Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret). La DeuxiŠme Collection Salubra par Le Corbusier, Basle, 1959, text printed in French, English and German, monochrome illustrations to text, 14 double-page marbled colour wallpaper samples and 20 single sheet colour wallpaper sheet samples, colour chart to inside rear cover, 3 colour photographic plates of interiors, printed price list in English tipped-in after introductory text, 2 card window mounts cased in clear plastic at end (as issued), original pale blue publisher's cloth, with glazed pictorial board upper cover, oblong folio (250 x 400 mm) Le Corbusier was commissioned by the Swiss wallpaper manufacturer Salubra to produce designs, the first collection of which was issued in 1932. This second collection of his "colour keyboard" allows up to 400 colour scheme variations for the architect, decorator or client. (1)
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Palladio (Andrea). The Architecture of A. Palladio; in four books. Containing a short treatise of the five orders, and the most necessary observations concerning all sorts of building: as also the different construction of private and publick houses, high-ways, bridges, market-places, Xystes, and temples... revis'd, design'd, and publish'd by Giacomo Leoni, Third Edition, corrected. With notes and remarks of Inigo Jones: now first taken, from his original manuscript in Worcester College Library, Oxford, 2 volumes bound in one, printed for A. Ward, S. Birt, D. Browne, etc., 1742, printed title to each volume (first title printed in red and black), engraved portrait frontispiece and allegorical frontispiece by Bernard Picart, 230 copper engraved plates on 207 sheets, including several double-page by John Harris, Bernard Picart, Michael Vandergucht and John Cole engraved portrait and first title with some light spotting and marginal fraying, with a few closed marginal tears, occasional spotting elsewhere, 3 plates (XIV-XVI) with some marginal fraying and tears, with minor loss, modern antique-style half calf, contrasting red and green spine labels, large folio (465 x 290 mm) Harris 685. Wittkower, Palladio and Palladianism, pages 79-83. Described by Wittkower as the "most lavish and most famous English Palladio", the present work was the first to contain the notes and remarks of Inigo Jones, taken from Jones's copy of Palladio's Quattro Libri, which had been bequeathed to Worcester College, Oxford, by Dr. George Clarke, M.P. for the University, and an amateur architect. This edition also contains translations of Palladio's texts on the Antiquities of Rome, and Discourse of the Fires of the Ancients. (1)
Bruce (James). Travels between the years 1765 and 1773, through part of Africa, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia, into Abyssinia, to Discover the Source of the Nile, 1st edition, Albion Press, [1812], engraved portrait and additional title, nine engraved plates, some spotting and offsetting, small previous owner stamp to title and at front, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Mounsey (Augustus H.), A Journey through the Caucasus and the Interior of Persia, 1st edition, 1872, folding map, scattered light spotting, bookplate, front hinge a little tender, original cloth, small split to upper joint, large previous owner signature to upper cover, 8vo, plus Baker (Samuel White), Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon, 1st edition, 1855, half title (with presentation inscription and library stamps), six chromolithographed plates, publisher's list at end, light spotting, contents leaves roughly opened, library stamps, front hinge reinforced, original cloth, spine rubbed, a few stains, 8vo, with other travel including Ralph P. Cobbold's Innermost Asia. Travel & Sport in the Pamirs, 1900, five volumes of Sir Richard Phillips' Voyages and Travels, 1819-20 and Francois le Vaillant. Traveller in South Africa, 2 volumes, 1973 (limited edition of 2500) (14)
Bennett (Hugh). Passages from the History of Elmley Castle, a Lecture, Addressed to the Inhabitants of Elmley Castle, Worcester: J. Hatton, 1865, title inscribed to upper blank margin 'Joseph Jones Esq. with the writer's kind regards', few leaves with detailed notes to lower blank margins, interleaved with blanks, mounted newspaper cuttings to blanks at rear, front pastedown with bookplate of Joseph Jone (Lord of the Manor & owner of Abberley Hall), all edges gilt, near contemporary half morocco by C. Winstanley of Manchester, spine rubbed and scuffed, slim 8vo, together with Moilliet (J. Lewis), Abberley Manor, Worcestershire. Notes on its History, Augustine's Oak, Churches and Families connected with the Parish to the Present Day, 1905, numerous black & white plates, edges rough trimmed, original two tone cloth, 8vo, with Hornyold (T. Charles Gandolfi), Blackmore Park, 1883, engraved frontispiece, cation title, folding linen-backed pedigree, bookplate of Carolus Gandolphus Hornyold of Blackmore Park Worcestershire, contemporary red morocco gilt by Deighton & Co, Worcester, slim 8vo, plus Davenport (James), The Washbourne Family of Little Washbourne and Wichenford in the Couty of Worcester, 1st edition, 1907, black & white plates, folding pedigree, some spotting, Hartlebury Castle library ink stamp to front free endpaper, original cloth gilt, slightly marked, 8vo Only one UK institutional location of first title found (Society of Antiquaries of London) and one location for third listed title (British Library). (4)
Palladio (Andrea). I Quattro Libri dell'architettura, 4 parts in one, Venice, Bartolomeo Carampello, 1601, four engraved woodcut titles within architectural borders, 221 woodcut illustrations, some full and double page by G. & C. Chrieger, C. Coriolano and others after Palladio, printer's woodcut device to colophon, first title with repairs to verso, a few small marginal repairs, some light water stains and soiling, D3 with manuscript note to margin, previous owner signatures at head of title (one crossed-through), endpapers renewed, contemporary vellum, manuscript title to spine, a few repairs and light soiling, folio Fowler 214. Third edition, a reprint of the 1581 edition by the same printer, with the illustrations from the original plates of the 1570 edition. (1)
