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Lot 19

South East Asia.- Bowring (Sir John) A Visit to the Philippine Islands, proof copy with numerous ink corrections presumably by the author, half-title, wood-engraved title-vignette, without plates, 2 leaves of music or publisher's advertisements, ends on FF1 (p.433), marginal repair to first leaf of text, page of ms. notes tipped in at beginning, contemporary half calf, over marbled boards, foot of spine chipped, 8vo, 1859.⁂ Bowring (1792-1872) was consul at Hong Kong from 1839 to 1849, visiting the Philippines in 1848 with a view to extending trade. During his tenure he was 'accused of having sold himself to opium merchants' (ODNB).

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Lot 191

Henty (G. A.) Under Drake's Flag, first edition, 12 plates, woodcut head-pieces and initials, spotting and foxing, original pictorial cloth upper cover laid down to front pastedown, later half morocco, spine lightly sunned, 1883 § Macaulay (T. B.) Critical and Historical Essays, 2 vol., light foxing to titles and endpapers, contemporary tree-calf, covers gilt with arms, spines gilt with morocco labels, 1890 § Tennyson (Alfred Lord) The Works, portrait frontispiece, contemporary half vellum, spine gilt with morocco label, small tear upper joint foot, some very light toning, 1901; and another, 8vo (5)

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Lot 193

NO RESERVE Haggard (H. Rider) King Solomon's Mines, fourth printing, folding map with repaired tear, half-title, 16pp. undated advertisements at end, modern red crushed morocco, gilt, by Bayntun, 1885; Allan Quatermain, first edition, half-title, plates and illustrations, modern brown half morocco, 1887, 8vo (2)

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Lot 197

Bindings.- Kingsley (Charles) [Works], 9 vol., near contemporary uniform half-calf, gilt, lightly sunned spines, 1888-1918 § Forester (C. S.) [Works], 9 vol., all but 'The Captain from Connecticut', 'Flying Colours' and 'The Happy Return' first editions, faint scattered spotting to edges, contemporary uniform half-calf, lightly sunned spines, one vol. lacking spine label, 1938-48; 8vo (18)

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NO RESERVE America.- Hunter (John Dunn) Memoirs of a Captivity among the Indians of North America, first English edition, portrait frontispiece, occasional spotting, contemporary calf-backed boards, a little rubbed, 1823 § Betts (C. Wyllys) American Colonial History illustrated by Contemporary Medals, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, front free endpaper trimmed at head, ex-library with usual stamps and labels, original cloth, gilt, New York, 1894; 8vo (2)

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Lot 20

Spain & Portugal.- Baillie (Marianne) Lisbon in the Years 1821, 1822, and 1823, 2 vol., vignette titles, 8 aquatint plates, scattered spotting, bookplates, contemporary half-calf, gilt, rubbed, 1824 § [Mackenzie (Alexander Slidell)] A Year in Spain. by A Young America, 2 vol., engraved illustrations, spotting to first and last few leaves, bookplate, contemporary half-calf, a little rubbed, 1831 § Calvert (Albert F.) Spain, colour map frontispiece, plates and illustrations, previous owner's note tipped to title, strengthened hinges, original decorative cloth, bumping to corners and extremities, rubbed, [c.1917]; 8vo & 4to (5)

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Lot 205

Dickens (Charles) Works, 19 vol., the Biographical Edition, plates after the original illustrations, spotting to first and last few leaves of each vol., contemporary half-calf, gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1903-02.

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Lot 21

Switzerland.- Coxe (William) Sketches of the natural, civil, and political state of Swisserland, first edition, postscript f., N7 marginal tear, just touching part of 1 letter of catchword verso, some foxing, lightly browned, engraved armorial bookplate of the Hon. Lionel Damer, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, preserving original darkened gilt backstrip with a new red leather label, corners worn, rubbed, 8vo, Printed for J. Dodsley, 1779.⁂ The author's first book. Includes an attempt to climb Mont Blanc.

