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PORTA, Giambattista della (1535?-1615). Natural Magick...in twenty books. London: Thomas Young and Samuel Speed, 1658.Folio (277 x 174 mm). Engraved title-page; letterpress title printed in red and black; numerous woodcut illustrations. (A few short marginal tears or paper flaws, some minor browning, minor wrinkling to first and last few leaves). 20th-century sheep (some wear). Provenance: K.C. (blindstamps); a few 20th-century marginal notes in pencil and red underlinings. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH of Porta's Magiae naturalis libri viginti, first published in 1558.   This translation follows the expanded edition of 1589. Porta's compilation of science and pseudo-science includes sections on changing metals, counterfeiting precious stones, medical remedies, perfume, cookery, and "burning gasses," or optics. ESTC R33476; Norman 1726; Wing P-2982.For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

WRIGHT, Frank Lloyd (1867-1959).  An Autobiography. New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1932.  Square 8vo. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations; decorative section titles printed in red and black. Original black cloth decorated in red and gold in Wright's design (some slight wear, hinges loose); original pictorial dust jacket with Wright's design printed in red and black (separated along rear fold, losses, dampstaining).  FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY WRIGHT: "To Carey...Frank Lloyd Wright /57."Property of the Caraway FamilyFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). The Grapes of Wrath. New York: Viking Press, 1939.  8vo. (A few tiny pale stains to the first few leaves.) Original pictorial beige cloth (some light soiling, minor spotting to endleaves); facsimile dust jacket; cloth folding case.  FIRST EDITION, WITH STEINBECK'S SIGNATURE tipped to front free endpaper.   Steinbeck was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1940 for this novel. Goldstone & Payne A12a.  For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

BURBIDGE, Frederick William Thomas (1847-1905).  The Narcissus; its History and Culture. London; L. Reeve & Co., 1875.8vo (244 x 165 mm). Half-title; 48 lithographed plates with hand-coloring. (Some minor spotting to a few preliminary leaves.) Original publisher's cloth gilt (spine sunned, some minor wear to extremities, hinges starting). Provenance: W. R. Price (signature). FIRST EDITION of Burbidge's study on the genus Narcissus. "In offering this short history of a popular genus of hardy bulbs, my object has been to assist horticulturists and amateurs by adding coloured figures to the excellent review of the genus which originally appeared in the 'Gardener's Chronicle' (1869)'" (Preface, p.[vii]).   Nissen BBI 297; Great Flower Books p.83.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

LE MONNIER, Pierre Charles (1715-1799). Institutions Astronomiques, ou Lecons Elementaires d'Astronomie, pour servir d'Introduction a la Physique Celeste and a la Science des Longitudes.  Paris: Chez Hippolyte-Louis Guerin & Jacques Guerin, 1746.4to (248 x 190 mm). 15 copperplate engraved folding plates. (Small pale spots to a few leaves.) Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, edges sprinkled red, black morocco lettering-piece gilt (joints starting, some light wear). FIRST EDITION of Le Monnier's best-known work, the first important general manual of astronomy in France.   The framework of the Institutions Astronomiques was essentially a translation of John Keill's Introduciton ad vera Astronomic (London, 1731), but Le Monnier included important additions and new tables of the sun and moon.   Houzeau & Lancaster 9244.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). [Christmas Books].  A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843.   Second edition, first state, with title-page printed in red and blue and dated 1843, with yellow endpapers, and with the balance of the text corrected (but without "Second Edition" on the title-page). Provenance: Sold at The Old Curiosity Shop (bookplate, description laid in). Eckel, pp.110-115; Smith II:4. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. London: Bradbury and Evans for Chapman and Hall, 1845. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Eckel, pp.116-118; Smith II:5. The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home. London: Bradbury and Evans for the Author, 1846 [i.e. December 1845]. FIRST EDITION. Eckel, pp. 119-120; Smith II:6. The Battle of Life. A Love Story. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. FIRST EDITION. Vignette title-page Eckel variant 4. Eckel, pp. 121-23; Smith II:8. The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain. A Fancy for Christmas-Time. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. FIRST EDITION. Eckel, pp. 124-25; Smith II:9. Together, 5 volumes, 8vo. (Some browning or spotting.) Original publisher's cloth gilt (some light staining or wear, a few small repairs); all housed in red half morocco slipcase. Provenance for the lot: William Joseph Connery (bookplates).  Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, IllinoisFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[HERBAL] -- [Hortus sanitatis. De herbis et plantis...] [Strassburg: Johann Pruss, ca 1497?].  Folio (approximately 287 x 195 mm), disbound. 155 leaves only (of 360), most with hand-coloring. (Some minor soiling, spotting or browning to some leaves.) Leaves loose in a pigskin binding blind-stamped "PS" and dated 1613 on upper cover (lacking clasps and catches, minor wear). Provenance: H.M. Fletcher (purchased with another dealer, Sotheby's London, 15 April 1988); acquired by Harold Berliner (printer and typographer) and D. Steven Corey (librarian); later sold PBA Galleries 23 February 2006, sale 326, lot 107. Most of the woodcuts of plants in the Pruss editions were previously used in Johann Gruninger's edition of the Gart der Gesundheit.   Many of the other woodcuts are direct or reverse copies of those used in Meydenbach's first edition of the Hortus Sanitatis. The present partial copy was apparently acquired by Berliner and Corey with the goal to collaborate on a leaf book.   Corey made a study of the book and completed an introduction, but the project was never completed. See Goff H-487; see Hain-Copinger 8941; see Nissen BBI 2363.Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

