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Lot 358
Tyers No 6 Single Line brass and steel single line Tablet BARNSTAPLE TOWN - POTTINGTON. From the former London & South Western Railway route in North Devon. This was the only single line section, next to the River Taw, the rest was double track. In ex railway condition, rare to find a tablet from this section as Key Tokens were used in later years.
Lot 438
Totem BR(M) FF wall mounted BLYTHE BRIDGE from the former North Staffordshire Railway station between Stoke and Uttoxeter. A rare totem only offered once before and this type of wall mounted totem is not recorded in the Totem Book. In very good condition with one chip by the bottom right hand screw hole.
Lot 440
LMS smokebox numberplate 99 with the additional M prefix that was used for a short while after nationalisation. Ex LMS Stanier 3P 2-6-2 T built at Derby in 1935 and numbered 99. Renumbered to 40099 in BR days and withdrawn from 24D Lower Darwen in 1962 and scrapped. In lightly restored condition, a rare survivor.
Lot 453
Worksplate BUILT BY AND ON LOAN TO LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 1945 DARLINGTON WORKS. Ex LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 numbered LMS 8546 and BR 48546. Allocated to Royston, Staveley, Patricroft, Heaton Mersey and 10D Lostock Hall from where it was withdrawn in July 1968 and scrapped. Oval engraved brass lightly face cleaned measures 13.5in x 8in. Rare to find one of these with the full And on Loan to not filled in.
Lot 485
Smokebox Numberplate 393 ex Stanier LMS 8F 2-8-0, built by North British in 1941 as works No 24701, for the Ministry of Supply and numbered 393. This engine was sent to Persia in 1941 and later renumbered WD no 70393 which was applied on transfer to Egypt in 1944. Renumbered again to 505 in 1952 and finally Egyptian State Railways 836 in 1956. In restored condition a rare survivor.
Lot 51
Shedplate 32D Yarmouth South Town 1948 to November 1959. This ex GER shed had quite an eclectic allocation in the 1950s of around 20 locos covering eleven classes. Most notable were 7 B17s including the two former streamlined examples and 3 Britannias that only stayed for around a month. In face restored condition, a rare code that's only appeared four times at auction before.
Lot 523
Worksplate LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY REBUILT STRATFORD WORKS 1888 31 ex Holden J66 0-6-0 T built at Stratford and originally numbered GER 313, LNER 7313, 8362, BR 68382 and lastly BR DEPARTMENTAL 31. Allocations included Stavely GC for a short while and Stratford Works where it saw out its life. Oval cast brass measuring 9in x 5in. Face restored and very rare to see a departmental number on a 9x5 plate.
Lot 546
Worksplate ANDREW BARCLAY SONS & CO LTD KILMARNOCK CALEDONIA WORKS No 396 1956 ex British Railways Diesel Class 01 0-4-0 numbered 11504 and D2954 and 01001 in 1974. The locomotive spent most of its working life at Holyhead working on the breakwater and was withdrawn in September 1979 and scrapped. Oval cast aluminium, face restored, measures 9.75in x 7.25in. A rare plate from a Class of 5 and one of only two to receive a BR Tops number.
Lot 568
Worksplate VULCAN IRON WORKS BUILDERS WILKES - BARRE U.S.A. NO 4433 1943. Ex Southern Railway USA 0-6-0T numbered SR 70 and BR 30070. Allocated to 71I Southampton Docks from where it was withdrawn from in October 1962. Circular cast iron in restored condition, measures 9.25in diameter. 30070 was preserved and has returned to service in Longmoor Military Railway Lined Blue as No. 300 Frank S. Ross. A rare plate.
Lot 569
Totem BR(SC) FF CRIANLARICH LOWER from the former Caledonian Railway station between Callender and Connel Ferry. In very good condition with a well executed crease repair and small repair to the top left flange. A rare totem last at auction 18 years ago and from a single platform station that had no more than 5 totems.
Lot 639
Ship Engine Builders plate W.V.LIDGERWOOD ENGINEER SPEEDWELL IRON WORKS COATBRIDGE No 121. Ex Scottish Trawler named Glenogil which was built in 1902 with a 3 Cylinder steam engine built Lidgerwood and served in WW1 as Boom defence vessel. Rectangular hand engraved brass, measures 11.75in x 8in. A very rare plate from before the Speedwell Iron Works was purchased by Wm Beardmore.
