D'Orleans (Joseph). Histoire des Revolutions d'Espagne, depuis la Destruction de l'Empire des Goths, jusqu'a l'enteire & parfaite reunion des Royaumes de Castille & d'Arragon, 3 volumes, Paris, 1734, folding engraved map of Spain to first volume, single folding engraved plate to second volume, contemporary uniform full calf, gilt decorated spines, a little rubbed and minor wear to extremities, 4to, together with [Villeneuve, Madame de], La Jardiniere de Vincellenes, nouvelle edition, revue & corrig‚e, 5 parts bound in one volume, Lille, 1780, contemporary cats-paw full calf, gilt decorated spine, a little rubbed and a little worming to foot of upper joint, 8vo, plus Scott (John), The Christian Life, from its beginning to its consumation in glory... with directions for private devotion, and forms of prayer, Second Edition, Corrected, 1683, engraved frontispiece, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, 18th century gilt-decorated red full morocco, a little rubbed and some marks, minor wear to extremities, 8vo, and other continental literature and history, all printed in French or Italian, including Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grece, 9 volumes, 1791, Oeuvres de Mme Cottin, 11 volumes, Paris, 1815-1816, etc., all leather bound, mainly 8vo (50)
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Dryden (John). The Dramatick Works of John Dryden, 6 volumes, Jacob Tonson, 1735, titles printed in red and black, several engraved plates, contemporary uniform full calf, gilt decorated spines, rubbed and some wear to joints and extreme corners, 12mo, together with Rowe (Elizabeth), The Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse, of Mrs Elizabeth Rowe, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, corrected, to which is now first added, The History of Joseph, A Poem, 1750, old ownership signature to head of title of each volume excised, engraved bookplate of Thomas Munro to front pastedown of each, early 19th century dark blue gilt-decorated full morocco, very slightly rubbed, 12mo, plus other 18th century and early 19th century English literature, poetry, etc., including Petis de la Croix, The Turkish Tales, 2 volumes, 6th edition, Dublin, 1770, Letters from a Persian in England to his Friend at Ispahan, 3rd edition, 1735, Clarissa by Samuel Richardson, 8 volumes, new edition, 1785, Tales of My Landlord, Fourth and Last Series, by Walter Scott, 4 volumes, 1832, etc., all leather bound, 8vo/12mo (63)
Dugdale (William). A Baronage of England, or an Historical Account of the Lives and Most Memorable Actions of Our English Nobility..., 3 volumes in 2, 1st edition, 1675-76, first two titles printed in red and black, with early manuscript ownership names to head, five folding tables, with some closed tears, one with vertical tear and old repair on verso (with consequent minor fraying and loss of narrow vertical strip of text), both volumes with some staining and marks, tears and small holes, and a couple of small losses to fore-margin just clipping marginalia, final half of volume 2 with single wormhole to blank fore-margin, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, worn and rubbed, corners showing, rebacked, folio in 4s, together with Berry (William), Encyclopaedia Heraldica, a Complete Dictionary of Heraldry, 3 volumes, undated, issued in parts between 1828-40, engraved titles, some toning and spotting mainly to first and last few leaves, volume 3 is the plates volume, ink ownership name stamp to front preliminaries, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary spotted green morocco with gilt lettered spines, rubbed and slightly marked, 4to plus Collins (Arthur), The Peerage of England..., 4 volumes, 2nd edition very much enlarged and corrected, 1741 titles in red and black, plates, contemporary Cambridge panelled calf, 8vo Dugdale: Wing D2480. (9)
Euclid. Euclidis Megarensis Mathematici Clarissimi Elementorum Geometricorum Libri XV, Johann Herwagen, Basel, 1546, title with woodcut device, preface by Philip Melanchthon, woodcut initials and numerous diagrams, lacking rear blank, last few leaves with repairs to margins, some water stains, soiling and ink splashes front and rear, occasional early marginalia, front blank with annotations (detaching), contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, some soiling and stains, folio Adams E975. Second Herwagen edition in Latin, the first published in 1537, and originally published in Greek by Herwagen in 1533. (1)
Euclid. Euclid's Elements of Geometry. In XV Books: With a Supplement of divers Propositions and Corollaries. To which is Added, a Treatise of Regular Solids, by Campane and Flussas. Likewise Euclid's Data: And Marinus his Preface thereunto Annexed. Also a Treatise of the Divisions of Superficies, ascribed to Machomet Bagdedine, but Published by Commandine, at the request of John Dee of London; whose Preface to the said Treatise declares it to be the Worke of Euclide, the Author of those Elements. Published by the Care and Industry of John Leeke and George Serle, Students in the Mathematicks, London: Printed by R. & W. Leybourn, for George Sawbridge at the Bible upon Ludgate-Hill, 1661, engraved portrait frontispiece of Euclid (trimmed with loss of text and laid down), preface and folding letterpress table by John Dee (small repair to verso), woodcut initials and numerous diagrams, errata leaf at end, title repaired to verso, a few neat early annotations in English, some light spotting and soiling, recent mottled calf, covers with blind key border, spine with raised bands, green label and gilt and blind decorations, folio Wing E3398. The first English edition to contain Euclid's Data and the third complete English edition. The preface by John Dee is reprinted from Henry Billingsley's 1570 English translation and the folding table 'Ground-Plat of the Mathematical Preface of Mr. John Dee' gives Dee's hierarchical structure of the sciences. (1)
