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Lot 130
LOCAL GUIDES II' - BOUND IN ONE VOLUME - 'Hardy's Strangers' Guide Through Dublin' (missing title pages), H. Warren - 'The History of Ireland' Vol. II only, 'Fraser's Guide to Liverpool (includes folding map A/F, and missing title pages) 'Shuttleworth's Guide Book to Ilkley and Vicinity' second edition, 'A Pictorial Guide to Birmingham' 1849 (includes folding map A/F) together with Winkles's Cathedral Churches, two volumes, Alex Chalmers - 'A History of the Colleges, Halls & Public Buildings, attached to the University of Oxford' 1810, etc.
Lot 165
A JOHN SPEED MAP OF STAFFORDSHIRE c. 1627 (Sudbury & Humble), English text on back, later hand colouring, double framed, 37.5 x 50.5 map, 44 x 57 cm frame together with an Emanuel Bowen map of Staffordshire c.1760, from the Large English Atlas, later hand colouring, framed and glazed, 70 x 52.5 cm map, 81 x 61.5 cm frame and a Greenwood map of Staffordshire c.1830, hand coloured, framed and glazed, 58 x 70 map, 65 x 76 cm frame (3)
Lot 22
Russia.- Blaeu (Willem Jansz., 1571-1638) Russiae vulgo Moscovia Pars Australis, map centered on Moscow, prepared by the mapmaker Isaac Massa, with four figures and the Russian coat of arms upper left, and further characters surrounding the scales lower right, engraved map with hand-colouring, on laid paper without watermark, with extra wide margin tipped onto original margin, sheet without extra margin approx. 410 x 550 mm. (16 1/8 x 21 3/4 in), Dutch text verso, central vertical fold, handling creases, light surface dirt and browning, unframed, [circa 1650].
Lot 1
Debes (Lucas Jacobsen). Faeroae, & Foeroa Reserata: that is a Description of the Islands & Inhabitants of Foeroe: Being Seventeen Islands Subject to the King of Denmark, Lying under 62 deg. 10 min. of North Latitude. Wherein Several Secrets of Nature are Brought to Light, and some Antiquities Hitherto kept in Darkness Discovered..., Englished by J. S. Doctor of Physick, 1675, title page, folding map present but detached and laid on later paper, lacking folding plate, later mottled sheep with modern morocco gilt labels to spine, very slight wear to extremities, 12mo, together with The Spectator, Volumes, 1 & 3 - 9, published J. & R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1710 - 1711, engraved frontispiece to each volume, 19th century speckled calf, rebacked but retaining original gilt decorated spines, some wear to spines and extremities, 8vo, with Parley (Peter), Tales about America and Australia, Tales abount Asia and Africa [and] Tales about Europe, circa 1860, numerous illustrations to text throughout, five engraved maps, matching publisher's red cloth gilt, boards a little stained, with another copy of Tales about America and Australia, 12mo, with three early 20th century atlases, various sizes and condition (16)
Lot 13
Payne (James). The Lakes in Sunshine, being Photographic and other Pictures of the Lake District of Westmorland & North Lancashire, 1868, 16 mounted albumen print photographs, wood-engraved illustrations to text, lacking map, together with an 1873 edition of the same work, 25 mounted albumen print photographs, wood-engraved illustrations to text, lacks map, contents slightly shaken, both all edges gilt, original gilt-pictorial cloth, some soiling and wear, 4to (2)
Lot 130
Brydone (Patrick). A Tour through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk, volume 1 only (of 2), new edition, 1776, half-title, folding engraved map frontispiece (with short closed tear), bookplate of George Anthony Legh Keck, contemporary calf, upper board detached, lower joint split, worn, 8vo, together with Cassell & Co., Cassell's History of England, 9 volumes, circa 1900, colour and monotone plates, wood engraved illustrations, contemporary uniform maroon half calf gilt, morocco title labels to spines, occasional light rubbing to extremities, large 4to, and Moore (Thomas), Irish Melodies..., with a Memoir by J.F. Waller, circa 1870s, engraved portrait frontispiece and plates, decorative title, wood engraved illustations, some spotting, contemporary green half sheep gilt, joints cracked, rubbed and some wear, large 4to, plus other miscellaneous books (a carton)
Lot 132
