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* George II (1683-1760), King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. Manuscript Document Signed, ‘George R’, as King, [London], c.1747-48, headed ‘Abstract of the Charge of the Guards &c.’, and detailing the accounts (listed both daily and annually) for the staff officers, Horse and Grenadier Guards, Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, Dragoon Guards, Foot Guards, Regiment of Invalids etc., totalling £838,582.18.2 per annum, boldly signed by the King at head and countersigned at the foot of each page by three Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, two of whom also served as British Prime Ministers, Henry Pelham (1694-1754), British Prime Minister 1743-54; Henry Bilson-Legge (1708-1764), Chancellor of the Exchequer 1754-55, 1756-57 & 1757-61; George Grenville (1712-1770), British Prime Minister 1763-65, 2 pages, large folio (47 x 28 cm)Qty: (1)
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* British topographical views. A collection of 23 prints & engravings, mostly 19th century, engravings and lithographs, including Bourne (J. C.). Chippenham, printed by C. F. Cheffins, circa 1845, lithograph with contemporary hand colouring, slight mount staining, 320 x 440 mm, together with Austin (John Sunman, architect). Hart St. and Market Place, Henley on Thames Oxon, 1859, tint stone lithograph, two repaired splits, 475 x 370 mm, with Greenwood (C. J.). Banbury from the South Entrance, Oxfordshire, Wm. Potts, Banbury, printed C. Moody, circa 1840, tint stone lithograph by R. Groom, slight spotting and mount staining to margins, 290 x 370 mm, mounted, plus Austin (John S.). Corn Exchange, Cornhill, Banbury. G. Walford, Banbury, 1857, hand coloured lithograph, very slight staining, 380 x 480 mm, and, Burn (Henry). To the Very Revd. John Peel D. D. Dean of Worcester, This view of the City of Worcester taken from Bromwich is with permission most respectfully dedicated..., printed T. Underwood, Birmingham, 1850, tint stone lithograph, some spotting and staining, laid on later card, 380 x 505 mm, plus Hill (J.). Aquaduct Bridge Claverton, 1805, aquatint after J. C. Nattes with contemporary hand colouring, slight creasing and spotting, 275 x 370 mm, with others similar, various sizes and conditionQty: (23)
Muggletonian pamphlets. A collection of 22 Muggletonian related pamphlets etc., including: 1. A Volume of Spiritual Epistles: Being the copies of several letters written by the two last Prophets and Messengers of God, John Reeve and Lodowicke Muggleton..., collected by the great pains of Alexander Delamine, the Elder..., re-printed by subscription, London: W. Smith, 1820, edges untrimmed, original boards, 4to, together with: 2. Truth's Triumph; or, A Witness to the Two Witnesses; from that unfolded parable of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ ..., Matthew, Chap. 13, verse 30 to 42..., by Thomas Tomkinson, London: W.Smith, 1823, edges untrimmed, original boards, 4to, 3. A True Interpretation of the Witch of Endor..., by Lodowick Muggleton, 4th edition, London: R. Brown, 1831, edges untrimmed, blue wrappers, slim 4to, 4. General Index to John Reeve & Lodowicke Muggleton's Works, London: R. Brown, 1831, edges untrimmed, green wrappers, slim 4to, 5. Supplement to the Books of Letters, Written by John Reeve and Lodowicke Muggleton, London: R. Brown, 1831, edges untrimmed, blue wrappers, slim 4to, and others similarQty: (22)
Hunter (Joseph). Hallamshire. The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York, 1st edition: printed for the author, 1819, 9 engraved plates, contemporary quarter cloth, folio, together with: Blackburn [Jemima]. Birds drawn from Nature, 2nd edition, Glasgow: James Maclehose, 1868, 45 lithographic plates including pictorial title-page, plates 8 and 10 loose, inner hinges strengthened, original cloth, folio, Bedford (Mary Russell, Duchess of). A Bird-Watcher's Diary, 1st edition, London: printed for private circulation, John Murray, 1938, printed on thick paper, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, contemporary blue half leatherette, 8vo, Gore (John, editor). Mary, Duchess of Bedford, 1865-1937, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: printed for private circulation, John Murray, 1938, printed on thick paper, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, contemporary blue half leatherette, 8vo, and numerous others, including ornithology and Scottish interest, sold as seenQty: (6 shelves)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology.
Pozzo (Andrea). Rules and Examples of Perspective proper for Painters and Architects, etc. In English and Latin: Containing a most easie and expeditious method to Delineate in Perspective all Designs relating to Architecture, after a new manner ... by that great master thereof, Andrea Pozzo ... Engraven in 105 ample folio plates, and adorn'd with 200 initial letters to the explanatory discourses: printed from copper-plates ... by John Sturt. Done into English from the original printed at Rome 1693 in Lat. and Ital. by Mr. John James of Greenwich, London: Printed for J. Senex and R. Gosling, W. Innys, J. Osborn and T. Longman , circa 1725, engraved frontispiece & engraved general title (both neatly repaired to blank margins, general title with contemporary signature Geo. Pepys to upper blank margin), with additional engraved title 'Perspectiva Pictorum et Architectorum' present, 102 engraved plates (including two plates numbered 53, A & B, plus a duplicate of plate 100 bound at rear), engraved ornamental initials to leaves of text, short closed tear to lower blank margin of plate 39, occasional minor dampstains to lower corners, light toning and spotting, modern professional half calf, marbled sides, folio (39.1 x 25 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESHarris 704; Fowler 252 note. The second English Edition of the most important book on perspective of the late baroque period. It is a translation by John James of the 1693 Roman edition, Part I, but without the folding plate of the ceiling of St. Ignatius Church, which first appeared in the 1702 Roman edition of Part I. The descriptive text, printed on both sides of the leaves is in Latin and English, in italic and roman type respectively. The plates are reversed from those of the Italian edition and pl. LIIIA is the "Figura Ultima" and LIIIB is pl. LIII of the 1702 edition. This edition is ornamented with 200 initials engraved by John Sturt.
[Robinson, John]. An Account of Sueden: Together with an Extract of the History of that Kingdom, London: Tim. Goodwin, 1694, half-title present, occasional light toning, contemporary speckled calf, joints cracked, 8vo, together with: Egmont (John Perceval, Earl of), Faction Detected, by the Evidence of Facts. Containing an Impartial view of Parties at Home, and Affairs Abroad, 2nd edition, London: J. Roberts, 1743, half-title present, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, 8vo, Sheppard (William), The Touch-Stone of Common Assurances: or, a plain and familiar Treatise, opening the Learning of the Common Assurances, or Conveyances of the Kingdom, 6th edition, revised and corrected, with notes and additional references, by Edward Hilliard, London: printed by A. Strahan & W. Woodfall, for E. & R. Brooke, W. Clark & R. Pheney, 1791, half-title present, ink stamp to front free endpaper, text block edges painted with words 'Chester Circuit Library', contemporary sheep, contrasting morocco labels to spine, lightly scuffed, 8vo Graydon (William), Reflections on the State of Ireland in the Nineteenth Century, 2nd edition, London: James Ridgway, 1825, blind stamp to title of Lansdowne House, contemporary cloth, old paper labels to upper board, joints split, spine ends frayed, 8vo, and other 18th and 19th century pamphlets etc., many relating to political current affairs of the timeQty: (30)
Forshaw (Joseph M., & William T. Cooper). Kingfishers and Related Birds. Alcedinidae. Ceryle to Cittura [-Halcyon to Tanysiptera], 2 volumes, 1st edition, Melbourne: Lansdowne Editions, 1983-5, colour plates, original blue half morocco, housed in original blue cloth solander box with gilt morocco onlays, slipcase with a few marks and abrasions, elephant folio, together with: ibid. Parrots of the World, 1st edition, Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, 1973, inscribed by Forshaw for David Wilson on the title-page, original cloth, dust jacket, retaining original cardboard box of delivery, folioQty: (3)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology. Kingfishers and Related Birds: number 872 of 1,000 copies only, signed by the author and illustrator.
McCormick (Robert). Voyages of Discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1884, pp. xx, 432; xii, 412, [16], with 66 plates and maps (including 3 portraits, 5 linen-backed folding panoramas, 5 maps of which 1 folding and not listed ['Track Chart of the East Coast of the Wellington Channel'], and 29 other plates, these all tinted lithographs; and 24 wood-engraved plates), half-title and 16 pp. publisher's advertisements to volume 2, ex-Shoreditch Public Libraries with ink-stamps (cancelled), 20th-century quarter morocco library binding, 8vo (24.5 x 15.5 cm), together with: Amedeo (Luigi). On the "Polar Star" in the Arctic Sea, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Hutchinson & Co., 1903, 16 engraved plates, 5 lithographic maps (of which 2 linen-backed and folding, in end-pocket), 2 folding panoramas (one repaired), publisher's blind stamp ('With the publisher's compliments') to volume 1 half-title, ex-St Pancras Public Libraries with perforation stamps to title-pages and other markings, 20th-century quarter morocco library binding, 4to (23.8 x 18.8 cm), Kane (Elisha Kent). Arctic Explorations: the Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Philadelphia: Childs & Peterson, 1856, engraved vignette-titles, frontispieces, 2 maps (1 folding), folding isothermal chart, 18 engraved plates, spotting, original cloth, wear to headcaps, adhesive labels to spines, 8vo, and 17 others, polar exploration (Heroic Age), not collated, mainly ex-library, including John Brown, The North-West Passage, 2nd edition, 1860; Alexander Armstrong, A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North-West Passage, 1857; Frederick G. Jackson, A Thousand Days in the Arctic, 2 volumes, 1899; R. E. Peary, Nearest the Pole, London, 1907; Roald Amundsen, "The North West Passage", 2 volumes London, 1908; and similarQty: (25)NOTESArctic Bibliography 10582 (McCormick), 8373 (Kane).
