Pennant.Tour in Scotland Wales Chester 6v fourth edition folding engraved map and 40 plates 1776; A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides MDCCLXXII 2 vol. vol.1 second edition vol.2 first edition 91 engraved plates 1776; A Tour in Wales. MDCCLXX 2 vol. first edition 52 engraved plates and 2 vignettes 1778; The Journey from Chester to London first edition 22 engraved plates 1782 together 6 vol. all with engraved vignette titles (Wales vol.2 with an additional vignette title to `Journey to Snowdon`) many plates folding Alexander Allardyce`s set with his signature on titles and his bookplate some light offsetting but generally very clean handsome uniform contemporary tree calf gilt spines gilt with morocco labels a little rubbed some splits to joints 4to
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Heron.Observations..W.Counties..Scotland 2 vol. first edition extra-illustrated with 24 oval aquatint plates by Jukes after Ashmore all folding a little soiled and offset bookplate of Frances Countess of Cassillis contemporary sheep a little worn spine ends chipped joints cracked 8vo Perth 1793.
Logan/McIan.Clans of the Scottish Highlands 2 vol. re-issue additional chromolithographed armorial titles dedication printed in black and gold list of subscribers 72 hand-coloured lithographed plates after McIan light foxing affecting some plates broken and loose contemporary morocco elaborately gilt g.e. rubbed [Tooley 323; cf.Abbey Life 426 first edition] folio Ackermann & Co. 1857; sold not subject to return
Keltie.Hist.Scottish Highlands 2 vol. double-page colour map plates contemporary red morocco gilt g.e. Edinburgh & London 1875 Tartans of the Clans and Septs of Scotland (The) 2 vol. one of 540 copies plates contemporary half morocco t.e.g. others uncut spines faded Edinburgh & London 1906 Stewart (Col. David) Sketches of the Character Manners and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland 2 vol. mixed set vol.2 second edition folding hand-coloured engraved map folding chart of Black Watch officers spotted and soiled non uniform half calf worn one cover detached Edfnburgh 1822 the first two both with colour plates of tartans 4to & 8vo(6)
Amery.Times History..War in South Africa 7 vol. including index second edition vol.1 the rest first editions plates and folding maps vol. I IV & V with folding maps in pockets at beginning original cloth spines faded 1900-09 Sloane (W.M.) Life of Napoleon Bonaparte 4 vol. plates some colour original cloth gilt New York & London 1896 Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The Form and Order of the...Coronation... one of 500 deluxe copies on vellum original vellum gilt royal arms on upper cover g.e. slightly soiled 1902; and c.15 others history 4to & 8vo(c.25)
Brenton.Naval History of Great Britain 5 vol. first edition engraved or lithographed portraits plates and maps some folding including panorama of fleet at Trafalgar foxed contemporary half calf rubbed 1823-25 James (William) The Naval History of Great Britain 6 vol. engraved portraits folding tables foxed contemporary blue calf spine gilt and a little faded 1847 8vo(11)
![[Leslie (Charles)]New History of Jamaica 1740 first edition 2 folding engraved maps some light soiling lacking free endpapers](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2778028/93_468x382.jpg)
Swinburne.Travels through Spain 1779 first edition folding engraved map and 18 plates including 5 not called for 5 folding Alexander Allardyce`s copy with his signature on title and his bookplate some light spotting and offsetting handsome contemporary tree calf gilt spines gilt and with morocco labels a little rubbed 1779; and vol.1 only of Swinburne`s Travels in the Two Sicilies of 1783 in a uniform binding 4to(2)
Burton.Lake Regions of Central Africa 2 vol. first edition second issue half-titles 12 chromoxylograph plates folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline woodcut illustrations lacks advertisement leaf at end of vol.2 light spotting at beginning and ends otherwise a very clean copy contemporary citron calf by Bickers & Son spines gilt with morocco labels spines slightly faded [Penzer pp.67-68] 8vo 1860.
Agassiz.Three Cruises ..Steamer "Blake"... 2 vol. first English edition folding colour maps including 1 in pocket at end of vol.1 plates and illustrations original cloth gilt slightly soiled and stained 1888 Blackie (W.G. editor) The Imperial Gazetteer 2 vol. engraved frontispieces illustrations contemporary calf rubbed spines faded 1855; and 5 others including vol.1 only of Jones`s Views of Seats 8vo & 4to(9)
Argenterius De morbis libri XIIII 1556 first edition woodcut pictortial title large device on otherwise blank last f. and initials occasional early ink marginalia title with ownership inscription of `Christophorus Helwig Paris 1664` outer margin of title stained and frayed repaired occasional light staining elsewhere perforated library stamp on title-page & Q3 library buckram slightly rubbed [not in Wellcome or Adams] folio Florence Laurentius Torrentinus 1556.
