Lalande (Jerome). Exposition du calcul astronomique, 1st edition, Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale, 1762, title within decorative typographic border, 3 folding engraved plates, occasional minor spotting or browning, recent quarter calf gilt over marbled boards, 12mo, together with Leadbetter (Charles), A Treatise of the Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, for Thirty-Five Years, Commencing Anno 1715, 2nd edition, 1731, woodcut illustrations to text, advert leaf bound at end of preliminaries, some spotting and a few closed tear repairs, small old owner's name stamp to title, contemporary sheep, rubbed and some edge wear, rebacked, 8vo, plus West (William), Mathematics, with Eleven Copper-Plates, Revised by John Rowe, 1st edition, 1762, 4pp. subscribers, 11 folding engraved plates at rear, manuscript footnote initialled by Rowe to page 77, light browning to preliminaries, recent boards, 8vo 1) Rare first edition of Lalande's second publication which contains tables of the movements of planets and an engraved map of the moon. Houzeau-Lancaster I, 11802. 2) Leadbetter gained fame for his accurate prediction of the 1715 total solar eclipse. 3) Little is known of William West of Exeter, this rare and posthumously published text being his only known work. (3)
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Mitchell (Joseph). Practical Suggestions for Relieving the Over-Crowded Thoroughfares of London; securing improved means of locomotion; diverting the sewage from the Thames and appropriating it to agricultural use; with estimate of cost and probable revenue..., in a letter addressed to Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., Chief Commissioner to the Board of Works. 1st edition, 1857, 26pp., four tinted lithographed plates including large folding frontispiece (light dampstain to lower margin, splits to two folds) and one other folding, large folding engraved map of London at rear (marginal closed tear), some minor soiling, author's signed presentation inscription to William Paterson at head of title, original cloth, slightly rubbed and faded on spine, slim tall 8vo Uncommon work by the noted Scotsman who was one of the first members of the Institute for Civil Engineers. The proposed scheme outlined here centred on a magnificent street 'to form one grand vista, in almost a straight line, from Kensington Gardens Palace to the extreme East of London'. (1)
Montague (Lady Mary Wortley). Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M---y W---y M---e: Written, during her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters &c. in different Parts of Europe. Which contain, among other Curious Relations, Accounts of the Policy and Manners of the Turks, 3 volumes, new edition, 1769, half titles, a few light spots, bookplate, booklabels of Hardacre's Circulating Library, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with The Arabian Nights' Entertainments: or, the Thousand and One Nights. Accurately Describing the Manners, Customs, Laws, and Religion of the Eastern Nations, Translated from the French of M. Galland, by G.S. Beaumont, 4 volumes, 1808, illustrations, a couple of leaves with marginal repairs in volume I, some toning and light spotting, previous owner signatures, recent half calf, 8vo, plus A History of Greece; From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great, 8 volumes, new edition, 1862, portrait frontispiece to volume I, folding maps, a little light toning, Nottingham Public Library stamps and marks, later morocco-backed library cloth, joints and edges a little rubbed, 8vo, with others including Oeuvres de J.J. Rousseau, 21 volumes, Paris, 1826 and John Stephens' Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 2 volumes, mixed editions (volume I 7th edition), New York, 1838-39 (39)
Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791). Il Dissoluto Punito, osia Il Don Giovanni Dramma giocoso in due Atti posto in Musica da Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Don Juan oder Der Steinerne Gast komische Oper in zwey Aufzugen... Mit unterlegten deutschen Texte nebst sammtlichen von dem Komponisten spater eingelegten Stucken. In Partitur, 2 volumes, 1st edition of the full score, Leipzig, Verlag der Breitkopf und Hartelschen Musikhandlung, [1801], additional engraved title to first volume, with oval vignette illustration by Bolt after Kinninger, printed title to each volume, 590 pages of printed music in total, sheet size 242 x 330 mm, occasional light spotting, and some minor marks to margins, with the rare 14 page printed libretto, by Rochlitz, loosely inserted at rear of volume, (some light spotting and minor soiling), contemporary plum morocco-backed marbled boards, small circular inkstamp of R. Cocks & Co., music sellers, London, to engraved title of first volume, and to lower margin of the printed libretto, rubbed and scuffed and some marks, oblong folio Hoboken 341. Haberkamp, Erstdrucke der werke von W.A. Mozart, I, 295-297. RISM M 4502. (2)
Raleigh (Sir Walter). The History of the World, [1634], additional engraved title (dated 1614, small tears and repair to verso), engraved portrait to title, seven engraved maps and plans only (of 8), three laid down, marginal repair to one other, early annotations (1648) and underlining in a neat hand throughout, light marginal water stains, contemporary panelled calf, lacking spine, covers rubbed and detached, folio, together with The History of the Reformation of the Church of England, by Gilbert Burnet, 3 volumes (including Supplement), 2nd edition, 1681-83 & 1753, half titles and engraved additional titles to first two volumes, titles printed in red and black, 14 engraved portraits (of 16?), occasional light toning and soiling, later panelled calf (only two detached boards present), plus John Shakespear's A Dictionary, Hindustani and English, 3rd edition, 1834 Sold with all faults not subject to return. (5)