* Vanity Fair caricatures. A collection of 27 Military and Naval caricatures, late 19th century & early 20th century, lithographs and photolithographs after 'G.D.G.', ''Spy', Guth', 'T', 'Imp', 'Pat', 'Ape' and 'Ape junior', including Lieut-Gen Sir R. S. Baden-Powell, Lord Roberts, Lieut-Col. D. P. Driscoll D. S. O., Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, Dreyfus, Lord de Ros and Garibaldi, each approximately 350 x 210 mmQty: (27)
Poyser (T. & A. D., publisher). Group of 53 monographs, c.1970-2000, including: 1. Sharrock (J. T. R.). The Natural History of Cape Clear Island, 1st edition, 1973, bookplate of Peter Tate, 2. Birkhead (Tim). Great Auk Islands. A Field Biologist in the Arctic, 1st edition, 1993, 3. Holloway (Simon). The Historical Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1875-1900, 1st edition, 1996, retaining original leaf pp. 259/60 with incorrect image of nightjar, autograph letter signed from the author to David Wilson laid in, 4. Watson (Jeff). The Golden Eagle, 1st edition, 1997, and 49 others, together with 3 copies of J. T. R. Sharrock, The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland, all 1st editions, Tring: British Trust for Ornithology, 1976 (one signed by 19 members of the BTO; one with original watercolour by R. A. Richardson mounted and his signature dated Cley, November 1976 to front free endpaper; one inscribed by Sharrock to David Wilson on the title-pageQty: (56)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology.
* Dolby (Edwin Thomas). Fores's Marine Sketches. The Iron Steam Yacht "Alexandria", 416 Tons, built for H.I.M. the Emperor of Russia by C. I. Mare & Co of Blackwall, designed by Mr Waterman Junr & fitted with engines of 140 horse power by Sir John & Mr George Rennie, London: Fores, May 14th 1852, colour lithograph printed by Michael and Nicholas Hanhart after Thomas Sewell Robins, short closed tear to lower blank margin, light toning and spotting, image 310 x 450 mm, sheet size 445 x 625 mm, mounted, together with: Herdman (W.G.), The Peninsular and Oriental Company's Steam Ship Liverpool, Commanded by Lieutenant R. Engledus, R.N. To whom this Print is, with permission, respectfully inscribed, by his obedient Servant N.J. Kempe, Manchester: printed by T. Physick, [1838?], tinted lithograph after N.J. Kempe, some spotting, lined to verso, repaired closed tear to upper margin, image 246 x 350 mm, sheet size 358 x 482 mm, mountedQty: (2)NOTESA fine view of the Imperial Russian Steam Yacht. Also inscribed below the image with statistical details The ship's length was 195ft. 10in. with a breadth of 21ft. 7in.
Bewick (Thomas). History of British Birds (Land & Water Birds), 2 volumes, 2nd & 1st edition, Newcastle: Printed by Sol. Hodgson, for Beilby & Bewick, 1797-1804, numerous wood engraved illustrations and vignettes, without half-titles, some scattered light spotting, bookplates of Hanbury Barclay and Rissa 'Her Book' to front endpapers, contemporary dark green half calf, gilt decorated spines with maroon morocco title label to each, 8vo, together with: Ibid., A Supplement to the History of British Birds, Parts 1 & 2, (Land & Water Birds), Newcastle: Printed by Edward Walker for T. Bewick, 1821, numerous wood engraved illustrations and vignettes, bookplate Rissa 'Her Book' to upper pastedown, contemporary dark green half calf, gilt decorated spine with maroon morocco title label, slim 8voQty: (3)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology. Land Birds - Roscoe 15e. Price 10s. 6d. in boards. Water Birds - Roscoe 17d, variant B. Price 12s. in boards. Supplement to Land Birds - Roscoe 25c. Supplement to Water Birds - Roscoe 27c.
Pamphlets. A collection of approximately 70 pamphlets relating to politics & current affairs etc., mostly 18th & early 19th century, including: 1. Clinton (Henry). Narrative of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. relative to his conduct during part of his command of the King's Troops in North America; Particularly to that which respects the unfortunate issue of the Campaign in 1781. With an Appendix, containing copies and extracts of those parts of his correspondence with Lord George Germain, Earl Cornwallis, Rear Admiral Graves, &c..., London: J. Debrett, 1783, [2],115,[1]pp., disbound 8vo, 2. Priestley (Joseph). An Appeal to the Public, on the subject of the Riots in Birmingham, Part II. To which is added, a letter from W. Russell, Esq. to the Author, London: J. Johnson, 1792, [28],210pp., disbound 8vo, 3. [Douglas, John]. Six letters from A--d B--r [Archibald Bower] to Father Sheldon, Provincial of the Jesuits in England; illustrated with several remarkable facts, tending to ascertain the authenticity of the said letters, and the true character of the writer, London: J. Morgan, 1756, [2],101,[1]pp., edges untrimmed, side stitched as issued, 8vo, 4. [Corbett, Thomas]. An Account of the Expedition of the British Fleet to Sicily, in the Years 1718, 1719 and 1720. Under the Command of Sir George Byng, Bart. (Afterwards Viscount Torrington) Admiral and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Fleet; and His Majesty's Commissary and Plenipotentiary to the several Princes and States of Italy. Collected from the Admiral's Manuscripts, and other Original Papers, London: J. and R. Tonson, 1739, [8],216pp., folding table, disbound 8vo, 5. [Sherlock, Thomas]. A Letter from the Lord Bishop of London, to the Clergy and People of London and Westminster; on Occasion of the late Earthquakes, London: printed by Vertue and Goadby, Stationers, of the Royal Exchange, for the Subscribers, 1750, 16pp., manuscript number to upper margin of title, some spotting and marks, disbound 8vo, 6. Pulteney (William). Memoirs of the life and conduct of William Pulteney, Esq : Representative in Parliament for the Borough of Heydon in Yorkshire ... To which, as an ornament, is annex'd, a particular and concise account of his political writings, London: J. Dix, 1731, 39[1]pp., few marks to title, disbound 4to, 7. [Morris, Corbyn]. A Letter from a By-stander to a Member of Parliament: Wherein is Examined what Necessity there is for the Maintenance of a Large Regular Land-Force in this Island, London: J. Roberts, 1741, 114,[2]pp., final blank present, edges untrimmed, disbound 8vo, and other 18th & 19th century pamphlets etc., mostly disbound 8vo & 4toQty: (a small carton)
* London. The Tower Bridge. The Memorial Stone was laid by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on behalf of H.M. the Queen on 21st June 1886, The Right Honourable John Staples Lord Mayor, Edward Atkinson Esqre. Chairman of the Bridge House Estates Committee, London: C.F. Kell, [1886], mounted chromolithograph by C.F. Kell, light surface abrasion, toning and spotting, image 323 x 570 mm, sheet size 468 x 725 mm, mounted, together with: Canot (Pierre Charles), A View of London Bridge before the late Alteration as in the Year 1760, London: Bowles & Carver, R.H. Laurie & R. Wilkinson, circa 1760, engraving on wove after Samuel Scott, later hand colouring, slight wear to imprint, 338 x 570 mm, mountedQty: (2)
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Buckinghamshire. [Sammelband of enclosure acts], 18th-19th century, comprising: 1. An Act for Inclosing and Dividing the Common Fields, Wastes, and Uninclosed Grounds, within the Manor, Township, or Hamlet of Ashenden, [1738], 11 [1] pp., ESTC T64014 (5 copies world-wide), 2. An Act for Dividing and Inclosing the Open and Common Fields ... within the Parish of Aston Abbots, 1795, 30 [2] pp., ESTC T79709 (3 copies), 3. [...] Aston Clinton, 1813/14, 35 [1] pp., 4. [...] Aylesbury, 1771, 28 [2] pp., ESTC T69758 (3 copies), 5. [...] Bierton and Hulcot, 1779, 42 [2] pp., ESTC T76911 (3 copies), 6. [...] Chearsley, 1805, 22 [2] pp., 7. [...] Steeple Claydon, 1795, 29 [1] pp., ESTC T79142 (2 copies), 8. [...] Drayton Parslow, 1794, 33 [1] pp., ESTC T80922 (2 copies), 9. [...] Maidsmorton [...] Gawcott and Prebend-End, 1801, pp. 34 [2], 10. [...] North Marston, 1778, 36 [2] pp., ESTC T74826 (4 copies), 11. [...] Moulsoe, 1802, 12 [2] pp., 12. ]...] Mursley, 1812/13, 31 [1] pp., 13. [...] Padbury, 1795, 28 [2] pp., ESTC T79136 (4 copies), 14. [...] Preston-Bissett, 1781, 39 [1] pp., ESTC T75618 (1 copy). 15. [...] Turweston, 1812/13, 23 [1] pp., 16. [...] Waddesdon, 1774, 26 [2] pp., ESTC T28131 (4 copies), 17. [...] Wendover, 1794, 37 [1] pp., ESTC T77955 (3 copies), 18. [...] Weston Turville, 1798, 37 [1], ESTC T83180 (3 copies), each with typographic or woodcut headpiece and factotum, docket-title to final page, contemporary manuscript annotations (usually providing the date), faint transverse undulation throughout volume from folding at point of issue, most acts with concomitant dust-soiling and abrasions to final page (blank but for docket-title), a few other marks, 19th-century half sheep, rebacked, folio (32 x 19.5 cm), together with a volume of printed and manuscript notices, orders, summons and similar, apparently compiled for reference of Wootton Hundred (North Division) petty sessions, Oxfordshire, c.1830-40, 218 pp. (a few broadsides and manusript memoranda laid in), folioQty: (2)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology.
