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Click here to subscribeA Kitbuilt Finescale 0 Gauge 2-rail GWR 14xx-class 0-4-2 Tank Locomotive, finished in unlined green with, rather curiously, ‘Great Western’ transfer to left side and ‘G W R’ to right side, no 1420 to front buffer beam but without numberplates, fitted with Pittman motor, overall G-VG, slight wear to footplate edges, left-side forward step detached and opposite one with damage, all in a wooden case
A 5” Gauge Battery-powered Midland Railway ‘Compound’ 4-4-0 Locomotive and Tender by R A Down of Hythe, beautifully made and finished in MR Crimson Lake as no 1034, fitted for Radio Control operation, complete with Radio Control Master unit and Battery charger, overall VG, slight rusting to bright steel parts (4)
An 0/I Gauge Adjustable (Narrow Gauge) Live Steam Gas-fired Barclay 0-6-2 Tank Locomotive ‘Duke of Argyll’ by Roundhouse Models, finished in Sage green, fitted for Radio Control operated reverse and regulator, with pressure gauge, built-in gas burner and tank, and lubricator, overall F-G, roof a little grubby, some areas of corrosion to boiler bands, dome and around R/C battery, comes in wooden carry case with instructions, expired boiler certificate (2008-9), battery charger and Allen key for regauging, lacks Radio Control sender unit
Walkington (Thomas). The Optick Glasse Of Humors. Or the Touchstone of a Golden Temperature: Or the Philosophers Stone to make a golden Temper. Wherein the foure Complexions, Sangume, Cholericke, Phligmaticke, Melancholicke, are succinctly painted forth, and their externall Intimates laid open to the purblind eye of ignorance it self, by which every one may judge of what Complexion he is, and answerably learne what is most sutable to his Nature, London: G. Dawson, 1664, additional engraved title showing 2 representatives of Oxford and Cambridge universities holding aloft the optic glass with imprint dated 1663 (frayed to fore-edge & repaired), manuscript signature to lower blank margin of letterpress title, one engraved plate of a chart of the four humours beneath 2 small views of the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, small area of worming to upper margin mostly at gutter, browning & spotting throughout, contemporary mottled sheep, rebacked, small 8vo, (Wing W459A, ESTC R38058), together with Blount (Thomas), The Academy of Eloquence: Containing a Compleat English Rhetorique, Exeplified..., 2nd edition with additions, London: by T.N. for Humphrey Moseley, 1656, lacking additional engraved title, margins of letterpress title strengthened, some browning, modern calf, 12mo, with [Ling, Nicholas], Politeuphuia, Wits Common-wealth. Newly corrected and amended, London: Printed by Ja. Flesher, 1650, lacking A1 (blank or half-title?), some browning and close trimming, 20th century dark green half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 12mo, (Wing L2337, Pforzheimer, 803. In "To the reader" this is designated the "fifteenth edition"), with Almanacks, Daniel. An Almanack for the year of Mans Redemption, 1654..., London: Printed by T.W. for the Company of Stationers, 1654, title in red & black, B1 repaired to lower outer corner, bound with White. 1654. A New Almanack and Prognostication for the Yeer of our Lord God, 1654..., London: Printed by R. & W. Leybourn, for the Company of Stationers, [1654], title in red & black, all edges gilt, 20th century half calf, slim 12mo, plus other 17th century antiquarian, some defective (13)
*Alphabet. The Scripture Alphabet Embellish'd with 26 Vignettes, R. Miller, circa 1820, twenty-seven alphabet cards (z in duplicate), each with a hand-coloured engraved vignette, and letter of the alphabet with accompanying verse, generally toned, a few creased, two with closed edge-tears, versos blank (some with pencilled notes in a juvenile hand), 6.5 x 5cm (2.5 x 2ins), contained in original wooden box, hand-coloured engraved label on sliding lid (rubbed), 8 x 6 x 3cm (3 x 2.5 x 1.25ins) Rare: we have been unable to locate another copy. (1)
St. Helena. Read (Lieut. R. P.), The Geographical Plan of the Island & Forts of Saint Helena is Dedicated by permission to Field Marshal His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent and Strathearn, published Burgis & Barfoot, Laurie & Whittle, Burkitt & Hudson and others, 1816, engraved map by R.Kirkwood with contemporary hand colouring, slight marginal dust soiling and staining, 455 x 590 mm (1)
Aragon (Louis, translator). La Chasse au Snark une Agonie en Huit Crises, par Lewis Carroll. Traduit pour la premiere fois en Fran‡ais par Aragon, Hours Press, Chapelle-R‚anville, 1929, original red boards, spine faded and a little rubbed, light dust-soiling and one or two small stains, 4to Limited edition, 16/300 signed by Louis Aragon. (1)
