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Lot 191
Milne, A.A, 'Now We Are Six', London: Methuen & Co. ltd, 1927 first edition, red cloth boards with gilt embossed cover and spine; 'The House at Pooh Corner', London: Methuen & Co ltd, 1928 first edition; 'Winnie the Pooh', London: Methuen & Co ltd, 1927 third edition; and 'When We Were Very Young', Methuen & Co. ltd, 1925 tenth edition (4)
Lot 1385
Star Wars Autographed First Edition Bluray Boxset by 15 cast & creatorThis is something extremely rare and unusual, it is a must for any Star Wars fan or collector. It is a first edition bluray box set including 6 Star Wars movies. The exclusive inside booklet has been signed by -George LucasRay ParkFrank OzChristopher LeeIan McDiarmidPeter MayhewJames Earl JonesAnthony DanielsBilly Dee WilliamsKenny BakerHayden ChristiansonEwan McGregorHarrison FordMark HamillCarrie FisherThe signatures were collected between 2011 and 2015 at various comic-con, BAFTA and Star Wars events.
Lot 1486
Comic Book Interest, A Good Collection Of Comics. Comprising, Marvel Preview Presents Starlord One Man Against A Galactic Marvel, Special Edition Inhumans Issue 1 With Certificate Of Authenticity, DC Marvel Comics Strange At Tales, Marvel All Colour Comics Present Trapped In A World He Never Made- Howard The Duck Bus To Oblivion, Charlton Comics The Phantom- The Giant Ape Of Torth, DeJa-Vu Issue Number 1, DC Issue 1 The Outsiders, Marvel All Colour Comics The Most Uncanny Heroes Of All The In Humans First Issue. Marvel Comics The Avengers The Andromedeswarm Featuring Thor/ Captain America/ Ironman, Marvel Comics The Uncanny X-Men Fist to Fist With The Savage Fury Of Wen-Di-Go! DC Comics New Fantastic Plastic Man Superman DC National Comics The Most Sensational Issue Ever! Justice League Of America Marvel All Colour Comics Battle Star Galactica Exodus! Marvel Comics The Uncanny X-Men 274, DC Secret Origins Of Super Heros And Super Villains, Marvel Comics Caption Marvel The Fiendish Fun Of The Controller, Marvel All Colour Comics The Champions Guest Staring Black Goliath, DC BlackHawk Blood And Iron, Spawn Bloodfeud Issue 2, Spawn Bloodfeud Issue 3, Marvel Comics Cpation Marvel The Most Cosmic Super Hero Of All Charlton Comics All New Doomsday Issue 1, All New Doomsday Issue 5, Marvil Comics Rom SpaceNight First Issue, DC Hundred Pages Worlds Finest Superman And Batman Co Staring Metamorpho, Lots more Fantasic four, Doomsday, Dalgoda, The New Avengers Dare Devil Man Hunter Caption America Secret Origins Speical Jonah Space Hex Bloody Mary The Man Called Nova, Frontline Combat, Millar And Macnivens Nemecis, Evil Amok! The Dark Stars Etc. Please See Accompanying Image. 62 In Total.
Lot 1491
Gary Oldman The Darkest Hour Winston Churchill Signed DVD Bluray Cover. This is something unusual, it is a must for any movie fan. It is a first edition Bluray DVD of the brilliant film 'The Darkest Hour'. It was signed in 2019 at a BAFTA event in London by the leading actor Gary Oldman who plays Winston Churchill in the film.
Lot 410
Michael Sutty Hand Painted Porcelain Limited Numbered Edition Military Figure 'Royal Inniskillin Dragoon Guards', 'The Trooper's Farewell, Colchester 1938', made to commemorate the Tercentenary of the 5th Royal Inniskillin Dragoon Guards, 1685 - 1985; this figure being No.70 of only 150 produced; first quality and mint condition; 9.25 inches (23.1cms) high x 11 inches (27.5cms) wide
Lot 458
Royal Crown Derby Limited & Numbered Edition Handpainted Paperweights 1. 'Riverbank Beaver'. Gold stopper, No. 2726 of 5000 produced. Dated 2002. First quality, mint condition. 2. 'Otter' octagonal gold stopper. Launched as a pre-release by the Guild of China & Glass in 2001, modelled by Mark Delf, and decorated by Sue Rowe with heavy gold band. Issued 2001. First quality, mint condition. Please see images.
