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Lot 160

Parkinson (James). Organic Remains of a Former World. Examination of the Mineralised Remains of the Vegetables and Animals of the Antediluvian World; Generally Termed Extraneous Fossils, 3 volumes, mixed editions (volume I 2nd edition, volumes II & III 1st editions), 1808-11, half titles to volumes II & III, titles with engraved vignettes, 54 engraved plates, most hand-coloured, volumes III half title with small repair, some offsetting and scattered spotting, later cloth, a few light marks, 4to Nissen ZBI 3091. (3)

Lot 56

Borlase (William). The Natural History of Cornwall. The Air, Climate, Waters, Lakes, Sea and Tides; of the Stones, Semimetals, Metals, Tin, and the Manner of Mining... of the Inhabitants, their Manners, Customs, Plays or Interludes, Exercises, and Festivals; the Cornish Language, Trade, Tenures and Arts..., 1st edition, Oxford: Printed for the Author, by W. Jackson, 1758, folding engraved map, 28 engraved plates, occasional light spotting, armorial bookplate of Christopher Turnor, Stoke Rochford Library to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine panels and morocco title label, folio (1)

Lot 488

Descartes (Rene). Les Principes de la Philosophie ecrits en Latin... et traduit en Francois par un de ses Amis, Rouen, Jean-Baptiste, Besongne, 1706, several woodcut illustrations, additional bookseller's printed label to foot of final leaf of Raoul de la Mare, Saint Malo, 1713, contemporary calf, heavily worn and with several wormholes to spine, 8vo, together with Randolph (Thomas), Poems, with muses looking-glasse, and amyntas, 4 parts bound in one, 3rd edition, 1643, title to each part, some browning, marks and light discolouration throughout, one or two leaves at front and rear frayed with minor loss to extreme edges, disbound without covers, small 8vo, plus other miscellaneous antiquarian, mostly 19th century, all leather bound (2 cartons)

Lot 1

Anson (George). A Voyage Round the World in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson... , sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled... by Richard Walter, 2nd edition, printed for John and Paul Knapton, 1748, 3 folding engraved maps (Track of the Centurion round the World, Chart of the Southern Part of South America, & Chart of the Pacific Ocean), a few minor marks and occasional light spotting to margins, contemporary calf, rubbed with some wear and minor loss to head of spine, 8vo Sabin 1646. (1)

Lot 406

Mill (John Stuart). Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform, 1st edition, 1859, 50 pages, bound with Defects in the Existing Law for the Registration of Voters, and the Result and Coast of its Practical Working: Its Amendment an Important Element of Parliamentary Reform, by W. Albert James, 1st edition, 1858, 63 pages, imprint shaved at foot of title, inscribed by the author to George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington (1812-1884), bound with The Morality of Public Men. A Second Letter to the Right Hon. The Earl of Derby [by Sir William Vernon Harcourt], 1st edition, 1853, 48 pages, inscribed to title 'With the author's comps.', bound with four others including Lord Stanley's The Church-Rate Question Considered, 1853 (with George Byng's signature), and George Osborne Morgan's Great Britain and France: Why is their Present Condition so Different? A Lecture, Carnarvon, 1853, inscribed by the author and signed by George Byng, occasional light toning, contemporary half calf, lower portion of spine detached (retained), rubbed, 8vo, with seven others including a bound volume of press cuttings and pamphlets relating to Lord Rosebery, 1882-1902, Thomas Comber's Short Discourses upon the whole Common-Prayer..., 1684 and Il Mercurio Ouero Historia de Correnti Tempi, by Vittorio Siri, Geneva, 1646  (7)

