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LOGGAN, David - Collegium B. Mariae Winton Prope Winton, a view of Winchester College from the first edition of 'Oxonia Illustrata,' published Oxford, 1675; copper engraving with hand colouring; later mounted, framed and glazed; 54 x 59cm overall

SVEN BERLIN. A first edition of Sven Berlin's book Jonah's Dream, published in 1964 by Phoenix House. A soft back book with dust jacket, the pink paper cover stating 'This is a rough and uncorrected proof and should not be regarded as a finished copy in either printing or binding'.  Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING.  The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.

The Royal Mint - The Sovereign 2015 Fifth Portrait, First Edition, gold proof coin with alloriginal packaging, COA 2892

1957 Commemorative 1/4 shilling, Jersey gilt edition. P&P Group 0 (£5+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

1980 silver proof edition Queen Mother 80th Birthday commemorative crown, boxed. P&P Group 0 (£5+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

1977 silver proof edition Silver Jubilee commemorative crown. P&P Group 0 (£5+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

[MISCELLANEOUS]. WOODCUT ILLUSTRATED Leighton, Clare. Country Matters, first edition, Gollancz, London, 1937, maroon cloth, dustjacket, full-page and text illustrations throughout, quarto. Condition Report : Jacket browned along spine, nicked and torn at spine ends and corners, and foxed; ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

RACHEL ANN LE BAS, N.E.A.C., R.E. (ENGLISH, 1923-2020) 'Provencal Farmstead', etching, artist's proof V/VIII, titled lower left, signed lower right, 26cm x 36.5cm; together with 'Exmoor Beeches', etching, limited edition 89/100, titled lower left, signed lower right, 30cm x 37cm; and 'Tree Stumps', etching, limited edition 9/75, titled lower left, signed lower right, 16cm x 28cm, all unframed, (3). Condition Report : Generally good condition; first with light marginal creasing not affecting image. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

OMAS "SAMO" FOUNTAIN PEN.Blue celluloid barrel and silver details and ornamentation.Limited edition. Exemplary 079/572.Two-tone 18 kts gold nib. Tip F.Screw cap. Piston loading.No box. It presents slight deterioration little appreciable in some metallic parts.Measurements: 15 cm. length, 20 mm. diameter.Samo is the new OMAS limited edition, a tribute to the interface between the cultures of the West and the East. It goes back to the origin of things and expresses a world of ideas from the 6th century BC when the island of Samos was at the height of its role as a point of exchange of goods and thought in the Aegean Sea. Here differences were accepted and knowing them meant acquiring new ways of understanding one's own reality. The great inventions of modern thought began on Samos, from geometry to astronomy, poetry, engineering and architecture. Great men were born there, from Pythagoras to Aristarchus. Samos represents an idealised geography where civilisations coexist that in some cases would have had no other way of meeting, like the American continent that is a paradoxical Far East. The clip, elongated beyond the cap and with the engravings of OMAS and Samo, represents an idealised bridge linking East and West.Samo is an anagram of OMAS and the Italian translation of the Greek "Samos". In translation, the meaning changes and becomes a source of new meanings and new richness. To arrive at the luxury of something unique: writing traced by hand.Samo is a fountain pen that underlines the first steps OMAS took almost a century ago in elaborating the visual traces left by the Hellenic civilisation. Samo combines luxury, culture and design.

OMAS "ROMA 2000 MILLENIUM" STYLOGRAPHIC PLUMA Bernini Collecione.Blue resin body with silver details and ornamentation.Limited edition. Exemplary 109/1000.Two-tone gold nib 18 kts. M point.Screw cap. Piston loading.No box.Measures: 14,4 cm length, 18 mm diameter.Fountain Pen "Omas" Roma 2000 Collection ( Millennio III ), Limited SeriesMade of blue vegetable resin and has a sterling silver sleeve with precious engravings in relief dedicated to the first millennium of the history of mankind. On the central ring is engraved in relief the number three ( III ) and on the back is engraved "roma 2000 - millennio - omas italy".The two-tone 18-carat gold nib with fine point is engraved with "rome 2000", the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus and "omas 18 k".The "ROMA 2000" collection, specially designed to celebrate the passage from the second to the third millennium, includes four types of writing instruments, each different in design and theme, to offer the widest choice. It truly defines the word "unique".The year 2000 being the fourth centenary of the birth of this great sculptor, born in Naples but Roman by adoption, we accepted the offer of the Municipality of Rome to give our support (also in consideration of the philosophical significance of our collection) to help restore a small part of the "Eternal City", which is ready to welcome millions of visitors and pilgrims every year. The creation of all these objects, true masterpieces, which we hope are worthy of the famous sculptor of the Popes and the Nobility of the 17th century, has required the total commitment of the management and workers of OMAS.

