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1857 MUTINY OR UPRISING - PHOTOGRAPHY AND SKETCHESAn album of 18 photographic portraits (including 6 by Felice Beato), and 6 original pencil drawings relating to the 'Indian Mutiny', albumen prints (255 x 210mm., and smaller), 7 pencil sketches (some heightened in white, captioned in ink, 255 x 355mm.), early twentieth century half morocco, gilt lettered 'India Mutiny Celebrities' on spine, worn folio, [1857, and later]Footnotes:Photographs comprise: Gen. Colin Campbell; Gen. James Hope Grant; Gen. Robert Napier; Lt-Gen. Henry Norman; Sir Robert Montgomery; Lieutenant-Colonel Braysyer, 14th Sikhs, all by Felice Beato; The Supreme Indian Council, Simla, 1864, by Bourne & Shepherd; Gen. Archdale Wilson; Gen. James Brind; Sir Donald Stewart; William Montagu Hay; Large portrait of six 'officers and men of the Royal Engineers', all identified (255 x 210mm.); group portrait of the 31st Bengal Light Infantry (captioned 'this regiment remained loyal throughout the Mutiny'); Officers of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders; Officer of the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry; Officers of the Army Head Quarters, Simla, ?1864, 3 groups.Sketches comprise: 'Sketched from Hodson's Tent. The unroofed house on left is where Leut. Nicholson died...'; 'Flag Staff Toer, Aug. 22d. 1857'; 'View of the ridge showing the right battery, Hinddo Rao and Observatory looking across the Valley of Death. Sketched from the mound, July 20/57'; 'Delhi face of Hinddo Rao House from the Centre Battery [with Sikh soldiers in foreground], Aug. 4/57'; 'The Mosque Piquet... Sketched while Gen. Wilson was working on one of the guns'; 'Gen. Batson in the dress in which he escaped Delhi. Sketched at Camp Alipore, June 7/57' with a further sketch of a cannon (dated 11 July 1857) pasted on blank area of sheet; 'Large iron gun at Selim Bagh... English wheels, native carriage'. The drawings are pasted in, and have further annotations, including note 'See plan of Cantonment and City of Delhi' in ink on mounting card of all. They have pencil note 'For R.[oyal] U.[nited] S.[ervices] I.[nstitute] Library'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

MURRAY (COLIN), and others'Trip to India 1874-75', approximately 140 albumen prints, mostly captioned below in pencil, many signed and numbered in the negative, images 220 x 280mm. or smaller, contemporary morocco gilt, titled in gilt on upper cover, rubbed, folio, 1870sFootnotes:Includes: Images attributed to Colin Murray (18: Bombay (7), the Elephanta Caves (4), hill stations (4), Poona (2), and another); Calcutta by Stretton (12, chiefly municipal buildings, but also the floating bridge, and Fort William); Bourne (22: Kashmir (4), the Taj Mahal (4), and others at Delhi, Lucknow, Benares, Gwalior, Cawnpore, Bharatpur and Jabalpur); municipal buildings and statues in Bombay (22, unsigned and unnumbered); ethnographical studies attributed to Taurines (18); Shepherd & Robertson's 'native trades' series (2); Bombay, and a waterfall (3, signed Bourne & Shepherd in negative); other subjects, such as Gibraltar, Egypt and Suez (approximately 40).Provenance: Kanwardip Gujral; his sale, Bonhams, 9 April 2008, lot 29.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

SACHE (JOHN EDWARD), and othersViews and architectural studies, 79 albumen prints, mounted recto only (mostly one per page, a few smaller 4 per page), neatly captioned below in red and black ink, many signed and numbered in negative, images 235 x 290mm., and smaller, nineteenth century boards, lacking spine, oblong folio, 1880sFootnotes:Includes: Saché (44: Agra (7); Delhi; Sikandra (2); Fatehpur Sikri (5); Cawnpore (3); Lucknow (7); Benares (6); the temple at Sarnath (2); Calcutta (9)); 3 views by Bourne in Trichinopoly and Tanjore (numbers 2045, 2049, 2060); 8 small square Bourne images of Bharatpur, Deig, Bindrabund, and Goverdhan; the Nilgiris (5, one signed Nicholas in negative); a general view of Kandy, possibly by Colin Murray.Provenance: Kanwardip Gujral; his sale, Bonhams, 9 April 2008, lot 36.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

JEHANGIR (SORABJI)Representative Men of India. A Collection of Memoirs, with Portraits, of Indian Princes, Nobles, Statesmen..., and Eminent Citizens, FIRST EDITION, introduction by Sir George C.M. Birdwood, title and dedication printed in red and black, 44 woodburytype portrait photographs, each mounted as issued, a few loose or with some small losses to margins, pages brittle and toned, publisher's decorative red morocco gilt, rebacked retaining most of original spine, g.e., folio (375 x 265mm.), W.H. Allen, [1889]Footnotes:RARE COMPLETE IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S BINDING. This was published as the 'first of a proposed series of drawing-room table volumes of photographic portraits of contemporary Hindus, Mohomedans, Paris, and Englishmen...', but no further volumes in the series appeared, although Sorabji Jehangir revived the format for his celebrated Princes and Chiefs of India (1903). Of the subjects depicted 32 were Indian, the remainder British.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

SACHE (JOHN EDWARD), and othersViews in India, Ceylon, and Sikkim, 71 albumen prints, a few signed in negative, together with 45 Agra School drawings in pencil, ink, and watercolour, some heightened in gilt, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, folio, images 220 x 280mm., the drawings smaller and of various sizes, [1870s-1880s]Footnotes:Images include: Fatehpur Sikri, Jabalpur, Cawnpore, Lucknow, Benares, Sarnath, Darjeeling, Sikkim, Calcutta, Ceylon. Credits include: Saché (20), Bourne (7), and Robert Phillips (5). The drawings include: 29 views such as the Taj Mahal, the Taj Mahal Mosque, the Moti Masjid, the Red Fort at Delhi, Jama Masjid at Delhi, Humayun's Tomb; 10 examples of decorative patterns and devices; 8 kneeling Mughal noblemen.Provenance: Peter Eaton, bookplate; Kanwardip Gujaral, his sale Bonhams, 9 April 2008, lot 38.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

HOOPER (WILLOUGHBY WALLACE)Album of ethnographical studies, Shikar and views, 83 albumen prints, captioned below in ink, mounted 2 to 4 per page (recto and verso), images mostly 180 x 240mm. or smaller, contemporary green half morocco, rubbed, folio, 1870sFootnotes:Includes: 12 scenes of hunting, and environs of the camp ('the village head-man pays his respects to the Sahib-lôg', 'native shikaries bring news of a tiger'); 23 trades or types; 20 ethnographic portraits; temples around Hyderabad; 'front verandah' showing European children with ayas; 'elephant battery'; 7 views around Suez and Port Said, not by Hooper.Provenance: Bonhams, 26 October 2007, lot 215.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Folio Society - Oscar Wilde, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, etc together with other books

