De Baye (Baron J.), The Industrial Arts of the Anglo-Saxons, translated by T. B. Harbottle, 1st edition in English, Swan Sonnenschein and Co., 1893, engraved plates, spotting, a few leaves proud, top edge gilt, original green pictorial cloth gilt, mottling to covers, slightly rubbed, 4to, together with: Lane-Poole (Stanley), Coins and Medals, their Places in History and Art, 1st edition, Elliot Stock, 1885, woodcuts in text, engraved bookplate of R. C. Temple, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, contemporary quarter sheep, gilt spine, cloth sides, 8vo, Fox (Cyril), The Archaeology of the Cambridge Region, 1st edition, Cambridge: University Press, 1923, 5 folding maps in end-pocket, original pictorial cloth, 8vo, Fowler (W. Warde), The Religious Experience of the Roman People from the Earliest Times to the Age of August, the Gifford Lectures for 1909-10, 1st edition, macmillan and Co., Limited, 1911, unopened , original cloth, slightly rubbed, 8vo, and numerous others, British archaeology and classical antiquity, most in original cloth, dust jackets, 8vo and 4to (approximately 75 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)
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Linnaeus (Carl), Systema naturae ... editio multo auctior et emendatior, 9th edition, Leiden: Theodor Haak, 1756, 8 engraved plates, title-page and dedication leaf slightly browned in margins, contemporary cat's-paw calf, gilt spine, red morocco label, joints rubbed, 8vo (20 x 12.5 cm), together with: Linnaeus (Carl, contributor). Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick. Translated from the Latin, with Notes by Benj[amin] Stillingfleet, 1st edition, R. and J. Dodsley [and others], 1759, slightly toned, light spotting to first and last quires including title-page, engraved bookplate of Charles Yorke (1722-1770; see note), contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine worn, joints cracked, headcaps chipped, 8vo (20.5 x 12.5 cm) (Qty: 2)Soulsby 57 & 1319; ESTC T81083 and Freeman 3589 for the second item. This ninth edition of the Systema is based on the seventh, with additions. The second item is considered 'the first fundamental treatise on the principles of Linnaeus published in England' (Soulsby), comprising seven treatises 'published by several ingenious members of ... the university of Upsal in Sweden, under the presidence of Linnaeus' (Stillingfleet's preface), the first of which is by Linnaeus himself. Provenance (second item): Charles Yorke (1722-1770), lord chancellor.
Americas. Van der Aa (Pieter), Scheeps-Togt door Ferdinand Magellaan uit Kastilien Gedaan na R. de la Plata en van daar door zyn Ontdekte Straat tot aan de Moluccas, Leiden, circa 1706, uncoloured engraved map, insular California and a primitive outline of Australia, slight browning, 155 x 220 mm (Qty: 1)
British Isles. Inselin (Charles), Carte des Royaumes d'Angleterre d'Ecosse et d'Irlande avec Les Costes Maritimes de France, Pais-Bas, d'Allemagne, Danmarck et Norwege, qui environment de Mer du Nord, ou sont marquez les Bancs et les Sondes &c. Dressée, sur plusiers cartes particulieres, memoires, et autres faites sur les lieux; par Operations Geometriques, Gravée et Dediée Au Roy D'Angleterre D'Ecosse et d'Irlande, Paris, 1793, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring on two conjoined sheets, some worming, repaired on verso, some creasing and dust soiling, slight spotting, old folds repaired on verso, lower margin strengthened and repaired on verso, 620 x 835 mm, together with, England & Wales. Delarochette (Louis Stanislas D'Arcy & Kitchin Thomas), England and Wales laid down from all the surveys of particular counties hitherto published. Distincly shewing the cities, market towns & villages. The roads with all the measured distances thereon according to Mr. Ogilby's survey. Also an accurate delineation of the sea coasts and Rivers, Laid down by Delarochette & engraved by Thos. Kitchin, printed for John Bowles, Carington Bowles and Robt. Sayer, circa 1765, large engraved map on twelve sheets with contemporary outline colouring, each sheet approximately 445 x 520 mm (Qty: 2)The first map described:- R. W. Shirley. Printed maps of the British Isles. Inselin 1. Only one state listed dated 1715. The map has always been associated with the Jacobite cause with another edition of the map being published in 1745, the year of the Second Jacobite Rebellion. A final edition was published in 1793 (this example) after the Jacobite movement was ended with the death of Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1788.
