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Bristol - Bird (Charles). Picturesque Old Bristol. A Series of Fifty-Two Etchings by Charles Bird, with Letterpress by John Taylor, 2 volumes, Bristol: Frost & Reed, December 1885, 53 sepia etched plates (including frontispiece), original pictorial front wrapper bound-in, occasional spotting throughout, edges untrimmed, contemporary half calf gilt, red morocco title labels to spines, spines torn at head & foot, some wear, folio (unlettered proof limited edition 121/125), together with: Dallaway (James), Antiquities of Bristow [sic] in the Middle Centuries; including the Topography by William Wyrcestre, and the Life of William Canynges, Bristol: Mirror Office, 1834, half-title, title in red & black, few engraved plates, wood engraved armorials & illustrations, edges untrimmed, modern quarter calf, folio, Skelton (Joseph), Skelton's Etchings of the Antiquities of Bristol from original sketches by the late Hugh O'Neill, [Bristol & London, 1825], engraved title and 55 plates on India paper, scattered spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary brown half morocco, gilt decorated spine, joints & extremities rubbed & worn, folio, Ellison (Fred E.), Etchings of Bath, with Descriptive Letterpress, London: Printed at the Chiswick Press by Charles Whittingham & Co. Bristol: William George's Sons, 1888, half-title, title in red & black, 24 sepia etched plates, scattered spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original calf-backed cloth, gilt blocked decorative title and city armorial to upper cover, spine rubbed, folio (limited edition 178/250, with sets 51-250 on Whatman's Antique paper)Qty: (5)

Camden (William). Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland, together with the Adjacent islands..., 2 volumes, second edition, revised, digested and published with large additions by Edmund Gibson, London: Printed for Mary Matthews, for Awnsham Churchill, and sold by William Taylor, 1722, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, titles printed in red & black, 51 uncoloured engraved double page maps by Robert Morden (including two folding, Herefordshire map bound upside down) and 10 plates of coins and antiquities, few ink spots to leaf U2 and horizontal tear to leaf 3Q2 in volume 1, occasional light dust-soiling and spotting, light dampstaining at foot of initial leaves in volume 1 and to contents leaves at rear of volume 2, edges untrimmed with some fraying, short closed tears to margins at mostly at rear of volume 1, modern half calf, marbled sides, folioQty: (2)

Rudder (Samuel). A New History of Gloucestershire, 1st edition, Cirencester: Printed by Samuel Rudder, 1779, 26 engraved plates (comprising 4 double-page, 9 folding, 3 single-page including 2 single-page plans), without county map, extra-illustrated containing a conjoined folding engraved plan 'A Plan of the Thames and Seven Canal Navigation by Robert Whitworth 1783' cropped and joined to 'A Plan and Profile of the proposed Navigable Canal from the Line of the Thames and Severn Canal ... surveyed in 1784 by Robt. Whitworth' (engraved by William Faden), some spotting and toning, 19th century half morocco, rebacked preserving original spine, slightly rubbed, folioQty: (1)

Scott (Walter). The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland; comprising Specimens of Architecture and Sculpture, and other Vestiges of Former Ages, Accompanied by Descriptions..., 2 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, et al., 1814-17, half-title to volume 2, additional engraved titles and 93 engraved plates on India paper, armorial bookplate of Sir William Augustus Fraser, Ledeclune & Morar, Baronet, to upper pastedowns, all edges gilt, together with: ibid., Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland, with descriptive illustrations, 2 volumes, London: John & Arthur Arch, Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1826, engraved titles to each and 49 engraved plates, some offsetting to text, occasional spotting, all edges gilt, uniform late 19th century mottled calf by Riviere & Son, gilt rollwork border decoration to boards, each volume neatly rebacked with matching elaborate gilt decoration, contrasting morocco spine labels preserved, folioQty: (4)

Thompson (Pishey). The History and Antiquities of Boston, and the Villages of Skirbeck, Fishtoft, Freiston, Butterwick, Benington, Leverton, Leake, and Wrangle; Comprising The Hundred of Skirbeck, in the County of Lincoln, Boston: John Noble, Jun., 1856, wood engraved frontispiece and six plates and numerous vignette illustrations, folding pedigree, Surveyors Institution bookplate to upper pastedown, all edges gilt, contemporary brown morocco by Bedford, gilt panelled boards, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, light scuffing, folio, together with: [Kilner, Joseph], The Account of Pythagoras's School in Cambridge; as in Mr Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales, and other Notices, [Cambridge?], [1790?], title, pp. iii-v, 5-56, 2ff., 59-158, nine engraved plates (2 folding), bound with: Cooper (C.H.), Borough of Cambridge. Report of Borough-Rate Committee, 3 Oct. 1850, Cambridge: Printed by Metcalfe & Palmer, [1850], 58pp., single-page engraved map, original blue front wrapper with title inscribed by the author, bound with folding leaf Supplement to the Cambridge Chronicle, Cambridge, March 2, 1861, contemporary brown half morocco, neatly rebacked, folioQty: (2)

Darjou (Alfred, illustrator). Le Caire et la haute Egypte. Texte par Florian Pharaon, 1st edition, Paris: E Dentu, 1872, half-title, 30 tinted lithographic plates (mounted), captioned tissue-guards, spotting to outer leaves, original red quarter morocco, red pictorial cloth sides gilt, rubbed and worn, lower fore corner of front board crudely refurbished, large folio (50.8 x 35 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESBlackmer 1302. Number 71 of 300 copies only. 'Pharaon and Darjou were present at the opening of the Suez canal in 1869 and took part in the official tour' (Blackmer).

Thoresby (Ralph). Ducatus Leodiensis: Or, the Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes, and Parts Adjacent in the West-Riding of the County of York, 2 parts in one, 1st edition, London: Maurice Atkins, 1715, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map with outline hand-colouring & light red paint smudge (early manuscript notes to verso), 11 engraved plates (7 folding, south view of St. John's Church Leeds cropped to caption at foot), numerous engraved armorials to text, small rust hole to 2H2, short closed tears to final leaf, two leaves of early manuscript notes at front of volume, later endpapers, contemporary blind panelled calf, rebacked, upper board detached, folioQty: (1)

Walker (J & C, publishers). Hobson's Fox-Hunting Atlas; containing separate Maps of every county in England and the three Ridings of Yorkshire..., circa 1870, printed title with two small holes to lower margin but not affecting text, 42 (complete as list) lithographic maps with contemporary outline colouring, map of Lancashire with some offsetting, slight spotting throughout, marbled endpapers, bookplate of Charles Stewart Hardy, contemporary half morocco gilt, with additional decorative gilt title to upper siding, worn and rubbed, rear board damp stained with deterioration to the cloth and board, folioQty: (1)

[Egypt]. Description de l'Egypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont étét faite en Egypte pendant expédition de l'armée française. Antiquités, tome troisième [-quatrième], i.e. 2 volumes only, 2nd edition, Paris: C. K. F. Panckoucke, 1822, printed title-page to each volume, 133 engraved plates (of 141: lacking plates, 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 29 and 42 in volume 4), many plates double-page, a few also folding, publisher's blind stamps to corners of plates, variable spotting, volume 3 plate 51 with repaired closed tears, volume 4 plates 9 and 31 with paper restoration to blank areas of plate-marks, contemporary red half morocco, green morocco labels gilt to front boards, large folio (67 x 51.5 cm)Qty: (2)NOTESAtabey 343 & Blackmer 476 refer. Two of five plate volumes of Antiquités from the second edition of the monumental encyclopaedia of Egypt, published while the first edition (1809-28) was still in progress. The second edition appears to have contained in total 11 plate volumes in large folio and 24 volumes of text in octavo.

