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Herbal.- Gerard (John) The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, edited by Thomas Johnson, third edition, lacking [para]1 & 3 (initial blank and editor's dedication in Latin) and all after 7A3 (7A4-7B6), with engraved architectural title by Jo. Payne trimmed to border and laid down (very soiled and slightly defective at corners), numerous woodcut illustrations throughout, a few contemporary ink annotations, water-staining at beginning and end, a few other stains, 4R1 supplied from another copy (small and frayed at edges), tears to 2T6, 3B3, 3D3, 3M2, 4N2 & 4X6, one or two repairs, near contemporary panelled calf, gilt, rubbed and scuffed, rebacked, corners repaired, [Henrey 156; Hunt 230; Nissen BBI 698; STC 11752], folio, by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1636; sold not subject to return

Channel Islands.- Jersey.- Complaint (The) of the Inhabitants of the Island of Jersey, of the Oppressions and Violences committed by the Officers and Soldiers of the Garrison there, 4pp., folded sheet, drop-head title, with ink manuscript note and a few corrections in a contemporary hand, a little soiled, disbound, creased from folding with slight wear to folds, small tear to first leaf,folio, n.p., [1690].⁂ The only known copy. COPAC and WorldCat list only the facsimile edition published by Toucan Press, St. Peter Port, 1977, reproduced from this copy, and that in one copy only (British Library).

Levant.- Thévenot (Jean de) The Travels of Monsieur de Thevenot into the Levant. In Three Parts. viz. Into I. Turkey II. Persia. III. The East-Indies, 3 parts in 1, first edition in English, engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 plates, errata leaf, with sheet of 'Malabar Alphabet' and another of 'Malabar Cyphers', portrait and title water-stained (supplied from another copy), part 3 with sheet I4 torn and repaired (presumably intended to be cancelled as text repeated a few pages on and sometimes lacking), small rust-hole to E3 of first part, otherwise clean, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, some wormed patches, rebacked, corners repaired, [Atabey 1217; Wing T887; cf. Blackmer 1650 (first edition)], folio, Printed by H. Clark, for H. Faithorne, J. Adamson, C. Skegnes, and T. Newborough, 1687. ⁂ "Thevenot's travels mark the beginning of the grand epoch of travel and exploration in the Levant." Blackmer

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***NO RESERVE Arabic ms..- Single leaf in muhaqqaq script on paper, text: sura LXIX, Al-Haqqa, The Sure Reality, verse 33 to part of verse 47, 5 lines to each side written in black ink with several round and floral decorations in blue and gold, soiled, stained and frayed at edge, 335 x 240mm., folio, Egypt or Syria, [14th or 15th century].

Voyages.- Hakluyt (Richard) The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Dicoveries of the English Nation, made by Sea or overland..., 3 vol. in 2, second edition, second issue, printed in black letter, woodcut ornament on titles, woodcut head-pieces and initials, lacking the folding engraved map (as usual) but with the suppressed leaves on the conquest of Cadiz pp.607-619 (first state), title of vol.3 defective at lower outer corner with loss to ends of a few lines (repaired, loss supplied in manuscript, mostly to imprint), titles and final leaves a little soiled, some light water-staining, mostly marginal, a few other small stains, slight worming to vol.2 affecting a few letters of one line but not sense and to inner margin towards end, vol.1 with manuscript leaf of agricultural accounts for the Dorvil family dated 1696-1704 written on verso of title-page of a prayer loosely inserted, vol.1 & 2 contemporary calf with central arabesque lozenge in gilt and old cloth ties, spine in compartments with small gilt ornaments and eight raised bands, red morocco label chipped, rubbed, spine a little faded and worn at head, a few small stains, wormhole to lower cover, ties frayed and defective, vol.3 18th century mottled calf, spine gilt with roan labels, g.e., rubbed, spine rather worn and chipped, joints split, old rather crude repair to upper joint, [Hill 743; Sabin 29596-29598; STC 12626a], folio, by George Bishop, Ralph Newberie, and Robert Barker, 1599-1600. ⁂ Monumental record of Elizabethan exploration and greatly expanded from the first edition of 1589; vol.3 is entirely devoted to the Americas. Vol.1 is a reissue of the 1598 edition with a new title-page.

Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) Declamationes Minores, edited by Thaddaeus Ugoletus, collation: [*]2 a-g8 h-n6 o4, 98 ff., 40 lines, Roman type, initial spaces with guide-letters, water-stained at head and foot, occasional spotting, old green reversed calf, ms. paper label to upper cover, rubbed, folio (302 x 204mm.), Parma, Angelus Ugoletus, 1494.⁂ Editio princeps of the 136 [actually 137] Declamationes. It is exceedingly rare in commerce. Literature: BMC VII 946; Goff Q22; HC 13659*; Bod-inc Q-021; BSB-Ink Q-20; GW M36789; ISTC iq00022000.

Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) Oratoriarum institutionum, collation: A4 a-z8 &8 Ɔ8, title and a woodcut vignette of St. George slaying the dragon within ornate woodcut criblé border, with later red colouring to margins, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, penultimate verso with woodcut printer's device at foot, final f. blank, part of outer margin of title torn away, margins damp-stained throughout to varying degrees, causing some fraying, some other staining and spotting, new endpapers, later limp vellum (bound in upside down), bowed and soiled, [Venice], [Giorgio Rusconi], [14 August, 1512]; and another copy of the same (water-stained and in a 20th century binding), folio (2) sold not subject to return.⁂ Literature: Not in Adams; Mortimer, Italian, 408; EDIT 16 CNCE 59364.

Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) Oratoriarum institutionu[m] Lib. XII., edited by Raphael Regius, Georgius Merual & Badius Ascensius, collation: Aa8 a-z, A-I8, woodcut architectural title printed in red and black with central printer's device, a few woodcut diagrams within text, woodcut criblé initials, occasional early ink marginalia, outer title trimmed at head to printed border, with outer margin frayed and repaired and with a repaired tear, occasional staining, 19th century blind-stamped panelled russia, gilt, covers detached, rubbed, g.e., small folio (265 x 185mm.), Paris, Jodocus Badius Ascensius [& Jean Petit], January, 1516.⁂ A rare copy of this esteemed scholarly edition. Provenance: 'Andro Challmes' (inscription within a transcription of William Whittingham's metrical versions of Psalm 23, 'The Lord is only my support'); H. Maconockie, 1811 (ink inscription); presented by him to W.H. Adams, Edinburgh, 10th March, 1813 (ink presentation inscription to front free endpaper). Literature: Adams Q54.

Binding.- Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) Oratiarum institutionum, edited by Raphael Regius, collation: A4 a-x8 y6, title within ornate woodcut floral and foliage border, woodcut decorative initials, final f. blank, title with a few small repairs and a faded ink stamp, water-stained, some spotting or foxing, occasional light browning, new endpapers, contemporary blind-tooled panelled calf, faded ink ms. title within one panel of upper cover, later cloth ties, rebacked, preserving original backstrip, backstrip worn and with a 20th century ms. paper label, rubbed, rubbed, folio (305 x 207mm.), [Venice], [Bernardino de Viani], July, 1522.⁂ Provenance: Bought from V.A. Heck in May, 1958 for 380 Austrian Schillings (invoice loosely inserted). Literature: Not in Adams; EDIT 16 CNCE 38523.

Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) Institutiones Oratoriae ac Declamationes, edited by Guillaume Philandrier and with commentary by Petrus Mosellanus Protegensis (Peter Schade), 2 parts in 1, collation: ɫ10 a-o8 p6 Aa-Ff8; à8 è8 ì8 ò8, titles and large woodcut printer's device within woodcut architectural borders, woodcut decorative initials, ɫ10 blank, some water-staining, mostly marginal, causing some mostly light damp-staining towards end, occasional light browning, late 18th / 19th black morocco-backed speckled boards, spine gilt and with red morocco label, corners worn, rubbed at extremities, folio (335 x 215mm.), Paris, Jodocus Badius Ascensius, 1531.⁂ Provenance: Raffaello Berteri (1875-1941), publisher, graphic and type designer of Florence (bookplate).Literature: Not in Adams.

Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) Institutionum oratoriarum libri XII, collation: aa10 bb8 A-Z8, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut criblé initials, title lightly browned, occasional light staining, mostly marginal, final f. laid down, 19th century calf, gilt, sympathetically rebacked, preserving earlier black morocco label, corners worn, rubbed, folio (325 x 221mm.), Paris, [Jean Loys for] Ambroise Girault, 1541.⁂ A scarce and handsomely printed edition, with good margins. Provenance: John Marshall Jr. (ink signature and inscription 'Bt at Lord Glenlee's Sale Jany. 20 1853. 12/-' (Lot 1016)'; T.W. Williams, Flax Bourton (inscription dated 1893 and bookplate). Literature: Adams Q61.

Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius) Oratoris eloquentissimi, de Institutione Oratoria Libri XII, 2 parts in 1, collation: AA6 A-Z8 Aa8 Bb6 AA-BB8; A-F8 G10 A-B8 C10 D-G8, first title within woodcut architectural title, large and smaller woodcut historiated and decorative initials, first title almost detached, some light staining and spotting, 18th century red morocco, gilt, rebacked, upper cover detached, lower joint starting, but holding firm, corners repaired, rubbed, an attractively printed edition, folio (336 x 214mm.), Paris, House of Vascosanus, 1549.⁂ Literature: Adams Q40.

Isocrates. Oratio de laudibus Helenae [translated by Joannes Petrus Lucensis] [and] Herodotus. Historiae [translated by Laurentius Valla and edited by Antonius Mancinellus], collation: A4 a4 2a-d6 dd8 e-x6, 142ff., 44 lines, Roman type, large woodcut criblé initial H at start of 'Clio', initial spaces, some with guide-letters, unidentified painted coat of arms to head of 2a1, water-stained, some worming, mostly marginal, but occasionally touching the odd letter, 18th century vellum, folio (285 x 199mm.), [Venice], [Christophorus de Pensis, de Mandello], [Between 1494 and 1498]. ⁂ A rare work at auction. The Herodotus is a reprint of De Gregoriis edition of 1494.

Rabanus Maurus. De Laudibus Sancte Crucis, edited by Jacobus Wimpheling, collation: Aa6 Bb4 a-k6; A, B6 C4, printed in red and black, Roman type, 2 woodcuts, one of the author presenting his book to Pope Gregory IV, the other of two monks kneeling before the Pope, 30 full-page xylographic and typographic figurative verses, the figures including Emperor Louis I, Christ, cherubs, crosses and symbols of the Evangelists, woodcut maiblumen or Lombard initials in red, lacking final 16 ff., one blank, title with small marginal losses, strengthened at inner margin verso and soiled, occasional marginal worming, some water-staining and finger-marking, bound in a 15th century leaf of a part of Luke from a Latin Vulgate Bible over boards, central gilt arms of Signet Library to covers, head of spine chipped, corners worn, rubbed, folio (312 x 210mm.), [Pforzheim], [Thomas Anshelm], [March, 1503].⁂ First edition of this poem with its beguiling calligrams. It is one of the earliest books printed at Pforzheim and earliest examples of figurative poetry (carmina figurata). Includes preliminary verses by Sebastian Brant, Wimpheling, Johann Reuchlin and Georg Simler. Provenance: Signet Library (gilt arms to covers); Alan G. Thomas (small book label).Literature: Adams R3; Fairfax-Murray, German, 350; Brunet IV, 1035 ('Édition rémarquable à cause de la singulière disposition typographie d'une partie du texte').

Law.- Justinianus I. [Corpus Juris Civilis], 5 vol., printed in red and black throughout, titles within woodcut border and with printer's salamander device, woodcut initials and a few illustrations, vol.5 lacks title, vol.4 title defective and repaired, repairs to some other leaves, tears with loss to d3 of vol.1, printer's name cut out on final leaf of vo.1 and 4, occasional worming and some water-staining, later calf, spines gilt with raised bands, extremities worn, folio, Lyon, Sennoton Freres, 1549-50; sold not subject to return⁂ Monumental edition which seldom appears complete. Despite the defects, a handsome set.Literature: Adams J565, 566 and 567.

