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Click here to subscribeRickenbacker 330 Jetglo Electric Guitar hollow body, black body, white scratchplate, two pickups, five control dials, three way selecter switch, headstock with white truss rod cover 'Rickenbacker Made in USA', in manufacturers hard caseAppears to be good condition with very light fret wear. One small dent through paint approx 2mm diameter.
A 9ct gold gents signet ring set with an opal doublet on onyx, finger size R, weight 9gms Condition Report:Nice heavy mount, medium wear, nothing dreadful, the opal does have a few cracks, this is more the crystal structure as opposed to damage, some light scratches and one tiny chip to the surface all appears stable. Nice & colourful
Hand painted and enamelled Oriental covered jar, pit marks to rim, H: 23 cm, pit marks to body as well as rim, scrapes to rim as well, there are signs of age throughout and firing marks to vase and lid light scratches visible to body but no cracks visible, paint and detailing appears intact with only slight losses. UK P&P Group 3 (£30+VAT for the first lot and £8+VAT for subsequent lots)
A pair of 18ct gold diamond cuff earrings, retailed by Susanna Lovis, with two round brilliant diamonds gypsy set to an oval hinged hoop, 5.20mm wide and 13.80mm long, London hallmark, 2013. Presented in a Susannah Lovis earring case. 6.05gCondition ReportLight surface scratches on mount.Posts lock firmly in the clasp. A few marks on the posts commensurate with wear.
A pair of Jimmy Choo 'Wilma F/S' sunglasses, with gold tone detail to end pieces, size 56-16-145, cased,and a pair of Marc Jacobs sunglasses,MARC 526/S, burgundy graduated lens, size 57-17-145, cased (2)Condition ReportJimmy Choo - Very good condition, signs of very light use to temples, no obvious marks to lensesMarc Jacobs - Some signs of use, particularly inside of temples, a few very light marks to lenses, not easily visible, temples slightly stiff
A Mulberry brown large Roxanne bag, gold tone hardware, magnetic closure, interior with zip pocket, serial number 358371, 35cm wide, 12cm deep, Condition ReportGood overall condition. A few signs of light wear, particularly at base corners. Light marks to hardware. Interior in good condition, with dust particles.
A Mulberry oxblood Chester bag, dual rolled handles, gold-tone hardware, detachable shoulder strap, two sectioned interior, one with zip closure, the other with stud closure and internal slip pocket, with care card, original purchase tag and dust bag, 34cm wide, 16cm deep, 22cm highCondition ReportGood overall condition. There are some signs of light wear, particularly to base corners - see imageLight scratches to hardware.Interior with some light marks and dust particles.
A single stone diamond ring, the round brilliant cut diamond four claw set in a square illusion mount above a heart gallery, tapered shoulders on a plain shank, stamped '18ct' and tested as 18ct white on yellow gold. 3.05g. Ring size LBuying this diamond ring at auction could save up to 0.42 tonnes of CO2e compared to buying new. Condition ReportThe diamond is secure; the setting has normal light wear and scuffs for age.
A Coach beige handbag, with dual rolled handles, gold tone hardware, zip closure with interior zip and slip pockets, with dustbag, 36cm wide, 11cm deep, 25cm high Condition ReportFair overall condition. There are dirt marks throughout. Some scuff marks to exterior leather, particularly at base corners and edges. Light marks to hardware. Interior with dirt marks and staining. Shoulder strap missing
A platinum emerald and diamond cluster ring, with a central oval faceted emerald, 5.50mm x 7.50mm, surrounded by eight round brilliant cut diamonds, with a combined weight estimated as 0.80ct, all claw set in platinum, London hallmark, 10.00gRing size P½Condition ReportDiamonds bright and lively.The emerald has a pale colour, with light wear to the facet junctions. The condition of the ring is overall very good.
A four stone diamond ring and a citrine ring, the four stone ring set with old cut and round brilliant diamonds in millegrain collets, to solid shoulders and a plain band. Marked 18ct & Pt, band tested as 18ct gold. 2.48g Ring size S½,together with an early 20th century citrine ring,set with an oval mixed cut citrine, claw set to a plain collet, to solid shoulders and a plain band. Marked 9ct, tested as 9ct gold, 2.19gRing size NCondition Report1. Diamonds have black inclusions visible to the naked eye.2. Light wear to the citrine facet edges.
An Aspinal of London black patent leather tote, gold tone hardware, single flat handle, interior with zip pocket, with dust bag, 39.5cm wide, 13cm deep, 30.5cm high Condition ReportGood overall condition. A few light marks to the exterior. light wear to base studs. Interior in good condition with some dust particles.
A black cultured pearl ring with two diamond highlights, the 7.80mm pearl peg set between claw set round brilliant cut diamonds, to a tapered reeded shank of white gold, stamped '18k 750', 3.66g. Ring size NBuying this gemstone ring at auction could save up to 0.42 tonnes of CO2e compared to buying new. Condition ReportThe pearl has a good lustre and smooth skin; it is a brownish, bronze grey. The shank is noticeably thinner at the back, but shows only light wear for age.
