Broadsides. On Scarifying and Horse-Hoeing, James Cooke, 1st March 1790, printed letter to an earlier purchaser of his patent drill, two engraved vignettes of a horse drawn drill and hoe, signed in manuscript pen by James Cooke, descriptive text beneath letter, address in manuscript and postage ink stamp on verso, old folds, right hand margin torn with loss and professionally repaired, not affecting text, 410 x 505 mm, together with William Crosskill,Beverley Iron Works, Beverley, Near Hull, Yorkshire, advertisement for horse drawn carts, n.d., c.1870advertising broadside, three attractive wood engraved vignettes of various horse drawn carts, each with description and prices below image, continued on verso with five wood engraved vignettes of various carts, wheels and axles, old folds, some surface dirt, closed tear just affecting image, 440 x 275 mm (2)
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The Irish Farmers` Gazette, and Journal of Practical Horticulture, 5 vols., a broken run, vols. X-XII & XIV-XV, Dublin, 1851-53 & 55-56, title to each, except final vol. without printed title, numerous b&w wood eng. illusts., contemp. near-uniform half morocco gilt, rubbed and scuffed, folio, together with Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland. Departmental Committee on the Irish Flax-Growing Industry, Minutes of Evidence, Appendices and Index, Dublin, 1911, later library cloth, with bookplate to front pastedown, ink stamp to title verso, etc., folio, plus five related pamphlets (First Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Enquire into the Nature and Extent of the Several Bogs in Ireland, Dublin, 1810, Report ... respecting the Agricultural School of Bannow ... County of Wexford, Dublin, 1823, Second Report of the Royal Agricultural Improvements Society of Ireland, Dublin, 1841, What Science Can Do for the Irish Farmer ... by John F. Hodges, Dublin, 1844, & The Reclamation of Wastelands in Ireland, by Henry Brett, Dublin, 1881), all disbound without wrappers, except for the final title in orig. printed wrappers, slim 8vo (11)
Kuniyoshi (Utagawa, 1797-1861). Colour woodblock print in five sections, depicting various figures, incl. doctors and dentists, with scenes such as extracting teeth and inhaling steam, two sections with artist`s red ink stamp, dusty, small area of worming to one corner on each section, loosely contained in orig. boards, soiled and worn, detached and lacking spine, folio (image size each section approx. 360 x 250 mm) (1)
Cervantes Saavedra (Miguel de). El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, 4 vols., Madrid, 1829, eng. port. frontis. to vol. 1, twelve eng. plts., occn. foxing and minor staining, vol. 1 with small ownership ink stamp on prelim. blank, contemp. marbled sheep, gilt dec. spines, extrems. rubbed, vol. 4 with some surface wear on lower cover, 8vo (4)
[Waldegrave, William, Baron Radstock]. The British Flag Triumphant! Or the Wooden Walls of Old England: being Copies of the London Gazettes, containing the Accounts of the Great Victories and Gallant Exploits of the British Fleets, during the last and present war; Together with correct Lists of the Admirals and Captains in the Several Engagements: to which is Prefixed, an Address to the Officers, Seamen, and Marines, of His Majesty`s Fleets, 1806, pp.96+[5](list of subscribers), lacking rear free endpaper, endpapers with ownership ink stamp, orig. sheep-backed printed boards, rubbed and a little worn, with joints split and sl. loss to spine ends, 8vo in 4s. Refers to Nelson`s victories and public funeral. (1)
Carrington (R.C.). Nine Draft Maps, (printed by the Anastatic process) containing all the stars above the eleventh magnitude situated within nine degrees of the North Pole, laid down for the year 1855, single sheet of explanation with the address of Redhill Observatory, plus all nine maps with handwritten notes contained in printed sleeve with presentation to M. Johnson, some spotting, ex-lib. with ink lib. stamps to sleeve and explanation leaf, together with ten loose charts being Mr. Carrington`s Circumpolar Charts for 1855, some soiling and marginal creasing and fraying, ink lib. stamp to upper margin of first map, oblong folio. Manuel John Johnson (1805-59) was the Radcliffe Observer (1839-59), was awarded the RAS gold medal and was president of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1857-58. (2)
Curie (Marie). Rayons emis par las composes de l`uranium et du thorium [contained as pp. 1101-1103] in Comptes Rendus Hebdomataires des Scances de l`Academie des Sciences, vol. 126, 1898, ink lib. stamp to title, contemp. lib. quarter cloth with leather labels to spines, some wear and joints cracked, thick 4to, together with three journal issues (1902, 1910 & 1913) containing papers by Madame Curie including `The Radiation of Radium at the Temperature of Liquid Hydrogen`, offprint from Communications from the Physical Laboratory of the University of Leiden, no. 135, 1913, orig. printed wrappers with ink lib. stamp to upper wrapper, 8vo, plus ten journal issues and pamphlets of Jean Perrin interest, including `Nouvelles proprietes des rayons cathodiques` [being pp. 1130-34] in issue 27 of vol. 121 of Comptes Rendus, Paris, 1895, bound with vol. title (ink lib. stamp), recent buckram gilt, 4to, the others including studies of Brownian motion (14)
