Peckius,P. u.a.: De Testamentis Coniugum Libri Quinque. (Angebunden): (Tractatus de Cessione Bonorum Mathaei Bruni Ariminensis I.C. Clarissimi). Köln, Gymnich 1585-91. 12°. (8) Bl., 514 S., (44) Bl., 320 S. Prgt.d . Zt. mit Schließbändern. VD16 P 1098 and USTC 628832 and VD16 B 8602 and USTC 699147. - Sammelband / Omnibus containing two works. The first is a later edition of a legal treatise by the renowned Dutch jurist Pieter Peck the Elder (aka Pierre or Petrus Peckius, 1529 - 1589). The second is part of a legal work by the Italian jurist Matteo Bruni (c. 1510 - 1575). The second book lacks its title page and first twenty leaves. 11 x 16.5 cm. Vellum with four threads. Former monastery library book with sticker on spine and stamp inside. Boards rubbed and somewhat soiled. Binding firm. (55)
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Wolff,L.: Musica Choralis Franciscana Tripliciter divisa in Medullam Cantus Gregoriani, Sive ejusdem principia Generalia: In Cantorale Tonorum communium In Provincia FF. Min. Recoll. Coloniensi Usitatorum: et in Processionale Romanum & Ordinis. Köln, Caspar Drimborn 1726. 12°. (4) Bl., 242 S., (7) Bl., 16 S. Leder. Incredibly rare first edition of a Franciscan music pocketbook by Leopold Wolff, an organist at the Franciscan convent Ad Olivas near Cologne. It contains lyrics and musical notes, including a chart depicting the notes and keys. The book would be especially fascinating to anyone interested in the history of music. Leather with two clasps, one defective. Former monastery library book with sticker on spine and stamp inside. Boards rubbed. Binding firm. Typical darkening and foxing of paper due to age. Three pages bear stickers meant to serve as bookmarks. Text block well-preserved and clean. An outstandingly preserved copy. (56)
John Duncan Fergusson RBA (British, 1874-1961)Yachts, 1927 signed and dated 'J.D.FERGUSSON/1927' (verso)oil on canvas56 x 61.5cm (22 1/16 x 24 3/16in).Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Alexander Reid & Lefevre, Ltd., London.Anon. sale, Sotheby's, Edinburgh, 23 March 1993, lot 278.Of the Scottish Colourists, Fergusson had the most intense and enduring connection with France. From Paris, Fergusson journeyed to the South of France in 1913, where the colour and subject matter he found there informed his painting and sculpture for the rest of his career. Fergusson's work grew bolder, livelier and encapsulated the exuberant enjoyment of life that was found there.Fergusson settled on the Cap d'Antibes, then a quiet backwater, deserted in summer. He had met the dancer Margaret Morris in Paris. In one of his first letters to her he wrote:'...the place here has given me a new start, a different feeling altogether about painting, or rather it has given me what I've been trying to make out of nothing – the colour, the shapes, everything that I was developing by sheer sweat and labour is here. The light that one snatched with excitement when it happened once in a blue moon, is here even in winter.' (Margaret Morris, The Art of J.D. Fergusson: A Biased Biography, Glasgow, 1974, 2010 edition, p. 76)The outbreak of the Great War in 1914 forced Fergusson to return to Britain. As soon as the war was over, in 1918, Fergusson resumed his visits to the South of France which continued to provide the main subject matter for his paintings.This reintroduction to the South of France inspired Fergusson's work and he embarked on a series of female nudes and dazzling coastal landscapes, both major themes which encapsulated the joie de vivre of the period. By 1927, Fergusson was arguably at the peak of his career, producing some of his finest work that would go on to support no fewer than four solo exhibitions in 1928 - Chicago at the Chester Johnson Gallery, London at Reid & Lefevre, Glasgow at Reid & Lefevre and New York at C.W. Kraushaar Galleries.Moving away from his earlier, more overtly Impressionist-inspired landscapes, Fergusson explored a bolder, new style where line and form played a more dominant role alongside colour. He approached the landscape by using a precision of pattern and design, focusing on geometric values and strong spatial divisions. Although his carefully constructed composition and energetically applied paint (using small, repetitive and vibrant brushstrokes to build complex fields of colour) have obvious hints of Van Gogh's or Cézanne's style, the hand of Fergusson remains pure and authentic.The present work is an outstanding example of Fergusson's ability to create movement at the same time as serenity, through a masterful use of shape and colour. It demonstrates a unique combination of the latest artistic techniques emanating from France at the time, combined with Fergusson's Scottish heritage, resulting in a bold and exciting modernism, up until that point had not been seen in Britain.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ROWLING (J .K.), THREE HARRY POTTER VOLUMES, SIGNED WITH PERSONALISED INSCRIPTIONS AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX comprising The Chamber of Secrets, first paperback edition, 27th impression, signed and inscribed to Mark...I hear you're a big Harry Potter fan, which makes me like you a lot. With best wishes, J. K. Rowling; The Prisoner of Azkaban, first paperback edition, 1st impression, signed and inscribed to Marc yet again! J. K. Rowling; The Goblet of Fire, first hardback edition, signed and inscribed to Marc...not bored yet?! J. K. Rowling; also The Order of the Phoenix, first hardback edition, unsigned Provenance: The mother of the recipient and vendor of these books, Marc, used to work as a personal assistant for the sister of J. K. Rowling, a lawyer; through this link the sister learned that Marc was being bullied at school and also knowing that he enjoyed the Harry Potter series arranged for her sister, J. K. Rowling, to sign and inscribe a book for him to cheer him up, this also explaining how J. K. would mistake the spelling of the name in the first instance; Marc then took to visiting J. K. with his mother and for the next two years received a signed and personalised book in person from J. K. Rowling, hence the familiarity in the inscription and the corrected spelling of the name; Marc, as we all do, grew up and took up go-karting around the country so by the publication of The Order of the Phoenix had ceased visiting J. K. Qty: 4 Additional images of all books available
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman signed Long Way Round (Chasing Shadows Across the World) first edition hardback book. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Selected Poems by C. Day Lewis. First Edition Published 1951. Dedicated. Hardback. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
John Hodge signed A Life Less Ordinary (Penguin paperback first edition novel). Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
John Hodge signed A Life Less Ordinary first edition paperback book about the film including its background, script. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Victoria Cross, an official Hancocks & Co, London, replica, the reverse engraved ‘Hancocks 75’, in fitted leather case of issue, light water staining to silk interior of case, otherwise nearly extremely fine £400-£500 --- The Victoria Cross was instituted on 29 January 1856, with the first awards backdated to 1854, and in the first 150 years of its existence was awarded on 1,355 occasions (1,352 Crosses and 3 Second Award Bars). To mark the 150th Anniversary, the London jewellers Hancocks, who have manufactured every Victoria Cross ever awarded, issued a limited edition replica, the replicas all individually numbered on the reverse, with the edition limited to 1,352 replica crosses.
