![[Sermons]. Group of sermons and tracts, 17th-19th century, comprising: 1. Mary's Choice, or the Choice of the truly Godly Per](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/001257aa-d93a-45da-88a3-abd500ca3cc0/31cd0760-1176-4bbc-9173-abd600c76757/468x382.jpg)
[Sermons]. Group of sermons and tracts, 17th-19th century, comprising: 1. Mary's Choice, or the Choice of the truly Godly Person opened, and justified, in a Sermon at preached at the Funeral of Mrs Anne Petter ... by John Glascock, 1st edition, London: for Samuel Gellibrand, 1659, ESTC R6625 (incorrectly calling for 6 preliminary pages; 11 copies), Wing G842, 2. Sheba's Conspiracy, and Amasa's Confederacy: or, a Modest Vindication of the National Association entred into by the Honorable House of Commons Feb. 25th 1695. Being a Sermon preach'd in the Parish-Church of St. James Clarkenwell, March 29th. By D. Pead, 1st edition, London: for T. Parkhurst, 1696, ESTC R3632 (15 copies), Wing P964, 3. Three Speeches spoken at a Common-Hall, Thursday the 3. of July, 1645. By Mr. Lisle, Mr. Tate, Mr. Brown, Members of the House of Commons: containing many Observations upon the Kings Letters, found in his own Cabinet at Nasiby fight, and sent to the Parliament by Sir Thomas Fairfax, 1st eiditon, London: Peter Cole, 1645, closely trimmed along top edges shaving title border and page-numbers, ESTC R200154, Wing T1121, 4. The Way to the Sabbath of Rest. Or the Soul's Progess in the Work of the New-Birth. To which are now added, two Discourses of the Author, never before printed ... By Mr. Thomas Bromley, 3rd edition, London: J. Baker, 1710, marginal damp-staining, ownership inscription dated 1845 to title-page, ESTC T115982 (13 copies), 5. A Sermon preached at Kidderminster, November 28, 1742, on Occasion of the much lamented Death of the late Reverend Mr. Matthew Bradshaw. In which are some Memoirs of a few Non-Conformist Ministers in that Neighbourhood ... by E. Latham, 1st edition, London: M. Fenner, 1743, ESTC T74245 (16 copies), 6. Of Temptation, and the Means to Prevent its Prevalence. A Sermon preached at Founders-Hall, in Lothbury, Octob. XX. 1715, By Samuel Rosewell, 1st edition, London: for M. Lawrence, 1715, headlines shaved, old inscriptions to title-page, price effaced, ESTC T1456 (3 copies), 7. Sobermindedness Recommended: in a Sermon preach'd to a Society of Catechumens in Jewen-Street: on April the 22d. 1717 ... by Edmund Calamy, 1st edition, London: John Clark and John Marshall, 1717, ESTC T137406 (12 copies), 8. Zion's MInisters clothed with Salvation, and her Saints shouting for Joy. A Sermon preached ... at Bromsgrove ... 25th of May, 1768, 1st edition, London: for John Robinson, 1768, tear with loss of text to D1, footnote on p. 25 shaved, ESTC T104315 (8 copies), 9. A Pastor's commending of his People to God considered ... in a Sermon preached to the Congregational Church at Cambridge, October 13, 1754. By John Conder, 1st edition, London: J. Buckland, 1755, gift inscription to title, p. 34 headline shaved, ESTC T25554 (14 copies), 10. A Sermon preached by the R. Rev. Dr. Hussey, in the Spanish Chapel on Sunday the 2d of March, 1800 and taken in Short-Hand by a Gentleman Present, 1st edition, London: R. Brown, 1800, ESTC T493390 (2 copies), and 5 others, all disbound apart from items 1 (20th-century green half morocco) and 4 (contemporary panelled sheep, worn, joints cracked), variable spotting, soiling and browning, 8vo or 4to (Qty: 15)NOTESItem 10 is a rare example of a Catholic sermon, ESTC tracing two copies only (British Library and St Louis University in the USA).