A grey Furla handbag, dual rolled handles with detachable shoulder strap, silver tone hardware, front locking with interior zip and slip pockets, 30cm wide, 12cm deep, 23cm high Condition ReportVery good overall condition. There are a couple of light dirt marks to the exterior, otherwise shows very little signs of use.
A Gucci canvas and leather handbag, dual rolled handles, gold tone hardware, zip top closure, with interior zip and slip pockets, serial number 223948 000962, with padlock and keys, with dust bag, 40cm wide, 17cm deep, 24cm highCondition ReportThere is a large mark/stain on one side to the exterior.light marks and signs of use to leather.Interior with a light mark but otherwise in good condition, with dust particles.
An 18ct white gold diamond set cocktail cluster ring, with a central cluster of seven graduated brilliant cut diamonds. A lower tier composed of pairs of marquise cut diamonds with an outer row of brilliant cut diamonds, all claw set to a wire basket with open shoulders and a plain shank, London 1989. An estimated total diamond weight of approximately 2.88ct. Head 20.30 x 19.50mm, 8.10g. Ring size M-M approximatelyBuying this diamond ring at auction could save up to 0.42 tonnes of CO2e compared to buying new. Condition ReportDiamonds bright and lively. The central tier has wires that hold it to the outer cluster tiers. These are slightly loose and will need to be tightened prior to being worn, but all the wires are intact. Light surface wear to the mount.
An amethyst and diamond halo cluster ring, by Giovane of New York, a circular checker cut amethyst with a stated weight of 14.25ct, four claw set to a halo frame of micro pave set brilliant cut diamonds. A circular section shank with a line of brilliant cut diamonds pave set to the shoulders, with shank beads fitted. Marked 750 and tested as approximately 18ct gold. Head 18.10 - 18.20mm diameter. 5.98g.Ring size approximately LCondition ReportDiamonds bright and lively.Minor light surface marks to the mount.
A large and decorative 'Klaylife' clay bead and metal chandelier, with six light fittings, the tapering beaded decoration with scrolled metal ornamentation, the beads are hand-made by a community of female artisans from Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, initially by women whose life had been impacted by HIV, 130 x 130cm high.For the history of handmade products in Africa click hereAbout Us - the klaylife story of handmade products from Africa
Breviary. An impressive large folio manuscript Breviary, Italian, mid 17th-century, comprising 187 leaves in total (173 on vellum and final 14 leaves on paper), large scale Latin text written in black script, Psalm One with large illuminated initial 'B' with cherub and flowers, numerous other capital initials in red or blue ink, with few other black initial letters with additional decoration also in black ink, 51 pages with Gregorian Chants; Psalter, folios I to CXVI, Propers thereafter, later index of Psalms and Propers to final leaf, with an additional Salve Regina in chant form written in a different hand before index, partial Breviary after Psalms including some but not all Proper of the Season (includes segments of Christmastide, Lent, Ascentiontide, Whitsuntide, Corpus Christi), some but not all Proper of the Saints and Common of the Saints (including St Peter, Conversion of St Paul, All Saints, Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Common of One Martyr, Common of Confessors, Common of the Dedication of a Church), occasional near-contemporary and later corrections to text, sewing to initial gathering a little weak and few leaves sprung, dust-soiling and few marks mostly to margins, light wear to some leaves and few repairs, contemporary sheep over wooden boards with brass bosses, decorations and corner-pieces, lacking leather straps to board edges, rebacked preserving original spine, rubbed and some wear, large folio (60 x 41 cm)Sold not subject to return.QTY: (1)
Payne (John, translator). The Poems of Shemseddin Mohammed Hafiz of Shiraz, now first completely done into English verse from the Persian, in accordance with the original forms, 3 volumes, London: printed for the Villon Society by private subscription and for private circulation only, 1901, half-titles, partly unopened, occasional light spotting, crimson morocco gilt bookplates of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, top edge gilt, contemporary crimson half morocco gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, 8vo, limited edition of an unspecified number, this copy unnumbered, together with 4 others: The Bakhtyar Nama: A Persian Romance, Translated from a manuscript text by Sir William Ouseley, edited, with introduction and notes by W. A. Clouston, privately printed, 1883, limited edition of 300, The Book of Sindibad... edited by W. A. Clouston, 1884, limited edition of 300, A Group of Eastern Romances and Stories from the Persian, Tamil and Urdu... edited by W. A. Clouston, 1889, limited edition of 300, plus The Gulistanor Rose Garden, by Musle-Hudeen Sheik Saadi, translated from the original by Francis Gladwin, Boston, 1865 QTY: (7)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplates).
