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Essex. Chapman (John, and André, Peter). A Map of the County of Essex from an actual survey taken in MDCCLXXII: LXXIII & MDCCLXXIV by John Chapman and Peter André, October 1st, 1777, large-scale engraved map of 25 sheets (complete, including the list of subscribers), plus the double-page key map, large compass rose, inset plan of Harwich Harbour and map of Colchester, slight spotting and offsetting, each sheet approximately 470 x 600 mm, 19th century half morocco gilt, with a heraldic motto and crest to the upper siding, worn and rubbed, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Chapman and André's meticulously detailed and accurate survey of Essex resulted in the finest large-scale map of the county. It was the first to depict minor roads and included every country house and cottage, milestone, bridge, turnpike, creek, ferry, cliff and even a duck decoy. It is unlikely that more than 300 copies of the first edition were sold, though there was a second smaller edition issued in 1785.The crest on the front cover is that of Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale, 1st Baronet (1849 - 1912), a resident of Essex, knighted in 1894 and was Lord Mayor of London on the occasion of the coronation of Edward VII in 1902. He was created a Baronet and a Knight Commander of the Victorian order and was a Member of parliament from 1900 - 1906. His library was sold by Christie's in April 1913.

Hamilton (John, Successor to Daniel Lizars, publisher). The Edinburgh Geographical and Historical Atlas, comprehending a sketch of the History of Geography ... and History of each Continent, State, and Kingdom, delineated and a tabular view of the principal mountain chains in the World, Edinburgh circa 1830, printed title page, contents list, folding engraved plate of a 'Table of Mountain Chains' with a long closed tear along the old fold, 58 engraved double-page and folding maps with contemporary hand-colouring (lacking map 32, correct as list), some maps with offsetting and slight toning, index bound at rear, closed tear and later ownership signatures to the front blank, hinges cracked, marbled endpapers, contemporary half calf gilt, worn at extremities, boards a little rubbed, folioQTY: (1)

Greenwood (C. & J.). Atlas of the Counties of England made from Actual Surveys made from the years 1817 to 1833..., 2 volumes, 1834, calligraphic title with an engraved map of England & Wales, 41 (only) engraved double-page maps, with contemporary outline colouring, each with an ecclesiastical vignette, table of explanation, compass rose and calligraphic title, some damp staining affecting the lower part of the maps, each map re-guarded and backed with linen, slight dust soiling, creasing and spotting, a few maps trimmed to the neatline, map of Durham with long repaired closed tears and a small area of loss, each map approximately 590 x 690 mm, modern half morocco gilt with contrasting calf labels to spines, slight wear to extremities, folioQTY: (2)NOTE:The maps consist of Bedford, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridge, Cumberland, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucester, Herefordshire, Hertford, Huntingdon, Kent, Lancaster, Leicester, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottingham, Oxford, Rutland, Salop (Shropshire), Somerset, Southampton (Hampshire), Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwick, Westmorland, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, East Riding of Yorkshire, West Riding of Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, Glamorgan Brecon & Radnor, Anglesey Caernarfon & Merioneth, Flint Denbigh & Montgomery, Cardigan Pembroke & Caermarthen [and] Monmouth

Johnston (W. & A. K.). The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography..., Edinburgh & London, 1879, frontispiece of the North Pole, additional half-title, printed title and dedication, 50 double-page maps (complete as list), all with contemporary outline colouring, the first ten maps split along the central fold, all maps with an ink library stamp to the verso and approximately 30 maps with library blind stamps to the upper corners, library labels to the front pastedown, upper hinge broken, the first few leaves detached, contemporary half morocco gilt, heavily worn and rubbed, folio, together with Bacon (G. W. editor). Commercial and Library Atlas of the British Isles..., 1896, additional half-title, 65 (complete as list) double-page colour lithographic maps, upper hinge broken, contemporary half morocco gilt, worn and rubbed, folio, with Arrowsmith (A.). Orbis Terrarum Veteribus Noti Descriptio. A Comparative Atlas of Ancient and Modern Geography from original Authorities, and upon a New Plan, for the use of Eton School, 1828, title torn and detached, 53 engraved maps on 27 leaves (complete as list), all with contemporary outline colouring, some spotting and offsetting throughout, lacking upper board and preliminaries, worn and frayed, 4to, plus [Weller (Edward)]. Atlas of the British Isles, circa 1860, lacking title and preliminaries, 33 double-page lithographic maps, text block detached, gutta-percha perished, contents shaken and loose, publisher's green cloth, worn and rubbed, slim folioQTY: (4)NOTE:Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.

London. Weller (Edward), London, circa 1863, uncoloured lithographic map on nine double-page sheets, some spotting, each sheet approximately 475 x 640 mm, bound in contemporary half morocco gilt, worn and rubbed, spine with small area of loss, slim folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Originally published in 'The Dispatch Atlas'

Indian Tea Plantations. Maps of the Following Tea Districts: Darjeeling and Terai, Jalpaiguri and Duars, Darrang (Comprising Mangalda-Tezpur-Bishnath), Nowgong, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Cachar and Sylhet, with Complete Index to Tea Gardens, Calcutta: Indian Tea Association, 1930, [24] pages, 11 lithographed maps (4 part-folding) with outlines in black, red and blue, contemporary cloth with gilt title to upper cover, some edge wear and torn at foot of spine without loss, oblong folio (37 x 50 cm), together with:List of Tea Estates in North East India. Registered with the Tea Board (Licensing Committee), Corrected up to 31st December 1954, Acreage figures area as of 31st March 1954, Compiled by the Indian Tea Association, Calcutta, [1955?], [2], 42 pages, stapled as issued, original printed wrappers, a little spotting and dust-soiling and slightly split at head and foot of spine, slim folioQTY: (2)NOTE:The first work is possibly a revised edition of Taylor's Maps… for the 1910 edition published by Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta. One copy of the first work (Linnean Society of London) and no copies of the second work have been located.

Surrey. Rocque (John), A Topographical Map of the County of Surrey in which is expressed all the Roads, Lanes, Churches, Noblemen and Gentlemen's seats &c. &c. The Principal Observations, by the late John Rocque Topographer to his Majesty, Compleated and Engrav'd by Peter Andrews, 2nd edition, circa 1787, large-scale engraved map with contemporary wash colouring, on nine sheets, highly ornate allegorical dedication cartouche to William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, very slight offsetting, each sheet approximately 550 x 690 mm, later endpapers, early 20th-century cloth with gilt title to the spine, slim folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Printed after John Rocque's death and published by his widow Mary-Ann, this is the first map of Surrey produced on a scale of two inches to one mile. The second edition is identifiable by the addition of Battersea and Richmond Bridges. It is oddly orientated to Magnetic North instead of True North. A scarce and remarkable large scale map.

