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![[PHOTOGRAPHS & POSTCARDS]. A TAUNTON TRAMWAYS & SOMERSET BUS ARCHIVE comprising a group portrait of the staff inside the dep](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/17027f4e-eb1d-443c-adf4-a8d6011b5be7/6ea7a914-2b12-4ca4-f6bd-f146546c27e5/468x382.jpg)
Lot 824
[PHOTOGRAPHS & POSTCARDS]. A TAUNTON TRAMWAYS & SOMERSET BUS ARCHIVE comprising a group portrait of the staff inside the depot at the start of operations in 1901, 19cm x 23.5cm; a group portrait of the staff immediately prior to the company ceasing to operate in 1921, 11cm x 16cm; two intermediate group portraits; a real photographic postcard of the National Omnibus Co. bus before the first service from Taunton to Ilminster and Chard; a further seventeen assorted real photographic postcards of charabancs and coaches on trips in the West Country; and other items, including a presentation copy of a book, Perkin, J.B. Exeter and Taunton Tramways, first edition, Middleton Press, Midhurst, 1994, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, octavo.
Lot 63
A Compton & Woodhouse Jack Glynn "Sheer Elegance" figurine, limited edition No'd. 174/12500, a Coalport figurine "True Love", limited edition No'd. 751/12500, a Coalport figurine modelled by Jack Glynn "First Night", limited edition No'd. 174/12500, a Coalport figurine modelled by J Bromley "Dearest Rose", limited edition No'd. 8828/9500, a Coalport Age of Elegance figurine "Chiswick Walk", a Rex figurine of a girl with hat, a Royal Doulton Classics figurine "Love of Life" (HN4529), a Coalport Golden Age figurine modelled by Elizabeth Woodhouse "Louise at Ascot", limited edition No'd. 6563/12500, a Royal Doulton figurine "Hannah" (HN4407) and a Royal Worcester figurine "Night at the Opera Glittering Occasions", some with Certificates of Authenticity
Lot 11
Pamphlets.- Keymor (John) Observation made upon the Dutch Fishing, about the year 1601, 16pp., first edition, with the final blank, disbound, soiled, creased at edges, [Wing K390], for Sir Edward Ford, 1664 § [Henry IV], King of France. Articles made and published by the King of France, touching the re-establishment and re-appeale of the Jesuits to their Liberties in France..., 14pp., lacks initial blank, ttiel with woodcut device of crown and portcullis, black letter, title torn and repaired, A4 defective at inner upper corner with loss to some lines, soiled and stained, preserved in wrappers, [STC 13121.5], for Thomas Archer, 1612 § Stepney (George) An Epistle to Charles Montague Esq; on His Majesty's Voyage to Holland, 12pp., disbound, [Wing S5467], for Francis Saunders, 1691; An Essay upon the Interest of England; in the Present Circumstances of Affaires, 40pp., disbound, Dublin, Re-Printed for Rob. Thornton, 1701; and another, v.s. (5)
Lot 113
Australia.- White (John) Voyage a la Nouvelle Galles du Sud, a Botany Bay, au Port Jackson en 1787, 1788, 1789, first French edition, translated by Charles Pougens, faint stain to title and half-title, small hole to N7 (paper defect), faint spotting to last few leaves, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, Paris, 1795 § Twopeny (R. E. N.) Town Life in Australia, occasional spotting, ink inscription to title, later half calf, 1883; and another, a facsimile of Reid's 'Two Voyages to New South Wales', 8vo & oblong 4to (3)
![Europe.- [Macky (John)] A Journey through the Austrian Netherlands, bookplate, occasional faint marginal soiling, contempora](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/45b2b405-2768-4463-9e5c-a8e80105b4ce/b21f5e52-5b40-458d-9ecd-146d9a6322bf/468x382.jpg)
Lot 117
Europe.- [Macky (John)] A Journey through the Austrian Netherlands, bookplate, occasional faint marginal soiling, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, J. Pemberton and J. Hooke, 1725 § Dickens (Charles) Pictures from Italy, first edition, illustrations, occasional spotting, cracked hinge, bookplate, original blue cloth, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1846 § Inglis (Henry D.) The Tyrol, 2 vol., occasional faint spotting, bookplates, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 1833; 8vo (4)
![Polar.- Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin.- M'Clintock [Francis] The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas A Narrati](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/45b2b405-2768-4463-9e5c-a8e80105b4ce/f68cdbbc-eb2a-46f7-8763-4e479409920f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 122
Polar.- Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin.- M'Clintock [Francis] The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions, first edition, engraved frontispiece, 13 engraved plates, 3 folding maps, folding facsimile annotated letter, browned, some slight foxing, contemporary half calf, John Murray, 1859; and another, duplicate of first mentioned, 8vo (2).
