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Lot 155
Lyell (Charles). Principles of Geology, Being an Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface, by Reference to Causes now in Operation, 3 volumes, 1st edition, John Murray, 1830-33, engraved frontispiece to volume I, hand-coloured frontispieces to volumes II & III, four maps (two hand-coloured & two folding), four engraved plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations and diagrams, lacking pp. 497-498 of index at end of volume I, bound without half titles to volumes I & III and advertisements at front of volume I, some light offsetting and scattered spotting, Bedfordshire General Library ink stamps and manuscript shelf numbers to titles and at end of volumes II & III, hinges reinforced, booklabels of T. Elger, manuscript note 'Purchased at Library Sale (1868)' to volume I front pastedown, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked and repaired, spines with red labels, 8vo, with a loose one page autograph letter signed by Charles Lyell, dated January 1851, giving a new address at Rivermead, Hampton Wick, mounted on pink paper with manuscript note beneath, old folds Dibner 96; Horblit 70; Norman 1398; PMM 344. Charles Lyell popularised the doctrine of uniformitarianism, first suggested by James Hutton, which presumes that the same natural laws and processes that operate in the universe now, have always operated in the past and apply everywhere in the universe. The central argument in Principles, and one that had a notable influence on the young Charles Darwin, was that 'the present is the key to the past' and that geological remains from a distant past can be explained by reference to observable geological processes now in operation. (3)
Lot 26
Jewitt (John Rodgers). A Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt; only survivor of the crew of the Ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the savages of Nootka Sound: With an account of the manners, mode of living, and religious opinions of the natives, 2nd edition, printed by Seth Richards, Middletown, 1815, engraved frontispiece (offsetting to title), a few light spots, library bookplate remnant and manuscript shelf numbers at front, contemporary tree sheep, neat reback, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of Samuel Patterson, Experienced in the Pacific Ocean and many other parts of the world, with an account of the Feegee and Sandwich Islands, 1st edition, Palmer, May 1, 1817, some spotting and browning, blindstamp at head of title, small red ink number inscription to title verso, contemporary sprinkled calf, neat reback, 8vo First work Sabin 36123. First published in 1807, this expanded edition was edited by Richard Alsop in 1815, one of two editions in this year, the other with the Loomis and Richards imprint with two plates. Jewitt was an armourer aboard the Boston, which arrived in Nootka Sound in 1803, and he apparently along with one other crewman (despite the title stating he was the lone survivor) survived and spent three years in captivity there before being rescued in 1805. (2)
Lot 654
Godwin (William). Lives of the Necromancers: Or, an account of the most eminent in successive ages, who have claimed for themselves, or to whom has been imputed by others, the Exercise of Magical Power, 1st edition, 1834, bound without advertisement leaf, some scattered spotting, small manuscript note and shelf number (crossed-through) to title, contemporary tan half calf, University of St Andrews gilt stamp and shelf number to spine, a little rubbed, 8vo (1)
Lot 1297
A late Victorian walnut and ebonised sideboard in the "Aesthetic" manner, the upper part fitted open shelf and inset with three rectangular bevelled mirror panels, on spindle turned supports, the base with angled sides, fitted single frieze drawer, cupboard under enclosed by a pair of bevelled glazed doors, flanked by open shelves to sides and with open shelf under, on turned front legs, 61ins wide x 16.5ins deep x 59ins high
Lot 1337
A pair of 20th Century French stained wood and brass mounted oval display cabinets with green veined marble slabs to top, each fitted one shaped plate shelf and with mirrored base to interior, enclosed by a single glazed door, on square tapered legs and rectangular swept-in undertiers, 31ins wide x 19.5ins deep x 60.25ins high (mirrored base of one cracked)
Lot 949
An Edwardian mahogany display cabinet, circa 1910, hand painted decoration all over with floral swags and line inlay, broken swan neck pediment over twin glazed doors enclosing two shelves, flanked by two further doors with bowfronted glass enclosing two shelves, raised on a gallery of four squared baluster supports, and painted panels to the back, the base with serpentine shaped front, single bowed drawer with two small oval cast brass handles with urn decoration, over central twin doors, panels painted with musical instruments and weapons, enclosing a single shelf, flanked by two inverse bowed glazed doors, enclosing single shelves, all raised on six square section tapering legs with spade feet, together with three keys for the doors, 122 by 54 by 229cm high.
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