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First Hebrew grammar by an American.- Castillo (Martin Del) Arte Hebraispano. Dikduk Lashon Hakodesh Belshon Sepharadith, first edition, text in Hebrew and Spanish, light spotting and damp-staining, occasional worming to inner margin, hinges broken and binding almost detached, contemporary limp vellum, soiling, [Palau 481466], 8vo, Lyon, Florian Anisson, 1676.⁂ First edition of the first Hebrew grammar printed for the New World, rare.

Boxing.- Barry (Edward) Theological, philosophical, and moral essays. on...celibacy, wedlock, Seduction, Pride, Duelling, Self-Murder, Lying...death, judgment. To these are added, a letter...addressed to the King...on the brutal practice of boxing, second edition (a reissue of the 1795 edition, with title reset), list of subscribers, advertisement f. at end, occasional spotting, short marginal tear to advertisement f., contemporary tree calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, joints splitting, but holding firm, spine ends chipped, corners worn, rubbed, scarce, 8vo, printed for the author, by J. Connor, No. 4, Wardour-Street, [c.1795].⁂ Scarce issue with only five copies recorded by ESTC. The first issue is only recorded in one copy by ESTC.

S.E. Asia.- Malay.- Werndly (George Henrik) Maleische spraakkunst, uit de eigen schriften der Maleieres opgemaakt; met eene voorreden, behelzende eene inleiding tot dit werk, en een dubbeld aanhangsel van twee boekzalen van boeken, in deze tale zo van Europeers, als van Maleiers geschreven, title with woodcut device, woodcut tail-pieces, ink stamp to title and a few other ff., some light browning, early 20th century straight-grain morocco-backed marbled boards, rubbed, 8vo, Amsterdam, R. & G. Wetstein for the [Dutch] East Indies Company, 1736.⁂ Rare first edition of this Malay grammar printed for the Dutch East India Company. It includes 'the first bibliography of Malay books by Europeans and indigenious authors' (Landwehr VOC 759).

Ricardo (David) On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation, second edition, occasional foxing and damp-staining, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, lacking spine, corners worn, [Kress C401; Goldsmiths 22322], 8vo, John Murray, 1819.⁂ A good copy of Ricardo's key work on Economics, first published in 1817. His exact mathematical approach and deductive methods influenced succeeding generations of economists in the fields of currency, banking, and political thought, and was so dubbed one of the world's first "scientific economists" (PMM)

Immigration.- Turgot (Anne-Robert-Jacques).- Tucker (Josiah) Questions Importantes sur le Commerce, a l'occasion des oppositions au dernier Bill de Naturalisation, translated by Turgot, first edition in French, half-title, a few ink corrections to text in neat contemporary hand, marbled wrappers (previously extracted from a bound volume of pamphlets), preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Goldsmiths' 9023], 12mo, "Londres" [?Paris], Fletcher Gyles, 1755.⁂ Turgot's important translation of the second part of Tucker's Reflections on the Expediency of a Law for the Naturalization of Foreign Protestants of 1751. The question of naturalisation of foreigners in Britain had caused serious debate for several decades, with the general populace being fervently against immigration while the government was for it. Tucker supported the official line with Turgot wishing to reform the French thinkers. ESTC lists only 4 UK copies (BL, 2 copies at Trinity College Cambridge, and LSE).

East Africa.- [Carmichael (Captain Dugald)] Account of the Conquest of Mauritius ..., first edition, folding engraved map, errata bound at end, later straight-grain red morocco, gilt, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1811.

Linguistics.- Webb (John) An Historical Essay endeavoring a Probability that the Language of the Empire of China is the Primitive Language, first edition, title in red and black, with the errata leaf and final blank at end but lacking the folding engraved map (as often), title browned and lightly soiled, book-label of "Henry Massingberd, Gunby 1781" (paste-down leaf detached), contemporary calf, rubbed, a little stained, spine repaired at head, split to foot of upper joint, corners worn, [Alston III 781; Wing W1202], 8vo, for Nath. Brook, 1669.⁂ Treatise on the supposed original language spoken by Adam and Eve, by the architect John Webb, a pupil of Inigo Jones.

Wells (H.G.) The Island of Dr. Moreau, first edition, frontispiece, 33pp. advertisements at end, light marginal toning, a few ff. chipped at margins where carelessly opened, ink name to endpaper, original pictorial cloth, spine dulled, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, marking to lower cover from removal of label, ring mark to upper cover, light surface soiling, [Hammond B3], 8vo, 1896.

Wells (H.G.) The Invisible Man, first edition, 1f. advertisements, usual light toning to margins, ink mark to endpaper, original pictorial cloth, spine a little dulled spine ends and corners a little bumped, bump to upper fore-edge, light surface soiling, still a very good copy overall, [Hammond B7], 8vo, 1897.