Estienne.- Poetae Graeci Principes heroici carminis & alii nonnulli, 2 vol. in 1, collation: *6, **4, A-D8, E4, a-z, aa-bb8, cc7, Aa9, Bb-Yy8, Zz6, Zzz4; a-g4, AA-ZZ6, AAA-RRR6, SSS-TTT4, complete with blanks, Greek and Latin text, small woodcut vignette to title, some light foxing and browning, Dd1-2 misbound, Zz3 with small burn-hole causing slight loss of text, sig.III misbound, 17th century calf, worn, lacking backstrip, folio, [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1566.⁂ "Unquestionably Henri Estienne's typographic masterpiece" (Schreiber). The second part includes several celebrated examples of 'concrete' poetry.Provenance: "E dono Jacobi Impey M.D." (18th century inscription on front pastedown; Viscount Downe (armorial bookplate with motto 'Timet pudorem')Literature: Adams P1699; Schreiber 160; Renouard 126.

17th century legal cases.- Papers relating to legal cases in the Chester area, including an adultery case between George Wilson and his wife Elenora of Tarvin near Chester, manuscripts in English and Latin (most in in Latin), several hands, 18pp., folds, browned, some staining, edges chipped, some affecting a few words of text, unbound, folio, 1631 (7 pieces).⁂ First mentioned: "That the cause or the occasion why or wherefore the said George Wilson had forsaken his house, & left or gone away from his wife was because... he had found... John Barker... in bed wth the said Elenor his wife, and that the said John Barker had kissed the said Elenorin or upon the bedd... ."

17th century passport.- Juxon (William, Archbishop of London, (bap. 1582, d. 1663) Passport made out to Captain Thomas Edwards to travel abroad, Document signed: "Guil: London" as Bishop of London and Lord High Treasurer, "Jo: Finch" John Finch, first Baron Finch (1584-1660), judge, and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons; "Manchester" Henry Montagu, first Earl of Manchester (c. 1563-1642), judge, politician & others, manuscript, 1p., blind seal at head, browned, folds, right edge creased and slightly stained, folio, Whitehall, 29th May 1640.⁂ Juxon attended Charles I on the scaffold at his execution.

Hamilton (Emma, Lady Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, wife of Sir William Hamilton, bap. 1765, d. 1815).- Wade (Matthew or Matteo, Irish expatriate soldier in the army of the Kingdom of Naples) 2 Autograph Letters signed to Emma Hamilton, together 8pp., folio & sm. 4to, 10th August - 14th September 1799, in the aftermath of the collapse of the Parthenopean Republic of Naples and the counter revolution of the exiled king, and the subsequent treatment of political prisoners, "Everything here is held in suspense. The great question is, who is to be hanged, and who is to be beheaded", and the anticipated advent of Lord Nelson to Naples, "I have been told that Lord Nelson is expected here every moment in a Frigate, and from then to take the Command of the grand Fleet, then it seems he is destined to destroy the French. I am very sorry he quits these seas, as his name alone was of consiquence [sic]... this Juncto of state proceeds so slowly, in not hanging the guilty, nor freeing the innocent...", folds, browned.⁂ Emma Hamilton and Lord Nelson in Naples.Matteo Wade was an Irish expatriate and soldier who served in Italy, as an officer in the army of the Kingdom of Naples. It seems that in 1799 he owed his position of authority to Emma Hamilton, wife of Sir William Hamilton, British minister to Naples, hence his long letters of explanation to her. In 1806 he was in charge of the Civitella del Tronto fortress, besieged by Murat's army, and against huge odds held out for several months.Wade is commemorated with a monumental tomb in Largo Rosati in the town of Civitella erected in 1829.

Suppression of the slave trade.- Malcolm (George John, Rear-Admiral, 1830-84) Letter book as Captain of HMS Briton deployed in the suppression of the slave trade from the Sultan of Zanzibar to the Ottoman Empire, autograph manuscript, 92pp., original roan-backed boards, spine slightly rubbed and faded, a few small wormholes in spine, folio, 30th April - 20th May 1873.⁂ "In all other respects you will comply with your sailing Orders of the 27 March 1873, and you will use your judgement relative to detaining slave vessels furnished with Passes from His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar... I would only add that these seizures will most probably be the subject of much litigation and if you seize vessels you cannot be too particular in obtaining witnessed written statements of the number of slaves on board... ." - Malcolm.Malcolm was the eldest son of Sir Charles Malcolm (1782-1851), naval officer. He followed in his father's footsteps, serving in the Royal Navy for his entire career and becoming Rear Admiral in 1882. His long naval career took him to North and South America, the West Indies, the Baltic, the English Channel, Egypt, and the East Coast of Africa. After he retired from active service in 1873, he entered the Turkish services as Pasha and was employed at Constantinople as Director General of the Abolition of the Slave Trade and Judge of the Slave Courts.

Sudan War.- Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmad, religious leader in the Sudan, 1844-85) Dispatch from the Mahdi to Osman Digna military commander during the Mahdist War, manuscript in Arabic, with manuscript note in English describing the fate of this document, 1p., folds, browned, folio & 60 x 55mm., [1885] (2).⁂ Note reads: "A dispatch from the Mahdi to Osman Digna captured in a mail bag at the battle of Abu Klea in the Soudan. Sent home by a young Scottish doctor."

Fabyan (Robert) Fabyans cronycle newly prynted, wyth the cronycle, actes, and dedes done in the tyme of the reygne of the moste excellent prynce kynge Henry the vii. father vnto our most drad souerayne lord kynge Henry the .viii., 2 vol. in 1, black letter, titles in woodcut architectural borders, woodcut historiated initials, first title seriously defective, all to end of sig. h defective at head, affecting main text in first few sigs., then headlines towards end of this group, last few ff. seriously defective, a few tears and holes, stained, contemporary blind-ruled calf, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, [STC 10660], folio, By Wyllyam Rastell, 1533. sold not subject to return.

