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Click here to subscribeA pair of gilt metal and white marble mounted five light candelabra fitted as table lamps, circa 1900 and later adapted, the scrolled and foliate cast arms issuing from urn form bodies with twin feline handles, above waisted and fluted canted square section plinths, 60cm high overall including velvet trimmed lampshades
Vinyl Records - LP's and 7" singles - LP's including The Rolling Stones - No2 - LK4661 - matrix runout side A - stamped XARL 6619-2A, side B - XARL 6620-1A; Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol 2) - SKL 5019; The Beatles - With the Beatles - PMC 1206 (Dominion' Credit, KT Tax Code) - matrix runout side A - stamped XEX 447-7N, side B - XEX 448-7N; Beatles for Sale - PMC 1240 - matrix runout side A - stamped XEX 503-3N, side B XEX 504-4N; Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue - JETDP 400 (limited edition blue vinyl, with original inner sleeves and poster); Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly/ A Salty Dog - TFOLP5; Madonna - Madonna, With Love 12" picture disc (Unofficial Release); The First Album - WX22; Others including Nancy Wilson; Curiosity Killed the Cat; The Mission; Bruce Springsteen; 10cc; Steve Winwood; Stevie Wonder; Pet Shop Boys; Jimi Hendrix; Mary Wells; 7" singles including The Rolling Stones - Five by Five - DFE 8590; The Smiths - Panic - RT 193; others including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones; Them Etc (Qty)
Jay Apt signed 10x8 colour NASA portrait photo. American astronaut and professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Before he became an astronaut, Apt was a physicist who worked on the Pioneer Venus 1978 space probe project, and used visible light and infrared techniques to study the planets and moons of the solar system from ground-based observatories. Dedicated. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
[Weld, Catherine Elizabeth]. The Proceedings in the Arches-Court of Canterbury in a cause between the Hon. Mrs. Catherine Weld, Daughter to the Lord Aston; and Edward Weld, Esq; her husband. Containing, I. Her libel exhibited against him for impotency ..., 3rd edition, London: H. Owen, 1757, light dust-soiling, modern marbled boards, slim 8vo, together with: Walne (David Henry) , Cases of Dropsical Ovaria removed by the large abdominal section, London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1843, manuscript notes to verso of title, bound with Clay (Charles) , The Results of all the Operations for the Extirpation of Diseased Ovaria, by the Large Incision ..., Manchester: Printed by Wm. Irwin, 1848, manuscript notes to verso of title (cropped at fore-edge), bound with other related printed text, cuttings and manuscript notes, bookplate of J.H. Tanner to upper pastedown, later green cloth, manuscript number at foot of spine, 8vo, Churchill (Fleetwood) , On the Diseases of Women; including those of Pregnancy and Childbed, 4th edition, Dublin, London & Edinburgh, 1857, original cloth, 8vo, and one other, Human Anatomy and Physiology Part III, A Movable Atlas showing the positions of the Female Organs of Generation and Reproduction ... by G.J. Witkowski, 3rd edition, London: Baillierem Tindall & Cox, circa 1880 (Qty: 4)
* Milner (Isaac, 1750-1820). Autograph letter describing experiments to identify the cause of Oxidisation of Lead, Deanery (Carlisle), 9 September, 1813, 4pp., window-mounted on modern album sheets, a few small stains, 4to, together with: Seeley (Harry Govier, 1839-1909). Autograph letter to an unnamed recipient attacking Hugh Poyntz Malet's pronouncements on the Nebular Hypothesis theory in his book "The Beginings", published in 1878, 26 September 1879, 4 pp., old folds, 8vo, plus Harding (Reginald Tuffley, 1870-1917). Autograph letter on how to construct a bichromate battery for producing electric light, Rugby School, 20 May 1884, 6 pp., a few crude sketches, some light soiling and splits along folds, 8vo, with three other manuscripts: An autograph letter from Austrian emigre and auctioneer Alexander Cassano, 11 May 1808 in which he pleads against transportation to the colonies for letting his auction rooms in Piccadilly to a debating society; an archive of 28 autograph letters written mostly by statesman Lord Hartington to Manchester merchant William Rayner Wood on political meetings and elections for appointing Officers for the County of Lancashire (1850's-60's) and a manuscript deposition from plaintiff Elizabeth Wakefield against defendant Mary Ross for trespass and causing wilful damage to her house in Handsworth, West Midlands, circa 1828 (Qty: 6)NOTESThe first letter from Isaac Milner, mathematician and Dean of Carlisle, describes his chemical experiments to investigate whether water caused the oxidisation of lead, and discovered that it was in fact air, and describes experiments to produce a tincture of sulphur to identify lead in other substances, including wine; the second letter from Harry Seeley attacks Malet's rejection of Laplace's Nebular Hypothesis, "He mistakes the tools of the scientific man for science itself, and denies the tools to those who can use them, because he does not know or understand or appreciate the results which have thereby been obtained. Among such tools is the nebular hypothesis... Such writings of Mr. Malet's seems unwise, because it presents to the public the little one-sided knowledge which is dangerous and thereby tends to prevent people who believe in him from believing in the teachings of scientific men."; the third letter is from Reginald Harding, aged 13, writing at his father's behest to a Mr Hamel, detailing how to construct a bichromate battery in a long-neck bottle, with illustrations, and recommends the use of vacuum bulbs to produce electric light. The Rugby School notepaper has the name E.A. Scott (Edward Ashley Scott, Harding's house master) who perhaps assisted the young pupil with this information.
Lang (Andrew) . The Blue Poetry Book, 1891, black & white illustrations, some light spotting throughout, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Brassey (Anne) , In the Trades, the Tropics, & the Roaring Forties, 1st edition, 1885, colour folding map to front, black & white illustrations, some minor marks & toning, original gilt decorated cloth, boards & spine lightly marked & rubbed, 8vo, and Hart (H. Martyn) , The World of the Sea, circa 1878, monochrome plates and black & white illustrations, period inscription to head of the half-title, some light toning & offsetting, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th & early 20th century illustrated literature & reference, all original cloth, many gilt decorated, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (Qty: 3 shelves)
Trapp (John). Solomonis panaretos: or, a Commentarie upon the Books of Proverbs, Ecclesiasties, and the Song of Songs, 1st edition, London: for John Bellamie, 1650, variable spotting and browning, closely trimmed in places (a very small number of catch-words or signature marks shaved), contemporary ownership inscription ('Will: Aspinnall his book bought July 6: 1659') to A2 recto, old marginal repair to B2, small holes in C4 and [superscript 2]2M3, 18th-century tree calf, rubbed, light wear to extremities, 4to (18.2 x 13.5 cm), together with: Prideaux (Mathias), An Easy and Compendious Introduction for Reading all sorts of Histories, 5th edition ('corrected and augmented'), Oxford: Leon[ard] Lichfield, 1672, slightly browned, title-page repaired verso (ownership inscription dated 1743 recto), paper disruption to margin of 2O1 affecting running-heads, contemporary panelled calf, covers detached, 4to (19 x 13 cm), Halyburton (Thomas), Natural Religion Insufficient; and reveal'd Necessary to Man's Happiness in his Present State, 1st edition: Edinburgh: heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, 1714, toning, title-page marked, contemporary sheep, worn, front joint cracked, 4to (19.4 x 15.5 cm), and 14 others, including 19th-century English literature in prize bindings (Qty: 23)NOTESESTC T101442 (Halyburton); Wing T2046 (Trapp), P3444 (Prideaux).
