Classics.- Caesar (Gaius Julius) Commentaria Caesaris prius a Iocundo impressioni data..., woodcut maps and illustrations, several ink ownership and other inscriptions, lacking all after 2L7 (2L8, 2M1-8, 2N1-4; although two leaves loosely inserted at rear, one being 2M3), title small losses upper fore-edge corner and working loose at foot, 2K3 onwards with small defect at upper margin (some loss of text, worst affecting 3 lines), some light marginal damp-staining and spotting, printed Gospel leaf to pastedown (coming loose), hinges cracked, contemporary vellum, manuscript ink title to spine, toning, [Edit 16 CNCE 8148], Florence, Filippo Giunta, 1514 § Livius (Titus) Historiarum ab urbe condita libri qui extant XXXV cum universae historiae epitomis, title in red and black with printer's device, woodcut head-, tail-pieces and initials, title mounted on thin stub, with paper restoration at fore-edge and portion supplied in paper touching text, lacking 2L8 (torn away), small tear inner margin A5 (not affecting text), a few ff. browned, some light marginal damp-staining and spotting, a few minor instances of marginal worming, nineteenth century vellum-backed boards, a little worn, [Adams L1351; Ahmanson-Murphy, 1022; Edit 16 CNCE 27734], Venice, Aldus Manutius, 1592 § Virgilius (Maro Publius) Opera P. Virgilii Maronis poetae mantuani, woodcut printer's device to title, 2G5-2K4 and 2K7-2R3 with marginal burn mark to lower corner (for some ff. affecting text, others slight loss to blank margin), several ff. at rear with paper restoration to lower edge (some with slight loss of text), some light foxing, contemporary vellum, toning and some stains, Venice, Giorgio Valentini, 1624; and 11 others Classics, v.s., (14)
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Voyages.- Cooke (James) and James King. Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. 3 vol., first Dublin edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding appendix table, occasional light foxing, some worming and short tears to preliminaries, contemporary calf, rubbed and marked, extremities bumped, 8vo, Dublin, H. Chamberlaine, W. Watson, et al, 1784. ⁂ First Dublin edition of the official account of Cook's final voyage, the issue without plates and maps.
Plotinus. Plotini divini illius e platonica familia philosophi, de rebus philosophicis libri LIIII. In Enneades sex distributi, a Marsilio Ficino, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut initials, 17th century ink ownership inscriptions to title, occasional early ink annotations or markings, browning throughout, mostly uniform, some light spotting, some worming to upper and lower margins (not affecting text), contemporary vellum, spine lettered in gilt, spine head chipped, a few other small losses and small tear lower joint foot, some wear to corners, stained, [VD16 P 3572], folio, Solingen, Johann Soter, 1540.⁂ German edition of Marsilio Ficino's Latin translation and commentary on Plotinus' The Enneads. Ficino is generally recognised as one of the greatest Renaissance authorities on classical Platonism. This edition includes the biography of Plotinus which originally appeared in the editio princeps of Ficino's translation printed in Florence, 1492. Provenance: 'Domini Innocentis Brex. Bononiensis Canonica Sancti Salvatoris 1606'; 'Claudius de giudice' (ink ownership inscriptions to title).
![NO RESERVE Duhamel du Monceau (Henri Louis) A Practical Treatise of Husbandry, [translated and edited by John Mills], first e](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/08873254-a1c1-4b3e-ade3-af1d00b5a489/b6fd1ccc-b240-4487-9d55-af1d00b9623d/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE Duhamel du Monceau (Henri Louis) A Practical Treatise of Husbandry, [translated and edited by John Mills], first edition in English, 6 engraved plates, most folding, light offsetting to plates, contemporary speckled calf, [Fussell II pp.48-49; Hunt 564], 4to, for J.Whiston and B.White, 1759.⁂ Includes vines, corn, wheat and manures. The author was a supporter of Tull's methods.