Ewing (Thomas). Ewing's New General Atlas; containing Distinct Maps of all the Principal States and Kingdoms throughout the World; A New edition including the most recent Geographical Discoveries.., Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, circa 1840, calligraphic title page, advertisement and 16 pages of descriptive text, one double-page hemispheral map of the world and 26 single-page maps (complete as list), all with contemporary outline colouring, marginal dust and finger soiling throughout, hinges broken, near-contemporary ownership signature to front endpaper, contemporary half morocco with gilt design to upper cover, spine crudely repaired with sellotape, heavily rubbed and worn, 4to, together with Gaultier (Abbé). A Complete Course of Geography, by means of Instructive Games..., Collated with the Author's last Paris Edition and Digested for Europe Conformably to the Territorial Arrangements at the pacification in 1815 by Jehosaphat Aspin..., John Harris, 1825, title page, dedication, rules and descriptive text, a table of general questions, 7 pairs (only) of engraved maps (one labelled and one blank) but including the hemispheral world map, some dust soiling throughout, text block broken and detached, contemporary half morocco, boards detached, lacking spine, heavily worn and frayed, slim upright folioQty: (2)NOTESSold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.

Heylyn (Peter). Cosmographie, in Four Books. Containing the Chorographie and Historie of the Whole World, and all the Principal Kingdoms, Provinces, Seas, and Isles thereof, London: Anne Seile, 1669, additional engraved title stating 3rd edition and imprint dated 1667 (short closed tear to upper blank margin), letterpress title in red & black, four folding engraved maps (Europe, Asia, Africa, and Americas), map of Europe with closed tears at foot, some toning and spotting mostly to text, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving morocco title label, corners repaired, folioQty: (1)NOTESWing H1692A.

[Mayer, Luigi]. A Selection of the Most Interesting of Sir Robert Ainslie's Celebrated Collection of Views in Turkey in Europe, and in Asia; Syria, Sicily, The Eolian Islands; Temple of Diana, at Ephesus; Jupiter Ammon, in Libya, London: for R. Bowyer by T. Bensley, 1811, title-page, list of plates, 24 hand-colour aquatint plates (dated 1809-10, watermarked J. Whatman 1809), one double-page ('View of Constantinople), bound with: ibid. A Selection of the Most Interesting of Robert Ainslie's Celebrated Collection of Views in Egypt, Asia Minor, etc. etc., London: for R. Bowyer, by T. Bensley, 1812, title-page, list of plates, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates (dated 1802; watermarked J Whatman 1809), ibid. Views in Palestine, from Drawings in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, Bart., London: by T. Bensley, for the proprietor, R. Bowyer, 1812, title-page, 8 hand-coloured aquatint plates (2 dated 1803, the rest undated; all watermarked J Whatman 1809), 3 works in 1 volume, modern half calf, gilt morocco label to front board, large folio (47 x 31.5 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESAtabey 790 (first two items); cf. Blackmer 1099n (Views in Palestine). A sammelband of three separately-published selections from Mayer's Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire (1801-4; see Abbey Travel 369), with bright plates. This is the first issue of A Selection ... of Views in Turkey; A Selection ... of Views in Egypt first appeared in 1811. 'The plates in these selections are not re-engravings, but plates available from the stock originally printed for Bowyer, with new title-pages. These appear to be the earliest selections of Mayer's plates from the Ottoman dominions' (Atabey).

Scrap Albums. Five scrap albums, mid-late 19th century, containing engravings and lithographs of genre scenes, natural history, topographical views, domestic animals, sporting, portraits, scraps, greetings cards and historical scenes, partially excised, some prints torn with loss, all the images are laid on linen pages, albums are various sizes and condition but mostly folioQty: (5)

* Yachting. A pair of photographs of racing yachts, circa 1900, gelatin silver print, the first of Fenella, CCYC [Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club], signed in pencil by the photographer's studio lower right, 'J. Adamson & Son, Rothesay', 410 x 570 mm, original mount with Fenella CCYC caption and hand-painted flags to mount beneath, the second of Forella, by West and Son, Southsea, 400 x 530 mm, original mount with caption at foot and hand-painted flags to left and right borders, some spotting to mounts and image, both framed and glazed, together with an album containing approximately 70 photographs of the Lake District and North county topographical views, some adhesion damage to a few images, contained in a contemporary black and gilt morocco album (dated 1887 on upper cover), worn and rubbed, upper board detached, oblong folio, with another 48 loose photographs, late 19th and early 20th century of topographical views, portraits and social groups, various sizes and conditionQty: (approx. 50)

Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia, from Drawings made on the Spot. With Historical Descriptions by George Croly, volume 1 of 6 only, London: F. G. Moon, 1842, pp. [8] 30, lithographic portrait frontispiece (on india paper, mounted), tinted lithographic title-page, 59 tinted lithographic plates (alternately full-page and half-page, the latter with text), comprising Abbey's plates 1-44 and 46-59 (45=volume 2 title-page; plates 46-59 usually bound in volume 2 according to Abbey), without list of subscribers (4 pp.), all edges gilt, contemporary red half morocco, front board detached, large folio (61 x 42.8 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESAbbey 385. Sold as a collection of plates.

Campbell (Colen). Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect, Containing the Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Regular Buildings, both Publick and Private, in Great Britain, with Variety of New Designs ... either from the Buildings themselves, or the Original Designs of the Architects, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: 1715, 1717, 1725, engraved title to volumes 1 & 2, engraved dedication leaf to volume 1, letterpress title to volume 3 in red & black, 211 engraved plans & elevations only (includes 44 double-page & folding, comprising individual plate numbers to each leaf), subscribers lists present, volume 1 double-page plate of Wansted House West Front with closed tear to central fold and double-page plate Elevation of one wing of Great Court of Greenwich Hospital creased, volume 2 plates 46 & 59 with ink splashes & specks, double-page plate of Longleat with vertical closed tears and double-page plate 99/100 marked & dust-soiled, volume 3 plates 89 & 90 misbound, occasional toning, dust-soiling and few marks, armorial bookplate of Lord Napier to upper pastedowns, front free endpapers with later ownership inscription 'Thomas Balbirnie, Architect & surveyor, Glasgow, 1846', contemporary half calf with vellum corners (volume 3 lacking corners), marbled sides, spines and some marbled sides torn with loss, worn, folioQty: (3)NOTESHarris 97 & 99; Archer 32.1 & 33.1; Fowler 76. Volume 1 lacking double-page plate numbered 86/87 - Greenwich Hospital Double Pavilion to the river. Volume 3 lacking double-page plate numbered 3/4 - Greenwich Hospital in Perspective, and double-page plate numbered 5/6 - Castle Howard in Perspective. Thomas Balbirnie (1816-1867) was an architect and surveyor. In 1847 he married Ann, youngest daughter of Captain Robert Alward, of Brixham, Devon. Thomas travelled to the United States in 1850 and was the architect for some several structures in the city of Baltimore, including the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.

