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Spon (Jacques). Miscellanea eruditae antiquitatis ..., Lyon: sumptibus auctoris, 1685, title printed in red & black with engraved vignette, title also with additional blind-stamped imprint 'Sumptibus ... apud Thomam'[?] partially obscured by printed imprint, engraved illustrations, scattered spotting, some leaves toned, two leaves at rear with a 3cm closed tear at head, ink library stamps of Queen's College Cork to title (by imprint), title blank verso (and additional 'withdrawn...' stamp), and to the blank margins of 3 further pages, armorial bookplate of The Library of Queen's College, Cork, front hinge cracked after endpapers, contemporary vellum, soiled with a couple of marks, gilt crest of Queen's College Cork to spine, folio, together with: La Chausse (Michel Ange de), Romanum Museum sive Thesaurus Eruditae Antiquitatis ..., Rome: Giovanni Giacomo Komarek, 1690, title printed in red & black with engraved armorial vignette (laid down), engraved portrait frontispiece, 160 engraved plates (complete), engraved head-and tail-pieces and initials, lacking all before title, some dampstaining or light cockling throughout, front hinge cracked, contemporary calf, dampstained, elaborately gilt-decorated spine, folio, plus: Augustin (Antonio), Antiquitatum Romanarum Hispanarumque in Nummis Veterum Dialogi Xi, Antwerp: Henricum Aertssium, 1617, engraved vignette title (with lower outer corner excised), 68 engraved plates, additional engraved decorative title 'Nomismata imperatorum Romanorum aurea ...', woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces, bound with: Occo (Adolphus), Inscriptiones veteres in Hispania repertæ ..., [Heidelberg]: H. Commelini, 1596, engraved decorative title, letterpress toned throughout volume, five plates somewhat dampstained (two just to blank margins), pictorial bookplate of Robert Edward Way, pictorial book ticket of A. P. M. H., contemporary vellum, soiled with a few marks, covers bowed, folioQty: (3)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Foy-Vaillant. Numismata Imperatorum, Augustarum et Caesarum, a populis, Romanae ditionis, Graece loquentibus, ex omni modulo percussa, editio altera, ab ipso auctore recognita, Amsterdam, G. Gallet, 1700, title printed in red and black, numerous engraved illustrations of coins to text, contemporary vellum with yapp fore-edges, folio, together with other similar 18th century editions, mostly Dutch issues, including Wilde, Gemmae Selectae Antiquae e museo Jacobi de Wilde, Amsterdam, 1703, Rosini, Antiquitatum Romanarum corpus absolutissimum, Amsterdam, 1743, L. Annaeus Florus, Epitome Rerum Romanarum, 2 volumes in one, Amsterdam, Georgium Gallet, 1702, L. Annaeus Florus, Recensitus & Illustratus a Joanne Georgio Graevio, Utrecht, 1780 (2 copies), Cornelius Nepos, Vitae Excellentium Imperatorum, Leiden, 1734, and Laurence Patarol, Opera Omnia, volume 2 only, Venice 1743, all bound in contemporary vellum, some light soiling, 4to/8voQty: (8)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

[Wise, Francis]. Nummorum antiquorum scriniis Bodleianis reconditorum catalogus cum commentario tabulis aeneis et appendice, 1st edition, Oxford, Theatro Sheldoniano, 1750, additional engraved title by James Green after Samuel Wale, printed title with engraved vignette of the Sheldonian, engraved head-pieces, large engraved tail-piece to foot of page 248, showing a distant view of Oxford, 23 full-page engraved plates of Greco-Roman coins, bookplate of Baron Northwick to front pastedown, contemporary sprinkled full calf gilt, rubbed and a little wear, with joints partly cracked, large folio (40 x 25 cm), together with: Harwood (Edward). Populorum et urbium, selecta numismata graeca ex aere; descripta, et figuris illustrata, London: T. Bensley for J. Johnson, 1812, 7 full-page engraved plates of coins, marbled edges and endpapers, contemporary diced full calf, modern reback, some marks, 4to, plus: [Combe, Charles, 1743-1817]. Veterum populorum et regum numi qui in Museo Britannico adservantur, London: Richard & Arthur Taylor, 1814, 15 engraved plates of coins by Henry Moses after Corbould, contemporary half calf, rubbed and scuffed, 4to, and others related, mainly on British coin collections, including Thomas Worlidge, A Select Collection of Drawings from Curious Antique Gems, 1768, Robert Jephson, Roman Portraits, A Poem, in heroick verse; with historical remarks and illustrations, 1794, Captain William Henry Symth, Descriptive Catalogue of a cabinet of Roman imperial large-brass medals, Bedford, 1834, Richard Mead, Oratio Anniversaria Harveiana..., Dissertatio de nummis quibusdam a Smyrnaeis in medicorum honorem percussis, 1725, etc., mostly leather-bound, 4toQty: (12)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESProvenance (for Wise): John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (1769-1859), collector and connoisseur, with his bookplate. The present volume formed part of the library at Northwick Park, Gloucestershire, and Thirlestaine House in Cheltenham.

Riedel (Gottlieb Friedrich). Gallerie der alten Griechen und Romer in Zwey und Achtig abbildungen, und einer kurzen Geschichte ihres Lebens, Augsburg: Christoph Friedrich Bu?rglen, 1801, additional engraved title with signature of Heinrich von Kunsberg, 82 engraved plates, minor scattered spotting, contemporary boards, slightly rubbed, 4to, together with: Klotz (Christian Adolph), Historia numorum contumeliosorum et satyricorum, Altenburg: Ex officina Richteria, 1765, title with engraved vignette, five folding engraved plates at rear, 19th century boards, small 8vo, Wachter (Johann Georg.), Archæologia nummaria, continens præcognita nobilissimæ artis, quæ nummos antiquos interpretatur, Leipzig: Ex officina Breitkopfiana, 1740, title with engraved vignette, few engraved illustrations, light damp stain at foot of T2, 20th century cloth-backed boards, 4to, Phillipps (Thomas), Numismata Vetera et Inscriptiones ex voto ex ruderibus templi jovis prope hospitium Sacti Bernardi in montem poenium, [Middle Hill]: Ex Typographia Medio-Montana, 1855, title in red & black, five plates, top edge gilt, bookplate of Henry J.B. Clements to upper pastedown, late 19th/early 20th century half morocco by Galwey & Co of Dublin, gilt crest of Henry Clements to spine, slim folio, and other 18th & 19th century relatedQty: (11)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Charcot (Jean). Le "Français" au Pole Sud. Journal de l'Expedition Antarctique Français 1903-1905, Paris: Flammarion, [Gauthier-Villars], 1906 [1911], 6 folding maps and 3 folding charts at rear, uncut and largely unopened, bound without original wrappers in later half leather, 4to, together with: Le Pourquoi-Pas?dans l'Antarctique 1908-1910, 2 copies, 1st editions, Paris: Flammarion, [1910], each with 2 folding maps and numerous illustrations to text, mostly from photographs, top edges gilt, contemporary half and quarter morocco gilt with original pictorial wrappers retained, a little rubbed, plus: Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), 1st edition, Paris: Yacht Club de France, 1937, illustrations to text, original printed wrappers, (limited edition 790/900 copies), all small folio, plus two other works about Charcot by Marc Dubu and Jean Senard (2 copies), original pictorial boards, 4toQty: (7)NOTESEx libris Eric Kenneth Prentice Back (1942-), meteorologist for the British Antarctic Survey, and descendant of the Arctic explorer Captain George Back. He served as base commander at Halley, Faraday, Rothera, and Station T (on Adelaide Island), over a twenty year period from 1963.

