La Touche (J.D.D.). A Handbook of the Birds of Eastern China (Chihli, Shantung, Kiangsu, Anhwei, Kiangsi, Chekiang, Fohkien, and Kwangtung Provinces), 2 volumes, 1st edition, Taylor & Francis, 1925-34, black & white plates, two folding colour maps, original printed wrappers from original parts retained at rear of each volume, original initialled watercolour and pencil illustrations of a dusky thrush and a spoon-billed sandpiper (both dated 9 April 1988) pasted to front pastedowns, each 22 x 14cm, original red rexine gilt, a little rubbed, together with Caldwell (Harry R. & John C.), South China Birds, 1st edition, Shanghai, [1931], colour frontispiece and black & white plates, original signed watercolour of a Chinese bamboo partridge by Martin Woodcock pasted to front pastedown, 16 x 13cm, original cloth gilt, heavily rubbed and somewhat soiled, all 8vo (3)
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![British Isles. Bordone (Benedetto), Inghilterra secondo Tolemeo [printed on map], 1st edition, published Venice, [1528], unco](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/c3c3ee8b-ccd3-496d-9ccd-a9a801324e53/468x382.jpg)
British Isles. Bordone (Benedetto), Inghilterra secondo Tolemeo [printed on map], 1st edition, published Venice, [1528], uncoloured woodblock map in the Ptolemaic manner, with a map of England and Wales with Italian text on verso, 235 x 155 mm, together with Munster (Sebastian), Von den Britannichen Inselm Albione..., [1569], hand coloured woodcut map with German text above, below and on verso of map, map size 80 x 135 mm R. W. Shirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1477 - 1650, nos. 19 & 53a respectively. (2)
![British Isles. Ruscelli (Girolamo), Tabula Europae I, Venice, [1574], hand coloured engraved 'Ptolemaic' map on a trapezoidal](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/ba1b06ae-844f-44ff-b9b6-a9a801324f53/468x382.jpg)
British Isles. Ruscelli (Girolamo), Tabula Europae I, Venice, [1574], hand coloured engraved 'Ptolemaic' map on a trapezoidal projection with Scotland orientated to the east, 190 x 260 mm, Italian text on verso, together with Munster (Sebastian), Das Under Buch von den Britannischen Inseln, Basle, [1578 or later], hand coloured engraved 'Ptolemaic' map, some staining, 250 x 170 mm, German text on verso R. W. Shirley, Early Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1477 - 1650, nos. 67 & 122 respectively. (2)
Ireland (Samuel). A picturesque tour through Holland, Brabant and part of France; made in the autumn of 1789..., 2 volumes, printed by T. & I. Egerton, 1795, additional sepia aquatint vignette half title to each volume. forty-six sepia aquatint plates and two uncoloured etched plates, a few illustrations to text, occasional scattered spotting, marbled endpapers, book plate of Alexander Macalister to front pastedown and book plate of Henry J. B. Clements to front endpaper, upper hinges cracked, contemporary calf with faint dicing, gilt decoration to spine and boards, sidings with the gilt armorial crests of Sir Simon R. B. Taylor Bart., rebacked but retaining original spine, some wear to extremities, bumped and frayed at corners, small folio in 4s Large paper copy. Sir Simon Richard Brissett Taylor, second Bart, (1783 - 1815) of Lysson Hall, was a second generation sugar tycoon based in Jamaica. (2)
East Yorkshire. Bowen (Emanuel), An accurate map of the East Riding of Yorkshire divided into its Wapontakes &c. Drawn from surveys with various additional improvements..., published T. Bowles, T. Tinney, John Bowles & Son & Robt. Sayer, circa 1760, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement, inset map of 'the epitomised map of the East Riding of Yorkshire', inset panorama of Kingston upon Hull, slight staining and offsetting, 530 x 660 mm, together with Kitchin (Thomas), A new map of the East Riding of York-Shire divided into its Wapontakes..., published T. Kitchin, J. Bowles, H. Parker, Carington Bowles, H. Overton, R. Sayer & J. Ryall, circa 1762, hand coloured engraved map, some creasing, some repaired closed tears, 425 x 505 mm, with Morden (Robert), The East Riding of Yorkshire, [1695 or later], uncoloured engraved map, trimmed with slight loss to printed margin along upper horizontal border, 360 x 425 mm, plus Blome (Richard), A mapp of ye East Rideing of Yorkshire, [1695], uncoloured engraved map, slight dust soiling, 230 x 285 mm, and Jansson (Jan), Ducatus Eboracensis pars orientalis. The East Riding of Yorke Shire, circa 1650, uncoloured engraved map, 385 x 505 mm, French text on verso (5)
England & Wales. Browne (Christopher), A new map of England. To the most exellent Majesties of William & Mary of England, Scotland, France & Ireland King & Queen, printed & sold by Christopher Browne..., S. Paske..., & Mris. Feltham, [1693], engraved map on two conjoined sheets, contemporary outline colouring, tables to vertical margins, old folds, slight creasing, dust soiling and staining, folds strengthened and repaired on verso, trimmed to neatline along upper horizontal margin, 595 x 855 mm Scarce. R. W. Shirley. Printed Maps of the British Isles, Browne 1. (1)
*England & Wales. Saxton (Christopher & Ortelius Abraham), Anglia regnum si quod aliud in toto Oceano ditissimum et florentissimum, published Jan Baptiste Vrints, Antwerp, [1603], map engraved by Pieter van den Keere, with contemporary hand colouring, large decorative cartouche and strapwork mileage scale, additional strapwork cartouche paying tribute to Christopher Saxton and a large maritime vignette commemorating the attack of the Spanish Armada to lower-left, large margins, one worm hole to lower horizontal strapwork margin, 385 x 485 mm, framed and glazed R. W. Shirley, Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 1477 - 1650 no. 258 Marcel Van den Broecke, 'Ortelius Atlas Maps' no.20. (1)
