A Horn-Handled Sword Stick, late 19th/early 20th century, the handle in the form of the head of a hound86cm longA Silver-Mounted Horn-Handled Walking Stick, London 1912, the ferrule with presentation inscription91cm longA Porcelain-Handled Walking SticksTwo Horn-Handled Examples A Horn Walking Stick (6)Sword stick - horn bung at the back of the whistle with a later plastic / Bakelite replacement. Blade very good with light pitting. Closes stiffly. Expected wear and scuffs to the shaft. Blade not marked.Silver mounted horn walking stick - overall good. Silver tarnished and with slight dents. Ferule replaced. Porcelain handled stick - Porcelain scratched and heavily worn. Collar with slight dents.Two horn examples - whippet handle a marriage, general wear. the other good condition.Horn cane - later rubber stopper.
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A Wine Glass, circa 1750, the semi-fluted ogee bowl on an opaque twist stem14cm highA Similar Wine Glass13cm highA Similar Wine Glass, with rounded funnel bowl13cm high (3)First glass - light wear and scratches onlySmaller fluted glass - manufacturing flaw in the foot, wear and scratchesRemainin glass - small foot chips, wear and scratches
A Jacobite Drinking Glass, circa 1780, the trumpet bowl engraved with a rose and bud on a faceted stem10cmA Small Mug, in Lynn style, of ribbed cylindrical form with loop handle6.5cm high (2)No chips or cracks to either piece. Drinking glass foot free from polishing. Mug with some manufacturing flaws in the metal. General very light wear and surface scratches.
A Bohemian Ruby Overlay Clear Glass Goblet Vase, 19th century, the rounded funnel bowl engraved with deer in a forest, on a panelled baluster stem and circular foot engraved with fruiting vine44cm highCover lacking. No notable chips and free from any cracks. Some minute flakes to the rim, foot and facets of the pedestal. Very light wear and surface scratches. Foot underside heavily worn and scratched.
A Wine Glass, circa 1750, the hammered bell shape bowl on an opaque twist stem15cm highTwo Similar Wine Glasses, with plain bell shaped bowls15cm and 13.5cm high (3)Hammered glass - light wear and scratches onlyRemaining two - largest with some manufacturing flaws in the foot, smallest with an air bubble in the bottom of the bowl, both with light wear and scratches
A Wine Glass, circa 1750, the semi-fluted rounded funnel bowl on an air twist stem17.5cm highA Similar Wine Glass, the rounded funnel bowl on an opaque twist stem12.5cm highA Similar Wine Glass, the bowl engraved with foliage13cm high (3)First glass - light wear and scratches only. Foot free from polishing.Sencond glass - dittoThird glass - light wear and scratches. Large chjip to the foot.
A Wine Glass, circa 1750, the ogee bowl on an opaque twist stem14.5cm highA Similar Air Twist Glass15cm highA Wine Glass, the semi-panelled ogee bowl engraved with a floral meander on a faceted stem16cm highA Continental Wine Glass, the drawn trumpet bowl on an opaque red and white twist stem15cm high (4)First glass - some manufacturing faults to the bowl and foot, general wear and scratchesSecond - slight flakes to the foot, light wear and scratchesThird - slight flakes to the facets, minor wear and scratchesFourth - heavy wear and scratches to the bowl, flakes to the foot
A Pearlware Figure, circa 1820, modelled as Madame Vestris as the Broom Girl15cm highA Similar Group of the Dandys17.5cm highA Figure of a Huntsman and His Hound18cm high (3)Madame Vestris, glaze pitted and crazed, general wear and scratches to the base. Broom handles in left with light cracks, right broom with glaze chips. No restoration. Dandys, crazed, some repair to the ladies hat, numerous patches of enamel flaking with some historic over painting. Short hair crack to the base.Huntsman, crazed and with a small repair to right hand.
