Kerr (Lord Mark Robert) Hamilton (William). Manuscript Copy of Letters concerning the Northern Coast of the County of Antrim. Containing a Natural History of its Basaltes: with an Account of such Circumstances as are worthy of notice respecting the Antiquities, Manners and Customs of that Country, 164pp, map, frontispiece and 51 original grisaille watercolours by the artist, each signed with his monogram, manuscript pages, offsetting, occasional marginal spotting, bookplate of Lord Kerr to front pastedown, contemporary full brown morocco gilt with floral embellishments to turn-ins, gilt text block, boards rubbed, spine extremities and joints worn, corners bumped, 4toQty: (1)NOTESA sumptuous manuscript copy of a cornerstone of 18th century Irish topography. Lord Mark Robert Kerr was Vice-Admiral of the Royal Navy (1837-1840) and an artist. He commanded the Fisgard in the Napoleonic War and it was he who alerted the Royal Navy to the movement of the French fleet through the Strait of Gibraltar in 1805, this being the initial advice that they were at sea. He maintained close correspondence with Admiral Nelson and Nelson thought of him highly; "..I fear Lord M Kerr is falling into the same complaint [as I have]. I have now got him to the fleet and shall keep an Eye upon him for he is too valuable an Officer and good a Man to be lost for want of care" (Nelson, the New Letters, 2005, pp.304). However, he was also an artist of high regard. "What Nelson did not know, however, was that, in addition to being an excellent naval officer, Kerr was also an exceptionally interesting artist: a Regency surrealist" (British Art Journal, Vol 6, No 2 pp.28-30). He married Charlotte MacDonald, Countess of Antrim in 1799 which no doubt contributed to his desire to create this work. Beautifully illustrated with 51 watercolours, all signed by the artist, based upon the corresponding passages in Hamilton's work. The passages of the text have been handwritten (presumably by Kerr) in a fine, flowing hand. Furthermore, the map and two further manuscripts were contributed by his daughter Letitia Louisa Kerr.
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England & Wales. Langenes (Barent), Anglia, Amsterdam, circa 1600, uncoloured miniature map, engraved by Pieter Van den Keere, orientated to the west, slight dust soiling, 95 x 125 mm, Latin text on verso, together with Morden (Robert). England [1695 or later], uncoloured engraved map, 365 x 425 mm, with Edwards (George/Seligmann J. M.). Verschiedene Reisen des Auctoris, Nuremberg, circa 1755, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, decorated with two large stag beetles, the beak of an Ibis, and an inset vignette of a hummingbird, 260 x 205 mm, with another 12 maps of England and Wales, including 7 after Mallet, with other examples by Wells, Faden/Palmer and Zannoni, small format, all in good conditionQty: (15)
* Railways and Civil Engineering. A good collection of 22 prints, 19th century, engravings, aquatints and lithographs, including Tregoning (E. S. publisher). Penryn, Flushing and Falmouth Harbour (From the Old Helston Road), published in Falmouth, printed by J. Newman & Co., circa 1850, hand-coloured lithograph, trimmed to the neatline, 260 x 345 mm, mounted, together with Maclure (A.). Proposed Viaduct over the Dee at Ruabon on the Proposed Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Coventry & Chester Junction Railway, Henry Robertson Esqr. A. M. Engineer, Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor, Liverpool, circa 1845, tint stone lithograph, one repaired marginal closed tear, 290 x 375 mm, mounted, with Pyall (H.). Coaches &c. employed on the Railway..., R. Ackermann, 1831, aquatint after T. T. Bury with contemporary hand-colouring, slight fraying to margins, 240 x 285 mm, plus Shaw (J.). Rainhill Bridge [and] Olive Mount, Liverpool, 1831, two uncoloured engravings of early steam engines on India wove, each 185 x 240 mm, and Rosenberg (C.). London and Birmingham Railway. Camden Town Fixed Engine Station. Robert Stephenson Esqr. Engineer, circa 1845, uncoloured aquatint, some mount staining, 430 x 330 mm, with Hawkins (G.). Interior of the Great Western Railway Station Bristol, George Davey, Bristol, circa 1840, tint stone lithograph after S. C. Jones, slight spotting and dust soiling, 240 x 320 mm, plus Mason (T.). Viaduct at Slade Devon, O. Angel, Exeter & R. Indstone, Plymouth, circa 1840, lithograph with a blue watercolour wash, slight creasing, 235 x 315 mm, with another 14 similar, various sizes and condition, some mountedQty: (22)
