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Wollstonecraft (Mary) Original Stories from Real Life; with Conversations, calculated to Regulate the Affections, and Form the Mind to Truth and Goodness, first illustrated edition, copper-engraved frontispiece and 5 plates by William Blake, lacking final advertisement leaf at end, plates very lightly offset, one or two margins slightly trimmed at fore-edge, modern speckled calf, spine ruled in gilt with morocco label, spine a little faded, [Bentley 514; Gumuchian 5854; Osborne p.255; Rothschild 2597; Windle A3b], 12mo, for J.Johnson, 1791.⁂ Originally published in 1788 this is the first illustrated edition, with copper-engraved plates by William Blake. "These conversations and tales are accommodated to the present state of society; which obliges the author to attempt to cure those faults by reason, which ought never to have taken root in the infant mind". Preface.

Astrology.- Lilly (William) The Worlds Catastrophe, or, Europes Many Mutations untill, 1666, first edition, one woodcut illustration and one diagram, cropped and slightly frayed with loss particularly to side-notes and some words of text in upper corner towards end, soiled and stained, probably lacking an initial blank, later half calf, rebacked preserving original spine, worn, [Wing L2252], 4to, Printed for John Partridge, and Humphrey Blunden, 1647.⁂ A poor copy of a work which seldom appears at auction.

Trollope (Anthony) The Way We Live Now, first edition, in the original 20 parts, 40 wood-engraved plates after Lionel Fawkes (of which 2 loose in parts 16 and 18), all advertisements as called for, occasional faint spotting, original printed wrappers, several with ink ownership inscriptions to upper covers, parts 1 and 15 lacking lower cover, some toning and wear to spines, mainly at foot, a few corners with small tears, chips or creasing, but overall an excellent set, preserved in a custom cloth drop-front box, upper joint broken, [Sadleir 44], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1874-75.⁂ One of Trollope's most loved novels, rare in the original parts. Sadleir initially called for 16 advertisements in part 1 before later correcting that number to 12, as here.

Wells.- Garnier (Abdon-Jacques-Frambourg) De l'Art du Fontenier Sondeur et des Puits Artésiens, first edition, half-title, title with printed slip pasted over imprint, folding engraved map and 18 plates by Le Blanc after Garnier, light foxing to plates, mostly marginal, attractive contemporary sheep-backed green boards resembling straight-grain morocco, gilt decorative border, spine gilt with red label, a little rubbed, 4to, Paris, 1822.⁂ Important work on Artesian wells, named after Artois in France, where very pure water in limestone strata comes to the surface under its own pressure, without pumping. Such wells are obviously of great economic importance and for this reason a number of bodies in France offered prizes for the best essay on the subject. Garnier's essay won the prize of 3000 francs offered by the Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale.

Waterworks & Fireworks.- Bate (John) The Mysteries of Nature and Art, 4 parts in 1, second edition, title printed in red and black within engraved divisional border repaired to verso, other divisional titles, 2 with woodcut vignettes, the last with woodcut device, 2 woodcut plates, woodcut illustrations, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece, one leaf slightly proud and folded in with slight loss to woodcut at fore-edge, some leaves shaved with occasional loss of text (including first word of title to part 3), a few leaves i.e. V1-4, Mm4 and Qq4 soiled and repaired (the last with loss) and possibly supplied from another copy, a few other leaves quite heavily stained, later calf, rebacked and corners repaired, [STC 1578; Duveen p.51], 4to, [Printed by Thomas Harper] for Ralph Mabb, 1635.⁂ The "first comprehensive illustrated English book on waterworks and hydraulic machinery. It also includes sections on drawing, painting, recipes, and folk remedies, as well as one on fireworks and incendiary devices largely derivative of earlier English and continental works on the subject ... Bate's influence extended to the young Isaac Newton, who owned a copy of Mysteries, copied extracts from Bate's section on drawing, and was probably inspired by his section on waterworks" (ONDB).Provenance: Thomas Roberts of Jesus College, Oxford (early ink inscription to title).

Thomas (Isaiah, publisher) The History of Little Goody Twoshoes, first Worcester edition, woodcut frontispiece and illustrations, final advertisement f., B1 piece from lower blank corner, stained, mostly lightly browned throughout, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine neatly restored and with recent gilt, covers scuffed with some loss of marbled paper, [Evans 20412; Welch 463:4; Rosenbach 118], 32mo (98 x 60mm.), Worcester, Mass., By Isaiah Thomas, and sold, wholesale and retail, at his bookstore, 1787.⁂ Although for some time considered the first American edition, it was in fact preceded by editions printed in New York, 1775, Boston 1783 and Philadelphia 1786, but these are all virtually unobtainable.

'Spanish Vasari' (The).- Palomino de Castro y Velasco (Antonio) El museo pictorico, y escala optica. Teorica de la pintura, 3 parts in 2 vol., second edition, 2 fine engraved additional pictorial titles and 17 folding plates, some water-staining (heaviest at end of vol.2) and mostly light foxing (heavier to a few ff.), occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary Spanish mottled calf, richly gilt spines in compartments and with later (but to style) red and olive leather labels, corners worn, rubbed, [Palau 210735], 4to, Madrid, Sancha, 1795-1797.⁂ The second and best edition of the 'Spanish Vasari'. First published in 1715-1724, and here edited and enlarged by Sancha. It is the most important eighteenth-century Spanish book in its field, collecting together the lives of the Spanish painters and theoretical treatises. Provenance: John Waldie (1781-1862), Hendersyde Park, Kelso (engraved armorial bookplates). The library at Hendersyde was consulted by Sir Walter Scott.