*England & Wales. Munster (Sebastian), Anglia II. Nova Tabula, published Basle, circa 1550, woodcut map with early outline colouring, key with prominent place names, two 'standards' of England and Scotland decorate the map, one small repaired hole to central fold, 265 x 340 mm, mounted, framed and glazed R. W. Shirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 1455 - 1650, no. 28. Munster's map was the first separately printed map of England and a landmark in the cartographic history of British maps. (1)
Lincolnshire. Bee (Stephen), A Survey and Plan of the road from the city of Lincoln. Over the Heath, thro' Dunsby Lane, Sleford, Folkingham, Bourn and Market Deeping to the city of Peterborough and also Bourn thro' Edenham, Grimsthorp Park by Swinstead and Corby to Colsterworth, sold by R. Sayer, circa 1760, large scale engraved map with sparse contemporary outline colouring, with the lettering and draughtsmanship by William Rower, dedication to 'The most noble Peregrine Bertie, Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven, Lord Great Chamberlain of England &c....', old folds, slight creasing and dust soiling, slight overall toning, occasional marginal closed tears, trimmed to neatline along right hand vertical margin, 705 x 640 mm A rare broadsheet map. No auction records found, Copac records only one copy (Oxford University). Worms & Bayton-Williams. British Map Engravers, page 572. (1)
Lloyd (W.W.). On Active Service, 1890, 20 chromolithographed plates, a little light soiling and marginal water stains, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, some edge wear soiling, oblong 4to, together with Life in the Army, by R. Simkin, circa 1889, 20 chromolithographed plates, a little light spotting, contemporary presentation inscription, original cloth-backed boards, some wear to corners, a little rubbed, oblong 4to, with two others similar: W.J. Gordon's Bands of the British Army, circa 1900 and R. Simkin's Our Armies, 2nd edition, 1892 (4)
![*World. Magini (Giovanni Antonio), Universi orbis descriptio ad usum navigantium, published Venice, [1596], hand coloured map](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/58f36087-72c9-4d7f-96d6-a9a801328399/468x382.jpg)
*World. Magini (Giovanni Antonio), Universi orbis descriptio ad usum navigantium, published Venice, [1596], hand coloured map, engraved by G. Porro, 135 x 175 mm, mounted, framed and glazed R. W. Shirley. The Mapping of the World, no. 196. First published in Magini's edition of Ptolemy's Geographia. This 'mariner's map' is a reduced version of Gerard Mercator's large world map of 1569. Note the speculative addition of a mountain range in the Southern Continent, a clear 'North-West passage' and the absence of the Great Lakes. (1)
![*World. Porro (Girolamo & Magini Giovanni), Universi orbis descriptio, published Venice, [1596], hand coloured map of the](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/338e895c-6436-4db2-866b-a9a801328418/468x382.jpg)
*World. Porro (Girolamo & Magini Giovanni), Universi orbis descriptio, published Venice, [1596], hand coloured map of the world on an oval projection with six wind heads, 135 x 175 mm, mounted, framed and glazed R. W. Shirley, The Mapping of the World, no.195. The map was re-printed a year later in Cologne with an abbreviated 'Terra incognita' above the North American continent. (1)
*World. Quad (Matthais), Typus orbis terrarum ad imitationem universalis gerhardi Mercatoris..., published Johann Bussemacher, Cologne, [1600], hand coloured engraved map, inset portrait of Christ in an oval frame and a quotation from Cicero below the map, 220 x 310 mm, mounted, framed and glazed R. W. Shirley, The Mapping of the World, no. 197. Note the mythical islands of Groclant, Thule, Frischlant and S. Brandam which appear near Greenland. (1)
![*Smith (J.R.). Feeding the pigs [and] Return from market, published J. R. Smith, 1801, two uncoloured mezzotints after George](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/5c3de149-0274-4e61-8f62-a9a80132a036/468x382.jpg)
Aesop. Fables of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists: with Morals and Reflections, by Sir Roger L'Estrange, 2nd edition, corrected and amended, printed for R. Sare [and others], 1694, 2 engraved plates including portrait frontispiece of L'Estrange by Robert White after Godfrey Kneller,and portrait of Aesop, front free endpaper detached, small spill-burn in d1, large engraved armorial bookplate of the Biddulph family, contemporary panelled calf, joints split but firm, slightly rubbed, folio (32 x 19.5 cm), Croke (Sir George), The First Part, though last publish't, of the Reports of Sr George Croke ... Collected and written in French by Himself; Revised and published in English by Sir Harbottle Grimston, 1st edition, for John Field [and others], 1661, engraved portrait frontispiece, woodcut initials, text mainly in black letter, errata leaf, contemporary calf, front board near-detached, worn, folio (29 x 17.3 cm), Agathias Scholasticus, [Greek title] De imperio et rebus gestis Iustiniani imperatoris libri quinque, ex bibliothecae et interpretatione Bonaventurae Vulcanii, Paris: Typographia Regia,1660, engraved title vignette, head- and tailpieces and initials, 3 initial leaves including title page detached, browneand slightly chipped, contemporary calf, covers detached, worn, large folio (42.5 x 28 cm), Jones (Sir William), Memoirs of the life, Writings, and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, by Lord Teignmouth, 1st edition, John Hatchard, 1804, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, 1 leaf of manuscript facsimile, browning, ownership inscription 'Philip Gell, Tr. Coll. Cambridge, Aug. 1804' to half-title, bookplate of publisher and politician Philip Lyttelton Gell (1852-1926), contemporary quarter roan with Gell arms gilt to front board, spine rubbed and sunned, worn at head, 4to (29.8 x 24 cm) Wing A707 and C7011 for the first two items. (4)
