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Stratford-upon-Avon Estate Map.- Insall (W., surveyor) The Cross on the Hill Farm Stratford on Avon, hand-coloured manuscript estate map, on vellum, folds, some slight soiling, 320 x 225mm., [c. 1830].

Medicine.- Dentistry.- Fox (Joseph) The Natural History of the Human Teeth..., first edition, presentation copy from the author to ?William Pitt the younger with ink manuscript slip "Mr. Pitt with best respects from the Author" tipped to head of title, 13 engraved plates, a little damp-stained at beginning, light spotting to plates, mostly marginal, contemporary half calf, slightly rubbed, neatly rebacked preserving old gilt spine, new green roan label, new endpapers, [GM 3679; Norman 825; Wellcome 13357260], 4to, 1803.⁂ Considered to be the first work on orthodontics, by a pupil of John Hunter and the first dental surgeon at Guy's Hospital, from 1799. Guy's was the first hospital to appoint a dental surgeon and the first to include lectures on dentistry, given by Fox and his assistant Astley Cooper. The work is much concerned with dental irregularities and their prevention and correction and was greatly influential.

Africa.- Allen (Capt. William) and T.R.H.Thomson. A Narrative of the Expedition...to the River Niger, in 1841, 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait and 15 plates, one folding, 2 folding engraved maps, one hand-coloured in outline, hand-coloured cross-section, 3 wood-engraved plates and several illustrations, with loosely-inserted 2pp. manuscript notes in contemporary hand from the journal of one on board (short tear to one edge), some light foxing to plates and at beginning and ends, vol.1 lacking front free endpaper, vol.2 upper hinge broken with first few leaves loose, original blind-stamped cloth, rubbed, spines faded, 8vo, 1848.⁂ The notes relate to time spent at the mouth of the River Nun, near Brass Town, and the possibility of trading for palm oil: "18th Augt. 1841 - Today a son of King William who lives at Brass & a son...King Boy of Brass came on board" to deliver two sheep as a present from King Boy and his brother King William. King Boy's message was that "there is plenty of oil at Brass... he is at present making Juju else he would come himself today but he wishes the ship to wait three days...as he is very desirous to talk to the Captain...". The notes continue that King Boy "would rather sell oil than men" and give details of his canoes, trade, feasts (denying that there are any human sacrifices), his son known as "Jack Fire" and that he has 120 wives and King William only 45. A great deal of the information appears in the published work at pp.170-172 although in print Boy has "one hundred and forty wives".

India.- Company School (circa 1790-1810) and Welland (Rachel, active 1798-1804) A composite album with over 115 drawings and watercolours executed and collected from a tour of India, including two fine Company School gouache drawings of a Red-whiskered bulbul, or Persian nightingale, and another Bulbul on a sprig of a flowering cotton plant, 25 botanical studies with many signed by Welland, and with approximately 65 studies of Indian figures, costumes, craft and artisanal activities also by Welland, with some possibly by other Indian hands, and with a further 22 of traditional Indian instruments, watercolours, some with bodycolour, many with graphite under-drawing, some with ink and wash borders, on various papers, majority wove sheets watermarked 'J. Ruse 1801', some watermarked 'J. Taylor 1799', neatly tipped onto album leaves, each album leaf approx. 445 x 280 mm. (17 1/2 x 11 in), numerous annotations and description of subjects depicted, some annotated in Hindi, occasional spotting and surface dirt, handling creases, original boards, manuscript label on upper cover that reads 'Hindostanee', very worn, folio, [circa 1798-1804].⁂ An extensive collection of studies of Indian costume and culture, with contemporary annotations, and an impressive survey of traditional Indian instruments circa 1800.

Beckett (Samuel, translator).- Rimbaud (Arthur) Drunken Boat, number 66 of 100 copies signed by the translator, from an edition limited to 300, printed in blue and black, 2 facsimile manuscript pp., original brown buckram lettered in blue, slip-case, Reading, Whiteknights Press, 1976.

Somerset, Penselwood. Plan of the Property in the Parish of Penselwood in the County of Somerset Belonging to the Rt. Hon. Earl of Ilchester and Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare Bart., large manuscript estate map, joined together, linen-backed, slightly browned, 127 x 178cm., 1876.⁂ Map showing that the Manor of Penselwood was divided between the Earl of Ilchester and Sir Henry Hoare

Methodism.- Stelfox (James, of Gasfield House, Belfast manager of Belfast Gas Works) Biographical Sketches of Wesleyan Methodist Ministers, who have died in the Home and Foreign Work, from the Year, 1744, to 1850, autograph manuscript, 525pp., 27pp. index at beginning, slightly browned, original half morocco, rubbed, gilt spine, faded, sm. 4to, 1860.

Hertfordshire Estate Map.- Adams (Charles F., surveyor, of Bartway, Hertfordshire) Gilston Park Estate, the Property of John Hodgson Esq., large folding hand-coloured manuscript estate map, reference key, mounted on linen, original black straight-grained morocco case, gilt, one side split, 185.5 x 155cm., 1851.⁂ John Hodgson was a wealthy shipbroker who purchased this extensive estate in 1850 and proceeded to alter it dramatically in his thirty year ownership. This map shows the area before the changes.

