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Click here to subscribeNees von Esenbeck (Theodore Friedrich Ludwig) Plan 2 vol. including Supplement but without plates from main text first edition text a little browned slight staining to first few leaves old half sheep spine gilt Supplement with lithographed title and 120 plates all but one hand-coloured light browning and foxing contemporary sheep both a little worn [Nissen 1442] folio Dusseldorf 1828-35.
Parkinson (John) Paradisi in sole paradisus terres or A Garden of all sorts of pleasant flowers... first edition fine woodcut title by A.Switzer portrait on verso of **6 woodcut decorations and illustrations over 100 full-page lacking final 2 leaves (Ggg1 & 2 Index) A1 (first leaf of text) & Fff1-6 (Index) slightly defective OO4 & 5 Pp6 & YY1 &2 all torn at lower edge but no loss a few stains and other marginal tears or defects title slightly browned & trimmed to border and with contemporary name in ink at centre other old ink inscriptions on verso of title and on dedication engraved bookplate of Sir John Anstruther on verso of dedication and of John George Howe Drummond of Abbots Grange on front pastedown contemporary sheep ruled in blind morocco label (chipped) a little worn splits to joints [Henrey 282; Nissen 1489; STC 19300] folio [by Humfrey Lownes and Robert Young] 1629. *** First edition of the first important English treatise on horticulture. Parkinson was apothecary and botanist to Charles I. Of the nearly 1000 plants described in the Paradisus a large number grew in Parkinson`s own garden at Long Acre. The book is filled with references to contemporary botanists and gardeners and it provides one of the best single sources of information on gardening practices and styles in early 17th-century England.
Parkinson (John) Paradisi in sole paradisus terres first edition woodcut title 108 full-page woodcuts each with numerous figures of plants one full-page woodcut of garden designs 3 small text woodcuts woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials lacking 3 preliminary ff. intermittent marginal creasing throughout contemporary English blind-ruled calf spine gilt-ruled raised bands gilt morocco lettering piece rebacked some corner loss boards with some abrading and soiling [Henrey 282; Nissen 1489; STC 19300] folio Humfrey Lownes and Robert Young 1629.
Perry (George) Conchology or the Natural History o first edition 61 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates printed in bistre lacking half-title plates lightly offset frontispiece slightly frayed at outer edge final two leaves of text creased contemporary burgundy straight-grain morocco borders in gilt and blind g.e. rubbed rebacked preserving original spine corners repaired [Nissen 3134] folio [1811].
Price (Sarah) Illustrations of the Fungi of Our Fi First & Second Series together 2 vol. 20 hand-coloured lithographed plates captioned guards occasional light foxing subscriber`s copy with ink stamp of T.F.Ravenshaw at head of front free endpaper printed note to subscribers tipped to front pastedown hinges weak original pictorial cloth gilt borders in blind a little rubbed split to upper joint of vol.1 4to for the Author 1864-65.
Price (Sarah) Illustrations of the Fungi of Our Fi First & Second Series together 2 vol. 20 hand-coloured lithographed plates captioned guards some light foxing printed note to subscribers tipped to front pastedown upper hinge of vol.1 broken with endpaper and half-title loose bookplate of Charles Kent Vicar of Ludford in vol.2 original pictorial cloth gilt borders in blind a little worn and damp-stained spine of vol.2 defective 4to for the Author 1864-65.
Risso (Joseph Antoine) and Pierre Antoine Poiteau. first edition half-title 2pp. dedication to the Duchesse de Berry 109 hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates after Poiteau some spotting and occasional light browning to text and plates some light offsetting to plates armorial bookplate of Walter Longueville Gladstone contemporary panelled calf inner foliate device spine gilt in compartments raised bands inner gilt dentelles g.e. rebacked covers and extremities abraded with some exposure corners a little worn [Great Flower Books p.73; Dunthorne 263; Stafleu & Cowan 9248] small folio Paris 1818-[20]. *** Antoine Poiteau the illustrator began his career as an apprentice gardener at the Jardin des Plantes and in 1815 he was appointed head of the Royal tree nursery of Versailles.