Book of Common Prayer. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches..., London: Printed by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1751, engraved frontispiece, title in red and black, few woodcut head and tailpieces, red-ruled borders throughout, occasional light toning and scattered spotting, verso of front free endpaper with 19th-century inscription 'This book which belonged originally to the Princess of Wales, and was used by the Members of the Royal Family in the Chapel of St. James', was bought of Mr. Bohn at Canterbury in June 1874, by Robert Jenkins, M. A. Rector and Vicar of Lyminge and Honorary Canon of Canturbury - June, 1874, and given by him to Helen Constable Jenkins Easter-Monday (March 29th) 1880', book label of Church of St. Mary and St. Eadburg, Lyminge, with manuscript annotation at head and foot of label 'Robert Charles Jenkins Rector and Vicar of the ... and Hon. Canon of Canterbury', front free blank bearing the ownership signature of Lilian G. Henshaw, February 16th 1926, and tipped-in card inscribed 'This Bible belongs to Lilian Henshaw, sale of H. Rigden 1928', all edges gilt, contemporary dark brown/black morocco, gilt decorated spine and roll border to boards, spine compartments with gilt monogram of George II (1683-1760), with his royal armorial bearings to centre of each board, 'St. James's Chapel 1752' in gilt to upper board, upper joint lightly rubbed, folioQTY: (1)
Fielding (Henry). An Enquiry into the Causes of the late Increase of Robbers, & c. with some proposals for remedying this growing evil. In which the present reigning vices are impartially exposed; and the laws that relate to the provision for the poor, and to the punishment of felons are largely and freely examined, 2nd edition, London; Printed for A. Millar, 1751, half-title present, xxxii, 203 pp., two woodcut head-piece and one woodcut tail-piece, light marginal toning to endpapers and one and two preliminary leaves, contemporary speckled full calf, rubbed and upper joint partly cracked, small repair to upper outer corner of the upper board, 12mo, together with:[Campbell, Archibald]. Lexiphanes, A Dialogue. Imitated from Lucian, and suited to the present times. Being an attempt to restore the English Tongue to its ancient purity, and to correct, as well as expose, the affected style, hard words, and absurd phraseology of many late writers, and particularly of our English Lexiphanes, the Rambler, 2nd edition, corrected, London: Printed for J. Knox, 1767, contemporary ownership signature of Thos. Johnston Prenderguest to head of title, xxxix, 185 pp., with three-pages of publisher's list at end, contemporary calf, with gilt coat of arms of the Signet Library to each cover (additionally inscribed to front endpaper 'Ex lib: Bibl:Scriben:Sig:Reg:1812', plus other various 18th and 19th-century antiquarian interest, including Samuel Johnson, The Prince of Abissinia, 7th edition, 1786 (rebound), Thomas Warton, Observations on the Faerie Queene of Spenser, 1754 (some water staining), Vanbrugh and Sibber, The Provok'd Husband, 1737, [George Cavendish], The Memoirs of that Great Favourite, Cardenal Woolsey, 1706, John Nalson, The Trial of Charles I, King of England, before the High Court of Justice for High-Treason, 1740, [Nathaniel Hooke], An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough, 1742, The Principal Acts of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, convened at Edinburgh, the 16th day of October 1690, Edinburgh 1692, Emanuel Swedenborg, The Apocolypse Revealed, wherein our disclosed the Arcana there foretold, which have hitherto remained consealed, 2 volumes, new edition revised and corrected, 1832, William Cobbett, Advise to Young Men, and (incidentally) to Young Women, in the middle and higher ranks of life, 1st edition, Andover: B. Bensley and published by the author, 1829, and A Manual of Devoute Prayers and other Christian Devotions, fitted for all persons and occasions, London: T. Meighan, 1771 (bound in contemporary gilt-decorated turquoise vellum), mainly 8voQTY: (18)NOTE:Kress 5113 (Fielding's Robbers).