Ireland (Samuel). Picturesque Views on the River Wye, from its Source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its Junction with the Severn below Chepstow: with Observations on the Public Buildings, and other Works of Art, in its Vicinity, 1st edition, 1797, half-title not present, single-page engraved map, 30 sepia aquatint plates (including frontispiece) and one engraved portrait plate, several woodcut illustrations, dust-soiling & marginal damp stains mostly to frontispece and title, modern calf gilt by Period Binders of Bath, large 8vo, together with Scott (Walter). Waverley Novels, 47 volumes (of 48), Edinburgh: Cadell & Company, London: Simpkin & Marshall, 1829-1833, volume 48 lacking, engraved frontispieces and vignette titles, engraved dedication leaf (with spotting and browning), contemporary blue green calf, gilt decorated spines with morocco labels at head & foot, gilt & blind decoration to borders of boards, 8vo, plus Carnan (T. & Newbery, F., publishers), A Description of England and Wales. Containing a Particular Account of each County, 10 volumes, mixed editions, 1769-1775, numerous engraved plates, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spines, contrasting morocco labels (some lacking), volume 4 spine torn with slight loss, few joints cracked, 12mo, and Dickens (Charles). Works, 20 volumes, London & New York: Chapman & Hall Ltd., and Henry Frowde, circa 1910, black & white illustrations, top edge gilt, original dark green morocco gilt, 8vo, and Byron (Lord George), The Works..., with His Letters and Journals, and His Life, by Thomas Moore, 17 volumes, John Murray, 1832-1833, engraved frontispieces and additional engraved titles, contemporary half calf gilt, lacking some labels, upper board of volume 1 detached, worn, 8vo, and others, including Theo A. Stephens, My Garden, An Intimate Magazine for Garden Lovers, volumes 1-12, January 1934-December 1937,colour and black & white plates, numerous illusttations and advertisements, contemporary uniform green morocco, 8vo, Hollandischen Maler by Dr. C. Hofstede de Groot, volumes 1-7, 9-10 only (vol. 10 facsimile reprint), Paris, 1907-1928, black & white plates, contemporary uniform cloth-backed boards gilt (vol. 10 in full vellum), morocco spine labels, large 8vo, and two large folio volumes containing extracts, cuttings & reviews regarding the acclaimed Italian actress Eleonora Duse (1858-1924), with mounted black & white illustrations, and two portrait photographs (one signed) Abbey Scenery 544, Upcott pages 330-332, for the first work. (3 cartons)
Lot 14
Railway Maps. Cheffins (C. F.), A Hand-Book for Travellers along the London and Birmingham Railway; with the Fare and Time Tables &c..., circa 1840, frontispiece of a engraved folding map with contemporary outline colouring, map size 195 x 650 mm, title page with ownership slip pasted to bottom of page, twenty-five wood engravings, later endpapers, contemporary cloth boards with publisher's printed label to upper siding, spine faded and a little worn, 12mo, together with Cheffins's Map of the English & Scotch Railways, 3rd edition, circa 1845, lithographic map with contemporary outline colouring, inset map of the principal railways in Scotland, slight staining, 675 x 580 mm, publisher's label to front pastedown, contemporary cloth with printed label to upper board, later printed label to spine, with another copy (6th edition) similar, circa 1860, plus Cheffin's Official Maps of the London and Birmingham and Grand Junction Railways, circa 1840, two folding engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, some crude sellotape repairs to maps, each map approximately 195 x 650 mm, contemporary green cloth with printed label to upper board, worn and frayed, slim 8vo (4)
Lot 142
Savary (M.). Letters on Egypt..., 2 volumes, 2nd edition, printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1787, four black and white folding maps, some toning and spotting, modern endpapers, uniform modern calf spines retaining contemporary boards, slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Labillardiere (M.), Voyage In Search of La P‚rouse..., 2 volumes, printed for John Stockdale, 1800, 46 black and white plates, plus folding map, bookplates to front pastedowns, some spotting and toning throughout, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full calf, spines slightly rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, 8vo, and Dickson (John), History of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, 1899, limited edition 16/100, signed by the author to the limitation page, black and white illustrations, some minor toning, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated morocco bound by Tyrrell's, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th century travel history and reference, including Second Voyage dans l'Interior de l'Afrique..., 5 volumes, by F. Levaillant, circa 1783, mostly leather bindings, some original cloth, some rebound, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to, 56 volumes (3 shelves)