TREMBLEY, Abraham (1700-1784).   Memoires pour servir a l'histoire d'un genre de polypes d'eau douce.... Leiden: Jean & Herman Verbeek, 1744.  4to (263 x 206 mm). Engraved head- and tail-pieces; 13 engraved folding plates. (Mostly marginal dampstain to a few leaves, a few small spots, minor soiling to a few leaves.) Modern leather, uncut. FIRST EDITION. "In 1740 the scientific world was electrified by Trembley's discovery that the green hydra (Chlorohydra viridissima) was definitely an animal, even though it contained chlorophyll and --a fact even more astonishing--possessed powers of multiplication from artificial division hitherto thought to be unique to plants" (Norman 2094).Property from the Collection of Norman and Florence BlitchFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MOSER, Barry, illustrator].   SOYINKA, Wole. Outsiders. Decatur, GA: Wisteria Press, 1999.  8vo. Frontispiece by Barry Moser. Original cloth-backed mottled boards.  FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, one of 15 copies hors commerce copies (of 265 copies printed on Mohawk Superfine paper), this copy designated "Artist 's Copy 5 of 5," SIGNED BY SOYINKA AND MOSER. Soyinka was the Nobel laureate in 1986.  Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry MoserFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

HALE, Thomas (fl. 1750).   Eden: or, a Compleat Body of Gardening.... London: for T. Osborne, T. Trye, S. Crowder, and H. Woodgate, [1756-]1757.  Folio (420 x 260 mm). Engraved frontispiece, 60 engraved plates. (Some minor soiling, spotting or offsetting, ca 50 leaves with minor marginal worming.) Contemporary English blind-panelled calf (neatly rebacked and repaired). Provenance: William McElwain Talbot (gift inscription, 1978). FIRST EDITION, intended as a companion to the Compleat Body of Husbandry (London, 1756). Issued in 60 weekly parts, each including "descriptions and cultural details concerning the various products of the garden under the time of year in which they flower or fruit, the phrase name used by Linnaeus for each plant is given, and each is referred to in its place in [Linnaeus's] sexual system, which is explained. Advice is offered on what to do each month in the kitchen, flower, and fruit gardens" (Henrey p.98).   Henrey III.776; Hunt 559; Nissen BBI 880.Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

BAKER, Henry (1698-1774). Essai sur l'histoire du polype, insecte. Paris: Chez Durand, 1744.8vo (172   x 116 mm). 22 engraved folding plates. (Title soiled with old tear repaired.) Modern half morocco, uncut.  FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH of Baker's work first published in 1743 in English, in which he examines the physiology of the polyps, including their reproductive systems, diseases, and the means of locating them. Wellcome II, p.8.Property from the Collection of Norman and Florence BlitchFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

WESTON, Richard (1733-1806). The Gardener 's and Planter 's Calendar. Containing the Method of Raising Timber-Trees, Fruit-Trees, and Quick, for Hedges. London: T. Carnan, 1778.  12mo (172 x 103 mm). (Some occasional light staining.) Contemporary calf gilt (rebacked with new endpapers, some rubbing to corners). Provenance: J. Bryan (contemporary signature); Pamela Lister (bookplate).    Second edition, corrected and enlarged, of Weston's work first issued in 1773, which contains extensive information on raising tress, preparing orchards, and planting vegetables and flowers. Weston included directions for garden management throughout the year, new advancements in gardening, an appendix, and a catalog of seeds and plants for use in various gardens (title-page). English Botanist Weston was the Secretary to the Leicester Agricultural Society and published numerous works on horticulture. Henrey 1485;   Henry II, p. 396.Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[UNITED STATES SENATE]. Journal of the Senate of the United States of America Being the Second Congress Begun and Held...November 5th, 1792.... Philadelphia: John Fenno, 1792.  Folio (340 x 204 mm). (Some chipping or small losses to margin, some browning or soiling.) ORIGINAL MARBLE WRAPPERS (spine perished, some chipping); morocco-backed folding case. Provenance: Mary Burnham Kinsman (signature, 1926).  FIRST EDITION, including information about the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793, and the Judiciary Act of 1793, and about proposed legislation regarding compensation of the president and vice president. Evans 26333.  Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