AURORA 88 "ODDYSEY" FOUNTAIN PEN.Silver barrel and gold-plated ornamentation.Limited edition. Exemplary 074/500 .Nib in 18kt yellow gold. Tip F.Screw cap. Piston-loaded.No box.Measures: 13.6 cm. length, 12 mm. diameter.Modelled on the classic Aurora 88, this beautiful sterling silver pen set pays homage to the ancient Greek poet Homer, the source of all Western literature. This fountain pen is the first sterling silver 88 ever made. The elaborate intricacy and ingenuity of this Flamme pattern symbolises the wit of the wise Odysseus.

DELTA FOUNTAIN PEN "NAPOLEON BONAPARTE BLUE EDITION".Sgraffito silver barrel with blue resin details.Limited edition. Exemplary 004/808.Nib in 18 kts white gold. Tip FScrew cap. Piston loading.No box.Measurements: 15.8 cm. length, 17 mm. diameter.The pen has a full sterling silver coating and has the option of being automatic or having a clip.Delta honours Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and King of Italy, as the person responsible for the current single European currency. Delta is proud to present a collection of spectacular limited edition writing instruments in honour of a brilliant historical figure.The Lira was originally called the Libra. It was the standard Roman measure of weight (325 grams or approximately 1 pound).Although Charlemagne transformed this into an abstract currency, it was Napoleon who envisioned a single currency for Europe. On 6 May 1807, Napoleon wrote to the King of Naples: "Brother, when you issue coins, I would like you to adopt the same valuations as in French money. In this way, there will be uniformity throughout Europe, which will be a great advantage to trade". The first Lira was minted at the Milan Mint in 1808.Napoleon's efforts to create a common European currency died with him on the battlefield. The lira became the national currency of Italy after unification in 1860. The recent demise of the lira marks the true unification of Europe and the realisation of Napoleon's dream. The fountain pens in this very special collection feature the first piston filling system in Delta's history.Delta fountain pens are handcrafted in Italy. This prestigious company, founded in 1982, is characterised by a quality that is corroborated by the expertise of its master craftsmen. Delta is, in short, "Art, Design and Quality". In the creation of their exclusive fountain pens, they use a variety of techniques and materials such as carbon, titanium, celluloid, ebonite, special resins or metals and precious materials.

OMAS "MILORD" FOUNTAIN PEN.Wooden barrel and silver ornamentation.Limited edition.Nib in 18 kts white gold. M tip.Screw cap. Piston loading.No box.Measurements: 14.5 cm. length, 16 mm. diameter.Harmonious shapes, solid silver ornaments, elegant and contemporary design renew the OMAS institutional style of the Arte Italiana Milord Collection. One of the most important values of OMAS is to use the finest and most precious materials to create its fountain pens, such as olive wood from the Mediterranean area.Olive wood is very hard and knotty, for these reasons it is extremely difficult to work with. Its workmanship needs a high knowledge of its distinctive characteristics and a lot of time.It has a characteristic decorative appearance. The sapwood varies in width and is light brown in colour with a slight tendency to darken over time. The heartwood is yellowish white with a pronounced irregular grain of a darker colour.The legendary olive tree and olive oil have come with the history of mankind.First appearing probably in the Middle East, the Olive Tree spread rapidly throughout the Mediterranean Area, where its veneration was sanctified by all religions.The Olive Tree was considered synonymous with fertility and rebirth, resistance to time and war, a symbol of peace and courage, it represented, both in mythology and in faith, a natural element of strength and purification.Arte Italiana Woods Collection, a strong, unique collection with harmonious volumes, a modern and elegant fountain pen for lovers of a truly unique product.

DELTA "MAASAI" FOUNTAIN PEN 2003 EDITION .Marbled resin barrel with brown barrel and red cap and gold ornamentation and details.Limited edition. Item 0437/1880.Nib in 18kt yellow gold. M tip.Screw cap. Loading by side lever filling system.No box.Measures: 14.2 cm. length, 17 mm. diameter.First delivery of the Series I of the Indigenous People collection; this is the Limited Edition Delta Maasai, a fountain pen dedicated to this African people dedicated to cattle raising and always very striking in the colours they choose for their clothing.The cap is made of a special red resin marbled with small white flecks, hand-turned from a solid bar of material; the crown is made of the same resin as the barrel and the clip is reminiscent of the typical Maasai walking stick. On the ring we can read "MAASAI" and the corresponding contrast of the solid silver in which it is made.The body, also made of hand-turned solid resin, is brownish-grey-pearl marbled, reminiscent of the African land, and is engraved with the brand's anagram, "DELTA ITALY", "MAASAI" and "LIMITED EDITION". It is decorated towards the butt with six coloured rings: orange, yellow, red, blue, white and red again.

