Palmer (Samuel, 1805-1881). Christmas, or Folding the Last Sheep, 1850, (Lister E4), etching on pale cream wove paper, the 4th state (of 5), with printed title to lower margin '"Christmas" From Bampfylde's Sonnet', plate size 124 x 102 mm (4.9 x 4 ins), sheet size 290 x 210 mm (11.4 x 8.25 ins), as issued in (and included with) Samuel Palmer, A Memoir by A.H. Palmer, Fine Art Society, 1882, some scattered spotting to text, original morocco-backed cloth gilt, heavily rubbed and scuffed to spine, with some wear to joints, 4to (30 x 22.5 cm) Provenance: George Richmond (1809-1896); thence by descent. Author's presentation copy, inscribed to front pastedown 'George Richmond Esq. R.A. with A.H. Palmer's kind regards 1 May 1882', with subsequent inscription below 'Anthony W. Richmond - May 1922 from Daddy'. With two autograph letters signed by A.H. Palmer to George Richmond loosely inserted, relating to this publication, dated 16 September 1881 and November 14, 1883. The earlier letter refers to A.H. Palmer's preparations for the book, and for a future edition of Samuel Palmer's letters, requesting the use of any that George Richmond may have in his possession, and also asking if he owns any of Samuel Palmer's original work for the forthcoming Palmer exhibition to be held at the Fine Art Society in London in the autumn of 1882. The letter is written on 4 sides of a single folded sheet, and finishes in mid-sentence on the last page, indicating that a further leaf is missing. The second letter thanks George Richmond for his kind comments on the published Memoir, referring with approval to the publisher Richmond Seeley, 'a man of unusually refined literary & artistic taste'. He also asks for George Richmond's further assistance in describing the early period of Samuel Palmer's life involving William Blake and Shoreham, which he intends to publish as the opening part of the life and letters of Palmer [published in 1892], proposing 'to call upon you some morning that I might read you what I have written; & that you might kindly correct the errors of ignorance, with any further information you might think advisable, about those delightful old days.' The volume also includes a pencil annotation to the first page of text by George Richmond, giving the name of Samuel Palmer's nurse (Mary Ward), whose love of the bible and Paradise Lost was an important early influence on the artist. An important association copy of this work. (4)
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Combe (William). The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, 8th edition, circa 1820, [and] The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of Consolation, 1820, first volume with decorative title and advertisement, frontispiece and twenty-nine (complete as list) aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson, contemporary hand colouring, some marginal staining and spotting throughout, index bound at rear, second volume with title page near detached, frontispiece and twenty-three (complete as list) aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson, contemporay hand colouring, some spotting and staining throughout, contemporary uniform half calf with gilt decorated spines, rubbed and worn at extremities, 8vo Abbey Life 265 & 266. Tooley 427 & 428. (2)
Elyot (Sir Thomas). The Castle of Health, Corrected, and in some places Augmented by the first Authour thereof... now newlie Perused, Amended, and Corrected, this present yeare, 1610, black letter, title (soiled) with woodcut printer's device, dampstaining mostly throughout, close-trimmed at head, affecting headlines and page numbers, final printed page with a couple of small repairs, recent blind-tooled calf, gilt-lettered spine, 4to A scarce copy of this edition of Elyot's work. In the Castel of Helth, Elyot summarizes the teaches of Galen and other ancient Greek and Roman physicians, popularizing the theory of the four humours and complexions. (1)
Collinson (Richard). Journal of H.M.S. Enterprise, on the Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin's Ships by Behring Strait. 1850-55. Edited by his brother Major-General T.B. Collinson (Royal Engineers), 1st edition, 1889, colour lithograph frontispiece, six folding maps (one fore margin a little frayed), photogravure portrait, a little light spotting, ink stamp of Collinson to front endpaper, original blue cloth gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, 8vo Account of Collinson's two-ship expedition to find Sir John Franklin's lost party, via the Bering Strait. Collinson commanded The Enterprise and Commander Robert McClure The Investigator, both ships leaving Plymouth in 1850. They became separated after rounding Cape Horn and McClure got to the Being Strait first and after being frozen in on Banks Island, he was rescued and returned to England, becoming the first man to cross the North West Passage. Collinson, realising McClure was ahead of him turned back and overwintered in Hong Kong before returning to the Bering Strait the following year and was frozen in for three years before eventually reaching Point Barrow in 1854. Of all the search expeditions, Collinson had come closest to discovering the fate of Franklin, later learning from Rae's report that he had turned back just east of where Franklin's expedition had ended. (1)
Burton (Richard F.). First Footsteps in East Africa; Or, an Exploration of Harar, 1st edition, 2nd issue, 1856, two single-page maps, four chromolithograhed plates, bound without the half-title and publisher's list, endpapers renewed, contemporary half calf, rebacked with original spine relaid, edges slightly rubbed, 8vo Penzer pp. 60-63. The second issue without Appendix IV as usual. Burton's first expedition to Somalia and the forbidden city of Harar, accompanied by John Hanning Speke, and where on the beach at Berberah, Burton received his famous facial injury from a spear thrust after the camp was attacked by local tribesmen. (1)
