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Click here to subscribeStevenson, Robert Louis Kidnapped London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1886. 8vo, first edition, first issue, with "business" p.40 line 11, "nine o'clock" p.64 line 1, "Long Islands" p.101 lines 9/10 and 16pp. of adverts at rear dated 5G.4.86, folding map, original red cloth gilt, shelf lean, spine darkened, map becoming detached, some slight internal soiling
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954. Second impression (December 1954), 8vo, map, original red cloth gilt, a little darkening and dampstaining to dust-jacket; The Two Towers. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1955. Second impression, 8vo, map, original red cloth gilt, dust-jacket slightly dampstained also very slightly affecting a couple of rear leaves, dust-jacket spine darkened; The Return of the King. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1955. First edition, 8vo, original red cloth gilt, dust-jacket with some minor dampstaining, spine darkened (3)
Waugh, Evelyn A collection of 11 works Black Mischief. London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., 1932. 8vo, first edition, original 'snakeskin' cloth gilt; [Idem] A Handful of Dust. London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., 1934. 8vo, first edition, original 'snakeskin' cloth gilt; [Idem] Ninety-two Days. New York: Farrar & Reinhart, Inc., [1934]. 8vo, first US edition, original yellow cloth, dust-jacket price-clipped with a few chips; [Idem] Scoop. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1938. 8vo, first edition, original 'snakeskin' cloth gilt; [Idem] Put out More Flags. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1942. 8vo, first edition, original grey cloth, some foxing; [Idem] Brideshead Revisited. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1945. First edition, 8vo, original red cloth gilt, spine faded; [Idem] When the Going was Good. London: Duckworth, 1946. 8vo, first edition, original yellow cloth, a little wear and chipping to dust-jacket; [Idem] Scott-King's Modern Europe. London: Chapman & Hall, 1947. 8vo, first edition, original blue cloth, a little rubbing to dust-jacket; [Idem] Helena. London: Chapman & Hall, 1950. 8vo, first edition, original blue cloth gilt, some chipping to dust-jacket; [Idem] Love Among the Ruins. London: Chapman & Hall, 1953. 8vo, first edition, original red cloth gilt, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. London: Chapman & Hall, 1957. 8vo, first edition, original blue cloth gilt, dust-jacket price-clipped with a few neat tape repairs (11)
Williams, Tennessee 5 books 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. Norfolk, CN: New Directions, 1945. First edition, 8vo, original taupe cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with a couple of small tears; [Idem] Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. London: Secker & Warburg, 1956. First UK edition, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped, some foxing; [Idem] Baby Doll. London: Secker & Warburg, 1957. First UK edition, 8vo, original red cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] Three Players of a Summer Game. London: Secker & Warburg, 1960. First UK edition, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with some dust soiling; [Idem] Sweet Bird of Youth. London: Secker & Warburg, 1961. First UK edition, 8vo, original orange cloth, dust-jacket price-clipped (5)
Children's Books 9 Books, comprising Crane, Walter Queen Summer, or The Journey of the Lily & the Rose. London: Cassell & Co. Ltd., [1891]. First edition, original printed paper-covered boards; Park, Carton Moore An Alphabet of Animals. London: Blackie and Son Ltd., 1899. 4to, original boards, neatly rebacked; Lauda, Richard Radosti Mal?ch. Prague: Nakladem Ceske Graficke, [1903?] Original red cloth gilt, some soiling to covers; Upton, Florence K. The Golliwogg at the Sea-Side. London: Longmans, Green & Co., [1898]. Oblong 4to, original boards, some rubbing and soiling; [Idem] The Golliwogg's "Auto-go-Cart". London: Longmans, Green & Co., [1901]. Oblong 4to, original boards, some rubbing and soiling, neat repair to front free-endpaper, and a few other repairs throughout affecting images in places; Aldin, Cecil The White Puppy Book. London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, [1909]. Original boards; [Idem] The White Kitten Book. London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. Original boards; Stevenson, Robert Louis The Stevenson Song-Book. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Original printed boards, a little soiling; Detmold, E.J. - Florence E. Dugdale The Book of Baby Pets. Oxford: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, [1938]. Original blue cloth, a little foxing (9)