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, second (first published) edition, first issue with contents leaf with inverted "s" in last line and p. 30 incorrectly numbered 3, frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel, occasional foxing, splitting to gutter, contents shaken with some pulling to gatherings but largely holding firm, blue endpapers a little creased, shelf-lean, some light rubbing and fraying to joints, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, but a generally clean and bright example overall, 1866; Through the Looking Glass, and what Alice Found There, first edition first issue with "wade" for "wabe" on page 21, frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some light rubbing to extremities, but an excellent copy overall, 1872 [1871]; Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Being a Facsimile of the Original Ms. Book, first edition, illustrations by the author, a few pp. creased at margins, occasional marginal finger soiling, lower hinge cracked but holding firm, neat ink gift inscription to endpaper verso, spine faded, spine a little faded, spine ends bumped, light soiling to covers, 1886, original publisher's cloth, gilt, g.e., [Crutch 46; 84; 194], 8vo (3)⁂ A good group of the three Alice books published in Dodgson's lifetime all in their first published editions and in good, unrestored condition.

Aeronautics.- Balloons.- Brisson (Mathurin Jacques) Observations sur les Nouvelles Découvertes Aërostatiques, et sur la probabilité de pouvoir diriger les Ballons, first edition, title with woodcut ornament, spotted, occasional staining, lightly browned, antique style calf-backed marbled boards, [Tissandier p.16; Genesis of Flight p.81 (English edition)], Paris, Le Boucher & Lamy, 1784; and the first French edition of Cavallo's history of ballooning, 1786, small 4to & 8vo (2)⁂ The first mentioned includes a report on Montgolfier's balloon, a description of a steering method for balloons, and a dictionary of ballooning terminology.

Hawking & Hunting.- Turberville (George) The Booke of Falconrie or Hawking..., second edition, issue with catchword "of" on A1r, 1611; The Noble Art of Venerie or Hunting, second edition, 1611, together 2 works in 1 vol., printed in black letter, woodcut title vignettes, the first showing the Earl of Warwick in hunting costume, numerous woodcut illustrations, some full-page, the first work with final blank, the second with initial blank and 4pp. bugle calls with musical notation at end, with contemporary ink manuscript recipes to endpapers and a few annotations to text (first leaf frayed and defective), both titles cropped affecting imprint (loss of date to first, shaved on second), first title with ink smudge, occasional browning or soiling, some light water-staining, becoming loose in binding, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, rubbed and slightly stained, preserved in old cloth drop-back box (rubbed & repaired), [Schwerdt II, 271-272; STC 24325 & 24329], 4to, by Thomas Purfoot⁂ Two of the most important hawking and hunting works of the 16th century, first published in 1575, and nearly always found together. The first work is an adaptation of the works of Giorgi, Carcano, Tardif and Artelouche; the second (sometimes attributed to George Gascoigne) is essentially a translation of Du Fouilloux's La Venerie. Some of the woodcuts contain portraits of the monarch and these have been altered from Queen Elizabeth I in the 1575 editions to King James I in those of 1611, although that on p.112 of the first work still features part of Elizabeth's riding habit.

Orwell (George) Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, original cloth, spine a little sunned, dust-jacket, skilful and sympathetic repairs and restorations to joints, head and foot, repaired tear to upper panel, in effect a sharp and excellent copy, 8vo, 1949.

Italy.- Venice.- Zompini (Gaetano) Le arti che vanno per via nella città di Venezia, third edition, engraved title, frontispiece, 60 plates and index f., without the letterpress Life of the Author (as often), plates captioned in Italian with English translations on slips pasted below, frontispiece and title repaired and restored at foot, frontispiece with tear to lower margin, plate 6 with neatly repaired tear running into image, occasional spotting, mostly marginal, early 20th century calf-backed boards, joints cracked, extremities a little rubbed, uncut, folio, Venice, 1785 [but London, 1787].⁂ The third edition (and the first to be printed outside Italy) of this engaging depiction of Venetian citizens and tradespeople.

Huysmans (Joris-Karl) Les Foules de Lourdes, first edition, number 7 of 10 copies on 'papier du Japon', title and colophon f. in red and black, head- and tail-pieces and initials in red, some foxing at beginning and end, occasional spotting, original printed wrappers bound in, contemporary half morocco, gilt, 8vo, Paris, P.-V. Stock, 1906.⁂ A tale set in Lourdes, in which Huysmans looks at the themes of hope and charity through the crowds of the sick that gather there in the hope of a miraculous cure, and the hysteria that this generates.

Melville (Herman) Moby-Dick; or The Whale, first American edition, 6pp. advertisements, light foxing, original orange-coated endpapers, original "A" red cloth with publisher's circular device and a heavy rule frame on both covers, neat and sympathetic repair and retouching to joints, spine ends and corners by Bruce Levy, light creasing to covers, in effect a sharp and excellent copy, preserved in custom morocco drop-back box with wale motif inlayed in white to covers and in gilt on spine, [BAL 13664], 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1851.⁂ An attractive example of the first American edition, issued one month after the true first, containing thirty-five passages that were expunged in the English edition as well as the Epilogue recounting Ishmael's rescue.

Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) Alzire, ou Les Americains, ?first edition, ?unrecorded, [not in BnF (Voltaire), ESTC, Bengesco or Besterman], "A Londres", De l'Imprimerie de Jorry, 1736 bound with Romagnesi (J.-A.) Les Sauvages, Parodie de la Tragedie d'Alzire, ?first edition, a few leaves stained, [OCLC locate copies at BnF and Van Pelt, and ascribe the work to Voltaire; not in ESTC or Bengesco], "A Londres", 1736 and [Pompignan (Jean Jacques Le Franc, Marquis de)] Didon, Tragedie, first edition, some light foxing, Paris, Chez Chaubert, 1734 and [Saint-Foix (Germain-Francois Poullian de)] La Colonie, first edition, Paris, Chez Cailleau, 1750, together 4 works in 1, contemporary marbled boards, rubbed, extremities worn, 12moSaleroom notice: The first mentioned is not a first edition and is recorded in the Oxford edition of Voltaire’s works, reference 36x4⁂ A very good sammelband of rare French theatrical works, including Voltaireiana.

Ogilby (John) The Relation of His Majestie's Entertainment passing through the City of London, to his Coronation: with a description of the Triumphal Arches, and Solemnity, first edition, second state without dedication and final list of committee members, with initial licence leaf, lightly damp-stained, stitched, first and last leaves soiled, first with title in contemporary manuscript, [Wing O181], by Tho. Roycroft, for Rich. Marriott, 1661 § Digges (Thomas) Englands Defence. A Treatise concerning Invasion..., light damp-staining, stab-holes, loose, [Wing D1471], for F.Haley, 1680 § Grimalkin, or, the Rebel-Cat: a Novel. Representing the Unwearied Attempts of the Beasts of his Faction against Sovereignty and Succession since the Death of the Lyons in the Tower, first edition, state A, [Wing G2026], for the Author, 1681 § Tell-Truth (Robert) Advice to the Nobility, Gentry, & Commonalty of this Nation in the Qualifications and Election of their Knights and Burgesses, their Representatives in Parliament, 4pp., drop-head title, [Wing A660], n.p., [1679] § Charles II, King of England. His Majesties Gracious Speech...to both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday the 23d of May, 1678, title with woodcut royal arms, [Wing C3085], by John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, 1678 § Officers Address (The) to the Ladies. To their Brightnesses the Ladies of Great-Britain..., 4pp., drop-head title, water-stained, by A.Baldwin, [1710], some a little browned or soiled, all but the first disbound; and 4 others, similar, folio (10)⁂ The third mentioned, Grimalkin, is a satire on the intrigues of the Earl of Shaftesbury and the Duke of Monmouth to alter the succession; the last refers to the Sacheverell trial, ESTC lists only 2 copies (BL & Trinity College Dublin).

Joshua Reynolds' copy.- Malvasia (Carlo Cesare) Felsina pittrice. Vite de pittori bolognesi, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, half-title, 50 full-page woodcut portraits, in elaborate frames (8 of which are left blank despite the name being included beneath), woodcut illustrations, lacking approbation f., contemporary blind-stamped panelled vellum, joints split, lower cover stained, 4to, Bologna, Heir of Barbieri for Giovanni Francesco Davico, 1678.⁂ Sir Joshua Reynolds' copy (with his signature to head of first title) of this important history of modern Bolognese painting. Reynolds (1723-1792) English painter and a founder of the Royal Academy of Arts. He was a fluent Italian speaker and thought highly of Italian painters and art theorists. He quotes from Malvasia in his Discourses.

Galileo Galilei.- Allacci (Leone) Apes Urbanae sive de viris illustribus, qui ab anno MDCXXX. per totum MDCXXXII Romae abfuerunt, ac typis aliquid euulgarunt, first edition, presentation copy with the author's ink inscription "Jacobo Philippo Tomasino Roma misit Autor" to foot of title, engraved armorial device to title, woodcut initials and decorations, dampstaining, occasional browning, R7 with short tear to lower margin, ink notes in a later hand to rear endpapers, contemporary vellum, 8vo, Rome, Lodovico Grignani, 1633.⁂ First edition of Allacci's famous 'who's who' of men of letters, philosophers, and scientists living in Rome during the pontificate of Urban VIII., the earliest work to contain a bibliographical entry devoted to Galileo Galilei.

