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Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart) An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India, first edition, 2 engraved maps hand-coloured in outline, one large and folding, 14 aquatint plates after Grindlay and others, all but one hand-coloured and depicting costumes, some with tissue guards, errata leaf, pencil annotations to one leaf, some spotting and light offsetting, folding map very soiled and torn (laid down on linen), contemporary calf, worn and scuffed, rebacked preserving most of old gilt spine, label chipped, [Abbey, Travel 504; Colas 960; Tooley 209], 4to, 1815.⁂ Important account of the North-West Frontier by the first British envoy to the court of Kabul.

L'Estrange (Hamon) The Alliance of Divine Offices exhibiting all the Liturgies of the Church of England, first edition, foxing and occasional browning, occasional but extensive ink notes to endpapers and margins in a contemporary hand, ink ownership inscription of William Paynter to title, later calf, spine chipped at head, rubbed and worn, [Wing L1183], for Henry Broom, 1659 § Heylyn (Peter) Aerius Redivivus: or, The History of the Presbyterians, title in red and black, with final advertisement f., a few corners restored, occasional light foxing, later calf, joints splitting, rubbed, extremities worn, [Wing H1681A], Oxford, for John Crosley, 1670; and 5 others, similar, folio (7)⁂ William Paynter (1637-1716) clergyman and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.

[Butler (Samuel, attributed)] Mercurius Menippeus. The Loyal Satirist, or Hudibras in Prose, first edition, light foxing, bookplate and ink inscription, 19th century half calf, spine worn, rubbed, [Wing B6325], small 4to, for Jos. Hindmarsh at the sign of the Black Bull near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1682.⁂ Rare, we can trace only a handful of copies at auction, and no copy since 1984. Also attributed to John Birkenhead, essentially an attack on Parliamentary rule and the likes of Cromwell, the Earl of Pembroke, Henry Marten (the regicide judge) and Sir Samuel Luke in particular. Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate and inscription).

Hertfordshire.- Clutterbuck (Robert) The History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford, 3 vol., first edition, engraved frontispiece, folding map (bound in vol.3) and 52 maps, plates and plans, 2 hand-coloured, list of subscribers, frontispiece soiled, occasional spotting, bookplate of M.H.Bloxam, contemporary half calf, red roan labels, a little rubbed, boards scuffed, 1815-27 § Surtees (Robert) The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham, 4 vol., first edition, 81 engraved plates, some foxing, mostly marginal, vol.3 with staining to some plates, some heavily, contemporary half calf, uncut, rubbed, 1816-40, folio (7)

[Chandler (Richard)] Marmora Oxoniensia, 3 parts in 1 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and 75 plates or full-page illustrations only (of 76, lacking no. 48) by J. Mille, engraved vignettes, title and frontispiece creased, some scattered light foxing but a very clean, well-margined copy generally, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, some wear to extremities, [Blackmer 316], folio, Oxford, Clarendon, 1763.⁂ "A sumptuous folio edition that described the lapidiary inscriptions as well as the statues and other antiquities, and superseded previous editions by Humphrey Prideaux and Michael Maittaire." - ODNB.

Education.- Edgeworth (Maria and Richard Lovell) Practical Education, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, 3 engraved plates (2 folding at end), spotting and foxing, the odd marginal tear, without half-titles, with Corrections and Additions to the Index ff. at end, contemporary tree calf, gilt, upper cover lettered in gilt, upper cover detached, lower cover stained, rubbed, light wear to extremities, 1798; and 7 others, education and collected poetry, 4to & 8vo (8)

Photography.- Emerson (Peter Henry) Pictures of East Anglian Life... With General and Descriptive Text and Three Appendices, first edition, early issue with "A Way across the Marshes" as plate XIX, presentation copy, inscribed "Presented by the author" on half-title, 32 photogravure plates, all but 2 with captioned tissue-guards, illustrations, some chipping and soiling to text margins, some creasing, mostly to text but affecting a few plate margins, "To the student" to front pastedown, original pictorial cloth, sympathetically rebacked, rubbing to extremities, t.e.g., large 4to, Sampson Low, 1888.⁂ "My aim has been to produce truthful pictures of East Anglian Peasant and Fisherfolk Life, and of the landscape in which such life is lived." - P. H. Emerson.

Shakespeare (William) Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, never before Printed in Folio, edited by John Heminge and Henry Condell, fourth folio edition, double column, title with woodcut fleur-de-lis device, title and text within double- and single-rule borders, lacking engraved portrait, A1 (dedication), second A3&4 (Tempest pp.5-8), 2T3&4 (Henry VIII pp. 209-212), 3A3&4 (Timon of Athens pp. 5-8) and 4B6-4C2 (The Tragedy of Locrine pp. 298 to end), comprising 11ff. total, title trimmed to margin and laid down, first A2-4 and 4B3-5 spotted, creased, torn with loss and heavily silked, small hole or rust hole to A2, E1, Q5, R6, 2C4, 2E6, 2H5, 2Y6, 3E1, 3G5 sometimes with loss to 2 or 3 letters of text, slash to F3 affecting a few letters of text, 2C6 chip to upper margin, 2U2 and 2X1 with partially repaired tear running into text, *3B1and 3G1 with long tear running into text, 3S4 with paper flaw to lower margin, scattered foxing and occasional light browning, a few minor text or typographic corrections in an early hand, ink ownership inscriptions to title, bookplates, later half calf, rebacked and recornered, rubbed, some wear to extremities, [Greg, III, p.1119-21; Wing S2915; cf. Pforzheimer, 910], folio, for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, at the Anchor in the New Exchange, the Crane in St. Pauls Church-Yard, and in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, 1685.⁂ A largely complete example of the fourth folio measuring 347 x 210mm.Provenance: Tho. Babington 1693; Mich. Babington; Wm. Brinkley; J. Brees ex Dono Gal Croftes anno 1745 (ink inscriptions).

Asia.- Polo (Marco) The Travels..., translated by William Marsden, half-title, folding engraved map, errata/advertisement leaf at end, title with contemporary ink signature of Charles Handfield at head and creased, map lightly foxed and offset onto title, some other occasional spotting, publishers' 4pp. list dated April 1818 tipped in at beginning (8vo), original boards, uncut, worn, lacking most of later sheep reback with only strip on upper cover remaining, covers detached, broken and loose, 4to, for the Author, 1818.⁂ The first Marsden edition of Marco Polo's 13th century travels across Asia which were originally published in German in 1477. This edition was preceded in English only by John Frampton's rare translation of 1579.