Lang, Andrew Fairy Books The Green Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, advert leaf, original green cloth gilt, a small amount of internal foxing, a little wear to hinges, slight wear to spine ends, some very faint marks to lower cover; [Idem] The Grey Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, original grey cloth gilt, a small amount of internal foxing, slight shelf lean and spine a little discoloured
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone London: Bloomsbury, 1997. First edition, hardback, first impression with the '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' numberline on the publisher's imprint page and '1 wand' listed twice on p.53, inscribed and signed by J.K. Rowling on the front free-endpaper: "6-9-97 For James, Kate and Laura, with best wishes, J.K. Rowling", original pictorial boards, an extremely faint yellow mark to p.67 and some very light browning to pages as usually found, a very slight shelf-lean, some minor wear to covers Note: One of only 500 copies of the first edition, first impression hardback to have been produced. J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books have become a modern classic of children's literature, with first edition, first impression copies of Rowling’s first book being truly rare: 500 hardback copies were produced, with around 300 of these being given to libraries and schools. This would leave a maximum of 200 copies of the book in possible circulation in fine, non ex-library condition. The actual number is likely to be far lower. Only a handful of first edition, first impression books were then inscribed by J.K. Rowling for friends, acquaintances and family members. This copy is one such work. It is notable that this book is being offered for sale in Edinburgh – widely regarded as the ‘home of Harry Potter’. The boy wizard was dreamt up by Rowling on a delayed rail service between Manchester and London’s King’s Cross Station, however Rowling has said: “…Edinburgh is very much home for me and is the place where Harry evolved over seven books and many, many hours of writing in its cafés.” Similarities can also be found between Edinburgh’s many imposing independent schools and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Most notably, George Heriot’s School and Fettes College, with its impressive central spire, both strongly reflect the baronial architectural style of Hogwarts. In the past, Rowling has said that she imagines Hogwarts to be in Scotland: a claim corroborated by the Harry Potter films, where the Hogwarts Express is seen diving over the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct.
Brookshaw, George A New Treatise on Flower Painting... London: printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1818. Small folio, 13 engraved plates, of which 12 in two states, hand-coloured and plain, contemporary green quarter calf, corners chipped and edgeworn, spine chipped and worn, hinge split, number of tiny pin pricks to text only, text offsetting to first plate
Cotton, Charles The Planters Manual London: Henry Brome, 1675. First edition, small 8vo, [2], 139; engraved frontispiece, old calf, worn, lacks lower cover, upper cover, title & frontispiece detached, without the 2 advertisement pages at end, contemporary annotations to many top corners, [ESTC R18563]
Newberry, J.S. Report of the Exploring Expedition from Santa Fé...in 1859 Washington: Government Printing Office, 1876. First edition, 4to, 22 plates including several chromolithographs, folding map detached but present, contemporary black cloth gilt, Edinburgh Geological Society inscription, small cancelled stamp and library bookplate
Boyle, Robert The works... in five volumes London: for A. Millar, 174. 5 volumes, folio, engraved frontispiece portrait, titles in red and black,15 folding engraved plates, contemporary mottled calf, some joints cracked, lacking a few lettering-pieces [Fulton, Boyle 240]Provenance: Lord Sandys, armorial bookplates Note: The first collected edition of Boyle's works, including correspondence and non-scientific works
Huddleston, John, Father (1608-1698), Catholic priest and monk Fitzherbert, Thomas The First Part of a Treatise Concerning Policy and Religion. [Douai:] Printed with licence of Superiors, 1615. Part 1 only, second edition, Father John Huddleston's copy, signed by him four times, signed twice and inscribed with a a Latin motto on title, also signed and dated 1688 on B4 verso ('John Huddlestons Book 1688') and C4 recto ('John Huddlestons Book'), title within woodcut border, lacks R1-4, numerous leaves loose, title soiled, some slight worming to inner margins, browned throughout, ink inscription on front free endpaper ('1630 decemb; 6s 6d. JB'), contemporary boards, leather removed from boards, lacks spine, some edges creased or frayed, [STC 11018); sold not subject to return Note: John Huddleston helped King Charles II escape after the Battle of Worcester on 3rd September 1651, hiding with the king in a priest hole at Mosely Old Hall, and cleaning and bandaging his feet. When Charles II lay dying on the evening of 5 February 1685, Huddleston heard the King's confession, reconciled him to the Catholic Church and absolved him, afterwards administering extreme unction.