Fontaine (Nicolas, Sieur de Royaumont). The History of the Old Testament, Extracted out of Sacred Scripture and Writings of the Fathers for the Government of our Actions in all Conditions.., Translated... by Mr. John Coughen ... and Supervised by Dr. Anthony Horneck and other Orthodox Divines, 2 volumes in one, 1st edition, Printed by Samuel Roycroft for Richard Blome, [1690]-1688, bound with The History of the New Testament, double-column, red ruled throughout, titles in red & black (first title with part of imprint covered over and then partially removed, resulting in minor skinning of surface), 153 (of 154) engraved plates, four double-page maps & plans (two folding with some closed tears to margins and folds, a couple repaired to verso), engraved frontispiece with early ink ownership annotations to verso, appendix title laid down onto an apparent duplicate of page 61, scattered spotting and few ink marks, some closed marginal tears (most repaired to verso), marbled endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed & some wear, folio (1)
Kersey (John). Dictionarium Anglo-Britannicum: or, a General English Dictionary, Comprehending a Brief but Emphatical and Clear Explication of all sorts of difficult Words, that derive their Original from other Ancient and Modern Languages..., 3rd edition, 1721, double-column, occasional light marks, two wormholes to lower blank corners, one extending throughout first half of text block, early ink ownership inscription to title, upper blank margin of title excised, contemporary Cambridge panelled calf, a little soiled and rubbed, spine with contrasting label, headcap deficient, one corner showing, 4to (1)
Leland (Thomas). The History of Ireland from the Invasion of Henry II. With a Preliminary Discourse on the Antient State of that Kingdom, 3 volumes, 1773, occasional spotting, armorial bookplate of Viscount Bayham to upper pastedowns of volume 1 & 3 (from the library of Lord Camden), contemporary speckled calf, contrasting morocco labels to spines (first volume with volume number label deficient), joints slightly cracked, 4to (3)
Lindsay (David). A Dialogue Betweene Experience and a Courtier, of the miserable estate of the Worlde, first compiled in the Schottishe tongue, by syr David Lyndsey Knight, (a man of great learning and science) nowe newly corrected, and made perfit Englishe, pleasaunt [and] profitable for al estates but chiefly for Gentlemen, and such as are in authoritie. Hereunto are anexid certaine other pithy posys of woorkes, invented by the said knight, as shal largely appeare in the table after folowing, [Imprinted at London: By Thomas Purfoote, and [i.e. for] William Pickering], Anno. 1566, [4], 154 leaves, woodcut portrait to verso of title, numerous woodcut initials and illustrations throughout, black letter text, title and following two leaves torn with loss (particularly to title & following leaf), close-trimmed to running titles and at fore-edge with some loss to marginal letterpress notes, some contemporary manuscript notes and marginalia, dirt & dust soiling and spotting throughout, marginal fraying and few other tears etc., contemporary limp vellum, ties defective, 8vo STC 15676, ESTC S1583. Place of publication and Purfoot and Pickering names from colophon; Pickering's role as publisher from STC. (1)
Lyndewood (William). Provinciale Seu Constitutiones Anglie..., Venales habenyur London, 2 parts in one, [In inclita Parisioru Academia impressum, cura Wolffgangi Hopylii..., impesis vero et sumptibus honesti mercatoris London. Wilhelmi Bretton, 23 Mar. 1505], [18],189,[12],76ff., decorative woodcut title to each, printed in red & black throughout, crible decorative initials, woodcut illustration & large woodcut armorial, tabula precedes first title and tabula prima seu index precedes the 2nd part Legatine, heavy damp fraying to first part with extensive text loss at fore-edge, 17th century ink inscription R. Symonds to initial leaf, armorial bookplate of Crawfordsburn (Co. Down, Northern Ireland) to front pastedown, 19th century half calf gilt, title label deficient, joints cracked, rubbed, folio Adams L2116. Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)
*Manuscript bifolium. A manuscript musical bifolium, possibly Germany, circa 1500, in Latin with 4-line staves in red, the second page with two large initials historiated with grotesque faces in red, blue and brown, each approximately 40 x 35 mm, large initial 'O' in red and blue to first page, sheet size 485 x 355 mm (1)