[Kettilby, Mary]. A Collection of Above Three Hundred receipts in Cookery, Physick and Surgery; for the use of all Good Wives, Tender Mothers, and Careful Nurses. by Several Hands, the Sixth Edition, to which is Added a Second Part, Containing a Great Number of Excellent Receipts, for Preserving and Conserving of Sweet-Meats, &c., 1746, scattered spotting, some near contemporary ink marginalia, contemporary sheep, extremities worn, front joint split, 8vo, together with six others similar including: The Cook's Oracle, containing Receipts for Plain Cookery..., by [William Kitchiner], 6th edition, 1823; The English Physician Enlarged, by Nicholas Culpepper, 1787; mixed sizes First item: Bitting p.258 (in a note). The marginalia include some intriguing notes such as, alongside "An Admirable Medicine for the Piles" is the comment "I try'd this but it did me harm, Never so well since". (7)
Clermont (Bernard). The Professed Cook: or, the Modern Art of Cookery, Pastry, and Confectionary, Made Plain and Easy. Consisting of the Most Approved Methods in the French as Well as English Cookery..., Translated from Les Soupers de la Cour; with the Addition of the best Receipts..., 2nd edition, 1769, light dampstaining to first and last few leaves, front pastedown and endpaper each with early ink ownership inscription ('Geo. Nayler, Clar. 6 Decr. 1821' and 'Frances Nayler' respectively), contemporary sheep, front cover with gilt lettering 'Nayler 17. Hanover Square 5/1', front joint split, rear joint splitting, extremities worn, 8vo Cagle 605, Maclean p.99 and Bitting p.519. Each recipe is titled in French with English translation. The volume is, in part, a translation and adaptation of Menon's Les Soupers de la Cour, (Paris, 1755). George Nayler was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London, promoted to be Clarenceux King of Arms in 1820 and later Garter King of Arms. Nayler died in 1831 and his extensive library was sold by Sotheby's in April 1832. (1)
Magic Lanterns. The Art of Projection and Complete Magic Lantern Manual, by an Expert, 1st edition, 1893, wood-engraved illustrations including two folding plates and commercial adverts at rear, original gilt-pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Diamond (Hugh W., editor), The Journal of the Photographic Society of London..., volume 7, [1860-1862], 1862, some wood-engraved illustrations and diagrams, one plate, original cloth, rubbed and spine and extremities faded, plus Litchfield (R.B.), Tom Wedgwood, The First Photographer..., 1st edition, 1903, two photos pasted to dedication leaf including a vignette portrait of the dedicatee Godfrey Wedgwood, inscribed for J.W. Browne from the widow of Godfrey Wedgwood to front free endpaper, original buckram, slightly rubbed and faded on spine, all 8vo, plus other magic lantern and early photography interest (10)
Livingstone (David & Charles). Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries; and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa. 1858-1864, 1st edition, 1865, folding wood-engraved frontispiece, folding map, illustrations, 32 pp. Murray catalogue at end, first few leaves detaching, bookplate, original cloth gilt, spine faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo, together with Stanley (H.M.), How I Found Livingstone; Travels, Adventures and Discoveries in Central Africa; Including Four Months' Residence with Dr. Livingstone, 1st edition, 1872, photographic portrait frontispiece, four folding maps (torn without loss), illustrations, publisher's 8 pp. catalogue at end, occasional light spotting, hinges tender, original red cloth gilt, spine and edges a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Monk (William, editor), Dr Livingstone's Cambridge Lectures, together with a prefatory letter by the Rev. Professor Sedgwick, 1st edition, 1858, portrait frontispiece (with light water stain), two folding maps, a few light spots, endpapers renewed, original blue cloth, rebacked, most of original spine relaid, 8vo, with a presentation inscription from the editor at head of title, with others, Livingstone related etc (19)
Bruce (James, of Kinnaird). Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771 and 1773, 5 volumes, 1st edition, Edinburgh, 1790, titles with engraved vignettes, 58 engraved plates and plans, three folding engraved maps, bound without half titles, a few short closed tears, one or two lower outer blank corners torn away, some offsetting, spotting and water stains, previous owner inscriptions at front of first volume, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, covers rubbed with slight wear to one or two corners, 4to Blackmer 221; Nissen ZBI 617. (5)
Soyer (Alexis). The Pantropheon, or, History of Food, and its preparation, from the earliest ages of the world, 1st English edition, Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1853, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, 41 engraved plates, including 2 double-page, some marginal spotting to plates, and occasionally elsewhere, waterstain to lower outer corners of first few leaves, 6 pages of adverts at rear (including Note by the Author at end), original gilt-decorated blue cloth, rubbed and some marks, recased with original spine laid down, large 8vo, together with Soyer's Culinary Campaign. Being historical reminiscences of the late war. With the plain art of cookery for military and civil institutions, the army, navy..., 1st English edition, Routledge, 1857, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional wood engraved title, 7 wood engraved plates, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, heavily rubbed and some discolouration to foot of rear cover and spine, plus other 19th century cookery interest: Eliza Acton, Modern Cookery, 3rd edition, 1845, Francatelli, The Modern Cook, 26th edition, 1880, & Royal Confectioner, English and Foreign, 2nd edition, 1866, Frederick Bishop, The Wife's Own Book of Cookery, circa 1860, Mrs Dalgairns, The Practice of Cookery, 4th edition, 1831, P. Masters, The Young Cook's Assistant, 1846, Eliza Acton, The English Bread-Book, 1857, Mary Holland, The Complete Economical Cook, 14th edition, 1839, and [Sara Hale], Modern Household Cookery, 1871, mostly bound in original publisher's cloth (Dalgairns, Masters & Acton Bread-Book rebound in modern cloth), mainly 8vo (11)