Dugdale (Sir William) The Baronage of England, 3 vol. in 1, first edition, titles to vol.1 & 2 in red and black, 5 folding genealogical tables, vol.2 with errata in one paragraph on verso of title, 3R2r in vol.3 with "Earl of" at end of first line second column, title lightly foxed with short tear repaired on verso, a little browned, small rust hole to 3G1 in vol.3 with loss of a couple of letters, a few marginal tears and defects (some repaired), later russia, gilt, g.e., rubbed, corners a little worn, rebacked with gilt spine, new endpapers, [Wing D2480], by Tho. Newcomb, for Abel Roper [&c.], 1675-76 § Dallaway (James) Inquiries into the Origin and Progress of the Science of Heraldry in England, first edition, engraved title, coat-of-arms on dedication, head - & tail-pieces and 27 plates, 8 hand-coloured, folding genealogical table, title foxed, light soiling, bookplate of John Fremlyn Streatfeild, contemporary tree calf, worn, covers detached with some leaves loose, Gloucester, 1793, folio & 4to (2)

NO RESERVE Rome.- Villa Borghese.- Brigentius (Andrea) Villa Burghesia vulgo Pinciana, first edition, half-title, woodcut device on title, 26 engraved plates of the villa and its contents, some folding, woodcut initials and ornaments, occasional spotting, a few small stains, contemporary vellum, chipped morocco label to spine, 8vo, Rome, Francisco Gonzaga, 1716.

Humphrey (Laurence) Ioannis Iuelli Angli, Episcopi Sarisburiensis Vita et Mors, first edition, title within typographic border, woodcut initials, typographic ornaments, title rather soiled and margins frayed, first and last few ff. with chipping and fraying to margins, G2&3 margins chipped and torn, light marginal dampstaining, early 19th century blindstamped calf with Constable family crest in gilt to covers, joints cracked, rubbing and chipping to extremities, [STC 13963], small 4to, J. Day, 1573.⁂ First edition of Humphey's biography of John Jewel (1552-1571), Bishop of Salisbury and Anglican reformer. Provenance: Edmund Philips; M. H. Bloxam (bookplates).Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate)

[Savile (Sir Henry)] Rerum Anglicarum scriptores post Bedam praecipuiex vetustissimis codiciibus manuscriptis nunc primum in lucem edit, first edition, general title with woodcut printer's device, 4 divisional titles within attractive woodcut architectural borders, large woodcut historiated and decorative initials and head- and tail-pieces, general title with portion cut away from foot, not affecting imprint, occasional browning, a few ff. closely shaved at head, 2 loose manuscript insertions by Matthew Bloxam, ink inscriptions to endpapers, later reverse calf, upper joint cracked, spine ends chipped, rubbing, [STC 21783], folio, G. Bishop, R. Nuberie, and R. Barker, 1596.⁂ This collection of chronicles and histories includes the text of Æthelweard's Chronicle; the only manuscript of which was almost entirely destroyed in the Cotton Library fire of 1731.Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (ink inscriptions and bookplate).

Gladstone (William Ewart).- Hallam (Arthur Henry) Remains, in Prose and Verse, first edition, initialled presentation inscription from W. E. Gladstone to his sister Helen Jane Gladstone to title, spotting to title and endpapers, contemporary calf, gilt, covers detached, lacking most of spine, 8vo, 1834.⁂ An excellent association copy presented by Gladstone to his sister on the death of Hallam, a schoolfriend of Gladstone's from Eton and a formative influence.

Bible, Latin.- Biblia latina, with the Glossa Ordinaria of pseudo-Walafrid Strabo and interlinear glosses of Anselmus Laudunensis, vol. 1 and 2 and 4 (of 4), collation: Vol. 1: a10 9×b8 5×d8 d6 d10 a8 9×d8 3×b8 b b6; vol. 2: a8 14×c8 c10 3×h8 c6 h6 h8 h h6 h8 c8 c c6 c8 c6 10×e8 e10 e8; vol. 3: 5×b8 b6 b b8 b10 11×g8 g g6 g10 4×d8 d6 e e6 a a8 5×c8 c c6 a8 d8 3 ×a8; vol. 4: 12×f8 f6 f8+1 b8 b6 b10 8×a8 a a6 a8 a6 a-c8 4×a8 a10, 870 ff. (of 1211), including 2 blanks (of 3), text within 72-73 lines of glosses, Gothic type, 5 large decorative initials in red, blue, purple and gold with penwork extensions between printed columns, chapter opening initials in red and blue, other initials and paragraph-marks in red or blue, initial strokes in red, occasional early ink marginalia, vol.2 last c.20 ff. worm trace in upper margins (affecting some foliations and headlines) or just within text, vol.4 some mostly marginal water-staining, causing some light purple hues and some chipping to head of last few ff., all vol. the odd f. lightly browned, occasional spotting or light staining, generally crisp, contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, vol. 2 and 4 rebacked, lacking metal clasps and corner-pieces, vol.1 upper cover all but detached, spine with later labels and small piece missing from foot (loosely inserted) and a little worn, all vol. some patches of leather missing from covers, rubbed and marked, folio (440 x 295mm.), [Adolf Rusch, for Anton Koberger at Nuremberg], [not after 1480]. ⁂ First edition of the Latin Bible with the 'Glossa ordinaria', the standard Bible commentary of the later eleventh and early twelfth century, composed by Anselm of Laon, Ralph of Laon and Gilbert of Auxerre. The edition is dated from inscriptions in the Cambridge University Library and Sion College copies, which imply that those copies were purchased in 1480. Provenance: M.H. Bloxam (inscriptions dated 1851 and 1887). Literature: BMC I, 92; Goff B607; HC 3173*; Bod-inc B-314; BSB-Ink B-442; ISTC ib00607000; D&M 911.