[Sadler, John]. Rights of the Kingdom: or, Customs of our Ancestors Touching the Duty, Power, Election, or Succession of our Kings and Parliaments, our True Liberty, due Allegiance, three Estates, their Legislative Power, Original, Judicial, and Executive; with the Militia. Freely discussed through the British, Saxon, Norman Laws and Histories. With an occasional Discourse of Great Changes yet expected in the World, London: J. Kidgell, 1682, contemporary speckled calf, joints slightly cracked, light wear to extremities, 4to, together with Story (George), A Continuation of the Impartial History of the Wars of Ireland..., 1693, half-title present, ink inscription to title (partially rubbed through), thirteen engraved maps & plates only (of 14), early 19th century calf, boards detached and some wear, 4to, with Coke (Roger), A Detection of the Court and State of England during the Four last Reigns, and the Inter-Regnum. Consisting of Private Memoirs, &c. with Observations and Reflections..., 2 volumes, 1694, title to volume 1 torn to inner margin, spotting and dust-soiling, contemporary matched reversed calf, boards detached, worn, 8vo, plus A Supplement to the First Edition of the Detection of the Court and State of England, 1696, browned & spotted, disbound 8vo, plus six other 17th & 18th century antiquarian (11)
Spinola (Fabio Ambrosio). Meditazioni sopra la vita di Gesu, 4 volumes, Venice, 1772, engraved frontispiece to first volume, contemporary uniform mottled full calf gilt, a little rubbed, 12mo, together with Levesque (M.), Histoire de Russie, 4 volumes, Paris, 1782, contemporary uniform full calf gilt, rubbed and minor wear to extremities, 12mo, plus other similar French 18th century antiquarian interest, including De la Torre, Memoires et Negociations Secrettes, 2 volumes, The Hague, 1721, De Fontenelle, Oeuvres Divers, 3 volumes, Paris, 1724, etc., all bound in contemporary gilt-decorated calf bindings, rubbed and occasional light wear, all 12mo (60)
Stubbe (Henry). A Further Justification of the Present War against the United Netherlands, Illustrated with Several Sculptures, 1st edition, 1673, engraved frontispiece, trimmed to image and laid down, four engraved plates (two folding), one with short closed tear to lower margin briefly extending into image, all images and title with small embossed library stamp to upper area, ink ownership names to title, small ink shelfmarks to lower corner of title, and to verso, A2 with faint crayon numbering to lower blank margin, *3 (p.61) with lower blank corner deficient, occasional toning, final printed leaf slightly frayed in places, marbled endpapers, front pastedown with bookplate 'Bath Public Reference Library, presented by A.W. Page, Esq, J.P., 1923', early 20th century blind-tooled calf binding by Bayntun of Bath, spine faintly faded, extremities rubbed, 4to, together with Dugard (Samuel), The True Nature of the Divine Law, and of Disobedience Thereunto, in Nine Discourses..., 1st edition, 1687, imprimatur leaf, with lower blank corner deficient, spotting to first and final leaves, contemporary Cambridge panelled calf, rubbed and extremities worn, sometime rebacked, 8vo, plus Hunt (Thomas), The Rights of Bishops to Judge in Capital Cases in Parliament Cleared, Being a Full Answer to Two Books Lately Published..., 1st edition, 1680, early ink ownership name to title, endpapers renewed, front pastedown with armorial bookplate 'Jolliffe', contemporary speckled calf, rubbed, both joints sometime repaired, slight loss to head of spine, 8vo Wing S6046/D2461/H3759. (3)
Butterworth (Edmund). New Sets of Copies in Alphabetical Order, Consisting Large Text, Round Text, Round Hand & Running Hand, [Edinburgh], 1785, engraved title (laid down and repaired), 19 engraved plates, bound with Butterworth's Universal Penman, or the Beauties of Writing Delineated in all the Various Hands now Practised. Designed for the Improvement of Youth or Amusement of the Curious, Edinburgh, 1784, engraved title, engraved dedication, 29 engraved plates, letterpress leaf at end (close-trimmed at foot and laid down), some light spotting and soiling, modern green half morocco, red morocco label to upper cover, oblong folio First work not recorded on Copac, although there is a 1778 edition listed at Dumfries, with 23 plates. Copac locates the second work 1784, with 17 plates, at the National Library of Scotland. Edmund Butterworth (fl. 1778-1819) was a writing master in Dumfries and Edinburgh. (1)
*Classical Records. A collection of approximately 250 classical records / LP's, including 30 Deutsche Grammophon records, other examples include HMV ASD 357 (cream/gold ED1) first stereo version from 1958, several collectable artists such as David Oistrakh (Philips SAL 3416 and HMV ASD 2582, HMV SXLP 30185), Yehudi Menuhin (HMV ASD 2582, ASD 500 and ASD 346), Jacqueline du Pre (HMV ASD 655 and ASD 2572), TAS list records such as Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream with Andre Previn conducting the LSO (ASD 3377, Quadraphonic/Stereo), good quality HMV pressings such as ASD 299, ASD 2311 and ASD 2906, Decca pressings from the popular stereo SXL and mono LK series such as SXL 6450, SXL 6058, SXL 6494, LK 4509 and LK 4820, the majority of records would appear to be in very good condition (2 cartons)