Constable (John). English Landscape Scenery: A Series of Forty Mezzotinto Engravings on Steel, by David Lucas, 1st edition, Henry G. Bohn, 1855, 40 mezzotints on thick wove paper, plain tissue-guard to each, some light spotting to first and last few leaves (generally hardly affecting plates), all edges gilt, pale yellow chalk-glazed endpapers, with bookseller's ticket of Hugh Hopkins, Glasgow to front pastedown, contemporary red half morocco, gilt decorated spine, rubbed and marked, folio (43 x 30 cm, 17 x 11.75 ins) (1)
Borchgrevink (C.E.). First on the Antarctic Continent. Being an Account of the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900, 1st edition, 1901, 186 illustrations, plus 3 maps to rear, minor toning, original red cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Bernacchi (Louis), To the South Polar Regions, Expedition of 1898-1900, 1901, 68 black and white illustrations and 3 charts, 'South Pole' chart detached with small tear to right margin, minor toning, original green cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Perry (Richard), The Jeanette..., USA, 1882, 200 black and white engravings, period inscription to front endpaper, some light toning, original gilt decorated cloth, boards and spine toned and rubbed, 8vo, plus 46 further volumes of late 19th and early 20th century Polar and Arctic reference, including The First Crossing of Spitsbergen..., by William Martin Conway, 1897, all original cloth, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (49)
Taylor (Griffith). With Scott: The Silver Lining, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1916, 1st issue without preface leaf iii-iv, two folding maps, numerous illustrations, a few minor spots and old creases, presentation inscription, original green cloth, joints and edges a little rubbed, one or two small splits, 8vo Uncommon first issue of Taylor's account of his geological explorations of the Western Mountains, as part of Scott's Terra Nova Expedition, 1910-1913. (1)
Cowper (William). A Holy Alphabet for Sion's Scholars, Full of Spiritual Instructions, and Heavenly Consolations, to Direct and Encourage them in their Progresse towards the New Jerusalem..., John Budge, 1613, old glue stains to title inner margin and old crude paper repair to final leaf verso (blank), a little occasional spotting and soiling, old ownership names of Robert Witty to title and Tho. Berrill to final leaf verso, some scattered marginalia, a little edge and corner fraying, contemporary calf, old crude leather backstrip repair, spine defective, upper cover and first signature detached, some wear, together with Prynne (William), A Vindication of Foure Serious Questions of Grand Importance, Concerning Excommunication and Suspention from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper..., 1st edition, Michael Spark Senior, 1645, title within typographic ornamental border, B2 slightly browned and a little frayed at foremargin, faint ink library stamp to foremargin of final leaf verso, lacks first and last blanks, modern marbled boards with plain spine, both 4to STC 5926 & Wing P4124. (2)
[Uxorius, pseudonym]. Hymen: An Accurate Description of the Ceremonies used in Marriage, By every Nation in the Known World. Shewing, the Oddity of some, the Absurdity of others, the Drollery of many, and the Real or Intended Piety of all. Dedicated to the Ladies of Great-Britain and Ireland..., 1st edition, printed for I. Pottinger, 1760, typographical head and tail-pieces and initial letters, occasional light spotting and finger marks, first and final leaves with marginal staining from turn-ins, hinges split, old printed catalogue description mounted on front pastedown, contemporary sheep, worn, with joints cracked and slight loss at spine ends, large 12mo A curious volume which rarely comes onto the market; the last copy sold at auction was in 1976. The unknown author details the marriage customs and rites of Jews, Indians, Peruvians, Bramins, Caribbees, Mexicans, the savages of Darien and New Grenada, the inhabitants of Hudson's-bay, Missisippi and Canada, and of Mahometans and Hottentots, amongst others, including the English. The various countries and cultures are dealt with fairly haphazardly in terms of chapter order, and the author, no doubt with a view to the book selling well, majors on the more sensational themes of his subject, such as incest, premarital relations, adultery and its various punishments, and polygamy. One of the curious ceremonies described is that of the Hottentot marriage: "the priest... enters the circle of men, and coming up to the bridegroom, pisses upon him a little. The bridegroom receives the stream with transport, rubbing it briskly all over his body, and making with his long nails, for the Hottentots never cut their's) [sic] several deep scratches in his skin, that the urine may penetrate and soak the farther." (1)
Langley (Thomas). An AbridgemŠt of the notable worke of Polidore Vergile, conteygnyng the devisers and first finders out as well of Artes, Ministeries, Feactes & civill ordinaunces, as of Rites, & Ceremonies, commonly used in the churche: and the originall beginnyng of the same, 2nd edition in English, Imprinted at London within the precincte of the late dissolved house of the grey Friers, by Richarde Grafton, Printer to the Princis grace..., 1546, colophon present, text printed in black letter, Aviii verso with woodcut of the Prince of Wales feathers, initials 'EP', and motto 'Ich Dien', within sunburst frame, woodcut initial letters, printer's woodcut device at end, lacking cviii, title-page with lower outer blank corner torn away and repaired, marginal staining (mostly to first few gatherings and at end), intermittent minor worming to margins (sometimes encroaching on text), occasional early ink marginalia, xi with small piece missing from blank fore-margin, library ink stamp on front pastedown and on verso of title, sprinkled edges, early twentieth century tan calf, slightly rubbed, small 8vo STC 24656. (1) NB: Amended estimate - now £600-800