Lot 556
Royal Doulton Superb Quality Handpainted Fine Bone China Limited & Numbered Edition 'Celebration of Faith' Display Plates - Four in Total. Comprising:1. 'Celebration of Faith' Yom Kippur Plate. Embellished in 22ct Gold, this plate is No. 3104 of 7,500 issued. Original artwork by James B Wood, with original display boxes, and certificates of authenticity. First quality and mint condition, never out of boxes. Measures 10.25" - 25.75 cm diameter.2. 'Celebration of Faith' Rosh Hashanan Plate. Embellished in 22ct Gold. This plate is No. 5916 of 7,500 issued, and comes with original display box and certificate of authenticity. First quality - mint condition. Never out of box. 10.25" - 25.75 cm diameter.3. 'Celebration of Faith' Passover Plate, embellished in 22ct gold. This plate is No. 3139 of 5000 issued. Original artwork by James B Woods with original display box and certificate of authenticity. First quality, and mint condition. Never out of box. 10.25" - 25.75 cm diameter.4. 'Celebration of Faith' Chanukah Plate. Embellished in 22ct gold. This plate is No. 2928. Original artwork by James B Wood. With original display box and certificate of authenticity. First quality - mint condition. Never out of box. Measures 10.25" - 25.75 cm diameter. Please see images.
Lot 211
Books - A Ward, Locke & Co Mrs Beeton's Everyday Cookbook, an 1893 Doctor Pascal by Emile Zola, 1838 The Rural Life of England by William Howitt Volumes 1 & 11, 1898 The Sailors Pocket Book by Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford, 1845, Cod of Regulations and Instructions of the Commissariat Department, 1835 Roman Antiquities or an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans by Alexander Adam, 1765 Justice of the Peace and Parish Office by Richard Burn Vol III and other antiquarian books. Books - a 1949 First Edition His Follies and Fortunes by W C Fields, mixed medical related books, an 1887 Natural Causes and Supernatural Seemings by Henry Maudsley 2nd edition, an 1824 Practical Observation on the Symptoms, Discrimination and Treatment of the Lower Intestine and Anus by John Howship and other books
Lot 119
Pokemon cards - a 1990's pre-release holofoil shiny Dark Gyarados 8/82, apre-release Aerodactyl 1/61; a promotional Eevee holofoil shiny number 11, a promo holofoil shiny Mew number 9; two Ancient Mew cards; another two packs of Ancient Mew cards, unopened; a Pokemom the first movie promo Dragonite, Mewtwo, Pikachu, Electrobuzz, various 2016 basic holofoil examples; promo Pikachu number 1; Team Rockets meowth number 18; Trainer cards; promo Jigglypuff number 7; promo Mewtwo basic example number 14 illustrated by Benimaru Itah; etc, qty (Aerodactyl pre-release 1st edition)
Lot 678
TOLKIEN, J R R THE LORD OF THE RINGS; THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING; THE TWO TOWERS; THE RETURN OF THE KINGLondon, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1954, 1954, 1955, first edition/first state of each of the three books, original publisher?s red cloth, some light marks primarily to vol 1, some general wear to extremities, later ink ownership inscriptions to inner boards and front free endpapers, text clean and bright with no foxing, large loose folding map to rear of vol 2 and 3 (only) plus a further map at p24 in vol 1 (3)
![PALGRAVE, FRANCIS [EDITOR] THE PARLIAMENTARY WRITS AND WRITS OF MILITARY SUMMONS printed by command of His Majest](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/be98e5f1-2924-4873-96df-ac29009ea17a/4501e85a-2b8b-44ef-a330-ac2900e9b069/468x382.jpg)
Lot 691
PALGRAVE, FRANCIS [EDITOR] THE PARLIAMENTARY WRITS AND WRITS OF MILITARY SUMMONS printed by command of His Majesty King George IV, 1830, vol 2 (Divisions 1 & 2) bound in two volumes, first edition, folio, a fresh clean copy in later library half morocco, rubbed and worn, bookplate and gilt stamp to spines of King's College, London, vol I was published in 1827 (2)
![SWIFT JONATHAN TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD [GULLIVER'S TRAVELS] London, Motte, 1726. 2 volumes, 8vo, fir](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/be98e5f1-2924-4873-96df-ac29009ea17a/0582a0c5-fb81-482c-87bf-ac29010bdb01/468x382.jpg)
Lot 692
SWIFT JONATHAN TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD [GULLIVER'S TRAVELS] London, Motte, 1726. 2 volumes, 8vo, first edition uncertain issue, with the following points noted: engraved portrait frontispiece is in second state, as usual; both titles dated 1726 with no edition stated; Part 1 p35 has 'Subsidies' correctly spelled; Part 3 p74 is correctly numbered; part 4 p52 has correctly-spelled 'but his'. A near-fine copy, advert leaf to vol 1, 6 plates (inc 5 maps) present and correct, small unobtrusive wormhole to blank lower margin of a few leaves in vol 1, final 8 leaves of vol 1 have professional lower-margin repairs nowhere near text and barely noticeable, text clean and fresh throughout. Expertly bound in 19th century green calf by Zaehnsdorf, spines gilt in compartments, double red morocco labels, triple gilt fillets to boards, all edges gilt, inner gilt dentelles and marbled endpapers, a very handsome set of one of the greatest works in English Literature (2)
