Browne (William). The Poems of William Browne of Tavistock: edited by Gordon Goodwin, with an introduction by A. H. Bullen, London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1893, frontispiece to volume 1 (minor marginal toning), titles printed in red and black, unnamed bookplates to front pastedowns, toning to first and last endpapers, top edges gilt, remainer untrimmed, contemporary quarter vellum over green boards, corners a little bumped, 8vo, (limited edition 190/200), together with: Jefferies (Richard). Hodge and his Masters..., 2 volumes, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1880, contemporary ownership inscription to preliminaries and half-title, light spotting to first and last few leaves to both volumes, advertisements at the end of volume 2, publisher's original brown pictorial cloth, boards blocked in black and blind, each volume with gilt vignette to upper cover, spines a little faded and bumped at head and tail, 8vo, plus Jefferies (Richard). Greene Ferne Farm..., London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1880, half-title, advertisements to verso, some spotting to first and last few leaves, publisher's original green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, printed title and decoration blocked in black to upper board, spine faded to brown, 8vo, plus Worsaae (Jens Jacob Asmussen). An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and Ireland..., London: John Murray, 1852, numerous illustrations throughout, advertisements bound at rear, ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper and half-title, light spotting to first few leaves, marbled boards by Remnant & Edmonds, gilt decoration to spine, gilt emblem to upper board, corners a little bumped, 8vo, plus 12 other cloth-bound volumes, mostly 8vo QTY: (19)
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![[Gentillet, Innocent]. A Discourse upon the Meanes of Wel[l] Governing and Maintaining in Good Peace, A Kingdome, or other Pr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/627c8e76-de74-432f-9aeb-b14e01191536/0fc733be-0cfd-42c6-87fc-b1880117ab86/468x382.jpg)
[Gentillet, Innocent]. A Discourse upon the Meanes of Wel[l] Governing and Maintaining in Good Peace, A Kingdome, or other Principalitie ... Against Nicholas Machiavel the Florentine. Translated by Simon Patericke, London: Adam Islip, 1608, title with woodcut printer's device and bearing early signature H. Brooke, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, leaves E2 and E5 not present, leaves B3 & B4 bound in wrong order (as seen in other examples), occasional light dust-soiling, endpaper hinges repaired, contemporary calf with oval foliate gilt decoration to centre of each board, joints and head of spine neatly repaired, modern calf title label, corner repaired and upper edge of lower board repaired, ties skilfully replaced, folio (28.4 x 18.6 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:STC 11744. The second edition in English of Gentillet's famous condemnation of Machiavelli's The Prince, first published in English in 1602.
Pyne (William Henry). The History of the Royal Residences, of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House and Frogmore, 3 volumes, London: A. Dry, 1819, 100 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, occasional scattered spotting and light offsetting, upper pastedowns with early ownership signature 'Mrs Griffiths', recent navy leather hinges to endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary straight-grain navy blue morocco, elaborate gilt and blind decoration, joints and head and foot of spines neatly repaired, board corners refurbished, light scuffing to few boards, 4toQTY: (3)NOTE:Abbey Scenery 396; Tooley 389.A handsome set.
Winckelmann (Johann Joachim). Description des pierres gravées du feu Baron de Stosch dédiée à son éminence Monseigneur le cardinal Alexandre Albani par M. l'abbé Winckelmann bibliothecaire de son eminence, 1st edition, Florence: Andre Bonducci, 1760, folding engraved frontispiece, 9 engraved plates (7 folding, most with small closed tear close to guard), corrections bound to rear, numismatic art deco bookplate of Max Crepy to front pastedown, light soiling to a few plates, text block splitting between VV4 and XX1, all edges gilt, contemporary crimson calf, spine gilt decorated, elaborate gilt border to boards, rubbed and worn, spine cracked with head and tail with loss, 4toMillingen (James). Récueil de quelques médailles grecques inédites, Rome: Imprimé par De Romanis, 1812, 4 folding plates bound to rear, bookplate to verso of front free endpaper, blue ink stamp to verso of title page, original paper wrappers, worn, ex libris paper stamp to lower left corner of from board, 4toGoorle (Abraham van). Cabinet de Pierres Antiques gravées, ou Collection Choisie de 216 Bagues et 682 Pierres Egyptiennes, Etrusques, Grecques, Romaines, Parthiques, Gauloises, &c. Tirées du Cabinet Gorlee, & autres célèbres Cabinets de l'Europe, Paris: Lamy, 1778, frontispiece and additional engraved title page to volume 1, titles printed in red and black, 282 engraved plates, endpapers a little toned, late 19th-century quarter purple calf over marbled boards, gilt lettering to spines, spines evenly faded to brown, extremities a little rubbed, small folio QTY: (4)
![[Caradoc of Llancarfan]. [The Historie of Cambria, now called Wales. A part of the most famous Yland of Brytaine... translate](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/627c8e76-de74-432f-9aeb-b14e01191536/5cba4f42-6228-46f0-bd3f-b1880117aa05/468x382.jpg)
[Caradoc of Llancarfan]. [The Historie of Cambria, now called Wales. A part of the most famous Yland of Brytaine... translated into English by H. Lhoyd... corrected, augmented and continued... by Dauid Powel, 1st edition, London: Rafe Newberie and Henrie Denham, 1584], main text in black letter, woodcut illustrations of Welsh kings and queens, lacking title and leaves B1, E8, G8, quire N1-8 & R8 and index leaves at end, E1 detached and untrimmed, a few early leaves with tears and repairs and some loss of text, a few annotations, occasional light toning and some water stains, later endpapers detached, disbound, 8vo, together with another defective copy of the same workQTY: (2)NOTE:Sabin 40914; STC 4606. The first standard work on the early history of Wales, adapted by David Powel. Page 238 contains an early reference to the discovery of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere's bones; page 227 begins with the account of Madoc ap Owen Gwyneth's voyage to America in 1170 and claim therefore of discovering the New World.Sold with all faults not subject to return.
