SURVEY OF THE STRAITS OF SINGAPORE (EASTERN SHEET), C.1855 Samuel Congalton & J.T.Thomson, circa 1855, the present example being the eastern sheet of the two part map, showing the eastern part of the Straits of Singapore, with Bintan in the south and the Malay peninsular in the north. Extensive foxing and staining to paper, housed in mount and temporary frame 62 x 91cm Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.
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JOHN SPEED, MAP OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT, C.1650 17th Century, titled 'Wight Island', Published by John Speed, sold by John Sudbury and George Humbell, Pope's Head Alley, engraving with hand colouring, with inset maps of Newport and Southampton, centre fold as issued, text verso, the reverse of frame with photocopies of the text 38.5 x 51.5cm, 62 x 74cm including frame Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.
JAMES WYLD, A NEW MAP OF GREECE, C.1850 'A New Map of Greece, Constructed chiefly from original materials, in which it has been attempted to improve the Ancient and Modern Geography of that Country', published by James Wyld, circa 1850, with hand colouring, folds as issued, some staining and marks to margins, mounted in temporary perspex holder 94 x 62cm Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.
Hall, Captain Basil - 'Extracts from a Journal written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru and Mexico' two volumes fourth edition with folding map, 1825 in full calf, Matthews, Henry - 'Diary of an Invalid being the journal of a Tour in Pursuit of Health ...........' two volumes, third edition 1822, half calf, Head, Captain F.B.- 'Rough Notes taken during some rapid journeys across the Pampas' third edition 1828 half calf and Baker, James - 'Turkey in Europe' 1877 with two folding maps. Provenance ; From the Estate of the late Dowager Lady St Oswald
William Kip - After Christopher Saxton - Handcoloured map of Suffolk (Suffolcle), together with Lincoln (Lincolniae), early 19th century map of Durham, engraved by J. Cary, publ. John Stockdale, 1805, late 18th century handcoloured 'Langborn Ward and Candlewick Ward', and print of 'Westgate-On-Sea - The New Watering-Place', 37cm x 51cm (5)
BOOKS DORSET: a further selection to include FOSTER, J.J. 'Wessex Worthies (Dorset)' (intro. Thos. Hardy), 1920 ltd. ed. Dickinsons; a 'Kelly's Directory' 'Dorsetshire' (lacks map), 1911; MAXWELL, D., 'Unknown Dorset', 1st 1927; BRAYE, J. (ed.), 'Swanage (Isle of Purbeck)', 2nd ed. 1890. 17 in all.
York School 1840 Bound M/S Book By Henry F. Hutton, York School 1840, 18 Leaves Of Beautifully Written & Illustrated On Various Subjects Incl. Science, Geography, History, Architecture With 1 Hand Drawn Cold. Map, 1 Fl. P. Cold Architecture Drawing, 2 Fl. Pp. Cold. Chart Of Principle Rivers & 2 Mtd. Fl. P. Drawings With Tissue Guards, Obl. 4To Bds. Det.
"Golf at Gleneagles" 144 page Book written by R.J. Maclennan in 1921. A history of golf at the famous Scottish course, including a description of each hole and how it should best be tackled. Illustrated throughout with green-tinted photographs and plans attractively set within grey borders, each featuring a golfing vignette. Colour fold out map of the course. Original pictorial boards depicting the armorial design of Gleneagles. Generally good
Vere (Sir Francis) The Commentaries...Being Diverse pieces of Service, wherein he had command..., first edition, edited by William Dillingham, half-title with verses on verso, 3 engraved portraits, 4 double-page maps & plans and 3 double-page plates by Richard Gaywood, Robert Vaughan and others, the odd marginal note in an early hand, one portrait with loss to fore-margin repaired, another with small ink stain, one map with portion of loss to upper margin, a few short marginal tears, occasional minor spotting or soiling, some light damp-staining and cockling towards end, still good overall, contemporary sprinkled sheep, sympathetically rebacked, rubbed, [Wing V240], folio, Cambridge, John Field, 1657. *** An important source for the Anglo-Dutch war against Spain, published posthumously. Provenance: Henry Norwood (c.1614 – 1689), supporter of the Royalist cause. "This Booke was lent...by Charles Earle of Derby...H. Smith" (inscription to front endpaper, some indecipherable); "Collonell Henry Norwood was his right name; during his imprisonment he called himself Smith" (inscription beneath in another hand); Indecipherable signature to title dated Lambeth 1689; "Edward Bedford his Booke"; "John Williams his Booke anno 1918" (ownership inscriptions to front endpaper).
