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Lot 781

A collection of Folio Society books in slip cases, including The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire in eight volumes by Edward Gibbon

Lot 782

A collection of Folio Society children's books in slip cases: Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, Perrault's Fairy Tales, The Arabian Nights and Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

Lot 783

Folio Society books in slip cases, including Life in a Medieval City

Lot 53

The Yorkshire Domesday Book and Domesday Studies, Alecto, 1987-88-92, three folio volumes, original cloth, slipcase.

Lot 1211

Philips' New Imperial Atlas 1938 (large folio), colour maps, half morocco binding; a good collection of Gazetteers including Chisholm (G.G.), Times Gazetteer of the World, 1899, half morocco binding and Heilprin (A .& L.), Lippincott's New Gazetteer, A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer ..., 1911, quarter morocco binding; together with three volumes of Fairbairn's Crests and a quantity of Encyclopedia Britannica (four boxes)

Lot 102

Johnson (Samuel) Dictionary of the English Language, Longman, 1990, facsimile reproduction, two folio volumes, bonded leather bindings, slipcase.

Lot 1107

Late C19th Sorrento inlaid walnut folio, front with oval panel of a man, woman & child, in Tunbridge ware border, H36cm W27cm

Lot 161

Various Artists 2012 Olympic Games Limited Edition Box SetThe complete deluxe set of twelve digital prints in colours, 2012, all housed within the original clamshell box, the box numbered from the edition of 2012, published by Olympics, London, each on wove paper, each sheet 400 x 300mm (15 3/4 x 11 7/8in) (folio)Artists include: Rachel Whiteread, Chris Ofili, Howard Hodgkin, Anthea Hamilton, Bridget Riley, Martin Creed, Tracey Emin, Michael Craig-Martin, Sarah Morris, Fiona Banner, Bob and Roberta Smith, and Gary Hume.

Lot 125

CASSELL & CO. (Pubs).  The Universal Atlas. Double page col. eng. maps. Folio, worn cond. 1823; also Modern Power Generators, 2 vols., with col. cut-away sectional plates, Arts & Crafts bdgs., 1908 & 1 other vol.  (4).

Lot 112

FOLIO SOCIETY.  15 various vols., mainly in slip cases.

Lot 194

BURNET GILBERT.  The Memoires of the Lives & Actions of James & William, Dukes of Hamilton & Castleherald ... the Civil Wars of Scotland with other Great Transactions, the 2nd part of The History of the Church & State of Scotland. 4 eng. plates incl. two of Charles I. Folio. 1st ed., 1677, bound in worn old calf with "Thomas Middleton", An Appendix to the History of the Church of Scotland, 1677.

Lot 126

BROOKE JOCELYN.  The Wild Orchids of Britain. Ltd. ed. 195/1140. Col. plates by Gavin Bone. Folio. Orig. maroon cloth in foxed d.w. 1950; also A. J. Hipkins, Musical Instruments, col. plates, quarto, orig. red cloth, 1945.  (2).

Lot 159

STUDIO ONE GALLERY (Pubs).  Shall We Join the Ladies?, Wood Engravings by Women Artists of the Twentieth Century. Ltd. ed. 462/500. Wood eng. plates & illus. Folio. Orig. dark cloth. 1979; also 6 other vols. containing wood engravings or about wood engravers.  (7). condition repot:No inscriptions. Clean condition.

Lot 107

FOLIO SOCIETY.  15 various vols., mainly in slip cases.

Lot 113

FOLIO SOCIETY.  A. A. Milne. 3 vol. set in slip case, two editions of Wind in the Willows in slip cases & 3 others.  (8).

Lot 114

FOLIO SOCIETY.  Gulliver's Voyages in d.w., 1948 & 4 others.  (5).

Lot 110

FOLIO SOCIETY.  14 various vols., mainly in slip cases.

Lot 13

GROSE FRANCIS.  The Antiquities of England & Wales. 8 vols. Many eng. plates. Folio. Calf, rubbing & wear, internal browning. Bookplate of Gregory Lewis Way (Poet & Author). 1783-1787.

Lot 111

FOLIO SOCIETY.  Shakespeare & Thomas Hardy. 19 various vols., mainly in slip cases.

Lot 160

STONE REYNOLDS.  Engravings. Many illus. Small folio. Orig. blue cloth in d.w. 1977; also Boxwood, Twenty-One Engravings by Reynolds Stone, 1st trade ed. in d.w., 1960.  (2).

Lot 169

GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS.  Songs & Poems of John Dryden, ed. by Gwyn Jones. Ltd. ed. 500. Col. plates & other illus. by Lavinia Blythe. Folio in unbound sheets. 1957.

