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Lot 282

Cicero Epistolae ad Familiares 1480 with commentary of Hubertinus Clericus 291ff. (of 296 lacking a1-3 and O7&8 8 being final blank) 58 lines of commentary surrounding text Roman type initials supplied in red occasional early ink marginalia or notes within the text C1 marginal tear at foot L8 stain within text a few ff. soiled a few small stains or marks 20th century calf-backed marbled boards rubbed [BMC V 296; Goff C-521; Hain 5187] folio [Venice] [Printer of the 1480 Martial] 1480.

Lot 283

Bible Latin Biblia Latina 1480 edited bu Paulus Mercatellus with additions by Paulus de Sancta Maria 1 vol. (of 4) only New Testament vol. 380ff. double column 66 lines and head-line Gothic type large intials supplied in red and blue some with marginal flourishes smaller initials supplied in red only woodcut printer`s device printed in red at end repairs to outer margins or corners to all to 2F3 and to sig.l4 at end small wormholes within text to a c.100 ff. affecting a few letters in each instance stained 19th century blind-stamped calf upper joint splitting rubbed [BMC V 301; Goff B-611; Hain 3164] small folio Venice Johannes Herbort de Seligenstadt 1481. ***First edition of the Vulgate to be published with the Postills of Nicolaus of Lyra. Provenance: The Wesleyan Theological Institution Richmond Surrey bookplate and ms. note `presented by the Rev. Charles Cook D.D. in the year 1834...bound at the expense of Mr. W. Pocock Esq. 1878`..

Lot 295

De Bisschop (Jan) Signorum Veterum Icones 2 parts in 1 engraved title 100 engraved plates with Dutch &Latin dedications but lacking letterpress title called for in the BM and Wellcome copies [The Hague c.1669]; bound after Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum additional engraved title 55 engraved plates only (of 57 lacking plates 10 &23) letterpress title in Latin &Dutch dedication in Dutch The Hague 1671 together in contemporary vellum slightly splayed folio. ***Jan de Bisschop`s substantial instructive work for Dutch painters; the Icones takes sculptural studies from the classical period or in classical style whilst the Paradigmata utilises paintings and drawings mostly by Italian 16th &17th century masters. The work was of considerable importance in reviving the classical tradition in the Low Countries during the 17th century..

Lot 297

Bochart (Samuel) Opera Omnia 3 vol. third edition half-title additional engraved title letterpress titles with engraved vignette 1 engraved portrait (slightly browned) 13 engraved maps including 4 double-page bookplate on front pastedowns all very clean contemporary blind-tooled vellum some loss to vol.II spine folio Leiden &Utrecht 1692.

Lot 300

Raphael Sanzio D`urbino. La Favola di Psiche engraved title and 32 engraved plates damp-stain affecting fore-edge margin some spotting original boards upper cover detached oblong folio Rome Carlo Losi 1774.

Lot 302

Denon (Vivant) Oeuvre Priapique title on india paper 23 etched plates on fine laid paper watermarked Dambricourt Freres occasional foxing bookplate of Marius Herail later green half cloth over marbled boards red morocco spine label rubbed and chipped folio “Lutèce” 1793 [but late 19th century]. ***Rare in any edition this is a 19th century reprint of the original 1793 work illustrating the purported sexual customs of Pompeii etc. .

Lot 305

Khunrath (Heinrich) Amphitheatrum Sapentiae second edition engraved pictorial title portrait 9 double-page plates and 1 plate 2 double-page tables title and portrait with small marginal ink stamp and repairs to corners worm holes to foot of plates affecting a few letters of text browned modern vellum preserved in a modern cloth drop-back box rubbed [cf. Caillet 5747; Ferguson I 463] small folio Hanover n.p. 1609. ***One of the masterpieces of hermetic iconography..

Lot 307

Libavius D.O.M.A. Examen Philosopiae Novæ title with large woodcut printer`s device lightly browned modern vellum-backed patterened boards [Ferguson II 33-34] folio Frankfurt sumptibus Petri Kopffii 1615. ***On the Rosicrucian fraternity..