Bryant (Jacob). A New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology, 3 volumes, 2nd, 2nd and 1st editions, London: T. Payne [and others], 1775-6, signatures pi2 b-c4 B-3T4 3U2, pi2 a2 B-3Y4, pi4 B-4F4 4G6 (-4G6, probably blank), half-titles, 26 engraved plates (29 listed, but volume 1 plates 1 and 10 and volume 2 plate 19 are in fact vignettes), 3 engraved maps, offsetting, volume 2 plate 11 trimmed, mounted and bound before volume 1 title-page, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked with original gilt spines laid down, corners restored, 4to (28.5 x 22.5 cm), together with: Davila (Enrico Caterino), Historie delle guerre civili di Francia, 2 volumes, London: T. Payne, D. WIlson, T. Durham, 1755, half-titles, title-pages in red and black, a few trivial worm-tracks, contemporary ownership insriptions 'Weston Helyar' to front free endpapers, related ink-stamps to titles, contemporary calf, spines gilt with dove-and-olive-branch devices, some light wear, 4to (28 x 21.8 cm), Paine (Thomas), Rights of Man: being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution, 5th edition, London: J. S. Jordan, 1791 , spotting to half-title, title-page and last few leaves, section excised from front free endpaper, contemporary tree calf, loss to spine-ends, joints cracked, rubbed, 8vo (20.5 x 12 cm), and 7 others including 18th-century English literature, contemporary bindings (Qty: 21)NOTESProvenance (Bryant): 1) Arthur Charles Hervey (1808-1894), English clergyman (Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1869-94), with ownership inscription and bookplates; 2) Sydenham H. A. Hervey (1846-1896), English clergyman, with bookplates.
Luis (de Granada). Memoriale della vita christiana, nel quale si tratta tutto quello che deve fare un Christiano dal principio della conversione, fin'alla perfettione. Et particolarmente si tratta della Confessione, & Communione. Composto dal r.p.f. Luigi di Granata, nuovamente tradotto di Spagnuolo in Italiano, Venice: appresso Fabio, & Agostino Zopini fratelli, 1580, woodcut to title, few woodcut initials and illustrations to text, late 19th/early 20th century armorial bookplate of Ricasoli Firidolfi to verso of title, page edges with later colouring and consequent light bleeding to margins, endpaper renewed, near contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, 12mo (Qty: 1)NOTESOnly one institutional location found (Sistema Bibliotecario Ticinese, Switzerland).
Campbell (Colen). Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect, Containing the Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Regular Buildings, both Publick and Private, in Great Britain..., volumes 1-3, London, 2nd issue 1717-1725, 220 engraved plates only (including 49 double-page & folding, engraved title-pages to volumes 1 & 2 in English & French, & engraved dedication to volume 1), all contents of volume 2 detached from binding and 20 plates from volume presented in window mounts, volume 3 with letterpress title in red & black and imprint dated 1725, letterpress dedication also to volume 3, some dampstaining and light dust-soiling, volume 3 also with light worming to inner blank margins of initial leaves, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines lacking title labels, joints split and board attachment weak, lower board of volume 1 detached, bindings worn and some leather loss to boards, folio (50.3 x 36.4 cm) (Qty: 23)NOTESVolume 1 (with 2nd issue 1717 imprint title) contains 86 engraved plates (numbered 1-100, includes engraved title, dedication & 14 double-page plates), few double-page plates with closed tear to central fold (particularly Blenheim Palace facades plates 57/58 & 59/60), double-page plates elevation of Stainborough torn towards central fold with image loss, some marginal dampstains to title & dedication, occasional spotting and light dust-soiling. Volume 2 (with 2nd issue 1717 imprint title) contains 63 engraved plates only (numbered 1-3, 20-25, 27-37, 39-53, 55-91, 93-100, includes engraved title, & 13 double-page plates, lacking plate numbers 4-19, 26, 38 & 54), 20 plates removed and window mounted (being single-page plates numbered 30, 32, 33, 34, 36, 40, 42, 44, 45, 47, 49, 53, 55, 60, 86, 87, 88, 90, 93 & 94), plate 81/82 with small tear and slight loss to central fold and plate 83/84 with closed tear to central fold. Volume 3 contains letterpress title & dedication listed as numbers 1 & 2, and with 71 engraved plates (numbered 3-100, including 22 double-page each numbered as two & one quadruple folding plate numbered as four), occasional dust-soiling, some dampstaining mostly to lower margins, double-page plate of Horse Heath Hall (nos. 91/92) with repaired tear to central fold, last two plates slightly creased. Fowler 76; Harris 98 & 99.
Nonesuch Press. The Works of Shakespeare, 7 volumes, The Nonesuch Press, New York, 1929-33, light marginal toning and spotting to endpapers, bookplates of S.L. Courtauld , top edge gilt, original tan morocco gilt, spines a little faded, a few light marks, 8vo (Qty: 7)NOTESProvenance: Sir Stephen Lewis Courtauld MC FRS (1883-1967), English philanthropist and youngest brother of Samuel Courtauld, founder of the Courtauld Institute of Art. Limited edition 1580/1600
Calvert (Albert F.) . Spain, 191, colour map frontispiece, 46 colour plates plus numerous black & white illustrations, original gilt decorated red cloth, spine lightly faded & rubbed, large 4to, plus Petrie (Graham) , Tunis, Kairouan & Carthage, 1908, 48 colour plates, some spotting throughout, original illustrated red cloth, spine lightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 4to, and Tyndale (Walter [illustrator]) , Wessex, by Clive Holland, 1906, 75 colour illustrations plus map to rear, later inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, original decorative blue cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, plus other early 20th century & modern travel reference, including 33 volumes of A. & C. Black publications, all original cloth, some decorative, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to. (Qty: 6 shelves)
Bible [English]. The Holy Bible, London: Printed by Roger Daniel, 1654, engraved general title, letterpress New Testament title with imprint dated 1653, Apocrypha present, bound with at rear The Whole Book of Psalmes: Collected into English meeter by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, London: Printed by Roger Daniel, 1653, and bound with an incomplete Common Prayer & Psalms at front (lacking title & all before b1), all titles and borders red-ruled throughout volume, light toning and occasional spotting, late 18th/early 19th century manuscript note pasted to rear free blank, without marbled free endpapers, all edges gilt, with faint pen & ink armorial applied to fore-edge (with name Jane Deloraine? at head and 'Nott fecit' written at foot), contemporary black morocco, elaborate 'cottage roof' style gilt decoration, upper board detached, lower joint rubbed, extremities worn, 4to (22.8 x 16.7 cm, 9 x 6.5 in) (Qty: 1)NOTESHerbert 642; Darlow & Moule 503. The attached manuscript note to the rear free blank reads: 'John Scott was born Novr. ye 12 1758 at 5 minutes before 11 at night. The Countess of Deloraine wrote the above - she was Grandmother to John Scott, son of the Honble. John Scott whose brother the Earl of Deloraine dying without issue - the title would have devolved to John Scott the only son of the Honble. J.S. but it pleased God to take him to a better world at the age of 19. He was shot in the Tartars Frigate (being a midshipman with Captn. Ommaney) Nobly defending himself against the Americans in the River Delawar[e] - about the year 1776 or 1777 - do not recollect hearing my Aunt (Isabella Scott his afflicted mother) say in what month. This Bible was once the daily companion of the Countess of Deloraine who was a very religious woman'. Elizabeth Fenwick, Countess of Deloraine (d.1794) was grandmother to John Scott and the wife of Henry Scott, 3rd Earl of Deloraine (1712-1740). John Scott's father the Hon. John Scott (c.1738-1788) married the English mezzo-soprano and organist Isabella Young in December 1757. Isabella sang in concerts and oratorios as 'Mrs Scott', but continued to perform on stage using her maiden name 'Miss Young' until 1769. Cornthwaite Ommanney (1736-1801) was the son of John Anthony Ommanney and his wife, Elizabeth Page, he was baptised at Portsea, Hampshire, on 15 August 1736. He was commissioned lieutenant on 22 August 1758 and promoted commander on 20 June 1765. During the American Revolution Ommanney commanded the Tartar 28 from 1776, going to North America in the early summer and participating in the campaign to capture New York from July-October. In 1777 he sailed for Quebec with a convoy from New York before returning in July, and thereafter he commanded a squadron of small vessels in the North River.
