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Bacon (Sir Francis) Novum organum scientiarum, early ink manuscript inscription to front endpaper, [Gibson 104], Leiden, Adriaen Wijngaerden and F. Moiardum, 1645 bound with; Historia de Ventis, [Gibson 110a], Leiden, Franciscus Hrackius, 1648, together 2 in 1, engraved pictorial titles, contemporary vellum, small stain to upper cover, yapp edges, 12mo

Ward (W) Sketches of the Hindoos, second edition, 2 vols, London 1792, Wilkins (Charles) The Heetopades of Veeshnoo-Sarma, in a Series of Connected Fables, interspersed with Moral, Prudential, and Political Maxims, translated from an Ancient Manuscript in the Sanskreet Language, with Explanatory Notes, first edition, Bath, 1787 and Daniell (Thomas) oriental Scenery, Hindoostan, text volume only, London 1795 and 1797 bound as one (4) CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection

An early 20th century Deer slot table lamp by Rowland Ward, London:, with taxidermist plaques under hoof, mounted on an oak plinth, attached manuscript label to base ' Tiverton Staghounds, 6th October 1922, Stoodleigh', 38cm high.

A WWI period scratch built toy drum constructed from a tin, bentwood, string and recycled engineering drawings 25cm diameter, together with a later manuscript note 'Drum made around WWI using waste materials, in Dartford, Kent'.

A collection of late 19th century fishing equipment in a pine box, including a leather fly wallet with manuscript inscription ' Frank C Simpson '879,' a brass four bar reel , a Carter & Co tin fly box and contents, lines and lures, etc.

A leather cased daguerreotype of a young lady: with manuscript note 'possibly Margaret Apletree sister of Marion Apletree, wife of F C Simpson' together with one other leather case daguerreotype of a woman and five CDV photographs including one of Rev Jack Russell.

A group of seven 19th daguerreotype landscapes: with manuscript titles,. including 'The Knoll', 'Caledonian Bank' and 'Bidemoistin?' some also with annotation notes (poor condition)

A Scottish illuminated religious manuscript, bound in gilt Morocco leather

NEY (MARSHAL MICHEL) PAIRE DE GANTS REPUTES AVOIR ETE PORTES PAR LE MARECHAL NEY PENDANT LA RETRAITE DE RUSSIEPAIR OF GLOVES REPUTEDLY WORN BY MARSHAL NEY DURING THE RETREAT FROM RUSSIA In brown calf, unlined, bearing two paper labels with stamps from the Bernard Franck Collection, one with manuscript note 'Gants ayant appartenu au Mal. Ney', the other with the reference number '467', worn and marked, some stitching coming loose, length 285mm., cuff 140mm. wide, palm 102mm., [early nineteenth-century]; with notes of provenance held in a leather attaché caseFootnotes:Provenance: Marshal Michel Ney (1769-1815); Colonel Jean-Baptiste Esménard (1771-1842); Bernard Franck (1848-1924); by descent to his son; André Levi Collection (according to handwritten notes included in the lot)THE 'BLOOD-STAINED' GLOVES OF MARSHAL NEY, NAPOLEON'S 'BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE' WITH PROVENANCE FROM THE BERNARD FRANCK COLLECTION.Dubbed by Napoleon, 'the bravest of the brave', Michel Ney (1769-1815) rose from humble beginnings to be one of Napoleon's eighteen marshals of the Empire. A veteran of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, he took command of the III Corps of La Grande Armée into Russia in April 1812 and distinguished himself at the battle of Borodino where he led his men into battle in full dress uniform. Once given the order to retreat, Ney, despite under pressure to surrender, managed to guide his troops over the frozen River Dnieper and repulsed attacks by Cossack forces, much to Napoleon's relief: '...'At last, I have saved my eagles! I have three hundred millions in francs at the Tuileries. I'd give up the lot to save Ney. What a soldier... truly the bravest of the brave!'...' (Horricks, Raymond, Military Politics from Bonaparte to the Bourbons: The Life and Death of Michel Ney, New Brunswick, 1995, p.139). His heroic command of the rear-guard led to the legend that he was the last Frenchman to leave Russia, fighting all the way.According to handwritten notes of provenance with the lot, the gloves were purchased by a M. Levi from Bernard Franck's son when his father's collection was dispersed. Franck, a veteran of the Franco-Prussian war and wealthy industrialist, amassed a vast collection of items from the Napoleonic period, including portrait miniatures, militaria and a world-famous collection of Carnets de Bal which was sold to J.P. Morgan in 1910. A slip from an auction catalogue, bearing the lot number 96, is also amongst the notes ('...Une paire de gants... au Maréchal Ney... avec mot autograph de Monsieur Andre Levi...'), and a note written in blue biro titled 'Declaration Levi' confirms that Franck purchased the gloves direct from the house of Colonel Esménard, along with a number of other articles belonging to the Marshal such as crosses, boxes and items of clothing, speculating 'The gloves are said to have been worn by Ney during the Russian campaign, and the spots could be traces of blood'.Captain Esménard was indeed Ney's Aide-de-Camp but did not serve with him in the Russian campaign. He had served on Ney's staff in the Peninsula and, at the time of the retreat from Russia, was languishing in a Paris prison, where he had been since 1810 for his alleged involvement in a royalist plot, only to be released on Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. However, a letter from Ney dated April 1813, just months after the retreat from Moscow, indicates that Esménard was still held in high esteem, writing to the Finance Minister, the Duce de Gaète to request a position in the Inspectorate of Taxes for his erstwhile Aide-de-Camp in recognition of his 'distinguished service' and 'obvious talents' (see Maggs catalogue 1477, no.78). It is therefore conceivable that he could have been presented with the gloves in the years between the retreat from Russia and Ney's death in 1815. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Italian hand-written manuscript, containing a treatise on the The Republic of Venice, traditionally known as La Serenissima, concerning its governance, finances and how to control the nobility and army, inscribed in pencil to last page 1685, damage to spine and marbled boards Please refer to department for condition report

Pleydell, J.C., 'An Essay on Field Fortification Intended Principally for the use of Officers of Infantry. With a Great Number of Copper Plates. Translated from the Original Manuscript of an Officer of Experience in the Prussian Service with Additional Notes'. A NEW EDITION, printed for F. Wingrave etc. London, 1794. An excellent copy REBOUND in brown calf with five raised bands. It lacks the last leaf which has been replaced in manuscript. Toning to first few pages.