Dickens (Charles) A Christmas Carol, fifth or sixth edition, title printed in red & blue, half-title and verso of title printed in blue, 4 hand-coloured etched plates by & after Leech and 4 plain woodcut vignettes by Linton after Leech, 2pp. advertisements, some light offsetting but an unusually clean copy generally, edition statement neatly erased from title, yellow endpapers, original cloth, spine darkened, spine ends chipped, corners a little bumped, split to foot of upper joint, g.e., [Smith part II, p.25], 1844; and rebacked first editions of The Haunted Man and The Battle of Life, 8vo (3)

[Savile (George, Marquess of Halifax)] The Lady's New-years Gift: or, Advice to a Daughter, second edition, engraved frontispiece depicting a young girl reading the work, near contemporary ink signatures of Mary Isham & Mary Brooke to title and earlier ones "Jane Isham her Booke 1706" (?presumably Mary's mother) to endpapers, frontispiece with faint ink stain, lightly browned, G6 lacking lower outer corner not affecting text, contemporary sprinkled calf, a little rubbed, slight wear to head of spine, [Heltzel 726; Wing H305], 12mo, for Matt. Gillyflower...and James Partridge, 1688.⁂ Written by Halifax for the benefit of his daughter Elizabeth, later the mother of the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, who in turn wrote his famous Letters to his Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, published in 1774. First published without the author's permission due to a corrupt scrivener selling the manuscript, this edition has been corrected from the original and a frontispiece added. ESTC records 6 UK copies and 5 in America.

Isle of Man.- Wilson (Thomas, Bishop of Sodor and Mann) A Short and Plain Instruction for the Better Understanding of the Lord's Supper...in English and Manks, first edition, 4 leaves in sig.Aa and Bb repaired with some loss of text, some soiling and spotting, near contemporary blind-stamped black morocco by John Cats of Douglas (his ticket on front pastedown), joints and head of spine rubbed, 8vo, Whitehaven, Printed by J. Ware & Son, 1777.⁂ Quite scarce, provincially printed and in a local sombre binding. Ink inscription of Sabrina M. Hutchin and another member of the same family on title and following leaf.

Locke (John) A Letter to the Right Reverend Edward Ld Bishop of Worcester, Concerning some passages...Essay of Humane Understanding, first edition, second issue, half-title, title in cancelled state with stub of original title present, endpapers browned, contemporary mottled calf, joints cracked, extremities worn, [Wing L2749; Pforzheimer 604], Printed by H. Clark, for A. and J. Churchill...and Edw. Castle, 1697; Mr Locke's Reply..., first edition, final errata leaf present, a few leaves browned, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, corners worn, [Wing L2754; Pforzheimer 608], Printed by H. C. for A. and C. Churchill...and E.Castle, 1699, 8vo (2)

Oral surgery.- Jourdain (Anselme Louis Bernard Bréchillet) Traité des Maladies et des Opérations réellement chirurgicales de la Bouche, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, woodcut head-pieces and initials, 7 engraved plates, most folding, vol.1 with b4 lacking portion from fore-margin and e7 with 2 small tears, a few rust spots, contemporary mottled sheep, spines ruled in gilt with red & green labels, rubbed and scuffed, corners worn, vol.1 with a couple of wormholes to spine and staining to upper cover slightly affecting first few leaves, [Wellcome III p.367], 8vo, Paris, Valleyre l'ainé, 1778.⁂ The first text-book of oral surgery, used in Europe and America for the next 75 years. Many of the plates depict instruments which are described in detail at the end of each volume.

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ****** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Hobbes (Thomas) Philosophical Rudiments concerning Government and Society, first edition, additional engraved title by Robert Vaughan and 2 plates only (of 3, lacking F1), index leaf S4 misbound before C1 (as usual), short tear/small hole to G6 affecting pagination, later calf, rebacked, upper cover detached, [Wing H2253], 12mo, Printed by J. G. for R. Royston, 1651.⁂ The first edition in English of Elementa philosophica de cive, considered to be the precursor to Leviathan. The plates are included in the signatures; this copy lacking F1, the plate at pp. 71/72.

Mining.- Pettus (Sir John) Fodinae Regales. Or the History, Laws and Places of the Chief Mines and Mineral Works in England, Wales, and...Ireland, first edition, with initial blank, engraved portrait frontispiece by W.Sherwin, 2 engraved plates with letterpress key on verso, 2 engraved coats-of-arms in text, one with printed slip pasted beneath, corrigenda leaf at end, plates shaved at lower edge, occasional spotting, light staining to inner margin at foot, one or two minor marginal tears or defects, contemporary ink inscription of Samuel Fairclough of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge 1696 to front free endpaper, modern book-label of J.A.Freilich, contemporary sprinkled sheep, later manuscript paper label to spine (chipped), rubbed, lower cover scuffed and stained, corners worn, [Duveen p.468; Goldsmiths' 1930; Kress 1270; Neville II p.296; Wing P1908], by H[enry] L[loyd] and R[obert] B[attersby] for Thomas Basset, 1670.⁂ The standard 17th century English work on mining by the deputy governor of the Royal Mines, including the first dictionary in English of mining terms and considerable technical information on mining, metallurgy and coinage.

Millingen (James) Ancient Unedited Monuments. Painted Greek Vases; Statues, Busts, Bas-reliefs..., Series I & II bound in 1 vol., first edition, engraved title-vignettes and 62 engraved or lithographed plates, Series I with 40 fine aquatints of vases printed in terracotta and black with several finished by hand and 5 double-page, Series II with 22 plates of statues etc., some lithographed on india paper and mounted, others aquatint (one hand-coloured), 3 double-page, paper guards, with 5 additional engraved plates of coins bound in after dedication, a few pencil annotations, some foxing, mostly to text and final few plates, plates of vases generally very clean, contemporary half red morocco, g.e., a little rubbed, [Blackmer 1135], 4to, 1822-26. ⁂ This series was of considerable value in bringing to light the wealth of archaeological treasures in private collections in England. The archaeologist James Millingen had originally, and reluctantly, been a banker but willingly followed medical advice to ease his asthma with the Italian climate. "There he wrote and compiled valuable works in French and Italian on coins, medals, Etruscan vases, and related subjects, and also contributed articles to learned journals in Britain and on the continent. He bought antiquities with considerable discernment, and supplied private collections and most of the important museums of Europe, including the British Museum, with fine examples of ancient art." (DNB).

Sir William Boyd Dawkins' copy.- Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue (with 'fifth thousand' on title), half-title, folding lithographed diagram at p.117, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated January, 1860 at end, tipped in between the title and first page of Contents, a single leaf extract from John Fiske's Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy, with the drop-head title 'Darwinism Analyzed', pencil markings, tan endpapers, some spotting, original blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt, lower joint with c.27mm. split in cloth, spine ends little frayed and with small chip at head, corners little worn, rubbed, [Freeman 376], 8vo, John Murray, 1860.⁂ A very good association copy. Sir William Boyd Dawkins (1837-1929) was a British geologist and archaeologist, best known for his work on the antiquity of man and fossils. He was a member of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Curator of the Manchester Museum, and Professor of Geology at Owens College, Manchester. His pencil markings are throughout and on p. 304 there are two corrections to the text (line 15 to 'eocene' is added in the margin 'Mei' and six lines later the order of reptiles and birds is reversed). The second edition was considered by Darwin as 'little more than a reprint of the first edition'. ('W.B.Dawkins, Westonzoyland Vicarage', ink inscription to front pastedown).