A Prattware Figure of Admiral Rodney, circa 1790, standing wearing Naval dress, titled15cm highA Similar Figure of a Girl, holding a bag17cmAn Officer on Horseback12cmA Similar Yellow-Glaze Example11.5cmTwo Prattware Figures of Rustics (6)Admiral Rodney - restoration to the neck and baseFigure of a Girl - two chips to the brim of her hat, multiple chips around the rim of the base, two cracks to the baseOfficer on Horseback - crazed with light staining, horses ear tips abradedYellow-Glaze Figure - figures head, horses muzzle and base with patches of restorationLargest Rustic - restoration around the base and waistSmallest - some small chips to the base rim
A Prattware Jug, circa 1800, moulded with "Sportive Innocence" and "Mischievous Sport"15.5cmFour Similar Various Jugs (5)Sporting Innocence, crazed and with some glaze pitting.Then Left to Right in main image.1, chip to the spout, two hair cracks to the collar.2, crack to the rim, crazed and heavily stained.3, short crack to the spout, crazed, light staining.4, heavvily crazed and stained, long rim crack eminating from a patch of restoration.
LADY'S LANCO NINE CARAT GOLD MANUAL WIND WRIST WATCH,the round cream dial with baton hour markers, 14mm case, on a nine carat gold bracelet with foldover clasp, 11g, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Marks and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: Working order.
GENTLEMAN'S OMEGA EIGHTEEN CARAT GOLD AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH,the round cream dial with baton hour markers, outer seconds track in black, date aperture at 3, 34mm case, on a burgundy crocodile calf strap, in box, with papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Lightly worn. Some oxidisation to the case. DIAL: Fair condition. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.
LADY'S TISSOT NINE CARAT GOLD MANUAL WIND WRIST WATCH,the round cream dial with baton hour markers, 15mm case, on a nine carat gold bracelet with foldover clasp, 14g, in box, with papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Marks and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: Working order.
LADY'S OMEGA NINE CARAT GOLD MANUAL WIND WRIST WATCH,the round cream dial with baton hour markers, 17mm case, on a nine carat gold bracelet with foldover clasp, 36g, in box with papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Fair condition. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: Working order.
ROLEX EIGHTEEN CARAT WHITE GOLD DIAMOND SET QUARTZ WRIST WATCH,the cushion shaped blue dial with baton hour markers, double row diamond bezel, 34mm case, on an integral white gold bracelet with foldover clasp, 85g, lacking box and papersUnable to remove caseback.MOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. Plating worn off in areas. DIAL: Fair condition.Two holes above and below the logo. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: Working order.
GENTLEMAN'S LONGINES NINE CARAT GOLD QUARTZ WRIST WATCH,the octagonal champagne dial with baton hour markers, 26mm case with personal inscription to the reverse, on a nine carat gold bracelet with foldover clasp, 44g, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Not ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Marks and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Heavily stretched. CLASP: Working order.
LADY'S OMEGA NINE CARAT GOLD MANUAL WIND WRIST WATCH,the round champagne dial with baton hour markers, 16mm case, on an integral nine carat gold bracelet with foldover clasp, in box, with papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. Personal inscription to the reverse.DIAL: Fair condition. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: Working order.17.6g
LADY'S ROTARY NINE CARAT GOLD MANUAL WIND WRIST WATCH,the oval champagne dial with baton hour markers, 15mm case, on a nine carat gold bracelet, 16g, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Well worn. DIAL: Marks and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Well worn.CLASP: Lacking.
LADY'S LONGINES EIGHTEEN CARAT GOLD QUARTZ WRIST WATCH,the rectangular white dial with Roman and dot hour markers, 15mm case, on an eighteen carat gold bracelet with foldover clasp, 29g, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Not ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Fair condition. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: Working order.
GENTLEMAN'S ROLEX CELLINI EIGHTEEN CARAT GOLD MANUAL WIND WRIST WATCH,the round textured dial with 'ROLEX' print, Roman hour markers, outer seconds track in black, 31mm case with 5112, W025805 to the reverse, on a generic brown leather strap with a worn strap with Rolex buckle, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Marks and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. Heavily pitted, white metal showing. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.