Lot 123
Polar.- M'Clure (Capt. Robert) The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. "Investigator" ..., edited by Commander Sherard Osborn, first edition, lithographed frontispiece, 3 plates, folding hand-coloured map, occasional faint spotting, contemporary half-calf, rebacked, 1856 § Barrow (Sir John) Voyages of Discovery and Research within the Arctic Regions, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 maps (1 folding), occasional faint spotting, bookplate, later calf, gilt, 1846; 8vo (2)
Lot 124
Polar.- Richardson (Sir John) Arctic Searching Expedition: a Journal of a Boat-Voyage through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea, 2 vol., first edition, colour lithographed frontispieces and 8 plates, 1 hand-coloured linen backed folding map, a little chipped, some marginal damp-staining, ex-Belfast Library with ink stamps, occasional pencil annotations, modern half calf, 1851 § Franklin (Sir John) Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, second edition, 2 vol., hand-coloured engraved folding map frontispiece, 3 folding engraved maps, occasional spotting, ink ownership inscription to titles, bookplate, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 1824; 8vo (4)
![Portugal.- Boid (Captain [Edward]) A Description of the Azores, or the Western Islands, first edition, lithographed frontispi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/45b2b405-2768-4463-9e5c-a8e80105b4ce/55a30562-4d30-4c57-ebfd-d3659275e405/468x382.jpg)
Lot 13
Utopian novel.- Berington (Simon) The Memoirs of Signor Gaudentio di Lucca...making a Discovery of an unknown Country in...Africa..., first Dublin edition, woodcut ornaments, Contents leaf bound at end, contemporary ink inscription of J.D.Nesbitt at head of title, a little stained, contemporary calf, slightly rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, 8vo, Dublin, for George Faulkner, 1738.⁂ Rare account of an imaginary voyage to "Mezzorania" in "the midst of the vast Desarts of Africa", first published the precious year and for many years believed to have been written by Bishop Berkeley, ensuring its popularity. The author claimed to have found the manuscript in St. Mark's Library in Venice. ESTC records only 7 copies of this edition (BL, Cambridge, Oxford & the rest in Dublin).
Lot 144
Medicine.- Hewson (William) Experimental Inquiries: Part the First. Being a second edition of An Inquiry into the Properties of the Blood..., lacking half-title, title soiled and with signature torn away from head touching a few letters of first line (repaired), spotting to last couple of leaves, modern half calf, spine gilt with black and red roan labels, spine slightly faded, 8vo, for T.Cadell, 1772.
Lot 151
Nightingale (Florence) Notes on Nursing: What it is, and What it is not, first edition, issue with notice 'The right of Translation is reserved' at foot of title, advertisments, including 'Sir Bernard Burke's ...Peeerage...for 1860', on endpapers, original pebbled cloth, gilt-lettered on upper cover, upper cover detached, 8vo, [1860].
Lot 155
Cookery.- Lemery (Louis) A Treatise of Foods, in General, first English edition, 2pp. advertisements at end, occasional spotting and soiling, bookplate, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 1704 § Lemery (Nicholas) A Course of Chymistry, first English edition, 3 engraved plates, small paper label to title foot, restoration to title, ink inscription, occasional marginal worm damage, occasional small holes (paper imperfections), occasional finger soiling, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, R. N. for Walter Kettilby, 1686, 8vo (2)
Lot 157
Magic and conjuring.- Kaplan (George) The Fine Art of Magic, first edition, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, York, PA, 1948 § Tarbell (Harlan) The Tarbell Course in Magic, 7 vol., illustrations, some light tape marks to endpapers, original cloth, vol.7 with dust-jacket, 1946-72 § Dhotel (Jules) Magic with Small Apparatus, vol.1 (all published), first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 1947; and 2 others, magic and conjuring, 8vo (11)
Lot 19
More (Hannah) Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education, 2 vol., seventh edition, vol. 1 lacking half-title, bookplate of John Barneby, attractive contemporary tree calf, spines gilt in compartments with red & green roan labels, by A.Strahan, for T.Cadell Jun. & W.Davies, 1799 § Burnet (Bishop) Thoughts on Education, first edition, half-title, bookplate of Isaac Hawkins Browne, contemporary speckled sheep, joints, split, for D.Wilson, 1761 § Savile (George, Lord) The Lady's New-year's Gift: or, Advice to a Daughter, fifteenth edition, contemporary calf, spine gilt, J.Dodsley, 1765 § [Lilly (W.)] A Short Introduction of Grammar...of the Latin Tongue, engraved frontispiece, bookplate of Coker Court, contemporary panelled calf, Oxford, at the Theater, 1699, most a little rubbed; and 3 others, 8vo et infra (8)
Lot 20
Pamphlets.- Napoleon I, Emperor of France. Proclamation of the First Consul, intended to be issued immediately on the landing of the French Army in England..., 16pp., first edition, folded sheet, uncut & unopened, for John Stockdale, 1804 § Account (An) of the Present English Conspiracy, taken from the Report of the Secret Committee of the House of Commons...the Attempts to excite Mutiny in our Fleets..., 20pp., title with woodcut vignette, stitched, uncut, by J.Evans..., [c.1799] § Patriot's Review (The) of Mr. Jefferys' Pamphlet "respecting the conduct of the Prince of Wales"..., 62pp., third edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, disbound, 1806 § Bon Ton magazine (The), vol.I no.2, folding hand-coloured etched frontispiece, some offsetting, water-staining to upper margins, preserved in modern wrappers, June 1821; and 5 others, v.s. (9)⁂ The second is scarce; ESTC lists 4 copies, only one in UK (BL).
