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![Yeats, William Butler. The Wanderings of Oisin and other Poems, first edition, [one of 500 copies], half-title, original clot](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/79a5c5ec-818a-42e4-a844-a81800ddd5f8/2b0df5ac-8fce-4735-82a5-087acfa7d628/468x382.jpg)
![Yeats, William Butler. Poems, first edition, [one of 750 copies], half-title, decorated title-page, tissue guard, original cl](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/79a5c5ec-818a-42e4-a844-a81800ddd5f8/072fd0f6-ee36-4538-975a-2303f1081e38/468x382.jpg)
Lot 2205
Abbey Theatre, Dublin. Twenty-First Birthday Anniversary Performance, 27th December 1925, 12pp., 2 tipped-in portraits, original wrappers, Dublin: Corrigan and Wilson, 1925; Higgins, F.R. Salt Air, one of 500 copies, some spotting, 8vo, Dublin, Irish Bookshop, 1923; Campbell, Joseph. Mearing Stones, first edition, plates, some spotting, original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, Dublin: Maunsel and Company, 1911; Fox, Moireen. Liadain and Curithir, first edition, original wrappers, chipped, 8vo, Oxford, B.H. Blackwell, 1917; and 7 others, v.s. (11)
Lot 2216
Golding, William. Lord of the Flies, first edition, half-title, a few leaves with very minor browning, endpapers and endleaves spotted, original cloth, slightly cocked, dust-jacket, chipped at head of spine with minor loss, a few small tears, spine darkened, soiled, the lower cover especially so, minor staining to upper cover, with price intact '12s 6d', bookplate of Desmond Young, 8vo, London: Jonathan Cape, 1954
Lot 2219
Huxley, Aldous. Essays Old and New, number 495 of 650 copies, signed by the author, original cloth-backed boards, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, 8vo, London: Florence Press, 1926; Yeats, W.B. Per Amica Silentia Lunae, first edition, some spotting and browning, original cloth gilt, slightly scuffed, 8vo, London: Macmillan & Co., 1918; Sassoon, Siegfried. Counter-Attack and Other Poems, first edition, browned, original wrappers, upper cover detached, 8vo, London: William Heinemann, 1918; Douglas, Alfred. The City of the Soul, first edition, half-title, browned and spotted, original vellum-backed boards, soiled, 8vo, London: Grant Richards, 1899; and 31 others, mostly early 20th century literature, 8vo (35)
Lot 2231
Thatcher, Margaret. The Path to Power, first US edition, letter d of of 26 copies reserved for private distribution, signed by the author, original cloth, slipcase, 8vo, New York: Harper Collins, 1995; The Downing Street Years, first edition, signed, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: Harper Collins, 1993; Hurd, Douglas. Memoirs, first edition, signed and dated, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: Little Brown, 2003; Archer, Jeffrey. Twelve Red Herrings, original full morocco gilt, all edges gilt, 8vo, London: Harper Collins, 1994 (4)
Lot 2232
West, Vita Sackville. Garden Craft in Europe, by Indigo Triggs, first edition, presentation copy, inscribed 'Oliver Hill, for his birthday June 15th, on the wrong date, June 12th, 1952, at Sissinghurst, from V.S.W.', with 2 further ALS, plates, tissue guards, contemporary green full morocco gilt by Bumpus, all edges gilt, extremities rubbed, 4to, London: B.T. Batsford, [n.d.] Oliver Falvey Hill (1887-1968) was a British architect, landscape architect and garden designer. The two ALS from Sackville-West reveal their friendship, responding to Christmas gifts sent, 'What a pretty, original premiere Communion angel!' and discussing family, 'My Italian daughter-in-law, who is here for Christmas, exclaimed that she was squisita, and that's just what she is. Only it sounds better in Italian than in our awkward English word, exquisite.', each 2pp., dated December 23rd, 1955 and December 24th, 1961.
