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Thomson (Joseph). Through Masai Land: A Journey of Exploration Among the Snowclad Volcanic Mountains and Strange Tribes of Eastern Equatorial Africa. Being the Narrative of the Royal Geographical Society's Expedition to Mount Kenia and Lake Victoria Nyanza, 1883-1884, 1st edition, presentation copy, London: Sampson Low & Co, 1885, inscribed by the author to head of half-title 'To Mrs F. M. Hoake, with the author's compliments, Jan 26/85', 2 folding coloured lithographed maps (one geological), 15 wood-engraved plates, larger folding map with neat reinforcements to a few folds, both maps with some closed tears, original publisher's green pictorial cloth gilt, rebacked with original spine relaid, recornered, rubbed and marked, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Czech p164 "One of the great African travel epics"; Hilmy 286.Rare signed. We can only trace two other signed examples of the first edition at auction, one being the Wilfred Thesiger copy in the Brooke-Hitching sale at Sotheby's in 2014. Thomson's motto "He who goes gently, goes safely, he who goes safely, goes far" emphasises his approach to travel. The work contains much on natural history, a passage in the work describes his experience of being gored by a buffalo. Thomson began in Mombasa and travelled through British East Africa. Thomson's Gazelles & Thomson's Falls are named after him. The work served as the inspiration for Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines.

Thucydides. Eight Bookes of the Peloponnesian Warre... interpreted with faith and diligence immediately out of the Greeke by Thomas Hobbes, 1st edition, 2nd issue, London: Richard Mynne, 1634, engraved title, 4 engraved maps and plates only (of 5), first folding map repaired and laid down, leaves 3M1 & 3M2 misbound a few small tears and repairs, occasional toning and small water stains, front endpaper detached, bookplate of Viscount Birkenhead, front hinge breaking, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed with some edge wear, folio QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC S117706. A re-issue of the 1629 edition, with cancel title and altered imprint. Sold with all faults not subject to return.

Dugdale (William). The Baronage of England, or an historical account of the lives and most memorable actions of our English nobility in the Saxons time, to the Norman Conquest; and from thence, of those who had their rise before the end of King Henry the Third's reign, 3 volumes in 2, 1st edition, London: Thomas Newcomb for Abel Roper, John Martin and Henry Herringman, 1675-76, titles to first two volumes printed in red and black, folding pedigrees, a few repaired tears and small marginal repairs, bookplates of Sir Henry Bedingfeld of Oxburgh, eighteenth-century calf gilt, rebacked with original spine relaid, spine labels renewed, a little rubbed with small repairs, folio QTY: (2)NOTE:Wing D2480.

Egan (Pierce). Life in London; or, the day and night scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their rambles and sprees through the metropolis, 1st edition, mixed issue, London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1821, half-title, vignette title, 36 hand-coloured aquatints by George Cruikshank, further smaller woodcut illustrations to text, 3 folding leaves of engraved music, 4 leaves of publisher's advertisements at rear, with additional 4 leaves of smaller format advertisements bound after, original paper wrappers bound-in at end, armorial bookplate of Bertram Freeman-Mitford to front pastedown, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, early 20th-century red crushed morocco gilt by Bedford, a few faint scuffs to lower cover, 8vo, together with:Carey (David). Life in Paris; comprising the rambles, sprees, and amours, of Dick Wildfire, of Corinthian celebrity, and his bang-up companion, Squire Jenkins and Captain O'Shuffleton; with the whimsical adventures of the Halibut family; including sketches of a variety of other eccentric characters in the French metropolis, 1st edition, London: John Fairburn, 1822, half-title, 20 hand-coloured plates by George Cruikshank, further smaller woodcut illustrations to text, original paper wrappers bound-in at end, armorial bookplate of Bertram Freeman-Mitford to front pastedown, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, early 20th-century red crushed morocco gilt by Bedford, a few scuffs to lower cover, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Abbey, Life in England, 281; Tooley 196 (first work). Tooley 129 (second work). Life in London is a mixed issue, with the footnote on page 9 but with the first engraved music leaf unnumbered and 'good-bies' on the first line of page 376.

Sparrow (Anthony). A Rationale Upon the Book of Common-Prayer Of the Church of England..., London: Printed for T. Garthwait at the Sign of the Kings-head in S. Pauls Church-yard, 1664, additional engraved title page and frontispiece with three additional engraved portraits (including one signed W. Hollar 1657), all trimmed, laid on later paper and bound before title page, contemporary ownership signature to title page with loss to upper margin just touching text plus paper thinning with loss and small hole to imprint, first few leaves splitting from hinge at head, index bound to rear, later endpapers, 20th-century panelled sheep, 12mo, together with:Sparrow (Anthony). A Collection of Articles, Injunctions, Canons, Orders, Ordinances, & Constitutions Ecclesiastical, with other Publik Records of the Church of England...., The Fourth Impression with Additions, London: Printed for Blanch Pawlet at the Bible in Chancery-Lane near Fleetstreet, 1684, index bound to rear, previous ownership inscription to title page excised, previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper, a few leaves with contemporary marginalia, small wormhole affecting inner margin to last few leaves, early 19th-century half calf over marbled boards, morocco title label to spine, 4to,Bates (William). The Speedy Coming of Christ to Judgement, represented in a Funeral Sermon, on the Death of Mr. Bnjamin Ashurst who deceased the 11th of September, 1687, London: Printed for J. Robinson, at the Golden Lion in S. Pauls Church-Yard, 1687, small hole to errata leaf with a section of text crossed out, contemporary full calf, rubbed and worn, small 8vo,Henry (Matthew). The Communicant's Companion or, Instructions and Helps for the Right Receiving of the Lord's Supper, 2nd edition corrected, London: Printed by T. Bunce for Tho Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns, 1706, advertisements bound at rear, all edges gilt, contemporary full morocco with elaborate gilt decoration to spine and boards, a little worn and bumped, foot of spine chipped, 12mo, and 4 others including The Dine Office of Laity (Volume 2 only) 1780; Taylor (Jeremy). The Golden Grove, 1735; Doolittle (Thomas). A Call to Delaying Sinners, 1709; Fenner (William). 8 Sermons (lacking title page), 1629, all in leather bindings, various sizes and condition QTY: (8)

Burton (Richard F.) The Memorial Edition of the Works of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, 7 volumes, London: Tylston and Edwards, 1893-94, comprising Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, 2 volumes; A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, 2 volumes, Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry; First Footsteps in East Africa or, an Exploration of Harar, 2 volumes, portrait frontispiece to volume I, 35 plates, mostly lithograph and chromolithograph, 6 maps and plans, 'The Fal' plate erroneously listed as facing p. 62 in volume I of First Footsteps in East Africa (this illustration not produced for this or earlier editions), light offsetting to titles, light spotting front and rear, bookplates to volumes I & II, top edge red, original cloth gilt, spine ends a little rubbed with a few small closed tears, 8vo QTY: (7)NOTE:Penzer pp. 54-55; 63-64; 73-74; 82-83.

