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Click here to subscribeOrnament.- Jones (Owen) Examples of Chinese Ornament, first edition, 100 fine chromolithographed plates (including additional pictorial title), printed title in red and black, tissue guards, very slight browning at edges but a good copy, original decorated red cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, rebacked preserving original gilt spine (slight loss), small folio, 1867.⁂ One of the great works of chromolithographic printing and oriental design.
Fruit.- Knight (Thomas Andrew) Pomona Herefordiensis, first edition, 30 hand-coloured engraved plates by William Hooker after Elizabeth Mathews and Frances Knight, heightened with gum arabic, some light foxing and offsetting, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, rebacked, Printed for the Agricultural Society of Herefordshire, 1811.
NO RESERVE δ Pyrotechnics.- Kunckell (Johann), George Ernest Stahl and Johann Christian Fritsch. Pyrotechnical discourses, first edition, errata slip mounted on p.vii, p.ix-x and following f. (divisional title) misbound after p.262, H4 section of margin torn away, just touching part of the odd letter, occasional spotting, a few ff. lightly browned, contemporary panelled calf, joints starting, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed, [Duveen p.490], 8vo, Printed, and sold By B. Bragg in Avemary-Lane, 1705.⁂ First edition of English translations of three works by leading German chemists on matters pyrotechnical, metallurgical and chemical. δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Alchemy.- Lacinius (Janus) Praeciosa ac nobilissima artis chymiae collectanea de occultissimo ac praeciosissimo philosophorum lapide, collation: a-b4 A-Z4 Aa-Hh4, title with woodcut printer's device, full-page woodcut to verso of b4 (crudely coloured in a grey wash), woodcut historiated initials, water-stained, orange / grey colouring to verso of title, 17th century calf, rebacked, upper cover somewhat bowed, small 4to (173 x 129mm.), Nuremberg, Gabriel Hayn, 1554.⁂ First edition of this alchemical manual. It is thought that the author was in fact Giovanni da Crotone, a Franciscan friar from Calabria, and that Lacinius is a pseudonym. Literature: Duveen p.332; Wellcome 3608; VD16 L34; cf. Ferguson II, pp.2-3; not in Caillet.
Le Fèvre (Nicaise) A compleat body of chymistry: vvherein is contained whatsoever is necessary for the attaining to the curious knowledge of this art...and teaching the most exact preparation of animals, vegetables and minerals, so as to preserve their essential vertues, 2 parts in 1, second edition in English, with the variant printing of the first title, 5 folding engraved plates and 2 full-page illustrations, some spotting or mostly light foxing, 20th century red crushed half morocco, [Duveen 346; Ferguson II, pp.17-18; Wing L926; cf. Hoover 512], 4to, printed for O. Pulleyn Junior, and are to be sold by John Wright at the sign of the Globe in Little-Brittain, 1670.
NO RESERVE Pugin (Augustus Welby N.).- Ayling (Stephen) Photographs from Sketches by Augustus Welby N.Pugin, 2 vol., first edition, 500 mounted albumen prints, occasional spotting to mounts, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, gilt artist's monogram to covers, rubbed, 1865 § Pugin (A.W.N.) Designs for Gold & Silversmiths, engraved title and 27 plates, foxed, contemporary cloth with original pictorial title label to upper cover, rubbed, 1836; Floriated Ornament, chromolithograph title and 30 plates, occasional spotting, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, gilt, worn, upper cover detached, 1849; and 7 others, Pugin, 4to (10)
Lemery (Nicolas) A Course of Chymistry. Containing the easiest manner of performing the whole operations that are in use in physick... translated by Walter Harris [&] An Appendix to a Course of Chymistry, together 2 works in 1 vol., first edition in English, 3pp. advertisements, name erased from head of first title with minor loss to paper, second work with a few paper flaws to lower margin, 19th century half calf, rebacked, [Wing 1038 and 1037A], 8vo, Walter Kettilby, 1677-80.
Gemology.- Leonardi (Camillo) The Mirror of Stones: in which The Nature, Generation, Properties, Virtues and various Species of more than 200 different jewels, precious and rare Stones, are distinctly described, first edition, title (?a cancel) mounted on stub, woodcut decorations, a few 19th century printed and autograph notes loosely inserted, a few ff. closely trimmed at outer margin, 19th century vellum, darkened and soiled, 8vo, for J. Freeman in Fleet-street, 1750.
