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A William IV mahogany Folio Cabinet, in the manner of Williams and Gibton, the heavy veined Connemara marble top over two panelled doors opening to reveal six long drawers with recessed turned handles, on plinth base, approx. 160cms (63") wide x 110cms (43") high x 96cms (38") deep. (1)

Signed by ArtistRolls R9yce - Twenty Silver Ghosts - Rolls Royce, The Incomparable Pre-World War I Motorcar 1907 - 1914. Lg. oblong folio N. York (McGraw - Hill Book Company)1971. Illustrations by Melbourne Brindle, and Signed by Artist, orig. cloth. (1)

FIVE BOXES OF BOOKS to include Folio Society examples, subjects include British History, Autobiographies, Topographical, 20th Century fiction

Vergilius Maro, Publius - Opera. "Bucolica, Georgica et Aenis", 3 vols, folio, contemporary vellum, Rome 1763-65

Allen, Thomas - The Picturesque Beauties of Great Britain- A Series of Views from original drawings, 8vo, half calf with marbled boards, with fold out map, frontis of Canterbury Cathedral (foxed) and 52 plates, George Virtue, London, 1833; Greenwood, C - An Epitome of County History - Vol 1 - Kent, (all published), folio, blind stamped green cloth with gilt titling, with double-page hand -coloured map of Kent and 82 litho plates, London, !838 (2)

A folio of 17th century and later engravings and drawings

Thucydides - Thuaydidis de bello Peloponnesiaco ..., folio, calf, front board and front fly leaf detached, with engraved frontispiece, and 2 engraved folding maps of ancient Greece and Sicily, R and J Wetstein and Gul. Smith, Amsterdam 1731

Jekyll, Gertrude and Hussey, Christopher - Garden Ornament, 2nd edition (revised), many full page and other photo illustrations, gilt pictorial buckram, marbled endpapers, folio, County Life 1927CONDITION: Upper cover marked, otherwise good copy, substantial work - 438pp

A folio of assorted 1970s airmail first day covers, together with various envelopes On Her Majesty's Service addressed to the Gloucester Regiment of Weeton Camp, Kirkham etc

A quantity of Folio Society volumes

Alberto Galvez Gimenez, Cheque Tzanck after Marcel Duchamp, signed limited edition etching and aquatint, no. 39/50, 16 x 23cms, in Generalitat Valenciana Presidencia folio

The works of John Bunyan, vol II 1737 folio, portrait frontis, full leather binding, Flowers and Pictures of the Holy Land with botanical specimens and topographical illustrations, wooden boards (2)

Law.- Goddard (Guibon).- Reports of Divers Resolutions in Law...in the reigns of the late Kings, King James and King Charles, Guibon Goddard's copy with his annotations, spotted, some staining, lightly browned, 20th century library cloth, spine with red and black leather labels, rubbed and marked, folio, Printed by Tho. Roycroft for H. Twyford, 1659. sold not subject to return.⁂ We cannot trace this work in ESTC; ?a part of a work only. Provenance: Guibon Goddard, Norfolk M.P. under Cromwell. His parliamentary journals, first published in 1828, are an important source for the Commonwealth period.

Sandford (Francis) A Genealogical History of the Kings of England and Monarchs of Great Britain, first edition, title in red and black, 5 double-page engraved plates, illustrations, 57 full-page, one or two ink annotations, occasional very faint water-staining, bookplate, later diced calf, broken upper joint, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, folio, [Wing S651], Savoy, by Tho. Newcomb for the Author, 1677.

Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Works, edited by Thomas Speight, double column, mostly black letter, engraved frontispiece incorporating a portrait of Chaucer after John Speed, large woodcut arms to second title (c1, but missigned 'd'), small woodcut arms within text, 7-line cancel slip pasted over bottom right-hand stanza on p. 42, ci ('d') misbound after title, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, hinges strengthened, 19th century half calf, sympathetically rebacked, corners worn, covers little marked, in all a solid copy, [Pforzheimer 179; Wing C3736], folio, no printer, 1687.⁂ The last black-letter edition, which includes the recently discovered conclusions to the Cook's Tale and the Squire's Tale. The final 12 ff. contain a glossary and 'names of Authors cited by G. Chaucer in his Works'.