Lot 312

Fludd (Robert) Anatomiae amphitheatrum 2 parts in 1 half-title engraved pictorial title with dedication and portrait on verso Frankfurt [E.Kempfer for] J.T. de Bry 1623; Philosophia sacra &vere Christiana seu meteorologia cosmica engraved pictorial title with border made up of scenes of violent weather engraved portrait and folding double-page plate (cropped with slight loss at sides) Frankfurt Officina Bryana 1626 together 2 works in 1 vol. first editions both with engraved or woodcut illustrations and diagrams one in the first double-page another cut and mounted on p.23 cropped foxed or browned in some places severely contemporary vellum a little rubbed and marked preserved in modern cloth drop-back box with morocco label [Craven 246; Gardner 224 &225; Wellcome 2328 &2329] folio ***Fludd was an English physician and prominent Rosicrucian..

Lot 336

[Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie...translated by first edition in English lacks title (supplied in manuscript) and all after CCCiii only 5 of 6 bifolia of folding figures at end illustrations Groundplat torn ii repaired D3-D4 &V4 torn Ee2-Ee4 soiled at head and tail occassional damp staining at edges cropped affecting some contemporary and later annotations near contemporary ownership stamps of `Henry Fletcher. Ouúore of This Booke A.D. 1600.` library bookplate to front paste-down nineteenth century half calf over marbled boards upper cover detached spine ends damaged worn [ESTC 106699] folio [John Daye] [1570.

Lot 343

Locke (John) An Essay concerning first edition Pforzheimer`s second issue cancel title with the inverted “SS” in essay on title dedication undated some manuscript corrections in text F4 torn at tail and skilfully repaired a few other small tears in margins some worming repaired mostly in margins a few other small blemishes and very slight foxing bookplate of Viscount Hood on front pastedown modern front free endpaper contemporary calf corners bumped rebacked with the original spine laid down modern label on spine [Wing L2739; Pforzheimer 600] folio for Tho. Basset and Sold by Edw. Mory 1690. ***This issue without Elizabeth Holt`s name in imprint. There seems to be some doubt as to which issue is the first Pforzheimer citing the cancel title as the second issue..

Lot 357

Granger(J)A Biographical History of England 6 vol. in 10 fifth edition extra-illustrated with the insertion of c.1250 engraved portraits most mounted a few coloured many proofs occasional spotting and marginal water-staining bookplate on front paste-down contemporary half green morocco gilt by Tout rubbed t.e.g. folio 1824.

Lot 42

Johnston-Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena hand-coloured engraved double-page frontispiece (lightly foxed) and 24 maps occasional spotting original red morocco richly gilt rubbed a very good copy Edinburgh and London 1850; and a copy of the Eton School Atlas 1828 folio(2)

Lot 108

Rudder (Samuel) History of Gloucestershire folding engraved map and 8 plates only (of 16) including 5 folding some with marginal staining later half calf rubbed folio Cirencester 1779.

Lot 110

Wild (Charles) An Illustration of the... 16 engraved plates on India paper plates foxed (heavy in some places) later cloth-backed boards with original printed paper label on upper cover rubbed folio printed by W. Bulmer and Co. 1819.

Lot 111

Wild (C) Illustration of the Architecture 16 engraved plates foxed list of subscribers later half morocco folio 1819.

Lot 115

Lysons (Rev. Daniel) An Historical Account of thos in the County of Middlesex engraved title vignette 15 plates and plan 4 folding text slightly browned at margins contemporary calf lacking upper cover lower cover loose 4to 1800 § Thornbury (Walter) Old and New London 6 vol. numerous illustrations contemporary half morocco egdes rubbed 4to [inscriptions dated 1876] § The Imperial Photographic View Album of London 54 views and map loose in original cloth gilt oblong folio C.R. & Co. [c.1900] § Clunn (Harold P.) The Face of London new and revised edition plates original cloth n.d. various sizes(9)

Lot 120

Roberts (David) Egypt and Nubia facsimile reprint one of 1000 copies colour plates original green half morocco gilt g.e. spine gilt in compartments extremities rubbed a handsome production folio Leiden [c.1981].