Lot 89
GWR Pictorial Enamel Map THE CORNISH RIVIERA GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY MAXIMUM OF SUNSHINE ENGLAND'S NATIONAL HEALTH & PLEASURE RESORT. This is the extremely rare, small version measuring approximately 14.25in x 12.25in. In good condition with a some small areas of restoration mainly around the edges and slight fading.
Lot 3023
Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin a photograph showing Sinatra and Martin dressed in dinner suits and in conversation, clearly signed by both. Framed and glazed to a size of 46 x 45 cm. A rare jointly signed item by the two iconic singers, actors and Rat Pack members. With letter of authenticity.
Lot 3225
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) a golden Triwizard tournament egg with pewter Chinese Fireball dragon, promotional competition prize from Warner Brothers to mark the launch of the film, complete with matching purple velvet effect pouch, the egg approximately 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches overall. (3).This a rare promotional item created for the movie and given out at a private screening in London in 2005. It was never sold in stores or available to buy online. There were four different eggs, each containing a dragon. The four dragons featured in the film. This egg contains the Chinese Fireball Dragon as a small pewter piece measuring approx 4cm long inside 2 halves of the egg which is held together with a magnet. The egg comes inside a purple velvet display bag with golden tassel fastening. The four dragons featured in the film and that were created for these collectible eggs are: the Common Welsh Green Dragon; the Hungarian Horntail Golden Dragon; the Swedish Short-Snout Dragon, and the Chinese Fireball Dragon.
Lot 162
A Rare Combination Tool For A .442 Galand Revolver, And Eight Various Powder-Flasks For Pistols And LongarmsMostly 19th CenturyThe first of steel and comprising a bullet mould incorporating a sprung capper/de-capper (some pitting); the second comprising brass-mounted three-way powder-flask with copper body of flattened oval section becoming circular at the base, tapering nozzle (cut-off spring incomplete) and ball compartment with pivoting circular cover, the base with threaded circular cover over the compartment for wads or percussion caps; the second with bag-shaped body covered in black leather, white-metal top stamped 'James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield', and adjustable nozzle graduated from '2¼' to '3' Drams; the third with bag-shaped copper body, top stamped 'Sykes Patent', adjustable nozzle, and retaining much of its lacquered finish; the fourth with bag-shaped body embossed with vertical reeding, the top stamped 'Dixon & Son Improved Patent', and adjustable nozzle; two others, each with copper body embossed with a design of foliage on both sides; a miniature reproduction flask stamped 'Marsh'; and another reproduction flask, the body embossed with two game birds above a prone gun dog within strapwork on both sides (9)The first 19.5 cm., the remainder 12 cm. to 21 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 168
A Rare 16-Bore Riviere Patent Percussion Target Or Sporting RifleBy Riviere, Patent Rifle Gun Maker, London, No. 299, Circa 1825With heavy browned twist two-stage barrel polygonal over most of its length, rifled with three wide grooves and leaf-sighted to 300 yards, octagonal breech signed along the top flat, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened breech (plug replaced), border engraved enclosed action extending down the back of the grip to a hinged peep-sight aperture and engraved with scrolling foliage, plain hammer, figured half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, the butt with plain hinged circular patch-box cover on one side and later brass armoury tag stamped 'S.A.S. 1078' on the other, border engraved steel mounts decorated with foliate scrollwork and including later blued trigger-guard with chequered spur, steel fore-end cap en suite and engraved with a starburst around the ramrod-entry, later sling mounts, and original ramrod with dark horn tip (some rust patination), London proof marks 79.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Infantry and Small Arms School Corps Weapons CollectionSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 26 November 2014, lot 511Isaac 2 Riviere was granted English Patent No. 5175 (for concealed percussion locks) in 1825, however his lock was rejected by the Ordnance in 1834. He joined the H.A.C. in 1821, became a Captain in the Jäger Corps in which he served between 1833 and 1848, and died in 1851Cf. another example sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 26 May 2021, lot 252For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 185
A .25 (A.C.P.) 'Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless' pistol by Colt, no. 26953Retaining its nickel-plated finish, the top-slide engraved 'Colt's PT F A MFG Co. Hartford, CT. U.S.A. Pat'd Aug 25.1896, Apr 20.1897, Dec 22.1903, Jan 25.1910', the butt with grip-safety and rare early Colt mother-of-pearl grips without Colt escutcheonWeight 0lb. 14oz, 2in. barrel, London Black Powder proofIn a leather case with spare magazine & reproduction 'vulcanite' gripsFootnotes:This revolver can be held under s.7.3 Heritage Pistols in the U.K.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S5S5 Section 5 lots are prohibited firearms and require a valid Section 5 Authority or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 186
