Combe (Andrew). The Physiology of Digestion considered with Relation to the Principles of Dietetics, 1st ed., Edinburgh, 1836, half title present, 4 pp. publishers catalogue at rear, light spotting to endpapers, contemp. black half calf, sl. rubbed and marked, together with [Graham, Thomas John], Sure Methods of Improving Health, and Prolonging Life; or, a Treatise on the Art of Living Long and Comfortably, by Regulating the Diet and Regimen by a Physician, 3rd ed., 1828, 2 pp. publishers adverts at rear, orig. cloth-backed boards with paper spine label, rubbed, and Rymer (James), A Treatise on Diet and Regimen, 1828, title marked and with hole affecting some text, errata bound in at rear, orig. buckram gilt, sl. rubbed, plus Griffiths (W.), The Principal Starches Used as Food, Cirencester, 1882, 25 mounted b & w photo. plates, orig. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed to extrems., plus other books relating to digestion, food as medicine, etc., all 8vo (19)
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Culpeper (Nicholas). Culpeper's Complete Herbal, to which is now Added, Upwards of One Hundred Additional Herbs, with a Display of their Medicinal and Occult Qualities; Physically Applied to the Cure of all Disorders Incident to Mankind, 1814, engraved portrait frontis., 40 hand coloured engraved plates, some light finger soiling and occ. spotting, recent quarter green sheep with marbled boards, 4to (1)
Dolby (Richard). The Cook's Dictionary, and House-Keeper's Directory: A Family Manual of Cookery and Confectionery, on a Plan of Ready Reference Never Hitherto Attempted, 1830, occ. scattered spotting, modern half calf gilt, 8vo, together with [Rundell, Maria], A New System of Domestic Cookery, by a Lady, new ed., corrected, 1810, eng. frontis. (contemp. signatures to title), eng. plts., some light soiling, contemp. spine, modern title label, joints cracked, 12mo, together with Acton (Eliza), Modern Cookery, for Private Families, newly revised & much enlarged ed., 1859, eight eng. plts., later half calf gilt, 8vo, and Dalgairns (Mrs.), The Practice of Cookery, Adapted to the Business of Every Day Life, 8th ed., 1840, light browning throughout, few ink and staining marks, modern qtr. calf gilt, 8vo (4)
Dyde (William). The History and Antiquities of Tewkesbury, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time, to which is added, Some Account of the Medicinal Water, Near Tewkesbury, pub. Tewkesbury, 1790, folding eng. frontis. and two eng. plts. (foxed), folding table, untrimmed, orig. boards, dusty, early ms. name to upper cover, rebacked, with printed paper label, 8vo in 4's, together with Scudamore (Charles), A Chemical and Medical Report of the Properties of the Mineral Water of Buxton, Matlock, Tunbridge Wells, Harrogate, Bath, Cheltenham, Leamington, Malvern, and the Isle of Wight, 1st ed., 1820, inscribed by the author at head of title-page, ex-lib. with oval ink stamp to title, scattered light foxing, untrimmed, orig. drab boards, titled in contemp. ms. to spine, rubbed and worn, with joints split, and upper cover all but detached, large 12mo in 6's, plus Bainbrigge (William Henry), The Droitwich Salt Springs: their Medicinal Action and Curative Properties, 2nd ed., 1876, folding table, ms. notes to title-page, and some pencilled marginalia, upper hinge split, orig. morocco-backed printed boards, sl. rubbed, with two related pamphlets loosely inserted, plus two further vols. similar, 8vo (5)
Fisher (Henry, pub.) The Female Instructor; or, Young Woman's Companion: being a Guide to all the Accomplishments which Adorn the Female Character, either as a Useful Member of Society - a Pleasing and Instructive Companion, or, a Respectable Mother of a Family to which are added, Useful Medicinal Receipts, and a Concise System of Cookery, pub. Liverpool, c.1817, eng. frontis. and additional eng. title (dated September 1816 and January 1817 respectively), both a little browned and marked with repaired tear to fore-margin of frontis., nine eng. plts. (one with repaired tear to lower margin), some spotting and light browning throughout, modern qtr morocco, gilt dec. spine, 8vo (1)