Kidder (Edward). E. Kidder's Receipts of Pastry and Cookery, for the Use of His Scholars. Who Teaches at His School in Queen Street near St. Thomas Apostles..., Ladies May Be Taught at Their Own Houses, circa 1720-1730, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title and forty-two leaves of engraved text and tables (printed to one side only), eight engraved plates (three folding), scattered spotting, contemporary blind panelled calf, lightly marked, joints splitting, slim 8vo Cagle 793, Bitting, pages 258-59 and Oxford, page 71. A scarce handbook for students at the earliest known cookery school in England, run by Kidder in various London locations during the 1720s-30s, which moved to the Queen Street address in 1722 or 1723. The date of the first edition is unknown, but six different versions were issued as the cookery school moved around. Kidder was known to be still teaching at Queen Street in 1734, but he died in 1739. (1)
Bindings. Lights and Shadows of Scottish Life, A Selection from the Papers of the Late Arthur Austin, Edinburgh, 1822, some spotting and marks, later gilt decorated red half morocco bound by William Brown, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Edinburgh, Picturesque Notes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, 8th edition, 1902, black and white illustrations, later red half morocco bound by Sotheran, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and Descriptive Sketches, Illustrating Mr William Simpson's Drawings of the Seat of War in the East, First Series, by George Brackenbury, 1855, black and white illustrations, contemporary gilt decorated red half morocco bound by M.M. Holloway, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss, large 4to, plus other mostly 19th century literature, all gilt decorated leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to, approximately 75 volumes (3 shelves)
Moveable. Transformation Pictures and Comical Fixtures, 1st edition, Nister, circa 1891, six colour movable scenes, each with sliding slats operated by a lever producing an alternative view (all in working order), accompanying text and black & white illustrations, title illustrated in black & white, first few leaves detached, some light finger soiling, mainly affecting frames and levers, one frame with two closed tears to corners, original cloth-backed pictorial covers, slightly soiled, small 4to, together with Touch and Go, A Book of Transformation Pictures, with Verses by Fred E. Weatherly, 1st edition, Nister, circa 1894, eight colour movable scenes, as above, all in working order, accompanying text and black & white illustrations, title illustrated in black & white, spotting and dampstaining to text and frames, original cloth-backed pictorial covers, somewhat soiled with some dampstaining, slim folio (2)
Bronte (Charlotte, Emily & Anne). [Poems, by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, 1st edition, later issue, Smith, Elder and Co., 1846, i.e.1848], title-page lacking, 16pp. publisher's catalogue with date May 1848 at rear, no errata slip, occasional marks, original blind-stamped olive green cloth, some water staining and fading, 8vo, together with Crabbe (Rev. George), The Borough: A Poem, in Twenty-Four Letters, 2 volumes, 4th edition, 1812, half-titles present with inscription to volume 1 half-title 'To Miss Waldron from the Author', contemporary gilt decorated calf, upper board to volume 1 detached, joints cracked and light wear, small 8vo First title see Hayward 266; Parrish pp.82-85; Wise 2. The Bronte sisters' first venture into print was a failure, selling only a few copies of the 1,000 printed when it was first published by Aylott and Jones in 1846. Several copies were distributed by the Brontes to friends, but the balance of 961 copies was tranferred to Smith, Elder and Co., who, after the success of Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre', reissued the volume in October 1848 with a cancel title-page. (3)
Racinet (Auguste). L'Ornement Polychrome, Paris, 2nd edition, circa 1880s, together with the German edition of the second series, Stuttgart, 1885, a total of 220 chromolithographed plates (complete), some spotting and soiling of text leaves, first volume broken and disbound and lacking some text leaves, loose in original cloth portfolio, soiled and worn, second volume with first text leaf creased and soiled and final plate detached and slightly soiled and frayed at edges, original cloth gilt, spine deficient, both folio Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return. (2)
Warner (Richard). Antiquitates Culinariae; or curious tracts relating to the Culinary affairs of the Old English, with a preliminary discourse, notes, and illustrations, 1st edition, printed for R. Blamire, 1791, engraved title, 2 coloured aquatint plates (one double-page), printed bookplate of the Institute of Masters of Wine (withdrawn) to front pastedown, modern blue-black quarter calf incorporating contemporary dark green cloth covers, large 4to, together with A Collection of Ordinances and Regulations for the Government of the Royal Household, made in divers reigns, from King Edward III to King William and Queen Mary, also Receipts in Ancient Cookery, printed for the Society of Antiquaries by John Nichols, 1790, modern blue half morocco, 4to Cagle 1049: MacLean 149, Oxford 120, Bitting 485. The doublepage plate A Peacock Feast in the first work was withdrawn after publication due to copyright infringement. (2)