Horology.- Lepaute (Jean Andre) Traite d'Horlogerie, second edition, 17 folding engraved plates, lacking half-title, some foxing, Catalogue des Livres de Fonds by Bachelier dated 1827 bound in, modern half morocco, Paris, chez Samson, 1767 § Cumming (Alexander) The Elements of Clock and Watch-work, first edition, errata leaf and 16 engraved plates at end, some light foxing and offsetting, later calf-backed marbled boards, rubbed, upper joint cracked, Printed for the Author, 1766; and 23 others, horology, 4to and 8vo (25)
NO RESERVE Rings.- Liceti (Fortunio) De Anulis Antiquis Librum Singularem, title with woodcut printer's device, double-page engraved plate of rings, some staining, particularly first few ff., occasional spotting, engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Finch, Earl of Winchilsea, later vellum, black morocco label to spine, Udine, N. Schiratti, 1645; and another 17th century work on rings, small 4to & 12mo (2)
NO RESERVE Mining.- Linden (Diederick Wessel) Three letters on mining and smelting; in which a method is laid down, whereby these useful sciences may be greatly improved. To which is added, a fourth letter ; setting forth, a discovery of an easy method to secure ships bottoms from worms, first edition, errata-slip mounted on verso of title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, 20th century half morocco, [Hoover 539; Ferguson II, p.40 (note)], printed for George Keith, Bookseller, at Mercers-Chapel, Cheapside, [1750]; and his Letter to William Hooson, Chester, 1747, 8vo (2)
[Lowndes (William)] A Report Containing an Essay for the Amendment of the Silver Coins, only edition, title soiled, later mottled calf, gilt, upper joint rubbed, [Wing L3323; Goldsmiths' 3131; Kress 1909], by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1695 § [Pratt (Samuel)] The Regulating Silver Coin, first edition, [Wing P3184; Goldsmiths' 3331], for Henry Bonwick, 1696; bound with J. (R.) A Letter of Advice to a Friend about the Currency of Clipt-Money, second edition, foxing, [Wing J29A], for Edw. Castle, 1696, together 2 works in 1, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed § Some Considerations about the Raising of Coin. In a Second Letter to Mr. Locke, first edition, half-title, final leaf with date "Octob. the 3d. 1696" and advertisements beneath, some foxing, later cloth-backed boards, soiled, [Wing S4481], for A. and J. Churchill, 1696, 8vo (3)
Mackmurdo (A.H.), Herbert P.Horne and Selwyn Image, editors. The Century Guild Hobby Horse, vol.1-7 & with the suppressed issue No.1 (April 1884), together 8 vol., woodcut decorative title by Selwyn Image, plates and illustrations, woodcut decorations and initials by Mackmurdo and Horne, original parchment-backed blue boards with small woodcut illustration by Image on upper cover and the Guild's monogram by Mackmurdo on lower, suppressed issue No.1 bound in similar parchment-backed boards but without woodcuts and with original pictorial wrappers bound in (slightly soiled), all uncut, rubbed and soiled, 4to, Orpington, April 1884 and London, (vol.3-7 Chiswick Press), 1886-92.⁂ Highly influential magazine produced by one of the most important 19th century Arts and Crafts organisations, rarely found with the suppressed issue. The Century Guild was founded in 1882 by the architect Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo to produce decorative work in every field of interior design including architecture, decorative painting, furniture, metalwork, ceramics and glass. There was an emphasis on crafts rather than mechanical production and in particular the new style of Art Nouveau, evident in the woodcut decorations and monogram by Mackmurdo. The architect Herbert P.Horne and artist & writer Selwyn Image were the fellow members and co-editors but many other artists were involved with the group. In 1884 they started The Century Guild Hobby Horse, concentrating on the visual arts but also including literature and social issues. The first issue was published in April 1884 but no others until 1886 when they started again with No.1, and in 1893 it was renamed The Hobby Horse but only lasted for three issues until 1894 (these last three issues not present here). It was a high quality magazine printed on handmade paper, illustrated with woodcuts and lithographs and used photogravure for reproductions, while the progressive typography and design of the main part was done or guided by Emery Walker and printed at the Chiswick Press. Contributors include Burne-Jones, William and May Morris, Ruskin, Oscar Wilde, Simeon Solomon, Laurence Binyon, Lionel Johnson and Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. The Guild influenced C.F.A.Voysey and Charles Rennie Mackintosh and other members of the Arts and Crafts movement; the magazine developed book-design leading to periodicals such as The Yellow Book and The Savoy.
NO RESERVE Economics.- Mahon (Charles Stanhope, Lord) Considerations on the Means of Preventing Fraudulent Practices on the Gold Coin, first edition, folding engraved plate, lacking half-title, for Walter Shropshire, 1775; bound with another work (extract) on wear in gold; and 3 others, 18th century on money/economics, 4to and 8vo (4)
Mining.- Brazil.- Mawe (John) Travels in the Interior of Brazil, particularly in the Gold and Diamond Districts..., first edition, engraved frontispiece, maps and 7 plates, one of minerals hand-coloured, most plates foxed and offset, with contemporary manuscript note "First impressions fr the Author" on front free endpaper, later half morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g., rubbed, spine faded, [Sabin 46991], 4to, 1812.⁂ Contains some of the earliest descriptions of the gold, diamond and topaz mines of Brazil.