[La Chesnaye des Bois, Franois Alexandre Aubert de]. Dictionnaire universel d'agriculture et de jardinage, de fauconnerie, chasse, peche, cuisine et manege, 2 volumes, 1st edition Paris: David le jeune, 1751, half-title to volume 1 only, 13 folding engraved plates, pencil annotation to top margin of titles to both volumes, advertisement for 'Les Agremens de la Campagne..., 1751 pasted to verso of half title to volume 1, endpapers renewed, light spotting to a few leaves, 19th-century marbled boards, gilt title label to spine, spine uniformly faded to brown, 4to, together with:Liger, (Louis). La nouvelle maison rustique, ou Économie générale de tous les biens de campagne; la manière de les entretenir et de les multiplier; donnée ci-devant au public par le sieur Liger, 2 volumes, Paris: Desaint, 1777, 38 engraved plates (including 2 folding), contemporary manuscript annotation to final leaf and verso free endpaper to volume 1, OOO3 with marginal tear with loss not affecting printed area and G4 with long closed tear into text in volume 2, bookplate of the Bibliotheca Tiliana with their unobtrusive stamp on verso of title and on final leaf to both volumes, volume 1 lacking first free endpaper, light spotting to a few leaves, contemporary sheep, gilt decorated spines, refurbished to extremities and area of spine to volume 2, 4to QTY: (4)

Scot (Reginald). The Discoverie of Witchcraft, being a reprint of the first edition published in 1584. Edited with explanatory notes, glossary, and introduction by Brinsley Nicholson, M.D. Deputy Inspector General, London: Elliot Stock, 1886, half-title present, title in red and black, decorative initials and few illustrations to text, publisher's advert leaf at rear, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original sheep-backed blue cloth, spine torn at head with loss, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition of 250 copies printed.

Fine Bindings. Coleridge (Sarah). Memoir and Letters of Sarah Coleridge, edited by her Daughter..., 2 volumes, London: Henry S. King & Co, 1873, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece to both volumes, some offsetting to title pages, light spotting to first few leaves, armorial bookplate of John Theodore Merz to front pastedowns, silk endpapers, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt, early 20th-century deep purple full morocco by Zaehnsdorf gilt, gilt lettering and decoration to spine compartments, joints a little rubbed, spines uniformly faded to brown, 8vo, together with:[Matthews, John]. Eloisa en dishabille: being a new version of that lady's celebrated epistle to Abelard. ascribed to Professor Porson, 1st edition, London: W. Hughes, 1822, pencil correction to p. 26, armorial bookplate and ownership label of William Phelps to front pastedown, contemporary quarter calf over red boards, gilt lettering to spine, a little rubbed, slim 8vo, (limited edition of 50 copies),Disraeli (Isaac). Miscellanies; or, literary recreations..., London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1796, large contemporary provenance inscription to title page over text, errata leaf to verso, recent quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine, 8vo,Swinburne (Charles Alfred). Sacred & Shakespearian Affinities being Analogies between the writings of the psalmist and of Shakespeare..., London: Bickers & Son, 1890, some pencil marginalia, gilt turn-ins, top edge gilt, 19th-century plum calf, gilt ruling to boards and spine, minor scuff marks to boards, 8vo, plus others in attractive leather bindings, mostly 8vo QTY: (24)

Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus). Three Sonatas for Piano Forte, 1st English edition, London: printed & Sold at Bland & Weller's Music Warehouse, 23 Oxford Street, [1793], engraved titlepage with large vignette of a mother and child weeping by a carved stone relief bust of Mozart, 40pp. of engraved music (numbered 2-41 with first page blank), some light marginal soiling, untrimmed, original blue plain wrappers, stitched as issued, some loss to lower quarter of upper wrapper, and to edges of rear wrapper, large slim folio, together with two other pieces of engraved music: Nicola Sampieri, Le Roi a La Chasse, a favorite piece of music composed by Signor Sampieri, [London: engraved vignette title to upper wrapper, depcting a hunt, two pages of engraved music (numbered 12-13), some soiling and fraying to edges, slim folio, and Hugh Dolphin, A Trip to Margate, a new comic song descriptive of the progressions of a Steam Packet, in her outward bound passage from the Tower Stairs to Margate Pier, London: printed & Published for the Proprietor by C. Mitchell, 13 Southampton Row, Russell Square, 4pp. of engraved music and text (the latter with marginal illustrations), unbound, slim folioQTY: (3)NOTE:First English edition of Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major (K.280), Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat (K.282) and Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major (K.283).

Vakhtangov (Yevgeny, director). Printsessa Turandot. Teatral´no-tragicheskaii kitaiskaia skazka v 5 aktakh [Princess Turandot. A Dramatic Tragic Chinese Tale in 5 Acts], Moscow: Gosizdat, 1923, two full-page photographic portraits of Vakhtangov, 12 full-page colour plates of stage designs, 14 photographic plates (all with tissue guards), numerous photographic illustrations to the text, including images of the production and sketches for costumes and scenery by Ignaty Nivinsky, contemporary ownership inscription in purple ink to front endpaper in Russian, original publisher''s illustrated printed wrappers with avant-garde design to upper cover by Nivinsky, some wear, with fraying and tears to spine and margins with some small losses, light browning to outer edges and spine, 4to (33 x 25 cm), together with two other titles printed in Russian language: Lermontov's Demon, illustrated by Alfred Eberling, St. Petersburg, M. O. Vol'f, 1910, and Gollerbach & Farmakovski, La Porcelaine d'Art Russe, Recueil d'articles sur la manufacture de porcelaine de l'etat, Leningrad, 1924, both with some marks and fraying to edges, small square 4to/large 4to respectivelyQTY: (3)NOTE:Compton 106; Hellyer 134; Rowell & Wye 493. First edition of this commemorative account of Vakhtangov´s famous 1922 production of Princess Turandot at the Third Moscow Arts Theatre, which became one of the symbols of a new theatrical era, with costumes and stage sets by the Russian graphic artist, painter, illustrator, theatrical designer, interior designer and architect Ignaty Nivinsky (1881-1933), who had also designed the set for August Strindberg´s Erik XIV in 1921."In 1923 a commemorative volume was devoted to Vakhtangov's colourful production of Carlo Gozzi's Princess Turandot for the Third Studio of the Moscow Arts Theatre. Unfortunately he died of illness without seeing this production, which he directed from his hospital bed. Costumes and decor were by Ignaty Nivinsky who was also responsible for the book, providing a cubist design for the cover, printed in pastel shades of yellow, blue, pink and green. The publication which includes colour plates as well as photographs, gives an idea of the look of the production..." (Compton).

Browne (William). The Poems of William Browne of Tavistock: edited by Gordon Goodwin, with an introduction by A. H. Bullen, London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1893, frontispiece to volume 1 (minor marginal toning), titles printed in red and black, unnamed bookplates to front pastedowns, toning to first and last endpapers, top edges gilt, remainer untrimmed, contemporary quarter vellum over green boards, corners a little bumped, 8vo, (limited edition 190/200), together with: Jefferies (Richard). Hodge and his Masters..., 2 volumes, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1880, contemporary ownership inscription to preliminaries and half-title, light spotting to first and last few leaves to both volumes, advertisements at the end of volume 2, publisher's original brown pictorial cloth, boards blocked in black and blind, each volume with gilt vignette to upper cover, spines a little faded and bumped at head and tail, 8vo, plus Jefferies (Richard). Greene Ferne Farm..., London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1880, half-title, advertisements to verso, some spotting to first and last few leaves, publisher's original green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, printed title and decoration blocked in black to upper board, spine faded to brown, 8vo, plus Worsaae (Jens Jacob Asmussen). An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and Ireland..., London: John Murray, 1852, numerous illustrations throughout, advertisements bound at rear, ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper and half-title, light spotting to first few leaves, marbled boards by Remnant & Edmonds, gilt decoration to spine, gilt emblem to upper board, corners a little bumped, 8vo, plus 12 other cloth-bound volumes, mostly 8vo QTY: (19)

Kandinsky (Wassily). Uber das Geistige in der Kunst, insbesondere in der Malerei, mit acht tafeln und zehn originalholzschnitten, Zweite Auflage, Munich: R. Piper & Co., 1912, 8 monochrome plates after the Ravenna mosaics, Durer, Raphael, Cezanne and Kandinsky, ten original woodcut designs to text by Kandinsky, 5pp. advertisements to rear, original printed wrappers with woodcut design by Kandisnky to upper cover printed in green, some marks and soiling and a little fraying and wear, dark ink stain to foot of spine and lower left corner of upper wrapper, pale waterstain to lower outer corner of rear wrapper, 4to (24 x 18.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Gore Rifkind Coll. 161; The Artist and the Book, 137; Roethel 82-92.The second edition (appearing just a few months after the first) of "One of the most important manifestos of modern art. Kandinsky's book is anti-materialist and anti-naturalist, calling for painting that goes beyond a recording of the visible world. The non-objective woodcuts are historically important as early graphic demonstrations of the artist's thesis." (The Artist and the Book).

