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Bernt (Walther). The Netherlandish Painters of the Seventeenth Century, volumes 1-3, 1st edition, 1970, numerous black and white illustrations, all original blue cloth, spines slightly faded, 4to, together with Cornforth (John), English Interiors 1790-1848, The Quest for Comfort, 1st edition, 1978, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original orange cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head and foot, large 8vo, plus Neverov (Oleg Yakovlevich & Alexinsky, Dmitry Pavlovich), The Hermitage, Treasures of World Art, 2 volumes, 2010, numerous colour illustrations, original brown cloth in dust jackets in slipcase, folio, plus other modern art reference, all original cloth, mostly in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Lyttelton (George Lord). The History of the Life of King Henry the Second, and of the Age in which he lived..., to which is Prefixed, a History of the Revolutions of England from the Death of Edward the Confessor to the Birth of Henry the Second, 4 vols., 2nd edition, 1767-71, engraved armorial to titles, contemporary calf gilt, lower board to volume 1 detached, joints cracked, 4to, together with Collins (Arthur), Proceedings, Precedents, and Arguments, on Claims and Controversies, concerning Baronies by Writ, and other Honours..., 1734, occasional light toning & spotting, gilt leather armorial bookplate of Edward Hailctone to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, lacking title label, joints cracked and extremities worn, folio, plus Monteth (Robert), The History of the Troubles of Great Britain..., Translated into English by James Ogilvie, 2nd edition, 1739, title printed in red and black, some toning and spotting, contemporary mottled calf, lacking title label to spine, upper board detached and lower joint cracked, rubbed and corners worn, folio (6)

Chomel (Noel). Dictionaire Oeconomique: Or, the Family Dictionary. Containing the most experienced Methods of improving Estates and Preserving Health... The most advantageous Ways of Breeding... Gardening... Improving all manner of Meats and Drinks... Manufactures of Soap... Weights and Measures... Rural Sports and Exercises... Done into English from the Second Edition, lately Printed in Paris... Revised and Recommended by Mr. R. Bradley, 2 volumes, 1725, titles printed in red and black (volume I title supplied in facsimile), woodcut illustrations, final leaf in volume II repaired with archival tissue, manuscript receipts tipped-in at end of volume I for sore throat, piles and for the bite of a mad dog, previous owner inscriptions, scattered spotting, contemporary panelled calf, volume II rebacked, a little rubbed, folio, together with Miller (Philip), The Gardener's Dictionary... Containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden, as also the Physick Garden, Wilderness, Conservatory, and Vineyard, 2 volumes, volume I 4th edition, 1743, volume II 2nd edition, 1740, engraved frontispiece to volume I, nine engraved plates, one folding plate in volume I with repaired margin, a few spots, small red Newport Public Library stamps, modern calf-backed boards, folio, plus Laurence (John), A New System of Agriculture. Being a Complete Body of Husbandry and Gardening, 1st edition, 1726, engraved frontispiece (laid down), two engraved plates, title laid down with marginal loss, loss and repair to dedication leaf, occasional light spotting, a few damp stains, insect damage to top corners of a few leaves at front, modern calf-backed boards, folio, with two others: Sir John Hill's A Review of the Works of the Royal Society of London, 2nd edition, 1780 and Thomas Green's The Universal Herbal, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, circa 1825 (8)

Sella (Antonio). Corso di Calligrafia, Rome: Giacomo Bonanni, circa 1840, engraved title, sixty engraved plates of calligraphy by Giacomo Bonanni, occasional light spotting, contemporary half calf gilt, spine worn at head & foot, rubbed to joints and corners, large oblong folio (1)

Massaloff (N.). Les Rembrandt de l'Ermitage Imperial de Saint-Petersbourg, Leipzig, 1872, title (dust-soiled), contents leaf and 34 (of 40) etchings after Rembrandt paintings, all unnumbered and uncaptioned, loose as issued in original cloth gilt portfolio, soiling and wear, some fraying, large folio One of 250 copies. (1)

Coney (John). Engravings of Ancient Cathedrals, Hotels de Ville, and other Public Buildings of Celebrity in France, Holland, Germany, and Italy, Drawn on the Spot, London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842, frontispiece and thirty-two double-page engraved plates, occasional light scattered spotting & minor dampstaining mostly to margins of few plates, contemporary red half morocco gilt, area of lost marbled paper to lower board, some wear to extremities, folio (1)

Stoll (R.T. & Roubier, J.). Architecture And Sculpture in Early Britain, Celtic, Saxon, Norman, 1967, numerous black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, together with Berve (H. & Gruben, G.), Greek Temples, Theatres and Shrines, 1963, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in price-clipped dust jacket and slipcase, large 8vo, plus Brown (R. Allen, et al), The History of the King's Works, volumes 1-2 plus 'Plans', HMSO, 1963, colour and black and white illustrations and folding plates, original red cloth and slipcase, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, with other modern European architecture and historical reference, including Les Monuments de la France gothique, 14 volumes, by Yves Blomme et al, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

*Reform Bill 1832. Autographs of the Illustrious Peers who Oppose the Second Reading of the Reform Bill, April 14 1832, an album of 83 leaves including title-page and contents leaf at rear, with 175 free fronts pasted as twos or threes to rectos throughout, contents signed Isaac P. Cory, book labels of Michael Tomkinson and Ken Tomkinson to front endpapers, later blind-stamped pigskin, gilt-titled spine with raised bands, a little rubbed, small folio The 1832 Reform Act campaign was long and drawn out, the Act taking 18 months to go through parliament with the legislation coming after public meetings, demonstrations and riots. The Whig government under Earl Grey was opposed by the Tories led by the Duke of Wellington (whose signature is included in this collection) but who, eventually, allowed the Bill to pass by telling the Tory Lords not to oppose the Bill any longer. The second reading of the Bill was passed by 184 to 175. (1)