Gemma De Naturæ Divinis Characterismis 1575 2 parts in 1 vol. first edition titles with woodcut printer`s devices woodcut illustrations in text a few full-page privilegium f. at end lightly browned occasional light foxing later calf rebacked corners worn rubbed [Adams G373; Ferguson I p.308-309; Voet 1243] 8vo Antwerp ex officina Plantini 1575. ***On portents prodigies in nature and monsters..
Popma (Titus) De operis servorum first edition device on title tear in title affecting first word later wrappers the Lassberg copy with his signature [Antwerp] Plantin 1608 Livy. Der zweyte punische Krieg marbled wrappers uncut with the library stamp of Donaueschingen Prague 1798; and 7 others 8vo(9)
Richeome (Louys) L`Immortalite de L`ame first edition engraved title-page contemporary calf rubbed repair to spine with the library stamp of Donaueschingen Paris 1621 [Addison Steel & others] Mortier (D.). trans. Le Spectateur ou Le Socrate Moderne 3 vol contemporary mottled calf gilt Paris 1755 Le Gendre (Louis) Essai de L`Histoire du Louis le Grand fourth edition engraved portrait frontispiece contemporary calf gilt Paris 1699 v.s. (5)
Dryden (John) Aureng-Zebe first edition later quarter calf over drab boards rubbed worn at head of spine with loss pages trimmed at top edge with very slight loss of text for Henry Herringman London 1676; another copy larger margins but pp 53 & 56 duplicated and pp 54 & 55 missing pp34 & 35 missnumbered 32 & 29 later quarter roan over drab boards spine defective for Henry Herringman London 1676 4to.(2)
[Anton Ulrich Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbutte Vol.1 and 2(only) first edition contemporary quarter calf worn Nuremberg 1677-79 Adelung (Johann Christoph)Vollstanige Anweisung zur Deutchen Orthographie half calf bit worn Frankfurt 1788 Bemerkungen uber den Gang der Staatsumwalzung...Frankreich half calf gilt [not found on KVK] [no place or printer but Germany ] 1796; and 12 others German from the Donaueschingen library 8vo(16)
Muti (Biovanni Maria) La magia de caratteri first edition contemporary boards uncut partly pasted over with later paper Venice 1682 Sprengel (M.C.)Geschichte der Revolution von Nord-America folding hand-coloured map contemporary wrappers uncut bit worn Frankenthal 1788; and 7 others mostly continental 8vo(9)
Household Manual.- Fleury 1688 first edition title printed in red and black and with woodcut ornament 9pp. advertisements at end occasional marginal staining contemporary speckled calf spine ends chipped small piece out of foot joints splitting but holding firm corners worn [Cagle 192; Crahan 141] 12mo Paris chez Pierre Aubouin Pierre Emery et Charles Clouzier 1688. ***A scarce and important household manual. We can trace only 2 other copies at auction (Crahan and Leon Lambert sales). It provides an intimate view into the 17th century French household. It outlines the rules that each servant in the household should follow including cooks and maitres d`hotel and the social and moral duties owed by a master to his employees. Brief discussion is also made of the types of food and drink that should be made available to servants. Claude Fleury was a friend and protégé of Bossuet. .
Parliament.- England The Lords & Commons Reaso From the Imperial Throne of England. 4pp. followed by Four Questions Debated 10pp. In this edition the title page line 14 ends "foreign" In Wing L3060A it ends "foraign" fore-edge of first part gnawed with a small amount of text missing itle-page of the second part with hole caused by ink and contemporary hand top edges trimmed others uncut rebound in modern quarter calf label to upper cover for Thomas Tillar London 1689.
Leeuwenhoek Arcana Naturæ Detecta 1st first edition engraved portrait frontispiece additional pictorial title 27 plates (most folding) and illustrations 1 plate with split to fold some browning and foxing contemporary panelled calf sympathetically rebacked [Krivatsy 6785; Norman 1319; Wellcome III p. 477] 4to Delft apud Henricum a Krooneveld 1695. ***Leeuwenhoek is considered to be the first microbiologist. He is best known for his improvements to the microscope and as the first to observe and describe single cell organisms. He was also the first to record microscopic observations of muscle fibres bacteria spermatozoa and blood flow in capillaries..
