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China.- Ides (E. Ysbrant) Three Years Travels from Muscovy Over-Land to China thro' Great Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiria,

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China.- Ides (E. Ysbrant) Three Years Travels from Muscovy Over-Land to China thro' Great Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiria, Daour, Great Tartary, &c. to Peking, first English edition, additional engraved title dated 1705 and 30 plates (8 folding), 1 with short tear to foldline, large folding map, short tear to fold, previous owner's ink signature to title, occasional marginal worming, small loss to lower corner (G4), not affecting text, occasional browning and spotting, later calf, rubbed spine, slight bumping to corners, small loss to spine extremities, for W. Freeman, J. Walthoe, T. Newborough, J. Nicholson, 1706.

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Italy.- Ongania (Ferdinando, publisher) Streets and Canals in Venice, first edition in English, title in red and black with w

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Italy.- Ongania (Ferdinando, publisher) Streets and Canals in Venice, first edition in English, title in red and black with wood-engraved vignette, additional title after watercolour by Alberto Prosdocimi, other vignettes and illustration, 100 fine photogravure plates, some foxing, a few short marginal tears, loose as issued in original cloth-backed printed boards portfolio, ties, spine faded, a little soiled, folio, Venice & London, 1893.

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North America.- Mackenzie (Alexander) Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, through the Continent of North Americ

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North America.- Mackenzie (Alexander) Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 large folding maps, short tears, neatly repaired, occasional faint spotting and offsetting, contemporary half calf, rebacked with original spine laid down, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 43414], 4to, 1801.

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Russia.- Geissler (J. G. H.) & J. Richter. Spiele und Belustigungen der Russen aus den niedern Volks-Klassen, first editi

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Lot 77

Russia.- Geissler (J. G. H.) & J. Richter. Spiele und Belustigungen der Russen aus den niedern Volks-Klassen, first edition, 12 hand-coloured plates, text in German and French, Litterarischer Anzeiger No LIII bound at end, first few leaves detached, disbound, 4to, Leipzig, Industrie Comptoir, [1805].⁂ Geissler served as the expedition artist on Pallas's voyage through Russia.

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Russia.- [Orlowski (Aleksandr)] Russian Cries, in Correct Portraiture from Drawings taken on the spot by G. Orlowski now in t

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Russia.- [Orlowski (Aleksandr)] Russian Cries, in Correct Portraiture from Drawings taken on the spot by G. Orlowski now in the possession of the Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird, first edition, engraved hand-coloured title and 8 hand-coloured plates, small stain to margin of 'Water Carrier', watermarked J. Whatman 1824, original printed paper wrappers, small hole to upper cover, staining, chipping to corners, small loss and chipping to spine covering, folio, 1809 [c.1824].⁂ The British Library attributes the illustrations to Aleksandr Orlowski

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Tibetan language.- Schmidt (I[saac] J[acob]) Grammatik der Tibetischen Sprache, first edition, errata f. at end, some spottin

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Lot 79

Tibetan language.- Schmidt (I[saac] J[acob]) Grammatik der Tibetischen Sprache, first edition, errata f. at end, some spotting or mostly light foxing, engraved view of Lhasa from another work bound in at end, contemporary marbled boards, extremities worn, rubbed, [Cordier, Sinica, 2932; Lust 254; Yakushi S 74], 4to, St. Petersburg & Leipzig, 1839.⁂ The first Tibetan grammar in German, and indeed one of the first Tibetan grammars in a western language. Schmidt was an Orientalist who specialised in Tibetan and Mongolian, spending much of his career in St. Petersburg as a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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Voyages.- Montaigne (Michel de) Journal de Voyage ... en Italie, par la Suisse & l'Allemagne, en 1580 & 1581, first e

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Voyages.- Montaigne (Michel de) Journal de Voyage ... en Italie, par la Suisse & l'Allemagne, en 1580 & 1581, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, one or two faint spots, bookplate, contemporary speckled calf, gilt armorial stamps, joints cracked but holding, slight chipping to spine extremities, 4to, Rome & Paris, Chez Le Jay, 1774.⁂ Between 1580 and 1581 Montaigne undertook a long journey through France, Switzerland, Germany and Italy.

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British Isles.- Speed (John) The Kingdome of Great Britaine and Ireland, first edition, map of the British Isles with inset p

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British Isles.- Speed (John) The Kingdome of Great Britaine and Ireland, first edition, map of the British Isles with inset panoramic views of London and Edinburgh, decorated with coat of arms, medals, putti, sea monsters, ships, a compass rose, and three cartouches, engraving with some early hand-colouring, platemark 385 x 510 mm. (15 x 20 in), sheet 405 x 520 mm. (15 3/4 x 20 1/2 in), central vertical fold with careful marginal repair to foot, further expert repairs to upper left and lower left corners, fine split off the Welsh coast across the word 'Aberdony', otherwise handling creases, cockling and some even toning to sheet, unframed, Sudbury & Humble, 1610 [or slightly later]

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England & Wales.- Speed (John) The Kingdome of England, first edition map with eight costumed figures in margins, the sea

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England & Wales.- Speed (John) The Kingdome of England, first edition map with eight costumed figures in margins, the seas populated with monsters and ships, engraving with hand-colouring, on laid paper with watermark of a bunch of grapes, sheet 385 x 510 mm (15 1/8 x 20 in), central vertical fold with careful repairs, small hole just above Arren in border, some cockling and even toning to sheet, under glass at front and back, framed, Sudbury & Humble, 1610 [or slightly later].