Bacon (Francis). Opuscula varia posthuma, philosophica, civilia, et theologica, cura et fide Guilielmi Rawley, 1st edition, 2nd issue, by Roger Daniel for Octavian Pulleyn, 1658, a few minor marks, 17th-century engraved bookplate of Antonius Biderman (d. 1679, bailiff in the service of the House of Frstenberg) to title page verso, causing faint toning recto and very minor paper disruption to no loss of text, later floral paper-backed marbled boards, rubbed, small 8vo (16 x 9.8 cm), together with: [Dunton, John], Athenian Sport: or Two Thousand Paradoxes Merrily Argued, to Amuse and Divert the Age ... by a member of the Athenian Society, 1st edition, for B. Bragg, 1707, half-title, 8 pp. advertisements, browning, bookplate of Robert S. Pirie, 19th-century green half morocco, rubbed, 8vo (19.6 x 12 cm), Leyden (John), The Poetical Remains ... with Memoirs of his Life by James Morton, 1st edition, for Longman [and others], 1819, half-title, 8 pp. advertisements, uncut in original boards, short split to head of front joint, extremities bumped, 8vo (22.4 x 13.8 cm) Wing B314 for Bacon; Gibson 230 for the first issue (imprint 'ex officina R. Danielis, 1658'), ESTC traces eight copies in UK libraries. (3)
Crouch (Nathaniel, publisher). Delights for the Ingenious, in above Fifty Select and Choice Emblems, Divine and Moral, Ancient and Modern ... collected by R. B., 1st edition, for Nathaniel Crouch, 1684, engraved frontispiece, 1 further plate of Charles I in prison, 50 full-page engraved vignettes, 1 woodcut, 8 pp. publisher's advertisements to rear, contemporary ownership inscription (Elizabeth Molyneux) to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, rubbed, spine worn, 12mo (14.5 x 8.5 cm), together with: [Pittis, William],The History of the Present Parliament ... also an Abstract of the South Sea Act, 1st edition, for John Baker, 1711, contemporary panelled calf, slightly rubbed, 8vo (19.2 x 11.7 cm), Salmon (Thomas), The Modern Gazetteer, 10th edition, for E. Ballard [and others], 1782, 6 engraved folding maps, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 12mo, Patrick (Simon), The Devout Christian instructed how to pray and give thanks to God, 4th edition, for R. Royston, 1678, engraved frontispiece, contemporary mottled calf, spine-ends worn, 12mo (14.5 x 8.5 cm), and approximately 15 others, including 17th and 18th-century English and French books, leather-bound, a few incomplete (lacking title pages), various formats Freeman, English Emblem Books, pp. 230-1 and Wing C7312 (Crouch); Goldsmith 4832 (Pittis); Wing P782 (Patrick). Crouch's work is 'a selection of fifty emblems from Wither's A Collection of Emblemes (1635); the pictures are copied and poems reprinted without acknowledgement' (Freeman); ESTC locates six copies in UK libraries; one other copy traced in auction records in the last 50 years. (20)
[Defoe, Daniel]. Memoirs of a Cavalier: Or a Military Journal of the Wars in Germany and the Wars in England; From the Year 1632, to the Year 1648, 1st edition, [1720], a little minor spotting, bookplates, including Ralph Edward Gathorne-Hardy (1901-1978, antiquary and socialite), contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with The History of the Helvetic Confederacy, by Joseph Planta, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1800, engraved titles, folding engraved map, a litte light offsetting and spotting, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, small wormtracks and stains to spines, 4to, with two others: The Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation... written in Latin by Venerable Bede and now translated into English from Dr. Smith's edition..., 1723, and Select Fables of Aesop and other Fabulists in three books, by R. Dodsley, new edition, circa 1770 (5)
Downame (John). A Guide to Godlynesse, or a Treatise of a Christian ... whereunto are added divers Prayers and a Treatise of Carnall Securitie, 1st edition, 2nd issue, printed by F[elix] K[ingston] for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, 1629, 2 parts in 1 volume, engraved title page by John Payne, woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces, engraved title and final text leaf trimmed and mounted with very slight loss to head of title, other leaves in quire A restored along top edges to loss of headlines, very occasional marginal damp-staining, extending into text in final 20 leaves, tiny interlinear spill-burns to F4, G4 and T5, minor worming in lower margins of 3P-4B, leaf 4K5 (final text leaf of first part) duplicated, the duplicate leaf replacing blank 4K6, second blank (chi1) also lacking, effaced ownership inscription to A2 recto, later ownership inscriptions to p. 1, 18th-century half sheep, slightly rubbed and worn, folio (26.8 x 17.5 cm), together with: Hall (Joseph), [A Recollection of such Treatises as have bene heretofore severally published, and are nowe revised, corrected, and augmented, with addition of some others not hitherto extant, printed by Felix Kingston, Edward Griffin and William Stansby for Henry Fetherstone, 1621], engraved title lacking, numerous section titles, 4 with architectonic woodcut borders, first leaf (dedication, A1) frayed, final leaf frayed and loose with