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Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, translated by Pierre Du-Ryer, second edition, half-title, title in red and black with engraved vignette incorporating portrait of Ovid, 124 engraved illustrations in text by Crispijn van de Passe the elder and his children Magdalena and Crispijn the younger, Martin and Paul Bouche and others after various artists including Rubens (p.83), Pp1 with large repaired tear, modern dark blue morocco, gilt, by Alexander McGuckin, spine gilt in compartments, folio, Brussels, Francois Foppens, 1677.⁂ A very handsome copy of this edition, which first appeared in 1655.

Recognition of William III as King of England.- Pino (Pietro Francesco dal, Chaplain to Tommaso del Bene, envoy extraordinary of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo III to the Court of King William and Queen Mary, 1652-1739) Memoria delle cose più particolari notate nel viaggio di Firenze a Londra per propria sodisfazione dal P. Antonio Francesco dal Pino, in occorenza d'aver servito di Cappellanno all'IIImo. Sigr. Commende. F. Tommasso del Bene Inviato straordinario del Sermo. G.D. di Toscano Cosimo 3o alla Maesta del Re Guglielmo della Gra Brettagna l'anno 1695, manuscript in Italian, 207pp., extensively browned, some ink corrosion, original boards, rubbed, corners and edges worn, joints splitting, spine rubbed and with tears, Phillipps Ms. 8295, folio, [1696].⁂ A contemporary scribal copy of Pino's journal describing the journey undertaken by Tommaso del Bene to King William to convey the Grand Duke's acceptance of his status as King as well as to commiserate on the recent death of the Queen and to be informed on the peace negotiations then ongoing between England, France, Spain and Holland.Provenance: Phillipps MS 8295 ("Ex bibl. Lord Glenbervie"), one of the manuscripts purchased by Phillipps at Richard Heber's sale, Part 11, 10-20 April 1836, lot 1317. With the previous provenance on the front paste-down: "Regalo dell'Abate Sebasto Ciampre Firenze 27 Ottre 1815." Never printed, two other copies of the journal are recorded, one (the original?) in the State Archives at Florence, the other, which is in several scribal hands, at Yale.

Ireland, Co. Louth.- Account book relating to a number of County Louth ascendancy families, manuscript, 43pp. excluding blanks, ruled in red, slightly browned, original green vellum, rubbed and discoloured, folio ledger, 1756-58.⁂ An account book (in contra form) belonging to an agent-cum-merchant dealing with a number of prominent Co. Louth families. Among the names listed are Stephen Sibthorpe, MP for Louth, Wallap Brabazon, High Sheriff of Louth, Townley Patten of Drogheda and Nathaniel Blackburne. Initially, many of the sales refer to barrels of lime sold to Sibthorpe, Brabazon and Townley Patten. More general entries include work done for John Urmston of Rath House (repair work in the house, payment of hearth money, employment of a mason, the purchase of various household provisions). By far the largest account is for Nathaniel Blackburne, spread over several pages, including expenses at Ross Fair as well as "my own man's expenses", expenses at Kilkenny Quarter Sessions and for selling Blackburne's wool, purchases for him of household provisions as well as domestic items, such as a garden line, and the curious entry of 1s 1d. charged to Blackburne "for whiping a boy".

Virginia map.- Dedman (Samuel, surveyor) 906 acres... Mecklinbugg County... Survey'd for Roger Atkinson..., D.s. "Saml Dedman", small manuscript map at head and description of the estate, 1p., docket on verso, 4 folds (first fold detached), browned, watermark Arms of Amsterdam, folio, 22nd September 1783.⁂ Survey'd for Roger Atkinson, 906 Acres of Land Lying on the South branch of Mehirrin [Meherrin River], in the County aforesaid... ."

Compensation for British Merchants after the American Revolution.- A Statement of Facts, by the Committee of British Merchants Trading to North America, before the War, [docket title], 3pp. & conjugate blank with docket title, folds, slightly browned, [ESTC lists The National Archives copy only], folio, [c. 1800]; and c. 12 other pieces relating to a legal dispute between Richard Hanson and Robert Kennan trading in Virginia, some printed and some manuscript, v.s., v.d. (c. 12 pieces).