Harrison (Sarah). The House-Keeper's Pocket-Book, and Compleat Family Cook: Containing above Twelve Hundred Curious and Uncommon Receipts in Cookery, Pastry, Preserving, Pickling, Candying, Collaring, &c., with Plain and easy Instructions for Preparing and Dressing every thing suitable for an Elegant Entertainment, from Two Dishes to Five or Ten..., 8th edition, revised & corrected, 1764, title (soiled) with early ownership signature, woodcut diagrams of bills of fare to text, B1 with short closed tear, K6 with small loss to blank margin, N1 with paper fault at fore-edge, page 8 of tables at rear slightly cropped at tail, final printed leaf with short closed tears at gutter, occasional spots and light marks, front free endpaper with ink ownership signature and date, contemporary sheep, a little rubbed, lightly marked and scratched, 12mo, together with Rundell (Maria Eliza), The New Family Receipt-Book, containing Eight Hundred truly Valuable Receipts in various branches of Domestic Economy..., A New Edition, corrected, 1815, title with upper right blank corner excised and early ink shelfmark, occasional ink marginalia and underlinings, scattered light spotting, a5 with short closed tear and small loss of fore-margin, near contemporary half calf, worn, front joint split, rear joint partially split, 12mo, plus Wyvern [Col. A. Kenney-Herbert], Sweet Dishes, A Little Treatise on Confectionery and Entremets Sucr‚s, 1st edition, Madras: Higginbotham, 1881, a few spots, contemporary cloth, gilt-lettered spine, top of spine slightly frayed, front cover with dampstain, 8vo, plus three others similar: A New System of Domestic Cookery, by [M.E. Rundell], 66th edition, 1842; Warne's Model Cookery and Housekeeping Book, by Mary Jewry, circa 1870s, 728 pp., 24 colour plates; The Original, by Thomas Walker, Morleys Universal Library edition, 1887, all 8vo First item: Cagle 724 for the 7th edition (1733), Bitting p.217 in a note. (6)
Churchill (Winston Spencer). My African Journey, 1st edition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1908, half-title, 61 monochrome illustrations after photographs (taken by Churchill himself), 3 maps, including one folding, 18 page publisher's list at end, light spotting to preliminary leaves, school prize label to front endpaper, dated January 2nd 1909, original pictorial red and blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, slightly rubbed, and some minor marks (generally a good copy), 8vo Woods A12. Czech 37. First edition in book form of Churchill's two-month tour in British East Africa, principally Uganda and Kenya, while Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, in 1907. (1)
English Housewifery. Exemplified in above Four Hundred and Fifty Receipts, giving directions in most parts of cookery; and how to prepare various sorts of soops, made-dishes, pastes, pickles, cakes, greens, jellies..., 11th edition, corrected, Leeds, Griffith Wright for George Copperthwaite, 1775, single folding table, 7 (of 8) woodcut bills of fare, including 6 printed back to back, 7th bill of fare with loss to outer edge, lacking the 8th plate, modern full calf gilt, 12mo, together with Glasse (Hannah), The Art of Cookery, made plain and easy, 5th edition, with additions, 1755, title with some browning to outer edges, half-title not present, some spotting and marginal browning to final few leaves, and closed tear repaired to final leaf, modern half calf, 8vo, plus another copy of the same work, printed in Dublin by W. Gilbert, 1799, bound in modern quarter calf, and Raffald (Elizabeth), The Experienced English Housekeeper, for the use and ease of ladies, housekeepers, cooks, &c..., 7th edition, printed for the author, 1780, title with some soiling and spotting and repairs to fore-margin (affecting some text), author's ink signature to first leaf of main text, 3 folding engraved plates, of which the first plate is supplied in facsimile (now with adhesion damage), second and third folding plates at rear of volume with some marks and discreet restoration, including replacement of lower outer corner with blank paper (touching the image), occasional soiling, modern good-quality gilt-decorated full calf, plus 3 others related: Mrs. Maciver, Cookery and Pastry, new edition, 1789, John Simpson, A Complete System of Cookery, 1806, & William Meyrick, The New Family Herbal; or, Domestic Physician, Birmingham, 1790 Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (7)
Wainwright (Alfred). A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, volumes 1-7, 1st editions, 1955-1966, black & white illustrations, original limp cloth, all in dust jackets except first volume (some marked & worn with few tears), 8vo, together with Westmorland Heritage, 1st edition, Kenal: Westmorland Gazette, 1975, black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket (slightly faded), oblong 4to (limited edition 127/1000, signed by Wainwright), with Wainwright in Lakeland, 1st edition, Kendal, 1983, black & white illustrations, folding map in pocket at rear, original cloth in dust jacket, oblong 4to (number 522 of unspecified limitation, signed by Wainwright), and Davies (Hunter), Wainwright, the Biography, 1st edition, 1995, black & white plates, half title signed by the author, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, and Davies (Hunter, edit.), The Wainwright Letters, 1st edition, 2011, black & white portrait frontispiece, title signed by Hunter Davies, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, plus other Wainwright and Lake District related, including walking guides (approx. 100)
Blyton (Enid). The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters, 1st edition, 1946, illustrations by J. Abbey, original green cloth in pictorial dust jacket, slightly rubbed at extremities and two closed tears to lower panel with minimal loss, together with first editions of Five Go Adventuring Again, Five Run Away Together, Five Go to Smuggler's Top and Five Go Off in a Caravan, 1943-46, all illustrated by Eileen Soper with coloured frontispieces and black and white illustrations, original blue cloth, all slightly rubbed and soiled, some damp speckling, especially to middle two titles, all 8vo (5)
Dickens (Charles). Little Dorrit, 20 parts in 19, 1st edition, Bradbury & Evans, 1855-57, forty etched plates, including frontispiece and additional title, plates generally toned and spotted, numerous inserted advertisement leaves and slips, original printed blue wrappers, some spine tips a trifle rubbed (final part with small neat repair to foot of spine), upper cover to first and final parts a little dusty and slightly frayed to fore-edge, former with contemporary ownership signature at head, part IV with 1.25" closed repaired tear in fore-edge, 8vo, housed together in a blue cloth slipcase, rounded spine gilt lettered, bookplate of John A. Murphy mounted inside spine Eckel, pp.82-85; Gimbel A140; Hatton & Cleaver, pp.305-330. A good set. (1)
