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Click here to subscribeHeaney (Seamus) The Haw Lantern, Lond. 1987. Signed Copy, d.w.; Kennelly (Brendan) Selected Poems, Dublin 1985. Signed Limited Edition, d.w.; Montague (John) A Chosen Light, Lond. 1967. Signed Copy, d.w.; Ennis (J.) A Drink of Spring, Gallery Books 1979. Signed Pres. Copy; also O'Sullivan (Seamus) Mud and Purple, 8vo D. & L. 1917. First Edn., with the author's attractive bookplate. (5)
Britains Catalogue, 1941 Emergency Issue, comprising: A5 [20 x 12.5cm] 240 Page [rear cover missing] Listing in 4 Sections. It was Believed that the 1940 Edition was Britains Last Pre-War Catalogue Issued, However this Catalogue Issued in June, 1941 Appears Now to be the Last Issued Before the Post-War Editions. The Front Cover has a Label Warning Customers: "This Catalogue is sent in response to your request, but during the present Emergency it is extremely unlikely that retailers will be able to supply the lines you wish to purchase, as our entire output is being sent to Overseas Markets. Your Retailer is in no way to blame if unable to supply your requirements". The Front Cover Also Sports an Extremely Rare & Original "Spitfire Fund" Lapel Pin First Issued in May 1940. Some overall age /storage wear particularly to cover otherwise generally Excellent overall. Extraordinarily Rare, to the Best of Our Knowledge there has only been One Other Example Ever Offered for Sale [2014].
Collection of boxed Matchbox diecast vehicles including 16 x 'My First Matchbox' LL-111, 5 x limited edition MB43 'Age of Steam' locomotives, limited edition West Somerset railway locomotive, Royal Mail van MB44, Peter Cox preservation MB60 Ford Transit, new Ford Transit MB60, Great Ormond Street MB60 Ford Transit, MB5 20 Volvo container truck, MB71 Scania T-142, MB60 Ford Transit, MB57 helicopter and 3 others (33 total)
Boxed EFE 'Exclusive First Editions' diecast buses, 1:76 scale including Plaxton Paramount 3500 Greenline Invicta 26604, Plaxton Paramount 3500 Greenline 26616, Plaxton Paramount 3500 Premier Travel 26601 (13) together with Boxed EFE 'Exclusive First Editions' two car sets, 1:76 scale (suitable for 00 & H0 gauge) (8), and Boxed EFE 'Exclusive First Editions' limited edition London transport gift set no.1 1:76 scale
Boxed EFE 'Exclusive First Editions ' diecast limited edition gift sets including four London Transport Museum sets, two Southdown sets, The Rank Hovis story, The R.T.L. story, The Taylor Woodrow story, The Tate & Lyle story together with three two bus sets, Southdown gift set and London Transport three bus set (15)
Eleven boxed Exclusive First Editions (EFE) diecast bus gift sets, 1:76 scale including 7 London's Transport Museum limited edition sets (numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13), Aldershot & District Traction Co Ltd, Cobham Bus Museum, Maidstone & District Motor Services and 80th anniversary of Southdown (11)
Eric Ravilious (Illustrator: 1903-1942) High Street First edition book, text by J.M. Richards, published by Curwen Press, first published 1938, with title vignette and all Ravilious designed colour lithograph illustrations inside, Complete and in plastic protective cover. Further details: some small areas of damage/loss to spine top and bottom, slightest loss to corners and general wear. Pages inside generally very good condition.
