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Click here to subscribeLorimer, Sir Robert - Hussey, Christopher The work of Sir Robert Lorimer. London: Country Life, 1931. First edition, folio, frontispiece, plates, original cloth, dustwrapper, wrapper torn at edges, some discolouration to edges of cloth, interior clean; Gillespie, James Details of Scottish domestic architecture. Edinburgh, 1922. Folio, plates, original cloth gilt, previous inscriptions to front endpapers (2)
Lorimer, Sir Robert - Hussey, Christopher The work of Sir Robert Lorimer. London, 1931. First edtion, folio, grained cloth, later labels, remains of torn dustwrapper inserted, ex-library copy; Gillespie, James Details of Scottish domestic architecture. Edinburgh, 1922. Folio, plates, original cloth gilt, previous inscriptions to front endpapers, foxing to cloth; Galletly, Alexander Ancient towers and doorways. London, 1896. Folio, frontispiece, plates, original green cloth gilt, boards dampstained at upper edge (3)
Lorimer, Sir Robert - Hussey, Christopher The work of Sir Robert Lorimer. London, 1931. First edition, folio, frontispiece, plates, grained cloth, blue labels, interior clean; Savage, Peter Lorimer and the Edinburgh craft designers. Edinburgh, 1980. Square 8vo, original cloth, dustwrapper, previous ink inscription to endpaper; and 4 volumes from the National Art Survey 1921-1933 [one lacking folio] (6)
Lyndsay, Sir David Facsimile of an ancient heraldic manuscript emblazoned by Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount, Lyon King of Armes 1542. Edinburgh: W. Paterson, 1878. Folio, coloured lithographed title and 133 plates, all but one chromolithographed, modern blue half morocco, t.e.g., fading to backstrip, later endpapers
Pernot, Francois Alexandre - Pichot, A. Vues pittoresques de l`Ecosse. Brussels, 1827. 4to, vignette title, 56 plates, contemporary half calf, worn, rebacked, later endpapers, foxing; Carr, John Caledonian sketches or a tour through Scotland in 1807. London, 1809. 4to, folding frontispiece, 11 engraved plates, modern morocco backed cloth, foxing and staining throughout; Nattes, John Claude & Fittler, James Scotia depicta, or, the antiquities, castles, etc. of Scotland. London: W. Miller, 1804. Oblong 4to, frontispiece, 47 [of 48] engraved plates, contemporary half calf gilt, rebacked, later endpapers, heavy foxing to some plates; Slezer, John Theatrum Scotiae. Towie Barclay: Heritage Press, 1979. Folio, number 454 of 500 copies, signed by the publishers, original calf backed boards, slipcase (4)
Small, John William The castles and mansions of the Lothians. Edinburgh, 1883. Folio, 2 volumes, 103 photographic plates, original cloth gilt, some slight rubbing at edges; Blacklock, Tom Sketches in East Lothian. Edinburgh, 1892. Folio, 34 plates [including vignette title], original blue cloth gilt, rubbing, some bubbling to boards; Bell, J. Munro The castles of the Lothians. Edinburgh, 1893. 4to, frontispiece, 9 plates, original decorative cloth gilt, some discolouration to backstrip, and another copy rebacked with calf (5)
Dolmen Press -- Millar, Liam Dolmen XXV. An illustrated bibliography of the Dolmen press 1951-1976. Dolmen Editions, 1976. 4to, limited to 650 copies, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket; Augustine, St. The confessions. London: Kegan Paul, 1900. 8vo, limited to 400 copies, wood-engravings by Clemence Housman after Paul Woodroffe, original vellum, t.e.g., uncut, binding slightly spotted; Forbes-Leith, W. The life of St. Cuthbert. Edinburgh: for Private Circulation, 1888. 4to, coloured plates, original parchment-backed cloth, t.e.g., short split at head of joints; Wormald, F., editor The book of Psalms. Haymarket Press, 1930. Folio, limited to 875 copies, coloured plates, original boards, uncut, slightly spotted, binding slightly marked (4)
[Byron, G.G.N., Lord] Transcript of a letter from Byron to Henry Beyle ("Stendhal"), thanking him for a "very flattering mention" in print and remembering their mutual acquaintances in Milan, with a response to Stendhal`s disparagement of the character of Sir Walter Scott ("I have known Walter Scott, long and well... and can assure you that his character is worthy of admiration, that of all men he is the most open, the most honourable - the most amiable", 2 pages, folio, Genoa, 29 May 1823, repairs at edges affecting a few letters, and to internal tear, some dust-staining