Australia.- First Fleet related newspapers.- The Morning Chronicle, and London Advertiser, 116 issues, slightly browned, some scattered foxing, bound in contemporary boards, worn, some surface wear and stained, lacks spine, folio, 24th January - 7th June 1787.⁂ The First Fleet sailed on 13 May 1787. Includes several references to an opera, Botany Bay, a poem in the 31 May issue, Botany Bay, by James Day of Lincoln's Inn-Fields, and a situation report in the 5 June issue.

Milton (John) The Poetical Works, 3 vol. including a Life of the author by William Hayley, lavishly extra-illustrated large paper copy, in addition to the stipple-engravings after Westall and the portraits of Milton at various stages of his life typically accompanying this edition this extraordinary copy contains c.260 additional engravings from a variety of suites including portraits of Milton by Faber and others, and illustrations of Milton's works including by M.Burghers and P.P.Bouche after Medina from the first illustrated edition of Paradise Lost of 1688, 19 mezzotints by John Martin (4to edition), and others by or after Fuseli, Bartolozzi, Richter, Fourdrinier, Cheron and others, mounted or tipped into blank leaves, some trimmed close to plate mark, occasional foxing, later green morocco, by Mansell, covers elaborately ruled in gilt incorporating 4 small square floral corner-pieces, spines gilt in compartments, g.e., a little rubbed and scuffed, mainly to corners and edges, [Lowndes IV, p.1556], folio (c.310 x 420mm.), by W. Bulmer and Co., for John and Josiah Boydell, 1794-97.⁂ A superb copy of Bulmer and Boydells' magnificent edition; a veritable iconography of Milton's great epic poem Paradise Lost, and probably the grandest extra-illustrated copy of Milton ever assembled.

Arms & Armour.- Schrenk von Notzing (Jacob) Der Aller Durchleuchtigisyen und Grobmächtigen Kayser... Königen und Ertzhertzogen..., title with small woodcut arms, engraved portrait of Ferdinand II of Tirol and 121 (of 125) full-page engraved portraits of notable men in armour, all text within ornate woodcut borders featuring various pieces of arms and armour, a few short marginal tears, occasional spotting and light staining, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over boards, a few very small holes, soiled and rubbed, [Lipperheide 499; VD17 23:266204Y], folio (480 x 346mm.), Innsbruck, Daniel Baur, [1603].

Blake (William) Europe a Prophecy, William Muir's facsimile edition, [one of c.50 copies], comprising 17 hand-coloured facsimile plates including frontispiece and pictorial title, all mounted on stubs, title labelled "Title Page" at head in pencil and with slight surface abrasions, bound in later half calf, uncut, rubbed, [Bentley 249k1], folio (c.390 x 280mm.), [Edmonton, William Muir], 1887.⁂ One of Blake's most striking works, including the famous 'Ancient of Days' frontispiece. Muir used three different copies of Blake's poem for this facsimile.

Golden Cockerel Press.- Dryden (John) Songs and Poems, number 28 of 100 specially-bound copies with an additional suite of plates, from an edition limited to 500, illustrations by Lavinia Blythe (Lesley Blanch), some colour and full-page, original pictorial two-tone morocco, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., spine very slightly faded, additional plates loose in envelope, together in cloth slip-case, folio, Golden Cockerel Press, 1957.⁂ Blanch used a pseudonym as her style had changed so much since she had executed the watercolours before the war, for a projected but unpublished Dryden by the Chiswick Press.

Gregynog Presss.- Thomas (Dylan) Deaths and Entrances, edited by Walford Davies, number 14 of 268 copies, double-page colour offset lithograph plates by John Piper, original morocco-backed striped cloth, slip-case, folio, Newtown, Gwasg Gregynog, 1984.

Gregynog Press.- [Mabinogion] Pryderi, [translated by Llewelyn Wyn Griffith], number 260 of 350 copies signed by the artist, linocuts by Kyffin Williams, with press Christmas card of Williams linocut loosely inserted, original cloth, illustration mounted on upper cover, uncut, 1998 § Esslemont (D.) and Glyn Tegai Hughes. Gwasg Gregynog: A Descriptive Catalogue... 1970-1990, one of 100 copies bound at Gregynog, from an edition limited to 900, illustrations, some tipped in, original grey morocco-backed boards by Alan Wood assisted by Rhian Jones, slip-case, 1990 § Lewis (Alun) Inwards where all the battle is: A Selection of... writings from India, number XII of an unspecified number of specially-bound copies, from an edition limited to 300, signed by the artist, illustrations by David Gentleman, original morocco-backed pictorial cloth, uncut, slip-case, 1997 § Rowland (David, translator) The Pleasant History of Lazarillo de Tormes..., edited by Gareth Alban Davies, one of 300 copies, wood-engraved illustrations by Frank Martin, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, uncut, 1991, Newtown, Gwasg Gregynog; and another from the press, folio & 8vo (5)

