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Della Chiesa (Francesco Agostino). Corona reale di Savoia, o sia relatione della provincie, e titoli ad essa appartenenti, 2 volumes in 1, 1st edition, Cuneo: Lorenzo and Bartolomeo Strabella, 1655-7, [48] 531 [37], [16] 589 [47] pp., signatures pi4 b-f4 A-4B4, pi4 +4 A-4I4 4K6, half-title to each volume, woodcut crown device to half-titles, arms to title-pages, episcopal arms to volume 1 leaf f4 verso, heraldic devices and figurative initials to beginning of each chapter, portrait to volume 2 pi4 recto, front inner hinge partly split, preliminary quires pi-f starting, occasional browning, spotting and mostly marginal damp-staining, volume 1 half-title finger-soiled, burn-hole in volume 2 leaf 4C3, contemporary limp vellum, soiled, restoration to rear cover, 4to (21.2 x 14.5 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESNot in Cobham-Jeffery. First edition of this extensive history of the House of Savoy and its associated territories. Della Chiesa (1595-1662) was Jesuit bishop of Saluzzo and 'one of the major Piedmontese historians of the seventeenth century' (Osborne, Dynasty and Diplomacy in the Court of Savoy, p. 76). Chapter 21 of the second volume (pp. 522-89) is dedicated to Cyprus.

Wordsworth (William). A Letter to a Friend of Robert Burns: Occasioned by an Intended Republication of the Account of the Life of Burns, by Dr. Currie; and of the selection made by him from his letters, 1st edition, 1816, half title, lacking final leaf (blank except for printer's imprint), a little light soiling, contemporary ownership signature, hinges reinforced, contemporary tree calf, rebacked, some worming to covers, 8vo, together with S outhey (Robert, editor) , The Annual Anthology, volumes I & III [all published], Bristol, 1799-1800, leaf B8 excised as usual from volume I to remove Southey's 'War Poem' and leaf C3 in volume II cancel as usual, a little light spotting and soiling, bookplates, contemporary diced calf, rebacked, some edge wear, 8vo (Qty: 3)NOTESProvenance: Jonathan Fletcher Wordsworth (1932-2006), critic and scholar, and descendant of William Wordsworth. First work: Scarce. James Currie's Works of Burns, with a life and letters was first published in 1800 and when a new edition was proposed by James Gray in 1816 he sought Wordsworth's opinion, as published here.

Bennigsen (Levin August Gottlieb, Freyherrn von). Gedanken uber Einige dem Officier der Leichten Reuterey nottwendige Kenntnisse, Riga, Julius Conrad Daniel Muller, 14 copper engraved plates on 13 folding leaves, 2 old oval library inkstamps to title of the 3 Dragonregiments Officersbibliothek, contemporary sprinkled calf, with gilt morocco spine label, lettered in gilt to upper cover, Der Holsteenste Ritter Regiments Exerceer-Stole, rubbed and slight wear to extremities, small 4to (Qty: 1)NOTESNot in Podeschi, Books on the Horse and Horsemanship (Paul Mellon Collection) or Houth, Bibliography of Hippology (1887). First edition of this account of horsemanship, which contains detailed information on the selection, purchase and maintenance of horses, and the duty of an officer in exercises. Copac lists only one copy in the UK (BL). Count von Bennigsen, Russian name Leonty Leontyevich (1745-1826) was a Russian General of German origin who played an important role in the Russian army during the Napoleonic wars. Having gained a series of promotions during the 1770-1780s, including the storming of Ochakov in 1787, and the Suppression of the Polish-led Kosciuszko Uprising of 1794, as well as the Persian expedition of Catherine the Great, for which he was awarded the Order of St. George, he was made Governor General of Lithuania in 1801 by Alexander I, and in 1802 a General of Cavalry. He commanded one of the Russian Armies during the Napoleonic Wars, and was the first to inflict a significant defeat on Napoleon at the Battle of Eylau (8 February 1807), for which he was awarded the Order of St. Andrew, the highest order of the Russian Empire. He also played a significant role in the Battle of Leipzig (16-19 October 1813) and in the year long Siege of Hamburg (1813-14).

Saluste Du Bartas (Guillaume de) , Bartas His Devine Weekes & Workes Translated, 1st edition, [London: H. Lownes, 1605], A1 blank present with early ownership signature 'Simon Smyth' at head, decorative engraved title incorporating celestial & terestrial globe maps, few woodcut armorials and decorations, occasional light spotting, some fraying mostly to first & last few leaves, sewing restrengthened, disbound 4to, together with Prince (John). Danmonii Orientales Illustres : or, The Worthies of Devon, Exeter: Sam. Farley for Awnsham and John Churchill, Charles Yeo and Philip Bishop, 1701, woodcut armorials to text, armorial bookplate of William Dacres Adams to front pastedown, contemporary panelled calf, boards detached, lacking spine, folio, with (Raleigh, Walter Sir) , The History of the World, 1st edition, London: Walter Burre, 1614, engraved title incorporating world map, Minde of the Front present (both leaves detached & frayed), lacking all maps and without battle plans, contemporary calf, boards detached and lacking spine, worn, folio, and Grose (Francis) , A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, 1786, and Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army, from the Conquest to the Present Time, 2 volumes, 1786-1788, together three volumes, engraved frontispieces, titles, and numerous plates, some leaves loose & frayed, slight worming to Treatise on Ancient Armour, occasional spotting, contemporary uniform marbled calf, boards detached, lacking spines, 4to (Qty: a carton)

Simpson (William). The Seat of War in the East, First [-Second] Series, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co., 1855-6, hand-coloured lithographic title-page to each volume, lithographic dedication leaf to volume 1, list of plates and 14 pp. text to volume 2, 67 hand-coloured lithographic plates (of 79), spotting to lithographic title-pages, dedication leaf, list of plates, and first and last plates of volume 1, occasional light marginal spotting to other plates, uncololured lithographic key plates present (tipped in to volume 1, as tissue-guards to volume 2), modern bookplates ('Ex collectio Mollo'), original maroon quarter morocco, cloth sides, spines worn, volume 1 spine partly defective, both volumes with gutta percha perishing and contents working loose, large folio (56 x 37 cm) (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: William John Codrington (1804-1884), commander-in-chief of the British army in the Crimea (engraved bookplates with motto 'vultus in hostem'). Codrington arrived in the Crimea in September 1854 as major-general in command of the 1st brigade of the light division. His leadership was key to the allied victory at Alma, and his observations gave advance warning of the Russian attack at Inkerman. In September the following year he planned the allied assault on Sevastopol, and on 11 November replaced Sir James Simpson as commander-in-chief. 'He left the Peninsula on 12 July 1856, having received another parliamentary vote of thanks and been promoted lieutenant-general on 6 June 1856. Before he sailed, he also received the thanks of the Tartars of the Baidar valley for the protection given to them by the British troops' (ODNB). After returning to England he served as Liberal member of parliament for Greenwich and later as governor-general of Gibraltar, twice refusing the rank of field marshal. Abbey Travel 237; Lipperheide 2121. Deluxe issue, with hand-coloured plates (there was also an uncoloured issue). The absent plates (in Abbey's numbering) are 6, 11, 15, 22, 27, 30, 42, 46, 49, 51, 64, and 75.

Piacenza ( Franceso ). L'Egeo Redivivo, o' sia chorographia dell' archipelago ... con la breve descrittione ... della Grecia, Morea, o'Peloponnese, di Candia, e Cipri, 1st edition, Modena: Soliani heirs, 1688, additional engraved title page, engraved portrait, 4 engraved maps bound as plates (2 folding, including the map of Cyprus), 59 full-page engraved maps in the text, contents possibly washed, occasional light residual browning, text maps with variable show-through rectos, folding map of the Peloponnese bound upside-down, contemporary vellum, manuscript spine-title, 4to (21.6 x 16.2 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESBlackmer 1305; Cobham-Jeffery p. 50. First and only edition, rare, especially in this condition with all maps present. Six copies traced in UK libraries; another copy was sold in these rooms on 10 April 2019. 'This work was probably inspired by the Venetian conquests in Greece in the 1680s. It includes a very thorough and systematic description of the Aegean Islands, Crete, [and] Cyprus, and brief descriptions of Roumeli and the Peloponnesus ... The four separate maps are of the Aegean, the Peloponnesus, Crete and Cyprus' (Blackmer).

