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NO RESERVE Warwickshire.- Dugdale (Sir William) The Antiquities of Warwickshire, Dr. William Hamper's interleaved and extra-illustrated copy bound in 4 vol., engraved plates and folding maps, interleaves with occasional manuscript notes, some light foxing, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, slightly rubbed and 2 spine ends chipped, Coventry, John Jones, 1765; and a copy of Hamper's The Life, Diary, and Correspondence of Sir William Dugdale, 1827, folio and 4to (5)⁂ William Hamper (1776-1831) was a noted Warwickshire businessman and antiquary. J.A. Langford's A Century of Birmingham Life...1741-1841, includes a list of 140 ways to spell 'Birmingham' compiled by Hamper.

NO RESERVE Numismatics.- Medals.- Edwards (Edward, editor) The Napoleon Medals: A Complete Series of the Medals Struck in France, Italy, Great Britain and Germany, engraved frontispiece and 40 plates by Collas, spotting, later library cloth, 1815 § [Millin (Aubin Louis)] Medallic History of Napoleon. A Collection of all the Medals, Coins, and Jettons, Relating to his Actions and Reign from the Year 1796 to 1815, 60 engraved plates, foxing, modern half calf over old boards rubbed, 1819; and another, Napoleonic medals, folio & 4to (3)

Metals, fossils & minerals.- Aldrovandi (Ulisse) Musaeum metallicum in libros IIII distributum, fine engraved pictorial title by F. Coroleanus, numerous woodcut illustrations, without ¶4 (?blank) as with other copies traced, some spotting or light foxing, occasional browning, contemporary mottled vellum, spine in compartments and with morocco label, head of spine repaired, corners worn, [Nissen ZBI 75; Ward and Carozzi 43; Wellcome I, 172], folio, [Bologna], [G. Battista Ferroni], 1648.⁂ Scarce first edition of volume XIII of Aldrovandi's works, covering metals, fossils, minerals and shells. At the University of Bologna Aldrovandi had established one of the first herbaria and extensive botanical and zoological collections.

Egyptology.- Bissing (Fr. W. von) Denkmäler Ägyptischer Sculptur, text vol. & 13 parts of plates, 150 fine photogravure plates, tissue guards, loose in original printed wrappers, frayed and chipped at edges, preserved in later card folders, text vol. with illustrations and unbound, 4to and folio, Munich, F.Bruckmann, text 1911 & plates 1906-14.⁂ Important work usually found with plates bound up and with fewer plates.

Elizabethan examples of manuscript initials, scripts and proverbs.- [Volume of 26 very fine and elaborate examples of historiated initials and examples of various manuscript scripts with proverbs comprising the 24 letters of the Elizabethan alphabet and 2 symbols], the initials in pen and ink with intricate and intertwining calligraphy and decorated in a wide variety of designs including flowers, leafy sprays, acorns, classical figures, dragons, a crowned king, a bear, a monkey blowing a trumpet, owls, an early Elizabethan aristocratic young woman "A vertvovs woman is a noble gyfte" (wearing a small ruff and an early form of Spanish farthingale dating from the 1560s to 1570s), a jester playing an instrument, birds, a satyr etc., most hand-coloured in muted grey, green and brown watercolour washes, manuscript scripts including a variety of Secretary hands, italic, Chancery, gothic bookhand etc., proverbs drawn from the bible (including "Despise not the coreccion of the lorde" - Proverbs 3 : 11), on paper, on rectos only, ?cut down from a larger work, all ff. edges and corners repaired and many margins reinforced with paper, slightly browned and marked in places, one or two ff. slightly creased, some edges chipped, tipped-in on later album ff., 19th century half morocco, edges and joints rubbed, each f. 305 x 210mm., album folio, Pot watermarks on some sheets [cf. Briquet 12801], 1560s - 70s.⁂ A fine and extremely rare example of Elizabethan art probably drawn and illustrated by someone in the legal profession. Perhaps compiled by an apprentice scrivener to show his dexterity in producing elaborate legal documents with large historiated initials, and in a variety of scripts as required. Evidence that it was executed by a pupil for a master is indicated in the slight roughness of the drawings and letter forms.

Metallurgy.- Ercker (Lazarus) Beschreibung allerfuernemisten mineralischen Ertz und Bergkwercks Arten, collation: )(4 A-Z4 a-k4 l6, title in red and black and with woodcut vignette, woodcut arms, woodcuts in text, some near full-page, large woodcut printer's device to verso of penultimate f., final f. blank, water-stained, lightly browned, 19th century half calf, corners little worn, rubbed, folio (300 x 189mm.), Frankfurt, J. Schmidt for S. Feyrabendt, 1580.⁂ Second edition of this landmark work on metallurgy, with much on mining and smelting. Includes methods for testing alloys and minerals of silver, gold, copper, mercury, and lead. The last chapter is devoted to saltpeter. Ercker was inspector-general of the mines of Hungary, Transylvannia and the Tyrol. Literature: Wellcome 2066; VD16 E3716; cf. Ferguson I, pp.241-245.