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![* Medicinal Leeches. Autograph letter from Sir Everard Home to Dr James Rawlins Johnson, Bristol, Sackville St. [London], Jul](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/001257aa-d93a-45da-88a3-abd500ca3cc0/21341e35-eb8d-444e-813b-abd600c784f8/468x382.jpg)
* Medicinal Leeches. Autograph letter from Sir Everard Home to Dr James Rawlins Johnson, Bristol, Sackville St. [London], July 4, 1817, single page, 'You know I suppose of your election to the R [oya] l Society and that your paper will be published - some of the council proposed as an improvement upon the names to call the Leech Glossopora. I shall be glad to see the drawing of the specimen of the clavicles in your Father's collection when convenient', the whole letter laid down on a backing sheet, with the address portion cut and pasted to top right corner, slight age toning, 4to, together with five other medical-related letters and manuscripts: 1. Sinclair (Sir John, 1754-1835). Autograph letter to a Dr Marniel, whom he will see in Paris during the week, Hotel de Seine, [Paris], circa 1815, and enquiring 'whether the apparatus for broken thighs has been found the answer in the Hospital at Brussels...', single sheet, folds, 8vo 2. Manuscript medical report, The case of James Chapman, aged 36 who had fallen out of a second story window resulting in serious injuries and amputation, Cambridge? April 9, 1857, single sheet, approximately 800 words written in a neat hand to both sides, right margin trimmed, folds, folio 3. Bell (Marion). Autograph letter written by the wife of the late Sir Charles Bell (1774-1842, Scottish physician and discoverer of the distinct function of the nerves) to Mr Elsom, who had helped her with the publication of his letters and had written the preface, 47 Albany Street, [London], March 4, [1870], 4 pp., 'Even in my dreams, the Providential help you gave to the Letters, is before me. The preface is called by my friends The 'exquisite miniature sketch of Sir Charles by Mr Elsom - so true'... it really seemed to me as if the book flew off from nothing, altho' the end was grave. Your magic pen came to my rescue... I am thankful that it is printed, and on record to show what he was', one or two spots, folds, 12mo 4. Burdett (Francis, 1770-1840, reforming policician). Autograph note to Dr Frederic Quin (1799-1879, founder of the British Homeopathic Society) requesting they dine together, October 1, 1832, single sheet, 6 lines, laid down onto stiff backing sheet, slight soiling, 12mo 5. Manuscript Chemist Statement. From Thomas Pitts, chemist, to Sir Lawrence Vansittart Palk, Haldon House, Devon, January 14, 1843-March 2, 1844, single sheet in double column, listing items for treatment and grooming of horses, household items and medicines, the total amounting to £23.6.72, contemporary docket to verso, folds, folio (Qty: 6)NOTESSir Everard Home (1756-1832) was a surgeon and the first to describe Mary Anning's fossil discovery (later the 'Ichthyosaur') in 1814. He submited a paper to the Philosophical Transactions 1817 (page 339) titled "Observations on the Hirudo Complanata and Hirudo Stagnalis, now formed into distinct genus under the name Glossopora" by Dr. Johnson of Bristol of Bristol communicated by Sir Everard Home. Dr. James Rawlins Johnson was the author of 'A Treatise on the Medicinal Leech: including its medical and natural history, with a description of its anatomical structure: also remarks upon the diseases, preservation and management of leeches', 1816.
Boerschmann (Ernst) . Baukunst und Landschaft in China, 1st edition, Ernst Wasmuth A.G., Berlin, 1926, 280 monochrome illustrations, publishers original cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly toned & rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, together with: Lothrop (S. K. et al) , Robert Woods Bliss Collection Pre-Columbian Art, 2nd edition, Phaidon Press, 1959, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, publishers original gilt decorated cloth in slipcase, slipcase rubbed with minor loss, folio, and Moore (David R.) , The Torres Strait Collections of A. C. Haddon, A Descriptive Catalogue,1st edition, British Museum Publications, 1984, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly rubbed to head, 4to, plus Smith II (Henry D.) , Hiroshige , One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1st edition,George Braziller, Inc, New York, 1986, 100 full page colour illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head, folio, and other Oriental, African & South American art reference, some original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folio (Qty: Approximately 60)
Goron (Stan & J. P . Goenka) . The Coins of the Indian Sultanates, covering the area of present-day India, Pakistan and Banglasdesh, 1st edition, Munishiram Manoharlal, New Delhi, 2001, numerous black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head, large 8vo, together with: Herrli (Hans) , The Coins of The Sikhs, 2nd edition, Munishiram Manoharlal, New Delhi, 2004, numerous black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, and Bruce II (Colin R. et al) , The Standard Guide to South Asian Coins and Paper Money since 1556 AD, 1st edition, Krause Publications, Wisconsin, 1981, numerous black & white illustrations, minor marginal toning, publishers original boards, spine very lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, plus Rajgor (Dilip) , Standard Catalogue of Sultanate Coins of India, reprint edition, Reesha Books, Mumbai, 2008, numerous black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed, large 8vo, and other modern numismatic reference, including Felicitas, Essays in Numismatics, Epigraphy and History in Honour of Joe Cribb, edited by Shailendra Bhandare & Sanjay Garg, 1st edition, Reesha Books, Mumbai, 2011, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voa (Qty: A carton)NOTES17 volumes
