Pare (Ambroise) The Workes...Translated out of Latine and compared with the French by Th. Johnson, first English edition, engraved title browned, trimmed and laid down with some loss to image, detached, woodcut illustrations, lacking unnumbered prelims and a few other text ff., staining and browning, creasing and a few tears, later half calf, upper cover detached, worn, Th. Cotes and R. Young, 1634; and 7 other defective editions of the same, folio; sold not subject to return (8)
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Smith (Adam) Essays on Philosophical Subjects... to which is prefixed, an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author by Dugald Stewart, first edition, title reinforced with paper strip to inner margin, marginal browning to first few leaves not affecting text, small tears to title, advertisement, and final leaf, scattered spotting, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, black morocco spine labels in silver, slightly rubbed, 4to, 1795.
[Choisnet (Pierre)] [Le Rozier ou Epithome Hystorial de France], second edition, woodcut illustrations throughout, woodcut initials, a couple of marginal early ink manuscript notes, lacking title (a1; but supplied in manuscript facsimile), lacking another leaf from first gathering (?a8), lacking all after b1 at end (therefore b2-4, but a further 2ff. of text supplied in manuscript facsimile), all leaves in first gathering and R3-4 with paper repairs to edges with loss of some text, side notes and illustrations, Ll2-4 frayed at edge loss of side notes, otherwise some trimming affecting headlines and side notes and a few stains, eighteenth century calf, rebacked preserving original backstrip, extremities worn, [Adams F881; Brunet IV, 1441; Mortimer French 466; Renouard ICP III, 452], folio, [Gilles Couteau for François Regnault], [Paris], [1528].
Catari (Vincenzo) Le imagini de i dei de gli antichi, engraved printer's device to title, profusely illustrated with over 80 whole-page engravings by Bolognino Zaltieri, some printed in a brownish ink, and some rather worn, a few slightly trimmed just touching plate margin, woodcut head-pieces and initials, with final blank, title with paper repair to foot, 3X1 silked closed tear repair, occasional minor staining, eighteenth century half calf, spine gilt, corners and spine head renewed, [Adams C788; EDIT16 CNCE 9756; c.f. Mortimer Italian 108], 4to, Venice, Giordano Ziletti e compagni, 1571.*** ?First illustrated edition; this issue by Ziletti appeared alongside another of the same year by Vincentio Valgrisi, to which Mortimer tentatively ascribes primacy.
Scotland.- Campbell (Alexander) The Grampians Desolate: A Poem, half-title, with 4pp. "Prospectus of a New Agricultural Institution or Fund of Aid for Waste Land Cultivators" dated April 1804 at end, book-label of J.O. Edwards, presentation inscription "To Hawkins Browne Esqr. M.P. from the Author" to half-title, occasional light spotting, 19th century half mottled calf over marbled boards, spine gilt and with red morocco label, corners rubbed, an attractive copy, Edinburgh, 1804 § Thomson (James, weaver in Kenleith) Poems, in the Scottish Dialect, engraved frontispiece, list of subscribers at end, frontispiece lightly offset and with 19th century ownership inscription to verso, scattered spotting, uncut in original boards, rebacked, rubbed and soiled, Edinburgh, 1801, first editions; and others, 19th century poetry of Scottish imprint or interest, including Hogg's Mountain Bard, 8vo (c.15)
Nichols (John) Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century; comprizing Biographical Memoirs of William Bowyer, 9 vol., frontispiece to vol. 1 partly loose, printed for the author, 1812-15; Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century... intended as a sequel to The Literary Anecdotes, 8 vol., 1817-58, first editions, engraved plates, some folding, bookplates, occasional light spotting, uniformly bound later half calf, red morocco spine labels, richly gilt, some joints repaired, others slightly cracked, some small patches of fading, extremities very slightly rubbed, 8vo (17)*** A handsomely bound complete set of both Nichols' Literary Anecdotes and his sequel Literary History which together provide a comprehensive overview of 18th century Britain's emerging literary trade and its most prominent figures, written at a time when our contemporary notions of the British canon and genre were first being established.
William III.- Chevalier (Nicolas) Histoire de Guillaume III, first edition, 2 engraved frontispieces (1 by de Romeyn de Hooghe and 1 by Adriaen Schoonebeeck), 12 full-page engraved illustrations by Romeyn de Hooghe, title in red and black, with engraved device, engraved head-pieces, initials and illustrations by Adriaen Schoonebeeck, intermittent uniform browning, a few scattered spots, contemporary calf, gilt, lightly scuffed, folio, Amsterdam, 1692.*** Plates include royal entries, architecture and coins.