* British Isles. Munster (Sebastian), Anglie triquetra descriptio, Basle, 1538, uncoloured woodcut map, map size 145 x 120 mm, Latin text surrounding and on verso of the map, mounted, framed and double glazed (Qty: 1)R. W. Shirley. Early Printed maps of the British Isles, no. 26. Munster published his 'Cosmographia' in 1544. This compendium of historical, legendary and geographical information is what he is best known for. This small wood cut map was published earlier and is the first printed map to show an outline of the British isles derived from the Gough map. It is also the first map to clearly delineate Wales and Anglesey. The Bay of Cardigan is not shown, this does not appear on maps until the later half of the 16th century. It is also the first map to show with roughly correct proportions East Anglia and the relationship between middle and southern England. Several places are named on the map including London, Canterbury, York, Oxford and Waterford in Ireland. Six main rivers are also shown: Tueda (Tweed), Humbro (Humber) Trenta, Veius (Wye) Sabrina (Severn) and Thamesis (Thames). This map was re issued once, in 1543.
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World. Maffei (Giovanni), Indiarum orientalium occidentaliumque descriptio..., Cologne, [1589], uncoloured engraved map, old folds, one fold is partially split which is repaired on verso, 260 x 490 mm (Qty: 1)R. W. Shirley. The Mapping fo the World, no. 166. Published in 'Historiarum Indicarum' and is largely copied from Ortelius's world map of 1570.
World. Fries (Laurent), Orbis typus universalis Iuxta hydrographorum traditionem exactissime depicta 1522, L. F., Strassburg, [1522 - 1525], uncoloured woodblock map, one area on thinning to map, slight marginal dust soiling and fraying to margins but not affecting image, slight staining to central fold, 320 x 475 mm (Qty: 1)R. W. Shirley. The Mapping of the World, no. 48. The map - copied from Waldseemuller's earlier rendering - contains some strange anomolies; including England and Scotland being shown as separate islands. South America seems to be 'inserted' and North America is not shown at all. For all its faults, it reflects the geographical ambiguities of the age and is yet to show the newly discovered lands which would be rapidly added to the cartographer's depiction of the world in the next few decades.
* Dubourg (Matthew). To His Grace Charles Duke of Richmond, Lennox & Aubigny, Earl of March & Darnley, Knight Companion of the most Noble Order of the Garter, Lieutenant General of His Majesty's Forces, High Steward of the City of Chichester F. R. S. &c. &c. This plate representing one of the most interesting views in Chichester is with permission humbly inscribed..., published J. F. Gilbert, Chichester, 1830, aquatint view of Chichester by Dubourg after J. F. Gilbert, with contemporary hand-colouring, including a representation of a cattle market in the centre, some spotting, 465 x 610 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)Rothamsted collection number 202. The Rothamsted entry gives the date of publication as 1814 and published in Portsmouth. This example has the later date of 1830 and is published in Chichester.
* Giles (John West). Our Flocks No. 1, South Downs, published E. Gambart & Co., 1850, lithograph after R. Andsell, contemporary hand colouring, slight spotting, two repaired holes in image and one in the margin, some surface abrasion and scratching, some spotting and staining to margins, several repaired closed tears, 560 x 660 mm, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)Not in Rothamsted collection.
