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Click here to subscribeBarrie (J.M.) - Better Dead, first edition, original stiff pictorial wrappers, skilfully rebacked preserving part of original spine, some rubbing and light surface soiling, still very good overall, preserved in folding chemise and morocco-back slip-case, 8vo, 1888. The author's first book, scarce, particularly in good condition.
Robert Elsmere, 3 vol., first edition, Michael Sadleir copy (Augusta Mary, Mrs. Humphrey Ward ) Robert Elsmere, 3 vol., first edition, Michael Sadleir copy , with his bookplate to pastedown, original cloth, spines gilt, light rubbing, still a near-fine set overall, [Sadleir 3293], 8vo, 1888.
Bible.- - Megillah Esther, manuscript in Hebrew on 5 joined vellum membranes, wear and staining to start of first membrane and to edges, 19th century annotation and date [1840] to verso, small amounts of decoration mostly to the top line of text for the first 2 membranes and text corrections to the last membrane, on contemporary wooden roller, circa 240 x 2600mm., [mid-late 18th century, early 19th century].
Weyman (Stanley J.) - A Gentleman of France, 3 vol., presentation inscription 'From the author' to front endpaper, some light scattered foxing, 1893 § Jefferies (Richard) Wood Magic, 2 vol., 1881 § Talbot ( The Hon. Thomas) The Granvilles, 3 vol., light scattered spotting, 1882 § Collins (Wilkie) The Dead Alive, frontispiece, spine a little rubbed, Boston, 1874, first editions, original cloth, slight shelf lean, spine ends and corners a little bumped, still excellent overal ; and 17 others, a run of works by James Payn in original cloth in excellent condition, 8vo (26)
James (Henry) - The Spoils of Poynton, contemporary ink ownership inscription, first issue iris cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine a little darkened, 1897; A London Life, front endpaper and first 4ff. with chip to lower corner, ink ownership inscription and bookplate, slight shelf-lean, spine darkened, 1889; The Awkward Age, New York, 1899; A Small Boy and Others, frontispiece, scattered foxing, spine a little faded, lower cover a little mottled, 1913, first English or American editions , original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, [Edel and Laurence A48a; A33a; A53b; A71b] ; and 6 others by the same, 8vo (10)
Aemilianus) La vill a.... nella quale si contiene il modo di cultiuar la... Aemilianus) La vill a.... nella quale si contiene il modo di cultiuar la terra di mese in mese, di inserir gli arbori, di gouernar gli horti, & i giardini, con la proprieta de frutti, delle herbe, & de gli animali , translated by Francesco Sansovino, title with first two words within woodcut cartouche and woodcut printer's device, variant device to final verso, woodcut cartouches and decorative initials, lacking final blank, a little closely trimmed at head, occasional spotting, later vellum, spine gilt, worn at extremities, stained, [Simon, BB, 612; Westbury 167-168; Not in Adams; EDIT 16 CNCE 30985], small 4to, Venice, [Francesco Sansovino], 1560. The work is divided ino twelve books and lays out the work of farmers during each month.
Verral (William) - A Complete System of Cookery, first edition , later ink ownership to head of title, some foxing and light browning, modern polished calf, gilt, [Bitting p.477; Cagle 1043; Maclean p.147; Oxford p.89; Simon BG 1553; Vicaire 859], 8vo, printed for the author, and sold by him; as also by Edward Verral Bookseller, in Lewes: and by John Rivington in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1759. The author describes himself as 'Master of the White-Hart Inn in Lewes, Sussex'.
[Menon]. - Le Manuel des Officiers de Bouche, first edition , title with small woodcut ornament, A1 & 2 and 2B5 repair within text, without loss, occasional spotting, lightly browned, bookplate of chef Pierre Orsi, modern red crushed morocco, gilt, [Bitting p.321; Simon, BG, 1042; Vicaire 592], Paris, Chez Le Clerc, 1759; and 4 others, Menon, at least 1 defective and 2 odd vol., 8vo (6)
Gelleroy (William) - The London Cook, or The Whole Art of Cookery Made Easy and Familiar, first edition , folding engraved plate of table settings, 2pp. advertisements at end, plate with short repaired tear (without loss) and some staining at head, occasional spotting, lightly browned, modern half calf, richly gilt spine in compartments, spine faded, [Bitting p.179; Maclean p.56; Oxford p.92; Simon, BG, 740], 8vo, for S.Crowder and Co., 1762. We can not trace a copy with the frontispiece at auction since 1998. The author was cook to The Duchess of Argyle.