Charles Ernest Deacon (d1965) a folio created from 1893-1903 while touring Britain and the Channel Islands, comprising of 459 sketches each on a seperate piece of card, approximately 12cm x 17cm, to include coastal scenes, views of buildings, boats, villages, country scenes and others, many of the panels are titled and dated, contained in a book

An early 20th century folio of watercolour by Charles Ernest Deacon, R.I, RA, RBA, comprising seascapes, gardens, cityscapes, floral still lives and architectural church designs, one in sepia ink representing the church of Saint Matthew, Highfield, signed and dated 1891, another of the Church of S. Dunstan, Liverpool, with printed rendition, and a watercolour of the artist's wife, Florence Hamilton Deacon in the nursery cradling their infant daughter; together with a small binder comprising photographs and memorabilia for the artist, to include journal and newspaper cuttings, recorded exhibition dates and works from the artist, and accompanying paperwork

Magazine Collection Fortnum and Mason Christmas Catalogue 1958, Brides Magazine 1958, Harper's Bazaar International Fasion Folio 1961, Vogue Pattern Book 1963, Vogue Golden Jubilee Issue 1966, Chanel Press Pack for Autumn - Winter 1986-87, What's On for Children and Young People 1965, Radio Times 24-30 May 1980, Time Magazine 29th May 1995, Historic Houses Castles and Gardens 1974, good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Burden (Philip D). The Mapping of North America, published Raleigh Publications 1996 [and] The Mapping of North America II, published Raleigh Publications, 2007, two 'de-luxe' edition volumes with numerous colour and black & white illustrations throughout, both signed by the author, both volumes limited edition, volume one 88/100 and volume two 18/50, uniform half burgundy morocco gilt, folioQty: (2)

Cary (John). Cary's Traveller's Companion, or, A Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales..., 1791, calligraphic title with near-contemporary manuscript signature, advertisement and contents list, 43 (of 44, lacking Yorkshire), engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, printed back-to-back, some staining and dust soiling throughout, list of market and borough towns and an advertisement bound at rear, modern ink ownership signature to front endpaper, hinges and joints weak and cracked, upper board near detached, contemporary half calf, rubbed and worn, 8vo, together with Law (James Thos.). A New Set of Diocesan Maps, Lichfield Theological School,1864, 27 colour lithographic double-page maps, the maps of Exeter folding with some marginal fraying and slight loss to the printed surface, some staining and spotting throughout, upper hinge broken, publisher's boards with printed title to the upper cover, boards heavily worn and frayed, lacking spine, folio, with Heywood (John). The Travelling Atlas of England & Wales with all the Railways & Coach Roads, The Cities, Towns, Parks & Gentlemen's Seats..., Manchester 1868, decorative calligraphic title, folding map of England & Wales and 44 (complete) uncoloured lithographic maps of English counties, printed back-to-back, some dust soiling, publisher's printed paper wrappers with near-contemporary ownership signature to upper cover, wrappers heavily worn, frayed and soiled, slim 8voQty: (3)Footnote: Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.

Estate Sale Catalogues. Six estate sale catalogues from Herefordshire, late 19th century & early 20th century, including The Perrystone Estate, Auctioned by Messrs. Debenham, Tweson, Farmer & Bridgewater, 10th August 1886, uncoloured lithographic view of the main house, an additional lithograph of the view from Wood Walk, details of acreage, tenants and rent and a large colour lithographic folding map of the whole estate, decorative publisher's paper wrappers with some dust soiling, slim folio, together with The Harewood Estates, Auctioned by Farebrother, Ellis, Clark & Co., July 1877, two tint stone lithographs of the main house, large colour lithographic folding map of the whole estate, decorative publisher's paper wrappers with some dust soiling, slim folio, with Holme Lacey, Auctioned by Knight Frank & Rutley, 29th July 1909, frontispiece of a double-page Ordnance Survey map of the area surrounding the property, some creasing and two closed tears affecting the printed image, numerous uncoloured gravures of various properties within the estate, details of acreage, tenants and rent, publisher's paper wrappers, stained, dust soiled and frayed, slim folio, with an additional smaller auction catalogue containing a lithographic folding map of the whole estate, 4to and a separate folder containing two large folding maps of the estate, plus Eaton Bishop, Kingstone & Madley, Auctioned by Messrs. Stooke & Son, 7th June 1905, two large folding colour lithographic maps of the estates, details of acreage, tenants and rent, publisher's printed paper wrappers, slim folio, with another untitled folding estate planQty: (7)

Fashion. A collection of 48 fashion plates, mid 19th century, French, German and English engravings and lithographs with contemporary hand-colouring (two uncoloured), a few printed on both sides, including examples originally published in La Mode Illustrée, La Saison, Illustre Frauen-Zeitung and The Queen, each approximately 370 x 260 mm, together with a drawing sketchbook containing 27 amateur pencil drawings of costume and fashion through the ages, slim folio, with Gillray (James). La Belle Assemblée, H. Humphrey, 1787 [but H. G. Bohn edition, circa 1850], uncoloured etched caricature with an additional etching on the verso, slight staining, 250 x 355 mm, plus (Woodward G. M. after). The Comforts of a Modern Gala..., published Thomas Tegg, circa 1810, etching with contemporary hand colouring, slight marginal dust and finger soiling, laid on later paper, 240 x 345 mm,Qty: (approx. 50)

Istva?nffy (Miklo?s). Regni Hungarici historia, post obitum gloriosissimi Matthiae Corvini, ... libris XXXIV. ... exacte descripta..., Cologne: Joannem Wilhelmum Friessem, 1685, half-title, additional engraved title, letterpress title in red & black, scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of Sir Thomas Seabright Bt. to upper pastedown, contemporary blind panelled calf, morocco title label to spine, leather mottled and surface rubbed, joints splitting, folio, together with:Nanni (Battista). The History of the Affairs of Europe in this present age, but more particularly of the Republick of Venice, translated by Sir Robert Honywood, London: John Starkey, 1673, imprimatur leaf present, contemporary gilt panelled & decorated calf, joint split and board attachment weak, worn, folio (Wing N151),Giannettasio (Niccolo? Partenio), Nicolai Parthenii Giannettasii Neapolit. Soc. Jesu. Piscatoria, et Nautica, Editio altera, auctior, & emendatior, [Neapoli: Typis Regiis, 1686], additional engraved title and two plates, contemporary vellum, small 8voQty: (3)

Johnston (Alexander Keith). The National Atlas of Historical, Commercial and Political Geography..., Edinburgh, circa 1850, additional half-title and index, 41 (complete as list) double-page, engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, slight spotting throughout but largely confined to the margins, marbled endpapers, hinges strengthened, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco gilt, worn and rubbed at extremities, re-backed but retaining original spine, folio, together with Gall & Inglis (publishers). The Edinburgh Imperial Atlas, Ancient and Modern..., Edinburgh circa 1850, calligraphic title, torn with loss and crudely repaired and with a near-contemporary dated ownership signature, index and 47 (complete as list) lithographic maps with contemporary outline colouring, some marginal fraying and closed tears and heavily dust and finger soiled throughout, marbled endpapers, hinges strengthened, joints loose, contemporary half morocco gilt, folio Qty: (2)

Vanity Fair Albums. 2 volumes nos. 17 & 29, January - June 1877 & January - June 1883, two albums, each containing 26 lithographic caricatures, volume 17 including Richard Wagner, W. G. Grace and Cardinal Newman, bookplate of Thomas M. Crowder, all edges gilt, publishers, green cloth gilt, volume 29 with a small area of abrasion to the spine, folioQty: (2)Footnote: Two unusually clean and bright albums with the text block undamaged and the contents unspotted or marked.