SIR ARTHUR WILLIAM BLOMFIELD (1829-1899) SIR ARTHUR WILLIAM BLOMFIELD’S REMEMBRANCE CABINET, CIRCA 1860 painted and gilded oak, patinated metal fittingsDimensions:85cm wide, 226.5cm high, 36cm deepProvenance:Provenance - Mr & Mrs A. W. Blomfield Private collection, Luxembourg Northern France early 2010’s Oscar Graf 2017 John Gilbert Getty (1968-2020) with Paul ShutlerNote:The exterior of this cabinet is decorated with a choir of angels on the front. Above the door is the Latin motto:‘Non vox sed votum, non musica chordula sed cor, Non clamans sed amans, cantat in aure Dei’.Translated as:‘Not the voice, but the desire, not the musical instrument, but the heart, not the crier, but the lover, singeth in the ear of God’.Or‘It is the duty of a devout mind to pray to God, not with the voice or the sound of the voice but with the devotion of the mind and with the faith of the heart’.The interior right-hand panel:Gules two swords in saltire argent hilts and pommels or (for the See of London) Per fess indented argent and azure a bend gules (for Blomfield) - ensigned with a Cross and a CrozierFor the Bishop of London and Blomfield’s late father Charles James Blomfield (1786-1857).The interior left-hand panel:Argent on a bend azure between two unicorn’s heads couped three lozenges of the field (for Smith) Crest. A demitiger rampant azure holding a broken sword properMotto- Vigilando et orando (By watching and praying).For Blomfield’s late wife Caroline Harriet Smith (1840-1882)Note: Until the re-attribution of this cabinet, domestic furniture designed by Blomfield numbered just one: a cupboard, first published by his friend Charles Locke Eastlake in Hints on Household Taste (p.XV, fourth edition 1878), of which a handful of examples exist.Blomfield was not the only Gothic architect to make elaborate large-scale pieces for their home or office early on in their career. Richard Norman Shaw famously commissioned a cabinet that now resides in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum straight after he left the employ of George Edmund Street, and of course, the architect William Burges furnished his entire office and house with such cabinets. The interior, later decorated following his wife’s death in 1882, is intended as a private memorial for his late father, the Bishop of London, Charles James Blomfield (1786-1857) and a memorial from a devoted husband to his late wife Caroline Harriet Smith (1840-1882).
AGATHON LÉONARD (1841-1923) FOR SUSSE FRÈRES, PARIS 'DANSEUSE À L’ÉCHARPE, GENOU LEVÉ' (DANCER WITH A SHAWL, RAISED KNEE), CIRCA 1901 bronze, with later gilt patina, signed in the bronze A LÉONARD / SCLP, with SUSSE FRÈRES EDITEURS PARIS pastille, and stamped: M/ GENOU LEV*(É)/ ELECTRICEEDimensions:60cm high, 39.5cm wide, 19cm deepNote: Literature: Alastair Duncan A. Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lighting, London, 1978, p.58, pl.20 Arwas V. Art Nouveau, The French Aesthetic, London, 2002, p.136Duncan A. Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p.643Note: This elegant figure in an elaborately draped dress belongs to a series of dancers conceived by Agathon Léonard, the Jeu de l'Écharpe, which was first exhibited at the Société Nationale des Beaux Art in 1897 as a project for a theatre foyer. The dancers in elegant poses are characterised by their delicate gestures, loose dresses and wide sleeves. They rapidly became Léonard's most popular works and were produced in gilt bronze by the Susse foundry. The present bronze is a large-size Susse Frères cast of the 'Danseuse à L’Écharpe, Genou Levé', model no.12, created between 1897 and 1899, the Susse edition produced from 1901. The carefully chased surface of the bronze produces a shimmer effect of light on the gilded surface.
Procopius of Caesarea. The History of the Warres of the Emperour Justinian in Eight Books, translated by Henry Holcroft, 1st edition in English, London: Humphrey Moseley, 1653, additional engraved title lined to verso, letterpress title in red and black bearing early signatures Juliana Alington and John Jacob, woodcut initials and headpieces, without final advertisement, final leaf of text repaired to foremargin, few other occasional marginal repairs, some damp staining, few marks, browning and light dust-soiling, modern speckled half calf, marbled sides, maroon morocco title label to spine, folio, together with:Appianus (of Alexandria). The History of Appian of Alexandria. In two parts the first consisting of the Punick, Syrian, Parthian, Mithridatick, Illyrian, Spanish, and Hannibalick wars. The second containing five books of the civil wars of Rome...., Made English by J[ohn]. D[avies]., 2nd edition, London: John Amery, 1696, title in red and black with early manuscript annotation, light toning to margins to first and last leaves, contemporary calf, rebacked and corners repaired, folio QTY: (1)NOTE:Wing P3640 and A3580B.
La Varenne (Francois Pierre de). Le Vray Cuisinier François, enseignant la maniere de bien apprester & assaisonner toutes sortes de Viandes, grasses & maigres, Légumes & Pastisseries en perfection, &c. Augmentée d'un nouveau Confiturier, qui apprend à bien faire toutes sortes de Confitures, tant seches que liquides, de compostes, de fruits, de dragées, breuvages delicieux, & autres délicatesses de bouche. Le Maistre d'Hostel et le Grand Ecuyer-Tranchant, par le Sieur de la Varenne, Ecuyer de Cuisine de Monsieur le Marquis d'Uxelles. Nouvelle edition, Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, [between 1690 and 1715], xxiv, 380, [4], (*12, A-Q12), additional engraved title, printed title with two old ownership signatures in ink (Job: Hanmer, Henry Bonds ?), ink annotation dated 1751 to front endpaper 'Dinners & Supprs. Supper of Pidgeons roasted - 3 Rabbits, Brown frigasis - Asparagrass Tarts, Fowl white frigacy. All served in China', and further pencil annotation, probably in the same hand, to rear endpaper, 7 folding engraved plates, and 12 single-page woodcut illustrations, some light handling marks, modern antique-style light brown full calf, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, 12mo QTY: (1)NOTE:Vicaire 500. First published in Paris 1651.
