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Bottomley (Gordon) A Vision of Giorgione, number 31 of only 60 copies signed by the author (50 for sale), 1922; another, ordinary copy, signed and inscribed by the author to Wilfrid and Geraldine Gibson on front free endpaper, 1922; Gruach and Britain's Daughter: Two Plays, number 39 of only 60 copies signed by the author (50 for sale), 1921; another, ordinary copy, signed and inscribed by the author to Robin de la Condamine, 1921; Poems of Thirty Years, letter H of only 12 signed copies for presentation, from an edition limited to 87, inscribed by the author with 2 long poems to [W.] Graham [Robertson] on front free endpaper, invitation to exhibition loosely inserted, 1925; another, ordinary copy, with 4pp. A.L.s. from the author to a Mrs Matthay loosely inserted, 1925; Scenes and Plays, number H of only 12 signed copies for presentation, from an edition limited to 112, signed and inscribed to [W.] Graham Robertson, original cream cloth, 1929; The Gate of Smaragdus, first edition, plates by Clinton Balmer, signed and inscribed "For Paul Delaney, to remind him of his exploration among the Gordon Bottomley papers, with best wishes from Roger Lancelyn Green..." on front free endpaper, original cloth-backed boards, with the fragile dust-jacket (a little torn and frayed), 1904, occasional foxing, all but the last two in original cloth bindings designed by Charles Ricketts, the special copies in cream cloth blocked in gilt, the others in green cloth stamped in blind or red cloth in yellow, all uncut, most a little rubbed, some spines faded; and 7 others by Bottomley, some signed or with letters, v.s. (15)

Mathematics.- Dodson (James) The Calculator: being, correct and necessary tables for computation. Adapted to science, business, and pleasure, first edition, woodcut head-piece and decorative initials, advertisement f. at end, some spotting or mostly light foxing, occasional staining or finger-marking, lightly browned, 19th century ?continental marbled boards, orange leather label to spine, corners worn, rubbed, [Tomash & Williams D59; Wellcome II, 476; Taylor, Hanoverian 249], small 4to, Printed for John Wilcox, at Virgil's Head, opposite the New Church in the Strand, 1747.⁂ Rare at auction; the last two occasions in recent times being the same Earls of Macclesfield copy (2004 and 2018; before that we must go back to 1973 for a copy), which lacked the advertisement leaf. Contains a range of tables from simple interest to logarithm, and includes calculations for annuities, comparative weights and measures, as well as sines and tangents. Dodson (c.1705-1757) was a British mathematician, actuary and innovator in the insurance industry. He had been a pupil of the mathematician Abraham de Moivre, and was a member of The Royal Society.

Australia.- Tench (Capt. Watkin) A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay; with an account of New South Wales...a List of the Civil and Military Establishments at Port Jackson, first Dublin edition, lacking G4 & 5 (pp.77-80) but supplied in good facsimile, title and final leaf lightly soiled and defective at upper outer corner just touching final E of "Narrative" on title (both repaired), one or two stains towards end, modern half calf over marbled boards, gilt, g.e., [Ferguson 51; cf.Wantrup 2, first edition], 8vo, for H.Chamberlaine [& others], 1789.⁂ Scarce pirated edition of the earliest eye-witness account of the First Fleet voyage to Australia and the colony established there. The first edition was published only a couple of weeks after the fleet had returned to England and this Dublin edition was issued very shortly afterwards.

[Sterne (Laurence)] A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, by M. Yorick, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, list of subscribers, engraved coat-of-arms on vol. 2 D3, hinges cracking but stitching holding firm, contemporary vellum-backed boards, some repairs to spines, rubbed, uncut, each vol. housed within drop back box with leather and gilt spines, [Rothschild 1971, both vol. variant 2], 8vo, T.Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1768

Australasia.- [Fleurieu (Charles Pierre Claret de)] Discoveries of the French in 1768 and 1769, to the South-East of New Guinea, first edition in English, half-title, 12 folding engraved charts and plates, some offsetting, heavier to first chart, most plates lightly foxed (as usual), 1 with a few short tears and small hole at fold, with very small loss, the odd spot to text but overall a clean copy, uncut and partly unopened in original marbled boards, rebacked in modern sheep, boards rubbed and worn at corners, old spine label preserved on rear pastedown, [Sabin 24749; Ferguson 105], 4to, Printed for John Stockdale, 1791.

Gatford (Lionel) Englands Complaint: or, a sharp Reproof...against that now raigning Sin of Rebellion. But more especially to the Inhabitants of the County of Suffolk. With a Vindication of those Worthyes now in Colchester, first edition, light foxing at beginning and end, ex-library copy with old ink stamp to verso of title, bookplate of William Minet, later half speckled calf, spine chipped at head, [Wing G.332], 4to, 1648.⁂ The Rev. Lionel Gatford (d. 1665) was, from 1641, "the true, but sequestred Rector of Dinnington" [i.e. Dennington] in Suffolk. A committed Royalist, he suffered various terms of imprisonment (1643-1649) as a consequence of his publication of royalist pamphlets. "In Englands Complaint (1648), Gatford urged those who had been seduced by 'the Devil and Devilish men' to repent of rebellion. This pamphlet argued that the Jesuits were behind the attacks on the Church of England and warned that the execution of the king would lead to the shedding of the blood of more protestants than had 'been shed since the Reformation'." (ODNB).

Eliot (T.S.) The Waste Land, first edition, first printing, one of 1,000 copies, second state with "mount in" on p.41 and colophon numbering measuring 2mm. tall, original second state stiff cloth, dust-jacket, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, very light creasing to head, 2 or 3 small chips to head of foot of lower panel, a very good copy, [Gallup A6a], New York, Boni and Liveright, 1922.⁂ The first edition of this key modernist text, a cornerstone to any serious collection of 20th century literature and increasingly scarce in the dust-jacket.