Lot 15
Royal Commission on Canals and Waterways. [Selection of maps.], [London: for H.M S.O, 1906-11], 8 folding lithographic maps on 8 sheets, all dissected onto linen and bound c. 1940 in 5 maroon cloth folders, text and outlines in colour, manuscript paper labels to front boards, approximate dimensions ranging from 450 x 650 mm to 950 x 600 mm, folders bowed, rubbed and marked, ownership inscriptions and a few other discreet annotations, with a collection of typed correspondence dated 1943 indicating that these maps were submitted to the Admiralty in response to a request for information, probably in preparation for D-Day The maps comprise: "Map of the Canal Systems and Navigable Rivers of Scotland" (plate number just shaved); "Map of the Canals and Navigable Rivers of Ireland" (plate number 2); "Map of the Canals & Navigable Rivers in the Catchment Basis of England and Wales (1 map on 2 sheets: plate 4, sheets 1 and 2); "Map of the Inland Navigation and Waterways of Belgium" (plate B.1); "General Map of the Navigable Waterways of France" (plate F. 1); "Map of the Inland Navigation and Waterways of Germany" (plate G.1); "The Industrial development along the Finow Canal" and "The Industrial Development along the Canalized Main from Frankfurt to Mainz" (2 maps on 1 sheet, plate G. 18). (5)
Lot 168
Hyde (Edward, 1st Earl of Clarendon). The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, begun in the Year 1641..., 3 volumes, 1st Dublin edition, 1719, engraved portrait frontispiece to each volume, armorial bookplate to front pastedowns, some browning to prelims and earlier text leaves, contemporary panelled calf, joints superficially cracked but firm, rubbed, volume 3 spine label gone, folio, together with Burnet (Gilbert), Bishop Burnet's History of his own Time, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1724-34, volume 2 inscribed by Burnet's son on volume 2 title verso as usual, binder's blanks and volume 2 title browned, intermittent damp-stain in volume 1 fore margin, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked preserving original labels, rubbed, corners worn, folio, plus Coxe (William), History of the House of Austria, from the Foundation of the Monarchy by Rhodolph of Hapsburgh, to the Death of Leopold the Second: 1218 to 1792, 2 volumes in 3, 1st edition, London, 1807, errata leaves, lacking map, occasional foxing, contemporary tan calf, rebacked retaining most of the original spines, corners restored, gilt fillet and blind palmette rolls to sides, a few light scuffs, 4to, and Gibbon (Edward), Miscellaneous Works, witih Memoirs of his Life and Writings, composed by himself: illustrated from his Letters, with Occasional Notes and Narrative, by John, Lord Sheffield, 3 volumes, 1st editions, London, 1796-1815, silhouette frontispiece to volume 1, engraved portrait frontispiece and folding genealogy leaf to volume 3, bookplate of Sir Robert Throckmorton, 8th Baronet (1800-1862) to each, foxing front and back, volume 3 frontispiece offset, contemporary marbled calf, gilt spines, twin morocco labels, volume 1 front board loose and volume 2 rear board starting, other joints cracked, volume 1 lacking a label, volume 3 spine defective at foot, 4to, and approximately 40 others, mainly 17th- or 18th-century history and theology in contemporary bindings, some rebacked but generally good, including works by Andrews, Kettlewell, Whiston, and similar, various formats (3 shelves)
Lot 33
Falconer (William). The Shipwreck, the third edition, corrected, London, 1769, engraved folding frontispiece, folding map by Kitchin, contemporary speckled calf, front joint cracked, 8vo, together with Campbell (John), Lives of the British Admirals: containing a New and Accurate Naval History, from the Earliest Periods, with a Continuation down to the Year 1779 including the Naval Transactions of the Late and Present War, and an Account of the Recent Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, written under the Inspection of Doctor Berkenhout, 4 volumes, London, Alexander Donaldson, 1779, 4 engraved frontispieces, 6 folding maps by John Lodge (complete), map of Europe repaired verso, contemporary half calf, rubbed overall, some superficial cracking to joints, stripping to marbled paper sides, tips worn, 8vo (5)