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England.- Turner (Joseph Mallord William) Picturesque Views of the Southern Coast of England, 2 vol., first edition, 48 engra

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Lot 86

England.- Turner (Joseph Mallord William) Picturesque Views of the Southern Coast of England, 2 vol., first edition, 48 engraved plates and 32 vignette illustrations engraved by W. B. and George Cooke and others after Turner, tissue-guards, occasional faint marginal spotting, modern half morocco, folio, 1826.⁂ One of the finest illustrated books of its time, the views are of coastal scenes from Cornwall to the Thames.

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Staffordshire.- Plot (Robert) The Natural History of Stafford-shire, first edition, title with engraved vignette, engraved fo

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Lot 92

Staffordshire.- Plot (Robert) The Natural History of Stafford-shire, first edition, title with engraved vignette, engraved folding map and 38 plates, many folding, including the often-lacking "Armes Omitted" plate, 2ff. list of subscribers at end, occasional light marginal foxing, but a very good, clean copy generally, 19th century speckled calf, gilt, neatly rebacked, retaining original backstrip, marbled endpapers renewed, g.e., [Wing P2588], Oxford, Printed at the Theater, 1686.

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Scottish agriculture.- Donaldson (James) Husbandry anatomized, or, an enquiry into the present manner of teiling and manuring

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Scottish agriculture.- Donaldson (James) Husbandry anatomized, or, an enquiry into the present manner of teiling and manuring the ground in Scotland for most part; and several rules and measures laid down for the better improvement thereof, second edition, woodcut head-pieces, some water-staining and light browning, contemporary panelled calf, gilt, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, [Fussell p.84; Perkins 497; Rothamsted p.48; Goldsmiths' 3384; Wing D1853], small 8vo, Edinburgh, Printed by John Reid, 1697.⁂ Second edition of the first printed work on agriculture in Scotland. 'A rare little book ... A high estimation has always been placed upon this work, as a valuable production of that early time, and it is considered fully equal to anything of that kind that had appeared to date. Copies are exceedingly scarce' (McDonald, Agricultural Writers, p.142). Provenance: Jacob Bennet (contemporary ink inscription to title, including details of price paid).

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Limited edition Kevin Francis ceramic figure 'Hullabalu-Lu' -First in the Ritzy Girl Series', No.45/750, 26cm high, with box

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Lot 273

Limited edition Kevin Francis ceramic figure 'Hullabalu-Lu' -First in the Ritzy Girl Series', No.45/750, 26cm high, with box and certificate

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A Royal Crown Derby 'Bumblebee' collectors guild paperweight, gold stopper, a Royal Crown Derby Piglet with silver/gold stopp

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A Royal Crown Derby 'Bumblebee' collectors guild paperweight, gold stopper, a Royal Crown Derby Piglet with silver/gold stopper and a Royal Crown Derby Imari pin dish, titled to underside 'The 1998 Year Tray Blue Tit First Edition' with box (3)

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Signed First American Edition

Heaney (Seamus) District and Circle, 8vo, N.Y. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) 2006, Signed on t

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Lot 127

Signed First American Edition Heaney (Seamus) District and Circle, 8vo, N.Y. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) 2006, Signed on t.p., cloth and pictorial d.j. Clean copy. (1)

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Yeats (Jack B.) La La Noo?, 8vo D. (The Cuala Press) 1943, Limited Edition No. 185 (250) Copies, cloth back yellow boards. Cl

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Lot 141

Yeats (Jack B.) La La Noo?, 8vo D. (The Cuala Press) 1943, Limited Edition No. 185 (250) Copies, cloth back yellow boards. Clean Copy; O'Faolain (T.)trans. Sean Eoin, 4to D. (Oifig an tSolathair) 1938, First, frontis and other illus. by Jack B. Yeats, green cloth. (2)

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Crofton Croker (Th.) Researches in the South of Ireland ... with Appendix, containing a Private Narrative of the Rebellion of

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Lot 162

Crofton Croker (Th.) Researches in the South of Ireland ... with Appendix, containing a Private Narrative of the Rebellion of 1798, lg. 4to L. (John Murray) 1824, First Edition, engd. frontis and other plts., contemp. hf. calf, marble boards. Good Copy. (1)

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Wakefield (Edward) An Account of Ireland Statistical and Political, 2 vols., L. (Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown) 1812,

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Lot 197

Wakefield (Edward) An Account of Ireland Statistical and Political, 2 vols., L. (Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown) 1812, First Edition, fold map frontis, hf. title, Ex Libris, Peter Godfrey, Esq., contemp. full calf (damaged). (2)

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From Flann's Library

O'Nuallain (Ciaran) Amaidi, 8vo D. (Foilseachain Naisiunta Teo) 1951, First, Signed on t.p. 'B. O'Nolan

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Lot 210

From Flann's Library O'Nuallain (Ciaran) Amaidi, 8vo D. (Foilseachain Naisiunta Teo) 1951, First, Signed on t.p. 'B. O'Nolan' decor. ptd. wrappers. Scarce; Sidgwick (A.) Scenes from Euripides, Rugby Edition, 12mo, L. (Rivingtons) 1855, signed on t.p. 'B. O'Nolan,' cloth. Nice Association Copies. (2)

