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Click here to subscribeThe Holy Bible Containing the Books of the Old and New Testament, Cambridge: John Field 1660-59, folio, Royal arms frontispiece after Hollar (damaged), loose engraved title, lacking the plates, binding broken; DIGBY WYATT (M.) Metalwork and Its Artistic Design, [1852] folio, disbound, text incomplete, 50 lithograph plates (some damaged); one other. Sold not subject to return (3)
*Amended Description* Bible, English, 1562 folio. [The Bible in Englishe], Richarde Harrison 1562, folio, black letter, double column, 58 lines per page, lacking general title, lacks all before Prologue, Adam and Eve plate present and Kalendar, Genesis lacks folio I, VIII (partly written in contemporary manuscript), one leaf of Eldras clipped vertically with loss of one column, lacks NN3 (Jeremy; duplicate leaf NN1 inserted), NT title present (loss to lower margin), some other leaves damaged (some losses, mainly corner sections), second half NT section leaves a little ragged to margins and a few loose, slight losses, but overall collation is largely believed complete, excepting the above. Contemporary boards (worn), some loss to panel leather. Sold not subject to return. Provenance: a local farming family.Sold as seen.NT title only is present.
Prayer Book and Bible, London: Charles Bill and Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1711, folio, Bible with added engraved general title dated 1708, folding maps of the world and Holy Land, 'Forty Years Travels' plate, Jerusalem plan, Canaan map inserted before Matthew, Travels of St Paul plate, NT title dated 1707 with family births written overleaf, Apocrypha present, Psalms at end dated 1702, old blind stamped calf with good brass clasps, loss to head and foot of spine, contents generally good
BROOKE (Ralph) A Catalogue and Succession of the Kings, Princes, Dukes, Marquesses, Earles and Viscounts of this Realme of England, since the Norman Conquest to this present yeare 1622, folio, second edition, woodcut title, lacks previous leaf, a few leaves working loose with creased edges of margins, circular bookplate of Montagu George Knight of Chawton, full calf with raised spine bands, original lettering piece damaged
GRASS (Gunter) Drawings and Words 1954-1977, publ.1983, folio, limited edition with signed etching 'Fairytale' to front pocket, dustwrapper, slip case; BRANGWYN (Frank) Catalogue of the Etched Work of ..., London: The Fine Art Society 1912, 4to, illustrated, vellum backed cloth, a little worn in places
FISHER (Thos) Collections Historical, Genealogical and Topographical for Bedfordshire, 1812-36, folio, extra-illustrated, some damp staining, apparently the author's own copy, modern half morocco; BLADES (T) Bedfordshire Notes and Queries, 3 vols. 1886-1893, 8vo, original wrappers bound in, half morocco, slightly worn; three others, Bedfordshire history (8)
BRADLEY (R.) A General Treatise of Husbandry and Gardening, London: for J. Peele, [1726?], 8vo, 12 parts in 1 vol., engraved plates (some folding), contemporary panel calf; A Society of Gentlemen, The Complete Farmer: Or, a General Dictionary of Husbandry, in all its Branches, London: for the authors, 1766, first edition, folio, engraved frontispiece and 27 engraved plates, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine; and others (18)
Natural History. COOKE (M.C.) British Edible Fungi, London: Kegan et al, 1891, 8vo, coloured plates, publisher's cloth; LOUDON (J.C.) Self-Instruction for Young Gardeners, London: Longman et al, 1847, 8vo, second edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, publisher's cloth; HARRISON (Charles) A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees, London: for the author, 1825, 8vo, quarter calf; COLE (Rex Vicat) British Trees, London: Hutchinson and Co, 1907, folio, 2 vol., illustrations, publisher's cloth, and others (18)
RICHARDSON (John) et al. The Museum of Natural History...The Animal Kingdom, London: Willliam Mackenzie, n.d., large 8vo, 2 vol., numerous hand-coloured engraved plates, publisher's cloth gilt, recased; WOLF (Joseph, illustrator) The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, London: Alexander Macmillan and Co, 1874, folio, publisher's cloth gilt; and others, Animals (10)