Slavery.- Price (Howell ap David) A Genuine Account of the Life and Transactions...Exhibiting a Series of most remarkable Occurrences during his Seven Years Travels Abroad; Five of which were spent with a Lady he had released from Slavery. With farther particulars since his return with her to England. Written by himself, first edition, advertisement leaf at end, very slight worming to lower margin and light water-staining to endpapers but otherwise an excellent clean copy, contemporary sheep, rubbed, spine ends and corners worn, joints split, [Raven 145], 12mo, for T.Osborne, 1752.⁂ An imaginary adventure story involving capture by the French, slavery, robbery, a desert journey, Mecca, shipwreck etc. as well as meeting and marrying a slave before returning with her to Wales. It is interesting to note that Cardiff University includes this as one of its "Key rare texts" in the abolition of slavery story.

Economics.- Lauderdale (James Maitland, Earl of) Recherches sur la Nature et l'Origine de la Richesse Publique, first edition in French, half-title, modern calf-backed boards, spine gilt with red morocco label, Paris, 1808 § Gaudot (M.) Banque Nationale précédée de l'Examen des Principales Banques Publiques de l'Europe. et de la Caisse d'Escompte, first edition, variant with only Amsterdam in imprint, errata leaf at end, light water-staining, contemporary speckled sheep, spine gilt, slightly rubbed, Amsterdam, 1789 § [Panckouke & Agasse, editors]. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Finances, 3 vol., half-titles, double column, contemporary sheep, spines gilt, rubbed and scuffed, slight worming to lower joint of vol.1, vol.2 with gouges to spine and upper cover, Panckouke & Plomteux, 1784-87, 8vo & 4to (5)⁂ The first is a translation of Lauderdale's celebrated Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth published in 1804. The last item is in fact the complete section on finance of Panckoucke and Agasse's vast rearrangement of the contents of Diderot's Encyclopédie as a series of separate dictionaries. A monumentally ambitious scheme, the project ran to some 196 quarto volumes published between 1782 and 1832; it was never completed.

Austen (Jane) Northanger Abbey: and Persuasion. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice", Mansfield-Park &c. With a Biographical Notice of the Author, 4 vol., first edition, lacking final 2 blanks in vol.4, neat contemporary ink ownership inscriptions to each front pastedown, some light foxing or spotting to pages (worse to titles), but otherwise a very clean set internally, late 19th century half calf, spines gilt with red morocco spine labels, corners very lightly bumped and joints very lightly rubbed, overall a very attractive set, [Gilson A9], 12mo, John Murray, 1818.⁂ First edition of both novels, published posthumously. Northanger Abbey, a Gothic novel parody, had been drafted fifteen years earlier under a working title of 'Susan', but was abandoned when another novel of the same name appeared in 1809. Persuasion was completed by Austen in the summer of 1816, shortly before she was forced to stop writing due to ill-health.

Horatius Flaccus (Quintus) Horatius, first Aldine edition, collation: a-s8, initial spaces with guide-letters, some early ink underlining and marginalia, a1 with a few very small worm holes (one affecting two letters first line verso, two to blank inner margin, and a couple to blank lower edge margin), a2 with three very small worm holes (one touching two letters first line and two to blank inner margin), c1-3&5 small worm hole to blank lower fore-edge corner, lacking S8 (final blank), a few scattered instances of light soiling, three very small losses to front endpaper, 18th century red morocco, spine and covers decoratively tooled in gilt, joints cracked (upper stitching coming loose, but lower firm), scuffing to spine ends and corners, 8vo (161 x 99mm.), Venice, Aldus Manutius, May, 1501. ⁂ Rare. The first Aldine edition of Horace, which is the second work ever to be printed in italic type, and one of the earliest examples of the pioneering Aldine octavo format. Aldus produced the first book in italics in April of 1501, his edition of Virgil, with the Horace following only a month later in May. Simultaneously, he introduced the octavo format for his classical Latin authors - easily portable, highly readable and more economical to buy and produce. The octavos both responded to and fuelled demand for compact scholarly editions, and the italic typeface allowed the text to be conveniently condensed into this smaller page size. Literature: Adams H854; Ahmanson-Murphy 41; Renouard 27:4; Edit 16 CNCE 22672.

Lunadoro (Girolamo) and Fioravante Martinelli. The Court of Rome. Wherein is sett forth the whole government thereof ... And a Direction for such as shall Travell to Rome, 2 parts in 1, first edition in English, translated by Henry Cogan, title in red and black, a few headlines just slightly shaved, some marginal browning and light foxing, later half calf, spine gilt, [Wing C6591], 8vo, Printed for Henry Herringman, 1654.⁂ The first part describing the Papal Court is based on Lunadoro's Relatione della corte di Roma. The second part is one of the earliest traveller's guides in English to the City of Rome, largely taken from Martinelli's Roma ricercata. The translator, Henry Cogan, had as a young man accompanied Sir Henry Wotton's first embassy to Venice.

Prisons & Jail Fever.- Smyth (James Carmichael) A Description of the Jail Distemper...amongst the Spanish Prisoners, at Winchester, in the year 1780, first edition, spotting to title, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt in compartments with red roan label, 1795; The Effect of the Nitrous Vapour in Preventing and Destroying Contagion, half-title, folding engraved plan of hsopital ship, folding table, some spotting, ex-library copy with faint stamps to title, plate and table, modern cloth, 1799, [Wellcome V p.140], J.Johnson; and a life of John Howard in French, 8vo (2)⁂ James Carmichael Smyth (1742-1821), a scholarly London physician, experimented with nitrous acid gas in the prevention of jail fever (typhus) with some success, for which he was awarded £5000 by the government.

Emblemata.- Amoris Divi et Humani Effectus Varii, first edition, engraved title with pictorial border composed of musical instruments, swords and rifles, 39 numbered engraved plates by Michael Snyders (some after Gillis van Schoor), each with Latin caption and French distichon opposite, 21 additional engraved emblems without text at end, some staining to outer margins, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, lacking ties, g.e., [Landwehr, Low Countries, 33; Praz pp.254-255], small 8vo, Antwerp, Michael Snyders, 1626.