Ercker (Lazarus) Aula subterranea domina dominantium subdita subditorum, 2 parts in 1, engraved additional pictorial title, woodcut illustrations, some large, title trimmed just within image at fore-edge, lightly browned throughout, occasional spotting, contemporary blind-stamped calf, rebacked, corners repaired, [cf. Ferguson I, 243-245; Duveen p.195 and Hoover 283], folio, Frankfurt, Johann David Zunner, 1703.⁂ The second part is Christian Beward's Interpres phraseologiae metallurgicæ.

Ercker (Lazarus) Aula subterranea domina dominantium subdita subditorum das ist untererdische Hofhaltung, fifth edition, engraved additional pictorial title, printed title in red and black, engraved arms at head of dedication, woodcut illustrations, initials and head- and tail-pieces, additional title soiled, spotted, lightly browned, 20th century calf, spine faded, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, [Duveen 195; Ferguson I, p.244], Frankfurt, Johann David Jung, 1736; and 3 other 18th century 'Probier buchs', folio & 8vo (4)

NO RESERVE Numismatics.- Evelyn (John) Numismata. A Discourse of Medals, Antient and Modern, first edition, title in red and black, engraved illustrations, that on U1 overlaid, contemporary calf, rebacked, worn, [Wing E3505; Keynes 104], folio, for Benj. Tooke, 1697.⁂ Important 17th century work on numismatics, ancient coins and medals.

*** Please note, the description for this lot has changed.Flaxman (John, sculptor and draughtsman, 1755-1826), Wyon (William, chief engraver at the Royal Mint, between 1830 and 1850, 1795-1851) and others. Original Sketches for Medals, Seals, &c., 151 original drawings, 2 vol., vol. I with 81 drawings and watercolours by various hands [see list below], and vol. II with 65 drawings by various hands [see below], vol. I predominantly with designs for seals, medals, and coins, including over 30 drawings by and attributed to William Wyon, vol. II with medals and 43 original drawings by John Flaxman for cups, candelabra, ornamental friezes and of figural compositions, pen and inks, watercolours, pencil and chalks, all on various contemporary papers, neatly hinged onto thick album leaves, most bearing pencil attributions verso and on mounts, album leaves each approx.. 390 x 290 mm. (15 ¼ x 11 ½ in), one leaf lacking a drawing, otherwise complete, another drawing loose from album leaf, occasional spotting, browning, surface dirt and handling creases, half red morocco, marbled boards, spine gilt, one vol. with inside upper cover coming loose, rubbed and scuffed, folio, [probably compiled circa 1830-1850]Provenance:Possibly part ex-collection of William Wyon (1795-1851), or a descendant [for discussion of Wyon's relationship to John Flaxman, see Mark Jones, William Wyon as a Pupil and Follower of Flaxman, from 'Burning Bright: Essays in Honour of David Bindman', pp. 89-97, UCL Press, 2015]Literature:Westwood, Arthur [compiled by], Catalogue of the Books in the Library at the Assay Office Birmingham, 1914, p. 301; described as 'Two folio volumes in which are inserted original sketches and designs for coins, medals, etc., by William Wyon, Sir Thomas Lawrence, ... Thomas Stothard ..., and John Flaxman.'Drawing highlights contained within vol. I include:- Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) Head of Minerva, design for a seal, pencil, 110 x 48 mm. (4 ¼ x 1 ¾ in)- Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey (1781-1841) Profile portrait of William IV, design for a coin, pencil, 225 x 190 mm. (8 ¾ x 7 ½ in)- William Dyce (1806-1864) Six sheets of designs for crown pieces or florins, various sizes- E. Corbould (1815-1905) Over 30 sheets of coin and medal designs attributed to E. Corbould, possibly [?] Henry Corbould (1787-1844), various sizes- William Wyon (1795-1851) Over 30 sheets of portraits, some of personal interest to the artist, others designs for coins and medals, various sizesDrawing highlights contained within vol. II include:- Thomas Stothard (1755-1834) Three sheets of studies for medals, including one for the coronation of George IV, various sizes- Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875) Five sheets of studies for medals, including the General Service Medal, 1793-1814, various sizes- Richard Redgrave (1804-1896) Design for a brooch, "The Birth of Venus"; Study of Cupid's head, two works, various sizes - Samuel Gurney Cresswell (first naval officer to cross the entire Northwest Passage, 1827-1867) The accepted design for reverse of the Arctic medal, 1818-1855, pen and ink, 85 x 65 mm. (3 ¼ x 2 ½ in)- Admiral Sir George Back (explorer of the Canadian Arctic, naturalist and artist, 1796-1878) Two sheets with designs for the Arctic medal, pen and black ink, each approx. 168 x 108 mm. (6 5/8 x 4 ¼ in)- John Rogers Herbert (1810-1890) Four sheets of studies for medals and candelabra, various sizes43 drawings contained within vol. II by John Flaxman (1755-1826):PLEASE CONTACT FORUM AUCTIONS FOR FULL LIST*** A highly important and comprehensive collection of English metalwork design, featuring numerous original studies by the leading figures of the early 19th century, including 43 late-period drawings by John Flaxman, showing numerous rare examples of his designs for silverware.Eight of the sheets by Flaxman bear the same numbering and pencil inscriptions as found on the British Museum's 'The Sisters and mother of Phaeton transformed into poplars, and Clymene into a swan' [see acc. no. 1900,0824.195]. Highly similar studies that lack these numbers and inscriptions can be closely compared with other examples in the British Museum's collection, such as 'Design for a monument - a mural tablet with figures of Science, to left, and Genius' [acc. no. 1888,0503.36], and 'Venus in her sea chariot, attended by Tritons and a Nereid, with a pedestal' [acc. no. 1900,0824.197]. The drawing 'Michael Seizing the Rebel Angels', also held in the British Museum [1888,0503.94], would appear to be on the same stock of Whatman paper as many in the present album. Other comparative drawings are located in the Stanford University Museum and the Huntington Library.