Baker (Richard). A Chronicle of the Kings of England. From the Time of the Romans Government, unto the death of King James... whereunto is added the Reign of King Charles the First, and the first thirteen years of His Sacred Majesty King Charles the Second, 8th edition, London: H. Sawbridge and others, 1684, engraved portrait frontispiece of Charles II, engraved additional title, occasional annotations, some light spotting and toning, hinges reinforced, later calf, rebacked, some wear to corners, a little rubbed and scuffed, folio, together withLivius (Titus). The Roman History written in latin by Titus Livius; with the supplements of the learned John Freinshemius and John Dujatius.., faithfully done into English, London: printed for Awnsham Churchill, 1686, engraved frontispiece of medallion portraits, title with engraved vignette to single-page, engraved maps of ancient Rome, folding engraved plan of the Battle of Cannae, contemporary blind-ruled full calf, some wear with upper cover near detached, folio, plus Certain Sirmons or Homilies Appointed to be read in Churches in the time of Queen Elizabeth of famous memory: and now thought fit to be reprinted by authority from the Kings most excellent majesty, London: Printed by T. R. for Samuel Mearne.. and for Robert Powlet 1676, black letter text, light soiling to title with minor loss to lower outer corner, later calf-baked marbled boards, rubbed and some wear with joints cracked, folio, and Sidney (Algernon). Discourses concerning Government, published from an original manuscript of the author, London: 1698, endpapers replaced, and with bookplate of E.W. Wynne Pendarves to front pastedown, contemporary paneled calf, gilt title label to spine, rubbed and a little wear, folio, plus other 17th and early 18th-century folio English history, including Philip de Commines, History, 3rd edition, 1665, Pietro Soave Polano, The History of the Council of Trent, translated into english by Sir Nathaniel Brent, whereunto is added the life of the learned author: and the History of the Inquisition, London: J. Maycock for Samuel Mearne..., 1676, William Cecill, Lord Burghley, A Collection of State Papers relating to Affairs in the Reigns of King Henry VIII, King Edward VI, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, from the year 1542-1570, transcribed from original letters and other authentic memorials, never before published... by Samuel Haynes, 2 volumes, London: William Bowyer, 1740, etc., all contemporary leather bindings, folioQty: (11)

Martin (R. Montgomery). The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World..., J & F Tallis, London & New York, circa 1855, decorative calligraphic title, frontispiece of a map of the world, descriptive text and 79 engraved maps by J. Rapkin with contemporary outline colouring, two comparison plates and an uncoloured double-page pictorial map of Liverpool, slight marginal staining and dust soiling throughout, occasional short marginal closed tears, some water staining to the endpapers, near-contemporary half morocco gilt over later boards, folioQty: (1)

Bible [Latin]. Biblia sacra, sive Testamentum vetus, ab Im. Tremellio et Fr. Iunio ex Hebraeo Latine? redditum, et Testamentum novum, a? Theod. Beza e? Graeco in Latinum versum, Amsterdam: apud Guiljel: Ianssonium Blaeuw, 1639, engraved general title torn with loss, bound with at front The Book of Common Prayer: and administration of the sacraments: and other rites and ceremonies of the Church of England, London: Printed by Robert Barker, and Assignes of John Bill, 1638, woodcut title torn with slight loss, bound with at rear The Whole Booke of Psalmes: Collected into English Meeter by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, London: Printed by G.M. for the Companie of Stationers, 1639, title within decorative border, light toning throughout volume and occasional minor marks, lacking free endpapers, gilt gauffered edges, near-contemporary brown morocco with gilt decoration (gilt faded), foot of spine worn and extremities a little worn, 12mo, together with:Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church..., together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Cambridge: Printed and sold by Joseph Bentham, 1743, bound with The whole Book of Psalms, collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, conferred with the Hebrew..., London: Printed by Alice Pearson, for the Company of Stationers, 1743, light toning and occasional spotting, all edge gilt, contemporary gilt decorated morocco, light wear to extremities, 8vo,[Ranchin, Guillaume], A review of the Councell of Trent. Wherein are contained the severall nullities of it: with the many grievances and prejudices done by it to Christian Kings and Princes, as also to all Catholique Churches in the world, and more particularly to the Gallicane Church. First writ in French by a learned Roman-Catholique. Now translated into English by G[erard]. L[angbaine]., Oxford: Printed by William Turner for W.T. Edw.Forrest, and Will. Web, 1638, some browning and occasional staining to margins, lacking free endpapers, old quarter calf with later sheep corner and patterned paper sides, rubbed, small folio,New Testament [English], The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out of the original Greek, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, London: printed by the assigns of His Majesty's printer, and of Henry Hills deceas'd, 1731, bound with at front The Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church..., together with the Psalter or Psalms of David..., London: printed by the assigns of His Majesty's printer, and of Henry Hills deceas'd, 1731, early ownership signature at head of title of Joseph Cradock Gumley, bound with at rear The Whole Book of Psalms, collected into English Metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others. Conferr'd with the Hebrew..., London: Printed by Tho. Wood, for the Company of Stationers, 1733, titles and borders red ruled throughout, recent marbled endpapers, contemporary morocco, gilt arabesque to centre of each board, silver corner pieces and clasp fixings to boards (lacking attached clasps), neatly rebacked, 12mo,Book of Common Prayer... together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David..., Cambridge: Printed by John Burges printer to the University, 1801, contemporary ownership to front free blank Elizabeth Heygate March 17 1807, all edges gilt, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt decorated spine and board borders, 12mo, and other 17th - early 20th century books, mostly theology related including the Book of Common Prayer etc. and a defective copy of Du Bartas (Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur), Du Bartas his devine weekes and workes translated: and dedicated to the Kings most excellent Maiestie by Josuah Sylvester, now thirdly corrected & augm., Printed at London: By Humfrey Lounes, [1611], title provided in facsimile and some margins repaired, few marks and some spotting, modern calf, small 4toQty: (15)

Binding. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments..., together with the Psalter or Psalms of David..., Oxford: printed at Clarendon Press, by Bensley, Cooke, and Collingwood, 1815, wood engraved device to title, light toning & spotting, front free endpaper ownership signature Matthew Vaughan November 4th 1852, bookplate removed from upper pastedown, sealing wax marks to pastedowns, gilt decorated dentelles to turn-ins, all edges gilt, contemporary elaborate gilt and blind decorated straight grain black morocco possibly by John Rodwell of Oxford? (pencil note to front free endpaper), joints slightly cracked, folioQty: (1)

