Soyer (A.). The Pantropheon or, History of Food, And its Preparation, from the earliest ages of the world, 1st edition, London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1853, handwritten letter by the author pasted down to the original front endpaper, 35 monochrome plates, some light toning & spotting, modern front & rear endpapers, rebound retaining original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spine heavily rubbed, 8vo, together with: [Menon], La Cuisiniere Bourgeoise, Suivie De L'Office , a l'usage de tous ceux quite se mêlent de dispense de maisons, 2 volumes, Paris: L. Cellot, 1779, some light toning & minor spotting, contemporary uniform gilt decorated calf, boards & spines rubbed with minor loss, 8vo Gouffé (Jules), Le Livre De Cuisine, Paris: Librairie Hachette et Co., 1884, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, some light toning & spotting, modern endpapers, modern gilt decorated green three-quarter green morocco bound by Y Vandyck in slipcase, spine slightly faded, 8vo, and other 18th & 19th century cookery & receipt books, including A Complete System of Cookery,...by John Simpson, London: printed for W. Stewart, 1816, 8vo, The Art of Cookery, made Plain and Easy;..., by Hannah Glasse, 6th edition, London: printed for the author 1758, pp.271/272 are facsimile, 8vo, many leather bindings, some original cloth, some French language, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to 61 VolumesQty: (3 shelves )
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Lyell (Charles). Principles of Geology, 3 volumes, 6th edition, London: John Murray, 1840, engraved frontispiece to first volume, engraved plates (some folding), few illustrations to text, sewing in volume 2 partly broken, original cloth-backed boards, joints to volume 1 split and spine worn, 8vo, together with: Beckford (Peter), Thoughts on Hunting, in a series of familiar letters to a friend, London: Sherwood, Neely & Jones, [1820], half-title, engraved frontispiece, title within woodcut border with later signature to upper blank margin, wood engraved vignettes, light spotting, bookplate of Lily Dent to upper pastedown, contemporary green calf by J. Cox of Aberystwyth, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, [Walsh, John Henry], The Greyhound. A Treatise on the Art of Breeding, Rearing, and Training Greyhounds for Public Running..., by Stonehenge, new edition, London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1875, engraved frontispiece and wood engraved illustrations, occasional finger-soiling and scattered spotting, hinges split, top edge gilt, contemporary green quarter morocco gilt, cloth sides worn to upper outer corners, 8voQty: (5)
Mecham (Clifford Henry). Sketches and Incidents of the Siege of Lucknow. From drawings made during the siege by Clifford Henry Mecham, Lieutenant Madras Army. With descriptive notices by George Couper, London: Day & Son, 1858, lithograph title (with view of Baillie Guard Gateway), 26 tinted lithograph views on 17 sheets (complete), letterpress dedication, preface and four leaves of plate descriptions bound at front, bound with Dodgson (Lieut.-Col. D.S.) General Views & Special Points of Interest, of the City of Lucknow, from drawings made on the spot by Lieut. Col. D.S. Dodgson, with descriptive notices, London: Day & Son, 1860, lithograph title (with View from Stone Bridge, Looking Down the River), 27 tinted lithograph views on 11 sheets, lithograph plan (complete), letterpress dedication to Sir James Outram, three leaves of plate descriptions at front, a few leaves and plates detached with some marginal fraying, soiling and tears, one or two small marginal water stains, original blindstamped cloth with first title lettered in gilt to upper cover, some light fading and stains, a few wormholes and splits to spine, folio, 56.5 x 38 cmQty: (1)NOTESAbbey Travel 489 (for the second work).
Hoghunters' Annual. The Hoghunters' Annual, edited by Captain H. Nugent Head, Captain J. Scott Cockburn and others, 12 volumes [all published], Allahabad: Pioneer Press, 1928-39, numerous monochrome illustrations and advertisements, a few colour, occasional light spotting, original printed wrappers, some cloth-backed and rebacked, some spotting, fading and light soiling to a few, some wear at spine ends of volumes I & V, 4toQty: (12)NOTESRare complete set. Contains reports and details of competitions, participants, anecdotes, techniques etc of pigsticking in India.
Thornton (Thomas Henry). General Sir Richard Meade and the Feudatory States of Central and Southern India. A Record of forty-three years' service as soldier, political officer and administrator, 2 volumes, including Supplement, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1898, portrait frontispiece, folding colour map, half-tone illustrations, publisher's catalogue at end, a little light spotting, endpapers toned, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little rubbed, 8vo, together with: Meade (George). The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army, edited by George Gordon Meade, 2 volumes, 1st edition, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913, maps and illustrations, endpapers renewed, original cloth, some fading to spine lettering, a little rubbed at ends, 8voQty: (4)NOTESGeneral Sir Richard Meade (1821-1894) was a British Indian Army officer and administrator. George Gordon Meade (1815-1872) was a United States Army officer, best known for defeating the Confederate Army of General Robert Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
Gibson (William). The Farrier's New Guide, Containing, First, The Anatomy of a Horse... Secondly, An Account of all the Diseases incident to horses..., 2 parts in one volume, 8th edition, London: T. Longman, 1735, folding frontispiece, 7 engraved plates, armorial bookplate & ownership inscription to front pastedown, contemporary notations to endpapers, light occasional spotting, hinges cracked, contemporary calf, joints worn, boards rubbed, corners bumped, 8voQty: (1)
Pitt Rivers (Augustus Henry Lane Fox). Excavations in Cranborne Chase, near Rushmore, on the Borders of Dorset and Wilts., 4 volumes (without Index), privately printed, 1887-1898, volume 3 with photographic portrait frontispiece, numerous black & white plates and letterpress illustrations, including plans, maps, tables, some folding or double-page, several larger folding plans linen-backed, title of volume 1 inscribed to 'Northampton Free Library from the author' and with ink stamp to recto & verso, titles to volumes 2 & 3 also inscribed from the author, library ink stamps to verso of titles and few other plates, light toning, top edge gilt, modern navy blue buckram, gilt library number at foot of spines, large 4toQty: (4)
* Blyton (Enid, 1897-1968). Autograph letter signed, 'Enid Darrell Waters', Green Hedges letterhead, 10 February 1947, to Mrs Clarke [sic], 'I know that words are of no use at a time like this, but I felt I really must send you my deepest sympathy in your terrible loss. Everyone admired and liked your husband so very much, and it was always such a pleasure to come into the shop and talk to him ...', two pages on letterhead printed in red, light central fold, 8voQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Joy Clark, thence by descent. Joy Clark (born 1937) grew up in Beaconsfield with her parents Isabella and Cecil Clark. The Clarks ran an ironmongers shop in the town and Enid Blyton was a regular customer. For many years whenever one of her books was published, Blyton would kindly sign and give a book to Joy, who was a small child at the time. Enid was apparently very familiar with and fond of the family, which we believe is why she sent this hand-written condolence letter, using her married name, on the death of Cecil in 1947. Enid Blyton married Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters, her second husband, in 1943.