Philip & Mary Deed. Conveyance (bargain and sale) for £3 6s 8d; 1 June 1555, manuscript vellum deed relating to Mexborough, Yorkshire; Richard Shepeshanke of Adwick-upon-Derne in Yorkshire, yeoman, to Robert Brydeley of Swinton in Yorkshire, husbandman; 3 roods of arable land in a field called Woodfeld in Mexborough, Yorkshire, of which: 1. half an acre (N, S: land of [blank] Trappes, esquire; heading E: land of William Adam; W: Dodclyff Wood); 2. 1 rood in a place called Grymethorpe (N, S: land of [blank] Trappes, esquire; heading E: The Holt Feld in Adwick-upon-Derne; W: Dodclyff Wood); witnesses to livery of seasin by Richard Shepeshanke ‘with his own hand’: John Sysson chaplain, Richard Dogson, Oliver Galtrape, Robert Clem, John Lownde, Richard Qwarum, Richard Robertson the younger, George Robertson, some overall dust-soiling, 18 x 30.5 cm, together with 3 other 16th-century documents relating to Sir John Mordaunt: a lease from Sir John Mordaunt to Thomas French to farm lands in Whitby, Yorkshire, 1560, for 20 years at £4 per annum and 2 capons at Easter and 2 hens at Xmas, 29 x 51 cm, two red wax seals; another from Sir John Mordaunt to William King, 1544, leasing a farm in Essex, 31 x 46 cm, red wax seal; plus a paper copy of a final concord, 1537, William Hemmyng, clerk, v John Mordaunt, knight and his wife Ella, on 2 folio sheets, versos blankQTY: (4)

[Purchas, Samuel]. [Purchas His Pilgrimage or Relations of the World and the Religions Obserued in al Ages and Places, 3rd edition, London: William Stansby for Henry Fetherstone, 1617], [38], 1051, 1058-1102 [40], woodcut headpieces and initials, lacking title, final leaf detached, first few leaves with some marginal insect predation, occasional light water stains and ink stains (obscuring a few words), a few marginal tears affecting a few shoulder notes, previous owner inscription at head of Contents leaf "Tho. Howard Late Mr. Bartlett's 1718" and earlier signature of Jos. Bartlett at end, bookplate of W.A. Basham, hinges breaking, later half calf, joints cracked, spine and edges rubbed, a few stains, small folio QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC S121769; Sabin 66681: "The eighth and ninth books, pp. 893-1102, relate to America".

Justinianus (Petrus). Rerum Venetarum an Urbe Condita ad annum MDLXXV historia, Venice: Ludouicum Auantium, 1576, woodcut printer's device to title and final leaf verso, occasional small marginal wormtrack, one or two closed tears and light stains, previous owner signature of 'Fletcher' at head of title, hinges broken, contemporary limp vellum, closed tears to spine, some soiling and a few stains, folio (Adams J712), together with Boiardo (Matteo Maria). Orlando Innamorato... Insieme co i tre libri di M. Nicolo de gli Agostini. Nonamente stampato, e ricorretto, con nuoni argomenti, allegorie, & figure ad ogni canto, Venice: Fabio & Agostin Zoppini, 1584, title with woodcut device, woodcut illustrations at beginning of each canto, text in double column, a few small damp stains, some small worming to title, endpapers and margins of a few leaves, previous owner of Fletcher at head of title, contemporary limp vellum, spine torn, covers detached, some stains and old repairs, small 4to, plus Tacitus Opera, Plantin Antwerp edition, 1607 QTY: (3)NOTE:Provenance: Andrew Fletcher (of Saltoun, 1655-1716), Scottish bibliophile, author of political works and member of parliament, his ownership signature to first two works.

Brodeau (Jean). Epigrammatum Graecorum annotationibus, Frankfurt: Andreae Wecheli, 1600, text printed in Greek and Latin, woodcut vignette to title, lightly toned and dust-soiled, contemporary calf gilt, boards detached, folio, together with:Saint Justin Martyr. Opera, 2 volumes in 1, Paris: Sebastien Cramoisy, 1636, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved vignette to title, title printed in red and black, early inscription to title upper marign 'ex libris Seminarii Blesensis', Grand Seminaire Blois stamps to title outer margin front free endpaper and pastedown, lightly spotted and toned, contemporary calf gilt, worn, folio, plusJosephus (Flavus). Opera quae exstant, Geneva: Iacobum Crispinum, 1634, woodcut vignette to title, woodcut head and tailpieces, small later notation in blue ink to title upper margin, text in double columns, spotting, a few water-stains, lacking endpapers and blanks, contemporary calf gilt, worn, folio, with 2 other antiquarian titlesQTY: (5)NOTE:Adams E247 (Brodeau).

Bacon (Francis). Sylva Sylvarum: Or, a Naturall Historie in Ten Centuries, published after the authors death, by William Rawley, 2 parts in one, London: John Haviland for William Lee, 1635, engraved frontispiece (trimmed and laid down), additional engraved title, bound with New Atlantis. A Worke unfinished at end (with separate title and register), occasional water stains and a few tears and stains, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, rubbed, folio (ESTC S106936), together with Fuller (Thomas). The Holy State, 1st edition, Cambridge: Roger Daniel for John Williams, 1642, additional engraved title, engraved plate of the Prince of Wales' arms, engraved portrait of Joan, Queen of Naples, engraved portraits in text, occasional small wormtracks and light soiling, front hinge broken, contemporary calf, some wear to spine end edges, folio (ESTC R21710), plus Hale (Matthew). The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined according to the Light of Nature, 1st edition, London: William Godbid for William Shrowsbery, 1677, engraved portrait frontispiece, one or two small marginal tears, early owner signature at head of title, bookplate of William Fuller-Maitland (1844-1932, art collector and Liberal politician), later half calf, covers detached, a little rubbed, folio, together with other antiquarian including Gilbert Burnet's Some Letters containing an account of what seemed most remarkable in Switzerland, Italy &c., 1686, Richard Allestree's The Gentleman's Calling, 1687, and The Comedies, Tragedies, and Operas, written by John Dryden, 2 volumes, 1701 (lacking the engraved portrait)  QTY: (17)

Rossi (Giovanni Giacomo de). Insignium Romae Templorum prospectus exteriores interioresque, a celebrioribus architectis inventi, nunc tandem suis cum plantis ac mensuris... [Rome], Jo. Jacobus de Rubeis,1684, 72 engraved plates (including title), a few folding, a few double-page, most plates with additional manuscript captions in a contemporary hand to lower margin, lightly spotted, bound with Disegni di Vari Altari e Cappelle nelle Chiese di Roma ..., Rome, [1684], 50 engraved plates (including title), a few plates with additional manuscript captions in a contemporary hand to lower margin, spotted, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, near-contemporary mottled calf gilt, red morocco title label lettered in gilt, worn, folio (475 x 360mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:BAL RIBA 2845; Berlin Kat. 2672 & 2673; Rossetti 2231 (BAL & Rossetti for first work).  