Denon (Vivant). Egypt Delineated in a Series of Engravings, Exhibiting the Scenery, Antiquities, Architecture, Hieroglyphics, Costume, Inhabitants, Animals, &c. of that Country, selected from the Celebrated Work of Vivant Denon, London: Robert Thurston, 1826, engraved portrait frontispiece, 110 engraved plates, maps and plans, several folding, plate XXXIV with medium closed tear, occasional light spotting and soiling, hinges reinforced, contemporary marbled boards, paper label to upper cover, rebacked, one corner lacking, a little rubbed with some edge wear, folio (50 x 33.5 cm)Qty: (1)

Heylyn (Peter). Cosmography in Four Books. Containing the Chorography and History of the Whole World: and all the Principal Kingdoms, Provinces, Seas, and Isles thereof ... with an Accurate and an Approved Index ... Much wanted and desired in the former, and now annexed to this last Impression, Revised and Corrected by the Author himself immediately before his death, London: P.C.T. Passenger, B. Tooke, T. Sawbridge, 1682, additional engraved title stating 6th edition, letterpress title in red & black, four double-page & folding engraved maps (Europe, Asia, Africa, with imprints 'Philipi Chetwind, 1666 and Americas with imprint 'Anae Seile, 1663'), map of Europe torn & frayed to side and lower margins with loss (neatly repaired), light damp stains to initial leaves at fore-edge, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine (without title label), neat repairs at head & foot of spine, folioQty: (1)NOTESWing H1696.

Junghaendel (R.M., editor). Egypt Heliogravures after Original Views, with a Preface by C.G. Rawlinson... Thos. Cook & Son Special Edition, Berlin: Cosmos Art Publishing, [1893], 26 heliogravure plates only (of 27, lacking plate VI, 'Pyramids of Ghizeh'), a few marginal chips and closed tears, a little light spotting and soiling, loosely contained in original cloth portfolio, spine defective, boards detached with some edge wear and stains, folio (54 x 43.5 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESAtabey 629: "Junghaendel travelled up the Nile on a Cook's steamer. This is partly an exercise in advertising, but the plates are genuinely interesting." The prospectus states "It is no doubt of artistic value that photographic views, which have become a necessity for tourists, should be replaced by a more perfect reproduction of the most memorable moments of their travels... In order to keep the reminiscences fresh in the memory of those who have returned home, or to awaken the desire to see the wonders of Egypt, or to serve as a rich compensation for those who are not able to share in this pleasure, we offer this work to the public."

Mayer (Luigi). Views in Egypt, from the Original Drawings, in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, taken during his Embassy to Constantinople, engraved by and under the Direction of Thomas Milton: With Historical Observations, and Incidental Observations of the Manners and Customs of the Natives of that Country, London: Thomas Bensley for R. Bowyer, 1805, 48 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates (complete), two plates with short closed marginal tears, occasional light marginal toning and minor spotting, upper blank corner of title repaired, all edges gilt, recent tan half calf gilt, spine with raised bands and red label, a few light marks, folio (47 x 32.5 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESAbbey Travel 369; Blackmer 1097' Colas 2018; Lipperheide 1577. First published in 1801 in a three-volume work Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire (1801, 1802 & 1803), another edition of Views in Egypt was published in 1804.

Nordenskiöld (Adolf Erik). Facsimile-Atlas to the Early History of Cartography with Reproductions of the Most Important Maps Printed in the XV and XVI Centuries. Stockholm, 1889, additional half-title, numerous facsimile maps, marbled endpapers, contemporary half morocco gilt, worn and frayed at extremities, upper joint partially cracked, folio, together with Skelton (R. A. & Summerson John). A Description of Maps and Architectural Drawings in the Collections made by William Cecil First Baron Burghley now at Hatfield House, Oxford, Printed for Presentation to the Members of The Roxburghe Club, 1971, additional half-title, portrait frontispiece, numerous double-page, colour and black and white illustrations, bookplate of R. H. Johnstone, publisher's quarter morocco gilt, boards, scuffed and a little stained, folioQty: (2)

Pharaon (Florian & Alfred Henri Darjou). Le Caire et La Haute Egypte, Paris: E. Dentu, 1872, 30 mounted tinted lithographed plates, occasional minor spotting, previous owner inscription, original red morocco-backed cloth gilt, a little rubbed with stains, some edge wear, folio (51 x 35.5 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESBlackmer 1302. Limited edition 102/300. "Pharaon and Darjou were present at the opening of the Suez canal in 1869 and took part in the official tour." (Blackmer).

[Wood, Robert]. The Ruins of Balbec, otherwise Heliopolis in Coelosyria, 1st edition, London, 1757, 37 engraved plates only of 46 (including 8 folding) by P. Foudrinier and T. Major after G. B. Borra, manuscript shelf number to upper blank margin of title, lacking 7 leaves of text (pages 3/4 & 17-28), light dust-soiling, some damp staining mostly to margins, all leaves and plates detached and frayed to margins (plate 43 particularly damp stained, frayed & torn to margins), loosely contained in original boards with later spine strip, worn, folioQty: (1)NOTESBlackmer 1835; Cohen-de Ricci 916; Fowler 444; Harris 936. Sequel to the well-received Ruins of Palmyra, presenting a study of Balbec's architectural ruins through an extensive series of plates, which Wood believed communicated the grandeur of the ancient city. Located in modern-day Lebanon, Balbec was once the Roman colony Heliopolis. Plate numbers present are 4-16, 18-40 & 43. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.

