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Lot 7

Bertius (Petrus). Theatri Geographiae veteris Tomus prior in quo CL. Ptol. Alexandrini Geographiae libri VIII Graec‚ et Latin‚..., volume 1 (of two), circa 1618, title page trimmed to image and laid on near contemporary paper, text in Greek and Latin, engraved portrait of Gerard Mercator with overall toning, twenty (only) double page uncoloured engraved Ptolemaic maps by Mercator, lacking the portrait of Bertius and the Peutinger table sheets, index bound at rear, marbled endpapers, near contemporary calf with gilt decorated spine, worn and rubbed, spine partially lacking, folio Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. (1)

Lot 70

Fisher (William Richard). The Forest of Essex: Its History, Laws, Administration and Ancient Customs, and the Wild Deer which Lived in It, 1st edition, 1887, frontispiece, a few colour maps, extra engraving of Earl Tylney's House on Epping Forest, slight toning, previous owner inscription to title and front pastedown, original morocco-backed cloth, 4to, together with Memorials of the Antiquities and Architecture, Family History and Heraldry of the County of Essex, by Rev. Alfred Suckling, 1845, colour and tinted lithographed plates, illustrations, a little light toning, contemporary half morocco, a few small mottled damp stains, 4to, plus Portraits in Suffolk Houses (West), by Rev. Edmund Farrer, Bernard Quaritch, 1908, half-tone plates, some spotting, mainly front and rear and to fore edges, top edge gilt, original half buckram, spine a little toned, small dampstain to upper cover, folio, limited edition 90/100, with other Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk topography including D.W. Coller's The People's History of Essex, Chelmsford, 1861, Speculi Britanniae Pars, by John Norden, Camden Society, 1840, The Norfolk Topographer's Manual... by the Late Samuel Woodward, the Whole Revised and Augmented by W.C. Ewing, 1842 and Walter Rye's An Index to Norfolk Topography, 1881 (approx 36)

Lot 77

Nash (Joseph). Views of the Interior and Exterior of Windsor Castle, London: Thomas M'Lean, 1848, title printed in blue with hand-coloured lithographic vignette (lower blank outer corner cut away), dedication to Queen Victoria printed in blue, printed leaf of introduction and list of plates, 25 chromolithographic plates finished by hand, mounted on card and outlined in gold, a little dust-soiing to title-page margins, some spotting, mostly to plate mounts, offsetting to accompanying leaves of letterpress, some scattered soiling and a few text leaves a little frayed at edges, gutter percher perished, armorial bookplate of W.A. Pochin of Barkby Hall, Leicestershire, to front pastedown, the whole loosely contained in publisher's half morocco and blue velvet gilt portfolio, rubbed, some fraying at head of spine, large folio (714 x 525 mm) First and best edition of this 'early example of three-colour printing. The figures and smaller details are hand-finished, probably by the artist, this being one of the few "Royal Copies"' (Abbey, Scenery 360); Tooley 339. See illustration on front cover of this catalogue. (1)

Lot 78

Tighe (Robert Richard & James Edward Davis). Annals of Windsor, Being a History of the Castle and Town; with some Account of Eton and Places Adjacent, 2 parts in one, 1858, 12 plates, mostly colour folding maps, illustrations, one plate detached, some offsetting and light spotting, original red cloth gilt, spine faded with small wormtracks and holes to joints, folio Limited edition, one of 25 copies printed in folio for presentation. This copy inscribed to a Mr. H. Hyett from the author, with a 2 page manuscript presentation letter to the same, dated January 1861. (1)

Lot 97

Hall (John George). A History of South Cave and of other Parishes in the East Riding of the County of York, Hull: Edwin Ombler, 1892, lithograph frontispiece and illustrations, title in red & black, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt decorated cloth, 4to, together with Saywell (Rev. J.L.), The History and Annals of Northallerton..., published Northallerton, 1885, black & white frontispiece and plates from photographs, original dark green quarter morocco gilt, 8vo, with Wheater (William), Some Historic Mansions of Yorkshire and their Associations, Leeds: Richard Jackson, 1888, numerous etched plates, occasional scattered spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original quarter morocco, title in gilt to upper board, extremities rubbed, folio (limited edition 147/150), plus other Yorkshire related, including 19th & early 20th century publications (approx. 100)