A .450 (Eley) revolver by Colt, no. 156373The frame, barrel and cylinder from a 'flat-top target' model, the grip-straps, grips, hammer and trigger from a rare 'pre-Bisley' model, the blued finish worn, the barrel engraved 'Colt's PT. F. A MFG Co. Hartford CT. U.S.A.' with factory target blade fore-sight, the receiver with a laterally adjustable rear-sight, the butt crudely horizontally scored and with two-piece wooden pistol-gripsWeight 2lb. 8oz., 7½in. barrel, London Black Powder proofFootnotes:Only 24 'pre-Bisley' models were produced, half with ejector-rods and half without. The 'flat-top target' frame has been re-numbered to match that of the 'pre-Bisley' grip assembly. A complete example of a 'pre-Bisley' model can be found in the Imperial War Museum collectionThis revolver may be held under both categories of s.7 Heritage Pistols in the U.K.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S5S5 Section 5 lots are prohibited firearms and require a valid Section 5 Authority or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 187
A rare .455 'New Service Target (1909 Transitional model)' revolver by Colt, no. 21957Retaining much blued finish, the round barrel with Metford rifling and later large, adjustable bead target fore-sight, the chequered butt with two-piece grips and wooden grip-adapterWeight 2lb. 10oz., 7½in. barrel, London Black Powder proofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S5S5 Section 5 lots are prohibited firearms and require a valid Section 5 Authority or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 188
A very rare .22 (L.R.) 'Mark IV' revolver by Webley, no. 41687With best blued receiver, the barrel engraved 'Webley & Scott Ltd. Birmingham', the right side engraved with the maker's 'Winged Bullet' trademark, the butt with lanyard-ring and two-piece chequered vulcanite gripsWeight 1lb. 14oz., 5in. barrel, Birmingham nitro proofFootnotes:This revolver is one of two known surviving examples of 22 made. It was used to win the Trafalgar prize for the .22 'open class' Historic Revolver Advancing Target competition with a score of 96x105 at the Trafalgar meeting, Bisley held between 20 and 21 October 1997, the last major classic pistol competition before competitive cartridge pistol shooting ceased in BritainThis revolver can be held under s.7.3 Heritage Pistols in the U.K.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S5S5 Section 5 lots are prohibited firearms and require a valid Section 5 Authority or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 190
A rare .455/.476 'W.G. Army Model' revolver by Webley, no. 7450Retaining much nickel-plated finish, the receiver and barrel with foliate-scrollwork, the barrel with sighting-rib and blade foresight, the left side of the cylinder-strap stamped 'W.G. Army Model', the left side of the frame stamped 'Webley Patents' and with the maker's 'Winged Bullet' trademark, the bird's head butt with hard rubber grips and lanyard-ringWeight 2lb. 10oz., 6in. barrel, Birmingham Black Powder proofIn a wooden caseFootnotes:This revolver may be held under both categories of s.7 Heritage Pistols in the U.K.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S5S5 Section 5 lots are prohibited firearms and require a valid Section 5 Authority or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 200
A rare 16-bore bar-in-wood lockfast sidelock hammer gun by James MacNaughton, no. 343Incorporating J. MacNaughton's slide & tilt patent no. 1971 of 5 July 1867, side-casted push-forward underlever with secondary safety, the action with best foliate-scrollwork, the top tang engraved 'MacNaughton's Patent Lockfast', bolted safeties, the hammers with spurs of hare's-ear form, the stock with skeletal pistol-grip, cheek-piece, sling eye, heel and toe plates, the barrels with game-rib engraved 'James MacNaughton, 26 Hanover Street, Edinburgh'Weight 6lb. 11½oz., 14½in. stock, 30in. barrels, 2½in. chambers, Proof ExemptWith its proof exemption certificateThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![Arabic printing in Malta.- Shidyaq (Ahmad Faris al) [Historical Sections from the Old Testament with Various Meditations], vi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2d2ebe10-978c-4494-91c1-af3b00bcf6f6/3a3bb407-d63c-4b6a-99b1-af3b00bf7a75/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1
Arabic printing in Malta.- Shidyaq (Ahmad Faris al) [Historical Sections from the Old Testament with Various Meditations], vignette title, ink manuscript notes to pastedown, some light spotting and staining at beginning and end, otherwise generally clean, hinges weak, contemporary cloth, faded with some staining, joints split, small loss to spine, 8vo, Malta, [Arabic Press of the Church Missionary Society], 1833.⁂ A rare early publication of the Arabic Press in Malta, which operated between 1825 and 1842. Shidyaq, a Maronite lexicographer, journalist and a poet, worked as a translator and editor at the press from the early 1830s.