Evelyn (John). An Account of Architects and Architecture, together, with an Historical, Etymological Explanation of certain Terms, particularly Affected by Architects. Much Inlarg'd and Improv'd, since the former Impression ... Together, with Leon Baptist Alberti, of Statues, London: Printed in the Year, 1706, letterpress dedication to Sir Christopher Wren, engraved illustrations to text (many full-page), bound with an incomplete initial portion of Freart (Roland), A Parallel of the Antient Architecture with the Modern, in a Collection of Ten Principal Authors who have written upon the Five Orders....., Written in French by Roland Freart ... Made English for the Benefit of Builders. To which is added an Account of Architects and Architecture ... by John Evelyn, 2nd edition with large additions, London: D. Brown, J. Walthoe, B. Took, and D. Midwinter, 1707, part only, lacking all after R2, engraved illustrations (some full-page), front pastedown with armorial bookplate of Thomas Barrett-Lennard, 17th Baron Dacre (1717-1786), contemporary panelled calf, joints split and upper board near detached, some wear to extremities, slim folio, together with an incomplete The four books of architecture by Andrea Palladio ...; literally translated from the original Italian, by Isaac Ware, [1738], numerous engraved plates, some torn and with old repairs, lacking title, dedication torn with loss, near contemporary half calf, upper board detached, lower joint split, worn, folioQty: (2)NOTESSold with all faults, not subject to return.

Gibbings (Robert). Fourteen Wood Engravings by Robert Gibbings, from Drawings made on Orient Line Cruises, [Waltham Saint Lawrence]: Printed by Robert Gibbings at the Golden Cockerel Press, [1932], wood engraved illustration to title and following leaf of text, 11 wood engraved plates only (of 14, with the three lacking plates provided in facsimile), edges untrimmed, original printed wrappers, worn to edges, slim folio, together with: ibid., A True Tale of Love in Tonga, 1st edition, London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1935, wood engraved illustrations, contemporary inscription to title, original green cloth-backed pictorial boards, 8vo, Bates (Herbert Ernest), Down the River, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1937, wood engraved illustrations by Agnes Miller Parker, occasional light spotting, modern half morocco with calf corners, spine faded, 4to, Hughes-Stanton (Penelope), The Wood-Engravings of Blair Hughes-Stanton, Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1991, numerous illustrations, original black buckram, small slim folio (limited to 1750 printed of which 600 were for sale), and other wood engraving reference and relatedQty: (22)

Krafft (Jean Charles). Recueil d'Architecture Civile: Contenant les Plans, Coupes et Éle?vations des Cha?teaux, Maisons de campagne et Habitations rurales, Jardins anglais, Temples, Chaumie?res, Kiosques, Ponts, &c., situe?s aux environs de Paris et dans les De?partemens voisins, avec les de?corations inte?rieures, et le de?tail de ce qui concerne l'embellissement des Jardins, Paris: Impr. de J.L. Scherff, 1812, engraved frontispiece, 120 engraved plates & plans, some spotting mostly to margins, armorial bookplate of Henry Rowles to upper pastedown, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spine, upper board detached, lower joint split at head & foot, rubbed & worn, folioQty: (1)NOTESFeaturing the work of contemporary architects including Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Julien-David LeRoy and François-Joseph Belanger, and a good source for country houses and their elements in and around Paris.

Kuhnert (Wilhelm). Animal Portraiture. Being Fifty Studies, accompanied by a Series of Original Articles by R. Lydekker, 1st edition, London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1912, 50 colour plates (mounted), top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original dark green half morocco, rebacked with original spine laid down, refurbished, folio, together with: Burns (Robert, 1869-1941). Scots Ballads, 1st edition thus, London: Seeley Service & Co Limited, [1939], printed on japon, [160] pp., text and illustrations wood-engraved throughout, the text in gothic script with celtic-style decorative intials, full-page Art Nouveau-style illustrations throughout, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original linen-backed boards, folio, number 28 of 320 copies, Galletly (Alexander). Ancient Towers and Doorways. Being Pictorial Representations and Restorations of Masoncraft relating to Celtic and Norman Ecclesiology in Scotland. From Pen Drawings by the late Alexander Galletly ... With Appreciation and Descriptive Letterpress by Andrew Taylor, 1st edition, London: David Nutt, 1896, original cloth, folio, number 253 of 300 copies, this copy apparently initialled by the author, Ruskin (John). Studies in Both Arts: being Ten Subjects Drawn and Described, 1st edition, Orpington: George Allen, 1895, 10 plates (photogravures or colour lithographs, original buff cloth decorated in blue, folio, Jekyll (Gertrude, & Christopher Hussey). Garden Ornament, 2nd edition, London: Country Life, 1927, halftone photographic illustrations throughout, faint marginal damp-staining to early leaves, original green cloth, folio, Bossert (Helmuth Theodor). Ornament. Two Thousand Decorative Motifs in Colour, forming a Survey of the Applied Art of All Ages and All Countries, 1st edition, London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1924, 120 colour plates, original cloth, dust jacket (repaired), folio, and 8 similar art-related foliosQty: (14)

Noël (Léon). Album Lithographique. Douze Sujets d'après Decaisne, dessinés sur pierre par Léon Noël, Paris, publié par Noël ainé et Fils, Editeurs, 1829, lithographic title and 12 fine lithographic plates printed by Lemercier, each with publisher's oval blindstamp, contents generally clean, modern plain cloth-backed marbled boards, oblong folio, 25.5 x 34 cm, 10 x 13.5 insQty: (1)NOTESA series of fine lithographs printed by the important French lithographer Rose-Josepeh Lemercier (1803-1887), one of the greatest of the French masters of lithography. The subjects, all taken from paintings by the artist Henri Decaisne (1799-1852) are: La Chatelaine, Grecs après un revers, L'Attente, Jeune Fille a sa fenêtre, Le Chapeau de velours, Méditation, L'heureux âge, Turc, Petits pêcheurs, La Consultation, Les adieux de Charles 1er. a sa famille, and Le Rendez-vous.

Pozzo (Andrea). Rules and Examples of Perspective proper for Painters and Architects, etc. In English and Latin: Containing a most easie and expeditious method to Delineate in Perspective all Designs relating to Architecture, after a new manner ... by that great master thereof, Andrea Pozzo ... Engraven in 105 ample folio plates, and adorn'd with 200 initial letters to the explanatory discourses: printed from copper-plates ... by John Sturt. Done into English from the original printed at Rome 1693 in Lat. and Ital. by Mr. John James of Greenwich, London: Printed for J. Senex and R. Gosling, W. Innys, J. Osborn and T. Longman , circa 1725, engraved frontispiece & engraved general title (both neatly repaired to blank margins, general title with contemporary signature Geo. Pepys to upper blank margin), with additional engraved title 'Perspectiva Pictorum et Architectorum' present, 102 engraved plates (including two plates numbered 53, A & B, plus a duplicate of plate 100 bound at rear), engraved ornamental initials to leaves of text, short closed tear to lower blank margin of plate 39, lacking final leaf of index at rear, occasional minor dampstains to lower corners, light toning and spotting, modern professional half calf, marbled sides, folio (39.1 x 25 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESHarris 704; Fowler 252 note. The second English Edition of the most important book on perspective of the late baroque period. It is a translation by John James of the 1693 Roman edition, Part I, but without the folding plate of the ceiling of St. Ignatius Church, which first appeared in the 1702 Roman edition of Part I. The descriptive text, printed on both sides of the leaves is in Latin and English, in italic and roman type respectively. The plates are reversed from those of the Italian edition and pl. LIIIA is the "Figura Ultima" and LIIIB is pl. LIII of the 1702 edition. This edition is ornamented with 200 initials engraved by John Sturt.

