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Lot 311
GREAT BRITAIN (1952-PRESENT DAY) QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2010 SILVER MEDAL- The inspiration behind the hands design by Gordon Summers came from the art of engraving and working with his hands. These skills and techniques are relevant to modern minting process. In the centre of the medal is a replica portrait of King Charles II representing the traditional way of creating hammered coins. This punch was one the last used to make hammered coinage in Britain. The Medal Obverse design is a continued theme of the Restoration of the Monarchy and the modern machinery used to produce our coinage today. The Medal weighs 155.517 grams and is 65mm in diameter and has a maximum mintage of just 500. Certification number 016
Lot 1030
K Mayes (early 20th century) Portrait of a young girl, seated half length, turned to viewer, watercolour signed and dated 1918, together with a companion by the same hand dated 1917 depicting a young boy half-length wearing a blue buttoned jumper, 53cm by 36cm,and a further portrait of an elegant lady, 28cm by 21cm (3)
Lot 1159
Ashton Cannell"Kitchen Still Life"Watercolour, together with a further watercolour by Geoff Gatty, a vignette watercolour depicting Barley Mow Somerset, signed Hannah Moore, an indistinctly signed 20th century mixed media portrait of a lady, a further 20th century drawing of a lady and a standing female life study signed J Gatty, together with miscellaneous prints and pictures (a collection)
Lot 1
Hampshire Hog Part of something BIGGER by Fatima Pantoja 165 cm long, 75 cm high, 40 cm wide, approx 20kg Fibreglass with brushed-on layer of gel coat, finished with fire retardant/anti vandal varnish Proceeds to benefit Heartburn Cancer UK, as part of the Hampshire Hogs Trail Charity Auction Fatima Pantoja Fernandez believes all living creatures have to live in harmony, and that we need to respect our environment, treat it with love, make it possible for future generations to enjoy. This design illustrates a reflectiveness and willingness to change people's mind, and was inspired by her walks and colours from around the Basingstoke area. Sponsored by Worting House Fatima Pantoja is a freelance artist and educator located in Hampshire. Since finishing her degree in Fine Arts in Spain in 2007, she has been able to work on numerous projects as well as teaching art, which she finds really rewarding. She was honoured to be a semi-finalist as part of Sky portrait of the year in 2019. She loves challenging herself trying different techniques and subjects and is always learning something new. Her work covers illustrations with colour pencils to sculptures and digital art. She is inspired by nature in all forms and shapes and the Hampshire Hog project allowed her to combine two of her passions. All hogs are sold as seen and have been outside on public display during the Hampshire Hog Trail.
Lot 10
Hampshire Hog - Winton by Amy Goodman 165 cm long, 75 cm high, 40 cm wide, approx 20kg Fibreglass with brushed-on layer of gel coat, finished with fire retardant/anti vandal varnish Proceeds to benefit NOWZAD as part of the Hampshire Hogs Trail Charity Auction Winton is a Winchester-based Hog, decorated with a skin that tells the story of the architecture of yesteryear and today surrounded by the rolling green hills of Hampshire and stories of the ancients. Sponsored by The University of Winchester Amy Goodman SEA is a sculptor and portrait artist based at Project Workshops in Hampshire. She has sculpted notable public commissions, including the Romsey War Horse, Arborfield Horses, Pegasus & Bellerophon for the 16 Air Assault Brigade, The Aldershot Airborne Soldier, and the brave military dog, Treo 63DM. She is currently working on the Gurkha Memorial Project and her sculpture of Florence Nightingale will soon be installed at Gun Hill Park. Since 2013 she has been 'Artist in Residence' at Winchester University. All hogs are sold as seen and have been outside on public display during the Hampshire Hog Trail
Lot 109
Richard de Grab (1927-2001)Collection de quatre photos représentant Cocteau au Cap d'Ail tampon du photographe au revers de deux photographies quatre photographies sur papier argentique 30 x 24cm (11 13/16 x 9 7/16in).(4)two photos with the photographer's stamp verso four gelatin silver printsFootnotes:Cocteau travaillant à la Villa. Les mains de Jean Cocteau.Portrait de Jean Cocteau au Cap d'Ail.Cocteau a la Villa Santo Sospir, Studio Maywald.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 75