Curie (Pierre). Oeuvres, 1st ed., Paris, 1908, port. frontis., two plts. at rear, wood-eng. illusts. to text, ex-lib. with small ink stamp to title verso and marks to endpapers, contemp. lib. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed, large 8vo. PMM 394B. Contains Garrison Morton 2003 (with Marie Curie, On the Discovery of Radium). (1)
Ferriar (John). An Essay Towards a Theory of Apparations, 1st ed., 1813, half-title, ink lib. stamp to title and lower margin of last page erased but impressions still visible, some spotting, contemp. marbled boards with morocco reback, small 8vo. Hunter and McAlpine page 543. The first attempt to explain apparations on an entirely physio-pathological basis. Rare. (1)
Godel (Kurt). The consistency of the axiom of choice and of the generalized continuum-hypothesis [contained as pp. 556-57 in] Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 24, no. 12, December 1938, together with Consistency-proof for the generalized continuum-hypothesis, contained as pp. 220-24 in vol. 25, no. 4 of the same journal, April 1939, both orig. printed wrappers, small lib. ink stamp and date to upper wrapper of second issue, rusted staples, slim 8vo. Written after he settled in the United States the first work is a masterpiece and a classic of modern mathematics. `In this he proved that if an axiomatic system of set theory of the type proposed by Russell and Whitehead in Principia Mathematica is consistent, then it will remain so when the axiom of choice and the generalized continuum-hypothesis are added to the system`. (2)
Mackenzie (James). Diseases of the Heart, 1st ed., 1908, five col. plts., five folding graphs, lib. stamp to title verso and label to front pastedown, author`s signed presentation inscription to [eminent cardiologist] Thomas Lewis with the latter`s bookplate to front pastedown, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed, large 8vo (1)
* Owen (Richard, 1804-92). Autograph letter signed `Richard Owen`, British Museum, 20th September 1856, to James Wyatt (1816-78), `As to the paragraph relating to the generation & scales of eels which appeared in the biographical notice of my deeply lamented friend Mr. Yarrell, which was sent to the Times by my neighbour and friend Mr. Jesse, the only inaccuracy as I have pointed out to the latter, was his imagining Mr. Y. & himself to have been the discovers of the facts stated` and in the next paragraph continuing, `Mr Yarrell called attention to the parasitic worms in eels, as having probably given rise to the notion of there being oviparous; and, with his friend Dr. Roots of Kingston added many corroborative facts to Hunter`s statement`, with a postscript telling Wyatt that he is at liberty to use any of the above about eels, 4 pp., 8vo, together with envelope addressed and signed in Owen`s holograph, penny red stamp and strikes, the pair tipped on to an old album leaf and with a typed copy transcription of the letter by Wyatt`s grandson and a printed leaf of biographical text on Owen (3)
Pavlov (I.P.). Die Arbeit der Verdauungsdrusen, translated from the Russian by Dr. A. Walther, 1st German ed., Wiesbaden, 1898, lib. ink stamp to foot of title, recent quarter calf over marbled boards, orig. wrappers not retained, together with The Work of the Digestive Glands, Lectures translated into English by W.H. Thompson, 1st English ed., 1902, b & w illusts. to text, pubs. ads. at rear, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed on spine, plus four Pavlov items on conditioned reflexes, three in German and one in English, all 8vo. The first item is the first appearance of this classic work outside Russia and was not translated into English until 1902. See Garrison Morton 1022. (6)
Ireland. The Land War in Ireland, being a Personal Narrative of Events in Continuation of "A Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt" by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 1st ed., 1912, port. frontis., lib. oval ink stamp and ms. note on title-page, occn. foxing, mostly to endpapers and untrimmed edges, hinges split, lib. label on front pastedown, and label removed from front free endpaper, orig. cloth-backed boards, soiled and extrems. rubbed, foxed spine with paper shelfmark label and addn. ms. number below, 8vo (1)
Pirkis (Mrs. Catherine Louisa). The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective, 1st ed., pub. Hutchinson, 1894, illustrations, a few light spots, owner stamp to title and frontispiece verso, front hinges cracking, original cloth, lacking `calling card` picture inset to upper cover, spine ends with tears and chips, joints splitting, lightly rubbed, 8vo. The first lady detective novel. (1)
