![Ashendene Press.- Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach (The) commonly called Ecclesiasticus, [one of 328 copies on paper], print](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/175e1d27-5155-4863-91f2-b02a010cc1cf/05e3652b-f5ef-435e-9e93-b02a01196f06/468x382.jpg)
Ashendene Press.- Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach (The) commonly called Ecclesiasticus, [one of 328 copies on paper], printed in red and black in Subiaco type with initials supplied by hand in blue and green by Graily Hewitt and assistants, Sir William Russell Flint's copy with his pencil inscription to front free endpaper and with a note in his hand on the Subiaco type loosely inserted, original orange-stained limp vellum with ties, by Douglas Cockerell of the W.H.Smith bindery, uncut, Cockerell marbled board slip-case, [Hornby XXXVIII; Franklin p.242], 4to, Ashendene Press, 1932.⁂ Hornby thought this one of the most satisfactory of his books while Franklin notes, "Subiaco in the irregular verse lines, with drawn letters, red shoulder-notes and such a text cause this to be regarded often and justly as a favourite among all Ashendene books".Sir William Russell Flint (1880-1969), artist and illustrator, know particularly for his watercolours of women. His loosely-inserted note reads, "Ashendene Press 'Subiaco' type is based on that used for the first book printed in Italy by Arnold Pannartz & Conrad Schweinheim nat Subiaco in 1465".
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Cranach Press.- Shakespeare (William) The Tragedie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke, edited by J.Dover Wilson, number 120 of 300 copies on Maillol handmade paper, type designed by Edward Johnston after the Mainz Psalter of 1457, title cut by Eric Gill, printed in red, blue and black, wood-engraved illustrations designed and cut by Edward Gordon Craig, 'Notes on the Text...' by the editor in original cloth-backed wrappers loose in pocket at end, very light spotting to a few leaves (as often), foxing to rear endpapers, original red crushed morocco, gilt, by Otto Dorfner of Weimar, upper cover with title and small circular cut after Craig in gilt with single gilt fillet border, spine titled in gilt within five raised bands with double rules in gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, signed on rear turn-in, lower corner of rear cover slightly bumped, [The Artist and the Book 1860-1960 66], folio, Weimar, Cranach Press, 1930.⁂ A magnificent copy of Edward Gordon Craig's masterpiece and one of only a few copies in the deluxe binding. A German edition was issued the previous year but this English edition contains 6 additional woodcuts by Craig. Having seen the prints ("black figures") made from Craig's wooden figures which he used with his model theatre, Count Harry Kessler commissioned Craig to illustrate an edition of Hamlet. It was to be printed at his private Cranach press using the woodblocks and with specially-designed type. This was in 1912 but work on it was suspended during the First World War and Craig became distracted by other projects so the book was not issued for nearly twenty years. Craig's son, Teddy, went to Weimar to assist the master-printer, Gage Cole, in the printing of the woodblocks: "I was the only person who knew how to get the kind of impression required, showing the delicate side grain of wood and at the same time producing the specially blackened details in certain blocks." Edward Craig. Gordon Craig: The Story of His Life p.326"This is one of the most ambitious and successful books of the Cranach Press, with a fine harmony between the type page and the illustration". (The Artist and the Book, p.52).
Eragny Press.- Rust (Margaret) The Queen of the Fishes. An Adaptation in English of a Fairy Tale of Valois, number 71 of 150 copies signed with the artist/printer's monogram, printed in red, grey and gold on Japanese handmade paper, wood-engraved illustrations (5 in colour) and borders designed and engraved by Lucien Pissarro, one full-page, with prospectus/order form loosely inserted (a little spotted), engraved Hartshorne bookplate, original limp vellum, gilt floral ornament to upper cover, t.e.g., an excellent copy, 8vo, Eragny Press, 1894.⁂ The charming first publication of the Eragny Press, and the only one not printed in the usual Vale type. "We knew nothing of the art of printing and had to learn it as we went along - which meant that we were faced with endless difficulties. We bought a small hand-press, crown 4to, and started to print this booklet, The Queen of the Fishes, two pages at a time; the gold used in the book was real gold powder...". (Pissarro quoted by Franklin, The Private Presses p.96)
![Ashendene Press.- Bridges (Robert) Poems Written in the Year MCMXIII, one of only 85 copies on paper [none for sale], printed](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/175e1d27-5155-4863-91f2-b02a010cc1cf/b566a7b4-ea70-4a93-974b-b02a0117c471/468x382.jpg)
Ashendene Press.- Bridges (Robert) Poems Written in the Year MCMXIII, one of only 85 copies on paper [none for sale], printed in Subiaco type with initials in blue and red, bookplate with initials "L.N." to front pastedown, original holland-backed blue boards, titled in black on upper cover, uncut, a couple of small spots to upper cover but a very good copy, [Hornby XXVIII; Franklin p.239], 4to, Ashendene Press, 1914.⁂ Printed for private circulation only, with 50 copies for the author and 35 for the printer. Bridges had recently been appointed Poet Laureate and it was the last work issued before the Great War forced the press into a hiatus. "Hornby set this himself, a singularly beautiful book...This must rank as the only literary first appearance of any significance at the Ashendene Press, inviting comparison with Daniel Press editions of Bridges." (Franklin).
Ashendene Press.- Vita di Santa Chiara Vergine composta per Vgolino Verino Cittadino Florentino, Reprinted from the Original Manuscript with an Introduction and Notes by Walter W. Seton, signed and inscribed by the printer "G.H.Blore from C.H.StJ.Hornby June, 1921" on front free endpaper, one of 236 copies on paper, printed in red and black in Subiaco type with initials in blue, first two leaves of the original manuscript reproduced in collotype facsimile, original limp vellum with ties, spine titled in gilt, uncut, an excellent copy preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Hornby XXX; Franklin p.240], 8vo, Ashendene Press, 1921.⁂ The original manuscript, written in a late XVth century hand for the nuns of St.Clare, belonged to Lord Vernon and was bought by Hornby at the sale of Vernon's library at Sotheby's in 1918. "Another neglected Ashendene book: owners should take a more intelligent interest than to close it after admiring type...This and Omar Khayyam are the two Ashendenes which rank as serious critical editions". (Franklin).G.H.Blore, historian, author of Victorian Worthies: Sixteen Biographies of 1920, and works on Winchester.
