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Pope (Alexander). The Works of Mr Alexander Pope, 1st quarto edition, 1st issue, 2 volumes, London: W Bowyer, 1717-35, half-titles, folding portrait of Pope to volume 1, titles in red & black, light marginal spotting, modern armorial bookplate to front pastedown of volume 2, near-contemporary pen sketches to 2nd blank, contemporary speckled calf gilt, joints worn, spine extremities rubbed, 4to together with: Letters of Mr Alexander Pope, and Several of his Friends, 1st edition, London: J. Wright, 1737, half-title, title in red & black, light spotting to preliminaries, contemporary calf gilt, front board detached, rear joint cracked to head & tail, extremities rubbed & worn, 4toQty: (3)Footnote: The first title is a first issue without Tonson named in the imprint.

Roberts (Hugh, engineer). Proposals most Humbly made by Hugh Roberts, for bringing to Perfection a New-Invented Water-Engine; Useful for Draining Mines and Fenn Lands; made suitable to Supply Towns, and Gentlemens Seats, or any other Ornaments that are Required in the way of Water-Works... , 1st edition, London, no publisher, December 1740, 24 pp. including final blank leaf, some spotting to first and last pages, a little blue ink staining to lower part of title, disbound, 12moQty: (1)Footnote: No other copies of this work have been located institutionally or offered for sale.

Vavesseur (Francois). De Indicra dictione..., Leipzig: Ioannis Christiani Martini, 1722, title in red & black, some browning mostly to initial leaves, occasional spotting and early underscoring, contemporary vellum, light dust-soiling and marks, small tears to head & foot of spine, 8vo, together with: Cooper (John Gilbert), The life of Socrates, collected from the Memorabilia of Xenophon and the Dialogues of Plato..., London: R. Dodsley, 1749, library stamp to title, 20th century blue cloth, 8vo, Cicero, De Officiis libri tres..., London: J. Roberts, 1754, title in red & black, some browning mostly to margins of first & last leaves, free endpapers removed, contemporary speckled sheep, upper joint split, extremities rubbed, small 8vo, plus other miscellaneous antiquarian and later books etc.Qty: (10)Footnote: Appended to this edition of Vavassor's work on comedic style is a variety of supplementary material, including his 'Anntibarbarus', selected letters of J.L. Guez de Balzac, and letters and poems of Gilles Ménage. Vavassor (1605-1681) has been described as one of the best stylists and humanists of his time.

Wordsworth (William [& Samuel Taylor Coleridge]). Lyrical Ballads, with other poems, 2 volumes, London: For T. N. Longman and O. Rees by Biggs & Co., Bristol, 1800, occasional light spots and minor marks, all edges gilt, later dark green full morocco gilt, (by Doves Bindery), spines gilt decorated between compartments, each volume with binder's gilt stamp to rear turn-in, dated 1894, a little rubbed and minor wear to extremities, the second volume with portion to head of spine lacking, together with Tennyson (Alfred, Lord), Poems, Volume I (of 2) only, 3rd edition, London: Edward Moxon,1845, some light damp spotting to endpapers, inside gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, late 19the century dark green full morocco gilt, spine gilt decorated between compartments, (by the Dove's Bindery), with binder's gilt stamp to rear turn-in, dated 1894, 8voQty: (3)Footnote: ESTC T146537: PMM 256; Reed A4; Rothschild 2603 (for the second volume). First complete edition, comprising of the second edition of volume 1, and the first edition of volume 2; Wordsworth's famous preface, 'The Revolutionary manifesto of the romantic poets' (PMM), appears here in the second edition of the first volume, for the first time. In volume 1, signatures [a]3andI3-4 are counsels (the new [a]3 being one of two variants, with the first volume 'TfV' in line 1 recto, some copies having 'The First Volume'; Reed refers to a first state of the first volume, with no counsels, which was 'probably not issued'. Volume two has signatures O1-2 in their uncounselled first state and page 210 consequently with ten lines only. Rothschild describes such copies as first issue. According to Reed there were 750 copies of Volume 1, and 1,000 copies of volume 2 printed. The Dove's Bindery had been set up by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson in 1893, and aimed to establish bookbinding as a fine art using the highest quality materials and the best manual binding techniques.

Leigh (Samuel). Leigh's New Pocket Atlas of England and Wales..., 1834, additional decorative and half-title, advertisement and index, 55 uncoloured engraved maps (the first four maps have near-contemporary outline colouring) and a folding maps of England & Wales, complete as list, publisher's advertisement bound at rear, later endpapers, modern half morocco gilt, 12mo, together with two copies of Mitchell's Pearl English Dictionary, Atlas of the World, Gazetteer of the World, and Book of General Information, numerous colour lithographic maps, soft gilt morocco covers, slight wear to extremities, 32mo in 16s, with Bryce (David & Son, publishers). Bryce's Pearl English Dictionary, Atlas of the World, Gazetteer of the World, and Book of General Information, 2 volumes, Glasgow, circa 1895, numerous colour lithographic maps, all edges gilt, contemporary burgundy morocco, contained in a red morocco slipcase, some wear to slipcase, 32mo in 16sQty: (5)Footnote: This edition of Leigh is not recorded in Chubb.

Bookbinding & marbling. The Whole Art of Bookbinding, containing valuable Recipes for Sprinkling, Makbling [sic], Colouring, &c., 1st edition, Oswestry: for the author by N. Minshall, 1811, [12], 60p., half-title present, portion of first leaf of contents torn away and provided in facsimile, repaired closed tear to E1 & E2, some occasional dust and finger-soiling (mostly light), few light damp stains, later endpapers, original boards, neatly rebacked, old manuscript lot label to upper board (265), slim 12mo in 6sQty: (1)Footnote: The first edition of the first English book on bookbinding. "It is very much a working bookbinder's notebook" (Pollard and Potter), and gives instructions for sprinkling and marbling, gilding, tooling in gold, etc. Its author may be one of three candidates: Minshall the printer, Henry Parry, copyright holder for the book, or W. Price, a binder at Oswestry from c.1804-31. Pollard and Potter, Early Bookbinding Manuals, no. 89; Middleton, The Binder's Art, 12.

[Hannett, John], "John Andrews Arnett". An inquiry into the nature and form of the books of the ancients; with a history of the art of bookbinding, from the times of the Greeks and Romans to the present day..., 1st edition, London: Richard Groombridge, 1837, wood engraved frontispiece, plates and illustrations, small ink stamp to lower outer corner of title, initial leaves neatly strengthened to inner margins, original green cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, small area of wear to front board, 12mo in 6s, together with: Hannett (John). Bibliopegia; or, Bookbinding: in two parts. Part I. The books of the ancients, and history of the art of bookbinding. Part II. The practical art of bookbinding, 6th edition, London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1865, frontispiece, plates & illustrations, manuscript ownership to second part title and repaired to verso, toning and few marks, near-contemporary brown half morocco, spine rubbed, small 8vo, Hannett (John), The Forest of Arden, its towns, villages, and hamlets..., London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 1863, half-title, folding map frontispiece, single-page map and wood engraved vignette illustrations, occasional spotting and light dust-soiling, original green cloth gilt, slight wear at head & foot of spine, light fading, 8voQty: (3)Footnote: The first title is the first work on the history of English bookbinding.

Woolnough (Charles W.). The Whole Art of Marbling as applied to paper, book-edges etc., containing a full description of the nature and properties of the materials used, the method of preparing them, and of executing every kind of marbling in use at the present time, with numerous illustrations and examples, 3rd edition, London: George Bell & Sons, 1881, half-title, 54 original samples on 39 leaves (including 5 leaves with 20 small mounted samples and 34 leaves of full-page samples), without the facsimile letter from Faraday (appears never to have been present in this volume), original green cloth, slightly rubbed, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Easton (Phoebe), Marbling a history and a bibliography, Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1983, p.48. "The publication of Charles Woolnough's The Art of Marbling in 1853 was a major landmark because it is the first true textbook of marbling. It guides students carefully through all the steps, and provides large samples of the patterns described. A second edition was required the following year, and a third followed in 1881. Woolnough's great contribution was to open up the technique of marbling, remove the mystery, and make it readily available to any who desired it. His work was the standard until the publication of Joseph Halfer's 1889 text. Woolnough's book, and his subsequent writings, are not only important for the technical details they provide; they also give us a window on the sociological and economic aspects of the industry in England" - Easton. The 5 leaves showing twenty mounted samples, and 34 sample leaves of marbled paper were all executed expressly for the work under the immediate superintendence of the author, and most of them by his own hand.