Tizac (H. d`Ardenne de). Animals in Chinese Art, a Collection of Examples, with a Preface by Roger Fry, 1923, fifty col. and b & w plts., occn. fox spots, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. maroon cloth gilt, partially faded, extrems. sl. rubbed, folio, (limited edition, 130/250 copies), together with Hyde (J.A. Lloyd), Oriental Lowestoft Chinese Export Porcelain, Porcelaine de la Cie des Indes, with Special Reference to the Trade with China and the Porcelain Decorated for the American Market, 3rd ed., pub. Newport, 1964, numerous col. and b & w plts., ex. lib. with circular ink stamp on verso of title and labels on endpapers, orig. cloth gilt, a few faint adhesive marks, 4to (limited to 1000 copies), plus Sainsbury (Hester, illust.), Eve`s Legend, written in 1824 by Lord Holland, 1928, hand-col. wood eng. plts. and illusts., incl. title-page, untrimmed, orig. patterned boards, extrems. rubbed and some surface wear, printed spine label browned, contained in orig. board slipcase with label on upper side, rubbed, sm. folio, (limited edition 124/300 copies), plus twelve others, Chinese art related and misc. (13)
Mayerne-Turguet (Sir Theodor). Opera Medica, Complectentia Consilia, Epistolas et Observationes, Pharmacopeam, variasque Medicamentorum Formulas, 2 vols. in 1, London, 1700, half-titles present, eng. port. frontis., some marginal damp stains, particularly affecting final few leaves, contemp. calf, covers detached, folio, together with Symington (Johnson), The Topographical Anatomy of the Child, 1st ed., Edinburgh, 1887, fourteen col. litho. plts., wood-engs. to text, ex-lib. copy with unobtrusive circular ink stamp to title and verso of plts., orig. cloth gilt, rebacked, folio, plus Bell (Benjamin), A System of Surgery, 2 vols., Edinburgh, 1783, uncol. copperplate engs., later half calf gilt, rubbed, 8vo, and others of medical interest (3 shelves)
Stevens (Edward T.). Flint Chips. A Guide to Pre-Historic Archaeology, as Illustrated by the Collection in the Blackmore Museum, Salisbury, 1870, uncol. litho. frontis., b & w illusts. to text, ex-lib. ink stamp on title, orig. cloth gilt, rebacked, preserving orig. spine, 8vo, together with Woodward (Arthur Smith), The Fossil Fishes of the English Wealden and Purbeck Formations, pub. Palaeontographical Society, 1916-19, twenty-six uncol. litho. plts., recent cloth, folio, with other natural history and geology, etc. (3 shelves)
* Jean Albert Gorin, French 1899-1988- Untitled constructivist composition; screenprint in colours, signed and numbered 162/175 in pencil, bears publisher`s blind stamp Denise Rene Editeur, 66x67cm: together with five other prints by the same hand from the same or related suite, each similarly signed and numbered: together with two other colour screenprints of constructivist inspired compositions by the same or a related hand, both signed and numbered 23/175, 61x68.5cm., ea., (8)
* Carlo Maratta 1625-1713- The Madonna And Child; engraving, trimmed close to the platemark, overall good impression, unidentified faint stamp verso, remains of old tape verso, 22x14.3cm: Simon Pesarese Catarini 1612-1640- The Madonna And Child, engraving, trimmed close to the plate, overall good condition, (2) (unframed)
THE LONDON CALENDAR, OR COURT AND CITY REGISTER ... FOR THE YEAR 1791, occasional lacunae, 2" tear to S3 affecting text, 12mo, London: John Stockdale, 1791, ESTC online records only the BL and National Library of Scotland copies; bound with: Rider (Cardanus) RIDER`S BRITISH MERLIN FOR ... 1791, title and first quire printed in red and black, two small lacunae and small library stamp to title, 12mo, London: Company of Stationers, 1791, sheep binding (worn), Provenance: Elizabeth Parker, John Fox (owner`s inscriptions on ffe); -- Banim (Michael) IRISH TALES, first quire browned, top edges dusty, publisher`s blind-stamped green cloth, gilt design on backstrip (corners bumped, light edgewear, front endpapers separated, London: Chapman & Hall, 1866; with approximately 85 other volumes, the majority in full or half-leather bindings
Gerson (Jean) PARS PRIMA ... QUE EST DE IIS POTISSIMU QUE FIDEM ET ECCLESIE CONDITIONE MODERANTUR ... SECUNDA PARS .. DE IIS FERME REBUS QUE AD MORES CONDUCUNT, 2 parts only (of 4) in 1 vol, title printed in red & black and with woodcut device and border, woodcut initials, some annotations in ink, first title soiled and with marginal tears & library stamp, mark affecting text on lii, repaired marginal tear affecting text on eeiiii/v, tear to tail margin of ffv not affecting text, misaligned text on headline and lines 1-15 of the righthand column of mmi recto, light waterstaining to head margin of most leaves, lacks blanks, modern calf, raised bands, contrasting labels, new endpapers, sprinkled edges (spine faded), folio (in 8s), Paris: Le Petit and Regnault, 1521. Provenance: Rudolf Graupner (bookplate).