Ashendene Press.- Longus. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe, translated by J.Amyot, edited by Paul-Louis Courier, one of 290 copies on paper, printed in red and black in Ptolemy type, initials and decorations supplied by hand in blue by Graily Hewitt and his assistants, wood-engraved illustrations by Gwen Raverat, some full-page, a couple of small spots to title, press announcement/prospectus loosely inserted (lightly spotted), original vellum-backed turquoise boards, gilt design on upper cover by Raverat, spine ruled and titled in gilt, uncut, very slight rubbing and small bump to edge of upper board, board slip-case (slightly rubbed at edges), [Hornby XXXIX; Franklin p.242], 4to, Ashendene Press, 1933.⁂ The loosely-inserted 'Announcement of the Last Books to be Issued from the Press' explains that the first printing of the Daphnis et Chloe had to be destroyed due to faulty ink causing offsetting on the Japanese paper used. It also pays tribute to the pressman George Faulkner, who had been responsible for all Ashendene books since 1902 and who had recently died. The whole edition of Daphnis et Chloe was reprinted on English handmade paper by H.Gage-Cole, apprentice pressman to William Morris at the Kelmscott Press and pressman at the Doves Press. Gage-Cole also assisted with the printing of The Book of Ecclesiasticus which is announced here.
![Kelmscott Press.- Lull (Ramòn). The Order of Chivalry, translated by William Caxton, edited by F.S.Ellis [&] L'Ordene de](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/175e1d27-5155-4863-91f2-b02a010cc1cf/7985734b-b8f9-4232-b703-b02a01195b24/468x382.jpg)
Kelmscott Press.- Lull (Ramòn). The Order of Chivalry, translated by William Caxton, edited by F.S.Ellis [&] L'Ordene de Chevalerie, translated by William Morris, together 2 works in 1 vol., [one of 225 copies on Flower paper], printed in red and black in Chaucer type, wood-engraved frontispiece designed by Edward Burne-Jones and borders & initials by William Morris, modern bookplate to front pastedown, original limp vellum with ties, yapp edges, spine titled in gilt (very slightly worn), uncut, a little soiled, slight creasing to upper cover, ties renewed, preserved in vellum-covered cloth drop-back box with ties, [Peterson A13], small 4to, Kelmscott Press, 1893.⁂ The first Kelmscott book printed in Chaucer type. "Saw the sheets of Caxton's Order of Chivalry the printing of which is just complete. It is the prettiest book yet done". (Sydney Cockerell's diary for 12th November 1892, quoted by Peterson).
![Kelmscott Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Works [&] A Companion Volume to the Kelmscott Chaucer by Duncan Robinson, togeth](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/175e1d27-5155-4863-91f2-b02a010cc1cf/6c57328d-2140-48b8-9521-b02a0118a972/468x382.jpg)
Kelmscott Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Works [&] A Companion Volume to the Kelmscott Chaucer by Duncan Robinson, together 2 vol., number 9 of 515 copies, the first a facsimile reprint of the Kelmscott Chaucer illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones, printed in red and black, illustrations, many tipped in, original floral patterned cloth designed by William Morris, together with prospectus in board slip-case (slightly rubbed and marked, small chip to one corner), Basilisk Press, 1974-75; and 4 others relating to the design and production of the work, v.s. (6)
δ Matthews (William, binder).- Shackleton (Keith) Tidelines, first edition, inscribed by the author "Bill Matthews with good wishes from W.S.Shackleton & the author Keith Shackleton 1952" on half-title, colour plates and black & white illustrations by the author, bound in dark turquoise goatskin, by William Matthews, upper cover with design of a goose coming to land in outline over a wavy vertical "tideline" in gilt formed by a specially-cut tool of close-cut lines, lower with large gilt circle using the same tool, spine titled in gilt with five raised bands, cloudy hand-stained endpapers, g.e., signed at foot of rear turn-in, c.280 x 220mm., light spotting to covers, spine a little faded, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Maggs cat.1212 no.322], 1951; with a 1978 V & A catalogue to an exhibition of the bindings of William Matthews and Edgar Mansfield featuring this binding (No.11 and plate 2), 4to (2)⁂ William Matthews (1898-1977) trained at the Central School of Arts & Crafts, having won a scholarship aged 13, studying design with Noel Rooke, lettering with Graily Hewitt and bookbinding with Peter McLeish, son of Charles McLeish the finisher at the Doves Bindery. He then served an apprenticeship with W.T.Morrell as a finisher before establishing his own bindery. He also spent many years teaching at the Central School and taught many later eminent bookbinders. He is renowned for his exceptional craftsmanship and particularly his gold-tooling, for which he often cut his own tools, as here.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Ashendene Press.- James (Henry) Refugees in Chelsea, one of 6 copies printed on vellum, one initial printed in red, presentation copy signed and inscribed by the printer C.H.St.John Hornby, original russet morocco, gilt, t.e.g., [Hornby, Minor Pieces VII; Franklin 132; Tomkinson 25], 4to, Ashendene Press, 'For private circulation only', 1920.⁂ Extremely rare, no copy on vellum traced at auction and only occasional appearances of one of the 50 copies on paper. The Ashendene Press Bibliography explains: "It was written to help the local Chelsea Committee to raise funds in America to start an industry for crippled Belgian [especially those from the Flanders part] Soldiers."This copy is inscribed by Hornby to B.L. Richmond on the front free endpaper and dated November 1920. Bruce Lyttleton Richmond (1871-1964), known as the "architect of the Times Literary Supplement" was its editor for 35 years from 1902-37. The work, a poignant essay, was written by Henry James in February 1916 and he died on 28th of that month. It was first published in the TLS in March that year and the colophon states "Printed by the kind permission of the Proprietors and Editor from 'The Times Literary Supplement'", so perhaps not surprising that Richmond received one of the very special vellum copies.