Howell, James (I.H.) 'Dodona's Grove OR The Vocall Forrest' by I.H ESQr. Printed by TB for H. Molloy at the Priinces Armes in St Paul's Churchyard 1640. 1st edition. Bound in full leather (spine restored, leather boards possibly 18th century). This is, allegedly, according to pencil inscription: 'the author's own copy' and contains numerous probably later (18th century?) manuscript annotations on the front end-papers explaining which monarch/prince of Europe each tree represents in this allegorical essay; e.g. The Oke represents the K. of England; the pine, the K. of France; The Firre, the K. of Denmark etc. The text is annotated, mainly in pencil. A wonderful object.

Queens South Africa Medal with five clasps for South Africa 1902/1901, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony awarded to 4640 Pte. A. Farmer 1st Dgn. Gds. with ribbon and manuscript biographical detailsCondition Report:Good condition consistent with age and use.Ribbon looks very clean so may be a replacement.

Erskine Nicol, RSA, ARA (1825-1904) "Bringing Home the Turf, Co. Westmeath," watercolour, depicting figures in a boat with full load travelling along the Shannon, signed  lower left, manuscript label on reverse "To Revd. Arch. A. Henderson, with the kind regards of Erskine Nicol," approx. 16cms x 25cms (6" x 10"), mounted and framed. (1)

Grace Henry, HRHA (1868-1953) "Kingcups," O.O.C., still life with yellow flowers in painted jug, signed  lower right, manuscript label on reverse, painted frame. (1) Provenance: Important Private Collection, West of Ireland.

Attributed to Jack B. Yeats, RHA (1871-1957) "Champion of the Realm," 'The Boxer' pencil and watercolour, with manuscript title inset, approx. 20cms x 14cms (8" x 5 1/2") mounted and framed. (1)

Gabriel Metsu,Dutch 1629-1667-The drinker;oil on canvas laid down on panel, bears traces of initials ‘G M’ (upper right), bears old inscribed label on the reverse, 17.7 x 13 cm.Provenance: Collection of M. le Chevalier V. de Stuers, Directeur General des Beaux-Arts, The Hague.; Collection of Mrs W. E. Gatacre Jonkvrouwe de Stuers, Kasteel de Wiersse, Vorden, Holland; with Alfred Brod Gallery, London.; Private Collection, UK, since 1966.; By descent.Literature: Catalogue of the Collection of M. le Chevalier V. de Stuers, Directeur General des Beaux-Arts, The Hague, 1898.; Hofstede de Groot, ‘A Catalogue Raisonne of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century’, Vol. I, 1908, no.196.;  Victor de Stuers, ‘Manuscript Catalogue of his Collection’, 1915, no.303.; Franklin W. Robinson, ‘Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667), A Study of His Place in Dutch Genre Painting of the Golden Age’, New York, 1974, p.16, fig.2 (illustrated).; Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., ‘Review of Robinson 1974,’ Art Bulletin 58, 1976, p.457.; Adriaan Waiboer, ‘Gabriel Metsu’, New Haven and London, 2010, p.319, no.D-23 (illustrated).Note: Dr Adriaan Waiboer, to whom we are grateful, has confirmed the attribution of the present lot after first-hand inspection, and has suggested its dating to the mid-1650s. Having initially rejected the attribution on the basis of black and white photographs (see A. Waiboer ‘Gabriel Metsu’, 2010, no.D-23), he has revised his opinion.Metsu was one of the leading figures in the founding of the Leiden Guild of Saint Luke, of which he became a member in 1648. Between circa 1650-2, the guild records show that Metsu was absent, and he probably spent part of this time in Utrecht. By 1657 he was living permanently in Amsterdam where he died prematurely at the age of 39. It was in the years 1653-54 that Metsu began to distance himself from the influence of Nicolaus Knupfer (c.1603-1655/60), the Utrecht painter who specialised in biblical and mythological subjects, and began to seek inspiration from a wider variety of artists. The canvas, thematically unrelated to and much smaller than the Knupferian paintings he had executed in the early 1650s, is evidence of the artist’s change of direction, and belongs to a long tradition of Dutch and Flemish images of men drinking and smoking in a tavern — paintings commonly seen in collectors’ homes, the shops of art dealers, and the workshops of other painters. The tone is meditative, rather than didactic or narrative, and there is a new emphasis on the rendering of everyday objects – the exquisitely rendered earthenware jug, for example, and the pipe – which suggests Metsu’s imagination may have been captured by the still life works of Leiden artists, such as Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1683/4) or Jan Lievens (1607-1674). Metsu's pictures were sought after by the urban elite in the cities where he worked, Leiden and Amsterdam. Yet he also had several noble patrons, including August II, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, who owned an unidentified 'tobacco smoker' (A. Waiboer, p.119). In the 18th century, his fame continued to grow and his paintings were more desirable than those of his contemporary Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), with whom he exchanged mutual influence (A. Waiboer, pp.29-51). For a comparable composition by the artist, though on copper, see his ‘Smoker seated at a table’, now in private hands, which was offered at Sotheby’s, London, 5 December 2007, lot 8 (see A. Waiboer, “Smoker Seated at a Table” (2017). In The Leiden Collection Catalogue, 3rd ed. Edited by Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. and Lara Yeager-Crasselt. New York, 2020).Please refer to department for condition report

Hull ephemera - Amy Johnson sheet music for the song 'Amy' composed for the Home-coming of the England-Australia flight 1930 with contemporary newspaper cutting; early 20th century Peck's linen backed folding map of the City and County of Kingston-upon-Hull; other folding maps; souvenir programme of The Opening of the New North Bridge 1931; souvenir booklet of The Opening of the Hull Joint Dock 1914; advertising calendar; various booklets on East Riding Water Supply, Railways etcCondition Report:Condition various but most reasonably good consistent with age and use and with some strengthening and repair.Peck's map has minor manuscript additions of later roads.North Bridge programme looks to have had an image removed.

Two F.A. Cup Final programmes at Wembley - 1950 Arsenal v Liverpool played on April 29th and 1951 Blackpool v Newcastle United on April 28th including Stanley Matthews (2)Condition Report:1950 - manuscript team changes to centre fold.Both have rusty staples otherwise in good condition.