Australasia.- Australia.- Pamphlets.- Bond (George) A Brief Account of the Colony of Port-Jackson, in New South Wales...with an Interesting Account of the Murder of Mr.Clode..., 18pp., "sixth" [seventh] edition, [Ferguson 488; Wantrup 30], Dublin, for the Author, [?1810] bound after Concise History (A) of the English Colony in New South Wales...Customs of the Wandering Unfortunate Natives...Treatment and Behaviour of the Convicts & Free Settlers, second edition, aquatint frontispiece of aborigines (cropped with slight loss to caption at foot), [cf. Ferguson 391; not in Wantrup], G.Riley...Harris, [?1804] bound with Observations on that part of the Speaker's Speech, which relates to Trade, issue with catchword "ral" on p.43, 10 appendices on 6 sheets at end, 2 folding, Dublin, 1799 and Clare (John Fitzgibbon, Earl of) The Speech...of John, Earl of Clare, Lord High Chancellor or Ireland, in the House of Lords of Ireland...on Monday, February 10, 1800, half-title, final leaf of Appendix, C2 soiled at foot, Dublin, 1800 and [Johnson (William)] Reasons for Adopting an Union, between Ireland, and Great Britain, first edition, Dublin, 1799 and Castlereagh (Robert Stewart, Lord) The Speech...to the House of Commons of Ireland...on...Union with Great Britain..., lacking final leaf, title stained, Dublin, 1800 and Address (An) to the Freemen of Derry...By a Freeman, ink stains to A1, [Not in ESTC], n.p., 1790 § French Fraternity and French Protection, as promised to Ireland...By an Friend to the People, first edition, Dublin, 1798 and [Tickell (Richard)] Anticipation: containing the Substance of His M_y's Most Gracious Speech to both H_s of P_l_t..., light damp-staining and worming (mostly marginal), manuscript note to foot of final leaf, Dublin, 1778, together 9 works in 1 vol., contemporary half calf, rubbed, old paper label at foot of spine, short splits to head of joints, 8vo⁂ An interesting group of pamphlets relating to Australia, trade and Ireland. The first two are both scarce accounts of the colony of Port Jackson, the first European settlement in Australia. The first is a description of the convict system and corruption by an ensign in the New South Wales Corps who was ejected from the colony on Governor Hunter's recommendation in 1800. Despite the work being issued several times all editions are rare.

HMS Tourmaline. Manuscript Log & Diary inscribed "Arch ... Gudgeon, HMS Tourmaline, April 4th 1893". Detailed & legibly written log (approx 130pp) covering the period January 1894 to May 1896. Sheerness to Canada, extensive visits to Caribbean Islands & Central America, Canada again, then Caribbean & Central America & home. Tourmaline was an Emerald Class composite screw Corvette or Masted Cruiser; this would be her last significant voyage, she was paid off in July/August 1896 & ultimately scrapped in 1921.

SIMON SIR JOHN (1816-1904), President of Royal College of Surgeons & of The Royal Society. Approx. 55 original manuscript letters to Sir John Simon in a folder entitled "Sir John's Private Letters, 1848-1887". Many of the letters are lengthy & detailed & from professional colleagues & friends in the UK, Germany & France. Those correspondents noted include Alfred Haviland (cancer pioneer), John Davy (Dr & chemist), Joseph Henry Green (Coleridge's literary executor), James Paget (Paget's Disease), George Buchanan (Chief Medical Officer), Georg Varrenrapp (Varrentrapp Reaction), L.H. Stone (St Thomas's Hospital), Edward Ballard (reporter on Victorian sanitary conditions), Alfredo Kanthack (Brazilian born microbiologist), S. Karger (medical publisher) & many others.

DE BOSSCHER JOHN (Illus). The Golden Asse & The Love Books of Ovid. 2 vols. Ltd. eds. 3000. Col. & other illus. & decs. Orig. cloth gilt. 1923 & 1925. The former vol. with tipped in manuscript letters & a pasted in manuscript postcard from De Bosscher to Edgar Jepson.

CURWEN JOHN F. Kirkbie-Kendall. Illus. Quarto. Cloth, well worn cond. Bookplate of Sir Henry Bellingham, 1900; with a two side manuscript letter from the author relative to the Bellingham brasses, etc., 1913; also Nicholson, The Annals of Kendal, 1832 & 1861 & Jefferson, Allerdale Ward, Carlisle, 1842. (4).

HMS Lily. Daily Sick Book, 12th August 1915 to 7th October 1917. About 22pp completed in manuscript. Lily, 1st Sloop Flotilla, Acacia Class, launched 1915. Subsequently depot ship, sold 1930.

Scaliger Iulius Caesar. Poemata omnia in duas partes divisa. Pleraque omnia in publicum iam primum prodeunt reliqua vero quam ante emendatius edita sunt. Sophoclis Aiax Lorarius stylo tragico a Iosepho Scaligero Iulii F. translatus. Eiusdem Epigrammata quaedam... [Heidelberg]: in bibliopolio Commeliniano, 1621. Three parts in one volume, 8° (172x92 mm), each with separate title-page. [4], 692; 311, [1]; 63, [1] pages. Woodcut printer's device on the title-pages of the second, and third part. Woodcut decorated initials. head- and tailpieces. Leaves uniformly browned, spotted and foxed throughout; a few minor stains. The upper margin of some leaves somewhat trimmed. Late nineteenth-century half-leather. Spine with five small raised bands, with title in gilt lettering. At the foot of the spine coat of arms of the Lincoln's Inn Library of London, and the date of publication '1621'. Corners slightly damaged, spine abraded- On the recto of the original front flyleaf ownership inscription 'Hoxe Lincolns Inn 1757' (copy sold, see the small red stamp 'withdrawn' on the verso of the title-page. Eighteenth-century manuscript note on the verso of the original front flyleaf; on the title-page the numbers '5' and '3', in an early hand.  Edition issued by the heirs of Hieronymus Commelinus of the Poemata by the outstanding humanist and philologian Iulius Caesar Scaliger (1484-1558), first appeared in Geneva in 1574. the third part contains the Latin translation, of Sophocles' tragedy Aiax Lorarius, edited by Scaliger's son, Joseph Juste (1540-1609).Tre parti in un volume in-8° (mm 172x92), ognuna introdotta da frontespizio proprio. Pagine [4], 692; 311, [1]; 63, [1]. Marca tipografica incisa su legno ai frontespizi della seconda e terza parte. Iniziali decorate, testatine, e finalini xilografici. Carte uniformemente brunite, diffusi aloni e fioriture; alcune piccole macchie. Margine superiore di alcune carte leggermente rifilato. Legatura tardo ottocentesca in mezza pelle marrone, con angoli. Dorso a cinque piccoli nervi, al secondo scomparto titolo in oro, al piede stemma della Lincoln's Inn Library di Londra, e la data di stampa '1621'. Lievi danni agli angoli, abrasioni al dorso, in particolare in corrispondenza dei nervi e della cuffua di testa. Al recto della carta di guardia anteriore originale la nota di possesso in inchiostro bruno 'Hoxe Lincolns Inn 1757'. Al verso del frontespizio piccolo timbro ovale in rosso di dismissione ('withdrawn') della Lincoln's Inn Library. Ampia annotazione di mano settecentesca al verso della carta di guardia anteriore originale, in riferimento a giudizi di Colerus e Lipsius su Scaliger. Un'antica mano ha annotato al frontespizio i numeri '5' e '3'. L'edizione data alle stampe dagli eredi di Hieronymus Commelinus dell'opera poetica del celebre umanista e filologo Iulius Caesar Scaliger (1484-1558), apparsa per la prima volta nel 1574 a Ginevra, e destinata a notevole fortuna. La terza parte comprende la versione latina, curata dal figlio di Scaliger Joseph Juste (1540-1609) della tragedia di Sofocle Aiax Lorarius.