Raleigh (Sir Walter). The History of the World, in Five Books ... Whereunto is added in this Edition, the Life and Tryal of the Author, 1687, additional engraved allegorical title, with preceding explanatory leaf of text, letterpress title in red & black, portrait plate, six double-page engraved maps & plans only of 8 (comprising five maps of 6 & one battle plan of 2), some light dust-soiling mostly to margins, occasional minor marks, contemporary calf, old reback and board edge repairs, joints cracked, rubbed and some wear, folio Wing R168. (1)
Ravaton (Hugues). Chirurgie d'Armee, ou traite des plaies d'armes a feu, et d'armes blanches..., Paris, 1768, 7 engraved plates, pp. 415/416 torn at upper margin slightly affecting text, occasional spotting, contemporary mottled sheep gilt, some wear to corners and cracked on joints, 8vo, together with Dionis (Pierre), Cours d'Operations de Chirurcie, 4th edition, revised by G. de la Faye, Paris, 1750, engraved portrait and frontispiece, engraved illustrations including 16 plates, slight browning at front and a little light old damp-staining towards rear, contemporary calf gilt, some wear to spine ends, 8vo, plus Le Dran (Henri-Francois), Consultations sur la pluspart des Maladies qui sont du ressort de la Chirurgie, Paris, 1765, some spotting throughout, small tear with loss to blank upper outer corners of title and following leaf, contemporary sheep, some wear to extremities and cracked on joints, plus other 18th-century French language surgery interest, all but one leather bound (16)
Redi (Francesco). Experimenta circa res diversas naturales, speciatim illas, quae ex Indiis adferuntur, 3 parts in one, bound (as often) with Lachmund (Frederic), De ave diomedea dissertatio, both 1st editions, Amsterdam: A. Frisius, 1675, & 1674, additional engraved title (to first work) and 17 leaves of plates including 14 folding, occasional spotting or light browning, ownership inscription of 'J.C. Ramspeck Dr. & Prof. 1763' to front endpaper, contemporary calf, spine rubbed with wear at head and foot, joints cracked, 12mo Jakob Chrisoph Ramspeck (1722-1796) was a Swiss doctor, botanist and mathematician, who corresponded with Leonhard Euler, Johannes Gessner, and Albrecht von Haller, among many others. (1)
Sharp (Samuel). A Critical Enquiry into the Present State of Surgery, 2nd edition, 1750, some light browning, recent antique-style calf gilt, together with Motherby (George), A New Medical Dictionary, or, General Repository of Physic..., 1st edition, 1775, 23 engraved plates and 2 tables, some spotting and browning throughout, library stamps to plates, presentation inscription from Dr George Daniell to title verso, contemporary calf, worn, antique-style reback, folio, plus Brodie (Benjamin C.), Pathological and Surgical Observations on the Diseases of the Joints, 5th edition, 1850, bound with Lectures on the Diseases of the Urinary Organs, 4th edition, 1849, contemporary prize calf gilt, rubbed, 8vo, plus other mostly English and French language medical antiquarian (approx. 90)
Tabernaemontanus (Jacobus Theodorus). Eicones plantarum, seu stirpium, arborum nempe, fructicum, herbarum, fructum, lignorum, radicum, omnis generis quae partim Germania sponte producit, 3 parts in one, Frankfurt: Nicolaus Basseus, 1590, woodcuts throughout, title-page chipped with loss to lower outer corner, old manuscript names of Tobias Faber and Thom. Reins[?] beneath, relaid and with armorial bookplate of Lorenz Heister (1683-1758, anatomist, surgeon and botanist) to verso, following two dedication leaves repaired at lower margin, several leaves with old ink pen or pencil marginalia, some spotting and browning with light brown stain to lower blank margin throughout, lacks leaves T2 and 2S6, 18th-century calf, rebacked and corners restored, oblong folio Jacobus Theodorus, called Tabernaemontanus (1525-1590), was a physician and an early botanist and herbalist, the 'father of German botany' whose illustrated 'Neuwe Kreuterbuch' (1588) or 'Eicones Plantarum' (1590) was the result of a lifetime's plant study and medical practice. It provided unacknowledged material for John Gerarde's better-known 'Herball' (1597) and was reprinted in Germany throughout the 17th century. Tabernaemontanus began as a student of the pioneer of Renaissance botany, Hieronymus Bock. Nissen BBI 1932; Pritzel 9094. (1)
Valerius Maximus (Gaius). Dictorum et factorum meorabilum tam Romanorum, quam extremorum Collectanea... , Paris: Jean Petit for [Ambroise Girault], 1535, title-page within woodcut architectural border and with printer's woodcut device, woodcut floral criblé initials throughout, amateur paper repair to lower outer margin of title with paper loss touching printed border only, some wormholes to lower outer corners throughout with running wormhole slightly affecting some text and side-notes of early leaves, scattered light browning and minor damp fraying to extremities of a few early leaves, old manuscript provenance note to front free endpaper, 'Bought at Sotheby's - from the library of Archbishop Tenison, 1862', armorial bookplate of John Ynyr Burges to front pastedown, contemporary(?) Venetian gilt-panelled calf with central interlaced arabesque design with scalloped corner-pieces, professional modern reback and corner restoration, folio Thomas Tenison, Archbishop 1694-1715, was a notable benefactor of libraries, and the founder of Archbishop Tenison's Library at St Martin-in-the-Fields. His Library was sold by Sotheby and Wilkinson, 3-8 June 1861. (1)