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Lot 211

Austen (Jane) Love & Friendship and other Early Works, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, pictorial endpapers, original cloth-backed decorative boards, gilt, dust-jacket soiled and chipped, 8vo, 1922.⁂ The first trade edition in quite scarce dust-jacket of several early works including the satirical novel Love & Friendship, written when she was just 14.

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Lot 214

NO RESERVE Economics.- Schumpeter (Joseph A.) Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy, first English edition, hinges broken, ex-library copy with bookplate and library card holder on rear pastedown, original cloth, rubbed, spine ends and lower joint worn, 8vo, 1943.⁂ A rather tired copy of this highly important work on social theory, named by the TLS as one of the 100 most influential books post WW2.

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Lot 219

NO RESERVE Money (Keith) Fonteyn & Nureyev. The Great Years, dust-jacket with slight creasing to spine head and joints, 1994 § Honour (Hugh) Cabinet Makers and Furniture Designers, bookplate, 1969 § Holland (James, editor) An Englishman at War, 2014, first editions, photographic illustrations and plates, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 55 others mainly C20th literature and interiors, v.s. (58)

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Lot 22

Voyages.- Fanning (Edmund) Voyages Round the World; with selected sketches of Voyages to the South Seas, North and South Pacific Oceans, China, etc., first edition, lithographed frontispiece and 4 plates, 2 folding, free endpapers lacking corners, spotting and staining, original cloth-backed boards, rebacked retaining original backstrip, modern printed spine label, faint staining to boards, [Sabin 23780], 8vo, New York, 1833.⁂ Includes an account of the first American exploration to the southern hemisphere, in 1829-30. This was sponsored by the U.S. government and was under the command of Benjamin Pendleton.

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Lot 221

NO RESERVE Bindings.- Lane (Edward William, translator) The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, 3 vol., vol. 1 second edition, vols. 2-3 first editions, additional engraved titles and illustrations by Edward William Lane, faint spotting to endpapers, contemporary red morocco, gilt, g.e., a little rubbed, 8vo, 1840-41.

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Lot 229

NO RESERVE Koudelka (Josef).- Photography.- Beranová (Libuse) Diskutujeme o morálce dneska, first edition, 13 photographic plates by Koudelka, 3 double-page, original white blind-stamped cloth, a little stained and discoloured, some heavier marking to spine, Prague, Nakladatelstvi Politické Literatury, oblong 4to, 1965.⁂ First and only edition of this first work, a scarce photobook by the renowned Czech-French photographer Josef Koudelka (born 1938).

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Lot 232

NO RESERVE Upton (Florence K.) The Golliwogg's Desert-Island, first edition, colour illustrations, previous owner's pencil signature to title, small Hamley's label to front free endpaper, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1906;The Golliwogg's Polar Adventures, colour illustrations, occasional faint finger soiling, previous owner's ink signature to title, light staining to title, original cloth-backed pictorial wrappers, small tears to upper cover, light staining, 1903, oblong 4to.

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Lot 235

Nonesuch & Roxburghe Club.- Evelyn (John) Memoires for my Grand-son, one of 1250 copies, this inscribed 'Out of series for Hilda' by the publisher Francis Meynell, printed on Auverge using the OUP Fell types, original limp vellum, ruled in blind, yapp edges, marbled board slip-case, short splits to upper edge, a very good copy, The Nonesuch Press, 1926; and another, John Evelyn, Roxburghe Club, 1987, 16mo & large 8vo (2)⁂ Hilda Peppercorn was the publisher's first wife. This volume from his collection.