Henderson (William Augustus). The Housekeeper's Instructor, or Universal Family Cook, being an Ample and Clear Display of the Art of Cookery in all its Various Branches, 1st ed., W. & J. Stratford, c.1790, eng. frontis. of working kitchen, eleven eng. plts incl. two folding, index and list of subscribers at rear, occasional light spotting, contemp. sheep, rubbed, joints cracked, some wear to spine ends and corners, 8vo Possibly in the first issue state (preceding Cagle's 3rd issue copy), with uncorrected error ("Explaning") on line 22 of title, "No.112" in imprint, and the complete absence of the line "Management of the Kitchen and Fruit-Garden", which does appear in subsequent issues of the first edition. (1)
[Riddell, Robert Flower], Indian Domestic Economy and Receipt Book; Comprising Numerous Directions for Plain Wholesome Cookery, both Oriental and English 5th ed. revised, pub. Madras, 1860, half-title present, scattered light foxing, three fragments of the orig. cloth binding loosely inserted, modern qtr. calf, leather label to spine, 8vo (1)
Russell (Richard). A Dissertation On the Use of Sea-Water in Diseases of the Glands, particularly the Scurvy, Jaundice, King's-Evil, Leprosy, and the Glandular Consumption, trans. from the Latin, 1st Irish ed., pub. Geo. Faulkner, Dublin, 1753, eng. frontis. and one plt., title-page with small repair at head, not affecting text, some light foxing, hinges split, contemp. mottled calf, sometime rebacked, corners showing, 12mo (1)
Simon (André L.). The Blood of the Grape, The Wine Trade Textbook, Duckworth, 1920, light spotting to edges, orig. cloth, rubbed, 8vo, together with A Dictionary of Wine, Cassell, 1935, orig. cloth, sl. sunned, 8vo, plus Bottlescrew Days, Wine Drinking in England during the Eighteenth Century, Duckworth, 1926, b&w frontis. and plts., orig. cloth, stained, a couple of puncture marks to lower cover, 8vo, and Cheeses of the World, 1st ed., Faber, 1956, orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, plus Bibliotheca Gastronomica, A Catalogue of Books and Documents on Gastronomy, Holland Press reprint, 1978, orig. cloth in gilt, 8vo, and ten others by Andre Simon (15)
Soyer (Alexis). Soyer's Culinary Campaign, being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War, with the Plain Art of Cookery for Military and Civil Institutions, the Army, Navy, Public etc., 1st ed., Routledge, 1857, eng. port. frontis., addn. eng. title and seven eng. plts., lacks ad. leaf at rear, occasional light spotting, 19th c. half calf gilt, 8vo Bitting, p. 444. 'Soyer's account of conditions in the Crimea is second to none. Finding the soldiers too under-nourished to withstand disease, let alone battle, he set out to transform army supply, diet, cookery, kitchen equipment and hospital supplies, with verve and genius, effecting what was to be a revolution in institutional catering'(John Lyle). (1)
Watson (John Edward). The Housewife's Directory: being the Most Complete System of Domestic Economy Ever Submitted to Public Notice, with Copious Marketing and Other Tables, [1825], half-title, eng. frontis., some browning and light damp staining, contemp. cloth, marked & soiled, 12mo, together with Bowman (Anne), The New Cookery Book: A Complete Manual of English and Foreign Cookery, 1869, chromo frontis. and plts., contemp. green qtr. morocco, thick 8vo, with [Rundell, Maria], A New System of Domestic Cookery, by a Lady, new ed., corrected, 1829, eng. frontis. and plts., closed tear to title, some scattered spotting and browning, contemp. half calf, small 8vo, and [Whiting, Sydney], Memoirs of a Stomach. Written by Himself, that all who Eat May Read. Edited by a Minister of the Interior, 6th ed., revised, Chapman and Hall, c.1855, ink stamp and signature to title, ink stamp to few leaves, margins frayed and slight dust soiling, modern cloth, slim 8vo, plus one other related (5)