Finland.- Lapland.- Schefferus (Joannes) The History of Lapland, first English edition, engraved additional title, engraved map, letterpress title with woodcut vignette, woodcut illustrations, occasional light foxing, bookplate and ink inscription to front free endpaper, modern antique-style calf, light fading to spine, [Wing S851], folio, Oxford, At the Theater, 1674. *** First published in Latin the previous year, includes much on the geography, natural history, culture and language of the region. Provenance: Sir Joshua Rowe (armorial bookplate with 19th century inscription: "The gift of Thomas Fitzgerald".
Bath.- Guidott (Thomas) A Discourse of Bathe, and the Hot Waters There, first edition, engraved additional title with explanatory leaf, engraved folding map (short tear to foot without loss and small repair to verso), 3 engraved plates (2 folding), trimmed, just shaving a few headlines and with small loss to woodcut illustration, folding plate with a few small nicks and short tear, light browning and soiling, some marginal water-staining, some scattered ink marks, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, upper corners repaired, covers rubbed, new endpapers, [Wing G2192], 8vo, for Henry Brome, 1676.
Kent.- Lambarde (William) A Perambulation of Kent, first edition, black letter, woodcut initials, title within attractive woodcut border, full-page engraved map (laid down), occasional ink notes in a contemporary hand, very occasional spotting or soiling, final two ff. a little creased and with minor loss to corners, still a good, clean copy overall, 19th century blind-stamped morocco, lower spine label lacking, a little rubbed, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., [STC 15175], small 4to, for Ralphe Nevvberie, dwelling in Fleetestreete a little about the Conduit, 1576. Provenance: James P. R. Lyell; Richard John Bell Glanville (bookplates); The Rothamsted Collection (ink-stamp with acquisition date not noted, sold these rooms, 10th July, 2018, lot 122).
America.- Hennepin (Louis) A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America...Between New France and New Mexico, 3 parts in 1 (second part bound after third part), first English edition, engraved frontispiece and 5 folding plates only (of 6, lacking "The Taking of Quebec by the English"), one folding engraved map only (of 2), frontispiece and title with minor marginal repair, plate of Niagara hand-coloured, map with repaired tear causing very slight loss, route hand-coloured and mileage scale browned, the occasional early ink inscription, including to verso of some plates, R6 & 2G3 tiny rust-hole within text, scattered foxing and soiling throughout, heavy browning at beginning and end, hinges repaired, 19th century calf, spine gilt but with small loss to foot, wear to extremities, joints cracked, [Wing H1450], 8vo, for M. Bentley &tc, 1698. *** The second issue of the English translation, known as the "Tonson" issue (with the first line of the imprint ending in "Tonson"), issued immediately after the first with plates and typography improved. An early account by a French missionary of his travels in the North American interior exploring the basin of the Mississippi River, and including the first printed description and engraving of Niagara Falls. In this copy the second part ("An Account of Several New Discoveries...") is bound after the third ("A Continuation..."). Provenance: "Henry H. Shufeldt Chicago 1881" (pencil inscription to front free endpaper; bookplate); indecipherable 19th century ink ownership inscription (front free endpaper); tipped-in catalogue entry captioned "Quaritch Catalog August 1896" in pencil (front free endpaper).
Wallace (James) An Account of the Islands of Orkney, folding engraved map with short tear, lacks folding plate, lower corner and margin damp-stained throughout and also with some worming, contemporary panelled calf, initials RS burnt into both covers, joints cracked spine ends chipped, some surface abrasions to leather, [Wing W491], 8vo, Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1700.