Prout (Samuel, watercolour painter, 1783-1852) Hints on Light & Shadow & Composition as Applicable to Landscape Painting, autograph manuscript, 2 parts, Part I Hints..., 17pp., Part II Remarks..., 24pp., mainly written on the rectos with some notes and comments in another hand, unbound, loose, folio & sm. 4to, n.d., [c.1836].⁂ Prout was a prominent author of 'teach-yourself' painting manuals. His first book, Rudiments of Landscape in Progressive Studies (1813), demonstrated how to draw and to add sepia wash. Later art manuals such as Hints on Light and Shadow, Composition etc. (1836) were illustrated in the new technique of lithography, of which Prout was a pioneer. Their readership was large among the legions of amateur artists of the day. Part I of the manuscript is a fair copy of the first part of Prout's publication with only a few minor differences in the text towards the end. In the case of Part II, which was designed to be read inconjunction with a series of plates (not present), the text is very much a working draft, being heavily corrected and amended throughout.

Rothenstein (Bertha "Betty", married name Holiday, artist, daughter of Sir William Rothenstein, of Stroud and 10 Devonshire Place, London, 1905-89) Diary, autograph manuscript, 162pp., a few entries in pencil, 1f. loose and edges torn with small loss, one or two pen or pencil sketches, original buckram-backed boards, worn, spine defective, folio, 24th June 1940 - 29th June 1942.⁂ With numerous references to her brother Michael Rothenstein (1908-93), printmaker and staying with him at Bardfield. "Michael said 'I never want a ?love again - I love my freedom above all else - never never again - gas bills... leases... laundry... rent... I must have spiritual freedom - my home was more of a burden than anything else... ."James Stephens (1880-1950), poet and novelist. "James Stephens came for dinner on Friday night. We write Sonnets, one writing a line & then folding it over... to the next one." "Impression of Robert Graves & Beryl. At Lucy's. Huge figure coming down Bradfield St with a child astride its shoulders. Robert Graves - I fly by on my byke & we stare at each other. At lunch we meet them both & talk about Ruth Pitter. Beryl is dark & very good looking... . Robert always in a loose black blowsy garment... . His head is magnificent... Greyish hair rather wild & curly, a palid skin, long red-Indian nose round-pressed expressive mouth - a gap in his teeth - thick fingers - breathless way of talking - O that straining to remember that name 'O Christ I've forgotten it'. The agonied expression while his mind falters, suddenly breaking into a smile of relief - his darling lovable character, like a tap running with generosity... ."

Glover (Robert) Nobilitas Politica vel Civilis, first edition, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials and decorations, 6 full-page engraved illustrations and 3 engraved plates, all plates and woodcuts hand-coloured, A2 misbound at end, some browning and show-through of colour, a few marginal tears and repairs, from the Evelyn library with later bookplate "JE" to front pastedown, later inscription "From the Collection of the Library at Browsholme in the West Riding of the County of York" at head of title, 19th century red half morocco, gilt, by Tout, [STC 11922], folio, William Jaggard, 1608.⁂ A lovely copy of Glover's first work, on the rights, duties and privileges of the English nobility. The engravings include 2 excellent depictions of Elizabeth I enthroned, one alone, and another in the throne room with the assembled parliament.

Tacitus (Publius Cornelius) The Annales ..., 2 works bound in 1, [STC 23648], J. L. for Richard Whitaker, 1640, bound before Malvezzi (Marquesse Virgilio) Discourses upon Cornelius Tacitus, translated by Sir Richard Baker, elaborate wood engraved title, tiny rust hole (L1), [Wing M359], E. G. for R. Whitaker, 1642, occasional spotting, marginal damp-staining throughout, pencil annotations to endpapers, contemporary calf, cracked upper joint, rubbed and worn, folio

Military.- Elton (Richard) The Compleat Body of The Art Military, engraved frontispiece, title printed in red and black, 9 woodcut or engraved plates, some folding, frontispiece trimmed, just touching printed are, some water-staining, lightly browned, contemporary calf, rebacked, preserving original backstrip in compartments, corners repaired, folio, printed for W[illiam]. L[eybourne], 1668.

Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., first edition, titles in red and black, some worming towards end of vol.1 and beginning of vol.2, mostly marginal but occasionally just touching text, tear to 24R1, occasional light foxing, marginal browning and slight crease to title of vol.1, 19th century dark blue half calf, rubbed, vol.2 lower joint splitting, [PMM 201; Rothschild 1237], folio, 1755.⁂ "The most amazing, enduring and endearing one-man feat in the field of lexicography." (Printing and the Mind of Man)

Books Shakespeare Head Press, The Whole Works of Homer; Prince of Poets, in his Iliads, and Odysses, Translated according to the Greek by George Chapman, 5 volumes, Oxford, 1930-31, small folio Limited edition, 125/450 copies (5)

HUXLEY, A. (ed.) The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening 4 vols. 1999, Folio Society, 4to orig. cl. s/case, plus 11 others on gardening, etc.

FOLIO SOCIETY 15 titles in s/cases, incl. 6 vol. set P.G. Wodehouse

Original artwork WWII and Post war. Inc two poignant anti Nazi Pen & Ink cartoons with Swastikas, various pencil & watercolour scenes with a folio of work whilst at "La Messugiere" (a French retreat for artists created by Émile Mayrisch's wife).Most initialled "HF"

Eight large Folio Society volumes.

A FOLIO OF APPROXIMATELY 129 WATERCOLOURS, drawings, pastels, mono-prints and pen and ink drawings by Mary Pearce, subjects mainly including landscapes and life studies, various sizes

DEUTSCHER KUNSTVEREIN ZU BERLIN (1904/1905) - A folio of four etchings or lithographs after Max Liebermann, Arthur Kampf, Hans Herrmann and Ludwig von Hofmann, each sheet size 32 x 45cm, the folio cloth bound with gilt title lettering; and miscellaneous further prints and engravings

FOLIO SOCIETY. TWO SHELVES OF BOOKS

CHANTREY (SIR FRANCIS), GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF RHODES' PEAK SCENERY, FROM DRAWINGS BY CHANTREY (R. A), FOLIO ENGRAVING, CONTEMPORARY HALF CALF WITH MOROCCO TITLE LABEL, EARLY 19TH C

GIBSON (CHARLES DANA), THE EDUCATION OF MR PIPP, OBLONG FOLIO AND FIVE OTHER TITLES, SIMILAR, CLOTH BACKED, PICTORIAL BOARDS, 1899 AND CIRCA (6)

TWO BOXED SETS OF FOLIO SOCIETY BEATRIX POTTER BOOKS

PETERLOO - Jackdaw folio number 17 and 13 others, all complete

A collection of Folio Society books

A collection of Folio Society books and others etc

*Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)AN ILLUSTRATION FOR 'VATHEK' (The Folio Society, 1958) - rejected composition for the frontispiece. Pen and ink and watercolour, inscribed on mount in another handimage 19 x 10cm, unframedProvenance: Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner.*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

*Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)'THE LORD OF THE TOWER LOOKED OUT AND SAW A DAMSEL...';''SISTER' SAID ARTHUR, 'LET THIS LANGUAGE NOW BE STILL...'Two linocuts from 'The Chronicles of King Arthur', (The Folio Society, 1982), both signed and inscribed in pencil, numbered 5/50 and 1/50 respectivelyimage 20.5 x 26.5cm, unframed (2)Provenance: With Fine Art Society, London. *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress 1862 illustrations gilt cloth, Kings Highway by Rev. Richard Newton 1875, Bible Students Handbook 1913 (signed), Memoranda of the Life & Death of Rachel Howard 1839 inscribed by editor, Herald of Peace 1821, Elodie A Legend of The Dee by H.A. Lawton 1848 (inscribed), Principle Dramatic Works of William Robertson 1889 in 2 volumes, My System by Lieut J.P. Muller with 120 illustrations & Folio Society Trollope Novels (14)

A folio of Russian oils believed to include Yackchaneko and others

Jan Korwin folio of pastel drawings and prints

Folio Society books, to include: Cities & Civilizations; A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain, by Daniel Defoe; The Cathedrals of England; The Making of the English Landscape; and others.

Folio editions including Anthony Trollope, and Observer's books.

Folio edition Leonardo Da Vinci, and other folio books.

A shelf of folio edition books including paintings and Trollope.

