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Lot 95

[RARACH PRESS]. POPKES, Wendy.Iowa Couplets. Kalamazoo: Rarach Press, 1982.8vo. 3 relief prints by Ladislav R. Hanka. Original white morocco-backed paper covered boards, upper cover set with dried corn stalk, spine gilt-lettered, by Jan and Jarmila Sobota.LIMITED EDITION, number 33 of 70 copies SIGNED BY JAN AND JARMILA SOBOTA. Hanka's work is inspired by her contemplation of "the abstract repeating sequences of mid-western corn so reminiscent of calligraphic verse or of musical score" (introduction). Property from the Collection of Jack BelcherFor condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

Lot 219

Diamond and ruby ring featuring a round brilliant cut diamond, 0.33ct approx, multi-claw set and raised between a small ruby in star engraved settings, all in a pierced gallery with part engraved shoulders, size Q/R, gross weight 5.6gms

Lot 229

High grade yellow metal Oms flexible brickweave necklace with lobster claw catch, stamped ".750", together with the matching bracelet, also stamped .750, the necklet 40cm long, bracelet 19cms long, total weight 78gms, in W R Bullen, Norwich blue leather point of sale case

Lot 109

A gilt brass carriage clock, R & Co, Paris, circa 1900, with eight-day strike/repeat gong striking movement and platform lever escapement, the white enamel chapter ring with Arabic numerals applied to a pierced gilt mask, the case with Solomonic columns to the angles, 17cm high, in the original leatherette and velvet lined carry case, 20cm highProvenance: Berwick House, ShropshireCondition Report: The movement is not ticking at time of report, the platform and lever escapement appear to be original - the clock has a key and we have wound it lightly but there is no sustained movement. The push button release. A screw is not attached to secure the handle to the top plate and the case - this is all therefore loose. The screw is jammed in the side of the mechanism and will require releasing and re-siting. There is also a missing finial to the handleThere is dirt and discolouration to the git areas and also pitting. The case is worn, and with flaking to the surface, there is woodworm and there is wear to the interior velvetPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 426

A George III wood and brass Bristol tipstaff, the brass top section with ball finial and inscribed G III R ST. MARY PORT WARD II with turned mahogany lower section, 38cm long See Mervyn Mitton, The Policeman's Lot (1985), page 87, top illustration for this tipstaff and on the front of the dust jacketCondition Report: The brass much dented.Knocks and marks to the wood.Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 433

A George IV painted and gilt wood London truncheon, decorated with Royal crown above G R IIII and with spiral ribbon and inscribed ST. MARY WHITECHAPEL and 24 in an oval red ground cartouche, 52.5cm long

Lot 435

A George IV carved wood and dated West Country truncheon of bannister form, the square section head painted in black with G R 4 cypher and castle and keys of Totnes, Devon and a union flag, with inverted baluster central section above ball knop and handle, 36cm long

Lot 436

George IV painted and turned wood truncheon, decorated with royal coat of arms surmounted with a crown, above G IV R cypher and red and gilt cartouche inscribed BOW STREET N.P., with plain turned and ribbed grip, 51.5cm longCondition Report: Cracks to body above handle. General wear.Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 443

A William IV civic truncheon, for the mayoral office of Bath, the turned wood head painted with W IIII R cypher above Royal crown and Arms of the City of Bath, with red painted and turned grip, 41cm long Mayor of Bath 1826-1837: Eleazer Pickwick, DIrector of Somerset Coal Canal

Lot 447

An early Victorian painted and gilt wood dated short truncheon, decorated for Portsmouth, the cylindrical upper section with V. R cypher and crown and bearing date 1837, the lower section with ribbed handle, 32cm long

Lot 454

A Victorian Scottish carved oak truncheon, the turned shaft tapered to the ribbed grip and decorated with crown above V. R cypher within a garter border, inscribed LEITH POLICE, 37cm long

Lot 456

A Victorian dated truncheon with a gilt ball end, a cylindrical turned upper section inscribed V. R BURGH 1848 beneath a Royal crown and reserved on black ground, above a ribbed double handle shaft, 54.5cm long