Dalrymple (George) - The Practice of Modern Cookery; Adapted to Families of Distinction, as well as to those first edition , half-title, egdes of half-title browned, some foxing, spotted, contemporary calf, rebacked in modern calf, edges of covers worn, rubbed, [Bitting, p.114; Cagle 640; Maclean p.37; Oxford p.113; Vicaire, p.245], 8vo, Edinburgh, for the Author, 1781. 'It is interesting to note that he named receipts in both English and French, and that he was one of the first cookery writers to give a glossary of terms' (Maclean).
The Complete House-keeper, and Professed Cook The Complete House-keeper, and Professed Cook. Calculated for the Greater Ease and assistance of Ladies, House-keepers, Cooks, , 2 folding engraved plates of table settings, title soiled and spotted, 3C2 short tear within text with loss of a few letters, some spotting or light foxing elsewhere, occasional staining, modern calf-backed boards, spine gilt, [Bitting p.439; Maclean p.136; Oxford p.106; cf. Cagle 1000 (1772 first edition)], rare in commerce, 8vo, Newcastle, Printed for S. Hodgson, 1786.
David (Elizabeth) - French Country Cooking, first edition , illustrations by John Minton, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine lightly browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some small chips to fore-edges, still a very good example overall, 1951 ; Harvest of the Cold Months. The Social History of Ice and Ices, edited by Jill Norman, plates, original boards, dust-jacket, 1994; and c.20 others, by the same, including 5 of her pamphlets on Le Creuset etc., v.s. (c.22)
Americas.- Hark (Ann) & Preston A. Barba. - Pennsylvannia German Cookery, plates, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, chipped, 1956 § Hardeman (Nicholas P.) Shucks, Shocks, and Hominy Blocks. Corn as a Way of Life in Pioneer America, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, Baton Rouge, 1981 § Rozin (Elisabeth) Blue Corn and Chocolate, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 1992 § Coe (Sophie D.) America's First Cuisines, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, Austin, 1994; and a small quantity of others, Americas, v.s. (Sm.Qty.)
Davidson (Alan), Elizabeth David and others. - Petits Propos Culinaires, numbers 1-100, plus supplement to number 3, all but number 1 first issues, illustrations, original pictoiral wrappers, some spines faded, but generally in good clean condition, earlier vol. in 3 purpose-made red cloth slip-cases, 8vo, London & Totnes, Prospect Books, 1979-2014 (101)
The Book of Household Management, first edition in book form ( Mrs. Isabella) The Book of Household Management, first edition in book form , colour wood-engraved frontispiece, additional pictorial title and 12 colour plates, numerous illustrations, a few leaves misbound, a little spotted and soiled, some staining, mostly marginal, 1861; Dictionary of Every-day Cookery, first edition , half-title, illustrations, with obituary and colophon leaves at end, 1865, both contemporary half calf, rubbed, the first rebacked preserving old spine, 8vo (2)
Achebe (Chinua) - Things Fall Apart, first edition, ink ownership inscription, some light damp-staining to foot of endpapers, original cloth, light damp-staining to foot, dust-jacket, damp-staining to verso, spine slightly darkened, spine ends and corners a little chipped, lower panel browned, light rubbing to extremities, still a very good example of a scarce dust-jacket, 8vo, 1958. A very good example of this landmark in African literature.
Auden (W.H.) - The Double Man, autograph corrections in the author's hand to 7 pp., endpapers browned, jacket price-clipped, spine slightly discoloured, a little chipped and frayed at head and foot, New York, 1941; The Age of Anxiety, ink ownership inscription, jacket spine slightly browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1948; The Enchafèd Flood, David Gascoyne's copy with his ownership inscription to front endpaper and notes to rear endpaper, browning to endpapers, spine faded, jacket spine browned, internal chips to spine, chipping and fraying to head and foot, 1951; City Without Walls, 1969, first or first English editions, signed by the author on title pp., original cloth, dust-jackets ; and 4 others, Auden, 8vo (8)
Blyton (Enid) - Five Go to Smuggler's Top, first edition, colour frontispiece and illustrations by Eileen Spoor, pictorial endpapers, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light fading along upper joint, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short tears with accompanying creasing to head and foot, light surface soiling to spine and lower panel, still a very good example, 8vo, 1945.
