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Lot 497

Loudon (J.C.). An Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm and Villa Architecture and Furniture; containing numerous designs for dwellings, from the cottage to the villa, including farm houses, farmeries and other agricultural buildings..., new edition, 1839, half title, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, publisher's list at end, prospectus at front, p. 251 lower corner torn away (just affecting lettering), light marginal toning, contemporary vellum-backed boards, paper label to spine, gilt stamp of the Athenaeum Library to upper cover (show-through to front pastedown), a little rubbed with stains, thick 8vo (1)

Lot 499

Palladio (Andrea). The Architecture of A. Palladio; in four books. Containing a short treatise of the five orders, and the most necessary observations concerning all sorts of building: as also the different construction of private and publick houses, high-ways, bridges, market-places, Xystes, and temples... revis'd, design'd, and publish'd by Giacomo Leoni, Third Edition, corrected. With notes and remarks of Inigo Jones: now first taken, from his original manuscript in Worcester College Library, Oxford, 2 volumes bound in one, printed for A. Ward, S. Birt, D. Browne, etc., 1742, printed title to each volume (first title printed in red and black), engraved portrait frontispiece and allegorical frontispiece by Bernard Picart, 230 copper engraved plates on 207 sheets, including several double-page by John Harris, Bernard Picart, Michael Vandergucht and John Cole engraved portrait and first title with some light spotting and marginal fraying, with a few closed marginal tears, occasional spotting elsewhere, 3 plates (XIV-XVI) with some marginal fraying and tears, with minor loss, modern antique-style half calf, contrasting red and green spine labels, large folio (465 x 290 mm) Harris 685. Wittkower, Palladio and Palladianism, pages 79-83. Described by Wittkower as the "most lavish and most famous English Palladio", the present work was the first to contain the notes and remarks of Inigo Jones, taken from Jones's copy of Palladio's Quattro Libri, which had been bequeathed to Worcester College, Oxford, by Dr. George Clarke, M.P. for the University, and an amateur architect. This edition also contains translations of Palladio's texts on the Antiquities of Rome, and Discourse of the Fires of the Ancients. (1)

Lot 5

Bruce (James). Travels between the years 1765 and 1773, through part of Africa, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia, into Abyssinia, to Discover the Source of the Nile, 1st edition, Albion Press, [1812], engraved portrait and additional title, nine engraved plates, some spotting and offsetting, small previous owner stamp to title and at front, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Mounsey (Augustus H.), A Journey through the Caucasus and the Interior of Persia, 1st edition, 1872, folding map, scattered light spotting, bookplate, front hinge a little tender, original cloth, small split to upper joint, large previous owner signature to upper cover, 8vo, plus Baker (Samuel White), Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon, 1st edition, 1855, half title (with presentation inscription and library stamps), six chromolithographed plates, publisher's list at end, light spotting, contents leaves roughly opened, library stamps, front hinge reinforced, original cloth, spine rubbed, a few stains, 8vo, with other travel including Ralph P. Cobbold's Innermost Asia. Travel & Sport in the Pamirs, 1900, five volumes of Sir Richard Phillips' Voyages and Travels, 1819-20 and Francois le Vaillant. Traveller in South Africa, 2 volumes, 1973 (limited edition of 2500) (14)

Lot 500

Palladio (Andrea). I Quattro Libri dell'architettura, 4 parts in one, Venice, Bartolomeo Carampello, 1601, four engraved woodcut titles within architectural borders, 221 woodcut illustrations, some full and double page by G. & C. Chrieger, C. Coriolano and others after Palladio, printer's woodcut device to colophon, first title with repairs to verso, a few small marginal repairs, some light water stains and soiling, D3 with manuscript note to margin, previous owner signatures at head of title (one crossed-through), endpapers renewed, contemporary vellum, manuscript title to spine, a few repairs and light soiling, folio Fowler 214. Third edition, a reprint of the 1581 edition by the same printer, with the illustrations from the original plates of the 1570 edition. (1)

Lot 502

Pugin (Augustus Welby). An Apology for the Revival of Christian Architecture in England, 1st edition, 1843, half title, 10 engraved plates, bound with The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture: Set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott, 1843, additional engraved title, 20 engraved plates, occasional minor spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary tan morocco gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, 4to, together with Contrasts: Or, a Parallel between the Noble Edifices of the Middle Ages, and Corresponding Buildings of the Present Day; shewing the Present Decay of Taste, 2nd edition, Edinburgh, 1898, engraved additional title, 20 engraved plates, scattered light spotting, original cloth, some light flecked stains, 4to (2)

Lot 504

Rossi (Domenico). Studio d'Architettura Civile sopra gli Ornamenti di Porte Finestre tratti da alcune Fabbriche insigni di Roma con le misure piante modini, e profili, opera de pru celebri architetti de nostri tempi, 2 volumes, Rome, Domenico de Rossi, 1702-11, engraved title to each, 142 and 62 copper engraved plates respecitvely, including some folding and double-page (first volume numbered 1-142 with plate 3 being the single leaf of printed introduction), some light marks and minor waterstains (contents generally in clean condition), each title inscribed in a small hand at head, Ex Libris Burton ex dono Sam Burton, with early 19th century bookplate of William Burton to front pastedown of each volume, contemporary full vellum, rubbed and some marks, minor wear to extremities, large folio (48.5 x 36 cm, 19.3 x 14.5 ins) Berlin, Ornamentstichsammlung 2681. A comprehensive survey of Italian architecture of the 16th and 17th centuries, including the work of Michelangelo, Raphael, Cortona, San Gallo, Bernini, Borromini, Fontana and others. A third volume of plates was published in 1721. Ex Libris William Burton of Longner Hall, near Shrewsbury. (2)