Chaptal (Jean-Antoine-Claude). L'Art de Faire, Gouverner, et Perfectionner les Vins, edition originale, seule avouée par l'Auteur, 1st separate ed., Paris, 1801, bound with Charpentier de Cossigny (Joseph Francois), Observations sur l'Art de Faire de Vin, 1st ed., Paris, 1807, half-title, title, + 196 pp.; half-title, title, 16 + 107 pp., some very light marginal foxing, contemp. half calf, modern reback, 8vo See Cagle, A Matter of Taste, 132. The important first appearance of Chaptal's important essay on improving the wine yield by adding sugar to the fermentation process, which became known as 'Chaptalisation'. This essay was included in the second volume of his Traité sur la Culture de la Vigne of the same year. This copy is the second issue of this edition, with the change in the publisher's address from 29 to 38 Quai des Augustins, and is bound with a printed response to Chaptal's proposal by Charpentier de Cossigny. (1)
Dubois (Urbain). La Patisserie d'aujourd'hui. École des jeunes patissiers renfermant 200 dessins. Grands et petits gateaux, sujets d'ornement, entremêts chauds et froids, glaces au complet, conserves de fruits et de légumes, 1st ed., Paris, 1894, numerous illusts. to text, some light browning, contemp. qtr. calf, 4to Rare. Not in any of the major bibliographies. (1)
Glasse (Hannah). The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy; which far exceeds any thing of the kind yet published, to which are added, by way of Appendix, One hundred and fifty New and Useful Receipts, 7th ed., 1760, facsimile author's signature to p. 1, a few marks and light water stains to front of vol., later half calf, rubbed and some minor marks, 8vo Cagle 700. Maclean, p. 59. (1)
Moxon (Elizabeth). English Housewifery, Exemplified in above four hundred and fifty receipts, giving directions in most parts of cookery; and how to prepare various sorts of soups, made-dishes, pastes, pickles, cakes, creams, jellies, made-wines, &c. 12th ed., corrected, Leeds, printed by Thomas Wright, 1785, folding table, two folding woodcut plates of table settings, six woodcut illusts. to text, of table settings, occn. light browning, contemp. sheep, plain reback, 12mo Cagle, 888-892. This edition includes English Housewifery improved, or, a supplement to Moxon's Cookery in upwards of Sixty Modern and Valuable Receipts, 5th ed., Leeds, 1785. (1)
Nignon (Édouard). Les Plaisirs de la Table, Préface de M. Robert de Flers de l'Académie Française, Dessins de P.F. Grignon, pub. Paris, chez l'auteur, [1926], illusts. and decs. to text printed in pink, inscribed by the author to prelim. blank, orig. printed wrappers bound in, dec. endpapers, contemp. half morocco, rubbed, spine faded, 4to, together with Boulestin (X. Marcel), What Shall We Have To-Day? 365 Recipes for all the Days of the Year, 1st ed., 1931, col. frontis., light partial browning to free endpapers, orig. cloth, in sl. chipped d.j., 8vo, plus Simple French Cooking for English Homes, 1st ed., 1923, (2 copies), both with frontis. by J.E. Laboureur, and with free endpapers browned, both orig. cloth, dust-soiled, one copy with spine rubbed and frayed at ends, 8vo, plus a 1st ed. of Elizabetth David's 'A Book of Mediterranean Food' (5)
Smith (Eliza). The Compleat Housewife: or, Accomplished Gentlewoman's Companion, Being a Collection of Upwards of Five Hundred of the Most Approved Receipts and also Bills of Fare for Every Month in the Year, 3rd ed., J. Pemberton, 1729, six folding eng. plts. (with some light damp staining, pencil marks & tears to folds), contemp. blind panelled calf, rebacked, 8vo Bitting, p.438; Oxford p.60. (1)
Smith (Hugh). The Family Physician: Being a Collection of Useful Family Remedies , and a Short Account of those Cases in which Bleeding and Blisters are really Serviceable, 8th ed., considerably enlarged, and interleaved for the benefit of the readers and remarks, printed for the author, [1772?], some light and even browning, contemp. boards, some soiling and wear, modern plain card reback, 4to (1)