Levant.- Sandys (George) A Relation of a Journey begun An: Dom: 1610 ... Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Ægypt, of the Holy Land, of the Remote parts of Italy and Islands, first edition, engraved title, double-page engraved map, folding engraved panorama, engraved illustrations, scattered faint spotting, Z4 with marginal note in an early hand, R1 with marginal tear and neat old repair, 2A4 with rust-hole affecting odd letter, 2B6 with marginal tear, lacking 2D6 (?final blank), bookplates, contemporary calf, rebacked, lozenge in blind to centre boards, lacking ties, upper cover with 2 additional holes for ties (now lacking), a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [cf. Atabey 1087 (seventh edition) & Blackmer 1484 (second edition)], folio, W. Barrett, 1615.
A GROUP OF THREE MAPS INCLUDING: A John Speede map of Glamorganshyre (sic), published John Sudbury and George Humbell, framed and glazed, 49cm x 55cm overall; Together with two strip maps by John Ogilby of the Road from St. Davids to Holywell and Carmarthen to Aberistwith (sic), 40.5cm x 50.5cm and 38cm x 49.5cm overall
MIXED, part sets & odds, inc. Wills, Australian Scenic Series (MF), Roses 2nd, Strange Craft, Children Of All Nations (cut-outs), Products Of The World, Engineering Wonders, Pond & Aquarium 2nd, Australian Wild Flowers; Players, British Livestock, Butterflies & Moths, Irish Place Names, Wonders Of The Deep; Ogdens, Sectional Cycling Map, Famous Dirt Track Riders etc; inc. naval, cattle, wildlife, flags, sport, flowers etc., mixed sizes, duplication, FR to generally G, a few VG, 640*
Denham (Major Dixon, Captain Hugh Clapperton, and Walter Oudney). Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, London: John Murray, 1828, engraved frontispiece to each volume, 15 engraved plates and maps, including three large folding maps and plans, several wood engravings to text, contemporary owner's presentation inscription ' T. G. Parry from his friend Leyceser on leaving Eton, 1832, April 10' to front blank of first volume, marbled edges and endpapers, some light scattered spotting, mainly to plates, contemporary gilt-decorated blue full polished calf, 8vo, together with[Christyn, Jean-Baptiste]. Les Delices des Paris-Bays au description generale de ses dix-sept Provinces, de ses principales Villes & de ses lieux les plus renommez, 1st edition, Brussels: Francois Foppens, 1697, engraved frontispiece, folding engraved map (close-trimmed to lower margin), 25 folding engraved plates and town plans, one or two plates with closed tears, generally without loss, front endpaper torn out (no longer present), near-contemporary sprinkled calf, 12mo, plus othersQTY: (9)
Stedman (Charles). The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War, Volume One (of 2) only, 1st edition, London: printed for the author, 1794, seven folding engraved maps and plans of battles and military positions, the first folding plan (Bunkers Hill) with several closed tears and some scattered toning, but without loss, other plates with some offsetting from adjacent text leaf, some portions of text with light spotting or marginal toning, 19th-century armorial bookplate fo Grantham to front pastedown, contemporary sprinkled full calf, re-backed with original spine laid down, stamped in gilt to upper cover Newby Hall, rubbed and some wear to extremities, spine somewhat darkened, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Sabin 91057; Howes S-914; Reese, The Revolutionary Hundred, 89. 'The finest collection of plans assembled by an eyewitness.' (Reese).The engraved plans present are A Plan of the Action at Bunkers Hill, on the 17th. of June 1775, Sketch of General grants position on Long Island, A Topographical Map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibiting the plan of Fort Washington, A Plan of the Operations of the King's Army under the command of General Sr. William Howe, K. B. In New York and East New Jersey, Plan of the Position which the Army under Lt. Genl. Burgoine took at Saratoga on the 10th of September 1777, Plan of the Attack of the Forts Clinton & Montgomery, upon Hudson River... on the 6th of Octr. 1777, and Sketch of Fayette's Position at Barren Hill. Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return.
