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[Constable, Henry]. Diana. Or, The excellent conceitful Sonnets of H. C. Augmented with divers quatorzains of honorable and learned personages. Devided into viii. decades, At London, Printed by James Roberts for Richard Smith, 1584, facsimile edition, [London, 1818], occasional light spotting, manuscript notes to front endpaper and armorial bookplate of Charles George Milnes Gaskell to upper pastedown, all edges gilt, early 19th-century mid brown crushed morocco, gilt decorated spine, small 8vo (One of an edition of fifty copies. Edited by Samuel W. Singer), together with:Brewer (Anthony), The Love-sick King: An English Tragical History. With the Life and Death of Cartesmunda, the Fair Nun of Winchester, Dublin: Printed, and sold by the Editor W. R. Chetwood, Messrs. G. and A. Ewing, P. Wilson, H. Hawker, S. Price [& others], 1750, fore-margin of title torn and repaired to verso, scattered spotting, 20th-century calf, gilt decorated spine, 12mo in 6sQTY: (2)

Jacombe (Thomas). Osios ’egkainismos. Or A treatise of holy dedication, both personal and domestick. The latter of which, is (in special) recommended to the citizens of London, upon their entring into their new habitations, London: Ralph Smith and Samuel Gellibrand, 1668, first two words of title page in Greek characters, with early ink ownership at head of title (margins slightly frayed), without errata leaf at rear, some marginal browning mostly at front and rear, toning and scattered spotting, contemporary sheep, upper board detached, worn, 8vo (Wing J118), together with:Cicero (Marcus Tullius), Celebriores Sententiae, Apophthegmata et Similitudines ex Operibus M.T. Ciceronis collectae, Antwerp: Apud Henr. Aertssens, 1651, engraved title with early signature to upper margin and faint ink stamp to centre of leaf, ink stamp at head of A2, early manuscript to verso of final leaf, contemporary vellum, lacking ties, dust-soiled and few marks, 16mo,Milton (John), Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. In four Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes and Poems upon several occasions..., 5th edition, London: J. Tonson, 1713, engraved frontispiece, 8 engraved plates, some light dust soiling and occasional scattered spotting, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary calf gilt, maroon morocco title label to spine (without volume number label), 12mo, plus two other antiquarian (one defective)QTY: (5)

Cary (John). Cary's New and Correct English Atlas: Being a New Set of County Maps from Actual Surveys..., 1st edition, printed for John Cary, Engraver, Map and Print-seller, the corner of Arundel Street, Strand, Septr. 1st 1787, advertisement, dedication and title page, tables of roads and lists of cities and towns, index and list of subscribers, the index with near-contemporary manuscript annotation, 47 (complete as list) engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, each with a tissue guard, each map with a page of descriptive text, slight staining to the endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary sheep, lacking spine, worn and frayed, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Chubb, CCLX. The first edition of Cary's earliest published atlas. This copy with slightly odd pagination.

* Victorian Ephemera. An assorted collection of printed and manuscript ephemera, mostly 19th century, including 20 vellum deeds and approximately 20 paper deeds relating to the Parker, Jeans and Brewster families, etc., plus a small quantity of other loose printed and manuscript ephemera including a few caricature newspapers, 2 apprenticeship indentures to be surgeons, from 1804 and 1829, birth certificates, annuities' certificates, etc., plus a scrap album with mostly small engraved topographical views and portraits, and a photograph album containing 80 window-mounted photographs including cartes de visite of Lillie Langtry, the Princess of Wales and Princess Beatrice, plus cabinet cards of Ellen Terry, Christine Nilsson and Mary Anderson, plus a small quantity of mostly later loose photographs, etc.QTY: (a carton)

* Gillray (James). Pacific Overtures - or - a Flight from St. Clouds - "Over the Water to Charley" - a New Dramatic peace now Rehearsing, H. Humphrey, April 5th 1800, etching with bright contemporary hand-colouring, good margins, slight near-contemporary manuscript identification marginalia, one repaired marginal closed tear, slight marginal dust soiling, 295 x 385 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:BM Satires 10549. The King confronts a diminutive Napolean who unveils his 'list of terms' which is supported by Talleyrand. A fine impression of the first state before the Prince of Wales (shown in the box adjacent to the right-hand corner of the stage) was altered to Lord Derby.

Humphrey (Laurence). Ioannis Iuelli Angli, Episcopi Sarisburiensis Vita et Mors, 1st edition, London: John Day, 1573, title within typographic border, woodcut initials, typographic ornaments, numerous marginal manuscript notes in an old hand, old inscription to upper margin of title, ‘pietas periculosa sed, Faelix Henricus Hill’ with another line beneath inked out, some dust-soiling and old dampstaining to upper margins and lower outer corners of several early and later leaves, ink ownership inscription of George Reading Leathes [1779-1836, curate of Shropham and botanist] and armorial bookplate [of the Davidson family] with motto ‘sapienter si sincere’ to front pastedown, paper loss to upper outer corner of front flyleaf, contemporary blind-stamped calf with gilt-decorated spine, rubbed, some wear to spine ends and extremities, joint cracked, 4to (195 x 140 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:STC 13963. First edition of Humphey's biography of his friend John Jewel (1552-1571), Bishop of Salisbury and Anglican reformer.

Griffith (Richard). Geological and Mining Survey of the Connaught Coal District in Ireland, Dublin: Graisberry and Campbell, 1818, hand-coloured engraved folding section (some offsetting) and hand-coloured engraved folding map with 8cm repaired closed tear to left-hand, manuscript number to upper margin of title, final leaf of text strengthened to upper margin, some light offsetting, toning and occasional spotting, edges untrimmed, modern cloth-backed boards, 8voQTY: (1)

Smyth (Charles Piazzi). Tenerife, an Astronomer's Experiment: or, Specialities of a Residence Above the Clouds, 1st edition, London: Lovell Reeve, 1858, half-title, engraved map, 20 original albumen print stereoviews (including frontispiece) tipped in, publishers' advertisements at rear, a little spotting and dust-soiling, library label (with 'Withdrawn' stamp) to front pastedown, original ribbed cloth gilt, rubbed and slightly soiled, frayed at head and foot of spine with some loss at head, old manuscript paper shelf label to lower part of spine, 8voQTY: (1)

* Rowlandson (Thomas). Thirteen etchings of the Human Passions, Attention, Admiration, Admiration with Astonishment, Veneration, Joy With Tranquillity, Laughter, Acute Pain, Simple Bodily Pain, Weeping, Compassion, Scorn, Terrour (sic) or Fright [and] Anger, numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 & 18, circa 1800, thirteen (of 20) etchings after Woodward, all with contemporary hand-colouring, each with couplets of verse below the image, 'Scorn' (number 15) torn with a large area of loss and title and verse replaced in manuscript, slight staining, all are tipped on to thick later paper, each approximately 250 x 185 mmQTY: (13)NOTE:A scarce series (The British Museum lists only five plates from the set) from 'Le Brun Travested' showing human emotions.