Thornton (Robert John). A New Family Herbal: or Popular Account of the Natures and Properties of the Various Plants used in Medicine, Diet, and the Arts, pub. Richard Phillips, 1st ed., 1810, lacking half-title, numerous wood-engs. by Thomas Bewick after Henderson, 3pp. pubs. ads. at rear, oval lib. stamp to title verso and ad. leaf, partially erased through washing, occasional light spotting, contemp. blind-stamped calf gilt, rubbed, rebacked preserving most of orig. spine, 8vo (1)
[Wateson, G.] A Rich Storehouse or Treasurie for the Diseased. Wherein are Many Approved Medicines for Divers and Sundry Diseases, which have bin long hidden, and not come to light before this time now fifthly augmented and inlarged, by A.T., printed by Ralph Blower, 1612, lacking leaf Aa1, signature Kk lacking and never present, with a duplication of signature Mm bound in its place in error, water-staining to first third of the vol., first few leaves sl. frayed at top edge, curling and fraying to corners, final leaf soiled, contemp. limp vellum, soiled and worn, with some loss, longitudinally lettered in contemp. ms. to spine, sm. 4to, contained in cloth solander box, lettered in gilt to spine (1)
Peacock (John). Practical Hints on the Treatment of Several Diseases, 1st ed., 1834, errata slip pasted to first leaf of main text, orig. boards with paper label to upper cover (a little darkened and chipped with loss to one corner), rubbed and somewhat faded to edges, slim 8vo, together with [Montagu, Basil]. Some Enquiries into the Effects of Fermented Liquors. By a Water Drinker, 2nd ed., 1818, seven b&w line eng. plts., light waterstain to upper portion of work throughout, and to lower inner margins, untrimmed, contemp. cloth-backed boards, soiled and some wear, 8vo, plus Teste (Alphonse), A Practical Manual of Animal Magnetism; containing an exposition of the methods employed in producing the Magnetic Phenomena; with its application to the treatment and cure of diseases, trans. from the Second Edition, by D. Spillan, 1st English ed., 1843, 10 pp. pubs. list at rear, orig. blindstamped maroon cloth, rubbed and marked, spine soiled and somewhat faded, small 8vo John Peacock was a Darlington physician, whose experiences of several outbreaks of typhus fever in the region are recounted here. (3)
[Audot, L. E.]. La Cuisinière de la Campagne et de la Ville, ou Nouvelle Cuisinine Éconimique , Paris, 1879, hand-col. frontis. of two decorated salad plates, browned, illusts. to text, prelims. browned, some light foxing, endpapers renewed, orig. cloth, rebacked, orig. (faded) spine relaid, lower cover stained, together with Viart (A.), Le Cuisinier Royal, 20th ed., Augmentée de Deux Cents Articles Nouveaux, par Bernardi, Paris, 1846, half-title present, four plts., occn. light foxing, hinges split, contemp. half calf, rubbed, spine faded, and hinges splitting, 8vo, plus Matta (Joao da), Arte de Cosinha, Prefaciada por Alberto Pimental, 3rd ed., Lisbon, 1888, eng. port. frontis. (foxed), browned throughout, final (index) leaf torn, with sl. loss to top outer blank corner, contemp. qtr. calf, marbled covers rubbed, with some surface loss, 8vo (3)
Adams (W.). The Modern Voyager & Traveller, through Europe, Asia, Africa, & America, 4 vols., 1832, hand-col. folding eng. map frontis. to each (that to vol. 1 with tear in one fold), addn. vign. titles (one hand-col.), forty-four hand-col. eng. costume plts., and five b & w plts., some light offsetting to text, attractive ownership ink stamp to printed titles, vol. 4 with frontis., titles, and first leaf detached, contemp. half calf, rubbed and scuffed, spines faded, 8vo (4)
