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Lot 22

Birds.- Hewitson (William C.) Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 137 hand-coloured plates, bookplates, occasional faint spotting, contemporary half-crushed morocco, rebacked, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1846 § Swaysland (W.) Familiar Wild Birds, 4 vol., first edition, colour plates, illustrations, previous owner's ink signatures. original decorative cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1883-[n.d.]; and 7 others, birds, 8vo & 4to (13)⁂ The first contains the bookplate of Harry Forbes Witherby, ornithologist, author, publisher and founding editor of 'British Birds' magazine.

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Lot 220

NO RESERVE Huxley (Aldous) Brave New World, first edition, spine gilt, 1932; Eyeless in Gaza, spine spotted, 1936; The Olive Tree, 1936, some light spotting, original boards or cloth, extremities bumped and creased, the last with dust-jacket, soiled and faded, spine ends chipped; and a large quantity of others, literature, v.s. (lge qty)

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Lot 221

NO RESERVE Greene (Graham) The End of the Affair, first English edition, 1951; A Burnt-out Case, first English language edition, 1961; The Quiet American, 1955, some browning to endpapers or half-titles, the last with ink inscription to endpapers, original boards, the first two with dust-jackets, lightly soiled, extremities chipped and creased; and a large quantity of others, literature, v.s. (lge qty)

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Lot 223

NO RESERVE Le Carré (John) The Looking-Glass War, first edition, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, 1965; Smiley's People, 1980 § Powell (Anthony) O, How the Wheel Becomes It, 1983 § Beerbohm (Max) The Dreadful Dragon of Hay Hill, coloured frontispiece, 1928, original boards, dust-jackets, some spotting, spine ends bumped and chipped to the first two, spine end stained to the last; and a large quantity of others, literature, v.s. (lge qty)

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Lot 23

Birds.- Morris (Rev. F.O.) A History of British Birds, 6 vol., fourth edition, 394 hand-coloured plates, occasional faint spotting, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1895-97; A History of British Birds, 5 vol. only (of 6), first edition, 296 hand-coloured plates only (of 298), occasional spotting, one or two leaves torn (repaired), previous owner's ink inscriptions, contemporary sheep-backed boards, rubbed and worn, some covers becoming loose, 1851; and another set of the same (17)

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Lot 231

Botany.- Weinmann (Johann Wilhelm) Four plates from Phytanthoza Iconographia (or Duidelyke Vertoning...), including 'Banana', pl. no. 227, 'Faba major, Féve', pl. no. 500, 'Musa, Banana, Pican', pl. no. 737, and 'Cereus minimus serpens Americanus', pl. no. 354, etching and mezzotint printed in colours and finished by hand on laid paper, the first three mentioned with sheets approx. 525 x 460 mm (20 3/4 x 18 1/8 in), the last mentioned sheet 460 x 370 mm (18 1/8 x 14 1/2 in), central folds as issued, other handling creases, minor spotting and surface dirt, all unframed, [c. 1736-1748] (4)

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Horses.- Bennigsen (Levin August Gottlieb, Freyherrn von) Gedanken uber Einige dem Officier der Leichten Reuterey nottwendige Kenntnisse, first edition, 14 engraved plates on 13 folding sheets, errata f. at end, a few small marginal repairs, occasional spotting or marking, later marbled boards, scuffed, [Not in Podeschi or Huth], Riga, Julius Conrad Daniel Müller, 1794; and a 2 vol. first edition of Scheitlin's work on animal psychology, small 4to & 8vo (3)⁂ Scarce work on the horse and horsemanship, which includes the selection, buying, and care of horses, along with the duties of a cavalry officer. The author was a Russian General of German extraction, who fought in the Napoleonic wars.

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Lot 239

Horses.- Tull (Jethro) The Horse-Hoing Husbandry: or, an Essay on the Principles of Tillage and Vegetation, first edition, for the Author, 1733, bound before, A Supplement to the Essay on Horse-Hoing Husbandry, second edition, for and sold by the Author, 1740, 7 engraved plates, 6 folding, occasional faint spotting, lacking preliminary blank, bookplate of the Earl of Mansfield, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, folio.