Coffee & Tea.- Aignan (Francois) 1696 first edition errata at end contemporary speckled calf spine in compartments and richly gilt joints splitting head of spine chipped stained Paris chez Laurent D`Houry 1696. ***Rare. We can trace only one other copy at auction (The John Lyle Collection at these rooms 5th June 2003). With chapters on Arabic and French coffee French tea and fermentation and with references to quinine Lullus and Arnaldus de Villanova. Aignan cultivated barley and rye in Brittany which he roasted to produce a "French coffee"; a cheaper alternative to arabica beans. He also produced a natural remedy tea made from dried balm leaves..
Thomassin (Simon) Figures.de Versailles 1698 first edition engraved throughout engraved additional pictorial title printed title and 244 plates by Thomassin 12 folding lower margin of printed title upper corner of plate 5 and lower corner of text f. A5 repaired plate 62 soiled a few marginal stains but generally clean and crisp contemporary mottled calf spine in compartments and richly gilt joints split but holding firm spine ends chipped [Berlin Kat. 4212] 8vo Paris Thomassin 1698.
[Favart(C.S.)] Histoire du siege de Cythere contemporary calf gilt spine "A Lampsaque chez Cristophle Robuste" [?Paris] 1748 [Frederick II King of Prussia]. Memoires pour servir...Brandebourg portrait half calf worn "Imprime pour la satisfaction du public" [? Berlin] 1750 [Baudot de Juilly (Nicolas)] Histoire secrette du connestable de Bourbon first edition? contemporary calf gilt spine worn Paris de Luyne 1696; and others similar from the Donaueschingen library 8vo(23)
Pfeffel.Abrégé Chron.Histoire ..Allemagne second edition Mannheim Nicolas de Pierron 1758; Nouvel Abrégé Chronologique... 2 vol. Paris Delalain 1776 half-titles the first with title in red & black and errata leaf at end contemporary mottled sheep (not uniform) the first with gilt spine and slight worming to joints rubbed 4to(3)
Brosses(C. De) Traité de la Formation... 2 vol. first edition 9 engraved plates some folding vol.I with worm holes or tracks to at least half the vol. affecting text in places but without loss of sense vol.II with worm holes to upper margin of most ff. contemporary mottled calf spines in compartments richly gilt 12mo Paris Saillant [et al.] 1765.
Metastasio (Pietro) Opere 6 vol. only (of 7) engravings throughout contemporary calf gilt worn some covers detached Venice 1782 D`Orleans Histoire des Revolutions D`Angleterre 2 vol. only (of 3) first edition contemporay mottled calf gilt Claude Barbin Paris 1693 Lapide (A.) Commentarius in Canticum Canticorum 1 vol. only contemporary calf gilt Antwerp 1694 4to & folio(9)
Pichler (Caroline) Agathokles 3 vol. first edition Vienna Pichler 1808 Pfeffel (G.K.) Poetische Versuche vol. 1-9 only (of 10) Tubingen 1802-09 Thummel (A.M.) Sammliche Werke vol. 1-6 only (of 7) Leipzig 1820 contemporary calf or half calf rubbed first 2 with booklabel of Princesse Amelie de Bade; and others similar all with the library stamp of Donaueschingen 8vo(40)
Willement Facsimile of A Contemporary Roll who sat in Parliament...in the sixth year of the rein of King Henery the VIII one of 51 copies hand-coloured throughout lacking front free end-paper contemporary quarter morocco gilt rubbed 1829 [Grose (Francis)] Clarke (Hewson) A Dictionary of Buckish Slang Unversity Wit and pickpocket eloquence slightly foxed modern calf over marbled boards gilt lacking frontispiece? 1811 Lawrence (T.E.) Revolt in the Desert first edition illustrations folding map original buckram very good copy 1927; and another v.s. (4)
Diderot Encyclopédie 1751 21 vol. in 20 of text including 4 vol. in 3 of Supplement vol.1-7 first edition vol. 8-17 third edition Supplement third edition half-titles occasional spotting or foxing vol.1-6 pink calf-backed marbled boards vol.7 and Supplement calf-backed marbled boards vol.8-17 attractive contemporary speckled calf spines in compartments and richly gilt each with double morocco labels rubbed some soiling folio Paris and Livorno chez Briasson David l`Ainé [ & c.] 1751-1775.