Lot 37

PEARSON JOHN, Lord Bishop of Chester.  An Exposition of the Creed. Red ruled title & eng. port. frontis. Folio. Old calf, some old damp stng. to lower edge of early leaves. 1683.

Lot 214

FOLIO SOCIETY.  21 various vols. incl. Trollope, The Palliser Novels (6 vols. in two slip cases).

Lot 109

FOLIO SOCIETY.  14 various vols., mainly in slip cases.

Lot 67

FOLIO SOCIETY.  Vasari, Lives of the Artists, 3 vol. set in slip case & various other Folio Society books & sets.

Lot 108

FOLIO SOCIETY.  15 various vols., mainly in slip cases.

Lot 156

CHARLTON WILLIAM, of Humshaugh.  Calligraphic manuscript Day Book & Ledger for Financial Transactions followed by "Mensuration of Solids" in the same hand with detailed Rules, Problems & Examples. Folio. Leather backed marbled brds. 1833; also another vol. containing manuscript "Algebra Definitions", Records of Account, Estate Records including details of Rentals of Swinburn Estate, 1830, Bavington Estate, 1835, Carrycoats Estate, 1774-1844, various commonplace notes, etc.; & a manuscript notebook containing recipes by Ann Sisson, 1859.  (3).

Lot 4

BONE GERTRUDE & STEPHEN.  Of the Western Isles. Woodcut illus. Small folio. Orig. pict. brds. T. N. Foulis, 1925; also 7 others published by Foulis, with tipped in plates.  (8).

Lot 25

WOODROFFE PAUL. (Ilus).  Ye Second Book of Nursery Rhymes. Wood eng. illus. & decs. Oblong folio. Orig. cloth backed pict. brds. N.d.; also 2 other vols.  (3).

Lot 90

WALLER J. G. & L. A. B.  A Series of Monumental Brasses from the 13th to the 16th Century, ed. by J. A. Goodall. Ltd. ed. 500. Illus. Folio. Orig. cloth with paper label to upper brd. 1975.

Lot 3

O Henry Short Stories drawings by Paul Hogarth 1960 edition unknown Hardback Book with Slipcase published by The Folio society some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Lot 320

Three boxes of Folio Society books

Lot 272

FRANZ VON BAYROS (Austrian 1866-1924)  Einundzwanzig Exlibris  Part folio of engravings.

Lot 116

Augustinus (Aurelius, Saint) Nonus Tomus Operum ... Hipponensis episcopi, continens illus tractatus ..., [title] a²-a⁶. b-z⁶. A-Z⁶. Aa-Dd⁶, ?lacking leaf after title, Basel, Officina Forbeniana, 1542, bound before, In Omnia, A⁶-X⁶. Y⁴. Z⁵, Basel, 1543, together 2 vol. bound as 1, ex-library with ink-stamps to title, lacking free endpapers, previous owner's ink inscription to head of Preface, worming affecting text throughout, occasional spotting and staining, contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, worming, remnants of metal clasps, broken joints but holding firm, loss to upper cover, title in manuscript on paper label to spine, rubbed and worn, folio.

Lot 117

Plutarch. Omnium quae exstant operum, 2 vol. in 4, titles in red & black with engraved portrait vignettes, 2 engraved portraits, Greek and Latin text in parallel columns, light browning, one or two stains, marginal worming to lower outer corner of vol.3 & 4 causing some fraying, later ink inscription to front free endpaper of vol.1, handsome brown morocco with gilt borders, spines gilt in compartments with floral tools and seven raised bands, g.e., rubbed and scuffed, light staining, some spines worn at foot, folio, Paris, 1624; sold not subject to return

Lot 119

Horatius Flaccus (Quintus) Opera, half-title, engraved title after Nicolas Poussin, engraved head- & tail-pieces and initials, first few leaves creased at upper corner and with light damp-stain to head of inner margin, some light spotting and browning, occasional early ink underlining and marginalia, disbound, folio, Paris, Typographia Regia, 1642.

Lot 122

NO RESERVE Eusebius (Pamphilius, of Caesarea) Eusebii Pamphili Cæsareæ Pamphili Cæsareæ Palæstinæ Episcopi Præparatio Evangelica, Editio Nova, half-title, title in red and black with engraved vignette, text in Greek and Latin, previous owner's ink inscription to title head, lacking g6 (?blank) as usual, tender edges, spotting and staining, ex-library with bookplates, contemporary parchment covered boards, rebacked in vellum, shelf-mark in manuscript to spine foot, remnants of leather label, bumping to corners and extremities, rubbed and worn, folio, Cologne, Mauritii Georgii Weidmanni, 1688.