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Lot 241

NO RESERVE Jekyll (Gertrude) Roses for English Gardens, 1902; Annuals and Biennials, 1916; Home and Garden, 1900; Colour in the Flower Garden, 1908 § Wharton (Edith) Italian Villas and Their Gardens, 1904, first editions, plates, many colour, some spotting, original cloth or buckram, most gilt; and a quantity of others, gardening and natural history, v.s. (lge qty)

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Lot 242

NO RESERVE Aeronautics.- Marey (Étienne Jules) La machine animale locomotion terrestre et aérienne, first edition, half-title, numerous illustrations, original cloth, gilt, spine faded, rubbed, [Tissandier p.28 (later editions only)], Paris, Germer Baillière, 1873; and a first French edition of Pettigrew's Animal Locomotion, 1874, 8vo (2)⁂ Pioneering work on the physiology of movement in animals, with much on the flight of birds and insects.

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Lot 243

NO RESERVE Aeronautics.- Helicopters.- Ponton d'Amécourt (Gustave, Vicomte de) Collection de mémoires sur la Locomotion aérienne sans ballons, first editions, 6 parts in 1 vol., a few diagrams, some foxing, original printed wrappers for each part bound in, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, [Tissandier p.10; Hodgson p.395], 4to, Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1864-1867.⁂ A complete set of these memoires, in which the author describes his experiments with helicopters, and looks at other aspects of aeronautics.

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Lot 244

Aviation.- Landelle (Gabriel de la) Dans les airs. Histoire élémentaire de l'aéronautique, first edition, lightly browned, original printed wrappers bound in, lightly soiled, later morocco-backed marbled boards, [Tissandier p.26; Hodgson p.390 'A reliable and comprehensive survey'], Paris, René Haton, 1884 § Renard (Charles, Commandant) Conférence sur la Navigation Aérienne, first edition, half-title (with ink presentation inscription not from the author), 1 folding heliogravure plate after a photograph, diagrams, lightly browned, original printed wrappers, split to foot of spine, [Tissandier p.33], rare, Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1886; and 6 others, 19th & early 20th century Aviation / Aeronautics, v.s. (8)

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Lot 245

Aviation.- Loup (Michel) Solution du problème de la locomotion aérienne, first edition, half-title, 3 folding lithographed plates at end, light browned throughout, some spotting, original yellow printed wrappers, spine little chipped, rubbed, housed in a modern morocco-backed marbled board chemise and slip-case, [Genesis of Flight p.93; Tissandier p.27], a very good copy, Paris & Lyon, Carilian-Goeury & Victor Dalmont, 1853; and a first edition of Goupil's La Locomotion Aérienne, 8vo & large 8vo (2)⁂ 'Michel Loup produced the first well-considered French proposal for a powered airplane' (Genesis of Flight).

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Lot 246

Aviation.- Tatin (Victor) Elémens d'Aviation, first edition, signed presentation copy, double column, diagrams and illustrations, advertisements at end, front endpaper adhering to front wrapper and taking with it small part of lower corner of wrapper, original pictorial wrappers, rubbed, Paris, H. Dunot & E. Pinat, 1908; and the same for 1909, with some new material, small 4to (2)⁂ An excellent presentation copy of this scarce early work on aeroplanes, gliders, and bird flight. It is presented by the author to Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe, who was an oil executive and keen supporter of early aviation, sponsoring a number of prizes, including the 'Grand Prix d'Aviation'.

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Lot 247

Aviation.- Balloons.- Turgan (Julien) Les Ballons. Histoire de la locomotion aérienne depuis son origine jusqu'à nos jours, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and 16 plates, of which 2 double-page, later red morocco-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, [Tissandier p.37; Hodgson p.191], Paris, Plon Frères, 1851 § Dupuis-Delcourt (Jean-François) Nouveau manuel complet d'aérostation ou guide pour servir à l'histoire et à la pratique des Ballons, first edition, half-title, 16 folding lithographed plates, advertisements at end, some spotting, original pictorial wood-engraved wrappers bound in, lightly stained, later red morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments, [Tissandier p.20], Paris, Roret, 1850; and 3 others, Balloons, v.s. (5)⁂ The first mentioned includes a preface by Gérard de Nerval, who was greatly interested in the development of aviation.