Lot 2233
Yeats, William Butler. The Collected Works, 8 volumes, first edition, presentation copy, free-endpaper inscribed 'Cynthia Bonham-Carter from M J Y', half-titles, frontispieces, tissue guards, occasional light spotting, original quarter vellum gilt, top edge gilt, other untrimmed, slightly soiled and dulled, 8vo, London: London: Chapman and Hall, 1908
Lot 2260
Rackham, Arthur. An ALS to Biddy Phelps, in response to her enquiry, 'I was very pleased to get your letter and to hear that my books are your friends. I am afraid there is not very much chance of my illustrating Puss in Boots (as a book). I have to settle these matters with a publisher. It is he who knows all about the business and has to arrange which, of the books that I should like to illustrate, will be best to do.' And noting his present project, 'I am now very busy illustrating The Tempest. A story that you will be old enough to like in a very few years' time: that is, to read yourself or see on the stage, and even now you would like it if some one read parts of it and told you about the rest. I expect my Tempest will be ready in time for Christmas. Love from Arthur Rackham.', 2pp., folded in original envelope, dated 13 June '26 PROVENANCE: Evelyn Bridget Shirley (nee Phelps) 1913-2001 was in her childhood an enthusiast for Rackham's work. In the 1930s she became the Assistant Stage Manager at the Old Vic in London and during WWII worked for the Red Cross. Sold with this lot is a first edition of The Tempest, 1926.
Lot 658
PHILIP E. WEST (BRITISH, CONTEMPORARY) 'Sterling Service'. The Short Stirling, the R.A.F.'s first purpose built four engine monoplane bomber, colour print, limited edition 7/175, signed by the artist, Miss L. Curtis (Pilot) and W.O. J.W. Hill (Pilot), with Certificate of Authenticity, 46.5cm x 66.5cm, framed and glazed.
Lot 788
A CORGI CLASSICS CHIPPERFIELDS CIRCUS COLLECTION comprising a No.31902, Foden S21 Lorry & Trailer with Elephants, Pedestal & Rider; No.31703, Land Rover, Morris Minor Pick-Up, Thames Trader and A.E.C. Fire Engine; No.14201, Foden S21 Articulated Tank Trailer with Hippo & Crocodile; no.11201, E.R.F. KV with Cages, Lions, Tigers, Pedestal & Tamer; No.07202, Land Rover Public Address & Clowns; No.17801, Scammell Constructor Cannon & Ringmaster; and No.31901, Mary Chipperfield's Liberty Horses, each mint or near mint and boxed; together with a book, Jamieson, David. Chipperfields Circus. An Illustrated History, limited (first) edition of 2000, Aardvark Publishing, Buntingfield, 1997, (8).
Lot 1377
Concorde Limited Edition Match Numbered Pair of signed prints. We can also offer a match numbered pair of signed prints. This means both prints will have an identical edition number for instance 5/250. The first is signed by Bannister and Berryman, and the second is signed by Lidiard and Berryman. See LOTS494, 495 for examples. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Lot 190
Art Nouveau School Picture Frame, in the manner of Henry van de Velde gilded and with scrolling motif inset with a book cover by Jessie Marion King, 'Werke Alter Meister, Konigl, Museum Berlin', first edition, Berlin, Glovus Verlag, 1902 the frame 71cm x 63cm. Provenance: Purchased by the current vendor from Lillian Nassau, New York, 1973.
![[TOPOGRAPHY]. KENT Goodsall, Robert. Whitstable, Seasalter and Swalecliffe. The History of Three Kent Parishes, first editio](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5c9f1447-b5d0-4ef6-8cb6-a82301191f21/ea30de3e-532e-484a-a9c1-72041d024e87/468x382.jpg)
![[SPORTING]. FISHING Sheringham, Hugh, & Moore, John, editors. The Book of the Fly-Rod, first edition, Eyre & Spottiswoode, L](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5c9f1447-b5d0-4ef6-8cb6-a82301191f21/96abd35b-b736-471f-c56f-2471e796d95c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 373
[SPORTING]. FISHING Sheringham, Hugh, & Moore, John, editors. The Book of the Fly-Rod, first edition, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1931, bevelled green cloth, colour frontispiece, three tissue-guarded colour plate illustrations, eight black and white plate illustrations and further vignette illustrations by George Sheringham, quarto.