Bibiena (Ferdinando Galli) Direzioni a' Giovani Studenti nel Disegno dell'Architettura Civile, 2 vol., mixed edition (vol.1 third edition, vol.2 second edition), 133 engraved plates (75 in vol.1 and 58 in vol.2), 18 folding, contemporary mottled sheep, spines gilt, citron and green labels, a little worn and scuffed, gouges to lower cover of vol.1, [Berlin Kat. 2630; Fowler 135, first editions], 12mo, Bologna, Lelio dalla Volpe, 1764-53.⁂ Revised pocket edition of Bibiena's folio L'Architettura Civile of 1711, with the addition of an important chapter on stage design in the second volume, intended for students of the Accademia Clementina in Bologna and first issued in 1731-32.

Morin (Jacques) Les Armes & Blasons des Chevaliers de l'Ordre du Sainct Esprit creez par Louys XIII Roy de France et de Navarre, engraved architectural title with panel depicting the presentation of the book to the King, 78 engraved illustrations of arms, privilege leaf at end, light water-staining, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, a little rubbed and soiled, small folio, Paris, Pierre Firens, [1623].

Jones (Inigo) The Designs...consisting of Plans and Elevations for Publick and Private Buildings. Published by William Kent, with some Additional Designs, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, lacking half-title (as often) but with engraved allegorical frontispiece (also often missing), with engraved title-vignettes incorporating portrait of Inigo Jones and head- & tail-pieces and initials, list of subscribers, 97 engraved plates by Fourdrinier and others, 29 double-page or folding, some light browning or spotting, the latter mostly marginal, one plate with small tears to outer margin repaired, contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards, uncut, rubbed, spine a little worn with some minor repairs, preserved in later morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, joints worn with splits, [Fowler 162, lacking frontispiece; Harris 385; Millard, British 34, lacking half-title; RIBA 1624, lacking half-title and frontispiece], folio, 1727.⁂ A fine untrimmed copy. The list of subscribers includes the Earl of Burlington (12 copies), Charles Bridgman, Colen Campbell, James Gibbs, and Nicholas Hawksmoor."The Designs of Inigo Jones is an impressive and important book. Yet oddly enough more influential than any single building depicted in it were its plates of doors, windows, niches, etc. These plates seem to have had a formative effect upon Gibbs's Book of Architecture (1728) and from that point on became a standard feature of eighteenth-century pattern books" (Harris).

Palladio (Andrea) I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura, 4 parts in 1, each part with ornate woodcut architectural title, woodcut illustrations throughout, the majority full-page or near full-page, first title with small hole, with loss of 2 letters, A1-6 neat marginal repairs, 4R3 small section of lower corner torn away with a little loss to woodcut, water-staining, mostly in books 1&4, a few other small stains, occasional spotting, lightly browned, later vellum, soiled, [Fowler 215], folio, Venice, Bartolomeo Carampello, 1616.

Wiedewelt (Johannes) Samling af Aegyptiske og Romerske Oldsager, I.Deel [all published], first edition, engraved pictorial title and 27 plates, contemporary ink inscription to foot of title, light water-staining to upper outer corner sometimes extending into plate-mark but not affecting images, occasional spotting or soiling, a few leaves reinforced at fore-edge, contemporary half sheep, rubbed, corners and spine a little worn, [Blackmer 1793], folio, Copenhagen, N.Möller, 1786.⁂ Featuring Egyptian and Roman antiquities in the royal collection in Copenhagen, by the Danish neo-classical sculptor Wiedewelt.