Kelmscott Press.- Biblia Innocentium: being the Story of God's Chosen People before the Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ upon Earth... written anew for children, [one of 200 copies on Flower paper], printed in Golden type, wood-engraved border and initials designed by Morris, very light browning to title and one or two other leaves, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original vellum with silk ties, yapp edges, spine titled in gilt, uncut, upper cover slightly warped, some light surface soiling, [Peterson A9], 8vo, Kelmscott Press, 1892.⁂ The first 8vo book issued by the press; Morris wanted it to be illustrated by Burne-Jones but he only completed twenty-five designs of the intended two hundred or so and it was therefore issued without illustrations.
Shaw (George Bernard) & H G Wells.- Collection of 32 autograph and typescript letters, comprising; 2 autograph letters signed by H.G. Wells, 1 typescript note signed by George Bernard Shaw, 1 card and 1 typescript note signed by John Masefield, 1 autograph card signed by Vera Brittain, 14 autograph letters from Marguerite Bennet (first wife of Arnold Bennett), 1 autograph letter signed by W.S. Maugham, most written to J. B. Simons, folds, one or two spots, one or two photographs, v.s., 1930's-50's (32).⁂ Both Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells write about the prospect of a civil list pension for Marguerite Bennett: Shaw is willing to sign a letter to the Prime Minister provided the number of signatories is sufficient to avoid giving any special prominence to my name ... The popular notion that I enjoy an immense political influence is a delusion; he refers Simons to H.G. Wells. The latter comments on the case that her published reminiscences of [Bennett] will hardly help her in this matter. Marguerite Bennett writes to thank Simons for underlining that Arnold was above all an artist and a great writer, and to contradict a statement in Dorothy Cheston's book about the circumstances of her first meeting with Bennett; later letters discuss the prospects of a civil list pension, her slender income from Bennett's royalties, and her efforts to make a living by taking in lodgers. Bennett married Marie Marguerite (nee Soulie) in Paris in 1907; by 1912 he had moved back to London, and the marriage was effectively at an end; little is known of her life after this
Architecture.- Pozzo (Andrea) Perspectivae pictorum atque architectorum... Der Mahler und Baumeister Perspectiv, 2 vol. in 1, first Latin & German edition, parallel text in Latin and German in two columns, 2 engraved frontispieces, 222 engraved plates, of which 1 with small corner defect to margin and a couple with minor marginal tears, book-labels, scattered spotting, soiling, browning and marginal damp-staining throughout, heaviest to initial ff., repairs to hinges, contemporary calf, leather repairs, spine label renewed, folio, Augsburg, J. Wolff, 1706-09⁂ The beautifully illustrated first bilingual Latin-German edition of this famous book by Andrea Pozzo on architecture. Engravings by Johannes Boxbarth and Georg Conrad Bodenehr, with shadows reversed from other editions. Provence: Olga Raggio (1926-2009), art historian and curator with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; gifted to the present owner.
Architecture.- Georgian Society (The). Records of Eighteenth Century Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin, 5 vol., first edition, each vol. one of 600 copies or fewer, vol.5 & 2 with publisher's compliments slips, plates and illustrations, some with browning to endpapers, prelims foxed, original decorative cloth, some fading, corners bumped, 4to, Dublin, Society at the Dublin University Press, 1909-13.⁂ Rare complete set of this Irish architectural record. Library Hub lists only a handful of copies at Oxford and Birmingham University, and at the National Library of Scotland.
Ainsworth (William Francis) Travels and Researches in Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Chaldea, and Armenia, 2 vol., first edition, 3 folding maps, 2 wood-engraved frontispieces and numerous illustrations, lacking 4pp. advertisements, occasional spotting, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, red and green morocco spine labels, vol.2 upper cover with nick,dent, [Atabey 11; Blackmer 9], 8vo, 1842.⁂ The Atabey copy of this account of an expedition to the Christian tribes of Chaldea, funded by the Royal Geographical Society and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The expedition took Ainsworth deep into the interior of Asia Minor, through eastern Turkey, Kurdistan, Armenia, northern Syria and Mesopotamia.Provenance: William Ramsay (bookplate); J.R. Walsh (ink name to front free endpapers); Sefik E. Atabey (bookplate).
Bishop (Isabella L. Bird, Mrs.) Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 2 folding maps, plates and illustrations, advertisement leaf at end of vol.1, hinges weak, original decorative blue cloth, gilt, slight mark to spine vol.1, [Ghani p.42], 8vo, 1891.⁂ The Burrell copy of this work by "the most notable woman traveller of her time" (ODNB).
Sink the Bismarck.- Vanneck (Sir Peter, Royal Navy officer, fighter pilot, engineer, stockbroker and politician, Lord Mayor of London, 1922-99) Journal for the Use of Midshipmen, autograph manuscript, printed title signed and 279pp., printed matter at beginning, numerous pen and ink maps and diagrams (some folding) and several photographs, browned, 6pp. incomplete draft typescript "for Peter Scott's Book the battle of the narrow seas" loosely inserted, original cloth, rubbed and marked, printed paper label signed by Vanneck on upper cover, joints splitting, gilt morocco label on spine, spine faded, folio, 1939-42.⁂ A first hand account by a midshipman serving on HMS KIng George V of the attack and sinking of the Bismarck."27.5.41 We sighted Bismarck... on the starboard bow... and... opened fire. She was coming towards us... and she fired her 15-in at [HMS] Rodney and, it appeared her 5.9-in at us... . We engaged her... . I did not like her look. It was something like a pike with her raked bow and formidable looking turrets. Altogether we fired seventy five broadsides... . At 11.01 as all the world knows the Bismarck turned over and sank. Over one hundred survivors were picked up by the Norfolk (?) & Dorset." - Vanneck.Both Vanneck and Peter Scott served on Motor Torpedo Boats during the Second World War.