Most Famous and Renowned Historie (The), of that Woorthie and Illustrous Knight Meruine, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, black letter, first title within typographic border, second title with woodcut device, woodcut initials head- and tail-pieces, lacking O1, 07, P8, and V8 with portions of margin torn away, touching text, R1-2 and 7-8 repeated, inserted between Z2 and 4, dampstaining and some browning, a few ff. closely shaved at head, affecting page numbers, some soiling towards end, 18th century calf, gilt, rebacked, [STC 17844], small 4to, By R. Blower and Val. Sims, 1612.⁂ Rare first English edition of this French romance, of which ESTC lists only 2 copies in the UK. The translation is sometimes credited to Gervase Markham.

Stonehenge.- Charleton (Walter) Chorea Gigantum; or, the Most Famous Antiquity of Great-Britain, Vulgarly Called Stone-Heng. Standing on Salisbury Plain, Restored to the Danes, first edition, imprimatur f., title printed in red and black, 2 folding woodcut plates, woodcut initials and headpieces, rust hole to H2, not affecting text, occasional light foxing or soiling, 5 woodcut and engraved views of Stonehenge loosely inserted, 19th century half calf, a little rubbed, [Wing C3665], small 4to, for Henry Herringman, at the sign of the Anchor in the lower walk of the New Exchange, 1663.⁂ First edition of Charelton's treatise on Stonehenge in which he argues that it was built by the Danes as a place of assembly and for the inauguration of kings. Including the first printing of a poem by Dryden "o my Honour'd Friend, Dr Charleton, on his learned and useful Works; and more particularly this of Stone-heng, by him restored to the true founders."

Rosse (Lord) The Monster Telescopes, erected by The Earl of Rosse, Parsonstown, first edition, lithograph frontispiece, 3 plates and wood-engraved illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, original cloth, covers stained, 8vo, Parsonstown, London & Dublin, 1844.⁂ Rare. William Parsons (1800-67), 3rd Earl of Rosse, was responsible for building the largest telescope of its time, nicknamed the 'Leviathan', enabling him to view and describe the spiral structure of galaxies.

India.- Himalayas.- Mining.- Calvert (John) Vazeeri Rupi, the Silver Country of the Vazeers, in Kulu: Its Beauties, Antiquities, and Silver Mines. Including a Trip over the Lower Himalayah Range and Glaciers, first edition, half-title, tinted lithographed frontispiece and additional pictorial title, 32 lithographed plates (25 tinted), large folding lithographed map, hand-coloured in outline, wood-engraved illustrations in text, 2 advertisement ff. at end, original pictorial cloth, gilt, little darkened and rubbed, [Yakushi C20], 8vo, E. & F.N. Spon, 1873.⁂ A very good copy of this profusely illustrated account of northern India and the lower Himalaya range. As one would expect from an author who was a Fellow of the Geological Society and pre-eminent mining engineer the work is peppered with geological references. It is rare at auction.

Wollstonecraft (Mary) Thoughts on the Education of Daughters: with Reflections on Female Conduct, in the more important Duties of Life, first edition, with G6 a cancel (as usual), contemporary ink inscription "?E.Milnes 1799" to head of title and with another name crossed out causing slight loss to upper margin, title and final leaf, one or two margins lightly browned, modern half calf over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and morocco label, [Gumuchian 5855; Rothschild 2595; Windle A1a], 8vo, J.Johnson, 1787.⁂ The author's scarce first book, a precursor to her famous Vindication of the Rights of Woman of 1792, and for which she was paid ten guineas by Johnson. Written while running a school, the book is a collection of essays including short pieces on the theatre, dress, marriage and much else.

[Chapone (Hester)] Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, addressed to a Young Lady, 2 vol., first edition, attractive contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with red and green roan labels, rubbed, cracks to joints, spines a little worn at head (one chipped), H.Hughs...for J.Walter, 1773; another edition, fifth edition, J.Walter, 1775 [&] Miscellanies in Prose and Verse, second edition, E. & C.Dilly, 1775, together 3 vol., half-titles, engraved bookplate of Elizabeth Bradburne, uniform handsome contemporary calf, spines gilt with red & green labels, a few scuffs to upper cover of vol.1 § Carlisle (Isabella Howard, Countess of) Thoughts in the form of Maxims addressed to Young Ladies, first edition, lacking half-title but with advertisement leaf following Introduction and final errata leaf, tear to I4 but no loss, contemporary sheep, rubbed, rebacked, spine chipped at head, [5 UK copies only on ESTC], for T.Cornell, 1789 § [More (Hannah)] Thoughts on the Importance of the Manners of the Great to General Society, eighth edition, half-title, original wrappers, uncut, shaken, small hole to upper cover, for T.Cadell, 1791, all a little rubbed, 8vo et infra (7)

Atlases.- Morden (Robert) [Geography Rectified: or, A Description of the World], maps only, no title or text, comprising double-page engraved 'Catalogue of Mapps in This Booke' and 77 double-page engraved maps only (of 78, lacking map of Bermudas), all with attractive bright outline hand-colouring in contemporary hand, all mounted on stubs, some offsetting and foxing, 2 maps with repairs to margins, 1 map closely shaved at foot, just within plate margin, ink inscription to front endpaper, faint ink stamp to rear endpaper, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, retaining much of original backstrip, 8vo, n.p., [c.1688]⁂ Bound volume of maps from Morden's Geography Rectified including a twin hemisphere map and 16 maps of the Americas, with a general map of America showing California as an island. The work was first published in 1680 with 62 maps and a second, enlarged, edition in 1688 with 78 maps.

[Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel... By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice" &c. &c. , 3 vol., first edition, lacking half-titles (that in vol.1 at end), B10 with paper flaw causing hole with without significant loss to letters, occasional light browning or soiling, some light corner creasing, ink ownership of Walter Campbell dated 1816 to titles, bookplate of Campbell family to pastedowns, contemporary half calf, some cracking to joints, vol. 1 spine repaired at head, vol. 2 upper joint repaired, vol. 3 with chip to head of spine, [Gilson A8], 12mo, Printed for John Murray, 1816.⁂ Austen's fourth novel, published in an edition of 2000 copies. Thomas Moore wrote to Samuel Rogers in June 1816: "Let me entreat you to read 'Emma' - it is the very perfection of novel-writing - and I cannot praise it more highly than by saying it is often extremely like your own method of describing things - so much effect, with so little effort!".

Champion de Crespigny (Mary, Lady) Letters of Advice from a Mother to a Son, first edition, 24pp. publishers' catalogue at end, small stain to title, original boards, uncut, Yoxford circulating book club label to upper cover and manuscript list of borrowers on front pastedown, slight water-staining to lower outer corners, rebacked, 1803 § [Caraccioli (Louis-Antoine)] Advice from a Lady of Quality, to her Children; in the last stages of a lingering illness, translated by Samuel Glasse, fourth edition, contemporary ink signature of Catherine Salvin to front free endpaper, contemporary speckled calf, spine ruled in gilt with black roan label, slightly rubbed, a fine copy, Gloucester, R.Raikes, 1786, 8vo (2)⁂ The first is a conduct book in the form of letters written over a twenty year period, with chapters on charity, economy, drinking, gambling, duelling, seduction, swearing, marriage etc. The second is more in the form of a novel and was first published in Paris in 1769; all editions are uncommon and ESTC lists only 4 UK copies of this one (Birmingham, BL, Cambridge, LSE) and 3 in America.

Education.- Ascham (Roger) The Scholemaster or plaine and perfite yay of teaching Children, to understand, write, and speake, the Latin Tong, but Specially purposed for the private bringing Up of Youth in Gentlemen and Noble Mens Houses, third edition, black letter, title within woodcut typographic border, woodcut historiated and decorative initials and tail-pieces, final f. with large woodcut printer's device over colophon recto, otherwise blank, title with repair at head and lower inner corner, without loss, dedication f. closely trimmed at head, first 5 ff. (including title) upper blank corner chipped (diminishing in size as proceeds), a few instances of marginal pen trails, colophon f. outer corners little clipped, water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, [STC 835], Printed by John Daye dwelling over Aldersgate, 1571 [colophon 1573] bound with Rudd (Thomas) Practicall geometry, 2 parts in 1, numerous diagrams, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, title and final f. soiled and with outer corners frayed, a couple of small repairs verso to final f., occasional spotting, [Wing R2170A], by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. for Robert Boydell, and are to be sold at his shop in the Bulwarke neer the Tower, 1650, together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary calf, rebacked, preserving original backstrip in compartments, new red leather label, new gilt to spine and outer covers, small 4to ⁂ Third edition of this influential work by the tutor to the young Princess Elizabeth. Supposedly written as the result of a dinner debate with Sir William Cecil over the flogging of children, which Ascham opposed. Here he propounds more humane teaching methods. In this edition the catchword 'to' on the first page of the dedication is indented to the left and leaf 67 is misnumbered 66.

Architecture.- Price (Francis) A Series of particular and useful Observations...upon...the Cathedral-Church of Salisbury, first edition, list of subscribers, 14 fine engraved plates by Fourdrinier after Price, one folding, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary sprinkled sheep, rather rubbed, joints split, [Harris 705], 4to, C. & J.Ackers [for] R.Baldwin, 1753.⁂ A very clean copy of the first serious architectural study of a Gothic building, by the clerk of works to the cathedral, with details on the construction of the cathedral, particularly the tower and spire. The list of subscribers includes many craftsmen.

Trollope (Anthony) He Knew He Was Right, first edition, in the original 32 parts, 32 wood-engraved plates and vignette illustrations after Marcus Stone, part 14 lacking 2nd page of advertisement at front (torn out), all other slips and advertisements as called for, internally clean, part 8 p.189 lower corner fore-edge chipped, text-block broken at part 25 p.195 and part 32 p.384, original printed wrappers, 5 with covers detached and separated, 4 with covers loose but intact, 2 others with tears along spine, part 25 ink stamp to upper cover, part 32 lower cover toned and chipped at upper corners, occasional very faint surface soiling, overall a bright set, preserved in a custom cloth chemise and cloth pull-top box, extremities lightly rubbed, [Sadleir 31], 8vo, Virtue and Company, 1868-89.

Venice.- Fougasses (Thomas de) The Generall Historie of the Magnificent State of Venice, from the First Foundation thereof untill this Present. Collected out of all Authors, both Ancient and Moderne, that have written of that Subject, translated by W.Shute, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, title with woodcut plan of Venice, 90 woodcut portraits of the Venetian Doges within decorative borders, woodcut initials, head and tail-pieces, lacking initial, final and 3C4 blank ff., title laid down with margins restored without loss text or images, first 8ff. of text with restoration to margins, affecting text in a few plates, fraying to corners of several other early ff., H1, M5, 2M3, 2R4 and 3B2 with small holes or rust-holes with loss to 1 or 2 letters of text, Q6 with tear at foot running into text, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, corners repaired, new endpapers, [STC 11207], folio, by G. Eld, and W. Stansby, 1612.

Mathematics.- Computing.- Boole (George) An Investigation of the Laws of Thought on which are founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities, first edition, third issue, errata f. following contents, chocolate brown endpapers, ink stamp of Intermediate Education Board for Ireland to upper blank corner of title and following 2 ff., some spotting, lightly browned, endpapers foxed, original cloth, spine gilt (including name of author and Macmillan & Co. at foot), rubbed, [Norman 266; Origins of Cyberspace 224], a good copy, 8vo, London [i.e. Dublin], Macmillan and Co., 1854.⁂ 'pure mathematics was discovered by George Boole in [this] work' (Bertrand Russell). His 'work led to...computer technology via the master's thesis of C.E. Shannon (1937), who recognized that the true/false values in Boole's two valued algebra were analogous to the open and closed states of electric circuits. This invention of the binary digit or "bit" made possible the development of the digital computer.' (Norman). Issue with 'Macmillan and Co.' alone on title, errata f. bound after contents and L2 and Q8 cancels. There is no 'Note' f., or publisher's catalogue.