Smith (Eliza). The Compleat Housewife: or, Accomplish'd Gentlewoman's Companion: being a collection of upwards of six hundred of the most approved receipts in cookery, pastry, confectionery, preserving, pickles, cakes, creams, jellies, made wines, cordials..., 9th edition, with very large additions, printed for J. & J. Pemberton, 1739, engraved frontispiece and 5 (of 6) folding engraved plates at rear (plate 2 with inner portion only present), some minor marks, modern quarter calf gilt, 8vo, together with Carter (Charles), The Compleat City and Country Cook: or Accomplish'd Housewife. Containing, several hundred of the most approved receipts in cookery, confectionery, cordials, cosmeticks, jellies, pastry, pickles, preserving, syrups, English wines, &c., 1st edition, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, 1732, 46 (of 49) engraved plates of table plans, etc., including one folding (lacking plates 46, 48 & 49 at rear), plate 41 with some damage and loss, now laid down, and the folding plate 47 with some marks and now laid down, a few minor marks elsewhere, contemporary panelled calf with modern reback, rubbed and some wear to edges, 8vo First work: Bitting, page 438. Oxford page 60. Second work: Bitting, page 78. Oxford, page 62. (2)
Sowerby (George Brettingham). Illustrated Index of British Shells. Containing figures of all the recent species, with names and other information, 2nd edition, revised and enlarged, 1887, 26 hand-coloured engraved plates (except final 2 plates lithographically printed), tissue-guard to each, occasional light spotting (mainly to tissue-guards), early ink ownership inscription to verso of front endpaper, dated 1896, all edges gilt, original blindstamped red cloth gilt, a little rubbed and minor fraying to extremities, large 8vo, together with a copy of the first edition of the same work (1859), containing 24 hand-coloured engraved plates, small oval public library inkstamp to title, later cloth, rubbed and soiled, large 8vo (2)
Grogan (Ewart S., and Arthur H. Sharp). From the Cape to Cairo. Tne First Traverse of Africa from South to North, 1st edition, 1900, portrait frontispiece, three maps (two folding), numerous illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, some light spotting, top edge gilt, original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, a few small marks and indentations to lower cover, 4to (1)
Nansen (Fridtjof). Eskimo Life, translated by William Archer, 1st English edition, 1893, monochrome illustrations, 24 pp. cataloguers catalogue at end, some light spotting and small marginal water stain to a few leaves, contemporary ownership inscription to title, original green cloth gilt, spine ends slightly rubbed, a couple nof corners a little bumped, 8vo, together with The First Crossing of Greenland, translated from the Norwegian by Hubert Majendie Gepp, 2 volumes, 1st English edition, 1890, five folding maps (a couple of closed tears), illustrations, 24 pp. catalogue at end of volume I, light spotting, endpapers toned, top edge silver, original green cloth silver, spines faded, slight lean, 8vo, plus Fram Over Polhavet. Den Norske Polarfaerd 1893-1896, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Kristiana, 1897, three folding maps, illustrations, occasional light spotting, patterned endpapers, original cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, with others related including Fridtiof Nansen 1861-1893, by W.C. Brogger and Nordahl Rolfsen, translated by William Archer, 1896 (rebacked retaining original spine), "Farthest North", 2 volumes, 1898 and In Northern Mists, 2 volumes, 1911 (volume I lacking rear endpaper) (13)
Macdonald (Duncan). The New London Family Cook, or Town and Country Housekeeper's Guide, Albion Press, for James Cundee, 1808, engraved portrait frontispiece (a few spots), ten engraved plates, one relaid, one with short closed marginal tear, 4 pp. Family Tradesmen's Directory, scattered spotting, light dampstaining affecting a few leaves, blanks at front and rear with some early manuscript recipes, contemporary mottled calf, extremities worn, rebacked preserving original spine, 8vo, together with Hall (T. ), The Queen's Royal Cookery: or, Expert and ready Way for the Dressing of all Sorts of Flesh, Fowl, Fish: either Baked, Boiled..., With the Art of Preserving and Candying of Fruits and Flowers..., Together with several Cosmetick or Beautifying waters..., 4th edition, 1729, frontispiece and final printed leaf in facsimile, full-page woodcut illustration, light dampstain to lower right corners throughout, occasionally close-trimmed, clipping a few headlines, later endpapers, contemporary sheep, top of spine worn with small loss, front cover with dampstain to lower right corner, 12mo First item: Cagle 841, Bitting p.297, in notes only. However Cagle appears to not be aware of this edition, dated 1808 from the title-page. (2)
Barrow (John). An Account of Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa in the Years 1797 and 1798..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1801-04, half-title and large folding engraved map frontispiece to first volume, hand-coloured in outline, folding aquatint frontispiece and eight folding engraved maps and plans to volume 2, some light offsetting and spotting, contemporary tree calf, volume II upper cover detached, volume II spine a little rubbed and chipped, 4to An important account of the country, together with opinions of the inhabitants. Abbey Travel 320; Mendelssohn I p.140. (2)
