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Lot 45
NO RESERVE - AN ANTIQUE VICTORIAN SAPPHIRE, OPAL AND DIAMOND SWEETHEART RING, 1900 in 18ct yellow gold, set with a heart shaped brilliant cut blue sapphire and a heart shaped cabochon opal, surmounted by a ribbon tied in a bow, set with a single cut and rose cut diamonds, maker's mark SU, full British hallmarks for Chester 1900, size R / 8.5, 2.8g.
Lot 1060
Hornby Railways 00 gauge scale model locomotives, carriages and rolling stock including R.759, R.830, R.059, 2 x R.041, R.440, R.436, R.435, R.429, R.454, R.430, R.106, R.018, R.730, R.208, R.007, special edition R010 (all boxed); together with a Hornby railways 00 gauge rail freight set R688 (incomplete lacking track sections)
![Royal succession.- [Parsons (Robert)] A Conference about the next Succession to the Crowne of Ingland, 2 parts in 1, folding](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/86c6d153-5e91-4756-88c7-adb100eab8c3/f29ac444-3675-490f-92b3-adb100ffdc20/468x382.jpg)
Lot 15
Royal succession.- [Parsons (Robert)] A Conference about the next Succession to the Crowne of Ingland, 2 parts in 1, folding table with several tears and holes, last leaf frayed at edges with loss to headline, many other headlines trimmed, C2 with paper flaw to lower margin, early ink marginalia often trimmed, 18th century panelled calf, slightly rubbed, head of spine nicked, [STC 19398], 8vo,[Antwerp], Published by R. Doleman [A. Conincx], 1594 [1595].⁂ Rarely found complete with the large folding table. "R. Doleman = William Allen, Sir Francis Englefield, and others. "Robert Persons [Parsons], who is often credited with sole authorship of the work, probably played only a small part in its composition or revision"--Halkett & Laing (3rd ed.)" (ESTC). Provenance: Lord Derby (ink name on title). Pencil note on front endpaper reads "In Doleman's catalogue (41 New Bond St) it is said that a copy of this work was sold at a recent sale for five guineas."
Lot 181
Trigonometry and Logarithms.- Newton (John) Trigonometria Britanica: or, the Doctrine of Triangles, first edition, woodcut initials and headpieces, diagrams in text, logarithmic tables, last f. folding with errata, title closely shaved at head, a few ink notes in a contemporary hand, trimmed advertisement laid onto title verso, occasional light browning or damp-staining, ink inscriptions to endpapers, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, old reback, preserving original backstrip, [Tomash & Williams N36; Wing N1072], folio, R. & W. Leybourn, 1658.⁂ First edition of this scarce treatise, dedicated to Lord Richard Cromwell, the most complete book on logarithms up to its time. Provenance: John Hope, 1671 (ink inscription); Hopetoun Library (bookplate).
Lot 292
De Laune (Thomas) The Present State of London: or, Memorials comprehending A Full and Succinct Account Of the Ancient and Modern State thereof, first edition, engraved frontispiece and 12 plates, woodcut illustrations, without signature R (as issued), K3 shaved slightly affecting catchword, contemporary mottled calf, upper cover detached, [Wing D894], 12mo, Printed by George Larkin, for Enoch Prosser and John How, 1681.⁂ ESTC calls for 17 plates but this would appear to be erroneous as all auction records state 12 plates, as here.Provenance: Charles, 1st Viscount Eversley (bookplate).
Lot 358
Natural History.- Blount (Sir Thomas Pope) A Natural History: containing many not common observations: extracted out of the best modern writers, first edition, 3pp. advertisements at end, some light browning, but very good generally, contemporary calf, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, [British Bee Books 66; Wing B3351], 8vo, Printed for R. Bentley in Russel-Street in Covent-Garden, 1693. ⁂ Includes sections on spices, chocolate, coffee, tobacco, bees, gemstones and minerals.
