Pope (Alexander). Poetical Works…, from the text of Dr. Warburton. With the life of the author. Cooke's pocket edition…, embellished with superb engravings. 3 volumes, London : printed for C. Cooke, No. 17, Paternoster-Row; And sold by all the Booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland [circa 1800], engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1 plus engravings, light offsetting and spotting throughout, bookplates to front and rear pastedown of each volume, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpapers to each volume, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco title labels, corners bumped, head of spine chipped to volume 1, 12moMayer ([Charles Joseph]). Lisvart de Gre?ce, Roman de Chevalerie; ou suite d'Amadis de Gaule, 5 volumes, Amsterdam: 1788, half-titles, vignette title pages, bookplates to front pastedowns, ownership monogram stamp to title pages, contemporary half calf, blue gilt morocco title labels to spines, corners bumped, heads of spines a little rubbed, 12moSmollett (Tobias George). The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, in which are included, Memoirs of a Lady of Quality, 3 volumes (of 4), London: Printed for C. Cooke, circa 1790, vignettes to titles, engraved plates, some minor toning to first and last few gatherings of each volume, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco title labels, corners bumped, 12mo, Guys (Pierre-Augustin). Voyage Littéraire de la Grèce, ou lettres sur les Grecs, anciens et modernes, avec un parallele de leurs moeurs, 4 volumes, paris Duchesne, 1783, half-titles, engraved plates throughout (some folding), lightly dust-soiled, contemporary marbled sheep with gilt-decorated spines, some wear with small loss to extremities, 8voBoyer (Jean Baptiste de). Lettres Chinoises, ou correspondance philosophique, historique et critique, 5 volumes, Den Haag: Pierre Paupie, 1739-40, lacking front free endpaper to volume 5, edges lightly spotted, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed, 12moPollnitz (Karl Ludwig von). Lettres du Baron de Pollnitz, contenant les observations qu'il a faites dans ses voyages, et le caractère des personnes qui composent les principales cours de l'Europe, 5th edition, 3 volumes, London: Jean Nourse, 1747, half-titles, engraved frontispiece to volume 1, woodcut vignette to titles, small bookseller's ticket to front pastedown of volume 1, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed with small loss, 12mo, together with other 15 other 18th and 19th-century volumes, all leather bound and most with gilt decorations to spines, 12mo or 8vo QTY: (38)
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![Rich (Jeremiah) - Bible [New Testament]. [The book of the New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, according to th](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0226bcfa-17bf-4201-b0e6-b17f00aed699/922e6a84-c3d1-451f-9a5a-b1dc00abbd74/468x382.jpg)
Rich (Jeremiah) - Bible [New Testament]. [The book of the New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, according to the art of short writing invented by] Jeremiah Rich, London: Printed and are sold by Samuel Botley teacher of ye said art over against Vintners Hall in Thames street and no where els, [1673?], engraved portrait frontispiece and title by T. Cross, text in shorthand throughout, engraved list of subscribers to final two leaves, bound without final leaf (blank?), bound with Book of Psalms. The Whole Book of Psalms in Meter, According to the Art of Short-Writing written by Jeremiah Rich Author and Teacher of the said Art, London: Printed and are sold by Samuel Botley teacher of ye said art over against Vintners Hall in Thames streete and no where els, [1673?], engraved portrait frontispiece and title by Tho. Cross, text in shorthand throughout, engraved list of subscribers to verso of final leaf, last gathering loosening slightly, marbled endpapers, verso of front free endpaper with ownership signature A. Bentley and flyleaf bearing inscription 'R. J. Bentley his book presented to him by his uncle L. Bentley, January, 1831', front pastedown with 20th-century ownership label of Ralph Ewart Ford, Orpington, Kent, all edges gilt, contemporary dark brown morocco, elaborate gilt decorated spine, boards with small floral gilt decorative motive to corners, spine slightly concave, 64mo (61 x 38 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Ralph Ewart Ford (1897-1974), precision engineer and founder of Fords (Finsbury) Ltd. In Bedford. A member of the Bibliographical Society, he formed one of the largest collections of English Bibles in England. During the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, a selection of the rarest and most important early English Bibles from Ralph Ford’s collection went on display in a touring exhibition across England, including the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey.New Testament - ESTC R207975; Wing B2811; Bondy pp.17-20. The number of leaves signed varies from copy to copy. "Amongst the most extraordinary volumes are the all-engraved editions of the Whole Book of Psalms in Meter and the New Testament in the shorthand of Jeremiah Rich, a leading stenography specialist of the period (circa 1660) who perfected the system invented by his uncle, William Cartwright, but without giving him credit, claiming it to be his own invention. The late Percy E. Spielmann had copies in his collection... The Spielmann copy of the Psalms ... also has a frontispiece with Rich's portrait and at the end a short list of 'the Names of those Ingenious Persons of my Schollars that were the first Incouragers of this incomparable peice'. Other editions, all published around the year 1660, were 'sold by Samuel Botley over against Vintners Hall' or 'at Colonel Masons Coffee House in Cornhill', or published 'for the author and sold by Henry Eversden'. All the copies we have seen are extremely well engraved, showing hardly any signs of wear and must have taken years to produce. Their manufacture did evidently require a very steady hand and infinite patience. Most copies are beautifully bound in contemporary black morocco and are finely gilt-tooled. They were obviously prized possessions and have remained most desirable collector's items to this date, notwithstanding the fact that hardly anyone will nowadays be able to decipher their obsolete shorthand" (Bondy).
![Italian Horticulture Manuscript. Trattato de Giardini, 2 parts paginated as 1, no plate or date, c. 1770, 216, [8] pp., the f](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0226bcfa-17bf-4201-b0e6-b17f00aed699/6510b1ba-99fb-4ad8-8847-b1dc00ab2778/468x382.jpg)
Italian Horticulture Manuscript. Trattato de Giardini, 2 parts paginated as 1, no plate or date, c. 1770, 216, [8] pp., the first part dealing with vegetable and fruit gardens, the second with orangeries, flower beds and parks, lacking first unnumbered title-page, the first leaf with dedication to the Duke of Bourbon with the name of Saussay at foot before start of text, a few manuscript corrections in another hand, bound with Compendio delle Istruzioni dell'Agricoltera, no date, [8], 264 pp. including Index, written in the same hand as the first work, some small tables to text, a little spotting and old damp staining, largely confined to rear of text, with some fading of letters affecting Index and pagination, ink stamps to first and last leaves, contemporary boards, rubbed and soiled, upper joint partly split, 4to (200 x 145 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:The first work is evidently a translation of Sieur Saussay, Traité des jardins, first published Paris: Simart, 1722. Saussay was inspector of the gardens of the Duke of Bourbon and this uncommon treatise on horticulture was reissued in 1732. No translations in any language and no other works by Saussay have been located.The second work may be a translation or an original work but with clear French associations. The preface references the agricultural writers Duhamel, Tillet, Pattullo and de la Salle. The work is arranged in a month-by-month format giving details of when and how to sow and cultivate vegetables. The title before the advertisement leaves at the front of this work has an inscription in another contemporary hand which suggests that the work was to be sold at Avignon and published by Giovanne Mossy in Marseille.
Camden (William). Britannia sive Florentissimorum Regnorum Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae et Insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate Chorographica descriptio..., published George Bishop & John Norton, 1607, near-contemporary manuscript compass rose to the first front blank, additional engraved decorative title incorporating a map of the British Isles, dedication with a near-contemporary manuscript ownership signature of Thos. Fountain, 8 plates of coins, small area of loss to the lower right corner of G1 and upper right corner of T2, but with no loss to the printed description, 57 (complete) uncoloured engraved double-page maps (excepting Rutland & Anglesey which are single page) after Christopher Saxton and John Norden and engraved by William Kip and William Hole, map of Kent bound upside down (although the descriptive Latin text on the verso is orientated correctly), near-contemporary manuscript annotations on the final rear blank, bookplates of Thomas Fountain and Frederick J. O. Montagu to the front pastedown, later endpapers, the front endpaper with extensive descriptive pencil notes by H. W. Pratley, upper hinge cracked, contemporary calf with gilt design to the sidings, later reback, bumped and worn, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Chubb XVIII. The atlas was the last edition published in William Camden's lifetime and the first to contain maps. It predates John Speed's Atlas by 4 years and several of the maps are the earliest examples of individual counties. There were two further editions - with the text in English - in 1610 and 1637. This copy was sold at Sotheby's in the H. W. Pratley sale in January 1988. H. W. Pratley was a legendary bookdealer who spent his whole working life in Halls' Bookshop in Tunbridge Wells, rising to be President of the A.B.A., 1959-60. The volume contains the relevant section of the Sotheby's catalogue and a page from the Antiques Trade Gazette reporting the sale of this particular atlas.