Lot 137
Cookery.- Lamb (Patrick) Royal cookery: or the compleat court-cook. Containing the choicest receipts in all the several branches of cookery, third edition, 40 engraved bills of fare, most folding, final advertisement f., a couple of folding plates little frayed (without loss), water-stained, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, sympathetically rebacked, corners repaired, some water-staining, rubbed, [Bitting p.271 (note) ; Maclean p.88; Oxford pp.52-53 (note) ; Simon BG 939], 8vo, Printed for E. and R. Nutt; and H. Lintot, at the Cross Keys, against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street, 1731.⁂ The rare reissue of the third edition (1726) with a new title page. Lamb was the most celebrated of the court-cooks of the seventeenth century and served five monarchs from Charles II to Queen Anne.
Lot 140
Cookery.- Johnson (Mary) Madam Johnson's present: or, every young woman's companion, in useful and universal knowledge, fifth edition, final advertisement f., E8 short tear within text, without loss, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, contemporary sheep, small piece missing from foot of spine, joints splitting, but holding firm, corners little worn, rubbed and marked, [Maclean p.77; Oxford p.83; cf. Cagle 782 (1759)], large 12mo, Printed for W. Nicoll in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1769.⁂ First published in 1753 as The Young Woman's Companion; or the Servant Maid's Assistant. Most editions are rare, with ESTC recording only 3 copies of ours (Cambridge, Oxford & NYPL).
Lot 144
NO RESERVE Prisons.- Abstract of such clauses in ther several acts impowering the justices to make rates and assessments, as relate to the disposition of the money raised by such rates and assessments, single sheet, docket title verso, woodcut initial, blue pencil and ink numbers to upper margin, piece torn from outer margin at head, without loss of text, folds, some dust-soiling, frayed, ?London, no printer, [?1737]; and another, on the rebuilding of Newgate, small folio (2)⁂ The first mentioned is rare, with only two copies recorded between ESTC and WorldCat (National Archives & Yale).
![Methodism.- [Gibson (Edmund, Bishop of London)] Observations upon the conduct and behaviour of a certain sect, usually distin](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2d2ebe10-978c-4494-91c1-af3b00bcf6f6/91ddada4-e903-4a78-98ae-af3b00bf29f5/468x382.jpg)
Lot 145
Methodism.- [Gibson (Edmund, Bishop of London)] Observations upon the conduct and behaviour of a certain sect, usually distinguished by the name of Methodists, first edition, title in half-title form, woodcut head-piece and decorative initial, title stained and repaired, without loss of text, A4 inner gutter strengthened, a few marginal repairs, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, modern half brown morocco, spine gilt, 4to, [?London], no printer, [c.1740].⁂ Rare in commerce. Gibson was an active opponent of dissenters of any sort, and in the late 1730s turned his attention to what he saw as a new threats to the established church in the rise of Methodism and the Moravians.
