Aristotle. Organon 1483 edited by Nicoletus Vernia commentary by Averroes 116ff. (?of 119 lacking blank q10 and ?initial and final blank) double column 66 lines and headline italic letter initial spaces woodcut printer`s device printed in red to final text f. (z8) occasional early ink marginalia a1 browned and stained a few wormholes affecting part of a letter or two on several ff. occasional foxing or spotting a few stains some marginal repairs especially to upper gutters old wooden boards rebacked in antique style calf lacking clasps upper corners of boards worn some worming rubbed [not in BMC Goff A-962; HC 1660] folio Venice Andreas Torresanus de Asula and Bartholomaeus de Blavis 1483. ***Rare. First in a series of separately issued parts of the works of Aristotle by the Venice based printers. Averroes was an Andalusian Muslim polymath. Some consider him the founding father of secular thought in Western Europe.
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Panoramas.- seventh edition wood-engraved frontispiece Bath for the proprietor 1809 § Christ Rejected. Catalogue of the Picture...painted by Benjamin West. 1814 § M. (A.D.) Description of the Picture Christ Healing the Sick in the Temple painted by Benjamin West. 1812 § [Hale (James W.)] Account of the Siamese Twin Brothers engraved frontispiece [1830] § Burns (Robert) The Jolly Beggars: a Cantata one fold-out leaf n.d. § Description of a View of the Battle of Navarin folding engraved frontispiece 1828 § Description of the View of the Battle of Vittoria...now exhibiting in Henry Aston Barker`s Panorama folding wood-engraved plate at end 1814 § A Short Description of Badajoz. folding wood-engraved plate at end 1813 § Description of the Field of Battle...near Waterloo folding wood-engraved plate prospectus leaf at end 1816 § Military Carriage of Napoleon Buonaparte (The) folding engraved frontispiece 1816 § Catalogue of the Waterloo Museum 97 Pall Mall (A) 1815 § Explanation (An) of the View of Rome folding wood-engraved plate at end 1817 § Description of the View of Athens folding etched plate at end 1818 § Description (A) of the City of La Valetta and the surrounding country of Malta ?lacking plate n.d. § Description of a View of Hobart Town Van Dieman`s Land folding etched frontispiece with short tear 1831 § Description of a View of the Island and Harbour of Bombay folding etched frontispiece 1831 § Description of a View of the Town of Sydney New South Wales; the Harbour of Port Jackson. folding etched frontispiece 1829 § Madras painted by Wm. Daniell R.A. and E.T.Parris; from drawings made by Mr. Aug. Earle...now exhibiting in Coromandel Place ?lacking plate [1829] § Description of a View of the City of Calcutta. folding etched frontispiece 1830 § Description of a View of the City of Mexico folding etched frontispiece 1826 § Description of a View of the City and Harbour of Amsterdam folding etched frontispiece 1830 § Description of a View of the City of Paris folding etched frontispiece 1830 § Explanation of the View of the Interior of the City of Paris folding wood-engraved frontispiece slightly torn later inserted leaf of ms. notes 1815 § Explanation of the View of Paris from Montmartre folding wood-engraved frontispiece 1814 § Brief Account of the Origin of the City of London (A) drop-head title folding plan n.d. § Under the Patronage of His Majesty: Description of the Eighteen Views of the British Diorama and Physiorama exhibiting at the Royal Bazaar 1830 § Petit Louvre (The) being the Original Drawings from the Distinguished Paintings that adorned the Louvre during the Reign of Napoleon Buonaparte 1827 § Ottley (William Young) A Descriptive Catalogue of the Pictures in the National Gallery 1832 § Plan (The) and New Descriptive Catalogue of the European Museum 1806 together 29 works in 1 vol. contemporary half calf worn 8vo ***A rare collection of so many Barker and Burford panoramas together. The panorama (from the Greek “all-embracing view”) was devised and patented in the 1780s by the Scottish portrait painter Robert Barker. He opened the first custom-built panorama near leicester Square in 1794 and after his death in 1806 it continued to prosper under his son Henry Aston Barker and his former pupil John Burford.
B. (J.L.) The Butterfly`s Funeral first edition engraved frontispiece and 11 plates coloured by hand 10 incorporating text original printed wrappers slightly worn 16mo John Wallis Jun. 1808. ***Only two copies of this rare sequel to The Butterfly`s Ball have been sold at auction. There appears to be no copy in the British Library.
A Descriptive Poem of Bartholomew-Fair for the Instruction and Amusement of Youth of both Sexes written by Ben. Johnson the younger 8 engraved plates including frontispiece slightly offset short split in inner margin of C1 original Dutch floral boards 16mo H. Turpin [c.1780]. ***An excellent copy of this rare children`s book. Only one copy has appeared at auction in the last 35 years. The poem uses the mayor`s stop at Newgate on his way to open the fair as an opportunity to introduce the cautionary tale of a young man lured into crime by his “temporary wife”. Once at the fair the reader is introduced to Harlequin and Columbine a merry Andrew a rope dancer Te-de-dol [Tiddy Doll the gingerbread baker] Mr.Punch and his family and the various wares on sale. A second part describes the local institutions such as the Blue Coat School and Charterhouse and Smithfield market with its cheating jockeys. where politicians of the day are compared to the cattle drovers. .