Pott (Percivall). Chirurgical Works, 1st edition, 1775, half title, 12 engraved plates, lacking pp.1-6, a few small repairs, some water stains and soiling, hinges reinforced, modern cloth, 4to, together with: Cooper (Astley). A Treatise on Dislocations, and on Fractures of the Joints, 2nd edition, 1823, half title,30 engraved plates, Manchester Infirmary ink stamps to title and plates, some offsetting and light soiling, modern half morocco gilt, 4to (Qty: 2)NOTESSold with all faults not subject to return.
Cats (Jacob & Farlie, Robert) . Moral Emblems, with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs of all ages and nations, 3rd edition, 1865, numerous black & white illustrations by John Leighton, pencil annotations to front endpaper, some light toning, split front gutter, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red morocco bound by Riviere, boards & spine rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with Doddridge (Philip) , A Course of Lectures on the principal subjects in Pneumatology, Ethics, and Divinity:..., 1763, some light spotting & toning, gutters reinforced with white tape, later calf spine retaining contemporary spine label & full calf boards,lightly rubbed, 4to, and Johnstone (John) , An Account of the Most Approved Mode of Draining Land;..., 1800, Dublin, 15 black & white folding plates, bookplate to front pastedown, some spotting & toning throughout, contemporary half calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 18th & 19th century reference & literature, including British Moths and their Transformations, by H. N. Humphreys & J. O. Westwood, 1857, volume 2 only, many leather bindings, some gilt decorated, some original cloth, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (Qty: 6 shelves)NOTESApproximately 135 volumes
Dickens (Charles). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, with forty-three illustrations by R. Seymour and Phiz, 1st edition, London: Chapman and Hall, 1837, half-title, etched frontispiece and additional title-page (with 'Weller'), 41 etched plates, toned and spotted (generally lightly or to margins), one with short edge tear, one with long horizontal tear neatly repaired (probably when book was rebound), a few leaves with light brown stain to upper outer corner, armorial bookplate of Robert George Wyndham Herbert, Ickleton, mid-19th century tree calf gilt, lightly scratched, extremities somewhat rubbed, with 2 corner tips showing, 8vo, together with: The Personal History of David Copperfield, with illustrations by H.K. Browne, 1st edition, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850, etched frontispiece and additional title, 38 etched plates, half-title discarded, variable spotting and toning, top edge gilt, 19th century green calf gilt, pale discolouration to front cover, spine sunned, extremities rubbed, front joint cracked, 8vo, Our Mutual Friend, with illustrations by Marcus Stone, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Chapman and Hall, 1865, half-titles, 40 engraved plates, pale dampstain to one upper margin, scarce light spotting, preliminary blank to each volume with early ink signature H. L. Gibbs, both front pastedowns with armorial bookplate Henry Lloyd Gibbs, 19th century half calf gilt, a trifle rubbed, some corners slightly worn, 8vo, and 7 other Dickens 1st editions: Bleak House, Dombey and Son, Our Mutual Friend, Little Dorrit (2 copies), Martin Chuzzlewit, Nicholas Nickleby (Qty: 14)NOTESPickwick Papers: Eckel, pp.17-58; Gimbel A16. Later state, with additional title page showing 'Weller' instead of 'Veller', and lacking the two 'Buss' plates, but still with two Chapters III.
Yule (Henry) . The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian,..., 2 volumes, 1871, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, folding map to rear of volume 1, folding colour plate to volume 2 front pocket, some light toning throughout, ex-library copy with associated marks, uniform original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with Huntington (Ellsworth) , The Pulse of Asia, 1st edition, 1907, numerous monochrome illustrations, 'presentation copy' blindstamp to head of title & dedication pages, some light toning, original green cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Srinivas (M. N.) , Religion and Society among the Coorgs of South India, 1st edition, 1952, Oxford, 12 black & white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary inscription & ink stamp to front endpaper, some light toning, original blue cloth, 8vo, plus other late 19th & early 20th century India history, reference & related, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 6 shelves & a carton)
Milton (John). A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, 2 volumes, London: A. Millar , 1738, large-paper copy, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, titles printed in red and black, both with contemporary signature 'Will. Hamilton' to upper blank margins, occasional light dust-soiling, contemporary calf, old rebacked spines torn with loss, worn, folio, together with: Clarke (Samuel) , A Mirrour or Looking-Glasse both for Saints, and Sinners ... Whereunto are added a Geographical description of all the Countries in the World [...the second volume], 2 volumes, 3rd edition of volume 1, London: for Tho. Newberry [volume 2: Robert Clavel & others], 1657-71, engraved portrait frontispiece (detached), additional engraved titles (short tear to top margin of first title), volume 2 additional engraved title torn at head with loss (detached with letterpress title), dust-soiling and toiling to both volumes, uniform c.1800 half calf, boards detached and very worn, folio, Cave (William) , Apostolici: or, the History of the Lives, Acts, Death, and Martyrdoms of those who were contemporary with, or immediately succeeded the Apostles..., London: Printed by A.C. for Richard Chiswell, 1677, engraved frontispiece (trimmed and mounted), additional engraved title (repaired closed tear), letterpress title in red & black, some leaves stained in fore margins, bound with: ibid. , Ecclesiastici: or, the History of the Lives, Acts, Death & Writings, of the most Eminent Fathers of the Church, that Flourisht in the Fourth Century, 2 parts in 1, London: Printed by J.R. for Richard Chiswel, 1683, engraved frontispiece, title in red & black, bound with: ibid. , Antiquities Apostolicae: or, the History of the Lives, Arts and Martyrdoms of the Holy Apostles of our Saviour and the Two Evangelists, SS. Mark and Luke, 3rd edition, London: Printed by R. Norton for R. Royston, 1677, title in red & black with repaired closed tear, engraved illustrations, some leaves torn, dust-soiling and marks, uniform c.1800 half calf, joints split and few boards detached, spines worn with loss, worn, folio, Folkes (Martin) , A Table of English Silver Coins from the Norman Conquest to the Present Time, London: Society of Antiquaries, 1745, signature to upper blank margin of title, occasional dust-soiling, edges untrimmed, cloth hinge repairs, contemporary quarter sheep, worn with some insect damage, paper sidings torn with loss, slim 4to, Dixon (Charles) , The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of the British Islands, 2nd edition, Sheffield: Pawson & Brailsford, 1900, numerous chromolithograph plates, original pictorial cloth, light toning and mottling, 4to (Qty: a carton)NOTESSold not subject to return.