Milne (A.A.). When We Were Very Young, 8th edition, 1925, black and white illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, some minor toning, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards lightly marked, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Millais (John Guille), The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais, volumes 1 & 2, 1899, black and white illustrations, period inscriptions to front endpapers, some light spotting, top edges gilt, original uniform gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and Thompson (R. Wardlow), Griffith John, The Story of Fifty Years In China, 2nd edition, 1906, 18 black and white illustrations, including portrait frontispiece, plus map to the rear, original red cloth, minor water damage to foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th century illustrated fiction and reference, The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testament..., 1861, colour gilt decorated half title plus numerous black and white illustrations, orignal embossed black morocco with brass clasp, thick 8vo, mostly original cloth, some gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Falkner (William). Christian Loyalty: or, a Discourse, wherein is Asserted that just Royal Authority and Eminency, which in this Church and Realm of England, is yielded to the King. Especially concerning Supremacy in Causes Ecclesiastical. Together with the Disclaiming all Foreign Jurisdiction; and the unlawfulness of Subjects Taking Arms Against the King, London: Printed J.M. for Walter Kettilby, 1679, imprimatur leaf present, initial leaves a little loose, contemporary calf, 8vo, together with [Baron, William], Regicides No Saints nor Martyrs: Freely Expostulated with the Publishers of Ludlow's third volume, as to the Truth of Things and Characters. With a Touch at Amyntor's Cavils against Our King's Curing the Evil, and the Thirtieth of January Fast. A Supplement to the Just Defence of the Royal Martyr..., London: W. Keblewhite, 1700, signature of R. Berkeley to title (gutter & fore-edge repaired), some spotting, toning & browning, free endpapers replaced, armorial bookplate of Theophilus Tompson Tutt, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving gilt decorated spine, 8vo, with [Harford, Robert], English Military Discipline. Or, The Way and Method of Exercising Horse & Foot, according to the Practice of this Present Time. With a Treatise of all sorts of Arms and Engines of War; of Fire-Works, Ensigns, and other Military Instruments, both Ancient and Modern, London: Robert Harford, 1680, engraved frontispiece (torn to lower outer corner with loss of image & repaired), fifteen engraved plates (one torn with loss), closed tear to F2, some spotting and toning, contemporary sheep, amateur repairs at head & foot of spine, 8vo, plus seven others (10)
[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 1832-1898]. Phantasmagoria and Other Poems, by Lewis Carroll, 1st edition, 1st issue, Macmillan & Co., 1869, no mention of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' on the title, inner hinges cracked, marginal splits to upper margin of front free endpaper, author's presentation inscription in brown ink to half-title, 'Rev. R. Duckworth, with the author's sincere regards, Jan 1869', small gilt and leather bookplate of Harry Glenby to front pastedown, all edges gilt, original blue cloth gilt, a little rubbed and darkened on spine, modern red cloth chemise and red quarter morocco gilt slipcase, 8vo Robinson Duckworth (1834-1911) was an early friend of Dodgson's. He was the other adult present on the rowing party in 1862 when Dodgson first told the story of Alice, in which, Duckworth is represented as the Duck. Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 69. (1)
Bible [English - New Testament]. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Newly Translated out of the Originall Greek..., Printed at London by Robert Barker... and by the Assignes of John Bill, 1639, title within decorative woodcut border, colophon dated 1639, Zz1 torn to fore-edge blank margin at foot, bound with at front The Book of Common Prayer and administration of the Sacraments..., Imprinted at London by Robert Barker..., and by the Assignes of John Bill, 1639, decorative woodcut border to title, bound with at rear The Whole Book of Psalmes: Collected into English Meeter by Thomas Sterhold, John Hopkins, and others.., London: Printed by G.M. for the Companie of Stationers, 1640, typographic decorative border to title, bound with 117 engraved illustrations on 105 plates interspersed throughout volume (with engraved captions, some with sold by Robert Peake), borders & chapter headings etc. ruled in dark brown ink throughout volume, some light dust-soiling and marginal fraying to first & last leaves, lacking front free endpaper, all edges gilt (rubbed), hinges cracked, contemporary black morocco, gilt decorated spine and border decoration to boards, lacking clasps, light wear to extremities, 8vo, together with [Cosin, John], A Collection of Private Devotions; in the Practice of the Ancient Church, called the Hours of Prayer..., by the Right Reverend Father in God, John, late Lord Bishop of Durham, 7th edition, London: J. Grover for R. Royston, 1676, engraved frontispiece and addition title with imprint date 1664 (signature E. Lamplugh 1709 to upper blank margin), margins red ruled throughout, all edges gilt, contemporary dark brown/black morocco, gilt decorated spine and panel decoration to spine, some wear at head & foot of spine and to board corners, 12mo (2)