Churchill (T.O.). The Life of Lord Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronté, &c. Illustrated by engravings of it's most striking and memorable incidents, 1st edition, printed for R. Bowyer, 1808, 15 engraved plates, including portrait frontispiece, printed facsimile letter, occasional light spotting to plates, wide margins throughout, paper watermarked 1806, modern antique-style half calf gilt, endpapers renewed, large 4to (335 x 275 mm, 13.2 x 10.75 ins)Qty: (1)
* Foreign Topographical Views. A collection of 38 prints and engravings, mostly 18th & 19th century, engraved and lithographic views including Marieschi (M.). Forum minus Diui Marci publieys oedificys utrinque insigne, Venice, [1741], uncoloured etching on laid, originally published in the series 'Manificentiores Selectioresque Urbis Venetiarum...,' trimmed to image but retaining the title, some worming affecting printed image, 310 x 470 mm, together with Needham (J.). Ancient temple on the Tukt-I-Suleman, Day & Son, 1858, lithograph after Mrs Clark with contemporary hand colouring, slight spotting, 320 x 420 mm, with Bluck (John). A View of the City of Montreal & The River St. Laurence from the Mountain, R. Ackermann, 1811 [but 20th-century restrike], hand-coloured aquatint after E, Walsh, mount stained, 430 x 560 mm, plus Vanderhecht (G.). Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles, P. Degobert, circa 1845, uncoloured lithograph by and after Vanderhecht, 300 x 210 mm, tipped on to contemporary paper, with others similarQty: (38)
Hale (Matthew). Historia Placitorum Coronae. The History of the Pleas of the Crown, 2 volumes, In the Savoy [London]: F. Gyles, T. Woodward & C. Davis, 1736, occasional light damp mottling and spotting, contemporary calf, red morocco title labels to spine of each, green morocco volume number label to volume 1 only, rubbed and light wear, folio, together with: Yelverton (Henry), The Reports of Sir Henry Yelverton ... Late one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, 3rd edition, In the Savoy [London]: William Feales, John Brindley, et al., 1735, title with contemporary signature of John Williams Attorney Carmarthen, armorial bookplate of Thomas Kymer to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, title label deficient, joints cracked and some wear, folio, Swinburne (Henry), A Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills, 5th edition, In the Savoy [London]: printed by E. & R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, (Assigns of Edw. Sayer), 1728, half-title, contemporary signature of John Williams Attorney Carmarthen to title, contemporary calf, lacking title label, upper joint split and later a little torn, folio, Jura ecclesiastica: or, the Present Practice in Ecclesiastical Courts ... Collected from the best authorities, and interspersed with various new cases. By a Barrister of the Middle Temple, 2 volumes, In the Savoy [London]: printed by Henry Lintot (Assignee of Edward Sayer) for T. Waller, 1749, contemporary calf, morocco title label to volume 1 only, joints cracked and light wear, 8vo, and other similar 18th century law related, all in contemporary calf, folio & 8voQty: (18)
* Say (William). Edward Jenner, M. D. F. R. S. &c. &c. Thomas Palser, circa 1815, uncoloured mezzotint after J. Northcote, trimmed to the image on three margins, slight spotting, 425 x 300 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Marchi (Giuseppe Filippo Liberati). James Harrington Esqre. Author of the Oceana..., circa 1790, uncoloured mezzotint, 355x 260 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (2)
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Harvie-Brown (John Alexander, editor). [A Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland, extra-illustrated part set], 8 works in 9 volumes, 1st editions, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1887-1904, comprising: A Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland, Caithness and West Cromarty; The Outer Hebrides; Iona and Mull; The Orkney Islands; Argyll and the Outer Hebrides; The Moray Basin [in 2 volumes]; The Shetland Islands; The North-West Highlands and Skye, pictorial title-pages (some photographic), all plates and maps as called for, all volumes except Iona and Mull profusely extra-illustrated with contemporary original photographs (including albumen prints of which many signed in the negative by John Valentine or George Washington Wilson, gelatin silver prints, and platinum prints), together with other bound-in material including manuscript indices of extra illustrations, a few autograph letters (including Alfred Newton to 'My dear Buckley', probably T. E. Buckley, dated 15 December 1899, at rear of Shetland Islands), publisher's specimen pages, and mounted press cuttings, bookplates of M. Serjeantson, inner dentelles gilt, top edges gilt, contemporary red full morocco gilt by R. H. Porter, 8vo (22.1 x 14.8 cm)Qty: (9)NOTESTHE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY PART III: SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS Mullens & Swann p. 282 (all works); Wood pp. 379 (Sutherland, Outer Hebrides, Argyll, Moray Basin and North-West Highlands and Skye), 366 (Iona and Mull), 267 (Orkney), 335 (Shetland). '[Harvie-Brown's] contributions to ornithological science are literally legion ... His greatest work, however, and the one that will form an imperishable monument to his name, is the series of volumes on the vertebrate fauna of Scotland, most of which were written either by himself, or in collaboration with other ornithologists' (Mullens & Swann). The other works in the series were The Tay Basin and Strathmore (1906), The Tweed Area (1911) and Forth (1935); the projected accounts of the Clyde and Solway areas do not seem to have materialised.
Hazlitt (William). Characters of Shakespear's Plays, 1st edition, London: R. Hunter and C. and J. Ollier, 1817, scattered spotting, occasional pencilled marginalia, free endpapers browned, front free endpaper inscribed 'Langdon Keynes, M.D. from his obliged humble Servant A.T. Batholomew. Cambridge Feb. 1918', early 20th century boards, preserving original paper spine label, 8vo, together with 5 other antiquarian volumes, mostly early 19th centuryQty: (6)NOTESSir Geoffrey Langdon Keynes (1887-1982), polymath and brother of John Maynard Keynes, collaborated with Augustus Theodore Bartholomew (1882-1933) on the first John Evelyn checklist in 1916.
* Needham (Joseph). To the Directors of the Cornwall & South Devon Railways, This View of the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, constructed from Wrought Iron from the designs of I. K. Brunel Esqre. F. R. S. is most respectfully inscribed by the Publisher, J. Heydon, Devonport, printed Day & Son, circa 1860, lithograph after C. A. Scott with contemporary hand colouring, dimensions of the bridge to either side of the title, very slight spotting, three repaired wormholes, 295 x 435 mm, mounted, together with Leslie (B. after). [Royal Albert Bridge General View of the Works from Cornwall Side Saltash], October 1854, lithograph with contemporary hand colouring, frayed and chipped with loss, laid on later card, manuscript title added to mount, 375 x 560 mm, mounted, with Newman (John & Co.). Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash on the Tamar, I. W. N. Keys, Plymouth, circa 1854, lithograph with contemporary hand colouring, 260 x 350 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (3)NOTESThe Royal Albert Bridge spans the River Tamar between Plymouth, Devon and Saltash, Cornwall. Its unique design consists of two 455-foot lenticular iron trusses 100 feet above the water, with conventional plate-girder approach spans, with a total length of 2,187.5 feet. It carries the Cornish Main Line railway in and out of Cornwall. The bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and construction commenced in 1854. The first main span was positioned in 1857 and the completed bridge was opened by Prince Albert on 2 May 1859. Brunel died later that year and his name was then placed above the portals at either end of the bridge as a memorial.
Alken (Henry). Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders, or the Reverse of Sporting Phrases Taken from the Work Entitled Indispensible Accomplishments, S & J Fuller 1st September 1815, [slightly later edition], seven (complete) engravings with bright contemporary hand colouring, some marginal dust soiling, slight spotting, title page placed on verso of upper cover, stitch binding with old silk hinges, contemporary paper wrappers with the title 'Ben Tally Ho' on upper cover, oblong 4toQty: (1)NOTESR. V. Tooley. English Books with Coloured Plates, no. 44. Schwerdt 1, p. 20. This is the first of Henry Alken's coloured books. The paper wrappers have an 1826 watermark.