* Hopkins (W. H.). Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter, published R. Brall & Son, circa 1860, the set of four hand coloured engravings by W. Giller & W. T. Davey, each approximately 500 x 770 mm, framed and glazed (Qty: 4)A suite of engravings depicting the four seasons through the metaphor of heavy horses in agricultural settings
* Templeton (John Samuelson). New Hungerford Market, London. On the day of opening, July 2nd 1833 with the ascent of Mr. Graham in his balloon, published Aug. 15th by R. W. Billings and sold by J. W. Williams, 1833, hand coloured lithograph after R. W. Billings, 235 x 295 mm, framed and glazed in a near contemporary maple frame (Qty: 1)
[Cartwright, Christopher]. Certamen Religiosum: or, A conference between the late King of England, and the late Lord Marquesse of Worcester, concerning Religion. Together with a Vindication of the Protestant Cause, from the Pretences of the Marquesse his Last Papers; which the necessity of the King’s Affaires denyed him Oportunity to Answer, 2 parts in one, London: W. Lee & R. Royston, 1651, title in red & black with some dust-soiling and few marks, without 2Z4 (part 2 subtitle?), lacking portrait plate (often absent), modern morocco, 4to, together with an incomplete copy of Reliquiae Sacrae Carolinae. The Workes of that Great Monarch and Glorious Martyr King Charles the 1st..., Hague [actually London]: Printed by Sam Browne, [1648], engraved portrait, lacking folding plate, and with an incomplete copy of Mercurius Rusticus [by Bruno Ryves], 1685, lacking additional engraved title and letterpress title, plus The States-Men and Favourites of England since the Reformation, their Prudence and Policies... during the Reigns of King Henry VIII... King Charles I, London: J.C. for Samuel Speed, 1665, and one other related (Qty: 5)Cartwright: ESTC R23673 & Wing C684.
[Cotton, Charles]. Scarronides : or, Virgile Travestie . A Mock-Poem. Being the First Book of Virgils Aeneis in English, Burlesque, London: Printed by E. Cotes for Henry Brome , 1664, some worming to lower blank margins towards rear of volume, manuscript annotation to final leaf, lacking endpapers, contemporary sheep, slight wear to spine, slim 8vo (Wing C6391), together with five other 17th century editions of the same work, with Scarron (Paul) , Le Virgile Travesty en vers Burlesques, livre cinquiesme, Paris: Toussaint Quinet, 1650, engraved frontispiece and one other plate, dampstaining throughout, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine, joints split at head & foot, slim 4to, and Le Virgile Travesty en vers Burlesques, reveu & corrige, 2 volumes, Amsterdam: R. & G. Wetstein, 1712, engraved frontispieces, titles in red & black (washed out ink stamp to first title & front free endpaper), numerous engraved plates, contemporary half sheep, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, 12mo, with Cotton (Charles) , The Morall Philosophy of the Stoicks. Written Originally in French by... Monsieur du Vaix..., Englished by Charles Cotton, london: Henry Mortlock, 1671, lacking A1 (blank?), slight fraying and wear to initial leaves, slight dampstaining and dust-soiling, modern quarter calf, small 8vo, plus eight others by Cotton, including The Wonders of the Peake, 4th edition, 1699, (with worm trail throughout), and The Genuine Poetical Works..., 15th edition, Dublin: Thomas Armitage, 1770, and Scarronides: or, Virgil Travestie. A Mock-Poem... by Charles Cotton, Whitehaven: J. Dunn & T. Evans, 1776 (Qty: 18)
Donne (John). Poems on Several Occasions. With Elegies on the Author's Death. To this Edition is added, some Account of the Life of the Author, for J. Tonson, and sold by W. Taylor, 1719, title-page printed in red and black, woodcut head- and tailpieces, marginal stain to p. 288, quires Q-R spotted and browned, occasional light spotting elsewhere, all edges gilt, early 19 th-century straight-grain blue roan, joints and extremities rubbed, 12mo (14.9 x 8.1 cm) (Qty: 1)ESTC T96902; Grolier/Wither to Prior 292; Keynes 85. First Tonson edition. ESTC calls for a frontispiece on the strength of a report from the 'BMu' (probably the British Museum), but this is not corroborated by other references and such portraits are presumably supplied from elsewhere.