[Gentillet, Innocent]. A Discourse upon the Meanes of Wel[l] Governing and Maintaining in Good Peace, A Kingdome, or other Principalitie ... Against Nicholas Machiavel the Florentine. Translated by Simon Patericke, London: Adam Islip, 1608, title with woodcut printer's device and bearing early signature H. Brooke, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, leaves E2 and E5 not present, leaves B3 & B4 bound in wrong order (as seen in other examples), occasional light dust-soiling, endpaper hinges repaired, contemporary calf with oval foliate gilt decoration to centre of each board, joints and head of spine neatly repaired, modern calf title label, corner repaired and upper edge of lower board repaired, ties skilfully replaced, folio (28.4 x 18.6 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:STC 11744. The second edition in English of Gentillet's famous condemnation of Machiavelli's The Prince, first published in English in 1602.

Bacon (G. W., publisher). Bacon's Large Scale Atlas of London and Suburbs (Revised Edition) with an Alphabetical Index, circa 1910, title page and contents list, 26 double-page and folding social, geographic and industrial maps and a 34-sheet map of Greater London, very slight spotting, endpapers and pastedowns with some water staining, publisher's half morocco gilt, a little stained and worn, folio, together with Wyld (James). Map of the County of Surrey from Trigonometrical Survey with the Roads, Parks and Railways, 2nd edition, circa 1860, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, large uncoloured cartouche and table of explanation, some dust soiling and slight staining, marbled endpapers, 850 x 1130 mm, with Stark (J.). Stark's Geographical, Historical, Chronological, Biographical, Mineralogical and Railway Chart of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, published Glasgow, circa 1852, lithographic map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight overall toning, frayed with slight loss to the printed image, edged in green silk, 1000 x 750 mm, contemporary blind-stamped morocco boards, lacking upper board, size when folded 265 x 175 mm, plus Ordnance Survey (publishers). Map of Putney, Wandsworth and Environs on a scale of 25 inches to the mile, circa 1870, large colour lithographic map, sectionalised and laid on linen, 1350 x 2040 mm, marbled endpapers, and Stanford (Edward, publishers). Stanford's Map of the River Thames from Richmond to Lechlade, circa 1950, folding colour lithographic map, slight spotting, publisher's paper wrappers, 210 x 3300 mm, with London Docks. Port of London Authority. Plan of the India & Millwall Docks [and] Port of London Authority. Plan of the Tilbury Docks, 1968 & 1969 respectively, the first map, colour printed, sectionalised and laid on linen, 655 x 620 mm, the second an uncoloured map, sectionalised and laid on linen, 890 x 725 mm, both with marbled endpapers and uniformly bound in envelope style blue boards with gilt title to the upper cover and secured with a steel 'popper' with one other map similarQTY: (8)

[Caradoc of Llancarfan]. [The Historie of Cambria, now called Wales. A part of the most famous Yland of Brytaine... translated into English by H. Lhoyd... corrected, augmented and continued... by Dauid Powel, 1st edition, London: Rafe Newberie and Henrie Denham, 1584], main text in black letter, woodcut illustrations of Welsh kings and queens, lacking title and leaves B1, E8, G8, quire N1-8 & R8 and index leaves at end, E1 detached and untrimmed, a few early leaves with tears and repairs and some loss of text, a few annotations, occasional light toning and some water stains, later endpapers detached, disbound, 8vo, together with another defective copy of the same workQTY: (2)NOTE:Sabin 40914; STC 4606. The first standard work on the early history of Wales, adapted by David Powel. Page 238 contains an early reference to the discovery of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere's bones; page 227 begins with the account of Madoc ap Owen Gwyneth's voyage to America in 1170 and claim therefore of discovering the New World.Sold with all faults not subject to return.

Keppel (Henry). A Visit to the Indian Archipelago, in H. M. Ship Maeander with portions of the private journal of Sir James Brooke, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1853, 8 tinted lithograph plates, linen-backed folding map bound at end of volume I, advertisement leaf at end of each volume, volume I lacking rear endpaper and front hinge breaking, first few leaves detaching, some spotting, Malta Garrison Library ink stamps to titles and plate versos, library labels, original cloth gilt, spines faded with splits and tears at ends, library labels at foot, 8vo, together with Wright (Edward). Some Observations made in Travelling through France, Italy, &c. In the Years MDCCXX, MDCCXXI, and MDCCXXII, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: A. Millar, 1764, 42 engraved plates, a few folding, volume I title relined to verso, volume II title with tape reinforcement along left margin, first leaf of text with top left corner repaired, some spotting and toning throughout, Malta Garrison Library ink stamps to titles and a few other leaves, library half morocco, a little rubbed with small losses to covers, 4to, plus 8 others including the Uganda Protectorate, by Sir Harry Johnson, 1st edition, 1902, George Grenfell and the Congo, 1st edition, 1908, Pigeons, by W. B. Tegetmeier, circa 1868, Pigsticking or Hoghunting, by Captain R. S. S. Baden-Powell, 1889, and A History of British Fossil Mammals, by Richard Owen, 1846, all ex-libris QTY: (14)

Pufendorf (Samuel Freiherr von). Introduction a l'histoire moderne, generale et politique de l'univers; où l'on voit l'origine, les révolutions & la situation présente des différens Etats de l'Europe, de l'Asie, de l'Afrique & de l'Amérique, 7 volumes only (of 8, lacks volume 7), new edition, Paris: chez Merigot, Grange, Hochereau, Robustel, Le Loup, 1753-59, engraved frontispiece to volume 1, titles in red and black, 20 engraved folding maps and plans (including North & South America, Spain, Italy, Sicily, France, Greece, Palestine, etc.), armorial bookplate of Stephen O. Meagher to pastedowns, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spines, some wear mostly to extremities, 4to, together with:Millin (Aubin-Louis). Voyage dans les Departemens du Midi de la France, 5 volumes, Paris: Imprimerie Imperiale, 1807, contemporary uniform mottled calf, with gilt Signet Library armorial to centre of each cover, some wear to joints and edges, first volume rebacked with original spine laid down, 8vo, plus William (Stephen W.). A Biographical Memoir of the Rev. John Williams, First Minister of Deerfield, Massachusetts. With a slight sketch of ancient Deerfield, and an account of the Indian Wars in that place and vicinity. With an appendix, containing the journal of the Rev. Doctor Stephens Williams, of Longmeadow during his captivity, and other papers relating to the early Indian Wars in Deerfield, Greenfield Mass: C. J. Ingersoll, 1837, contemporary blind floral-patterned boards with paper label to spine, lightly faded to spine, 8vo, and other various 18th and 19th century antiquarian volumes, including Storer & Greig, Antiquarian Itinerary, comprising specimens of Architecture, 7 volumes, 1815, Thomas Busby, Concert Room and Orchestra Anecdotes of Music and Musicians, Ancient and Modern, 3 volumes, 1825, engraved title page to each volume, folding engraved plate to first and second volumes, and other engraved plates, contemporary uniform full calf, gilt decorated spines, a little rubbed and some marks, 8vo, Henry Gastineau, Wales Illustrated in a Series of Views, 1830, contemporary dark blue half calf gilt, 4to, George Cruikshank, Mornings at Bow Street. A selection of the most humorous and entertaining reports..., by Mr. Wight, 1824, The Looking-Glass for the Mind; or Intellectual Mirror... illustrated by Bewick, 15th edition, 1821, W. G. Blackie, Comprehensive Atlas & Geography of the World, 1882, Henry Simon, Armorial General de l'Empire Francais, volume I, 1812, Parliamentary Debate in England from the Year MDCLXVIII to the present time, volumes I-XXI, Dublin, 1741-42 (with bookplate to most volumes of Sir Robert Grosvenor of Eaton-Hall, Chester), La Belle Assemblée or Bell's Court and Fashion Magazine, volume II, New Series (July-December 1810), XVII (January-June 1818) and XXIII (January-June 1821), together 3 volumes, 1810-21, mostly leather bound, 8vo/4to, including a modern display binder of 19th century fashion and hand coloured platesQTY: (3 shelves)