China.- Hong Kong Police.- Colonial Secretary's Office, Hong Kong (publisher). Goverment Notification leaflets, nos. 60 and 85, both with entries by Dods [see previous lot], disbound, spine stitched, folio, 1871-1872

Geliot (Louvan) La Vraye et Parfaite Science des Armoiries, ou l'Indice Armorial...augmenté...par Pierre Palliot, half-title, engraved additional allegorical title by le Brun, frontispiece, head- & tail-pieces and initials, 2 double-page illustrated genealogical tables and numerous illustrations, c.60 full-page, mostly coats-of-arms, all with contemporary hand-colouring, many heightened with silver and initials in gold, errata leaf at end, title lightly browned, some offsetting, a few paint stains, some illustrations with slight damage and occasional loss from adhesions to facing images particularly small hole in Ii3 and Mm3 (latter repaired with slight loss to text), Ss4 torn extending into text/illustration (repaired), a few other marginal tears and repairs, some leaves reinforced at inner margin, modern bookplate of Michael Stanhope Dormer, handsome contemporary red morocco, triple gilt fillet border and panel with decorative tools at outer corners, spine gilt in compartments with seven raised bands, g.e., a little rubbed, slight wear to foot of spine, folio, Dijon, Pierre Palliot, 1660.⁂ Magnificent hand-coloured copy of Palliot's greatly expanded version of Geliot's Indice Armorial of 1635. The illustrations depict orders and honours, banners, helmets, cardinals' crowns, and heralds as well as coats-of-arms, with charming head-pieces and initials of putti and gods with animals, and tail-pieces of vases of flowers and fruit.

Holy Land.- Frith (Francis) Sinai and Palestine, 12 original parts, 37 mounted albumen prints including smaller print on title, most c.230 x 165mm. or vice versa, tissue guards, one of two a little faded, light foxing or soiling to some mounts, first mount with light water-staining to outer edge, original printed pale grey wrappers, most split and slightly frayed at spine with contents loose, part 6 with tear to upper cover, part 12 foxed and soiled, [Gernsheim, Incunabula 195; cf. Blackmer 1942], folio, 1862.⁂ The "best edition" of Frith's Holy Land views; very rare in the original parts. "The prints in this edition are of a much stronger quality than those in the first edition having been gold-toned". (Gernsheim). The views include Jerusalem, Nazareth, Damascus, Gaza, the Sinai peninsula, etc.

India.- Hunter (Alexander, artist and founder of the Madras School of Art, surgeon in the East India Company's Madras Army, 1816-1890) and others. Album with five lithographs from 'Indian Sketches', and 25 original drawings by other various hands, a composite album with manuscript epitaph in memory of 'Frederick Maclagan' as front free endpaper, pencil studies, some with monochrome washes, several locations inscribed including Madras Harbour, signed by MacLagan himself, and others, various sizes, all neatly tipped onto album leaves, some missing, a few leaves loose, bound in contemporary Indian decorated cloth, lacking backstrip, worn, collector's bookplate of 'E.R. Calcutta' to inside upper cover, folio, [circa 1850s]

Oceania.- Edge-Partington (James) An Album of the Weapons, Tools, Ornaments, Articles of Dress etc of the Natives of the Pacific Islands, 2 vol. only (of 3) comprising second and third series, limited edition number 49 of 150 copies, illustrations, ex-library with usual stamps and labels, occasional faint marginal soiling, contemporary half-morocco, vol. 1 rebacked with original spine laid down, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, ob. folio, Manchester, issued for private circulation, 1895-98.

[Le Cellyer (Claude)] Le Nouveau Armorial Universel; contenant les Armes et Blazons des Maisons Nobles & Illustres de France ..., engraved hand-coloured frontispiece, large folding hand-coloured table, short tear neatly repaired, 199 engraved plates, most hand-coloured, many with ink and pencil annotations and additions, additional coats of arms pasted to endpapers, bookplates, previous owner's ink inscriptions, contemporary calf, recornered, rubbed and worn, folio, Paris, Estienne Loyson, 1663.⁂ Provenance: Ink signature of 'Montingny de Glarges, 1672', bookplates of Marquis de Barbezieux and Lord Farnham. Scarce. This work is occasionally attributed to Charles Segoing.

Tessereau (Abraham) Histoire Chronologique de la Grande Chancelerie de France, first edition, engraved title vignette and head-piece and initial to dedication, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and decorative initials, errata/privilege leaf at end, no 3Q4 but pagination continuous, light marginal water-staining at beginning and end, occasional spotting, contemporary red morocco with triple gilt fillet borders and central noble arms within oval wreath, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., rather rubbed and scuffed, corners worn, joints split, spine missing portion at foot, folio, Paris, Pierre le Petit, 1676.⁂ Comprehensive history of the Chancellery of France.