Stow (John). The Survey of London: contayning the original, increase, moderne estate, and government of that city, 4th edition, London: printed by Elizabeth Purslow, and are to be sold by Nicholas Bourne, 1633, woodcut City of London armorial frontispiece close-trimmed to images and laid down, title cropped to margin and relined, woodcut decorative initials, numerous woodcut armorials, some damp staining mostly to upper margins, light toning and occasional spotting, late 17th century panelled calf, gilt decorated spine with maroon morocco title label, spine & joints cracked, light wear, folio (STC 23345), together with a defective copy of Stow's London, 2nd edition 1618Qty: (2)
Moor (Edward). The Hindu Pantheon, 1st edition, London: T. Bensley for J. Johnson, 1810, 105 engraved plates, including frontispiece, one or two plates close-trimmed at foot, light offsetting to title, contemporary ownership signature to dedication, contemporary tree calf gilt, joints cracking, lightly rubbed, 4toQty: (1)NOTESEdward Moor (1771-1848) was a soldier in the East India Company and this work was intended as an introduction to Hinduism for English readers; many of the artefacts illustrated were donated to the British Museum in 1940.
Williamson (George C.). The History of Portrait Miniatures, 2 volumes, London: George Bell and Sons, 1904, half-titles, photogravure frontispiece to volume 1, numerous plates, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt-blocked light cream cloth in bright condition, few minor marks to spine of volume 1, folio (limited edition of 520 copies printed), together with: Ibid., Andrew & Nathaniel Plimer. Miniature Painters, their lives and their works, London: George Bell & Sons, 1903, half-title (with ink number stamp), photogravure frontispiece and plates, ink number stamp to front free endpaper and partially removed bookplate to front pastedown, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cloth, remnants of paper label at foot of spine, large 4to (limited edition 102/352), Ibid., Richard Cosway, R.A. and his wife and pupils, miniaturists of the eighteenth century, London: George Bell & Sons, 1897, half-title, photogravure frontispiece and plates, original cloth, rubbed, 4to (limited edition of 350 copies printed), Ibid., George J. Pinwell and his works, London: George Bell & Sons, 1900, half-title, photogravure frontispiece and plates, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cloth, rubbed, 4to, Williamson (George C. & Manners, Victoria), Angelica Kauffmann, R.A. Her life and her works, London: John Lane, 1924, colour frontispiece, colour & monochrome plates, bookplate of Lady Frances Daresbury to upper pastedown, original cloth-backed boards, 4to, and a duplicate of the same work, plus four other reference works including, A catalogue of the pictures in the Garrick Club, London: published by the Club, 1936; Sée (R.R.M., English Pastels 1750-1830, London: G. Bell & Sons Ltd., 1911 (limited edition 42/750); Norwich Art Circle. Catalogue of the Sixth Exhibition held at the society's room, Old Bank of England Chambers, Queen Street, June, 1887; and Ur Nationalmusei Handteckningssamling III, Akvareller och teckningar av Elias Martin, Utgivare: John Kroon, 1943Qty: (11)
Smyth (James Carmichael). An Account of the Experiment made at the Desire of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, on board the Union Hospital Ship, to Determine the Effect of the Nitrous Acid in Destroying Contagion, and the Safety with which it may be Employed. In a Letter Addressed to the Right Hon. Earl Spencer..., 1st edition, for J. Johnson, on behalf of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 1796, large folding plan of the hospital ship (showing the upper and middle decks, lacking the lower portion showing the lower deck), light staining to lower corners of last 8 leaves, modern antique-style calf-backed marbled boards, 8voQty: (1)NOTESCarmichael's experiment was in fact overseen and the results written up as here by Archibald Menzies, a naval surgeon, who later accompanied a number of journeys of exploration and trade to New Zealand, Canada and the Cape.
Bewick (Thomas). Vignettes, Newcastle: printed by Edward Walker, 1827, title with wood-engraved vignette, 240 wood-engraved vignettes, occasional light spotting, contemporary previous owner inscription of James Spedding at head of title, later green half morocco gilt by Proudfoot, spine repaired, a little rubbed, demy 8voQty: (1)NOTESRoscoe 48. According to Roscoe this demy 8vo edition, with one vignette per sheet is much scarcer than the limited quarto edition of 100 (Roscoe 47), and "The numbers of leaves in different copies of both editions vary considerably, indicating that Bewick was at no particular pains to make up uniform sets".
Morris (F.O.). A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds, 3 volumes, 2nd edition, London: George Bell and Sons, 1875, 232 hand-coloured lithographed plates, some light spotting, original cloth gilt in bright condition, lower edge of upper cover of volume III with two small chips, 8vo, together with F. O. Morris's A History of British Birds, 8 volumes, Groombridge & Sons, 1888Qty: (11)
Thiel (P.W.H. & Co., publishers). Twentieth Century Impressions of Western Australia, Perth: P.W.H. Thiel & Co., 1901, numerous folding panoramas and half-tone illustrations, a few index leaves at end stuck together at top margin with a few small tears and light water stain, all edges gilt, original morocco gilt, a little rubbed, 4toQty: (1)NOTESUncommon and profusely illustrated with panoramas of cities, mines and other industries in Western Australia.
Cramp (Stanley et al). Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North Africa, 9 volumes, mixed editions, Oxford: University Press, 1986-94, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, all original cloth in dust jackets, spine slightly faded, large 4to, together with: Bannerman (David A.), The Birds of the British Isles, 12 volumes, 1st editions, Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1953-63, numerous colour illustrations by George E. Lodge, some light marginal toning, all original uniform cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed with some minor marks, large 8vo The Birds of West and Equatorial Africa, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1953, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, some light toning, both original uniform cloth in dust jackets, covers rubbed to head & foot with some minor tears, 8vo Ali (Sálim & S. Dillon Ripley), Handbook of the Birds of Indua and Pakistan, 10 volumes, mixed editions, London: Oxford University Press, 1972-78, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, some minor marginal toning, all original cloth in dust jackets, covers toned & rubbed, 8vo and other ornithology & natural history reference & related, including publications by T. & A. D. Poyser, Cambridge, Helm, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves )
Salmon (Thomas). Modern History: or, the Present State of all Nations, describing their respective situations, persons, habits, buildings, manners, laws and customs, religion and policy, arts and sciences, trades, manufactures and husbandry, plants, animals and minerals. Being the most complete and correct system of geography and modern history extant in any language, 3 volumes, 1st quarto London edition, London: Betterworth and Hitch, 1739, 43 (of 46) folding engraved maps by Herman Moll only (lacking the Map of India beyond the Ganges, Map of United Provinces or Netherlands, and Map of Upper Italy), America map showing California as an island, plus 58 engraved plates, occasional light water stain, previous owner signature of D.L. Cumming, bookplates, all edges red, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, some stains to spines, one or two wormtracks head and foot, 4toQty: (3)NOTESSabin 75826.