Mercati (Michele) Metallotheca. Opus posthumum, 2 parts in 1, including appendix, first illustrated edition, folding engraved frontispiece, titles in red and black and with engraved vignette, 6 engraved plates (1 folding), engraved illustrations, errata f. and 'Regestum' f. with engraved printer's device at end of part 1, lacking half-title and a portrait, some spotting or light foxing, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, [Hoover 581; Sinkankas 4390; Ward & Carozzi 1541; Caillet 7390], folio, Rome, Johannes Maria Salvioni, 1719.⁂ A landmark treatise in the history of mineralogy and metallurgy. Mercati was personal physician to Popes Gregory XIII and Clement VIII, and superintendent of the Vatican Botanical Garden. He formed one of the first organised collections of minerals under the aegis of Pope Sixtus V. 'The collection reflects the state of knowledge extant at the time, and therefore includes objects of presumed magical or medicinal virtue as well as those which are correctly identified and described' (Sinkankas).
NO RESERVE Molinier (Emile) La Collection Wallace: Meubles et Objets d'Art Francais des XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles, one of 25 deluxe copies on Japon, Paris & London, [c.1902]; The Wallace Collection (Objets d'Art) at Hertford House, 3 vol. bound form the original 10 parts, number 41 of 200 copies, London & Paris, 1903, photogravure plates and illustrations, near uniform contemporary half green morocco, the first with original cloth wrappers bound in, the second with original printed part wrappers bound at end of vol.3, a little rubbed, spines slightly faded, 4to (4)
Horology.- Mudge (Thomas) Thoughts on the Means of Improving Watches, And most particularly those for the Use of the Sea, first edition, 16pp., trace of small ink stamp to title, modern library half calf, 8vo, 1765.⁂ Extremely rare with no copies traced at auction and ESTC locating 5 copies, of which only 2 are in this country (though the National Maritime Museum also holds a copy). Mudge was the foremost horologist of his time and is still recognised as having contributed the single most important invention to watch-making - the lever escapement. In this short paper he acknowledges John Harrison's achievement in winning the prize for his watch for ascertaining the longitude of a ship at sea and says his work's publication "cannot be supposed to be done with a View to prejudice him; indeed his mechanical Merit is too great to receive any Hurt by the Publication of any Thing upon that Subject by me, or any Body that I know."
Musaeum Hermeticum.- Aureus tractatus de philosophorum lapide [and others], 7 parts ?only in 1 vol., some titles with engraved devices, a few engraved illustrations, lacking general title and all before the start of Aureus Tractatus (including an engraved plate), 20th century limp vellum, browned and spotted, a few ff. with lower margins neatly cut away, sigs. 2P&Q burnhole affecting a few letters, [Caillet 7891; Ferguson II, pp.119-120], small 4to, Frankfurt, Hermann à Sande, 1677. sold not subject to return. ⁂ A compendium of alchemical texts first published in German, Frankfurt, Lucas Jennis, 1625.
Worcestershire.- Nash (Treadway Russell) Collections for the History of Worcestershire, 2 vol., first edition, presentation copy with inscription "Presented by the Rev. Author Dr. Treadway Russell Nash to James Ross of Worcester 1784" to head of endpapers, engraved vignette titles for first and second editions, extra-illustrated with c.130 engraved and mezzotint views, plans, portraits etc. in total, numerous engraved illustrations, folding pedigrees, numerous ink notes by Ross to text margins and initialled pencil notes by Ross to plate margins, 1f. autograph notes by Ross loosely inserted, occasional light spotting or offsetting, 20th century morocco, gilt, joints rubbed, uncut, 1781-99; and 2 others,12pp. bound autograph notes and corrections by Ross and the 1895 Index relating to the same, folio (4)⁂ James Ross of Worcester (1746-1831) engraved many of the views that appear in Nash's work.
Barba (Albaro Alonso) The art of metals, in which is declared the manner of their generation, and the concomitants of them. In two books, translated by Edward, Earl of Sandwich, 2 parts in 1, engraved plate, lacking final blank, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, [Duveen, p.42; Hoover 83; Ward and Carozzi 113; Wellcome II, p.96; Wing B678], 8vo, printed for S. Mearne, stationer to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1674.⁂ Second edition in English of this important work on mining and metallurgy. Originally published in Spanish in 1639 it was the first significant work on mining in that language, and indeed the first book on mining in the Americas. Includes the extraction of silver using mercury, and the extraction of gold, silver and copper by boiling with salt solution and mercury in a copper vessel. 'Barba was ... pastor of St. Bernards at Potosi, in South America. While there he had the opportunity of studying minerals and mining, extraction of silver and assaying, and became very skilful in these branches of science.' (Ferguson).