Ingram (Rev. J) The Saxon Chronicle first edition 2 maps 1 folding 4 plates Anglo-Saxon & English text some spotting and water-staining contemporary calf rubbed covers detached head of spine defective 1823 Hartley (D.) Observations on Man 3 vol. mixed edition occasional foxing contemporary calf spine gilt in compartments 1801 Thomson (J.) The Seasons plates some offsetting contemporary calf rather worn upper cover becoming detached 1809 Pope (A.) Poetical Works contemporary calf spine gilt in compartments rubbed 1853 Crabbe (G.) Life and Poetical Works frontispiece spotted upper hinge broken contemporary calf rubbed 1854; and c.30 others english literature v.s.(c.35)
Paddington, Augustus Cove, Halfpenny-sized medalet, 1812, beware of the grand junction canal compy, etc, rev. augustus cove’s publications, etc, 6.70g/12h (W p.239; cf. DNW T6, 514). Obverse dulled, reverse with some toning spots, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour, very rare Augustus Cove, a dealer in china and glass, took a lease on a wharf at Paddington basin, but held that he was criminally and unjustly treated by the landowner, the Grand Junction Canal Company. He published a book on his experience, The Tocsin Sounded; being a Case submitted to Sir S. Romilly, proving the Crime of Swindling, Perfidy, &c, &c, transacted upon the property of Augustus Cove, by and through the means of the Grand Junction Canal Company, the first edition of which appeared in 1813; this medalet was used to publicise his plight
BYRON, George Gordon Noel, Lord. Hebrew Melodies. London: printed for John Murray, 1815. First edition, first issue. 2pp. advertisements. [bound with:] James W. BELLAMY. Jonah, the Seatonian Prize Poem for the Year 1815. London: 1815. [bound with:] [Lord BYRON]. The Siege of Corinth, a poem, Parisina, a poem. London: printed for John Murray, 1816. First edition. 3 vols. in one, 8vo (207 x 124mm.) (Some spotting and slightly affected by damp.) Contemporary half-calf (extremities slightly scuffed, spine slightly discoloured). Provenance: `Waller` of Burford (signature dated 1821 to title-page of first work). Note: advertisements at rear of first work lists `Jacqueline…` by Samuel Rogers.
BINDING. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. London, New York, etc.: 1950. First edition, seventh impression, 8vo (234 x 164mm.) (Title-page lightly soiled.) Contemporary red morocco, by C. & H.T. Evans, the upper covers tooled in gilt and silver with a border of fleur-de-lis within squares, the spine in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second, the others with repeat decoration in gilt, wide elaborate gilt turn-ins, watered silk endpapers, gauffered g.e. (spine discoloured to brown).
SURTEES, Robert. “Ask Mama;” or, the Richest Commoner in England. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858. First edition, 8vo (208 x 134mm.) Hand-coloured plates, numerous uncoloured illustrations, all after John Leech. (Some light spotting.) Near contemporary red half-morocco gilt, bound by Bayntun of Bath, the spines in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and fourth, the others with different hunting motifs in gilt, t.e.g. – And another first edition by Surtees, bound to match (Plain or Ringlets. London: 1860. 8vo).
DICKENS, Charles. Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. First edition in book form, 8vo (223 x 132mm.) Engraved additional decorative title, 39 plates. (Plates spotted as usual, some damp-staining.) Contemporary cloth (extremities bumped and scuffed, spine faded, lower joint splitting).
WAKEFIELD, Priscilla. An Introduction to Botany, in a Series of Familiar Letters… the fifth edition. London: 1807. 12mo (165 x 98mm.) 11 hand-coloured plates (1 double-page), 1 folding table. (First few leaves torn with loss to margin, title-page with ink stamp and label, some spotting.) Contemporary half-calf (extremities scuffed). – And twenty-eight other volumes, many leather-bound (29).
WOOSTER, David. Alpine Plants. London: 1874. Second edition of the first series, first edition of the second series, 2 vols., 8vo (256 x 170mm.) Titles printed in red and black, 108 colour plates. (Occasional light browning.) Contemporary green half-morocco, t.e.g. (extremities scuffed, spine slightly rubbed).
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