LABAN "DON QUIXOTE" FOUNTAIN PEN.Wooden barrel and silver body.Limited edition.Two-tone 18 kts gold nib. M point.Screw cap. Loading by cartridge.No box.Dimensions: 14.7 cm. length, 20 mm. diameter.Laban Don Quixote Fountain Pen: Laban presents a prestigious collection nicknamed Don Quixote, dedicated to the treasure of universal and Spanish literature. Don Quixote de la Mancha; A sterling silver pen with exquisite carved sculptures, which surprisingly makes the pen more stable and balanced.LABAN Pen Corporation, founded in 1981, by John Hu and his brother Charles. They partnered to build their own manufacturing plant to produce high quality silver plated and rhodium plated pens. Subsequently, in 1993 they introduced their Filigree pens with precious metals, using a specialised process; this process made them a major international pen producer.In 1997 LABAN started to produce for special requirements. Later, the company became the exclusive manufacturer of pens for the Vatican Museum, producing stunning and unique designs.In 2004, they introduced the first dragon pen with a sculpted dragon head as the cap of the pen. In addition, the pen also has a sculpted barrel. The limited edition pen of 1,000 pieces included gold-plated and sterling nibs as well as 22 solid 22 Kt. gold pens. This Pen made them the winners of the Royal Academy of Arts' Lewis & Clarke Award for Best Pen of 2004. This award recognises their innovative efforts.In 2011 LABAN created their Kaiser Series pens; each one hand-painted, a process that takes 8 to 10 hours to complete, followed by ten coats of lacquer and another hour of polishing. It won Pen World magazine's "Best Fashion Pen" of the year award. This year marks its 30th anniversary.

AURORA "FRECCE TRICOLORI" FOUNTAIN PEN.Blue resin barrel with silver plated details and ornamentation.Limited edition.Nib in 18 kts white gold. M point.Click cap. Cartridge loading.No box.Measures: 13,5 cm. length, 9 mm. diameter.The Aurora Frecce Tricolori collector's fountain pen, a very rare and refined limited edition, is no longer in production.Since its foundation in 1919, the fundamental characteristic of the first Italian fountain pen manufacturer has been the combination of the inspired craftsmanship of the finest artisans with the most modern technologies available. The company's catalogue includes all types of fountain pens, from everyday fountain pens to luxury fountain pens and collector's fountain pens. With different materials for their manufacture, gold, silver, chrome, celluloid (Aureoloid), resins, etc.

SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION, Vols.1 & 2, American 1st Edition published by McClellend and Goodchild, November 1913, Vol.1 being the Journals of Captain R.F. Scott, R.N., C.V.O., Vol.2 being the reports of the journeys and the scientific work undertaken by Dr. E.A. Wilson and the surviving members of the expedition, arranged by Leonard Huxley with a preface by Sir Clements R. Markham, K.C.B., F.R.S. with photogravure frontispieces, 6 original sketches in photogravure by Dr. E.A. Wilson, 18 coloured plates (16 from drawings by Dr. Wilson), 260 small page and smaller illustrations from photographs taken by Herbert G. Ponting and other members of the expedition, panoramas and maps, 8vo dark green cloth boards, some scuffing, signatures to front and rear end papers, minor tears and creasing, together with two titles by F. Vaughan Kirby, both first editions, 'In Haunts of Wild Game' and 'In Dwarf Land And Cannibal Country- A Record Of Travel and Discovery in Central Africa' (4)

T E Lawrence, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, 1935, first ordinary edition in dust jacket.

Three J.R.R Tolkien hardback books; The Silmarillion 1977 first edition, The Children of Hurin, 2007 first edition, The Hobbit 1997 new edition by Harper Collins with illustrations by Alan Lee

Five Harry Potter First Edition books, cassettes and two VHS films

Fleming Ian: You Only Live Twice. 1964. First edition with dust-jacket.Condition Report:Reasonably good condition consistent with age and use.Dust-jacket a little grubby with very minor damage to the edges.