JOHNSON (Dr Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd edition 1755-56, folio, titles in red and black, first part of vol. II with repairs to fore margins not affecting text, some spotting or staining, generally slight, rebacked contemporary calf, spines with five raised bands, green morocco labels, collated complete. first part of vol. II with repairs to fore margins not affecting text, some spotting or staining
Literature, various. GUION (Lady) The Life of --, Bristol 1772, 8vo, worn; Joke Upon Joke, 1800, 8vo, detached binding; POPE (A) Miscellaneous Poems and Translations, 2nd edition 1714, 8vo, worn; BURGHLEY (Lord) State Papers, by S.Haynes, 1740, folio, worn, NISBET (A) A System of Heraldry, 1722, folio, plates, stained and damaged; WALKER. Relations and Observations Historicall and Politick upon the Parliament, 1648, bound with The High Court of Justice, 1651, small 4to, all rather browned, rebound (7)
LEIGH (Edward) Annotations upon all the New Testament, London: for William Lee 1650, small folio, title slightly shaved at head, lacks portrait, some age toning, worn vellum; together with various others later leather bound including Thackeray; 1960s C.U.P. Cicero's Letters to Atticus, 6 vol. and index; also decorative cloth bound novels; French literature and others works (in 3 boxes)
SMEATON (John) A Narrative of the Building and a Description of the Construction of the Edsystone Lighthouse with Stone:, 2nd edition London: for G.Nicol 1793, folio, vignette title, 23 plates as required including maps, some dust and use staining, replaced endpapers, marbled boards, paper covered spine
GILLRAY (James) The Genuine Works engraved by himself, in two vols, London: Thomas McLean 1830, large folio, leaf size 58.5 x 43.5cm, most leaves printed recto and verso, page corners numbered by hand, approx. 300pp, some age staining, spotting or foxing, one margin repaired, armorial bookplate of Robert Day, rebacked boards. Sold as a collection of plates and not subject to return
HOGARTH (William) Works, large folio, 93 sheets of engravings, originally published by G G & J Robinson, some with two plates per sheet, wrappers bound in at the end with original labels, one watermarked 'Rush Mill 1805', leaf size approx. 59 x 43cm, some foxing and staining, contemporary half calf rebacked, sold as a collection of plates and not subject to return
PRIGNOT (E) La Marbrarie Moderne, Liege c.1880, folio, pictorial title and 25 plates of fireplaces in settings, rebacked boards; and - A Collection of Ornamental Designs Applicable to Furniture Frames and the Decoration of Rooms in the Style of Louis XIV, on 24 plates, chiefly after Thomas Chippendale, no date, c.1845, 4to, unpaginated, worn original green cloth boards (2)
French (Paris) Exhibitions of the 19th century.7 Report .. for the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1878, 2 vols, 8vo, folding coloured plan frontispiece, full morocco gilt; folio volumes for 1867 (vols. I & II), 1889 (vols. 1-4 in two), 1889 (vols. I & II), 1900 (vols II & III), 1878, Art Journal 1872 and 1874; LESLIE (F) Historical Register for the Centennial Exposition 1876, modern cloth; few other art or design related
Antiquarian Books - Johnson (James), The Scots Musical Museum, James Johnson, Edinburgh 1792, volume IV, 8vo; A Cyclopaedia of Biblical Geography, Biography, Natural History and General Knowledge, two volumes, period half leather binding; 18th century Bible, folio, full hide; decorative bindings; qty
The Folio Society; "South Polar Times", a facsimile edition first published in 2012 by the Folio Society in collaboration with the Royal Geographical Society, The British Library and the Scott Polar Research Institute, to honour the centenary of the death of Captain Scott and his companions, a limited edition no.476/1000 in presentation boxed case. CONDITION REPORT No hand written inscriptions. Very good order.