Napier, John A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St John Edinburgh: Robert Walde-grave, 1593. First edition, small 4to, woodcut title-page, contemporary panelled calf, ownership inscription dated 1744 of Will. McQueen and many annotations, possibly in the same hand, most leaves lightly dampstained, some rubbing to title-page with slight loss to engraved areas [ESTC S113080]
Sebah & Joaillier, Abdullah Freres and others Photographs of Constantinople, 2 albums Folios, the first with 63 albumen prints showing scenes and people; the second containing 51 albumen prints; the photographs between 27 x 20 and 25 x 20cm each, a little fading, in contemporary burgundy cloth
Larsson, Stieg [The Millennium Trilogy], 2010, Sangorski & Sutcliffe binding London: Maclehose Press, Quercus, 2010. 8vo, 3 volumes, boxed set edition, maps by Emily Faccini, SPECIALLY BOUND IN A UNIQUE BINDING BY SANGORSKI AND SUTCLIFFE in crushed black morocco, gilt designs on upper covers illustrating the themes in the titles of dragon, hornet's nest and fire, spines with black onlays lettered in silver together forming the author's name, additional onlays in red and white with titles of each volume (the first also with the original title, "Men Who Hate Women"), row of five silver studs on the upper covers, these interlocking with square red grooves on lower covers, all edges gilt, red endpapers, all within binder's black morocco case incorporating an additional folder with a letter of rejection in Swedish from the Institute of Applied Psychology in Stockholm (addressed to the author as "493 S. Larsson" informing him at the request of the Joint Committee of Colleges of Journalism, that [translation] "unfortunately your performance in the written selection test was not up to standard of other applicants. We are therefore unable to offer you a place at any College...in the autumn of 1972..."), WITH AN ORIGINAL PENCIL PORTRAIT BY STEIG LARSSON ON THE REVERSE, some slight wear to case Note: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , The Girl who Played with Fire and The Girl who Kicked the Hornets' Nest , known as The Millennium Trilogy, presented in a spectacular and unique binding. Alison Strachan, the binding director at Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Shepherd's, has commented on the special design of the binding: "...There was... a strong impression in my mind of Lisbet's physical appearance, which was echoed in the violence in her character as well as that shown against her by male characters in the book. The studs were a manifestation of this male/female theme and the sado-masochism of some of the male characters. The way the studs each fit into the cover of the next book, was a symbol of how the protagonists work together, their close relationship... the hand-tooled designs of each front cover were designed to echo the images of the titles and the tattoos that cover Lisbet..."
Private Press Bibliography 58 works including Ransom, Will Selective Check Lists of Press Books. New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1963. 2 volumes, 8vo, American Book-Stratford Press reprint edition, original red cloth gilt; Cave, Roderick & Thomas Rae Private Press Books 1959 [-1979]. North Harrow: Private Libraries Association, 1960-1984. 20 volumes, 8vo, lacking volume for 1978, original wrappers; and a facsimile copy of 1958; The British Library Modern British and American Private Presses (1850-1965). London, 1976. 8vo, original red cloth gilt; Tomkinson, G.S A Select Bibliography of the Principal Modern Presses Public and Private in Great Britain and Ireland. London: The First Edition Club, 1928. 8vo, one of 1000 copies, original quarter cloth; Ridler, William British Modern Press Books. London: Covent Garden Press Ltd., 1971. 8vo, original green cloth gilt, one of 1500 copies; Bellamy, B.E. Private Presses & Publishing in England since 1945. New York, 1980. 8vo, dust-jacket; Anderson, Alan The Tragara Press 1954-1979. Edinburgh, 1979. 8vo, original boards; Morris, Ann The Private Press in Leicestershire. Loughborough: Plough Press, 1976. Large 8vo, original wrappers; The Private Press Today. Kings Lynn Festival, 1967. Large 8vo, original wrappers; Glasgow School of Art The Page Right Printed. Glasgow, 1973. 8vo, original wrappers; Swiss Cottage Library Catalogue of an exhibition of books and printed ephemera from twenty-eight contemporary Private Presses. London, 1977. 4to, original wrappers; Lieberman, Elizabeth Koller The Check-Log of Private Press Names. New York: The Herity Press, 1963. Fourth edition, 8vo, original wrappers; Walters, Mary Dawson A Catalog of the Exhibition of Selected Private Presses in the United States August 1-31, 1965. Ohio: Ohio State University Libraries, 1935. 4to, original wrappers; Graham, Rigby and Peter Hoy, editors Private Printer and Private Press. Oxford, 1968. Number 1, 8vo, original wrappers; Appleton, Tony A Typographical Tally. Brighton, 1973. 8vo, dust-jacket; The British Museum Printing and the Mind of Man. Catalogue of an Exhibition at Earls Court. 1963, 8vo, original wrappers; The National Book League The Cuala Press 1903-1973. 1973, 8vo, original wrappers; Blumenthal, Walter Hart Eccentric Typography Worcester, Massachusetts, 1963. 8vo, original black cloth gilt; Chambers, David and Christopher Sandford Cock-a-Hoop. Pinner: Private Libraries Association, [n.d.]. 8vo, dust-jacket; Putnam, George Haven Books and their Makers during the Middle Ages. New York: Hillary House Publishers Ltd., 1962. 2 volumes, 8vo, original red cloth gilt, slipcase; and 17 others (58)