Gratton (Frederick M). The History of Freemasonry in Shangai and Northern China, Containing a Complete List of all the Regular Lodges & Royal Arch Chapters, Tientsin: North China Printing and Publishing Co, 1913, 10 photographic plates, minor spotting to prelims, contemporary red half morocco, joints slightly rubbed, corners bumped, boards rubbed, spine extremities slightly worn, 8vo, together with: The History of Freemasonry in Northern China, 1913-1937, Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, no date, frontispiece, 27 photographic plates, 1 folding map, some leaves uncut, contemporary red half morocco, joints slightly rubbed, corners bumped, boards rubbed, spine extremities slightly worn, 8vo with Northern China medal, 3 bars with floral embellishments, yellow metal with sword design, blue ribbon, signed 'KS' and a feline figurehead to versoQty: (3)
![King (Jessie M.) The Little White Town of Never Weary, London: George Harrap, [1917], 4 mounted colour plate, photographic il](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/eb01b961-dd44-4022-93a5-ad8900ff91e1/5b0ee56d-a339-47d5-ba32-ad8a0120a72c/468x382.jpg)
King (Jessie M.) The Little White Town of Never Weary, London: George Harrap, [1917], 4 mounted colour plate, photographic illustrations by J. Bruce Cameron, Merle's Tower illustration with marginal tear repaired to verso, some light spotting, original pictorial cloth, spine a little darkened, one corner bumped, 4to, together with The Enchanted Capital of Scotland, from a story told by a merchant of Edinburgh. Retold in words by Isobel K.C. Steele, and retold in pictures by Jessie M. King, Edinburgh: Plaid Stationary of Scotland, [1945], illustrations, contemporary presentation inscription, original cloth (a few stains and small faded patches)), dust jacket, a few chips and tears, 4toQty: (2)
King (Jessie M., illustrator). The Book of Bridges, by Edme Arcambeau, London and Glasgow: Gowans and Gray, 1911, 11 colour plates, endpapers toned, top edge gilt, original green cloth, colour illustration inset to upper cover, spine a little faded, small flecked marks to upper cover and extremities, 4toQty: (1)
Latham (Robert & William Matthews). The Diary of Samuel Pepys, 11 volumes, mixed editions, Berkley: University of California Press, 1979-83, publisher original uniform cloth in dust jackets, spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with; Ragsdale (Kenneth Baxter), Quicksilver, Terlingua and the Chisos Mining Company, 1st edition, Texas: A & M University Press, 1976, black & white illustrations, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus Kull (Nell M.), History of Dover Vermont, 200 Years in a Hill Town, 1st edition, Vermont: The Book Cellar, 1961, period inscription to the front endpaper, black & white illustrations, publishers original cloth in slipcase, 8vo, and other modern history reference & related, including publications by H.M.S.O., Oxford, Yale, Burt Franklin, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, some paperbacks, most volumes have a previous owner inscription to the front pastedown or endpaper, G/VG, 8voQty: (6 shelves)
Savage (James). History of the Hundred of Carhampton, in the County of Somerset, 1st edition, Bristol: William Strong, 1830, black & white frontispiece plus a colour geological folding map with a small tear to the bottom right margin, some toning & spotting throughout, bookplate to front pastedown, cracked gutters, spine partially detached, contemporary blue cloth spine to boards, rubbed, paper spine label rubbed with some loss, 8vo together with other 19th & early 20th-century British history & topography reference & related, including Census of England and Wales 1911, London: H. M. S. O., 12 volumes, 1911, large 8vo, some leather bindings, some original cloth, some odd volumes, all ex-library with some associated marks, overall condition is fair/good, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves )
![Jenkins (David [editor]). The Cambridge History of Western History, 2 volumes, Cambridge: University Press, 2003, numerous mo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/eb01b961-dd44-4022-93a5-ad8900ff91e1/19d6d6a9-b961-4c28-9532-ad8a0120c936/468x382.jpg)
Jenkins (David [editor]). The Cambridge History of Western History, 2 volumes, Cambridge: University Press, 2003, numerous monochrome illustrations, publishers original cloth in dust jackets & slipcase, 8vo, together with; Byrne (Muriel St. Clare [editor]), The Lisle Letters, 6 volumes, Chicago: University Press, colour & monochrome frontispieces, publishers original red & blue cloth, volumes 1 & 2 spines slightly creased, 8vo, plus Ormrod (W. M., Carola Hicks & Nicholas Rogers [editors]), Harlaxton Medieval Studies, 4 volumes [England in the Thirteenth... Eleventh...Fourteenth...Fifteenth Century], 1st editions, Stamford: Paul Watkins, 1991-94, publishers original uniform cloth in dust jackets, spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other modern scholarly history reference, including The Crisis of the Aristocracy 1558-1641, by Lawrence Stone, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1966, 8vo, The Dawn of Modern Geography, 3 volumes, by C. Raymond Beazley, reprint edition, New York: Peter Smith, 1949, 8vo, & publications by universities of Oxford, Yale, Princeton, Edinburgh, Wales, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8voQty: (3 shelves )
![H.M.S.O., The History of the King's Works, edited by H. M. Colvin, 8 volumes [volumes 1-6, Plans, Plans 5,6 & 7], London,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/eb01b961-dd44-4022-93a5-ad8900ff91e1/5403c7d7-08ff-4fd1-8962-ad8a0120ccff/468x382.jpg)
H.M.S.O., The History of the King's Works, edited by H. M. Colvin, 8 volumes [volumes 1-6, Plans, Plans 5,6 & 7], London, 1963-73, colour & monochrome illustrations, all original cloth in dust jackets, volumes 1, 2 & Plans spines faded, 4to, The War At Sea 1939-1945 [History of the Second World War], 3 volumes (in 4), volume 1 4th impression, volumes 2-3 part 2 1st editions, London, 1957-61, monochrome maps & plans, all original cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with; De Sandraz (Courtilz), Memoirs of Monsieur D'Artagnan..., 3 volumes, translated by Ralph Nevil, 1st English language edition, London: H. S. Nichols, 1925, black & white portrait frontispiece to volume 1, period inscription to the front endpaper, bookplates to the front pastedowns, marginal toning, publishers original gilt decorated blue cloth, spines toned & lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Slone (William Milligan), Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, 4 volumes, New York: The Century Co., 1906, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, some light toning, top edges gilt, publishers original red cloth, spines slightly faded & rubbed, large 8vo, and other late 19th-century & modern history reference & biography, including Oxford History of England, 8 volumes, & works by Winston Churchill, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (5 shelves )
Asher (Frederick M). The Art Museum, London: Phaidon, 2011, original publisher's boards, original wrapping as new, folio, together other modern art reference, including I Want to Change The World, by Karim Rashid, deluxe limited edition, New York: Universe Publishing, 2002, in pink plastic case, large 4to, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 4to/folioQty: (3 shelves)