partial loss of text, occasional soiling and marginal worming, contemporary panelled sheep, worn, folio (31 x 20.5 cm), Burnet (Gilbert), The Memoires of the Lives and Actions of James and William, Dukes of Hamilton and Castleherald, etc., 1st edition, by J. Grover for R. Royston, 1677, half-title (with later inscription '[...] given to the Cheval James Hamilton', 2 engraved portrait plates including frontispiece, full-page engraved portrait to p. 416, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, spine worn, folio (32 x 20 cm), [Bacon, Francis, & others], Cabala, sive Scrinia Sacra, Mysteries of State and Government in Letters of Illustrious Persons and Great Ministers of State, 2nd edition, for G. Bedell and T. Collins, 1663, imprimatur leaf, title page in red and black, small ink-spot to title, index spotted, 18th-century reversed calf, spine-ends chipped, folio (30 x 18 cm), Stillingfleet (Edward), Origines Britannicae, or, the Antiquities of the British Churches, 1st edition, by M. Flesher for Henry Mortlock, 1685, contemporary panelled calf, worn, folio (32 x 19 cm), Rapin de Thoyras (Paul), The History of England, translated into English with Additional Notes by N. Tindal, 2 volumes [of 4], 2nd edition, for James, John and Paul Knapton, 1732-3, 4 engraved folding maps, 9 genealogical tables, numerous engraved headpieces, closed tear in table facing volume 1 p. 46, lacking frontispieces and possibly other plates, worm-track to first few quires of volume 2, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, some minor wear, folio (39.6 x 24.2 cm), and 1 other STC 7144 (Downame), 12708 (Hall); Wing B5832 (Burnet), C185 (Cabala), S5615 (Stillingfleet). Downame's work is scarce, with two other copies traced in auction records, both of this second issue (the first issue appeared in 1622). (8)
![[Jacob, Giles]. The Rape of the Smock. An Heroi-Comical Poem, 1st edition, R. Burleigh, 1717, engraved frontispiece, ornamen](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/1686c8cc-fee8-4f7a-8dfe-a9a80132f072/468x382.jpg)
[Jacob, Giles]. The Rape of the Smock. An Heroi-Comical Poem, 1st edition, R. Burleigh, 1717, engraved frontispiece, ornamental head-pieces, tail-pieces and initials, advertisements for E. Curll on final page, a little spotting or light browning, neat paper repairs to blank outer corners of final two leaves, modern green quarter morocco gilt, boards partly faded, slim 8vo Fulton J23. (1)
Smith (Joseph). The Book of Doctrine & Covenants, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Selected from the Revelations of God, Second European edition, Liverpool: Orson Pratt, 1849, erratum leaf, contemporary ink ownership inscription of William Huskins to front pastedown, a few minor spots, inner hinges cracked, original blind-stamped brown cloth, somewhat rubbed and a few minor stains, small chip at head of lower board, 12mo After an unsuccessful attempt to publish in 1833, the first edition appeared in 1835, and later editions incorporated additional revelations and reference aids. In February 1841 in Liverpool, some 4,000 copies of the 1837 Kirtland edition were printed and it was from the plates of the 'European' edition that subsequent Latter-Day Saint editions would descend. Following the Liverpool printing of 3,000 copies of the first European edition in 1845 by Wilford Woodruff, this 1849 'Second European Edition' published by Apostle Orson Pratt and printed by R. James moved the index to the front of the volume, (in the present volume the index is headed 'Index' and not 'Contents' as noted by the Maxwell Institute and includes the chronology of revelations), along with other format changes which were retained for many later editions. Five thousand copies were printed, and George Q. Cannon used it for his translation for the Hawaii edition. The Nauvoo edition had been printed in 1844. The present copy was probably published around November 1849. Citing from the Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star Vol. II, No. 10, 15th May 1849: 'The Book of Doctrine and Covenants are all gone, but soon will be reprinted'. From the same journal and volume, No. 22, 15th November 1849: '"The Doctrine and Covenants" are now ready. An additional index has been formed in the order of the date in which the several revelations were given'. The second European edition of The Book of Mormon was published in Liverpool in May 1849, also by Orson Pratt. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stands alongside the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and The Pearl of Great Price as scripture. Together the LDS Church's scriptures are referred to as the 'standard works'. The LDS Church's version of the Doctrine and Covenants is described by the church as 'containing revelations given to Joseph Smith, the Prophet, with some additions by his successors in the Presidency of the Church'. (1)