Markham (Frederick). Shooting in the Himalayas. A Journal of Sporting Adventures and Travel in Chinese Tartary, Ladac, Thibet, Cashmere, &c., 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1854, additional colour title, folding map, 8 tinted lithograph plates, illustrations, top edge gilt, later green half morocco gilt by Bayntun, Bath, spine faded to brown, tall 8vo, together with Rice (William). "Indian Game," (From Quail to Tiger), 1st edition, London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884, frontispiece, 11 colour lithograph plates, author's copy, signed to title, with his extra colour illustrations, sketches, and extensive annotations throughout, press cuttings pasted at rear, some light spotting and toning, top edge gilt, later olive half morocco by Bumpus, spine faded to brown with light stain at foot, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:First work Abbey Travel 503; Czech Asian p. 134, 'An excellent and early work on sport in the Himalayas...'; second work Czech p. 172, 'An excellent work, beautifully illustrated...'.

Baskerville Press. Book of Common Prayer... and Administration of the Sacraments. and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church..., together with the Psalter or Psalms of David..., 2nd edition, Cambridge: John Baskerville, 1761, title within ornamental border and with 'Price Eight Shillings and Six Pence, unbound' printed below imprint, text leaves in double column within ornamental borders, light spotting to first few leaves, all edges gilt, contemporary straight grain crimson morocco, gilt decorated spine and gilt decorated border to boards, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC T81412; Gaskell 13; Griffiths 1761.2 (p. 175-176); Rothschild 2633.The second edition of three. It was the only edition in which the 'occasional prayers' were always present.

Du Hamel (Jean-Baptiste). De corporum affectionibus cum manifestis, tum occultis, libri duo, seu promotae per experimenta philosophiae specimen..., 1st edition, Paris: Michel Le Petit & Stéphane Michallet, 1670, one engraved plate, title cropped with loss to foot of "Cum Privilegio Regis" and part of publication date, royal privilege leaf and errata present at end, some light toning and occasional spotting, 19th-century calf-backed marbled boards, lacking spine (text-block cracked and weakening), upper board loosening, rubbed and worn, 12moQTY: (1)NOTE:An uncommon medical work. Jean Baptiste du Hamel (1624-1706) was a natural philosopher and the first secretary of the Academie Royale des Sciences founded 4 years before this work was published.

Johnson (T. B.). The Shooter's Companion, 2nd edition Improved and very Considerably Enlarged, Sherwood, Jones & Co. 1823, three etched plates (including the frontispiece) after T. Landseer, all with contemporary hand-colouring, tipped in catalogue description between the front endpaper and the first blank, chalk glaze endpapers, bookplate of William Van Winkle to front pastedown, top edge gilt, contemporary gilt calf by Riviere & Son, with gilt dentelles, re-backed but retaining the gilt decorated spine, slight wear to head and foot of spine, large 12mo, together with Zouch (Thomas). The Life of Isaac Walton including Notices of his Contemporaries, Septimus Prowett, 1823, additional half-title, uncoloured engraved frontispiece of 'Cotton's Fishing House' and nineteen engraved plates, slight offsetting and staining, contemporary morocco gilt with contrasting red morocco label to spine with title repeated in gilt on the upper siding, very slight wear to extremities, 8vo, with Howitt (Samuel). British Preserve..., published by Rodwell & Martin, 1824, decorative title, 36 (complete as list) uncoloured etched plates by Samuel Howitt, each with a tissue guard, slight spotting, contemporary half calf gilt, slight wear to extremities, slim 4to, plus Watkins-Pitchford (D. J.). The Countryman's Beside Book, 2nd edition, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1942, additional half-title, numerous woodcut illustrations throughout, near contemporary manuscript presentation inscription to the front endpaper, near-contemporary half-morocco gilt by the Harrods bindery, gilt decorated spine, 8vo, and Fur, Feather and Fin Series, edited by Alfred E. Watson (and others), the set of 12, The Partridge 1893, The Grouse 1894, The Pheasant 1896, The Red Deer 1896, The Hare 1896, The Rabbit 1898, The Trout 1898, The Salmon 1898, Pike and Perch 1900, Snipe and Woodcock 1903, Wildfowl 1905, The Fox 1906, numerous illustrations, two volumes with old school library stamps to preliminaries, all bound in contemporary pictorial decorative cloth, a few spines a little darkened, 8vo, with Kennedy (Michael). The Sea Angler's Fishes, 2nd edition, published by Stanley Paul, 1969, additional half-title, numerous illustrations throughout, publisher's cloth gilt, slight wear to extremities, 8voQTY: (17)

Johns (W. E.). Biggles and The Black Peril, reprint, London: The Thames Publishing Co., circa 1960, previous owner ink inscription to front endpaper, endpaper torn,original cloth in dust jacket, covers and spine rubbed and marked with some loss, 8vo together with: Biggles in the Cruise of the Condor, reprint, London: The Thames Publishing Co.,circa 1950, endpapers lightly toned, occasional spotting to text block, original cloth in dust jacket, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus The First Biggles Omnibus, reprint, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1960, original cloth in dust jacket, covers and spine lightly rubbed and marked, 8vo and Biggles in the Jungle, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1944, black ink mark to front endpaper, original cloth in dust jacket, covers and spine rubbed and marked with some loss, 8vo plus other biggles stories, reference and related mostly original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo/4to, G/VGQTY: (6 shelves )

Ireland. Camden (William), Hibernia Antiqua, circa 1600, uncoloured engraved map, some staining, 175 x 125 mm, Latin text on versoQTY: (1)NOTE:Bonar Law. The Printed Maps of Ireland to 1612, p.235. Published in the 5th edition (the first illustrated edition) of William Camden's Britannia.

Franck (Sebastian). De arbore scientiae boni et mali, ex quo Adamus morte[m] comedit & adhuc hodie cuncti homines morte comedunt, quidnam ea sit ..., et rursum quid sit arbor vit[a]e, contra totius humani generis sapientiam, probitatem, atq[ue] scientiam. Augustino Eleutherio authore, [Mulhusii: Superioris Elsatiae, per Petrum Fabrum], 1561, [2],130,[2]p., imprint from colophon, printer's woodcut device to verso of final leaf, occasional early marginalia to few leaves, damp-stain to lower margins of few leaves towards rear of volume, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, 18th-century light brown calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, light fading to part of lower board, joints slightly cracked, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Adams E108.This work is the first Latin edition of this treatise on the forbidden fruit and one of the more uncommon titles printed in Mulhouse, where printing only developed from the middle of the 16th century. Sebastien Franck (1499-1542), humanist and independent spirit, who used the pseudonymous name Augustinus Eleutherius was close to Michel Servet (Calvin's opponent) whom he met in Strasbourg.