Ronalds (Hugh) Pyrus Malus Brentfordiensis: or A Concise Description of Selected Apples first edition half-title 42 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Elizabeth Ronalds heightened with gum arabic some foxing Sotheby`s invoice from 1981 loosely inserted (£280) modern half green morocco spine gilt t.e.g. [Nissen 1671] 4to 1831.
Roques (Joseph) Histoire des Champignons Comestibl first edition half-title 24 fine stipple-engraved plates printed in colours by Hocquart after Bordes some finished by hand text foxed and water-stained plates with light foxing but mostly to tissue guards small hole to upper outer corner of title crudely repaired contemporary morocco-backed cloth spine gilt slighlty rubbed and soiled [Nissen 1672; Vicaire p.749] 4to Paris 1832.
Rumpf (Georg Eberhard) Thesaurus imaginum piscium first edition fine engraved frontispiece title in red and black with engraved vignette 3 engraved head-pieces and one tail-piece 60 engraved plates lacking portrait some plates with pencil or ink marginalia some light foxing but mostly to text text a little browned small tear to inner margin of frontispiece (repaired) contemporary calf gilt a little rubbed and marked rebacked corners repaired [Nissen 3520] folio Leiden Peter van der Aa 1711. *** Including lobsters and crabs.
Salmon (William) Botanologia.The English Herbal: o first edition additional engraved title by Michael van der Gucht after Eloas Knight title in red and black over 1500 woodcuts in text without the 6 pp “Index Morborum” at end (as usual) contemporary ink signature of Tho.Fellowes at head of title wormhole to lower outer corner of engraved title affecting imprint light foxing and traces of damp-staining book-label of F.Allman of Horsham mounted on verso of engraved title modern half morocco by Wilson & Son of Cambridge slightly rubbed at edges [Henrey 1308] folio I.Dawks for H.Rhodes and J.Taylor 1710. *** Frederick Allman of Horsham nurseryman seedsman & florist.
Sharpe (Emily Mary Bowdler) A Monograph of the Gen 11 parts in 1 vol. 44 hand-coloured lithographed plates some with pencil marginalia contemporary morocco-backed boards a little rubbed spine faded original printed wrappers bound in (the first torn and crudely repaired at head) [Nissen 3834] 4to 1898-1902.
Strutt (Jacob George) Sylva Britannica; or Portra 2 parts in 1 large paper copy etched frontispiece additional pictorial title and 48 plates a little foxed and browned a few additional engravings loosely inserted at end contemporary half red morocco t.e.g. others uncut rubbed rebacked corners a little worn [Nissen 1907] 1826 § Laport (J.) Of the Characters of Trees No. 2 4 large soft-ground etchings some light foxing and soiling original wrappers printed paper label on upper cover soiled rebacked Thomas Macklin 1797; and an ordinary paper copy of the first folio & 4to (3)(3)
Swainson (William) Zoological Illustrations... First & Second Series together 6 vol. in 2 180 & 131 lithographed plates by Swainson respectively (only of 182 & 136) all but 2 in each hand-coloured Second Series with some leaves of text supplied in facsimile also some foxing (mostly affecting text) occasional light soiling a few plates trimmed short modern cloth [Nissen 911] 8vo 1820-23 & 1829-33. *** Covering mainly ornithology and entomology & conchology.
Wood (William) General Conchology; or a Descripti vol.1 only [all published] half-title 60 hand-coloured engraved plates very lightly offset ex-library copy with old ink stamp on verso of title and final leaf modern half sheep spine gilt 1815 § Turton (William) A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands lacking portrait 28 hand-coloured engraved plates lightly browned two leaves torn and repaired contemporary calf gilt corners worn rebacked with gilt spine 1819 first editions 8vo & 12mo (2)(2)
(Sir Robert) The Ancient and Present State of Gloc (Sir Robert) The Ancient and Present State of Glocestershire first edition lacking title but with Author`s Epitaph leaf engraved portrait 8 plates of coats-of-arms double-page map and 61 double-page views by Kip only (of 64 lacking Knole Broadwell and Cirencester House) mounted on stubs with plate of Knole loosely inserted from another copy (a little browned and margins trimmed) a little browned and lightly spotted a few plates creased at fold engraved bookplate of Richard Rawlinson on front pastedown and of Henry Hucks Gibbs on rear contemporary panelled calf rebacked a little worn upper cover detached folio [by W.Bowyer] [1712].