Aikin (John). England Delineated; or, a Geographical Description of every County in England and Wales, 2nd edition, London: for J.Johnson, 1790, folding map frontispiece, 42 uncoloured engraved maps, 2pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, 20th century quarter calf, rubbed, spine scuffed and faded, 8vo, together with: Tymms (Samuel), The Family Topographer: Being a Compendious Account of the Antient and Present State of the Counties of England, 7 volumes, London: J.B. Nichols and Son, 1832-1843, 41 uncoloured engraved maps, occasional generally light spotting, front free endpapers with early ink manuscript signature C.H. Welwyn White, volumes 2 & 3 stitching strained, volume 1 front joint cracked with binding separating from textblock, contemporary embossed cloth, rubbed with some wear to extremities, spines faded, 8vo, plus: Lewis (Samuel), The Topographical Dictionary of England ..., [The] Supplementary Volume, Comprising a Representative History of England with Plans describing the Electoral Divisions of the Several Counties and the Former and Present Boundaries of the Cities and Boroughs, volume 5 (only), 1835, 116 pages of engraved town and county maps, all with contemporary hand-colouring in outline, contemporary cloth, rubbed and frayed, joints partly cracked, spine sunned, folio, with: Skrine (Henry), A General Account of all the Rivers of Note in Great Britain, 1st edition, London: for P. Elmsly, 1801, double-page aquatint frontispiece, 17 engraved maps, some offsetting and spotting, modern brown quarter morocco, a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, and 3 others related: Grays New Book of Roads, the Tourist and Traveller's Guide to the Roads of England and Wales, and Part of Scotland ..., by George Carrington Gray, 1824, 49 engraved maps, lacking folding general map; Visible Geography, England, by Charles Williams, 1838, with 4 pictorial maps; and The Children's Friend volume XIII [1873], comprising 12 monthly issues for the year 1873, including 7 county picture-puzzle pages with small county mapsQty: (13)

Blaeu (Willem Janszoon & Johannes). Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive Atlas novus, pars quarta [England and Wales], Amsterdam: apud Johannem Blaeu, 1648, [6] 394 [1] pp., signatures *1 2*2 A-7B2 (7B2=list of maps), 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 hand-coloured (title-page heightened with gold), 4 engraved vignettes in the text (also hand-coloured and depicting henges, burial chambers and mausolea), woodcut initials, tailpieces and other illustrations, mounted on guards throughout (evidence of skilful removal and reinsertion), a few worm-tracks to foot of stubs from front of volume to signature 3M (never affecting maps or text), a number of maps lightly browned along central fold, small shallow damp-stains to margins of first and last few leaves, a few other trivial marks (generally in very good condition with wide margins), all edges gilt, contemporary Dutch full vellum gilt, retaining 3 of 4 green linen ties, yapp edges, a few minor scuffs and marks, small section of loss to top edge of rear board, folio (51.6 x 30.8 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESKoeman Bl 44 (volume 1 pp. 178-80); Skelton 42; cf. Chubb LIX-LXII (LXII is an uncoloured copy of the 1648 edition). 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. For this 1648 edition the text was reset and the maps of Cornwall, Sussex and Leicestershire have the cardinal compass points added in the border; otherwise 'the plates from which the maps were reprinted remained unaltered throughout all editions of this volume' (Skelton). There are three general maps ('Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae tabula', 'Britannia' and 'Anglia Regnum') and maps of the Isle of Man, Holy Island and the Channel Islands in addition to those of counties.

Lysons (Daniel & Samuel). Magna Britannia; being a concise topographical account of the several counties of Great Britain, volume the first [of 6], containing Bedfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire, 1st edition, London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806, numerous engraved plates (lightly offset to text), 3 double-page maps hand-coloured in outline, all edges gilt, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed and marked, rebacked, original spine (worn) relaid, 4to, together with: Loder-Symonds (F.C., and Crowdy, E. Percy), A History of the Old Berks Hunt from 1760 to 1904 ..., London; Vinton & Co., 1905, numerous black & white illustrations, large folding map (with short closed handling tear), some spotting, top edge gilt, contemporary half pig gilt, somewhat rubbed and marked, 8vo, plus: Mitchell (Arnold Bidlake), Shottesbrooke Church, Berkshire ..., London: David Low, 1885, 11 plates (2 folding), a few pale spots to letterpress, contemporary maroon quarter morocco, rubbed with some wear to extremities, front cover with printed title and 'Subscriber's Copy', slim folio, with: [Warton, T.], Specimen of a History of Oxfordshire, 2nd edition corrected and enlarged, London: J. Nichols [et al], 1783, spotted, bound with: Nichols (J., editor), Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica No. XIII [and No. XVI], Containing some account of the parish of Great Coxwell in the county of Berks [Containing collections towards a history of Berkshire], 1783, two parts, 6 engraved plates, 2 folding pedigrees, some spotting mainly at rear, contemporary calf gilt, scratched, lower front corner bumped, rubbed spine with old repair at foot, front joint cracking, 4to, and 8 others mainly Berkshire-related, including: These Four Views, of the White Horse Hill: Near Ashdown, in Berkshire, drawn and etched by [Sir Thomas Hammond] and taken from a spot, in Lord Barrington's Park, in the Vale ... are intended to illustrate a work on the subject, entitled A Letter to Dr: Mead concerning some antiquities in Berkshire by Francis Wise of Trin: Coll: Oxford, 1738Qty: (12)

Oxfordshire. The History, Description, and Antiquities of the Prebendal Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Thame, in the County and Diocese of Oxford, by Frederick George Lee, 1883, title in red & black, numerous wood engraved views, plans and illustrations, subscribers list at rear, half-title and final printed leaf toned, early 20th century dark green quarter morocco, rubbed and somewhat marked, spine sunned, folio, (limited edition, 171/210 copies), together with: The History of Nuffield, by Phyllis M. Briers, Oxford: Morris-Oxford Press, [1940], frontispiece and numerous illustrations, including several hand-coloured armorials, genealogical tables (most folding), and folding facsimile maps, contemporary mottled calf, gilt armorial of Lord Nuffield to front cover, rubbed and somewhat scratched, front joint cracked, loosely inserted sheet of blue notepaper, addressed 'Cowley, Oxford', with typewritten 'With the compliments of Viscount Nuffield' and dated September 1940, 8vo, (limited edition, 15/50 copies), plus: The History of Banbury ..., by Alfred Beesley, London: Nichols and Son, [1841], numerous engraved plates (spotted), one with long tear (repaired on verso), hinges cracked, contemporary blue half calf gilt, rubbed, elaborately gild-decorated spine faded, front joint cracked, rear joint with minor split at foot, 8vo, with: Chiltern Footpaths, by Annan Dickson, London: Chaterson, 1946, numerous black & white illustrations, contemporary tree calf gilt, gilt-decorated spine with contrasting labels, slim 8vo, and 12 others mainly Oxfordshire-related, including The Book of the Thames, by Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Hall, 1867, with 15 mounted monochrome photographs, and Historial Notices of the parishes of Swyncombe and Ewelme in the county of Oxford, by Henry Alford Napier, 1858Qty: (16)

Plot (Robert). The Natural History of Oxfordshire, Being an Essay toward the Natural History of England, Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1677, imprimatur leaf present (manuscript show-through from recto, damp stained and laid down to marbled free endpaper), vignette to title-page and with slight paper skinning near letterpress, folding county map, 16 engraved plates (small rust hole to plate 9, touching image), armorial bookplate of George W. Marshall to upper pastedown, upper hinge split, contemporary calf, worn at head & foot of spine, extremities rubbed, folio (31 x 20 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESUpcott p.1069.