Craddock (Harry). The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1st edition, Constable & Company, 1930, colour illustrations and decorations throughout by Gilbert Rumbold, without errata slip, light spots to first and last few leaves (generally in clean condition), decorated endpapers, original black cloth-backed pictorial boards in pale gold, green, grey and black, lightly rubbed, 8voQty: (1)

Macmillan (Harold). Winds of Change 1914-1939, 1st edition, London: Macmillan, 1966, half-tone illustrations, slight toning, original cloth, dust jacket, a few tears and small stains, 8vo, signed by the author, together with: Thatcher (Margaret), The Path to Power, later impression, London: HarperCollins, 1995, illustrations, previous owner signature, original cloth, price-clipped dust jacket, 8vo, signed by the author to label, 8vo, Churchill (Winston S., grandson), First Journey, 1st edition, London: William Heinemann, 1964, illustrations, map endpapers, original cloth, dust jacket, a couple of small tears, 8vo, inscribed by the author with letters and ephemera loosely inserted, with other signed and inscribed books including Henry Cooper. An Autobiography, 2nd impression, 1972, C.S. Forester's The General, 1936 reprint , Gordon Brown's Courage. Eight Portraits, 2007, Reveal. Robbie Williams, by Chris Heath, 2017 (signed by Williams to label), The Orient Flight LZ 127-Graf Zeppelin. A philatelic handbook, by Fred Blau and Cyril Deighton, 1980 (signed by Len Deighton), Arthur C. Clarke's The Treasure of the Great Reef, 1964, Christy Brown's A Promising Career, 1982, and David Farrer's The Warburgs, 1975 (both formerly in the library of Christy Brown), Al Stewart's Light... Camera... Folk Rock!, by Neville Judd, 2004, Gilbert & George's Twenty London East One Pictures, 2003, and John Arlott's Basingstoke Boy, 1990, Collector's Edition 161/200Qty: (17)

* Jazz & Blues Records. Collection of approximately 330 jazz and blues records, comprising of approximately 230 LPs and 100 EPs / singles, LP examples include The Curtis Fuller - Benny Golson Jazztet "Imagination" with Thad Jones and McCoy Tyner (original 1963 LP, Realm Jazz Savoy Series RM 127), The All Stars "Live European Concert" with J.J. Johnson, Zoot Sims, Lee Konitz, Kai Winding and others (rare original 1958 LP, Unique Jazz UJ 25, Italian pressing, sleeve made in Israel), Art Farmer "To Duke With Love" , recorded 5th March 1975 at Blue Rock Studio, New York (East Wind LP, EW-8012, Japanese pressing with Japanese insert and outer sleeve band), Thelonious Monk "Genius of Modern Music" (Blue Note LP, BST 81511, 1985 re-issue of mono recordings from the 1950s using Direct Metal Mastering), The All Stars "Session at Riverside" (Capitol LP, T761 / 5C 038-81004, Dutch pressing), Pony Poindexter "Pony's Express" (EPIC 180g LP, LA 16035), "The 1930s - Small Combos" (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces, 07464-40833-1), Johnny Hodges "Previously Unreleased Recordings" (Verve LP, V6-8834), Freddie Hubbard "Hub Cap" (1984 Blue Note LP, 84073), "Americans in Europe, Vol. 1 & 2" (Swingfan 2-LP 1008 & 1012, Limited Edition, German pressings), Tony Coe "Coe-Existence" (Lee Lambert Records LP, LAM 100), Bennie Goodman "The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert" (CBS 2-LP, 66202), examples of EPs / singles include The Jazz Couriers featuring Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott (7" EP, Tempo EXA 75, first pressing), Christopher Logue with the Tony Kinsey Quintet "Red Bird", Jazz and Poetry (7" EP, Parlophone GEP 8765), "George Melly Sings Doom" with Mick Mulligan's Band (7" EP, Tempo EXA 47, first pressing), Thelonious Monk Trios "Blue Monk" (7" EP, Esquire Records EP 246), Dinah Washington "September in the Rain" (7" promo, Mercury 45-AMT 1162), Monty Sunshine's Jazz Band "Sobbin and Cryin" (7" promo, Columbia 45-DB 4744), Terry Lightfoot's Jazzmen "Bali Ha'I" (7" promo, Columbia SCD 2188)Qty: (3 cartons)

Girton (Daniel). The Complete Pigeon-Fancier, or a new treatise od domestic pigeons, London: Alexander Hogg, circa 1790, folding engraved frontispiece of 12 pigeons, advertisement to title verso, some light spotting, front hinge broken, clear tape reinforcement, frontispiece and title detaching at gutter, previous owner signature, bookplate, contemporary half calf, spine rubbed with clear tape reinforcement, some edge wear, 8vo, together with Moubray (Bonington, i.e. John Lawrence). A Treatise on Domestic Poultry, Pigeons and Rabbits, with a practical account of the Egyptian method of hatching eggs by artificial heat; and all the needful particulars relative to breeding, rearing and management, 1st edition, London: printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1815, advertisements at rear, a little minor soiling, clear tape reinforcement at front hinge, original boards, paper reback,, some soiling and edge wear, 8voQty: (2)Footnote: Girton's complete Pigeon-Fancier is based on John Moore's Columbarium: or, The Pigeon-House, first published in 1785. First published in 1735.

Travel & Exploration. A collection if modern travel & exploration reference, including First Over Everest, the Houston-Mount Everest Expedition 1933, by P. F. M. Fellowes et al, reprinted London: The Bodley Head, December 1933, 8vo, together with: With Scott to the Pole, the Terra Nova Expedition 1910-1913, the photographs of Herbert Ponting, 1st edition, London: Ted Smart, 2004, oblong 4to, The Shackleton Voyages, by Roland Huntford, 1st edition, London: Ted Smart, 2002, square 4to, & publications by Penguin, Pen & Sword, HMSO, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG,Qty: (3 shelves )

Military. A large collection of modern military, uniform & medal reference & related, including Field Uniforms of German's Panzer Elite, by Robert J. Edwards Jr. & Michael H. Pruett, 1st edition, Manitoba: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing, 1998, large 8vo, together with: Danger Forward, the story of the First Division in World War II..., by H. R. Knickerbocker et al, 2nd edition, Nasville: The Battery Press, 2002, 8vo, The Magic of a Name, The Rolls-Royce Story the first 40 years, 3 volumes, by Peter Pugh, 1st edition, London: Icon Books, 2000, 8vo, The Ardennes 1944-1945, Hitler's Winter Offensive, by Christer Bergström, 1st edition, Oxford: Casemate UK, 2014, large 8vo, & publications by Osprey Military, Greenville Books, PSL, Schiffer Military History, Pen & Sword, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, some German language, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves )

Orbeli (Joseph & Trever, Kamilla). Muse?e de l'Ermitage. Orfe?vrerie sasanide, objets en or, argent et bronze, 1st edition, Moscow & Leningrad: Academia, 1935, 85 collotype plates, table of plates in French and Russian, endpapers renewed, original cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, evidence of label removal at foot of spine, some discolouration to covers, folioQty: (1)Footnote: Sassanian silver objects are regarded as some of the masterpieces of metalwork of the ancient world. The Hermitage has the most important collection of Sassanian silver objects in the world. Details regarding the majority of the contents of the collection were first published by Iakov Ivanovich Smirnov (1869-1916) in 1909 in his “Vostochnoe Serebro: Atlas Drevnei Serebrianoi i Zolotoi Posudy Vostochnago Proiskhozhdeniia, Naidennoi Preimmushchestvenno v Predielakh Rossiiskoi Imperii” (Catalogue of ancient eastern objects in silver and gold, found mainly in Russia, published in St. Petersburg by the Imperial Archaeological Commission), when knowledge about the field was still rudimentary. The work of Orbeli and Trever was the first time the complete collection was published and with correct attributions and analysis. It was published in conjunction with the 3rd International Conference in Iranian Art and Archaeology held in St. Petersburg in 1935. Iosef Abaraovitch Orbeli (1887-1961) was a Russian orientalist and academician who specialized in Iranian studies, Armenian and Kurdish philology, and archaeology. In 1920, he joined the Oriental Department of the State Hermitage Museum in Leningrad as a curator, and in 1926 he became the head of this department. He played an invaluable role in the development of this department, which is still one of the richest departments of the State Hermitage Museum. In 1931, he participated in the second International Congress on Iranian Art and Archaeology in London and organized a rich exhibition of art pieces from the State Hermitage and other Soviet museums. The great impression that this exhibition produced influenced the decision to organize the Third International Congress on Iranian Art and Archaeology in the USSR. In the same year, a permanent exhibition of the Oriental Department was opened in the Hermitage Museum as a result of his extensive scholarly work. In 1934, he was appointed the director of the State Hermitage Museum. He also took an active part in organizing the Third International Congress in Moscow and Leningrad in 1935. The art of Sasanian Iran, which had inspired craftsmen and artists of the Caucasus and Central Asia for many centuries, even after the fall of the Sasanian dynasty, was one of the major subjects of Orbeli’s research work. He continued the scholarly traditions established by J. I. Smirnov. The latter published his album Oriental Silver in 1909, which reproduced most of the pieces of Sasanian metalwork known by that time. Smirnov, however, failed to publish his comments to the album, which still remain in manuscript form. The results of his investigations were most probably well known to Orbeli, who was interested, not just in the different aspects of Sasanian art, but mainly in its influence on the art and culture of neighbouring peoples. In his introduction to “Orfevrerie Sasanide” (published in 1935), he surveys the finds of Sasanian metal in Russia and suggests the possible ways they reached there. Many of his suggestions on the trade routes that functioned in antiquity were confirmed by later investigations. Ethnographic parallels allowed Orbeli to identify the function of some of the popular forms of vessels, such as “lobed bowls,” which were used for fruits and sweets. Orbeli did not write much about the technical aspects of Sasanian metal, since he was interested more in iconography and its development within the context of changing Iranian society. In 1955, Orbeli took the position of the head of the Oriental Faculty at Leningrad State University, and the following year he was appointed the head of the Leningrad branch of the Institute for Oriental Studies, the USSR Academy of Sciences. Under him, the Institute quickly grew into the largest centre of Oriental studies in the USSR. Kamilla Vasilevna Trever (1892-1974), was a Russian historian, numismatist and orientalist, specialized in the history and culture of Transcaucasia, Central Asia and Iran. Her major scientific contributions began after she was elected as a research fellow at the Imperial Archaeological Commission in 1918, and began her work at the State Hermitage Museum. Her work at the Hermitage began in the Greek-Scythian department and brought her into the orbit of Orbeli, with whom she would have a lifelong collaboration, working on Sasanian toreutics and numismatics, and pre-Islamic Iranian material culture and history more broadly. She was the force behind the 3rd International Conference in Iranian Art and Archaeology in 1935, which is remembered as a watershed moment for Soviet studies on Iran and the Near East.

RAILWAY INTEREST; three Art Deco railway posters by Fix Masseau, first edition, printed in France by Imprimerie Bauge, including an example of a lady smoking from a cheroot holder, a train carriage, in the Art Deco style, 98 x 61cm (3).

** Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889-1946)MT (Motor Transport) (Black 43) The very rare woodcut printed in brown, 1918, an excellent impression, signed in pencil, from the edition of 12, on oriental laid paper, with margins, image 214 x 285mm (8 1/2 x 11 1/4in)This print was first exhibited at the Leicester Galleries in March 1918. Jonathan Black notes "The experience of being picked up by a lorry- known as 'lorry jumping' - either when returning from a rare ten days' leave (which a British soldier in the ranks might expect to be given every 14 to 18 months), or setting out for Calais or Boulogne to catch a leave ship home, was depicted in the early 1918 woodcut MT. From the glum expressions and the skilfully delineated dejected body language of the troops in the back of the lorry, one can imagine the former scenario is presented in MT. This was one of a handful of woodcuts Nevinson produced in 1918-19, no more than four or five in total." (Black, C.R.W Nevinson: The complete prints, page.36).** This lot has been imported from outside the United Kingdom to be sold at auction under temporary importation, and therefore the buyer must pay the import VAT at a rate of 5%. On proof of export outside the United Kingdom, this duty can be refunded.

PERRAULT, CHARLESThe Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, Illustrated by Harry Clarke with introduction by Thomas Bodkin. London, George Q Harrap & Co, 1922. First edition. 24 black and white and colour illustrations. Crimson cloth cover

WALTERS, D'O. L & HARRY CLARKE The Year's at the Spring: An Anthology of Recent Poetry, compiled by L. D'O Walters, Illustrated by Harry Clarke, with introduction by Harold Monro. New York, Brentano's, 1920 First American edition. Quarto, beige cloth with dust jacket

Abbess Jacqueline de Lalaing of Flines Abbey: a fine 16th century French engraved silver medal, 55 mm, the Abbess, kneeling in the presence of the Holy Family, receives a rosary from the Infant Christ, Dame Jacqueline's motto to a banner: 'O MATER DEI MEMENTO MEI'; rev. the Sacred Heart and the Wounds of Christ above a banner inscribed 'DAME JACQUELINE DE LALAING 1536' and overlaid by a crosier and the Lalaing arms; unsigned, small integral suspension loop, good very fine or better; together with: Édouard Hautcoeur, 'Histoire De L'Abbaye De Flines', a modern hardcover facsimile of an 1874 edition. [2] Flines Abbey was a Cistercian nunnery near Douai, founded in the first half of the 13th century. Dame Jacqueline, of the noble Lalaing Family of Flanders, was Abbess from the mid-1530s.

A tray containing Concorde memorabilia to include framed first day cover, decanter and glasses, limited edition Queen of the Skies ornament etc

Tri-ang TT Catalogues, First Edition 1957, G, Second Edition (2, F, folded and VG stamped GDH), Third Edition, E, name neatly written on front, stamped GDH with PL Jan 1959, 4th Edition E, PL Jan 1960, Fifth Edition, E, PL Jan 1961 and Sixth Edition E, PL Jan 1962, generally VG (7)

Frank Meads, They Meet at Eleven, First Edition Published by George Newnes 1956, with drawings by Lionel Edwards, R.I.

Potter (Beatrix) - The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, first edition, panoramic form in green cloth wallet binding, slightly worn and soiled, with on the back 'London & New York' faint ownership inscription on mauve marbled pastedown, [November] 1906 and The Tale of Jermina Puddle-Duck, first edition, lacks spine, pages loose [August, October or December] 1908 and The Tale of Mr Tod, later edition (3)

Hoffmann (Heinrich). A collection of German, English and Perodical editions of Struwwelpeter, including Harold Begbie - The Political Struwwelpeter, illustrated by F Carruthers Gould, 1899, The Struwwelpeter Aphabet, 1900, Archibald Williams - Petrol Peter, illustrated by A Wallis Mills [1906], The Egyptian Struwwelpeter [1896], Swollen-Headed William (after the German!), adapted by E V Lucas and G Morrow, third edition 1914, The Modern Struwwelpeter by Jan Struther & Ernest Shepard, first edition 1936, [Nazi Parody] Truffle Eater by Oistros (Humbert Wolfe), first edition [1933], various others and Das Struwwelpeter Album, Frankfurt [c1924] (22)

A selection of European and World History books, including: The French Revolution by M.J. Sydenham; Great Contemporaries by Winston Churchill; Napoleon by Henry F. Stockhold; The First European Revolution by Norman Hampson; a Folio Society edition of the Creevey Papers by John Gore (Ed.); and others contained across two boxes.

A pair of vintage late 20th Century framed prints; Nicolas Watts (British Contemporary) Ferrari  - The First Grand Prix Victory at Silverstone, Limited edition colour print 304 / 500. Signed by artist and Jose Froilan Gonzalez and Gigi Villoresi. Framed and glazed. Measures 85cm High x 94cm Wide

A collection of four first edition Biggles novels. H.20 W.13cm (4)

Two first edition books: Brought Forward by H. M. Bateman and For the Leg of a Chicken by Bettina Ehrlich.

Four first edition books: One Fat Englishman by Kingsley Amis and other titles by P. G. Wodehouse, Noel Coward and Christopher Isherwood.