MILLAY, Edna St. Vincent (1892-1950). The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver. New York: Frank Shay 1922.  8vo. Frontispiece and vignettes. Original plain tan wrappers (joint starting), stapled, within original printed apple green wrappers with vignette on front (soft crease to front wrapper, some minor loss of pigment); orange quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Perry Molstad (bookplate designed by Rockwell Kent); acquired by the present owner from a descendant of John Fleming. FIRST TRADE EDITION, ONE OF 15 COPIES BOUND IN APPLE GREEN WRAPPERS. The first trade edition of The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver consisted of 500 copies printed on regular paper.   Of these, all but 75 were bound in orange wrappers.   Frank Shay, the publisher, had the remaining 75 copies bound in five different colored wrappers (15 of each): red, dark green, apple green, yellow, and blue.   "Simultaneously with the first edition there were printed five copies on Japan vellum, having the same title-page as the regular edition, but differing from the regular edition in that the endsheets were omitted...The only one I have seen was bound in red wrappers. Mr. Shay has no record or recollection of what other colors were used on these five copies" (Yost 15).   A FINE COPY OF THIS RARITY.  For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Americae sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio. [Antwerp, 1612?].Engraved map with hand-coloring, 443 x 574 mm. Decorative cartouche, galleons and ships, Spanish text verso. (Some minor browning or staining, minor marginal chipping.)FIRST EDITION, third state with Ortelius' name lower right.   According to Burden, "the most important introductions on the east coast are the Indian name WINGANDEKOA, and just to the north an inlet. They both originate from the unsuccessful English attempts at colonising the Outer Banks of present-day North Carolina. It has been suggested that the inlet could be the first depiction of Chesapeake Bay on a printed map." Burden 64.  Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft (1797-1851). Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.   Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1984.    Folio. Illustrated by Barry Moser. Original cloth; dust jacket.  FIRST TRADE EDITION, First Printing.   SIGNED by Moser on the title-page.    [Accompanied by:] A dummy binding by the Harcourt bindery for the Pennyroyal Press limited edition of Moser 's Frankenstein, folio, quarter morocco. INSCRIBED BY MOSER: "This is a prototype of the Frankenstein binding from harcourt bindery that I gave to my daughter to use as a diary when she was in junior high school. Barry Moser." Followed by 3 pp of diary entries including mentioning traveling with her father "for Poqipsee [sic] New York avec father. went to the house Wilderstien [sic], the house dad will be using for beauty & the beast," and goes on to describe her own thoughts for a story.    [With:]    SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft. The Annotated Frankenstein. With Introduction and Notes by Leonard Wolf. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1977. 4to, original quarter cloth, with some sections highlighted by Moser indicating some references for the subjects of his illustrations for the Pennyroyal Press edition of Frankenstein (1983), also within the note at end on the illustrated editions of Frankenstein. Also with 9 other related works from Moser 's library on Frankenstein.  Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry MoserFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

JUSSIEU, Antoine Laurent (1748-1836). Genera Plantarum Secundum Ordines Naturales Disposita. Paris: Veuve Herissant and Theophile Barrois, 1789.8vo (201 x 126 mm). Errata leaf at end. (Some browning, worm hole to upper margin of last ca 45 leaves not affecting text.)   Contemporary sheep gilt (old repairs to joints, some wear). FIRST EDITION of Jussieu's fundamental work on the classification of plants, the first to arrange "plant genera in a natural system based on the correlation of a great number of characteristics...Some of the elements of Genera plantarum...remain a part of the present-day system of botanical classification" (Norman). Hunt 703; Norman 1194; Stafleu & Cowan 589.Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[FINE BINDINGS] -- A group of 5 works in 7 volumes with finely bound, comprising:  COMBE, William. Thomas Rowlandson, illustrator. The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque. --The Second Tour of Dr. Syntax, in Search of Consolation.   --The Third Tour of Dr. Syntax, in Search of a Wife. London: Ackermann, 1821. 3 volumes. 20th-century red calf gilt. Later editions. [With:] BARHAM, Richard Harris Dalton. The Ingoldsby Legends; or, Mirth and Marvels. London: Richard Bentley, 1870. Vol. I only (of 2). 20th-century blue morocco gilt. Annotated edition. "“ CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain"). A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1890. Original publisher 's pictorial green cloth gilt; folding case. Later issue. BAL 3429. -- THACKERAY, William Makepeace ("Michael Angelo Titmarsh"). Rebecca and Rowena. A Romance Upon Romance. London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. Original pictorial boards; slipcase.   -- THACKERAY. Doctor Birch & his young friends. London: Chapman and Hall, 1849. Original pictorial boards; slipcase. -- Together 5 works in 7 volumes, all 8vo, most FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally fine.  For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[SENDAK, Maurice (1928-2012)]. A group of 16 works illustrated by Maurice Sendak (1928-2012), including:  STOCKTON, Frank R. (1834-1902). The Griffin and the Minor Canon. New York, Chicago, and San Francisco: 1963. 8vo. Publisher 's original binding, dust jacket.. Stated first edition. -- JARRELL, Randall (1914-1965). The Animal Family. New York: Pantheon, 1965. 12mo. Publisher 's original decorated blue cloth, dust jacket. -- SEGAL, Lore. (B.1928). The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. 2 volumes. 12mo. Publisher 's original cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. Stated first edition. -- OPIE, Iona and Peter (Editors). I Saw Esau: The Shoolchild 's Pocket Book. Cambridge, MA and London: Candlewick Press and Walker Books, 1992. 8vo. Publisher 's original boards, dust jacket-- And 9 more. -- Condition generally good. -- Complete list available upon request.  Property from the Collection of Norman and Florence BlitchFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