![Murder.- Matchless villany [sic]: or, a full and authentic narrative of the robbery and murder of John Penny, Esq; in a lette](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2d2ebe10-978c-4494-91c1-af3b00bcf6f6/4b95c8cc-ce53-4fd4-afda-af3b00bf2b14/468x382.jpg)
Lot 146
Murder.- Matchless villany [sic]: or, a full and authentic narrative of the robbery and murder of John Penny, Esq; in a letter from a gentleman in London, to his friend in Hampshire, first edition, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initial, price at foot of title altered by hand from 6d. to 1s. 6d, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, modern half calf over 19th century marbled boards, red morocco label to spine, 8vo, Printed for J. Huggonson, 1741.⁂ Rare. John Penny had chambers in Clement's Inn, and was murdered by his servant John Hall, who lived with him there. Hall got himself into financial difficulties, and resolved to kill Penny in order to steal from him. Having removed his clothes in order to avoid detection Hall struck Penny with a stick and then cut his throat. He then hid the body in a cesspit. A few days later he went to Penny's nephew, Mr. Wooton, on pretence of enquiring after his master. So persistent was Hall with his enquiries, returning to Wooton's house several times, that Wooton became suspicious, and had Hall arrested. He was hanged in September 1741 and his body afterwards hung on chains on a highway in Shepherd's Bush. A print at the British Museum shows a naked Hall trying to drain Penny's blood into a chamber pot.
Lot 147
Trade in Mediterranean.- Cowley (John Lodge) A View of the British trade to the Mediterranean: shewing, its importance to us, its precarious situation at present, and that a total loss of it must ensue, unless the views of France and Spain are vigorously opposed, first edition, folding engraved chart, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and historiated initials, chart with small paper flaw within printed area and split at fold in upper margin with loss, offsetting on to title, water-stained, modern cloth, spine gilt, [Hanson 5783] Taylor Mathematical practitioners of Hanoverian England p.226], small 4to, Printed for M. Cooper at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row, 1744.⁂ Rare in commerce. Cowley was professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich between 1761 and 1773, and was appointed Cartographer Royal to George II. The chart of the Mediterranean here was available separately at the price of sixpence. The work was printed for the publisher and bookseller Mary Cooper.
![Law.- Handwriting forensics.- [Le Vayer de Boutigny (Roland)] A Dissertation shewing the invalidity of all proof by similitud](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2d2ebe10-978c-4494-91c1-af3b00bcf6f6/43b2ff3d-2a93-4233-b5cd-af3b00bf2d53/468x382.jpg)
Lot 148
Law.- Handwriting forensics.- [Le Vayer de Boutigny (Roland)] A Dissertation shewing the invalidity of all proof by similitude of hands, in criminal cases, first edition in English, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, occasional spotting, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine in compartments, little worn, but solid, rare in commerce, 8vo, Printed for M. Cooper in Pater-noster-Row, 1744.⁂ Translated from the 1704 edition of Traité de la preuve par comparaison d'écritures, with a 20-page preface added by the translator. 'The French lawyer, to whom we owe the following treatise, wrote it to assert the natural rights of mankind, and to oppose some attempts made in favour of a practice, which if once established, would have afforded corrupt Ministers an handle to pervert justice, and oppress innocents at their pleasure.' (translator's preface).
Lot 151
Coal.- A Dissertation on the article of coals, drop-head title on p.5, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, D2v and D3r with patches of light browning caused by paper previously left inside, occasional spotting or light staining, contemporary marbled boards, sympathetically rebacked in modern calf, gilt, spine in compartments and with green morocco label, boards rubbed, [Not in Higgs], 12mo, [?London], no printer, [?c.1760].⁂ A rare little work in commerce. A proposal for the establishment of a company owned by its subscribers, thereby ensuring a reliable source of coal at lower prices. As per ESTC text begins on B2 with a drop-head title 'To the considerate public'.
Lot 152
Wakefield Handel.- Handel (George Frederick) Messiah. An Oratorio. To be performed at the opening of the organ in the parish church, Wakefield, woodcut head-pieces, contemporary ink names in margins (?soloists), [Wakefield], no printer, 1767 bound with [Morell (Thomas)] Judas Macchabaeus, a sacred drama. To be performed at the opening of the organ in the parish church, Wakefield, title with small woodcut ornament, woodcut headpieces, [Wakefield], no printer, 1767, together 2 works in 1 vol., corners creased, staining and soiling, contemporary drab wrappers, hole to upper wrapper, creased, soiled, 8vo⁂ Both exceedingly rare, with only one copy of each located (York Minster (part of University of York catalogue)).