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Centenary Edition, Warne, 1993, facsimile copies of the three stages in the publication of the book: the picture letter Beatrix Potter wrote to Noel Moore in 1893 (in addressed envelope); her own privately-printed volume of 1901 (first printing); the original deluxe edition published by Frederick Warne in 1902 (gold binding, front cover very slightly bowed), together with a printed booklet The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter 1893-1993, all contained in original blue presentation box, hinged lid and spine lettered in silver, preserved in publisher's white card chemise, (limited edition, 585/750 copies), together with The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse, Warne, 1979, facsimile of the original manuscript with mounted illustrations, original limp morocco in slipcase, small 8vo, (limited edition, 188/500 copies), plus three Peter Rabbit toy books: The Stick 'em Book of Peter Rabbit; Peter Rabbit Cut-out Doll Book; Stand-ups, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, all unused (Stand-ups front cover with minor loss to bottom edge), plus approximately 67 various Beatrix Potter works (mostly American publications), bibliographies, catalogues, and toys including: A Hanky Gift for Your Birthday; Peter Rabbit puzzles; Peter Rabbit, Hollywood Vue Tone Talking Slides, various conditions and formats (a carton)
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[Ward, Hon. Mary & Lady Jane Mahon]. Entomology in Sport, and Entomology in Earnest, by the Honorable Mrs W. and Lady M., 1st edition, Paul Jerrad, [1859], hand-coloured lithographed additional title (to printed title verso), frontispiece and dedication border, 35 hand-coloured vignettes to text, a little browning to inner margins of first 2 leaves, old manuscript book label of John Henry Salter to front pastedown, all edges gilt, original gilt-decorated cloth, spine ends rubbed, 8vo Freeman 3881. (1)
Churchill (Winston Spencer). London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, 1st edition, first issue, Longmans, Green & Co., 1900, 4 maps, including 3 folding (one with discolouration and minor fraying to exposed outer fore-edge), single leaf publisher's advertisement, and 32 page publisher's catalogue at end (with code 10/99), some spotting to first and last leaves, and to fore-edges and to outer edges, original pictorial light brown cloth lettered in gilt to spine, and with lettering and design in black and red to upper cover, a little rubbed and some light soiling, 8vo Woods A4. Cohen A4.1.a. (1)
Turner (Captain Samuel). An Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet; Containing a Narrative of a Journey Through Bootan, and Part of Tibet. To Which are Added, Views Taken on the Spot, By Lieutenant Samuel Davis; and Observations, Botanical, Mineralogical and Medical, by Mr. Robert Saunders, 1st edition, 1800, folding engraved map, 13 engraved plates, including one folding, occasional light offsetting and a few minor spots and thumbmarks, bookplate, contemporary sprinkled calf, spine label renewed, slightly rubbed, 4toYakushi T227. First eye-witness account in English of Tibet and Bhutan. (1)
A Rare CollectionFirst Editions Signed Jordan (Neil)The Past (Cape,1980). Specially bound Ltd. Edition 9/50, five raised bands, a.e.g, in matching slipcase, fine, edges of slip case faded; The Past, (Cape,1980) Signed, dated, inscribed "with best wishes". V.g. in cloth, d.w.; The Past, Uncorrected Proof Inscribed "to Phil, Best wishes" signed, in red card wraps. V.g.; Sunrise with Sea Monster (Chatto & Windus, 1994) Signed, dated, v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Shade (Murray/ Hodder, 2004) v.g. in cloth, d.w., slight spotting to edges; The Dream of a Beast (Chatto & Windus, 1983), Signed, Inscribed "Best wishes, April Fool", v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Night in Tunisia (Co-Op,1976) v.g. in wraps (no cloth Edn. of First Printing) Signed and dated,15. 12. 1976, Wraps lightly rubbed; Night in Tunisia (Writers & Readers, 1979) First thus, Signed, dated, 1st April 1987, v.g. in removable, glassine-protected d.w., edges dusty; Night in Tunisia Advance Sheets for Chatto & Windus paperback, 1983. Signed, Inscribed with best wishes, dated June 2002. All Rare.(9)
Number 23 of 75 Copies OnlyUssher (Arland) & Von Metzradt (Carl) Enter these Enchanted Woods: An Interpretation of Grimm's Fairy Tales. 8vo Sanymount Press 1954. First Edn. No. 23 of Limited Edn. of 75 Copies. With pencil corrections thro-out, orig. vellum backed decor. boards; also Dolmen Edition of same D. 1956. Limited to 1000 Copy, with illustrations by Tate Adams. Miller 28; & Dufour Edition of same D. (Dolmen) 1966, with illus., cloth & d.w. All v. good. Scarce. (3)
Robinson (Lennox) The Dreamers. A Play in Three Acts, D. (Maunsel) 1915. First Edition - Signed, cloth backed boards; Oxford Poetry 1917, Ed. by W.R.C., T.W.E., & D.L.S. 8vo Oxford 1917, wrappers. Signed by Lennox, Christmas 1917; The White Headed Boy, L. (Putnam) 1925; The Big House. Four Scenes in its Life, L. 1928; Bryan Cooper, L. 1931, wrappers; The Far-Off Hills, L. 1946, cloth; Dark Days, 12mo D. 1918, wrappers; & 1 other. (8)
All First EditionsGogarty (Oliver St. J.) Tumbling in the Hay, 8vo L. 1939. First Edn., blue cloth & decor. d.w.; Rolling Down the Lea, L. 1950. First Edn., blue cloth & decor. cold. d.w.; It Isn't This Time of Year at All! An Unpremeditated Autobiography. N.Y. (Doubleday & Co.) Spring 1954. First Edition, oatmeal cloth & decor. d.w.; also First English Edition of same work, L. Autumn 1954, red cloth & pict. d.w. All v. good. (4)
Rare First Issue with Rejected PhotographKavanagh (Patrick) Self Portrait," 8vo, (The Dolmen Press) 1963, First Edn., First Issue, with d.w.s, displaying photograph by Philip Pocock, showing Kavanagh in a flat cap and stained shirt, somewhat unkept, cloth backed boards, original d.j. clean copy. Scarce. (1)* Kavanagh objected to th Photograph being published, and this the edition was pulped.
Presentation Copies to Norah RobinsonRobinson (Lennox) The Far-Off Hills, L. 1931. First Edn., Signed Pres. Copy, decor. boards & pict. d.w.; Is Life Worth Living? An Exaggeration in Three Acts. L. 1933. First Edition, with long Presentation Inscription, Signed, cloth & d.w.; Pictures in a Theatre, D. (Abbey Theatre) n.d., with long Signed Pres. Inscription, wrappers. (3)
Jeanneret , Pierre " Des Canons, Des Munitions ?, Merci! Des Logis...SVP" oblong 4to. p148, ills. black and white photographs, some part col. Original boards with photo montage, hinges weak, corners bumped. First edition of Le Corbusier's demand for investment in housing rather than armaments....