Pugin (Augustus Welby). An Apology for the Revival of Christian Architecture in England, 1st edition, 1843, half title, 10 engraved plates, bound with The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture: Set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott, 1843, additional engraved title, 20 engraved plates, occasional minor spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary tan morocco gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, 4to, together with Contrasts: Or, a Parallel between the Noble Edifices of the Middle Ages, and Corresponding Buildings of the Present Day; shewing the Present Decay of Taste, 2nd edition, Edinburgh, 1898, engraved additional title, 20 engraved plates, scattered light spotting, original cloth, some light flecked stains, 4to (2)
Rossi (Domenico). Studio d'Architettura Civile sopra gli Ornamenti di Porte Finestre tratti da alcune Fabbriche insigni di Roma con le misure piante modini, e profili, opera de pru celebri architetti de nostri tempi, 2 volumes, Rome, Domenico de Rossi, 1702-11, engraved title to each, 142 and 62 copper engraved plates respecitvely, including some folding and double-page (first volume numbered 1-142 with plate 3 being the single leaf of printed introduction), some light marks and minor waterstains (contents generally in clean condition), each title inscribed in a small hand at head, Ex Libris Burton ex dono Sam Burton, with early 19th century bookplate of William Burton to front pastedown of each volume, contemporary full vellum, rubbed and some marks, minor wear to extremities, large folio (48.5 x 36 cm, 19.3 x 14.5 ins) Berlin, Ornamentstichsammlung 2681. A comprehensive survey of Italian architecture of the 16th and 17th centuries, including the work of Michelangelo, Raphael, Cortona, San Gallo, Bernini, Borromini, Fontana and others. A third volume of plates was published in 1721. Ex Libris William Burton of Longner Hall, near Shrewsbury. (2)
Ruskin (John). The Stones of Venice, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1851-53, lithographed and aquatint plates, original blindstamped brown cloth gilt, a little frayed and chipped to head and foot of spines, large 8vo, together with Modern Painters, 5 volumes, mixed editions, 1860-69, occasional marginal spotting, original blindstamped green cloth gilt, spines faded, a little frayed and chipped to head and foot of spines, large 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th century mostly British architectural interest, including Batsford publications, mostly original cloth, 4to/8vo (approx. 70)
Vignola (Giacomo Barozzi da, 1507-73). Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura, Rome: Andreas Vaccarius, 2 parts in 1 volume, 1607-1610, engraved title and 45 numbered engraved plates including title to second part, some spotting and dust-soiling throughout, old dampstain to foremargins of final 5 plates, contemporary ownership inscription of abbot Leonardo Spinola to first title lower margin (partly trimmed away), contemporary mottled calf, gilt-decorated spine, some edge wear, upper joint cracked and weak, spine label defective, folio (382 x 259 mm) Part 2 (leaf [XXXVIII]-XXXXV) has a special title-page engraved by Giovanni Battista Montano: Nuova et ultima aggiunta delle porte d'Architeta di Michel Angelo Buonaroti. The title-page and plates I-XXXVII are from the same plates as those of the 1563 edition except for plate III (the five architectural orders) which does not appear there. Berlin Kat. 2581. (1)
Viollet-le-Duc (Eugene Emmanuel). Lectures on Architecture, translated from the French by Benjamin Bucknall, 2 volumes, 1877, 36 double page engraved and lithographed plates, a few tinted, illustrations, some light spotting, original six part wrappers (lacking lower wrapper for part V, some soiling and small marginal tears), untrimmed, modern calf-backed boards, spines a little faded, royal 8vo (2)
Wickes (Charles). A Handy Book of Villa Architecture: Being a Series of Designs for Villa Residences in Various Styles, London: Crosby Lockwood & Co., [1859], 30 lithograph plates, library ink stamps to title and plates, scattered spotting, endpapers renewed, all edges gilt, modern half morocco gilt retaining original cloth gilt covers, 4to, together with Stevenson (J.J.), House Architecture, 2 volumes, 1880, black & white plates and illustrations, original pictorial gilt cloth, 8vo, with Robson (Edward Robert), School Architecture. Being Practical Remarks on the Planning, Designing, Building, and Furnishing of School-Houses, 1874, wood engraved frontispiece and illustrations, modern green quarter calf, spine faded, 8vo (4)
Wickes (Charles). Memorials of English Mediaeval Churches; Being Studies from the Finest Existing Examples of the Ecclesiastical Steeples of Great Britain, 1857, additional title, 71 lithographed plates, some light spotting, original cloth, old reback, rubbed with a few stains, folio, together with Architectural Parallels; or the Progress of Ecclesiastical Architecture in England, through the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries, by Edward Sharpe, 2 volumes in 4, 1848, numerous lithographed plates, scattered spotting, library presentation label, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco, a little rubbed and scuffed with some stains, folio, plus History of Art by its Monuments, from its Decline in the Fourth Century to its Restoration in the Sixteenth, translated from the French of Seroux d'Agincourt, 3 volumes in one, 1847, 328 engraved plates, some light spotting and offsetting, modern cloth-backed boards, tear at head of spine, folio (6)
Wild (Charles). Select Examples of Architectural Grandeur in Belgium, Germany, and France: A series of... Sketches Drawn on the Spot..., 2 parts in one, 1837, engraved plates on india paper, bookplate 'Augusta Thornton. Presented by Mrs Eliza Ford, of Clifton, 1848', original morocco backed cloth, morocco title label to upper cover, damp mark to upper cover, slim folio, together with Nesfield (Weden), Specimens of Mediaeval Architecture Chiefly Selected from Examples of the 12th and 13th Centuries in France & Italy..., 1862, decorative title and numerous lithograph plates, hinges repaired, all edge gilt, original gilt decorated cloth, sheep reback, folio, plus Shaw (Richard Norman), Architectural Sketches from the Continent, 1872, lithograph title and numerous plates, slight dampstaining at head & foot of initial leaves, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated cloth, sheep reback, folio (3)
