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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 26

Butler (Arthur Gardiner) Birds of Great Britain an 2 vol. first edition 107 chromolithographed plates of birds after H.Grönvold and 8 of eggs after F.W. Frohawk tissue guards [1904-08]; Foreign Finches in Captivity second edition 59 chromolithographed plates only by Frohawk (of 60) tissue guards a few annotations in pencil Hull and London 1899 original buckram-backed cloth t.e.g. others uncut a little rubbed spines a little faded corners bumped [Nissen 168 & 169] 4to (3)

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Lot 34

Delarue (J.) Musée des Lépidoptères: Collection de Papillons de toutes les parties du Monde first edition lithographed throughout with title printed in gold & bronze and 12 magnificent hand-coloured plates tissue guards some light foxing loose in binding original cloth-backed boards rubbed spine worn and defective [Not in Nissen] folio Paris [c.1840]. *** Scarce.

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Lot 39

Duhamel du Monceau (Henri Louis) Traité des Arbres 7 vol. second edition large paper copy half-titles engraved allegorical title to vol.1 2 uncoloured and 496 engraved plates printed in colour and finished by hand after P. J. Redouté and P. Bessa intermittent spotting affecting some plates damp-staining to first 24 pages of vol. 4 in lower margin affecting a few plates 2 plates detached in vol. 5 light offsetting early boards with black morocco spine labels lettered in gilt boards somewhat soiled with wear to extremities and scuffs to labels [Nissen BBI 549; Hunt Redouteana 14; Great Flower Books p. 91; Dunthorne 243; Pritzel 2470] folio Paris Didot Michel et Lamy and others [1800] -1804-1819.

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Lot 44

Elwes (Henry John) A Monograph of the Genus Lilium one of 250 copies wood-engraved title by W.H.Fitch colour map mounted photograph by Bourne 48 finely hand-coloured lithographed plates by Fitch a very clean copy engraved bookplate of S.L.Courtauld on front pastedown contemporary half morocco t.e.g. slightly rubbed rebacked preserving old gilt spine with tan morocco label [Nissen 594; Great Flower Books p.56] [1877-]1880 with Turrill (W.B.) A Supplement to Elwes` Monograph of the Genus Lilium parts VIII & IX only (of 9) one of 1000 & 500 copies respectively 10 colour plates by Margaret Stones original printed wrappers 1960-62 and Snelling (Lilian) Illustrations of Lilies limited edition 30 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Snelling one double-page original cloth-backed printed wrappers Hitchin 1970; and a further 6 copies of Part VIII and 9 copies of Part IX of the Supplement folio (19) *** The last item comprises the 30 hand-coloured plates by Snelling produced for the first 7 parts of the Supplement to Elwes` Monograph by Grove and Cotton in 1934-50. A few sets of plates remained and were issued by Wheldon & Wesley in 1970.(19)

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Lot 53

[Gerard (John) The Herball or General Historie of first edition lacking engraved title and portrait all before A1 (22pp. preliminaries) 2.00E+01 2N2 2S4 & 5 3H3-3K2 3K4-3L3 3L5-3M3 3M6-3N1 4F1 4G2 and all after 4V6 (72pp. Index etc.) but bulk of text complete (pp.1-1392) woodcut illustrations throughout 4H & I and one or two other leaves misbound some water-staining several leaves frayed or defective many reinforced at edge old sheep worn upper cover detached [STC 11750] folio [John Norton] [1597]; sold not subject to return

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Lot 54

[Giraud (Jane Elizabeth)] The Flowers of Shakespea first edition lithographed throughout with hand-coloured decorative title dedication and 29 hand-coloured plates each with verse and small illustration below a few heightened with gold tissue guards occasional spotting hinges broken with front free endpaper becoming loose original blind-stamped cloth g.e. rubbed and stained rebacked preserving original spine (faded) 4to [1846].

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Lot 59

Gualtieri (Niccolo) Index testarum conchyliorum first edition half-title engraved allegorical frontispiece title and 16 sectional titles all in red and black with engraved vignette lacking portrait but with 110 numbered full-page engraved illustrations (with text or engravings on verso) and other engraved illustrations tail-pieces and initials 14 facing sectional titles a very clean and crisp copy contemporary calf spine gilt red edges rather worn particularly spine (slightly defective at head and foot) [Nissen 1736] folio Florence Caetano Albizzini 1742. *** Important work on shells by doctor and botanist to Cosimo III de` Medici. His large collection of specimens is housed in the Museo Storia Naturale in Pisa.