Lot 400

Joannes de Sancto Geminiano. Summa de Exemplis et rerum Similitudinibus Locupetissima. Verbi Dei concionatoribus, cunctisque litterarum studiosis maximo usui futura..., Antwerp: Petri Belleri, 1609, printer's woodcut device to title, some marginal dampstaining and mottling, contemporary vellum, light dust-soiling, ties deficient, 8vo, together with Becanus (Martinus), R.P. Martini Becani Societatis Jesu theologi, Opusculorum Theologicorum, volumes 1 & 2 only (of 5), Mainz: Joannis Albini, 1610, woodcut device to titles, early ownership inscription to titles, dampstaining and toning, near contemporary limp vellum with yapp fore-edges, light dust-soiling, ties deficient, 8vo, with Gavanti (Bartolommeo), Thesauri Sacrorum Rituum Epitome..., Antwerp: ex officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti, 1651, printer's woodcut device to title, one folding engraved plate, contemporary vellum, spines deficient, light dust-soiling, 16mo in 8s, plus Muret (Marc-Antoine), Presbyteri et Cluis Romani Commentarii in Quinque Libros Annalium Cornelii Taciti..., 3 parts in one, Ingolstadt: Adami Sartorii, 1604, printer's woodcut device to title, occasional light dampstaining, contemporary limp vellum (covered in reclaimed manuscript), ties deficient, 8vo, plus one other vellum bound volume (6)

Lot 537

Surtees (R.S.). Mr. Romford's Hounds, Plain or Ringlets, Handley Cross, Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities, Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, all circa 1900, numerous colour illustrations after John Leech, bookplates to some front pastedowns, some light spotting, top edge gilt, uniform contemporary gilt decorated red half calf bound by Riviere & Son, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, 5 volumes in total, together with Gray (Arthur), Cambridge University, an Episodical History, 1926, 10 colour and 24 black and white illustrations, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated green half morocco, spine slightly faded, 8vo, and Thackeray (William Makepeace), The Works of, volumes 1-13, 1893, black and white frontispiece, uniform contemporary gilt decorated blue half calf bound by Riviere & Son, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th century literature, all gilt decorated leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo, 60 volumes in total (3 shelves)

Lot 120

Headrick (James). View of the Mineralogy, Agriculture, Manufactures and Fisheries of the Island of Arran. With Notices of Antquities, and Suggestions for Improving the Agriculture and Fisheries of the Highland and Isles of Scotland, 1st edition, Edinburgh, 1807, folding engraved map, light offsetting and a few spots, original boards, upper cover detached, spine defective, 8vo (1)

Lot 176

Watson (White). A Delineation of the Strata of Derbyshire, Forming the Surface from Bolsover in the East to Buxton in the West, by a Plate, Designed from a Tablet, Composed of the Specimens of each Stratum within the Above Line, with an Explanatory Account of the same; Together with a Description of the Fossils found in these Strata; and also of the Nature and Quality of the Respective Soils, 1st edition, Sheffield, 1811, subscribers list, folding geological section, plate of Blue John vase (supplied in facsimile), page 61 with small hole in text and loss of word, page 49 with marginal repair index close-trimmed at foot just affecting one or two words, a little light soiling, library stamps to endpapers, later calf-backed boards, 4to (1)

Lot 77

O'Rorke (Terence). History, Antiquities, and Present State of the Parishes of Ballysadare and Kilvarnet, in the County of Sligo; with Notices of the O'Haras, the Coopers, the Percevals, and Other Local Families, 1st edition, Dublin, [1878], illustrations, some light spotting, hinges tender, original green cloth gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo, together with Life and Correspondence of Abraham Sharp, the Yorkshire Mathematician and Astronomer, and Assistant of Flamsteed; with Memorials of his Family and Associated Families, by William Cudworth, 1889, frontispiece and illustrations, some light spotting, presentation inscriptions to a Mr Lancaster from the author at front, top edge gilt, original half Japanese vellum, small chips at spine ends, a little soiled, 4to, plus An Attempt to Ascertain the True Derivation of the Names of Towns and Villages and of Rivers and Other Great Natural Features of the County of Norfolk, by the Rev. George Munford, 1870, scattered spotting, library stamp to title, original cloth, spine faded, 8vo, with others including Scottish Rivers, by the Late Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, 1874, The East Anglian Handbook for 1881, Trivia: Or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London, by John Gay, with Introduction and Notes by W.H. Williams, 1922 and G.N. Nuttall-Smith's The Chronicles of a Puritan Family in Ireland [Smith (Formerly) of Glasshouse], 1923 (15)