Lot 22
Crime.- Buxton (Thomas Fowell) An Inquiry, whether Crime and Misery are produced or prevented, by our present system of Prison Discipline, second edition, signature "Edward Sneyd Augt. 1818" at head of title, spotting, modern half calf, 1818 §Life of George Barrington (The), 54pp., eighth edition, engraved frontispiece of Barrington picking a pocket (shaved), water-stained, stitched in wrappers, Andrew Hambleton, [c.1790] § Fairburn's Edition of the Trial of Lockhart and Loudoun Gordon, for forcibly and feloniously taking Rachel Fanny Antonia Lee...and defiling her..., 28pp., browned, stitched, uncut, John Fairburn, [c.1804] § Crim Con!! Damages Fifteen Thousand Pounds! Fairburn (Senior's) Edition of the Trial between Lord Roseberry and Sir Henry Mildmay, for Criminal Conversation with the Plaintiff's Wife..., folding etched frontispiece (?by Cruikshank), 44pp., stitched in original wrappers, uncut, [c.1814] § Macé (Gustave) My First Crime, frontispiece, original printed boards, ink inscription to upper cover, Vizetelly & Co., 1886, most a little rubbed or soiled; and another pamphlet, 8vo (6)⁂ George Barrington (1755-1804) was a notorious pickpocket who was transported to Australia in the Third Fleet and because of his "irreproachable conduct" received a pardon and became chief constable of police at Parramatta. His name was used by hack writers as the author of several accounts of voyages and histories of early Australiana but he wrote none of them.
Lot 23
Military.- Macerone (Francis) Defensive Instructions for the People: containing the New and Improved Combination of Arms, called Foot Lancers..., first edition, folding hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 3 folding lithographed or engraved plates (?of 5), 2 hand-coloured, offsetting, modern cloth-backed boards, [1832] § Manual (A) for Volunteer Corps of Infantry, 2 folding engraved plates, contemporary ink signature at head of title, original boards, covers detached, 1803 § Complete Drill Serjeant (The)..., third edition, engraved frontispiece and 21 illustrations, some spotting, original wrappers, spine worn, 1803, rubbed; and another, naval, 8vo (4)⁂ The first is the first English manual on barricade fighting.
Lot 24
Africa.- Barrow (John) Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., second edition, half-title in vol.2 only (as issued), 8 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 9 folding engraved maps and plans, 3 with partial hand-colouring (all with severe offsetting and to adjacent leaves), Directions to Binder and advertisement leaves at end, light offsetting from plates, bookplate of Baron Hambro, contemporary calf, gilt, spines gilt with black and green roan labels, rubbed, some worn patches to covers, joints split, [Abbey, Travel 322; Tooley 85], 4to, 1806.⁂ The second and best edition, including plates by Daniell, not present in the first edition.
Lot 25
Africa.- Paterson (Lt. William) A Narrative of Four Journeys into the Country of the Hottentots and Caffraria, first edition, without pp.vii-viii as usual, with 17 engraved plates (mostly botanical or natural history subjects), folding engraved map at end, some light foxing and offsetting, original boards, uncut, a little worn and stained, rebacked, new label, 4to, 1789.⁂ One of the earliest descriptions in English of the interior of southern Africa, particularly important for the botanical specimens collected.
