Keate (George). An Account of the Pelew Islands, Situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his Officers, who, in August 1783, were there Shipwrecked in the Antelope, a Packet Belonging to the Honourable East India Company, 3rd ed., 1789, portrait frontispiece (laid down), folding eng. chart (trimmed to lower margin, sl. loss to fore-margin, and with splits in folds repaired on verso), and fifteen eng. plts., correct as list, ex. lib. with oval ink stamp to plts., scattered foxing and some toning, bound with Hockin (Reverend John Pearce), A Supplement to the Account of the Pelew Islands; compiled from The Journals of the Panther and Endeavour... and from the Oral Communications of Captain H. Wilson, 1st ed., 1803, half-title present (with lib. stamp), five eng. plts., some light foxing and toning, I4 with early ms. verse on blank verso, recent black half morocco, with red leather spine labels, 4to (1).
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Cary (John). Cary’s Traveller’s Companion, or a Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales; Shewing the Immediate Route to every Market and Borough Town throughout the Kingdom. Laid down from the Best Authorities on a New Set of County Maps...., 1810, calligraphic title, advertisement and contents list, forty-five engraved maps (forty-three only are called for) all with contemp. outline colouring, including one folding (Yorkshire), folding map with long closed tear, index of towns bound in at rear, later ownership stamp to f.e.p., contemp. half calf, rubbed worn and frayed, 8vo, together with Cary’s New Itinerary: Or an Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, both Direct and Cross throughout England and Wales; with many of the Principal Roads in Scotland..., 2nd. ed., 1802, calligraphic title and dedication, two (only) engraved maps with contemp. hand colouring, both maps torn with loss, book plate of Robert William Newman, contemp. calf gilt, rubbed and worn, 8vo, with another two copies similar of ‘The Itinerary’. The first described item, Chubb CCLXXVII. The additional maps in this volume are duplicates of the maps of Surrey and Sussex. (4).
Shepherd (Thomas H.). London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century Illustrated by a Series of Views...., pub. Jones & Co., 1829, two addn. dec. title pages with blind stamp., 162 b & w engraved plts. on eighty-one leaves, with a folding engraved plan of Regent’s Park, occ. spotting, contemp. half calf with gilt dec. spine, 4to, with another copy with seventy-seven eng. plates on thirty-nine leaves and an engraved plan of Regent’s Park, some spotting throughout, contemp. half calf gilt, bumped and frayed at extrems., 4to, plus Trotter (William Edward),Select Illustrated Topography of Thirty Miles Round London...., 1839, addn. dec. title page, folding eng. map of the environs of London split along old folds, thirty-two eng. plts., some spotting throughout, contemp. half calf gilt, spine partially detached, bumped and rubbed at extrems., 8vo., with two others similar (5).
Bible [Greek & English]. The English Hexapla Exhibiting the Six Important Translations of the New Testament Scriptures, 2 vols., Samuel Bagster, 1841, title printed in red and black, a few spots, library stamp, modern half tan morocco, 4to, together with The ‘Book of the Common Prayer’, as Issued in the Year 1549, in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth, Being the Original Edition of the Prayer Book, Privately Reproduced in Facsimile, 1896, occasional offsetting and a few spots, modern full tan morocco, limited edition, 4/200, with other facsimile editions of Chaucer, Shakespeare etc. (8).
Bible [Greek]. Vetus Testamentum Graecum ex Versione Septuaginta Interpretum, juxta Exemplar Vaticanum Romae editum, Roger Daniel, 1653, 2 parts in one (bound without Appendix), title printed in red and black with engraved bell device (Darlow & Moule variant B), text in double column, light marginal water stain, occasional soiling, library stamp to title, a.e.g., later red panelled calf gilt, a little rubbed and faded, 8vo, together with Faber (Mathias), Concionum Opus Tripartitum, Editio Tertia, Cologne, 1646, additional engraved title, previous owner inscriptions, some heavy spotting, contemporary blindstamped calf over boards, brass clasps, some repairs, 4to. Moule 4692. First work the first edition of the Septuagint printed in England. Darlow &. (2).