Gale (Roger, editor). Registrum Honoris de Richmond Exhibens Terrarum & Villarum quae quondam suerunt Edwini Comitis infra Richmundshire Descriptionem..., London: R. Gosling, 1722, title in red and black with engraved illustration, folding engraved map, 14 engraved plates (including 6 double-page, 5 of which are pedigrees), double-page letterpress pedigree, light browning and occasional spotting, contemporary speckled blind panelled calf, neatly rebacked preserving morocco title label, folio, (Boyne p.173; Upcott pp.1417-1419), together with:Dallaway (James). Inquiries into the Origin and Progress of the Science of Heraldry in England. With Explanatory Observations on Armorial Ensigns, Gloucester: Printed by R. Raikes for T. Cadell, 1793, engraved title with uncoloured aquatint illustration (some loss to fore-margin), dedication with engraved armorial, etched vignette illustration, 27 engraved plates (including 8 hand-coloured), few engraved vignettes, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, contemporary red half morocco, rubbed, 4to,Warner (Richard). An History of the Abbey of Glaston; and of the Town of Glastonbury, Bath: Printed by Richard Cruttwell, 1876, 20 engraved plates (including 1 hand-coloured), repaired closed tears to dedication and subscriber's list, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedown, all edge gilt, contemporary plum coloured morocco, decorative gilt roll border to boards, neatly rebacked with elaborate gilt decorated spine, 4to (one of 250 copies printed)QTY: (3)
Wren (Christopher). Parentalia, or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens, viz. of Matthew, Bishop of Ely, Christopher, Dean of Windsor, etc. but chiefly of Sir Christopher Wren... compiled by his son Christopher Wren, late Surveyor-General of the Royal Buildings, President of the Royal Society, &c. &c. in which is contained, besides his works, a great number of original papers and records; on religion, politicks, anatomy, mathematicks, architecture, antiquities; and most branches of polite literature; Compiled, by his son Christopher; now published by his grandson, Stephen Wren, Esq; with the care of Joseph Ames, F.R.S...., 1st edition, London: Printed for T. Osborn, and R. Dodsley, 1750, mezzotint portrait frontispiece of Christopher Wren by John Faber (trimmed to plate mark and relined on contemporary laid paper), title page printed in red and black, dedication with large armorial crest, list of subscribers, 14 engraved plates (including 3 portraits) and 7 folding engraved plans (including a map of London and its environs) with two additional tipped-in engravings by Samuel Ward: Magnetica Magnalia (frontispiece to The Wonders of the Load-Stone, or, the load-stone newly reduc’t into a divine and morall use, London: 1640) at page 227, and The Monument, The figure of y Columne Erected for ye Perpetual Memory of ye most famous City of London that was almost wast by fire in ye Prodigious year 1666 at page 322, plus an annotated contemporary pen and brown ink drawing of Roman urns at page 267, the other additional plates include prospects and interiors of St Pauls, a view of St Peter's Cathedral Westminster (trimmed and laid on contemporary paper),some closed tears to folds, occasional light spotting to plates, appendix, index and bookbinder instructions bound at rear, rough-trimmed edges, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown, modern sprinkled half calf over marbled boards, lower outer corners showing, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).Harris, British Architectural Books 949; Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection II, 97; ESTC T145737.The rare first edition of one of the earliest biographies of the celebrated English architect Sir Christopher Wren, compiled by his son and grandson. This copy extra-illustrated with 11 additional engravings and an annotated original drawing illustrating two Roman urns discovered when the foundations of St. Pauls were being laid.
Fenn (John, editor). Original Letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI. Edward IV. and Richard III. By various persons of rank or consequence; containing many curious anecdotes, relative to that turbulent and bloody, but hitherto dark, period of our history...[continued to include Edward V and Henry VII], 5 volumes, 1st edition (except first volume, 2nd edition, with additions and corrections), London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson (Vol. V - John Murray), 1787-1823, additional engraved vignette title to each volume, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece to volume I - IV, lithographic portrait frontispiece to volume V, then 34 plates of facsimiles, and 34 (?) numbered plates, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED, with additional coloured engraved plates, including folding map of England and Wales, hand-coloured in outline, pencil inscription to verso of front endpaper of first volume 'Duke of York's Copy', and each volume with ownership inscription to verso to front endpaper 'Liverpool, Kirkham Abbey', dated February 1907, gilt-decorated burgundy bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown of each volume, marbled endpapers, contemporary uniform full calf with inset tree calf panel to each board, later rebacks with contrasting red and black gilt spine labels, some marginal spotting to plates, rubbed and some marks to edges, 4toQTY: (5)NOTE:ESTC N10150 & T149304.Generally known as the Paston Letters, this work, which includes the much-later fifth volume of 1823, represents an important source for the social and political history of England in the early Tudor period. The editor John Fenn published a selection in two volumes in 1787, and a further two volumes in 1789. The fifth volume was prepared for publication by him, but only posthumously published in 1823 by his nephew William Frere.
