Newton (John) A Help to Calculation. Or two tables: the one of decimal numbers, and the other of their logarithmes, for the ready converting of sexagenary tables into decimal, and the contrary, first edition, title within ruled border, tables, ink stamp to title verso, 20th century half morocco, [Tomash & Williams N33; Wing N1060], small 4to, Joseph Moxon, 1657.⁂ Rare. "The present work, published by Joseph Moxon for sale in his instrument shop, is designed to aid in the conversion from sexagesimal to decimal numbers so that problems in astronomy, navigation, etc. can more easily be solved using the standard logarithmic tables. After a short introduction, the majority of the volume is taken up by the tables." - Tomash & Williams.Provenance: The Royal Society (ink stamp).
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Oughtred (William) Clavis mathematicæ denuo limata, sive potius fabricata, 4 parts in 1 vol., title within ruled border, woodcut initials, head-pieces and diagrams, ink stamps to endpaper and pastedown, contemporary ink inscriptions to endpaper, contemporary calf, upper joint splitting, extremities a little rubbed, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Tomash & Williams O40, 45, 47, 52; Wing 0574], 8vo, Oxford, Leonard Lichfield for Thomas Robinson, 1652.⁂ The third edition of this work and the last to be printed in Oughtred's lifetime, includes a treatise on dialling translated in Latin by Christopher Wren. Provenance: J. Wilson (ink inscription with "Donum V. Cl. R. Smith" below); Land Thüringen Landesbibliothek Altenburg (ink stamp).
Ozanam (Jacques) L'Usage du compas de proportion: explique & demontre d'une maniere courte & facile, engraved folding plate with 2 images, contemporary vellum, preserved in custom drop-back box, The Hague, Henri van Bulderen, 1691; [Another edition], 2 engraved plates, title a little soiled with erased name to recto and ink stamp of Dresden library to verso, light marginal soiling, 20th century marbled boards with old calf spine, spine ends repaired, Paris, Jean Jombert, 1700, titles with woodcut decorations, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces and diagrams, [Tomash & Williams O70 & O71], 8vo (2)
Playford (John) Vade mecum, or the necessary companion, containing, 1. Sir S. Morland's perpetual almanack... 2. The computation of years... 3. The reduction of weights and measures. 4. The ready casting up any number of farthings [&c.] With Sir Samuel Morland's new table for guinneys... 5. The interest, and rebate of money, the forbearance, discompt, and purchase of annuities, at 6 per cent. 6. The rates of post-letters... 7. The rates or fares of coach-men [&c.], first edition, dedication f., engraved portrait of Samuel Morland, 3 engraved and numerous woodcut tables, small repair to title fore-margin, modern morocco-backed boards, [Kress (Supplement) S.595; Tomash & Williams P95; Wing P2505], small 8vo, by A. G. and J. P., 1679.⁂ Rare in first edition. Provenance: Royal Society, London (ink stamp to foot of dedication).
Scheffelt (Michael) Pes mechanicus artificialis, oder neu-erfundener Mass-Stab auf welchem alle Proportiones der gantzen Matheseos ohne muhsames Rechnen, first edition, Gothic letter, title printed in red and black, woodcut initials and head-pieces, engraved frontispiece and 11 plates, spotting, ink stamp to title, modern antique-style vellum ink lettering to spine, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Tomash & Williams S31; VD17 39:121551N], 4to, Ulm, Wagner, for the author, 1699.⁂ Provenance: "Ex bibliotheca Viennensi" (ink stamp).