Lot 461

A Victorian painted wood special constable's truncheon, painted and gilt with royal crown above V. R cypher and foliate bordered panel inscribed SPECIAL, and DEFENCE ..T(NOT) DEFIANCE, 45cm long

Lot 463

A Victorian painted and carved wood Parish Constable's truncheon, decorated with Royal crown and V. R cypher and inscribed ST. M S.C. F., 46.5cm long

Lot 123

C R Britton Ballet Study mixed medium, 30cm x 40cm

Lot 4003

Ancient Rome, 2 x Copper Alloy Coins of Augustus, (27 B.C. - 14 A.D.) consisting of: Augustus, brass sestertius. 25.24g, 31.8mm. 2h. Obv: OB/CIVIS/SERVATOS in wreath. Rev: R P LICINIVS STOLO III VIR A A A F F around SC. Fair. Augustus AE22. 6.51g, 23.0mm, 9h. Bare headed bust of Augustus right. Rev: Priest standing facing. Good.

Lot 4072

Italy, Umberto I (1878 - 1900), 1882 R Twenty Lire. 6.45g of .900 gold. Rome mint. Obv: Bare head of Umberto I left, 1882 below. Rev: Crowned shield dividing L - 20. KM. 21. Minor hairlines otherwise proof-like Uncirculated.

Lot 4073

Italy, Umberto I (1878 - 1900), 1882 R Twenty Lire. 6.45g of .900 gold. Rome mint. Obv: Bare head of Umberto I left, 1882 below. Rev: Crowned shield dividing L - 20. KM. 21. Minor hairlines otherwise proof-like Uncirculated.

Lot 295

Vinyl Records - 7? singles and Promotional copies including Jimi Hendrix ? Hey Joe ? 56139; Nirvana ? Rainbow Chaser ? WIP 6029; Gullivers People ? On A Day Like This/ My Life R 5709 (Promotional Copy); The Beatles ? Let It Be ? R 5833; Hey Jude ? R 5722; I Saw Her Standing There ? GEP 883; All You Need Is Love ? R 5620; The Rolling Stones ? Come On ? F 11675; 19th Nervous Breakdown; Five By Five; I Wanna Be Your Man; Dionne Warwick ? Forever My Love ? NEP 44046; Others Including The Beatles; Richard Harris; The Hero; Paul Jones; The Hollies; Manfred Mann; The Kinks; The Moody Blues; The Animals; Ray Charles; Bob Dylan; Robin Gibb; Etc (Qty)

Lot 319

Coins, Imperial Roman, AR: Vespasian denarius, rev.: eagle Cos. (?) III, 20mm, 2.8g, (1); Hadrian 2 denarii.: obv. laureae head r., Imp. Caes. Traian Hadriano Aug. Divi F, rev.: Pietas standing left, Piet/Tas, 20mm, 3g, (1), &, rev: Moneta Aug, 12mm, 3.3g, (1), [3]

Lot 465

Quantity of Aircraft Models, including: Tootsietoys Crusader X110, EAL NC 1011, TWA NC 101Y, Auto Gyro, Tekno 488 Twin engine low wing monoplane ( in poor condition repainted) 3 x S&R France tinplate/diecast aircraft, plus three other models, all in poor to very ggod condition, some with missing props (11 items)

Lot 48

Four 9ct gold rings, sized R, M and K, a white metal eternity band with white sapphires, M, a 15ct gold ring, Q, and a yellow metal ring with a small diamond, size P, total weight of rings 19.3g together with a collection of costume jewellery, early 20th century shoe buckles, a compact, painted glass beads and a large quantity of vintage brooches and necklacesLocation: 5:5

Lot 256

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, second revised editions, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. The Fellowship of the Ring, sixth impression, 1971; The Two Towers, fourth impression, 1969; The Return of the King, fifth impression, 1970. Octavo, publisher's gilt red cloth, complete with dust-jackets (Fellowship clipped), complete with maps. Generally good, clean, bright, light marks in places, pale spots to fore-edge, dust-jackets with light creasing/wear, slight loss; neat contemporary gift inscription; protective covers on jackets. Together with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling, first edition, London: Bloomsbury, 2005, shelf-lean and some marks (4)