Thoroton (Robert). The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire, extracted out of Records, Original Evidences, Leiger Books, other Manuscripts, and Authentick Authorities, London: Printed by Robert White for Henry Mortlock, 1677, imprimatur leaf not present, title printed in red & black (with ink initials & rubbed out signature), 4 leaves of engraved coats of arms (printed to both sides) and small tipped-in slip, double-page county map, 16 other plates (including 12 double-page), numerous engraved illustrations to text, many after Hollar, double-page plate of church at Newarke upon Trent cropped to caption at head, single-page plate of prospect of Nottingham cropped to right edge of image with loss & strengthened to verso, short tear to leaves 2P1 & 3I1 slightly affecting text, repaired long closed tear to Q1, few small rust holes to text (including P4, Z4 & 2X1), few strengthening repairs mostly to margins, occasional dust-soiling, spotting and few marks, armorial bookplate of Captain Sotheron RN to upper pastedown ('Captain' crossed through and name Arthur written beside), late 18th/early 19th century diced calf, blind roll-work borders to boards and blind decorated spine, boards detached, some wear to extremities, folioQty: (1)NOTESWing T1063.

Reuter (Odo Morannal & Mela, Aukusti Johana). Finlands Fiskar. The Fishes of Finland drawn and coloured from life by Gösta Sundman, 12 parts (complete), Helsingfors: G.W. Edlund, 1883-93, parallel Swedish and English text, comprising pictorial upper wrapper printed in red and black, title leaf, introduction leaf, Register leaf, 3 index leaves, 41 chromolithographed plates (complete), heightened in silver and gold, with accompanying text leaves, variously paginated, some occasional browning, spotting and marginal chipping or fraying, all loose with original part wrappers (seemingly lacking only 2 lower wrappers), folio (43 x 31 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESNissen ZBI, 3379. Possibly the finest natural history colour-plate book produced in Finland in the 19th century, this rare work in original parts appears complete with all plates and accompanying text present. However, due to the varied pagination sequences and difficulty of an exact collation, the lot is sold not subject to return.

Anville (Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'). Notice de l'ancienne Gaule, tirée des monumens romains, Paris: De Saint & Saillant, & Durand, 1760, folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline, armorial bookplate of Sir Thomas Miller Bt. to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, maroon morocco title label, joints split and board corners worn & showing, 4to, together with: Royaumont (Sieur de), L'Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament: avec des explications e?difiantes, tire?es des Saints Peres pour regler les moeurs dans toutes sortes de conditions, Vienna: Jean Thomas Trattner, 1762, title with small hole to first 'e' of 'Testament' (leaf spotted and lined to verso), numerous engraved illustrations throughout, some light damp staining and minor marks, contemporary marbled sheep, gilt decorated spine, extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 17th- early 20th century French works, including a defective edition of Histoire generale de Normandie, by Gabriel Du Moulin, Rouen: Jean Osmont, 1631, title & leaves at rear provided in manuscript facsimile and few leaves repaired, 18th century half sheep with vellum board corners, worn, folioQty: (8)

Bible [German]. Biblia Sacra Das ist Die gantze H. Schrifft Alten und Newen Testaments Martini Lutheri, 3 parts in one, Luneburg: Johann Stern, 1684, Old Testament, Prophets & New Testament titles present, double-column German gothic text, colophon at rear of Old Testament dated 1683, numerous woodcut illustrations within decorative scroll borders, leaf vi misbound at rear of volume, first few leaves and last few leaves torn at head & foot with some slight loss and neatly repaired (few final leaves also repaired to gutter margins), light toning and dust-soiling, occasional damp stains to lower margins, later endpapers (some creased), contemporary calf over wooden boards, blind rollwork decoration, brass corner pieces and clasp attachments (without clasps), neat morocco reback preserving original spine, folioQty: (1)NOTESDarlow & Moule 4219.

Buckinghamshire. A mild, but searching expostulatory letter from the poor and plain-dealing farmers of the neighbouring villages, to the men of Buckingham. To the Right Worshipful the Bailiff, the Worshipful the Burgesses of the ancient, and sometimes famous corporation of Buckingham, [London, 1679], 2pp., single sheet, caption title, page numbers slightly cropped at head, bound in at front of blank volume, modern calf-backed cloth binding by Maltbys of Oxford, folio (29.8 x 20.8 cm), together with: Ibid., An Answer to a letter from a freeholder of Buckinghamshire, to a friend in London: concerning the Election of the Knights of the said County, [London, 1679?], 2pp., single sheet, caption title, disbound, folio (30.5 x 19.5), [Mackworth, Humphrey, attributed], Pro Aris & Focis: or a Vindication of the Proceedings of the Commons on the writs of habeas corpus and writ of error in the case of the Aylesbury men. In a letter from a Member of Parliament to a friend in the country, [London, 1705], 4pp., caption title, publication date from colophon, some browning, contained in modern half calf volume, folio (28 x 17 cm), Ailesbury Electors, A Letter to a Friend, giving some Account of the proceedings in Her Majesties Court of Queens-Bench, in the case of the Ailesbury Electors: with the arguments of the learned judges pro and con, London: Benj. Bragge, 1705, 11, [1]pp., without half-title, annotation at head of title, contained in modern half calf volume, folio (28.3 x 17.7 cm),Qty: (4)NOTESFirst two items - Wing M2039 & Wing A3313A respectively.

* Delahoy (Elizabeth, printer). List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, As they stood in the Year 1763, with a Continuation to the Present Time.., Greenwich, 1815, printed tabulation throughout, extensively annotated in ink and pencil, many contemporary manuscript additions, others later, some light toning and marks, front free endpaper and adjacent flyleaf detached, contemporary half calf, rubbed and worn, with insect damage to spine and upper cover detached, upper cover with gilt lettered red morocco label 'Lt. General J. Smith', folioQty: (1)NOTESRare piece of printing by a woman: Elizabeth Delahoy was a printer, binder, and stationer in Greenwich who carried on her husband's business after he was killed in a fire in 1808 which destroyed the shop he owned. Despite also running a boarding house and raising children she managed to carry the business on at least until 1824, printing typographically complex books such as this as well as more commonplace items such as broadsides. This volume was owned by General Sir John Smith (1754-1837), the third of six successive generations of one family to serve in the Royal Artillery (of which five are documented). This list of officers in the Royal Artillery contains copious manuscript additions providing additional information about many of the officers, including details of officers' progress through the ranks, and notes on their retirement, or location and date of their death (sometimes with a short description of the cause), for example: Sir Edward Howarth "Died suddenly, riding out. 5th March 1827"; Richard Fletcher "Killed in the Trenches before St Sebastian. 30 Aug. 13"; William Payne "Died in Gibraltar of Fever 1828"; John S. Robison "Insanity. Died at the Earl of Moira Shooters Hill 3 January 1815"; George Beane "Killed at Waterloo 18 June 1815, by a Cannon ball which completely ploughed him up the middle"; Lewis Evans "Killed in a Duel"; Alexander Ramsay "Killed near New Orleans on the Mississippe 1 Jan 15. (cannon ball)".