Lot 27
America.- Hawkins (Alfred) Hawkins's Picture of Quebec; with Historical Recollections, first edition, additional lithographed title and 13 plates, one engraved, the rest lithographed views, without the 2 maps (as usual, not called for in list of plates but sometimes found with the book), original cloth, spine with paper label, Quebec, 1834 § Hunter, Jr. (W.S.) Chisholm's Panoramic Guide from Niagara Falls to Quebec, wood-engraved additional pictorial title, large folding panorama and illustrations, panorama becoming detached, advertisements on pink paper at beginning and yellow at end, original pictorial cloth, lightly damp-stained at edges, Montreal, [?1868] § Stories about Whale Catching, wood-engraved plates, heavily foxed, contemporary roan-backed boards, New Haven, S.Babcock, 1832 § Carling (John, editor) Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886. Canada: its History, Productions and Natural Resources, 2 folding colour maps (in pockets at ends), original cloth, spine faded, Ottawa, 1886, all rubbed; and a small bundle of others, Americas, v.s. (c.10)
Lot 29
Asia.- Teichman (Eric) Travels of a Consular Officer in North-West China, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, maps and plates, 2 folding maps in pocket at end, old library label on front pastedown but not stamps or numbers, original cloth, uncut, spine very slightly faded, a good copy, 8vo, Cambridge, 1921.
![[Perez de Hita (Ginés)] Historie van Granada, van de Borgherlijcke Oorlogen...van de Mooren tegens de Christenen..., [transla](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/45b2b405-2768-4463-9e5c-a8e80105b4ce/f8cc1be6-0ee9-47f5-89be-6a62ac8f0aca/468x382.jpg)
Lot 3
[Perez de Hita (Ginés)] Historie van Granada, van de Borgherlijcke Oorlogen...van de Mooren tegens de Christenen..., [translated by Isaac Jansz.], first edition in Dutch, black letter, title with woodcut grotesque with old ink initials "C.P." at foot, some light browning or soiling, bookplate of Coker Court, contemporary limp vellum with remains of ties, rubbed and soiled, split to spine, [Not in BL; Not in Palau], 8vo, Amsterdam, Jan Evertsz. Cloppenburch, 1615.⁂ First part of Perez de Hita's historical novel Historia de los bandos de los Zegries y Abencerrajes, better known as Guerras Civiles de Granada, of which the first part was published in 1595 in Saragossa, and the second part in 1619. It inspired many imitations including Washington Irving's Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada of 1829. The present work includes an account in Dutch verse of the Moorish invasion of Spain.OCLC records only 4 copies (Göttingen, Herzog August Bibliothek, Leiden and Utrecht).
Lot 30
Asia.- Williamson (Rev. Alexander) Journeys in North China, Manchuria, and Eastern Mongolia: with some acount of Corea, 2 vol., first edition, 7 wood-engraved plates, wood-engraved illustrations, 2 folding maps, one spotted and with tear to fold, the other colour with short tear to edge, occasional other spotting, Peter Hopkirk's copy with his book-label, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, gouge to upper cover of vol.1, 8vo, 1870.
![Spain.- [Ford (Richard)] A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 2 fold](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/45b2b405-2768-4463-9e5c-a8e80105b4ce/877ce974-e78e-48d6-94f6-f37cd0bbdfb3/468x382.jpg)
Lot 35
Spain.- [Ford (Richard)] A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 2 folding engraved maps, one laid down on linen, the other in pocket at end of vol.2, also 24pp. pages of advertisements printed on blue paper at end of vol.2, contemporary signature of Ed. Bowen and bookplate of J.W.Bowen on front endpapers, original cloth, rather faded, vol.1 slightly damp-stained, vol.2 with short split to upper joint, John Murray, 1845 § Greene (William) Manuel Matamoros: His Life and Death. A Narrative of the late Persecution of Christians in Spain, ?first edition, with frontispiece of mounted actual photograph of Matamoros in his cell, original cloth, rubbed and damp-stained, 1866; and a Laurie & Whittle folding hand-coloured engraved map of Spain and Portugal dated 1808 in slip-case, 8vo (4)⁂ The first is a classic work of travel-writing and one of Murray's finest handbooks. The second concerns the Spanish Protestant Matamoros who was imprisoned for his prosetylising and became a symbol of religious freedom.