Lot 506

Salmon (William). Palladio Londinensis; or, the London Art of Building, in three Parts, 7th edition, 1767, 54 engraved plates, several folding, a few with repaired tears to verso, some light spotting and soiling, modern brown half calf, small 4to (1)

Lot 507

Serlio (Sebastiano). Regole generali di Architettura di Sabastiano Serlio Bolognese sopra le cinque maniere de gli edifici, cioe, Thoscano, Dorico, Ionico, Corinthio, e Composito... concordano con la dottrina di Vitruvio, 3rd edition, Venice, Francesco Marcolini, 1544, woodcut title printed in red and black, 118 woodcut illustrations, including 57 full-page, large printer's woodcut device to verso of final leaf, early ownership inscription to foot of title, dated 1631, occasional light soiling, penultimate leaf (T3) with small printed decorative slip pasted to verso at foot, and a few worm holes archivally repaired, pages numbered in ink to upper outer corner in an old hand, modern antique-style full calf, folio (35 x 24 cm, 13.75 x 9.5 ins) Fowler 314 (for the second edition of 1540). Cicognara 662. Third Italian edition of Serlio's Book IV on the architectural orders. This edition contains a dedication by the publisher to the Venetian man of letters, architect and patron of the arts Alvise Cornaro (1484-1566), in which he is praised for his fine buildings, including the Casa Cornara at Padua, and the Villa dei Vescovi at Luvigliano, both designed by the important architect Giovanni Maria Falconetto. (1)

Lot 510

Viollet-le-Duc (Eugene Emmanuel). Lectures on Architecture, translated from the French by Benjamin Bucknall, 2 volumes, 1877, 36 double page engraved and lithographed plates, a few tinted, illustrations, some light spotting, original six part wrappers (lacking lower wrapper for part V, some soiling and small marginal tears), untrimmed, modern calf-backed boards, spines a little faded, royal 8vo (2)

Lot 512

Wickes (Charles). Memorials of English Mediaeval Churches; Being Studies from the Finest Existing Examples of the Ecclesiastical Steeples of Great Britain, 1857, additional title, 71 lithographed plates, some light spotting, original cloth, old reback, rubbed with a few stains, folio, together with Architectural Parallels; or the Progress of Ecclesiastical Architecture in England, through the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries, by Edward Sharpe, 2 volumes in 4, 1848, numerous lithographed plates, scattered spotting, library presentation label, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco, a little rubbed and scuffed with some stains, folio, plus History of Art by its Monuments, from its Decline in the Fourth Century to its Restoration in the Sixteenth, translated from the French of Seroux d'Agincourt, 3 volumes in one, 1847, 328 engraved plates, some light spotting and offsetting, modern cloth-backed boards, tear at head of spine, folio (6)

Lot 516

Belidor (Bernard Forest de). Architecture Hydraulique, ou l'Art de Conduire d'Elever et de Menager les Eaux pour les differens besions de la vie, 2 parts in 4 volumes, Paris, 1737-53, two engraved frontispieces, 219 folding engraved plates, engraved headpieces and initials, bound without the portrait of the author, occasional light toning, bookplates of the Earl of Roden and shelf number labels at front, contemporary catspaw calf, joints cracking, volume II lacking one label, some wear at spine ends, 4to, together with a duplicate of volume II, 1739 Belidor's most famous work and a standard for eighteenth century engineers, covering water supply, transport and shipbuilding, fountains among other subjects, using intergral calculus for the first time to solve technical problems. (5)

Lot 517

Blondel (Jacques-Francois). De La Distribution des Maisons de Plaisance et de la Decoration des Edifices en General, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Paris, 1737-38, half title and engraved frontispiece to volume I, titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes, 151 engraved plates only (of 155, lacking four plates in volume II), engraved illustrations, a little light offsetting and toning, contemporary calf gilt, spines a little rubbed with small wormtracks, 4to Fowler 49: "This work deals in great detail with the country house and its garden. The author tells us that its principal object "was to inspire the lover of building with an apt dislike for all in architecture which has only a mediocre beauty."" (2)

Lot 518

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... 3 volumes in 2, 1717-1725, volume I 2nd edition, engraved titles and dedication to volume I, volume III title printed in red and black, subscribers lists, 137 engraved plates and plans only (of 231), several double page, one plate detached in volume III, some light spotting and soiling, previous owner signatures to volume I title, modern half calf by Blair Jeary, edges a little rubbed, folio Fowler 76. Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return. (2)

Lot 519

Carter (John). The Builder's Magazine: Or Monthly Companion for Architects, Carpenters, Masons, Bricklayers, &c. As well as for every Gentleman who would wish to be a competent judge of the elegant and necessary Art of Building... printed for the authors, 1st edition, 1774, 185 engraved plates, including two hand-coloured and 11 folding (dated 1775-1778), after Carter by Royce, Burder and others, a few close-trimmed shaving imprints, occasional light offsetting and soiling, contemporary reverse calf, light edgewear and stains, 4to Harris 67. First published in parts between 1774 and 1778 and covering a wide range of construction and interior design including churches, hospitals, cathedrals, cottages, public buildings, chimney-pieces, doors, windows, bedrooms et al. (1)