Lot 153

A midshipman's mid 19th century naval dirk and scabbard with sword knot, blade inscribed "Chief Captains Prize awarded to Mr R F Parker HMS Britannia December 1886", 22" long overall (blade rusted)

Lot 223

A red squirrel, by R Sadd, 9 1/2" high

Lot 302

A WWI medal trio, awarded to 2378 PTE G R Monck Worcester Yeomanry, mounted on card

Lot 306

After R B Davis: a 19th century hand-coloured lithograph, "W Sebright huntsman to the Milton Hounds"

Lot 345

R C Perry: watercolours, Bacchanalian gathering", 10" x 22 1/2", in carved gilt strip frame

Lot 525

A MARKED 925 IRISH CLADLAGH RING WITH A BLUE STONE SIZE R IN A PRESENTATION BOX

Lot 625

A 9 CARAT GOLD RING WITH A LINE OF DIAMONDS GROSS WEIGHT 2.9g SIZE R/S

Lot 16

A 9ct gold solitaire ring, set with an imitation diamond, in claw setting, ring size R½, 4.9g all in.

Lot 462

Robert Edge Pine (1730/42-1788). Head and shoulders portrait of a young lady wearing a mop cap and white silk gown with lace collar and blue ribbon, oil pastel, signed R Pine pinx. and dated October 1743, 53cm x 45cm. Label verso in pen scribed 'Mrs Nevin, The Mother of Mrs Cheveley'.

Lot 605

Wood (Anthony) ATHENAE OXONIENSIS... 4 vol., title in red and black, contemporary calf, folio, R. Knaplock, D. Midwinter & J. Tonson, 1721.

Lot 142

A rare private recording of the famous speech of the 11th December 1936 when H. R. H. Edward VIII abdicated.

Lot 94

A matching 925 silver ring set with marquise cut rubies and white stones, (R.5).

Lot 287

4 x OO gauge Hornby cranes, 2 in original boxes. To include R.739 Operating Breakdown Crane. Boxes and packaging in varying conditions.

Lot 74

A WWI periscope No. 14 TPL MK 4, R & J.B.

Lot 1

R. Warren Vernon St Malo Britanny watercolour

Lot 39

Collection of mainly Victorian era photographs incl photographs from Alfred Ellis of London, E C Porter of Ealing, R Graham of Leamington Spa, E Desmaisons of Paris, M Barat of Banbury etc

Lot 504

80 7" singles to include Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Pretty things, soul, R&B Blondie, Turtles and many more

Lot 82

Book dated 1744 5th edition copy of 'The History of Gil Blas De Santillane' Book 1 Printed for J and R Tonson in the Strand, London. Leather bound, some damage to front - tear to leather and front cover loose.

Lot 489

ETCHING BY R SHORTBILL - UNIVERSITY, CHAMBERLAIN SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM 1944 F/G 31CM X 21CM APPROX

Lot 172

A VINTAGE BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK IN ORIGINAL CASE, "R & CO" STAMPED TO BACK, H 11 cm, W 7.5 cm, D 7 cm

Lot 104

* Italy. School of / style of Giovanni Cavino (1500-70). Renaissance Paduan “Sestertius”, Cast Bronze, probably 16th century. Obv: Bust of Constantine I right. Rev: Emperor seated l. on cuirass, holding sceptre, receiving globe from figure standing r., holding trophy over shoulder; between, panther seated, PR in exergue. 36mm, 30.1g, dark brown patina, some verdigris in detail periphery, wear to high pointsQty: (1)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Lot 151