Health & Hydropathy.- Grosvenor (Benjamin) Health. An Essay on its Nature, Value, Uncertainty, Preservation, and Best Improvement, first edition, with half-title but lacking final advertisement leaf, contemporary calf, rubbed, spine ends worn, joints split, for E.Matthews, 1716 § Peacock (John) Observations upon the Composition and Uses of the Water, at the new Sulphur Baths, at Dinsdale near Darlington..., only edition, presentation copy from the author to C.R.Lambton (the work is dedicated to John George "Radical Jack" Lambton, handsome contemporary diced red morocco, gilt, spine gilt, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., rubbed (especially spine ends and corners), [cf.Wellcome IV p.322, second edition], Newcastle, for the author by E.Walker, [1805] § Alexander (William) Plain and Easy Directions for the Use of Harrowgate Waters, first edition, trimmed, lightly browned, modern marbled boards, [Wellcome II p.29], Edinburgh, A.Kincaid & W.Creech, 1773 § Shiercliff ( E.) The Bristol and Hotwell Guide..., first edition, folding engraved view, without the plate of Arabis as usual (errata notes that it was not ready and would be sent out separately), some browning, modern book-label of Harold E.Matthews, contemporary half calf, rubbed, joints split, [Wellcome V p.103], Bristol, Bulgin & Rosser for E.Shiercliff..., 1789, 8vo et infra (4)⁂ All scarce. Library Hub lists only 3 copies of the first edition of the second item (BL, Bodleian & York Minster).

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first printing, signed by the author on dedication p., faint erasure mark to front free endpaper, ownership sticker to front pastedown, original pictorial boards, spine tips and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket by Cliff Wright, signed by the artist on rear panel, light creasing to head and foot, else fine, house in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, spine lettered in gilt, 8vo, 1998.

Hemingway (Ernest) In Our Time, first English edition, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, slight fraying to head of spine, short closed tear to head of upper panel, a crisp and excellent example, [Hanneman A32], 8vo, Jonathan Cape, 1926.⁂ Hemingway's first short story collection.

Dickens (Charles) Great Expectations, 3 vol., first edition, first impression, without advertisements, vol. 1 title with neat repair to corner a fore-margin, a few other neatly repaired tears or expert marginal restorations, without loss to text, some light corner creasing, occasional light soiling or scattered spotting, several leaves washed, blue crushed morocco gilt by Bayntun, spines gilt in compartments, g.e., [Great Expectations (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993, Appendix D) ; Smith 1:14; Sadleir 688; Wolff 1799], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1861.⁂ The earliest impression of Dicken's rarest novel. This copy agrees in all points with Margaret Caldwell's extensive analysis of the differing impressions in the Clarendon edition of Great Expectations. The third volume here here contains the numeral "3" in the pagination on p. 103, and the initial "i" in "inflexible" on p. 193, both errors that crept in during the first impression, indicating that this would have been among the earlier copies to be printed.

Slavery.- Ramsay (Rev. James) An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves in the British Sugar Colonies, first edition, with errata and final advertisement leaves at end, title and following leaf trimmed at inner margin and tipped in, a few spots, slight water-staining to lower corner towards end, modern half sprinkled calf, blue morocco label, [Goldsmiths' 12770; Kress B.772; Sabin 67716], 8vo, by James Phillips, 1784.⁂ "The abolition of the British slave trade in 1807 probably owed more to James Ramsay's personal integrity, ethical arguments, and constructive proposals than to any other influence" and it was his Essay on the treatment and conversion of African slaves that was "the most important event in the early history of the anti-slavery movement". (ODNB). "Slavery...is an unnatural state of oppression on the one side, and of suffering on the other; and needs only to be laid open or exposed in its native colours, to command the abhorrence and opposition of every man of feeling and sentiment". p.19.

Trade.- [Book of Rates] A Subsidy granted to the King, of Tonnage, & Poundage..., contemporary ink inscription "Edw: Parker. pretium 10d." to head of title, contemporary sheep, gilt, small old sticker to upper cover, a little worn, wormhole to spine, [Kress 1042; Wing E2314A; this edition not in Goldsmiths'], by John Bill and Chr.Barker, 1660 § Tarif (The) settled by the French King and Council September 18, 1664, 23pp., half-title, soiled, stitched, uncut, preserved in modern cloth folder, [Kress 2885; Goldsmiths' 5026], for the Author, 1713 § Child (Sir Josiah) A New Discourse of Trade, fourth edition, final advertisement leaf, light marginal staining at beginning, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, [Goldsmiths' 7762; Kress 4492], for J.Hodges, [1740] § Gee (Joshua) The Trade and Navigation of Great-Britain considered, browned, ex-library copy with stamps, bookplate of Sir Abraham Hume Bart., contemporary calf, spine gilt, worn at ends, rubbed, [Goldsmiths' 10265; Kress 6440; Sabin 2682], for J.Almon, 1767, 12mo (4)⁂ The first is scarce with only 4 UK locations listed by ESTC (and 7 in America). It includes an extensive alphabetical list of merchandise imported and exported with corresponding duties, and provides a vivid insight into the trade of the time.