LADY'S OMEGA EIGHTEEN CARAT GOLD MANUAL WIND WRIST WATCH,the rectangular dial with baton hour markers, 14mm case, marked 18k to caseback and 750 to the clasp, 40g, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Marks and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. Loss of paint to the hour hand.CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: Working order.
GENTLEMAN'S BREITLING CHRONOMETRE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH,the round black dial with baton hour markers, outer tracks in white, three subsidiary dials, date aperture at 3, 44mm case, on a stainless steel bracelet with foldover clasp, in box with papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. Start, stop, flyback in working order. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Fair condition. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Subsidiary dial hand is loose within case. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: In working order.
GENTLEMAN'S OMEGA GOLD CASED MANUAL WIND WRIST WATCH,the round cream dial with Arabic hour markers, outer seconds track in black, subsidiary dial at 6, 32mm case, on a black leather strap, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Marks and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.
GENTLEMAN'S TAG HEUER LINK STAINLESS STEEL QUARTZ WRIST WATCH,the round black dial with wedge hour markers, outer seconds track in black, date aperture at 3, 38mm case, on a stainless steel bracelet with concealed clasp, in box, lacking papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Well worn. Scratched all over. DIAL: Marks and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Heavily scratched. CLASP: Working order.
GENTLEMAN'S TAG HEUER FORMULA ONE SENNA STAINLESS STEEL QUARTZ WRIST WATCH,the round grey dial with baton hour markers, outer seconds track in black, three subsidiary dials, date aperture at 4, 43mm case, on a stainless steel bracelet with foldover clasp, in box, lacking papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. Start, stop, flyback in working order. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Marks and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: Working order.
LADY'S RAYMOND WEIL SHINE DIAMOND SET STAINLESS STEEL QUARTZ WRIST WATCH,the rectangular dial lacking hour markers, diamond inner track, bezel and lugs, 19mm case, on a stainless steel bracelet with concealed clasp, in box, wiith papersMOVEMENT: Not ticking at present. WEAR: Heavily worn. DIAL: Discoloured/dirty. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Heavily worn.CLASP: Working order.
GENTLEMAN'S TAG HEUER KIRIUM CHRONOMETER STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH,the round blue dial with dot and Arabic hour markers, outer seconds track in white, date aperture at 3, 38mm case, on a stainless steel bracelet with concealed clasp, in box, lacking papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Marks and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: Working order.
GENTLEMAN'S OMEGA STAINLESS STEEL MANUAL WIND WRIST WATCH,the round silvered dial with baton hour markers, 32mm case, on a black leather strap with Omega buckle, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Well worn. DIAL: Marks, discolouration and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: Working order.
GENTLEMAN'S TAG HEUER PROFESSIONAL STAINLESS STEEL QUARTZ WRIST WATCH,the round blue dial with baton hour markers, outer seconds track in white, date aperture at 3, 37mm case, on a stainless steel bracelet with foldover clasp, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Not ticking at present. WEAR: Heavily worn. Scratched, bezel pip missing etc. DIAL: Fair condition. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Heavily worn.CLASP: Working order.
GENTLEMAN'S TISSOT STAINLESS STEEL QUARTZ WRIST WATCH,the round blue dial with wedge hour markers, outer seconds track in white, three subsidiary dials and date aperture, 42mm case, on a stainless steel bracelet with foldover clasp, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Not ticking at present. WEAR: Well worn. DIAL: Marks and nicks visible. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Heavily worn.CLASP: Working order.
MUST DE CARTIER TANK GOLD PLATED GOLD WRIST WATCH,the square cream dial with Roman hour markers, 23mm case, on a brown Cartier leather strap, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Not ticking at present. WEAR: Worn condition. DIAL: Good condition. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Worn.