Rackham (Arthur).- Wagner (Richard) The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, 34 tipped-in colour plates by Rackham, book-labels to endpapers, 1910; Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, 30 tipped-in colour plates by Rackham, 1911, first trade editions, captioned tissue-guards, illustrations and decorations, original pictorial cloth, gilt, very light sunning to spine, spine ends a little bumped, light rubbing to extremities; and Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare also illustrated by Rackham, 4to (3)
Molesworth ([Mary Louisa] "Mrs") The Adventures of Herr Baby,12 wood-engraved plates by Walter Crane, previous owner's ink gift inscription to front pastedown, small marginal tear to front free endpaper, some foxing, slightly rubbed and soiled, 1881; Four Winds Farm, wood-engraved title and 7 plates by Walter Crane, 4 pp. of advertisements at end, inner hinge cracked but holding firm, spine lightly sunned, ends bumped, one corner worn, strip of fading, 1887; Fairies of Sorts, 8 plates by Gertrude Hammond, 2 pp. of advertisements at end, endpapers foxed, occasional light spotting, spine gilt, g.e., spine very slightly faded, ends bumped, 1908, first editions, original pictorial cloth, gilt, slight shelf-lean; and c. 35 other first editions by Molesworth, 8vo and 4to (c.35)*** A sizeable collection of the children's books of Mrs Molesworth (1839-1921) who was hugely popular amongst a generation of late Victorian children. Siegfried Sassoon describes Four Winds Farm as 'almost' one of his favourite books in his Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man (1928).
Stevens (Wallace) Harmonium, first edition, front free endpaper and half-title detached and loosely inserted, previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper, slight chipping to edges, original cloth-backed boards, boards and backstrip detached, rubbed, New York, 1923 § Hoffmann (Professor) Conjurer Dick; or, The Adventures of a Young Wizard, half-title, frontispiece, title vignette, scattered spotting, advertisements at end, school prize label to front pastedown, original pictorial cloth, damp-staining to edges, rubbed and worn, n.d. § Lower (Mark Antony) The Curiosities of Heraldry, additional hand-coloured lithograph title, illustrations, spotting, advertisements at end, spotting, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1845; and 3 others, 8vo (6).
Pamphlets.- Hall (Montague H. P.) California: A Poem, first edition, 8pp., 1849; with c.100 other miscellaneous mid-late19th century pamphlets bound in 6 vol., including c.20 relating to the Royal Navy, and several relating to or with imprint of Sheffield, others on politics, religion, social history, the poor, Corn Laws, Trades Unions, education, primogeniture etc., a few inscribed by the author, various bindings, some worn with covers detached, 8vo
Astronomy.- Ferguson (James) Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles..., third edition, folding engraved frontispiece and 16 plates (of 17), with plate 15 supplied in facsimile, minor worming at lower fore-margin corner to first half, including plates, some spotting, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners scuffed, A. Millar, 1764; and 2 others by the same, 4to & 8vo (3)
First World War.- Petre (F.Loraine), Wilfrid Ewart & Major General Lowther. The Scots Guards in the Great War 1914-18, first edition, 15 maps, some folding, tipped-in errata leaf, 4 pp. advertisements at end, original cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, rubbed with few small tears, some tape repairs, 1925 § Operations of XIII Corps Between 3rd October and 11th November 1918, large folding map at end, original printed wrappers, light spotting to upper cover, spine ends torn, [1918] § Dane (Edward) The Battles in Flanders, first edition, original pictorial cloth, dust-jacket, rubbed, spine sunned, ends torn, The Daily Telegraph, 1915; and c.30 others relating to the First World War, v.s. (c.30)
Language.- Greenwood (James) An Essay towards a practical English grammar, describing the genius and nature of the English tongue, 'The fifth edition', 4pp. publisher's advertisements at end, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spine in compartments and with burgundy morocco label, joints starting, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed, Printed for J. Nourse, 1753 § Wailly (Noel-François de) Abrégé de la Grammaire Françoise. Revue et augmentée par Mr. D'Ariès, first Russian edition, title with small woodcut ornament, some spotting, lightly browned, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, original red leather label loosely inserted, rubbed, St. Petersburg, Pluchart & Co., 1814; and 7 others, miscellaneous English & Continental, including 3 vol. of Trimmer's religious series of prints and a German handwriting manual, v.s. (9)
Jesuit Bio-Bibliography.- Ribadeneyra (Pedro de) Illustrium scriptorum religionis Societatis Jesu catalogus, second enlarged edition, title within ornate woodcut architectural border, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, final errata f., occasional contemporary ink marginalia in 2 hands, I5 mostly marginal ink stain causing hole, with loss of a few letters (without loss of sense of text), water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary limp vellum, spine with head little worn and a couple of splits with loss, little stained, [Palau 266559; Sabin 70778a], 8vo, Lyon, Jean Pillehotte, 1609. *** Second, enlarged edition of the first bio-bibliography of members of the Society of Jesus, first published at Antwerp in 1608. The compiler entered the Society at the age of 14, and went on to be Professor of Rhetoric at Palermo, and to write his well-known Life of Loyola in 1572. Provenance: Col. S. Lyn, Berkeley Square (19th century bookplate).