Polar.- Arctic.- Kane (Elisha Kent) The U.S. Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, first edition, mezzotint frontispiece and 4 plates, 8 tinted lithographed plates, 1 wood-engraved plate, 3 maps and charts (1 folding), wood-engraved illustrations in text, tissue guards (some browned and those between sigs. K&L torn), foxing, light yellow endpapers, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine and joints repaired and starting, marked and rubbed, 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1853.⁂ The rare true first edition, copies having been denuded by a warehouse fire on 12th December, 1853. 'Among the many new books which were consumed is Dr. Kane's History of his Artic Explorations, a large octavo, profusely illustrated with engravings, which had been ready for some days, but was kept back until supply could be secured.' (The New York Times). A richly illustrated account by the senior medical officer of the first Grinnell Arctic Expedition (1850-51). It describes icebergs, narwhals, bears, birds, meteors, inuit kayaking techniques and the discovery of Franklin's first winter camp.

World.- Heylyn (Peter) Cosmographie in foure Books Contayning the Chorographie & Historie of the whole World, and all the Principall Kingdomes, Provinces, Seas, and Isles, Thereof, first edition, engraved additional title and 4 double-page maps by Henry Seile (slightly shaved as usual), letterpress Table of the Climates, woodcut initials head- and tail-pieces, engraved title a little discoloured and with a few small chips or tears to margins, last f. creased, chipped and holed, occasional light finger-soiling to margins, modern cloth, spine label, [Sabin 31655; Wing H1689], folio, for Henry Seile, and are to be sold at his shop over against Saint Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet, 1652.

Astronomy.- Wittie (Robert) Ouranoskopia [graece]. Or, a Survey of the Heavens. A Plain description of the admirable Fabrick and Motions of the Heavenly Bodies, as they are discovered to the Eye by the Telescope... To which is added the Gout-Raptures, first edition, title within double-rule border, with final advertisement f., lacking prelims a1-2 (dedicatory verses by Brian Fairfax and T. Guidott), some light marginal browning, later diced calf, gilt, neatly rebacked, retaining original backstrip, [Wing W3229], by J. M. for the author, and are to be sold by R. Clavell and J. Robinson in St Paul's Church-Yard, and R. Boulter at the Turks-head in Cornhil, 1681.⁂ Includes discussion of the telescopes of Hooke and Gallileo and the probability of other inhabited stars.

Tolstoy (Count Lev Nikolayevich "Leo") Anna Karenina, first English edition, with initial and final advertisement f., hinges cracked, creasing and tearing to pastedowns, original cloth, lettered in red and black, shelf-lean, light toning and vertical crease to spine, spine ends and corners bumped and a little worn, rubbed, [Woolf 6729], 8vo, Vizetelly & Co., 1887⁂ Rare first English edition of Tolstoy's most celebrated novel, first published in book form in Moscow, 1878.

Carleton (William) Valentine M'Clutchy, the Irish agent; or, The Chronicles of the Castle Cumber Property, 3 vol., first edition, A. L. s. from the author mentioning sending a copy of this novel to a friend loosely inserted, half-titles, light spotting, bookplate of Sir W. G. Gordon Cumming to pastedowns, morocco-backed limp cloth by Birdsall & Son, [Sadleir 521; Wolff 1126], 8vo, Dublin, James Duffy, 1845.⁂ Rare first edition of Carleton's novel dealing with an absentee Irish landlord. An edition illustrated by Phiz was published in 1847 and appears to be relatively commonplace, however we can trace only a couple of examples of the true first edition at auction.

Feminism.- [Astell (Mary)] A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, for the Advancement of their True and Greatest Interest...By a Lover of her Sex, 2 parts in 1, comprising third edition of Part I and first edition of Part II, with general title and separate titles, Part I with catchword "tain" on p.3, Part II with B1 & B2 cancels, "grope" corrected to "stumble" by hand on p.47 line 5 and advertisement leaf at end, paper flaw defect to lower outer corner of C2 not affecting text, contemporary ink inscriptions "Elizabeth Newlin her Book" to endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, a few wormholes and slightly abraded patches, crack to upper joint, 12mo, [Wing 4065 & 4065a], for Richard Wilkin, 1696-97.⁂ The first complete edition of Mary Astell's first work and that by which she is justly renowned. Astell (1666-1731) is regarded as the first English feminist and this work is an enthusiastic plea for the higher education of women as God had given both men and women intelligent souls, therefore women should be able to improve them. She advocated residential colleges for daughters of the nobility and those of respectable parents who had fallen on hard times, all to be funded by wealthy spinsters, none of which came to pass. As she foresaw, "Men will resent it to have their enclosure broken down, and women invited to taste of that tree of knowledge they have so long unjustly monopolised".

Thomas (William) [The Historye of Italye], second edition, largely printed in black letter, woodcut initials, lacking title (supplied in facsimile) and preliminary leaf A4, blank leaf T4 present, signature T misbound after preliminaries, duplicate signature 3H bound in after signature 3D, a few leaves soiled and slightly frayed, recased in old repaired vellum, new endpapers, [STC 24019], 4to, [by Thomas Marshe], 1561.⁂ The first book in English devoted entirely to Italy, first published in 1549. Thomas was influential at the English court and was a clerk of the Privy Council under Edward VI. His strong protestant sympathies proved his undoing however and he lost many of his preferments at court following Mary's accession. Thomas became openly treasonous towards the Queen, took an active part in the Wyatt conspiracy and attempted to flee to Wales. He was arrested however and executed at Tyburn in 1554, at which event the executioner also burned the first edition run of the present work. Several old pieces of vellum with contemporary annotations loosely inserted - presumably remains from the old binding.Provenance: Mary Hume (ink name in margin of 2I4v); George Bancroft (ink name on colophon leaf).

Drinking.- Epistle to the Fair-Sex (An), on the subject of Drinking, first Dublin edition, trimmed, modern panelled calf ruled and stamped in blind, spine faded, 8vo, Dublin, G.Faulkner, 1744.⁂ Published simultaneously in London and Dublin, both editions being scarce. This edition not in the British Library; ESTC records only 5 locations (Cambridge, Oxford, and 3 in Ireland). "The prodigious Progress made by this Vice of Female Drinking, within these few Years, is so incontestibly notorious, that the Propriety and Usefulness of this Treatise cannot be disputed". Preface.