Cruso (John). Medicamentorum thesaurus : succincte comprehendens, ad onmes fere totius microcosmi morbos ... opera & cura..., London: Sam. Smith & Benj . Walford, 1701, initial imprimatur leaf (small rust hole to lower blank margin), scribbled out signature at foot of title, two final leaves of advertisements present, early manuscript notes to 2 blank leaves at rear, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine, chipped at head & foot, 12mo in 6s, together with: James (Robert). Pharmacopoeia Universalis : or, a New Universal English Dispensatory , 3rd edition, with very large and useful additions and improvements, London: T. Osborne, W. Strahan & others, 1764, title with early signature of James Maxwell and inscription 'A present from Mr Jas. Maxwell Surgeon to B. May 1774', occasional marginal browning, overall light toning and scattered spotting, contemporary sheep, red morocco title label, joints cracked and extremities rubbed, 8vo, Northcote (William) , Methodus prescribendi exemplificata pharmacopoeis nosocomiorum Londinensium, Edinburgensium, Parisiensium, Petropolitan. &c., London: T. Evans, 1772, half-title, closed tear to lower blank margin of title, contemporary quarter calf, maroon morocco title label, some wear to boards, 8vo (Qty: 3)
* Seton Family of Fordell, Fife, Scotland. A conveyance ‘for a certain sum of money’, witnessed at Edinburgh, 12 December 1515, vellum deed in Latin, John Setoun and his wife Janet Turnbill, portioners of Gargunnock (Gargernoke) [in Stirlingshire] and Fordell (Fordale) [in Fife], to William Spittale of Leuchat (Luquhat) and his wife Elizabeth Setoun and to the longer liver, remainder to their heirs in tail, remainder to William’s heirs, the moiety of the seventh part of the lands and mill of Fordell in the Barony of Fordell within the County of Fife, with all rights (specified in detail) both under the soil and above it, the alternate right of patronage and gift of the chaplain of the chapel of Saint [blank, with word infilled in light ink - ? Toroh gar] when vacant, the consideration paid to the vendors in their ‘urgent and known necessity’; the grant subject to the accustomed payments to the Crown; Witnesses: Master Alexander Setoun vicar of Bothelny, John Setoun of Balbirnie (Balbirny), David Cokburn of Treaton (Tretoun), Michael Blitht burgess of Edinburgh, John Anderson, some dust-soiling and small tear with loss to blank upper left corner, 22 x 30 cm, two red wax armorial seals appended with vellum tags, the first (defective) perhaps Or three crescents within a double tressure counter flowered Gules (for Seton); the second a single bull’s head (for Turnbull) (Qty: 1)NOTESThe property forming the subject of this conveyance was included in a grant by the Crown to John Setoun and Janet Turnbull on 23 November 1515 ( Register of the Great Seal of Scotland 3 52) and this conveyance was confirmed by the Crown on 11 January 1516 ( Register of the Great Seal of Scotland 3 56). All the places which can be identified lie north of Kirkaldy in Fife. Although the descent to John and Janet is unclear, it is doubtless connected with the death of James Henderson and his son James Henderson at Flodden on 9 September 1513. King James IV had awarded Fordell Castle to James Henderson, naming him ‘First Baron of Fordell’, in 1511. The elder James’s mother was Janet, wife of Robert Henderson, who died in 1486, and it is conceivable that she remarried John Setoun and was alive in 1515.
Bindings. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, with notes by Dean Milman and M. Guizot. Edited, with additional notes, by William Smith, 8 volumes, London: John Murray, 1862, engraved portrait frontispiece, 14 maps (all but 2 folding), light offsetting, spotting to endpapers, all edges dyed red, contemporary vellum gilt over bevelled boards by Hayday, slightly rubbed, light dust-soiling to covers, 8vo (21.5 x 13.2 cm), together with: Mémoires complets et authentiques du duc de Saint-Simon sur le siècle de Louis XIV et la régence, publiés pour la premirère fois sur le manuscrit original, 21 volumes, Paris: A. Sautelet et Cie, 1829-30, spotting, bookplates and ink-stamps of the barons Ashburton, contemporary straight-grain maroon half roan, rubbed, spines slightly sunned, 8vo (20.6 x 12.5 cm), Œuvres de Regnard, nouvelle édition, revue, exactement corrigée, et conforme à la représentation, 4 volumes, Paris: Maradan, 1790, half-titles, engraved frontispieces and plates, engraved bookplates of the Lemprière family (motto 'Timor dei nobilitas'), contemporary diced tan calf, 8vo (21.8 x 13.5 cm), and 4 others, French literature, leather-bound (Qty: 44)NOTESSold as bindings, not subject to return.
Nicholson (Peter) . An Architectural Dictionary, 2 volumes, 1819, printed for J. Barfield, numerous black & white plates, modern endpapers, some light spotting & marks throughout, modern morocco spines retaining contemporary spine labels & gilt decorated tree calf boards, boards slightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, together with: Cook (Theodore Andrea) , Twenty-Five Great Houses of France, circa 1920, Country Life, numerous black & white illustrations, minor marginal toning, top edge gilt, publishers original white calf cloth, boards & spine slightly toned & rubbed, folio, Jourdain (M.) , English Decorative Plasterwork of The Renaissance, re-issue, 1933, numerous black & white illustrations, some minor toning, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, plus other architecture reference & related, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, 8vo/folio (Qty: 51)
Fleming (Ethel) . New York, 1st edition, 1929, A. & C. Black, 24 monochrome plates plus black & white illustrations by Herbert S. Kates, some light spotting throughout, original illustrated black cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly spotted, large 4to, together with Urwick (W.) , Indian Pictures drawn with pen and pencil, circa 1891, slight spotting throughout, numerous black & white engraved illustrations, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated red cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, large 8vo, and Willoughby (Howard) , Australian Pictures drawn with pen and pencil, 1886, colour folding map, numerous black & white illustrations some light spotting, period inscription to front endpaper, original gilt decorated brown cloth, boards & spin light rubbed, large 8vo, plus other late 19th & 20th century travel reference & related, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (Qty: 6 shelves)
Downes (Kerry). English Baroque Architecture, 1st edition, London: A. Zwemmer, 1966, numerous monochrome plates and illustrations, light spotting to endpapers, original red cloth gilt in dust wrapper, minor fraying to extremities, folio, together with Harris (John). The Artist and the Country House, a history of country house and garden view painting in Britain 1540-1870, Sotheby, 1979, colour and monochrome illustrations, original green cloth gilt in dust wrapper, large square 4to, plus Pevsner (Nikolaus). Studies in Art, Architecture and Design, Volume Two, Victorian and After, London: Thames & Hudson, 1968, numerous monochrome illustrations, original green cloth gilt in dust wrapper, faded to spine and head of upper cover, 4to, and Friedman (Terry). James Gibbs, Newhaven and London: Yale University Press, 1984, some colour and numerous monochrome plates and illustrations, original brown cloth gilt in dust wrapper, 4to, plus others on British and European architecture, including: David Green, Gardener to Queen Anne, Henry Wise (1653-1738) and the Formal Garden, 1956, Anthony Blunt, Philibert de l'Orme, Zwemmer, 1958, Kerry Downes, Hawksmoor, Zwemmer, 1959, Wolfgang Herrmann, Laugier and Eighteenth Century French Theory, Zwemmer, 1962, Christopher Hussey, English Country Houses, Early Georgian/Late Georgian, 2 volumes, Country Life, 1955/58 respectively, Michael McCarthy, The Origins of the Gothic Revival, 1987, Eduard Sekler, Wren and His Place in European Architecture, 1956, all original cloth, mostly in dust wrappers, 4to/8vo, G/VG (Qty: 45)NOTESEx libris Michael Jaffé (1923–1997).