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Lot 248

Aviation.- Balloons & Airships.- Dupuy de Lome (Stanislas Charles Henry) Note sur l'Aérostat à hélice construit pour le compte de l'Etat, first edition, 9 large folding lithographed plates, each with an explanation f., lightly browned, original light blue pictorial wrappers bound in, a few repairs, red crushed morocco-backed marbled boards by Ateliers Laurenchet, [Tissandier p.20; Maggs Cat. 387, item 426], Paris, Firmin Didot, 1872; and a first edition of Yon's work on steering airships, 1880, 4to (2)⁂ Description of a powered balloon built during the siege of Paris. The work is an off-print from vol. 40 of the Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences.

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Lot 249

Atomic weapons.- Smyth (Henry Dewolf) A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government 1940-1945, diagrams, original printed wrappers, upper left corner bumped, a few spots, a very good copy, [PMM 422e], 8vo, Washington, D.C., [Government Printing Office], 1945.⁂ The 'Smyth Report', which was a 'remarkably full and candid account of the development work carried out between 1940 and 1945 by the American-directed but internationally recruited team of physicists, under the code name of 'Manhattan District', which culminated in the production of the first atomic bomb.' (PMM).

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Lot 251

Evolution.- Quetelet (Lambert Adolphe Jacques) A Treatise on Man and the development of his faculties, translated by Robert Knox, first edition in English, double column, 7 lithographed plates at end, ex-library copy with stamps, translator's name added in ink to title, small chip to lower corner of title, lightly browned throughout, library cloth, spine gilt, 8vo, Edinburgh, William and Robert Chambers, 1842.⁂ Rare copy of this important work. This edition contains a new preface by the author to defend his work from objections brought against it subsequent to the publication of the Paris edition. The publisher was the anonymous author of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, 1844. Quetelet was a Belgian astronomer, mathematician and sociologist, who founded and directed the Brussels Observatory. He developed what we today call the Body Mass Index (BMI), which was originally named the Quetelet Index.

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Mines administrator & mineral & book collector.- Mathematics.- [Oppel (Friedrich Wilhelm von)] Analysis Triangulorum, first edition, 13 engraved plates, of which 1 folding, errata f. at end, browned, contemporary drab limp boards, folio, Dresden & Leipzig, J.G.I. Breitkopf for G.D. Walther, 1746.⁂ Rare copy of this first complete work on analytical trigonometry. Despite his mathematical achievements Oppel is better known for his contributions to mining and metallurgy. Having held a number of senior positions in the mines of the Ore Mountains he went on to be a founder of the Bergakademie Freiburg, a specialist mining school. It was the first of its kind and remains the oldest surviving institution in this field. The core of the school's collections are made up from Oppel's own, and include minerals, books and mining models.

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Lot 254

NO RESERVE Paediatrics.- Digestion.- Pouzin (Fulcrand) Aperçu sur quelques maladies qui affectent le canal alimentaire pendant les premières années de la vie, first edition, occasional spotting, disbound, mostly unopened, 4to, Montpellier, Tournel père et fils, 1806.⁂ Rare work on infant digestion and corresponding complications, with WorldCat recording only four copies, of which only one in UK (BL).

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Lot 259

Africa.- Freeman (J.J. ) A Tour in South Africa, with notices of Natal, Mauritius, Madagascar, Ceylon, Egypt, and Palestine, first edition, lithographed frontispiece, large folding lithographed map, hand-coloured in outline, 6 plates (5 wood-engraved and 1 lithographed), wood-engraved illustrations, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, some light offsetting, original cloth, spine faded, [Mendelssohn p.565], John Snow, 1851; and an Andover (U.S.A.) edition of John Campbell's Travels in South Africa, 1816, 8vo (2)

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NO RESERVE America.- Caswall (Rev. Henry) America, and the American Church, first edition, engraved folding map, 4 lithographed plates (1 of which misbound as a frontispiece), water-staining to upper corner of plates, occasional spotting and light water-staining, original cloth, spine gilt, head of spine little nicked, [Sabin 11473; Howes C 233], large 12mo, Printed for J.G. and F. Rivington, 1839.