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Lot 60

Guérin-Meneville (Felix Edouard) Dictionnaire Pit 9 vol. first edition half-titles 716 engraved plates only (of 720) one or two supplied in facsimile a few loose some foxing and browning contemporary sheep-backed boards spines gilt a little worn splits to joints [Nissen 4616] 4to Paris 1833-39.

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Lot 63

Harris (Moses) An Exposition of English Insects second edition engraved title key plate and 50 hand-coloured plates text in English and French printed in double-column lacking engraved frontispiece title soiled and slightly defective at lower edge (laid down) light foxing and offsetting small hole in plate 48 but no loss to image final leaf of text and first leaf of Index lightly stuck together final leaf of Index torn and repaired modern half calf red roan label [Nissen 1838] 4to White & Robson 1782.

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Lot 67

Hey (Rebecca) Sylvan Musings; or The Spirit of the new edition 23 hand-coloured lithographed plates tissue guards 1849 § Phillips (Henry) Floral Emblems or a Guide to the Language of Flowers lithographed additional title vignette on dedication and 18 plates all hand-coloured a little foxed contemporary calf gilt rebacked preserving old spine 1831 § Tyas (Rev. Robert) The Wild Flowers of England... First and Second Series in 1 vol. revised edition 24 hand-coloured lithographed plates occasional spotting front free endpaper 1860 § Catlow (Agnes) Popular Garden Botany 20 hand-coloured lithographed plates 24pp. catalogue at beginning some spotting lacking front free endpaper 1855 all but the second original pictorial gilt spines faded the last rebacked preserving original spine all rubbed 8vo (4)(4)

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Lot 72

(Sir William Jackson) A Century of Ferns first ed (Sir William Jackson) A Century of Ferns first edition 100 hand-coloured lithographed plates on 98 sheets by W.H.Fitch 2 double-page a very clean copy contemporary half green morocco t.e.g a little rubbed [Nissen 917] 8vo 1854.

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Lot 76

Humphreys (H.Noel) The Genera and Species of Briti lithographed additional pictorial title and 32 plates all hand-coloured broken and loose [1860] § Westwood (J.O.) British Butterflies and Their Transformations lithographed additional pictorial title and 42 plates by H.N.Humphries all hand-coloured 1841; The Butterflies of Great Britain with Their Transformations... lithographed additional pictorial title and 19 plates only (of 21 lacking plates 13 and 16) all but 2 hand-coloured 1887 original cloth the first two pictorial gilt all rubbed the second worn with lower cover detached; and an uncoloured copy of the 1840 edition of Harris`s Aurelian 4to & folio (4)(4)

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Lot 86

Lang (Henry C.) Rhopalocera Europae...The Butterfl 2 vol. first edition 82 chromolithographed plates by Horace Knight original cloth slightly rubbed [Nissen 2374] 8vo 1884.

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Lot 88

Leach (William Elford) and George Brettingham Sowerby. Malacostraca Podophthalma Britanniae; or Descriptions of such British Species of the Linnean genus Cancer as have their eyes elevated on footstalks... first edition 54 hand-coloured engraved plates by James and G.B.Sowerby 5 double-page some light spotting to text but plates very clean contemporary olive straight-grain morocco spine gilt t.e.g. others uncut rubbed corners a little worn [Nissen 2404] 4to 1815-75. *** Incorporating G.B.Sowerby`s supplement with its seven new plates.

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Lot 91

Lowe (Edward Joseph) Ferns: British and Exotic 8 vol. first edition 479 wood-engraved plates printed in colours by Benjamin Fawcett after A.F.Lydon tissue guards errata leaf or slip at end of each vol. some foxing and offsetting contemporary straight-grain morocco spines gilt t.e.g. viridian endpapers a little rubbed [Nissen 1243] 8vo 1856-60.