Middle East.- Blunt (Lady Anne) Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, wood engraved frontispieces and 10 plates, 1 folding colour map, 1 folding pedigree of Arabian thoroughbreds, advertisements at end vol. 2, scattered faint spotting, bookplate of Peter Hopkirk, original pictorial cloth, gilt, very slight mottling, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1879.⁂ Lady Anne Blunt (1837-1917) was the daughter of Ada Lovelace, and granddaughter of Lord Byron. She was the co-founder of the Crabbet Arabian Stud, along with her husband, the poet Wilfrid Blunt. They travelled extensively in Arabia and the Middle East in order to buy Arabian horses, to bring back to England.
Buckingham (James Silk) Travels in Mesopotamia. Including a Journey from Aleppo to Bagdad, by the route of Beer, Orfah, Diarbekr, Mardin, & Mousul, 2 vol., first octavo edition, folding engraved map, 2 double-page lithograph plates, 27 wood-engraved plates, contemporary half calf, rubbed, vol.1 upper cover detached, 8vo, 1827.⁂ The Cyrus Ghani copy with ink inscriptions dated 1951 to front free endpaper vol.1. Also bookplate and inscription of Anthony MacTier of Durris.
Burckhardt (John Lewis) Travels in Nubia, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 maps (2 folding), lacks advertisement leaf at end, some foxing, contemporary calf, gilt, spine darkened and chipped at head, a little rubbed, [cf.Blackmer 238, second edition], 4to, 1819.⁂ Burckhardt travelled from Aleppo to Cairo and then made two journeys, one along the Upper Nile, the other through the Nubian desert.
Holy Land.- Burckhardt (John Lewis) Travels in Syria and the Holy Land, first edition, half-title, lithographed portrait frontispiece, 6 engraved maps (2 folding), scattered spotting, occasional faint off-setting, armorial bookplate of 'Weston Library', near contemporary half-crushed morocco, very slight rubbing to corners and extremities, [Blackmer 237], 4to, 1822.⁂ Burckhardt "spent three years in Aleppo studying Arabic in preparation for his African travels, and while resident there he travelled through Syria and the Holy Land. Burckhardt was the first European to visit Petra in 1812." (Blackmer)
Burnes (Lt. Alexander) Travels into Bokhara; being the Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, 5 engraved and 3 lithograph plates, one folding (spotted in margins), modern half calf over marbled boards, uncut, spines faded, [Yakushi B302a; Ghani p.60], 8vo, 1834.⁂ The Peter Hopkirk copy. Following a successful expedition up the Indus at the age of 26, Burnes found favour with the Governor-General of India, Lord William Bentinck, and obtained permission for an expedition to Kabul and Bokhara. They were little-known places and he was fortunate to apply at a time when the British government was becoming increasingly concerned to assess Russian encroachment in the area. Thus in 1832 he travelled to Kabul, ruled by Dost Mohammed, and passed over the Hindu Kush to Balkh, where he found the graves of Trebeck, Moorcroft and Guthrie. By way of the Oxus, and the desert crossing he finally reached Bokhara where he received a welcome from the vizier Koosh Begee (though not the Emir). After one month there he returned by way of Merv, to the Persian Gulf and finally Bombay.
Europe.- Cunynghame (Lieut.-Gen. Sir Arthur Thurlow) Travels in the Eastern Caucasus, on the Caspian and Black Seas ..., first edition, wood-engraved frontispiece and 7 plates (2 detached and loosely inserted), 2 folding maps, publisher's advertisements at end, bookplate, ?ex-library with a printed label of readers to front free endpaper, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1872.⁂ Provenance: Bookplate of Peter Hopkirk to front pastedown.
Curzon (George Nathaniel) Persia and the Persian Question, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, plates and illustrations, maps, including one large, folding and linen-backed at end of vol.1, some foxing, hinges weak, original pictorial cloth, gilt, [Wilson p.51; Ghani p.87; Diba p.166], 8vo, London & New York, 1892.⁂ The Peter Hopkirk copy of arguably the most comprehensive history of Persia, covering her antiquities, institutions, administration, natural resources, commerce and topography.
Fraser (James Baillie) Narrative of a Journey into Khorasan, first edition, folding engraved map, short tear to title, errata slip, ink stamp to map verso, title and final leaf, modern half calf over marbled boards, [Ghani p.140; Wilson p.75], 4to, 1825.⁂ Provenance: American Museum of Natural History (ink stamps).
Fraser (James Baillie) A Winter's Journey (Tatar) from Constantinople to Tehran, 2 vol., first edition, engraved frontispieces, both foxed and browned, hinges weak, original cloth, spines faded and ends nicked, uncut, [not in Blackmer or Atabey], 8vo, 1838.⁂ The Peter Hopkirk copy of Fraser's account of his extensive travels in Persia; one of a few books by the author on Persia and surrounding countries.Provenance: Francis K. Forbes (ink inscription dated 1839 on front pastedown); Peter Hopkirk (bookplate)
Middle East.- Fraser (James Baillie) Travels in Koordistan, Mesopotamia, &c., 2 vol., first edition, engraved frontispieces, previous owner's presentation inscription to vol. 1, bookplate, faint spotting to bookplate, contemporary calf, rebacked, slight bumping to corners, 8vo, 1840.⁂ Provenance: Bookplate of R. M. Burrell.