Denham (Major Dixon, Captain Hugh Clapperton, and Walter Oudney). Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, London: John Murray, 1828, engraved frontispiece to each volume, 15 engraved plates and maps, including three large folding maps and plans, several wood engravings to text, contemporary owner's presentation inscription ' T. G. Parry from his friend Leyceser on leaving Eton, 1832, April 10' to front blank of first volume, marbled edges and endpapers, some light scattered spotting, mainly to plates, contemporary gilt-decorated blue full polished calf, 8vo, together with[Christyn, Jean-Baptiste]. Les Delices des Paris-Bays au description generale de ses dix-sept Provinces, de ses principales Villes & de ses lieux les plus renommez, 1st edition, Brussels: Francois Foppens, 1697, engraved frontispiece, folding engraved map (close-trimmed to lower margin), 25 folding engraved plates and town plans, one or two plates with closed tears, generally without loss, front endpaper torn out (no longer present), near-contemporary sprinkled calf, 12mo, plus othersQTY: (9)
Sangorski & Sutcliffe Bindings. Trollope (Anthony). Barchester Towers, 2 volumes, Stratford-Upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head Press, 1929, half-titles, morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedowns, 20th-century red crushed half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, small nick to headcap of volume one, a few light marks, 8vo, together with:Framley Parsonage, 2 volumes, Stratford-Upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head Press, 1929, half-titles, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedowns, 20th-century red crushed half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 8vo, withChurchill (Winston). The World Crisis, 1911-1918, 2 volumes, London: Odhams Press, [1939], portrait frontispiece to volume one, full-page black and white illustrations throughout, red morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedowns, contemporary red half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spines lightly faded, 8vo, plusAusten-Leigh (Mary Augusta). Personal Aspects of Jane Austen, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1920, portrait frontispiece, 7 full-page black and white illustrations, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, all edges gilt, contemporary green crushed half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine lightly faded, 8vo, with 15 other morocco-bound volumes by Sangorski & Sutcliffe including Anthony Trollope's The Warden (Shakespeare Head Press, 1929), Joseph Conrad's Four Stories (J. M. Dent, 1942), Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (J. M. Dent, 1942) and three volumes of Shakespeare published by Simpkin Marshall, circa 1920 QTY: (24)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).
Holbein (Hans, the Younger). Portraits of Illustrious Personages of the Court of Henry VIII. Engraved in Imitation of the Original Drawings of Hans Holbein, in the Collection of His Majesty. With biographical and historical memoirs by Edmund Lodge, London: William Bulmer & Co., Shakespeare Printing-Office for John Chamberlaine, 1828, 84 hand-coloured stipple-engraved portraits on pink and white paper, occasional light spotting, all edges gilt, later crimson half morocco, spine with green label and richly gilt in compartments, slightly rubbed, folio, together with Lawrence (H. W. & B. L. Dighton). French Line Engravings of the Late XVIII Century, London: Lawrence and Jellicoe Ltd., 1910, 82 engraved plates, some light offsetting to opposing leaves, crimson morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, all edges gilt, contemporary blue full morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, edges slightly rubbed, 4to, plus Dilke (Lady). French Engravers and Draughtsmen of the XVIIIth Century, London: George Bell and Sons, 1902, monochrome and sepia plates, slight marginal toning and light spotting to endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, all edges gilt, lavish blue morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, small folio, together with two others leatherbound: William Hogarth, by Austin Dobson, 1902, and Sir Joshua Reynolds, by Sir Walter Armstrong, 1900 QTY: (5)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplates).
Missal [Use of Sarum]. Missale ad vsum insignis ac preclare ecclesie Sa[rum]: vna cu[m] dicte ecclesie institutis, co[n]suetudinibus[que] nuper elimmatissime impressum …, Paris: Jean Kerbriant & Jean Adam for Jean Petit & Jean Bienaise, 22 August 1516, [7], clvi, lxxii, lxiii, [1] leaves, lacks final preliminary leaf [+8 with full-page woodcut to verso], printed in red and black, double column, woodcut device to title, woodcut ornamental initials and decorations throughout, 4 full-page woodcuts including the Crucifixion and ‘Mater Dei’, a few old marginal ink crosses, small old damp-stain to top outer corner throughout, scattered light browning, a few short marginal tears without loss, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, all edges gilt, early 20th-century panelled blue morocco gilt with large corner fleurons by Riviere & Son, a little rubbing, top outer corners slightly bruised, 8vo (169 x 115 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate). Collation: 299 leaves; [+7, lacks +8], a-t8, v4, A-J8, A-H8. Adams L1204; STC 16197; Weale 1423, which records 2 perfect copies at Cambridge University and Oscott; the copy at the British Library lacks leaves 1, 2, 7 & 8. However, a loosely inserted letter in this copy, from J. Day, Oscott College, Birmingham, 27 May 1933, advises the correspondent that their copy is imperfect with missing and repaired pages. A fine copy of a very rare and finely printed Sarum Missal. Immediately before the Canon of the Mass is a prayer for Henry VIII, which does not appear in earlier editions.
Swinburne (Algernon Charles). The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne, 6 volumes; The Tragedies of Algernon Charles Swinburne, 5 volumes; The Age of Shakespeare, together 12 volumes, London: Chatto & Windus, 1904-08, half-titles, titles printed in red and black, some light spotting and toning, top edge gilt, contemporary crimson half morocco by Morrell, spines lettered in gilt with Art Nouveau decoration, edges a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Morris (William & Eirikr Magnusson). The Saga Library, 8 volumes, London: Bernard Quaritch, 1892-1901, plus Darradaljod, edited by Eirikr Magnusson, revised edition, 1910, folding maps and tables, occasional light toning, previous owner inscription, crimson morocco gilt bookplates of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, contemporary blue half morocco gilt by Bickers, spines faded to green, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Tennyson (Lord Alfred). The Works of Alfred Tennyson Poet Laureate, 6 volumes, London: Strahan & Co., 1872-73, half-titles, portrait frontispiece to volume I, light spotting to endpapers, circular armorial bookplates of William Sullivan, all edges gilt, later crimson polished calf, spines with green labels and decorated in gilt, edges slightly rubbed, 8vo, with others including Thomas Love Peacock, 5 titles, reprint editions, 1895-97 (with bookplates of Andrew Carnegie), Praeterita, by John Ruskin, 3 volumes, 1899, Alfred Austen, 5 titles, mixed editions, 1900-02, Maurice Maeterlinck, 6 volumes, mixed editions, 1902-08, and The History of Early English Literature, by Stopford A. Brooke, 2 volumes, 1892 QTY: (60)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplates); Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919, Scottish-born US industrialist and philanthropist), bookplates for Thomas Love Peacock.