David (Joannes). Occasio Arrepta Neglecta. Huius commoda: Illius incommoda, 2 parts in one, 1st edition, Antwerp: Plantin-Moretus, 1605, engraved title, part title with large engraved device, woodcut device to final leaf verso, 12 engraved emblematic illustrations by Theodoor Galle, some light toning, contemporary inscription, 'Collegy. Soc. ? Lucernae 1607' at head of first title, ink stamps at foot of title and dedication, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, spine titled in manuscript, a few splits and old repair to spine, some soiling, small 4to, together with Binet (Estienne). Abrégé des vies des principaux fondateurs des religions de l'église, representez dans le choeur de l'abbaie de S. Lambert de Liessies en Haynaut, 1st edition, Antwerp: Martin Nuyts, 1634, 40 engraved plates by Cornelis Galle the Elder after Theodoor Galle (counted in pagination and register; all but 2 are portraits), terminal errata leaf, a few plates offset, fore margin of first plate (bound after title-page) renewed with small section of image restored, small marginal chips to plates of Elijah and Saint Paul, small marginal worm-track in final quire, contemporary manuscript notice on the author to front free endpaper, bookplates of Mary Barbara Hales and Michael Jaffé, contemporary sprinkled calf, expertly rebacked to style, a little rubbing and craquelure to sides, 4to (19.9 x 15 cm) (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: Michael Jaffé CBE (1923-1997), English art historian and director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (both items); Mary Barbara Hales (1835-1885; bookplate; second item only). Hales inherited the family seat of Hales Place, Woodchurch, Kent, following the extinction of the Hales baronetcy circa 1836, and later converted it to a Benedictine nunnery. Landwehr 186, Praz p. 313 (David). The Galle brothers are known especially for their long-standing collaboration with Rubens and the Plantin Press.

Mascardi (Agostino). Silvarum libri IV, 1st edition, Antwerp: ex officina Plantiniana, 1622, engraved allegorical title-page after Peter Paul Rubens by Theodoor Galle, final blank (2C4) discarded, title-page slightly soiled, damp-staining to gutter of initial 2 quires (*-2*), first quire (*) with shallow section of erosion to fore edges not affecting text or engraving, a few other marks, 19th-century drab paper boards, worn, 4to (23.6 x 17 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: Michael Jaffé CBE (1923-1997), English art historian and director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Jaffé wrote three substantial books on Rubens: Rubens (1967); Rubens and Italy (1977); and Rubens: catalogo completo (1989). Judson & Van de Velde, Book Illustrations and Title-Pages (Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard XXI), 48. The 'first book [of] contemporary poetry illustrated with a title-page by Rubens', of which 1,000 copies were printed (Bertram, Rubens as a Designer of Title-Pages, pp. 184 & 60). Ex-Jesuit Mascardi (1590-1640) was a prominent intellectual at the court of Pope Urban VIII.

[Mair, John]. A Compendius Geographical and Historical Grammar, & A Compendius Geographical Dictionary, 2nd edition, both printed for W. Peacock, 1795, 13 folding engraved maps, hand-coloured in outline to first volume, 6 folding engraved maps, hand-coloured in outline to second volume, and folding engraved plate of the solar system, pale offsetting from maps to facing text leaf, all edges gilt, contemporary engraved bookplate of William Radford to front pastedown of each volume, and contemporary ownership inscription to front blank 'Mary Ann Potts the gift of her dear Uncle Wm Radford 1797', contemporary uniform red straight-grain morocco gilt, rubbed and scuffed to spines, joints and edges, 12mo (Qty: 2)

Linschoten (Jan Huyghen van). Navigatio ac itinerarium in orientalem sive Lusitanorum Indiam [part 2: Descriptio totius Guineae tractatus, Congi, Angloae, et Monomotapae]. Collecta omnia ac descripta per eundem Belgicè; nunc vero Latinè reddita, 2 parts in 1 volume, 1st edition in Latin, The Hague: Albert Henricksz, at the expense of the author and Cornelis Nicolaas, to be sold at the shop of Elzevir, 1599, 2 title-pages each with large engraved ship vignette, engraved arms (signature *2 verso), engraved portrait (*4 verso), 32 double-page engraved plates and plans (of 36), of which 3 also folding, and 2 (Goae Indiae Orientalis Metropolis and Angrae Urbis Tercerae) folding and on 2 sheets, opening to 55.5 x 75.5 cm and 48 x 83 cm respectively, 5 folding maps (of 7), moderately browned, title-page dust-soiled, marginal damp-stain to head of gutter from front of volume to quire E, steadily reducing, just touching text in first few pages, never touching engravings, a few old repairs (plate 'Primum urbs Mossambicquae' reinforced along fore edges verso; 'Forum seu praeconium Goae' with 2 old repairs verso to margin and fold; 'Bramenes' with 2 repaired closed tears to top margin; 'Provinciae Pegu' with restoration to left-hand margin; 'Arabes et Abyssini' lower margin strengthened), Goa plan with 1cm split to fold, Barentsz map with a small hole at central intersection and a few faint marks, 19th-century calf, rubbed, some stripping, water-damage to head of front joint, wear to foot of spine, folio (30.6 x 19.8 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: George Becher Blomfield (1801-1885), English clergyman and bibliophile. Adams L735; Borba de Moraes I p. 418; Sabin 41366; cf. Lipperheide 1454-5. Rare first edition in Latin, the second overall, and the first to contain the important Barentsz map of the Arctic regions, 'Deliniatio cartae trium navigationum per Batavos, ad Septentrionalem plagam', populated by imaginary sea-monsters. The plates, which include views, city plans, local costumes and customs, and botanical subjects, are the same as those in the Dutch first edition of 1596 with Latin captions added. 'Linschoten was born in Haarlem, Holland, in 1563. In 1583 he sailed to India with Vicente da Fonseca, archbishop of Goa. He remained there until 1589, the year of his master's death, when he returned to Holland. Later, in 1594, he joined the expedition which, under the command of Nay, Brandt and Barentz, made discoveries in the China Sea. Linschoten died in Holland in 1633' (Borba de Moraes). His wide-ranging account is considered 'the real starting point of Dutch overseas expansion' (Helmers & Jannsen, eds., The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age, p. 168). This copy notably retains the two large folding plans of Goa and Angra by Jan van Doetechem after Linschoten, and the two folding views of St Helena. (The list of plates lists one plan of St Helena but the two present are evidently separate engravings.) The other folding plate is 'Forum seu praeconium Goae'. The extant maps are: Delineatio orarum maritimarum, terrae vulgo indigetatae terra do Natal, item Sofalae, Mozambicae, et Melindae ... ad Indiam ... Arnoldus F. à Langren delineavit et sculpsit Exacta et accurata delineatio cum orarum maritimarum tum etiam locorum terrestrium quae in regionibus China, Cauchinchina, Camboja sive Champa, Syao, Malacca, Arracan, et Pegu ... Arnoldus F. à Langren delineavit, Henricus F. ab Langren sculpsit Typus orarum maritarum Guineae, Manicongo, et Angolae ... Arnoldus F. à Langren delineavit, et sculpsit Deliniatio cartae trium navigationum per Batavos, ad Septentrionalem plagam ... Auctore Wilhelmo Bernardo. Cornelius Nicolai excudebat. Baptista à Doetechum sculps. anno 1598 Delineatio omnium orarum totius Australis partis Americae ... Arnoldus Florentius à Langren, author et sculptor This copy lacks the following plates (as named in the Index): 1) Agricola Indus Lascarinus et Balhadera; 2) Indorum casae, villae et vici cira Goam; 3) Scaphae piscatoriae quibus in fluminibus uruntur; 4) Nuces Indicae seu palmae; and the following maps: 1) Generalis orbis tabula; 2) Tabula Rubri maris usque ad Bengalam. Borba de Moares notes that copies rarely contain all the maps as the book was widely used by explorers long after publication.