Cato (Marcus Porcius), Marcus Terentius Varro, Junius Moderatus Columella and Rutilius Taurus Palladius. Libri de re rustica, collation: AA6 A8 B6 a-t8 v6 x8, title and woodcut printer's device within woodcut composite architectural border, woodcut diagrams and criblé initials, a few small stains, occasional spotting, 17th century calf, richly gilt spine in compartments, covers scuffed and marked, a solid copy, [not in Adams], [Paris], Badius Ascensius, 1529; and a 1533 edition of the same, printed by Antoine Augerau for Jean Petit and Galliot du Pre, folio (2)⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition dates 1920 & 1915.Literature: Neither in Adams.

W[orlidge] (J[ohn]) Systema Agriculturae; the Mystery of Husbandry Discovered, second edition, additional engraved title with printed "Explanation of the Frontispiece" within typographic border preceding, woodcut illustrations, printed title laid down, foxing and browning, contemporary ink inscription of William Mildmay to front free endpaper, modern half calf, [Wing W3599], Printed by J.C. for T. Dring; and are to be sold by Charles Smith and Tho. Burrell, 1675; and the third edition of the same title [Wing W3600A], folio (2)⁂ First published in 1669, this is one of the earliest works to consider the crop of turnips. It includes a dictionary of rustic words and terms.

Forestry.- Cook (Moses) The Manner of Raising, Ordering, and improving Forrest-Trees..., 4 engraved plates, a few rust- spots, the Earl of Worcester's copy with old ink signature "Worcester" on front free endpaper and "H.Somerset" on front pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, upper cover with central gilt monogram surmounted by coronet, spine gilt, rubbed, head of spine worn, [Wing C6033], for Peter Parker, 1676 § Bacon (Sir Francis) Sylva Sylvarum, ninth edition, with engraved additional title but lacking portrait, pencil markings to margins, a few rust-spots, later calf, [Wing B331], by J.R. for William Lee, 1670 § Evelyn (John) Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, The Fifth Edition, title in red and black, 2 engraved plates, illustrations, title torn and repaired, loose, slightly browned, later endpapers, contemporary calf, extensively rubbed, upper cover detached, red morocco gilt label on spine, folio, for J. Walthoe, J. Knapton and others, 1729; and 3 others, 4to & folio (6)⁂ The first is a reissue of the 1676 edition with cancel title and the addition of 'A Discovery of Subterranean Treasure' by Gabriel Plattes at end.

Gardens.- Cause (Hendrik) De Koninglycke Hovenier Aanwyzende de Middelen om Boomen, Bloemen en Kruyden te Zaayen, planten, aen queeken en voort teelen, engraved pictorial title, 15 fine engraved plates of fruit & flowers by Hause and 16 plates of 32 plans of flowerbeds and parterres, [1676] bound with Commelyn (Jan) Nederlantze Hesperides, Dat is, Oeffening en Gebruik van de Limoen- en Oranje-Boomen..., engraved additional pictorial title and 20 fine engraved plates of fruit by C.Kick and 6 of orangeries by De Vree, with final privilege/errata/binder's leaf, 1676, together 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, occasional light soiling, corners slightly worn at beginning and end, contemporary vellum, rubbed and soiled, corners worn, [Hunt 344 & 345; Nissen 339 & 390 (calling for 27 plates in the 2nd work).folio, Amsterdam, Marcus Doornick ⁂ Two important horticultural works of the Dutch Golden Age, bound together as usual. The fine plates reflect the interest in growing citrus fruit in Europe at the time. Commelin was director of the Amsterdam botanical gardens and a professor of medicine.

Herbal.- Chabraeus (Dominicus) Omnium Stirpium Sciagraphia et Icones, half-title, additional engraved title, printed title in red and black with woodcut vignette, numerous woodcut illustrations, foxed and browned, lacks errata leaf, contemporary calf, worn, [Nissen BBI 345; Pritzel 1650], folio, Geneva, Samuel de Tournes, 1678.

Forestry.- Evelyn (John) Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber...Terra, a Philosophical Essay of Earth... to which is annexed Pomona: or, an Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees in relation to Cider..., third edition, title in red and black, engraved illustrations, errata leaf at end, title lightly soiled but a good copy, contemporary calf, rubbed, corners a little worn, rebacked, [Henrey 134; Keynes 42; Wing E3518], folio, for John Martyn, 1679.