Lot 387

Dickens (Charles). Master Humphrey's Clock, 1st edition, 3 volumes, Chapman and Hall, 1840-41, frontispieces and illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne, occasional light spotting and water stains, a few scribbles to volume I rear endpapers, contemporary green hlaf calf, edges rubbed, 8vo, together with The Comedies of William Congreve, English Classics, edited by W.E. Henley, 2 volumes, Methuen, 1895, portrait frontispiece to volume I, previous owner signature, top edge gilt, original boards, spines a little faded, a few light stains, 8vo, limited edition, 7/25 on Japanese vellum, plus Yarrow Revisited , and Other Poems, by William Wordsworth, 1st edition, 1835, half title, 4 page publisher's list at end, one or two manuscript corrections, scattered spotting, small hole to front endpapers, previous owner signature of Samuel Prince to title, original drab boards, joints splitting, some edge wear, contained in later cloth dropover box (small split along one fold), 8vo, with others including Oscar Wilde's Miscellanies, 1908 and John Gibson Lockhart's The Life of Sir Walter Scott, 10 volumes, Edinburgh, 1902-03, limited edition, 16/1040 (20)

Lot 179

LIGHT DECORATION AND ARTIFICIAL PLANT

Lot 337

A light oak wardrobe with half fitted interior. W91cm D55cm H183cm.

Lot 818

THREE BRASS AND POT LIGHT FITTINGS T

Lot 342

A modern light chest of drawers. W79cm D42cm H100cm.

Lot 341

A pair of modern light wardrobes. W75cm D57cm H215cm each.

Lot 343

A modern light chest of drawers. W79cm D42cm H100cm.

Lot 316

A light oak veneered wardrobe. W92cm D45cm H180cm.

Lot 655

LIGHT SHADES AND OIL LAMPS, 23CM G4

Lot 345

A modern light chest of drawers. W150cm D42cm H78cm.

Lot 147

3 BRASS CHANDELIER LIGHT FITTINGS

Lot 43

Two oak 'Fishman' light fittings

Lot 528

Mayo (John Horsley). Medals and Decorations Of The British Army And Navy, volumes 1 & 2, 1897, numerous colour plates, bookplates to front endpapers, some light spotting, uniform original red cloth, spines slightly toned and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Vaughn (E.L., editor), List of Etonians Who Fought in the Great War 1914-1919, privately printed, 1921, black and white title page, original quarter cloth to blue boards, slightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, and Skirving (Edward Scot), Cheltenham College Register 1841-1927, Cheltenham, 1928, black and white folding map frontispiece, plus illustrations, previous owner's inscription to front endpaper, some slight toning, original gilt decorated black cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 4to, plus other early 20th century military and school history and reltaed, including Army & Navy List, all original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)

Lot 385

Custos (Dominicus & Marcus Henning). Atrium Heroicum Caesarum, Regu, Aliarumqve Summatum ac Procerum, parts I & II only (of 4), Augustae Vindelicorum, Augsburg, 1600, engraved title, engraved coat-of-arms of Archduke Matthias of Austria, engraved vignette title to part 2, engraving to verso, 98 engraved portraits by Custos, woodcut devices to colophons, 18th century blank interleaves, one or two with marginal repairs to verso, occasional light water stains, mainly towards end, occasional light soiling and marginal wormholes, manuscript note in an early hand to front blank and title, 18th century half calf, spine rubbed with loss of first compartment at head, some edge wear, 4to Brunet II, 455. (1)