Beger (Laurentius). Thesaurus ex Thesauro Palatino selectus; sive, Gemmarum et Numismatum, quæ in Electorali Cimeliarchio continentur, elegantiorum ære expressa, et convenienti commentario illustrata dispositio, Heidelburg: Philippi Delborn, 1685, vignette title-page, 5 engraved plates, including frontispiece and portrait, numerous letterpress engravings, head and tail-pieces, and initial letters, errata leaf at rear, single worm hole increasing to short trail to lower blank margin from Kk1 through remainder of page block and rear endpapers, endpapers stained by turn-ins, hinges split, bookplate of Patricia Milne-Henderson, red sprinkled edges, near contemporary blind-panelled mottled calf, sometime rebacked, rubbed, folio in 4s, together with: Liebe (Christian Sigismund), Gotha Numaria, sistens thesavri Fridericiani numismata antiqua aurea, argentea, ærea, ea ratione descripta ... Accedunt ex Andreæ Morellii Specimine uniuersæ rei numariæ antiquæ excerpta, & epistolæ tres Ez. Spanhemii, quibus rariores eiusdem thesauri numi illustrantur, Amsterdam: R. & J. Wetstenios & G. Smith, 1730, half-title present, vignette title-page printed in red and black, verso with engraved armorial bookplate of Sr. John Anstruther of Anstruther Bart., engraved frontispiece and portrait, letterpress engravings, head and tail-pieces, and initial letters, occasional light spotting and marks, a few leaves toned, Nnn3 with short tear in lower blank margin, marbled endpapers, red edges, contemporary calf, rubbed, gilt decorated spine worn, with loss at ends and joints cracked, corners showing, folio in 4s,Qty: (2)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Lot 185

Fabricius (Johann Albert). Bibliographia Antiquaria, sive introductio in notitiam scriptorum qui antiquitates Hebraicas, Graecas, Romanas et Christianas scriptis illustraverunt..., Hamburg & Leipzig: Christiani Liebezeit, 1713, engraved frontispiece, title in red & black, some toning, light damp staining and scattered spotting, signature A. Fletcher to lower pastedown (Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, 1655-1716), bookplate of Patricia Milne-Henderson to upper pastedown, contemporary vellum, some staining to boards, 4to, together with: Ibid., D. Anselmi Bandurii monachi Benedictini, Regiæ Magni Etruriæ Ducis Bibliothecæ præfecti ... Bibliotheca Nummaria, sive auctorum qui de re nummaria scripserunt..., Hamburg: C. Liebezeit & T.C. Felginer, 1719, engraved vignette to title. some damp staining, toning and scattered spotting, contemporary vellum, spine torn at foot, 4to, Cicero (Marcus Tullius), Epistolarum ad familiares Libri XVI ... Edidit, et commentario Anglico illustravit Joannes Ross, 2 volumes, Cambridge: Gul. Thurlbourn; London: J. Beecroft, P. Vaillant, J. Nourse, & R. Dodsley., 1749, additional title to each with engraved vignette portrait, few engraved illustrations, later marbled endpapers, near contemporary vellum, rubbed morocco spine labels, 8vo, Haym (Nicola Francesco), Thesauri Britannici, seu Museum numarium, quo continentur numi Græci et Latini, omnis metalli et formæ, necdum editi..., interprete Aloysio comite Cristiani [With] Pars altera, interprete J. Khell, 2 volumes, Vienna: ex Officina Kravsiana [& Joannis Thomae de Trattnern], 1763 & 1765, first volume with engraved frontispiece and 30 engraved folding plates, second volume with 54 engraved folding plates plates only (of 55, without plate 24), early marginal notes and markings throughout, some browning and spotting, contemporary vellum, 4toQty: (6)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Lot 216