Sundials.- Stirrup (Thomas) Horometria: or, the Compleat Diallist, second edition, issue without the added work by Serle, woodcut frontispiece, title with ornamental border and small woodcut device of sun, woodcut initials, illustrations and diagrams, contemporary ink signature of T.Willoughby to title, signatures of Anthony Coates to front free endpapers and some notes to rear free endpaper, browned, lower outer corner of C1 torn away not affecting text, tear to V2 extending into text but no loss, rust spot causing small hole to Aa, contemporary calf ruled and tooled in blind with floral corner-pieces, scalloped opening to each side in pointillé and central quatrefoil filled with pointillé circles, rubbed, corners worn, old paper label to outer edge of lower cover, rebacked, one corner repaired, [Wing S5689], small 4to, by R. & W.Leybourn, for Thomas Pirrepoint, 1659.⁂ Work on sundials, quadrants and other instruments with dials which is said to have influenced Flamsteed. This is a re-setting of the first edition of 1652 with an additional chapter in the Appendix by William Leybourne. Another issue has the addition of George Serle's Dialling Universal, originally published in 1657, but both issues appear under the same entry in ESTC.

Orwell (George) Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, endpaper collage of Orwell's eyes, front pastedown with small compartment revealing the Queen's face, modern green morocco in jacket design with skull design buttons and white lettering "Winston Smith" to the left breast, onlayed fake eye to tan morocco chest, spine lettered in white, 8vo, 1949.

Penicillin.- Fleming (Alexander) On the Antibacterial Action of Cultures of a Penicillium, with special reference to their use in the isolation of B. Influenzae, in The British Journal of Experimental Pathology, Vol. 10, No.3, pp.227-236, photographic illustrations on 1 leaf between pp.228 and 229, ink stamp to top edge, disbound, [Garrison-Morton 1933; Grolier Medicine 96; Heirs of Hippocrates 2320; Norman 798; PMM 420a], small 4to, June, 1929.⁂ First edition of the first announcement of the discovery of penicillin. In 1929, while working at St. Mary's Hospital in London, Fleming discovered the antibacterial properties of penicillium mould. He published his findings in this present essay and suggested that the brown liquid substance produced by the mould would be an 'efficient antiseptic for application to, or injection into, areas infected with penicillin-sensitive microbes' (p. 236). However, this substance was unstable, and it was not until 1940 that it was stabilised as a drug by Ernst Chain and Howard Florey. All three men shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

Herbert (Frank) Dune, first English edition, original boards, light vertical crease to spine, light bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, light rubbing to head and foot, light creasing to lower corner of upper panel, lifting to laminate at joints, but a bright and excellent example overall, 8vo, 1966.⁂ The scarce first English edition of this science fiction classic, adapted for the screen twice, most recently by Denis Villeneuve in 2021.

Orthopedics.- Humbert (François) & N.Jacquier. Essai et Observations sur la Maniere de Réduire le Luxations spontanées ou symptomatiques de l'articulation ilio-fémorale, 2 vol. incl. Atlas, first edition, half-titles, Atlas with 30 engraved plates (4 anatomical of the hips & pelvis, 26 of medical apparatus), very occasional spotting to text, foxing to a few plates, uniform modern dark blue straight-grain morocco-backed boards, spines gilt, text with original printed wrappers bound in, very slightly rubbed, spines a little faded, 8vo & 4to, Bar-le-Duc & Paris, 1835.⁂ Rare work on the first attempts at reduction of dislocation of the hip and correction without surgery. Humbert opened the first orthopaedic hospital in France and invented apparatus such as mechanical beds and chairs with extensions, hoists, and an instrument to measure changes produced by spinal curvatures. Library Hub records only 2 complete copies in the UK (BL and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow).

Hanway (Jonas) Advice from Farmer Trueman, to his Daughter Mary, upon her going into service..., title with small repair to inner margin at head, modern calf-backed marbled boards, uncut, spine faded, Pontefract, B.Boothroyd, 1805 § [?Mayhew (Horace)], "Susan Crick". Letters about Missusses, by a Maid of All-Work..., only edition, wood-engraved portrait, 8 plates and illustrations by Watts Phillips, some spotting and soiling, one leaf defective at lower outer corner not affecting text, stitched in original printed wrappers, advertisements to rear wrapper, soiled, 1854 § [Frank (Elizabeth)] A Friendly Gift for Servants and Apprentices, third edition, 4pp. advertisements at end, stitched in original printed wrappers, a little soiled and stained, York, 1812 § Springsteed (Anne Frances) The Expert Waitress: a manual for pantry, kitchen, and dining-room, first edition, advertisement leaf at end, original cloth, New York, 1894, all but the first a little rubbed; and 3 others on servants and household matters, 8vo et infra (7)⁂ The first is abridged from the author's 3 volume work Advice from a Farmer to his Daughter of 1770. The second is a series of humorous letters in dialect illustrated by a pupil of George Cruikshank; Library Hub lists 4 UK copies.

Imaginary voyage.- Holberg (Ludvig, Baron) Voyage de Nicolas Klimius dans le Monde Souterrain, first edition in French, engraved portrait frontispiece, title printed in red and black, engraved folding map and 2 plates, some spotting and mostly light staining, lightly browned throughout, contemporary calf, blind-stamped decorated spine in compartments, head of spine and upper corners little worn, rubbed and marked, [Gove Imaginary Voyages, pp.303-305; Caillet II, 5228], 8vo, Copenhagen, Jacob Preuss, 1741.⁂ First published in Latin in the same year. It is the first satirical imaginary voyage to develop the trope of a hollow earth and satirises France and Russia in particular.

Field sports.- The Sportsman's Dictionary: or, the Country Gentleman's Companion, 2 vol., first edition, engraved frontispiece and 25 plates, most folding, advertisement f. at end of vol.1, occasional spotting, the odd small stain, lightly browned, contemporary calf, small crowned monograms to covers, gilt spines in compartments and with leather labels (that of vol.2 missing half), vol.1 chip from head, vol.2 upper joint starting, but holding firm, both vol. corners worn, rubbed, [Schwerdt II p.220; Westwood & Satchell p.200], 8vo, For C. Hitch [& others], 1735.