Walmisley (Thomas Forbes). Six Glees, composed and respectfully dedicated with permission to the Noblemen and Gentlemen Members of the Catch Club, 1st edition, for the composer, sold at Londsdale & Mills, 1830, title page + 51 pp. engraved music score + list of subscribers, composer's initials to title page in manuscript, leaves uncut and stab-stitched in original drab wrappers, contents clean, wrappers slightly spotted, rumpled and chipped, oblong folio (26 x 34 cm), together with: Manuscript, Volume of manuscript music score, late 18th century, 2 parts in 1 volume, 42 + 36 pp. (each written upside-down with respect to the other), 10 staves to the page, contents including transcriptions of Purcell and Geminiani, hymns, and some apparently original compositions including 'On the Death of the Amiable Miss Young' signed 'R. M. 1786' (p. 31 of the second part), outer leaves browned, engraved bookplate of John Rashleigh, probably Sir John Colman Rashleigh, 1st Baronet and parliamentary reformer (1772-1842), contemporary half calf, worn, oblong 4to (23.5 x 29 cm), Manuscript, Volume of manuscript music score, early 19th century, 15 leaves, 1 piece titled 'Prince of Saxe Coburg, 1816', slightly spotted and marked, last 5 leaves shorter, stab-stitched in contemporary paper wrappers, marked, oblong 4to (23.5 x 27.5 cm), Romberg (Bernhard), Trois thˆmes de Mozart, vari‚s pour le violon et violoncelle, London: Clementi, Banger, Collard, Davis & Collard, [circa 1810], engraved title page + 11 pp. engraved music score, dynamics added in manuscript, disbound, folio (30.5 x 22 cm), and other 19th-century sheet music, bound and disbound Walmisley's work is scarce, with five copies traced in libraries (British Library, Cambridge, Glasgow, Oxford, and Royal College of Music). (4)
Ackermann (R., publisher). A History of the University of Cambridge, its Colleges, Halls and Public Buildings, 2 volumes, 1815, additional half title, uncoloured engraved portrait frontispiece, list of subscribers, seventy-nine aquatint and engraved plates, all with contemporary hand colouring, some offsetting of plates to text, plates generally clean and bright, bookplate of Douglas Lowe to volume 2, hinges cracked, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt panelled calf, elaborately decorated, rebacked but retaining original spines, later red title labels to spines, rubbed and worn with corners repaired, large 4to Abbey Scenery 79; Tooley 4. A wide margined copy without the sixteen 'founders' plates. (2)
Banknote. Dumbell's Banking Company Limited. One-pound note, Douglas, Isle of Man: printed by Waterlow & Sons, Limited, dated 18- [i.e. circa 1895], unissued, serial number 145552, mild toning along inner edge verso, but in excellent condition, unfolded, dimensions 12.2 x 15.7 cm Rare Isle of Man banknote. Dumbell's Banking Company was founded in Douglas in 1853 and collapsed in dramatic circumstances in 1900. Provenance: Sotheby's, The Collection of Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Signed Photographs formed between 1930 and 1979 by the late R. E. D. Rawlins, 2-4 June 1980. (1)
Charge of the Light Brigade. Fˆte in Commemoration of the Balaclava Charge. Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill. Monday, October 25th, 1875, 1st edition, R. K. Burt & Co., 1875, 32 pp., text framed in red, light spotting, printed slip ('Committee of the Balaklava Charge Banquet') tipped to p. 19, ownership inscription 'Florence Nightingale Cattermole, November 1875' to front free endpaper (see note), printed obituary notice for William George Cattermole (single sheet headed 'Balaclava. The Last Man Back', 20.5 x 13.4 cm) laid in, original red morocco, front board ruled and lettered in gilt, extremities rubbed, very slight loss to foot of spine, 8vo (21.7 x 13.5 cm) Rare souvenir programme, one copy traced in libraries (at Tredegar House, National Trust). This copy belonged to one Florence Nightingale Cattermole, presumably a relative of William George Cattermole (d. 1884), who participated in the Charge of the Light Brigade as a member of the 17th Lancers, and according to the accompanying printed obituary 'was the last man of his regiment back from the ever memorable charge'. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and later served as troop sergeant major in the Yeomen of the Guard; the tipped-in slip at page 19 lists him as a member of the banquet committee. (1)
Thomson (Hugh, illustrator). Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, with a Preface by George Saintsbury, 1894, black & white frontispiece and numerous illustrations, light spotting to first and last leaves, hinges cracked, all edges gilt, original blue-green cloth, with elaborate peacock design in gilt, some light marks, front cover with tiny wormhole at top inner corner (just grazing endpapers), dulled spine with ends a little frayed and 1cm split at head, 8vo, together with The History of Henry Esmond..., by William Makepeace Thackeray, 1905, black & white frontispiece and numerous illustrations, stitching a little strained, endpapers lightly toned, front free endpaper with contemporary ink ownership name, all edges gilt, original elaborately gilt decorated blue-green cloth, extremities slightly rubbed, spine dulled, 8vo, plus Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World, by Fanny Burney, 1903, black & white frontispiece and numerous illustrations, light spotting to fore margins, title with embossed stamp 'Presentation Copy', all edges gilt, original elaborately gilt decorated blue-green cloth, lightly rubbed in places, spine dulled, 8vo, with 32 others similar, including titles illustrated by Hugh Thomson, E.J. Sullivan, R. Caldecott, and others (35)
Horace. [Quinti Horatii Flacci Poemata: scholijs siue annotationibus, quae breuis commentarii vice esse possint, London: R. Field impensis Georii Bishop, 1606], lacking title, occasional underscoring and annotations, some margins dampstained, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary calf, blind arabesque to centre of each board, worn at head & foot of spine, lacking ties, 8vo, together with Croston (James), Nooks and Corners of Lancashire and Cheshire, 1882, wood engraved plates, scattered spotting, later endpapers, original gilt decorated cloth, 4to, (limited edition of 600 copies printed), with Historic Sites of Lancashire and Cheshire, 1883, wood engraved plates, scattered spotting, endpapers renewed, original gilt decorated cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, 4to, and County Families of Lancashire and Cheshire, 1887, portrait frontispiece, few wood engraved plates and illustrations, some spotting and toning, later endpapers, original gilt decorated cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, 4to, plus other miscellaneous books, mostly 20th century publications including esoteric philosophy and history reference (a carton)