EVELYN, John (1620-1706). The Diary of John Evelyn. Austin DOBSON, introduction. London & New York: Macmillan and Co., Limited & The MacMillan Company, 1906.    3 volumes, 8vo (221 x 140 mm). Engraved portrait frontispieces, titles printed in red and black, 11 engraved portraits, 3 engraved maps (1 folding), 38 engraved views (2 folding), 3 facsimile title-pages, one folding facsimile autograph letter, one folding pedigree of the Evelyn family. (Some offsetting, some staining to preliminary leaves, occasional light spotting.) Contemporary half   morocco, green cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut (spines sunned, some light chipping or staining).    LIMITED EDITION, one of 100 unnumbered copies of the "Edition de Luxe." Evelyn's diary was first published in 1818 and was immediately well-received. While the publication of Samuel Pepys ' diary a few years later became more widely known, the publication of The Diary of John Evelyn paved the way for Pepys ' success (Harris and Hunter, John Evelyn and His Milieu, 2003, p. 2).    Property from the Collection of Norman and Florence BlitchFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

LEUPOLD, Jacob (1674-1727). Theatrum machinarum hydrotechnicarum. Schau-Platz der Wasser-Bau-Kunst. Leipzig: Christoph Zunkel, 1724.  Folio (364 x 236 mm). Half-title; 51 engraved plates (A few repairs to title just touching letters, some browning.) Contemporary tree calf gilt, modern red morocco lettering-piece gilt on upper cover (rebacked preserving original spine, some light wear). FIRST EDITION of the Theatrum machinarium hydrotechnicarum, second of a ten-volume series entitled Theatrum machinarum, each volume of which is complete in itself. Leupold was one of the major transmitters of the machine designs and technological images of Francesco di Giorgio Martini, the Sienese painter, sculptor and architect whose writings and drawings provided the chief source of inspiration (albeit one not always recognized) for several generations foe engineers" (Norman). Norman 1339.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

CASSINI, Jacques (1677-1756). Elements d'Astronomie. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1740.4to (248 x 190 mm). 21 engraved folding plates. (Some very minor spotting, mostly marginal dampstaining to a few leaves.) Contemporary calf gilt, brown morocco lettering-piece gilt, edges stained red (joints starting, some light wear). Provenance: Early annotation on flyleaf; William S? (signature on title-page).  FIRST EDITION of Cassini's manual. His principal areas of interest were the study of planets and their satellites, including the structure of Saturn's rings and the observation and theory of comets and the tides. While his observations yielded important results, his biases as a Copernican and not a Newtonian diminished their theoretical value.Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

BUTLER, Joseph (1692-1752). The Analogy of Religion Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature. London: for James, John and Paul Knapton, 1736.  4to (262 x 204 mm). Half-title. (Short marginal tears to a few leaves.) Contemporary calf, spine gilt, tan morocco lettering-piece gilt (some light rubbing, 4-in. separation along upper hinge and spine). Provenance: Frank J. Hogan (1877-1944), American attorney and book collector (morocco booklabel).FIRST EDITION of Butler's response to deist rejection of orthodox Christianity, which "remained for a century the chief buttress of Christian argument against unbelief" (Durant, The Age of Voltaire, 1965, p.125). THE FRANK J. HOGAN COPY. ESTC T67971; PMM 193.  For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

BOODT, Anselmus Boetius de (1550?-1634). Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia. Leiden: Joannis Maire, 1647. [Bound with:] LAET, Joannis de (1581-1649).  De Gemmis et lapidibus libri duo. Quibus praemittitur Theophrasti liber de lapidibus Graece & Latine. Leiden: Joannis Maire, 1647.8vo (189 x 113 mm). 2 folding tables in the first work; in-text woodcuts throughout both works. (Some minor spotting.) Contemporary vellum, black morocco lettering-piece, yapp edges, edges sprinkled blue. Provenance: Bornius (signature); Melvin Edward Jahn (bookplate).Third edition of the Gemmarum by Boodt, FIRST EDITION of  De Gemmis by Laet. Boodt's  Gemmarium was the definitive work in the 17th century with regards to splitting diamonds, distinguishing authentic gemstones, and measuring the hardness of stones.   He describes some 600 known minerals, describing their properties and medical uses.   In the second work, Laet discusses Boodt's work, and includes a translation of Theophrastus's book on stones with Laet's short annotations.  Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. OATES, Joyce Carol. First Love. [Hopewell]: The Ecco Press, 1996.    16mo. Illustrated with wood engravings by Barry Moser; extra suite of plates in separate folder. Original turquoise cloth; housed together in matching clamshell case with spacing trays.    LIMITED EDITION, number 4 of 200 copies, signed by Oates and Moser, and accompanied by an additional suite of plates on Japan paper, each individually signed by Moser.  [With:]  [MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. OATES, Joyce Carol. The Gatekeeper. Las Vegas: Rainmaker Editions, 2003.    8vo. Illustrated with wood engravings by Barry Moser. Original morocco-backed silk over boards; in matching folding case.  LIMITED EDITION, number 6 ( "vi") of 125 copies signed by Oates and Moser, and accompanied by an additional suite of artist 's proofs, each individually signed by Moser.Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry MoserFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