Lot 521

Fritach (Adam). L'Architecture Militaire ou la Fortification Nouvelle, augmentee et enrichie de forteresses regulieres, irregulieres, et de dehors; le tout a la practique moderne, 3 parts in one, 1st French edition, Elzevier, Leiden, 1635, engraved title, 35 double page engraved plates, eight double page tables, occasional small mainly marginal wormtracks and light soiling, small ink stamp of Lord Clifford and shelf number to front pastedown, contemporary vellum, lacking one tie, some stains, folio, together with Goldman (Nicolas), La Nouvelle Fortification, 1st French edition, Elzevier, Leiden, 1645, engraved title, numerous engraved illustrations, leaf L2 misbound after L3, occasional marginal wormtrack, a little light soiling, marginal damp stain to first few leaves, bound without front endpaper?, small booklabel of Vallardi, Milan to front pastedown, contemporary vellum, manuscript title to spine, a few light stains, folio Willems 425 & 587 respectively. (2)

Lot 524

Linperch (Pieter). Architectura Mechanica, of Moole-Boek van eenige Opstallen van Moolens, nevens hare Gronden, 2nd edition, Amsterdam, 1727, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, 32 engraved plates on 31 sheets, most double page, re-guarded, bound with Groot Volkomen Moolenboek; of Naauwkeurig Ontwerp. Van Allerhande tot nog toe bekende soorten van Moolens..., by Leendert van Natrus, 2 volumes, Amsterdam, 1734-36, titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes, 52 engraved plates on 49 sheets, most double page or folding, some light offsetting and soiling, front endpaper repaired, contemporary half calf, rebacked, most of original spine relaid, rubbed, folio (550 x 335 mm), together with Zyl (Johannis van), Theatrum Machinarum Universale of Groot Algemeen Moolen-Boek, Behelzende de Beschryving en Afbeeldingen van allerhande soorten van Moolens, der zelver Opstallen, en Gronden, volume I [all published], 1st edition, Amsterdam, 1734, half title, engraved frontispiece, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, 62 double page engraved plates on 61 sheets (56 plates on 55 sheets plus six supplementary plates at end), sometine re-guarded, occasional light water stains and light soiling, later calf-backed boards, a little rubbed, folio (570 x 355 mm) The mechanics of windmills. Pehr Lindberg (or Linperch) visited the Netherlands to study Dutch windmills and his book contains technical drawings and text on various types of windmills and their mechanics. (2)

Lot 525

Muller (John). The Attack and Defence of Fortify'd Places. In three parts. Containing I. Preparations, and different operations for an attack... II. Preparations, and defence of every particular part of a fortification... III. A treatise of mines...., 1st edition, 1747, 25 folding engraved plates, advertisement leaf at end, occasional light offsetting, front endpaper detached, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, rubbed, 8vo, inscribed at front: "Major J. Wilson, 4th Regiment of Inf[an]try, 1748", together with A Treatise containing the Practical Part of Fortification. In Four Parts, by John Muller, 1st edition, 1755, 26 folding engraved plates, eight tables, light offsetting and soiling, hinges reinforced, contemporary tree calf, modern calf reback, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus The Field Engineer, translated from the French of M. le Chevalier de Clairac, by Captain Charles Vallancey. To which are Added, Remarks on Marshal Saxe's new system of Fortification, proposed in his Reveries, or Memoirs on the Art of War, 1st edition, Dublin, 1758, 40 folding engraved plates, some light soiling and small marginal waterstains, contemporary calf, rebacked, some edgewear, 8vo (3)

Lot 526

Palladio (Andrea). The First Book of Architecture, translated out of the Italian, with an Appendix touching Doors and Windows by Pr. Le Muet, Architect to the French King. Translated into English, by Godfrey Richards..., 12th edition, corrected and enlarged, 1733, additional engraved title, title printed in red and black, 70 engravings, several folding, advertisement leaf at end, occasional light spotting and toning, later blindstamped calf, edges a little rubbed, small 4to (1)

Lot 527

Palladio (Andrea). The Four Books of Andrea Palladio's Architecture: wherein, After a short Treatise of the Five Orders, Those Observations that are most necessary in Building, Private Houses, Streets, Bridges, Piazzas, Xisti, and Temples are treated of, 4 parts in one, published by Isaac Ware, 1738, three engraved architectural title pages only (lacking first title), list of subscribers, 212 engraved plates, including the first seven numbered in the text, first few leaves detaching, occasional wormtracks affecting some plates and text, a couple of plates with marginal tears and losses, some light spotting and soiling, disbound, folio Fowler 229. Sold with all faults not subject to return. (1)

Lot 528

Pistolesi (Erasmo). Il Vaticano Descritto ed Illustrato..., con Disegni dal Pittore Camillo Guerra, 8 volumes, Rome: Tipografia della Societa editrice, 1829-38, half titles, engraved titles, numerous engraved plates (few folding), occasional light spotting and offsetting, library inkstamps of St. Peter's College Library, New Kilpatrick to titles or half titles, contemporary brown half morocco, a little rubbed and scuffed, some worming to a few labels, folio (8)

Lot 529

Ricauti (T.J.). Sketches for Rustic Work; Including Bridges, Park and Garden Buildins, Seats and Furniture, 1st edition, 1842, 18 zincographed plates and plans, several detached (gutta percha perished), some light spotting and soiling, previous owner inscription of J.W. Fowley? at head of title, original morocco-backed boards, head of spine chipped, some stains and edgewear, 4to Presentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper: "This work is presented by the author to his printer G.W. Pratt[?] for his attention, and creditable way in which he has printed the plates. London 1842." (1)