Lot 131

Reybaud `Expédition Française en Égypte 1830 Atlas vol. only (vol.2) engraved plates maps and plans many folding 2 hand-coloured many by and after Denon some foxing reinforcing to the joints of some leaves and plates contemporary half cloth rubbed hinges pulling oblong folio Paris 1830-34.

Lot 136

George (Ernest) Etchings on the Loire and in the South of France 20 etched plates on mounted india paper gutta-percha perishing with contents working loose bookplates original cloth 1875; and 2 others on the Loire including Turners` Rivers of France: The Loire folio & 8vo(3)

Lot 141

Lear Views in the Seven Ionian Islands limited facsimile reprint plates original cloth card slip-case folio 1979.

Lot 145

Brinkley (F.) Japan described and illustrated 15 pt. numerous illustrations including hand tinted photographs fabric samples etc. original cloth backed wrappers last few parts rather stained Boston [1897-98]; and 6 others; the lot sold not subject to return folio(21)

Lot 148

Hill (Aaron) Ottoman Empire 1710 second edition 7 engraved plates each with explanation f. lacking portrait some browning particularly to explanation ff. occcasional marginal water-staining contemporary panelled calf rebacked corners worn rubbed and scratched folio J.Mayo and J.Woodward 1710.

Lot 169

Curtis&Salisbury. Hortus siccus gramineus... printed titles 125 sheets of dried specimens with ms. captions in Latin and English mounted on blue paper the specimens generally in very good condition 14 blank sheets with names and a ms. note at the beginning that these will be supplied when found contemporary half russia worn covers detached bookplate of Hon. John Amory Lowell [1798-1881; most of his books are at the Arnold Arboretum] given by him to the Boston Society of Natural History later in the stock of Wheldon & Wesley with their code cost on front pastedown later cloth boxes folio sold at the Botanic Garden Brompton 1802. ***Curtis died in 1799 and Salisbury his partner took over the management of the garden. The Kew copy is the only one on Copac; World Cat. adds 2 others USA & The Netherlands..

Lot 178

La Quintinye (J. de) The Compleat Gard`ner... translated by John Evelyn title printed in red and black engraved portrait frontispiece and 11 plates (1 with small closed tear) lacking F & F4 marginal wormtracks some staining some ink annotations to beginning contemporary calf red morocco spine label [Wing L431] folio M. Gillyflower 1693.

Lot 184

Smith Plantarum Icones Hactenus 1789 3 parts in 1 75 engraved plates marginal water-staining some foxing later morocco-backed marbled boards spine faded folio J.Davis 1789-1801.

Lot 186

Thornton (R. J.) Botanical Extracts 4 vol. vol.1 with 2 additional engraved titles ("The Philosophy of Botany" and "A New Illustration of the Sexual System..." by Vincent after Tomkins printed title with wood-engraved vignette by Branston after Thurston on india paper engraved dedication leaf and two engraved plates of double portraits by Caldwell after Opie vol.2 with additional engraved title printed title as above and one aquatint plate by Warner after Henderson vol.3 with engraved allegorical frontispiece by Ridley after Russell and Opie 26 engraved portraits of botanists and 70 engraved aquatint and mezzotint plates (1 torn and repaired) a few folding vol.4 with engraved frontispiece by Bartolozzi and Landseer after Reinagle and additional engraved title both creased 13 engraved plates of orders and classes including two of explanation and 85 engraved aquatint and mezzotint plates a couple folding some foxing dust-soiling and light water-staining mostly to edges or margins uncut in contemporary half russia spines gilt in compartments spine ends and corners worn [Nissen 1956; Pritzel 9235] folio T.Bensley for the publishers...and the author [1799]-1810. ***Possibly a later issue with the engraved general titles with the word "Including" at end with the 6-page "Plan of this Work" paginated 7-12 included in vol.3 plus additional plates. Collation of plates in copies sold seems to vary..