Harris, Chapin A. A Physiological and Pathological Inquiry concerning the Physical Characteristics of the Human Teeth... Baltimore: Armstrong and Berry, 1841. 8vo, first edition, presentation copy inscribed to the front free-endpaper: "Presented to Miss Orzella Louisa Matilda Cecilia Catherine Harris with affectionate regards of her father, The Author, Balto. Oct. 21st. 1841", in fine 19th century red morocco gilt with the title to the upper cover; [Idem] The Principles and Practice of Dentistry. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston, Son & Co., 1889. Twelfth edition, 8vo, original brown cloth gilt (2)
Thomson, Thomas A System of Chemistry Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, 1802. First edition, 4 volumes, 8vo, 4 engraved plates, original boards with paper labels to spine, half-titles, some damage to upper page corners where a signature has been erased, joints splitting (4) Provenance: From the library of Kingcausie
Fowling Perkins, Francis A Prognostication for the year of our Lord God, 1668. London: Robert White, 1668. Small 8vo, unbound, preserved in a morocco-backed marbled box, spine gilt, pp. 48, includes a section entitled "The Anatomy of Man's Body, as the parts thereof are governed by the Twelve Signs" with a woodcut illustration, the first 14pp are printed in red and black, some sections are in black letter, first leaf torn and worn, some chipping and loss, some leaves browned or stained; with a fascinating manuscript diary of 11 pages, dealing with sporting activities and with fowling in particular "Killed with GF two b[race] of P[artridge], one in Coxes further ground near Rad-Meddow, another beyond Fernall Heath near Nurtons.." Note: Although it is not possible to identify the sportsman, he seems to have been a country Vicar as he periodically makes mention of the texts on which he has preached. The location seems to be Gloucestershire as the village of Dumbleton is mentioned. This edition does not appear in ESTC. A transcript of the diary is provided.
Edinburgh Graveyards - Monteith, Robert An Theater of Mortality: or, the Illustrious Inscriptions extant upon the several Monuments. erected over the dead Bodies (of the sometime Honourable Persons) Buried within the Gray friars Church Yard. Edinburgh: Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, 1704. First edition, 12mo, [8], 78, [2]; Monteith, Robert The Very Learned Scotsman, Mr George Buchanan's Fratres Fraterrimi, Three Books of Epigrams... Edinburgh: Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, 1708, 12mo, [4], 76; 19th century half calf, crudely repaired
Hunt, John The Ascent of Everest London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. First edition, 8vo, signed on the title-page by Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, John Hunt, George Lowe, Michael Ward, Michael Westmacott, Tom Bourdillon & George Band, original blue cloth, accompanied by a Royal Geographical Society and Alpine Club ticket to a talk, "Challenge of Everest", on Wednesday 29th May 1963; Gregory, Alfred The Picture of Everest. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [n.d.] 4to, original Japanese vellum, some soiling to covers (2)
Lawrence, Thomas Edward 8 works, comprising Lawrence, T.E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a triumph. London: Jonathan Cape, 1935. 8vo, second impression, original brown cloth gilt, dust-jacket price-clipped, some light rubbing and soiling to covers, a few chips to dust-jacket; [Idem] The Mint. London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] Oriental Assembly. London: Williams and Norgate Ltd., 1939. 8vo, first edition, dust-jacket not price-clipped and with a few small tape repairs; [Idem] - David Garnett, editor The Letters of T.E. Lawrence. London: Jonathan Cape, 1938. 8vo, first edition, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with a few marks and slight tears; and another copy, without dust-jacket; Lawrence, A.W. Letters to T.E. Lawrence. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. First edition, 8vo, original cloth; Thomas, Bertram Arabia Felix. London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. First edition, 8vo, original brown cloth; and an Arabic copy of Seven Pillars of Wisdom (8)
