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Lot 55
COUNTRY HOUSE GUIDESRODENHURST, T. A description of Hawkstone, the seat of Sir Richard Hill, Bart. Shrewsbury: T. Wood, 1784. 2nd edition, 12mo., modern half calf, marbled boards, book plate of John Bury, ESTC T88047 listing only the British Library and Bodleian copies; Mavor, William Fordyce New description of Blenheim the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough: containing a full account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture. New and improved edition. London: T. Cadell, 1793. 8vo., engraved frontispiece, folding map of the gardens, park and plantations, original paper wrappers, printed paper label on the upper cover, lacking paper spine, with the library stamp of the Duke of Palmela on the title page, ESTC T80848 listing only four copies in the UK and one in the USA; Oxford A new pocket companion for Oxford: or, the guide through the University … to which are added descriptions of the buildings, tapestry, paintings, sculptures, temples, gardens, &c. at Blenheim, Ditchley, Heythrop, Nuneham and Stow. New edition. Oxford: for J. Cooke, 1793. 12mo., folding engraved map, 6 engraved plates, 19th century quarter calf, paper boards, by Bretherton 1850, book plate of John Bury, ESTC N41589 listing copies only at the British Library and the Bodleian, with 3 in the USA; Ibbotson, Henry The visitor's guide to Castle-Howard, the seat of the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Carlisle, containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, statues, busts, monuments and other objects of interest … the York and Scarboro' Railway; and visit of Her Majesty to Castle-Howard, August 1850. Part 1 [all published]. Ganthorpe: by the author, 1851. 8vo., modern paper boards, with original printed spine label remounted, book plate of John Bury, General Information at the front of the work informs the reader that "The mansion of Castle-Howards may be seen daily on application to Mrs. Parker, the housekeeper: and the Gardens, Pleasure Grounds &c., on application to Mr. Law, the highly respected and talented gardener." (4)
![OCKHAM PARK [SURREY] - ORIGINAL GRASS SPECIMENS"OCKHAM GRASSES - NO. 1" (AS LETTERED ON COVER0 Large folio (48.5 x 35cm.) Man](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/80c1eebc-57e7-4158-95af-a9af00acf388/06f8cd71-cba5-4a88-82bd-a9ce00bc9082/468x382.jpg)
Lot 230
OCKHAM PARK [SURREY] - ORIGINAL GRASS SPECIMENS"OCKHAM GRASSES - NO. 1" (AS LETTERED ON COVER0 Large folio (48.5 x 35cm.) Manuscript leaf dedicated to the Rt Hon. the Earl of Lovelace, manuscript index leaf listing 34 pages of specimens of grasses, each captioned and with facing ms. description "drawn from Sinclair’s ‘Hortus Graminus Woburnensis’, contemporary half calf, red morocco label on upper cover, head and tail of spine wornProvenance: Ockham Park, the seat of the Earl and Countess of Lovelace, was largely rebuilt by Lord Chancellor King, who died in 1734, and more completely altered by the late Lord King, ancestor to the Earl of Lovelace, who died in 1833. The house was gutted by fire in 1948.
![[Shaw, Stebbing]. A Tour in 1787, from London to the Western Highlands of Scotland. Including Excursions to the Lakes of West](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/bf4911eb-d0e9-428e-a339-a9d900e12ae8/1ec40f21-afde-4a8f-8e61-a9d9011b5251/468x382.jpg)
Lot 58
[Shaw, Stebbing]. A Tour in 1787, from London to the Western Highlands of Scotland. Including Excursions to the Lakes of Westmorland and Cumberland, with Minute Descriptions of the principal Seats, Castles, Ruins, &c. throughout the Tour, 1st edition, London: L. Davis [&c.], [1788], presentation copy with inscription to verso of a6 "From the author to C.C., 29 Oct. 1791", occasional light spotting, armorial bookplate to upper pastedown with motto 'Juxta Salopiam' (possibly of Charles Chadwick 1753-1829), upper hinge repaired, contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original morocco title label, corners neatly repaired, 12mo Rare. ESTC T106641. Charles Chadwick FSA (1753-1829) of Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire, assisted Rev. Stebbing Shaw with his research regarding Mavesyn Ridware for inclusion in his History and Antiquities of Staffordshire published 1798-1801. In his History and Antiquities of Staffordshire, Stebbing Shaw says "To Lieutenant Colonel Chadwick and Charles Chadwick esq., I am indebted for the contribution of several curious plates and other valuable assistance, particularly to the latter for a most full and perfect history of Mavesyn Ridware, the seat of their ancestors from the conquest." (see preface to vol. 1, p.1). (1)
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