Stedman (Charles). The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War, Volume One (of 2) only, 1st edition, London: printed for the author, 1794, seven folding engraved maps and plans of battles and military positions, the first folding plan (Bunkers Hill) with several closed tears and some scattered toning, but without loss, other plates with some offsetting from adjacent text leaf, some portions of text with light spotting or marginal toning, 19th-century armorial bookplate fo Grantham to front pastedown, contemporary sprinkled full calf, re-backed with original spine laid down, stamped in gilt to upper cover Newby Hall, rubbed and some wear to extremities, spine somewhat darkened, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Sabin 91057; Howes S-914; Reese, The Revolutionary Hundred, 89. 'The finest collection of plans assembled by an eyewitness.' (Reese).The engraved plans present are A Plan of the Action at Bunkers Hill, on the 17th. of June 1775, Sketch of General grants position on Long Island, A Topographical Map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibiting the plan of Fort Washington, A Plan of the Operations of the King's Army under the command of General Sr. William Howe, K. B. In New York and East New Jersey, Plan of the Position which the Army under Lt. Genl. Burgoine took at Saratoga on the 10th of September 1777, Plan of the Attack of the Forts Clinton & Montgomery, upon Hudson River... on the 6th of Octr. 1777, and Sketch of Fayette's Position at Barren Hill. Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return.
Zaehnsdorf Bindings. Tolstoy (Leo). War and Peace, A Novel, London: William Heinemann, 1925, half-title, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, top edge gilt, contemporary green half morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, spine lightly faded, 8vo, together with:Harland (Henry). The Works, 7 volumes, London: John Lane for The Bodley Head, 1893-1909, half-titles, top edge gilt, red morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedowns, original publisher's cloth bound-in at rear of each volume, contemporary crushed red half morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, light rubbing to extremities of a few volumes, 8vo, withDuséjour (Dionis). The Origin of the Graces, London: Vizetelly & Co, circa 1885, half-title, frontispiece, additional engraved title, 5 engraved plates in sanguine, red morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, top edge gilt, contemporary green straight-grain morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, spine lightly faded, 4to, withJesse (John Heneage). Memoirs of The Pretenders and their Adherents, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1845, half-title to volume two only, engraved portrait frontispieces, extra-illustrated with 100 late 18th and 19th-century engraved views and portraits, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedowns, top edge gilt, 20th-century full maroon morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, 8vo, withAult (Norman). Elizabethan Lyrics from the Original Texts, 3rd edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1949, half-title, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, top edge gilt, contemporary blue crushed half morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, spine faded, 8vo, plus 21 other morocco-bound volumes by Zaehnsdorf, including Justin McCarthy's A History of the Four Georges and William IV (6 volumes, 1901-12) and Jacques Roergas de Serviez's The Roman Empresses (2 volumes, limited to 1000 copies, The Walpole Press, 1899)QTY: (33)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).