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Rare American Edition

1798: Wolfe Tone (Wm. T.)ed. Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone, 2 vols. 8vo, Washington 1826, First Edn., en

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Lot 239

Rare American Edition 1798: Wolfe Tone (Wm. T.)ed. Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone, 2 vols. 8vo, Washington 1826, First Edn., engd. port. frontis, marble end papers, gilt decor., hf. mor., spine repaired. (2)

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Sleater (Rev. Matthew) Introductory Essay to a New System of Civil and Ecclesiastical Topography and Itinerary of Counties of

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Lot 246

Sleater (Rev. Matthew) Introductory Essay to a New System of Civil and Ecclesiastical Topography and Itinerary of Counties of Ireland, 8vo., D.(John Barlow) 1806, First Edition, dedit., advert, list of subs., contemp. hf. green mor., marble boards., gilt décor spine, mor. label. Good copy. (1)

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From the Library at Carton House
Rawson (Thomas James) Statistical Survey of the County of Kildare with Observations on the M

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Lot 248

From the Library at Carton House Rawson (Thomas James) Statistical Survey of the County of Kildare with Observations on the Means of Improvement; drawn up for the consideration and by direction of the Dublin Society, 8vo., D. (Graisberry & Campbell) 1807, First Edition, dedit., lg. fold map and 10 plts., plans etc., some m/ss corrections, erratum at back., contemp full calf, double gilt fillet border, décor spine mor. label. Good copy. (1)

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Medical: Barry (Edward) A Treatise on the Three Different Digestions and Discharges of the Human Body, thick 8vo., L. (A. Mi

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Lot 249

Medical: Barry (Edward) A Treatise on the Three Different Digestions and Discharges of the Human Body, thick 8vo., L. (A. Millar) 1759, First Edition, dedit., contemp. full calf, gilt décor spine, mor. label. Good copy. (1)

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Heaney (Seamus) Electric Light, 8vo N.Y. (Farrar, Straus and Grouse) 2001, First American Edition, Signed and dated "Seamus H

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Lot 273

Heaney (Seamus) Electric Light, 8vo N.Y. (Farrar, Straus and Grouse) 2001, First American Edition, Signed and dated "Seamus Heaney 29, April 2007," paper backed boards, decor. d.j. Clean Copy. (1)

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The Complete Works

Shaw (George Bernard) The Works of George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), 31 volumes - Set "Y", Published by Co

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Lot 306

The Complete Works Shaw (George Bernard) The Works of George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), 31 volumes - Set "Y", Published by Constable and Co. London and Printed by R & R Clarke of Edinburgh, 1930 - 1932,. All First Edns., in orig. green cloth, lettered in gilt. One of only 1,025 copies printed. The 1,000 copies to be numbered 1 to 1,000. The other 25 numbered A to Y of which this is set Y inscribed personally by Shaw. Volume 1 of the set is inscribed by Shaw to James Morton who was responsible for the green dye used for the cover cloth of the edition. It reads "This is number Y and its dress of eternal green is the work of James Morton to whom it is gratefully inscribed by Bernard Shaw" and dated 26th July 1930. This "Y" set was presented by Shaw to James (later Sir James) Morton FRSE, LLD 1867 - 1943. He was the 2nd son of Alexander Morton, founder of "Alexander Morton & Co." weavers. He was trained as a Chemist and specialized in permanent light-fast dyes. In 1929 he was the first recipient of the Faraday Centennial Medal in recognition of his advances in making permanent fade-proof dyes. He was knighted in June 1936. He worked directly with Shaw and his publishers to achieve the "green" colour of the cover cloth which was so important to Shaw. Provenance: From the granddaughter of James Morton by decent.

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Incunabula - A Landmark in Irish Printed Literature
Duns Scotus Joannes: O'Fihely, Maurice Abp. Questiones subtilissme Scot

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Lot 311

Incunabula - A Landmark in Irish Printed Literature Duns Scotus Joannes: O'Fihely, Maurice Abp. Questiones subtilissme Scoti in metaphysicam Aristotelis Folio Venice (Octavianus Scoti) 20th November 1497. First Edition 131 leaves (includ. the rare title page, very fine wd-cut initials thro-out, some cont. annots, and some cont. under-linings in red in parts, later full vellum. An extraordinarly fine copy of this rarity. Sweeney 1603 ( 1) The above volume is a landmark in Irish Bibliography. It is in fact, the First Edition of the First Book by the First Irish Author to write for a Printing Press rather than the Scriptorium.

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Special Edition, Signed by Contributors
Deane (Seamus) Gen. Editor, Carpenter (Andrew) and Williams (J.) associate editors, T

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Lot 319

Special Edition, Signed by Contributors Deane (Seamus) Gen. Editor, Carpenter (Andrew) and Williams (J.) associate editors, The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing, 4to, 3 vols. Derry (Field Day Publications) 1991, First Edn. inscribed To Dr. Michael Smurfit, with gratitude - Seamus Deane, Thomas Kilroy, Brian Friel, Stephen Rea, David Hammond, Seamus Heaney, Tom Paulin, blue cloth, gilt lettered spine, matching slip case with ptd., label. Nice association Copy. (3)

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G.A.A.: O'Ceallaigh (S.) & Murphy (S.) The Mackey Story, 8vo., Limerick 1982, First Edition, cloth, pictorial, d.j.,; O'