Lot 124

Bayle (Pierre) Dictionaire Historique et Critique, 3 vol., second edition, titles with engraved vignettes, some light spotting and browning, contemporary calf, rebacked and with small repairs to corners, spines gilt with morocco labels, covers slightly rubbed with a few abrasions, folio, Rotterdam, Reinier Leers, 1702.

Lot 127

Terence (Publius) Comœdiæ, title in red and black, engraved illustrations, contemporary ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper, Cc3 and Qq4 with short tears to fore-edge (Qq4 repaired to verso), not affecting text, occasional light spotting and staining, a few leaves slightly browned, original boards, lacking spine, worn, [Brunet V 723, Graesse VII 61], folio, Urbino, 1736.⁂ A superb Urbino production dedicated to Cardinal Albini, with the Italian translation by Forteguerri here printed for the first time. According to Graesse, the engravings in this edition are more accurate than those reproduced by Dacier in 1723.

Lot 133

Thurah (Lauritz de ) Den Danske Vitruvius, 3 vol., whole-page illustrations and plans, original half leather and patterned paper boards, brown paper wrappers, original printed card boxes with ties, some spotting and toning, folio, 1966.⁂ Reprint of the Danish translation of Vitruvius, originally published in the 1740s in 2 vol. only, the third remaining unpublished until this edition.

Lot 153

Balcanquhall (Walter) A large declaration concerning the late tumults in Scotland, from their first originalls...by The King, first edition, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece, some staining and worm-holing, contemporary calf, covers detached, worn, [STC 21906], Robert Young, 1639 § Trusler (John) The Works of William Hogarth, 2 vol., 150 steel-engraved plates, foxing to plates, contemporary half morocco, spines gilt, g.e., joints and extremities rubbed, [c.1860] § Taylor (Matthew) England's Bloody Tribunal: or An Antidote against Popery, folding engraved frontispiece, plates, frontispiece creased and torn, edges frayed, margins stained, contemporary calf, rubbed, joints split but holding firm, J.Priden, [1770]; and a defective set of Homer's Iliad, folio & 8vo (9)

Lot 162

Herodotus. Historion logoi [graece]...Historiarum libri IX, Greek & Latin text in parallel columns, folding engraved map (a couple of tears, repaired), worming to first half of volume (mostly single hole but worse at beginning and affecting map), lower corner of 3O4 torn away not affecting text, later half calf, worn, joints split with upper cover almost detached, lacking corners, [Wing H1584], E.Horton & J.Grover, for J.Dunmore [& others], 1679 § Plinius Secundus (Gaius) Naturalis Historiae, 3 vol., engraved additional titles, letterpress titles with woodcut printer's device, contemporary ink signature of Geo. Nicols, vol.3 broken with some leaves becoming loose, contemporary calf, rather worn, spine of vol.3 defective, Leiden & Rotterdam, Hackius, 1669-68; and another, folio & 8vo (5)

Lot 171

Foulis.- Homer. [Iliad & Odyssey], 4 vol. in 2, edited by Jacob Moor and George Muirhead, printed in Greek throughout apart from Latin dedication, half-titles, bookplates of Fra. Horner, Charles James Fox Bunbury and F.A. Barrett, first and last leaf in each vol. slightly browned, contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt, rebacked, slightly rubbed, [Gaskell 319], folio, Glasgow, Robert & Andrew Foulis, 1756-58. ⁂ A handsome copy of this typographic gem.

Lot 173

Quakers.- Besse (Joseph) A Collection of the Sufferings of the People called Quakers, 2 vol., bookplates removed, hinges weak, contemporary marbled calf, quite worn, joints split, vol. 1 with upper cover detached, Luke Hinde, 1753 § Testimony of Truth Exalted (The), by the Collected Labours of that Worthy Man...Samuel Fisher, U2 bound before U, later panelled calf, red morocco label to spine, rubbed and worn at corners, joints split at head and foot but covers holding firm, [Wing F1058], 1679, ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpapers, occasional slight browning and scattered spotting; and another 17th century Quakers, a slightly defective volume of Isaac Penington, folio & large 4to (4)

Lot 181

Foulis.- Virgilius Maro (Publius) Bucolica, Georgica et Aeneis, 2 vol. in 1, half-titles, list of subscribers and final blank bound in before A, lacking 4A2 (blank), later ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, occasional light spotting and finger-soiling, hinges cracked but covers holding firm, later cloth-backed boards, rubbed, some staining, corners worn, [Gaskell 639], small folio, Glasgow, Robert & Andrew Foulis, 1778.