NO RESERVE Bookbinding.- Fletcher (William Younger) English Bookbindings in the British Museum, 1895; Foreign Bookbindings in the British Museum, 1896, each one of 500 copies, fine chromolithograph plates, original cloth, spines faded and ends a little rubbed, folio (2)

Art Nouveau.- Follot (Paul) Documents de Bijouterie et Orfèvrerie modernes, 24 plates including 12 fine pochoir jewellery designs, title browned and frayed at edges, loose as issued in original cloth folder with ties, Paris, Henri Laurens, [c.1900] § Beauclair (René) Neue Ideen für Modernen Schmuck, 2 vol., 50 plates of jewellery designs by André Petitjean, Jules Armbruster, Paul Liénard, Emile Jammes and Paul F.Follot, 7 chromolithographed, contemporary half morocco, original pictorial upper wrappers bound in (the first torn and repaired), spines faded, Stuttgart, [c.1900] § Geffroy (Gustave) Les Industries Artistiques Françaises et Étrangères a l'Exposition Universelle de 1900, photogravure plates, contemporary half green morocco, t.e.g., spine faded, Paris, [1900] § Marx (Roger) La Décoration et les Industries d'Art a l'Exposition Universelle de 1900, photogravure plates, illustrations, library morocco-backed boards, original pictorial wrappers bound in, Paris, 1901, rubbed; and 3 others, Art Nouveau design, folio (8)

NO RESERVE Cameos.- Furtwängler (Adolf) Die antiken Gemmen, Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst im klassischen Altertum, 3 vol., 70 mounted photographic plates, original aubergine morocco, gilt, spines gilt, t.e.g., a fine, bright set, original slip-case with lid in design of large half-calf volume (scuffed and worn with loss to portion of lid), folio, Leipzig & Berlin, 1900.

NO RESERVE Ganneron (Edmond) La Cassette de Saint Louis Roi de France, 6 chromolithographed plates heightened with gold, contemporary roan-backed boards, spine defective, Paris, 1855 § Montault (X.Barbier de) Etude Archéologique sur le Reliquaire du Chef de S.Laurent..., chromolithographed frontispiece heightened with gold, title in blue, red & gold, original cloth, Rome, 1864 § Aubert (E.) Trésor de l'Abbaye de Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, plates, 12 chromolithographed, contemporary morocco-backed boards, spine gilt, Paris, 1872 § Pasini (Antonio) Il Tesoro di San Marco in Venezia, 2 vol., limited edition, plates, 43 chromolithographed, contemporary half roan, worn, joints split, original wrappers bound in, Rome, 1885-86, rubbed or worn; and 2 others, similar, folio & 4to (7)

NO RESERVE Ornament.- Old master prints.- Gheeraerts the Elder (Marcus), After. Five plates from 'Passio Verbigenae Quae Nostra Redemptio Christi', from the suite of twelve, engravings on laid paper, each approx. 155 x 110 mm. (6 1/8 x 4 1/4 in), trimmed within platemarks, all carefully inset onto album leaves with ruled ink border to sheet, several small nicks and losses repaired, surface dirt, 19th century half morocco, gilt spine rubbed, folio, Jan Sadeler I, [c. 1575-1600 or slightly later]; together with William Young Ottley's A Collection of Forty-Two Fac-Similes of Rare Etchings, by Celebrated Painters of the Italian, Dutch, and Flemish Schools, including three landscape etchings after Rembrandt, one the 'View of Amsterdam', all neatly hinged onto album leaves with title and introductory text, contemporary half calf, folio, [circa 1828-1830] (2)

NO RESERVE Silver.- Giardini (Giovanni) Promptuarium artis argentariae, 2 parts in 1, second edition, 2 titles with engraved vignettes, 98 engraved plates only (of 100, lacking frontispiece and dedication) by M.J.Limpach after designs by Giardini, some plates numbered in plate, others in manuscript in contemporary hand, light spotting and soiling, mostly marginal, contemporary vellum, rubbed, slight wear to corners and head of spine, small splits to joints at head, [Berlin Kat.1142], folio, Rome, Faustus Amideus, 1750.⁂ Designs for silversmiths reflecting the influence of late Baroque architecture and sculpture. The first part contains ecclesiastical objects such as chalices, censers, and candlesticks, the second more secular items including vases, clocks, and candelebras.

