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Lot 263
BARTHOLOMEW J. G. Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land. 60 maps. Folio. Half calf, rubbed & splitting. 1915; also Paris, Le Plan de Louis Bretez dit "Plan de Turgot", large folio reproduction maps (20 plates) & accompanying notes, two complete copies in different bdgs., 1966. (3).
Lot 271
WHITAKER THOMAS DUNHAM. An History of Richmondshire in the North Riding of the County of York. 2 vols. Large paper edition. Good eng. plates & illus. Folio. Red morocco gilt extra by Hayday, some internal browning & spotting but a handsome set. The plates in this work are amongst the finest of Turner's early illustrations. 1823.
Lot 422
WRIGHT, JAMES, THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF RUTLAND, London, Bennet Griffin, 1684. First edition, tall 4to, double page engraved county map, full page and smaller engravings in text, armorials, title and prelims loose, map with loss of paper to left-hand blank margin not affecting engraved area, some browning, chipping and corner/marginal loss to edges of some leaves (nowhere near text), p31/32 with crude repair affecting engraving to verso, some damp-stain to lower blank margin towards rear. Contemporary brown calf, worn, boards near-detached. Plus: BLORE, THOMAS - THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF RUTLAND. VOL I PART II [all published] CONTAINING THE EAST HUNDRED AND INCLUDING THE HUNDRED OF CASTERTON PARVA. Stanford, [1811]. Tall folio, 11 engraved plates (complete), contemporary half calf, rubbed, upper board with large black morocco and gilt title onlay. Despite the title, vol I part I was never actually published, nor indeed were any other volumes. Additionally the list of plates indicates 13 in total but with plates V and VIII being "delivered with a subsequent portion of this work" - so all copies have 11 plates only. A rare work, only 300 copies having been printed - 250 standard size at 4 guineas, and 50 large paper copies at double the price. Our copy measures approx 46 x 31 cm. American Book Prices Current records only one copy sold since 1990 (2)
Lot 428
AQUINAS, THOMAS (SAINT) - SUMMA THEOLOGICA S. THOMAE AQUINATIS DIVINAE VOLUNTATIS INTERPRETIS ORDINIS Praedicatorum in Qua Ecclesiae Catholicae Doctrina Universa in Tres Partes ab Auctore suo Distributa. [Lyon], Anisson & Joannis Posuel, 1702. Folio, title with engraved device, half title (creased/torn), calf, joints cracked, corners worn and calf detaching from lower board; BERNARD, SAINT - SANCTI BERNARDI ABBATIS PRIMI CLARAE-VALLENSIS OPERA. [Venice], Guillelmum Zerletti, 1765. 3 volumes, folio, fine engraved frontispiece to vol 1, contemporary cream boards, detaching, vol 2 spine missing; POPE LEO I, THE GREAT - LEO MAGNVS ROMANVS PONTIFEX MAXIMVS TAVRIN. PET. CHRYSOL...HEPTAS PRAESVLVM CHRISTIANA. [Paris], Jacobum Villeru, 1661. Folio, calf, lacks spine; and two other 17th & 18thC folios, w.a.f. Provenance: St John's College, Nottingham (7)++as described, with all faults
![[MEDIEVAL ENGLAND] TESTA DE NEVILL SIVE LIBER FEODORUM IN CURIA SCACCARII. TEMP. HEN. III. & EDW. I. [London], Printed by](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b5cdae34-c5f9-4725-b13f-aa3a00f24547/a840d829-c44b-4e33-a5c4-aa3a00f4cd77/468x382.jpg)
Lot 432
[MEDIEVAL ENGLAND] TESTA DE NEVILL SIVE LIBER FEODORUM IN CURIA SCACCARII. TEMP. HEN. III. & EDW. I. [London], Printed by Command of His Majesty King George III, 1807. Large folio, preliminary leaves in English, main text in Latin, engraved plate with facsimile writing, an unusually good clean and fresh copy bound in contemporary 1/4 calf, lightly rubbed, cloth boards with some light spotting/soiling. This is the Liber Feodorum or 'Book of Fees', first compiled in c1302 but from even earlier records, for use by the English Exchequer. A handsome copy of a scarce book
Lot 1310
SIMPSON (William) The Seat of the War in the East, Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co, 1855, First Series, 79 hand coloured lithographed plates and title, key plates and descriptions of the plates, folio, original gilt green cloth, disbound, inscribed Alfred W Wilkinson Esq, March 1858.From a private library.Illustrated
![Portrait of a seated Raja holding a Rose, fine Indian miniature on paper [India (Rajasthan), early nineteenth century] single](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fff603a9-bd65-4443-97f7-aa1e010a4cc5/8f865f8b-c474-4789-9b00-aa1e010c289e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 107
Portrait of a seated Raja holding a Rose, fine Indian miniature on paper [India (Rajasthan), early nineteenth century] single leaf, ink and gouache on paper, depicting a seated Raja leaning against a bolster cushion, holding out a flower, image heightened in gold, top and bottom of folio ruled in red, modern ink inscription to lower edge of leaf, reverse also ruled in red otherwise blank, exceptionally clean and crisp condition, 220 by 128 mm.; in modern card mount An exceptionally fine and detailed study of Rajput portrait miniature painting.