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Lot 268

Europe.- Costume.- English School (circa 1820-1830) A group of 32 European costume studies, from eastern France, Switzerland, and Northern Italy, including the regional dress of Dijon, Besançon, Berne, Lucerne, Zurich, the Valais, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, and The Monks of St Bernard, as well as Northern Italy with Venetian women, alongside others, watercolour and gouache, traces of graphite, on cream J. Whatman wove paper, several watermarked '1821', each sheet approx. 215 x 290 mm. (8 1/2 x 11 1/3 in), loose, some minor surface dirt, all unframed, [c.1820s].⁂ A particularly fine record of local and regional dress, presumably from a single journey, made by an English artist travelling to Italy in the first half of the 19th century.

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Lot 273

Polar.- Kerguelen-Trémarec (Yves Joseph de) Relation d'un Voyage dans la Mer du Nord, first edition, title in red and black with engraved maritime vignette, 18 engraved maps and plates, some folding, engraved head-pieces, lacking 3pp. approbation/privilege and directions to binder, some spotting or foxing, 20th century marbled boards by G. Hedberg, red morocco label to head of spine, [Sabin 37616], small 4to, Paris, Prault, 1771.⁂ Account of an expedition to the coasts of Iceland, Greenland and Norway.

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Lot 274

NO RESERVE Russia.- Chuvash language.- Zolotnitsky (Nickolay) Introductory Notes on the Chuvash Dialect, Part I, [all published], ink inscription to head of title, foxed, lower original printed wrapper present, loose in library cloth-backed boards, 8vo, Kazan, 1871. sold not subject to return. ⁂ Zolotnitsky was the first to classify the dialect, placing it with the Turkic group of languages. The pagination jumps from 16 to 33, but the text is seemingly complete. In 1875 he published a Russian-Chuvash dictionary.

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Cookery.- [Glasse (Hannah)] The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy... by a Lady, fourth edition, engraved frontispiece (trimmed at margin, touching text), title trimmed at head with loss to first word of title, authors signature to p.1, interleaved copy with very occasional notes to blank leaves, K2 & 3 with blank margins partially torn away without loss to text, some dampstaining towards end, 19th century half calf, [McLean, p.59; Vicaire 414], 8vo, for the Author, 1751.⁂ The scarce fourth edition and the first in which Glasse is identified as the author on the frontispiece.

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Cookery.- Glasse (Hannah) The Complete Confectioner; or the Whole Art of Confectionary made Plain and Easy, first edition, second issue, damp-staining, heavier at start, occasional small patches of soiling obscuring the odd letter of text, occasional worming to fore-margin, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end (trimmed at foot with loss to text) not called for, modern panelled calf, [Cagle 708; Maclean p.62], 8vo, [c.1770].⁂ The second issue of the first edition of c.1760 with a new title.

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NO RESERVE Cookery.- May (Robert) The Accomplisht Cook, or the Art and Mystery of Cookery, third edition, lacking engraved frontispiece, 1 folding plate only (of 4, that defective), lacking index f. 2I1, first advertisement f. partially torn away, closely trimmed at foot, occasionally affecting signatures and affected text of Z2, occasional worming to margins, browning, modern antique-style panelled calf, [Cagle 867; Oxford pp.29-30; Wing M1393aA], 8vo, J.Winter, for Nath.Brooke, 1671.

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Cookery.- Simpson (John) A Complete System of Cookery, second edition, diagrams, occasional spotting, modern half calf, [1808] § Kitchiner (William) The Cook's Oracle; Containing Receipts For Plain Cookery On The Most Economical Plan For Private Families, sixth edition, original cloth-backed boards, paper label to spine (chipped), 1823 § Dolby (Richard) The Cook's Dictionary, first edition, occasional spotting or browning, modern cloth, 1830; and 13 others, cookery, 19th century and later, 8vo (16)

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Economics.- Keynes (John Maynard) A Treatise on Money, 2 vol., first edition, some light spotting and foxing to endpapers, original cloth, light fading to spines minor bumping to spine ends and corners, light rubbing to extremities, but an excellent set overall, 1930; and a first edition of A Tract on Monetary Reform, 8vo (3)