Lot 530

Schubler (Johann Jacob). Erste[-Neunzehende] Ausgabe seines vorhabenden Wercks krafft dessen er gesonnen die von Leonhard Christoph Sturm neu herausgegebene... Goldmannische Bau-Kunst..., Augsburg, Jeremias Wolff, [1715-circa 1735], comprising 20 parts (nos. 1-19 plus supplement to the first part), each with printed title and 6 fine copper-engraved plates by Corvinus, Steidlin and Lichtensteger, after Schubler, first printed title in German, with remaining titles in German and Italian, occasional light spotting, mostly to margins, contemporary half plain vellum, rubbed and marked with some soiling, folio (39 x 24 cm, 15.25 x 9.5 ins), together with Belidor (Bernard Forest de), Architechtura Hydraulica. Oder: Die Kunst, das Gew„sser zu denen verschiedentlichen Nothwendigkeiten des menschlichen Lebens zu leiten, in die Hohe zu bringen, und vortheilhaftig anzuwendem, volume 1 (of 4) only, first German edition (except first part, second edition), 1764, 1740-42, 6 parts bound in 1 volume (from the total of 24 parts), 44 folding copper-engraved plates (from the total of 219), text printed in black letter, title to each part, with title to first part printed in red and black (with old ink stamps mostly erased), occasional minor marks and one or two small marginal tears with insignificant loss, not affecting text, contemporary full calf, gilt-decorated spine, rubbed and marked with some wear to edges and extremities, folio Berlin Ornamentstichkatalog 98. Attractive collection of 20 (from the total of 24) suites of 120 engraved baroque designs for French beds, clocks, writing desks, garden ornaments and fountains, organ cases, confessionals etc. by Johann Jacob Schubler (1689-1741). (2)

Lot 536

Vallancey (Charles). A Treatise on Building in Water: In Two Parts, by George Semple, 2nd edition to which is added Part III, 1780, 63 engraved plates, engraved map, some spotting and marginalia, bookplate, contemporary half calf, rebacked, edges rubbed, 4to, together with A Treatise on Inland Navigation, or, the Art of making Rivers navigable, of making Canals in all sorts of soils, and of Contructing Locks and Sluices. Extracted from the Works of Guglielmini, Michelini, Castellus, Belidor, and others, with Observations and Remarks, 1st edition, Dublin, 1763, 24 folding engraved plates (one or two fore margins a little frayed and toned), title with repaired tear to verso, some light spotting, previous owner signature to title, 19th century cloth-backed boards, head of spine torn, upper joint splitting, some edge wear, 4to (2)

Lot 537

Vasi (Guiseppe Agostino). Della Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna, Books 6-10 bound in one, Rome, Nella Stamperia di Niccolo, e Marco Pagliarini Mercanti di Libri a Pasquino, 1756-61, title with engraved vignettes, 99 engraved plates numbered 101-200, 10 engraved illustrations and plans in text (illustration to p. XXXI in volume 10 trimmed and pasted), occasional light toning and minor spotting, mainly to margins and text, occasional small light marginal water stains, one or two lower corners torn away, vertical crease to first title, contemporary mottled half calf, upper cover detached, tear to first panel of spine, a little rubbed, oblong folio (295 x 400 mm) Vasi's magnum opus was published in 10 volumes from 1747-1761 with a total of 200 numbered engravings. (1)

Lot 539

Ville (Chevalier Antoine de). Les Fortifications du Chevalier Antione de Ville, contenans la maniere de fortifier toute sorte de places tant regulierement, qui'irregulierement en quelle assiete qu'elles soient; comme aussi les ponts, passages, entrees de rivieres, ports de mer: La construction de toutes sortes de forts & citadelles; le moyen facile de tracer sur le terrain. Le tout a la moderne, comme il se practique dans la meilleures places de l'Europe, demonstre & calcule par les sinus & logarithmes, Philippe Borde, Lyon, 1640, additional engraved title (dated 1641), engraved portrait (to verso of last contents leaf), 53 engraved plates, including 10 double-page, lacking rear endpaper, a little light spotting and soiling, small marginal damp stains, Croxteth Library bookplate, 18th century sprinkled calf, joints cracking, small loss at foot of spine, a little rubbed with small stains, folio (1)

Lot 544

Carne (John). Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c. Illustrated, volumes 1 & 2 (of 3), circa 1836, numerous black and white plates with tissue guards, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated green calf, all edges gilt, volume 1 front board partially detached, boards and spines rubbed with minor loss, large 8vo, together with Rogers (Samuel), Italy, A Poem, large paper edition, 1838, black and white illustrations, bookplates to front endpapers, some light toning and spotting, original contemporary gilt decorated plum full morocco, boards and spine lightly marked and rubbed, large 4to, and Taine (H.), Voyage Aux Pyr‚n‚es, 8th edition, Paris, 1880, numerous black and white illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated red mottled calf, spine and boards lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th century travel and UK topography reference, some leather bindings, some original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4to (2 cartons)

Lot 546

Gilpin (William). Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty. Made in the Year 1772, On Several Parts of England; particularly the Mountains and Lakes of Cumberland, and Westmoreland, volumes 1 & 2 (bound in one), printed for R. Blamire, 1786, black and white plates (lacking 5 plates), modern endpapers, some light spotting and offsetting, modern gilt decorated tan calf spine retaining contemporary marbled boards, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Clouston (K. Warren), The Chippendale Period in English Furniture, 1897, numerous black and white illustrations, some minor spotting, modern endpapers, contemporary gilt decorated brown cloth, lightly rubbed, 4to, and Phaidon Press (publisher), 10 x 102: 100 Architects, 10 Critics, numerous colour illustrations, original white boards in dust jackets, oblong 4to, plus other art and architecture reference and related, mostly original cloth, some leather bindings, G/VG, 8vo/folio (4 cartons)