Guillim (John). A Display of Heraldrie: Manifesting a more easier access to the knowledge thereof than hath been hitherto published by any, through the benefit of method..., 3rd edition, corrected and much enlarged by the author..., London: Printed by Thomas Cotes for Jacob Blome, 1638, title with manuscript annotation Robt. Edwards, Bala 1767 (repaired to gutter margin at head), numerous armorial woodcuts including few full-page, majority with neat early hand-colouring, rear free endpaper with early ownership inscription 'Edmund Bauderitts book ann dom 59', lower outer blank corner of T4 torn away, light dust-soiling, light damp staining, contemporary calf, rebacked and corners repaired, rubbed and boards worn mostly at head, folioQty: (1)NOTESSTC 12503.

Copinger (W. A.). The Manors of Suffolk, Notes on Their History and Devolution, 7 volumes, 1st edition, Manchester: Privately Printed and obtainable only by Subscribers from Taylor, Garrett, Evans (except volume 1, London: T. Fisher Unwin), 1905-1911, some toning to endpapers, top edges gilt, original blue cloth, minor rubbing and marks, to covers & spine, large 4to, together with; Sugden (Alan Victor), A History of English Wallpaper 1509-1914, 1st edition, London: B. T. Batsford, circa 1925, 70 plates in colour and 190 illustrations in half-tone, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated cloth, minor rubbing to covers, spine faded, large 8vo, plus Macquoid (Percy & Ralph Edwards), The Dictionary of English Furniture from the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian Period, 3 volumes, 1st editions, London: Country Life, 1924, numerous black and white illustrations, light spotting to endpapers, volume 1 front gutter split, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated green cloth, covers lightly rubbed, folio, and 7 others including, Bryan's Dictionary of Painters & Engravers, 5 volumes, 1930, large 8voQty: (18)

Tipping (H. Avray). English Homes, 8 volumes, Period I, (Vol. I, Norman & Plantagenet 1066-1485), Period II, (Vol. I Earl Tudor 1485-1558), Period III, (Vol. I & II, Late Tudor & Early Stuart 1558-1649), Period IV, (Vol. I, Late Stuart 1649-1714 & Vol. II The Works Of Sir John Vanbrugh And His School 1699-1736), Period V, (Vol. I Early Georgian 1714-1760), Period VI, (Vol. I Late Georgian 1760-1820), 1st editions, London: Country Life, 1921-1926, numerous black & white illustrations after photographs, all edges gilt, original publisher's gilt decorated blue cloth, very lightly rubbed to extremities, spines faded, folioQty: (8)

Leti (Gregorio). Histoire des Conclaves Depuis Clement V. jusqu'a present..., 2 volumes, 3rd edition, Cologne, 1703, 7 black & white engraved illustrations including 2 folding plates with minor loss & modern repairs, loss to foot of pp.1, modern endpapers, some light spotting & toning throughout, uniform modern half calf to marbled boards, 8vo, together with; Eyriès (Gustave), Les Chateaux Historiques de la France, 2 volumes, Paris: H. Oudin Frères, 1877, numerous black & white illustrations, some minor spotting to the text block, top edges gilt, contemporary uniform gilt decorated red half morocco, boards & spines slightly rubbed, folio, and other 19th & early 20th-century French language history & reference, including L'Art de Verifier les Dates des Faits Historiques...Anciens Monumens, new edition, Paris: G. Desprez, 1770, mostly leather bindings, some original cloth & wrappers, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (A carton)

Bible [German]. Biblia, das ist: die ganze Heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testamentes, nach der deutschen ubersetzung Martin Luthers..., Basel: Johann Rudolf, 1768, engraved frontispiece with ink stamp to verso, bound with Meyer (Carl), Neue Sammlung Geistlicher Lieder, Von Alten und Neuen Urhebern, Weissenburg: Carl Meyer, 1757, some damp staining mostly at front and rear of volume, front free endpaper with early inscription within heart shape 'Anna Margaretha Pflaumerin ... Weissenburg... 1800', ink stamp to upper pastedown, contemporary morocco, torn at head, rubbed, 8vo, together with: Dore (Gustave), The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments, According to the Authorised Version, with Illustrations by Gustave Dore, 2 volumes, edition de luxe, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne: Cassell & Co. Ltd., circa 1880, wood engraved plates, few leaves detached at front of volume 1, some scattered spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated morocco, boards detached, very worn, large folio (limited edition 33/485), plus other miscellaneous booksQty: (a carton)

Phillip (Phillips). The Forth Bridge in its Various Stages of Construction, and compared with The Most Notable Bridges of The World, Edinburgh: R. Grant & Son, 1891, 52 black & white plates, some spotting & toning throughout, all edges gilt, rebound retaining publishers original gilt decorated red cloth spine & boards, boards rubbed with loss, oblong folio, together with; Wright (Thomas), The History and Topography of the County of Essex, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: George Virtue, 1836, numerous black & white engraved plates plus folding county map to volume 1., some light spotting, toning & offsetting, all edges gilt, publishers original uniform green cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed with minor loss to head & foot, large 8vo, and Martin (Thomas), The History of the Town of Thetford, in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk,..., 1st edition, London: J. Nichols, 1779, portrait frontispiece, black & white engraved plates, section of front endpaper removed and encroaching the left margin of the frontispiece, some light toning & spotting throughout, contemporary half calf, hinges cracked, boards & spine rubbed with some loss, large 4to, plus other 19th & early 20th-century British topography & bridge reference, including In and About Ancient Ipswich:..., by J. E. Taylor, Norwich: Jarrold and Sons, 1888, limited edition 6/750, folio, A Book of Bridges, by Frank Brangwyn & W. Shaw Sparrow, London: The Bodley Head, circa 1910, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (2 cartons)

Commercial Motor. The Commercial Motor, 74 issues, a broken run, published 1954-62, monochrome and colour illustrations, original printed wrappers, stapled as issued, mostly in excellent condition, folioQty: (a carton)NOTESComprising the following issues for the years: 1954 (1), 1955 (20), 1956 (13), 1957 (18), 1958 (17), 1959 (1), 1960 (1), 1961 (2), and 1962 (1).

