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Collinson, John. The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, 3 volumes, first edition, engraved plates, without folding engraved map, contemporary calf, worn, covers detached, 4to, Bath: R. Cruttwell, 1791; Lyte, H. C. Maxwell. A History of Dunster, 2 volumes, plates, illustrations, original cloth gilt, 8vo, London: St. Catherine Press, 1909; Hancock, F. Minehead in the County of Somerset, number 137 of 250 copies, plates, original cloth, 8vo, Taunton: Barnicott and Pearce, 1903; and 18 others, Somerset, sold w.a.f., v.s. (24)

Dampier, William. A New Voyage Round the World, volumes 1-3 only, volume one, fifth edition, volume two, second edition, volume three, first edition, 20 engraved plates and maps, including 8 folding, 4pp. catalogue at the end of volume 1, contemporary panelled calf, volume two with neat repairs, but some worming to foot of spine, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, 8vo, London: James Knapton, 1703-1700-1703

Fellows, Charles. A Journal written during an Excursion in Asia Minor... 1838, first edition, engraved frontispiece, double-page engraved map, 20 lithographed or engraved plates, one double-page, tissue guards, wood-engraved illustrations in text, occasional light browning, contemporary calf, spine gilt, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1839

Felibian, Andre. Description de la Grotte de Versailles; Oder: Beschreibung der Grotten zu Versailles, 20 engraved plates, including 3 folding, text in French and German, some light browning, early nineteenth century vellum-backed boards, folio, Ausburg: Johann Ulrich Kraus, [c.1690] RARE. Published first in Paris by S. Mabre-Cramoisy in 1679, this appears to be a later German edition offering both French and German texts. At the end of the volume are 14 smaller engravings of Versailles not called for, and a folding view of 'La Salle du Bal' published by L. Mariette.

Fellows, Charles. An Account of Discoveries in Lycia, being a Journal kept during a second excursion in Asia Minor... 1840, first edition, lithographed frontispiece, 2 engraved maps with routes hand-coloured, 35 lithographed or engraved plates, one double-page, tissue guards, folding letterpress inscription, wood-engraved illustrations in text, occasional light browning to plates, errata leaf at end, contemporary full calf, spine gilt, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1841

Brooke, James. Narrative of Events in Borneo and Celebes... 2 volumes, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 6 tinted lithographed plates and 11 engraved on wood, five folding maps, one hand-coloured, spotted, original publisher's cloth, joints broken, shaken, 8vo, London: John Murray, 1848

Drake, Francis. Eboracum: or The History and Antiquities of the City of York, first edition, 60 engraved plates and maps, some folding or double-page, numerous engravings in letter-press, title with light spotting, contemporary calf, extremities worn, joints cracked, folio, London: William Bowyer, 1736

Pennant, Thomas. Of London, first edition, large paper copy, engraved frontispiece and title, 14 engraved plates, including one double-page and two folding, one split along folds, browned and spotted, contemporary calf, worn, boards detached, bookplate of Thomas Adderley Phipps, 4to, London: Robert Faulder, 1790 There are numerous annotations and corrections in a contemporary hand, possibly that of Pennant. The front free-endpaper is inscribed 'Leigh + Sotheby's Jany. 1818'.

Roberts, David. The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia, 6 volumes bound in three, first quarto edition, tinted lithographed portrait frontispiece, 2 engraved maps and 241 tinted lithographed plates, tissue guards, some light spotting throughout, a few leaves freshly loose, publisher's green half morocco gilt, extremities lightly rubbed, all edges gilt, 4to, London: Day and Son, 1855-56

Schefferus, Joannes. Histoire de la Laponie, sa Description, l'origine, les moeurs, la maniere de vivre de ses Habitans, leur Religion, leur Magie, & les choses rares du Paris, first edition in French, additional engraved title, folding engraved map, 29 engravings, including 21 full-page, T3 with tear to lower margin, contemporary full vellum, 4to, Paris: Olivier de Varennes, 1678 A FINE COPY.

Spon, Jacob. Voyage d'Italie, de Dalmatie, de Grece, et du Levant, 3 volumes, first edition, 32 engraved plates and maps, a few folding, engraved portrait, minor browning and spotting, contemporary full vellum, yapp edges, engraved bookplate of The Right Hon. Charles, Lord Halifax, 1702, 8vo, Lyon: Antoine Cellier, 1678 A FINE COPY.

Jones, Inigo. The Designs of Inigo Jones, Consisting of Plans and Elevations for Publick and Private Buildings, 2 volumes bound in one, first edition, title-pages with portrait vignette, 97 engraved plates, including 29 folding or double-page, engraved head- and tail-pieces, without the half-title or allegorical frontispiece after William Kent, contemporary half calf, worn, spine lacking, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, folio, London: William Kent, 1727

Walsh, Robert and Thomas Allom. Constantinople and the Scenery of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, 2 volumes, first edition, additional engraved titles, 2 engraved frontispieces and 92 engraved plates, tissue guards, 2 engraved maps, one double-page, occasional light spotting, publisher's original full morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, all edges gilt, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, 4to, London: Fisher & Son, [c.1839] A FINE COPY.

Wigstead, Henry. Remarks on a Tour of North and South Wales in the Year 1797, first edition, engraved title, outer margin shaved with slight loss, 12 hand-coloured aquatint plates and 10 uncoloured, some offsetting, contemporary half calf, 8vo, London: W. Wigstead, 1800

Williams, William. Oxonia Depicta svie collegiorum et auluram in Inclyta Academia Oxoniensi, first edition, engraved title, dedication leaf and 63 engraved maps, views and plans, comprising 62 double-page and one folding, engraved subscribers leaf, titled slightly soiled, contemporary mottled calf, joints cracked, bookplate of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, folio, Oxford: [Privately Printed, 1732-33]

Baugean, Jean Jerome. Collection de toutes les Especes de Batiments de Guerre et de Batiments Marchands, first edition, 72 engraved plates, most with tissue guards, plate 58 loose with margins frayed, light spotting, modern cloth binding, af, oblong 4to, Paris: For the Author, 1814

First edition "corners of grey old gardens", various contributers, with rare suede book cover, dated 1914