Chesney (Francis Rawdon). The Expedition for the Survey of the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British Government in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus, in four volumes, 2 volumes [all published], 1st edition, London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1850, half titles, 49 lithograph plates, most tinted, loose folding map (formerly contained in front pocket), folding tables, lacking the 13 additional maps in slipcases (as often), final index leaf of volume I repaired, some light spotting, toning and offsetting, bookplate of Stephen Tudsbery-Turner, contemporary half morocco, volume I upper cover detached, upper joint split, rubbed and scuffed, 4to,Qty: (2)NOTESAtabey 234; Blackmer 337. Originally intended to be published in four volumes, "Chesney was sent to China before he finished writing the history of the expedition and half of the manuscript was lost... In 1829 he set out for Constantinople intending to take part in the Russo-Turkish war; instead he made a tour of inspection in Syria and Egypt which had two results - the overland route to India and the Suez Canal (De Lesseps was led to attempt the enterprise after reading Chesney's report). In 1831 Chesney carried out his preliminary survey of the Euphrates alone, floating down the river on a raft. A parliamentary committee recommended a full-scale expedition, and two steamships were assembled near Bir in 1835, near the property of John Barker (q.v.). During the voyage the S.S. Tigris sank and after many difficulties the S.S. Euphrates finally reached Basra." (Blackmer).
Walpole (Horace). A Description of the Works of the Ingenious Delineator and Engraver Wenceslaus Hollar, disposed into classes of different sorts; with some account of his life, London: for the Editor [G. Vertue], 1745, title with engraved portrait, addition of editor's name written in ink to imprint, early manuscript markings and entries to text and interspersed with additional leaves of manuscript notes, ownership name J. Barnard to title and few other leaves, some light toning and few marks, front blank repaired to margins and with manuscript note 'Robt. P. Roupell. Mr Barnards copy - with his mss notes and additions. His signatures on title and p.61, and also on the page following the dedication, and contains the descriptive table', modern blind & gilt panelled calf, gilt decorated spine, 4to, together with: Auction catalogue, The Collection of rare prints & illustrated works, removed from Strawberry Hill for sale in London. A Catalogue of the extensive and most valuable collection of engraved portraits... numerous manuscripts and books applying to the fine arts, &c. ... as originally collected by Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford; which will be sold by auction, by Mr. George Robins, at his great rooms in Covent Garden, on Monday, the 13th day of June, 1842, and nine following days (Sunday exempted)..., [1842], contemporary manuscript entry against each lot detailing name of purchaser and price realised, late 19th / early 20th century marbled endpapers with manuscript note to verso of front free endpaper 'This catalogue was given to me by Mr Schulze, who had it from Mr Morgan, who had it from Smith of Lisle Street, the famous printseller, & friend of Beckford of Fonthill. I had it bound by Mr Bain of the Haymarket', top edge gilt, late 19th / early 20th century half calf, marbled sides, slim 4to, Walpole (Horace), A Catalogue of Engravers, who have been born, or resided in England; digested by Mr. Horace Walpole from the MSS. of Mr. George Vertue..., London: J. Dodsley, 1782, occasional spotting, modern half calf, 8vo, Britton (John), Catalogue Raisonné of the Pictures belonging to the most honourable the Marquis of Stafford, in the Gallery of Cleveland House..., London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, & for the author, 1808, engraved frontispiece and plan, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at rear (remargined), modern half calf, 8vo, and two others, British Galleries of Painting and Sculpture... by C.M. Westmacott, 1824; and South Kensington Museum, Dyce Collection, a catalogue of the paintings, miniatures, drawings..., bequeathed by the Rev. Alexander Dyce, 1874Qty: (6)
Somerset & Gloucestershire. Bowen (Emanuel), An Improved Map of the County of Somerset Divided into its Hundreds..., [and] An Accurate Map of the Counties of Gloucester and Monmouth Divided into their Respective Hundreds, Carington Bowles & Robert Sayer [and] T. Bowles, Robert Sayer, John Tinney & John Bowles & Son, 1764 & 1760 respectively, two engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, Somerset with an inset town plan of Bath and some later enhancement to the hand colouring, Gloucester & Monmouth with light overall toning and some staining to the central fold, each approximately 545 x 690 mmQty: (2)NOTESOriginally published in 'The Large English Atlas'.
Nansen (Fridtjof). Farthest North. Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96, 2 volumes, 1st English edition, London: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897, colour and monochrome illustrations, one folding colour map only (of 4), some light spotting, volume 2 lacking free endpapers, original cloth gilt, labels removed from upper boards, 8vo, together with: Wallace (D. Mackenzie), Russia, 2 volumes, 4th edition, London, Paris & New York: Cassell Petter & Galpin, 1877, two folding maps (one strengthened to folds), ink stamps to front endpapers, original cloth, rebacked, preserving original spines, rubbed, 8vo, Price (Julius M.), The Land of Gold, the narrative of a journey through the West Australian Goldfields in the Autumn of 1895, 2nd edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1896, portrait frontispiece and monochrome plates & illustrations, folding map at rear, publisher's ink stamp to title, hinges split, original pictorial cloth, 8vo, plus other travel, including Russia related etc.Qty: (a carton)
B. Crosby and Co. The Complete Grazier; or, Farmer and Cattle-Dealer's Assistant..., by a Lincolnshire Grazier, London, 1805, black & white engraved frontispiece & title page, contemporary handwritten list pinned to the frontispiece with other similar loose handwritten documents, some spotting & light toning, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with: Hutchinson (H. N.), Extinct Monsters..., 2nd edition, London: Chapman & Hall, April 1893, numerous black & white illustrations, previous owner stamp to the front endpaper, some light toning & spotting, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus Barrett (C. R. B.), Somersetshire: Highways, Byways, and Waterways, 1st edition, London: Bliss, Sands, & Foster, 1894, numerous monochrome illustrations, some minor toning, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed & marked, 4to, and other English topography & miscellaneous 19th & early 20th-century literature & reference, some contemporary leather bindings, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (6 shelves )