Braybrooke (Richard). Diary of Samuel Pepys, London: Henry Colburn, 1825, half-titles, frontispieces, 10 engraved plates, folding map, turn-ins finished in gilt, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, bookplates to front pastedowns, hinges repaired, lightly spotted, 19th-century blue morocco gilt, spine in 6 compartments separated by raised bands finished in gilt, 4 compartments incorporating gilt floral tools, 2 with gilt directs, compartments bordered in gilt, boards with oval gilt border, gilt armorial vignettes to centre of boards, extremities slightly rubbed, boards marked, folioQty: (2)

Davila (Arrigo Caterino). The Historie of the Civill Warres of France, written in Italian by H.C. Davila. Translated out of the original, 2 parts in one (including 'Continuation and conclusion'), London: printed by R. Raworth, and are to be sold by W. Lee, D. Pakeman, and G. Bedell, 1647, i.e. 1648, imprimatur leaf, engraved initials to title, without errata leaf but with the dedication leaves, second part title with imprint dated 1648, bookplate of Sir Mountague Cholmeley Bt. to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with calf title label (label worn to right edge), slight wear to joints, folioQty: (1)Footnote: Wing D413; ESTC R21290.The first edition in English, translated from the Italian by Charles Cotterell and William Aylesbury.

Fabretti (Raffaele), De columna Traiani syntagma: Accesserunt explicatio veteris tabellae anaglyphae Homer Iliadem atque ex Stesichoro, Arctino et Lesche Ilii excidium continentis & emissarii lacus Fucini descriptio, Rome: Ex Officinâ Nicolai Angeli Tinassij, 1683, printer's woodcut hedgehog device to title, two folding engraved plates, woodcut illustrations, some light browning and scattered spotting, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, lower joint split at head & foot, head & foot of spine worn, folio, together with:Cyprian (Saint, Bishop of Carthage). Sancti Caecilii Cypriani opera, Nicolai Rigaltii observationibus ad veterum exemplarium fidem recognita et illustrata, 2 parts on one, Paris: Apud viduam Mathurini du Puis, viâ Iacobæâ, sub signo Coronæ, 1648, titles in red & black with woodcut device, contemporary speckled calf, joints split and worn, folioQty: (2)

Firdausi (Abu'l-Qasim). Shahnama [The Book of Kings], Printed by Aqa Mirza Mohammed Baqer Shirazi in Bombay, Hijri 1275 [AD 1858], text in Persian, 6 columns, 3 title-pages, 4 head-pieces, 56 lithographic illustrations including one full-page, main text complete but lacking first four pages of preliminaries before first title, end matter after colophon erratically paginated but apparently complete, some fraying and tears with text loss, mostly at front and rear, half cloth over patterned boards, worn, covers detached and backstrip deficient, folio (29.5 x 20.5cm)Qty: (1)Footnote: Collation: [pp. v-xvi], title-page 1, followed by pp. 1-168; Title-page 2, followed by pp. 169-288; Title-page 3, followed by pp. 1-272 and colophon, postscript erratically numbered pp. 5-40, 33-36, but apparently complete.

Gauden (John). Iera dakrya, Ecclesiae Anglicanae Suspiria. The tears, sighs, complaints, and prayers of the Church of England..., London: Printed by J.G. for R. Royston, 1659, engraved additional title, letterpress title with engraved device and early ownership signature (first two words of title in Greek characters), folding "Tree of the Church" engraved plate present, armorial bookplate of William Beilby to upper pastedown, early 19th century half calf, joints split and light wear to extremities, folio (Wing G359, ESTC R7566), together with:Lloyd (David), Memoires of the lives, actions, sufferings and deaths of those noble, reverend, and excellent personages, that suffered by death, sequestration, decimation, or otherwise, for the Protestant religion, and the great principle thereof, allegiance to their soveraigne, in our late intestine wars, from the year 1637, to the year 1660, and from thence continued to 1666. With the Life and Martyrdom of King Charles I, 1st edition, London: Samuel Speed, 1668, frontispiece lacking, title in red & black, final advertisement leaf present, armorial bookplate of Sir Thomas Seabright Bt. to upper pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, morocco title label to spine, joints split and worn, folio (Wing L2642, ESTC R3832),Sarpi (Paolo), The history of the Council of Trent. Containing eight books..., London: Printed by J. Macock, for Samuel Mearne, John Martyn, and Henry Herringman, 1676, title in red & black, bookplate of Herbert Watney of Buckhold, Berkshire to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, morocco title label to spine, upper board near detached with upper joint crudely repair/strengthened with old cloth tape, folio,Walker (John), An attempt towards recovering an account of the numbers and sufferings of the clergy of the Church of England, Heads of Colleges, Fellows, Scholars, &c. who were sequester’d, harrass’d, &c. in the late times of the Grand Rebellion..., London: Printed by W. S. for J. Nicholson, R. Knaplock, R. Wilkin, B. Tooke, D. Midwinter, and B. Cowse, 1714, later endpapers, contemporary panelled calf, old reback, upper board detached, worn, folio, Collier (Jeremy), An ecclesiastical history of Great Britain, chiefly of England: from the first planting of Christianity, to the end of the reign of King Charles the Second..., 2 volumes, London: Samuel Keble & Benjamin Tooke, 1708-14, engraved frontispiece to first volume, titles in red & black, armorial bookplate of Frederick Cornwallis to upper pastedowns, contemporary panelled calf, old rebacks with red morocco title labels, corner repairs, joints splitting, some wear, folio Qty: (6)

Pococke (Richard). Inscriptionum Antiquarum Graec. et Latin Liber. Accedit, Numismatum Ptolemaeorum, Imperatorum, Augustarum, et Caesarum, in Aegypto cusorum, e Scriniis Britannicis, Catalogus, [London]: Typis Mandati, 1752, half-title, title, single leaf of preface and single leaf of contents, 127 pages of text, and large engraved map of Egypt on 8 folding sheets at rear, some marginal spotting and light toning to map sheets, a few scattered marginal spots to text, contemporary full calf with 20th century plain reback, rubbed and scuffed to edges, gilt armorial to centre of each cover of George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland, folio (sheet size 46 x 28 cm)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: George Granville Leveson-Gower (1758-1833), 1st Duke of Sutherland. Member of Parliament for Newcastle under Lyme from 1779 to 1784, and for Staffordshire from 1787 to 1799.Richard Pococke (1704-1765), Bishop of Ossory and Meath, traveller and antiquarian, whose portrait in oriental costume was painted by the French artist Jean-Etienne Liotard in 1738 (Musée de'art et d'histoire, Geneva), is best known for his Description of the East of 1743-45.

Gibbs (James). A Book of Architecture containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments, 2nd edition, London: London: W. Innys and R. Manby, 1739, 150 plates ( 5 folding), bookplate to front pastedown with name excised, later ownership inscription to front pastedown, small notation to upper margin of front free endpaper, preliminaries spotted and with a couple of water spots, edges light spotted, contemporary calf, rebacked, boards marked, corners repaired, folio, housed in custom clamshell boxQty: (1)Footnote: Harris 258. Fowler 138.