Lot 19

Judaica.- Report of the Royal Commission on Alien Immigration. With Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. Vol. I: The Report, original blue printed wrappers, chipped with some loss, spine split, worn, folio, 1905⁂ Following extensive Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe into the United Kingdom this Report was commissioned "To inquire into and report upon: (1) The character and extent of the evils which are attributed to the unrestricted immigration of Aliens, especially in the Metropolis; (2) The measures which have been adopted for the restriction and control of Alien Immigration in Foreign Countries, and in British Colonies; and to advise what remedial or precautionary measures it is desirable to adopt in this country."

Lot 194

Execution chap-book.- Trials.- Cooke (Percival) The Confession of Percival Cooke and James Tomlinson, who were executed ... on a drop newly erected in front of Derby Gaol, woodcut of coffin to final leaf, blind-stamp to title, staining and creasing to edges, folio leaf folded, short split to folds, Nottingham, C. Sutton, [1812] § A Copious Report of the Trial of Thomas Dewey for the Wilful Murder of Maria Austin ... and Execution copied from the Nottingham Review, with some Additions, small marginal loss to title, ex-library with ink-stamp to title verso, faint spotting, modern paper wrappers, small paper label to upper cover, Nottingham, [1825]; folio leaf folded & 12mo (2). ⁂ Both are scarce. The first with 6 on Library Hub, and the second with 4 copies on Library Hub.

Lot 195

NO RESERVE Chap-books.- Nancollas (Richard) Rhyming Dick and the Strolling Player, woodcut illustration to title, ex-library with blind-stamp to title, chipping and creasing to edges, light staining, folio sheet folded, Nottingham, C. Sutton, [c.1815] § The Repentance and Happy Death of the Celebrated Earl of Rochester, woodcut illustration to title, ex-library with blind-stamp to title, folio leaf folded, short split to folds, Nottingham, Sutton and Son, 1814 § The Entertaining History of the King and Cobler: Part the First, woodcut illustration to title, woodcut illustrations, spotting and staining, tender edges, modern tape repair to spine, Nottingham, for the Walking Stationers, [c.1800]; and two copies of Jack and the Giants: Part the First, one of which defective, folio leaves folded & 12mo (5)

Lot 216

Doré (Gustave).- Bible, English. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, According to the Authorised Version, 2 vol. in 1, wood-engraved plates by Doré, contemporary black morocco, blind stamped in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, spine gilt with red morocco spine label, g.e., lightly faded but overall a very attractive copy, folio, [c.1871].

Lot 233

NO RESERVE Facsimile editions.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and Others Being a Reproduction in Facsimile of the First Collected Edition 1532 from the Copy in the British Museum, number 246 of 1000 copies, light dust-soiling to fore-edges, contemporary calf, covers detached, worn, 1905; and 2 other facsimile editions of other works, folio et infra (3)

Lot 280

NO RESERVE Textiles.- Lace Sample Book, c.175 lace samples mounted on both sides of 50 leaves, various sizes and colours including shades of white, cream, beige, pink and blue, a few pencil drawings or designs, and manuscript notations, file numbers in pencil and ink, some discolouration to glue, some soiling and toning to margins, original cloth-backed drab wrappers, toned and a little chipped, back strip lacking two large screws, folio, [England], [first quarter 20th century]

Lot 296

NO RESERVE Music.- Weldon (John ) Divine Harmony. Six Select Anthems..., engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 28 engraved plates of music (numbered 2-29), nineteenth century ink ownership inscription front endpaper, most pages with browning at upper margin, spotting, endpapers renewed, nineteenth century cloth-backed boards, spine worn, folio, Walsh and Hare, [1716-17].

Lot 39

NO RESERVE Hampshire.- Sumner (Heywood) The Itchen Valley from Tichborne to Southampton, half-title, 22 etched plates, some foxing, mostly marginal, contemporary black morocco, gilt, rubbed, some scratching to lower cover, loss to spine foot, upper joint split at head and foot but covers holding firm, g.e., folio, 1881.

Lot 40

Kent.- Harris (John) The History of Kent, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, list of subscribers, contemporary ink notes to pp.236, 319 & 543, 38 engraved plates only (of 41), all but 3 double-page, lacking folding double-page map, frontispiece torn and repaired verso, bookplate to pastedown, several plates trimmed to plate mark, some marginal tears, some browning and damp-staining, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt with red morocco spine label, rebacked, upper cover detached, rubbed, [Wing N7830], folio, printed and sold y D. Midwinter, 1719.