Luc Fournol (1931-2007)Portrait de Jean Cocteau au Salon; Portrait de Jean Cocteau au Jardin signé daté au revers, numéroté 2/15 et 2/5 respectivement photographies49 x 38cm (19 5/16 x 14 15/16in).;35 x 29cm. (13 3/4 x 11 7/16in.)(2)Conçu en 1989 et exécuté dans une édition de 15 et 5each signed, dated and numbered 2/15 et 2/5 respectively on the reverse two gelatin silver printsFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 61
JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)Etude pour un portrait de Jean Marais cachet de l'atelier mine de plomb sur papier 33 x 23.5cm (13 x 9 1/4in).Exécuté vers 1937 with the atelier stamp graphite on paperFootnotes:Cette œuvre est accompagnée d'un certificat édité par Annie Guédras et est répertoriée sous le N° 5326E.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 35
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)Portrait d'un homme en profil crayon et encre brune sur papier calque26.8 x 21.3cm (10 9/16 x 8 3/8in).pen and brown ink on tracing paperFootnotes:ProvenanceVente Severin Wunderman Collection, Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 23 septembre 2010, lot 111.Acquis auprès de celle-ci par l'actuel propriétaire.L'authenticité de cette oeuvre a été confirmée par l'experte Annie Guédras.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the car remains in EU.TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où la voiture reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 28
MARIE LAURENCIN (1883-1956)Portrait de Raymond Radiguet mine de plomb sur papier 19,5 x 15cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8in). graphite on paperFootnotes:ExpositionJean Cocteau et Son Temps, Musée Jacquemart André, 1965, Paris; portant l'étiquette de l'exposition au reversFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 33
JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)Portrait d'Yvon Belaval cachet de l'atelier encre de Chine sur papier26.9 x 20.8cm (10 9/16 x 8 3/16in). with the atelier stamp India ink on paperFootnotes:Cette œuvre est accompagnée d'un certificat édité par Annie Guédras et est répertoriée sous le N° 3511D.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 17
JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963) Portrait de Jean Desbordes signé encre de Chine sur papier 31 x 24.7cm (12 3/16 x 9 3/4in).signed India ink on paperFootnotes:Cette oeuvre est accompagnée d'un certificat édité par Annie Guédras et est répertoriée sous le numéro 4342D.Exposition Aix-en-Provence,Autour de Cocteau, 2005For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 5
JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)Portrait de Picasso-cubiste signé, daté et dédicacé à l'encre à Massine souvenir de son ami Jean Cocteau. Monsieur Picasso fume avec le Vésuve...Napoli 1917crayon sur papier27,5 x 20,7cm (10 5/8 x 7 7/8in).signed, dated and dedicated à Massine souvenir de son ami Jean Cocteau. Monsieur Picasso fume avec le Vésuve...Napoli 1917 pencil on paperFootnotes:ProvenanceLéonide Massine.Collection Pierre Belfond.Collection Privée. ExpositionDiaghilev, Les ballets russes, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, 17 mai-29 juillet 1979. Catalogue par Nicole Wild et Jean-Michel Nectoux, préface de Georges Le RiderCette oeuvre est accompagnée d'un certificat édité par Annie Guédras et est répertorié sous le N° 3724E.Cocteau a toujours eu beaucoup d'admiration pour son ami Picasso.Picasso apprend beaucoup de Cocteau, qui lui présente de futurs mécènes et lui donne l'occasion d'exprimer son talent, aussi, dans les décors de théâtre. Leur relation devient amicale dès leur collaboration sur le spectacle 'Parade'. Cette amitié, parfois tourmentée mais jamais reniée, aura duré jusque la fin de la vie de Jean Cocteau en 1963.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 31
JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)Portrait de Louise de Vilmorin cachet de l'atelier encre de Chine sur papier 27 x 21cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/4in).Exécuté vers 1935 with the atelier stamp India ink on paperFootnotes:Cette oeuvre est accompagnée d'un certificat édité par Annie Guédras et est répertoriée sous le N° 3568D.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 4
NO RESERVE - AN ANTIQUE VICTORIAN PORTRAIT MINIATURE AND ENAMEL MOURNING LOCKET RING, 1865 in 18ct yellow gold, the band with diamond shaped panels of black enamel featuring raised gold lettering spelling out In Memoriam, centring a circular glass covered locket panel inset with a miniature of a man, maker's mark AS, full British hallmarks for Birmingham 1865, size N / 6.75, 4.5g.