Stowe (Harriet Beecher). Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1st U.K. edition, London: John Cassell, 1852, monochrome illustrations by George Cruikshank, some spotting, toning & light marks,contemporary embossed cloth, boards & spine rubbed, 8vo, together with:Ward (Gertrude, editor), Letters of Bishop Tozer and his Sister with some other records of the Universitie's Mission from 1863-1873, London: Office of the Universities Mission to Central Africa, 1902, monochrome portrait frontispiece, some light toning, original blue cloth, spine lightly faded, 8vo, plusHutchinson (H. N. et al), The Living Races of Mankind, 2 volumes, London: Hutchinson & Co., circa 1900, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, some minor marginal toning, contemporary uniform gilt decorated plum half calf, boards & spines very lightly rubbed, large 8vo, and other mid-20th century Central Africa reference & related, plus some miscellaneous literature, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQTY: (6 shelves )
Warton (Thomas). Theocriti Syracusii quae supersunt. Cum scholiis Graecis auctioribus, emendationibus et animadversionibus in scholia editoris et Joannis Toupii ... Præmittuntur editoris dissertatio de bucolicis Græcorum, vita Theocriti a Josua Barnesio scripta ... Accedunt editoris et variorum notae perpetuae, epistola Joannis Toupii de Syracusiis, ejusdem addenda in Theocritum, necnon collationes quindecim codicum..., 2 volumes, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1770, text in Latin and Greek, gilt Greek key roll to turn-ins, all edges gilt, early 19th-century straight grain crimson morocco, gilt ruled border to boards and spines, volume 1 cracked to lower joint of upper board, corners bumped, 4to, together with:Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet de). The Henriade, an Epic Poem in Ten Cantos. Translated from the French of Voltaire into English rhyme with large Historical and Critical Notes, London: Burton and Co, 1797, half-title, subscribers list to verso, pages uncut, modern grey and paper boards to style with paper label to spine, large 4to,Gregor (Francis, of Trewarthennich). The Works of... 1st collected edition, Exeter: T. Flindell, 1816, contemporary subscriber's ownership inscription to front free endpaper, uncut pages, original paper boards neatly rebacked with paper label to spine, corners bumped, 4to,Kemble (John Philip). Memoirs of the Life of John Philip Kemble, Esq., including A History of the Stage...., By James Boadem...., 2 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1825, portrait frontispiece to volume 1, light spotting throughout, 20th-century blue quarter silk over paper-covered boards, paper title labels to spines, repaired split to spine of volume 1, joints a little rubbed, 8vo,Disraeli (Benjamin). Sybil; or, The Two Nations, 1st edition, 3 volumes, London: Henry Colburn, 1845, half-titles to volumes 1 & 2, lacking the publisher's catalogue to volume 1, scattered spotting, titles with small portion of upper margin removed (not affecting text), armorial bookplates of A. H. Sharp to front pastedowns, modern green quarter buckram over paper-covered boards, paper titles to spines, all contained within matching slipcase, 8voQTY: (9)
Prynne (William). The Soveraigne Power of Parliaments and Kingdomes: Divided into foure parts. Together with an Appendix: wherein the Superiority of our owne, and most other Foraine Parliaments, States, Kingdomes, Magistrates, (collectively considered,) over and above their lawfull Emperours, Kings, Princes, is abundantly evidenced, confirmed by pregnant Reasons, Resolutions, Precedents, Histories, Authorities of all sorts; the contrary Objections re-felled: the Treachery and Disloyalty of Papists to their Soveraignes, with their present plots to extirpate the Protestant Religion demonstrated; and all materiall objections, calumnies, of the King, his Counsell, Royallists, Malignants, Delinquents, Papists, against the present Parliaments proceedings, (pretended to be exceeding derogatory to the Kings Supremacy, and Subjects Liberty) satisfactorily answered, refuted, dissipated in all particulars..., 4 parts in one, London: Michael Sparke senior, 1643, decorative typographic border to title of each part, erratic pagination, errata leaf at rear, light toning and occasional minor dust-soiling, contemporary calf, rebacked with gilt decorated spine and morocco title label, old repairs to board corners, some wear to board edges, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Wing P4087A; P4109; P4089; P4103; P3962.
AR London. Newcourt (Richard & William Faithorne), An Exact Delineation of the Cities of London and Westminster and the Suburbs Thereof, together with ye Burrough of Southwark and all ye Through-fares, Highwies, Streetes, Lanes & Common Allies, within ye same, 1658, published by Edward Stanfield, 1863, uncoloured engraved map of Elizabethan London, dissected and laid on linen, inset engraving of St. Peter's & St. Paul's, list of the churches within the walls of London, scale of distance surmounted by open dividers, armorials, numerous sailing ships etc, light offsetting, one split to linen not affecting printed sheet, unfolded size approximately 1050 x 1910 mm, folded within publisher's original navy morocco boards, blind stamped and gilt decorated on upper and covers, rubbed, 4to QTY: (1)
Bartlett (W. H.). The Nile Boat or Glimpses of the Land of Egypt, new edition, London: Bell & Daldy, circa 1880, 33 steel engravings, some light spotting & toning, later endpapers, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated green cloth, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, together with:Budge (E. A. Wallis), The Mummy, a Handbook of Egyptian Funerary Archaeology, 2nd edition, Cambridge: University Press, 1925, folding frontispiece, monochrome illustrations, period inscription & bookplate to front endpapers, some minor marginal toning, original gilt decorated plum cloth, spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusCaminos (Ricardo A.), Semna-Kumma, the Temple of Semna, 2 volumes, London: Egyptian Exploration Society, 1998, monochrome illustrations, original uniform boards, large 8vo, and other early 20th century & modern Egyptian & ancient archaeology reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, some periodicals, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves & 4 cartons)
![Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible: containing the bookes of the Old & New..., Cambridge: Printed by John Field, 1659], let](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/627c8e76-de74-432f-9aeb-b14e01191536/83acc68d-5846-4429-a96d-b1880117b568/468x382.jpg)
Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible: containing the bookes of the Old & New..., Cambridge: Printed by John Field, 1659], letterpress New Testament title present, lacking general title and final leaf of text, Apocrypha present, final leaf of text provided in manuscript written in a neat hand on two leaves, first and last few leaves torn and frayed to lower outer corners and some with repairs, few other leaves with closed tears, occasional light dust-soiling, few marks and scattered spotting, contemporary reversed calf, leather torn with some loss to upper and lower boards, worn, folio (41 x 26.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Herbert 666.
World. Navy League Map of the British Empire, published by The London Geographical Institute, circa 1925, a very large colour-printed wall map, sectionalised and laid on linen, light overall toning, a few splits along old linen folds, contemporary metal grommets in the upper corners, 1510 x 2000 mmQTY: (1)
Markham (Frederick). Shooting in the Himalayas. A Journal of Sporting Adventures and Travel in Chinese Tartary, Ladac, Thibet, Cashmere, &c., 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1854, additional colour title, folding map, 8 tinted lithograph plates, illustrations, top edge gilt, later green half morocco gilt by Bayntun, Bath, spine faded to brown, tall 8vo, together with Rice (William). "Indian Game," (From Quail to Tiger), 1st edition, London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884, frontispiece, 11 colour lithograph plates, author's copy, signed to title, with his extra colour illustrations, sketches, and extensive annotations throughout, press cuttings pasted at rear, some light spotting and toning, top edge gilt, later olive half morocco by Bumpus, spine faded to brown with light stain at foot, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:First work Abbey Travel 503; Czech Asian p. 134, 'An excellent and early work on sport in the Himalayas...'; second work Czech p. 172, 'An excellent work, beautifully illustrated...'.
Baskerville Press. Book of Common Prayer... and Administration of the Sacraments. and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church..., together with the Psalter or Psalms of David..., 2nd edition, Cambridge: John Baskerville, 1761, title within ornamental border and with 'Price Eight Shillings and Six Pence, unbound' printed below imprint, text leaves in double column within ornamental borders, light spotting to first few leaves, all edges gilt, contemporary straight grain crimson morocco, gilt decorated spine and gilt decorated border to boards, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC T81412; Gaskell 13; Griffiths 1761.2 (p. 175-176); Rothschild 2633.The second edition of three. It was the only edition in which the 'occasional prayers' were always present.
Du Hamel (Jean-Baptiste). De corporum affectionibus cum manifestis, tum occultis, libri duo, seu promotae per experimenta philosophiae specimen..., 1st edition, Paris: Michel Le Petit & Stéphane Michallet, 1670, one engraved plate, title cropped with loss to foot of "Cum Privilegio Regis" and part of publication date, royal privilege leaf and errata present at end, some light toning and occasional spotting, 19th-century calf-backed marbled boards, lacking spine (text-block cracked and weakening), upper board loosening, rubbed and worn, 12moQTY: (1)NOTE:An uncommon medical work. Jean Baptiste du Hamel (1624-1706) was a natural philosopher and the first secretary of the Academie Royale des Sciences founded 4 years before this work was published.