Virgil. Aeneas His Descent into Hell: as it is inimitably described by the Prince of Poets in the sixth of his Aeneis, mede English by John Boys of Hode-Court..., together with an ample and learned comment upon the same..., to which are added some certain pieces relating to the publick, written by the author, London: Printed by R. Hodgkinsonne, living in Thames Street over against Banards Castle, 1661, [16],96,99-232pp., without final blank leaf (2G4), some dust-soiling and scattered spotting, 19th century half morocco, blind & gilt decoration to spine, joints and extremities rubbed, slim 4to, together with Ross (Alexander) , Virgilii Evangelisantis Christiados libri XIII. In quibus omnia quæ de Domino nostro Jesu Christo in utroque Testamento, vel dicta vel prædicta sunt, altisona divina Maronis tuba suavissime decantantur, London: E. Tyler for Richard Thrale, 1659, engraved frontispiece, some damp stains mostly to margins at rear of volume, modern speckled calf, 8vo, with Petronius Arbiter , The Satyr of Titus Petronius Arbiter, a Roman Knight. With its fragments, recover’d at Belgrade. Made English by Mr. Burnaby of the Middle-Temple, and another hand, 2 parts in one, London: Samuel Briscoe, 1694, two leaves of advertisements at rear, later endpapers, contemporary specked calf, rebacked preserving original spine, corners repaired, 8vo, plus Juvenal , The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English verse. By Mr. Dryden, and several other eminent hands. Together with the satires of Aulus Persius Flaceus. Made English by Mr. Dryden. With explanatory notes at the end of each satire..., London: Printed for Jacob Tonson; and are to be sold by Robert Knaplock..., 1697, engraved frontispiece & 17 plates, scattered spotting and some toning, rear endpaper renewed, contemporary blind calf, rebacked, recent morocco title label, 8vo (Qty: 4)Virgil: Wing V619; ESTC R200370. Text continuous despite pagination.
Penkethman (John). Artachthos or A New Booke declaring the Assise or Weight of Bread not onely by Troy weight, according to the Law, but by Avoirdupois weight the common weight of England at what price soever, not exceeding Five pound the Quarter of wheate, shall be sold in the Market and conteining Divers Orders and Articles made and set forth by the Right honourable the Lords and others of his Majesties most honourable privie Councell, for the making and assising of all sorts of bread lawfull and vendible, within this Realme, as also for the reforming of sundry disorders and abuses committed thereinwhereunto is prefixed a briefe and plaine Introduction to the Art of Numeration ... And lastly hereunto is added. A true relation or Collection of the most remarkeable Dearths and Famines which have happened in England since the comming in of William the Conquerour, as also the rising and falling of the price of wheate and other Graine, with the severall occasions thereof, 1st edition, London: Printed by E[dward] G[riffine] and R. B[ishop], 1638, [82]pp., additional engraved title page engraved signed "Will: Marshall. sc: 1638", with imprint: London. Printed by R· Bishop & Edward Griffine, & are to be sold at ye stationers shops, or at ye chamber of Iohn Penkethman (ye composer) in Simonds Inn in Chancerie lane (close trimmed at head & fore-edge, and frayed to margins), letterpress title present, organization of quire A uncertain and lacking one leaf (A1? "The names of the Lords and others of his Majesties most honourable privie Councell" & "The explanation of the frontispice") and also lacking L3 & L4 (final errata leaf & one other leaf of text), later blank facing B1, short repaired closed tear to blank fore-margin of B4, initial five leaves & final leaf guarded at gutter margin, even toning and some dampstaining throughout, occasional dust-soiling and some margins frayed, old limp vellum, spotted, slim 4to (Qty: 1)STC 19598. Scarce. Only three other examples of this edition have appeared at auction since the early 1980s.