Aubry (Charles) Histoire Pittoresque de l`Équitati first edition lithographed title dedication leaf printed in red and black and afterword leaf in mauve and black both with illustrations 24 lithographed plates all within wood-engraved borders incorporating vignettes some foxing contemporary half red morocco spine gilt rubbed spine a little worn at head [Not in Schwerdt or Podeschi] large folio Paris Ch.Motte 1833. *** Portraying horses and riders throughout the ages from ancient Greece onwards.
Boydell (John & Josiah) An History of the River Th 2 vol. first edition with additional letterpress titles `An History of the Principal Rivers of Great Britain` and dedications to George III and Horace Walpole 2 folding engraved maps of the Thames by John Cooke lacking engraved frontispiece of head of Father Thames but with 76 hand-coloured aquatint views 3 folding some light foxing and water-staining mostly marginal but more severe foxing to one or two leaves and water-staining affecting some plates and leaves (particularly in vol.2) offsetting to second map contemporary red straight-grain morocco boards with large double gilt ruled diamond with cornerpieces t.e.g. a little rubbed and marked rebacked with elaborately gilt spines with four gilt-ruled raised bands [Abbey Scenery 432] folio 1794-96.
Boydell (John & Josiah) An History of the River Th 2 vol. first edition without additional letterpress titles `An History of the Principal Rivers of Great Britain` and dedication to George III but with dedication to Horace Walpole 2 folding engraved maps of the Thames by John Cooke engraved plate of head of Father Thames and 76 hand-coloured aquatint views 3 folding vol.1 foxed (a few plates and leaves severely) vol.2 with light offsetting bookplate of C.F.J.Beausire contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco elaborately ruled in gilt and blind spines gilt g.e. a little worn upper cover of vol.1 loose [Abbey Scenery 432] folio 1794-96.
Chabat (Pierre) La Brique et la Terre Cuite First & Second Series 2 vol. 160 chromolithographed plates light foxing to text but plates clean loose as issued in cloth-backed board folders with ties (not uniform) worn vol.1 lacking spine and ties vol.2 with spine torn and covers detached folio Paris 1881-n.d.
Sir William) Designs of Chinese Buildings Furnitu Sir William) Designs of Chinese Buildings Furniture Dresses Machines and Utensils...Temples Houses Gardens &c. first edition dedication to George Prince of Wales list of subscribers text in English only (as usual) 21 engraved plates and plans by Fourdrinier Sandby and Grignion 3 plates with light spotting otherwise a crisp and clean large copy modern mottled calf-backed boards corners a little bumped [Colas 592; Fowler 85 French edition; Harris 113] folio for the Author 1757. *** *** Important early work on Chinese architecture and design.
(Sir William) Designs of Chinese Buildings Furnit (Sir William) Designs of Chinese Buildings Furniture Dresses Machines and Utensils...Temples Houses Gardens &c. first edition dedication to George Prince of Wales list of subscribers text in English and French 21 engraved plates and plans by Fourdrinier Sandby and Grignion occasional light marginal spotting and soiling but generally clean modern morocco-backed boards uncut [Colas 592; Fowler 85 French edition; Harris 113] folio for the Author 1757.
Daniell (William) A Voyage round Great Britain... 8 vol. first edition aquatint pictorial dedication leaf 308 superb hand-coloured aquatint plates by and after Daniell each within grey wash border and with thick blank guards without the one uncoloured aquatint plate of Kemaes Head in vol.1 but with the folding map at end of vol.8 errata leaf at end of vol.1 vol.1 with 2 leaves (pp.123-1266) on thicker paper frontispiece to vol.2 misbound in vol.3 final plate in vol.3 loose plate of East Looe in vol.8 with some foxing otherwise a very clean set book-label of George Rennie on front pastedowns handsome contemporary burgundy straight-grain morocco by Fairbairn & Armstrong gilt borders of oak leaves and acorns spines gilt in compartments g.e. signed on front turn-in of vol.1 rubbed scratches to boards joints rather worn some split vol.2 with lower joint repaired lower cover vol.7 detached and head of spine worn [Abbey Scenery 16; Tooley 177] 4to 1814-25. *** “The most important colour plate book on British Topography.” Tooley.
