We found 96580 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 96580 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
96580 item(s)/page
Lot 174
RUSSIALEPEKHIN (IVAN IVANOVICH) Dnevnyia zapiski puteshestviia po raznym provintsiam Rossiiskogo gosudarstva [Diaries of a Journey Through Various Provinces of the Russian State in 1768 and 1769[-1772], 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, half-titles in volumes 2 and 3, 52 engraved plates on 45 sheets (most folding), 3 folding engraved maps, some plates shaved within but not touching image, volumes 1-3 contemporary calf, gilt red and green morocco lettering labels, old paper shelf numeral in upper compartment, red edges, volume 4 non-uniform early half calf, gilt red morocco lettering label, some rubbing [Nissen ZBI 2450; Svodnyi katalog 31612, citing 12 preliminary pages in volume 3, our set with 6, seemingly complete], 4to (volume 4 taller), St. Petersburg, 1771-1772-1780-1805Footnotes:RARE first edition of an account of important expeditions led by Lepekhin, at the direction of the St. Petersburg Academy, to study the natural resources and economic state of Russia. 'The Diaries are a rich collection of natural science and ethnographic information relating to the Volga area, the Urals and adjacent northwestern Kazakhstan and western Siberia, and northern European Russia' (Dictionary of Scientific Biography). Lepekhin gave special attention to the description of upwards of 300 species of animals, 100 birds, and insects, cultivation of plants and forestry, and geology, in which he 'closely approached an understanding of the possibility of change caused by external conditions' (D.S.B.). No copies traced on Rare Book Hub.Provenance: A.I. Ward, bookplate, all volumes. Volumes 1 and 2 with small red stamp on verso of title, and (also volume 3) ink numeral in gutter margin of title. Volume 4 with small circular stamp of Lenin Library on p.41.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 9
CARTER (SUSANNAH)The Frugal Housewife, or Complete Woman Cook. Wherein the Art of Dressing all Sorts of Viands with Cleanliness, Decency and Elegance, is Explained in Five Hundred Approved Receipts... And Making of English Wines... With Various Bills of Fare, one engraved plate (of 2?), 12 woodcut illustrations of bills of fare, some mainly light browning and soiling, corners of title slightly chipped, paper flaw to I1 with loss of blank margin, contemporary sheep, rebacked with red morocco spine label, rubbed, corners restored [cf. Bitting pp.78-79; Maclean pp.23-24; Oxford p.122-123, all describing other editions], 12mo, F. Newbery, [c.1775-1780]Footnotes:UNRECORDED EARLY EDITION OF THIS POPULAR AND INFLUENTIAL COOKBOOK, THE AUTHOR'S ONLY PUBLICATION. Little is known of Susannah Carter, other than the fact that she hailed from Clerkenwell as mentioned on the title-page. The work was first published in 1765 by Francis Newbery in London, and some two or three years later by James Hoey in Dublin (Maclean located 3 copies of the 1765 edition in America, but none are now listed on ESTC or in auction records). In 1772 the book was reprinted in London and Boston, the American edition being only the second cookbook printed in America, following Eliza Smith's Compleat Housewife (Williamsburg, 1742). Carter went on to become extremely well-known across the Atlantic as subsequent editions were expanded and adapted to include American recipes.The date of the present copy is uncertain. The fact that the imprint is that of 'F. Newbery' indicates that it was printed before Francis Newbery's death in 1780, whereupon his widow Elizabeth carried on the business under the imprint 'E. Newbery'. However, the editions prior to and including a Dublin edition of around 1775 comprise 168 or 180 pages, whereas ours, and later editions, were expanded to 192 pages. All of this would tend to suggest that our copy is dated between 1775 and 1780. As no collation has been found, it is not clear if there should be only one plate in this copy but other editions generally have two.Provenance: 'Catherine Jones, her book 1785', inscription on front paste-down; manuscript recipes in a nineteenth century hand below inscription and on rear free endpaper; Cardiff Public Libraries, old ink stamps on paste-downs and on verso of title (with shelf number in ink).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 451
A French mahogany wardrobe, circa 1860 and later, the moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors enclosing a hanging space, raised on a plinth base, 242cm high, 145cm wide, 67cm deepProvenance: Property from a Private CollectionCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use,The rear third appears to have been joined on, it is fabric covered and appears to be pine beneath - it appears to be designed to fit into an alcove with the mahogany front exposed to be viewed in the room, the interior is similarly lined, there is a hanging rail and a covered shelf, Old chips and losses to some areas of moulding, there are scuffs and marks to the sides, these would benefit from a polishThe doors are slightly bowed, there is an old lock but no key is present, the lock is unlocked at time of reportThe wire work to the doors is later, to one door in particular there are losses and breaks Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 404
A Regency goncalo alves side cabinet, circa 1820, in the manner of John McLean, the Carrara marble top above the rounded panel doors, 91cm high, 86cm wide, 24cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use,Some old chips and cracks, especially to the backboards,Polished, Chips and losses to the edges and extremities of the marble top, there is some darker stain residue to the surface of the marble too - probably excess from when it was last polishedThere is a key opperating the lock at time of report, the lock will engage with the key but the bars do not stay engaged if pushed - the lock probably requires some attentionPlease see additional images for visual reference to conditionAdditional measurements:The shelf is 18.5cm deep internallyCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 31
An Edwardian mahogany writing table, the raised back with two brass pierced galleries, two pairs of drawers, joined by a central shaped shelf, the base with a hinged fall front enclosing a baize lined interior, above two frieze drawers, on square tapering legs, with 'X' shaped stretcher and brass feet, 83cm wide.
Lot 70
A good quality Edwardian Arts and Crafts mahogany Display Cabinet, the crested gallery style cornice with four short square pillars, inlaid with copper, white metal and wood in organic style, above a shelved and velvet lined display set on three sides with leaded glass incorporating coloured glass organic decoration to the doors and recessed behind a pair of square section columns over an open shelf with inlaid doors beneath, supported on square taper legs and inlaid brackets on shallow spreading feet, 201cm high by 98cm wide by 39cm deep
Lot 71
A good quality early 20th century Arts and Crafts oak Mirrored Back Sideboard, possibly by Maple & Co., flat canted moulded edge cornice above a pierced and mirrored back supported by a pair of tapering columns, the lower portion with a plain rectangular top above an offset drawer flanked to one side by a full height door enclosing a shelf and a zinc four-bottle cellarette above another door enclosing shelves, black painted organic devices to superstructure and base, copper organic shape door hinges, copper and brass handles and escutcheon plates, all raised on four square taper legs and spade feet, 166cm high by 153cm wide by 54cm deep
Loading...-
96580 item(s)/page