Doyle (John). Political Sketches &c. by H.B., 3 volumes, November 1829-June 1935, 300 monochrome plates, some light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt decorated green half morocco, boards and spines rubbed, folio, together with Cuitt (George), Wanderings and Pencillings amongst Ruins of the Olden Time, 1848, 73 monochrome etchings, some light spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated brown half morocco, boards and spines rubbed, folio, and Schoonover (John R, et al), Frank E. Schoonover Catalogue Raisonn‚, 2 volumes, USA, 2009, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, in slipcase, large 8vo, plus other late 19th century and modern art reference, including publications by Antique Collectors' Club, Batsford, Oak Knoll Press, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Thompson (Noel & Eastwood, David, editors). The Collected Social and Political Writings of William Cobbett, 17 volumes, Routledge, 1998, publisher's uniform original green cloth in slipcase, 8vo, together with Therry (R.), The Speeches of the Right Honourable George Canning with a memoir of his life, 6 volumes, 1828, period inscription to volume 1, front endpaper, some light spotting, boards and spines lightly rubbed with minor loss to spine labels, 8vo, and other mostly modern biography and history reference and related, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Grout (A.J.). Moss Flora of North America, North of Mexico, 3 volumes, Vermont, 1928-39, monochrome illustrations, later blue cloth with spine labels, 4to, together with Van der Wijk (R., editor), Index Muscorum, 5 volumes, Utrecht, 1959-69, original blue cloth gilt, spine to second volume somewhat faded, large 8vo, plus Fleischer (Max), Die Musci der Flora von Buitenzorg, 4 volumes bound in 3, Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1900-1922, monochrome illustrations, later uniform green cloth gilt, a little rubbed, large 8vo, and other bryological publications, and related works, many printed in European languages, mostly cloth bound, 8vo/4vo (approximately 80 volumes) (3 shelves)
Mattingley (John R.). When Men Were Animals and Animals Were Men, a study of the graphic work of David Itchkawich, The Angelica Press, New York, 1976, limited edition 66/520, signed to the limitation page, monochrome etching tipped into frontispiece, signed by the artist and limited 66/100, monochrome illustrations, original faux red quarter morocco in slipcase, 4to, together with Carroll (Lewis), The Hunting of The Snark, An Agony in Eight Fits, 1876, 9 monochrome illustrations by Henry Holiday, some light spotting, original illustrated brown cloth, rear boards, marked with red ink, minor loss to head and foot of spine, 8vo, and Murakami (Haruki), Norwegian Wood, 2 volumes, Harvill Press, 2000, signed to the limitation card, original wrappers in stainless steel box, 8vo, plus other early 20th century and modern private press, illustrated and juvenile, poetry and fiction, including Damon Runyon, Eric Ambler, Roger Hargreaves, many original cloth, some in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves + a carton)
Hill (John). A Review of the Works of the Royal Society of London ... under the several heads of Arts, Antiquities, Medicine, Miracles, Zoophytes, Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, 1st edition, for R. Griffiths, 1751, various contemporary ownership inscriptions and sketches to title page, contemporary calf, rebacked, worn, 4to, together with Barker (Ralph), The Last Mountain, 1st edition, Chatto & Windus, 1959, photographic plates, original boards, price-clipped dust jacket with a few nicks along top edge, 8vo, Bonnington (Chris), The Everest Years, a Climber's Life, 1st edition, 2nd impression, Hodder & Stoughton, 1986, inscribed by Bonnington on the half-title, original boards, dust jacket, 8vo, and approximately 50 others, mostly late-20th-century mountaineering titles in the dust jackets, some signed, 8vo (3 shelves)
Lythgoe (Albert M.). The Predynastic Cemetery N 7000, Naga-ed-der, part 4, University of California Press, USA, 1965, numerous monochrome illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, ex library copy with associated stamps, original green cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, together with Vincent (John H.), Earthly Footsteps of The Man of Galilee..., circa 1894, numerous monochrome illustrations, later inscription to bookplate to front endpaper, some light spotting, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, oblong 4to, and Hinnells (John R., editor), Mithraic Studies..., volume 1, Manchester University Press, 1975, monochrome frontispiece, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, spine lightly faded, 8vo, plus other modern Middle Eastern, Egyptian & Indian history and art reference, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves + a carton)
![[Papworth, John Buonarotti]. Select Views of London; with Historical and Descriptive Sketches of some of the most Interesting](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/4d7d6821-5ce0-402b-a345-a9a801321384/468x382.jpg)