Richards (Raymond). Old Cheshire Churches..., 1st edition, 1947, numerous black and white illustrations plus map of Cheshire and colour frontispiece, bookplate to front pastedown, original blue cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly faded and chipped to head and foot, large 4to, together with Gillespie (James), Details of Scottish Domestic Architecture..., 1st edition, 1922, 130 black and white plates, period inscription to front endpaper, some light toning, original gilt-decorated brown cloth, boards slightly marked, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, folio, plus Stevenson (J.J.), House Architecture, volumes 1 & 2, 1880, numerous black and white illustrations, some minor spotting, original gilt-decorated brown cloth, spines slightly rubbed to head, 8vo, plus other modern architecture reference and related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Restle (Marcell). Byzantine Wall Painting in Asia Minor, 3 volumes, Irish University Press, 1967, numerous monochrome plates after photographs, folding plans, etc., original uniform cloth in dust jackets, with slipcase, a little rubbed and marked, 4to, together with Underwood (Paul A.), The Kariye Djami, 3 volumes, Routledge, 1967, numerous colour and monochrome plates after photographs, original uniform cloth in dust jackets, with slipcase, a little rubbed and marked, large 4to, plus Mathews (Thomas F.), The Byzantine Churches of Istanbul, a photographic survey, 1st edition, Pensylvannia State University Press, 1976, numerous monochrome illustrations after photographs, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, and Conant (Kenneth John), Cluny, les eglises et la maison du chef d'ordre, Medieval Academy of America, Macon, 1968, colour frontispiece, monochrome plates, original printed wrappers, folio, plus other medieval and later architecture reference, including Viollet-le-duc, Encyclopedie Medievale, Tours, 2000, Hans Belting and others, The Mosaics and Frescoes of St. Mary Pammakaristos at Istanbul, 1978, Raymond Richards, Old Cheshire Churches, reprinted E.J. Morten, 1973, P. Smith, Houses of the Welsh Countryside, 1975, David M. Robinson, The Cistercians in Wales, Society of Antiquaries, 2006, Stephen Murray, Building Troyes Cathedral, The Late Gothic Campaigns, 1987, Monasticon Gallicanum, Paris, 1871, reprinted 1983, Deborah Kahn, Canterbury Cathedral and Its Romanesque Sculpture, Harvey Miller, 1991, Heinz Kahler, Hagia Sophia, Zwemmer, 1967, etc., mostly original cloth in dust jackets, mainly 4to, generally VG (50)

Cox (William Sands). A Memoir on Amputation of the Thigh at the Hip-Joint, 1st edition, 1845, two hand-coloured lithographed plates, wood engraved illustrations to text, floral endpapers, early 20th century half morocco, spine rubbed, with gilt classification number at foot, folio Wellcome II p.402. (1)

Furnival (William James). Leadless Decorative Tiles, Faience, and Mosaic..., 1904, 36 colour and black and white plates plus numerous black and white illustrations, some light marks, bookplate to front pastedown, top edge gilt, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, thick 4to, together with Humphries (Sydney), Oriental Carpets, Runners and Rugs and some Jacquard Reproductions, 24 colour and 12 black and white plates, some light spotting, top edge gilt, original gilt-decorated white cloth, boards and spine lightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, large 8vo, plus Francis (Grant R.), Old English Drinking Glasses, their Chronology and Sequence, 1926, 72 black and white plates, some minor spotting, bookplate to front pastedown, original green cloth, boards slightly marked, spine faded, folio, plus other modern decorative reference, including Antique Collectors' Club, Studio Editions, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (30)

Golden Cockerel Press. The Amazons, A Novel by Ivor Bannet, 1948, wood engraved frontispiece and full-page illustration by Clifford Webb, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original half morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, small folio, (limited edition 100/500), together with The Phaedo of Plato, Translated into English by William Jowett, 1930, decorative title and border decoration, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cloth gilt, faded, slim 3/500), with Mr Chambers and Persephone, A Tale by Christopher Whitfield, 1937, wood engraved frontispiece and full-page illustrations by Dorothea Braby, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original greem quarter morocco, spine faded, 8vo, (limited edition 135/150, signed by the author), plus Ana, The Runner, A Treatise for Princes & Generals, Attributed to Prince Mahmoud Abdul by Patrick Miller, 1937, wood engraved frontispiece and full-page illustrations by Clifford Webb, original terracotta brown morocco, lightly rubbed to spine and extremities, 8vo (4)

*Playbills. A group of approximately 25 playbills, early 19th century, including for performances at Theatre Royal, English Opera House, Theatre Royal, Windsor, Theatre Royal, Adelphi, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, a mixture of single sheets and bifoliums, some occasional spotting, soiling and scattered fraying, broadside folio sizes, together with a group of approximately 25 issues of The Theatrical Observer and similar theatrical ephemera, circa 1820s, mostly 4 pp., a little spotting and soiling, 8vo (approx. 50)