Prawer (Joshua) . The History of the Jews in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, Sandpiper Books edition, 1996, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, together with: Whitby (Michael & Mary) , The History of Theophylact Simocatta, an English translation with introduction and notes, Sandpiper Books edition, 1997, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, and Russell (Conrad) , The Crisis of Parliaments, 1st edition, 1971, original cloth in dust jacket, spine & covers slightly faded, 8vo, plus Powicke (F. M.) , King Henry III and the Lord Edward, the community of the realm in the thirteenth century, reprinted, 1966, minor marginal toning, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, covers lightly marked, 8vo, and other modern scholarly Oxford University Press publications, including The Oxford English Dictionary, 12 volumes, reprinted, 1978, Victorian Quakers, by Elizabeth Isichei, 1st edition, 1970, Enthusiasm, A Chapter in the History of Religion, by R. A. Knox, reprinted, 1973, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo (Qty: 3 shelves & 2 cartons)
Mahan (A. T.) . The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812, 2 volumes, 1st editions, 1892, 13 black & white illustrations & maps, ink stamps to both title pages, bookplate to front pastedown & pencil annotations to front endpaper of volume 2, some minor toning, uniform original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, Naval Strategy..., 1st edition, 1911, 13 black & white maps & plans, some minor marginal toning, original blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812, 2 volumes, 1905, black & white illustrations, volume 1 front gutter cracked, minor marginal toning, publishers original blue cloth,spines slightly rubbed to head, 8vo, together with; Navy Records Society , Letters and Papers of Charles, Lord Barham, Admiral of the Red Squadron 1758-1813, 3 volumes, edited by John Knox Laughton, 1907-11, spines slightly faded & marked, Documents Relating to Law and Custom of the Sea, 2 volumes, edited by R. G. Marsden, 1916, some minor toning, all in publishers original uniform cloth, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20th century naval & history reference, mostly in original cloth, G/VG (Qty: 6 shelves)
McFall (Crawford). With the Zhob Field Force 1890, New York: Macmillan & Co., 1895, colour frontispiece and additional title, colour and monochrome plates, black & white illustrations, original green cloth, 8vo, together with: Prior (Melton) , Campaigns of a War Correspondent, New York: Longmans, Green & Co., London: Edward Arnold, 1912, half-title, photogravure portrait frontispiece, monochrome plates, lacking front free endpaper, original red cloth, 8vo, Shadwell (Lawrence) , The Life of Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde, 2 volumes, Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1881, half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, numerous plans, many folding, original red cloth, frayed at head & foot of spines and with old paper label at foot of each, 8vo, Edwardes (Emma) , Memorials of the Life and Letters of Major-General Sir Herbert B. Edwardes ... by his wife, 2 volumes, London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1886, half-titles with ink stamp and ownership signature 'Mary C. Hookey, 1886', photogravure frontispiece to each (dampstain to volume 1 frontispiece at fore-edge), monochrome plates and folding facsimile letter, modern half calf, 8vo, Smith (R. Bosworth) , Life of Lord Lawrence, 2 volumes, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1883, half-titles, photogravure portrait frontispiece to both volumes, 2 folding plans, school prize bookplate to front free endpaper of volume 1, contemporary half calf by Mudie, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels, 8vo, and other military reference related (Qty: 20)
Dickens (Charles) . The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club, 1837, 43 black & white illustrations by R. Seymour & "Phiz", some light spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated green half morocco, boards & spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with: Dulac (Edmund [illustrator]) , Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest, circa 1908, 40 tipped in colour plates, some light spotting, re-backed retaining publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spine lightly marked 4to, and Blampied (Edmund [illustrator]), Travels With a Donkey in The Cevennes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1931, 8 black & white plates, minor marginal toning, publishers original gilt decorated black cloth, 8vo, and other late 19th century & modern illustrated & juvenile literature, including How It Happened, myths & folk-tales, by Rhoda Power, 1930, Cambridge, & works by William Golding, Roald Dahl, Henry Miller, Leslie Charters, Rudyard Kipling, Gerald Scarfe, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 6 shelves & 2 cartons)
Venturi (Franco) . The End of the Old Regime in Europe 1776-1789, translated by R. Burr Litchfield, 2 volumes, Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1991, original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, together with: Walker (Julia M. [editor]) , Dissing Elizabeth, Negative Representations of Gloriana, Duke University Press, 1998, publishers original red cloth, minor rubbing to head, 8vo, and Stark (Freya) , Beyond Euphrates, Autobiography 1928-1933, 1st edition, 1951, some minor toning, original cloth in dust jacket, large tear to head of the front cover, spine slightly rubbed & chipped to head & foot, 8vo, plus other modern history reference, biography & related, including publications by Yale, Princeton, Cambridge, University of Mexico Press, Scholar, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 6 shelves)