LIMIERS, Henri Philippe de.- Annales de la Monarchie Françoise, depuis son etablissement jusques à présent, ou l’on trouve l’origine de cette puissante Monarchie au delà du Rhin, son etablissement dans les Gaules, ses progrés, ses révolutions, sa décadence, son renouvellement, ses alliances, ses guerres, ses conquêtes, sa splendeur sous les rois de la seconde & de la troisiéme race, son agrandissement, ses richesses, sa puissance, son etenduë sous les derniers régnes...- A Amsterdam: Chez l’Honoré & Châtelain, 1724.- 3 partes em 1 vol.: il.; 45 cm.- E., Large-scale edition of a work divided into three parts with independent title pages and pagination. The first “contentant les evènemens les plus remarquables arrivez sous les trois races”; the second “contenant la succession genealogique des Maisons Royales de France & de Lorraina...”; the third “contentant les medailles authentiquesqui on été frappées, sous les trois races...”. The collation of the three parts is as follows: premiere partie - [10], 335, [1 br.] p.: 1 engraved title; seconde partie - [2], 290, [25, 1 br.] p.: 7 unfolding engravings; troisieme partie - [1], 127, [1 br.] p.: il. The edition is illustrated with an allegorical title, copperplate engraved, seven folding family trees, in the second part, and 63 full-page illustrations, representing medals, engraved with the text, in the third part. Copy with some foxing, keeping generous margins and all engravings well folded. Heraldic ex-libris by René de Galard-Brassac Béarn. Contemporary binding, full sheepskin with signs of use, keeping the original marbled paper endpapers. Roll on the squares and gilt edges.

BARROS, João de; COUTO, Diogo do.- Da Asia de João de Barros e Diogo de Couto.- Nova edição.- Lisboa: Na Regia Officina Typografica, 1778-1788.- 24 vols: il.; 16 cm.- E., Complete collection of the most beautiful edition of the “Decadas”, printed at Oficina Régia. The four “Decadas” by João de Barros are part of the first eight volumes, followed by a general index (and the author's biography) and are illustrated with three portraits (of the author, Infante D. Henrique and Afonso de Albuquerque) and five maps leaflets; also the remaining eight “Decadas of Diogo do Couto”, illustrated only with his portrait (missing in the present copy), are presented in 14 volumes plus the respective index (the title page was never printed). Note that the “Tenth Decade” is now printed for the first time. All title pages feature a monogrammed circular stamp (JPD?) with the indication Ex Libris ¿Fama?. First volume with some stains in the first section. For the rest, a slightly cropped but very clean copy, keeping the maps very fresh and well folded. Recent bindings, with leather spines and different coloured labels. Lot nº 85 from the auction Silva’s / Pedro de Azevedo, from May 1990 (the same copy). Inocêncio, III, p. 322 e II, p. 154.

CHOUL, Guillaume du.- DISCOVRS | DE LA RELIGION | DES ANCIENS | ROMAINS, | De la castrametation & discipline militaire d’iceux. | Des bains & Antiques exercitations | Grecques & Romaines, | [...] | Illustré de Médailles & figures retirées des marbres Antiques, | qui se treuuent à Rome, & par notre Gaule. | [gravura com a marca do impressor].- A Lyon: Par Gvillavme Roville, à l’Escv de Venize. M. D. LXXXI. [1581].- 339, [57], 154, [9, 1 br.] p.: il.; 24 cm.- E., Guillaume du Choul (ca. 1496-1560), French humanist, historian and antiquarian, born in Lyon, known for his extensive medal collection. The edition, consisting of two parts, with independent title pages and pagination, but forming a single typographic unit, is illustrated with a large number of xylographic figures: 554 images of medals, 47 figures in the first part, four of which are full page; 44 full-page figures and five smaller ones, in the second part, emphasizing representations of military themes and images relating to the Roman baths. Copy slightly cropped, but keeping good margins; light handling; smaller (tidal) stains on the last leaves; three sections almost loose. Ownership manuscript on the free endpaper: [illegible]cion del Paraguay. May 14/78. Pd. Berasaluce. Non-contemporary binding (17th century?), full polished calf, keeping the original endpapers in plain paper. Brunet, II, 857.

NUNES, Pedro.- PETRII NONII | Salaciesis, DE ARTE | ATQVE RATIONE NAVIGANDI | LIBRI DUO. | EIVSDEM in theoricas Planetarum Georgij Purba- | chij annotationes, & in Problema mechanicum Aristo | telis de motu nauigij ex remis annotatio vna. | EIVSDEM de erratis Orontij Finœi Liber vnus. | EIVSDEM de Cropuscolis Lib. 1. Cum libello Allacen de causis Crepusculorim. [gravura xilográfica com as armas de Portugal].- Conimbricæ: In ædibus Antonij à Marij, Vniuersitatis Typographi. Anno 1573.- [10], 201 [i. é 200], [2], 56, [2 br., 2], 63 [i. é 64], [3, 1 br.] p.: il.; 28 cm.- E., Pedro Nunes (1502-1578), born in Alcácer do Sal, of Jewish family, studied at the University of Salamanca; he was the main cosmographer of the Kingdom and professor at the University of Coimbra, having benefited from the protection of the Court, namely from the infants D. Luís, D. Henrique and D. Duarte, who were his disciples. According to Henrique Leitão, “De arte atque rationi navigandi”, published here for the first time, it is considered “the author's most important book and, therefore, the most important book of Portuguese Science”. Joint edition of four important scientific texts, the first two with consecutive pagination and a single common title page. The two remaining texts with independent title pages and pagination, show the particularity that the dates of the foot press were manually amended, at the time, from 1571 to 1573. Both have the indication on the face of “Secunda editio”. Copy missing the 6th preliminary leaf that should contain the errata and, on the verso, a representation of the compass rose; with slight browning and occasional slight tide stains. Face of the second part (De erratis...) slightly shorter. Circular stamp (±25 mm) erased on the three title pages, resulting in slight abrasion; minor restoration on the last sheet. Interesting ownership manuscript on title page, signed by Caspar Hersbach Agrippinas (Cologne printer and publisher), dated 1619. Recent binding, full canvas in shades of parchment. Anselmo, 861. BN (16th century), 523. Library of King D. Manuel II, 308, 310 and 311.

ARTIGOS DAS | sisas nouamente emen | dados per mandado Delrei nosso | senhor. | [gravura xilográfica com as armas do reino] | ¶Foi impresso em a mui nobre & sempre leal cidade de | Lixboa em casa de Manuel Ioam. Anno. M.D.LXVI. [1566].- [2], xxxvij, [1 br.], 7, [1], f.; 26 cm.- E., Third edition, the first two having been published in 1512 and 1542, both in Lisbon. The sisa, an indirect tax on the transactions of goods, came to represent more than three quarters of the Crown's revenues, namely in the reign of King D. João I. Complete copy, matching exactly with the collection of the copy from the Library of King D. Manuel II, in other words, presenting the “Reportorio dos artigos das sisas” and the errata, at the end, unlike the copy of the BNP, where the same texts are found after the second folio. Autograph signature of Duarte Nunes de Leão in the lower margin of folio xxxvij, after taxes. Title page with small ink stains; old annotations on the verso (blank) of the second folio; small wormhole on the lower margin of the first 12 leaves; excessive cropping (carmine edges), affecting the last line, claim on the last leaf and some current titles. Recent binding, full face with small ink stains; old annotations on the back (blank) of the second folio; small moth cut in the lower margin of the first 12 leaves; excessive trimming (carmine cut), affecting the last line, claim on the last leaf and some current titles. Recent binding, full parchment, with multiple borders and the coat of arms of Portugal, engraved in gold on both covers. Anselmo, 716. BN (16th century), 634. D. Manuel II Library, 394

