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Lot 2
A Shoolbred & Co oak stool/piano stool, low back and brass-mounted decoration, width 54.5cm. CONDITION REPORT Waer and bruising to the wood commensurate with age, some old light splintering to corners on legs, top rail and middle cross support rotate but not broken possibly had three supports for top rail but not present just pin holes from panel pins, dirty and right hand side on circular carving, one dent and one small chip approx 5mm long, mild splintering to back edges of support, two front corners chipping, right hand side has larger chip than left hand side, width 54.5cm Height 62.5cm depth 35cm.
Lot 398
A FAMILY OF FIRST WORLD WAR MEDALS, awarded to George Tranmer of the 1st Light Infantry comprising 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, an enamelled British Red Cross Medal and his spurs, together with his brother-in- law's death plaque, two sets of Second World War Medals awarded to both his sons with paperwork, bible, his son Roy Tranmer's last letter home and a British War medal awarded to Pte. H. Clough, Roy Tranmer's father-in-law (17) (Est. plus 18% premium inc. VAT)
Lot 351
[Pratt, Samuel]. The Regulating Silver Coin, made Practicable and Easie, to the Government and Subject, 1696, [2],125,[1]pp., occasional cropping to running titles at head, disbound 8vo (Wing P3184), together with, [Lowndes, William], A Report Containing an Essay for the Amendment of the Silver Coins, 1695, 159,[1]pp., disbound 8vo (Wing L3323), with Neville (Robert), The Great Excellency, Usefulness, and Necessity of Humane Learning. Declared in a Sermon, Preached before the University, at Great St. Maries Church in Cambridge, August the 7th, 1681, London: Benjamin Billingsley, 1681, light dampstaining and dust-soiling, 20th century morocco backed marbled boards, slim 4to (Wing N521), plus thirteen other 17th & 18th century pamphlets, mostly disbound (16)
Lot 577
Dickens (Charles). Bleak House, 1853, black and white illustrations by H.K. Brown, loss and repair to title page, some light spotting, contemporary green half morocco, front board detached, spine partially detached, rubbed, 8vo, together with Ruskin (John), The Stones of Venice, volumes 1-3, 1898, colour and monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated half vellum, slightly toned, 8vo, and Shenstone (William), The Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone, volumes 1-3, 2nd edition, 1765-69, black and white engraved frontispiece and title pages to volumes 1 & 2, some minor spotting, uniform contemporary full calf, boards and spines rubbed, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th century literature and reference, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, some foreign language and odd volumes, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (approximately 100 volumes) (3 shelves)
Lot 570
Kipling (Rudyard). The Jungle Book, 1899, The Second Jungle Book, 1897, both reprint editions, black and white illustrations, some minor spotting, both original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Finden (W. & E.), Finden's Byron Beauties: Or, The Principle Female Characters in Lord Byron's Poems, 1836, 39 black and white engraved plates, some light toning and marks, bookploate to front pastedown, contemporary gilt decorated blue calf, boards and spine rubbed, 8vo, and Warren (Samuel), The Lily and The Bee, an Apologue of The Crystal Palace, 1st edition, 1851, some minor spotting, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th century literature and reference, including Strand Magazine, 12 volumes, 1891-96, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, condition generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Lot 341
Milton (John). Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books, 5th edition, 1691, engraved portrait frontispiece, 11 engraved plates only (lacking plate for Book V), biro annotation to title and to a couple of leaves, two leaves loosening at front, a few closed tears, holes and frayed fore margins, occasional light soiling, bound with Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes, 1688, 66 pp. & 57 pp., rear endpaper torn with loss, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, rubbed, folio First work Wing M2149. Sold with all faults not subject to return. (1)
Lot 56
Harrison (Joseph). The Floricultural Cabinet and Florist's Magazine, volumes 1-6 only, 1834-38, 84 hand-coloured engraved plates, additional title to volume I, occasional light offsetting and spotting, most volumes with manuscript notes front and rear by Georgiana Kilderbee, contemporary green half morocco gilt, spines rubbed and scuffed, some loss to volume 4 spine, 8vo (6)
Lot 28
