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Click here to subscribePEPLER (Douglas) The Way of the Cross, Ditchling 1917, small 8vo, printed in red and black, original boards; DRAKE (Maurice) History of English Glass Painting, London 1912, folio, plates, slight age staining, covers worn; LEIGHTON (Clare) The Farmer`s Year, Collins 1933, 1st ed, oblong folio, wood engraved illustrations, in dust wrapper; DE GIVRY (G) Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy, 1931, 4to, illustrated, cloth (somewhat rubbed) (4)
MORRIS (Frank T.) Birds of the Australian Swamp, vols I and II only, Lansdowne Editions 1978-1981, large folio, illustrated, limited edition no. 472/500 signed by author, half bound cloth gilt; FORSHAW and COOPER Parrots of the World, New York 1973, Folio, ex library; The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds, 1977, folio, dustwrapper
THORBURN (Archibald) A Naturalist`s Sketch Book, first edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1919, folio, 60 plates (24 colour, clean), red cloth, slight foxing to tissue guards, bindings firm, cover somewhat stained and rubbed with signs of worming; together with - TUNNICLIFFE (C F) A Sketchbook of Birds; AUDUBON (J J) The Birds of America, 1944 (3)
GOULD (John) The Birds of Europe, in five volumes, London: Richard and John E. Taylor for the author 1837, folio (approx. 54 x 36cm), complete with all 448 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Elizabeth Gould or Edward Lear, printed by C.Hullmandel; many blank leaves to make up volume I, some scattered spotting or foxing (most plates only lightly affected), some offsetting, last plate to Vol.III with chewed lower fore-edge, vol I title with small tear to lower edge, all edges gilt, old bookplate of J.G. Barclay to each volume paste down, all finely bound by Clyde in green morocco gilt, but with some rodent damage and leather loss mainly around the borders and edges Provenance: private collection, Cambridge
HOOLA VAN NOOTEN (Berthe) Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de la Flore et de la Pomone de l`Ile de Java Peints d`Apres Nature, 2nd edition Bruxelles 1866, large folio, 40 bright chromolithograph plates, slight spotting handling or crease marks, cloth binding rubbed, lacking about two thirds of the spine strip Provenance: private collection, Cambridge
DOULTON & CO Illustrated Price List, 1893, some colour plates, possibly incomplete; F. ROSHER & CO, LONDON Catalogue of Garden Statuary, Vases and Fountains and other domestic building materials including tiles, bricks etc, circa 1920, folio, 23 (of 25) plates, stained printed boards; International Exhibition 1862 ILN supplement folding plate, etc
WHITAKER (T.D.) [History of Leeds] Loidis and Elmete, or..Districts Described in those words by Bede, Lower portions of Aredale and Wharfdale, with the Entire Vale of Calder in the County of York, 1816, 2 vols, folio, portrait frontispiece, mounted vignette to title, engraved plates (a few coloured), some coloured capitals, full 20th century calf gilt, vol 2 with damp staining to upper board and lower margin of first few leaves Provenance.Christie`s Lot 183, sale 7/6/91
HILL (J.H.) The History of the Parish of Langton, Leicester: Printed for subscribers 1867, folio, plates, some spotting mainly to first and last leaves, in worn boards with damaged cloth back; ATKINSON (J C) Forty Years in a Moorland Parish, 1891, 8vo, folding map, cloth; GREEN (James) Poetical Sketches of Scarborough in 1813, Driffield: Frank Fawcett 1893, 8vo, no.50 of 260 numbered copies, colour plates after Rowlandson, ex library marks; and one other by Edmund Bogg (4)
BILLINGS (R.W) Architectural Illustrations, History and Description of Carlisle Cathedral, London: T&W Boone and the author, 1840, large 4to, 45 engraved plates, binding rather worn; WILD (Charles) An Illustration of the Architecture and Sculpture of the Cathedral Church in Lincoln, London: printed by W. Bulmer and published by the author 1819, folio, 16 tissue guarded full page plates, marbled boards, worn binding (2)
PHOTOGRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATED. PICTORIAL SOUVENIR AND HISTORY OF THE SECOND BATTALION OF THE ROYAL ULSTER RIFLES POONA INDIAN 1927 LIEUTENANT COLONEL H R GOODMAN D S O COMMANDING, OBLONG FOLIO MOUNTED PLATE PHOTOGRAPHS ON LINEN HINGED LEAVES, ORIGINAL NAVY CLOTH GILT, HISTORICAL ART PUBLISHING CO. C1920
Ephemera – London archive of letters abstracts of title and copy leases relating to 14 Great Cumberland Place London covering the period 1883-1887 and belonging initially to the family of the husband of the entertainer Joyce Grenfell comprising approx 65 letters plus 13 folio copy leases generally clean condition
Culloden – the Highland Rebellion The Principal Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland convened at Edinburgh the day of May 1746 printed by Mr James Davidson and Robert Fleming Edinburgh 1746. Printed on 30pp folio plus 1p Table of Printed Acts and 14pp index or abridgment of Acts not printed at full length. An extremely rare primary source of information on the Highland Rebellion of ‘Bonnie’ Prince Charlie which ended in the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. Included is the King’s most Gracious letter to the General Assembly in which he refers to the Rebellion and thanks them for their support for the Protestant Succession together with the General Assembly’s answer; the Congratulatory Address to his Majesty upon the Victory obtained by his army under the Command of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland over the Rebels in this Country; the Congratulatory letter to his Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland; an Act for Thanksgiving for the defeat of the Rebels and the letter from his Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland to his Grace the Commissioner. The Acts are followed by a 4pp Warning and Exhortation of the Commission regarding the Rebellion which has been cropped with resulting loss of text. Title page torn without loss across the centre which in our estimation can be restored.