Original Robert Taylor Drawing and Breaching the Dam Dambusters Tribute Proof Collection both numbered 3/19. Issued with an Original Robert Taylor pencil drawing. This is a very special Tribute Edition, limited to just nineteen proofs representing the number of aircraft flown on the Dams Raid, and is dedicated to those outstanding aviators who took part in the legendary operation, perhaps the most famous operation in the annals of aviation history. Comprising all the signatures and components of the Collectors Edition, the Tribute Edition will be issued with each of the nineteen proofs accompanied by an Original Dambusters pencil drawing by Robert Taylor. Each of these unique drawings were completely different and feature the Lancasters involved in the Dambusters operation. Beautifully crafted, each drawing will be matted to conservation standards to include the original signatures of three of the most famous names associated with the Dambuster Raid. Matted with original Drawing, which is signed by Robert Taylor, MRAF Arthur Harris, Air Marshal Sir HAROLD (MICK) MARTIN KCB CB DSO* DFC* AFC RAAF (Matted signature), Squadron Leader DAVID J. SHANNON DSO* DFC* RAAF (Matted signature), Flight Lieutenant GEORGE A. CHALMERS DFC DFM. Colour print 37x24 signed by Robert Taylor, George Johnson, Ray Grayston, Grant Macdonald Les Munro, Fred Sutherland, Ken Lucas and Ken Macdonald. Pilots Shannon and Maudsley tried time and again to position their laden bombers correctly before managing to release their weapons - but the dam still held. Now success depended solely on Les Knight carrying the last bomb! With time and fuel now a concern, Knight's first effort to position, like Shannon and Maudsley before him, failed, but his second run favoured the brave. Les Knight released his bomb with absolute precision, striking the wall at precisely the crucial point. With a tremendous explosion the Eder Dam collapsed before their eyes. Robert Taylor's sensational new painting vividly shows the dramatic moment of impact. In the cockpit Knight and flight engineer Ray Grayston fight the controls to clear the dam, combining their physical strength to haul the lumbering Avro Lancaster up and over the dam and to clear the high ground that lies ahead. Below and behind them, the second of Germany's mighty western dams lies finally breached. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4. 99, EU from £6. 99, Rest of World from £8. 99. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Concorde Barbara Harmer signed Concorde Venice FDC limited edition 4 of 7 courier signed PM Heathrow Airport 21. MY. 00 rare cover signed by Barbara Harmer Concorde pilot. Barbara Harmer (14 September 1953 - 20 February 2011) was the first qualified female Concorde pilot. Born in Staples Road, Loughton, Essex, the youngest of four daughters, she was raised in Bognor Regis, a seaside resort in West Sussex, England, where she attended a convent school. She left school aged 15 to pursue a career in hairdressing. On 25 March 1993 Harmer became the first qualified female Concorde pilot and later that year made her first Concorde flight as First Officer to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Jacqueline Auriol was the first woman to fly Concorde as a test pilot. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

WW2 Multiple signed Dambusters First Reunion Dinner Menu 1946. Signed by 20 former 617 sqn crew members inc Geoffrey Rice DFC, Fergus Byrne Percy John Mote, A Southwood, Ben Gilford, Arthur Rushton DFC. Also has first edition Paul Brickhill book The Dambusters signed twice by Harry Gross.Harry Gross (RAF MCO) [the auction includes a nice first edition of Paul Brickhill’s The Dam Busters signed twice by H W Gross. He added a note on the inner section of the dust jacket “See page 168”, where he has put a small cross next to paragraph 4: “The second [of two incidents that illustrate the remarkable spirit of the squadron] concerned a Warrant Officer Rushton, a gunner in Duffy’s crew, a hard-boiled bunch of Canadians. Duffy was ill that night and could not fly, so Rushton begged Cheshire to take him along with him. No particular reason, except that he did not want to be left out of an operation. That sort of thing happened often on 617.Fergus Byrne (65343)Geoffrey Rice DFC (141707)Percy John Mote (21018)A SouthwoodBen GilfordArthur Rushton DFC (627507)Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990)Galerie Watari Tokyo Offset lithographic poster printed in colours, 1989, on Japanese pearlescent paper, from the edition of 1,000, published by On Sundays Publications, Tokyo, on the occasion of the artist's first solo exhibition at Galerie Watari, Tokyo, Japan, the full sheet, 680 x 517mm (26 3/4 x 20 1/4in)(SH)(unframed)Footnotes:Click for an instant shipping quoteFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Helmut Newton (Australian, 1920-2004)Sumo The book, 1999, comprising 400 duotone reproductions of photographs selected and edited by June Newton, signed in blue pencil on the title page and stamp-numbered '00629' from the total edition of 10,000, first edition, published by Taschen, Monte Carlo, bound as published with cloth wrappers and illustrated dust jacket, housed in the original box with chromed metal bookstand designed by Philippe Starck, overall size 698 x 502mm (27 1/2 x 19 3/4in); stand 508 x 546mm x 546mm (20 x 21 1/2 x 21 1/2in)Footnotes:Click for an instant shipping quoteThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Allen Jones RA (British, born 1937)Leg Splash; Kneeling Woman (Lloyd 53 & 54) Two lithographs printed in colours, 1970, each on wove, the first signed, dated and numbered 56/65 in pencil, the second signed, dated and inscribed 'H.C.' in pencil, an hors commerce impression aside from the numbered edition of 75, each as included in 'Europäische Graphik VII', each printed by Curwen Press, London, published by Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, and Felix Man, London, with their blindstamp, 660 x 505mm (26 x 20in)(SH)(unframed)(2)Footnotes:Click for an instant shipping quoteThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

GEORGES BRAQUE: LIMITED EDITION 'MÉSOPATAMIA' NECKLACE, 1963Designed as a series of textured hoops, connected via pairs of textured baton links, signed Héger de Lowenfeld and Bijoux de Braque, titled 'Mesopatamia', numbered R3/75 and LP 0672, rubbed maker's marks, length 56.5cmFootnotes:Provenance:The jeweller, H. Martin, from 30th December 1975;Patrick Dayen and Jacques Lenormand, July 1981;The Hon. Mrs Dorothy Rose Burns, née Duveen (1903-1985);Phillips, Important Jewellery, 31st March 1987, lot 12Literature:Exhibition catalogue, 'Les Bijoux de Braque réalisés par Héger de Loewenfeld' (accompanied with this lot), ill.figs 1, 2 and 4 on page 16; listed as 'R142' on page 28.Accompanied by letters from Evelyne Possémé at the Musée Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, dated 30th July 1987 and Héger de Loewenfeld, dated 19th May 1988. In 1961, at the age of 79, Georges Braque (1882-1963) began working with Baron Héger de Loewenfeld on a collection of gold jewels derived from his graphic works and lithographs. Each piece was named after a figure from Greek mythology.Few artists have translated their work into jewellery and Georges Braque was one of a select number to do this successfully. While Héger de Loewenfeld was better known as a lapidary than a goldsmith, the pair enjoyed a fruitful working relationship and Braque once referred to him as, 'the extension of my hands'.In March 1963, the jewellery resulting from this collaboration was revealed to the public in an exhibition titled, 'Bijoux de Braque,' at the Marsan Pavilion of the Louvre in Paris. More than 50,000 people attended and the French state purchased eleven pieces of his jewellery.Héger de Loewenfeld also states, '...this piece was estimated in July 1981 by auctioneers, Messrs Patrick Dayen and Jacques Lenormand, as being worth 60,000 Francs at the wholesale price excluding taxes (or export price) or, to date, around 100,000 Francs'.During a sixty year period, 'Dolly' Burns frequently entertained an eclectic mix of academics, intellectuals, politicians and writers at her homes in Ascot, Mayfair and Jamaica. Her dinner parties were meticulously well planned and conversation was never allowed to stray into superficiality or idle gossip. Despite her wealth and status, Burns embraced socialist principles and took a dim view of those who squandered or misused their assets. Her portrait by Augustus John in the National Portrait Gallery, reproduced here, shows a confident and fashionable society hostess in her prime.From an early age, Burns was exposed to the art world in London, which would shape her future as a society figure. Her father was the legendary art dealer, Baron Joseph Duveen of Milbank. Her grandfather was Sir Joseph Duveen, who, together with his brother, Henry, founded one of the world's first international art businesses, Duveen Brothers. He later became a significant benefactor and built the Turner and Sargent wings at Tate Britain. Dorothy Burns survived her second husband - the orthopædic surgeon, Bryan Hartop Burns - by just five months. After her death in 1985, Phillips auctioned a selection of her jewels, which included twelve pieces by Boucheron together with this necklace by Georges Braque, reflecting her taste and appreciation for expert craftsmanship and artist jewellery.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Dickens (Charles) Little Dorrit. First Edition in Book form. Bradbury and Evans, London 1857 with illustrations by H.K. Browne. Foxing throughout, some library stamp splits and bds loose, half calf and marbled boards. 8vo.