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NO RESERVE Military.- Morison (Samuel Eliot) History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II, 14 vol. only (of 15), all but 4 first editions, plates and illustrations, maps, one or to plates becoming loose, ex-library with usual labels and stamps, original cloth, library name and shelf marks in gilt, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1948-60 § Davidson (Major H.) History and Services of the 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs), 2 vol. in 1, first edition, list of subscribers, lacking all plates and maps, vignette removed from title (vol. 2), previous owner's ink inscription, occasional spotting, original cloth, ?gilt device removed from upper cover, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Edinburgh and London, 1901 § Swinton (Major-General Sir Ernest) The Defence of Duffer's Drift, new edition, illustrations, previous owner's ink inscription, scattered spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, loss to spine foot, tear and small loss to upper cover (partially repaired), a little rubbed, slight chipping to corners and extremities, Oxford, George Ronald, n.d.; and others, military history v.s. (47)

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NO RESERVE Macquoid (Percy) A History of English Furniture [The Age of Oak; Walnut; Mahogany; Satinwood], 3 vol., first edition, plates. some colour, illustrations, captioned tissue-guards, occasional spotting, original buckram, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, spines faded, folio, 1904-08.

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NO RESERVE Glass.- Drake (Maurice) A History of English Glass-Painting, descriptive tissue-guards, some light foxing, 1912 § Raguin (Virginia Chieffo) Stained Glass in Thirteenth-Century Burgundy, 1982 § Evans (David) A Bibliography of Stained Glass, 1982, all but the last with illustrations, the first with colour, original boards or cloth, all but the first with dust-jacket, some marking and soiling to covers or dust-jackets; and 24 others, glass, v.s. (27)

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Library decoration.- Mayer (Wenzel Joseph) Historische Beschreibung der am Bibliothekgewolbe der koniglichen Pramonstratenserordnes-Kanonie, am Berge Sion zu Prag, im Jahre 1794, in einem zusammenhangenden Platfond in Fresko dargestellten Kalkmalerey, first and only German edition, engraved plate of the library and a dedication to Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, engraved vignette to head of C1, wood-engraved head- and tail-pieces, lower margin of title restored, occasional spotting or finger-marking, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, a few small worm traces to lower covers, corners worn, rubbed, 4to, Prague, Elsenwanger for Arnold Petzold, 1797.⁂ A description of the ornate ceiling decoration of the 'Philosophical Hall' of Strahov Monastery in Prague, painted by the Austrian Franz Anton Maulbertsch. The author was Abbot from 1776 to 1800.

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Palladio (Andrea) The Architecture of A. Palladio, books 3 and 4 only (of 4), first English edition, 126 engraved plates on 111 sheets, damp-staining to foot, heavy in places, occasional chipping or tearing to margins, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, worn, folio, for the Author, [1715-20].

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Riou (Stephen) The Grecian Orders of Architecture, first edition, engraved title-vignette, 6 vignettes and 28 plates, some folding, some light offsetting, title lightly browned, occasional scattered spotting, later half calf sympathetically rebacked, rubbed, extremities a little worn, [Blackmer 1425; Harris 746], folio, by J. Dixwell, for the Author, 1768.⁂ "Riou was in Athens while Stuart and Revett were working there, and decided to produce an architectural theory for the use of the Greek architectural orders then being described and measured by Stuart and Revett." (Blackmer). The book is dedicated to James Stuart who, along with David Garrick, Soame Jenyns and George Stubbs, is included in the list of subscribers.

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Sculpture.- Thorvaldsen (Bertel) Le statue e li bassirilievi inventati e scolpiti in marmo dal cavaliere Alberto Thorwaldsen scultore danese, 80 engraved numbered plates (including title) on 78 sheets, some spotting, mostly to first few ff., contemporary half calf, spine gilt and with orange leather label, spine faded, corners little worn, rubbed, folio, Rome, [Ferdinando Mori], 1811 [issued c.1817].⁂ A rare complete copy of this work documenting the output from the workshop of this important Danish sculptor. The book is considered one of the earliest publications to reproduce works by a contemporary artist, and led to an enhanced profile for the artist.