SMITH, William (1728-1793). The History Of the Province of New-York, from the First Discovery to the Year M.DCC.XXXII. To which is annexed, A Description of the Country, with a short Account of the Inhabitants, their Trade, Religious and Political State, and the Constitution of the Courts of Justice of that Colony. London: printed for William Wilcox, 1757.4to (252 x 189 mm). Copper engraved folding plate "The South View of Oswego on Lake Ontario." (Short marginal tear to folding plate, some very slight browning.) 20th century blue panelled morocco gilt, spien in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2, the rest gilt-decorated, edges gilt, STAMP-SIGNED BY THE CLUB BINDERY (very minor rubbing to extremities).   Provenance: Edwin B. Holden (1861-1906), early member of The Grolier Club (bookplate).  FIRST EDITION OF "THE FIRST AND CLASSIC HISTORY OF NEW YORK" (Streeter). Smith's based his work "chiefly on the Provincial Laws, the Minutes of the Council, the Journals of the General Assembly and other government records. He also acknowledges his indebtedness to Colden's History of the Five Indian nations, and to Charlevoix. The history proper covers pp. 1-180, while a description of the province, geographical, political, etc., forms pp. 181-255" (Sabin).   Church 1023; Howes S703; Sabin 84566.  THE EDWIN B. HOLDEN COPY IN A FINE CLUB BINDING.  For condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MOSER, Barry, illustrator].   VIRGIL MARO, Publius. 9 original pen & ink with wash and pencil drawings for Allen Mandelbaum 's translation of Virgil 's Aeneid, published 1981. [ca 1980]. Each 390 x 285 mm. Each signed and dated by Moser, and with his calligraphic captions (as they appear in published edition) and annotations for the printer. Accompanied by 32 small ink rough sketches for the work, each 226 x 117 mm. With numerous captions and annotations including book and verse references.    [With:]  VERGILIUS MARO, Publius. The Aeneid of Virgil. A Verse Translation by Allen Mandelbaum. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1981, 8vo, illustrated by Moser, original cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Signed by Moser on title-page. "The Aeneid drawings, which were some of the best I had ever done, became the prototypes for the Commedia drawings. Through them I worked out the materials and techniques I would use for the Inferno drawings. And as we went along I began to understand Mandelbaum, what he said and what he envisioned. My intimidation was wearing off."Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry MoserFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

LEEUWENHOEK, Antoni van (1632-1723). Anatomia seu interiora rerum. Leiden: Cornelius Boutesteyn, 1687. --Continuatio epistolarum. Leiden: Cornelius Boutesteyn, 16892 works in one volume, small 4to (195 x 155 mm). First work: engraved title-page, 6 engraved plates; numerous in-text engravings. Second work: 11 engraved plates in the second work.  Early Latin edition of the first work, FIRST LATIN EDITION of the second work, of the letters that were published in Dutch by Boutesteyn, a variant state of the first work with the title spelled correctly on the title-page and with some of the mis-paginations corrected.   With de Hooghe's Artemis frontispiece, dated 1685. With the full Latin text for letters 43, 42, 38, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 46, 47, 45, 48, 50, 51, and 52 (first work), and 53-60 (second work). Leeuwenhoek submitted several letters to Robert Hooke for presentation to the Royal Society of London, covering a range of investigations for animals, plants and minerals. Dobell 23A; Dobell 24; Wellcome III, p. 477; see lensonleeuwenhoek.net/timeline/tax/publications.Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat BotanicumFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

HUSON, Hobart. Refugio: A Comprehensive History of Refugio County. Refugio: Refugio County Historical Society, n. d.2 volumes, 8vo. Original cloth. Facsimile reprinting of the first edition of 1953 of Huson's comprehensive history of Refugio County, "without a doubt, this is the most comprehensive compilation on the history of any Texas county" (Jenkins, Basic Texas Books 101).  Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant MittlerFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

[MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. DEEDY, Carmen Agra and Randall WRIGHT. The Cheshire Cheese Cat. A Dickens of a Tale. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 2011.    8vo. Illustrated after pencil drawings by Barry Moser. original boards; dust jacket.    FIRST EDITION, second printing, of this tale in which community of mice and a cheese-loving cat form an unlikely alliance at London's Cheshire Cheese, an inn where Charles Dickens finds inspiration and Queen Victoria makes an unexpected appearance. SIGNED BY MOSER on the title-page. ACCOMPANIED BY SEVEN ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS FOR ILLUSTRATIONS, including unused versions, each 291x 221 mm, on archival tracing paper. Includes 2 unused portraits of Dickens, unused portrait of Wilkie Collins, and some characters from Dickens stories.    [With:] 4 foreign language translations, including Japanese and French.  Property from the Collection of Mr. Barry MoserFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

HEURCK, Henri Ferdinand van (1838-1909). The Microscope: Its Construction and Management. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1893.4to. Half-title; illustrated. Original publisher's green cloth gilt (hinges starting). Provenance: Keith Steel-Maitland (bookplate).  FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, translated by Wynne E. Baxter. "The Fourth Edition of this book had only just appeared when Mr. Wynne E. Baxter, a skilfull English microscopist, honoured us by offering to publish an English Edition...Materials accumulated to such an extent that we may now issue the present volume, not as a translation of the Fourth Edition, but as being a really new Work--a Fifth Edition" (introduction). A BRIGHT COPY.  Property from the Collection of Norman and Florence BlitchFor condition inquiries please contact lesliewinter@hindmanauctions.com

This lot will be auctioned on Thursday, November 11th. The auction will begin at 3:00pm BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on November 9th or November 10th.A limited-edition autographed hardcover comic book and a crew jacket from Steve Barron's action-comedy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Published by Mirage Studios in 1988, the book reprints the first 11 issues and four micro-series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The title page is autographed by series creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, with sketches of two turtles. The black wool and faux leather varsity style jacket is marked size XL. A large embroidered image of the four turtles adorns the back, and the film's logo features on the left breast. There are signs of wear and scratching on the book's cover, and the jacket displays some trailing threads and several marks on one sleeve. Dimensions (book): 25.5 cm x 20.5 cm x 3.5 cm (10" x 8" x 1½") Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500 M

This lot will be auctioned on Wednesday, November 10th. The auction will begin at 3:00pm BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on November 9th or November 11th.A pair of limited edition replica Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) Reebok® high-top Stompers from the 30th anniversary of James Cameron's sci-fi sequel Aliens. Reebok created the original shoes worn by Ripley in the film, and in 2016 released a limited run of 426 replica pairs, in reference to LV-426, the moon where the xenomorphs were first discovered by the crew of the Nostromo in Alien, and later where the colony of Hadley's Hope was situated.The calf-high Stompers are white, red and grey, and feature three Velcro straps and a bright red tongue. The boots are a unisex US 10/UK 9/EUR 43. They are in unworn condition with all original tags, and come in a shiny "Weyland-Yutani Corp" shoebox. Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500 M

This lot will be auctioned on Wednesday, November 10th. The auction will begin at 3:00pm BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on November 9th or November 11th.A J. K. Rowling-autographed copy of Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in her seven-part Harry Potter series. Published by Bloomsbury, this UK first-edition hardback features cover artwork of Harry on his broomstick tackling a dragon, with an image of Hogwarts School on the back cover. The second page is signed by Rowling in black ink. Minor tears are present along the top of the dust jacket, the book pages display signs of discolouration, and the first few pages are slightly loose at the spine and should be opened with care. Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 14 cm x 6 cm (8" x 5½" x 2½") Estimate: £800 - 1,200 †Δ

J K ROWLING - Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, First Edition with original dust jacket and misprint, P99 - eleven owls

Modern Diecast Trams and Trolley Buses, mainly boxed comprises Corgi Original Omnibus Blackpool Trams (3), Tramlines Feltham, Sheffield, Burton & Ashby (3), 36709 Queen Mother's Century fully closed tram, Classics trams 36901, 36801, 55001 Philadelphia Street Car and 97316 Ipswich Trolley Bus, Exclusive First Edition trams one a Leeds example in WWII livery, Lledo (2) one unboxed, Matchbox Models of Yesteryear (1) and 1:64 scale Typhoo Jubilee tram (2) one packaged, two similar unboxed by Lesney (F) and two other packaged models Weico Australia Melbourne tram and Tin Toys Hong Kong San Francisco street car, F-G, Boxes P-G, (22)

Exclusive First Editions Buses and Coaches, a boxed collection of vintage and modern 1:76 scale single and double deck buses and coaches, includes some special edition models, two War Time Buses, New World First Bus (1) and four gift sets Liverpool Corporation (2), Routemaster Set and Southdown Gift Set, G-E, Boxes F-E, (46)