Grew (Nehemiah) The Anatomy of Plants, first collected edition, initial licence leaf (detached), 83 engraved plates, some double-page, one misbound, some light water-staining and soiling, contemporary calf, worn, covers detached, [Wing G1945; Henrey 162; Hunt 362; Nissen BBI 758], folio, Printed by W. Rawlins, for the Author, 1682.⁂ Grew and his contemporary Malpighi in Italy were the founders of the science of plant anatomy. Grew was the first to observe the sexual nature of plants and ascribe the male functions to the stamens.

Schwerdt copy.- Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le bon Mesnager, first edition under this title, collation: *8 A-X6 AA-JJ LL6, printed in lettre batarde, double column, title in red and black with large grotesque initial, numerous woodcut initials, woodcut illustration on *2 of the publisher offering the book to Francois I, signed with the Lorraine cross of Geofroy Tory, another woodcut illustration on B4 of a man sowing, armorial woodcut on otherwise blank final leaf, later full crushed red morocco by Thierry sc. De Petit-Simier, spine with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering, g.e., inner gilt dentelles, folio (264 x 185mm.), Paris, Nicolas Cousteau for Galliot du Pre, 1533.⁂ The Schwerdt copy (with bookplate) of this important and handsomely printed edition.Rothamsted acquisition date 1939.Literature: Schwerdt I, p.127; Petit 639; Thibaud p.229.

Periodical.- Houghton (John) A Collection for the Improvement of Husbandry and Trade, second series, vol.1 no.1 - vol 10 no 240 [but 241], an unbroken run, majority of issues bound with additional f. of advertisements, no 12 loosely inserted, no 21 duplicated, folding table, vol.1 wormed at head, no.150 torn with some loss to text, occasional browning or light soiling, manuscript title in a contemporary hand supplied at front, bookplate, contemporary panelled calf, joints cracked but holding firm, [Fussell pp.81-83], folio, Randall Taylor [&] John Whitlock [&] E. Whitlock, 1692-7; sold as a periodical and not subject to return.⁂ An exceptional unbroken run of this weekly publication.Individual issues of this periodical are scarce and we cannot trace an unbroken run such as this in the last forty years of auctions. The first series was published in 1681 and ran to only 21 issues, this second series began in 30th March 1692 and ran for approximately 10 years. The list of subjects covered includes manures, trades, importing of goods, arts of fowling and fishing and the management of rivers, woods and estates. The advertisements include a vast array of personal notices and provide extraordinary snapshots of 17th century London life. Provenance: Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale (bookplate); Rothamsted acquisition date 1937.

Sibbald (Robert) Scotia illustrata sive prodromus historiae naturalis, 3 parts in 1 vol., 23 engraved plates on 21ff. (including the heraldic plate), bookplate, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, rubbed and a little worn, [Nissen ZBI 3847; Wing S3727], folio, Jacobi Kniblo, 1684.⁂ Sibbald instituted with Andrew Balfour the Botanical Garden at Edinburgh in 1667 and the above work contains an extensive catalogue of the plants grown in the garden. Provenance: J. R. P. Forrest, Edinburgh (bookplate).

Hohberg (Wolfgang Helmhard von) Georgica Curiosa, 2 vol. in 1, second edition, additional engraved titles, printed titles in red and black, numerous engraved illustrations, 9 engraved plates only (of 10) of parterres, errata leaf present at end of each vol., a couple of leaves misbound, vol.1 lacks 3F4 and 3G3, corner of O4 in vol.1 and 5K1 in vol.2 torn away with considerable loss of text, some browning, modern vellum, [Schwerdt I, p.246], folio, Nuremberg, Michael und Johann Friedrich Endters seel. Erben, 1687.⁂ Schwerdt's copy of the second edition of this famous and monumental compendium of domestic and agronomic matters: includes hunting, fishing, falconry, viticulture, coffee, tea, farriery, medical and household management. "An interesting book on country life, published some years before Florin's "Oeconomus," and Coler's "Oeconomia ruralis."" (Schwerdt). Provenance: Christophor Sigismund Amman (bookplate dated 1710); Schwerdt (bookplate).