1943 Football League South War Cup Final, Charlton Athletic v Arsenal, a folded single sheet pirate programme from the game played at Wembley on May 1st 1943, published by Blooms Printing Works, London, E1; and five post-war F.A. Cup round matches played at neutral grounds comprising Chelsea v Arsenal at Tottenham March 22nd 1950; Luton Town v Brentford at Arsenal February 18th 1952; semi-final replay Manchester United v Fulham at Arsenal March 26th 1958; Manchester United v West Ham United at Hillsborough March 14th 1964; and Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park April 23rd 1966 (6)Condition Report:1943 - score of 1 v 7 pencilled lightly on front cover.1950 - folded single sheet chipped and creased around the edges with manuscript team changes.All generally reasonably good condition just a little grubby consistent with age and use.

Fulham F.C. programmes - twenty-seven home matches 1949/50 - 1957/58; and two photocopies of memorabilia itemsCondition Report:Condition is consistent with age and use with the usual rusting of staples and about half with manuscript team changes.Some with traces of vertical pocket folding.

Various clubs - thirty-five home game programmes for Manchester United (7) 1949/50 - 1957/58 including F.A. Cup 5th round replay games; QPR (7) 1949/50 - 1983/84; Leyton Orient (2) 1951/52 & 1952/53; Charlton Athletic (5) 1948/49 - 1956/57; Stoke (3) 1949/50 - 1951/52; Peterborough (2) 1961/62; Brentford (4) 1947/48 - 1950/51; Derby (3) 1950/51; and WBA (2) 1956/57 & 1965/66; some memorabilia with Manchester United programmesCondition Report:Condition varies but most reasonable consistent with age and use with usual rusting of staples and general grubbiness.Some with manuscript team changes and some with traces of vertical pocket folding.

Wolverhampton Wanderers - thirty-four programmes for home matches 1950/51 - 1954/55 (34)Condition Report:Condition of most is reasonable consistent with age and use with the usual rusting of staples and general grubbiness with traces of vertical pocket folding. Some manuscript team changes. Pin holes to top left corner of most programmes. Some duplications.

Chelsea F.C. 1940s/50s - twenty programmes for home matches including September 28th 1946 versus Charlton Athletic and October 12th 1946 versus Stoke City (souvenir programme 'entirely the work of ex-Servicemen'); the remainder 1947/48 - 1959/60 (20)Condition Report:Condition of most is reasonable consistent with age and use with the usual rusting of staples and general grubbiness with traces of vertical pocket folding.Some manuscript team changes.Pin holes to top left corner of most programmes.

West Ham United - eight 1940s/50s home programmes for 1947/48 - 1951/52 and another for 1986/87 and two team photographs; together with eight Tottenham Hotspur home programmes 1952/53 - 1976/77 (17)Condition Report:Condition of most is reasonable consistent with age and use and general grubbiness with traces of pocket folding.Most are folded single sheets so no staple problems.Some manuscript team changes.Pin holes to top left corner of some programmes.

Arsenal F.C. - WW2 home match programme versus Chelsea November 6th 1943 when Arsenal had to play their home games at Totternham, single sheet; and five 1946/47 programmes for October 19th versus Stoke City; February 4th versus Manchester United; February 8th versus Blackpool; April 26th versus Grimsby Town; all folded single sheets; and May 31st versus Everton (6)Condition Report:Condition is consistent with age and use being generally grubby.1943 has been folded vertically and horizontally.Everton has rusty staples causing minor rust stains to other programmes.Some manuscript team changes.

Arsenal F.C. - twenty-five home programmes 1947/48 including Division One, F.A. Cup, Football Combination Cup (Reserves) and a Friendly Match; some Souvenir editions and duplicates (25)Condition Report:Condition of most is reasonable consistent with age and use with the usual rusting of staples and general grubbiness with traces of pocket folding.Some manuscript team changes.Some duplications.

Arsenal F.C. - thirty-four home programmes 1948/49 including Division One, F.A. Cup, Football Combination Cup (Reserves), Practice Matches and Charity Shield; some Souvenir editions and duplicates and some single sheets (34)Condition Report:Condition varies but most in reasonable condition consistent with age and use with the usual rusty staples, general grubbiness and traces of pocket folding.Some manuscript team changes and some duplicates.

Arsenal F.C. - thirty-one home programmes for 1949/50 (28) & 1950/51 (3) including Practice Match, Division One, F.A. Cup, Football Combination Cup (reserves), 'Tour Match', single sheet programme, souvenir programmes and some duplicates (31)Condition Report:Condition varies but most in reasonable condition consistent with age and use with the usual rusty staples and general grubbiness and some pocket folding.Two programmes missing front cover.Some manuscript team changes and some duplicates.

Arsenal F.C. - thirty home programmes for 1951/52 (7) & 1952/53 (23) including Division One, F.A. Cup, London Football Association Challenge Cup, Charity Match, Friendly Match and one duplicate (30)Condition Report:Condition varies but most in reasonable condition consistent with age and use with slightly rusty staples and general grubbiness.Some manuscript team changes and one duplicate.

Arsenal F.C. - forty-nine home programmes for 1956/57 (21), 1957/58 (13) & 1958/59 (15) including Division One, F.A. Cup (including replays) and Friendly Matches (49). Auctioneers Note: The February 1st match against Manchester United (result Arsenal 4 Manchester United 5) was the final domestic league match played by the Manchester United first team before the Munich Air Crash - thus it was the last game played in the U.K. by the 'Busby Babes', before the tragic death of several of these players.Condition Report:Condition is reasonably good consistent with age and use with the usual rusty staples and slight grubbiness.Some manuscript team changes.Odd ones with traces of pocket folding.

Football programmes - thirteen various England and England Youth matches 1953-77; European Cup Winners Cup Final May 19th 1965 TSV Munchen 1860 v West Ham; European Champions Club Cup Final May 29th 1968 Benfica (1) v Manchester United (4), the famous Bobby Charlton final; seven Wealdstone F.C. 1950-66 including London Senior Charity Cup Final May 10th 1952; Harrow Town Football Challenge Cup April 14th 1948; and eight F.A. Amateur Cup Finals and Semi-Finals plus three song sheets 1956-68 (34)Condition Report:Condition varies but most reasonable, some with usual rusty staples, pocket folds and manuscript team changes.Odd ones with pin holes.