Foxe (John). [An Abridgement of the Booke of Acts and Monumentes of the Church. Written by that Reverend Father, Maister John Fox and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie, have not the use of so necessary an history, Imprinted at London: By I. Windet, at the assignment of Master Tim. Bright, and are to be sold at Pauls wharf, at the signe of the Crosse-keyes 1589], black-letter text, lacking title, following 8 pages and final 8 pages also lacking, title supplied in manuscript facsimile in red and black ink with incorrect wording and imprint details, woodcut initials, 17th-century calf, worn with upper board detached, 8vo, together with three other antiquarian interest including Salmon (William). Polygraphice: or the Arts of Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Limning, Painting, Washing, Varnishing, Gilding, Colouring, Dying, Beautifying and Perfuming..., 5th edition, enlarged, London: Thomas Passinger and Thomas Sawbridge, 1685, lacking portrait frontispiece and additional engraved title, first word of letterpress title overwritten in ink, 19 engraved plates only of 25 (one torn with loss), contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, worn with boards detached and spine cracked, 8vo, and Recentiorum disceptationes de motu cordis, sanguinis, et chyli, in animalibus, Leiden: ex officina Joannis Maire, 1647, final two leaves provided in manuscript facsimile, later rear endpaper, contemporary calf, rebacked, some wear to spine and extremities, 4to, plus [Cousin, Jehan, illust.]. Figures des histoires de la Saincte Bible, accompagnees de briefs discourse, contenans la plus grande partie des histoires sacre?es du Vieil & Nouveau Testament, & des oeuvres admirables du Dieu viuant, createur de ciel & de la terre, & de Jesu-Christ son fils unique nostre sauueur & redemteur. Pour l'exercice ordinaire des ames deuotes & contemplatives. Le tout dedie? au Roy tres-chrestien, Paris: Guillaume le Be?, 1653, title in red and black, numerous woodcut illustrations, heavy worming to first and last few leaves, some damp-staining, dust-soiling and marks, margins frayed and sprung, contemporary vellum, old paper reback, worn, folioQTY: (4)NOTE:Foxe - STC 11229.
Nonesuch Press. The Lives of the Noble Grecians & Romanes compared together by that grave learned philosopher and historiographer Plutarke or Chaeronea, translated out of Greeke into French by James Amyot: and out of French into Englishe by Thomas North: The illustrations by T. L. Poulton: with the fifteen supplementary lives of 1603, London: Nonesuch Press, 1929-30, monochrome plates and illustrations by T. L. Poulton printed by the Curwen Press, rough-trimmed, original uniform publishers brown cloth, with paper labels to spines, some light marks, 4to, limited edition 887/1050 copies for sale in England (Random House issued an additional 500 copies for sale in America), together withBoswell (James). Boswell's Life of Johnson, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, revised and enlarged edition by L. F. Powell, 6 volumes, Oxford University Press, 1934-50, monochrome plates, original maroon publishers cloth gilt in dustwrappers, rubbed and first volumes with some chips and losses to head and foot of spine, faded to spines, plus The letters of Samuel Johnson collected and edited R. W. Chapman, 3 volumes, Oxford University Press, 1952, monochrome plates, original publishers maroon cloth gilt in dustwrappers, rubbed and some light soiling, spines somewhat darkened, 8vo, and other similar English literature, including The Complete Works of John Webster, edited by F. L. Lucas, 4 volumes, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1927, original red cloth in dustwrappers, The Compete Works of William Shakespeare, 4 volumes, Nonsuch Press, 1953, wood engraved head pieces by Reynolds Stone, original uniform cloth gilt, The Letters of John Keats, edited by Maurice Buxton Forman, 2 volumes, Oxford University Press, 1931, Boswell's Journal of A Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, now first published form the original manuscript, edited by Frederick A. Pottle and Charles H. Bennett, 1936, Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border with notes and introduction by Sir Walter Scott, revised and edited by T. F. Hnederson, 4 volumes, London: Oliver and Boyd, 1932, etc., all original cloth, some in dustwrappers, 8voQTY: (35)
![[Besson, Jacques]. [Theatrum Instrumentorum et Machinarum, Lyon: Barthelemy Vincent, 1578?], 57 engraved plates only (of 60,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0226bcfa-17bf-4201-b0e6-b17f00aed699/28d3f4b9-2d54-47ec-a5bd-b1dc00aba3c3/468x382.jpg)
[Besson, Jacques]. [Theatrum Instrumentorum et Machinarum, Lyon: Barthelemy Vincent, 1578?], 57 engraved plates only (of 60, lacking plates 57 & 59-60) by Jacques Androuet de Cerceau and Rene Byvin, lacking title and text, a few plates at end laid down (final plate trimmed), a few repairs and tears, some water stains and soiling, plates detached, later calf, gilt monogram with coronet above of John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett (1668-1743) to covers, covers detached, rubbed and stained with some wear, folio, 37 x 25 cm, together with a modern facsimile copy of the workQTY: (2)NOTE:Adams B838; Norman 227. Originally published in Orleans circa 1569, 'Besson's lavishly illustrated Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum is one of the first French works on machines and mechanical engibeering...Besson's Theatrum illustrates an amazing variety of inventions, ranging from war machines to musical instruments to fire-fighting apparatus' (Norman).Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return.
Haggard (Frederick Thomas, 1822-1915). A collection of 21 pamphlets bound in one, various publishers, April 1885 – 1907, including: The National Bee-Hive: or the United Kingdom Company: Its Thirty-Five Millions of Partners and its colonies and populations, trades and interests considered; The National Bee-Hive and Depression of Trade Fair Trade, Reciprocity, Free Trade, and The Influence of Labour on Successful National Competition; Our National Shop. Capital and Labour. Production and Consumption; Demand and Supply versus Trading Theories; Three Letters to Professor Bonamy Price, or A Challenge to the Theorists advocating Free Trade Solely Represented by Free Imports, Agriculture & Manufactures are Great Britain and Ireland's first necessities, The United Kingdom Company: it's thirty-seven millions of partners and the influence of their voting powers, Suggestions as to Economical Fallacies when applied to wheat production in the United Kingdom, The Inner & Outer Circles or Imports & Exports and Food Supplies, etc., previous ownership note in black ink to title-page of first pamphlet ‘March? 1909. Written in 1885 24 years ago’, some pencil notes to margins, few preliminary leaves spotted, lower edge tear to original wrapper of Our Trade within Empire (repaired with adhesive tape), bound in original wrappers or with original title-page as issued, half blue morocco over marbled boards, with gilt title label (small tear to upper edge with partial loss of P & H), extremities rubbed, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Haggard was a highly regarded statistician and outspoken protector of British Industries. He showed an interest in statistics and finance from a young age, no doubt encouraged by his father who was connected to the Bank of England. Once Haggard finished his studies in Paris he worked for the London Stock Exchange and went on to be one of the founders of the Fair Trade League. He was committed to protecting and advocating for the protection of home industries against what he saw as unfair foreign competition. Still active at 92 years old he was one of the oldest members of the Royal Statistical Society, and the second oldest member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. Mr Haggard regularly contributed to the press - his newspaper controversy with Professor Bonamy Price, Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University, was taught to many students of politics.
Francia (François Louis Thomas). Progressive Lessons Tending to Elucidate the Character of Trees, with the process of sketching, and painting them in water colours, 1st edition, London: T. Clay, 1813, 14 plates, of which 12 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings on grey paper and one plate of hand-coloured tints, occasional small ink annotations to a few text leaves, occasional light spotting, previous owner inscription of Eliza Richardson, December 14 1864 tro front endpaper, contemporary half morocco, rebacked, a little rubbed with some wear to edges, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Calais-born artist François Louis Thomas Francia (1772-1839), came to England in 1790 and his work was exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy in 1795. He produced two main drawing manuals, the first of which Studies of Landscapes was published in 1810, followed by the present Progressive Lessons Tending to Elucidate the Character of Trees in 1813. He was a prolific teacher and influenced watercolour artists in England and in particular in France after returning to Calais where he introduced new ideas from England to young French painters.
Ruscha (Edward). Every Building on the Sunset Strip, 1st edition, 2nd issue, Los Angeles: Printed for the author, 1966 [but 1970], foldout panorama featuring black and white illustrations after photographs, original white paper wrappers, glassine dust jacket, small 8vo, original foil-covered slipcase with glassine wrapper, together with:Ruscha, New York: Alexandre Iolas Gallery, [1970], portrait frontispiece, colour illustrations, original white paper wrappers lettered in red, lightly bumped, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Parr/Badger II 142 (first work). The first work is Ruscha's famous panorama of Sunset Strip. It is the second issue, lacking the extra 2-inch flap at the end of the last folded page.