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Lot 523

G.A.A.: O'Ceallaigh (S.) & Murphy (S.) The Mackey Story, 8vo., Limerick 1982, First Edition, cloth, pictorial, d.j.,; O'Tuama (L.) comp. The Spirit of the Glen, 4to. Cork 1973, illus. ptd. wrps.; O'Ceallacháin (Sean Óg) Sean Óg; D. (Brophy Books) 1988, illus, pictorial wrps; Cummins (John) comp., Carbury Gaelic Football Club : A History, 8vo., Kildare 1984, illus cloth; O'Connell (Mick) A Kerry Footballer, 8vo., D. (The Mercier Press) 1974, First Edition, illus., cloth, (lacks d.j.), as a lot, w.a.f. (5)

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Cross (Eric) The Tailor and Ansty, 8vo L. (Chapman & Hall) 1964. First Edn. of this Issue, Proof Copy, orig. ptd. wrapper

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Lot 96

Cross (Eric) The Tailor and Ansty, 8vo L. (Chapman & Hall) 1964. First Edn. of this Issue, Proof Copy, orig. ptd. wrappers. This Edition Scarce. (1)

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VISIONAIRE 24 LIGHT TOM FORD FOR GUCCI"Visionaire teams up with fashion luminary Tom Ford and Gucci on an issue devoted to th

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Lot 65

VISIONAIRE 24 LIGHT TOM FORD FOR GUCCI"Visionaire teams up with fashion luminary Tom Ford and Gucci on an issue devoted to the theme 24 LIGHT. Visionaire and Ford attempted to steer clear of fashion and to focus on what we considered to be fine art images. LIGHT introduced a new cast of contributors to the Visionaire fold: artists such as Sam Taylor-Wood, Andreas Gursky, and Christopher Bucklow, art director Peter Saville, animator Hayao Miyazaki, and architect Toyo Ito. Then there was the issue itself. We sourced state-of-the-art, paper-thin filament that would literally light up the issues. The end result: twenty-four large-format transparencies self-contained in a super-sleek, fully-functional light box – the first battery – operated publication!”Edition limited to 3,300. By Visionaire Publishers – 1998

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VISIONAIRE 26 FANTASY“Fantasy is the subtext of every issue of Visionaire, but with 26 FANTASY we pushed the boundaries to th

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Lot 66

VISIONAIRE 26 FANTASY“Fantasy is the subtext of every issue of Visionaire, but with 26 FANTASY we pushed the boundaries to the fantastical. A round box houses round, unbound artwork. Each of the cover elements – photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin – is produced exclusively for FANTASY: The dress was designed by Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga, Viktor & Rolf made the banner, and Jeremy Scott created the gold porcelain doll’s head and hands. It is the first time we published Tim Burton, Gregory Crewdson, and Marcus Piggott and Mert Alas. There is a special section curated by Isabella Blow featuring, among others, David LaChapelle, Mariko Mori, and Tim Noble and Sue Webster. Each issue includes a Hermes mask.”Edition limited to 6000. By Visionaire Publishers – 1998

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A 1957 First Edition The Scapegoat by Dephne du Maurier and other mid 20th century to modern day books, together with a quant

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A 1957 First Edition The Scapegoat by Dephne du Maurier and other mid 20th century to modern day books, together with a quantity of 1930s to 1960s magazines and vintage sheet music, along with a 1909 Beatrix Potter Ginger & Pickles child's book

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Queen Victoria The First Monarch on a Stamp unsigned Internetstamps official FDC series 4 cover No 32M limited edition 3 of 2

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Lot 402

Queen Victoria The First Monarch on a Stamp unsigned Internetstamps official FDC series 4 cover No 32M limited edition 3 of 25. Date stamp Kidderminster 15th September 2011. Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

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Queen Victoria The First Monarch on a Stamp unsigned Internetstamps official FDC series 4 cover No 32M limited edition 17 of

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Queen Victoria The First Monarch on a Stamp unsigned Internetstamps official FDC series 4 cover No 32M limited edition 17 of 50. Date stamp London N1 15th September 2011. Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

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The Supernatural It's Origin, Nature and Evolution Volume 1 John H KingWilliams & Norgate, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1892. First E

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Lot 131

The Supernatural It's Origin, Nature and Evolution Volume 1 John H KingWilliams & Norgate, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1892. First Edition. HardcoverGreen cloth, gilt lettering on spines, corners bumped, binding very good

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After Robert Taylor. Spitfire, artist signed print, also signed by Douglas Bader and Johnnie Johnson, first edition print, 50

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Lot 405

After Robert Taylor. Spitfire, artist signed print, also signed by Douglas Bader and Johnnie Johnson, first edition print, 50cm x 60cm.

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Adams (Richard). Watership Down, first edition, leather bound and gilt tooled, published by Rex Collins Limited 1972, SPN9017

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Lot 457

Adams (Richard). Watership Down, first edition, leather bound and gilt tooled, published by Rex Collins Limited 1972, SPN901720313.

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Buchan (John). Castle Gay, published by Hodder and Stoughton of London, first edition 1930, brown leather binding, and Buchan

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Lot 475

Buchan (John). Castle Gay, published by Hodder and Stoughton of London, first edition 1930, brown leather binding, and Buchan (John), The Three Fishers, published by Hodder and Stoughton, 1934, green tooled leather and part canvas bindings, (2).