Liebe (Christian Sigismund). Gotha numaria, sistens thesauri Fridericiani numismata antiqua, aurea, argentea, ærea, ea ratione descripta, ut generali eorum notitiæ exempla singularia subiungantur, Amsterdam: R. & J. Wetstenios & G. Smith, 1730, half-title, engraved frontispiece, title in red & black with engraved vignette (manuscript numeral '55' to lower right blank corner), engraved portrait, engraved illustrations of coins, light scattered spotting, damp staining to lower margins towards rear of volume, contemporary blind panelled vellum, blind arabesque to centre of each board, worn at head & foot of spine and to board corners, folio, together with: Agustín (Antonio), Antiquitatum Romanarum Hispanarumque in nummis veterum dialogi XI. Latini redditi ab Andrea Schotto ... Seorsim editae nomismatum icones a Iacobo Biaeo aeri graphice incisae, Antwerp: Henricum Aertssium, 1617, title with engraved vignette (dust-soiled), additional engraved title and 68 plates bound at rear, few worm holes throughout, some toning and damp staining, without free endpapers, contemporary vellum, dust-soiled and marked, folio, Passeri (Giovanni Battista), Lucernae fictiles musei Passerii, Pesaro: Sumtibus Academiae Pisaurensis, 1739, title in red & black with engraved vignette, 105 engraved plates, contemporary vellum, folio Orsini (Fulvio), Familiae Romanae in antiquis numismatibus, ab urbe condita, ad tempora diui Augusti..., Paris: Joannem Du Bray, Petrum Variquet & Robertum De Ninuille, 1663, engraved frontispiece, letterpress title in red & black with engraved vignette, engraved illustrations throughout, some light damp staining, contemporary blind panelled vellum, blind arabesque to centre of each board, light dust-soiling, folio, and three others similarQty: (7)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Lot 217

Liebe (Christian Sigismund). Gotha Numaria, sistens Thesauri Fridericiani numismata antiqua aurea, argentea, aerea, ea ratione descripta, ut generali eorum notitiae exampla singularia subiungantur... Accedunt ex Andrea Morellii specimine universae rei numariae antiquae excerpta, & epistolae tres Ez. Spanhemii, quibus rariores eiusdem Thesauri Numi illustrantur, Amsterdam, R. & J. Wetstein & G. Smith, 1730, half-title, fine allegorical engraved frontispiece by Claude Duflos after G.F.L. Debrie, title printed in red and black, with engraved vignette (signed K. De Putter), full-page engraved portrait of Frederick II by Van Gunst, large engraved head-pieces, numerous engraved illustrations of coins to text, contents in clean condition with good margins, mottled edges, bookplate of Baron Northwick to front pastedown, contemporary mottled full calf, gilt-decorated spine with red morocco title label, some minor marks and minor wear to extremities (generally a very good copy), folio (375 x 240 mm)Qty: (1)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESProvenance: John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (1769-1859), collector and connoisseur, with his bookplate. The present volume formed part of the library at Northwick Park, Gloucestershire, and Thirlestaine House in Cheltenham. Ebert 11978; Graesse IV, 205.

Lot 24

* Great Britain. Anne (1702-14). Halfcrown, 1707 E. Edinburgh Mint. SEXTO Edge. Shilling, 1712. Roses and Plumes in angles, the first VF, weakness to the portrait, some surface scratches and flaw below R on obv, the second previously cleaned with dig marks on reverse, otherwise VFQty: (2)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Lot 259