Hyde (Edward). The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellor of England, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford, 3 volumes, Oxford: Clarendon Printing House, 1759, bookplates of 'Sir John Dashwood King' to the front pastedowns, front & rear gutters cracked, some minor spotting & light toning, contemporary uniform gilt decorated full calf, volume 1 front hinge split, boards & spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Scott (Walter), Waverley Novels, 24 volumes, large type border edition, London: Macmillan and Co., circa 1912-1917, monochrome frontispieces & title page vignettes, period inscription to the front endpaper of volume 1, some minor toning & spotting, top edges gilt, contemporary uniform gilt decorated red half morocco, spines very lightly rubbed, 8vo, plusReport of the Montessori Conference at East Runton, July 25th-28th, 1914, later edition [?], 1916 [?], monochrome frontispiece, some very light toning & spotting throughout, original green paper wrappers, spine very lightly toned & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, (the only other publically available copies of this work are at St. Andrews Universty, U.C.L., and Sheffield University),and other mostly 19th century literature & reference, all contemporary gilt decorated leather bindings, overall condition is generally good to very good, 8vo (approximately 60 volumes)QTY: (3 shelves)
Atkyns (Sir Robert). The Ancient and Present State of Glocestershire, 2nd edition, London: reprinted by T. Spilsbury, for W. Herbert, at No. 27, in Glulston-Square..., 1768, 8 untitled plates of coats of arms of Gloucestershire families, engraved folding map and 63 (of 64) double-page 'bird's eye' engraved views by Johannes Kip, title page spotted and lined to verso with repaired closed tear and light text offsetting, some plates with light offsetting, a few with a small hole to printed area, some short splits to folds, last leaf of text with small tear with loss to text, some water staining and spotting throughout, gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1945, contemporary calf rebacked, green morocco title label to spine, boards scuffed and stained, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Upcott p. 250.
Raffles (Lady Sophia). Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, particularly in the Government of Java, 1811-1816, Bencoolen and its Dependencies, 1817-1824, with details of the commerce and resources of the Eastern Archipelago and selections from his correspondence, by his widow, 2 volumes, new edition [i.e. 2nd edition], London: James Duncan, 1835, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding plate of the plant 'Rafflesia Arnoldi', folding facsimile letter, 2 folding maps of the Indian Archipelago (small reinforcements to verso) and Island of Singapore, volume II lacking title and all text before p. 1, occasional light spotting and toning, water stain to frontispiece, contemporary previous owner signature of Alexander Miller to volume I title, contemporary half morocco, spines and edges rubbed with chips and losses at ends, 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:Sold with all faults not subject to return.
Lewis (John Frederick). Lewis's Sketches and Drawings of the Alhambra, made During a Residence in Granada, in the Years 1833-4. Drawn on Stone by J.D. Harding, R.J. Lane, A.R.A., W. Gauci & John F. Lewis, London: Hodgson, Boys & Graves, [1835], lithograph title with vignette, dedication to Duke of Wellington with list of drawings on verso, 25 tinted lithograph plates (including frontispiece), tissue guards, spotting throughout, some toning and browning, contemporary quarter morocco, extremities rubbed and light wear, folioQTY: (1)NOTE: Abbey Travel I, 148; Lipperheide 1221.
Bennett (Charles H. & Robert B. Brough). Shadow and Substance, 1st edition, London: W. Kent & Co. (Late D. Bogue), 1860, half-title, 30 hand-coloured caricature plates, a few light spots, original cloth spine and covers bound at rear, all edges gilt, later crimson half morocco gilt by Bayntun, Bath, small chip at head of spine, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, burgundy morocco bookplate.
![[Ventura, Comino, preface]. Nuovo Fior[e] di Virtu. Operetta morale, nella quale con essempi, e similitudini si tratta, come,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/627c8e76-de74-432f-9aeb-b14e01191536/4801ab9f-3ba9-46dd-b0ec-b1880117aa72/468x382.jpg)
[Ventura, Comino, preface]. Nuovo Fior[e] di Virtu. Operetta morale, nella quale con essempi, e similitudini si tratta, come, schiffando i vitii, si debbano acquistar le virtu, Bergamo: per Comin Ventura, 1594, 88 leaves, woodcut device to title and 57 woodcut illustrations to text, decorative woodcut initials, ten leaves neatly strengthened with archival tissue to outer corners (with loss of few page numbers), some toning and occasional light damp-stains, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, 20th-century red morocco by E. Niedree, 16moQTY: (1)NOTE:Scarce. Only one UK institutional location found (Victoria & Albert Museum Library).
Davies (John). Allwedd duwinyddiaeth, neu, Ddangoseg ysgrythyrol..., [The key of theology, or, scriptural Demonstration: containing a summary of verses relating to the doctrinal, practical, experienced, promising and threatening subjects of the Christian religion], Carmarthen: J. Evans, 1839, bound with: Williams (William). Crwydrad dychymmyg i fyd yr ysbrydoedd..., [A wandering of imagination into the world of spirits, or, Heavenly reflections on the death of the late Reverend. Lewis Lewis...,] Caerfyrddin: Argraphwyd gan Jonathan Harris, 1831; Jones (John). Alleirydd ysgrythyrawl, neu, Fynegair i'r Ysgolion Sabbothawl, [an Index to the Sabbath Schools: containing an explanation of the old strange Words of the scriptures up...], Machynlleth: D. Pugh, 1832; Rowlands (William). "Angeu yn y crochan;" neu, Bregeth ar feddwdod: yn yr hon y dangosir ei natur, ei bechadurusrwydd a'i effeithiau ["Death in the pot;" or, A Sermon on drunkenness: in which its nature, sinfulness and effects are shown], Dinbych, Pp. 52. Thomas Gee, 1834; Charles (Thomas). Hyfforddwr yn egwyddorion y grefydd Gristionogol [Instructor in the principles of the Christian religion], Bala: Argraffedig gan R. Saunderson, 1839, text in Welsh, frontispiece, ownership signature to front free endpaper, light spotting throughout, trimmed with small area of loss to printed area to a few leaves, contemporary tree calf, a little rubbed and worn, 8vo, together with:Dawson (Bensley & Cooke, publishers). Hyfforddiadau i ymddygiad defosiynol a gweddus..., [Training for devout and decent behavior: in the public service of God more particularly in the practice of Common Prayer appointed by the Church of England], Oxford: Dawson, Bensley, Cooke, 1809, text in Welsh, contemporary ownership signature to title, extensive contemporary manuscript notation to verso of title relating to provenance and similar to endpapers and pastedowns, long closed tear to title page, tear with loss to front free endpaper, damp stain to inner margin to last few gatherings, contemporary panelled calf, scuffed and bumped with minor areas of loss, thick 8vo, plus many other volumes, many 18th century and bound in leather including Books of Common Prayer in various languages including Spanish and French QTY: (1 carton)
Milne (A. A.). When We Were Very Young, 14th edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1926, monochrome illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, some minor toning & spotting, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Tolkien (J. R. R.), The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, 1st edition, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1962, illustrations by Pauline Baynes, later inscription to the front endpaper, original illustrated boards in dust jacket, some very minor rubbing to the head & foot of the spine, 8vo, plusLear (Edward), The Book of Nonsense, later edition, London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1901, 110 monochrome illustrations, some light spotting & marginal toning, binding slightly loose, original gilt decorated brown cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, oblong 4to, and other early 20th century & modern juvenile & illustrated literature & other works of fiction, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves & carton)
Shakespeare (William). The Plays of William Shakespeare, with Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; to which are added notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, 12 volumes (including 2 supplemental volumes), London: C. Bathurst et al, 1778-80, engraved portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare to volume 1, frontispiece to volume 12, some light scattered spotting, contemporary calf, upper cover of volume 1 detached, some wear, 8vo, together with:Linton (James, illustrator). Shakespeare's Comedy of the Merchant of Venice, London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1909], 36 mounted colour plates, preliminary leaves with small wormholes, edges untrimmed, original full vellum gilt, silk ties, wormholes to covers, 4to, (limited edition 155/500 signed by the illustrator), with,Haggard (H. Rider). She, A History of Adventure, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1887, 2 plates (loose), publisher's advertisement leaf at end, hinges cracked, original blue cloth gilt, spine extremities chipped with some loss, 8vo, with 23 other volumesQTY: (37)
Aesop. Aesop's Fables, with his Life in English, French & Latine. The English by Tho. Philpott Esq. The French and Latine by Rob. Codrington M. A. Illustrated with one hundred and ten sculptures by Francis Barlow... [London: Printed by H. Hills jun. for Francis Barlow, 1687], engraved allegorical frontispiece, engraved arms of William Earle, Duke of Devonshire (bound before additional title), additional engraved title (dated 1665 and relined to verso), 110 etched vignettes by Francis Barlow with fables in English within plate mark (a few close-trimmed), 30 engraved full-page plates only after Thomas Dudley (of 31, lacking 'indecent' plate 17 as often), bound after 'To the Reader' leaf, lacking letterpress title, a few small tears and repairs, occasional toning, some light stains, a few eighteenth-century annotations in English and French, eighteenth-century previous owner inscriptions to verso of frontispiece, modern panelled calf, morocco label to spine, some light fading and small stains, folio (30.5 x 17 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC R22991; Wing A703. Sold with all faults not subject to return.