Fuller, Thomas The historie of the holy warre. Cambridge: R. Daniel & J. Williams, 1647. 4to, engraved frontispiece, folding map repaired with slight loss, leaf before title laid down; [Idem] The holy state. Cambridge: J. Williams, 1648. 4to, engraved additional title, later morocco-backed cloth, some dampstaining, very worn; Purcell, H. Orpheus Britannicus. London: I. Walsh, [n.d.]. Folio, engraved throughout, 120pp., modern half calf; Paroissien Romain. Paris, 1866. 12mo, vellum binding, split, clasp detached; and 14 others, miscellaneous; sold not subject to return (17)
Stein, M.A. Report of archaeological survey work in the north-west frontier province and Baluchistan. Peshawar, 1905. Folio, 13 plates, 5 plans, original boards, soiled & worn; several unrelated letters loosely inserted; Victory stamp album, 1945 (incomplete); 2 typed letters (1936) & telegram in German to Max Reinhardt, calling card & several other items; Letter from Frederick Delias to Miss Cory thanking her for her kind letter, 13.10.1929, ; & to Catherine Goodson; several miscellaneous French & German letters, 4 place cards, M. Wigglesworth letters, 1 item relating to B. von Arnim; German recipe book, c.1850, &c. (quantity); sold not subject to return
Jepson, Willis Linn The silva of California. Berkeley, 1910. Folio, 3 folding maps, folding plates and frontispiece, original cloth gilt, some patches of damage to upper hinge, light foxing; Cole, Rex Vicat British trees. London, 1907. Subscriber`s edition, 4to, 2 volumes, one of 150 copies, frontispiece, plates, contemporary half morocco gilt, rubbed at edges, some fading to backstrip, bookplates (3)
New Zealand, Australia & Sri Lanka 270 photographs, comprising 64 taken on the voyage out on the S.S. Austral, 36 of Australia [Freemantle, Melbourne, Hobart, Wellington Mount, Sydney] , 120 of New Zealand [Port Chalmers, Invercargill, The Buff, Dunedin, Lyttleton, Christ Church, Maori Park Port Levy, Banks peninsula, agricultural workers, mixed race inhabitants, Cocksfoot grass seed cutting and threshing, Wellington, Wangarui River, Jerusalem, Pipiriki, crack road from Pipiriki, Mount Ruapahu, Traqiriro, Taupo, native huts &c.] and 51 of Sri Lanka [Colombo, botanical garden Paradinya, tea estates, golf, military scenes], maroon morocco, images 12 x 10cm - 9 x 6cm., oblong folio (42 x 31cm.), dated 1903
Fishing - Maxwell, Sir Herbert Eustace Fishing at home and abroad. London, 1913. Folio, number 236 of 750 copies, frontispiece, plates, original burgandy morocco gilt, backstrip faded, some foxing [especially to early leaves]; Scrope, William Days and nights of salmon fishing. London, 1885. 8vo, plates, lacking frontispiece, original green cloth gilt; Taverner, Eric Trout fishing from all angles. London, 1933. 8vo, volume II of the Lonsdale Library, plates, original cloth gilt; [Idem] Salmon fishing. London, 1931. 8vo, volume X from the Lonsdale Library, plates, original cloth gilt; and 19 others (23)
Camden, William Britannia: or a chorographicall description of the flourishing kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. London: T. Payne, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1789. First Gough edition, 3 volumes, folio, engraved portrait, 56 maps and 94 engraved plates, 1 folding pedigree, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, spines gilt, occasional spotting and offsetting
Scotland - Forsyth, Robert The beauties of Scotland. Edinburgh: Bonar and Brown, 1805-8. 8vo, 5 volumes, engraved titles, engraved plates, lacking map, contemporary half calf gilt, worn, sections of backstrips loose, foxing; Wilson, Professor Scotland illustrated. London, 1850. 4to, engraved plates, later cloth gilt, inner hinges split; Johnston, T.B. Historical geography of the clans of Scotland. Edinburgh, 1899. Third edition, 4to, folding map frontispiece, original red cloth gilt, and another copy; White, Captain T. Archaeological sketches in Scotland. Edinburgh, 1875. Folio, 49 plates, original brown cloth gilt, rubbed at edges, inner hinges strengthened; Billings, Robert William The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. Edinburgh, 1901. 4to, 4 volumes, plates, original blue cloth gilt, corners bumped; Anderson, John Tourist`s guide through Scotland. Edinburgh, 1838. Second edition, 8vo, folding map, original cloth, map and first few leaves loose, ink stain to upper boards; and 17 others on Scotland (31)