NO RESERVE Hartlib (Samuel) Samuel Hartlib His Legacy of Husbandry. Wherein are bequeathed to the Common-wealth of England, not onely Braband, and Flanders..., third edition, lacking 2 blanks (before main text, after (a4) before B1, and final blank), light marginal toning or faint spotting, corners a little tender, modern panelled calf, spine sunned, covers stained, [Wing H991], 4to,J. M. for Richard Wodnothe, 1655; and 2 others, 17th century, husbandry, 4to (3)
NO RESERVE Lowe (Edward Joseph) A Natural History of British Grasses, 74 colour plates, tissue-guards, contemporary ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, some light offsetting, the very occasional spot, original green blind-tooled cloth, sunning to spine, lightly rubbed at spine ends and joints, corners bumped, 8vo, 1864.
NO RESERVE Marshall (William) The Rural Economy of the Southern Counties, 2 vol., 2 double-page engraved maps (offset), bookplate of Westport House, vol.2 with small loss to front free endpaper, contemporary marbled calf, for G. Nicol & others, 1798; The Management of Landed Estates, double-page engraved frontispiece, engraved illustrations, contemporary ink ownership inscription to head of title, first few leaves with light damp-stain to head, contemporary calf, joints split at head and foot, 1806, occasional light spotting or slight browning, spines gilt, rubbed, [Fussell III pp.114-120]; and a 5 vol. set of The Review and Abstract of the County Reports to the Board of Agriculture by the same, 8vo (8)
NO RESERVE Young (Arthur) The Farmer's Guide in Hiring and Stocking Farms, 2 vol., first edition, 10 engraved plates, 4 folding, vol. 1 with advertisement leaf at end, bookplate of Philip Langdale, occasional light spotting or finger-soiling, vol.2 2D1 with closed tear to foot, affecting a few letters, contemporary calf, rebacked, with original spine laid-down, rubbed, vol. 1 lacking spine label, upper joint split but covers holding firm, [not in Fussell; Kress 6765], 8vo, W. Strahan & others, 1770.⁂ One of Young's earliest books on English agricultural practices and a landmark work on farm management.
Atomic bomb.- 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, short nick to fore-margin, original wrappers, light toning to covers and spine, upper cover with a few short nicks to extremities, some show-through from rust staples on covers, ink ownership inscription dated '45 and pen mark to upper cover, [PMM, p.253 no. 422e], 8vo, 1945.
NO RESERVE Climate change.- Tarbotton (M. Ogle), Arthur Brown & Arthur Whitelegge. The Meteorology of Nottingham for the Past 22 Years, (1867 to 1888 Inclusive), p.5 becoming detached, ex-library with shelfmark to front pastedown and title verso, faint abrasion mark to front free endpaper where label removed, contemporary cloth-backed printed boards, shelfmark to spine foot, staining to upper cover, rubbed and worn, Nottingham, [1889] § Hart (Edmund) Philosophical Inquiries; or, An Examination and Refutation of most of the Received Theories of Rain, Mist, Dews, Latent Heat, Solar Rays, Light, and Lunar Influences ..., scattered spotting, front free endpaper detached, ex-library with remnants of label to front pastedown, cracked hinges, contemporary half-morocco, upper cover detached, paper label to upper cover, shelfmark to spine foot, rubbed and worn, 1828; and another copy of the first, 12mo & 8vo (3).
Contagions.- Mead (Richard) A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to be used to Prevent it, first edition, device to title, some light damp staining, 19th century red morocco, ornate gilt border, covers extremities rubbed, spines split but holding firm, spine ends worn with small portion of loss to tail, 8vo, Sam. Bucklet & Ralph Smith, 1720.
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First World War public health.- The Fly Danger [&] The Mosquito Danger [&] The Louse Danger, together 3 broadsides, each with large illustration by Grace Edwards, folds, some light creasing, [c.1918].⁂ A set of these rare public health broadsides, WorldCat locates only a handful of copies of each. Grace Edwards (1874-1965) produced work for the British Museum as well as other publications of an entomological interest.