* Charles II (1630-1685), King of England, Scotland (1649-51) and Ireland 1660-85). Document Signed, ‘Charles R’, as King, Court at Whitehall, 13 June 1672, manuscript document addressed to the Attorney General, being a warrant for John Richards to be one of the Clerks of the Privy Seal 'next & immediately after the determination of Our Grants now in being to Hartgill Baron, Sr. Charles Bickerstaffe Knt., John Mathews & Thomas Watkins, Clerks of Our Privy Seale in possession, or any one of them, & ye same to execute by himself or his Sufficient Deputy, for & during his naturall life together with all offices, wages, Diets, profits & Priviledges to the said Offices or either of them, belonging or any wise appertaining, in as full & ample manner, to all intents & purposes, as the now Clerks of Our Privy Seale hold & enjoy….’, fine signature of the King at the head and countersigned at the foot by Henry Bennet (1618-1685, 1st Earl of Arlington, English Statesman, Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1662-74), some light age wear and minor dust staining at the folds, one page with integral blank leaf, folioQty: (1)
* Victoria (Queen of Great Britain & Ireland, 1819-1901). Autograph signature, cut signature of Queen Victoria taken from a commission document, with portion of printed text and blue paper blindstamp, somewhat marked and creased, sheet size 13.7 x 11cm (5.5 x 4.25ins), together with other autographs and ephemera, including cut signatures of Alfred R. Wallace, and Sir Samuel Baker and his wife Florence, a 4pp. autograph letter signed from Sir Archibald Paull Burt, written from Perth, Western Australia, 1861, an envelope with the autograph signature of Robert Owen, a vellum document relating to Benjamin Franklin of Wootton Bassett, circa 1784, and a printed Game Licence, Cape of Good Hope, giving Mr William Lawson permission to shoot and kill game from 1st December 1823 to 30th June 1824Qty: (12)
Morton (John). The Natural History of Northampton-shire; with some Account of the Antiquities. To which is annex'd a Transcript of Doomsday-Book so far as it relates to that County, 1st edition, London: R. Knaplock and R. Wilkin, 1712, engraved folding map by John Harris (detached and browned), 14 engraved plates, verso of title and A2 with early ownership signature (consequent show-through to recto of title), occasional early marginalia throughout volume, some light toning mostly to margins, ownership inscription to front endpaper (free endpapers detached), contemporary panelled calf, gilt decorated spine with calf title label, covers rubbed and worn, boards detached, folio (Upcott pp.1003-1005), together with: Markham (Christopher A. & Cox, J. Charles), The Records of the Borough of Northampton, 2 volumes, published by Order of the Corporation o the County Borough of Northampton, London: Elliot Stock; Northampton: Birdsall & Son, 1898, titles in red & black, few photogravure & monochrome plates, folding lithograph plan in rear pocket of volume 2, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, contemporary half vellum gilt by Birdsall of Northampton, large 8vo (limited edition 4/600, this being one of 100 printed on large paper), Bonney (Henry Kaye), Historic Notices in Reference to Fotheringhay, Oudle: T. Bell, 1821, engraved frontispiece and eight plates, scattered spotting and some offsetting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, front hinge crudely repaired, later 19th century black half calf by Birdsall & Son of Northampton, upper board detached (adhesive residue to joint edge), lower joint split, 8voQty: (4)
Wyld (James). An Atlas of the World, comprehending Separate Maps of its Various Countries, constructed and drawn from the latest Astronomical and Geographical Observations, London: James Wyld, 1853, engraved title-page, letterpress contents leaf, 4 engraved tables numbered 1-5 (one double-page), 46 hand-coloured engraved maps numbered 6-54 (maps 19-22, 'The Confederated States of Germany' etc. on one enlarged folding sheet; with short split to one fold), South Africa map closely trimmed as usual, pencilled ownership inscription to head of title-page, 20th-century book-label to front free endpaper, original red half morocco, 4to (33.1 x 25 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology. Contains four maps of Australia ('Gold Regions of Australia', 'Western Australia', 'Map of the Settlements of New South Wales' and 'Van Diemen's Land'), a general map of North America, 'Map of the British Possessions in North America' (i.e. Canada), and 'Map of the United States of North America', the latter showing the comparatively new state of Texas and with the land west of the Missouri River labelled 'Missouri Territory'.
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Bible [English]. The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New, Newly translated out of the Original Tongues and with the former Translations diligently Compared and revised by his Majesties speciall command, Cambridge: printed by John Hayes printer to the Universitie, 1673, engraved general title and letterpress New Testament title, Apocrypha present, woodcut decorative initials, Old Testament with lower outer corner of 2U3 torn and 2X1 torn at foot with slight loss, New Testament with A8 torn at foot, bound with at front, The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to by Sung or Said in Churches, Cambridge: printed by John Hayes, printer to the University, 1673, and bound at rear The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, conferred with the Hebrew, Cambridge: printed by John Hayes, printer to the University of Cambridge, 1673, volume also containing The History of ye Old & New Testament in Cutts, London: printed by Wm. R. for John Williams, 1671, engraved title (bound after Bible general title), mounted engraved portrait of Charles II at front of volume (cropped to platemark), 184 engraved plates by F.H. van Hove bound throughout volume (6 torn, few with slight loss, and repaired or relined to verso), red-ruled throughout volume to titles, text and plates, some toning and occasional spotting, later endpapers (without rear free endpaper), 20th century bookplate for Floreat family, 19th century calf, vellum reback, boards worn, 4toQty: (1)NOTESHerbert 712, Darlow & Moule 561.
Macdonald (James). General View of the Agriculture of the Hebrides, or Western Isles of Scotland, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Sir Richard Phillips, 1811, engraved plate and 5 folding maps, browning and some spotting, edges untrimmed, modern half calf, morocco title label, 8vo, together with: Robertson (James), General View of the Agriculture in the County of Perth: with Observations on the Means of its Improvement, 2nd edition, Perth: Printed by R. Morison, under the Patronage of the Board of Agriculture, 1813, folding engraved hand-coloured map frontispiece, 5 engraved plates, 2 folding tables, some spotting and toning, contemporary quarter calf, rebacked, vellum tips, 8vo, Shirreff (John), General View of the Agriculture of the Orkney Islands, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Printed by Stevenson & Company, for Archibald Constable & Co., 1814, small ink stain to title, numerous folding tables, some spotting and light toning, modern half calf, 8vo, Robertson (George), General View of Agriculture of Kincardineshire, or the Mearns, 1st edition, London: Sherwood, Neely, & Jones, 1813, folding hand-coloured engraved map, engraved plate, folding plan and tables, light toning, contemporary calf with Limerick Institution embossed emblem to boards, contrasting skiver labels, boards rubbed, 8vo, Henderson (John), General View of the Agriculture of the County of Caithness, 1st edition, London: Printed by B. McMillan, 1812, 12 folding engraved plates and plans, without folding map frontispiece, light skinning to title, some spotting, later half calf, 8vo, and one other relatedQty: (6)NOTESTHE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY PART III: SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS Kress B.5867, B.2821 (for the first edition of 1794), N/A, B.6215, B.5996.
Bindings. Dickens (Charles). Bleak House, 1st edition, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853, additional vignette title-page, all plates as called for (spotted; text not collated), top edge gilt, 20th-century half calf, 8vo, together with: Boycott (Geoffrey). The Autobiography, 1st edition, deluxe issue, London: Macmillan, 1987, gilt edges, original blue morocco, 8vo, number 107 of 151 copies inscribed by Boycott on limitation slip mounted to front pastedown, Williamson (Henry). Tarka the Otter, London: The Bodley Head, 1965, contemporary green half morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine faded, 8vo, Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Complete Works. Edited from Numerous Manuscripts by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906, gilt edges, contemporary tree calf gilt, 8vo, Curwen (John F.). A History of the Ancient House of Curwen of Workington in Cumberland, and its Various Branches, 1st edition, Kendal: Titus Wilson and Son, 1928, later red full morocco, 4to, and 19 others, literature and history, 19th and early-20th century, all in leather bindings, 8voQty: (29)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology.
Dunn (Robert). The Ornithologist's Guide to the Islands of Orkney and Shetland, 1st edition, London: published by the author, 1837, half-title, lithographic frontispiece, 2 folding maps, spotting to frontispiece, title-page and maps, one map with repaired closed tear, inscribed 'R. C. H. Wallendahl, Esqr, Bergen, Norway, Presented by the author' on half-title, pencilled monogram to front pastedown (ascribed in a pencilled note by David Wilson to F. C. R. Jourdain, ornithologist), original cloth, marked, large 12mo, together with: Catton (James). The History and Description of the Shetland Islands, 1st edition, Wainfleet: P. I. Tuxford, 1838, edges untrimmed, original cloth-backed boards, 8vo, Edmonston (Thomas). A Flora of Shetland, 1st edition, Aberdeen: Geo. Clark and Son, 1845, errata slip, annotations throughout, original cloth, small 8vo, Cowie (Robert). Shetland: Descriptive and Historical; being a Graduation Thesis on the Inhabitants of the Shetland Islands, 1st edition, Aberdeen: Lewis Smith, 1871, folding map, 5 wood-engraved and 1 tinted lithographic plate, ownership inscription of Archibald Greig Cowie (brother of the author) to front free endpaper, original cloth gilt, small 8vo, Saxby (Henry L.). The Birds of Shetland, 1st edition, Edinburgh: Maclachlan and Stewart, 1874, 8 tinted lithographic plates including frontispiece, newspaper cuttings mounted to rear free endpaper, original cloth, recased, 8vo, Spence (John). Shetland Folk-Lore, 1st edition, Lerwick: Johnson & Greig, 1899, frontispiece, original cloth, 8vo, and 25 others, all Shetland-related including Lerwick imprints and novels by Jessie M. Saxby, 19th and early-20th century, nearly all in original cloth, 8voQty: (31)NOTESTHE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY PART III: SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS Mullens & Swann pp. 186 (Dunn), 510-11 (Saxby).