* George IV (1762-1830). King of the United Kingdom, 1820-1830. Two Documents Signed, 'George P.R.' as Prince Regent on behalf of His Majesty George III, Carlton House, 8 July 1811 & 19 March 1812, pre-printed military commission completed in manuscript, appointing William Parker Hospital Mate for General Service and, secondly, Assistant Surgeon to our Twenty-Ninth (or the Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot, signed by the Prince Regent upper left, and countersigned by R. Ryder and Viscount Sidmouth respectively, embossed paper seal affixed above duty stamp to second document and missing from first document, both a little rubbed and somewhat soiled, 240 x 335 mm QTY: (2)NOTE:Richard Ryder (1766-1832), British politician and Home Secretary 1809-12; Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844), British Prime Minister 1801-04, Home Secretary 1812-22.

Group of three artworks including two Indian Jain manuscript pages and one painting. The manuscript paintings filled with text along the left side and with illuminations along the right. Possibly belonging to the Kalpa-sutra "Book of Ritual" meant to be read daily. The painting depicting three figures working in a field, possibly weaving.Provenance: From the collection of Frederick and Catherine Asher, Minneapolis, Minnesota.Frederick M. Asher and Catherine E. Asher were prominent scholars in the field of Art History. Both dedicated their lives to the education of students, teaching for many years as professors at the University of Minnesota. They both had a passion for South Asian art, traveling extensively throughout India, Asia, and the Middle East. Selections from their travels and careers as avid art historians are offered in this auction. Their collection includes Indian jewelry, Japanese woodblock prints, an incredible slide collection, and much more.(Painting) Sight; height: 5 1/4 in x width: 7 1/2 in. Framed; height: 10 in x width: 12 in. (Manuscript pages) Each, sight; height: 4 1/4 in x width: 10 in. Framed; height: 13 3/4 in x width: 15 1/4 in.Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.

Early Japanese manuscript book by Honyo (1707-1789), the 17th priest of the Buddhist Jodo Shinshu sect. Along with an early lacquered document box. The Jodo Shinsu sect, also known as Shin Buddhism or True Pure Land Buddhism, is the most widely practiced form of Buddhism in Japan.Height: 9 3/4 in x width: 6 3/4 in x depth: 2 1/4 in.Condition: Heavy wear throughout. Toning and fraying to sheets. Losses to the cover. However, it appears there is no loss to the inner sheets; all pages are kept. There are some inscriptions that are covered with white substances and written over them. However, it does not appear to be a modern restoration, given two reasons: 1. The white substances covering the original inscription are not noticeably fluorescent under UV light. 2. The Japanese inscriptions that are written over the white substance appear to be written in the same era as when the rest of the book was written. It is a possibility that the aforementioned parts were amended after the original book was written; however, in such instances, the alteration appears to be made in the same era when the book was written- it does not appear to be a modern alteration or restoration. If you wish to see photos of the aforementioned white substances, please contact us. Wear to the box.

Persian manuscript miniature painting depicting figures on horseback bordered along the top and bottom with text.Provenance: From the collection of Frederick and Catherine Asher, Minneapolis, Minnesota.Frederick M. Asher and Catherine E. Asher were prominent scholars in the field of Art History. Both dedicated their lives to the education of students, teaching for many years as professors at the University of Minnesota. They both had a passion for South Asian art, traveling extensively throughout India, Asia, and the Middle East. Selections from their travels and careers as avid art historians are offered in this auction. Their collection includes Indian jewelry, Japanese woodblock prints, an incredible slide collection, and much more.Sight; height: 11 in x width: 6 in. Framed; height: 18 in x width: 13 in.Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.

Persian or Turkish Quranic manuscript page with gilt details. Inscribed with "PAGE FROM THE KORAN INDIAN OR TURKISTAN 14TH CENTURY" in pencil along the verso.Sight; height: 13 in x width: 10 3/4 in. Framed; height: 20 1/8 in x width: 17 5/8 in.Condition: Heavy discoloration throughout the sheet. Wear to all edges. The left margin may have been trimmed. Losses and discoloration to the pigment throughout. Areas of the skimming to the top layer of the paper throughout. Along the left top and bottom corners there are large creases visible. Along the lower right margin there is a rectangular piece of tape that measures 2 inches x 3/4 inch. The page is floated in the frame. Light wear to the frame. Framed under glass. Not inspected out of frame.

Antique Thai chest or manuscript cabinet, likely Rattanakosin period, 18th century. With tapering black and red lacquered gilt wood. Excellent for holding a Bencharong porcelain collection.Height: 69 in x width: 34 3/4 in x depth: 30 1/2 in.Condition: The cabinet is structurally sound and stable. The doors open and close smoothly. There is some rubbing and fading of the painted decoration throughout. Some losses along the handles as well as the legs, visible in the lot listing. Small to medium chips, scuffs, and scratches throughout consistent with age and use. Along the back right vertical support there is separation to the joints, visible in the lot listing. There are some small wormholes throughout, visible when the doors are opened and the light comes through. The color of the finials appears to match that of the interior, though they have faded somewhat. Some wear to the textile lining of the interior.

Group of two volumes of the Qur'an illustrated by Charles Hossein Zenderoudi (Iranian, b. 1937) as well as a copy of the Qur'an by Abolhasan Ali Ibn Helal Abdelaziz (d. 1022 or 1031 CE in Baghdad), better known as “Ibn Bawwa." This set includes Jean Grosjean's French translation of the Qur'an in two volumes, featuring 42 illustrations by Zenderoudi, preceded by a study by the French Islamic scholar and sociologist, Jacques Berque. A separate canvas box includes a facsimile reproduction of the unique manuscript of the Qur'an by Ibn Bawwab, and a booklet of commentary on the manuscript by D. S. Rice. Published in 1972 by Club du Livre, Paris (Paris Book Club).Keywords: le coran, Koran, Muslim, IslamEach book height: 11 in x width: 9 1/2 in x depth: 2 to 4 in.Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.