The Sign of Four, first edition, first issue, this with misprint on p ( Sir Arthur Conan) The Sign of Four, first edition, first issue, this with misprint on p.56 but #19;8' complete on contents p., frontispiece b Charles Kerry, 32pp. advertisements at rear dated 'October 1890', 1p. advertisement with vertical tear and resulting loss, some occasional spots to outer margins, original burgundy cloth with "Spencer Blackett's Standard Library", shelf-lean, spine darkened, spine ends chipped with some loss to head, corners bumped, [Green & Gibson A7a.i], 8vo, Spencer Blackett, 1890. Please Note: The lower cover has become detached and the spine is loose along the lower joint
McKay (Claude) - Spring in New Hampshire and Other Poems, first edition, signed presentation inscription "Yours for the Revolution" from the author to foot of portrait frontispiece, some light browning and spotting, mostly to margins, ink ownership inscription, original wrappers, paper label to upper cover, browned, rubbed and creased at extremities, 8vo, 1920. McKay's first book of poetry, rare signed.
Prynne (J.H.) - Kitchen Poems [2 copies], one of 50 copies signed by the author, original cloth, dust-jacket, Goliard Press, 1968; Day Light Songs, one of 250 copies, marking to upper cover, Cambridge, 1968; Into the Day, A.N.s. from the author loosely inserted, marking to upper cover, Cambridge, 1972; High Pink on Chrome, Cambridge, 1975; Down Where Changed, Ferry Press, 1979 , first editions, all but the first in original wrappers ; and 17 others by the same, 8vo (23) A good collection of works by Prynne, many scarce.
Stevens (Wallace) - Harmonium, first edition, one of 215 copies, ink stamp to front endpaper, second state cloth-backed boards with blue, white, red and yellow striped pattern, some light rubbing and browning to head and foot, dust-jacket, spine browned, skilful repairs and restorations to head and foot, splits to upper fore-edge, some very light surface soiling, still in effect an excellent copy, 8vo, New York, 1923. The scarcest of the three states, especially with the dust-jacket.
Stevens (Wallace) - Harmonium, first edition, third state blue cloth, spine ends lightly rubbed and bumped, dust-jacket, repairs and restorations to head and foot and along joints and fore-edges, light surface soiling, still in effect an excellent copy, New York, 1923; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (3)
Buckland Wright (John) - Baigneuses, introduction by Christopher Buckland Wright, one of 240 copies, printed in blue and black, wood-engraved plates, tipped-in illustrations, some colour, original vellum-backed marbled boards, uncut, original cloth drop-back box, 1995 § Blythe (Ronald) First Friends: Paul and Bunty, John and Christine - and Carrington, plates and illustrations, some colour, many tipped in, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards.uncut, slip-case, 1997, Denby Dale, Fleece Press ; and a folder of prospectuses and ephemera from the press, v.s. (sm.qty)
Smith (Richard Shirley) - Messer Pietro Mio: The Engravings, 12 wood-engravings, all numbered 22/100 and signed in pencil , tipped into card mounts, with prospectus of text in original cloth drop-back box, Marlborough, Libanus Press, 1985; Wood Engravings: A Selection, 1960 to 1977, number 163 of 187 copies signed by the artist, original morocco-backed cloth, slip-case, Cuckoo Hill Press, 1983and a trade edition of the text to the first, 4to & 8vo (3)
Nicholson (William) - An Alphabet, number 82 of 150 sets, 38 plates including 2 versions of E & T and some unused designs, all but four printed from the original woodblocks, 1978; An Almanac of Twelve Sports [and] London Types , number 60 of 150 sets, 34 plates including 4 unused versions, 1980, together 2 vol., each with separate introduction by Edward Craig (one of 300 & 225 signed copies respectively, original wrappers), loose as issued in original cloth drop-back box, illustration mounted on upper cover (the first hand-coloured), folio, Andoversford, Whittington Press (2)
Pozzo (Andrea) - Rules and Examples of Perspective Proper for Painters and Architects, first English edition , engraved vignette titles in Latin and English, engraved frontispiece and 101 plates, partly-engraved dedication and full-page engraved illustration of drawing materials on verso of approbation leaf, numerous engraved pictorial initials, lacking engraved list of subscribers, light soiling and browning, titles and frontispiece a little frayed and chipped at edges, one plate with faint offsetting from old ink manuscript notes, old London legal library label on verso of English title, modern half calf, [Fowler 252; Harris 703], folio, B.Motte for J.Sturt, 1707.