Washburn (Charles A.) . The History of Paraguay, with Notes of Personal Observations, and reminiscences of diplomacy under difficulties, 2 volumes, Lee And Shepard, Boston, 1871, black & white illustrations, some light toning, publishers uniform original red cloth, boards & spines lightly rubbed & marked with minor loss, 8vo, together with: Teignmouth (Lord & Charles G. Harper) , The Smugglers, picturesque chapters in the history of contraband, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Cecil Palmer, 1923, black & white illustrations, period inscriptions to front endpapers, some light toning & spotting, publishers uniform original blue cloth, boards & spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Gronow (R. H.) , The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow, 2 volumes, The R. S. Surtees Society, Somerset, 1984, colour illustrations, publishers uniform original gilt decorated brown cloth, 8vo, plus other late 19th & 20th century history, military and medical reference, including The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book 1939-1945, The Royal Artillery Benevolent Fund, 1950, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/ 4to (Qty: 6 shelves)
![Aurousseau (M.) . The Letters of F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt [Works Issued by The Hakluyt Society], 3 volumes, Cambridge Universi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/001257aa-d93a-45da-88a3-abd500ca3cc0/8ca544f9-f294-4a7f-b09a-abd600c7d464/468x382.jpg)
Aurousseau (M.) . The Letters of F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt [Works Issued by The Hakluyt Society], 3 volumes, Cambridge University Press, 1968, black & white illustrations & maps, publishers uniform original cloth in dust jackets, spines faded, covers lightly rubbed, minor tear to rear cover of volume 1, 8vo, together with; Beck (Earl R.) , A Time of Triumph and of Sorrow, Spanish Politics during the Reign of Alfonso XII 1874-1885, Southern Illinois University Press, 1979, monochrome map endpapers, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, spine lightly rubbed with minor loss to head, 8vo, and other modern history reference, including publications by Cambridge, Oxford, Manchester Universty Press, Classical English Law Texts, all original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 6 shelves)
Sloane (William Milligan) . Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte, 4 volumes, New York, 1906, numerous colour & monochrome plates, bookplates to front pastedowns, ex-library copies with associated marks, some minor toning, top edge gilt, publishers uniform original red cloth, spines slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, together with; Crockett (S. R.) , The Stickit Minister and some Common Men, 2nd edition, 1894, signed by the author to the limitation page, 55 monochrome illustrations, front gutters cracked, period inscription to front endpaper, some minor spotting & toning, top edge gilt, publishers original gilt decorated brown cloth, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, limited edition of 350 copies, and Reiss (R.A). The Kingdom of Serbia. Report upon the atrocities committed by the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First Invasion of Serbia, submitted to the Serbian Government, English translation by F.S. Copeland, 1st edition, 1916, monochrome plates after photographs, etc., original red cloth, a little rubbed and some minor marks, 8vo, and Hicks (Francis) , Lucian's True History, A. H. Bullen, 1902, 17 monochrome illustrations, some minor toning, publishers original white cloth spine to boards, spine slightly toned & rubbed to head & foot, 4to, limited edition 1/500, plus other 19th & early 20th century history reference & biography, including the Illustrated Works of Sir Walter Scott, 9 volumes, circa 1893, mostly in original cloth, G/VG, 8vo (Qty: 6 shelves)
Robertson (William) . An Historical Disquisition concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India:..., printed for Sharpe And Son, et al, 1820, black & white folding map of 'South East Part of Asia' frontispiece, period inscription to head of the title page, some minor spotting & toning, contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, together with: Thomson (William M.) , The Land and The Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery, of The Holy Land. Central Palestine and Phoenicia, T. Nelson And Sons, 1883, 130 black & white illustrations & maps, front gutters cracked, some light spotting & toning, all edges gilt, publishers original gilt decorated brown cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Block (L. A. [editor]) , A Pocket Guide to the Soviet Union, issued by INTOURIST (State Tourist Company, USSR), 1st edition, Vneshtorgistdat, Moscow, 1932, colour folding map to front, advertisements to the rear, some minor toning & marks, publishers original blue cloth, 8vo, plus other 19th & early 20th century travel reference & related, including Kashmir, by Francis Younghusband, illustrations by Edward Molyneux, reprinted, A. & C. Black, 1933, Florence, by Colonel R. C. Goff & Mrs. Goff, A. & C. Black, circa 1906, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 3 shelves )
![Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd & David Williams [editor]) . The Religious Census of 1851 A Calendar of the Returns Relating to Wale](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/001257aa-d93a-45da-88a3-abd500ca3cc0/c4843c5c-c18d-41ef-8d75-abd600c7e1a6/468x382.jpg)
Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd & David Williams [editor]) . The Religious Census of 1851 A Calendar of the Returns Relating to Wale, Volume 1 South Wales, 1st edition, University of Wales Press, Cardiff, 1976, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly marked & rubbed to head & foot with minor tears to head of spine, 8vo, together with: Emanual (Hywel D.) , The Latin Texts of the Welsh Laws (Board of Celtic Studies, University of Wales, History and Law Series, No. XXII), University of Wales Press, Cardiff, 1967, bookplate to front pastedown, previous owner inscription to front endpaper, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Thomas (Isaac), Yr Hen Destament Cymraeg 1551-1620, 1st edition, Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, Aberystwyth, 1988, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to with minor tears to head & foot, 8vo, plus Owen (T. R. [editor]) , The Upper Palaeozoic and Post-Palaeozoic Rocks of Wales, University of Wales Press, Cardiff, 1974, black & white portrait frontispiece, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers, slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other modern scholarly Welsh history reference & related, including Wales In The Reign of James I, by G.Dyfnallt Owen, 1st edition, Royal Historical Society, 1988, Aspects Of Welsh History, by Glyn Roberts, University of Wales Press, Cardiff, 1969, some Welsh language, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 3 shelves)
Hughes (John) . Methodistiaeth Cymru: sef Hanes Blaenorol A Gwedd Bresenol Y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd, 3 volumes, R. Hughes, Wrexham, 1851, black & white portrait frontispiece to volume 1, some light toning & spotting, all edges gilt, uniform contemporary gilt decorated plum half morocco, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with: Peter (D.) , Hanes Crefydd Yn Nghymru, o'r Amser Y Daeth Y Cymry..., J. Evans, Cardiff, 1816, period inscription to front endpapers, cracked gutters, some spotting, toning & marks, contemporary full calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Bunyan (John) . Y Ffigys-brenanffrwythlon: Neu Farn a Chwymp y Proffefwr diffrwyth, printed for J. Rofs, Cardiff, 1766, lacks front endpaper, toned throughout, some pages torn with minor loss, incomplete & lacking some pages, contemporary full calf, boards & spine rubbed with minor loss to head & foot, 8vo, plus other 18th & 19th century Welsh theology & literature, including Hanes Morganwg, by Dafydd Morganwg, Jenkin Howell, Aberdare, 1874, all leather bindings, some odd volumes, overall condition is fair/good, 8vo (Qty: 3 shelves )NOTES30 volumes
Evans (J. Gwenoguryn) . The Text of the Book of Llan Dâv reproduced from the Gwysanery Manuscript, facsimile edition, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1979, monochrome folding facsimile plates, publishers original red cloth, 8vo, together with: Jones (R. M.) , Blodeugerdd Barddas O'r Bedwaredd Ganrif Ar Bymtheg, 1st edition, Cyhoeddiadau Barddas, 1988, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head, 8vo, and Seaborne (Malcom) , Schools In Wales 1500-1900 A social and Architectural History, 1st edition, Gee & Son Limited, Denbigh, 1992, black & white illustrations, previous owner inscription to front endpaper, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head, 8vo, plus other modern Welsh history reference & related, including Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig Hyd 1940, by Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas Y Cymmrodorion, 1953, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 6 shelves)
Breese (Edward) . Kalendars of Gwynedd; or, Chronological lists of Lords-Lieutenant, Custodes Rotulorum, Sheriffs, and Knights of the Shire, for the Counties of Anglesey, Caernarvon, and Merioneth,..., John Camden Hotten, 1873, period annotation to front endpaper, some spotting throughout, rebacked retaining contemporary red & green cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, large 4to, together with: Clark (George T.) , Limbus Patrum Morganiae et Glamorganiae. Being The Genealogies of the Older Families of the Lordships of Morgan and Glamorgan, Wyman & Sons, 1886, 7 folding family trees, front gutters cracked, some minor marginal toning & spotting, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, board & spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, and Jones (John Morgan & William Morgan) , Y Tadau Methodistaidd: Eu Llafur a'u Llwyddiant gyda Gwaith yr Efengyl yn Nghynru, Trefydd Lloegr, America, ac Awstralia, 2 volumes, Lewis Evans, Swansea, 1895, black & white illustrations, some light toning throughout, publishers uniform original gilt decorated brown cloth, minor rubbing to spine, 8vo, plus Roberts (T. R.) , Eminent Welshmen: A Short Biographical Dictionary of Welshmen..., volume 1, The Educational Publishing Company, Ltd, Cardiff, 1908, numerous black & white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, slight spotting throughout, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20th century Welsh history reference & related, mostly original cloth, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 6 shelves)
![* Morris (Beverley R.). Twenty-five plates originally published in 'British Game Birds and Wildfowl', [1855 or later], twenty](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/001257aa-d93a-45da-88a3-abd500ca3cc0/66e15c57-fd48-4319-a2cb-abd600c7f1af/468x382.jpg)
* Morris (Beverley R.). Twenty-five plates originally published in 'British Game Birds and Wildfowl', [1855 or later], twenty-five wood engraved plates with contemporary hand colouring of ducks and geese, some plates with marginal spotting, occasional duplicates, each approximately 240 x 300 mm (Qty: 25)NOTESThe plates comprise of:- Shoveler (2), Shieldrake (2), Ferruginous Duck, Garganny Teal, Steller's Western Duck, Scaup Duck, Spur-Winged Goose, King Duck (2), Gadwall (2), Bernicle Goose, American Wigeon, Bean Goose, Golden Eye, Canada Goose, Red-Crester Whistling Duck, Surf Scoter (2), Wigeon, Tufted Duck (2) and Long-Tailed Duck.