Stothard (Mrs. Charles). Letters written during a Tour through Normandy, Britanny, and other parts of France, in 1818: including local and historical descriptions; with remarks on the Manners and Characters of the People, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820, 22 aquatint plates (including hand-coloured frontispiece and five other hand-coloured plates), title with short closed tear to lower margin at gutter, occasional spotting, light dust-soiling and few marks, endpapers renewed with armorial bookplate of Edward Lowry Barnwell, Melksham House, Wiltshire and ex libris label of John Ewart Davies to upper pastedown, modern half calf preserving contemporary marbled boards, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, 4to, together with:Jones (Lewis Tobias). An Historical Journal of the British Campaign on the Continent, in the Year 1794; with the Retreat through Holland, in the Year 1795, 1st edition, Birmingham: Printed for the Author by Swinney & Hawkins, 1797, folding engraved map frontispiece with contemporary outline colouring (trimmed to printed edge of lower right corner and with long repaired closed tear), 4 engraved plans (2 folding, 1 with repaired closed tear, both trimmed to platemark at gutter edge), E1 with repaired hole to outer margin, hinges cracked, modern terracotta crushed half morocco over marbled boards, green morocco title and author labels to spine, 4to,Macdonald (John). Travels, in Various Parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, during a series of thirty years and upwards, by John Macdonald, a cadet of the family of Keppoch in Inverness-shire..., London: Printed for the Author, 1790, damp-staining mostly to first and last few leaves towards gutter, armorial bookplate of Sir Edmund Antrobus (of Antrobus Hall, Cheshire and Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire), contemporary calf gilt, morocco title label to spine, 8vo, Thicknesse (Philip). A Year's Journey through France, and Part of Spain, 2 volumes in one, Bath: Printed by R. Cruttwell, for the Author, 1777, seven engraved plates, three plates of music, some offsetting, staining to title of volume 2, contemporary speckled calf, modern reback with morocco title label, 8vo,Orrery (John Boyle, Earl of). Letters from Italy, in the years 1754 and 1755, by the late Right Honourable John Earl of Corke and Orrery. Published from the originals, with explanatory notes, by John Duncombe, M.A., Chaplain to his Lordship, Rector of St. Andrew's and St. Mary Bredman's, and one of the six preachers in Christ Church, Canterbury, London: B. White, 1773, engraved illustration to title, browning to margins of first and last few leaves, contemporary calf, modern reback with calf title label, 8voQTY: (5)

Cailliaud (Frederic). Voyage a Méroé, au fleuve Blanc, au-delà de Fâzoql dans le midi du royaume de Sennâr, a Syouah et dans cinq autres oasis; fait dans les années 1819, 1820, 1821 et 1822, 6 volumes in 5 (comprising 4 text volumes text and 2 atlas volumes in one, 1st edition, Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1823-1827, half-titles, 15 engraved plates to text volumes (including 3 folding), atlas volume containing 150 lithograph plates and engraved maps on 149 leaves, titles to atlas volumes with excised area with damp-stain around (former ownership stamp removed?), final plate in atlas volume with faint ink stamp of Institut National Agronomique, occasional scattered spotting, text volumes in contemporary red straight-grain half morocco, gilt decorated spine with dark green morocco labels, 8vo (19.8 x 12.8 cm), atlas volume in contemporary red quarter morocco, gilt decorated spine, marbled sides to boards, joints rubbed, board corners and edges worn and showing, few marks to lower board, folio (52.5 x 34.8 cm)QTY: (5)NOTE:Bardeschi, Nubia Bibliography up to 2000, p.11; Blackmer 270; RIBA 521; Brunet I, 1465; Stafleu and Cowan 945.'Still today an inestimable source' (Bardeschi). Cailliaud visited the oasis of Siwah and Jupiter Ammon and accompanied Ismail Pasha's military expedition to Nubia, where he explored the ruins of Meroe, with its remarkable two hundred pyramids. The plates, which include the first detailed map of Nubia, show views of various settlements, the ruins at Assour, Nouri, Mont Barkal and elsewhere, the waterfalls at Absyr, various oases including that at El Qasr, a number of maps charting the course of the Nile, and the plants, insects and birds of the region. The title-pages of the atlas volumes are both dated 1823.

Leeds. Thorp (Joshua & Martin S. D.), Map of the Country extending ten miles round Leeds, including Wakefield, Bradford, Dewsbury, Otley, Harewood, Aberford & Castleford, showing all the Parish and Township Boundaries &c. from actual admeasurements in the years 1819, 20 & 21, by Joshua Thorp and re-surveyed & corrected to January 1st 1831 by S. D. Martin, published Leeds, John Baines & Company, engraved map with bright contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, calligraphic title, compass rose, table of explanation and a vignette of the West End of Kirkstall Abbey, slight spotting, the whole edged in green silk, 1140 x 1225 mm, contained in a contemporary blind-stamped calf book box with contrasting gilt morocco label to the spine, the box worn and frayed QTY: (1)NOTE:This map was first published in 1822. This second edition now shows the delineation of the latest railway lines, including several proposed and uncompleted routes that were soon to accelerate the industrialisation of this part of South Yorkshire; bringing large amounts of wealth for the few but also poverty and deprivation for the many as the conurbations expanded to house the vast workforce needed to drive the industrial revolution.

More (Henry). Philosophical Poems, by Henry More: Master of Arts, and Fellow of Christs Colledge in Cambridge, 1st collected edition, Cambridge: Roger Daniel, 1647 [with] More (Henry). Conjectura Cabbalistica. Or, a Conjectural Essay of Interpreting the minded of Moses, according to a Threefold Cabbala, London: James Flesher, 1653, printer's woodcut device to title of the first work (also with repaired tear across leaf), woodcut illustrations and diagrams, errata for both works present, contemporary manuscript list of Christopher and Elizabeth Whichcote's children to front pastedown, small hole to R4 (title of the third book in the first work) plus ink stain to text to p. 390, light toning to margins, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners refurbished, red morocco title label to spine, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC No. R14921; Wing M2670 for the first work.ESTC No. R202930; Wing 2647 for the second.

Burton (Richard F.) The Lake Regions of Central Africa. A Picture of Exploration, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860, 12 chromoxylograph plates, folding map, wood-engraved illustrations, stitching broken in places, a few leaves detaching, some spotting and light toning, remnants of Mechanics' Institution Library labels, original red cloth, chipped Mudie's Library labels to upper covers, volume I spine torn with small losses, spines darkened, some stains and label remnants to covers, 8vo, together with A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome,.2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Tinsley Brothers, 1864, wood-engraved frontispieces (detached in volume Ii), hinges breaking, library label fragments, original burgundy cloth gilt, residue from label removal to upper covers, volume I damp stained with some wear, 8vo, plus others by Burton and related including The City of the Saints and across the Rocky Mountains to California, 2nd edition, 1862, Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po, 2 volumes in one, 1863, The Lands of Cazembe. Lacerda's Journey to Cazembe in 1798, translated and annotated by Captain R. F. Burton, 1873, Etruscan Bologna, 1876, The Gold-Mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities, 1878, and The Jew the Gypsy and El Islam, 1898 QTY: (20)NOTE:Penzer pp. 65-66 & pp. 72-73 respectively for first two titles.