Daubeny (Ulrich). Ancient Cotswold Churches, limited edition, London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd, circa 1920, signed by the author, period ink inscription to front flyleaf, illustrated with pen and ink drawings and the author’s photographs, original brown cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, 483 of unspecified number, 4to, together with Cautley (H. Munro), Norfolk Churches, 1st edition, Ipswich: Norman Adlard & Co. LTD, 1949, ink inscription to front end paper, with 274 original photographs, occasional light and pencil annotations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers and spine rubbed and marled with minor loss to areas of the jacket, 8vo plus Vallance (Aymer), Greater English Church Screens, Being Great Roods, Screenwork & Rood-lofts in Cathedral. Monastic & Collegiate Churches in England & Wales, 1st edition, London: B. T. Batsford LTD, 1947, numerous monochrome illustrations, previous owner bookplate to front pastedown, text block lightly spotted, original cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, and other 20th century church reference and related mostly original cloth in dust jackets some original wrappers. 8vo/4to, GQTY: (3 shelves )
![Franck (Sebastian). De arbore scientiae boni et mali, ex quo Adamus morte[m] comedit & adhuc hodie cuncti homines morte c](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/627c8e76-de74-432f-9aeb-b14e01191536/6040084a-3669-451d-bddc-b1880117a5d0/468x382.jpg)
Franck (Sebastian). De arbore scientiae boni et mali, ex quo Adamus morte[m] comedit & adhuc hodie cuncti homines morte comedunt, quidnam ea sit ..., et rursum quid sit arbor vit[a]e, contra totius humani generis sapientiam, probitatem, atq[ue] scientiam. Augustino Eleutherio authore, [Mulhusii: Superioris Elsatiae, per Petrum Fabrum], 1561, [2],130,[2]p., imprint from colophon, printer's woodcut device to verso of final leaf, occasional early marginalia to few leaves, damp-stain to lower margins of few leaves towards rear of volume, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, 18th-century light brown calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, light fading to part of lower board, joints slightly cracked, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Adams E108.This work is the first Latin edition of this treatise on the forbidden fruit and one of the more uncommon titles printed in Mulhouse, where printing only developed from the middle of the 16th century. Sebastien Franck (1499-1542), humanist and independent spirit, who used the pseudonymous name Augustinus Eleutherius was close to Michel Servet (Calvin's opponent) whom he met in Strasbourg.
Constable (John). English Landscape Scenery, London: Henry G. Bohn, 1855, 40 mezzotint plates by David Lucas after Constable, some light spotting to margins throughout, plate 21 with some smudge marks to margins, contemporary blue half straight grain morocco, rubbing to extremities, some small areas of loss to left corner of lower board, gilt title to spine, folioQTY: (1)
The Book of Common Prayer. Together with the Psalter of Psalms of David..., Cambridge: Joseph Bentham, 1748, near contemporary previous ownership signature to front endpaper 'Cathrine Thistlethnayte' with bookplate of the same to front pastedown, contemporary red full morocco with elaborate gilt decoration to boards and spine, worn and rubbed, lower board detached, 12mo, together with: The Book of Common Prayer. Together with the Psalter of Psalms of David..., London: John Baskett, 1742, contemporary ownership signature 'Elizth. Snelgrave' to title page, contemporary red full morocco with decorative gilt decoration to boards and spine, a little bumped, joints starting to crack, 24mo in 12's, plus The Holy Bible. containing the Old and New Testaments..., Edinburgh: Mark & Charles Kerr, 1793, tear with loss to lower right corner of title page not affecting printed area, contemporary green full morocco, gilt decoration to spine and gilt Greek key roll to boards, a little bumped and worn, 24mo in 12's, and The Book of Common Prayer. Together with the Psalter of Psalms of David..., London: John Baskett, 1742, front free endpapers cut, small areas of light damp staining to a few leaves, loss to lower margin of final leaf not affecting printed area, contemporary manuscript list of names and birth dates to rear endpaper, contemporary red full morocco with decorative gilt detail to boards and spine, a little rubbed 24mo in 12's plus 15 other 18th and 19th-century volumes of The Book of Common Prayer or similar, all leather bound, 8vo or smaller QTY: (18)
Smith (Adam). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, edited by James E. Thorold Rogers, 2 volumes, 2nd edition thus, Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1880, half-titles, engraved frontispiece to volume one, preliminary and rear leaves browned, top edge gilt, modern full panelled calf gilt by Bayntun, contrasting morocco spine labels, some light wear to extremities, 8vo QTY: (2)
Hunt (P. Francis). Orchidaceae, Ipswich: The Bourton Press, 1973, 40 colour plates by Mary A Grierson, signed by the author & the artist to the limitation page, original full vellum in slipcase, large folio, limited edition 456/600, together with:Campbell (Bruce), The Bird Paintings of Henry Jones, London: Folio Fine Editions, 1976, with a Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and signed 'Philip', 24 colour plates, original gilt decorated green half calf in slipcase, oblong folio, limited edition 7/500, plusBlunt (Wilfrid), Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770), Guildford: Charles W. Treylen, 1953, signed by the author to the front endpaper, 12 colour plates, some damp damage to the head of the front & rear endpapers & boards, some light spotting, original gilt decorated red half morocco, boards & spine slightly rubbed, slim folioGreat Flower Books 1700-1900, by Sacheverell Sitwell & Wilfrid Blunt, London: Collins, 1956, inscribed to the front endpaper by Wilfrid Blunt to 'Richard Hobbs... 1973', some light marginal toning, original green half morocco bound by Southeran in slipcase, large folioQTY: (4)
Ovid. Ovid's Metamorphoses in Latin and English, translated by the most eminent hands. With historical explanations of the fables written in French by Abbot Banier, 2 volumes bound in one, Amsterdam: Printed for the Wetsteins and Smith, 1732, half-title, engraved allegorical frontispiece, printed title to each volume in red and black with engraved vignette, six half-page engraved plates on three leaves by Folkema after Le Brun, 124 fine engravings to text, some light marks (contents generally clean condition), contemporary engraved bookplate to front pastedown with motto vixi liber et moriar, contemporary sprinkled full calf, rubbed and somewhat worn with rear cover detached, folio QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Ibbetson family, Yorkshire (bookplate). Cohen-de Ricci 768.