Five boxed Exclusive First Edition die-cast models

Seven collectors books including - The baptism of the Viking - Tattersall, Modes & Manners of the 19th century vols 1 - 4 first edition 1927, This Believing World - Browne & Great Russian short stories, Benn. (7)

Wade Ceramics Reference books to include Hardback The World of Wade (Warner & Posgay), The World of Wade Book 2 (Warner & Posgay), & Wade Price Trends First Edition (Warner & Posgay)

Royal Worcester for Compton Woodhouse Figure The First Quadrille , limited edition

ASSORTED ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS, including TYRRELL (HENRY) The History of the War with Russia, vols 1 & 2, London Printing & Publishing Co Ltd, gilt lettered spines, half morocco, 4to(spine and corners worn); ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 3rd edn, vols XIV & XV (of 18), 1798, full mottled calf, 4to; FOY-VAILLANT (JOANNEM) Numismata Imperatorum RomanoruM, 1694, 1 volume only (boards loose) 8vo; MADDOX (JOHN) Excursioan in teh Holy Land, Egypt, Nubia, Syria, &c., vol1, 1834, Richard Bentley London, half morocca and marbled paper boards, 8vo; Relation de la Campagne de Flandre et du Siege de Namur, 1st editon, title page in red and black, floriated initials, marbled endpapers (some missing), four foldout maps, half calf, large 4to, (front cover papers missing, spine worn, pages and maps generally marks and stains) - contains the first account of the 1695 battle near Namur between England and France which was won by William III of Orange, husband of Queen Mary; The News, weekly newspapers dated from 7 July 1828 to 28 December 1829, including 4 January 1830 (loose) one volume, half calf with marbled boards, folio (8) FIRST EDITION. Folio. A-P2, Q1; (4), 61 pp., (3), plus 4 fold-out engraved double-page maps and battle plans by Nicolaes Visscher II after the drawings by Ottmar Elliger the Younger. T-page in red and black ink; floriated initials; in French. Marbled endpapers; bookplate of previous owner on top pastedown (SINCLAIR FIDE ET PUGNA). Slight browning and foxing throughout. Near contemporary mottled calf; modern spine, nicely rebacked, in seven compartments divided by raised bands with gilt decoration; red speckled edges; corners slightly bumped. A fine and very rare copy.

Russia.- Tourgueneff (Nikolai Ivanovitch) La Russie et les Russes, 3 vol., first edition in French, half titles, some light foxing, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, with armorial device to upper covers, spines with red and green morocco labels, Paris, Au Comptoir des Imprimeurs-Unis, 1847 § Ségur (Comte de) Histoire de Napoleon et de la grande armée pendant l'année 1812, 2 vol., third edition, half-titles, 6 lithograph plates, folding map (a few small tears at edges), off-setting, contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels, Paris, Baudouin Frères, 1825; Histoire de Russie, light foxing, contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels, Paris, Baudouin Frères, 1829; and another, 8vo (7)

NO RESERVE Eliot (T.S.) The Use of Poetry & the Use of Criticism, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, chipped and torn at edges, 1933; Four Quartets, early issue with code designations in bracket to copyright page, gift and ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper, original cloth, spine ends lightly faded, first state dust-jacket with $2.00 price and 9 titles to lower cover, jacket rubbed with portion missing to upper panel, chips and fraying to edges, soiling ink mark to lower panel, 1943; What is a Classic? An Address Delivered Before the Virgil Society on 16th October 1944, original wrappers, faded and soiled, 1945; and c.10 others, Modernist writers, including Eliot's Order of Service for his Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, v.s. (c.15)

Birds.- Meinertzhagen (Colonel R.) Nicoll's Birds of Egypt, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, portrait frontispiece (lower margin frayed), plates and illustrations, some light foxing, bookplate of Duncan Robert Mackintosh to front pastedowns, later cloth, original covers and spines laid down, rubbed, 1930; and 16 others on birds, including a typescript of a seemingly unpublished work by Israel Aharoni titled Birds of Palestine, 4to & 8vo (18)

Atomic bomb.- Smyth (H. D.) Atomic Energy. A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes under the Auspices of the United States Government, first English edition, rusting to staples, original printed wrappers, rust staining to upper cover, light browning to spine and covers, splitting to joint ends, spine ends a little chipped, [PMM, p.253 no. 422e], 8vo, 1945.