Allason (Thomas). Picturesque Views of the Antiquities of Pola, Austria, 1st edition, John Murray, 1819, half title, 10 engraved plates by W.B. Cooke, George Cooke, Henry Moses and Cosmo Armstrong, 4 half-page engraved vignettes, minor wormtrack to extreme upper outer corners at front of volume, pale water stain (generally a good copy with wide margins), modern antique-style half calf incorporating original marbled boards, folio (48.5 x 33.5 cm, 19.2 x 13.4 ins) Blackmer 25. Dedicated to the Society of Dilettanti, Allason's careful archaeological survey, based on drawings made in 1814 on a journey to Greece in the company of John and Edward Spencer Stanhope, were intended as an update on the account of the area given in Stuart and Revett's Antiquities of Athens. (1)
Belidor (Bernard Forest de). Architecture Hydraulique, ou l'Art de Conduire d'Elever et de Menager les Eaux pour les differens besions de la vie, 2 parts in 4 volumes, Paris, 1737-53, two engraved frontispieces, 219 folding engraved plates, engraved headpieces and initials, bound without the portrait of the author, occasional light toning, bookplates of the Earl of Roden and shelf number labels at front, contemporary catspaw calf, joints cracking, volume II lacking one label, some wear at spine ends, 4to, together with a duplicate of volume II, 1739 Belidor's most famous work and a standard for eighteenth century engineers, covering water supply, transport and shipbuilding, fountains among other subjects, using intergral calculus for the first time to solve technical problems. (5)
Blondel (Jacques-Francois). De La Distribution des Maisons de Plaisance et de la Decoration des Edifices en General, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Paris, 1737-38, half title and engraved frontispiece to volume I, titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes, 151 engraved plates only (of 155, lacking four plates in volume II), engraved illustrations, a little light offsetting and toning, contemporary calf gilt, spines a little rubbed with small wormtracks, 4to Fowler 49: "This work deals in great detail with the country house and its garden. The author tells us that its principal object "was to inspire the lover of building with an apt dislike for all in architecture which has only a mediocre beauty."" (2)
Campbell (Colen). Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect, Containing the Plans, Elevations and Sections of the Regular Buildings both Publick and Private in Great Britain... 3 volumes in 2, 1717-1725, volume I 2nd edition, engraved titles and dedication to volume I, volume III title printed in red and black, subscribers lists, 137 engraved plates and plans only (of 231), several double page, one plate detached in volume III, some light spotting and soiling, previous owner signatures to volume I title, modern half calf by Blair Jeary, edges a little rubbed, folio Fowler 76. Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return. (2)
Carter (John). The Builder's Magazine: Or Monthly Companion for Architects, Carpenters, Masons, Bricklayers, &c. As well as for every Gentleman who would wish to be a competent judge of the elegant and necessary Art of Building... printed for the authors, 1st edition, 1774, 185 engraved plates, including two hand-coloured and 11 folding (dated 1775-1778), after Carter by Royce, Burder and others, a few close-trimmed shaving imprints, occasional light offsetting and soiling, contemporary reverse calf, light edgewear and stains, 4to Harris 67. First published in parts between 1774 and 1778 and covering a wide range of construction and interior design including churches, hospitals, cathedrals, cottages, public buildings, chimney-pieces, doors, windows, bedrooms et al. (1)
Fritach (Adam). L'Architecture Militaire ou la Fortification Nouvelle, augmentee et enrichie de forteresses regulieres, irregulieres, et de dehors; le tout a la practique moderne, 3 parts in one, 1st French edition, Elzevier, Leiden, 1635, engraved title, 35 double page engraved plates, eight double page tables, occasional small mainly marginal wormtracks and light soiling, small ink stamp of Lord Clifford and shelf number to front pastedown, contemporary vellum, lacking one tie, some stains, folio, together with Goldman (Nicolas), La Nouvelle Fortification, 1st French edition, Elzevier, Leiden, 1645, engraved title, numerous engraved illustrations, leaf L2 misbound after L3, occasional marginal wormtrack, a little light soiling, marginal damp stain to first few leaves, bound without front endpaper?, small booklabel of Vallardi, Milan to front pastedown, contemporary vellum, manuscript title to spine, a few light stains, folio Willems 425 & 587 respectively. (2)
Linperch (Pieter). Architectura Mechanica, of Moole-Boek van eenige Opstallen van Moolens, nevens hare Gronden, 2nd edition, Amsterdam, 1727, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, 32 engraved plates on 31 sheets, most double page, re-guarded, bound with Groot Volkomen Moolenboek; of Naauwkeurig Ontwerp. Van Allerhande tot nog toe bekende soorten van Moolens..., by Leendert van Natrus, 2 volumes, Amsterdam, 1734-36, titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes, 52 engraved plates on 49 sheets, most double page or folding, some light offsetting and soiling, front endpaper repaired, contemporary half calf, rebacked, most of original spine relaid, rubbed, folio (550 x 335 mm), together with Zyl (Johannis van), Theatrum Machinarum Universale of Groot Algemeen Moolen-Boek, Behelzende de Beschryving en Afbeeldingen van allerhande soorten van Moolens, der zelver Opstallen, en Gronden, volume I [all published], 1st edition, Amsterdam, 1734, half title, engraved frontispiece, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, 62 double page engraved plates on 61 sheets (56 plates on 55 sheets plus six supplementary plates at end), sometine re-guarded, occasional light water stains and light soiling, later calf-backed boards, a little rubbed, folio (570 x 355 mm) The mechanics of windmills. Pehr Lindberg (or Linperch) visited the Netherlands to study Dutch windmills and his book contains technical drawings and text on various types of windmills and their mechanics. (2)