Darwin (Charles) (1809-1882) 'The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex'. 2 Vols. First Edition. John Murray, London 1871 with advertisements and index. Green cloth. 8vo. Bumped, loose and scuffed (2)

Venables (Bernard) A Stream of Life, limited edition, illustrated by author, full morocco, slipcase, The Medlar Press, 2002; Another copy, first trade edition, original cloth, The Medlar Press, 2002; Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing, signed limited edition, 50th Anniversary edition, full morocco, slipcase, 2000; Another copy, 50th Anniversary edition, original decorated cloth backed wrappers, 2000; A Pleasure of Fishes, numbered limited edition, illustrated, original green morocco, gilt, slipcase, The Medlar Press, 2006; A Rise to the Fly, signed limited edition, illustrated, original cloth, 2000; Another copy, first trade edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, 2000; A Fisherman’s Testament, numbered limited editon, illustrated, originalcloth, The Medlar Press, 1997;The Illustrated Memoirs of a Fisherman, first trade edition, illustrated, original boards, dust-jacket, 1993, v.s. (9)

Rare First Edition of the Author's First Collection of Poemsÿ Locker (Frederick)ÿLondon Lyrics, 8vo Lond. (Chapman & Hall) 1857.ÿFirst Edn., engd. frontis by George Cruikshank, a.e.g., cont. full green straight grained mor., gilt fillet, and corner decoration. Fine;ÿLondon Lyrics, 8vo Lond. 1874. Seventh,ÿPresentation Copy to Members of the Cosmopolitan Club, Thos. Gaisford, No. 48, Signed by Author, orig. boards; also same author,ÿPoems, 8vo Lond. (J. Wilson) 1868.ÿNot Published - One Hundred Copies Only, andÿSigned Presentation Copy, 20pp. 'Opinions of The Press' tipped in at end, orig. mor. backed cloth boards; andÿPatchwork, 8vo Lond. (Smith Elder & Co.) 1879.ÿL.P. Copy, hf. title,ÿPres. Copy to Thos. Gaisford, as Member of the Philibiblon Society, Signed by Author,ÿ uncut, orig. blind stamp cloth. B.P.'s. All v. good. (4)

Aristophanes:ÿAristophanis Comoediae,... Folio Florence (Per haeredes Philippi Juntae) 1525. Title page cut-down or from a smaller copy, with wd. cutdevice, & with device on end leaf also, the preface by Antonius Francinus Varchiensis in Latin (from another edition?) (30)ff A3 - D8, 373ff (first folio with red coloured head, & initial) cont. full vellum. B.P. with note on paste-down by Thos. Gaisford, stating he acquired this book on 1st June 1806. (1) * This third edition, first published, Venice 1598 by Aldus Manutius, the second in Florence; by Filippo Guinta, 1515.

Berkeley (George)ÿThree Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, ... In Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists. Also, to open a method for rendering the Sciences more easy, useful, and compendious, 8vo Lond. (G. James, for Henry Clements...) 1713.ÿFirst Edition First Issue. Title within dble ruled border, [10] 166pp. wd. cut decorations, small worm hole A3 - B1, v. slightly affecting a few letters, orig. tooled panel calf. B.P.'s. A most desirable copy.ÿKeynes 9. (1)

With Original Prospectus for the Workÿ Jamieson (John)ÿAn EtymologicalÿDictionary of The Scottish Language, [- Supplement], 4 vols. lg. 4to Edin. 1840 [41]ÿSecond Edn., Ed. by John Johnstone. Duplicate title pages, cont. full vellum mor. labels. B.P.'s. A clean copy. (4) * With the original printed 'Prospectus' for the First Edition of this work 8pp 8vo, loosely inserted.