Hunter (John) The Works..., edited by James F.Palmer, 5 vol. including Atlas, first collected edition, half-titles in vol.2-4, vol.1 with engraved portrait and folding facsimile letter, Atlas with engraved portrait after Reynolds and 61 engraved or lithographed plates, 7 folding, some foxing, text ex-library copies with stamps, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spines gilt and slightly faded, [Wellcome III.318], 1835-37; Observations on Certain Parts of the Animal Oeconomy, first edition,18 engraved plates, contemporary ink inscription "Edward Johnstone M.D. Birm.m" to title, foxed, ex-library copy with stamps to plates, later cloth, rebacked in calf, [Wellcome III.317], 1786, 8vo & 4to (6)

Harvey (William) Opera omnia: a collegio medicorum Londinensi edita, lacking engraved portrait but with engraved plate, errata leaf, some foxing and soiling, ex-Charing Cross Hospital library copy with ink presentation from Dr.B.Golding Director of the Hospital dated 1856 to verso of title, one or two faint stamps and marginal tears repaired, modern cloth, [Keynes 47; Wellcome II.220], [William Bowyer], 1766; Exercitationes de generatione animalium, engraved pictorial title, with final blank leaf, light browning, ex-library copy with traces of stamp to dedication, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, new endpapers, [Keynes 42; Wellcome III.220], The Hague, Arnold Leers, 1680; La Circulation du Sang, translated by Charles Richet, first French edition, signed and inscribed by the translator to the German chemist Charles-Adolf Würtz on half-title, illustrations, foxing, book-label of Haskell F.Norman, contemporary morocco-backed boards, rubbed, [Keynes 28], Paris, 1879; and 3 others, Harvey, v.s. (6)⁂ The first is the most celebrated and accurate edition of the collected works in Latin, and the second overall, the first being published in Leiden in 1737. Harvey considered the second work, on embryology, first published in 1651, to be his greatest achievement and more significant than De motu cordis. Harvey argued that all animal life arose from eggs and that the foetus developed gradually. The chapter on gynaecology and obstetrics was the first work on the subject to be written by an Englishman.

NO RESERVE Phillips (G.F.) Principles of Effect and Colour as applicable to Landscape Painting, third edition, colour vignette title, hand-coloured plate of colour wheel and 8 aquatint plates, 6 hand-coloured, plate guards, some light marking and soiling, pencil note to foot of first aquatint plate "This picture in the colour of plate no. 3", ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, fading and toning, some fraying to extremities, [Abbey, Life 167], 4to, B. B. King, [1840].

NO RESERVE Elizabeth (Queen Consort of George VI, styled Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother).- Lacey (Robin) God Bless Her!, first edition, signed by the Queen Mother on Contents p., illustrations, letter of provenance to Fleur Cowles from Clarence House sending the signed book with not by Cowles to verso regarding the Queen Mother tipped onto front free endpaper, bookplate of Fleur Cowles to front pastedown, 4to, 1987.

Ardizzone (Edward).- Gorham (Maurice) The Local, first edition, illustrations by Ardizzone, light browning to endpapers, original pictorial boards, tissue repairs to spine, light toning and faint surface soiling to covers, for Cassell & Co., at the Curwen Press, 1939; and a signed copy of Back to the Local, 8vo (2)⁂ One of Ardizzone's scarcer publications following the bombing of Cassell's warehouses during the Blitz.

Barrough (Philip) The Method of Physick, containing the Causes, Signes and Cures of inward Diseases in Mans Body..., woodcut initials, one or two small spots or stains, occasional soiling but generally very clean, engraved bookplate with "Avancez" motto, contemporary calf, rubbed, new label, [Wellcome I.104; Wing B921], small 4to in 8s, by Abraham Miller...sold by John Blague and Samuel Howes, 1652.⁂ One of the first books on medicine in the English language which was first published in 1583. This is the ninth and final edition and is scarce, with only 7 UK copies listed by ESTC. Barrough or Barrow presents a thorough survey of contemporary Elizabethan medicine with particular chapters on diseases of the teeth, mouth and oropharynx.

Britain.- Gilpin (William) Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty ... on Several Parts of Great Britain; Particularly the High-Lands of Scotland, 2 vol., first edition, 40 aquatint plates and maps, offsetting, occasional foxing, lacking half-titles, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels, [Abbey Scenery 487], 1789; Remarks on Forest Scenery and other Woodland Views, Illustrated by the Scenes of New-Forest, 2 vol. first edition, folding map, partially hand-coloured, 31 plates, most tinted aquatints, lacking half-titles, some light offsetting, armorial bookplate of Sir John Eden to front pastedowns, contemporary speckled calf, rubbed, some loss to spine labels, [cf. Abbey Scenery 149], 1791; and 3 others, Gilpin, 8vo (7)

Russia.- [Weber (Friedrich Christian)] The Present State of Russia, 2 vol., first English edition, 2 folding engraved maps, both with closed tears and paper repairs to verso, ink ownership inscriptions to titles, bookplates, light browning, some spotting, contemporary panelled calf, spine with red morocco labels, joints cracked but firm, scuffed, 8vo, for W. Taylor, 1723-22 ⁂ Both maps were re-engraved for the English edition. Similarly, some material was redacted while some excerpts of Weber's original letters were added. Weber also included descriptions of Russia by Lange and Le Brun.