Darwin (Charles). The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, ot the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th edition, with additions and corrections to 1872, thiry-third thousand, 1888, folding diagramatic plate, 32 pp. catalogue at end, Birkbeck College Library blindstamps to front endpaper and title, original cloth gilt, small tear at foot of spine and head of lower cover, 8vo, together with The Power of Movement of Plants, 1st edition, 1880, illustrations, 32 pp. publisher's catalogue at end, light toning, library stamp to title, library labels and stickers front and rear, chips to endpapers, original cloth, spine darkened with tear at head and shelf number, plus two others: Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World, new edition, 1870 (ex-libris in prize binding, lacking spine & boards detached) and Hugh Miller's The Testimony of the Rocks, 38th thousand, 1870 (Qty: 4)NOTESFreeman 423 & 1325 for first two works.

Clark (John Heaviside). The Military Costume of Turkey, 1st edition, published by T. McLean ... B. R. Howlett, printer, 1818, half-title, advertisement leaf, title-page, dedication leaf, preface (vi pp.), contents leaf, 31 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates including frontispiece and vignette title-page, all by Clark except frontispiece (by Thomas Charles Wageman), letterpress description leaf to each plate except the frontispiece (as issued), binder's ticket ('J. Wier, Binder & Fancy Boarder') to half-title, a little light very finger-soiling to margins and to versos of plates, front free endpaper creased and spotted, a few other trivial marks, edges untrimmed, original pink paper boards, printed paper label to front board, wear to spine and extremities, large folio (49 x 34 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESColas 2059; Lipperheide 2388; cf. Abbey Travel 373 & Blackmer 1125. First edition, with text watermarked 'W Balston 1813' and plates watermarked 'J Whatman 1816', a very good copy in its original binding; Abbey and Blackmer's copies were both later issues (c.1820). 'The artist who produced the costume drawings for this work appears to be unknown although the preface states "the subjects which compose this selection have been furnished at the liberality of a gentleman, who had stored his porfolio during his residence at Constantinople"' (Blackmer). It is possible that this gentleman was William Wittman, member of the British military mission which joined the Ottoman forces at Constantinople in 1799 with the aim of repelling Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria.

Ptolemy (Claudius). La Geografia, gia tradotta di Greco in Italiano da Giero[lamo] Ruscelli: e hora in questa nuova editione da Gio[vanni] Malombra ricorretta, e purgata d'infiniti errori, 3 parts in 1 volume, Venice: Giordano Ziletti, 1574-73-73, signatures *-**4 A-H4 (Tavola) A-Z Aa-Xx4, A-Z Aa-Dd2 +2 A-Z Aa-Oo2, alpha-eta4, A-G4 H6, 65 double-page copper-engraved maps, mounted on stubs, woodcut device to each title-page (3 in total), complete with the 3 blanks (H4 of Tavola, eta4, and final leaf, H6), numerous woodcut diagrams and vignettes in the text, including 2 of Ptolemy star-gazing, and a full-page diagram of the classical compass winds, generally light browning, stronger to a few Ptolemaic maps (Europa, 6-9), heavier browning to a few sections of text, occasional spotting, maps clean except for some show-through versos, one marginal worm-track in quires D-E of part 1, contemporary manuscript catch-title to bottom edge of text-block, contemporary limp vellum, yapp edges, slightly marked and dust-soiled, later manuscript title to spine, early inscription to rear cover, housed in a custom blue cloth solander box, 4to (22 x 16.4 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESAdams P2236; Sabin 66506; Shirley, Britain 110-11, World 110-11. Third edition of Ruscelli's translation, the first corrected by Giovanni Malombra, and containing one additional map, 'Territori di Roma'; Ruscelli's translation first appeared in 1561. Of the 65 maps 27 are Ptolemaic and 38 are modern: the latter include two important world maps, the double-hemispherical 'Orbis Descriptio' and the rectangular 'Carta Marina', both adapted from Gastaldi's Ptolemaic atlas of 1548. Shirley remarks that the 'Orbis Descriptio is elegantly designed and engraved on copper with typical Italian taste and skill. Separate double-hemispherical maps were no innovation but this is the first time that such a representation had been used in an atlas'.

Cumming (Constance F. Gordon-). From the Hebrides to the Himalayas. A Sketch of Eighteen Months' Wanderings in Western Isles and Eastern Highlands, 1st edition, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1876, 27 wood-engraved plates, volume 1 rear inner hinge cracked, volume 2 inner hinges repaired, Chinese ink-stamps in red to title-pages, original green pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed, spines rolled, headcaps frayed, partial wear along joints, tips bumped and worn, 8vo (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: 1) Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, 'Jane E. Gordon Cumming, with love from C. F. Gordon Cumming', on each title-page, with the recipient's ownership inscription 'J. E. Gordon Cumming, 49 Belgrave Road, S.W.' to each front free endpaper. 2) Sir Archibald Dunbar of Northfield, 7th Baronet (1803-1898; engraved bookplates); Dunbar was the author's first cousin.

Bigland (Ralph) . Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections, relative to the County of Gloucester, volume the first [only: of two], 1st edition, Richard Bigland, 1791, bound with: Fosbrooke (Thomas Dudley), An Original History of the City of Gloucester ... including also the Original Papers of the late Ralph Bigland, 1st edition, John Nichols and Son, 1819, 2 works in 1 volume, Bigland with 23 engraved plates, engraved arms to title-page and dedication, engraved vignettes in the letterpress, original heraldic watercolours to pp. 115-16, repaired closed tear in 4C2, Fosbrooke with engraved title-page, lithographic plan, 19 (of 20) engraved plates (some spotted), armorial bookplate, all edges gilt, 19th-century dark green quarter morocco, vertical-ribbed cloth sides, folio (43 x 26.5 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESESTC T143287 & Upcott pp. 253-6 (Bigland).

Sarbiewski (Maciej Kazimierz). Lyricorum libri IV. Epodon lib[er] unus alterq[ue] epigrammatum, Antwerp: ex officina Plantiniana, 1632, engraved allegorical title-page after Peter Paul Rubens by Cornelis Galle the Elder, toning, a little spotting and soiling, lower outer corners of O2 and T1 torn away or excised not affecting text, small interlinear spill-burn to P3 affecting a couple of letters verso, contemporary vellum, manuscript spine-title, yapp edges, slightly soiled, 4to (20.5 x 15.5 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: Michael Jaffé CBE (1923-1997), English art historian and director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Jaffé wrote three substantial books on Rubens: Rubens (1967); Rubens and Italy (1977); and Rubens: catalogo completo (1989). Judson & Van de Velde, Book Illustrations and Titlepages (Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard) , 62. First Plantin and first quarto edition, and the fourth overall. Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (1595-1640), a Polish Jesuit, 'was considered to be one of the greatest neo-Latin poets in his time and beyond' (Bertram, Rubens as a Designer of Title Pages , p. 197). Bertram writes at length on the rich symbolism of Rubens's title-page design, which depicts Apollo placing his lyre on an altar before the arms of Pope Urban VIII; facing Apollo are a woman and child commonly interpreted as a muse with the young Pindar (op. cit. pp. 202-12). Sarbiewski's poems were first printed at Cologne in 1625.