Dante Alighieri. [Opere]La Divina Commedia con varie annotazioni..., 4 vol. only, half-title with 'avviso a' legatori' verso, first title in red and black, engraved frontispiece, title vignettes, dedication f., portrait of the dedicatee Empress Elisabeth Petrovna of Russia, portrait of Dante, 107 plates only by Magnini, Rizzi, Crivellari and others after Fontebasso, Zompini, Schiavonio and Marcaggi, argomento at head of each canto, initials and tail-pieces, vol.3 water-stained, a couple of ff. with small section of lower blank corner torn away, all vol. occasional spotting and light staining, contemporary mottled calf, spines lacking all labels, rubbed and scuffed, [Mambelli 65; Morazzoni p.225], 4to, Venice, Antonio Zatta, 1757-1758. sold not subject to return. ⁂ The important Zatta edition, which is the first substantial critical edition since the mid-sixteenth century, and the first illustrated edition to be published since 1596. It is the first edition to contain Giuseppe Pelli's Memorie per servire alla vita di Dante e alla storia della sua famiglia.

Russia.- Pallas (Peter Simon) Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire..., 2 vol., second edition, lacking half-title in vol.2 (not called for in vol.1), 52 aquatint or engraved plates or plans, 26 folding, 3 folding engraved maps, and 28 engraved vignettes, light offsetting as usual, occasional foxing but generally clean, contemporary half calf, rubbed, vol.1 rebacked preserving old gilt spine, spine of vol.2 defective at head, labels chipped or lacking, corners repaired, [cf. Abbey, Travel 222, first edition of 1802-3], 1812 § Cochrane (Capt. John Dundas) Narrative of a Pedestrian Journey through Russia and Siberian Tartary..., 2 vol., third edition, hand-coloured aquatint frontispieces, 2 folding engraved maps, 2 advertisement leaves at end of vol.1, foxing, upper hinge of vol.1 broken, original cloth-backed boards, rubbed, spine ends worn, 1825 § James (J.T.) Journal of a Tour in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland, during the years 1813 and 1814, title with woodcut vignette, 12 aquatint plates by I. Clark, 6 etchings by H. Legge, all after James, some spotting, plates a little browned, contemporary diced russia, gilt, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine and upper cover replaced with old sheep board with gilt border,[Abbey, Travel 16], 1816, 4to & 8vo (5)

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The Second World War, vol.1 only (of 6), first edition, signed by the author, original cloth, 1948; and a poor copy of The Story of the Malakand Field Force, first edition, 1898, 8vo (2)

Shakespeare (William).- Whalley (Peter) An Enquiry into the Learning of Shakespeare, with Remarks on Several Passages of his Plays, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, title soiled, some spotting and occasional staining, bookplate, contemporary half calf, extremities a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, for T. Waller, at the Crown and Mitre opposite to Fetter-Lane in Fleet-Street, 1748.⁂ Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate).

Music.- Tans'ur (William) The Psalm-Singer's Jewel, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, some foxing and staining, contemporary sheep, rebacked, corners chipped, for S. Crowder, 1760; The Elements of Musick, engraved portrait frontispiece, woodcut illustrations and musical notation, light browning, later calf, gilt, worn, upper cover detached, 1772; and 2 others by Tans'ur, 8vo (4)

Beda, Venerabilis. Ecclesiasticae historiae gentis Anglorum libri quinque diligenti studio a mendis quibus hactenus scatebant, vindicati. Epitome sive breviarium totius praecedentis historiae Anglorum, collation: A4 B-Z6 a6, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, early ink marginalia and underlining in a few hands, lacking blank A4 and final f. (with woodcut printer's device verso otherwise blank), ink staining and inscriptions to title, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, new endpapers, contemporary blind-stamped calf over boards, rebacked, rubbed, folio (289 x 177mm.), Antwerp, Johannes Gravius, 1550.⁂ The first edition of this history of England to include the final section of Book V.Provenance: Jo. Sommers (17th century ink inscriptions); M.H. Bloxam (bookplate and ink signature).

Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Opera, edited by Paulus Manutius, 10 vol. in 4, comprising, I. Rhet. I. (*4, not called for by Adams, of which first f. engraved pictorial title and last blank) ɫ4 A-I4 A-Z Aa-Ee4 :A-Z Aaa-Zz, Aaa-Fff4 Ggg6 : a-g4 h6, final f. blank, A-I4 mis-bound before printed title; II. Rhet. II. *4 A-Z Aa-Zz 2Aa 2Bb6, a-f4, with blanks Bb6 f4; III. Orationes I. [*]2 A-Z AA-XX4 YY2; IV. Orationes II. [*]2 A-Z Aa-Qq4 a-e4 f6, final f. blank; V. Orationes III. [*]2 A-Z Aa-Zz4 Aaa Bbb4 a-g4 h6, Bbb4 blank, index (a-g4 h6) mis-bound at start; VI. Epist. Fam. [*], a-h4 A-Z Aa-Zz Aaa-Zzz Aaaa-Hhhh4, advertisement f. at end; VII. Epist. Ad Att. ✠4 A-Z Aa-Zz Aaa-Zzz, Aaaa-Nnnn4; VIII. Philos. I *4 A-Z Aa-Rr4 Ss6; IX; Philos II. *4 A-z Aa-Ss4 Tt6 Vu4; X. Philos III. ɫ4 A-G4 H*2 H-V4 Xɫ2 X-z, Aa Bb4 Ccɫ2 Cc-Ff4 Ggɫ2 GG Hh4 Ii6 a-g4, ɫ4, V4 and g4 blank, folding letterpress table, all vol. woodcut printer's devices or portraits of Aldus to titles, a few engraved illustrations and portraits in text, woodcut head-pieces and initials, water-staining, very occasional small areas of marginal worming, some spotting, 17th century armorial calf, first vol. upper cover detached, extremities worn, rubbed and scuffed, folio (330 x 219mm.), Venice, Aldus, 1583 [engraved title dated 1582 & colophon dated 1581]. ⁂ A scarce set of this monumental edition. Literature: Adams C1660; EDIT 16 CNCE 12460.

Romantics.- Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) Poems...to which are now added Poems by Charles Lamb, and Charles Lloyd, second edition, woodcut ornaments, Sophia Pemberton and Thomas Manning's copy their ink ownership inscriptions dated 1797 and 1799 to title, contemporary calf-backed boards, vellum corners, upper cover detached, lower cover becoming loose, rubbed, 8vo, Bristol and London, N. Briggs 1797.⁂ A fine association copy, inscribed by two figures on the periphery of the Romantic movement. Sophia Permberton eloped with Charles Lloyd in 1799 (allegedly by proxy with Southey standing in for Lloyd), she was described by de Quincey as "a wife and mother unsurpassed by anybody I have known in either of those characters". Thomas Manning (1772--1840), the first lay Chinese scholar in Europe and the first Englishman to enter Lhasa in Tibet. He was a friend and frequent correspondent of Lamb's and is referenced in his Dissertation upon roast pig.