Devon. Donn (Benjamin), A Map of the County of Devon, with the City and County of Exeter, 1st. edition, 1765, key plate and 12 (complete) uncoloured double-page map sheets, decorative cartouche, mileage scale and table of explanation, inset maps of Lundy, Plymouth and Stoke Town and plan of Exeter, compass rose and dedication, later endpapers, modern half morocco with gilt title to spine, slim upright folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Batten & Bennett. The Printed Maps of Devon, no. 44. Arguably the best known of all the large-scale county maps due to the 100 Guineas award from the Royal Society of Arts. Donn's map of Devon was the first map to receive the award which had been conceived by the society in 1762. Donn had taken five years to survey the county and claimed to have measured over 6000 miles of roads and rivers. Highly accurate and exhaustively detailed, the map clearly benefits from Donn's training as a mathematician, but the skill of Thomas Jefferys as an engraver cannot be understated. The map was sold in a simple twelve-sheet format for one and a half guineas (as in this example) and with an extra five shillings for colouring. It was also available in a de-luxe state with a title page, printed index, subscribers list and index map for two guineas plus extra for colouring.
Low (Rev. George). Fauna Orcadensis: or, The Natural History of the Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, and Fishes, of Orkney and Shetland. By the Rev. George Low, Minister of Birsa and Haray. From a Manuscript in the possession of Wm. Elford Leach, 1st edition, Edinburgh: printed by George Ramsay and Company, for Archibald Constable and Company..., 1813, half-title, modern antique-style quarter calf gilt over marbled boards, morocco labels to spine, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Wood, p. 442 'The author was introduced to Thomas Pennant by Sir Joseph Banks, and this sketch of the Natural History of the Orkney Islands was at first designed for Pennant's information. He did for Orkney what Gilbert White did for Selborne.'George Low (1746-1795) was a tutor in Stromness, and later ordained minister of Birsay and Harray in Orkney in 1774. When Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander arrived at Orkney on their return from the last and ill-fated voyage of Captain Cook, Low was asked to accompany them on their excursions around the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Banks introduced him to Thomas Pennant, and it was with Pennant's assistance that Low was able to classify the fauna of the islands. Low died in 1795 and the work was eventually edited and published by William Elford Leach, who provides a note on the circumstances regarding the work's publication.
Sterland (W. J.). The Birds of Sherwood Forest. With notes on their habits, nesting, migration, & c., being a contribution to the natural history of the county, 1st edition, London: L. Reeve & Co., 1869, 4 lithograph plates, including 3 hand-coloured (Black Redstart, Tree Sparrow and Hen in Male Plumage, 24 page publisher's catalogue bound in rear, some scattered spotting to half-title and last few leaves of publishers catalogue, modern maroon half morocco gilt, with endpapers renewed, together withAplin (O. V.). The Birds of Oxfordshire, 1st edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1889, hand-coloured lithograph frontispiece, folding map of the county at rear, near-contemporary red half morocco, (by R. H. Porter), spine lettered in gilt, a few minor marks, plusChristy (Miller). The Birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the county, 1st edition, Chelmsford: Edmund Durrant & Co., Buckhirst Hill: The Esses Field Club, London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd., 1890, lithograph frontispiece, wood-engraved illustrations to text, a little spotting to first and last few leaves, contemporary red half morocco (by R. H. Porter), a few minor marks, and three others similar: Proceedings of the Chester Society of Natural Science and Literature, number IV, Chester, 1894, A. E. Smith and R. K. Cornwallis, The Birds of Lincolnshire (Lincolnshire Natural History Brochure no. 2), Lincoln: Lincolnshire Naturalist's Union, 1955, monochrome illustrations after photographs, both the last two titles bound in 20th century red half morocco gilt, and W. H. Hudson, Birds in London, 1924, top edge gilt, contemporary crushed green half morocco (by Bayntun), all 8vo QTY: (6)
Rutter (John). Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey, 1st edition, Shaftesbury: published for the author, London: Charles Knight and others, 1823, half-title, 14 plates including 3 hand-coloured aquatints (including additional title), folding lithograph plan of the estate, subscribers list, a little minor spotting, front hinge broken, a few leaves detaching, original half morocco over printed boards, spine rubbed, some wear to corners, 4to, together with An Historical and Genealogical Account of the Noble Family of Greville, by Joseph Edmonson, 1st edition, 1766 QTY: (2)NOTE:First work Abbey Scenery 418.
Harris (Captain William Cornwallis). Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa, Delineated from Life in their Native Haunts, during a hunting expedition from the Cape Colony as far as the Tropic of Capricorn in 1836 and 1837. With sketches of the field sports, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: W. Pickering for the proprietor, 1840, additional hand-coloured title (trimmed and laid down on later paper), list of subscribers, 30 fine hand-coloured lithograph plates by Frank Howard after Harris, lithograph vignettes, pp. 55-56 with small marginal repaired tear, occasional light spotting, mainly to letterpress, hinges reinforced, all edges gilt, contemporary maroon half morocco gilt, upper cover with morocco label lettered in gilt, a little rubbed, folio, 59 x 41.5 cm QTY: (1)Abbey Travel 335; Czech p. 119; Mendelssohn I, 688; Schwerdt I, 231. The first issue with the lithograph vignettes, not present in later issues.'One of the rarest of all books dealing with African big game and sport, this monumental presentation depicts wild game of southern Africa as encountered and studied by Harris. The tinted lithographs highlighted in color by hand are especially lovely and makes this volume exceptionally desirable. Included among the portraits are elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, lion, leopard, kudu, roan, eland, quagga etc. Each of the illustrations is also enlivened by scenic backgrounds of the habitat. The portraits are highlighted with Harris' detailed descriptions of the game, habitat and with occasional mention of his hunting adventures.' (Czech).'One of the most important and valuable of the large folio works on South African fauna...' (Mendolssohn).