Hasselquist (Fredrik). Iter Palaestinum eller Resa til Heliga Landet, forrattad ifran ar 1749 til 1752 ... utgiven af Carl Linnaeus, 1st edition, Stockholm: Lars Salvius, 1757, mild browning, occasional spotting, staining to lower outer corners of quire 2O, edges dyed red, contemporary half vellum, comb-marbled sides, rubbed, 8vo (20 x 12 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESProvenance: 1) 'A. L. Schlözer' (ownership inscription to title-page), possibly August Ludwig von Schlözer (1735-1809), German historian; 2) 'Frédéric Lauth, docteur en médecine' (bookplate). Cf. Atabey 564, Blackmer 792, Cobham-Jeffery p. 26 (all for translations). 'The first systematic natural history of the Holy Land' (Blackmer); the first part takes the form of a diary and also describes Turkey, Egypt and Cyprus. Hasselquist was a student of Linneaus, who oversaw publication of the work following Hasselquist's death in 1752. The first edition is uncommon, with translations more usually encountered.

[African-Americana]. An Authentic Account of the Conversion and Experience of a Negro [drop-head title], London: T. Wilkins, [c.1795], 4 pp., 8vo (20 x 12.2 cm), together with 4 other pamphlets, including: An Answer to a Paper, entituled, the Grievances of His Majesty's Subjects residing within the Principality of Wales, in Respect of the Court of the Council in the Marches of Wales. With the Particular Conveniences of that Court, 1st edition, [no place], 1689, [2] 10 pp., a few spots and marks, folio (31.5 x 19 cm), The Petition of the Catholics of Ireland to the King's Most Excellent Majesty: Presented at St. James's, on Wednesday Jan. 2, 1793, by Messrs. Edward Byrne, John Keogh, James Edward Devereux, Christopher Bellew, and Sir Thomas French, Bart., Dublin: printed by appointment by H. Fitzpatrick, 1793, 11 pp., title-page browned and marked, gift inscription verso, final leaf damp-stained, re-stitched, housed in a custom cloth-backed folding case, 8vo (19.4 x 12.6 cm), and 2 others (Qty: 5)NOTESESTC T224026 (nine copies), R29059 (five copies) T215328 (three copies). The first item describes an Englishman's encounter with a Christian slave in the state of New York. This is one of four separate editions traced by ESTC (including two printed in Vermont and Maine), all being uncommon.

Green (William). Seventy Eight Studies from Nature... from Drawings made by Himself, 1st edition, 1809, 78 soft ground etched plates on 53 sheets, each plate leaf recto with circular ink library stamp to blank upper outer corner, and also centrally on verso, title (soiled with edge tears and losses) laid down, circular ink library stamp centrally to title and at head of first two printed leaves, some light finger-soiling, mainly to fore-margins, front free endpaper with library slip and sticker, 20th century cloth, front cover and spine somewhat soiled and marked, oblong folio (Qty: 1)

Papageorgiou (Athanasius). Icons of Cyprus, 1st edition, deluxe issue, Arcadia Press, 1971, colour plates within broad gilt borders, all edges gilt, original red morocco by Zaehnsdorf, elaborate gilt decoration incorporating black morocco onlay to front board, fleece-lined gray cloth slipcase, folio, together with 2 copies of the trade issue, both in original boards, dust jackets, folio (Qty: 3)NOTESNumber 43 of 265 copies, signed by Archbishop Makarios III, first president of Cyprus, on the title-page.

Baldinucci (Filippo), Notizie de Professori del Disegno da Cimbue in qua, per le quali si dimostra come, e per chi le bell'arti di pittura, scultura e architettura lasciata la rozzezza delle maniere Greca, e Gottica; si siano in questi secoli riditte all'antica loro perfezione, 1st edition, Florence, 1681, title with Medici woodcut arms, folding genealogical table, damp stain to first few leaves, later tree calf, spine worn, edges rubbed, 4to, together with Cominciamento e Progresso dell'arte dell'intagliare in Rame, 2nd edition, Florence, 1768, title with woodcut device, a little minor spotting, later half cloth, spine faded, a little rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: Michael Jaffé CBE (1923-1997), English art historian and director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. First work: First issue (without privilege and errata leaves). The first of six volumes of Baldinucci's lives of artists, issued from 1681 to 1728 and covering the years 1260-1300, detailing artists such as Giotto, Cimabue and Oderisi da Gubbio. Second work: Cicognara 2201. The most important of the Florentine art historians (after Vasari), Filippo Baldinucci (1624-1697) was the first writer in Italy to mention Rembrandt’s etchings in this important history of the art of engraving.

Day (Lal Behari). Govinda Sámanta, or the History of a Bengal Ráiyat, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Macmillan and Co., 1874, half-titles, 2 + 32 pp. advertisements, a little spotting to preliminaries of volume 2, a few other spots elsewhere, brown coated endpapers, original green pebble-grain cloth, rubbed, spine-ends frayed, 8vo (Qty: 2)NOTES'The first important [Indian] novel to appear in English' (Ramamurti, Rise of the Indian Novel in English (1987) p. 56), previously unrecorded at auction. The story of a peasant farmer (raiyat) in West Bengal, it was reprinted in 1908 at Bengal Peasant Life. The author's second book, Folk Tales of Bengal (1883) was republished in 1912 with illustrations by Warwick Goble.

Fortune (Robert). Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China, 2nd edition, John Murray, 1847, 3 tinted lithographic plates including frontispiece, additional wood-engraved vignette title-page, map, wood-engravings in text (2 full-page), 16 pp. advertisements, faint damp-staining to upper outer corners of frontispiece and plate facing p. 71, plate facing p.100 slightly marked in margins, quires 2C-D clumsily opened, a few other marks, original cloth, rebacked, extremities worn, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESCordier Sinica 2115; Abbey Travel 543 refers. This second edition appeared in the same year as the first.

Jenner (Thomas). A Direction for the English Traviller, by which he shal be inabled to Coast about all England and Wales, 1643, title engraved by Jacob van Langeren, folding distance table, 39 (of 40) engraved cartographical county mileage tables with 'thumbnail' maps, lacking map of Cheshire, Northamptonshire map duplicated, folding general map of England and Wales lacking lower half (the map portion), title laid down, 'The use of all the insueing Tables' leaf laid down with last two lines partly completed in manuscript, a little light spotting and water stains, bookplate of Allan Heywood Bright (1862-1941, British Liberal politician), later calf, spine and edges rubbed, small 4to (Qty: 1)NOTESChubb XLVI; ESTC R38849; Skelton 25. First published in 1635 by Mathew Simmons, in this edition by Jenner "the 'thumb-nail' county maps have been erased, and larger maps on double the scale (10 miles=about 1/2 ins.) engraved in their place in the triangular space in the lower right-hand corner of the plates. The names of towns are given in full, and those in neighbouring counties are added" (Skelton).

Broadhurst (Arthur Brooks). 'Three Months Tiger Shooting in the Deccan, Secunderabad, Liberty Hall, 1884', manuscript in brown and black ink on paper, [4] 1-139 [2] 140-144 pp. (pp.145-186 blank), 7 pen-and-ink sketches to half-title, title-page and text, 14 watercolours in text (1 full-page), a few manuscript corrections, first leaf (half-title) tipped to inside front cover with 4 strips of paper, soiled and slightly nicked along fore edge, inside front cover inscribed 'Arthur Brooks Broadhurst XIV Hussars', original silk-embroidered black felt binding, front cover titled 'Old Deccan Days' with elaborate monogram 'ABB', tiger vignette to rear cover, 8vo (17.7 x 11.5 cm) (Qty: 3)NOTESCf. Czech (Asia) p. 1. Original autograph manuscript of a rare account of Indian big-game hunting. The printed edition, issued privately at Secunderabad in 1884, is untraced in libraries, and two copies have appeared at auction, in 1974 and 2018; Czech cites the work from a reference in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society , but had not seen a copy. In each of these cases the author is listed simply as 'A. B. B'. The ownership inscription in our copy allows the author to be positively identified as Arthur Brooks Broadhurst (1860-1930) of the 14th (King's) Hussars. Broadhurst was born at Cheetham Hill, Lancashire and later lived at Penrith; his father was the industrialist Henry Tootal Broadhurst. He reached the rank of captain and was gazetted adjutant of auxiliary forces in 1888. For Broadhurst's personal fishing priest and binoculars (from the same source) see the following lot.