Bailey (John). General View of the Agriculture of the County of Durham; with Observations on the Means of its Improvement. Drawn up for the Consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement, 1813, folding hand-coloured engraved map, nine engraved plates at end, a few folding including the Durham Ox and Mr Mason's Cow, some browning and spotting, original paper-backed boards, printed label to spine (chips and losses), together with General View of the Agriculture of the County of Leicester, by William Pitt, of Wolverhampton, to which is Annexed a Survey of the County of Rutland, by Richard Parkinson, 1813, folding engraved map, 24 engraved plates at end (with water stain), light toning, original paper-backed boards, printed label to spine (with tear and stain), plus General View of the Agriculture of the County of Northampton, by William Pitt, 1813, folding hand-coloured map, publisher's catalogue and Thomas Gibbs 2 page Agricultural Seeds catalogue at end, scattered light spotting, uncut, original boards, paper label to spine, a little soiled with tears, 8vo, with three others: H.E. Strickland's A General View of the Agriculture of the East-Riding of Yorkshire, 1812, Adam Murray's General View of the Agriculture of the County of Warwick, 1815 and William Pitt's General View of the Agriculture of the County of Stafford, 2nd edition, 1813 (6)
Batchelor (Thomas). General View of the Agriculture of the County of Bedford, 1813, folding hand-coloured engraved map, engraved portrait of the Duke of Bedford, seven engraved plates, publisher's list at end, some light toning, original boards, printed paper label to spine (tears and splits), together with A General View of the Agriculture of Berkshire, by William Mavor, 1813, folding hand-coloured map, folding map of the Rivers Thames and Isis (with outline colour), folding map of Inland Navigation between London and Bristol, 26 engraved plates, light spotting and soiling, original paper-backed boards, some wear, 8vo, plus General View of the Agriculture of Buckinghamshire, by the Rev. St. John Priest, 1813, folding engraved map, 13 engraved plates, light spotting, original paper-backed boards, chips and losses to spine, 8vo, with five other General View of Agricultures: Middlesex, by John Middleton, 2nd edition, 1813, Hertfordshire, by the Secretary of the Board, 1813, Sussex, by the Rev. Arthur Young, 1808, Kent, by John Boys, 2nd edition, 1813 and Surrey, by William Stevenson, 1813 (8)
Davies (Walter). General View of the Agriculture and Domestic Economy of South Wales, Containing the Counties of Brecon, Caermarthen, Cardigan, Glamorgan, Pembroke, Radnor..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1814, hand-coloured folding map, 2 plates including 1 folding and hand coloured, printed list of publications of the Board of Agriculture and a catalogue of Agricultural Seeds, etc., sold by Thomas Gibbs at rear of volume 2, occasional spotting or light browning, uncut, original boards, rubbed and spines worn, printed paper label to volume 2 only, together with General View of the Agriculture and Domestic Economy of North Wales..., by Walter Davies, 1810, hand-coloured folding map, 2 engraved plates at rear (1 folding), some spotting or browning throughout, uncut, disbound, original lower board detached but present, plus General View of the Agriculture of the County of Monmouth..., by Charles Hassall, 1815, half-title, hand-coloured folding map frontispiece, 2 engraved plates at rear, some spotting and occasional heavy browning, uncut, original boards with printed paper label to spine, rubbed and soiled, all 8vo (4)
Holt (John). General View of the Agriculture in the County of Lancaster...., 1st edition, 1794, lacks half-title, folding hand-coloured engraved map, 1 engraved plate, lacks frontispiece, some spotting and browning, together with Wedge (Thomas), General View of the Agriculture of the County Palatine of Chester.., 1st edition, 1794, half-title, 2 engraved plates, additional errata slip tipped in at foot of final page, some marginal spotting throughout, plus Bailey (John & Culley, George), General View of the Agriculture in the County of Northumberland..., 1st edition, 1794, some light browning, lacks half-title, plus Lowe (Robert), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Nottingham..., 1st edition, 1794, half-title, hand-coloured map of the soil of Nottingham, all contemporary plain wrappers, dust-soiled and browned on spines, 4to, plus later editions for the same counties from the same series: Cheshire by Henry Holland (1813), Lancashire by R.W. Dickson & W. Stevenson (1815), Lincolnshire [by Arthur Young], 2nd edition (1813), Northumberland by J. Bailey and G. Culley, 3rd edition (1813), and Nottingham, by Robert Lowe (1813), each with folding map frontispiece, all but that for Northumberland hand coloured, all uncut, original boards with printed paper labels for Lancashire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, some soiling and wear, 8vo (10)
Robertson (George). General View of the Agriculture of the County of Mid-Lothian: With Observations on the Means of its Improvement; Drawn up for the Consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement, from the Communications of George Robertson Farmer, at Granton, near Edinburgh, with Additional Remarks of several respectable Gentlemen and Farmers in the County, Edinburgh, 1795, folding hand-coloured engraved map, 11 engraved plates, scattered light spotting, top corner of front endpaper torn away, original paper-backed boards, manuscript title to spine, a few tears, 8vo, together with General View of the Agriculture, State of Property, and Improvements, in the County of Dumfries, by Dr Singer, Edinburgh, 1812, folding hand-coloured map, eight engraved plates and plans, a few folding, including four hand-coloured plates of bulls and cows, occasional light waterstain and a few spots, original paper-backed boards, a few tears and stains, 8vo, plus General View of the Agriculture of the County of Inverness, by James Robertson, 1813, two folding engraved maps of the Soil of Invernessshire and Intended Caledonian Canal (detached), a few spots, original boards, joints splitting, losses at spine ends, 8vo, with 12 other Scottish General View of Agricultures, including Perth, 1799, Roxburgh and Selkirk, 1813, Nairn and Moray, 1813, Argyle, 1813, Clydesdale, 1813, East Lothian, 1813, Kincardineshire, or the Mearns, 1813 and Peebles, 1814 (15)