Lot 312
Cookery.- Woolley (Hannah) The Queen-like Closet: or, Rich Cabinet, Stored with all manner of Rare Receipts for Preserving, Candying and Cookery, 3 parts in 1 (including supplement), fifth edition, initial license leaf, additional engraved title, foxed, some marginal browning, headline of one preliminary leaf shaved, outer margin of Ff1 repaired, later sprinkled calf, gilt, by Bayntun, g.e., joints a little rubbed, [Wing W3286 and W3288; Bitting p.504; Oxford p.35 (note); Hunt 371], 12mo, Printed for R. Chiswel...and T. Sawbridge, 1684.⁂ All early editions of Hannah Woolley's work are scarce, and often found incomplete. As well as the cookery recipes the supplement includes advice "to all Ingenious Ladies, and Gentlewomen" with medical recipes, how to make colours for dyes, how to write appropriate letters, parenting matters etc.Provenance: Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt (1882-1963, American bookbinder and collector, bookplate).
![B[asset] (R[obert], translator) The Lives of All the Roman Emperors, being exactly Collected, from Julius Caesar, unto the no](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/86c6d153-5e91-4756-88c7-adb100eab8c3/df75c797-4772-434b-b570-adb101006958/468x382.jpg)
Lot 93
B[asset] (R[obert], translator) The Lives of All the Roman Emperors, being exactly Collected, from Julius Caesar, unto the now reigning Ferdinand the Second, first edition, additional engraved title slightly trimmed at head, printed title within typographic border, numerous woodcut portraits, some light water-staining, modern calf, some surface abrasion from worming, [STC 1558], 8vo, Printed by N. and I. Okes, 1636.⁂ ⁂ Translation of Gio Antonio di Pauli's Sommario dell evite de gl'imperadori romani, sometimes attributed to Richard Brathwaite.Provenance: Thomas Pelling Little (ink inscription, dated 1828, at head of A3.
Lot 340
Fontenelle (Bernard le Bouyer de) A Plurality of Worlds. Written in French by the Author of the Dialogues of the Dead. Translated into English by Mr. Glanvill, first Glanvill edition, some light marginal toning, but a very good copy generally, contemporary calf, neatly and sympathetically reabacked, [Wing F1416], 8vo, R. Bentley and S. Magnes, 1688.⁂ One of the first major works of the Age of Enlightenment. First published in 1686, Fontenelle's work offered an explanation of Copernicus' heliocentric model of the universe, written in French and aimed at those with little prior scientific knowledge.
Lot 375
Morocco.- Pidou de Saint Olon (François) Present State of the Empire of Morocco; With a faithful account of the manners, religion, and government of that people, first edition in English, engraved frontispiece, folding map and 8 plates of costumes, occasional browning but a good copy generally, book label and ink inscription to pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, upper joint cracked but holding firm, chip to head of spine, [Wing P2159], 8vo, by R. Bentley, 1695.⁂ Pidou de Saint Olon led a 1693 embassy to the Sultan of Morocco in the hopes of securing a treaty. The mission was unsuccessful and returned after only a month. Provenance: Wiston Old Rectory (book label); Reynold and Janet Stone (ink inscription "Found and given to Janet Stone by her husband Reynolds in memory of a stay in Morocco March 1970").
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 121
Milton (John) Of Prelatical Episcopacy, first edition, lacking initial blank leaf, modern dark blue crushed morocco by Riviere & Son, lettered in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., joints rubbed, [Wing M2133], 4to, Printed by R. O. and G. D. for Thomas Underhill, 1641.⁂ This copy with line 5 of title reading "VVhither" (another variant has "Testmonies" line 6/7). The second of Milton's pamphlets written in support of the five Protestant ministers in the Smectymnus controversy.Provenance: E.C. Simpson (bookplate).
Lot 309
California as an island.- Burnet (Thomas) The Theory of the Earth, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, engraved additional title and 2 folding plates including one of America depicting California as a large island, engraved illustrations in text, small rust-hole to E1 affecting 1 letter of text, 2H1 with repaired tear to foot running into text, light browning, the odd spot, a few earlier and later ff. with fraying to margins, ink stamp to title, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, modern antique-style calf with contemporary calf panels laid down onto covers, [Wing B5950], by R. Norton, for Walter Kettilby, 1684.⁂ Provenance: Edward Norris Junior (ink inscription dated 1703); New York Historical Society (ink stamp).