Heinsius (Daniel). Histoire du Siege de Bolduc et de ce qui s'est passées pais bas unis L'an MCXXIX, Leyden: A. Rivet, Ex Officina Elzeviriorum, 1631, engraved title page, 5 (of 10) plates, front guttering cracked, some spotting & toning throughout, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards & spine rubbed with minor loss, large 8vo, together with; Burnet (Gilbert), An Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England, London: printed by R. Roberts, 1699, bookplates to front & rear pastedowns, front & rear gutters cracked, minor tears to the foot of the front endpapers, some marginal toning throughout, contemporary gilt decorated full mottled calf, damage to the foot of front & rear boards, hinges cracked, boards & spine rubbed with minor loss, large 8vo, and other 17th, 18th & 19th-century theology & related reference, including The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus: Faithfully Translated from the Original Greek, Birmingham: printed by Christopher Earl, 1770, mostly contemporary leather bindings, some Latin language, some odd volumes, overall condition is good, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves)

Fermor (Patrick Leigh). Mani, Travels in the Southern Peloponnese, reprinted, London: John Murray, December 1958, black & white illustrations, bookplate to front endpaper, some light toning & spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, Roumeli, Travels in Northern Greece, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1966, black & white illustrations, bookplate to front endpaper, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, together with; Fielding (Xan), The Stronghold, an account of the Four Seasons in The White Mountains of Crete, 1st edition, London: Secker & Warburg, 1953, bookplate to front endpaper, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, Hide And Seek, The Story of a Wartime Agent, 1st edition, London: Secker & Warburg, 1954, black & white illustrations, bookplate to front endpaper, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head & foot with minor tears, 8vo, plus Heyerdahl (Thor & Edwin N. Ferndon, Jr.), Archaeology of Easter Island [Reports of the Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific], 2 volumes, 1st U.K. editions, London: George Allen and Unwin, 1962-65, numerous black & white & colour illustrations, bookplates to front pastedowns, some minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed to head & foot with some minor loss, large 4to, plus other modern travel, history & miscellaneous reference, including Early Sketches and Charts of Banks Peninsula 1770-1850, by Peter Bromley Maling, Wellington; A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1981, limited edition 445/500, Early Charts of New Zealand 1542-1851, by Peter Bromley Maling, Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1969, limited edition 420/500, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves & a carton)NOTESEx libris Eric Kenneth Prentice Back (1942-), meteorologist for the British Antarctic Survey, and descendant of the Arctic explorer Captain George Back. He served as base commander at Halley, Faraday, Rothera, and Station T (on Adelaide Island), over a twenty year period from 1963.

Gloria [publisher]. New York, 1st edition, London, 2008, Many colour/black & white illustrations, publishers original cloth in slipcase, slipcase slightly torn to foot, folio, together with; Becker (Kathrin & Urs Stahel), Remake Berlin, Berlin, 2000, Many colour illustrations throughout, some black & white, slight spotting to upper text block, original cloth in dust jacket, small tear to foot of dust jacket, 4to, and, PaceWildenstein [publisher],Lucas Samaras photoflickers (movies), New York, 2005, Many colour illustrations throughout, publishers original boards, oblong 4to, plus other art reference and related publishers including Tate, HMSO, Abrams, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG 4to/8voQty: (6 shelves )

Markham (Albert Hastings). A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia..., 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, 1874, black & white illustrations, colour folding map to the rear with repaired minor tear to the centre fold, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary half morocco, front & rear boards detached, spine rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, together with; Hooker (Joseph Dalton), The Botany The Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the years 1839-1843, 4 volumes, reprint edition, New York: J. Cramer, 1963, 200 black & white facsimile plates, some minor spotting, later uniform half morocco bound by Whites Law [Melbourne], 8vo/folio, and Murphy (Robert Cushman), Bird Islands Of Peru..., 1st edition, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1925, black & white illustrations, 'Compania Administradora, Del Guano, Lima' stamps to the front endpaper & title page, bookplate to front endpaper, some marginal toning throughout, top edge gilt, publishers original green cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th century & modern Polar natural history & whaling reference, including approximately 20 Discovery Reports & similar, including Transactions of The Zoological Society of London Vol. XXIV part 3 [The Gentoo and Ringed or Arctic Penguins], December 1938, The Birds of South Georgia, by L. Harrison Matthews, Cambridge: University Press, 1929, [Discovery Reports Vol.1, pp. 561-592...], Southern Blue and Fin Whales, by N. A. Mackintosh & J. F. G. Wheeler, Cambridge: University Press, 1929 [Discovery Reports Vol.1, pp. 257-540...], some leather rebindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (3 shelves)NOTESEx libris Eric Kenneth Prentice Back (1942-), meteorologist for the British Antarctic Survey, and descendant of the Arctic explorer Captain George Back. He served as base commander at Halley, Faraday, Rothera, and Station T (on Adelaide Island), over a twenty year period from 1963.

Shepherd (Thomas H.). London And Its Environs In The Nineteenth Century, 1st edition, London: Jones & Co., 1829, period ink inscription to front endpaper, numerous topographical black and white plates, water staining to title and front endpapers, minor marginal toning, some spotting, plum half morocco, covers and spine rubbed, large 8vo, together with; Gaspey (William), Tallis's Illustrated London, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Tallis And Company, 1851, numerous black and white illustrations, volume 1 front gutter split, crude repairs to the folding plate, water staining to volume 2, some minor toning, full morocco, covers and spines rubbed, 8vo, and Nurse (Bernard), London Prints & Drawings Before 1800, 1st edition, Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2017, numerous colour & black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, plus other London reference including, An American Girl in London, by Sara Jeannette Duncan, London by Walter Besant, The Face of London, by Harold Clunn, mostly original cloth some in dust jackets, G, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves & a carton)

Walpole (Horatio). The Works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford, 5 volumes, London: printed for G. G. & J. Robinson, 1798, black & white engraved plates, 'Spains Hall' bookplates & booksellers label to the front pastedowns, some minor spotting & marginal toning, gutters cracked, contemporary uniform gilt decorated & embossed full calf, hinges cracked, boards & spines rubbed with some loss, large 4to, together with; Le Courayer (Pierre François), Histoire du Concile de Trente..., 2 volumes, London: printed for Samuel Idle, 1736, 2 black & white engraved portraits to volume 1, bookplates to front pastedowns, gutter cracked, some toning & damp marks, contemporary uniform full calf, hinges cracked, boards & spines rubbed with some loss, heavy loss to the spine of volume 2, folio, and A Member of the Arcadian Academy of Rome, Historical Memoir on Italian Tragedy, from the earliest period to the present time:..., London: printed for E. Harding, 1799, black & white portrait frontispiece & vignettes, bookplate and pencil annotations to the front pastedown, front board detached, some light spotting & toning throughout, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards & spine rubbed with some minor loss, 4to, plus other 18th & 19th-century history & literature, including Recueil de Cartes Géographiques, Plans, Vues et Médailles de L'Ancienne Grece,..., by Jean Jacques Barthelemy, Paris: Chez De Bure, circa 1790, 30 black & white engraved folding maps & plates, 4to, a bound collection of 9 black & white plates for Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer drawn by Mortimer, circa 1727, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, some foreign language, overall condition is good, 8vo/folioQty: (3 shelves)NOTES71 volumes