Hydrotherapy.- Dominiceti (Bartholomew di) An address of Bartholomew di Dominiceti, physician, from Venice, to the most illustrious and venerable Royal Society, of London, first edition, title with woodcut floral ornament, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initial, pagination at head for pp.45/46 little trimmed, contemporary stitched light blue wrappers, lightly browned, 8vo, Printed by J. Towers in Piccadilly, 1764.⁂ Rare in commerce. Concerning his 'artificial water-baths, pumps, vapours, dry baths, fumigations, and frictions', with sworn testimonials from satisfied clients. Dominiceti was caricatured by Rowlandson.
NO RESERVE Schyanoff (Alexandre) Essai sur la Métaphysique des Forces...et Introduction à une Nouvelle Théorie Atomo-Dynamique, first edition, 2 folding lithographed plates, damp-stain to head of inner margin, not affecting text, original printed wrappers bound in, modern boards, morocco label to spine, Kiew, 1857 § Gioja (Melchiorre) Logica Statistica, large folding table, short tear at inner margin, repaired with tape to verso, contemporary calf-backed boards, worn, joints cracked but covers holding, Milano, 1808 § Tyndall (John) On the Absorption and Radiation of Heat by Gaseous Matter - Second Memoir, offprint from the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, vol.152, pp.59-98, engraved plate, occasional light finger-soiling, a few chips and short tears to fore-edge, plate with light damp-staining, marginal ink stamp of Société Mathématique to first leaf and upper cover, original wrappers, "From the Author" to upper cover in ink, worn and chipped at extremities, some loss to spine, 1862, all but last with scattered spotting; and others, science and mathematics, v.s. (22)
![Theology.- Aquinas (Saint Thomas) [Opera Omnia], Vol.3 & 4 in 1, woodcut portraits of Saint Thomas Aquinas within ornate](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/08873254-a1c1-4b3e-ade3-af1d00b5a489/3642f6fb-bc17-41ab-80d9-af1d00ba4435/468x382.jpg)
Theology.- Aquinas (Saint Thomas) [Opera Omnia], Vol.3 & 4 in 1, woodcut portraits of Saint Thomas Aquinas within ornate frame to both titles, woodcut devices to colophons, woodcut initials, first title with two ink ownership inscriptions (lower worn through from acid), title outer margin with paper restoration and small loss to lower edge, occasional browning, some scattered light foxing and spotting, [EDIT 16 CNCE 48116], Roma, heirs of Antonio Blado & Giovanni Gigliotti, 1570; Opuscula Omnia, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut head-pieces and initials, near contemporary ink ownership inscriptions to title, title lower edge with paper restoration (affecting date) and a few small holes, losses at lower edge ⴕ2-8 with some loss of text, MM5 onwards with small amount of worming upper fore-edge corner (touching text in a few instances, no loss), browning, Lyon, Heirs of Giacomo Giunta, 1562, book-labels to title versos, contemporary vellum, spines with gilt titles and manuscript ink shelf-marks, the second with some staining, folio (2) ⁂ The third and fourth volumes of this monumental edition of Saint Thomas Aquinas' works, composed of eighteen volumes in total. The third volume contains Aquinas' commentary on Aristotle, in particular the four books on the meteor, the treatise On the Soul (including the Parva naturalia) and the Metaphysics. The fourth volume contains 'De ente et essentia', with a commentary by the theologian Tommaso De Vio (1469-1534).Provenance: Ex Bibliotheca Patrum SS. Redemptoris Domus Casertae (book labels).
Tennis.- De Garsault (M.) The Art of the Tennis-Raquet Maker and of Tennis, number 189 of 200 copies signed by C. B. Gabriel, frontispiece and 5 plates, some scattered foxing, original red cloth, lettered in gilt, light bumping to head of spine, slim 4to, Privately Printed for C. B. Gabriel, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer of The Royal Tennis Court, 1938.