W[orlidge] (J[ohn]) Systema Agriculturae, being the Mystery of Husbandry Discovered and layd Open, 2 parts in 1 vol., fourth edition, initial 'The Explanation of the Frontispiece' f., engraved additional pictorial title, woodcut illustrations, bookplate, contemporary calf, rubbed, [Goldsmiths 2651; Wing W3601], printed for Tho. Dring, at the Harrow at the corner of Chancery-lane in Fleetstreet, 1687; and a 1716 Compleat System of Husbandry and Gardening, folio & 8vo (2)

Gardens.- La Quintinye (Jean de) Instruction pour les Jardins Fruitiers et Potagers, 2 vol. in 1, second edition, engraved portrait, 13 plates (2 folding) and charming head-pieces of gardeners at work, woodcut illustrations and decorations, small stain to lower margin of X2, some plates browned, ink signature of F.H.Cripps-Day and with his bookplate, contemporary vellum, rubbed and soiled, Amsterdam, Henri Desbordes, 1692; The Compleat Gard'ner: or, Directions for Cultivating and Right Ordering of Fruit-Gardens, and Kitchen-Gardens, edited by George London and Henry Wise, engraved frontispiece (shaved at fore-edge), with John Evelyn's 4pp. advertisement for folio edition between pp.xiv & xv, 10 engraved plates or illustrations only, 9 folding (one pasted into preliminaries), browned, old ink signature of George Verney on front free endpaper and bookplates of John Peyto Verney and Robert John Verney, both Lord Willoughby de Broke, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, joints split, spine ends worn, [Wing L432], for M.Gillyflower, 1699, 4to & 8vo (2)

Gardens.- La Quintinye (Jean de) The Compleat Gard'ner: or, Directions for Cultivating and Right Ordering of Fruit Gardens and Kitchen-Gardens...to which is added His Treatise of Orange-Trees, wih the Raising of Melons, translated by John Evelyn, first English edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, title printed in red and black, 11 engraved plates, 2 folding, the others mostly of pruning guides and knives, and charming head-pieces of gardeners at Versailles etc., some engraved or woodcut illustrations, a little soiled with a few stains, folding plan of Versailles kitchen garden torn, engraved bookplates of John Kinloch of Killrie and Alfred Ashworth of Horsley Hall, Gresford, contemporary spirnkled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, slight wear to head of spine, hole to lower cover, [Henrey 218; Hunt 388; Wing L431], folio, for Matthew Gillyflower...James Partridge, 1693.

Coler (Johann) Oeconomia Ruralis et Domestica, engraved additional pictorial title and vignettes for the months of the year, woodcuts of various flora, fauna and distilling equipment within text, occasional water-staining, some spotting, lightly browned, contemporary calf, metal clasps, rebacked, preserving majority of original backstrip in compartments, water-stained, folio, Frankfurt, Johann Melchior Bencards, 1692.⁂ The Schwerdt copy of this encyclopedia of rural life and pursuits. Literature: Schwerdt pp.116-117.

Horses.- Solleysel (Jacques de) The Parfait Mareschal, or Compleat Farrier, 2 parts in 1, additional engraved title and 6 folding plates to part 1, 3 plates with lower corner torn away, part 2 with engraved frontispiece but lacking title (that for Sir William Davenant's Works, 1673 bound in instead), 3U-3Z misbound at beginning of part 1, part 2 foxed, contemporary calf, rubbed, head of spine chipped, [Wing S4458], folio, Edinburgh, Printed by George Mosman, 1696; sold not subject to return⁂ Several ownership inscriptions of George Home of Kames, including one on verso of engraved title to part one "price one guinea having subscribed for the book), suggesting that the erroneous title-page (which also bears his ownership inscription) to part 2 was bound in near the beginning of this copy's life.