Chemistry & Alchemy.- Glauber (Johann Rudolf) The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist...containing, great variety of choice secrets in medicine and alchymy in the working of metallick mines, and the separation of metals, first collected edition in English, engraved frontispiece, 10 woodcut or engraved plates, worm hole / trace to lower margins, some spotting or mostly light foxing, occasional staining, contemporary panelled calf, upper cover detached, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and scratched, [Duveen p.260; Ferguson I p.322; Wellcome III p.124; Wing G845], printed by Thomas Milbourn, for the author, 1689; and a defective Glauber, folio & small 4to (2)⁂ Glauber is regarded as the best practical chemist of his day and the first industrial chemist. Provenance: John Christie (bookplate).

NO RESERVE Graphic Illustrations of Warwickshire, first edition, large paper copy, engraved frontispiece and 31 plates on India paper, some plates marginally browned and stained, others with some foxing, additional suite of the 32 plates, all proofs before letters on India paper, bound in at end, modern blue half morocco, gilt, folio, Birmingham, Beilby, Knott, and Beilby, 1829.⁂ A most handsome and special copy on the largest paper, measuring 480 x 285mm. (dwarfing other so-called large paper copies of 365 x 265mm.).

Ornament.- Gruner (Louis) Specimens of Ornamental Art, 2 vol. including 'Explanatory Text and Additional Plates' by Emil Braun, Atlas with wood-engraved title-vignette and 80 lithographed plates, some tinted, c.50 chromolithographed, some heightened with gold, text with 8 additional lithographed plates, uniform contemporary half crimson morocco, spines gilt, g.e., rubbed at edges, joints cracked, folio & 4to, 1850.

NO RESERVE Gruner (Louis) The Green Vaults Dresden, portrait and 28 plates, all but 4 chromolithographed and mounted, original cloth, worn and stained, rebacked preserving original spine, 1876 § Hefner-Alteneck (J.H. von) Kunst-kammer seiner Koeniglichen Hoheit des Fürsten Karl Anton von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, bound from the original 9 parts, decorative title with name in gold and 60 colour plates mounted on stubs, later library half morocco, original printed wrappers bound in at end, Munich, 1866 § Pfnor (R.) Ornementation Usuelle...dans les Arts Industriels et en Architecture, 2 vol., 125 plates, 24 chromolithographed, some heightened with gold, later library half morocco, Paris, 1866-68 § Gibb (W.) The Royal House of Stuart, 40 chromolithographed plates, original half morocco, 1890, rubbed; and another with colour plates, 4to & folio (6)

NO RESERVE Heraldry.- Guillim (John) A Display of Heraldrie, third edition, numerous woodcut illustrations, some ink annotations, many identifying the arms, library morocco-backed cloth, upper joint rubbed, [STC 12503], Printed by Thomas Cotes for Jacob Blome, 1638; and a fifth edition (1679) of the same, folio (2)

NO RESERVE Arphe y Villafane (Juan de) Varia commensuracion para la escultura y arquitectura, fifth edition, title with woodcut medallion portrait of the author, woodcut illustrations and diagrams in text, some spotting or staining, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, soiled and creased, folio, Madrid, Joseph Mathias Escrivano, 1763.⁂ A manual for silversmiths, sculptors, architects, and other craftsmen. Includes anatomical studies and perspective.

Metallurgy.- Hampe (John Henry) An Experimental System of Metallurgy..., first edition, mezzotint portrait with letterpress in Latin and Greek below trimmed and laid down on blank leaf as frontispiece, wide margins, light foxing, later half morocco, by R.R.Porter, t.e.g., a little rubbed, spine faded, folio, J.Nourse, 1777.⁂ Scarce. ESTC lists only 5 UK copies (BL 2 copies, Science Museum, John Rylands Library in Manchester, and Brotherton Library, Leeds), and 4 in America.