Football signatures - school exercise book as an autograph album containing stuck down leaves from an earlier album with team signatures for the 1946-47 season including Arsenal (18), Aston Villa (15), Blackburn Rovers (11), Blackpool (11), Chelsea's John Harris and Stoke City's Neil Franklin; all identified with manuscript notes on the facing page; together with a quantity of loose signatures irregularly cut from an album with some mounted on loose note-book pagesCondition Report:Album is in good condition and neatly presented.Loose signatures vary in condition but most are readable and some are identified but each is cut around from an album on small irregularly shaped pieces.

Fourteen football programmes for International matches 1949-66 including England v Ireland Youth International at Boothferry Park Hull May 14th 1949; eight England v Scotland at Wembley, Hampden Park, Newcastle etc; England v Portugal October 25th 1961; England v Austria May 10th 1967 etc (14)Condition Report:Condition varies but most in good condition with usual slight rusting of staples and some manuscript team changes.Two signatures to Hampden Park programme cover.

Over fifty Rugby League match programmes 1960s/70s including Liverpool City, Wigan, Doncaster, Halifax, Blackpool, Leeds, Salford, York, Castleford, both Hulls, Warrington, Widnes, Batley, 1973 GB v Australia Test Match etcCondition Report:Condition varies, most fair with usual rusting of staples, pocket folds, manuscript amendments etc

Peninsular War. Lopez de Vargas Machuca (Don Tomas). Mapa General del Reyno de Portugal: Comprehende sus Provincias, Corregimientos, Oidorias, Proveedurias, Concejos, Cotos, &. Dedicado a Don Pedro Rodriguez Campomanes..., Madrid, 1778, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, on 2 sheets, tablet cartouche, tables of explanation, slight spotting, each sheet approximately 71 x 81 cm, publisher's printed label verso of each sheet, contained within a contemporary blindstamped calf slipcase with manuscript title to upper siding, slight wear to extremities, togethe with A Correct Map of France, according to the new Divisions into Metropolitan Circles, Departments & Districts..., from a reduced copy Monsr. Cassini's Large Map, William Faden, April 18, 1806, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, with additional contemporary ink outline of the route taken by Lt.-Colonel John Reeve (from Boulogne to Marseille), the map sectionalised and laid on linen on 2 sheets, inset map of Corsica, floriate cartouche, compass rose and mileage scale, slight worming to the cartouche, each sheet approximately 61 x 116 cm, contained in contemporary card slipcase, a little wear to extremitiesQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Lt.-Colonel John Reeve, 3rd Battalion, 1st Foot Guards (Grenadier Guards), his signature to the slipcase to The Correct Map of France. Reeve served at the Battle of Corruna in 1809, at the Battles of Nivelle and Nive in 1813 and at Waterloo in 1815. The map of France has the outline route in ink in his hand and traces his campaign through France from Boulogne to Marseille and is historically interesting thus.There is a photocopy of the Waterloo Roll and Return of his Company, signed at foot and a note of research into his service record.

Rules and Regulations. His Majesty's Warrant: Containing the Rules, Orders and Regulations necessary in the first instance for the formation, conduct, and good government of the junior department of the Royal Military College, also the regulations for the formation of the Collegiate Board, with the authorities vested in the same, 1st edition, London: March and Teape, 1802, 36 pp., a few light spots, manuscript shelf number to front endpaper, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, a little rubbed, large 8vo, together with Rules and Regulations for the Manual and Platoon Exercises, Formations, Field-Exercise, and Movements of His Majesty's Forces. For the use of the non-commissioned officers of the British Army, 3 parts in one volume, London: War Office, 1805, folding engraved frontispiece, some light spotting, original wrappers (contemporary inscription to upper wrapper), bound in modern half calf, 8vo, plus [Fawcett, William]. An Elucidation of Several Parts of His Majesty's Regulations for the Formations and Movements of Cavalry, 2 parts in one, London: T. Egerton for the War-Office, 1798, 31 folding engraved plates, one detached in part II, contemporary ownership inscription of William Harbord (2nd Baron Suffield, Colonel of the Norfolk Fencibile Light Dragoons), original boards, small splits to spine, 8vo, with five others including Regulations for the Rifle Corps formed at Blatchington Barracks, under the command of Colonel Manningham, April 25th, 1800, 1801 (with manuscript letter from Harriet Yorke, sister of Manningham, at front, and loose 1 pp. letter from John Steven Cowans, Rifle Brigade), A Manual for Volunteer Corps of Infantry, 1803, Lieut.-Colonel Leach's Recollections and Reflections relative to the Duties of Troops composing the Advanced Corps of an Army, 1835, and General Regulations and Orders for the Army, 1811 & 1814 QTY: (8)

Tokyo. Daikoko (Ya), Nishi Mura Ya Tokyo, circa 1810, colour-printed woodblock map of Tokyo, orientated to the north, old folds, some wormholes, a few closed tears and old folds strengthened and repaired on verso with rice paper, 960 x 740 mm, thick paper endpapers with printed title to the upper cover, together with Hisao Igaraski. Pocket Guide of Tokyo (Nihon Chi-Sei Shya Tokyo) circa 1948, 23 colour printed lithographic maps and a folding plan of the train services, the endpapers illustrate two additional transport maps, publisher's blue cloth gilt, overall size 175 x 85 mm, plus Americas. Tomioka Maruyama, circa 1890, Japanese colour printed woodblock map of the Western hemisphere showing North and South America on two conjoined sheets, printed on fine Japanese paper, old folds, slight dust soiling and staining, 520 x 495 mm, publisher's thin card endpapers with printed title label to upper cover and manuscript annotation (in Japanese) to rear coverQTY: (3)NOTE:The first described item shows part of Honshu, North of Edo, and the south coast of Hokkaido, with roads, towns and fortifications. The map dates from the Edo period of Musashi Kuni, a former province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Prefecture, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of the Kanagawa Prefecture, Kawasaki and Yokohama.