Polar Exploration 5 volumes, comprising Shackleton, Edward Arctic Journeys. London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, [1937]. First edition, 8vo, 41 plates, folding map, original blue cloth gilt, dust-jacket not price-clipped; Nansen, Fridtjof Fram Over Polhavet. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1897. 2 volumes, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt; Starritt, S. Stuart The Life of Nansen. London: The Religious Tract Society, [n.d.] 8vo, original red cloth; Evans, Admiral Sir Edward South with Scott. London: Collins, [1954]. Ninth edition, 8vo (5)
Roberts, William An Account of the First Discovery and Natural History of Florida London: T. Jefferys, 1763. 4to, 6 folding maps and plates, all in facsimile, 20th century half calf gilt, a little rubbing, neat repair to reverse of initial map, maps and plates trimmed down (not affecting engraved areas) [ESTC T100147] Provenance: Bookplate of Lord Napier
Shetland, Orkney & Caithness A Collection of 13 Books Grant, Francis J. The County Families of the Zetland Islands. Lerwick: T. & J. Manson, 1893. First edition, 8vo, one of 200 copies printed, contemporary black quarter calf, two contemporary ownership signatures to the title-page, several passages of neat annotation in the text; Laing, Samuel Pre-Historic Remains of Caithness. Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate, 1866. 8vo, original green cloth gilt; Small, John A Description of the Isles of Orkney. Edinburgh: William Brown, 1883. 8vo, number 205 of 250 copies, original blue cloth with paper label to spine; Manson, Thos. M.Y. Guide to Shetland. Lerwick: T. & J. Manson, 1932. 12mo, original cloth, several leaves lacking; Cluness, A.T. The Shetland Book. [Lerwick:] Zetland Education Committee, 1967. 8vo, original red cloth gilt; and another copy; Berry, R.J. - J.L. Johnston The Natural History of Shetland [New Naturalist volume 64]. London: Collins, 1980. 8vo, original green cloth gilt, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with adhesion from plastic wrapper; another [proof?] copy in original wrappers with a publisher's compliments slip; Burgess, Haldane Rasmie's Büddie. Lerwick: The Shetland Publishing Company, Ltd., 1979. 8vo; Venables, Ursula Life in Shetland. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1956; Howarth, David The Shetland Bus. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1951; Butler, Rhoda Shaela, Shetland Poems. Sandwick: Thuleprint Ltd., 1976; Henderson, Tom Shetland from Old Photographs. [Lerwick:] Shetland Library and Museum, 1978 (13)
Tombe, Charles François Voyage aux Indes Orientales... Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1810. First Edition, 3 volumes, comprising 2 volumes text, 8vo, and atlas volume 4to, with 18 engraved plates and maps (some folding), text in contemporary speckled calf gilt, atlas in contemporary blue patterned paper, lacking half-titles (3)
World Travel 10 volumes, comprising Landor, A. Henry Savage Across Widest Africa. London: Hurst and Blackett Ltd., 1907. 2 volumes, 8vo, 2 frontispieces (repaired in volume 1), 145 plates & 3 maps (two folding, one large), original blue cloth gilt; Kingsley, Mary H. West African Studies. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1901. Second edition, 8vo, 'presentation copy' blindstamp, original red cloth gilt; [Idem] Travels in West Africa. London: Macmillan and Co., 1897. Second edition, abridged, original red cloth gilt; Kelly, Talbot Egypt Painted and Described. London: A. & C. Black, 1904. 8vo, contemporary red half calf gilt, upper cover becoming detached; Wigram, W.A. & Sir Edgar T.A. The Cradle of Mankind. London: A. & C. Black, 1922. Second edition, 8vo, original blue cloth; Younghusband, Sir Francis Dawn in India. London: John Murray, [1930]. First edition, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket remnants present; Dodds, James Records of the Scottish Settlers in the River Plate and their Churches. Buenos Aires: Grant and Sylvester, 1897. 8vo, original blue cloth gilt, cancelled library bookplate; Hübner, Baron von Through the British Empire. London: John Murray, 1886. 2 volumes, 8vo, folding map, original brown cloth gilt (10)
Campo, Antonio Cremona Fedelissima Città et Nobilissima Colonia de Romani Cremona: Ippolito Tromba and Ercoliano Bartoli, 1585. Folio, 4 parts in one volume, engraved title-page with engraved portrait of Philip II on verso, woodcut initials, decorative woodcut borders, engraved and woodcut illustrations (mostly portraits), folding engraved map, double-page engraved map, double-page engraved plate (of the cathedral) with further engraved details on versos, later speckled calf, leaf ***4 possibly from a later printing, text at foot of 8*3v obscured, without blank leaf 10*4, woodcut printer's device above colophon, first few leaves and final leaf repaired at edges, engraving on verso of title-page shaved, folding map laid down and slightly damaged, double-page plate slightly torn, joints cracked, binding slightly rubbed [Edit16 8843; IA 130.903; Mortimer, Harvard Italian 100] Note: This seems to be a later state of printing, with the caption "David de Laude Crem. hebreus incid." on the folding map (see Mortimer). The plates were all engraved by Agostino Carracci, according to the note on [2]+2r.