Scottish history and archaeology -- Thornton, T. A sporting tour through the northern parts of England, and great part of the Highlands of Scotland. London: Vernor & Hood, 1804. First edition, 4to, 16 engraved plates, morocco-backed cloth, some dampstaining, boards slightly marked; Crawfurd, G. & W. Semple The history of the shire of Renfrew. Paisley: A. Weir, 1782. 4to, errata slip, contemporary calf, some dampstaining, hinges weak, rubbed; Scott, G. The memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hal-Hill. London: R. Boulter, 1683. 4to, modern calf-backed cloth, spine gilt, title spotted; Pont, T. Cuninghame... continued by the late James Dobie of Crummock. Glasgow, 1876. 4to, plates, folding map, contemporary blue half morocco, rubbed; Cunninghame Graham, R.B. The district of Menteith. Stirling, 1930. Folio, edition de luxe, number 96 of 225 copies signed by the author and D.Y. Cameron, original signed etching by D.Y. Cameron, original calf-backed cloth, dust-jacket, in original (broken) box; Balfour, J.A. The book of Arran. Glasgow, 1910. 4to, map in pocket repaired, original buckram; Anderson, D.B. The vale of Anworth. 1899. 8vo, original cloth, rubbed; Macleod, W. Royal letters and other historical documents selected from the family papers of Dundas of Dundas. Edinburgh, 1897. 4to, number 125 of 135 copies, plates, original cloth, a few ink annotations, very worn; and 17 others on Scottish history and topography (25)
CAWTHORNE (G), ROYAL ASCOT, authors personal copy with archive folio, of around one hundred letters to the author, publishers and others c1899, primarily concerning the acquisition of photographs to include within the book especially the frontis of The Prince of Wales, and others such as the Earls of Coventry and Hardwick; Longmans, Green and Co, 1900 (sold by family descent)
English School, mid 19th century- Fantasy of a mother and child, a mythical beast and pixies in silhouette; pen and black ink and watercolour heightened with white, signed with monogram and dated March 1873, 13.5x13.7cm: Alfred Grévin, French 1827-1892- Three figures, sketch; pencil, bears inscription on the reverse, 18.5x12cm: together with a mixed folio of drawings, watercolours and prints, 19th and 20th century, (a lot) (unframed)
A collection of coloured framed and glazed maps of Wales comprising map of Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, from a folio map from Novus Atlas by Joannes Janssonius c.1646, being a double glazed map showing the scripts on the verso, from the edition a New Description of England and Wales c.1724, 38x49cm, South Wales by Herman Moll c.1724, 23x34cm, North Wales by H Moll from the edition a New Description of England and Wales c.1724, 22x34cm, North Wales, a new map of North Wales drawn from Best Authorities by Thomas Kitchin c.1764, 23x29cm, South Wales engraved by R Scott c.1836, 20x25cm and North Wales published by John Cary Engraver & Map Seller, Strand, London, from Curries New and Correct English Atlas first published 1787, this being a copy from the 1818 or later edition, 24x28cm (6) (illustrated)
A collection of coloured framed and glazed maps of Wales comprising South Wales by Robert Morden c.1722, 36x43cm, North Wales by Robert Morden, from Camdens Britannia 1st edition c.1695, 37x43cm, Radnorshire, from a folio map from Novus Atlas by Joannes Janssonius c.1646 this being a double glazed framed map with the verso showing the script, 49x57cm, North Wales from a New and Comprehensive Gazetta of England and Wales published by Archibald Fullerton & Co, Glasgow c.1836, 20x25cm, and Caernarvonshie, a new map by Thomas Kitchin c.1755, 18x22cm, Cardiganshire, published by Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, Poultry, January 1st 1809, engraved by J Roper to accompany the beauties of England and Wales, 20x24cm, Caernarvonshie, from Thomas Dugdale`s England and Wales c.1848, drawn and engraved by J Archer, Pentonville, London, 18x24cm (5) (illustrated)
A large quantity of Football League Dawn covers in five bound folio albums, many signed, with individual signatures, others with team autographs, to include Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City, Reading, Arsenal, Anglo-Italian League, European Cup Winners Cup, England v. Brazil New World Champions, etc.