[Aikin, John]. England Delineated, 2 volumes , 1st edition , London: Lackington , Allen & Co., 1804, engraved title to each volume, 147 engraved plates (of 148), each with tissue guards, plate of Powis Castle torn and repaired to lower margin (slightly affecting plate mark), bookplate of Thomas Hammond Foxcroft to upper pastedowns, contemporary half calf with vellum corners, spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Warner (Richard) , A Tour through Cornwall, in the Autumn of 1808, Bath: Richard Cruttwell, 1809, sepia aquatint frontispiece, few wood engraved maps, light toning and spotting, bookplate of Thomas Hammond Foxcroft to upper pastedown, contemporary half calf with vellum corners, upper joint slightly rubbed, 8vo, with Gilpin (William) , Observations on the Western Parts of England, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty. To which are added, a few remarks on the Picturesque Beauties of the Isle of Wight, 1798, ink stamp to title M. Lukis at head of title with ink splash to fore-edge, 18 sepia aquatint plates, bookplate of F.C. Lukis to upper pastedown, recent cloth hinges, contemporary calf, rebacked retaining morocco title label, 8vo, with Pennant (Thomas) , The Journey from Chester to London, 1811, engraved frontispiece torn with loss and repaired, five engraved plates, some toning & spotting, modern calf, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, 8vo, and Skrine (Henry) , Three Successive Tours in the North of England, and Great Part of Scotland, 1795, near contemporary calf, rebacked, board edges worn, slim 4to, with Shaw (Stebbing) , A Tour to the West of England, in 1788, London: Robson & Clarke and J. Walker, 1789, light dust-soiling mostly to first & last leaves, scattered spotting, modern quarter calf, 8vo, plus the Yorkshire section of The Modern Universal British Traveller, 1779 and Yorkshire section of The Complete English Traveller, 1773, both in modern gilt panelled mottled calf, slim folio (Qty: 9)

Franklin (Benjamin), The Private Correspondence, 2 volumes, 2nd edition ('with additions'), Henry Colburn, 1817, spotting, short closed tear in volume 2 signature C5, final advertisement leaf (pp. 479/80) discarded, bookplates of Thomas Myles Sandys (1837-1911, soldier and Conservative member of parliament), later-19th-century green half calf, 8vo (20.7 x 12.5 cm), together with: Thomson (William). Orpheus Caledonius: or, a Collection of Scots Songs set to Musick, 2 volumes in 1, 2nd edition, for the author, 1733, pi4 a4 B-P4 Q2, A2 B-P4, 106 engraved plates of music score numbered 1-50 and 1-6 in volume 1, and 1-48 and 1-4 in volume 2 (i.e. several plates printed either side of a single sheet), volume lacking plates 18 and 34, plate 12 repaired, modern half calf, contemporary bookplate of the duchess of Northumberland reimposed to front pastedown, 8vo (20 x 11.5 cm), and Johnson (T. B.), The Gamekeeper's Directory, and Complete Vermin Destroyer, 2nd edition, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, [c.1832], 5 wood-engraved plates, slightly marked, advertisements (12 pp.) discarded, gilt morocco bookplate of W. A. Foyle, c.1900 olive-green half morocco, natural history motifs gilt to spines, 8vo (17.8 x 10.2 cm) (Qty: 4)NOTESThomson's work, first printed in 1725, was also issued in a cheap format without any plates.

Ockley (Simon). The Conquest of Syria, Persia, and Aegypt, by the Saracens, containing the Lives of Abubeker, Omar and Othman, the Immediate Successors of Mahomet, 2 volumes [volume 2: The History of the Saracens], 1st editions, for R. Knaplock [and others; volume 2: for Bernard Lintot], 1708-18, small spill-burn to volume 2 signature 2C6, contemporary panelled calf, gilt device of a flaming brazier to covers, spine-labels perished, joints cracking at ends but remaining firm, 8vo (19 x 12 cm), together with another copy (2nd edition of volume 1, 1st edition of volume 2, contemporary calf, covers detached, 8vo, 19 x 11.8 cm) (Qty: 4)NOTESProvenance: Edward Phelips (1725-1797), English politician and landowner (armorial binding). The Phelips family seat was Montacute House, Somerset, one of the most significant Elizabethan mansions in the country. Blackmer 1216 (volume one only); ESTC T134334 & T134333. 'The first attempt to write a continuous history of the Arabs in English' (Blackmer). The first volume is often encountered in its second edition, as it was reprinted to coincide with the first edition of the second volume in 1718.

Barrington (George). The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney, and all its dependancies, from the original discovery of the island; with the customs and manners of the natives, and an account of the English Colony from its foundation to the present time, 1st edition, printed for M. Jones, 1802, engraved title with hand-coloured vignette, 19 hand-coloured engraved plates, including several views of Sydney, native animals, etc., lacking 2 leaves, Z1-2 (pages 171-174), occasional minor marks, contemporary calf, worn, with covers detached and spine broken, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESAbbey, Travel, 565; Ferguson 345; Wantrup 96-97. The first book with hand-coloured topographical views of New South Wales. The number of plates in copies of this work vary.

Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar. Ruznamah-i safar-i Farangistan [Persian title], 1st edition, Tehran: Muhammad Hasan, Safar AH 1291 [i.e. 1874 CE], 207 pp., Persian types throughout, pages misbound in order 1-78, 84-95,156-9, 80-83, 96-155, 160-207, but all present, contents toned, a few spots and stains, first few leaves slightly chipped, pp. 6/7 repaired obscuring a few letters, pp. 180-1 strengthened in fore margin, paper restoration to lower inner corner of final leaf to loss of a few words, Persian manuscript annotations to blank recto of initial leaf, contemporary Persian sheep binding, stamped in blind, rubbed, portion of restoration to fore edge of rear board, 4to (26 x 19 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESFirst edition of Qajar ruler Nasir al-Din Shah's journal of his 1873 European tour, eleven copies traced in libraries world-wide, one copy appearing in auction records, in 1990. An English translation by James Redhouse was published the same year, with the title Diary of H.M. the Shah of Persia during his tour through Europe in A.D. 1873. The work is also known in Persian as the Safarnamah-i Humayuni .

La Motte (Antoine Houdar de). Les Oeuvres de Theatre..., avec plusieurs Discours sur la Tragedie, 2 volumes, 1st collected edition, Paris: Gregoire Dupuis, 1730, contemporary speckled calf, gilt decorated spines, small 8vo (the work includes reference to Voltaire), together with Occasional Papers , A Collection of the Occasional Papers for the Year 1716 [-1717], 2 volumes, 1716-1718, each volume comprising twelve parts with individual titles, general titles with contemporary ownership stamp to lower blank margins, some toning, front pastedown of first volume with contemporary engraved bookseller's round label of Thomas Field of Paternoster Row, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines (gilt faint), joints cracked and light wear to extremities, 8vo, with Earbery (Matthias) , The Occasional Historian, numbers 1-4 in one, London: J. Wilford, 1730-1732, library ink stamps throughout, one folding table, library bookplate and ink stamp to front endpaper, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine lacking title label, joints split and worn, 8vo (Qty: 5)