(Harold Arthur Lee Viscount) An Almain Armourer`s (Harold Arthur Lee Viscount) An Almain Armourer`s Album: Selections from an original MS. in Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington 31 colour plates or armour 4 additional plates (1 double-page 1 folding some colour) broken and loose with title and first text leaf slightly frayed at edges lacking front free endpaper ex-library copy with label on front pastedown original vellum gilt t.e.g. rubbed folio 1905.
Fontanieu (Pierre Elisabeth de) Collection de Vase engraved throughout with decorative title and 46 plates only (lacking dedication and one plate) the first 20 plates each with an accompanying outline plate (20 + 20) title browned first outline plate torn and repaired some light foxing contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards rubbed [Berlin Kat. 1089] folio n.p. 1770.
Furniture.- A selection of plates 54 fine engraved plates after le Canu Jean Mansart l`ainé De la Fosse and others occasional light spotting and soiling mostly marginal old ink library stamp at foot of first plate contemporary half calf over paste-paper boards uncut rubbed oblong folio [c.1780]. *** Featuring beds fire-places bidets chairs and sofas.
Garnier (Charles) Le Nouvel Opéra de Paris 2 plate vol. (without the 2 8vo text vol. and Durandelle`s photographs) first edition etched portrait of Garnier by Devaux not called for in list of plates (on india paper and mounted) 56 engraved plates of elevations sections plans and details (5 double-page numbered as 10) and 20 fine chromolithographed plates (numbered as 40) including the additional engraved plate 2 issued later with printed explanatory note (creased) some light foxing list of plates in vol.1 with small tears to lower edge loose in modern cloth-backed drop-back box with ties incorporating original boards (rubbed edges reinforced in cloth) large folio Paris 1880.
Gilpin (William).- Clark (John Heaviside) A Practi Representing the Various Effects on Landscape Scenery from Morning till Night first edition 30 hand-coloured aquatint plates after William Gilpin margins with light grey wash and dark grey lines some light foxing mainly to plate guards 1811 bound after Gilpin (Rev. William) Three Essays: on Picturesque Beauty; on Picturesque Travel; and on Sketching Landscape... second edition 7 aquatint plates 6 tinted all mounted on larger sheets errata leaf pasted onto final leaf of text all text leaves laid into into larger sheets some foxing 8vo laid into folio 1794 together 2 works in 1 vol. later half morocco g.e. rubbed spine a little faded [Abbey Life 109 & 129] small folio
(Sir William).- Hancarville (Pierre François Hugue (Sir William).- Hancarville (Pierre François Hugues d`) Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman Antiquities from the Cabinet of the Hon.ble W.m Hamilton... vol.2 only (of 4) first edition 2 hand-coloured engraved titles in English and French 2 engraved dedications engraved head- & tail-pieces and initials text in English and French with 109 engraved plates (47 hand-coloured of which 17 double-page) one plain plate double-page and folding very clean throughout final double-page plate slightly creased and with tear to central fold contemporary diced russia gilt morocco labels (chipped) a little worn covers detached [Blackmer 845; Berlin Cat. 890; Cohen-de-Ricci 474] folio [Naples François Morelli] 1767; sold not subject to return
(Sir William).- Outlines from the Figures and Comp (Sir William).- Outlines from the Figures and Compositions upon the Greek Roman and Etruscan Vases... first edition half-title with 62 engraved plates by Thomas Kirk in two states (62 coloured and 62 uncoloured) all with ornamental borders the coloured plates all cut and mounted each facing uncoloured state occasional light foxing or staining mostly to tissue guards bookplate of Martin Battersby contemporary calf boards with blind-stamped central lozenge and elaborate border edged by triple gilt rule rubbed rebacked preserving old gilt spine with morocco label [Blackmer 915] 4to printed by W.Bulmer & Co. 1804.
(Sir William).- Outlines from the Figures and Comp (Sir William).- Outlines from the Figures and Compositions upon the Greek Roman and Etruscan Vases... first edition lacking half-title 62 engraved plates by Thomas Kirk all with ornamental borders some light foxing mostly to text contemporary purple straight-grain morocco gilt spine gilt g.e. rubbed [cf.Blackmer 915 deluxe format with two states as in previous lot] 4to printed by W.Bulmer & Co. 1804.