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Lot 97

Meredith (Louisa Anne Twamley) The Romance of Natu first edition half-title engraved additional pictorial title and 26 plates all hand-coloured advertisement leaf at end occasional spotting mostly to tissue guards one gathering becoming loose original morocco stamped in gilt and blind g.e. spine faded 1836; Some of My Bush Friends in Tasmania: Native Flowers Berries and Insects lithographed throughout with decorative borders chromolithographed additional title 2 borders 11 plates and tail-piece some foxing and marginal staining original embossed calf g.e. rebacked preserving original spine Day & Son 1860 rubbed [Nissen 1338&1339] 8vo & folio (2)

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Lot 98

Meyer (Henry Leonard) Coloured Illustrations of Br 7 vol. first edition 426 hand-coloured lithographed plates (322 of birds 104 of eggs) and 8 uncoloured anatomical lithographed plates some light spotting or soiling Fattorini and another older bookplate contemporary half green morocco spines gilt in compartments bookseller`s ticket of W.R.Taylor of Pimlico a little rubbed spines slightly faded [Nissen 628] 8vo 1842-50.

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Lot 99

Meyer (Henry Leonard) Coloured Illustrations of Br 7 vol. first edition 427 hand-coloured lithographed plates (322 of birds 105 of eggs) and 8 uncoloured anatomical lithographed plates some foxing contemporary half calf spines gilt by S.Cooper of Sherborne with his ticket rubbed spines a little faded [Nissen 628] 8vo 1842-50.

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Lot 102

Morris (Beverley R.) British Game Birds and Wildfo first edition 60 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates printed by Benjamin Fawcett tissue guards some spotting mostly at end hinges weak original pictorial cloth gilt a little worn and stained spine torn joints split [Nissen 644] 4to [1855].

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Lot 103

Morris (Beverley R.) British Game Birds and Wildfo first edition 60 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates printed by Benjamin Fawcett tissue guards light foxing at beginning and end hinges weak contemporary half morocco g.e. others uncut rubbed covers detached or becoming so spine defective [Nissen 644] 4to 1855.

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Lot 105

(Rev. Francis Orpen) A Natural History of the Nest (Rev. Francis Orpen) A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds 3 vol. fourth edition revised by W.B.Tegetmeier 248 plates printed in colours some plates loose original pictorial cloth gilt 1896 § Butler (A.G.) Birds of Great Britain and Ireland 115 chromolithographed plates (107 of birds by H.Grönvold 8 of eggs by F.W.Frohawk) a little foxed contemporary half morocco n.d. § Swaysland (W.) Familiar Wild Birds First-Fourth Series 160 chromolithographed plates some foxing later half morocco t.e.g. others uncut 1883-n.d. the first 2 rubbed; and a poor set of vol.1-4 only of Bree`s Birds of Europe 8vo & 4to (13) (13)

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Lot 107

Nees von Esenbeck (Theodore Friedrich Ludwig) Plan 2 vol. including Supplement but without plates from main text first edition text a little browned slight staining to first few leaves old half sheep spine gilt Supplement with lithographed title and 120 plates all but one hand-coloured light browning and foxing contemporary sheep both a little worn [Nissen 1442] folio Dusseldorf 1828-35.

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Lot 111

Parkinson (John) Paradisi in sole paradisus terres or A Garden of all sorts of pleasant flowers... first edition fine woodcut title by A.Switzer portrait on verso of **6 woodcut decorations and illustrations over 100 full-page lacking final 2 leaves (Ggg1 & 2 Index) A1 (first leaf of text) & Fff1-6 (Index) slightly defective OO4 & 5 Pp6 & YY1 &2 all torn at lower edge but no loss a few stains and other marginal tears or defects title slightly browned & trimmed to border and with contemporary name in ink at centre other old ink inscriptions on verso of title and on dedication engraved bookplate of Sir John Anstruther on verso of dedication and of John George Howe Drummond of Abbots Grange on front pastedown contemporary sheep ruled in blind morocco label (chipped) a little worn splits to joints [Henrey 282; Nissen 1489; STC 19300] folio [by Humfrey Lownes and Robert Young] 1629. *** First edition of the first important English treatise on horticulture. Parkinson was apothecary and botanist to Charles I. Of the nearly 1000 plants described in the Paradisus a large number grew in Parkinson`s own garden at Long Acre. The book is filled with references to contemporary botanists and gardeners and it provides one of the best single sources of information on gardening practices and styles in early 17th-century England.