Jewel (John). The Workes of the very learned and reverend father in God John Jewell, not long since Bishop of Sarisburie [sic]. Newly set forth with some amendment of divers quotations: and a briefe discourse of his life, London: Printed by John Norton, 1611, title and part titles within woodcut borders (fore-edge margin of general title strengthened to verso and repaired to gutter margin, short closed tear to lower blank margin), some light browning and occasional damp stains to few leaves, 19th century sheep, folio (STC 14580.5, ESTC S112179), together with:Laud (William), A relation of the conference betweene William Lawd, then, Lrd. Bishop of St. Davids; now, Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury: and Mr. Fisher the Jesuite, by the command of King James of ever blessed memorie. With an answer to such exceptions as A.C. takes against it. By the sayd Most Reverend Father in God, William, Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, London: Printed by Richard Badger, 1639, margins of first & last few leaves browned (from turn-ins), contemporary calf, upper board near detached, loss of leather at head & foot of spine, rubbed to spine and extremities, small folio (STC 15298, ESTC S113162),Laud (William), A summarie of devotions, compiled and used by Dr William Laud, sometime Ld Arch-bishop of Canterbury. Now published according to the copy written with his own hand, and reserved in the archives of St. John Baptist’s Colledge Library in Oxon, Oxford: Printed by William Hall, 1667, imprimatur leaf present, two worm holes to lower outer blank margin to initial half of text block, O8 loose and partly held in place with later stitching, some toning, mid/late 19th century dark brown crushed morocco, 8vo (Wing L600, ESTC R27458), and one other 17th century antiquarian relatedQty: (4)

Luther (Martin). Colloquia Mensalia, or, Dr Martin Luther's Divine Discourses at his table, &c. which in his life time hee held with divers learned men (such as were Philip Melanchthon, Casparus Cruciger, Justus Jonas, Paulus Eberus, Vitus Ditericus, Joannes Bugenhagen, Joannes Forsterus, and others) conteining questions and answers touching religion, and other main points of doctrine... collected first together by Dr. Antonius Lauterbach, and afterward disposed into certain common places by John Aurifaber, translated out of the high Germane into the English Tongue by Henri Bell, 1st edition in English, London: William Du Gard, 1652, engraved portrait frontispiece (close-trimmed and laid down), title printed in red and black, woodcut headpieces and initials, title and first leaf of dedication with tear and repair at upper right corner, some neat early underlining, occasional light toning and marginal water stains, previous owner monogram and date 7 Jul: 1694 to title, ownership signature of D.L. Cumming, endpapers renewed, later calf, rebacked and recornered, a little rubbed with stains, folioQty: (1)Footnote: ESTC R23064. "An abridged translations of J. Aurifaber's version of Tischreden, with addition, in the English text of spurious "Luther's prophecies" and doctrinal changes in chapter 19" (E.G. Rupp: The Righteousness of God: Luther Studies).

Maffei (Raffaele, called Volaterranus). Commentariorum Urbanorum Raphaelis Volaterrani: octo & triginta libri, cum duplici eoru[n]dem indice secundum tomos collecto. Item Oeconomicus Xenopho[n]tis: ab eodem latio donatus, Paris, Jean Petit and Jodocus Badius, 1511, [18], CCCCXIIII, [8] leaves, (?8, ?10, a-p8, q6, r-z8, A-Z8, Aa-Ee8, FF8, AAA8), woodcut title, printed in red and black, close-trimmed to edges, just touching printed area, numerous criblé initials, text generally in clean condition, with good margins, minor worm track to blank lower margin of final leaf, early full vellum (possibly 16th or 17th century), some marks and discolouration, some minor wear to edges, folioQty: (1)Footnote: Adams M99; Alden 511.6; Sabin 43765; BM STC French, 1470-1600, 296.First published in Rome in 1506, this important work by the Italian scholar Raffaele Maffei contains sections on geography, anthropology and philology, ending with 10 pages of paralipomena, and 16 pages on Xenophon's Oeconomicum, translated by Maffei.Folios CCXXIII-CCXXIIII are extensively annotated in a 16th century hand to the margins verso, providing additional information on a number of famous men of the day, including a reference to Michelangelo, 'Michael Angls Bonarottus floretinus', including reference to his decoration of the Sistine Chapel, the second leaf includes references to Alciati, Philip II and Charles V of Spain and provides a date of death for one of the persons referred to of 1549.

Pearson (John). An Exposition of the Creed, 2nd edition, revised & enlarged, London: John Williams, 1662, title ruled in red with early signature, some light dust-soiling, contemporary calf, worn at head of spine, small folio, together with:Usher (James), An answer to a challenge made by a Jesuite in Ireland. Wherein, the judgment of antiquity in the points questioned is truly delivered, and the novelty of the now Romish doctrine plainly discovered. To which is added A discourse of the religion anciently professed by the Irish and British, by the most reverend and learned James Usher, late Lord Arch-Bishop of Ardmagh, and primate of all Ireland, 4th edition, corrected & augmented, London: Benjamin Tooke, 1686, imprimatur leaf present, contemporary speckled calf, without title label, joints splitting at head & foot, 4to,Church of England, A collection of articles, injunctions, canons, orders, ordinances, & constitutions ecclesiastical, with other publick records of the Church of England, chiefly in the times of K. Edward VI. Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and K. Charles I. Published to vindicate the Church of England, and to promote uniformity and peace in the same, 4th edition, with additions, London: Blanch Pawlet, 1684, contemporary calf, upper board detached, lower joint split, 4to,Strype (John), The Life and Acts of Matthew Parker, the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of Queen Elizabeth..., London: John Wyat, 1711, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red & black, some toning and spotting, contemporary blind panelled calf, joints split, without title label to spine, folioQty: (4)

Playford (Henry). Harmonia Sacra: or, Divine Hymns and Dialogues, mixed editions, 2 volumes & supplement in one, London: Printed by William Pearson for Henry Playford, 1703; London: Printed by Edward Jones for Henry Playford, 1693; Printed by W. Pearson for Henry Playford, [1700], engraved frontispiece, title to first & second volumes in red and black, light damp staining mostly to upper outer corners of initial leaves and last few leaves of second volume, some light dust-soiling, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and corners repaired, maroon morocco title label to spine, extremities rubbed, folioQty: (1)Footnote: Harmonia Sacra (vol. 1) - ESTC T154450; Harmonia Sacra (vol. 2) - Wing P2437, ESTC R231598; Supplement - Wing P2442, ESTC R218765.

Purcell (Henry). Orpheus Britannicus. A collection of all the choicest songs. For one, two, and three voices... Together, with such symphonies for violins or flutes, as were by him design'd for any of them: and a through-bass to each song; figur'd for the organ, harpsichord, or theorbo-lute, 2 volumes, mixed editions (2nd edition of vol. 1 & 1st edition of vol. 2), London: Printed by William Pearson, and sold by John Young [-for Henry Playford], 1706 & 1702, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White after J. Closterman, titles printed in red and black, advertisement leaf for John Cullen bookseller after p.vi in volume 1, leaves B1 & B2 in volume 1 torn to lower outer blank corners with slight loss, pp. 171-174 misnumbered 143-146 in volume 2 and corrected in early manuscript, some light browning and occasional spotting, front free blank with early signature R. Rushout, marbled endpapers with bookplates of Hon. Anne Rushout, Alan Lubrock and one other with monogram R.N. (with Baron's coronet above), all edges gilt, contemporary gilt panelled black morocco, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, extremities very slightly rubbed, folio, Qty: (1)Footnote: ESTC T154319 & T153688. The first volume appears to conform to ESTC T154319 stating it as 'a reissue of the second edition of the same year, with a cancel title page and, additionally, a frontispiece'.