Langatun Distillery Swiss Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Cardeira Cask Finish, distilled 11 November 2012, bottled 7 June 2018, batch 2, cask no. 1021, limited edition 78 of 444, 50cl., 49.12% Vol.; Quinta Do Zambujeiro Matured, distilled 17 December 2011, bottled 12 October 2017, first fill cask no. 195, limited edition 187 of 444, 50cl., 49.12% Vol.; Jacob's Dram, distilled 08.08.2011, bottled 11.09.2018, cask pinot noir #176, lot no. L0118, limited edition single cask, 50cl., 49.12% Vol. (3)
A CASED .22 WEBLEY TEMPEST CENTENNIAL LIMITED EDITION AIR-PISTOL, serial no. TR HT 00027, being number 27 of 2000 produced in 2010 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Webley's first airgun patent of 1910, with 6 7/8in. sighted barrel, stirrup barrel locking latch, adjustable rear-sight, black enamelled receiver with plastic furniture, side mounted safety, chequered black plastic grips, the heel bearing the special serial number and complete with its faux leather storage case lined and compartmented in dark blue baize, the inside of lid embroidered with the Webley 'winged bullet' trademark above '1910-2010, 100 YEARS OF QUALITY AND INNOVATION IN AIRGUNS', together with its instruction handbook, certificate of authenticity and a wire handled cleaning brush, all apparently unused.
Charlie Bears - "Mr Jingles" CB173591 A jointed bear in good condition approx 33 cm long, with vertical stitched nose and wearing a blue and purple bow/ribbon. Bear has an internal ding a ling within head. Also comes with a Charlie Bear cloth bag and outer shipping carton. (Possibly a limited edition/QVC first) (This does not constitute a guarantee) [L]
° ° La Fontaine, Jean de - La Fontaine’s Tales: Imitated in English Verse, 2 vols, 12mo, half green morocco with blind stamped cloth boards, first complete edition in English, with engraved portrait frontispiece and extra illustrated with 57 engraved plates after Eisen, Boucher and Lancret, printed for C. Chapple, London, 1814
A collection of Coalport Characters The Snowman figurines comprising "Building the Snowman", "Dressing up", "Hush! don't wake them" and "The Snowman" money box, three exclusive to HM Samuel "Chilling out", "All my own work" and "Pulling a cracker" together with a first edition The Snowman and Father Christmas "Let's see if there's one for you" and "The Special Gift" (with Collectors Club certificate) (all boxed) (9)
Militaria - Graham, Dom Lucias "Downside and the War 1914-1919 ...", printed for Downside School at Hudson & Kearns 1925, photographic portraits, half morocco with gilt titles and raised bands to the backstrip, Downside School crest on front board, t.e.g., marbled ep within a white card slip case, "Wycliffe and the War - a School Record", privately printed by John Bellows, Gloucester 1923, photographic portraits, marbled ep, half leather, school crest onto front board, "Book of Remembrance and War Record of Mill Hill School 1914-19", "The Prudential Staff and the Great War", "The Watsonian War Record 1914-18", "The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-18", "Role of Honour 1914-18", Royal High School, Dulwich War Record 1914-19, "Book of Remembrance Wit Gift Grammar School 1914-19", War Record of the Cambridge University Press 1914-19, Bishops Stortford College War Memorial booklet, a fine binding of the Memorial Service at St Paul's Cathedral, Wednesday February 5th 1919 in memory of the officers, warrant officers, etc and men of six regiments of the Brigade of Guards who have died in the service of their country during the war 1914-18, superb full crushed morocco binding with gilt armorial crests of five regiments, gilt rules, gilt dentelles, watered silk ep, a.e.g., Repington, Col "The First World War 1914-18", 2 vols, Houghton Miflin & Co 1920, maroon cloth with gilt titles, similar two volumes green cloth, 3rd impression, Ludendorff, General "My War Memories 1914-18", 2 vols, Hutchinson, 2nd edition, folding map frontis, further folding maps and other illustrations, 2 vols, grey cloth with gilt titles, Falkenhayn, General Von "General Headquarters 1914-16 and its critical decisions", Hutchinson & Co, folding maps and others throughout, dust wrapper, Record of Service Solicitors and Articled Clerks 1914-18, Balliol College War Memorial book, vol 2 only and other volumes (2 boxes)