NO RESERVE Gold & Silver.- Harcourt (Raoul d') L'Argenterie Péruvienne al l'Époque Coloniale, printed in blue and black, contemporary library half morocco, original pictorial upper wrapper with lion and llamas in gold and silver bound in, rubbed, Paris, [1928] § Gallo (M.M.) The Gold of Peru, original cloth, dust-jacket, slip-case (rubbed), Recklinghausen, 1959 § Anderson (Lawrence) The Art of the Silversmith in Mexico 1519-1936, 2 vol., original cloth, New York, 1941, plates and illustrations, folio & 4to (4)

NO RESERVE Architecture & Decoration.- Heaton (J.A.) Furniture and Decoration in England during the Eighteenth Century, 2 vol. in 4, 1889-92 § Swarbrick (John) Robert Adam & his Brothers, [1915] § Decorative Work of Robert & James Adam (The), original vellum-backed boards, 1901 § Stratton (Arthur) The Life, Work, and Influence of Sir Christopher Wren, one of 200 copies, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, privately printed, 1897 § Triggs (H.Inigo) & Henry Tanner. Some Architectural Works of Inigo Jones, 1901, plates and illustrations, the first two and last original cloth, the first and last rebacked preserving old spines, rubbed; and 5 others, architecture & decoration, folio & 4to (13)

Antiquités du Bosphore Cimmérien Conservées au Musée Impérial de l'Ermitage, 3 vol., including atlas, text in French and Russian, chromolithographed pictorial title, 53 engraved and 41 chromolithographed plates, 2 folding engraved maps, vignette illustrations, occasional foxing and marginal soiling, contemporary russia-backed boards, spines detached, chipped and worn, spine ends bumped and worn, rubbed, folio, Saint Petersburg, Imprimerie de l'Académie impériale des sciences, 1854.⁂ Rare monumental work on the antiquities housed at the Hermitage museum published at Emperor Nicolas I's personal expense. The Emperor took a great deal of interest in Russian archaeological finds following the discovery of a Scythian burial mound near Kerch in 1830 (with many of these discoveries featured here). We can trace only one other copy at auction.

India.- Hendley (Thomas Holbein) Damascening on Steel or Iron, as Practised in India, first edition, 32 fine chromolithographed plates by W. Griggs after Murli Nand Lal, Chaju Lal, Ram Gopal, Jiwan and others, 29 of which heightened in gilt, original morocco-backed decorative boards, rubbed, folio, 1892.

Furniture.- Hope (Thomas) Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, half-title, engraved title and 60 engraved plates, spotting, mostly marginal, 19th century half morocco, spine ends and corners a little rubbed, folio, T. Bensley, 1807 ⁂ One of the most important English furniture design books of the early nineteenth century.

India.- Jacob (Lt.-Col. S.S.) & Surgeon-Major T.H.Hendley. Jeypore Enamels, 28 chromolithographed plates by W.Griggs, original roan-backed pictorial boards, a little rubbed at edges, upper cover detached, lacking backstrip, folio, 1886.⁂ Fine plates depicting the skilled work of the enamellists of Jaipur in India. The plates depict a group of craftsmen at work, enamelled sword handles, plates, jewellery and 2 plates of tools used.

Numismatics.- Medals.- Jobert (Louis) The Knowledge of Medals, [translated by Roger Gale], first English edition, contemporary calf, rebacked, later endpapers, [Wing J755], for Williams Rogers, 1697 § Jennings (David) An Introduction to the Knowledge of Medals, second edition, contemporary half calf, rebacked, [cf. Gaskell 28], Birmingham, Sarah Baskerville, 1776 § The Metallick History of the Reigns of King William III. and Queen Mary, 37 engraved plates, upper hinge weak, original boards, rebacked, corners worn, for John and Paul Knapton, 1747; and 10 others, medals, 8vo & folio (13)

NO RESERVE Gold & Silver.- Jones (E. Alfred) The Gold and Silver of Windsor Castle, one of 285 copies, Letchworth, Arden Press, 1911; The Old Royal Plate in the Tower of London, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 1908 § Queen Charlotte's Loan Exhibition of Old Silver..., one of 500 copies, presentation copy from Goldsmiths' Hall with T.L.s. tipped in, 1929, plates and illustrations, all but the second original cloth, the first faded; and 4 others, similar, folio & 4to (7)

Ornament.- Jones (Owen) The Grammar or Ornament, chromolithographed additional decorative title and 100 plates, most chromolithographed, many heightened with gold, tissue guards, one or two plates loose, a good clean copy in contemporary half morocco with gilt-stamped decorative morocco panel to upper cover, g.e., rubbed, spine a little worn with upper joint split, folio, Day & Son, 1856.

Japan.- Audsley (George A.) & James Lord Bowes. Keramic Art of Japan, 2 vol., printed in red & black, plates, 41 chromolithographed, some heightened with gold, some photogravure, illustrations, some printed in colours, occasional spotting to text, contemporary decorated vellum with onlaid strips of blue morocco forming panel ruled in red and blue and blocked in gilt, by Giulio Giannini of Florence, g.e., rather rubbed and soiled, folio, Liverpool & London, 1875.

Ornament.- Jones (Owen) Examples of Chinese Ornament, first edition, 100 fine chromolithographed plates (including additional pictorial title), printed title in red and black, tissue guards, very slight browning at edges but a good copy, original decorated red cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, rebacked preserving original gilt spine (slight loss), small folio, 1867.⁂ One of the great works of chromolithographic printing and oriental design.