Guichard (Kenneth M.). British Etchers 1850-1940, London: Robin Garton, 1977, 3 original etchings by Robin Tanner (Wren and Primroses, Full Moon; & The Old Road), each signed in pencil, monochrome illustrations, errata slip present, top edge gilt, original quarter blue morocco gilt, large 4to (33 x 26 cm), together with: Dodgson (Campbell), A Complete Catalogue of the Etchings and Dry-Points of Edmund Blampied R.E., London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1926, original signed etching as frontispiece, monochrome plates, top edge gilt, original cloth, extremities slightly scuffed, 4to (28.5 x 22 cm), limited edition 220/350Qty: (2)
![Herodotus (of Halicarnassus). Herodoti Halicarnasei libri novem [at end:] Herodoti Halicarnasei patris historiae traductio e](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/eb01b961-dd44-4022-93a5-ad8900ff91e1/07349600-b119-47c4-97da-ad8a011f82bf/468x382.jpg)
Herodotus (of Halicarnassus). Herodoti Halicarnasei libri novem [at end:] Herodoti Halicarnasei patris historiae traductio e graeco in latinum per virum eruditissimum Laurentium Valensem, Venice, Joannem & Gregoriu[m] de Gregoriis Fratres, viii Martii [i.e. after 29 March], 1494, 140 of 142 leaves, A8, a-d8, e-x6: A1r title: Herodoti Halicarnasei libri novem, A1v blank, A2r-8r index (here bound at end of volume), A8v with editor's letter to Nicolaus Rubeus dated 29 March, 1494 (three weeks later than the colophon), A1 title loose, with ink ownership inscription Ex Libris Francisci: Mae: Malvolii Coneglansis, and his bookplate to verso, lacking a1 (first leaf of text with white on black decorative woodcut border, supplied in loose photographic facsimile), and x6 (final leaf of main text with colophon, supplied in loose photographic facsimile), a few early marginal annotations in ink, u1-6 and x1-5 repaired to lower blank margin, x4-5 restrengthened to fore-edge, occasional ink stains and soiling to margins, light waterstaining, 19th century plain limp vellum, lightly soiled, folio (32 x 22 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Francesco Maria Malvolti of Conegliano (north of Venice), an academic who was one of the first to praise the local wine of Conegliano Valdobiaddene in the Giornale d'Italia of 1772, where he mentions the quality of prosecco wine production. Hain-Copinger *8472; BMC V, 345 (IB. 21058); Bod-Inc Online H-056; Sander 3376; Essling 735; Goff H-90. The third edition of Herodotus, translated from the Greek into Latin by the eminent Italian renaissance humanist and scholar Lorenzo Valla (1407-1457), and edited by Antonio Mancinelli (1452-1505), preceded by the editions of 1474 (Venice: Jacobus Rubeus) and 1475 (Rome: Arnoldus Pannartz).
![Monmouth (Geoffrey of). Britannie vtriusq[ue] regu[m] et principum origo & gesta insignia ex antiquissimis Britannici ser](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/eb01b961-dd44-4022-93a5-ad8900ff91e1/4b15ecfa-7788-4d43-9371-ad8a011f846b/468x382.jpg)
Monmouth (Geoffrey of). Britannie vtriusq[ue] regu[m] et principum origo & gesta insignia ex antiquissimis Britannici sermonis monumentis in Latinum traducta, 2nd edition, Paris: Jodocus Badius Ascensius, 1517, 102pp, woodcut device on title, arms on AA8v, woodcut initials, blanks reinforced, occasional spotting (mostly marginal), dust-staining to endpapers, modern blue leather binding, gilt to spine, all edges gilt, spine label chipped with loss, 8voQty: (1)
A diamond solitaire ring, the modern round brilliant cut diamond weighing 0.69 carats, hallmarked 18ct gold band, sponsor's mark 'DMR', London 1982, gross wt. 3.39g, size M. Condition - with Jewellery Council of South Africa Diamond Certification Laboratory certificate dated 1984 stating the stone as clarity VS1 colour TW (tinted white), little wear to band.
A diamond and sapphire cluster ring, the central oval mixed cut sapphire weighing approx. 1.62 carats, surround by twelve modern round brilliant diamonds weighing approx. 0.48 carts, 18ct gold import marks, sponsor's initials 'MJM', Sheffield 1990, gross wt. 3.09g, size M. Condition - good, stones are lively, central stone with minor nibbles to facet edges, band worn to edges but not thin, also slightly out of shape.
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