Hooke (Andrew). An Essay on the National Debt, and National Capital: or, the Account truly stated, Debtor and Creditor, 1750, 59pp., author's signature to verso of half-title, bound with Shirley (William), Observations on a Pamphlet lately Published, Entitled, the Genuine and Legal Sentence Pronounced by the High Court of Judicature of Portugal upon the Conspirators against the Life of his most faithful Majesty; with the just Motives for the same, 1759, 72pp., bound with Wilkie (J., Publisher), Memorials of the British Consul and Factory, at Lisbon, to His Majesty's Ambassador at that Court, and Secretaries of State of his Kingdom, 1766, 112pp., half-title with few early annotations, bound with Griffiths (R., publisher), Considerations upon a Reduction of the Land-Tax, 1749, 67pp., half-title, dampstained particularly to final leaf, with some mottling and closed tear, bound with, Owen (W., publisher), A True and Impartial Collection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, which have been written and published on both sides he Question during the Contest for the Westminster Election..., 1749, 91pp., light staining to title, bound with three other 18th century pamphlets, occasional light dust-soiling & few marks, contemporary quarter sheep, joints cracked and loss to upper and lower panels of spine, worn, 8vo (1)
Champlain (Samuel de). The Works of Samuel de Champlain, Reprinted, Translated and Annotated by Six Canadian Scholars under the General Editorship of H.P. Biggar, 7 volumes, including map portfolio, University of Toronto Press, 1971, folding maps and illustrations, top edges gilt, original red cloth gilt, 8vo, together with American Indian Ethnohistory, Garland Series, 47 volumes, a broken run, circa 1974, folding maps and plates, etc., all original publisher's green cloth, lettered in red, very slightly rubbed, 8vo, including California Indians, 7 volumes only, Apache Indians, 5 volumes only, Chippewa Indians, 5 volumes only, Paiute Indians, 4 volumes, etc., plus Hafen (LeRoy R. & Ann W. Hafen). The Far West and Rockies Historical Series 1820-1875, 15 volumes, Arthur H. Clark, Glendale, California, 1954-61, maps and illustrations, original green cloth, 8vo, and other facsimile editions of American travel, including 43 volumes from the March of America Facsimile series, all bound in original blue cloth gilt, with remains of library labels to spines, and inkstamp to title, and Classics of the Old West series, 8 volumes, Kraus Reprints series, etc., all original cloth or mock leather, mainly 8vo (6 shelves)
*Chipping Norton. 'E. R.' (Edmond Rowlright), Heart-shaped halfpenny, 1668, Obverse: On left, roll of tobacco; on right, knife over leaf, below, two crossed pipe, at foot E D R. Reverse: OF CHIPPING NORTON around HIS HALFE PENY. 1.0g, fair/good fine, (BW 70, Milne 75, N 3621) Scarce. The issuer was either the Edmond Roleright alias Fuller or his son with the same name who are both mentioned in the will of Richard Fuller alias Rolright, yeoman of Great Rollright (Probate Oxford 1639). (1)
Quinto Curzio Rufo. Quintus Curtius [De rebus gestis Alexandri Magni]. Venezia, eredi di Aldo Manuzio e Andrea Torresano, 1520. In 8° (160 x 98 mm); [8], 170, [2] carte. Marca tipografica al frontespizio e al colophon (bruniture alla prima e alle ultime carte, piccoli fori al colophon.) Legatura di fine secolo XVIII in pergamena con fregi e titolo in oro su tassello nero, tagli rossi (dorso sciupato). Ex libris Biblioteca Giuliari. Unica edizione aldina in secondo stato con la lettera “r” aggiunta nel titolo. Esemplare proveniente dalla biblioteca del conte Giambattista Carlo Giuliari (1810-1892). 300
Aluisetti, Giulio. Opere dei Grandi Concorsi premiate dall’I. R. Academia delle Belle Arti in Milano. Milano, Claudio Wilmant, 1847. In 2° (575 x 413 mm). 186 tavole disegnate e incise da Giulio Aluisetti, con parziale coloritura e precedute dalla descrizione del progetto premiato e delle tavole presentate (qualche sporadica fioritura.) Legatura coeva in mezzo marocchino testa di moro con angoli (sciupata, piccole tracce d’usura al dorso). Edizione rara a trovarsi completa dato la discutibile consuetudine de disperdere queste testimonianze per godere delle singole stampe a fini decorativi. L’opera raccoglie i “disegni di architettura” vincitori dell’annuale Concorso d’Ornamenti dal 1805 al 1836, e bandito dall’Accademia delle Belle Arti, seguendo l’esempio delle maggiori accademie europee. Tra i premiati segnaliamo Felice Pizzagalli di Milano, Sisto Camiani di Bergamo, e Francesco Turconi di Lomazzo. (2 volumi) 900
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