Lot 102
Aleyn (Charles) The Historie of that Wise and Fortunate Prince, Henrie of that Name the Seventh, King of England, first edition, lacking portrait frontispiece (as often), a few ff. closely shaved at head, affecting 1 headline, but a good, clean copy generally, calf, gilt, by Bedford, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, g.e., [Pforzheimer 7; STC 353], sm. 8vo, by Tho. Cotes, 1638.
Lot 26
Edmondes (Clement) Observations upon Caesar's Commentaries setting for the practice of Art Militarie in the time of the Roman Empire, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, each part with engraved title and woodcut portrait frontispiece of Caesar, 11 engraved plates, most double-page or folding, with final blank to first part but lacking final blank to second, a few plates closely trimmed, worming to lower margin, worm tract to text of second part, second part F2 lower corner chipped and creased without loss to text, 1 double-page plates torn without loss, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, spine ends repaired, endpapers renewed, [STC 7490.3], folio, for Mathew Lownes, 1604.⁂ Rare first edition of this work that established Edmondes' reputation. Collation among copies appears to vary, the present example is substantially larger than other copies we have traced. Provenance: Thomas Weld, Lulworth Castle (bookplate).
Lot 291
Natural History.- Grew (Nehemiah) Musaeum Regalis Societatis. or A Catalogue & Description Of the Natural and Artificial Rarities Belonging to the Royal Society And preserved at Gresham College, 2 parts in 1, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 31 plates, one folding, ms corrections in ink on I3v, M1r, Aa3r, Hh4r, Rr4v, Xx4r, tear/hole in C1 part 2 in text but not affecting legibility, rust hole in N4 part 1 with slight loss of text, slight staining to upper corner at beginning, some light foxing, last couple of plates with marginal browning, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, [Wing G1952; Osler 2840], folio, Printed by W. Rawlins, for the Author, 1681.⁂ Grew (1641-1712) is best known for his important contributions to plant morphology and anatomy. From about 1672, the Royal Society became the focal point of much of Grew's scientific activities and most of his works originated as papers read before the Society. By 1677 he had become one of the Society's secretaries and he was 'requested' to publish this description of the Society's museum - a description which not only lists, but describes in detail, with illustrations, the rarities collected by the Society. The second part, The Comparative Anatomy of Stomachs and Guts, was an important contribution to animal anatomy. The manuscript corrections are possibly in the hand of Richard Frewin (1681-1716, physician and professor, whose ink inscription dated 1707 is on the front free endpaper. Frewin assembled an impressive library of over 2000 volumes of science and medicine and left various scholarly trusts and an Oxford house (Frewin Hall). The correction on Xx4 inserts in an otherwise blank space before the name "Henshaw", the word "Thomas".
![Peasants' Revolt.- [Cleveland (John)] The Idol of the Clownes, or, Insurrection of Wat the Tyler, ?first edition, title repai](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/86c6d153-5e91-4756-88c7-adb100eab8c3/da7c6ced-633c-4314-a5b6-adb101018bf2/468x382.jpg)
Lot 159
Peasants' Revolt.- [Cleveland (John)] The Idol of the Clownes, or, Insurrection of Wat the Tyler, ?first edition, title repaired at inner margin with loss to ruled border, some light browning and foxing, later tree calf, rebacked, [Wing C4672], 8vo, 1654.⁂ One of two editions of this account of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 published in 1654, this one with 148pp., the other with 154pp. and an engraved portrait called for by ESTC.