Lot 39
Salmon (William) Seplasium. The Compleat English Physician: or, the Druggist's Shop Opened, first edition, half-title, with a4 leaf (blank but for table on verso for pasting over table on p.304), contemporary ink inscription of Robert Parker at head of title and with engraved bookplate of Edward Parker of Browsholme, Yorks., occasional soiling, a few minor marginal defects, contemporary calf, rubed, spine ends worn, [Wing S452], for Matthew Gilliflower, 1693 § Medicina curiosa: or, a Variety of new Communications in Physick, Chirurgery, and Anatomy..., No.2 only (of 2), drop-head title, with another title-page supplied in old ink manuscript at beginning, ?lacking table, one or two ink annotations (one cropped), a little soiled, small ink stain to final leaf, modern morocco, Tho. Basset, 1684 § Culpeper (Nicholas) The English Physitian Enlarged, vertical half-title bound at end of preliminaries, a little soiled and stained, paper flaw to foot of D2 affecting a few letters, old front free endpaper with contemporary inscription "James ffinch his book 1713" bound in, modern roan, by Peter Cole, 1653 § Hammond (Dr.) Spermatorrhoea, and its immediate self cure..., plate, original limp cloth, lightly stained, 1864, 8vo & 4to (4) ⁂ The second is the second part of the first English medical periodical, of which only two numbers were issued. It includes several cures for diseases including the "French pox".
Lot 4
Zabaleta (Juan de) El Dia de Fiesta por la Tarde, first Portuguese edition, title with woodcut device, woodcut initial, browned, some water-staining, contemporary panelled calf with elaborate border stamped in blind, rebacked, corners repaired, 8vo, Lisbon, Domingos Carneyro, 1666.⁂ Satirical picture of Madrid in the mid-17th century by the Spanish playwright Zabaleta, written as a companion piece to his El Dia de Festa por la Manana of 1654.
![[Cox (Nicholas)] The Gentleman's Recreation, in Four Parts. Viz. Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, sixth edition, engraved](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/45b2b405-2768-4463-9e5c-a8e80105b4ce/f94ed9ef-36d4-45a5-d619-e127a346197d/468x382.jpg)
Lot 42
[Cox (Nicholas)] The Gentleman's Recreation, in Four Parts. Viz. Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing, sixth edition, engraved frontispiece and 4 folding plates, a little browne, contemporary panelled calf, slightly rubbed, rebacked, for N.C. and sold by J.Wilcox, 1721 § Nash (Joseph) A Practical Treatise on British Song Birds, first edition, 8 hand-coloured engraved plates, original printed boards, worn, spine torn and defective, 1824 § Taylor (Joseph) Ornithologia Curioso; or, the Wonders of the Feathered Creation..., engraved frontispiece, contemporary ink inscriptions at head of frontispiece and title, original roan-backed marbled boards, rubbed, spine worn and chipped at head, 1807; and 2 others, birds, 8vo et infra (5)⁂ The third part of the first includes "a short Account of Singing-Birds".
Lot 44
Butterflies.- Lewin (William) The Insects of Great Britain...with the natural history of each species, vol.1 only [all published], first edition, first issue, titles and text in English and French, 46 hand-coloured engraved plates, plate 6 bound upside down, a few small spots and marks, soiling to plate 40 and facing leaf, original green boards, spine with morocco label, uncut, rubbed, [Lisney 410; Nissen ZBI 2488], 4to, J. Johnson , 1795.
![NO RESERVE Card Games.- [Gibbs (Henry Hucks, Lord Aldenham)] The Game of Ombre, first edition, 2 hand-coloured plates, with s](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/45b2b405-2768-4463-9e5c-a8e80105b4ce/dfa85c4b-ecf6-49c6-fa66-6fa0bca95899/468x382.jpg)
Lot 46
NO RESERVE Card Games.- [Gibbs (Henry Hucks, Lord Aldenham)] The Game of Ombre, first edition, 2 hand-coloured plates, with sticker "From the library of Laurence and Cicely Binyon. Purchased by J. Stevens Cox, 1964" on front pastedown, original cloth, gilt, t.e.g., very slightly rubbed, 8vo, privately printed, 1874.⁂ The third edition of this was used as Lord Aldenham's contribution to the Roxburghe Club, in 1902.