Lot 547

Jones (William). The Works of Sir William Jones, volume 1 only (of 6), 1799, numerous black and white plates including portrait frontispiece, some light spotting, modern endpapers, modern gilt decorated blue half calf, large 8vo, together with Morell (Charles), The Tales of the Genii, translated from the Persian, 1824, black and white illustrated title page and frontispiece, some marks and spotting, modern endpapers, all edges gilt, modern gilt decorated blue half calf, small 8vo, and other 19th century and modern India and miscellaneous reference, some odd volumes, some leather bindings, some original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (a carton)

Lot 549

Pote (Joseph). The History and Antiquities of Windsor Castle, and the Royal College, and Chapel of St. George: with the Instirution, Laws, and Ceremonies of the Most Noble Order of the Garter..., Eton: Printed by Joseph Pote, 1749, Large Paper copy, title & dedication in red & black, engraved portrait, folding plan and 11 plates (one double-page), bound with appendix at rear, light tning and occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, large 4to, together with another standard copy of the same work in 20th century half calf, 4to, with Shirley (Evelyn Philip), Some Account of English Deer Parks, with notes on the management of Deer, 1867, frontispiece and few wood engraved vignettes, tipped-in 2 page autograph letter signed from the author to the Earl of Ashburnham dated 13 October 1864, original green cloth gilt, 4to, plus other Windsor area related books and ephemera etc. (a carton)

Lot 553

Sewel (William). The History of the Rise, Increase and Progress, of the Christian People called Quakers; with several Remarkable Occurrences intermixed, 3rd edition, printed by Isaac Collins, Burlington, New-Jersey, 1774, some toning and light spotting, front board and endpaper partially detached, contemporary full reverse calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed with minor loss, large 8vo, together with Harris (William Cornwallis), The Wild Sports of Southern Africa..., 3rd edition, 1841, 26 hand-coloured plates plus black & white folding map to rear, some light spotting, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary gilt-decorated full calf bound by F. Bedford, all edges gilt, front board detached, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Davies (Edward), Celtic Researches, on the Origin, Tradition & Language, of the Ancient Britons..., 1804, some minor water damage to the front, contemporary gilt-decorated full calf, boards detached, spine and boards slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th-century literature and reference, some foreign language, some odd volumes, mostly contemporary leather bindings, condition is generally good, 8vo/folio [approximately 155 volumes] (6 shelves)

Lot 555

Suckling (John). Poems &c., printed by Thomas Warren for Humphrey Mosely, 1648, later inscription to head of title-page, some light toning and minor spotting, bookplate to front pastedown, modern endpapers, modern quarter plum morocco to marbled boards, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, slim 8vo, together with Whiston (William), The Works of Flavius Josephus..., volumes 1-4 (complete), 1806, later inscriptions to heads of title-pages, some light offsetting and spotting, uniform contemporary gilt-decorated mottled calf, boards and spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 17th to 19th century literature and reference, including Memoirs of the Reign of George III, volumes 1-4, by W. Belsham, 3rd edition, 1796, some foreign language and odd volumes, mostly leather bindings, condition is generally good, 8vo/folio [approximately 155 volumes] (6 shelves)

Lot 560

Marillier (H.C.). The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley, 1899, numerous black and white plates, some light spotting, front and rear gutters, reinforced with white tape, original decorated white cloth, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed, large 4to, together with Alexandre (No‰l), The Unknown Modigliani, drawings from the collection of Paul Alexandre, 1st edition, 1993, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original gilt decorated red cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly marked, folio, and Rubin (William), "Primitivism" In 20th Century Art, volumes 1 & 2, 2nd edition, 1985, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, uniform original blue cloth in dust jackets and slipcase, large 8vo, plus other modern art and photography reference and related, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Lot 561

Stevenson (Robert Louis). Edinburgh, Picturesque Notes, 1st edition, 1954, 23 black and white illustrations, some minor toning, original red cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly spotted and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with Gernsheim (Helmut), Lewis Carroll, Photographer, 1st edition, 1949, 64 black and white photogravure plates, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Salgado (Sebastiao), An Uncertain Grace, 1st edition, 1990, numerous black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, plus other modern photographer and photography reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Lot 562

Bindings. The Works of Charles Kingsley, 11 volumes, Eversley Edition, 1881, uniform contemporary gilt decorated tan half calf, spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, Poems, by Jean Ingelow, 1867, numerous black and white illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated red full morocco bound by Riviere, all edges gilt, boards and spine rubbed, 8vo, The Christian Year, by John Keble, 2nd edition, 1898, 5 black and white illustrations by R. Anning Bell, Voyageuses, by Paul Bourget, Paris, circa 1900, both with period inscriptions to front endpapers, both contemporary gilt decorated blue full calf bound by Relfe Brothers, boards and spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with other 19th and early 20th century literature, reference and periodicals, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folo, approximately 120 volumes (6 shelves)

Lot 58

Davies (J.D.). A History of West Gower, Glamorganshire, 4 parts in 4 volumes, Swansea, 1877-94, engraved plates and folding tables, some occasional browning, contemporary half morocco, heavily rubbed, Part 2 and Part 4 rebacked with remains of original spines relaid, together with duplicates of Parts 1 & 2, 8vo, plus Baker (Charles & Francis, G.G.), Surveys of Gower and Kilvey and of Several Mesne Manors within that Seigniory, [1870], engraved frontispiece, some scattered heavy spotting or light browning, contemporary half calf, some wear, upper cover near detached, large 8vo, plus Evans (J. Gwenogvryn), The Black Book of Carmarthen, Pwllheli, 1906, pages partly uncut, original cloth gilt, large 8vo, (limited edition 458/600 copies), plus others related on the Gower and West Wales (approx. 50)