Lot 191

Gerard (John) The Herball first edition engraved pictorial title (repaired and torn at edges with loss) engraved portrait numerous woodcut illustrations throughout lacking A1 2Z2-3A1 and all after 4T8 water-staining and soiling to many leaves X1-3 with tears (repaired on X1 & 2) V8 torn with loss 2X2 & 3H2 closed tear affecting text with marginal repair 3B6 closed tear affecting text 4M7 tear affecting text but with loss to margin only 4N6 marginal tear with loss a few other small tears and marginal defects hinges weak modern calf rubbed [STC 11750; Nissen 698; Henrey 154; Hunt 175] folio John Norton 1597; sold not subject to return

Lot 203

British Sports and Sportsmen: Cricket one of 1000 copies photogravure plates and portraits tissue guards illustrations original red roan gilt g.e. a fine copy folio [1917]

Lot 207

Golf.- British Sports and Sportsmen: Golf... one of 1000 copies photogravure plates and portraits tissue guards illustrations original red roan gilt g.e. a near fine copy folio [c.1935].

Lot 209

British Sports and Sportsmen: Shooting and Deersta 1913; Polo and Coaching [1935]; Racing 1920; Racing and Coursing some rubbing n.d. together 4 vol. all one of 1000 copies photogravure plates and portraits tissue guards illustrations original red roan gilt g.e. most near fine copies folio(4)

Lot 270

Bax (Clifford) etc. Golden Hind (The): A Quarterly Magazine of Art and Literature edited by Clifford Bax and Austin O. Spare vol.1 Nos.1 - 4 illustrations original printed wrappers folio 1922-23.(4) ***Inserted is an A.L.s. from Clifford Bax to Napier asking to look at issue number 1 and return the revises to Wass Prichard [printers]..

Lot 282

Flaxman (John) The Iliad of Homer 1805 The Odyssey of Homer 1805 Compositions from the Works Days & Theogony of Hesiod 1816 and Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus 1817 engraved titles and 39 34 36 and 36 engraved plates respectively foxed contemporary morocco gilt g.e. new lettering labels extremeties rubbed folio.

Lot 285

Grosjean (Jean) Herbier. 1967 number 64 of 125 copies signed by the author and artist aquatint illustrations loose in the original wrappers chemise and slip-case folio [Paris] 1967.

Lot 296

Preobazhenski (S.) Gramotie (Grammer School) coloured illustrations by M. Ivashintsovoi Moscow 1927 § Tchernayevna (Olga) Ria byatke na gryabka ((Child in a vegetable patch) coloured illustrations by N. Tikhonova ib. [c. 1926] § Cinderella 16pp. libretto plus 8(of 9) coloured flats and a quantity of characters with cork stands in a modern box ib. 1910; and 7 others similar; the lot sold not subject to return folio(10)

Lot 306

Weedon (Lucy L.). The Model Menagerie 6 chromolithographed pop-up plates of zoo animals in cages light foxing throughout original cloth-backed pictorial boards slightly rubbed at corners new endpapers bookplate modern cloth slip-case oblong folio [?1895].

Lot 307

Wells (Carolyn) Children of our Town number 49 of 500 copies illustrations by E.Mars and M.H.Squire coloured by hand original pictorial cloth backed boards corners rubbed oblong folio New York 1902.

Lot 360

Verne (Jules) Hector Servadac first edition frontispiece and illustrations some foxing and marking splitting original gilt-decorative cloth split at spine slight darkening g.e. small folio Paris [1877].