Taylor (Jeremy). Ductor Dubitantium: or, the rule of conscience in all her general measures; serving as a great instrument for the determination of cases of conscience, 4th edition, London: Luke Meredith, 1696, engraved illustration to title, decorative pastedowns, contemporary panelled speckled calf, morocco title label, folio, together with:Hooker (Richard), The Works, revised & corrected, 1723, engraved portrait frontispiece and additional engraved title (toned, title with repaired closed tear), armorial bookplate of Martin Benson to front pastedown, later cloth hinges, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and board corners repaired, folio,Strype (John), The life and acts of the most reverend father in God, John Whitgift, D.D. the third and last Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, London: T. Horne, J. Knapton, R. Knaplock (& others), 1718, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, armorial bookplate of Edward Jolly to upper pastedown, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, lacking title label to spine, joints slightly cracked at head & foot, folioQty: (3)

Wycliffe (John). The New Testament translated from the Latin, in the year 1380..., to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life, opinions, and writings of Dr. Wiclif; and an historical account of the Saxon and English versions of the scriptures, previous to the opening of the fifteenth century, by the Rev. Henry Hervey Baber, London: Printed by Richard Edwards ... and sold by T. Hamilton [and others], 1810, engraved portrait frontispiece, damp stained to margins and offset to title, occasional scattered spotting, contemporary half calf, light wear to joints and extremities, 4to, together with:[Nuremberg Chronicle], A single leaf (folio 238) from the Liber Chronicarum, [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493], with three woodcut portraits to margins including one of John Wycliffe, each with hand-colouring, repaired closed tear to lower-left corner (recto), mounted, glazed to both sides, framed (mount aperture 40.8 x 27 cm)Qty: (2)

Mayson (Geoffrey T.). Mechanical Singing-Bird Cabatières, 1st edition, Robert Hale, 2000, colour illustrations throughout, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, together with:Haspels (J.J.L.), Royal Music Machines, 1st edition, Walburg Pers, 2006, colour illustrations from photos throughout, original cloth in dust jacket, plusMcElhone (Kevin, editor), The Disc Musical Box: A Compendium of Information about Disc Musical Boxes and Related Instruments, 1st edition, Musical Box Society of Great Britain, 2012, profusely illustrated, original CD loosely inserted, original cloth in dust jacket, small folio, plus others related including 9 paperbacks Qty: (22)

Vitruvius (Pollio Marco). The Architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio, 2 volumes, London: James Newton, 1791, engraved portrait, 46 etched & engraved plates, spotting, hinges cracked, occasional offsetting, ownership inscription to front free endpaper of volume 1, later half calf over marbled boards, worn and upper cover to volume 1 detached, folioQty: (2)Footnote: Cicognara 736; Fowler 428; Harris 895.This is the first English translation of Vitruvius, and the first unabridged edition of Vitruvius published in England.Provenance: Donald Struan Robertson FBA (1885- 1961); Professor Giles Henry Robertson FRSE RSA (Hon) (1913-1987), and by family descent.

Doyle (Richard). In Fairyland. A Series of Pictures from the Elf-World, with a Poem, by William Allingham, 1st edition, Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer, 1870, 16 colour plates by Richard Doyle, engraved on wood and printed in colours by Edmund Evans, some minor spotting and finger marks, all edges gilt, original gilt-decorated green cloth, slightly rubbed, discreet strengthening of spine ends and inner hinges repaired, folio Qty: (1)Footnote: McLean, Victorian Book Design, page 184; Osborne, Volume 2, page 619: ‘... a folio which is also Richard Doyle's masterpiece: it contains some of the most entrancing children's book illustrations ever made'.

Medical Education. Report from the Select Committee on Medical Education: with The Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix. Part I, Royal College of Physicians, [bound with:] Part II, London, 1st edition, House of Commons, August 1834, some slight spotting or browning, modern cloth, folio, together with: Quebec Bridge Inquiry, Royal Commission Quebec Bridge Inquiry. Report, also Report on Design of Quebec Bridge by C.C. Schneider, volume 1 (of 2), 1st edition, Ottawa: Printed by S.E. Dawson, 1908, 4 folding photographic plates, tables, original green cloth gilt, large 8vo, together with Plans to Accompany the Report, 37 very large folding plans loosely contained in a lettered card folder, folder slightly frayed on front joint, list of plans on upper cover, plus Cameron (C. Earl). Investigation into the Development of German Grand Prix Racing Cars between 1934 and 1939 (including a description of the Mercedes World’s land speed record contender), 1st edition, British Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee, 1947, mimeographed, 56 plates and 11 diagrams, some folding, two single-sheet mimeographed amendments tipped in, original lettered card wrappers, small 4to, plus other miscellaneous science and economics interest, etc.Qty: (20)

[Vale Press]. De Cupidinis et Psyches Amoribus Fabula Anilis, 1st edition, Hacon & Ricketts, printed at the Ballantyne Press, 1901, woodcut border to first text page and 5 wood-engravings by Charles Ricketts, uncut, original holland-backed blue boards with printed paper label to upper cover, some spotting, folio, (one of 310 copies), together with 3 other similarly-bound Vale Press publications: The Amber Witch... , translated from the German by Lady Duff Gordon, 1903, folio, (one of 300 copies); Danae [and] The Kingis Quair, both 1903, both 8vo, (one of 230 & 260 copies on paper respectively), plus 5 unrelated illustrated and private press worksQty: (9)

World War II Logbook. Logbook of War Department Fleet Vessel 'Cuttlefish' for the Period 7 June 1943 to 9 September 1944, printed ruled ledger with manuscript insertions and more detailed remarks throughout, entries include: Proposed exercises for guards, Chichester, and programme of seaward movements with assistance of aircraft from Shoreham Airport in accordance with Captain Rice's requests (22/11/43); Remarks about an air raid, assistance in sinking 'Pioneer' and harbour launch (2/3/44); two Shoreham ranges for .303 practice & gun laying exercise for Shoreham RA battery (19/4/44); Special rehearsal exercise for 9th Armoured Division (24/4/44); an air raid (26/4/44); 'Special confidential instructions' in connection with movements of 'certain operational craft' (29/4-3-5/44); Confidential detail, re collection of intelligence data apropos incoming exercise craft (6/5/44); Dangerous target practice (15/5/44); Sherman tank shooting practice for Co London Yeomanry (23/5/44); Report to SCO Shoreham in connection with data for imminent military/naval exercise (1/6/44); Air raids on daily basis and aircraft brought down into sea south/south west of harbour (18/6/44), etc., a total of approximately 120 leaves, original half cloth over marbled boards with printed paper label and manuscript insertions to upper cover (slightly damaged), rubbed and soiled, folioQty: (1)