Bellini Lorenzo. Opera omnia pars prima [-secunda]. Editio secunda Veneta. Hetrusca, Germanica & Hollandica auctior & locupletior. Venetiis: apud Joan. Gabrielem Hertz, 1732. Two parts in one volume in-4° (239x164 mm). [28], 500 [i.e. 502], [18]; [4], 291 [i.e. 293], [3] pages. Copper-engraved portrait of the author on the frontispiece and 7 full-page engraved illustrations in the text. Scattered foxing but a good copy. Contemporary vellum over pasteboards, spine with inked title. Manuscript owner's inscription on the front pastedown and on verso of the front end leaf: 'Pier Francesco Gizzorni' stating the price of his purchase: 'Vol. 1 prezzo fr. 8'.Due parti in un volume in-4° (mm 239x164). Pagine [28], 500 [i.e. 502], [18]; [4], 291 [i.e. 293], [3]. Segnatura: *8 **6 A-Z8 Aa-Hh8 Ii12; [pi greco]2 A-R8 S12. Con ritratto dell'autore inciso in rame in antiporta e 7 figure calcografiche a piena pagina nel testo. Sul contropiatto e al verso del risguardo anteriore nota di possesso 'Pier Francesco Gizzorni' e di acquisto 'Vol. 1 prezzo fr. 8'. Legatura coeva in piena pergamena rigida con titolo manoscritto al dorso. Fioriture sparse, bella copia fresca e genuina.

Giulio Cesare Croce. Bertoldo Bertoldino e Cacasenno. Tomo I [-I]). Venezia: presso Antonio Zatta e figli, 1791. Two volumes. 8° (150x88 mm). [8], 288; [8], 192 pages. Copper engraved illustration on title page, every canto is preceded by a copper engraved illustration by Gianantonio Zuliani. Light foxing. Contemporary half leather, manuscript title on the spine, yellow edges. Wormholes on the spine, light stains and losses on the covers.  Ottava rima version of the novels by Giulio Cesare Croce and Adriano Banchieri, divided into 20 canti, due to different Authors whose names can be read at the end of every volume. The work belongs to editorial serie Parnaso italiano ovvero Raccolta de' poeti classici italiani d'ogni genere d'ogni età d'ogni metro e del più scelto tra gli ottimi, diligentemente riveduti sugli originali più accreditati, e adornati di figure in rame.Due volumi in-8° (mm 150x88). Pagine [8], 288; [8], 192. Vignetta calcografica al frontespizio, i venti canti sono sempre preceduti da una vignetta calcografica incisa da Gianantonio Zuliani. Lievi fioriture su qualche carta Legatura in mezza pelle coeva con punte, titolo manoscritto al dorso dei volumi. Tagli gialli. Fori di tarlo al dorso e alle cerniere, lievi aloni e minime mancanze ai piatti. Versione in ottava rima dei romanzi di Giulio Cesare Croce e di Adriano Banchieri, divisa in venti canti, opera di autori differenti, i cui nomi si leggono alla fine di ciascun volume. Parte della collezione Parnaso italiano ovvero Raccolta de' poeti classici italiani d'ogni genere d'ogni età d'ogni metro e del più scelto tra gli ottimi, diligentemente riveduti sugli originali più accreditati, e adornati di figure in rame.

Gastronomia - Leonardi Francesco. Apicio moderno ossia L'arte del credenziere... Tomo primo. In Roma: nella stamperia del Giunchi, presso Carlo Mordacchini, 1807. 8° (180x118 mm). 372 [i.e. 370] pages, lacking the last leaf blank. Waterstain and foxng to the title-page and first leaves, the last quire browned. Contemporary marbled cardboards. Edge boards and joints widely worn. Manuscript annotations on the rear pastedown.  The first volume only of this work, the title of which evokes the famous Vasselli's treatise L'Apicio overo il Maestro de conviti (Bologna, Dozza's heirs, 1647), dedicated to the Bolognese traditional gastronomy.In-8° (mm 180x118). Pagine 372 [i.e. 370], manca l'ultima carta bianca. Gora e arrossature al frontespizio e alle prime carte, brunito l'ultimo fascicolo. Legatura coeva in cartonato rivestito in carta decorata. Diffuse abrasioni ai bordi dei piatti e lungo le cerniere. Note manoscritte al contropiatto anteriore. Solo primo tomo di quest'opera che evoca nel titolo il noto scritto di Vasselli L'Apicio overo il Maestro de conviti (In Bologna: per gli HH. del Dozza, 1647) dedicato alla tradizione gastronomica e conviviale bolognese.