Melanchthon (Philip).- Camerarius (Joachim) De Philippi Melanchthonis Ortu, Totius Vitae Curriculo et Morte, first edition, collation: A-Z8 a-f8, title with woodcut printer's device, e7 blank, X6 marginal tear, occasional spotting, lightly browned, later vellum wallet, metal clasps, little chipped, soiled, 8vo, Leipzig, [Ernest Vogelin], 1566. ⁂ First edition of the earliest biography of the great Lutheran reformer Melanchthon, written by his friend. Literature: Adams C420; VD 16 C 502.

Carew (Thomas) Poems, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, with G7 as cancel and 7-line errata present as usual, title a little dust-soiled and with short closed tear running from inner margin, P4 with chip to lower margin affecting catchword, closely shaved at head and foot, touching a few page-numbers, affecting a few signatures and catchwords and occasionally touching text, contemporary calf, rebacked upper cover becoming loose, spine chipped at foot, [Pforzheimer 126; STC 4620], small 8vo, by I[ohn]. D[awson]. for Thomas Walkley, and are to be sold at the signe of the flying Horse, between Brittains Burse, and York-House, 1640.⁂ Published posthumously, the basis of all subsequent editions of Carew's poems.

Law.- Braun (Konrad) Opera tria, nunc primum aedita. De legationibus libri quinque: de caeremoniis libri sex: de imaginibus liber unus: cum tribus indicibus de caerimoniis libri sex de imaginibus, 3 parts in 1, first edition, large woodcut printer's device to verso of title, woodcut initials, final f. with woodcut device verso otherwise blank, some water-staining, mostly marginal, spotting or light foxing, contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, metal corner-pieces, rebacked, [VD 16 B 72074], Mainz, Franz Behem, 1548 § Proclus, Diadochus. De Sphaera Liber, parallel text in Greek and Latin, woodcut initials, final f. with colophon recto otherwise blank, some foxing, lightly browned, 19th century vellum, gilt, spine with black and red morocco labels, little stained, [Adams P2132; VD 16 P 4968], Basel, Heinrich Petri, 1547; and 5 others, Continental, v.s. (7)

Music.- Tans'ur (William) The Royal Psalmodist: Or, The Universal Harmony, first edition, engraved throughout, comprising frontispiece portrait of David composing the psalms, title, list of subscribers, Psalms 1 to 150 and "An Anthem taken out of the 52nd chap. of Isaiah", a few short marginal tears and some occasional chipping, occasional light foxing, a few early ink markings, musical score in an early hand to final f. verso, ink ownership inscriptions to frontispiece recto, bookplate to pastedown, 19th century half calf, 4to, Rugby, by the Author, 1742.⁂ The exceedingly rare first edition of this collection of psalms set to music by "one of the most successful exponents of the elaborate hymn tune of the time" - New Grove. The only other copy we can trace sold in 1984, until which point this edition was unrecorded with the first edition assumed to have been published in Ewell in 1746.Provenance: Richard Salsbury (ink inscription dated 1744).

Linguistics.- Cowell (John) The Interpreter: or Book Containing the Signification of Words, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials and headpieces, ink ownership inscription of John Franklin, light soiling to title, contemporary calf, joints cracked, extremities rubbed, [Wing C6644], by F. Leach, 1658 § [Percy (Bishop Thomas, translator)] Five Pieces of Runic Poetry Translated from the Islandic Language, first edition, engraved Icelandic verses to title, light soiling to title, foxing, ink inscriptions to endpaper, 19th century marbled boards, rebacked, for R. & J. Dodsley, 1763 § [Hicks, George] Grammatica Anglo-Saxonica ex Hickesiano Linguarum Septentrionalium Thesauro Excerpta, engraved additional title, letterpress title in red & black with engraved illustration, errata slip pasted to rear free endpaper, foxing, Ralph Thoresby's copy with his ink ownership inscription to head of engraved title, endpaper chipped, contemporary vellum-backed patterned boards, wear to extremities, Oxford, E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1711; and 3 others, similar, v.s. (6)

Bolton (Robert) Two Sermons preached at Northampton at two several Assises there... Published by E[dward] B[agshaw], first edition, presentation copy from the publisher with ink inscription Donu Ed. Bagshaw 5. June 1635 to endpaper, bookplate, contemporary limp vellum, gilt, light soiling, cloth ties, [STC 3256], small 4to, by George Miller dwelling in the Blacke-Fryers, 1635.⁂ Edward Bagshaw (c.1589-1662) author, MP and supporter of the Royalist cause.

Dorset.- Hutchins (John) The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, 2 vol., first edition, list of subscribers, large folding engraved map, 58 engraved plates and plans including the unlisted views of Dorchester and Woolcombe Hall, many folding or double-page, 10 folding pedigrees and folding letterpress leaf of first page of Domesday Book, engraved illustrations, engraved bookplate of John Rogers, another of M.H.Bloxam with his ink signature of at head of title to vol.1, a good clean copy, contemporary calf, rubbed and slightly scuffed, rebacked preserving old gilt spines, labels slightly chipped, corners worn, folio, W. Bowyer and J. Nicholls, 1774.

Lucanus (Marcus Annaeus) Pharsalia, commentary by Omnibonus Leonicenus and Johannes Sulpitius Verulanus, collation: [*6] a-z A-C8 D6, 219 ff. (of 220, lacking final blank), 64 lines and headline, Roman letter, initial spaces with guide-letters, water-stained, damp-staining and fraying to fore-margins, attractive 19th century morocco, gilt, covers with arabesque centre-pieces, spine in compartments, head of spine little chipped, corners worn, rubbed, folio (312 x 204mm.), Venice, Simon Bevilaqua, 31 January, 1493.⁂ First edition with commentary by Johannes Sulpitius. In his dedicatory letter Sulpitius argues that Lucan's greatness rivals that of Virgil. Provenance: John Darcy ('Joannis Darse', 16th-century ownership inscriptions); J. H. Burn O.R, March, 1931 (bookplate). Literature: BMC V, 517; Goff L-305; GW M18859; HC *10241; Bod-inc L-163; BSB-Ink L-235; ISTC il00305000.

