ex libris in rosso e nero del cardinale Jean-Siffrein Maury (1746-1817).La prima bibliografia delle edizioni stampate dalla celebre dinastia di tipografi Giunta.Two parts in one volume, 8° (205x130 mm). I. [2], XLIV, 144 pages. One folded diagram. II. [4], 281, [1] pages. The copy is complete: the pages 1-281 of Part II (including the Annales) are bound after the preliminary Index numbered in Roman figures, while the pages 1-144 of Part I are bound after the title-page of Part II. Copy slightly browned, a fe foxing. Contemporary mottled calf. Smooth spine divided into compartments by gilt fillets, title in gold on lettering-piece. Edges speckled red. Board edges, corners and extremities of spine somewhat abraded. Large engraved armorial ex libris in red and black of Cardinal Jean-Siffrein Maury (1746-1817).The first edition of the first bibliography of the editions issued from the celebrated Florentine printing house run by the Giunta dinasty, compiled by Angelo Maria Bandini, at the time prefect of the libraries Laurenziana and Magliabechiana.

Barbosa Agostinho. Collectanea Bullarii, aliarumue summorum pontificum constitutionum, necnon praecipuarum decisionum, quae ab apostolica Sede, et sacris congregationibus S.R.E. cardinalium Romae celebratis vsque ad annum 1633 emanarunt...Lugduni: sumptibus Laurentii Durand, 1634. In-4° (mm 240x160). Pagine [20], 691, [1]. Frontespizio in rosso e nero, con grande marca tipografica. Vignetta incisa con stemma del dedicatario alla carta ã2r. Iniziali decorate e iniziali xilografiche. Buon esemplare, carte uniformemente brunite. Diffuse fioriture, numerosi aloni marginali, alcune pallide gore; sporadiche tracce d'uso. Legatura coeva in pergamena floscia, fori per bindelle al lato lungo dei piatti. Dorso liscio, con titolo vergato longitudinalmente da mano coeva, tracce di più recente tassello cartaceo con nome dell'autore e data di stampa. Alcune piccole macchie ai piatti, cerniera anteriore interna allentata, con parziale distacco. Una antica mano ha annotato, al piatto anteriore, alcune operazioni aritmetiche.La prima edizione dell'apprezzata silloge curata dal canonista portoghese Barbosa (1590-1649), minuziosa rassegna di bolle e altri atti emanati, fino al 1633, sia dai pontefici sia dalle diverse congregazioni della Curia romana. Altrettanto minuzioso l'indice delle parole chiave - intitolato 'Collectanea Bullarii... Series Titulorum'- che è stato allestito dal più recente possessore del volume - il bibliofilo di cui si presenta in questa occasione la collezione - e annotato manoscritto, in penna blu e rossa, in un fascicolo che si allega all'esemplare.4° (240x160 mm). [20], 691, [1] pages. Title-page in red and black, with large printer's device. Engraved vignette con coat of arms of dedicatee on fol. ã2r. Woodcut decorated initials. A good copy, uniformly browned. Foxing throughout, marginal spots, a few pale waterstains; traces of use in places. Contemporary limp vellum, holes for ties at the fore-edges. Smooth spine, with inked title, traces of a later paper label with author's name and imprint. A few small stains to the covers, front hinge rather loose. Some arithmetical operations written in early hand on the upper cover.First edition of the esteemed Collectanea Bullarii edited by the Portuguese canonist Barbosa (1590-1649), a painstaking collection of bulls and other acts issued, until 1633, by Popes and various congregations of the Roman Curia. Likewise painstaking the index of keywords - entitled 'Collectanea Bullarii... Series Titulorum'- which was compiled by the owner of the 'Bibliotheca Bibliographica' offered in the present sale - and written, in blue and red pen, on a paper quire which is inserted loose in the volume.