Gale (Roger, editor). Registrum Honoris de Richmond Exhibens Terrarum & Villarum quae quondam suerunt Edwini Comitis infra Richmundshire Descriptionem..., London: R. Gosling, 1722, title in red and black with engraved illustration, folding engraved map, 14 engraved plates (including 6 double-page, 5 of which are pedigrees), double-page letterpress pedigree, light browning and occasional spotting, contemporary speckled blind panelled calf, neatly rebacked preserving morocco title label, folio, (Boyne p.173; Upcott pp.1417-1419), together with:Dallaway (James). Inquiries into the Origin and Progress of the Science of Heraldry in England. With Explanatory Observations on Armorial Ensigns, Gloucester: Printed by R. Raikes for T. Cadell, 1793, engraved title with uncoloured aquatint illustration (some loss to fore-margin), dedication with engraved armorial, etched vignette illustration, 27 engraved plates (including 8 hand-coloured), few engraved vignettes, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, contemporary red half morocco, rubbed, 4to,Warner (Richard). An History of the Abbey of Glaston; and of the Town of Glastonbury, Bath: Printed by Richard Cruttwell, 1876, 20 engraved plates (including 1 hand-coloured), repaired closed tears to dedication and subscriber's list, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedown, all edge gilt, contemporary plum coloured morocco, decorative gilt roll border to boards, neatly rebacked with elaborate gilt decorated spine, 4to (one of 250 copies printed)QTY: (3)
Wren (Christopher). Parentalia, or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens, viz. of Matthew, Bishop of Ely, Christopher, Dean of Windsor, etc. but chiefly of Sir Christopher Wren... compiled by his son Christopher Wren, late Surveyor-General of the Royal Buildings, President of the Royal Society, &c. &c. in which is contained, besides his works, a great number of original papers and records; on religion, politicks, anatomy, mathematicks, architecture, antiquities; and most branches of polite literature; Compiled, by his son Christopher; now published by his grandson, Stephen Wren, Esq; with the care of Joseph Ames, F.R.S...., 1st edition, London: Printed for T. Osborn, and R. Dodsley, 1750, mezzotint portrait frontispiece of Christopher Wren by John Faber (trimmed to plate mark and relined on contemporary laid paper), title page printed in red and black, dedication with large armorial crest, list of subscribers, 14 engraved plates (including 3 portraits) and 7 folding engraved plans (including a map of London and its environs) with two additional tipped-in engravings by Samuel Ward: Magnetica Magnalia (frontispiece to The Wonders of the Load-Stone, or, the load-stone newly reduc’t into a divine and morall use, London: 1640) at page 227, and The Monument, The figure of y Columne Erected for ye Perpetual Memory of ye most famous City of London that was almost wast by fire in ye Prodigious year 1666 at page 322, plus an annotated contemporary pen and brown ink drawing of Roman urns at page 267, the other additional plates include prospects and interiors of St Pauls, a view of St Peter's Cathedral Westminster (trimmed and laid on contemporary paper),some closed tears to folds, occasional light spotting to plates, appendix, index and bookbinder instructions bound at rear, rough-trimmed edges, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, modern sprinkled half calf over marbled boards, lower outer corners showing, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).Harris, British Architectural Books 949; Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection II, 97; ESTC T145737.The rare first edition of one of the earliest biographies of the celebrated English architect Sir Christopher Wren, compiled by his son and grandson. This copy extra-illustrated with 11 additional engravings and an annotated original drawing illustrating two Roman urns discovered when the foundations of St. Pauls were being laid.
Cicero (Marcus Tullius). Rhetorica Nova, Italy, 1st November 1491 [finit feliciter K[a]l Nove[m]brib[u]s 1490], manuscript on vellum, 153 leaves of text in dark brown ink (with 8 blank vellum leaves at front and 20 blank leaves at end, first vellum leaf verso with early ownership name in ink 'reddantur Hannibali Merswein 1541', second blank leaf recto with four paragraphs of contemporary manuscript notes in brown ink, and 8th blank leaf verso with a further three paragraphs of contemporary manuscript notes in brown ink, and further annotations to the first five pages of the text, all apparently by the same hand), 21 lines per page with occasional marginal notes, four five-line illuminated initials in gold, red, blue and light brown (to the four main books of the text), numerous three-line initials in red and blue (or red and pale brown) with pen flourishes, paragraph marks in red or blue, initial strokes in red, old (early 20th century) printed auction catalogue description tipped-in to front endpaper, gilt-decorated red morocco bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, edges stained blue, fine 18th century Italian gilt-decorated red full morocco, spine with three raised bands and dark green title label, a little rubbed to extremities, 8vo (14 x 10 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:A fine late 15th century Italian humanist manuscript of Cicero's Rhetorica Nova, as it was known during the medieval period. Cicero's authorship of this text is today disputed.
Eddy (Mary Baker Glover). Science and Health, 1st edition, Boston: Christian Scientist Publishing Company, 1875, errata leaf, original variant brown blindstamped covers and spine bound at rear, light toning to textblock, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, top edge gilt, later brown full morocco by Zaehnsdorf for A. C. McClurg & Co., slight fading to spine and small area of upper cover, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).Grolier American 78; Howes E-42; PMM 363.The keystone work of the Christian Science movement, founded by Mary Baker Eddy. 'The essence of Mary Baker Eddy's philosophy is that the Eternal Mind is the source of all being, that the duality of mind and matter is an error. There is no matter and, hence, "disease is caused by the mind alone". Science is the wisdom of the Eternal Mind as revealed through Jesus Christ: hence 'Christian Science'. What began as a system of faith heling now evolved into a religious philosophy'. (PMM).1000 copies printed, this copy has the variant brown cloth covers bound-in, the book is usually found bound in black cloth.