Lot 155
Northern earthquake.- Porteus (Beilby, Bishop of Chester) A Letter to the inhabitants of Manchester, Macclesfield, and the adjacent parts, on occasion of the late earthquake in those places, first edition, foxed, lightly browned, contemporary wrappers, foxed, 12mo, Chester, Printed by J. Poole, Foregate-Street, [1777].⁂ A rare little work. The earthquake is estimated to have reached 4.4 on the Richter scale, and was widely felt in Manchester, Macclesfield, Preston, Wigan, and Stockport. There was no loss of life and only minor structural damage. Provenance: Hugh Selbourne, M.D. (couple of small marginal ink stamps).
Lot 157
Trial.- Australiana.- Barrington (George) The Genuine life and trial of George Barrington, from his birth, in June 1755, to the time of his conviction at the Old-Bailey, in September, 1790, for robbing Henry Hare Townsend, Esq. of his gold Watch, Seals, &c., wood-engraved frontispiece, trimmed at outer margin, affecting some text, but without loss of sense, final f. lower margin cut away, some spotting and staining, including frontispiece, where stain has caused a very small hole, disbound, 8vo, Printed for Robert Barker, November, 1790.⁂ Rare, as with most printings of this account. Barrington was a notorious pickpocket, who was several times tried and imprisoned for various daring offences. Something of a celebrity, he was transported to Botany Bay in 1790, where he so impressed the governor that in 1792 he was granted the first ever warrant of emancipation. Within a few years he became chief constable at Parramatta, a post which he held for several years. He died in 1804.
Lot 159
London.- Bridewell Hospital.- List of the Governors of the hospitals of Bridewell and Bethlem, and of their benefactions, spotted, lightly browned, modern drab wrappers, rare, Printed by Thomas Parker, No. 71, Wood-Street, Cheapside, 1792 § Waddington (William) Considerations on the original and proper objects of the Royal Hospital of Bridewell. Addressed to the governors, first edition, half-title (bound after title), occasional spotting, lightly browned, modern blue wrappers, Printed at the Philanthropic Reform, St. George's Fields, for R. Bickerstaff, 1798; and 3 others, 18th & early 19th century works on the same, 8vo (5)⁂ A very good group of works on this former residence of Henry VIII, which later became a hospital, prison and workhouse. It stood in Bridge Street on the banks of the River Fleet in the City of London. In 1700 it became the first prison to appoint a doctor. The name Bridewell was adopted by other prisons, and often refers to a city's main prison, usually close to a court.
Lot 163
Lamb (Charles) A Tale of Rosamund Gray and Old blind Margaret, first edition, second issue, title lightly browned and with upper blank corner restored, D1 repaired tear at foot, with loss of a word recto and verso, some staining, lightly browned, 20th century speckled calf, gilt, spine in compartments richly so and with green morocco label, rubbed, g.e., [Raven and Forster 1798:38], 8vo, Printed for Lee and Hurst, No. 32, Pater-Noster Row, 1796.⁂ Written during Lamb's temporary estrangement from Coleridge and his association with Charles Lloyd. The novel was published simultaneously in Birmingham and London; copies with the Birmingham imprint being extremely rare.
Lot 166
Gladstone family copy.- Garnett (Thomas) 'and other Gentlemen'. Annals of philosophy, natural history, chemistry, literature, agriculture and mechanical and fine arts, 3 vol., first editions, vol.1 engraved plate within section on Galvanism, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, attractive contemporary tree calf, spines richly gilt and with green and black leather labels, vol.1 with small paper ms. shelfmark at head of spine, corners worn, a few scuffmarks, rubbed, [Cole Chemical Literature 1700-1860, p.204], 8vo, Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies [Vol.3 Printed for J. Ginger], 1801-1804.⁂ Rare set of this window on to the scientific and artistic worlds of the dawning of the 19th century. Garnett was a chemist and physician, having graduated from the University of Edinburgh, where he attended Joseph Black's lectures on chemistry. He was appointed president of both the Royal Physical Society and the Natural History Society. Includes mineralogy, antiquities, medicine, poetry, and obituaries of notables. Provenance: The Gladstone family, from the library at Fasque (bookplates).