Nazari (Giovanni Battista) Della tramutatione metallica sogni tre, collation: *4 A-Y4, title with first word in woodcut cartouche and with woodcut printer's device, woodcut illustrations, some full-page, woodcut historiated initials, penultimate f. with woodcut printer's device recto, otherwise blank, Y4 blank, occasional early ink marginalia, browned, lower corners trimmed away, some staining, 20th century limp vellum, spine titled in gilt, 4to (207 x 147mm.), Brescia, Francesco & Pietro Maria Marchetti, 1572.⁂ Rare second edition of this alchemical work, which takes the form of dreams. Includes a list of authors and books of an alchemical nature. Literature: Ferguson II, p.131 (note); EDIT 16 CNCE 28322; cf. Duveen p.426.
NO RESERVE Chemistry.- Neumann (Caspar) The Chemical Works, edited by William Lewis, occasional spotting, contemporary speckled calf, corners worn, rubbed, Printed for W. Johnston [& others], 1759 § Keir (James) The first part of a dictionary of chemistry, &c., part 1 only [all published], first edition, double column, occasional spotting, 20th century half calf, Birmingham, printed by Pearson and Rollason, 1789; and 46 others Chemistry, v.s. (48)
Gemology.- Nicols (Thomas) A Lapidary: Or, The History of Precious Stones..., first edition, issue with "Printer to the Universitie" in imprint, lacking initial blank and folding table, woodcut initials and head-pieces, contemporary ink inscription to head of first leaf of text and scribblings to verso of final leaf, browned and water-stained, hole to title, contemporary calf, rubbed, splits to joints, [Wing N1145], small 4to, Cambridge, by Thomas Buck, printer to the Universitie, 1652.⁂ The first book written in English on gemstones. Nicols begins with a general study of precious stones, discussing their origin, history, physical properties, methods of polishing, types of settings, real and imitation stones, and supernatural properties. He then devotes one chapter to each of more than 60 individual gems.
NO RESERVE Fine art collections.- Ottley (William Young) & Peltro William Tomkins. Engravings of the Most Noble The Marquis of Stafford's Collection of Pictures in London, 4 vol. in 1, half-titles to vol.1 and 4 only, 13 engraved plans and numerous engraved illustrations on 126 sheets, contemporary russia, gilt, joints splitting, corners worn, rubbed, g.e, Printed by Bensley and Son, 1818 § Babelon (Ernest) Catalogue des camees antiques et modernes de la Bibliotheque Nationale. 2 vol., including plate vol., half-titles, titles in red and black, 76 photographic plates, a few double-page, 20th century purple half crushed morocco, gilt, spines in compartments and with floral decorations, Paris, Ernest Leroux, 1897; and 24 others, art collections, some sale catalogues, v.s. (27)⁂ Of the first mentioned Frank Herrmann in his The English as Collectors, (p.432) writes 'This catalogue, in four monumental quarto volumes, was probably the most luxurious to have appeared in England by 1818...The collection was not only the most important of its day but one of the few open to the public...'.
Mining & metallurgy.- Barba (Albaro Alonso) Berg-Büchlein, darinnen von der Metallen und Mineralien Generalia und Ursprung, wie auch von derselben Natur und Eigenschafft, Mannigfaltigkeit, Scheidung und Fein-machung, imgleichen allerhand Edelgesteinen, ihre Generation etc., 2 parts in 1, gothic letter, folding engraved plate, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spine in compartments and with orange morocco label, [Fergusson I, pp.70-71; Hoover 84; Wellcome II, p.96], 8vo, Hamburg, Gottfried Schulzen, 1676.⁂ First edition in German. Provenance: M. Nierenstein (bookplate).
NO RESERVE Architecture.- Palladio (Andrea) The First Book of Architecture... with an Appendix touching Doors and Windows, translated by Godfrey Richards, eighth edition, engraved additional pictorial title and 70 engraved plates and illustrations only (of 71, lacking Z3), 5 folding including a view of St. Paul's, woodcut illustrations, one plate bound upside down, browned, some stains, folding plates at end torn and repaired, first and last leaves frayed and reinforced at fore-edge, modern half morocco, [Harris 678], for Eben. Tracy, 1716 § Designs of Ornamental Gates, Lodges, Palisading, and Iron Work of the Royal Parks, half-title, 50 engraved plates, 3 folding, some foxing, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, John Weale, 1841 § Robinson (P.F.) Rural Architecture, or a series of designs for Ornamental Cottages, lithographed plates, light foxing, advertisements tipped in at beginning, original boards, uncut, upper cover detached, lacking backstrip, 1823, all rubbed; and another, architecture, 4to (4)
NO RESERVE Pennant (Thomas) The Literary Life..., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 plates, one folding and hand-coloured, library half morocco, 1793 § [Keir (James)] Account of the Life and Writings of Thomas Day, library morocco-backed cloth, 1791 § Essays upon several subjects concerning British Antiquities, third edition, library morocco-backed cloth, Edinburgh, 1763; and 37 others, history and biography, many regarding Birmingham-related figures, v.s. (40)