Coleridge (Samuel Taylor). The Poetical and Dramatic Works, founded on the author's latest edition of 1834 with many additional pieces now first included and with a collection of various readings, 4 volumes, London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1877, Large Paper copy, half-titles, manuscript note by the printer Robert Roberts to verso of half-title to first volume states '24 copies only on Whatman's Paper: this is no three R.R.', printed armorial bookplate of Horatio Noble Pym to front pastedown of each volume, untrimmed, original quarter japanese vellum, printed paper spine label to each volume, a trifle dusty and some light marks, board outer edges with some surface wear, 8voQTY: (4)NOTE:Provenance: Horatio Noble Pym, or Horace Pym (1844-1896), solicitor, book collector and editor of the journal of Quaker writer Caroline Fox, Memories of Old Friends, published in 1881. Pym has added a pencil note to the front pastedown of the first volume: '£4-4 from publisher & printer in 1879. Only 24 copies thus printed - Rare'.
Waters (W. G., translator). The Nights of Straparola, 2 volumes, & The Novellino of Masuccio, 2 volumes, now first translated into English by W. G. Waters, illustrated by E. R. Hughes, A.R.W.S., London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1894 & 1895, printed on japanese vellum, photogravure plates by E. R. Hughes, with tissue-guard to each, marbled endpapers, bookplate of Ernest G. Mocatta to front pastedown of each volume, and gilt-decorated burgundy morocco plate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front endpaper of each volume, top edge gilt, contemporary mustard crushed full morocco (by Zaehnsdorf, dated 1896), gilt ruled outer borders to each cover, gilt spine with raised bands, a few minor marks and spines lightly dulled, 4to, limited edition of 210 copies printed on Japanese Vellum, this copy number 205 (Masuccio printed in an edition of 210 copies, this copy numbered 121), together withThe Facetiae or Jocose Tales of Poddio now first translated into English with the Latin text (Petite Collection Elzevirienne), 2 volumes, Paris: Isadore Liseux, 1879, half-titles, titles printed in red and black, original printed wrappers bound in, gilt-decorated burgundy morocco bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, near-contemporary red crushed half morocco (by Bumpus), gilt decorated spines, minimally rubbed to foot of upper joint of the first volume (generally a fine copy), 8vo, plus[Smyth, Amelia Gillespie]. Olympia Morata, her times, life, and writings, arranged from contemporary and other authorities, 2nd edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1834, wood-engraved plates, light spotting to endpapers, pencil inscription to verso of front endpaper 'from Sir Theodore Martin's Library', top edge gilt, gilt-decorated red morocco bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, later light brown half morocco (by Maclehose, Glasgow), minimally rubbed to extremities, 8vo, and two other related works: The Novels of Matteo Bandello Bishop of Agen now first done into English prose and verse by John Payne, 6 volumes, London: printed for the Villon Society by private subscription and private circulation only, gilt-decorated red morocco bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown of each volume, top edge gilt, contemporary uniform three-quarter brown crushed morocco gilt, rubbed and some wear to joints, with upper cover to second volume detached, and upper cover to first volume near-detached, square octavo (Large Paper copy), and Teh Pecorone of Sir Giovanni now first translated into English by W. G. Waters, illustrated by E. R. Hughes, A.R.W.S., London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1897, text printed on japanese vellum, patterned silk doublures, top edge gilt, contemporary gilt-decorated green crushed full morocco (unsigned), a few light marks and spine somewhat toned, 4to, limited edition of 110 copies, this copy numbered 44QTY: (14)
Orwell (George). Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1st edition, London: Secker & Warburg, 1949, some light spotting front and rear, previous owner signature crossed-through and inscription 'Christmas, 1949' to front endpaper, original green cloth, some fading to spine and extremities of covers, a few light stains, green dust jacket designed by Michael Kennard, tears and losses to panels, folds and spine ends, 8voQTY: (1)
Repton (Humphry). Odd Whims; and Miscellanies, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: printed for William Miller by W. Bulmer, 1804, stipple-engraved title vignettes, 10 hand-coloured aquatint plates by J. Stadler after Humphry Repton, bound without half-titles (and list of subscribers which is sometimes present), occasional light offsetting, early gift inscription to front blank 'Henry Law 1805. The gift of Sir F. Baker Bart.' to each volume, red morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown of each volume, 19th-century bookseller's ticket of E. Parsons & Sons, Brompton Rd., London S. W. to front pastedown of second volume, all edges gilt, contemporary straight-grained green full morocco, gilt spine, rubbed, head of spines and outer corners refurbished, 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey.Abbey Life 247.Large Paper copy. A collection of occasional pieces, including Odd Whims or Two at a Time, a play in the style of Sheridan written in 1783 when Repton was attempting a career as a writer, before going on to become the foremost landscape gardener of his age.
Nichols (John). Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century; Comprising biographical memoirs of William Bowyer, printer, F. S. A. and many of his learned friends; an incidental view of the progress and advancement of literature in this kingdom during the last century; and biographical anecdotes of a considerable number of eminent writers and ingenious artists; with a very copious index, 9 volumes bound in 10, 2nd edition, London: printed for the author, by Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1812-15, engraved portraits, facsimile letters and tables, a few folding, occasional offsetting and light spotting and toning, top edge gilt, later olive half morocco by Birdsall & Son, Northampton, spines with russet labels and gilt decorations, volume VI rear cloth cover with light damp stains, 8voQTY: (10)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey. Attractive set.