Scheffelt (Michael) Unterricht vom Proportionalzirkel. Neue, durchgehends umgearbeitete und mit einer historischen Einleitung vermehrte Auflage, von Johann Ephraim Scheibel, Gothic letter, 8 engraved folding plates, occasional foxing or browning, title with ink stamp to verso and ink inscription to recto, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary boards, rather rubbed and soiled, [T&W S30 (or S34, a duplicate entry); VD18 13411578], Breslau, Johann Friedrich Korn, 1781; Instrumentum proportionum..., Gothic letter, title printed in red and black with woodcut decoration, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, 12 engraved folding plates, a few ff. with upper corners repaired, later boards, [T&W S29; VD18 13578731], Ulm, Daniel Bartholomaeus und Sohn, 1755, 4to (2)
Schott (Gaspar) Cursus Mathematicus, sive Absoluta omnium mathematicarum disciplinarum encyclopedia, first edition, double column, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces and diagrams, engraved additional title page, folding engraved table and 41 plates (some folding), engraved title cropped at outer margin, small ink stamp to printed title, browning, heavy in places, later vellum, title in manuscript on spine, a little soiled, endpapers renewed, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Tomash & Williams S54; VD17 12:196809B], folio, Wurzburg, Heirs of Martin Schonwetter, 1661.⁂ Includes chapters on varied subjects such as astronomy, geography, horology, mechanics, hydrostatics, optics, military architecture, music and surveying.Provenance: "Colloredo" (ink stamp to title).
Sundials.- Clavius (Christoph) Gnomonices libri octo, first edition, title within engraved architectural border, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces and diagrams, printers device above colophon, occasional very light marginal dampstaining and minor browning, bookplates and book labels to pastedown, ink stamp to title and final f., contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine, joints splitting, a few wormholes to covers, lacking 4 pairs of ties, [Edit16 12671; Tomash & Williams C101], folio, Rome, Francesco Zanetti, 1581.⁂ First edition of the most important and substantial work on gnomonics published to that date.Provenance: "Abbatiae Carcerum" (i.e. the abbey of Santa Maria delle Carceri (near Padua), engraved bookplate on inside covers); Rev. Antonio de Lazzaris, canon of the Congregation of San Giorgio (inscription on inside front cover); "TA" (red monogram stamp).
NO RESERVE Time measurement.- Ungerer (Alfred) Les horloges astronomiques et monumentales les plus remarquables de l'Antiquité jusqu'à nos jours, first edition, illustrations, later green cloth, Strasbourg, 1931 § Littrow (Joseph Johann von) Calendariographie oder Anleitung alle Arten Kalender zu verfertigen, Gothic letter, Library of Congress duplicate stamp to endpaper, library cloth, Vienna, J. G. Heubner, 1828, [Tomash & Williams U2 & L118]; and 2 others, similar, 4to & 8vo (4)
Wolff (Christian Johann von) Mathematisches Lexicon, first edition, Gothic letter, title printed in red and black, diagrams and illustrations, engraved frontispiece, ink stamp and inscription to title, bookplate, contemporary calf, Leipzig, Johann Friedrich Gleditsch, 1716 § Heilbronner (Johann Christoph) Versuch einer mathematischen Historie, erster Theil, Gothic letter, browning, eighteenth-century blue wrappers, uncut, preserved in custom drop-back box, Frankfurt und Leipzig, Samuel Wohler, 1739, [Tomash & Williams W104; H95], 8vo (2)
Babbage (Charles) The Exposition of 1851; or, Views of the Industry, the Science, and the Government of England, first edition, half-title, ex-library copy with ink stamp to title and book label, original cloth, spine slightly faded and with small nick at head, cloth chemise and slip-case, [Tomash & Williams B24; Van Sinderen 61; Norman 95; Origins of Cyberspace 67], 8vo, John Murray, 1851.⁂ "Babbage had been proposed to head the Industrial Commission for the Great Exhibition of 1851, but was rejected because of his early radicalism and his conflicts with the government over the Difference Engine. Resentful over his treatment, Babbage decided to publish a book on the Exhibition to set before the public the ideas that he otherwise would have presented to the Exhibition's governing committees. Babbage's Difference Engine, although certainly one of the engineering marvels of the nineteenth century, was not included in the Exhibition" (Norman).