The Correspondence of Thomas GaisfordDean of Christ Church, Oxford(approx. 384 items)Gaisford (Dean Thomas)  An extensive collection of letters and other material associated with the V. Rev. Thomas Gaisford (1779-1855), Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University and Dean of Christ Church.Gaisford was born at the family home, Iford Manor near Bradford in Wiltshire, and was educated at Winchester and Oxford. He became successively student and tutor at Christ Church; was appointed Regius Professor of Greek in 1811; and was Dean of Christ Church from 1831 until his death.  He was a noted classical scholar and published numerous works of Greek literature.  As curator of the Bodleian Library and principal delegate of the University Press, he was instrumental in securing the co-operation of some distinguished European scholars who were anxious to have their works published in Oxford.Some of the larger files are letters from these scholars and concern the progress of their work and negotiations for its publication.  There is also correspondence with other members of the university, particularly relating to Gaisford’s own college.  Christ Church, founded by Cardinal Wolsey and refounded after his fall by Henry VIII, is the largest of the constituent colleges of the university, and one of the most prestigious; it is also unique in that it is part of Oxford’s cathedral establishment, and the dean and chapter are its governing body.The collection includes correspondence from a number of individuals associated with Christ Church: Cyril Jackson, a previous dean; Charles Lloyd, Professor of Divinity and briefly Bishop of Oxford; and Robert Peel, a precocious student who had been tutored by Lloyd and proved a useful patron.  To these must be added William Van Mildert, Professor of Divinity and Bishop successively of Llandaff and Durham, under whom Gaisford had served as a cleric and to whom he was related by marriage (their wives were respectively aunt and niece).While most of these letters are concerned with academic and administrative issues, some also deal with personal matters.  The letters of Charles Lloyd in particular are outspoken in their comments about colleagues and contemporary affairs.Gaisford married in 1815 Helen Margaret Douglas; they had five sons and two daughters.  The two elder sons, Thomas and John William, were destined for army careers and there is a file of letters from the Military Secretary, Lord FitzRoy Somerset, dealing with their father’s efforts to secure commissions for them.  After his wife’s death (1830), Gaisford married (1832) Jane Catharine Jenkyns, sister of the Master of Balliol College.There is a much smaller collection of letters to Gaisford’s eldest son, Thomas Gaisford of Offington, Sussex (1816-1898), a convert to the Roman Catholic Church.  Thomas married in 1859 as his second (of three) wives Lady Emily St Lawrence (d 1868), eldest daughter of the 3rd Earl of Howth.  Their eldest surviving son, Julian Charles Gaisford-St Lawrence (1862-1932), succeeded in 1909 his uncle the 4th and last Earl of Howth and came to reside at Howth Castle in Co. Dublin.  The following is a Resume of the Archive:LARGER FILESK.W. DindorfKarl Wilhelm Dindorf (1802-1883) was an assiduous and prolific scholar of Leipzig with a lifelong interest in classical Greek literature and an impressive record of publishing modern annotated editions of the ancient texts.  His correspondence with Gaisford reflects the latter’s important role as principal delegate of the Oxford University Press in presenting Dindorf’s works to the delegates and negotiating their publication.            Letters from Dindorf to Gaisford, 1833-1851, numbered 1 to 45 (nos 1-33 in Latin, the rest in English); with another 15 for 1851-52, ten being in their original envelopes.  In all, 60 letters.  (The first letter is simply addressed from Leipzig to “Thomae Gaisfordiae, viro illustri, Oxoniam” – but it reached its destination!)With associated papers, including some draft replies from Gaisford; a printed “Advertisement” from Dindorf expressing indignation at the unauthorised reprinting of the 1830 edition of his Poetae scenici Graeci, of which he is about to produce a revised edition (1846); a memorandum from Dindorf to the delegates of the University Press (1848); and a letter of condolence to Gaisford’s widow (1856).Jan Bake and other continental academicsA large file of approx. 80 letters etc.  to Dean Gaisford in Latin, with some notes and drafts by him in English, re the projected publication of classical works by the Oxford University Press.  Mostly from Jan Bake (1787-1864), Professor of Greek and Roman Literature at Leiden University; also some from: ·       Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl (1806-1876), joint director, philological seminary, Bonn; ·       Carel Gabriel Cobet (1813-1889), Professor of Greek at Leiden; ·       Friedrich August Nobbe (1791-1878), Professor of Philology at Leipzig; ·       Jean Théodore Bergman, Leiden·       Jan Hendrik Holwerda ·       Franz Dorotheus Gerlach (1793-1876), teacher of Latin and librarian at Basel·       G.A. Hirschig, LeidenAcademic material from Leipzig·       Pamphlet: Upsala Academies Catalog 1842·       Pamphlet: Invitation to the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Historisch-Theologisches Gesellschaft zu Leipzig 22-23 Sept 1839·       Pamphlet: invitation to the 30th anniversary of founding of the Historisch-Theologisches Gesellschaft zu Leipzig, from Christian Friedrich Illgen, 11-12 sept 1844.·       Statutes of the Gesellschaft·       25 Sept 1844: Letter naming Gaisford an honorary member of the Gesellschaft, with English translationCyril JacksonCyril Jackson (1746-1819) was appointed Dean of Christ Church in 1783.  He declined offers to be made Bishop of Oxford (1799) and Archbishop of Armagh (1800) and remained at his post until he resigned in 1809.  He then settled at Felpham in Sussex, where he remained until his death ten years later.            40 letters from Jackson to Gaisford, from his retirement in 1809 until shortly before his death.  Also one letter to him from Thomas D’Oyly, 4 Jan. 1818, and a printed circular dated 7 July seeking subscriptions towards a monument in his memory.

A Most Desirable Publicationÿ Virgil:ÿÿP. Vergili Maronis Codex Antiquissimus a Rufio Turcio Approniano V.C. qui nunc Florentiae in Bibliotheca Mediceo - Laurentina adservatur bono public typis descriptus Anno MDCCXLI, 4to Florence (Typis Mannianis) 1741.ÿFirst Edition Thus. Hf. title, engd. title, & a red & bl. title with engd. vignette, engd. head & tail & initials, text partially in red & black, XXXV, 459, last leaf laid down & 1 sm. repair p. 457, otherwise a very clean copy. Later full calf, gilt fillet border, raised bands. B.P. (1) TheÿCodex Mediceus ÿof Virgil (Vergil) (Florence, Laur. 39.1 + Vatican lat. 3225, f.76), a fifth century manuscript written in rustic capitals, preserved in the Laurentian Library (Biblioteca Medicea Laurentiana) in Florence, with a single leaf preserved in the Vatican Library, contains theÿEcologuesÿfrom VI.48, theÿGeorgics, and theÿAeneid. A subscription at the end of theÿEcologuesÿrecords that the manuscript was corrected at Rome byÿTurcius Rufius Apronianus Asterius , consul in 494.ÿReynolds states that the manuscript "found its way to Bobbio, and was still there in 1467." ÿ???..ÿWikipedia.ÿ In 1741 theÿCodex Mediceusÿwas first published in print in an extraordinary typographic reproduction, or typographic facsimile, planned and edited by Vatican librarian and philologistÿPier Francesco Foggini . The edition, printed by Manniani in Florence, was printed with types imitating the uncial script of the original, in red and black. By combining different sizes of types, the printer was also able to include the annotations and emendations of Asterius and Laetus. The edition began with an engraved vignette that reproduced a fragment of the manuscript in more literal detail. InÿPrinting TypesÿI (1962, p. 171) Daniel Berkeley Updike commented on this edition as follows: "A curious piece of Italian typography, very characteristic of the eighteenth century, is an edition of Virgil (P.Vergilii Maronis, Codex Antiquissimus, A Rufio Turcio Aproniano V. C. Distinctus et Emendatus. . . Florentiae. Typis Mannianis), published in 1741 at Florence, and printed by Joseph Manni, a person of scholarly tastes. It is set entirely in old style capitals with a few characters imitating those of an ancient and famous manuscript of Virgil in rustic characters in the Laurentian Library, Florence. The preface exhibits a fairly accurate engraved reproduction of a few lines of the model on which the book was based, and in the text the ingenious introduction of but three specially cut letters give the general effect of a font of 'rustic' type. Thus the work displays that amazing audacity in arriving at a striking effect, notwithstanding inaccurate details and economy of method, which was typical of Italian printing at that time. Issued at a place and period which appears unfavourable to such a venture, and dedicated to lovers of the Fine Arts, it also indicates there has always been a public sufficiently sympathetic to encourage such publications. The volume is enlivened by occasional rubrication which gives it a distinguished air."ÿ ÿExceptional Copy.