* Brighton. Bruce (J.), To Capt, S. Brown R. N. This plate representing the Entrance of The Chain Pier at Brighton, is with permission respectfully dedicated..., circa 1824, aquatint with contemporary hand colouring, very slight staining, 275 x 405 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Wing (C. W.). The Chain Pier from the Marine Parade, Wm. Tuppen, Royal Marine Library, Brighton, circa 1860, hand coloured lithograph, one repaired marginal closed tear, not affecting image, slight overall toning, laid on later card, 230 x 350 mm, mountedQty: (2)NOTESThe Chain Pier was designed by Captain Samuel Brown and built in 1823. The pier was primarily intended as a landing stage for packet boats to Dieppe, but it also featured a small number of attractions including a camera obscura. An esplanade with an entrance toll-booth controlled access to the pier which is clearly shown in the engraving. The Chain Pier co-existed with the later West Pier, but a condition to build the new Brighton Palace Pier was that the builders would dismantle the Chain Pier. They were saved this task by a storm which destroyed the already closed and decrepit pier on 4th December 1896. The remains of some of the pier's oak piles can still be seen at low spring tides. The entrance kiosks survived and are now used as small shops on the Palace Pier.
* Payne (Charles Johnson, 'Snaffles'). 'West of Gib and North across the Bay' (R. K.), "Blimey! What a life!" circa 1940, colour photolithograph, uncoloured remarque of a destroyer in heavy seas, crossed snaffle bit blind stamp, signed in pencil by the artist to lower left, overall size490 nx 685 mm, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESA bright clean example.
Bindings. War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, reprinted, London: Macmillan & Oxford University Press, 1971, all edges gilt, modern crimson red morocco by Bayntun of Bath, gilt decorated spine, 8vo, together with: The Short Stories of H.G. Wells, London: Ernest Benn Ltd., 1927, all edges gilt, later blue green half morocco gilt by Asprey & Co Ltd., spine a little faded and covers slightly marked, 8vo, The Famous Cases of Dr. Thorndyke, by R. Austin Freeman, reprinted, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934, all edges gilt, later crimson half morocco gilt by Asprey & Co Ltd., cloth sides slightly mottled, 8vo, and few other miscellaneous bindings, and set of Punch Library of HumourQty: (a carton)
Batsford. From Morphy to Fischer, a history of the World Chess Championship, by Al Horowitz, 1st edition, 1973, original cloth in dust jacket, Botvinnik's Best Games 1947-1970, by Mikhail Botvinnik, 1st U.K. edition, 1972, original cloth in dust jacket, The Pirc Defence, by G. S. Botterill & R. D. Keene, 1st edition, 1973, original cloth in dust jacket, The Games of Robert J. Fischer, edited by Robert G. Wade, Kevin J. O'Connell, 1st edition, 1972, original cloth in dust jacket, together with approximately 270 further volumes of Batsford publications, some original cloth in dust jackets, mostly paperbacks in original wrappers, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (Approximately 275)
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[Glencoe massacre]. An Impartial Account of some of the Transactions in Scotland, concerning the Earl of Broadalban, Viscount and Master of Stair, Glenco-Men, Bishop of Galloway, and Mr. Duncan Robertson. In a Letter from a Friend, 1st edition, London: printed, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1695, [2] 30 pp., errata slip pasted to title-page verso, browning and damp-staining, modern bookplate (David Murray), untrimmed, 19th-century red half morocco, title ('Massacre of Glencoe Etc. - 1695') gilt to spine, 4to (21 x 16.5 cm), together with: [Jacobite rebellion]. A Compleat History of the Rebellion, from its first Rise in 1745, to its total Suppression at the Glorious Battle of Culloden, in April 1746. By Mr. James Ray, of Whitehaven, Volunteer under his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, 1st edition, Mancester: for the author by R. Whitworth, [1747?], pp. 408, a few light damp-stains, stab-holes visible in gutter, contemporary ownership inscriptions (Richard Widdowson of Thrumpton), contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, 12mo (16 x 9.5 cm), ibid. A Journey through Part of England and Scotland along with the Army under the Command of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland ... By a Volunteer, 2nd edition, London: T. Osborne, 1747, worming, contemporary sheep, rebacked, 8vo (15.4 x 8.5 cm), Buchanan (George). Rerum Scoticarum historia. Ad optimam et castigatissimam Roberti Fribarnii editionem expressa, Edinburgh: Jo. Patoni, 1727, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding map, duplicate of leaf 2D3 bound in after 3G5, bookplate (Maitland), contemporary mottled calf, spine rubbed, 12mo (17.2 x 10 cm), [Lord's Prayer; polyglot]. Oratio dominica ... Nimirum, plus centum linguis, versionibus, aut characteribus reddita et expressa. Editio novissima, London: Dan. Brown & W. Keblewhite, 1700, half-title, engraved title-vignette, the text containing the Lord's Prayer printed in some 100 languages (including Arabic, Chinese, Orcadian, etc., mainly using proper types, a few specimens engraved, e.g. Georgian), book-label of abolitionist Mary Anne Rawson of Wincobank Hall, Sheffield (1801-1887), contemporary polished calf, gilt spine, front joint cracked, 4to (19.9 x 14.7 cm), Lambarde (William). The Duties of Constables, Borsholders, Tythingmen, and such other low and Lay Ministers of the peace ... now carefully corrected and profitably augmented, London: Miles Flesher, and Robert Young, the assigned of John More, 1640, damp-staining towards rear, initial binder's blank torn, contemporary mottled sheep, small 8vo (14.4 x 9 cm), and 2 others, including Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, 3rd edition, 1631 (lacking engraved portrait; engraved title trimmed and mounted to front pastedown, contemporary manuscript genealogies in text, binding worn), and A Compleat History of the Proceedings of the Parliament of Great Britain against Dr. Henry Sacheverell, 1710 (lacking portrait; bookplate of Alexander Murray of Broughtoun)Qty: (8)NOTESTHE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY PART III: SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS ESTC R15762 (Glencoe massacre: nine UK copies), T118420 (Jacobite rebellion, first work), N6803 (Jacobite rebellion, second work: six UK copies), N13053 (Buchanan), R15295 (Lord's Prayer), S3976 (Lambarde: three copies); Wing I65 (Glencoe massacre), M2944 (Lord's Prayer); Sabin 57434 (Lord's Prayer).
Guillim (John). A Display of Heraldry ... The sixth edition. Improv'd with large additions of many hundred coats of arms, under their respective bearings..., London: printed by T.W. for R. & J. Bonwicke, R. Wilkin, J. Walthoe & Tho. Ward, 1724, engraved armorial frontispiece (torn & frayed to lower outer corner with slight text loss and lined to verso), title in red & black, 64 engraved plates (including 17 portrait plates and 47 armorial plates), woodcut armorials to text, margins of 3H2 & 3H3 strengthened, one armorial plate torn to upper margin at head & repaired, some toning, dust-soiling, spotting & few marks, some dampstaining (particularly at rear), bookplates of F.J.W. Crowe and the Reverend Dr. G.B. Westwood to front endpaper, 19th century marbled endpapers with later cloth hinges, near-contemporary dark brown morocco, rebacked, lower joint cracked at foot, corners & board edges worn and showing (corners consolidated), boards scuffed, folio, together with: Phillipps (Thomas). Heralds Visitation Disclaimers, [Middle Hill, Worcestershire]: Ex zincographia Appelana, 1854, letterpress title (with few spots) and facsimile leaves of manuscript printed on blue paper, top edge gilt, armorial bookplates of Henry J.B. Clements and Rev. Dr. G.B. Westwood to front endpaper, late 19th century brown half morocco, gilt crest Henry Clements at foot of spine, slim folio (only three UK institutional locations found), Heraldry. Genealogical and Heraldic Notes from County Histories etc., by Jas. Eddes, circa 1900, volume containing 57 mounted reading room book request slips, each with detailed manuscript notes relating to genealogy & heraldic devices of various families, title in pencil at front and index at rear, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, bookplates of Frederick A. Heygate Lambert, Garratts Hall Library, and Rev. Dr. G.B. Westwood to front endpaper, contemporary half vellum (by F.A. Crisp) with gilt title to spine 'Armory (Thorpe. Dugdale. Blomefield &c)', some dust-soiling, 4to, Albums - crests & armorials, Two albums containing a selection of mounted crests, armorials and monograms etc. late 19th century, (possibly excised from letterheaded paper and envelopes), one volume with all edges gilt, and in contemporary gilt decorated morocco, rubbed, 4to and the other in late 19th century cloth, small 4to, Fox-Davies (Arthur Charles). Armorial Families, 2 volumes, 7th edition, London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd., 1929, numerous armorials to text, top edge gilt, original cloth, large 8vo, [Stirling Maxwell, William], Examples of the Ornamental Heraldry of the Sixteenth Century, London, 1867, decorative title in red & black, numerous monochrome armorials throughout, top edge gilt, contemporary brown quarter morocco, cloth sides, folio, Purey-Cust (A.P.), The Heraldry of York Minster..., 2 volumes, Leeds: Richard Jackson, 1890, colour lithograph frontispiece to each, colour & uncoloured lithograph plates, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, modern cloth, with inset upper cover panel and spines preserved, folio, and other heraldry relatedQty: (15)NOTESProvenance: Rev. Dr. G.B. Westwood. (Guillim) - Rear free-endpaper with typed note "This book was discovered in PLas yn Llan (Nannerch Hall) probably in the mid-50s by the people then living there - Mrs J.C. Mather. It was re-backed about that time, probably by that family."