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Taylor (G. L.) and Edward Cresy. The Architectural Antiquities of Rome, 2 vol., second edition, 129 engraved or lithographed plates and plans (numbered I-CIV & CVI-CXXX, plate CV was never published), some double, occasional foxing, offsetting, browning to text ff., contemporary half calf, rebacked, retaining original backstrip, corners bumped, folio, 1821-22 [actually c. 1836].⁂ The 1836 reissue has a surplus of sheets of the original letterpress and a number of the original lithographs either redrawn or interpreted as etchings and engravings, thus reducing the number of lithographs in the first edition from twenty to thirteen.

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Lot 74

NO RESERVE Dulac (Edmund) Fairy Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations, first edition, one of 350 copies signed by the author, 15 colour tipped-in plates by Dulac, light marginal toning, original cloth, elaborately gilt, faded and lightly soiled, uncut, 4to, 1916.

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Folklore.- Lang (Andrew) The Grey Fairy Book, 1900; The Olive Fairy Book, 1907; The Pink Fairy Book, spine faded, 1897; The Lilac Fairy Book, rather soiled and marked, 1910, first editions, illustrations by H.J. Ford and others, scattered spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, g.e., the first two generally bright, clean copies; and 39 others, fairies and folklore, v.s. (43)

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Votes for women.- Ainslie (Kathleen) Votes for Catharine Susan and me, 10 full-page and 1 double-page chromolithographed illustrations, some foxing and staining, first and last ff. loose, lacking wrappers, Castell Brothers Ltd., [1910]; and 6 others, by the same, v.s. (7) sold not subject to return.

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Lot 79

Savonarola (Girolamo) Prediche nuovamente venute in luce, first edition in Italian, double column, charming woodcut vignette to title, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, title with small section of lower blank corner torn away, occasional spotting, some mostly light staining, 18th century limp boards, soiled and rubbed, [Adams S513; EDIT 16 CNCE 39132], small 4to, [Venice], [Agostino Zanni], [June, 1528].

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Elzevier.- Fortification.- Dögen (Mathias) Architectura militaris moderna, 2 parts in 1, first edition, half-title, fine engraved pictorial title and 70 plates, all but one folding, woodcut decorative initials, 4, 2, and 4 ff. of supplementary tables bound in after pp.56, 96, and 200 respectively, sig. 3F misbound, a little creasing to some plates, some browning, spotting and staining, contemporary vellum, later gilt, spine in compartments and with later red morocco label to style, wormholes, particularly to spine, [Willems 1047; Berlin Kat. 2529 (1648 edition)], folio, Amsterdam, Louis Elzevier, 1647.⁂ 'Magnifique publication' (Willems). Dögen worked for the Admiralty in Amsterdam for a considerable time and later became military architect to Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg, to whom the work is dedicated. Provenance: Initials DAP surmounted by bishop's hat (ink stamp to foot of title).

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French theatre.- Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) Tancrede, engraved frontispiece, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head-pieces and historiated initials, occasional spotting, contemporary marbled wrappers, lacking backstrip, but holding firm, creased, Geneva, Cramer Brothers, 1761; and 11 others, 18th century French Theatre, bound in 2 vol., including a duplicate of first mentioned, 8vo (3)

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NO RESERVE Russia.- Bodisco (Col. A.) Biographie de l'Empereur Alexandre I, d'après celle qui a été écrite en langue russe de Nicholas Gretsch, first edition, signed presentation copy, half-title, small mounted lithographed portrait frontispiece, occasional spotting, original printed wrappers, head of spine little worn, lightly soiled, Stockholm, P.A. Norstedt & Son, 1836; and a 3 vol. 1824 Paris edition of Walter Scott's St. Ronan's Well, 8vo (4)⁂ The first mentioned is presented to the diplomat Lord John Bloomfield.

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The Mahābhārata.- Foucaux (Philippe Édouard) Le Mahabharata, signed presentation copy from the editor to Augustin Filon on half-title, slightly foxed and browned, original wrappers, browned and slightly creased, edges uncut, Paris, Benjamin Duprat, 1862; and 2 others, comprising: Thiers, De Vaulabelle & De Chateaubriand, Le Retour de l'Ile d'Elbe, presentation copy from the authors, lacks lower cover, upper cover with tears, 1873, and an ALs from François-André Isambert (1792-1857), French lawyer, historian, and politician, bound in a copy of Isambert's Tableau des Progrès du Droit Public et du Droit des Gens, 1829, v.s., v.d. (3).⁂ First mentioned, Pierre Marie Augustin Filon (1841-1916), private secretary to the Prince Imperial; Professor of rhetoric and author.