Camden (William). Camden's Brittannia, Newly Translated into English ..., 1st English edition, London: by F. Collins, 1695, engraved portrait frontispiece, 8 engraved plates of coins, without maps, letterpress illustrations, title with early ink manuscript ownership names, endpapers renewed, contemporary Cambridge panel calf, rubbed with a little wear to corners, rebacked, folio, together with: Hutchinson (William), The History of the County of Cumberland, and Some Places Adjacent ..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, Carlisle: F. Jollie, 1794, additional engraved titles, numerous engraved plates (one double-page, one hand-tinted), large folding map, hand-coloured in outline, 3 folding town plans, numerous vignette illustrations throughout, volume 2 p.585 with additional engraved illustration tipped over vignette, some (generally pale) dampstaining or discolouration, mainly affecting margins and rear of volume 2, folding map and plans with some closed tears and edge-fraying, plan of Whitehaven left & right edges cropped, volume 1 title with portion of upper margin excised, hinges cracked, contemporary quarter calf with vellum corners, worn, joints cracked, 4to, plus 8 others similar, including 2 volumes of Magna Britannia by Daniel and Samuel Lysons: vol. I part II Berkshire, & vol. IV CumberlandQty: (11)

Ebers (Georg). Egypt: Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque, 1st edition in English, London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, c.1880, frontispieces, 29 wood-engraved plates, endpapers toned, ownership inscriptions to front free endpapers, lightly dust-soiled to margins, modern red cloth, boards lightly marked, extremities rubbed, folio, together with:Baker (Samuel). The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1867, portrait frontispiece, 2 maps (1 folding), 22 (out of 23) engraved plates (bound out of sequence), maps repaired to folds and gutter, spotting, occasional closed marginal tears (some with tape repairs), small marginal damp-stain to preliminary leaves, text block detaching from backstrip, contemporary half calf, fore-edge of front board worn with small loss, boards marked, extremities worn, backstrip chafed, 8vo, withJapan Pilot, Volume 2, 4th edition, London: Hydrographic Department, Admiralty, 1940, 2 folding maps, numerous black and white plates after photographs, advisory slip tipped-in, spotting, slight marginal toning, contemporary cloth, large ink-stain to front board, spotting to margins, backstrip worn, extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with a large quantity of related travel booksQty: (5 Cartons)

Universal History. The Modern Part of the Universal History. Compiled from Original Writers; by the Authoors of the Ancient..., 16 volumes (volumes 9-24), London: printed for T. Osborne et al, 1759-65, monochrome folding plates, some spotting & toning throughout, contemporary uniform gilt decorated full calf, boards & spines rubbed, folio, together with;Chalmers (Alexander), The Plays of William Shakespeare,..., 9 volumes, London: printed fir F. C. And J. Rivington et al, 1805, monochrome steal engraved illustrations, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some toning & spotting throughout, volume 3 warped with damp damage, contemporary uniform gilt decorated full cross-hatched calf, boards & spines rubbed with loss to head & foot, some boards detached, 8vo Gibbon (Edward), The History of the Declibe and Dall of the Roman Empire, 12 volumes, new edition, London: printed for T. Cadell et al, 1813, monochrome frontispiece & folding map to volume 1, some toning throughout, contemporary uniform gilt decorated full calf, boards & spines heavily rubbed with some loss to head & foot, some boards detached, 8vo, plus Cassell's Illustrated History of England, 10 volumes in 5, new edition, London: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1874, 8vo, overall condition is generally good Qty: (3 shelves )

Ornithology. A large collection of modern ornithology reference, including The Birds of Sussex, by Willuam Borrer, London: R. H. Porter, 1891, 8vo, The Birds of Korea, by M. E. J. Gore and Won, Pyong-oh, Seoul: Royal Asiatic Society, 1971, 8vo, Hawaiian Birdlife, by Andrew J. Berger, 1st edition, Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1972, large 4to, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves )

Brand (John). The History and Antiquities of the Town and County of the Town of Newcastke upon Tyne, including an Account of the Coal Trade..., 2 volumes, London: printed for B. White & Son, 1789, 2 black & white frontispieces & ornately decorated title pages, linen backed folding plan to the front of volume 1, numerous monochrome engraved plates, later endpapers, some light toning, spotting & offsetting, later uniform gilt decorated half calf, boards & spines slightly rubbed, large 8vo, together with;Book of Common Prayer, together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Cambridge: printed by John Archdeacon, 1768, later inscriptions to the front endpaper & head of the title page, The Whole Book of Psalms,..., Cambridge: printed by Joseph Bentham, 1766, numerous later inscriptions to the verso of the title page, bookplate to the front pastedown, some toning, offsetting & marks throughout, later full reverse calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 4to, plus other 18th & 19th-century literature, art & ecclesiastical reference, some odd volumes, some foreign language, all leather bindings, overall condition is generally good, 8vo/folioApproximately 90 volumesQty: (5 shelves )

Chamberlain, Henry). A New and Compleat History and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent; from the Earliest Accounts, to the Year 1770, London: J. Cooke, [1770], engraved frontispiece and 64 plates, two folding engraved maps, short worm trail & worm hole to fore-edge blank margin of initial half of volume, some marginal damp mottling, occasional spotting and few marks, contemporary calf, red morocco title label to spine, joints split and leather to boards, head & foot of spine torn with some loss, worn, folioQty: (1)

Ornithology. A large collection of modern ornithology reference, including The Birds of Natal and Zululand, by P. A. Clancey, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1964, ex-library copy, large 8vo, The Birds of the West Midlands, edited by Graham R. Harrison et al, 1st edition, Studley: West Midlands Burd Club, 1982, 8vo, Birds of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, by Dick Watling, 1st edition, Wellington: Millwood Press, 1982, large 8vo, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves )

Miscellaneous Literature. A collection of early 20th-century miscellaneous literature & reference, including The Modern Carpenter Joiner and Cabinet Maker, a complete guide to current practice, by G. Lister Sutcliffe, 8 volumes, Londom: Gresham Publishing Co. 1903, publishers original green cloth designed by Talwin Morris, folio, The Principles and Practise of Modern House-Construction, edited by G. Lister Sutcliffe, 6 volumes, London: Grsham Publishing Co., circa 1905, publishers original uniform green cloth designed by Talwin Morris, 4to, plus others similar, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, G, 8vo/folioQty: (5 shelves )

Shearman (John). Raphael in Early Modern Sources 1483-1602, 2 volumes, 1st edition, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003, uniform original cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly rubbed to head, 8vo, together with;Edizioni Dell' Elefante, Raffaello A Roma, Il convegno del 1983, 1st edition, Rome, 1986, numerous monochrome illustrations, some minor toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers very lightly rubbed, large 8vo, plusJoannides (Paul), The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, 1st edition, Oxford: Phaidon, 1983, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket in slipcase, large 8vo, and other modern Raphael reference & related, some foreign language, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (5 shelves )