Fryer (John) A New Account of East-India and Persia, first edition, half-title with engraved portrait on verso, title printed in red and black, 7 engraved plates and maps, 3 folding, and one full-page engraved map in text with printed slip pasted below, engraved or woodcut illustrations, Ss1 with marginal repaired tear, some light foxing and browning, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, spine ends chipped and joints starting, [Wing F2257], folio,Printed by R[obert] R[oberts] for Ri. Chiswell, 1698.⁂ In 1672 Fryer embarked on a 10-year tour to India, Goa, the Arabian Gulf and Persia, before returning to England. The work includes a detailed account of Surat and Muscat and mentions pirates in the Gulf, and the natural history of the region.
Turkey.- Hornby (Lady Emily Bithynia) Constantinople during the Crimean War, first edition, 5 chromolithographs, occasional faint marginal finger-soiling, one or two faint spots, ownership inscription of 'Charles Pepper' to title, bookplate, contemporary half-calf, water-staining to upper cover, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Atabey 594], 8vo, 1863.⁂ Provenance: Bookplate of Sefik E. Atabey to front pastedown.
Ives (Edward) A Voyage from England to India...also. a Journey from Persia to England, first edition, 2 folding engraved maps, 13 plates (one folding), contemporary calf, upper cover with leather partially worn away at fore-edge, very slightly rubbed, otherwise a lovely copy, Howgego I, p.117; Not in Ghani or Atabey], 4to, Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1773.⁂ Ives travelled to India as surgeon of the Kent, the flagship of Vice-Admiral Charles Watson, commander-in-chief in the East Indies. The work includes an account and illustration of Geriah Fort (now Vijaydurg), a notorious pirate stronghold until the East India Company sent admiral Watson and Clive to seize the town and burn the ships. His return journey was by way of Basra, Baghdad, Mosul, Diarbekir, Bir, Aleppo, Latichea, Cyprus and Leghorn.Provenance: Lord Forbes (bookplate).
Kinneir (John Macdonald) Journey through Asia Minor, Armenia, and Koordistan, first edition, half-title, large folding engraved map with hand-coloured routes, with slight tear, marginal repair to fore-edge of following leaf of text, some light browning, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, upper cover detached, [Blackmer 914; Weber I, 55; cf. Atabey 636 (French edition only)], 8vo, 1818.⁂ The Peter Hopkirk copy. Kinneir was attached to Sir John Malcolm's mission from India to Persia in 1808-9, acting as an agent at Bushire and making numerous journeys within Persia. In 1810 he went back to England but returned to India in 1813-14 by way of Cyprus, Constantinople, Baghdad and Bombay. It is this latter journey that is recounted here, though his earlier travels in Persia are also listed (p.552).Provenance: Thomas Thomas Jr (ink inscription dated 1818 on front endpaper); Peter Hopkirk (bookplate, his sale at Sotheby's 14 October 1998, lot 907).
Malcolm (Col. Sir John) The History of Persia, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, folding engraved map and 22 plates, some light foxing and offsetting, contemporary russia, stamped in blind and gilt, corners and spine raised bands rubbed, but still a handsome copy, [not in Atabey or Blackmer], 4to, 1815.⁂ A handsome copy of this important and comprehensive history of the region.
Morier (Sir James Justinian) A Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, first edition, 1812; A Second Journey..., first edition, 1818, together 2 vol., with a total of 43 engraved plates (30 aquatint, 4 folding or double-page, 4 hand-coloured), 5 engraved maps (some folding), wood-engraved illustrations, vol.1 lacking half-title and advertisement leaf at end, vol.2 with half-title present, vol.1 S2 and vol.2 one folding plate with repaired tears, some light offsetting, uniform modern calf, stamped in blind and gilt, g.e., [Abbey, Travel 357-358; Atabey 836-837], 4to⁂ A handsome and clean set. Morier was born and raised in Smyrna. He was secretary to the mission of Sir Harford Jones to Persia in 1808-09, and again to that of Sir Gore Ouseley which resulted in the Anglo-Persian treaty of 1812, both as recorded here. Morier also wrote novels set in the East, most notably The Adventures of Haji Baba of Ispahan.
Norden (Frederick Lewis) Travels in Egypt and Nubia, 2 vol., first edition in English, half-title to each volume, 2 engraved frontispieces, one a portrait, 162 plates, maps and plans, numbered 1-159 plus 1 unnumbered, with nos. 140-141 and 142-143 together, plates 17, 27, 66, and 108 on two plates each, numerous engraved vignettes, initials, head- and tail-pieces, occasional offsetting but generally clean and with good margins, contemporary calf, gilt, worn, rebacked, [Blackmer 1211], folio, Printed for Lockyer Davis and Charles Reymers, Printers to the Royal Society, 1757.⁂ First edition in English of 'the earliest attempt at an elaborate description of Egypt' (Blackmer). Norden made a voyage through Egypt all the way down to Sudan in 1737-1738 at the request of King Christian VI of Denmark. He was the first European to penetrate as far as Derr in Nubia and to publish descriptions of any Nubian temples.
Pococke (Richard) A Description of the East, 3 parts in 2 vol., first edition, 3 titles with engraved vignettes, engraved dedication to the Earl of Chesterfield in vol. 2, 177 engraved maps, plans, and plates only (of 178), a few folding, including 12 botanical plates by G.D. Ehret, occasional light offsetting or browning, modern blind-stamped calf, [Atabey 965; Blackmer 1323; Hilmy II, p.124; Weber II, 513], folio,Printed for the Author, by W. Bowyer, 1743-45.⁂ While the first volume is dedicated to Egypt, the second volume features Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Cyprus, Crete, the Greek islands, Asia Minor, and Greece.