Incisioni/Engravings. Marsand Antonio. Il fiore dell'arte dell'intaglio nelle stampe con singolare studio raccolte dal signor Luigi Gaudio. In Padova: dalla Tipografia della Minerva, 1823.In-folio (mm 312x230). Pagine [8], XIII, [3], 102, [2]. Vignetta incisa al frontespizio. Esemplare in barbe, privo delle 10 tavole incise da Luigi Rados. Qualche leggera fioritura, tracce d'uso, piccole macchie ai margini bianchi. Legatura ottocentesca in mezzo cartonato blu con angoli. Dorso liscio. Macchie, aloni e gore ai piatti; angoli e labbri dei piatti abrasi, con alcune mancanze. Mende al dorso, in corrispondenza di entrambe le cuffie. Fessurata la cerniera posteriore. Prima e rara edizione di questo catalogo basato sulla ricca raccolta di incisioni in possesso del nobile padovano Luigi Gaudio, finemente impressa dalla Tipografia della Minerva in una tiratura di soli 120 esemplari. Il nome dell'autore, Antonio Marsand (1765-1842), è impresso in calce alla lettera dedicatoria allo stesso Gaudio. Ogni incisione presentata, e scelta a rappresentare le diverse scuole, è illustrata da Marsand con erudite note, che gli valsero l'ammissione nella prestigiosa Accademia romana di San Luca. Folio (312x230 mm). [8], XIII, [3], 102, [2] pages. Engraved vignette to the title-page. Uncut copy, lacking the 10 plates engraved by Luigi Rados. A few foxing, some fingermarks, small stains to the blank margins. 19-century half-cardboards. Smooth spine. Stains, spots, and waterstains to the covers; board edges and corners worn. Extremities of spine slightly damaged; the rear joint cracked. First and rare edition of this treatise, mainly based on the rich collection of engravings assembled by the Paduan nobleman Luigi Gaudio, and finely printed by the printed press La Minerva in a limited edition of only 120 copy. The author, Antonio Marsand (1765-1842), signed the preliminary address to Gaudio. Each engraving included as representative of an artistic schools carefully described, and supplemente with Marsand's lenghty and learned notes.

Index librorum prohibitorum cum regulis confectis... Instructione adiecta, De exequenda prohibitionis, deque sincere emendandi, & imprimendi Libros ratione. Bassani: Apud Jo: Antonium Remondinum, [metà del XVIII secolo].In-8° (mm 161x102). Pagine [2], 72. Le pagine 22-72 su due colonne. Esemplare in buon stato di conservazione, carte uniformemente brunite. Piccole macchie di antico inchiostro al frontespizio. Gore e aloni, più marcati all'ultimo fascicolo; piccolo restauro all'angolo inferiore esterno, con perdita di qualche lettera. Legatura moderna in mezza pergamena, piatti ricoperti con carta decorata coeva; contropiatti e sguardie rinnovati. Qualche macchia ai piatti, angoli leggermente abrasi. Nota di possesso e prove di penna di mano settecentesca al verso del frontespizio, 'Francesco da mano da mè'.Rarissima edizione, priva di indicazione della data di stampa, pubblicata a Bassano del Grappa dalla celebre tipografia della famiglia Remondini. La lista delle condanne librarie è preceduta, secondo il modello in uso fin dalla fine del Cinquecento, dalle bolle emanate dai pontefici Pio IV e Clemente VIII, nonché dalle regole stabilite dai padri conciliari per la proibizione e l'espurgazione dei libri, edite per la prima volta a corredo dell'Indice Tridentino del 1564. 8° (161x102 mm). [2], 72 pages. Pages 22-72 printed in two columns. A good copy, leaves uniformly browned. Small ink stains to the title-page; waterstaining and spotting, more prominento to the last quires; the outer lower corner of the last leaf restored, with loss of a few letters. Modern one half-vellum, boards covered with decorated paper. Smooth spine, pastedowns and flyleaves renewed. A few stains to the covers, corners slightly worn. 18th-century ownership inscription and pen trails on the verso of the title-page, 'Francesco da mano da mè'. An undated, and very rare 18th-century edition of the Roman Index librorum prohibitorum, published by the famous printing press run by Remondini family of Bassano del Grappa. As usual, the list of prohibitions is introduced by the bulls issued by Pius IV and Clemens VIII in 1564 and 1595 respectively, and the rules established by the Council fathers of Trent in matter of prohibition and expurgation, first published in 1564. The Bassanese publishers had close relations to ecclesiastical authority, and the press was frequently used "as a weapon in the defence of orthodoxy" (P. Delpiano, Church and Censorship in Eighteenth-Century Italy, London 2018).