Chantrey (Francis, Sir). The Peak Scenery of Derbyshire, illustrated with engravings, by Messrs. G. & W.B. Cooke, &c. from drawings made for the purpose; by F. Chantrey, circa 1818-23, 26 (of 29) engraved plates, lacking plates 6, 11 & 16 (View near Matlock High Tor, Stoney Middleton, & Haddon Hall), issued without the text by E. Rhodes, with additional tipped-in printed publication note before title, some light spotting, mainly to margins, original morocco-backed boards, with gilt morocco label to upper cover, rubbed and soiled with some wear, and upper cover detached, 4to (1)
Lot 35
Horsfield (Thomas Walker). The History, Antiquities, and Topography of the County of Sussex, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Lewes, Sussex Press, 1835, 2 folding engraved maps, 56 engraved plates, including portrait frontispiece to each volume, wood engraved illustrations to text, some light spotting to folding maps, preliminary leaves, etc, occasional light offsetting, wide margins, contemporary half morocco, rubbed and joints partly cracked, with minor wear to extremities, large 4to Large Paper Subscriber's Copy (with printed ticket to front pastedown of each volume, giving the subscriber's price of ·4:4s. (1)
Lot 47
Dixon (Charles). The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of the British Islands, 2nd edition, enlarged, improved and thoroughly revised by the author, Sheffield, 1900, 41 chromolithographed plates, some light toning, bookplate, original pictorial cloth, spine a little rubbed and toned, a few light damp stains, 4to, together with Woodcuts of British Birds, by E. Fitch Daglish, 1925, 20 woodcut plates, a few light spots, previous owner signature, original cloth-backed boards, slight soiling, 4to, limited edition of 500, plus William Yarrell's A History of British Birds, 4 volumes, 4th edition, 1871-74 and two others (8)
Lot 70
Vaurie (Charles). The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna, 2 volumes, Witherby, 1959-65, original cloth, dust jackets, spines a little faded, volume II price-clipped, 4to, together with The Gannet. A Bird with a History, by J.H. Gurney, Witherby, 1913, illustrations, light toning to endpapers, 'Archive Copy' ink stamp to title, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, 8vo, plus Cuckoo Problems, by E.C. Stuart Baker, Witherby, 1942, colour plates, one or two detached, ink stamp to title, original blue cloth, dust jacket, a few chips, 8vo, with other Witherby natural history etc, including The Bird as a Diver, by John Dewar, 1924, The Ducks of India, by R.G. Wright and Douglas Dewar, 1925, William Fawcett's Hunting in Northumbria, 1927 and Masauji Hachisuka's The Birds of the Philippine Islands, parts II-IV only, 1932-34 (approx 70)
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Lot 18
[Salmon, Thomas]. Lo Stato Presente di Tutti i Paesi, e Popoli del Mondo Naturale, Politico e Morale... volumes XII & XIII, D'Inghilterra & Della Scozia e Dell'Irlanda only, Venice, 1743, additional engraved title to each, four folding engraved maps (with closed tears), 49 engraved plates, most folding, water stain to volume XIII, a few minor spots, contemporary vellum gilt, some light soiling, 8vo (2)
Lot 477
Betjeman (John). Ghastly Good Taste, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1933, 1st issue with errata slip and 'Mowbray' poem on page 119, folding panorama at end, spare label, original cloth-backed pink boards, spine slightly darkened and rubbed, 8vo, together with Continual Dew, 1st edition, 1937, illustrations, original cloth gilt, all edges gilt, dust jacket by J. McKnight Kauffer, spine a little toned and chipped, 8vo, plus First and Last Loves, 1st edition, 1952, illustrations, some light spotting, original cloth, price-clipped dust jacket, light spotting, 8vo, with a presentation inscription to Frederick Etchell, F.R.I.B.A. from the author, with others by or on Betjeman including A Nip in the Air, 1974 (signed limited edition 83/175), A Garland for the Laureate. Poems Presented to Sir John Betjeman on his 75th birthday, Celandine Press, 1981, limited edition 305/350 and A Catalogue of Works by Sir John Betjeman from the Collection of Ray Carter with an Unpublished Poem, 1983, limited edition 281/300 (18)
Lot 309