Continental volumes 7 Books, including Naisl, A. Speculum Cleri Ultriusque. Cologne: A. Metternich, 1710. 4to, 3 parts in one volume, contemporary embossed pigskin over wooden boards, somewhat spotted; Van der Putte, Hendrik Historiae Insubricae sive Barbaricae ab origine gentis... Frankfurt & Leipzig: J. Grossius, [1678], 4to, contemporary vellum, somewhat spotted, slight wear to vellum fore-edge; [Breviary] Le Brevaire Romain. Paris: D. Thierry, 1688. 8vo, parallel text in Latin & French, contemporary calf, g.e., extremities slightly rubbed; De Sousa, J. Documentos Arabicos para a historia Portugueza copiados dos Originaes. Lisbon, 1790. First edition, 8vo, text in Arabic and Portuguese, owner's name on small slip affixed to title, contemporary tree calf; Pagnino, Santi Epitome thesauri linguae sanctae. Antwerp: Ex officina Plantiniana, 1590. 8vo, [395pp], contemporary vellum, fore margin of title worn with loss of a few letters on verso, contemporary vellum, some dampstaining, binding slightly bowed, Justinian. Historiae Philippicae. Leiden, J. Hackius, 1683. 8vo, frontispiece, contemporary calf, spine gilt; Sirmond, Antoine De immortalitate animae. Paris: G. Losse, 1635. 8vo, contemporary vellum, some spotting and light soiling, contemporary vellum, binding somewhat soiled, [USTC 6003723]; sold not subject to return (7)
de Turrecremata, Johannes Expositio super toto psalterio [Basel: Johann Amerbach , not after 1482] Folio, 124 leaves in double column, 40 lines plus headline, gothic type, initial spaces, contemporary calf over wooden boards, last few leaves with a small area of dampstaining, a few blank leaves removed at beginning and at end, spine covering torn with slight loss at head and foot, pastedowns lifted [ISTC it00530000] Provenance: "Sanctus Sixtus", early manuscript note on flyleaf; "I.W.", initials at head of first leaf Note: There is no catchplate on this volume, though there is the trace of a metal fixture in the centre of the lower cover, which may have been the pin for a long strap on the binding, rather than a clasp. Long strap bindings were common in romanesque bindings but were supplanted by straps with hooks and catchplates by the end of the fifteenth century.
Military History 5 volumes, comprising The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book, 1939-1945. [London:] G. Bell and Sons Ltd., 1950. 4to, original blue cloth gilt; Fellows, George History of the South Nots. Yeomanry Cavalry. Nottingham: Thomas Forman & Sons, 1895. 8vo, original cloth gilt; Ewing, John The Royal Scots 1914-1919. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1925. 2 volumes, first edition, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt; Bone, David - Muirhead Bone, illustrator Merchantman Rearmed. London: Chatto & Windus, 1949. 8vo, number 17 of 160 copies signed by David Bone, original blue quarter morocco gilt (5)
A rare Bristol delftware documentary Adam and Eve charger, dated 1755, the first couple depicted flanking the Tree of Knowledge, the serpent brightly enamelled and entwining the tree trunk beneath sponged green foliage, the dish inscribed 'John Archer 1755' in blue, broken and repaired, 26cm. Provenance: a private collection from the West Country. Illustrated: Louis Lipski and Michael Archer, Dated English Delftware, p.132, no. 587. The plate then listed as being in the collection of T C Brooke in Norfolk.