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[Dugdale, William]. A Short View of the Late Troubles in England; Briefly setting forth, their rise, growth and tragical conclusion. As also, some parallel thereof with the Barons-Wars in the time of King Henry III. But chiefly with that in France, called the Holy League, in the Reign of Henry III. and Henry IV. late Kings of that Realm. To which is added a perfect narrative of the Treaty at Uxbridge in an. 1644, 1st edition, 2 parts in one, Oxford: Printed at the Theater for Moses Pitt, 1681, engraved portrait frontispiece, title with engraved vignette of the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, five pages of advertisements at end, some damp staining to fore-margins, contemporary calf, old manuscript title label, upper joint splitting, lower joint with short split at head, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Wing D2492; ESTC R18097; Lowndes p.692."The hiatusses in the above collation gave rise to the conjecture that the Licenser had curtailed this work of it 'fair proportion,' but on comparing the printed book with the original manuscript, this supposition was found to be erroneous." (Lowndes). First published anonymously; later reissued under the name of Sir William Dugdale.
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Tucker (Andrew G. C.). Ornithologia Danmoniensis, 2 parts in 1 volume [all published], 1st edition, London: Printed for the author, 1809, 13 engraved plates by I.Warner after W. R.Jordan (of which 6 hand-coloured, 3 duplicated in coloured and uncoloured states), uncut, occasional offsetting, lightly spotted, original blue printed wrappers bound-in (part 1 upper cover with wear to outer margin), modern bookplate of H. S. Jackman and further book ticket to front pastedown, modern half calf, title label lettered in gilt to upper cover, 4to (30.5 x 24 cm and smaller)QTY: (1)NOTE:Mullens & Swann pp. 590-1; Wood p. 603.All published of the first local English avifauna. A superior copy with 6 additional plates often not found.'It is an ambitious work, the text of which ends abruptly at p. 88 of the Introduction. The two parts printed show the author to have been an educated naturalist' (Wood).
Alberti (Leon Battista). The Architecture of Leon Battista Alberti in Ten Books. Of Painting in three books and Of Statuary in one book. Translated into Italian by Cosimo Bartoli. And now first into English, and divided into three volumes by James Leoni, Venetian, Architect; to which are added several designs of his own, for buildings both public and private, 3 volumes, 1st English edition, London: Printed by Thomas Edlin, 1726, engraved frontispiece to first volume by Bernard Picart, two title pages to each volume in Italian and English, double-column parallel text in Italian and English, 4-page list of subscribers to first volume, printed approbation leaf bound before the separate title to the third volume for Leoni's Some Designs for Buildings both Publick and Private, 101 engraved plates (complete), including 24 folding or double-page, woodcut vignettes to title-pages, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, occasional (mostly minor) marginal spotting or soiling (contents generally in clean condition), 18th century engraved bookplate of Sir William Abdy, Bart., Chobham Place to front pastedown of first volume, contemporary mottled full calf, joints cracked and some wear to edges, outer corners showing, folio (45.5 x 29 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Sir William Abdy (1732-1803), 6th Baronet, of Chobham Place, Chobham, near Woking, Surrey. Captain in the Royal Navy, and Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Surrey. Abdy entered the service of the East India Company as a midshipman in the True Briton on her voyage of 1750-1752. He transferred to the Royal Navy and in 1761 took command of HMS Beaver, a 14-gun sloop which had been built that same year, both in home waters and in the West Indies, between 1761 and 1766. In 1775, he succeeded his brother to the family baronetcy.Fowler 11; Harris 12; Berlin Kat. 2554; Millard II, 4; Berlin 2267; Cicognara 378; RIBA, 48.First edition in English of Alberti's architectural treatise De Re Aedificatoria along with his shorter treatises on painting and statuary, to which Leoni adds a supplement containing his own neo-palladian designs.Subscribers to the edition included a large number of masons, plasterers, builders and carpenters as well as Nicholas Hawksmoor, Sir John Vanbrugh, Sir Christopher Wren (although he died before the work was finally issued), Leoni's patron Thomas Scawen and Lord Burlington who both ordered two copies including one, each, on large paper.
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Bewick (Thomas). A History of British Birds [land and water birds], 2 volumes, 1st edition, Newcastle, 1797-1804, wood engraved vignette to titles (vol. 1 priced at 10s. 6d. in boards and vol. 2 at 12s. in boards), numerous vignette illustrations throughout, first volume with worm holes and some worming to lower blank margins throughout rear half of volume (increasing towards rear of volume), some spotting, toning and occasional damp stains, armorial bookplate of Sir Warwick Morshead Bt. to upper pastedown, contemporary calf gilt, morocco title label, some joints cracked, spines and extremities rubbed, 8vo (Roscoe 14d & 17d), together with:Dickens (Charles). The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, 1st edition in book form, London: Chapman and Hall, 1844, additional etched title and numerous plates (one frayed and one trimmed to margins), spotting and some staining, upper hinge crudely strengthened with cloth tape, contemporary half calf, red morocco title label to spine, rubbed, 8vo,Barclay (Robert). An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers. Written in Latin and English by Robert Barclay, and since translated..., 8th English edition, Birmingham: Printed by John Barclay, 1765, without errata leaf, front free blank endpaper bearing signature Robert Barclay and annotations 'This book was given to my father Rev. A. Watt by John Barclay' and 'Presented by William Ridgway Jackson to his father 26th of July 1883', armorial bookplate of John Natt to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, upper board detached, lower joint cracked, 4to (Gaskell 30), plus other 19th-century antiquarian including The Poetical Works of Robert Burns, 2 volumes, Alnwick: Printed by Catnach and Davison, 1808, with vignette illustrations by Thomas Bewick, some spotting, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco title labels (lacking volume number labels), joints cracked, small 8voQTY: (11)