Cary (John, Merchant of Bristol). A Discourse concerning the Trade of Ireland and Scotland, as they stand in Competition with the Trade of England, being taken out of an Essay on Trade, and Printed at Bristol, Anno 1695. Reprinted at London, 1696, [2],13,[1]pp., small hole to first two leaves touching few letters, light dampstain to upper outer corner, side sewn as issued, slim 4to (Wing C727), together with Ireland, An Answer to a Letter from a Gentleman in the Country, to a Member of the House of Commons: on the Votes of the 14th. Instant. Relating to the Trade of Ireland, London: George Huddleston, 1698, 39,[1]pp., stain to title, 20th century wrappers incorporating 18th century marbled paper, slim 8vo (Wing A3314), with [Clarke, George], A Treatise of Wool, and the Manufacture of it: In a Letter to a Friend. Occasion'd upon a Discourse concerning the great Abatements of Rents, and Low Value of Lands..., London: William Crooke, 1685, 31,[1]pp., some toning and spotting, modern boards, slim 4to (Wing C4445, Kress 1619, Goldsmiths 2584), and [Shebbeare, John], A Fourth Letter to the People of England. On the Conduct of the M____rs in Alliances, Fleets, and Armies, since the first Differences on the Ohio, to the taking of Minorca by the French, published M. Collier, 1756, [2], 49,[1]pp., some toning, light stain to final leaf, untrimmed, stitched as issued, slim 8vo, plus five other 18th & 19th century pamphlets (9)
Lot 581
Fairburn (John, publisher). The Black Book; Or, Corruption Unmasked!..., 1820, some light spotting, modern brown morocco spine retaining contemporary full calf boards, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Hogg (James), The Pilgrims of the Sun; A Poem, 1815, period inscription and bookplates to front endpapers, some minor spotting, contemporary gilt decorated calf, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss, hinges cracked, 8vo, and Hayley (William), The Triumphs of Temper, A Poem: In Six Cantos, new edition, 1817, colour frontispiece, period inscription to front endpaper, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor spotting, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th century literature and reference, all leather bindings, condition generally good/very good, 8vo, (approximately 100 volumes) (3 shelves)
Lot 77
Jardine (Sir William). The Naturalist's Library, 27 volumes, 1855-66, comprising Mammalia, Volumes I-IV, VI-XI, Ornithology, Volumes I, III-XII & XIV, & Entomology, Volumes I-II, IV & VI-VII, numerous hand-coloured engraved plates, all original publisher's red cloth gilt, rubbed and some marks and discolouration, several volumes with some surface damp staining, together with The Naturalist's Library, Ichthyology, 2 volumes, Edinburgh, 1835/40, hand-coloured engraved plates, original publisher's cloth, rubbed and some wear, first volume torn to foot of spine, plus Martin (W.C.L.), A General History of Humming-birds, with a special reference to the collection of J. Gould, H.G. Bohn, 1861, hand-coloured engraved plates, original red cloth gilt, rubbed and some marks and light discolouration, all small 8vo (30)
Lot 12
Guthrie (William). A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the several Kingdoms of the World, 16th edition, 1796, engraved folding double hemisphere map frontispiece, engraved plate, 25 folding engraved maps, occasional light offsetting, contemporary sheep, rubbed with some wear at spine ends, thick 8vo (1)
Lot 356
Salteren (George). Of the Antient Lawes of Great Britaine, London: John Jaggard, 1605, 44 leaves, initial leaf A1 misbound at rear and with early manuscript notes, title and B2 with faint inkstamp, fore-edge blank margin of sopme leaves with worm holes & trail (occasionally touching a few letters), light dampstain to lower outer corners, dust-soiling, modern wrappers, slim 4to (STC 21635), together with [Protestant Converts], The Confession and publike recantation of thirteene learned personages, lately converted in France, Germanie, and the Lowe-Countreys, from Poperie, to the Churches reformed: wherein they have zealously and learnedly set downe the reasons that moved them thereunto. The names and degrees of the converts. 1. Godefrid Rabin ... 2. Simon Palory ... 12. Francis Goupil Angeuin .. 13. Lewys du Boys ... Translated out of the French and Dutch printed copies, by I.M., 1st edition, Imprinted at London for G.P., 1602, [120pp.], first word of title cropped and upper outer blank corner torn, some light dust-soiling and few makes, modern marbled boards, slim 4to (STC 1074.5) (2)
Lot 314
[Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield]. Vivian Grey, 5 volumes, 1st edition, 1826-27, half titles for volumes II & V as called for, lacking advertisement leaves, manuscript author name to volume I title, occasional light spotting, contemporary half calf, spines with red labels and gilt decoration, loss at volume I foot, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Lothair, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1870, some light spotting, contemporary ownership inscription to volume I, hinges tender, original green cloth, as few splits to joints and spine ends, some edge wear, 8vo, plus Endymion, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1880, bound without half titles and advertisements, some spotting, contemporary half morocco, some wear at spine ends, rubbed, 8vo, with others by or relating to the author (37)