Wollstonecraft (Mary).- Malkin (Benjamin Heath) Essays on Subjects connected with Civilization, first edition, half-title, contemporary ink signature "Mary Hume 1800" to title, first few leaves of text misbound with contemporary note indicating such, contemporary motled sheep, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine preserving old red morocco label, E.Hodson for C.Dilly, 1795 § Wollstonecraft (Mary) Bref, skrifna under et kort wistande i Swerige, Norrige och Danmark, first edition in Swedish, cancel title mounted on stub, contemporary half calf, rubbed, Stockholm, Holmberg, 1798, 8vo (2)⁂ Although there are interesting chapters in the first mentioned on education, government, religious establishments, manners and amusements, and on the arts, the author's most interesting chapter is that 'On the Female Character' (pp.257-285). It is one of the earliest critiques of Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Woman, published just three years earlier. Malkin supports some of Wollstonecraft's ideas but is unconvinced by others. Malkin (1769-1842), was a scholar notable for his connection with William Blake and seems to have been close to radical circles in the 1790s, William Godwin reporting meeting Malkin at dinner at Horne Tooke's in 1796 and 1797.The second item is a translation of Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark first published in 1796. It is regarded by many as the first business travelogue by a woman published in English. Wollstonecraft travelled to Scandinavia with only her infant daughter and a maid, in an attempt to win back Gilbert Imlay, her lover and the father of her illegitimate child, by reporting back on a Norwegian business partner who had swindled him. Mary was away on her Scandinavian adventure from April to October 1795 and she and Imlay separated permanently soon after her return to London. The Letters was her last book, she died in 1797 having given birth to her daughter Mary Shelley.

Hugo (Victor) The Hunchback of Notre-Dame...Translated expressly for this edition with a sketch of the life and writings of the author by Frederic Shoberl, first edition in English, initial 'Standard Novels No XXXII' title, engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title (both with light foxing), final 'Opinions on this work' f., the odd spot but a clean copy generally, original cloth, labels to spine (lower a little chipped), spine sunned, corners bumped, 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1833.⁂ A superb example of this rare edition, first published in Paris in 1831.

Russia.- [Alexander (William)] The Costume of the Russian Empire, first edition, 73 hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates, title, dedication and text in English and French, text and plates watermarked 1796, faint off-setting, contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, g.e., decorated in blind and gilt, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Abbey Travel 244], folio, 1803.

Population.- Malthus (Thomas Robert) An Essay on the Principle of Population..., 2 vol., fourth edition, half-titles, tear to foot of title of vol.1 affecting imprint but no loss, original boards, uncut, rubbed, rebacked, [Goldsmiths' 19373; Kress B.5219], 1807; Additions to the Fourth and Former Editions of An Essay on the Principle of Population, &c. &c., only edition, foxed, modern calf-backed marbled boards, uncut, [Goldsmiths' 21762; Kress B.6973], 1817 § [Hazlitt (William)] A Reply to the Essay on Population, by the Rev.T.R.Malthus, first edition, foxed, contemporary half calf, [Goldsmiths' 19371; Keynes 4; Kress B.5198], 1807; and 2 others on population, 8vo (6)⁂ The first is a reprint of the important third edition of 1806; the Additions were offprinted from the substantially revised and enlarged fifth edition and are here published separately for readers who already owned earlier editions. The Additions include chapters on "the checks to population in France" and "the checks to population in England". There are also substantial further thoughts on the poor and the relationship of poverty to civil liberty. The appendix is devoted to a demolition of John Weyland's Principles of Population and Production and James Grahame's An Inquiry into the Principle of Population, both of 1816.

Campbell (Malcolm) Salute to the Gods, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, original cloth, sunning to spine, mottling to covers, dust-jacket by Roland Davies, light sunning to spine, 2 closed tears to head of upper panel, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1934.⁂ A presentation copy in the superb dust-jacket, the second motoring mystery novel by the famous racing motorist.

Orwell (George) Burmese Days, first edition, very light toning to endpapers, original cloth, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, short tear with creasing to head of spine, closed tears to head and foot of upper joint, 2 short tears to foot of panels, light creasing to head, a sharp and excellent example overall, [Fenwick A.2a], 8vo, New York, 1934.⁂ The true first edition of Orwell's first novel, published a year before its appearance in the UK, having been rejected by several publishers there for fear of libel. Rare in the dust-jacket in such excellent condition.

Japan.- Montanus (Arnoldus) Atlas Japannensis: being Remarkable Addresses by way of Embassy... to the Emperor of China, translated by John Ogilby, first English edition, large paper copy, engraved additional pictorial title, 24 double-page engraved plates and 69 illustrations in text, letterpress title in red and black (a little soiled), lacking map of Japan, some damp-staining towards end, a few small, neat repairs, bookplates of John Leveson Gower, 1st Earl Gower to title verso and of Gower Earl Gower, Richard Ponsonby-Fane and Strathallan to front pastedown, contemporary panelled calf, gilt arms of the Order of the Garter to upper cover, neatly rebacked, retaining original backstrip, rubbed, [Wing M2485], folio (440 x 320mm.), by Tho. Johnson, 1670.

Christie (Agatha) Endless Night, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, very light fading to spine, spine a little chipped at foot, short nick to foot of lower panel, light creasing to head and foot, otherwise excellent, 8vo, 1967.⁂ Among the author's favourites of her own works, scarce signed.

Physics.- Hawking (Stephen) A Brief History of Time, first edition, photograph of Hawking with stamped signature to verso and letter of provenance loosely inserted, slight shelf-lean, light bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, light creasing to spine ends and corners, else fine, 8vo, 1988.

[Norwich.] Norwich Directory (The); or, Gentlemen and Tradesmen's Assistant, first edition, folding engraved plan, title soiled and lacking upper outer corner, a little stained at end, modern bookplate of R.C.Fiske, modern calf-backed marbled boards, Norwich, W.Chase & Co., 1783 § [Hull.] Act (An) for making and establishing Public Keys or Wharfs at Kingston upon Hull...1774, first separate edition, contemporary ink signature to head of title, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, red roan label, rubbed, Hull, 1796, 8vo (2)⁂ The first mentioned is the rare first Norwich Directory packed with relevant information; the final seven pages contain a 'Correct list of the Carriers'. ESTC locates copies only at BL, Cambridge, Bodleian, Norwich Central Library, and Yale. Library Hub adds Chetham's Library in Manchester.The second reprints the Act of 1774 which allowed funds to be raised for the construction of the dock at Hull. A rapid increase in the shipping trade of Hull followed naturally from the rapid industrialisation of Yorkshire during the second half of the eighteenth-century. The tide-dependent wharves on the west bank of the River Hull were superseded by the enclosed docks of Britain's first statutory dock company: The Hull Corporation, Trinity House and Hull Merchants, founded in 1773. The Act allowed the Dock Company to raise up to £100,000 by shares and loans.