BRITO, Frei Bernardo de; BRANDÃO, Frei António [e outros].- MONARCHIA | LVSYTANA | ... | PARTE PRIMEIRA | que contem as historias de Portugal desde a cria- | ção do mundo te o nacimento de nosso sñor | IESV CHRISTO | [gravura] | DIRIGIDA AO CATHOLICO REI DÕ PHILIPPE * | II DO NOME REI DE ESPANHA EMPERADOR DO * | NOVO MVNDO.- Alcobaça: Alexandre de Siqueira & António Alvarez, 1597.- [1], 8, [8], 416, [8] f.; 27 cm. Junto com: -----.- GEOGRAPHIA | ANTIGA DE LVSY- | TANIA...- Alcobaça: António Alvarez, 1597.- 8 f.; 27 cm.- E. Junto com: -----.- SEGVNDA | PARTE, | DA MONARCHIA | LVSYTANA...- Lisboa: Pedro Crasbeek, 1609.- [4], 393, [15] f.; 27 cm.- E. Junto com: BRANDÃO, Frei António.- TERCEIRA | PARTE DA | MONARCHIA | LVSITANA. | Que contem a Historia de Portugal desdo Conde | Dom Henrique, até todo o reinado del Rey | Dom Afonso Henriques...- Lisboa: Pedro Crasbeek, 1632.- [6], 300, [20] f.|; 27 cm.- E. Junto com: -----.- QVARTA | PARTE DA | MONARCHIA | LVSITANA. | Que contem a Historia de Portugal desdo tempo | delRey Dom Sancho Primeiro, até todo o | reinado delRey D. Afonso III...- Lisboa: Pedro Crasbeek, 1632.- [6], 286, [22] p.; 27 cm.- E. Junto com: BRANDÃO, Frei Francisco.- QVINTA | PARTE DA | MONARCHIA LVSYTANA. | Que contem a historia dos primeiros 23. annos DelRey D. Dinis...- Lisboa: Paulo Craesbeek, 1650.- [8], 332, [18] f,; 27 cm.- E. Junto com: -----.- SEXTA PARTE | DA | MONARCHIA LVSITANA, | QVE CONTEM A HISTORIA DOS VLTIMOS | vinte & tres annos delRey Dom Dinis...- Lisboa: Ioam da Costa, 1672.- [12], 622, p.; 27 cm.- E. Junto com: JESUS, Frei Rafael de.- MONARQVIA | LVSITANA | PARTE / SETIMA | CONTEM A VIDA DE ELREY DOM AFFONSO | o Quarto por excellencia o Bravo...- Lisboa: Antonio Craesbeeck de Mello, 1683.- [12], 601 p.; 27 cm.- E. Junto com: SANTOS, Frei Manuel.- MONARQVIA | LVSITANA | PARTE VIII. | CONTEM A HISTORIA, E SUCCESSOS | memoraveis do Reino de Portugal no tempo delRey D. Fer- | nando: á eleição delrey D. João I. com outras muitas | noticias de Europa: comprehende do anno de Christo | Senhor nosso 1367. até o de 1385. na era de Cesar | 1405. até o anno de 1423. | 1423...- Lisboa Ocidental: na Officina da Musica, 1727.- [16], 790, [14] p.; 27 cm.- E., Complete set, all volumes belonging to the first edition. The first, still from the 16th century (along with the pamphlet “Geografia antiga de Lvsytania”) and the last, which Inocêncio considers the most difficult to find, are particularly rare. The project for the work was conceived by Friar Bernardo de Brito (in the century, Baltasar Brito de Andrade) as a grandiose history of Portugal, but the chronicler, born in Almeida (1568-1617) only completed the first two volumes. Frei António Brandão (Marcos Brandão), born in Alcobaça (1584-1637) was the author of the second and third parts, which many consider more reliable. Frei Francisco Brandão was also a native of Alcobaça (1601-1680) and was responsible for the fifth and sixth parts. The last two parts were respectively written by Frei Rafael de Jesus (Guimarães, 1614-1693) and Frei Manuel dos Santos (Cantanhede, 1672-1740). The specimen has some imperfections, which we now describe. First volume with restored first two folios and mirrored title page; restoration in the margin of folio 75, with loss of some text (glosas). Geography only preserves the first and last folios (with serious restoration, but preserving the entire text); all remaining six folios have been replaced with quality photocopies on laid paper. Second volume with folio 338 and 343 manuscripts in humanist handwriting from the 17th century, with restorations on the outer margin (and lower margin on the second). Fourth volume with title page restorations, where the ink of an owner's signature has corroded the paper. Sixth volume with wormholes restored on the outer margin (sometimes reaching the text), from p. 489/490. The seventh volume does not present the rare allegorical half-title, which, incidentally, is not mentioned by most bibliographers. Eighth volume with rough restorations in two sections (P and Q, ie 12 folios). Copy with stamps from Quinta das Lágrimas in all volumes and occasional minor stains. Full sheepskin bindings, recovered, with new endpapers. Inocêncio, I, p. 373 and 98; VII, p. 49; VI, p. 102. Samodans, 2115. Ameal, 1549.

MEJIA, Fernando de.- ¶ Libro intitulado nobiliario perfeta | mente recopylado y ordenado por el on | rrado cauallero Feranto Mexia veyn- | te quatro de Jahen &c.- Seuilla: Pedro Brun [& ] Juã Gentil, [1492].- [96] f.: il.; 28 cm.- E., Original incunabular edition of the first treaty on nobility and heraldry printed in the Iberian Peninsula, simultaneously the first illustrated book printed in Spain and the first book to include the names of printers Pedro Brun and Juan Gentil. The work, written between 1477 and 1485 by Fernando de Mexia (1424-ca. 1500), is part of the treatise tradition inspired by the works of Bartolo de Sassoferrato and Honoré Bonet, both from the 14th century, translated into Castile by Diego de Valera, in the following century. The “Nobiliário vero”, as it is better known, is divided into three parts and a prologue with the dedication to Fernando II of Aragon, the Catholic. The first part is a universal history from Adam and Eve, for the purpose of explaining the origins of the nobility; a dissertation on the foundations of the work of Bartolo de Sassoferrato follows; the third part is a treatise on heraldry, containing definitions of arms, insignia, coats of arms, flags, metals, and colours, which are distinctives of the nobility. At the end, it includes the following colophon: Acabouse la presente obra sabado xxx. de junio. año dela incarnacion: de mil y. ccc. xcij. años. En la muy noble y lleal çibdad d[e] seuilla impressa por llos onrrados varones maestros. Pedro brun. Juã gentil. fiel y verdaderamente corregida &c. Fully printed edition in two columns (three on the table) in Gothic characters, with sheets 5 and 7 composed on the front in black and red. The 93v sheets. to 95 v. include 64 small heraldic-themed xilographies depicting weapons, weapon quotas, insignia, banners, etc. Treated copy (washed and re-glued), slightly cropped, with the prejudice of occasional marginal notes from the period, which appear a little faded; it preserves, however, good margins. Fresh, fully binding of stiff parchment. Palau, 167245. Goff, M531. Haebler (Bibliography), 411. Maria Valentina Mendes (Os incunábulos das bibliotecas portuguesas), 1226. The only existing copy in Portugal (BNP, Inc. 173) is incomplete, with two leaves missing (g1 and g8).

MIRANDA, Francisco de Sá de.- AS | OBRAS | DO DOCTOR | FRACISCO DE SAA | De Miranda.- Agora de nouo impressas com a Rela- | ção de sua calidade, & vida.- [Lisboa]: por Vicente Aluarez, 1614.- [12], 160 f.; 19 cm.- E., Second edition of the works of Sá de Miranda (1481-1558), unanimously considered the greatest Portuguese poet of the 16th century, right after Camões and perhaps the one who most brought to us the echo of Renaissance ideas, the introduction of new literary forms being significant among which stand out the prose comedy, the new meter, the sonnet, the eclogue, etc. Inocêncio (III, p. 54) states that this edition should be preferred to the first, both being rare. Although the verso of the last sheet bears the statement COME- the copy is complete as no more text has been printed. Slightly cropped specimen, with slight foxing and discreet handling. Some imperfections on the title page: circular stamp (ø 36 mm) erased, causing severe abrasion; minor restorations on the upper and outer margins; ancient ownership with three initials F.X. S. Two last leaves with minor stains; occasional underlining and pencil annotations. Contemporary binding, made fully of flexible parchment, with tries and new endpapers. Samodães, 2933. Palha, 797. Arouca, 382.