Lecky (William Edward Hartpole). The History of England in the Eighteenth Century, 8 volumes, mixed editions, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1883-90, half-titles, occasional light spotting, crimson morocco gilt bookplates of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, top edge gilt, later brown half morocco gilt by Bumpus, spines a little faded, 8vo, together with other works by Lecky including History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1865, History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1869 (2 sets), Democracy and Liberty, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1896, The Map of Life. Conduct and Character, 1899, Leaders of Public Opinion in Ireland, 2 volumes, new edition, 1903, and another set of A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, 8 volumes, 1878-90, all bound by Zaehnsdorf, 8voQTY: (33)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplates).
Newcourt (Richard). Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense: An Ecclesiastical Parochial History of the Diocese of London, 2 volumes, London: Benj. Motte, 1708-10, half-title discarded, 3 engraved plates (of 4, includes 2 double-page plates) and folding engraved map, without portrait frontispiece, browning and some spotting mostly to text leaves, two additional leaves of manuscript index at rear of volume 2, red morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedowns, top edge gilt, 20th-century red half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, folio, together with:Ogborne (Elizabeth). The History of Essex, from the earliest period to the present time..., London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Browne, 1814, engraved title, 11 engraved plates and numerous vignette illustrations, one folding plan, some browning, occasional damp-stains, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedown, top edge gilt, 20th-century red half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 4to, plus another copy of the same edition bound in modern full red morocco,Cromwell (Thomas). History and Description of the Ancient Town and Borough of Colchester, in Essex, 2 volumes, London: Robert Jennings & Swinborne and Walter, Colchester, 1825, 25 engraved plates including frontispieces, 2 maps (including 1 double-page and 1 folding), 1 folding plate of facsimile manuscript, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedowns, 20th-century dark blue half morocco gilt, spines faded, 8vo, Bonney (Henry Kaye). Historic Notices in reference to Fotheringhay, Oundle: Printed by and for T. Bell; and for Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row, London; and Archibald Constable, and Co, Edinburgh, 1821, engraved frontispiece, 8 engraved plates, occasional light offsetting and minor spotting, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedown, top edge gilt, 20th-century calf, 8vo,Chancellor (Frederic). The Ancient Sepulchral Monuments of Essex..., London: Printed for the Author, 1890, numerous lithograph plates, burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedown, top edge gilt, near contemporary terracotta brown morocco by Zaehnsdorf, extremities slightly rubbed and scuffed, large 4to, Tanner (Thomas and Nasmith, James). Notitia Monastica; or, an Account of all the Abbies, Priories, and Houses of Friers, formerly in England and Wales..., now reprinted with many additions, Cambridge: Printed at the University Press, by Joan Archdeacon, for John Nichols, 1787, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 engraved plates or armorials, small library ink stamp of Leeds Reference Library to title, some offsetting, occasional spotting, bookplates to pastedowns, modern brown half morocco, folio,Carr (John). Caledonian Sketches, or a Tour through Scotland in 1807..., London: Mathews and Leigh, 1809, uncoloured folding aquatint frontispiece and 11 uncoloured aquatint plates, edges untrimmed, original boards, joints split and some wear, 4to (Abbey, Scenery 488), plus other British topography related (mostly Essex related), including Lewis (Samuel). A Topographical Dictionary of England..., volume 5 only (of 5), 3rd edition, London: S. Lewis and Co., 1835, 116 engraved maps hand-coloured in outline, modern cloth, 4to, Wright (Thomas). Virtue's picturesque Beauties of Great Britain..., 1831; Barrett (C. R. B.). Essex: Highways, Byways, and Waterways, 2 volumes, London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1892; Victoria County Histories of Essex and Sussex, etc.QTY: (56)