Military.- Artillery.- Mieth (Michael) Neue curieuse Beschreibung der gantzen Artillerie, engraved double-page frontispiece and 31 (of 32) folding or double-page plates, some water-staining at foot, mostly marginal, occasional spotting, a few small stains, lightly browned throughout, antique style speckled calf, gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, [Sloos, Warfare and the Age of Printing, 7048], folio, Dresden and Leipzig, G.C. Hilschern, 1736.

Judaica.- [Barukh ben Isaac (a member of the Tosafist school in France, traditionally thought of as from Worms, late 12th - early 13th century)] [Sefer ha-Terumah], manuscript fragment in Hebrew, 1p. only, double column, 35 lines, Ashkenazi script, recovered from a binding, left margin torn with loss affecting text, a few other small tears some affecting text, creased and browned, folio, [?France or Germany], n.d. [c. 13th - 14th centuries].⁂ An interesting fragment of a halakhic (legal) work. The Tosafists wrote texts examining and interpreting the Talmud.

Elizabeth I's cousin.- Carey (Henry, first Baron Hunsdon, courtier and administrator, Lord Chamberlain, son of Mary Boleyn, 1526-96) Warrant certifying that Thomas Norris one of the Messengers of Her Majesty's Chamber to be assessed at the rate of five pounds in fee, D.s. "Hounsdon" and "T: Heneage", manuscript in Secretary hand, 1 page, three seals (2 paper and 1 remains of red wax seal), docketed at tail: "The Chamber Norris in fee vl xis viiid...", a few small holes, folds, stain in lower left corner, slightly creased and browned, folio, 1st October 1588.⁂ Authorised by Hunsdon in his capacity as Lord Chamberlain of the household. In modern times Hunsdon has been better known for involvement in Elizabethan theatre, he sponsored a company of players, known when he had assumed the office, as the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Between 1594 and 1603, the Lord Chamberlain's Men acted thirty-two times at court.Sir Thomas Heneage (b. in or before 1532, d. 1595), courtier.

Amsterdam Merchants.- Pellicorne Family (of Amsterdam) [Transcripts and translations of legal documents of marriages, wills etc. relating to the Pellicorne family 1140-1515 & 1575-1639], 2 parts, manuscript in Latin and old French and Walloon, 32pp. excluding 33 blank vellum ff. and several blank paper ff., manuscript and blank vellum ff. all ruled in red, text opens and closes with a passage by Jacobus de Vogelaer (Secretary of Amsterdam City Council, 1625-97), 1st part transcripts of 19 documents, of which 18 documents with fine pen and ink and watercolour drawings of the original medieval seals, contemporary gilt panelled calf, gilt corner ornaments, green and yellow silk ribbon ties, gilt panelled spine, g.e., in very fine condition, folio, translations certified as correct and signed by Henrik Venkel and Pieter Padthuysen and dated 15th December 1661.⁂ A handsome manuscript from the Dutch Golden Age, containing transcriptions and translations of documents relating to the history of the important Pellicorne family of Amsterdam. Possibly compiled to obtain a position in government, the city council or the Dutch East Indies Company, or to show their status in a trading deal. The Pellicornes were wealthy Amsterdam merchants, with their origins in the Arras-Cambrai region of northern France. They are later found in Antwerp, and a document in this manuscript records them living at Leiden in 1619, but by 1630 they were based in Amsterdam. Jan Pellicorne (c.1596-1682) was the head of the family in 1661. In c.1632-33 Rembrandt painted his portrait with his young son Caspar (1628-1680), now in the Wallace Collection, London. His portrait was also painted by Cornelis van Poelenburgh in 1626, probably on the occasion of his marriage to Susanna van Collen (or Keulen). Caspar was eventually to become a 'bewindhebber', one of the 76 managing directors of the powerful Dutch East Indies Company. It is clear that the Pellicornes were a wealthy and well-connected family in Amsterdam. They lived on the 'Fossé Impériale' or Keizersgracht.