[Papworth, John Buonarotti]. Select Views of London; with Historical and Descriptive Sketches of some of the most Interesting of its Public Buildings, 1st edition, R. Ackermann, 1816, 76 hand-coloured aquatint or engraved plates (5 folding), some offsetting to text throughout, modern blind-stamped half morocco over old marbled boards, large 8vo Abbey, Scenery 217; Tooley 361. (1)
*Doll. A bisque head doll, Germany: Schoenau & Hoffmeister, early 20th century, composition character doll with articulated limbs (index finger on left hand missing), bisque head impressed 'S H 1909 5' and 'PB' within star, brown glass sleeping eyes, slightly open mouth showing upper teeth, and long brown hair, dressed in a lace-trimmed blue velvet dress, length 59cm (23.25ins), together with three mid 20th century dolls by Madame Alexander (all with maker's name impressed on head), one a baby doll dressed in a long white gown (with additional dress, bonnet and pinafore), the other two princess dolls, wearing original clothes, and a tiara and sequinned headdress respectively, plus another doll similar, wearing a frilled 'Bo-Peep' dress and bonnet, plus a Theodor Recknagel bisque head costume doll, impressed '1909 DEP R 10/0 A', dressed in Swiss Guard style outfit, with sword on leather belt, and a similar German doll, impressed 'L 14/0', carrying a little leather satchel, hat and hair detached, plus a china head doll with china limbs, circa 1905, wearing a later dress (and with an earlier dress), plus four metal doll stands (8)
*Dolls. A pair of bisque head character dolls, Kammer & Reinhardt, early 20th century, two composition character dolls with articulated limbs, bisque heads impressed 'CP 1985 UK K R 114' and with a V within a star, blue glass sleeping eyes, blonde hair (the girl with coiled side plaits), both dressed in navy and cream sailor suits, the boy with a tam o'shanter and the girl with a frilled straw bonnet, clothing with some scattered small holes (especially to boy), length 43cm (17ins), together with two early 20th century doll's prams, one of wicker construction, with a pair of large wheels, two smaller stabilising wheels, and a fabric hood, 63cm (25ins) long, 58cm (23ins) high, the other of wooden construction, with four wheels, a fabric hood, and inner compartment with removable panel, 61cm (24ins) high, 65cm (25.5ins) high, both rubbed and dusty, with some wear, plus two small early 20th century dolls and a Merrythought teddy bear (with celluloid label in ear and fabric label on foot) (7)
Stone (Reynolds). An Alphabet, Warren Editions, 1974, 26 wood engraved and decorated letters, original orange wrappers, front cover with 'ABC by Reynolds Stone" in black lettering, rear cover with lettering 'This is the 13th publication by Warren Editions..., 250 copies have been printed by U.D.O. in Autumn 1974', contained in white card box (soiled), with pencil initials 'RS' on lid, 3.2 x 3.1cm(1.25 x 1.25ins) Limited edition, 123/250 copies. A miniature book containing neat examples of Stone's wood engravings, each letter with appropriate decorations. For example, a couple of bees for the letter 'B', a dormouse for 'D', a rose for 'R', and a yacht for 'Y'. (1)
*Elizabeth II (Queen of Great Britain & Philip, Duke of Edinburgh). Full-length portrait of the couple in full ceremonial dress, 1990, black & white photograph, 21 x 16.5cm, signed in ink autopen, 'Elizabeth R' and 'Philip' to lower mount and dated 1990, mounted in dark blue straight-grain morocco desk frame by Paul Longmire of St James's, London, overall 33.5 x 26cm, together with a printed invitation to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, printed in blue on card with embossed stamp lower right and oval ink Earl Marshal's Office stamp to verso, completed in manuscript for Mr and Mrs David Llewellyn, 22.5 x 27cm, in original postmarked envelope, dated 12 May 1953 (2)
Victoria (Queen of England, 1819-1901). The Early Years of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, compiled, under the direction of Her Majesty the Queen, by Lieut.-General The Hon. C. Grey, 5th edition, 1868, engraved portrait frontispiece by William Holl after the picture by Doll, some spotting to extreme inner margin of title page, original gilt-decorated maroon cloth, slightly rubbed to extremities, with presentation inscription by Queen Victoria to front blank 'To the Rev: Malcolm Taylor D.D., Crathie Manse, from Victoria R, Balmoral, June 14, 1869', together with an embroidered silk belt, and accompanying small envelope inscribed in ink 'Belt worn by Edward VII when an infant' loosely inserted at front Crathie Manse is the Minister's House close to Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral, where Queen Victoria first visited in 1848. The Royal Family continue to worship at the church, where Queen Victoria's personal attendant John Brown is also buried. (1)
![Kent (Nathaniel). Hints to Gentlemen of Landed Property, 1st edition, for J. Dodsley, 1775, bound with: [Lewis, John], Unitin](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/06284740-df6d-4771-b6e0-a9a801322967/468x382.jpg)