Hogarth (William) The Works from the Original Plates restored by James Heath edited by John Nichols 156 etched and engraved plates on 116 sheets including the 2 portraits first portrait spotted and frayed at edges (reinforced) foxing light water-staining to fore-edge at beginning some tears and repairs occasionally affecting images contemporary half morocco spine gilt g.e. rather worn and stained upper cover detached large folio Baldwin and Cradock n.d.
Jones (Owen) The Grammar of Ornament first edition additional chromolithographed decorative title title in red and black 100 tinted or chromolithographed plates some heightened with gold or silver both titles lightly foxed Preface leaf loose and slightly frayed at fore-edge plates generally clean but a few with marginal tears (some repaired) trimmed modern cloth with decorative gilt morocco panel from original binding mounted on upper cover large folio 1856.
Jones (Owen) One Thousand and One Initial Letters chromolithographed throughout with illuminated title and 27 plates after Owen Jones heightened with gold some foxing mostly to title and final plate title and first few plates a little chipped and/or frayed at fore-edge original decorated cloth gilt spine gilt g.e. a little rubbed recased new endpapers folio Day & Son 1864.
Jones (Owen) Grammaire de l`Ornement additional decorative title and 112 plates all tinted or chromolithographed some plates loose London & Paris 1865 § Dolmetsch (H.) The Historic Styles of Ornament 100 plates 81 chromolithographed a little browned ex-library copy with label on front free endpaper but no stamps 1898 § Bossert (H.Th.) Encyclopédie de l`Ornement 120 colour plates loose as issued with text booklet in cloth-backed portfolio sticker to foot of spine Berlin Paris & Brussels 1924 the first two original decorated cloth gilt spines gilt t.e.g. a little rubbed the first with split to upper joint the second rebacked preserving original spine 4to (3)
Kemp (Dixon) Yacht Designing: A Treatise... first edition 40 plates on 39 sheets many folding 6pp. advertisements at end ink signature across title some light spotting original pictorial cloth gilt uncut rubbed and slightly stained rebacked preserving most of original spine new endpapers `The Field` 1876 § Kunhardt (C.P.) Small Yachts: Their Design and Construction... enlarged edition 87 plates some double-page illustrations light damp-staining to foot of front free endpapers contemporary half morocco gilt spine gilt with yachting motifs t.e.g. a little rubbed cloth damp-stained 1891 folio (2)(2)
[Le Rouge (Georges Louis)] [Jardins Anglo-Chinois] Cahiers I VIII IX & X only (of 19) with 18 18 9 & 6 engraved plates and plans only 2 folding first part with 33p. of engraved text some light spotting and soiling part 1 with worming to inner margin but not affecting plates the other parts with marginal water-staining contemporary vellum-backed paste-paper boards spines numbered in ink rubbed corners a little worn [Berlin Kat. 3312] oblong folio Paris le Rouge 1770-87.
Millingen (James) Ancient Unedited Monuments Series I & II (Painted Greek Vases; Statues Busts Bas-Reliefs...) first edition 62 engraved or lithographed plates 40 printed in black and red a few finished by hand some double-page or folding foxing to text but plates clean bookplate of Henry J.B.Clements of Killadoon Ireland on front free endpaper contemporary half morocco t.e.g. others uncut rubbed [Blackmer 1135] 4to 1822-26.
Moses (Henry) Vases from the Collection of Sir Hen first edition engraved frontispiece title and 39 plates the last printed in colours foxed pencil notes on rear free endpaper modern half calf [1819] § Hamilton (Sir William) Outlines from the Figures and Compositions upon the Greek Roman and Etruscan Vases... second edition half-title 61 engraved plates by Thomas Kirk only (of 62 lacking plate 16) some light foxing bookplate of William Gracie Johnstone contemporary green straight-grain morocco gilt spine gilt g.e. rubbed 1814; and a later edition of the first 8vo (3)(3)
Nattes (John Claude) Scotia Depicta: or the Antiqu pictorial title depicting Fingal`s cave tail-piece and 42 plates only by J.Fittler (of 48) ?lacking printed title some foxing to plates offsetting small ink stain to first leaf of text broken loose in binding contemporary half roan worn spine torn and defective folio [?1804]; sold not subject to return *** Bound as a folio but printed as oblong folio.