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20 (Capt. John) Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 , first edition, first issue with text ending on p.768, lacking half-title and errata slip and 8pp. advertisements at end, with 4 folding engraved charts and 30 engraved plates by Edward Finden and J.Curtis after Curtis, George Back & Robert Hood, 12 hand-coloured (mostly aquatints), with separately-issued stipple-engraved portrait of Franklin bound in as frontispiece (foxed and offset on title), and with A.L.s. from John Richardson to a Mr.Parker dated 1824 concerning proofs for a Botanical appendix to another work loosely inserted in pocket at end, title with marginal tear repaired, some foxing and soiling, mostly marginal and to uncoloured plates, offsetting from and occasionally to plates, ex-library copy with faink ink stamp to verso of title and on final leaf of text but no other discernible marks, engraved bookplate of Park Benjamin, later half morocco over blue cloth, spine gilt, uncut, slightly rubbed, boards a little scratched,[Sabin 25624; cf.Abbey, Travel, 635, second edition], 4to, 1823. Account of Franklin's first expedition in search of the North-West Passage, which included a 5500 mile overland journey exploring the Arctic coast and back across the Barren Lands in appalling conditions of cold and hunger. Many of the expedition died as a result and one was murdered by a previously-friendly Iroquois voyageur. Sir John Richardson (1787-1865), physician, naturalist and Arctic explorer, who accompanied Franklin on the expedition as a surgeon and naturalist. He wrote the appendices on geology, fishes and botany for the present work. He was also the one who executed the murderous Iroquois, claiming that it was justified, a decision which received criticism on their return home but which was supported by Franklin. He later accompanied Franklin on his second expedition of 1825-27, but not the ill-fated third expedition of 1845 on which all the members disappeared, but he did set out with a search party in 1848 which was unsuccessful.
Evelyn (John) - The History of the Three late famous Impostors, viz. Padre Ottomano, Mahomed Bei, and Sabatai Sevi, first edition , cropped with slight loss to a few head-lines, a little browned, bookplate of Snelston Hall on front free endpaper, nineteenth century calf, gilt, spine gilt with green morocco label, rubbed, spine chipped at head, [Keynes 89; Wing E3490], 8vo, for Henry Herringman, 1669. Scarce work on the war between the Turks and Venice, and the expulsion of the Jews from Persia. Evelyn declined to name his sources but the third narrative is believed to have been Sir Paul Rycaut.
Herbelot de Molainville (Barthélémy d') - Bibliotheque Orientale , ou Dictionaire Universel, contenant generalement tout ce qui regarde la connoissossance des Peuples de l'Orient , first edition, half-title, title in red and black, Ff2 & 3 misbound, a little spotted and browned, inscriptions and bookplates on front pastedown, contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt, a little rubbed and stained, spine ends and corners worn, [cf. Atabey 572, second edition of 1776; Not in Blackmer], folio, Paris, par la Compagnie des Libraires, 1697. Important survery of European knowledge of the East, dedicated to Louis XIV and published posthumously two years after the author's death.