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A rare and large BMC teddy bear 1907, With cinnamon mohair, deep orange and black glass eyes, pronounced muzzle with clipped tip, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with felt pads, large rounded hump, inoperative squeaker and remains of black and gold woven label on right foot pad —28in. (71cm.) high (very minimal thinning and label now glued to pad) - the Bruin Manufacturing Company based in New York only produced bears from 1907 to 1909, it is believed that is this the first time this bear has appeared in such a large size. PLEASE NOTE THIS BEAR HAS AN ADDITIONAL 5% IMPORT VAT TO BE PAID ON THE HAMMER PRICE

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A Steiff limited edition The First American Teddy, 7183 for the year 2003, in original box with certificate

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Lot 181

A PAIR OF WESTERN EUROPEAN MITTEN GAUNTLETS, CIRCA 1500, PROBABLY SPANISH each consisting of a long obtusely-pointed cuff closed at the inside of the wrist by brazing and formed at its upper edge with an angular outward turn (that of the right showing a slight loss), three metacarpal-plates, a shaped knuckle plate, two finger-plates decorated with longitudinal flutes of V-shaped section and a thumb-defence of three scales (the thumb plates and the last metacarpal plate of each restored, the inside of the cuff of each pierced with a later mounting-hole, the knuckle and finger-plates possibly associated, the first metacarpal-plate of the right gauntlet with a small welded repair, and the whole lightly patinated overall) 30.5 cm; 12 in (2) Provenance Probably the armoury of the Duke of Osuna and Infantado, sold over three sales in 1880, 1890 and 1896. Bashford Dean, New York French & Co., Inc. The armoury of the Dukes of the Infantado was the second most important armoury in the Iberian Peninsula after the Royal Armoury in Madrid. At one time it had no less than one hundred and sixty-two full armours many of which had been made for distinguished Royal and noble patrons. This collection was matched by an equally impressive array of edged weapons, firearms and also rarities such as a shield made from an elephant~s ear with a silver brim and another from a tortoiseshell. It also housed historic artefacts including the central gangplank from the Turkish flagship at the Battle of Lepanto presented by Don Juan of Austria to the 5th Duke. Despite a fire in 1702 much of the armoury survived into the late 19th century when it was dispersed. See Ramos 2013, pp. 1-16. For a discussion of the Spanish armour of this period see Mann 1932, p. 67. See also footnote to lot 179.

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Lot 188

A PAIR OF SABATONS IN THE GERMAN |GOTHIC| STYLE OF THE LATE 15TH CENTURY, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY each consisting of eleven medially-ridged rearward-overlapping lames of which the third and eleventh are longer than the rest, and the last forms a rounded toe-cap fitted with a stud to receive a detachable extension, and with all but the first two lames decorated on the outside with a longitudinal ridge (showing a light patination and oxidised patches overall) 24.5 cm; 9 5/8 in (2)

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Lot 190

A SABATON FOR THE RIGHT FOOT IN THE GERMAN ~GOTHIC~ STYLE OF THE LATE 15TH CENTURY, WITH DETACHABLE TOE-CAP EXTENSION, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY consisting of a total of twelve medially-ridged, rearward-overlapping lames, of which the third, eleventh and twelfth are longer than the rest, and the last two respectively form a rounded top-cap (with a riveted interval patch), and a detachable pointed extension to it, with all but the first two lames decorated on the outside with a longitudinal ridge, the third lame retaining its leather strap and filed iron buckle, and painted inside with an inventory number in white numerals (lightly patinated overall) 41.0 cm; 16 1/8 in

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Lot 210

Property from an Important Private Collection A GERMAN CRANEQUIN FOR A CROSSBOW, MID-16TH CENTURY with near circular gearbox stamped with a brass-lined maker~s mark, two differing bolts crossed, ratchet bar fitted with a belt hook at the base and a claw-mount at the top (the latter restored), short U-shaped winder restored) with turned wooden handle, and the inside with a later cord loop; together with a crossbow bolt, with near pyramidal head and faceted socket, on a modern wooden shaft the first: 36.2 cm; 14 1/4 in (2)