Muller (John). The Attack and Defence of Fortify'd Places. In three parts. Containing I. Preparations, and different operations for an attack... II. Preparations, and defence of every particular part of a fortification... III. A treatise of mines...., 1st edition, 1747, 25 folding engraved plates, advertisement leaf at end, occasional light offsetting, front endpaper detached, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, rubbed, 8vo, inscribed at front: "Major J. Wilson, 4th Regiment of Inf[an]try, 1748", together with A Treatise containing the Practical Part of Fortification. In Four Parts, by John Muller, 1st edition, 1755, 26 folding engraved plates, eight tables, light offsetting and soiling, hinges reinforced, contemporary tree calf, modern calf reback, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus The Field Engineer, translated from the French of M. le Chevalier de Clairac, by Captain Charles Vallancey. To which are Added, Remarks on Marshal Saxe's new system of Fortification, proposed in his Reveries, or Memoirs on the Art of War, 1st edition, Dublin, 1758, 40 folding engraved plates, some light soiling and small marginal waterstains, contemporary calf, rebacked, some edgewear, 8vo (3)
Palladio (Andrea). The Four Books of Andrea Palladio's Architecture: wherein, After a short Treatise of the Five Orders, Those Observations that are most necessary in Building, Private Houses, Streets, Bridges, Piazzas, Xisti, and Temples are treated of, 4 parts in one, published by Isaac Ware, 1738, three engraved architectural title pages only (lacking first title), list of subscribers, 212 engraved plates, including the first seven numbered in the text, first few leaves detaching, occasional wormtracks affecting some plates and text, a couple of plates with marginal tears and losses, some light spotting and soiling, disbound, folio Fowler 229. Sold with all faults not subject to return. (1)
Pistolesi (Erasmo). Il Vaticano Descritto ed Illustrato..., con Disegni dal Pittore Camillo Guerra, 8 volumes, Rome: Tipografia della Societa editrice, 1829-38, half titles, engraved titles, numerous engraved plates (few folding), occasional light spotting and offsetting, library inkstamps of St. Peter's College Library, New Kilpatrick to titles or half titles, contemporary brown half morocco, a little rubbed and scuffed, some worming to a few labels, folio (8)
Ricauti (T.J.). Sketches for Rustic Work; Including Bridges, Park and Garden Buildins, Seats and Furniture, 1st edition, 1842, 18 zincographed plates and plans, several detached (gutta percha perished), some light spotting and soiling, previous owner inscription of J.W. Fowley? at head of title, original morocco-backed boards, head of spine chipped, some stains and edgewear, 4to Presentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper: "This work is presented by the author to his printer G.W. Pratt[?] for his attention, and creditable way in which he has printed the plates. London 1842." (1)
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Schubler (Johann Jacob). Erste[-Neunzehende] Ausgabe seines vorhabenden Wercks krafft dessen er gesonnen die von Leonhard Christoph Sturm neu herausgegebene... Goldmannische Bau-Kunst..., Augsburg, Jeremias Wolff, [1715-circa 1735], comprising 20 parts (nos. 1-19 plus supplement to the first part), each with printed title and 6 fine copper-engraved plates by Corvinus, Steidlin and Lichtensteger, after Schubler, first printed title in German, with remaining titles in German and Italian, occasional light spotting, mostly to margins, contemporary half plain vellum, rubbed and marked with some soiling, folio (39 x 24 cm, 15.25 x 9.5 ins), together with Belidor (Bernard Forest de), Architechtura Hydraulica. Oder: Die Kunst, das Gew„sser zu denen verschiedentlichen Nothwendigkeiten des menschlichen Lebens zu leiten, in die Hohe zu bringen, und vortheilhaftig anzuwendem, volume 1 (of 4) only, first German edition (except first part, second edition), 1764, 1740-42, 6 parts bound in 1 volume (from the total of 24 parts), 44 folding copper-engraved plates (from the total of 219), text printed in black letter, title to each part, with title to first part printed in red and black (with old ink stamps mostly erased), occasional minor marks and one or two small marginal tears with insignificant loss, not affecting text, contemporary full calf, gilt-decorated spine, rubbed and marked with some wear to edges and extremities, folio Berlin Ornamentstichkatalog 98. Attractive collection of 20 (from the total of 24) suites of 120 engraved baroque designs for French beds, clocks, writing desks, garden ornaments and fountains, organ cases, confessionals etc. by Johann Jacob Schubler (1689-1741). (2)
Simms (Frederick W.). Practical Tunnelling. Explaining in detail, the setting out of the works; Shaft Sinking, and Heading Driving; Ranging the Lines and Levelling Under Ground; Sub-Excavating, Timbering; and the Construction of the Brickwork of Tunnels: with the amount of labour required for, and the cost of the various portions of the work: as exemplified by the particulars of Blechingley and Saltwood Tunnels, 1st edition, 1844, half title, wood-engraved frontispiece, 12 engraved plates, several folding, illustrations, frontispiece and title detached, some spotting, original blindstamped cloth, upper cover detached, upper joint split, some fading and reinforcement strips, 4to, with an interesting pencil note at front comparing tunneling costs, dated November 1844: At a meeting of persons interested in the South Wales Railway at Cardiff, Mr Brunel stated that the Box Tunnel of the Great Western Railway cost 00 p. yard, Whiteball Tunnel on the Exeter Railway cost £53... The Cheltenham in connection with the Gt. Western estimated £136... (1)
Smeaton (John). A Narrative of the Building and a Description of the Construction of the Edystone Lighthouse with Stone: To which is subjoined, an Appendix, giving some Account of the Lighthouse on the Spurn Point, built upon a sand, 2nd edition, corrected, 1793, title with engraved vignette, 23 engraved maps, plates and plans, water stain throughout, bookplate of Sir John Smith, contemporary half calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, folio (1)
Smeaton (John). Reports of the Late John Smeaton, F.R.S. Made on Various Occasions in the Course of his Employment as a Civil Engineer/Miscellaneous Papers of John Smeaton, 4 volumes in 3, 1812-14, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, numerous engraved plates and plans, a few folding, occasional spotting and offsetting, contemporary half calf, volume III upper cover detached, joints and edges rubbed and scuffed, 4to (3)
Stuart (James, & Nicholas Revett). The Antiquities of Athens, volumes I-III, 1762-94, titles with engraved vignettes, 222 engraved plates only (of 224, lacking plate 29 in chapter I, volume II & plate 4, chapter III, volume III), plus an engraved portrait and seven engraved maps, plates and plans, a few plates misbound, some spotting and water stains, volumes I-II bound in contemporary tree calf (rebacked), volume III rebacked in original boards, some edge wear, folio (560 x 380 mm) Cicognara 2713; Fowler 340; Harris 857. Two supplementary volumes were published posthumously in 1816 and 1830. (3)