Marshall (Joseph). Travels through Holland, Flanders, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Lapland, Russia, the Ukraine, and Poland, in the years 1768, 1769 and 1770. In which is particularly minuted, the present state of those countries, respecting their agriculture, population, manufactures, commerce, the arts and useful undertakings, 4 volumes, mixed editions (volumes I-III 2nd editions, volume IV, 1st edition), London: J. Almon & G. Corrall (volume IV) 1773-76, half-titles for volumes I & IV, occasional minor marginal worming and pale water stains, contemporary previous owner inscriptions of Edward Aubery, 1777 at head of titles, armorial bookplates of R. E. W. Maddison, Philosophical Doctor, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, a few stains to covers, 8vo, together with Henderson (Ebenezer). Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in that Island, during the years 1814 and 1815, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: Wagh and Innes, London: T. Hamilton, J. Hatchard and L. B. Seeley, 1819, half-title, folding engraved map with outline colour, 16 engraved plates, some offsetting and light spotting, contemporary half calf, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo, plus Tennant (Charles). A Tour through parts of the Netherland, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Savoy and France in the year 1821-2, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1824, half-titles, extra-illustrated with 5 plates to volume II, occasional light spotting, cut ownership signature pasted at front of volume II, later half calf, spines faded, a little rubbed, 8vo, with 4 others: Journal of a Tour made in the years 1828-1829 through Styria, Carniola and Italy, whilst accompanying the late Sir Humphry Davy, by J. J. Tobin, 1st edition, 1832, Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria, by Charles Boner, 1st edition, 1853, Tales of Old Japan, by A. B. Mitford, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1871 and An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, by Edward William Lane, 2 volumes, 5th edition, 1871 QTY: (13)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey.
Montalembert (Charles Forbes Rene de). The Monks of the West from St Benedict to St Bernard, 7 volumes, authorised translation, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, 1867-79, half-titles, folding colour map in volume III, folding tables in volumes IV & V, occasional minor spotting, crimson morocco gilt bookplates of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, top edge gilt, later crimson half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, slight fading to spines, 8vo, together with Backmund (Norbert). Monasticon Praemonstratense id est historia circariarum atque canoniarum candidi et canonici ordinid praemonstratensis, 3 volumes, 1st edition, Straubing: Attenkofersche, 1949-56, some light toning, presentation inscription from the author on his stay at Beeleigh Abbey dated 1955, burgundy morocco gilt bookplates of W. A. Foyle, top edge gilt, contemporary full maroon morocco gilt, slight fading to spines, 8vo, plus 4 others: another set of the same work by Backmund, Three Chapters of Letters Relating to the Suppression of Monastries, edited by Thomas Wright, 1843, Dissolution 1536-7 Suffered by Brother Ambrose, of Beeleigh Abbey, Temp. Henry VIII. Compiled from Ancient Records by A. E. G., Eastern Press, 1917, and The Monastic Order in England, by Dom David Knowles, 1950 reprintQTY: (16)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplates).
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[Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke]. Athenian Letters or the Epistolary Correspondence of an Agent of the King of Persia..., 2 volumes, London: T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1810, additional half-title and engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume, uncoloured engraved folding map of Greece with short closed tear along one fold, 12 engraved plates, slight spotting throughout, bookplate of Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke to upper pastedown, contemporary diced calf, elaborate gilt decorated spine with contrasting morocco labels, gilt decorated borders with palmette and fleuron roll and Greek key blind roll to the boards, gilt tulip roll turn-ins, minor wear to extremities and a few minor marks, 4to QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Charles Philip Yorke (1799-1873) 4th Earl of Hardwicke, Wimpole Hall (bookplate).