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Lot 112

Parkinson (John) Paradisi in sole paradisus terres first edition woodcut title 108 full-page woodcuts each with numerous figures of plants one full-page woodcut of garden designs 3 small text woodcuts woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials lacking 3 preliminary ff. intermittent marginal creasing throughout contemporary English blind-ruled calf spine gilt-ruled raised bands gilt morocco lettering piece rebacked some corner loss boards with some abrading and soiling [Henrey 282; Nissen 1489; STC 19300] folio Humfrey Lownes and Robert Young 1629.

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Lot 113

Perry (George) Conchology or the Natural History o first edition 61 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates printed in bistre lacking half-title plates lightly offset frontispiece slightly frayed at outer edge final two leaves of text creased contemporary burgundy straight-grain morocco borders in gilt and blind g.e. rubbed rebacked preserving original spine corners repaired [Nissen 3134] folio [1811].

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Lot 119

Risso (Joseph Antoine) and Pierre Antoine Poiteau. first edition half-title 2pp. dedication to the Duchesse de Berry 109 hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates after Poiteau some spotting and occasional light browning to text and plates some light offsetting to plates armorial bookplate of Walter Longueville Gladstone contemporary panelled calf inner foliate device spine gilt in compartments raised bands inner gilt dentelles g.e. rebacked covers and extremities abraded with some exposure corners a little worn [Great Flower Books p.73; Dunthorne 263; Stafleu & Cowan 9248] small folio Paris 1818-[20]. *** Antoine Poiteau the illustrator began his career as an apprentice gardener at the Jardin des Plantes and in 1815 he was appointed head of the Royal tree nursery of Versailles.

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Lot 122

Ronalds (Hugh) Pyrus Malus Brentfordiensis: or A Concise Description of Selected Apples first edition half-title 42 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Elizabeth Ronalds heightened with gum arabic some foxing Sotheby`s invoice from 1981 loosely inserted (£280) modern half green morocco spine gilt t.e.g. [Nissen 1671] 4to 1831.

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Lot 124

Roques (Joseph) Histoire des Champignons Comestibl first edition half-title 24 fine stipple-engraved plates printed in colours by Hocquart after Bordes some finished by hand text foxed and water-stained plates with light foxing but mostly to tissue guards small hole to upper outer corner of title crudely repaired contemporary morocco-backed cloth spine gilt slighlty rubbed and soiled [Nissen 1672; Vicaire p.749] 4to Paris 1832.

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Lot 129

Rumpf (Georg Eberhard) Thesaurus imaginum piscium first edition fine engraved frontispiece title in red and black with engraved vignette 3 engraved head-pieces and one tail-piece 60 engraved plates lacking portrait some plates with pencil or ink marginalia some light foxing but mostly to text text a little browned small tear to inner margin of frontispiece (repaired) contemporary calf gilt a little rubbed and marked rebacked corners repaired [Nissen 3520] folio Leiden Peter van der Aa 1711. *** Including lobsters and crabs.

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Lot 131

Salmon (William) Botanologia.The English Herbal: o first edition additional engraved title by Michael van der Gucht after Eloas Knight title in red and black over 1500 woodcuts in text without the 6 pp “Index Morborum” at end (as usual) contemporary ink signature of Tho.Fellowes at head of title wormhole to lower outer corner of engraved title affecting imprint light foxing and traces of damp-staining book-label of F.Allman of Horsham mounted on verso of engraved title modern half morocco by Wilson & Son of Cambridge slightly rubbed at edges [Henrey 1308] folio I.Dawks for H.Rhodes and J.Taylor 1710. *** Frederick Allman of Horsham nurseryman seedsman & florist.

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Lot 137

Seth-Smith (David) Parrakeets. A Handbook to the I first edition 20 colour plates all but two hand-coloured lithographs after Goodchild Grönvold and others illustrations endpapers browned hinges weak original cloth t.e.g. rubbed spine faded [Nissen 860] 8vo 1903.