Cervantès Saavedra (Miguel de) The History Of the most Renowned Don Quixote of Mancha, first illustrated edition in English, translated by John Philips, engraved frontispiece and 8 plates, lacking 4 preliminary leaves, frontispiece with edge defective just touching plate mark, burn hole to Q1 with slight loss of text, T2 and 3 misbound, 4E2 paper flaws to upper edge affecting printed rules in headline but not text, a few marginal tears, some soiling, light foxing and minor staining, contemporary panelled calf, worn, [Wing C1774A], folio, by Tho. Hodgkin, and are to be sold by John Newton, 1687.⁂ One of two issues printed in 1687, the other with imprint "and sold by William Whitwood".

Hogarth (William) A fine collection of 87 etchings and engravings by and after William Hogarth, including good impressions of the key works with wide margins, etchings and engravings on thick laid paper, the majority well inked and printed circa 1760-1800, originally bound as a composite collection but the plates are now largely loose, the larger sheets with stitch-marks from being bound, smaller plates conjoined, others tipped onto large folio leaves, occasional surface dirt and handling creases throughout, near contemporary half-calf green morocco, marbled boards, very worn, spine split, [compiled late 18th early 19th century].⁂ Original suites by Hogarth that are included, amongst others, are: - Marriage-a-la-Mode, the set of six [Paulson 158 vi/viii, 159 iii/v, 160 ii/iii, 161 iii/iv, 162 iv/v, 163 iii/iii]; - A Rake's Progress, the set of eight [P. 132-139, final state impressions];- A Harlot's Progress, the set of six [P. 121-126, final state impressions];- The Four Stages of Cruelty, the set [P. 187-190, final state impressions]; - Four Prints of an Election, the set [P. 198-201, final state impressions];- The Four Times of the Day [P. 146-150, final state impressions];- Beer Street and Gin Lane [P. 185 iii/iv and P. 186 iii/iv];- Mr Garrick in the Character of Richard the 3rd [P. 165]; - O The Roast Beef of Old England &c [P. 180];- The Enraged Musician [P. 152];- The Distressed Poet [P. 145]

Martin (John) The Paradise Lost of Milton, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, first issue, half title and title for each vol., with the set of 24 plates and accompanying text, each plate lettered with caption "Proof", mezzotints with touches of drypoint, excellent impressions on cream laid paper, platemarks each c. 255 x 355 mm. (10 x 14 in), or the reverse, sheets c. 565 x 375 mm. (22 1/4 x 14 3/4), some loss, splits and handling creases to endpapers, otherwise with some marginal spotting and surface dirt, 'Eve at the Fountain' browned in blank margins, some others with minor scattered foxing, occasional damp-stains to edges, bound in contemporary half morocco by J. Wright, marbled boards, spine gilt, Imperial folio, published in parts by Septimus Prowett, [circa 1824-1827].⁂ Rare Imperial Folio edition, the largest and most luxurious format of the publication, limited to only 50 copies. This copy is the only known example with the two volumes bound together as one. Nineteen copies of the Imperial Folio edition containing the large plates have now been located, including the present example. One of these copies is in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle.When first released, these engravings were greeted with outstanding critical acclaim - the critic for The Literary Gazette proclaimed: "we know no artist, whose genius so perfectly fitted him being the illustrator of the mighty Milton; and in what we have seen of his conceptions he has more than realised the highest of our hopes. There is a wildness, a grandeur, and a mystery about his designs which are indescribably fine:- the painter is also a poet. ... we look upon these engravings to belong to the foremost order of true genius: beyond this there is no praise." [The Literary Gazette, April 2nd 1825].'The illustrations that made Martin's name as an engraver". "They are without doubt one of the most significant series of British book illustrations ever to have been produced.' [Campbell, John Martin, Visionary Printmaker, p. 41]Provenance: Michael J. Campbell (author of John Martin, Visionary Printmaker) [signature and stamp to inside upper cover]Literature: Campbell & Wees, 1992, nos. 26-49

δ Bird (Jo, binder).- Betjeman (John) Selected Poems, edited by Alan Powers, illustrations, some colour by Peter Bailey, bound in pale green reversed goatskin, by Jo Bird, lettered with author & title in varying sized fonts in black carbon running across covers & spine in the shape of the North Cornwall coastline, pale green endpapers with circular cut-outs and "Poems" in black carbon or blind, pale green edges with similar lettering, grey sheepskin chemise with two circular cut-outs and lettering in blind, with binder's printed description of the binding, together in grey sheep-skin backed black cloth drop-back box, spine with circular pale green paper label and lettering in black & blind, 8vo (230 x 165mm.), Folio Society, 2004.⁂ Jo Bird studied Illustration and Graphic design at Norwich School of Art and was awarded a Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Bookbinding at London College of Communication in 2004. This book won First Prize and the Mansfield Silver Medal in the Designer Bookbinders Competition of 2005 and she was elected a Fellow of DB in 2010. Her work is held in private collections in UK, including The British Library, and the USA.In her accompanying note on this book she writes, "With my design I wanted to reflect the themes of rural and urban lifestyle that can be found in Betjeman's poetry. The green suede with the playful flowing text that follows the shape of the Cornwall coastline represents Betjeman's fondness for the English countryside and is tactile in texture. The grey chemise...represents his passion for cityscapes..."."It is important to me to bind a given book with great respect for the contents. My aim is to entice and excite the reader into the book, and to achieve harmony between design and function. Through my designs I look to convey an essential element of the book, and for my design to become a natural extension of it."δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

δ Brockman (James R., binder).- Webb (John S.) & others. The Wolfson Geochemical Atlas of England and Wales, [one of 1000 copies], colour maps, 2 transparent overlay maps in pocket at end, bookplate of Lord Wardington on rear free endpaper, bound in vellum, with design of electrical circuit in gold rules and painted lines in 15 colours across both boards, spine and inside boards, by James Brockman, spine titled in gilt, g.e., signed "James R.Brockman 1979" on rear turn-in, original wrappers bound in, preserved in cloth drop-back box (spine a little rubbed and faded), folio, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1978.⁂ Magnificent binding executed for Lord Wardington, reflecting the computer electrical circuit used in creating the maps for the atlas.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