Poyser (T. & A. D., publisher). Group of 41 monographs, all signed or inscribed by the author(s) and/or illustrator, mainly 1st editions, Berkhamsted [-Calton], 1970s-1990s, including: 1. Batten (Leo, & others). Birdwatchers' Year, 1st edition, 1973, signed by all 6 co-authors and by the publishers Trevor and Anna Poyser on the front free endpaper, 2. Nethersole-Thompson (Desmond and Maimie). Greenshanks, 1st edition, 1979, inscribed 'Yours ever, Desmond Nethersole-Thompson, Maimie Nethersole-Thompson, 22.6.79' and additionally inscribed below 'best wishes Donald [Watson, illustrator], on title-page, 3. Sharrock (J. T. R.). Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain and Ireland, 1st edition, 1974, signed by the author on the title-page, 4. Ratcliffe (Derek). The Peregrine Falcon, 1st edition, 1980, signed by Ratcliffe and illustrator Donald Watson on the title-page, and 37 others, all in original boards with dust jackets, 8vo and 4toQty: (41)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology.
Wylly (Colonel H.C.). XVth (The King's) Hussars, 1759 to 1913, 1st edition, London: Caxton Publishing Company, 1914, 31 colour and black & white plates, 3 maps (one folding with short split to fold), some spotting to text, top edge gilt, original black morocco gilt, a trifle rubbed with some wear to extremities, joints strengthened, spine somewhat faded and marked, large 8vo, (limited edition, one of 250 copies), together with: Barrett (C. R. B., editor), The 85th King's Light Infantry ..., by "One of Them", 1st edition, London: Spottiswoode & Co., 1913, colour frontispiece and 41 colour and black & white plates, numerous monochrome letterpress illustrations and maps, some spotting (mainly to edges and at rear), original black half morocco gilt, rubbed with a little wear to extremities, spine somewhat faded, 4to, plus: Wheater (W., compiler), Historial Record of the Seventh or Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, Leeds: Printed for Private Circulation, 1875, title with ink manuscript presentation inscription (to 'Kildare Street CLub') at head, 2 leaves at front with blind embossed stamp 'Kildare Street Club' to upper corner, first few leaves spotted, original embossed blue cloth gilt, rubbed and worn with some stains, folio, and a defective copy of The Historical Records of the Fifth (Royal Irish) Lancers... by Walter Temple Willcox, 1908Qty: (4)
* Jukes (Francis). A West View of the New Dock at Kingston upon Hull, London: John Harris, 1787, aquatint after Robert Thew on Whatman wove paper, with contemporary hand colouring, light overall toning and browning to edges, repair to lower right blank corner, 360 x 510 mm, mounted, together with: Ibid., An East View of the Bridge and New-Dock at Kingston upon Hull, London: R. Thew, May 6th, 1786, aquatint after Robert Thew on laid paper (proof impression), with contemporary hand colouring, 375 x 543 mm, mountedQty: (2)NOTESView from the west of the Queen's Dock, the first dock in Hull, which was opened in 1778, becoming known popularly as The Old Dock when others were built. It was entered from the River Hull and covered ten acres. When opened it was the second largest dock in Britain.
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[Pepys, Samuel]. Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy of England, for Ten Years, Determin'd December 1688, 1st edition, 1st issue, [London]: Printed Anno MDCXC [1690], engraved portrait frontispiece of the author by R. White after G. Kneller, title printed in red and black, folding letterpress table, occasional manuscript corrections and neat underlining, shoulder note on p. 120 (with manuscript correction) shaved, small tear and marginal toning to endpapers, bookplate of Hugh Cecil Earl of Lonsdale (fifth Earl Lonsdale, 1857-1944), manuscript shelf number, contemporary mottled calf, old repairs to joints (now cracked), neat repairs to corners, 8voQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Bernard Quaritch pencilled collation note to rear pastedown. ESTC R13464; Pforzheimer 793 (for the regular edition); Wing P1449. The first issue, intended for presentation, with 'Printed Anno MDCXC' to title; the issue for public circulation has the imprint 'for Ben. Griffin, and are to be sold by Sam. Keble, 1690'; there was also a large-paper issue, without the imprint. The present copy has the usual manuscript corrections to pages 11, 33, 39, 40, 42, 57, 70, 90, 92 and 103, which if not by Pepys himself were likely carried out under his direciton. Pepys was appointed Clerk to the Acts of the Navy in 1660, under the influence of his cousin Edward Montagu, later 1st Earl of Sandwich, and later became secretary to the Admiralty in 1673, instituting important naval reforms. 'This is the diarist's only acknowledged publication. Upon this he lavished a great deal of thought and care. It represents a side of Pepys's life which is apt to be ignored' (Pforzheimer).
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[Tasso, Torquato]. Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recoverie of Jerusalem. Done into English Heroicall verse, by Edward Fairefax, London: Ar. Hatfield, for J. Jaggard and M. Lownes, 1600, pp. [8] 392, signatures A4 B-2K6 2L4, type-ornamental title-border and headpieces, toning, variable damp-staining, finger-soiling and other marks (the damp-staining stronger in quires I, T, X, Y), worming to inner margins up to quire R touching a few letters in signatures A3-4 and quires D-E and H, title-page (A1) trimmed to fore edge of ornamental border and remargined at an early date, A2-3 slightly frayed at foot, signature B1 with old repairs, marginal tears to C4, E5 and I2, final leaf (2K4) slightly frayed at foot and with short closed tear, 18th-century pink card wrappers with embossed gilt pattern of foliate scrolls and mythical creatures, worn, 4to (25.5 x 17 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESProvenance: John Bowle (1725-1788), editor of 'the first fully annotated edition of Don Quixote' (ODNB) (bookplate; an ink annotation to the front free endpaper incorporating Greek characters is possibly his). ESTC S117565; Grolier Langland to Wither 96; Pforzheimer 1001; STC 23698. First edition of Fairfax's translation of Gerusalemme liberata, with signature B1 in first state, stanza 1 line 1 reading 'The sacred armies and the godly knight'; the account of the states of B1 provided by STC is incorrect. Fairfax's translation was highly influential, and known by Shakespeare (see Potter, The Life of William Shakespeare (2012), p. 316).
Daniel (William B.). Rural Sports, 2 volumes in 3 (volume 2 in 2 parts), London: Bunney & Gold [volume 2: by the Philanthropic Society for the Compiler], 1801 [volume 2 undated], pp. [8];535;[1], [2];378, [4];356, engraved title-page to each volume, 58 engraved plates (19, 14, 25; complete as list; without the 'Tench at Thornville' plate in volume 2 part 2 for which no location provided in the plate list), spotting and browning, engraved bookplates of F. Alexander Johnston, contemporary half calf, 8vo in 4s (23.2 x 13.8 cm), together with: Hawker (Peter). Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that relates to Guns and Shooting, 3rd edition ('considerably enlarged and improved'), London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824, half-title, 4 hand-coloured plates including frontispiece (3 aquatints, 1 engraving with aquatint), 6 engraved plates, plate facing p. 33 strengthened along fore edge, occasional light marginal damp-staining, advertisements discarded, all edges untrimmed, modern half calf, large 8vo (25.3 x 15 cm), [Fortin de Grandmont, François]. Les ruses innocentes, dans lesquelles se voit comment on prend les oiseaux passagers, et les non-passagers: et de plusieurs sortes de bêtes à quatre pieds, 4th edition, Amsterdam: Daniel de la Feuille, 1695, engraved additional title-page, 57 engraved plates (of 66), several folding, without blank leaf P8, browning, short closed tears to folding plates, bookplate of Scottish ornithologist J. M. McWilliam, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked with original spine laid down, endpapers renewed, 8vo (17.3 x 10.5 cm), and 9 others, field sports, nearly all 19th-century and leather-boundQty: (15)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology. Harting 161 (Fortin de Grandmont); Schwerdt I pp. 235 (Hawker: 'The third and most complete edition, containing valuable information'), 81-2 (Fortin de Grandmont: 'rare'); Westwood & Satchell pp. 76 (Daniel), 113-14 (Hawker), 180 (Fortin de Grandmont, erroneously calling for two volumes); cf. Schwerdt pp. 133-4 (Daniel, 1805 edition).