Rudge (Thomas). General View of the Agriculture of the County of Gloucester, 1813, folding hand-coloured engraved map, two engraved plans with outline colour at end, two engraved plates, a little light spotting, original paper-backed boards, some wear to spine, 8vo, together with General View of the Agriculture of the County of Hereford, by John Duncumb, 1813, folding hand-coloured map (a little toned), four engraved plans and plates at end, including three folding (one torn without loss), light spotting, original paper-backed boards, small splits to spine, 8vo, plus General View of the Agriculture of the County of Worcester, by William Pitt, 1813, folding engraved map, six engraved plates at end (with water stain and light spotting), 6 page Thomas Gibbs Agricultural Seeds catalogue at end, some light spotting and marginal water stain, original boards, some wear, 8vo, with five other mostly General View of Agriculture: Shropshire, by Joseph Plymley, 1813, Wiltshire, by Thomas Davis, 1813, Oxfordshire, by the Secretary of the Board, 1813 and The Islands on the Coast of Normandy, Subject to the Crown of Great Britain, by Thomas Quayle, 1815, plus Arthur Young's Farmer's Calendar, new edition, 1804 (disbound) (8)
Worgan (George B.). General View of the Agriculture of the County of Cornwall, 1815, folding map frontispiece, folding table, 15 engraved plates, publisher's adverts at rear, occasional spotting, uncut, original boards, soiled, spine worn and covers near-detached, together with Vancouver (Charles), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Devon..., 1813, 29 plates including hand-coloured map frontispiece, some folding and 2 others hand coloured, several detached, folding tables, some occasional light browning, uncut, original boards, corners bruised and some soiling and loss to spine, plus Stevenson (William), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Dorset..., 1812, folding hand-coloured map frontispiece, occasional spotting, uncut, original boards with printed paper label to spine, rubbed and soiled, some loss to foot of spine, plus Hampshire including the Isle of Wight (1813), Somerset (Bath, 1798), and Sussex (1808), all with hand-coloured folding map frontispieces, uncut, original boards, soiled and worn, all 8vo (6)
Cartier-Bresson (Henri). Images a la Sauvette, Editions Verve, Paris, 1952, numerous photographic illustrations, front hinge broken, a few leaves loosening, previous owner signature, original decorative boards designed by Henri Matisse, spine a little rubbed and toned, light edge wear, 4to (1)
Courtry (Charles). Boutet embeté par Courtry, preface de Leon Maillard, Paris, 1896, 2 drypoint etchings by Boutet, each in 3 states, one etching by Courtry, also in 3 states, partly untrimmed, original printed wrappers with etched full-page design to upper cover by Courtry, in glassine dust wrapper, a little frayed to extremities, 8vo, limited editions of 400 copies, this being one of 50 copies printed on papier imperial du Japon, with the etchings in 3 states, together with Boutet (Henri), Ces Dames!...Orné de cinquante lithographies originales retouchées au pastel, Paris, Lahure, 1912, hand-coloured lithographic illustrations throughout, untrimmed, original pictorial wrappers, a little rubbed and some marks, upper joint partly split at head and foot, large 8vo, limited edition 214/300, initialled by the artist, plus Cramer (Gerald), Catalogue de tres beaux livres et estampes modernes, Catalogue No. 5, Geneva, 1948, & Oeuvres originales de peintres 1867-1950, Catalogue No. 6, Geneva, 1950, monochrome illustrations to each, both original printed wrappers, with original colour design to upper wrapper by Miro and Braque respectively, very light soiling, slim 8vo, both printed in an edition of 1000 copies (4)
Dresser (Christopher). Principles of Decorative Design, 4th edition, circa 1880, two chromolithographed plates, illustrations, publisher's catalogue at end, Aberdeen University Library bookplate and stamp, original cloth gilt, 4to, together with Suggestions in Design, Including Original Compositions in all Styles, with Descriptive Notes, for the use of Artists and Art-Workmen, by Luke Limner, 1853, 47 engraved plates, most with pencil drawings, press cuttings and illustrations to versos, some light spotting, modern calf-backed boards, 4to, with two others: Art and Work, by Owen W. Davis, 1885 and John Leighton's Suggestions in Design, circa 1880 (4)
Sturm (Leonhard Christoph). Vollstandige Muhlen Baukunst, 1st edition, Jeremias Wolff, Ausgburg, 1718, engraved title, 51 engraved plates, bound with Vollstandige Anweisung die Bogen-Stellungen nach der Civil-Bau-Kunst in allen Fallen recht einzutheilen mit zwey Tabellen von Figuren erklaret..., Ausgsburg, 1750, 16 engraved plates only (of 17, appears to lack plate VI), bound with Architectura Civili-Militaris..., Augsburg, 1719, woodcut illustrations and 19 engraved plates, bound with Vollstandige Anweisung Wasser-Kunste, Augsburg, 1752, 10 engraved plates, occasional light spotting, contemporary boards, rubbed and stained, folio (1)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales, from the Old French retold by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch, Hodder & Stoughton, [1910], thirty tipped-in colour plates, some creasing, tissue guards, D2 with short closed tear in upper blank margin, hinges split, contemporary manuscript inscription on front free endpaper, shaken and stitching strained, original gilt decorated terracotta cloth, rubbed and marked, foot of spine slightly frayed, 4to, together with Goble (Warwick, illustrator), Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile, selected and edited by E.F. Strange, Macmillan, 1911, thirty-two colour plates, captioned tissue guards, occasional spotting, endpapers toned, original gilt decorated red cloth, soiled, spine faded and frayed at ends, 4to, plus Crane (Walter), A Book of Old Songs, newly arranged & with accompaniments by Theo: Marzials, George Routledge, 1883, musical notation with