Stothard (Mrs. Charles). Letters written during a Tour through Normandy, Britanny, and other parts of France, in 1818: including local and historical descriptions; with remarks on the Manners and Characters of the People, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820, 22 aquatint plates (including hand-coloured frontispiece and five other hand-coloured plates), title with short closed tear to lower margin at gutter, occasional spotting, light dust-soiling and few marks, endpapers renewed with armorial bookplate of Edward Lowry Barnwell, Melksham House, Wiltshire and ex libris label of John Ewart Davies to upper pastedown, modern half calf preserving contemporary marbled boards, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, 4to, together with:Jones (Lewis Tobias). An Historical Journal of the British Campaign on the Continent, in the Year 1794; with the Retreat through Holland, in the Year 1795, 1st edition, Birmingham: Printed for the Author by Swinney & Hawkins, 1797, folding engraved map frontispiece with contemporary outline colouring (trimmed to printed edge of lower right corner and with long repaired closed tear), 4 engraved plans (2 folding, 1 with repaired closed tear, both trimmed to platemark at gutter edge), E1 with repaired hole to outer margin, hinges cracked, modern terracotta crushed half morocco over marbled boards, green morocco title and author labels to spine, 4to,Macdonald (John). Travels, in Various Parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, during a series of thirty years and upwards, by John Macdonald, a cadet of the family of Keppoch in Inverness-shire..., London: Printed for the Author, 1790, damp-staining mostly to first and last few leaves towards gutter, armorial bookplate of Sir Edmund Antrobus (of Antrobus Hall, Cheshire and Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire), contemporary calf gilt, morocco title label to spine, 8vo, Thicknesse (Philip). A Year's Journey through France, and Part of Spain, 2 volumes in one, Bath: Printed by R. Cruttwell, for the Author, 1777, seven engraved plates, three plates of music, some offsetting, staining to title of volume 2, contemporary speckled calf, modern reback with morocco title label, 8vo,Orrery (John Boyle, Earl of). Letters from Italy, in the years 1754 and 1755, by the late Right Honourable John Earl of Corke and Orrery. Published from the originals, with explanatory notes, by John Duncombe, M.A., Chaplain to his Lordship, Rector of St. Andrew's and St. Mary Bredman's, and one of the six preachers in Christ Church, Canterbury, London: B. White, 1773, engraved illustration to title, browning to margins of first and last few leaves, contemporary calf, modern reback with calf title label, 8voQTY: (5)
Thorburn (A.). Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1923, 30 colour plates, some minor marginal toning & spotting, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated red cloth, spine slightly rubbed & faded, folioBritish Birds, 4 volumes, 4th edition, 1918, 82 colour plates, some light toning & spotting, top edges gilt, original uniform gilt decorated red cloth, spines lightly faded, large 4to, together with:Sowerby (John E.), British Wildflowers, re-issue, London: Gurney and Jackson, 1894, hand coloured frontispiece & 89 hand coloured plates, some minor marginal toning, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated embossed green cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8voThe Ferns of Great Britain, London: Henry G. Bohn, 1859, hand coloured frontispiece & 31 hand coloured plates, some minor toning & spotting, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated red cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo plusSwanson (Ronald S.), Grand Cascapedia Giants..., 1st edition, New Jersey: Meadow Run Press, 2005, half-title signed & inscribed by the author, colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in slipcase, 8vo, un-numbered limited edition of 1000 copies, includes a typed & signed letter from Hoagy B. Carmichael, and other mostly modern natural history reference & related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio, includes 2 botanical prints, framed & glazedQTY: (6 shelves )
Drummond (William Henry). The Large Game and Natural History of South and South-East Africa, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1875, half-title, title with chromolithograph vignette, colour map, 12 tinted plates, one or two small stains, bookplate, top edge gilt, later green half morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine faded to green, some fading and light soiling to covers, 8vo, together with Chapman (Abel). Savage Sudan. Its Wild Tribes, Big-Game and Bird-Life, 1st edition, London: Gurney and Jackson, 1921, map, numerous monochrome illustrations, a little slight toning to text, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, spine ends a little rubbed, 8vo, with 3 others: The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter, by W. D. M. Bell, 1923, Stalking Big Game with a Camera in Equatorial Africa, by Marius Maxwell, 1925, and African Safaris, by Major G. H. Anderson, 1946 QTY: (5)
Chambers (Ephraim). Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Containing an Explanation of the Terms, and an Account of the Several Subjects, in the Liberal and Mechanical Arts, and the Sciences, Human and Divine. Intended as a Course of Ancient and Modern Learning..., With the Supplement, and Modern Improvements, incorporated in one Alphabet, by Abraham Rees, 4 volumes, London: Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington, A. Hamilton, T. Payne and Son [et al.], 1786, engraved frontispiece to first volume, 145 engraved plates (including four folding), six leaves of letterpress specimen types (including two folding), occasional light damp-staining to few leaves in volume 2, bookplate of William Alfred Cocks to upper pastedowns, contemporary reversed calf with contrasting morocco labels, some joints cracked, light wear to head and foot of spines and some board corners, folioQTY: (4)
Doolittle (Thomas). The Young Man's Instructer, and the Old Man's Remembrancer: or Controversies and practical truths, fitted to the capacity of Children, and the more ignorant sort of people. Being done in a Catechetical Exercise, on the Lords Day, in explaining the questions of the reverend assemblies shorter Catechisme, wherein several erroneous doctrines of Quakers, Socinians, Arminians, Antinomians and Papists are propounded and confuted. Together with a practical application of the truth confirmed; in both, the Child or Youth answering by yes, or no. Now published for an help to Masters of Families, in the instructing of their Children and Servants in the truths of the Gospel, and applying of them to their consciences, which would exceedingly tend to further the success of Ministers Labours, among their People. By Tho. Doolittel [sic], Minister of the Gospel, 1st edition, London: Thomas Parkhurst, 1673, [16], 112 p., 113-128 l., 129-367, [1]p., one page of advertisements to verso of final leaf, bound without [2A?]⁴ at rear of volume (continuation of adverts?), light worming, wormhole to fore-margin of some leaves towards rear of volume (not affecting text), slight dust-soiling to title, some light toning throughout, front free endpaper with early ownership signatures Joseph Simcox dated 1700, and Tom Smith dated 1882 and inscription 'Fred Cumston his book 18/4/1921 given to him by his father on this day 24 Birthday', contemporary sheep, joints cracked, leather loss at head and foot of spine, rubbed and some wear, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC R4108; Wing D1906.ESTC refers to the collation as A-I⁸ i⁸ K-S⁸ *t⁸ T-Z⁸ [2A?]⁴, however this copy collates as A-I⁸ i⁸ K-S⁸ *t⁸ T-Z⁸. ESTC also states several copies in institutional libraries are bound without the final gathering of advertisements (as seen here) and calls for verification of the end of signature statement.