GENTLEMAN'S RADO DIASTAR GOLD PLATED QUARTZ WRIST WATCH,the square champagne dial with baton hour markers, date aperture at 6, 28mm case, on a gold plated bracelet with concealed clasp, lacking box and papersMOVEMENT: Ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Fair condition. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Some light marks visible. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact. BRACELET/STRAP: Generally worn.CLASP: Working order.
Russia.- Tourgueneff (Nikolai Ivanovitch) La Russie et les Russes, 3 vol., first edition in French, half titles, some light foxing, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, with armorial device to upper covers, spines with red and green morocco labels, Paris, Au Comptoir des Imprimeurs-Unis, 1847 § Ségur (Comte de) Histoire de Napoleon et de la grande armée pendant l'année 1812, 2 vol., third edition, half-titles, 6 lithograph plates, folding map (a few small tears at edges), off-setting, contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels, Paris, Baudouin Frères, 1825; Histoire de Russie, light foxing, contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels, Paris, Baudouin Frères, 1829; and another, 8vo (7)
NO RESERVE Walpole (Horace) Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third, frontispiece and plate, contemporary half calf, rubbed, for J. Dodsley, 1768 § Dover (Lord, editor) Letters of Horace Walpole Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann, 3 vol., second edition, contemporary calf, a little soiled or scuffed, 1833 § Walpole (Horace) Correspondence...with George Montagu, 3 vol., new edition, light foxing, contemporary half calf, lightly soiled and rubbed, 1837, bookplates, 4to & 8vo (7)
Birds.- Meinertzhagen (Colonel R.) Nicoll's Birds of Egypt, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, portrait frontispiece (lower margin frayed), plates and illustrations, some light foxing, bookplate of Duncan Robert Mackintosh to front pastedowns, later cloth, original covers and spines laid down, rubbed, 1930; and 16 others on birds, including a typescript of a seemingly unpublished work by Israel Aharoni titled Birds of Palestine, 4to & 8vo (18)
Atomic bomb.- Smyth (H. D.) Atomic Energy. A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes under the Auspices of the United States Government, first English edition, rusting to staples, original printed wrappers, rust staining to upper cover, light browning to spine and covers, splitting to joint ends, spine ends a little chipped, [PMM, p.253 no. 422e], 8vo, 1945.
Harvey (William) Opera omnia: a collegio medicorum Londinensi edita, lacking engraved portrait but with engraved plate, errata leaf, some foxing and soiling, ex-Charing Cross Hospital library copy with ink presentation from Dr.B.Golding Director of the Hospital dated 1856 to verso of title, one or two faint stamps and marginal tears repaired, modern cloth, [Keynes 47; Wellcome II.220], [William Bowyer], 1766; Exercitationes de generatione animalium, engraved pictorial title, with final blank leaf, light browning, ex-library copy with traces of stamp to dedication, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, new endpapers, [Keynes 42; Wellcome III.220], The Hague, Arnold Leers, 1680; La Circulation du Sang, translated by Charles Richet, first French edition, signed and inscribed by the translator to the German chemist Charles-Adolf Würtz on half-title, illustrations, foxing, book-label of Haskell F.Norman, contemporary morocco-backed boards, rubbed, [Keynes 28], Paris, 1879; and 3 others, Harvey, v.s. (6)⁂ The first is the most celebrated and accurate edition of the collected works in Latin, and the second overall, the first being published in Leiden in 1737. Harvey considered the second work, on embryology, first published in 1651, to be his greatest achievement and more significant than De motu cordis. Harvey argued that all animal life arose from eggs and that the foetus developed gradually. The chapter on gynaecology and obstetrics was the first work on the subject to be written by an Englishman.
NO RESERVE Phillips (G.F.) Principles of Effect and Colour as applicable to Landscape Painting, third edition, colour vignette title, hand-coloured plate of colour wheel and 8 aquatint plates, 6 hand-coloured, plate guards, some light marking and soiling, pencil note to foot of first aquatint plate "This picture in the colour of plate no. 3", ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, fading and toning, some fraying to extremities, [Abbey, Life 167], 4to, B. B. King, [1840].