Burbury (John). A Relation of a Journey of the Right Honorable My Lord Henry Howard, from London to Vienna, and thence to Constantinople; In the Company of its Excellency Count Lesley, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Councellour of State to his Imperial Majesty, &c. And Extraordinary Ambassadour from Leopoldus Emperour of Germany to the Grand Signior, Sultan Mahomet Han the Fourth, printed for T. Collins and I. Ford, 1671, [viii] + 225 + [24] pp., including 22 pp. pubs. ads. and final blank at rear, some light browning to title, minor marginal stains and foxing, early 19th c. full polished calf gilt, joints rubbed and sl. cracked to head of upper joint, 12mo Atabey 165. Blackmer 236. Wing B5611. First and apparently only edition. Collation as Atabey and BL copies. In 1664 Burbury accompanied Henry Howard, the Sixth Duke of Norfolk, to Constantinople in the wake of the Austrian Count Lesley's embassy, returning in 1665. Attractive copy. (1)
Hobhouse (John Cam, Lord Broughton). A Journey Through Albania, and other Provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople, During the Years 1809 and 1810, 2 vols., 3rd ed., 1833 [but c. 1842], eng. frontis., 2 folding maps, one plan and sixteen (of 17) hand-col. aquatint plts. incl. seven double-page views, one (of 2) facsimile plts. of letters and double-page leaf of eng. music, directions to the binder leaf after title to vol. 1, some light browning, spotting and occ. offsetting, recent half leather gilt, 4to Lacks the coloured view of Marathon and the second facsimile letter at the end. The famous account of the tour which Hobhouse made with Byron in 1809 and 1810. For the first edition of 1813 see Abbey, Travel 202 and Blackmer 821. (1)
Lloyd (W.W.). P & O Pencillings, published for the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, [1891], twenty-four mounted chromos., inc. title, b&w illusts., single-page map to rear, some light foxing to first and last few leaves, minor stain towards lower inner margin of first two leaves, a.e.g., orig. brown half morocco, rubbed and scuffed to joints, covers with some surface discol., large oblong 4to Limited edition 40/300, signed by the author. (1)
Martin (R. Montgomery). The British Colonies; their History, Extent, Condition and Resources, pub. John Tallis, c.1850s, engraved title, 36 double page engraved maps, numerous engraved portraits, hand coloured in outline with vignette illusts., some light foxing to endpapers, contemp. plum half morocco, rubbed to extrems., 8vo (3)
The British Gazetteer, Political, Commercial, Ecclesiastical, and Historical, Illustrated by a Full Set of County MAps, with all the Railways Accurately Laid Down; Forming at Once an Iron Road-Book and County Atlas by B. Clarke, 2 vols., H.G. Collins, 1852, forty-three folding eng. maps, numerous eng. plts., ink stamps to title pages, some light damp staining, contemp. half calf, worn, vol. 2 lacks lower board, 4to (2)
Hume (David, et al). The History of England, 3 vols., Virtue, [1847], additional engraved title to each volume, 29 uncoloured engraved county maps by Thomas Moule at rear of volume two (close trimmed as usual), numerous engraved plates, scattered light foxing, contemp. navy half calf, rubbed, 4to (3)
West (William). Picturesque Views, and Descriptions of Cities, Towns, Castles, Mansions, and Other Objects of Interesting Features in Staffordshire & Shropshire, 2 vols. in 1, Pub. William Emans, Birmingham, 1830-31, two engraved titles, seventy eng. views incl. frontispieces, correct as listed, some light foxing, a few leaves detached and frayed to margins, contemp. half calf, worn, 4to (1)
Westall (William, and Moule, Thomas). Great Britain Illustrated: a Series of Original Views, 1830, additional engraved title, 118 engraved views on 59 leaves, all correct as list, some light spotting and toning, contemp. blindstamped maroon morocco, crude reback with inner hinges strengthened, sl. rubbed to extrems., 4to (1)
Badminton Library. Shooting, by Lord Walsingham and Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, 2 vols. (Moor and Marsh, 4th ed., 1893/Field and Covert, 5th ed., 1895); Fishing, by H. Cholmondeley-Pennell, 6th ed., 1893, b & w illusts., occn. sl. spotting, orig. dec. cloth, one corner creased, 8vo, together with Lonsdale Library, Trout Fishing from all Angles, by Eric Taverner, 1957; Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore, by Eric Parker, 1943, b & w plts., letterpress illusts., orig. cloth gilt, in sl. rubbed d.j.s, that to second vol. darkened on spine, 8vo, plus Macpherson (Rev. H.A.), The Pheasant, 2nd ed., 1896, b & w plts. by A. Thorburn, light foxing throughout, orig. dec. cloth, foxed, 8vo, plus two others related (8)