Carnegy (Patrick & Woodburn, J. & Noble, C.S.). A Historical Sketch of Fyzabad Tehsil, including the Former Capitals, Ajudhia and Fyzabad, [Lucknow, 1870], caption title, coloured map frontispiece, 10 albumen print views with printed captions beneath and including 4 back to back, images 15.5 x 21.5 cm, some horizontal creasing, occasional spotting or soiling, some chipping to blank foremargins, scattered marginal pen or pencil marks, contemporary pencil ownership inscription of Reverend James Elliott, Wesleyan missionary at Fyzabad to front flyleaf, institutional ink library stamp of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts to first free endpaper and bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary limp morocco with gilt-titled upper wrapper, rubbed and some corner wear, split to upper margin of upper cover without loss, slim folio Pagination: pp. 27[1],xi[1],v[1],iii[1],12,12,[2],ii,7[1]; colour map & 10 photographs. Rare. (1)
*Jazz Records. A collection of jazz records (LP's) including "Poetry and Jazz in Concert" No 1 and No 2 from 1964 (Argo ZDA 26 and ZDA 27) featuring The Michael Garrick Quintet with Joe Harriott (alto-sax), Shake Keane (trumpet and flugel horn), Adrian Mitchell (poetry), Dannie Abse (poetry), John Taylor (bass), Colin Barnes (drums), Michael Garrick (piano), Jeremy Robson (poetry) and Laurie Lee (poetry), together with "The Hapless Child and other Inscrutable Stories" (Virgin / Watt 4, gatefold) with music by Michael Mantler and featuring Robert Wyatt, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Jack Dejohnette and Terje Rypdal, together with "The First Seven Days" by Jan Hammer from 1975 (Nemperor Records NE 432), all in excellent condition (4)
*Neveu (Ginette, 1919-1949). The Complete Recorded Legacy of Ginette Neveu, box set of 4 records including The Early Recordings, The First English Recordings, Works for Violin and Piano and The Collaboration with Issay Dobrowen, EMI/HMV Treasury - RLS 739 (HLM 7168-71), box set of 4 mono records with late semi-circle Dog label (6th series) with His Master's Voice printed inside the semi-circle, this is generally regarded as the best sounding pressing of this recording, complete with orignial booklet, all four records are in excellent/near mint condition without any visible marks or scratches and stored in their original liners, box is in very good undamaged condition with minor wear in places Ginette Neveu was a famous French classical violinist who was killed in a plane crash at the age of 30. At age 16, Ginette Neveu achieved worldwide celebrity status when she won the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition over 180 contestants, including the future virtuoso David Oistrakh, who finished second, and Henri Temianka, who finished third. Neveu was immediately signed to an extensive touring contract that over the next two years saw her give solo performances at the leading concert halls of Germany, Poland, the Soviet Union, the United States, and Canada. dith Piaf wrote of Neveu in her autobiography, The Wheel of Fortune: "I would have traveled thousands of miles to hear the great Ginette Neveu....". (1)
*Rock Music Vinyl Records. A selection of 30 collectible rock records / LP's, mostly folk / progressive / psychedelic rock from the 1970's, including "Master of Reality" by Black Sabbath (rare Vertigo/WWA transition copy with Vertigo box sleeve that has small WWA 008 sticker over the Vertigo code on the reverse) with poster insert, "The Power and The Glory" by Gentle Giant (WWA 010 De Luxe, original fully laminated shaped sleeve with shaped insert, vinyl has two edge chips but otherwise excellent condition), "Cruel Sister" by Pentangle (Transatlantic TRA 228 gatefold, UK first pressing with 1U/1U matrix numbers), "Floating World" and "Waves" by Jade Warrior (Island Records ILPS 9290 and ILPS 9318, both UK first editions with pink rim labels), "White Rock" and "No Earthly Connection" by Rick Wakeman (A&M AMLH 64614 and AMLK 64583, foil cylinder included in mint condition), "Space Hymns" and "Glass Top Coffin" by Ramases (Vertigo 6360 046 with fold-open spaceship poster cover, Vertigo De Luxe 6360 115 gatefold), "Tales From Topographic Oceans" and "Relayer" and "Yes" by English rock band Yes (2-LP Atlantic Records K80001 gatefold, Atlantic K50096 gatefold, Atlantic K40034 gatefold), "Ricochet" and "Alpha Centauri" and "Rubycon" and "Zeit" by Tangerine Dream (Virgin V2044, Polydor 2383 314, Virgin V2025 gatefold, 2-LP Virgin VD2503 gatefold), "The Magician's Birthday" by Uriah Heep (Island / Bronze Records ILPS 9213 gatefold, 1972 UK first pressing), "Woyaya" by Osibisa (MCA Records MCG 3506 gatefold, 1971 original), "Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music" by Hawkwind (Charisma CDS 4004), "Angel Delight" by Fairport Convention (Island Records ILPS 9162 gatefold), "Ancient Maps" by Bob Pegg (Transatlantic TRA 299 with insert), "Romantic Warrior" by Return to Forever (CBS 81221), "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" by The Moody Blues (Threshold THS 5 gatefold with insert), "Lizard" by King Crimson (Island Records ILPS 9141, pink rim label, gatefold), "History of the Grateful Dead Vol. 1" (Warner K46246), "Attic Thoughts" by Bo Hansson (Charisma CAS 1113 gatefold), "Amoeni Redivivi" by The Nice (Immediate / NEMS Records IML 1003 gatefold), "The Wild Bull" by Morton Subotnick (Nonesuch H-71208), "Tarkus" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Manticore K43504 gatefold) and "Seasons" by Magna Carta (Vertigo 6360 003 gatefold), all in very good or excellent condition (30)