colour illustrations and decorations throughout, some light toning and marks, hinges split, front free endpaper with ownership signature of Morrell, Garsington, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, edges showing, oblong 4to, plus twenty-one other illustrated children's books, a number of them in French, including Cecil Aldin, Willebeek Le Mair, M.B. de Monvel, and A.A. Milne (24)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Stories from Hans Andersen, Hodder & Stoughton, 1911, twenty-eight tipped-in colour plates, patterned endpapers, free endpapers browned, small water-stain on fore-edges, original gilt decorated olive green cloth, some edge-rubbing, a few marks to upper cover, spine with mottled fading, 4to, together with Harrison (Florence, illustrator), Early Poems of William Morris, Blackie, 1914, sixteen tipped-in colour plates, occasional light spotting to text, pictorial endpapers toned, top edges gilt, rough-trimmed edges (lightly spotted), original gilt decorated pale blue cloth, dust-soiled and extremities rubbed, spine slightly frayed at head, 4to, plus twenty-four other children's and illustrated books, mostly large format, including Edmund Dulac, Charles Robinson, Willy Pogany, some defective, plus some loose colour plates by Rackham, Dulac, Margaret Tarrant, and others (26)
Pollard (A. F.). Henry VIII, published Goupil & Son, 1902, together with Queen Elizabeth, by Mandell Creighten, published Boussod, Valadon & Co., 1896; Mary Stuart, by John Skelton, published Goupil & Son, 1898; Charles I, by Sir John Skelton, Goupil & Co., 1898; Oliver Cromwell, by Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Goupil & Son, 1899; Charles II, by Osmund Airy, Goupil & Son, 1901; Prince Charles Edward, by Adrew Lang, Goupil & Son, 1900; colour frontispieces and numerous black & white plates and illustrations, Queen Elizabeth volume with additional engraved portrait of Mary Stuart by R. Gaywood, 1655 tipped onto front free endpaper (trimmed to image), occasional light spotting, contemporary half morocco gilt (various colours), large 4to (7)
Acerbi (Joseph). Travels Through Sweden, Finland, and Lapland to the North Cape, in the years 1798 and 1799, volume 1 (of 2) only, 1802, 18 black and white engravings including portrait frontispiece, later inscription to modern front endpaper, period inscription to head of title-page, some minor toning, rebound in modern gilt-decorated brown half morocco, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with Manning (Francis), The Life of Our Emperour Theodosius the Great, London, printed by F.L., 1693, some marks, front endpaper partially detached, contemporary full calf, front board detached, boards and spine rubbed with loss, 8vo, plus Salignac (Francois De), Les Aventures De Telemaque, Fils D'Ulysse, 2 volumes bound in 1, nouvelle edition, Rotterdam, 1717, 10 black and white engraved plates plus engraved half-title and folding map, some toning and light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated full calf, boards and spine rubbed with loss, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th-century literature and reference, including A Description of England and Wales..., volumes 1-3, 5-8, 10, 1769-70, all leather bindings, some decorative, some odd volumes, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (3 cartons)
Fosbrooke (Thomas Dudley). An Original History of the City of Gloucester..., 1819, monochrome engraved plates and plans including half title, bookplate to modern front endpapers, ex-libris with associated stamps, some spotting, contemporary half calf rebound to modern brown calf spine retaining original labels, boards rubbed with minor loss, folio, together with Bibliotheca Gloucestrensis: A Collection of Scarce and Curious Tracts..., Washbourn and Son Publishers, volumes 1-3, 1823-25, 3 monochrome frontispiece, bookplates to front pastedowns, some minor spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards rubbed, volume 1 front board partially detached and spine missing, 4to, and Scott (Walter), The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland..., volumes 1 & 2, 1814-17, numerous monochrome engravings with tissue gurads, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards slightly rubbed and partially detached, spines rubbed with minor loss, 4to, plus other 19th century and modern UK topographical reference and related, including O.S. maps, Adams Syn Chronological Chart or Map of History, Walker Brothers, London, some leather bindings, many original cloth, condition generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (5 cartons)
Rousselet (Louis). India And Its Native Princes, Travels in Central India..., circa 1882, 317 black and white illustrations and 6 maps, some light marks, original gilt-decorated red cloth, boards slightly rubbed, spine faded and rubbed to head and foot, folio, together with Murray (H. Hallam), The High-Road of Empire, Water-colour and Pen and Ink Sketches in India, 1905, 47 colour plates plus numerous black and white illustrations, bookplates and period inscription to front endpapers, some light marks, original gilt-decorated yellow cloth, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, and other early 20th-century and modern India reference and related, some leather bindings, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 cartons)