1:600 Waterline Ship Model Cargo Vessels, probably made by merchant seaman on board ship, Clan McPhee, Thorsheimer, Burma, British Unity (?), Somme (?), Chindwin and Hastings, all bar one with detailed manuscript annotation to underside, 1931-1940, F-G, some parts loose, some missing (7)

A leaf from an Indian manuscript with a miniature of a couple beneath an awning and another figure by water, 19th c, 16 x 24.5cm

Nine manuscript financial accounts of G. Stibbe & Co. Ltd., Leicestershire knitwear machinery manufacturers, early 20th c and later, each partially-inscribed, including ledgers and cash books, etc., half-reverse calf and other bindings, foolscap folio, (9)

1758 Manuscript schedule connected with Richard Wilkinson, County Durham together with a bundle of related documents, 1671 manuscript relating to Kent and other miscellaneous documentsKent documents: - Possibly Robert Bryden (see additional photos)

Napoleonic Wars. A List of all the Officers of the Army and Marines, London: War Office, 1 January 1802, manuscript revisions throughout in a contemporary hand. Folio, red straight-grain morocco, all edges gilt, pp. [ii], 707, [ii]. Internally very good, a few faint spots in places, binding strong but worn

Sotheby's Catalogue, 14 March 1820, for The Valuable Collection of Coins in Gold, Silver & Copper of the Late Richard Miles of Tavistock Street, London. The prices & buyers are neatly recorded in manuscript. The catalogue lists 1,715 lots on 117pp., plus a final advertisement leaf at rear for forthcoming auctions. Bearing the bookplate of John Trotter Brocket (1788-1842), a British attorney, antiquarian, numismatist, philologist & writer. Octavo, worn half-calf, untrimmed edges. Evidently this is the year in which the collection was sold, and not 1823 as some online sources suggest 

John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. A Collection of Original Sketches, by John Wood, 1844, manuscript title & list of contents, 80 pages of mounted sketches in pencil, ink and watercolour, many of the pages bearing more than one sketch, each page with a blank dividing leaf, lithographic self-portrait of the artist as frontispiece, pencil inscription to Elizabeth Wood [John Wood's sister]. Folio, 56cm, quarter crushed morocco lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, vibrant pink endpapers. Contents well-preserved, clean and bright, a few faint marginal spots, lithographic frontispiece spotted, binding bumped & scuffed at corners/edges. UniqueNotes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)

John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. Manuscript. A unique and exquisitely illustrated manuscript book created by John Wood as 'a keepsake' for his sister Elizabeth, 1863. Octavo, beginning with a dedication to Elizabeth and a self-portrait, 209pp on 418 leaves, illustrated throughout, bound in half crushed morocco with raised bands, marbled boards and marbled endpapers. The first part of the book recounts his travels, including a visit to the Crystal Palace in 1851, as well as historic vignettes & legends; the second part is titled 'The Story of an Artist's Life' and tells the story of his triptych [in this sale], which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1852; the third part is titled 'A Retrospect' and is autobiographical, explaining his deep, lifelong love for art, with one section on 'The friendship of Sir Thomas Lawrence'; the fourth part is a series of historical, classical and Shakespearean subjects, followed by an index to the designs. Almost every page is embellished with fine ink drawings illustrating the subjects, and many pages are entirely self-contained pictures. The craftsmanship of the work is staggering. John Wood's affection for his sister is both palpable and movingNotes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)

[Bartholomaeus Anglicus De proprietatis rerum, London: Thomas Berthelet, 1535], second edition in English, woodcut printer's device at end. Thomas Berthelet was King's Printer and King's Bookbinder for Henry VIII, and this book was printed during the reign of Henry VIII. Recorded as folio but bound in sixes, 26.3cm, title page provided in manuscript [probably during 18th century], bearing armorial bookplate for Richard Barwell of Stansted [an early trader with the East India Company], 'To the Reder' and 'The Tabul' in 9pp., 'The Prologue of the Translator' in 4pp., main text paginated once per leaf from 1-386, lacking p.387, the final leaf [p.388] present but with loss at top edge affecting first two lines of text (but not affecting printer's device verso), pagination erratic in places but textually right and following on with correct signatures at bottom. Contents mostly very good with general age toning, a few pale marks in places, the first couple of leaves of 'Tabul' worn & loose, panelled calf binding heavily worn with boards detached, but an honest example [STC, 2nd ed., 1537]

Pontificale Secundum Ritum sacrosancte Romane ecclesie, Lugduni [Lyon]: Hector Penet, 1512. Printed in red & black, the title with woodcut pictorial borders, pp. xxiii, erratic signatures (bii-biiii, ei, fiiii), colophon, followed by five pages of early manuscript notes, the remainder of the book comprising recent blank leaves. Folio, panelled calf boards, rebacked, bearing armorial bookplate for Sir John Bowyer of Knypersley Hall in Biddulph, Staffordshire, contents with marginal worm, sold with all faults

John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. A large folder of original sketches & watercolours by John Wood, including historical & religious subjects, together with a quantity of engravings & lithographs, some of which are after John Wood. Of note is a small study for The Ascension, mounted with a letter informing Wood that his design has won the competition for St. James's, Bermondsey [see notes below], plus a larger, more finished study for the same; a study for Joseph Expounding the Dream of Pharaoh's Chief Butler and Baker in Prison, mounted with manuscript caption recording this as the 'Gold Medal Picture at the Royal Academy 1825'; a study for Adam and Eve Lamenting Over the Dead Body of Abel, signed & dated l.l., 1821, captioned as 'Gold Medal Model at the Society of Arts 1822'; a study for The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan, mounted with a letter informing Wood that this picture has won 'the £1000 prize' in the exhibition; a study for Elizabeth in the Tower After the Death of Her Sister Queen Mary, mounted with a letter awarding Wood the silver medal for this work, plus a handwritten copy of the minutes from the RA council on reaching this decision. Various sizes, sketches in pencil, ink, watercolour, folder measuring 71cm by 55cmNotes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)

John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. Manuscript. The Illustrated Autobiography of John Wood, with Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes &c., in three volumes, entirely handwritten and illustrated throughout with numerous original sketches & watercolours plus mounted engravings after his work, 1868-69. Quarto, half crushed morocco lettered in gilt, marbled boards & endpapers, top edge gilt, each volume beginning with a pictorial title page and illustrated frontispiece, all of the leaves inscribed and numbered on one side only, pp. 179, 171, 139. An exquisite and painstakingly produced work in which John Wood recounts his 'early love for art' and 'sketching in school' to gaining 'the notice of Sir Thomas Lawrence', his experience of the Royal Academy, commissions, exhibiting, notable successes, and personal matters, closing with a poignant and reflective conclusion in which he can longer create art due to 'suffering most from a depression of spirits'. Contents well-preserved, clean and bright, occasional pale spotting, heavier at blank endleaves, bindings good, a little rubbed & worn at corners/edges. Together with an album of draft notes for the autobiography, including lists of illustrations, notes recording commissions & exhibitions, a list of works in his possession by other artists, and a tribute to Sir Thomas Lawrence, housed loosely in marbled paper covers and vellum boards (4)Notes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)

A mixed collection of fountain, ballpoint and rollerball pens. To include manufacturers such as Manuscript England, Parker England, Sheaffer U.S.A, Sailor Japan, Merlin USA. 25+ in total. In mixed condition.