Seward (Anna). Elegy on Captain Cook. To which is added, An Ode to the Sun, London: J. Dodsley, 1780, 23 pp., title and following two leaves with holes affecting few letters (holes mostly to title with loss of one letter), bound with Gray (Thomas). Odes, [London]: Printed at Strawberry-Hill for R. & J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1757, 3-21, [1] pp., half-title discarded, engraved vignette to title, final leaves with tear to each, bound with Seward (Anna). Monody on Major Andre?. By Miss Seward. (author of the Elegy on Capt. Cook.) To which are added letters addressed to her by Major Andre? in the year 1769, Lichfield: printed and sold by J. Jackson, for the author, 1781, iv, 47, [1] pp., bound with Beattie (James). The Minstrel; or, the Progress of Genius. A Poem. The second book, 2nd edition, London: Edward and Charles Dilly; Edinburgh: William Creech, 1774, [4], 32 pp., half-title present, bound with Beattie (James). The Minstrel: or, the Progress of Genius. A Poem. The first book, 4th edition, London: Edward and Charles Dilly; Edinburgh: A. Kincaid and W. Creech, 1774, [viii],31, [1] pp., bound with four others, The Deserted Village, A Poem, by Dr. [Oliver] Goldsmith, 6th edition, London: W. Griffin, 1780; Ode to the Memory of William Cowper, Esq., by Thomas Gisborne, London: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1800; A Poetical Epistle to an Eminent Painter, [by William Hayley], London: T. Payne and Son, J. Dodsley and Robson & Co., 1778; Retaliation: A Poem. By Doctor [Oliver] Goldsmith, 4th edition, London: G. Kearsly, 1774, final leaf torn, some spotting, occasional toning and browning, verso of front free endpaper with armorial bookplate of Eus[ebiu]s. Horton (of Catton Hall, Derbyshire), contemporary half calf, joints cracked, lacking title label to spine, some wear, 4toQTY: (1)
Taylor (Jeremy). The Great Exemplar of Sanctity and Holy Life according to the Christian Institution..., 4th edition, London: J. Flesher for Richard Royston, 1667, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved title, letterpress title in red and black, 10 engraved plates (7 folding), armorial bookplate of Eus[ebiu]s. Horton (of Catton Hall, Derbyshire) to upper pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine, upper joint split, spine and extremities rubbed and worn, folio (Wing T345), together with:[Downame, John, attributed]. Annotations Upon all the Books of the Old and New Testament, 2 volumes, London: Printed by John Legatt, 1651, armorial bookplate of Eus[ebiu]s. Horton (of Catton Hall, Derbyshire) to upper pastedowns, contemporary calf, contrasting morocco labels to spines (some lacking), joints cracked, some wear, folio,Hall (Joseph). The Works of Joseph Hall B. of Exceter. With a Table newly added to the whole Worke, 2 volumes, London: Printed by John Haviland, 1628 [-1661], general title to first volume within woodcut border with armorial bookplate of Sir Thomas Cave Bt. of Stanford Hall, Leicestershire to verso, numerous divisional title pages, title to second volume within woodcut border and entitled 'Contemplations upon the historie of the New Testament' with imprint London: Printed by James Flesher, 1661, last two leaves in second volume detached, frayed and with few short closed tears, armorial bookplate of Eus[ebiu]s. Horton (of Catton Hall, Derbyshire) to upper pastedowns, contemporary calf, contrasting morocco labels to spines (volume number label to vol. 2 lacking), worn to head and foot of spines, second volume with upper joint split and lower board detached, folioQTY: (5)
Moffet (Thomas). Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum: Olim ab Edoardo Wottono, Conrado Gesnero, Thomaque Pennio..., 1st edition, London: Ex Officina typographica Thom. Cotes. Et venales extant apud Benjam. Allen, in diverticulo, quod Angliè dicitur Popes-head Alley, 1634, [20], 326 [i.e. 316], [4] pp., title with woodcut illustration (leaf trimmed to margin and lined to verso), numerous woodcut illustrations throughout, fraying to margins of several leaves at front and rear, with verso of fore-margins to leaves A2-A4 strengthened, occasional minor damp stains, head of front pastedown with early signature of P.H. Pyesmith, contemporary speckled vellum, 20th-century brown morocco reback with gilt decoration, folio (29 x 193 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Garrison & Morton 288; Nissen ZBI 2852; STC 17993.The first of "the first book about insects published in Britain" (Salmon, Aurelian Legacy, p 95). Compiled in the late 16th century by Moffett, who 'travelled extensively in Europe and kept copious notes of his observations on insects. These he published in the above folio, together with many excellent woodcut illustrations. To date, this was the best work of its kind and it set a new standard of accuracy in the study of the invertebrates. An English translation, Theater of Insects, appeared in 1658' (Garrison & Morton).Moffet is often mistakenly said to have used a microscope in his observations, but in fact made the highly accurate woodcuts with the naked eye. Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne published the work posthumously from the manuscript, which is preserved today in the British Library. The illustration of the American Swallowtail on p 98 is the first printed representation of an American butterfly. There are three variant imprints, but these variants do not indicate a chronology, simply that the edition was shared among booksellers.
Carew (Richard). The Survey of Cornwall, 1st edition, London: S. S. for John Jaggard, 1602, title with woodcut printer's device, errata leaf, 'Table of First Booke' misbound at end, armorial bookplate of Alington to front pastedown, occasional light marginal spotting and toning, preliminary leaves torn and chipped, D4 marginal loss to lower outer corner, B2 with large closed tear, title with closed tear (repaired to verso), a few further leaves with small marginal loss, contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title to spine, loss to base of spine, lacking ties, small 4to (190 x 140 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC S107479. First edition of Carew's pioneering county history, which is "above all a representation of Cornwall as its author saw it, in terms of the landscape and climate, and of the occupations of men and women whose lives these shaped. Such matters as the local tin mines, the fishing industry, and the games people played, including hurling, all come within the compass of his lively pen." (ODNB).