Gloucestershire.- Lysons (Samuel) A Collection of Gloucestershire Antiquities, engraved title page and 110 plates, 11 hand-coloured, title spotted, occasional marginal spotting to plates, bookplate of M.H.Bloxam, contemporary diced russia, gilt, rubbed, a couple of scratches to upper cover, corners worn, rebacked, new endpapers, T.Cadell and W. Davies, 1804 § Plot (Robert) The Natural History of Oxford-shire..., first edition, engraved title vignette, lacking folding map, with 14 engraved plates only (of 16, lacking plates 11 & 12, several others with portions cut away and laid down), with imprimatur, errata and final blank leaves (the last with contemporary ink inscriptions, also to front free endpapers), soiled and stained, b4 (final preliminary leaf) with lower ?blank half cut away and laid down, bookplate of M.H.Bloxam, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, a few gouges, rebacked, [Wing P2586], Oxford, 1677 § Hoare (Sir Richard Colt) The History of Ancient Wiltshire, 3 vol. in 2 (South Wiltshire, North Wiltshire, Auncient Wiltescire), engraved portraits, additional vignette titles and 127 maps and plates, 9 folding, some foxing to plates, contemporary half burgundy straight-grain morocco, uncut, rubbed, spine of vol.1 torn at head, printed by W.Bulmer & Co., 1810-21 [separate titles to South and North Wiltshire dated 1812 & 1819]; and 4 others, folio & 4to (8)

Wales.- Gilpin (William) Observations on the River Wye, and several parts of South Wales..., first edition, the author's own copy with 2 original oval watercolour drawings and additional colouring to the plates, half-title, title with note in the artist's hand "In this copy the prints have been all touched with the brush W.G." at head, 15 etched plates coloured by the artist, trimmed and mounted on blank grey leaves, the original drawings trimmed and tipped to front endpapers and each annotated in manuscript "this sketch belongs to the description in p.9", contemporary reversed calf with initials "W.G." to upper cover and border in blind, red roan label, rubbed, joints split, spine ends worn, [cf.Abbey Scenery 546, 1800 edition], 8vo, 1782⁂ The author's own copy of his first picturesque tour. The watercolours were not included as plates in the first edition but were in later ones, making a total of 17 plates. With contemporary ink inscriptions: "W.H.Harmer bought at the author's sale" (head of half-title); note by M.H.Bloxam "The author's own copy with his original drawings. This was purchased by me at a sale at Rugby and I gave for it the enormous sum of one penny" (front free endpaper).

Machiavelli (Niccolò) Tutte le opere...divise in V. Parti., 5 parts in 1, woodcut portraits to general and divisional titles, *4, è4, 2z2 and aa4 at end blank, general title all but detached, occasional marginal passage marking, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, contemporary armorial calf, gilt, rebacked in 19th century calf in compartments, corners worn, rubbed, [Adams M9; EDIT 16 CNCE 64604], 4to, [?Geneva], no printer, 1550 [but c.1630].⁂ A 'Testina edition', which uses the woodcut portrait of Comin da Trino's 1541 edition of Il Principe. Dated 1550, but in fact published in the first half of the 17th century. Some of the later editions bear a Geneva imprint, hence the tentative attribution of this edition to Switzerland.

Orosius (Paulus) Historiae adversos paganos, edited by Aeneas Vulpes and Laurentius Brixiensis, collation: a-i K l m8 n10, 104 ff. (of 106, lacking initial blank and h6), 36 lines (variable), Roman type, large first initial in red and blue, initials and paragraph-marks in red or blue, a few instances of early ink marginalia, h4 and h5 transposed with k4 and k5, damp-stain to inner gutter throughout washed and restored, 19th century blind-stamped calf, rebacked, folio (292 x 196mm.), [Vicenza], Leonardus Achates de Basilea, [c.1482].⁂ Fourth edition of Orosius' universal history, which attempted to counter the argument that the world had declined since the advent of Christianity. It is printed at the first press in Vicenza. Literature: BMC VII, 1032; Goff O-99; GW M28419; HC *12100; Bod-inc O-028; BSB-Ink O-83.

Cyprian (Saint, Bishop of Carthage) Opera, edited by Desiderius Erasmus, collation: a-z6 A-Y6 Z8 Aa8, title within charming woodcut historiated border by Ambrosius Holbein, dedication within decorative woodcut border, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, title trimmed at outer margin (just touching border) and with short tear at foot, just within border, first few ff. strengthened at inner margins verso, in case of b1 verso causing some adhesion with loss of a few letters, stained, some spotting, lightly browned, later vellum, soiled and rubbed, folio (288 x 191mm.), Basel, [Johann] Froben, [February, 1520].⁂ A rare edition at auction. Provenance: M.H. Bloxam (bookplate). Literature: VD 16 C 6508.

Grew (Nehemiah) The Anatomy of Plants, first edition, large paper copy, initial licence leaf, 83 engraved plates, some double-page, some staining throughout, mostly to upper margin but at beginning and to plates, especially at end, heavy and unsightly, bookplate of M.H. Bloxham, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Wing G1945; Henrey 162; Hunt 362; Nissen, BBI 758], folio, by W. Rawlins, for the Author, 1682.⁂ The birth of the microscopic anatomy of plants. Grew, and his contemporary Malpighi in Italy, were the founders of the science of plant anatomy. Grew was the first to observe the sexual nature of plants and ascribe the male functions to the stamens. The work was published in two formats, with ordinary copies on foolscap and the large paper copies on thicker paper with Strasburg lily watermark.

NO RESERVE Italy.- Tuscany.- Istoria delle cose avvenute in Toscana; dall'anno 1300 al 1348, first edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and historiated initials, some foxing and staining, occasional browning, 19th century half vellum, rubbed, [EDIT 16 CNCE 28475], Florence, House of Giunta, 1578; and 2 others, Italy, v.s. (3)⁂ An account of events in turbulent medieval Tuscany.