Ardizzone (Edward).- Gorham (Maurice) The Local, first edition, illustrations by Ardizzone, light browning to endpapers, original pictorial boards, tissue repairs to spine, light toning and faint surface soiling to covers, for Cassell & Co., at the Curwen Press, 1939; and a signed copy of Back to the Local, 8vo (2)⁂ One of Ardizzone's scarcer publications following the bombing of Cassell's warehouses during the Blitz.
NO RESERVE Autograph Album.- Small autograph album including cut signatures and letters from various notable figures, c. 24pp. excluding blanks, signatures interspersed with inscriptions, photographs and drawings relating to the Hebblethwaite family, several earlier cut signatures loosely inserted, occasional light spotting and surface soiling, contemporary red roan, with "autographs" to upper cover in gilt, lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, 1940s; with another late 19th century German autograph album, including the signature of composer Max Reger, 4to (2)⁂ Including pioneering women such as Nancy, Viscountess Astor, the first female MP, Margaret Bondfield, the first female Cabinet Minister, and women's rights activist Annie Besant. Other signatures include George Formby, Malcolm Sargent and Alliott Verdon Roe. The cut signature of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, is loosely inserted.
Spenser (Edmund) The Faerie Queene... To which are now added a new Life of the Author, 3 vol., 32 double-page engraved plates by William Kent, occasional worming and light browning, some light offsetting, armorial bookplate of George Arnold to front pastedown, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, contemporary calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original gilt backstrip, 4to, J. Brindley, 1751.
Britain.- Gilpin (William) Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty ... on Several Parts of Great Britain; Particularly the High-Lands of Scotland, 2 vol., first edition, 40 aquatint plates and maps, offsetting, occasional foxing, lacking half-titles, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels, [Abbey Scenery 487], 1789; Remarks on Forest Scenery and other Woodland Views, Illustrated by the Scenes of New-Forest, 2 vol. first edition, folding map, partially hand-coloured, 31 plates, most tinted aquatints, lacking half-titles, some light offsetting, armorial bookplate of Sir John Eden to front pastedowns, contemporary speckled calf, rubbed, some loss to spine labels, [cf. Abbey Scenery 149], 1791; and 3 others, Gilpin, 8vo (7)
![Russia.- [Weber (Friedrich Christian)] The Present State of Russia, 2 vol., first English edition, 2 folding engraved maps, b](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/236ad2e0-d9e7-4fcd-87c5-af6600f51829/41a0185c-39ce-479a-ab6e-af6601068167/468x382.jpg)
Russia.- [Weber (Friedrich Christian)] The Present State of Russia, 2 vol., first English edition, 2 folding engraved maps, both with closed tears and paper repairs to verso, ink ownership inscriptions to titles, bookplates, light browning, some spotting, contemporary panelled calf, spine with red morocco labels, joints cracked but firm, scuffed, 8vo, for W. Taylor, 1723-22 ⁂ Both maps were re-engraved for the English edition. Similarly, some material was redacted while some excerpts of Weber's original letters were added. Weber also included descriptions of Russia by Lange and Le Brun.
Ramazzini (Bernardino) Essai sur les Maladies des Artisans, translated by Fourcroy, first edition in French, marginal stain to A1, contemporary calf, spine gouged and chipped at ends, [PMM 170; Wellcome IV.467], Paris, Moutard, 1777 § P[ortal (Antoine)] Précis de Chirurgie Pratique, 2 vol., first edition, 16 engraved plates on 15 sheets, contemporary label of "Monsieur Fournier, maître en chirurgie & demonstrateur des Accouchemens, a Gisors" to pastedowns, contemporary sheep, spines gilt, [Wellcome IV.418], Paris, Théophile Barrois le jeune (slip pasted over original publisher), 1768 § Pardoux (B.) Universa medicina...De morbis anima, edited by Savvageon, 2 parts in 1, main title in red & black, modern bookplate of J.van der Hoeven, contemporary calf ruled and stamped in blind, [Wellcome IV.335], Lyons, J.Carteron, 1649 § Rivière (Lazare) Opera medica universa, engraved portrait, title in red & black with woodcut device, light foxing, old ink library stamp to title, modern calf-backed boards, spine gilt, Lyons, A.Cellier, 1672, all but the last rubbed; and 14 others, medicine, French, v.s. (19)⁂ The first mentioned is the first comprehensive and systematic treatise on occupational diseases, first published in Modena in 1700. The work examines the health hazards encountered in nearly sixty trades and professions and includes mining, masonry, ceramics, smithing, farming, brewing, weaving, and doctors.