* Australian transformation cards. Florence and Bland Holt pack, Melbourne: Spicers, circa 1916, the complete deck of 52 engraved and printed in red & black playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts, transformed pip cards, most cards with pinholes to corners (some with associated minor loss), many creased, some wear, 3 court cards with facsimile portion adhered over one end, few pip cards with pale pink dampstaining, 9 of spades with portion of adhered skinned paper to blank area (just clipping image), versos pale pink with printed verse and 'Greetings for 1916 from Florence & Bland Holt', each card 87 x 62 mm, together with: American playing cards, Hawaiian Souvenir playing cards, published by Wall, Nichols Co. Ltd., Honolulu, copyrighted 1901, by The U.S. Playing Card Co., a complete deck of 52 playing cards (French suits) plus Joker and title card, the courts depicting Hawaiian royalty, the pip cards with Hawaiian scenes and people, reproduced from photographs, gilt edges, versos showing statue of King Kamehameha within a gold border, each card 88 x 62 mm, and original gilt lettered blue box, with an example card adhered to rear panel, plus: 14 other 20th century worldwide packs comprising: Madagascar, circa 1990?, maker unknown; New Zealand, Muir & Moodie of Dunedin, 1910, a pair of packs giving 103 different scenic views and portraits of natives; Australia, Pickering's Political Pack, 1976 limited edition; Kenya, 'Karata' Kenya Souvenir publicity pack, circa 1980; Egypt, Moharrem Press of Alexandria, circa 1970; Papua New Guinea, designed by Graeme Ross for Robert Brown & Assoc., circa 1987 (lacking Joker); Korea, 5 packs all by Nintendo (of Japan), depicting national costumes or folk tales, circa 1983; Brazil, two packs by Paulista of Sao Paulo, circa 1975, French suited Portuguese pattern pack, and Spanish suited pack, a quantity of cards from most packs mounted with photo corners onto 12 display boards, two boards encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, many with original boxes, the boards 42 x 59.5 cm and smallerQTY: (16)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Field #61. Rare. This transformation design was produced for the Holts who were actors, and it is believed that they gave packs away as gifts. Whether they were made and handed out in late 1915 (ready for the following year) or in 1916 itself is unknown.Second item: Hochman S28.
Norfolk. Donald (Thos. & Milne Thos.), A Topographical Map of the County of Norfolk, Surveyed and Measured in the Years 1790, 91, 92, 93 and 94..., Executed and published at the expense of the proprietor William Faden, 1st edition, August 12th 1797, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, calligraphic title and compass rose, inset plans of Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn and Swaffham, toned overall, pin holes to the margins, small contemporary publisher's printed label to the verso, overall size 1220 x 1835 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:T. Chubb. A Descriptive List of the Printed Maps of Norfolk 1574 - 1916, page 78. A scarce large-scale map which took five years to survey and was the first complete survey of the county completed on the scale of 1 inch to 1 mile. There is a second edition of the map which includes a short 'legend' to the side of the plan of Kings Lynn.
Ewart (Joseph). The Sanitary Condition and Discipline of Indian Jails, 1st edition, London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1860, 4 folding plans (2 with short closed tears), publisher's catalogue at rear, small residue marks to front endpaper, original blindstamped cloth, part of lower spine excised, lower joint splitting at head, a little rubbed with some fading, 8vo, together with 2 others: On Ancient Central Asian Tracks. Brief Narrative of Three Expeditions in Innermost AQsia and North-Western China, by Sir Aurel Stein, 1st edition, 1933 (rebound in calf-backed boards), and Southern India. Painted by Lady Lawley, Described by F. E. Penny, A & C Black, 1914QTY: (3)NOTE:First work very scarce, no copy traced at auction. Sir Joseph Ewart (1831-1906) was senior physician at the College Hospital and senior surgeon at the European General Hospital in Calcutta, and as municipal commissioner and magistrate he did much to improve the sanitation and water supply there. He is best known as the author of The Poisonous Snakes of India (1878).
Badia Y. Leblich (Domingo, 'Ali Bey el Abbasi'). Explication des planches composant L'Atlas des Voyages d'Ali Bey, atlas volume only, [Paris: L'Imprimerie de P. Didot L'Aine, 1814], 81 engraved plates and plans (including 7 folding), 5 folding maps and one unnumbered plan, some damp staining mostly at front of volume, occasional spotting, marginal dust-soiling, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, upper board detached and lower joint split, some wear, oblong 4to (23 x 31.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Sold as a collection of plates and maps, not subject to return.Blackmer 62 (for English edition); Palau 21683.Ali Bey was a Spanish explorer who disguised himself as a Muslim in order to gain access to places few non-Muslims had seen. He is said to be the first Christian to see Mecca in detail. His expedition began in 1803 in Tangier and after travelling through North Africa and Cyprus he arrived in Mecca in 1807. He returned to Spain via Jerusalem, Damascus and Constantinople.
Mathew (Rev. Murray A.). The Birds of Pembrokeshire and its Islands, 1st edition, London: R. H. Porter, 1894, 3 photographic plates, 2 folding maps at rear, Large paper copy, original green cloth gilt, 4to, together withCardiff Naturalist's Society. The Birds of Glamorgan, 1st edition, Cardiff: South Wales Printing Works, 1900, all edges gilt, original dark green cloth gilt, a little marked to edges, 4to, plusBull (Henry Gaves). Notes on the Birds of Herefordshire, 1st edition, London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., Hereford: Jakeman & Carver, 1888, photographic portrait frontispiece, some spotting to title, original decorated blue cloth, rubbed, 8vo, and other Welsh ornithology interest including Mathew, The Birds of Pembrokeshire (standard copy), A. G. Forrest, a Handbook to the Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales, 1919, E. Cambridge Phillips, The Birds of Breconshire, 1899, H. E. Forrest, The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales 1907, T. R Phillips, The Breconshire Border between Wye and Usk with Notes including A First Flora of Breconshire, 1926, Wilfred Neill Phillips, The Birds of Breconshire 1948 (signed by author to title), Glamorgan County History, vol I, Natural History, edited y W. M. Tattersall, 1936 etc., all original cloth, mostly 8voQTY: (12)
Smith (William). Observations on the Utility, Form and Management of Water Meadows, and Draining and Irrigating of Peat Bogs, with an account of Prisley Bog, and other extraordinary improvements, conducted for His Grace the Duke of Bedford, Thomas William Coke ... and others, 1st edition, Norwich: Printed by R. M. Bacon, 1806, 2 folding engraved plates, few wood engraved vignette illustrations, 6 page publisher's advertisement list at rear, some offsetting and browning, edges untrimmed, modern buckram, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:A scarce early work by William Smith (1769-1839), who was known as 'the Father of English Geology', and famous for producing the first geological map of Britain which was published in 1815.