Ornament.- Langwith Manufactory, Grantham, Lincs. Fifteen Plates of Composition Ornaments..., letterpress title with wood-engraved decorations, 15 engraved plates, some printed in blue, 2 with aquatint, a little soiled, occasional spotting, a few stains, mainly to last two plates, later half morocco, rubbed, spine chipped at foot, oblong folio, Stamford, printed by W.Harrod, 1790.⁂ Three generations of Langwiths operated as architects and builders in Grantham from the mid-18th to mid-19th centuries.

Metalwork.- Le Pautre (Jean) Livre de Serurerie, engraved throughout with pictorial title and 17 plates of gates, stair-rails etc. by Jacques le Pautre after Jean le Pautre, 4 plates possibly from a different series by Le Pautre (ornamental knockers etc.), light soiling and occasional spotting, mostly marginal, final two plates creased at lower corner, later half red roan, old upper wrapper with title in manuscript bound in, [Berlin Kat. 1343, calling for title and 11 plates], Paris, [later 17th century] § Designs for Gates. Ornamental Iron Work..., engraved throughout with pictorial title and 20 plates, with 4pp. folding letterpress publishers' catalogue bound in at end, later half morocco, [Berlin Kat. 1325], I. & T.Taylor, [c.1793], both a little rubbed; and another volume of 5 designs for railings by Poilly, folio & oblong 4to (3)

Ornament.- Le Pautre (Jean) [Frises et Feuillages], 28 engraved plates from several suites including 2 titles 'Rinceaux de Frises et Feuillages' and 'Frizes Feuillages', c.210 x 150mm., a few larger, all trimmed close to plate-mark and mounted on blank leaves, some light soiling or staining, later calf-backed boards, rubbed, spine chipped at head, folio, Paris, Langlois, Mariette & others, [late 17th century]; sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return ⁂ Comprising mostly friezes but also a state bed and a large triumphal urn.

NO RESERVE Furniture.- Macquoid (Percy) A History of English Furniture, 4 vol., contemporary library half morocco, 1904-08 § Hurrell (J.W.) Measured Drawings of Old Oak English Furniture, original cloth, 1902 § Singleton (Esther) The Furniture of our Forefathers, 2 vol., original parchment-backed boards, 1900-01, plates and illustrations, some colour, rubbed, folio & 4to (7)

London.- Maitland (William) The History of London, 2 vol., list of subscribers, 131 engraved maps, plates and plans, some folding, some double-page, a few minor tears and holes, some light foxing, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, extremities worn, folio, 1775.

Silver.- Masson. Nouveaux Desseins pour graver sur l'orfeverie..., engraved pictorial title and 5 plates (numbered 1-6) of decorations for silver including trays, bowls, teapots and sugar casters, [Berlin Kat. 1055; Cohen-de Ricci 694], Paris, Mariette, [c.1710] bound with several other similar suites of ornamental plates by Le Pautre, Mariette, Langlois, Androuet du Cerceau, de la Guertière, Loire, Le Bouteux, Touchar, Le Blond, Pineau and Cotelle, forming a total of 150 engraved plates, a few with title, one or two suites incomplete, a couple of plates bound upside down, occasional light marginal soiling or browning, one with small marginal tear, bound together in magnificent later dark blue morocco, by Rivière & Son, elaborately tooled in gilt with double fillet border and panel with ornate floral frame and corner-pieces, spine gilt in compartments with floral decoration and six raised bands, g.e., very slight rubbing to corners and lower joint at head, folio; sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return ⁂ Superb collection of plates with designs for ewers, cartouches, gold & silver, marquetry, friezes, embroidery, grotesque details of Raphael's frescoes in the Vatican loggia, wheelchairs, parterres, gardens & garden buildings, textiles, and ceilings. A detailed list of the contents is available on request.

NO RESERVE Médailles sur les principaux évènements du règne de Louis le Grand, avec des explications historiques, engraved additional pictorial title,286 sheets, each with an engraved medal and explanation, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments and with morocco label, head of spine chipped, upper joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed, Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1702; and another 17th century medals, folio (2)

Mercati (Michele) Metallotheca. Opus posthumum, 2 parts in 1, including appendix, first illustrated edition, folding engraved frontispiece, titles in red and black and with engraved vignette, 6 engraved plates (1 folding), engraved illustrations, errata f. and 'Regestum' f. with engraved printer's device at end of part 1, lacking half-title and a portrait, some spotting or light foxing, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, [Hoover 581; Sinkankas 4390; Ward & Carozzi 1541; Caillet 7390], folio, Rome, Johannes Maria Salvioni, 1719.⁂ A landmark treatise in the history of mineralogy and metallurgy. Mercati was personal physician to Popes Gregory XIII and Clement VIII, and superintendent of the Vatican Botanical Garden. He formed one of the first organised collections of minerals under the aegis of Pope Sixtus V. 'The collection reflects the state of knowledge extant at the time, and therefore includes objects of presumed magical or medicinal virtue as well as those which are correctly identified and described' (Sinkankas).