Purcell (Henry). Orpheus Britannicus. A Collection of all the Choicest Songs, for One, Two, and Three Voices, compos'd by Mr. Henry Purcell. Together, with such Symphonies for Violins or Flutes, as were by him design'd for any of them: and a Through-Bass to each Song; Figur'd for the Organ, Harpsichord, or Theorbo-Lute, 2 volumes in one, 2nd edition with large additions, printed by William Pearson, for S.H. and sold by John Young, 1706-12, portrait frontispiece by R. White after Closterman (trimmed and relaid to later paper), some marks and damage, title to each part printed in red and black, with first title relaid, with some soiling and slight paper loss, some minor marks to first and last few leaves (contents generally in good condition), all edges gilt, contemporary diced full calf, old reback with original spine laid down, now worn with loss, and upper cover detached, folioQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), English novelist and illustrator. With ownership inscription to verso of front endpaper: 'Lucy E. Broadwood from Mr. & Mrs. Richmond Ritchie (after singing Dido's dying song from Purcell's opera). This book is from W.M. Thackeray's library, & was bought by him. Given back to me by Lucy Broadwood and given to Catherine Norman Butler by her grandfather W.T.D. Ritchie Xmas 1953'. Lucy Etheldred Broadwood (1858-1929), singer, musician and pioneer in the revival of English folk song, was a member of the Purcell Society, editor of the journal of the Folk Song Society, and friend of Grainger, Holst and Vaughan Williams. Her book English Traditional Songs and Carols was published in 1908.
Lowe (Edward Joseph). Ferns: British and Exotic, volumes 1-6 (of 8) in 3, 1st edition, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1856-7, 336 chromoxylographic plates, plate numbers frequently cropped and images closely trimmed at head, Daltry Library bookplates, contemporary green half calf gilt, 8vo (23 x 14 cm), together with: Sowerby (John E., illustrator). British Wild Flowers. Described ... by C. Pierpoint Johnson, 1st edition, London: John E. Sowerby, 1860, 83 engraved plates (all but 2 hand-coloured), gilt edges, contemporary green morocco by Griffith, 8vo (23.2 x 13.8 cm), ibid. The Ferns of Great Britain ... The Descriptions, Synonyms, etc. by Charles Johnson [bound with:] The Fern Allies: A Supplement to The Ferns of Great Britain, 2 works in 1 volume 1st editions, London: John E. Sowerby, 1855-6, 49 and 31 colour plates, Fern Allies pp. 25-31 and plates 16-20 stained, contemporary half calf, 8vo (23 x 13.8 cm), Howe (W. E.). The Ferns of Derbyshire, 2nd edition, London: Wertheim and Macintosh, and Hunt, 1861, 26 chromolithographic plates including additional title-page, front free endpaper excised, bookplate of Parkin Jeffcock (1826-1866), mining engineer, original green morocco gilt over bevelled boards by Bemrose & Sons of Derby, 8vo (21.6 x 13.5 cm), Cobbett (William). The English Gardener, 1st edition, London: A. Cobbett, 1838, engraved folding plate, spotting and browning, original green coarse-diaper cloth backing drab boards, 8vo (23.8 x 13.7 cm), and 4 others, 19th-century British botanyQty: (11)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology. Freeman 2326 (Lowe), 1988 (Sowerby, British Wild Flowers), 1984 (Sowerby, Ferns), 1986 (Sowerby, Fern Allies), 1792 (Howe).
* Naval & Maritime. A collection of eleven prints, mostly 19th century, engravings and lithographs, including Dutton (Thomas G.). The Dolphin Yacht, Messrs. Fores, 1849, lithograph after N. M. Condy with contemporary hand colouring, toned overall, printed surface 'scratched', laid on later card, 515 x 670 mm, together with Her Majesty's Revenue Cutter "Vigilant" towing her prize the Barge "Charlotte", captured on the 13th Decr. 1849, having on board nearly 7 tons of Contraband Tobacco concealed under straw, printed Day & Son, circa 1850, hand coloured lithograph, toned overall, laid on card, 365 x 535 mm, mounted, with Chesham (Francis). To the Right Honble. Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte &c. The Magnanimous Attack on El Muros Fort and Town, by His Majesty's Frigate La Loire, Capt Maitland and the Boats crew of that Ship, Commanded by Lieut James Lucas Yeo which were taken on the 4th June 1805. G. Andrews, Nov. 6th. 1805, uncoloured aquatint after T. Buttersworth, some spotting and staining, some creasing, tipped on to later card, 475 x 630 mm, plus Pollard (Robert). Halswell East Indiaman..., R. Pollard, 1786, mixed-method engraving after Robert Smirke, with aquatint by J. Jukes and with contemporary hand colouring, trimmed inside plate mark, slight staining and dust soiling, 425 x 520 mm, with others similar, various sizes and conditionQty: (11)
Thorburn (Archibald). British Birds, 4 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1915-16, half-titles, 80 colour plates, each with tissue guard, some spotting to text, top edges gilt, publisher's red cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, with a few marks or scuffs, mainly to boards, 4to, together with: Ibid., British Mammals, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Longmans, Green and Co., 1920-1, half-titles, 50 colour plates, endpapers spotted, top edges gilt, publisher's red cloth gilt, spines faded, lightly rubbed and bumped, some marks, 4to, plus: Ibid., A Naturalist's Sketch Book, 1st edition, Longmans, Green and Co., 1919, half-title, 60 plates, each with tissue guard, top edge gilt, publisher's red cloth gilt, a little rubbed and bumped, some marks, 4to, and a copy of The Wildfowler in Scotland, by John G. Millais, 1st edition, 1901Qty: (8)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology.
Hale (Matthew). Historia Placitorum Coronæ. The History of the Pleas of the Crown ... now first published from his Lordship's Original Manuscript, and the several References to the Records examined by the Originals, with large notes, by Sollom Emlyn ... To which is added a table of the principal matters, 2 volumes, In the Savoy [London]: printed by E. & R. Nutt and R. Gosling, (Assigns of Edward Sayer) for F. Gyles, T. Woodward, & C. Davis, 1736, lacking portrait frontispiece, ownership signature to title, some browning, 20th century buckram, skiver title label to spines, covers dust-soiled, folio, together with a large collection of Freemasonry related reference including: Hamill (John & Gilbert, Robert), Freemasonry, A Celebration of the Craft, 1st edition, London: Greenwich Editions, 1998, colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust-jacket, large 4to, Curl (James Stevens), The Art and Architecture of Freemasonry, an Introductory Study, 1st edition, London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1991, monochrome illustrations, gift inscription to front free endpaper, original boards in price-clipped dust-jacket, 4to, Yates (Martin), Freemasonry in the Province of Somerset from 1733, 1st edition, Wedmore, Somerset: Provincial Grand Lodge of Somerset, 2010, colour and monochrome illustrations, gift inscription to front free endpaper, original pictorial boards in price-clipped dust-jacket, 4to, and other similar Freemasonry related referenceQty: (2 cartons)
Rowland (Henry). Mona Antiqua Restaurata. An Archaeological Discourse on the Antiquities, Natural and Historical of the Isle of Anglesey, the Antient Seat of the British Druids, 1st edition, Dublin: by Aaron Rhames, for Robert Owen, 1723, half-title, 10 engraved plates, contemporary annotations signed 'H. Davies Rect[o]r Aber.', a little light damp-staining towards rear, contemporary panelled calf, short crack to head of front joint, spine-label worn, 4to (25 x 19.7 cm), together with: [Thomas, John]. A History of the Island of Anglesey ... Serving as a Supplement to Rowland's Mona Antiqua Restaurata. To Which are also added, Memoirs of Owen Glendowr, 1st edition, London: J. Dodsley, 1775, first quire (including half-title, title-page and preface) duplicated, small tear in C1 costing a few letters, related closed tear through text in C2, closed marginal tears to D1 and D4, modern quarter calf, 4to (25.1 x 18.5 cm), Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle upon Tyne. Transactions, volumes 1-2, Newcastle: by T. & J. Hodgson, for Emerson Charnley, and Longman & Co., 1831-8, ix;334;50;[2];[4], iv;435 pp., 46 engraved plates and maps (many hand-coloured and/or folding) including geological diagrams and profiles, occasional spotting (heavier to plates in volume 2), top edges gilt, others untrimmed, later half calf by W. J. Mansell, 4to (27.8 x 21.5 cm), Allom (Thomas, & others, illustrators). Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, illustrated. With Descriptions by T. Rose, London: H. Fisher, R. Fisher & P. Jackson, 1832, engraved additional title-page, 108 engraved plates (without 'General View of Windermere Lake' as usual: possibly not issued), tissue-guards, a few plates spotted, book-label of John Wycliffe Wilson (1836-1921), sometime lord mayor of Sheffield, all edges gilt, contemporary straight-grain maroon gilt, 4to (26.2 x 20 cm), and 6 others (not collated), including John Rutty, An Essay Towards a Natural History of Dublin, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1772 (ex-library; bookplates of J. A. Harvie-Brown)Qty: (11)NOTESTHE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY PART III: SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS ESTC T139797 (Rowlands), T139793 (Thomas). The Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle upon Tyne contains numerous tracts on geology and coal-mining.