Lairesse (Gérard de). The Art of Painting, in all its Branches, 2nd edition in English, London: for S. Vandenbergh [and others], 1778, engraved frontispiece, title-page in red and black, 69 engraved plates (numbered 1-71 several folding), verso of six leaves at front and final leaf neatly strengthened to verso (including frontispiece & title), one plate with repaired closed tears, some damp stains mostly to plates, modern half calf, marbled sides, 4to, together with: Dawe (George), The Life of George Morland. With remarks on his works, London: Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1807, engraved portrait frontispiece and title, occasional light damp staining & minor spotting, modern half calf, marbled sides, 8vo, Wright (T.), Some account of the life of Richard Wilson, Esq., R.A..., London: published for the benefit of the Artists' Benevolent Fund, by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1823, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, modern half calf, marbled sides, 4to, Raimbach (Abraham), Memoirs and recollections of the late Abraham Raimbach, esq., engraver..., including a Memoir of Sir David Wilkie, R.A., edited by M.T.S. Raimbach, London: Frederick Shoberl, junior, 1843, engraved portrait frontispiece, pencil annotations to margins, modern half calf, 4to, Dayes (Edward), The works of the late Edward Dayes: containing, an excursion through the principal parts of Derbyshire and Yorkshire, with illustrative notes by E.W. Brayley; Essays on painting; Instructions for drawing and coloring landscapes; and, Professional sketches of modern artists, London: Mrs Dayes, 1805, engraved portrait frontispiece and additional engraved title, worming through margins and part of letterpress from p.217 to end, contemporary calf, rebacked, 8voQty: (5)
Ozanam (Jacques). Recreations Mathematical and Physical; Laying Down, and Solving many Profitable and Delightful Problems of Arithmetick, Geometry, Opticks, Economicks, Cosmography, Mechanics, Physicks, and Pyrotechny, 1st edition in English, R. Bonwick et al, 1708, [38], 129, 192-530, [4] pages, 28 engraved plates and numerous woodcuts, 4 pp. publisher's adverts at rear, some light browning, armorial bookplate of Bosville with the signature on the bookplate of Godfrey Bosville (1654-1714, J.P. and High Sheriff of Yorkshire), contemporary panelled calf, old reback preserving original label, some corner wear, 8voQty: (1)NOTESESTC T99808. Scarce first English edition of this much reprinted work first published in Paris in 1694. The work also covers card games, conjuring, sundials, water clocks and so forth.
Bewick (Thomas). Vignettes, Newcastle: Edward Walker, 1827, title with wood-engraved vignette, 220 vignettes on 110 leaves, additional engraved portrait of the author pasted to title verso, title a little frayed at margins, occasional light spotting and toning, bookplate of S.F. Widdrington, contemporary cloth, rebacked with original spine relaid, a little rubbed with some fading, 4toQty: (1)NOTESRoscoe 47. Limited edition of 100 copies. The number of leaves varies from copy to copy.
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New Testament [Greek]. T?s kain?s diath?k?s apanta. Novum Jesu Christi Domini nostri Testamentum, ex regiis aliisque optimis editionibus cum cura expressum, Sedani: ex typographia & typisnovissimis Joannis Jannoni, 1628, first line of title in Greek characters, colophon dated 1629, lower corner of inner blank margins of leaves A8 & B1 with short tear, occasional light damp stains to few leaves, 18th/early 19th century marbled endpapers with red morocco ownership label to upper pastedown with name Joseph Rownson and border in gilt, 18th/early 19th century marbled calf, gilt decorated spine with angel head motifs, gilt roll border decoration to boards, 32mo in 8s (7.9 x 4.4 cm), contained within custom-made 18th/early box with fitted lid, covered in maroon straight-grain morocco, in excellent conditionQty: (1)NOTESPrinted by the distinguished typographer Jean Jannon, who, after working for Robert Estienne II in Paris, established his own press at Sedan, where he gained fame for the minute types which he cut.
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[Jablonsky, Carl Gustav & J.F.W. Herbst]. [Natursystem aller Bekannten in- und Auslandischen Insekten... der Scmetterling], volume I only, [1783], 117 fine hand-coloured engraved plates of butterfles by Ludwig Schmidt and others, one or two minor spots, sheet size 211 x 260 mm, all edges red, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed with a light water stain, oblong 4toQty: (1)NOTESNissen ZBI 2078. The full work was published in Berlin from 1783-1804 in 11 volumes, with 327 plates.
Seymour (Robert). A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent, 2 volumes, London: J. Read, 1734-35, titles in red & black, folding engraved plan (with closed tear repaired with adhesive tape to verso), eight engraved plates (two folding), engraved illustrations, some light toning and offsetting, upper pastedown with bookplate of John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl Camden, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, morocco labels to spines, folio, together with: Thornton (William), The New, Complete, and Universal History, Description, and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, The Borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent..., by a Society of Gentlemen, revised, corrected, and improved, London: Alex Hogg, [1793?], engraved frontispiece, engraved folding plan (strengthened & repaired with adhesive tape to verso), 104 engraved plates& plans (including folding map), short closed tear to title and following leaf at gutter, initial few leaves a little creased, contemporary marbled calf, neatly rebacked, red morocco title label to spine, folio, Chamberlain (Henry), A New and Compleat History and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent; from the earliest accounts, to the beginning of the year 1770..., by a Society Gentleman, revised, corrected & improved, London: J. Cooke, [1770], engraved frontispiece (lined to verso), 65 engraved plates & plans (including two folding maps, one repaired to verso with adhesive tape, two single-page plates strengthened to verso), closed tear to C2, some damps staining mostly round margins, occasional marks & soot marks to margins, contemporary sheep, rebacked, red morocco title label retained, folioQty: (4)
Banks (John). A Treatise on Mills, in Four Parts ... on Circular Motion ... on the Maximum of Moving Bodies, Machines, Engines, &c. ... on the Velocity of Effluent Water ... Experiments on Circular Motion, Water-Wheels, &c., 1st edition, W. Richardson & W. Pennington, 1795, 3 folding engraved plates, errata leaf at rear, light soiling to title and old water stain in the margins of pp. 1-18, modern boards with spine label, 8voQty: (1)NOTESThe subscriber's list includes the names of John Dalton, John Rennie, Robert Owen and John Marshall, the Leeds industrialist and philanthropist.