Astronomy.- Richardson (William) A Catalogue of 7385 Stars, chiefly in the Southern Hemisphere, first edition, engraved frontispiece, lightly off-set, original cloth with printed paper labels to covers and spine, sunned, top corners worn, by William Clowes, 1835; and another catalogue of stars, 4to (2)*** Compiled by Richardson at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, from observations made by Brisbane, Rumker and Dunlop at the Observatory in Paramatta, New South Wales.
Glasgow imprint.- Gerrond (John) Poems on Several Occasions, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, lacking frontispiece, foxed and soiled throughout, particularly heavy to title, 19th century green half morocco, rubbed, Glasgow, 1802 § Train (Joseph) The Poetical Reveries, list of subscribers and errata leaf at end, endpapers with various contemporary inscriptions in pencil and ink, including pencil ownership inscription "James Learmonth Mason Laurieston By Falkirk" to rear pastedown, soiled, some spotting, final few ff. little chipped at upper corner, contemporary half sheep, worn with loss, Glasgow, 1806, first editions; and others, 19th century poetry, Glasgow imprint, 8vo & 12mo (8)
Emblemata.- Alciati (Andrea) Emblematum Libellus, first edition, first printing, woodcut device to title, 104 woodcuts only (of 113) by Jean Jollat, bookplate, modern ink notes to front endpapers, lacking final 4ff. (H1-4), D1 marginal paper repair at foot, D2 small marginal closed tear, G8 laid down to sheet, some staining, affecting multiple woodcuts, some general soiling, twentieth century half calf, extremities rubbed, [Rawles & co. F.001; Mortimer French 13], 8vo, Paris, Chrestien Wechel, 1534.*** First edition, first printing of the Paris edition of the first emblemata book; distinguishable from the second printing of the same year, by the title format (3rd line begins beneath 'c' [Mortimer]) and with specific woodcuts, such as that on verso of F6 depicting Cupid with wings. The first emblem book appeared in Augsburg in 1531, but it was Wechel's Paris edition which set the standard for the popular field of emblem literature for centuries to come. Several of these emblems were adapted into contemporary printers' devices.
Children's.- Grandmama Easy's Account of the New Buildings of London, hand-coloured wood-engraved illustrations, one or two tears at edges, original pictorial wrappers, soiled, Dean & Co., [c.1850] § T. (T.S.) Riquet with the Tuft. A Fairy Tale in Verse, plates and illustrations by C.L.K., original cloth, Ipswich, Cowell's Anastatic Press, [c.1860] § U[niacke)] (M[ary]) The Dolls' Pic-Nic, first edition, 6 hand-coloured plates, original cloth, Darton & Co., [1860], all rubbed; and 8 others, children's, and an envelope of hand-coloured zoological wood-engraved plates by Whymper for the S.P.C.K., 4to & folio (12)
Computing.- Watson (A.F.) M.A.C. (Modern Automatic Computer): A Medium Sized Computer, first edition, diagrams to text, without errata, original printed boards, some light surface soiling, light toning to spine, spine tips and corners a little bumped, 8vo, Morgan Crucible Co., [1956].*** Scarce, a manual describing the British Tabulating Machine Company's 'H.E.C.' Electronic Computer.
Emblemata.- Ovid. La Vita et Metamorfoseo d'Ovidio, edited by Gabriello Simeoni, 3 parts in 1, first title with woodcut medallion portrait of Ovid and another of Diana on verso, woodcuts emblems by Bernard Salomon with verse beneath and within decorative borders, second part title within woodcut border and with one full-page woodcut 'La Fontana di Roiag in Overnia', a couple of ink manuscript notes in early hand(?s) to margins, as well as ink ownership inscription to title and final leaf foot, stab holes to inner margin throughout, occasional small nicks at edges, a little minor finger soiling and similar, later vellum-backed boards, [Adams O511A; c.f. Mortimer French 405], 8vo, Lyons, Jean de Tournes, 1584.