Lot 580

Bell (Mrs Arthur). Representative Paintes of the XIXth Century, 1899, 50 black and white illustrations, including photogravures and half-tone blocks, period inscription to the half title, some light toning and spotting, original gilt decorated red cloth, boards and spine lightly rubbed, large 8vo, together with Hyde (Ralph), A Prospect of Britain, the town panoramas of Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, 1st edition, 1994, numerous black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly rubbed to head, oblong 4to, plus other modern art, architecture and antique reference, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves + a carton)

Lot 583

Kemp (E.G.). The Face of China, 1909, limited edition 24/110, numerous colour and monochrome plates, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor spotting, partially excised with some missing plates, original gilt decorated white boards, marked and rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, together with Pim (Commander Bedford), The Gate of the Pacific, 1863, 7 black and white maps, 9 plates including colour frontispiece, period inscription to head of title page, some minor toning, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Brown (A.R.), The Andaman Islanders, 1st edition, 1922, 19 black and white plates, 2 maps, and 46 illustrations in the text, period inscription to the front endpaper, some light toning, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards slightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th century travel reference and related, including Japan, India, Asia, all original cloth, some volumes partially excised of plates, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (5 shelves)

Lot 587

Latimer (John). Sixteenth-Century Bristol, 1908, The Annals of Bristol, In the Seventeenth Century, 1900, ... In the Eighteenth Century, 1893, ... In the Nineteenth Century, 1887, ... In the Nineteenth Century (concluded) 1887-1900, 1902, 5 volumes, Bristol, some light spotting, 4 volumes in uniform contemporary red cloth, one rebound in modern brown cloth, spines lightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Ison (Walter), The Georgian Buildings of Bath, from 1700 to 1830, 1st edition, 1948, numerous black and white illustrations, original red cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 8vo, and Kingsley (Nicholas), The Country Houses of Gloucestershire, volumes 1-3, 1st editions, Cheltenham/Chichester, 1989-201, numerous black and white illustrations, all original cloth in dust jackets, spines lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, plus other late 19th century and modern Bristol, Bath and Gloucestershire reference and related, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, and modern pamphlets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (5 shelves & 2 cartons)

Lot 588

Davies (Edward). Celtic Researches, on the Origin, Traditions and Language of the Ancient Britons, with some Introductory Sketches on Primitive Society, Printed for the Author, 1804, subscribers' list, some heavy spotting and light browning, library label with withdrawn stamp to front pastedown, contemporary boards with modern calf reback, together with Jones (Josiah Thomas), Geiriadur Bywgraffyddol o Enwogion Cymru..., 2 volumes, Aberdare, 1867, a little spotting, modern cloth gilt, a little rubbed, all large 8vo, plus Jones (Thomas Gwynn), Cofiant Thomas Gee, Dimbych, 1913, portrait frontispiece, contemporary ink inscription and library stamp to front endpaper, original cloth, a little frayed at foot of spine, 8vo, plus other mostly 20th-century Welsh language interest List available on request. (3 shelves)

Lot 592

Milne (A.A.). Now We Are Six, 2nd edition, 1927, black and white illustrations by E.H. Shepard, period inscription to the half-title, some minor toning, original gilt decoration red cloth, spine lightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Rackham (Arthur, illustrator), The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth & Marvels, by Thomas Ingoldsby, 1907, 24 colour tipped in plates, plus 29 black and white illustrations, some minor toning, original gilt decorated brown cloth, boards slightly rubbed and marked, 4to, and Irving (Washington), Rip Van Winkle..., 1850, 6 hand coloured illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper, some light toning, original embossed red cloth, front board detached, spine rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th century juvenile and illustrated literature, mostly original cloth, many decorative cloth, some leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)

Lot 593

Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). The Masque of Comus, The Heritage Press, circa 1950s, colour illustrations, original black quarter cloth to marbled boards in slipcase, 8vo, together with Wolfe (Humbert), A Winter Miscellany, 1930, limited edition 202/225, signed by the author to the limitation page, publishers original gilt decorated quarter vellum, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Walsh (Graham, illustrator), The Fellow Travellers, by Hans Andersen, Hornsey School of Art Press, 1946, period inscription by the illustrator to front endpaper, some light spotting, original quarter blue morocco to cream boards, slightly marked, 8vo, and other early to mid-20th century illustrated and juvenile literature, all original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)

Lot 597

Bindings. The Book of Saints and Heroes, by Mrs. Lang, 1912, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated blue calf, Adventures in the Arctic Regions..., by H.W.G. Hyrst, 1910, 16 black and white illustrations, period inscription to front endpapers, some light marks and spotting, contemporary gilt decorated blue calf, Famous Caverns and Grottoes, Described and Illustrated by W.H. Davenport Adams, 1886, 40 black and white illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper, some minor spotting, contemporary gilt decorated red calf, Memories & Portraits by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1909, bookplate to front pastedown, some light toning, contemporary gilt decorated blue calf, all bound by Bickers & Son, boards and spines slightly rubbed, all 8vo, together with other 19th and early 20th century literature and miscellaneous reference, including The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, 1828, all leather bindings, many gilt decorated, condition is generally good, 8vo, approximately 190 volumes (6 shelves + a carton)