Locke (John). The Works, 3rd edition, 3 volumes, London: Arthur Bettesworth, 1727, engraved portrait frontispiece and additional engraved plate to adjacent leaf, small contemporary ownership inscription to volumes 1 & 2 title upper margins 'H S Innersely?', additionally to first half-title of volume 3, contemporary notations to blank verso of engraved plate and frontispiece signed 'Thos Lynch' to volume 1 & to front blank verso of volume 2, early 19th-century prize bookplates to front pastedowns, volumes 2 and 3 damp-stained to some quires (a few leaves heavily so, including titles), spotting, volume 3 preliminary leaves repaired to lower right-hand corner, contemporary calf gilt, gilt armorials to boards, heavily worn, folio, together with:Bayle (Peter). The Dictionary Historical and Critical of Mr. Peter Bayle, Carefully collated with the several editions of the original; in which many passages are restored, and the whole greatly augmented ... To which is prefixed, the Life of the Author ... by Mr Des Maizeaux, Fellow of the Royal Society, 5 volumes, 2nd edition, London: for J. J. and P. Knapton et al, 1734-38, portrait frontispiece to 1st volume, half-titles, titles printed in red & black, woodcut vignettes to titles, woodcut head and tailpieces, occasional light marginal dust-soiling, endpapers renewed to volume 5, contemporary calf gilt, marbled edges, joints weak, worn and marked, folioQTY: (8)

Gray (Thomas). Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, 1st edition, London: for R. Dodsley, 1753, [2] 36 [2] leaves (all printed on rectos only), half-title, engraved title-vignette, 6 plates, 6 head- and tailpieces and 6 initial figures, all by J. S. Müller or C. Grignion after Bentley, some light toning throughout, folio 3 with short closed tear repaired to fore-margin, (generally in good condition), pencil inscription of J. W. Lyonwinder to verso of front endpaper, marbled endpapers, contemporary cat's-paw full calf, with monochrome title label to spine title, rubbed and a few marks, joints with some wear, imperial 4to in half-sheets (37.5 x 26.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC T122525; Hazen, A Bibliography of Horace Walpole 42; Rothschild 1061-2.First edition, with the half-title reading 'Drawings, &c'; there were two further editions in 1753, with identical title-pages to the first. 'The book is properly regarded as a landmark in the history of English book-illustration' (Hazen). 'A Long Story' is printed here for the first time, and the 'Explanation of the Prints' is by Horace Walpole. Although there were no special copies on thick paper, this copy may be one of those identified by Hazen which, being unpressed, might give a similar appearance.

Hume (David). The History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688, new edition, 4 volumes of 6, 1762, manuscript genealogy to front free endpaper and front blank of volume 1, unnamed armorial bookplate to front pastedowns, lightly toned, hinges repaired, bound with: The History of England, volumes 1 & 2, Edinburgh: Hamilton, Balfour, and Neill, 1754-57, unnamed armorial bookplate to front pastedowns, early ownership inscription of 'John Davie' to upper margin of titles, volume 2 with worming to lower margin of preliminary leaves (not affecting text), hinges repaired, bound uniformly in contemporary speckled calf gilt, red morocco title label, joints worn, rubbed, 4to, together with:Burnet (Gilbert). The History of the Reformation of the Church of England, 2nd edition, 3 volumes, London: Richard Chilwell, 1681, additional engraved titles and half-titles to volumes 1 & 2, numerous engraved portraits, endpapers renewed, lightly toned, 18th-century calf gilt, black morocco labels, front joint of volume 1 weak, rubbed and marked, folio, with Burnet (Gilbert). Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time, London: Thomas Ward, 1724-34, engraved head and tailpieces, lists of subscribers, endpapers renewed, leaves lightly toned, 18th-century calf gilt, rubbed, joints weak, folio, with 5 other antiquarian volumesQTY: (16)

Gibbon (Edward). The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, mixed edition (volumes 1-3 'new edition', 4-6 1st editions), 6 volumes, London: A. Strahan; and T. Caddell, 1787-88, engraved portrait frontispiece of the author after Joshua Reynolds to volume 1, 3 maps (2 folding), marbled endpapers and pastedowns, half-titles to final 4 volumes only, modern ownership inscriptions to front free endpapers, spotting, some leaves toned, contemporary mottled calf gilt, joints weak, worn, 4to, together with:Dyer (John). The Fleece, a poem in four books, London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1757, engraved vignette to title, early 19th-century ownership inscription to half-title '? Nicholls, Rectory, ? Hants', endpapers renewed, occasional light spotting, contemporary calf gilt, joints cracked and restitched, worn, 4to, withWarton (Thomas). The History of English Poetry, from the close of the Eleventh to the commencement of the Eighteenth Century, 2nd edition, 3 volumes, London: J. Dodsley, 1775, bookplates of F.J. Cuthbert and the Grosvenor Gallery library to front pastedowns, lengthy poem addressed to 'Mr Warton' to front blank, occasional light spotting, endpapers renewed, early 20th-century half calf gilt over marbled boards, rubbed, 4to, withTemple (William). The Works of Sir William Temple, Bart 1st edition, 2 volumes, London: A. Churchill... 1720, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, bookplate of Henry Green to front pastedowns, hinges repaired, lightly spotted and soiled, early 18th-century half calf over marbled boards, rebacked, original spine laid on (volume 1 lacking 3 compartments), rubbed and marked, folio, with 11 other antiquarian volumesQTY: (23)

Flaxman (John). The Iliad/Odyssey of Homer, 2 volumes in one, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1805, engraved titles, 39 and 34 line-engraved plates respectively after William Blake, Thomas Piroli and others, some spotting and offsetting, presentation inscription dated 1892 at front, all edges gilt, later green half morocco gilt, spine end edges rubbed and scuffed, oblong folio, together with Frederick Rehberg's Drawings Faithfully Copied from Nature at Naples, 1794 (but a reissue circa 1850)QTY: (2)

Rycaut (Paul). The History of the Turkish Empire, 1st edition, 2 parts in 1, London: J.M. for John Starkey, 1680, engraved portrait frontispiece, 4 engraved plates, library stamps to title and frontispiece verso, a few gatherings to rear damp-stained to upper margins (affecting text), lightly dust-soiled, endpapers renewed, modern brown library buckram gilt, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Atabey 1074; Wing R2406. Not in Blackmer.