Photograph Albums. Three photograph albums of approximately 170 British topographical views, late 19th century, with photographic prints of views by George Washington Wilson & Co. including A Skye Crofter's Home, Natives of Skye, Ballachulish, Glencoe, Fingal's Cave, Pitlochry, Edinburgh, Loch Lomond, Locking up Loch Katrine, Whitby, etc., plus albumen prints of Haddon Hall, Chatsworth, Fountains Abbey, St. Ives, Tregenna Castle etc., plus other various albumen views including Babbacombe, Ilfracombe, Osbourne House, Shanklin Chime, and also includes various late 19th/early 20th century scraps etc., continental views, portrait & family photographs etc., contemporary half morocco, joints cracked, worn, folio, plus an album containing twenty late 19th century albumen views mostly of Venice, original green cloth, frayed and worn, oblong folio (4)

Morton (John). The Natural History of Northampton-shire; with Some Account of the Antiquities, to which is Annex'd a Transcript of Doomsday-Book, so far as it Relates to that County, 1st edition, 1712, large engraved folding county map by John Harris, fourteen engraved plates, occasional light dampstaining, marbled endpapers with cloth hinges, gilt Lowther family oval bookplate to upper pastedown and armorial bookplate of Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944) to lower pastedown (upside down), near contemporary diced calf, decorative gilt borders to board edges and gilt embossed stamp of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757-1844) to centre of each, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, folio (1)

Mexia (Pedro). The Historie of all the Romane Emperors, Beginning with Caius Julius Caesar, and successively ending with Rodulph the second now raigning..., First collected in Spanish by Pedro Mexia, since enlarged in Italian by Lodovico Dulce and Girolamo Bardi, and now Englished by W.T., London: Matthew Lownes, 1604, title within woodcut decorative architectural border (with 18th century signature & small hole), woodcut portrait illustrations, initials and headpieces, lacking first and last blank leaves (A1 & 4F8), leaf 3Z2 provided in facsimile, some dust-soiling and fraying to title and few other leaves, some worm holes at front of volume (mostly to lower margin), armorial bookplate of T. Leonard Ellis to upper pastedown, contemporary dark brown sheep, rebacked (faded), folio STC 17851. (1)

Frohawk (F.W.). Natural History of British Butterflies..., volumes 1 & 2, 1924, numerous colour illustrations, uniform original blue cloth, boards slightly marked, spines rubbed to head and foot, folio, together with Newman (Edward), An Illustrated Natural History of British Butterflies and Moths, circa 1900, numerous black and white illustrations, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated green cloth, 8vo, plus Joy (Norman H.), A Practical Handbook of British Beetles, volumes 1 & 2, 1st edition, 1932, numerous black and white illustrations, some light spotting to the text block, original black cloth in dust jackets, spines slightly toned and rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, 8vo, plus other 19th & early 20th-century entomological reference and related, including publications by Warne, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Wilkes (Benjamin). Dedication to the Worthy Members of the Aurelian Society... Twelve New Designs of English Butterflies, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1742, engraved title, 12 uncoloured engraved plates by H. Roberts, title repaired with archival tissue, plate 12 trimmed, repaired and laid down, a few other plates with small marginal repairs and frayed fore margins, some light overall soiling, recent brown cloth, sheet size 44 x 31.5 cm, folio Freeman 3997; Lisney 181. Scarce. According to Lisney: "It is unlikely that this work was distributed bound as a volume, but the plates were probably set out on Wilkes's stall for sale either singly or in sets of twelve". (1)

Moffet (Thomas). Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, 1st edition, 1st issue, Thomas Cotes, 1634, title and last leaf supplied in facsimile (from the third issue of 1634), numerous woodcut illustrations, page 48 number corrected in manuscript, pages 129, 150, 158, 170, 244 and 262 mispaginated, a few early manuscript corrections, occasional light soiling and toning, a few light marginal water stains, endpapers renewed, booklabel of Basil Harley, later calf, rebacked and repaired, folio Garrison & Morton 288; Lisney 3; Nissen ZBI 2852; Norman 1528; STC 17993a. The first book on insects published in England. The errors in pagination correspond to the first issue described by Lisney. The work was originally began by Conrad Genser (1516-1565), and continued by Thomas Penny (d. 1589) from notes by Edward Wotton (1492-1555). Moffet, Penny's neighbour, added further material but died before publication, the manuscript eventually found and bought from Moffet's apothecary by Sir Theodore Mayerne (1573-1655). "Moffet travelled extensively in Europe and kept copious notes of his observations on insects. These he published in the above folio, together with many excellent woodcut illustrations. To date, this was the best work of its kind and it set a new standard of accuracy in the study of invertebrates. An English translation, Theater of Insects, appeared in 1658" (Garrison & Morton). (1)

Sachs (Hans). Hans Sachs im Gewande seiner Zeit oder Gedichte dieses Meistersangers in derselben Gestalt, wie sie zuerst auf einzelne, mit Holzschnitten verzierte Bogen gedruckt..., Gotha, Beckerschen Buchhandlung, 1821, 27 folio leaves, with 24 woodcut illustrations printed from the original blocks, after Beham, Brosaner, Schaufelein, Schon and others, untrimmed, original printed upper wrapper only, rubbed and some minor marginal soiling, loosely contained in later 19th century purpose-made cloth gilt portfolio with etched bookplate of Moriz R. von Gruenebaum to front pastedown, a little rubbed and marked and lacking ties, large folio (540 x 435 mm) (1)