County Maps. A collection of 12 folding county maps, 18th & 19th century, twelve engraved folding maps, sectionalised and laid on linen, including, Bowen (Emanuel). An Accurate Map of Dorset Shire Divided into its Hundreds..., Carington Bowles and Robert Sayer, circa 1765, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 540 x 700 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with a manuscript label to the upper cover, case worn and frayed, together with An Accurate Map of Buckinghamshire divided into its hundreds..., J. Tinney, R. Sayer, T. & J. Bowels, 1756, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 700 x 530 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with a printed label to the upper cover, slight wear to the extremities, with Gream (Thomas). A Topographical Map of the County of Sussex, reduced from the large survey in four sheets..., W. Faden, 1819, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, some offsetting, 370 x 790 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with a printed label to the upper cover, some wear, plus Cary (John). Cary's Map of the Lakes in Westmorland, Cumberland and Lancashire..., 1816, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 565 x 535 mm, marbled endpapers, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with a printed label to the upper cover, slight wear to extremities, and Bowen (Emanuel). An Accurate Map of the County of Northampton divided into hundreds..., J. Ryall, R. Sayer, T. Kitchin, H. Overton, J. Bowles & Son and Messrs Bakewell and Parker, circa 1762, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 505 x 415 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with a printed label to the upper cover, slight wear to extremities, with another seven maps similar, including examples by or after Smith, Bowen and Andrews & Dury (index map), various sizes and conditionQTY: (12)

* Forest of Dean. Pinnel (T.), A Plan of the Forest of Dean in the County of Glocester, 1782, pen and ink manuscript map on vellum with sparse contemporary outline colouring, decorative strapwork cartouche, compass rose, list of Cottages within the Forest and a vignette drawing of 'The Speech House', some dust soiling, slight creasing, 560 x 715 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (1)

London. Wallis (John, publisher), Wallis's Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster 1797, 1st edition, Jan 16th, 1797, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 425 x 850 mm, contained in a contemporary card slipcase with decorative printed label to the upper cover, slipcase worn and frayed and with a later manuscript ownership signatureQTY: (1)NOTE:Howgego, Printed Maps of London, 214, state 1.

London. Mogg (Edward), Mogg's Twenty Four Miles round London, 1809, engraved circular map with contemporary hand-colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, some dust and finger soiling, slight ink staining, 600 x 560 mm, contained in a contemporary card slipcase with a printed orange label to the upper cover, slipcase and label worn and frayed, together with Wallis (John). The Country Twenty-Two Miles round London, 1783, engraved circular map with contemporary hand-colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight dust and finger soiling, a few splits along old folds, 590 x 585 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with a manuscript label to the upper cover, slipcase worn at extremities, with Cary (John). Cary's Actual Survey of the Country Fifteen Miles round London..., 1786, untitled engraved map (the title is on the slipcase) with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 750 x 885 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with decorative printed label to the upper cover, slipcase worn and frayed, plus Bacon (G. W. publisher). Bacon's Map of the River Thames from its Source to the Sea, revised by John Dower Esq., 1869, folding lithographic map with contemporary outline colouring, laid on linen, 350 x 910 mm, bound in contemporary cloth boards with a printed orange label to the upper cover, slight wear to the extremities QTY: (4)

Manuscript Campaign Maps. Plan von der Battaille ohnweit Liegnitz den 15 August 1760, pen, ink and watercolour battle plan, probably compiled by an officer present at the battle, old folds, slight water staining, frayed with very slight loss, 380 x 455 mm, together with Plan de la Bataille der Schweidnitz, circa 1762, pen and watercolour map, 'scroll cartouche' lacking title, titled in manuscript on verso, slight overall toning, occasional marginal repaired closed tears, 380 x 485 mm, with Description Der Bataille. So Zwischen der Königl: Pohl..., [1779], pen, ink and watercolour battle plan, 250 x 335 mm, plus Manuscript map of the battlefield near Fraustadt, circa 1706, pen, ink and watercolour battle plan, 495 x 385 mmQTY: (4)

* Manuscript Estate Plan. Plan of an Estate in Coat and Aust, Gloucestershire belonging to Sir Henry Cann Lippincott Bart. circa 1810, large pen, ink graphite and watercolour estate plan on vellum of an estate near Westbury-on-Trim, several tables of explanation and reference, dust-soiled, stained and creased, laid on later card, 790 x 1380 mm, framed and glazedQTY: (1)

Manuscript Maps. Thompson (Henry), Palestine, circa 1850, pen, ink and watercolour map, inset map of Jerusalem, slight dust soiling, pinholes to each corner, laid on later card, 510 x 400 mm, together with Rolfe (T.). South America, circa 1850, large pen, ink and watercolour map, some marginal fraying and short closed tears, some dust soiling, 760 x 630 mm, with Hammond (John). The Western Hemisphere, 1857, pen. ink and watercolour map of the Americas on card, set with a gilt printed border, slight spotting, 365 x 290 mm, plus an album (dated 1898) containing four naive manuscript maps (East Indies, The Americas, West Indies & Africa) contemporary half morocco with a manuscript label to the upper cover, binding size 340 x 215 mmQTY: (4)

North America. Rocque (John), A General Map of North America; in which is express'd the several new roads, forts, engagements, &c. taken from Actual Surveys and Observations made in the Army employ'd there, from the year 1754, to 1761: drawn by the late John Rocque, Topographer to His Majesty, [Publish'd according to Act, by M. A. Rocque, 1762], engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, large uncoloured decorative cartouche, numerous informative printed annotations enhance the map, trimmed to neatline, two near-contemporary linen ties in the upper border, 870 x 910 mm, near contemporary manuscript title on versoQTY: (1)NOTE:Streeter 3911.; Phillips, p. 579.Rare. Regarded as one of the most accurate representations of North America at the time of publication, including recent Spanish, French and English discoveries in the West and Northwest, with numerous historical and geographical notes, including speculation as to the source of the Missouri River. Published by John Rocque's wife, Mary, after his death. The publication line bearing her imprint found below the map has been trimmed away.'This is an interesting map for the Mississippi Valley and the country to the west, and especially good for what is now Arizona. It shows all the villages named for the Apostles on Rio des Apostres, now called the Gila, and here in its upper reaches called the Hila.' (Streeter).