Lot 4

A FOLIO OF NAIVE WATERCOLOURS

Lot 493

Folio of various prints and engravings, including John Kipp engraving of the Church of St Clements Danes and a German Old Master woodcut, circa 1530 after Hans Sebald Beham, 29cm square (a lot)

Lot 64

A BOX OF BOOKS INC FOLIO SOCIETY

Lot 459

Interesting folio of architectural drawings, some signed by George G. Carter, and dated from the 1950s, to include the 'Doric Order', 'An Author's Retreat', 'A lakeside Boating Station', 'Students Club', 'Cadoxton Lodge', the architect being from West Cross in Swansea. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Lot 1325

CORONATION (EDWARD VII) - Celebration Royal Luncheon at Guildhall; large pictorial invitation card (Oct. 25, 1902), with its original envelope & descriptive leaflet; an elaborate 4pp. menu booklet within gilt lettered gold & colour pictorial cream wrappers, having an additional engraved pictorial portraits frontis., delicately engraved & coloured title, the text within gilt-decorated borders with mounted coloured illus. at foot of each, crown 8vo. * 'designed and printed by Blades, East & Blades . . . '; a most attractive group, the foolscap envelope with the City arms embossed on verso; sold with approx. 20 pencil drawings & sketches (folio, mostly floral & architectural detail subjects), mid 19th cent. & also approx. 40 pieces of sheet music (mostly 'drawing room' & other songs), earlier 20th cent. Illustrated

Lot 1329

GLASGOW - The City Chambers, Glasgow; 30 mounted photos. by Maclure, Macdonald & Co., all with printed captions beneath, 8 x 11ins. approx., within a gilt & blind-decorated black morocco album, gilt-edges, folio. (ca. 1888) * completed in 1888 (designed by Wm. Young), the substantial edifice, with its opulent interiors, reflecting the wealth & status of the City at that time.

Lot 1386

LEWIS (James) Original Designs in Architecture: consisting of plans, elevations and sections, for villas, mansions, town-houses, &c. and a new design for a theatre . . . First Edition, vol. 1 only (of 2). English / Italian title, 22 engraved plates, subscriber's list; contemp. half calf & marbled boards (distressed), folio. printed for the author, 1780 * this vol. reissued 1797 in conjunction with a newly published second volume; the subscriber's list details several copies going to Italy, whilst Sir Joshua Reynolds, Richard Carr, Henry Holland, George Dance & James ('Athenian') Stuart were amongst the British purchasers; this copy with shelf labels - 'Luffness/D2', i.e. Luffness Castle (E. Lothian), the Earls of Hopetoun.

Lot 1403

CATLEEN (E.) Peking Studies. First Edition. decorative pictorial title, num. (rolleiflex) camera studies throughout, with sketches by F.H. Schiff (some coloured, incl. a pictorial plan); decorated cloth (with mounted photo. illus.) & pictorial d/wrapper, folio. Shanghai, 1934. * a decorative (with art-deco suggestions) & desirably idiosyncratic production. Illustrated

Lot 1424

PRIP-MOLLER (J.) Chinese Buddhist Monasteries: their plan and its function as a setting for Buddhist monastic life. First Edition. coloured frontis., 130pp. of full-page collotype photo. illus. (some of 2/3 images, 1 d-page), 32pp. of full-page plans & other drawings (6 coloured, 2 folded), a page of music, a sketch map, 4 large folded pocket plans & num. other text illus.; gilt-lettered parchment-backed paper boards, folio. Copenhagen & London, 1937. * a truly monumental work; unsurpassed & almost certainly unsurpassable. Illustrated

Lot 1431

WARD (A.W.) The Electress Sophia and the Hanovarian Succession. First Edition. coloured portrait frontis., num. other plates (incl. a large folded facsimile, all with captioned guards) & some text illus.; publisher's red gilt-ruled half morocco & watered silk cloth, gilt-decorated & panelled spine, gilt top & marbled e/ps., folio. Goupil & Co., 1903. * a typical de luxe production from this publisher; armorial bookplate of Sir Francis Danson; sold with some 26 related reproduction portrait prints.