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Lot 160

(Sir Robert) The Ancient and Present State of Gloc (Sir Robert) The Ancient and Present State of Glocestershire first edition lacking title but with Author`s Epitaph leaf engraved portrait 8 plates of coats-of-arms double-page map and 61 double-page views by Kip only (of 64 lacking Knole Broadwell and Cirencester House) mounted on stubs with plate of Knole loosely inserted from another copy (a little browned and margins trimmed) a little browned and lightly spotted a few plates creased at fold engraved bookplate of Richard Rawlinson on front pastedown and of Henry Hucks Gibbs on rear contemporary panelled calf rebacked a little worn upper cover detached folio [by W.Bowyer] [1712].

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Lot 161

Aubry (Charles) Histoire Pittoresque de l`Équitati first edition lithographed title dedication leaf printed in red and black and afterword leaf in mauve and black both with illustrations 24 lithographed plates all within wood-engraved borders incorporating vignettes some foxing contemporary half red morocco spine gilt rubbed spine a little worn at head [Not in Schwerdt or Podeschi] large folio Paris Ch.Motte 1833. *** Portraying horses and riders throughout the ages from ancient Greece onwards.

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Lot 172

Boydell (John & Josiah) An History of the River Th 2 vol. first edition with additional letterpress titles `An History of the Principal Rivers of Great Britain` and dedications to George III and Horace Walpole 2 folding engraved maps of the Thames by John Cooke lacking engraved frontispiece of head of Father Thames but with 76 hand-coloured aquatint views 3 folding some light foxing and water-staining mostly marginal but more severe foxing to one or two leaves and water-staining affecting some plates and leaves (particularly in vol.2) offsetting to second map contemporary red straight-grain morocco boards with large double gilt ruled diamond with cornerpieces t.e.g. a little rubbed and marked rebacked with elaborately gilt spines with four gilt-ruled raised bands [Abbey Scenery 432] folio 1794-96.

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Lot 173

Boydell (John & Josiah) An History of the River Th 2 vol. first edition without additional letterpress titles `An History of the Principal Rivers of Great Britain` and dedication to George III but with dedication to Horace Walpole 2 folding engraved maps of the Thames by John Cooke engraved plate of head of Father Thames and 76 hand-coloured aquatint views 3 folding vol.1 foxed (a few plates and leaves severely) vol.2 with light offsetting bookplate of C.F.J.Beausire contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco elaborately ruled in gilt and blind spines gilt g.e. a little worn upper cover of vol.1 loose [Abbey Scenery 432] folio 1794-96.

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Lot 176

Sir William) Designs of Chinese Buildings Furnitu Sir William) Designs of Chinese Buildings Furniture Dresses Machines and Utensils...Temples Houses Gardens &c. first edition dedication to George Prince of Wales list of subscribers text in English only (as usual) 21 engraved plates and plans by Fourdrinier Sandby and Grignion 3 plates with light spotting otherwise a crisp and clean large copy modern mottled calf-backed boards corners a little bumped [Colas 592; Fowler 85 French edition; Harris 113] folio for the Author 1757. *** *** Important early work on Chinese architecture and design.

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Lot 177

(Sir William) Designs of Chinese Buildings Furnit (Sir William) Designs of Chinese Buildings Furniture Dresses Machines and Utensils...Temples Houses Gardens &c. first edition dedication to George Prince of Wales list of subscribers text in English and French 21 engraved plates and plans by Fourdrinier Sandby and Grignion occasional light marginal spotting and soiling but generally clean modern morocco-backed boards uncut [Colas 592; Fowler 85 French edition; Harris 113] folio for the Author 1757.

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Lot 189

Daniell (William) A Voyage round Great Britain... 8 vol. first edition aquatint pictorial dedication leaf 308 superb hand-coloured aquatint plates by and after Daniell each within grey wash border and with thick blank guards without the one uncoloured aquatint plate of Kemaes Head in vol.1 but with the folding map at end of vol.8 errata leaf at end of vol.1 vol.1 with 2 leaves (pp.123-1266) on thicker paper frontispiece to vol.2 misbound in vol.3 final plate in vol.3 loose plate of East Looe in vol.8 with some foxing otherwise a very clean set book-label of George Rennie on front pastedowns handsome contemporary burgundy straight-grain morocco by Fairbairn & Armstrong gilt borders of oak leaves and acorns spines gilt in compartments g.e. signed on front turn-in of vol.1 rubbed scratches to boards joints rather worn some split vol.2 with lower joint repaired lower cover vol.7 detached and head of spine worn [Abbey Scenery 16; Tooley 177] 4to 1814-25. *** “The most important colour plate book on British Topography.” Tooley.