Pratt (Anne). The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Great Britain, 4 volumes, S.P.C.K., no date, circa 1860, numerous colour-printed plates, occasional spotting to margins, original blindstamped green cloth, 20th century rebacks, together with Dried Flowers. Flora Helvetica [so titled to spine], circa 1850s-60s, a collection of approximately 100 dried flower specimens, each mounted on a folded sheet, with printed or handwritten caption below, loosely contained in original blind-patterned boards, with red morocco label to spine, rubbed and a little wear to head and foot, thick 8vo, plus Brooke (Jocelyn), The Wild Orchids of Britain, 1st edition, 1950, colour plates, original cloth, a little rubbed and lightly faded, folio, limited edition 670/1140, and Lord De Tabley, The Flora of Cheshire, 1899, some light spotting, original gilt decorated dark green cloth, rubbed, 8vo, and other natural history, botany and gardening, including 17 volumes New Naturalist series, of which 11 are in dust jackets, generally frayed with some wear, Paul R. Green and Others, The Atlas Flora of Somerset, 1st edition, 1997, original cloth in dust jacket, folio, VG, etc. (3 shelves)

*Library Steps. A Victorian mahogany metamorphic chair and library steps, 87 cm high, together with a modern metal folio stand, 88 cm high (2)

Merian (Maria Sibylla). The Surinam Album, Folio Society, 2006, ninety-one colour plates tipped in, original green goatskin backed decorative boards, commentary volume present, three additional colour plates loosely inserted, contained within publisher's solander box, large folio Limited edition, 601/1000. (1)

Victoria (Queen of Great Britain & Ireland, 1819-1901). Scottish Painters, A Critical Study, by Walter Armstrong, published Seeley & Co., 1888, 15 etched plates including frontispiece, vignettes to text, occasional heavy spotting to plates and mounts, signed and dated presentation inscription from Queen Victoria to front free endpaper, 'To Sir Theodore Martin K.C.B. from Victoria RI, Christmas 1891', hinges cracked, top edge gilt, remainder uncut, original burgundy quarter morocco gilt over cloth, a little rubbed and two small tears to lower upper cover, large folio Provenance: From the collection of Sir Theodore and Lady Martin and then by descent. Edition not stated, but presume Large Paper edition [of 50 copies]. (1)

Harris (Moses). The Aurelian: Or, Natural History of English Insects; Namely Moths and Butterflies. Together with the Plants on which they Feed; A faithful Account of their respective Changes; their usual Haunts when in the winged State; and their standard Names, as given and established by the worthy and ingenious Society of Aurelians... With Great Additions, for J. Robson, 2nd edition, 2nd issue?, 1778, engraved frontispiece, engraved hand-coloured key plate, 44 fine hand-coloured engraved plates, plate II short (as often), English and French titles, text in English and French in double column, contemporary watermarks 'G R' & 'L V G', some light offsetting to text, a little light spotting, one or two text leaves with small marginal repaired tears, modern calf gilt, folio Lisney 232; Nissen ZBI 1835. "One of the most outstanding authors of entomological literature during the eighteenth century" (Lisney). Harris drew from collected specimens, showing both dorsal and ventral views, and development stages. First published in 1766, the work went through many editions and due to a complex bibliography, copies are frequently made-up. The present copy seems to collate to the second issue of the second edition, according to Lisney. (1)

Taylor (Jeremy). [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for all the Sundays of the year. Fitted to the great Necessities, and for the supplying the Wants of Preaching in many parts of this Nation. With a Supplement of Ten Sermons Preached since His Majesties Restauration. Whereunto is Adjoyned a Discourse of the Divine Institution, Necessity, Sacredness, and Separation of the Office Ministerial, 3rd edition, London: Printed by E. Tyler for R. Royston, 1668, title in red & black and with first word of title transliterated from Greek (with early ownership inscription), one engraved portrait plate, part titles present, initial few leaves frayed to upper blank margin, occasional dust-soiling and marginal toning, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt panelled black morocco, red morocco title label to spine, joints slightly cracked, folio, (Wing T331), together with The Great Exemplar of Sanctity and Holy Life according to the Christian Institution..., 3 parts in one, 4th edition, London: Printed by J. Flesher, for Richard Royston, 1667, title in red and black with manuscript inscriptions (some crossed through), engraved illustrations, nine engraved plates only (including one double-page plate, lacking additional engraved title), some plates torn & frayed, few leaves torn and repaired, 20th century brown quarter morocco, folio, plus Fuller (Thomas), The Appeal of Iniured Innocence..., 1659, modern boards, folio (3)

Folio Society. Night Thoughts, volumes 1 & 2, by Edward Young, illustrations by William Blake, 2005, original illustrated blue quarter morocco in publisher's box, folio Limited edition 653/1000. (1)

Blackie (W.G.). The Comprehensive Atlas & Geography of the World, published Blackie & Son, 1884, additional half title, ten lithographic plates of costumes and races and sixty-seven lithographic maps (complete), index bound at rear, slight spotting throughout, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco gilt, upper board detached, rubbed and worn, folio, together with Thomson (John, publisher), The Edinburgh School Classical Atlas containing a series of Maps, published Edinburgh, 1831, printed title and twenty-one (complete as list) double page engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, late 19th century ownership signature to front blank, torn with slight loss, later endpapers, contemporary marbled boards, repairs with modern tape to spine and corners, 8vo, with Darton (William), Suffolk, Divided into Hundreds and the Parliamentary Divisions, published Willim Darton & Son, circa 1835, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight staining, 360 x 460 mm, publisher's cloth boards with gilt title to upper board, with one other folding map similar (4)