PINTO, Fernão Mendes.- PEREGRINAÇAM | DE | FERNAM MENDEZ | PINTO, E POR ELLE ESCRITA: | QVE CONSTA DE MVITAS, E MVITO | estranhas cousas que vio, & ouvio no Reyno da | China, no de Tartaria, no de Pegú, no de Mar- | tavão, & em outros muitos Reynos, & senho- | rios das partes Orientais, de que nestas nos- | sas do Occidente ha muyto pouca, ou ne- | nhüa noticia.- Em Lisboa: Na Officina de Antonio Craesbeeck de Mello, 1678.- [4], 145 [i. é 445] p.; 29 cm.- E., Second Portuguese edition of the famous travel book, rarer than the first, with considerably fewer copies being known. Fernão Mendes Pinto (1510/14-1583), famous traveler and adventurer, born in Montemor-o-Velho, left for India in 1537, having stayed in the East for about 21 years. The “Peregrinação”, a fantastic account of his troubled adventures, was originally published on the initiative of Fr. Belchior Faria, 31 years after his death, from the original manuscript bequeathed by the author to Casa Pia dos Penitentes. Cropped, stained and handled copy (paper a little fragile), with some foxing and restorations, mostly marginal, but affecting the text in sections Y, Z and AA, in a total of 10 sheets; last sheet (from the Index), with blank verso, facsimile on old paper; occasional ink stains. Stamp of Quinta das Lágrimas on the title page and 17. Interesting contemporary binding, made fully of sheepskin, recovered, with blind decoration on the covers, with new endpapers and a protective case. Edition not mentioned in the main consulted catalogues, namely, Samodães, Ameal, Palha, Ávila Perez, etc. Inocêncio, II, p. 288. Leite de Faria, 2 (with detailed description). Reiss & Auvermann (Auction 40), 644. Arouca, P 183.

INDEX | LIBRORVM PROHIBITORVM, | cum Regulis | confectis per Patres a Tridentina Synodo | delectos, auctoritate Sanctiss. | D. N. Pii IIII, Pont. Max. | comprobatus. | Impressus Olyssipone de mandato Se | renissimi Cardinalis Henrici, Infantis | Portugalliæ, Archiepiscopi Vlix- | bonensis, Legate à latere: Apud | Franciscum Correa eiusde[m] | Principis ac Domini | Typographus. | Cum Priuilegio Regio.- [Lisboa: por Francisco Correa], Anno 1564. mense Octobre.- 44 f.; 19 cm. Junto com; ROL DOS LIVROS QVE | NESTE REYNO SE PROHIBEM | per o serenissimo Cardeal Iffante, Inquisidor ge | ral destes Reynos & senhorios de Portugal. Com | as Regras do outro Rol geral que veo do sancto | Concilio, trasladadas em linguage vulgar | por mandado do dito Senhor pa | ra proueito daquelles que | carecem da lingua | Latina. [gravura com as armas eclesiais] | Impresso em Lixboa per Francisco Correa | impressor do Cardeal Iffante | nosso senhor. | Anno de 1564. no mes de Octubro. Com priuilegio Real.- [12] f.; 19 cm. Junto com: INDEX | LIBRORVM PRO | BIBOTORVM, CVM REGV- | lis confectis, per Partes à Triden | tino Synodo delectos. | AVCTORITATE PII IIII. PRIMVM | Editus, postea vero a Syxto V. auctus. | [...] | IMPRESSVS DE MANDATO IL | lustriss. Reuerendiss. Domini D. Antonij | de Matos de Norogna Episcopi Hel- | uensis, Inquisitoris generalis | Lusitaniæ, &c.- Olisipone: Apud Petrum Craesbeeck. Anno M. D. XCVII. [1597].- [27], 73 f.; 19 cm.- E., Volume consisting of the fifth Portuguese edition (1564), with two parts, of the catalogue of prohibited books, better known as the Index, together with a copy of the seventh Portuguese edition of the same title, printed in 1597. The first Portuguese edition of the Index was published in 1547, followed by the editions of 1551, 1559 and 1561. The fifth edition is composed of two parts, published simultaneously, the first corresponding to the Roman catalogue and the second to a supplement in Portuguese “com as regras [...] trasladadas em linguage[m] vulgar [...] para proveito daquelles que carecem da lingua latina”. The edition of the Index from 1597 already follows the new Roman catalogue, promulgated at the end of the papacy of Sixtus V and was published at the initiative of the general inquisitor and second bishop of Elvas, D. António de Matos de Noronha (1591-1610). The “Rol dos Livros” has, at the end, the printed signature of the Dominican Inquisitor Fr. Emanuel da Veiga (†1575). At the end of the 1597 Index, the autograph signature of Fr. Francisco Pereira, SJ(?) qualifier and reviewer of the Holy Office. Volume cropped with damage to the xilography frame of the first title page, but not of the other sections that preserve good margins. Some restorations, namely on the two title pages of the first species, on the upper margin of the second page of the first work and on the interior margins of some other sections. It is, however, solid and complete, corresponding exactly to the descriptions given in the “Catálogo dos impressos do século XVI (Tipografia portuguesa)”, from BN. Eighteenth-century binding, full flecked sheepskin, with damage to the spine from wormholes and inferior quality paper endepapers. Anselmo, 474, 475 and 515. BN (16th century), 382, 825 and 384. D. Manuel II Library, 231, 491 and 233.

VASCONCELOS, Pe. Simão de, S.J.- CHRONICA | DA | COMPANHIA | DE | JESV | DO ESTADO DO BRASIL: | DO QVE OBRARÃO SEVS FILHOS | NESTA PARTE DO NOVO MVNDO | TOMO PRIMEIRO | DA ENTRADA DA | COMPANHIA DE JESV | NAS PARTES DO BRASIL | & | DOS FVNDAMENTOS QVE NELLAS | Lançârão, & continuàrão seus Religiosos em quanto alli trabalhou o Padre Manoel | da Nobrega Fundador, & primeiro Prouincial desta Provincia, | E | ALGUMAS NOTICIAS ANTECEDENTES | curiosas, & necessarias das cousas daquelle Estado...- Lisboa: Na Officina de Henrique Valente de Oliueira Impressor delRey N.S. Anno M. DC. LXIII. [1663].- [12], 178, [185 a 188 (em falta)], 528, [12] p.: 1 frontispício gravado; 33 cm.- E., First edition of one of the most beautiful productions of Portuguese presses from the seventeenth century and a fundamental work for the history of Brazil (in the title page it has the indication of the first volume, but it was the only one published). In his introduction, Father Simão de Vasconcelos (1597-1671), rector of the schools of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, proposes the theory that the Earthly Paradise would be located in Portuguese America. Although the licenses were granted between May 18, 1661 and November 7, 1662 (?), the visiting priest considered that such assertion was contrary to the dogmas of the Catholic faith and demanded that such a passage be suppressed. Thus, in all known copies, the pagination jumps from p. 178 to p. 185.However, in the present copy, the two leaves corresponding to pp. 185 to 188. At the end, between pages 481 and 528, it includes the Latin poem "De Beata Virgine Dei Matre Maria", by Father José de Anchieta SJ, who composed it «...quando esteve em refens entre Indios barbaros, com a ajuda da Virgem, escrevendo na praia em lugar de papel, que alli não tinha, nem tinta». Copy a little cropped (carmine edges) and with slight foxing; occasional minor restorations. Keeps the engraved title very fresh and with good margins. Recent binding, fully made of sheepskin, with gold decoration on the spine, in keeping with the taste of the time. Borba de Moraes, p. 888. Sabin, 98651. Rodrigues, 2457. Inocêncio, VII, p. 286. Samodães, 3443. Arouca, V 51.

[ROUILLÉ, Guillaume].- PRIMA PARTE [& LA SECONDA PARTE] | DEL PRONTVARIO DE | LE MEDAGLIE DE PIV ILLV- | stri, & fulgenti huomini & donne, dal principio | del Mondo insino al presente tempo, con | le lor vite in compendio | raccolte. [gravura com a marc do impressor].- In Lione: Apresso Gvglielmo Rovillio, 1553.- [8], 172, [4], 247, [8, 1 br.] p.: il.; 23 cm.- E., First edition of the Italian version of the “Prontuário das medalhas”, the most famous typographic and intellectual production of the printer and humanist Guillaume Rouillé (circa 1518-1589) who, having worked initially in Paris, settled permanently in Lyon from 1545. Rouillé was privileged to publish the work in Latin, French, Italian and Castilian, the first three versions having been published in 1553 and the Castilian only in 1561. The edition is illustrated with 950 medals (two per page), with portraits of men and distinguished women, accompanied by short biographical notes, beginning with Adam and Eve and ending with Henry II of France. The second part, with an independent title page and pagination, constitutes, with the first, a single typographic unit. Copy lightly cropped, with a slight (tidal) stain on the lower outer corner, about half the volume. Small wormholes next to the backbone in about 20 sheets of the second part, extending into a single hole on both sides. Two old handwritten ownerships on the title page. Full sheepskin binding, probably from the 18th century, a little worn, retaining the original endpapers. Brunet, IV, 900.