Index Librorum Prohibitorum Sanctissimi Domini Nostri Benedicti XIV Pontificis Maximi. Romae: Ex Typographia Rev. Camerae Apostolicae, 1758.In-8° (mm 169x105). Pagine lvi, 320. Bella antiporta incisa. Vignetta incisa al frontespizio. Capilettera e testatine incisi. Gora al margine superiore del volume, qualche fioritura, carte increspate. Legatura coeva in pergamena su piatti in cartone, titolo manoscritto al dorso. Lievi macchie di inchiostro ai piatti. Annotazione manoscritta al contropiatto anteriore. Tiratura in-8° della storica prima edizione del nuovo indice del 1758, ovvero il più grande rinnovamento dell'Index librorum dai tempi del Concilio tridentino. Precede l'indice la bolla di papa Benedetto XIV con la quale si predispone la riforma della Congregazione dell'Indice. La presente revisione stabilì la scelta di un nuovo ordinamento alfabetico, la correzione degli errori e delle incongruenze e l'eliminazione di proibizioni ormai obsolete. Venne inoltre soppresso il divieto di lettura della Bibbia nelle lingue nazionali. 8° (169x105 mm). lvi, 320 pages. Fine engraved frontispiece, engraved vignette on the title-page. Engraved initials and headpieces. The upper margin of leaves waterstained, some foxing. Contemporary vellum over pasteboards, smooth spine with inked title. Edges speckled red. Light ink stains to the covers. A manuscript note on the front pastedown. Issue in 8° size of the celebrated first edition of the Index of 1758, published after the reform of Roman censorship decreed by Pope Benedict XIV, and the revision of the Tridentine rules governing printing and reading. Numerous errors and inconsistencies were corrected, and more significantly many prohibitions were deleted, such as the general ban concerning the Bible translations into vernacular languages.

Index Librorum Prohibitorum. Lotto di 5 edizioni ottocentesche dell'Index. 1821-1853.ll lotto comprende:Index Librorum Prohibitorum sanctissimi domini nostri Pii Septimi Pontifici Maximi. Jussu editus. Neapoli: Ex Tipographia Xaveri Jordani, 1821. Bella antiporta incisa. Gore e aloni per tutto il volume. Privo di legatura, il primo fascicolo staccato.Index Librorum Prohibitorum sanctissimi domini nostri Gregorii XVI Pontifici Maximi. Jussu editus Romae 1841. Modoetiae: Ex Typographia Instituti Paulinorum , 1850-1865. Antiporta incisa. Incisione al frontespizio. Buon esemplare, lievi bruniture. Brossura editoriale. L'edizione contiene 5 Appendices che includono i titoli dei libri condannati tra il 1861 e il 1865. SI AGGIUNGE: diversa tiratura dell'edizione del 1850, corredata di Appendici per gli anni 1853-1860. Pagine 357, [1], [16]. Antiporta montata su braghetta cartacea, macchie di inchiostro, bruniture e aloni. Legatura in mezza pergamena con angoli, piatti marmorizzati. Nota di possesso alle prime due carte.L'indice del 1850 contiene la proibizione delle Operette morali di Giacomo Leopardi.Index Librorum Prohibitorum SS. domini nostri Gregorii XVI Pontifici Maximi. Jussu editus Romae 1841. Monteregali: Excudebat Petrus Rossi Impressor Episcopalis, 1852. Percallina editoriale. Lievi bruniture, abrasioni. Primo aggiornamento dell'indice emanato da papa Pio IX.Index Librorum Prohibitorum Sanctissimi domini nostri Gregorii XVI Pontifici Maximi. Editio novissima. Neapoli, Prostat apud Josephum Dura, 1853. Legatura in mezzo marocchino nocciola, piatti in percallina blu. Lievi arrossature, abrasioni alle estremità dei piatti.In-4° (mm 172x11). Pagine XXIV, 639, [5]. Vignetta incisa al frontespizio. Capilettera, testatine e finalini xilografici. Buon esemplare, lievi aloni. Legatura coeva in pergamena su piatti in cartone, titolo manoscritto al dorso. Tagli spruzzati in rosso. Qualche screpolatura alle estremità. Nota manoscritta al frontespizio 'Ad Bibliotheca Petri Carpineti'. Timbro nobiliare al recto della carta di guardia anteriore. Aggiornamento emanato sotto Benedetto XIV, prima della riforma della censura romana del 1758. Viene qui condannata l'opera Dell'impiego del denaro di Scipione Maffei.Index Librorum Prohibitorum. Lot of 5 19th-century editions of the Index. The lot includes:Index Librorum Prohibitorum sanctissimi domini nostri Pii Septimi Pontifici Maximi. Jussu editus. Neapoli: Ex Tipographia Xaveri Jordani, 1821. Engraved frontispiece. Waterstained and spotted throughout. Unbound, the first quire detached. Index Librorum Prohibitorum sanctissimi domini nostri Gregorii XVI Pontifici Maximi. Jussu editus Romae 1841. Modoetiae: Ex Typographia Instituti Paulinorum, 1850-1865. Engraved frontispiece, vignette on the title-page. A good copy, slightly browned. Publisher's wrappers. The edition contains five Appendices, including the entries of books condemned between 1861 and 1865. ADDING: a different issue of the 1850 edition, supplemented with Appendices for the years 1853-1860. The engraved frontispiece mounted on paper slip, ink stains, browning, and numerous spots. Contemporary half-vellum, marbled covers. Ownership inscription on the recto of the first two leaves. The Index of 1850 contains the prohibition of the Operette morali by Giacomo Leopardi. Index Librorum Prohibitorum SS. domini nostri Gregorii XVI Pontifici Maximi. Jussu editus Romae 1841. Monteregali: Excudebat Petrus Rossi Impressor Episcopalis, 1852. Publisher's cloth, somewhat stained and discoloured.Index Librorum Prohibitorum Sanctissimi domini nostri Gregorii XVI Pontifici Maximi. Editio novissima. Neapoli: Prostat apud Josephum Dura, 1853. Hazel half-morocco, blue cloth covers. Light foxing, board edges worn.