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[Owen, Hugh & John Brickhill Blakeway]. A History of Shrewsbury, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Harding, Lepard, 1825, additional engraved titles, numerous engraved plates and plans, plate opposite p. 430 in volume I with tear at foot (piece mostly retained) and split, volume I frontispiece detached with chips and tears, volume II frontispiece with marginal tear (piece retained), some light spotting and toning, parts wrappers bound-in at end, bookplate of F.S. Hyett (Sir Francis Adams Hyett, 1844-1941, Painswick House), top edge gilt, later maroon half morocco gilt, some fading to spines, 4toQty: (2)
Audet y Puig (Andre?s). Carpinteria Artistica, recopilacio?n de los mejores modelos de carpinteri?a cla?sica y moderna de autores nacionales y extranjeros, Barcelona: Miguel Segui, circa 1900, chromolithograph title and 199 of 200 plates (lacking plate 182), sewing weak and contents loosening, some light marginal fraying, without free endpapers, original cloth, later reback, joints split, worn, lacking some ties, folioQty: (1)
Pennant (Thomas). The Journey from Chester to London, London: B. White, 1782, engraved title and 22 plates, scattered spotting, browning and some offsetting, contemporary navy blue half calf, gilt decorated spine, marbled sides, joints rubbed and some wear at head of spine, 4to, together with: Ibid., A Tour in Scotland. MMDCCLXIX, Chester: printed by John Monk, 1771, 18 engraved plates, name of author written to title, contemporary calf, morocco title label to spine, joints cracked at head, 8vo, [Young, Arthur], A Six Weeks Tour, through the Southern Counties of England and Wales, 3rd edition, corrected & enlarged, London: W. Strahan, W. Nicoll, T. Cadell, et al., 1772, engraved frontispiece and one other plate, 5 pp. publisher's adverts at rear, light scattered spotting, edges untrimmed, modern half calf, marbled sides, 8vo, and three others, Pennant (Thomas), A Tour from Downing to Alston-Moor, 1801, contemporary half calf, large 4to; Smith (Henry Ecroyd), Reliquiae Isurianae: The remains of the Roman Isurium, (now Aldborough, near Boroughbridge, Yorkshire), 1852, folding lithograph frontispiece (with repaired closed tear), and numerous plates (some folding), modern maroon mock leather, large 4to; and Allen (Thomas & Whittock, Nathaniel), History of the Counties of Surrey and Sussex, 1829, engraved title to first volume (without title to second volume), numerous engraved plates on India paper, modern half sheep, marbled sides, 8voQty: (7)
![[Fitzgerald, Francis]. The Artist's Repository and Drawing Magazine, volumes 1-4, [c.1784], sepia engraved title to each (som](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/27b5cdfc-fc3c-49b1-9e32-ada600c31087/5b736d9a-38af-4414-8a3f-adad00f6505b/468x382.jpg)
[Fitzgerald, Francis]. The Artist's Repository and Drawing Magazine, volumes 1-4, [c.1784], sepia engraved title to each (some with early inscriptions), numerous plates including some folding, few leaves in final volume detached, light dust-soiling, contemporary tree calf, volume 2 without morocco title label, joints cracked and some wear, 8voQty: (4)
Cervantes (Miguel de). A Dialogue Between Scipio and Bergansa, Two Dogs belonging to the City of Toledo, 1st English edition, London: printed for S. Bladon, 1767, some offsetting to the front & rear endpapers plus the title page & pp.180, some light toning throughout, contemporary gilt decorated mottled calf with later paper spine labels, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with: James (George), Voices Through Many Years, volume 1, privately printed, London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1879, 4 page handwritten letter by the author to 'Paul' dated 'Feb 3 1879' tipped-in to the front endpaper, leaves uncut, some minor marginal toning, publishers original embossed vellum, slight spotting to the boards & spine 8vo, plus other mostly 19th-century literature & poetry, including John Ruskin, E. B. Browning, Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Dickens, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, some French language, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to, approximately 140 volumesQty: (6 shelves )NOTESFrom the Methuen Library, Corsham Court.
Dodsley (Robert & John Cowley). The Geography of England: Done in the Manner of Gordon's Geographical Grammar, 1st edition, London: Printed for R. Dodsley, 1744, printed title, dedication, preface and introduction, 55 uncoloured engraved maps only (of 56, lacking the plan of London, as often), small repaired tear to the verso of the final map, occasional light offsetting and a few spots, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8voQty: (1)NOTESChubb CLXXXI.
Bewick (Thomas, illustrator). The Hermit of Warkworth. A Northumberland Ballad in three fits, 2nd edition, Alnwick: J. Catnach, 1807, half title, wood-engraved illustrations by Thomas Bewick, a little light spotting and soiling, bookplate of George Skelly, Alnwick, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo, large paper copy with 2 autograph letters, 1890's from local author George Skelly discussing the publication loosely inserted, together with 2 others: Select Fables: with cuts, designed and engraved by Thomas and John Bewick, 1st edition, 1820, and A Memoir of Thomas Bewick, written by himself, 1862Qty: (3)
Carte (Thomas). A General History of England, 4 volumes, 1747-52, occasional light dust-soiling and few marks, endpapers renewed, contemporary reversed calf, neatly rebacked, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, folio, together with: Oldmixon (John), The History of England during the reigns of King William and Queen Mary, Queen Anne, King George I, being the sequel of the reigns of the Stuarts..., London: Thomas Cox, Richard Ford & Richard Hett, 1735, contemporary speckled calf, red morocco title label, joints slightly cracked, folio, Ibid., The History of England, during the reigns of the Royal House of Stuart..., London: John Pemberton, Richard Ford, Richard Hett, John Gray & Thomas Cox, 1730, title in red & black with marginal dust-soiling, endpapers renewed, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, joints cracked, folio, More?ri (Louis), The Great Historical, Geographical and Poetical Dictionary; being a curious miscellany of sacred and prophane history..., Done into English..., 2 volumes in one, London: Henry Rhodes, Luke Meredith, John Harris, & Thomas Newborough, 1694, licence leaf present before title, titles in red & black, some browning and scattered spotting, early 19th century diced calf, gilt decorated spine with name Col. Riddell in gilt at foot of spine, some loss of leather at head & foot of spine, joints cracked, folio, and others similarQty: (14)
Maitland (William). The History and Survey of London from its foundation to the present time, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: printed for T. Osborne, J. Shipton and J. Hodges, 1756, 121 engraved maps, plates and plans, including 12 folding, occasional offsetting light and spotting, modern buckram with black labels to spines, folioQty: (2)
Paxton (Joseph). Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants, 2 volumes (volumes 1 & 3 only, of 16), London: Orr and Smith/W.S. Orr, 1834-37, 71 hand-coloured engraved plates, a few folding, a few plates close-trimmed shaving imprints, some light spotting and offsetting, contemporary non-uniform half calf, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo, together with Wright (John). The Flower Grower's Guide, 6 divisions, London: J.S. Virtue [1896-1901], 46 chromolithographed plates, occasional light spotting and slight marginal toning, division 1 front hinge broken, all edges gilt, original pictorial cloth, spines a little darkened and rubbed at ends, 4to, plus other botanical including The Fruit Grower's Guide, by John Wright, 3 volumes only (of 6), circa 1896 (with 23 chromolithographed plates), John Lindley's Ladies' Botany, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, circa 1848 (with 47 colour plates only, of 50, lacking volume I title), and F. Edward Hulme's Familiar Wild Flowers, 4 volumes only (of 5), 2nd series, circa 1877Qty: (21)NOTESSold as a collection of plates not subject to return.