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Lot 236

Rampant Lions Press.- Paynter (Hilary) Legal London Engraved: Twenty Wood Engravings, one of 135 copies, 1998 § Stephens (Ian) The Engraver's Cut, one of 135 copies, Bicester, 2001 § Brett (Simon) The Engraver's Cut, one of 135 copies, 1997 § Skargon (Yvonne) The Importance of Being Oscar..., one of 225 copies, 1998 § Carey (John) Vegetable Gardening, one of 500 copies, colour linocuts by Clare Melinsky, 1989 § Carter (Sebastian) Painting with Type, one of 180 copies, colour illustrations, original wrappers, Cambridge, 2007, all signed by the artists, illustrations, many wood-engraved, all but the last original cloth-backed boards, the first four with slip-cases, all printed at the Rampant Lions Press of Cambridge, mostly for the Primrose Academy; and 3 others from the press, small 4to & 8vo (9)

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Lot 239

Van Rossem (Ru) The Song of Songs, number 8 of 100, signed by artist on dedication, 6 engraved plates by Ru Van Rossem, tissue-guards, scattered faint spotting, original morocco-backed boards, gilt, a little rubbed, The Collectors Book Club, 1950 § Hewitt (Graily) The Pen and Type-Design, one of 250 copies, illustrations, original red morocco, gilt, slight rubbing to upper cover, The First Edition Club, 1928 § The Autobiography of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury, one of 300 copies, illustrations, original buckram, gilt, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners, Newtown, The Gregynog Press, 1928; folio & small 4to (3)

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Lot 240

NO RESERVE Architecture.- Bolton (Arthur T.) The Architecture of Robert & James Adam, 2 vol., frontispieces, 1 colour, copious illustrations, many full-page, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1922 § Turner (Laurence) Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain, presentation copy from the author with his inscription, first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, bookplate of the Art Workers' Guild, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1927; and 9 others on architecture (12)

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Lot 241

NO RESERVE Audsley (George A.) and James L. Bowes. Keramic Art of Japan, first edition, half-title, 32 plates, of which 16 in colours and gold, illustrations, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, half-title reattached with tape, the odd marginal tear, some light toning and spotting, original pictorial red morocco, covers detached, rubbed and worn, 1881 § Benson (Stella) Christmas Formula and Other Stories, first edition, one of 550 copies signed by the author, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece by Clare Leighton, bookplate to pastedown, some creasing to corners, endpapers very lightly spotted, 1932; and another on African art, v.s. (3)

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Lot 242

Blondel (Jacques-François) De la distribution des maisons de plaisance et de la decoration des edifices en general, 2 vol., first edition, second issue (with Rue Dauphine in imprint and without errata), text within two-line border, titles in red and black and with engraved vignette, engraved frontispiece after Cochin, dedication and 155 plates and plans, some double-page or folding, engraved head- and tail-pieces and historiated initials, some after Cochin, approbation f., without half-titles, vol.1 plates 17 and 39 with small hole or split at fold, with small loss to image in case of latter, vol.2 p.119 small hole within text, with loss of a few letters, but no loss of sense, spotting, occasional staining, lightly browned (little heavier occasionally), contemporary mottled calf, gilt spines in compartments and with later morocco labels, some gilt restored, joints starting, but holding firm, rubbed, [Fowler 49; Berlin Kat. 2400; Millard 25], 4to, Paris, Rue Dauphine, Chez Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1737-1738.⁂ The first book by Blondel, who greatly influenced architecture in France, and indeed Europe in general. This work concerns the country house, its decoration and gardens.

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Lot 243

Buddhist Art.- Waley (Arthur) A Catalogue of Paintings recovered from Tun-Huang by Sir Aurel Stein, first edition, occasional foxing, original cloth, spine slightly splash-flecked, 4to, 1931.

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Lot 247

NO RESERVE Photography.- Torosain (Michael) Toronto Suite, number 5 of 150 copies signed by Torosain, Av Isaac and Dennis Reid, Toronto, 1989 § Lange (Christy) La Carte D'Après Nature, book of color reproductions of color prints by Luigi Ghirri in pocket at rear, 2010 § Korhonen (Nina) Anna: Amerikan Mumu, 2004, first editions, photographic illustrations, original boards; and a small quantity of others, photography, v..s (sm. qty.)