A 19th century Sevres coffee can, the cylindrical body painted with riding scene, on a gilt decorated blue ground, printed marks to base, height 7 cm, a Copelands Spode Chelsea pattern teapot, decorated with exotic birds in a river landscape, Harrods retail stamp, printed marks to base, height 16 cm, a blue and white wash bowl and jug, a Royal Worcester egg coddler, printed marks to base, together with a quantity of ceramics, (a lot).
I.W.C MK X 1940`s Military issue stainless steel gentleman`s wristwatch, the black dial with white Arabic numerals, luminous dot markers and luminous set hands over a subsidiary seconds dial, C83 nickel jewelled movement with centre gold train, serial 1092117, case reference 1136867, the back stamp with the Ministry of Defence broad arrow over W.W.W M17887, later military style nylon band, 34mm
Arnold Charles Frodsham mid 19th century English fusee lever pocket watch, hallmarked London 1857, the high grade gilt movement marked ADFMSZ, signed Chas Frodsham 84 Strand London, no. 8767, engraved balance cock with diamond endstone and compensated bi-metallic balance and regulator index over the balance to a silver quadrant, gilt signed dust cover with Paris 1855 stamp medal of honour, signed original dial with black Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds within a plain outer case, 55mm *Charles Frodsham purchased the Arnold business from J.R. Arnold`s estate and marked his watches for a period `Arnold Charles Frodsham`*
L DUDLEY STAMP: MAN AND THE LAND, 1973, New Naturalist Series No 31, orig cl gt, d/w + H L EDLIN: TREES WOODS AND MAN, 1972, New Naturalist Series No 32,orig cl gt, d/w + JOHN RAVEN AND MAX WALTERS: MOUNTAIN FLOWERS, 1956, New Naturalist Series No 33, orig cl gt, d/w + ALISTER HARDY: THE OPEN SEA THE WORLD OF PLANKTON, 1958, New Naturalist Series No 34, orig cl gt, d/w slightly worn + SIR E JOHN RUSSELL: THE WORLD OF SOIL, 1975, New Naturalist Series No 35, orig cl gt, d/w (5)
PARISIAN SIGHTS AND FRENCH PRINCIPLES, 1852, orig blind stamp cl gt, rebkd, new endpapers, orig backstrip reattached + VICTOR NEIGNAN: FROM PARIS TO PEKIN OVER SIBERIAN SNOWS, 1899, rebound, full cl gt, new endpapers + THOMAS ROSCOE: THE TOURIST IN FRANCE, 1834, orig hf cf gt, worn + scuffed, spine gt in compartments, top edge gt, inner jnts split, some pgs loose + GLIMPSES OF THE EAST, 1933-34 NY, K Line orig two-tone pict cl gt, worn, (4)
Bosschere (Jean de) Kerstvertellingen uit Vlaandre number 220 of 550 copies" illustrations original publisher`s decorative full morocco binding gilt colour plate pasted to upper cover slightly rubbed ink stamp to title-page Amsterdam n.d. § Briggs (Walter) Oh Skin-nay! presentation copy with an original pen and ink drawing and A.L.s. on free endpaper illustrations original cloth backed boards slighty soiled inner hinge cracked Chicago [1913] § Cox (Palmer) and others. Funny Stories about Funny People.. illustrations original decorated cloth inner hinges cracked Phladephia 1905; and 3 others similar " v.s.(6)
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