Reynolds (Sir Joshua). Engravings from the Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 3 volumes, London: Hodgson & Graves, [1834-38], 3 mezzotint titles and 300 full-page mezzotint engravings by Samuel William Reynolds after Joshua Reynolds, tissue-guard to each plate, some light scattered spotting, generally to margins, all edges gilt, contemporary red crushed half morocco, spines elaborately gilt-decorated, with morocco title and volume labels, a little rubbed and scuffed to joints and edges, folioQty: (3)

Studio (publisher). Studio Special Numbers, 9 volumes, 1908-1929, comprising the Specials for Spring 1908, 1917, 1919-1922 (1920 2 volumes), 1928-1929, titles include: Londoners Then and Now (1920), Peasant Art in Roumania (1929), Spanish Painting (1921), The Art Collections of the Nation (1920), etc., some colour and numerous monochrome illustrations to each volume, editions for 1921, 1928 & 1929 with top edges gilt, and in original cloth with dust jackets (some spotting and dust-soiling, 1921 with loss at foot of front joint), the remainder in original printed wrappers, occasional edge-chipping and toning, a few minor marks, some with booksellers ticket to front cover, 1 with loss to rear corner, but generally in very good condition, 4to, together with: Modern Masters of Etching, 14 volumes (including 2 duplicates), 1925-1931, comprising numbers 3-4, 7-9, 16, 20-21, 23-25, 27, with numbers 4 & 24 duplicated, artists include: W. Russell Flint, Rembrandt, Alphonse Legros, etc., occasional spotting (mainly to edges), original boards (some spotted or mottled), each with printed paper label to front cover (1 with surface loss), 5 with dust jackets, some fading or toning to spines, 1 mottled, 1 with 3.5cm tear to front panel, some edge-fraying in places, oblong 4to, plus: Wheatley (Francis, illustrator), Cries of London, with an introduction by Stanford Rayner, London: Art Publishing Co., [1929], 16 tipped-in plates, most in colour, original cloth-backed boards, minor fraying to spine cloth at head, slim folioQty: (24)

Vignola (Jacopo Barozzi da). Regola de cinque ordini d'architettura. Con la nuova aggionta di Michael-Angelo Buonaroti, 2 parts in 1 volume, Amsterdam: Jan Janzsoon and Jan van Hilten, 1642, bound with: Passe (Crispijn van de, the younger). Oficina arcularia in qua sunt ad spectantia diversa eximia exempla ex variis autoribus collecta, 1st edition, Amsterdam, in officina Crispini Passei impressum, 1642, Vignola part 1 complete with 95 leaves comprising engraved portrait frontispiece, letterpress title-page in five languages, 42 full-page engravings each with letterpress description in five languages on verso of facing leaf, text for engravings 40 and 41 transposed, Vignola part 2 with 57 engraved plates only (of 84), comprising: I-VI (chimneypieces, unsigned); I-VI (Dutch façades, II-IV signed Pieter Vinckeboons); VII-X (chimneypieces, of which VIII-X signed Sieur de Bros); I-VI (façades of Genoese palaces, V-VI signed Jan van Santen); XIX-XXII (tombs: XX signed Gioan Baptista Montano; XXI signed Bastiano Fulli); XXIII (pulpit); XXIV (font, signed M. H. Keyser); 1-28 (i.e. 29 including 17 bis, the engraved title-page 'Varie inventioni per depositi di Bernardino Radi Cortonese, in Roma. Con licenze su superiori, 1625', here bound at front of part 2; the plates depict altars and tombs, most unsigned but after Montano, 27-28 respectively signed J. Franckardo and J. Francken), i.e. lacking engraved title-page, plates I-XVIII (Roman churches), XXIV-XXV (fountains), and plates I-VI (doorways), Crispijn van de Passe with engraved architectonic title-page (bound before Vignola part 2 sequence 1-28), and 18 plates lettered A-S (of 19: lacking plate T), intermittent spotting and browning throughout, Vignola part 1 pp. 23/4 torn at upper fore corner, pp. 25/6 and 75-82 possibly supplied from a shorter copy, pp. 29-32 stained, a few other marks, contemporary mottled vellum, rubbed, folio (43.2 x 28 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESBerlin Katalog 2586 (Vignola parts 1-2), 3644 (Vignola part 2, catalogued separately under Radi but described as 'Enthalten in: Vignola, Amsterdam, 1642'); Fowler 362 (Vignola parts 1-2), 241 (Crispijn van de Passe, but the copy of Vignola described as 'bound with Crispin de Passe, Oficina Arcularia ... Amsterdam, 1642'); cf. Berlin Katalog 1223 (Crispijn van de Passe, second edition, 1651). This pentilingual edition of Vignola, with a second part containing architectural engravings by other artists, is often found bound as here with the first edition of Crispijn van de Passe the younger's Oficina arcularia, a suite of designs for furniture and ornaments including multiple examples of beds, tables and chairs.

Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1680, engraved general title representing the veil of the Temple rent in twain (margins cropped and lined to verso), engraved New Testament title by Burghers showing St. John in Patmos, Apocrypha present, colophon gives the date and names of the London publishers Pitt, Parker, Leak, and Guy, occasional worm holes to margins, some margins repaired (mostly to initial leaves and few in centre of volume) and few repaired closed tears, closed tear to final leaf, light dust-soiling, early 19th century marbled calf gilt, red morocco title label to spine, rubbed and light wear, folio (43 x 27.5 cm), together with an incomplete and defective The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments ... together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, London: John Baskett, 1734, folioQty: (2)NOTESBible - Herbert 756; Darlow & Moule 594.

Culpeper (Nicholas). The English Physitian: or An Astrologo-Physical Discourse of the Vulgar Herbs of this Nation. Being a Compleat Method of Physick, whereby a man may preserve his Body in Health; or cure himself, being sick, for three pence charge, with such things only as grow in England, they being most fit for English Bodes, 1st edition, London: Printed by Peter Cole, at the sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange, 1652, title with some soiling and marks, with slight loss to upper right corner, and paper repair to lower margin, laid down, A-Z2, Aa-Zz2, Aaa-Bbb2, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece of Culpeper by Thomas Cross, occasional marks and light soiling, and some minor marginal water stains, L1 with a small paper repair to lower blank inner margin, a few early ink annotations, early (probably 18th century) ownership signature of Winifrid Warham to head of title, early 19th century engraved bookplate of Sir William Grace, Bart to front pastedown, early 19th century half-calf calf, somewhat worn to cover, spine and edges, with upper cover detached, folio (sheet size 270 x 180 mm, 10.6 x 7 ins)Qty: (1)NOTESESTC R24897 (5 copies in the UK, 7 in the US); Wing C7501; Henrey 53; Norman 541. The rare first edition of Culpeper's famous Herbal, which has been almost continuously in print since its first appearance. The early female owner of this copy 'Winifrid Warham' may be the Winifred Warham of St. Andrew's Holborn, who is listed in Charles Cosin, The Names of the Roman Catholics, Nonjurors, and others who refus'd to take the Oaths to his late Majesty King George, 2nd edition, 1746 (page 18), and who is therein described as having an estate at Crostcombe (probably present-day Corscombe), in Dorset, in possession of Francis Allen.

d'Ewes (Simonds). A Compleat Journal of the Votes, Speeches and Debates, both of the House of Lords and House of Commons throughout the whole Reign of Queen Elizabeth, of Glorious Memory, 1st edition, 1693, engraved frontispiece, early ownership signature of Richard Hutchinson to front free endpaper and armorial bookplate of Richard Langley to upper pastedown, contemporary blind panelled calf, neatly rebacked, red morocco title label, board corners repaired, folio, together with: Boyer (Abel), The History of the Life & Reign of Queen Anne, London: Printed by J. Roberts, 1722, engraved portrait frontispiece & device to title, engraved plate, two folding plans and 3 full-page illustrations of coins, few head & tailpieces, worm holes to lower margins, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked with recent morocco title label, board edges and corners neatly repaired, folioQty: (2)