Giovio (Paolo) Delle Istorie del Suo Tempo, 2 vol., woodcut printer's device to titles, woodcut initials, vol. 1 ink inscription to front endpaper, vol. 1 title and 2 following ff. with small amount of worming (affecting text), vol. 1 2C3-6 browned, vol. 1 text-block broken at 2F (stitching holding only at spine head), light foxing (mainly marginal), contemporary vellum, vol. 1 spine foot defective and worming to spine, vol. 1 two small ink annotations to covers, ink manuscript titles and later labels to spines, [Edit 16 CNCE 21243], 4to, Venice, al segno delle Colonne, 1581.
Zazzera (Francesco) Della nobilta dell'Italia parte prima, part 1 only (of 2), woodcut arms of King of Spain to title, woodcut illustrations, title lower corner supplied in paper restoration (loss to imprint), similar paper restoration to following 4 ff. and G1-2 (G1 a few letters lost), some browning, spotting and marginal soiling, nineteenth century half vellum, rubbed, Naples, Gio. Battista Gargano [et al.], 1615 § Boccaccio (Giovanni) Del Decamerone, 5 vol., half-titles, engraved plates, vol. 1 title ink ownership inscription, vol. 4 p.59 tear to lower blank margin, very occasional light spotting or marginal soiling, contemporary vellum with blind-stamp to upper covers and morocco labels to spines, gilt rubbed on some, vol. 1, 2 and 4 with small tears or losses to spines, small worm holes to spines, Tuscany, 1770; and 21 others Continental Literature and History, v.s. (27)
De Marsellis (Marco) Iconologia della Madre di Dio Maria Vergine, engraved additional architectural title, woodcut arms to letterpress title, additional gathering of 4ff. bound between a4 and b1 (browned), not recorded in other copies of this edition, single full-page engraved illustration, ink inscription to rear endpaper, c3 & c4 with closed tears repaired (affecting text), browning to some pages, otherwise some light scattered spotting, cracking to gutter in a few places, first few gatherings and B2-3 working loose, lacking front endpapers, upper hinge broken with back-strip away from text block, contemporary vellum with manuscript ink title to spine, toning and soiling, a few small worm holes to cover and spine, Naples, Onofrio Savio, 1654 § Montargon (Hyacinthe de) Dizionario Apostolico per uso de' Parrochi..., 5 vol., vol. 1 title in red and black, titles with woodcut ornaments, browning and foxing throughout, contemporary vellum, spines gilt, vol. 5 small tears at spine ends, a few small stains, Naples, Gaetano Castellano, 1784 § Franchis (Francesco de) Salvator mysticus sive Hoseas enucleatus opus.., 2 vol., engraved architectural titles, vol. 2 half-title, woodcut head-piece and initials, book-label and manuscript note to title versos, vol. 2 small amount of worming to final ff. (affecting text with minor loss), occasional light spotting, some ff. with light marginal damp-staining, later vellum-backed boards, rubbed, Salerno, F. Savio et al., 1647; and 13 others similar, v.s. (16)⁂ I. An uncommon work dedicated to the iconology of the Virgin of Montevergine, known as the 'Black Madonna', and often as 'Mamma Schiavona' [Mamma Slave]. Held originally by legend to have been painted by Saint Luke, the icon dwelled in Constantinople before being gifted in the 1300s to the Sanctuary at Monte Vergine near Naples, by Catherine II of Valois, the recognised Latin Empress of Constantinople. Rare in commerce.