The Turkish History , 4 parts in 3 vol., titles to vol ( Sir Paul, editor ) The Turkish History , 4 parts in 3 vol., titles to vol.1 & 2 in red and black, 28 engraved plates, all but one portraits, frontispieces to vol.1 & 2 and title (torn) to vol.1 all laid down, portrait opposite p.297 in vol.1 slightly defective at outer margin up to plate-mark, frontispiece and title to vol.2 water-stained at upper edge, some light soiling and browning, uniform contemporary panelled calf, spines gilt, rubbed, spine ends and corners worn (some corners repaired), joints split, folio, [Atabey 1076 & 1077; Blackmer 1466; Wing K702, R2407, R2414a & R2408], folio, 1687-1700. The first collected edition by Rycaut which includes the 6th edition of Knolles's Generall Historie of the Turks , Rycaut's own continuation, his important The Present State of the Ottoman Empire and his one-volume supplement covering 1679-99. "Rycaut's history constitutes a fitting adjunct to Knolles' great work in an edition which brings together the two men most associated in the English literary world with Turkey." Blackmer
Raffalovich (Marc-André) - Uranisme et Unisexualite, first edition, half-title a little browned and with ink stamp to head, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, still excellent overal, 8vo, Lyon and Paris, 1896. A good example of this important and rare work on homosexuality.
Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) - The Elements of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy, first edition in English , 10 engraved plates on 8 folding sheets, wood-engraved illustrations and diagrams within text, occasional spotting, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, upper cover detached, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, [Babson 121], for Stephen Austen, 1738; and a second edition of John Rowe on Fluxions, 1757, 8vo (2) 'Newton's ideas were more whole-heartedly embraced in France than anywhere else. Voltaire helped much to further their knowledge, notably through this book' (Babson).
Gerard (John) - The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, edited by Thomas Johnson, third edition, lacking both initial and final blanks, with engraved title and numerous woodcut illustrations, engraved title soiled and with trace of old stamp in centre, small coat-of-arms in pencil and watercolour on upper outer corner of dedication, title and following few leaves a little frayed and reinforced at fore-edge, 2A6 and 5R1 defective at lower outer corner (the first with loss of catchword and a few letters on verso), 6B2-5 (Table) defective with loss (repaired), occasional soiling, later claf, rather worn, rebacked and recornered in morocco, small scuff to spine, [Henrey 156; Hunt 230; Nissen BBI 698; STC 11752], folio, by Adam Filip Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1636.
Parkinson (John) - Paradisi ub Soli Paradisus Terrestris, first edition , first issue (with 'amend' at end of line 4 A1r), lacks 3F5 & 6, & 3G1 at end, small part only of 3G2, with errata, tipped in, fine woodcut title, portrait, full-page woodcut illustrations, title cut down and torn, with loss to border, and tipped in, other preliminary ff. with margins torn or frayed, and misbound, 2U1, 4A1 & 6 with tape repaired tears, margins defective at end, last 3 ff. tipped-in, some other marginal tears or fraying, staining and marking, modern calf, green morocco spine label, [Henrey 282; Hunt 215; Nissen 1489; STC 19300], folio, [Humfrey Lownes & Robert Young], 1629.
Inheritance, Being the First Book of an Autobiography (John, poet and playwright, 1882-1937) Inheritance, Being the First Book of an Autobiography, autograph manuscript signed and dated, 3 vol., together 293pp., slightly browned, original cloth notebooks (not uniform), custom made slipcase, sm. 8vo, 1931.
Music score setting of John Drinkwater's poems "Birthright" and ( Sir Edward, composer and conductor, 1857-1934) Music score setting of John Drinkwater's poems "Birthright" and "Moonlit Apples", autograph manuscript music, first melody for first verse of poem and 2 bars of piano introduction in ink, and second a very rough sketch in pencil, re-used music paper taped together and with Elgar's autograph for another musical piece, "Cello", "CB", "Piano" in left hand margin, browned, 442 x 276mm., [1934] § Blake (Carice, Elgar's daughter, 1890-1970) Autograph Letter signed to John Drinkwater, 2½pp., Marl Bank, Worcester, 17th August 1934, sending Drinkwater the above music sketches, "I have found the sketches - very rough - of the settings by my father of your poems it seems very fitting that you should have them. Might I venture to suggest that, if ever any question arose of the poems being set to music, that somebody else should be asked to set them. I do not think that these as they stand are complete enough to be made use of & I feel my father would not have wished them finished by anyone," folds, slightly browned (2). Unfinished and unpublished.