Mavor (William). Historical Account of The Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels and Discoveries from The Time of Columbus to The Present Period, 20 volumes, 1st edition, London: E. Newberry, 1796-97, engraved portrait frontispiece of the author to volume 1 (with juvenile ink marks to face), folding map of the world on a Mercator projection (torn at lower folds), 34 engraved plates (including two folding to volumes 7 and 13), folding chart titled ‘Comparative Table of the Probabilities of Life in New England and Europe’ to volume 19, table of latitude and longitude around the world to volume 10, additional advertisements and index to volume 10 and 20, contemporary manuscript note ahead of title pages in volume 1 and 2, purple ink stain to leaf B and verso of leaf before that of volume 3, tears to pages F2, O6 and S6 with minor loss to text of volume 6, repaired tears to leaves O2 and O3 of volume 12, minor damp-staining throughout, loss to titles of engravings where bound, contemporary uniform tree calf, spines gilt, morocco labels, some hinges cracked, morocco volume labels on spine missing to four volumes, corners bumped, grazing to top left corner of front board to volume 13, some chipping to spines, contained in four modern cloth boxes, 12moQTY: (20)NOTE:Sabin 46982.A scarce first edition and full set in contemporary binding. William Fordyce Mavor (1758-1837) was a Scottish educationalist and tutor to the children of the Duke of Marlborough, and a prolific author who wrote books on a great number of subjects including histories, travel accounts, grammars, guidebooks, miscellanies and magazines.
Lysons (Daniel). The Environs of London: Being an Historical Account of the Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, within Twelve Miles of the Capitol..., 6 volumes (including supplement), London: Printed by A. Strahan, for T. Cadell, 1792-1811, engraved titles to volumes 1-5, engraved dedication leaf, 4 engraved maps (1 folding), 74 engraved and etched plates and plans (including some uncoloured aquatint plates, 6 folding and 3 hand-coloured), few folding pedigrees, occasional damp-stains, some spotting occasional light browning and offsetting, recent endpapers, contemporary diced calf, each volume neatly rebacked with gilt decorated spines and maroon morocco title labels, 4to, together with:Dale (Samuel). The History and Antiquities of Harwich and Dovercourt, Topographical, Dynastical and Political. First Collected by Silas Taylor alias Domville, Gent. Keeper of the King's Stores there; and now much Enlarged in all its Parts with Notes and Observations Relating to Natural History, London: C. Davis and T. Green, 1730, additional mounted engraved portrait frontispiece by Virtue dated 1737, 14 engraved plates (including 3 double-page), some spotting and browning, red morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedown, top edge gilt, modern brown half morocco, 4to,Newcourt (Richard). Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense: An Ecclesiastical Parochial History of the Diocese of London, 2 volumes, London: Benj. Motte, 1708-10, half-title to volume 2 only, 4 engraved plates (3 double-page), folding engraved map, without portrait frontispiece, old 'FH Museum Britannicum' and 'Duplicate B. M. 1818' ink stamps to verso of titles and leaf at rear, occasional spotting and browning, bookplate, contemporary calf, rebacked with gilt decoration, joints splitting and some wear, folioQTY: (9)
Sale (George, translator). The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, translated into English immediately from the original Arabic; with explanatory notes, taken from the most approved commentators. To which is prefixed a preliminary discourse, 2 volumes, new edition, London: Thomas Tegg, 1825, half-titles, folding engraved map, folding engraved view of Mecca, folding tables, a little minor spotting, crimson morocco gilt bookplates of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, top edge gilt, later calf gilt by Morrell, spines with burgundy labels and elaborate gilt decorations, 8vo, together with Payne (John, translator)). Tales from the Arabic of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) Editions of the Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night not occuring in the other printed texts of the work, 3 volumes, London: printed for the Villin Society by Private Subscription and for Private Circulation only, 1884, original limp vellum upper covers and spines bound at rear of each volume (with blank leaves partly adhered to covers), burgundy morocco gilt bookplates of W. A. Foyle, top edge gilt, contemporary green calf gilt by Bumpus, spines faded, some light stains to covers, 8vo, limited edition 304/500, plus volumes I & II only of the same work by John Payne and Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp, by John Payne, 1889, limited edition 230/500, uniformly boundQTY: (8)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplates).