δ Gwasg Gregynog.- Herbert (George) Sundrie Pieces, edited by the Earl of Powis, number III of 15 specially-bound copies with an additional suite of engravings and signed by the binder, from an edition limited to 200, printed in purple and black, wood-engraved illustrations by Sarah van Niekerk, bound in deep purple goatskin, by Julian Thomas, in the form of a central cross across both boards and spine, sides scarf-jointed with calf dyed to show design of a chapel amongst hills in browns & greens and gilded to form a halo behind the cross, author's name in gilt on spine, additional engravings all numbered, signed and titled in pencil and loose in cloth drop-back folder, together with prospectus and correspondence between the binder and Anthony Dowd in cloth drop-back box, purple goatskin label inset on spine, small folio c.305 x 185mm.), Newtown, Gwasg Gregynog, 2003.⁂ Julian Thomas joined the National Library of Wales in 1969 and completed a four-year apprenticeship in bookbinding under John Ewart Bowen, who was himself trained at the Gregynog Bindery by George Fisher. He became Head of Binding and Conservation at the library in 1981 and Manager of the Conservation Unit in 2004, also an accredited member of ICON in 2000 and is an active member of the Society of Bookbinders. He was elected a Fellow of Designer Bookbinders in 1996 and became President in 2007. He has work in public collections in the UK and private collections in UK, Europe, USA, Russia and Japan.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

Whittington Press.- Omar Khayyám. The Mirror & the Eye. Rubaiyat, translated by Iftikhar Azmi, number i of 6 specially-bound hand-coloured copies signed by the translator & artist and with one of the line blocks used in printing the illustrations, from an edition limited to 126, illustrations by Richard Kennedy, all hand-coloured by Sylvia Stokeld, original crushed black goatskin, upper cover inlaid with image of girl with pitcher in tan & light brown goatskin, by Smith Settle to a design by Kennedy, tan suede doublures, t.e.g., others uncut, line block loose in velvet-lined cloth folder, together in original cloth drop-back box, morocco label on spine, folio, Andoversford, Whittington Press, 1984.

Bookbinding.- Wilcox (Michael) Twelve Bindings, one of 225 copies, Austin, 1985 § Tidcombe (Marianne, editor) Twenty-Five Gold-Tooled Bindings: An International Tribute to Bernard C.Middleton's Recollections, one of 200 copies signed by Middleton, New Castle, De., 1987 § Miura (Kerstin Tini) My World of Bibliophile Binding, Berkeley, Ca., 1984 § Designer Bookbinders in North America, original wrappers, 2000 § Duncan (Alastair) & Georges de Bartha. Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding: French Masterpieces 1880-1940, New York, 1989, plates and illustrations, many colour, all but the fourth original cloth, the third with lip-case, the last with dust-jacket, folio & 4to (5)

Avant-Garde Theatre.- Moussinac (Léon) The New Movement in the Theatre: A Survey of Recent Developments in Europe and America, with an Introduction by R.H.Packman and a Foreword by Gordon Craig, first English edition, 128 plates, 38 hand-coloured by pochoir or partly so, illustrations, several with pochoir colouring, with duplicate of plate 116, a few plates loose, upper joint weak, original white cloth, slightly soiled, small ink stain at foot of upper cover, with the original pochoir pictorial transparent dust-jacket, a little rubbed and soiled, slightly defective at edges, cloth slip-case, folio, 1931.⁂ Including designs by Picasso, Leger, Grosz, Rodchenko, Exter, Prampolini, Bel Geddes, Moholy-Nagy and Paul Nash.

Beardsley (Aubrey) Six Drawings Illustrating Theophile Gautier's Romance Mademoiselle de Maupin, number 43 of 50 copies signed by the publishers, 6 photogravure plates, some light spotting, loose as issued in original half cloth portfolio, circular book-label of Frank R.Burnet to inside front cover, spotted, lacking ties, 1898; another copy, number 11 of 50 copies but unsigned by the publishers, plates clean with no spotting, title browned and creased at inner edge, loose as issued in original half cloth portfolio but with label to upper cover rather than printed, book-label of Robert Booth to inside cover, a little rubbed and marked, lacking ties, flaps torn and frayed, 1898, folio, Leonard Smithers & Co. (2)

Benedictus (Edouard) Nouvelles Variations: Soixante-Quinze Motifs Décoratifs en Vingt Planches, 20 pochoir lithograph plates coloured by Saudé, most with several designs, some highlighted with gold or silver, one or two slightly creased or frayed at edges, loose as issued in original cloth-backed glazed board folder with ties, pochoir illustration from upper cover detached and loosely inserted, rubbed and soiled, folio, Paris, [1929].⁂ Dazzling Art Deco designs for wallpaper, textiles etc.

Golden Cockerel Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Canterbury Tales, 4 vol., number 95 of 485 copies on paper, wood-engraved decorative borders, illustrations and initials by Eric Gill, initials printed in red, blue and black, original morocco-backed patterned-paper boards, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., others uncut, spines of vol.2 & 3 a little faded and small stain to that of vol.4, very slight wear to one or two tips of corners and spine ends (as usual) but a very good copy, [Chanticleer 63], small folio, Waltham St.Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1929-31.

