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Click here to subscribe[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 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 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 )
Kitchiner (William). The Cook's Oracle;..., new edition, London: printed for Robert Cadell, 1831, publishers advertisements to the front & rear, modern endpapers, some light toning & spotting, modern red cloth, 8vo, together with: Donovan (Michael), Domestic Economy, 2 volumes, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1830, black & white illustrated title pages, period inscriptions to both front endpapers, later pencil annotations to the front endpaper of volume 1, some light toning, contemporary uniform gilt decorated half calf, volume 1 front boards slightly marked, 8vo Soyer (Alexis), A Shilling Cookery for The People:..., 17th thousand, London: George Routledge & Co., 1855, black & white portrait frontispiece, some toning & light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated black morocco, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 19th & 20th-century receipt books & cookery reference, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, some French language, G/VG, 8voQty: (6 shelves & a carton)
Goujon (Jacques). Histoire et Voyage de la Terre-Sainte, ou tout ce qu'ily a de plus remarquable dans les saints lieux, est tres-exactement descrit, 2nd edition, Lyon: Pierre Compagnon & Robert Taillandier, 1671, title with woodcut device, 16 folding engraved plates and plans, lacking the engraved map of the Holy Land, some light spotting and a few annotations, near contemporary calf gilt, a little rubbed, 4toQty: (1)NOTESDescription of the Christian holy places in the Holy Land by Franciscan missionary Goujon.
Binding. The Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church ... together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches, Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, by J. Cooke & S. Collingwood, printers to the university, Oxford, 1820, bound with at rear, A New Version of the Psalms of David, fitted to the tunes used in churches, by Nicholas Brady & Nahum Tate, Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, by J. Cooke & S. Collingwood, printers to the university, 1819, occasional light scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of the Bishop of Norwich (dated 1837 in pencil), upper hinge cracked, all edges gilt, contemporary blind decorated straight-grain black morocco, upper board with gilt embossed monogram & crown of King George IV and surrounded by the words 'King's Chapel Pavilion', joints and extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with: Pascal (Blaise), Thoughts on Religion, and other important subjects; newly translated from the French..., London: Samual Bagster, 1803, half-title, light toning, engraved portrait plate to front free endpaper, contemporary marbled calf, rebacked, 8vo, New Testament, Du Nu Testament ov or Lord and Savyur Jezus Crist in fonetic shorthand, London: Fred Pitman, 1850, bound with, De Buc of samz in fonetic short hand, London: Fred Pitman, 1849, lithograph decorative title to each, inscription to front free endpaper, all edges gilt, contemporary dark green sheep, slightly torn at foot of spine, 16mo, plus other four other 18th & 19th century antiquarian, including Diamond Book of Psalms, with notes by the Rev. H. Stebbing, London: Allan Bell & Co., and Simpkin & Marshall, 1833Qty: (7)
Nansen (Fridtjof). "Farthest North"..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: George Newnes, 1898, monochrome illustrations, period inscription to the front endpaper of volume 1, loss to the frontispiece of volume 2, some light toning & marks, all edges gilt to volume 1, publishers uniform original illustrated green cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, together with: Bible, The Imperial Family Bible containing The Old & New Testaments, London: Blackie and Son, 1845, monochrome engraved plates, some light toning throughout, all edges gilt, contemporary elaborately gilt decorated full calf, minor rubbing to the spine, folio, plus other miscellaneous 19th & mid 20th-century literature, including The Moral of Flowers, 3rd edition, London: Longman, Rees &c, 1836, 8vo, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (2 shelves )
A Staffordshire saltglaze cream jugcirca 1760decorated in polychrome enamels with flowers,8cm (restored)Condition report: The area of restoration is around the spout and near the rim, it is difficult to tell the original point of damage but at the very least there has been some re-spraying in that area, possibly to cover a crack. Three exterior flowers and their associated leaves have also been re-painted (two pink, one red), alongside at least three of the leaves to the interior border. It has been done quite sympathetically and still displays nicely. Under UV light, the restoration covers an area approximately 4cm long x 5cm wide. There is also a small star crack to the underside of the base. Elsewhere, there is a shallow chip and glaze flake to one of the green leaves. No further signs of damage, the handle has not been off.