![Magic & Conjuring.- [Lewis (Angelo J.)],"Professor Louis Hoffmann". Modern Magic, first edition, first state with Routledge](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/45b2b405-2768-4463-9e5c-a8e80105b4ce/e3e68122-0f58-4c9c-8ac1-40ff41185a5d/468x382.jpg)
Lot 47
Magic & Conjuring.- [Lewis (Angelo J.)],"Professor Louis Hoffmann". Modern Magic, first edition, first state with Routledge monogram on title, frontispiece (becoming loose), illustrations, original first state pictorial cloth with the hat in black and cone in gilt, damp-stained, [1876] § Greenwood (James) Silas the Conjurer. His Travels and Perils, illustrations, original pictorial cloth, gilt, very slightly rubbed, Ward, Lock & Co., n.d. § Boy's Own Conjuring Book..., frontispiece, illustrations, original blind-stamped cloth, spine faded, New York, Dick and Fitzgerald, 1860; and 3 others on conjuring, 8vo (6)
Lot 5
Thomas (Artus, Sieur d'Embry) Description de l'Isle des Hermaphrodites, nouvellement decouverte..., second edition, engraved frontispiece, title in red and black with device, a little browned, contemporary calf, spine gilt, a little rubbed, wear to head of spine and lower edge of upper cover, 8vo, Cologne, heirs of H. Demen, 1724.⁂ Account of an imaginary journey to the island of the hermaphrodites, a satire on the effeminacy of members of the French court of Henri II. The work was first published in 1605.
Lot 6
Britain.- Camden (William) Camden's Britannia, Newly Translated into English with Large Additions and Improvements... by Edmund Gibson, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White, 8 plates of coins and 50 folding double-page maps by Robert Morden mounted on stubs, engraved and woodcut illustrations, one or two full-page, with loosely-inserted later engraved strip road map of road (A6) from Northampton to Market Harborough, ink inscriptions to title (one crossed out, the other faint at head) and another to front free endpaper, portrait and title lightly soiled but generally a good clean copy, small tear to final two leaves (the last causing hole with loss to a few lines of Appendix), contemporary calf, rubbed, gouge to rear cover, corners and spine ends worn, splits to joints, [Wing C359], folio, by F. Collins for A.Swale...and A & J Churchill, 1695.⁂ First edition of Gibson's translation and the first to contain the fine maps by Robert Morden.
Lot 84
Smith (Matthew) Memoirs of Secret Service, first edition, advertisement pasted to blank prelim, ink signature to title, occasional spotting, occasional light faint soiling, booksellers catalogue entry pasted to blank prelim, joints strengthened, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, [Wing S4131], 8vo, for A. Baldwin, 1699.⁂ Letters published by Smith, concerning the conspiracy of Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Monmouth and Peterborough, and complaining of his treatment at the hands of the Duke of Shrewsbury and James Vernon.
Lot 9
Children's.- Wilmsen (F. P.) Kleine Geschichten für die Kinderstube, first edition, engraved title and 7 hand-coloured plates, some foxing and soiling, frontispiece and title loose, original boards, worn, spine defective, Berlin, Carl Friedrich Amelang, 1818 § Reyre (Abbé) Le Fabuliste des Enfans; Der neue Kinderfreund in Fabeln und Erzählungen, vol. 1 only (of 2), second edition, text in French & German, 8 hand-coloured plates (each with 6 scenes), a little water-stained,pencil notes to endpapers, original cloth, rubbed, label chipped, Leipzig, [c.1818]; and 2 German almanachs with engraved plates, 8vo et infra (4)
![[Keble (John)] The Christian Year, 2 vol., first edition, slightly browned, ink signature of Halley Frere on titles and 3 boo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/45b2b405-2768-4463-9e5c-a8e80105b4ce/0d002392-bf56-40f8-df50-cae83d51f107/468x382.jpg)
Lot 90
[Keble (John)] The Christian Year, 2 vol., first edition, slightly browned, ink signature of Halley Frere on titles and 3 bookplates on front endpapers, ALs from the author's father (also John Keble) informing his curate he has resigned the vicarage of Blewberry in 1824, tipped-in at end of vol. II, later gilt panelled red morocco, g.e., g.e., 8vo, Oxford, 1827.
Lot 154
WAGNER RICHARD: (1813-1883) German Composer. An unusual printed 8vo page annotated by Wagner, being the introduction to a publication relating to the composer's opera Tannhauser, the German text to the recto and verso of the page, removed from a First Edition work published by Schulthess of Zurich, August 1852. At the head of the first page Wagner has added the words 'Programm der Ouvertüre zu Tannhäuser' in his hand. A thin strip of sellotape staining to the left edge, not affecting the printed text or Wagner's holograph annotation. Some very light, minor creasing, about VG £1000 - 1500Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg (1845) is an opera in three acts with music and text by Wagner, inspired by two German legends. The story centres on the struggle between sacred and profane love, and redemption through love, a theme running through much of Wagner's mature work. Wagner made a number of revisions of the opera throughout his life and was still unsatisfied with its format when he died. The most significant revision was made for the opera's premiere in Paris in 1861. The opera remains a staple of major opera house repertoire in the 21st century.