Crescentiis (Petrus de) Ruralia commoda, first edition, collation: [a-s10 t12 v-x10], 210 leaves (of 212, lacking the two last blanks, with blank leaf x8 present), text in single column, 35 lines, type 1:117G, fine 8-line penwork initial in blue and red, each book opened by a penwork initial in green and red, with extension, numerous initials painted in red in text, many with extension in preliminary leaves, rubricated throughout, copiously annotated in three different hands, the earliest annotating German names of plants and fruits quoted in the work, upper margin of first leaf partially restored, not affecting text but slightly encroaching on wisps of the red extension to initial, occasional finger-soiling and light foxing, a couple of minor marginal repairs or restorations, generally crisp and clean with wide margins, 19th-century red morocco, executed and signed by the Milanese binder Binda for the Marquis Girolamo d'Adda, covers within borders of blind fillets and friezes, d'Adda coat of arms in blind at centre of both covers, spine with 5 raised bands, compartments decorated with blind fleur-de-lys, title and imprint lettered in gilt, marbled pastedowns and flyleaves, inner gilt dentelles, marbled and gilt edges, folio (292x208 mm.), [Augsburg], Johann Schuessler, about 16 February 1471.⁂ A superb copy, with a highly distinguished provenance, of the first edition of Crescenzi's Opus ruralium commodorum [The Advantages of Country-Living], the first printed book on agriculture. The Bolognese nobleman Pietro de' Crescenzi, a retired lawyer and himself a country landowner living at Villa d'Olmo near Bologna, composed his treatise between 1304 and 1309. Following the tradition of ancient Roman agricultural writers, he wrote in Latin, and divided the work into 12 sections, each of which is devoted to a specific topic. The work is considered the most important source on agricultural practices, husbandry and horticulture in the Middle Ages, and includes hunting, fishing, wine-making, the use of medicinal plants, animal diseases, and a montly calendar of duties and tasks. The Ruralia commoda enjoyed a lasting popularity during the Renaissance and was frequently reprinted in the 15th and 16th century, translated into vernacular languages, such as Italian (see lots 6 and 12), French and German, and supplemented with woodcuts (see lot 13). Like the earlier manuscripts circulating, the first edition of 1471, issued by Johann Schüssler, the second printer active in Augsburg, after Gunther Zainer, is not illustrated. The work was widely used as a practical handbook, as early annotations frequently found in copies show, as here. "The contents of Crescenzi's book provided anyone who worked on the land with a well-organized manual of procedure" (F. J. Anderson, An Illustrated History of the Herbals, New York 1997, p. 67).The Rothamsted copy is very fine and was once owned by one of the most refined Italian collectors, the Milanese marchese Girolamo d'Adda - the morocco binding bearing his arms. Later the book found its way to England and into the library of another great name in book collecting, Charles Fairfax Murray, who had acquired d'Adda's library en bloc. Provenance: lower margin of recto of final leaf with ownership inscription in a German hand dated 1780 ('Ex libris ... à Felsenheim die 21 [?] 1780'); Marquis Girolamo d'Adda (1815-1881); Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919; see Catalogue of a Magnificent Collection of Rare Early printed German Books... Forming the First Portion of the Library of C. Fairfax Murray, Esq. : ... sold by auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, London 1917, lot 136, "The Marquis D'Adda's copy"). Rothamsted acquisition date 1923. Literature: ISTC ic00965000; HC 5828*; GW 7820; ; BMC II 328; Bod-inc C-477; IGI VI 3260-A; Goff C-965; Klebs 310.6; Stillwell 615; B.IN.G 578; Simon Bibliotheca Bacchica 1.32.

Audenet-Yemeniz-Firmin Didot copy .- Crescentiis (Petrus de) Le bon mesnager. Au present volume des prouffitz champestres & Ruraulx est traicte de labour des Champs, Vignes, Jardins, Arbres de tous especes, collation: *6 A-X6 AA-HH6, double column, title in red and black and with large grotesque initial, large woodcuts within text, woodcut decorative initials, occasional early ink underlining and marginalia, dark green straight-green morocco, gilt, covers with monogram of Audenet, rubbed at extremities, g.e., folio (269 x 183mm.), Paris, Jean André, 1536.⁂ Extremely rare edition, with no auction records for over 50 years, with an impeccable provenance. Provenance: M.N. Yemeniz (bookplate); Ambroise Firmin-Didot (bookplate); Adolphe Audenet (monogram to covers). Rothamsted acquisition date 1934.Literature: Not in Adams.

Hertfordshire.- Chauncy (Henry) The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire, first edition, title printed in red and black, engraved portrait of the author, engraved folding map by Moll, 44 engraved views, towns and plans by Jan Darpentier and others (39 double-page), 6 extra plates inserted, Directions to the binder bound at end, some browning, bound in later calf, gilt, by H. Faulkner of The Strand, corners bumped, upper cover detached, g.e., Ben. Griffin, [and others], 1700 § Cussans (John Edwin) History of Hertfordshire, 3 vols., 22 plates (18 chromolithographed), double-page hand-coloured lithographed map, half-titles, some spotting and browning, t.e.g., contemporary half morocco, gilt, slightly rubbed and scuffed, folio, 1870-73; and 2 others, including Salmon's History of Hertfordshire,1728, folio and 8vo (6).