Lot 45
Raleigh (Sir Walter). The Historie of the World..., [printed for H.Lownes, G. Lathum, and R. Young, 1628], letterpress title with engraved portrait, six double-page engraved maps (some a little close-trimmed to margins) and two double-page engraved battle plans, burn holes to fore-edge of one map, both battle plans and numerous leaves of text, lacks additional title & explanatory leaf of text, A1 & A2 detached, first & last few leaves torn, frayed and some repairs, some other leaves repaired to margins, few marks and dust-soiling, 19th century cloth, extremities frayed and worn, folio Sold with all faults, not subject to return. (1)
Lot 6
Benson (Robert & Hatcher, Henry). Old and New Sarum, or Salisbury (from Sir Richard Colt Hoare's History of Modern Wiltshire), printed by and for John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1843, etched portrait frontispiece, engraved and lithographed plates, some light spotting to preliminary leaves, old dark blue half calf, with some wear, rebacked with original spine laid down, large folio, together with [Ledwich, Edward], Antiquitates Sarisburienses: containing, I. A Dissertation on the Antient Coins, found at Old Sarum. II. The Salisbury Ballad. III. The History of Old Sarum... IV. Historical Memoirs, relative to the city of New Sarum..., Salisbury, printed and sold by E. Easton, 1771, two folding engraved plates, half-title not present, later half calf, rubbed and scuffed to spine, 8vo, plus [John, Britton], The Beauties of Wiltshire, displayed in Statistical, Historical, and Descriptive Sketches: interspersed with anecdotes of the arts, 3 volumes, 1801-25, additional engraved title, and 13 engraved plates only (some plates and the folding map missing), contemporary calf, modern matching reback with morocco title and volume labels, 8vo, and three others related (Henry Penruddocke Wyndham, Wiltshire, Extracted from Domesday Book, Salisbury, 1788, William Henry Jones, Domesday for Wiltshire, Bath, 1865, & Rev. A.C. Smith, Guide to the British and Roman Antiquities of the North Wiltshire Downs, 1884), all ex-library copies, with all faults (8)
Lot 135
Irish History and Politics - Anglo-Irish Acts of Union - 23 pamphlets, chiefly in original wrappers, including[Redfoord, Archibald] Union Necessary to Security. Dublin: J. Archer, 1800, presentation copy from the author to William Smith Esq., several manuscript corrections by the author, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T194733]; Gay, Nicholas Strictures on the Proposed Union between Great Britain and Ireland. Dublin: J. Exshaw, 1799, lacks wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T133505]; [Anon.] A Hint concerning the causes that may have encouraged the English Minister to entertain that Extraordinary Project of a Union. Dublin: V. Dowling, 1800. Second edition, original wrappers, uncut; [ESTC T195046]; O'Connor, Arthur State of Ireland. [1798], drophead title, lacks wrappers, uncut; Leader, Nicholas P. An Address to the Merchants, Manufacturers and Landed Proprietors of Ireland, in which the Influence of an Union... is examined. Dublin: J. Moore, 1800, original wrappers, unuct, wrappers a bit frayed; ["Irishman"] A Few Observations, accounting for the apparent apathy that has prevailed on the Question of Union. Dublin: J. Stockdale, 1800, original wrappers, uncut, slightly spotted; [Ireland, Parliament] A Report of the Debate in the House of Commons of Ireland... recommending a legislative Union with Great Britain. Dublin: J. Stockdale, 1800, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC N26396]; Tracy, Darby A Letter from Darby Tracy... Union with Great Britain. Dublin: W. Folds, 1799, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T121310]; Farnham, Barry Maxwell, Earl of] An Examination into the Principles contained in a Pamphlet entitled the Speech of Lord Minto. Dublin: J. Moore, 1800, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T97710]; Weld, Matthew Constitutional Considerations. Dublin: J. Moore, 1800, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T87677]; [Holmes, Robert] An Argument addressed to the Yeomanry of Ireland by Euromus. Dublin: J. Stockdale, 1800, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T110801]; ["Real Friend"] A Letter to the People of Ireland... by a Real