Malta.- Binding.- Sovereign Military Order of Malta.- Gli Statuti della Sacra Religione di S. Gio: Gierosolomitano. Tradotti di Latino in Volgare di Iacomo Bosio Agente della medesima Religione nella Corte di Roma, 2 parts in 1, collation: Collation: *6, **4, A-Z4, Aa-Nn4, a-g4, h6; A-P4, titles with woodcut arms of Cardinal Hugues Loubens de Verdalle, Grand Master of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, Nn4 and h6 blank, some staining and spotting, handsome contemporary Roman brown morocco over pasteboards by Francesco Soresini's workshop, upper cover with painted arms of the Grand Master Hugues Loubens de Verdalle in a gilt medallion surmounted by cardinal's hat, below which the inscription in gilt 'f. vgo de lovbenx verdala car: gran maestro', lower cover with painted arms of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in gilt oval frame, below which the inscription 'del caval. f. fran. hier. bertio' in gilt (Francesco Girolamo Berti), both covers with gilt and blind-stamped filet borders, the gilt in-filled with frieze all'antica and small floral tools, spine in compartments, all but one with central floral tool, the other with morocco title label, joints starting, but holding firm, some chipping of leather, corners worn, rubbed, g.e., small 4to (text block 247 x 170mm.; binding 255 x 189mm.), Rome, Giacomo Tornieri and Giacomo Ruffinello, 1589.⁂ The rarest issue of the Italian translation of the Statuta of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, first printed in Latin in 1589, here in a handsome binding for the dedicatee and patron of the edition Cardinal Hugues Loubens de Verdalle, Grand Master of the Order between 1581 and 1595. The binding was executed by the leading workshop of Francesco Soresini, who was appointed Papal binder on the death of Niccolò Franzese in 1575.Provenance: Grand Master of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, Hugues Loubens de Verdalle (1531-1595; arms); given by him as a gift to Francesco Girolamo Berti (gilt inscription on the lower cover); and then to his brother Fabrizio Berti (ink ownership inscription on the first title 'Di Fra Fabritio Bertio Baglio di Pavia 1595'). Literature: F. de Hellwald, Bibliographie méthodique de l'Ordre Souverain de St. Jean de Jérusalem, Rome 1885, p. 28; G. Vianini Tolomei, Legatura Romana Barocca 1565-1700, Rome 1991, pl. vii (for the tools used here).

Emblemata.- Vaenius (Otto) Emblemata Horatiana, text in Dutch, Latin, German and French, printed title in red and black and with woodcut printer's device, engraved additional pictorial title by G. Lairesse and 103 engraved emblems by Vaenius, a few small stains, occasional spotting, 18th century dark green morocco, gilt, covers with triple filet borders with rosette corner-pieces, flat spine in compartments with floral and foliage decoration and red morocco label, spine faded, scuff mark to lower cover, little rubbed, g.e, [Landwehr Low Countries 682], 8vo (binding 162 x 104mm.), Amsterdam, Henricus Wetstein, 1684.⁂ The first edition with German text.

Agriculture.- Cato (Marcus Porcius), Varro, Columella and Palladius. Scriptores rei rusticae, edited by Philippus Beroaldus after Georgius Merula and Franciscus Colucia, collation: aa a6 b-i8 k4 l-y8 z4 &6 [con] [rum]8 A-K6 L4 M6, 271 ff. (of 272, lacking first f. with title and dedication), 41 lines and headline, Roman type, woodcut decorative initials, woodcut printer's device to foot M6r, p8 extensive ink marginalia in an old hand, first 11 ff. repaired in upper outer margin, aa5 and final f. loose, some wormholes within text, stained, some marginal foxing, later vellum, yapp edges, ink number 17 to upper cover, rubbed, folio (307 x 201mm.), Reggio Emilia, Dionysius Bertochus, 18 September, 1496⁂ Fourth edition of these classical Roman texts on agriculture. This is the first book printed at Reggio Emilia by the Bolognese printer Dionysius Bertochus. Includes the cultivation of vines and olives, beekeeping and husbandryLiterature: BMC VII 1090; Bod-Inc S-125; Goff S-349; HC 14569*; GW M41055.

Jones (Owen) Examples of Chinese Ornament, first edition, 100 fine chromolithograph plates (including additional title), printed title in red and black, last 2 plates loose, occasional finger-soiling and the odd spot, mostly marginal, original decorated cloth, gilt, corners and spine ends and little bumped, joints reinforced, neatly rebacked, preserving original backstrip, rubbed, folio, 1867.⁂ One of the great works of chromolithographic printing and oriental design. A notoriously fragile book, the condition of this copy is decidedly above average.

Keynes (John Maynard) The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money, first edition, inscription to front free endpaper, original blue cloth, a little marked, 8vo, 1936.

Orwell (George) Down and Out in Paris and London, first edition, Roger Senhouse's copy with his neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, small chip to upper corner of title and first f. of text, original cloth, very light rubbing and minor bumping to tips of spine and corners, but a sharp and excellent copy overall, 8vo, 1933.⁂ An excellent example of Orwell's rare first novel with a lovely association. Senhouse was a correspondent of Orwell's and as co-owner of Secker & Warburg he would prove to be instrumental in Orwell's literary career when he published Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Homer. Iliad [and Odyssey], 2 vol., collations: A-Z8, AA-MM8 and A8 b-z8 A-I8 aa-gg8, titles and woodcut printer's device within attractive woodcut borders depicting scenes from each work, capital spaces with guide-letters, title of Iliad closely trimmed at outer edge, water-stained, uniformly bound in contemporary blind-stamped calf, sympathetically rebacked, preserving original backstrips in compartments, corners repaired, rubbed, 8vo (161 x 91mm. and 161 x 95mm.), Strasbourg, Wolfgang Köpfel, 1525.⁂ An important edition (the first complete edition printed outside Italy), with an interesting provenance. Provenance: Étienne Desprez, president of the Besançon school and correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam between 1529 and 1534 (ownership inscription to tile of second volume 'Sum Stephanj a pratis'); De Valimbert family from Besançon (ownership inscription to title of first volume, 'Jo. Fred. de Valimbert'; 'Carolus Valimbertus Rhetore Bisuntinae'. Literature: Adams H-746; VD16 H-4652/4692.