Lot 365

Paris Monachi Albanensis Angli 1640 2 parts in 1 imprimatur f. half-title engraved portrait title in red and black 2 erratas occasional light foxing contemporary speckled calf spine in compartments and richly gilt upper cover detached corners worn rubbed folio Richard Hodgkinson 1640.

Lot 367

Virgil. The works... adorn`d with sculpture by J 99 full page engraved plates lacking the portrait frontispiece and map minor worming in blank margin of first few leaves 19th Cent. calf rubbed and scuffed bookplate of EAH Lechmere folio 1654; the not sold lot subject to return

Lot 368

Howell (James) Proverbs 1659 text in English French Italian and Spanish ink signature of S.A.Kennett at head of title some light foxing contemporary mottled calf gilt rebacked [Wing H3098] folio by J[ohn] G[rismond] 1659.

Lot 374

Guillim (John) A display of heraldry plates and text woodcuts some coloured by hand some leaves loose and frayed old boards rough calf spine worn bookplate removed folio 1679; sold not subject to return

Lot 380

Craig Right of Succession to England 1703 first edition marginal tears to T1 2 4C1 2 creased and little torn some staining contemporary panelled calf little rubbed and marked folio M. Bennet 1703.

Lot 383

Bible English. The... "Vinegar" Bible the "Vinegar" Bible engraved frontispiece by Du-Bose title-vignette view of Oxford and many other engraved vignettes and decorations ruled in red throughout contemporary brown morocco gilt g.e. rubbed rebacked preserving original gilt spines corners repaired [Herbert 942] large folio Oxford J.Baskett 1717-16. ***Probably the most magnificent Bible printed in England. The glory of the typography was unfortunately not matched by the quality of the proof reading and it earned the nickname "A Baskett-ful of Errors". The best known of these printing mistakes occured in the headline of Luke XX where the parable of the vineyard was misprinted "vinegar" - hence its popular name. Provenance: bookplate of H.E. The Governor of Bengal..

Lot 384

Quakers.- Sewel History of the Rise 1722 4 pp. advertisements at end browned occasional staining a couple of short marginal tears contemporary panelled calf rebacked and recornered rubbed folio J.Sowle 1722.

Lot 386

Guillim (John) A Display of Heraldry title in red and black 17 engraved portraits and 46 engarved plates of arms generally crisp and clean contemporary panelled calf joints split rubbed and scuffed spine gilt folio for R. and J. Bonwicke and R.Wilkin 1724.

Lot 389

Quakers.- Story (Thomas) 1747 first edition 19th cent. ink presentation inscription on fly-leaf browned new endpapers part of contemporary spine mounted on pastedown contemporary tree calf a little rubbed corners repaired modern morocco spine by D. Cockerell & Son May 1946 with note loosely inserted folio Newcastle upon Tyne 1747.

Lot 391

Common Prayer.- Book of Common Prayer printed in red and black some foxing and light damp-stains contemporary red morocco gilt extra gilt decorated spines slightly faded original (?) silk ties remaining to the top of fore-edges lacking ties to the lower fore-edges g.e. folio Cambridge Joseph Bentham 1754.

Lot 399

Howard (George Selby) The New Royal Encyclopaedia 3 vol. new edition copper plates contemporary calf gilt jooints cracked 2 covers detached rubbed folio for Alex. Hogg [1788]

Lot 400

Handel (George Frederick) Messiah. An Oratorio engraved portrait frontispiece title 188pp. musical score and 35pp. appendix some spotting modern half calf sold by Preston n.d. [late 18th century] § Haydn [(Joseph)] The Creation an Oratorio engraved title and 202 pp. musical score a little soiled manuscript index on front flyleaf front free endpaper detached contemporary half calf spine gilt in compartments rather worn original morocco label on upper cover n.d. folio

Lot 406

Catalogue Harleian Manuscripts (A) 4 vol. half-titles ex-Birmingham Law Society Library with a few ink stamps and labels repaired tears to half-title and title of vol.1 occasional spotting or light foxing contemporary half buckram morocco labels to spines soiled and rubbed good copies folio 1808-1812. ***"one of the most valuable collections in the British Museum" (de Ricci)..