Ramazzini (Bernardino) Essai sur les Maladies des Artisans, translated by Fourcroy, first edition in French, marginal stain to A1, contemporary calf, spine gouged and chipped at ends, [PMM 170; Wellcome IV.467], Paris, Moutard, 1777 § P[ortal (Antoine)] Précis de Chirurgie Pratique, 2 vol., first edition, 16 engraved plates on 15 sheets, contemporary label of "Monsieur Fournier, maître en chirurgie & demonstrateur des Accouchemens, a Gisors" to pastedowns, contemporary sheep, spines gilt, [Wellcome IV.418], Paris, Théophile Barrois le jeune (slip pasted over original publisher), 1768 § Pardoux (B.) Universa medicina...De morbis anima, edited by Savvageon, 2 parts in 1, main title in red & black, modern bookplate of J.van der Hoeven, contemporary calf ruled and stamped in blind, [Wellcome IV.335], Lyons, J.Carteron, 1649 § Rivière (Lazare) Opera medica universa, engraved portrait, title in red & black with woodcut device, light foxing, old ink library stamp to title, modern calf-backed boards, spine gilt, Lyons, A.Cellier, 1672, all but the last rubbed; and 14 others, medicine, French, v.s. (19)⁂ The first mentioned is the first comprehensive and systematic treatise on occupational diseases, first published in Modena in 1700. The work examines the health hazards encountered in nearly sixty trades and professions and includes mining, masonry, ceramics, smithing, farming, brewing, weaving, and doctors.

[Coventry (Henry)] Philemon to Hydaspes; relating a Conversation with Hortensius upon the Subject of False Religion, first edition, authors copy inscribed HCoventry 1735 at head B1, engraved title vignette, engraved head-piece, previous owner's ink signature to endpapers, ink annotations to early blanks, scattered spotting, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, rubbed and worn, 8vo, 1736.Provenance: Inscribed 'H Coventry 1735' at head B1. Signed 'Tho. Coventry 1735' to front free endpaper. Henry Coventry was a cousin of the writer Francis Coventry. Thomas Coventry was the son of Francis Coventry and Anna Maria Brown.

Britain.- Smith (John) Galic Antiquities: consisting of a History of the Druids, particularly of those of Caledonia, first edition, spotting to first and last few leaves, bookplates, contemporary half-calf, cracked upper hinges, slight rubbing to corners and extremities, Edinburgh, 1780 § Wilson (Daniel) The Archæology and Prehistoric Annals of Scotland, lithographed frontispiece, 5 plates, 1 double-page, illustrations, previous owner's ink inscription, near contemporary calf, gilt, g.e., Edinburgh, 1851 § Evans (John) The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, first edition, half-title, illustrations, advertisements at end, bookplate, previous owner's ink name-stamp to half-title, slight abrasion mark to front free endpaper, original decorative cloth, gilt, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1881; The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, second edition, half-title, 2 folding plates, illustrations, cracked hinges, bookplate, previous owner's ink signature, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1897, 4to & 8vo (4).⁂ Provenance: The first with the bookplate of author Jon Manchip White (1924-2013).

Japan.- Osaka Shosen Kaisha (The) Official Guide for Shippers and Travellers to the Orient, first edition, first issue, edited by M. Franklin Kline, plates and illustrations, in colour and black and white, cracking to gutter in a few places, original cloth, spine and corners rubbed, g.e., 4to, Osaka, Japan, 1914.⁂ Rare first edition, first issue of 1914 of the series that grew to be the 'Official Guide for Shippers and Travellers to the Principal Ports of the World'. This first issue featured only Asian ports, and the foreword lists those regions covered; Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Formosa, China, The Philippines, Straits Settlements and Ceylon. The guide includes photographic illustrations, period advertisements, as well as features on commercially orientated travel and transport facilities. The Osaka Shosen Kaisha, also known as the Osaka Mercantile Steamship Company Limited.

[Digby (Sir Kenelm)] Theatrum sympatheticum..., second (?pirated) edition, old ink inscription to foot of title, light water-staining towards end, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Ferguson II. 440], Amsterdam, T.Fontani, 1661 § Geuder (M.) Diatriba de fermentis..., first edition, title lightly browned, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, Amsterdam, J.Wolters, 1689 § Malpighi (M.) Opera posthuma..., engraved frontispiece, title in red & black, 19 folding engraved plates, marginal staining to first few leaves, ex-library copy with stamps, modern calf-backed cloth, [Wellcome IV.38], Amsterdam, 1700, rubbed; and 5 others, medicine, Amsterdam printings, v.s. (8)⁂ The first is one of the best collections of tracts on the powder of sympathy and the weapon salve; the last contains Malpighi's classic account of the glands.