Bion (Nicolas) The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments, translated and edited by Edmund Stone, 2 parts in 1, including supplement, second English edition, woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces, 30 folding engraved plates, small portion of loss to plate 7 margin, occasional very light browning, some spotting, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked and recornered, covers worn and repaired, [Baillie p.145; Tardy p.36; Tomash & Williams B160], folio, J. Richardson, 1758⁂ Provenance: Bindon Blood (1755-1855, ink stamp to verso of title, dated 1793 in manuscript); Cardinal Hayes Library, New York, Manhattan College, (blindstamp to title).
Brewster (Sir David) Letters on Natural Magic, Addressed to Sir Walter Scott, first edition, text illustrations, including 2 with movable parts, contemporary brown straight-grain morocco with gilt stamp to upper cover, extremities rubbed, [Origins of Cyberspace 47; Tomash & Williams B248; Toole Stott 136], small 8vo, John Murray, 1832.⁂ Includes mention of Babbage's engine: "Of all the machines which have been constructed in modern times, the calculating machine is doubtless the most extraordinary..."Provenance: Law Society of Upper Canada (gilt stamp to upper cover).
NO RESERVE Computer conferences.- Chu (Jeffrey Chuan) Proceedings Of A Symposium On Large Scale Digital Computing Machines, illustrations, original cloth-backed wrappers, stamp to upper cover, wear to spine, [Lemont, IL], 1953 § Birkhoff (Garrett) and others. Transactions of the symposium on fluid mechanics and computing, 2 vol., original cloth, New York, 1953-54 § Cybernetics. Circular causal, and feedback mechanisms in biological and social systems. Transactions of the sixth conference March 24-25, 1949, New York, bookplate of Princeton University, library cloth, original wrappers bound in, New York, 1950, [Tomash & Williams C87, B169, G92 & V33]; and 9 others, conferences and symposia, 8vo (13)
Edward VII Art Nouveau silver and green glass desk stand, the rounded oblong tray with whiplash double pen-rest flanked by two green glass bottles, each with hinged silver cover and pierced gallery, sponsor Martin Hall & Co Ltd, Sheffield 1904, on four tapering supports, 17cm wide, retailers stamp beneath of Manoah Rhodes & Sons Ltd, Bradford, numbered 1385, 18.2toz gross approx Condition: Both hinged covers to inkwells slightly 'sprung'. Metal polish residue to glass bodies can be easily removed. Tray surface has light superficial scratching but overall sound. **General condition consistent with age.
E.Leitz Wetzlar brass and black-lacquered microscope, the main tube with rack-and-pinion coarse focus adjusting, over three objectives and a circular stage with plano-convex swivel mirror on Y-shaped base, printed card 'Mikroskop Nr110436', the mahogany case with matching numbered stamp to door edge, with trays of further pieces and objectives, the case 34cm high Condition: Appears in good original order but untested and unwarranted. **General condition consistent with age
Regency Campaign-style brass-bound rosewood 'Tompson Patent' writing box or lap desk, the hinged rectangular cover with vacant central brass cartouche and bound edges, enclosing gilt-tooled Morocco pouches for Days of the Week, over pen tray, lidded compartments and ink bottle apertures, hinged plush-covered writing slope with GRP Patent lock, and oval stamp 'Tompson Patent with Royal Arms', the sides with flush-fitted handles, 51cm x 26.5cm x 18cm high Condition: Hinged cover has an 8.5cm crack to centre left side, ink stain to rear left corner, otherwise superficial scratching, brass ware in original condition but rather dull, wear to sides of a couple of pouches to underside of cover, some tears to sides of card pouch behind this, very minor losses to pen tray, possibly one ink bottle missing, some discolouration and fraying to edges of plush writing slope and missing its tabs, rod missing to right edge which would release panel to secret drawers (accessed via right hand inkwell aperture), - **General condition consistent with age