![JOHNSON, SAMUEL A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE London, J and P Knapton [and others], 1755, first edition, 2 volumes, la](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/be98e5f1-2924-4873-96df-ac29009ea17a/064c5452-a021-4dad-b21d-ac29010c16f0/468x382.jpg)
Lot 693
JOHNSON, SAMUEL A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE London, J and P Knapton [and others], 1755, first edition, 2 volumes, large folio, titles in red and black, additional portrait of Johnson after Sir Joshua Reynolds added (not called for) dated 1787, first title damaged and repaired with loss, prefix leaves somewhat creased, prelims to vol 1 with small wormtrack repaired in parts and mainly marginal but occasionally touching a few letters, second title with small closed and repaired tear not affecting text, occasional faint spotting, but in general this is a good clean and fresh copy of a work that is often quite heavily foxed and well-used, bound in full contemporary calf, spines rubbed with wear to top and bottom of spines and volume labels, boards worn at extremities, the copy of Robert John Verney (1809-1862), 17th Baron Willoughby de Broke, with his bookplates, the first edition of Johnson's dictionary was limited to just 2,000 copies, which immediately sold out Unsurprisingly, good copies of the first edition, such as this, are increasingly difficult to find, the first printing of "The most amazing, enduring and endearing one-man feat in the field of lexicography" [Ref: Printing and the Mind of Man] (2)
Lot 694
POPE, ALEXANDER LETTERS OF MR. ALEXANDER POPE, AND SEVERAL OF HIS FRIENDS London, J Wright, 1737, first edition, 4to, title in red and black with engraved vignette portrait of Pope after Richardson, half-title present, contemporary mottled calf, joints cracked, first 7 or so leaves with faint water stain to top blank margin, together with Fuller, Thomas The History of the Worthies of England London, 1662, first edition, folio, lacking portrait as often, title page laid down, a few leaves with marginal repairs, usual erratic pagination with some manuscript corrections of page numbers, full contemporary calf, re-backed (2)
Lot 695
BOSWELL, JAMES THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON London, Henry Baldwin, 1791, first edition second state (with 'give' reading on line 10 of p135), 2 volumes, 4to, portrait frontispiece by Heath after Joshua Reynolds, 'Round-Robin' and 'Signatures' plates both present, vol 2 with an additional portrait of Johnson, a good clean and handsome copy in 18th century speckled calf, spines with red and green labels, title and volume labels to vol 1 replaced in a matching style (2)
Lot 696
HUNT, LEIGH THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LEIGH HUNT London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1850, first edition later issue (adverts dated September 1853), 3 vols 8vo, lacking frontispieces, original publisher's blind-stamped cloth, a very good copy and Hazlitt, William, Characters of Shakespear's plays, London, H Hunter, 1817, first edition, 8vo, adverts dated July 1817 (adverts heavily spotted), title and other leaves with some browning/spotting, outer margin untrimmed and dusty/browned in parts, original publisher's blue drab boards with paper label, top of spine defective (4)
Lot 699
PROUST, MARCEL DU COTE DE CHEZ SWANN Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1914, wrapper dated 1913, first edition, second issue with colophon at rear dated 8th November 1913, 8vo, advert leaves at rear, original printed wrappers, minor extremity wear but good and 12 others by Proust and two books by Jean-Paul Sartre and Georges Gabory, all in original wrappers, various editions (15)
Lot 701
DARWIN, CHARLES ON THE ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTIONLondon, John Murray, 1859, first edition (32pp adverts at rear dated June 1859) lacks half title, title with old Sellotape repair to inner margin not touching text, folding diagram present, in original publisher's green cloth with binder's label of Edmonds and Remnants to inner rear board, top of spine missing, inner hinges cracked, upper hinge separated from text block and text block stitching broken
Lot 711
THE HISTORY OF LITTLE FANNY, EXEMPLIFIED IN A SERIES OF FIGURESLondon, S and J Fuller, 1830. 10th edition, 16mo, original printed wrappers (very good condition), 7 hand-coloured costume figures (as called for and loose as issued), lacking the head and three hats, first figure lacking the rectangular base. In the original printed slipcase (worn at edges, stitched at one side and bottom), very scarceAmerican Book Prices Current records just one copy of this, the 10th edition, sold at auction in December 1996
Lot 796