Survey of the King's Wardrobes.- Charles II (King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1630-85) Draft addressed to the Lord Chamberlain and Clerk of the Wardrobes and other members of the royal household to order a survey of the king's wardrobes, and a further autograph note signed by Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State ordering the Clerk to the Signet to prepare a bill for the king's signature for a commission of enquiry, manuscript, 6pp. with conjugate blank, dockets in different hands "done" and "passed", sewn with red tape, folds, slightly browned, unbound, folio, Whitehall, 21st May 1661.⁂ Charles II orders a survey of his "Wardrobe Stuffe" at the Restoration.."Know yee that Whereas wee are informed that o[u]r Wardrobe Stuffe remaininge in o[u]r Several Standinge Wardrobes at diverse of our Honor[e]s, Castles, and Mannor Houses and in the Office of our Removinge Wardrobe of Beds attendant upon o[u]r person is in great disorder & decay as well by occasion of the late troubles, wherein much of our goods have beene imbezled & lost... that a perfect Survey be taken of the remaines of all o[u]r Wardrobe stuffe... ." Sir Edward Nicholas (1593-1669), government official; Secretary of State to Charles I and Charles II. "It is his Ma[jes]tyes Pleasure, That ye Clerke of ye Signett attending forthwith to prepare a Bill for his Ma[jes]tys Signature, concerning a Commission according to ye tenor of this draught. Edward Nicholas Pro Rege."

America.- Province of Massachusetts Bay.- George III (King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and King of Hanover, 1738-1820) Warrant signed "George R" addressed to Henry Fox, Paymaster General of the Forces for the payment of £60,634 out of a total of £200,000 granted for the North American Provinces to the Province of Massachusetts Bay in compensation for levying, clothing and paying the troops raised by the said province, D.s., manuscript, 2pp. with conjugate blank, folds, browned, folio, [c. 1761-62].⁂ Although the document bears all the necessary signatures, the warrant signed by the king and counter signed by William Wildman Barrington (Chancellor of the Exchequer), Sir Gilbert Elliot (Lord of the Treasury), and James Oswald, as the space for dating is blank it is possible that the document was never issued. Documents signed by George III specifically relating to the American Provinces are extremely rare on the market.

Cicero (Marcus Tullius) Rhetoricorum ad Herennium libri quatuor alias, ars nova, sive nova rhetorica, edited by Josse Badius Ascensius and others, ff. [6] 137 [1], double column, woodcut printer's device to title and a variant at end, woodcut initials, contemporary binding using a 14th century ms. leaf, folio, Venice, Giovanni Maria I Bonelli, 1557. ⁂ Literature: EDIT 16 CNCE 12344.

Library Catalogue.- Courthope (George Campion, of Whiligh, Ticehurst, East Sussex, 1811-95) A Catalogue of the Library of G.C. Courthope, Esq. of Whiligh, Sussex, manuscript, mostly in 1 hand, title in red and black, title and 122pp. & 22pp. index excluding blanks, manuscript list of books to be bound loosely inserted, original vellum, soiled and waterstained, lacks spine, ledger folio (324 x 154mm.), 1850.⁂ Titles listed in alphabetical order under subjects (Theology, Classics, Literature, Travel and Voyages etc.). Whiligh was the home of the Courthope family since 1512. The timbers for the roof of Westminster Hall were cut from this estate, as also were those for its repair after World War II.

American Civil War.- Burning of Columbia.- Afron (Mrs Charles M., of Columbia, South Carolina) 8 Autograph letters most signed "CMA" or "C" to her aunt, (?3 incomplete), together 54pp., folio & smaller, 18th January 1863 - 3rd June 1868, relating to the burning of Columbia, South Carolina as it surrendered at the end of the American Civil War, "The shouts & yells of the negroes now assembled in thousands soon told us the Yankees were in the city, the mayor went out to meet them, & surrendered one of the most beautiful citys in the U.S.... our enemys entered, the hated flags waving, the loud & long cheers ringing through the air, the negroes shouts of welcom all pierced us to the heart...the whole city was now set on fire, 84 squares, 2/3 of the city was burned to the ground- the soldiers went from house to house setting them on fire, in every room, scarcely giving one time to get out, if you attempted to save anything they would snatch it from you & throw [it] into the flames... I never far a moment doubted that victory would not be ours, our poor soldiers endured every privation that man could live through but god is my judge I would rather be a Southern Pauper than a Yankee millionaire...; a few short splits or holes along folds, slightly browned; and a small quantity of others related, including: 2 hand-coloured cabinet photographic cards (62 x 105 mm.) ?of the sender, verso printed "Cook Charleston S.C."; an oil portrait of a 19th century soldier on ?slate, shattered into several pieces; Confederate $50 note; printed cards etc., v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).⁂ A vivid account of the burning of Columbia from the viewpoint of a prominent member of the city. There is controversy over how the fires started. Afron's view was that it was started by General Sherman's soldiers in revenge for Columbia's and South Carolina's leading role in the secession movement, but Sherman blamed high winds and the bales of cotton stacked in the street for the city's defence. Either way the destruction was on an enormous scale and much of the city was destroyed.

