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Click here to subscribeEyland, Edward S.. Lightbody, Francis, Scott Burn, Roberts "Working Drawings and Designs in Architecture and Building", essays on various subjects, richly illustrated with woodcuts, A. Fullerton and Co, Edinburgh and London, large folio, half leather, very badly rubbed and marked, boards stained but binding tight and inside clean
Ingoldsby, Thomas "The Ingoldsby Legends or Marth and Marvels", illustrated by Arthur Rackham, William Heinemann, 1929, colour frontis, numerous colourplates with tissue-guards, pictorial grey cloth with gilt titles, Eight Folio Society Books in slip covers including:- Pearce, Philippa "Tom`s Midnight Garden" Hodgson, Burnett, Francis "The Secret Garden" and Fleming, Ian "Octopussy" and "The Living Daylights", Jonathan Cape, 1966, black cloth with silver titles, d-j, price clipped, small 8vo (10)
Raemaekers, Louis "The Great War a Neutral`s Endightment" (100 cartoons) with an appreciation by H. Perry Robinson and descriptive notes by E. Garnett The Fine Arts Society, London 1916, printed in this edition de luxe, 1050, of which 1000 are for sale, frontis portrait, bearing authors signature, large folio, cream cloth with marbled boards, red pastedown to spine
Folio Society boxed set "The Comedies of Evelyn Waugh", including:- "Scoop", "A Handful of Dust", "Black Mischief", all with humorously decorated boards, Folio Society boxed set of Asa Briggs "The Victorian Trilogy" which includes:- "Victorian People", "Victorian Things", "Victorian Cities", Folio Society boxed set P G Wodehouse, "Jeeves and Wooster" which includes:- "Right-O Jeeves", "Thank You, Jeeves", humorous pictorial boards and five other Folio Society books
Arnaldo Pomodoro (Italian, b.1926) Impronta solare, blu hand coloured embossing, signed in pencil and numbered 139/200 39 x 24.5cm * This is one from a limited edition of 1000 embossings, comprising 250 each of four different colourways, commissioned exclusively from Pomodoro by the bank BSI in 1998, to celebrate the firm`s 125th anniversary. The embossing is complete with the original booklet, BSI letter and printed card folio.
A LATE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY FOLDING FOLIO STAND LATE 19TH CENTURY The hinged easel top and moulded panel front opening to reveal storage compartment, brass plaque stamped STAKMORE PATENT MADE IN ENGLAND CUMA PATENT APPLIED FOR FOLDING TABLE, with fruitwood turning handles on turned baluster supports 38½ in. (98 cm.) high; 36 in. (91 cm.) wide; 20¾ in. (53 cm.) deep View on Christie's.com
Patrick Heron (1920-1999) - “The Shapes of Colour 1943-1978” - Collection of twenty colour silk screenprints, various sizes, each signed in pencil, published by Kelpra Editions & Waddington & Tooths Graphics 1978, printed on Velin Arches 250grm paper, No. 40 of limited edition of 50 signed and numbered by the artist, contained in mauve cloth covered folio, 20.5ins x 14.25ins, and slip case for same
“The Illustrated London News”, volumes 28-31, 33-41, 50-53, 56 and 57, all printed and published by George C. Leighton, London (nineteen three quarters brown leather bound folio sized volumes), and two copies of “The Graphic Magazine” 1899-1900 (two red cloth bound folio sized volumes - a.f.)