Battam (Anne). The New and Complete Cook. With the Addition of 150 Scarce and Valuable Receipts, London: Printed for the Assigns of R. Dodsley, 1797, engraved frontispiece and title, short closed tear to frontispiece and some fraying mostly to first & last few leaves, front free blank reattached with old gummed transparent paper tape, occasional spotting and light dust-soiling, contemporary sheep, lower joint split, some wear, 12mo, together with [Kettilby, Mary] , A Collection of above Three Hundred Receipts in Cookery, Physick and Surgery; for the use of all Good Wives, Tender Mothers, and Careful Nurses. By several hands. To which is added, a Second Part, Containing a great Number of Excellent Receipts, for Preserving and Conserving of Sweet-Meats, etc., 4th edition, London: Mary Kettilby, 1728, light toning, dust-soiling and few marks, colour pencil markings to A2, contemporary calf, rebacked and corners repaired, 8vo, with Montague (Peregrine) , The Family Pocket-Book: or, Fountain of true and useful Knowledge..., London: Printed by Henry Coote, [1760], few woodcut illustrations, lacking frontispiece, heavy browning throughout, initial leaves frayed to margins, 20th century sheep, slim 8vo, plus The English Physician Enlarged, by Nicholas Culpepper, 1787 (Qty: 4)
Cleland (Elizabeth). A New and Easy Method of Cookery, Treating, I. Of Gravies, Soups, Broths, &c. II. Of Fish, and their Sauces. III. To Pot and make Hams, &c. IV. Of Pies, Pasties, &c. V. Of Pickling and Preserving. VI. Of Made Wines, Distilling and Brewing, &c. To which are added, by way of Appendix, fifty-three new and useful Receipts, and Directions for Carving. By Elizabeth Cleland. Chiefly intended for the Benefit of the Young Ladies who attend Her School, 3rd edition, Edinburgh: R. Fleming & W. Gray, 1770, a few tissue repairs to title, toning, spotting and some dampstaining throughout, modern half calf gilt, 8vo, together with Raffald (Elizabeth) , The Experienced English Housekeeper for the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &c., 13th edition, 1806, engraved portrait, 3 folding plates (two with light repairs), toning and some spotting, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, morocco title label, slight wear at head & foot of spine, 8vo, with Hammond (Elizabeth) , Modern Domestic Cookery, and useful Receipt Book. Containing approved Directions for Purchasing, Preserving and Cooking, Meat, Fish, Poultry, Game..., the Art of making British Wines, Brewing, Baking, &c., 6th edition, improved, 1828, engraved portrait frontispiece and additional title, dust-soiling and few marks, contemporary half calf, joints split and light wear, 12mo, plus an incomplete Complete House-keeper and Professed Cook, by Mary Smith, new edition, Newcastle, 1786 (Qty: 4)
Haslehurst (Priscilla). The Family Friend, and Young Woman's Companion; or Housekeeper's Instructor: containing a very complete collection of Original and Approved Receipts in every branch of Cookery, Confectionery, &c., Sheffield: Printed by C. & W. Thompson, 1814, engraved frontispiece, colophon dated 1815, some dust-soiling and spotting, modern half calf gilt, morocco title label, 8vo, together with Henderson (William Augustus) , The Housekeeper's Instructor; or, Universal Family Cook..., to which is added the Complete Art of Carving, 20th edition, revised and considerably improved by Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie, circa 1840, engraved frontispiece and additional title, 11 engraved plates, some toning and spotting, cloth hinge repairs, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine, 8vo, with Eaton (Mary) , The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; including a System of Modern Cookery, in all its various branches, adapted to the use of Private Families..., 1st edition, Bungay: J. & R. Childs, 1823, engraved portrait frontispiece & additional title, half-title present, some spotting and light dust-soiling, contemporary half calf, worn, 8vo (Qty: 1)
House (T.). The Family Cookery, Combining Elegance and Economy: with various Receipts for Making Gravies, Soups, Sauces, and Made Dishes; Directions for Roasting and Boiling Game, Poultry, Meat, Fish, &c. and Making of Pastry and Confectionary; Directions for Trussing and Carving; Rules for Brewing and Making Wines, the Art of Pickling and Preserving, the Management of Poultry and Bees, and Bills of Fare for the Year... Forming a Complete System of Domestic Management, London: Printed and sold by J. Bailey, [1810?], [2], xii, 204, [2]pp., engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title, 6 engraved plates (of 7), final advertisement leaf present at rear, occasional spotting and marks, ink smudge to verso of O2, few leaves slightly sprung and with consequent light fraying at fore-edge, contemporary sheep, red morocco title label to spine, upper joint slight, repair at head of spine, extremities rubbed, 12mo (Qty: 1)Rare. Not in Bitting, Cagle, Oxford or Vicaire. No copy listed on COPAC. Simon gives a publication date of circa 1810; John Bailey operated under his own name alone at 116 Chancery lane between 1808 and 1822, cf. I. Maxted's London Book Trades, 1775-1800. R. House, formerly head cook to the Duke of Portland.