Barbados.- Messel (Oliver, artist and stage designer, 1904-78) 4 pen and ink designs with manuscript notes and 2 drawings for the addition of a lift to Government House in Barbados, together 6 pictures (4 designs for the outside of Government House, 1 drawing design of a lift tower on upper cover and another a loose drawing of 2 identical pictures of a girl, "Its the same says Miss Government House! they tell me no one can see the difference!), 3 designs extensively browned and laid in with tape, original boards,upper cover detaching, joints split, folio, [c. 1968].⁂ Messel moved to Barbados in 1966 where he worked as an architect, designing and decorating houses for private clients, and on nearby Mustique as the architect to the island's owner, the Hon. Colin Tennant.Provenance: Jimmy Walker, one of three senior partners in the architectural practice of Robertson Ward Associates. While Messel had a flair for design he needed an architect to to put his designs into reality.

Maffei (Raffaele) Commentariorum urbanorum raphaelis volaterrani, octo et triginta libri...Item oeconomicus Xenophontis, ab eodem latio donatus, pp. [60] 935 [1], woodcut printer's device to title and verso of final f., a few woodcut diagrams in text, woodcut decorative initials, contemporary binding using a 14th / 15th century ms. leaf, folio, Basel, [Hieronymus Froben (I) et Nikolaus Episcopius (I)], 1559. ⁂ An attractive copy of this encyclopaedia of geography, anthropology, and philology by the Italian humanist Maffei. The chapter 'Loca Nuper Reperta', describes Spanish and Portuguese voyages of discovery to the Indies, and contains a reference to Columbus and the New World.Literature: Adams M104; VD16 M 116; cf. Harrisse 43 and Sabin 43767-68.

Bible, English. The Newe Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ, NT only, translated by L. Tomson, double column, black letter, title within fine woodcut border,woodcut map on verso of 4M2, a few defects and repairs with some loss of text, headlines and sidenotes trimmed close with occasional loss of text, later diced calf, joints cracking, spine ends chipped, [cf Herbert 210], folio, by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1591 [colophon dated 1592].

Guicciardini (Francesco) The historie of Guicciardin: containing the vvarres of Italie and other partes, continued for manie yeares vnder sundrie kings and princes, translated by Geffray Fenton, second Fenton edition, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking initial and final blanks, 3Z1 2 paper flaws, resulting in loss of a few letters r&v, some staining and spotting, occasional finger-marking, lightly browned, new endpapers, contemporary panelled calf, gilt, arabesque centre-pieces within single filet panel with fleuron corner-pieces, all within an outer single filet border, rebacked in later calf in compartments, spine ends and corners worn, upper joint split, rubbed, [STC 12459; Pforzheimer 442], folio, Richard Field, 1599.

Law.- Dalton (Michael) The Countrey Justice, third edition, title with elaborate woodcut border, woodcut head-pieces and initials, lacking initial but with final blank, title a little browned at edges and with name cut away at head, unobtrusive wormhole to title and first few leaves, contemporary calf, old paper label to spine, a little rubbed and marked, gouge and a few small holes to upper cover, some corners repaired, [STC 6208], folio, [by Adam Islip] for the Societie of Stationers, 1626.⁂ First published in 1618 this was the most important guide for Justices of the Peace during the 17th century. This edition is quite scarce with only 8 UK copies listed by ESTC.

[Shakespeare (William)] Twelfe Night, Or what you will, from the Second Folio, 21pp., numbered 255-275 (265 misnumbered 273), double column, woodcut head-piece and decorative initial, lightly stained, trimmed, small tear to upper edge of final leaf repaired, modern purple morocco-backed black cloth, spine titled in gilt, folio (305 x 210mm.), [Printed by Thomas Cotes], [1632].⁂ A handsome copy of Shakespeare's popular comedy of mistaken identities, cross-dressing and unrequited love. It includes the famous humiliation of Malvolio when he is tricked into wearing cross-gartered yellow stockings before his mistress, Olivia, "Some are borne great...Some atcheeve greatnesse...And some have greatnesse thrust upon them".