Bordone ( Benedetto ). Isolario, nel qual si ragiona di tutte l'isole del mondo, 2nd edition, Venice: for Nicolo d'Aristotile Zoppino, 1534, title-page printed in black with woodcut border, full-page diagram, 3 double-page maps (Europe and North Africa, the Aegean, and world), double-page plan of Venice, 4 smaller double-page maps (Crete, Euboea, Cyprus and Sicily), plan of 'Temistitan' (Mexico City), and approximately 100 further maps, all woodcut and in the letterpress, signature G4 slightly marked verso, a few trivial marks to margins, old ink inscriptions in Italian to foot of title-page and margin of final leaf, title-page with ink-stamp not affecting text, 2 printed catalogue descriptions mounted to front pastedown, 19th-century Italian half vellum, folio (29.7 x 20.2 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESAdams B2482; BM STC Italian p. 120; Harrisse 187; Sabin 6419; cf. Borba de Moraes I p. 98, Mortimer Italian 82, Shirley British Isles 19 & World 59. A clean and fresh copy of Bordone's celebrated atlas of the world's islands, first published in 1528, and the second work of its kind, after Sonetti's Isolario of 1485. The double-page world map is one of the earliest known on oval projection. The work also contains 'the first printed map specifically of North America' (Suarez, Shedding the Veil: Mapping the European Discovery of America , p. 66), 'the earliest known printed map of Japan' (Stjorms et al., eds., Mapping Asia , p. 137), a plan of 'Temistitan' (Mexico City) before its destruction by Cortes, and numerous maps of the Caribbean islands in addition to those of the Mediterranean. This second edition 'contains the notice of the conquest of Peru and the victory of Pizarro on March 5th, 1533, one year prior to the publication of the book' (Borba de Moraes).

Avity (Pierre d'). Wereld Spiegel waer in vertoontword de beschrÿvinge der kÿken staten ... uyt den francoÿse verduÿtst, ende met jaer teÿkeningen verriickt door Mr. Govert vander Eembd, 1st edition in Dutch, Amsterdam: Jan Evertsen Cloppenburch, 1621, text mainly in black letter, half-title, engraved title-page, 82 portraits of rulers (mainly 18 x 12.5 cm) and 39 maps (9.5 x 13.5 cm) in the text (all engraved), toning, marginal damp-staining to outer leaves, leaf a6 torn at upper outer corner, repaired closed tear in 2B8, 2F6 with small hole affecting portrait recto and text verso, lacking final leaf 2X8 (part of index), later vellum, endpapers possibly renewed, folio in 8s (32.3 x 20.5 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESAlden/Landis 621.5; Koeman II p. 253 refers; cf. Sabin 2498 & 18911-13 (other editions). First edition in Dutch, and the first illustrated with maps, of Les empires, royaumes, estats ... et principautez du monde , an influential compendium of geographical knowledge by French soldier and author Pierre d'Avity (1573-1635); the first edition of 1613, other preceding French editions, and the English translation of 1615 all had an engraved title-page only. The 39 maps were originally published in the Caert -Thresoor , a sought-after miniature atlas first printed at Middleburg by Barent Langenes in 1598. According to Koeman, 'the Caert Thresoor ... [set] a new standard for minor atlases. The small maps are extremely well-engraved: neat and clear, elegantly composed'. Koeman implies that Cloppenburg, printer of the Wereld Spiegel , used the original plates of the 1598 edition, but he appears in fact to have used the re-engraved versions of Tabularum Geographicarum , a revision of the Carte-Thresoor by Petrus Bertius first published in 1600. The resulting maps cover most of the known world except for the Americas, and notably include Poland, Russia, Central Asia ('Tartary'), China, Japan, Burma, Persia, the Congo, and Mediterranean islands including Cyprus, Malta, Rhodes, Mallorca and Menorca, Sardinia, and the Canaries. There are also three separate maps of India, depicting the Bay of Bengal, southern India, and the Malabar Coast. A full list is available on request.

Michelot (Henri). De Waare Wegwyzer voor de Stuurlieden en Lootzen in de Middelansche Zee ... Hierby gevoegt eene naauwkeurige beschryving van de octant van John Hadley; met eenige byzondere waarneemingen van Capitein Edmund Halley .... Dit alles is uit het Fransch en Engelsch vertaald door Willem Baron van Wassenaar, 2nd edition in Dutch, Amsterdam: Gerard Hulst van Keulen, [1789], [6] 1-214 [10] pp., signatures [*]1-3 A-2E4, [*]1=half-title, 72 engraved charts on 19 folding sheets, toning, occasional faint damp-staining to margins of text, half-title slightly soiled, ink-stain to p. 46, charts partially damp-stained, list of charts in contemporary manuscript to rear free endpaper, modern bookplate (C. M. Sophoclides), contemporary red sheep backing patterned paper boards, spine rubbed, boards with extensive surface-loss, 4to (25 x 20 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESFirst published in French in 1703 as Le portulan de la partie de la mer Mediterrannee, ou Le vray guide des pilotes costiers; this Dutch translation was first printed at Leiden in 1745. One copy only of this edition in libraries world-wide, at the University of Amsterdam (their cataloguing supplying the date 1789), and four of the 1745 edition (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Leiden, and the Royal Library of the Netherlands). In addition to the charts, the 1745 edition is known to contain a folding plate (depicting an octant), a volvelle and a folding table. These are not found in the present copy, although the volvelle is mentioned in the instructions to the binder ('Berigt aan den boekebinder') on the final page. Furthermore, the catch-word 'Voor' on the verso of leaf [*3] ('Voorreden van de vertaalder') does not match the first word of the following page (p. 1), where the main text begins. In the 1745 edition the 'Voorreden van de vertaalder' leaf is instead signed *4; it is preceded by a dedication leaf to Jacob Philip, Baron van Botzelaer (1711-1781), itself signed *3, and followed by the 'Voorreden van de schryver', a four-leaf quire signed 2*. Notwithstanding these apparent defects our copy seems to conform to that held by the University of Amsterdam; it is conceivable that Keulens would have discarded the dedication leaf to the by then deceased Baron van Botzelaer, and reset the rest of the preliminaries as a result.

Hammer-Purgstall (Joseph von). Storia dell'impero Ottomano, 2nd edition in Italian, 12 volumes in 24, Venice: Giuseppe Antonelli, 1832-3, 24 engraved frontispieces after C. Rizzardini, 24 folding tables (a few unopened along top edge), 7 engraved folding maps, all volumes uncut in original printed wrappers, a few minor chips and marks, housed in a custom two-tier brown cloth display case, small 8vo (16.5 x 10.5 cm) (Qty: 24)NOTESCf. Atabey 557-8 (later French editions), Cobham-Jeffery p. 25 (first edition). 'Still the foundation work for the history of the Ottoman Empire' (Atabey). The work was first published in German in 1827-35, with the Italian translation originally appearing in 1828-31. The only other set of the Italian translation traced in auction records (also of this second edition) was rebound.

World War I; Mesopotamian Campaign. Summary of Papers dealing with Military Policy in Mesopotamia during the Period between the Battle of Ctesiphon (22nd November 1915) and the end of July 1916, 1st edition, Simla: Government Central Press, 1916, 97 pp. 3 folding tables to rear, original printed blue boards, cloth backstrip, front board slightly spotted and cockled, upper outer corner bumped, small portion of loss to paper at lower outer corner, 3 foolscap carbon typescript leaves laid in (transcribing a telegram from General Officer Commanding, Force D, to Chief of General Staff, dated 13 March 1916, blind stamp of India Office, secured with drawing pin), folio (33.1 x 20.6 cm), together with: An Account of the Operations of the 18th (Indian) Division in Mesopotamia December, 19178, to December, 1918, with ... an introductory note by Major-General Sir H. D. Fanshawe, 1st edition, St Martin's Press, [1919], 74 pp., mounted halftone portrait frontispiece, 7 folding battle plans, folding map, extra-illustrated with 2 gelatin silver print photographs (military group portraits), without the endpocket containing 20 photographs noted in some institutional copies, bookplate and ink-stamps of Frank Palmer-Stone, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original blue quarter morocco, 4to (25.5 x 19.2 cm) , and 'Evidence before Mesopotamia Committee' [cover-title], approx 40 pp., excised from a single publication and containing legal depositions from Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake, later cloth, folio (31.6 x 20.6 cm) (Qty: 3)NOTESFirst item: very rare official report, marked 'secret' on the front cover; the imprint slug on the final leaf suggests that 100 copies only were printed, of which this is number 17; no copies traced in libraries world-wide or in auction records. OCLC traces seven copies world-wide for the second item, of which the author is identified in the introduction as Lieutenant-General W. E. Wilson-Johnston.