Letteratura. Lotto di 5 opere Chiappa Bartolommeo. Favole. Novamente ridotte ed accresciute. S.L. Nella stamperia Palese, 1800. Literature. Lot of 5 works Chiappa Bartolommeo. Favole. Novamente ridotte ed accresciute. S.L. Nella stamperia Palese, 1800. 8° (186x124 mm). [8], 102, [2] pages. Woodcut illustration on the title page. Some foxing. Contemporary cardboard. ADDING: Medaglia Faini Diamante. Versi e prose di Diamante Medaglia Faini con altri componimenti di diversi autori e colla vita dell'Autrice. Il tutto insieme raccolto, e dato alla luce da Giuseppe Pontara. In Salò: presso Bartolomeo Righetti, 1774. 4° (215x154 mm). [4], XXXII, [2], 316 pages, with [3] copper engraved plates. Copper engraved frontispiece and two portraits. Woodcut illustration on the title page, woodcut initial and frieze. Plates are signed 'Saverio della Rosa del.' and 'Antonio Baratti sc.'. Some foxing and stains. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on the spine, marbled edges. Some stains on the covers. ADDING: Lupis Antonio. Il postiglione. In Venetia: appresso li Prodotti, 1693. 12° (137x73 mm). [16], 342, [2] pages. Wanting pages 35-38. Woodcut frame on the title page, woodcut initials and friezes. Some stains. Contemporary vellum, manuscript title on the spine. Some stains on the covers and on the spine. Manuscript owenership inscription on the pastedown. ADDING: Rota Vincenzo. La zoccoletta pietosa. Commedia di chi la scrisse. Venezia: appresso Simone Occhi, 1743. 8° (161x100 mm). 78, [2] pages. Wanting last leaf, blanck. Woodcut frieze on the title page, woodcut initials and friezes. Some waterstains on the leaves. XIXth century binding, marbled paper. Name of the Author manuscripted on the title page. ADDING: Panciatichi Lorenzo. Scherzi poetici. In Firenze: per Michele Nestenus e Francesco Moücke, 1729. 8° (175x120 mm). 47, [1] pages. Woodcut frieze on the title page, woodcut initials and friezes. Some brownings, light stains. Contemporary vellum, manuscripted title on the spine. Ownership rubber stamp on the pastedown. In-8° (mm 186x124). Pagine [8], 102, [2]. Vignetta xilografica al frontespizio. Lievi fioriture diffuse. Cartonato coevo. SI AGGIUNGE: Medaglia Faini Diamante. Versi e prose di Diamante Medaglia Faini con altri componimenti di diversi autori e colla vita dell'Autrice. Il tutto insieme raccolto, e dato alla luce da Giuseppe Pontara. In Salò: presso Bartolomeo Righetti, 1774. In-4° (mm 215x154). Pagine [4], XXXII, [2], 316, [3] carte di tavola calcografiche fuori testo. Antiporta calcografica e due ritratti calcografici. Vignetta xilografica al frontespizio, frontalino e capolettera xilografici. Le tavole calcografiche sono firmate: 'Saverio della Rosa del.' e 'Antonio Baratti sc.'. Aloni e fioriture diffuse. Legatura coeva in pergamena su cartone, dorso a quattro nervi con titolo manoscritto, tagli marmorizzati. Aloni ai piatti. SI AGGIUNGE: Lupis Antonio. Il postiglione. In Venetia: appresso li Prodotti, 1693. In-12° (mm 137x73). Pagine [16], 342, [2]. Mancano le pagine 35-38. Frontespizio entro cornice con fregio xilografico; frontalini, finalini e capilettera xilografici. Aloni diffusi. Piena pergamena coeva su cartone, con titolo manoscritto al dorso. Macchie e aloni al dorso e ai piatti. Nota di possesso manoscritta al risguardo anteriore. SI AGGIUNGE: Rota Vincenzo. La zoccoletta pietosa. Commedia di chi la scrisse. Venezia: appresso Simone Occhi, 1743. In-8° (mm 161x100). Pagine 78, [2]. Manca l'ultima carta, bianca. Fregio xilografico al frontespizio, iniziale e fregio xilografici. Aloni diffusi. Nome dell'autore vergato al frontespizio. Legatura moderna in carta marmorizzata. SI AGGIUNGE: Panciatichi Lorenzo. Scherzi poetici. In Firenze: per Michele Nestenus e Francesco Moücke, 1729. In- 8° (mm 175x120). Pagine 47, [1]. Fregio xilografico al frontespizio, iniziale e finalini xilografici. Alcune carte un po' brunite, lievi aloni. Pergamena su cartone coeva con titolo manoscritto al dorso. Timbro di possesso al contropiatto anteriore.

Magalotti Lorenzo. Canzonette anacreontiche di Lindoro Elateo pastore arcade. In Firenze: per Gio. Gaetano Tartini, e Santi Franchi, 1723. 8° (180x130 mm). XII, 171, [1] pages. Woodcut device of the Arcadia Academy on the title-page. Woodcut animated initials, head- and tailpieces. Unsophisticated copy, uncut. Pale browning, a few minor paper flaws. spot to the lower blank margin of the last leaf. Tiny wormholes to the blank margin of the last leaf and the rear flyleaf. Smooth spine, a bit darkened. Title and date of publication inked by a contemporary hand. Eighteenth-century ownership inscription on the recto of the front flyleaf, 'Andrea Paone del Monte'. Small stamps containing the letters 'ABMD' on the title-page and the recto of the front flyleaf (this one faded). Late Eighteenth-century manuscript note on the rear pastedown 'Sotto il nome di Lindoro Elateo si ascose il celebre letterato e scienziato Lorenzo Magalotti '. Cutting from a sale catalogue on the rear pastedown, shortly describing this copy.  A fine copy of this edition of the Canzonette anacreontiche, issued posthmously under the Arcadic name of the famous scientist Magalotti (1637-1712). Some of the poems included are dedicated to Florentine politicians or leading figures of the scientific community of the city, such as Francesco Redi. Curiously, some poems have a 'culinary' content - for example Il Candiero, Frittata and Burro di mandorle - representing real verse recipes.In-8° (mm 180x130). Pagine XII, 171, [1]. Al frontespizio impresa, incisa su legno, della Accademia dell'Arcadia. Testatine, iniziali animate, e finalini xilografici. Esemplare genuino, in barbe. Lievi bruniture, qualche minimo fallo di carta, alone al margine inferiore bianco delle ultime carte. Piccolissimi fori di tarlo al margine bianco dell'ultima carta e della sguardia posteriore. Legatura coeva in pergamena rigida. Dorso liscio, leggermente scurito; titolo e data di stampa vergati in inchiostro da mano del tempo. Nota di possesso di mano settecentesca al recto della carta di guardia anteriore, 'Andrea Paone del Monte'. Piccoli timbri con le lettere 'ABMD', al frontespizio e al recto della carta di guardia anteriore (quest'ultimo sbiadito). Al contropiatto anteriore la nota di mano tardo settecentesca 'Sotto il nome di Lindoro Elateo si ascose il celebre letterato e scienziato Lornzo Magalotti '. Ritaglio da catalogo di vendita applicato al contropiatto posteriore, con rapida descrizione dell'esemplare. Bell'esemplare di questa edizione delle Canzonette anacreontiche, pubblicate postume sotto il nome assunto in Arcadia dal celebre scienziato Magalotti (1637-1712). Alcune composizioni sono dedicate a importanti esponenti della comunità scientifica fiorentina, come Francesco Redi, o membri della classe politica, quale il priore della città Luigi Rucellai. Curiose alcune canzonette di argomento gastronomico, come Il Candiero, Frittata e Burro di mandorle, vere e proprie ricette in versi.