Austen (Jane). Pride and Prejudice, with a Preface by George Saintsbury and Illustrations by Hugh Thomson, George Allen, 1903, half-title with contemporary inscription at head, and additional ownership address to verso of front free endpaper, frontispiece and numerous illustrations, some spotting to first and final leaves, all edges gilt, original green cloth, with elaborate peacock design in gilt to upper cover, in bright condition, spine lightly faded with slight wear, 8vo, together with Goldsmith (Oliver), The Vicar of Wakefield, with a preface by Austin Dobson, and Illustrations by Hugh Thomson, published Macmillan and Co., 1892, half-title, frontispiece and numerous illustrations, contemporary ownership address to verso of front free endpaper, occasional spotting, all edges gilt, original green cloth, with elaborate botanical decoration in gilt to upper cover, 8vo (2)
Daniel Press. Ailes d'Alouette (second series), by F.W. Bourdillon, 1902, unopened, original printed blue paper wrappers (oversized to text block), minor marks, 8vo, (limited edition copy 110/130), together with Caradoc Press, Sonnets from the Portuguese, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1906, half-title, title in red and black, sonnets I & II with decorative borders, the rest with decorated initials by H.G. Webb, occasional light spotting, endpapers toned, bookplates of Robert Peel Sheldon (to front pastedown) and Ken Tomkinson (loose), untrimmed, original cloth-backed boards with printed paper labels (spine label lifting), 4to, plus seven other private press publications including: High House Press, Some Sonnets and Songs of Petrarch, done into English by W.J. Ibbett, 1926 (limited edition copy 27/105); Essex House Press, A Cycle of Sonnets by L. Nightingale, 1905 (limited edition copy 32/250); High House Press, The First Three Odes of Anacreon, done into English by Ambrose Philips, 1927 (limited edition copy 77/100); Pear Tree Press, Change, by G.H. Murphy, 1931 (limited edition copy 10/100) Provenance: Collection of G.S. Tomkinson. (9)
Nonesuch Press. The Works of Shakespeare. The Text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and Selection of Modern Readings, edited by Herbert Farjeon, 7 volumes, New York, 1929-33, a little browned at turn-ins, top edges gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original niger morocco gilt, a little rubbed and marked, 8vo Limited edition, 1137/1600 copies. (1)
Stanton Press. The Game of Chess, done into English from the Latin of M. Vida & Printed by Richard Stanton Lambert..., Decorated with Woodcuts by Nell Lambert, 1921, woodcut frontispiece and title border, five full-page woodcut illustrations, woodcut initials, text in Latin and English, additional spine paper label tipped-in, front free endpaper with bookplate of Ken Tomkinson, original linen-backed boards, lightly soiled, 4to, together with Hortulus or the Little Garden, a Ninth Century Poem by Walafrid Strabo, ...here for the First Time done into English Verse from the Latin by Richard Stanton Lambert and Decorated with Cuts on Wood by Elinor Lambert, 1923, woodcut title and illustrations in both red and black, original cloth-backed decorative boards, extremities rubbed, slim 4to, plus Chiswick Press, The Dance of Death, by Hans Holbein, with an introductory note by Austin Dobson, George Bell & Sons, 1892, facsimile woodcuts, title in red and black, bookplate of Michael Tomkinson to front pastedown, unopened, original printed wrapper, lightly toned and soiled, small paper label on spine, 4to, plus Cayme Press, A Little More Nonsense, by R.D. [i.e. Randall R.H. Davies], 1923 The Game of Chess: limited edition copy 80/250, signed by Richard Stanton Lambert. Hortulus: limited edition copy 25/132. The Dance of Death: limited edition copy 77 of 100 numbered copies on Japanese vellum (of 600 total copies). (4)
*Cody (William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill', 1846-1917). Head-and-shoulders portrait in cowboy attire, circa 1890s, Woodburytype pasted on old album card, some crease marks and small tear with loss to upper left corner, 14.5 x 9.5 cm, together with 2 other related Woodburytypes of similar size and date, the first a full-length portrait of legendary cowboy hero Buck Taylor, the other of scout John Young Nelson and family of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West (James, Thomas, Jenny (Yellow Elk Woman), Rose and Julie), each pasted on card (3)
*Oakley (Annie, 1860-1926). A pair of portrait photographs of Annie Oakley, circa 1890s, both Woodburytypes, pasted on card, the first full length with cowboy hat and rifles, standing beside a small table with medals and pistols, some creasing and small nicks to lower margin, 14 x 9.5 cm, the second half length with cowboy hat and medals on her chest, several creases and diagonal split without loss to lower left corner, small chips with loss to both right-hand corners, 14.5 x 9.5 cm, plus a third Woodburytype of similar period showing a group of Native American performers from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sitting on a rocky outcrop with Annie Oakley standing full length higher up behind them, with hat and rifle, some creasing and one small split without loss, small chip with loss to left margin and lower right corner, pasted on card, 10 x 14.5 cm A rare group of photographs of 'Little Miss Sure Shot'. (3)