Della Torre (Giovanni Maria) Scienza della Natura Generale, Parts 1 and 3 only (of 3) in 2 vol., 68 engraved folding plates only (a few with paper repairs at folds) vol. 2 lacking gathering a, some browning and foxing, including to plates, a few ff. and plates with light marginal damp-staining, contemporary half vellum, spines with morocco labels, rubbed, Naples, Donato Campo, 1774-78 § Cristini (Bernardino) Pratica Medicinale..., 3 parts in 1, woodcut printer's devices to titles, woodcut initials, ink ownership inscription to title, as well as ink manuscript inscriptions to pastedowns and endpapers, indistinct collector's seal on decoratively cut out paper laid down to part 1 title and rear endpaper, bookplates to rear, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece, part 3 lacking A1-B4, a few ff. with wormhole upper fore-edge corner (including part 1 title) affecting some text, some very light marginal browning or damp-staining, contemporary vellum, toned, lower cover fore-edge stained (?burn), a few small holes or tears, 3 loose contemporary leaves loosely inserted, one being verses in praise of the author, Venice, Angelo Bodio, 1681, 4to (3) ⁂ Third edition of Della Torre's encyclopaedic work on natural history, which has been described as the most complete and ordered picture of of the state of scientific knowledge at the time. Bernardino Cristini, meanwhile, is recognised as the most influential Italian physician of the 16th century, also playing an important role during the plague of 1565 in Rome. This is a rare edition of his medical treatises, scarce at auction.Provenance: Fabrica di profumaria di Carlo Capocci mercante in Roma (bookplate).
Antiquities.- Trutta (Gianfrancesco) Dissertazioni Istoriche delle Antichità Alifane, engraved title vignette, ink ownership inscription to title, folding engraved map (small marginal tear), 3 engraved plates, woodcut initials, foxing, later vellum-backed boards, rubbed, Naples, Stampiera Simoniana, 1776 § Mazzocchi (Alessio Simmaco) In mutilum Campani amphitheatri titulum..., woodcut arms to title, 2 folding engraved plates, with small marginal tears, spotting and light foxing, contemporary calf, small portions lost to upper cover and spine ends, otherwise a little rubbed, Naples, Felice Mosca, 1727, first editions, 4to (2)⁂ I. Rare first edition of this work by the priest Trutta (1699-1786) concerning the history and antiquities of the ancient site of Alife, near Caserta. II. First edition of this erudite monograph on the city of Capua and its amphitheatre, as depicted in plates, by the esteemed archaeologist and epigraphist Alessio Simmaco Mazzocchi (1684-1771).
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Volcanoes.- [Filomarino (Ascanio)] Lettera Prima sull'Eruzione del Vesuvio, lacking ?half-title (torn away from gutter), bound with Lettera Seconda, half-title, a few ff. faded, together 2 works in 1, first editions, printed on blue paper, some light marginal foxing, lacking endpapers, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, upper cover top edge worn, 4to, Naples, [Domenico Sangiacomo], 1794.⁂ First editions on the Vesuvius eruption of 15th June 1794, by scientist Ascanio Filomarino (1751-1799). The eruption was one of the most violent since 1631, with explosive activity beginning in April and on 17th June the summit of the volcano collapsed, causing a heavy fall of volcanic ash. The eruption offered opportunity to test some of Filomarino's theories on volcanic activity, and test specific scientific instruments he had invented in his laboratory.
Supernatural.- Boaistuau (Pierre) and others. Histoires Prodigieuses extraictes du plusieurs fameux autheurs, 2 parts in 1, titles with woodcut printer's devices, woodcut illustrations, decorative initials and tail-pieces, front free endpaper with 19th century ink ownership inscription, bookplate of Charles Areskine of Alva laid down and used as frontispiece, title with "229" in manuscript to fore-edge, trimmed at head, very occasionally shaving headline, some slight browning or light spotting but a crisp copy overall, modern calf, with old calf upper cover laid down, rubbed, [Pettegree 5920; not in Adams], 12mo, Paris, Jean de Bordeaux, 1571.⁂ A work on demons, sea-monsters, serpents, monstrous births, comets, earthquakes and floods, amongst other unnatural and natural phenomena, with many of the bizarre creatures brought to life in the woodcuts. Part 1 is by Boaistuau, with part 2 by Claude de Tisserant and Francois de Belleforest.