Manoscritto. Motivi, rapporti e discussioni che si fecero al corpo legislativo francese per la formazione del codice Napoleone. Traduzione italiana col testo del codice in originale francese. Volume primo [-secondo] [1805-1810]Manuscript on paper (180x120 mm); a printed text follows. [4], 401, [3]; 211-389, [1]. A few leaves browned, foxing in places. Waterstain to the upper margin of some leaves. Contemporary half-leather, marbled covers. Spine with title in gilt on lettering-piece. Edges speckled green and brown. A few scratches to the upper cover. This manuscript contains a faithful transcription - including half-title and title-page - of the two parts of the first volume of the ten-volume Motivi, rapporti e discussioni che si fecero al corpo legislativo francese per la formazione del codice Napoleone, issued by the Milanese publisher Francesco Sonzogno between 1805 and 1807. The volume presented here also includes a printed copy of the second part of Volume II of the aforementioned work.Manoscritto su carta (mm 180x120). Pagine [4], 401 (numerate a mano in inchiostro), [3]; 211-389, [1]. Qualche arrossatura, gora al margine superiore delle ultime carte della parte manoscritta, alcune carte lievemente brunite. Legatura coeva in mezza pelle con punte, carta marmorizzata ai piatti, titoli in oro su tassello al dorso, tagli spruzzati in verde e marrone. Abrasioni al piatto anteriore. Fedele copia manoscritta - inclusi occhietto e frontespizio - delle due parti del Volume primo (ICCU 006952 e 107095) dell'opera pubblicata in 10 volumi Motivi, rapporti e discussioni che si fecero al corpo legislativo francese per la formazione del codice Napoleone. Traduzione italiana col testo del codice in originale francese. Volume primo [-decimo] (Milano: dalla tipografia di Francesco Sonzogno di G. Batt. stampatore e librajo, Corsia de' Servi, n. , 1805-1807), cui segue esemplare a stampa del Volume secondo parte 2 (ICCU 107106).

Plutarchus. Graecorum Romanorumque illustrium vitae. En denuo tibi exhibemus humanissime Lector,...Vale, & his bene fruere. Basileae: ex aedibus Io. Bebelij, 1535. Folio (333x210 mm). Carte [22], 401 [i.e. 392] leaves. Collation: α-Y6 δ4 a-z8 A-Cc8. Woodcut printer's devices on the title-page and at the end. Contemporary half-vellum. Spine with title and imprint on double lettering-pieces. Ownership inscription on the front flyleaf; Erased ownership inscription and few manuscript notes on the title-page. A fine Plutarchus' Vitae edition, highly appreciated for its philological accuracy.In-folio (mm 333x210). Carte [22], 401 [i.e. 392]. Segnatura: α-Y6 δ4 a-z8 A-Cc8. Errore nella numerazione: si passa da carta 390 a carta 400. Marca editoriale al frontespizio e in fine: palma tra i cui rami si intravvede una lunga pietra. Ai lati del tronco: Palma Beb. Legatura in mezza pergamena coeva con doppio tassello, autore, titolo, data e luogo di pubblicazione in oro al dorso. Firma di possesso al risguardo anteriore, firma di possesso e note manoscritte cassate al frontespizio.

Pona Francesco. L'Ormondo... All'illustrissimo, & eccellentissimo signor d. Luigi d'Este principe di Modena. In Padova: presso Paolo Frambotto, 1635. LEGATO CON: Pallavicino Ferrante. Il sole ne' pianeti cioé le grandezze della serenissima republica di Venetia panegirico... Padova: Paolo Frombotto, 1635. Two works in one volume, 4° (200x148 mm). I: [8], 204, [4] pages. Woodcut printer's device on the title-page. Woodcut decorated initials, head- and tailpieces. II: [4], 98, [2] pages. Woodcut printer's device on the title-page. Woodcut decorated initials, and headpieces. Text within double woodcut fillet. A good copy, a few leaves uniformly browned, title-page mounted on paper strip. Contemporary vellum over pasteboards. Edges speckled brown. Spine widely restored, and covered with calf. Presentation copy, as the manuscript note on the front fluleaf attests 'Don de l'Autheur 1636 [...]'. Ownership inscription on the title-page of the first edition bound, 'ex libris francisci [...] Medici'. Ex libris of Alberto Francesco Floncel on the front pastedown and to the verso of both title-pages.  First and rare edition - in a precious presentation copy - of this popular and highly interesting novel by the physician and writer Francesco Pona (1595-1655), which narrates the adventures of the 'condottiero' Ormondo and his beloved Rosidora, on the background of the wars between England and Scotland. The volume also contains the rare first edition of the first work in print by the prolific writer from Parma Ferrante Pallavicino (1615-1644). The Il sole ne' pianeti is a panegyric of the venetian Republic.Due opere legate in un volume in-4° (mm 200x148). I: Pagine [8], 204, [4]: Marca tipografica xilografica al frontespizio. Capilettera, testatine e finalini xilografici. II: [4], 98, [2]. Marca tipografica xilografica al frontespizio. Capilettera e testatine xilografici. Testo inquadrato da duplice filetto xilografico. Buon esemplare, qualche carta uniformemente brunita, frontespizio legato al volume mediante braghetta cartacea. Legatura coeva in pergamena su piatti in cartone. Tagli spruzzati in marrone. Dorso ampiamente restaurato e parzialmente ricoperto in vitello. Copia di dono dell'autore, come attesta la nota manoscritta alla carta di guardia anteriore 'Don de l'Autheur 1636 [...]', ex-libris manoscritto al frontespizio della prima opera 'ex libris francisci [...] Medici'. Ex libris di Alberto Francesco Floncel al contropiatto anteriore e al verso del frontespizio di entrambe le opere. Prima e rara edizione di questo fortunato romanzo eroico-galante, redatto dal medico e letterato Francesco Pona (1595-1655), incentrato sulle vicissitudini del condottiero Ormondo e dell'amata Rosidora, sullo sfondo dello scontro tra Inghilterra e Scozia. L'opera è assai interessante poiché propone tutto il repertorio topico della narrazione romanzesca barocca: le stesse avventure dei protagonisti sono ridotte a semplice cornice di cinque autonomi inserti novellistici. Il volume, impreziosito dall'invio autografo di Francesco Pona, accoglie anche la rara prima edizione dell'opuscolo che inaugurò l'intensa attività letteraria dello scrittore parmense Ferrante Pallavicino (1615-1644), Il sole ne' pianeti, un panegirico in lode di Venezia che gli fu utile per entrare nei favori della classe dirigente della Repubblica di San Marco. Two works in one volume, 4° (200x148 mm). I: [8], 204, [4] pages. Woodcut printer's device on the title-page. Woodcut decorated initials, head- and tailpieces. II: [4], 98, [2] pages. Woodcut printer's device on the title-page. Woodcut decorated initials, and headpieces. Text within double woodcut fillet. A good copy, a few leaves uniformly browned, title-page mounted on paper strip. Contemporary vellum over pasteboards. Edges speckled brown. Spine widely restored, and covered with calf. Presentation copy, as the manuscript note on the front fluleaf attests 'Don de l'Autheur 1636 [...]'. Ownership inscription on the title-page of the first edition bound, 'ex libris francisci [...] Medici'. Ex libris of Alberto Francesco Floncel on the front pastedown and to the verso of both title-pages. First and rare edition - in a precious presentation copy - of this popular and highly interesting novel by the physician and writer Francesco Pona (1595-1655), which narrates the adventures of the 'condottiero' Ormondo and his beloved Rosidora, on the background of the wars between England and Scotland. The volume also contains the rare first edition of the first work in print by the prolific writer from Parma Ferrante Pallavicino (1615-1644). The Il sole ne' pianeti is a panegyric of the venetian Republic.