Legatura/Binding. De Marinis Tammaro. La legatura artistica in Italia nei secoli XV e XVI. Notizie ed elenchi. Firenze: Fratelli Alinari, 1960.Un'opera in 3 volumi (mm 345x250). I. Pagine XXI, [1], 125, [5]. Antiporta. 26 tavole nel testo; legate in fine 207 tavole numerate. II. Pagine XVIII, 138, 8. 81 tavole nel testo, legate in fine le tavole numerate 209-414 (la tavola nr. 208 non fu in realtà stampata); III. Pagine XV, [1], 187, [ 5]. Antiporta a colori. 51 tavole nel testo, legate in fine le tavole numerate 415-545. Esemplare in ottimo stato di conservazione. Legature editoriali uniformi in mezzo marocchino blu, piatti ricoperti in tela. Dorsi lisci, con titolo e numero del volume in oro. Minima abrasione ai dorsi. In astuccio originale in tela azzurra, leggermente scolorita. Il punto più alto della produzione del grande libraio e collezionista Tammaro De Marinis (1878-1969), e una pietra miliare nello studio della legatura italiana: la prima e rara edizione della monumentale La legatura artistica in Italia, con la descrizione di oltre 3.000 legature, per lo più esaminate direttamente da De Marinis, e corredata di numerose tavole che ancora oggi sono ausilio prezioso per l'identificazione di aree di produzione e botteghe di legatori. I volumi furono finemente impressi da Giovanni Mardesteig su carta fabbricata a mano, in una tiratura di 500 copie, la metà circa delle quali andarono distrutte a causa della alluvione di Firenze del 1966. Circostanza drammatica che aumenta il pregio dell'esemplare qui offerto.One work in 3 volumes (345x250 mm). I. XXI, [1], 125, [5] pages. Frontispiece. 26 plates in the text; 207 numbered plates. II. XVIII, 138 pages. 81 plates in the text; plates numbered 209-414 (the plate no. 208 was never issued); III. XV, [1], 187, [ 5] pages. Frontispiece in colour. 51 plates in the text; plates numbered 415-545. An excellent copy. Uniform publisher's blue quarter-morocco bindings. Smooth spines, with title and volume numbering in gilt. Minor wear to the spines. In the original slipcases, slightly discoloured. The most important bibliographic work compiled by the renowned Italian bookseller and collector Tammaro De Marinis (1878-1969), a veritable milestone in the study of Italian binding: the first and rare edition of the monumental La legatura artistica in Italia, which contains the descriptions of over 3.000 bindings, executed in the period 1450-1550, and generally seen by the author. The bindings described were mostly executed in the period 1450-1550, and are classified by cities or type. The three-volume publication was finely printed by Giovanni Mardesteig on hand-made paper, in a limited edition of 500 copies, about half of which was destroyed in the Florence flood of 1966. A dramatic circumstance which increases the value of the copy offered here.

Macchiavelli Carlo Antonio. Catalogo delli autori, e delle materie spettanti alla Conforteria... In Bologna: nella Stamperia di Lelio dalla Volpe, 1729.In-4° (mm 225x170). Pagine 19, [1]. Emblema xilografico al frontespizio, stemma dell'Autore inciso su legno in fine, capolettera e finalino xilografico. Arrossature, piccola gora marginale. Senza legatura. Grafismi ad inchiostro lungo il testo. Edizione originale di questo contributo di Macchiavelli: l'Autore, bolognese e ivi laureato in diritto civile e canonico nel 1723, "intraprese la carriera ecclesiastica e animò e promosse varie confraternite e congregazioni, da quella dei confortatori a quella dei suffraganti. Della scuola dei confortatori pubblicò documenti utilissimi per la storia criminale di Bologna (Catalogo degli autori e delle materie spettanti alla Conforteria, Bologna 1729)" (DBI, sv).4° (225x170 mm). 19, [1] pages. Woodcut device on the title-page. Woodcut author's coat of arms on the last verso. Woodcut tailpieces, one decorated initial. Some foxing, pale marginal waterstain. Unbound, preserved in modern cardboard folder. A few marginal reading marks, in a contemporary hand.The first edition of this brief bibliography compiled by the jurist and canon Carlo Antonio Machiavelli, which lists writings dealing with the Bolognese Scuola di Conforteria, the members of which conforted those sentenced to death prior to the execution.