Vallancey (Charles). A Treatise on Building in Water: In Two Parts, by George Semple, 2nd edition to which is added Part III, 1780, 63 engraved plates, engraved map, some spotting and marginalia, bookplate, contemporary half calf, rebacked, edges rubbed, 4to, together with A Treatise on Inland Navigation, or, the Art of making Rivers navigable, of making Canals in all sorts of soils, and of Contructing Locks and Sluices. Extracted from the Works of Guglielmini, Michelini, Castellus, Belidor, and others, with Observations and Remarks, 1st edition, Dublin, 1763, 24 folding engraved plates (one or two fore margins a little frayed and toned), title with repaired tear to verso, some light spotting, previous owner signature to title, 19th century cloth-backed boards, head of spine torn, upper joint splitting, some edge wear, 4to (2)
Vasi (Guiseppe Agostino). Della Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna, Books 6-10 bound in one, Rome, Nella Stamperia di Niccolo, e Marco Pagliarini Mercanti di Libri a Pasquino, 1756-61, title with engraved vignettes, 99 engraved plates numbered 101-200, 10 engraved illustrations and plans in text (illustration to p. XXXI in volume 10 trimmed and pasted), occasional light toning and minor spotting, mainly to margins and text, occasional small light marginal water stains, one or two lower corners torn away, vertical crease to first title, contemporary mottled half calf, upper cover detached, tear to first panel of spine, a little rubbed, oblong folio (295 x 400 mm) Vasi's magnum opus was published in 10 volumes from 1747-1761 with a total of 200 numbered engravings. (1)
Venuti (Ridolfino, and Amaduzzi, Giovanni Cristoforo). Vetera Monumenta quae in Hortis Caelimontanis et in Aedibus Matthaeiorum adservantur nunc primum in unum collecta et adnotationibus illustrata, 3 volumes, Rome, Monaldini, 17776-1779, engraved title to each volume by Johann Cassini after Vincenzo Brenna, engraved dedication leaf to first volume, and 270 engraved plates of antiquities by Mazzoni, Morgagn, Baroni, Giardoni, Carloni, Gregori, Giordano, and others, numbered in roman numerals, several double-page, and many with two or more images to each page, engraved head- and tail-pieces, and initials, contemporary uniform full vellum gilt, with morocco title label to spine of each volume, a few minor marks (generally in very good condition), folio (42.5 x 29 cm, 16.75 x 11.5 ins) Cicognara 3898. Fine copy of the handsome catalogue of classical antiquities formed by the Italian nobleman and senator Ciriaco Mattei (1545-1614), a close friend and patron of Caravaggio. (3)
Ville (Chevalier Antoine de). Les Fortifications du Chevalier Antione de Ville, contenans la maniere de fortifier toute sorte de places tant regulierement, qui'irregulierement en quelle assiete qu'elles soient; comme aussi les ponts, passages, entrees de rivieres, ports de mer: La construction de toutes sortes de forts & citadelles; le moyen facile de tracer sur le terrain. Le tout a la moderne, comme il se practique dans la meilleures places de l'Europe, demonstre & calcule par les sinus & logarithmes, Philippe Borde, Lyon, 1640, additional engraved title (dated 1641), engraved portrait (to verso of last contents leaf), 53 engraved plates, including 10 double-page, lacking rear endpaper, a little light spotting and soiling, small marginal damp stains, Croxteth Library bookplate, 18th century sprinkled calf, joints cracking, small loss at foot of spine, a little rubbed with small stains, folio (1)
Carne (John). Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c. Illustrated, volumes 1 & 2 (of 3), circa 1836, numerous black and white plates with tissue guards, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated green calf, all edges gilt, volume 1 front board partially detached, boards and spines rubbed with minor loss, large 8vo, together with Rogers (Samuel), Italy, A Poem, large paper edition, 1838, black and white illustrations, bookplates to front endpapers, some light toning and spotting, original contemporary gilt decorated plum full morocco, boards and spine lightly marked and rubbed, large 4to, and Taine (H.), Voyage Aux Pyr‚n‚es, 8th edition, Paris, 1880, numerous black and white illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated red mottled calf, spine and boards lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th century travel and UK topography reference, some leather bindings, some original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4to (2 cartons)
Gilpin (William). Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty. Made in the Year 1772, On Several Parts of England; particularly the Mountains and Lakes of Cumberland, and Westmoreland, volumes 1 & 2 (bound in one), printed for R. Blamire, 1786, black and white plates (lacking 5 plates), modern endpapers, some light spotting and offsetting, modern gilt decorated tan calf spine retaining contemporary marbled boards, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Clouston (K. Warren), The Chippendale Period in English Furniture, 1897, numerous black and white illustrations, some minor spotting, modern endpapers, contemporary gilt decorated brown cloth, lightly rubbed, 4to, and Phaidon Press (publisher), 10 x 102: 100 Architects, 10 Critics, numerous colour illustrations, original white boards in dust jackets, oblong 4to, plus other art and architecture reference and related, mostly original cloth, some leather bindings, G/VG, 8vo/folio (4 cartons)
Jones (William). The Works of Sir William Jones, volume 1 only (of 6), 1799, numerous black and white plates including portrait frontispiece, some light spotting, modern endpapers, modern gilt decorated blue half calf, large 8vo, together with Morell (Charles), The Tales of the Genii, translated from the Persian, 1824, black and white illustrated title page and frontispiece, some marks and spotting, modern endpapers, all edges gilt, modern gilt decorated blue half calf, small 8vo, and other 19th century and modern India and miscellaneous reference, some odd volumes, some leather bindings, some original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (a carton)