Lot 203
Sprat (Thomas) The History of the Royal-Society of London, For the Improving of Natural Knowledge, first edition, first issue, imprimatur leaf A1 with Society's arms to verso, folding engraved frontispiece of a bust of Charles II by Wenceslaus Hollar, 2 folding engraved plates, errata leaf at end, some light water-staining, contemporary calf, corners bit worn, rebacked by Bernard Middleton, [Wing S5032; Norman 1989; Keynes, Evelyn 178; Hooke 28], 4to, Printed by T. R. for J. Martyn...and J. Allestry, 1667.⁂ First issue with "of" repeated on p.85 lines 6/7. This copy also with the rare frontispiece by Hollar, missing in many copies.
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).
Lot 164
Quadrants.- Stirrup (Thomas) The Description and use of the Universall Quadrat, first edition, longitudinal half-title, title within typographic border with woodcut ornament, tables and diagrams in text, occasional browning, but a good copy generally, ink inscription to endpaper, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, [Tomash & Williams S192; Wing S5687], sm.4to, by R. & W. Leybourn, 1655.⁂ Rare at auction and often defective. This copy agrees with that in the Folger Library, the half-title is present and A4 appears to have been cancelled. Provenance: Johannes Prior (ink inscription).
Lot 174
Jesuits.- Pascal (Blaise) Les provinciales: or, the Mysterie of Jesuitisme, discover'd in certain Letters, written upon occasion of the present differences at Sorbonne, between the Jansenists and Molinists, first edition in English, engraved additional title (fore-margin shaved), light toning throughout, ink notes in near-contemporary hand, 20th century boards, [Wing P643; PMM 140], 12mo, by J.G. for R. Royston, 1657.⁂ "Pascal's counter-attack took the form of a brilliant exposure of the casuistical methods of argument employed by the Jesuits. . . after which the Jesuits never recovered their former position in France. . . a noble defence of thought in religious faith" - PMM p.83.
Lot 134
Irish Rebellion of 1641.- Temple (Sir John) The Irish Rebellion: or an History of the Beginnings and first Progresse of The Generall Rebellion raised within the Kingdom of Ireland... Together with the Barbarous Cruelties and Bloody Massacres which ensued thereupon, first edition, title within double-rule border, woodcut initials and headpieces, occasional light marginal marking or finger-soiling, but a good copy generally, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, hinges and joints strengthened and repaired, [Wing T627], sm. 4to, by R. White, 1646.⁂ First edition of this important contemporary history that did much to inflame English opinion against the Irish.Provenance: Fairfax of Cameron (armorial bookplate).
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 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).
![[Lord (Henry)] A Discoverie of the Sect of the Banians, 2 parts in 1, first edition, additional engraved title by William Mar](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/86c6d153-5e91-4756-88c7-adb100eab8c3/e8e25380-7e23-46b7-a633-adb101002c72/468x382.jpg)
Lot 69
[Lord (Henry)] A Discoverie of the Sect of the Banians, 2 parts in 1, first edition, additional engraved title by William Marshall, part 2 with separate title, lacking final blank leaf Y4, slight worming to last few leaves, occasionally affecting ruled border but no text, modern calf, [STC 16825], 4to, Printed by T. and R. Cotes, for Fra. Constable, 1630.⁂ Early work on two religious groups of India, the Hindu Bania (merchant caste) and the Zoroastrian Parsees, by the chaplain to the East India Company at Surat in Gujarat from 1624 to 1629. The engraved title reads: A Display of two forraigne sects in the East Indies vizt: The sect of the Banians the Ancient Natives of India and the Sect of the Persees the Ancient Inhabitants of Persia...