Military.- [Goddard (T.)] The Military Costume of Europe, 2 vol., first edition, 96 hand-coloured engraved plates, occasional faint off-setting and spotting, advertisement at beginning vol. 1, vol. 2 lacking title but with duplicate title to vol. 1 bound in its place, lacking plate list, bookplates, contemporary straight-grain red morocco, gilt, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, gilt, 4to, 1812.

James I, King of England. Basilikon doron [graece]. Or His Maiesties Instructions to his Dearest Sonne, Henry the Prince, woodcut title-device and ornaments, contemporary ink signature of E.Watson at head of title and Latin inscription signed Tho.Walker below the woodcut arms, with several contemporary ink annotations and underlinings to text, lightly browned, A7 lacking small portion from lower margin, modern calf, spine very slightly faded, 8vo, [STC 14354], by E.Allde for E.W[hite] and others of the company of Stationers, 1603.⁂ First published in 1599 in a very small number and reprinted in 1603 by several printers. This edition includes "tennise" among the acceptable pastimes. Henry is known to have spent much time playing and it has been suggested that he died after a hard game in inclement conditions.

Dallington (Sir Robert) Aphorismes ciuill and militarie: amplified with authorities, and exemplified with historie, out of the first quarterne of Fr. Guicciardine, 2 parts in 1, first edition, titles with woodcut printer's device, first title first word is xylographic and with engraved portrait of dedicatee Prince Charles verso, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking blanks, title trimmed and window mounted with portrait verso visible, 2L-2N2 thin worm trace to side-notes column, occasionally just touching part of the odd letter of text, occasional staining to lower margins, contemporary limp vellum, ms. ink title to spine, lacking ties, a little staining, [STC 6197], folio, [R. Field] for Edward Blount, 1613.⁂ In 1609 Dallington presented Prince Henry with a manuscript Aphorismes civill and militarie, comprising pieces selected from the Italian historian Guicciardini. Following the prince's death in 1612 Dallington reworked these, which were published in 1613 with a new dedication to Prince Charles, later King Charles I. Provenance: 'William ?' (two contemporary ink signatures to B1).

Rackham (Arthur).- Irving (Washington) Rip van Winkle, number 227 of 250 copies signed by the artist, plain illustrations and 50 tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, one double-page, captioned tissue guards, brown paper mounts a little mottled, endpapers spotted, original pictorial vellum, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, lacking ties, spotted, upper cover a little splayed and with two small ink stains, 4to, 1905.⁂ The first of Rackham's limited Christmas gift books and in a much smaller edition than the later ones.

Whistler (Rex) Engravings...for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels Printed from the Original Plates, Introduction by Anthony Rota, out-of series copy (not for sale) from an edition limited to 100 copies on hand-made paper, this one of 26 unnumbered copies with one of the original copper plates, engraved title-vignette and 25 engraved sheets comprising 12 plates, 5 maps, 4 head- & 4 tail-pieces by Rex Whistler, the 12 plates hand-coloured, loose as issued, with copper plate in recessed panel inside rear board and printer's original paper wrapping featuring the engraving mounted inside front board (soiled), a little oxidisation to plate and loose from panel, together in original half viridian morocco drop-back box, slightly rubbed at edges, large 4to, Harrison's for H.M.Fletcher, 1970. ⁂ Whistler's illustrated version of Swift's Gulliver's Travels was his magnum opus. It was first published by the Cresset Press in 1930 with 195 copies on hand-made paper and 10 on vellum, and is one of the most magnificent English illustrated books of the 20th century. Whistler's elaborate rococo frames incorporating Baroque architecture were apparently inspired by Richard Bentley's Designs for Six Poems by Mr T.Gray of 1753. The original copper plates were bought by bookseller H.M.Fletcher who issued this suite of the illustrations in 1970.The copper plate is for 'The King commands him to bring one of his chairs out of the Box and sit down upon the top of the cabinet' from the Voyage to Brobdingnag.

Erasmus (Desiderius) Apophthegmes, that is to saie, prompte, quicke, wittie and sentencious sayinges, translated by Nicolas Udall, first edition in English, black letter, crible initials, title supplied in excellent manuscript facsimile, lacking final index leaf and 3 blanks at end,*2-4 neatly repaired and possibly supplied from another copy, outer margin shaved, occasionally touching side-notes, occasional light foxing, bookplates to pastedown and endpaper, 19th century period-style calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, preserving original backstrip, g.e., [STC 10443], 8vo, Richard Grafton, September, 1542.⁂ An attractive copy of a rare and important work. Composed for the moral education of the young Prince William of Cleves. This work is a monumental collection of pithy sayings and anecdotes collections from Greek and Latin literature. Putarch's ancient collection of apothegms appears to be a primary source; Socrates, Plato and Alexander the Great are frequently referenced.