Lot 1439

[WANG HSUN. Shadow Plays of Peking] 15 coloured plates, Chinese illustrated title & 3 letterpress pp.; silk-patterned boards with coloured & mounted label, internal silk ties, d/wrapper with mounted illus. oblong folio. Peking: People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 1953. * loosely inserted is the English booklet, with introduction & description of the plates. Illustrated

Lot 1442

AUDUBON (J.J.) The Birds of America . . . Limited Facsimile Edition, 2 vols. a selection of 40 coloured plates, with new descriptions & some introductory material; holland half cloth & boards, elephant folio. Ariel Press, (1972-73) * apparently 1,000 sets were issued.

Lot 1445

MISCELLANY - includes 'Vallance's' The Old Colleges of Oxford (1912, folio); Jekyll & Hussey's Garden Ornament (rev. edition 1927, folio); also an Oxford Colleges oblong folio photograph album (ca. 1900)

Lot 1455

FOLIO SOCIETY - 9 boxed sets; includes Graham Greene (2 sets, 12 vols. 1996-07) & Waugh (1 set, 6 vols. 1999), various illustrators.

Lot 1467

MADARIAGA (Salvador de) La Mappe Monde et le Pape Monde: mystere moderne en trois actes et un prologue. Limited Edition (& de luxe issue). 9 coloured plates (by Abel Vallmitjan), text decorations & a facsimile music sheet; loose within lettered wrappers & contained in a wooden slipcase, folio. Editions d'Art Jaques O'Hara, 1966. * this issue of only 10 copies, numbered & signed on title by author & artist, numbered & with pencil signature of artist in lower margin of the coloured plates.

Lot 1468

MARCEL FRISHMAN DRAWINGS. Limited Edition. 23 mounted plates & text illus.; d/wrapper, folio. 1957. * limitation of 500 numbered copies. CHABRUN (J.F.) Roger Lersy. Limited Edition. mounted plates (some coloured) & text illus.; gilt cloth, folio. Paris (etc.), 1961. * limitation of 900 numbered copies; together with 5 others of postwar French art interest.

Lot 1470

BURKE (H.F.) The Historical Record of the Coronation of their Most Excellent Majesties King Edward VII. and Queen Alexandra . . . First Edition. photogravure frontis. & 32 other portrait plates (some coloured, by Byam Shaw) & text illus.; half morocco & gilt-pictorial paper boards, gilt top, impl. folio, contained in the original gilt-lettered cloth slipcase. privately printed by Harrison & Sons, 1904. * not only a splendid record, but a detailed source for relevant ceremonial/heraldic information; the Proceedings of the Court Claims (reported in verbatim, on some 60pp.).

Lot 1475

GARDINER (S.R.) Oliver Cromwell. First Edition. coloured portrait frontis. & num. other plates (incl. facsimiles, all with captioned guards); publisher's vellum with 2 red morocco gilt spine labels, gilt top & marbled e/ps., folio. Goupil & Co. 1899.

Lot 1488

ILLUSTRATED - Royal Association . . . Fine Arts in Scotland, 5 folio vols. (& another related), decorated cloth & boards. (mid 19th cent.); sold with 3 old manuscript leaves; and another item.

Lot 1491

STRUTT (J.) The Chronicle of England; or a Compleat History . . . of the Ancient Britons and Saxons . . . First Edition, 2 vols. 42 engraved plates; contemp. diced calf, rebacked with panelled spines, 4to. 1779; together with GASTINAU (H.) Wales Illustrated, in a Series of Views . . . 2 vols. num. steel-engraved plates, pictorial engraved title; publisher's gilt maroon half morocco & marbled boards, sm sm. folio. (1830).