Seguin (L.G). A Picturesque Tour in Picturesque Lands: France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Tyrol, Italy & Scandinavia, London: Strahan and Company, Ltd., 1881, mounted black and white illustrations on Japanese paper, tissue guards, lightly spotted, hinges repaired, original terracotta calf gilt, vellum spine, worn and marked, folio, limited edition 184 of 300 copies,QTY: (1)

John (Augustus). Fifty-Two Drawings, with an introduction by Lord David Cecil, London: George Rainsford, 1957, photo-litho offset plates, original half vellum by Zaehnsdorf, slipcase, a little rubbed with small splits, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition 16/150, signed by Augustus John and David Cecil.

Blakemore (John). Inscape, 1st edition, London: Zelda Cheatle Press, 1991, black & white and some colour plates from photographs, author's signed presentation inscription for Richard [Sadler] to front free endpaper, dated December 1991, original cloth in dust jacket, oblong folio, together with:Hill (Paul), White Peak Dark Peak, A Visual Odyssey 1978-1990, 1st edition, Cornerhouse Publications, 1990, black & white illustrations from photographs, signed by author to title with limitation 172/500, additionally inscribed by the author for Richard [Sadler], dated Christmas 1990, original cloth in dust jacket, oblong 4to, plusGriffin (Brian), The Black Kingdom, 1st edition, Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2013, colour and black & white illustrations from photographs including a few corner mounted or tipped in, signed by the author in black felt tip to front free endpaper, original cloth, folio, plusGodwin (Fay), Land, with an Essay by John Fowles, 1st edition, London: Heinemann, 1985, black & white illustrations from photographs, signed by Fay Godwin, original cloth in dust jacket, spine faded, 4to, plus other modern hardback photobooks and related, many in dust jackets, some inscribed by the authors, original cloth, many in dust jackets, mostly VGQTY: (approx. 70)NOTE:Provenance: From the collection of Dr Richard Sadler FRPS (1927-2020).

Blakemore (John). John Blakemore's Black and White Photography Workshop, 1st edition, David & Charles, 2008, black & white illustrations from photographs, signed by author to half-title, original printed wrappers, 4to, together with:Griffin (Brian), Work, 1st edition, London: Black Pudding Publishing, 1988, signed by author to half-title, original printed wrappers, 4to, plusGilbert & George. The Naked Shit Pictures, South London Gallery, 5th Sept - 15th Oct 1995, 1st edition, 1995, signed presentation inscription from the artists to title, 'With lots of love from Gilbert & George', original printed wrappers, a little rubbed, oblong slim folio, plusHamilton (Peter), Willy Ronis, Photographs 1926-1995, 1st edition, Museum of Modern Art Oxford, 1995, signed presentation inscription in French for Richard Sadler from the photographer to half-title with carbon copy impression to title recto, additionally signed by Ronis at foot of Preface with a photo greetings card by Ronis with message to Richard Sadler loosely inserted, original printed wrappers, small 4to, plus other photography paperbacks including some signed, some Japanese interest and including Vue nos. 1-3QTY: (approx. 180)NOTE:Provenance: From the collection of Dr Richard Sadler FRPS (1927-2020).

Calligraphy & illuminating reference. A comprehensive collection of reference relating to the history and technique of calligraphy and illumination etc., including Tributes to Edward Johnston Calligrapher, Privately printed by the Society of Scribes and Illuminators, Maidstone College of Art, 1948, monochrome plates, front free endpaper with the signature of Dorothy Hutton (1889-1984, painter, calligrapher and printmaker), original cloth, 8vo; Handwriting: Everyman's Craft by Graily Hewitt, 1st edition, London: Kegan Paul, 1938, front free endpaper signed by the author, original cloth, 8vo; 2,000 years of Calligraphy: A three-part exhibition organized by the Baltimore Museum of Art, Peabody Institute Library [&] Walters Art Gallery, June 6-July 18, 1965, London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1972, monochrome illustrations, original cloth, 4to (limited edition 54/250); Calligraphy Today by Heather Child, London: Studio Books, 1963, half-title signed by the author, original cloth in slightly worn dust jacket, 4to; Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering by Edward Johnston, 1st edition, London: John Hogg, 1906, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, in modern book box, 8vo; Swan's Plain and Ornamental Alphabet Coopy Book for the use of Schools, Glasgow: Joseph Swan, circa 1850, original printed wrappers, browned and some wear, slim 4to; Alexander (J.J.G., Temple, E., & Kauffmann, C.M.), Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles, volumes 1-3 (of 6, Insular Manuscripts 6th to the 9th century, Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts 900-1066, Romanesque Manuscripts 1066-1190), London: Harvey Miller, 1978, 76, 75 respectively, colour and monochrome plates, original cloth in dust jackets, folio, and others similar, including some booklets and periodicals (including issues of The Scribe magazine etc.)QTY: (approx. 200)

Daly (César). L'Architecture Privée au XIXe Siècle, 8 volumes, Paris: Librairie Générale de l'Architecture et des Travaux Publics, 1870-77, 94 chromolithographic plates including 21 double-page, numerous engraved plates, many plates damp-damaged beyond repair, including all plates in volume 1 and all but approximately 65 plates in volumes 4 and 5, a total of approximately 330 engraved plates in good condition, occasional spotting, contemporary green half morocco over cloth, rubbed and scuffed, volumes 1, 4 and 5 damp-damaged, folio (44.5 x 33 cm) QTY: (8)NOTE:Contents of the work: Volumes 1-6: Nouvelles Maisons de Paris et des Environs. First series: 1. Hotels privés (damp defective); 2. Maisons à loyer; 3. Villas suburbaines. Second series: 1. Décorations extérieures (partly damp defective); 2. Villas – Chalets – Jardins (partly damp defective); 3. Décorations intérieures. Volumes 7-8: Décoration Intérieures Peintes. Third Series: 1. Salons, salles à manger, chambres à coucher; 2. Cabinets de travail, bibliothèque, accès et dépendances. Salles de concert, magasins, détails divers et parallèles. All but 5 of the chromolithographs are in the last two volumes on painted interior decorations, neither volume affected by damp damage. Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return.

Semedo (Alvarez). The History of that Great and Renowned Monarchy in China. Wherein all the particular provinces are accurately described: as also the dispositions, manners, learning, lawes, militia, government, and religion of the people. Together with the traffick and commodoties of that country, 2 parts in one, 1st edition in English, London: E. Tyler for John Crook, 1655, engraved portrait frontispiece of the author (adhered to front pastedown), engraved costume plate, engraved plate of a Tartar, etched map in text, lacking most of the folding engraved map, title and following leaf repaired with small loss of text, advertisement leaf at end torn (with lower portion of text adhered to rear pastedown), some water stains and soiling, some marginal worming to a few leaves, a few small tears, bookplate of Thomas Weld (1750-1810), Lulworth Castle at end, contemporary sheep, upper cover detaching, some losses to spine, some edge wear and worming to covers, small folio QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC R22006; Wing S2490. Alvaro de Semedo (1585 or 1586-1658) was a Portuguese Jesuit priest and served as Portugal's Procurado General for China. The first part includes much valuable information from his first-hand observations, the second part is based on Martino Martini's De Bello Tartarico historia, 1654, until then considered the best source of information on China.