*Folio stands. A pair of Victorian style mahogany folio stands, each with outsplayed slatted racks, on splayed supports, 84.5 cm high x 76 cm wide x 49 cm deep (2)

Houghton (Rev. William). British Fresh-Water Fishes, 1879, lacking title, front endpapers with long closed tears, forty-one (complete) coloured plates, each with tissue guard, occasional spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco with gilt decorated spine, upper board detached, worn at extremities, folio Nissen 2009. ()

Bellows (George). The Paintings of George Bellows, Alfred A. Knopf, 1929, colour frontispiece, numerous black and white illustrations, original boards, spine a little toned, edges rubbed, 4to, together with Ceramiques de Picasso, Texte de WSuzanne et Georges Ramie, Editions d'Art Albert Skira, Geneva, 1948, half-tone portrait, 18 colour plates, small marginal insect damage to a couple of leaves, contents loose, original stiff wrapper, glassine cover torn, insect damage to spine, folio, with others related including The Etchings of James McNeill Whistler, by Campbell Dodgson, 1922, George Bellows. His Lithographs, revised edition, 1928, and A Potter's Portfolio. A Selection of Fine Pots, Introduced by Bernard Leach, 1951 (14)

Baxter (Willielmo). Glossarium Antiquitatum Britannicarum, sive Syllabus Etymologicus Antiquitatum Veteris Britanniae atque Iberniae Temporibus Romanorum, 1719, black and white engraved portrait frontispiece, minor worming throughout to upper left corner, period inscription to front endpaper, some light marks, rebound in modern full brown calf, 8vo, together with Davies (Walter), General View of the Agriculture and Domestic Economy of North Wales, 1st edition, 1813, General View of... South Wales, 1st edition, 1815, both with colour folding map frontispiece, plus folding plates, some light marks, all volumes lack original endpapers, rebound in gilt-decorated brown half morocco, 8vo, plus Jones (Ifano), A History of Printing and Printers in Wales to 1810... in Monmouthshire to 1923, 1st edition, Cardiff, 1925, inscription to front endpaper, original green cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly toned, rubbed and chipped to head and foot, 8vo, with other 19th century and modern Welsh reference and related, including Glamorgan County History, volumes 1, 3 & 6, 1936-88, plus some Welsh language, some leather bindings, many original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Domesday. The Millenium Edition of Great Domesday Book, 5 volumes (of 6), Alecto Historical Editions, 2000, comprising one facsimile volume bound in embossed calf replicating the 12th century Winton Domesday, contained in a grey suede bag with ties, 2 translation volumes and Index volume, all in quarter linen, plus a set of maps in a matching solander box, folio (as new and still contained in the publisher's original cardboard packaging) (5)

Kimpel (Dieter, et al). Die Gotische Architektur in Frankreich 1130-1270, 1st edition, Germany, 1985, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original black cloth in dust jacket and slipcase, 4to, together with Bony (Jean), French Gothic Architecture of the 12th & 13th Centuries, 1983, numerous black and white illustrations, original wrappers, slightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, plus Parry (Graham), Hollar's England, a mid-seventeenth-century view, 1st edition, 1980, numerous black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers slightly marked and rubbed, 4to, plus other modern European architecture and historical reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Dodgson (Campbell). The Etchings of James McNeill Whistler, 1st edition, The Studio, 1922, 96 black and white plates with tissue guards, original gilt-decorated quarter vellum, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 4to, together with Monkhouse (Cosmo), The Manchester Whitworth Institute Historical Catalogue of the collection of Water-colour Drawings by Deceased Artists, Manchester, 1894, numerous black and white plates, original gilt-decorated green cloth, 4to, plus Pennell (Joseph), Lithography and Lithographers, 1915, Etchers and Etching, 1st edition, 1920, both with numerous illustrations, some minor toning, both original brown cloth, boards and spines slightly rubbed, large 8vo, plus other late 19th-century and modern British art reference, including Oil Paintings in Public Ownership, 14 volumes, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor). Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Illustrated by J. Noel Paton, Art-Union of London, 1863, lithograph title and twenty plates, some spotting and browning, closed tear to front free endpaper, hinges split, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt, slim oblong folio, together with Kingsley (Charles), Hereward the Wake, Illustrated by H.C. Selous, 1870, twenty engraved plates, some spotting, original slim oblong folio, with Byron (George), Lara, Illustrated by C.B. Birch, Art-Union of London, 1879, litho title and twenty plates, original cloth gilt, slim oblong folio, plus Swinburne (Algernon Charles), Selected Poems, with Illustrations and Decorations by Harry Clarke, London & New York, 1928, black & white plates and illustrations, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cloth, spine faded, 8vo (4)