Caravia (Alessandro) Naspo Bizaro. nuouamente restampato, con la zonta de lamento chel fà per hauerse pentio de hauer sposao Cate Bionada Biriotta, 2 parts in 1, collation: A-L4, titles with full-page woodcut, repeated as full-page illustrations within text, with final blank, washed, 19th century green crushed morocco, richly gilt, g.e., 4to (203 x 147mm.), [Venice], Piero di Domenico, [c.1570-1575].⁂ Rare expanded second edition of this popular comic serenade composed in ottava rima and in Venetian dialect by the Venetian jeweller Caravia, whose name appears at the end of the dedicatory epistle to Antonio della Vecchia. The work first appeared in Venice in 1565, from the press of Domenico Nicolini da Sabbio, and at Caravia's expense. The relevance of the Naspo bizaro in the history of Italian popular literature, especially in the context of the commedia dell'arte, is widely acknowledged. The edition is also rightly famous for its woodcuts, which follow the iconography of the Venetian characters Pantalone and Zanni. Responsible for their execution was the renowned publisher, engraver, and print dealer Niccolò Nelli (c.1530 - 1579/86), who had a shop at the Rialto Bridge. The title of the 1570 publication bears the same large woodcut that decorates the previous edition and is signed with Nelli's monogram. The plate shows the Venetian Naspo Bizaro as a canterino, singing his hyperbolic serenade to the beautiful Cate Bionda Biriota - so-named after the rough district of Biri - while his servant Zan Polo eats in his gondola. The block is repeated as a full-page illustration on fol. F2v. A second woodcut - likewise a re-use of the one previously employed - is printed, as a full-page, on fol. D2v, and repeated on the divisional title El fin de l'inamoramento de Naspo Bizaro, introducing the Canto Quarto: the scene depicts a different poet-musician, singing and playing under a window, with the city of Venice in the background. The source of this woodcut is different, and the blocks are signed 'AL'. Literature: Adams C-626; Mortimer Italian, 105; Gamba, Serie degli impressi in dialetto veneziano, Venezia 1832, p. 83; E. Benini Clementi, Riforma religiosa e poesia popolare a Venezia nel Cinquecento: Alessandro Caravia, Firenze 2000. Provenance: Gugliemo Libri (1803-1869; see Catalogue de la Bibliothèque de M. L⁂*, Paris 1847, p. 268, lot 1667, 'Bel exemplaire'; the lot number '1667' is annotated on the verso of the front marbled flyleaf); sold for 19 francs to the Parisian bookseller A. Franck.

Bacon (Sir Francis) The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, with initial but not final blank, 2ff. Table bound after dedication, with contemporary ink inscription to title and later ones to front endpaper, browned, engraved bookplate of Rt.Hon. Henry Hobhouse, old calf, gilt, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine and preserving red morocco label, portions of old manuscripts on vellum used as binder's waste, [Gibson 15; Pforzheimer 31; STC 1149], small 4to, printed by John Haviland, and are sold by R. Allot, 1629.⁂ The second edition with all fifty-eight essays but the first edition also to include 'Of the Colours of Good and Evill'.

Witchcraft.- [Boulton (Richard)] A Compleat History of Magick, Sorcery, and Witchcraft..., 2 vol. in 1, first edition, lacking engraved frontispiece, title lightly soiled and with ownership stamp of John Brymer to verso, cropped, later calf, gilt, spine gilt with red roan label, a little rubbed and faded, splits to joints, 12mo, for E.Curll...J.Pemberton, 1715; and 5 others, mostly imperfect pamphlets, 8vo et infra (6)

Paine (James) Plans, Elevations and Sections, of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses, and also of Stabling, Bridges...Temples, and other Garden Buildings; executed in the counties of Derby, Durham, Middlesex, Northumberland, Nottingham, and York, Part I only (of 2), first edition, list of subscribers, 55 engraved plates numbered 1-74, 19 double-page, one also folding, title a little soiled, some light browning and occasional foxing, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, spine a little faded, [Fowler 207; Harris 664; Millard II 50], folio, for the Author, 1767.⁂Featuring designs for completed buildings, mostly in the Palladian style, including Sandbeck, Axwell Park and the magnificent stables at Chatsworth. A further volume covering Nottingham, Essex, Wilts, Derby, Hertford, Suffolk, Salop, Middlesex and Surrey was published in 1783.