Registration - P1 FTUChassis No. - JF1GM8KDGYG003303M.O.T. - July 2025Odometer - 111,693One of the most sought-after of Subaru’s limited editions, this Impreza P1 showcases its rallying-inspired pedigree in a number of ways, most striking of which must surely be the Sonic Blue paintwork in which it is presented. ‘P1 FTU’ uses Subaru’s ubiquitous 2.0-litre four-cylinder boxer engine, turbocharged and fettled to produce more than 270hp when new. This is hooked up to a five-speed manual gearbox, with the powertrain forming the core around which the Impreza P1 was created. Worked on by racing and rallying experts Prodrive, the P1 uses a lighter and stronger two-door saloon body, rather than the more commonly available four-door offerings officially imported to the UK by Subaru. This matches the Impreza’s set-up throughout some of its most illustrious rallying years, and ‘P1 FTU’ features the revised suspension, AMS, OZ Racing wheels, and fettled aerodynamics as other Impreza P1s. With an interior trimmed in black and Subaru blue, a Momo steering wheel, and white dials, the performance intent is clear from the off, and there’s Prodrive’s limited edition plaque on the centre console, forward of the gear stick, showing that ‘P1 FTU’ is the 985th of just 1,000 models produced. Fitted with its original stereo and fog light surrounds, this example of Subaru’s Impreza P1 has an indicated 111,693 miles on the clock. The current owner - the seventh in the car’s 23 years on the road - has had it rust treated, and doesn’t drive the Impreza P1 in winter, preferring to keep usage to drier days. They describe all areas of ‘P1 FTU’ as being in ‘good’ condition, which covers the engine, transmission, paint, bodywork, electrics, and interior. As a highly regarded example of Subaru’s Impreza limited editions, this is a rare opportunity to get hold of a genuinely works rally team fettled model. One of just 1,000 Impreza P1 models producedLargely original and in ‘good’ condition throughoutTuned by famous racing firm Prodrive Continuing off the back of Impreza fever, which took a stranglehold in the UK in the mid-late 1990s, at the turn of the Millenium, Subaru commissioned Prodrive to create one of its sportiest examples to date – the Impreza P1. With a burgeoning grey-import market for high-performance Impreza models that were unavailable in the UK, Subaru wanted to offer its potential customers a full-fat Impreza – and called on the same company that ran its World Rally Championship team to produce it. Banbury-based Prodrive took Subaru’s Japan-only Impreza Tyre R and altered it for European roads. It became the first two-door Impreza to be officially sold by Subaru in the country, and used the already prodigious underpinnings of the Type R, improving upon them for UK drivers. As such, a custom suspension set-up was created, and a new engine map installed that took power to 280hp – the highest figure available under a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ between Japanese manufacturers; though in reality, outputs were often higher. Changes to the engine, chassis, suspension, and electronics – as well as aerodynamic features such as the front splitter and rear wing being created by design supremo Peter Stevens (of McLaren F1 fame) – meant the Impreza P1 had genuine supercar-bothering performance in its time. Only 1,000 units were produced, all in Sonic Blue.