Butler (Captain H.) South African Sketches: Illustrative of the Wild Life of a Hunter on the Frontier of the Cape Colony, 1st edition, London: Ackermann and Co., 1841, lithograph additional title, 30 lithographs on 15 sheets including 16 hand-coloured, plates Xi and XII transposed, occasional light spotting, later cherry full morocco, spine lettered in gilt, folio, 38.5 x 28.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey Travel 336; Czech African p. 48
Plato. Opera quae extant omnia. Ex nova Ioannis Serrani interpretatione, perpetuis eiusdem notis illustrata: quibus & methodus & doctrinae summa breuiter & perspicure indicatur eivsdem annotationes in quorundam sue illius interpretationis locos. Henr. Stephani de quorundam locorum interpretatione iudictum & multorum contextus graeciemendatio, 3 volumes bound in 2 (volume 1 & 3 bound together), 1st edition, [Geneva]: excudebat H. Stephanus, 1578, text in Greek & Latin in 2 columns, decorative woodcut device to title of volume I, woodcut initials, head and tailpieces to text, wide margins, endpapers renewed, complete with blank Yy8 in volume I and blank AAi (except for signature) in volume II, gathering V misbound between S & T to volume I, repaired hole (not affecting text) to top margin to f.i - f.iv to end of volume III, light spotting to endpapers and some small areas of light water staining affecting a few leaves to both volumes, late 20th-century full calf, blind stamped panelled decoration to boards, contrasting gilt morocco title labels to spines, spines evenly faded to brown, folioQTY: (2)NOTE:Adams P-1439.
Dugdale (Sir William). The History of St Paul's Cathedral in London, from its foundation. Extracted out of Original Charters, Records, Leiger-books, and other Manuscripts. Beautified with sundry Prospects of the Old Fabrick, which was destroyed by the Fire of that City, 1666...wherunto is added, a continuation thereof, setting forth what was done in the structure of the New Church, to the Year 1685., 4 parts bound in one, Second Edition corrected and enlarged by the Author's own Hand. To which is prefixed, his Life, written by himself. Publish'd by Edward Maynard, London: Printed by George James for Jonah Bowyer, 1716, portrait frontispiece of the author by Wenceslaus Hollar, 2pp. list of subscribers, errata and directions to binder, 41 uncoloured etched plates (11 double-page or folding, and 30 single-page plates), many by Hollar, occasional light toning and marks, title somewhat browned, old booksellers printed description to front pastedown, contemporary full calf, later reback, joints rubbed and outer corners renewed, folio QTY: (1)NOTE:'Not only did this book print the surviving documentary records of the cathedral, it also preserved the appearance of the building. Its Norman and Gothic details and the alterations made by Inigo Jones in the 1630's were recorded in extensive plates...' (ODNB).
Hore (Annie B.) To Lake Tanganyika in a Bath Chair, 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886, mounted photographic portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps (with closed tears and relaid to verso), half-tone portrait, 32 pp. catalogue at rear, a few light stains, top right of front endpaper excised, original pictorial cloth, spine end edges rubbed with some fading, light water stain to lower cover, 8vo, together with Stanley (Henry M.) Through the Dark Continent or the Sources of the Nile around the Great Lakes of Equatorial Africa and down the Livingstone River to the Atlantic Ocean, 1st one volume edition (with a new preface), London: George Newnes, 1899, folding map at rear (with closed tear and light soiling), monochrome illustrations, a few leaves detaching, hinges breaking, prize label, original pictorial cloth gilt, spine rubbed with some fading, thick large 8vo, plus other African travel including 1st editions A. Arkell-Hardwick's An Ivory Trader in North Kenia, 1903 and Through the Hear of Africa, by Frank Melland and Edward Cholmeley, 1912, and others in variable condition, rebound with ink stamps etc QTY: (38)
Rudder (Samuel). A New History of Gloucestershire, comprising the topography, antiquities, curiosities, produce, trade, and manufactures of that county..., 1st edition, Cirencester: printed by Samuel Rudder, 1779, folding engraved county map, 5 folding engraved plates and 3 single-page plans, some offsetting to a few leaves, gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1945, contemporary calf rebacked, gilt lettering and detail to spine, minor areas of wear to boards, folio, together with: Lysons (Samuel). A Collection of Gloucestershire Antiquities, London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the strand, 1804, 107 engraved plates, some with contemporary hand colouring, bookplate of Sydney Edward Bouverie Bouverie-Pusey to front pastedown, light spotting mostly to preliminaries, contemporary errata correction slip pasted to M2, top edge gilt, late 19th-century half calf by Bayntun, Bath, morocco title label and gilt ruling to spine, extremities a little scuffed, folioQTY: (2)
Corelli (Arcangelo). The Score of the Four Operas, containing 48 Sonatas Compos'd by Arcangelo Corelli. For Two Violins and a Bass [...] The whole revis'd and Carefully Corrected by Dr. Pepusch. Vol. I., London: J Walsh, [1735], engraved frontispiece by Gucht after Howard, title page, 176pp, engraved throughout, a full set of 48 sonatas, contemporary ownership inscription in ink 'Edwd. Horton Coll Regia Jan 2 1779', some light spotting, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, gilt decorated green morocco label to upper cover, some wear, joints cracked and outer corners showing, folio, together with Kammell (Antonio). Sei Trii, di Violino e Basso, composti da Antonio Kammell; dedicate Ill.ma Sig.ra Lady Lucy Mann., London: Welcker, [1766], engraved title and 14pp, engraved throughout, basso continuo part only, bound together with four further volumes of engraved music: A Fourth Set of Six Grand Choruses from Mr. Handel's Oratorios adapted for Organ or Harpsichord, London: Wright & Co., no date, engraved title and 24pp, A Second Set of Twelve Canzonets for two voices composed by William Jackson of Exeter, Opera XIII., London: John Preston, [1782], engraved title, list of further publications, 26pp, engraved throughout, contemporary ownership inscription in ink 'Edwd. Horton' to title page, Eight Anthems, in score, for the use of Cathedrals and Country Choirs, composed by Samuel Webbe, Dedicated to the Revd. the Dean of Lincoln, London: printed for the author, [1794], engraved title, advertisement and index pages, 58pp, engraved throughout, light spotting, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, some wear, remains of spine label in morocco, folio, and Greene (Maurice). Spensers Amoretti set to Music by Dr. Greene, London: J Walsh, [1739], engraved title page with vignette of musical instruments, dedication page to the Duchess of Newcastle, index to rear, 47pp, engraved throughout, a full set of 25 sonnets for voice and keyboard accompaniment with figured bass, contemporary gilt-panelled full calf, some wear with upper cover detached, oblong folio QTY: (3)NOTE:Corelli, RISM C 3798; Kammell, RISM ID 806553136; Jackson of Exeter, RISM J 170; Webbe, RISM W 283. Greene, RISM G 3750.
D'Oyley (Samuel). Christian Eloquence in Theory and Practice. Made English from the French Original, 1st English edition, London: H. Clements, 1718, front free endpaper with contemporary ownership 'Joh: Conybeare. Coll: Exon. Soc: pr 4.9. 1719', bookplate to front pastedown with initials W.A., contemporary blind panelled calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, light wear to joints and board corners, 8voQTY: (1)
Kirby (W. F.) Natural History of the Animal Kingdom, for the use of young people, 3 volumes (Mammalia, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibia...), London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1889, hand-coloured frontispiece to volume I, 68 hand-coloured double-page plates only (of 90), a few detached and a little frayed to margins, light marginal toning, original cloth-backed illustrated boards, spine ends rubbed with small tears, some edge wear and stains, folio QTY: (3)
More (Henry). Philosophical Poems, by Henry More: Master of Arts, and Fellow of Christs Colledge in Cambridge, 1st collected edition, Cambridge: Roger Daniel, 1647 [with] More (Henry). Conjectura Cabbalistica. Or, a Conjectural Essay of Interpreting the minded of Moses, according to a Threefold Cabbala, London: James Flesher, 1653, printer's woodcut device to title of the first work (also with repaired tear across leaf), woodcut illustrations and diagrams, errata for both works present, contemporary manuscript list of Christopher and Elizabeth Whichcote's children to front pastedown, small hole to R4 (title of the third book in the first work) plus ink stain to text to p. 390, light toning to margins, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners refurbished, red morocco title label to spine, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC No. R14921; Wing M2670 for the first work.ESTC No. R202930; Wing 2647 for the second.