* First Anglo-Dutch War. Manuscript précis in Spanish and Italian of the Treaty of Westminster (agreed between Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth, and the States General of the United Netherlands, signed in April 1654), titled 'Capitolazioni della Pace fra L'Inghilterra, e L'Olanda', & 'Le Propositni.di Pace, che fa La Republica d'Orlanda alla Repca. d'Inghilterra', circa 1654, two folded sheets of folio contemporary laid paper, each bearing the same continental watermark, the first written in brown ink in Spanish and headed 'Nuevas', written to one side only, docketed to verso, the second sheet written in Italian in brown ink to two sides of the folded sheet, and docketed to reverse of the second sheet, each additionally numbered to upper right corner 81 and 83 in brown ink in a contemporary hand, sheet size 305 x 205 mm (12 x 8 ins), together with: Strode (Sir John, 1624-1679, Commissioner during both the Civil War and Restoration, who became Commissioner for pressing seamen in 1665). Autograph letter signed, dated 25 September 1669, addressed to 'the Right Honorable his Majies Commissioners of His Name', offering a ship to carry victuals to Lisbon: 'Gent, Mr. Wrem tells me that you have asked for a shipp for Lisbone, which makes me recommend unto you Mr Jacobs & his Ship the Marie a new Shipp of a good force and a shipp I am concerned in, he shall serve you as cheepe as any and you will buy it extremely oblidge him who is, yr most humble servant, John Strode', handwritten in brown ink to a single folded sheet of laid paper with similar watermark to the documents described above, creased where previously folded, and with red seal to verso, the upper leaf with later restrengthening to verso of fore edge, sheet size 300 x 207 mm (11.8 x 8.2 ins)Qty: (3)NOTESThese two summaries in Spanish and Italian of the main points of the peace treaty which ended the First Anglo-Dutch War were likely to have been distributed to a member of the delegations involved in the negotiations. These two documents are likely to have been drawn up by an Italian diplomat or translator, possibly attached to one of the delegations involved in the negotiations. The Spanish version includes the stipulation that Dutch ships are required to lower their flags to the English when in English waters, in recognition of the Navigation Act of 1651. The Italian text refers to the payment of one million scudi by the Dutch to cover the cost of the war, and to trade routes with both the West and East Indies, the text ending 'Questo e quello che mi raccordo di piu d'Importanza.'.

Guillim (John). A Display of Heraldry ... The sixth edition. Improv'd with large additions of many hundred coats of arms, under their respective bearings..., London: printed by T.W. for R. & J. Bonwicke, R. Wilkin, J. Walthoe & Tho. Ward, 1724, title in red & black, 64 engraved plates comprising 17 portrait plates and 47 armorial plates (fore-edge blank margin of one portrait repaired, 46 armorial plates neatly hand-coloured), without frontispiece, woodcut armorials to text (some hand-coloured), some light dampstaining to upper margins and lower outer corners, later endpapers with armorial bookplate of J. Twemlow of Hatherton, Cheshire to front pastedown, contemporary calf, old reback with gilt decorated spine, upper board detached (with title & two following leaves of text attached), lower joint cracked, light wear to extremities, folioQty: (1)

Josephus (Flavius). Pr[a]eclara opera no[n] parva accuratio[n]e et diligentia rece[n]ter i[m]pressa ... Et his o[mni]bus Josephi operib[us] adjecta su[n]t ... argume[n]ta ... Roberti Goullet, Paris: François Regnault and Jehan Petit, 30 May 1519, signatures pi1 a8+1 b-z8 &10 A-2N8 O6 2A-2K8, folios [1], 194 [i.e. 195], 110, 95 [of 96], text in roman letter, title-page in red and black with allegorical woodcut border, woodcut initials throughout (many on criblé ground), the inserted leaf in quire a misbound after title-page pi1 (intended to follow a8), final blank (2K8) discarded, damp-staining, worm-track in centre of text throughout, title-page closely trimmed shaving part of border, with worming to foot and roughly effaced ownership inscription to centre, modern vellum, folio (26.5 x 18.7 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESSecond edition thus, first published in 1514 (see Adams J353).

Postlethwayt (Malachi). The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce: with Large Additions and Improvements..., 2 volumes, 4th edition, London: W. Strahan, J and F. Rivington, et al., 1774, titles in red and black with engraved vignettes, engraved allegorical frontispiece to volume 1 (offset onto title), 24 engraved folding maps, occasional minor spotting, contemporary diced calf, rebacked preserving original contrasting morocco labels, extremities repaired, folio,Qty: (2)NOTESSabin 77278. With seven maps relating to America.

Rye House Plot. A True Account and Declaration of the Horrid Conspiracy against the Late King, His present Majesty, and the Government: as it was Order'd to be Published by His Late Majesty, [by Thomas Sprat], [London], in the Savoy: Printed by T. Newcomb, to be sold by Sam. Lowndes, 1685, bound with: ibid., Copies of the Informations and Original Papers relating to the Proof of the Horrid Conspiracy..., [London], in the Savoy: Printed by Thomas Newcomb, 1685, short vertical closed tear to 2N1, endpapers renewed, contemporary mottled calf, gilt roll border to boards, gilt embossed armorial of Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland (1792-1865) to centre of each board, rebacked with gilt decorated spine, green morocco title label preserved, corners repaired, small folioQty: (1)NOTESWing S5066 & S5029A. Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland (1792 -1865) was the second son of Hugh, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, and his second wife, Frances Julia, daughter of Peter Burrell Esq. of Beckenham in Kent. He was a distinguished naval officer and a man of science and learning, who rose to the rank of Admiral, and was First Lord of the Admiralty in 1852. The ministry lapsed in January 1853, when he was made a Knight of the Garter. He was created Baron Prudhoe 27 November 1816, and succeeded his brother Hugh as Duke of Northumberland in 1847. On his succession to the Dukedom, he devoted his considerable fortune to the development of his estates, building several churches, providing lifeboats, and education for the children of fishermen and seafarers. He travelled the Middle East, and was particularly interested in Egyptian antiquities. He married secondly, 25 August 1842, Eleanor Grosvenor, eldest daughter of Richard, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, but they had no children and on his death the Barony of Prudhoe became extinct, the Barony of Percy devolved on his grandnephew and heir general John James Hugh, 7th Duke of Atholl, and the Dukedom of Northumberland passed to his cousin George, 2nd Earl of Beverley. Algernon Percy's key seat/residence was Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.