[Shakespeare (William)] The Tragedie of Iulius Caesar, from the Second Folio, 22pp., numbered 129-150, double column, woodcut head-piece and tail-piece, some light staining, one leaf torn with slight loss to about 15 lines of inner column (repaired), modern burgundy morocco-backed cloth, spine titled in gilt, folio (305 x 210mm.), [Printed by Thomas Cotes], [1632].⁂ The first play ever performed at the Globe Theatre (at its opening in 1599), Julius Caesar remains one of Shakespeare's most popular and enduring plays - ever quotable and politically relevant.

Evelyn copy.- Sprigge (Joshua) Anglia rediviva; Englands recovery: being the history of the motions, actions, and successes of the army under the immediate conduct of His Excellency Sr. Thomas Fairfax, Kt. Captain-General of all the Parliaments forces in England, first edition, woodcut frontispiece arms of Thomas Fairfax, folding engraved equestrian portrait of Fairfax by William Marshall after Edward Bowers, large folding etched plate of the Battle of Naseby by Robert Streater, folding letter-press table, errata f., preliminaries after A4 misbound between B4 and C1, but all present, repaired tear to portrait, B4 very small hole near head, affecting a few letters, battle plate strengthened verso in a few places, occasional spotting and mostly light staining (including head of table), later half calf, spine gilt and with orange leather label, corners little worn, rubbed, [Wing S5070], small folio, Printed by R.W. for Iohn Partridge, and are to be sold at the Parot in Pauls Church-yard, and the Cock in Ludgate-streete, 1647.⁂ Provenance: Evelyn family copy (engraved armorial bookplate of Sir. Fred. Evelyn, Bt. and 20th century 'JE' monogram bookplate); 'Thomas Jervoise 2 Feb 1646 7s.' (either Sir Thomas Jervoise (1587-1654), English politician and supporter of the Parliamentary side during Civil War or his son Thomas Jervoise (1616-1693), English politician.

Cervantès Saavedra (Miguel de) The History of the Valorous and Witty-Knight-Errant, Don-Quixote, of the Mancha, [translated by Thomas Shelton], second complete edition in English, with separate title to second part, both titles with two woodcut devices, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking final blank, extra-illustrated with full-page engraved frontispiece and 16 half-page plates from the edition of 1687 bound in (printed as two illustrations to a sheet and divided), title, dedication and preface slightly creased and frayed at edges (reinforced), browned, a few rust spots/small holes to text, a couple of plates with small ink stain, one or two torn at plate-mark, bookplate of W.A.McVickar, contemporary calf, a little worn, rebacked, [Wing C1774], folio, by Richard Hodgkinsonne, for Andrew Crooke, 1652.⁂ Important English edition of Cervantes's celebrated novel which was originally published in Madrid in 1605 and part II in 1615. Thomas Shelton's translation was the first in any language with part I first published in 1612 and part II in 1620; this is the first one volume edition in English.

[Harrington (James)] The Common-wealth of Oceana, first edition, title in red and black, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking engraved portrait (as often), small hole to title, affecting part of one letter in 'Common-Wealth', a1 small hole at head, mostly marginal, but affecting a few letters of errata, without loss of sense, browned, spotted, later mottled calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, covers detached, rather worn, [Pforzheimer 449; Wing H809], small folio, Printed by J. Streater, for Livewell Chapman, and are to be sold at his shop at the Crown in Popes-Head-Alley, 1656.⁂ 'Other than the Utopia this is perhaps the most famous attempt at envisioning a model commonwealth. It has been consulted at various times by those who have planned new states and commonwealths.' (Pforzheimer).

Emily Prowde (British exh.1908): 'The Entrance to Whitby Harbour', watercolour signed and dated '10, 36cm x 24cm and a collection of other watercolours including works by J W Clayton, R Thomas, W H Dyer, Thomas Mortimer etc. (unframed) (folio) - Condition Report

A box of pictures including framed and glazed watercolours of rural landscapes and a Pierpaolo Giraudo folio

Folio Society of seven Jane Austen novels

Folio Society novels (unwrapped) by Bronte sisters

Folio set (sealed) of Winston Churchill's Second World War

Three shelves of Folio Society books