Lot 57
Hill (John). Eden: or, a Compleat Body of Gardening. Containing Plain and Familiar Directions for Raising the several useful Products of a Garden..., Compiled and Digested from the Papers of the late celebrated Mr. Hale, by the Authors of the Compleat Body of Husbandry..., 1757, fifty-six hand-coloured engraved botanical plates only (of 60, lacking plates 2, 20, 48 & 53), lacking frontispiece, plates 1, 7 & 8 detached, first & last few leaves a little creased with margins to title, dedication leaf & final leaf repaired to margins with tissue, light toning throughout, few marks, contemporary calf, late 19th century calf, joints cracked, stain to spine, covers marked and some wear, folio, plus four other related hand-coloured engraved plates from the same work Henrey 776; Nissen 880. The work was issued in 60 numbers from 28 August 1756 to 8 November 1757. (1)
Lot 26
Allen (Thomas). A New and Complete History of the County of York, 6 volumes, 1828-31, engraved frontispiece and additional title to each, 136 engraved plates after Nathaniel Whittock, occasional offsetting and spotting, front endpapers partly excised, bookplates, contemporary half calf, spines faded, joints cracking, some edge wear, 8vo, together with The New Bath Guide: Or Memoirs of the B.N.R.D. Family in a series of poetical epistles, Bath, John Brewer, 1807, 11 engraved plates, bound with The Peasants Fate: A Rural Poem with Miscellaneous Poems, by William Holloway, 1802, engraved frontispiece, three engraved plates, bound with A Tribute to the Manes of Unfortunate Poets, in Four Cantos; with other poems on various subjects, by John Hunter, 2nd edition, 1802, occasional spotting and light toning, one or two fore margins with slight fraying, contemporary half calf, rebacked and recornered, 8vo, with 12 others including W. Blew's Brighton and its Coaches, 1894, Poetical Sketches in Scarborough in 1813, 1893, Henry Bohn's A Guide to the Knowledge of Pottery, Porcelain, and other objects of vertu, 3rd edition, 1887, and Bradshaw's Railway Time Table, facsimile edition, 1880 (19)
Lot 36
Marshall (William). The Rural Economy of Glocestershire; Including its Dairy: Together with the Dairy Management of North Wiltshire and the Management of Orchards and Fruit Liquor in Herefordshire, 2 volumes in one, 2nd edition, 1796, double-page engraved map, a little light spotting, previous owner inscription, later red half morocco, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with A Guide to the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire [by Thomas West], 7th edition, 1799, engraved frontispiece (with light water stain), folding map, illustration, some light spotting, untrimmed in original boards, spine worn, 8vo, plus Strigulensia. Archaelogical Memoirs Relating to the District Adjacent to the Confluence of the Severn and the Wye, by George Ormerod, 1861, lithographed frontispiece (detached), folding map, illustrations, presentation inscription and autograph letter, 1864 from the author to an H.G. Bull at front, original blindstamped cloth, spine rubbed with split to lower joint, 8vo, with eight other topographical etc (11)
Lot 586
Bewick (Thomas). A History of British Birds, volumes 1 & 2, Newcastle, 1832, numerous black and white illustrations, some light spotting, volume 1 front endpapers and title partially detached, uniform contemporary embossed green cloth, volume 1 spine partially detached, covers and spines slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, together with Farrar (F.W.), The Life and Work of St. Paul, 1883, colour map frontispiece and black and white illustrations, period inscription to 'Miss Davis' to front endpaper, some light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated brown morocco, boards lightly rubbed, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, thick 8vo, and Stanley (Arthur Penrhyn), The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold, D.D., volumes 1 & 2, 16th edition, 1898, black and white portrait frontispiece to volume 1, bookplates to front pastedowns, some minor spotting, all edges gilt, uniform contemporary gilt decorated green calf bound by Lawrence, spines faded and slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th and 20th century miscellaneous literature, including natural history, literary reference, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Lot 445