Stanford (Edward). Stanford's London Atlas of Universal Geography exhibiting the Physical and Political Divisions of the Various Countries of the World, 4th edition, 2nd issue, revised & enlarged, London: Edward Stanford, 1898, half-title, title in red & black, 100 colour lithograph maps (86 double-page, 14 single-page), all edges gilt, armorial bookplate of William Phillipps to upper pastedown, publisher's dark brown half morocco gilt, cloth sides with gilt-blocked title to upper cover (faint ring mark at head), large folioQty: (1)

Scottish Parliament. The Statutes at Large Concerning Elections of Members of Parliament for Scotland; containing a complete Collection of all the Acts now in Force, which relate thereto, continued to the end of the last session of Parliament, 1743, Edinburgh: printed by Richard Watkins ... sold by A. Kincaid, 1744, volume interleaved with blanks containing detailed contemporary notes, occasional marginalia in the same hand, some light dust-soiling, contemporary calf, joints splitting and spine worn, large 12mo in 6s, together with: Pigott (Nathaniel), A Treatise of Common Recoveries, their Nature and Use. To which is added, the case of Page and Hayward ... and also a case between the late Earl of Derby and the coheirs of his elder brother..., Dublin: printed by S. Powell for Sarah Cotter, Bookseller, under Dick's Coffee-House, Skinner-Row, 1753, light damp mottling to margins, contemporary calf (lifting to rear turn-ins), upper joint cracked at head & foot, slight loss to title label on spine, 8vo, Ambler (Charles), Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, with some few in other courts, Dublin: Chamberlaine and Rice, E. Lynch, L. White, et al., 1790, early ownership signature of John Williams to title, contemporary calf, spine lacking title label, joints cracked and light wear, 8vo, Comyns (John & Mac Nally, Leonard), Reports of Cases argued and adjudged in the Courts of King's-Bench, Common-Pleas and Exchequer..., 2nd edition, Dublin: James Moore, 1791, first & last leaves browned to margins, contemporary calf, joints cracked, title label to spine worn with loss, 8vo, Hale (Matthew). Historia Placitorum Coronae. The History of the Pleas of the Crown, 2 volumes, In the Savoy [London]: F. Gyles, T. Woodward & C. Davis, 1736, occasional light damp mottling and spotting, contemporary calf, red morocco title labels to spine of each, green morocco volume number label to volume 1 only, rubbed and light wear, folio, Yelverton (Henry), The Reports of Sir Henry Yelverton ... Late one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, 3rd edition, In the Savoy [London]: William Feales, John Brindley, et al., 1735, title with contemporary signature of John Williams Attorney Carmarthen, armorial bookplate of Thomas Kymer to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, title label deficient, joints cracked and some wear, folio, Swinburne (Henry), A Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills, 5th edition, In the Savoy [London]: printed by E. & R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (Assigns of Edw. Sayer), 1728, half-title, contemporary signature of John Williams Attorney Carmarthen to title, contemporary calf, lacking title label, upper joint split and later a little torn, folio, Jura ecclesiastica: or, the Present Practice in Ecclesiastical Courts ... Collected from the best authorities, and interspersed with various new cases. By a Barrister of the Middle Temple, 2 volumes, In the Savoy [London]: printed by Henry Lintot (Assignee of Edward Sayer) for T. Waller, 1749, contemporary calf, morocco title label to volume 1 only, joints cracked and light wear, 8vo, and several others, similar 18th-century law reference, 8vo and folioQty: (28)

Machiavelli (Niccolo). The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence. Written originaIly [sic] in Italian, and from thence newly and faithfully translated into English, London: R. Clavel, C. Harper, J. Amery, J. Robinson, A. and J. Churchil, 1695, closed tear to title repaired and lined to verso, with right-hand of upper margin excised and early signature, one leaf of table frayed and dust-soiled to margins, contemporary blind panelled calf, boards detached with remnants of old repairs at spine edges, worn, small folioQty: (1)NOTESWing M131; ESTC R17207.

Mudford (William). An Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands in 1815 under his Grace the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Prince Blucher, comprising the Battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras and Waterloo...., Henry Colburn, 1817, letterpress title and additional decorative title, frontispiece of 'Portraits of General Officers', folding map of the Battle of Waterloo, printed in blue and black, several repaired closed tears, the whole laid on later stiff paper, additional uncoloured folding map of the 'Country between Brussels and Paris', 26 aquatint plates with contemporary hand colouring, including one folding, all plates with the imprint of H. Colburn 1816, the folding plate with a partial split along old fold, index bound at rear, slight spotting throughout, foredge of sheets B1 & B2 partially strengthened with tape, hinges cracked, bookplate of Joyce Cary, contemporary calf with gilt decorated spine, re-backed but retaining original spine, worn at extremities, folioQty: (1)NOTESAbbey Life. 372. Tooley. 336. Tooley states that the frontispiece is often missing and is replaced with the 'Portraits of General Officers'. This copy matches that collation

Watson (Frederic). A New and Complete Geographical Dictionary. Containing a full and accurate description of the several parts of the Known World, London: Printed for the authors, and sold by G. Kearsly, 1773, engraved frontispiece, 18 engraved maps (including double-hemisphere folding map of the world), 30 engraved plates, some worming and wormholes mostly to blank margins at front and rear of volume, light toning and occasional spotting, few ink splashes to verso of final leaf, contemporary calf, extremities worn, folioQty: (1)

Autosport. Britain's Motor Sporting Weekly, volumes 1-35, Aug 1950- Dec 1967, monochrome illustrations, original wrappers retained, uniform contemporary maroon rexine, folioQty: (35)NOTESIn excellent condition.

Folio Society. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, 4 volumes, by William L. Shirer, 1995, Tommy, The British Soldier on the Western Front 1914-1918, 2 volumes, by Richard Holmes, 2016, Napoleon & Wellington, by Andrew Roberts, 2015, No Cloak, No Dagger..., by Benjamin Cowburn, 2011, The Deceivers, 2 volumes, by Thaddeus Holt, 2008, together with 40 further volumes of Folio Society publications, all military reference & Roman history, all original cloth in slipcases, some 'as new' in original plastic wrap, G/VG, 8voQty: (50)

Wright (George Newenham). The Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean, London: Fisher, Son & Co., circa 1842, additional engraved title (dampstained), folding map and 63 plates, dampstained mostly at head throughout volume, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red morocco, joints rubbed, 4to, together with: Finden (Edward Francis), Finden's Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron. With original and selected information on the subjects of the engravings by W. Brockedon, 3 volumes, London: John Murray, 1833-34, additional engraved titles, frontispieces and numerous plates, occasional spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary diced calf, gilt decorated spines with roan labels, volume 1 rebacked with preserving original spine, volumes 2 & 3 with joints split, worn, 8vo, Claude (Lorrain), Beauties of Claude Lorraine, consisting of Twenty-Four Landscapes, selected from the Liber Veritatis; and engraved on steel by eminent engravers, from a brilliant copy in the possession of His Grace The Duke of Bedford, London: W. B. Cooke, 1825, mezzotint portrait of the artist by W. Ward after a drawing by J. Jackson, additional printed title/frontispiece (with contemporary inscription), engraved title, 24 sepia engraved plates by T. Lupton, G. H. Every and others, plate list at rear, contemporary quarter maroon morocco, cloth sides to boards damp-soiled, slim folio Nolan (Edward H.), The Illustrated History of the War against Russia, 2 volumes, London: James S. Virtue, [1856], additional engraved title, frontispieces, double-page map and numerous plates, scattered spotting, occasional spotting, contemporary half calf, large 8vo, and one other, A Survey of the Fauna of Iraq. Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, etc., made by members of the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force "D" 1915-1919, Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society, [1919], monochrome plates, original cloth, joints and spine torn, 8voQty: (8)

Folio Society. The Novels of Anthony Trollope, 42 (of 48) volumes, circa 1981-99, The Novels of Jane Austen, 7 volumes, 15th printing, 1996, The Wessex Novels, 9 volumes, by Thomas Hardy, 1992-93, The Canterbury Tales, 3 volumes, by Geoffrey Chaucer, 4th printing, 1990, slipcase partially split to head, all original cloth in slipcases, G/VG, 8voQty: (61)