Lot 413

Ruskin (John). The Seven Lamps of Architecture, 5th edition, 1886, numerous engraved plates, occasional spotting, top edge gilt, contemporary full pigskin, gilt initials C.J.H.C. (for C.J. Harold Cooper of Bloomsbury Square, London) and date 1886 to upper cover, some soiling, large 4to, together with The Eagle's Nest. Ten Lectures on the Relation of Natural Science to Art, given before the University of Oxford, in Lent Term, 1872, 3rd edition, 1894, manuscript ownership inscription to upper blank margin of title, top edge gilt, contemporary full pigskin, gilt title and embossed shield with initials C.J.H.C. to upper cover, light soiling, 8vo, with Anacreon, [Anakreontos Teiou mele]. Praefixo Commentario quo Poetae genus Traditur et Bibliotheca Anacreonteia Adumbratur. Additis var. Lect., Parma: in Aedibus Palatinis, [Bodoni], 1791, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, contemporary gilt decorated vellum, morocco title label to spine, slight wear at head of spine, 8vo, with [Coleridge, Sara, translated], The Right Joyous and Pleasant History of the Feats, Gests, & Prowess of the Chevalier Bayard..., by the Loyal Servant [i.e. Jacques de Mailles], 2 volumes, John Murray, 1825, bookplate of Michael Tomkinson of Franche Hall, Worcestershire to upper pastedowns, contemporary green calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco labels, extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus one other odd volume (6)

Lot 148

Martin (William). Outlines of an Attempt to Establish a Knowledge of Extraneous Fossils, on Scientific Principles, 1st edition, Macclesfield, 1809, occasional light toning and spotting, bookplate of Charles Robert Colvile, contemporary half calf, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo (1)

Lot 47

[Vason, George]. An Authentic Narrative of Four Years' Residence at Tongataboo, one of the Friendly Islands, in the South-Sea, who went thither in the Duff, Under Captain Wilson, in 1796, 1st edition, 1810, engraved frontispiece and map (both laid down, some soiling and toning, recent half calf gilt, 8vo, together with Big Game and Pygmies. Experiences of a Naturalist in Central African Forests in Quest of the Okapi, by Cuthbert Christy, 1st edition, 1924, folding map, half-tone illustrations, a little light spotting, original blue cloth gilt, some fading to spine, 8vo, plus The River and the Desart: Or, Recollections of the Rhone and the Chartreuse, by Miss Pardoe, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1838, lithographed frontispieces (one with light water stain), light toning, shelf labels, contemporary half calf, Society of Writers to the Signet gilt stamps to covers, joints cracked with losses to spines, 8vo, with others including Travels in Istria and Dalmatia, Drawn up from the Itinerary of L.F. Cassas, by Joseph Lavallee, 1805, Charles Rothery's Notes on a Yacht Voyage to Hardanger Fjord, and Adjacent Estuaries, circa 1850 and Henry Blackburn's The Pyrenees: A Description of Summer Life at French Watering Places, 1867 (35)

Lot 154

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, 1733, engraved frontispiece, 4 engraved plates, a couple of leaves at front with light waterstains, a few marginal inkstains, hinges reinforced, bookplate, contemporary blindstamped calf, rebacked and repaired, folio (1)

Lot 16

Cellarius (Christopher). Notitia Orbis Antiqui, sive Geographia Plenior, volume I only (of 2), Cambridge, John Owen, 1703, engraved portrait frontispiece, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, engraved headpiece and initial, double-page plate, 20 folding engraved plates, one or two corners torn away, a little light spotting and soiling, contemporary vellum over boards, some soiling and a few splits to lower cover, covers bowed, 4to ESTC T144498. Volume II was published in Amsterdam by Caspar Fritsch in 1706. (1)