Rink (Eucharius Gottlieb). De veteris numismatis potentia et qualitate lucubratio, occasione rubrica codicis de eodem argumento; sive Cognitio totius rei numariae ad intelligentiam iuris accomodata. Accessit Dissertatio iuridica de numo unico, cum multis aliis cognitioni numorum conducentibus, 2 parts in one, Leipzig & Frankfurt: Iodoci Wilhelmi Kohlesii, 1701, folding engraved frontispiece and one other plate, armorial bookplate of R.W. Cochran Patrick to upper pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, gilt decorated spine with calf title label, some wear mostly to upper joint and head & foot of spine, 4to, together with: Hanthaler (Chrysostomus), Exercitationes faciles de numis Veterum pro Tyronibus ... exercitatio prosemialis de numis aliquot Græcis, Nuremberg: Joan Adami Schmidii, 1735, seven engraved plates, contemporary calf, blind decorated spine with title label, extremities slightly rubbed, 4to, Antoninus (Augustus), Antonini Iter Britanniarum, commentariis illustratum Thomæ Gale. Opus posthumum: revisit, auxit, edidit R. G[ale]; accessit anonymi Ravennatis Britanniæ chorographia, London: M. Atkins, 1709, folding engraved map and two folding engraved plates, illustrations to text, contemporary vellum, old paper label at foot of spine, 4to, and two others, Lettres sur le préjudice qu'occasionneroient aux arts et à la Science, le déplacement des monumens de l'art de l'Italie, le démenbrement de ses ecoles, et la spoliation de ses collections, galeries, musées, etc., by Antoine-Chrysostome Quatremere de Quincy, Paris, 1796, and Historia osrhoe?na et edessena ex nvmis illvstrata, in qua, Edessae vrbis, Osrhoe?ni regni, Abgarorum regum, praefectorum Graecorum, Arabum, Persarum, comitum Francorum, successiones, fata, res aliae memorabiles, a prima origene vrbis ad extrema fere tempora explicantur, by Theophilus Siegfried Bayer, Saint Petersburg: Ex Typographia Academiae, 1734Qty: (5)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Lot 262

Rubens (Albert). De re vestiaria veterum, praecipue de lato clavo libri duo, 1st edition, Antwerp: ex officina Plantiniana Baltharis Moreti, 1665, 3 engraved folding plates by Cornelis Galle, engravings in the text, toning, bookplate of Michael Jaffé, modern vellum, 4to (21.7 x 16 cm), together with: Galle (Theodoor). Illustrium imagines, ex antiquis marmoribus, nomismatibus, et gemmis expressae: quae exstant Romae, major par apud Fulvium Ursinum. Editio altera, aliquot imaginibus, et J. Fabri ad singulas commentario, auctior atque illustrior, Antwerp: ex officina Plantiniana, 1606, 8 [4] [2] pp., engraved title-page, 168 engraved plates (numbered 151 and lettered A-R), bound without part 3 of 3 as often ('Ioannis Fabri Bambergensis, Medici Romani, In Imagines illustrium ex Fulvii Ursini bibliotheca, Antverpiae a? Theodoro Gallaeo expressas, commentarius', [8] 88 [6] pp.), variable toning, marginal damp-staining to engraved title-page, worm-track in preliminary text and images of plates up to plate 70, two other worm-tracks in top margins, bookplate of Patricia Milne Henderson, contemporary vellum, yapp edges, dust-soiled, 4to (Qty: (2)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESProvenance (Rubens): Johann Friedrich Fischer (1726-1799), German philologist and rector of the Thomasschule, Leipzig (ownership inscription 'Joh. Frider. Fischerus A.M. Coburgensis, MDCCLIIII' to verso of title-page).Rubens: Cicognara 1788, Colas 2592, Lipperheide 150.

Lot 268

Sandrart (Joachim von). Iconologia Deorum Abbildung der Götter, welche von den alten verehret worden..., Nuremberg: Christian Sigismund Froberger for the author & Frankfurt: Michael and Johann Friedrich Endtern, 1680, collation: [42], 212, [16] pp., half title, engraved frontispiece, letterpress title with woodcut device, engraved portrait by R. Collin (dated 1679), 34 engraved plates, including 8 double-page, engraved illustrations, bound with Falda (Giovanni Battista). Romanorum Fontinalia, sive nitidissimorum perenniumque, intra & extra Urbem Romam Fontium vera, varia & accurata delineatio, Nuremberg: Froberger for Sandrart, 1685, 12 pp., title with woodcut device, 43 engraved plates, numbered I-XXXXII, all but two double-page or folding, one extra folding plate numbered XXXXVIIII, folding plate XXXXII cropped, a few plates with some toning at gutter from guard adhesive to versos, bound with Sandrart (Joachin von). Sculpturae Veteris Admiranda sive delineatio vera perfectissimarum eminentissimarumque statuarum, una cum artis hujus noblilissimae theoria, Nuremberg: Froberger for Sandrart, Frankfurt: M & J Endtern, 1680, 74 pp., half title, title with engraved vignette, engraved portrait by Collin (dated 1679), 69 engraved plates only (of 70, lacking plate 30, Meleager), a few plates detached, engraved illustrations, together 3 works in 1, some occasional light spotting overall, a few closed marginal tears, contemporary vellum, spine titled in manuscript, upper joint splitting at head, a little soiled with a few stains, folioQty: (1)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.