FLINT, WILLIAM RUSSELL THE LISPING GODDESS London 1968, first edition, number 26 of 275, signed by Russell Flint, illustrated throughout, near fine cop yin quarter blue morocco, in original marbled case, another copy number 21 of 25 copies bound in full blue morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, signed by Russell Flint, illustrated throughout, in original marbled slipcase (2)
Lot 797
FLINT, WILLIAM RUSSELL SHADOWS IN ARCADY London, Charles Skilton, 1965, first edition 4to, number 267 of 450 copies, signed by Flint on final leaf, a fine copy in publisher's black cloth boards with blue cloth spine, in original slipcase with 17 various other works all illustrated by Russell Flint
Lot 812
FLINT, WILLIAM RUSSELL IN PURSUIT five copies, London, The Medici Society Ltd, 1969, first editions, numbered 34, 46, 122, 124 of 150 copies, bound in full blue leather by Mansell, signed, by Francis Russell Flint, colour and other plates and illustrations, fine copies, housed in original blue cloth slipcase and 232 of 850 copies, bound in quarter red leather, all in blue cloth slipcases and Breakfast in Perigord, London 1968, first editions, number 16 and 17 of 25 copies, bound in full lue morocco, signed by Russell Flint, illustrated throughout, in original maroon or marbled slipcase with loose prospectus (2) and Drawings, London, Collins 1950 first edition, folio, signed by Russell Flint to half title, profusely illustrated, publishers blue cloth, a fine copy, plus another Russell Flint interest and Drawings, London, Collins, 1950, first edition folio, limited edition 262 of 500, signed, bound in buckram with paper boards, in original card slipcase with an additional signed print
Lot 7
Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), a set of eight engravings to illustrate Aristophanes' Lysistrata, one of Beardley's fin-de-siecle erotic masterpiece published by Smithers. Their indecency meant they could not be published and advertised in the usual way. Instead they were only made available by Smithers to a select group of like-minded collectors through private subscription. The first edition was published in 1896 in an edition of only 100 copies with a collotype reissue of the plates in 1929. Beardsley died in Menton in the south of France on 16 March 1898. He was 25 years old. As his friend Robbie Ross commented: ‘there need be no sorrow for an “inheritor of unfulfilled renown.” Old age is no more a necessary complement to the realisation of genius than premature death. Within six years… he produced masterpieces he might have repeated but never surpassed.’ All framed and glazed in matching frames, sight 22cm x 30cm frame 40cm x 49cm
![THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY BY OSCAR WILDE, First Edition, Ward Lock and Co, [1891] First issue with misprint 'nd' for 'and' o](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e8e024e9-5c40-455a-9e9c-ac26009d855b/cd7a918e-e313-4b83-afbb-ac2600acd8c5/468x382.jpg)
Lot 284
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY BY OSCAR WILDE, First Edition, Ward Lock and Co, [1891] First issue with misprint 'nd' for 'and' on page 208; 8 page catalogue to rear. Grey paper covered, bevel-edged boards, butterfly designs to upper cover by Charles Ricketts, over tan parchment spine - backstrip is missing. Inner hinges cracked; a few brown spots to first few leaves otherwise very good internally (Est. plus 17.5% premium) (Illustrated)
Lot 256
Longing for darkness, Kamante's tales, collected by Peter Beard, from Out of Africa, 1975, first edition, complete with dust coverPublished by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Ltd, London.The book is in excellent condition and the dust cover is in pretty good condition with few small knicks to the outer edges and minor creases etc
Lot 59
A GEM-SET AND DIAMOND 'NOVELTY' CLIP BROOCH 'LION ÉBOURIFFÉ', BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, CIRCA 1962 In the form of a lion, the eyes set with circular-cut emeralds, the muzzle with brilliant-cut diamonds and the nose applied with black enamel, mounted in 18K gold and platinum, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered, maker's mark for 'Pery & Fils', French assay marks, length 4.6cm Van Cleef & Arpels were the first to recognise the importance of the establishment of a 'Boutique' department to present a unique and modern collection of affordable jewellery. These pieces were part of a limited edition series, produced to the highest quality in new and innovative designs. In comparison to the haute joaillerie, the popularity of specific pieces, led them to being made available for more than one season. Coinciding with the launch of the boutique in 1954 was the revival in the interest and appetite for charms. In comparison to previous designs, Van Cleef & Arpels created larger charms in gold and gemstones. While they had always been a part of the House's repertoire, the production increased greatly throughout the 50s and 60s with a proliferation of new designs coming out annually. The inspiration for these charms is vast and