Lot 18

Curzon (Robert). Armenia: A Year at Erzeroom, and on the Frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, 1st US edition, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1854, map and wood-engraved illustrations, a little light spotting and toning, a few creases, library ink stamp and marks to front pastedown, original cloth, some fading, 8vo, together with A Diary in the Dardanelles, Written on Board the Schooner "Corsair," whilst beating through the Straits, from Tenedos to Marmora, by William Knight, 1st edition, 1849, map frontispiece, one or two leaves trimmed at fore edge, front hinge breaking, original red cloth, spine a little rubbed with tear at head, 8vo, plus A Tarantasse Journey through Eastern Russia in the Autumn of 1856, by William Spottiswoode, 1st edition, 1857, folding map, seven tinted lithographed plates, including one folding, some light spotting and marginal ink stains, endpapers renewed, original cloth, rebacked with original spine relaid (faded), 8vo, with two others: Horatio Southgate's Narrative of a Tour through Armenia, Kurdistan, Persia, and Mesopotamia, 2 volumes, 1840 and S.S. Hill's The Dominions of the Pope and the Sultan, circa 1850 (6)

Lot 445

Aldin (Cecil). Cathedrals of England, [1924], 16 tipped-in colour plates, light spotting front and rear, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, original vellum-backed boards, a few marks, 4to, limited edition, 40/375 signed by the illustrator, together with The Iliad of Homer. The First Twelve Staves Translated into English by Maurice Hewlett, Cresset Press, 1928, scattered light spotting, top edge gilt, original Japon-backed buckram, corners bumped, a few small stains, 4to, limited edition, 159/750, plus The Discoverie of the large and bewtiful Empire of Guiana, by Sir Walter Ralegh, Edited from the Original Text... by V.T. Harlow, Argonaut Press, 1928, portrait frontispiece, closed tear to folding facsimile chart, a few light spots, original cloth, light stains, 4to, one of 975 copies, this unumbered, with others including Sidney Herbert Williams, A Bibliography of the Writings of Lewis Carroll, 1924 (limited edition, 108/700), A Specimen Book of Printing Papers Designed Chiefly for the Use of Printers, Spalding and Hodge, circa 1900 and William Somervile's The Chase; a Poem, facsimile edition, circa 1910 (12)

Lot 543

Rogers (Samuel). Italy, A Poem, 1830, black and white illustrations, book plate and period inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting and offsetting, contemporary gilt decorated full morocco, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Dickens (Charles), The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club, 1842, 43 black and white illustrations by Phiz, some light spotting and marks, rebound retaining contemporary green half calf boards and gilt decorated spine, slightly rubbed 8vo, and Brassey (Annie Allnutt), Sunshine and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople, 1880, numerous black and white illustrations, plus colour folding map frontispiece, cracked front guttering, some minor spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red full calf, boards and spine rubbed with slight loss, 8vo, plus other 19th century literature and reference, all gilt decorated leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo, approximately 80 volumes in total (3 shelves)

Lot 180

Willmott (Ellen). Varley Garden in Spring and Summer, Bernard Quaritch, 1909, frontispiece and 40 photographic plates, a few minor spots, light toning to endpapers, original cloth-backed boards, some edge wear, folio, together with Mr. Gould's Tropical Birds. Comprising twenty four plates selected from John Gould's Folios together with descriptions of the birds taken from his original text, edited and introduced by Eva Mannering, Ariel Press, 1955, 24 colour plates, original half cloth, slipcase, folio, limited edition, 639/1000, plus P.J. Redoute, Facsimile Prints made from mostly unpublished original paintings by Pierre-Joseph Redoute... Inreoduction by Lotte Gunthart, Regensberg, Switzerland, 1972 (3)

Lot 386

Darwin (Robert Waring). New Experiments on the Ocular Spectra of Light and Colours, Read at the Royal Society, March 23, 1786, 1st edition, J. Nichols, 1786, 36 pages, five hand-coloured plates at end, uncut, edges a little frayed, disbound, 4to ESTC T186348. Rare. Robert Waring Darwin (1766-1848) was a medical doctor and the father of Charles Darwin. "Robert provided the first empirical evidence that small eye movements are made even when people attempt to keep them fixed. This he found during his studies of the afterimages of colored stimuli in which he noticed that while a person tried to fixate a colored circle, a lucid edge appeared on the adjacent white-paper background. He concluded "as by the unsteadiness of the eye a part of the fatigued retina falls on the white paper."" (Burntwood Family History Group). (1)