Jombert (Charles-Antoine). Methode pour apprendre le dessein, ou l'on donne les regles générales de ce grand art, & des préceptes pour en acquérir la connoissance, & s'y perfectionner en peu de tems; enrichie de cent planches représentant différentes parties du corps humain d'après Raphael & les autres grands maîtres..., Paris: de l’imprimerie de l’auteur, 1755, woodcut device to title, 101 leaves with engraved plates (2 folding and several with multiple engravings per sheet), table of chapters bound in after 1st plate, 20th-century bookplate of Sigi Leonhardt to verso of front free endpaper, light toning to margins of title page, light spotting to a few text leaves, repaired tear in the front free endpaper and pencil annotations to verso, sewing broken with some gatherings detached from text block, contemporary cat’s paw calf, spine compartments gilt decorated, head and tail of spine chipped with loss, upper joint splitting, some areas of damp staining to boards, corners bumped, 4to QTY: (1)
Burton (Richard F.) The Lake Regions of Central Africa. A Picture of Exploration, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860, 12 chromoxylograph plates, folding map, wood-engraved illustrations, stitching broken in places, a few leaves detaching, some spotting and light toning, remnants of Mechanics' Institution Library labels, original red cloth, chipped Mudie's Library labels to upper covers, volume I spine torn with small losses, spines darkened, some stains and label remnants to covers, 8vo, together with A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome,.2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Tinsley Brothers, 1864, wood-engraved frontispieces (detached in volume Ii), hinges breaking, library label fragments, original burgundy cloth gilt, residue from label removal to upper covers, volume I damp stained with some wear, 8vo, plus others by Burton and related including The City of the Saints and across the Rocky Mountains to California, 2nd edition, 1862, Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po, 2 volumes in one, 1863, The Lands of Cazembe. Lacerda's Journey to Cazembe in 1798, translated and annotated by Captain R. F. Burton, 1873, Etruscan Bologna, 1876, The Gold-Mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities, 1878, and The Jew the Gypsy and El Islam, 1898 QTY: (20)NOTE:Penzer pp. 65-66 & pp. 72-73 respectively for first two titles.
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Bible [Latin]. Biblia Sacra Vulgatae Editionis Sixti V. Pont. Max. iussu recognita. et Clementis VIII. auctoritate edita. Omnia de Exemplari Romano sidelissime & studiosissime expressa, Paris: Mathurinum Henault, via Jacobaea sub signo Angeli Custodis, 1647, half-title present, title in red and black with woodcut illustration and early ownership inscriptions including 'a la Bibliotheque des Augustins du fauxbourg St. Germain' (show-through to verso), small single wormhole to last few leaves of New Testament, index leaves with short worm trail to fore-margin, occasional light damp-stains, all edges gilt, 19th-century gilt decorated dark brown morocco, brass clasp in the form of crucifix, joints and spine rubbed, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:This edition not found in Darlow & Moule and no institutional location found.
Roye (Jean de). Histoire de Loys XI. roy de France, et des choses memorables aduenues̈ de son Regne, depuis l'an 1460. iusques a ̀1483. Autrement dicte la Chronique scandaleuse. Escrite par un greffier de l'Hostel de ville de Paris, Imprimee sur le vray original [Paris?]: [publisher not identified], 1620, paper fault to lower outer corner of 2E3 (not affecting text), some light damp-staining, endpapers renewed and with armorial bookplate of Gaddesden Library to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked, 4to, together with:Fournival (Simon). Recueil général des titres concernant les fonctions, rangs, dignitez, seances, et privilèges des charges des Presidens, Tresoriers de France, Generaux des Finances, & Grands Voyers des Generalitez du Royaume..., Paris: Andre Chouqueux, 1655, title with woodcut armorial, woodcut decorative initials and headpieces, several leaves stained to lower outer blank corners, scattered spotting, contemporary mottled sheep, boards scuffed and worn (insect damage particularly to centre of lower board), folio,Dubos (Jean-Baptiste, Abbé). Histoire critique de l'établissement de la Monarchie Françoise dans les Gaules, 2 volumes, new edition, Paris: Pierre-François Giffart, 1742, half-titles, titles in red and black, armorial bookplate of Bibliotheque de Mouchy to upper pastedowns, contemporary calf gilt, boards and extremities lightly rubbed, 4to, plus other 18th-early 20th-century publications in French history, reference and literature etc., including a few odd volumesQTY: (approx. 35)
Johns (W. E.). Biggles Hunts Game a story of sergeant Bigglesworth C.I.D. and his special air force, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton limited, 1948, colour frontispiece, 10 colour illustrations, period previous owner ink inscription to front endpaper, some occasional light spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers and spine rubbed to head and foot with occasional minor tears, 8vo, together with: Biggles Delivers the Goods a ‘Biggles Squadron’ Story, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton limited, 1946, colour frontispiece, 9 black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers and spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus Biggles Sweeps The Desert a ‘Biggles Squadron’ Story, London: Hodder & Stoughton limited, 1942, colour frontispiece, 8 black and white illustrations, remainder of previous ownership label pasted down to front endpaper, original cloth in dust jacket, boards and spine rubbed and marked, 8vo, and other W. E. Johns titles mixed editions in dust jackets, 8vo, VG QTY: (5 shelves)
Shakespeare (William). Mr William Shakespeare: his Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies, set out by himself in quarto, or by the players his fellows in folio, and now faithfully republish'd from those editions in ten volumes octavo; with an introduction: whereunto will be added, in some other volumes, notes, critical and explanatory, and a body of various readings entire, 10 volumes, London: Printed by Dryden Leach, for J. and R. Tonson, 1768, half-titles discarded, colophon to volume 10 with imprint to Aa2 before advertisements, margins browned to first and last few leaves to each volume, occasional light spotting throughout, 19th-century bookplate of Sarah Rooke to front pastedown of each volume, contemporary marbled calf rebacked, corners refurbished, 8voQTY: (10)NOTE:ESTC No: T138599.