Golden Cockerel Press.- Morrison (James) The Journal...Boatswain's Mate of The Bounty, number 166 of 325 copies, 1935 § Bligh (William) Bligh's Voyage in The Resource...and His Remarks on Morrison's Journal, number 212 of 350 copies, 1937 § First Fleet (The). The Record of the Foundation of Australia..., number 309 of 375 copies, 1937, all edited by Owen Rutter, the first with wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings, the last two by Peter Barker-Mill, all original cloth, the first two two-tone, the last with inset pictorial gilt panel, uncut, slightly rubbed and soiled, small folio, Golden Cockerel Press (3)

Lanskoy (André).- Lecuire (Pierre) Cortège, one of 25 deluxe copies with an additional suite of pochoir plates, from an edition limited to 170 signed by the author and artist, 23 pochoir plates by Maurice Beaufumé after paintings by André Lanskoy, all printed on both sides, one double-page, tissue guards, some light offsetting from pochoir, loose as issued in original pochoir wrappers, additional suite printed on one side only and loose in original pochoir wrappers, together in original black board folder with colour lithographed spine and black board slip-case, both very slightly rubbed, slip-case with small splits to joints, folio, Paris, 1959.⁂ Magnificent vibrant pochoir plates by Maurice Beaufumé, who was also responsible for Matisse's Jazz, after the paintings of the Russian-born André Lanskoy, a member of the Tachism movement. Tachism was part of the larger Art Informel movement and was the European equivalent of the American Abstract Expressionism, focusing on the intuitive and spontaneous expression of the artist. Cortège is true to form for Lanskoy and Tachism, with its richly coloured and boldly arranged abstract shapes.

Legrand (Edy) Macao & Cosmage ou l'Experience du Bonheur, first edition, numerous pochoir illustrations coloured by Jean Saudé including endpapers, some light spotting or soiling, front endpapers with slight wear to hinge and stain to outer margins, original pochoir pictorial limp boards, rebacked in cloth, rubbed and soiled, covers with faint central vertical crease, light water-staining to upper cover, Paris, 1919; Voyages & Glorieuses Découvertes des Grands Navigateurs & Explorateurs Français, first edition, numerous pochoir illustrations, one double-page, and 2 folding maps, title with slight adhesions from facing endpaper near inner margin, pictorial front endpapers, new rear endpapers, original cloth-backed pochoir pictorial boards, slightly rubbed and soiled, Paris, [c.1924], 4to & folio (2)⁂ Superb Art Deco illustrations with wonderful vibrant pochoir colouring. The first is the artist's first children's book, executed when he was only 18 years old.

Stamp (Gavin) Temples of Power, one of 250 copies signed by the author and artist, colour lithographs by Glynn Boyd Harte, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, dust-jacket a little rubbed and frayed at edges, oblong folio, Curwen Press for the Cygnet Press, 1979.

Wadsworth (Edward) Windeler (Bernard) Sailing-Ships and Barges of the Western Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas, number 20 of 450 copies, fine delicately hand-coloured copper-engraved additional title, 17 plates, map and several vignettes by Edward Wadsworth, light spotting to one plate, book-plate of A.E.Franklin, original buckram-backed pictorial orange cloth, gilt, uncut, spine a little soiled, original board slip-case with label, soiled and worn, part of one edge detached (preserved in envelope), small folio, printed at the Curwen Press for Etchells & Macdonald, 1926.

Whittington Press.- McKitterick (David) Wallpapers by Edward Bawden printed at the Curwen Press, 2 vol. including folder of specimens, number 39 of 40 special copies signed by the author & artist and with sheets or parts of sheets of seven original wallpapers and whole sheets of the Riviera and Facade papers, from an edition limited to 120, printed in yellow and black, tipped-in folding plate, illustrations, original samples tipped in at end, most folding, original morocco-backed patterned-paper boards (Bawden's Bird's Nest paper), uncut, with original cloth-backed board folder for whole sheets of Riviera and Facade papers (but these preserved in cardboard tube instead, to prevent folding), together in slip-case (a little scuffed and faded), preserved in part of the original packaging, folio, Andoversford, Whittington Press, 1989. (2)

Cicognara (Leopoldo) Memorie spettanti alla storia della Calcografia, 2 vol. including atlas, first edition,16 engraved plates, some foxing, mostly marginal, contemporary tree sheep, spines gilt with black roan labels, a little worn, [Bigmore & Wyman p.135], 8vo & folio, Prato, 1831.⁂ First and only edition of this work dedicated to niellos (of which Cicognara owned an important collection), playing cards and lithography. The appendix includes a section devoted to jewellery-making.

Furniture.- Hepplewhite (Alice) The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, third edition, 128 engraved plates on 127 sheets (one double-page numbered 124 & 125), some spotting, final plate with short tear repaired, contemporary tree calf, gilt, rebacked with gilt spine and red morocco label, corners repaired, [cf. Berlin Kat. 1233, second edition], folio, I. & J.Taylor, 1794.⁂ One of the three great furniture pattern books of the 18th century, with an additional plate and two others altered from the first edition of 1788. The designs are assumed to be the work of George Hepplewhite as the work was published by his widow although no examples of his furniture are known to exist. He is mostly associated with light and elegant furniture, particularly shield-back chairs.

Palladio (Andrea) The Four Books of Architecture, translated by Isaac Ware, 4 parts in 1, 4 engraved titles, general printed title in red and black, 212 engraved plates, including the first 7 numbered in the text, other engraved illustrations, engraved title to part 4 misbound within plates, small hole to upper margin of one plate, initial advertisement leaf preceding first engraved title, some contemporary ink annotations including within platemark of many plates, some soiling and light browning, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed and repaired, [Fowler 229 for 1738 first Ware translation; ESTC T491630 locates Alexander Turnbull copy only], folio, for R. Ware, [c.1750].⁂ Scarce edition whose date in ESTC is taken from Ben Weinreb's catalogue 49. Reissue of the 1738 edition, but without the list of original subscribers.