incredibly diverse, ranging from motifs of thatched cottages, sailing ships, and telephones to the infamous monuments such as the Eiffel Tower or the Vendome column. Amongst the favourites with the Houses' clientele was the 'Zodiac' charm first produced in 1958. Equally admired were the numerous animal figurines. The collectible nature of charms made these small creatures the perfect choice for the House to create different series. Iconic pieces emerged such as the Chat Malicieux lauched in 1954 and followed later by the Lion Ebouriffe (startled lion). Ref: Sylvie Raulet, Van Cleef & Arpels, New York 1987, pages 142-143 Princess Grace Kelly was also very fond of La Boutique and collected many of the designs, including the famous 'Lion Ebouriffé' clip brooch. This playful collection which was created to offer more accessible, more casual, young-at-heart jewels to a new democratic clientele, found immense success amongst the French Riviera royalty and international figures such as Jacky Kennedy Onassis ... For an illustration of Grace Kelly's similar lion clip clip brooch, a gift from Aristote Onassis: ref: Evelyne Possémé, Van Cleef & Arpels, L'art de la Haute Joaillerie, Paris 2012, page 195 A similar 'Lion Ebouriffé' clip was on view during the Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition at the Musée de la Mode et du Costume, Palais Galliera in Paris, in 1992. No. 192 in the catalogue, page 150
Lot 68
A STRIKING CORAL, PEARL AND GOLD SAUTOIR NECKLACE, BY CARTIER, CIRCA 1965-70 The hippie chic necklace composed of a series of large tubular and spherical links with beading and filigree details, accented with baroque pearls, the frontispiece highlighted with two marquise-shaped coral plaques suspending a large carved coral fish within gold lace and with polished gold eyes, mounted in 18K gold, signed Cartier Paris, numbered, maker's mark for 'Cartier Societé Anonyme', French assay mark, necklace length 57.5cm, pendant length (starting from the spherical link): 13cm, fish length: 7.5cm Accompanied by its written invoice from Cartier Munich, located on Briennerstraße 12, München, dated June 16th 1975 For similar examples of coral necklaces by Cartier from the early 1970s: ref: Francois Chaille, La Collection Cartier Joaillerie, Volume 2, éditions Flammarion, pages 578-583 (Cartier in Munich has since relocated on Maximilianstraße 20) Since the 1970s, bold jewels were all on trend. Sautoirs became oversized, chunky and even more colourful. This Cartier necklace has clearly been inspired by the hippie chic fashion trend of the late 1960s that carried over to the early 1970s. However, while raw coral, polished but left in its natural, branch-like form was a hot accessory for hippies, jewellers, such as Cartier, carved orangy-red pieces out of coral setting them with yellow gold and diamonds. Cartier's love of coral, combined with their popular animalier themes, is beautifully demonstrated in this fish coral and gold sautoir. While there was a proliferation of different styles and shapes in jewellery since the 1960s, which seemed to defy a single trend, it is undeniable that the work of goldsmiths was the most prevalent aesthetic. In this period, jewellers working with gold made a concerted effort to keep the techniques of past ages alive through the creation of specialised handmade pieces, often in limited edition series. They combined the highly skilled and refined techniques with modern and innovative tastes. Following the second world war, with the reconstruction of many aspects of society, as well as the advancements in technology and mass production, it ensured the success, in particular of the gold jewellery designs. This coincided with the development of women's liberty and equality in the 1960s and 1970s. No longer solely dependent upon their husbands or family for monetary protection, they expressed their new found freedom in many ways, including through their individual style and accessories. Women's fashion of the 1970s, incorporated function and style, favouring more masculine interpretations of shape and cut. There was freedom of choice, and for the first time there was a generation of women who purchased expensive jewels for themselves, rather than receiving them as gifts. The jewellery designs needed to reflect this social development with goldsmiths embracing inventiveness and innovation in their creative process. The materials used had to be adapted to meet with these new aesthetic demands. The pieces made in gold were highly decorated, some returning to the ancient technique of filigree as well as embracing the emerging bohemian clothing trend of the 1970s with widespread production of longer chains and pendants. They could be worn in many different ways, no longer limited to only the neck and wrists, but also around the waist or ankles. They were multifaceted in their design and purpose, moving away from the traditional and often more limited interpretations of how jewellery should be worn and enjoyed by the owner.