Bindings. The Works of William Shakespeare, Edited... by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, 4 vols., Bickers and Son, 1864, eng. port. frontis. to vol. 1, contemp. tree calf gilt by Bickers & Son, expertly rebacked with elaborate gilt dec. spines and contrasting morocco labels, 8vo, together with The History of Rome by Theodor Mommsen..., 4 vols., new ed., 1868, advesive label to front free endpapers, contemp. gilt dec. calf by Stephen Austin of Hertford, spines & joints rubbed, 8vo, and Contes Moraux, par M. Marmontel, de l’Academie Francoise, 2 vols., Paris: J. Merlin Libraire, 1765,half-titles, eng. port. frontis. to vol. 1, eng. titles, eighteen eng. plts., dampstining to vol. 1, a.e.g., printed silk endpapers with flower & foliage design, contemp. patterned silk binding with flower and foliage decoration, morocco title labels to spine, ink binders stamp L. Michel & Fouque Freres to verso of free endpapers, some wear mostly to spines, extrems. frayed, 8vo, plus other bindings (18).
Clement (of Alexandria). Opera, quae extant, Recognita & Illustrata per Joannem Potterum, Episcopum Oxoniensem, 2 vols., Oxford, 1715, title with eng. vign. of the Sheldonian Theatre to first vol., double-column text in Greek and Latin, contemp. mottled full calf gilt, with contemp. ownership gilt stamp to upper cover of each vol. of I. Phelipps, rubbed and some wear, with joints partly cracked, together with Philo Judaeus. Opera..., Textum cum MSS. contulit, quamplurima..., adjecit, Interpretationemque emendavit, universa Notis & Observationibus illustravit Thomas Mangey, 2 vols., [London], 1742, contemp. calf, gilt-dec. spines, one title label missing, joints cracked and worn, folio(4)
Quintilianus (Marcus Fabius). Institutionum Oratoriarum Libri XII... Paris, 1538, three parts in one, each with large woodcut title (library stamp and repaired tear to first title), final index leaf repaired, occasional spotting and light water stain, later calf, rebacked, rubbed, folio. Adams Q60.. (1).
Trollope (Anthony, ed.). The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson: by one of the firm, 1st English ed. in bookform, Smith, Elder, 1870, four wood eng. plts., incl. frontis. and addn. title, pubs. ad. leaf at rear, bookplate of Frank Seton and book ticket above on front pastedown, W.H. Smith embossed stamp on front free endpaper, hinges split, orig. brown cloth blocked in black and gilt, lower joint split & extrems. frayed, 8vo, together with Trollope (Anthony), An Eye for an Eye, 1st bookform ed., Chapman & Hall, 1879, half-titles present, 32pp. pubs. cat. at rear of vol. 2 dated December 1878, hinges repaired, rough-trimmed, orig. olive green cloth blocked in black, rubbed and marked, rebacked with orig. gilt lettered spines relaid, Mudie’s Select Library labels on upper cover, 8vo. Sadleir, Trollope, 15a and 53. (3).
Berkeley (George). Alciphron, or, the Minute Philosopher in Seven Dialogues, Containing an Apology for the Christian Religion, Against those who are Called Free-Thinkers, 2 vols., 2nd ed., 1732, eng. vign. to both titles, some spotting and old dampstaining, old ownership inscriptions to title and final leaf of first vol., contemp. non-matching calf, recent calf rebacks to match and vol. 1 with corners restored, together with A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge... , 1734, some browning and old dampstaining, oval ink library stamp to front f.e.p., modern quarter morocco over marbled boards, plus Siris, a Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Enquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water... , 2nd ed., 1744, uncut, orig. plain blue wrappers, soiled and worn with loss to spine, plus a 2 vol. Works Edition of 1843, recent cloth gilt, all 8vo. Keynes 17, 6 & 67; Jessop 16B, 13B & 21E.. (6).
Burnet (Thomas). The Theory of the Earth, Containing an Account of the Original of the Earth... , 3rd revised ed., 1697, eng. port. frontis. (browned), eng. title with marginal loss (and supplied from another copy?), two folding eng. plts., some spotting and soiling, lacks additional eng. title, contemp. panelled calf, modern morocco reback, some corner wear, together with Leigh (Edward), Critica Sacra in Two Parts: The First Containing Observations on all the Radices, or Primitive Hebrew Words of the Old Testament..., 3rd ed., 1650, imprimatur leaf browned and relaid, title printed in red and black, some browning and old dampstaining throughout, modern quarter morocco gilt, sl. rubbed, plus yfield (Nicholas), An Exposition Upon the Epistle to the Colossians... , 1615, some old dampstaining and spotting, close-trimmed at upper margin and several leaves with marginal cuts, all not affecting text, ink lib. stamp to title, modern quarter morocco over cloth boards, plus five further 17th-c. theology, all folio (8).