Warton (Joseph). The Works of Virgil, in Latin and English, 4 volumes, R. Dodsley, 1753, engraved frontispiece to each volume, early bookplate of Stephen Riou of London to front pastedown of each, contemporary uniform calf, with gilt decorated black morocco spines, rubbed and scuffed with slight wear, 8vo, together with Plutarch's Lives, 6 volumes, 1758, engraved frontispiece to first volume, engraved illustrations, contemporary uniform sprinkled full calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco labels, rubbed, 8vo, plus Clarendon (Edward, Earl of), The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellor of England, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford, 2 volumes, Oxford, 1760, a few minor marks, contemporary speckled full calf, modern rebacks, with endpapers renewed, rubbed, large 8vo, and other 18th and early 19th century sets (some incomplete), all bound in leather, 8vo (60 volumes) (3 shelves)
Coppin (Jean). Le Bouclier de l'Europe: ou La Guerre Sainte, contenant des avis politiques & Chrˆtiens, qui peuvent servir de lumi‚re aux rois & aux souverains de la Chrˆtient‚, pour garantir leurs estats des incursions des Turcs, & reprendre ceux qu'ils ont usurp‚ sur eux. Avec une relation De Voyages faits dans la Turquie, la Th‚baide & la Barbarie, 1st edition, Paris: Jean Couterot & Louis Guerin, 1686, number stamp and partially erased ink library stamp to blank areas of title with stencil motif to verso, lacks initial (?)blank, bound without 4 engraved plates found in some copies of this issue, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper lower margin, later quarter morocco gilt over boards, rubbed and with evidence of library label removal to foot of spine, 4to There are three issues of this first edition: Le Puy (Blackmer copy), Lyon and Paris (not cited in Blackmer), all dated 1686. (1)
Mason Family of Morton Hall, Nottinghamshire. An album of photographs mostly relating to the Mason family and their circle, circa 1860s/1870s, mostly cartes de visite and cut out oval portrait vignettes of members of the Mason family plus Mitfords, Kidd, Twells, other names including Huntsman, Butterfield, Lumley, Vanderbilt, Bobet, Pocklington, Amhurst, Ffolkes, Southey, Oliver, etc., mounted as multiples on rectos and versos of 47 stiff card leaves and interspersed with some views including one of Foochow, China (browned), 21.5 x 27 cm, the others mostly British country houses and related plus a few European views, various sizes, the majority of portraits and some views with pen and ink or watercolour and pencil borders and calligraphic captions, the original blank album published by Allen of Tenby, a note to first leaf verso that the album was given to M.H.M. by C.R. Allen, 4 August 1869, contemporary morocco gilt, heavily rubbed, 1 (of 2) gilt clasps present, oblong folio (28 x 38 cm) (1)
*Sutcliffe (Frank Meadow, 1853-1941). A group of 3 albumen prints, circa 1880s, the first of Whitby harbour seen from the hillside (FMS558), the second of a moorland crossroad with cairn and the figures of the backs of two children and a pony (FMS374) and Whitby harbour with boats (FMS, no negative number), all with photographer's initials and two with negative numbers in the images, each approximately 13 x 20 cm or the reverse, the first mounted on card, the second and third spotted (3)
Dent (Emma). Annals of Winchcombe and Sudeley, 1877, engraved vignette to title (ink stamp to verso), plates and illustrations, lower margin of page 4 with adhesive residue and light skinning, front blank inscribed 'from the author', library bookplates and ink stamps to front endpaper, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, modern black half morocco, library classification number at foot of spine, large 4to, together with another inscribed copy of the same work, endpapers renewed, original cloth, rebacked & corners repaired, rubbed, large 4to, with The Winchcombe & Sudeley Record, vols. 1-7, (i.e. issues 1-84) in one, 1890-96, numerous colour and black & white plates (few folding), ink stamp at head of first title, front blank inscribed by Mrs Dent, Sudeley Castle, January 1898, library label & stamp to front endpaper, modern green quarter morocco, library number at foot of spine, 4to, plus two others related, all ex-library (5)
Gastineau (Henry). Wales Illustrated, in a Series of Views, Comprising the Picturesque Scenery, Towns, Castles, Seats of the Nobility & Gentry, Antiquities, &c, [North & South Wales], 2 volumes, circa 1830, engraved title to each, 224 engraved illustrations on 112 plates, some spotting and offsetting, contemporary dark green half morocco gilt, slightly rubbed to extremities, 4to, together with Wales Illustrated, in a Series of Views..., 1830, engraved title, 114 engraved illustrations on 57 plates, spotting & offsetting, contemporary green half calf gilt, extremities rubbed, 4to, plus Aikin (Arthur), Journal of a Tour through North Wales and Part of Shropshire; with Observations in Mineralogy, and other Branches of Natural History, 1797, folding engraved plate, ink library stamp to verso of title, also lower blank margin of D2 recto and final leaf, browning to margins to first & last few leaves, washed out ink stamps to pastedowns, cloth repaired hinges, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, board edges worn, 8vo (4)