Edwards (Lionel, illust.). More Shires and Provinces, by "Sabretache" [Alfred Stuart Barrow], 1st ed., 1928, sixteen mounted col. plts., incl. frontis., captioned tissue guards, b & w illusts., untrimmed, orig. green cloth gilt, light fading to spine and part of upper cover, latter with a few marks, 4to (1)
Lewin (William). The Birds of Great Britain, Systematically Arranged, Accurately Engraved, and Painted from Nature, 8 vols. in 4, 1796-1801, titles and text in English and French, 336 hand-col. engraved plts. of birds and eggs, some spotting and light damp-marking throughout, marbled endpapers, 19th c. three-qtr. calf gilt, rubbed and scuffed and some wear to joints and extrems., folio Nissen 562. Muller & Swann, p. 351. Zimmer, Ayer Ornithological Library p. 395. See Illustration inside front cover of this catalogue. (4)
Loddiges (Conrad, & Sons). The Botanical Cabinet, vols. 2 & 3 only, 1818, 260 hand-col. plts., eng. titles, vol. 2 with two b & w plts., v. occn. light foxing, a couple of plts. trimmed with sl. loss, a.e.g., contemp. half morocco, rubbed and scuffed, vol. 2 with upper cover and spine detached at upper joint, 8vo See illustration inside front cover of this catalogue. (2)
Pratt (Anne). The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns, of Great Britain, and their Allies the Club Mosses, Pepperworts, and Horsetails, 4 vols., 1891, over 300 col. litho. plts., half-titles with contemp. ms. name, scattered light foxing, t.e.g., remainder rough-trimmed, orig. green cloth gilt, some damp-spotting, 8vo (4)
[America]. The Universe Display'd; or, a Survey of the Wonderful Works of Creation, 3rd ed., 1770, contains 21 engraved plates relating to the Americas including 'The Marriage Ceremony of Canada', 'The Manner of Making a Divorce, by the People of Canada', 'Virginian Conjurer/Priest of Virginia', 'Mill for Squeezeing Sugar Canes', 'Ceremony of Marriage amongst the Mexicans', 'Mexican Lords with a Slave going before them with a Bow and Arrow', 'The Peruvians Light their Sacred Fire', 'View of Potosi', 'A View of Truxillo a City belonging to the Spaniards in theBay of Honduras', 'A View of the Haven of Acapulco', etc., contemp. calf-backed boards, a little worn to extrems., 8vo Sold as a collection of plates. (1)
Europe. Senex (John), The VII United Provinces Corrected from the Observations, 1709, hand coloured engraved map, uncoloured ornamental title cartouche, some light staining, approx. 650 x 920 mm, together with Kitchin (Thomas), A Correct Map of Europe divided into its Empires, c.1800, uncoloured engraved map with ornamental title cartouche, approx. 690 x 770 mm, plus other maps, mostly of Central Europe, by Moll, Senex, etc., and a map of South America by d'Anville (12)
France. Sanson (Nicolas), La Bretagne divisee en ses Neuf Evesches, 1696, engraved map of Brittany, hand coloured in outline with ornamental title cartouche, some light water staining, approx. 540 x 800 mm, together with Jaillot (Alexis Hubert), Le Duche et Gouvernement de Normandie divisee en Haute et Basse Normandie, 1695, engraved map of Normandy, hand coloured in outline with uncoloured title cartouche, approx. 590 x 900 mm, and Moll (Herman), A New and Exact Map of France, c.1710, engraved map of France flanked by geographical information, hand coloured in outline with uncoloured title cartouche, some light browning, approx. 620 x 980 mm, and another copy of the same (4)