[Atkinson (John Augustus)] Sixteen Scenes taken from The Miseries of Human Life. By one of the Wretched, first edition, etched title with hand-coloured vignette and 16 finely hand-coloured etched plates by and after J.A. Atkinson, some with aquatint, one folding, each with corresponding text f. opposite, plates offsetting on to text ff., occasional spotting or light staining / marking, original pale blue boards, original printed label to upper cover, corners worn, some staining, rubbed, housed in a modern blue cloth drop-back box, red morocco label to spine, [Abbey, Life 259; Tooley 89], small oblong 4to, William Miller, 1807. *** A satirical look at Regency England, with 'etchings, delicately heightened by water-colour [with] unusually distinguished draughtsmanship for this type of publication.' (Abbey). Atkinson (1775- c.1831) was an English painter, draughtsman and engraver. He spent some time in St. Petersburg, where he gained the patronage of the Empress Catherine and her successor Emperor Paul I.
Astronomy.- The Sun.- Lockyer (J. Norman) Contributions to Solar Physics, first edition, colour frontispiece and plates, some folding, plain illustrations, printed cutting to front pastedown, occasional spotting, contemporary half calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 1874; The Chemistry of The Sun, graphs and illustrations, bookplate, occasional foxing, contemporary calf, gilt, spine gilt with red morocco label, upper joint cracking at head, 1877 § Secchi, SJ (P.A.) Le Soleil, first edition, 3 folding plates, of which 2 colour, illustrations, later blue half morocco, spine lightly sunned, some minor scuffing, Paris, 1870; and another by Lockyer, 8vo (4)
Hunting.- [Law (William)] A Forest Ramble; with a Description of a Royal Stag Hunt...with Notices of Several Well-known Characters in the Forest of Windsor, first edition, errata-slip at end, signed presentation inscription from the author to inside upper wrapper "To Mr John Caudle...A Present from Wm. Law, Bagshot, Surry', another ink note signed by the author to inside lower wrapper, a few ink corrections to text, lightly browned, spotting, some marginal dust-soiling, stitched into ?original wrappers, some repairs to spine, wrappers rubbed and soiled, preserved in later folding cloth case, with Schwerdt, Duke of Gloucester & J.O. Edwards bookplates to inside upper cover, J. Pittman, 1818; and 2 others, hunting or shooting related, including Hawke's "Howell Wood...A New Hunting Song", 4to & 8vo (3)
Thielcke (Henry Daniel) & William Combe.. Six Engravings after the Designs of Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth..., first edition with verses by Combe, engraved dedication and 6 plates, light water-stain to upper margin, original boards, printed label to upper cover, uncut, rubbed, wormtrack to rear cover, rebacked, William Bulmer & Co. for R.Ackermann, 1813 § Shakespeare (W.) Ein Sommernachtstraum, silhouette illustrations by Paul Konewka on india paper and mounted, text foxed, contemporary cloth-backed boards, Heidelberg, 1868 § Wilkinson (George Hutton) The Old Inmates of Harperley Park, presentation copy from the author to Nassau W.Senior inscribed on half-title, chromolithographed or tinted lithographed plates, mounted photograph, original cloth, gilt, rebacked in morocco, Cambridge, 1859 § Bescherelle (L.N.) & L.J.Larcher. La Donna..., first Italian edition, numerous hand-coloured lithographed plates, some heightened with gum arabic, text foxed and occasionally plates, later half calf, spine gilt, Turin, 1850, all rubbed; and another, illustrated, 4to & 8vo (5)
Orsini (Fulvio) Imagines et elogia virorum illustrium et eruditor, first edition, engraved title within ornate architectural border, ink ownership inscription to foot, whole-page engraved illustrations, woodcut illustrations, lacking 2ff. in middle (F2-3) and final f. (O4) with colophon on verso, some off-setting, spotting and other stains, contemporary vellum, upper joint cracked, a few small stains, [Adams U72; EDIT 16 CNCE 37885; Mortimer Italian 329], folio, [Venice and] Rome, Pietro Deuchino for Antoine Lafréry, 1570.*** First edition of a major early collection of ancient Greek and Roman portraits, busts, inscriptions and coins, edited by Fulvio Orsini (1529-1600), librarian to the Farnese family.
Economics.- von Mises (Ludwig) Human Action. A Treatise on Economics, some marking and underlining to text, library ink stamp to title verso covered by paper, original cloth, light fading to spine, some marking to foot of spine and upper cover, front endpapers renewed, 1949; The Theory of Money and Credit, original cloth, spine ends and corners bumped, extremities frayed, rubbed, 1934, first English editions; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (4)
Baif (Lazare de) Annotationes in L.II. De captivis & postliminio reversis; in quibus tractatur de re navali, second edition, woodcut printer's device to title, numerous woodcut illustrations, many whole-page, title with a few small silked repairs, a few others elsewhere, some light foxing and soiling, mainly marginal, modern black calf, [Adams B37], 8vo, Paris, Robert Estienne, 1549.*** A treatise on early navigation and boats, clothing and vases in antiquity. Based on the writings of classical authors, some of the woodcut illustrations derive from Trajan's column. A reprint of the 1536 Estienne edition, which was Estienne's first illustrated book. Appended to the end, is Antonio Telesio’s lexicon of some 150 colour-related terms used by classical authors, primarily with reference to clothes.