![[SPORTING]. FISHING Halford, Frederic. The Dry-Fly Man's Handbook. A Complete Manual, first edition, Routledge, London, 1913](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5c9f1447-b5d0-4ef6-8cb6-a82301191f21/87933c19-8ae2-4e4d-e597-109a28e8c014/468x382.jpg)
Lot 374
[SPORTING]. FISHING Halford, Frederic. The Dry-Fly Man's Handbook. A Complete Manual, first edition, Routledge, London, 1913, black cloth (re-backed), tissue-guarded plate and line-drawn vignette illustrations, quarto; and Skues, G.E.M. The Way of a Trout with a Fly, second edition, Black, London, 1928, brown cloth, frontispiece and two further colour plate illustrations (as called for), quarto, (2).
![[SPORTING]. HUNTING Collyns, Charles Palk. Notes on the Chase of the Wild Red Deer in the Counties of Devon and Somerset, li](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5c9f1447-b5d0-4ef6-8cb6-a82301191f21/4d1fc3a4-706f-4b18-bd2c-960cb6efde7e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 376
[SPORTING]. HUNTING Collyns, Charles Palk. Notes on the Chase of the Wild Red Deer in the Counties of Devon and Somerset, limited edition of 1000, Lawrence & Bullen, London, 1902, brown buckram gilt, top edges gilt, tissue-guarded plate and vignette illustrations, quarto; with MacDermot, E.T., & Edwards, Lionel. The Devon and Somerset Staghounds 1907-1936, first edition, Collins, London, 1936, scarlet cloth, nine colour plate illustrations, further black and white plate illustrations from photographs, and text illustrations, quarto (lacking front free endpaper); and four other works, (6).
![[SPORTING]. HUNTING MacDermot, E.T., & Edwards, Lionel. The Devon and Somerset Staghounds 1907-1936, first edition, Collins,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5c9f1447-b5d0-4ef6-8cb6-a82301191f21/1cbbe9e9-a5eb-46a5-adbd-086dcd292796/468x382.jpg)
Lot 378
[SPORTING]. HUNTING MacDermot, E.T., & Edwards, Lionel. The Devon and Somerset Staghounds 1907-1936, first edition, Collins, London, 1936, scarlet cloth, nine colour plate illustrations, further black and white plate illustrations from photographs, and text illustrations, quarto (spine slightly faded).
![[TOPOGRAPHY]. EXMOOR Aldin, Cecil. Exmoor, the Riding Playground of England, first edition, Witherby, London, 1935, buff clo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5c9f1447-b5d0-4ef6-8cb6-a82301191f21/13688151-008a-426d-c82a-8b100ec8af63/468x382.jpg)
Lot 386
[TOPOGRAPHY]. EXMOOR Aldin, Cecil. Exmoor, the Riding Playground of England, first edition, Witherby, London, 1935, buff cloth, illustrations, two folding maps, small quarto; Marshall, H.J. Exmoor, Sporting & Otherwise, first edition, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1948, blue cloth, dustjacket, illustrations by Lionel Edwards, octavo; and eleven other works of related interest, (13).
![[SPORTING]. SHOOTING Marchington, John. The History of Wildfowling, first edition, Black, London, 1980, boards, dustjacket,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5c9f1447-b5d0-4ef6-8cb6-a82301191f21/3a242c27-9a2e-4cf1-a0a5-9c95c50466f5/468x382.jpg)
Lot 387
[SPORTING]. SHOOTING Marchington, John. The History of Wildfowling, first edition, Black, London, 1980, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; Thomas, Gough. Shotguns & Cartridges for Game and Clays, third edition reprint, Black, London, 1981, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; and fourteen other works of related interest, (16).