NO RESERVE Gold & Silver.- Penzer (Norman M.) Paul Storr: The Last of the Goldsmiths, first edition, 1954 § Hartop (C.) The Huguenot Legacy: English Silver 1680-1760, 1996 § Lyons (H.) Christopher Dresser: The People's Designer 1834-1904, Woodbridge, 2005 § Hackenbroch (Yvonne) English and other Silver in the Irwin Untermyer Collection, 1963 § Dmitrieva (O.) & Natalya Abramova. Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars, New Haven & London, 2006, plates and illustrations, some colour, original cloth or boards, the first with slightly faded spine, the rest with dust-jackets; and c.25 others on silver, 4to & 8vo (c.30)
NO RESERVE Design.- Percier (Charles) & P.F.L.Fontaine. Recueil de Décorations Intérieures, half-title, engraved vignette of putti and 72 engraved plates, wide margins, with engraved prospectus and duplicates of the first 12 plates bound in at end (slightly shorter), foxed, 1812 § Modèles d'Orfévrerie, choisis a l'Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie Française, au Louvre, en 1819, additional engraved decorative title and 72 plates, some spotting, mostly marginal, Bance, 1822, uniform later library half morocco, gilt, folio, Paris (2)
Pettus (Sir John) Fodinæ regales. Or The history, lavvs and places of the chief mines and mineral works in England, Wales, and the English pale in Ireland. As also of the mint and mony. With a clavis explaining some difficult words relating to mines, &c. , 2 parts in 1, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by W.Sherwin, 2 engraved plates with letterpress key verso, 2 engraved illustrations of arms of the societies of mines and mineral works, errata f. at end, first sig. working loose, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed and scratched, [Hoover 634; Duveen p.468; Goldsmiths' 1930; Kress 1270; Wing P1908], folio, printed by H[enry]. L[loyd]. and R[obert]. B[attersby]. for Thomas Basset at the George in Fleetstreet, near Cliffords Inne, 1670.⁂ Mining in the British Isles by the royalist Deputy Governor of mines and fellow of The Royal Society.
Pettus (Sir John) Fleta minor. The lavvs of art and nature, in knowing, judging, assaying, fining, refining and inlarging the bodies of confin'd metals, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, numerous engraved illustrations, woodcut decorative initials, lacking engraved portrait, occasional spotting or staining, engraved bookplate of Arthur Dalrymple, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, [Ferguson I, pp.185-186; Wellcome II, p.527; Wing P1906; cf. Hoover 633], folio. printed, for the author, by Thomas Dawks, his Majesty's British printer, at the West-end of Thames-street, 1683.⁂ The first part is the first edition in English of Lazarus Ercker's 1574 treatise on ores. The second part is a dictionary of metallurgical terms compiled by Pettus.
Barba (Albaro Alonso) Traité de l'Art Métalique Auquel on a joint un Mémoire concernant les Mines de France, translated by Charles Hautin de Villars, first edition in French, engraved folding frontispiece and 7 folding plates, 1 plate torn without loss, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, spine ends chipped, corners worn, rubbed, [Caillet, 706 'rare et recherché'; Duveen p.43; Ferguson, I, p.70], Paris, Saugrain, 1730 § Schindler (Christian Carl) L'Art d'essayer les Mines et les Métaux, translated by C.J. Geoffroy, half-title, advertisement f. at end, occasional spotting, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments, lacking label, corners worn, rubbed, Paris, Jean-Thomas Hérissant, 1759; and 7 others, similar, v.s. (9)
Ornament.- Pillement (Jean) Cahier de Six Noeuds de Rubans. Ornées de Fleures, et Gravée en maniere de deux Crayons..., 6 stipple-engraved plates by Louis & Arnaud-Eloi Gautier-Dagoty printed in red & black, c.245 x 165mm., with an additional suite of the plates in variant state printed in black, all trimmed close to plate-mark and tipped into blank leaves, a little soiled, a couple of those in black with light stain, Leviez, 1770; [Flowers], 6 stipple-engraved plates printed in red, c.75 x 100mm.,F.Chéreau, n.d.; Cahier de Petits Ornements et Figures Chinoises, 6 charming engraved plates by J.J.Avril after Pillement including pictorial title, c.190 x 125mm., 1773 bound with Pariset (R.M.) Groupes de Fantaisies..., 8 engraved plates including pictorial title, most c.160 x 110mm., n.d.; Fruits et Fleurs Naturels et fantastiques, 8 engraved plates including pictorial title, c.210 x 150mm., n.d. and Nouveau Livre de Cartouches..., 7 engraved plates by Marel after Borch including pictorial title, c.165 x 120mm., F.Chereau, n.d. and Premier Livre de Fantaisies, Cartouches, Ornements, Fontaines, et Paysages, 5 engraved plates including pictorial title, c.115 x 170mm.,Chereau, n.d., together 7 works in 1 vol., all trimmed close to plate-mark and tipped into blank leaves mounted on stubs, some soiling and occasional spotting, nineteenth century mottled calf, gilt, spine gilt in compartments with red roan label, rubbed, 4to, Paris; sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return ⁂ A superb collection of Rococo ornamental plates, the first being very rare. It contains two plates signed by Louis Gautier-Dagoty and the rest are by Arnaud-Eloi Gautier-Dagoty (unsigned), both sons of the famous Jacques Fabien Gautier-Dagoty.