Registration - E183 SFXChassis No. - WPO22292ZJN400590M.O.T. - October 2024Odometer - 80,771This a rare opportunity to acquire one of just 74 RHD UK-market limited edition 924Ss which were built in celebration of Porsche’s win at Le Mans in 1988. Of the 74, 37 were produced in Alpine white livery and 34 in the black livery sported by ‘E183 SFX’. Generally regarded as the most desirable 924 model, the 924S Le Mans is immediately identifiable by its Le Mans logos and turquoise stripes and boasts a factory-fitted, 165bhp 2.5-litre Porsche 944 engine, lowered/adjustable sports suspension, electric sunroof, headlamp washers, power steering and cast alloy wheels, plus special sports seats, grey fabric trim with turquoise pinstriping, and sport steering wheel. ‘E183 SFX’ comes with a certificate of production documenting all the Le Mans edition optional equipment and a full history covering the past 14 years – throughout which time it has been in the current keeper’s ownership. In December 2006 the car was a category D insurance write-off but repaired and returned to full health to provide motoring enjoyment for subsequent owners. The vendor describes the engine, bodywork and five-speed manual transmission as ‘excellent’ and the electrics, paintwork and refurbished interior as ‘good’. The car has recently benefited from new brake disks, part-stainless exhaust, new sunroof motor and new speedometer cog. Once treated as something of an outsider by Porsche aficionados, the 924 has become an increasingly sought-after member of the family, The 924 served as Porsche’s entry-level model from 1976 to 1988 and effectively supplanted both the mid-engined 914 and the 912. It was the first Porsche to be powered by a water-cooled, front-mounted engine and the first to be offered with a fully automatic transmission. A joint venture with VAG, it was penned by Porsche designer Harm Lagaay and built by Volkswagen employees at the former NSU factory in Neckarsulm. By 1984 Volkswagen had decided to cease manufacture of the blocks for the 924 engine. Porsche’s solution was to install a slightly detuned version of the 2.5-litre unit from its 944 and so the 150bhp 924S was born. Barely slower than the 924 Turbo and slightly quicker than the base model 944, the S proved very popular on both sides of the Atlantic, and some 33,338 examples were eventually produced. In summary:· One of just 37 black-liveried RHD Le Mans edition 924S models produced for the UK market· An opportunity to acquire one of the most sought-after and desirable 924S variants· The special edition specification includes a 165bhp factory-fitted 944 engine
‡ CERI RICHARDS CBE (Welsh 1903-1971) Viaggio Verso il Nord 1972 - limited edition (III/X) portfolio of seven colour lithographs, 43 x 30cms, signed, hors-commerce impression, and numbered, with text in Italian and English, illustrating the text of the artist's associate Roberto Sanesi, including, and limited to the first ten copies, a double-sided preparatory sketch by Ceri Richards, signed in pencil, 39 x 28cms, published by Cerastico Editore, printed by Curwen Prints Limited, LondonProvenance: private collection MerseysideComments: surface marks and bumps to slip-case, prints and sketch in excellent condition
Crompton, Richmal: William And A.R.P., 1939 first edition, London, George Newnes, Limited, Tower House, Southampton St., Strand, W.C2, no D/J, together with various other titles from the Just William series to include And The Brains Trust, The Showman, And The Evacuees, More William and Still William etc., various other children's books to include Johns, Captain W.E.: Biggles, In The Gobi, Flies Again, Pioneer Air Fighter, In The Blue and King Of The Commandos (one is signed by the author); and Buckeridge, Anthony: According to Jennings, Jennings and Darbishire, Thanks Jennings and Jennings Follows A Clue etc. (34 volumes, one box)
Collection of Royal Worcester figurines, comprising: First Kiss, from a limited edition of 7,500, 22cm high, The Christening, from a limited edition of 9,500, 23cm high, First Touch, from a limited of 7,500, 22.5cm high and a collection of Royal Doulton figurines, comprising: Flowers for Mother HN3454, 14.5cm high, Christmas Parcels, HN3493, 14.5cm high and Innocence, HN3730, 8.5cm high (6)
John Sell Cotman (1782-1842), 'Engravings of The Most Remarkable of The Sepulchral Brasses in Norfolk', published London by John and Arthur Arch, Cornhill; also by J. and W. Freeman, Norwich; and by the author, at Southtown, near Yarmouth, first edition,1819, plates complete as listed, folio, half calf rubbed, marbled boards, spines gilt in compartments.From the Cotman collection belonging to Dr Henry Lowe and his wife Judy (nee Cotman)
Nansen Fridtjof: The Norwegian Polar Expedition 1893-96 (Farthest North), two volumes, 1898, illustrated with one chromolithograph after Nansen, numerous black and white illustrations and coloured folding map, together with The Heart of the Antartic [...], London, William Heinemann, 1910, Nansen, The First Crossing of Greenland, Longmans, green, and Co, 1897, Russia painted by F De Haenen, London, 1913, War Memoirs of David Lloyd George, two volumes, London, Discoveries and Inventions of the 19th century, 10th edition, London, 1893, J Bradley's New Method of teaching Geography, (9)