Circle of Adam Buck [1776-1852]-A miniature portrait of Major General Sir William Blackburne, Indian Army, head and shoulders, indistinctly initialled lower right,:-on ivory, oval 6.5cm, in a gold frame with guilloche enamel and hair plait reverse, together with a miniature oval painting of the Geneva and the river Rhone with Mont Blanc in the distance, fashionable pedestrians and horsemen in the foreground, 8.5 x 12cm, and a group of contemporary manuscript diary extracts and William IV Commission to the rank of Major General in The East Indies* Notes. Blackburne entered the Madras Army as a cadet in 1782 where he received an ensigns commission in 1783 and in 1790 was promoted to lieutenant. Having served in Madura, Tamil Nadu and Tinnevelly and the campaign to defeat Tipu Sultan in 1792, his skill as a linguist led to his being employed as a Maratha interpreter in Tanjore during the enquiry into the right of succession to the Tanjore Raj and later held the post of Maratha Interpreter in Tanjore. In 1801 he was appointed Resident at the Tanjore Court and held that office until he left India in 1823. Blackburne commanded his soldiers to repel two invasions of the local province. In 1804 having exposed fraud and oppression on the part of the native officials in Tanjore, Blackburne was employed by The Madras Government to remodel the local administration both in Tanjore and the native state of Pukukota. Blackburne left India in 1823 and received the honour of a knighthood in 1838, the year before he died. The landscape that accompanies the miniature is, by family repute, a contemporary and related view in India.

Charles Johnson. English Court Hand, AD 1066 to 1500, part II, plates, folio, published by The Clarendon Press, Oxford 1915; together with reference works on illuminated manuscript and books, (7).

H M Baines. A Visit to T Lawrance's Brickfields at Bracknell near Reading on July 26 1886, illustrated manuscript, black half morocco, and Hury Reservoir Specification Sept 1888, (2).

Atlas.- A manuscript atlas bearing the name F. Emeris to label entirely written in copper plate hand with hand drawn maps coloured in outline, oblong folio, contemporary half calf over patterned boards, n.d. [c.????].

Indian School, probably 18th or 19th century, manuscript leaf depicting Mughal court scene, heightened with gold, floral scroll border with three figures, upper margin and verso bearing script. Framed, glazed to recto and verso.

A Chinese two-tone flared trumpet vase, the yellow ground moulded in alternating high and low relief and picked out in further coloured tones with a blossoming peony branch, the shoulder with conforming sprigs of blossom, incised with dog tooth, scroll and beaded bands throughout the knopped base glazed in spinach green, 14.5cm high, circular hardwood stand with inscribed manuscript label, late 19th century

English School (mid-19th century)Portrait of a Gentleman, three-quarter length, seated on a spoon back armchair, wearing stiff white collar and shirt, black frock coat, waistcoat and cravat fastened with a tie pin, holding a letter, the background with a curtain-framed landscapewatercolour with gouache heightening, 89cm x 68cm, fragmentary manuscript label to verso Condition Report: Good condition.

French School (late 18th century)Portrait of a Gentleman, half-length, wearing a black ribbon-tied white periwig, ruffled white lace stock, cravat and cuffs, black jacket and waistcoatindistinctly inscribed, dated 1789, oval, pencil and crayon on paper, 25cm x 19cm, further inscribed manuscript label to verso Condition Report: Foxing and brown spots to portrait and mount.