MARCOS DE LISBOA, O.F.M, Frei.- PRIMEIRA | parte das Chronicas da orde[m] | dos frades Menores do sera- | phico Padre sam Francisco, | seu instituidor, & primeiro | ministro geral. Que se po- | de chamar Vitas patru[m], dos | Menores. Copilada & toma | da dos antigos liuros & me- | moriaes da ordem, per frey | Marcos de Lisboa frade Me- | nor, da prouincia de | Portugal.- ¶ Agora segunda vez per elle reuista & emendada. Com Priuilegio Real.- [No final] Foy impressa esta obra em a muy nobre& sempreleal cidade de Lixboa: em casa de Manuel Ioam, & acabou se aos. xx. dias de Feuereiro de. 1566.- [12], ix-cclxiij f.; 27 cm.- E. Junto com; -----.- PARTE SE- | GVNDA DAS CHRONICAS DA | Ordem dos frades menores & das ou | tras orde[n]s segunda & tercei | ra, instituidas na igreja | per o sanctissimo Pa | dre sam Fran | cisco. [...] | ¶ Nouamente copilada & ordenada dos anti- | gos Liuros & Hystoriadores & memoria | es da ordem, per frey MARCOS de Lis- | boa frade menor da prouincia de | Portugal da obseruancia, per a glo | ria de nosso Senhor & & de se- | us sanctos, & edificaçam | das Almas...- [No final] ¶ Acabouse a presente obra de imprimir im [sic] Lisboa em casa de Ioannes Blauio impressor del Rey nosso Senhor [...] Anno de mil quinhentos sessenta & dous [1562] a. xxv. Dabril.- [6], CCLXXXVI f.; 27 cm.- E., Both texts in second edition, almost entirely composed in two columns in rotunda Gothic characters. The first part was the only one printed in Manuel João's presses. The second part, printed by João Blávio, was published following the first, printed by the same printer in 1557. Fr. Marcos de Lisboa (1511-1591), chronicler of the Order of the Friars Minor (St. Francis), accompanied D. Sebastião on the journey to Africa and was bishop of Oporto from 1581 until the year of his death. First volume cropped, with tangential damage to the foot and right margin of the xilography that frames the title. Second volume with frail, handled and poorly restored title page; last sheet, with the printer's mark, mirrored and handled, with part of the outer margin redone; occasional minor restorations and stains. The two volumes are, however, complete and solid. Nineteenth century bindings (1st half), full sheepskin, slightly worn, with carmine edges. Anselmo 713 and 319. BN (16th century), 478 and 476. D. Manuel II Library, 282 and 281.

TASSO, Torquato.- La Jérusalem délivrée / en vers françois par L. P. L. M. Baour-Lormian.- Paris: De l’Imprimerie de P. Didot l’Aîné, 1796.- 2 vols.: il.; 32 cm.- E., Edition of high graphic quality, illustrated with an allegorical engraving on the first volume and 20 copperplates in each volume (two for each canto), according to Cochin originals. The copy belonged to the private library of King D. Manuel II and bears its ex-libris on the verso of both covers, as well as the topographical pencil annotation Kl. Bibl., L 5, on the verso of both title pages. Slight foxing and slight signs of handling. Red morocco half-bindings, signed Fock (fl. Paris, 1845-1875), at the foot of the spines, with top edge gilt leaf cut. Lot nº 878 from Royal auction, Correio-Velho, June 1991 (the same copy).

CONIMBRICENSES.- COMMENTARII | COLLEGII | CONIMBRICENSIS SO- | CIETATIS IESV. | IN QVATVOR LIBROS DE | COELO ARISTOTELIS | STAGIRITÆ...- Olisipone: Ex officina Simonis Lopesij, Anno M. D. LXXXXIII. [1593].- [8], 447, [1 br.] p.; 22 cm. Junto com; -----.- COMMENTARII | COLLEGII | CONIMBRICENSIS SO- | CIETATIS IESV. | IN LIBROS METEORVM | ARISTOTELIS STAGIRITÆ...- Olisipone: Ex officina Simonis Lopesij, Anno M. D. LXXXXIII. [1593].- 143, [1 br.] p.; 22 cm. Junto com; -----.- COMMENTARII | COLLEGII CO- | NIMBRICENSIS SOCIETATIS | IESV IN LIBROS ARISTOTE- | LIS, QVI PARVA NATVRA- | LIA APPELANTVR...- Olisipone: Ex officina Simonis Lopesij, Anno M. D. XCIII. [1593].- 104 p.; 22 cm. Junto com: -----.-IN LIBROS | ETHICORVM ARISTOTELIS AD NICHOMACVM CVRSVS DISPV- | TATIONES, IN QVIBVS PRAECIPVA | QVAEDAM ETHICAE DISCI- | PLINAE CAPITA CON- TINENTVR...- Olisipone: Ex officina Simonis Lopesij, Anno M. D. XCIII. [1593].- 95, [1 br.] p.; 22 cm.- E., Original edition, of four of the eight editorial initiatives with comments on the works of Aristotle, published by the Society of Jesus in Coimbra (4) and in Lisbon (4), usually designated by Conimbricenses and intended for the Philosophy course at the Colégio das Artes de Coimbra, in charge of the Jesuits since 1555. The person responsible for the four volumes was Father Manuel de Góis SJ (1543-1597), born in Portel, a distinguished figure in the golden period of Jesuit teaching in Coimbra. The Coimbra editions were enormously successful, having been republished in Venice, Lyon, Cologne, Hamburg and Mainz, several times, remaining as manuals for Jesuit colleges until the mid-eighteenth century. Carefully treated copy, probably washed, with no noticeable defects. Second half of the volume with a stain on the upper margin, affecting the current titles and, occasionally, the first lines of the text; some minor stains. Two old ownerships (one crossed out) on the front cover page. Interesting rebuilt contemporary binding, with blind and gold tooling, on the covers and spine (worn), with new endpapers. Anselmo, 794, 795, 796 and 797. BN (16th century), 194, 192, 191 and 196. Library of King Manuel II, 126, 125, 124 and 127.

LEÃO, Duarte Nunes de.- [...] CENSVRÆ IN LIBEL- | LVM DE REGVM PORTVGALIÆ | ORIGINE, QVI FRATRIS IOSEPHI | TEIXERÆ NOMINE CIRCVM- | PERTVR. | Item de vera Regum Portugaliæ Ge- | nealogia liber. | AD SERENISSIMVM PRINCIPEM ALBERTVM | ARCHIDVCEM AVSTRIÆ, S.R.E. | CARDINALEM.- Olisipone: Ex officina Antonij Riparij Tipographi Regij. Anno MDLXXXV [1585].- [4], 64 f.; 23 cm. Junto com; -----.- [...] DE VERA REGVM | PORTVGALLIÆ GENEALO- | GIA LIBER. | AD SERENISSIMVM PRINCIPEM ALBERTVM | ARCHIDVCEM AVSTRIÆ, S.R.E. | CARDINALEM.- Oisipone, Anno MDLXXXV.- 50 f.; 23 cm.- E., First edition of a controversial work, published in response to the positions taken by the Dominican Fr. José Teixeira, supporter of D. António, Prior do Crato, who he followed until the end of his life, in exile in France, where he enjoyed the admiration and favour of Henry II and Catherine de Medicis. The last 49 pages include, with its own title page, but constituting a single typographic unit, the original edition of the “True genealogy of the kings of Portugal”, which would be published in vernacular (Castilian) five years later. Both works are dedicated to Archduke Cardinal Alberto of Austria. Copy only cropped at the head, keeping wide margins. Title page with extensive annotation and stain, passing on to the next two pages; about a third of the sheets with old annotations on the margins; two sheets with the upper outer corners burnt, without harming the text; occasional light stains on the upper margin of some leaves; rare minor wormholes. Contemporary binding, full flexible parchment, retaining the original endpapers. Regarding this work, we quote Alberto Navarro, Viscount of Trindade (Manuscritos & Livros Valiosos, Telles da Sylva, vol. II, p. 155): “Deste raríssimo livro [...] há exemplares na Nacional, na Torre do Tombo e na Ajuda; em livrarias privadas, parece-me que somente na minha”. Anselmo, 968. Monteverde, 3795. D. Manuel II Library, 241 and 243. BN (16th century), 405.