Friend. Dublin: J. Milliken, 1799, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T33123]; Swift, Theophilus Hear Him! Hear Him! Dublin: J. Stockdale, 1799, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T195046], very slight marginal worming to a few leaves; ["Eminent Barrister"] No Flinching or a Perservering Opposition to the Measure of an Incorporate Union. Dublin: J. Milliken, 1799, lacks wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T182361]; Smith, William Review of a Publication, entitled, the Speech of the Right Honourable John Foster. Dublin: Marchbank, 1799. Third edition, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T89666]; [Oriel, John Foster, Baron] Observations on that part of the Speaker's Speech, which relates to Trade. Dublin: T. Burnside, 1799, lacks wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T55091]; ["Member of the Irish Legislature"] The Measure of an Incorporate Legislative Union. Dublin: R. Marchbank, 1800, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T98792]; [Taylor, Herbert] Impartial Relation of the Military Operations which took place in Ireland. Dublin: J. Milliken, 1799, folding map, folding plan, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T114958]; Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount The Speech... on the subject of an incorporating Union with Great Britain. Dublin: J. Rea, 1800, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T114958]; Moore, George Observations on the Union, Orange Associations. Dublin: H. Fitzpatrick, 1799, original wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T72011]; [Carey, William] Both Sides of the Gutter. Dublin: P. Byrne, 1789, contemporary marginal annotations, original wrappers slightly frayed, uncut, [ESTC T69146]; Gold, Thomas The Speech... on the Subject of an Incorporate Union. London: J. Debrett, 1800, lacks wrappers, uncut, [ESTC T121144]; O'Connor, Arthur Letter to Lord Castelreagh. [Dublin ? 1799], lacks wrappers, drop-head title, uncut, [ESTC T96138] (23)Provenance: The property of the Newbattle Abbey College Trust
Lot 145
Maps, India & elsewhere including - Capt. J.T. Walker.District Peshawar & parts of districts Kohat, Rawul Pindee & Hazara, with Buneyr, Swat, Kabul & Terah. (No. 14) John Walker, 1860, double page engraved map, hand-coloured in outline, 638 x 970mm., several tears on E. side repaired on verso; similar map, imprint cropped, showing Kabul, 638 x 970mm., one tear repaired on verso; Mansell, Lt. A.L. Famagousta. Admiralty, 1878, lithographed map, 632 x 485mm., folds, short tear lower left; Wyld, James Wyld's Map of Ashanti and Neighbouring States with the British Possessions on the Gold Coast. 1873, double page coloured map, 512 x 794mm., 2 tears repaired on verso with minimal loss, some spotting; Punjab Map, Section 1, 2 (of 8), Calcutta, Surveyor General's Office, 1867, 556 x 962mm., hand-coloured in outline; Wyld, James Wyld's Military Staff Map of Central Asia and Afghanistan. [c. 1870 ?], 4 sheets (possibly once joined), each sheet 44 x 58cm.; sold not subject to returnProvenance: The property of the Newbattle Abbey College Trust
Lot 148
Miscellaneous books, a quantity, includingScott, F.E. Shall the New Foreign Office be Gothic or Classic ? 1860, presentation copy, lacks wrappers; Harper, Robert G. Observations on the Dispute between the United States and France. Dublin: P. Byrne, 1798, original wrappers frayed, uncut; Holland, L.G. A Descriptive & Historical Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures at Hatfield House. Privately Printed, 1891. 4to, original cloth, t.e.g.; Granville, A.B. The Spas of Germany. 1839, folding map, plates, original brown embossed cloth; Gosse, P.H. The Ocean. 1845; original cloth; Erskine, T. A View of the Causes and Consequences of the present War with France. 1798, lacks wrappers, uncut; D'Aumont, J.B. A Narrative of the Proceedings relating to the Suspension of the King of the French. Manchester, 1792, lacks wrappers, uncut; Phillippart, J. Memoirs &c &c of General Moreau. 1814, original boards, uncut, lacks spine; De Cahumereix, M. Narrative of M. de Chaumereix who escaped from the Massacres. 1795, lacks wrappers, uncut; Dundas, Mr First Report from the Committee of Secrecy. 1794, lacks wrappers, uncut; The Second Report from the Committee of Secrecy. 1794. Fourth edition, lacks wrappers, uncut; Londonderry, Marquis of Substance of a Second Speech. 