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Lot 212

A BRASS CANNON IN THE STYLE OF COSIMO CENNI, MODERN after the Bargello cannon, of embossed sheet brass, the muzzle engulfed by a lion~s head, decorated with a knightly figure on the chase, and the arms of the Medici on the first reinforce, and the cascabel formed as the head of St Paul 71cm; 28in barrel

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Lot 215

A PAIR OF BRONZE SALUTING CANNON IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY each with tapering multi-stage barrel cast with raised foliate mouldings, a crowned coat-of-arms and the date 1630 over the first reinforce, a pair of dolphins, plain trunnions, and globose cascabel decorated with foliage 45.5cm; 17 7/8in barrels 2.5cm; 1in bores (2)

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Lot 218

A COMBINED TURNSCREW AND WHEEL-LOCK SPANNER, FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with moulded stem, T-shaped head with a spanner aperture at each end (one split), the other end with turn-screw head and a ring-shaped spanner for a barrel wrench behind 14.0 cm; 5 1/2 in

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Lot 219

THREE DETACHED LOCKS IN MID-17TH STYLE, 20TH CENTURY the first a dog-lock, with flat plate fitted with ring-neck cock and dog-safety-catch (polished bright overall); the second flintlock, in mid-17th century style, with slender cock pierced with a scroll at the base and in aged condition throughout; and the third snaphaunce, stamped ~IPK~ inside and with filed details the first: 18.2 cm; 7 1/8 in (3)

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Lot 226

AN AMERICAN ~PEACE~ GUNPOWDER FLASK BY BATTY, DATED 1849 AND ANOTHER FLASK the first embossed on each face with the Federal Eagle charged with the Union Flag, clasped hands on a star of twelve rays enclosed by twenty stars and a trophy-of-arms carrying a shield charged with the letters ~US~, adjustable brass nozzle stamped with the inspector~s initials; ~K~, with cut-off (spring missing), and two rings for suspension; the second by G. & J. W. Hawksley, the body embossed with acorns, oak foliage and a stag~s head the first: 25.0 cm; 9 7/8 in high (2) The inspector is either A. D. King or A. L. Koones. See Riling 1953, p. 98 and 363.

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Lot 227

ǂTWO CONTINENTAL FLASKS AND TWO HORN FLASKS, 19TH CENTURY the first with copper body embossed with oak foliage, fitted with adjustable brass nozzle with spring closure, the second with plain iron body (previously covered with leather) and brass cap with spring closure; the third and fourth French, each with brass-bound stained translucent horn body (small cracks and chips), fitted with brass nozzles, one with a turn-off cap and the other with spring cut-off the first: 16.0 cm; 6 3/8 in (4)

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Lot 24

˜A BURMESE DHA DAGGER, A MALAYSIAN DAGGER (KRIS), A MALAYSIAN DAGGER (BADE-BADE), A NORTH AFRICAN DAGGER (JAMBIYA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY the first with slightly curved single-edged blade, silver ferrule decorated with filigree and beadwork, faceted bone grip and silver cap pommel, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver; the second with pattern-welded wavy blade, wooden grip with two panels of scrollwork, in its scabbard with large wrangka and brass pendak; the third with curved single-edged blade and carved horn hilt decorated with a pierced design of foliage, in its wooden scabbard; and the fourth with curved blade decorated with silver scrollwork, engraved white metal hilt, ivory grip, in its white metal scabbard the first: 24.7 cm; 9 3/4 in blade (4)

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Lot 264

A .30 CALIBRE RIM-FIRE FOUR-BARRELLED SHARPS PATENT PISTOL BY SHARPS & HANKINS, PHILADELPHIA PENN, NO. 9261, CIRCA 1859-74 with fluted sighted barrel group, iron frame and action, knurled hammer, iron back-strap, walnut grips (one small chip) and traces of original blued finish; and a modern bullet mould the first: 9.0 cm ; 3 1/2 in barrels

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