After Jack Russell Limited edition colour print "Moment of Victory", signed in pencil and numbered 348/405 and also bearing ten pencil signatures of the victorious England players from the 'First Test Victory for 16 Years at Sabina Park, Jamaica 1990', 60cm x 81cm After Jack Russell Limited edition print "Gloucester Cathedral 900th Anniversary", signed in pencil and numbered 831/900 (2)
GLENLIVET AGED 12 YEARS Active. Ballindalloch, Banffshire. 70cl, 40% volume, in special edition tube with print of 'The First Salmon'. ISLE OF JURA AGED 10 YEARS Active. Craighouse, Jura. 70cl, 40% volume, in carton. CARDHU AGED 12 YEARS Pure Malt Scotch Whisky 75cl, 43% volume. 3 bottles. CONDITION REPORT: Damage to Cardhu capsule. Fill level mid-shoulder. Writing on front Jura label.
Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) CHERUB, 1952 Aubusson tapestry, Atelier Tabard Frères et Souers, France; (no. 8 from an edition of 10) signed and numbered on weaver's label on reverse; also with weaver's monogram upper left Taylor Galleries, Dublin;Where purchased by the mother of the present owner; Thence by descent 'Seven Tapestries, 1948-1955, by Louis le Brocquy', The Dawson Gallery, Dublin, 15-30 November 1966 and The Ulster Museum, Belfast,19 December 1966 to 14 January 1967;'Louis le Brocquy, Allegory & Legend', The Hunt Museum, Limerick, 16 June to 24 September 2006 (another version) Dorothy Walker, Louis le Brocquy, Dublin, 1981, p.29;Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Louis le Brocquy, Tapestries, exh. cat., 2000, illustrated (another version);The Hunt Museum, Limerick Louis le Brocquy, exh. cat., 2006, illustrated. p.75 (another version) In 1948, Edinburgh Tapestry Weavers, an ancient industry under the patronage of the then Marquis of Bute, invited a number of painters, working in London, to design tapestries. The artists included Stanley Spencer, Jankel Adler, Graham Sutherland and Louis le Brocquy, who later continued his work in this medium in collaboration with the Tabard workshop at Aubusson in France.In 1951, Mrs. S.H. Stead-Ellis, whose art collection already included le Brocquy tapestries, commissioned three related tapestries, adaptable as screen, rug and fire screen, on the theme of the Garden of Eden - Adam and Eve in the Garden, Eden and Cherub. He treated the theme with archetypal imagery in a Classical, even traditional manner, the sun and the moon appearing respectively in the male and female spheres. The angel of the Cherubim is the smallest work and an ambiguous figure suggesting apocalyptic disaster rather than heavenly glory, carrying in its palms a prophetic stigmata. But the beautiful rose-pink colour of the angelic figure does suggest some heavenly background. The artist, in an interview with Harriet Cooke published in The Irish Times in May 1973, describes his involvement with tapestry as something he had "rather stumbled into by accident". But after that first commission from Edinburgh Weavers, the medium took on its own distinct fascination:"I always found it a kind of recreation, involving completely different problems, it is refreshing in the sense that one is exhausted in a different way. There is also another aspect of it which is very exciting to the painter, who has this struggle with the angle, and that is the same aspect which is so exciting, say, to the Japanese Satsuma potter, when he puts his jar in the oven and waits on tenterhooks for it to come out. It always comes out a little different from what he had imagined and sometimes he has wonderful surprises. The method I use is a system of notation, a linear design which is numbered in the colours of a range of wools. Although one can visualise what one is doing, to a certain extent, when the tapestry is palpably there this causes an independent birth of something, and that is so contrary to the whole involved process of painting that it is rather refreshing."Extracts from www.anne-madden.com 43.50 by 52in. (110.5 by 132.1cm)
Rory Breslin (b.1963) MASK OF THE BOYNE bronze; (no. 1 from an edition of 3) The Mask of the Boyne is a larger than life-size bronze interpretation of Edward Smyth's River God keystone on the South facade of Dublin's Custom House.The face is fine and perhaps expresses a pensive and perhaps worried countenance. The head is crowned by leaves of laurel intermixed with ears of wheat. Notable for cattle today, it would appear that the banks of the Boyne in Meath were abundant in grain in the eighteenth century. The presentation of the beard is redolent of the meandering of the Boyne as it winds its way in a north easterly direction for seventy miles through counties Offaly, Meath and Louth before entering the Irish Sea below the historic town of Drogheda.In 1773, on the recommendation of the right Hon. John Beresford, Chief Commissioner of Revenue, it was decided that a new Custom House be built on the site of what was then called the North Lots. Designed by James Gandon, it was completed in 1791 at a cost of nearly half a million pounds.Gandon engaged Smith, to executed the various decorations in the frieze and in the interior of the building, and the fourteen heads symbolical of the principal Rivers of Ireland, on the keystones of the arches. Impressed by Smiths depictions of the river heads, Gandon says that they...."are executed by Mr. E. Smith, a native of Ireland, a gentleman who, without having had the advantage of foreign travel or opportunity of seeing many specimens of sculpture, has given proof of abilities equal to any in the Three Kingdoms."The Custom House was the first major public building built in Dublin as an isolated structure with four monumental façades. It is often considered architecturally the most important building in Dublin and is sited on the riverfront with Beresford Place to the rear. The site chosen for the new Custom House met with much opposition from city merchants at the time, who feared that its move down river from its original site at Essex Quay would lessen the value of their properties while making the property owners down river wealthier. 35 by 16in. (88.9 by 40.6cm)
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