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) Onwards to Victory, first edition, signed by the author and dated 1946 on endpaper, plates, silk endpapers, original black morocco, very light fading to spine, light rubbing to spine and corner tips, [Woods A101], 8vo, 1944.⁂ A signed copy of Churchill's speeches in the publisher's presentation binding. See lot XXXX.

Geology.- Murchison (Roderick Impey) The Silurian System, founded on Geological Researches ..., 2 parts in 1 vol. with map, first edition, autograph letter dated 1836 from author signed to Dr Henri Milne-Edwards loosely inserted, 14 lithographs, 2 folding and 3 hand-coloured, 31 engraved or lithographed plates of fossils, 9 linen-backed hand-coloured folding geological sections, 2 engraved maps, hand-coloured 3 sheet folding map of "The Silurian Region and Adjacent Counties of England & Wales, Geologically Illustrated" backed on red silk edged linen, illustrations, list of subscribers including Charles Darwin and Sir John Herschel, occasional faint off-setting, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, near contemporary calf, gilt, raised spine bands, red morocco spine labels, 4to, 1839.⁂ Autograph letter to Henri Milne-Edwards (1800-1885) the eminent French zoologist who studied under Georges Cuvier. Murchison wrote, " ... oblige me particularly by lending me at your earliest convenience an account of the Serpulina formed shelly body which you took from here last year & of which you ?forward me a description." Murchison requested this in order to help with his own description of the Ludlow rocks.

Pacific.- Erskine (John Elphinstone) Journal of a Cruise among the Islands of the Western Pacific, first edition, folding engraved map, 4 chromolithographed and 3 wood-engraved plates, illustrations, without errata slip and publisher's advertisements, bookplate of G. & N. Ingleton, folding map with a few short tears but no loss, occasional light foxing, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine sunned and lightly soiled, light rubbing to spine ends and corners, [Hill 568; Abbey, Travel 602], 8vo, 1853.

Novel.- Temple Beau (The); or the Town Coquets. A Novel, second edition, title with woodcut ornament, lightly soiled and with small ink spot, foxing at beginning and end, contemporary sheep, rubbed, rebacked, red morocco label, [Raven 228],12mo, London, W.Owen...and E.Baker, at Tunbridge-Wells, 1754.⁂ The story of Lucretia and her lovers, first published earlier in 1754. Both editions are scarce; of this second edition ESTC records only 2 UK copies (Cambridge & Oxford) with 3 more in America.

Hawaii.- Jarves (James Jackson) History of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands, first edition, additional vignette title, engraved frontispiece and folding map, plates and illustrations, some offsetting, a few leaves slightly browned, light foxing, mostly to endpapers, original blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt but sunned, small chips to spine ends, lightly rubbed, 8vo, Boston, 1843.

Secret Speech denouncing Stalin.- Khrushchev (Nikita Sergeyevich) O Kulcie Jednostki I Jego Nastepstwach, first edition, first issue, original paper wrapper, ink-stamp '3083' to upper cover, minor creasing to spine, light sunning to edges, 8vo, Warsaw, Marzec, 1956.⁂ Rare and important copy of the first issue of Khrushchev's speech, given to a closed session of Communist Party delegates on 25 Feburary 1956, in which he openly denounced the deceased dictator Joseph Stalin (who died in March 1953). "Khrushchev recalled Lenin's Testament, a long-suppressed document in which Vladimir Lenin had warned that Stalin was likely to abuse his power, and then he cited numerous instances of such excesses" (Encyclopaedia Britannica Online). This Polish translation of the speech was the only version that circulated during the Cold War, the official Russian text being unknown until its publication in 1989. The CIA counterfeit edition, with false imprint Moscow 1959, was in fact a translation into Russian from the present Polish text, which was smuggled out of Moscow and leaked, via Israel, to the USA.

Golding (William) Lord of the Flies, first edition, third impression, signed by the author on endpaper, foxing to endpaper, pencil and ink ownership inscription to endpapers, original cloth, shelf-lean, wear to head of spine, sunning to spine tips, dust-jacket, price-clipped, toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, marking and soiling to panels, 8vo, 1955.⁂ With the ownership inscription of Maisie Purves-Smith, wife of the Australian painter Peter Purves-Smith.

Warhol (Andy) Andy Warhol's Index (Book), first edition, pop-up and folding illustrations, original stiff pictorial wrappers, Andy Warhol price sticker to upper cover (rubbed), some rubbing to covers, light creasing to corners, 4to, New York, 1967.⁂ This is a complete copy containing: pop-up castle; pop-up accordion (now silent as often); pop-up aeroplane; a folded geodesic dome; a paper disc on a wire spring (still attached to book); a flexi-disc with a portrait if Lou Reed; a folding image of a nose with colourful overlays; pop-up tomato paste tin; a sheet of 8 stamps (2 detached but present), and a gold balloon (melted and fusing the pages together, as usual).