![Music.- Woods (John) [Religious Anthems and Hymns], manuscript music on staves, with index leaf and title with watercolour de](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/236ad2e0-d9e7-4fcd-87c5-af6600f51829/8363bb96-c318-431e-ae0a-af660105543f/468x382.jpg)
Music.- Woods (John) [Religious Anthems and Hymns], manuscript music on staves, with index leaf and title with watercolour decoration, 138pp. of music only (of 144), lacking 3 leaves (pp.11-14 and 135-136), some light surface soiling, original half calf, worn, "Thomas Woods's Book" in ink to upper cover, oblong 4to, Cavendish, Suffolk, November 9th 1801.⁂ Featuring work by Handel, Tallis, Cuzens, Kent, Dr. Green and Adams, among other composers.
![[Digby (Sir Kenelm)] Theatrum sympatheticum..., second (?pirated) edition, old ink inscription to foot of title, light water-](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/236ad2e0-d9e7-4fcd-87c5-af6600f51829/af03ec41-dda7-43f8-8708-af6601066126/468x382.jpg)
[Digby (Sir Kenelm)] Theatrum sympatheticum..., second (?pirated) edition, old ink inscription to foot of title, light water-staining towards end, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Ferguson II. 440], Amsterdam, T.Fontani, 1661 § Geuder (M.) Diatriba de fermentis..., first edition, title lightly browned, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, Amsterdam, J.Wolters, 1689 § Malpighi (M.) Opera posthuma..., engraved frontispiece, title in red & black, 19 folding engraved plates, marginal staining to first few leaves, ex-library copy with stamps, modern calf-backed cloth, [Wellcome IV.38], Amsterdam, 1700, rubbed; and 5 others, medicine, Amsterdam printings, v.s. (8)⁂ The first is one of the best collections of tracts on the powder of sympathy and the weapon salve; the last contains Malpighi's classic account of the glands.
NO RESERVE Military.- Hammerton (Sir John, editor) The Second Great War. A Standard History, 9 vol., spines gilt, a few slightly sunned, [c.1947] § Brown (K. S.) and others. United States Army and Air Force Fighters 1916-1961, signed by the 7 contributors on bookplate to front free endpaper, light spotting to endpapers, 1961 § Winchester (Jim) Fighter. The World's Finest Combat Aircraft 1914 to the Present Day, original boards, dust-jacket, rubbed at spine ends and corners, 2004, illustrations, all but last original cloth, lightly rubbed; and others military history or literature, v.s. (c.110)
![NO RESERVE Cookery.- [M (W)] The Queen's Closet Opened, 2 parts in 1, eleventh edition, [Cagle 840; Maclean p.119; Oxford p.2](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/236ad2e0-d9e7-4fcd-87c5-af6600f51829/315223a0-db72-4bc2-9bf7-af6601091925/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE Cookery.- [M (W)] The Queen's Closet Opened, 2 parts in 1, eleventh edition, [Cagle 840; Maclean p.119; Oxford p.26n.], Phillips, Rhodes & Taylor, 1710 bound with The Compleat Cook, lacking last f. of index, [Cagle 837; Maclean p.31; Oxford p.26n.; Simon BG 373], Phillips, Rhodes & Taylor, 1710, together 2 works in 1 vol., light staining and browning, a few gatherings detached or working loose, upper hinge broken, later half roan, spine worn at head, rubbed, 8vo.