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Lot 249

NO RESERVE Silver and Jewellery.- Pickford (Ian, editor) Jackson's Silver & Gold Marks of England, Scotland & Ireland, third edition, dust-jacket, torn at head of spine, 1989 § Hernmarck (Carl) The Art of the European Silversmith 1430-1830, 2 vol., first edition, dust-jackets, 1977 § Snowman (A. Kenneth) The Art of Carl Fabergé, reprint, 1974, illustrations, original cloth; and c.25 others, similar, v.s. (c.30)

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World.- Macdonald (Rev. Duff) Africana; Or the Heart of Heathen Africa, 2 vol., first edition, plates (with tissue guards) and illustrations, ink ownership inscription to titles, vol. 2 ink stamp to front endpaper, some spotting, original cloth, spines toned, light wear to spine ends, joints and extremities, 1822 § Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., vol 1. with portrait frontispiece and folding coloured map (loose in pocket on lower pastedown, toned at fold on verso), illustrations and plates (some folding), endpapers browned, original cloth, spines sunned, ends a little worn, vol 2. tear along upper joint at spine head, 1923 § Agassiz (Prof. and Mrs) A Journey in Brazil, plates and illustrations, near contemporary ink notes to front endpaper, light marginal browning, original pictorial cloth, slight damp-stain upper cover, upper joint torn but holding firm, spine ends bumped, 1868; and 48 others travel, mainly Africa, Americas and Europe, v.s. (51)

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World.- Wilkinson (William Henry) "Where the Chinese Drive". English Student-Life at Peking, first edition, 3 woodcut Chinese text blocks tipped-in, original cloth, small amount of light soiling, extremities lightly bumped, 1885 § Lovett (Richard) The History of the London Missionary Society 1795-1895, 2 vol., one of 250 copies signed by the author, plates and maps (some colour and folding), spotting to endpapers, original cloth-backed boards, spines toned, bumped at ends, a little scuffed, t.e.g., uncut, 1899 § Seebohm (Henry) Siberia in Asia, folding colour map, illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, half-title loose, occasional spotting, upper hinge broken, original pictorial cloth, spine lightly toned, joints, spine ends and extremities a little rubbed, 1882; and 51 others travel, mainly Asia, India and the Pacific, v.s. (55)

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America.- Grinnell (George Bird) The North American Indians of Today, first edition, whole page photographic plates, library stamps, ink notations to copyright page, some cracking to gutter, original pictorial cloth, spine a little soiled, corners lightly rubbed, folio, 1900.

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London.- Brayley (Edward Wedlake) Londiniana; or, Reminiscences of the British Metropolis, 4 vol., first edition, engraved folding frontispieces, 99 plates and maps, some folding, occasional faint off-setting, one or two pencil notes, front free endpaper becoming loose (vol. 1), final free endpaper detached but present (vol. 2), near contemporary half-morocco, gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1829.

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NO RESERVE Scotland.- Reid (Alan) The Regality of Kirriemuir, first edition, one of 650 copies, half-title, photographic frontispiece and 15 plates, folding map, illustrations, some splitting at gutter, endpapers browned with ink ownership inscription, spine ends and corners a little rubbed, t.e.g., 1909 § Hay (George) History of Arbroath, to the Present Time, first edition, frontispiece, 8 plates, frontispiece tissue-guard torn, ink inscription to title, rebacked with original spine laid-down, lightly rubbed, Arbroath, 1876, very occasional light spotting and finger-soiling, original cloth; and a study of eminent Arbroathians, 4to & 8vo (3)

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NO RESERVE Surrey.- Salmon (Nathaniel) Antiquities of Surrey, first edition, extra-illustrated by the insertion of a folding engraved map by J. Gibson, folding frontispiece of Hampton Court, 3 plates of miniature portraits by Vertue, portrait of John Evelyn (dedicatee) and 11 other portraits, 26 engraved 18th and early 19th century plates, some folding, one by Hollar (mostly views of Surrey towns, villages and churches), later calf, gilt, spine faded, for the Author, 1736; and 7 others, miscellaneous, 8vo (8)

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Lot 36

Big Game.- Thornhill (R.B.) The Shooting Directory, first edition, first issue, with pp.214-220 counted as one and pp.225-226 omitted, half-title, aquatint portrait and 6 aquatint plates, 2 engraved plates of which 1 folding, 3 folding tables, advertisement at end, A1 with short tear and neat repair, one or two marginal pencil notes, previous owner's ink signature to half-title, scattered spotting, bookplate, later half-calf, a little rubbed, [Schwerdt II p.258], 1804 § Maxwell (Marius) Stalking Big Game with a Camera in Equatorial Africa, frontispiece, plates, several folding, map, spotting, bookplate, contemporary half-morocco 1925; and 2 others similar, v.s. (4).