Blount (Thos.)ÿFragmenta Antiquitatis; Or, Antient Tenures of Land, and Jocular Customs of Some Manors, New Edition ... By Josiah Beckwith. 8vo York 1784. Profusely annotated, amended, and corrected in manuscript throughout, possibly by 'J.B. Blakeway, Oriel Coll Oxon,' who's name appears on front loose blank, and in addition there are many notes, cuttings tipped in at end, uncut, full vellum, mor. label;ÿHargrave (Francis)ÿA Collection of Tracts Relative to the Law of England, from Manuscript, now First Edited, Vol. I [All Published?] 8vo D. 1787.ÿFirst Dublin Edn., Signed in two places 'John Finlay' legal author, full calf. V. Scarce. (2)

With Original A.L.s. from the Author & With Rare Pamphlets Bound in at Endÿ Newman (St. John Henry)ÿApologia Pro Vita Sua; Being a Reply to a Pamphlet .. by Rev. Charles Kingsley. 8vo Lond. (Longman Green .. and Green) 1864.ÿRare First Edition in Bk. Form. It also contains, No. 1, the pamphlet by Newman which commenced the controversy, "Mr. Kingsley and Dr. Newman, A Correspondence On the Question whether Dr. Newman teaches that Truth is Virtue?"ÿNo. 2ÿthe rare Pamphlet by Kinsley, entitled "What Then does Dr. Newman Mean?," &ÿNo. 3ÿ"TheÿAppendix. Answerÿin Detail to Mr. Kingsley's Accusations," withÿNo. 4 Postscriptum by Bishop Ullathorne, June 4, 1864. So with theÿApologia, this volume contains the WHOLE COURSE of the Celebrated Correspondence from its Commencement to its close. Full cont blue mor. dble gilt fillets, v. good condition. (1) * In addition to above this volume also contains, a 3 page A.L.s. from J.H. Newman, dated April 19, 1862 from The Oratory, Birmingham, to T. Gaisford concerning his son who was then at school there. Also a part signed manuscript letter, dated The Oratory, Dec. 30, 1863, with Christmas greetings to Gaisford, his wife Lady Emily, and family, together with an original contemporary photograph of Newman: and a news cutting from "The Times," Feb. 21st, 1879, reporting the announcement from Rome, that Rev. J.H. Newman was to be elevated to Cardinal, all tipped in at front of above volume.ÿProbably Unique Volume.

Berkeley (George) Alciphron: or, The Minute Philosopher, In Seven Dialogues. 2 vols. 8vo Dublin (for G. Risk, G. Ewing and W. Smith) 1732.ÿFirst Dublin Edn., Titles within double rules, engd. vignettes on both titles, wd. cut headpieces, 4pps. with diagrams, Vol. I [10] 220pp; Vol. II, [6] 245pp., cont. full calf, blind fillet borders, raised bands, mor. label, head of spine dam., joints beginning to crack, but a good copy.ÿKeynes 16 (1) * Printed same year as First London Edition, which has precedence.

[Fenton (Rich.) & Rogers (Samuel)] Memoirs of An Old Wig, 8vo Lond. 1815. First Edn., hf. title, wd. cut illus. on title, 164pp plus advert. leaf at end, cont. full calf, gilt spine, mor. label; Crowquill (A.) Absurdities in prose and Verse, Written and Illustrated. Sm. 8vo Lond. 1827. First Edn., hf. title, & 13 engd. plts., cont. hf. calf, gilt tooled spine; [Irving (J.)] A Lennox Garland; Gleaned from Divers Fields of Scottish Poetry, 8vo Dunbarton 1860? Sole Edition Limited to 50 Copies, XV, 30pp, cont. hf. crimson mor. Inscribed Presentation Copy from Jn. Irving Author?, to Professor Simpson. B.P.'s. All very good & scarce. (3)

Dean Gaisford's 'Magnum Opus' With Important Correspondence etc., included Gaisford (Dean Thomas)ÿEtymologicon Magnum, seu verius Lexicon saipissime vocabulorum origines indagans ex pluribus lexicis scholiastis et grammaticis anonymi cuisdam opera concinnatum. Lg. thick folio Oxford (e Typographeo Academico) 1848. Frontis fac-simile, engd. vignette on title, strongly bound cont. hf. calf, raised bands. With the Den's bookplate. The Etymologicum Magnum, compiled in Constantinople c 1150, is the largest Byzantine lexicon, collating and expanding the works of many previous scholars.ÿ It was first printed at Venice in 1499.ÿ Gaisford?s work, the fruit of much careful scholarship, remains the most recent complete edition. ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ This copy has tipped in at back: table giving details of print run and costs, also a review and an obituary of Gaisford. Pasted at front: 1. 10 Dec. 1847.ÿ Note from B.P. Symons, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, offering Gaisford on behalf of the delegates of the OUP an honorarium of œ1000. 2. Draft reply from Gaisford declining the offer, suggesting he might be given 20 free copies instead, and commenting on the proposed price of the book. 3. 16 Dec. 1847.ÿ Note from Symons agreeing his proposal. 4. 15 June 1855 Note from Symons expressing the delegates? gratitude for Gaisford?s work (he had died on 2 June). Enclosures: ú Letter to Gaisford dated 22 March 1817 from Edward Everett, the 23-year-old Professor Greek at Harvard who was then studying at G”ttingen, discussing German projects to publish a text of the Etymologicum, and reporting in detail on the experiments of Carl Friedrich Sicker to unroll some of the papyri discovered at Herculaneum (he destroyed several in the process).ÿ Everett (1794-1865) continued his brilliant and multi-faceted career as politician, pastor, educator, diplomat and orator.ÿ Today he is best remembered as the featured speaker at the dedication of the military cemetery at Gettysburg in 1863; his learned oration, lasting over two hours, has been somewhat overshadowed by Lincoln?s 271-word address that succeeded it. ú M/ss of a long (11 pp, folio) discourse on Gaisford?s Etymologicum, published in the G”ttingen Literary Advertiser, 6 Nov. 1848. ú Draft petition of Gaisford to the Council of State of the Duke of Brunswick, 23 July 1846, requesting the transmission to England of the MS at Wolfenb?ttel of the Etymologicon Gudianum, on the grounds that the edition published at Leipzig is defective and he would like to consult the original as part of his research for a new edition of the Etymologicon Magnum. úÿ ?The advantages of a liberal education.?ÿ MS page of verses ?by Thomas Gaisford A.D. 179-.? ú Draft letter from Gaisford, 24 Oct [1843] wishing to purchase a copy of the Lexicon Etymologicum, listed in the catalogue of the Royal Library at Naples. ú Letter to Thomas Gaisford (junior) from Paul Butler of Down Ampney, Cricklade, 8 Aug 1872, enclosing preceding item (?) ú Draft proposal by Gaisford for a second edition of his Suidae Lexicon (2 vols, 1834).