Manuscript Accounts Book. A manuscript accounts book compiled by John Hull (died 1768), apothecary, of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, circa 1745-1772, comprising 82 pages fully or partially completed in a neat hand in brown ink, plus many intermittent blank leaves, the manuscript includes lists and prices of goods purchased for his apothecary business and his home, an account concerning the materials, workmanship and other expenses towards the building of two houses, accounts for payments to various workmen, and payments from lodgers, building maintenance expenses, accounts for his stepsons etc., contemporary full vellum, darkened and some marks and discolouration, small 4to (20.5 x 16 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:John Hull married Grace Freckleton née Aspinwall, widow of Reverend Roger Freckleton of Bispham with whom she had two sons (Henry and Thomas). John Hull lived in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, and with Grace he had three sons, the eldest of whom (John Hull, 1761–1843), is listed in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as an eminent physician and botanist. John Hull (senior) died in 1768 and most of the entries date from before this period. The few entries dated after 1768 are presumably in the hand of an executor, or possibly one of his stepsons. Examples of payments include: Tommy's flute, Taylor's wages for making, mending and altering a riding coat, linseed oil, sugar for syrup, a small lock for a drawer, carriage of goods from York, a quart of French brandy, a payment to John Dickson for hedging the garden, etc. The entry for January 1st 1761 reads, 'Then began to keep an account for Henry & Tommy Freckleton; (it being our marriage day) ...January 1st 1761', and icludes a list of goods received from the estate of his wife's first husband, also a list of expenditure on refurbishing the shop counter dated 1745 (June-November) etc.John Hull (1761–1843), the physician and botanist, was left an orphan at the age of just six years old. According to John Porter, History of the Fylde of Lancashire (1876), page 196, Poulton church contains a funeral monument to members of the Hull family including 'John Hull M.D., born 1761, died 1843' - 'left the eldest of the three children of John Hull, surgeon; an orphan at six years of age, poor, friendless, by the best use of all means of education within his power, by unwearied industry, by constant self-denial, he duly qualified himself for the practice of his profession'.
Carew (Richard). Carew's Survey of Cornwall; To which are added, notes illustrative of its history and antiquities by the late Thomas Tonkin, and now first published from the original manuscripts by Francis Lord de Dunstanville, London: T. Bensley for J. Faulder, London & Rees and Curtis, Plymouth, 1811, engraved portrait frontispiece (offset to title), occasional light spotting, manuscript note to foot of title, modern half calf gilt, slight fading to spine, 4to, together with Allom (T. & W. H. Bartlett, illustrators). Devonshire and Cornwall Illustrated... with historical and topographical descriptions by J. Britton and E. W. Brayley, London: Peter Jackson, Late Fisher, Son & Co., the Caxton Press, circa 1832, engraved map and additional engraved title (both with small marginal repairs), numerous engraved plates, some spotting, bookplate of Jonathan Bulmer, all edges gilt, modern maroon half morocco, 4to, plus The History of Cornwall, new edition, by Richard Polwhele, 7 volumes bound in 2, 1816-36 (with the Cary map and 25 plates but lacking the aquatint plates, some supplements and only part I present in volume IV) QTY: (4)
Flaubert (Gustave). Madame Bovary. Provincial Manners, translated from the French Èdition Dèfinitive by Eleanor Marx-Aveling, 1st edition in English, London: Vizetelly & Co, 1886, half-title and preliminary publisher's advertisement leaf (uncut), 6 plates from etchings by Daniel Mordant after Albert Fouri (including frontispiece), 32 pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, original cloth upper cover bound-in at rear, preliminary leaves lightly spotted, a few leaves with crease mark to upper right-hand corner, edges untrimmed, modern red half morocco gilt, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:A landmark translation of one of the defining works of 19th-century French literature. Translated by Karl Marx's daughter Eleanor Marx-Aveling, it stands as the most famous example of her translating work before her premature death by suicide at the age of 43.Vizetelly's editions of French and Russian works 'affronted Victorian notions of propriety. It was above all his publication, between 1884 and 1888, of translations of seventeen novels by Emile Zola that brought him notoriety for the first time in his life and turned him into a reluctant martyr, one of the early heroes of the fight against oppressive literary censorship'. (ODNB)
Atkyns (Robert). The Ancient and Present State of Glocestershire, 2nd edition, London: T. Spilsbury for W. Herbert [& others], 1768, 64 double-page engraved plates by John Kip, 8 engraved heraldic plates, double-page engraved map, armorial bookplate of Sir Percival Scrope Marling Baronet V. C. C. B. to front pastedown, with his black ink ownership inscriptions to blank margins of the preface and directions to the binder leaves, contemporary brown ink ownership inscription of 'J Smale Jun his booke' to head of title, some occasional light dust-soiling and spotting, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked with earlier red morocco title label preserved, a few marks with extremities somewhat worn, folio, together with:Rudder (Samuel). A New History of Gloucestershire, comprising the topography, antiquities, curiosities, produce, trade, and manufactures of that county, 1st edition, Cirencester: Samuel Rudder, 1779, folding engraved county map, 14 engraved plates, 2 single-page plans, armorial bookplate of Sir Percival Scrope Marling Baronet V. C. C. B. to front pastedown, with his black ink ownership inscription to blank verso to dedication leaf, a few preliminary leaves (including title) small paper repair to head of inner margin, occasional light dust-soiling and spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, black morocco title label lettered in gilt, lightly rubbed and marked, folioQTY: (2)NOTE:Upcott p. 250 for the first work.
Poyer (John). The History of Barbados, from the first discovery of the island, in the year 1605, til the accession of Lord Seaforth, 1801, 1st edition, London: J. Mawman, 1808, errata slip and list of subscribers, bound at front, preliminary leaves (including title) with faint old damp-staining and soiling to margins, scattered light spotting, contemporary calf gilt, boards detached, lacking title label, worn, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Sabin 64853.
Quetelet (Adolphe). A Treatise on Man and the Development of his Faculties, 1st edition in English, Edinburgh: William & Robert Chambers, 1842, double column, 7 leaves of plates and maps at rear, ownership signature of Thomas Strang dated 1857 to title and with some of his notes on the weight of brains in men and other animals at foot of p. [iv], bound withCombe (Andrew), The Principles of Physiology Applied to the Preservation of Health, and to the Improvement of Physical and Mental Education, 12th revised and enlarged edition, Edinburgh: Macclachlan, Stewart & Co., 1843, double column, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, rubbed and some slight wear to extremities and spine, 8vo, plus Walker (Alexander), Physiognomy founded on Physiology, as Applied to Various Countries, Professions, and Individuals... , London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1834, engraved frontispiece and 22 mostly outline plates, some illustrations to text, publisher's catalogue at rear, a little spotting, contemporary calf-backed cloth gilt, spine slightly scuffed and worn, 12mo, plus Merton (Holmes W.), Descriptive Mentality from the Head, Face and Hand, Philadelphia: David McKay, [1899], portrait frontispiece from a photograph, illustrations to text throughout, bookseller's ink stamp to front free endpaper, some spotting, inner hinges cracked, original decorative cloth, slightly rubbed and soiled, 8vo, plus others related in English and French on measurements, physiognomy, hands and faces, including 6 extracts on similar subjectsQTY: (16)NOTE:First item: Garrison & Morton 1698.1.
Calvin (Jean). The Institution of Christian Religion, Translated by Thomas Norton, London: H. Midleton for W. Norton, 1587, woodcut device to title (rehinged), final blank present, old damp fraying with some loss to upper outer corner of title affecting lettering, further marginal damp fraying, worm holes and worm tracing affecting headlines, text and sidenotes throughout, closely shaved at head affecting some running heads, some spotting, indistinct early inscription to title (partly erased) and a few other old ink notes at front and rear, 17th-century calf, rubbed, 4to (185 x 140 mm), (STC 4422), together with: Pliny the Elder. The Historie of the World: Commonly Called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland, Doctor of Physicke, 2 volumes in 1, 2nd edition, London: Adam Islip, 1634, woodcut device to both titles, early ownership name erased on first title, heavy brown dampstaining, mostly to upper margins but affecting text (mostly to volume 1), damp-fraying and adhesion to last two leaves of index and advertisement leaf with some text loss, some other spotting and minor defects, contemporary plain boards with all leather now deficient, soiled and worn with loss, covers near detached and spine cords exposed, folio (330 x 220 mm), plus other miscellaneous antiquarian classics, history, theology, etc., including large format and odd volumes in varied conditionQTY: (6 shelves)NOTE:Sold with all faults not subject to return.