A mixed collection of children's books to include The Red Fairy Book, published 1927, The Hums of Pooh, 1929 first edition, R Caldecott's Second Collection of Pictures and Songs, three Secret Seven books by Enid Blyton all first editions, various Rupert Bear Annuals, etc (24)

Steiff bear 'First American Teddy' 2003 limited edition no 7478 with customised Steiff eartag, star spangled bowtie and hat, growls when tilted, height 38cm, in box with certificate (1)

Blyton, Enid, Five Go To Demon's Rocks, 1961 First Edition with dust wrapper, Dahl Roald, Matilda, published Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1988 First Edition with dust wrapper together with a collection of mixed children's books (29)

ENFIELD 'HISTORY OF LIVERPOOL', FIRST EDITION, PRINTED WARRINGTON 1773

GEORGE ORMEROD 'HISTORY OF CHESHIRE', THREE VOLUMES, FIRST EDITION 1819, COMPLETE WITH PLATES AND MAPS, FULL MOROCCO LEATHER AND GILT DECORATION

Sports Illustrated First Edition Volume 1 (August 16, 1954), including subscription cards and a 3-page foldout of baseball cards featuring Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams; together with the First Year Anniversary issue (August 15, 1955) Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Lincoln Park) estate Height: 8 1/4 inches, Width: 12 1/4 inches (both) Condition: Good, light wear; fading; bent corners; minor creases to cover; yellowing of pages Category: Collectibles > Sports Estimated Sale Time: 3:27 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Sales Tax (United States Only): Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5

A GROUP OF BOOKS RELATING TO PAUL KLEE Paul Klee, Notebooks Volume 1 The thinking eye, edited by Jürg Spiller, Lund Humphries 1992 Paul Klee, Notebooks Volume 2 The nature of nature, edited by Jürg Spiller, Lund Humphries 1973, first English edition Paul Klee, Will Grohmann, Trois Collines 1969, written in French Klee, Miroslav Lamač, Prague, 1965 (4) Condition: Signs of age observed. Specifically, dust jackets for books titled "Klee" and "Paul Klee, Notebooks Volume 2" show more wear.

THE RED BOOK 'LIBER NOVUS', C. G. JUNG W. W. Norton & Co., 2009, Philemon Series, a publication in arrangement with the Foundation of the Works of C. G. Jung, Zurich. Edited and introducted by Sonus Shamdasani First edition 30cm wide x 40cm long x 5cm high Condition: No obvious condition issues

1995 Porsche 968 Club Sport CoupéRegistration no. M985 NFJ (see text)Chassis no. WP0ZZZ96ZSS815260Odometer reading: 100,904 kmMOT: N/A*Limited edition, lightweight, high-performance variant*Left-hand drive*First UK registered in 1999Announced in 1991, the 968 was the fourth of Porsche's family of front-engined sports cars. Styled along Porsche 928 lines, the 968 retained its 944 predecessor's basic mechanical layout while improving on its specification, boasting a 2,990cc engine and six-speed manual transmission. Porsche's big four-cylinder now boasted 'Variocam' variable valve timing and produced 240bhp, good enough for a top speed of 156mph with 60mph coming up in 6.2 seconds. Intended for enthusiasts seeking enhanced on-track performance, the lightweight Club Sport did without much of the 968's 'luxury' equipment; for example: there was less sound deadening insulation and the window lifts were hand operated, though features such as air conditioning, a sunroof, and an audio system remained available as options. The rear seats were deleted; the fronts replaced with lightweight Recaro competition seats; and a non-airbag steering wheel fitted. There was also a less complex wiring loom and a smaller battery; the result being a reduction in weight of around 100kg when compared to the standard 968. Improvements to the running gear included revised suspension, lowered ride height and 17' wheels shod with wider tyres. In 1993, the Porsche 968 Club Sport was voted 'Performance Car of the Year' by the UK's Performance Car magazine. A left-hand drive model, this desirable, limited edition Porsche was first registered in the UK in November 1999. Accompanying documentation consists of copies of the car's last V5C Registration Certificate and the sales invoice issued by Gmund Cars Limited of Knaresborough on 5th June 2009 when the car was sold to the current owner. The Club Sport has been on static display for a number of years and as such will require recommissioning prior to road use. Please also note this Lot is subject to UK import tax if it is to remain in the UK. Footnotes:Vendor Score Total: 58/100Bidders should note that the automated 100-point Seller's Assessment is provided by each Seller at the point of consignment using the guidelines below, and is not provided, assessed or verified by Bonhams MPH. Accordingly Customers (Bidders) are on notice that each vehicle is offered 'as is / as seen' subject to the Conditions of Sale for the auction, and Customers (Bidders) are strongly recommended to view the Lot(s) being offered, before bidding, in order to satisfy themselves as to their condition; Bonhams MPH will not entertain disputes over Sellers' Assessments.Key for sellers' assessments:1/5 POOR. A project vehicle | Requires urgent attention | Damaged | Parts missing2/5 AVERAGE. Useable condition | Requires some attention | Light damage3/5 GOOD. Drive away | Presents well | Good history file | Drives well4/5 VERY GOOD. Well restored | Running and driving with no noticeable faults | Sound throughout5/5 EXCELLENT. Concours condition | Beautifully presented | Driving very wellEXTERIOR TOTAL: 15/25Body Work: 3Paint:3Glass:3Chrome/Plastics/Trim:3Wheels/Tyres:3RUNNING GEAR TOTAL: 12/20Gearbox/Clutch:3Axles:3Suspension:3Brakes:3INTERIOR TOTAL:12/20Seats:3Dashboard/Door cards/Carpets:3Headlining:3Trim:3ELECTRICAL TOTAL: 6/10Main components:3Ancillary components:3ENGINE TOTAL: 12/20Starting:3Running:3Under Bonnet:3Mechanical components:3Car History File: 1Lot to be sold without reserve.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Ω NN MOTORCYCLESIf purchased by a UK resident, this machine is subject to a NOVA declaration, whilst the responsibility of submitting the NOVA rests with the Buyer to do so, Bonhams will facilitate the process by engaging an agent (SHIPPIO) to undertake the NOVA and C88 (customs) application if applicable on the Buyer's behalf. A fee of £125 + VAT to do so will be added to the Buyer's invoice.CARSIf purchased by a UK resident, this machine is subject to a NOVA declaration, whilst the responsibility of submitting the NOVA rests with the Buyer to do so, Bonhams will facilitate the process by engaging an agent (CARS) to undertake the NOVA on the Buyer's behalf. A fee of £250 + VAT to do so will be added to the Buyer's invoice.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An ultra-desirable and well-presented, UK-supplied 1992 Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione 1.UK-supplied new. 132,574km (82,377miles). First registered in the UK on 19/11/1992Finished in Micalised Winner Red with Compomotive alloysFactory black leather Recaro interior, leather door panels, Momo Final Edition steering wheel, air conditioningFour registered former keepers. Fresh MOT until November 2022 issued with 'No Advisories'SpecificationMake: LANCIAModel: DELTA INTEGRALE EVO1Year: 1992Chassis Number: ZLA831AB000569119Registration Number: SPH 654MTransmission: ManualEngine Number: 1393991Drive Side: Left-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 132574 KMMake: LHDInterior Colour: Black Leather

Ian Fleming, Octopussy and the Living Daylights, Jonathan Cape, 1966 edition (first edition with both stories), signed by Maryam d'Abo (Kara Milovy in the Living Daylights), with dust jacket

Ian Fleming, The Man with the Golden Gun, Jonathan Cape, London, 1965, first edition, with dust jacket,

Two Royal Crown Derby figurines with first edition gold buttons together with three Royal Crown Derby figurines with second edition silver buttons, to include birds and tortoise. IMPORTANT: Online viewing and bidding only. Collection by appointment via our website or arrange with Mailboxes Etc couriers ONLY. Restrictions apply to ensure social distancing.

Two copies to include The first Edition of The SCOTSMAN or Edinburgh Political And Literary Journal Saturday January 25th 1817anda copy of THE OBSERVER Sunday December 4th 1791both copies are folded in the middle - condition good no foxing and alsoAn ORIGINAL DAILY MIRROR Monday September 4th 1939 ' BRITAIN'S FIRST DAY OF WAR'Approx 4 pieces