Chénier (Louis de). Recherches historiques sur les Maures et histoire de l'empire de Maroc, 3 volumes, 1st edition, Paris: chez l'auteur, Bailly, Royer, et à l'imprimerie Polytype, 1787, half-titles, 3 engraved folding maps hand-coloured in outline, variable generally light browning, maps slightly sold and with closed handling tears to inner folds, staining to volume 3 pp. 382-7, occasional light spotting and soiling elsewhere, contemporary French bookseller's inscription to volume 1 front free endpaper, later bookseller's ticket to front pastedown, edges dyed red, contemporary French cat's-paw sheep, gilt spines, red labels, slightly rubbed and scuffed, loss to head of spines, tips bumped and worn, 8vo (19.8 x 12 cm) (Qty: 3)NOTESProvenance: 1) Xavier Marmier (1808-1892), French traveller and author (ownership inscription, 'X. Marmier' to initial blank of volume one). 2) Herbert Edward White (c.1855-c.1921), British consul at Tangier from 1885 to 1897 (ownership inscriptions 'Herbert E. White, Tangier' to front free endpapers). De Chenier (1722-1794) spent several years in Morocco as Louis XVI's chargé d'affaires at the court of Muhammad III.
Composite Atlas. [Untitled European atlas], mid-late 18th century, German manuscript index, no title or preliminaries, a composite atlas of 86 maps of European countries and regions with maps by Lotter, Seutter, Schenk, Homann and Homann's heirs and De L'Isle, all with contemporary hand and outline colouring with the exception of a map of Spain by Schenk which is uncoloured, the atlas has 3 world maps, 2 on a hemispheral projection by Lotter and Homann's heirs and a Mercator projection by Lotter, a general map of Europe by Lotter and four maps of the British Isles, England & Wales, Scotland and Ireland also by Lotter, a few maps partially split along central fold, a few maps with light toning, occasional spotting and dust soiling, contemporary manuscript title and number to verso of each map, loosely inserted is a four leaf manuscript document in German, the pagination and the index would indicate that two maps have been excised (numbers 4 & 5), contemporary sheep, with a partial index list in blind of eight European countries to upper siding, contrasting morocco title label to spine which reads 'Catalogus Mapparum Geographicarum Tomus I', heavily worn, rubbed and frayed, folio (Qty: 1)NOTESSold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.
[Totti, Pompilio]. Ritratto di Roma antica ... seconda impressione, Rome: Andrea Fei, 1633, engraved additional title-page, 1 engraved and 3 woodcut plates to rear, engravings and woodcuts throughout the lettepress, light browning, short closed tears in E7 and S5, various inscriptions to initial blanks (see note), later vellum, 8vo (15 x 9.5 cm), together with: [Rome], Cosas maravillosas de la santa ciudad de Roma, Rome: for Pedro Leone by [Gaetano] Zenobio, 1729, engraved frontispiece, double-page engraved view of the Vatican (counted in register), woodcuts throughout, variable spotting and browning, ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper (see note), contemporary vellum, 4to (16.2 x 11 cm), Goodwin (Thomas), Romanae historiae anthologia recognita et aucta. An English Exposition of the Roman Antiquities ... for the Use of Abingdon Schoole. Newly revised and inlarged by the Author, Oxford: by John Lichfield for Henry Cripps, 1633, woodcut title border, slightly browned, light spotting front and rear, light worming in gutter of quires D-L, a few marks, contemporary ownership inscription 'Henry Brockman' to p. 277, 19th-century vellum gilt, 4to (17.4 x 12.8 cm) (Qty: 3)NOTESProvenance: Totti: 'Henrietta St John - 1722' (ink inscription to initial blank), probably Henrietta Knight ( née St John) , Lady Luxborough ( 1699–1756 ), poet and letter writer. [Rome], Cosas maravillosas: 'R. D. Waddilove, 1777' (ink inscription to front free endpaper), probably Robert Darley Waddilove (1736–1828), dean of Ripon. ESTC S103287 & STC 11963 for Goodwin.
England & Wales. A collection of eight maps, 18th & 19th century, including Reilly (Franz Johann). Das Konigreich Englang Nach Kitchin neu verzeichnet herausgegeben, published Vienna, 1795, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, slight dust soiling, 540 x 695 mm, together with Ellis (J., engraver). Bowles's New One-sheet Map of England & Wales with the addition of New Roads and other Improvements by Daniel Paterson Esq., published Bowles & Carver, [1798], engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, 610 x 530 mm, with Enouy (J.). The Invasions of England and Ireland with all their Civil Wars since the Conquest, published Laurie & Whittle, 1797 [paper watermarked 1810], engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, central fold partially split at base, 435 x 580 mm, plus Paterson (D.). Bowles's New Pocket Map of England and Wales Revised and Corrected from the best authorities, printed for Carington Bowles, 1773, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, dust soiled, light overall toning, slight staining, some marginal repaired closed tears, 605 x 530 mm, with another four maps similar by De Vaugondy, Gall & Inglis, Johnson & Ward and Sayer, various sizes and condition (Qty: 8)
Piranesi (Giovanni Battista, & others). Roma antica distinta per regioni, secondo l'esempio di Sesto Rufo, Vittore, e Nardini; ornata di rami [...Roma moderna distinta per rioni, e cavata dal Panvinio, Pancirolo, Nardini, e altri autori ... nuova impressione], 2 volumes, Rome: Fausto Amidei, 1741, xvi 378, 396 pp., engraved title vignettes, 56 folding engraved plates after Piranesi and others (including 3 large plans), light browning, short closed handling tears to inner margins of plans, bookplates partially effaced from front pastedowns, contemporary vellum, manuscript spine-titles, 8vo (16.2 x 9.8 cm) (Qty: 2)NOTESCopies are also known with the imprint of Giovanni Lorenzo Barbiellini: these are variously encountered with 36, 37 or 38 plates. The Fitzwilliam Museum copy of the present issue, with the imprint of Fausto Amidei, notes 57 plates rather than the 56 found here: a frontispiece is recorded in some copies of the Barbiellini issue and it is possible that one is absent from our copy. Fourteen of the plates are after Piranesi.
Porcacchi (Tommaso). Funerali antichi di diverso popoli, et nationi, 1st edition, Venice: Simon Galignani, 1574, engraved architectonic title-page and 23 engravings in text by Girolamo Porro, title-page with adhesive staining to inner margin, blind-stamp ('Bibliothecae S. Mariae Tamlact. Ord. Praed') just encroaching on image (stamp repeated on initial blank) and old inscriptions to upper and lower margins, occasional light damp-staining, colophon leaf (O4) laid down, early-20th-century library ticket housing mounted to front pastedown, 19th-century diced calf, front board detached, worn, 4to (26 x 20 cm), together with: Camilli (Camillo), Imprese illustri di diversi, coi discorsi, 1st edition, Venice: Francesco Ziletti, 1586, engraved architectonic title-page and 108 engravings in text by Girolamo Porro, bound without engraved title-pages for parts 2 and 3 (both signed A1), bookplate of Patricia Milne Henderson, text-block loose in contemporary vellum covers, 4to (20.3 x 14.9 cm) (Qty: 2)NOTESAdams P1903 (Porcacchi); Cicognara 1766 & 1870 (Camilli); Mortimer Italian 395 (Porcacchi) & 99 (Camilli).