Magri Domenico. Notizia de' vocaboli ecclesiastici, con la dichiaratione delle cerimonie, & origine delli riti sacri, voci barbare, e frasi usate da' santi padri, concilij, e scrittori ecclesiastici... Terza impressione accresciuta, e corretta. In Roma: a spese di Gio. Casoni, 1669.In-4° (mm 222x158). Pagine [24], 549, [1]. Testo su due colonne. Il frontespizio tipografico è preceduto da frontespizio inciso. Alcune illustrazioni xilografiche nel testo, una a piena pagina. Iniziali xilografiche decorate e animate; finalini. Esemplare uniformemente brunito, in modo più evidente ai fascicoli centrali. Diffusi aloni e fioriture marginali, numerosi segni d'uso. Legatura coeva in pergamena floscia, staccata dal corpo delle carte. Dorso liscio. Macchie e aloni ai piatti; una antica mano ha annotato alcune operazioni aritmetiche al piatto anteriore. Leggero danno al dorso, in corrispondenza della cuffia di testa. Due note di possesso di mano antica al frontespizio, di cui una erasa in inchiostro. Terza edizione romana di questa fortunatissima opera del teologo maltese Domenico Magri (1604-1672), la cui prima edizione apparve a Messina nel 1644.4° (222x158 mm). [24], 549, [1] pages. Text in two columns. Engraved title-page; the typographical one follows. Some woodcuts in text; woodcut animated and decorated initials, tailpieces. Copy uniformly browned, especially the central quires. Numerous spots and traces of use, marginal foxing. Contemporary in limp vellum, smooth spine. Binding detached, covers stained and spotted. An early hand had annotated some arithmetical operations on the upper cover. Spine slightly damaged, especially to the top. Two early ownership inscriptions (of which one is erased) on the title-page. Third Roman edition of this highly popular work by the Maltese theologian Domenico Magri (1604-1672), the first edition of which was issued in Messina in 1644.

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

Morgante Giacomo. Saggio di un catalogo ragionato di antiche e rare edizioni stampate prima dell'anno 1550. Roma: Tipografia Editrice Romana, 1906.In-8° (mm 256x173). Pagine XIII, [3], 510. Buon esemplare, lievi fioriture. Brossura editoriale conservata entro legatura coeva in mezza pelle con angoli, piatti marmorizzati. Titolo e dati editoriali impressi in oro su doppio tassello al dorso. All'occhietto dedica autografa dell'Autore 'Al Nobil Uomo e mio carissimo amico Sig. Conte Luigi Vinci in omaggio Giacomo Morgante'; alla medesima pagina timbro di Luigi Vinci.Copia di dedica della prima edizione di questo raro catalogo.8° (256x173 mm). XIII, [3], 510 pages. Copy in good condition, light foxing. Contemporary half-vellum, marbled covers. Spine with title and imprint lettered in gilt on double lettering-pieces. The original publisher's wrappers preserved inside. On the half-title author's autograph address 'Al Nobil Uomo e mio carissimo amico Sig. Conte Luigi Vinci in omaggio Giacomo Morgante', and Luigi Vinci's ownership stamp. Presentation copy of the first edition of this rare bibliography.