Garnett (T). Observations on a Tour through the Highlands and part of the Western Isles of Scotland, 2 volumes in 1, first edition, London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1800, 52 aquatint plates by William Green after W.H.Watts, 2 engraved maps (1 folding), slightly offset, a few wood-engraved illustrations in text, upper hinge cracked, contemporary gilt decorated marbled calf, gilt decorated spine with title and author to black calf label (partially detached), 4to, together with Buchanan (George). The History of Scotland..., Faithfully Rendered into English, London: Edw. Jones, 1690, engraved portrait frontispiece, overall spotting, near contemporary 'Parhem Library' in brown ink to front free pastedown, ocassional spotting and dust soiling, inner hinges reinforced, contemporary speckled calf, joints crudely reinforced preserving original endpapers, morocco label to spine, folio, plusMackenzie (George). The Laws and Customs of Scotland in matters, Criminal...By Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, Edinburgh: Andrew Anderson, 1699, title-page in red and black, near contemporary 'James Bruce' in brown ink to title-page, a few near contemporary handwritten notes to blank margins, previous owner's notes to front free endpaper (verso and recto), James Dewar of Vogry Esq bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary brown sheep boards, worn and rubbed, boards partially detached, 4to, and The Whole Proceedings in the House of Peers upon the Indictments against William Earl of Kilmarnock, George Earl of Cromertie, and Arthur Lord Balmerino; for High Treason..., London: Samuel Billingsley, 1746, upper cover detached, folio QTY: (4)NOTE:Wing B5283.
Carroll (Lewis). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, London: Macmillan and Co., 1870, half-title, black and white illustrations by John Tenniel, armorial bookplate of H. J. Gillespie to front pastedown, original covers and backstrip bound-in at rear, advertisement leaf at rear, all edges gilt, early 20th-century red crushed morocco gilt by Morrell, designs replicating the first edition blocked in gilt to covers, spine faded and rubbed, 8vo, together with:Through The Looking-Glass, and what Alice found there, 13th thousand, London: Macmillan and Co, 1872, half-title, black and white illustrations by John Tenniel, armorial bookplate of H. J. Gillespie to front pastedown, original covers and backstrip bound-in at rear, advertisement leaf at rear, all edges gilt, early 20th-century red crushed morocco gilt by Morrell, designs replicating the first edition blocked in gilt to covers, spine faded and rubbed, 8vo, plus The Hunting of the Snark, an agony, in eight fits, London: Macmillan and Co, 1896, 9 black and white illustrations by Henry Holiday, original red pictorial cloth gilt, spine faded and frayed at head, lightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (3)
Babington (John). Pyrotechnia or, A discourse of artificiall fire-works: in which the true grounds of that art are plainly and perspicuously laid downe: together with sundry such motions, both straight and circular, performed by the helpe of fire, as are not to be found in any other discourse of this kind, extant in any language. Whereunto is annexed a short treatise of Geometrie, contayning certaine definitions and problemes, for the mensuration of superficies and sollids, with tables for the square root to 25000, and the cubick root to 10000 latus, wherein all roots under those numbers are extracted onely by ocular inspection, 2 parts in one, 1st edition, London: Thomas Harper for Ralph Mab, 1635, letterpress general title (without additional engraved general title) and letterpress title to second part, two flooding engraved plates both lined to verso and guarded (second plate torn with slight loss to left hand and slightly close trimmed at head), 18 engraved full-page illustrations, woodcut initials and diagrams, tear to fore-margin of leaf A6 (not affecting text) and closed tear at foot of B1 in first part, closed tear to fore-margin of leaf E3 and foot of F1 in second part, occasional light toning, minor dust-soiling and few marks, early 19th-century half calf with vellum corners to boards, modern reback, small folio (mostly in 6s)QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC S106893; STC 1099.The first English treatise to deal exclusively with fireworks and is considered the most important book in the bibliography of fireworks. The soldier and mathematician John Babington (bap. 1604, d. after 1635) was a gunner in the service of the Earl of Newport, to whom he dedicates the present work. The first part comprises detailed descriptions and instructions concerning the use of fireworks for military purposes as well as for amusements. The second part, the geometrical treatise, was designed for the use of artillery officers and includes extensive early logarithmic tables.
Millico (Giusippe). A Second Sett of Six Songs with an Accompanyment for the Great or Small Harp, Forte Piano or Harpsicord, composed and humbly dedicated to the Baroness de Frise, London: Printed by Welcker in Gerrard Street, St. Ann’s, Soho [1774], engraved title (with autograph by Caroline Marlborough), engraved dated dedication leaf, sixteen pages of engraved music, numbered 2-17, ink manuscript inscription inside front cover (and later ink manuscript inscription dated 1941), contemporary gilt-decorated mottled full-calf, with gilt red morocco label to upper cover 'Millicos: 2nd Songs', rubbed and scuffed to edges, upper cover detached, outer corners showing, slim oblong 8vo, together with The Musical Miscellany; being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters, two volumes in one, London: John Watts, at the printing-office in … Fields 1729, each volume with engraved frontispiece, and with title printed in red & black, printed music and woodcut and head- and tail-pieces throughout, spotting to edges and first & last few leaves, first frontspiece blank reverse with late 18th century ink manuscript annotation, front pastedown with pictorial bookplate of William C. Smith and on facing page a related ink manuscript inscription, modern quarter morocco gilt, two corner tips showing, 8vo, plus Gay (John), The Beggar’s Opera, written by Mr Gay, with the Overture in score, the Songs, and the Basses engraved on copper plates, (the Overture and Basses composed by Dr. Pepusch), London: W. Strahan, T. Lowndes [et al], 1777, title with engraved printer's device (slightly creased and rubbed), first 3 leaves stained and with repairs to gutter, intermittent staining and toning, 46 numbered pages of engraved music at rear (some light toning), endpapers renewed, original boards, cloth reback, recent label to front cover, wear to edges, 4toQTY: (3)NOTE:First item: the ink manuscript inscription inside the front cover reads: Purchased August 21st 1903 by Lilian Aylice [?] Jones from Mrs Bowen, landlady of the Star Hotel, Woodstock. It was given by the then Duke of Marlborough to Mrs Bowen's father (or grandfather) who was engineer at Blenheim Palace.
Williams (Charles, and William Read, illustrators). The Tour of Doctor Prosody, in search of the Antique and Picturesque, through Scotland, the Hebrides, the Orkney and Shetland Isles, 1st edition, London: Matthew Iley, 1821, 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates by C. Williams and W. Read, some offsetting to text, bookplate, contemporary diced tan calf gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, small patches of worming, 8vo, together with 2 others: The Oxford Sausage: or select poetical pieces, written by the most celebrated wits of the University of Oxford, new edition, 1814, and Whims and Oddities, in prose and verse, with forty original designs by Thomas Hood, 4th edition, 1829 QTY: (3)NOTE:First work Abbey Life 277; Prideaux p. 334; Tooley 433.
Norfolk & Suffolk. Jansson (Jan), Norfolciae Descriptio. The Description of Norfolk, published Amsterdam, circa 1638, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight overall toning, printer's folds, 385 x 495 mm, no text on verso, together with Jansson (Jan). Nortfolcia vernacule Norfolke, published Amsterdam, circa 1648, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight staining, 385 x 485 mm, French text on verso, with Greenwood (C & J). Map of the County of Norfolk from an Actual Survey made in the years 1832 and 1832..., published 1st April 1834, engraved map with contemporary wash colouring, calligraphic cartouche, compass rose, table of reference and an uncoloured vignette of Norwich cathedral, some spotting but largely confined to the margins, closed tears affecting the printed image, 580 x 705 mm, plus Walker (J & C). Norfolk, circa 1880, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, originally published in 'Walker's Fox-Hunting Atlas', very slight spotting, 325 x 395 mm, and Morden (Robert). Suffolk [1695 or later], uncoloured engraved map, printer's folds, 355 x 420 mm, with an uncoloured example of Thomas Moule's map of Cambridgeshire QTY: (6)NOTE:The first described item is in the scarce 'pre-atlas' state printed before the addition of the seven coats of arms and a re-working of the title cartouche.
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Rich (Jeremiah) - Bible [New Testament]. [The book of the New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, according to the art of short writing invented by] Jeremiah Rich, London: Printed for the author [sic] and are to be sold by Henry Eversden under the Crown Tavern in West-Smithfield, [1659?], engraved portrait frontispiece and title by T. Cross, lower outer corner of frontispiece strengthened to verso, text in shorthand throughout, engraved list of subscribers to final two leaves, 4 leaves in gathering X torn to lower outer corner with text loss (leaves X4 - X7), closed tear to lower blank margins of leaves X8, Y1 - Y3, bound without final leaf N8 (blank?), all edges gilt, marbled endpapers (lacking free endpapers), upper pastedown with 18th century printed ownership label bearing the name 'Mrs Kennicott', all edges gilt, contemporary blind panelled and decorated dark brown crushed morocco, silver clasp to lower outer corner only, joints lightly rubbed and small area of wear at head to lower joint, 64mo in 8s (62 x 36 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Ralph Ewart Ford (1897-1974), precision engineer and founder of Fords (Finsbury) Ltd. In Bedford. A member of the Bibliographical Society, he formed one of the largest collections of English Bibles in England. During the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, a selection of the rarest and most important early English Bibles from Ralph Ford’s collection went on display in a touring exhibition across England, including the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey.ESTC R28515; Wing B2809; Bondy pp.17-20. The number of leaves signed varies from copy to copy. "Amongst the most extraordinary volumes are the all-engraved editions of the Whole Book of Psalms in Meter and the New Testament in the shorthand of Jeremiah Rich, a leading stenography specialist of the period (circa 1660) who perfected the system invented by his uncle, William Cartwright, but without giving him credit, claiming it to be his own invention. The late Percy E. Spielmann had copies in his collection... The Spielmann copy of the Psalms ... also has a frontispiece with Rich's portrait and at the end a short list of 'the Names of those Ingenious Persons of my Schollars that were the first Incouragers of this incomparable peice'. Other editions, all published around the year 1660, were 'sold by Samuel Botley over against Vintners Hall' or 'at Colonel Masons Coffee House in Cornhill', or published 'for the author and sold by Henry Eversden'. All the copies we have seen are extremely well engraved, showing hardly any signs of wear and must have taken years to produce. Their manufacture did evidently require a very steady hand and infinite patience. Most copies are beautifully bound in contemporary black morocco and are finely gilt-tooled. They were obviously prized possessions and have remained most desirable collector's items to this date, notwithstanding the fact that hardly anyone will nowadays be able to decipher their obsolete shorthand" (Bondy).
