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Click here to subscribeA pair of early 20th Century Coalport two handles vases and covers, shape no: 7586, cobalt blue ground the central panels painted with titled scenes by E D Ball "Loch Doon & Loch Ewe., ornate gilt decoration to ivory ground collars and feet., green factory stamp and gilt painted: V7586D - 3rd 186, the cover with pagoda finials, 27cm high Further details:
An early 20th Century Coalport jewelled two handled vase and cover, entire gilt bell shaped body with turquoise enamel jewelled dot decoration, the handles with lion's head terminal, the body on four lion's paw feet, the cover wtih stylised coronet finial, black factory stamp: gilt painted: V 7292 1st 200, numbered 14., retailed stamp: TOWNSEND NEWCASTLE ON TYNE., 18cm highFurther details:
Two Royal Worcester blush ivory pieces to include: a double ended vase, modelled as a piece of bamboo with shaped bamboo handle and leaves to body, gilt heighted, factory stamp, shape no: 858 and date code for 1907, approx 20cm long overall together with a two handled posy vase, painted with flowers, shape no: 982. date code for circa 1899, 17cm high (2)
An early 20th Century Royal Worcester two handled vase on stand, bulbous cobalt blue body painted with vignette depicting fruit and flowers with gilt framing, the back with gilt floral sprigs, on socle and plinth base, the handles with acanthus thumbpiece, factory stamp with date code for circa 1900, stamped LEADLESS GLAZE, inscribed "Painted by Hawkins" to underside, scratch marks 18cm high (1)
MINJUNG KIM (B. 1962)Mountain 2008 signed, stamped with the artist's stamp and dated 2008 ink on mulberry Hanji paper141 by 101 cm.55 1/2 by 39 3/4 in.Footnotes:ProvenanceRobilant + Voena, London (08-064) Acquired from the above by the present ownerFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Coins and stamps, including The Royal Mint Great Britain 1970 coin set in plastic holder, 2006 'Brunel' coin cover containing two commemorative two pound coins, Alderney 2006 sterling silver proof five pounds, two 2007 five pound coins in card folders, two limited edition mint first class stamp sheets each comprised of ten first class stamps, various first day covers many with special postmarks housed in 'Royal Mail' boxes etc
Spanish Netherlands.- González de Salcedo (Pedro) Examen de la verdad en respuesta a los tratados de los derechos de la Reyna Christianissima sobre varios estados de la Monarchia de España, engraved pictorial title by Villafranca, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, the odd instance of contemporary ink marginalia, lacking final blank, title trimmed and with a chip at outer margin and a few very small wormholes, some water-staining / staining, mostly at head and lower corners, occasional spotting (including some damp-spotting to 2D6), lightly browned, purple ink ownership stamp of 'Fernán-Núñez' to lower margin of title, hinges split, but holding, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, couple of horizontal splits to spine, creased and stained, scarce, [Palau 105834; Salvá 3685; Maggs Spanish Books 425], small folio, [Madrid], no printer, [1670].⁂ A thorough study of the claims of Queen Marie Thérèse to certain duchies and counties connected with the Netherlands, which were in abeyance on the death of Philip IV of Spain. The writer considers that the claims put forward on behalf of Louis XIV are untenable.
Austen (Jane) The Novels, 5 vol., edited by R.W. Chapman, one of 1000 large paper sets, colour frontispieces, one with moveable flap, plates, Emma with contemporary ink ownership inscription to front endpaper, ink stamp to rear free endpapers, endpapers lightly browned with some scattered foxing, original cloth-backed marbled boards, spines a little sunned, rubbing to spine labels and edges, Oxford, 1923 § Suetonius Tranquillus (Caius) The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, translation revised by T. Forester, bookplate of George MacDonald Fraser, front pastedown with additional book-label mostly removed, ink ownership inscription of Kenneth Liley to front free endpaper, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, rubbed, a little frayed at edges, spine lightly faded, 1926, and others, literature and history, v.s. (c.75)
NO RESERVE Ballet.- Fonteyn (Margot) Autobiography, signed presentation inscription from the author to "Alicia, Always with great admiration" to title, frontispiece with "The Dame Alicia Markova Collection" ink stamp to verso, original cloth, dust-jacket, light creasing to head, 1975 § Beaumont (Cyril W.) The Sleeping Beauty as Presented by the Sadler's Wells Ballet, 1946, portrait frontispiece signed by Margot Fonteyn, later half black morocco, spine gilt, g.e., 1946 § Fisher (Hugh) Alicia Markova, second edition, signed presentation inscription from Markova to title, dated 1976, original cloth, dust-jacket, rubbed, a few small chips and short tears to edges, one touching title, some tape repairs to verso, 1958, photographic plates or illustrations; and others on ballet or dance, including a presentation copy from Valery Panov and his wife Galina Ragozina, v.s. (c.67) ⁂ The first a charming association copy between two of the greatest British ballerinas.