With Correspondence between the Author and Thos. Gaisfordÿ Clinton (Henry Fynes)ÿFasti Hellenici, The Civil and Literary Chronology, form the Earliest Accounts to the Death of Augustus. 3 vols. lg. 4to Oxford (University) 1834, 1841, & 1851. Together with,ÿFasti Romana, Vols. I (Tables), and Vol. II & Appendix 2 vols. 4to Oxford 1845 - 1840. Together 5 vols., all with engd. vignette on titles, all in uniform cloth, paper labels. B.P.'s.ÿ (5) * The first volume contains 7 original A.L.s. as follows: 1. Clinton to Gaisford, 17 Oct. 1827, providing a detailed respouse to a Review of the Second Edition of his Fasti which had appeared in that year. 2. N.D. [1827] the Reviewers reply to Clinton's letter. 3. Clinton to Gaisfrord 16 Oct. 1834, pointing out some errors that had occurred in the printing, and discussing his plans for continuing the work down to the reign of Justinian. 4. Four letters, 4 Nov. 1852 to 24 Jan. 1853, between Clinton James Fynes Clinton, brother-in-law of Henry, who had died on 24 October, outlining plans for the sale of Henry's library and the completion and publication of his Fasti Romani and other 'literary remains' (which were in fact published in 1854).

Stobaeus:ÿÿKeras Amalthaias Joannou tou Stobaiou... Joannis Stobaei Sententiae ex thesaurus Graecorum delectae, quarum autores circiter ducentos & quinquaginta citat: et in Sermones siue Locos communes digeste A Conrado Gesnero Doctore Medico Tigurino in Latinum sermonem traductae, sic ut Latina Graecis e regione respondeant. Folio Basle. (Ex Officina Joannis Oporini, sumptibus Chris. Froschoveri) 1549, title with piece torn from fore-edge / not affecting text, wd. cut initials, annotated in margins in red & bl. through out, in cont. calf, rebacked, both paste-downs consists of leaves from a medieval musical manuscript, upr. cover detached. B.P.ÿ (1) * This Edition was edited by Swiss philologist Conrad Gessnar (1515 - 1565). This is the 2nd Edition (the first was published in Zurich in 1543); a Third appeared in Zurich in 1559. Thomas Gaisford produced a fresh edition in 4 volumes in 1822.

Dean Gaisford's Copyÿÿ Sturz (F. William)Ed.ÿEtymologicum Graecae Linguae Gudianumÿ et Alia Grammaticorum Scripta e Codicibus Manuscriptis nunc Primum Edita, Lg. 4to Leipizig (Apud Joa. Aug. Gottl. Weigel) 1818. Dean Gaisford's interleaved copy with his copious notes in red ink, & signed on title. Cont. hf. calf, lacks label.ÿ Based on a m/ss in the Herzog August Bibliothek at Wolfenb?ttel, this was the first printed edition of the complete text of the Etymologicum Gudianum, a Greek lexical encyclopaedia compiled in southern Italy during the tenth century.ÿ ?Not only is the Gudianum a rich and valuable source of citations from lost Greek works, it represents the high point of medieval encyclopaedia-writing and Greek scholarship.?ÿ It was one of the main sources of the 12th-century Encyclopaedia Magnum, and Sturz?s edition was a key reference work for Gaisford?s edition of this work. Pasted at end: ?Collatio Etymologici Fraiectini? by C.M. [Cornelis Marinus] Francken, 7 pp, MS copy sent to Gaisford by Dr Gehle, 1845.

Berkeley:ÿ [Bollingbroke (Henry St. John Viscount)]ÿLetters, on the Spirit of Patriotism: On the Idea of a Patriot King: and on the State of parties at the Accession of King George the First, 12mo D. (for J. Smith) 1749.ÿFirst Dublin Edn., 216pp;ÿBound with,ÿ[Berkeley (George)]ÿSiris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water,ÿThe Second Edition, improv'd and corrected by the Author, 12mo D. (by Margt. Rhames For R. Gunne) 1744. with poem "On Tar," one leaf, and with 'A Letter to T... P..., Esq.;' and 'A Vocabulary, or Explanation of certain Words in Siris, not commonly understood,' also Errata Corrigenda leaf at end.ÿKeynes 66.ÿ Cont. full calf, raised bands, mor. label (dam.). Two works in one volume. (1)

Editio Princepsÿ Appian:ÿAppianou Alexandreos Romaikon. Appiani Alexandrini Romanorum Historiarum, Large folio Paris (Typis Regiis, Caroli Stephani) 1551.ÿFirst Edition. Printers device on title, wd. cut heads & initials, damp stain in lower rt. hand corner throughout making some corners weak, later rebacked mottled calf, mor. label. (1) * With 2 A.L.s. from Maria M. Pollen to Julian Gaisford, tipped-in at front. The first (9 June 1903) offering this book to him, the second (15 June) expressing her pleasure that he would like it. 'Maria Margaret La Primaudaye Pollen (10 April 1838-c.1919) known as Minnie, was a decorative Arts. Collector.'ÿAs Mrs. John Hungerford Pollen, she became known during the early 20th Century as an authority on the history of textiles, publishing "Seven Centuries of Lace," in 1908 (Wikipedia).ÿ

First Edition Illustrated with Engravingsÿ Military:ÿFl. Vegetius Renatus et Alii Scriptores Antiqui de Re Militari, 8vo Wesel (Andrae. ab Hoogenhuysen) 1670.ÿThree Parts in One Vol. Engd. title, (44), fold. table, 510pp with illus. of Camp formations;ÿGod Stewechii Commentarius ad Fl. Vegetium Renatum De Re Militari, Wesel 1670, engd. title, one full page engd. plt. & 42 hf. page vignettes [12] 78 [2], 604, [51]pp., orig. full vellum, mor. label. B.P.ÿV. good copy. (1)

First Novel Written in Americaÿ Penrose - [Williams (Wm)]ÿThe Journal of Llewellin Penrose, A Seaman, 4 vols. in 2, 12mo Lond. (Murray) 1815.ÿFirst Edn., 4 hf. titles, attractive hf. calf, profusely tooled gilt spine, in panels, mor. labels. by Riviere. B.P.'s. (2) * Scarce First Edition of the First American Novel, written by the teacher and friend of Benjamin West, to whom the book is dedicated. (2)

The Key Book for any Berkeley Collection Berkeley (George)ÿA Treatise Concerningÿthe principles of Human Knowledge, wherein the chief Causes of Error and Difficulty in the Sciences with the Grounds of Scepticism, Atheism, and Irreligion, are inquir'd into. Part I [All Published] 8vo Dublin (Aaron Rhames, for Jeremy Pepyat) 1710ÿRare First Edn., title within dbl. ruled border, pp[2]III, [2] preface, [1] errata, 214, [2] final blank. Some slight dirt mark, a few sm. rust marks, some contemporary and ink, and later pencil marginalia, inscribed in cont. ink m/ss ' - utor concesso - Hor: Arsfo,' on front loose blank, in cont.. mottled calf, worn, joins cracked, new crimson mor. label. Generally a very good copy of this renowned Rarity.ÿKeynes 5:ÿNorman 196.ÿ(1) This is the rare First Edition of the book which rocked the intelligent world, at that time, and relates Berkeley's fundamental formulation of empiricism: no object can exist without a mind to conceive it.