Hanbury (Sir Thomas) Photograph Album of La Mortola Garden, presentation copy inscribed "Henry Fryer with love from Thomas & Katharine A.Hanbury in remembrance of the visit of M.A.Fryer to Mortola 24 January to 6th February 1873" on front free endpaper, 17 albumen prints mounted on 14 thick card leaves, prints c.180 x 240mm or vice versa, most with printed caption pasted at foot of mount, a few with caption supplied in manuscript, a little faded, some spotting, mainly to mounts, original half morocco, upper cover with image of lady with parasol walking in garden below palm trees and title 'The Garden at Mortola' in gilt, spine gilt, g.e., a little rubbed, 1873 § Berger (Alwin) Hortus Mortolensis...Alphabetical Catalogue of Plants...at La Mortola, first edition, portrait and plates, original cloth, rubbed, lower cover damp-stained, 1912, oblong folio & 8vo (2)⁂ Sir Thomas Hanbury purchased a coastal plot at Mortola near Genoa in 1867 and with his brother Daniel, the botanist/landscape gardener Ludwig Winter and others created this famous garden. When Hanbury died in 1907 it was further developed by his daughter-in-law Lady Dorothy but was severely damaged in World War II and she sold it to the state. It is now the property of the University of Genoa and has been restored.

Mikan (Johann Christian) Delectus Florae et Faunae Brasiliensis, Parts I-III only (of 4), 14 hand-coloured lithographed plates only (7 botanical, 7 zoological), one with aperture mount, most with tissue guard, occasional light spotting or marginal browning, loose as issued in original printed board folders, uncut, a little rubbed and scuffed, lacking ties, [Nissen BBI 1367 & ZBI 2815], folio, Vienna, 1820.

Mexico.- Castro (Casimiro) and Garcia Cubas (Antonio). Album del Ferrocarril Mexicano, Coleccion de vistas pintadas del naturel, titles and text in Spanish and English, French summary at end, 25 chromolithograph plates including pictorial title by Castro and Sigogne after Castro, text by Cubas, lacking the double-page map, a little marginal spotting, the half-title inscribed to Dr. E.F. Cleveland of Dundee, Illinois by Dr. Jesus Diaz de Leon (1851-1919), polymath member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, modern morocco-backed cloth, tissue guards, [Palau 98733; Mathes, Mexico on Stone p.18 et seq., "Some of the finest examples of the lithographer's art during the latter part of the century"], oblong folio, Mexico, Establecimiento Litografico de Victor Debray, 1877

Scotland.- [Leveson-Gower (Elizabeth, Marchioness of Stafford, later Duchess of Sutherland)] Views in Orkney and on the North-Eastern Coast of Scotland, [one of 120 copies for presentation to friends], this copy with slip inscribed "Sir George Beaumont Bart. with Ly Stafford's compts." tipped to front free endpaper (?part of original wrapper), half-title, etched title with vignette map, 12 vignettes and 31 plates on 28 sheets, mostly views, half-title and title foxed, some other spotting, mostly marginal or to tissue guards, handsome contemporary straight-grain turquoise morocco with border of gilt rules and ornaments, spine gilt in compartments with ornaments and five double raised bands, turn-ins with gilt rules & corner-pieces and dentelles in blind, g.e., a little rubbed and spotted, endpapers slightly damp-stained, folio, [privately printed], 1807.⁂ Sir George Beaumont (1753-1827) was an art collector, patron and amateur painter. He was a founding member of the British Institution and had strong and influential views on contemporary artists, favouring Constable but harshly critical of Turner. He was instrumental in the establishment of the National Gallery in 1824 by promising to donate 16 of his Old Master paintings, on condition that the government purchase the collection of the recently-deceased John Julius Angerstein for the nation. His paintings formed the first bequest the following year. The author's husband, the Marquess of Stafford, was also a significant art collector, having inherited a fine collection from his uncle which he greatly expanded, helped by being fabulously wealthy.

(Book) The Holy Bible, 17th Century King James, containing the Old and New Testament, Oxford 1686, leather bound folio

Georges Braque, A folio of prints titled "Braque - Le Reconciliateur", published by Editions D'Art, Albert Skira, Geneve, 1940's edition

Pickford Robert Waller (1849-1930)A collection of six original bookplates, together with illustrations and personal correspondence by the distinguished designer and collectorPen, ink and watercolour Largest work measuring 19 x 14cm (qty) Together with Thomas Bewick (1753-1828)Wood Engravings Folio IIAn edition of prints from 5 original blocks1978Charlotte Press/Northern Publishing Workshop, Newcastle upon TyneEach numbered 252/300Sheet size 15.9 x 12.5cm (works presented in two envelopes)

Pietro ChevalierGiardino di Alessandro Vittoria Lithograph 1838, label verso 18.5 x 11.5cmTogether with a large collection of European prints, plates from 18th century French publications, and early 18th century portraits (qty in folio)

2 BOXES OF ASSORTED BOOKS INC FOLIO SOCIETY AND JAMES BOND PAPERBACKS ETC

A. A. Milne- The Complete Winnie the Pooh (Folio Society, 2004).  Illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Three books in total having gilt detailing to front covers, contained within an outer case. 

Scotland.- Boece (Hector) Heir beginnis the hystory and croniklis of Scotland, translated from Latin into Scots English by John Bellenden, first edition in Scots, mostly black letter and double column, title in red and black with full-page woodcut of royal arms of Scotland, full-page woodcut of the crucifixion on final f., woodcut initials and 2 smaller illustrations to text, title slightly extended at fore-margin, title and A2-3 repaired at centre affecting woodcut and a few words of text, B3 corner restored, gathering y browned and brittle with a few tears into text, without loss to text, final f. verso with margins reinforced, occasional damp-staining occasional marginal marking or staining, a few annotations in a later hand, contemporary ink ownership inscription to title, 19th century olive morocco, gilt, light rubbing to edges, g.e., folio, [Edinburgh], [Thomas Davidson], [?1540].⁂ First edition in Scots of this history of Scotland that did much to shape how the Scottish regarded themselves. Boece's work is also the earliest surviving printed example of Scottish prose and one of the earliest works printed in Scotland, preceded only by a few works printed by Chepman and Millar at the beginning of the century, and by John Scot, only one of whose books survives. Much of Boece's history was distorted to flatter, Macbeth in particular was much maligned in order to please Boece's partron, James IV of Scotland. Provenance: Elisabethe Hide; Richard Hide (18th century inscriptions).