Italian Old Master School (17th century)Figural Study, Angels, The Three Graces, Cherubs pen and ink preparatory sketch, 15cm x 26.5cm, inscribed attribution label to versoProvenance: Manuscript label to verso inscribed From the famous collection of Countess Sophie von Holstein-Rathlou

William Manners (1860 - 1930) The Norfolk Broadssigned, dated 1900, watercolour, 20cm x 29cm, contemporary manuscript presentation inscription to verso

A violin, the one-piece back 35.5cm excluding button, outlined throughout with purfling, hand manuscript Straduarius label, 60cm long overall, cased, the bows unsigned

Early 20th Century tooled leather bound illuminated manuscript to Gerald Elliott Taylor from the Officers and Committee of the Printing Crafts Guild, the gilt decorated blue leather binding with Art Nouveau design decoration, together with an early 20th Century tooled leather bound miniature frame having Art Nouveau design decoration and stamped Walter Jones, Sloane Street, London Condition:

Fiji : 1874-1916 A remarkable collection of the postmarks of Fiji in a Senator loose-leaf album. Starting with Levuka, the old capital, with cds cancels on 12 stamps, a page of 'Sunburst' killer cancels showing the Levuka oval type on 2 single KEVII adhesives & a strip of 4 of the 2d dull green on piece; the Suva killer on 8 values, two in bright red; Smaller post offices are represented by BUA, with three values with manuscript name cancel & date(1900-02); UDU KACU manuscript cancel across a pair of 1d mauve(1899); TAVIUNI on Edward 1d(1905); NANUKULOA RA on 1d mauve(1902); scarce cds cancels of P.O.BA (3), P.O.NADI (2), P.O.NAVUA(3) & undated violet double ring SAVU SAVU/POST OFFICE on Edward ½d pair. The a 'locally made' cancel of P.O.NAMOLI in violet (c1900-01) on 2 x ½d green. Violet LAUTOKA, part cancels in violet on 1d & 2d(c 1900-07) & 4 examples of the 23mm cds on 4 adhesives (1905-10). A manuscript cancellation by the postal agent at NAUSORI (1897) plus 3 values with the cancel of 'A.M.Brodziak & Co Nausori' (1898) & 1899,1900 & 1903 examples of the Nausori P.O.cds on 1d or 2d adhesives; 2 pages of SUVA with various cds cancels from 1892 & examples of the duplex (1895). Three pages of cancels, not written-up, at the back of the album include more 'killer' cancels & part straight line cancels of SOMO SOMO, NADARIVATU, NADROGA, WAINIBOKASI etc. Plus some possibly fiscal manuscript cancels. A terrific lot for the specialist, many marks are rarely seen. All on stamp(s).(114 items - 135 stamps) Scans & photocopies are available - please contact the office. [US1]

Romance of Modern Travel, A Year-book of Adventure published David Bogue 1850 and 1851 two volumes with hand-coloured plates, original cloth with gilt spines in slipcase with copy of Tales of the Genii, translated from the Persian manuscript embellished with superb engravings, 2 volumes bound together in quarter leather

A PAGE FROM A 15TH/16TH CENTURY manuscript with decorated Capital, possibly a prayer book

Two tortoiseshell boxes, various dates and origins, the rectangular, encrusted in silver piqué posé et point with the Toilet of Venus, Naples, c.1730, 3.25in., and a rectangular box pressed with the head of Apollo on a sunray ground, silver gilt lining, maker's mark rubbed, France 1819-1838, 3.5in.Literature: Box with Apollo: (Manuscript Catalogue of Miniatures and Objects of Art, n.d., p.7, 'Acquired by Robert Earl of Crewe' https://www.gorringes.co.uk/news/west-horsley-place-attic-sale-8th-january-2018

Three toothpick cases, French, English and Irish, 18th - 19th century, the first, French or English, c.1780, ivory with gold piqué point decoration reading I'Amitie [Friendship], 3 1/8in., the second A.J. Strachan, London, 1824, engine-turned gold, 2 3/8in., the third Irish, c.1825, of oblong form, gold-mounted bog oak, engraved with an Erse inscription and applied with a shamrock set with foiled crystals, 3 7/8in.Provenance: First Item: Manuscript Catalogue of Miniatures and Objects of Art, n.d., p.12, 'Acquired by Robert Earl of Crewe'; third item, iden, p.15, 'Fryston Collection' https://www.gorringes.co.uk/news/west-horsley-place-attic-sale-8th-january-2018

WALPOLE ROBERT: (1676-1745) British Prime Minister 1721-42. D.S., R Walpole, one page, folio, n.p. (London), February 1723. The manuscript document relates to Jane, Countess of Rochester, and is a warrant to make a payment of £1000 without account to her, being one half of the annual amount due to her as granted by His Majesty 'in consideration of the loss sustained by that Family from the Fire which burnt their House at Petersham near Richmond in Surrey'. Signed by Walpole in the right margin and countersigned by Henry Pelham (1694-1754) British Prime Minister 1743-54 and George Baillie (1664-1738) Scottish Politician, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. Signed by the Countess of Rochester and her witness individually to the verso beneath a brief manuscript note acknowledging receipt of the full payment. With a single ink line running diagonally through the text of the document. With blank integral leaf. Some light age wear and some minor creasing and a few small tears to the right border, only very slightly affecting the signatures, about VG Jane Leveson-Gower (1672-1725) Countess of Clarendon and Rochester, wife of Henry Hyde (1672-1753) 4th Earl of Clarendon and 2nd Earl of Rochester. English Nobleman and Politician.

KINNAIRD ARTHUR: (1847-1923) 11th Lord Kinnaird. English Banker, a leading Footballer and President of The Football Association 1890-1923. Kinnaird played in the second FA Cup final of 1873 and participated in a further eight (an unmatched total of nine) and was on the winning side five times. Rare D.S., Kinnaird, (a good, bold example), three pages (vellum), folio, London, 31st October 1910. The manuscript document is an Indenture between Kinnaird and The Alliance Assurance Company Limited confirming the transfer of mortgage on houses and other property in Southsea and stating, in part, '…being a transfer to the Company of the several mortgages for securing the principal sums therein referred to amounting to the aggregate sum of fifty four thousand two hundred and eighty pounds…' further stating that the sum was 'secured on houses in Clarence Parade (formerly known as Dagmar Terrace) Southsea by the seven indentures… and further secured on houses in Auckland Road and South Parade, Southsea…' Signed by Kinnaird at the conclusion and also bearing several countersignatures of witnesses and directors of the Alliance Assurance Company. With two small red wax seals and one blind embossed red paper seal affixed alongside the signatures. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG

FREDERICK II: (1712-1786) King of Prussia 1740-86. Known as Frederick the Great and remembered for his military victories. D.S., Fr, with a flourish, three pages, folio, Berlin, 14th March 1786. The untranslated manuscript document grants a patent to the Company of the Romberg Regiment under the command of Captain Carl Friderich von Hamberger. Signed by Frederick at the conclusion. The document has undergone extensive professional restoration and is now neatly inlaid to a large folio sheet and with irregular edges to the surving parts of the original document, slightly affecting the conclusions of some words of text, but not the signature, FR

An original handwritten manuscript 'Under petticoat rule - The story of a boy in subject to feminine domination' with hand drawn illustrations of boys dressed in punishment gowns, later published by Peter Farrer c1920, two bound issues of 'Réalités', Paris edition printed in English, a 'Fashions' 1904 book as well as a 'Fashions for men' 1969 tailoring style guide and a 'Mode Illustrée Journal De La Famille' 1899 book (5). CONDITION REPORT Pages 229-230 and 235-239 are missing from the original handwritten manuscript.

[SCIENCE]. MEDICINE Thomson, Anthony Todd. A Conspectus of the Pharmacopoeias of the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Colleges of Physicians, second edition, for Underwood / Black, London / Edinburgh, 1816, quarter calf (re-backed), sexto-decimo; together with four other works; and a manuscript notebook, (6).

A late 19th century/early 20th century manuscript with Gilded Carved Wood Covers, containing folding hand drawn and coloured Illustrations of Burmese Zodiac Creatures and Gods, Burma.

TWO BOXES OF MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, comprising The Seanad Eireann Debates, six volumes 1925-1935; including the WB Yeats debates in these Seanad Books, a scrapbook with manuscript listed contents and page numbers, relating to Ireland unions, Free State, financing, farmers cases, etc., all from newspaper cuttings, approximately one hundred and twelve pages, with cloth binding; together with numerous other books, including Reader's Digest, Mayfair Mysteries, Good Cooks Encyclopedia, Cage and Singing Birds (second edition), The Guide Book of English Coins (fourth edition), and many other cloth bound and paperback books. (approximately 50)

THE STUDY OF THE MANUSCRIPT, by Francis Henry, photography by John Kennedy, The Green Studio, Dublin, printed and bound by Conzett and Huber Zurich, 13.5" (34cm)h x 10.5" (27cm)w. (1)

VICTORIAN MANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATED. A BEAUTIFUL LEATHER BOUND WEDDING GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, BLACKBURN TO W.H. HORNBY esq. MP. First 2 pages have been illuminated with gilt and heraldic motifs and floral decoration. The following pages are filled with signatures of the congregation in double columns. A unique and beautifully presented item, bound in full leather with gilt details and text. Internally clean and well preserved. There is some occasional foxing and minor staining but nicely presented.

MIXED VICTORIAN AND MODERN BOOKS to include; a Handwritten school book manuscript, various writing including pages relating to Journal of a Voyage Liverpool and Melbourne 1857, a SELECTION OF ADVERBS etc... some pages cutout. The family Herbal, John Hill undated circa early Nineteenth Century with hand coloured engravings (back board detached). Plus various other fiction and non fiction - condition various

Indian School, manuscript leaf depicting Mughal court scene, highly detailed with vibrant colours heightened with gold, upper margin and verso with script. Framed, glazed to recto and verso.

Medieval manuscript parchment leaf from a Latin Bible, two columns, 56 lines, decorative initials in red & blue, completed on both sides (frame can be opened to view verso), together with a note on the history: 'A Leaf from a Manuscript Latin Bible. Identified (by the British Museum) as written in a French Carthusian Monastry between 1290 and 1300. Edward I was King of England. Once the property of the Monastry at Villeneuve -les-Avignon. This leaf is part of Psalms 130-149 (131-150 A.V.)'. Mounted & Framed. Would benefit from being removed from frame (easy to do as it is only hinged at the extreme top) as the mount is causing discolouration and some undulation/cockling.A Leaf, animal parchment from manuscript Latin bible, Medieval French, late 13th Century/early 14th Century, with notes on authenticity, by the British Museum, framed

'How I Crossed Africa: from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, through Unknown Countries; Discovery of the Great Zambesi Affluents, &c.', by Major Serpa Pinto, translated from the author's manuscript by Alfred Elwes, in two volumes, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1881. Numerous wood-engraved plates and illustrations showing natives, customs/cultures, maps, landscapes/scenery, animals/natural history. Octavo half-leather bindings with gilt titles and gilt crests to upper boards (Royal Engineers Library Ubique). Travel/Exploration/Africa interest.

19th-century English manuscript meteorological journal recording the daily weather conditions from 1st January 1887 to 31st December 1896, including temperature, wind, rain, cloud. Featuring notes/remarks on each day, a summary of each month, and an additional summary at the end of each year. Some examples of the remarks: 'A mild month, Green house lamp first lighted evg 12th'; 'all pears, plums, & cherries in full bloom'; 'leaves off all trees except some oaks, by the middle of month'; 'saw swallows on 26th, Cuckoo heard 28th'; 'Skating on Heath Pond, all frozen over 30th & 31st'. Octavo morocco binding with gilt title to spine, 'Weather', and gilt monogram to upper board, marbled endpapers / all page edges. The book features a clipping from the West Sussex Gazette, dealing with 'Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine'.

A selection of Indian drawings on tree bank, together with an Islamic manuscript and one other watercolour, signed.

Manuscript about religion Ottoman Turkey, dated 1237 H (1821). Cm 14,50 x 21,00.

Persian Safavid manuscript with Qajar cover Iran, 17th century . Cm 19,00 x 28,50.

An illuminated Hilye on vellum signed by Haj Seyed Hasan Reza Ottoman Turkey, dated 1329 (1911 AD) . Arabic manuscript on paper composed of 14 lines in naskh script with black ink within the central roundel, the names Muhammad, Allah and the four caliphs written in thuluth in roundels and cartouches. Frame with gilded arabesque against black ground. Mounted in frame: 115 X 85 cm . Cm 49,50 x 69,00.

One Ethiopian vellum scroll and a small manuscript of Christian subject . Cm 15,50 x 137,00.

Four Chinese manuscript weights