Lot 365
Gout.- Atkins (William) A Discourse Shewing the Nature of the Gout... also Helps for Plasies, Plurisies, Cholick, Convulsions... With Receipts and Directions for the Cure of the King's Evil, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, light foxing or browning, occasional chipping to margins, lacking rear endpaper, contemporary sheep, rubbed and scuffed, [Wellcome I, p.66; Wing A4125], 8vo, for Tho. Fabian, 1694.⁂ Rare. ESTC lists 7 copies, we can trace no complete example at auction. Atkins earned a certain amount of wealth and fame for his cure and became a figure of note. He would apparently advertise his services using pictures of his likeness surrounded by objects from his profession, however the present frontispiece is the only known portrait of him to survive.
Lot 36
George Steevens' copy.- Coryate (Thomas) Coryats Crudities Hastily gobbled up in five Moneths travells in France, Savoy, Italy, Rhetia...Switzerland, some parts of high Germany, and the Netherlands, first edition, woodcut of badge of Prince of Wales bound as frontispiece, engraved title by William Hole incorporating portrait of the author and figures representing various countries, 4 engraved plates (1 folding) and 2 illustrations in text, plate of the Venetian courtesan facing p.261 remargined, lower edge of e5 restored with loss to rule and about 5 words of text, small restoration to corner of G3 and hole in lower corner of Ii4, rust-holes in 2N3 and 2O1 slightly affecting text, tiny rust-hole in 3A2, some minor worming to inner margin, occasionally touching text or plate, a few other rust marks and minor staining, errata leaf at end, 19th century green straight-grain morocco, gilt, hinges reinforced, joints and extremities a little rubbed, g.e., [STC 5808; Pforzheimer 218], 4to, Printed by W. S[tansby], 1611.⁂ A superb, complete copy of this major travel guide. Coryate (?1577-1617) studied at Oxford without taking a degree and ended up at the court of James I, where he gained considerable popularity as a wit and buffoon. He used money inherited from his father to travel, setting off in 1608 and visiting some 45 cities in 7 countries in 5 months on foot, by cart, boat and horse. It is reckoned he covered almost 2,000 miles, over half of which was accomplished in one pair of shoes, mended only once and, on his return, hung up in the church at Odcombe in Somerset (his place of birth), where they remained for over a century. Despite his achievements, he found it difficult to get the account of his journies published and so appealed to all he knew to write commendatory verses about himself and the book. Among the more than 60 contributors of mock-heroic verse were Ben Jonson (acrostic on b4), John Donne, Inigo Jones, George Chapman and Michael Drayton. Provenance: George Steevens (1736-1800, commentator on Shakespeare, friend of Samuel Johnson, ink stamp on title verso); Dudley C. Marjoribanks (leather bookplate).
Lot 254
Oliver Cromwell.- Perrinchief (Richard) The Sicilian Tyrant: or, the Life of Agathocles, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, vignette title and double-page plate, occasional light foxing and browning, a couple of small ink stains, upper edge trimmed close in places, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Wing P1607], 8vo, Printed by J. Grover for R. Royston, 1676.⁂ First edition of a polemic against Cromwell under this title - it first appeared in 1661 under the title The Syracusan Tyrant. Provenance: Robert Pigott (contemporary ink inscription on rear free endpaper; Earl Fitzwilliam (bookplate).
Lot 372
Milton (John) The Poetical Works, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White, 12 plates after Sir John Baptist Medina, by Michael Burghers or Peter Paul Bouche to Paradise Lost, some light foxing and browning, the odd spot or small rust-hole (slightly larger to 2S1 with loss to a few letters), a few short marginal tears, repaired tear to Paradise Regain'd C2 just running into text, modern cats paw calf, ownership stamp to foot of upper cover, [Wing M2162 & M2613], folio, for Jacob Tonson, 1695.