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[Cole, Mrs Henry Warwick]. A Lady's Tour Round Monte Rosa: with visits to the Italian valleys of Anzasca, Mastalone, Camasco, Sesia, Lys, Challant, Aosta, and Cogne. In a series of excursions in the years 1850-56-58, 1st edition, London: Longman, Brown, Green, Lonbgmans and Roberts, 1859, half-title, title with hand-coloured rose vignette, folding map with outline colour, 4 chromolithograph plates after George Barnard, wood-engraved illustrations, bound without the 24 pp. publisher's catalogue, some light spotting to last few leaves, light marginal offsetting from map, small faded contemporary presentation inscription to half-title, crimson morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey, all edges gilt, attractively bound in crimson full morocco gilt by Carss, Glasgow, spine ends a little rubbed, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey (bookplate).Neate C88. 'Mrs. Cole was the wife of A. C. member Henry Warwick Cole, whom she accompanied on the tours described in her book, which was illustrated by George Barnard (c. 1807-90). Barnard was one of the first Alpine artists to draw mountains with any degree of accuracy, and also one of the earliest members of the A. C. to travel widely in the Alps.' (Neate).
Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, carefully revised with notes by F.S.A The life of the poet and critical essays on the plays by William Watkiss Lloyd M.R.S.I, 10 volumes, London; Bell and Daulby, 1856, wood-engraved title page vignettes to each volume, portrait frontispiece to first volume, bookplate of Alexander Stone to front pastedown of each volume, all edges gilt, contemporary red full morocco by M.M. Holloway, gilt lettering and tooling to spines, gilt ruled boards, minimal rubbing to joints and extremities, 8vo, together with:Hazlitt (W. Carew). Shakespeare Jest-Books; reprints of the early and very rare Jest-Books supposed to have been used by Shakespeare, 3 volumes, London: Woolis & Sotherland, 1864, top edge gilt-decorated burgundy morocco bookplate of W.A Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to frontpaste down of each volume, top edge gilt, later blue half levant (by Riviere), gilt extra, 8vo, plus Lee (Sidney). A life of William Shakespeare (Illustrated Library Edition), London; Smith, Elder, & CO., 1899, illustrated with 159 engraved plates and illustrations, with an additional manuscript title page to each volume, and manuscript index to rear of second volume, the additional title pages read: enlarged into two volumes and further illustrated by the insertion of one hundred and fifty-nine, engraved and other plates (including 30 portraits of the poet, of persons, views, & connected with his life & works, together with an addendum, being recent Shakespearian Discoveries by CW Wallace, Ph.D., and the Troon History of the Stratford Bust by Mrs. C. Stopes, Conway House, Erdington, 1919) additional illustrations (mostly 19th century), including some early 17th century engravings (Robert L.d. Dudley Earle of Leicester, Gualterus Devereus COM. SXCI Essexiae, small map of Warwickshire c.1600, etc.), gilt-decorated, red morrocco book plate of W.A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedown of each volume, top edge gilt, contemporary Arts & Crafts style, crushed brown half morocco gilt, spine gilt lettered and decorated in compartments, large 8voQTY: (15)
Fore-edge Painting. Original Topographical & Antiquarian Delineations of Great Britain; comprising views of Curious & Interesting Subjects in England, Scotland, & Wales, London: Published for the Proprietors, June 1817, 94 engraved plates by J. Grieg, some toning and spotting to margins, red morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedown, all edges gilt with fore-edge painting of Lincoln Cathedral, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt decorated spine, double-rule gilt and blind roll border to boards, 8vo, together with:Parkyns (George Isham). Monastic and Baronial Remains, with other interesting Fragments of Antiquity, in England, Wales, and Scotland, 2 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816, half-title to volume 1, 100 uncoloured aquatint plates (offset to text), some spotting to margins, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated straight-grain maroon morocco, extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo, and with another copy of the same work in contemporary gilt decorated straight-grain red morocco, extremities rubbed, 8vo,[Cromwell, Thomas]. Excursions in the County of Essex: comprising a brief Historical and Topographical Delineation of every Town and Village; together with Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry..., 2 volumes, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown [et al.], 1819, folding engraved map and plan, additional engraved titles and 96 plates, light scattered spotting, verso of front free endpaper inscribed 'To W. A. Foyle Esq. from the Society of an Antiquarian Booksellers Assistant's Society in memory of a very pleasant visit to Beeleigh Abbey July 8 1956, A. Savill president', burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedowns, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated straight-grain red morocco, extremities rubbed, 8voQTY: (7)
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