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Click here to subscribeAn early 18th Century and later oak court cupboard. The upper section with moulded cornice and carved frieze with pendant drops and a pair of panelled cupboard doors, the base with two large panelled cupboard doors enclosing a single shelf. Bears label for S. & H. Jewell, 131-2 High Holborn, London, W.C.1. 56 x 22 3/4 x 59"
Antquity.- Drakenborghius. - Antiquitatum Romanarum Descriptio, part 1 only, manuscript, 312pp, text confined to left-hand half of each page, with some notes on the right, little marking, shelf-mark on paste-down and fly-leaf, contemporary half vellum, worn, spine defective, 4to, [eighteenth century]. Spine labelled `Dicata Diligentissimi Drakenberghi ad Antiq. Rom. Burmanni Pars I`. Presumably an (apparently unpublished) commentary on or expansion of Petrus Burmannus` short Antiquitatum Romanarum brevis Descriptio (Frankfurt 1742 and later).
Culverwell (Nathaniel) - An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature, separate title to Spiritual Opticks , some neat contemporary translations of the Greek in margins, title a little dust-soiled and creased with shelf-numbers, fore-edge nearly reinforced, library level on reverse, modern full calf, gilt, [Wing C7569], 1652. Rare. Culverwell, one of the principal scholars of the seventeenth century, delivered this important series of sermons in the chapel of Emmanuel College Cambrdge in 1645-46. In them he examines the relationship between reason and faith, and forms one of the first attempts in English Protestantism to stress the role of reason in ethics and to develop a doctrine of natural law .
Franklin (Dr. Benjamin) - The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Containing his Life and Essays, toned, later bookplate, contemporary boards, chipped and damaged, G. Sommerville, Glasgow, 1819 § Napier (Charles) An Account of the War in Portugal Between Don Pedro and Don Miguel, 2 vol., manuscript library name and shelf numbers to titles, contemporary calf, rubbed, T & W Boone, 1836, plus 32 other vol., 8vo (35)
Waller (Edmund) - Poems, &c., lacking final blank, contemporary ink names on title and final leaf and some other leaves with a few annotations, soiled and stained, title reinforced at edges and inner margin, O4 torn, contemporary sheep with gilt arms on upper cover, rebacked, corners repaired, for Henry Herringman, 1664; The Works, edited by Fenton, 2 engraved portraits by Vertue, the first after Kneller, engraved title, plate, head- & tail-pieces and initials, spotted, frontispiece lightly offset on title, both with water-staining to upper outer corner, engraved bookplate of Buchley Park, Worcs. and shelf-label of Pull Court Library, contemporary reversed calf, rebacked, I.Tonson, 1729; The Works, contemporary ink signature of Lucy Molyneux on title and book-label of Lucy Hutton on front pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, joints split, spine ends worn, Glasgow, R. & A.Foulis, 1752, all rubbed, 8vo & 4to (3)
engraver ) The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry engraver ) The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, engraved title and 84 engraved plates, 1 plate trimmed and mounted, title slightly soiled, some foxing and light offsetting, ex-library copy with stamp to verso of title, contemporary diced russia, rebacked preserving original backstrip, shelf markings to spine, g.e., lower crease cracked, worn, oblong 4to, W.Watts , 1779 [-1886].
An Arts & Crafts Moorish style mahogany writing desk in the manner of Christopher Dresser, with single shelf and two drawer superstructure above writing surface with two side drawers below, raised on four outstretched turned legs 125 x 65 x 50cm (49 x 25 x 20in) The baize top is worn and torn, lifting at the edges. There is a water mark to the shelf. The front corner joints to the superstructure have been repaired. General wear commensurate with age and use. Stained and with some dry cracks. leather writing top replaced with baize, one drawer cracked and 1 side brass rail missing.
Antique Books Novels and Tales by The Earl of Beaconsfield, Eleven (11) Volumes. 1881. London: Longmans, Green and Co., Hughenden Edition. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson and Co. Edinburgh and London. Hardback. Vignettes of Hughenden Manor on title pages, b/w frontispiece portrait in Volume I. Vivian Grey; Vol II. The Young Duke, Court Alarcos; Vol III Contarini Fleming, The Rise of Iskander: Vol IV, Alroy, Ision in Heaven, The Infernal Marriage, Popanilla. Cover & Back Board Light Wear from moving in & out of shelf. Vol V. Henrietta Temple, Cover & Back Board Light Wear from moving out of shelf. Vol. VI, Venetia, Cover & Back Board Light Wear from moving out of shelf. Vol VII. The New Generation, Cover & Back Board Light Wear from moving out of shelf. Vol VIII. Sybil or The Two Nations. Vol IX. Tancred or The New Crusade. Cover & Back Board Light Wear from moving out of shelf. Vol X. Lothair, Cover & Back Board Light Wear from moving out of shelf. Vol XI. Endymion, b/w frontispiece sitting portrait. A lovely set. Half brown polished morocco with gilt rules, gilt top edges, raised bands, gilt spines. Marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers. Clean and bright, wear to joints. Some wear to the half leather from reading. Some bumping of corners and some losses bottom edging of book. Interior of Book in Excellent Condition. Shipping $68.00 (estimate $800-$1,000)
Early to Mid 20th Century Vernis Martin Vitrine Bronze & Brass Mounted Wood and Curved Glass Vitrine, Courting Scene By the Well, Galleried Brass Rail, Red Marble Top. Two Side Painted Panels of the Woods. Signed Illegible Lower Right. Bowfronted Case Fitted to the Interior with Two Glass Shelves & One Wooden Shelf. Very Good Condition, Some Losses to Painting. Light Loss to the Patina & Oxidation on the Bronze Mounts. Measures 54-3/4 Inches Tall, 27 Inches Wide and 13-1/2 Inches Deep. We will not ship this item due to its size. We will happily recommend a list of outside vendors upon request. (estimate $1,000-$1,500)
Galapagos Worlds End Book G. P. Putnam`s Sons, New York, Copyright & Published 1924. Hardcover Book Very good condition. Is protected in custom stiff archival Mylar Cover in good condition. First Edition. 443 pages of text including an index. Original Red hardcover cloth & Leather Half binding with Red Leather tipped corners; minor bump to the bottom of the spine and edge, and minimal soiling and shelf wear. Illustrated with 24 tipped-in color plates by Isabel Cooper, and 83 photographs mostly by John Tee-Van. Shipping $26.00 Estimate ($800-$1,200)
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A French small gilt bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood marquetry hanging corner cupboard, in the style of Martin Carlin, late 19th century, the cupboard door with applied Sèvres style porcelain plaque framed with shell form ormolu, flanked top and bottom with shelves decorated with swag form ormolu, 73cm high CONDITION REPORT: door locked, veneers missing on top shelf, also to back, minor scratches and splits to veneer,
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