Geddes (Michael). The History of the Church of Malabar, from the time of its being first discover'd by the Portuguezes in the Year 1501..., together with the Synod of Diamper, Celebrated in the Year of our Lord 1599..., Done out of Portugueze into English, 1694, imprimatur leaf, slight toning and mottling to first & last few leaves, 19th century dark green half morocco gilt, 8vo, together with Moore (John) , A View of Society and Manners in Italy: with Anecdotes relating to some Eminent Characters, 2 volumes, 1781, some scattered spotting, near contemporary vellum, contrasting morocco labels to spines, short split to upper joint of volume 2, 8vo, with Campbell (John) , The Lives of the Lords Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, 7 volumes, mixed editions, 1846-1847, some spotting, bookplate of G.S. Foljambe of Osberton, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with crest to upper compartment of each (leather faded), 8vo, plus Disraeli (Benjamin) , The Novels and Tales, Bradenham edition, 12 volumes, 1927, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cloth in dust-jackets (browned to spines & chipped at head), 8vo (Qty: 22)

General Herman Goering, Prime Minister of Prussia; 'Germany Reborn', published Elgin, Matthews & Marrot Ltd, London 1934, first edition, lacking dust cover, with red cloth boards and black lettering to spine 19 x 12.5cm, and an Iron cross.

AA Milne House at Pooh Corner first edition 1925 and When We Were Very Young sixth edition 1924

The autobiography of Sir Alfred Mullins first edition 1950 published by Richard Clay & Co and a biography

Benham 100 Collection Cover N.48 of 100 Limited Edition. 75th Anniversary Amy Johnson 1903 - 1941. First Ever woman to have flown solo from Great Britain to Australia. Double postmark Cancelled First Day of Issue, Sydney, NSW, 21 April 2005 over and a World Heritage 'Uluru-Kata Tjuta' National Park, Australia stamp. Unsigned!. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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.

Stephen Powers (American b.1968), ‘Everything Is Shit (BK Version 1), 2012, screen print in colours on 335 gsm Coventry Rag paper, signed and numbered from an edition of 50 in pencil, published by First And Fifteenth; sheet: 61 x 61cm

A Collection of Four Books on Dogs to Include Neighbours by Lucy Dawson, First Edition 1946, The Book of Dogs by Stanley West 1937, That's a Good Dog by Brian Ghents and Eric Gillibrand and Sporting Dogs by A Croxton Smith, First Edition 1938

Chinese Paintings with the Original Paintings & Discourses on Chinese Art by Professor Chang Da-Chien, One volume, First edition February 1961, brocade covered slip case and cardboard box

A single-issue limited edition, autographed print of Space Station Lighting Test by on-set photographer Keith Hamshere, from the production of Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey.This issue is limited to just three prints. This is the first, autographed by Keith Hamshere and dated "April 2, 2018", marking the 50th anniversary of 2001's initial theatrical release. Number two is retained by the photographer, and number three is with restoration coordinator Piers Bizony. Scanned at high resolution and remastered from the still held by The Stanley Kubrick Archive for the Taschen book The Making of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, this was printed with the permission and approval of Warner Bros. Entertainment and the Kubrick family. Profits raised from the auction of this print will be donated to The Jane Goodall Institute. Dimensions: 82.5 cm x 64 cm (32 1/2" x 25 1/4") 2001: A Space Odyssey and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Turner Entertainment Co .(s19)£500-700 M

A J. K. Rowling-autographed copy of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, the final book in her seven-part Harry Potter series. After the final film adaptation was released in 2011, this book edition was published by Bloomsbury and autographed by Rowling. The book is a first-edition hardback with the adult aimed paper cover featuring the title and a picture of a horcrux. The third page is signed by Rowling in black ink. The book shows minor signs of wear, the top and bottom of the cover have been bent slightly, and there are faint dents and folded corners on the pages. Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 14 cm x 4.5 cm (8" x 5 1/2" x 1 1/4")£800-1200 M

A cast-autographed paperback novelisation of Irvin Kershner's Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The book is a first-edition paperback featuring the promotional-poster cover, eight pages which show 16 images from the film, and the autographs of actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Dave Prowse and Peter Mayhew on the inside cover and first page. The book shows wear from aging, the cover and first page have been professionally restored, the spine shows a significant fold line, and the book as a whole has discoloured and shows edge wear throughout. Dimensions: 18 cm x 11 cm x 1.5 cm (7" x 4 1/8" x 1/2")£800-1200 † Δ

A copy of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets autographed by the three principal actors from Chris Columbus' film adaptation. This first edition hardback book is autographed by Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) in black and blue ballpoint pen on the title page, and features cover artwork of Harry, Ron and Harry's owl Hedwig in the flying car, with an image of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on the reverse. The book has very minor wear to the edges of the dust jacket. Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 14 cm x 2.5 cm (8" x 5 1/2" x 1")£600-800 † Δ

A single-issue limited edition, autographed autographed print of Bedroom and Monolith by unit photographer Keith Hamshere, from the production of Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey. This issue is limited to just three prints. This is the first, autographed by Keith Hamshere and dated "April 2, 2018", marking the 50th anniversary of 2001's initial theatrical release. Number two is retained by the photographer, and number three is with restoration coordinator Piers Bizony.Scanned at high resolution and remastered from the still held by The Stanley Kubrick Archive for the Taschen book The Making of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, this was printed with the permission and approval of Warner Bros. Entertainment and the Kubrick family. Profits raised from the auction of this print will be donated to The Jane Goodall Institute. Dimensions: 82.5 cm x 64 cm (32 1/2" x 25 1/4") 2001: A Space Odyssey and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Turner Entertainment Co.(s19)£400-600 M

A collection of Leonard Cohen books to include a first edition paperback of Book Of Mercy, early paperback copies of The Favourite Game, Beautiful Losers and The Spice-Box Of Earth and an early hardback copy of Death Of A Ladys Man amongst others.

Fanny Rabel (Polish/Mexican, 1922-2008). "Muchacho Maya". Original lithograph. 1958. Signed in pencil with the initials, lower right. Proof aside from an unknown edition. Cream wove paper. Wide margins. Fine impression. Very good condition. Provenance: Through Feliciano Peña; Private collection, Patzcuaro, Mexico. Overall size: 17 3/8 x 11 1/2 in. (441 x 292 mm). Image size: 11 1/8 x 9 3/16 in. (283 x 233 mm). Rabel's prints are scarce. Born Fanny Rabinovich, she was a Mexican painter and printmaker, also known as "La Fanny de los Fridos". Her family moved to Mexico City in 1938 to escape the Second World War. Rabel's first exhibition was held at the Liga Popular Israelita in 1941 where Frida Kahlo, her teacher at the time, wrote of her: "Fanny Rabinovich paints as she lives, with great courage, intelligence and sensibility... But what I find most interesting in her painting is the profound roots that link the tradition and strength of her people (Jews). It's not a personal style, but rather socialist. She's worried about class problems and has observed with incredible maturity the character and style of her models, giving them always particularly lively emotions. All of this without pretentiousness and full of femininity and class that make her work so complete." Rabel worked as a muralist with Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros; other famous teachers were Santos Balmori and Francisco Zúñiga. She was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP) and is considered one of the four "Fridos," along with Arturo Estrada, Arturo Garcia Bustos, and Guillermo Monroy. Image copyright © The Estate of Fanny Rabel. [27832-3-150]