Lot 371
Milton (John).- Hume (Patrick) Annotations on Milton's Paradise Lost. Wherein the Texts of Sacred Writ, relating to the poem, are Quoted; the Parallel Places and Imitations of the most Excellent Homer and Virgil, cited and compared, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of Milton by R. White (not called for), rust-hole to L2 affecting 1 or 2 letters of text, light browning and some soiling, 19th century half calf, sympathetically rebacked, rubbed, [Wing H3663], folio, for Jacob Tonson, 1695.⁂ First edition of the first exhaustive commentary on Paradise Lost. ESTC lists 3 copies only in the UK, not in BL.
Lot 175
Mathematics.- Leybourn (William) Arithmetick, Vulgar, Decimal, and Instrumental, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece after R. Gaywood, woodcut diagrams and decorations, lacking engraved tables, ink annotations, some foxing and soiling, contemporary sheep, rebacked preserving original spine, recornered, new spine label and lettering, [Wing L1891], 8vo, Printed by R. and W. Leybourn, and are to be sold by George Sawbridge, 1657.⁂ Rare, with ESTC locating only 5 copies (Huntington copy only in N. America) and the last copy at auction in 1971.Provenance: George Moore of Castle Witton, Yorkshire (ink name in several places, dated 1733 and later; one at end reading "Francis Gill not his book but George Moor book at East Witton"; J. Smith (ink name at head of A6).
![Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden.- [Gil (Alexander)] The New Starr of the North, shining upon the Victorious King of Sweden,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/86c6d153-5e91-4756-88c7-adb100eab8c3/07da8a9e-5abd-4f78-866d-adb10100799f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 77
Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden.- [Gil (Alexander)] The New Starr of the North, shining upon the Victorious King of Sweden, lacking A1 with portrait frontispiece to verso, 3 leaves Epinikion present at end, upper edge trimmed close with some loss to pagination, tape repairs to corner of title and following leaf, encroaching on woodcut decoration, title and verso of final leaf soiled, slight staining to first few leaves, later vellum-backed boards, [STC 11879.6], 4to, Printed by Augustine Mathewes for Robert Milbourne, 1632.⁂ This work describes the exploits of Gustavus Adolphus in his German campaigns and the expansion of the Swedish Empire in northern Europe. Many mentions of the astronomer Tycho Brahe.Provenance: Fairfax of Cameron (bookplate, sale at Sotheby's 1993, purchased by Dr. Knohl)
Lot 199
The genesis of Gulliver's Travels.- Boyle (Robert) Occasional Reflections upon several Subjects, first edition, initial imprimatur leaf, title printed in red and black, small burn-hole in B4 slightly affecting text, later portrait mounted on rear endpaper, occasional foxing, later speckled calf, [Wing B4005; Fulton 64; Westwood & Satchell p.40], 8vo, Printed by W. Wilson for Henry Herringman, 1665.⁂ Boyle's generally upbeat work, written largely while on holiday at Stalbridge, describes how he felt and thought - as he listened to a lark singing; as he picked up a horse-shoe; as he watched boys swimming with 'bladders'; as he fished with a 'counterfeit fly'; and as he listened to a lute being tuned and then 'excellently play'd on'. A reflection entitled 'The Eating of Oysters' is often considered to have been Swift's inspiration for Gulliver's Travels.Provenance: J. C. Lynn (bookplate Bibliotheca Piscatoria Lynniana, sale of his Angling library, Sotheby's October 1959).
Lot 359
Bohun (Edmund) The Character of Queen Elizabeth...Together with the Characters of Her Principal Ministers of State, first edition, half-title with engraved portrait frontispiece of Elizabeth and Mary to verso, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Wing B3448], 8vo, Printed for Ric. Chiswell, 1693.⁂ A good, clean copy of this work largely drawn from R. Johnstone's Historia rerum Britannicarum, 1655.