Lord Sebastian Coe signed limited edition print with signing photo Sebastian Coe is one of the great names of British sport with eight world records and two Olympic gold medals during his career. Coe sensationally broke three world records in 1979 in just 41 days: the 800m and mile in Oslo and the 1500m in Zurich. This meant Coe was the first man in more than 50 years to set world records at both 800m and 1500m.The following July Coe added the 1000m record to his list in Oslo, making him the holder, for a short time, of four world records simultaneously.In 1981 Coe broke records again at 800m (Florence) 1000m (Oslo) and the mile (Zurich and Brussels) bringing his total to eight. His 800m world record of 1:41:73, set in Florence in June1981, remained unbroken until 1997. At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles Coe set an Olympic record at 1500m.He has now successfully led the bid to bring the Olympics to London in 2012.This stunning print shows Coe jubilant in crossing the line to win the Olympic gold medal in 1984. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a separate photo of the signing (as shown in the inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image and the edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs 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 £9.99
Ivan Lendl signed limited edition print with signing photo Ivan was ranked No. 1 in the world for 270 weeks, including 157 straight from 1985 to 1988. He is the holder of 94 career singles titles, including his 1980 feat, winning three tournaments in successive weeks on three different surfaces. He captured 8 Grand Slam titles and reached an astounding 19 Slam singles finals.He relied on strength and heavy topspin from the baseline to reach 8 consecutive US Open finals (1982-89), winning three, 1985, '86, '87. He also won twice at the Australian Open, 1989 and 1990, and three times at the French Open, 1984, 1986 and 1987.This stunning print shows Ivan's delight at winning his first Australian Open in 1989. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a photo of the signing (as shown in inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image and the edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs 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 £9.99
Waugh (Evelyn) Scoop, first edition, first issue with "as" to last line of p.88, original cloth, very light sunning to spine and bumping to ends, second state dust-jacket without the "Daily Beast" logo, chip to lower joint head, and a few others elsewhere, general creasing and wear, especially to edges and folds, sunning to spine, light dust-soiling, 8vo, 1938.*** A difficult jacket to find in good condition and unrestored.
Bauhaus.- Emge (Prof. C. August) Die Idee des Bauhauses. Kunst und Wirklichkeit, first edition, cover design and typography by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, some light offsetting, original printed wrappers, a little browned, edges creased, 8vo, Berlin, 1924.*** Scarce, possible the first published monograph on Bauhaus, based on a series of lectures given by Professor Emge in Jena.
Sennett (A.R.) Garden Cities in Theory and Practice, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, plates and plans, some folding, vol. 1 with book-label of Librairie des Arts Décoratifs & Industriels, some spotting to fore-edge, foxing to endpapers, original cloth, vol. 2 spine little creased at head, some very light rubbing, mainly to spine ends and corners, dust-jackets, light browning to spines, joints and some panels, some light surface soiling, a few nicks or short tears to joints and extremities, vol. 2 spine little creased, still overall very good, mostly unopened, 8vo, Bemrose and Sons, 1905. *** Very rare to find with the dust-jackets.
Mathematics.- Hooper (William) Rational Recreations, In which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy Are clearly and copiously elucidated, 4 vol., second edition, 65 folding engraved plates, light offsetting, occasional spotting, ink ownership inscription to front free endpapers, bookplates, contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt, double morocco spine labels, vol.1 upper cover detached, some surface wear, spines slightly darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped, L. Davis, J. Robson, B. Law & G. Robinson, 1783-1782; and another similar set on mathematics, 8vo (8) *** Includes chapters on playing cards, magic tricks, dice, 'magical' modes of transport, pyrotechnics, and scientific phenomena.Provenance: library of the late David Singmaster.David Singmaster (1938-2023) was emeritus professor of mathematics at London South Bank university and provided the first comprehensive mathematical analysis of the Rubik’s Cube as well as one of the first published solutions. He had a vast personal collection of mechanical puzzles and books on maths and brain teasers, to which this lot belongs.