With the Creighton Stuart Arms on Cover  Elsevir Press: Charron (Pierre) De la Sagesse, Trois Livres, 24mo Leiden 1646. First Elzevir Edition, one leaf of the 'Explanation' in fine manuscript, a.e.g., in full green mor. tooled gilt borders, tooled gilt spine and mor. label, with the arms of the Creighton Stuart family on both covers. B.P. V. good. (1)

Bond, Michael, 'Paddington at Work', first edition, 1966, pub. Collins; Tickner, John, 'Tickner's Hunting Field', 1970, pub. Putnam and Company, signed in biro by the author; Tickner, John, 'Tickner's Dog House', 1968, pub. Putnam and Company, signed in biro by the author

Opie, John Lectures on Painting. 1808. First edition, 4to, engraved plates, library stamps of the Working Men's College, contemporary red half morocco, spine gilt, rubbed; Fuseli, Henry Lectures on Painting, delivered at the Royal Academy. 1820. 4to, engraved frontispiece, contemporary red half morocco, spine gilt, slightly rubbed, library stamps of the Working Men's College; Du Fresnoy, Charles A. The Art of Painting... with annotations by Sir Joshua Reynolds. York, 1783. First edition of William Mason's translation, 4to, half-title, contemporary calf, spine gilt, slightly rubbed, joints splitting; La Fontaine, J. de Fables, illustrations by Grandville. Paris, 1847. Large 8vo, illustrations, additional title, salmon red morocco gilt, occasional light marginal dampstains, rubbed, g.e.; La Fontaine, J. de. The Fables, with illustrations by Gustave Doré. Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [n.d.], 4to, plates and illustrations, contemporary red half morocco, g.e.; Wright, Thomas A History of Caricature & Grotesque in Literature and Art. [c.1864], 8vo, illustrations, later quarter brown morocco; Brand, John Observations on Popular Antiquities. 1810. 8vo, contemporary half calf, slightly rubbed; Reynolds, Sir Joshua The Literary Works. 1899. 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf gilt, gilt arms on sides, g.e.; Clerk, Thomas The Works of William Hogarth (Including the 'Analysis of Beauty'), Volume II. 1810. 8vo, bookplate, dust-soiling to frontispiece and throughout, contemporary half calf, edges and corners rubbed (10)

...including the details of the erection and peculiar structure of that edifice. To which is prefixed a Historical View of the Institution and Progress of Northern Light-Houses. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1824. First edition, royal 4to, 23 engraved plates including the frontispiece after Turner and secondary title vignette engraved after Miss Stevenson on India paper, engineering plates, map, and a double-page view, 19th century half calf neatly rebacked, red morocco gilt label, endpapers renewed, some foxing to plates as is usual, slight dampstain to fore-edges of many plates and to gutter of frontispieceFootnote: Note: Ruff 179; Todd & Bowden 176A. The book is described in these bibliographies of Walter Scott due to the presence of his poem "Pharos Loquitor" below Miss Stevenson's fine vignette on the secondary title. It is a facsimile of the six lines of verse he wrote in a visitors' album at a lighthouse in 1814, during his celebrated voyage round Scotland with Stevenson and the lighthouse commissioners. "Some" copies, as here, have the plate on India paper. Both bibliographies note that the total edition was of only 250 copies. The great civil engineer, Robert Stevenson, practically inaugurated the Scottish lighthouse system, and the Bell Rock lighthouse is one of his finest and most remarkable achievements.

Bacon, Francis The Philosophical Works, edited by Peter Shaw. London, 1737. Second edition, 3 volumes, 4to, contemporary calf, spines gilt, rebacked, rubbed; Duppa, R. The Life and Literary Works of Michel Angelo Buonarroti. London: 1806. 4to, limited to 200 copies, engraved portrait and plates, modern calf, red morocco label; Green, J.R. A Short History of the English People, 1902. 4 volumes, large 8vo, coloured plates, illustrations, red half morocco gilt, t.e.g.; Ainsworth, Robert Thesaurus Linguae Latinae compendiarius. London, 1746. 4to, 2 volumes, 19th century suede; Kempis, Thomas A Of the Imitation of Christ. 1905. 4to, limited to 500 copies, initial letters printed in red, original vellum, t.e.g., binding spotted, lacks ties; Hogarth, William The Complete Works. Cassell. [n.d.], 4to, engraved title and 150 engraved plates, contemporary maroon half morocco gilt; Arnot, Hugh The History of Edinburgh. Edinburgh: W. Creech, 1779. First edition, 4to, engraved frontispiece, folding plan (tear crudely repaired), contemporary calf, gilt stamp to upper cover of the Edinburgh University Club, somewhat spotted, neatly rebacked, spine gilt, corners rubbed (13)

Vienna, 1924. First edition, oblong folio, foreword by Alma Mahler, unbound as issued, in half cloth folder, with 6 fascicles containing c.120 pp of facsimile Ms music, lacking the (often missing) pamphlet "Einführende Bemerkungen" by Richard Specht, original black cloth folder, ties, spine worn; Cherubini Lodoïska, comédie héroique en trois actes. Paris: H. Naderman, [n.d.], 4to, aquatint title, 410pp (marked "Fin") + 2-9pp., contemporary quarter calf, rubbed; Meyerbeer, Giacomo. Robert le Diable, opéra en 5 Actes. Paris: M. Schlesinger, [1831]. 4to, lithographed title, 407pp., contemporary red quarter morocco, slight spotting, especially to title, rubbed; Geminiani, Francesco Concerti Grossi con Due Violini, Violoncello, e Viola di Concertino obligati, et due altri Violini, e Basso di Concerto grosso ad arbitrio... opera seconda. London: I. Walsh, [c.1732], 7 parts, 4to, contemporary quarter calf, marbled sides, rubbed; Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix Ein Sommernachstraum von Shakespeare. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel, [1848], First edition, 4to, 177pp., with signature on endpaper of Mandyczewski, original half cloth, boards somewhat discoloured, spine worn; Schumann, Robert Der Rose Pilgerfahrt. Mährchen von Moritz Horn. Op. 112. Leipzig: F. Kistner, [1852], First edition, later issue, pictorial title, 203pp., original brown cloth gilt; Four Operatic scores, bound in purple tooled morocco with coronet: 1) Bellini. I Puritani, Naples and Rome, [n.d.], oblong 4to, recto title with named cast list and table of contents on verso, pp.227; 2) Donizetti, Gaetano. L’Elisire d’Amore, Melodramma. Milan & Florence: G. Ricordi, [c.1840] (vocal score arranged by Luigi Truzzi), [4], 231pp.; 3) Verdi, Giuseppe. I due Foscari... riduzione per Canto con accompagnamento di Pianoforte di L. Truzzi. Milan: G. Ricordi, [n.d.] (vocal score arranged by Luigi Truzzi), 186pp.; 4) Verdi, Giuseppe. Giovanna d’Arco. Milan: Giovanni Ricordi, [n.d.] (early edition dedicated to Giulia Samoyloff), [2], 213pp., all 4 oblong 4to, bindings a bit rubbed, g.e.; sold not subject to return (16)