Harris (John). The. Atheistical. Objections, Against the Being of a God,. and. His. Attributes,. Fairly. Considered,. and. Fully Refuted, in Eight Sermons.... ,. Being the Seventh Year of the Lecture Founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, 1st ed., 1698, half-title, separate title and pagination to each sermon,. some. spotting. throughout,. contemp.. panelled calf, a little corner wear, modern morocco reback, (Wing H845), together with Bradford (Samuel), The Credibility. of. the. Christian. Revelation,. from its Intrinsick Evidence, in Eight. Sermons.... ,. with. a. Ninth. Sermon. as. an. Appendix, in Reply to an Objection,. 1700,. separate. title to each sermon, heavy browning and a little edge. fraying,. library stamp to title verso and final leaf, contemp. panelled calf,. corner wear, modern quarter morocco reback, (Wing B4108), plus Reynolds (Edward),. A. Treatise. of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul of Man, with Severall. Dignities. and. Corruptions. Thereunto Belonging, 1651, title within dec. woodcut border, a little spotting and soiling, modern morocco gilt, (Wing R1296), all small 4to, plus other 17th-c. English theology including sermons, all small 4to. (10).
Jones (Sir William, et al). Dissertations and Miscellaneous Pieces Relating to the History and Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences and Literature, of Asia, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1792, half titles to each, a few minor spots, contemporary tree calf, spines with red and green labels, joints cracking, vol. II spine ends chipped, 8vo (ESTC N8160), together with The Sacred Classics Defended and Illustrated : Or, an Essay Humbly Offer’d Towards Proving the Purity, Propriety, and True Eloquence of the Writers of the New Testament... by A. Blackwall, 2 parts in one, 1725, first title printed in red and black, light marginal water stains at front few leaves, contemporary panelled calf, a little rubbed and scuffed, 4to (ESTC T55733), plus An Historical Geography of the New Testament in Two Parts. Part I. The Journeyings of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Part II. The Travels and Voyages of St. Paul &c..., by Edward Wells, 2nd ed., 1712, two folding engraved maps (one torn along fold), 16 engraved plates, one or two spots, previous owner stamp to first title, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, 8vo, with other mostly 18th c. biblical history and geography, classics etc (22).
Norris (John). An Essay Towards the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible Worlds, Design’d for Two Parts, 2 vols., 1701-04, publisher’s ad leaf at rear of vol. 1, some heavy spotting and soiling, ink lib. stamp to titles and final leaves, modern quarter calf gilt, together with Christian Blessedness, or, Practical Discourses upon the Beatitudes of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 10th ed., 2 parts in 1, 1724, second part with separate title dated 1713, bound with Practical Discourses upon Several Divine Subjects, vol. 2, 6th ed., 1716, 5 pp. publisher’s ads at rear, some spotting, contemp. panelled calf, joints cracked, (spine label titled vol. 1), plus A Collection of Miscellanies, Consisting of Poems, Essays, Discourses & Letters, 3rd corrected ed., 1699, some spotting, old half calf gilt, joints cracked, all 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th-c. English language theology, authors’ surnames beginning with N and P (19).
Thomson (Hugh, illust.). Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, with a Preface by George Saintsbury, George Allen, 1894, b & w frontis. and numerous illusts., contemp. armorial bookplate of Edwin R. Thorne on front pastedown, a.e.g., orig. blue-green cloth, with elaborate peacock design in gilt, in bright condition, 8vo, together with Silas Marner, by George Eliot, Macmillan, 1907, numerous col. plts. (incl. frontis.) and b & w full-page illusts., title-page with circular embossed Presentation Copy stamp, a.e.g., orig. blue-green cloth, lavishly gilt dec. on spine and upper cover, gilt sl. dulled on spine, but still a bright copy, 8vo, plus The History of Henry Esmond, Esq... by William Makepeace Thackeray, with an Introduction by Austin Dobson, Macmillan, 1905, numerous b & w plts., incl. frontis., title-page with Presentation Copy stamp as above, pubs. ad. leaf at rear, endpapers partially toned, contemp. ms. ownership signature on front free endpaper, a.e.g., orig. blue-green cloth, elaborately gilt dec. on spine and upper cover, in bright condition, 8vo, plus twenty-three others similar. These sumptuous publisher’s bindings are rarely found in such good condition. (26).