1822, lacks wrappers, uncut, 2 copies; Forbes, James Hortus Woburnensis. A Descriptive Catalogue of upwards of Six Thousand Ornamental Plants. 1833, engraved title and plates, lithographed frontispiece, contemporary calf gilt, one joint partly split; [Shebbeare, John] A Letter to the People of England. 1755, Second edition, 8vo, contemporary half calf, worn; Wright, E.M. The Life of Joseph Wright. 1932, 2 vol., dust-jackets, Newbattle Abbey College stamp to title-pages; Shakespeare, W. The Works, edited by Charles Knight. London: Virtue & Co., [c.1880], 2 volumes, folio, 2 sets, both contemporary half calf, worn; [Borneo] Views of British North Borneo. 1899. Oblong 4to, original red cloth gilt, slightly soiledProvenance: The property of the Newbattle Abbey College Trust
Lot 149
Miscellaneous books, a quantity, including Harris, William CornwallisThe Wild Sports of Southern Africa. 1852. Fifth edition, 8vo, folding map and 34 (of 36) hand-coloured lithographed plates, virutally disbound, lower board only, title page dust-soiled and with stamp at head, occasional light soiling but plates mostly very clean; Egbert, D.D. The Tickhill Psalter and Related Manuscripts. New York, 1940. Folio, Newbattle Abbey College stamp to title and endpaper, original cloth, dustwrapper torn; Skrine, F.H. Life of Sir William Wilson Hunter. 1901., original cloth, stamp to title-page; [Oxford] An Account of the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent and their Imperial and Royal Majesties the Emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia, to the University of Oxford. Oxford, 1815. Folio, folding sheet & 2 uncoloured plates, lacks the frontispiece, original boards, uncut, worn, cover detached; Maxwell, M. Stalking Big Game with a Camera. 1925. 4to, original cloth, worn, upper hinge broken; sold not subject to return (quantity)Provenance: The property of the Newbattle Abbey College Trust
Lot 151
Oxford Cholera Epidemic - Acland, Henry WentworthMemoir on the Cholera at Oxford, in the year 1854, with Considerations suggested by the Epidemic. London: J. Churchill, 1856. First edition, 4to, presentation copy inscribed to the Marquis of Lothian, coloured folding map, 3 plates, folding chart, original brown cloth giltProvenance: The property of the Newbattle Abbey College Trust
Lot 163
Scottish history and manuscripts, 14 Quarto and folio volumes, comprising Chalmers, GeorgeCaledonia, or a Historical and Topographical Account of North Britain. Paisley: A. Gardner, 1887. 7 volumes, 4to, folding map, plates, original quarter maroon morocco gilt, t.e.g., uncut, spine of volume 1 worn; Billings, R.W. The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland. Edinburgh, [1845-52], 4 volumes, 4to., plates, contemporary maroon half morocco gilt, some spotting, slightly rubbed; James, Henry Facsimiles of National Manuscripts of Scotland. Southampton, 1867. 3 volumes, large folio, coloured vignettes, original quarter blue morocco, 2 spines worn (14)Provenance: The property of the Newbattle Abbey College Trust
Lot 176
Thomson, JohnThe Atlas of Scotland, containing Maps of Each County. Edinburgh: J. Thomson, 1832. Large folio, index map, hand-coloured double page panoramas of Principal Mountains & Principal Rivers, 58 double-page hand-coloured engraved maps, contemporary half morocco, occasional light spotting, worn, lacks spineProvenance: The property of the Newbattle Abbey College Trust
Lot 229
Classics, 5 volumes, comprising HerodotusHistoriarum Libri IX, edited by H. Estienne. London: E. Horton & J. Grover, 1679. Folio, text in Greek and Latin, folding map, contemporary russia gilt, g.e., bookplate of Syston Park, g.e., title and following leaf dampstained in inner margin, rebacked; Catullus, Tibullus and Propertius Pristino nitori restituti, accedunt fragmenta Cornelio Gallo inscripta. Leiden, 1743, 8vo, frontispiece, modern morocco gilt, g.e.; Plinius, Caecilius Secundus Caius Epistolarum libri X. Leiden: Officina Elzeviriorum, 1640. 12mo, contemporary vellum, some spotting; Pliny The Letters of Pliny the Younger.. by John Earl of Orrery. London: P. Vaillant, 1751. 2 volumes, 4to, half-titles, contemporary calf, worn (5)
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Lot 25
Hall, JamesTravels in Scotland, by an Unusual Route: with a Trip to the Orkneys and Hebrides. [London:] J. Johnson, 1807. 2 volumes, 8vo, frontispieces, plates and double-page map, contemporary calf with gilt crest and 'Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense' motto, neatly rebacked with modern gilt tooled spines, bookplates of J. Robertson (2)