Lot 476

Roberts (Brynley F., editor). Giraldus Cambrensis. Itinerary through Wales, Gwasg Gregynog, Newtown, 1989, wood-engravings by Colin Paynton, loose prospectus and wood-engraving, signed and numbered 47/150, top edge gilt, original morocco-backed boards, slipcase (a few light spots), folio Limited edition, 61/280 signed by the artist. (1)

Lot 41

Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Divisions I-III (Jerusalem and Galilee, The Jordan and Bethlehem, Idumea and Petra) bound in one volume, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., circa 1880, titles printed in red and black, 120 tinted lithographed plates by Louis Haghe, occasional light marginal water stain and scattered spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary calf gilt, rebacked with original spine relaid, 4to (1)

Lot 289

*Mezzotint drolls. [An Officer in the Light Infantrie driven by his Lady to Cox-Heath'] and [Kitty Coaxer driving Lord Dupe towards Rotten Row], published Carington Bowles, circa 1780, pair of uncoloured mezzotint drolls, trimmed to image with loss of title and letters, each approximately 330 x 255 mm, mounted, framed and glazed in uniform modern black and gold leaf carved frames (2)

Lot 478

Tolkien (J.R.R.). The Fellowship of the Ring, 2nd impression, 1954; The Two Towers, 1st edition, 1954; The Return of the King, 1st edition, 1955, folding map at end of each, light spotting front and rear, previous owner inscription to Fellowship, original red cloth, dust jackets, some fading to spines, a few tears, chips and stains, 8vo (3)

Lot 347

*Opera. A group of approximately 300 opera postcards, mostly black and white photographs and photo reproductions, the majority of opera singers and performances, some postcard-size photos with credits to verso, the majority postally unused, together with a group of approximately 50 cartes de visite, cabinet cards and 1 hold-to-light, plus 1950s photographs of opera houses and performances (a small carton)

Lot 429

Arrowsmith (H.W. and A.). The House Decorator and Painter's Guide; Containing a Series of Designs for Decorating Apartments, Suited to the Various Styles of Architecture, 1st edition, 1840, 61 engraved plates, of which 26 hand-coloured, one or two close-trimmed affecting imprint, some light spotting, front blank detached, contemporary tree calf, joints splitting, a little rubbed with some worming to lower joint and head of spine, 4to Abbey Life 3. (1)

Lot 490

Joyce (James). The Joyce Book, edited by Herbert Hughes, [1944], monochrome printed portrait of Joyce by Augustus John, musical contributions by E.J. Moeran, Arnold Bax, Albert Roussel, John Ireland, Roger Sessions, Arthur Bliss, Herbert Howells, George Antheil, and others, partly untrimmed, original blue silk, lettered in silver, some marks and light soiling, spine somewhat frayed with a little loss, folio, together with Taylor (Edward), The Vocal School of Italy in the Sixteenth Century. Madrigals, Full Anthems, Motets & Villanellas, composed byeminent Masters of the Schools of Rome, Venice, Lombardy & Florence... adapted to English Words, R. & J.E. Taylor, [1839], engraved music, a few minor marks, contemporary half calf, worn with upper joint partly broken, folio, plus Brandt (Bill), The English at Home, Sixty-three photographs by Bill Brandt, Introduced by Raymond Mortimer, 1st edition, Batsford, 1936, numerous monochrome illustrations after photographs, original pictorial boards, rubbed and some marks, small 4to, and other miscellaneous books including Kipling, some early 20th century illustrated works, literature etc (2 cartons)

Lot 379

Clarendon (Edward Hyde, Earl of). The History of the Rebellion and Civil WArs in England, Begun in the Year 1641..., and Conclusion thereof by the King's blessed Restoration, and Return upon the 29th of May, in the Year 1660, 3 volumes, Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1705-1706, engraved portrait frontispieces to each part, contemporary panelled calf, upper board to volume 1 neatly replaced, some joints cracked and light wear, 8vo, together with Baxter (Richard), The Saints Everlasting Rest: or, a Treatise of the blessed State of the Saints in their enjoyment of God in Glory..., 8th edition, revised by the author, 1659, additional engraved title slightly frayed to extremities, front endpaper and rear free endpaper replaced, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked preserving original spine, 4to (4)