Lot 48

NO RESERVE Birds.- Giacomelli (H.) [Birds and Flowers], without title, 20 plates, occasional marginal spotting, one plate becoming loose, slight chipping to edges, without text, contemporary half-calf, rebacked and recornered, a little rubbed, folio, [?c.1880].

Lot 59

NO RESERVE Anatomy.- Ellis (George Viner) & G.H.Ford. Illustrations of Dissections in a Series of Original Coloured Plates the Size of Life..., Atlas only, first edition, 58 chromolithographed plates after G.H.Ford, some spotting, mostly marginal, loose as issued in contemporary half cloth portfolio with ties, rubbed, recased, new flaps, large folio, 1867 § Swan (Joseph) A Demonstration of the Nerves of the Human Body, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, engraved title and dedication (both creased and soiled), 48 engraved plates only after E.West (of 50, 25 in outline, lacking plate 5 and outline plate 25), water-staining, some tears and defects, ex-library copy with stamps, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, rebacked, 1830 § [Smellie (William) Anatomical Tables, with Explanations, and an Abridgement of the Practice of Midwifery...by A.Hamilton], lacking title (supplied as loose photograph), 40 engraved plates, 3 torn, some spotting and soiling, marginal water-staining, frayed at edges, broken and loose, original boards, worn, covers detached, [Edinburgh], [1787]; and 9 others, similar, many defective or stained, most ex-library copies, large folio; sold not subject to return (12)

Lot 62

Anatomy.- Quain (Jones) & William J.E.Wilson, editors. The Muscles of the Human Body, lithographed frontispiece and 50 lithographed plates, all but one hand-coloured, plate 24 with short tear to lower edge just extending into image, half-title, frontispiece and one or two leaves loose and slightly frayed at edges, original cloth, worn and damp-stained, 1836; The Vessels of the Human Body, 50 lithographed plates, all but 2 hand-coloured, one plain plate folding, disbound, 1837; The Viscera of the Human Body, 32 hand-coloured lithographed plates, old cloth, rubbed and damp-stained, new endpapers, 1840, some spotting or soiling but plates generally clean, folio (3)⁂ Not always coloured.

Lot 64

Anatomy.- Tuson (Edward William) Myology..., first edition, without the Supplement of 1828, 8 lithographed plates with multiple flaps, each with explanatory leaf of text, spotting and staining, ex-library copy with stamp to title, modern calf-backed boards, 1825 § Maclise (Joseph) Surgical Anatomy, first edition, 35 lithographed plates with partial hand-colouring, some spotting and water-staining, ex-library copy with stamp to title and verso of plates, modern calf-backed boards, 1851 § Brisbane (John) The Anatomy of Painting...being a new edition, on a smaller scale, of Six Tables of Albinus with their linear figures..., first edition, title with engraved vignette, 6 engraved plates, each with accompanying outline plate, plates browned, foxing to text, later half calf, rubbed, George Scott, 1769 § Quain (Jones) & E.Wilson. The Viscera of the Human Body, 32 lithographed plates, foxing, contemporary half calf, rebacked, corners repaired, 1840; The Vessels of the Human Body, 50 lithographed plates, one with partial hand-colouring, lightly water-stained, modern morocco-backed boards, 1846; and 4 others, anatomy, folio; sold not subject to return (9)

Lot 74

Hernia.- Cooper (Sir Astley) and C. Aston Key. The Anatomy and Surgical Treatment of Abdominal Hernia, 2 parts in 1, second edition, presentation copy from the author's brother inscribed "From Bransby Blake Cooper To John Henry Roberts In testimony of his assiduity & general good conduct May 28 1832" at head of title, 30 engraved plates, one printed in colours and finished by hand, plates foxed and water-stained, mostly marginal but affecting some images, contemporary half morocco with gilt-stamped morocco label "Presented to John Henry Robert for his Acquirements in Operative Surgery Guy's Hospital. May 28th 1832" to upper cover, rubbed, rebacked, corners renewed, [Wellcome II, 387], 1827 § Camper (Pieter) Icones herniarum, edited by S.T.Soemmerring, first edition, 14 engraved plates, foxed, ex-library copy with stamps to title and verso of plates (some showing through), contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners renewed, Frankfurt, 1801, large folio (2)⁂ Sir Astley Cooper, his brother Bransby Blake Cooper and Charles Aston Key were all leading surgeons at Guy's Hospital.

Lot 82

NO RESERVE Flaxman (John) Anatomical Studies of the Bones and Muscles, for the use of artists, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and 21 plates, light off-setting to title, upper hinge cracked but firm, original cloth, a little rubbed, 1833; and 4 others science and natural history, folio and 8vo (5)

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