Jewels.- Ministère des Finances, France. [Sale Catalogue] Diamants, Perles et Pierreries provenant de la Collection dite des Joyaux de la Couronne, title in red & black, 9 photogravure plates, contemporary library half red morocco, original printed wrappers bound in at end, a little rubbed, a very good clean copy, folio, Paris, 1887.⁂ Rare sale catalogue of the Crown Jewels of France, sold by the French government to raise funds in 1887.

Mongez (Antoine) Tableaux, statues, bas-reliefs et camees, de la Galerie de Florence, et du Palais Pitti, 4 vol. in 2, engraved frontispiece to vol.1 and 192 plates, some spotting, mostly marginal, contemporary green morocco, gilt, g.e., rubbed and scuffed, folio, Paris, chez J.P. Aillaud, 1789-1807.

Worcestershire.- Nash (Treadway Russell) Collections for the History of Worcestershire, 2 vol., first edition, presentation copy with inscription "Presented by the Rev. Author Dr. Treadway Russell Nash to James Ross of Worcester 1784" to head of endpapers, engraved vignette titles for first and second editions, extra-illustrated with c.130 engraved and mezzotint views, plans, portraits etc. in total, numerous engraved illustrations, folding pedigrees, numerous ink notes by Ross to text margins and initialled pencil notes by Ross to plate margins, 1f. autograph notes by Ross loosely inserted, occasional light spotting or offsetting, 20th century morocco, gilt, joints rubbed, uncut, 1781-99; and 2 others,12pp. bound autograph notes and corrections by Ross and the 1895 Index relating to the same, folio (4)⁂ James Ross of Worcester (1746-1831) engraved many of the views that appear in Nash's work.

India.- Newman (J.B., editor) Permanent Photographs of Madras and Burmese Art-Ware, 50 autotype photographic plates, tissue guards, original decorative cloth, g.e., rubbed at edges, lacking spine, upper cover detached, oblong folio, Autotype Company, 1886.

NO RESERVE Gold & Silver.- Odobesco (A.) Le Trésor de Pétrossa: Historique - Description Étude sur l'Orfèvrerie Antique, 3 vol.in 2, chromolithographed frontispiece, chromolithographed or heliogravure plates, contemporary half morocco, Paris, 1889-1900 § Pollak (L.) Klassisch-Antike Goldschmiedearbeiten in besitze...A.J. von Nelidow, original cloth, rebacked in morocco, Leipzig, 1903, plates and illustrations, some heightened with gold, a little rubbed; and 2 others on silver, folio & 4to (5)

Raphael.- Ottaviani (Giovanni, engraver, 1735-1808) [Delle Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano], 1 vol. only, including 2 double-sheet plates of doors lettered A and B, 14 double-sheet plates number I-XIV, and a panoramic view of the Loggia on 3 sheets conjoined, only, lacking title and letters, engravings after C. Savorelli and P. Camporesi, on laid paper watermarked 'J. Honig & Zoon', extensive early hand-colouring with watercolour and gouache throughout, full margins, plates A and B approx. 920 x 450 mm. (36 1/4 x 17 3/4 in), plates I-XIV each 1230 x 450 mm. (48 1/2 x 17 3/4 in), and the panoramic view approx. 1700 x 450 mm. (66 7/8 x 17 3/4 in), folding, plate A with section of loss repaired in the upper left quadrant, just affecting the image, plate III with marginal loss to the lower left margin of sheet, running into the platemark but not the image, plate IV with a tear and small loss to upper left corner, plates IX, XI, and XII all with repaired marginal tears, other small marginal nicks and tears throughout, some surface dirt, folds and handling creases, 19th century half morocco, corners scuffed and rubbed, somewhat worn, elephant folio, [1772-1778].⁂ Fine impressions with early hand-colouring in gouache; one of the most luxurious engraved projects of the 18th century.

Engravers.- Ottley (William Young) A collection of fac-similes of scarce and curious prints, by early masters of the Italian, German and Flemish schools, c.100 plates wood- and steel-engraved plates, including 1 in silver, mounted or tipped in, occasional marginal spotting or soiling, contemporary half vellum, 1828; An Inquiry into the Origin and Early History of Engraving, Upon Copper and in Wood, With an Account of Engravers and their Works, 2 vol., engraved plates, a few colour, foxing, mostly marginal, vol. 1 upper hinge starting, contemporary half vellum, rubbed, 1816, folio (3)

NO RESERVE Design.- Percier (Charles) & P.F.L.Fontaine. Recueil de Décorations Intérieures, half-title, engraved vignette of putti and 72 engraved plates, wide margins, with engraved prospectus and duplicates of the first 12 plates bound in at end (slightly shorter), foxed, 1812 § Modèles d'Orfévrerie, choisis a l'Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie Française, au Louvre, en 1819, additional engraved decorative title and 72 plates, some spotting, mostly marginal, Bance, 1822, uniform later library half morocco, gilt, folio, Paris (2)