DUMOURIEZ, Charles François du Périer (1739-1823). Thoughts on the French Invasion of England ... Translated from the French ... The Third Edition, London, 1798, 4to, folding hand-coloured engraved chart, contemporary wrappers. VERY RARE.DUMOURIEZ, Charles François du Périer (1739-1823).  Thoughts on the French Invasion of England ... Translated from the French. Illustrated ... The Third Edition. London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1798. 4to (280 x 220mm). Large folding engraved "Chart of Great Britain & Ireland, with the Coasts of France, Spain, Portugal &c: Exhibiting all the Channels, Harbors[sic], Bays & Islands, with the exact Bearings and Distances Between any two Places" by John Stockdale, hand-coloured in outline, 12-pages followed by 4-pages of publisher's advertisements (chart repaired with very slight loss, short tear without loss, some spotting to B2, some light mainly marginal spotting and staining to other leaves). Contemporary plain wrappers, stitched (some fraying). Provenance: Pasted onto the back of the upper wrapper is a contemporary printed sheet, with "4 Days Reading" in autograph at the top, and with 3 printed columns headed, respectively, "When received. Order of Circulation. When sent away", containing a list of 18 printed names and the day and month, but not the year, of their respective borrowing dates added in manuscript - almost invariably for 4 days - and a printed note at the bottom, "To be returned to the Steward", signed "Wm. [?]Briggs". The title page [mis]spells the author's surname 'Dumourier'. The printed note on the map, repeated on the title page, that the chart has "... the exact Bearings and Distances between any Two Places", is not borne out in reality since no distances appear on the chart, nor does it even have a scale. VERY RARE, with no copy of this, or any other edition, in the British Library.

"Signal Book for the Ships of War under the Command of Admiral Earl Howe 1790 And continued by Vice Admiral Lord Hood 1791." [No place, 1791 or later], 8vo (160 x 125mm), autograph manuscript on c.150 leaves, with hand-coloured flags, calf (disbound)."Signal Book for the Ships of War under the Command of Admiral Earl Howe 1790 And continued by Vice Admiral Lord Hood 1791." [No place, no date but 1791 or later], 8vo (160 x 125mm). Autograph manuscript on c.150 leaves, with hand-coloured flags throughout, page tabs. Contemporary calf (partially disbound, worn).

JENNER, Edward (1749-1823). An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolæ Vaccinæ, London, 1801, 4to, 4 engraved hand-coloured plates, contemporary calf (rebacked). Third edition. With a facsimile of the 1798 edition and a related document. (3)JENNER, Edward (1749-1823).  An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolæ Vaccinæ, a Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Counties of England, Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the name of The Cow Pox ... The Third Edition. London: Printed for the Author, by D. N. Shury, 1801. 4to (268 x 215mm). 4 engraved hand-coloured plates (repair to lower fore-corner of title without loss, many text leaves browned and stained although the plates generally cleaner). Contemporary calf (rebacked, corners repaired, rubbed and scuffed, inner hinges reinforced). Provenance: From the Collection of Professor Jonathan Brostoff, D.M., D.Sc., FRCP, FRCPath (1934-2020); [?]Geo. [?]Borton (old signature at head of title); Peterborough Public Dispensary (stamp on title). "Jenner's work is the basis of the modern science of immunology. When Pasteur successfully inoculated sheep against anthrax he called such preventive inoculations 'vaccines' [from the Latin for cow] in honour of Jenner ... Jenner had started one of the greatest practical advances in preventive medicine ..." (PMM). Dibner Heralds of Science 127; Garrison & Morton 5423: "Jenner established the fact that a 'vaccination' or inoculation with vaccinia (cowpox) lymph matter protects against smallpox ... [The Inquiry], describing 23 successful vaccinations, announced to the world one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medicine"; Grolier Medicine 53; Heirs of Hippocrates 1086; William Lefanu Edward Jenner 8; Norman 1162; PMM 250; Wellcome III, p.351 (references citing the first edition of 1798). With a modern facsimile of the 1798 edition in boards and a framed manuscript document recording vaccinations for measles administered to members of the family of William Gustard, c.1830. (3)

BINDINGS - Henry FIELDING (1707-54). The History of Tom Jones, London, 1915, 2 vols., large 8vo, attractively bound in contemporary burgundy morocco gilt by Hatchards. With various other works in 43 vols. bound in calf and morocco. (45)BINDINGS - Henry FIELDING (1707-54).  The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1915. 2 volumes, large 8vo (210 x 140mm). Half title, Title printed in red and black. Attractively bound in contemporary burgundy half morocco gilt by Hatchards, spines gilt in compartments, top edges gilt, others uncut (head of upper joints of vol. one rubbed). Provenance: Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (old armorial bookplate); "To Anthony Eden, from Godfrey Locker-Lampson, With best wishes - New Year 1926" (inscription on front free endpaper). Godfrey Locker-Lampson (1875-1946) was a Conservative Member of Parliament and writer. He was Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from December 1925 to June 1929 and a member of the British Delegation to the League of Nations at Geneva in 1928, being appointed a Privy Counsellor in the same year. With various other works in 43 volumes bound in calf and morocco including Thomas Babington Macauley's The History of England ... Tenth Edition (London, 1854-61, 5 vols., large 8vo, contemporary half red morocco gilt, old armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden, with his very sparse pencil annotation and highlighting), Evelyn Ashley's The Life of Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston (London, 1876, 2 vols., large 8vo, contemporary half calf, spines gilt with green morocco lettering-pieces), Poggio Bracciolini's Les Facéties (Paris, 1878, 2 vols., 12mo, contemporary half calf gilt, NUMBER 451 OF 750 COPIES), Andrew Marvell's The Poems (London,1892, 2 vols., 8vo, contemporary brown morocco gilt by H. Sotheran, old armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden), Anthologia Graeca ad palatini codicis fidem edita (Leipzig, 1893, 3 vols., small square 8vo, attractively bound in contemporary limp vellum gilt with yapp edges), George Meredith's The Tale of Chloe (Portland, Maine, Thomas B. Mosher, 1899, tall 8vo, contemporary green calf by Zaehnsdorf, spine gilt with red and tan morocco lettering pieces, spine faded, rubbed, inscribed, "Goonie [i.e. Lady Gwendeline Spencer-Churchill] from [?]L.L. 1913"), The Oxford Book of French Verse (Oxford, 1907, 8vo, contemporary red morocco gilt, inscribed, "To Lady Gwendeline Bertie [i.e. later Spencer-Churchill] on her marriage, with best wishes from [?]T.H.W, M.J.W. [initials indistinct], Magdalen College, Oxford"), The Pageant of English Poetry (London, 1909, 8vo, contemporary vellum-backed cloth boards, spine with green morocco lettering-piece and floral design stamped in gilt, the front free endpaper inscribed, "Anthony [Eden] with love - June 12th 1974. From Clarissa"), Thomas Carlyle's The French Revolution (London, 1911, 2 vols., large 8vo, contemporary burgundy half calf gilt by Spottiswoode & Co., inscribed, "R. A. Eden [i.e. Anthony Eden], Brinckman Divinity Prize, Eton 1911"), Rudyard Kipling's Songs from Books (London, 1913, 8vo, contemporary red half morocco gilt by Truslove & Hanson, old armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden), William Shakespeare's Works ... Gathered into One Volume ([London], 1947, large 8vo, FINELY BOUND in contemporary dark blue half morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, with Anthony Eden's initials "R.A.E." [i.e. Robert Anthony Eden] stamped in gilt on the upper cover); together with an Islamic manuscript with some illumination bound in red morocco. The lot sold as a collection of bindings, not subject to return. (45)