Terence. Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae, Birmingham: John Baskerville, 1772, a little minor spotting, presentation inscription at head of title, 1886, all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco gilt, a little rubbed, 4to, together with The Tragedies of Euripides Translated, 2 volumes, London: J. Dodsley, 1783, engraved frontispiece to volume I, list of subscribers, some light spotting and soiling, previous owner signature to title, ink inscription 'From the Library of the Rev Robert Potter, M.A., Rector of Lowestoft from 1789 to 1804' to volume I front pastedown (Robert Potter 1721-1804, poet and translator, completed his translation of Euripides in 1783), contemporary half calf, joints cracking, rubbed, volume I spine label lacking, 4to, plus three others: Anacreontis Odaria... accedunt variae lectiones cura Eduardi Forster, 1802, Titi Lucretii Cari de Rerum Natura Libri Sex, 1813 and Longinus on the Sublime in Writing: Translated with notes original and selected and three dissertations, London & Norwich, 1836 (Qty: 6)NOTESFirst work Gaskell 46.
Pogany (Willy, illustrator). The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven Parts, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, [1910], 20 tipped-in colour plates, occasional minor spotting, bookplate of S.L. Courtauld, top edge gilt, contemporary red morocco gilt, slight fading to spine, 4to, together with Prieto (Gregorio, illustrator). The Sonnets of William Shakespeare, Grey Wallis Press, 1948, 28 uncoloured illustrations, some light spotting, contemporary presentation inscription, bookplate of S.L. Courtauld, top edge green, original calf-backed boards, spine faded and a little rubbed, slipcase, 4to, limited edition 56/500, plus Undine, by De la Motte Fouque, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1909 (Qty: 3)NOTESProvenance: Sir Stephen Lewis Courtauld MC FRS (1883-1967), English philanthropist and youngest brother of Samuel Courtauld, founder of the Courtauld Institute of Art.
Kristeller (Paul) . Andrea Mantegna, English edition,1901, 26 monochrome plates plus 162 black & white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, some light spotting, top edge gilt, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed, large 8vo, together with Hill (G. F. & Pollard, Graham) , Renaissance Medals from the Samuel H. Kress collection at the National Gallery of Art, 1967, numerous black & white illustrations, some minor toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head, large 8vo, and Jourdain (M.) , Regency Furniture 1795 - 1820, 1st edition, 1934, Country Life, numerous monochrome illustrations, some minor toning, publishers original cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 4to, plus other art & antique reference & related, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (Qty: 6 shelves)
Baker (Sir Samuel W.). The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1867, engraved frontispiece, 2 maps (1 folding), 23 wood-engraved plates, light finger-soiling, frontispiece and title-page slightly spotted and marked, short split to one fold of folding map, inner hinges cracked, contemporary patterned cloth, 8vo (22.2 x 14 cm), together with: Sale (Lady Florentia), A Journal of the Disasters in Affghanistan, 1841-2, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1843, advertisement slip tipped to title-page, plan, folding map (laid down), 12 pp. advertisements, contemporary ownership inscription to title-page, modern half calf to style, 8vo in 12s (19.8 x 12 cm), Layard (Austen H.), Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babyon; with Travels in Armenia, Kurdistan and the Desert, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1853, 14 lithographic plates including frontispiece, 2 folding maps, half-title discarded, repair to plan facing p. 67, plate at p. 115 partly split, closed handling tears to maps, later half calf, 8vo (20.7 x 12.8 cm), and 6 others, 19th and early-20th-century travel, including Livingstone, Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, 1st edition, 1857 (Qty: 9)NOTESCzech Africa p. 15 (Baker).
Quincy (John). Pharmacopoeia Officinalis & Extemporanea . Or, A Complete English Dispensatory , 6th edition, London: J. Osborn & T. Longman, 1726, early signature Ruth Corker and one other to title, upper blank margin of B1 with annotation & ink mark, occasional light damp stains, final leaf crudely reattached, front free endpaper inscribed 'Ruth Corker her book 1 May 1728', contemporary panelled calf, gilt monogram & crest of Ruth Corker to centre of each board, morocco title label to spine, joints cracked, damp stain to both boards, some wear mostly to board edges, transparent adhesive residue to lower spine compartment, 8vo, together with: Quincy (John) , Pharmacopoeia Officinalis & Extemporanea. Or, A Complete English Dispensatory, 9th edition, much enlarged & corrected, London: J. Osborn & T. Longman, 1733, advertisement leaf facing title, occasional light damp stains, contemporary calf, morocco reback, transparent adhesive residue to lower spine compartment, some wear to board edges, 8vo (Qty: 2)
Maffei (Giovanni Pietro). Historiarum Indicarum libri XVI. Selectarum item, ex India Epistolarum, eodem interprete, libri IV. Accessit Ignatii Loiolae vita. Omnia ab Auctore recognita, & nunc primum in Germania excusa, Cologne: In Officina Birckmannica, sumptibus Arnoldi Mylii, 1589, title with printer's woodcut device, early inscription to upper blank margin and square paper patch to lower blank margin obscuring ink stamp, folding uncoloured engraved world map 'Indiarum Orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio, Pet. Maffei Historiae Harum Verissimae, Dedicata' (platemark 260 x 485 mm), with small rust spot, a few decorative woodcut initials, initial two leaves loosening, occasional light toning and minor dampstains, 20th-century bookplate of Dr. E. Vandenbergh to front pastedown (possibly later paper), without front free endpaper, contemporary vellum, manuscript title to spine (torn and with some loss at foot), slight wear to lower joint, lacking ties, folio (30 x 18.7 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESAdams M92; Cordier Sinica 782; Sabin 43770 (note); Shirley The Mapping of the World , 166; cf. Borba de Moraes p. 9 (first edition, Florence, 1588). First edition printed in Germany. Maffei's history of the East and West Indies provides much important information on India, China, Japan and Brazil. 'Later issues are recorded from Venice, Bergamo and Antwerp but only those from Cologne in 1589 and 1593 contain a world map' (Shirley).
Evelyn (John) . Silva: or, A Discoyrse of Forest-Trees,..., 2 volumes, 4th edition, 1812, York, numerous black & white engraved plates, bookplates to front pastedowns, some spotting & offsetting throughout, uniform gilt decorated full calf, boards & spines slightly rubbed, hinges cracked, lacking spine labels, large 4to, together with Storer (James Sargant) , Ancient Reliques; or, Delineations of Monastic, Castellated, & Domestic Architecture,..., 2 volumes, 1812, numerous black & white engraved illustrations, some light spotting & offsetting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards & spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Milton (John) , Paradise Lost. A poem in twelve books, 1778, black & white illustrations, some light spotting & toning, contemporary tree calf, boards lightly rubbed, spine cracked & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other 18th & 19th century literature, poetry & reference, including The Works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Oxford, 5 volumes, 1798, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (Qty: 3 shelves)NOTESApproximately 75 volumes
* O'Brien (Lucius Robert, c.1780-?). Small archive of letters and documents relating to the Third Anglo-Maratha War, Jabalpur ('Jubbulpore') and environs, 1818-19, comprising: 1) Series of 22 autograph letters signed from O'Brien to Charles Joseph Doyle (1787-1848), military secretary to Francis Rawdon-Hastings, governor-general of India, dated 14 March 1818 to 17 February 1819, many written from the field, and concerning the pursuit of the Peshwa (Baji Rao II) and other Maratha commanders including Appa Sahib, military engagements including the reduction of Mundillah, troop movements, strength and arms, tactical and strategic information and speculation, and other subjects including the welfare O'Brien's sons and his opinion on local horses (the 'Marrata Mare'), the final letter (17 February 1819) in fact post-dating the Maratha defeat and concerning the 'subjugation of the ... Rajahs of Hurry, and Purtabghur' , most of the letters single bifolia, 4to 2) Manuscript report signed by O'Brien on the newly-acquired 'provinces ... south of the Nurbuddah [i.e. Narmada River]', addressed to C. A. Molony as commissioner of ceded provinces on the Nurbuddah, dated 30 June 1818, 11 leaves, foolscap (32 x 20.4 cm), 3) Series of 10 copy letters and similar documents, many from originals by Richard Jenkins (1785-1853), British resident at Nagpur, apparently made to be forwarded to Doyle, one signed by one A. Hervey, all others signed by O'Brien, 4to and foolscap, and 1 other item (Qty: 34)NOTES‘O’Brien entered the East India Company services as a cadet in 1794, joining the Bengal Light Cavalry a year later. In 1811 he was chosen to command a regiment of light cavalry as part of the invasion force of Java, where he built a substantial reputation as a soldier. Early in 1818, after being redeployed to India … O’Brien was appointed to run the administration of the newly acquired territory of Nagpur, central India, and was shortly thereafter earmarked by Lord Hastings for a senior position in the Residency in the Indian state of Hyderabad. By 1822, he had risen to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel’ (Webster, The Richest East India Merchant: The Life and Business of John Palmer of Calcutta, p. 77).
Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire. Saxton (Christopher & Webb William), Lincolne & Notinghamshire with theire Severall Hundreds and Wapontakes most exactly drawne and described, 1642, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, light overall toning and slight staining, margins a little frayed, central fold crudely strengthened on verso, 410 x 530 mm (Qty: 1)NOTESA rare edition of Saxton's map of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, published during the English Civil War by William Webb in 'All The Shires Of England'.
Fuller (Thomas). Pharmacopoeia Extemporanea : or, a Body of Medicines, containing a thousand select prescripts, answering most intentions of cure. To which are added, useful scholia, a Catalogue of Remedies, and copious index: for the assistance of young Physicians, 3rd edition, with additions, London: W. & J. Innys, 1719, contemporary panelled calf, torn at head, board corners worn & showing, 8vo, together with: Fuller (Thomas) , Pharmacopoeia Extemporanea sive Paescriptorum Syllogue, in qua Remediorum Elegantium..., edito quinta juxta exemplar Londinense, Rotterdam: Joannem Hofhout, 1709, title in red & black with early signatures, some light toning and dust-soiling, without free endpapers, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, board corners worn, small 8vo, Fuller (Thomas) , Pharmacopoeia Domestica, in usum Eorum, qui Ruri Medicinam facientes necesse habent, ut Pharmacothecas privatas sibimet construant..., editio ultima auctior & emendatior, Leiden: J. et H. Verbeek, 1753, early ownership inscription & later label to front free endpapers, contemporary sheep, gilt decorated spine, lacking title label, joints cracked, worn at head of spine and board corners, small 8vo (Qty: 3)
Swinburne (Algernon Charles) . Atalanta In Calydon. A Tragedy, 1923, Riccardi Press, period inscription to front endpaper, some minor toning, publishers original cloth, 8vo, limited edition 799/1025, together with Croft (P. J.) , Autograph Poetry in the English Language, facsimiles of original manuscripts from the fourteenth to the twentieth century, 2 volumes, 1973, numerous monochrome facsimile pages, uniform original cloth in dust jackets & slipcase, spines lightly faded, slight loss to foot of volume 1 spine, folio, and Barnes (William) , Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect, 1883, some light spotting & toning, original green cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th century & modern poetry & poet reference, including Dylan Thomas, T. S. Eliot, Thomas Hardy, & publications by Harvard, Routledge, Oxford, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 6 shelves)
* West Indies Trade. Manuscript report by Andrew Symmer, King's agent for the Turks Islands, circa 1767, 2 pp., old fold, paperclip residue mark, one or two closed tears, a little light soiling, 4to, together with: Trade Treaty with the Duchy of Savoy. Manuscript titled 'A Project or Draught of Articles of Commerce with his R.H. esse of Savoy', for Sir William Morice (1628-1690, Secretary of State for the Northern Department from 1660-1668) circa 1661, 8 pp., a few corrections in another hand, old folds and small closed tears, light dust soiling, folio (Qty: 2)NOTESFirst manuscript is written by the newly appointed King's agent for the Turks Islands on the dislocation of trade caused by the British government closing West Indies ports to French and Spanish ships. He argues this policy is damaging British colonies who rely on the trade of supplying these vessels and fears that this trade will go to the Dutch colonies as a result. He suggests allowing some ports to trade with ships only of a certain tonnage and sets out the costs and requirements of constructing a fort in the colony; the second manuscript is addressed 'For the Right Honble Sir William Morice Knt & Bart His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State', and sets out 16 articles as the basis of negotiation of a trade treaty with His Royal Highness of the Duchy of Savoy. The document appears to have been hastily written, with ammendments in a different hand would indicate that this was the final draft for use of the negotiators. The Duchy of Savoy was an important Palatinate covering what is today part of South East France and North West Italy, including Turin and the port of Nice.
Rackham (Arthur [illustrator]) . The Ring of The Niblung, a trilogy with a prelude by Richard Wagner, 7 of 30 tipped in colour plates plus black & white illustrations, some light spotting throughout, original gilt decorated brown cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 4to, together with Lucas (E. V.) , The Open Road a book for wayfarers, 20th edition, 1913, 15 tipped in plates plates, some minor spotting, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and Thomson (Hugh [illustrator]) , The Chase, by William Somervile, 1896, colour and black & white illustrations, some light spotting, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine very lightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, plus other late 19th & early 20th century illustrated literature & reference, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, many gilt decorated, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 2 shelves)NOTESApproximately 70 volumes
Willis (Thomas). A Plain and Eisie Method for Preserving [by God's Blessing] those that are well from the Infection of the Plague, or any contagious distemper in city, camp, fleet, &c. and for curing such as are infected with it. Written in the year 1666. With a Poem on the virtue of a Laurel Leaf for curing of a Rheumatism. By W.B., 1st edition, printed for W. Crook, 1691, engraved portrait frontispiece, errata leaf bound after title, 7-page preface, 74 + 8 pp., including publisher's list to verso of final leaf, old ink ownership inscription to head of front endpaper, 'H. Wigley May 22d. 1789', contemporary blind-ruled sheep, modern gilt calf reback, some marks and light wear to edges, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESWing W2852 / 3 (check ?????) Krivatsy 13041.
Kipling (Rudyard) . The Jungle Book, reprinted 1896, The Second Jungle Book, reprinted 1899, monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, all edges gilt, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spines lightly rubbed & faded, 8vo, together with Milne (A. A.) , When We Were Very Young, 13th edition, 1926, black & white illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, light marginal toning, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Lang (Andrew) , The Violet Fairy Book, new impression, 1941, 8 coloured plates plus 58 black & white illustrations, some light toning, original gilt decorated violet cloth, spine slightly faded & rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th & early 20th century juvenile & illustrated literature, including Austin Dobson, Miss Mitford, Hugh Thomson, Oliver Goldsmith, all original cloth, many gilt decorated, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 3 shelves)
Moseley (Henry Nottidge). Notes by a Naturalist on the "Challenger," ... made during the Voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" round the World, in the Years 1872-1876, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1879, 2 tinted lithographic plates, folding map, occasional light spotting, original cloth, slightly marked, spine strengthened, 8vo, together with: Palgrave (William Gifford), Ulysses, or Scenes and Studies in Many Lands, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1887, ownership inscription and light spotting to half-title, bookplate, original cloth, slightly rubbed, faint remnant of label to front board, 8vo, Baker (Sir Samuel W.), The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Exploration of the Nile Sources, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1867, 13 plates including frontispieces, 2 maps (1 folding), occasional light spotting, mild damp-staining towards rear of volume 1, occasional pencil markings and annotations, folding map with discreet repair, volume 1 inner hinges tender, original cloth, slightly rubbed, small hole to volume 1 spine, 8vo, Barrow (Sir John), An Auto-Biographical Memoir, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1847, frontispiece (spotted), 16 pp. advertisements, endpapers renewed, bookplate (Sir John Ogilvy, Bart, of Inverquaharity), original cloth, spine faded, tips bumped, 8vo, and 10 others, 19th-century travel, original cloth (Qty: 16)NOTESCzech Africa p. 15 (Baker); Mendelssohn I pp. 89-90 (Barrow).