![[SPORTING]. FISHING Hardy's Anglers' Guide, 43rd edition, Season 1920, cloth-backed pictorial stiff paper covers, period adv](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5c9f1447-b5d0-4ef6-8cb6-a82301191f21/ddf8641a-957b-49ab-9943-a2d65b46b9aa/468x382.jpg)
Lot 388
[SPORTING]. FISHING Hardy's Anglers' Guide, 43rd edition, Season 1920, cloth-backed pictorial stiff paper covers, period advertisements, illustrations, octavo; Elder, Frank. The Book of the Hackle, first edition, Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh, 1979, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; and thirteen other works, (15).
![[SPORTING]. FISHING Skues, G.E.M. The Way of a Trout with a Fly, fourth edition reprint, Black, London, 1982, boards, dustja](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5c9f1447-b5d0-4ef6-8cb6-a82301191f21/7aaab85a-75f3-4bbc-c154-03cb448cf6c2/468x382.jpg)
Lot 389
[SPORTING]. FISHING Skues, G.E.M. The Way of a Trout with a Fly, fourth edition reprint, Black, London, 1982, boards, dustjacket, frontispiece and two colour plate illustrations, octavo; Turing, H.D. Trout Problems, first edition, Black, London, 1948, boards, dustjacket, frontispiece and a further fifteen black and white plate illustrations, octavo; and eighteen other works of trout fishing interest, (20).
![[MISCELLANEOUS] Seago, Edward. Caravan, first edition, Collins, London, 1937, green cloth, hand-written limitation 20/35, SI](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5c9f1447-b5d0-4ef6-8cb6-a82301191f21/a23c6ba5-3770-404f-dcdb-7dafbfc0c4f9/468x382.jpg)
![[BOOK]. CORGI TOYS Van Cleemput, Marcel. The Great Book of Corgi 1956-1983, first edition, New Cavendish, London, 1989, boar](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5c9f1447-b5d0-4ef6-8cb6-a82301191f21/9086ddf9-1b62-4fb6-eb21-7ed2582c105d/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1311
Children's Books - 19th century and later, Blyton (Enid), Five On A Treasue Island, first edition, h/b; another, Secret Seven Win Through, first edition, h/b; early ladybird (3); Egan (Constance), Epaminandas, various; Fifty 'Bob' Ballads, c.1876; Dr Seuss, first editions (2); Rey (H.A) Raffy and the Nine Monkeys, first edition, 1939; Josephine volumes, various; Struwwelpeter, various (2); Apple Pie by Kate Greenway; etc
Lot 100
Herodotus. Herodoti Libri Novem, edited by Joachim Camerarius, collation: α6 β4 a-z, Aa-Cc6, Roman and Greek type, printer's device to otherwise blank final f., initial spaces with guide-letter, woodcut historiated initials, a few instances of early ink marginalia, Basel, Heirs of Johann Hervagius, [1541] bound with Thucydides. Thucydides cum scholiis, edited by Joachim Camerarius, collation: α-β a6 b-z A-D6 E8 F10. Roman and Greek type, woodcut decorative initials, colophon f., t6 blank, some early ink marginalia, final verso with woodcut printer's device, [Adams T664], Basel, Heirs of Johann Hervagius, 1540, occasional spotting or light staining, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, spine in compartments and with later morocco label, upper joint starting, corners worn, stained, folio (317 x 199mm.)⁂ The first Herwagen editions of these Greek historians; the Herodotus being the second Greek edition overall and the Thucydides the third.Provenance: 'Robert Lindsay, this book portanes to me' (17th century ink inscription to rear endpaper). Literature: Adams H395; Adams T665.
Lot 116
Jewellery.- Antiquities.- Stosch (Phillip von) Gemmæ Antiquæ Cælatæ Scalptorum Nominibus Insignitæ...Pierres Antiques Gravees, sur lesquelles les graveurs ont mis leurs noms, first edition, Latin and French titles and text, titles in red and black and with engraved devices, 70 fine engraved plates, vignettes and initials by Bernard Picart, dedication f. bound between titles, text with some spotting or light foxing, plates with some marginal spotting, 19th century calf-backed marbled boards, sympathetically rebacked, [Cohen-de Ricci 959; Cicognara 3016], folio (plates c.460 x 294mm.), Amsterdam, Bernard Picart, 1724.⁂ A wide-margined copy. Provenance: 'A Monsieur Anthime Menard avocat, Souvenir d'amitié, Aug. Gautier' (19th century ink inscription to front free endpaper).