Lot 170
NO RESERVE Bookseller.- Prince (John Henry) The Life, Pedestrian Excursions and singular opinions of J.H. Prince, bookseller, first edition, stipple engraved portrait frontispiece, offsetting on to title, some foxing and staining, lightly browned, antique style boards, rare in commerce, large 12mo, Printed for J.H. Prince, 1806.
Lot 174
William Pitt.- Armstrong (Francis) The Triumph of Pitt, An Irregular Ode; Respectfully dedicated to the Friends of his Immortal Memory, The Members of the Pitt Club, first edition, bifolium, drophead title, 4pp., a few autograph corrections and insertions by the author, folds, some foxing and staining, with 3 additional manuscript stanzas in Armstrong's hand on another sheet, C. Collins, [c.1811]; and an autograph manuscript poem by Armstrong, Iberia War Song, 3pp., July 1808, both manuscripts laid down, folds, slightly browned, folio (3 pieces). ⁂ The first mentioned is rare, with only a Chapel Hill, NC, copy recorded by WorldCat. A poem on the virtues and achievements of William Pitt who died in 1806. At the end of this poem is a prospectus for an engraving made from a painting by Armstrong 'in commemoration of the Jubilee, Oct. 25, 1809.'. A note to say that the print will be published on the 25th October, 1811 has been crossed though, and amended with the manuscript note 'as soon as possible' in Armstrong's hand.
![Butchery.- [Plumptre (James) and Thomas Lantaffe]. The Experienced Butcher, shewing the Respectability and Usefulness of his](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2d2ebe10-978c-4494-91c1-af3b00bcf6f6/7098d518-b7ba-4bf3-907e-af3b00bf53e0/468x382.jpg)
Lot 176
Butchery.- [Plumptre (James) and Thomas Lantaffe]. The Experienced Butcher, shewing the Respectability and Usefulness of his Calling..., first edition, stipple-engraved frontispiece and 6 plates of animals by Howitt, majority of sig. B detached, plate 1 and D11&12 upper marginal corner torn and repaired, just touching part of a page number on D11, plates foxed, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, antique style boards, printed label to spine, [Kress S.6198], large 12mo, Printed for Darton, Harvey & Darton, 1816.⁂ Rare. On all aspects of the butcher's trade, from the best breeds, through choosing and purchasing animals at meat markets, driving and slaughtering cattle, the preservation of meat, and the medical aspects of meat-eating.
Lot 184
Bookseller's catalogue.- Spanish & Portuguese books.- Salvá (Vincent) A Catalogue of Spanish and Portuguese books, with occasional literary and bibliographical remarks, 2 parts in 2 vol., some spotting, part 1 original drab boards, original printed label to spine, a few small stains, part 2 modern similar drab boards, both rubbed and little marked, 8vo, M. Calero, Spanish printer, 1826 & 1829.⁂ Rare in commerce. 'probably the first catalogue of a copious and select Spanish library ever published in England.' (Salvá's preface). Complaining of the lack of Spanish bibliography, he says that rather than confine himself to observations on the rarity of the books, or 'the peculiarities of the edition', he has endeavoured to 'discover and correct' errors of previous Spanish historians of the book.
Lot 194
Chartism.- Thomson (William, editor) The Chartist Circular. Published under the Superintendence of the Universal Suffrage Central Committee for Scotland, issues 1-104 from Sept. 28 1839 - Sept. 18 1841, some browning, foxing and staining, contemporary cloth, worn and soiled, folio, Glasgow, W. & W. Miller, 1841.⁂ A loosely inserted letter dated 1965 from Martin Orskey reads: "As promised, I am enclosing the first 104 nos. of The Chartist Circular. This is a good buy, as early radical literature is very rare, and in a few years will be unobtainable. Price £25."