A Concordancy of the Yeares... [London:] Printed by Nicholas Okes for Thomas Adams, 1615. 8vo, modern half calf, with "Some Particulars of the Life of Arthur Hopton..." dated 1779 in manuscript to a few initial blanks, lacking first blank [ESTC S104206]; Burton, Robert The Anatomy of Melancholy. Oxford: Henry Cripps, [1638]. Fifth edition, folio, contemporary calf rebacked, two leaves lacking [ESTC S122250]; [Baker, Sir Richard A Chronicle of the Kings of England, n.d. but c.1630] Folio, lacking title-page, contemporary calf rebacked (3)

Jones, William Poikilographia, or Various Specimens of Ornamental Penmanship, comprising Twenty Two different Alphabets. London: W. Jones, [c.1830]. First edition, folio, engraved portrait, engraved title and 22 plates, tissue guards, original half calf with engraved label to upper cover, worn, covers detached, slight spotting; Tabart's Juvenile Library [London Cries]. [c.1810], 4to, 30 hand-coloured plates ?only, lacking title and some text, contemporary cloth, worn, covers detached; [Ashton, Joseph] The Illustrated Atlas of Ancient and Modern Geography, Science, Commerce and Statistics. London: Loader, T.B. & J. Ashton, [1844] Folio, lithographed title and 62 maps, charts or printed descriptions, some hand-coloured, dark blue morocco gilt, worn, covers detached (3)

London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1824. First edition, 4to, half-title, engraved vignette on title, and 7 other engraved vignettes, engraved initials, folding table, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked retaining original spine, hinges strengthened

6 Autograph letters signed to "dear Jenny", one asking whether Irene [Ferguson] "would like her 'Tolbooth' drawing to be in a new book on Kirkcudbright - a Royal Burgh... First book of a series - 16 drawings in each...", with instructions to send it to Adam L. Gowans, Glasgow, one letter referring to 'Our Lady's Garland'; King, Jessie M. Kirkcudbright, a Royal Burgh. 1934, 2 copies, one with wormhole in lower cover and margin; Glasgow, the City of the West. [n.d.], 2 copies, one with text printed on a separate leaf from the plates, pictorial wrappers, both a little soiled; another edition, original pictorial cream boards, binding lightly discoloured, small split at top of upper joint; Sotheby Park Bernet Jessie M. King and E.A. Taylor. 1977, original cloth, dustwrapper; Spenser, Edmund Poems. [n.d.], 8vo, 8 tinted plates by J.M. King, original cloth; Scottish Arts Council Jessie M. King 1875-1949. 1971, original wrappers (8 volumes and 6 letters)

London: John Lehmann, 1948. First edition, 8 colour lithographed plates, and other plates and illustrations by Minton, original yellow cloth, dustwrapper lightly frayed and with repairs on verso

London: R. Scott & G. Wells, 1686]. Folio, 2 volumes in one, lacking title and frontispiece to volume 1, some spotting, first plate with contemporary inscription on verso of Charles Hobbs, Henstridge, Somerset, sectional title of De Ovo Incubato detached; 102 (of 123) engraved plates, first 2 leaves stained and loose, one plate misbound, one plate loose, contemporary calf, very worn; Arbuthnot, John Practical Rules of Diet in the various Constitutions and Diseases of Human Bodies. London, 1732. 8vo, calf, lacks upper board, a little light dust soiling; Traill, Thomas Stewart Outlines of a Course of Lectures on Medical Jurisprudence. Edinburgh: A. & C. Black, 1836. First edition, 8vo; [bound with] [Idem] Suggestions for the Medico-Legal Examination of Dead Bodies. Edinburgh: A. Smellie, [1839], the author's copy with his bookplate, contemporary half calf, worn, upper cover virtually detached; sold not subject to return (3)

London: Richard Marriott, 1670. First edition, 8vo, copperplate portraits of subjects, annotated in Walton's hand, contemporary calf rebacked with new spine, ink inscriptions and small label to free endpaper, slight loss to edge of title page, some dust-soiling, short tears to edge of three leaves, slight worming to fore-margin of six leaves (not effecting text), front and back hinges worn, short hinge crack to head of spine, with gilt morocco clamshell box Footnote: Note: With twelve autograph annotations by Izaak Walton.A collection of books from the Izaak Walton library of Robert GuiverThe following 27 lots represent a remarkable collection of books dedicated to the life and works of Sir Izaak Walton, his colleague Charles Cotton, and the subjects of their studies and biographies.Walton dedicated forty years of his life to compiling and improving his most famous work, The Compleat Angler, spending many hours in the company of clergymen and men of leisure who enjoyed fishing. The Compleat Angler has become perhaps the most famous, and most published, angling work of all time

The Compleat Angler. London: 1676. 8vo, later calf and calf clamshell case, lacking original title-page; later facsimile of 1653 title page bound in, ink inscription to additional [later] free endpaper, bookplate; [Idem] The Life of Dr. Sanderson, Late Bishop of Lincoln. London: Richard Marriott, 1678. First edition, 8vo, some dampstaining and nibbling to page corners; [Idem] The Life of Dr. Sanderson. London: Richard Marriott, 1678. First edition, 8vo, later calf, ink inscription to title page, dust-soiling, corners bumped; [Idem] The Life of Dr. Sanderson. London: Richard Marriott, 1678. First edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, ink inscription to free endpaper, some foxing, corners and edges bumped; [Idem] The Life of Dr. Sanderson. London: Richard Marriott, 1678. First edition, 8vo, later calf, some dust-soiling; [Idem] The Life of Dr. Sanderson. London: Richard Marriott, 1678. First edition, 8vo, pencil inscription, damp staining, contemporary calf, corners and spine bumped [Idem] The Life of Mr. George Herbert. London: Richard Marriott, 1670. First edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, ink inscription to free endpaper; [Idem] The Life of Mr. George Herbert, To which are added some Letters Written by Mr. George Herbert. London: Richard Marriott, 1670. 2 copies, calf, rubbed [Idem] The Life of John Donne. London: Richard Marriott, 1658. Contemporary calf, ink inscriptions to free endpapers, dust-soiling, bookplate, edges bumped; [Idem] The Life of Mr. Rich. Hooker. London, 1665. 2 copies [one board detached]; [Idem] The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert. London: Richard Marriott, 1670. First edition, 3 copies, rubbed or worn. [Idem] The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert. London: Richard Marriott, 1675. Fourth edition, 2 copies; Chalkhill, John Thealma and Clearchus. A Pastoral Romance. 1820 [First published by Izaak Walton, 1683]; [Idem] Thealma and Clearchus. A Pastoral Romance. Facsimile copy [n.d.] of 1683 edition; a few with facsmile leaves; Sold not subject to return (19)