Jones (Owen). The Grammar of Ornament, illustrated by examples from various styles of ornament, drawn on stone by F. Bedford, 1st edition, London: Day and Son, 1856, title printed in red and black, with Maggi Editore ink stamp to lower corner, chromolithographic additional title, 100 chromolithographic plates, wood-engraved vignettes in text, many plates heightened in gold, tissue guards to most, plates 76-79 with tear to upper blank margin (some old repairs), first few text leaves and final plate lightly spotted (mainly to blank margins), titles and first few text leaves detached, with slight edge-fraying, two text leaves with repair to fore-margin, all edges gilt, original black half morocco gilt, black morocco mounted panel elaborately decorated in gilt to upper cover, rubbed and lightly marked, some wear to extremities, spine ends splitting, large folio (55 x 38 cm)QTY: (1)

Cooper (Thomas Sidney). Studies of Cattle, drawn from nature..., Parts 1 & 2, New Edition, London: S. & J. Fuller, circa 1839, 70 lithographic plates (2 lacking in part II), overall spotting, later endpapers to part I, both with original cloth with gilt binding (part II with first three leaves and upper cover detached), faded, oblong 4to, together with Hills (Robert). Etchings of Horses, circa 1816, 36 etchings, minor spotting and some marks to blank margin, disbound, large folio, and a further 24 lithographs by E Purcell, London: Thomas Maclean, 1822, containing studies of figures set mainly in the countryside or in battle, (one missing lower right edge, another with closed tear to lower margin), contained loosely in two boards, 4toQTY: (4)

Eliot (George). Works, 10 volumes, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, circa 1880s, photogravure frontispieces, occasional light damp-stains to fore-edges, early 20th-century half calf, gilt decorated spines, few extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with:Froude (James Anthony). Thomas Carlyle. A history of the first forty years of his life 1795-1835, 2 volumes, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1882, and Thomas Carlyle. A history of his life in London 1834-1881, 2 volumes, 4th edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885, etched portrait frontispieces, occasional light damp-stains, top edge gilt, contemporary uniform calf gilt, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels (volume number labels 1-4), some boards with light damp-stains to corners, 8vo, plus other leather and cloth bound volumes including Morley (John). The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, 3 volumes, London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1903, top edge gilt, contemporary maroon half morocco, gilt decorated spines, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, Froude (James Anthony). History of England, 12 volumes, new edition, 1870, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, worn with some boards detached, 8vo, Robinson (Charles, illustrator). The Big Book of Fables, edited by Walter Jerrold, 1912 and various works by Thomas Macaulay etc.QTY: (approx. 50)

Stewart (Charles). The History of Bengal, from the First Mohammedan invasion until the virtual conquest of that country by the English A. D. 1757, 1st edition, London: Sold by Black, Parry, and Co., Leadenhall Street, Booksellers to the Hon. East-India Company. Watts, Printer, Broxbourne, 1813, folding engraved map frontispiece with outline hand-colouring (short closed tear to right hand and light fraying to lower right corner), scattered spotting and some toning, top edge gilt, 20th-century dark blue half morocco by Henderson and Bisset, spine lightly faded to bottle green, 4to, together with:Freire de Andrade (Jacinto). The Life of Dom John de Castro, the Fourth Vice-Roy of India, 2nd edition in English, translated by Sir Peter Wyche, London: Henry Herringman, 1693, early owners ship inscription at head of title of Fran: Morgan of London, lacking both engraved folding plate and portrait plate, some damp and ink staining to first and last leaves, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked, boards rubbed and corners worn, folio (Wing F2156) QTY: (2)

Jones (Edward). The Bardic Museum of Primitive British Literature; and other admirable rarities; forming the Second Volume of the Musical, Poetical, and Historical Relicks of the Welsh Bards and Druids [...], London: A. Strahan for the Author, 1802, first edition, hand-coloured etched frontispiece by Thomas Rowlandson after Ibbetson depicting a harpist surrounded by a group of singers with mountains in the background, title page, [xx], 60pp of printed text, 61-112pp engraved music (as issued), lacking covers, folio, with Hen Ganiadau Cymru, Cambro-British Melodies, or the National Songs and Airs of Wales [...] This Third Volume, London: Printed for the Author, [1820], title page with etched frontispiece of Harlech Castle by Basire, 40pp of engraved music, lacking covers, folio, plus Crotch (William). Specimens of Various Styles of Music referred to in a Course of Lectures, [...] Vol 1., London: Rt. Birchall for the Author, title page, [21], 165pp engraved music, bound with Volume II., title page, [viii], 153pp of engraved music, [1], contemporary half (or quarter) calf over marbled boards, boards very worn and detached, folio, together with a bound volume of Handel choruses arranged for organ or harpsichord and songs, and seven further items of similar mostly 19th-century volumes of printed music scores, various bindings, some wear, 4to/folioQTY: (Approx. 11)

Vansfittart (Eden). Gurkhas (Handbooks for the Indian Army compiled under the orders of the Government of India), New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1991, original red cloth gilt, together withBayly (Hugh Wansey). Triple Challenge or War, Whirligigs and Windmills by Hugh Wandsy Bayly, M. C. a doctor's memoirs of the years 1914 to 1929, 1st edition, London: Hutchinson & Co., [1929], monochrome plates after photographs, including one folding map, original blue cloth, lightly rubbed, plus MacKenzie (Norman, editor). Secret Societies, London: Aldus Books, 1967, numerous monochrome illustrations, original black cloth gilt, and other military and aviation history, all 20th-century publications, including Charles Wilson & William Reader, Men and Machines, a History of D. Napier & Son Engineers Ltd. 1808-1958, 1st edition, 1958, Bryan Ranft, editor, Ironclad to Trident: 100 years of defence commentary: Brassey's 1886-1986, 1st edition, 1986, P. D. Gorden Pugh, Heraldic China Mementoes of the First World War, 1st edition, Ceramic Book Company, 1972, etc., all original cloth, mainly 8vo (including some 4to), approximately 175 volumesQTY: (6 shelves)

Bacon (Francis). Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning; or, The Partitions of Sciences IX Bookes. [Written in Latin by the most eminent, illustrious, and famous Lord Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, Vicount St. Alban, Councellor of Estate, and Lord Chancellor of England]. Interpreted by Gilbert Wats, Oxford: printed by Leon Lichfield, printer to the University, for Robert Young and Ed: Forrest, 1640, engraved portrait frontispiece by William Marshall, engraved title with central portion of title excised (area measuring approximately 4 x 6 cm with infill repair), colophon dated 'MDCXXXX', initial leaves with light damp-stain to upper outer corners, upper outer corner of penultimate leaf of 'Catalogus Historiarum Particularium' repaired, fore-edge margin to penultimate leaf repaired, occasional light dust-soiling and few minor marks, all edges gilt, late 19th/early 20th-century brown half morocco by Zaehnsdorf (indistinct binder's stamp), gilt and blind decoration to spine, marbled paper sides, small folio (26.7 x 18.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Gibson, Bacon 141b.; STC 1167.The first edition in English of the expanded edition. The various issue points indicate this is a later issue.