Lot 1494

TRIGGS (H.I.) Formal Gardens in England and Scotland . . . First Edition. many photo. plates & plans; contemp. quarter morocco & boards, gilt-lettered & panelled spine, folio. 1902.

Lot 213

A folio containing approximately twenty-six mid-18th century unframed engraved maps of mainly military installations and battle plans, with troop dispositions, fortified forts and others, from Mr Tindal's Continuation of Mr Rapin's History of England.

Lot 330

A folio of unframed small oil paintings, watercolours and prints, mostly 19th Century most of which are attributed to Joseph Roberts, an early 19th Century Liverpool dentist (qty) CONDITION REPORT: 3x oils, 4 x watercolours, 1x pencil drawing, see further images

Lot 476

Oil on glass of a Dutch fishing harbour, The Sixth sheet of an Actual survey of Berks., Oxford & Bucks. & folio of mixed drawings & pictures

Lot 117

Frederic Rossel, facsimile folio containing erotic plates, 1923 edition of Le Cahier D'Esquisses de Francis Laine.

Lot 13

The synchronological chart of universal history, Deacon's book with maps of the worlds great empires, 4004 B.C- 1900 A.D, folio, with chart in seven languages.

Lot 5

Unpublished book part work, George A Fothergill and other, children's story. handwritten and hand drawn in a folio, "The Tale of a Tea-Cosy".

Lot 36

Timmins, Howard - Tretchikoff, folio, with dj, signed by the artist, Cape Town 1969

Lot 38

Desbuisson and Chartier, A.T. - Geographie Universalle - Atlas Migeon, folio, red cloth and 9 other atlas's (10), sold as seen

Lot 411

A folio of watercolours and ink drawings by Francis Willson

Lot 414

Folio of assorted vintage posters and prints

Lot 6

Borlase, William - Antiquities, Historical and Monumental of the County of Cornwall, 2nd edition, 2 rebacked calf, folio, with 2 maps, 1 of them folding and 25 plates, London 1769

Lot 97

Two boxes of various volumes including Folio Society Betjeman's Britain

Lot 214

Holmes (ed.), English Water-Colour, The Studio, 1902, 66 tipped-in colour plates with titled tissue guards, folio, ex-libris, Gerald Edward Coke

Lot 3

Philipot, Thomas - Villare Cantianum or Kent Surveyed and Illustrated, 1st edition, folio, rebound half calf with marbled boards, with folding uncoloured map, 53 x 78cms, by Philip Symonson, dated 1659, repairs to title page and dedication, London 1659

Lot 33

Johnston, Alexander Keith - The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography, folio, half morocco, with hand coloured plates, spine torn top and bottom, Edinburgh 1877

Lot 35

Gill, Eric - The Engravings of Eric Gill, folio, cloth, with numerous plates, some folding, with slip case, Christopher Skelton, Wellingborough

Lot 508

TWO GREEN PAINTED LADDER BACK CHAIRS with rush seats, an oak side chair, dark stained lectern, folio stand, a copper bucket, a rustic wall mirror, a display cabinet and a small oak desk (9)

Lot 360

THE FOUR GOSPELS, The Folio Society, 61/2750, with decoration by Eric Gill, reproduced by Cambridge University Press, bound in goatskin, with commentary/essays, , as new in original solander presentation case and packaging

Lot 368

Charles Dickens, Folio Society, nine volumes all quarter-bound in leather and with original slipcases: TALE OF TWO CITIES, MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, LITTLE DORRIT, HARD TIMES, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, EDWIN DROOD, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, DAVID COPPERFIELD and BLEAK HOUSE (9) all as new

Lot 376

A TOUR THROUGH THE WHOLE ISLAND OF GREAT BRITAIN, Daniel Defoe, Folio Society; MICHELANGELO, Howard Habbard, Folio Society; LEONARDO DE VINCI, Kenneth Clark, Folio Society and an assortment of other hardback books, some art related (qty)