Groebli (René). The Eye of Love. A Love Poem in Photographs, 1st edition, London: Photography, 1954, black & white plates from photographs, original pictorial wrappers in original printed glassine dust jacket (a few chips with loss), slim oblong folio, together with Great Photographs Volume 1 & 2 (Suschitzky & Fritz Henle), London: Photography, c. 1955, black and white illustrations from photographs, original pictorial wrappers, slim oblong small folioQTY: (3)

Parr (Martin). Calderdale Photographs, Leeds: Calderdale Museums Service, 1984, 16 pages, signed and dated by the photographer in black ink to inside front cover, 'To Richard [Sadler], Martin Parr 85',13 black & white illustrations from photographs, stapled as issued, slim 4to, together with:Parr (Martin), Bad Weather. Photographs by Martin Parr, Texts by Michael Fish and Peter Turner, 1st edition, London: Hay Zwemmer, 1982, black & white illustrations from photographs, signed and dated (1985) by Parr for Richard Sadler to title upper margin, original pictorial wrappers, a little rubbed and soiled, upper outer corner lightly creased, oblong folio, plusParr (Martin), Common Sense, 1st edition, Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 1999, full-bleed colour illustrations from photographs throughout, signed in blue ballpoint pen by the photographer by first page, original pictorial boards, oblong folio, plus 3 other hardbacks and 2 paperback editions of Martin Parr works, all unsigned except a hardback reprint copy of Small World in mint as new condition with publisher's 'Signed copy' sticker on protective taped clear cellophane coverQTY: (8)NOTE:Provenance: From the collection of Dr Richard Sadler FRPS (1927-2020).

Sannes (Sanne & Claus, Hugo). Oog om oog, 1st edition, Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij, 1964, black & white plates from photographs, a few minor finger marks and a little yellowing to extremities, neat ink ownership signature of the photographer J[ohn] Blakemore, Coventry, 1965, to front free endpaper, original pictorial boards, slightly rubbed and soiled, small nicks to upper edges and spine, narrow folio, together with:Groebli (René), The Eye of Love. A Love Poem in Photographs, 1st edition, London: Photography, 1954, black & white plates from photographs, a few minor marks and a little creasing to lower outer corners, original pictorial wrappers in original printed glassine dust jacket (torn and frayed with loss), upper cover detached and with old yellow sellotape repair stains to inner margins of front cover and front free endpaper, oblong folioQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: From the collection of Dr Richard Sadler FRPS (1927-2020).

Shaw (Thomas). Travels, or Observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant, 1st edition, 2 parts in 1 volume, Oxford: Printed at the Theatre, 1738, half-title, engraved vignette to title, title printed in red and black, 11 engraved maps (6 folding), 1 engraved folding table, 20 engraved plates on 17 leaves, further engraved illustrations to text, engraved head and tail-pieces, heraldic bookplate of Philip Eyre to front pastedown, closed tear to map of Tunis, occasional light marginal dust-soiling, one plate loose, contemporary mottled calf gilt, joints weak, worn, folio (350 x 220mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Blackmer 1533; ESTC T114689; Howgego, I, S92.

Crombie (Charles). Laws of Cricket, London: Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., [1907], 12 chromolithograph plates, Perrier advertisement leaf at end, some toning to title, staples rusted, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, a little dust-soiled and worn, spine slightly torn and frayed at foot, oblong folioQTY: (1)

Dallas (Donald). James Purdey & Sons, gun and rifle makers, two hundred years of excellence, 1st edition, London: Quiller, 2013, colour illustrations throughout, original black cloth, dust jacket, panels lightly marked, 4to, together with:Stevens (Samuel). Picturesque Sketches of Rustic Scenery including cottages & farm houses, London: R. Ackermann, 1815, 54 lithographs, some offsetting and spotting, modern red half sheep gilt, lightly marked, folio, withSalter (J.W). A Catalogue of the Collection of Cambran and Silurian Fossils, Cambridge: University Press, 1873, inset portrait frontispiece, illustrations to text, illustrations to text, lightly toned, original brown cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, 4to, together with 2 cartons of other large format and art referenceQTY: (2 Cartons)

Eliot (T.S.) East Coker, The New English Weekly (Supplement), Easter Number, 1940, 4 pp., some toning, a few tears along folds and some marginal fraying, horizontal fold, unbound, folio 322 x 225 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:Gallup A36. The first appearance in print of the second poem in the poet's Four Quartets, first published as a supplement in the New English Weekly, volume XVI, No. 22, March 21, 1940.

Folio Society. Tractatus de Herbis, [&] Commentary, facsimile edition, British Library, 2002, colour plates, all edges gilt, first mentioned in original dark green morocco for The Folio Society by Smith Settle of Otley, blocked design by David Eccles with leather onlays, second mentioned in original quarter buckram, contained together in original book box, folio & 8vo QTY: (2)

Besant (Walter). East London, London: Chatto & Windus, 1901, numerous monochrome illustrations, later inscription to the half-title, some marginal toning, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated blue cloth, minor rubbing to the head & foot of the spine, 8vo, together with:Blunt (Reginald), By Chelsea Reach, Some Riverside Records, London: Mills & Boon, 1921, 29 monochrome illustrations, contemporary sepia photograph of a dock scene pasted down to the front endpaper, some toning throughout, original brown cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, rear hinge cracked, 8vo, plus other modern London reference & history, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (3 cartons)

Ruskin (John). The Stones of Venice, 3 volumes, new edition, London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1874, monochrome illustrations, some toning & spotting throughout, original gilt decorated embossed brown cloth, spines rubbed to head & foot with some loss, large 8vo, together with:Millais (John Guille), The Life And Letters of Sir John Everett Millais, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1900, numerous monochrome illustrations, previous owner inscription to the front endpaper of volume 1, some light toning, top edges gilt, uniform original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, plusCartwright (Julia), Jean François Millet, His Life and Letters, London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1896, 9 monochrome illustrations, some light toning & spotting, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20th-century published art reference & biography, including A History of Painting in North Italy, 2 volumes, by J. A. Crowe & G. B. Cavalcaselle, London: John Murray, 1871, 8vo, mostly original cloth, G, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves )

Mercier (Louis-Sébastien). Tableau de Paris, 8 volumes, Nouvelle Édition, Amsterdam, 1782, some light toning throughout, contemporary uniform gilt decorated full calf, spines slightly rubbed, lacking complete spine labels to volumes 3 & 6, 8vo, together with:Goguet (Antoine-Yves), De L'Origine Des Loix, Des Arts, Et Des Sciences; et de Leurs Progrès Chez Les Anciens Peuples, 3 volumes, Paris: Desaint & Saillant, 1758, 8 engraved plates plus 3 folding 'Table Chronologique' to the rear of the volumes, some light toning & wear, uniform contemporary mottled full calf, some boards fully & partially detached, spines & boards rubbed, 4to, plusle Chevalier De Grimoard (M.), Essai Thèorique et Prarique Sur Les Batailles, Paris: Desaint, 1775, 36 engraved folding maps, some toning & water damage to the fore-edge, front endpapers torn, contemporary full calf, boards & spine worn with some water damage & loss, 4to, and other 18th & 19th-century French literature & reference, including Oeuvres Dramatiques de Néricault Destouches, De L'Académie Françoise, 4 volumes, Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1757, 4to, mostly contemporary leather bindings, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folioApproximately 135 volumesQTY: (6 shelves )

British Art. A large collection of British art reference, including Lowry, A Visionary Artist, by Michael Howard, 1st edition, Salford: Lowry Press, 2000, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, Painted Ladies, Women at The Court of Charles II, by Catherine McLeod et al, London: National Portrait Gallery, 2001, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, John Singer Sargent, edited by Elaine Kilmurray & Richard Ormond, London: Tate Gallery, original cloth in dust jacket, 1998, large 4to, J. M. W. Turner 'A Wonderful Range of Mind', by John Gage, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves )

Docherty (Tom). Swift To Battle, No.72 Fighter Squadron RAF In Action, 3 volumes, 1st editions, Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2009-10, numerous monochrome illustrations, all original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, together with:Ross (David et al), 'The Greatest Squadron of Them All', The Definitive History of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAauxAF, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Grub Street, 2003, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, plusTerbuck (Helmut et al), Spitfire International, Kent: Air-Britain, 2002, colour & monochrome illustrations, original boards, lightly rubbed to head & foot, folio, and other modern aviation reference, including publications by PSL, Red Kite, Airlife, Osprey, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (3 shelves & a carton)

Masters (John). Bhowani Junction, 1st edition, London: Michael Joseph, 1954, slight toning to endpapers, original red cloth, dust jacket, slightly rubbed, spotted and a few short tears to rear panel, 8vo, together with:Doughty (Charles). Arabia Deserta, new illustrated edition, London: Philips, 1989, numerous illustrations (some colour), original yellow cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, plusJacobs (Michael). The Painted Voyage, art, travel and exploration 1564-1875, London: British Museum, 1995, numerous colour illustrations (including full-page), original grey cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, andRoberts (David). Egypt & Nubia, 3 volumes, Vercelli: White Star Publishers, (1999), 248 colour illustrations, original brown publisher's cloth (text volume in paper wrappers), dust jackets to volume 1 & 2, original pictorial slipcase, with other modern literature and travel reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves)

George (Ernest). Etchings In Belgium, With Descriptive Letterpress, 2nd edition, London: Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1883, 30 monochrome etched plates, period inscription to the front endpaper, some light toning & spotting, pages disbound, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spine marked & rubbed with some loss, folio, together with:Maclaren (Neil), The Dutch School 1600-1900 [National Gallery Catalogues], 2 volumes, revised edition, London: National Gallery Publications, 1991, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets & slipcase, spines lightly faded, 8vo, plusWalford (E. John), Jacob van Ruisdael, 1st edition, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1991, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, and Rylands (Philip), Palma Vecchio, 1st English language edition, Cambridge: University Press, 1992, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 4to, plus other Continental & non-British art reference, including Canaletto, Giovanni Antonio Canal 1697-1768, 2 volumes, by W. G. Constable, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1962, 8vo, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves )

Thackeray (William Makepeace). The Newcomes. Memoirs Of A Most Respectable Family, 2 volumes, edited by Arthur Pendennis, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854, monochrome illustrations by Richard Doyle, period inscription to the front endpaper of volume 1, some light spotting & toning, contemporary uniform gilt decorated green full morocco, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Blanch (William Harnett), Ye Parish Of Camberwell, A Breif Account Of The Parish Of Camberwell, Its History and Antiquities, London: E. W. Allen, 1875, numerous monochrome illustrations, period inscription to the front endpaper, some light marginal toning throughout, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, board & spine slightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, plus other 18th & 19th-century literature, including Waverley Novels, 25 volumes, by Walter Scott, Centenary Edition, Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1879, contemporary uniform gilt decorated half calf, 8vo, mostly leather bindings, some odd volumes, overall condition is generally fair/good, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves)

Miscellaneous Literature. A large collection of miscellaneous 18th - 20th-century literature, including A Gentleman's Tour Through Monmouthshire and Wales, In the Months of June and July, 1774, by Henry Penruddocke Wyndham, London: printed for T. Evan's, 1775, original wrappers, 8vo, Llaw-Lyfr Y Beibl: Neu Arweiniad I Fyfyrdod o'r Ysgrythyrau Sanctaidd, by Joseph Angus, Wrexham: Hughes and Son, circa 1880, 8vo, an album of black & white photos of aeroplanes circa 1930s & 40s, & colour photographs from South Africa & Malawi 1969, oblong folio, some leather bindings, some original cloth in dust jackets, some Welsh language & odd volumes, overall condition is generally fair/good, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves )

St. John (Henry). A Letter to Sir William Windham. II. Some Reactions on the Present State of the Nation. III. A Letter to Mr. Pope, London: printed for A. Millar, 1753, engraved portrait frontispiece, some lights spotting & toning throughout, front gutters cracked, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed with minor loss to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Gillies (John), The Orations of Lysias and Isocrates, Translated from the Greek:..., London: printed for J. Murray, 1778, 2 engraved portraits, some light toning & marks, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards rubbed, marked & detached, spine rubbed, large 4to, plusThe Rambler, In Four Volumes, 4th edition, London: printed for J. Hodges, 1756, later inscription to the front endpapers, some light toning, uniform contemporary gilt decorated mottled calf, boards & spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 18th-century literature, including Poems On Several Occasions, London: printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's-Head, 1718, folio, all leather bindings, some odd volumes, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folioApproximately 60 volumesQTY: (3 shelves )

Military. A collection of modern military reference & related, including publications by Pen & Sword, Spellmount, Crowood, Osprey, many original cloth in dust jackets, many paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (3 shelves & a carton)