Ephemera – Maritime printed document with ms insertions on a single large folio sheet dated Rochelle June 17th 1784 being an account of the freight and port charges of the ‘Nancy’ sailing from Newcastle to La Rochelle with a cargo of coal. Included in the printed listing is a charge for ‘Keelmens beer’. An attractive and informative document on late 18th c trade
Ephemera – Maritime printed document with ms insertions dated1764 being a power of attorney from Joseph Forster of Warkworth Northumberland appointing his brother William Forster of HMS Ramillios. Signed by Joseph to base with two witness signatures decorative heading with allegorical portrait of George III. 1p folio
Ephemera – Broadside – William and Mary A Proclamation for in-bringing the Accompt of all the Hearths in this Kingdom Edinburgh by the heir of Andrew Anderson 1690. Large folio imprint cropped off but remainder of text complete early fold Wing S1874. A curious broadside issued to produce a list of hearth which would become liable for duty
India – autograph – Warren Hastings document in the Indian language signed by Hastings written out on 1p folio paper with gilt decoration. Small areas of erosion to right hand edge not affecting text one small hole affecting two letters of the signature. Framed and glazed with two ownership signatures to verso of frame. A rare document in the Indian language signed by Warren Hastings. This document doubtless dates from the period when Hastings was Governor General of India from 1773-1785
India – autograph – George Canning First Viceroy of India fine document in the Indian language signed by Canning at the head. Written on a large folio sheet of vellum bearing the seal of the Supreme Government of British India (with the date 1831) and with gilt decoration on the borders. According to a somewhat indistinct pencilled note to the top of this document this is dated March 20th 1859 and is the confirmation of the appointment of a Maharaja by Canning. The date is significant as it comes at the end of the Indian Mutiny and represents the re-assumption of power by the British over the Indian people. Together with two further Indian documents one with a translation indicating that it is a letter to Canning from the Maharaja of Gawlior dated 1859.
Military Nominal Roll of men who have become non effective [ie died] since the Regiment left New South Wales up to May 1st 1843 ms document written in a neat hand on five pp folio listing each man by rank name date of death where died and what of. The document lists approx 250 men most of who died from cholera or dysentery and almost all in India. A remarkable document which not only will provide considerable information on the British Army but will also provide valuable information for genealogists and which shows that the poor British soldier was just as likely to die from disease in a far off country as he was to die in battle
Military partially printed document with ms insertions issued to Sir John Grey by the War Office dated February 20th 1854 during the Crimean War 1p folio on blue paper listing the total complement of his Regiment and listing each rank and the numbers of each rank. A particularly interesting document
England: Yearbook. [Anni Regis Henrici Septimi...] lacks title and sig. SS black letter few marginal wormholes light staining and marking few early notes and marginalia some little trimmed modern blind-stamped morocco [STC 9923] folio Richard Tottell 1555 [= 1559 ?]` sold not subject to return.
Plowden (Edmund) Les Commentaries ou les Reportes first edition title with woodcut architectural border woodcut initials printed partly in black letter lacking preliminary leaves 3 & 4 (part of Prologue in French) severely damp-stained at lower outer corner for the first half of the volume causing some loss to title border also some worming affecting a few catchwords 3K3 trimmed at fore-edge with loss of any side-notes or annotations the second half of the volume clean with wide margins many annotations in contemporary hand (slightly cropped) with contemporary copy of 2pp. Inspeximus on final blank and rear free endpaper (the latter frayed and slightly defective) modern calf ruled in blind roan label upper board a little warped [STC 20040] folio Richard Tottell 1571; sold not subject to return
Brooke (Sir Robert) La Graunde Abridgement 2 part Brooke (Sir Robert) La Graunde Abridgement 2 parts in 1 black letter woodcut pictorial title to second part only woodcut initials lacking *i (first title) occasional contemporary ink marginalia a few small stains or spots modern calf [STC 3827] folio [Richard Tottell] [1573]. *** Based on the work of the same name by Sir Anthony Fitzherbert.
Corboli (Aurelio) Tractatus de Causis ex Quibus Em title in woodcut border woodcut initials little marginal worming some foxing contemporary vellum rubbed and marked rebacked [not in Adams; Censimento 16 CNCE 13279] folio Urbino Jacobus Chriegher 1586. *** Scarce treatise on an aspect of property law.
Italy.-Tessauro (Antonio) Novæ Decisiones Sacri Se title in red and black and with large woodcut arms outer edge of title slightly frayed foxed new endpapers contemporary vellum rebacked in modern parchment covers rather worn and stained [not in Adams; Censimento 16 CNCE 34998] folio Turin apud Io. Dominicum Taurinum 1590.
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