Hall (Joseph) The Works..., some contemporary ink marginalia, a few leaves with minor loss or tears affecting text, a couple of pin-holes through text affecting several leaves, the odd spot, Printed by John Haviland for Richard Moore, 1625 § Smith (Henry) The Sermons of Mr Henry Smith: Gathered into one volume... whereunto is added Gods Arrow Against Atheists, loss to A2 and 2E8 affecting text, the odd spot, Thomas Man, Paul Man and Jonah Man, 1631 bound with Twelve sermons, preached by Mr Henry Smith, Printed by John Haviland for George Edwards, 1632, together 2 works in 1 vol., water-staining, later calf, upper cover almost detached, a little rubbed, loss to spine ends § Preston (John) The New Covenant, or, The Saints Portion... 8th edition, corrected, first few leaves with worming to foot and light water-staining to margins, light occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, morocco spine label, Printed by J.D. for Nicolas Bourne, 1634; and 3 others, 17th century Christian literature, vs. (6)
Popish Plot.- Tuke (Richard) Memoires of the Life and Death of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey... Barbarously Murthered by the Papists, upon the first discovery of the Horrid Plot, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, advertisement f., rust-hole to D8, contemporary calf, a good copy, [Wing T3227], John Hancock, 1682; and 12 others, acts of Parliament and 3 Civil War-era pamphlets, v.s. (13)*** The first a scarce work, Godfrey's murder was the catalyst that would bring Titus Oates' "Plot" to wider attention.
Panopolitanus (Nonnus) Graeca Paraphrasis Sancti Evangelii secundum Ioannem, Leiden, Ex Officina Plantiniana, apud Franciscum Raphelengium, 1589; bound with Nansius (Franciscus) In Nonni Paraphrasin Evangelii Iohannis..., Leiden, Ex Officina Plantiniana, apud Franciscum Raphelengium, 1589, some worming, mostly to inner margin but sometimes encroaching on text block, contemporary vellum with yapp edges, soiled, lacking ties, 8vo (168 x 106mm.)*** Important edition, the first by Plantin and Nansius, of the hexameter rendering of the Gospel of St. john, attributed to the 5th century poet Nonnus.Provenance: Abraham Voss (contemporary inscription from Gulielmus Biechtius, dated 1594, on front free endpaper and initials A.V. elsewhere); Rev. Franke Parker (bookplate bequeathing this copy to the Bishopric of Cornwall)Literature: Adams B1903
Vio (Tomasso de) Summula Caietani, 2 parts in 1 vol., woodcut devices on titles, 1f. with woodcuts recto and verso, first part with ink annotations in an early hand, part 1 2K1 with repaired tear running into text affecting a few letters of text, ink name to title of first part, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, spine chipped and worn, some wear to corners, [not in Adams], 8vo, Lyon, Jacob Giunta, 1551.*** Scarce edition of this theological work by de Vio, most famous for his cross-examination of Martin Luther at Augsburg in 1518.