Lot 297
Banks (John) Vertue Betray'd or Anna Bullen. A Tragedy. Acted at his Royal Highness the Duke's Theatre, first edition, light browning, each f. window-mounted, closely trimmed, touching first line of title and affecting a few headlines, disbound, [Wing B667], for R. Bentley and M. Magus, 1682.⁂ Scarce at auction. Banks' most popular play, a tragedy based on the story of Anne Boleyn. Shakespeare is mentioned in the dedication. Provenance: John Philip Kemble (1757-1823), great Shakespearean actor (his characteristic inlaying of leaves; inscription on title margin: "Collated & Perfect J.P.K. 1800").
![Earthquakes.- [Crouch (Nathaniel)], "R. B." The General History of Earthquakes: Being an Account of the most Remarkable and T](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/86c6d153-5e91-4756-88c7-adb100eab8c3/44b44dea-d792-4777-a4d1-adb1010166f7/468x382.jpg)
Lot 363
Earthquakes.- [Crouch (Nathaniel)], "R. B." The General History of Earthquakes: Being an Account of the most Remarkable and Tremendous Earthquakes that have happened in divers Parts of the World, first edition, folding woodcut frontispiece depicting the 1692 earthquake in Jamaica, worm track to frontispiece and first gathering, affecting image, imprint and some text, frontispiece with portion of loss to lower corner just affecting image, A6 with chip to foot affecting a few words of text, A11 with chip to head affecting headline, browning and occasional creasing, ink ownership inscription to title and frontispiece recto, 20th century calf, spine lightly faded, [Wing C7328], 12mo, for Nath. Crouch, 1694.⁂ Rare, especially with the engaging frontispiece, we can tract no complete copy at auction in the last 40 years. Provenance: Joannis Gibson (ink inscription).
Lot 216
Household management.- North (Dudley, 4th Baron North) Observations and Advices Oeconomical, first edition, with initial and final blanks (the first mounted on stub), light damp-staining, worm track to final text f. and blank, contemporary calf, rebacked, retaining much of original backstrip, [Wing N1286], 8vo, by T. R. for John Martyn, 1669.⁂ A scarce and curious work containing essays on household affairs, trade and economics.
Lot 11
Hondius map.- Broughton (Hugh) A Concent of Scripture, first edition, first issue, engraved title with wording "Come, and see" at top, woodcut initials and decorations, double-page engraved map of the world attributed to Jodocus Hondius the elder, 5 engraved plates, without the folding map of Judea ("north part of the equinoctial") and folding letterpress explanation as often, later panelled calf, gilt, with gilt arms to upper cover, rebacked, rubbed, one corner worn, [STC 3850], 4to, for Gabriell Simson and William White, [1587-91].⁂ A very good copy of this work, in essence a chronology of scriptural history, by Broughton (1549-1612), a divine and rabbinical scholar. It was seen through the press by John Speed. Ben Jonson satirised the author in Volpone and The Alchemist; and Sir John Harington mentions the work in his 'advertisement' to his translation of Orlando Furioso: "..a treatise set foorth by Maister Broughton, the last year, upon the Revelation, in which there are some 3 or 4 pretie figures (in octavo) cut in brasse verie workemanly."This is the first major work of cartographer Hondius (1563-1612/3), who came to England in 1583 as a Protestant refugee. The map of the world is based on Ortelius; the missing map is found in very few copies and the leaf of letterpress by R. Field, dated to c.1590, may represent a later issue. This copy has the chain lines in gathering F horizontal, denoting a first issue.Provenance: Henry Villiers Stuart, Baron Stuart de Decies (1803-74) - his arms on upper cover. Bookplate of Tempsford Hall; ink stamp of Bradford City Library to rear pastedown.
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.
Lot 404
Mathematics.- Hatton (Edward) Arithmetick; or, The Ground of Arts, 2 parts in 1, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White with a few small ink crosses to face and repair to verso along torn plate-mark, some foxing and soiling, a few ink stains and annotations, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed and soiled, rebacked, [Wing R649 and H1145 for 2nd part], 4to, Printed by J. H. for Charles Harper...and William Freeman, 1699.⁂ The second part, with a separate title-page Decimals made Easie, is recorded separately by Wing but called a 'Ghost' by ESTC; while the first work is listed under Robert Recorde as the author, though this is practically a new work by Hatton.