Oxford. Thomas Nelson and Sons (publishers), Tourist's Guide to Oxford and its University, circa 1890, uncoloured engraved map, 12 (complete) chromolithographic views, upper hinge cracked, publisher's blue cloth gilt, oblong 12mo, together with T. Nelson and Sons (publishers). Oxford and its University, circa 1900, 12 tint stone lithographs, some toning to the endpapers, publisher's gilt blind stamped cloth, oblong 12mo, with Kershaw & Son (publishers). Views of Oxford (title on upper cover) circa 1850, 24 uncoloured engraved vignette views (2 to a sheet), text block near detached, contemporary presentation inscription to the first front blank, publisher's red cloth gilt, bumped and faded, 8vo, plus Cross (E. publisher). Artistic Views of Oxford, Oxford: circa 1910, 85 colour printed photolithographic views, near contemporary presentation inscription to the front endpaper, publisher's gilt cloth, spine faded, 8vo, and Lang (Andrew, late fellow of Merton College Oxford). Oxford, Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes, Selley & Co. Ltd., 1890, title, preface and dedication, 10 uncoloured etchings, (complete as list) numerous wood-engraved vignettes to text, all edges gilt, publisher's blue cloth gilt, slim 4to, with two other topographical volumes on Oxford similar, plus Atkinson (Thomas Dinham). Cambridge Described & Illustrated with an Introduction by John William Clarke, London: MacMillan and Company, Cambridge: MacMillan and Bowes, 1897, additional half-title, 29 uncoloured engraved plates by J. Le Keux and two maps (one folding), numerous illustrations to text, some spotting throughout, all edges gilt, near contemporary morocco gilt by MacMillan and Bowes of Cambridge, worn at extremities, 8vo, with another copy similar but bound in contemporary blue cloth gilt, bumped and worn at extremities, 8voQTY: (9)
Palladio (Andrea). The Architecture of A. Palladio; in Four Books. Containing a short treatise of the five orders and the most necessary observations concerning all sorts of building; as also the different construction of private and publick houses, high-ways, bridges, market-places, xystes, and temples, with their plans, sections and uprights. Revis'd, Design'd, and publish'd by Giacomo Leoni, a Venetian; Architect to His Most Serene Highness, the Late Elector Palatine, translated from the original in two volumes, 2nd edition, London: printed by John Darby for the author, and all plates by John Vantack, 1721, 4 parts in one volume, engraved portrait of Palladio, engraved frontispiece, 218 engraved plates on 203 sheets by B. Picart, M. Vander Gucht, J. Harris and T. Cole (engravings numbered to 230 including 12 text illustrations and folding plates with several numbers), occasional light spotting or toning to a few plates, bookplate of Strickland Freeman, Fawley Court, Bucks, 1810 (author of 'The Art of Horsemanship altered and abbreviated, according to the principles of the late Sir Sidney Medows, 1806'), hinges reinforced, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked with most of original spine relaid, a little rubbed with some small patches of worming, folio (46 x 28 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Berlin Kat. 2598; ESTC T22366; Fowler 224.The second edition in English, first published in 1715, using the same plates. Both editions important in introducing Palladianism or the neo-classical architectural style in Britain.
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[Pennant, Thomas]. Indian Zoology, 2nd edition, London: Henry Hughs for Robert Faulder, 1790 [1791], title with engraved vignette, 16 engraved plates, occasional light offsetting and spotting, a few leaves reinforced at gutter, later morocco-backed marbled boards, light fading to spine, 4to, together with Baker (E. C. Stuart). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, edited by Sir Arthur E. Shipley, 8 volumes, 2nd edition, London: Taylor and Francis, 1922-30, colour plates, illustrations, original cloth, volume II spine faded, 8vo, plus Collett (Sir Henry). Floora Simlensis. A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Simla and the Neighbourhood, 1st edition, Calcutta & Simla: Thacker, Spink & Co., 1902, folding map, illustrations, endpapers toned, residue from bookplate removal, original cloth gilt, spine ends slightly rubbed, 8vo, with others related including Handbook to the Birds of the Bombay Presidency, by Lieut. H. Edwin Barnes, 1st edition, Calcutta, 1885, Indian Trees, by Dietrich Brandis, 2nd impression, 1907, and Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon, by Salim Ali and S. Dillon Ripley, 10 volumes, OUP, 1968-74 QTY: (28)NOTE:First work Anker 395; Fine Bird Books p. 131; Nissen IVB 714.
Mackmurdo (Arthur Heygate; Herbert P. Horne, & Selwyn Image, editors). The Century Guild Hobby Horse, volumes VI and VII (of 7) only, 1891-92, two volumes bound in one, half-title to each, decorative woodcut title to each volume by Selwyn Image, lithographs and woodcuts by and after C. H. Channon, Selwyn Image, etc., texts by Lionel Johnson, Laurence Binyon, Michael Field, Selwyn Image, Herbert P. Horne, William Morris, Arthur Mackmurdo, Heywood Sumner, Richard Le Gallienne, rough-trimmed, contemporary half calf, somewhat worn with cover detached, and portion to head of spine lacking, 4to, together with The Pageant, edited by C. Hazelwood Shannon and J. W. Gleeson White, 2 volumes [all published], London, 1896-1897, numerous illustrations after Rossetti, Whistler (including an original lithograph entitled The Doctor, printed by Thomas Way), Ricketts, Millais, Burne-Jones, Laurence Hausman, a colour woodblock by Lucien Pissarro, etc., original publisher's brown cloth gilt, a little rubbed, first volume with some soiling to covers, 4to, plusThe Venture, An Annual of Art and Literature, edited by Laurence Housman and W. Somerset Maugham, London: John Baillie's, 1903, woodcuts by Shannon, Charles Ricketts, Sturge Moore, Lucien Pissarro, Bernard Sleigh, E. Gordon Craig, and others, texts by John Masefield, G. K. Chesterton, Thomas Hardy, A. E. Housman, Richard Garnett, Laurence Binyon, Laurence Housman, W. Somerset Maugham and others, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, a little rubbed and some water staining, 4to QTY: (4)NOTE: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 etc., with an emphasis on crafts and in particular, and the new style of Art Nouveau. The architect Herbert P. Horne and artist & writer Selwyn Image were 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, with no others until 1886 when they started again with volume number 1. In 1893 it was renamed The Hobby Horse but only lasted for a further three issues until it ended in 1894.Printed on handmade paper, and illustrated with woodcuts, lithographs and photogravure reproductions, the typography and design was by Emery Walker and printed at the Chiswick Press. Contributors included Burne-Jones, William and May Morris, John Ruskin, Oscar Wilde, Simeon Solomon, Heywood Sumner, Ernest Ricketts, Ford Madox Brown, Laurence Binyon, Lionel Johnson, Christina Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, and Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. The Century Guild influenced many members of the Arts and Crafts movement including C.F.A.Voysey and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Dyke (Daniel). The Mystery of Selfe-Deceiving: or, A Discourse and Discovery of the Deceitfulnesse of Mans Heart, London: Printed by William Stansby … sold by Richard Higgenbotham, 1630, woodcut headpieces and initials, a few leaves (including title) with loss to top right-hand corner, 3E3 torn with loss (but fragment loosely inserted), small wormtrack to inner blank margin of a few gatherings, preliminary leaves with some soiling, bound with:Dod (John). Ten Sermons, Tending chiefly to the fitting of men for the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper, newly printed and enlarged, London: Printed by T.C. and R.C. for William Sheffard, 1628, woodcut headpieces, lightly dust-soiled with a few marks, bound with an incomplete first part of William Sclater's An Exposition upon the First Epistle to the Thessalonians (1619 or 1632), bound in 17th-century tree calf, lacking most of title label (remnants loosely inserted in volume), worn, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC S100115; ESTC S126203; ESTC S116807 (respectively).