British Art. A large collection of British art reference & related, including John Singleton Copley in America, by Carrie Rebora et al, 1st edition, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1995, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, Pictures in The Royal Collection, Later Georgian Pictures, 2 volumes, by Oliver Millar, London: Phaidon, 1969, original cloth in dust jackets, large 8vo, The Drawings At Windsor Castle, 9 volumes, general editor A. F. Blunt, London: Phaidon, circa 1948, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, large 8vo, & publications by Oxford, SRS, Batsford, Yale, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves )

Ramsden (E. H., editor). The Letters of Michelangelo, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Stanford: University Press, 1963, numerous monochrome illustrations, original uniform cloth in slipcase, volume 2 spine slightly marked, large 8vo, together with:White (John), The Birth and Rebirth of Pictorial Space, 2nd edition, London: Faber and Faber, 1967, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly faded, 8vo, plusPope-Hennessy (John), The Portrait In The Renaissance, London: Phaidon, 1966, numerous monochrome illustrations, some minor toning, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, and other art reference & related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves & a carton)

De Henneberg (Alfred). La Dentelle Ancienne Style et Technique, Paris: Librairie Des Arts Décoratifs, 1931, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, some light spotting & toning, original blue cloth, spibe lightly marked, folio, together with:Ray (Anthony), English Delftware Pottery in the Robert Hall Warren Collection..., Boston: Boston Book & Art Shop, 1968, colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers rubbed & marked, 4to, plusBurton (E. Milby), Charleston Furniture 1700-1825, Charleston: The Charleston Museum, 1955, monochrome illustrations, original cloth, boards lightly marked, large 4to, and other antique & decorative art reference & related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (5 shelves )

Simmonds (W. H.). The Practical Grocer..., 4 volumes, London: The Gresham Publishing Company, 1909, colour & monochrome plates, original gilt decorated green cloth, spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, together with:Wood (Theodore), Out-Of-The-Way Pets and Other Papers, London: Frederick Sherlock, circa 1890s, monochrome illustrations, some light toning, front & rear gutters cracked, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated red cloth, spine & front board lightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 4to, plusHibberd (Shirley), The Floral World and Garden Guide. A Complete Manuel..., London: Groombridge and Sons, circa 1870s, colour lithographic plates plus monochrome engraved illustrations, some light toning, original gilt decorated green cloth, spine very lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other miscellaneous 19th & early 20th-century literature, including gardening & natural history reference, architecture reference, 10 volumes by Beatrix Potter, all original cloth, some gilr decorated, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves )

Baskerville Press. Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae, Birmingham, 1772, bookplate to front pastedown, later endpapers, gutter cracked at pp.4, some light spotting & toning, later calf spine retaining contemporary full calf boards, slightly rubbed to head & foot with some minor loss, large 4to, together with:Bell (John), Bell's New Pantheon; or, Historical Dictionary of the Gods, Demi-Gods, Heroes, and Fabulous Personages of Antiquity:..., 2 volumes bound in 1, London: printed by J. Bell, 1790, numerous etched plates, later endpapers, some toning & light water stains, margins trimmed, later brown cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, large 4to, plusTooke (John), E?ea ?tepoenta. Or, The Diversions of Purley, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: printed for the author, 1797, etched frontispiece, period inscription to the original front endpaper of volume 1, later endpapers, some light toning & spotting throughout, contemporary blue boards to later red cloth spines, slightly rubbed & marked, large 4to, and other 18th-century literature, including The Works Of The British Poets. With Prefaces Biographical and Critical, 14 volumes, by Robert Anderson, Edinburgh & London: printed for John & Arthur Arch, 1793/4, 8vo, mostly leather bindings, some odd volumes, overall condition is generally good, 8vo/folioApproximately 95 volumesQTY: (6 shelves )

Bevan (G. Phillips). The Statistical Atlas of England, Scotland and Ireland, W. & A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh and London, 1882, additional half-title, preface and contents list, 45 colour printed lithographic maps (complete as list), very slight spotting to the endpapers, contemporary half morocco with gilt title to the upper siding, worn at extremities, folioQTY: (1)

Blaeu (Johannes & Guillaume). Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus pars Quarta [England & Wales] Amsterdam, apud Johannem Blaeu,1646, engraved architectonic title page and 58 engraved maps (counted in pagination and register, all folding except for the Isle of Man; Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire both on the one sheet), all with contemporary hand colouring, 4 engraved vignettes in the text (also hand-coloured and depicting henges, burial chambers and mausolea), mounted on guards throughout (evidence of skilful removal and replacement), heavily waterstained throughout causing some 'bleeding' of old watercolour, some maps heavily toned, contemporary Dutch full vellum gilt, retaining the remnants of green linen ties, yapp edges, a few minor scuffs and marks, near-contemporary faint manuscript title to the spine, folio (520 x 330 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Koeman Bl 44 (volume 1 pp. 178-80); Skelton 42; cf. Chubb LIX-LX.Second edition in Latin of this 'very fine atlas of the English counties compiled, mainly from the maps of John Speed' (Chubb). A total of six volumes were published. The present volume, depicting England and Wales, first appeared in 1645 and was reissued in 1646.

Camden (William). Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland and the Islands Adjacent..., Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries by Richard Gough, 4 volumes, printed for John Stockdale, 1806, portrait frontispiece, 51 engraved folding maps by John Cary, 6 additional uncoloured maps (including 2 folding) and 103 uncoloured engraved plates, including (8 folding) and one folding pedigree of Oliver Cromwell, numerous illustrations to the text throughout, withdrawn library stamp to verso of each title at foot, occasional spotting, browning and light offsetting (mostly to text leaves & some plates), front blank of volume 1 with early ownership inscription 'coll. per. H. Drury. Harrow. Bought of Hayes 1817. C.354.3', marbled endpapers, front pastedowns with armorial bookplate of Charles Devon with motto Non sibi solum, front free endpapers with library bookplate bearing withdrawn ink stamp, contemporary diced calf with blind and gilt decoration, extremities rubbed, folioQTY: (4)NOTE:Chubb. CCLXXII.Henry Drury (1778-1841) was born in Harrow, London, the son of Joseph Drury, headmaster of Harrow School. He was educated at both Harrow and Eton, and at King's College, Cambridge (matriculated 1797, B.A. 1801, M.A. 1804, Fellow 1799–1808). He served as a master at Harrow for 41 years from 1801 to 1841 and as a tutor there to Lord Byron to whom he later became a close friend and correspondent. Drury was elected to the Roxburghe Club on its first anniversary in 1813 and also a Fellow of the Royal Society in February 1818. Drury was considered the favourite candidate to succeed George Butler as headmaster of Harrow in 1829 but an external candidate, Charles Longley, an Oxford academic was appointed. Thereafter Drury's effectiveness as a schoolmaster declined and he became increasingly eccentric and bad-tempered. He married Caroline Tayler in 1808, the daughter of Archdale Wilson Tayler and sister of the artist John Frederick Tayler. In 1810 Byron wrote to Francis Hodgson "Talking of marriage puts me in mind of Drury (who, I suppose, has a dozen children by this time, all fine, fretful brats); I will never forgive matrimony for having spoiled such an excellent bachelor".