Lot 601

Belidor (Bernard Forest de). La Science Des Ingenieurs Dan La Conduite Des Travaux De Fortification Et D'Architecture Civile, 2 volumes, Paris, 1729, black and white folding plates plus volume 1 engraved frontispiece, period inscription to head of volume 1 title page, as well as some loss to front endpapers through to b1, some light toning and spotting, uniform later mottled half calf, volume 1 front board partially detached, spines rubbed with minor loss, large 4to, together with Jamieson (Alexander), A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufacturers and Miscellaneous Knowledge, 2 volumes, circa 1827, numerous black and white illustrations and plates, some minor spotting and marks, uniform contemporary tan half calf, boards slightly rubbed and marked, large 4to, and Rumford (Benjamin, Count of), Essays, Political and Economical, and Philosophical, 3 volumes, 5th edition, 1800-1802, some minor spotting, contemporary gilt decorated calf spines retaining rebound boards, rubbed with some loss, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th century architecture and miscellaneous reference, some odd and incomplete volumes, mostly leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8v/folio, approximately 112 volumes (6 shelves)

Lot 61

[Dyde, William]. The History and Antiquities of Tewkesbury, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time. Collected from Ancient Records and other Authentic Materials. To which is added, some account of the Medicinal Water, Near Tewkesbury, 1st edition, Tewkesbury: Dyde & Son, 1790, half-title, folding engraved frontispiece, two engraved plates and one folding table, spotting & toning to frontispiece & title, modern half calf gilt, small 8vo, together with Booker (Luke), A Descriptive and Historical Account of Dudley Castle and its Surrounding Scenery, Dudley, 1825, uncoloured aquatint illustration to title, two folding lithograph plans, six lithograph plates (2 double-page) and one engraved portrait, contemporary half calf, light wear to extremities, 8vo, Maynard (John), Maynard's Concise History of Epping Forest..., Published by the Author, School House, Theydon Bois, Essex, 1860, light marginal toning and spotting, 20th century cloth, slim 8vo (3)

Lot 64

Fulton (Robert). A Treatise on the Improvement of Canal Navigation; Exhibiting the Numerous Advantages to be Derived from Small Canals..., 1st edition, 1796, bound with Observations on the Various Systems of Canal Navigation... 1st edition, 1797, two works in one, half title to second work, 21 engraved plates, some light offsetting and spotting, ownership signature of Lord Robert Clifford (with shelf number stamp), original boards (detaching), spine defective and vertically split, 4to Goldsmiths 16780; Kress B. 3129; Sabin 26201. (1)

Lot 66

Hassell (John). Tour of the Isle of Wight, 2 volumes, 1790, additional engraved titles, 30 sepia aquatint plates, some light offsetting and spotting, bookplates, contemporary mottled calf gilt, spines and edgers a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Roscoe (Thomas), Summer Tour of the Isle of Wight; Including Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, the South Western Railway, 1843, half title, engraved title, folding map (tears along folds, reinforcements to verso), engraved plates and illustrations, some light spotting and toning, previous owner inscription, all edges gilt, contemporary calf gilt, upper joint splitting, head of spine chipped, some edge wear, 8vo (3)

Lot 7

Call (Johann Van). Admirandorum Quadruplex Spectaculum delectum, pictum, et aeri incisum, Amsterdam, circa 1700, engraved title (repaired to verso), 64 engraved views by P. Schenk after Van Call, each captioned in Latin and Dutch beneath, engraved mezzotint portrait of Frederich Augustus, Duke of Saxony, engraved dedication and three engraved divisional titles (of 4?), a little light marginal soiling, 19th century half calf, a little rubbed, oblong 4to (200 x 270 mm) Fine engraved views of Amsterdam, The Hague, Het Loo and towns and castles along the Rhine. (1)

Lot 74

Rudge (Thomas). General View of the Agriculture in the County of Gloucester. Drawn up for the Consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement, 1st edition, 1807, folding hand-coloured map frontispiece, two folding plans with outline colour, engraved plate, light offsetting, previous owner signature to title, bookplate, contemporary half calf, edges rubbed, 8vo, together with The Suffolk Traveller. First published by Mr. John Kirkby, of Wickham-Market, who took an actual survey of the whole county, in the years 1732, 1733 and 1734, 2nd edition, 1764, four folding engraved road maps, title repaired, light water stains, front hinge breaking, later panelled calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Journal of a Tour and Residence in Great Britain, during the Years 1810 and 1811, by a French Traveller [Louis Simond], 2 volumes, Edinburgh, 1815, 21 tinted aquatint plates, two folding tables, publisher's list at end of volume I, some light offsetting, contemporary half calf, old rebacks, a little rubbed, 8vo, with seven others including Tallis's Illustrated London; in Commemoration of the Great Exhibition of all Nations in 1851, 2 volumes, circa 1851, and W.B. Cooke and G. Cooke's The Thames, a Picturesque Delineation of the Most Beautiful Scenery, volume I only (of 2), 1814 (13)

Lot 75

Seyer (Samuel). Memoirs Historical and Topographical of Bristol and its Neighbourhood, 2 volumes, Bristol, 1821-23, additional engraved title to volume I, engraved and lithographed maps, plans and plates, illustrations, light offsetting and spotting, bookplates, all edges gilt, contemporary burgundy morocco, rebacked with original spines relaid, a little rubbed, 4to, together with An Historical and Architectural Essay Relating to Redcliffe Church, Bristol, by J. Britton, 1st edition, 1813, 12 engraved plates and plans, publisher's list at end, scattered spotting, original boards, modern calf reback, 4to, plus Skelton's Etchings of the Antiquities of Bristol from Original Sketches by the late Hugh O' Neill, circa 1830, 56 engraved plates, including title, some light marginal soiling, later calf-backed boards, 4to, with five others including Report to the General Board of Health on a Preliminary Inquiry into Sewerage, Drainage, and Supply of Water and the Sanitary Condition of the Inhabitants of the City and County of Bristol, 1850, John Britton's The History and Antiquities of Bath Abbey Church, 1825, and The History and Antquities of the Abbey and Cathedral Church of Bristol, 1830 (9)