Pote (Joseph). The History and Antiquities of Windsor Castle, and the Royal College, and Chapel of St. George: with the Instirution, Laws, and Ceremonies of the Most Noble Order of the Garter..., Eton: Printed by Joseph Pote, 1749, Large Paper copy, title & dedication in red & black, engraved portrait, folding plan and 11 plates (one double-page), bound with appendix at rear, light tning and occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, large 4to, together with another standard copy of the same work in 20th century half calf, 4to, with Shirley (Evelyn Philip), Some Account of English Deer Parks, with notes on the management of Deer, 1867, frontispiece and few wood engraved vignettes, tipped-in 2 page autograph letter signed from the author to the Earl of Ashburnham dated 13 October 1864, original green cloth gilt, 4to, plus other Windsor area related books and ephemera etc. (a carton)
Smith (John Thomas). Antiquities of Westminster; The Old Palace; St. Stephen's Chapel..., 1807, 38 uncoloured aquatint and engraved plates, including some hand-coloured, bound with Sixty Two Additional Plates to Smith's Antiquities of Westminster, [1809], occasional marks, and some leaves with marginal damp marking, contemporary calf, worn with cover detached, large 4to, together with other miscellaneous antiquarian interest, including A Complete System of Geography, volume 1 only, 1747 (lacking all maps), bound in modern antique-style gilt full calf, folio, George Stubbs, The Anatomy of the Horse, Heywood Hill, 1938, Batty & Thomas Langley architectural work (defective, lacking one or two leaves at front and rear, disbound), etc. (a carton)
Maude (Aylmer). A Peculiar People, The Doukhobors, 1st edition, 1905, monochrome plates, occasional library blindstamps, and other marks, later blue cloth gilt, 8vo, together with Seligman (Adrian), No Stars to Guide, 1st edition, 1947, folding maps, plates, etc., original cloth, very slightly marked, in dust wrapper, a little rubbed and frayed to extremities, plus Sowerby (R.R.), Sowerby of China, Arthur de Carle Sowerby, Kendal, 1956, monochrome plates, original red cloth in dust wrapper, 8vo, and other miscellaneous travel, mostly later 19th and 20th century, including James Wyld, Ordnance Survey map of County Durham, June 1865, engraved map, sectionalised on linen, with coloured county border, 150 x 120 cm (60 x 48 ins), in partly worn slipcase, and 9 later 19th century city view books, of which 4 are illustrated with mounted photographs (Koln, Marken, Bruxelles & Heidelberg), the remainder with photo lithographed illustrations, all printed in original publisher's decorated cloth, 8vo (2 cartons)
Sewel (William). The History of the Rise, Increase and Progress, of the Christian People called Quakers; with several Remarkable Occurrences intermixed, 3rd edition, printed by Isaac Collins, Burlington, New-Jersey, 1774, some toning and light spotting, front board and endpaper partially detached, contemporary full reverse calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed with minor loss, large 8vo, together with Harris (William Cornwallis), The Wild Sports of Southern Africa..., 3rd edition, 1841, 26 hand-coloured plates plus black & white folding map to rear, some light spotting, bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary gilt-decorated full calf bound by F. Bedford, all edges gilt, front board detached, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Davies (Edward), Celtic Researches, on the Origin, Tradition & Language, of the Ancient Britons..., 1804, some minor water damage to the front, contemporary gilt-decorated full calf, boards detached, spine and boards slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th-century literature and reference, some foreign language, some odd volumes, mostly contemporary leather bindings, condition is generally good, 8vo/folio [approximately 155 volumes] (6 shelves)
Marillier (H.C.). The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley, 1899, numerous black and white plates, some light spotting, front and rear gutters, reinforced with white tape, original decorated white cloth, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed, large 4to, together with Alexandre (No‰l), The Unknown Modigliani, drawings from the collection of Paul Alexandre, 1st edition, 1993, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original gilt decorated red cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly marked, folio, and Rubin (William), "Primitivism" In 20th Century Art, volumes 1 & 2, 2nd edition, 1985, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, uniform original blue cloth in dust jackets and slipcase, large 8vo, plus other modern art and photography reference and related, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Stevenson (Robert Louis). Edinburgh, Picturesque Notes, 1st edition, 1954, 23 black and white illustrations, some minor toning, original red cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly spotted and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with Gernsheim (Helmut), Lewis Carroll, Photographer, 1st edition, 1949, 64 black and white photogravure plates, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Salgado (Sebastiao), An Uncertain Grace, 1st edition, 1990, numerous black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, plus other modern photographer and photography reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Weaver (Lawrence). Memorials and Monuments, Country Life, 1915, numerous monochrome illustrations, original quarter white cloth gilt, thick 8vo, together with Brodzky (Horace, introduction), Gaudier-Brzeska Drawings, 1st edition, Faber & Faber, 1946, tipped in colour plates and monochrome illustrations, original cloth gilt, a few marks, 4to, plus Hughes (Graham, introduction), The Sculpture of David Wynne 1968/1974, Phaidon, 1974, colour and monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust wrapper, large 4to, and others on sculpture, modern design, letter cutting, etc., including exhibition catalogues of Henry Moore (Leicester Galleries, 1954 & 1955), Barbara Hepworth, (Lefevre Gallery, October 1952), Henry Moore (Wakefield & Manchester City Art Galleries, 1949), Trevor Logan & Norman Aspinall, Pottery/Sculpture, The Shipley Art Gallery, 12 October-November 3, 1957, The Developing Process, 1959, etc. (5 shelves)