[?Graham (Dougal)] A Comical Dialogue between Maggy and Janet, or, "The Folly of Witless Women Displayed". With an Oration on the Virtues of the Old Women..., 24pp., lightly browned, unbound, uncut, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, facsimile of title to upper cover, Edinburgh, D.Webster & Son, 1820 § [?More (Hannah)] The Wife Reformed, 16pp., ?first edition, woodcut title-vignette by Lee, foxing, disbound, preserved in modern cloth folding case, John Marshal, at the Cheap Repository, [c.1797/8] § Woodland (Miss M.) Matilda Mortimer; or False Pride, second edition, engraved frontispiece, contemporary ink signatures to title, occasional spotting, original boards, uncut, paper label chipped, M.J.Godwin at the Juvenile Library, 1814 § Hack (Maria) Harry Beaufoy; or, the Pupil of Nature, first edition, engraved frontispiece (ink signature to lower margin), advertisement leaf at end, contemporary roan-backed boards, [Osborne 824; Gumuchian 2919; Darton G419(1)], Harvey & Darton, 1821 § [Budden (M.E.H.)] A Key to Knowledge; or, Things in Common Use, first edition, engraved frontispiece (offset onto title), contemporary roan-backed boards, [Osborne 2697; Moon 77], J.Harris, 1814, rubbed, 8vo et infra (5)⁂ The first is a chapbook first issued as The Folly of Wittless Women Displayed: or, The History of the Haveral Wives... under the pseudonym of Humphry Clinker in c.1770; Library Hub records 5 locations of this edition. The second item is another chapbook, of which a Dublin edition of c.1800 is credited to Hannah More. The third is not listed on Library Hub in this edition but WorldCat records a copy in the British Library and 3 others in America.

Gardening.- [Bonnefons (Nicolas de)] The French Gardiner instructing how to cultivate all sorts of Fruit-Trees and Herbs for the Garden, translated by John Evelyn, third edition, engraved additional title and 4 plates, one folding, title a little chipped and frayed, a few ff. closely shaved at head, affecting headlines, occasional light foxing or browning, occasional chips or loss to corners, without loss to text, bookplate to pastedown, 20th century calf, [Keynes 10; Wing B3602 & R1938], by T.R. & N.T. for B. Tooke, and are to be sold at the Ship in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1675.⁂ The first work on horticulture by Evelyn, dedicated to his friend Thomas Henshaw, at whose suggestion Evelyn undertook the translation.

Descartes (René) Opuscula posthuma, physica et mathematica, edited by N.Poisson, 6 parts in 1, first edition, title with woodcut device, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, woodcut illustrations and diagrams in text, light foxing to title and a few other leaves, tiny paper flaw hole to first line of H2 of 'Regulae' with loss of a couple of letters, later vellum, red roan label, a little rubbed, corners bumped, new endpapers, [Guibert p.221; Tchemerzine IV p.311], 4to, Amsterdam, P. & J.Blaeu, 1701.⁂ First edition of this collection of short tracts, the most important being the fourth part Regulae ad directionem ingenii, Descartes' earliest work on scientific method, composed between 1619 and 1628.

Witchcraft.- Hallywell (Henry) Melampronoea: or, a Discourse of the Polity and Kingdom of Darkness. Together with a Solution of the Chiefest Objections brought against the Being of Witches, first edition, title within double-rule border, with final blank f., some worming to text, with occasional loss to 1 or 2 letters of text, for Walter Kettilby, at the Bishops-Head in S. Paul's Church-yard, 1681 bound with Hallywell (Henry) The Sacred Method of Saving Humane Souls by Jesus Christ, first edition, 3pp. advertisements, title browned, closely shaved at head, for Walter Kettilby at the Bishop's Head in S. Paul's Church-Yard, 1677, together 2 works in 1 vol., bookplate and bookseller's description to pastedown, contemporary panelled calf, spine ends chipped, corners bumped, some wear to extremities, [WIng H464 & H466], small 8vo.⁂ A pair of scarce works by Hallywell, the first is an attempt to prove the existence of witchcraft in opposition to "over-confident Exploders of Immaterial Substances".

Hume (David) Four dissertations. I. The natural history of religion. II. Of the passions. III. Of tragedy. IV. Of the standard of taste, first edition, half-title with advertisements verso, title with woodcut ornament, with dedication a1-4, C12 and D1 cancels, without K5-K8 (as Rothschild), p.9 first word 'ative', p.131 first word 'lancing', occasional spotting and finger-marking, lightly browned, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments, lacking label, upper cover detached, lower joint split, but holding firm, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, [Rothschild 1176; Jessop pp.33-35], 12mo, Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand, 1757.⁂ Originally the collection was to include the first three essays and 'Of Suicide' and 'Of the Immortality of the Soul'. The last two proved controversial to readers of proof copies and were replaced by 'Of the Standard of Taste' for the published edition. Provenance: James MacIvor (contemporary ink inscription to half-title).

Wells (H.G.) The First Men in the Moon, first English edition, first issue with black coated endpapers, frontispiece and 11 plates by Claude Shepperson, bookplate of Eric Quayle to pastedown, first state blue cloth stamped in gilt, very light sunning to spine, light rubbing and minor bumping to spine ends and corners, a bright and excellent copy overall, 8vo, Newnes, 1901.

Accademia del Cimento. Essayes of Natural Experiments made in the Academie del Cimento . . . translated by Richard Waller, first edition in English, engraved additional title and 17 plates, with initial imprimatur and final blank ff., light dampstaining, mostly marginal, but a crisp and clean copy generally, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, split to foot of upper joint, rubbing, [Wing A1616], 4to, for Benjamin Alsop at the Angel and Bible in the Poultrey, over-against the Church, 1684.⁂ First and only edition in English of this collection of papers describing experiments on light, sound and electricity, including the earliest account of the development of the mercury barometer and air pressure experiments that were a major influence on Robert Boyle.