Field (Cyril). Britain's Sea-Soldiers. A History of the Royal Marines and their Predecessors and of their Services in Action, Ashore and Afloat, and upon Sundry Other Occasions of Moment, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Liverpool, 1924, colour and black and white illustrations, scattered light spotting, volume I front hinge broken, top edges gilt, original half morocco gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 4to, together with Britain's Sea Soldiers. A Record of the Royal Marines During the War 1914-1919, Compiled by General Sir H.E. Blumberg, Devonport, 1927, colour frontispiece, maps and illustrations, top edge gilt, uniformly bound as above, a little rubbed, 4to, plus The Royal Marine Artillery 1804-1923, by Edward Fraser and L.G. Carr-Laughton, 2 volumes, Royal United Service Institution, 1930, maps and illustrations (volume I frontispiece detached), scattered spotting, original blue cloth gilt, edges a little rubbed, thick 4to, with two others including Major L. Edye's Historical Records of the Royal Marines, volume I [all published], 1893, and Gillespie (Alexander), An Historical Review of the Royal Marine Corps, from its Original Institution down to the Present Era, 1803, 1st edition, Birmingham, 1803, half title, aquatint frontispiece, engraved vignette, light marginal dampstains to first few leaves, hinges reinforced, bookseller description pasted at end, recent blue half morocco, 4to (8)
Lewis (William, publisher). Lewis's New Traveller's Guide and Panorama of England and Wales containing forty-four superior maps..., 1836, forty-four uncoloured engraved maps (complete) including a folding map of Yorkshire, light dampstaining throughout, original green cloth with publisher's printed paper label to upper cover, rubbed and marked with upper board and first few leaves near-detached, 8vo Chubb CCCLXVI (1)
Yorkshire. Ordnance Survey maps, scale of 6 inches to one mile, sixteen sheets, first edition 1853 - 1857, sixteen double page uncoloured engraved maps, each laid on later linen, slight dust soiling, later endpapers with library book plate and ink stamps, one ink stamp to margin of first map, each map approximately 640 mm x 940 mm, marbled endpapers, modern quarter morocco gilt, a little worn, bumped at extremities, large folio, together with approximately 250 20th century ordnance survey maps, mostly of the I inch series The complete survey for Yorkshire in the large size first described comprises of 311 sheets and is sometime referred to as'The Record Map'. (approx.250)
Catalogue - Clydesdale Horses. Catalogue of Clydesdale Horses and Ayrshire Cattle, the Property of Mr. Lawrence Drew, to be Sold by Auction, at Merryton Home Farm, near Hamilton, on Tuesday, 9th April, 1878. Sale to Begin at Half-Past Twelve P.M., James Marshall, Auctioneer, Carluke, Glasgow: John M'Caul & Co., 1878, twenty-one lithograph plates of Clydesdale Horses, scattered spotting to first & last leaves, all edges gilt, original blue limp morocco, spine and extremities rubbed, 8vo (1)
![[Darwin (Charles & Bishop Samuel Wilberforce)]. On the Origin of Species, by Means of Natural Selection; or the Preservation](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/425ba282-35d8-44a4-a191-a71a00b657f8/e27e11a8-2b8b-4de5-be35-6c84255e738f/468x382.jpg)
[Darwin (Charles & Bishop Samuel Wilberforce)]. On the Origin of Species, by Means of Natural Selection; or the Preservation of Favoured Species in the Struggle for Life, volume 108, Quarterly Review, 1860, pp. 225-264, contemporary half calf, spine rubbed with small loss at head, 8vo First appearance of Wilberforce's critique of Darwin's On Origin of Species, the famous debate on evolution between Wilberforce and Thomas Huxley held at the British Association meeting at the Oxford University Museum on 30 June 1860. (1)
Darwin (Robert Waring). New Experiments on the Ocular Spectra of Light and Colours, Read at the Royal Society, March 23, 1786, 1st edition, J. Nichols, 1786, 36 pages, four hand-coloured plates only (of 5, but with later added plate on different paper stitched in) uncut, edges a little frayed, disbound, 4to ESTC T186348. Rare. Robert Waring Darwin (1766-1848) was a medical doctor and the father of Charles Darwin. "Robert provided the first empirical evidence that small eye movements are made even when people attempt to keep them fixed. This he found during his studies of the afterimages of colored stimuli in which he noticed that while a person tried to fixate a colored circle, a lucid edge appeared on the adjacent white-paper background. He concluded "as by the unsteadiness of the eye a part of the fatigued retina falls on the white paper."" (Burntwood Family History Group). (1)