Lot 408

[Hamilto] Memorandum on the subject... ?first edition pp.[2] 33 [1] slight foxing sewn as issued in original drab wrappers lower cover creased and torn and with contemporary inscription "Mr. Knight ?Soho Sq." [not in Blackmer or Atabey] 4to Edinburgh by Balfour Kirkwood & Co. 1811 § Report from the Select Committee on the Earl of Elgin`s Collection of Sculptured Marbles original blue printed wrappers spine frayed 1816 together preserved in cloth drop-back box 4to and folio ***The first mentioned is extremely rare. Copies of the London edition of 1811 called the second edition occasionally appear at auction but no copy of this un-illustrated first edition have been offered for sale at auction in the last 30 years. COPAC cites several editions of the work including one dated Edinburgh 1810 also printed by Balfour Kirkwood and Co. and with the same pagination as this copy. Ours is therefore perhaps a later issue with 1811 date on title. .

Lot 410

Blair (Robert) The Grave. A Poem engraved portrait by Louis Schiavonetti after T. Phillips engraved additional pictorial title and 11 plates by Louis Schiavonetti after William Blake 1 plate loose and creased and dust-soiled at egdes original cloth worn small folio 1813.

Lot 418

Irish Bindings.- Hogg (J) The Poetical Works vol.1-4 (of 5) plates half green calf gilt by Marcus Ward of Belfast with his ticket minor scrapes but in good state 1838-55 § Cianchettini (Pio) Toccata inscribed by the composer bound with other pieces by the same half limp leather by Samuel White of Armagh with his ticket backstrip defective; and 11 others well bound folio & 8vo(16)

Lot 419

Police.- 12 Acts 1829-1886 disbound very good condition folio 1829-1886.(12)

Lot 434

Shakespeare (W) Comedies number 590 of 1000 copies signed by the editor free endpapers browned original reversed calf ties defective spine a little worn upper board detached folio Oxford 1902.

Lot 441

Battiscombe Relics of Saint Cuthbert [one of 750 copies] colour frontispiece plates some folding original pictorial buckram gilt dust-jacket foxed a few nicks folio Oxford for the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral at the University Press 1956.

Lot 444

Dante Alighieri. Divina Commedia Venice 1564 title with large woodcut portrait of the author woodcut illustrations and historiated initials title trimmed within border and laid down repaired tears to foot of 2R4&5 some foxing occasional staining 19th century vellum slightly soiled and spotted [Adams D103; Mortimer Italian 148] folio Venice Domenico Nicolini for Giovanni Battista & Melchiorre Sessa 1564. ***Provenance: John Houghton (friend of John Barrow of Salford one of the prinicpal buyers of Italian books at Roscoe`s sale of 1816) 19th century ink ownership inscription and later lengthy ink note front pastedown; Harry Maxwell Dalston and R.Milne-Redhead bookplates..

Lot 456

Pichler (Vitus) Summa Jurisprudentiae engraved portrait title in red and black browned portrait partly loose stamps on title contemporary paper covered boards front cover gilt with 2 metal corner-pieces and 3 bosses worn and marked spine and corners damaged Augsburg I. Adam & F.A. Veith 1758 § Calmet (Augustin) Commentaire Literal sur tous les Livres de l`Ancien et du Nouveau Testament Tome Premier Partie Seconde only engraved head-pieces contemporary calf rubbed covered in blue paper gilt monogram on front cover torn and marked Paris Emery &c. 1724 g.e. folio(2)

Lot 472

Cioranescu (A.) Bibliographie de la litterature fr 6 vol. buckram Paris 1969 § The catalogue of the collection of J.T. Tower...institute of geographical exploration Harvard limited to 110 copies cloth Boston Updike 1933 § Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne 52 vol. a sound set in old boards Paris 1811-28; and 5 others 8vo and folio(64)

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