NO RESERVE Staffordshire.- Pitt (William) A Topographical History of Staffordshire, first edition, large folding hand-coloured map, list of subscribers, later half morocco, spine and joints worn, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1817 § South Staffordshire Industrial & Fine Arts Exhibition, Molineux House, Wolverhampton, second edition, 4 parts in 1, 2 mounted photographic plates, original roan-backed printed boards, rubbed, Wolverhampton, 1869 § Pearce (Thomas) The History and Directory of Walsall, folding engraved frontispiece, one leaf torn, uncut in original printed boards, rubbed and soiled, rebacked, Birmingham, 1813; and 16 others, Staffordshire, 4to and 8vo (19)
Staffordshire.- Plot (Robert) The Natural History of Stafford-shire, first edition, title with engraved vignette, folding map laid down, 37 plates, most double-page and/or folding, one with short tear, a couple repaired, without the rare "Armes omitted" plate as often, 2ff. list of subscribers at end slightly cropped at lower edge with some loss of text, occasional soiling, later library half calf, [Wing P2588], Oxford, Printed at the Theater, 1686.⁂ Subscribers include Robert Boyle, Narcissus Lutt[e]rell and Elias Ashmole.
Woodturning.- Plumier (Charles) L'Art de Tourner ou de faire en perfection toutes sortes d'ouvrages au tour, first edition, engraved additional pictorial title, printed title in red and black and with engraved printer's device, 70 engraved plates (1 folding), occasional spotting, a few small stains, contemporary calf, worn, but holding firm, Lyon, Jean Certe, 1701; and a Paris, 1749 edition of the same, folio (2)
Jewels.- Pouget (Jean Henri Prosper) Traité des Pierres Précieuses et de la maniere de les employer en Parure, first edition, engraved pictorial title by Courtois after J.B.Piauger, 79 plates engraved by Mlle. Raimbeau, woodcut illustrations, title lightly soiled, one or two spots to plates, a few leaves of text with marginal defects neatly repaired, later red morocco, gilt, by Rivière & Son, spines gilt in compartments with floral decoration, g.e., inner gilt dentelles, slight rubbing to upper joint, [Berlin Kat. 869; Cohen-de Ricci 819], 4to, Paris, the author and Taillard, 1762. ⁂ One of the most important 18th century works on precious stones and their use in jewellery, royal and military orders, sword handles etc.
Priestley (Joseph) Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air, 3 vol., vol.1 & 2 second edition, vol.3 first edition, half-title to vol.1, 6 engraved plates, 3 folding, errata f. and 3pp. advertisements to vol.1, vol 2 & 3 4pp; advertisements at end, vol.2 water-stained, occasional spotting in all vol., for J. Johnson, 1775-1777 bound with in vol.1 Priestley (Joseph) Philosophical empiricism: containing Remarks on a Charge of Plagiarism respecting Dr. H-s, interspersed With various Observations relating to different kinds of air, errata f. and 4pp. advertisements at end, Printed for J. Johnson, 1775, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners repaired, covers rubbed and marked, 8vo
NO RESERVE Hair.- Barber's Company. A Translation of the Charter...Granted by King Henry VIII. to the Company of Barbers of London..., light foxing, by Mr. Ward, [?1785] § Halford (William) & Charles Young. The Jewellers' Book of Patterns in Hair Work, trade catalogue, 18 plates, [c.1860], both library morocco-backed cloth, 8vo & 4to (2)Saleroom notice: The first mentioned lacks the plates called for
Mineralogy.- Cornwall.- Pryce (William) Mineralogia Cornubiensis; a Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining..., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by Basire after Clifford, list of subscribers, 7 engraved plates and plans, 3 folding, 2 folding letterpress tables, portrait lightly offset on title, otherwise an excellent clean copy, bookplate of Robert Verney, contemporary sprinked calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving most of old spine, [Duveen p.488; Wellcome IV 445], folio, for the Author, by James Phillips..., 1778.
Engraved Gems.- Raspe (Rudolph Erich) A Descriptive Catalogue of a General Collection of Ancient and Modern Engraved Gems, Cameos as well as Intaglios, 2 vol., first edition, text in English and French, titles in red and black (poorly printed), errata slip, list of subscribers, engraved frontispiece to vol.1, 58 engraved plates in vol.2 by James Tassie, a few torn along platemark, some pencil annotations, occasional foxing and marginal soiling, contemporary green half morocco, gilt, 4to, 1791.⁂ The subscribers include James Boswell and Josiah Wedgwood.