* Maritime Broadside. Printed Broadside with manuscript additions, R. Carpenter (printer) 1st. October 1800, seven hand-coloured engraved vignettes of maritime scenes to the margins, the centre with a manuscript homily titled 'contentment' with a dated manuscript cartouche (December 19th 1800) and attribution for the Robert Abbey Grammar School, old folds, very slight staining, very small holes where old folds cross and some splitting along the left-hand platemark, 440 x 360 mm, mounted framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:An unusual combination of engraving and manuscript with the name of the school but not the pupil who executed the handwriting. The school still exists as the Abbey CBS Grammar School in County Newry, Northern Ireland.

* Military. A collection of five engravings and lithographs, 19th century, including Heath (William). British Royal Horse Artillery. Review Order [and] British Royal Horse Artillery. Marching Order, printed by Graf and Soret, and published by Colnaghi & Co. circa 1835, pair of lithographs with contemporary hand colouring, each approximately 255 x 380 mm, uniformly mounted, framed and glazed, together with Sutherland (Thomas). The Battle of Waterloo, plate 2, June 18th 1815, J. Jenkins, March 1st 1816, aquatint with contemporary hand colouring with descriptive text below the image, slight overall toning, 310 x 385 mm, framed and glazed, with Stadler (J. C.). A Corporal of the 10th or Prince of Wales's Own Royal Hussars in Review order, Colnaghi & Co. 1813, aquatint with contemporary hand colouring, 290 x 215 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, plus Alken (Henry). 10th Hussars, Thos. McLean, 1820, lithograph with contemporary outline colouring, title in manuscript on the mount, 170 x 230 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with Dubourg (M.). The Battle of Waterloo decided by the Duke of Wellington, heading a Charge upon the French Imperial Guards.., Edward Orme, 1815, aquatint after J. A. Atkinson with contemporary hand colouring, 255 x 330 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, and Sutherland (Thomas). The Exterior of Hougoumont at the Commencement of the Battle of Waterloo..., Plate 1, J. Jenkins, Feby. 1st 1816, aquatint with bright contemporary hand colouring, 320 x 410 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (7)

Woodman (Thomas Jones & Mutlow Henry, engravers). An Atlas volume of engraved maps, circa 1790, lacking title, index replaced in manuscript, 24 uncoloured engraved double-page maps, including 4 folding, occasional marginal closed tears repaired with sellotape, slight spotting and offsetting throughout, manuscript ownership signature of Admiral The Honble. Sir John Talbot G. C. B. to the front pastedown, bookplate of Joseph Silkin to the front endpaper, joints cracked, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, rubbed and worn, slim upright folio QTY: (1)

* Simpson (William, 1823-1899). Sebastopol from the Greek Battery, circa 1855, watercolour with white bodycolour and black crayon on buff paper, signed lower left, full height crease towards right side, narrow mount stain to left edge, mounted on card, with ink manuscript title, approximately 17.7 x 30.8 cm (7 x 12 1/8 ins), window mounted, framed and glazed (38 x 50 cm), together with: Yalta, circa 1855, watercolour with white bodycolour on paper, signed lower right, few tiny spots, minor adhesion to lower left corner, mount aperture 16 x 25.7 cm (6 1/4 x 10 ins), mount with adhered ink manuscript title, framed and glazed (26.5 x 37.5 cm), plus: Inkerman, City of Caverns, circa 1855, watercolour with white bodycolour on paper, few minor spots or faint marks, mount aperture 19.8 x 30.3 cm (7 3/4 x 11 7/8 ins), mount with adhered ink manuscript title, framed and glazed (31.5 x 39.5 cm), (none examined out of frames)QTY: (3)

Book of Hours. Illuminated Manuscript on vellum, [probably Tours, c. 1470], 104 leaves: 16, 2-88, 94, 10-148, apparently complete, modern pagination 1-208, followed here, 17 lines written in a gothic book hand in brown ink between 2 verticals and 17 horizontals ruled in violet, justification 99 x 65 mm, rubrics in red, two-line initials of burnished gold on divided grounds of pink and blue patterned with white, capitals alternately in blue and gold, and blue and gold line-fillers, 5 large miniatures with arched tops above three-line initials with fruit- or flower-sprays in the infill and accompanied by full-page borders of acanthus, flower and fruit sprays in gold, blue, green, red and pink interspersed with hair-line sprays with gold disks and leaves, one historiated and 7 foliate illuminated initials, four-lines high, with two-sided borders of similar type (slight smudging, some borders a little trimmed, a few small losses of surface pigment to miniatures on pp. 41, 129), page size 167 x 113 mm, gilt-gauffered edges, recent gilt-panelled red-brown morocco, the panels of gilt fleurons with fleur-de-lys cornerpieces, single gilt fillet line border, gilt family crest of the Turbutt family (embowed arm holding a trident)to centre of upper cover, spine gilt in five compartments, 8vo, modern cloth chemise in a purpose-made morocco-backed book box with gilt-titled spine and two button fasteners, overall 20.5 x 16 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Content: Calendar pp. 1-24; Obsecro te pp. 25-31; Gospel extracts pp. 31-40; St John pp. 31-33; St Luke pp. 34-36; St Matthew pp. 37-39; St Mark pp. 39-40; Office of the Virgin pp. 41-124, matins pp. 41-59, lauds pp. 60-76; from lauds interspersed with the Hours of the Cross pp. 77-78 and the Hours of the Holy Spirit pp. 79-80; Office of the Virgin pp. 81-124, prime pp. 81-89, terce pp. 90-95, sext pp. 96-101, none pp. 101-106, vespers pp. 107-117, compline pp. 118-124; blank ruled leaves pp. 125-128; Penitential Psalms pp. 129-149; Litany pp. 150-158; blank ruled leaf p. 160; Office of the Dead pp. 161-208.Illumination: The style of these miniatures is not instantly localisable: the decorative gilding of fabrics is evocative of Rouen illumination, while the compositions, such as King David kneeling before an altar in an interior, are familiar from Parisian manuscripts. One individual and remarkable feature of the illustration is the depiction of an emotional response in the couple facing Death -- both react with open-mouthed horror in a way rarely attempted in 15th-century illumination. The subjects of the miniatures are as follows: Annunciation p. 41; Crucifixion p. 77; Pentecost p. 79; David kneeling in prayer p. 129; Death taking a man, watched by the man's wife p. 161.A historiated initial with the Virgin and child in half-length on page 25.Provenance: 1. Both the Office of the Virgin and the Office of the Dead are for the use of Tours, whether or not the manuscript was made in that city it is likely to have been intended for use in that diocese.2. Johan. C. Jackson, 1853; inscription on opening folio of the Calendar. [Rev. J. C. Jackson, fl. 1861-1867: marchand-amateur and vendor of items acquired by the British Museum.]3. William Robert Hay MA [1761-1839, British barrister, cleric, magistrate, collector]: his armorial bookplate (loose) inside upper cover.4. Christie's, London, 16 November 2005, lot 23: purchased (and rebound) by the Turbutt family.