Uncle Robinson [Robinson of England], autograph manuscript signed and dated (John, poet and playwright, 1882-1937) Uncle Robinson [Robinson of England], autograph manuscript signed and dated, 3 vol., together 182pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, original cloth notebooks (not uniform), folio & sm. 4to, "Finished Mortimer Crescent 12.47 a.m. Friday 3rd April 1936", 1936; and a small quantity of others, including: 5 printed pamphlets by Drinkwater and some correspondence from Drinkwater to his wife, and letters of condolence on Drinkwater's death (from Perceval Graves, Philip M Magnus & Humbert Wolfe), v.s., v.d. (sm. qty). First mentioned, Robinson of England, published by Methuen, 1937.
Anacreon. - Odae, text in Greek and Latin, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut initial and head-pieces, lacking final blank, title working loose and with a few 17th century ink ownership inscriptions, some light browning, occasional spotting, 17th century speckled calf, gilt spine in compartments, joints split, but holding firm, spine ends chipped, rubbed and scuffed, [Adams A1001; Renouard, Estienne, 114:1; Schreiber 139], small 4to, Paris, Henri Estienne , 1554. Editio Princeps of the Odes and the first work published by Henri Estienne the younger. A handsomely printed work.
Luther (Martin) - Colloquia oder Tischreden, second edition, black letter, title in red and black with woodcut of Luther and Graf zu Mansfelt (the dedicatee) kneeling at the foot of the Crucifixion, full page woodcut with coat-of-arms on following leaf, woodcut medallion portrait of printer on colophon, very browned, slight worming, later ink inscription of F.Van de Velde on front pastedown and rear free endpaper, contemporary blind-stamped alum-tawed pigskin over wooden boards, upper board with date 1568 in blind, rubbed and stained, lacking clasps, corners worn, [Not in Adams], folio, Eisleben, Urban Gaubisch, 1567. Scarce second edition of Luther's table-talk, collected over a period of four years and edited by J.Aurifaber. It was first published by Gaubisch the prevvio
translator ).- Homer. The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets translator ).- Homer. The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets , engraved pictorial title by William Hole, errata f., woodcut decorative initials, head- and tail-pieces, lacking initial and final blank, title trimmed at fore-edge, just within border, B6 lower corner torn away with loss of 1 side-note, I6 tear at head within text, but with no loss, P1 & 3 small section of outer margin torn away without loss of text, occasional spotting, a few small stains and finger-marks, [STC 13634; Pforzheimer 169], Printed for Nathaniell Butter, [?1611]; Homer's Odysses', etched pictorial title, woodcut decorative initials, head- and tail-pieces, lacking blanks A1, R8 and 2I8, title trimmed at fore-edge, just within border, 2I7 wormed and repaired with loss of several words (supplied in later ink), small worm traces to foot of ff. of 2A-2G, occasionally touching a part of the odd letter, some spotting and staining, [STC 13637; Pforzheimer 170], Imprinted at London by Rich: Field [and W. Jaggard], for Nathaniell Butter, [?1615], uniformly bound in 19th century calf, rebacked in 20th century calf in compartments with leather label and gilt cornucopia motifs, corners repaired, folio (2) These two works form the important first collected edition of Chapman's translation, immortalised by John Keats in the words 'On first looking into Chapman's Homer'.
An Essay on the Original Genius and Writings of Homer An Essay on the Original Genius and Writings of Homer: With a Comparative View of the Ancient and Present State of the Troade , first trade edition (previously privately printed in only 7 copies), half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, title vignette, folding map of Troy, two single-plate views of ruined bridges, folding view of ruins near Troja Nova, tailpiece vignette, offsetting, a few small marginal stains, occasional spotting, contemporary tree calf, rebacked, preserving original backstrip, corners chipped, [Blackmer 1836], by H.Hughs for T.Payne, 1775; and 3 others, by the same (a copy of the 1776 edition and 2 copies of the 1824 edition), 4to & 8vo (4) 'Wood's Essay is one of the most interesting of the 18th century works on Homer. He was one of the first to advance the theory that writing was unknown to Homer and to establish the concept of oral tradition' (Blackmer).