![Celebrations on a Palace Veranda, Indian miniature on paper, provincial school [Southern regions of India, c. 1820 AD] single](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fff603a9-bd65-4443-97f7-aa1e010a4cc5/a29bf19f-6808-4c02-b9b0-aa1e010c2b1d/468x382.jpg)
Lot 111
Celebrations on a Palace Veranda, Indian miniature on paper, provincial school [Southern regions of India, c. 1820 AD] single folio, ink and gouache on paper, heightened in gold, depicting festivities on an open terrace with musicians, food and drink and attendants in waiting, a few chips and abrasion to paint, image ruled in silver and blue border (a little oxidised and darkened), within red margins, outer extremities worn and chipped with loss, c.290 by 230 mm.; in early twentieth-century frame
![ƟThe Gospel of Luke, in Arabic, lithographed on paper [Mequinez, Morocco, Gospel Missionary Union, 1902] complete, lithograph](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fff603a9-bd65-4443-97f7-aa1e010a4cc5/b05bb335-5f56-41ef-a33a-aa1e010bfc12/468x382.jpg)
Lot 40
ƟThe Gospel of Luke, in Arabic, lithographed on paper [Mequinez, Morocco, Gospel Missionary Union, 1902] complete, lithography in Arabic maghribi, pages numbered in western numerals, imprint and title in English on verso of final folio, contemporary red morocco with flap, ruled in blind, a few scuffs and lightly faded, small 8vo (195 by 135 mm.) An interesting translation of Luke's Gospel into the 'colloquial Arabic' of Morocco and lithographed in the traditional maghribi script of the region. Printed and probably commissioned by the Gospel Missionary Union, based in Kansas City, USA, to spread Christianity in North Africa. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
Lot 65
ƟA fragment from a medical treatise including sections on the pulse and urine, in Farsi, decorated manuscript on thick paper [Ilkhanid Persia, early fourteenth century] 38 leaves, single column, 17 lines black naskh, chapter numbers and divisions (bab) written in elongated and bold black script influenced by muhaqqaq with titles in red, wide margins, Ilkhanid or early Timurid seal impression in margin of folio 8r, some light waterstaining to outer margins (rarely affecting text), some light scuffing, disbound with some leaves loose, 180 by 150mm.; in modern half-morocco drop-box This manuscript was most probably copied in Tabriz, one of the main capitals of Ilkhanid Persia, which was a central location for learning and pursuit of the natural sciences, history and astronomy at the time. The fine execution of the calligraphy in the present manuscript and the distinctive divisions in its texts firmly place it in this region and period. A close comparable is the Dhakhirat-i Khwarazmshahi of al-Jurjani, made in Persia, c. 1300, formerly in the Hagop Kevorkian collection (Sotheby’s, 18 April 1983, lot 143). Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
Lot 9
ƟM. de Ferriol and Le Hay, Explication des cent estampes qui representent different Nations du Levant. Avec de nouvelle estampes de ceremonies turques qui ont aussi leurs explications, second edition, in French [Paris, Jacques Collombat, 1714-15] containing title, engraved title, engraved music sheet and 75 plates (one of these double-page), lacking 25 plates (numbers 1-4, 8-10, 12, 13, 18-20, 23, 25, 27, 29-34, 36-38 and 40), with an additional titlepage, engraved title and 3 plates in duplicate (numbers 49, 59 and 62) loosely inserted, a few small stains and scuff marks, overall very clean and bright condition, engraved “Rutland” bookplate to upper pastedown, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, upper crease split and becoming loose, rubbed, large folio Provenance: The Dukes of Rutland, their 19th-century armorial bookplate to upper pastedown; then Christie's 20 May 1981, lot 481. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
