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Lot 1110
John Gay, Fables, two volumes, first editions of each, the first 1727, by Tonson and Watts, London, 1/4 leather, 9 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in., with 51 vignettes by Wooten and Kent; the second 1738, Knapton and Cox, London, full calf, 7 7/8 in. x 4 3/4 in., with frontispiece and 16 plates; together with John Gay, The Beggar`s Opera. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln-in-Fields, 1735, fourth edition, [bound with], The Man of Taste, published anonymously by James Miller, 1735, second edition, with some later Beggar`s Opera editions and critiques.
Lot 1233
William Woodward (American/New Orleans, 1859-1939) and Olive Leonhardt (American/New Orleans, 1895-1963), Woodward, French Quarter Etchings of Old New Orleans, 1938, Magnolia Press, New Orleans, first edition, with dust jacket; together with Leonhardt, New Orleans Drawn and Quartered, 1938, Dale Press, Richmond, with a signed forward by Lyle Saxon, with 39 reproductions after her work.
Lot 563
Culpeper N. The Complete Herbal, nd. C.1840. Qto., hb. qtr. binding, gilt titling on spine, marbled eps. 20 hand coloured plates. Later Kelly edition incorporating "one hundred additional herbs", and " to which are now first annexed English Physician Enlarged and Key to Physic." CONDITION REPORT: Sound copy with some browning and minor soiling to plate margins.
Lot 178
Poe`s Tales of Mystery & Imagination illustrated by Arthur Rackham, London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1935. Hard Cover. First Edition. Limited edition, number 278 of 460 signed by Rackham. Large quarto. Original publisher`s full vellum, decorated and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, endpapers by Rackham. 12 color plates and 17 plates in black and white, and illustrations in the text by Rackham An excellent copy internally with the front board slightly bowed, mild soiling.
Lot 333
HB & S Ltd., Reading. An early 20th century novelty money box fashioned as a timber framed cottage, H. 12.5 cm, together with a Moko Toy Lesney coronation coach together with horses, L. 12 cm, together with a collection of commemorative ephemera, newspapers, to include the first edition Sun newspaper etc.
Lot 185
An unhappy marriage 1747 the Trial wherein Miss Dvs was plaintiff and the Rev Dr W-ln ^ defendant in an action of ten thousand pounds by the plaintiff against the defendant for the non performance of a marriage contract when the plaintiff had a verdict and recoverd seven thousand pounds damages. London [1747] disbound^ 8vo^ 24pp^ first edition^ with annotations in a contemporary hand filling in many of the concealed words including the names of the litigants^ Davis and Wilson (six copies only listed in ESTC). A curious 18th c pamphlet which might acquaint to a tabloid newspaper report today. The sorry tale was of a Parson with considerable estates throughout the country becoming infatuated with a young girl and then rashly proposing marriage he then changed his mind. A costly decision as the case ended in him having to pay over substantial damages for breach of promise equivalent to more than £600^000 in todays money.
Lot 2372
TROLLOPE, ANTHONY. Orley Farm, 2 volumes, first edition in book form, half-titles, illustrations by J.E. Millais, some spotting, without publisher`s catalogue, List of Illustrations without `73` noted, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1862; another edition, first American edition, 6pp. of publisher`s advertisements at end, 8vo, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862, and 19 others by or about Anthony Trollope, 8vo or smaller (22)
Lot 2466
Lysons, Samuel. Etchings of Views and Antiquities in the County of Gloucester, hitherto imperfectly, or never engraved, first edition, engraved additional title, engraved title vignette, 110 engraved plates, 11 hand-coloured, contemporary calf, worn, lacking upper cover, folio, London: A Strahan, 1791
Lot 2467
Nelson, John. The History, Topography, and Antiquities of the Parish of St. Mary Islington, in the County of Middlesex, first edition, engraved folding map, 12 engraved plates, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with more than 30 engravings, some laid to size, examples of parish broadsides bound at end, modern half morocco, 4to, London: John Nicols and Son, 1811
Lot 2490
Back, Sir George. Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, first edition, 16 lithographed plates, some with margins slightly cropped, lacks folding map, some spotting, contemporary half calf, very slightly rubbed, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1836 It would appear the map was never bound in.
Lot 2492
Boisgelin de Kerdu, Louis de. Ancient and Modern Malta, volume one only, first edition, large folding engraved map, torn neatly along fold, 19 engraved and aquatint plates, some folding, some browning, contemporary calf, worn, boards detached, 4to, London: Richard Phillips, 1805; Cockburn, Sir George. A Voyage to Cadiz and Gibraltar, volume two only, folding engraved map, folding plan, hand-coloured in outline, 10 hand-coloured aquatint plates, some browning, contemporary half calf, worn, lacks spine, 8vo, London: J. Harding, 1805 (2)
Lot 2500
Hanway, Jonas. An Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea, 4 volumes, first edition, half-titles to volumes 3 and 4 only, 4 engraved frontispieces, 15 engraved plates and 9 engraved folding maps, a little worming to margins, rarely affecting text, contemporary mottled calf gilt, joints cracked, 4to, London: 1753
Lot 2501
Heber, Reginald. Narrative of a Journey through the Upper Provinces of India, from Calcutta to Bombay, 1824-1825, 2 volumes, first edition, 10 engraved plates, folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline, some spotting, titles library-stamped contemporary half calf, rubbed, 4to, London: John Murray, 1828; Nolan, E.H. The Illustrated History of the British Empire in India and the East, 2 volumes, steel-engraved plates and maps, contemporary half calf, some spotting, 8vo, London: James S. Virtue, [n.d.] (4)
Lot 2504
Keane, J.F. On Blue-Water. Some Narratives of Sport and Adventure in the Modern Merchant Service, first edition, 2pp. of advertisments at end, original cloth gilt, London: Tinsley Brothers, 1883; Livingstone, David. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, first edition, defective, London: John Murray, 1857, and one other (3)
Lot 2505
Laing, Samuel. A Tour in Sweden in 1838, first edition, a few contemporary marginal annotations offering a critique of the text, 8vo, London: Longman, Orme et al., 1839; Journal of a Residence in Norway during the years 1834, 1835, & 1836, second edition, 8vo, London: Longman, Orme et al., 1837, the two volumes uniformally bound in contemporary half calf, rubbed, (2)
Lot 2506
Lewis, George. A Series of Groups Illustrating the Physiognomy, Manners, and Character of the People of France and Germany, first edition, presentation copy ` To the Misses Bacon, with Mr Lewis` kind love`, etched dedication leaf and 60 engraved plates on India paper, some slight spotting, contemporary half calf, worn, 4to, London: John and Arthur Arch, 1823
Lot 2512
Taylor, Catharine. Letters from Italy to a Younger Sister, 2 volumes, first edition, contemporary green half morocco by C. Lewis, spines gilt, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1840; King, S.W. The Italian Valleys, illustrations, contemporary crimson half morocco by C. Lewis, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1858; Hood, Thomas. Up the Rhine, wood-engraved vignettes, contemporary half morocco by C. Lewis, spine gilt, 8vo, London: A.H. Baily & Co.,1840; Head, Francis Bond. Bubbles from the Brunnens of Nassau, without plates, contemporary half morocco by C. Lewis, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1834 (5)
Lot 2121
Baskt, Leon. The Designs of Leon Baskt for the Sleeping Princess, first edition, half-title, number 108 of 1000 copies, portrait of Leon Baskt by Picasso, 54 tipped-in plates of designs by Baskt, original vellum-backed boards, some dampstaining to upper cover, slightly affecting first few leaves of text, top edge gilt, slipcase, worn, folio, London: Benn Brothers, 1923
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