Charleton (Walter). Chorea Gigantum, or, the most Famous Antiquity of Great-Britain, Vulgarly called Stone-Heng, Standing on Salisbury Plain, Restored to the Danes, 1st edition, London: Henry Herringham, 1663, pp.[16],64pp., preliminary imprimatur leaf present, folding engraved portrait frontispiece (short closed tear to fold at foot), title printed in red & black (repaired closed tear to lower blank margin), two woodcut plates (including one folding), some toning and occasional scattered spotting, contemporary mottled sheep, cracking to joints at head & foot, wear to spine and extremities, slim 4to Macdonald 8ai; Wing C3665. This work is a reply to Inigo Jones's "The Most Notable Antiquity of Great Britain", which argued that Stonehenge had been built by the Romans. The main text is preceded by two poems addressed to Charleton by Robert Howard and John Dryden respectively. The poem by Dryden is the first printing of his poem, "To my Honour'd Friend, Dr Charleton, on his learned and useful Works; and more particularly this of Stone-heng, by him restored to the true founders", which appears on b2r/v. Alterations were made to Dryden's verses as the book was going through the press and this copy is in the final corrected state. Dr. Walter Charleton (1619-1707) was a scholar and physician to Charles I. Provenance: From the collection of John Harris OBE, Fellow and Curator emeritus of the Drawings Collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects. With his bookplate to the upper pastedown. (1)
Blunt (Anthony). Nicholas Poussin, 2 volumes (plates and text), 1967, numerous black and white plates and illustrations, plate volume original green cloth in slipcase, text volume original green cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, oblong 4to/folio, together with Held (Julius S.), Rubens, Selected Drawings, volumes 1 & 2, 1959, colour tipped in plates and numerous black and white illustrations, uniform original red cloth in glassine wrappers, spines lightly faded, large 8vo, and Bray (Xavier), The Sacred Made Real, Spanish Painting and Sculpture 1600-1700, reprint edition, 2009, numerous black and white illustrations, original grey cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, plus other modern Renaissance art reference and related, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, 8vo/folio (2 shelves)
Davies (J.D.). A History of West Gower, Glamorganshire, 4 parts in 4 volumes, Swansea, 1877-94, engraved plates and folding tables, some occasional browning, contemporary half morocco, heavily rubbed, Part 2 and Part 4 rebacked with remains of original spines relaid, together with duplicates of Parts 1 & 2, 8vo, plus Baker (Charles & Francis, G.G.), Surveys of Gower and Kilvey and of Several Mesne Manors within that Seigniory, [1870], engraved frontispiece, some scattered heavy spotting or light browning, contemporary half calf, some wear, upper cover near detached, large 8vo, plus Evans (J. Gwenogvryn), The Black Book of Carmarthen, Pwllheli, 1906, pages partly uncut, original cloth gilt, large 8vo, (limited edition 458/600 copies), plus others related on the Gower and West Wales (approx. 50)
Kemp (E.G.). The Face of China, 1909, limited edition 24/110, numerous colour and monochrome plates, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor spotting, partially excised with some missing plates, original gilt decorated white boards, marked and rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, together with Pim (Commander Bedford), The Gate of the Pacific, 1863, 7 black and white maps, 9 plates including colour frontispiece, period inscription to head of title page, some minor toning, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Brown (A.R.), The Andaman Islanders, 1st edition, 1922, 19 black and white plates, 2 maps, and 46 illustrations in the text, period inscription to the front endpaper, some light toning, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards slightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th century travel reference and related, including Japan, India, Asia, all original cloth, some volumes partially excised of plates, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (5 shelves)
Dean (William). An Historical and Descriptive Account of Croome D'Abitot, the Seat of the Right Hon. the Earl of Coventry..., to which are Annexed an Hortus Croomensis, and Observations on the Propagation of Exotics, Worcester: printed & published for the author, 1824, uncoloured aquatint frontispiece and three other plates, list of subscribers, occasional offsetting and toning, 20th century maroon cloth with calf title label, 8vo (1)
Czwiklitzer (Christophe). Suprematisme, De Nadia Khodossievitch-Leger, Paris, 1972, numerous colour tipped in plates, some minor toning to fore-edge, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed, small tear to head of front cover, folio, together with Duncan (Alastair), Art Deco Complete, the definitive guide to the decorative arts of the 1920s and 1930s, 2009, numerous colour illustrations, original black cloth in dust jacket, folio, and Lyons (Islay & Ingholt, Harold), Gandharan Art in Pakistan, 1st edition, New York, 1957, 577 black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly marked and rubbed with minor tears to head and foot, folio, plus other modern art reference and related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folio (5 shelves)
Milne (A.A.). Now We Are Six, 2nd edition, 1927, black and white illustrations by E.H. Shepard, period inscription to the half-title, some minor toning, original gilt decoration red cloth, spine lightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Rackham (Arthur, illustrator), The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth & Marvels, by Thomas Ingoldsby, 1907, 24 colour tipped in plates, plus 29 black and white illustrations, some minor toning, original gilt decorated brown cloth, boards slightly rubbed and marked, 4to, and Irving (Washington), Rip Van Winkle..., 1850, 6 hand coloured illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper, some light toning, original embossed red cloth, front board detached, spine rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th century juvenile and illustrated literature, mostly original cloth, many decorative cloth, some leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Belidor (Bernard Forest de). La Science Des Ingenieurs Dan La Conduite Des Travaux De Fortification Et D'Architecture Civile, 2 volumes, Paris, 1729, black and white folding plates plus volume 1 engraved frontispiece, period inscription to head of volume 1 title page, as well as some loss to front endpapers through to b1, some light toning and spotting, uniform later mottled half calf, volume 1 front board partially detached, spines rubbed with minor loss, large 4to, together with Jamieson (Alexander), A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufacturers and Miscellaneous Knowledge, 2 volumes, circa 1827, numerous black and white illustrations and plates, some minor spotting and marks, uniform contemporary tan half calf, boards slightly rubbed and marked, large 4to, and Rumford (Benjamin, Count of), Essays, Political and Economical, and Philosophical, 3 volumes, 5th edition, 1800-1802, some minor spotting, contemporary gilt decorated calf spines retaining rebound boards, rubbed with some loss, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th century architecture and miscellaneous reference, some odd and incomplete volumes, mostly leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8v/folio, approximately 112 volumes (6 shelves)