NO RESERVE Young (Edward) Noites d'Young..., translated by Vicente Carlos d' Oliveira, 2 vol., second Portuguese edition, half-titles, engraved frontispieces, frontispieces shaved at head, first 3ff. of each vol. loose, vol. 2 with damp-staining to head, ink monogram inscription to titles, later half morocco, small 8vo, Lisbon, Typorgrafia Rollandiana, 1791.⁂ Scarce early Portuguese edition of Young's influential poem.

Britain.- Stukeley (William) Stonehenge a Temple Restor'd to the British Druids, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 34 engraved plates, 9 folding, of which 1 torn, trimmed and laid down in old repair, K1 with small loss to lower corner, not affecting text, bookplate, for W. Innes and R. Manby, 1740; Abury, a Temple of the British Druids ..., first edition, double page folding engraved frontispiece, 38 engraved plates, 2 folding, 1 table, K1 with small paper defect to lower margin, P1 with early marginal ink note, faint marginal staining to gutter towards end, not affecting text or images, bookplate, for the Author, 1743, uniformly bound in contemporary diced calf, the first rebacked retaining original backstrip, floral gilt borders, the second with small loss to spine extremities, folio (2).

Wraxall (Sir Nathaniel William) The History of France Under the Kings of the Race of Valois From the Accession of Charles the Fifth, in 1364, to the Death of Charles the Ninth, in 1574, 2 vol., second edition, contemporary ink ownership name to pastedown, C. Dilly, 1785 § De Moleville (A. F. Bertrand) Annals of the French Revolution, 4 vol., first edition, translated by R. C. Dallas, light scattered spotting, 1800; Private Memoirs Relative To The Last Year Of The Reign Of Lewis The Sixteenth, 3 vol., first English edition, 5 engraved portraits by Agar, some spotting, for A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1797, bookplates; and 10 others, French history, v.s. (19)

La Vauguion (M. de) A Compleat Body of Chirurgical Operations..., second English edition, 12 engraved plates of bandaging techniques, suturing etc., ex-library copy with stamp to front free endpaper, engraved Burroughs bookplate, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked preserving old spine, [cf.Wellcome III.459, 1699 edition], for R.Bonwick [&c.], 1707 § Boerhaave (H.) Medical Correspondence, only edition, ink ownership stamps, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving old spine, [Wellcome II.191], John Nourse, 1745 § Chelius (J.M.) A System of Surgery, translated by John F.South, 2 vol., first edition in English, ink inscriptions to half-titles (including Wm.Knight Treves, elder brother of Sir Frederick Treves), contemporary half morocco, spines gilt, [Wellcome II.334], 1847, all rubbed; and 2 others, 8vo (6)⁂ The last contains much information on 19th century surgery, particularly on the nose.

Dorset.- Natural History.- Pulteney (Richard) Catalogues of the Birds, Shells, and some of the More Rare Plants of Dorsetshire ..., first edition, scattered spotting, previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper, faint abrasion mark to front pastedown where label removed, contemporary marbled boards, rebacked in modern cloth, printed label to upper cover, rubbed, bumping to corners, [Nissen ZBI 3250], folio, J. Nichols, 1799.⁂ Scarce, with only 5 copies listed on ESTC, at: British Library; National Library of Scotland; Natural History Museum; Oxford University Zoological Library, and; the Royal Society Library. The greatly expanded first illustrated edition of 1813 is more widely available.

Opie (Amelia) Madeline: A Tale, 2 vol., 1822; New Tales, 4 vol., 1818; Tales of the Heart, 4 vol., 1820; Simple Tales, fourth edition, 1815, all but the last first edition, lacking half-titles, some light foxing, bookplates, original near-uniform calf, spine gilt with morocco spine labels, light rubbing to joints and extremities; and 4 others by Opie, 8vo (18)

NO RESERVE Dodge (David) Death and Taxes, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Mrs Morris - From Mr Elva Keith, who writes under the pseudonym of David Dodge" to front free endpaper, loss to jacket spine head and tail, 1941 § Van Dine (S.S.) The Dragon Murder Case, 1933 § Derleth (August) The Seven Who Waited, 1943 § Fairlie (Gerard) Captain Bulldog Drummond, 1945, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, extremities torn and frayed, lightly rubbed but all still in tact, all but the last New York; and c.55 others, crime and thrillers, 8vo (c.60)

NO RESERVE Painting manual.- [Chaperon (Paul-Romain)] Traité de la Peinture au Pastel, first and only edition, title laid down with lower half excised, ink stamp to title, occasional light toning, contemporary vellum with label to spine, 8vo, [Paris], [1788].⁂ Scarce manual, allegedly the first dedicated to working with pastels.