Lot 117
Montfaucon (Bernard de) Les Monuments de la Monarchie Françoise, 5 vol., first edition, half-titles to all but vol.5, fine engraved portrait of Louis XV and 306 plates, many double-page, B4 in vol. V margin repaired, occasional spotting, a few small stains, a few small repairs, contemporary mottled calf, spines repaired, preserving original gilt backstrips in compartments, some corners little worn, some repaired, rubbed, [Cohen-de Ricci 732], folio, Paris, Julien-Michel Gandouin & Pierre-François Giffart, 1729-1733.⁂ First edition of this monumental work on the history France from its origins to the reign of Henri IV. It is an important iconography of this period, and is rich in details concerning royal coronations, entries, and funerals. Volume 2 includes a number of plates illustrating the Bayeux Tapestry.
Lot 120
Bible, Persian.- Novum Testamentum... e Graeca in Persicam Linguam, translated by Henry Martyn, first title in Latin, second in Persian, woodcut cartouche to head of first f. of text, 2 eratta ff. at end, ink library stamp to Latin title and head of first f. of text, light marginal browning at beginning and end, occasional spotting, modern calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments and with black leather label, [D&M 7325], 4to, St. Petersburg, Jos. Joannes, 1815.⁂ Rare first edition in Persian of the New Testament. It was translated out the Greek by Henry Martyn, and printed by the Russian Bible Society in St. Petersburg after Martyn's death.
Lot 127
Food & drink.- Nott (John) The Cook's and Confectioner's Dictionary: or, the Accomplish'd Housewife's Companion, first edition, engraved frontispiece, woodcut of table setting on 2Q7, 1p. advertisements at end, 2D8 repaired tear within text, without loss, some spotting or foxing, occasional water-staining, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners little worn, rubbed, [Cagle 903; Maclean p.107; Oxford p.56; Vicaire 631], 8vo, printed for C. Rivington, at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1723. ⁂ Nott was cook to the Duke of Bolton and other members of Court. As well as listing a diverse range of standard recipes he also describes practical joke dishes presented, including pies with false tops, which when opened contained live birds and frogs.
Lot 135
Jerusalem.- Adrichem (Christiaan van) A briefe description of Hierusalem and of the suburbs therof, as it florished in the time of Christ. Wherto is annexed a short commentarie concerning those places which were made famous by the Passion of Christ, and by the actes of holye men, translated by Thomas Tymme, first edition in English, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking map, water-stained, contemporary limp vellum, upper cover with gilt stamp 'Traquair House', [STC 152], small 4to, Printed by Peter Short for Thomas Wight, 1595.Provenance: 'John Chereie' (17th century ink inscription, with 'is an ass' added by another 17th century hand); 'H. Bailey, Spalding, Lincolnshire...1774' (ink inscription); Traquair House, near Peebles, Scotland, purportedly Scotland's oldest inhabited house.
Lot 138
Shakespeare.- Rymer (Thomas) A Short View of Tragedy... with some Reflections on Shakespear..., first edition, lacks initial blank and advertisement leaf at end, cropped occasionally affecting pagination, slightly browned, contemporary calf, gilt, slightly rubbed, corners worn, rebacked in modern calf, red morocco label, [Wing R2429; Pforzheimer 844], 8vo, by Richard Baldwin, 1693.
Lot 142
Weever (John) Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and pictorial title, additional printed title, woodcut illustrations, some full-page, woodcut initials and head-pieces, slight stain in margins of title and several other pp., lacks all after p. 348, slightly browned, extensive annotations in an attractive 17th century hand, some in margins and some on additional blank ff., 18th century tree calf, rubbed, joints splitting, gilt spine, rubbed, [STC 25223], folio, Laurence Sadler, 1631; sold not subject to return.