Two English porcelain part tea services, c.1800-20, decorated with formal floral designs in gilt and white on differing blue grounds. Comprising: the first, a milk jug, a cake plate, two tea cups, six coffee cans and six saucers, the second, four teacups, three coffee cans and eight saucers. (31)
Two English porcelain cabinet plates, 19th/20th century, the first painted to the well with a spray of fruit and flowers, the rim with panels of flowers, within elaborate gilt and turquoise borders on a pink ground, the second Royal Crown Derby and painted with flowers within a gilt and jewelled rim, a Copeland saucer painted in the Sèvres-style with panels of a putto, musical and military motifs within green borders on a blue ground with gilt trellis, and a two-handled vase finely painted with a folly by a lake, the reverse with a large panel of flowers, reserved on a green ground, the vase with a rim crack, 24.2cm max. (4)
A large and rare armorial Bow mug, c.1750-55, the bell-shaped form painted with the arms of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors, comprising a shield containing a lion above three fur-lined tents, flanked by two camels above the motto 'Concordia Parva Res Crescent' (In Harmony Small Things Grow), the sides finely painted with single flower sprigs, the rim with a band of gilt flowerheads on an iron red foliate border, the base broken out and restuck, 15.5cm. Provenance: the Watney Collection. Exhibited: English Ceramics Circle, Armorials, 2008. The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors ranks sixth and seventh (on alternate years) in the Great Twelve City Livery Companies. It was founded prior to 1300 and first incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1327. Its base is the Merchant Taylor's Hall between Threadneedle Street and Cornhill, a site it has occupied since at least 1347. Whilst initially a company for the tailoring profession, the company exists today as primarily a philanthropic association with links to a number of schools, colleges and alms houses. Surprisingly, given its location and strong trade links, there is little tradition of armorial decoration on Bow porcelain.
A rare Bow figure of Pedrolino or Pierrot, c.1755, from the Commedia dell'Arte, wearing a yellow costume edged in purple pencilled scrolls, his arms outstretched, the low pad base applied with flowers and leaves, a few small chips and losses, 14.5cm. The figure was first modelled by Reinicke at Meissen, using an engraving by Francois Joullain in Louis Riccobini's 'Histoire du Theatre Italien', published in 1731, and was faithfully copied by Bow.
Four delftware plates, mid 18th century, one Bristol and painted with a fisherman in a typical landscape within a bianco-sopra-bianco border, another painted in blue, green, yellow and manganese with flowering branches within a scalloped rim, one London and painted in blue with a Chinese lady beneath a gnarled tree, the last painted with a hut beside rockwork and trees, some damages, 22.5cm. (4) The first plate with a paper label for the Warren Collection.
Four miniature model military helmets/hats comprising; French Cuirassier brass helmet with red plume, a Grenadier Guards officer's bear skin hat, a French Carabinier officer's hat and one further Napoleonic officer's hat. (The first 13cm high), each on a turned wooden stand (4). Illustrated.
FAULKS, Sebastian (b. 1953). Birdsong. London: Hutchinson, 1993, 8vo. Half title. Original green cloth, spine lettered in white, dust-jacket with price of £14.99 unclipped, "SIGNED COPY" sticker on upper wrapper (some minor creasing). FIRST EDITION, second impression, with code numbers on verso of title "35798642". SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title.
FILM POSTERS: a group of nine, including Charlie Chaplin, 'A Dog's Life' (1918) a b/w. reproduction, Verkerke Reproductions, Netherlands, 91.5cm x 61.5cm: five UK. Quad posters including 'Babe', (1995) (2): 'Flipper, (1996): 'Mission Impossible' (1996) and 'Independence Day' (1996) 76cm x 101cm: 'First Wives Club' (1996) US. One Sheet, 100cm x 68.5cm: 'Casablanca', a reproduction, printed Netherlands, 97cm x 67cm: and John Wayne 'Flying Fists', Phil Stern, ca. 1989, on heavy stock paper, 53.4cm x 70cm, loose sheets, rolled. (9)
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