Morier (James Justinian). The Adventures of Hajji Baba, of Ispahan, 3 volumes, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, 1824, half-titles to volume 2 only, occasional scattered spotting, light toning to margins, original cloth-backed boards, remnants of paper labels to spines, board edges worn, covers rubbed, small 8vo, together with: Robertson (George S.), Chitral, the story of a minor siege, 2nd edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1899, monochrome frontispiece, plates & plans, folding map at rear, original cloth, extremities worn, 8vo, plus other travel etc., including two odd volumes of A Voyage Round the World, including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America etc..., volumes 2 & 3 only (mixed set), 1834-35, volume 2 lacking plates, and Travels in Siberia by Adolph Erman, volume 2 only (of 2), Philadelphia, 1850, and German Official Account of the Russo-Japanese War, The Scha-Ho (Maps), Hugh Rees Ltd, [1910], containing nine folding maps, plus other travel including Persia & Asia related etc.Qty: (2 cartons)
![Edwards (Lionel [illustrator]). Sport in War, by Lionel Dawson, 1st edition, London: Collins, 1936, 6 colour & 6 monochro](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/27b5cdfc-fc3c-49b1-9e32-ada600c31087/425d8886-4f1a-4a47-88c2-adad00ad30d7/468x382.jpg)
Edwards (Lionel [illustrator]). Sport in War, by Lionel Dawson, 1st edition, London: Collins, 1936, 6 colour & 6 monochrome illustrations, some light spotting & toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers spotted & rubbed with some loss to the head & foot of the spine, large 8vo, together with: Ibid., Royal Newmarket, by R. C. Lyle, 1st edition, London: Putnam& Co., 1945, 41 monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed & creased with some minor loss, 8vo Ibid., British Racecourses, by B. W. R, Curling, 1st edition, London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1951, 11 colour plates, some light toning & spotting, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with 16 further volumes of Lionel Edwards illustrated sporting literature, all original cloth, 7 volumes in dust jackets, 8voQty: (19)
Galton (Francis). Essays In Eugenics, London: The Eugenics Education Society, 1909, period inscription to the front endpaper, some marginal toning & spotting throughout, publishers original blue wrappers, front & rear wrappers creased, 8vo, together with; Huxley (Thomas H.), Evolution & Ethics [The Romanes Lectures], London: Macmillan and Co., 1893, period inscription to the top right corner of the front wrapper, some light toning & spotting, publishers original wrappers detached with loss & lacking the spine, 8vo, plus other modern anthropology reference & related, including publications by Oxford, Routledge, A. & C. Black, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G, 8voQty: (6 shelves )
Walpole (Horace). Anecdotes of Painting in England; with some account of the principal Artists..., 5 volumes, mixed editions, London: J. Dodsley, 1786, occasional light spotting, armorial bookplate of John Clarke to upper pastedowns, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, gilt border to boards, few joints slightly cracked, extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with: Williams (D. E.), The Life and Correspondence of Sir Thomas Lawrence, 2 volumes, London: Henry Colburn & Richard Bentley, 1831, engraved portrait frontispieces and numerous engraved plates, armorial bookplate to upper pastedown, top edge gilt, late 19th/ early 20th century half morocco, 8vo, Cunningham (Allan), The Life of Sir David Wilkie; with his journals, tours, and critical remarks of works of art..., 3 volumes, London: John Murray, 1843, half-titles to volume 2 & 3, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, 8vo, and 16 others similarQty: (26)
Pope (Alexander). One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Eight. A dialogue something like Horace, 2 parts in one, London: T. Cooper, [1738], half-title, imprint to dialogue II reads printed 'for R. Dodsley', bound with, [Miller, James], Of Politeness. An epistle to the Right Honourable William Stanhope, Lord Harrington. By the Author of Harlequin Horace, London: L. Gilliver & J. Clark, 1738, few long horizontal closed tears (two partially repaired), bound with, Pope (Alexander), An epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot, London: printed by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver, 1734, bound with, [Person of Quality], The Wronghheads: A Poem. Inscrib'd to Mr Pope, by a Person of Quality, London: T. Astley, 1733, bound with, [Whitehead, Paul], The State Dunces. Inscribed to Mr Pope, Part II. Being the Last, London: J. Dickenson, in Witch Street, 1733, bound with, [Pope, Alexander], The First Epistle of the Second Book of Horace, Imitated, London: T. Cooper, 1737, bound with, Ibid., Of the Characters of Women: An Epistle to a Lady, London: printed by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver, 1735, half-title, light damp stain to fore-edge, bound with, Priestcraft: or The way to promotion: A poem address'd to the inferior clergy of England. Being wholesome advice, how to behave at the approaching election, London: J. Wilford, 1734, half-title, bound with three others similar, occasional browning and scattered spotting, contemporary panelled calf, remnants of title label to spine, joints cracked, light wear to extremities, board corners worn and showing, folioQty: (1)
Harris (John). Lexicon Technicum: Or, an Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences explaining not only the Terms of Art, but the Arts Themselves, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Dan Brown, Tim Goodwin, et al, 1704-1710, titles printed in red and black, each volume with 7 engraved plates, volume 1 lacking the portrait of Harris, some light browning to a few leaves in the second volume and a worm track in the upper inner margin of volume 1 affecting title of preliminaries but not near text, contemporary calf, rebacked with original spines relaid, slight variation in panelling on boards, folioQty: (2)NOTESSubscriber's copy with the signature of Richard Wyne, a subscriber in each volume. Isaac Newton was another subscriber to this first important modern scientific encylopaedia.