Cary (John). Cary's New and Correct English Atlas: Being a New Set of County Maps from Actual Surveys..., 1st edition, printed for John Cary, Engraver, Map and Print-seller, the corner of Arundel Street, Strand, Septr. 1st 1787, advertisement, dedication and title page, tables of roads and lists of cities and towns, index and list of subscribers, 47 (complete as list) engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, each with a tissue guard, each map with a page of descriptive text, slight spotting, but largely confined to the tissue guards, marbled endpapers, bookplate of Francis Pigott Esq. to the front pastedown, loosely inserted map of 'The Country above Twelve Miles round Windsor', a printed advertisement for The Atheneum magazine and an 18th - century bifolium manuscript on English grammar, contemporary gilt calf, re-backed, bumped and a little worn at extremities, together with Cary's New Map of England and Wales with part of Scotland..., second edition, corrected to 1826, published G & J Cary, dedication and printed title, table of explanation, general map of England and Wales, 76 (complete) engraved map sheets (numbered 1 - 81 and omitting 62, 71/72 & 80 as intended), all with contemporary outline colouring, each sheet with tissue guard, index and advertisement bound at rear, later endpapers, modern panelled and speckled calf, gilt decorated spine, very slight wear to corners, 4to, with Laurie & Whittle (publishers). A new Map of the Roads of England and Scotland with the Distances in Measured Miles from Place to Place..., Jany. 1st 1800, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of Northern Scotland, circular cartouche, slight staining, 740 x 575 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with printed label to the upper cover, case worn and frayed, plus Coltman (Nathaniel). A New Map of South Wales published by Laurie & Whittle on August 24th 1797, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, heavily stained with worm tracks affecting the printed image, 535 x 690 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with printed label to the upper cover, case worn and frayedQTY: (4)NOTE:Chubb, CCLX for the first item.The first edition of Cary's earliest published atlas.
Roscoe (Henry). The Life of William Roscoe, by his son, Henry Roscoe, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: T. Cadell and W. Blackwood, 1833, portrait frontispiece to first volume, bookplate of Ems Park Library to front pastedown of each volume, contemporary half calf, gilt, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, together with An illustrated catalogue of Engraved Portraits and Fancy Subjects painted by Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., published between 1760 and 1820, and by George Romney, published between 1770 and 1830, with the variations with the state of the plates, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1891, 4to, plus other miscellaneous books including G. C. H. Rump, George Romney (1734-1802), 2 volumes, Georg Olms Verlag, 1974, Ward & Roberts, Romney, Essay and Diaries, & Catalogue Résonne, 4 volumes, Chambers's Encyclopedia, in original publishers cloth gilt, some leather bindings, etc.QTY: (2 cartons)
British Isles. Ortelius (Abraham), Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae sive Britannicar: Insularum Descriptio, published Amsterdam, [1573], hand-coloured engraved map orientated to the west, 345 x 500 mm, Latin text on verso, together with, Mercator (Gerard), Southern Scotland, La Seconde Table D'Ecosse (title on verso), circa 1630, hand-coloured engraved map, large margins, 350 x 455 mm, French text on verso, with, De Vaugondy (Robert), Royaume D'Irlande divisé en ses quatre Provinces et Subdivisé en Comtés, published Paris, 1750, hand-coloured engraved map, old folds, slight creasing, short split at the base of the central fold, repaired on verso, 495 x 550 mm, plus Jansson (Jan). Provincia Ultoniae The Province of Ulster, published Amsterdam, circa 1650, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, some creasing, adhesion scaring causing loss to the printed surface of the cartouche, central fold strengthened on verso, 385 x 490 mm, French text on verso, and Saxton (Christopher & Hole G.). Universi Derbiensis Comitatus qui olim Coritanorum suit descriptio, [1607], hand-coloured engraved map, large strapwork cartouche, mileage scale and compass rose, slight text show through, 285 x 315 mm, Latin text on verso, mounted, framed and double-glazed, with another 28 regional and road maps, town plans and county maps, including examples by or after Moule, Archer, Lewis, Dawson, Ogilby (damaged), Rapin/Basire and Owen & Bowen, seven mounted, various sizes and conditionQTY: (32)NOTE:Marcel van den Broecke. Ortelius Atlas maps, number 16 for the first item.
Lancashire. Yates (William), The County Palatine of Lancaster..., 1st edition, 1786, large scale map, engraved by Thomas Billinge, contemporary wash colouring, sectionalised with linen strips behind the joints, on two sheets, large uncoloured decorative cartouche, system of triangulation diagram, compass rose and table of explanation within a floriate cartouche, each sheet approximately 1040 x 1350 mm, contained within card slipcase (with a second edition label to the upper cover), worn and frayed and crudely repaired QTY: (1)NOTE:One of the rarest eighteenth-century county surveys; the first map of the county on a large scale and for which Yates received the Gold Medal from the Society of Arts. The second edition was published by William Faden in 1800 and is equally scarce.
Stow (John). A Summarie of the Chronicles of England. Diligently collected, abridged, & continued unto this pesent yere of Christ, 1598, London: Richard Bradocke, 1598, [30], 460, [32] pp., title printed within decorative woodcut border, mostly black letter with roman side-notes, woodcut initials, catchword on A2v ‘Betwene’, lacks errata leaf and both blanks ([par.]8 & 2H8), dust and finger-soiling throughout, a few scattered contemporary pen marks and pen trials including initials [?]N. H. J. at foot of title and ‘John’ to final leaf verso (blank), old paper repairs with text loss to lower outer corners of A2 (with significant text loss), E5 and T4, minor tears and repairs to outer margins of F4-6 and Y8, minor worm-tracing to upper margins of several leaves away from text, early 20th-century armorial bookplate of Arthur Rutter Bayley, contemporary polished calf with later (?Victorian) brass bosses and clasps, 19th-century calf reback lettered in gilt, joints cracked with upper joint weak, some wear at head of spine, small 8vo (113 x 74 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:STC 23328.This is an abridgment of Stow’s A Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles (STC 23319-23325.2). Stow, whose historical works were the first to be based on a systematic study of public records, is reputed to have spent as much as £200 a year on books and manuscripts. He was reduced to penury and living on charity in old age. The last copy of this edition traced at auction was offered in 1994.
Ordnance Survey. Eight-three sheets (of 85), on a scale of 1 inch to the mile, 'Old Series', published by Lt. Col. Mudge, The Tower, 1804 - 24, engraved maps with sparse contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, comprising of an index map and 82 map sheets (lacking numbers 8 & 9, parts of Surrey & Sussex), the index map with contemporary outline colouring and the counties of Devon, Cornwall and West Somerset, with contemporary colouring representing geological strata and rocks with an inset key, each map edged in blue silk, occasional fraying and slight loss to the silk borders, most blocks of maps contained within a waxed card chemise, each sheet approximately 640 x 960 mm, housed in 21 contemporary uniform black morocco gilt book boxes, all edges gilt, one box with rodent damage to the upper spine, each box 265 x 190 mmQTY: (21)NOTE:The maps cover the whole of Southern England and Wales, ending at Lincolnshire in the north. The first box containing the index map and sheets 1, 2 & 3, although a matching binding has an incorrect inscription on the spine and although containing the correct maps is erroneously labelled. This book box appears to have been acquired from another similar set.
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Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the New: newly translated out of the originall tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his Maiesties speciall commandement, Imprinted at London: by Bonham Norton, and John Bill, printers to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, 1620, i.e. 1621], general title lacking, New Testament title present within woodcut border bearing imprint dated 1621 and with strengthening repair to gutter margin (verso with early ownership signatures of William Bracken 1689, Christopher Bracken 1698, John and Christopher Bracken 1704), Apocrypha present, black letter text in double-column, colophon dated 1621, bound with at front a defective Book of Common Prayer, final leaf with 18th-century ownership annotations of Chr. Bracken dated 1724 and William Bracken dated 1726, bound with at rear Two Right Profitable and Fruitfull Concordances..., collected by R. F. H., Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1622, ownership signature of James Kitchin to verso of title, manuscript ownership Christopher Bracken to verso of final leaf and few markings, bound with an incomplete The Whole Booke of Psalmes: Collected into English Meeter, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others..., London: Company of Stationers, 1623, first and last few leaves near detached and frayed to margins, occasional other ownership annotations mostly to margins of few other leaves within volume, some dust-soiling, light damp-staining and few marks, contents shaken with some fraying to edges of leaves, torn remnants of upper pastedown with 17th-century ownership inscription of 'Robeart Kitchinge' dated 1646, contemporary calf, boards with brass corner pieces and central boss (upper board without corner piece to lower outer corner and lower board without corner piece to upper inner corner, lacking clasps, old crude repairs to spine, worn, 4to (22.7 x 16.3 cm) QTY: (1)NOTE:Darlow and Moule 292; Herbert 379; STC 2262.Herbert states STC 2262 appears to be the same as STC 2258a. Both titles omit the words Appointed... The heading on 3P2b, II. Coainthians; in Mark xiv. 46, on is omitted. Herbert also states that signature D4 is usually printed C4 which doesn't appear to be the case in this copy. The Genealogies (& map) are not present in this copy which are sometimes present. The Concordance which is present in this copy is dated 1622 whereas Herbert refers to a Concordance dated 1620.