Dreiser (Theodore) Chains, first edition, one of 440 copies signed by the author, original cloth-backed boards, light rubbing to extremities, New York, 1927 § McPhee (William) The Harbourmaster, one of 377 copies signed by the author, original cloth-backed boards, slip-case, New York, 1931 § Earle (Ferdinand, editor) The Lyric Year, modern half morocco, lightly rubbed, New York, 1912; and c.70 others, early 20th century American literature, v.s. (c.75)
Sorlier (Charles) Minaux: Lithographer 1948-1973, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, Paris, 1974 § Martha Mood: The Sublime Heritage, 2 vol., first edition, gift inscription on front free endpaper, illustrations, original boards, California, 1980 § Reynolds (Cory, editor) Peter Halley: Maintain Speed, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the artist on pastedown, illustrations, original boards, New York, 2000; and c.60 others, art reference and a few illustrated books, v.s. (c.65)
Medwin (Thomas) The Shelley Papers. Memoir of Percy Bysshe Shelley...and Original Poems and Papers, first collected edition, 3pp. advertisements at end, armorial bookplate of Oliver Brett, book-label of John Sparrow, light spotting, upper hinge weak but holding, original boards, a few old glue repairs to spine, soiled, quite worn with portions of backstrip missing, housed in a cloth drop-back box, Whittaker, Treacher & Co., 1833 § [Tupper (Martin Farquhar)] Sacra Poesis. By M.F.T., first edition, engraved vignette title, book-labels of Simon and Judith Adams Nowell-Smith, book-label of J.O. Edwards, binder's ticket of W. Pocock of Bath to front pastedown, spotting to title, upper hinge broken, contemporary green half calf over marbled boards, wear to corners, joints and extremities rubbed, James Nisbet, 1832; and others 19th century, most poetry, v.s. (5) *** The first mentioned first published in weekly instalments in The Athanaeum. The second is Tupper's first major publication, of which we can trace no copies at auction.
Protestant Polemic.- Francisci spierae, quiquod susceptam semel evangelice veritatis abnegasset, damnassetque, in horrendam incidit desperationem, historia, Ee6-8 with ink notes in various early hands in Latin, German and Greek, [Adams S1605; c.f. VD16 F1979, a variant with identical setting but without "Basileae MDL" at foot the title], [Basel], [Johann Oporinus], [1550], bound with 5 others Naogeorgus (Thomas) Regnum papisticum..., first edition, lacking final blank, title with ink inscriptions in various early hands and laid down to sheet, title and following f. with small portion excised from fore-edge, [Basel], [Johann Oporinus], 1553; Silvula carminum aliquot a diversis piis et eruditis viris conscriptorum, [VD16 K 996], 1553; Silva carminum in nostri temporis corruptelas, [VD16 K 995], [1553] § Rivius (Johann) De erroribus pontificiorum, [VD16 R 2607], Basel, [Johann Oporinus], [1546] § Luther (Martin) and Joachim Westphal. Vera Et Propria Enarratio Dicti Christi Joannis VI. Caro non prodest quicquam... [VD16 L 4279], Frankfurt, Peter Braubach, 1554 § Westphal (Joachim) Psalmus quadragesimus sextus plenus mirificis consolationibus..., [VD16 W 2303], [Frankfurt], [Peter Braubach], 1551, together 6 works in 1 vol., occasional trimming close to headlines or touching side-notes, occasional light damp-staining, ink notes in later hand to paste-downs, contemporary calf, rebacked, gilt; and another similar, 17th century, small 8vo (2)*** An interesting collection of six Protestant polemical texts from Basel and Frankfurt. Both towns were known centres of Marian exiles fleeing persecution in England, and the 1550s publication dates overlapping with Mary's reign, conceivably hint at an English owner. Certainly, the first mentioned is the celebrated tale of one Calvinist's spiritual torment following public recantation before the Inquisition in Venice in 1548. His despair ultimately led to his demise and the highly charged account is written in the style of ars moriendi by several notable protestants of the day. Inscriptions of a devotion and analytical nature, such as 'Curia romana non curat...'.
Hyamson (Albert M.) David Salomons, first edition, frontispiece, plates, folding pedigree at end, faint spotting to endpapers, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1939 § Brown (M. D.) David Salomons House: Catalogue of Mementos, half-title, plates, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, privately printed, 1968; 8vo (2).
Tasso (Torquato) La Gerusalemme Liberata travestita in lingua Milanese, first edition, 4 vol., translated by Domenico Balestrieri, half-titles, early ink monogram to vol. 1 pastedown, contemporary carta rustica wrappers with manuscript lettering to spines, vol. 1 small bookseller's label to upper cover, vol. 2 upper cover light damp-stain, edges uncut, Milan, Giovanni Batista Bianchi, 1722; and 3 other continental works in original wrappers, 4to & 8vo (9)*** A first edition copy of this famous translation by Domenico Balestrieri of Tasso's poem into the Milanese dialect, perhaps the most well known of several dialectic translations. Scarce in commerce.