Tallis (John, pub.). A collection of 30 engraved maps, c.1850s, including Russia in Europe, Turkey in Europe (x2), Switzerland, Prussia, Falklands etc. (x2), Germany, Asia Minor (x2), North Africa, West Africa, East Canada, Panama (x3), British Guyana, Islands of the Atlantic (x2), Natal, Austria (x2), Europe, Hungary, Spain, Nortn Italy, South India, Chile, Peru, Plymouth (plan), all hand coloured in outline with vignette illusts., some light spotting and toning, each sheet approx. 355 x 270 mm (30)
*Elizabeth II (Queen of Great Britain & Philip, Duke of Edinburgh). Christmas Card [sent to Percy Benham], 1958 , signed by both under the printed message, ballpoint pen date lower left [in Perry Benham's hand?], col. reprint of "The Holy Family" by Sebastian Ricci facing, a little unstuck at corners, folded light grey card with embossed Royal gilt crest on front, 20 x 23cm (1)
*Elizabeth II (Queen of Great Britain & Philip, Duke of Edinburgh). Christmas Card [sent to Percy Benham], 1962 , signed by both under the printed message and dated, the col. photo facing shows the Royal couple with their three children in Windsor Castle gardens standing by a fountain, folded light grey card with gilt Royal crests on the front, 24 x 18cm (1)
*Elizabeth II (Queen of Great Britain & Philip, Duke of Edinburgh). Christmas Card [sent to Percy Benham], 1970 , signed by both under the printed message and dated, the col. photo facing shows the "H.M.Y. Britannia in Sydney Harbour", folded blue card with embossed gilt Royal crests to the front, light brown toning to outer margin of the greetings page, 17 x 28cm (1)
Aesop. Fables, of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists: with Morals and Reflexions, by Sir Roger L'Estrange, 1692, eng. frontis. (close-trimmed, lined to verso & thin repair tissue to printed surface), title provided in facsimile, final leaf 3Q4 torn to margins & repaired to lower margin, closed tears & some fraying to lower margins, occ. light damp staining and ink marks, recent endpapers, contemp. calf, recased, folio (1)
Bewick (Thomas, illust.). The Fables of Aesop, and Others, with designs on wood, 2nd ed., Newcastle, 1823, vign. title, occn. light spotting, numerous b & w wood-engs. to text, gilt patterned endpapers, early 20th c. crushed and polished brown morocco by Zaehnsdorf, rubbed, raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, 8vo (1)
Bindings. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford. Chronologically Arranged and Edited with notes and indices, by Mrs Paget Toynbee, 16 vols. bound in 8, Oxford, 1903-5, num. ports., t.e.g., later crimson half morocco gilt by Macmillan & Bowes, Cambridge, together with Stevenson (Robert Louis), Works, 6 vols. only, pub. Chatto & Windus, 1904-7, b & w illusts., a.e.g., later uniform light green half morocco gilt by Macmillan & Bowes, Cambridge, spines sunned, all 8vo (14)
Boyle (Roger, First Earl of Orrery). A Treatise Of The Art of War: Dedicated to The Kings Most Excellent Majesty, 1st ed., 1677, six double-page eng. plans, lacks engraved frontis., light water stain to lower portion throughout, contemp. full calf, rubbed and some wear, upper joint cracked, folio Wing 0499. (1)
Derham (William). Physico-Theology, or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God , 5th corrected ed., 1720, folding eng. plt., ad. leaf at rear, some light browning at front and rear, modern paper backed boards, 8vo, together with Martyn (John), The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1743, To the Year 1750) abridged, volume the tenth only, 1756, folding eng. plts., some browning throughout, light marginal damp staining, contemp. calf, rebacked with remains of orig. spine relaid, 4to, plus Samouelle (George), The Entomologist's Useful Compendium , three copies, 1819, each with twelve eng. plts., two copies with hand-col. plts. and one with card and plain plates, all with some spotting and soiling, plain copy bound in contemp. half calf, rubbed and joints cracked, rubbed and joints cracked, the coloured copy in modern boards, and the third copy in modern library cloth, all 8vo, plus other miscellaneous science and antiquarian, including odd volumes (25)