Scotland.- Cririe (James) Scottish Scenery: or, Sketches in Verse descriptive of Scenes chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland, engraved frontispiece view of Edinburgh, 19 further engraved views, most with tissue-guards, engraved bookplate of Jonathan Pytts, frontispiece very slightly offset, some light toning, occasional light foxing (heavier to tissue-guards), contemporary marbled calf, sympathetically rebacked, spine gilt and with morocco label, covers little rubbed, marbled endpapers, a handsome copy, 1803 § Bruce (George) Poems and Songs, on Various Occasions, wood-engraved vignettes, list of subscribers, foxing, some light damp-staining to foot, browning to last few ff., uncut in original drab boards, rebacked, covers quite worn, Edinburgh, for the Author, 1811, first editions, book-label of J.O. Edwards; and others, poetry of Scottish interest, 4to & 8vo (5) *** The second mentioned scarce, we can trace only a handful of institutional copies. Some of the poems are in Scottish dialect.
'Secret history' of Justinian.- Procopius Caesariensis. Anekdota [graece]. Arcana historia, qui est liber nonus Historiarum, 2 parts in 1, first edition, text in Greek & Latin, title printed in red and black and with large engraved printer's device, engraved illustrations in text, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, later ink note concerning the work to front free endpaper, occasional spotting, lightly browned, later calf, richly gilt spine in compartments, all but one of which with hexagram with central initials 'MI', covers with gilt double filet border, upper joint split, but holding firm, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, [Hoffmann III, 298; Schweiger I, 277], folio, Lyon, Andrea Brugiotti, 1623. *** Handsomely printed secret history of the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian, with scandalous anecdotes about his wife Theodora and the Byzantine court.
England.- [Colston (Edward)] [Bristol.] Copies of Mr.Colston's Settlements, ?first edition, drop-head title, woodcut head-pieces and initials, lightly browned, old cloth, rebacked, [c.1725] § Catcott (George Symes) A Descriptive Account of a Descent made into Penpark-Hole, in the Parish of Westbury-upon-Trim...Gloucestershire, in the Year 1775, first edition, half-title, engraved plate and explanation, disbound, Bristol, 1792 § Poll of the Borough of Cirencester, taken March 23...1768, first edition, contemporary ink signature of T.Bush to head of title, disbound, soiled, Cirencester, R.Rudder, [1768] § [Ritson (Joseph)] The Bishopric Garland; or, Durham Minstrel, 1792; The Northumberland Garland (The), 1793, together 2 works in 1 vol., wood-engraved title-vignettes, a little browned bookplate of James Maidment with slip of purchase, contemporary calf, spine gilt, chipped at ends, Newcastle, all rubbed; and c.20 others, British topography, v.s. (c.25) *** The first item lists the various charitable donations of the now notorious merchant and slave-trader Edward Colston following his death in 1721.
Silius Italicus. Punica, edited by Petrus Justinus Philelphus, collation: [*]2 a–h I k–p10 q8 r6 (a1 is unsigned, a2 is signed a1, a3 a2, etc.), 162ff. (of 166, lacking [*]1&2 (Pliny to Caninius Rufus & Martial Epigrammaton), a1 (blank) & r6 (blank)), 38 lines, Roman type, 6-line initials in blue and red, the first with marginal flourish in red, 'a1'[a2] with small closed tear and slightly toned, 17th century calf, rebacked preserving original backstrip, gilt, a few scuffs, [BMC VI 717; Goff S505; GW M42090; Bod-Inc S-199; ISTC 00505000], a wide-margined copy, folio (268 x 188 mm.), Milan, Antonius Zarotus, for Johannes de Legnano, 1481.*** Rare copy at auction of the third edition of this epic poem about the Second Punic War, after two earlier Roman versions from 1471. Provenance: from the family library of "H. Walter, Coll: Regal: Cant:" dated 1754 [ink inscription to front endpaper].