[Dyde, William]. The History and Antiquities of Tewkesbury, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time. Collected from Ancient Records and other Authentic Materials. To which is added, some account of the Medicinal Water, Near Tewkesbury, 1st edition, Tewkesbury: Dyde & Son, 1790, half-title, folding engraved frontispiece, two engraved plates and one folding table, spotting & toning to frontispiece & title, modern half calf gilt, small 8vo, together with Booker (Luke), A Descriptive and Historical Account of Dudley Castle and its Surrounding Scenery, Dudley, 1825, uncoloured aquatint illustration to title, two folding lithograph plans, six lithograph plates (2 double-page) and one engraved portrait, contemporary half calf, light wear to extremities, 8vo, Maynard (John), Maynard's Concise History of Epping Forest..., Published by the Author, School House, Theydon Bois, Essex, 1860, light marginal toning and spotting, 20th century cloth, slim 8vo (3)
Elmes (James). Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century: Displayed in a Series of Engravings..., from Original Drawings... by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd..., 1828, additional engraved title, numerous uncoloured engraved plates, spotting, front hinge splitting, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed and some wear, 4to, together with Colquhoun (Patrick), A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis; containing a Detail of the various Crimes and Misdemeanors... and suggesting Remedies for their Prevention, 4th edition, revised and enlarged, by a Magistrate, 1797, half-title, folding table, title with early ink ownership name, scattered spotting, final few leaves and inside of back board with small worm trail to lower blank corners, rear pastedown with book ticket, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 8vo, plus Fosbroke (Thomas Dudley), The Wye Tour, or Gilpin on the Wye, with Picturesque Additions..., 3rd edition, Ross: W. Farror, 1826, engraved frontispiece (offsetting to title), rear free endpaper with closed tear, original boards, spine worn, 12mo Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (3)
Fulton (Robert). A Treatise on the Improvement of Canal Navigation; Exhibiting the Numerous Advantages to be Derived from Small Canals..., 1st edition, 1796, bound with Observations on the Various Systems of Canal Navigation... 1st edition, 1797, two works in one, half title to second work, 21 engraved plates, some light offsetting and spotting, ownership signature of Lord Robert Clifford (with shelf number stamp), original boards (detaching), spine defective and vertically split, 4to Goldsmiths 16780; Kress B. 3129; Sabin 26201. (1)
Hassell (John). Tour of the Isle of Wight, 2 volumes, 1790, additional engraved titles, 30 sepia aquatint plates, some light offsetting and spotting, bookplates, contemporary mottled calf gilt, spines and edgers a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Roscoe (Thomas), Summer Tour of the Isle of Wight; Including Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, the South Western Railway, 1843, half title, engraved title, folding map (tears along folds, reinforcements to verso), engraved plates and illustrations, some light spotting and toning, previous owner inscription, all edges gilt, contemporary calf gilt, upper joint splitting, head of spine chipped, some edge wear, 8vo (3)
Hasted (Edward). The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Containing the Ancient and Present State of it, Civil and Ecclesiastical..., 4 volumes, 1st edition, published Canterbury and printed for the author, 1778-99, frontispiece of a folding engraved map of Kent with contemporary outline colouring, fifty-six uncoloured engraved plates (including seven folding) and thirty-one engraved maps (including twenty-nine folding), one map replaced in facsimile, numerous illustrations to text, later endpapers, book plate of Robert Howenden, 19th century half morocco gilt, worn at extremities, folio (4)
Lake district. Garnet (J., publisher), Views of the English Lakes, published Windermere, circa 1850, decorative title, twenty-six uncoloured vignette engravings, some spotting, hinges broken and text block detached, old adhesion scarring to front and rear endpapers, all edges gilt, publisher's cloth gilt, faded and worn, spine crudely repaired with old library number, oblong 8vo, together with Lydon (A. F.), English Lake Scenery, Illustrated with a series of colour plates, published John Walker and Company, 1880, additional decorative title, twenty-four chromolithographic plates, hinges cracked, all edges gilt, publisher's gilt inlaid decorative cloth, worn at extremities, 8vo, with Mawson, Swan & Morgan, (publishers), New County Map of Northumberland, published Newcastle, [1894], large lithographic map, sectionalised and laid on linen, occasional splits to old linen, marbled endpapers, 1620 x 1210 mm, publisher's cloth gilt boards, frayed at extremities and a little stained, with one other similar (4)
Maitland (William). The History and Survey of London from its foundations to the present time, 2 volumes, published T. Osborne and J. Shipton, 1756, printed title to each volume, twenty three uncoloured engraved maps (including six folding) and eighty-seven engraved plates (including two folding), page 557 with long closed tear, occasional marginal closed tears, occasional spotting, hinges and joints weak, near contemporary calf with gilt decorated spines, rubbed and worn, folio Appears to lack ten plates, therefore sold as a collection of maps and plates, not subject to return. (2)
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