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René Lalique (French 1860-1945) CADEAU DE PÂQUES SCENT BOTTLE, WORTH – 9 designed 1928 clear, frosted and grey stained moulded R. LALIQUE FRANCE(5.6cm (2 1/4in) high)Footnote: Lalique designed this bottle for Worth for Easter 1928. It was a limited edition of 200 examples which were decorated in low relief with bands of repeated Ws signifying the Worth branding.
Bindings.- [Addison (Joseph), Sir R. Steele and others.] The Spectator, 8 vol., engraved vignette titles, tipped-in A.L.s from J. Walker gifting the books to his niece dated 1791, scattered faint spotting, contemporary morocco, gilt, g.e., initials 'MW' in gilt to upper covers, lightly sunned spines, slight rubbing to spine extremities, 1789 § Gibbon (Edward) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 8 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece and 4 folding maps, one with short tear, morocco and gilt presentation label to vol. 1 front pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked, gilt, 1823; and others, 8vo (31)
[Dalrymple (Hugh)] Rodondo; or, The State Jugglers, Canto I [-2], part 1 second edition, part 2 first edition, half-titles, first half-title detached, later wrappers, lacking upper cover, for W. Nicoll, 1763 § Whitehead (William) Atys and Adrastus, A Tale in the manner of Dryden's Fables, second edition, modern calf-backed boards, for R. Manby, 1744 § Hoyland (Francis) Poems and Translations, lacking final advertisement leaf, for W. Bristow, 1763 § [Cambridge (Richard Owen)] An Elegy Written in an Empty Assembly-Room, for R. and J. Dodsley, 1756, occasional light spotting, latter two disbound; and 12 others, most 18th century poetry, majority disbound, v.s. (16)
Hakewill (George) A sermon preached at Barstaple; vpon occasion of the late happy success of Gods Church in forraine parts, title with woodcut head-piece and printer's device, title detached, lower corners worn, occasionally just touching a letter, loss at head of inner gutters, occasionally affecting the odd letter, 20th century drab wrappers, worn, [STC 12620], small 4to, printed [by R. Badger] for R. Allot, and are to be sold at the signe of the Beare in Pauls Church-yard, 1632. sold not subject to return. ⁂ The anti-Catholic and pro-Calvinist Hakewill paid for the construction of Exeter College Chapel, Oxford. In his will he requested that his heart be buried there, though there is no evidence that this was carried out.
Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (Auguste, Comte de) and Jean Marie Matthias. Axel, one of 500 copies, signed by H. P. R. Finberg (translator), with a preface by W. B. Yeats, illustrations, some damp-staining to lower margin, endpapers browned, original decorative cloth, gilt, spine toned, upper cover lower corner lightly damp-stained, lower cover lightly soiled and with pink stain, 8vo, 1925.
Kempis (Thomas à, Saint) Opera, collation: [*4] a b8 c d6 e f8 g-m8.6. n o6 p8 q6 r-B8.6.6. C8, double column, 184ff., 53 lines plus headline, Gothic type, initials in red, rubricated, occasional early ink annotations, b2 corner defective affecting text on 8 lines, occasional soiling or marginal light staining, broken with some leaves becoming loose, contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, worn, lacking backstrip, upper cover detached, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, folio (298 x 209mm.), Nuremberg, Caspar Hochfeder, 29 November, 1494.⁂ Important collected edition of Thomas a Kempis's works, including his De Imitatione Christi.Literature: BMC II, 302; Goff T-352; HC 9769; GW M46672; Bod-inc T-090; BSB-Ink T-195.
NO RESERVE Birds.- Ogilvie-Grant (W. R.) A Hand-Book to the Game-Birds, 2 vol., colour frontispieces, plates, ex-library with usual labels and stamps, near contemporary morocco-backed boards, rubbed, 1896-97 § Audubon (John James) The Original Water-Colour Paintings ... for The Birds of America, 2 vol., portrait frontispiece, colour plates, one or two folding, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, New York, 1966; and others trees and gardens, 8vo & folio (7)
Isle of Man.- Sacheverell (William) An Account of the Isle of Man, first edition, slight abrasion to imprint on title causing slight loss of one word, ink inscriptions on title, some foxing and soiling, contemporary calf, rebacked, rubbed, 8vo, Printed for T. Hartley, R. Gibson and Tho. Hodgson, 1702.
[Burnet (Thomas)] The Theory of the Earth: Containing an Account of the Original of the Earth, second edition, engraved frontispiece, 2 folding plates including one of American depicting California as an island, illustrations, previous owner's ink signature to title, [Wing B5952], by R. Norton, for Walter Kettilby, 1691, bound before, An Answer to the Late Exceptions made by Mr Erasmus Warren against the Theory of the Earth, short marginal tear to L2, [Wing B5942], by R. Norton for Walter Kettilby, 1690, and, A Review of the Theory of the Earth ..., [Wing B5945], by R. Norton for Walter Kettilby, 1690, and a 1690 edition of the first, together 4 works bound as 1, scattered faint spotting, occasional marginal finger-soiling, new endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked , a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, folio.
Europe.- Batty (Captain R.) French Scenery, engraved title and 64 engraved plates, scattered spotting, faint off-setting, bookplates, later half-morocco, gilt, a little rubbed, 1822 § Pardoe (Julia) The Beauties of the Bosphorus, engraved potrait frontispiece, additional engraved title and 78 plates by William H. Bartlett, occasional water-staining, scattered faint spotting, near contemporary half-morocco, rubbed, 1838; and 3 others similar, v.s. (5)
Switzerland.- Burnet (Gilbert) Some Letters. Containing, an Account of what seemed most remarkable in Switzerland, Italy, &c. written...to T[he] H[onourable] R[obert] B[oyle], first edition, variant with "cere-" at end of line 20 A3r, "linnen" in last line of C3r and "off his" at end of line 7 E2r, woodcut device on title, errata leaf at end, a few contemporary ink annotations and underlinings, nineteenth century bookplate of Hugh Cecil Earl of Lonsdale, contemporary calf ruled and tooled in blind with decorative roll to inner edge and acorn corner-pieces, rubbed, joints cracked, [Wing B5915], 8vo, Rotterdam, Abraham Acher, 1686.⁂ Written during the author's political exile in Europe and addressed to his friend Robert Boyle, who had previously given him financial support. Burnet delivered the oration at Boyle's funeral.
NO RESERVE Maritime.- Corsica.- Andrews (George) Representing the Squadron under the orders of Capt. Barrie, commencing the Engagement... in Sagone Bay, etching and aquatint by R & D. Havell, with hand-colouring, on wove paper probably mounted on support, 490 x 610 mm (19 1/4 X 24 in), under glass, some surface dirt and browning, unexamined out of framed, [1811]
Scotland.- Anderson (James) An Account of the Present State of the Hebrides and Western Coasts of Scotland, first edition, half-title with presentation inscription from the author, folding engraved map, engraved plan just shaved at edge, contemporary tree calf, lacking spine label, Edinburgh & London, Printed for G. Robinson...and C. Elliot, 1785 § [Lindsay (Patrick)] The Interest of Scotland considered, first edition, initial advertisement leaf, title with engraved vignette, engraved armorial head-piece at beginning of preface, contemporary calf, Edinburgh, Printed by R. Fleming and Company, 1733, 8vo (2)

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