Jonathan Cape [publisher]. Lucian Freud 1996-2005, London, 2005, numerous colour/ black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, together with; Bailly (Jean Christophe & Robert C. Morgan), Dorothea Tanning, New York: George Braziller, 1995, Numerous colour/ black and white illustrations throughout, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, and Wright (Christopher), Poussin Paintings a catalogue raisonné, London: Harlequin books limited, 1985, numerous coloured/ black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, plus Périer- D'ieteren (Catheline), Dieric Bouts the complete works, Brussels: Mercatorfonds, 2006, numerous coloured illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, and other art reference & related, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, some paperback edition, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (3 shelves)

Arana (Diego Barros). Orígenes De Chile, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Santiago: Editorial Nascimento, 1933-34, bookplates to the front pastedowns, modern endpapers, rebound in modern uniform gilt decorated blue quarter morocco, 8vo, together with; Guerra (J. Guillermo), La Soberania Chilena en las Islas al sur del Canal Beagle, 1st edition, Santiago: Imprenta Universitaria, 1917, black & white in-text charts, bookplate to front pastedown, some toning & marginal chipping, pp.385-416 in facsimile, original front wrapper, modern endpapers, later gilt decorated plum half calf, 8vo, and Serrano (Ramon), Derrotero del Estrecho de Magallanes Tierra del Fuego I Canales de la Patagonia, 1st edition, Santiago: Imprenta Nacional, 1891, black & white plates & folding plates, lacking original front wrapper & half-title, pp.257-272 misbound between pp.288/289, pp.577-596 of Index in facsimile, some toning, bookplate to front endpaper, modern endpapers, modern gilt decorated half calf, 8vo, plus other late 19th & 20th-century Spanish language South American & Polar exploration reference & related, including La Cuestion del Estrecho de Magallanes, by M. A. Pelliza, Buenos Aires: Libreria de Mayo, 1881, some rebound in leather, some original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves)NOTESEx libris Eric Kenneth Prentice Back (1942-), meteorologist for the British Antarctic Survey, and descendant of the Arctic explorer Captain George Back. He served as base commander at Halley, Faraday, Rothera, and Station T (on Adelaide Island), over a twenty year period from 1963.

Shakespeare (William). The Plays of William Shakespeare..., notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, 10 volumes, London: printed for C. Bathurst et al, 1788, black & white engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, bookplates to the front pastedowns, gutters cracked, some light spotting & toning throughout, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, hinges cracked, boards & spines rubbed with some loss, 8vo, together with; Entick (John), The General History of the Late War: containing it's Rise, Progress, and Event, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, 5 volumes, 1st edition, London: printed for Edward Dilly, 1763-64, black & white engraved portraits, period inscription to the front endpaper of volume 1, bookplates to front pastedowns, some gutters cracked, some light toning, spotting & offsetting throughout, contemporary uniform gilt decorated full calf, boards & spines rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, and Dolce (Lodovico), Dialogo di M. Lodovico Dolce, nel Quale si Ragiona delle qualità, diuersità, e proprietà de i colori con privilegio, 88 leaves, Libri Tre Di M. Lodovico Dolce; ne I Quali si Ratta delle diuerse sorti delle Gemme, che produce la Natura..., 99 leaves, both Viena: Appresso Gio Battista, 1565, black & white title-page & in-text vignettes, bookplate to the front pastedown, later endpapers, some light toning & marks, some loss to the foot of Libri Tre Di M. Lodovico Dolce... title-page, later gilt decorated green half-calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 18th & 19th-century literature & reference, including Sermons on the Following Subjects,..., 10 volumes, by Samuel Clarke, London: printed for James, John and Paul Knapton, 1732-36, Annual Register, 7 volumes, nos. 4, 6, 7, 35, 36, 39, 40 (1761-1798), many leather bindings, some gilt decorated, some original cloth, overall condition is good/very good, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves)NOTES130 volumes

* Roberts (David). Sketches in Egypt & Nubia, Parts 1 - 8 (in 6), Francis Graham Moon, 1847, 8 parts bound in six, containing 2 title pages and 29 half plates, all uncoloured tint stone lithographs, some spotting throughout, original publisher's printed paper wrappers, creased, frayed and torn, housed in a modern green cloth portfolio box, large folioQty: (31)NOTESAbbey, Travel 272. The plates included are: Pyramids of Geezer from the Nile; Pompey's Pillar; Temple of Tafa in Nubia; Excavated Temple of Gyrshe Nubia; Ruins of Maharraka Nubia; Temple of Waddy Kardassy; Abyssinian Slaves at Korti; At Luxor, Thebes; Statues of Memnon in the Plain of Goorna at Thebes; The Sanctuary of the Great Temple of Aboo-Simbel; Ruins of Luxor from the South-West; Side View of the Great Sphinx; Temple of Dakke; Cleopatra's Needle; Approach to the Temple of Wady Saboua; A Colossal Statue at the Entrance to the Temple of Luxor; Gateway at Dendera; Siout; Nubian Women at Korti; Entrance to the Caves of Beni Hassan; Temple of Wady Saboua; Group of Nubians at Wady Kardassy; Fortress of Ibrim; Colossi at Wady Saboua; Persian Water-Wheel used for irrigation in Nubia; The Island of Philae by Sunset; Parts of the Hall of Columns at Karnak seen from without; Parts of the Ruins of a Temple on the Island of Bigge; Ruins of the Temple of Medamout near Thebes.

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (publishers). An album of 40 'Plates Illustrative of Natural History', 1845 - 50, wood engravings of natural history subjects, including mammals, birds, fish and reptiles 38 with contemporary hand colouring and 2 uncoloured, 34 laid on to contemporary linen and six loosely inserted, front endpaper with long closed tear, some prints with some toning, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, heavily worn, bumped and frayed, folioQty: (1)NOTESSold as a collection of prints, not subject to return.

Miscellaneous 18th c and later prints and plans, sold in portfolio In typical country house condition, mostly with faults, creases, tears and stains, in an old marbled paper covered folio

Chiang Yee, The silent Traveller in London, cloth bound second edition 1938 together with Chang Yees Birds and Bees first edition folio of twelve prints and a framed woodblock print. Not available for in-house P&P, contact Paul O'Hea at Mailboxes on 01925 659133

Spirit Folio F1 mixing desk with power supply, working at lotting. Not available for in-house P&P, contact Paul O'Hea at Mailboxes on 01925 659133 Condition Report: All electrical items in this lot have been PAT tested for safety and have passed. This does not confirm that the item is in full working order.

BLAKE, WILLIAM -- GRAY, Th. Poems. With watercolour illustrations by Willam Blake. Lond., The Folio Society, 2013. 1 facs.-vol. of the 116 watercolours & 1 commentary vol. by I. Taylor. Fol. & 8°. Or. quarter leather bind. w. cloth sides & ocl. Tog. in ocl. box. (Some light wear to front side of the comm.-vol due to the pressure of the facs.-vol. in the box). Printed in 100 numbered copies. -- Added: J. MILTON. Paradise lost. W. ill. by W. Blake. 2003. 4°. Ohcf. In or. slipcase. -- W. BLAKE. The emanation of the Giant Albion. Ed. by M.D. Paley. 2007. 4°. Ohcf. In or. slipcase. -- (4).