Lot 196
NO RESERVE Crimean War.- Horton (Rev. Edward) A Sermon on the Horrors of War, Preached in the Wesleyan Chapel, Retford on ... the day set apart for national humiliation and prayer, faint marginal finger-staining, original paper wrappers bound-in, small loss to corners, tear to original upper cover, modern cloth-backed stiff paper wrappers, title in manuscript to upper cover, ex-library with labels to upper cover, 8vo, Retford, 1854.⁂ Rare. Only one on WorldCat at the University of Leeds, Brotherton Library.
Lot 207
Butter Making.- Yorkshire.- Smithard (Marian) Practical hints on butter making: being an account of a week's demonstrations on the art of butter making, in the Wolds and East Riding of Yorkshire, organised by the Earl of Londesborough, second edition, 2ff. of advertisements for butter churns at end, pencil underlining in places, some staining or spotting, lightly browned, original printed wrappers, lower joints splitting, but holding, stained, 8vo, Beverley, Printed by Green and Son, 1887.⁂ Rare, with WorldCat and Library Hub recording a Cambridge University copy only (neither stating that a second edition).
Lot 50
NO RESERVE Yorkshire.- Storer (John) On an Ebbing and Flowing Stream. Discovered by Boring in the Harbour of Bridlington, presentation copy from author, inscribed 'To Dr. Payne with Dr. Storer's complim:,' ex-library with small ink-stamp to title and final leaf, all leaves silked, folds, loose as issued, housed in modern cloth folder, 4to, 1815.⁂ Reprinted from the 'Philosophical Transactions' of the Royal Society.Rare in this format with only one copy on Library Hub, at the University of York.
Lot 51
Yorkshire ballooning.- Brown (C.H.) A Letter to a Friend, descriptive of two excursions, with Mr. Coxwell's Balloon, which ascended from the Leeds Royal Gardens March 24th, and 25th, 1856, original light brown pictorial wrappers, chip to top corner of upper cover, lightly stained and creased, 12mo, Leeds, H. Buckley, 1856.⁂ Rare, with only a BL copy traced. Henry Tracey Coxwell (1819-1900), balloonist and surgeon-dentist. In 1845 he founded and edited the first periodical devoted to ballooning, The Balloon, or, Aerostatic Magazine, of which about twelve numbers appeared.
Lot 55
Bibliography.- Poccianti (Michele) Catalogus scriptorum Florentinorum omnis generis, quorum, et memoria extat atque lucubrationes in literas relatae sunt ad nostra usque tempora, collation: *2, A-L8, M4, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, errata f. at end, Florence, Filippo Giunta, 1589 bound with Monti (Zaccaria) Vita Kyriaci Strozae. Auctior, collation: A4, woodcut Plantin device to title, woodcut head- and tail-piece and decorative initial, Paris, Adrien Périer for the House of Plantin, 1604, together 2 works in 1 vol., blind-stamps at beginning and end, some marginal staining, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, little stained, small 4to (231 x 156mm.) ⁂ Two rare works, with an impeccable provenance. I: First edition of the first bibliography of Florentine writers and indeed one of the first regional bibliographies. Literature: Adams P1677; EDIT 16 CNCE 28808. II: Rare first separate edition of the life of the Greek scholar Ciriaco Strozzi. Provenance: Zaccaria Monti, author of the second work and nephew of its subject (autograph marginalia and notes on two leaves bound between Poccianti's Catalogus and the Vita Kyriaci Strozae); 'Moreau Mod. Paris' (17th century ink ownership inscription to first title); Theological Institute of Connecticut, East Windsor Hill (now defunct; blind stamps on the first and last three leaves).
Lot 56
NO RESERVE Caranza (Pedro Calderón de) Practica Espiritual de una Religiosa, title with woodcut vignette, full-page woodcut to 2†8 and verso of final leaf, lacking 2†8 of opening tabla (including woodcut to verso), some damp-staining at beginning and end, light spotting and occasional browning, gutter split at a few points, later vellum with ties, manuscript title to spine, remains of label to spine foot, rubbed and toned, [Wilkinson 2385], 8vo, Medina del Campo, Sanctiago del Canto, 1595.⁂ A rare Spanish work on the spiritual practice of nuns. Provenance: Del Colegio dela Comp[añía] de Jesus de Ubeda/ Diole el ?8. Diego de Mora año de 1699 (ink inscription to title and 2†3).
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