The Jubilee, and Civic Debates on the Jubilee Dinner, Travestis ... Second Edition, London, 1809, 8vo, hand-coloured frontispiece by Cruikshank, old wrappers, stitched. VERY RARE, with no copy in the British Library or on-line.The Jubilee, and Civic Debates on the Jubilee Dinner, Travestis. Dedicated to all Lovers of the True Sublime ... Second Edition. London: "Printed for T. Tegg, 111, Cheapside, By J. D. Dewick, 46, Barbican," 1809. 8vo (175 x 110mm). Half title, hand-coloured wood-engraved frontispiece by Cruikshank [?possibly extracted from another work] (some fraying without loss to half title, some very light mainly marginal browning and staining, many leaves creased at corners). Old wrappers with title in manuscript on front and back, stitched (creased and tatty). Provenance: small printed unidentified coat-of-arms pasted onto upper wrapper; "Catalogue page 88" (old inscription, whose meaning is unclear, on upper wrapper). The author is unknown. VERY RARE, with no copy of this or any other edition in the British Library or on COPAC, and no records online.

CLAVIUS, Christophorus (1537-1612). In sphaeram Ioannis de Sacro Bosco commentarius, Rome, 1581, large 8vo, woodcut diagrams and initials, tables, modern vellum with yapp edges. The work was first published in 1570.CLAVIUS, Christophorus (1537-1612).  In sphaeram Ioannis de Sacro Bosco commentarius nunc iterum ab ipso auctore recognitus, & multis ac variis locis locupletatus. Rome: Ex Officina Dominici Basæ [On colophon:] Apud Franciscum Zanettum, 1581. Large 8vo (206 x 145mm). Large woodcut armillary sphere on title, numerous diagrams and initials, some historiated, tables, large woodcut printer's device at the end (lacks all before title [i.e. blanks], title quiet heavily spotted and with repair on verso, variable staining and spotting throughout). Modern old-style vellum with yapp edges, title in manuscript on spine, new endpapers. First published in 1570, this work by "the Euclid of the 16th-century" became a standard textbook on astronomy and went through several editions. It demonstrates the Jesuit author's continued avowal of a strict geocentric model of the universe, even some 27 years after the first publication of Copernicus's De revolutionibus in 1543. Despite this, when Galileo published the Sidereus nuncius in 1610, Clavius, after initial scepticism, came round to accepting many of its tenets, and these were incorporated into later editions of In sphaeram. Adams C2100; Houzeau & Lancaster I, 2678; cf. PMM 113 (citing Galileo's Sidereus nuncius): "[Galileo's] discoveries in the Sidereus nuncius did not prove that Copernicus was correct. Not even his later discoveries (of sunspots and the phases of Venus) did this; nor did any of Galileo's later polemical writings. But Galileo did prove that the Aristotelian-Ptolemaic world-view must be wrong. Even his clerical opponents (like the Jesuit astronomers Clavius and Scheiner) were soon compelled to admit it"; Sommervogel II, 1212.

LINDT, John William (1845-1926, photographer). 12 fine albumen photographic prints by J. W. Lindt, 3 taken on board H.M.S. Dart, the remainder of scenes in New Guinea, mounted in an album. PRESENTATION COPY. Please see the full description below.LINDT, John William (1845-1926, landscape and ethnographic photographer). 12 fine albumen photographic prints by John William Lindt comprising three taken on board the H.M.S. Dart and the remainder of indigenous people and scenes in New Guinea, each mounted on thick card and captioned in manuscript by the photographer, in a contemporary oblong 4to cloth album, gilt edges, the upper cover lettered in gilt, "Australian Scenery. I. W. Lindt. Photographer, 7 Collins Street, East Melbourne", the albumen prints 152 x 206mm., [1885]. PRESENTATION COPY, the front pastedown of the album inscribed, "To Captain Field, H.M.S. Dart, in remembrance of the pleasant trip from Dinner Island to Sydney, J. W. Lindt, 23 [?]Sept. 1885." The albumen prints are captioned in manuscript by Lindt as follows: "On the job, H.M.S. 'Dart'"; "On board H.M.S. 'Dart'"; "Leisure H.M.S. 'Dart'"; "[?]Herepunu Women on the Market Place at Kalo (Kemp Witch R.N.G.)"; "Tupuselai nr Port Moresby (New Guinea)"; "Lakatoi or Motu Trading Vessel, Port Moresby"; "Koiari Chiefs, Saddera Martera, N.G."; "Tree Houses, Koiari District, N. G."; "Ka Kalo Creek, Kapa Kapa, N.G."; "Digaragara Is. from Cape Ventenat Normanby Is. Scene of Captn. Miller's Murder"; "Dinner Island, China Straits, N.G." and "Native Women, Port Moresby, N.G." In addition, the New Guinea prints are inscribed lower left "(Copyright)". "John William Lindt ... was born at Frankfurt on Main ... At 17 he ran away to sea and joined a Dutch sailing ship. He deserted at Brisbane ... and then worked in a photographic studio ... Using the wet-plate process he photographed the Clarence River district and its Aboriginals, producing albums in 1875 and 1876. He then ... went to Melbourne where he opened a studio in Collins Street. He soon won repute for his society, theatre and landscape portraits. In 1880 he photographed the capture of the Kelly gang at Glenrowan ... In 1885 Lindt went with Sir Peter Scratchley's expedition to the Protectorate of British New Guinea as official photographer. He presented an album of his New Guinea photographs to the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London in 1886. He went to Europe to publish his Picturesque New Guinea (London, 1887) ... He was elected a judge at the international photographic exhibition at Frankfurt, received a gold medal from the Photographic Association of Vienna and became a member of the Royal Geographical Society, London" (from the Australian Dictionary of Biography). The recipient of this presentation copy was Captain Arthur Mostyn Field (1855-1950), an officer in the Royal Navy who rose to the rank of Admiral. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1905 in recognition of his work as a "distinguished Hydrographic Surveyor" chiefly in Australia, the Pacific Islands and the South China Seas.