Pettus (Sir John) Fodinæ regales. Or The history, lavvs and places of the chief mines and mineral works in England, Wales, and the English pale in Ireland. As also of the mint and mony. With a clavis explaining some difficult words relating to mines, &c. , 2 parts in 1, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by W.Sherwin, 2 engraved plates with letterpress key verso, 2 engraved illustrations of arms of the societies of mines and mineral works, errata f. at end, first sig. working loose, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed and scratched, [Hoover 634; Duveen p.468; Goldsmiths' 1930; Kress 1270; Wing P1908], folio, printed by H[enry]. L[loyd]. and R[obert]. B[attersby]. for Thomas Basset at the George in Fleetstreet, near Cliffords Inne, 1670.⁂ Mining in the British Isles by the royalist Deputy Governor of mines and fellow of The Royal Society.

Pettus (Sir John) Fleta minor. The lavvs of art and nature, in knowing, judging, assaying, fining, refining and inlarging the bodies of confin'd metals, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, numerous engraved illustrations, woodcut decorative initials, lacking engraved portrait, occasional spotting or staining, engraved bookplate of Arthur Dalrymple, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners worn, rubbed, [Ferguson I, pp.185-186; Wellcome II, p.527; Wing P1906; cf. Hoover 633], folio. printed, for the author, by Thomas Dawks, his Majesty's British printer, at the West-end of Thames-street, 1683.⁂ The first part is the first edition in English of Lazarus Ercker's 1574 treatise on ores. The second part is a dictionary of metallurgical terms compiled by Pettus.

Metallurgy.- Pettus (Sir John) Fleta Minor. The Laws of Art and Nature, in Knowing, Judging, Assaying, Fining, Refining, and Inlarging the Bodies Confin'd Metals, 2 parts in 1 vol., third issue with cancel general title printed in red and black, lacking engraved portrait and initial & final blanks, with 43 engraved illustrations in text, some full-page, woodcut ornamental initials, a little browned, staining towards end, mostly marginal, old ink stamp of Medical Society of London to title, later half calf, rubbed, rebacked, [Duveen p.468; Hoover 633; Ferguson II p.186; Wellcome IV 349], folio, for and sold by Stephen Bateman, 1686.

Silver.- Phillips (Philip A.S.) Paul de Lamerie: Citizen and Goldsmith of London...1688-1751, first edition, one of 250 copies, plates, original buckram, gilt, t.e.g., spine slightly faded, otherwise a fine copy, folio, Batsford, 1935.

Ornament.- Pillement (Jean) Cahier de six Baraques Chinoises, etched throughout with pictorial title and 5 plates by Probst after Pillement, sheets 385 x 235mm., good margins, a few small spots, light marginal soiling, later library half morocco, folio, Augsburg, J.M.Probst, 1776.⁂ Charming fantasies by the artist primarily responsible for the contemporary interest in Chinoiserie.

NO RESERVE Fireplaces.- Pineau (Nicolas) [Desseins de Cheminées], no title or text, 5 engraved plates of fireplaces and overmantels after Pineau (numbered 1-5), the first signed by Picau, later half red roan, slightly rubbed at edges, folio, Paris, Crepy, [late 17th century].

NO RESERVE Plinius Secundus (Gaius) Histoire naturelle de l'or et de l'argent, Extraite de Pline le naturaliste, Livre XXXIII. Avec le texte Latin, corrigé sur les Mss. De Vossius et sur la I. Edition, edited by David Durand, fine engraved frontispiece by George Vertue, contemporary mottled calf, joints starting, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed, folio, William Bowyer, 1729.

Woodturning.- Plumier (Charles) L'Art de Tourner ou de faire en perfection toutes sortes d'ouvrages au tour, first edition, engraved additional pictorial title, printed title in red and black and with engraved printer's device, 70 engraved plates (1 folding), occasional spotting, a few small stains, contemporary calf, worn, but holding firm, Lyon, Jean Certe, 1701; and a Paris, 1749 edition of the same, folio (2)

Mineralogy.- Cornwall.- Pryce (William) Mineralogia Cornubiensis; a Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining..., first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by Basire after Clifford, list of subscribers, 7 engraved plates and plans, 3 folding, 2 folding letterpress tables, portrait lightly offset on title, otherwise an excellent clean copy, bookplate of Robert Verney, contemporary sprinked calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving most of old spine, [Duveen p.488; Wellcome IV 445], folio, for the Author, by James Phillips..., 1778.

Raponi (Ignazio Maria) Recueil de Pierres antiques gravees concernant l'histoire, la mythologie, la fable, les ceremonies religieuses, les costumes des anciens peuples, et les plus fameux personnages del'antiquite, avec leur description, title printed in red and black with sepia-engraved vignette, engraved initials and sepia-engraved head-piece, 88 engraved plates by Giovanni Brun, some light marginal foxing, lacking portrait, bookplate to endpaper, 19th century half morocco, folio, Rome, Giovanni Zempel for Bouchard & Gravier, 1786.