Eusebius Pamphilius (Bishop of Caesarea) The Auncient Ecclesiasticall Histories of the first six hundred years after Christ faithfully translated ... by Meredith Hanmer, first edition, partly black letter, titles with woodcut devices, woodcut initials and decorations, title a little soiled and creased, becoming loose at foot, C6 with tear running into text, N3 with small hole to text, occasional staining, bookplate to pastedown, 18th century panelled calf, upper joint cracking at foot, [STC 10572], folio, Thomas Vautroullier dwelling in the Blackefriers by Ludgate, 1577.Provenance: Geo. Innes (ink inscription); Graham Pollard (bookplate).

Atlases.- Saxton (Christopher) [An Atlas of England and Wales], first edition, engraved frontispiece depicting Queen Elizabeth seated, surrounded by allegorical figures of astronomy and cartography (Hind first state with Elizabeth's dress stretched across her knees, trimmed to margins and laid down), 34 engraved double-page and folding maps only (of 35, lacking the general map of England and Wales), all coloured in a contemporary hand, ?lacking the double page coats-of-arms & gazetteer plate and the letterpress index leaf (supplied in manuscript in red and black in a later hand), all maps with the bunch of grapes watermark visible, with 11 maps bearing Seckford's pre-1576 motto (Pestis patriae pigricies), and 23 his later motto (Industria naturam ornate), occasional light browning and offsetting to maps, a few maps with short tears to central folds, Hertfordshire and Denbigh with vertical crease, folding map of Yorkshire with neatly repaired tear, 1 or 2 maps closely shaved, an interleaved copy with manuscript tables of rent owed for certain hundreds in a near-contemporary hand to 7ff., ink ownership inscriptions to pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt, covers with gilt corner-pieces surrounding central gilt lozenge, neatly rebacked, preserving original backstrip, rubbed, lacking clasps, folio, Christopher Saxton, 1579 [?but c.1590].⁂ First edition of the earliest and most-celebrated atlas of England and Wales with a good contemporary provenance. At the behest of Thomas Seckford, master of requests to Queen Elziabeth, Saxton undertook a survey of the British counties between 1570 and 1578 and first issued his atlas in 1579.Provenance: The earliest ownership inscription reads "Geo. Cotton" and is dated 1589, below in a later hand reads "my Grand father gave me this book ano 1645" below this is the final inscription "Combermere, Robert Wellington 1896". The first inscription is likely that of George Cotton (1560-1646), grandson of Sir George Cotton (1505-1545), Sherriff of Denbighshire and courtier to Henry VIII. Henry VIII granted George Cotton the former abbey of Combermere in 1541. The hundreds listed are in Herefordshire, Denbigh, Flintshire, Anglesea, Caernarvon, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire and Brecknockshire.

Africa.- Leo Africanus (Joannes) A Geographical Historie of Africa, written in Arabicke and Italian by John Leo a More, borne in Granada, and brought up in Barbarie... translated and collected by John Pory, first English edition, engraved double-page map of Africa (neatly mounted on stub), title with woodcut device, woodcut initials, light marginal damp-staining towards end, final f. a little soiled with margins chipped, occasional light marginal soiling, paper flaw to F6 margin just touching text, ink ownership inscription to head of dedication, contemporary calf, lacking clasps, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, preserving original backstrip, corners bumped, later endpapers, [Sabin 40047; Sabin 15481], folio, Georg. Bishop, 1600.⁂ First edition in English of the first book on Africa written by an African. Johannes Leo Africanus, whose real name was Hasan ben Mohamed Alfasi, was a well-educated arabian geographer. He had travelled all over the Moslem African countries and in 1517 was captured by Christian pirates, who took him and the manuscript of his travels to Rome. There, under the protection of Pope Leo X he translated his manuscript into Latin for publication.Provenance: Thomas Smith (ink inscription dated 1623).

Portugal.- [Conestaggio (Girolami Franchi di)] The Historie of the Uniting of the Kingdom of Portugall to the Crowne of Castill: Containing the Laste Warres of the Portugals against the Moores of Africke, the end of the House of Portugall, and change of that Government, [translated by Edward Blount], first edition, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials, title lightly soiled, laid down with wear to blank fore-margin, A5 with short tear to lower margin, occasional light damp-staining, bookplates and ink inscriptions to pastedowns and endpapers, 18th century vellum, [STC 5624], folio, by Arn. Hatfield for Edward Blount, 1600.⁂ Chronicling the 1580 Portuguese succession crisis with much on Portuguese voyages of discovery and colonial expansion in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Provenance: Johannis Johnson, Magdalene College, Cambridge (17th century ink inscription to last f. verso); James Ibbetson (armorial bookplate); John Blount (ink stamps); Richard Duncan Radcliffe (bookplate and ink inscription); Albert George Sandeman (ink inscription); Patrick W. Sandeman (bookplate).

Justinus (Marcus Junianus) The Historie of Justine . . . from the beginning of the Assyrian Monarchy, unto the raigne of the Emperour Augustus, title with woodcut device, woodcut initials, decorations, portrait of Solon and several profile portraits of Roman emperors, a few ff. closely trimmed at head just touching headlines, E1-3 with small burn hole with loss to a few letters, H4 lower corner restored, occasional soiling and ink marking, pencil inscriptions to endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered, rubbed, [STC 24293], folio, William Jaggard, 1606.⁂ First edition in English of Justinus' abridgement of Pompey's Historiae Philippicae (now lost). The translation is often credited to George Wilkins, the co-author of Shakespeare's Pericles. Provenance: Rev. William Field (1768-1851, Unitarian minister and historian); Sally Field; Charles S. Parker (pencil inscriptions).

Suetonius Tranquillus (Caius) The Historie of Twelve Caesars, Emperours of Rome... newly translated into English by Philêmon Holland, first edition in English, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut initials, medallion portraits within ornamental borders, head- and tail-pieces, small hole to N1 text, occasional spotting or foxing, light ink stamp to title and a few other ff., modern antique-style calf, [STC 23423], folio, for Matthew Lownes, 1606.⁂ This issue with the letterpress title, including Holland's name and with line 10 beginning 'Togeather'.Provenance: Bradford Library (ink stamps).