Wraxall (Sir Nathaniel William) The History of France Under the Kings of the Race of Valois From the Accession of Charles the Fifth, in 1364, to the Death of Charles the Ninth, in 1574, 2 vol., second edition, contemporary ink ownership name to pastedown, C. Dilly, 1785 § De Moleville (A. F. Bertrand) Annals of the French Revolution, 4 vol., first edition, translated by R. C. Dallas, light scattered spotting, 1800; Private Memoirs Relative To The Last Year Of The Reign Of Lewis The Sixteenth, 3 vol., first English edition, 5 engraved portraits by Agar, some spotting, for A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1797, bookplates; and 10 others, French history, v.s. (19)
NO RESERVE Interiors, architecture, crafts etc.- Read (Herbert) English Stained Glass, number 16 of 50 copies signed by the author, plates, some colour, original vellum, slip-case (worn and frayed), 1926 § Hood (Charles) A Practical Treatise on Warming Buildings by Hot Water..., second edition, 4pp. advertisements, half-title, original blind-stamped cloth, lightly rubbed, 1844 § Cadogan Rothery (Guy) Chimneypieces and Ingle Nooks, plates, light foxing to half-title, original decorative cloth, spine ends lightly creased, [c.1911] § Ayrton (Maxwell) and Arnold Silcock. Wrought Iron and Its Decorative Use, plates, original cloth-backed boards, 1929 § Briggs (R.A.) Country Cottages and Homes for Small and Large Estates, plates, some colour, original cloth, spine gilt, 1910 § Jourdain (M.) Old Lace: A Handbook for Collectors..., plates, original cloth, fine, dust-jacket, browned, spine ends chipped and frayed but overall a lovely copy, 1908; and c.25 others, interiors, crafts, English estates and families etc., including a rare ropes trade catalogue, v.s. (c.30)
NO RESERVE Japan and Korea.- McLeod (N.) Korea and the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, 22 engraved plates only (of 23), Tokyo & Yokohama, C. Levy & the Sei Shi Bunsha Co., 1879 bound with Album. And Guide Book of Japan from Satsuporo in the North to Kagishima in the South, 14 engraved plates, Tokyo & Yokohama, C. Levy & the Sei Shi Bunsha Co., 1879, together 2 works in 1 vol. (?as issued), some light toning to plates, hinges repaired, original cloth, lower cover strengthened at verso, some rubbing and creasing to covers; and another, illustrated photobook of Japan titled Scenery of the Mount Kongo, oblong small folio (2)⁂ Scarce work dealing with the theory that the peoples of Korea and Japan were descended from the Lost Tribes of Israel, including a number of views.
Opie (Amelia) Madeline: A Tale, 2 vol., 1822; New Tales, 4 vol., 1818; Tales of the Heart, 4 vol., 1820; Simple Tales, fourth edition, 1815, all but the last first edition, lacking half-titles, some light foxing, bookplates, original near-uniform calf, spine gilt with morocco spine labels, light rubbing to joints and extremities; and 4 others by Opie, 8vo (18)
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NO RESERVE Painting manual.- [Chaperon (Paul-Romain)] Traité de la Peinture au Pastel, first and only edition, title laid down with lower half excised, ink stamp to title, occasional light toning, contemporary vellum with label to spine, 8vo, [Paris], [1788].⁂ Scarce manual, allegedly the first dedicated to working with pastels.
NO RESERVE Fuchs (Daniel) Summer in Williamsburg, rather foxed, jacket price-clipped, portion lacking from spine head and lower panel, soiling to lower panel, 1935 § MacInnes (Colin) To The Victors the Spoils, 1950 § Mackensie (Compton) The Stolen Soprano, 1965 § Manning (Olivia) A Different Face, 1953 § Mann (Thomas) The Young Joseph, first English edition, 1935, first or first English editions, original cloth, some light fading, dust-jackets, light chipping to extremities, some with small nicks and tears; and c.70 others, 20th century literature, v.s. (c.75)
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