Lot 26

Grasset de Saint-Sauveur Jacques. [Encyclopedie des Voyages, 1795-1796], 47 hand-coloured engraved costume plates by J. Laroque after Jacques Grasset de Saint-Saveur, occasional light mainly marginal soiling and one or two short repaired tears, recent half calf, 4to (1)

Lot 404

Livius (Titus). Latinae Historiae Principis, Decades tres, cum dimidia, longe quam hactenus emendatiores, compluribus locis partim, cae LII secundi curionis industria, partim collatione meliorum codicum, suae integritati restitutis, 4 volumes, Basel, 1554, historiated woodcut initials, some underlining and early annotations, mainly to first two volumes, volumes I lacking endpapers, some light water stains and soiling, a few oval ink stamps, contemporary blindstamped pigskin, upper covers with initials 'I H T D' and dated 1561 (volume III erroneously dated 1651), some soiling a a few stains, 8vo (4)

Lot 181

Wood (William). Fossilia Hantoniensia; or Hampshire Fossiles, Collected, and in the Britiswh Museum Deposited, by Gustavus Brander, F.R.S. & F.A.S. London, 1776. The Plates now Reprinted, with a List of the Figures, and References to the Works of Lamarck and Sowerby, W. Wood, 1829, nine engraved plates on India paper, light marginal water stain and scattered spotting, contemporary presentation inscription to front endpaper, original cloth-backed boards, spine faded, a little rubbed with light water stain to lower cover, 4to (1)

Lot 14

Burton (Richard F.). Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, edited by Isabel Burton, 2 volumes, Memorial Edition, 1893, folding map, colour and black and white illustrations, scattered light spotting, top edge red, original black cloth gilt, a little rubbed with small tear at foot of volume I, 8vo, together with In Unknown Arabia, by Major R.E. Cheesman, 1st edition, 1926, portrait frontispiece, folding map, half-tone illustrations, a few light spots, library stamps and labels, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, lower joint split, label removed from spine, 8vo (3)

Lot 536

Fisher (A. Hugh). Through India and Burmah with Pen and Brush, T. Werner Laurie, circa 1910, 30 colour and black and white illustrations, including frontispiece with tissue guard, some light spotting, cracked guttering, original decorative red cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Lloyd (Lord), Egypt Since Cromer, volumes 1 & 2, reprint edition, March 1933, some minor toning, uniform original blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Arnold (Edwin), India Revisited, 1886, 33 black and white illustrations, including frontispiece, with tissue guard, bookplate and booksellers stamp to front endpapers, some light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated red full calf prize binding, bound by Bickers & Son, spine and boards slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, plus other modern Central Asia, Middle East and African reference and related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo (3 shelves)

Lot 514

Ingram (James). Memorials of Oxford, volumes 1-3, 1837, numerous plates and engravings by John Le Keux, some light spotting and water damage, volume 1 front board and endpapers detached, uniform contemporary gilt decorated brown half calf, spines and boards slightly rubbed, hinges cracked, 4to, together with Baines (Edward), History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, volumes 1-4, 1836, numerous black and white engraved plates, some spotting and light water damage, uniform contemporary gilt decorated blue morocco, boards and spines slightly rubbed, 4to, and Smollett (Tobias), The History of England, From the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George the Second in 1760, volumes 1-4, Paris, 1836, some light spotting, uniform gilt decorated brown half morocco to decorative red cloth boards, slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other miscellaneous 19th and early 20th century literature and reference including The British Essayists, with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical, by Alexander Chalmers, volumes 1-45, 1803, uniform contemporary gilt decorated green half morocco, 8vo, many leather bindings, some decorative cloth, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves + a carton)