Middle East.- Rassam (Hormuzd) Asshur and the Land of Nimrod, first edition, association copy with 2pp. A.L.s from the author to Lady Layard loosely inserted, frontispiece, plates, 2 folding plans, 1 double-page map, patterned endpapers, bookplate, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, New York & Cincinnati, 1897.⁂ Provenance: Bookplate of Peter Hopkirk. A.L.s from the author addressed to Lady Layard dated 1898, discussing the publication of this book and transcribing his full dedication to Lady Layard's late husband, A. H. Layard. "I have dedicated it to the memory of my lamented departed friend as follows ..."
Rich (Claudius James) Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh, 2 vol., first edition, 2 folding engraved maps, one folding lithograph plan, 10 lithograph plates by Hullmandel after Walton, 3 double-page, some spotting, lacking advertisement leaves at end of vol.1, contemporary calf, gilt, [Atabey 1040; Wilson p.189], 8vo, 1836.⁂ The Burrell copy of this important work with detailed geographical and archaeological accounts of the region. A talented linguist, Rich travelled widely in Asia Minor. Posted to Egypt during the early part of his career, he travelled from there, in Mamaluk disguise, to Syria, Palestine, Damascus, Baghdad and Basra. In 1810, he was appointed East India Company's resident at Baghdad. Provenance: R.M. Burrell (bookplate).
Thévenot (Jean de) The Travels...into the Levant, 3 parts in 1, first English edition, second issue, engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 plates, errata leaf and 2ff. Alphabetical Table present at end, later half morocco, covers slightly stained and foot of spine chipped, [Atabey 1217; Wing T887; cf. Blackmer 1650 (first edition)], Printed by H. Clark, for H. Faithorne, J. Adamson, C. Skegnes, and T. Newborough, 1687; and another copy (lacking the portrait and one plate, but Atabey's copy), folio (2)⁂ The Ghani copy of the second issue, the first issue had only Clark's name in the imprint. First copy with part 3 leaf I4 cancelled; second copy with I4 present.
Waring (Edward Scott) A Tour to Sheeraz, by the Route of Kazroon and Feerozabad, half-title, engraved frontispiece and plate, some water-staining, last leaf laid down, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving original spine, [Wilson p.240; Ghani p.387; Diba p.222], 4to, 1807.⁂ The first edition of this work was published in Bombay in 1804. This London edition has a greatly expanded section on the language and poetry of Persia and was "an important book in its day as it constitutes one of the first attempts to introduce Persian poetry to the West." (Ghani)
Wittman (William) Travels in Turkey, Asia-Minor, Syria, and across the desert into Egypt, first edition, folding engraved frontispiece, folding map, 21 plates (16 hand-coloured, one folding), plan supplied in facsimile, some foxing and offsetting, contemporary tree calf, gilt, a little rubbed, [Atabey 1344; Blackmer 1832; Weber 647; not in Abbey or Colas], 4to, 1803.⁂ "Wittman was a member of the Anglo-Turkish expeditionary force which travelled overland from Constantinople to Egypt in 1799 to take part in the campaign against the French." (Atabey).Provenance: Pardo de Lygonier (cypher to covers and spine, bookplate); Teodoro Callimachi (bookplate); Sefik E. Atabey (bookplate). The missing/facsimile plan is not mentioned in the Atabey catalogue.
Wood (Robert) The Ruins of Palmyra, otherwise Tedmor in the Desart, first edition, 59 engraved plates & plans, 3 full-page engraved illustrations of inscriptions, occasional faint marginal staining, modern half-calf, [Blackmer 1834 (French edition)], folio, 1753.⁂ Unusually in this copy, the 3 plates that make up the panorama were never stuck together. As such one part of the panorama is bound as plate 1, with the other 2 plates bound at the end.
Africa.- Burton (Sir Richard Francis) "The Memorial Edition" of The Works, 7 vol., half-titles to all but vol. 2, plates, most tinted or chromolithographs, 1 folding colour map, 5 plans of which 3 folding, occasional faint spotting, vol. 5 with bookplate, vol. 7 with previous owner's ink signature and ink-stamp to early leaves, cracked hinges, original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, slight chipping to corners and spine extremities, [Penzer pp.54-55; 64-65; 73-74 and 82-83], 8vo, 1893-94.⁂ Vol. 1 of "First Footsteps in East Africa" (vol. 6) has an error in the list of illustrations. 'The Fal' is listed as an illustration, despite never having been added to either this or earlier editions of the same.
Canada.- Need (Thomas) Six Years in the Bush; or Extracts from the Journal of a Settler in Upper Canada 1832-1838, first edition, presentation copy inscribed to the author's daughter by the editor dated 1866, scattered spotting, previous owner's ink signature to front free endpaper, cutting on Thomas Need pasted to final endpapers, contemporary half-morocco, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1838.⁂ Scarce.
Europe.- Hobhouse (John Cam, 1st Baron Broughton) A Journey through Albania, and other Provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople, 2 vol., second edition, engraved frontispiece, 16 hand-coloured aquatints only (of 17), of which 6 double-page, 2 folding maps, 1 plan, 2 facsimiles, 2 plates of music, Z2 vol. 1 with tear into text, neat repair, vol. 1 with publisher's advertisement pasted at end, scattered spotting, ex-library with remnants of labels to endpapers and occasional ink-stamps throughout, later half-morocco, paper library labels to upper covers, a little rubbed, [Blackmer 821, first edition], 4to, 1813.⁂ Hobhouse's important account of his journey with his friend Lord Byron. "This work is of great interest not only for the light it sheds on that journey, but for the mass of information Hobhouse provides, in particular on the court and character of Ali Pasha." (Atabey)This copy lacking the folding plate of "Ruins of Hadrian's Temple."