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Lot 37

NO RESERVE Botany.- Robinson (William, editor) Flora and Sylva. A Monthly Review for Loves of Garden, Woodland, Tree or Flower, 3 vol. [all published], first edition, 66 chromolithographed plates, tissue-guards, wood-engraved illustrations, scattered faint spotting, most to guards, original cloth, gilt, original cloth, t.e.g., slight bumping to spine extremities, 4to, 1903-05.

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Lot 39

NO RESERVE Conchology.- Mawe (John) The Linnæan System of Conchology, first edition, 37 hand-coloured lithographs, previous owner's ink inscription, later half-calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, for and sold by the Author, 1823.

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China, Singapore and Australia.- Photograph album of the 1911 voyage of the Medway, c.65 gelatin silver prints, laid down, fading, autograph captions in ink, original blue straight-grain morocco, gilt, rubbed, 4to, 1911-14.⁂ A good album that covers a round the world voyage on board the training ship Medway followed by a few photographs showing the aftermaths of naval conflicts during the First World War. Included are images of Sydney Harbour, several Chilean port towns, views of Selangor, Penang and Singapore, Shiminoseki in Japan and the wreck of the SMS Emden.

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Lot 43

Gardening.- [Hale (Thomas)] Eden: or, a Compleat Body of Gardening ..., compiled by Sir John Hill, first edition, engraved frontispiece, lacking upper corner affecting image, neatly strengthened, 59 engraved plates only (of 6), 4 defective with loss, with dedication ff. to the Earl of Bute, Contents and Preface misbound, lacking 3R2 and everything after 3Q2 (10pp), 3S2 lacking upper corner affecting page number, 8E1-8Q2 (end) with loss to bottom edges affecting text from 8H1 to end, water-staining, spotting, modern calf, [Henrey 776], folio, for T. Osborne, 1757; sold not subject to return

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Lot 46

Horses.- Hunting.- Willoughby de Broke (Lord) The Sport of our Ancestors, limited edition signed by author and artist, frontispiece and plates by G. D. Armour, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, bookplate, modern morocco-backed boards, 1921 § Griffiths (William) A Practical Treatise on Farriery, second edition, frontispiece and engraved portrait, scattered spotting and staining, previous owner's ink inscriptions to endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, 1795 § Masefield (John) Right Royal, limited edition signed by author and artist, frontispiece, plates and illustrations by Cecil Aldin, captioned tissue-guards, original vellum-backed boards, gilt, a little rubbed, 1922; and others similar, 4to (6)

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China.- Staunton (Sir George) An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, 3 vol. (including Atlas), second edition, engraved portrait frontispieces, both slightly offset onto titles, engraved plate and illustrations, Atlas vol. with 43 engraved plates and maps only (of 44, world map supplied in facsimile), some folding or double-page, occasional marginal damp-staining and spotting, browning, one plate with short tear to image caused by browning, abrasion mark to front free endpaper where label removed, text vol. in contemporary tree calf, rubbed, extremities worn, joints split, Atlas vol. in modern half-calf, 4to and folio, 1798.⁂ The second edition of this important account of Britain's first embassy to China, sent in 1792 and headed by Lord Macartney. Staunton was the secretary to the embassy which travelled via Madeira, Tenerife, Brazil, Java and Sumatra - the account includes a lengthy description of Rio de Janeiro, as well as one of the most important insights into Chinese life at the time.