Bible, Latin. Biblia ad vetustissima exemplaria nunc recens castigata, woodcut architectural title, woodcut illustrations and decorative initials, lacking S8, X4-5 and all after 4A8 (3 leaves of index and final blank), title chipped at fore-edge and laid down, missing X4-5 supplied in later manuscript, 3D8 with loss to lower corner, affecting a couple of letters, tear to foot of 3G1, affecting a few words but with no loss, some light foxing and occasional soiling, water-staining towards end, 4A8 repaired at fore-edge with loss to a few letters, hinges cracked, contemporary vellum, manuscript title to spine, rubbed and soiled, restoration to spine and joints, endpapers renewed, [Edit 16 CNCE 5801], 4to, Venice, [Hieronymus Polus], 1587.
Barthold (Jirí) Scanderbegus Hoc Est Vita et Res..., first edition, woodcut printer's device to title and final f., title also with library stamp, seventeenth century ink ownership inscription and 3 small wormholes to blank margins, whole-page woodcut illustration to title verso, woodcut head-pieces and initials, some underlining in red, Hanau, Andreas Wechel (heirs of) et al., 1609, bound with 2 others seventeenth century, together 3 works in 1 vol., ink inscription to front pastedown, contemporary vellum, light toning and wear, yapp edges § Biemmi (Giammaria) Istoria di Giorgio Castrioto detto Scander-Begh, engraved portrait frontispiece, errata leaf, defect upper fore-edge corner, contemporary wrappers, small hole to spine, light surface soiling, Brescia, Giam-Battista Bossino, 1742 § Barleti (Marin) Des aller streytparsten vñ theüresten, Fürsten vnd Herrn Georgen Castrioten, genañt Scanderbeg, woodcut illustrations, lacking first 6 ff. (including title) and E2 & E5, supplied in facsimile, A1 with paper repairs to upper and lower margins (touching headings and signatures), final f. mounted on stub, cracking to lower hinge, endpapers renewed, contemporary velum, tears to spine and joints, soiled, [BNHCat B 84], Augsburg, Steiner, 1533, v.s. (3)
Bindings.- Pontificale romanum Clementis VIII iussu restitutum, printed in red & black, printer's device to title, light finger-soiling or foxing but mostly internally clean, contemporary calf with leather and metal clasps in tact, lightly rubbed, tall 8vo, Rome, Typographia Mediccea, 1611 § Pontificale Romanum Clementis VIII et Urbaini P. P. VIII..., 3 vol., engraved frontispiece, head- and tail-pieces, and vignettes, bookplate removed from vol.3, contemporary calf, spines gilt, joints rubbed, otherwise very handsome copies, Brussels, c.1735; and 3 others, religious, v.s. (7) [sold not subject to return]
NO RESERVE L'Ecole parfaite des officiers de bouche, contenant le Vray Maistre d'Hostel. Le Grand Ecuyer-Tranchant. Le Sommelier royal. Le Confiturier royal. Le Cuisinier royal et le Patissier royal, fourth edition, title with small woodcut floral ornament, full-page and smaller woodcut illustrations of table settings, trussing and carving, woodcut head-and tail-pieces and decorative initials, marginal worm trace at head of sigs. A&B, occasionally just touching a part of the odd letter, some light water-staining, occasional spotting or light foxing, lightly browned, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments, gilt dulled, horizontal split to a couple of raised bands, joints split, but holding firm, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, [Notaker 625.6; Vicaire 339; cf. Cagle 179-181; Oberlé Fastes 88 (third edition)], large 12mo, Paris, Jean Ribou, 1680.⁂ 'C'est sans doute l'ouvrage le plus complet sur la cuisine et l'art de la table sous Louis XIV' (Oberlé). Rare at auction, with only three copies since 1957 traced.