Creative Master Northcord and Other Far Eastern Model Buses and Trolley Bus, a cased/boxed group of 1:76 scale double deck buses includes cased models all with card sleeves, Creative Master Northcord, JB1001, JB1002, JB1003, JB2001, Cnbus 1001, SBS Transit Volvo Olympian and limited edition Volvo Super Olympian Ultra Heroes liveried model, together with Best Choose 02031 Dennis Condor, 02041 Guy Arab and City Bus CM-DGS001 Dennis Dragon, 88001 2001 Dennis Dragon Trolley Bus Maiden Voyage and Exclusive First Editions 26901 (cased with sleeve) two City Bus models, two Kowloon Motor Bus Models, eight other EFE Far Eastern models all boxed, one a single deck examples, and a limited edition City Bus set 19906, all three boxed, G-E, Cases G-E, (25)

First Bus and Cars Workshop Far Eastern Buses, a mainly cased collection with card sleeves 1:76 scale, includes New World First Bus Dennis Tridents (4), Volvo Super Olympians (3) all double deck and a special edition boxed single deck Dennis Dart, together with Cars Workshop Daimlers 94), AEC Regent (2), Leyland Olympian and Dennis Condor (minus sleeve) in various liveries, G-E, Cases G-E, (15)

Corgi Far Eastern Buses, a collection of 1:76 scale double deck Olympians, comprises 43210 Hong Kong Reunification, 43208 Airbus, 43202 KCR 10th Anniversary, 43222 KMB Dragon Boat Festival, 43220 KMB Deluxe Edition, 43223 Friends of KMB, 43224 50 years KMB, 43205 Citybus, 43206 Air Conditioned Olympian, First Bus models We Must Stop Meeting Like This, This Bus Has Ears, Didn't Recognise me Did You?, a Singapore Super Bus (all cased with sleeves) and factory sealed with no sleeve, 43012 Ocean Park, 43217 Stagecoach Hong Kong models, some models have been displayed, G-E, Cases G-E, (15)

Exclusive First Editions Limited Edition Bus and Coach Sets, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models comprises, Set 14 Dartford 1963, Set 4 Post-war Leyland, Set 13 London Country, Set 11 Golden Jubilee, Set 6 Route Master (2), Set 5 Green Line, Set 9 STL's, Set 12 Prototypes, Set 3 Routemaster and London Transport Museum Bus Set, the latter minus outer postage boxes, G-E, Boxes G-E, (11)

Exclusive First Editions Boxed Sets, various examples of 1:76 scale buses and some commercial models comprises, The RTL Story, The Taylor Woodrow Story, Fishermans Friend, The Rank Hovis Story, The Tate & Lyle Story, LT The Three Buses Collection, Set No 9 STLs, Social Edition Routemaster Set, Liverpool Corporation Set, Timpson's and Surrey Motor Cars and Barton Transport, two with outer post out boxes, G-E, Boxes F-E, (11)

Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage London Region Double Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models anniversary, bus meet and Open Day examples, includes Cobham Bus Museum, Country Bus Rallies, Acton Open Day, North Weald, Aston Manor, Bromley, Beatties, Ramblers Holidays, Sutton United, LT Museum, Ian Allan and others (four in smaller grey boxes), G-E, Boxes P-E, (24)

Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage London Region Double Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models anniversary, bus meet and Open Day examples, includes, Country Bus Rallies, Cobham Bus Museum, Bow Garage, North Weald, Acton Special, EFE Show Bus, Subscriber Special, LT Museum, Sutton United and others G-E, Boxes F-E, (21)

Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage London Region Double Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models anniversary, bus meet and Open Day examples, includes, Country Bus Rallies, Cobham Bus Museum, Bow Garage, North Weald, Acton Special, EFE Show Bus, Subscriber Special, LT Museum, Sutton United and others G-E, Boxes F-E, (26)

Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage London Region Double Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models anniversary, bus meet and Open Day examples, includes, Cobham Bus Museum, Bow Garage, Acton Special, Leyton Open Day, Ramblers Holidays, LT Museum, London Omnibus and Traction Society, Sutton United and others G-E, Boxes F-E, (24)

Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage London Region Double and Single Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale double deck (6) and Single deck (15) models anniversary, bus meet and Open Day examples, includes, Cobham Bus Museum, Bow Garage, North Weald, Acton Special, Allsorts, LT Museum, Sutton United and others G-E, Boxes F-E, (21)

Exclusive First Editions Special Edition Vintage and Modern Regional Double and Single Deck Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale double deck (12) and single deck (8) models, anniversary, bus meet and open day examples, includes New Year Subscriber Specials, Victoria Coach Series, Acton Open Day, Aston Manor, EFE Showbus, Southsea Spectacular and others, G-E, Boxes F-E, (20)

Exclusive First Editions War Time Buses, a boxed group of 1:76 scale models comprises 99200, 99202, 99204, 99201, 26328, 99205, 99203, 29909, 26325, Special Edition models, 27811A Subscriber Special (2), 26405A/26405B Acton Museum Open Days and two others in war time livery 28504, 18304, G-E, Boxes G-E, (15)