Jerome (Saint). Sancti Eusebii Hieronymi Stridonensis Presbyteri divina Bibliotheca antehac inedita, complectens translationes Latinas Veteris ac Novi Testamenti cum ex Hebraeis, tum e Graecis fontibus derivatas, innumera quoque scholia marginalia antiquissimi Hebraei cujusdam Scriptoris Anonymi, Hebraeas voces pressius exprimentis..., Studio ac labore Domni Johannis Martianay & Domni Antonii Pouget, monachorum Ordinis S. Benedicti e` Congregatione S. Mauri, 5 volumes, Paris: Joannem Anisson, 1693-1706, half-titles, engraved frontispiece to volume 1, titles in red & black, one folding map with short closed tear, occasional light dust-soiling & spotting to margins, armorial bookplate of George Thackeray and inscription 'Robert Birley from the library of Sir Henry Marten' to upper pastedowns, contemporary vellum, blind arabesque to centre of each board, upper joint and spine of volume 5 torn to upper three compartments, some dust-soiling, folio, plus Bernard of Clairvaux (Saint), Sancti Bernardi abbatis primi Clarae-vallensis..., volume 2 only (of 6), Paris: Petri de Launay, 1690, tititle in red & black, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, joints split, lacking volume number label and portion of spine compartment, worn, folio Sir (Clarence) Henry Kennett Marten KCVO (1872-1948) was the Provost of Eton and private tutor to Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Robert Birley KCMG (1903-1982) was head master of Charterhouse School and later of Eton College. He was also an anti-apartheid campaigner. (6)

Bradley (Cuthbert). Fox-Hunting from Shire to Shire with Many Noted Packs, 1912, 6 colour and 7 black and white plates plus numerous illustrations, bookplate and period inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated red morocco bound by Riviere & Son, spine slightly toned and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with West (Leonard), The Natural Trout Fly And Its Imitation..., 2nd edition, 1921, 18 colour and black and white plates, some minor spotting, original brown cloth, boards slightly marked, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, plus Radcliffe (F.P. Delm‚), The Noble Science, A Few General Ideas on Fox-Hunting, new edition, 1893, 10 hand-coloured steel-plate engravings plus 35 black and white illustrations, some minor spotting, bookplate and period inscription to front endpaper, original gilt-decorated brown cloth, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th-century sporting and equine reference, all original cloth, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (2 cartons)

Wakeman (Geoffrey). The Production of Nineteenth Century Colour Illustration, The Plough Press, 1976, numbered 81 from an edition 100, seventeen colour plates taken from 19th century printed works, autograph letter signed from the author, dated 15 April 1977 loosely inserted, original publisher's cloth-backed boards, folio, together with Graham (Rigby), Cogs in Transition, privately produced for the Society of Private Printers, The Cog Press, 1963, numerous woodblock illustrations and 'cog-wheel' prints in colour, some offsetting, original morocco backed boards, thin 8vo, plus other 20th century titles, including Teddy Bear & Other Songs from When We Were Very Young, first edition, without dust-jacket, anothers similar (8)

[Lady Emma Hamilton, 1765-1815]. Six Italian Duettinos for Two Voices with an accompaniment for the Piano Forte or Harp. Composed by Nicolo Isouard, published by M. Kelly at his Musical Saloon, No. 9, Pall Mall, [1802], engraved title (with faint publisher's inkstamp to lower right), 14 (of 16) pages of engraved music, each numbered 57 at foot, lacking one leaf (pages 7-8), inscribed in brown ink to head of title 'Lady Hamilton Merton', disbound without covers, slim folio Provenance: Christies, 8 March 1978, lot 164 (part), where purchased by Desmond Burgess for £121. A copy of the Maltese composer Isouard's Six Songs for Voice and Harp, owned by Lady Emma Hamilton, at a time when she was living at Merton Place, near Wimbledon in South London, and living with both Lord Nelson and her husband Sir William Hamilton. The property had been purchased by Lady Hamilton in 1801 acting on behalf of Lord Nelson, and became famous for the grand dinner parties and lavish lifestyle enjoyed by its occupants until Nelson's death at Trafalgar in 1805. (1)

Dugdale (Sir William). The History of St Pauls Cathedral in London, from its Foundation..., Whereunto is added, a Continuation thereof, setting forth what was done in the Structure of the New Church, to the Year 1685. Likewise, an Historical Account of the Northern Cathedrals, and Chief Collegiate Churches in the Province of York, 2nd edition corrected and enlarged by the Author's own hand. To which is prefixed, his Life, written by himself, London: Printed by George James, for Jonah Bowyer, 1716, engraved portrait frontispiece and numerous plates and full-page illustrations by Hollar, some spotting and toning, endpapers renewed, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and board edges repaired, folio, together with Collinson (Rev. John), The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset..., 4 volumes including index, Bath & Taunton, 1791-1898, folding map frontispiece to volume 1, engraved plates and plans, occasional spotting, endpapers renewed, first three volumes in contemporary marbled calf, rebacked with gilt decorated spines, lower boards of volume 1 & 3 detached, rubbed, index volume in contemporary marbled calf, gilt armorial of Edward Lenox Dutton, 4th Baron Sherborne (1831-1919) to upper board, boards detached, rubbed, all 4to, with Dart (John), The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury, and the once-adjoining Monastery..., 1726, title in red & black, numerous engraved plates, armorial bookplate of George John Earl De la Warr to upper pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, boards detached, leather surface very rubbed, worn, folio, plus Bentham (James), The History and Antiquities of the Conventual & Cathedral Church of Ely..., 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Norwich, 1812, engraved portrait frontispiece, numerous engraved plates (some folding), 20th century green cloth, large 4to (8)

*Folio stand. An impressive mid-Victorian mahogany folio stand, the hinged fall with mahogany supports, each with fine gothic brass hinges, Bramah lock stamped 'J.T. Needs, 100 New Bond St', enclosing dividers, with a hinged cupboard beneath, 123 cm high x 120 cm wide x 45 cm deep (1)