Japan.- Small collection of photographic prints of Japan, collection of 4 albums and 25 loose or disbound leaves, vintage photographic prints and postcards pasted into albums or onto mounts, one or two hand-coloured, captions either printed or in manuscript, most to mounts, scattered spotting, various bindings, c.1879-1904 § Ogawa (K.) Souvenir of a Garden Party at Waseda, plates, captioned tissue-guards, the first trimmed affecting tissue-guards, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, spotting, a little rubbed, Yokohama, Shanghai, Hongkong & Singapore, n.d.; v.s. (sm. qty).⁂ Including images of; Hongkong, Yokohama, Shanghai, Tokyo, Kyoto, Inamura, Kamakura, Hakone, Niagara, Colombo, Port Said, Marseilles, Cambridge, Brighton, Tunbridge Wells and Leeds. Images include the aftermath of the 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai. Appears to be a collection of albums from a family who travelled widely between the late 1870's and mid 1900's, with images of adults in various places around the world as well as children in fancy dress. It includes images of 'Glover Garden' in Nagasaki, which was built for the Scottish merchant Thomas Blake Glover in 1863.
Malta.- Acciard (Michele) Mustafà Bassà di Rodi schiavo in Malta, o sia la di lui congiura all'occupazione di Malta, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece after Richard Dalton, title with woodcut ornament, decorative woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials, engraved armorial bookplate, some light browning, scattered foxing, small damp-stain to fore-margin towards end, contemporary vellum, rubbed and lightly soiled, spine with a couple very small portions of loss, 4to, Naples, Appresso Benedetto ed Ignazio Gessari, 1751.⁂ A controversial account of the 1749 Muslim slave revolt in Malta, a failed conspiracy to assassinate Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca and take over the island. This work, also attributed to the historian and patriot Francesco Agius de Soldanis, attacked the order and argued for the rights of the Maltese, questioning the governing ability of the Grand Master. Following its publication copies were sought out and destroyed, with de Soldanis having to defend himself to Pope Benedict XIV. Scarce, we can trace only one copy at auction (Sotheby's, 1974).
Middle East.- Aramco.- Duce (James Terry) Middle East Oil Developments, full-page maps and illustrations, one with acetate overlay, light creasing, some light toning or offsetting, original spiral-bound wrappers, upper cover detaching from spine at foot, rubbing and browning to covers, a few short tears to extremities, 2 loose chipped glacine covers, all housed within card chemise with £A. Kazandjian & Sons. Khartoum" ink stamp to cover, oblong folio, Arabian American Oil Co., 1952.⁂ This is the first printed version of a paper presented by Duce, Vice President of the Arabian American Oil Company, at the thirty-first annual meeting of the American Petroleum Institute in Chicago in 1951.
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Holy Land.- Jacob (Abraham bar) [Map of the Holy Land from: Seder Haggadah Shel Pasah / The Passover Haggadah], oriented with north to the left and the Mediterranean in the lower half, with the Promised Land in the upper half of the sheet, showing the route of the Exodus, the 41 encampments of the Israelites listed within ornate scroll-work cartouche alongside biblical vignettes including Jonah and the whale, extensive Hebrew text printed throughout, engraving, on fine laid paper with watermark of foolscap and large Arms of Amsterdam, sheet 285 x 505 mm (11 1/4 x 19 7/8 in), old folds as issued, some repairs to splitting, repaired tears at the right right edge running into the map, small marginal losses restored, minor surface dirt, 1695⁂ Rare example of the earliest engraved map of the Holy Land with Hebrew text. Originally created for a Haggadah first printed in 1695, considered a seminal moment in the history of Hebrew printing and illustration, Jacob's map is based on the cartography of Van Adrichom.
Middle East.- Lawrence (T.E.) Secret Despatches From Arabia, one of 1,000 copies, portrait frontispiece, scattered spotting, foxing to endpapers, original morocco-backed cloth by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, some light soiling to covers, t.e.g., others uncut, [Pertelote 145], Golden Cockerel Press, 1939; Seven Pillars of Wisdom, first trade edition, maps, plates and illustrations, original buckram, shallow dent to lower cover and bump to head, dust-jacket, spine a little chipped, some chipping to corners, a few short nicks to head and foot with light creasing, small internal tear to lower panel, a very good example, 1935, 4to (2)
Sri Lanka.- Knox (Robert) An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, in the East-Indies, first edition, title within double-rule border, engraved folding map and 15 plates, one with repaired tears, licence f. before title, without the portrait (as usual), advertisement f. at end, the odd spot or burn-hole, some marginal browning and staining, later calf, worn, upper cover and licence leaf detached, lower cover almost so, [Wing K742], folio,Printed by Richard Chiswell, Printer to the Royal Society, 1681.⁂ The first account of Sri Lanka in English, and one of the sources for Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. While sailing for Persia in 1658, Knox's ship lost its mast in a storm and was forced to put ashore on Ceylon. Knox, along with his father [not elder brother] and crew, was captured by King Rajasinha II of Kandy and refused permission to leave the kingdom. Knox and a companion eventually escaped after 19 years of captivity and fled to a Dutch fort in the north of the island.Provenance: Frederick Lock (bookplate and ink name on verso of licence leaf).
Turkey.- Roe (Sir Thomas) The Negotiations of Sir Thomas Roe in his Embassy to the Ottoman Porte, from the Year 1621 to 1628 Inclusive, first edition, engraved title vignette, lacking frontispiece, as often, occasional marginal dust-soiling, previous owner's manuscript note on author and publisher to front free endpaper, bookplate, contemporary calf, rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, cracked joints but holding firm, small abrasion mark to spine foot where label removed, [Atabey 1050; Blackmer 1442], folio, 1740.⁂ The first and only volume of Roe's Negotiations to be published.
World.- Le Bruyn (Cornelius) Travels into Muscovy, Persia, and part of the East-Indies, 2 vol., first English edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and engraved frontispiece, 3 double-page maps, 114 plates, many double-page and/or folding, engraved illustrations, previous owner's ink signature to title, vol. 1 & 2 with occasional marginal worming, not affecting text or images, vol. 1 final ff. becoming loose, water-staining to front pastedowns, faint abrasions marks to front pastedowns where labels removed, contemporary calf, rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, small loss to spine extremities, vol. 1 with cracked upper joint but holding firm, folio, for A. Bettesworth, 1737.