A group of Coalport batwing tea and coffee waresearly 20th centurycomprising a rare lilac trio of a teacup, saucer and side plate; together with cobalt batwing comprising ten large teacups, six saucers, 14cm diameter, five saucers, 14.5cm diameter; a small teacup and saucer, a coffee cup and four saucers and side sideplates(qty)Condition report: 1 teacup badly cracked, crazed. 1 teacup with patch of staining to interior. 1 teacup with hairline, heavy crazing and some staining. 5 further teacups with varying degrees of crazing.Saucers- eight crazed, one stained and crazed. Two with some rubbing to the gilded centre roundel. The smaller teacup is cracked and crazed and its saucer is also crazed. Coffee cup and saucer- saucer crazed to underside of foot rim, teacup crazed to interior and foot rim.Sideplates - 1 with small hairline to centre.Lilac trio - teacup with some crazing around handle. Saucer and plate both crazed all over. The plate also has some brown spots.No further signs of damages or repairs. Generally, some light signs of use throughout.
An English porcelain tea and coffee servicemid-19th centuryof fluted form, painted with turquoise oval panels of flower interspersed by gilded trailing foliage, pattern number 874, the service comprising eight coffee cups, nine teacups, ten saucers, slop basin and a circular plate, pattern numbers to saucers in gold, otherwise unmarked(28)Condition report: Condition is generally good, with the exception of one cup which is cracked.Two cups have some rubbing to the main gilding on the body and all cups have some very light rubbing to gilding around rim. Many of the cups also have some very fine crazing.The slop bowl has rubbing to the rim. The saucers all have some rubbing to the finest gilt tendrils at the centre and six saucers also have wear to the gilded centre roundel. 1 saucer has several scratches/grey scuffs.The cake Plate has some heavier rubbing to gilding around the rim.
A continental yellow metal open face fob watch, by Mathey-Geneve, the decorative gold dial with black Roman numerals, the gilt movement signed 'Mathey-Geneve No. 4903, stamped '18k', weight approx 37gCondition report: Not currently in working order, case diameter approx 37mm, inner dust cover is plated, a few very small dents to the case, general wear and light scratches in keeping with age, refer to images
A Davenport botanical porcelain dessert service, circa 1820s, pattern 951, centrally painted with individual specimens within broad apple green and leaf moulded borders, the service comprising four low comports and six dessert plates, printed factory mark in underglaze blue; together with a further English porcelain dessert service, mid-19th century, of lobed form, decorated with roses, turquoise and gilt ribbon swags, comprising four oval low comports and twelve dessert platesCondition report: There is some general light rubbing the the green borders on each piece of the service. One dessert plate has a small foot rim chip.Beyond that, condition is generally good with no obvious rubbing to the gilding or any wear to the flowers. Some light signs of use in the form of scratches throughout.