Da Vinci (Leonardo). The Madrid Codices (Tratado de Estatica y Mechanica en Italiano), 5 volumes, facsimile edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1974, numerous colour facsimiles, some light spotting to the text block, publishers uniform original gilt decorated red full morocco in slipcase, 8vo, together with;Müntz (Eugène), Leonardo Da Vinci, Artist, Thinker, and Man of Science, 2 volumes, London: William Heinemann, 1898, numerous monochrome plates & illustrations, some light spotting & toning, publishers original uniform blue cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed, folio, Raphael, his Life Works, and Times, 2 volumes, mixed editions, London: Chapman and Hall, 1882-88, monochrome illustrations, some light spotting throughout, bookplate to the front pastedown of volume 2, hinges also cracked, top edges gilt, volume 1 in original green cloth, volume 2 in original gilt decorated quarter morocco, damp damage to the cloth boards, 8vo, plusD'Ancona (Paolo), La Miniature Italienne du Xe au XVIe Siècle, limited de luxe edition, Paris: Librairie Nationale D'Art et D'Histoire, 1925, colour & monochrome plates, some toning & light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated half morocco, folio, un-numbered copy of 25, and other 19th & 20th-century Renaissance art reference & related, some foreign language, some leather bindings, many original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (3 shelves )

Lucas (E. V.). Playtime & Company, a book for children, 1st edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1925, black & white illustrations by E. H. Shepard, some minor toning, front gutters slightly cracked, publishers original illustrated boards to red cloth spine, boards slightly rubbed, spine label toned with loss, 4to,Forgotten Tales of Long Ago, 1st edition , London: Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co., 1906, illustrations by F. D. Bedford, bookplate to the front pastedown some light toning, top edge gilt, publishers original gilt decorated & illustrated cloth, boards & spine toned & slightly warped, 8vo, together with;Nansen (Fridtjof), "Farthest North"..., 2 volumes, Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1897, black & white illustrations, 3 colour folding maps, colour folding map to the rear of volume 1 torn, ex-library copy with associated stamps & markings, period inscription to the front endpapers, gutters cracked, publishers original uniform gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other works E. V. Lucas & miscellaneous literature, including Fables de la Fontaine, Paris: Garnier Frères, circa 1860, contemporary gilt decorated full tree calf, large 8vo, mostly original cloth, some paperback journals, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves )

Matisse (Henri). Jazz, London: Thames & Hudson, 2012, 19 facsimile colour prints, loose leaves in folder & publishers original blue book box, includes Essays by Francesco Poli and Corrado Mingardi, book box slightly rubbed & marked, folio, together with;Moore (Henry), Sculpture and Environment, 1st edition, London: Thames & Hudson, 1977, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 4to, plus other modern art & antiques reference, including publications by Antique Collectors' Club, Yale, Abrams, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 4to/folio Qty: (3 shelves )

Miscellaneous Reference. A large collection of 19th-century & modern plate books & miscellaneous reference, including art reference, British & European travel, William Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, Gardening, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some odd volumes, some foreign language, overall condition is generally good, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves )

Guicciardini (Francesco). Giudicio di Thomaso Porcacchi da Castiglione Arrentio sopra l'historia, Venice: Giorgio Angelieri, 1583, black & white engraved title page, lacking front endpaper, bound with Dell' Historia D' Italia, 1583, loss to pp.112, lacks rear endpaper, some toning & light water damage, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, front board partially detached, boards & spine rubbed with some loss, 8vo, together with;Cimarelli (Vincenzo M.), Istorie Dello Stato D'Urbino..., Bartholameo Fontana, 1642, engraved title page, bookpl ate to the front pastedown, contemporary inscriptions to the foot of the front pastedown & endpaper, blind stamp to the foot of the title page, some toning, ontemporary full vellum, spine & front board detached, 8vo, plusSiena (Lodovico), Storia Della Citta' di Sinigaglia Consacrata, Sinigaglia: Stefano Calvani, 1746, later inscription to the half-title dared '1897', bookplates to the front pastedown & foot of the title page, lacks endpapers, small water mark to head of pp.9 through to pp.241, some light toning, contemporary limp boards, toned & rubbed, 4to, and other 17th - 19th-century literature, including Istorici Delle Cose Veneziane..., 10 volumes, by Marcantonio Coccio Sabellico, Venice: Lovisa, 1718-22, contemporary uniform full vellum, large 8vo, mostly leather/vellum bindings, Italian, French & English language, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio57 volumesQty: (3 shelves )

Antiquarian. A large collection of 18th & 19th-century miscellaneous literature, including Bleak House, by Charles Dickens, London: Bradbury Evans, 1853, monochrome illustrations by H. K. Browne, period inscription to the title page, toning & spotting throughout, contemporary half calf, boards rubbed with some loss, 8vo, mostly leather bindings, some odd volumes, some French language, overall condition is generally fair/good, 8vo/folioApproximately 150 volumesQty: (6 shelves )

Farington (Joseph). Views of the Lakes, &c., in Cumberland and Westmorland, 1789, engraved from drawings made by Joseph Farington R. A., 1st edition, London: Published by William Byrne, 1789, printed title, twenty fine engraved views by William Byrne, T. Medland, B. T. Pouncy, and J. Landseer after Joseph Farington, Large Paper copy, each with accompanying leaf of descriptive text in parallel English and French, a few light scattered spots to margins of plates (generally in very good condition), all edges gilt, 20th century maroon full morocco, with color morocco inlay, geometric design to covers, title lettered in gilt to upper cover, a little rubbed, oblong folio (text block measures 39.5 x 51 cm, 15 1/2 x 20 ins)Qty: (1)Footnote: ESTC T123474; Bicknell 22.The earliest published collection of views of the Lake District.

Goldsmith (Oliver & Thomas Parnell). Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell, London: printed by W. Bulmer and Co., 1795, black & white engraved illustrations & vignettes, later inscription to the front endpaper, some light toning & spotting, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, front hinge cracked, boards & spine slightly rubbed, large 4to, together with;Bolton (Robert), A Discourse About the State of True Happinesse delivered in certaine sermons in Oxford, and at Pauls Cross, 6th edition, London: printed by John Dawson, 1631, contemporary inscription to the front pastedown, later endpapers, title page repaired with some minor loss to the margins, some water damage & toning throughout, later embossed calf spine retaining contemporary full calf boards, 4to, plusPrynn (Wil), The Substance of a Speech Made in the House of Commons by Will Prynn of Lincolns-Inn,..., 3rd edition, London: printed for Mich. Spark, 1649, modern endpapers, some toning throughout, modern brown cloth, 4to, and other 17th - 19th-century literature & reference, including Gentleman's Magazine, 17 volumes, 1762-99, 8vo, mostly leather bindings, some original cloth, some odd volumes, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folioApproximately 155 volumesQty: (6 shelves )

Gardening. A large collection of modern gardening reference, including The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening, 5 volumes, edited by Fred J. Chittenden, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956, original cloth in dust jackets, large 8vo, & publications by Antique Collectors' Club, Oxford, Batsford, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves & a carton)