Engraved Gems.- Bartoli (Pietro Santi) Museum Odescalchum, sive Thesaurus Antiquarum Gemmarum, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, titles in red and black with engraved vignette, engraved decorations, 104 plates, some browning and light foxing, vol.2 broken, contemporary mottled sheep, gilt, small gilt arms to covers, rubbed, slight worming to spines, vol.2 head and foot of spine worn and torn, folio, Rome, 1751-52.⁂ A handsome work on the gemstones collected by Queen Christina of Sweden.
NO RESERVE Poultry.- Réaumur (René Antoine Ferchault de) The Art of Hatching and Bringing Up Domestick Fowls, first edition in English, half-title, 15 engraved folding plates, final f. with note about translation / errata, occasional spotting or mostly light staining, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, Printed for C. Davis [and others], 1750 § Lawrence (Richard) An Inquiry into the Structure & Animal Oeconomy of the Horse, 18 engraved plates, some folding, occasional spotting, contemporary half calf, backstrip detaching, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, 1801; and 3 others, Agriculture, v.s. (5)Saleroom notice: A leaf of the second mentioned (Lawrence) is torn with loss.
NO RESERVE Reports past the Committee at Goldsmiths-hall, first edition, first 3ff. crudely repaired with tape, additional leaves paginated 13-30 at end, not called for by ESTC, modern half calf, [Wing E2232A; ESTC R206360 locates 7 copies in UK and none in N. America], by Richard Cotes, 1649 § Alldridge (J.) The Goldsmith's Repository, half-title repaired at outer margin to verso, folding table, library calf-backed cloth, 1789 § His Majesties Gracious Patent to the Goldsmiths, For Payment and Satisfaction of their Debt, later half calf, joints cracked, rubbed, [Wing C3039], by John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, 1677 § Ward (James) A History of Gold, frontispiece, folding hand-coloured geological map of Victoria and New South Wales slightly frayed at fore-edge, later half morocco, London & Dublin, n.d.; and 71 others on Gold and Silver testing, weights and measures, hall-marking etc., v.s. (75)
NO RESERVE Art and artists.- Reynolds (Sir Joshua) A Discourse delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, first edition, half-title with ink presentation inscription from the author, repair to one margin, later half morocco, by Thomas Cadell, 1793 § Artist's Assistant (The), in the Study and Practice of Mechanical Sciences, engraved frontispiece, title and 10 engraved plates, most folding, contemporary calf, rebacked, London and Birmingham, for the Author, [?1785] § Arclaid de Montamy (Didier d') Traite des Couleurs pour la Peinture en Email et sur la Porcelaine, half-title, contemporary sheep, rebacked, corners worn, Paris, 1765 § Payne (John) The Art of Painting in Miniature, on Ivory, second edition, dabs of colour paint to margin of one leaf, original upper marbled wrapper with printed paper label mounted and bound in, library half morocco, 1798; and 26 others, art and artists, v.s. (30)
Rogers (Charles) A Collection of Prints in imitation of drawings, to which are annexed lives of their authors with explanatory and critical notes, 2 vol., engraved additional titles by Bartolozzi after G. B. Cipriani, engraved portrait frontispiece after Joshua Reynolds by Ryland, engraved dedication leaf by Ashby, and 112 artworks in 108 plates (2 folding) on 105 leaves, engravings, soft-ground etchings, mezzotints, stipple-engravings, printed in sepia, black and bistre, engraved and woodcut head-pieces and decorations, duplicate plate loosely inserted, first and last few ff. of each vol. mounted on stubs, occasional offsetting, loosely inserted note in a contemporary hand stating "Subscriber's copy, this one the 13th - proofs on india paper", 20th century half calf, surface soiling to covers, folio, Printed by J. Nichols and sold by John Boydell, Benjamin White, and Peter Molini, 1778.⁂ First edition of this fine, elaborate production with works after Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio, Rubens, Van Dyck, Corregio and others. . Rogers commissioned the leading engravers of his day to reproduce drawings in his own collection, as well as that of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Earl Spencer, Robert Adam and John Barnard, among others.