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Lot 52

Fluid Mechanics.- D'Alembert (Jean le Rond) Traité de l'Equilibre et du Mouvements des Fluides, first edition, 10 folding engraved plates, engraved printer's device to title, engraved head-, tail-pieces and initials, ink stamp and manuscript notations to title, 3B2 with very small marginal defect (not affecting text), occasional light spotting, eighteenth century calf, spine gilt with morocco label, extremities a little rubbed, [Bibliotheca Mechanica pp.7-8; Norman 33] 4to, Paris, Chez David, l'aîné, 1744.

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Lot 62

Livius (Titus) Ex XIIII T. Livii Decadibus, 4 parts in 1 vol. plus the fifth part Polybii Historiarum libri quinque, first folio Aldine edition, collation: A8 B6 a-m8 n10 *10 aa-mm8 nn6 **10 aaa-qqq8; A-I8, woodcut device on titles and divisional titles, some ink annotations, some soiling, occasional staining and ink splashes, occasional foxing, but generally clean and intact, later vellum, folio (294 x 200mm.), Venice, House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani, 1520-21.⁂ Very good copy of the impressive folio version of Aldine's Livy, complete with the fifth part and with good margins. This is a variant issue with last leaf qqq7 of part 3 correctly numbered 127 (cf. Adams L1324).Provenance: D. Giovanni Maria Arquati ex-Cappuccino alias F. Camillo da Busseto (book label); indecipherable ink inscription on A2 "Hic liber est..."; small ink stamp (partially smudged so indecipherable) to verso of A3.Literature: Adams L1324 and cf. L1323; Ahmanson-Murphy 196; Renouard Alde, 89:6; EDIT 16 CNCE 37644. Literature: Adams L1323; Renouard 89.6 "Elle est fort rare";

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Torture of Christian martyrs.- Gallonio (Antonio) De SS. martyrum cruciatibus ... liber quo potissimum instrumenta, & modi, quibus ijdem Christi martyres olim torquebantur, first Latin edition, the second edition overall, title with woodcut printer's device, 25 full-page woodcut illustrations of tortures, final f. with woodcut device recto, otherwise blank, water-stained, foxing, lightly browned, later limp vellum, 19th or 20th century red morocco labels to spine, [Adams G162; EDIT 16 CNCE 20277], 4to, Rome, [Aloysius Zanetti], 1594.⁂ On the various methods of torture undergone by the early Christian martyrs.

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Frankish rulers.- Palazzi (Giovanni) Aquila inter lilia, sub qua Francorum cæsarum a Carolo Magno usque ad Conradum imperatorem occidentis X., first edition, half-title, title in red and black and with large engraved printer's device, engraved portrait frontispiece, 10 plates, and numerous illustrations in text, some numismatic or emblematic, some water-staining, mostly at end, occasional spotting or light staining, contemporary ornately blind-stamped vellum over wooden boards, rebacked in contemporary vellum in compartments of a different shade with later ink title and numbers, lacking clasps, corners little worn, lightly soiled, [Praz p.442], folio, Venice, Giovanni Giacomo Herz, 1671.⁂ Profusely illustrated first volume (complete in itself) of this series. Two further volumes on Saxon and Bavarian rulers were published in 1673-74.

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Falconer Madan's copy.- Fables & Astronomy.- Hyginus (Gaius Julius) Mythographi Latini, 2 parts in 1, first edition, engraved portrait and astronomical illustrations, lacking engraved title, lightly foxed and browned, 19th century blind-stamped burgundy straight-grain morocco, gilt spine in compartments, rubbed, g.e., 8vo, Amsterdam, Someren, 1681.⁂ Provenance: Falconer Madan (1851-1935) Librarian of the Bodleian and bibliographer (2 small ink stamps).

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NO RESERVE Venice.- Amelot de la Houssaye (Abraham Nicholas) Histoire du gouvernement de Venise, 3 parts in 1, first and third titles with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, occasional spotting, some light water-staining, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spine in compartments, small paper shelf label to foot of spine, 8vo, Paris, Federic Leonard, 1685-1684.⁂ The third part is Examen de la Liberte Originaire de Venise, Regensburg, Jean Aubri, 1684.