Illuminated leaves. Sixty illuminated manuscript leaves from a Book of Hours, probably Northern France, circa 1450, 60 manuscript leaves on vellum written on both sides of the leaf in brown ink, mostly 16 lines per page, with numerous illuminated initials (mostly small) in gold, blue and pink, few decorative foliate borders, six leaves with tears (mostly closed tears), some marks, dust-soiling and damp mottling, leaves lightly trimmed to margins and with later gilt edges (trimming slightly affecting some foliate borders), loosely contained in oversized 19th century half morocco covers, 8vo (leaf size 162 x 123 mm)QTY: (1)

* Australia. Manuscript diary of R.C. Brewer migrating to Australia on the S.S. Cloncurry, 1885-86, 12 pp of manuscript in a relatively neat hand, documenting voyage from December 2nd 1885 - January 29th 1886, margins dust-soiled, text block split, gutters repaired, enclosed in blue paper boards, 4toQTY: (1)

Apianus (Petrus). Cosmographia. Antwerp: Arnold Berckmann, 1540, 62 leaves, large globe woodcut to title-page, historiated initials, 51 woodcut illustrations and diagrams, 5 with volvelles (some moving parts slightly creased, lacking moving parts of 3 volvelles: folios XIv, XXIXr (small part present), XLVr), printer's device to last leaf verso, (?)18th-century manuscript additions to endpapers, early ownership inscription of Gabriel de Collan and later library stamp of Abbey of St Victor, Paris, to title-page, a few scattered marginalia, staining to upper gutter margins touching text throughout, some black ink staining to fore-edges, contemporary mottled calf, gilt-decorated spine, joints cracked, some wear with slight loss to spine ends and corners, 4to (220 x 155 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Sabin 1745. This third Latin edition, edited by Apianus's student Gemma Frisius (1508-1555), contains the latter's account of Peru. The work describes the discovery of America by its namesake, Amerigo Vespucci, in 1497 [Fo. XXXI]. The woodcut illustrations demonstrate the astronomical, cartological, mathematical and geographical concepts discussed in the treatise.

Prynne (William). The opening of the Great Seale of England. Containing certain brief historicall and legall observations, touching the originall, antiquity, progresse, use, necessity of the Great Seal of the kings and kingdoms of England..., Lo[n]don: Printed for Michael Spark Senior, 1643, [2], 32, [2]p., ornamental border to title cropped at head, some marginal fraying, toning throughout, disbound, 4to, together with eight other pamphlets by William Prynne including:A legall vindication of the liberties of England, against illegall taxes and pretended Acts of Parliament lately enforced on the people: or, Reasons assigned by William Prynne of Swainswick in the county of Sommerset, Esquire, why he can neither in conscience, law, nor prudence submit to the new illegall tax or contribution of ninety thousand pounds the month; lately imposed on the kingdom, by a pretended Act of some commons in (or rather out of) Parliament, London: Robert Hodges, 1649, [2], 55,[1]p., ornamental border to title, toning, dust-soiling and damp staining, disbound, 4to,The Re-publicans and others spurious good old cause, briefly and truly anatomized. To preserve our native country, kingdom, legal government, Church, parliaments, laws, liberties, privileges of Parliament, and Protestant religion from ruine, scandal, and perpetual infamy; to reform, reclaime all Jesuit-ridden seduced republicans, officers, souldiers, sectaries, heretofore..., [London]: Printed in the year of our Lord, 1659, [2], 18p., ornamental border to title, bound with Concordia discors, or The dissonant harmony of sacred publique oathes, protestations, leagues, covenants, ingagements, lately taken by many time-serving saints, officers, without scruple of conscience; making a very unpleasant consort in the ears of our most faithfull oath-performing, covenant-keeping God, and all loyal conscientious subjects; sufficient to create a dolefull Hell, and tormenting horror in the awakned consciences of all those, who have taken, and ciolated them too, successively, without any fear of God, men, devils, or Hell, London: Edward Thomas, 1659, [2], 45, [1]p., toning, dust-soiling aand damp staing, disbound, 4to,A short, legal, medicinal, usefull, safe, easie prescription, to recover our kingdom, Church, nation from their present dangerous, distractive, destructive confusion, and worse than Bedlam madnesse : seriously recommended to all English freemen who desire peace, safety, liberty, settlement, London: Edward Thomas, 1659, [2], 9, [1]p., bound with Conscientious, serious theological and legal quæres, propounded to the twice-dissipated, self-created anti-Parliamentary Westminster juncto, and its members..., 2nd edition, corrected and enlarged, London: Edward Thomas, 1660, [2], 54p., toning, light dust-soiling and spotting, disbound, 4to,A brief necessary vindication of the old and new secluded Members, from the false malicious calumnies; and of the fundamental rights, liberties, privileges, government, interest of the freemen, parliaments, people of England, from the late avowed subversions..., London: Edward Thomas, 1659, [2], 62p., ornamental border to title, toning, light dust-soiling and spotting, disbound, 4to,A full declaration of the true state of the secluded members case. In vindication of themselves, and their privileges, and of the respective counties, cities and boroughs for which they were elected to serve in Parliament ... compiled and published by some of the secluded members..., London: Edward Thomas, 1660, [2], 54, [2]p., ornamental border to title, light toning, manuscript numerals to upper outer corners, light dust-soiling and toning, disbound, 4to,A declaration and protestation against the illegal, detestable, oft-condemned, new tax and extortion of excise in general; and for hops (a native incertain commodity) in particular, London: Printed for the Author, 1654, [2], 28p., lacking final leaf of text, last three leaves torn with some loss, toning, dust-soiling and some damp staining, disbound, 4toQTY: (7)NOTE:Wing P4026; P3996A; P4052; P3928; P4080; P3931; P3913; P3965 & P3936.