Mylius Johann Christoph. Bibliotheca anonymorum et pseudonymorum detectorum, vltra 4000 scriptores; quorum nomina vera latebant antea, omnium facultatum scientiarum, et linguarum complectens, ad supplendum continuandum Vincentii Placcii Theatrum anonymorum et pseudonymorum, et Christoph. August. Heumanni Schediasma de anonymis et pseudonymis... cum praefatione M. Gottlieb Stollii... Hamburgi: sumptibus Christian Wilhelm Brandt, 1740.Due parti in un volume in-folio (mm 351x209). Pagine [2], 336; [8], 50, [38]. Esemplare discreto, uniforme e marcata brunitura dovuta alla qualità della carta e dell'inchiostro. Diffusi aloni e fioriture, grande gora che interessa la porzione inferiore di tutte le carte del volume. Legatura coeva in mezza pergamena su piatti in cartone. Dorso a cinque nervi, con titolo in oro su tassello nocciola chiaro. Tagli screziati in rosso. Qualche macchia e traccia di polvere ai piatti, più evidenti a quello posteriore. Prima edizione della Bibliotheca di Johann Christoph Mylius (1710-1757), bibliotecario a Jena e dal 1740, anno della pubblicazione di questa opera, professore di filosofia presso la locale università. Mylius presenta la sua opera come un supplemento a due notissimi repertori dedicati agli anonimi e pseudonimi, il Theatrum anonymorum et pseudonymorum dell'amburghese Vincent Placcius (1642-1699) e lo Schediasma de anonymis et pseudonymis di Christoph August Heumann (1681-1763), dati rispettivamente alle stampe nel 1708 (in edizione notevolmente accresciuta) e nel 1711. La seconda parte del volume comprende gli Addenda di Mylius.Two parts in one volume, folio (351x209 mm). [2], 336; [8], 50, [38] pages. A fair copy, uniformly browned as expected. Spotted and foxed throughout, large waterstain to the lower margin of the volume. Contemporary half-vellum over pasteboards. Spine with five raised bands, title in gold on light hazel lettering-piece. Edges speckled red. A few stains and traces of dust to the covers, especially to the lower one. First edition of the Bibliotheca by Johann Christoph Mylius (1710-1757), librarian and since 1740 professor of philosophy at the University of Jena. Mylius presents his publication as a supplement to two previous and well-known works devoted to anonymous and pseudonymous writers, the Theatrum anonymorum et pseudonymorum by Vincent Placcius (1642-1699), and the Schediasma de anonymis et pseudonymis by Christoph August Heumann (1681-1763), issued in 1708 and 1711 respectively. The second part of the volume contains the Addenda.

Orlandi Pellegrino Antonio. Origine e Progressi della Stampa o sia dell'Arte Impressoria e Notizie dell'Opere Stampate dall'Anno M.CCCC.LVII. sino all'Anno M.D., Bononiae: 1722.Due parti in un volume in-4° (mm 229x166), fascicolazione e paginazione continue. Pagine [8], 448, [2]. Completo dell'ultima carta bianca. Marca tipografica incisa su legno in fine. Monogramma dell'autore al frontespizio generale e a quello interno. 5 illustrazioni xilografiche a piena pagina, con marche usate da diversi tipografi. Iniziali, testatine e finalini xilografici; la testatina alla carta [π]3r include lo stemma del dedicatario dell'opera, Antonio Ghislieri. Esemplare in buono stato di conservazione, diffuse bruniture. Numerose fioriture e piccoli aloni, più evidenti al primo fascicolo. Alcune lievi gore. Legatura coeva in pergamena su piatti in cartone. Dorso liscio, titolo su tassello in pelle. Tagli marmorizzati. Alcune macchie ai piatti, piccole abrasioni al labbro inferiore del piatto anteriore. Cerniera anteriore fessurata, con lieve distacco in corrispondenza della cuffia di piede. Esemplare interamente annotato da mano del tempo in inchiostro bruno ; la stessa mano ha vergato al frontespizio il nome dell'autore dell'opera 'Del P.e Pellegrino Ant.o Orlandi Carmelitano'. Prima e rara edizione di questa importante opera del carmelitano bolognese Orlandi (1660-1727; vedi lotto successivo), il cui nome è indicato in calce alla sua lettera dedicatoria al marchese Ghislieri. Si tratta del primo repertorio dedicato alle edizioni del Quattrocento a essere dato alle stampe in Italia, tre anni dopo gli Annales typographici di Maittaire (1719). Il volume ebbe una tiratura di poco più di 500 copie. La prima parte è ordinata cronologicamente, e suddivisa per città e tipografi - mentre nella seconda sezione, redatta in latino, le edizioni si susseguono nell'ordine alfabetico degli autori o titoli. Le fitte annotazioni ai margini testimoniano che l'esemplare fu in uso di un non identificato ma valente bibliografo e collezionista, che ha in più luoghi integrato e emendato le notizie fornite da Orlandi, aggiungendo spesso la nota 'apud me' a proposito di un'edizione non repertoriata dall'autore, e presente evidentemente nella sua biblioteca. Il volume qui offerto potrebbe quindi suggerire inedite piste di ricerca.L. Balsamo, La bibliografia: storia di una tradizione, Firenze 1984, pp. 99-101; A. Serrai, Storia della bibliografia, VII, Roma 1997, pp. 575-576.Two parts in one volume, 4° (229x166 mm), running pagination. [8], 448, [2] pages. Complete with the last blank leaf. Woodcut printer's device at the end. Author's monogram on both title-pages. 5 full-page woodcuts, showing various printer's devices. Woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces; the headpiece on fol. [π]3r includes the coat of arms of the dedicatee, Antonio Ghislieri. A good copy, browning and foxing throughout. A few spotting, more prominent to the first quire. A few pale waterstains. Contemporary vellum over pasteboards. Smooth spine, title on lettering-piece. Marbled edges. Some stains to the covers, small wear to the lower board edge. Front joint cracked, the lower extremitie of spine slightly detached. Copy entirely annotated by a contemporary hand, in brown ink; the same hand had written the author's name on the title-page 'Del P.e Pellegrino Ant.o Orlandi Carmelitano'. First and rare edition of this remarkable work by the Bolognese Orlandi (1660-1727; see subsequent lot), whose name appears at the end of the dedicatory epistle to Marquis Ghislieri. It is the first bibliography on incunables to appear in print in Italy, three years after the Annales typographici by Maittaire (1719). Orlandi's publication was printed in 500 copies. In the first part of the work the entries are arranged chronologically, and then subdivided according to places and printer's names. The second part is compiled in Latin, and lists the editions in alphabetical order. The copious marginal and interlinear annotations show that the copy offered here was once owned by of a very skilled, and so far unidentified bibliographer or collector, who had added bibliographical information, and frequently supplemented the entries with the marginal note 'apud me', i.e. 'kept in my library'. A highly interesting feature which deserves further investigation.