FOLIO SOCIETY, ETC:1. Caldecott-Baird, D: The Expedition in Holland. L, Seeley, 1976, signed and numbered, limited edition 41 of 250, slipcase. CONDITION: Fine;2. Carrington, C (edit.): Kipling's Horace. L, Methuen, 1978, signed and numbered, limited edition 500 of 500, slipcase. CONDITION: Fine;3. Aldin, Cecil (illus.), Dickens: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Two volumes. L, Chapman & Hall, 1910, 1st. edn . Volume 2 is ex-libra with small stamps. CONDITION: o/w VG;4. Folio Society: 40 Volumes, including: Dickens (10); Tolkien: The lord of the Rings; Arabian Nights (4); Waugh, E (5); Wodehouse, P G (6); Shakespeare (6); Graves, R (3); Witchcraft, etc. CONDITION: All in VG+/Fine condition and most with slipcases (44)
TRAVEL, NAVIGATION, ETC:1. Ross, John: Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage. L, Webster, 1835, 1st edn, 4to., complete including all maps, charts and plates including three coloured. Half leather. CONDITION: Worn & scuffed; occasional foxing; the large chart & pp 243/246 loose;2. White, W: History, Gazetteer and Directory of Suffolk. Sheffield, 1844, 1st edn. CONDITION: lacking the map and few pages taped on;3. Walton, I: The Complete Angler. Major, 1824, 2nd. edn half leather. CONDITION: worn;4. Hogarth, W: Complete works. London printing and publishing, no date, c.1880; folio, full leather. CONDITION: aeg. covers worn; o/w G;5. Dore, G (ill): Thomas Hood. E. Moxon, 1870. Folio, full leather gilt, aeg. CONDITION: Covers scuffed; o/w G+;6. Plus four other works (9)
ATLASES:1. The Family Atlas of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge,London, C. Knight, 1844. Fol. 54 hand coloured maps and an index with its own title page dated 1847. Bound with: The Stars in Six Maps of the Gnomic Projection. Revised by Rev. W.R.Dawes. C Knight, 1845, with six beautiful hand coloured maps. Half leather. CONDITION: Scuffed; the maps are very clean;2. The Times Atlas, 1895. Folio, half leather. CONDITION: Scuffed (2)
1. SHAKESPEARE, W: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Faithfully reproduced in facsimile from the edition of 1685 (Fourth Folio): L, Methuen, 1904. Large folio, with frontis portrait. CONDITION: Lined backed boards (worn), inner hinges cracked. Internally clean. Bert Thomas's copy, with his name and address on flyleaf;2. HEMINGWAY, Ernest: THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. Cape, 1952, 1st. edn. dw(7s 6d). CONDITION: dw little worn; o/w VG;3. And a quantity of other books, some signed (qty)
GOULD, John:1. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae or Family of Toucans,Hill House, Melbourne, 1988. Facsimile Edition. Elephant Folio. pp 26, list of plates, 52 coloured plates with accompanying text, and a black and white anatomical plate. A lovely full size facsimile of a work published in 1854. Taken from the copy in the British Museum (Natural History) and reproducing even the neat stamps on the verso of each plate. CONDITION: VG+;2. Birds of New Guinea, Vol. I (Birds of Paradise, Crows). Hill House, Melbourne, 1988. Facsimile Edition. Elephant Folio. (10pp. text). With 56 full-page col. plates each accompanied by a 1-2-page description. A lovely full size facsimile taken from the copy in the British Museum (Natural History) and reproducing even the neat stamps on the verso of each plate. CONDITION: VG+ (2)
SOLE, William:Menthae Britannicae: Being a New Botanical Arrangement of all the British Mints Hitherto Discovered,Bath, R Crutwell, 1798, 1st. edn. Folio, viii + 55 pp. + [1] pp. corrigenda. Illustrated with 24 engraved plates. Leather binding. CONDITION: Small stain to half title; one plate with small tear (without loss); o/w VG+
WALPOOLE, George Augustus:The New British Traveller or, A Complete Modern Universal Display of Great Britain and Ireland. L, Alex Hogg, nd, (Frontis dated 1794). Revises, corrects and Improved by W.H.Dalton. Folio, with many full page plates. CONDITION: Lacking the map and some plates; covers worn and detached. Sold as a collection of plates, with all faults
FURNITURE:1. Cescinsky, H and Gribble, E R: Early English Furniture and Woodwork. Two Volumes. 1922. Folio, full leather. CONDITION: Little worn and chipped;2. Cescinsky, H: English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century. Three Volumes. L, Waverly, nd, C1911. Folio. CONDITION: Half leather little worn and chipped;3. Macquoid, P: Three Volumes: Age of Oak; Age of Mahogany; and Age of Walnut. 1923. Folio. Original cloth. CONDITION: VG;4. Nicholson, P: Carpenter's Guide. L, Jones, 1825. Full leather, rebacked. CONDITION: Occasional foxing;5. Foley, E: Book of Decorative Furniture; Two Volumes. L, Jack, nd, c.1924. Original cloth. CONDITION: VG;6. Binstead, H E: English Chairs. Three parts in one folder with ties. L, Tiranti, 1923; numbered Limited edn, 105/500; VG;7. Domenech, R and Bueno, L P: Muebles Antiguos Espanoles. Barcelona, nd, c.1930. Loose in folder, as issued. CONDITION: VG (13)
THEOPHRASTUS; AMADUTIUS, C:Characterum Ethicorum Theophrasti Eresii Capita Duo Hactenus Anecdota Quae Ex Cod. Ms. Vaticano Saeculi XI Graece Edidit Latine Vertit,Parma: Ex Regio Typographeo 1786, 1st. edn thus folio, pp frontis, 128, vii, (i)blank, (i)Errata. CONDITION: Near original marbled boards, with light wear; o/w VG copy
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