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Lot 204

Garnier (Charles) Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris 2 plate vol. (without the 2 8vo text vol. and Durandelle`s photographs) first edition etched portrait of Garnier by Devaux not called for in list of plates (on india paper and mounted) 56 engraved plates of elevations sections plans and details (5 double-page numbered as 10) and 20 fine chromolithographed plates (numbered as 40) including the additional engraved plate 2 issued later with printed explanatory note (creased) some light foxing list of plates in vol.1 with small tears to lower edge loose in modern cloth-backed drop-back box with ties incorporating original boards (rubbed edges reinforced in cloth) large folio Paris 1880.

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Lot 205

Gilpin (William).- Clark (John Heaviside) A Practi Representing the Various Effects on Landscape Scenery from Morning till Night first edition 30 hand-coloured aquatint plates after William Gilpin margins with light grey wash and dark grey lines some light foxing mainly to plate guards 1811 bound after Gilpin (Rev. William) Three Essays: on Picturesque Beauty; on Picturesque Travel; and on Sketching Landscape... second edition 7 aquatint plates 6 tinted all mounted on larger sheets errata leaf pasted onto final leaf of text all text leaves laid into into larger sheets some foxing 8vo laid into folio 1794 together 2 works in 1 vol. later half morocco g.e. rubbed spine a little faded [Abbey Life 109 & 129] small folio

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Lot 213

(Sir William).- Hancarville (Pierre François Hugue (Sir William).- Hancarville (Pierre François Hugues d`) Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman Antiquities from the Cabinet of the Hon.ble W.m Hamilton... vol.2 only (of 4) first edition 2 hand-coloured engraved titles in English and French 2 engraved dedications engraved head- & tail-pieces and initials text in English and French with 109 engraved plates (47 hand-coloured of which 17 double-page) one plain plate double-page and folding very clean throughout final double-page plate slightly creased and with tear to central fold contemporary diced russia gilt morocco labels (chipped) a little worn covers detached [Blackmer 845; Berlin Cat. 890; Cohen-de-Ricci 474] folio [Naples François Morelli] 1767; sold not subject to return

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Lot 214

(Sir William).- Outlines from the Figures and Comp (Sir William).- Outlines from the Figures and Compositions upon the Greek Roman and Etruscan Vases... first edition half-title with 62 engraved plates by Thomas Kirk in two states (62 coloured and 62 uncoloured) all with ornamental borders the coloured plates all cut and mounted each facing uncoloured state occasional light foxing or staining mostly to tissue guards bookplate of Martin Battersby contemporary calf boards with blind-stamped central lozenge and elaborate border edged by triple gilt rule rubbed rebacked preserving old gilt spine with morocco label [Blackmer 915] 4to printed by W.Bulmer & Co. 1804.

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Lot 215

(Sir William).- Outlines from the Figures and Comp (Sir William).- Outlines from the Figures and Compositions upon the Greek Roman and Etruscan Vases... first edition lacking half-title 62 engraved plates by Thomas Kirk all with ornamental borders some light foxing mostly to text contemporary purple straight-grain morocco gilt spine gilt g.e. rubbed [cf.Blackmer 915 deluxe format with two states as in previous lot] 4to printed by W.Bulmer & Co. 1804.

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Lot 224

Jones (Owen) The Grammar of Ornament first edition additional chromolithographed decorative title title in red and black 100 tinted or chromolithographed plates some heightened with gold or silver both titles lightly foxed Preface leaf loose and slightly frayed at fore-edge plates generally clean but a few with marginal tears (some repaired) trimmed modern cloth with decorative gilt morocco panel from original binding mounted on upper cover large folio 1856.