Lot 373

JOSEPH CONRAD, Folio Society, 2003, 17 volumes, all with slipcases, EVELYN WAUGH, Sword of Honour, Folio Society, 1990; PHILIP PULLMAN, His Darkest Materials, Folio Society, three volumes, 2008; MARCEL PROUST, Folio Society, six volumes, W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM, Collected Short Stories, Folio Society, four volumes, 1998; E.M. FORRESTER, six volumes, Folio Society (6)

Lot 366

ILLUSTRATED DANTE, Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, in 3 vols by Dante Alighieri, published by Folio Society (2007). ‘Inferno’ is illustrated by William Blake; ‘Purgatorio’ by Salvador Dali; and ‘Paradiso’ by Giovani Di Paolo, as new in original slip cases together with Faust, GOETHE, published by The Folio Society, London, 2005, illustrations by Delacroix in leather-backed silk boards with gilt lettered spine and slipcase (4)

Lot 349

THE QUEEN MARY ATLAS, Folio Society, 2005, 543/1000 printed by Cambridge University Press, double-page colour facsimile maps, original red calf, gilt decorated spine and conjoined armorial of England & Spain to upper cover, commentary by Peter Barber, as new with original buckram, in original cloth solander box

Lot 351

LE MORTE DARTHUR, 927/1000 printed for the Folio Society by the Bath Press, Avon, on Camelot laid paper, bound in Nigerian goatskin, as new in original solander presentation box and packaging

Lot 353

NIGHT THOUGHTS by Edward Young with watercolour illustrations by William Blake, 540/1000 from the original edition in the British Museum, printed by Bath Press on Modigliani Neve paper, bound in Nigerian goatskin, retailed by the Folio Society, as new in original solander presentation box and packaging

Lot 364

JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY, 124/1000, Folio Society, 2006 facsimile of the First Edition printed by St. Edmundsbury Press, bound in dappled calfskin leather, marbled boards, gilt-decorated, panelled spines with red and green labels, marbled edges, as new in original solander presentation case and packaging

Lot 354

KING HENRY'S PRAYER BOOK, 146/980, The Folio Society, reproduced from the British Library, printed by Grafiche Damiani on Furioso paper, bound in pure silk velvet with metal clasps, with commentary, as new in original solander presentation box and packaging

Lot 346

THE COMPLETE PLAYS, William Shakespeare, , Folio Society, 1997, volumes I-VIII, in original slipcases, as new with: Peter Ackroyd, Biography, Chatto & Windas, 2005; Wells Taylor, Complete Works, Oxfords, 1988; Jones & Rubinstein, Truth Will Out, Pearson, 2005

Lot 359

THE LUTTRELL PSALTER, The Folio Society, 912/1480 with commentary by Michelle P. Brown, reproduced from the British Library, printed by the Cambridge University Press on Furioso paper, bound in Nigerian goatskin, as new in original solander presentation box and packaging

Lot 340

THE KELMSCOTT CHAUCER, Folio Society 2008 with afterword by William S. Peterson, as new, in original solander presentation case and packaging

Lot 342

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, Folio Society, 2008, 659/1000, hand bound in vellum, as new in original solander presentation case and packaging

Lot 370

CHRONICLES OF THE DARK AGES, Folio Society, 2008; SCENES OF MEDIEVAL LIFE, Folio Society, 2002; MEDIEVAL WOMEN, MEDIEVAL PEOPLE, Folio Society, Eileen Power

Lot 369

A.J.P TAYLOR: A CENTURY OF CONFLICT 1848-1948, The Folio Society 1998, 5 vols, in original slipcase and DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE WESTERN WORLD, Fuller, three volumes, hardback (2)

Lot 384

GREAT CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND, 3 volumes, Folio Society, 2005, by PEVSNER, Nikolaus & Priscilla METCALF, in original presentation cases, two unopened together with GREAT CATHEDRALS OF MIDDLE AGES, Folio Society, as new in original presentation case and ENGLAND'S THOUSAND BEST CHURCHES, Simon Jenkins, 2005 (3)

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