* Baden-Powell (Robert, 1st Baron, 1857-1941). Autograph Letter Signed, 'R. BadenPowell', 32, Princes Gate, London, SW, 'Sunday, 14', to Miss Molly [i.e. Ellen Dugdale, née Turner], writing her a copy of a letter to an alternate address in case the first letter arrived after she had left, thanking her for her note which he found on his return from Ireland, ‘Could you dine and help me to entertain an old gentleman on Tuesday next and go to the play? I had thought of getting my sister and some other lady to make up the party. Will you be that other lady?…’, 2pp., together with a second autograph letter signed on the same letterhead and addressed to Miss Molly [i.e. Ellen Dugdale], 22 June 1907, ‘Thank you so much. I shall be delighted to come and dine on 2nd July. Thank you very much too for your congratulations – I shall really have [to] stand more on my dignity now [Baden-Powell had just been promoted to Lieutenant General]. It is a bit difficult when I feel like a two year old!’ with a post script, ‘I hope you will come to the Simla ADC show on Monday (tomorrow) Hans Crescent Hotel’, 3pp., plus a third autograph letter signed [to Ellen Dugdale], Clonshire, Adare, Co. Limerick, 31 May 1907, ’Sorry that you should avoid me - or rather that I shd. give you the trouble of clearing out of my house and home by the fact of my only travelling in your neighbourhood. He! he!’, and saying that he would be delighted to go to lunch at her new home, 2pp. with integral blank, all a little spotted, 8vo (Qty: 3)NOTESFrom the Pamela Dugdale collection. Ellen Turner, later Dugdale (1875-1958) and Baden-Powell had been in amateur dramatics together while Baden-Powell was in Meerut in 1897. Baden-Powell had played the part of a Chinese man called ‘Wun-Hi' and Ellen the part of Molly Seamore in the play of The Geisha , a late Victorian Edwardian musical comedy by Sidney Jones, Lionel Monckton and Harry Greenbank. Baden-Powell remained friends with Ellen and her mother, (also Ellen, Mrs Compton Turner), addressing the daughter as 'Miss Molly' and often signing his letters to both as 'Wunhi', in reference to the characters in the play.
* Edward VII (King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1841-1910). Document signed 'Edward R & I', St James, 1 April 1908, an engraved document completed in manuscript appointing Henry Montgomery Grove to be consul to various Russian provinces, listing eighteen separate places from Moscow to Minsk, and asking him to reside at Moscow, signed by the King at upper margin and countersigned by foreign secretary E[dward] Grey at foot, sheet size 43 x 52cm (Qty: 1)
Motoring Trade Catalogues. A collection of 16 early 20th century trade catalogues, including: Hobday Bros Ltd. Motor Car, Motor Cycle Tools, Accessories, Fittings and Tyres Catalogue, 1924-25, and Hobdays Motor Catalogue for 1930-31, together with: Smith's Motor Accessories, circa 1925; Everything for the Motorist, A.W. Gamage Ltd., 1925; Garage Equipment and Accessories, Catalogue B, Charles Churchill & Co., circa 1928; James Grose Ltd., Motor Car & Motor Cycle Catalogues for 1924 & 1939; Hobday Bros. Ltd. Motor & Cycle Catalogue, 1926-27; Halford Motorist Catalogues for 1930 & 1934; R. Cadish & Sons Motor Catalogue, 1934-35; Powell & Hanmer Ltd., Birmingham, Motor, Motor Cycle and Cycle Accessories catalogue, circa 1930; and three Marble Arch Motor Supplies catalogues for circa 1935 & 1939, plus one other defective James Grose Ltd. catalogue, each catalogue fully illustrated, original boards or wrappers, occasional marks and light wear, 8vo & 4to (Qty: 16)
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Railways. Barnard Castle Railway [caption-title], Barnard Castle: R. Barker, 23 November 1853, printed broadside, trimmed to edge of text, creased where folded, short closed tears to edges of one fold, adhesive-staining verso visible recto in places, 44.5 x 24 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESUntraced broadside issued by the supporters of the proposed Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway in response to projectors of the rival Barnard Castle to Bishop Auckland line; the Darlington line was eventually opened in 1856 (see Kirby, The Origins of Railway Enterprise: The Stockton and Darlington Railway 1821-1863 , pp. 153-161). Barnard Castle achieved notoriety in May 2020 as the destination of the world's most elaborately conceived eye-test.