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Lot 227

Kemp (Dixon) Yacht Designing: A Treatise... first edition 40 plates on 39 sheets many folding 6pp. advertisements at end ink signature across title some light spotting original pictorial cloth gilt uncut rubbed and slightly stained rebacked preserving most of original spine new endpapers `The Field` 1876 § Kunhardt (C.P.) Small Yachts: Their Design and Construction... enlarged edition 87 plates some double-page illustrations light damp-staining to foot of front free endpapers contemporary half morocco gilt spine gilt with yachting motifs t.e.g. a little rubbed cloth damp-stained 1891 folio (2)(2)

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Lot 241

Millingen (James) Ancient Unedited Monuments Series I & II (Painted Greek Vases; Statues Busts Bas-Reliefs...) first edition 62 engraved or lithographed plates 40 printed in black and red a few finished by hand some double-page or folding foxing to text but plates clean bookplate of Henry J.B.Clements of Killadoon Ireland on front free endpaper contemporary half morocco t.e.g. others uncut rubbed [Blackmer 1135] 4to 1822-26.

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Lot 244

Moses (Henry) Vases from the Collection of Sir Hen first edition engraved frontispiece title and 39 plates the last printed in colours foxed pencil notes on rear free endpaper modern half calf [1819] § Hamilton (Sir William) Outlines from the Figures and Compositions upon the Greek Roman and Etruscan Vases... second edition half-title 61 engraved plates by Thomas Kirk only (of 62 lacking plate 16) some light foxing bookplate of William Gracie Johnstone contemporary green straight-grain morocco gilt spine gilt g.e. rubbed 1814; and a later edition of the first 8vo (3)(3)

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Lot 247

Nicholson (William) An Almanac of twelve Sports Words by Rudyard Kipling first edition 12 colour plates by Nicholson advertisement for the Alphabet at end light offsetting hinges weak original cloth-backed pictorial boards a little rubbed and marked corners slightly worn 4to 1898.

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Lot 250

Nicholson (William) London Types [Quatorzains by W.E.Henley] first edition 12 colour plates by Nicholson advertisement leaf at end lightly offset hinges weak original cloth-backed pictorial boards rubbed spine ends and corners a little worn paper to upper board slightly chipped at fore-edge 4to 1898.

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Lot 251

Nicholson (William) London Types [Quatorzains by W.E.Henley] first edition 12 colour plates by Nicholson advertisement leaf at end lightly browned and offset hinges weak front free endpaper almost detached original cloth-backed pictorial boards rubbed spine a little worn at foot slight staining to lower boards 4to New York 1898.

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Lot 252

Nicholson (William) The Square Book of Animals Rhymes by Arthur Waugh first edition 12 colour plates by Nicholson a little marginal spotting lightly offset Sir David Attenborough`s copy with his pencil inscription dated 1952 on front free endpaper and his bookplate on front pastedown original cloth-backed pictorial boards rubbed corners and spine ends slightly worn knock to fore-edge of upper board small patches to foot of lower board where paper worn away 4to 1900 [1899]. *** A wonderful association copy of this charming book on animals.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 259

Passeri (Giovanni Battista) Picturae Etruscorum in 3 vol. first edition half-titles engraved frontispiece in vol.1 titles in red and black with engraved vignettes in vol.1 & 2 engraved dedication leaves in vol.2 & 3 engraved head- & tail-pieces & initials and 301 engraved plates 1 folding all hand-coloured plus 1 unnumbered and uncoloured plate on Eugubine sarcophagus in vol.3 and 4 linguistic tables 1 folding lacking 2 engraved frontispieces and vol.3 title a4 in vol.1 loose some light foxing and soiling a few marginal stains bookplates of J.B.Powis and another on front pastedowns contemporary morocco-backed boards vellum tips spines gilt with red morocco labels a little worn [Blackmer 1265] folio Rome Johannis Zempel 1767-75. *** “Passeri was the antiquary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany; he produced many works on archaeological or antiquarian subjects...[and] had an abiding belief in the superiority of Etruscan over Greek civilization...”. Blackmer

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 265

Pyne (William Henry) The History of the Royal Resi 3 vol. first edition half-titles 94 hand-coloured aquatint plates by T.Sutherland W.J.Bennett R.Reeve and D.Havell after J.Stephanoff C.Wild R.Cattermole W.Westall and G.Samuel only (of 100 vol.1 lacking plates 26-31 all of Frogmore) vol. III without the rearrangement slip called for in Abbey plate 33 with tear to outer margin just affecting plate frontispiece to vol.3 partially defective at outer margin vol.1 lacking rear free endpaper and front loose contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco boards with elaborate borders in gilt and blind spines gilt g.e. a little worn vol.1 with spine torn and upper cover detached [Abbey Scenery 396; Tooley 389] 4to 1819.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 272