Lot 105
LOG BOOK OF THE H.C.S. BOMBAY , 1832 sailing from Chatham to the Dutch East Indies and back again visiting various ports including St Paul's, Palembang Point, Java Head, Peak of Krakatoa, Great Jambalands, Sainte Barbe, Direction Island, Great Maturia, Peak of Lantua, Tamarind Island and on the return journey St Helen, 146 leaves (8 blanks) and at the end 49 printed sheets left blank, some of the leaves watermarked T. Edmonds 1830, contemporary reverse calf, lower right-hand corner of front cover worn, a little rubbing elsewhere, folio, 14½ x 9½in. (37 x 24cm.); March 19, 1831-May 10, 1832 ~~*~~ A logbook rather more interesting for the places that Bombay visited. Almost all of the entries describe routine duties.
Lot 52
A MIDSHIPMAN'S LOG BOOK COMPILED ON BOARD H.M.S. NILE , 15TH JANUARY 1893 TO 15TH MAY 1895 kept by A.B. Humphrey and comprising 192 pages liberally illustrated with 54 pen, ink and watercolour maps, charts and technical illustrations, half calf, spine gilt in compartments, folio -- 13 x 8in (33 x 20.5cm.), volume printed by Waterlow & Sons, 1890; together with a Legion of Honour Chevalier class awarded to Mr Humphrey for services in the Great War, and the accompanying certificate. (3) ~~*~~ Inscription on an endpaper 'This is to notify that Mr Alfred B. Humphrey, Naval Cadet joined the H.M.S. Nile his first seagoing ship the 12th February 1893', G.W. Noel, Captain. The Nile, with lengthy stays in Malta and Gibraltar, spent most of the two years in the Aegean and Ionian Seas performing mostly routine duties, before returning, via Vigo, to Chatham. The illustrations are of superior quality.
Lot 54
Gillray, James JAMES GILLRAY London: xxxx, c. 1820 large folio, 45 etchings, bound with three quarter brown leather, marbled paper sides, unnumbered pages, gilt edges, five raised bands on spine, marbled front and back pastedowns and endpapers, head, heels and corners are bumped and shelf-word, spine faded with small tears, front board and front endpaper loose, substantial foxing throughout
Lot 214
Late Victorian Genealogical Chart of the Royal Family of Great Britain in the Scottish, Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Welsh, Guelph, and Wetten Lines by Rev. Robert Logan, pub. Macniven and Wallace, Edinburgh in large leather bound & tooled gilt folio Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 644
A good large collection of assorted vintage Dungeons & Dragons / Fantasy War Gaming boxed sets and books / manuals. To include books: Advanced D&D (Monster Manual, Deities & Demigods, Fiend Folio etc), Runequest, White Dwarf, The Book Of Treasure Maps, Dungeon Master's Guide. Along with some boxed sets (contents unchecked, but do not appear complete) - Valley Of The Four Winds, Barbarian Prince, and others. Along with some boxed Citadel Miniatures Runequest figures and other associated items.
Lot 205
Furniture, Design, and Ornament Cescinsky, Herbert, English Furniture of the XVIII Century, George Routledge, Folio (3 vols), half leather; Jackson, C.J., English Plate, Country Life, 1911, Folio (2 vols), half leather; Jourdain, M., English Decoration and Furniture of the Early Renaissance with the Later XVIIIth century, B.T. Batsford, Folio (2 vols), org. cloth; Clifford Smith, H., Buckingham Palace, Country Life, 1931, Folio, org. cloth in dj; with two others (10)
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