Clerk (John). Etchings, Chiefly of Views in Scotland. MDCCLXXIII-MDCCLXXIX, mixed edition, Edinburgh, 1828, portrait frontispiece on india paper, 41 etched and lithographed views, a few tinted, on 38 sheets, occasional light spotting, front endpaper detaching, bookplate, hinges tender, contemporary cloth-backed boards, some edge wear and stains, folio 460 x 280 mm QTY: (1)NOTE:Mixed edition. The 1825 first edition contained 28 plates, the second expanded edition of 1855 contained 57 plates, the present volume contains a mixture from both editions, including the 1855 portrait. A pencil note at front states 'the 29th plate is not in either edition... some of the 1855 plates have been included but not all, they have in some cases been bound in the wrong way'. "Clerk was an exceptional amateur artist. His wealthy background afforded him the luxury of entertaining numerous careers, including medicine and business, and he also showed a considerable interest in geology. In the 1740s he began sketching alongside his brother-in-law, Robert Adam, and the artist Paul Sandby. Clerk travelled extensively throughout Scotland, recording a wide range of landscapes and ancient buildings. His sketches of Edinburgh and the surrounding areas are highly personal representations of his native countryside. Clerk's youthful fascination with the sea and the navy resulted in his famous study 'An Essay on Naval Tactics' (1790), which he developed throughout the 1790s." (National Galleries Scotland).

Meikle (James & Henry Shields). Famous Clyde Yachts 1880-87, 1st edition, Glasgow & London: Oatts & Runciman, 1888, 32 mounted chromolithograph plates after Henry Shields, a couple of short closed marginal tears to text leaves, hinges reinforced, all edges gilt, original pictorial cloth gilt, spine repaired, some wear at spine ends and corners, folio 50.5 x 37.5 cmQTY: (1)

Pigot (J.). Pigot & Co.s. British Atlas of the Counties of England, with a Map of England and Wales and a Circular one of the Country Round London..., 1833, decorative title page, address and double-page triangular Distance table, folding engraved map of England & Wales with bright contemporary outline colouring, 39 (complete as list) engraved county maps with contemporary outline colouring, including 1 folding (Yorkshire), circular map of London bound at rear, map of London with some offsetting, front endpapers, title and address with repaired closed tears, gathering attachment and sewing is weak with partial cracking, contemporary half calf, lacking spine, joints weak with upper board and preliminaries near detached, boards worn and frayed with old lot labels stuck to the recto and verso, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Chubb. This edition is not recorded but matches the description of the first edition of 1831. CCCCXXV. Despite the deterioration of the text block and binding, the contents are clean and bright.

Stukeley (William). Itinerarium Curiosum. Or, an Account of the Antiquitys and Remarkable Curiositys in Nature or Art, Observ'd in Travels thro' Great Britain. Illustrated with Copper Prints. Centuria I., London: Printed for the Author, 1724, engraved frontispiece, 99 engraved plates (out of 100, a few folding), lightly spotted and dust-soiled, final few gatherings with small marginal ink-stain to lower outer corner (not affecting text or plates), small library stamp to title verso, endpapers renewed, together with:Itinerarium Curiosum: Or, An Account of the Antiquities, and Remarkable Curiosities in Nature or Art, Observed in Travels through Great Britain, Centuria II, 2nd edition, London: Messr. Baker and Leigh, 1776, engraved portrait frontispiece, 106 engraved plates (a few folding), lightly spotted and dust-soiled, small library stamp to title verso, endpapers renewed, bound uniformly in modern sprinkled calf gilt, black morocco labels to spines, spine compartments elaborately decorated in gilt, folioQTY: (2)

Yates (Major G. & Rennie Sir John). A View of Old London Bridge in 1823, after the Removal of the Water Works, 1823, publisher's printed paper wrappers with title, one uncoloured lithograph of London Bridge and three uncoloured lithographic plans and elevations of the 'new' London Bridge, bound with a very large folding lithograph after G. Scharf ' A View of High Street Southwark being the ancient Roadway from Old London Bridge, taken July 1830, previous to its Removal for the New Line of Approach', on four sheets, laid on linen, overall size 530 x 1500 mm, bound with an additional eight uncoloured lithographs of London Bridge by or after John Norden, John Visscher, W. Hollar, Sutton Nicholls, S. & N. Buck and Major G. Yates, all printed by R. Martin, some spotting and water staining throughout, each approximately 340 x 530 mm, text block detached, contemporary cloth gilt, worn and rubbed, oblong folioQTY: (1)NOTE:The first described part is Abbey Scenery number 223. This appears to be a privately created composite volume with the large panorama of Southwark High Street and the additional eight lithographs, not called for by Abbey.

Dodens (Rembert). Mechliniensis Medici Caesari Stirpium Historiae Pemptades Sex Sive Libri XXX, Antwerp: Balthasarem et Ioannem Moretos 1616, [8], 872pp, [34]., engraved allegorical title, botanical woodcuts after Pieter van der Borcht throughout, engraved initials, engraved printer's device to final leaf verso, bookseller's ticket to upper right corner of front free endpaper verso, final blank frayed and separating at gutter, front endpaper renewed, small hole to title touching final word, many leaves browned, spotting, contemporary calf gilt, worn, joints weak, folio (345 x 215mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Nissen BBI 517. (1583 edition). The present work is the Latin translation of his 'Cruydeboeck' (1554), which was first published in 1583. An eminently influential work, 'instead of arranging plants in alphabetical order, Dodoens grouped plants according to their properties and reciprocal affinities'. (Encyclopedia Britannica). John Gerard used the work as a source for his herbal.

Desnos, Louis Charles. Atlas General Méthodique et Elémentaire pour l'étude de la Geographie et de l'Histoire Moderne..., published Paris, 1770, decorative double-page engraved title, seven double-page engraved plates of globes, armillary spheres and celestial plans, forty-four double-page maps and fifteen double-page maps of regions of France (complete), all with contemporary outline colouring and descriptive text to the margins of each map, near-contemporary manuscript number to the upper right corner on the verso and recto of each page, the last map with repaired closed tears, slight creasing and dust-soiling throughout, the foredge margin of the first few leaves torn with loss and repaired, all edges red, 20th-century quarter morocco with paste-paper boards, retaining the original gilt decorative spine, folioQTY: (1)