Description of the Plain of Troy. . . Translated from the Original not yet... Description of the Plain of Troy. . . Translated from the Original not yet published. . . with notes and illustrations, by Andrew Dalzel , first edition, first issue (with the map facing p.115), large folding engraved map of Ancient Troy dated 1 March 1792, 3 further folding maps, without half-title, offsetting to large map, occasional spotting, contemporary speckled polished calf, gilt, rebacked in modern calf, gilt, [Atabey 696; Blackmer 993], 4to, Edinburgh, for T.Cadell, 1791. 'Le Chevalier's survey of the Troad marks the beginning of modern archaeological exploration in that area' (Blackmer).
translator ) Homer. The Iliad and Odyssey, translated by William Cowper, 2 vol translator ) Homer. The Iliad and Odyssey , translated by William Cowper, 2 vol., first Cowper edition , list of subscribers, errata f., 3Q2 short tear and small hole at head within text with loss of 3 or 4 letters, but no loss of sense, some spotting or light foxing, contemporary red morocco, gilt, spines with double leather labels, spines slightly faded and darkened in places, rubbed, g.e., for J.Johnson, 1791; and c.25 others, Cowper editions, including a 4 vol. inter-leaved set of The Iliad and Odyssey, 1791, v.s. (c.27)
A Vindication of Homer and of the Ancient Poets and Historians A Vindication of Homer and of the Ancient Poets and Historians, who have recorded the siege and fall of Troy. In answer to two late publications of Mr. Bryant , first edition , aquatint folding map of the Troad and 5 views printed in sepia, plates trimmed at foot, affecting the printed captions to varying degrees, lightly browned, [Abbey, Travel, 398; Atabey 840; Blackmer 1157], York, W.Blanchard for T.Cadell , 1798 bound with Bryant (Jacob) Some Observations upon the vindication of Homer, and of the Ancient Poets and Historians, who have recorded the Siege and Fall of Troy, errata slip pasted on final f., Eton, by M.Pote and E.Williams, 1799 and Morritt (John Bacon Sawrey) Additional Remarks on the Topography of Troy, as Given by Homer, Strabo and the Ancient Geographers; In Answer to Mr. Bryant's Last Publications, half-title, lacking map, for T.Cadell, Jun. and W.Davies, 1800 and Francklin ( Captain William) Remarks and Observations on the Plain of Troy, Made During an Excursion in June 1799 by William Francklin, Captain in the Service of the East India Company, and Author of A Tour to Persia, engraved folding map, hand-coloured in outline, light offsetting to title, for R.Faulder, 1800, together 4 works in 1 vol., occasional spotting, some light browning, 19th century marbled boards, vellum , cornes, rebacked in modern calf, 4to A good selection of works on Troy and its place in Homer.
Homer. - Iliad and Odyssey [in Greek], 4 vol., text in handsome Greek type, half-titles, occasional spotting, later half morocco, spines gilt, rubbed, Oxford, 1801 § Smith-Stanley (Edward, Earl of Derby, translator) The Iliad of Homer Rendered into Blank Verse , 2 vol., first edition , original pictorial cloth, gilt, rubbed, 1864 § Lang (Andrew) Homer and the Epic, one of 107 large paper copies, occasional spotting, original parchment-backed boards, browned, 1893 § Green (W.C.) The Similes of Homer's Iliad, Translated, original cloth, spine slightly faded and spotted, 1877; and a small quantity of others, 19th century edition and criticism of Homer, v.s. (Sm.Qty.) An excellent selection of 19th century editions and works on Homer by various scholars and notables, including William Morris, Samuel Butler, Matthew Arnold and William Ewart Gladstone.
The Geography and Antiquities of Ithaca, first edition, 2 engraved maps ( Sir William) The Geography and Antiquities of Ithaca, first edition , 2 engraved maps (1 folding), 13 engraved plates (most aquatint), a few plates window-mounted, water-stained, particularly at end, some spotting or mostly light foxing, contemporary half calf, rebacked, preserving original gilt backstrip, [Atabey 484; Blackmer 661; Abbey, Travel 133], 4to, 1807. 'Gell visited Ithaca in the spring of 1806 accompanied by Dodwell and Henry Raikes. He was the first to study seriously the topography of Ithaca for its Homeric associations . The work was reviewed by Byron in the Monthly Review for August, 1811' (Blackmer).