Smyrnaeus (Quintus) Παραλειπομενων Ομερου... Derelictorum ab Homero libri quatuordecim, first edition, text in Greek, woodcut printer's device to title and final leaf verso, title with faded early ink ?ownership inscription, occasional light foxing, small paper repairs to corners of first two leaves, modern morocco, red calf doublures with Aldine device stamped in gilt within gilt borders, silk front free endpapers, spine lightly sunned, [EDIT 16 CNCE 36102; Renouard 261/14], 8vo, Venice, Aldus, [1505].*** Quintus of Smyrna's mythological epic, usually referred to as the Posthomerica, fills in the narrative from the end of the Iliad to the Odyssey, and was probably composed in the third or fourth century AD. This volume additionally contains Tryphiodorus De Troiae excidio and Coluthus De raptu Helenae, shorter poems also relating to the Trojan expedition.Provenance: "Jos. Lassi et amicorum” (José Lasso de la Vega) [name stamped on lower doublure].
Llwyd (Richard) Gayton Wake, or Mary Dod; and her List of Merits. A Poem in Four Parts, first edition, half-title, advertisement f. at end, presentation inscription "From the Author to the Miss Gleggs" to head of title, ownership name to pastedown, book-label of J.O. Edwards, occasional toning, the odd spot, but overall excellent, original boards, old ink manuscript title to spine and upper cover, some wear to spine and corners, portion of backstrip peeling away from upper joint, Chester, J. Fletcher, 1804; and a first edition "Poems" by the same (1804), 8vo (2) *** Richard Llwyd (1752-1835) was known as "The Bard of Snowdon" and began life as a domestic servant.
Johns (Jasper).- Castleman (Riva) Technics and Creativity, with an original signed offset lithograph "Target 1970" by Jasper Johns on thick card with collage of 3 watercolour pads and paintbrush mounted inside lid, together in white plastic hinged box, hinge splitting, New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1971 § Zatlin (Linda Gertner) Aubrey Beardsley and Victorian Sexual Politics, first edition, ink stamp to endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, spine sunned, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1990; and 5 others, Beardsley and others, v.s. (7)
Cottle (Joseph) Alfred, an Epic Poem, in Twenty-Four Books, half-title (with portion cut away at head, not affecting text), errata f. at end, without frontispiece (unclear if called for), light toning, occasional light spotting or soiling, modern half calf, spine richly gilt, extremities little rubbed, 1800 § Scott (Sir Walter) The Lady of the Lake, a Poem, half-title, stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece (lightly offset), armorial bookplate and library ticket of Gilbert Compton Elliot, some spotting and light toning, foxing to portrait and endpapers, attractively bound in green half calf by G.H. May, spine gilt with raised bands and repeating skull and cross bones and serpents motif, t.e.g., others uncut, spine lightly faded, little rubbed, marbled endpapers, Edinburgh, 1810, first editions, book-label of J.O. Edwards; and others, 19th century poetry, including Scott, William Sotheby, Thomas Moore &tc, as well as Cottle's scarce "New Version of the Psalms of David", 4to & 8vo (14) *** Joseph Cottle (1770-1853) was a Bristol bookseller and publisher; his epic poetry which was ridiculed by Byron. The first mentioned is scarce in first edition.
First World War, Egypt and Palestine.- Edwards (Walter, East Kent Regiment) Diary of service in Egypt and Palestine, manuscript, 84pp. excluding blanks, in pencil, original cloth, slightly rubbed, 120 x 75mm., [1917] – 18; and 5 other First World War items relating to another soldier, Victor Lack, serving in France, v.s., v.d. (6). *** “Nov 5 1918 … we came against a Turkish outpost. They proceeded to attack… Turkish fire seemed to increase but there was no returning without orders… two mounted officers came up… we think they were spies… . The situation was hopeless… the cavalry came up and supported us and drove the Turks back… the Turks are in full flight. Nov 17 We are salvaging the Turkish lines in Gaza… . Everything seems to have been blown sky high. Such a terrible mess I have never before seen, one could stand in the shell holes and be completely hidden.” – Edwards.
[Ellis] (Sarah Stickney) Contrasts, a Series of Twenty Drawings, first edition, lithographed throughout by Geo. Smith of Liverpool, decorative title and plates, light foxing, original printed wrappers, soiled, R.Ackermann, 1832 § Kemp (Maria Adelaide, née Marsh) Little Maids. Rhymes and Illustrations, first edition, decorative title and plates, ink inscription to front free endpaper, light foxing to title, original cloth, spine ends a little worn, printed by Cowell's Anastatic Press of Ipswich, 1876 § Nugent (George, Lord) Ye Dole of Tichborne, first edition, 9 anastatic plates by Violetta Harriot Darwin, one folding, marginal soiling, signature torn away from head of front free endpaper, original cloth, 1871, all rubbed, 4to & oblong 8vo (3) *** The first is rare with Library Hub recording only one copy (V & A).