Rollin (Charles). The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians..., volumes 1-6, printed by William Duncan, Glasgow, 1759, period inscriptions to head of title pages, some light marks and toning, uniform contemporary full calf, boards and spines slightly rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, together with The Method of Teaching and Studying The Belles Letters.., volumes 1-3, 7th edition, 1770, period inscriptions to head of title pages, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full calf, lacking label to volume 2 spine, boards slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus Hickes (George, publisher), Devotions In The Ancient Way of Offices with Psalms, Hymns and Prayers, by a Person of Quality, printed for W. Kebblewhite, 1700, period inscriptions to front endpapers, some light toning, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated blue morocco, boards slightly rubbed, spine cracked and rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, 8vo, and other 18th and 19th century literature, including Illustrated Exhibitor 1851, poetry and theological reference and related, some foreign language and odd volumes, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, condition generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Field (John, publisher). The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New..., 1668, period inscription to verso f title, lacking front endpapers, some light water damage and toning, contemporary full calf, hinges cracked, boards and spines slightly marked and rubbed, 4to, together with L'Estrange (Roger), Fables of Aesop..., 7th edition, 1724, black and white engraved frontispiece and half title, some light marks, contemporary gilt decorated calf, front board partially detached, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, and A Compendious Dictionaryof the Fabulous History of Heathen Gods and Heroes..., 1731, printed for J. Clark, bookplate to front pastedown, some light marks, contemporary calf boards retained to modern brown calf spine, boards rubbed with some minor loss, 8vo, plus other 17th-19th century literature, including The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, volumes 1-8, 1822, some ex-library with associated marks, mostly leather binding, some gilt decorated, condition generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Wyatt (William). Life in the Southern Isles; or, Scenes and Incidents in the South Pacific and New Guinea, circa 1870, numerous black and white illustrations, including frontispiece and ma, some light marks, rebound with modern endpapers, partial original boards and spine retained to modern red cloth, 8vo, together with Cheesman (Evelyn), Camping Adventures in New Guinea, 1st edition, 1948, Six-Legged Snakes In New Guinea, 1st edition, 1949, both numerous black and white illustrations, both original cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, 8vo, and Lett (Lewis), Knights Errant of Papua, black and white frontispiece, map to front endpaper, some minor marks, original blue cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly marked with minor loss to head of spine, 8vo, plus other early 20th century and modern Papua New Guinea and South Pacific reference, including Balus, The Aeroplane in Papua New Guinea, volumes 1-3, by James Sinclair, all 1st editions, 1986-90, mostly hardback publications, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves & cartons)
Du Pin (L.E.). The Evangelical History: Or, The Life of our Beloved Saviour Jesus Christ, Comprehensively and Plainly Related... in Four Books, printed for Abel Swall & T. Child, 1695, 6 black and white engraved plates, including frontispiece, bound with The Lives of The Apostles, circa 1695, 14 black and white engraved plates, plus folding map, some minor spotting, period inscription to rear endpaper, contemporary embossed full calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Busby (Richard), Grammatica Busbeiana, Auctior & Emendatior, i.e. Rubimentum Grammaticae Graeco-Latinae Metricum, 1702, period inscription to pastedowns and title page, lacking front endpapers, some light marks, contemporary full calf, spine slightly rubbed, hinges cracked, 8vo, and Church of England, La Liturgie, C'est a dire, Le Formulaire des Prieres Publiques..., 1695, period inscriptions to endpapers, some light marks, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated blue calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed with minor loss to head, 12mo, plus other 18th and 19th century literature and reference, including Letters Written by Philip Dormer Stanhope..., volumes 1-4, 8th edition, 1778, Boswell's Life of Johnson, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, volumes 1-6, 1887, mostly leather bindings, condition generally good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Dylan (Bob). Lyrics 1962-1985, reprint edition, 1988, ex-library of Edward Matchett with a letter from 'Michael' pasted down to front endpaper and 5 separate inscriptions to Edward to the title page, numerous black and white illustrations, original gilt decorated blue half morocco in slipcase, 4to, together with Byron (George), Don Juan, The Campion Edition, 1924, book plate to front pastedown, original gilt decorated blue morocco, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus Saavedra (Miguel de Cervantes), The History of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, volumes 1-4, 1884, black and white plates, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated brown three quarter morocco, boards and spines slightly rubbed, hinges cracked, volume 4 front board detached, 8vo, and other 19th and 20th century literature and art reference, including The Poetical Works of Lord Byron, volumes 1-6, new edition, 1879, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Lilford (Thomas). Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire and Neighbourhood, volumes 1 & 2, 1895, numerous black and white illustrations including maps, period inscriptions to front endpapers, some minor toning, uniform original gilt-decorated green cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Clements (Lewis), Modern Wildfowling, 1880, numerous black and white illustrations including folding plates and frontispiece, some light spotting, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary gilt-decorated green half calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Bell (Thomas), A History of British Quadrupeds, Including the Cetacea, 1837, numerous black and white illlustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, some light toning, contemporary gilt-decorated tan half morocco, boards and spine slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th-century ornithological and natural history reference, some leather bindings, many original cloth including gilt-decorated bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Pollard (A.W. & Redgrave, G.R.). A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland, And of English Books Printed Abroad 1475-1640, reprint edition, OUP, 1946, some light marks, original boards to cream cloth spine, boards slightly marked, 4to, together with Crum (Margaret, editor), First-Line Index of English Poetry 1500-1800 in Manuscripts of the Bodleian Library Oxford, volumes 1 & 2, 1st edition, OUP, 1969, uniform original blue cloth in dust jackets, spine slightly faded, large 4to, plus Tomkinson (G.S.), A Select Bibliography of the Principal Modern Presses Public and Private in Great Britain and Ireland, 1928, black and white facsimiles, bookplate to front pastedown, original blue boards to cream cloth spine, slightly rubbed, 4to, (limited edition of 1000 copies), plus other modern bibliographical reference and miscellaneous literature, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Audubon (John James). The Original Watercolour Paintings by... for The Birds of America, volumes 1 & 2, USA, 1966, numerous colour plates, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated brown cloth in slipcase, large 4to, together with Vaurie (Charles), The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna, a systematic reference, Non-Passeriformes, 1st edition, 1965, original red cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly faded, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, plus other early 20th-century and modern ornithological and natural history reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves & a carton)
Frohawk (F.W., illustrator). British Birds with their Nests and Eggs, volumes 1-6, circa 1900, numerous colour and black and white plates, some light marks, uniform original gilt-decorated red cloth, spines slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, together with Bonhote (J. Lewis), Birds of Britain, 1907, 100 colour illustrations, some minor spotting, original decorated brown cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, plus Walton (Izaak), The Complete Angler, or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation..., 1875, black and white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, period inscription to front endpaper, some minor spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated blue calf prize binding, boards slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th-century ornithological, natural history reference and literature, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some foreign language and odd volumes, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Bishop (Richard E.). Bishop's Birds, Etchings of Water-Fowl and Upland Game Birds, 1936, 73 aquatone etchings, some light water damage to endpapers as well as the head of all pages, original decorated white cloth, boards and spine slightly marked, 4to, (limited edition 176/250), together with Harrison (James M.), The Birds of Kent, volumes 1 & 2, 1st edition, 1953, numerous black and white illustrations, uniform original blue cloth, volume 2 front board rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, plus Youatt (William), The Horse, with a Treatise on Draught..., circa 1890, black and white illustrations, some light spotting and marks, contemporary embossed green cloth, boards and spine faded, hinges slightly cracked, 8vo, plus other early 20th-century and modern ornithological and natural history reference, including 7 volumes of New Naturalists, mostly original cloth, many in original dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo (6 shelves & a carton)
Barbette (Pauli). Opera Chirugico Anatomica..., 1672, black and white engraved illustration to page 57 plus black and white engraved half-title, bookplate to front pastedown, some light toning and marks, endpapers slightly chipped, contemporary gilt-decorated calf, hinges repaired, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss, 12mo, together with Cheyne (George), An Essay on Regimen. Together with Five Discourses, Medical, Moral, and Philosophical..., 1740, later inscription to front endpaper, some light marginal annotations, front board partially detached, contemporary full calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Le Clerc (M.), La Chirurgie Complete, Par Demands & par Réponses..., 3rd edition, France, 1698, bookplate to detached and wormed front endpaper, some light marks, contemporary gilt-decorated calf, front board slightly wormed, spine rubbed to head and foot, 12mo, plus other 17th to 19th-century literature and historical reference, including some foreign language, ledgers and a scrapbook, mostly contemporary leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/12mo (4 shelves)
LEONETTO CAPPIELLO 1875-1942 La Merveilleuse 1923 Imp. Devambez, Paris-Torino. Litografia a colori. Telato, segni di pieghe e macchie di umidità lungo il margine superiore. Strappi restaurati lungo i margini. Macchia di inchiostro azzurro coperta con un inserto in sede di restauro. Qualità B-. 198 x 140 cm La donna raffigurata sembra quasi una ballerina, con la silhouette perfettamente esaltata dall’abito, così leggero e raffinato da diventare in men che non si dica il sogno modaiolo di ogni donna. Raro. Nota: Lo stesso formato esiste anche con i nomi delle altre città in cui si trovavano i negozi de La Merveilleuse: Milano, Roma, Napoli e Trieste. Esiste inoltre un formato più piccolo con i nomi di altre due città, ovvero Treviso e Padova, quest’ultima sede di un outlet. Color Lithograph. Backed on linen, few fold marks e stains of humid among the upper margin. Restored tear among the margins. A light blue ink stain has been covered with an insert during the restoration. Condition B-. 77,95 x 55,12 in. The woman portrayed closely resembles a ballerina, with her silhouette perfectly accentuated by her dress, so light and refined as to become, in no time at all, the dream of each woman informed of the new fashions of the period. Note: The same size exist with the names and the addresses of the shop of Milan, Rome, Naples and Trieste. In addiction exist a smaller format with the names of Treviso and Padua, home of an outlet shop. Bibliografia / Literature Catalogo Bolaffi del Manifesto Italiano, Torino, 1995, pp. 44-46. I Manifesti del XX secolo, Milano, 1980. Rennert, Cappiello, New York, 2004, p. 246. 850