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Johns (Captain WE). Biggles Flies Again, published by the Thames Publishing Company, first edition with dust jacket, other vo

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Lot 489

Johns (Captain WE). Biggles Flies Again, published by the Thames Publishing Company, first edition with dust jacket, other volumes by Captain Johns to include Biggles Burys a Hatch, Biggles of 266, Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter, Biggles of Special Air Police, Biggles and the Black Pearl, Biggles of the Camel Squadron, Biggles Follows On, all hardback copies with dustjackets, sold with six Armada books, paperback volumes., (40).

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Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph, 4to, cloth, illus., first edition for general circulation, 1935.

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Lot 530

Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph, 4to, cloth, illus., first edition for general circulation, 1935.

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A collection of yellow-metal Camel Trophy Zippo Lighters, to include two 1989 Brazil, first of the Camel Trophy lighters, two

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Lot 32

A collection of yellow-metal Camel Trophy Zippo Lighters, to include two 1989 Brazil, first of the Camel Trophy lighters, two USSR '90, two Tanzania-Burundi '91, a Mundo Maya '95 and a Limited Edition Sabah-Malaysia '93, unused (8)

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A Limited Edition Harley-Davidson Engine Series presentation Zippo Lighter set, dated 1993 and 1994, with chrome and brass ex

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A Limited Edition Harley-Davidson Engine Series presentation Zippo Lighter set, dated 1993 and 1994, with chrome and brass examples, chrome 407/4000, the brass 407/1500, including Shovelhead, 1st Production Model, Panhead, First V-Twin, Evolution and Knucklehead, all in fitted wooden presentation box, unused (7)

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ACKERMANN, Rudolph (1764-1834, publisher). The History of the Colleges of Winchester, Eton, and Westminster; with the Charte

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Lot 801

ACKERMANN, Rudolph (1764-1834, publisher). The History of the Colleges of Winchester, Eton, and Westminster; with the Charter-House, the Schools of St. Paul's, Merchant Taylors, Harrow, and Rugby, and the Free-School of Christ's Hospital, text by William Combe and William Henry Pyne. London: R. Ackermann, 1816 [-17]. 4to (347 x 285mm). 2-pages of subscribers, 48 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates by W. Westall, F. Mackenzie, A. Pugin and T. Uwins (some light mainly marginal spotting and staining, a few darker spots). 19th-century half dark green morocco gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut (extremities rubbed). Provenance: GLOUCESTER (armorial bookplate); Christopher Turnor, Stoke Rochford Library (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION, bound from the original parts, with "Winchester College, From the Meadow" plate dated January 1st. 1815; "Winchester School Room" plate with the masters wearing mortar-boards; and "Charter House, from the Play Ground" plate depicting a cricket match. Abbey Scenery 440; Hardie English Coloured Books pp. 106-107; Prideaux Aquatint Engraving, pp. 126 & 332; Tooley 3.

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BAXTER, William (1787-1871). British Phaenogamous Botany; or, Figures and Descriptions of the Genera of British Flowering Pl

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Lot 805

BAXTER, William (1787-1871). British Phaenogamous Botany; or, Figures and Descriptions of the Genera of British Flowering Plants ... Second Edition. Oxford: Published by the Author, 1834. 6 volumes, large 8vo (218 x 137mm). Titles within wood-engraved borders, 512 hand-coloured engraved plates including 3 duplicate plates numbered 57, 76 and 181 inserted as frontispieces in the first 3 vols. (variable spotting, staining and browning). Modern half calf, spines gilt. Freeman 232; Nissen BBI 107; Pritzel 524. With 2 other natural history works in 6 vols. including Edward Step's Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse (London, 1896-97, 4 vols., coloured plates, contemporary green half calf gilt). (12)

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BINDINGS - Mandell CREIGHTON (1843-1901). Queen Elizabeth. London: Boussod, Valadon & Co., 1896. 4to (319 x 245mm). Half

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Lot 808

BINDINGS - Mandell CREIGHTON (1843-1901). Queen Elizabeth. London: Boussod, Valadon & Co., 1896. 4to (319 x 245mm). Half title, coloured lithographed frontispiece of Queen Elizabeth I heightened in gold, title printed in red and black, monochrome plates and illustrations. FINELY BOUND in contemporary green half crushed morocco gilt by Bickers & Son, Royal coat-of-arms stamped in gilt on the upper cover, spine gilt with raised bands, top edges gilt, others uncut (extremities lightly rubbed). FIRST EDITION. With 7 books of uniform size including Richard R. Holmes's Queen Victoria (London, 1897), John Skelton's Charles I (London, 1898) and an album of modern reproduction orchid prints, all FINELY BOUND in full or half morocco. (8)

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BOULENGER, George Albert (1858-1937). A Monograph of the South Asian, Papuan, Melanesian and Australia Frogs of the Genus Ra

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Lot 810

BOULENGER, George Albert (1858-1937). A Monograph of the South Asian, Papuan, Melanesian and Australia Frogs of the Genus Rana. Calcutta: "Published by the Director, Zoological Survey of India. Printed at the Baptist Mission Press," June 1920. Large 8vo (258 x 170mm). Later buckram, spine lettered in gilt, original wrappers bound in at the end. Provenance: Zoological Society of London (library stamps and cancellation stamp). FIRST EDITION. Printed as part of the "Records of the Indian Museum Vol. XX." RARE. With Nagamichi Kuroda's A Bibliography of the Duck Tribe, Anatidae, mostly from 1926 to 1940, exclusive of that of Dr. Phillips's Work (Tokyo, Herald Press, 1942, original cloth-backed boards). (2)