Morant (Philip). The History and Antiquities of the most ancient Town and Borough of Colchester, in the County of Essex, in Three Books, Collected chiefly from Manuscripts. With an Appendix of Records and Original Papers. Adorned and Illustrated with Sculptures..., 3 parts in one, 1st edition, London: W. Bowyer, 1748, engraved frontispiece view of Colchester, seven engraved plates (including folding plate of St Botolph's Priory church with short closed tear to printed area at lower right corner), engraved folding plan of Colchester, previous ownership signature 'J Bradley' to upper margin of title page, fore-margin of A2 with small closed tear, M2 with stain marks to text, occasional damp spots, light spotting to first few gatherings, late 19th-century brown half morocco over marbled boards, slightly rubbed to extremities, folio, together with:Topham (Edward). The Life of the Late John Elwes, esquire; Member in three successive Parliaments for Berkshire. First published in the paper of the World..., new edition, London: Printed by Thomas Davison for James Ridgway, [1790], etched portrait frontispiece (paper toned paper), folding pedigree, publisher's list at rear, contemporary calf, modern reback preserving maroon morocco title label to spine, slim 8vo, Brand (John). Popular Antiquities of Great Britain comprising notices of the moveable and immoveable feasts, customs, superstitions and amusements past and present. Edited from the materials collected by John Brand F.S.A. with very large corrections and additions by W. Carew Hazlitt. With a new and copious index, 3 volumes, London: John Russell Smith, 1870, titles in red and black, top edge gilt, modern brown half morocco by J. & E. Bumpus, light even fading to spines, 8vo, (limited edition of 350 copies printed) QTY: (5)

New Forest. Faden (William), A Plan of His Majesty's Forest, called The New Forest in the county of Southampton, laid down from surveys taken by Thos. Richardson, Wm. King and Abm. and Wm. Driver, by order of the Commissioners of the Land Revenue appointed by an Act of Parliament, passed in the 26th year of King George, 1st edition, 1789, a large-scale map on ten engraved sheets (including the index map), nine with bright contemporary wash colouring and one incorporating a large uncoloured decorative cartouche, a list of the Officers and Wardens of the New Forest, a list of the Bailiwicks and Walks in the forest, compass rose and table of explanation, large margins, each sheet approximately 575 x 580 mm (overall sheet size 645 x 820 mm), retaining the contemporary endpapers, bound in modern half calf on marbled boards with gilt decorated spine with contrasting morocco label, slim upright folioQTY: (1)NOTE:A rare map of the New Forest whose accuracy ensured that it was in continual use in several editions up until the late 19th century. We can find only two other copies of this, the first edition, appearing in an auction in the last twenty years, with one being in these rooms in January 2018.

Mercuriale (Girolamo). Hieronymi Mercurialis De Arte Gymnastica Libri Sex In quibus exercitationum omnium vetustarum genera, loca, modi, facultates, [et] quidquid deniq[ue] ad corporis humani exercitationes pertinet, diligenter explicatur, secunda editione aucti & multis figuris ornati, opus non modo medicid verum etiam omnibus antquarum rerum congnoscendarum, & valetudinis conseruandaestudiosis admodum vtile, ad maximilianum II imperatorem, 2nd edition, 1st illustrated edition, Venice: Juntas, 1573, printer's woodcut device to title page (minor spotting), 23 full-page woodcut illustrations, closed tear to F4 not affecting edge of margin or text, small single wormhole throughout entire text block, minor worming and a few light water stains to margins, small cut out of printed catalogue description pasted to front free endpaper, ownership inscription to front pastedown dated 1809 above paper scarring from removal of previous bookplate, 18th-century quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt title label to spine, hinges and joints cracked, rubbed with areas of loss, 4to QTY: (1)NOTE:Garrison-Morton 1986.1.'One of the earliest books to discuss the therapeutic value of gymnastics and sports generally for the cure of disease and disability, and an important study of gymnastics in the ancient world. The second edition, De Arte Gymnastica libris sex, Venice, Juntas, 1573 is the first illustrated book on gymnastics.' (Garrison-Morton).

Hind (Henry Youle). Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860, 20 chromoxylograph plates, 7 colour maps (2 folding), folding geological section, publisher's list at end of volume I, one plate detached in volume II, light fraying to margins of folding map, original purple blindstamped cloth, spines faded, a few light marks, 8vo, together with Buckingham (James S.) Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the other British provinces in North America, 1st edition, London: Fisher, Son & Co., [1843], folding engraved maps with outline colour, 7 double-page engraved plates, advertisements at rear, some light spotting and small water stain to plates, previous owner inscription erased from head of title, bookplate, original blindstamped cloth gilt, edges a little rubbed, 8vo, plus A Winter in the West Indies, described in familiar letters to Henry Clay, of Kentucky, by Joseph John Gurney, 1st edition, 1840, and The Voyage of the Jeanette. The Ship and Ice Journals, by George W. De Long, edited by Emma De Long, 2 volumes, 2nd US edition, Boston 1884QTY: (6)NOTE:First work Abbey Travel 630; Sabin 31934.

Gay (John). Poems on several occasions, 2 volumes in one, London: Jacob Tonson and Bernard Lintot, 1720, three etched plates (including frontispiece), title-pages in red and black, continuous pagination, some browning and spotting, armorial bookplate of Edmund Pollexfen Bastard to upper pastedown, contemporary diced half calf gilt, worn at head of spine, 4to, together with: Churchill (Charles). Poems. Containing The Rosciad. The Apology. Night. The Prophecy of Famine. An Epistle to William Hogarth. And The Ghost, in four books, London: Printed for the Author, by Dryden Leach; and sold by W. Flexney, G. Kearsly, T. Henderson, J. Coote, J. Gardner, J. Almon, and E. Broughton, at Oxford, 1763, ink stamp at foot of title, modern calf-backed marbled boards preserving original gilt decorated spine, recent morocco title label to spine, 4to,Blair (Hugh). Sermons, 5 volumes, 24th edition, London: T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1802, occasional scattered spotting, contemporary marbled calf, red morocco title labels to spines, 8vo,Moore (John). A View of the Causes and Progress of the French Revolution, 2 volumes, London: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1795, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, contemporary speckled calf, modern rebacks preserving original maroon morocco title labels, 8vo,Dodsley (Robert). Trifles: viz. The Toy-Shop. The King and the Miller of Mansfield. The Blind Beggar of Bethnal-Green. Rex & Pontifex. The Chronicles of the Kings of England. The Art of Preaching, in imitation of Horace's Art of Poetry. The Right of Mankind to do what they will, asserted. With several others, not more considerable, 2 volumes, [London]: At Tully's Head in Pall-mall, 1745, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, engraved illustration to titles, contemporary sheep, modern rebacks preserving maroon morocco title labels, 8vo, Kent (Samuel). The Grammar of Heraldry..., 3rd edition, London: Francis Jackson and William Meadows, 1724, numerous woodcut armorials throughout (few hand-coloured), modern boards, 8vo, plus four other 18th century antiquarian volumesQTY: (16)

Ruskin (John). The Stones of Venice, 3 volumes, new edition, London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1873, half-title to volume 1, final leaf of Preface in first volume bearing the signature of John Ruskin, 53 mixed technique plates (including lithograph, mezzotint, aquatint and engraved, some tinted or hand-coloured), wood engraved illustrations and diagrams to text, occasional marginal toning, spotting and damp-staining, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated dark green morocco, large 8voQTY: (3)NOTE:Signed limited edition, one of 1,500 sets signed by the author.