Salmon (William). The Family Dictionary: or, Household Companion, 4th edition, 1710, half-title lacking, slight fraying to margins and dust-soiling mostly at front & rear, browning and marginal dampstaining, 20th century speckled sheep, upper board detached, lower joint cracked, 8vo, together with Eaton (Mary) , The Cook and Housekeeper's complete and universal Dictionary; including a System of Modern Cookery, in all its various branches, adapted to the use of Private Families, Bungay: J. & R. Childs, 1823, engraved portrait frontispiece and additional title, some browning, occasional dampstains and spotting, modern calf backed boards, morocco title label to spine, 8vo, with Raffald (Elizabeth) , The Experienced Housekeeper..., 8th edition, 1782, engraved portrait frontispiece, three folding engraved plates including 2 bills of fare (one cropped at fore-edge and the other with repaired closed tear), dust-soiling, spotting & few marks, early 19th century straight grain morocco, boards detached and spine lacking, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th century cookery, some incomplete (Qty: 12)
Brillat-Savarin (R. Jean Anthelme). A Handbook of Gastronomy, 1884, etched illustrations on India including portrait frontispiece, top edge gilt, original buckram gilt, slightly dampstained at lower corners, a little rubbed, thick 8vo, (limited edition 141/300 copies), together with Frere (Catherine Frances) , The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillyponie, first edition, 1909, original cloth gilt, rubbed and soiled, 8vo, plus Clarke (Mrs Charles) , High-Class Cookery Recipes, as Taught in School, eighth edition, 1902, commercial adverts at front and rear, original cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th-century cookery interest, all in original cloth or boards (approximately 90 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)
Laird (Macgregor, & R. A. K. Oldfield). Narrative of an Expedition into the Interior of Africa, by the River Niger, in the Steam-Vessels Quorra and Alburka, in 1832, 1833, and 1834, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Richard Bentley, 1837, 6 aquatint plates, 2 folding maps, toning, Hydrographic Office ink-stamp dated 1857 and related inscription to volume 1 title-page, spotting to volume 2 title-page and initial text-leaves, plates and maps variably spotted, browned or damp-stained, a few marks in text, modern half calf, 8vo (20.9 x 12.5 cm) , together with: A llen (William, & Thomas Richard Heywood Thomson), A Narrative of the Expedition sent by Her Majesty's Government to the River Niger, in 1841. Under the Command of Captain H. D. Trotter, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Richard Bentley, 1848, 16 engraved plates (1 folding), 4 wood-engraved plates, 2 folding maps, contemporary tan calf, gilt spines, volume 1 spine relaid, 8vo (21.6 x 13.2 cm), Leyden (John), Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, enlarged, and completed to the present time ... by Hugh Murray, 2 volumes, 1st edition thus, Edinburgh: for Archibald Constable and Company, 1817, 6 engraved maps (3 folding), spotting and browning, contemporary half calf, 8vo (21 x 12.6 cm), African Association, Proceedings of the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa, printed by W. Bulmer and Co., sold by G. and W. Nicol, 1810, 3 engraved folding maps with original outline colour, engraved plan, maps slightly offset, first map with short closed tear at inner fold and short split to one other fold, near-contemporary half calf, gilt spines, morocco labels, 8vo (20.8 x 13 cm), and Lander (Richard), Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830, engraved portrait frontispiece (browned), light spotting to front and rear and volume 2, contemporary half calf, labels renewed, 8vo (19 x 10.8 cm) (Qty: 10)Laird and Oldfield's work not in Abbey; Cox I p. 393 for the first edition of the proceedings of the African Association (1788). 'As a technical and exploration venture, the [Niger] expedition of 1832–4 was successful ... Overall, however, the expedition was a disaster ... For almost twenty years thereafter Laird remained mainly an observer of the west African scene, publicly resisting efforts at inland penetration such as the disastrous Niger expedition of 1841, sponsored by the anti-slavery movement with government support, whose death rate amply justified Laird's warnings.' (ODNB). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Cescinsky (Herbert & Gribble, Ernest R.) . Early English Furniture & Woodwork, 2 volumes (bound in 1), 1922, 2 colour frontispieces, numerous black & white illustrations, 'Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst' bookplate to the front paste down, minor toning, contemporary cloth, spine slightly rubbed, rear board slightly marked, folio, together with, Macquoid (Percy) , A History of English Furniture, the age of walnut, 1st edition, 1938, 15 colour plates, numerous black & white illustrations, top edge gilt, minor toning, original red cloth, spine lightly faded & rubbed, front board slightly water and ring marked, folio, and, Munn (Geoffrey C.) , Tiaras, a history of splendour, 2001, Antique Collectors' Club, numerous colour and black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, slight tear to head of spine, large 4to, plus other antiques reference, including L'Art Du Tapis dans le monde, by Valérie Bérinstain et al, 1996, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG (Qty: 3 shelves & a carton)
Caussin (Nicolas). La Cour Sainte du R. Pere Nicolas Caussin, de la Compagnie de Jesus, 2 volumes bound in one, Paris, Claude Sonnius & Denis Bechet, 1645, first title printed in red and black, with large engraved vignette, light waterstain to front leaves, occasional spotting, contemporary full vellum, soiled and some wear, with upper joint cracked, thick folio, together with [Zaccaria], Thesaurus Theologicus, in quo Natalis Alexandri, Dionysii Petavii Jacobi Sirmondi, Johannis Mabillonii... dissertationes Theologico-Historico-Critacae..., Socius Academiarum Ecclesiasticarum Lucensis, 13 volumes bound in 16, Venice, 1762-63, half-titles, titles printed in red and black, with woodcut device, occasional spotting, contemporary uniform full vellum, occasional wear to head and foot of spines, 4to, plus other theology, various, mostly 18th & 19th century, but including some 17th century works, all bound in vellum, calf or similar, mainly folio & quarto (Qty: 4 shelves)Provenance: Ex libris St. John's Seminary, Wonersh.
Livingstone (David and Charles). Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries; and of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864, 1st edition, John Murray, 1865, folding wood-engraved frontspiece, 8 wood-engraved plates, folding map (slightly spotted, repaired closed tear at inner fold), original maroon pictorial cloth gilt, spine faded, headcap chipped, together with: Waller (Horace, editor) , The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to his Death, 2 volumes, 1st edition, John Murray, 1874, 19 wood-engraved plates including frontispieces, 2 lithographic plates (manuscript facsimiles, 1 double-page), 2 folding maps (1 in end-pocket), occasional staining, original maroon pictorial cloth gilt, spines faded and rolled, tips rubbed, 8vo , Ellis (William), Three Visits to Madagascar during the Years 1853-1854-1856, 1st edition, John Murray, 1858, original cloth, 8vo, Jameson (James S.), Story of the Rear Column of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1st edition, R. H. Porter, 1890, original cloth, 8vo , Slatin (Rudolf Carl von), Fire and Sword in the Sudan, a Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes, 4th edition, Edward Arnold, 1896, original cloth, 8vo, Kingsley (Mary H.), West African Studies, 1st edition, Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1899, original cloth, 8vo (Qty: 7)Mendelssohn I pp. 915-16 (Livingstone, Narrative), 912-13 (Livingstone, Last Journals), 518 (Ellis). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
McClure (Robert). The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. "Investigator," Capt. R. McClure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854. Edited by Captain Sherard Osborn, 2nd edition, 1857, portrait frontispiece, folding map with routes in colour, four lithograph plates, 24 pp. publisher's catalogue at end, a little light spotting, original blue blindstamped cloth gilt, one or two small bumps else a bright copy, 8vo, together with Lieutenant S. Gurney Cresswell's A Series of Eight Sketches in Colour (together with a chart of the route) of the Voyage of H.M.S. Investigator during the Discovery of the North-West Passage, Arctic Press facsimile edition, 1998, limited edition 177/200 (Qty: 2)Sabin 43073. Account of the first discovery of the North-West Passage. McClure's expedition in HMS Investigator was sent to search for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition, during the course of which he discovered and entered Prince of Wales Strait. The Investigator became ice-bound and lost, McClure continuing to Melville Sound by sledge, with the crew returning east, via Lancaster Sound with Edward Belcher's party, thus completing the passage via ship and sledge. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Salamé (Abraham). A Narrative of the Expedition to Algiers in the Year 1817, under the Command of Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth, 1st edition, John Murray, 1819, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 engraved folding plates (1 hand-coloured), intermittent light spotting and browning, engraved bookplate of the viscounts Exmouth and ownership inscription of a descendant of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Pellew ('Fleetwood H. Pellew, May 94') to front pastedown, contemporary diced russia gilt, joints and corners restored, 8vo (21 x 12.6 cm), together with: Lempriere (William), A Tour from Gibraltar to Tangier, Sallee, Mogodore, Santa Cruz, Tarudant; and thence over Mount Atlas, to Morocco, including a Particular Account of the Royal Harem, 1st edition, for the author, 1791, engraved folding map of Morocco, a few quires spotted, modern half calf to style, 8vo (20.8 x 12.7 cm) , and [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 (Aftewards Viscount Torrington), 1st edition, J. and R. Tonson, 1739, folding table, later ownership inscription of a descendant 'Col. Cranmer-Byng, Quendon, Essex') to front pastedown, inner hinges reinforced, contemporary sprinkled calf, 8vo (19.2 x 11 cm) (Qty: 3)Cox I p. 391 (Lempriere). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Smyth (William Henry). The Life and Services of Captain Philip Beaver, late of His Majesty's Ship Nisus, 1st edition, John Murray, 1829, together with: Barrow (John). The Life of George Lord Anson, 1st edition, John Murray, 1839, engraved frontispiece (spotted), ibid., An Autobiographical Memoir, 1st edition, John Murray, 1847, engraved portrait frontispiece, ibid., The Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Richard Bentley, 1848, 6 engraved plates including frontispieces, Scoresby-Jackson (R. E.), The Life of William Scoresby, 1st edition, T. Neson and Sons, 1861, engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title-page (slightly spotted), folding map, 5 colour plates, all in contemporary full calf, richly gilt spines, 8vo (Qty: 6)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
A French gilt bronze and porcelain inset mantel clock by Henri Marc, Paris, the 3.5 inch white enamel dial with Roman numerals in a drum case surmounted by a rose and heart motif and crossed torch and quiver of arrows and bow, figure of cupid holding his bow and arrow to one side, 8-day movement striking on a bell with outside count wheel and stamped ‘R I Marc, Paris, number 22660’ on a oval plinth inset with Sèvres style floral decorated porcelain panels and raised on flower headed and gadroon toupee feet, 26cm high, 14cm deep, 22cm wide
R. Cole of Ipswich, a mahogany and inlaid long case clock, having painted dial with Cornhill vignette, 8 day movement, surmounted by a pierced scrolled fretwork pediment and central brass orb, flanked by brass strung columns with capitals, case with arched trunk door, decorated conch shells, raised on ogee bracket supports to the box base, 220cm high
A Victorian India and Africa Campaign group of five '1322 Sgt G Stamp Devon R':, India General Service Medal with one clasp, India Medal with two clasps, Queen's South Africa Medal with three clasps, King's South Africa Medal with two clasps and Edward VIII Army LSGC Medal, together with the recipients service papers in glazed frame and a silk Boer War commemorative handkerchief.
Tri-ang Hornby OO/HO scale, a collection of locomotives and rolling stock including four pieces of 'Battle Space'-NATO':, R128 Helicopter Car, R341 Searchlight Wagon, R343 Rocket launcher and R239 Bomb transporter, together with a boxed R152 0-6-0 Diesel shunter BR green No 13005, R 320 Mainline second coach, R321 Mainline composite coach track and trackside buildings and accessories (a lot)
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