NO RESERVE De Soria (Giovanni Gualberto) Rationalis Philosophiae Institutiones, sive de Emendanda Regendaque Mente, second edition, title printed in red & black, contemporary ink ownership name to front free endpaper, very light water staining, contemporary vellum, lightly discoloured, Venice, John Baptist, 1746 § Corsini (Eduardo) Dissertationes IV. Agonisticae Quibus Olympiorum Pythiorum..., second edition, vignette to title, engraved head- & tail-pieces, light even browning, contemporary ownership signatures or notes to pastedown and front free endpapers, contemporary sprinkled calf, a little rubbed, Leipzig, Johann Friedrich Jahn, 1752; and another, similar, 8vo (3)
NO RESERVE Chapman (Thomas) A Journal of Memoranda and Observations on Rural Economy, autograph manuscript, 79pp. excluding blanks, in at least 2 hands, later manuscript to pastedown, printed leaf on 'The Utility of Bone Manure' folded and laid down to rear pastedown, occasional light browning, original half calf, worn, manuscript ownership name to lower cover, spine ends chipped with loss, 8vo, January - December 1826.⁂ Early 19th century recordings on rural economy, recorded by a shepherd. In April, he muses "this month is the most trying season of the year to the stock farmer; and on the due husbanding of his resources through the winter so as to have a plentiful supply of his best food left to carry him on to the period of grass...". He returns to the diary in a later hand: "These observations were committed to paper during the time I was with R. S. Ford esq., a tenant under the Marquis of Stafford on Newstead Farm, Trentham, and at the same time as Agent to Earl Granville for the Stowe Estate...when I was about 17 years of age". Includes notes on horticultural seeds, flower seeds, perennial and annual vegetables.
Doves Bindery.- Ruskin (John) Sesame and Lilies. Two Lectures Delivered at Manchester in 1864, first edition, handsome russet morocco, gilt, by the Doves Bindery (dated 1894), covers richly gilt with sprays of sesame and lily flowers, spine gilt in compartments repeating sprays with lettering and date, g.e., light rubbing to joints, small 8vo, 1865.
Early 20th century gold gypsy set single stone old cut diamond ring, diamond approx 0.45 caratCondition Report:Approx 6.95gm, size O-P, stamped 18 but tested to approx 16.5ct, max depth = 8.2mm, bright diamond with good movement and colour, some light feathers under 10x loop - eye clean, small chip to facet edge
18ct white gold fine round Zambian emerald ring, with baguette and tapered baguette diamond shoulders, hallmarked, emerald approx 3.20 caratCondition Report:Approx 5.45gm, size J 3/4, emerald vivid green good condition, under 10x loop some light feathering to emerald but does not appear cloudy to the naked eye
L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) "Sailing Boats" Signed in pencil in the margin, with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, published in 1975 by Venture Prints Limited of Bristol, limited edition colour print.image size 29cm x 34cm (11.5in x 13.5in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in very good, original condition with strong colours. There is light overall yellowing to the paper. The print is framed and glazed. The original frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
James Lawrence Isherwood F.R.S.A., F.I.A.L. (British 1917-1989) Floral still life Signed, oil on board.28cm x 41cm (11in x 16in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition. There are one or two light surface scuffs across the painting and some small flecks of paint loss.
Geoffrey Key (British 1941-) "Crying Figures" Signed and dated '66, titled on label verso, pencil.30.5cm x 23.5cm (12in x 9.25in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The drawing is in good, original condition. The paper has browned slightly across the sheet and there is some light time staining around the edges of the paper near the mount board. There are one or two minor spots of foxing across the sheet. The drawing is framed and glazed.
L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) Three facsimile prints from the Mottram Memorial Exhibition June 1977, to include "Man on a Promenade", "The Tramp" and "The Mill Town Scene", each numbered 82/249 in pencil and signed in ink by J. Connolly, from the original set of four prints taken from the collections of L.A. and D. Ives and S.R. Oldham Esq, in original numbered folio, limited edition prints.each sheet 62.5cm x 43.5cm (24.5in x 17in)Qty: 3The prints are in good, original condition. There are some minor creases, scuffs and other light marks in the margins around the images and on the folio. The prints are unframed.