Lot 40
Hayward (Sir John) The Lives of the III. Normans, Kings of England, first edition, 2 woodcut decorations on title, other woodcut decorations and initials, cropped with loss to one title decoration, some headlines and pagination and occasionally to signature/catchword, lightly water-stained, modern calf-backed boards, spine a little faded, [STC 13000], 4to, Imprinted...by R. B., 1613.⁂ Some early ink marginalia, often cropped. Ink name "Doddridge" on title."King Harold about the closing of the evening, as he was busie in sustaining his armie, both with voyce and with hand, was strooke with an arrow through the left eye into his braines, of which wound hee presently died." p.73
Lot 339
Dismemberment of an abusive husband.- Hellish Murder (A) Committed by a French Midwife on the Body of Her Husband... For Which She Pleaded Guilty ... And the Day Following Received Sentence to be Burnt, closely shaved, with loss to some page numbers, signatures and catchwords, browning, disbound, [Wing H1384], for R. Sare, at Grays-Inn-Gate, 1688.⁂ Scarce account of a 17th century murder committed by Mary Hobry. Hobry's husband was an abusive drunk who denied her the opportunity of a mutual separation. After a particularly severe period of abuse, Hobry strangled her sleeping husband with her garter before dismembering him; placing his torso on a dunghill and his limbs in separate privies around Savoy Palace.
Lot 198
Cookery.- May (Robert) The Accomplisht Cook, or the Art and Mystery of Cookery, second edition, title with typographic border, engraved portrait frontispiece in facsimile, woodcut illustrations, lacks 2 folding plates, tears to O1 and T4, piece missing from T3 affecting 8 lines of text to verso, some slight worming towards end, mostly marginal, foxing, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners repaired, [Wing M1392; Bitting p.318], 8vo, Printed by R. Wood, for Nath. Brooke, 1665.⁂ The Crahan copy of this rare work which, despite the faults of this copy, nevertheless retains the charming woodcut illustrations which enhance the work, described by Elizabeth David as "a most beautiful piece of cookery literature." ESTC locates only 6 copies (only 2 of which are in N. America) and copies seldom appear at auction.
Lot 286
Shakespeare (William).- Crowne (John) Henry the Sixth, 2 parts in 1, first editions, title to first part slightly stained and with piece missing from margin and repaired, last 2 leaves frayed at fore-edge, both parts trimmed close occasionally touching headline, some worming, mostly marginal but occasionally slightly affecting text, some light browning, modern half calf, spine faded, [Wing 7388 and 7389; Pforzheimer 912], 4to, Printed for R. Bentley, and M. Magnes, 1681.⁂ Based on Shakespeare's King Henry the Sixth, part 2. The two parts of Crowne's work are subtitled: "With the Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester" and "The Misery of Civil War" respectively. Part 2 is a reissue, with cancel title-page, of The Misery of Civil War, 1680.
Lot 215
Fasting.- Reynolds (John) A Discourse upon Prodigious Abstinence: occasioned By the Twelve Moneths Fasting of Martha Taylor, The Famed Derbyshire Damosell: Proving...that Life may be long Continued without the supplies of Meat & Drink, first edition, woodcut head-pieces and initials, modern olive green crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, lettered in gilt, g.e., spine slightly sunned, [Wing R1314], 4to, Printed by R. W. for Nevill Simmons...and for Dorman Newman, 1669.⁂ Superb copy of this curious work describing the deeds of Martha Taylor who fasted for a year, remaining in bed and learning to read. ESTC calls for 5 leaves in the first quire, but this copy only has four, lacking the imprimatur leaf.Provenance: The Crahan- Moses H. Grossman-Walter T. Shirley Jr. copy (sold Sotheby's NY October 1984).