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BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Mockingbird Wish Me Luck. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. 8vo (236 x 154mm). Title prin

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Lot 812

BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Mockingbird Wish Me Luck. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. 8vo (236 x 154mm). Title printed in colours. Original wrappers (some light staining). FIRST EDITION IN WRAPPERS. SIGNED by the author on the title page. With 24 other books including John Keats' The Poems (London, Chiswick Press, 1904, 2 vols., cloth, dust-jackets, ONE OF 350 COPIES), Transition. An International Workshop for Orphic Creation. Edited by Eugene Jolas (The Hague, The Servire Press, March 1932, No. 21, original wrappers), Pierre Cabanne's Dialogues with Marcel Duchamp ... Preface by Salvador Dali (London, 1971, cloth, dust-jacket), William S. Burroughs' & Eric Mottram's Snack ... Two tape transcripts ([London], Aloes Books, 1975, original wrappers), William S. Burroughs' Roosevelt after Inauguration and Other Atrocities (San Francisco, City Lights Books, 1980, original wrappers, second printing), Ian McEwan's The Comfort of Strangers (London, 1981, cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author), Charles Bukowski's War All the Time. Poems 1981-1984 (Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1984, original wrappers, SIGNED by the author and with a small sketch by him) and Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient (London, 1992, cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION). (25)

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DUGUAY-TROUIN, René (1673-1736). Memoires de M. du Gue-Trouin, chef d' Escadre des Armées de S. M. T. C. & Grand-Croix de l'

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Lot 821

DUGUAY-TROUIN, René (1673-1736). Memoires de M. du Gue-Trouin, chef d' Escadre des Armées de S. M. T. C. & Grand-Croix de l' Ordre Militaire de Saint Louise. Amsterdam: chez Pierre Mortier, 1732. 12mo (145 x 85mm). Title printed in red and black with woodcut device, headpieces and initials (small hole in blank margin of I9, some light spotting and staining). Contemporary speckled armorial calf gilt, spine gilt in compartments (rebacked, top fore-corner of upper cover eroded, spine heavily rubbed). Provenance: De Bariville (old signature on front free endpaper and coat-of-arms stamped on covers); "Ex Libris Laurentii Currie" (armorial bookplate). [?]Second 'pirated' edition, the last text page (verso) numbered 290 followed by 2 blank leaves. cf. Barbier III, 209 (erroneously calling for 2 vols.); Berger pp.150-1; Borba de Moraes I, 270-272; Brunet II, 476 (under 'Guay-Trouin', citing the Paris 1740 ed. only); Cohen-de Ricci I, 334; Polak 2855; Sabin 29098 (citing the Paris 1740 ed. only). The author was a celebrated seaman or 'corsair' - some might say a 'pirate' - who famously captured and ransacked Rio de Janeiro in 1711. The first 'authorised' edition of his memoirs, which (at the insistence of Cardinal Fleury) suppressed much of the more colourful contents of the present edition, was published in 1740.

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DUMAS, Alexandre (1802-70). Le Comte de Monte-Christo [sic, ie. Cristo]. Brussels: Meline, Cans et Compagnie, 1845-46. 8 vol

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Lot 822

DUMAS, Alexandre (1802-70). Le Comte de Monte-Christo [sic, ie. Cristo]. Brussels: Meline, Cans et Compagnie, 1845-46. 8 volumes bound in 4, small 8vo (151 x 98mm). Half titles present in all 8 volumes (i.e. 2 half titles present in each volume as bound, large light stain to half title, title and first leaves of the first vol., extending on the title page from the top of "Monte-Christo" [sic] to half a centimetre above "Bruxelles"). Contemporary pink half calf and marbled boards, spines ruled and numbered "1-4" in gilt with green morocco lettering pieces (spines stained and faded, more heavily at the foot of vol. one). Very early Brussels edition, with "Cristo" misspelt "Christo" in all the titles, published the year after the first edition in book form which was printed in Paris in 1844. cf. Reed 134. (4)

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ECKERMANN, Johann Peter (1792-1854). Gedichte. Hanover: [privately printed], 1821. 8° (208 x 125mm). (Spotted throughout, sma

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Lot 823

ECKERMANN, Johann Peter (1792-1854). Gedichte. Hanover: [privately printed], 1821. 8° (208 x 125mm). (Spotted throughout, small piece torn away from blank margin of one leaf.) Original boards, spine label lettered in gilt (extremities rubbed, without rear free endpaper but perhaps bound thus). Provenance: [?]Wintzer (modern signature on front free endpaper). FIRST EDITION OF ECKERMANN'S RARE FIRST BOOK, a collection of verse self-published when he was attending the gymnasium in Hanover. Only copies of the 1838 edition appear to have been sold at auction; indeed, the author's Wikipedia entry gives this as the date of first publication. Eckermann began his acquaintance with Goethe, for which he is perhaps best remembered, in 1823, soon after publishing Gedichte. During the last years of Goethe's life Eckermann was his personal secretary and later published their conversations, Gespräche mit Goethe, which Friedrich Nietzsche described as 'the best book in German that there is'. Worldcat locates just two copies of this first edition in Germany: at the Bibliotheca Albertina (University Library) in Leipzig, and at the Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar.