GAUSS, Carl Friedrich (1777-1855) & Wilhelm Eduard WEBER (1804-91). Resultate aus den Beobachtungen des magnetischen Vereins im Jahre 1836, Göttingen, 1837, [?Volume One only (of 6)], 8vo, 10 folding engraved plates, boards, modern box. FIRST EDITION.GAUSS, Carl Friedrich (1777-1855) & Wilhelm Eduard WEBER (1804-91).  Resultate aus den Beobachtungen des magnetischen Vereins im Jahre 1836. Göttingen: im Verlage der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung, 1837. [?Volume One only (of 6)], 8vo (220 x 137mm). Tables, 10 folding engraved plates (title torn without loss of letters at lower margin and repaired on verso, variable spotting, staining and browning throughout, one plate browned). Original or contemporary paper boards, original blue printed label on spine, partly overlaid by old manuscript label, partly unopened, uncut (lightly rubbed, bumped), modern green cloth book box. Provenance: From the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune. FIRST EDITION of this pioneering work on terrestrial magnetism, whose discoveries led to the construction of the first electric telegraph line. "Gauss and Weber organized the Magnetische Verein, which united a worldwide network of observatories. Its Resultate appeared in six volumes (1836 [?but 1837]-1841) [only the first present here] and included fifteen papers by Gauss [and] twenty-three by Weber ..." (DSB). Dibner Heralds p.33; cf. Norman 833: "Gauss and Weber united a worldwide network of magnetic observatories and established an important precedent for international scientific cooperation"; cf. Poggendorff I, 854; Ronalds Catalogue of Books and Papers Relating to Electricity, Magnetism, etc. p.195. 

ROSSETTI, Donato (1633-86). La Figura della Neve, Turin, 1681, 8vo in 4s, 7 etched illustrations of snowflakes, 3 of which full-page (text ends at [E4] p.40), contemporary calf (rebacked). FIRST EDITION. RARE. Please see the note on completeness below.ROSSETTI, Donato (1633-86).  La Figura della Neve. Turin: "Per la Vedova Gianelli, e Domenico Paulino," 1681. 8vo in 4s (179 x 113mm). Half title, woodcut ornament on title, initial, 7 etched illustrations of snowflakes by Donato Rossetti, 3 of which full-page (the final leaf [E4], paginated 40 on the verso, followed by an old blank leaf [see note], some very light mainly marginal staining, some minor worming at gutter of a few leaves, not affecting letters). Contemporary calf (crudely rebacked and rubbed, particularly at the corners, inner hinges split or reinforced). Provenance: Marchesa di Ravarolo (old signatures at lower margin of 2 pages); remnants of old manuscript library labels on front and rear pastedowns; later pencil annotation on the front blank stating [?erroneously] "lacks last leaf ...". FIRST EDITION of this pioneering study of snowflakes which was the first to represent them as hexagonal platelet crystals. The work built on the earlier and inconclusive studies on the same subject undertaken by Kepler and Descartes and took as its model related microscopic investigations of Robert Hooke. The author, a Tuscan natural philosopher, mathematician and canon of Livorno Cathedral, is not listed in the DSB. Like the copy in the "Biblioteca Comunale Labronica", which is collated as ending on [E4] (i.e. p.40) without any suggestion that it is incomplete, the copies in the BL and "The Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History)" also consist of just 40-pages, but are, according to their speculative catalogue entries, "apparently imperfect". Although p.40 in the present copy ends mid-line, and with an apparent semi-colon [illustrated], it has, unlike any other page of text in the book, no catchword, suggesting it is the final page. Since all of the few recorded copies end similarly at p.40, we are reasonably confident, despite its abrupt conclusion, that the book is complete, but our lack of complete certainty compels us to sell it, with regret, not subject to return. RARE.

Cheshire Weaver.- Butterworth (James, weaver, of Stockport, Cheshire) A True and Particular Account Collected from the own hand-writing of James Butterworth, Weaver of Stockport in Cheshire, contemporary manuscript fair copy, drophead title and 40pp., some staining, browned, old wrappers, edges chipped, 4to, [c. 1790s].⁂ "Apprehended on the 12th August 1786 for stealing a black gelding ... received sentence of Death, wonderfully saved from the fatal tree ... afterwards reprieved and Transported for Seven Years to Botany Bay but remained on board the Hulks ... again arrested ... transported for Life ... 1794." - Butterworth.A detailed account of Butterworth's misfortunes and experiences on the prison hulks and elsewhere, in an unknown hand, with comment at the end that Butterworth was never heard of again and that he was probably sent to Botany Bay and clearly born under ''an unlucky Planet''.

Gill (Eric) Four variant intaglio prints, and three relief prints of 'The Sofa', including two variant working proof engravings, delicately printed with plate tone, signed in pencil with initials, both inscribed 'proof', two unsigned engravings on thick wove paper with wide margins, and the three unsigned wood-engravings, the former each platemark approx. 105 x 70 mm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 in), the latter images each approx. 110 x 70 mm (4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in), mostly good margins, some scattered spotting and minor surface dirt, all unframed, [cf. Physick 306], 1925 (7)⁂ Scarce at auction. Included with the lot is a manuscript pen and ink list of the prints, probably in Gill's hand, which describes the number of variant editions and their prices and dates, as well as identifying the nude: 'Portrait of Mrs Gibbings/ (nude, sitting in chair)'.

Ashendene Press.- Vita di Santa Chiara Vergine composta per Vgolino Verino Cittadino Florentino, Reprinted from the Original Manuscript with an Introduction and Notes by Walter W. Seton, signed and inscribed by the printer "G.H.Blore from C.H.StJ.Hornby June, 1921" on front free endpaper, one of 236 copies on paper, printed in red and black in Subiaco type with initials in blue, first two leaves of the original manuscript reproduced in collotype facsimile, original limp vellum with ties, spine titled in gilt, uncut, an excellent copy preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Hornby XXX; Franklin p.240], 8vo, Ashendene Press, 1921.⁂ The original manuscript, written in a late XVth century hand for the nuns of St.Clare, belonged to Lord Vernon and was bought by Hornby at the sale of Vernon's library at Sotheby's in 1918. "Another neglected Ashendene book: owners should take a more intelligent interest than to close it after admiring type...This and Omar Khayyam are the two Ashendenes which rank as serious critical editions". (Franklin).G.H.Blore, historian, author of Victorian Worthies: Sixteen Biographies of 1920, and works on Winchester.

Sink the Bismarck.- Vanneck (Sir Peter, Royal Navy officer, fighter pilot, engineer, stockbroker and politician, Lord Mayor of London, 1922-99) Journal for the Use of Midshipmen, autograph manuscript, printed title signed and 279pp., printed matter at beginning, numerous pen and ink maps and diagrams (some folding) and several photographs, browned, 6pp. incomplete draft typescript "for Peter Scott's Book the battle of the narrow seas" loosely inserted, original cloth, rubbed and marked, printed paper label signed by Vanneck on upper cover, joints splitting, gilt morocco label on spine, spine faded, folio, 1939-42.⁂ A first hand account by a midshipman serving on HMS KIng George V of the attack and sinking of the Bismarck."27.5.41 We sighted Bismarck... on the starboard bow... and... opened fire. She was coming towards us... and she fired her 15-in at [HMS] Rodney and, it appeared her 5.9-in at us... . We engaged her... . I did not like her look. It was something like a pike with her raked bow and formidable looking turrets. Altogether we fired seventy five broadsides... . At 11.01 as all the world knows the Bismarck turned over and sank. Over one hundred survivors were picked up by the Norfolk (?) & Dorset." - Vanneck.Both Vanneck and Peter Scott served on Motor Torpedo Boats during the Second World War.