Tipping (Henry Avray) English Gardens 1925 § Mawson (Thomas H. and E. Prentice) The Art & Craft of Garden Making fifth edition 1926 § Jekyll (Gertrude) and Christopher Hussey. Garden Ornament second revised edition 1927 § Jekyll (G.) and George S. Elgood. Some English Gardens 1933 plates and illustrations some colour original cloth the first faded and worn at head of spine the last two with covers damp-stained the second with slightly frayed dust-jacket folio & 4to(4)
Speed (John) The History of Great Britaine 1611 under the conquests of ye Romans Saxons Danes and Normans first edition engraved architectural title woodcut illustrations title shaved at fore-edge browned contemporary calf worn [STC 23045] folio by John Sudbury & Georg Humble 1611; sold not subject to return
Indian Mutiny.- House of Commons. Vote of Thanks “for the eminent skill courage and perserverance displayed..during the Military Operations by which the late Insurrection in India has been effectually suppressed” printed on single vellum sheet with coat-of-arms at head and border in gold signed in ink at foot by Denis Le Marchant this copy for Major General Sir James Hope Grant K.C.B. with accompanying autograph letter on vellum signed by Canning loosely inserted original green roan wrappers gilt arms and title on upper cover a little rubbed and soiled folio 1859. ***One of only a few copies 14 names being listed..
Houghton-British Fresh-Water Fishes 41 wood-engraved plates after A.F.Lydon printed in colours light spotting mostly to tissue guards wood-engraved illustrations a few small marginal stains hinges weak with half-title and frontispiece becoming loose original pictorial cloth rubbed corners and spine ends a little worn folio 1884.
Bristol.- 1797. Asylum for Poor Orphan Girls... 4pp. creased from folding final leaf soiled folio 1798 bound with Rules of the Bristol Penitentiary for the Reception and Employment of Prostitutes 16pp. 8vo 1802 and State of the Bristol Penitentiary in Magdalen-lane... 4pp. small ink annotation to details of subscription at foot of first leaf creased from folding final leaf with subscriber`s name of William Money in ink (soiled and reinforced at folds) folio 1802 and Charity Universal. 1807. The State of the Bristol Infirmary 20pp. with the original wrappers engraved plate of the infirmary on upper wrapper both soiled 4to printed by Mills & Co. 1808 together 4 works in 1 vol. all but the second including list of subscribers the first and third mounted on stubs later boards roan label rubbed folding into 4to Bristol all but the last printed by William Pine & Son
Britton.History/Antiquities of Bath Abbey Church engraved additional pictorial title and 8 plates extra-illustrated with an additional 36 engraved portraits and plates mounted or bound in including a view of `Widcombe Old Church` featuring Crowe Hall also with 2 leaves from `The Pictorial Times` loosely inserted containing reports of the death and funeral of William Beckford of Fonthill Abbey contemporary calf gilt by C.Murton spine gilt g.e. 1825 § Stothert (Caroline M.K.) Picturesque Bath edited by Rev. H.M.Scarth tinted lithographed vignette title and 20 plates one depicting `Old Widcombe Church and Crowe Hall` and with a mounted hand-coloured version loosely inserted original cloth London & Manchester 1881 both a little rubbed 8vo & folio(2)
Livingstone The Life and Explorations... carefully compiled from reliable sources chromolithographed frontispiece additional title 20 tinted lithographed plates chromolithographed map hinges reinforced original gilt-pictorial morocco edge wear g.e. folio London & Newcastle-on-Tyne n.d. [c.1875].
D`Oyly (Sir Charles) Indian Sports No 2. only lithographed title and 12 plates mounted slightly foxed and browned edges of mounts a little soiled old bookseller`s description laid down on title original cloth-backed wrappers lithographed label on upper cover rubbed and soiled edges with a few tears [Schwerdt I p. 149] oblong folio Behar Lithographic Press [1829].
Sitwell Buchanan. Fine Bird Books 1700-1900 limited edition colour plates illustrations presentation inscription on front free endpaper original half buckram spine a little spattered at foot 1953 § Tegetmeier (W.B) Pheasants: Their Natural History and Practical Management second edition frontispiece and plates lightly spotted advertisements at end hinges repaired original pictorial cloth gilt g.e. a little rubbed 1881 § Howard (H. Eliot) An Introduction to the Study of Bird Behaviour frontispiece and plates occasional foxing original cloth gilt extremities rubbed Cambridge University Press 1929 § Barrow (A.) “Sabretache”. Shires & Provinces number 6 of 100 copies signed by the author 16 mounted colour plates by Lionel Edwards illustrations a little spotted and browned (mainly marginal) original pictorial vellum gilt warped 1926 folio & 4to(4) ***Inscription reads: “To Viscount Kemsley / Editor in Chief / from his Staff of / The Sunday Times / Christmas 1953” .