Lot 30
History: Barry, George, and othersHistory of the Orkney Islands. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808. Second edition, 4to, folding map, 11 plates, contemporary calf, bookplates, some wear and spotting, ownership signatures to title-page; Mallet Northern Antiquities... London: T. Carnan and Co., 1770. 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary boards, bookplates; Sinclair, John The Statistical Account of Scotland [the Orkney and Zetland Parishes]. Edinburgh: William Creech, 1791. 2 volumes, 8vo, later island-specific half-title and contents, half vellum gilt, bookplates, stickers of the Drambuie collection to endpapers; Standen, Edward A Paper on the Shetland Islands. Oxford, 1845. 12mo, modern brown calf, bookplate; [Hepburn, Thomas] A Letter to a Gentleman from his Friend in Orkney. London, 1760. 8vo, later half morocco, bookplate; and another copy; Marwick, J.G. The Adventures of John Renton. Kirkwall: W.R. Mackintosh, 1935. 8vo, contemporary half morocco; Tudor, John R. The Orkneys and Shetland... London: Edward Stanford, 1883. 8vo, contemporary half calf rebacked retaining contemporary spine, bookplate; Hossack, B.H. Kirkwall in the Orkneys. Kirkwall: William Peace & Son, 1900. 4to, black quarter morocco over blue cloth; MacBeath, James M. The Orkneys in Early Celtic Times. Kirkwall: William Peace & Son, [n.d.] 8vo, modern morocco gilt; Semi-Serfdom in the Zetland (or Shetland) Islands in a letter to a M.P. London: Elliot Stock, 1873. 8vo, modern cloth, bookplate; Catton, James The History and Description of the Shetland Islands. Wainfleet: P.I. Tuxford, 1838. 8vo, contemporary boards, with a modern spine; and 6 others, sold not subject to return (20)
Lot 31
History: Stewart, David, and othersSketches of the Character, Manners and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co., 1822. 2 volumes, 8vo, hand-coloured folding map with tears and repairs, marbled boards, bookplates; Gifford, Thomas Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica No. XXXVII [containing Mr Gifford's Historical Description of Zetland.] London: J. Nichols, 1786. 4to, folding map, later cloth, bookplate; [Hepburn, Thomas] A Letter to a Gentleman from his Friend in Orkney. London, 1760. 8vo, modern calf gilt, bookplate; The Statistical Account of the Shetland Islands. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1841. 8vo, original green cloth, rebacked, bookplate; The Duke of Sutherland Two Ancient Records of the Bishopric of Caithness, from the Charter-room at Dunrobin. Edinburgh: Bannatyne Club, 1848. 4to, contemporary half morocco; [Sands, James] A Letter Directed thus for Mr. James Lyon in Kirkwall. [Edinburgh?] 1710. 8vo, final leaf torn and laid-down lacking around 50 percent of text; [bound with] Lyon, James A Short Account of the Divine Original of Episcopacy... [Edinburgh?] 1710. 8vo, title-page laid down; in contemporary calf, rebacked; Sinclair, Thomas Caithness Events...Wick: W. Rae, 1894. 8vo, contemporary half morocco, bookplate; Tudor, John R. The Orkneys and Shetland. London: Edward Stanford, 1883. 8vo, original blue cloth gilt, bookplate; Glass, N.M. Caithness - and the War. Wick: Peter Reid & Co., Ltd., 1948. 8vo, original cloth, bookplate; sold not subject to return (10)
Lot 323
Wilson, AngusAnglo-Saxon Attitudes. London: Secker & Warburg, 1956. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket spine partially lacking; [Idem] A Bit off the Map. London: Secker & Warburg, 1957. First edition, 8vo; [Idem] The Middle Age of Mrs. Eliot. London: Secker & Warburg, 1958. First edition, 8vo; [Idem] The Old Men at the Zoo. London: Secker & Warburg, 1961. First edition, 8vo; [Idem] The Wild Garden. London: Secker & Warburg, 1963. First edition, 8vo; [Idem] Late Call. London: Secker & Warburg, 1964. First edition, 8vo; [Idem] No Laughing Matter. London: Secker & Warburg, 1967. First edition, 8vo; all original cloth with unclipped dust-jackets, rubbing and tears to some dust-jackets, some dampstaining; and two others (9)
![2 Blaeu maps of Scotland, comprisingLothian and Linlitquo. [Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1654], 380 x 540mm., hand-coloured in outline,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a47fc324-3170-425b-8d46-a86c010236c1/a1b59804-a36d-4281-8693-f8d2fcb9a242/468x382.jpg)
Lot 351