Lot 301
CENDRARS BLAISE: (1887-1961) His real name being Frederic Louis Sauser. Swiss-born French Novelist and Poet. Widely considered the first modernist poet. Cendrars joined the French Foreign Legion during First World War, losing his right arm at the front in 1915. Signed and inscribed book by Cendrars, being a 5 x 6 paperback edition of Blaise Cendrars - Poetes d´aujourd´hui, by Louis Parrot, 260 pages, published by Pierre Seghers Editeurs, Paris, 1948. Signed and inscribed in bold blue ink to the title page `A Jeanne… Tres cordialement Blaise Cendrars´. Overall age wear, with detached pages, and stains to the covers. F £80-100
Lot 323
COLLINS WILKIE: (1824-1889) English Novelist and Playwright. His work The Moonstone (1868) is widely considered the first modern detective novel. A.N.S., Wilkie Collins, on a 12mo clipped piece, n.p., dated 8th February 1875 in his hand. Collins writes a two lines annotation stating `I have mislaid the edition letter. Will this do? Wilkie Collins´. A bold black ink message in Collins´ hand. Folded. Small overall minor age wear. G £150-200
Lot 359
AKHMATOVA ANNA: (1889-1966) Her real name being Anna Andreievna Gorenko. Russian Poet. A highly awarded artist, whose husband was executed by the Soviet secret police, and her son sent to Gulag. A first edition unsigned copy of her Selected Works Poems compiled by K. Zelinsky, 1943, in Cyrillic. The back cover and spine of the book are missing. The book contains 114 pages, including over 80 poems, some edited for the first time, including `For Alexander´, `Mayakovsky´, `My voice is weak, but not my will´, `I´ll erase this day from your memory´, etc… The book is divided in three sections, the first one contains poems of the last years, about Homeland, Duty, works dedicated to Russian poets and cities, and concludes with a poem to Mayakovsky. The second one contains poems about art, creativity and poems inspired by history. The third one contains love poems. F £150-200
Lot 360
AKHMATOVA ANNA: (1889-1966) Her real name being Anna Andreievna Gorenko. Russian Poet. A highly awarded artist, whose husband was executed by the Soviet secret police, and her son sent to Gulag. A first edition unsigned copy of her poems book Belaya Staya (“White Flocks”), 1917, published in Petrograd by Giperborey publishing House, in Cyrillic. The cover of the book is missing. To the second page showing the printed text `Price 2 roubles - Petrograd, 8 Razyezzhaya Street´. The book contains 140 pages, including over 80 poems, such as `Answer´, `Escape´, `May Snow´, `July 1914´, `Consolation´, etc… Spine missing. F £200-300
Lot 366
CHAPTAL JEAN-ANTOINE: (1756-1832) French Chemist, Physician and Statesman. The Chaptalization in the art of wine-making is due to him. A good A.L.S., `An. Chaptal´, two pages, 4to, Montpelier, 23rd October, [1795], to Parisian bookseller Deterville, in French. Chaptal refers to the new revised edition of his work `Eléments de Chimie´, stating in part `It is now close to two months that I have not received any new pages of our edition.. I have read again the first volume… It is essential that I see the proof sheets, I promise that I will return them to you one by one, which will take in total 14 days..´ further saying `Therefore, send me all which has been printed since then…and do not forget my little requests which I listed on my previous letter.´ Paper with watermark. With blank address leaf bearing ink post stamp, with very small area of paper loss due to the opening. Small water staining and overall, minor age wear. G £250-350Eléments de Chimie was Chaptal´s first major scientific treatise, in three volumes, edited in Montpellier, 1790. His treatise brought the term "nitrogen" into the revolutionary new chemical nomenclature developed by Lavoisier. The three volumes were published by Déterville in Paris in 1796.
Lot 387
ADER CLEMENT: (1841-1925) French Engineer and aviation Pioneer. Signed and inscribed book by Ader, being a 6 x 9 paperback edition of L´Aviation Militaire, by Ader, 356 pages, published by Berger-Levrault, Paris, 1913. Signed and inscribed to a French deputy in bold black ink to the title page `A Monsieur Georges Bouctot, Député, sincere homage, Ader´. Overall age wear and damaged spine. F to G £300-400L´Aviation Militaire (1909) by Clement Ader was a very popular book, which went through ten editions in the years before the First World War. A notable work for its vision of air warfare and modern aircraft carrier forms.