(Friedrich Martin von) and Dr Franz Kottencamp. De (Friedrich Martin von) and Dr Franz Kottencamp. Der Rittersaal. Eine Geschichte des Ritterthums seines Entstehens und Fortgangs seiner Gebräuche und Sitten first edition text double-column 60 hand-coloured lithographed plates of horses arms and armour only (of 62 lacking plates 56 & 57) 21 double-page or folding many heightened with gold or silver original tissue guards to most plates title and text foxed plates with occasional light foxing but mostly to tissue guards a few soiled or slightly frayed at edges final plate loose small portion of front free endpaper cut away at head original pictorial cloth gilt spine pictorial gilt uncut rubbed and slightly stained [Colas 2525] oblong 4to Stuttgart Carl Hoffmann 1842. *** Depicting the world of the knight and his equipment including arms and armour armoured horses siege towers battering rams etc. Many of the magnificent plates show knights jousting.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 282

Russell (John Scott) The Modern System of Naval Ar 3 vol. first edition 168 engraved plates many folding and/or double-page occasional light foxing and soiling but mostly marginal and generally clean contemporary half morocco t.e.g. a little worn and stained one cover and sections of spine detached one joint split large folio [1864-65].

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 283

Russell (John Scott) The Modern System of Naval Ar 3 vol. first edition mixed set 168 engraved plates many folding and/or double-page occasional light spotting marginal soiling but generally clean contemporary half morocco (text not uniform) rubbed plate vol. rebacked large folio [1864-65].

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 284

Sanderus (Antonius) Flandria Illustrata... 2 vol. first edition half-titles engraved pictorial titles and c.320 engraved maps plates and illustrations some portraits many double-page some full-page one pasted in and folding all leaves mounted on stubs slip pasted over part of text on Aa2 of vol.1 contemporary ink inscription on titles one or two marginal tears or defects tear and hole to inner margin of 6Z2 in vol.2 just affecting edge of image some light foxing and browning contemporary vellum gilt with ties spines gilt with titles in manuscript rubbed and marked vol.2 with small repairs to head and foot of spine ties renewed (one broken) folio Cologne Cornelis van Egmont [but Amsterdam Johannes Blaeu] 1641-44.

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Bloomsbury Auctions (London)
Lot 292

(Marshal Louis Gabriel) Mémoires...sur ses Campagn (Marshal Louis Gabriel) Mémoires...sur ses Campagnes en Espagne depuis 1808 jusqu`en 1814 3 vol. including Atlas first edition text with half-titles engraved portrait 2 folding tables foxed and browned George Augustus Sala`s copy with his signature on front free endpaper of vol.1 and cut signature pasted at head of title of vol.2 Atlas with folding engraved map engraved view and 14 folding/double-page plans some incorporating views some foxing light water-staining to lower margin of some plates title loose and repaired at fore-edge contemporary half calf not uniform rubbed text vol. with labels from another set 8vo & folio Paris 1828. *** George Augustus Sala (1828-96) journalist.

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Durrants Auction Rooms
Lot 376

Blackstone.W." Commentaries on The Laws of England" Volumes one and Two, Third Edition Volume 111, Possibly First Edition 1768- Calf

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Mullocks Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 293

WWII – Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery El Alamein to the River Sangro Berlin Printing and Stationery Services British Army of the Rhine 1946 – first edition with autograph inscription signed by Montgomery : To Major E Budd O.C. GHQ Printing Press with my grateful thanks B L Montgomery Field-Marshal Berlin 8-1-46 . A fine association copy of a scarce book. This was Monty s finest work recalling his finest achievements in North Africa – the actions which turned the tide of WWII. The recipient was Officer in charge of No 1 GHQ Printed Press which during the war produced a huge variety and quantity of printed material including propaganda leaflets. It is highly likely therefore that it was Budd who actually oversaw the printing of this seminal work which was only issued for private circulation amongst the troops. The book itself is in generally good condition with only one tear that we have detected on one of the folding maps. Otherwise it appears to be a fine overall copy.

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