Roger Hampson (British 1925-1996) "St. George's, Bolton" Signed, titled on verso, oil on board.23cm x 19cm (9in x 7.5in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition. There are one or two light surface marks across the painting. The painting is reframed but not glazed.
Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe (British 1901-1979) "Redesmere. The Footbridge over the Outlet Stream" Unsigned, titled in the margin, with gallery label - 'Paragon Fine Arts, Macclesfield' on verso, ink wash over pencil.26 x 19cm (10.25in x 7.5in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in good, original condition. There are some minor spots of foxing and areas of browning across the sheet and some very light time staining and browning around the edges of the paper near the mount board. The painting is framed and glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
Reginald G. Haggar R.I., A.R.C.A., F.R.S.A. (British 1905-1988) Village scene with hills beyond Signed and dated 16 June '70, watercolour.38.5cm x 56cm (15.25in x 22in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in good, original condition with strong colours. There is some very light time staining and one or two pinholes around the edges of the paper near the mount board. The painting is framed and glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) at his home in Mottram, photograph. L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) at his home in Mottram, taken by Brian Duff of the Daily Express in Manchester, with his stamp and the date '1 Nov 1974' on verso, photograph.25.5cm x 20.5cm (10in x 8in)The photograph is in very good, original condition. There are some light surface marks and creases across the photograph. There is some very light time staining and scuffing around the edges of the photograph. The photograph is unframed.
David Ghilchik (British 1890-1970) "Isleworth" Signed, titled on verso, oil on canvas.29.5cm x 45cm (11.75in x 17.75in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in good, original condition. The surfaces of both the painting and frame are stained by nicotine and would certainly benefit from a light clean. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The original frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
L.S. Lowry R.A. (British 1887-1976) "Mill Scene" Signed in pencil in the margin, from an edition of 750, published by a national newspaper 'The Sunday Observer', limited edition colour print.image size 30.5cm x 40.5cm (12in x 16in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The print is in good, original condition with strong colours. There is some very light time staining and yellowing around the edges of the paper near the mount board. The print is framed and glazed. The original metal frame has some minor scuffs and scratches commensurate with age.
Reginald G. Haggar R.I., A.R.C.A., F.R.S.A. (British 1905-1988) Village street scene with figures Signed and dated 15 June '71, watercolour.38cm x 54.5cm (15in x 21.5in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in good, original condition with strong colours. There is some light time staining and browning around the edges of the paper near the mount board. The painting is framed and glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
H Macens, landscape, watercolour, signed and dated 1886, 24 x 35 cm, and four other watercolour landscapes, unsigned (5)Landscape with figure 11 x 15 cm, landscape with church 12 x 16 cm, landscape with mountain and building in foreground, 11 x 17 cm, and landscape with herd in the background, 9 x 15 cm, condition, some light foxing throughout but overall condition good
John Randall Bratby (British 1928-1992), Belly Dancer of Acropolis Taverna, Hastings, watercolour and mixed crayon on paper, signed, inscribed and dated 20 January 1991, 56 x 38 cmSome light staining to the paper and tape marks notable to the right hand side, later modern framed, slight signs of damp in places, see images
Attributed to Adriaen Van Diest (1655/6-1704), landscape with cattle, oil on canvas, 61 x 74 cm, and its pair, in 18th century carved giltwood frames, 82 x 94 cm (2)Frames with various alterations, Stacy-Marks labels verso, under UV light no obvious signs of repair or overpainting to the canvas, they have been relined/ re-backed but not recently, they have both been cleaned probably done when they were re-lined/ re-backed, but overall condition good, there have been some repairs and re-gilding on the frames
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