Small & Miniature Books.- Homer. - Iliad [and] Odyssey [in Greek], 2 vol. in 1, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece, this and first title foxed, contemporary green crushed morocco, spine gilt, rubbed, g.e., [Bondy 89-90; Spielmann 198], 86 x 54mm, William Pickering, 1831; and 13 others, small or miniature editions, v.s. (xx)
Ilios: The City and Country of the Trojans, first edition in English ( Dr. Henry) Ilios: The City and Country of the Trojans, first edition in English , frontispiece, folding map and 6 plans, plates, illustrations, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine ends and corners rubbed and little frayed, 1880 § Maclaren (Charles) The Plain of Troy Described, first edition, presentation copy from the author , half-title, folding map and 3 folding plans, illustrations, occasional spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, rubbed, 1863; and small quantity of others, Archaeology and Topography, most 20th century, v.s. (Sm.Qty.)
Proctor (Robert).- Homer. - Odyssey [in Greek], one of 225 copies, printed in red and black in Robert Proctor's Greek type, original cloth-backed boards, some foxing and staining, board slip-case, repaired, Oxford, Horace Hart at the Oxford University Press, 1909 § Homer. The Iliad [and] the Odyssey, translated by Alexander Pope, together 2 vol., both one of 1500 copies, each signed by the designer J. van Krimpen, original cloth, spines rubbed, original board slip-cases, printed labels to spines, chipped and rubbed, Haarlem, Joh.Enschede en Zonen for The Limited Editions Club, 1931 § Russell Flint (William, artist ).- Homer. The Odyssey, translated by S.H. Butcher & Andrew Lang., one of 500 copies, 20 tipped-in colour plates by Russell Flint, captioned paper guards, original cloth, a few spots, Medici Society, 1924; and c.14 others, similar, v.s. (c.18) The first mentioned uses the Greek type designed by Robert Proctor after the famous Alcala fount cut by order of Cardinal Ximenes in 1514.
[Presentment of Wardmote Inquest Aldersgate Ward 1671] [Presentment of Wardmote Inquest Aldersgate Ward 1671], Indenture presentment and verdict of us George Rhodes, Thomas Lutner, George Maple, William Godbidd, John Porter, William Oker, John Grainge, Sampson Pullard, Christopher Jones, John Woodford, Humphry Wych, William Sherley, Thomas Ward and Richard Watts, the wardmote inquest of the ward of Aldersgate appoynted before Sir Thomas Bludworth Alderman we doe present the annoyances and inconveniencyes of the said ward , D., manuscript on vellum, 2 sheets, historiated initial "T", large hand-painted watercolour coat of arms of Sir Thomas Bloodworth within large initial, some slight surface affecting some words, folds, browned, lacks seal, first sheet 680 x 800mm., second sheet 190 x 800mm., 8th January 1671. "St. Leonards Precinct. Imprimis we present the howse wherein the widdowe Rooke lately dwelled being late upon the north side of Leonards Church Channell was and before the late dreadfull fire stood within the ward & freedome of this Citty. Bludworth (Sir Thomas, b. in or before 1623, d. 1682), merchant and mayor of London; elected during the plague of 1665 and the Great Fire; uttered the unfortunate words at the outbreak of the Great Fire, "A woman could piss it out" (Malcolm, 4.74).
[Davies (John)] - A Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued..., first edition, lacks initial leaf (blank except for signature "A"), signatures F and G misbound, 18th century calf, gilt, upper joint split, head of spine chipped, [STC 6348], 4to, for John Jaggard, 1612.
Seneca (Lucius Annaeus) - The Workes, translated by Thomas Lodge, first edition of Lodge's translation , engraved additional pictorial title, woodcut decorative initials, a few small ink stamps of Lincoln's Inn Library, b1-3 & 6 cancels (b4 & 5 misbound), lacking initial and final blanks, preliminaries lightly foxed, occasional spotting or light foxing elsewhere, contemporary calf, rebacked in 20th century morocco, covers worn, [STC 22213], folio, by William Stansby, 1614. Thomas Lodge's esteemed translation of Seneca. Lodge was an English physician, dramatist and author.
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