Lot 402
Fruit Trees.- Fatio de Duillier (Nicolas) Fruit-Walls Improved, by Inclining them to the Horizon: or, a Way to Build Walls for Fruit-Trees; Whereby they May Receive More Sun Shine, and Heat, than Ordinary, first edition, engraved frontispiece and 2 folding plates by Grebelin, engraved device to title, initials, head- & tail-pieces, title a little creased and browned, light toning to 1 plate, 19th century half-calf, neatly rebacked, retaining original backstrip, [Wing F557], 4to, by R. Everingham; and are to be sold by John Taylor..., 1699.⁂ Nicolas Fatio de Duillier was a Swiss mathematician known for his work on the Zodiacal light problem and for his close working relationship with Sir Isaac Newton. In 1699 he suggested increasing fruit-tree and vine productivity by using sloping walls and later a tracking mechanism which could pivot to follow the sun.
Lot 299
Surveying.- Martindale (Adam) The Countrey-Survey-Book: or Land-Meters Vade-Mecum, first edition, 3 folding engraved plates at end, without or lacking O6 (as seemingly most or possibly all copies), some worming, affecting text in places, contemporary calf, rebacked covers worn and repaired, [Wing M854], 12mo, Printed by A. G. and J. P. for R. Clavel, 1682.⁂ Very rare in commerce. ESTC records only 6 copies (3 each in British Isles and N. America). O6 p.225/6 appears to have been cancelled.
Lot 158
William Lilly, astrologer.- Gataker (Thomas) A Discours Apologetical; wherein Lilies lewd and lowd Lies in his Merlin or Pasqil for the Yeer 1654 are cleerly laid open, first edition, some soiling and foxing particularly at beginning and in some margins, modern calf-backed marbled boards preserving much of older spine, [Wing G319; Gardner 485], 4to, Printed by R. Ibbitson for Thomas Newberry, 1654.⁂ This attack on the astrologer William Lilly was the author's last work published during his lifetime. Gataker (1574-1654) was a puritan divine and critic who had several editions of classical authors, sermons and Biblical commentaries published.Provenance: Edward Hailstone (armorial bookplate).
![B[ernard] (R[ichard]) The Isle of Man: or, the Legall Proceding in Man-shire against Sinne, seventh edition, light foxing, oc](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/86c6d153-5e91-4756-88c7-adb100eab8c3/f9ab350e-a7dd-4ca3-8be4-adb100ffc782/468x382.jpg)
Lot 71
B[ernard] (R[ichard]) The Isle of Man: or, the Legall Proceding in Man-shire against Sinne, seventh edition, light foxing, occasional damp-staining to head, a few fore-margins closely shaved, upper hinge broken, contemporary limp vellum, a few cloth repairs, a little soiled, [STC 1949], 12mo, for Edward Blackmoore, 1630.⁂ Rare, as are all 17th century editions of this work, ESTC lists 7 copies worldwide. Bernard's allegorical trial of sin, has been said by some to have influenced the writings of John Bunyan, particularly his trial scene in The Holy War . During his tenure in the parish of Worksop Bernard associated with John Robinson, an organiser of the Mayflower voyage.
Lot 239
Mining.- Brown (Edward) A Brief Account of some Travels in Hungaria, Servia, Bulgaria, Macedonia...some Observations on the Gold, Silver, Copper, Quick-silver Mines, Baths, and Mineral Waters, first edition, 9 engraved plates (4 folding), corner cut away from initial blank leaf, final advertisement and errata leaves both present, [Wing B5110], Printed by T. R. for Benj. Tooke, 1673; bound with An Account of Several Travels Through the great part of Germany..., first edition, 6 engraved plates (2 folding), one working loose, a couple shaved, [Wing B5109], Printed for Benj. Tooke, 1677, together 2 works in 1, some marginal browning and soiling throughout, contemporary calf, rebacked, spine ends worn, 4to⁂ Edward Brown (1644-1708), physician, Fellow of the Royal Society and President of the Royal College of Physicians. Provenance: Barnbougle Castle (small ink stamp in top corner of title); Hopetoun (armorial bookplate.