Cooke (W. B. & George). Views on the Thames, engraved by W. B. Cooke and George Cooke, published by W. B. Cooke, 1822, engraved title and dedication, index and 75 (complete) uncoloured engravings, each with a tissue guard, slight spotting throughout, bifolium advertisement tipped in between the first and second front blanks, marbled endpapers, contemporary green morocco gilt, bumped, some scaring and wear to the upper siding, 4to, together with Tombleson (William and Fearnside, William Gray). Eighty Picturesque Views on the Thames and Medway, Black and Armstrong, circa 1850, additional decorative engraved title, 79 uncoloured engraved plates (complete), each with tissue guard, slight spotting throughout, contemporary blind stamped and gilt boards, worn and rubbed, 4toQTY: (2)
Henry VIII (King of England). Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Martinum Lutherum. Antwerp: Michiel Hillen, 1522, title within wide woodcut historiated border, woodcut initials, with final blank, later ink ownership signature to front free endpaper, ‘Ex Libris Fr: Fortescue’, marbled endpapers, 17th-century calf with roll-tooled gilt panel with fleuron corner-pieces within double fillet border, gilt-decorated spine with five raised bands, lacks spine label, rubbed, rear pastedown lifted and separated from board, a little frayed at foot of upper joint, old dark circular stain to lower board with small (20 mm diameter) hole filled in with cement paste, small 4to (198 x 135 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Adams H247; PMM 50 (for first edition, 1521).First published in London by Richard Pynson in 1521, the Defence of the Seven Sacraments marks ‘a critical moment in the history of the English Reformation’ (PMM). Henry VIII dedicated the treatise to Pope Leo X, for which he earned the title ‘Fidei Defensor’ (‘Defender of the Faith’) in October 1521. The title was revoked following the king's break with the Catholic Church in the 1530s, but re-awarded to his heir by the English Parliament.Jisc Library Hub Discover cites three copies only, at Lincoln Cathedral, Chetham's and Christ’s College, Cambridge.Provenance: Sir Francis Fortescue (1563–1624) (ownership inscription); thence by direct family descent via the Turville and Constable-Maxwell lines of Husbands Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire.Francis was the eldest surviving son of Sir John Fortescue of Salden at Mursley and his wife, Cecily Ashfield. His brothers were William Fortescue and Thomas Fortescue II. In 1589, he married Grace Manners (1571-1634), daughter of Sir John Manners of Haddon Hall. In 1600, Francis became the Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire and in 1608 High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire. In 1589, 1593 and 1597 he was MP for Buckingham, and in 1601 MP for Buckinghamshire. He was also an esquire of the body to Queen Elizabeth.‘He may have been the Francis Fortescue who served in the Earl of Leicester’s train in the Netherlands. By 1596 his father was seeking on behalf of Francis and himself a grant of the bailiwick of Wychwood forest in Oxfordshire. Two years earlier, Francis had acquired a lease of three royal hundreds in Newport, Buckinghamshire. Fortescue’s marriage linked his family with that of the earls of Rutland. His father-in-law Sir John Manners not only took over the education of one of his children, but was also a candid counsellor in the years following his succession to his father, as when in 1608 he advised him ‘not to be noted as a man opposed to the King’s proceedings’. In 1612 Fortescue appears on a list of Oxfordshire recusants, ‘and most of the officers under him ... convicted recusants or non-communicants’.’ (History of Parliament online)After her husband’s death Lady Grace Fortescue, a recusant, purchased Bosworth Hall in Leicestershire, and went to live there with her son William. Since 1632 Bosworth Hall has been the home of the following families: Fortescue (1632-1763), Fortescue-Turville (1763-1900), Turville-Petre (1907-1945), Turville-Constable-Maxwell (1945 to present day), all of them Roman Catholic.
Boswell (James). The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, L. L. D., 2nd edition, revised and corrected, London: printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1785, half-title, title with engraved device, advertisement leaf at rear, short closed tear to title, a few minor spots, bookplate, contemporary calf, joints cracking, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with The Life of Samuel Johnson, including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. A new edition with numerous additions and notes, by John Wilson Crocker, 5 volumes, London: John Murray, 1831, portrait frontispieces, folding map and facsimile, some offsetting, first few leaves of volume V water stained, some spotting, previous owner signatures of author John Henry Howlett, contemporary calf gilt, volume V joints splitting with water stains to covers, 8vo, plus two others: Remarks on Dr. Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Hebrides, by the Rev. Donald M'Nicol, 1st edition, 1779, and The Life of Samuel Johnson... by James Boswell, 2 volumes, [1817]QTY: (9)
Exquemelin (Alexandre Olivier). The History of the Bucaniers of America; from the First Original down to this Time; written in several Languages; and now Collected into one Volume ... 4 parts in 1 volume, The Third Edition, London: for Tho. Newborough, John Nicholson, and Benj. Tooke, 1704, printed title and preface, 9 uncoloured engraved plates (7 folding), 16 engraved maps (8 folding), one map (Panama & South America) torn with substantial loss), numerous woodcut coastal profiles, maps and other illustrations in text, index bound at rear, bound with Raveneau De Lussan (Sieur) A Journal of a Voyage made into the South Sea by the Bucaniers or Freebooters of America from the year 1684 to 1689, To Which is Added The Voyage of the Sieur de Montauban, Captain of the Freebooters on the Coast of Guinea in the Year 1695, 2nd edition, London: for Tho. Newborough, John Nicholson, and Benj. Tooke, 1704, printed title and facsimile letters, some toning throughout both volumes, occasional near-contemporary marginalia and underlining, near contemporary manuscript ownership signature to the first front blank, later endpapers, modern marbled calf gilt, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC T145511 (six copies in UK libraries); Sabin 23485; cf. Borba de Moraes I pp. 254-6 and Hill (1974) pp. 99-100 for other editions.'Exquemelin, or Esquemeling, published his De Americaensche Zee Roovers in Amsterdam in 1678 ... Perhaps he never imagined the fabulous success of his book, which became the prototype for all the literature of pirates and buccaneers ever printed in all languages, and for the Hollywood productions on the subject, to this day' (Borba de Moraes). The plates include portraits of pirates Sir Henry Morgan, Bartholomew Portugues, Rock Brasiliano, and Françis Lolonais.
Grégoire (Pierre). De republica libri sex et viginti, in duos tomos distincti, 2 volumes in one, 1st edition, Pont-à-Mousson: Nicolas Claudet, 1596, [20], 1035 [i.e. 1043], [137]; [12], 479, [37] pp., first title-page printed in red and black, printer’s device to both titles, woodcut initials and head-pieces, printed side-notes in italics, index at end of both volumes, partly sprung with some leaves detached, the first and last few leaves somewhat creased and slightly frayed at margins without text loss, gilt-gauffered edges, fine contemporary (English?) gilt-decorated full calf with large arabesque centrepiece, the field semé with stylised Maltese Cross or flower device, large corner-pieces, with small fleurettes to outer corners, single gilt ruled outer border, spine gilt-tooled within raised bands, spine worn at head and foot with some loss, and associated small area of loss to foot of lower board, lacks ties, folio (240 x 160 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Adams G1092.Provenance: Most likely Sir Francis Fortescue (1563-1624), thence by direct family descent via the Turville and Constable-Maxwell lines of Husbands Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire.
BEN NEVIS 1996 ROBERT GRAHAM HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Distilled: 01/10/1996Bottled: 14/04/2008Matured in cask #1342One of 231 bottles released57% ABV / 70cl Ben Nevis distillery, located at the foot of the UK’s highest mountain of the same name, was responsible for producing one of the most successful blended whiskies of the late 19th Century. Named after “Long” John MacDonald, who was the first to acquire a licence for the distillery, the Long John brand was so popular that a second distillery was built next door just to keep up with demand (and, no… before you ask, we don’t know what Mr MacDonald’s “Long” moniker referred to, or if it was self-appointed). Sadly, these good fortunes didn’t continue, and by 1908 the second distillery ceased production, instead being utilised as a bonded warehouse. Today Ben Nevis is owned by Japanese whisky giants, Nikka, with some of its output being used in their blended “Japanese” whiskies. Its popularity as a single malt has also grown thanks to many favourable reviews.
LAGAVULIN 8 YEAR OLD 200TH ANNIVERSARY ISLAY SINGLE MALT Initially released as a limited edition to mark the distillery's 200th anniversary, the Lagavulin 8 Year Old was such a success that it became part of the core range.48% ABV / 70cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.