Mountaineering Interest - Smith, Albert - 'The New Game of the Ascent of Mont Blanc', believed second edition circa 1861, comprising: game board of eight linen-backed folding sections, each with hand-coloured lithographic prints, A.N. Myers & Co, London W., from C. Adler Printing Establishment Hamburg, verso with pair of original wine Morocco covers and purple stamp of Emma S. Windsor, Kindergarten, Toy, and Crawling Rug Depot, 50 Harrington Road, South Kensington, S.W., together with painted bone spinning 'Teetotum' of octagonal form, five of six 'men' and original box with gilt Morocco title to the cloth-hinged cover plus approximately seventy associated German brass counters stamped Spiel Marke and 'Fortuna' or 'Kechen Pfennig', the game sheet 52.5cm x 40cm (open), the box 23cm x 15cm x 5cm high Condition: Game sheet appears slightly trimmed to lower edge, light foxing and staining particularly along joins, a few further dark marks as per image, scattered foxing verso but wine Morocco covers are sound, game sheet may have had an outer slip case (now lacking), rule book missing, one coloured counter missing, German brass counters believed to be associated, box in good original order with only a few light speckles, cloth hinge intact, extremely light scuffing to corners, but overall sound - **General condition consistent with age
East India Company 12 bore full stocked flintlock holster pistol, circa 1840, the round steel barrel 9" with swivel ram-rod and stamped with English proof at the breach, the lock plate with swan neck cock and EIC lion and with small Turkish/Persian stamp to the tail of the plate, the walnut stop with brass furniture and small lanyard rim, 15" overall Condition: Cock appears to be seized, signs of surface wear, scratching, light denting to walnut stock, barrel showing signs of tarnish, trigger appears to be moving, - would advise viewing in person prior to bidding - **General condition consistent with age
Robert Burrows (fl.1851-1856) - Oil on canvas - Lock scene with two figures fishing, signed and dated 1870 lower left, 24cm x 33cm, in a gilt gesso frame Condition: The reverse with stamp for Geo Rowney & Co, Rathbone Place and Oxford Street, some touching in and re varnished. **General condition consistent with age
Hilda Benjamin (Grace) Sexton (1904-1965) - Cotswold School Arts & Crafts applique panel in felt and silk, Still-life of flowers, unsigned, 59cm x 49cm, in an ornate carved and glazed frame, verso with Rowley Gallery stamp. Artist Resale Right may apply Condition: Some minor discolouration to the border - **General condition consistent with age
Modern Design - 1960's period Danish teak dining suite comprising: Arne Vodder for Vamo Sonderborg teak dining chairs having stamp and Danish control mark (two carvers, four standards), together with an extending table stamped Skovmano & Andersen, bearing Danish control mark, with two insertions raised on removable tapered cylindrical legs, 225cm x 124cm fully extended Condition: Replacement seat covers, there are a couple of heat marks on the table top - see additional images, loose joints on one standard dining chair - **General condition consistent with age
Stamp Collection includes 5 stamp booklets subjects include The Australian Bicentenary, Birds, The National Trust, The Great Tudors, Edward and Sophie and Orchids. Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Zeppelin LZ127 Mechanic Josef Braun signed 75th ann Zeppelin stamp miniature sheet Republika Malagasy. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
TU144 Russian Concorde small miniature stamp sheet and RAF Upavon Concorde 002 1970 flown RAF cover. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
German Stamp collection includes mint Reich 20 Milliones stamp sheet, mint 10 Milliones stamp sheet and two full pages of used German stamps some rare interesting postmarks. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Vintage postal collection dating back to the 1930s includes interesting handwritten letters , documents, air mail, stamp sheets and envelopes from some interesting locations such as the house of commons letters with some rare stamps. Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Sir Winston Churchill stamp collection two Stanley Gibbons albums one has 18 pages of interesting stamps from around the commonwealth countries include Bermuda, British Honduras, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Pitcairn Islands, St Lucia, St Helena, Swaziland and Tristan Da Cunha the album is empty. Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