Silver fusee verge pair cased pocket watch, Birmingham 1850, the unsigned movement, no. 14971, with pierced engraved balance cock with mask, flat steel three arm balance, Bosley type regulator and cylindrical pillars, the dial with Roman numerals and outer minute track, within plain cases, case maker R&S (R S), 56mm - Condition Report: - Movement - currently working. Dial - marks. Glass - heavily scratched. Hands - marks. Case - cases not matching, outer case hallmarked Birmingham 1811 (case maker WR, William Ryley), with scratch marks, bruise marks, indentations and some tarnishing, inner case with surface marks and some tarnishing. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
Rare and interesting Tudor Oyster-Prince Military Submariner Rotor Self-Winding stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch of US Naval interest, ref. 7928/0, circa 1967, serial no. 597xxx, rotating black bezel, the black 'T Swiss T' dial with luminous markers, Mercedes hands and sweep centre seconds, marked 'Submariner 200m=660ft', Auto-Prince 17 jewel movement, the inside screw back dated 'II.67', engraved 'U.S NSWG-2 020 FEB.68', 43mm - Accompanied with a scanned letter image from renowned engraver Charles R. Scarr who examined the case back and concluded that it was engraved using a pantograph and that in his opinion the Navy Seal inscription was very likely engraved at the point of issue to the U.S. Navy in 1968 - NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE GROUP (Navy Seals) - President John F. Kennedy, aware of the situation in Southeast Asia, recognised the need for unconventional warfare and special operations as a measure against guerrilla warfare. In March 1961, Admiral Arleigh Burke, the Chief of Naval Operations, recommended the establishment of guerrilla and counter-guerrilla units. These units would be able to operate from sea, air or land. This was the beginning of the Navy SEALs. The first two teams were formed in January 1962 and stationed on both US coasts: Team ONE at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, in San Diego, California and Team TWO at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Formed entirely with personnel from UDTs, the SEALs mission was to conduct counter guerilla warfare and clandestine operations in maritime and riverine environments. -360 VIEW-Condition Report: - Movement - currently working. Dial - wear consistent of the period with staining to the lume markings. Glass - visible scratch marks present. Hands - of the period with similar staining as the markings on the dial. Case - pearl missing on the bezel which has markings and wear, the case with visible scratch and surface marks visible in the images provided. Crown - winds and adjusts correctly. Strap - modern NATO example provided. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained.
* Cartographers. A collection of thirteen portraits of cartographers, 16th - 19th century, including Galle (Philip). Spectandum dedit Ortelius mortalib. orben, Orbi spectandum Galleus Ortelium, Antwerp, circa 1595, hand coloured portrait of Abraham Ortelius, slight spotting to margins, 325 x 220 mm, Latin text on verso, together with Westermayr (C.). Nicol. Sanson, D. F. Sotzman, Joh. Bapt. Homann, Guillaume de L'Isle, Alex Hub. Jaillot, Edme Mentelle [and] Gerhard Merkator, circa 1800, seven uncoloured engraved oval portraits with title and birth and death dates below image, each approximately 135 x 85 mm, with Munster (Sebastian). Untitled portrait, circa 1550, uncoloured woodblock potrait of Munster seated at a desk holding a quill and paper, Latin text to the right hand side below and on verso, image size 120 x 100 mm, plus Vinkeles (R.). Petrus Pancius [and] Gerardus Mercator, 1790, pair of hand coloured portraits after J. Buys, each 150 x 90 mm, with Hubert (Francois). Mathieu Merian..., circa 1750, uncoloured engraved portrait, trimmed to plate mark and laid on later paper, 135 x 90 mm (Qty: 13)NOTESThe first described item is the most famous portrait of Ortelius and appeared in the 1579 edition of his 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', the first modern Atlas.The text below the image translates as 'By looking, Ortelius gave to mortal beings the world, by looking at his face, Galleus gave them Ortelius'. Marcel van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, p.14.