[Tronchin, Theodore]. A Treatise on the Colica Pictonum, or the Dry Belly-Ach, [translated from Latin] by Ralph Schomberg, 1st edition, 1764, faint library ink stamp of Birmingham Medical Institute and light dampstaining to title, modern library cloth, rubbed and dust-soiled, 8vo, together with Hare (Thomas), A View of the Structure, Functions, and Disorders of the Stomach and Alimentary Organs of the Human Body, 1st edition, 1821, 2 engraved plates, some heavy spotting and dust-soiling, modern quarter calf, 8vo, plus Pemberton (Christopher Robert), A Practical Treatise on Various Diseases of the Abdominal Viscera, 4th edition, revised and corrected, 1820, 2 engraved plates, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 8vo, plus 9 other 19th-century works on the stomach and indigestion, etc. (12)
Lot 42
Bewick (Thomas). A History of British Birds (Land/Water), 2 volumes, Newcastle, 1832, numerous wood-engravings, occasional light spotting, presentation inscription to titles, 1850, contemporary half calf, spines with red and green labels and gilt decoration, one label lifting, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with A Supplement to the History of British Birds, parts I & II, 1821, bound with A History of the Rarer British Birds [and] A Catalogue of British Birds by T.C. Eyton, 1836 and A General History of Quadrupeds, 6th edition, 1811 (4)
Lot 19
Scott (Captain R.F.). Scott's Last Expedition, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1913, photogravure portrait frontispiece to each, colour and black & white plates and maps, occasional light spotting, bookplate, top edge gilt, original blue cloth, slightly rubbed, large 8vo, together with Lecture Advertisement leaflet, Town Hall , Birmingham. Under the auspices of the Council of the Birmingham and Midland Institute, on Tuesday, November 4th, at 8, Commander Evans C.B., R.N., wil deliver a Lecture on "Capt. Scott's Expedition"..., [1913], 4pp. advertisement leaflet printed in red & black, with black & white portraits from photographs and map, central horizontal fold and short repaired closed tears (3)
Lot 24
Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher). The History of the Colleges of Winchester, Eton, and Westminster; with the Charter-House, the Schools of St. Paul's Merchant Tailors, Harrow, and Rugby, and the Free-School of Christ's Hospital, 1st edition, 3rd state, 1816, forty-eight fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, list of subscribers present, occasional light toning, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, hinges cracked, late 19th/early 20th century full maroon straight grain morocco by Riviere & Son, elaborated gilt decoration to spine and geometric panel design to boards, joints and board edges slightly rubbed, large 4to Abbey Scenery 438. Large Paper copy, generally in clean condition. A handsome copy. With Charter House cricket match plate (no. 26) and Rugby School cricket match plate (no. 40). (1)
Lot 552
Brooke (Rupert). The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke, With a Memoir, 1928, black and white frontispiece, some minor spotting, contemporary gilt decorated tree calf, bound by Hatchfords, 8vo, together with Goldsmith (Oliver), Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop and Others, circa 1876, numerous black and white illustrations, some minor spotting, period inscription to head of title page, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary gilt decorated green full calf, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and Headlam (Cecil), Oxford And Its Story, 1904, 24 colour lithographs, and 35 black and white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, some light spotting, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, plus other 18th-early 20th century literature and reference, many leather bindings, some gilt decorated, some picture cloth, condition generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Lot 29
Colston (Edward). Copies of Mr. Colston's Settlements, circa 1721, 75 pp., woodcut headpieces and initials, additional engraving of Colston's School trimmed and laid down at front, manuscript list of nominees appointed by Colston, armorial bookplate and annotation at front, light spotting, later half calf, spine defective, some wear, small 4to, together with The Bristol Riots, their causes, progress and consequences, by a Citizen, Bristol, 1832, lithograped frontispiece, one or two spots, original cloth, head of spine torn, 8vo (2)
Lot 496
Gill (Eric, illustrator). The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Introduction by Hugh I'A. Fausset, Dent, 1938, four engraved plates, partial light offsetting to first and least leaves, original black cloth gilt, gold and black dust jacket, lightly spotted and rubbed, small losses to corners and spine ends, 8vo One of 550 copies, signed by Eric Gill. (1)
Lot 419