Re Filippo. Dizionario ragionato di libri d'agricoltura, veterinaria, e di altri rami d'economia campestre, ad uso degli amatori delle cose agrarie, e della gioventu... Tomo primo [-quarto] Prima edizione. Venezia: nella stamperia Vitarelli, 1808-1809.Un'opera in 4 tomi, legati in 2 volumi in-16° (mm 153x108). I. Pagine 324; 350, [2]. II. Pagine 330, [2]; 317, [3]. Ogni tomo introdotto da frontespizio proprio. Bell'esemplare in barbe, leggere fioriture, più evidenti alle prime carte del primo volume; qualche piccolo alone. Legatura uniforme coeva in mezza pergamena con angoli, piatti in carta marmorizzata. Dorsi lisci, titolo in oro su tasselli posteriori, in marocchino arancione. Contropiatti e sguardie in carta colorata. Minima usura ai labbri dei piatti. Ai frontespizi del Tomo III e Tomo IV timbro di possesso 'Sig. Ant. Buonamici. Undique rectus'. La prima edizione di questa accurata compilazione dovuta al reggiano Filippo Re (1763-1817), una delle prime bibliografie dedicate alla agricoltura, veterinaria e economia agraria, ancora di utile consultazione. Già docente di agraria a Reggio Emilia, nei primi anni dell'Ottocento Re fu nominato segretario della Società agraria di Bologna, ottenendo poi la prestigiosa cattedra di agricoltura presso l'università della città. Si deve a Re la modernizzazione della agronomia italiana. One work in 4 tomes, bound in 2 volumes, 16° (153x108 mm). I. 324 pages; 350, [2] pages. II. 330, [2] pages; 317, [3] pages. Each tome with its own title-page. Uncut copy, a few foxing, more prominent to the first leaves of the first volume; some small spots. Contemporary uniform half- vellum, marbled covers. Smooth spines, title in gilt on late orange morocco lettering-pieces. Pastedowns and flyleaves in coloured paper. Board edges slightly abraded. On the title-pages of the Tomo III and Tomo IV ownership stamp 'Sig. Ant. Buonamici. Undique rectus'. First edition of this careful bibliography compiled by Filippo Re (1763-1817), one of the first bibliographies devoted to agriculture, veterinary, and agrarian economics. Re was professor of agrarian science at Reggio Emilia, and later lectured on this topic at the prestigious University of Bologna.

DAVID SHEPHERD (BRITISH 1931-2017), six Limited Edition prints, all numbered 100/495, featuring 'Tiger and Cubs', 'Lions', 'Zebra', 'Panada', 'Elephant' and 'Cheetah', all are signed and numbered in pencil, the first four have certificates, various sizes, the largest is approximately 21.5cm x 38cm (condition: as new) (A) (6)

Seven Harry Potter 1st edition hardbacks with dust jackets comprising The Prisoner of Azkaban; The Goblet of Fire; The Order of the Phoenix; The Half-Blood Prince (2 copies); and The Deathly Hallows (2 copies); together with a Deathly Hallows first day release promo bag; and two first edition Harry Potter paperbacks. (10)

Kendrick, T. D.The Archaeology of the Channel Islands, volume I, first edition, pub. 1928, Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, with dust jacket.