Hunter (Joseph). Hallamshire. The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the county of York, new and enlarged edition by the Rev. Alfred Gatty, London & Sheffield, 1869, engraved frontispiece and plates, occasional light spotting, original cloth, split at head of upper joint, frayed and worn to spine ends, covers lightly scuffed, folio, together with: Leader (John Daniel), Sheffield General Infirmary, Sheffield: published on behalf of the Infirmary Board, by Mr. G.H. Day, 1897, photogravure frontispiece and plates, occasional scattered spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original morocco-backed cloth, spine rubbed, 8vo, and other Sheffield related including two copies of Addy (S.O. & Pike, W.T.), Sheffield at the opening of the 20th century - Contemporary Biographies, Pike's New Century Series no.4, Brighton: W.T. Pike, [1900?]Qty: (9)
Dickens (Charles). Little Dorrit, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857, 1st issue with signature 2B2 missigned B2 & the name 'Rigaud' for 'Blandois' on pages 469, 470, 472-73, etched frontispiece, additional title and 38 etched plates by H.K. Browne, usual light spotting to plates, contemporary half calf gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, 8voQty: (1)
Malcolm (James Peller). Views within Twelve Miles Round London ... and described by Mr. Lysons in his Environs of London, vol.1 [all published], London: printed by John Nichols, 1800, 73 engraved plates (few hand-coloured or partially so), some spotting mostly to margins, front endpaper with armorial bookplate of William Danby, and bookplate of Robert Frederick Green 1909, and two 20th century ownership inscriptions, contemporary half calf, red morocco title label to upper board, spine worn with loss, 4to, together with: Ibid., Londinium Redivivum, or, an ancient history and modern description of London..., 4 volumes, London: printed by John Nichols & Son, 1803-07, engraved titles, 45 engraved plates, scattered spotting and some toning, Syndale bookplate to upper pastedowns, hinges repaired, contemporary gilt & blind panelled calf, rebacked, spines rubbed, 4to, Seymour (Robert), An Accurate Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, and Borough of Southwark: with a complete history of ST. Paul's Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey..., London: printed and sold by the booksellers in City Town and Country, 1736, light toning, armorial bookplate of Samuel Ryland to upper pastedown, contemporary reversed calf, remnants of morocco title label to spine, upper joint cracked, head of spine frayed, 4to, Perlin (Etienne), Description des Royaulmes d'Angleterre et d'Escosse. Compose? par Estienne Perlin, Par[is] 1558. Histoire de l'entreee de la Reine Mere dans la Grande Bretagne, par P. de la Serre, [Par[is] 1639. Illustrated with cuts and English notes, London: Re-printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for T. Payne and W. Brown, 1775, two engraved plates (one folding), scattered spotting and toning, later endpapers, all edge gilt, contemporary calf, gilt embossed armorial crest with Earl's coronet above to centre of each board, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, darkened & rubbed to spine, 4to, and four other volumes, Pennant (Thomas), Some Account of London, 2nd edition, 1791, and Knight (Charles), London, 6 volumes in three, 1851Qty: (11)NOTESFirst title - ESTC T100696 (only four locations found). The entry in ESTC describes the composition of the volume as titlepage, two leaves of ’Index to Malcolm’s plates for Lysons’s Environs of London.’, and seventy plates. The example in this lot contains 73 plates.
Bayley (John). The History and Antiquities of the Tower of London, with biographical anecdotes of royal and distinguished persons, 2 volumes, London: T. Cadell, 1821-25, half-titles, 27 engraved plates (including frontispiece to first volume and one double-page plate), notice to binders slip present, edges untrimmed, 20th century cloth-backed boards, 4to, together with: Pennant (Thomas), Of London, 1st edition, London: Robert Faulder, 1790, engraved portrait frontispiece and title, folding engraved plan, 13 engraved plates (including two double-page), light scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of William Long to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with black morocco title label, gilt ruled border to boards, joints slightly cracked, light fraying at head & foot of spine, 4to, Dibdin (Thomas Frognall), Aedes Althorpianae; or An Account of the Mansion, Books, and Pictures, at Althorp; the residence of George John Earl Spencer..., volume 1 only (of 2), London: Shakspere Press, 1822, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece spotted and offset to title, 30 engraved plates (including double-page plan), few engraved illustrations on India paper, some offsetting and spotting, Hull Subscription Library label to upper pastedown (dated Aug. 14 1850), contemporary gilt decorated calf, modern amateur reback, 4toQty: (4)
Scott (Walter). The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, 2 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, et al., 1814, engraved frontispiece to volume 1, 92 plates only (of 96, including additional titles), light marginal spotting to plates, contemporary gilt decorated calf, spines and extremities rubbed, lacking volume number labels, 4to, together with: White (Gilbert), The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton. To which are added, the Naturalist's Calendar; Observations on various parts of nature; and poems, 2 volumes, new edition, London: White, Cochrane & Co., et al., 1813, folding engraved frontispiece to volume 1 (damp stained & spotted), additional engraved title to each and seven plates (one hand-coloured), some damp staining and scattered spotting mostly to plates, modern half calf, 4toQty: (4)
The Ancestor. The Ancestor, A Quarterly Review of County and Family History, Heraldry and Antiquities, numbers 1-12, London: Archibald Constable & Co., April 1902-January 1905, numerous monochrome illustrations, black & white advertisements to the front & rear, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some spotting & light toning, publishers original uniform red boards, spines faded with some loss to head & foot, paper spine labels rubbed, 8vo, together with: Briggs (Martin S.), Muhammadan Architecture in Egypt and Palestine, 1st edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924, 252 monochrome illustrations, University of Liverpool bookplate to the front pastedown, ex-library copy with associated marks, blind stamp to the foot of the title page, some light toning, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo Canziani (Estella), Costumes Traditions and Songs of Savoy, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1911, 50 tipped-in colour plates with tissue guards, 'presentation copy' blind stamp to the head of the title page, later endpapers, some light marginal toning, top edge gilt, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, large 8vo, and other 19th & early 20th-century history reference, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves )
Segar (William). Baronagium Genealogicum: or The Pedigrees of the English Peers, deduced from the earliest times. Of which there are any attested accounts ... Originally compiled from the publick records and most authentic evidences; by Sr. William Segar ... and continued to the present time, by Joseph Edmondson, volume 1 only (of 6), Engraved and printed for the author, and sold by him, at his house in Warwick Street Golden Square; Messrs. Fletcher and Co. in St. Paul Church Yard; and all the booksellers of Great Britain & Ireland, [1764], engraved title, dedication leaf, 90 engraved plates of armorials and pedigrees (comprising 31 full-page armorials, 48 single-page pedigrees, & 11 double-page pedigrees), some pedigrees with manuscript additions, few double-page pedigrees with short closed tears at foot of central folds, occasional light offsetting & scattered spotting, few small worm holes to inner blank margins, marbled endpapers, upper pastedown with armorial bookplates of John Peyto Verney, Lord Willoughby de Broke and Robert John Verney, Lord Willoughby de Broke, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spine with contrasting labels, boards detached, some wear mostly to extremities, large folio (55 x 36.5 cm)Qty: (1)