Leybourn (William). Dialing: Plain, Concave, Convex, Projective, Reflective, Refractive. Shewing how to make all such Dials, and to adorn them with all useful Furniture, Relating to the Course of the Sun, Performed, Arithmetically, Geometrically, Instrumentally and Mechanically, 1st edition, 1682, engraved portrait frontispiece, 23 engraved plates, including 10 folding, previous owner inscription, 1774 to portrait verso, armorial bookplate of Sir Godfrey Copley, contemporary calf, rebacked, folio (Wing L1912), together with Speidell (John), A Geometricall Extraction or a Compendious Collectrion of the Chiefe and Choyse Problemes, Collected out of the best, and latest writers, 1st edition, variant re-issue, 1617, numerous diagramatic Illustrations, lacking front and rear blanks, some repairs to fore margins, one or two marginal holes, occasional light spotting and soiling, presentation bookplate from the University of Keele Library, modern panelled morocco, a trifle rubbed, small 4to, with a 2nd edition, corrected and enlarged of the same work, 1657 (STC 23062 for the first work, a re-issue of the 1616 first printing, with a new title page) (3)
Lot 73
Willughby (Francis). The Ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton in the County of Warwick..., in Three Books, wherein all the Birds Hitherto Known, being Reduced into a Method Suitable to their Natures, are Accurately Described... to which are added, Three Considerable Discourses, i. Of the Art of Fowling..., ii. Of the Order of Singing Birds, iii. Of Falconry, by John Ray, 1st English edition, 1678, title in red and black, two engraved plates of bird trapping, 78 engraved plates of birds (plate IV inverted and plates LIX & LX misbound after plate LXIV), two single-page letterpress tables, occasional light spotting, bookplate of S.W. Cheveley, Tunbridge Wells, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, folio Wing W2880; Nissen 991; Schwerdt vol. 2, p.299. (1)
Lot 60
Miller (Philip). The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden, as also the Physick Garden, Wilderness, Conservatory and Vineyard; According to the Practice of the most Experienc'd Gardeners of the Present Age, 2nd edition, corrected, 1733, engraved frontispiece, four engraved plates (one plate a little frayed to edges), armorial bookplate of William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl Cowper (1709-1764) to upper pastedown, hinges repaired, contemporary calf, joints repaired, with leather lifting to lower joint toward head of volume, light wear mostly to extremities, folio (1)
Lot 582
Brydone (P.). A Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk, volumes 1 & 2, 3rd edition, 1774, new endpapers, head of title pages removed, some minor spotting, uniform later calf, spines retaining contemporary full calf boards, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Bull (George), Some Important Points of Primitive Christianity Maintained and Defended; In Several Sermons and Other Discourses: volume 1 only, 1713, modern endpapers, some toning and light spotting, rebound in modern brown morocco, 8vo, and Manlii (Anicii), Torquati Severini Boethii de consolatione philosophiae Libri V., Amsterdam, 1640, black and white engraved title, spine partially detached, contemporary vellum, 16mo, plus other mostly 18th and 19th century literature and reference, all leather bindings, condition generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (approximately 80 volumes) (3 shelves)
Lot 497
Gill (Eric). Clothing Without Cloth, an Essay on the Nude, 1st edition, Golden Cockerel Press, 1931, four wood engraved plates of nudes by Gill, light offsetting to free endpapers, head and fore-edge gilt, original red cloth gilt, spine faded, slim 8vo, together with Powys (T.F.), Uncle Dottery a Christmas Story, 1st edition, Bristol: Douglas Cleverdon, 1930, with two wood-engravings by Eric Gill, title with short closed marginal tear, some offsetting to first and last leaves, original cloth-backed patterned boards, extremities lightly rubbed, boards lightly browned at head, slim 8vo, plus [Woellwarth, Mary Elise], Songs to Our Lady of Silence, 1st edition, Ditchling: S. Dominic's Press, 1920, woodcut engravings by Eric Gill and Desmond Chute, original cloth-backed paper boards, spine lightly soiled, slim 8vo First two items: limited editions, 411/500 and 71/350 respectively. (3)
Lot 307
Burton (Richard). Historical Remarques and Observations of the Ancient and Present State of London and Westminster..., 3rd edition enlarged, Nathaniel Crouch, 1684, 4 engraved plates, including frontispiece, title to second part, woodcuts of coats of arms to text, spotting or light browning throughout, contemporary ownership name of Gregory Nitsch dated 1687 to frontispiece recto, modern boards with leather label to spine, rubbed, 12mo (1)
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