2 Blaeu maps of Scotland, comprisingLothian and Linlitquo. [Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1654], 380 x 540mm., hand-coloured in outline, map slightly creased at centre fold obscuring a little; The Upper Ward of Clyds-dayl. [Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1654], hand-coloured in outline, 392 x 541mm., both double glazed
Lot 352
3 maps of Britain, comprising Ortelius, AbrahamAngliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannicar: Insularum Descriptio. [Antwerp, c. 1584], hand-coloured engraved map, slight adhesive loss at fold, 355 x 508mm., Sanson, Nicolas Britannicae Insulae. Paris: chez M. Tavernier, 1641, engraved map hand-coloured in outline, 428 x 550mm.; Insulae- Britannicae, double page hand-coloured engraved map within engraved French text and ornate floral frame, 395 x 550mm., [no date], all framed and glazed (3)
![4 maps of Scotland [Fife, Lothian, S. Scotland, Haddington], 2 by Joan Blaeu, 1 by Gerhard Mercator, 1 by W. & A.K. Johnston,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a47fc324-3170-425b-8d46-a86c010236c1/bfbe1d7f-d705-4bd2-9026-928a47e34940/468x382.jpg)
Lot 353
4 maps of Scotland [Fife, Lothian, S. Scotland, Haddington], 2 by Joan Blaeu, 1 by Gerhard Mercator, 1 by W. & A.K. Johnston, includingBlaeu, Joan Fifae Pars Orientalis. The East Part of Fife. [Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1654], 42 x 62cm., Dutch text on verso, somewhat discoloured, tear/repair to lower margin, double glazed; Blaeu, Joan and Cornelius Lothian and Linlitquo. [Amsterdam : Blaeu, 1654], 38 x 55cm., Latin text on verso, not laid down, ?silked on verso; Mercator, Gerhard [Scotiae Regnum south sheet], per Gerardum Mercatorem per privilegio. [Duisberg : Mercator, 1595], engraved map, outline hand-colouring, Latin text on verso, 36 x 47cm., not laid down, 6cm. split at base of centre fold; Johnston, W. & A.K. Johnston's Map of the County of Haddington with the Railways. Edinburgh [c.1850], engraved map, hand-coloured in outline, 55 x 70cm. (4)
Lot 356
Atlas - Thomson, JohnA New General Atlas. Edinburgh: J. Thomson, 1829. Large folio, folding frontispiece (Mountains), folding plate (Lengths of the Principal Rivers) and maps numbered 1-76 mounted on guards throughout (including 10 pt. 1 & 2 joined, 11 pt. 1 & 2 joined, 12 pt. 1 & 2 joined, 25 pt. 1 & 2 joined, 27 pt. 1 & 2 joined, 27 pt. 3 & 4 joined, 34 parts 1-4 joined as 2, 42 in 2 sheets; 43 "2nd" (Birman empire), occasional slight discolouration, one map (Asia) split at fold without loss, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, joints splitting, rubbed
![China - Blaeu, Willem & JohannesChina veteribus Sinarum Regio nunc Incolis Tame dicta. [Amsterdam, c. 1640-45], hand-coloured](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a47fc324-3170-425b-8d46-a86c010236c1/044eee2e-310c-4714-dab6-e8eb9ddf82d9/468x382.jpg)
Lot 361
Fife: Kilmany, and the area; and Carntyne, GlasgowSeven manuscript plans, comprising: The East and West Farms of Kilmany and Cloughies; Cloughies; Muircraigs; Westerkilmany; Cloughies; East Farm of Kilmany; West Farm of Kilmany; each c. 44.5 x 57cm, hand-coloured, some creasing where the maps have been rolled, some soiling; a printed and rolled Ordnance Survey showing Kilmany; A Plan of Carntyne Estate for Registration of Ownership, hand-coloured printed map, some worming; Plan of the Estate of Carntyne, printed rolled map with manuscript additions (10)
Lot 365
Louisiana - De L'Isle, GuillaumeCarte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississippi, dressée sur un grand nombre de Memoires entrau tres sur ceux de Mr. le Maire Par Guillaume de I'sle. [1727], 368 x 420mm.,Note: This issue does not have the inset map of the mouth of the Mississippi River. The BNF website dates this issue to 1727.
Lot 366
North America - a collection of 15 mapsThe United States and Territories, together with Canada &c, 1860. 39 x 59cm, hand-coloured; another copy; Bradford, T.G. United States, 1836. 44.5 x 64cm, hand-colouring; Melish, John United States of America... Philadelphia, 1820. 44.5 x 55cm, hand-colouring, browned; Rand, McNally & Co. The Santa Fé Route and Connections. Chicago, 1888, 40.5 x 67cm; Fenner Sears & Co. A Geological Map of the United States. London, 1832, 27.5 x 41cm; Gray, Frank A. Gray's New Map of the United States, 1879, 44 x 72cm; Stülpnagel, F. von Nord-America..., 1867, 38 x 46.5, hand-coloured in outline; and 7 others, including 5 photocopies
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