GÉO DORIVAL 1879-1968 Vers le Mont-Blanc 1928 Imp. L. Serre & Cie., Paris. Litografia a colori. Serie di tre manifesti. Telati. Qualità A. 104,5 x 75 cm ciascuno Dorival realizza un drammatico e minimalista trittico raffigurante il Monte Bianco: una notte stellata, una visione mattutina nella piena luce del mezzogiorno e un tramonto caldo e avvolgente. Un set sbalorditivo, raramente visto insieme. Color Lithograph. Set of three posters. Backed on linen. Condition A. 41,14 x 29,52 in. each Dorival produced a dramatic, minimalist triptych showing Monte Bianco: a starry night, a daytime view in the full light of noon and a warm, enveloping sunset. It is an amazing set, rarely seen together. Bibliografia / Literature Cimorelli, Villari, Viaggio in Italia attraverso la pubblicità 1895-1960, Cinisello Balsamo, 2010. Hillion, La montagne s’Affiche, Rennes, 1991, p. 214. Weill, L’Invitation Au Voyage, L’affiche de Tourisme dans le Monde, Paris, 1994, p. 35. 4500
IGOR EMANUILOVICH GRABAR 1871-1960 Fiera in città Olio su cartone. Firmato in cirillico in basso a destra: ‘Igor Grabar’. Una fiera cittadina narrata sapientemente: a sinistra le file di banchi del mercato, a destra persone dai tratti appena abbozzati. La festosità della scena è resa elegantemente grazie al singolare uso della luce, tutta giocata sugli effetti dati da colori forti e vivaci. 33 x 46 cm Oil on cardboard. Signed in Cyrillic lower right: ‘Igor Grabar’. A wisely narrated city fair: on the left the market pews, on the right persons just sketched. The playfullness of the scene is rendered beautifully thanks to the unique use of light, all played on the effects given by strong and vivid colors. 12,9 x 18,1 in. Sanguine on paper. Signed lower right ‘Petrella da Bologna Venezia’. 12,6 x 16,9 in. 6000
Ø A LATE 19TH CENTURY MARQUETRY WHALEBONE AND MARINE IVORY JEWELLERY BOX, constructed in light oak and inset overall with geometric designs, the lid with marine ivory handle, hinges, lock and stay, plush-lined interior with tray, set on tapering square feet and inscribed underneath A. Jennings Sitka Alaska -- 8 x 13½ x 8in. (20 x 34 x 20cm.)
A RARE GOODACRE'S PATENT WORLD TIME INDICATOR, CIRCA 1883, the 8¾in. dial signed and inscribed to centre Goodacre's Patent No.3231 / GREENWICH MEAN TIME LONDON, with two rings of ten and twenty numbered subsidiary slave dials, each inscribed for three cities in different world locations, with blued steel indicators and Roman numerals, contained in glazed moulded light oak case with central knob, brass back and suspension loop -- 12in. (30.5cm.) wide, By setting the central hand to the correct time, the local time for ninety city locations across the globe is instantly shown.
AN ATTRACTIVE CONTEMPORARY MODEL FOR THE THREE-MASTED SCHOONER-RIGGED YACHT HOPE, CIRCA 1870, the hull carved from the solid, finished in 'copper' below the waterline with black topsides, carved full-length figurehead, scored deck with anchor winch, companionways, bitts, deck house, open boats in chocks, water casks, saloon light and helm with steering gear, three raked masts with standing and running rigging with blocks and tackle, booms and lowered gaffs, mounted on carved dolphin supports within original glazed wooden case with finials and silver plate inscribed HOPE / JWH 1870, cased measurements -- 30 x 40 x 16in. (76 x 101.5 x 40.5cm.), This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road.
A FINE PLANKED AND PINNED MAHOGANY GAFF-RIGGED POND YACHT NAMED BETTY, CIRCA 1920, the hull pinned with trenails, lead keel, solid deck with bowsprit, eyelets, adjustable mast location, hatch to interior painted light blue with carry handle, rigged steering gear to polished brass rudder, mast, yards and boom with suit of stitched linen sails and rigging -- 65 x 70in. (165 x 178cm.) stand, This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road,
ARR COLIN M. BAXTER (BRITSH, LATE 20TH CENTURY), The Old Market House, Gosport, circa 1910; H.M.S. 'Warrior' and 'Victory Class', Evening Light'; St. Ives, circa 1900 Loading Fish baskets, Watercolour and gouache, Signed 'Colin M. Baxter' (in lower corners), and to reverse with artists titles and gallery labels, Largest: 4¾ x 6¾in. (12 x 17cm.), -3,
ARR COLIN M. BAXTER (BRITSH, LATE 20TH CENTURY), Chartwork of H.M.S. 'Victory' in Spithead; H.M.S. 'Victory' Evening Light; H.M.S. 'Rose' (Replica Frigate), Watercolour and gouache, Signed 'Colin M. Baxter' (in lower corners), and to reverse with artists titles and gallery labels, Largest: 7½ x 8¾in. (19 x 22.5cm.), -3,
A WWII British military issue Lemania wristwatchWith circular black dial and subsidiary seconds dial, marked with military arrow, the back outer case marked Q6293 WWW, 7455, 7355 diameter 4cm CONDITION REPORT: No corrosion light marks/scratches, lug pins appear to be fine, case back with no gauges, light scratches to back panel - see images
A stylish late Victorian Arts & Crafts light oak hall standFeaturing a good size bevelled mirror above a small shallow shelf, a panelled cabinet door, and open lower shelf incorporating twin metal drip pans, the whole decorated with typically stylish naturalistic motifs and applied with six planished cast iron coat hooks, width approx. 115cm, height approx. 200cm.
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