LAGAVULIN 1991 21 YEAR OLD LIMITED EDITION ISLAY SINGLE MALT Distilled: 1991Bottled: 2012Finished in Sherry casksBottle Number: 1878 / 277252% ABV / 70cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.
GLENMORANGIE 1963 VINTAGE 75CL HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Finished in Oloroso casks.43% ABV / 75cl Famous for their unique stills, each as tall as an adult giraffe, and their passion for innovation, Glenmorangie remains one of the best-selling single malts in the world. They were one of the first distilleries to experiment with cask finishing; the process of transferring spirit from one cask type to another in order to impart additional characteristics and flavours. To further this agenda of innovation, in September of 2021 Glenmorangie began production at their new “Lighthouse” facility, a futuristic R&D department protruding from the heart of their traditional distillery complex like a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Off limits to the public, it is home to a “sensory lab” as well as two of Glenmorangie’s signature stills, each of which plays host to several classified modifications. Only time will tell what exciting innovations will filter down to the rest of the industry. Please see additional images as requested
LAGAVULIN 14 YEAR OLD FEIS ILE 2023 ISLAY SINGLE MALT Bottled: 2023Finished in Armagnac casksBottle Number: 1194 / 302458.4% ABV / 70cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.
CARDHU 1973 27 YEAR OLD RARE MALTS SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT Distilled: 1973Bottled: October 2000Bottle Number: 421860.02% ABV / 70cl Cardhu was the first distillery acquired by John Walker & Son in 1893 and has been linked to the brand ever since. Although it had appeared as a single malt as early as 1888, it wasn’t until nearly 100 years later that it was properly marketed as such. This proved especially popular in Spain and France, to the point where the distillery couldn’t meet the demand without eating into its blending stock. Their novel approach was to supplement it with whisky from other distilleries, calling it a “Pure Malt” instead. This sneaky tactic caused no end of consternation from the wider whisky industry, ultimately resulting in a tightening of Scotch Whisky regulations and the introduction of the “Blended malt” category.
GLENFIDDICH 12 YEAR OLD CAORAN RESERVE SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT 40% ABV / 70cl Without Glenfiddich, Scotland might not enjoy the same thriving whisky scene it has today. Founded in 1886 by William Grant, and still family owned, Glenfiddich was one of the first distilleries to seriously market single malt whisky as a credible alternative to blends. This decision was prompted by a dispute with their grain supplier in 1963, leading to a scaling back in production of their Grant’s blend. By the late 1960s Glenfiddich single malt was a firm hit with the Jet Set, who were picking it up in their droves from the newly emerging Duty-Free market.That early prescience clearly paid off, as (despite strong competition from fellow Speyside giants Glenlivet and Macallan) Glenfiddich is consistently the best-selling single malt in the world, shifting over 1 million cases every year.
LAGAVULIN 16 YEAR OLD WHITE HORSE ISLAY SINGLE MALT 43% ABV / 70cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.
GLEN GRANT 1957 GORDON & MACPHAIL SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT Distilled: 1957Bottled: 199740% ABV / 70cl Glen Grant was the first distillery in Scotland to have electric lighting installed, thanks to its forward-thinking owner, and all-round colourful character, Major James Grant. Grant was an innovator who was one of the first people to realise the potential of exporting whisky abroad. Initially, this paid dividends, and in 1897 The Major began construction of a second distillery across the road. However, as was the case with so many distilleries built around this time, Glen Grant 2 was mothballed after just a few years. Although, it did re-open in 1965 under the name Caperdonich.While it might not be a household name in the UK, Glen Grant is consistently one of the top selling single malts in Italy due to the groundwork laid by legendary importer Armando Giovinetti in the 1960s. It, therefore, seems appropriate that the distillery is now owned by Campari, an Italian company.
GLENLIVET ARCHIVE SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT 43% ABV / 70cl One of the very first distilleries in Scotland to be granted an official licence, after the passing of the licencing act in 1823, Glenlivet distillery has become synonymous with Speyside whisky. So much so, that at one point 28 other distilleries in the area adopted “Glenlivet” as a suffix to their own brand in order to piggyback on the reputation Glenlivet had built for itself. Although that practise has fallen by the wayside in recent years some independent bottlers still use it. The Glenlivet brand is now one of the most recognisable in the world, and despite the distillery undergoing an expansion and upgrade (beginning) in 2010, their iconic 12-Year-Old expression still had to be discontinued for a few years before production was able to catch up with demand.
SMWS 2.40 GLENLIVET 1976 25 YEAR OLD SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT Distilled: September 1976Bottled: October 200158.1% ABV / 70cl One of the very first distilleries in Scotland to be granted an official licence, after the passing of the licencing act in 1823, Glenlivet distillery has become synonymous with Speyside whisky. So much so, that at one point 28 other distilleries in the area adopted “Glenlivet” as a suffix to their own brand in order to piggyback on the reputation Glenlivet had built for itself. Although that practise has fallen by the wayside in recent years some independent bottlers still use it.The Glenlivet brand is now one of the most recognisable in the world, and despite the distillery undergoing an expansion and upgrade (beginning) in 2010, their iconic 12-Year-Old expression still had to be discontinued for a few years before production was able to catch up with demand.
LAGAVULIN 16 YEAR OLD WHITE HORSE 1L ISLAY SINGLE MALT 43% ABV / 1L The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.
LAGAVULIN TRIPLE MATURED 2013 RELEASE FOR FRIENDS OF THE CLASSIC MALTS ISLAY SINGLE MALT 48% ABV / 70cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.
GLENMORANGIE 10 YEAR OLD TRADITIONAL 100° PROOF 1L HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT 57.2% ABV / 1L Famous for their unique stills, each as tall as an adult giraffe, and their passion for innovation, Glenmorangie remains one of the best-selling single malts in the world. They were one of the first distilleries to experiment with cask finishing; the process of transferring spirit from one cask type to another in order to impart additional characteristics and flavours. To further this agenda of innovation, in September of 2021 Glenmorangie began production at their new “Lighthouse” facility, a futuristic R&D department protruding from the heart of their traditional distillery complex like a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Off limits to the public, it is home to a “sensory lab” as well as two of Glenmorangie’s signature stills, each of which plays host to several classified modifications. Only time will tell what exciting innovations will filter down to the rest of the industry.
LAGAVULIN JAZZ FESTIVAL 2017 ISLAY SINGLE MALT Bottled: 2017Matured in refill American Oak Hogsheads & refill European Oak ButtsBottle Number: 109057.6% ABV / 70cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.
GLENLIVET 18 YEAR OLD SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT 43% ABV / 70cl One of the very first distilleries in Scotland to be granted an official licence, after the passing of the licencing act in 1823, Glenlivet distillery has become synonymous with Speyside whisky. So much so, that at one point 28 other distilleries in the area adopted “Glenlivet” as a suffix to their own brand in order to piggyback on the reputation Glenlivet had built for itself. Although that practise has fallen by the wayside in recent years some independent bottlers still use it. The Glenlivet brand is now one of the most recognisable in the world, and despite the distillery undergoing an expansion and upgrade (beginning) in 2010, their iconic 12-Year-Old expression still had to be discontinued for a few years before production was able to catch up with demand.
GLEN GRANT 1968 5 YEAR OLD 26 2/3 FL OZ SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT Bottled by Peter Thomson (Perth) Ltd70° Proof / 26 2/3 fl oz Glen Grant was the first distillery in Scotland to have electric lighting installed, thanks to its forward-thinking owner, and all-round colourful character, Major James Grant. Grant was an innovator who was one of the first people to realise the potential of exporting whisky abroad. Initially, this paid dividends, and in 1897 The Major began construction of a second distillery across the road. However, as was the case with so many distilleries built around this time, Glen Grant 2 was mothballed after just a few years. Although, it did re-open in 1965 under the name Caperdonich. While it might not be a household name in the UK, Glen Grant is consistently one of the top selling single malts in Italy due to the groundwork laid by legendary importer Armando Giovinetti in the 1960s. It, therefore, seems appropriate that the distillery is now owned by Campari, an Italian company.
LAGAVULIN 1995 FEIS ILE 2013 ISLAY SINGLE MALT Distilled: 08/05/1995Bottled: 2013Matured in a European Oak Sherry ButtBottle Number: 108751% ABV / 70cl The Islay distillery of Lagavulin first gained notoriety in 1862 when it was acquired by the well-known blender, John Logan Mackie. He then passed the reins to his nephew Peter, who is credited with the creation of the highly regarded White Horse Blend. This blend was so successful that by 1924 the Mackie group changed their name to White Horse Distillers, before becoming part of the DCL group a few years later. Lagavulin single malt was still produced under the White Horse Distillers name until the late 1990s when it became part of the Diageo conglomerate. The most famous advocate of Lagavulin is probably fictional character, Ron Swanson, from hit US sit-com Parks & Recreation. However, Nick Offerman (the actor who plays Ron) must also enjoy a drop, as he has partnered up with the distillery to create his own limited-edition whisky.
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