Italy.- Barri (Giacomo) The Painters Voyage of Italy. In which all the famous paintings of the most eminent masters are particularised, as they are preserved in the several cities of Italy, first edition in English, directions to binder f. and licence f. at beginning, etched allegorical frontispiece by W.Lodge and portraits of Michelangelo, Titian, Veronese, Cortona & Raphael, folding engraved map of Italy, frontispiece trimmed at outer edge just within border, trimmed at head, affecting the odd headline, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments, lacking label, upper joint splitting, [Cicognara 4132; Wing B916; Pine-Coffin 671], 8vo, printed for Tho. Flesher, at the Angel and Crown in S. Paul's Church-yard, 1679.

Hermetic writitngs.- Ursinus (Johann Heinrich) De Zoroastre Bactriano, Hermete Trismegisto, Sanchoniathone Phoenicio, Eorumq(ue) scriptis, & aliis, contra Mosaicae Scripturae antiquitatem, first edition, lightly browned throughout, later vellum, [Caillet 10946; Rosenthal 867; Jantz 2564], 8vo, Nuremberg, Michael Endter, 1661.⁂ First edition of this chronology and critique of hermetic writings, including those by Zoroaster, Hermes Trismegistus and Sanchuniathon. Provenance: 'Bibl. Stud. Acad. Laus.' (ink stamp to title).

Swift (Jonathan) A Second Collection of Miscellanies, 5 parts in 1 vol., collation: pi2 B-M4 N2 B-C4 D2; A2 B-D4 E2; pi2 a4 B-C4 D2; A-G4; pi4 B-D4, lacking half-title & general title at beginning, also lacking 16pp. advertisements at end (as often), woodcut ornaments, light soiling to first title, bookplate of John O'Hagan, late nineteenth-century panelled calf, gilt, by Tout, g.e., a little rubbed, neatly rebacked preserving old gilt spine with red roan label, corners repaired, [Rothschild 2070; Teerink 16], 8vo, [by E.Curll] for J.Roberts, 1720.⁂ Rare unauthorized edition being a made-up volume of pamphlets reissued by Curll with a new half-title and general title (not present here) and in varying order, comprising: 1. Letters, Poems, and Tales: Amorous, Satyrical, and Gallant...; An Epistle to the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq., first edition, lacking 16pp. advertisements at end, [Teerink 610], for E.Curll, 1718.2. A Defence of English Commodities. Being an Answer to the Proposal for the Universal Use of Irish Manufactures..., first London edition, [Teerink 614], J.Roberts, 1720.3. The Swearer's Bank; or, Parliamentary Security for Establishing a New Bank in Ireland...[with] An Essay upon English Bubbles, by Thomas Hope, Esq., first London edition, half-title, [Teerink 616], J.Roberts, 1720.4. [Sheridan (Thomas) with possible contributions by Swift] Ars Pun-ica, sive Flos Linguarum. The Art of Punning..., second edition, [Teerink 895], J.Roberts, 1719.5. The Right of Precedence between Physicians and Civilians Enquir'd into, first London edition, second issue, half-title, [Teerink 899, Swift attribution "very doubtful"], J.Roberts, 1720.ESTC lists only 2 UK copies (BL and Cambridge University Library), 8 in America and one in Australia.

Bible, English.- The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New: newly translated out of the originall tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, lacking general title, water-stained at foot, some spotting, lightly browned, rexine over boards, [STC 2617.7], [Cambridge], [Printed by Tho: and John Buck printers to the University of Cambridge], [1629], bound between a defective genealogies and psalms, folio sold not subject to return. ⁂ The first edition of the King James version printed at Cambridge.

German Grammar.- Offelen (Heinrich) A Double Grammar for Germans to Learn English; and for English-men to Learn the German-Tongue...; Zwey-fache Gründliche Sprach-Lehr..., 2 parts in 1, first edition, titles and text in English and German, lightly browned, tiny wormhole to lower outer corner, small portion torn from margin of *4, one leaf with old tab attached to fore-edge (frayed and partly detached), near contemporary ink inscription "Cost 18.d from D.Brown Lond. 1702" to front free endpaper, engraved "In promptu" bookplate of Trotter of Mortonhall and modern book-label of Sir Alan Lubbock, contemporary sprinkled calf, very slightly rubbed, a good copy, [Wing O145], 8vo, for the Author, 1687.⁂ Scarce German-English grammar with English grammar for Germans, German grammar for the English (with separate title 'The German of Highdutch Grammar' dated 1686), and vocabulary and useful phrases at end.ESTC lists only 3 UK copies (BL, Cambridge and Oxford) and 5 in America (Folger, Harvard, Newberry, University of Minnesota, and Yale).

Southern Asian languages.- Alphabets.- Amaduzzi (Giovanni Cristoforo) and Cassiano Beligatti Alphabetum Brammhanicum seu Indostanum. Universitatis Kasi, first edition, title with woodcut printer's device, Devanagari characters in text, partially erased ink stamp to title, causing small hole and paper thinning, ink stamp to final verso, some water-staining and spotting, contemporary vellum, gilt morocco label to spine, [Smitskamp 206; Birrell & Garnett 12], Rome, Typis Sacrae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide, 1771; and a first edition of Alphabetum Grandonico-Malabaricum, Rome, 1772, 8vo (2)⁂ A Sanskrit alphabet as used at Kasi University, Benares, with Christian texts in parallel Latin and Hindi.