Baskerville Press. Terence Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae, Birmingham: Typis Johannis Baskerville, 1772, front blank flyleaf with owner's ink inscription 'T. Trollope, Coll Joan. Cant. Donam amicissimi R. Heron Prid. Kal. Decemb. 1781', upper pastedown with armorial bookplate of Sir John Trollope Bt., all edges gilt, contemporary straight-grain red morocco, gilt decorated spine, 12mo, together with:Sallust. Caii Crispi Sallustii Belli Catilinarii et Jugurthini Historiae, Edinburgh: apud G. Hamilton et J. Balfour, 1755, light damp-staining and spotting at front and rear, upper pastedown with armorial bookplate of Sir John Trollope Bt., all edges gilt, contemporary straight-grain red morocco gilt, 8vo,Vergilius Maro (Publius). P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis, ad optimorum exemplarium fidem recensita, 2 volumes, Edinburgh: apud G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, 1755, browning to first and last leaves, upper pastedown with armorial bookplate of Sir John Trollope Bt., all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco, gilt decorated spines and borders to boards, contrasting morocco labels, upper board of volume 2 detached, other joints cracked, title label to volume 1 lacking, 8vo,Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae duae, Plutus & Nubes: cum scholiis Graecis Antiquis, quilus adjiciuntur notae quaedaun, sinul cum genino indice, London: R. Wilkin, D. Midwinter & A. Ward, & B. Motte, 1732, title and text in Greek and Latin, title and front pastedown with ownership signature T. W. Trollope 1779, armorial bookplate of Sir John Trollope, Bt. also to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, lacking title label, joints cracked, worn at head and foot of spine, 8vo, plus nine other similar 18th-century antiquarian works of classical authors, many with the bookplate of Sir John Trollope and ownership signatures of T. W. TrollopeQTY: (14)NOTE:1. Gaskell 47.
Burton (Richard F.) The Book of the Sword, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1884, monochrome illustrations, a little minor toning and light spotting, old bookseller description pasted to front endpaper, original pictorial cloth gilt, some fading to spine, one corner bumped, edges a little rubbed, 4to QTY: (1)NOTE:Penzer pp. 107-112. One of the scarcer works by Sir Richard Burton, who was a very skilled swordsman. Originally intended to be part of a three-volume work, the other two volumes remained unpublished due to poor sales.
Eliot (George). Works, 10 volumes, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, circa 1880s, photogravure frontispieces, occasional light damp-stains to fore-edges, early 20th-century half calf, gilt decorated spines, few extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with:Froude (James Anthony). Thomas Carlyle. A history of the first forty years of his life 1795-1835, 2 volumes, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1882, and Thomas Carlyle. A history of his life in London 1834-1881, 2 volumes, 4th edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1885, etched portrait frontispieces, occasional light damp-stains, top edge gilt, contemporary uniform calf gilt, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels (volume number labels 1-4), some boards with light damp-stains to corners, 8vo, plus other leather and cloth bound volumes including Morley (John). The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, 3 volumes, London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1903, top edge gilt, contemporary maroon half morocco, gilt decorated spines, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, Froude (James Anthony). History of England, 12 volumes, new edition, 1870, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, worn with some boards detached, 8vo, Robinson (Charles, illustrator). The Big Book of Fables, edited by Walter Jerrold, 1912 and various works by Thomas Macaulay etc.QTY: (approx. 50)
Monmouth (Geoffrey of). The British History, Translated into English from the Latin of Jeffrey of Monmouth. With a large Preface concerning the Authority of the History. By Aaron Thompson, late of Queens College, Oxon..., 1st edition in English, London: Printed for J. Bowyer at the Rose in Ludgate-Street..., 1718, list of subscribers and errata leaf present, engraved head and tail-pieces and initial letters, contemporary ownership signature 'Av Atkinson 1718' to front free endpaper, bookplate of James Metcalfe to front pastedown, small wormhole through front free endpapers, pinhole to title page, small areas of light spotting to a few leaves, some offsetting, contemporary Cambridge pane calf rebacked, corners bumped, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: 'A. Atkinson (signature); James Metcalfe (bookplate).
Stewart (Charles). The History of Bengal, from the First Mohammedan invasion until the virtual conquest of that country by the English A. D. 1757, 1st edition, London: Sold by Black, Parry, and Co., Leadenhall Street, Booksellers to the Hon. East-India Company. Watts, Printer, Broxbourne, 1813, folding engraved map frontispiece with outline hand-colouring (short closed tear to right hand and light fraying to lower right corner), scattered spotting and some toning, top edge gilt, 20th-century dark blue half morocco by Henderson and Bisset, spine lightly faded to bottle green, 4to, together with:Freire de Andrade (Jacinto). The Life of Dom John de Castro, the Fourth Vice-Roy of India, 2nd edition in English, translated by Sir Peter Wyche, London: Henry Herringman, 1693, early owners ship inscription at head of title of Fran: Morgan of London, lacking both engraved folding plate and portrait plate, some damp and ink staining to first and last leaves, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked, boards rubbed and corners worn, folio (Wing F2156) QTY: (2)
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[Travers, Walter]. A full and plaine declaration of ecclesiasticall discipline owt off the word off God, and off the declininge off the churche off England from the same, [Heidelberg]: Imprinted [by Michael Schirat], 1574, ornamental woodcut device to title, printed in black letter, blank leaves b2 and 2B2 present, lacks folding plate (as often), outer corners to first and last few leaves expertly repaired, some minor dust-soiling and occasional light spotting, bookplate with the initials A[lbert]. E[hrman]. and bearing the motto 'Pro viribus summis contendo' to upper pastedown and bookplate Bibliotheca Broxbourniana J.P.W.E. 17 March 1949 to lower pastedown, all edges gilt, early 20th-century dark brown morocco by Lloyd of London, with blind and gilt ruled binding decoration and blind ornamental decoration, slim 4to (18.9 x 14.7 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC S118505; STC 24184.
Archer (Edward Caulfield). Tours in Upper India, and in parts of the Himalaya Mountains; with accounts of the Courts of the Native Princes, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1833, occasional light spotting, Wolverhampton Library labels, contemporary half calf, volume II lower board detached, rubbed with some wear to spine, 8vo, together with Elphinstone (Mountstuart). The History of India. The Hindu and Mahometan Periods, 3rd edition, London: John Murray, 1849, folding map (detached with short tears to outer margin), lacking front endpaper, some light toning, contemporary half calf gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo, plus Gleig (G. R.) The Life of Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, Bart. and K. C. B. Late Governor of Madras, with extracts from his correspondence and private papers, 2 volumes, new edition, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding map with outline colour, a few leaves detaching, some offsetting and light spotting, previous owner inscription 'J. W. Fraser, Bengal Artly' at head of titles, contemporary calf, gilt arms to covers, spines rubbed and lacking 2 labels, edges rubbed, 8vo, with 4 other volumes including Interesting Historical Events Relative to the Provinces of Bengal and the Empire of Indostan, by J. Z. Holwell, 2 parts only (of 3), 2nd edition, 1766-67, and The Modern History of Hindostan, by Thomas Maurice, volume I, parts 1 & 2 only (of 2 volumes), 1802, and 2 related odd volumesQTY: (9)
Bacon (Francis). Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning; or, The Partitions of Sciences IX Bookes. [Written in Latin by the most eminent, illustrious, and famous Lord Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, Vicount St. Alban, Councellor of Estate, and Lord Chancellor of England]. Interpreted by Gilbert Wats, Oxford: printed by Leon Lichfield, printer to the University, for Robert Young and Ed: Forrest, 1640, engraved portrait frontispiece by William Marshall, engraved title with central portion of title excised (area measuring approximately 4 x 6 cm with infill repair), colophon dated 'MDCXXXX', initial leaves with light damp-stain to upper outer corners, upper outer corner of penultimate leaf of 'Catalogus Historiarum Particularium' repaired, fore-edge margin to penultimate leaf repaired, occasional light dust-soiling and few minor marks, all edges gilt, late 19th/early 20th-century brown half morocco by Zaehnsdorf (indistinct binder's stamp), gilt and blind decoration to spine, marbled paper sides, small folio (26.7 x 18.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Gibson, Bacon 141b.; STC 1167.The first edition in English of the expanded edition. The various issue points indicate this is a later issue.
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