Lot 274

Spanheim (Ezechiel). Dissertationes de Praestantia et usu Numismatum Antiquarum, editio nova, 2 volumes, volume I, London & Amsterdam, Richard Smith & Rodolph & Gerhard Westenios, volume II, Amsterdam R. & G. Westenios, 1717, half title for volume I, engraved additional title in volume II (detaching), titles printed in red and black with engraved device, two folding engraved portraits (of the author and dedicatee George, Prince of Wales), both in volume II (portrait of the author with short closed tear), numerous engraved illustrations, occasional small wormtracks and holes to volume II gutter margins, contemporary calf gilt, joints and edges rubbed, some worming to covers, folio (36.5 x 23 cm)Qty: (2)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESESTC T81594. Provenance: The Earl of Illchester (19th century bookplate). Enlarged edition on numismatics by Genevan scholar Ezechiel Spanheim (1629-1710), first published in Rome in 1664.

Lot 290

Vergilius Maro (Publius). Georgicorum libri quatuor. The Georgicks of Virgil [and:] Bucolicorum Eclogae decem. The Bucolicks of Virgil. [Both works:] With an English Translation and Notes by John Martyn, 2 works, 2nd editions, London: by R. Reily, for T. Osborne, 1746-9, Georgicorum with 11 engraved plates and maps (some folding), 2 advertisement leaves, Bucolicorum with 5 engraved plates (some folding), both with contemporary ownership inscription 'Ann Dykes her book' to title-page verso, uniform contemporary mottled calf, extremities rubbed, 8vo (20.7 x 12.5 cm), together with: Vertot (René-Aubert, abbé de). The History of the Revolutions that happened in the Government of the Roman Republic, 2 volumes, 2nd edition in English, London: for W. Taylor, J. Pemberton, and E. Symon, 1721, engraved frontispieces, 2 engraved folding maps, contemporary engraved bookplates (possibly Edward Wynne, 1681-1755, Welsh lawyer and landowner), contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, 8vo (19.4 x 11.6 cm), Stanyan (Temple). The Grecian History. From the Original of Greece, to the Death of Philip of Macedon, 2 volumes, London: for W. Strahan [and others], 1774, 11 engraved plates including frontispiece and folding map, volume 2 with a little worming in text towards rear, bookplates (volume 1: J. Preston, Queens' College, Cambridge, volume 2: arms with motto 'Si Dieu veult'), contemporary sprinkled tan calf, 8vo (20.6 x 12.4 cm), and 3 others (Quintus Curtius, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, London, 1747, Virgil, 2 volumes, London, 1750, and another copy of Vertot, 3rd edition in English; not collated)Qty: (12)Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.NOTESESTC T67045 (Virgil, Georgicorum), T139762 (Virgil, Bucolicorum), T81016 (Vertot), T121662 (Stanyan).

Lot 317

* Mayer (Luigi). A collection of 10 aquatint plates from A Selection of the Most Interesting of Sir Robert Ainslie's Celebrated Collection of Views in Egypt, Palestine, and Asia Minor, 1812, 10 hand-coloured aquatint plates by T. Milton after Luigi Mayer, published by R. Bowyer, occasional minor marginal soiling, image size 23 x 31.2 cm, sheet size 32 x 46 cmQty: (10)NOTESAbbey Travel 369n; Atabey 790. The plates include Gate of Grand Cairo, A Mamaluke Exercising, An Egyptian Bey, Sepulchres of Arabian Saints near Rosetta, City of Rosetta, and Mamalukes Exercising in the Square of Mourad Bay's Palace.