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Music.- Corelli (Arcangelo) Concerti Grossi, 7 vol., first edition, each engraved throughout with title and musical notation, first vol. with fine engraved frontispiece by Van der Gouwen after Trevisani, and dedication leaf dated Rome 3 December 1712, without the portrait of and epistle by Pope Clement XI, some marginal soiling and occasional light toning, contemporary sheep-backed boards, gilt-lettered morocco label to upper covers, worn, 4to, Amsterdam, Estienne Roger, [1714].⁂ Rare set of Corelli's celebrated and influential Baroque work, which greatly influenced Handel and Vivaldi inter alia.

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Greece.- Wheler (George) A Journey into Greece, first edition, folding engraved map and 5 plates (one divided into 3 smaller inserts), numerous engraved illustrations, occasional soiling and spotting, a few nicks at upper margin, later sprinkled calf, gilt, lower cover detached and with most of leather missing, head of spine chewed and slightly stained, encroaching on upper cover also, [Atabey 1328; Blackmer 1786; Wing W1607], folio, Printed for William Cademan, Robert Kettlewell, and Awnsham Churchill, 1682.⁂ Internally a very good copy generally and what was until recently a fine copy overall until the consignor's dog took a fancy to it and caused considerable damage by chewing the lower cover and top of spine. Probably reparable to recreate a very good copy again. Includes a description of the honey and bees from Mount Hymettus, south east of Athens with an illustration of a Greek Beehive (pp.409-413).Provenance: British Museum with duplicate stamp dated 1818 to verso of title and final leaf.

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NO RESERVE Food & Drink.- Athenaeus. Banquet des savans, Traduit, tant sur les textes imprimés, que sur plusieurs Manuscrits, par M. Lefebvre de Villebrune, 5 vol., half-titles to vol. 1&2 only, errata and additions to end of each vol., lacking all engraved elements, some spotting and staining, a few areas of soiling, lightly browned, contemporary diced calf, gilt, spines in compartments and with double black labels, some corners worn, rubbed, [Vicaire 51-52; Oberlé Fritsch 6], 4to, Paris, Printers to Monsieur, 1789-1791. sold not subject to return. ⁂ The second edition in French, which according to Oberlé is the first serious attempt. With extensive footnotes.

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India.- Cox (Capt. Hiram) Journal of a Residence in the Burmhan Empire, and more particularly at the Court of Amarapoorah, first edition, half-title, hand-coloured folding aquatint frontispiece and 4 hand-coloured plates, light offsetting from plates and occasional spotting, original boards, uncut, rubbed and spotted, neatly rebacked preserving original spine with paper label, preserved in modern cloth slip-case, [Abbey, Travel 402], 8vo, 1821.⁂ The author was an East India company official sent to Rangoon as Resident in 1796.

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Cookery.- Gouffé (Jules) Le Livre de cuisine, first edition, chromolithographed frontispiece and 24 plates, tissue guards, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, plate margins mostly lightly browned, some offsetting and spotting, contemporary half calf, gilt spine in compartments and with red leather label, rubbed, a solid copy, [Bitting p.195; Vicaire 417], large 8vo, Paris, Hachette, 1867.

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Lot 390

2x WW2 German Tunic Medal Ribbon Bars, both being two piece award examples. The first for Iron Cross 2nd class and Russian Front medal, the second has Italian and Spanish awards, both with swords emblems. Both with pin fittings to the reverse.