Bloomfield (Robert) Wild Flowers; or, Pastoral and Local Poetry, 8 wood-engraved plates, H. Bradley Martin copy with his bookplate become detached and loosely inserted, book-label of J.O. Edwards, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, the odd spot but overall very good, uncut in original boards, old manuscript title to spine and price "4/6" to head of upper cover, rubbed and soiled, spine with vertical split, joints split, but stitching holding, for Vernor, Hood [&tc], 1806 § Mitford (John) The Poems of a British Sailor, half-title, 7pp. list of subscribers, occasional light soiling or spotting, uncut in original boards, early reback, manuscript title to spine, spine ends little chipped, rubbed and soiled, for the Author by W. Flint, 1818, first editions; and others, 19th century poetry, 8vo & 12mo (c.25)
Astronomy.- Ferguson (James) Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles..., first edition, engraved folding frontispiece, with lower edge silked and other silked and paper repairs, 13 folding engraved plates, bookplate, some light browning, some off-setting and spotting, modern half calf, slightly bowed, 4to, for the Author, 1756. *** First edition of this popular work, which went on to appear in 17 subsequent ones.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold sovereign, 1964. Royal Mint. First, laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +. Design by Mary Gillick. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS MS64 , certification number 48796293. Coin Value Index (CVI): £481.53 on 2024-02-06.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.PCGS population in this grade: 30.PCGS population in higher grade: 40.Reference: S-4125; KM-908; F-271Mintage: 3,000,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
ENGLAND. Edward VI, 1547-53. Silver crown, ND (1551-1553). Tower mint ('y'). Fine Silver Issue. So called Horseman crownObv: King on horseback facing right, date below; set within double border; legend reads EDWARD ': VI : D ': G ': AGL ': FRANC ': z : hIBER ': REX • ,Rev: Square-topped shield over long cross fourchée, large lys in first and fourth quarters; POSVI DEVM : A DIVITOR E ': MEV ': (m.m.) . In secure plastic holder, graded NGC XF 40, certification number 3504317-007. NGC Census in this grade: 7.NGC Census in higher grade: 13Total NGC Census: 59Reference: S-2478; N-1833Weight: 30.8 g.Composition: 925.0/1000 Silver.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold sovereign, 1967. Royal Mint. First, laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +. Design by Mary Gillick. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS MS65 , certification number 48796305. Coin Value Index (CVI): £613.06 on 2024-02-06.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.PCGS population in this grade: 33.PCGS population in higher grade: 6.Reference: S-4125; KM-908Mintage: 5,000,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold sovereign, 1958. Royal Mint. First, laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +. Design by Mary Gillick. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 65, certification number 6692938-029. Coin Value Index (CVI): £600.72 on 2024-01-26.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.NGC Census in this grade: 208.NGC Census in higher grade: 109Total NGC Census: 718Reference: S-4125; KM-908; F-271Mintage: 8,700,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold sovereign, 1958. Royal Mint. First, laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +. Design by Mary Gillick. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 66, certification number 6692938-033. Coin Value Index (CVI): £1806.87 on 2024-01-26.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.NGC Census in this grade: 83.NGC Census in higher grade: 9Total NGC Census: 718Reference: S-4125; KM-908; F-271Mintage: 8,700,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Silver sixpence, 1848. Royal Mint. Overdate 1848/6. First young head of Queen Victoria facing left; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D:. Design by William Wyon. / Crowned denomination within a oak and olive wreath; date below. Design by Jean Baptiste Merlen. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS MS61 , certification number 46420498. PCGS population in this grade: 3.PCGS population in higher grade: 5.Reference: S-3908; KM-733.1Mintage: 586,080.Weight: 2.8276 g.Composition: 925.0/1000 Silver.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Silver 10 pounds, 2020. Royal Mint. Proof. Issued to celebrate the new James Bond movie 'No Time to Die', its release delayed for nearly a year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This is the first of a total three coins issued, depicting the Aston Martin DB5 sports car, used in the Bond movie Goldfinger in 1964 and since then known as 'the most famous car in the world'.Fifth, crowned head of Queen Elizabeth II right; JC below; ELIZABETH II · D · G REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS · 2020 ·. Design by Jody Clark. / A front-facing representation of an Aston Martin DB5 showing the number plate BMT 216A, surrounded by a camera shutter and 007 below. Design by Laura Clancy. Edge milled.Comes with the original box as issued by the Mint and the certificate of authenticity (COA). In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO, certification number 2114827-008. NGC Census in this grade: 285, equal-finest graded.Total NGC Census: 345Mintage: 440.Diameter: 65 mm.Weight: 156.3 g. (ASW=5 oz.)Composition: 999.0/1000 Silver.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold sovereign, 1968. Royal Mint. First, laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +. Design by Mary Gillick. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 66, certification number 2141171-044. Coin Value Index (CVI): £1690.77 on 2024-01-25.