[Austen (Jane)] Pride and Prejudice: a Novel... By the Author of "Sense and Sensibility", 3 vol., first edition, lacking half-titles, vol. 1 lacking text f. F9 (pp. 113-114), vol. 1 L5 with small chip and tear to lower margin, vol. 2 I5-8 lower margins foreshortened but ?probably as issued, vol. 3 B1 with 2 tears to lower margin (1 repaired) and D5 with 2 chips to lower margin, foxing as usual and some soiling, vol. 1 with contemporary ink gift inscription "Mary Anne King given her by her mother. April 1813" to title, Campbell family bookplate to pastedowns, contemporary half calf, neatly rebacked, spines faded, rubbed, [Gilson A3], 12mo, Printed for T. Egerton, Military Library, Whitehall, 1813.⁂ Austen's most famous and best-loved novel. It was actually the third work that Austen had prepared for publication: First Impressions (the first version of Pride and Prejudice) had been rejected by the publishers, whilst Susan (the first version of Northanger Abbey ) had been sold to a publisher for ten pounds, but they failed to issue it.

Kahn (Fritz) Das Leben des Menschen, 5 vol., mixed edition (vol.1 & 2 third edition, vol.3 second edition, vol.4 & 5 first edition), plates and illustrations, some colour, a few folding, with large chromolithographed anatomical chart in pocket at end of vol.5, also another chart, accompanying leaflets and a pair of 3-D glasses, split along top edge of pocket, ownership stamp to front free endpapers, library stamps and label to vol.4, one or two minor marginal tears but overall an excellent set, original half cloth, slightly rubbed, Stuttgart, 1926-31; with an original salesman's sample of the work in original red pictorial wrappers, rubbed and slightly frayed at edges, 4to (6)⁂ A good though mixed set of the inner workings of the human body by the German gynaecologist Fritz Kahn, complete with the famous anatomical wall chart 'Der Mensch als Industriepalast'. This visualisation of the human body as a machine or chemical plant was hugely influential on many including the artist Eduardo Paolozzi, the manufacturers of medical teaching aids Adam Rouilly & Company who produced their own version, and the German artist Henning Lederer who, in 2006, created an interactive and animated installation based upon the poster.

Puzzles.- Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge), "Lewis Carroll". Doublets. A World-Puzzle, first published edition, presentation copy from the author to Alice Hull, lightly browned, original red cloth, gilt, some light water-staining, small area of ink to lower cover, [Williams & Madan 105], small 8vo, Macmillan and Co., 1879.⁂ The presentation inscription reads 'Alice Hull from the author'. Dodgson had met the Hull family during his holidays at Eastbourne, which became a regular destination for him from 1876 onwards. The father was Henry Hull, a London barrister, but Dodgson's attention was largely taken by his four daughters, particularly Agnes Georgina, for whom he developed an infatuation that became disconcerting to its subject. A well-known acrostic was written for the latter, and his interaction with them followed an established pattern: he would draw and photograph them whilst offering in return entertainment of various types, including riddles, verse, and games.

[Austen (Jane)] Sense and Sensibility: A Novel, 3 vol., second edition, half-titles, final blank ff., vol. 1 with occasional light damp-staining to foot and A9 with chip to lower margin, foxing (as usual) and occasional soiling, a few gatherings proud but holding firm, Campbell family bookplate to pastedowns, contemporary half calf, neatly rebacked, retaining original spine labels, rubbed, some light wear to extremities, [Gilson A2], 12mo, Printed for the Author, by C.Roworth...Published by T.Egerton, 1813.⁂ Sense and Sensibility was Austen's first published work, originally issued in 1811 with "By a Lady" on the title-page. By July 1813 it was sold out and the second edition was published in October of that year, with some alterations and revisions.

GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (Mogliano Veneto, 1720 - Rome, 1778).Untitled.Etching.Size: 50 x 36 cm; 66 x 54 cm (passe-partout).MeasurementsPiranesi first arrived in Rome in 1740, and there he found an established market for the sale of views of the city as souvenirs of the Grand Tour. His Views, however, transcended topographical fidelity and became heroic and tragic visions of the power of Roman architecture. Piranesi's Venetian origins were decisive in this particular representation of the city; his training as an engineer and builder in stone (in the poetic effect of the ruin, for example), and his apprenticeship as a set designer (sensitivity to the effects of light and great skill in linear and atmospheric perspectives). The plates were printed and sold in single sheets or in collections, initially through his publishers, Bouchar and Gravier. Piranesi went to the former's establishment every evening to see which views sold best and to listen to the comments of the customers. In 1760, however, the artist opened his own establishment, in the Palazzo Tomati, and from then on took control of the entire business, from printing to sales. Over the next two decades he produced a large body of work, and after his death in 1778 the business only increased. His son Francesco Piranesi expanded his father's series of 135 plates by two, and continued to sell in Rome until 1799, when he settled in Paris. Francesco sold the first Paris edition between 1800 and 1807, and after his death in 1810 the plates were acquired by the house of Firmin-Didot, which continued to publish them between 1835 and 1839. After the latter date they were acquired by what is now the Royal Chalcography in Rome.Piranesi was an Italian engraver who produced more than 2,000 engravings of real and imaginary buildings, as well as Roman statues and reliefs. He studied architecture in Venice with his uncle, Matteo Lucchesi, where he learned about the works of Palladio, Vitruvius and the buildings of antiquity. In 1740 he moved to Rome, accompanied by the Pope's envoy in Venice, Marco Foscarini. In the Italian capital he was impressed by the Roman ruins and focused on depicting them, combining descriptive zeal and fantasy in a style that advanced Romanticism by a hundred years. In Rome he learned the technique of etching, and in 1743 he published his first large series of prints, "Prima Parte di Architettura e Propettiva". At the age of just twenty-three Piranesi already revealed his mastery as an engraver and his inventiveness. He opened his workshop opposite the French Academy in Rome, so he was always in close contact with French artists and scholars. His engravings enjoyed great commercial success, as they were sold to travellers as souvenirs of the Eternal City. In 1761 he became a member of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Prints by Piranesi are preserved in the world's leading museums, including the Hermitage in St Petersburg, the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the British Museum, and the Fine Arts Museums in Dallas, San Francisco, Detroit, Washington, Sydney and Montreal.

GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS.  De Chair Somerset (Trans).  The First Crusade, The Deeds of the Franks & Other Jerusalemites. Ltd. ed. 335/500. Wood engs. by Clifford Webb. Folio. Half vellum in parallel, gilt design to the orange brd. 1945. This the first English edition, originally published, Jerusalem 1101.

BLYTON ENID.  Five On Treasure Island. Illus. by Aeileen A. Soper. Orig. blue cloth, rather worn & quite spotted. First Edition, August, 1942.