Trade.- Davenant (Charles) Discourses on the Publick Revneues, and on the Trade of England, 2 vol., first edition, vol.1 with half-title and final advertisement leaf, 4 folding tables, contemporary ink signature of Jacob Joye to head of titles, very occasional foxing, 1698; An Essay upon the Probable Methods of making a People Gainers in the Ballance of Trade, second edition, 6 folding tables, lightly browned, 1699, both with engraved bookplate of Lord Sandys, uniform contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt, spines gilt in compartments with red morocco labels, rubbed, spines of the first neatly repaired at head, spine ends of the second chipped, [Einaudi 1435, first title only; Goldsmiths' 3523 & 3651; Kress 2074 & 2116; Wing D306 & D310], 8vo, for James Knapton (3)⁂ Important late 17th century works on economics. Sir Charles Davenant (1656-1714), M.P. and, at the end of this life, Inspector-General of Exports and Imports, took many years to become recognized as an economist of the first rank, a fact explained by the sophistication of his thought. Part I of the Discourses contains five essays, on 'Political Arithmetic', credit, and other matters of public finance; Part II contains essays on trade including Essay on the East-India Trade which was first published in 1696.

Mathematics.- Newton (Sir Isaac) Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 3 vol., first 'Jesuit's' edition, titles in red and black with engraved vignette, illustrations and diagrams, half-title in vol.2 only (ie lacking from vol.1), final 2 preliminary leaves misbound at end of vol.1, foxing and browning to vol.1 and 2, damp-staining and mottling to vol.3, old ink stamp to titles, contemporary sheep, spines gilt, worn, [Babson 30], 4to, Geneva, Barrillot & Filii, 1739-42.⁂ "The first of the so-called Jesuit's edition, although its editors were Minims [Thomas le Seur, and Francois Jacquier], and valued for its copious commentary" (Babson).

Faulks (Sebastian) A Trick of the Light, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, light creasing to head and foot, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing, an excellent example, 8vo, 1984.⁂ The author's first book.

Esper (Eugenius Johann Christoph) Die auslaendische oder die ausserhalb Europa...Schmetterlinge, part 1 only (all published), first edition, 63 fine hand-coloured engraved folding plates by Bock, Sturm, Tyroff, Volkart, Walbert and others after Esper, some foxing and browning to text, bookplate of Henry Jerome Turner and ex-libris sticker of Lionel George Higgins, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, joints cracked, spine ends chipped, [Nissen ZBI, 1317], 4to, Erlangen, 1801.⁂ Esper (1742-1810) was a German entomologist and phsycologist, professor at Erlangen and director of the Natural History Museum.

Hawaii.- Byron (Capt. George Anson, Lord) Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands in the Years 1824-1825, first edition, folding aquatint frontispiece of the Great Volcano of Peli, folding engraved map, 13 plates including plan, 3 engraved portraits, 8 fine aquatint views after Robert Dampier and wood-engraving, all but one with tissue-guards, a few light creases to frontispiece from previous folds, foxing, mostly to margins, hinges repaired, original grey boards, rebacked in modern paper with original spine label laid down, corners repaired, rubbed, label chipped, housed in a cloth drop-back box, [Sabin 100816; Hill 231; Abbey Travel 597], 4to, 1826.⁂ An account of the state visit of Kamehameha II of Hawaii and his queen, Kamamalu, to Britain in 1824 where they succumbed to measles and died, and the subsequent repatriation of their bodies to Hawaii by the British Government.

Coxe (William) Les Nouvelles Découvertes des Russes, entre l'Asie et l'Amérique, first French quarto edition, half-title, 4 folding engraved maps and folding plate, woodcut head- & tail-pieces, bookplate of Rodney Davidson, 1 map with short tear to inner margin but no loss, some light foxing and offsetting, contemporary mottled calf, spine richly gilt with red morocco label, lightly rubbed, an attractive copy, 4to, Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1781.⁂ A key work in Russian-American exploration, including a detailed examination of the fur trade between the Russian and the Chinese.

Reynolds (Jeremiah N.) Voyage of the United States Frigate Potomac...During the Circumnavigation of the Globe, 2 vol., 10 engraved plates, some folding and neatly mounted on stubs, a few minor tears and repairs to folding plates, not affecting image, some light browning and foxing, later half calf over blue moiré cloth, spines gilt, very lightly rubbed, 8vo, New-York, 1835.⁂ An apparently unrecorded pre-publication variant of the first edition, published in the same year. This copy is in two volumes rather than the customary one, with individual title pages and continuous pagination. The text ends on p.521, without the Appendix and Meteorological Tables (pp.523-560) included in the first edition. We can trace no other copy in this format, which is not in Sabin or Hill.

Prisons.- Howard (John) The State of the Prisons in England and Wales..., 2 vol. in 1 including Appendix, first edition main text, with half-title, Appendix second, enlarged edition, without initial blank but with half-title and Directions to Binder leaf at end, 21 engraved plates and plans, most folding, some foxing or offsetting, contemporary ink inscription "Geo.Allen 's 1852" to front free endpaper and engraved bookplate of Jerh. Harman, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked with gilt spine and black morocco label, [Garrison and Morton 159; Goldsmiths' 11625; PMM 224; Rothschild 1163-4], 4to, Warrington, 1777-84. ⁂ The Appendix is a much expanded version of that of 1780 which included only 7 engraved plates. Howard has also added here the stories of his journeys in 1781 and 1783 to those previously published in the 1780 edition."His single-handed campaign not only caused a revolution in his lifetime but is the direct progenitor of subsequent work in the most critical branch of penal reform." Printing and the Mind of Man.