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[Perrault (Charles)] Histoires ou Contes avec des Moralitez first state of the second edition engraved pictorial title “Contes de ma Mere Loye” preceding letterpress title 8 engraved pictorial headpieces small hole in lower margin of A8 another in C6 slightly affecting one letter of text small piece torn from upper margin of G11 and G12 contemporary calf covers with blind-tooled lining at edges and fleurons at corners compartments of spine and edges of covers with gilt decoration small 12mo [Amsterdam Jacques Desbordes] Suivant la Copie à Paris 1697. ***An excellent copy of the unauthorised printing issued the same year as the first edition published by Claude Barbin with the pictorial title and headpieces copied from the original engravings of Antoine Clouzier printed in reverse. Both 1697 editions are extremely rare with only six copies in all offered at auction in the last thirty years. The eight stories by Perrault include six of the most popular fairy tales ever written: Sleeping Beauty Little Red Riding Hood Bluebeard Puss in Boots Cinderella and Tom Thumb. .
O`Brien (Bonaventura) Theses Mathematico-Philosoph engraved armorial plate after title folding engraved plate at end dedication on verso of title to Thomas Alexander Baron of Bietagh de Moynalty contemporary inscriptions on front free endpaper recto and verso one recording Bietagh`s death in 1768 contemporary calf gilt-stamped border largely rubbed off 4to n.p. [1764]. ***Rare not traced on COPAC or in ESTC. Doctoral thesis by a member of the Irish seminary at Prague under the direction of Antony de Burgh. Possibly part of a larger collection of theses as this has no imprint on title but apparently complete in itself.
Sport, Cricket, 1934 England v Australia, First Test Match, full size Sykes `Don Bradman` Cricket bat, signed in ink by the players of both teams, Australia, Woodfull, Bradman, Wall, O Reilly, McCabe, and others (16 names), England, Wyatt, Pataudi, Geary, Leyland, Farnes, and others (13 names), some signatures faded or rubbed but complete and readable, very rare, played at Trent Bridge 8-12 June 1934 and won by Australia by 238 runs
The South Pole, Scott`s Antarctic Expedition 1910-13, The Terra Nova, Edward A. McKenzie Collection, Herbert G. PONTING, The Great White South, inscribed on the frontispiece `to my old shipmate of the Expedition Edward McKenzie, with best wishes from H.G.Ponting; the spine weak and other minor faults, a rare example of a book dedicated by Ponting to another member of the crew
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 17TH CENTURY FOUR DIVISION SAND GLASS CLOCK contained within a later ebonised and gilt metal glass case, the reversible sand bottles numbered 1,2,3 & 4 in gilt, formed with cloths of gold cover and applied seed pearls and garnets, supported on acorn shaped gilt feet. Very good condition. Provenance: Purchased May 1967 Auction at Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire.
Mexico -- Arrowsmith, Aaron A new map of Mexico and adjacent provinces compiled from original documents. London: A. Arrowsmith, 1810. Large engraved map on 4 sheets, each sheet 663 x 830mm., joined as two, hand-coloured in outlineNote: A rare and important map of Texas and the southwest. Arrowsmith`s map was bitterly criticized by Baron Alexander von Humboldt as a blatant plagiarism of his own maps. This was the first large-scale map to depict the important discoveries of Pike and Humboldt in the Southwest, and it became the most influential and widely copied map of the region in the era. . By combining the best parts of Humboldt`s and Pike`s maps and avoiding their errors, and by adding his own new information, Arrowsmith contributed a significantly improved depiction of the region.
French Revolution - Bonaparte, Napoleon A collection of 18 pamphlets, to include Les consuls de la République, au corps législatif... (No. 44) Projet de loi concernant la formation et la renouvellement des listes d`éligibilité prescrites par la constitution. Paris: 8 Ventose an 9, [1801]; Assemblée Nationale. Mois de Juillet 1789. [Paris], 1789; Le point du jour... No. 25. [Paris, 16 July, 1789], 39 [1 August, 1789], 120 [30 October 1789], 661 [3 May, 1791]; Supplément au point du jour. [Paris, n.d.], 4 copies; Procès-verbal de l`Assemblée Nationale. Prospectus. [Paris, ?1791]; Journal des débats et des décrets. [Paris, October 1793]; Loi contre les Émigrés. [Paris, 1793], final quire detached, upper margin torn with loss of a few words; Débats et jugemens de la haute-cour de justice. [Paris, 1795], uncut; Corps législatif. Conseil des cinq-cents. [Paris, 1797]; Les remontrances de Jean-Sans-Terre. [Paris, 1818] with 2 others (one leaf only); all 8vo, original paper wrappers. Sold not subject to return (18)Note: A collection of rare pamphlets, mostly issued during the early years of the national convention.Provenance: From the library of Dr. George Rosu.
A Rare Great War Group of Four to Private S. E. Carew, Royal Marine Brigade, 1914 Star, with rosette (R.M.A. 13976. Pte. S. E. Carew, R.M. Brigade), British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 13976 Gr. S.E. Carew.), Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (RMA. 13976 (Ply. B. 1911) S.E. Carew. Mne. R. F.R.), together with related paperwork and postcards including, Certificate of Service - Stanley Eli Carter enlisted in Bristol on the 24th of Feb 1914 aged 17 years, and saw service on H.M.S. Royal Sovereign with the Royal Marine Artillery throughout the Great War, he was discharged in 1936 after 22 years service Postcards- `RMA Marching to Drill`; H.M.S. Sovovereign`s crew members; Anzac Beach, Cape Helles, etc, (23) (lot). Black & white photographic image of H.M.S. Royal Sovereign`s mascot Ginger ` In Loving Memory of Our Late Ship Mate, Ginger, H.M.S. Royal Sovereign, Drowned at Sea, 20th July 1917, Loved By All`.
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