White (Charles). A Treatise on the Management of Pregnant and Lying-In Women, and the means of curing, but more especially of preventing the principal disorders to which they are liable. Together with some new directions concerning the delivery of the child and placenta in natural births. Illustrated with cases, 1st edition, London: printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1773, 2 engraved plates, some offsetting and light spotting, contemporary previous owner inscription at head of title, contemporary calf, some worming to covers and spine, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Garrison & Morton 6270: 'White was the first to state clearly in a text on midwifery the necessity of absolute cleanliness in the lying-in chamber, the isolation of infected patients, and adequate ventilation. He instituted the principle of uterine drainage, placing his patients in a sitting position shortly after delivery using a special bed and chair.'
Morris (F. O., and W. B. Tegetmeier). A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds, 3 volumes, 4th edition, London: John C. Nimmo, 1896, 248 chromolithograph plates, rough-trimmed, original olive green cloth gilt, rubbed to edges, first volume damp mark to rear cover, large 8vo, together withClarke (William Eagle). Studies in Bird Migration, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Gurney & Jackson, Edinburgh: Olive and Boyd, 1912, monochrome plates, including some after photographs, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, 8vo, plusArnold (E. C.). British Waders, illustrated in water-colour with descriptive notes, 1st edition, Cambridge: University Press, 1924, colour plates, with tissue-guard to each, top edge gilt, original pale red cloth gilt, in dust wrapper, rubbed and frayed to edges with very slight loss to head and foot of spine, 4to, plusNicholl (A. M. C.). Adventures After Birds at Osborne, being a camera record of some of the birds found near the College, Newport, I. W.: Yelf Bros., 1896, six original parts, monochrome plates to each after photographs, some spotting to margins, all original printed wrappers with mounted photographic illustration to upper wrapper of each part, lightly rubbed, with modern cloth slipcase, 4to, and other mostly British ornithology interest, including H. Eliot Howard, An Introduction to the Study of Bird Behaviour, Cambridge: University Press, 1929, in dust wrapper, Fergus Menteith Ogilvie, File Observations on British Birs, new edition, [1920], P. G. Kennedy and others, Birds of Ireland, 1st edition, 1954, in dust wrapper, etc., mostly early 20th century publications, all original cloth, mainly 8vo (approximately 60)QTY: (3 shelves)
Galilei (Galileo). Opere di Galileo Galilei ... Nuova edizione coll'aggiunta di varj trattati dell'istesso autore non piu? dati alle stampe. [Edited by Tommaso Buonaventuri], 3 volumes, Florence: Gio. Gaetano Tartini, e Santi Franchi, 1718, half-titles present, engraved portrait of Galileo frontispiece and additional title in volume 1 (printed in red and black and with engraved vignette of Florence), woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, woodcut diagrams and illustrations, bound without folding engraved plate in volume 1, repaired closed tear to Q6 in volume 3, occasional toning and damp stains to upper and lower margins of few leaves (generally in bright clean condition), edges untrimmed and mostly uncut, original limp paper covers, spine of first volume with small area worn, covers rubbed, 4toQTY: (3)NOTE:Cinti 170; Gamba 483; Riccardi i, 520.The second edition of the works of Galileo. Volumes I-II are a reprint of the Bologna edition of 1655-1656; volume III consists of previously unpublished materials.
Descourtilz (Jean-Theodore). Ornithologie Brésilienne, ou histoire des oiseaux du Brésil, remarquables par leur plumage, leur chant our leurs habitudes, part 1 only (of 4), 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro [but London]: Editeur, Thomas Reeves [printed by Waterlow and Sons], [1854], letterpress vignette title, dedication leaf, introduction with accompanying text leaves describing plates, 12 hand-coloured chromolithograph plates, some spotting and damp-staining (mostly confined to margins), some tissue-guards lacking, Harpy Eagle plate toned, leaves loose, original cloth-backed green printed paper-covered boards, boards with some staining, extremities worn, folio (62 x 45 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Borba de Moraes I, p. 260; Fine Bird Books, p.90; Nissen IVB 236; Sabin 19692.'Rare and greatly sought after' (Borba de Moraes). Scarce in any form, especially so with the original boards preserved. The first volume includes, among others, the King Vulture, Black Vulture, Harpy Eagle, Crested Eagle, White-Necked Hawk, Blue and Yellow Macaw, Scarlet Macaw, and the Hyacinth Macaw.
Borlase (William). Observations on the Antiquities, Historical and Monumental, of the County of Cornwall. Consisting of several essays on the first inhabitants, druid-superstition, customs, and remains of the most remote antiquity, 1st edition, Oxford: W. Jackson, 1754, engraved map, 23 engraved plates, hinges repaired, contemporary Cambridge panelled calf gilt, rebacked with original spine relaid, corners repaired, upper joint cracked (with portion separated), rubbed, folioQTY: (1)
* Russian playing cards. Anti-Religious pack, State Card Factory (Goskartfabrika) in Leningrad, 1931, 52 (of 53, without joker) colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), Russian indices, double-ended courts representing different religions, double-ended aces with symbols of religions, arts and sciences, ace of diamonds with maker's name, other aces with Russian captions 'So it was - So it is', joker depicts a capitalist holding the strings of the four religions, lightly toned and dust-soiled, few minor marks, one pip card with slight corner crease, rounded corners, versos colourful image of Baba Yaga carrying a child through a forest, each card 90 x 58 mm, with original (somewhat damaged) box, titled and dated 1931, together with: Anti-Religious pack, as above, a complete deck of 52 plus joker colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), English indices, double-ended aces without captions, lightly dusty, two pip cards with small spots of adhesion (from versos of other cards), 3 of hearts with surface loss to portion of blank area (the loss adhered to 3 of diamonds verso), small pale mark to jack of diamonds background, rounded corners, silvered edges, versos blue and grey double-ended pattern with horned heads, each card 89 x 58 mm, with original (somewhat damage) box, titled and numbered N-701, 17-19 cards from each pack corner mounted onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display boards), the remainder in clear plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Cartorama 62 #263; Cary RUS 15; Fournier, Russia 40 & 41.The first pack described is the uncommmon Russian edition of this well-known deck. The second is the more usually found, but still attractive export pack.