Food Rationing & Beer.- [James I.] Orders Appointed by his Maiestie . . . for the preuenting and remedying of the dearth of Graine and other Victuall, variant with "other Victuall" on title, wide margins, light damp-staining, library cloth, uncut, [STC 9242.5], by Bonham Norton, 1622; another edition, contemporary ink inscription to first leaf, first and last leaves soiled, cropped, modern half morocco, g.e., [STC 9250.7], Robert Barker, 1630 § Burnaby (A.) Two Proposals Humbly Offer'd to the Honourable House of Commons...That a Duty be laid on Malt..., first edition, small stain to a few leaves causing small hole to one leaf affecting a couple of letters, cropped, modern calf-backed marbled boards, red roan label, [Goldsmiths' 3258; Kress 1940; Wing B.5742], 1696, the first two with first leaves blank but for signature 'A' within mortised ornament, titles with woodcut devices and Royal Arms to verso, woodcut head-pieces and initials, black letter, both ex-Rothamsted Agricultural Library copies, small 4to (3)

Jacobite rebellion .- Boyse (Samuel) An Impartial History of the Late Rebellion in 1745. from authentic memoirs, engraved portrait frontispiece, trimmed at fore-edge, 1 wood engraved plan, trimmed affecting title and text, 2 letterpress plans, ?lacking 2 maps, remnants of ink inscription to head D1, previous owner's ink signatures to endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, upper cover detached, Reading, 1648 [i.e. 1748] § The Trial of James Stewart in Aucharn in Duror of Appin, for the Murder of Colin Campbell of Glenure ..., first edition, folding engraved map, scattered faint spotting, tiny marginal worming towards end, bookplate, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, Edinburgh, for G. Hamilton and J. Balfour, 1753 § Ray (James) A Compleat History of the Rebellion, engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 engraved plans, scattered spotting and staining, front free endpaper becoming detached, later calf, a little rubbed, York, for the Author by John Jackson, 1749; and another similar, 8vo & 12mo (4).

Tahiti.- Marigny (Édouard Taitbout de) Essai sur l'Isle d'Otahiti, Située dans la Mer du Sud, et sur l'Espirit et les Moeurs de ses Habitans, first edition, engraved frontispiece, title with some faint scattered ink spots and short tear to fore-margin repaired, D4 with tear neatly repaired without loss, small worming to upper and inner blank margins, a couple times touching a letter of text, very light spotting, uncut in original marbled wrappers, neatly rebacked, rubbed and frayed at edges, 2 tiny wormholes to covers, preserved in a cloth drop-back box, [Sabin 4178; Hill 1666], 8vo, Avignon & Paris, Froullé, 1779.⁂ Scarce earliest separate work on the island of Tahiti.

Coal.- Scotland.- Steuart (Henry) Account of a Plan for the better supplying the City of Edinburgh with Coal, 1800 bound with [Dunlop (James)] Observations on the Account of a Plan...by Henry Steuart, By an Old Coalmaster, 1800 and Steuart (H.) Supplement to an Account of a Plan..., 1800 and [Dunlop (J.)] Remarks on the Supplement..., 1801, together 4 works in 1 vol., first editions, title to first a little spotted and soiled, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine, [Goldsmiths 18045', 18046 & 18239.1, first, third & fourth titles only; Kress B4283, B4116, B4284 & B4365] § [Cochrane (Archibald, Earl of Dundonald)] Description of the Estate and Abbey of Culross, particularly of the Mineral and Coal Property, first edition, the words "and Abbey" crossed out in ink on title (a later issue omits these as in the Kress copy), modern marbled boards, [Goldsmiths' 15575], 1793 § Milne (David) Memoir on the Mid-Lothian and East-Lothian Coal-Fields, first separate edition, presentation copy from the author, 7 large folding tables, cross-sections etc., 3 with partial hand-colouring, original cloth, 1839, Edinburgh, 8vo & 4to (3)⁂ In the first Sir Henry Seton Steuart, Bart., (1759-1836), landowner, agriculturist and arboriculturist, advocated the construction of a canal from the Lanarkshire coalfields to Edinburgh in order to cheapen and improve the coal supply to the city. The second concerns the coal mine at Culross in Fife, which was a centre of the coal mining industry during the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1575, Sir George Bruce of Carnock established at Culross the first coal mine in the world to extend under the sea. The mine used ingenious contrivances to drain the constant leakage of sea water from above and was considered one of the marvels of the British Isles in the early 17th century, until it was destroyed in a storm in 1625. The Earl of Dundonald (1748-1831), the owner of the Culross estates in the late 18th century, was a highly inventive chemical manufacturer already with several patents to his name. By 1793, he had become financially embarrassed and evidently put his mining interests on the market, the present publication being a detailed sales prospectus.

Anson (George).- Pascoe (Thomas) A True and Impartial Journal of a Voyage to the South-Seas...Under the Command of Commodore George Anson, first edition, list of subscribers, engraved armorial bookplate of S.P. Peach, A7 with small section torn, affecting a couple of letters but without loss of sense, L5 with upper corner torn away, with loss to a portion of text, some light browning and occasional foxing, heavier to K1-3, a few later ink notes and marks to rear free endpaper, upper hinge repaired, contemporary panelled calf, neatly rebacked, covers rubbed and worn, [Sabin 95437; Hill 1693; Palau 331781], 8vo, Printed, and Sold by S. Birt [& others], 1745.⁂ A scarce account of the Anson expedition, preceding the official account by three years.

DNA.- Watson (James D.) The Double Helix, first edition, signed by Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins to front free endpaper, signature of James Watson loosely inserted, illustrations, original cloth, a few small patches of fading, dust-jacket, very light fading to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, extremities rubbed, 8vo, New York, Atheneum, 1968.⁂ Watson's account of the discovery of the structure of DNA one of the great scientific breakthroughs of the 20th century. Scarce signed by Crick and Wilkins, with whom Watson shared the Nobel Prize.

Cook (Capt. James).- [Rickman (John)] Troisieme Voyage de Cook, first French edition, half-title, folding engraved frontispiece of the death of Cook and folding map, bookplate of Auguste Boullongne, G8 with tiny hole affecting a letter of text, occasional slight browning, the odd spot, handsome contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rubbed at extremities, 8vo, Paris, Pissot & Laporte, 1782.