Voragine (Jacobus de) Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia, collation: a b10 c-z8 aa-oo8 pp6 qq8 rr-xx8 yy10, double column, 363 ff. (of 364, lacking initial blank), 40 lines, Gothic type, opening initial in red and blue with short marginal flourish (a little scuffed), other initials in red or blue, partly rubricated, qq8 blank, small repair to blank lower inner corner of bb1, mm3-8 puncture hole at head, affecting part of first line of text on mm5-7, water-stained, occasionally a few small unobtrusive wormholes in text, some spotting or finger-marking, 18th century mottled calf, rebacked, preserving majority of original gilt, backstrip, corners worn, rubbed, folio (267 x 192mm.), Cologne, Johann Koelhoff, the Elder, 1479.⁂ A rare edition at auction of this collection of hagiographies. Indeed, of the copies recorded by ISTC around a third are imperfect. Only two copies recorded in both the UK (including ours) and the USA. Provenance: M.H. Bloxam (bookplate). Literature: Goff J-93; GW 11187; ISTC ij00093000.

Asia.- Fryer (John) A New Account of East-India and Persia, first edition, lacking half-title with portrait on verso, with title printed in red and black, 2 engraved maps only (of 7 maps/plates) and one full-page engraved map in text with printed slip pasted below, engraved or woodcut illustrations, old ink inscriptions to front free endpaper, foxed and soiled, later half sheep, worn, broken and loose, [Wing F2257], folio, R.R. for Ri. Chiswell, 1698; sold not subject to return⁂ In 1672 Fryer embarked on a 10-year tour to India, Goa, the Arab Gulf and Persia before returning to England. The work includes a detailed account of Surat and Muscat and mentions pirates in the Gulf, and the natural history of the region.

Military.- Monro (Robert) Monro His Expedition with the Worthy Scots Regiment (called Mac-Keyes Regiment) levied in August 1626... and reduced after the Battaile of Nerling, to one Company in September 1634 at Wormes in the Paltz, first edition, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, lacking final blank f., title with repaired chips and tears, occasional soiling or marginal browning, 17th century engraved illustrations of battles laid down and facing title, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners repaired, [STC 18022], folio, by William Iones in Red-Crosse streete, 1637⁂ First edition of this memoir of Monro's experiences fighting for Sweden and Denmark in the Thirty Years War.

Duranti (Guillelmus) Rationale divinorum officiorum, collation: [a12 b10 c d8 e6 f-h8 I10 k-m8 n o10 p-t8 u12 x y10 z12], double column, 205 ff. (of 206, lacking initial blank), 60 lines, Gothic type, initials in red, rubricated throughout, early ink marginalia, a few ff. with short tear to margins, that on f.151 encroaching on text with minor loss, marginal water-staining or damp-staining, occasional spotting and finger-marking, first f. little chipped at head, final f. chipped at head, contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, metal clasps, rebacked, spine in compartments and with chipped morocco label, lower corners and spine ends little worn, a few loses of leather from covers, folio (385 x 285mm.), Basel, Berthold Ruppel and Michael Wenssler, [not after 1477].⁂ A rare edition at auction of this work on the origin and meaning of the Christian ritual, which remains one of the chief authorities on Western medieval liturgy. Copies in München BSB and Bamberg have rubricator's dates of 1477. Provenance: M.H. Bloxam (ink inscription dated 1842). Literature: BMC III 716 + 725; Goff D415; GW 9111; HC 6463*; BSB-Ink D-331; ISTC id00415000.

Presbyterian minister of Rugby.- Nalton (James) Twenty Sermons Preached Upon Several Texts, first edition, title within double-rule border, woodcut initials and headpieces, with blank f. a4, 7pp. advertisements, with an additional 44ff. (sig. P1-V4) following T4, light spotting or browning, ink inscription to title, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, lower cover detached, cracking to upper joint, lower cover detached, [Wing N123], 8vo, by R.H. and M.S. for Dorman Newman and are to be sold at his shop, 1664.⁂ Rare, ESTC lists 4 copies only (not in BL). Nalton (c.1600-1662) served as a minister of Rugby from 1632 to 1642 when he lost his position, possibly on account of his signing a petition in protest at the appointment of a master to Rugby grammar school. He was well-connected in non-conformist circles and the passion with which he delivered his sermons earned him the nickname of "the weeping prophet".Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate).

Warner (William) Albions England: A Continued Historie of the Same Kingdome, title with typographic decoration, with final blank f., B1 and I1 with short tears, small rust-hole to G4 with loss to single letter of text, [STC 25083], by Edm. Bollifant for George Potter, 1602 bound with A Continuance of Albions England, first edition, title with woodcut device, with initial f. blank except for signature, [STC 25085], by Felix Kyngston for George Potter, 1606, together 2 works in 1 vol., woodcut initials and chapter heading ornaments, dampstaining and some browning, occasional ink inscriptions, bookplate, 18th century calf, joints cracked, rubbed and wear to extremities, 4to.⁂ Warner's celebrated part-biographical poem, first published in 1586 and augmented every few years until the author's death in 1609.Provenance: M. H. Bloxam (bookplate).

Astronomy.- Gassendi (Pierre) Tychonis Brahei, equitis dani, astronomorum coryphaei, vita. Accessit Nicolai Copernici, Georgii Peurbachii, & Joannis Regiomontani, astronomorum celebrium, vita, 2 parts in 1, first title in red and black, engraved portraits of Brahe and Copernicus, woodcut diagrams of the solar system, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, last 2 ff. of preliminaries mis-bound after title, these and title loose, The Hague, Adrian Vlacq, 1655 bound with Gassendi (Pierre) Viri illustris Nicolai Claudii Fabricii de Peiresc, senatoris aquisextiensis vita, third edition, title in red and black, engraved portrait of Peiresc, The Hague, Adrian Vlacq, 1655, together 2 works in 1 vol., occasional spotting, contemporary panelled calf, spine in compartments and with later red and black morocco labels, covers detached, rubbed and scuffed; and Gassendi's life of Epicurus, 1656, small 4to (2)⁂ Biographies of celebrated astronomers. Includes an account of the duel following a mathematical dispute in which Brahe famously lost his nose, and the story of his pet elk, who died after drinking beer at a banquet and falling down stairs.