Manuscript Facsimile.- Psalterium Glosatum Salterio Anglo-Catalán, one of 987 copies, facsimile of Lat. 8846 in Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris, original gilt-stamped calf, spine in compartments and with red morocco labels, spine very slightly sunned with some scattered marking to labels, lightly rubbed at extremities, housed in original gilt-stamped red morocco slip-case, rubbed, portion of slight sunning to head, without accompanying commentary vol., folio, Barcelona, M. Moleiro, 2004.

Manuscript Facsimile.- Tacuinum Sanitatis, one of 987 copies, facsimile of Ms. Lat. 9333 in Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris, original blind-stamped calf with clasps, housed in original silk-lined burgundy morocco drop-back box, box a little rubbed and with spine very slightly sunned, without accompanying commentary vol., folio, Barcelona, M. Moleiro, 2007.⁂ A profusely illustrated medieval treatise on the topics of health and well-being.

Manuscript Facsimile.- Great Hours of Anne of Brittany, one of 987 copies, facsimile of Lat. 9474 in Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris, original navy pebble-grained morocco with decorative clasps, one clasp slightly tarnished, housed in original decorative black morocco drop-back box, lightly rubbed with a few small marks, without accompanying commentary vol., folio, Lugo, M. Moleiro, 2008.

Japan.- Small collection of photographic prints of Japan, collection of 4 albums and 25 loose or disbound leaves, vintage photographic prints and postcards pasted into albums or onto mounts, one or two hand-coloured, captions either printed or in manuscript, most to mounts, scattered spotting, various bindings, c.1879-1904 § Ogawa (K.) Souvenir of a Garden Party at Waseda, plates, captioned tissue-guards, the first trimmed affecting tissue-guards, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, spotting, a little rubbed, Yokohama, Shanghai, Hongkong & Singapore, n.d.; v.s. (sm. qty).⁂ Including images of; Hongkong, Yokohama, Shanghai, Tokyo, Kyoto, Inamura, Kamakura, Hakone, Niagara, Colombo, Port Said, Marseilles, Cambridge, Brighton, Tunbridge Wells and Leeds. Images include the aftermath of the 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai. Appears to be a collection of albums from a family who travelled widely between the late 1870's and mid 1900's, with images of adults in various places around the world as well as children in fancy dress. It includes images of 'Glover Garden' in Nagasaki, which was built for the Scottish merchant Thomas Blake Glover in 1863.

Manuscript Facsimile.- Hours of Henry VIII, one of 987 copies, facsimile of MS H.8. in Morgan Library & Museum in New York, original red velvet with clasps, very lightly rubbed with subtle abrasion mark to upper cover, housed in original gilt-tooled burgundy morocco drop-back box, one or two faint scratches, without accompanying commentary vol., 4to, Lugo, M. Moleiro, 2015.

Turkey.- Roe (Sir Thomas) The Negotiations of Sir Thomas Roe in his Embassy to the Ottoman Porte, from the Year 1621 to 1628 Inclusive, first edition, engraved title vignette, lacking frontispiece, as often, occasional marginal dust-soiling, previous owner's manuscript note on author and publisher to front free endpaper, bookplate, contemporary calf, rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, cracked joints but holding firm, small abrasion mark to spine foot where label removed, [Atabey 1050; Blackmer 1442], folio, 1740.⁂ The first and only volume of Roe's Negotiations to be published.

Queens' Binder B.- Patrick (Simon) Advice to a Friend, second edition, engraved title vignette, previous owner's ink manuscript notes to front free endpaper verso and early blank, previous owner's ink signature dated 1713 to blank at end, ex-library with neat ink-stamp at beginning and end, one or two tiny marginal tears, faint browning to edges, contemporary calf, richly gilt, raised spine bands, dotted gilt eight-petalled flower to centres, boards with gilt borders composed of scalloped flower and fleuron rolls, double-fillets, and dotted-line tulips, small gauge to upper cover, lightly sunned spine, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Wing P739], 12mo, for R. Royston, 1674.

Trinity College prize bindings.- Shakespeare (William) The Plays...To which are added Notes by Sam. Johnson, 8 vol., first Johnson edition, first issue with Corbet listed as the second bookseller and Johnson's preface unpaginated, all but vol. 1 & 2 with half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece, vol. 3 with worming to lower margin of first few sig., a few times just touching text, vol. 4 with worming up to O5, mostly to upper margin but the occasional worm hole/trace within text, 2P6 with small hole touching printed footnote, vol. 8 with small worm trace to inner gutter of first few ff., some light browning, occasional spotting or light staining, but generally clean copies, 18th century prize bookplate and contemporary calf with arms of Trinity College Dublin to upper and lower covers, spines with red and black morocco labels (little chipped), spines with contents listed in ink manuscript, one or two small worm holes, a few chips to ends and old glue repairs, vol. 4 & 6 covers worn with loss to arms, rubbed and scuffed, some joints split but holding, 8vo, for J. and R. Tonson, C. Corbet [&tc], 1765.⁂ A landmark in Shakespeare studies.

Presentation copy to William of Orange.- Piélat (Barthélemy) Le secretaire inconnu. Contenant des Lettres sur diverses sortes de matières, signed presentation copy from the author, with a 4pp. autograph presentation inscription to front endpapers and title, title with library ink stamp and manuscript numbers and with small section cut away from upper corner, affecting small part of inscription verso, ink stamp within text (still perfectly legible) of E3, I5, N7, and R9, Lyon, Adam Demen, 1672 bound with Piélat (Barthélemy) Cinquante exemples méthodiques pour disposer à discourir facilement des choses naturelles, politiques, & morales, Lyon, Adam Demen, 1672, together 2 works in 1 vol., title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned (last couple of ff. a little heavier), contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine in compartments, spine worn, but binding holding firm, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, 12mo⁂ Provenance: Extensive ink presentation inscription from the author to William, Prince of Orange, later King William III of England, and William II of Scotland; 'Dartmouth' (contemporary ink inscription to upper margin of a2); 'M: Musgrave' (contemporary ink inscription to rear pastedown).