Lot 327
Sallustius Crispus (Caius) All the Works of that Famous Historian, first edition of this translation, initial licence leaf, engraved portrait frontispiece, small hole in T3 with loss to single word of text on each side, contemporary calf, spine and extremities worn, [Wing S403], 8vo, Printed by T.B. for Richard Wild, 1687.
Lot 52
Leicestershire.- Burton (William) The Description of Leicester Shire, containing Matters of Antiquitye, Historye, Armorye, and Genealogy, engraved pictorial title (neatly trimmed to margins and window-mounted), engraved portrait frontispiece, folding map by C. Saxton (neatly mounted on stub, stain to lower corner), woodcut coats of arms in text, first 2ff. of text a little soiled with small portion of restoration to head, ink notes in a contemporary hand extending genealogical tables, occasionally to margins and adding 3pp. of index to rear endpapers, bookplate to pastedown, olive calf gilt by Zaehnsdorf, light rubbing and fading to spine, g.e., [STC 4179], folio, for John White, [1622].
Lot 105
Panegyric on women.- Austin (William) Haec Homo: Wherein the Excellency of the Creation of Woman is described, third edition, engraved portrait frontispiece trimmed at fore-edge, additional engraved title, printed title within typographic border, 4 small woodcuts to text, initial and final blank leaf present, minor marginal repair to penultimate leaf, small defects to lower margin of H1 and H12, contemporary sheep, rebacked, rubbed, [STC 976], Printed by R.O. for R.M. and C.G. and are to be sold by Nicholas Fussell, 1639.⁂ The author argues the superiority of women on moral, intellectual and also physical grounds. The first edition appeared in 1637 and a second a year later; all three early editions are rare and some institutional copies lack the engraved title. The last copy of this edition to appear at auction was in 1988, although it was defective. This copy, with ownership inscription of Egidio Trimnell, last appeared in 1982, bought by Quaritch for £280.
Lot 136
Astrology.- Lilly (William) Christian Astrology modestly Treated of in Three Books, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by Marshall, woodcut diagrams and illustrations, light soiling and staining, closely shaved at head and foot, affecting several headlines and catchwords, 2Y2 burned at head with loss to several words of text, numerous ink inscriptions to endpapers, later calf, gilt, spine gilt with red morocco label, rebacked, retaining original backstrip, [Wing L2215], sm. 4to, by Tho. Brudenell for John Partridge, 1647.⁂ First edition of Lilly's most important work, a lengthy study and compendium of astrology up to the time of writing. Provenance: John Devell, 1683; John John Son, 1690; Daniell Dale; Georgii Bagnold 1699; Richard Goodwin, 1713 (ink inscriptions).
Lot 272
Treatment of tumours.- Browne (John) A Compleat Treatise of Preternatural Tumours, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White and 5 engraved plates, woodcut illustration, title and frontispiece margins a little chipped, occasional library blind-stamps, title a little browned with ink inscription to recto and faint ink stamp to verso, 1 plate with neatly repaired tear, small hole to T7 affecting 1 or 2 letters of text, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary panelled calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, [Wing B5125A], 8vo, by S. R. for R. Clavel, 1678.⁂ Browne's first published book, rare at auction, we can trace only one copy in the last 70 years. Provenance: St. Augustine College, Canterbury (bookplate and ink inscription to pastedown); John Marshall, 1848 (ink inscription); Wigan Public Library (blind-stamps).
Lot 86
De Bethune (Philippe) The Counsellor of Estate. Contayning the Greatest and most Remarkable Considerations serving for the Managing of Publicke Affaires, first edition in English, translated by E[dward] G[rimeston], engraved portrait frontispiece of Charles I (slightly trimmed), title within typographic border, woodcut decorations, contemporary sheep, rebacked, corners rubbed, [STC 1977], 4to in 8s, Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1634.⁂ Detailed treatise on all aspects of public affairs; includes such topics as 'Of advantages and disadvantages of Election in a Royalty', 'Humane means for the establishing of Religion', 'Of the facility of Commerce', 'Of Taxes; and of extraordinary Levies, Imposts, and Loanes', 'Of Deceipt and Cunning', and 'Of the interiour causes of the ruine of an Estate'.