Bell (Sir Charles) A System of Dissections explai vol.1 only (of 2) second edition of Parts I & II first edition Parts III-V & Appendix 20 engraved plates 1 folding title with contemporary ink signature and defective at head (repaired) foxed and stained throughout ex-British Medical Association library copy with stamps modern calf-backed marbled boards morocco label [GM 402; Wellcome II p.135] folio Edinburgh 1799-1800-[1799]-1800. ***Published while Bell was still a student..
Collins (Samuel) A Systeme of Anatomy 2 vol. letterpress titles printed in red & black half-title engraved frontispiece frontispiece portrait 73 engraved plates without the dedication to Queen Mary damp-staining affecting last 20 ff. of vol.I light damp-stain to fore-edge of half-title and frontispiece otherwise internally good plates all clean contemporary calf rebacked in later calf gilt worn at edges [Wing C5387] folio Thomas Newcomb for the author 1685.
Sibson (Francis) Medical Anatomy: or Illustrations of the Relative Position and Movements of the Internal Organs 21 hand-coloured lithographed plates diagrams title and preliminaries with repairs to edges 1 plate and several pages with minor tape repairs some marking Manchester Royal Infirmary stamps on early ff. bookplate contemporary cloth partly sunned [GM 422; Eimas 1814] folio 1869.
Vieussens (Raymond de) Neurographia universalis... half-title woodcut device on title and ornaments errata leaf at end 14 engraved plates only 10 folding plus the engraved portrait frontispiece and remaining plates at ff.153 204 215 216 225 226 & 232 all supplied in facsimile engraved illustrations in text browned (particularly text) one plate slightly frayed at edge marginal worming towards end contemporary calf red edges rubbed rebacked preserving old gilt spine and morocco label [GM 1379; Wellcome V 350] folio Lyons J. Certe 1716; sold not subject to return ***Vieussens was the first correctly to describe the centrum ovale. [This work]...threw new light on the subject of the configuration and structure of the brain spinal cord and nerves.” GM.
Fuller (Thomas) The Church-History of Britain first edition 3 engraved plates including 1 folding of Cambridge A1 - B2 repaired at corners small tear with loss 3E2 worm track from 3A3 to end damp-stained later calf joints cracked spine and edges very rubbed with loss [Wing F2416] for John Williams 1655 § Story (Thomas) A Journal of the Life of... first edition title soiled browned contemporary ownership signature to title contemporary calf worn joints cracked Newcastle upon Tyne Isaac Thompson and Company 1747 folio(2)
Baron (Robert) Metaphysica Generalis folding table contemporary calf repaired Leiden 1657 § Cave (William) Primitive Christianity: or the Religion of the Ancient Christians in the First Ages of the Gospel engraved and printed titles contemporary calf later spine Richard Chiswell 1675 § A Collection of Cases and Other Discourses Lately Written to Recover Dissenters to the Communion of the Church of England third edition contemporary calf old repairs to hinges Benjamin Took 1698; and another similar folio & 8vo(4)
Postlethwayt (Malachy) The Universal Dictionary of 1 vol. only engraved allegorical frontispiece titles in red and black with engraved vignette 5 folding engraved maps folding tables contemporary half calf very worn W.Strahan... 1751; another copy 1 map and 1 chart only 1757 folio; sold not subject to return
Domesday Book Cheshire Lancashire 2 parts in 1 17 pp. photo-zincograph facsimile in red and black bookplate of John Egerton Falconer Southampton Ordnance Survey 1861 § Beamont (William) A Literal Extension and Translation of the Portion of Domesday Book relating to Cheshire and Lancashire title marked little spotting spine damaged Chester 1863 contemporary blind-stamped cloth gilt rubbed folio(2)
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