Lot 801
ACCADEMIA DEL CIMENTO - Saggi di Naturali Esperienze fatte nell' Accademia del Cimento. Florence: Giuseppe Cocchini, 1666. Folio (345 x 240mm). Half title, title printed in red and black with engraved alchemical device of the Academy, engraved portrait of Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany by Lotaringus after Francois Spierre dated 1659, 4-pages of the dedication from the 1667 second issue inserted, 75 full-page engraved illustrations by Modiana after [?]Stefano della Bella, engraved head- and tail-pieces, large woodcut historiated initials (some browning to the dedication leaves and elsewhere, small wormholes, marginal wormtracks restored throughout, c.20 leaves faintly waterstained at fore-edge). Old vellum (some light staining). FIRST EDITION, first issue, of the only publication of the world's earliest scientific society. Although short-lived, the Accademia del Cimento was highly active in the ten years of its existence from 1657 to 1667 and was hugely influential through its experiments and discoveries. The work contains a description of the first true thermometer, the first hygrometer and an improved barometer, and also gives the results of experiments on air pressure, sound velocity, radiant heat, phosphorescence and the expansion of water on freezing. The Academy was so exclusive that it consisted of only ten members. Dibner 82; Krivatsy 25; Norman 486: "a very beautiful and expensively produced work"; Riccardi I, 407.
Lot 803
ALDINI, Giovanni (1762-1730). Essai Théorique et Expérimental sur le Galvanisme, avec une Série d' Expériences faites en Présence des Commissaires de l' Institut National de France, et en Divers Ampithéatres Anatomique de Londres. Paris: De L' Imprimerie de Fournier Fils, 1804. 4to (298 x 225mm). Half title, 10 folding engraved plates (variable spotting, staining and browning throughout, many darker spots affecting letters). Attractively-bound in later green morocco-backed marbled paper boards, spine lettered in gilt and decorated in gilt and blind, new endpapers. FIRST EDITION of this highly influential work on galvanism which presented, for the first time, a series of experiments which applied the principles of Volta and Galvani. The fine, if somewhat macabre, plates illustrate the experiments which involved heads and bodies of animals and humans, and which seem to bring them back to life. It is not beyond the realms of speculation that Mary Shelley may have been influenced both by Aldini's experiments, and those of his uncle's, Luigi Galvani, to write Frankenstein in 1818. cf. Fulton & Stanton, A Bibliography of Galvani's Writings on Animal Electricity 27; cf. PMM 240 (reference to Aldini's continuation of Galvani's work); Wheeler Gift 660.
Lot 804
ALEMBERT, Jean le Rond d' (1717-83). Traité de l' Equilibre et du Movement des Fluides. Pour Servir de Suite au Traité de Dynamique. Paris: chez David, l'aîné, 1744. 4to (218 x 163mm). Engraved printer's device on title, head-pieces and initials, 10 folding engraved plates (some very light spotting and staining, a few darker spots). Contemporary calf gilt, spine gilt with raised bands, green silk marker, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed, a few small light stains). Provenance: old inscription on final blank; Le Paige (bookplate dated 1918); Philippe Bragard (bookplate dated 1986). FIRST EDITION of an important work on fluid mechanics. Bibliotheca Mechanica pp. 7-8; Brunet II, 3 (citing only an edition of 1770, under "D' Alembert"); Honeyman 7; Norman 33; Rouse & Ince, pp. 101-106.