Puritanism.- Vestments controversy.- A Briefe Examination for the Tyme, of a certaine declaration, lately put in print in the name and defence of certaine Ministers in London, refusyng to weare the apparell prescribed by the lawes and orders of the Realme, first edition, black letter, woodcut initials, title a little soiled with margins frayed and small portion of restoration at gutter, a few ff. closely shaved, affecting some text and headlines, E1-D4 with restoration and repair to upper corner and fore-margin with some loss to text, light foxing, extensive notes to rear endpapers, ink inscription in an old hand to 2*2 "The solicitours of these orders were bluddy persecutours", bookplate, 19th century roan, spotted, rubbing to extremities, [STC 10387], small 4to, [In Powles Churchyarde by Richarde Iugge, printer to the Queenes Maiestie, [1566]]⁂ Rare, we can trace no copy at auction since 1979. The vestments controversy was ostensibly concerning clerical dress but grew to encompass the notion of nonconformity in church practices. The debate reached a peak in 1566 with the publication of Robert Crowley's A Briefe Discourse Against the Outwarde Apparel of the Popishe Church to which this is a response commissioned by (and sometimes attributed to) Archbishop Matthew Parker. Provenance: Bt. at Egerton's, Whitehall, 1801 (ink inscription to foot of title); M. H. Bloxam (bookplate and ink notes).

Aristotle. Politiques, or Discourses of Government, first edition in English, woodcut device on title, woodcut decorations and initials, lacking initial and final blank leaves but with a blank bound in after preliminaries, some leaves trimmed close, sometimes affecting headline or catchword, last three gatherings with upper margin repaired with occasional slight loss of pagination or text, some marginal browning, 17th century ink ownership inscription of Ben ?Carfield to front free endpaper, old calf, rebacked, rubbed, top edge and corner of lower cover defective, [STC 760; Pforzheimer 10], small folio, printed by Adam Islip, 1598.⁂ Important text, translated from the French edition of Loys Le Roy.

Britain.- Gildas, Saint. Opus novum. Gildas Britannus monachus cui sapientis cognomentum est inditum, de calamitate excidio, & conquestu Britanniae, quam Angliam nunc vocant author vetustus a multis diu desyderatus, edited by Polydore Vergil & R. Ridley, first edition, collation: A-E8 F4, italic type, charming woodcut criblé initials, ink inscriptions to title, [?Antwerp], [?Christoffel van Ruremund], [?1525] bound with Twyne (John) De rebus Albionicis, Britannicis atque Anglicis, commentariorum libri duo, first edition, collation: A-L8 M2, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut initials, lacking A1 (blank except for signature-mark 'A') and final errata f., London, Edm. Bollifant for Richard Watkins, 1590, together 2 works in 1 vol., some spotting and light staining, lightly browned, loose in later limp vellum, lightly soiled, 8vo (124 x 74mm.)⁂ I: Important account of the events of the fifth and sixth centuries in Britain, with much on the the conquest of the Anglo-Saxons. It includes one of the earliest descriptions of Hadrian's Wall. The sixth century British monk Gildas settled in Brittany, where he founded the monastery of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys. II: Twyne's history of early Britain, published posthumously by his son Thomas. It is dismissive of the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth. Literature: I: Adams G614; STC 11892 II: STC 24407. Provenance: John Disney of Lincoln (ink inscription to title, dated 25th September, 1717); M.H. Bloxam (bookplate and ink inscription).

Horses.- Newcastle (William Cavendish, Duke of) A General System of Horsemanship in all its Branches, 2 vol., first English edition, vol. 1 half-title, engraved additional double-page title in French, 42 double-page engraved plates, 20 anatomical plates (12 printed in sepia, 2 double-page), 8 engraved headpieces (one in sepia), 6 engraved historiated initials (one in sepia), woodcut illustrations, 3 plates torn and repaired (nos. 4 and 14 of the horsemanship plates and plate 1 of the anatomy plates), occasional scattered foxing, 1 or 2 small patches of staining, modern library morocco-backed cloth, [Nissen, ZBI 849], folio, for J. Brindley, 1743.⁂ First and only English edition of this lavishly illustrated work on horsemanship. Cavendish was renowned for equestrian skills and his riding school in Antwerp attracted students from across Europe.

Buller (Sir Walter Lawry) A History of the Birds of New Zealand, 2 vol., second edition, 48 chromolithograph plates after J.G. Keulemans, 2 lithograph plates, wood-engraved illustrations, list of subscribers, modern morocco-backed cloth, [Anker 85; Nissen, IVB 163], folio, Published (for the Subscribers) by the Author, 1888.⁂ Original subscriber's copy - Rugby School listed in the list of subscribers, which also includes Osbert Salvin and Lord Lilford. This expanded edition has a dozen more plates than the first edition of 1873. A supplementary volume appeared in 1905.⁂

Milton (John) Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, first edition, second state, title and text within double- and single-rule borders, woodcut initials, typographic headpieces, lacking initial blank f., title with loss to head and foot, affecting head of border and much of imprint (now supplied in a later hand), title fore-margin chipped and with "Arnold Library Rugby" ink stamp to , light foxing and some browning, ink name to rear endpaper, ink notes to front endpapers, contemporary blindstamped calf, upper cover detached, spine ends chipped, a little rubbed, [Pforzheimer 717; Wing M2137], small 4to, printed [by Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by [Peter Parker] under Creed Church [neer Aldgate; and by] Robert Boulter at the [Turks Head in Bishopsgate-street; and Matthias Walker, under St. Dunstons Church in Fleet-street], [1667].⁂ "One of the greatest, most noble and sublime poems which either this age or nation has produced."" - John Dryden.The second state with "John Milton" in a smaller italic capital font. Rare in a contemporary binding. Provenance: Eliz. Davis (ink inscription).

London.- [Mottley (John)], "Robert Seymour". A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and Parts adjacent, 2 vol., first edition, title to vol.1 only, ?lacking general title, engraved folding map and 8 plates, vol. 2 extra-illustrated with additional folding map dated 1763 and 4 plates, occasional light foxing and some browning, vol. 2 with occasional worming to margin, ink inscriptions to endpapers, contemporary reverse calf, rebacked, some wear to extremities, folio, for J. Read, 1733-35.⁂ Provenance: Rowland Bloxam; M. H. Bloxam (ink inscriptions).