Plumier (Charles). Plantarum Americanarum fasciculus primus [-Decimus], continens plantas, quas olim Carolus Plumierius, Botanicorum Princeps detexit, eruitque, atque in Insulis Antillis ipse depinxit. Has primum in lucem edidit, concinnis descriptionibus, & observationibus, aeneisque tabulis illustravit Joannes Burmannus, 10 parts in 2 volumes, 1st edition, Amsterdam: Sumtibus Auctoris, Prostant Amstelaedami in Horto Medico, atque apud Viduam & Filium S. Schouten & Lugd. Batav. : Apud Gerard. Potvliet & Theodor. Haak, 1755-1760, first title printed in red and black (with short repaired closed tear), lacking the engraved portrait frontispiece, 262 full-page copper engraved plates and one full-page woodblock print (Tab XXV*), last few plates/leaves at rear of first volume with damp stain to lower margin and fore-margin, free endpapers creased, contemporary speckled boards, both volumes with modern calf rebacks and board corners, extremities slightly rubbed, folio (43.4 x 27 cm)QTY: (2)NOTE:Nissen BBI 1547. Sabin 63459. Sitwell, Great Flower Books 70. Hunt 554. The French botanist Charles Plumier (1646-1704) undertook three botanical expeditions to the West Indies, the last two as the French King, Louis XIV's appointed botanist. He was one of the first to describe the native plants of America, the present work being a selection by the Dutch botanist Johannes Burmann, Professor of Botany at Amsterdam.

Handel (George Frideric). Acis and Galatea, a mask as it was originally compos'd with Overture, Recitativo's, Songs, Duets & Choruses [...], London: for W. Randall, [1769], [5], 89pp, engraved title page, index, full score engraved throughout, lacks Houbraken frontispiece, contemporary ownership inscription 'Edward Horton' to front free endpaper in brown ink, bound together with Jackson (William). Twelve Canzonets for two Voices, London: Printed for the Author, [c.1770], [2], 27pp, engraved title, list of publications, preface, engraved throughout, and also bound with Elegies composed by William Jackson of Exeter, Opera terza [for three voices and figured bass], The second Edition, London: Printed for the Author, [1762], [3], 41pp, [2], engraved title page with vignette of musical cherubs, preface, list of publications, engraved throughout, together with a further separate volume of arias from Smart's Selection of Handel's Songs &c, circa early 19th century, [1], 103pp, index, engraved throughout, a full set of 25, two additional movements at rear from another publication, contemporary ownership inscription 'Elizia Fellows 1812' to front pastedown, both contemporary half calf over marbled boards, first volume with red morocco gilt label to spine, both somewhat worn, second volume with front board detached, folioQTY: (2)NOTE:William Jackson, Twelve Canzonets and Elegies: RISM J116 and JJ87.

Keats (John). The Poetical Works of John Keats, Oxford edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1915, frontispiece, top edge gilt, contemporary quarter vellum, spine elaborately gilt, red morocco title label lettered in gilt, lightly marked, 8vo, together with:Coleridge (Samuel Taylor). The Poems, including poems and versions of poems now published for the first time, Oxford: Henry Frowde, 1912, frontispiece, top edge gilt, contemporary quarter vellum, spine elaborately gilt, orange morocco title label lettered in gilt, lightly marked, 8vo, withBrowning (Robert). Poems, Oxford: Humphrey Milford, 1916, frontispiece, top edge gilt, contemporary quarter vellum, spine elaborately gilt, black morocco title label lettered in gilt, some light spotting and marks, 8vo, with 7 further leatherbound works, 4 bound in quarter vellum and the James Watt volume bound by SangorskiQTY: (10)

Mel Hogan signed Children of the 23rd Century Book 1 'The Secret of The Lost Planet by Mel Hogan' 2007 First Edition Softback Book. Dedicated. 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

Gemini to Joburg the True Story of a Flight over Africa by Cecil Lewis 1984 First Edition Hardback Book with 128 pages published by Viking (Viking Penguin Inc). 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

No Longer An Island Britain and The Wright Brothers 1902 1909 by Alfred Gollin 1984 First Edition Hardback Book with 478 pages published by Stanford University Press. 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

First Day Cover Collection. 9 x Limited Edition Bradbury FDCs with various Stamps and different FDI Postmarks, 9 x FDCs with various designs Stamps and FDI Postmarks including The 800th Anniversary City Of London Lord Mayor (Benham BLCS 46b), 4 x Benham FDCs with various different Stamps and FDI Postmarks, includes Wales (D184), Benham FDC The Ironbridge Gorge Museum (BLCS 43) 1989 with Stamps and FDI Postmark. Good Collection. 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

Collectables to include Harry Potter dolls, Star Trek mugs, Harry Potter first edition books, Location:If there is no condition report shown, please request

BLAIR ATHOL 2009 10 YEAR OLD FIRST EDITION AND GLEN GARIOCH 2008 10 YEAR OLD FIRST EDITION HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Each 46% ABV / 70cl Qty: 2 Despite being situated in the small town of Pitlochry, Blair Athol distillery is named after another town about seven miles further north. There is some speculation that this was done to ingratiate the distillery with the Duke of Athol who owned the land the distillery was built on. As with so many other distilleries, Blair Athol couldn’t weather the storm of The Great Depression and closed its doors in 1930. During this period of silence the distillery was acquired by Arthur Bell & Sons who reopened it in 1949. Today it still provides the heart of the Bell’s blend.

LAGAVULIN 12 YEAR OLD 2003 RELEASE ISLAY SINGLE MALT 57.8% ABV / 70cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.

KILKERRAN LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION (6 X 70CL) AND FIRST CASK MINIATURE SELECTION (6 X 5CL) CAMPBELTOWN SINGLE MALT Kilkerran Limited Edition Collection:Port Wood 10 Year Old, Rum Wood 10 Year Old, Madeira Wood 10 Year Old, Bourbon Wood 10 Year Old, Fino Wood 10 year Old and Oloroso Wood 10 Year Old. All 46% ABV / 70clKilkerran First Cask Selection:Port Wood - 59.8% ABV / 5clRum Wood - 60.6% ABV / 5clMadeira Wood - 60% ABV / 5clBourbon Wood - 60.3% ABV / 5clFino Wood - 59.1% ABV / 5clOloroso Wood - 60.1% ABV / 5cl Qty: 2

LAGAVULIN 16 YEAR OLD ISLAY SINGLE MALT 43% ABV / 70cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate.The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.

LAGAVULIN 13 YEAR OLD JAZZ FESTIVAL 2021 ISLAY SINGLE MALT Finished in Mezcal casksBottle Number: 2813 / 300054.8% ABV / 70cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.

GLENFIDDICH 15 YEAR OLD LIMITED EDITION DESIGN WITH HIP FLASK SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT 40% ABV / 70cl Without Glenfiddich, Scotland might not enjoy the same thriving whisky scene it has today. Founded in 1886 by William Grant, and still family owned, Glenfiddich was one of the first distilleries to seriously market single malt whisky as a credible alternative to blends. This decision was prompted by a dispute with their grain supplier in 1963, leading to a scaling back in production of their Grant’s blend. By the late 1960s Glenfiddich single malt was a firm hit with the Jet Set, who were picking it up in their droves from the newly emerging Duty-Free market. That early prescience clearly paid off, as (despite strong competition from fellow Speyside giants Glenlivet and Macallan) Glenfiddich is consistently the best-selling single malt in the world, shifting over 1 million cases every year.

Victoria Cross, an official Hancocks & Co, London, replica, the reverse engraved ‘Hancocks 463’, in fitted leather case of issue, 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 of the award, 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.

Alfred Wainwright, A Pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells Book One, The Eastern Fells first edition with dark green rexine cover, rounded corners and gold lettering, published by Henry Marshall 1955. CONDITION REPORT: True first edition as issued without dust jacket. No impression marks.

Alfred Wainwright, A Pictorial Guide Pennine Way Companion, first edition, 18 shillings on dust jacket, signed by Betty Wainwright. CONDITION REPORT: No impression marks.