Lot 98
Alexander (William, Earl of Stirling) Recreations with the Muses, first edition, woodcut title foxed, trimmed and mounted, engraved portrait from another work bound in as frontispiece, divisional title to Dooms-Day repaired, Y5 possibly supplied from another copy, a few short tears, damp-stain to lower margin through much of book, occasionally encroaching on text, making paper brittle in places, some foxing, modern half calf over marbled boards, [STC 347; Pforzheimer 5], folio, Printed by Tho. Harper, 1637.⁂ The first collected edition of Alexander's poetry and plays. The portrait is rarely present and the majority of copies appear to have been issued without it.
Lot 390
China.- Compte (Louis Daniel de) Memoirs and Observations...Made in a late Journey Through the Empire of China, first edition in English, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 plates (2 folding), one vignette in text, folding letterpress table, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, corners repaired, [Wing L831], 8vo, Printed for Benj. Tooke...and Sam. Buckley, 1697.⁂ Includes a fine folding plate of the Peking Observatory. The last several pages are devoted to a detailed description of pearl fishing.Provenance: J. Lloyd (ink name on front endpaper).
![First book written in North America.- Ovidius Naso (Publius) Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished by G[eorge] S[andys], engraved ad](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/86c6d153-5e91-4756-88c7-adb100eab8c3/2c055d75-17e2-4d86-93f0-adb100ffb633/468x382.jpg)
Lot 62
First book written in North America.- Ovidius Naso (Publius) Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished by G[eorge] S[andys], engraved additional title by T. Cecill (a little browned with edges frayed), engraved portrait of Ovid to [a]3 verso by William Marshall, with the initial "The minde of the frontispiece" f. and final imprimatur f. with woodcut device, damp-staining towards end, occasional light browning and some marking, the odd pencil note or glossing, ink ownership inscriptions to endpaper, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, some chipping and wear, [Sabin 76456; STC 18964], sm. folio, [by William Stansby], 1626.⁂ The first edition of Sandys' translation of Ovid, written in part whilst he was employed as treasurer for the colony of Virginia. Provenance: Ralph Barsham (ink inscription dated 1700).
Lot 343
South America.- Lasso de la Vega (Garcia) The Royal Commentaries of Peru, 2 parts in 1, first edition in English, translated by Sir Paul Rycaut, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White after Lely, 10 engraved plates, the last with brown stain along centre, 6F3 with paper flaw causing small hole with slight loss of text, title printed in red and black, lacking 3 preliminary ff., contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, corners worn, [Wing G215; Palau 354801; Sabin 98760], folio, Printed by Miles Flesher, for Samuel Heyrick, 1688.⁂ One of four variant imprints, printed for different booksellers, this with fewer institutional holdings and so likely the scarcest. ".. [Rycaut] had a very slight knowledge of the Spanish language and he did not scruple to make wild guesses at the meaning of sentences, and to omit whole chapters. Thus he only gives fourteen out of the twenty-six chapters in the first book, and sixteen out of the twenty-six in the second."--C.S. Markham's introd. to the First part of the Royal commentaries, 1869-71, v. 1, p. xvi. (ESTC).Provenance: Robert Spearman of Oldacres, Durham (armorial bookplate)
Lot 214
Scurvy & tobacco.- Maynwaringe (Everard) Morbus polyrhizos & polymorphaeus. A Treatise of The Scurvy, third edition, folding engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary sheep, rubbed, spine a little faded and with small holes, [Wing M1503; Arents 303], 8vo, 1669.⁂ Maynwaringe was a Dublin physician who believed that the avoidance of a heavy diet was helpful in cases of scurvy and that citrus fruits were useful only because they improved digestion. His dissertation on tobacco as one of the causes of scurvy did not appear until this edition - the depletion of the body's supply of vitamin C by tobacco has been confirmed by more recent research.
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