Channel Islands.- Falle (Philip) An Account Of the Isle of Jersey, first edition, half-title with imprimatur on verso bound after title, folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline, few woodcut diagrams, advertisement leaf at end, title with ink number to head and lightly foxed, a few small ink marks to title and advertisement f., map with a few tears and small portions of loss (portion repaired at inner margin), P5 small paper-flaw to fore-margin, lightly browned, spotting, some light soiling, 18th century calf, worn in places, [Wing F338], for John Newton, 1694 § Ouless (Philip John) The Royal Jersey Album, 11 tinted lithographed plates, 2 of which loose and with a few short marginal tears, some light soiling, spotting, text lightly browned, hinges nearly broken, original cloth, spine lightly sunned, light soiling, rubbed, Jersey, 1847; and a quantity of others relating to the Channel Islands, many duplicate copies of the Toucan Press "Victor Hugo aux Iles de la Manche" (2010) and "Social Life in Georgian Guernsey" (2014), v.s. (qty in 2 boxes)
Weather.- Hygrometry.- Luc (Jean André de) A Letter Addressed to Mr U.F. Hausmann,... Giving An Account of the Origin of Hygrometry; of the Invention of the Hygrometer, and of its Practical Use, first edition, some very light spotting, original printed wrappers, uncut, minor loss and rubbing to edges, corners slightly darkened, folio, Windsor, C. Knight and Son, 1813. *** A rare work on the early history of hygrometry, the science of measuring the moisture content in the atmosphere. Swiss geologist and pioneering inventor of barometers and hygrometers Jean André de Luc (1727-1817) here writes to Ulrich Friedrich Hausmann (1776-1847), giving an account of his newly devised whalebone hygrometer, his experiments in the Alps in the 1770s, and the principles of "hygrology".
Botany.- Curtis (William) Flora Londinensis; or, plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs of London, vol.1-5 (only, of 6) bound in 3, first edition, title to vol.1 only, engraved author portrait mounted on front free endpaper of vol.1, 360 hand-coloured engraved plates, many trimmed and mounted on stubs, 6pp. manuscript "alphabetical index to the first five (out of six) fasciculae of Curtis's Flora Londinensis" in vol.1, final text leaf supplied in manuscript, light browning, light scattered spotting affecting some plates, nineteenth-century green half morocco by Birdsall, spine with raised bands in seven compartments, slightly rubbed, t.e.g., others uncut, folio, printed for and sold by the author, 1777.
Theatre.- Langbaine (Gerard) An Account of the English Dramatick Poets, first edition, penultimate errata f., final f. with vertical half-title to verso, 'North Library' bookplate to front pastedown and small embossed stamp of the Earls of Macclesfield to title & a2, book-label of J.O. Edwards, bookplate of Robert Harley to verso of title, very occasional ink annotation in a contemporary hand (see G7, Y6, 2I2v, 2K5), N4 short tear into text affecting few letters, some foxing, light browning, contemporary calf, covers with central gilt arms and name "Robert Harley" to either side, spine gilt in compartments and with red morocco label, small patch of worming to head of lower cover, little rubbed, upper joint split and with very small chip to head, lower joint split at head, but both holding, [Wing L373; Pforzheimer 577], 8vo, Oxford, Printed by L.L. [i.e. Leonard Lichfield] for George West, and Henry Clements, 1691. *** With discussion of Shakespeare on pp.453-69. Robert Harley (1661-1724), 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer.
London.- Cary (John) Cary's Survey of the High Roads from London to Hampton Court, Ware, Bagshot, [&c.], first edition, 2 general engraved key maps, 1 folding (repair to lower margin), with 80 engraved road strip maps on 40 plates, all with hand-colouring, plain engraved title and Explanation/Advertisement f., ink inscription erased from head of title, light offsetting, occasional light staining or browning, modern antique-style calf, 8vo, 1790.
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