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FINCK, Henry Theophilus (1854-1926). The Pacific Coast Scenic Tour. From Southern California to Alaska, the Canadian Pacific

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Lot 825

FINCK, Henry Theophilus (1854-1926). The Pacific Coast Scenic Tour. From Southern California to Alaska, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Yellowstone Park and the Grand Canyon. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1891. 8vo (206 x 140mm). Half title, photographed frontispiece, map, and 19 photographed plates (one text leaf torn without loss, some light mainly marginal spotting and staining). Original green decorated buckram (spine slightly discoloured, a little faded). First published in New York in 1890. cf. Carson 605; Smith 104. With Thomas D. Murphy's Three Wonderlands of the American West ... New Revised Edition (Boston, [n.d.], original pictorial buckram) and Hugo Brehme's Mexico. Baukunst. Landschaft. Volksleben (Berlin, 1925, half roan). (3)

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HIRST, Damien (b. 1965). I want to spend the rest of my life everywhere, with everyone, one to one, always, forever, now. Lo

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Lot 831

HIRST, Damien (b. 1965). I want to spend the rest of my life everywhere, with everyone, one to one, always, forever, now. London: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1997. 4to (330 x 288mm). Coloured photographs and illustrations, some folding, transformation plates operated by tabs, pop-ups and onlays by Damien Hirst. Original red leatherette stamped in blind and gold, spine lettered in black, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY DAMIEN HIRST ON THE TITLE. "This publication - Hirst's first - is the artist's beguiling statement of his ideas and obsessions in life and art to date. Expressed in his own words, and illustrated by his own selection of over 700 images, pop-ups and special insets [the book] encompasses the entire range of his work - paintings, sculptures, installations and films. In this book, Hirst has created an iconoclastic work that challenges the boundaries of art, science, media and popular culture" (from the turn-in).

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HOCKNEY, David (b. 1937). Hockney's Alphabet. Drawings by David Hockney & Written contributions edited by Stephen Spender. [

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Lot 832

HOCKNEY, David (b. 1937). Hockney's Alphabet. Drawings by David Hockney & Written contributions edited by Stephen Spender. [London:] Faber and Faber for the Aids Crisis Trust, 1991. 4to (322 x 245mm). Full-page coloured illustrations by David Hockney. Original black buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 24 miscellaneous 20th-century books including J. V. S. Wilkinson's The Lights of Canopus ([London], The Studio, [c. 1928], cloth, dust-jacket), T. S. Eliot's East Coker (London, 1940, wrappers), John Betjeman's First and Last Loves (London, 1952, cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION), George Beldam's Great Cricketers (Goostrey, Boundary Books, 2000, cloth, number 113 of 548 copies signed by the author), and a number of books and pamphlets on private presses, Eric Gill and other artists. (25)

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INCUNABLE - [John MARCHESINUS (late 13th-early 14th-century).  Mammotrectus super Bibliam.] [Colophon:] Expliciut exposi

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Lot 832A

INCUNABLE - [John MARCHESINUS (late 13th-early 14th-century). Mammotrectus super Bibliam.] [Colophon:] Expliciut expositiones et correctiones vocabulorum libri qui appellatur Mamotrectus tablie qualiorum plurimorus librorum. Venice: "impensis Francisci de madiis", 1485. 8vo (178 x 118mm). 242 leaves [collated complete], printed in double column, 39-lines to a page, small Gothic type, intials, capitals and decorations hand-painted in red and blue (some leaves mis-bound at the beginning, a few leaves lightly browned, some light mainly marginal spotting and staining). Contemporary panelled vellum decorated in blind over boards, plain spine with 5 raised bands, metal clasp (rubbed and stained). Provenance: copious 15th/16th-century annotation on vellum stubs and leaves at the front and beginning, and in some margins; E. Calvert (later library label on front pastedown); BIBLIOTHECA HEBERIANA (small label on [A1]); 2 old catalogue descriptions [for other copies] laid down on and tipped-onto front pastedown; [continuous] manuscript pagination throughout. First printed in Mainz by Peter Schöffer in 1470, Mammotrectus [with many variants] super Bibliam, a dictionary of words and terms extracted from the Bible and other religious works, was one of the most important scholarly texts of the later Middle Ages. It was criticised by Erasmus and Luther, then satirised by Rabelais in his Gargantua and Pantagruel. BMC V.333; cf. Brunet III, 250 (not citing this edition specifically); Goff M245; GW M20823; Hain 10564.

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[JONES, Owen (1809-74)]. The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony. [London: Longman, c. 1849]. 12mo (125 x 90mm). 20 leaves of

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Lot 836

[JONES, Owen (1809-74)]. The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony. [London: Longman, c. 1849]. 12mo (125 x 90mm). 20 leaves of thick paper "illuminated" in colours and gold by Owen Jones (one leaf detached, some mainly marginal spotting and staining). Original tan calf designed by Owen Jones elaborately decorated in gilt, the covers with borders of an interlacing design, the upper cover with a spray of flowers and title stamped in gilt, gilt edges, new endpapers (lightly rubbed). FIRST EDITION. RARE.