Verne (Jules). Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas; or, the Marvellous and Exciting Adventures of Pierre Aronnax, Conseil his Servant, and Ned Land, a Canadian Harpooner, 1st US ed., 2nd issue, George Smith, Boston, 1873, map & numerous b & w illustrations, some occasional offsetting and spotting, previous owner stamp to front blank, original green pictorial cloth, upper cover with gilt vignette of Captain Nemo with sextant, some wear at spine ends and edges, 8vo (Myers 56), together with The Child of the Cavern; or, Strange Doings Underground, 1st UK ed., 1877, numerous b & w illustrations, endpapers renewed, a.e.g., original brown pictorial cloth gilt, edges a little rubbed, slight lean, 8vo (Myers 10), with seven others by Verne including Hector Servadac, 1st US ed., 1876 (rebacked) (9).
*Baron Studios. Queen Elizabeth II as a Princess, large colour photograph, 49 x 37cm, mat mount with studio wet stamp to verso, signed and dated by the sitter ‘Elizabeth, 1951’ in ink to lower mount, together with an albumen panel print of Princess Alexandra, Princess of Wales by Lafayette, c. 1880s, 54.5 x 38.5cm, orig. thick card mount (trimmed at foot with loss of photographer’s and sitter’s details) (2).
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Romantica (Romance), [1955], vintage gelatin silver print, photographer’s blind stamp to i](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/788-2013225164857_468x382.jpg)
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Seductora (Seductive), [1955], vintage gelatin silver print, photographer’s blind stamp to](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/789-2013225164859_468x382.jpg)
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Conchita, [1955], vintage gelatin silver print, photographer’s blind stamp and signatures](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/791-201322516493_468x382.jpg)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Conchita, [1955], vintage gelatin silver print, photographer’s blind stamp and signatures in black felt tip to image lower left and right, additionally titled ‘Maricusa Cabrera’ and signed in pencil to lower margin verso, image size 13.25 x 10.5 ins (335 x 265mm) (1).
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Paloma, [1956], vintage gelatin silver print, photographer’s blind stamp to image lower le](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/793-201322516498_468x382.jpg)
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Remando (Rowing), [1958], vintage gelatin silver print of Norka in a rowing boat, photographer&#](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/795-2013225164912_468x382.jpg)
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Pesqueria con Fidel y Che (Fishing with Fidel and Che), Havana, [14 May 1960], vintage gelatin s](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/798-2013225164918_468x382.jpg)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Pesqueria con Fidel y Che (Fishing with Fidel and Che), Havana, [14 May 1960], vintage gelatin silver print, photographer’s blind stamp and ink signatures in lower area of image and margin, marginal crease lower left corner, a few tiny marginal nicks, image size 14.25 x 16.25 ins (360 x 415mm) Alberto Korda, pp. 392-93; Cuba by Korda, pp. 58-59. (1).
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Comandante en jefe, ordene! Sierra Maestra, [June 1962], vintage gelatin silver print, photograp](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/802-2013225164930_468x382.jpg)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Comandante en jefe, ordene! Sierra Maestra, [June 1962], vintage gelatin silver print, photographer’s studio stamp to image lower right, corner-mounted in card mat mount, titled and signed in by Korda to lower mount, image size 14 x 11 ins (355 x 280mm) Alberto Korda, p. 79. An iconic image and one of Castro’s favourite images of himself and one which he is seen admiring and reminiscing about alongside Korda and other Cuban revolution photographers in the documentary film KordaVision (2005, dir. Hector Cruz Sandoval). ‘In 1959 I was 31 years old and hungry as a wolf for images for my camera. Fidel asked me to join his staff which I did, giving my support by choosing the right moment (a moment suggested by Fidel prophecies) to make the photographs. We were not aware of what we are doing. Corrales and I both worshipped Fidel and Che, our idealism for a new Havana’, (Cuba Si!, p. 28).. (1).
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Puesto de mando (Command post), n.d., gelatin silver print, later printing, photographer’s blind stamp to image lower left and ‘Alberto Korda’ wet stamp to verso, image size 7.25 x 9.5 ins (185 x 240mm), together with three other later printings of Korda photographs of Castro, Fusil al hombro (Rifle on the shoulder) / Soledad (Solitude) / En la jungla (In the jungle), each with photographer’s blind stamp to image and ‘Alberto Korda’ wet stamp to verso, all 6.5 x 9 ins (16.5 x 23cm) and the last one the reverse,Shown in the rural scene of the first photograph are rebels and locals listening to Fidel Castro and Dr Rene Vallejo, Fidel Castro’s aide de camp and personal physician. (4).