Euripides. Euripidis quae extant omnia..., 2 volumes in one, Cambridge: Johannis Hayes, 1694, 2 engraved portrait plates, some browning and spotting, contemporary vellum, rebacked, folio, together with:Diodorus (Siculus). The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian. In fifteen books. The first five, contain the antiquities of Egypt, Asia, Africa, Greece, the islands, and Europe. The last ten, an historical account of the affairs of the Persians, Grecians..., London: Awnsham and John Churchil, 1700, one folding engraved map only of two (missing map provided in facsimile), one single-page engraved map, some browning and spotting, armorial bookplate of Lord Sinclair to upper pastedown and early ownership signature Humphry Hardwick dated 1702, contemporary panelled specked calf, rebacked, folio,Fuller (Thomas). The Church-History of Britain; from the Birth of Jesus Christ, until the Year M. DC. XLVIII., 1st edition, London: John Williams, 1655, general title trimmed to ruled border and lined to verso, folding engraved plan (repaired), double-page and single-page armorial plate, text bound out of sequence throughout volume, modern dark brown sheep, folio QTY: (3)
Irby (L Howard L.). The Ornithology of the Straits of Gibraltar, 2nd edition, London: R.H. Porter, 1895, 8 chromolithographic plates after Thorburn (including frontispiece), 6 halftone plates after Smit, 2 folding maps (1 with later hand-colour), armorial bookplate of Arthur Henry Thistlethwayte to front pastedown, original red pictorial cloth gilt, large 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Mullens & Swann p. 308; Sitwell p. 108; Wood p. 400; Zimmer pp. 318-19. An excellent, bright copy. The first edition, published in 1875, was in a smaller format and contained two maps and no other plates.
Glanvill (Joseph). Scepsis Scientifica: or, Confest Ignorance, the way to Science; In an Essay of the Vanity of Dogmatizing and Confident Opinion, 2 parts in one, 2nd edition, London: E.Cotes, for Henry Eversden, 1665, [34], [16], 92 184, pp., lacking half-title, engraved armorial to first leaf of dedication, leaves (d) & (d2) provided from a shorter copy (spotted), engraved arms to head of initial dedication leaf, text to 2nd part misbound before the main body of 1st part text, 20th-century half calf, 4to, together with:[Godwin, Francis]. Rerum Anglicarum Henrico VIII. Edwardo VI. et Maria Regantibus, Annales, London: Joannem Billium, 1628, title with woodcut printer's device, gutter margins of initial leaves strengthened, light damp stain at rear, modern maroon morocco gilt, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:1. Wing G827 & G827.The 1st edition was published in 1661. Scire/i tuum nihil est: or, The authors defence of The vanity of dogmatizing (Wing G828) has separate dated title page, pagination and register.2. STC 11946.
Hall (William Hutcheson & William Dallas Bernard). Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843, and of the combined Naval and Military Operations in China: comprising a complete account of the Colony of Hong-Kong, and remarks on the character & habits of the Chinese, 2nd edition, London: Henry Colburn, 1845, 4 folding maps, 3 engraved plates only (of 4, lacking plate of the Nemesis), advertisements at end, some light spotting and toning, previous owner signature of Henry William Jones at head of first preface leaf, inscription to frontispiece verso, original green blindstamped cloth, rebacked, some light edge wear, 8vo, together with The Nemesis in China, comprising a History of the Late War in that Country; with an account of the Colony of Hong-Kong, 4th edition, with a new introduction, London: Henry Colburn, 1848, 3 engraved plates, 1 folding map only (of 4), advertisements at rear, some water stains and soiling to plates, some light spotting, previous owner inscription to frontispiece verso, bookplate, original green cloth, rebacked with original spine relaid, a few stains, 8vo, plus volume II only (of 2) of Travels in Kamtchatka and Siberis; with a narrative of a residence in China, by Peter Dobell, 1830QTY: (3)NOTE:Sold with all faults not subject to return.
Borrer (William). The Birds of Sussex, 1st edition, London: R. H. Porter, 1891, 6 hand-coloured lithograph plates, folding map, bookplate of Sir Giles Loder to front pastedown, inner hinges partly cracked, original blue cloth gilt, very lightly rubbed to extremities (a good copy), together withKnox (A. E.). Ornithological Rambles in Sussex; with a systematic catalogue of the birds of that county, and remarks on their local distribution, 3rd edition, London: John van Voorst, 1855, 4 tinted lithograph plates, some light spotting, original green cloth gilt, a little rubbed to extremities, plusKennedy (Alexander W. M. Clark). The Birds of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire: a contribution to the natural history of the two counties, 1st edition, Eton: Ingalton and Drake, London: Simpkin, Marshall and Company, 1868, 4 hand-tinted photographic plates, list of subscribers at end, original green cloth gilt, a little rubbed, and other county histories, including Cecil Smith, The Birds of Somersetshire, 1869, J. E. Kelsall and Philip W. Munn, The BIrds of Hampshire and the Isle of White, 1905, Frank Morey, editor, A Guide to the Natural History of the Isle of White, 1909, A. Mayall, Birds and Bird's Nest of Bromsgrove, 1911, Sanley Lewis, The Breeding Birds of Somerset and their Eggs, W. L. Mellersh, A Treatise on the Birds of Gloucestershire, 1902, and a bound extract on the birds of Sussex from the Victoria History of the county of Sussex by J. G. Millais, 1906, with autograph presentation inscription by Millais to first leaf of text 'A contribution to the Victoria History of the County of Sussex! by J. E. Millais. 1906. with the author's best wishes. Feb.3rd 1906', all original cloth, 8vo (except final volume bound in contemporary green cloth, folio QTY: (10)
A Civic Survey & Plan for the City & Royal Burgh of Edinburgh prepared for the Town Council by Patrick Abercrombie & Derek Plumstead, published Oliver & Boyd 1949 first edition with 54 plates, text illustrations and folding coloured maps (including 3 loose in pocket at rear), folio bound in publisher's gilt cloth
The Book of Fairy Poetry Edited by Dora Owen and Illustrated by Warwick Goble published Longmans, Green 1920 first edition with 16 colour plates tipped-in on titled card mounts with protective guards and black & white text illustrations, bound in publisher's decorated cloth with illustrated endpapers (tape repair front endpaper)
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