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Lot 234
[Eachard (John)] Mr Hobbs's State of Nature Considered; In a Dialogue between Philautus and Timothy, first edition, M4-8 advertisements, endpapers torn or defective, contemporary sheep, rebacked preserving original spine, a little rubbed, one lower corner worn, [Wing E57], Printed by E. T. and R. H. for Nath. Brooke, 1672; Some Opinions of Mr Hobbs Considered in a Second Dialogue between Philautus and Timothy, first edition, initial and final blank leaves present, the former with early ink annotations, marginal defects to B1 just touching catchword, contemporary blind-stamped calf, rebacked, corners repaired, [Wing E64], Printed by J. Macock, for Walter Kettilby, 1673, 8vo (2)⁂ Second item provenance: L. Burton (ink name on initial blank).
Lot 196
Rabelais (François) The Works...treating of the lives, heroick deeds, and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. To which is newly added the Life of the Author, translated by Thomas Urquhart, 2 parts in 1 vol., light toning to title and remainder of first gathering, occasional light damp-staining, contemporary sheep, sympathetically rebacked, new endpapers, [Wing R103; cf. Pforzheimer 814], 8vo, printed for R. B. and are to be sold by John Starkey, 1664.⁂ A reissue of the 1653 first English edition of books one and two with a new general title and life of the author.
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Lot 165
B[aron] (R[obert]) Mirza: A Tragedie, Really Acted in Persia, in the Last Age. Illustrated with Historical Annotations, first edition, woodcut initials and headpieces, a few ff. closely shaved at head, affecting headlines, a few very short tears to margins, some light browning, front free endpaper detached, book labels to pastedown, 19th century calf, gilt, rebacked, retaining original backstrip, extremities rubbed, [Pforzheimer 43; Wing B891], 8vo, for Humphrey Moseley, [1655].⁂ Baron's best-known work. The author was a known plagiarist and despite his protestations in his address to the reader that he had not read Sir John Denham's Sophy, the two works follow the same story. Provenance: Henry William Poor; Marshal Clifford Lefferts and Lucius Wilmerding (book label).
Lot 253
Chemistry.- Simpson (William) Zymologia Physica, Or a brief Philosophical Discourse of Fermentation, from a new Hypothesis of Acidum and Sulphur, 2 parts in 1, first edition, title stained at foot, I6 repaired tear to verso with slight loss of text, K7 torn affecting 8 lines of text, small hole to D7 with loss to a couple of words, some slight worming, mostly marginal, cropped with occasional loss to text at fore-edge and headlines, some light water-staining, Printed by T. R. & N. T. for W. Cooper, 1675.⁂ Covers 'natural Hot-Baths', minerals, heat, fire, light, and 'other subterraneal Phoenomena, as Damps, Earth-quakes, Eruptions, &c.'. Part 2, with a separate title-page, comprises 'A Discourse of the Sulphur-Bath at Knarsbrough in York-shire.'
Lot 301
Ayres (Philip) Emblemata Amatoria...In Four Languages, first edition, engraved throughout, frontispiece, title, 2 leaves 'Sonnet', 44 plates with facing leaf of text, title with small piece missing from lower corner, some other leaves shaved close, touching edge of plate, several leaves misbound, some early ink annotations to blank versos, later red morocco, gilt, g.e., [Wing A4307; Landwehr Rom. 130; Praz p.263; Freeman p.205], 8vo, Sold by R. Bently...S. Tidmarch, 1683.⁂ "Its graceful four-lined poems in copper-plate hand required no intellectual effort to follow, the subject was love - the book was, in fact, admirably suited to the drawing-room and the ladies for whom it was destined." (Freeman)
Lot 2136
Victorian silver open face key wound lever full plate pocket watch by Dent, 61 Strand, London, No. 30057, balance cock with diamond endstone, case by Alford Thickbroom, London 1863, cased poising tool engraved F R, two 9ct gold wristwatches hallmarked, one on a gilt strap, silver bangle and a gilt bangle
Lot 286
Four 19th century watercolour pictures to include R H Kemble 'Farmyard', pen ink and wash, signed to reverse backing, 18 by 27cm; two small marine pictures in the manner of Clarkson Stanfield and a pastoral view with house by a track, 23 by 28cm Condition Report: All have suffered from sunlight exposure with paper browning and pigment fading- additionally scattered spotting and water cockling- frames as found Condition Report Disclaimer
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