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Nino custudio (Child guardian), [June 1962], gelatin silver print, later printing, photographer&](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/804-2013225164934_468x382.jpg)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Nino custudio (Child guardian), [June 1962], gelatin silver print, later printing, photographer’s blind stamp to image lower left, ‘Alberto Korda’ wet stamp and marginal sellotape marks to verso, image size 11 x 8.25 ins (280 x 210mm), together with Visita al amigo (Visiting a friend), [1962?], vintage gelatin silver print, photographer’s blind stamp and black felt tip pen signatures to lower margin, 8.25 x 12.5 ins (210 x 315mm) First photograph: Alberto Korda, p. 109; Cuba by Korda, p. 35. (2).
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Avion Presidencial (Presidential Aeroplane), [April 1963], vintage gelatin silver print, photogr](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/807-2013225164940_468x382.jpg)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Avion Presidencial (Presidential Aeroplane), [April 1963], vintage gelatin silver print, photographer’s ink signatures and blind stamp to margin lower right, a few pin holes and surface marks to upper and lower margins away from image, inscribed by Korda in pencil to verso, ‘A Great Delice[?] de Cuba - Korda’, images size 13.25 x 9 ins (33.5 x 23cm) Alberto Korda, p. 142; Cuba by Korda, p. 119. (1).
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Hotel Riviera, [1962], gelatin silver print, later printing, photographer’s blind stamp in](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/809-2013225164945_468x382.jpg)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Hotel Riviera, [1962], gelatin silver print, later printing, photographer’s blind stamp in the image lower left and wet stamp ‘Alberto Korda’ to verso, marginal tape marks to verso, 8.25 x 111 ins (21 x 28cm) “Every morning, the gringo aircraft made low-flying passes over the city. Batteries of anti-aircraft guns were installed along the Malecon, Sea Front Avenue in Havana, near the hotels built by the North American mafia” (Cuba by Korda, pp. 108-09). On the 28th October 1962 the Soviet leader agreed to the American demands to withdraw arms from the island and J.F. Kennedy terminated the naval blockade and gave guarantees that the U.S. would not invade the Caribbean territory. Those days have passed into history as the October Crisis or the Cuban Missile Crisis.. (1).
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Platica del Che (Che giving an address), University of Havana, [March 1960], together with Che m](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/810-2013225164949_468x382.jpg)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Platica del Che (Che giving an address), University of Havana, [March 1960], together with Che miliciano, Las Villas, [July 1961], gelatin silver prints, later printings, photographer’s blind stamp to margins lower left and wet stamp ‘Alberto Korda’ to versos, 13.25 x 9 ins (33.5 x 23cm) (2).
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Retratos del Che (Portraits of Che’s head with beret), [July 1962], a pair of near-identic](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/812-2013225164953_468x382.jpg)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Retratos del Che (Portraits of Che’s head with beret), [July 1962], a pair of near-identical gelatin silver prints, later printings on Kodak paper, ‘Alberto Korda’ set stamp to verso and one with ink signature of ‘Korda’ lower right, both 9.5 x 7.5 ins (24 x 19cm) Alberto Korda, p. 174. (2).
![*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Juego de Golf (Game of Golf), Club de Golf de la Habana, [March 1961], a group of four vintage g](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2879604/815-201322516500_468x382.jpg)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Juego de Golf (Game of Golf), Club de Golf de la Habana, [March 1961], a group of four vintage gelatin silver prints, one showing Fidel putting watched on by a group including Che crouching, 9.5 x 13.25 ins (24 x 33.5cm), ink signatures to lower margin right, Che full length leaning on a golf club and smiling, photographer’s blind stamp to image lower left and ink signatures lower right, 13.25 x 9.5 ins (33.5 x 24cm), plus Fidel driving and putting, both with photographer’s blind stamp to lower margin left and ‘Alberto Korda’ wet stamp to verso, images sizes 10 x 9 ins (25.5 x 22cm) These images and the negative strips from the occasion are reproduced variously in all three books cited. “‘Chico, with your cameras around your neck you look like a Yankee!’ Che joked when I started to photograph him playing golf. ‘Do you realise how much we cost the Country for all the films spilling out of your pockets?’ I didn’t reply, but thought to myself: ‘What’s the problem? I paid for all the film myself!’ It was only much later that I understood, when the blockade of Cuba began” (Cuba by Korda, p. 94). (4).