Lot 76

Stukeley (William). Stonehenge. A Temple Restor'd to the British Druids, 1st edition, London: W. Innys and R. Manby, 1740, engraved portrait frontispiece (offset to title), 35 engraved plates (including 9 folding), bound with Abury, A Temple of the British Druids, with some others, Described. Wherein is a more particular account of the first and patriarchal religion; and of the peopling the British Islands, Volume the Second [the Description of Stonehenge forms the first Volume], 1st edition, London: Printed for the Author, 1743, large folding engraved frontispiece birdseye view of Avebury, 39 engraved plates (including 6 folding), few minor marks but generally very clean, later endpapers preserving 19th century bookplate of James Frampton (of Moreton House, Dorset) to upper pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine with red morocco labels, old repairs to joints and board corners, upper joint cracked and light wear to extremities, folio Upcott pp.1320-1322 and 1325-1328. Provenance: From the collection of John Harris OBE, Fellow and Curator emeritus of the Drawings Collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects. (1)

Lot 77

Webb (John). A Vindication of Stone-Heng Restored: In which the Orders and Rules of Architecture Observed by the Ancient Romans, are Discussed. Together with the Customs and Manners of several Nations of the World in matters of Building of Greatest Antiquity. As also an Historical Narration of the most memorable Actions of the Danes in England, 1st edition, London: Printed by R. Davenport for Tho. Bassett, 1665, [6],92,97-232,[2]pp. (numbers 93-96 omitted in pagination), title-page printed in red and black with woodcut vignette, 11 numbered text engravings, woodcut head-pieces and initials, imprimatur leaf (short repaired closed tear to fore-edge margin) and final errata leaf present, small rust hole to R2 with slightly affecting few letters, repaired closed tear to 3C2, some occasional light toning and minor spotting (mostly to margins), contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with defective title label, double gilt ruled border to boards with small thistle motif to corners, joints cracked and some wear to extremities, folio ESTC R12913; Fowler 440; Wing W1203. Provenance: armorial bookplates of Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland (1792-1865) of Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, and John Harris OBE, Fellow and Curator emeritus of the Drawings Collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects. (1)

Lot 79

[Young, Arthur]. A Six Months Tour through the North of England. Containing an Account of the present state of Agriculture, Manufactures and Population, in several Counties of this Kingdom, 4 volumes, 1st edition, 1770, folding map, 27 engraved plates, six folding tables, occasional light offsetting and spotting, W.A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey booklabels, later tree calf by Zaehnsdorf, spines with red and green labels and gilt decoration, 8vo A fine set. (4)

Lot 8

Carmichael (Mrs. A.C.). Domestic Manners and Social Condition of the White, Coloured and Negro Population of the West Indies, by Mrs. Carmichael, Five Years a Resident in St. Vincent and Trinidad, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1833, half title to volumes, I, a few light spots, original boards, paper labels to spine, light spotting to covers, 8vo, author's presentation inscription to volume I half title (Sabin 10937), together with Domestic Manners of the Americans, by Mrs. Trollope, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, 1832, half titles, 24 uncoloured lithographed plates, manuscript list at front of volume I, a little light spotting, original cloth, spines a little rubbed and faded, 8vo, plus A Winter in the West Indies, Described in Familiar Letters to Henry Clay, of Kentucky, by Joseph John Gurney, 2nd edition, 1840, wood-engraved frontispiece, publisher's list at end, some spotting, contemporary previous owner signature, front hinge tender, original blindstamped cloth, chips and tears to spine, some fading, 8vo, with five others including Mrs Trollope's Belgium and Western Germany in 1833, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1834 and Henry Coleridge's Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825, 3rd edition, 1832 (11)

Lot 81

Bewick (Thomas). A History of British Birds (Land/Water), 2 volumes in one, Newcastle, 1809, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, some light spotting, bookplate, later burgundy morocco, spine a little faded, a few small light mottled spots, 8vo, together with A General History of Quadrupeds, 3rd edition, 1792 and 4th edition, 1800 (3)

Lot 99

New Naturalist Series. Numbers 1-115, a complete run, 1945-2010, all first editions excepting numbers 2, 19, 50-53, 55, 58, 60 & 72 reprints, number 35 2nd edition, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, a few light spots and previous owner inscriptions to early numbers, number 13 lacking front endpaper, original cloth, dust jackets, a few small nicks and tears, some early numbers price-clipped, some fading to spines, numbers 68-72, 108, 113 & 115 signed by the authors, together with 1st editions of 121 & 123, 2012-2013 and 6 titles from the New Naturalist Monograph series, a few reprinted (123)

Lot 600

A Waterford crystal Table Lamp with bulbous hobnail shade on baluster column and domed base, 18in H, a Waterford crystal Table Lamp with brass mounts and a two branch Wall Light, A/F

Lot 437

‡IAN ARMOUR-CHELU (1928-2000)San Giorgio dei Greci, Venice in evening Lightsigned and dated ‘Armour -Chelu 1991’ (lower right)and further inscribed as title on the mountwatercolour11 ½ x 8 ½ in (29.3 x 20.9cm )Provenance: with the Peter Hedley Gallery, Wareham, Dorset

Lot 605

A pair of gilt-metal three-light rococo Candle Holders with leafage scroll and fruiting vine branches, cherub and leafage bases, 14in

Lot 230

2 table lamps, a ceiling light and 2 wall lights

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