Brown, George Mackay - Bellany, John - Wiszniewski, Adrian - Howson, Peter - Mclean, Bruce The Scottish bestiary. London: Paragon Press, 1986. Folio, one of 15 copies [of an overall edition of 75], signed by author & artists, with 20 plates by John Bellany, Steven Campbell, Peter Howson, Jack Knox, Bruce McLean, June Redfern & Adrian Wiszniewski, loose as issued in original cloth portfolio and slipcase
Surrey – William Bray antiquary and author of the memoirs of John Evelyn important autograph letter signed by the Northumberland attorney Thomas Thorp to his mother dated May 29th 1827 3 1/2 pp folio with integral address panel describing his visit to the Surrey home of Bray : ‘...from Dorking I walked down to Shere... the road is very beautiful & many pretty seats lie between Dorking & Wotton which is half way & as you may recollect was John Evelyn’s whose memoires Mr Bray wrote. You cannot see the house from the road but the splendid woods mark the spot where it stands. The Church is within view & is very beautiful. 2 Miles further is Sir James Scarlett’s an old fashioned large fronted house but standing in a very pretty spot & with a large garden attached. Another mile brings the village of Shere at one end of which fronting the road stands Mr Bray’s house which has been built 150 years so that it is one of the old fashioned comfortable mansions with two wings...’ Thorp then describes the interior of the house in detail and the way of life which Bray and his family enjoy – then he describes Bray himself who by this time was 91 years old ! Bray was one of the leading antiquaries of his day and is known for his works on Evelyn and also the three volume ‘History and Antiquities of Surrey’ which he published between 1804 and 1814 and which form the basis for historians of the county to this day.
Leeds manuscript document on approx 50pp folio paper stitched being the Survey of the Manor of Leeds 1628 written in English throughout listing tenants by name with property details rents paid etc. Also including copious notes and observations by the commissioners - whose names are listed at the head of the document and the signatures of some of them appear at the back of the document). Outer cover browned and some fraying to edges of paper not affecting text. Some show through of ink and slight dusting throughout but the document is clearly legible throughout. A fine analogue to the previous lot providing detailed information on the tenants of the Manor a generation later from the previous document. The observations of the Commissioners are also of considerable interest as they provide a vital insight into the operation of the Manor and its customs. Together with vellum bound 4to cash book late 18th c relating to the Manor.
Leeds – The Temple Newsam Enclosure important group of ms documents 1820s all relating to the Temple Newsam Enclosure including the ms draft Bill for the Enclosure Act written on 55 leaves of large legal folio paper with many annotations corrections etc a printed copy of the Bill marked in ms ‘Proof’ an ms declaration signed by Nicholas Brown the sole commissioner for enclosure announcing his appointment and a bundle of documents concerning the negotiations necessary for the enclosure to take place. Temple Newsam is one of the premier preserved estates in Yorkshire. Situated near Leeds it comprises 1500 acres of parkland with a fine Tudor-Jacobean mansion.
Leeds – Rothwell group of documents including the copy will of William Calveley Lord of the Manor of Rothwell dated May 27th 1697 written in a neat secretarial hand on 7pp large legal folio together with the fair copy of the will of Mrs Mary Calverley dated May 1707 written on 23pp large 8vo bound in the form of a book the probate of the William Calverley’s will dated 1713 a fine ms obligation bond signed by Calverley written on a single leaf of vellum and with two fine pendant wax seals a document on a single leaf of vellum being a power of attorney signed by William Calverley with part of his pendant wax seal two later indentures for the Manor of Rothwell involving later members of the Calverley family both sealed with strands of straw and an indenture of 1672 concerning meadows and pasture land known as Calverley Closes. A total of 8 documents in all.
Leeds – wagon way fine document on 2pp folio paper dated June 13th 1760 being articles of agreement for building a wagon way to take coal from the collieries at Middleton into a coal yard in Leeds. Document in English in a neat hand but the document has been repaired with tape at some stage in the past and this must be removed to prevent future damage to the paper of the document.
Leeds – Leeds A Bill for raising money for the finishing and completing the repair of Leeds Bridge in the County of York and for the purchasing and taking down of the houses and buildings which straiten and obstruct the passage to and over the said bridge...’ printed document on 7pp folio disbound early 18thc.
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