Lot 318

* Mayer (Luigi). A collection of 22 aquatint plates from Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1802-03, 22 hand-coloured aquatint plates by T. Milton after Luigi Mayer, published by R. Bowyer, occasional slight marginal toning and marks, Subterranean Chamber, near the Pyramids at Geeza plate with some offsetting in pink, image size 23 x 31 cm, sheet size 33 x 46.5 cmQty: (22)NOTESAbbey Travel 369; Blackmer 1097. Plates include views in Alexandria, Rosetta and Cairo, including The Obelisks at Alexandria, called Cleopatra's Needles, Granite Pillars of the Portico of Canopus in Ancient Alexandria, The Gate of Rosetta in Alexandria, Ruins of the Ptolomean Library, Mamaluke's Exercising in the Square of Mourad Bey's Palace, Egyptian Dancing Girls, and Joseph's Hall, in the Castle of Cairo.

Lot 319

Mayer (Luigi). Views in Egypt, from the Original Drawings, in the Possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, taken during his Embassy to Constantinople, engraved by and under the Direction of Thomas Milton: With Historical Observations, and Incidental Observations of the Manners and Customs of the Natives of that Country, London: Thomas Bensley for R. Bowyer, 1805, 48 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates (complete), two plates with short closed marginal tears, occasional light marginal toning and minor spotting, upper blank corner of title repaired, all edges gilt, recent tan half calf gilt, spine with raised bands and red label, a few light marks, folio (47 x 32.5 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESAbbey Travel 369; Blackmer 1097' Colas 2018; Lipperheide 1577. First published in 1801 in a three-volume work Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire (1801, 1802 & 1803), another edition of Views in Egypt was published in 1804.

Lot 320

Nordenskiöld (Adolf Erik). Facsimile-Atlas to the Early History of Cartography with Reproductions of the Most Important Maps Printed in the XV and XVI Centuries. Stockholm, 1889, additional half-title, numerous facsimile maps, marbled endpapers, contemporary half morocco gilt, worn and frayed at extremities, upper joint partially cracked, folio, together with Skelton (R. A. & Summerson John). A Description of Maps and Architectural Drawings in the Collections made by William Cecil First Baron Burghley now at Hatfield House, Oxford, Printed for Presentation to the Members of The Roxburghe Club, 1971, additional half-title, portrait frontispiece, numerous double-page, colour and black and white illustrations, bookplate of R. H. Johnstone, publisher's quarter morocco gilt, boards, scuffed and a little stained, folioQty: (2)

Lot 340

Ingram (James). Memorials of Oxford, 3 volumes in two, Oxford: John Henry Parker & London: Charles Tilt, 1837, large paper copy, vignette titles, 100 engraved plates, one uncoloured engraved map, numerous wood-engravings to text, some scattered spotting, volume 1 first few leaves with minor dampstaining to lower outer corners, all edges gilt, contemporary maroon marocco gilt, rubbed with some marks and stains, a little wear in places, 4to, together with: Wade (W. M. ), Walks in Oxford ..., 1st edition, Oxford: R. Pearson, 1817, 13 engraved plates (most toned and offset to text), lacking map, occasional minor dampstaining at gutter, front hinge cracked after endpapers, contemporary cloth, rubbed and faded, some wear to head of spine, 8voQty: (3)

Lot 345

Owen (John & Bowen Emanuel). Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd..., printed and sold by Thomas Bowles & Emanuel Bowen, 1720, printed title, four leaves containing an index and table of the maps and roads, 273 (complete) uncoloured engraved strip road maps and county maps, printed back to back, some spotting and browning throughout, later endpapers, near-contemporary presentation inscription to the front pastedown and a later bookplate of R. H. Johnstone, old booksellers catalogue entry tipped on to front pastedown, contemporary blind-stamped calf, re-backed and repaired at corners, 8voQty: (1)NOTESThe title page has had the date (erroneously) corrected in manuscript to 1740 but the publisher's details match Chubb CXLVIII, with the additional description on page 53 about Stony Stratford and the moving of the page numbers on pages 121 and 124 and this would indicate the second issue which Chubb dates to 1721.

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