Lot 397
ARMSTRONG & ALDRIN: Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969). The first man to walk on the moon, and Buzz Aldrin (1930- ) American Astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). The second man to set foot on the moon. A good book signed and inscribed by Armstrong, also signed by Aldrin, being an 8vo paperback first edition of Peter Ryan´s `The Invasion of the Moon 1969 - The Story of Apollo 11´ (1969), published by Penguin Books, Great Britain, 1969. Signed and inscribed in bold blue ink by Armstrong `Best Wishes to Ernesto Recuero - Neil Armstrong´ to the title page. Also signed by Aldrin `Buzz Aldrin´, in bold black ink to a small clipped 3 x 2 photograph, professionally affixed to the 95th page, alongside other printed photographs showing the Apollo 11 astronauts. The 190 pages book includes 16 pages with photographs related to Apollo 11. VG £400-600
Lot 597
DE GAULLE CHARLES: (1890-1970) French General of World War II. Later President of the French Republic 1959-69. Book signed and inscribed, an 8vo paperback first edition of `Memoires de Guerre´ (1954), which includes the years 1940 to 1942, being the first of a trilogy, published by Plon, Paris, 1954. A three lines inscription in de Gaulle´s hand above his signature `C. de Gaulle´, also dated 15th October 1954 in his hand. The 680 pages book is signed and inscribed in blue ink to the front free endpaper, and includes maps of different battles and troops movements. Inscribed to Maurice Noël. Small overall age wear, with edges slightly trimmed. Dust jacket still present. F to G £150-200Maurice Noël was a French officer and painter, member of the French Resistance. Highly decorated for his exceptional actions during the war. Noël managed to send important military information to the allies regarding the Atlantic wall, hiding the information under his own paintings. After attending a German officers request, he painted Marshal Rommel´s portrait which pleased him so much that he asked Noël what could him offer in exchange. Noël got a special pass allowing him to paint the port and ships in the Saint-Brieuc area. During 1943 and 1944 Noël sent regularly information which was studied in London. Noël was arrested in 1944 by the Gestapo and sentenced to death, but the day before the execution was exchanged against a German General.
Lot 619
THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. A very good signed F.D.C, one page, oblong 8vo, Greenwich, 12th January 1999. Signed in bold blue ink `Margaret Thatcher´, to a clear area of the colour printed envelope front. The document presents in a very attractive way a coin first day cover. Also signed by Denis Thatcher (1915-2003) Husband of Margaret Thatcher. Timekeeping was the subject of this celebratory coin edition limit. This issue features the first ever Royal Mail Millennium stamp. EX £100-120
![[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Forester, C.S. The Happy Return, first edition, Joseph, London, 1937, green cloth, octavo; together](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/35f4e4d5-6e51-40a1-9147-a8d601186ffd/86159f08-c0f4-47b5-d703-5ecd63d32345/468x382.jpg)
Lot 215
[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Forester, C.S. The Happy Return, first edition, Joseph, London, 1937, green cloth, octavo; together with Flying Colours including A Ship of the Line, first edition, Joseph, London, 1938, green cloth, octavo; The Commodore, first edition, Joseph, London, 1945, pale tan cloth, dustjacket, octavo; Lord Hornblower, first edition, Joseph, London, 1946, tan cloth, dustjacket, octavo; Mr Midshipman Hornblower, fourth impression, Joseph, London, 1950, green cloth, dustjacket, octavo; Lieutenant Hornblower, first edition, Joseph, London, 1952, blue cloth, dustjacket, octavo; Hornblower and the Atropos, first edition, Joseph, London, 1953, brown cloth, dustjacket, octavo; Hornblower in the West Indies, second impression, Joseph, London, 1958, boards, dustjacket, octavo; Hornblower and the Hotspur, first edition, Joseph, London, 1962, boards, dustjacket, octavo; and Hornblower and the Crisis, first edition, Joseph, London, 1967, boards, dustjacket, octavo, (10).
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Lot 228
[MISCELLANEOUS]. CHURCH BELLS Bliss, Mary, & Sharpe, Frederick. Church Bells of Gloucestershire, first edition, Sutton, Gloucester, 1986, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; Walters, H.B. The Church Bells of Wiltshire, facsimile reprint, Kingsmead, Bath, 1969, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; and five other volumes, (7).
Lot 262
COINS - ASSORTED GREAT BRITAIN & OTHER in a small binder; together with a 1977 Danbury Mint Post Office Commemorative Silver Jubilee Stamp Edition, comprising a first day cover and a silver proof silver replica of the stamp design, cased as one; and a 1972 Franklin Mint Queen Elizabeth II Silver Wedding Anniversary Set of Royal Spoons, comprising six teaspoons, limited edition of 2,500, cased as one.
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