Folio Society. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations, 3 volumes, by Adam Smith, 2008, slipcase partially detached to head, The Middle Sea, A History of the Mediterranean, by John Julius Norwich, 2 volumes, 2010, The Surgeon of Crowthorne..., by Simon Winchester, 2014, Scotts' Last Expedition, the Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, 2009, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900, by Andrew Roberts, 2006, together with 55 further volumes of Folio Society publications, all history & reference, all original cloth in slipcases, some 'as new' in original plastic wrap, G/VG, 8voQty: (63)

Folio Society. The Elizabethan Age, 4 volumes, by A. L. Rowse, 2012, A History of the Indians of the United States, by Angie Debo, 2004, The Oregon Trail, by Francis Parkman, 2008, Captain Cook's Voyages, 1768-1779, by Glyndwr Williams, 1997, Benjamin Franklin, His Life as He Wrote It, by Esmond Wright,2nd impression, 1990, together with 59 further volumes of Folio Society publications, all history & reference, all original cloth in slipcases, some 'as new' in original plastic wrap, VG, 8voQty: (67)

Folio Society. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood, 2012, The Last Man, by Mary Shelly, 2012, The Silver Sword, by Ian Serraillier, 2012, The Lady in the Van and Three Stories, by Alan Bennett, 2nd printing, 2007, Perfume, The Story of a Murderer, by Patrick Süskind, 2008, Excellent Women, by Barbara Pym, 2nd printing, 2006, together with72 further volumes of Folio Society publications, all fiction, all original cloth in slipcases, some 'as new' in original plastic wrap, G/VG, 8voQty: (78)

O'Brian (Patrick). A complete set of all 20 'Aubrey-Maturin' novels, The Folio Society, 2008-2013, numerous illustrations, map endpapers, The Hundred Days a publisher's faulty copy (lacking all before page 8), original blue pictorial cloth gilt, slipcases, 8voQty: (20)

Zucchi (Bartolomeo). L'idea del Segretario dal Signore Bartolomeo Zucchi Da Monza...Rappresentata in un Trattato de l'Imitatione, e nelle lettere di Principi, e d'altri Signori, 2 parts (in 1), Compagnia Minima, Vince, 1600, black & white engraved title vignette, bookplate of 'The Hon. George Baillie Esq.' dated 1724 to the front pastedown, front gutters cracked & spine partially detached, some minor spotting & toning throughout, contemporary full vellum with ink title to spine, front & rear boards marked, 8vo, together with; Morton (Charles), Whitelockes Notes Uppon the Kings Writt for Choosing Member of Parlement XIII car II Being Disquisitions on the Government of England by Kings, Lords and Commons, 2 volumes, printed for Andrew Millar, 1766, contemporary inscriptions to volume 2 front endpaper, some light toning throughout, contemporary uniform full calf, front boards detached, boards & spines rubbed with loss to head of volume 1, volume lacking spine label, large 4to, and Burlington (Charles et al), The Modern Universal British Traveller;..., printed for J. Cooke, circa 1782, black & white engraved frontispiece & 1 plate, bookplate to front pastedown, some water stains & toning, lacks rear endpaper, contemporary rebinding retaining tree calf boards, spine & boards rubbed with minor loss to head & foot, folio, plus other 17th - 19th century literature & reference, mostly leather bindings, some odd volumes, overall condition is fair/good, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves)NOTESApproximately 130 volumes

Waite (Arthur Edward). The Mysteries of Magic, A Digest of the Writings of Éliphas Lévi, 2nd edition, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1897, some light spotting & toning, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, together with; Brocklehurst (H. C.), Game Animals of the Sudan, Their Habits and Distribution, a handbook for hunters and naturalists, 1st edition, Gurney and Jackson, 1931, 12 colour & 14 black & white plates with folding map to the rear, inscribed by the author to 'Courtney Brocklehurst, 29.4.31', pencil annotations to the rear 'Notes' pages, some spotting & light toning, top edge gilt, publishers original gilt decorated orange cloth, boards & spine rubbed, marked & faded, 8vo and Stigand (C.H.), Hunting the Elephant in Africa, and other recollections of thirteen years' wanderings, Macmillan Company, New York, 1913, 23 black & white illustrations, 'Illustrations' leaf & B1 detached, some light spotting & toning, publishers original red cloth, boards & spine rubbed & marked, 8vo, plus other 19th & early 20th century African exploration, travel reference & miscellaneous literature including Los Inventos Modernos, volume 1, 1902, 22 colour moving plates & numerous black & white illustrations, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (3 shelves)

Law. A large collection of law reference, 17th-19th century, including: 1) March (John). Reports: or, New Cases; with Divers Resolutions and Judgements given upon solemn Arguments and with Great Deliberation. And The Reasons and Causes of the said Resolutions and Judgements, 1st edition, London: by M. F. for W. Lee [and others], 1648, contemporary quarter vellum, marbled paper sides (almost entirely worn away), 4to, 2) Clift (Henry, editor). A New Book of Declarations, Pleadings, Verdicts, Judgments, and Judicial Writs, 2nd edition, London: by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, for Jane Wotton [and others], 1719, contemporary engraved bookplate (H. B. Lacey, with motto 'nil sine pace viget'), contemporary calf, joints cracked, leather worn and lifting in places, folio, 3) Comberbach (Roger, editor). The Report of Several Cases argued and adjudged in the Court of King's Bench at Westminster; form the First Year of King James the Second, to the tenth Year of King William the Third, 1st edition, London: by E. and R. Nutt for J. Walthoe, 1724, contemporary half calf, marbled sides, folio, 4) Buller (Sir Francis). An Introduction to the Law relative to Trials at Nisi Prius, 2nd edition, London: by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, for C. Bathurst, 1725, contemporary calf, leather worn and lifting in places, 4to, 5) [Gilbert, Sir Geoffrey]. The Law of Evidence, 2nd edition ('corrected'), London: by Catherine Lintot for W. Owen, 1760, contemporary half sheep, joints cracked, tips worn, 8vo, and numerous similar (including many odd volumes and incomplete sets), the lot not collated and sold as seenQty: (6 shelves & a carton)NOTESProvenance: salvaged from a former solicitor's office in Carmarthenshire, Wales. ESTC R6440 (March), T126604 (Clift: six copies in UK libraries), N37080 (Comberbach), T110947 (Buller), T129615 (Gilbert). This 'second edition' of Clift's work is described by ESTC as a re-issue of the first edition, which appeared in 1703.

* Angas (George French). Thirteen views from South Australia Illustrated, Thomas McLean, 1846-47, 13 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates by W. Hawkins, after Angas, most with accompanying letterpress descriptions, occasional minor spotting, sheet size 54 x 36.5 cm (21.25 x 14.25 in), mounted, folioQty: (13)NOTESAbbey Travel 577; Colas 133; Ferguson 4458; Tooley 62; Wantrup 237 (2). 'Angas' greatest and most accomplished work...' (Wantrup) was issued in 10 parts with 60 lithographed plates, the plates present here are Mintalta and Tiyilkilli; Typical Portraits of the Aborigines (plate XXXV); Native Dwellings; The Aboriginal Inhabitants (plate XXVII); Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants (plate XVIII); The Kuri/Palti Dance; Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants (plate XI); Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants (plate VIII); Native Weapons and Implements; Native Tombs; The Aboriginal Inhabitants (plate XLVII); Encampment of Native Women/Natives of Encounter Bay; Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants in their Various Dances.