Lot 147
America.- Cotton (John, of Boston, New England) The Powring out of the Seven Vials: or an Exposition, of the 16, Chapter of the Revelation, with an Application of it to our Times... Preached in sundry Sermons at Boston in New-England, first edition, title edges chipped, a few other edges chipped and stained, browned throughout, contemporary ink signature of Edward Warren dated 1647, 18th century ink signature of J. Conder both on front free endpaper, ink publication inscription at tail of title, bookplate on front pastedown, 19th century half morocco, rubbed, [Wing C6449; Sabin 17074], sm. 4to, Printed for R.S. and are to be sold at Henry Overtons shop in Popes-head Alley, 1642. ⁂ John Cotton (1585-1652), minister in America. "In the years leading up to the conflict in England Cotton had begun to preach on the coming of the millennium. He expounded this theme in a series of prophetic weekday lectures in Boston between 1639 and 1640, published as An Exposition upon the Thirteenth Chapter of the Revelation (1655), followed in the next year by The Powring out of the Seven Vials (1642) and The Churches Resurrection (1642). These contained harsh attacks on the Roman Catholic church as the seven-headed beast described in the book of Revelation, and in the later sermons a conviction that as the last days approached it was especially necessary for New England to remain true to its covenant with God." - Oxford DNB.
Lot 148
America.- Cotton (John, of Boston, New England) The True Constitution of a Particular Visible Church, Proved by Scripture, first and only edition, title within typographical border, some creasing, slightly browned and soiled, modern half calf, [Wing C6468; Sabin 17089], sm. 4to, Printed for Samuel Satterthwaite, 1642.
Lot 149
America.- Cotton (John, of Boston, New England) A Letter... of Mr John Cottons Teacher of the Church in Boston, in Nevv-England, to Mr. Williams a Preacher there, first edition, 16pp., title within typographical border, slightly browned, old fly-leaf with ink signature of J. Condor, new endpapers, modern half calf, [Wing C6441; Sabin 17069], sm. 4to, Printed at London for Benjamin Allen, 1643.⁂ Cotton's statement in his first controversy with Roger Williams over religious conformity in the New England colonies.Extremely rare, last seen at auction, the Harmsworth copy in 1952, then described as "no copy sold at auction in this country since 1902".
Lot 153
America.- Thomson (John) The Government of the Church of Christ, and the Authority of Church Judicatories Established on a Scripture Foundation, and the Spirit of Rash Judging Arraigned and Condemned; or the Matter of Difference between the Synod of Philadelphia and the Protesting Brethren..., first and only edition, presentation inscription from Nathaniel McCulloch to the Rev. John Thomson "in Carmoney" [Ireland] on verso of A7, title soiled and stained, last page soiled, last f. chipped in lower margin, browned throughout, new endpapers, modern boards, [Sabin 95580; ESTC lists 4 copies only, all in US], 12mo, Philadelphia, Printed by [Andrew] Bradford], 1741.
Lot 171
Maritime.- Falconer (William) An Universal Dictionary of the Marine: or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture...and Military Operations of a Ship, first edition, 12 folding engraved plates, plates slightly browned, lacks list of subscribers, B1-K3 very small wormhole in lower margin, engraved bookplate on front pastedown, contemporary polished calf, gilt, corners bumped, gilt panelled spine, slightly rubbed, red morocco label on spine, spine in compartments and with red morocco label, joints split, but holding firm, 4to, Printed for T. Cadell, 1769.
Lot 174
Hebraica.- Spencer (John) De Legibus Hebræorum ritualibus et earum rationibus, libri tres, 3 parts in 1, half-title, first title in red and black, woodcut printer's device to divisional titles, some light browning, spotting, modern half calf, [Wing S4946], folio, Cambridge, John Hayes, 1685.⁂ First edition of this pioneering work. Spencer 'can claim to be the founder of the study of comparative religion' (Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, p.1298). The author, who was Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, proposed that Judaism was not the earliest of religions. The present work outlines the rituals and laws of the Jews and other Semitic peoples.