Nicholson (William) An Almanac of twelve Sports 1898; London Types 1898 each with 12 colour plates by Nicholson light offsetting the first loose in binding the second with hinges weak original cloth-backed pictorial boards rubbed and soiled the second with worn spine; and 5 others including 2 duplicates of the second and 2 vol. (47 of 52 issues) of L`Assiette du Beurre 1903 with illustrations by Cheret Galanis Hradecky Steinlen Hoetger etc. 4to (7) (7)
Nicholson (William) London Types [Quatorzains by W.E.Henley] first edition 12 colour plates by Nicholson advertisement leaf at end lightly offset hinges weak original cloth-backed pictorial boards rubbed spine ends and corners a little worn paper to upper board slightly chipped at fore-edge 4to 1898.
Nicholson (William) London Types [Quatorzains by W.E.Henley] first edition 12 colour plates by Nicholson advertisement leaf at end lightly browned and offset hinges weak front free endpaper almost detached original cloth-backed pictorial boards rubbed spine a little worn at foot slight staining to lower boards 4to New York 1898.
Nicholson (William) The Square Book of Animals Rhymes by Arthur Waugh first edition 12 colour plates by Nicholson a little marginal spotting lightly offset Sir David Attenborough`s copy with his pencil inscription dated 1952 on front free endpaper and his bookplate on front pastedown original cloth-backed pictorial boards rubbed corners and spine ends slightly worn knock to fore-edge of upper board small patches to foot of lower board where paper worn away 4to 1900 [1899]. *** A wonderful association copy of this charming book on animals.
Passeri (Giovanni Battista) Picturae Etruscorum in 3 vol. first edition half-titles engraved frontispiece in vol.1 titles in red and black with engraved vignettes in vol.1 & 2 engraved dedication leaves in vol.2 & 3 engraved head- & tail-pieces & initials and 301 engraved plates 1 folding all hand-coloured plus 1 unnumbered and uncoloured plate on Eugubine sarcophagus in vol.3 and 4 linguistic tables 1 folding lacking 2 engraved frontispieces and vol.3 title a4 in vol.1 loose some light foxing and soiling a few marginal stains bookplates of J.B.Powis and another on front pastedowns contemporary morocco-backed boards vellum tips spines gilt with red morocco labels a little worn [Blackmer 1265] folio Rome Johannis Zempel 1767-75. *** “Passeri was the antiquary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany; he produced many works on archaeological or antiquarian subjects...[and] had an abiding belief in the superiority of Etruscan over Greek civilization...”. Blackmer
Pyne (William Henry) The History of the Royal Resi 3 vol. first edition half-titles 94 hand-coloured aquatint plates by T.Sutherland W.J.Bennett R.Reeve and D.Havell after J.Stephanoff C.Wild R.Cattermole W.Westall and G.Samuel only (of 100 vol.1 lacking plates 26-31 all of Frogmore) vol. III without the rearrangement slip called for in Abbey plate 33 with tear to outer margin just affecting plate frontispiece to vol.3 partially defective at outer margin vol.1 lacking rear free endpaper and front loose contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco boards with elaborate borders in gilt and blind spines gilt g.e. a little worn vol.1 with spine torn and upper cover detached [Abbey Scenery 396; Tooley 389] 4to 1819.
[Radclyffe (Charles)] [Memorials of Rugby] lacking title with 24 lithographed views on 21 plates only (of 28 on 24) light foxing bookplate of Washington Hibbert contemporary half calf Rugby] [1843] § Hall (S.C.) The Baronial Halls and Picturesque Edifices of England 2 vol. 72 lithographed plates wood-engraved illustrations some spotting contemporary half calf spine gilt 1848 rubbed the first rebacked folio & 4to (3) (3)
(Friedrich Martin von) and Dr Franz Kottencamp. De (Friedrich Martin von) and Dr Franz Kottencamp. Der Rittersaal. Eine Geschichte des Ritterthums seines Entstehens und Fortgangs seiner Gebräuche und Sitten first edition text double-column 60 hand-coloured lithographed plates of horses arms and armour only (of 62 lacking plates 56 & 57) 21 double-page or folding many heightened with gold or silver original tissue guards to most plates title and text foxed plates with occasional light foxing but mostly to tissue guards a few soiled or slightly frayed at edges final plate loose small portion of front free endpaper cut away at head original pictorial cloth gilt spine pictorial gilt uncut rubbed and slightly stained [Colas 2525] oblong 4to Stuttgart Carl Hoffmann 1842. *** Depicting the world of the knight and his equipment including arms and armour armoured horses siege towers battering rams etc. Many of the magnificent plates show knights jousting.