Modern Diecast Vehicles, a boxed/cased collection of vintage and modern, private and commercial vehicles many 1:76 scale includes, Original Omnibus (20, Exclusive First Editions (1) one a commercial model, Forward Models EC-05 Birmingham Crossley double decker, Corgi Great British Tram, Atlas Edition Dinky 111 Triumph, Carded Matchbox 40th Anniversary Originals (4), Lledo Trackside (3), Classix (6), Hornby Roadshow 2007-8 limited edition double deck bus and three Skale Autos, Schuco Junior Line (2), Midget Models white metal kit No 12 Horse Drawn van and figure (appears complete but unchecked), Oxford Diecast (mostly with card sleeves) Railway Scale (11), Automobile (2), Commercials (70, 60 year Land Rover model and Guinness two model bus set, 1980s 1:64 scale models by Corgi and Matchbox (15), an unboxed Corgi Mini Morris Cooper, partially boxed Crescent army field gun and eighteen other boxed models, F-E, Boxes/Cases P-E, (85+)

Books - Low, David (1891-1963) collection: 'Low's War Cartoons' London: Cresset Press, c. 1941, hardcover; 'Europe at War: A history in sixty cartoons' by Low, Allen Lane Penguin Books, 1940, paperback; 'Europe since Versailles: A history in one hundred cartoons', by Low, Penguin, 1940; 'Years of Wrath, A Cartoon History 1932-1945' by David Low, London: Victor Gollancz 1949, first edition with dust jacket; 'Ye Madde Designer' by Low, London: The Studio Ltd, 1935, hardcover, no jacket, and 9 others. (14)

Books - Emett (Rowland), ffolkes (Michael), H.M. Bateman, PONT (Graham Laidler), Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird), Nicolas Bentley- a collection of 28 to include: 'Emett's Domain, Trains, Trams, Englishmen, The Best of Rowland Emett', New York: Harcourt Brace and Company (First Edition 1953); signed copy of Emett's Alarms and Excursions London: John Murray 3rd edition 1977; Michael ffolkes and B.A. Young 'Tooth and Claw A New Bestiary' London: Elek Books 1958; 'H.M. Bateman: By Himself', London: Collins 1937, and 24 others. (28)

Books - Searle, Ronald (1920-2011) extensive early collection to include; 'Forty Drawings' Cambridge University Press: 1946; 'John Gilpin The Diverting History of, by William Cowper illus. Ronald Searle, London: Chiswick Press 19052; 'Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines' (first edition), Nigel 'Molesworth' books (6), 'St. Trinian's' books (4); 'Looking at London', 'Merry England etc', 'Paris Sketchbook', 'The Big City', 'Russia for Beginners' - a total of 87 books. (86)

Books- collection related to Political cartoons, American cartoons and war cartoons, to include; 'Political Graphics: Art as a Weapon' by Robert Phillippe, Oxford: Phaidon, 1982, First Edition; 'W.S.C. A Cartoon Biography', compiled by Fred Urquhart, London: Cassell & Company Ltd. 1954; 'Cartoon America, Comic Art in the Library of Congress' by Harry Katz, New York: Abrams 2006; 'The Collected and Recollected Marc', edited by Mark Amory (London: Fourth Estate 1993); 'Jane at War', Jane of the Daily Mirror, London: Wolfe 1976; 'Peregrine Pryke's Pilgrimage through the London Literary World' by Clive James, London: Jonathan Cape 1976 2nd edition; a collection of Private Eye related books including 'Barry McKenzie' (9). Total of 60 items. (62)

Books - 'The Completely Mad Don Martin', two-volume set in red cloth slipcase, first edition 2007 (Philadelphia: Running Press Publishers)

Books- Osbert Lancaster (1908-1986) a good collection including approximately 16 first editions. To include 'Progress at Pelvis Bay', London: John Murray 1936 First edition; several first editions of the 'Pocket Cartoons' series from the 1940's; 'Assorted Sizes', London: John Murray,1944, First Edition; 'Classical Landscape with Figures', London: John Murray 1947. In total 57. (57)

Books- Cartoonists collection including: Vicky, Calman, Jules Feiffer, Gog, James Thurber, Trog, Jak, Bill Tidy, Larry, William Rushton, Trudeau, David Langdon, Alex, Giles, Frank Dickens, W. Heath Robinson and others. A total of 136. Together with a collection of children's books related to Aardman, Quentin Blake, Snoopy (Charles M. Schulz), Gary Larson, Roald Dahl. To include 'The Art of Wallace and Gromit, Aardman' Egmont 2009 and 22 others related, 'Pun Fun' by Ennis Rees illustrated by Quentin Blake, Abelard Schuman 1965; 'The Snoopy Festival' by Charles M. Schulz, Hodder and Stoughton: 1978 first edition hardback. A total of 37 books. Total in lot 173 (173).

Hornby R2597 Class 0F, 040 ST, Queen Elizabeth II Collectors Club Edition. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lima Class 31 John H Carless V.C. Grey, 31107, limited edition 092/330, fitted scale couplings, in very good to excellent condition, box poor. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Hornby limited edition R2140 Class A3 Doncaster 60048, BR Green, Early Crest, 295/1000. Near mint condition, box is good with slight storage wear. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)