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LEE, Oswin A. J. Among British Birds in their Nesting Haunts. Edinburgh: David Douglas, [1896-]99. 4 volumes, folio (378 x 2

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Lot 840

LEE, Oswin A. J. Among British Birds in their Nesting Haunts. Edinburgh: David Douglas, [1896-]99. 4 volumes, folio (378 x 280mm). Half titles, pictorial titles, 160 photogravure plates, wood-engraved vignettes (some very faint marginal browning). FINELY BOUND in early 20th-century dark green crushed half morocco gilt by William Brown of Edinburgh, spine gilt with raised bands, top edges gilt, others uncut (some rubbing to extremities, a few small scuffs). FIRST EDITION (originally issued in parts). Freeman 2199; Mullens & Swann p.345; Wood p.429; Zimmer p.381: "... splendid, full-page photogravures ... of some 122 species of British birds ..." (4)

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MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò (1469-1527). Il Prencipe [sic]... Con alcune altre operette, i titoli delle qualitroverai nella seguente

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Lot 841

MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò (1469-1527). Il Prencipe [sic]... Con alcune altre operette, i titoli delle qualitroverai nella seguente facciata. Palermo [but London]: "Appresso gli heredi d' Antoniello dagli Antonielli" [but John Wolfe], 1584. 8vo (156 x 102mm). Woodcut printer's device of a palm tree with serpents and toads at its root on title, Italian text (heavy stain to corner of last few leaves, browned and spotted throughout with a few darker spots). Modern old-style calf decorated in blind, raised bands (extremities rubbed, some splitting and worming to upper joints). Provenance: two modern labels on front pastedown; old initials at foot of title; deleted signatures on verso of final text leaf; old library label at foot of spine. "The Prince" was first published by Anthony Blado in 1532 and was placed on the Index librorum prohibitorum in 1559. It has been suggested that this edition, with its false imprint, was produced for an Italian readership. However, it is just as likely that the publisher John Wolfe, in light of the scandalous nature of the book's contents, was simply trying to keep out of trouble. cf. PMM 63; STC (2nd ed.) 17167; this edition not in Brunet.

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MORRISON, Robert (1782-1834). Vocabulary of the Canton Dialect. Macao: Printed at the Honorable[sic] East India Company's Pr

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Lot 847

MORRISON, Robert (1782-1834). Vocabulary of the Canton Dialect. Macao: Printed at the Honorable[sic] East India Company's Press, by G. J. Steyn, and Brother, 1828. Parts I-II bound in one [only, lacking part III: "Chinese Words and Phrases", as often], 8vo in 4s (224 x 140mm). (Some spotting to title, "Powers of the Letters" leaf detached and frayed without loss, some leaves torn at upper margin, without loss, very lightly browned throughout, occasional light spotting and staining). Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine decorated in gilt (upper cover detached with first few leaves attached, signs of label having been removed from lower cover, rubbed and scuffed). Provenance: later pencil inscription on front free endpaper. FIRST EDITION of the first western attempt to compile a glossary for a dialect at a time when the opium trade was at its height. RARE. "This Vocabulary was undertaken, in the hope that the language could be communicated to Europeans without the Chinese Character ..." (from the Introduction). RARE. 6754

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NIEBUHR, Carsten (1733-1815). Voyage ... en Arabie et en d' autres Pays de l' Orient. Avec l' extrait de la description de l

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Lot 849

NIEBUHR, Carsten (1733-1815). Voyage ... en Arabie et en d' autres Pays de l' Orient. Avec l' extrait de la description de l' Arabie & des observations de Mr Forskal. "En Suisse" [Bern]: chez les Libraires Associés, 1780. 2 volumes, 8vo (195 x 118mm). Text in French, 19 engraved plates, 5 of which folding, 6 folding engraved maps (some very light browning and staining). Contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments with red and green morocco lettering-pieces, red edges (extremities rubbed and scuffed, some splitting to heads of joints). Provenance: Sir Joseph Verdin, Bart. (armorial bookplate). Second edition in French of the first European account of Arabia, its people and their way of life. cf. Atabey 874; Brunet III, 518 (citing the first edition - "assez rare" - of 1774-78 with German text); Gay 3589; Hage Chahine Guide de Livre Orientaliste Levant 3443; Weber II, 458. (2)

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PAPWORTH, John Buonarotti (1775-1847). Select Views of London; with Historical and Descriptive Sketches of some of the most

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Lot 852

PAPWORTH, John Buonarotti (1775-1847). Select Views of London; with Historical and Descriptive Sketches of some of the most interesting of its Public Buildings. London: R. Ackermann, 1816. Large 8vo (262 x 180mm). 76 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 5 of which folding, 2 of the folding plates after Augustus Welby Pugin (corner of text leaf c2 torn away with loss, title browned, occasional light mainly marginal spotting and staining, a few darker spots). VERY FINELY BOUND in 19th-century Regency-style panelled straight-grained morocco ruled and decorated in gilt and blind, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed, a few light scratches, later endpapers). Provenance: GLOUCESTER (armorial bookplate). FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, the scarcer issue with the author's name on the title. Abbey Scenery 217; Brunet III, 627; Hardie English Coloured Books p. 112 & 312: "Published originally in the 'Repository, 1810-15"; Prideaux pp. 144 & 147: "... very interesting record of past London, with representations of City churches and other topographical features now no longer in existence ..."; Tooley 361.

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