Franklin (R. W. [editor]). The Manuscript Books of Emily Dickinson, 2 volumes, The Belknap Press/Harvard University Press, Massachusetts, 1981, numerous black & white facsimile, publishers original cloth in slipcase, 8vo, together with; Vervliet (Hendrik D. L.), French Renaissance Printing Types, a conspectus, Oak Knoll Press, Delaware, 2010, numerous facsimile of type examples, publishers original blue cloth, large 8vo, and The Coulthurst Trust, A Catalogue of the Petyt Library at Skipton, Yorkshire, 1964, some minor toning, all edges gilt, publishers original gilt decorated black full morocco in slipcase, spine lightly rubbed, slipcase marked, 4to, plus other early 20th century & modern bibliography & map reference, including publications by Oxford, H.M.S.O., Yale, Chicago, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves)

Bindings. The Amusements of Old London, 2 volumes, by William B. Boulton, John C. Nimmo, 1901, colour plates, some minor spotting & toning, contemporary uniform gilt decorated blue half morocco bound by Birdsall, very minor fading to spines, 8vo, Popery In Power, or The Spirit of the Vatican;..., by Joseph Turnley, 2nd edition, London, 1864, presentation copy inscribed by the author to the front endpaper, black & white engraved illustrations, some light toning & spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red full morocco, boards & spine rubbed with minor loss to head, 8vo, History of The English People, 4 volumes, by John Richard Green, MacMillan and Co., 1885, eight black & white maps, some minor marginal toning & spotting, contemporary uniform gilt decorated half calf, boards & spine slightly marked & rubbed, 8vo, together with other 19th & early 20th century literature & reference, including Works of Sir Walter Scott, 32 volumes, Archibald Constable & Co., Edinburgh, circa 1825, all leather bindings, some odd volumes, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folioQty: (3 shelves )NOTES78 volumes

Coburn (Kathleen). The Notebooks of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Volume 1 1794-1804 (in 2 volumes, 'Text' & 'Notes'), 1st edition, Pantheon Books, New York, 1957, original cloth in price-clipped dust jackets in slipcase, spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, Volume 2 1804-1808 ('Text' only), 1st edition, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1961, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slighted toned & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, [Bollingen Series], together with; Bawcutt (Priscilla & Janet Hadley Williams), A Companion to Medieval Scottish Poetry, 1st edition, D. S. Brewer, Cambridge, 2006, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, and Ward (Aileen), John Keats, The Making of a Poet, 1st edition, Secker & Warburg, 1963, black & white frontispiece, original cloth in dust jacket, covers & spine lightly faded, 8vo, plus other modern literary biographies & related, including Evelyn Waugh, Philip Larkin mostly original cloth in dust jackets, & 32 volumes of Folio Society, G/VG, 8voQty: (6 shelves)

Boase (T. S. R. [editor]). The Oxford History of English Art, 7 volumes (of 11), 1st editions, Oxford University Press, 1952-59, numerous black & white illustrations, uniform original cloth in dust jackets, some price-clipped, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with; Laver (James), French Painting and the Nineteenth Century, 1st edition, Batsford, 1937, numerous colour & black & white illustrations, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket designed by Barnett Freedman, covers lightly toned & rubbed to head & foot with minor tears, large 8vo, and De Tolnay (Charles), Hieronymus Bosch, 1st English edition, Methuen & Co., 1966, numerous colour & black & white illustrations, publishers original cloth in slipcase, folio, plus other art reference & related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves)

Mapplethorpe (Robert). Altars, 1st edition, Random House, New York, 1995, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket & slipcase, folio, together with; Sayag (Alain & Annick Lionel-Marie), Brassai 'No Ordinary Eyes', 1st U. K. edition, Thames & Hudson, 2000, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly faded, large 4to, and Arbus (Diane), Revelations, 1st U.K. edition, Jonathan Cape, 2003, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, folio, plus other modern monographs of American & European photographers, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (4 shelves)

Bailey (David & Peter Evans). Goodbye Baby & Amen, 1st U.S. edition, Coward-McCann, Inc., New York, 1969, numerous black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed with minor tears & loss to head & foot, tear to head of the spine, folio, together with; Donovan (Diana & David Hillman), Terence Donovan, 1st edition, Little, Brown and Company, 2000, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, folio, and Ponting (Herbert), With Scott to the Pole, The Terra Nova Expedition 1910-1913, 1st U.K. edition, Bloomsbury, 2004, numerous black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, oblong 4to, plus Hurley (Frank), South With Endurance, Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917, 1st U.K. edition, Ted Smart, 2001, numerous monochrome illustrations, period inscription to the front endpaper, original cloth in dust jacket, oblong 4to, and other modern monographs of British photographers & related, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, 8vo/folioQty: (3 shelves )

Susan (Eyemazing). Eyemazing, 1st edition, Thames & Hudson, 2013, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, publishers original decorated cloth, folio, together with; Sullivan (Constance [editor]), Nude Photographs 1850-1980, 1st edition, Harper & Row, New York, 1980, numerous monochrome & colour illustrations, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers rubbed with small teats to the head, large 8vo, and Gernsheim (Helmut & Alison), The History of Photography..., revised edition, Thames & Hudson, 1969, numerous black & white illustrations, ex-library copy with associated stamps & marks, original cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed & torn, large 8vo, plus other modern photography reference, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, 8vo/folioQty: (4 shelves)

Araki (Nobuyoshi), Araki, reprint edition, Tascgen, 2007, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, publishers original boards in slipcase, spine lightly faded, large 8vo, together with; Sacchi (Luisa [editor]), The Pirelli Calendar, 40 Years Complete, 1st edition, Thames & Hudson, 2004, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed, spine slightly toned with minor tear to foot, oblong 4to, and Haskins (Sam), Cowboy Kate & Other Stories, 1st edition, The Bodley Head, 1965, November girl, 1st edition, The Bodley Head, 1967, numerous black & white illustrations, both original cloth in dust jackets, covers rubbed to head & foot with tears to front & rear, folio, plus other art & erotica reference, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (4 shelves)

Holme (Charles). Art In Photography, with selected examples of European and American work, 1st edition, The Studio, 1905, monochrome illustrations, black & white adverts to the front & rear, publishers original wrappers, covers slightly rubbed with minor tears to head & foot of the spine, 8vo, Colour Photography, and other recent developments of the art of the camera, 1st edition, The Studio, 1908, numerous colour & monochrome tipped-in plates, period inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting & toning throughout, publishers original blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with; Yapp (Nick), 150 Years of Photo Journalism, volume 1, 1st edition, Könemann, Köln, 1995, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly rubbed to head, folio, and other modern photography reference & periodicals, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (5 shelves)

Children's literature. A large quantity of children's literature, 19th-20th century, including: Kipling (Rudyard). The Jungle Book, 1st edition, 8th impression, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1898, gilt edges, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, 8vo, Stevenson (Robert Louis). Kipnapped, 1st edition, 30th thousand, London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1891, folding map, rear inner hinge cracked, original cloth, spine rolled, 8vo, Burnett (Frances Hodgson). Little Lord Fauntleroy, London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1904, original cloth, 8vo, Greene (Graham). The Little Steamroller. Illustrated by Dorothy Craigie, 5th edition, London: Max Parrish, 1963, ex-library, original pictorial boards (laminated), 4to, Briggs (Raymond). Fungus the Bogeyman. Plop-Up Book, London: Hamish Hamilton, [no date], illustrated throughout, moving parts, original boards, small folio, and over 100 othersQty: (approx. 120)NOTESSold as seen, not subject to return.