Columella (Lucius Junius Moderatus) and Rutilius Taurus Palladius. Das ackerwerck...zweyer hocherfarner Roemer haltet inn allen veldbaw von getreyd vein fruechten item den viechzug und artznei wider eyns yeden thiers kranckheyten, translated by Michael Herr, collation: [A]6 B-Y6 a-b6 c4 d-n6 o8, gothic type, woodcut printer's device to verso of final f., title soled, some foxing and water-staining, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin-backed wooden boards, metal clasps, piece out of head of spine, rare, folio (309 x 189mm.), Strasbourg, Wendelin I Rihel, 1538.⁂ Provenance: Rothamsted acquisition date 1920. Literature: Not in Adams; VD 16 C 4621.

Gli Statuti dell'Agricoltura..., first edition, engraved frontispiece in ornate frame by Filippo Vasconi, woodcut head-pieces and initials, engraved illustrations of locusts in text, some browning, Rome, Stamperia della R. C. A., 1718 § Albani (Giuseppe) Catastro delle Tenute dell'Agro Romano... sopra le relazione della Visita fattane da' Periti Agrimensori, engraved title vignette, errata leaf at end, light water-staining at beginning and end, Rome, Stamperia della Reverenda Camera Apostolica, 1783, contemporary vellum, a little rubbed and stained, label of the second chipped, 4to & folio (2)

Hemp and flax.- Hall (Richard) Observations Made by Richard Hall, of the City of Dublin, Hemp and Flax Dresser; on the Methods Used in Holland, in Cultivating or Raising of Hemp and Flax. And Likewise, his remarks on Mr. Slator's Book, first edition, 1 engraved and 4 woodcut plates, woodcut title decoration, initial and head-piece, library cloth, Dublin, Geo. Grierson, 1724; and another on hemp and flax, 8vo & folio (2)

André Simon copy.- Alonso de Herrera (Gabriel) Libro da agricultura, collation: [cross]4 a-z8 2z8 Ɔ6 (lacking final blank), double column, title in red and black and within composite woodcut architectural border, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, lightly browned, handsome red crushed morocco, gilt, by Emile Rousselle, g.e., folio (289 x 199mm.), Alcalá de Henares, Juan de Brocar, 1539.⁂ Provenance: André Simon copy (large engraved bookplate). Rothamsted acquisition date 1932.Literature: Martín Abad, Alcalá de Henares, 292.

Chomel (Noel) Dictionaire Oeconomique: or The Family Dictionary, edited by R. Bradley, 2 vol., first edition in English, variant issue with titles not in red and black and slightly different imprint, double column, woodcut illustrations, 5K & 5L bound in wrong order, final leaf in each volume pasted down obscuring advertisements on verso but no loss of text, a good clean copy, contemporary calf, rubbed, spines a little worn, joints split, [Bitting pp.87-88; Cagle 602; Fussell I p.109; Kress 3591; Goldsmiths' 6345; Maclean p.27; Oxford p.57], folio, for D. Midwinter, at the Crowns in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1725. ⁂ With much on food & drink, including distillation; hunting and trapping; agriculture and gardening, including vines and fruit-trees; preserving; veterinary matters; and the manufacture of soaps and perfumes. Bradley has added material to the cookery section.

Laurence (John) A New System of Agriculture. Being a Complete Body of Husbandry and Gardening, first edition, engraved frontispiece and 2 plates, a few engraved illustrations, a few minor stains, small worm-holes to upper margin of first few leaves, generally clean and crisp, contemporary calf, rubbed, extremities worn, [Fussell I pp.100-102; Henrey 945; Hunt 466; Perkins 950], folio, for Tho. Woodward, 1726.⁂ Provenance: Skene Library (bookplate).

Gardens.- Langley (Batty) Practical Geometry applied to the Useful Arts of Building, Surveying, Gardening and Mensuration...for the service of Gentlemen as well as Artisans, first edition, title in red and black, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, 40 folding or double-page engraved plates, some light foxing and marginal staining, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, [Harris 465], folio, W.& J. Innys [& others], 1726.