Sparrow (Walter Shaw). British Sporting Artists from Barlow to Herring, 1st edition, London: John Lane the Bodley Head, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922, colour and monochrome illustrations, occasional minor spotting, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A, Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, all edges gilt, contemporary crimson full morocco by Bayntun Riviere, Bath, upper cover with circular scene of a leaping horse and rider onlaid in multi-coloured morocco, within an elaborate gilt border with hunting motifs to corners, spine gilt with hunting motifs to compartments, 4to, together with Bosschere (Jean de, illustrator). The Golden Asse of Lucius Apuleius, translated out of Latin by William Adlington, London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1923, colour and monochrome illustrations, 4 pp. advertisements at rear, top edge gilt, contemporary black morocco gilt by William F. Matthews, cover with design onlaid in burgundy and cream morocco with gilt dots, 8vo, limited edition 1073/3000, plus Gosse (Philip). The History of Piracy, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1932, maps and illustrations, some light spotting, crimson morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, top edge gilt, dark green full morocco bound for the First Editions Club by H. T. Wood, London, covers with ship design in gilt, spine a little faded, edges lightly rubbed, 8vo, with 2 others: The Confessions of S. Augustine, 1909, bound in vellum with small colour onlay of St. Augustine to upper cover and spine, and The Book of Common Prayer, circa 1963, rebound in polychrome morocco gilt in slipcaseQTY: (5)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplates).
Howitt (William). Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle Fields, and Scenes Illustrative of Striking Passages in History and Poetry, 2 volumes in 4, London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1840-42, Extra-Illustrated, containing a total of 165 engraved plates (mostly 19th-century) and five 20th-century monochrome plates, wood engraved illustrations to text, additional later title pages to each volume printed in red and black (of 20th-century manufacture), top edge gilt, 20th-century maroon morocco by Riviere & Son, gilt decorated spines and border decoration to boards, few light scuffs, 8vo, together with:Howitt (William). Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle Fields, and Scenes Illustrative of Striking Passages in History and Poetry, 2 volumes, London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1840-42, Extra-Illustrated, containing a total of 44 engraved plates (mostly 19th-century, including one double-page plate) and three 20th-century monochrome plates, wood engraved illustrations to text, some browning to text, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedowns, top edge gilt, 20th-century red half calf by Zaehnsdorf, gilt decorated spines with morocco labels, 8voQTY: (6)
Horace. The Odes of Horace in Four Books, translated into English Lyric Verse by Lord Ravensworth, 1st edition, London: Upham and Beet, 1858, half-title, light spotting to endpapers, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, all edges red, contemporary red morocco by J. Wright, covers panelled and ruled in gilt, spine with raised bands lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly rubbed at spine ends, large 8vo, presentation copy, inscribed to the Marchioness of Breadalbane by Lord Ravensworth, 1860, together with Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. The Translation called Dryden's, corrected from the Greek and revised by A. H. Clough, 5 volumes, volume I London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Low & Searle, 1874, volumes II-V, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1872-74, slight marginal toning and a few spots, crimson morocco gilt bookplates of W. A. Foyle, later brown half calf by Bayntun, Bath, spines with russet labels and gilt-decorated, 8vo, plus Homer. The Iliad of Homer, rendered into English Blank Verse by Edward Earl of Derby, 2 volumes, 5th edition, London: John Murray, 1865, burgundy morocco gilt bookplates of W. A. Foyle, contemporary tree calf gilt, neatly rebacked with gilt-decorated spines, small indentations to covers, 8vo, with 6 others including T. Lucreti Cari, de Rerum Natura Libri Sex, with notes by H. A. J. Munro, 2 volumes, Cambridge, 1866, Anacreon: With Thomas Stanley's Translation, edited by A. H. Bullen, illustrated by J. R. Weguelin, 1893, limited edition of 1000 (this copy unnumbered), Epictetus, 2 volumes, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1897, and The Ethics of Aristotle, 2 volumes, 1902 QTY: (17)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplates).
Lecky (William Edward Hartpole). The History of England in the Eighteenth Century, 8 volumes, mixed editions, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1883-90, half-titles, occasional light spotting, crimson morocco gilt bookplates of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, top edge gilt, later brown half morocco gilt by Bumpus, spines a little faded, 8vo, together with other works by Lecky including History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1865, History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1869 (2 sets), Democracy and Liberty, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1896, The Map of Life. Conduct and Character, 1899, Leaders of Public Opinion in Ireland, 2 volumes, new edition, 1903, and another set of A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, 8 volumes, 1878-90, all bound by Zaehnsdorf, 8voQTY: (33)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplates).
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