Russell (John Scott) The Modern System of Naval Ar 3 vol. first edition 168 engraved plates many folding and/or double-page occasional light foxing and soiling but mostly marginal and generally clean contemporary half morocco t.e.g. a little worn and stained one cover and sections of spine detached one joint split large folio [1864-65].
Sanderus (Antonius) Flandria Illustrata... 2 vol. first edition half-titles engraved pictorial titles and c.320 engraved maps plates and illustrations some portraits many double-page some full-page one pasted in and folding all leaves mounted on stubs slip pasted over part of text on Aa2 of vol.1 contemporary ink inscription on titles one or two marginal tears or defects tear and hole to inner margin of 6Z2 in vol.2 just affecting edge of image some light foxing and browning contemporary vellum gilt with ties spines gilt with titles in manuscript rubbed and marked vol.2 with small repairs to head and foot of spine ties renewed (one broken) folio Cologne Cornelis van Egmont [but Amsterdam Johannes Blaeu] 1641-44.
Seguy (E.A.) Samarkande: 20 Compositions en couleurs dans le Style oriental 20 pochoir-coloured plates first plate a little browned others slightly browned or frayed at edges loose as issued in original patterned boards with ties paper label on upper cover rubbed lacking ties rebacked in cloth folio Paris [c.1925].
(Marshal Louis Gabriel) Mémoires...sur ses Campagn (Marshal Louis Gabriel) Mémoires...sur ses Campagnes en Espagne depuis 1808 jusqu`en 1814 3 vol. including Atlas first edition text with half-titles engraved portrait 2 folding tables foxed and browned George Augustus Sala`s copy with his signature on front free endpaper of vol.1 and cut signature pasted at head of title of vol.2 Atlas with folding engraved map engraved view and 14 folding/double-page plans some incorporating views some foxing light water-staining to lower margin of some plates title loose and repaired at fore-edge contemporary half calf not uniform rubbed text vol. with labels from another set 8vo & folio Paris 1828. *** George Augustus Sala (1828-96) journalist.
(Rev. George Newenham) China... 4 vol. in 2 engr (Rev. George Newenham) China... 4 vol. in 2 engraved additional vignette titles and 124 plates after Thomas Allom tissue guards first engraved title foxed some other foxing but generally clean contemporary half morocco by N.Hickman of Baltimore with his ticket to foot of front pastedown spines gilt marbled endpapers rubbed 4to [1843].
Yung (Th.) Album de Vingt Batailles de la Révoluti 20 hand-coloured engraved plates after Yung tissue guards title and text foxed plates lightly browned at edges some nibbling causing slight loss to text but only affecting edge of first few plates original cloth gilt rather worn rebacked Paris [c.1830] § Vierundzwanzig Plane zur Ideen-Taktik der Reuterey von dem General Frafen von Bismarck lithographed throughout with vignette title key and 24 plates most double-page or folding lightly foxed ex-library copy with presentation label on front pastedown contemporary half morocco rubbed rebacked Carlsruhe 1829 § Pascal (Adrien) Histoire de l`Armée et de tous les Régiments 5 vol. 198 wood-engraved plates 176 hand-coloured folding map lightly browned and spotted contemporary roan-backed boards rubbed spines faded Paris 1860-64; and 3 others military v.s. (10)(10)
Lewis (Samuel) A Map of England & Wales Divided in large map on a scale of 5 miles to the inch in 4 sections N-E N-W S-E S-W Divisions the first with large vignette view of the General Post Office in London engraved map with original hand-colouring the vignette uncoloured on 9 sheets joined dissected and linen-backed in four large sections each c. 1060 x 870mm. or c.2120 x 1740mm. overall slight offsetting spotting and browning each section folding into green straight grain morocco boards gilt spines worn 8vo [c.1840].
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