First Edition ' Cartoonist ', quantity of other miscellaneous ephemera and newspapers

J.K. Rowling, quantity of various Harry Potter books (some First Edition)

Ian Fleming, ' Thunderball ', First Book Club edition, together with other miscellaneous books

A Numbered Series of Limited Edition Prints, no. 0018/0050 from a limited run of this print series, three examples of technical drawings from the earliest Leica models; the first, dated 23 June 1923 showing the Nullserie camera, the second, dated 5 August 1924, shows the production model, and the third illustrates the same camera with a numbered key naming the various parts of the camera, also incorporating the first use of the name 'Leica', these prints come together with a fourth framed piece writted by Gianni Rogliatti explaining in detail the significance of each of these drawings, framed and glazed, signed and numbered, H49cm, W68

A limited edition Bilston Enamels trinket box commemorating the first performance of Swan Lake, number 74/500, plus two ballooning examples, one a/f, all boxed with certificates

A first edition hardback copy of 'The Hitler Albums' covering the state visit of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini to Germany between 25th-29th September 1937.

FIRST AID NURSING YEOMANRY (Transport Section) - a small collection of relevant documents & papers, including 3 copies of the War Edition Gazette, some buttons & badges, a small wooden model of an ambulance, & approx. 28 motoring maps - presumably used at the time (1940s).

BAUM (L.F.) The Patchwork Girl of Oz. First Edition (early printing). coloured pictorial half title, frontis. & num. text illus. (incl. 20 full-page & coloured); coloured pictorial cloth & coloured pictorial e/ps. (by J. R. Neill), roy. 8vo. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1913; together with BAUM (L.F.) The Land of Oz: a sequel to The Wizard of Oz. First Edition (early printing). 16 coloured plates & num. b/w. text illus. (some full page); coloured pictorial cloth & pictorial e/ps. (by John R. Neill), roy. 8vo. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1904. Illustrated

BAUM (L.F.) The Road to Oz. First Edition (early printing). pictorial half title / frontis. & num. other b/w. illus., some full-page (by John R. Neill); pictorial coloured cloth & pictorial e/ps., roy. 8vo. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1909: together with these other first editions in the series - Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz (1908); Ozma of Oz (1907); Tik-Tok of Oz (1914) Illustrated

BAUM (L.F.) The Emerald City of Oz. First Edition (early printing) 16 coloured plates & num. other illus.; coloured pictorial illus. mounted on upper cover, coloured pictorial e/ps., roy. 8vo. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., 1910; sold with 3 other editions in this series.

[BONNEFONS, Nicholas de] The French Gardiner: instructing how to Cultivate all sorts of Fruit Trees, and Herbs for the Garden . . . translated into English, by John Evelyn . . . whereunto is annexed, The English Vineyard Vindicated, by John Rose . . . First English Edition. pictorial engraved & printed titles, 4 plates (1 folded) & English Vineyard title; rebound gilt-ruled speckled calf with panelled spine, sm. 8vo. 1669. * the English Vineyard has been published separately in 1666. Illustrated

ORWELL (G.) Animal Farm: a fairy story. First Edition. half title; green cloth & d/wrapper, sm. 8vo. Secker & Warburg, 1945. * first issue - with 'Searchlight Books' d/wrapper, & 'Early List' advert. on back portion. Illustrated

MILNE (A.A.) Winnie-the-Pooh. First Edition. num. illus. (by E.H. Shepard), half title; gilt-pictorial cloth, pictorial e/ps., d/wrapper, sm. cr. 8vo. 1926; together with the author's Now We Are Six (1927) & The House At Pooh Corner (1928), first editions in same format.

POTTER (B.) The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. First Edition (1st or 2nd printing). coloured illus. throughout, half title; original white-lettered brown paper boards, coloured pictorial illus. mounted on upper board, coloured pictorial e/ps., sm. 8vo. Frederick Warne and Co., 1911; POTTER (B.) The Tale of Pigling Bland. First Edition (1st or 2nd printing). coloured illus. throughout, half title, original white-ruled, decorated & lettered maroon paper boards, coloured pictorial illus. mounted on upper board, coloured pictorial e/ps., sm. 8vo. Frederick Warne & Co., 1913; together with early printngs of 2 other titles in the series.

MALET (Capt.) Annals of the Road or Notes on Mail and Stage Coaching in Great Britain . . . First Edition. 10 colour lithographed plates, text illus., errata slip; gilt-pictorial cloth. 1876; together with an attractive miscellany of interesting books.