Lot 127

Jameson (Robert). An Outline of the Mineralogy of the Shetland Islands, and of the Island of Arran. With an Appendix; Containing Observations on Peat, Kelp and Coal, 1st edition, Edinburgh, 1798, three engraved maps and plates, one folding, B4 with manuscript corrections in text, some offsetting and light soiling, endpapers renewed, contemporary cloth, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo ESTC T147048. (1)

Lot 191

Battle plans. A collection of seventeen engraved plans, circa 1770, seventeen uncoloured engraved folding plans of battles and fortified towns, including the 'Plan of the Town and Fortifications of Gibralter...,' various sizes and condition, originally published in 'Mr Tindal's Continuation of Mr Rapin's History of England', together with a mid 19th century artist's sketch book containing twenty-one pencil, pen & ink and crayon military plans of fortifications and battle plans with three loosely inserted military plans, ownership signature of C.Lyon-Campbell 3rd Batt. H.L.I. (Highland Light Infantry) to front pastedown, quarter sheep with marbled boards, oblong 4to (18)

Lot 143

Mantell (Gideon Algernon). The Geology of the South-East of England, 1st edition, 1833, lithographed frontispiece, five lithographed plates, including one folding, folding colour geological map, publisher's catalogue at front, a little light spotting front and rear, original boards, paper label to spine, some light edge wear and stains, 8vo (1)

Lot 149

Martin (William). Petrificata Derbiensia; Or, Figures and Descriptions of Petrifactions Collected in Derbyshire, 1st edition, volume I [all published], Wigan, 1809, half title, 54 hand-coloured engraved plates, small tear in plate mark of plate 31 (not affecting image), some light offsetting and a few spots, library bookplate of the Geological Survey Office, recent half calf, spine with red label and gilt decoration, 4to Nissen ZBI 2751; Upcott I, 143. (1)

Lot 163

Phillips (John). Figures and Descriptions of the Palaeozoic Fossils of Cornwall, Devon, and West Somerset; observed in the course of the ordnance geological survey of that district, 1st edition, 1841, monochrome lithographed plates, offsetting to pp. 120-121, contemporary previous owner signature, original cloth gilt, rubbed and some fraying to joints, spine lightly sunned and chipped at head, 8vo, together with Kirwan (Richard), Geological Essays, 1st edition, 1799, light toning, occasional annotations, previous owner signature to title, modern half calf over marbled boards, 8vo, plus Luc (J.A. de), An Elementary Treatise on Geology... translated from the French Manuscript by the Re. Henry de la Fite, 1st English edition, 1809, untrimmed, bookplate, original boards, manuscript title to spine, some wear, 8vo, with four others related by William Knight, William Phillips, Granville Penn and William Thomas Brande (7)

Lot 57

Britton (John). History and Antiquities of Cathedral Churchs, 12 volumes in 9, 1814-1835, numerous engraved plans and plates, occasional light spotting and toning, all edges gilt, contemporary blue morocco gilt, a little rubbed and scuffed, 4to Includes Salisbury 1814; Norwich, 1816; Winchester, 1817; York, 1819; Oxford, 1821; Canterbury, 1821; Wells, 1824; Exeter 1826, and Gloucester, 1829. (9)

Lot 380

Clarendon (Edward Hyde, Earl of). The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641, 3 volumes in 4, Oxford, 1707, half titles for first parts only, engraved portrait to each part, title and several leaves in volume I with marginal tears and losses (from paper fault?), a few leaves detaching at end of volume I, damp stains to some leaves at end of volume IV, some light spotting and offsetting, bookplates, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked with labels renewed, a little rubbed, 8vo (4)

Lot 113

Douglas (James). A Dissertation on the Antiquity of the Earth, Read at the Royal Society, 12th May, 1785, 1st edition, Logographic Press, 1785, eight tinted aquatint plates, two aquatint vignettes, each signed 'J.D.', errata and advertisement leaves, dedication leaf to Sir Joseph Banks, some light spotting, obituary cut and pasted at front, contemporary marbled boards with modern calf spine and corners, 4to (1)

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