BROOKE, R. Selected poems. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2015. W. lithogr. by E. Kluz. Ohcf. In or. slipcase. (Paper on front side a bit eaten by silverfish). Printed in a lim. & numb. ed. of 1750 copies. -- J. KEATS. The complete poems. Ed. by J. Barnard. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2001. W. engr. by S. Brett. Lge-8°. Ohcf. In or. slipcase. -- W.B. YEATS, ed. Irish fairy and folk tales. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2007. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- Chr. BARKER. Portraits of poets. Ed. by S. Barker. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1986. 4°. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- And 10 o. (14).

BURTON, R. The anatomy of melancholy. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2005. 3 vols. Ohcl. In or. slipcase. -- S. PEPYS. Diary. 1660-69. Selected & ed. by R. Latham. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1996. 3 vols. Ocl. In or. (a bit dam.) slipcase. -- J. BOSWELL. The life of Samuel Johnson. Ed. by R. Shewan. Lond., The Folio Soc., (1998). 2 vols. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- And 7 o. publ. by The Folio Society. (15).

CARROLL, L. Alice's adventures underground. & The original Alice by S. Brown. Lond., The Folio Society, 2008. Facs. textbook & introd. booklet. Lge-8°. Ocf. bind. In or. box. Printed in a lim. & numb. edition. -- Id. Alice in Wonderland. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2019. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- A.A. MILNE. Winnie the Pooh. (3rd pr.). Lond., The Folio Soc., (2016). Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- G. WILLENS & R. SEARLE. The complete Molesworth. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2007. Obrds. In or. slipcase. -- And 2 o. publ. by The Folio Society. (6).

CHANDLER, D.G. The Campaigns of Napoleon. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2002. 3 vols. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- L. MACDONALD. Ordeal by fire. Witnesses tomthe Great War. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2001. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- Th. PAKENHAM. The Boer War. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1999. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- And 10 o. publ. by The Folio Society. (15).

CHAUCER, W. The works. (Facs. of The Kelmscott Chaucer). Lond., Folio Society, (2008). 559 pp. Fol. Or. richly gilt dec. brick red cloth w. top edge gilt. In or. slipcase. (Slipcase a bit dam. by silverfish).

CHERRY-GARRARD, A. The worst journey in the world. Antarctic 1910-13. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2012. Obrds. In or. slipcase. -- R.F. BURTON. A secret pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2004. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- F. McLYNN, ed. Into the dark continent. The travels of Henry Morton Stanley. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2002. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- A. MOOREHEAD. The White Nile (&) The Blue Nile. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2001. 2 vols. Sm-4°. Ocl. In or. slipcase. (Spines a bit discold.). -- Th., W. & S. DANIELL. An illustr. journey round the world. Ed. by K. Prior. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2007. 4°-obl. Ohcl. In or. slipcase. -- And 8 o. (14).

CLARKE, A.C. 2001, A Space Odyssey. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2016. Obrds. In or. slipcase. -- G. ORWELL. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2001. Obrds. In or. slipcase. -- Id. Down and out in Paris and London. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2016. Ocl. (Without slipcase). -- F. SCOTT FITZGERALD. The Great Gatsby and The Last Tycoon. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2005. Ocl. (Without slipcase). -- D. PARKER. The best of Dorothy Parker. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1995. Or. bind. In or. slipcase. -- And 9 o. publ. by The Folio Society. (14).

CONRAD, J. Heart of darkness. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2014. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- T.H. WHITE. The once and future king. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2003. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- J.G. FARRELL. The siege of Krishnapur. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2008. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- V.S. PRITCHETT. The Camberwell beauty & other stories. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2011. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- And 8 o. (12).

DANTE ALIGHIERI. Paradiso. Transl. by H.F. Cary. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2009. W. ill. by G. di Paolo. 4°. Ohcf. In or. slipcase. -- Id. Purgatorio. Transl. by H.F. Cary. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2007. W. ill. by S. Dali. 4°. Ohcf. In or. slipcase. -- Id. Inferno. Transl. by H.F. Cary. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1998. W. ill. by W. Blake. 1998. 4°. Or. pictorial cl. In or. slipcase. -- Id. The Divine Comedy. Transl. by K. MacKenzie. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1979. W. ill. by J. Flaxman. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- (4).

DARWIN, Ch. The voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. - On the origin of species. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2003-06. 2 vols. Ocl. (1) in or. slipcase. -- W. DANIELL. A voyage around the coast of Great Britain. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2008. Lge-8°. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- J. MORRIS. Venice. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2008. Lge-8°. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- Id. Manahattan '45. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2016. Obrds. In or. slipcase. -- And 8 o. publ. by The Folio Society. (13).

DURRELL, L. The Alexandria Quartet. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2008-09. 4 vols. Ohcl. In or. slipcases. -- P. SCOTT. The Raj Quartet. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2009. 4 vols. Ocl. Tog. in 1 or. slipcase. -- (8).

FERMOR, P.L. Between the woods and the water. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2006. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- Id. A time of gifts. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1999. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- K. GRAHAME. The wind in the willows. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2005. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. Of human bondage. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2011. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- R. HUGHES. A high wind in Jamaica. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2005 Ohcl. In or. slipcase. -- And 10 o. (15).

GIBBON, E. The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Ed. by B. Radice. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1983-90. 8 vols. Ocl. In or. slipcases. -- Ch. DARWIN. The essential Darwin: The Expression of the Emotions. On the Origin of Species. The Descent of Man. A Naturalist's Voyage. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1990. 4 vols. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- And 3 o. (incl. 1 duplicate). (15).

GNOSTIC GOSPELS, THE. The sacred writings of the Nag Hammadi Library, The Berlin Gnostic Codex and Codex Tchacos. Ed. by M. Meyer. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2008. Ohcf. In or. slipcase. -- THE BIBLE with the Apocrypha. King James version. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2008. Lge-8°. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- THE QUR'ÂN. An interpret. by M. Pickthall. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2008. Lge-8°. Ocl. (Without slipcase). -- THE BOOK of common prayer. Ornamented with woodcuts from designs of Albert Durer, Hans Holbein a.o. Lond., The Folio Soc., 2004. Ohcf. In or. slipcase. (Slipcase slightly worn/stained). -- And 3 o. (7).

HEMINGWAY, E. (Novels:). The sun also rises. A farewell to arms. To have and have not. For whom the bell tolls. The old man and the sea. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1999. 5 vols. W. ill. by D. Frankland. Ohcl. In or. slipcase. -- W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. Collected short stories. Lond., The Folio Soc., 1998. 4 vols. W. ill. by Chr. Brown. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- (9).