Paine (James) Plans, Elevations, Sections, and other Ornaments of the Mansion-House, belonging to the Corporation of Donacaster, first edition, engraved title-vignette incorporating portrait of the architect by Grignion after Hayman, 17 engraved plates numbered 1-21, 4 double-page, title with contemporary ink signature "Rich Allanson" at head, contemporary ink inscription "John S.Wright's Book" on front free endpaper and with his ink stamp to title, some light soiling or foxing, mostly at beginning and end, contemporary reverse calf, rubbed, rebacked, repairs to corners and edges, [Harris 668], folio, for the Author, 1751.⁂ Paine was appointed Clerk of Works at Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, in 1737 when he was only nineteen years old and he continued to supervise the building there until 1750, but Doncaster Mansion House was his first major project, from 1745-48.

STEVENSON R. L.  Works. 17 various works & eds., incl. 2nd ed. of Weir of Hermiston. Very attractive uniform half maroon morocco, gilt backs & marbled brds. Chatto & Windus & Cassell, c.mid 1890's.Condition report:Treasure Island - Illustrated edition Sixty-Ninth Thousand, 1896.Jekyll & Hyde – Twenty-first edition, 1895. 

Lorna Bailey Old Ellgreave pottery, full set of 6 ''Hot rod'' Racing car teapots collection teapots, all with same limited edition No 29/100. Deco - Union Jack - Psychedelic - Stars & Stripes - Hot Rod - Flower Power. A limited edition of 100 were commissioned by the Conway Teapot museum in 2001 and are featured in the Lorna Bailey ""The first millennium" book

A Journey Across South America 1872-3 First Edition, 4 volume set, Paul Marcoy. Numerous illustrations and 10 (on 9 sheets) maps

Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)Haystack #3 (Corlett 67)Lithograph printed in colours with screenprint, 1969, signed, dated and inscribed A/P X in pencil, one of ten artist's proofs aside from the edition of 100, on BFK Rives paper, printed and published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with their blindstamp and workshop number verso, the full sheet printed to the edges, 341 x 598mm (13 ½ x 23 5/8 in) (unframed)The Haystack series was the first in a number of works which directly reference the works of Claude Monet, following on from the Haystacks, the artist turned his eye to the depiction of Cologne Cathedral. Haystacks also marked the first time that Lichtenstein worked with the master printers at Gemini G.E.L in Los Angeles, a relationship that was to last until the year before he died.

Albin Trowski - Rare opportunity to acquire four original paintings by Albin Trowski, The art work for The Breadhorse by Alan Gardner & Albin Trowski to include a signed first edition book , all paintings dated 1975, all painted ink & wash

*Charles Dickens First Edition The Life Of Our Lord- (Lot Subject To VAT) [LQD106]

BRUICHLADDICH FIRST EDITION WEE LADDIE TASTING PACK (3X20CL) Single Malt Scotch Whisky Includes Bruichladdich aged 17 years (46%), Bruichladdich aged 15 years (46%), and aged 10 years (46%). All 20cl bottles in carton.

A gilt framed wall mirror, together with a Marc Chagall exhibition poster, 66 x 50cm, a limited edition print of Border Terriers, by Laurie Pearce and a print First of April and four engravings of animals (8)

Seven First Edition Harry Potter Books including Paperback Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban and The Sorcerer's Stone plus Hardback Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows

One volume, The Warlock of Love by Marc Bolan, first edition, 1969

Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950 by Messrs Fahy, Freeland, Free & Simpson, with dust wrapper; Casuarina Press, Sydney, 2004, 360pp, first edition, being one of 2,000 numbered copies, signed by the authors

ERIC RAVILIOUS (Illustrator) (1903-1942) HIGH STREET First edition of this celebrated volume, with title vignette and all 24 colour lithographs, text by J. M. Richards, published by Curwen Press, 1938, 8vo * This book, rarely found complete nowadays, "achieved a modest success, becoming over time a highly sought-after collectors' item... it was a considerable artistic achievement for what was virtually a first effort in the medium" (Alan Powers, Eric Ravilious, Artist & Designer, 2013, p.58). ++ With original boards but later rebound; the plates in generally good condition but with some slight handling marks; colours fresh

ATHLETICS NEWS A collection of 10 Athletics News Football Annuals 1890-1899. Covers Football, Rugby Union and Rugby League. The 1990 Edition was the first edition as a separate annual (the first three were supplements to the Athletic News publication). The annuals are all custom bound in blue. Generally good

2007 FA CUP FINAL Limited edition boxed programme for Chelsea v Manchester United, the first at new Wembley Stadium. Number 0245 with a letter of authenticity from FA Chief Executive, Brian Barwick. Good

Barbara Taylor Bradford signed first edition of To be the best hardback book. Signed on inside title page. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Operating Manual British Railways Locomotives D 5000 - D 5175. First Edition from 1962. Decent condition with 73 pages. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Hospice Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.