NO RESERVE Silver.- Roth (H.Ling) Oriental Silverwork Malay and Chinese, first edition, plates, original pictorial cloth blocked in silver, spine ends very slightly frayed otherwise a stunning copy, 1910 § Bonnin (Alfred) Tutenag and Paktong, one of 400 copies, plates, with 5 A.Ls.s. from the author concerning Tutenag, Paktong and Matthew Boulton tipped in at end, original cloth, gilt, uncut, slightly rubbed, rebacked preserving original spine, Oxford, 1924 § John (W.D.) & Katherine Coombes. Paktong, one of 500 copies, original turquoise calf, gilt, t.e.g., spine a little rubbed and faded, Newport, Mon., 1970 § Wilkinson Wynyard R.T.) Indian Colonial Silver: European Silversmiths in India (1790-1860) and their Marks, limited edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine torn, 1973, 4to (4)
Cyphers.- Russell (John) A Complete and Useful Book of Cyphers..., second edition, engraved throughout with title and 24 plates, mostly monograms but including one of Charlemagne's crown, soiled, last few plates stained, modern library half morocco, Laurie & Whittle, 1794 § Rhodes (Benjamin) A New Book of Cyphers, engraved throughout with frontispiece, title and 64 plates, light spotting or soiling, Joseph Gwilt's copy with his bookplate, original boards, rubbed, rebacked in calf, T.Bickerton for Theo.Sanders, 1723 § New Book of Cyphers (A), engraved throughout with title and 58 plates light staining, later library half morocco, original wrappers bound in at end, rebacked, Carington Bowles & Robert Sayer, [c.1775]; and 2 others on cyphers, rubbed, oblong 4to & 8vo (5)⁂ Scarce group of works on cyphers or monograms, none of which is listed by ESTC in these editions. Library Hub records one UK copy of the first (V & A) while ESTC lists only the first edition of c.1775 (BL only, and another at Cambridge on Library Hub).Joseph Gwilt (1784-1863), architect.
NO RESERVE Diamond trade in Spain.- Sáenz Díez (Martin Diego) Manual de joyeros, con la teorica y practica, title with engraved vignette, engraved plate, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments, rubbed, [Palau 284348], 8vo, Madrid, Antonio de Sancha, 1781.⁂ Rare first edition of the first treatise on the diamond trade in Spain.
Gold & silver.- Sage (Balthazar George) L'art d'essayer l'or et l'argent; Tableau comparé de la coupellation des substances métaliques par le moyen de plomb ou du Bismuth, first edition, half-title, 4 folding engraved plates, some light staining, 20th century half morocco, [Duveen p.523; Ferguson II, pp.312-313; Hoover 707], 8vo, Paris, Press of 'Monsieur', 1780.⁂ Rare. Sage was founder of the École des Mines in Paris.
Economics.- Scaruffi (Gasparo) L'alitinonfo... per fare ragione, et concordanza d'oro, e d'argento; che servirà in universale, collation: *6 A-B6 C2 D-L6, engraved pictorial title by Regius Lombardus, 2 double-page letterpress tables, further tables within text, all within woodcut typographic borders, 4 woodcuts of coins, woodcut historiated initials and head- and tail-pieces, *6 and L6 blank, title closely trimmed, occasional staining, mostly marginal, Reggio Emilia, Hercoliano Bartoli, 1582 bound with [Bisi (Propsero)] Breve instruttione sopra il discorso fatto dal Mag. M. Gasparo Scaruffi, collation: A6 B4, title with small woodcut portrait within typographic border, woodcut historiated initials, water-stained at head, Reggio Emilia, Hercoliano Bartoli, 1582, together 2 works in 1 vol., late 18th century vellum-backed patterned boards, head of spine repaired, rubbed, lightly soiled, folio (288 x 202mm.)⁂ First and only edition of this landmark treatise on money, coinage and currency exchange, with perhaps the earliest call for a single universal currency. Literature: I. Einaudi 5147; Goldsmiths' I, 222; Kress 151; Smith, Rara aritmetica, pp. 370-372; EDIT 16 CNCE 30803 II. EDIT 16 CNCE 6163,
Schimmelpenninck (Mary Anne) Theory on the Classification of Beauty and Deformity, and their correspondence with Physiognomic Expression..., first edition, half-title, 2 folding letterpress tables, 38 engraved plates, most hand-coloured (watercolour wash background), errata leaf at end, light spotting to text, half-title and title slightly frayed at edges (repaired), later library half blue morocco, spine gilt, uncut, a little rubbed, 4to, 1815.
Schlüter (Christoph Andreas) Gründlicher Unterricht von Hütte-Werken...nebst einem vollstäandigem Probier-Buch, first edition, Gothic letter, 58 engraved folding plates, woodcut initials, lacking frontispiece and a privilege f., some creasing to plates, occasional spotting, lightly browned, 19th century half calf, gilt spine in compartments, split to head of spine, corners worn, rubbed, [Duveen p 534; Hoover 725], folio, Braunschweig, Friedrich Wilheim Meyer, 1738.⁂ A wide-margined copy of the 'first edition of the most important mining book of the 18th century. Schluter was an official in British pay at Braunschweig and he dedicates his book to George II. He describes not only German mines, but also those of England, Scotland, Scandinavia and South-Eastern Europe'. (Duveen).
Mining.- Schlüter (Christoph Andreas) De la fonte des mines, des fonderies, &c., 2 vol., first edition in French, half-titles, engraved frontispiece, titles in red and black, 58 folding engraved plates, some spotting, lightly browned, contemporary tree calf, spines with double morocco labels, spines faded and rather worn, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, [Hoover 724; Ward & Carozzi 1977], 4to, Paris, Widow Pissot [and others], 1750-1753.
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