Chin-San Long [lang jingshan/lang ching-shan] (Chinese, 1892-1995). "Chinese Painting I". Original vintage photogravure. c1963. Printed 1969. Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed very small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Multiple negative process used. Very good condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Image size: 7 1/8 x 5 9/16 in. (181 x 141 mm). Lang Jingshan, also Romanized as Long Chin-san and Lang Ching-shan, was a pioneering photographer and one of the first Chinese photojournalists. He has been called "indisputably the most prominent figure in the history of Chinese art photography", and the "Father of Asian Photography". He joined the Royal Photographic Society in 1937, gaining his Associateship in 1940 and his Fellowship in 1942. In 1980, the Photographic Society of America named him one of the world's top ten master photographers. He was the first Chinese photographer to take artistic nude shots, and was also known for the unique "composite photography" technique he created. Image copyright © The Estate of Chin-san Long. [25439-2-300]

Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). "Mick Jagger #03 (first edition) [announcement]". Color offset lithograph. 1975. Signed by Warhol in black marker, center right. Edition limited, quantity unknown, probably very small. Cream smooth wove paper. The full sheet. Strong, bright colors. Very good condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Paul Marechal, “Andy Warhol Ephemera…Catalogue Raisonne, 1950-1987.” Lyon, France: Les amis du Musee de l’Imprimerie, 2018, Section 8c, no.33A(g); cf. Feldman/Schellmann II.145. Overall size: 6 1/8 x 4 in. (156 x 102 mm). This from the first edition of the Mick Jagger announcement set, unlike the second not signed in the plate both by Warhol and Jagger, nor numbered in the plate 2/250. Co-published by Multiples Inc., New York, and Castelli Graphics, New York. Based on the image from Warhol's portfolio of 10 color screenprints of Mick Jagger from 1975. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28979-1-400]

Eadweard Muybridge (English/American, 1830-1904). "Athlete: Catching and Throwing at Base-Ball [from: The Human Figure in Motion - Plate 21]". Original photomezzotint & letterpress. 1872-1885. Printed 1901. Stamped with the photographer's name, lower right. Edition unknown. High-grade smooth archival paper. Full margins, as issued. Fine impression with heavy ink application and distinctive letterpress. Very good condition. Overall size: 9 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (241 x 286 mm). Eadweard Muybridge, born Edward James Muggeridge, was an English photographer important for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first name Eadweard as the original Anglo-Saxon form of Edward, and the surname Muybridge believing it to be similarly archaic. [29377-2-225]

Eadweard Muybridge (English/American, 1830-1904). "Woman: Descending a Stairway [from The Human Figure in Motion: Plate 45]". Original photomezzotint & letterpress. 1872-1885. Printed 1901. Stamped with the photographer's name, lower right. Edition unknown. High-grade smooth archival paper. Full margins, as issued. Fine impression with heavy ink application and distinctive letterpress. Very good condition. Overall size: 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (241 x 292 mm). Eadweard Muybridge, born Edward James Muggeridge, was an English photographer important for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first name Eadweard as the original Anglo-Saxon form of Edward, and the surname Muybridge believing it to be similarly archaic. [29373-2-225]

Gustave Baumann (German/American, 1881 - 1971). "Pictograph #2". Original color woodcut. 1939. Printed 1939. Signed with the red seal/signature stamp, lower right. A proof impression aside from the proposed edition of 480 (of which all were printed?). Cream wove handmade paper. Fine, strong impression. Baumann cut and printed the block himself. Although most of his carving was done in basswood, the block for this woodcut was carved from common pine. Fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Private collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Overall size: 4 3/8 x 6 11/16 in. (111 x 170 mm). Baumann created this image based on a pictograph found in a cave in Frijoles Canyon, New Mexico, and included it in his “Frijoles Canyon Pictographs.” A foremost printmaker as well as painter, he was one of the leading figures of the color woodcut revival in America in the first half of the 20th Century. Image copyright © The Estate of Gustave Baumann. [29548-1-300]

Fanny Rabel (Polish/Mexican, 1922-2008). "Niño de la Costa". Original lithograph. 1958. Signed in pencil with the initials, lower right. Proof aside from an unknown edition. Cream wove paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine impression. Fine condition. Provenance: Through Feliciano Peña; Private collection, Patzcuaro, Mexico. Overall size: 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 in. (410 x 292 mm). Image size: 16 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (410 x 270 mm). Rabel's prints are scarce. Born Fanny Rabinovich, she was a Mexican painter and printmaker, also known as "La Fanny de los Fridos". Her family moved to Mexico City in 1938 to escape the Second World War. Rabel's first exhibition was held at the Liga Popular Israelita in 1941 where Frida Kahlo, her teacher at the time, wrote of her: "Fanny Rabinovich paints as she lives, with great courage, intelligence and sensibility... But what I find most interesting in her painting is the profound roots that link the tradition and strength of her people (Jews). It's not a personal style, but rather socialist. She's worried about class problems and has observed with incredible maturity the character and style of her models, giving them always particularly lively emotions. All of this without pretentiousness and full of femininity and class that make her work so complete." Rabel worked as a muralist with Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros; other famous teachers were Santos Balmori and Francisco Zúñiga. She was a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP) and is considered one of the four "Fridos," along with Arturo Estrada, Arturo Garcia Bustos, and Guillermo Monroy. Image copyright © The Estate of Fanny Rabel. [25276-3-150]

Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). "Mick Jagger #08 (first edition) [announcement]". Color offset lithograph. 1975. Signed by Warhol in black marker, center left. Edition limited, quantity unknown, probably very small. Cream smooth wove paper. The full sheet. Strong, bright colors. Very good condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Paul Marechal, “Andy Warhol Ephemera…Catalogue Raisonne, 1950-1987.” Lyon, France: Les amis du Musee de l’Imprimerie, 2018, Section 8c, no.33A(f); cf. Feldman/Schellmann II.143. Overall size: 6 1/16 x 4 in. (154 x 102 mm). This from the first edition of the Mick Jagger announcement set, scarcer than the second edition and unlike the second not signed in the plate both by Warhol and Jagger, numbered in the plate 2/250. Co-published by Multiples Inc., New York, and Castelli Graphics, New York. Based on the image from Warhol's portfolio of 10 color screenprints of Mick Jagger from 1975. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28547-1-400]

Eadweard Muybridge [d'apres] (English/American, 1830-1904). "Jockey on Galloping Horse (The Horse in Motion) [from Animal Locomotion: Plate 667]". Original photogravure. 1872-1885. Printed later from the original negative. Stamped with the photographer's name, recto. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Full margins, as issued. Fine, quality printing. Fine condition. Overall size: 11 11/16 x 15 3/4 in. (297 x 400 mm). Image size: 6 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (168 x 264 mm). Eadweard Muybridge, born Edward James Muggeridge, was an English photographer important for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first name Eadweard as the original Anglo-Saxon form of Edward, and the surname Muybridge believing it to be similarly archaic. [27137-3-225]

Chin-San Long [lang jingshan/lang ching-shan] (Chinese, 1892-1995). "Chinese Painting II". Original vintage photogravure. c1962. Printed 1969. Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed very small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Multiple negative process used. Very good condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Image size: 13 x 10 1/16 in. (330 x 256 mm). Lang Jingshan, also Romanized as Long Chin-san and Lang Ching-shan, was a pioneering photographer and one of the first Chinese photojournalists. He has been called "indisputably the most prominent figure in the history of Chinese art photography", and the "Father of Asian Photography". He joined the Royal Photographic Society in 1937, gaining his Associateship in 1940 and his Fellowship in 1942. In 1980, the Photographic Society of America named him one of the world's top ten master photographers. He was the first Chinese photographer to take artistic nude shots, and was also known for the unique "composite photography" technique he created. Image copyright © The Estate of Chin-san Long. [25440-3-300]