[Acton, John]. An Essay on Shooting, Containing the various methods of forging, boring, and dredging gun barrels, 2nd edition, London: T. Cadell, 1791, half-title, early manuscript notes to verso of final leaf, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, neatly repaired at head & foot of spine, upper joint lightly cracked, 8vo,[Pigott, Charles], The Jockey Club, or a Sketch of the Manners of the Age, 3 parts in one, mixed editions (10th, 6th & 2nd), London: H.D. Symonds, 1792, half-title to parts 1 & 2, contemporary red half morocco, 8vo,Sporting Magazine, The Sporting Magazine or Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of the Turf and Chase and every other diversion interesting to the man of pleasure, enterprise & spirit, volumes 13-18 & 20-24 (new series), London: J. Pittman [& M.A. Pittman], 1824-29, together 11 volumes, engraved titles and numerous plates, occasional light scattered spotting, original cloth-backed boards, some wear to joints and extremities, 8vo, plus The Sporting Review..., edited by 'Craven', London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1839, engraved title and plates, scattered spotting, contemporary half calf, lacking spine, 8voQTY: (14)

Jones (Inigo). The Most Notable Antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng on Salisbury Plain, 1st edition, London: James Fletcher for Daniel Pakeman & Laurence Chapman, 1655, title printed in red and black, 7 folding engraved plates, 3 woodcut illustrations, lacking the engraved portrait frontispiece, a few plates repaired and re-guarded, some light toning at gutter and margins, a few short tears, occasional underlining and annotations, blank leaf at front with manuscript measurements of the dimensions of Silbury Hill, Wiltshire, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked, some edge wear and small areas of worming to covers, small folio, 29.3 x 18.5 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC R13850; Fowler 158; Wing J954.

[Pearson, John and others, editor]. Critici Sacri: sive clarissimorum virorum in sacro-sancta utriusque foederis Biblia, doctisssimae annotationes atque tractatus theologico-philologici. Opus summa cura denuo recognitum... e IX in VII tomos redactum, 7 volumes, 2nd edition, Frankfurt: Balthasaris Christophori Wustii for Johannis Philippi & Johannis Nicolai Andreae, 1695-96, volumes II, III, V & VII dated 1695, the others 1696, volume I with half title and title printed in red and black, text printed in double column, 13 engraved maps and plates, including 7 folding in volume VI, woodcut illustrations, occasional light toning and spotting, previous owner inscription dated 1911 to volume I front endpaper, all edges blue, contemporary uniform vellum, spines titles and numbered in neat manuscript, some light dust-soling and a few minor stains, folio (25.5 x 20.5 cm)QTY: (7)NOTE:Provenance: Sir William Whitfield CBE (1920-2019), one of the most significant British architects of the second half of the 20th century, notable for his ground-breaking designs for major public projects including Glasgow University Library, the Hunterian Art Gallery (1960-1968), Richmond House in Whitehall (1982-1984), recently selected as one of London’s ten most iconic Postmodern Buildings, Hereford Cathedral’s Mappa Mundi Library (1996), and Hawksmoor’s Baroque masterpiece Christ Church Spitalfields, slowly and carefully restored over three decades from 1970 to 2000 under his direction. He was Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul’s Cathedral between 1985 and 1990.First published in 1660, and edited by John Pearson (1613-1686), theologian and classical scholar, who was appointed Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1662, and bishop of Chester in 1672. Intended as a companion work to Brian Walton's famous Polyglot Bible of 1655-57. A two-volume supplement, not present here, was added in 1701.

Piranesi (Giovanni Battista). Varie Vedute di Roma Antica, e Moderna. Disegnate e Intagliate da Celebri Autori, Roma: Fausto Amidei, 1748 [but 1750 or later], 87 etched plates, including title only (of 94), of which 45 (of 48) signed Piranesi, others by P. Anesi, Bellicard, Duflos et al, some identified in manuscript to lower margin (a few inscriptions cropped at outer margin), 3 plates with a water stain just touching image, a few others with small marginal damp stain, occasional light marginal dust-soiling, previous owner initials to right-hand margin of title, bookplate of George Thomas Whitgreave (1787-1863), contemporary wrappers, later backstrip, a little rubbed, oblong folio, sheet size 29.5 x 23 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Sir William Whitfield CBE (1920-2019), one of the most significant British architects of the second half of the 20th century, notable for his ground-breaking designs for major public projects including Glasgow University Library, the Hunterian Art Gallery (1960-1968), Richmond House in Whitehall (1982-1984), recently selected as one of London’s ten most iconic Postmodern Buildings, Hereford Cathedral’s Mappa Mundi Library (1996), and Hawksmoor’s Baroque masterpiece Christ Church Spitalfields, slowly and carefully restored over three decades from 1970 to 2000 under his direction. He was Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul’s Cathedral between 1985 and 1990.The views by Piranesi are among his earliest topographical engravings.

Sgrilli (Bernardo Sansone). Descrizione e Studj dell' Insigne Fabrica di S. Maria del Fiore Metropolitana Fiorentine, 1st edition, Florence: Bernardo Paperini, 1733, engraved portrait frontispiece of Giovanni Battista Nelli by Vin. Franceschini, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, 17 folding engraved plates and plans by Sgrilli after Nelli, engraved head and-tail pieces and initials, some plates with small repairs and reinforcements to verso, small water stain to gutter, a few minor stains, repairs to pastedowns, contemporary half morocco, manuscript title to spine, later printed label to upper cover, a few small wormholes, discolouration and light edge wear, folio, 47.5 x 32.5 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Sir William Whitfield CBE (1920-2019), one of the most significant British architects of the second half of the 20th century, notable for his ground-breaking designs for major public projects including Glasgow University Library, the Hunterian Art Gallery (1960-1968), Richmond House in Whitehall (1982-1984), recently selected as one of London’s ten most iconic Postmodern Buildings, Hereford Cathedral’s Mappa Mundi Library (1996), and Hawksmoor’s Baroque masterpiece Christ Church Spitalfields, slowly and carefully restored over three decades from 1970 to 2000 under his direction. He was Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul’s Cathedral between 1985 and 1990.Berlin Kat 2694; Cicognara 4096. Important work on the architecture and plans of the complex of Florence Cathedral.