Bible [German]. Biblia, das ist, die Ganze Heilige Schrift, Alten und Neuen Testaments, verteutschet durch Doct. Martin Luther..., Basel: Bey und in Verlag Emanuel und Johann Rudolph Thurneysen Gebrdern, 1736, additional engraved title (dated 1720), letterpress title in red & black, two double-page engraved maps, some marginal fraying mostly at front & rear, dampstaining and soiling, sewing a little weak, contemporary blind tooled pigskin over wooden boards, old reback preserving original spine, only one brass corner piece present, leather torn at edges, covers detached from text-block, worn and soiled, folio Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)

Clarendon (Edward Hyde, Earl of). The History of the Rebellion and Civil War in England, Begun in the Year 1641, 3 volumes, Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1707, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, engraved vignette to titles, decorative head & tailpieces, half-titles discarded, dedication leaves a1 & a2 in volume 3 remargined, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines, lacking title labels, joints cracked and board corners worn, boards rubbed, large folio Wide margined copy, 450 x 285mm. The first edition of this work was published in 1702-1704. (3)

Modern Literature. A large collection of modern miscellaneous literature, including transport, military, historical and antiquarian reference, and publications by Haynes, Antique Collectors' Club, Batsford, Folio Society, Cambridge, Pen & Sword, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves & a carton)

*Dacre (Barbarina, Lady, 1767-1854). Dramas, Translations and Occasional Poems, 2 volumes, 1st edition, "Not Published" (i.e. printed for private distribution), 1821, errata slip tipped in at rear of volume 1, lacks half-title to volume 1, some spotting, untrimmed, contemporary boards with leather labels to spines, soiled and worn, 8vo, together with an autograph letter signed from the author, 'B. Dacre', Norwich, 10 October, no date, circa 1800, to an unidentified recipient, possibly Mr or Mrs Bigge, 7 pp., album leaf guard to inner margin of first page and adhesion remains to final blank page, 8vo, plus an autograph manuscript sonnet by Lady Dacre 'Occasion'd by a Dream', dated 20th February 1801, with a second autograph poem to verso 'To Charles Grey afterwards Earl Grey, on quitting Ham Common', initialled B. W[ilmot, her then married name] and dated 1 May 1801, 2 pp., a little dust-soiled on folds, upper outer corner repaired without loss of text, plus a third manuscript poem possibly also in Lady Dacre's hand, titled 'On Dunstonburgh Castle', dated October 1801 and written on two sides of one leaf, some fold wear, oblong 8vo, plus a fourth manuscript poem in another hand, beginning 'Thee Good Old Man, in these thy native Haunts' and dated 1791, one page, folio, a few fold splits and remains of album guard to verso Barbarina Brand, Lady Dacre, was an English poet, playwright and translator who, additionally, sculpted, rode and corresponded with a wide circle of other literary women. (6)

Picture Post. Volumes 5-36 (1939-47) bound in 8, retaining all original front covers, uniform contemporary half blue cloth to maroon boards, folio, plus 36 loose issues covering volumes 4 & 5, all original wrappers (2 cartons)

Blake (William). The Illuminated Books, volumes 1-6 (complete), 1991-95, numerous colour facsimile illustrations, all original brown cloth in dust jackets, large 8vo, together with America, a Prophecy, tipped-in colour frontispiece and 18 yellow and green facsimile illustrations, original black cloth with inlaid illustration to red cloth spine, large 8vo, plus Job, Invented and Engraved by William Blake, 22 monochrome plates, some light spotting, original black cloth, folio [both published 1947, United Book Guild, USA], plus 5 further modern William Blake reference, 8vo/folio (13)

Luis (de Granada). Doctrina Christiana, en la qual se ensena todo lo que el Christiano deue hazer, dende el principio de su conversion, hasta el fim de la perfecion..., 4 parts in one, Barcelona: Geronymo Margarit, 1615, title in red & black, with printer's woodcut device, dust-soiling mostly to title, contemporary speckled calf, joints cracked and spine and extremities worn, lower two panels of spine with loss, folio, together with Rodriguez (Alfonso), Les Exercices de la vertu et de la perfection chretienne..., 2 volumes, new translation, Paris: Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1680, occasional spotting, recent endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, original spine labels relaid, 4to, with Robert (Arnauld d'Andilly), Les Oeuvres de Sainte Therese..., 2 parts in one, Paris: Denys Thierry, 1687, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine lacking title label, joints cracked and some wear, 4to, plus four others similar (8)

Arslan (Edoardo). Gothic Architecture in Venice, 1st edition, 1971, numerous black and white illustrations, original brown cloth in dust jacket, 4to, together with Mainstone (Rowland J.), Hagia Sophia, Architecture, Structure and Liturgy of Justinian's Great Church, 1st edition, 1988, numerous black and white illustrations, original grey cloth in dust jacket, 4to, plus Hitchcock (Henry-Russell), Rococo Architecture in Southern Germany, 1st edition, 1968, numerous black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket, 4to, plus other modern architecture and historical reference, including The Oxford History of England, 16 volumes, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Johnson (Alfred Forbes). A Catalogue of Engraved and Etched English Title-Pages down to the death of William Faithorne, 1691, OUP, 1934, numerous black and white plates, ex-library bookplate to front pastedown, original brown boards to white cloth spine, spine slightly toned and marked, 4to, together with Hodnett (Edward), English Woodcuts 1480-1535, OUP, 1973, numerous black and white illustrations, original blue cloth, 4to, plus Warde (Frederic), Printers Ornaments, applied to the composition of decorative borders, panels and patterns, Lanston Monotype Corpn., 1928, 19 colour sample papers, numerous black and white illustrations, original gilt-decorated black cloth in slipcase, 8vo, plus other modern book design, illustration, typography and paper-making reference, including two samples, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (approx. 70)