Illuminated manuscript. Idylls of the King, by Tennyson, n.d., c.1890s, orig. illuminated manuscript by Alberto Sangorski and Francis Sutcliffe (final leaf containing their combined initials FAS in lower right corner), consisting of eight thick card leaves with text in black and red and initials in colours, carefully illuminated in gold and colours with line fillers, elaborate borders incorporating portrait roundels, narrative scenes and floral decoration, light browning to left margins of second and sixth leaves, illustration sizes approx. 24 x 16 cm, a.e.g., orig. gilt-dec. dark blue morocco with gilt-titled upper cover, moire silk doublures and inner dentelles gilt, bookbinder's ticket of Parkins inside rear cover, sl. rubbed at extremities, 4to (41 x 36 cm) See illustration inside rear cover of this catalogue. (1)
Manuscript - Oriental History. An early 18th c. manuscript in ink, titled to spine Essays on Severall Subjects, approx. 450 pp. of neat manuscript, with names and quotations supplied in red, two or three leaves with portions excised, several of the leaves with closed tears and sellotape repairs, some light spotting or marks, a.e.g., contemp. full calf, worn with upper cover det., folio An interesting collection of historical essays on the early history of China, the Mogul and Ottoman empires, and Christian heresies. The sections are titled 'Apothegms', 'Actions and Sayings of the Chinese Emperors', 'A Particular Account of the Tartars Irruption into China', 'The Genealogy of the Great Moguls', 'The Genealogy of [The] Family now Raigning in Persia', 'The Chronology and Succession of the Ottoman Monarchy', and 'Of All Known Hereticks: and Others'. Two leaves bear watermarks similar to Churchill 46 & 133 (1711 & 1713 respectively). Not traced as a printed edition. (1)
Mercerus (Joannes). Commentarii locupletiss. in Prophetas quinque priores, qui minores vocantur , [ed. Petrus Cevallerius], [Geneva, H. Estienne, 1583], title with printer's woodcut device, woodcut initials etc., some light foxing, mostly to margins, old blindstamped vellum, rebacked, a little rubbed and some minor marks, folio Adams M1318. (1)
Plinius Secundus (Gaius). Des wijtberoemden Natuer-kondigers vier Boecken, Handelende van de Natuere der Menschen, der vier-voetighe en kruppende Ghedierten, der Voghelen ende kleyne Beestgens der Visschen, Oesters ende Kreeften, Amsterdam, by Hendrick Laurentz, 1644, black letter text, title with large eng. vign. (torn and repaired without loss), numerous woodcut illusts. throughout, light waterstain to text throughout, one leaf (Ddddi) with burn hole towards upper outer corner, affecting words, old vellum, rubbed and soiled, small 4to (1)
[Vicars, John]. Former Ages Never Heard Of, and After Ages will Admire. Or, A Brief Review of the most Materiall Parliamentry Transactions, beginning, November 3, 1640. Wherein the Remarkable Passages both of their Civil and Martiall Affaires, are continued unto this Present Year , printed by N. S. for Tho: Jemmer, 1656, title + 61 pp. (A-H4), thirteen eng. illusts. to text, contemp. manuscript index to blank leaf at rear (with owner's inscription to verso 'Mr. Hammond Ward his booke 1665'), some light embrowning throughout, blank leaf at rear with one or two closed marginal tears, and minor fraying to extrems. (generally without loss of manuscript index), final two leaves of printed text with closed tear to lower outer corner, B3-4 with small brown mark to lower margin, touching final line of text, disbound without covers, small slim 4to, together with a defective copy of His Majesties Declaration, concerning His Proceedings with His Subjects of Scotland, Since the Pacification in the Camp Neer Berwick, printed by R. Young , 1640, eng. frontis., contemp. owner's name in ink to title 'George Stancombe', rodent-gnawed to upper portion of work throughout, with loss of ruled border, page numbers and some lines of text, disbound without covers, small slim 4to Wing V306 for the first work. (2)
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