Kent (Nathaniel). Hints to Gentlemen of Landed Property, 1st edition, for J. Dodsley, 1775, bound with: [Lewis, John], Uniting and Monopolizing Farms, plainly proved disadvantageous to the Land-Owners, and highly prejudicial to the Public, by a Gentleman in the Country, 1st edition, for M. Hingeston, 1767, 2 works in 1 volume, 10 engraved folding plates to Kent's work, Lewis's work comprising 32 pp., Kent title page inscribed 'The ingenious Author's present to R. Marsham' in a contemporary hand, ownership inscription 'R. Marsham' to Lewis title, frequent annotations in same hand to margins and rear endpapers, later bookplate of one Robert Marsham with family motto 'quod adest', contemporary sprinkled calf, red morocco label, slightly rubbed, small hole to front joint, 8vo, together with: Rapin (Ren‚), Rapin of Gardens. A Latin Poem. In Four Books. English'd by Mr. Gardiner, 1st edition in English, by W. Bowyer for Bernard Lintott, [1706], engraved frontispiece, 4 engraved folding plates, gift inscription dated 1803 to front free endpaper, contemporary panelled calf, a fine copy, 8vo, Monk (John), An Agricultural Dictionary, 3 volumes, 1st edition, by G. Woodfall for the author, 1794, folding table, contemporary tree calf, green morocco labels, a bright set, 8vo, [Young, Arthur], Rural Oeconomy: or, Essays on the Practical Parts of Husbandry, 2nd edition, corrected, printed for T. Becket, 1773, bound without half-title, contemporary tree calf, slightly rubbed, lacking spine label, clean loss of headcap, 8vo, [Young, Arthur], The Farmer's Letters to the People of England, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, corrected and enlarged, printed for W. Strahan [and others], 1771, half-titles, bound without the 14 folding plates, large engraved bookplates of John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821), contemporary polished tan calf, richly gilt spines, extremities slightly rubbed, joints partially split but firm, 8vo, volume 1 lacking a spine label, 8vo Kress 7125 (Kent), 6466 (Lewis), B2795 (Monk), 6988 (Young, Rural Oeconomy), 6832 (Young, The Farmer's Letters); Foxon G11 and Henrey 1253 for Rapin. Provenance (first item): ownership inscriptions and annotations of pioneering English naturalist Robert Marsham (1708-1797); the bookplate is later and likely belongs to his son or grandson, who were both also called Robert. ESTC traces six copies only of the anonymous pamphlet (attributed to Ipswich farmer John Lewis) which is bound with Nathaniel Kent's work. (8)
Unsworth (Barry). The Partnership, 1966; The Greeks Have a Word for It, 1967; The Hide, 1970, 1st editions, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, dust jackets, a few small chips and tears, 8vo, together with Wodwo, by Ted Hughes, 1st edition, 1967, original cloth, dust jacket, spine slightly toned, 8vo, plus An Acre of Land, by R,S. Thomas, 1st edition, 2nd impression, Newtown, March 1952, a little light spotting, previous owner signature, original wrappers, spine rubbed, some soiling, 8vo, with others including R.S. Thomas, plus a small quantity of dust jacket front cover artwork, most printed, a few original, mounted on black paper, 1950's by Sax and others (approx 100)
A Gauge 1 Live Steam Spirit-fired GWR 45xx 2-6-2 Tank Locomotive, probably kit-built, in GWR lined green with orange/black lining as no 4500, with twin outside cylinders and inside Stephenson's link motion, with R/C servo-operated reversing (NB - rest of R/C system not present), blower, regulator and pressure gauge, G-VG
Two Gauge 1 GWR Siphon G Vans by JBC Railway Models of Sheffield, equipped as accessories for live Steam trains, one fitted with water reservoir and Electric pump (133978), the other (142689) with a radio control receiver unit, both with controls to one end, both in GW brown with ivory roofs, both G-VG, NB R/C receiver lacks transmitter unit
Triang Hornby Model Railway comprising RS.52 Blue Pullman train set with track, R.753 Electric Locomotive twin pantograph version (E3001), R.633 Liner Train Wagon, R.177 Oil Tank Bogie Wagon, R.115 Caboose, R.576 Tunnel all in original boxes with track and original instruction pamphlets. This lot also includes one Lima Brake Luggage Coach.
A GOLD 19TH CENTURY DIAMOND CLUSTER RING, old mine cut diamonds claw set in closed back settings, to ornate scroll shoulders and a triple band shank, estimated total diamond weight approximately 1.00ct, approximate gross weight 3.5 grams, ring size R (condition: general condition fair to good, surface blemishes and marks in keeping with general wear)
A harlequin set of silver Fiddle pattern flatware, various dates and makers, comprising; a basting spoon, eleven table forks, ten dessert forks, three serving spoons, ten dessert spoons, ten teaspoons, a sugar sifter spoon and a fish knife, each engraved with 'R' initial, total weight approx 72oz (47)
A George III oak and mahogany cross banded and inlaid longcase clock, the broken scroll swan neck pediment above an arched glazed door enclosing 12” arched white painted dial with Roman numerals and date aperture and marked F & R Matthews, Oswestry, painted with sporting scene of pheasant shooting, the corners painted with flowers, 30-hour movement striking on a bell between fluted brass capped pilasters over a three quarter length trunk door inlaid with a conch shell motif between fluted brass capped quarter pilasters ogive moulding and cross banded base and on later plinth, 216cm high
Tri-ang 00 Gauge R157 BR Diesel Railcar power unit M79079 B.R Green, Tri-ang Hornby R.158 Diesel Trailer Car, R.749 First/Third Composite Coach, Southern Green, R.334Diesel Railcar, Central Unit with seats, 2 X R.624 Buffet Car with seats, 2 x R.623 Brake 2nd Coach with seats, 2 X R.226 S.R. Utility Van, 3 x R.622 1st/2nd Comp Coach with seats, 4 x R.934 S.R. Coach Break Third, 6 X R.933 S.R. Coach Composite, boxed, (17).
Boxed Tri-ang/Hornby Station buildings to include Hornby Dublo 32170 D1 Through Station, 2 x R.5083 Terminus/Through Station Composite Kits, 5005 Engine Shed Kit, 5006 Engine Shed Extension Kit, 2 x R.582 Ticket Office Platform Unit Packs, R.146 Modern Engine Shed, 9x R.585 Platform Packs, R.573 Colour Light Signal Gantry, 5085 Side Platform Extensions, 2 x 5087 Fences for 586, (contents unchecked for completeness).
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