MORSE, Jedidiah, The American Geography; or a view of the Present Situation of the United States of America, Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, first editon 1789. With 2 folding maps. Light offsetting to maps, small tear at gutter on map of Northern and Middle States, no repairs. Rubbed contemporary sheep
A burr walnut light mahogany and herringbone cross banded square coffee table, with a single frieze drawer, raised on style supports united by a shaped under tier, 47cm high, 61cm diameter, together with a light oak demi lune pier table, raised on three saber legs, 71cm high, 61cm wide, 31cm deep. (2)
London: for the author, [n.d.], 4to, pictorial title & 49 plates on india paper, contemporary calf gilt; Bacon, Francis, Lord Sylva Sylvarum. London: T. Lee, 1676. Folio, 10th edition, 2 parts in one volume, 4to, contemporary calf, owner's name deleted from title in an early hand, rubbed; Evelyn, John Silva or a Discourse of Forest Trees. 1825. 5th edition, 2 volumes, 4to, portrait & 45 plates, contemporary half calf gilt, occasional light spotting
London: Adam Islip, 1610. Second edition, folio, engraved portraits in text, engraved title frayed, soiled and laid down, with some loss, lacks A2, some dampstaining, a few tears, occasional light staining, lacks final leaf, last leaf present frayed, O1 torn with slight loss of text, later calf, extremities worn; sold not subject to return
The ovoid body raised on three cabriole legs, with a chased border of shells and diaper work around the shoulder and cover, with a vacant cartouche (previously engraved), with later spirit lampHeight: 31cm, weight (all in): 52.9ozFootnote: Note: This newly discovered mid 18th century Edinburgh coffee urn adds to a small but important group of Scottish silver, arguably without compare. Bringing the survival to approximately seventeen (with eleven in institutions), this urn fits perfectly within the Golden Age of Edinburgh silver.With no parallel elsewhere in England or the rest of Europe, where the inspiration for this design emanates from is still the subject of debate, although the basic shape may derive something from the earlier practice of mounting ostrich eggs in silver.During the period of these urns manufacture (circa 1719 - 1767) and particularly within the height of their manufacture (circa 1730 -1750) the number of standard pouring coffee pots is minimal. This and a reference in the John Rollo, Goldsmith Edinburgh, account book 'To one Coffe poot 62 oz 2dr at 7sh 6pe per oz - £23 - 5 - 8' and the survival of this piece adds great weight to the theory of their use being for coffee, rather than as hot water or tea.Their functionality also is worthy of note, when it is considered that within contemporary accounts coffee is considered medicinal and should 'be drunk as hot as one can bear' the shape combined with the use of a burner (now lacking in most of extant examples) would have meant the contents could have been kept hot.The design of these urns seems to vary more by the period than maker, with the flair of the maker coming in the outline shape of the body; they can vary from elongated to more compressed squat forms. All but one of the surviving urns are of Edinburgh manufacture and by a small but highly regarded group of makers. The exception is a Dundee marked example by Alexander Johnston, which while marked by him and the body likely made by him, the cast elements (legs, handles etc.) appear to emanate from one of the Edinburgh makers, likely James Kerr. Research continues but it would appear that all seventeen urns could have these cast elements emanating from as few as three original workshops, although the number of makers marks struck to them is greater. While the marks to this example are now all but obliterated, it does seem possible to suggest a maker, comparing stylistic trends of shape, decoration and cast elements. The most likely candidate appears to be the highly regarded Edinburgh silversmith James Kerr, who would latterly go into partnership with William Dempster becoming Kerr & Dempster. On earlier examples Kerr’s mark is prolific and on later examples the partnerships maker's mark is also seen.Perhaps most telling is the delicately flat chased decoration and diaper work to the neck which is reminiscent of Kerr’s work on bullet teapots of the same period. The cast legs with their acanthus clasped tops, with plain rat tail rib and the raised hoof feet are also a mould recognised as coming from the Kerr workshop. Access to prepared moulds in the workshop must suggest a place of manufacture similar to the other urns featuring these patterns. The crossover of makers using the same moulds and patterns for handles, legs and spigot does add some confusion to these theories, but the majority of urns using these moulds can be tied to the Kerr (and latterly Kerr & Dempster) workshop.It is also worth noting that James Kerr was responsible for the creation of the Hopetoun tea and coffee service (originally commissioned with an ovoid coffee urn, now lost) and similarities can be seen with the light diaper work of the 18th century and hoof feet of the spirit kettle held in the collection of The National Museums of Scotland.This piece certainly pre-dates his partnership with William Dempster in 1751, so it seems safe to ascribe James Kerr’s name alone to this work. This urn is also rare in that it was made with an integral placement for the spirit lamp burner.Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
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