Morgan (Henry J.) . Bibliotheca Canadensis: or a manual of Canadian literature, 1867, Ottawa, period inscription by the author to front endpaper, some light toning throughout, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, front board loose to foot of spine, boards & spine rubbed & marked, 8vo, together with: Silveira de Braganza (Ronald Louis & Oakes, Charlotte) , The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages, 1st edition, 1974, University of California, San Diego, monochrome frontispiece & map endpapers, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, 8vo, Ferguson (John Alexander) , Bibliography of Australia, 4 volumes, facsimile edition, 1975, Canberra, uniform original cloth in dust jackets, spines slightly faded, covers slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other modern Australia, Pacific, & miscellaneous travel bibliography & reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, 8vo/4to (Qty: 27)
Denne (Henry). A Conference between a sick man and a Minister, shewing the nature of Presumption, Despair, and the true living, London: John Sweeting, 1643, [2], 22pp., 2nd leaf strengthened with fine tissue at gutter, some fraying to margins affecting few catchwords (particularly final leaf), light dampstaining and few marks, modern marbled boards, printed title label to upper board, slim 8vo (Wing D1016), together with: Friedrich (Wilhelm) , A letter written by his Highness the Prince Elector of Brandenbourgh, unto his most Serene and Illustrious Highnes [sic] Richard Lord Protector of the Common-wealth ... Denoting their Highness's joynt-interest in the protecting and defending of the Reformed Protestant cause; ... Translated into English out of the Latine copy printed at Hamborough, [London]: In the year MDCLXIX. [1669, i.e.1659], third variant printing, 8pp., title lightly dust-soiled, some catchwords cut in binding, gilt embossed leather bookplate label of Edward Hailctone to upper pastedown, late 19th century blue quarter sheep, marbled boards worn, slim 4to (Wing F2110A), Church of Scotland (General Assembly) , A Necessary Warning to the Ministerie of the Kirk of Scotland, from the meeting of the Commissioners of the Generall Assembly at Edinburgh 4. Jan. 1643, Edinburgh: Evan Tyler 1643, [2], 13, [1]pp., title dust-soiled and with ink stain, modern marbled wrappers, slim 4to (Wing N369), and 3 other similar 17th century publications (Qty: 6)
Duaren (Francois). De Sacris Ecclesiae ministeriis ac beneficiis libri VIII, 2 parts in one, 1st edition printed in England, London: G. Bishop, 1585, woodcut device to titles, N5 with closed tear in text, occasional underlining and annotations, ink splashes to Y6-7, occasional water stains and light soiling, hinges tender, contemporary calf, covers with oval blindstamped decoration, spine mostly worn away, one corner worn, a little rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESSTC 7262. First printing in England of an important work on the study of law by Francois Duaren (or Douaren, 1509-1559), Proffesor of Law at the University of Bourges. The second part is Pierre Rebuffi's Tractatus de Decimis.
Davey (George, publisher). Views in the Vicinity of Bristol & Chepstow, [Bristol, George Davey], circa 1840, 17 lithograph plates (of 18?) after T. Rowbotham, J.S. Prout, J. Willis etc., no title page or text (as published), some light spotting and browning, one plate detached, original cloth, upper cover titled in gilt, a little rubbed to extremities, some fading, oblong folio (Qty: 1)NOTESThe plates comprise: The Clifton Suspension Bridge; Clifton, Gloucestershire; The Avon from Cook's Folly Wood; View of the Rocks from Clifton Down; Westbury Church, Gloucestershire; Blaise Hamlet [comprising individual vignette views of the nine cottages in the hamlet]; Blaise Castle; Portishead Point, Church and Mouth of the Avon; Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire; Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, West Front; Interior of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, West Window; Interior of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, East Window; Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire; Cheddar Cliffs, Entrance to the Ravine; Cheddar Cliffs, Looking towards the Entrance; Cheddar Cliffs, The Wind Rocks; and The Cave at Cheddar.
Rowlandson (Thomas, illustrator). The Grand Master or Adventures of Quii-Hi? in Hindostan. A Hudibrastic Poem in Eight Cantos by Quiz, 1st edition, London: Thomas Tegg, 1816, folding hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece, hand-coloured aquatint title, 25 hand-coloured plates, 1 sepia plate, errata slip at end, lacking leaf C8 (as often), a little light offsetting and toning, top edge gilt, later navy morocco gilt by Riviere and Son, 8vo (Qty: 1)NOTESAbbey Travel 437; Tooley 412. A handsome copy.
Medical pamphlets & printed dissertations. A large collection of approximately 500 medical & science related pamphlets, majority published in Germany, 18th-early 20th century, including: Dissertatio inauguralis medico-forensis sistens moderatam disquisitionem canonis istius juridici quod scilicet non sit homicida quæ abortum procuret, antequam anima corpori sit infusa, by Johann Juncker & Justinus Bertuch, Halae Magdeburgicae: Joannis Christiani Hilligeri, [1746], 32pp., title imprint cropped at foot, dust-soiled and few ink marks, disbound slim 4to; Dissertatio Inauguralis Medica Sistens Observationem de Singulari Renum Abnormitate ..., by Aemilius Carolus Ernestus Reineger, Leipzig: Litteris Staritzii, [1817], [8],24pp., 1 hand-coloured engraved plate, disbound 4to; De aneurysmate aortae, Dissertatio anatomico-pathologica, by Joannes Henricus Guilielmus Ehrhardt, Leipzig: C.P. Melzer, [1819], [4],36pp., 1 engraved plate, later wrappers, slim 4to; De potioribus arteriae aneurysmaticae ligandae methodis praemissis duorum aneurysmatum feliciter sanatorum historiis, by Karl August Kuhl, Leipzig: literis Straitii, [1824], [2],30pp., 4 engraved plates, ink stamp to verso of title, light dampstaining and spotting, original wrappers (damps soiled at foot), slim 4to; Animadversiones quaedam de pathologia comparata in universum et de chordapso Vegetii in specie, by Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Funke, Leipzig: G.T. Hoehmii, [1832], [8],3-24pp., 1 hand-coloured engraved plate, ink stamp to verso of title, original wrappers, slim 4to; Dissertatio inauguralis medica de Coffea, by Karl Julius Marcus, Leipzig: Karl Melzer, [1837], 29pp., first & last few leaves torn & frayed to margins, dust-soiled and dampstained, disbound slim 4to, with others similar, some in original wrappers, or disbound, mostly slim 4to & 8vo, and a volume containing 20 late 19th/early 20th century science related pamphlets & dissertations (Qty: 2 cartons)
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