Lot 805
AMPERE, André-Marie (1775-1836). [In: Mémoires de l' Académie des Sciences de l' Institut de France. Année 1823 [but not printed until 1827] Tome VI.] Mémoire sur la théorie mathématique des phénomènes électrodynamiques uniquement déduite de l' expérience, dans lequel se trouvent réunis les Mémoires que M. Ampère a communiqués à l' Académie Royale des Sciences, dans les séances des 4 et 26 décembre 1820, 10 juin 1822, 22 décembre 1823, 12 septembre et 21 novembre 1825. (Pages [175]-[388].) Paris: Chez Firmin Didot, Père et Fils, Libraires, 1827. 4to (276 x 220mm). Half title, 2 folding engraved plates illustrating Ampère's paper bound at the end. Original blue printed wrappers. A FINE FRESH COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of "Ampère's greatest work" (DSB) in which he describes the laws of action of electrical currents (electrodynamism) and provides a theory from which these could be mathematically deduced. Grolier 3a; Honeyman 135; Norman 50.
Lot 806
ANTOINE, A. (1776-1836). Les Histoires Merveilleuses, ou les Petits Peureux Corrigés; Ouvrage destiné a Prémunir les Enfans contre toute Idée d' Apparitions, de Revenans, de Fantomes; et a leur Inspirer le Courage nécessaire dans les Evénemens qui Paraissent Surnaturels. Paris: "a la Librairie d' Education de Pierre Blanchard," 1813. 12mo (131 x 80mm). Engraved frontispiece captioned "Mr. le Curé va faire entrer le revenant" (some very light marginal staining). Contemporary calf gilt (upper cover detached, lower joints split, rubbed and scuffed). Provenance: "Louise" (old child's signature on front free endpaper); old pen and pencil inscriptions on rear endpaper. FIRST EDITION of this charming work for the benefit of children who are afraid of ghosts, which begins with a reference to John Locke, and ends with Albert and Victor, the children in the story, rejecting "l'ignorance et la crédulité" so that they may change (in the closing words of the book) "... leur surnom de petits peureux en celui de petits intrépides." RARE. Not in Brunet.
![[APPIER-HANZELET, Jan (1596-1647), but traditionally attributed to Jean LEURECHON (1591-1670)]. Recreations Mathématiques Co](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/c3a81119-4c18-44b7-93c9-ac2500e0b44d/cae666b5-1d34-4e89-839e-ac2b00e60a4f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 807
[APPIER-HANZELET, Jan (1596-1647), but traditionally attributed to Jean LEURECHON (1591-1670)]. Recreations Mathématiques Composées de Plusieurs Problèmes Plaisans & Facetieux d' Arithmetique, Geometrie, Astrologie, Optique, Perspective, Mechanique, Chymie, & d' autres Rares & Curieux Secrets. Rouen: Charles Osmont, 1634. 3 parts in one volume, 8vo (162 x 95mm). Woodcut illustrations and diagrams (small hole at inner margin of title, not affecting letters, some faint waterstaining to the lower outer corner). Early 20th-century crushed morocco, the spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges. Provenance: Kenney Collection (label); attributed author's name in pencil on front pastedown. First published in 1624 (only 3 extant copies of this edition are known), this is one of the earliest editions of the first book to posit the idea of recreational mathematics. "This work is pivotal in the history of science and mathematics. It brings together two sixteenth-century traditions, mercantile arithmetic and natural magic, and creates two new ones: recreational mathematics and popular science ... The book was influential on early seventeenth-century natural philosophers such as Descartes, Mersenne and Leibniz" (A. Heeffer, Récréations Mathématiques (1624): A Study on its Authorship, Sources and Influence (Ghent, 2006)). cf. Brunet IV, 35: "Petit volume peu commun ..." (citing a 1629 edition, attributing the work to Leurechon, listed under "Recreation ..."; Tomash & Williams, The Erwin Tomash Library on the History of Computing E18; T. H. Hall, Old Conjuring Books, pp.83-119.
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