London.- Maitland (William) The History of London, first edition, double-page folding map frontispiece, slight fraying at edges just touching image, 24 engraved plates and plans (3 double-page), engraved illustrations, list of subscribers, slight frayed edges at beginning and end, only affecting margins, scattered faint spotting, bookplate to final pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked rubbed and worn, bumping to corners, folio, 1739.
Harrowing of Hell.- Parkes (Richard) An apologie: of three testimonies of holy Scripture, concerning the article of our Creed, [he descended into hell.]...lately seconded by a printed pamphlet, masking vnder the name of Limbo-mastix, first edition, E8 blank, 3 later writing exercise ink words and 3 numbers to title, pagination of preliminaries provided in later neat ink, occasional later neat underlining in red ink, B1 small hole in text with loss of a few letters, 2B8 lower corner torn away, affecting part of printed side-note recto, L4 large horizontal tear within text, without loss, closely trimmed at head, occasionally just touching a headline, some spotting or staining, lightly browned throughout, modern calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments and with burgundy leather label, [STC 19295], small 4to, George Eld [?& William Jaggard], 1607.⁂ Rare at auction. Part of a pamphlet war with the clergyman and controversialist Andrew Willet on the subject of the descent of Christ into hell (the period between the Crucifixion and resurrection), known in Old and Middle English as the 'Harrowing of Hell'. It is in part a reply to Willet's Loidoromastix, in which Parkes is roughly treated.
Borrichius (Olaus) De Ortu, et Progressu Chemiæ Dissertatio, first edition, woodcut printers device to title, scattered spotting, errata at end, modern panelled calf, 4to, Copenhagen, Matthias Godiche for Peder Haubold, 1668.⁂ Olaus Borrichius (also known as Ole Borsch) was a Danish scientist, physician and poet. By 1666 he was a Professor of Philology, Chemistry and Botany at the University of Copenhagen.
Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, second edition, second issue with "fifth thousand on title", half-title, folding lithograph diagram, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated January 1860 at end, a few pencil marks to margins, occasional light corner creasing, some cracking to gutter but holding firm, upper joint cracked but firm, original blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to joints, some faint spotting, but still overall a sharp, near-fine copy, [Freeman 376], 8vo, 1860.⁂ This second edition was considered by Darwin as "little more than a reprint of the first edition". Rare in this condition.
Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, third edition (seventh thousand), half-title, folding lithographed plate, advertisement f. at end, newspaper clippings tipped onto title verso and first contents page, pencil markings and marginal notes, 1 or 2 ff. with short closed tear running into text, some splitting to gutter but holding firm, upper hinge starting, original green cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped and with minor fraying, slight darkening to spine, light rubbing to extremities, but a very good copy overall, [Freeman 381; PMM 344 (b), note], John Murray, 1861; and a first edition of his Insectivorous Plants, 1875 (not collated), 8vo (2)⁂ 'the most important biological book ever written' (Freeman). The third edition 'was extensively altered, and is of interest for the addition of a table of differences between it and the second edition, a table which occurs in each subsequent edition, and also for the addition of the historical sketch... which was written to satisfy complaints that Darwin had not sufficiently considered his predecessors in the general theory of evolution... there is also a postscript on page xii... concern[ing] a review of the earlier editions by Asa Gray' (Freeman p. 78). Provenance: 'Thomas J.T. Corfield, St. Dye, Sept. 19th, 1863' (ink inscription to head of title); João Maria de Montezuma Diniz de Carvalho (1923-2020, ink inscription to endpapers), researched for his doctorate at the John Innes Horticultural Institution, Bayfordbury (awarded 1963), and went on to become the director of the Botanical Institute and its gardens at the University of Coimbra, where he published extensively in the field of plant genetics (ink signature to front free endpaper, verso of advertisement f. and rear endpaper, the first London, 1958).
Curr (John) The Coal Viewer, and Engine Builder's Practical Companion, first edition, 5 folding engraved plates, tables, bookplate to pastedowns, lightly browned, some light soiling to title, scattered spotting to plates, front endpaper working loose, hinges cracked but holding firm, 19th century marbled boards, rebacked and recornered in later calf, old covers rubbed, spine lightly sunned, Sheffield, for the Author, by John Northall, [Kress B3373; Ottley 172], 4to, 1797.⁂ Possibly the first printed account of an iron railway. John Curr, a mining engineer, made great contributions to the development of underground haulage in South Yorkshire collieries during the Industrial Revolution, introducing the flanged wheel still used on modern railways. One copy with an imprint of 1796 is recorded at auction (Sotheby's, 1974), this unrecorded on ESTC and WorldCat. The title-page was seemingly reset in 1797 to include a list of booksellers in London, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Shrewsbury and Manchester.
Coal mines.- Hair (T. H.) A Series of Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham, first edition, additional etched vignette title and 42 plates, all on india paper, foxing, margins of a few text leaves and plates repaired, hinges reinforced, original pictorial boards, soiled and edges worn, rebacked, head of spine torn, folio, 1844.
Hawking (Stephen) The Occurrence of Singularities in Cosmology, contained in 'Proceedings of the Royal Society' Series A Vol.294 No.1439, pp.511-521, first edition, original printed wrappers, spine very slightly rubbed and browned, large 8vo, 18th October 1966.⁂ One of two early papers by Hawking on the occurrence of singularities developed from his PhD thesis, submitted in October 1965 and approved in 1966, which resulted in a research fellowship at Gonville & Caius College Cambridge. Continuing work in this field in December 1966 he produced the essay Singularities and the Geometry of Space-Time which won the prestigious Adams Prize jointly with an essay by Roger Penrose.
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