Danzig/Gdansk. Wening (Michael), Dantzig eine vornehme Handelstatt im Koniglichen Preusseri, Nuremberg, circa 1670, uncoloured engraved view of Gdansk after Paul Fürst, two identification keys, repaired closed tears affecting image, margins professionally repaired on verso, 275 x 365 mm, together with an unattributed uncoloured engraved map of the city, 215 x 265 mm, circa 1800, with Leizel (Balthasar Friedrich). Das Recht Städttsche Rath-Haus nebst dem vordern Theil des langen Marckts & Prospect des grünen Thors von der West Seite nebst einen Theil des Langen Marckts zu Danzig, Augsburg, circa 1780, one uncoloured and one coloured engraved vues d’optique, titles repeated in French, one marginal closed tear on the uncoloured example, each approximately 295 x 400 mm, plus Bowyer (R.). Dantzic, 1814, aquatint with contemporary hand colouring, 255 x 330 mm, and Lépine (Francois de). Iconographia Castelli ad Caput Vistulae vulgo Hoft Schantz..., [1696], uncoloured plan of the city and the Vistula river, originally published in 'De rebus a Carolo Gustavo Sveciae', 250 x 315 mm, with Merian (Matthäus). Abbildung der Schwedischen Schantz auff dem Weysselstrom in Preüssen gelegen Anno 1626, uncoloured engraved map of the city, inset map of the eastern Prussian coastline, 235 x 290 mm, with another seven maps and plans of Danzig, including examples by Valegio, 'The Grand Magazine...., publisher, Le Rouge and Bodenhr, various sizes and condition (Qty: 14)
* Maps and prints. A collection of six engraved maps and prints, mostly 19th century, including Brion de la Tour (Louis). L'Angleterre divisée en 5 grandes parties subdivisées en 52 Comtés..., Paris, 1766, hand coloured engraved map with an elaborate floriate border, slight dust soiling, 265 x 310 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Ramble (Reuben). Middlesex [and] Lancashire [1845], two hand coloured engraved maps with the margins decorated with coloured lithographic topographical vignettes, each approximately 205 x 160 mm, uniformly mounted, framed and glazed, with Knight (C. & Merke H.). Outside a Cottage in Buckinghamshire, published Edward Orme,1807, aquatint with contemporary hand colouring, 245 x 320 mm, mounted, framed and glazed plus De Loutherbourg (P.). Peaks Hole Derbyshire, R. Bowyer, 1805, aquatint with contemporary hand colouring, 270 x 325 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, and Pratt (Henry). To the Revd. J. H. Gwyther A. M. Vicar. This print of Madeley Vicarage, Church and School is most respectfully dedicated..., Henry Pratt, Madeley, 1848, lithograph with contemporary hand colouring, trimmed to image with 'dropped mount' to show title, image size 260 x 375 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 6)
World. Stoopendaal (Daniel), Orbis T errarum Tabula recens Emendata et in Lucem edita , circa 1680, uncoloured engraved double hemisphere map, with two smaller solar system hemispheres, insular California, imprint at base of 'A. Hogeboom Gelettert', classical scenes to each corner, slight thinning to central fold, old folds, 360 x 460 mm, Dutch text on verso (Qty: 1)NOTESR. W. Shirley, The Mapping of the World , 513.
Wilfred R E Fairclough (1907-1996) - Four watercolours - 'Isle of Wight - The Needles', signed lower right and dated 1996, 36 x 24 cm; 'Cowes, Distant Yachts in rain squall', watercolour, signed and dated 1996 lower right, 26 x 40 cm; 'Isle of Wight - East Cowes Headland', watercolour, signed and dated 1996 lower right, 28 x 41 cm; and 'Isle of Wight - Cowes Royal Yacht Squadron', watercolour, signed and dated 1996 lower right, 26.5 x 41 cm (4)Prov: The artist's familyARR may be applicable
An Air Force Cross group of four medals to Flight Lieutenant R A Harvey, RAF, comprising The Air Force Cross (GVIR) dated 1953; The Defence Medal; 1939-45 War Medal; George VI General Service Medal, bar S E Asia 1945-46 to/with miniature medals, all mounted as wornAir Force Cross notice pub.London Gazette January 1953
Kipling, Rudyard and Heath Robinson W. (ill.), A Song of the English, with tipped-in color plates and numerous monochrome illustrations, limited edition 234/500 signed by Heath Robinson, full dec vellum, 4to, Hodder & Stoughton to/w Meredith, Owen, Lucile, with numerous illustrations, Boston: James R. Osgood & Co 1882 full calf 8vo (2)
A Leitz Leica R9 camera, body no.2883389 c/w original box and instructions (little used) with an Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Vario-Elmar-R f1:4/35-70 E60 lens no.3849588 - little used, in leather carrying case, a Leitz Canada Summicron-R 1:2/50 lens no.2925250 and a Leitz Extender-R2x no. 3213819 to/w a camera-case, accessory case and monopod
A late Victorian silver pocket watch with key-wind lever movement no.72806 by H. Samuel of Manchester, the case Chester 1894, to/w another silver pocket watch with keywind movement no.2574, by R C Tapscott of London, London 1882 (both a/f), to/w a fancy-link Albert watch-chain, Birmingham 1898 (3)
A collection of five various rings - a 22 carat yellow gold wedding band, size P, approx 6.1g; a wide 18ct yellow gold wedding band size O but distorted, approx 4.5g; a narrow 9ct rose gold wedding band size Q/R, approx 1.7g; a 9ct rose gold signet ring with inset diamond, size R approx 5.8g all in, and an unmarke wedding band, size Y, 6.7g (5)
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