Publishing. A large collection of modern book publishing reference and ephemera, including Journal of The Printing Historical Society, The Private Library, various library sale catalogues including Sotheby's, some original cloth, many in original wrappers, some rebound in modern cloth, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves & 2 cartons)

Bakst (Leon). L'Oeuvre de L‚on Bakst pour La Belle au Bois Dormant, Ballet en cinq actes d'aprŠs le conte de Perrault, Musique de Tchaikovsky, Pr‚face d'Andr‚ Levinson, Paris, M. de Brunoff, 1922, title with mounted colour illustration, lithographic portrait of Bakst by Picasso, 54 colour plates, with captioned tissue-guard to each, untrimmed, original printed wrappers with glassine dustwrapper, contained in original card slipcase (rubbed and some marks and discolouration), folio, limited edition 357/500, signed in ink by Bakst and with printed signature of the publisher (1)

Z”llner (Frank, et al). Michelangelo, 1475-1564, Complete Works, 2007, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original white cloth in dust jacket, folio, together with Schtze (Sebastian), Caravaggio, The Complete Works, 2009, numerous colour illustrations, original black cloth in dust jacket, plus Spinelli (Luigi, et al), Domus, arte e stile nella casa, arte e stile nell'industria (industrial design), volumes 1-12, 1928-1999, 2008-9, numerous illustrations, all original boards in dust jackets, as new in original wrappers, large 8vo, plus other modern large-format art reference and art auction catalogues from Sotheby's and Bonhams, VG (4 cartons)

Sapajou (Georges). Early Birds Shot at the Peking Race Course, Typo-Lithography of Vostochnoe Prosveschenie Co, Peking, 1921, 33 full-page caricatures (complete), first and last page slightly browned and dust-soiled, hinges broken and text block detached, original pictorial cloth, slightly rubbed and soiled, folio Very rare. Sapajou was a cartoonist whose work appeared in the North China Daily News in the 1920s and whose subjects here comprise local Europeans who frequented the race track. (1)

Folio Society. Tractatus de Herbis, [&] Commentary, facsimile edition, British Library, 2002, colour plates, all edges gilt, first mentioned in original dark green morocco for The Folio Society by Smith Settle of Otley, blocked design by David Eccles with leather onlays, second mentioned in original quarter buckram, contained together in original book box, folio & 8vo Limited edition 506/1000. (1)

Putnam (Samuel). All The Extant Works of Francois Rabelais, An American Translation with a Critical Text..., volumes 1-3, New York, 1929, numerous black and white illustrations plus colour frontispiece, some minor offsetting, uniform original brown boards to green cloth spines, slightly faded, folio, (limited edition 623/1300), together with Aldin (Cecil, illustrator), The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club, by Charles Dickens, volumes 1 & 2, 1910, signed by the artist to limitation page, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, period inscription to volume 1 front endpaper, bookplates to front pastedowns, original gilt-decorated vellum, boards slightly marked, 8vo, (limited edition 107/250), plus Wright (John Buckland), Mademoiselle De Maupin, A Romance by Theophile Gauter, Golden Cockerel Press, 1938, 8 black and white engravings, some light spotting, original quarter vellum to blue cloth bound by S & S, 4to, plus other late 19th and early 20th-century illustration literature including Hugh Thomson, W. Heath Robinson, Edward Burne-Jones, C. Leeroy Baldrige, all original cloth, some decorative, condition is generally good/very good, 4to/folio (3 cartons)

Juvenal (Decio Junio). D. Ivnii Ivvenalis Satyre, Parisiis, E Typographia Regia, 1644, plus engraving to head of Aii, later inscription to verso of title, some light spotting and marks, lacking original endpapers, modern half brown calf, folio, together with Heimsii (Nicolai & Burmanni, Petri), Claudii Claudiani Opera, Quae Exstant, Omnia..., Amsterdam, 1740, bookplate to front pastedown, period inscription to head of title, some light spotting, ex-library stamp to verso of title, title-page partially detached, contemporary decorative stamped vellum, boards and spine slightly marked, 4to, plus Gelli (Auli), Noctes Atticae Cum Notis et Emendationibus Joannis Frederici Gronivii, 1677, black and white engraved frontispiece, front endpaper detached with period inscription, some light spotting and marks, contemporary vellum, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed, 8vo, plus other 17th to 19th-century Latin, French and German language literature, including Ciceronis Opera, by M. Tullii, volumes 1-9, 1740, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

La Quintinye (Jean de). The Compleat Gard'ner; Or, Directions for Cultivating and Right Ordering of Fruit-Gardens and Kitchen-Gardens; With divers Reflections on several parts of Husbandry. In six books... To which is Added his Treatise of Orange-Trees, with the Raising of Melons, omitted in the French Editions, Made English by John Evelyn, 1st ed., 1693, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece, title printed in red and black, eleven engraved plates, including two double-page, engraved illustrations to text, erratic pagination, light waterstain to upper inner margins at front of volume, some light soiling and stains to leaves at front and rear, near contemporary panelled calf, rubbed and some wear, modern reback retaining portion of original spine, edges and corners repaired, folio Henrey I, 218; Wing L431. (1)