Cinderella.- Geiler von Kaisersberg (Johann) Das irrig Schaf. Sagt von kleinmuetigkeit und verzweiflung. Geprediget und gedeutscht... mit sampt den nachvolgenden tractaten, first edition, 7 parts in 1, collation: A8 B-C4 D8 E-F4 G6 H4; a8 b-c4 d8 e4 f6; aa6 bb8 cc-dd4 ee8; Aa6 Bb8 Cc6 Dd-Ee4 Ff8; (a-(b8 (c-(d6; (A6 (B4; AA4 BB6 CC-DD4 EE6, complete with all blanks, title and sectional titles with woodcut illustrations, first five gatherings rubricated, upper margin of title repaired, some worming, mostly marginal but single hole through most of text, contemporary blind-stamped pink-stained half pigskin and wooden boards, tears to spine, brass clasp (tip of catch missing), 4to (196 x 139 mm.), Strasbourg, Matthias Schürer, 1510.⁂ First edition of this collection of Geiler's moral tales, including the earliest illustrated appearance in print of Cinderella 'Der eschen Grüdel'. Geiler was a popular Strasbourg preacher of the pre-Reformation era, and this volume was published around the time of his death, March 1510.Provenance: Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow, sale at Christie's NY 2013, lot 186 $15,000 (bookplate).Literature: Dacheux Die Altesten Schriften Geilers 47; Kristeller 528; Panzer Annalen 670; Ritter Catalogue... de la Bibl. Munnicipale de Strasbourg 1078; VD16 G 764.

Mining.- Hardy (William) The Miner's Guide: or, Compleat Miner, first edition, with final errata/advertisement leaf, woodcut initials, 10 woodcut plates, tables, contemporary ink inscription "Robert Burton His Book 1753" to front free endpaper, worming sometimes affecting text but no loss of sense, light staining, contemporary sprinkled sheep, spine gilt, new red morocco label, rubbed, spine wormed at foot, [Goldsmiths' 8326; Kress 4910], Sheffield, Francis Lister, 1748 § Mander (James) The Derbyshire Miners' Glossary, first edition, engraved frontispiece, list of subscribers, a few spots, modern cloth, uncut, [Kress C1289; Not in Goldsmiths'], Bakewell, for the Author, 1824 § Stirling (Patrick James) The Australian and Californian Gold Discoveries..., first edition, with half-title and final advertisement leaf, folding chart (split to fold), a little browned, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [Ferguson 16282; Sabin 91851], Edinburgh, 1853, 8vo (3)⁂ The first is an authoritative and now very scarce guide to mining published in Sheffield and dedicated to William Cavendish (1720-1764) Marquis of Hartington, later the 4th Duke of Devonshire. It Includes methods employed in finding veins of various ores, the laws regulating the mining industry, and articles for mines in Derbyshire, Devon and other locations. The last concerns the effect of the gold discoveries on European prices.

Medicine.- Harvey (Gideon) The Family-Physician, and the House Apothecary, second edition, variant B with catchword "Sar" on G4 and signature of H2 below O of "Ounce", early ink signature "Ja: D'arcy" to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, rubbed, [Wellcome III p.218; Wing H.1065], for M.R[ookes], 1678 § Ball (John) A New Compendious Dispensatory; or, a select body of the most Useful, Accurate, and Elegant Medicines..., only edition, with final advertisement leaf, title lightly browned, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, [Wellcome II p.92], for T.Cadell, 1769 § Corry (John) The Detector of Quackery, second edition, later half roan, rubbed, [Wellcome II p.394], 1802 § Colbatch (Sir John) A Dissertation concerning Mistletoe, first edition, half-title, modern cloth, [cf.Wellcome II p.368, later printings], William Churchill, 1719, 12mo & 8vo (4)⁂ The first item, first published in 1676, is a marvellously detailed commentary on the exorbitant prices charged by apothecaries for cheaply (and easily) prepared medicines. Recipes for a wide range of preparations are provided, instructions on method of calculating and mixing ingredients are given, and each is fully costed. The second item is scarce with only 6 UK copies listed by ESTC.

Orwell (George) Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, light spotting to endpapers and edges, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine slightly faded, light sunning to upper and lower edges, red dust-jacket by Michael Kennard, spine sunned, slight fraying to head of spine, minor chipping to corners, short closed tear to head and foot of lower panel, light rubbing, an excellent copy overall, 8vo, 1949.⁂ An excellent example of Orwell's final novel, as dystopian classic and one of the most popular and influential novels of the 20th century.

Physics.- Malus (Etienne Louis) Théorie de la Double Réfraction de la Lumière dans les Substances Cristallisées, first edition, half-title, 3 folding engraved plates, p.7 with 2 marginal tears and neat old repairs, p.295 with marginal paper defect, scattered spotting, contemporary calf-backed boards, a little rubbed, slight bumping to extremities, 4to, Paris, 1810.⁂ Malus (1775-1812) was a French officer, engineer, physicist and mathematician, who participated in Napoleon's expedition to Egypt. This work includes his work on double refraction and subsequent discovery of polarisation.

DNA.- Watson (James D.) The Double Helix, first English edition, signed by the author on title, some edge-spotting, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original boards, slight shelf-lean, light sunning to lower edge, dust-jacket, short tear to head of upper panel, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, 1968 § Crick (Francis) What Mad Pursuit, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, sunning to spine and head of upper panel, New York, 1988, excellent copies, housed together in custom velvet-lined drop-back box, lettered in gilt on upper cover, 8vo (2)⁂ Two accounts of the discovery of the structure of DNA, a milestone in the history of science, signed by the two key figures, joint authors of the original paper published in Nature magazine that gave rise to modern molecular biology.

Rosen (Michael) We're Going On a Bear Hunt, first edition, signed by the author "hello!" facing title, illustrations by Helen Oxenbury, ticket to An Evening with Michael Rosen in association with Five Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham loosely inserted, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, closed tear to foot of upper fore-edge (with neat tape repair) and head of lower fore-edge, a few very short nicks to head and foot with some creasing, some pencil scribbles to verso, largely erased, overall an excellent example, oblong 4to, 1989.⁂ A modern children's classic, scarce signed and in the jacket.