A Russian sapphire and diamond cross over cluster ring, set with a round diamond and round sapphire each with a surround diamonds and sapphires, the diamond weighing approx. 0.25ct, a/f small diamond and sapphires missing, total gross weight approx. 2gms, Russian 56 stamp to outer band, along with an Art Nouveau style pendant set with ruby, spinel and peridot in unmarked rose metal assessed as 9ct gold, total gross weight approx. 7.6gms a/f some stones missing
An early 20th Century pine sewing table on turned legs, with compartments beneath hinged cover and side drawers, maker's stamp on back 4ft long x 31" wide x 30.5" high together with an Arts & Crafts style oak rectangular hall chair, stretcher support with cupboard drawer and semi-elliptical upholstered seat, 4ft long (2)
A group of 19th and early 20th Century vesta cases various mediums including: two copper Aesthetic movement book shaped examples, one chased with Japanese Warrior and Pheasant, the other with Geisha and Pagoda together with white metal version Bible shaped; a brass combination book shaped vesta and stamp holder and a plain brass "How the Devil do you Open it" version (5)
A 1990 Penny Black anniversary 20p mint stamp, a sheet of 120 1967 1'9 Gipsy Moth IV stamps, a sheet of 120 1966 4d England Winners world cup 1966 stamps, another the same but in sections, an Adelphi album of Elizabeth II British stamps, and an Errimar Amherst stamp album containing 20th century world stamps
A mixed Royal Chelsea and New Chelsea pattern china part tea service including a pair of square two-handled serving dishes, crumpet dish and cover, various cups, saucers and side plates decorated with pink roses and gilt foliage, some with T Goode & Co, South Audley St, London stamp to base (a/f)
CHURCHILL (WINSTON)The World Crisis, 6 vol., errata slips in volumes I, III and V, full green morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, g.e., Thornton Butterworth, 1923-1931; The Second World War, 6 vol., errata slip, 1948-1954; Savrola, Longmans, 1900, full red morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (and Savrola by Bayntun Riviere), Churchill's signature blocked in gilt on upper covers, g.e., 1948-1954; A History of the English-speaking Peoples, 4 vol., red half morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, t.e.g., 1956-1958; [War Speeches], 7 vol. bound in 3, first issue of 'Into Battle', green half morocco gilt, t.e.g., [1941-1946]; Step by Step 1936-1939, red half morocco gilt for Henry Sotheran, g.e., Thornton Butterworth, 1939; Europe Unite. Speeches 1947 and 1948, red half morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, t.e.g., 1950; Marlborough. His Life and Times, 4 vol., occasional light spotting, maroon half morocco re-using original gilt-blocked cloth sides, gilt lettered on spines, t.e.g., [1933-1938]; Thoughts and Adventures, brown morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, g.e., Thornton Butterworth, 1932; idem, another copy, light spotting and toning, dark green morocco gilt, yellow morocco spine label, original wrappers bound in, Thornton Butterworth, 1932; My African Journey, orange morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, g.e., Hodder & Stoughton, 1908; Ian Hamilton's March, light spotting, dark red calf gilt, a few light abrasions, original cloth bound in at end, Longmans, 1900; London to Ladysmith, neat ownership stamp of 'Alassio English Library' on title, brown half morocco, Longmans, 1900; Arms and the Covenant. Speeches... Compiled by Randolph S. Churchill, INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR 'Inscribed by Randolph S. Churchill' on the front free endpaper, publisher's cloth, George G. Harrap, 1938; My Early Life. A Roving Commission, partly uncut, publisher's cloth, preserved in cloth chemise and slipcase (lettered on spine), Thornton Butterworth, 1930, FIRST EDITIONS, plates (mostly photographic) and maps, 8vo, unless otherwise mentioned Cassell (32)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
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