Kuhnert (Wilhelm, and Lydekker, R.). Animal Portraiture, being Fifty Studies, 1st edition, 1912, fifty mounted colour plates with accompanying text descriptions, light spotting mainly affecting first and last few leaves, early ownership inscription to front free endpaper, top edge gilt, original pictorial brown cloth, gilt lettered, slightly marked and extremities lightly rubbed, folio (1)
*Huge Polychrome Jasper, polished freeform on custom base. This is a very large fully polished example, perfect for the interiors market, the specimen weighs over 8kg, 36.5 cm high Polychrome Jasper is a Chalcedony or impure Silica with varieties of red, yellow, brown and green colouration that was first discovered in Madagascar in 2006. (1)
*Two Large Polychrome Jasper polished free forms on custom base. A beautifully matched pair, each weighing approx. 5 kg each, 30 cm high Polychrome Jasper is a Chalcedony or impure Silica with varieties of red, yellow, brown and green colouration that was first discovered in Madagascar in 2006. (2)
Herbert (Thomas). Some Yeares Travels into Divers Parts of Asia and Afrique. Describing Especially the two Famous Empires, the Persian, and great Mogull: Weaved with the History of these later Times. As also, many Rich and Spacious Kingdomes in the Orientall India, and other parts of Asia; Together with the Adjacent Isles. Severally relating the Religion, Language, Qualities, Customes, Habit, Descent, Fashions, and other Observations touching them. With a Revivall of the first Discoverer of America, revised and enlarged by the author, printed for Jacob Blome and Richard Bishop, 1638, additional engraved title, engraved maps and illustrations in text, lacking leaves D1-4 and QQ2-3, E4 torn with some loss of text, light waterstain to lower area throughout, some light soiling and a few corners torn away, bookplate, contemporary calf, rubbed with some wear to spine, folio ESTC S119691; Sabin 13471; STC 13191. The second edition, revised by the author, the first edition published in 1634. Sir Thomas Herbert (1606-1682) sailed with Sir Dodmore Cotton and Sir Robert Shirley's ambassadorial party to Persia in 1627-28, and after Cotton and Shirley's deaths, continued to travel extensively in Persia and surrounding countries, returning back to England via Ceylon, Mauritius and St. Helena in 1629. Sold with all faults not subject to return. (1)
British Isles. Jaillot (Hubert), Les Isles Britanniques qui contiennent les Royaumes d'Angleterre, Escosse et Irlande..., published Paris, 1709, hand coloured engraved map, inset map of the Faroes, Orkneys and Shetland islands, two large cartouches, some marginal staining, slight creasing, central fold strengthened on verso, 465 x 655 mm, together with Visscher (Nicolas & Schenk Pieter), Le Comt‚ D'Artois et des environs ou l'on voit le ressort du l'onseil provincial d'artois avec les frontieres de Picardie, published Amsterdam, circa 1700, hand coloured engraved map of north west France, large decorative cartouche, old folds strengthened on verso, 495 x 710 mm The first described map. R.W.Shirley, Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1650 - 1750, Jaillot 1 state 3. This edition not recorded. (2)
E. NESBIT - 'DORMANT', Methuen & Co. 1911, a rare first edition by the author of 'The Railway Children', published later in the US as 'Rose Royal'"Condition Report:No dustjacket, slight marking on boards, labels removed from endpapers, some foxing"Please note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information"
A collection of Beatles memorabilia, including The Beatles Fan Club Third Christmas Record, with No.6 Newsletter 1965, facsimile Shea Stadium ticket, all in original mailing envelope, Newsletters No.5 and No.7, Membership Card for Beatle Person number 116681, a Front Stalls ticket stub for first performance 6-15 Thursday October 29, ABC Cinema, Plymouth, a facsimile signed black and white photograph of the four leaning over stair banisters, 20 x 15.5cm, in original torn mailing envelope, a Reveille special colour photograph in original envelope, an Arthur Howes and Brian Epstein presented 1965 tour programme, 'Please Please Me' LP mono 4th pressing; 'With The Beatles' LP mono 2nd pressing; 'A Hard Day's Night' LP mono 1st pressing; 'Beatles For Sale' LP mono 1st pressing; 'All My Loving' EP, also Larry Parnes Production 'Get Ready Steady Go-Go-Go' programme, a Roy Orbison, Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan programme and two 'Rave' magazines No.s 10 and 11.
The Date Stamp UK First World War Set, consisting of: 2014 WWI silver proof £2 and UK 2014 WWI silver £20, in fitted case with certificate and a limited edition 2014 D-Day commemorative proof three silver coin set "70th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings" consisting of three silver Guernsey £5 coins, by sea, by air, by land, in fitted case with certificate, 31/995.
Matchbox Models of Yesteryear, first unboxed issues: Y1-1 Allchin Traction Engine, Y2 1911 'B'-type London Bus (2), Y3, 1907 'E' Class Tram Car, Y4 1928 Sentinel Steam Wagon, Y5 1929 Le Mans Bentley, Y6 1916 AEC 'Y'-type Lorry, Y7 1918 Leyland 4-ton Van, Y8 1926 Morris Cowley, Y9 1924 Fowler Showman's Engine, Y13 Santa Fe Locomotive, Y14 Duke of Connaught Locomotive, playworn, (12).
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