* Reeve (Richard Gilson & Augustus William). In Commemoration of the Establishment of Steam Navigation between Great Britain and America, This Engraving of the Magnificent Steam Ship, The Great Western, Lieut James Hosken, R. N., Commander, taking her Departure from Bristol for New York..., Thomas Freebody, Hull, Ackermann & Co. London, 1840, aquatint after Joseph Walter of Bristol, with contemporary hand colouring, slight staining and spotting, one repaired closed tear affecting image, one small marginal closed tear not affecting image, 545 x 710 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQty: (1)
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Olorenshaw (J. R.). Notes On The History of The Church and Parish of Rattlesden, in the County of Suffolk, [self-published], 1900, period inscription by the author to the front pastedown, 32 monochrome illustrations, bookplates to front endpapers, front gutters partially cracked, some minor toning & spotting, publishers original green cloth, boards slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, limited edition 116/200, together with; Taylor (John George), Our Lady of Batersey, the story of the Battersea Church and Parish told from original sources, George White, Chelsea, 1925, black & white illustrations, later inscription to front endpaper, cracked gutters, some light spotting & toning throughout, publishers original blue cloth, boards & spine marked & rubbed to head & foot, 4to, and Rock (Daniel), The Church of Our Father as seen in St. Osmund's Rite for the Cathedral of Salisbury, 4 volumes, new edition, John Hodges, 1903, black & white illustrates, bookplates to front endpapers, some minor toning, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th & 20th century church history & architecture reference, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (3 shelves & a large folio)
* George II (1683-1760), King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. Letter Signed, ‘George R’, as King, dictated at Hampton Court Palace ('our Empire inside the other Empire'), 20 August 1728, to an unidentified Prince, in German, the King informs his correspondent that yesterday 'we received the sad letter which has informed us that our kind and beloved uncle the most serene and honourable Prince Ernst August, Duke of York and Albany, of Brunswick and Luneburg, Prince-Bishop of Osnabruck passed away after eight days of illness at his residence in Osnabruck on 14th August’, and continues to remark, 'This unexpected death takes us to the heart, and we are sure that you sympathise and mourn with us and our House. I would therefore like to express my sympathy to you’, annotation at the head of the first page indicates that the letter was received at Marienburg on 14 September 1728, some light age wear and a tear to the left margin, neat closed tear repair to inner margin and only very slightly affecting a few words of text without loss, signed with holograph subscription (’Your Cousin and Friend'), 2 pages with the upper half of the blank integral leaf present and featuring a black wax seal, folioQty: (1)NOTESErnest Augustus (1674-1728) Duke of York and Albany, the younger brother of King George I. The Duke served as a soldier with some distinction under Emperor Leopold I during the Nine Years' War and the War of Spanish Succession. He died at Osnabruck on 14 August 1728 where, a year earlier, his brother King George I had also died.
New Naturalist Monographs. Volumes 1-6, 9, 11-20 and 22, all 1st editions, London: 1948-71, number 9 (Herring Gull's World) signed by the author on the title-page and with bookplate of Edwin Cohen, all volumes in original cloth with dust jackets, number 2 cloth faded, 9 spine rolled, 4 jacket price-clipped and with reprice sticket, damp-stain to front pastedown, jackets of 6, 14 and 20 also price-clipped, 12 and 15 jackets each with neat repair to head of spine-panel verso, 17 jacket with closed tear to foot of front panel neatly mended, a few other nicks to jackets (mainly to spine-panels), light toning to a few jacket spines, 8voQty: (19)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology. Bernhard & Loe M1-3A, M4B-AP1, M5A, M6A, M9A, M11-19A, M20A-B2, M22A-B2.
Fergusson (R. Menzies). Rambling Sketches in the Far North and Orcadian Musings, 1st edition, London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1883, pre- and post-ennoblement bookplates of William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851-1925), original cloth, 8vo, together with: Speedy (Thomas). Sport in the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland with Rod and Gun, 1st edition, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1884, 11 wood-engraved plates, front inner hinge slightly tender, original cloth, rubbed and marked, spine nicked, 8vo, Thomson (Robert). The Natural History of a Highland Parish (Ardclach, Nairnshire), 1st edition, Nairn: George Bain, 1900, original cloth, 8vo, Bentinck (Charles D). Dornoch Cathedral and Parish, 1st edition, Inverness: Northern Counties Newspaper and Printing Company, Limited, 1926, 28 plates, original cloth, slightly rubbed and marked, spine rolled, ink-stain to fore edge, 8vo, Bain (George). History of Nairnshire, 2nd edition, Nairn: "Telegraph" Office, 1928, original quarter morocco, head of spine restored, front joint partly worn, 8vo, Carruthers (Robert). The Highland Note-Book or Sketches and Anecdotes. New Edition, Inverness: Courier Office, 1887, original cloth, 8vo, and approximately 62 others, Scottish natural history, travel and similar, 19th and early-20th century, original cloth, 8voQty: (approx. 72)NOTESTHE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY PART III: SCOTLAND, HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS
* Brunel (Isambard Kingdom). This Plate of the Great Britain Steamship, constructed of Iron by Thos. R. Guppy, Esqre. C.E. at the Works of the Great Western Steam Ship Company at Bristol, is respectfully dedicated to the enterprising Proprietors by their obedient servant the Publisher, Bristol: George Davey, [1843], tinted lithograph by George Hawkins after Joseph Walter, printed by Day & Haghe lithographers, with contemporary hand-colouring, light toning and light scattered spotting, 400 x 565 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, gallery label of Richard Green & Frank T. Sabin to backboardQty: (1)NOTESThe SS Great Britain was at the time of construction the largest, longest and first iron-hulled, screw-propelled ship in the world. Taking over four years to build by local shipbuilder William Patterson, and overseen by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as Project Engineer. She was launched by Prince Albert on 19 July 1843. The Great Britain’s innovative design successfully combined steam and sail power, making her swift and fuel efficient, which enabled her to cross the Atlantic transporting passengers between Liverpool and New York City in half the time of other ships of the day. She is shown here to her full advantage, steaming at full tilt through choppy seas. In 1970 she returned to Bristol and remains there today in the original dry dock where she was made.
Yarrell (William). A History of British Birds, 3 volumes, 2nd edition, London: John van Voorst, 1845, bookplates of John Goodsir (1814-1867), Scottish biologist and John A. Trail, posthumous book-label of Sir Landsborough Thomson (1890-1977), Scottish ornithologist, original cloth, a few nicks to spine-ends, 8vo, together with: Holbourn (Ian B. Stoughton). The Isle of Foula. A Series of Articles on Britain's Loneliest Inhabited Isle, 1st edition, Lerwick: Johnson & Greig, 1938, original cloth, pictorial dust jacket (and a duplicate jacket, both with repairs, one price-clipped), 8vo, Mitchell (C. E.). Up-Helly-Aa, Tar Barrels, and Guizing, Looking Back, 1st edition, Lerwick: T. & J. Manson, 1948, colour frontispiece, plates, original cloth, dust jacket (repairs, spine faded), 8vo, Heathcote (Norman). St. Kilda, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900, original cloth, dust jacket (tear to front panel), 8vo, Macneice (Louis). I Crossed the Minch, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1938, original cloth, spine rolled, dust jacket (repaired), 8vo, and approximately 60 others, mainly 19th- and early-20th century natural history in original cloth, some in dust jackets, 8voQty: (approx. 70)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology. Mullens & Swann p. 671 (Yarrell).
Hewitson (William C.). Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds, with Descriptions of their Nests and Nidification, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, London: John van Voorst, 1856, half-titles, 149 hand-coloured lithographic plates, pencilled captions, a few other marks, contemporar half calf, one spine-label perished, wear to extremities, 8vo, together with: Maxwell (Sir Herbert). Memoirs of the Months, First [-Fifth] Series, 5 volumes, mixed editions, London: Edward Arnold, 1903-10, photogravure frontispieces and plates (not collated), a few spots, bookplates of Ethel Beatrice Edgar, gilt edges, contemporary green half calf for Bumpus, 8vo, [Bennett, Edward T.]. The Tower Menagerie: comprising the Natural History of the Animals Contained in that Establishment, 1st edition, London: for Robert Jennings, 1829, wood-engravings throughout, bookplate of Christopher Turnor (1809-1886), English politician, gilt edges, contemporary green morocco gilt, 8vo, and approximately 45 others, natural history (mainly ornithology), leather-bound, including a few odd volumes or incomplete setsQty: (60)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology. Mullens & Swann p. 294 (Hewitson).
* Martin (R & Co., lithographers.). A view of the West side of London Bridge in the year 1823 after the removal of the Water Works, from a Drawing by Major G. Yates [and] A view of the East side of London Bridge in the year 1827, from a drawing by Major G. Yates, circa 1850, two hand-coloured lithographs, mount stained and slightly spotted, each approximately 330 x 515 mmQty: (2)NOTESTwo lithographs from a series of eight which showed London bridge at different periods in time.
Drummond (William). Poems, by that most famous wit, William Drummond of Hawthornden, '3rd' edition, London: printed by W.H. and are to be sold in the Company of Stationers, 1656, engraved portrait frontispiece by Richard Gaywood, 4 part titles, A4 surname initial 'P' completed in manuscript 'P[hilips]' marginal insect damage to A8 & F8, a few leaves shaved head and foot affecting headlines, pagination and register, some light spotting and toning, top edge gilt, later green morocco by R. Nelson, spine a little rubbed and faded to brown, 8voQty: (1)NOTESWing D2201. The first collected edition of William Drummond's works, edited by Edward Phillips, with each title dated 1656.
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