Britain.- Lyell (Charles) The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece, illustrations, publisher's advertisements dated 'January 1863' at end, scattered spotting, ex-library with label to front pastedown, original pictorial cloth, gilt, bumping to corners and extremities, 1863 § Stevens (Edward T.) Flint Chips. A Guide to Pre-historic Archæology, first English edition, half-title, lithographed frontispiece, illustrations, bookplate, newspaper clipping loosely inserted, scattered faint spotting, previous owner's ink signature to half-title, original cloth, mottled spine, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1870 § Dawkins (W. Boyd) Early Man in Britain, first edition, half-title, previous owner's ink signature to title and ink-stamp to half-title, publisher's advertisement at end, scattered spotting, bookplate, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1880, 8vo (4).

NO RESERVE Fuchs (Daniel) Summer in Williamsburg, rather foxed, jacket price-clipped, portion lacking from spine head and lower panel, soiling to lower panel, 1935 § MacInnes (Colin) To The Victors the Spoils, 1950 § Mackensie (Compton) The Stolen Soprano, 1965 § Manning (Olivia) A Different Face, 1953 § Mann (Thomas) The Young Joseph, first English edition, 1935, first or first English editions, original cloth, some light fading, dust-jackets, light chipping to extremities, some with small nicks and tears; and c.70 others, 20th century literature, v.s. (c.75)

NO RESERVE Sava. Twenty-Five Caricatures, first edition, plates, tissue-guards, original cloth-backed boards, light rubbing to extremities, lightly faded, 1926 § Westwood (H.R.) Modern Caricaturists, first edition, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly chipped and creased to extremities, 1932 § Brangwyn (Frank) & Hayter Preston. Windmills, colour plates, lightly spotted, original cloth, dust-jacket, t.e.g., others uncut, light chipping and short tears to edges, small portion lacking to spine head, 1923 § Collins Baker (C.H.) Catalogue of the Principal Pictures in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle, collotype plates, original pig skin-backed cloth, t.e.g., spine ends lightly rubbed and faded, slip-case, 1937 § Gassier (Pierre) The Drawings of Goya: The Sketches, Studies and Individual Drawings [&] The Complete Albums, 2 vol., illustrations, original cloth, dust-jackets, light creasing to spine ends, slip-cases, 1975; and c.100 others, art and art reference, v.s. (c.110)

Tate (Nahum, editor) Poems by Several Hands and on Several Occasions, first edition, ink ownership inscription 'Kathe: [?]Agard' to upper margin B1, some faint damp-stains to initial ff., contemporary calf, rebacked, [Wing T210], 8vo, J. Hindmarsh, 1685.

NO RESERVE Masefield (John) The Country Scene, first edition, illustrations by Edward Seago, tipped-in colour plates, original cloth (fine), dust-jacket, spine with small central closed tear, title lightly rubbed away with small soiling mark, slip-case, spine faded, otherwise a fresh and crisp copy, 4to, 1937.

Britain.- Roy (William) The Military Antiquities of the Romans in Britain, first edition, 51 engraved maps, plans and plates, of which 7 double-page or folding, list of members of the Society of Antiquaries at end, previous owner's ink signature to title, scattered very faint spotting, bookplate, contemporary half-calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, a little rubbed, folio, 1793.

Haller (Albrecht von) Opuscula pathologica..., first edition, title printed in red & black with engraved vignette, 3 folding engraved plates, contemporary boards, uncut, rubbed, rebacked, [Wellcome III.199], Lausanne, M.-M. Bousquet, 1755 § Bartholin (Thomas) De medicina Danorum domestica dissertationes X, only edition, title in red & black with woodcut device, with old ink signature and ink stamp, browned, contemporary vellum, new label, slightly stained, Copenhagen, M.Godiccheni for P.Haubold, 1666; and 4 others, medicine, 8vo (6)⁂ The first includes Haller's post-mortem examinations of the heart, eye, reproductive organs, lungs, etc.

Yorkshire.- Thoresby (Ralph) Ducatus Leodiensis: or, the Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes ..., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 11 engraved plates, 8 folding, 1 folding map, illustrations, list of subscribers, early ownership inscription of J. Godfrey of Norton Court with his marginal annotations throughout, 7D2 with short tear to top edge not affecting text, occasional spotting, contemporary panelled calf, red morocco spine label, richly gilt spine, folio, for Maurice Atkins, and sold by Edward Nutt, 1715.