Phillips (William). A Selection of Facts from the Best Authorities, arranged so as to form an outline of the Geology of England and Wales, 1st ed., 1818, hand-coloured engraved map frontis. and folding plan, some spotting and marginal damp staining, near-contemp. inscription to head of title (sl. trimmed), contemp. half calf gilt over marbled boards, heavily rubbed, 12mo, together with Conybeare (William Daniel & Phillips, William ), Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales ..., Part I [all pub.], 1st ed., 1822, folding hand-coloured geological map frontis. and folding colour plate of sections, both linen-backed, folding table, lacks folding eng. plate of instruments, spotting throughout, contemp. half calf gilt, joints weak and a little loss to head of spine, lib. number to head of spine and stamp to front free endpaper, 8vo (2).
LAET, Johannes de (1593-1649). De Imperio Magni Mogolis sive India vera commentarius. Leiden: Ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1631. Tall 24mo (109 x 56mm). Engraved title, full-page woodcut botanical illustration (skilfully laminated throughout, some worming with occasional loss). Modern brown morocco with remnants of old calf binding, modern cloth box with velvet interior. Provenance: unidentified armorial bookplate; "Central Archaeological Library, Pakistan" (stamp and numbers on verso of title, and typed note regarding the book`s restoration laid down at the front). Willems 354
HERSCHEL, William (1738-1822), Alessandro VOLTA (1745-1827), and others - Philosophical Transactions, of the Royal Society of London, for the Year MDCCC. London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., 1800. 3 parts bound in one volume, 4to (225 x 185mm). Folding engraved plates, tables, publisher`s slip inserted before Part II. Contemporary calf gilt (rubbed and scuffed, joints splitting). Provenance: Dutch library stamp on title; pencil inscriptions in Dutch on front free endpaper and title. The volume contains, amongst many other papers, William Herschel`s On the Power of penetrating into Space by Telescopes; the same author`s Investigation of the Powers of the prismatic Colours to heat and illuminate Objects; the same author`s Experiments on the Refrangibility of the invisible Rays of the Sun; the same author`s Experiments on the solar, and on the terrestrial Rays that occasion Heat, parts I & II; and Alessandro Volta`s On the Electricity excited by the mere Contact of Conducting Substances of different kinds, this last "THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ... ELECTRIC BATTERY" (Horblit) Horblit 37b; PMM 255. A plate from Volta`s paper is illustrated
The Book of Common Prayer. Oxford: John Baskett, 1721. Folio (334 x 222mm). Printed in double column (some light spotting and mainly marginal browning). Finely bound in elaborate contemporary black panelled morocco gilt, gilt edges (rubbed and scuffed, corners bumped). Provenance: George Dawson (old signature on title); T. Dawson (stamp on front free endpaper)
![CRICKET - John Wisden`s Cricketers` Almanack for 1889. London: John Wisden, [1889]. 8vo. Plate of "Six Great Bowlers of](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1524/2877825/87a-201322117149_468x382.jpg)
CRICKET - John Wisden`s Cricketers` Almanack for 1889. London: John Wisden, [1889]. 8vo. Plate of "Six Great Bowlers of the Year 1888" (detached, frayed). Contemporary brown cloth gilt. Provenance: "K. of Auty, Library of Cricket, Ridley College, St. Catherines, Ontario" (stamp on front free endpaper). With a printed summary of an England v. Australia cricket match at The Oval, August 13 and 14, 1888, framed and glazed.(2)
GUILD OF WOMEN BINDERS - William SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616). The Merchant of Venice ... With Preface and Glossary &c. by Israel Gollancz. London: J. M. Dent, 1896. 12mo (128 x 92mm). Half title, etched frontispiece, title within decorative border, printed in red and black. Contemporary elaborately decorated niger morocco by The Guild of Women Binders, with their label and stamp, deckle edges stained blue/green (extremities lightly rubbed)
The History of Little Jack. By the Author of Sandford and Merton ... Embellished with Twenty-two beautiful cuts. London: John Stockdale, 1788. 24mo (125 x 78mm). 21 woodcut illustrations, probably by John Bewick, brother of Thomas Bewick, only (of 22, ?lacking frontispiece, some staining, a few short tears). 19th-century half calf (rubbed and scuffed). Provenance: W. George (early stamp and signature on front free endpaper).
MURATORI, Ludovico Antonio (1672-1750). Dissertazioni sopra le Antichita` Italiane ... Nuova Edizione, edited by Gaetano Cenni. Monaco: Agostino Olzati, 1765. 2 volumes, 4to (252 x 205mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece of the author, title of vol. I printed in red and black (some light spotting and staining). Contemporary vellum gilt (rubbed, extremities worn). Provenance: library stamp and numbers on verso of title; shelf number labels at foot of spines. (2)
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