Lockwood (Edward). The Early Days of Marlborough College;..., 1st edition, London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1893, black & white illustrations, later inscriptions to the front endpapers, some light toning, front & rear gutters cracked, minor loss to the rear pastedown, publishers original illustrated green cloth, boards &spine lightly rubbed, 4to, together with other school registers & histories, including The Centenary History of Rossall School, edited by W. Furness, Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1945, 8vo, Rambles Round Eton and Harrow, by Alfred Rimmer, new edition, London: Chatto & Windys, 1898, 8vo, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (2 shelves )
![Rutt (John Towill [editor]). Diary of Thomas Burton, Esq. Member in the Parliaments of Oliver and Richard Cromwell, from 1656](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/27b5cdfc-fc3c-49b1-9e32-ada600c31087/4df1cc15-b805-4900-ba91-ada600fe5a5f/468x382.jpg)
Rutt (John Towill [editor]). Diary of Thomas Burton, Esq. Member in the Parliaments of Oliver and Richard Cromwell, from 1656 to 1659:..., 4 volumes, London: Henry Colburn, 1828, 3 black & white frontispieces, some light toning, rebound in modern uniform brown cloth with paper spine labels, 8vo, together with: Makepeace (Margaret), The East India Company's London Workers, Management of the Warehouse Labourers, 1800-1858 [Worlds of the East India Company Volume 5], 1st edition, Suffolk: The Boydell Press, previous owner inscription to the front pastedown, publishers original boards, 8vo Venturi (Franco), The End of the Old Regime in Europe 1776-1789, 2 volumes, 1st editions, Princeton: University Press, 1991, previous owner inscriptions to the front endpapers, original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo Broadley (A. M.), The Royal Miracle..., 1st edition, London Stanley Paul & Co., 1912, 35 monochrome illustrations, period inscription to the foot of the front endpaper, some toning & light spotting, top edge gilt, publishers original gilt decorated red cloth, boards & spine toned & slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th-century & modern history reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, some paperbacks, some ex-library with associated marks, G/VG, 8voQty: (6 shelves )
Anderson (George William). A New Authentic and Complete Collection of Voyages round the World, undertaken and performed by Royal Authority. Containing an authentic, entertaining, full, and complete history of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages, undertaken by Order of His Present Majesty, for making discoveries in geography, navigation, astronomy, &c. in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, and successfully performed in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771-1772, 1773, 1774, 1775-1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780... To which will be added genuine narratives of other voyages of discovery round the world, undertaken, performed and written by English Circum-navigators under the sanctions of the government, viz those of Lord Byron, Capt. Wallis, Capt. Carteret, Lord Mulgrave, Lord Anson, Mr. Parkinson, Capt. Lutwidge, Mess. Ives, Middleton, Smith, Moore &c..., London: Alex Hogg, [1784-86], engraved portrait frontispiece, 155 engraved maps and plates (complete), some offsetting and light spotting, frontispiece, title and preface leaves a little frayed at outer margin, one or two marginal tears, bookplate removed from front pastedown, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, spine label chipped, rubbed with some edge wear, folioQty: (1)NOTESHill 18. "An important compilation of English voyages, richly illustrated...Anderson sometimes gives the original accounts, others are edited or abridged versions and frequently additional materials from other sources are added to give scope and depth to the narratives" (Hill).
Fielding (Henry). The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling, 4 volumes, Basil: printed for J. L. Legrand, 1791, some light spotting & marks throughout, rebound in 19th-century uniform marbled boards with red calf spine labels, boards lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with other 18th & 19th-century literature & reference, including Henriade. An Epick Poem. In Ten Canto's translated from the French into English blank verse, London: C. Davis, 1732, 8vo, Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England..., London: printed for S. Illidge, 1723, 8vo, mostly in contemporary leather bindings, some gilt decorated, some original cloth, some odd volumes, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio Approximately 150 volumesQty: (6 shelves & a carton)
Coke (Edward). The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: or, a Commentary upon Littleton,..., 12th edition, London: printed by E. & R. Nutt, & R. Gosling, 1738, black & white portrait frontispiece, folding plate to pp.19, some light spotting & toning throughout, rebound with modern calf spine retaining contemporary full calf boards, boards rubbed with minor loss, folio, together with: Hale (Matthew), Historia Placitorum Coronae. The History of the Pleas of the Crown, 2 volumes, London: printed by E. & R. Nutt, & R. Gosling, 1736, black & white engraved folding portrait frontispiece, some light toning & offsetting, rebound with modern calf spine retaining contemporary full calf boards, boards slightly rubbed with minor loss, folio Blackstone (Edward), Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 volumes, 13th edition, London: printed by A. Strahan, 1800, 4 black & white portrait frontispieces, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some minor marginal toning, contemporary uniform 'tree' calf, hinges cracked, boards & spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 18th & 19th-century law reference, including A Complete Collection of State-Trials, and Proceedings for High-Treason,..., 11 volumes (bound in 6), by Francis Hargrave, 4th edition, London: printed by T. Wright, 1776, folio, mostly contemporary leather bindings, some original cloth, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (approximately 110 volumes)Qty: (6 shelves & a carton)
Walpoole (George Augustus). The New British Traveller; or, a complete modern universal display of Great-Britain and Ireland, London: printed for Alex Hogg, 1784, engraved frontispiece, 47 engraved maps only (of 48) on 22 sheets, 78 engraved plates, many with 2 or more views, frontispiece and title detaching, a few repaired tears and small tears, some light offsetting and light water stain towards end, contemporary half calf, upper cover detached, lower cover detaching, some wear to spine, folioQty: (1)
Holman Hunt (W.). Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1905, numerous monochrome illustrations, contemporary inscription to the front endpaper, top edges gilt, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, 8vo, together with: Browning (Elizabeth Barrett), A Selection From the Poetry of..., London: Chapman and Hall, 1866, monochrome portrait frontispiece, some light toning, publishers original gilt decorated plum cloth, boards & spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo Abel Heywood and Son. Anglers' Evenings. Papers by members of the Manchester Anglers' Association, 3rd series, Manchester, 1894, monochrome frontispiece & title page, contemporary inscription to Major General Lord Methuen from C. P. Roberts to the front endpaper, some minor spotting, publishers original gilt decorated purple cloth, boards slightly dented & marked, 8vo, and other 19th & early 20th-century literature & reference, including The Works of George Meredith, 27 volumes, Memorial Edition, London: Constable and Company, 1909, all original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, mostly original cloth, some gilt decorated, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves )NOTESFrom the Methuen Library, Corsham Court.
Hartley (T. E.). Proceedings in the Parliaments of Elizabeth I, 3 volumes, 1st edition, Leicester: University Press, 1981-95, previous owner inscriptions to the front endpapers, original uniform cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed & marked, minor tear to the head of volume 1 spine, 4to, together with: Taylor (E. G. R.), Tudor Geography 1485-1583, 1st edition, 1930, 16 monochrome plates, Late Tudor and Early Stuart Geography 1583-1650, 1st edition, 1934, 8 monochrome plates, both London: Methuen & Co., some light toning, some pencil annotations to the margins, original uniform cloth in dust jackets, covers slighty faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo Minerva Press, Gerald's Herbal, The Essence thereof distilled by Marcus Woodward, 2nd impression, London, 1974, black & white facsimile illustrations, previous owner inscription to the front endpaper, publishers original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed & toned, 4to, and other modern Tudor history reference & related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves )
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