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.NGC Census in this grade: 23.NGC Census in higher grade: 6Total NGC Census: 301Reference: S-4125; KM-908Mintage: 4,203,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold sovereign, 1959. Royal Mint. First, laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +. Design by Mary Gillick. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 66, certification number 2141169-049. Coin Value Index (CVI): £1997.79 on 2024-01-25.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.NGC Census in this grade: 42.NGC Census in higher grade: 6Total NGC Census: 284Reference: S-4125; KM-908; F-271Mintage: 1,385,228.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold sovereign, 1841. London. Unbarred 'A's. First young head of Victoria facing left, hair tied in fillet; date below truncation; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, with unbarred 'A's in GRATIA. / Crowned shield within wreath; thistle, rose and shamrock below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC VF 35, certification number 6514435-007. NGC Census in this grade: 3.NGC Census in higher grade: 5Total NGC Census: 8Reference: Marsh-24A; S-3852Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold sovereign, 1958. Royal Mint. First, laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +. Design by Mary Gillick. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS MS64 , certification number 48796287. Coin Value Index (CVI): £442.67 on 2024-02-06.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.PCGS population in this grade: 103.PCGS population in higher grade: 202.Reference: S-4125; KM-908; F-271Mintage: 8,700,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold sovereign, 1957. Royal Mint. First, laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +. Design by Mary Gillick. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 66, certification number 6692938-008. Coin Value Index (CVI): £2790.74 on 2024-01-26.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.NGC Census in this grade: 40, equal-finest graded.Total NGC Census: 559Reference: S-4124; KM-908; F-271Mintage: 2,072,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold sovereign, 1958. Royal Mint. First, laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +. Design by Mary Gillick. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 65, certification number 6692938-028. Coin Value Index (CVI): £600.72 on 2024-01-26.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.NGC Census in this grade: 208.NGC Census in higher grade: 109Total NGC Census: 718Reference: S-4125; KM-908; F-271Mintage: 8,700,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold half-sovereign, 1863. London. No die number. First small young head of Victoria facing left, hair tied in fillet; date below truncation; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. / Crowned embellished shield-of-arms; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC UNC Details, certification number 3702239-002. NGC Census in this grade: 1.Reference: Fr-389b; KM-735.1; Marsh-437; S-3859ADiameter: 19.3 mm.Weight: 3.99 g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Silver sixpence, 1838. Royal Mint. First young head of Queen Victoria facing left; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D:. Design by William Wyon. / Crowned denomination within a oak and olive wreath; date below. Design by Jean Baptiste Merlen. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 62, certification number 6317876-008. NGC Census in this grade: 3.NGC Census in higher grade: 33Total NGC Census: 44Reference: S-3908; KM-733.1Mintage: 1,607,760.Weight: 2.8276 g.Composition: 925.0/1000 Silver.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Gold sovereign, 1967. Royal Mint. First, laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +. Design by Mary Gillick. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 66, certification number 6613691-048. Coin Value Index (CVI): £1965.02 on 2024-01-26.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.NGC Census in this grade: 29.NGC Census in higher grade: 2Total NGC Census: 296Reference: S-4125; KM-908Mintage: 5,000,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold sovereign, 1838. London. First young head of Victoria facing left, hair tied in fillet; date below truncation; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. / Crowned shield within wreath; thistle, rose and shamrock below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC XF 45, certification number 6515887-001. Coin Value Index (CVI): £2363.20 on 2024-02-01.Click here to read about the Coin Value Index.NGC Census in this grade: 21.NGC Census in higher grade: 100Total NGC Census: 142Reference: Fr-387; KM-736.1; Marsh-22 [R]; S-3852Mintage: 2,718,694.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold half-sovereign, 1848/7. London. 8 over 7. First small young head of Victoria facing left, hair tied in fillet; date below truncation, with 8 struck over 7; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. / Crowned embellished shield-of-arms; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC F 15, certification number 2144285-045. NGC Census in this grade: 2.NGC Census in higher grade: 8Total NGC Census: 10Reference: Fr-389b; KM-735.1; Marsh-422A; S-3859Diameter: 19.3 mm.Weight: 3.99 g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-2022. Bronze penny, . Royal Mint. Brockage. First, laureate bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +. Design by Mary Gillick. / Obverse brockage. Edge plain.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MINT ERROR MS 62 BN, certification number 2460742-005. NGC Census in this grade: 0, equal-finest graded.Reference: KM-897Diameter: 31 mm.Weight: 9.4 g.Composition: Bronze.PLEASE NOTE: 18% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.

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