Greene (Graham) Loser Takes All, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Eddie - this complete abortion, but I'm so tired of Good + Evil. with love, Graham, Jan 30 1955" on front free endpaper, lightly spotted, manuscript correction in later hand to p.81, original cloth, spine and top edge lightly faded, dust-jacket, one short closed tear to upper panel tail repaired with tape verso, otherwise a very sharp and bright copy, [Wobbe A34], 8vo, 1955.⁂ An intriguing inscription to Edward Sackville-West, referencing Greene's first published departure from his usual moralist themes to an experiment with comedy. Though Greene and Sackville-West missed each other at Oxford, their literary careers overlapped from the mid-20s, and both converted to Catholicism. Sackville-West was one of very few whose literary opinion Greene respected. Loser Takes All is thus "an attempt to link comedy (especially satire, parody and burlesque) to the religious thriller" - Wobbe p.102.

Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House.- Archive of documents concerning the Unitarian Meeting House in Ipswich, including: 19 deeds and documents on vellum and a reverse calf early 19th manuscript of St Nicholas Street Meeting-House Minute & Account Book, reverse entries, etc., and a substantial series of documents beginning in the 17th century, folds, yellowed, v.s., v.d., 1650-1873 (20 pieces).

Royal Mint.- Goldsmiths' Company and the Trial of the Pyx, manuscript in secretary hand, loose leaves, 20pp., margins chipped with small loss, folds, browned, folio, 2nd July - 29th December 1681.⁂ Large quantities of silver and gold deposited at the Royal Mint in the Tower of London by merchants for the purpose of producing coins. The listing includes on 5 August 1681 the "Triall of the Pix", an ancient ceremony in which random coins from the Royal Mint are weighed and assayed at Goldsmith's Hall in the City of London. The Trial of the Pyx still continues and is conducted before the Chancellor of the Exchequer, financial leaders, representatives of The Royal Mint and freemen of the The Goldsmiths' Company.

Naughton (Bill) Alfie, first edition, signed by the author, additional signed presentation inscription from his wife to title, 2pp. manuscript draft of the work in the author's hand loosely inserted, these additionally signed with presentation inscription from the author's wife to same recipient, folds, original boards, dust-jacket, light creasing and chipping to edges and corners, otherwise excellent, 8vo,1966.⁂ Signed by the author and warmly inscribed by his wife, Ema, to Laurence Foster, formerly Head of Drama for RTÉ ("Thank you for taking 'Alfie' to Ireland").

Suffolk Estate map, Bredfield.- Johnson (Isaac, surveyor & artist) A Map of the Lands, Meadows, and Pasture Grounds of Mr. John Wade Situate, Lying and being in Breadfield Suffolk... Estate formerly Wades... The Property of Rev John Clarke, manuscript estate map in pen and ink and outlined in yellow watercolour wash, on vellum, folds, "Survey'd By Robert Wade 1727... Re-survey'd in 1797", 430 x 540mm., 1797; and another by Johnson, a plan of an estate in Woodbridge, on paper, a few small holes, 1795, v.s., v.d. (2).⁂ First mentioned Bredfield, two miles north of Woodbridge.

Austin Osman Spare (British, 1886-1956)Out of the Sea Came Entity signed with initials 'AOS' (lower left); further signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'Title: Out of the sea came entity 1955./unpublished & original drawing by A. Osman Spare/A.O.S.' (on Artist's label attached to backboard)pencil on panel27.5 x 20.5cm (10 13/16 x 8 1/16in).Footnotes:ProvenanceFrederick R. Koch (1933–2020)With Victor Arwas Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner, 17 December 2014 Private Collection, South KoreaExhibitedLondon, Taranman Gallery, Exhibition of Paintings, Pastels and Drawings by Austin Osman Spare 1888-1956, 2-21 September 1974, no. 14Throughout his career as an artist, Spare maintained a fascination with nature and the creative energy he felt it embodied. In his manuscript notebook, The Focus of Life, circa 1905, we find mutated natural forms — often based on fish, birds, or crustaceans — surrounded by swirling semi-automatic lines that perhaps represent the dynamic qualities of life itself. Fifty years later, a more mature hand produced the present work. Here, a mermaid-like form represents the ocean as a source of all life. As Spare noted in The Logomachy of Zos, his last major written work, circa 1952–4, 'The ancestral sea: constant ebb and flow, and ever causal—spawning. So like us, yet unstable with ever changing mood out-masquerading all masqueraders, all women; terrible, or as beautiful as crushed sapphires, glittering. It goes on for ever with serum-soaked ebb and flow.'We are grateful to Robert Shehu-Ansell for compiling this catalogue entry.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

LOUIS XI: (1423-1483) King of France 1461-83. D.S., Louis, one page (vellum), slim oblong folio, Pont-de-l'Arche, 20th June 1481, in Middle French. The manuscript document is addressed to the Treasurers of France and is a warrant for them to reimburse Jehan Lassavoire, ordinary receiver of Rouen, the sum of three hundred and thirty livres tournois. Signed by the King at the foot and countersigned by Guillaume Briconnet (1445-1514) French Cardinal and statesman who served as Superintendent of Finances for the Province of Languedoc under King Louis XI. An area of loss to the lower right edge of the document has been neatly replaced, and with some minor staining and light overall age wear. Lightly tipped to the upper edge of the verso to a folio page removed from an album. About VG

CHARLES VIII: (1470-1498) King of France 1483-98. A rare D.S., Charles, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Lyon, 1st March 1496, in Middle French. The manuscript document is addressed to Jehan Lalemant, receiver general of finances in the Duchy of Normandy, and is a warrant to pay Charles Depontoy the sum of one hundred gold crowns, granted above and besides the pledges, pensions and benefits he already receives, in order for him to acquire a house in Paris. Signed by the King at the foot and countersigned by Hobineau. Autographs of King Charles VIII are rare in any form as a result of an accident which left him in a coma, dying nine hours later at the young age of 27. A small area of loss to the upper left edge and a second area of loss to the lower right edge of the document have been neatly replaced, and with some minor staining (slightly affecting the King's signature) and light overall age wear. Some slight, minor traces of former mounting to the upper edge of the verso, G  

LOUIS XII: (1462-1515) King of France 1498-1515 and King of Naples 1501-04. D.S., Loys (a fine, attractive example), one page (vellum), oblong folio, Lyon, 30th May 1503, in Middle French. The manuscript document is addressed to Jehan Lalemant, receiver general of finances in the Duchy of Normandy, and is a warrant to pay Thomas Bothier the sum of twenty-eight thousand, one hundred and eighty-seven livres and ten sols tournois, being the sum which he had lent the monarchy for their wars, and further instructing that Jean Roussellet also be reimbursed with the sum of twenty-six thousand livres, also being the sum he had lent for the war effort. Neatly trimmed to the lower edge, with the apparent loss of a countersignature, and with a few light, very minor stains. Lightly tipped to the upper edge of the verso to a folio page removed from an album. VGThe present document was signed during the Italian Wars of 1499-1504 which had seen King Louis XII conquer the Duchy of Milan in 1500 and the Kingdom of Naples in the following year. As King of Naples, Louis faced a new coalition gathered by Ferdinand II of Aragon and was forced to cede Naples to Spain in 1504.