![[Ancillon (Charles)] Eunuchism Displayed. Describing all the Different Sorts of Eunuchs, first edition, title within ruled b](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5d8dce2e-5231-4872-adfb-a825010f01aa/0936e0d4-a973-4cb9-e9bf-85bf504aa89c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 176
[Ancillon (Charles)] Eunuchism Displayed. Describing all the Different Sorts of Eunuchs, first edition, title within ruled border, lacks publisher's catalogue at end, browned, engraved bookplate of Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton of Cumbermere on front pastedown, hinges weak, contemporary calf, gilt, gilt coat of arms of Sir Robert Cotton on both covers, rubbed, corners worn, joints splitting, morocco label on spine, 12mo, 1718.
Lot 178
Pine (John, engraver).- Horace. Opera, 2 vol., first edition, first issue, with 'Potes' on p.108 of vol.2, engraved throughout with frontispieces, vignette titles, dedications, lists of subscribers, portraits & illustrations (some full-page) and numerous head- & tail-pieces and initials, additional portrait of Pine after Hogarth bound in at start, the usual offsettting, some spotting, handsome contemporary red crushed morocco, gilt, spine in compartments and with green and red morocco labels, restored by Flora Ginn, vol.1 spine ends a little nicked, vol.2 1 corner little worn, both vol. some marking and rubbed at extremities, g.e., [Cohen-de Ricci 498; Ray, England p.3; Rothschild 1548], an attractive set, 8vo, John Pine, 1733-1737.
Lot 179
Ames (Joseph) Typographical Antiquities, first edition, title in red and black, engraved frontispiece and 5 plates, woodcut illustrations, list of subscribers, 2S1 tear in lower margin with small loss not affecting text, slightly browned, bookplate on front pastedown, later endpapers, 19th century calf, gilt, slightly rubbed, rebacked, 4to, by W. Faden, and sold by J. Robinson, 1749.
Lot 180
Fielding (Henry) Amelia, 4 vol., first edition, second state with line 4 corrected on p.191 of vol.3, but vol.1 still with first state dropped pagination on p.22, vol.1 lacking final blank but with advertisement leaf at end of vol.2 (often lacking), vol.1 with very light water-staining at beginning and end (mostly marginal) and B12 reinforced at inner margin, F7 in vol.2 with tiny paper flaw to foot causing loss of signature, small marginal stain to foot of H2v and H3r, otherwise a good clean set in contemporary (?continental) speckled boards with gilt-stamped pink paper labels, red speckled edges, rubbed, small nick to label of vol.3, corners a little bumped or worn, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Rothschild 853],12mo, for A.Millar, 1752.⁂ The author's final novel, rarely found in boards. It is regarded as the first novel of social protest, concerning issues such as poverty and prisons, and was an influence on Dickens.
![[Sterne (Laurence)] A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy. By Mr. Yorick, 2 vol., first edition, vol.1 variant 2 wit](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5d8dce2e-5231-4872-adfb-a825010f01aa/37800fda-0e2b-48d2-a0d2-8d6ea48606ac/468x382.jpg)
Lot 181
[Sterne (Laurence)] A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy. By Mr. Yorick, 2 vol., first edition, vol.1 variant 2 with "vous" on p.150 and vol.2 variant 1 "who have" on last line of p.133, half-titles, list of subscribers, with the rare loosely inserted advertisement leaf bound after title in vol.1 (usually lacking), engraved coat-of-arms in text, very lightly browned, vol.1 also with engraved portrait of Jens Baggesen bound in as frontispiece and note in pencil "Baggesinian" and another in Danish on front free endpaper, engraved bookplate of Lord Gray, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spines gilt in compartments with red and tan morocco labels, rubbed, spines a little worn, repairs to joints and spine ends, preserved in modern marbled board slip-case, tan morocco label "Baggesiniana. Yorick's Labyrint" on spine, [Rothschild 1972], small 8vo, for T.Becket and P.A. de Hondt, 1768.⁂ Jens Baggesen (18764-1826), Danish writer who was greatly influenced by Sterne. His poem Labyrinten is reflected in the label "Yorick's Labyrint" on the spine of the slip-case, a delightful obfuscation by the Danish owner combining Baggesen's title with Sterne's.
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