NO RESERVE Indian art.- [Werdin (Johannes Philippus)], "Paulinus a Sancto Bartholomaeo". Systema Brahmanicum liturgicum mythologicum civile ex monumentis indicis Musei Borgiani velitris..., first edition, engraved title vignette of Ganesh, 30 sheets of engravings, of which 1 double-page, later ink and pencil marginalia, some plates stained, occasional spotting and staining elsewhere, contemporary mottled calf, broken, spine worn, 4to, Rome, Antonio Fulgoni, 1791. sold not subject to return. ⁂ Scarce account of the Indian art in the Museo Borbonico of Naples by an Austrian Carmelite priest who was a missionary on the Malabar coast from 1776-1789. The work introduced Europe to the Hindu Pantheon.

Annotated by a bluestocking.- [Swift (Jonathan)] Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World... by Captain Lemuel Gulliver, 4 parts in 2 vol., first edition, Teerink's 'B' edition, engraved frontispiece in second state with vertical chain-lines (small hole to inner margin), 6 engraved plates, titles within double-rule borders, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, occasional light marginal worming, light foxing and occasional browning, ink ownership inscription to title and over 20 marginal annotations in the same hand, 1 or 2 annotations shaved, early 19th century tree calf, vol.1 upper joint split and upper cover becoming loose, spine ends chipped, light rubbing to extremities, [Teerink 291(B); Rothschild 2108], 8vo, for Benj. Motte, 1726.⁂ An attractive copy of Swift's most famous work with annotations by a blue stocking. The volumes are inscribed by Elizabeth Smith, dated June 7th 1806, possibly Elizabeth Smith (1776 - August 1806), the translator, linguist, Biblical and Oriental scholar. Whether this particular Elizabeth Smith or not, the annotator is clearly exceptionally well-read and makes reference to Plato's Republic, Homer, Virgil, the Book of Job, More's Utopia, Pope's Dunciad, Whiston's New Theory of the Earth, Isaac Newton, Edmund Halley and the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. She also identifies some contemporary references and is generally effusive in her praise of the work.

Binding.- Bonnet (Charles) Essai analytique sur les facultés de l'ame, first edition, title in red and black and with engraved vignette, engraved vignette to head of dedication, occasional spotting, handsome contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt, covers with large central panel with circular floral tool to each side, all within triple filet borders with small rosette corner-pieces, spine in compartments separated by black morocco onlays with greek key decoration, each compartment richly decorated with various star, circle, and foliage tools, upper joint just starting at head, a few spots and marks, rubbed, g.e., 4to (binding 281 x 217mm.), Copenhagen, Philibert Bros., 1760.

Kelmscott Press.- [Gulielmus, Archbishop of Tyre.] The History of Godefrey of Boloyne and of the Conquest of Iherusalem, from William Caxton's edition of 1481, edited by H.Halliday Sparling, one of 300 copies on Flower paper, printed in red and black with text in Troy type and glossary in Chaucer, wood-engraved title, borders and initials designed by William Morris, very occasional spotting, faint ink library stamp to head of title and number to front free endpaper, original limp vellum with silk ties (ties lacking), yapp edges, spine titled in gilt, uncut, a little rubbed and rather soiled, especially spine, a few creases, [Peterson A15], 4to, Kelmscott Press, 1893.⁂ One of Caxton's most important works, according to Morris, and with many ornaments including the first use of the larger Kelmscott printer's mark. It was also the first book to be sold by the press itself and not through a publisher.A printed presentation label to front pastedown reads: "Given by Mrs William Morris in memory of her husband 1897."

Whitman (Walt) Leaves of Grass, third edition, first printing with imprints to verso of title, frontispiece portrait in first state on tan background, some foxing to title, a few gatherings pulling, spotting to endpaper, original brown ribbed cloth (Meyerson binding E), spine darkened, spine ends chipped and frayed, corners bumped, some splitting to lower joint, [BAL 21397], 8vo, Boston, 1860-61.

Sandford (Francis) A Genealogical History of the Kings of England, and Monarchs of Great Britain, first edition, title in red and black, woodcut initials, 6 engraved plates and numerous full-page or vignette illustrations, with over 20 printed or manuscript insertions (both loose and bound) by Mathew Bloxam, Henry Bloxam or one or more of their ancestors (probably Rowland Rouse), occasional annotations, soiling, several tears, ink inscription to title, contemporary calf, spine defective, worn, [Wing S651], folio, Tho. Newcomb, 1677.⁂ Provenance: Henry Bloxam to Matthew H. Bloxam (ink inscription dated 1847).

Middle East.- Niebuhr (Carsten) Voyage en Arabie & en d'autres Pays circonvoisins, 2 vol., first edition in French, half-titles, engraved vignette titles, large folding map of the Yemen hand-coloured in outline and 124 engraved maps, plates and plans, many folding, occasional spotting but generally very clean, slight ink-staining to upper edge of a few leaves in vol.2, contemporary mottled calf,gilt, worn, spines defective, upper covers detached, vol.2 stained, 4to, Amsterdam, S.J. Baalde, & Utrecht, J. van Schoonhoven/Barthelemy Wild, 1776-80.

⁂ The description of this lot has changed⁂ Ship of Fools.- Brant (Sebastian) Das Narrenschiff [Latin] Stultifera navis, translated from German into Latin by Jacobus Locher, collation: a-s8 t4, 147 ff. (of 148, lacking a1 (title)), 30 lines (variable) and headline with foliation, Gothic type, 116 half-page woodcuts, most with partial or full early hand-colouring, d6 and g2 repaired tear within text, with minor loss, e1-4 small hole to lower margin, of which 2 repaired, a few small worm holes in register ff. at end, closely trimmed at head, affecting the odd headline, trimmed at fore-margin, affecting printed side-notes, stained, 18th century vellum, stained, 8vo (137 x 97mm.), Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger, 1 April, 1497.⁂ 'the most important of a long line of moralizing works in which the weaknesses and vices of mankind are satirized as follies' (PMM). A rare edition at auction (we can trace only the S.A. Thompson Yates copy, sold Christie's 2014, for £37,500).Provenance: 'sum Joannis ?Holtenperger, ?1635' (ink inscription to head of first f.); M.H. Bloxam (19th century ink inscription to front free endpaper). Literature: BMC III, 370; Goff B-1088; GW 5056; HC *3748; Bod-inc B-508; BSB-Ink B-818; ISTC ib01088000; PMM 37.