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Lot 436

Luftwaffe Afrika Korps Iron Cross 1st Class Citation for Dive Bomber Squadron, Possibly Awarded for the Bombing Raid on Bir Hacheim Fortress in June 1942, the formal pattern award citation for the Iron Cross 1st class awarded to Leutnant Friedrich Henninger of III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 in Afrika on 9th June 1942. Signed by the Hauptmann and Group Commander. Citation is housed in a period glazed frame. This dive bomber unit were equipped with the Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber. They fought during the Battle of Britain, before moving to the Mediterranean / North Africa theatre and later Russian front. The unit suffered extremely heavy casualties in both the North African campaign and the Russian front. Eventually the wing was disbanded on 18th October 1943. Some details of the wings activity in North Africa is as follows, “StG 3 supported the DAK in the Battle of Bir Hakeim and Battle of Gazala. Sigel's airmen flew 1,400 Sorties against Bir Hakeim. I./StG 3 reported 10 or 11 Ju 87s destroyed over Gazala from 26 May to 4 June. On 3 June I./StG 3 lost five destroyed and one damaged. The following day it lost its commander Heinrich Eppen killed by South African Air Force fighters. II./StG 3 lost another aircraft over Bir Hacheim fortress. StG 3 lost five destroyed or damaged on this date—two were certainly destroyed and one severely damaged. Seven men were killed, four wounded with one of the latter captured. Eppen was replaced by Hauptmann Martin Mossdorf on 5 June. StG 3 losses may have been as high as 14 Ju 87 in the first week over Bir Hacheim but the dive bombers were instrumental in the capture of the fort—in the last dive bombing raid 124 Ju 87s were sent against the Allied garrison. In the first week 100 attacks were carried out; on 9 June two waves of 100 Ju 87s dive bombed the fortress”.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 401

Windsor Mint The Million Dollar Collection Gold Plated Proof Bars Set; together with a 2017 first and last circulation round £1 Date Stamp Set and a 2017 Myths and Legends Proof Coin.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 414

A Collection of GB and Ireland Coins, includes a 1988 Dublin Millennium Majesty Year set, First ever Pope visit to Ireland Commemorative proof coin etc.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 634

The Royal Mint 1994 Two Pound Trial Piece, the First United Kingdom Bi-colour coin, cased.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 640

Jersy 2014 D-Day 70th Anniversary Silver £5 Coin, together with a Westminster 2014 Centenary at the First World War silver half crown cover.

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Featonby's Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 85

First edition Alice in wonderland COVER containing Handkerchiefs by Gladys Peto cover dated 1930 (this contains 6 different Handkerchiefs not Alice in Wonderland)  HUMPTY DUMPTY, LITTLE BO PEEP, JACK & JILL, MARY MARY, PUSSY CAT, HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT).

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Featonby's Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 268

5x Britain’s first decimal coin folders all containing coins (one 10p coin missing)

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Gerrards Auction Rooms
Lot 1353

A Mixed Collection of GB Stamps, mostly 20th Century, various countries dating to 1910/20, continental Europe, lots for Czechoslovakia and Hungary. Together with odd first day covers and postcards, and Post Office postcards. Also a tin of mixed stamps, mostly GB.

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Gerrards Auction Rooms
Lot 1383

Winston Churchill Interest - Collection of Five Items, comprising: Hardback books 'Churchill Goes to War' by Brian Lavery, ISBN 978144860555; 'The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill' compiled by Dominique Enright ISBN 978-1-85479-529-8; paperback 'The Sayings of Winston Churchill' edited by J A Sutcliffe; 'Winston Spencer Churchill - A Tribute' edited by Sir James Marchant, first published 1954; and four used stamps from 1974, mounted.

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Gerrards Auction Rooms
Lot 1430

Box of Ephemera, to include first day covers, mint stamps, mixed coins to include a 1887 double Florin, 1914 half Crown, 1937 half Crown and other silver, plus modern commemorative Crowns, etc. Together with stock stamp books and loose stamps. Complete mix to sort.

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Gerrards Auction Rooms
Lot 1492

1 Album of First Day Covers - Royal Mail Mint Stamps. Includes British Films, St. John Ambulance, Flowers, Safety at Sea, Cattle's Etc, Together With 2 Small Boxes of Cigarette Cards - Various Subjects, John Player and Sons, Gallaher Ltd, Wills etc + A Small Collection of Franked Stamps Including Princess Diana.

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