Economics.- Keynes (John Maynard) The End of Laissez-Faire, book-label to pastedown, spotting to endpapers, original cloth-backed boards, paper label to spine, soiling, wear to extremities, ink stamp to lower edge, Hogarth Press, 1926; How to Pay for the War, the odd spot, original boards, spine sunned, lightly rubbed, some minor surface soiling, 1940, first editions, endpapers lightly browned, 8vo (2)
Strabo. Strabonis Geographicorum Lib. XVII, title within woodcut architectural border, with manuscript shelfmark in ink, woodcut decorations and initials, rear endpaper verso with later ink stamp in imitation of printer's device, lacking final blank (2B6), light browning, damp-staining and spotting, later vellum-backed boards, light wear to extremities, [VD16 S 9347], folio, Basel, Johann Walder, 1539.
Binding.- Kempis (Thomas à) Opera Omnia, woodcut device to title, previous owner's ink inscription to title and front endpapers, ex-library with occasional ink-stamp, tiny marginal rust hole to last few leaves, contemporary panelled calf decorated in blind over wooden boards, remnants of metal clasps to upper cover, loss to corners and spine extremities, a little small worming, 8vo, Antwerp, heirs of Martin Nutius & Joannes Meursius, 1615.
Hegel (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich) Wissenschaft der Logik, vol.1 part 1 only (of 2 vol. in 3), first edition, Edward Caird's copy with his ink inscription to head of title, some foxing and browning, ex-library copy with ink stamps and label to front pastedown, later cloth, rubbed, spine soiled, Nuremberg, J.L.Schrag, 1812 § Regis (Pierre Sylvain) Systeme de Philosophie, contenant la Logique, la Métaphysique, la Physique, et la Morale, 3 vol., engraved portrait by Thomassin, titles in red & black, woodcut or engraved head- & tail-pieces, initials and illustrations, lacking folding engraved map, vol.3 with duplicate pp.1-2 (one torn), some light water-staining, mostly marginal, ex-Donaueschingen copy with small ink stamp to verso of titles, contemporary sprinkled calf, spines gilt, old paper label to foot of spines, rubbed and a little stained, Paris, Anisson, Posuel & Rigaud, 1690, 8vo & 4to (4)⁂ Edward Caird (1835-1908), Scottish philosopher and Hegelian idealist, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University 1866-93, and Master of Balliol College Oxford 1893-1907.
[Fielding (Sarah)] The Governess; or, The Little Female Academy, seventh edition, ex-library copy with accession label to pastedown and stamp to title, 20th century cloth, rubbed, 12mo,1789.⁂ Written by the sister of Henry Fielding, The Governess is a collection of stories all taking place in a school run by Miss Teachum. The British Library describes it as "perhaps the first school story" and it is important in being one of the earliest fictional works for children, with other 18th century works for the young tending towards the instructional rather than the entertaining.
NO RESERVE Provincial Imprints.- Taylor (W. P.) Admonitions and Precepts of Christianity: addressed chiefly to Young People, half-title, ex-library with usual labels and stamps, one or two short marginal tears, cracked hinges, original drab covers, rebacked, rubbed and worn, Retford, 1798 § The Wreath; or, Nottingham Monthly Miscellany, scattered spotting, previous owner's ink signature to front free endpaper, bookplate, ex-library with usual labels and stamps, contemporary half-morocco, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, Nottingham, 1833 § [Rich (W. P.)] The Authentic and Interesting History of Miss Moreton, and the Faithful Cottager, scattered spotting, ex-library with usual labels and stamps, later morocco-backed boards, library blind-stamp to upper cover, bumping to corners and extremities, Birmingham, [c.1815]; and others, provincial imprints, v.s. (25)
Montgomery (James) Greenland, and other poems, half-title, scattered spotting, ex-Book Society with label filled in manuscript to front pastedown, original drab boards, split to upper joint but holding firm, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1819 § Felton (Henry) A Dissertation on Reading the Classics, and forming a Just Style ..., advertisement at end, scattered faint spotting, bookplate, contemporary calf, cracked hinges, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, for Jonah Bowyer, 1715 § Ashton (John) A Righte Merrie Christmasse!!!, frontispiece, ex-library with ink-stamp to title verso, previous owner's notes to final pastedown, bookplate, contemporary half-calf, rebacked and recornered, a little rubbed, [1864] § Elis (Clement) Rest for the Heavy-Laden, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps throughout, small tissue repairs to title and final leaf, modern cloth, by J. Fuller and S. Neale, 1756; and others, v.s. (c.115)
NO RESERVE Bradley (Eliza) An Authentic Narrative of the Shipwreck and Sufferings of Mrs. Eliza Bradley, folding woodcut frontispiece, large tear with tape repair to verso, slight fraying at edges, spotting and occasional finger-soiling, lacking final free endpaper, contemporary calf-backed boards, covers becoming detached, rubbed and worn, Boston, for James Walden, 1823 § Anne Parkyns against George Parkyns Esq. Libel given in the 9th February, 1775, lacking title, ex-library with usual labels and discreet blind-stamp to p.1, twentieth-century morocco-backed boards, blind-stamp to upper cover, labels to spine foot, a little rubbed, [1775]; and an extract from State Trials, 8vo & 4to (3).⁂ The second is probably an extract from a larger work, however is complete within itself.
Byroniana.- Bedford (John Harman) Wanderings of Childe Harolde. a romance of real life, 3 vol., first edition, vol. 2 & 3 with half-titles, each with early blank trimmed at head, scattered spotting, ex-Nottingham Public Libraries with blind-stamp to titles, contemporary drab boards, rebacked, blind-stamp to upper covers, titles in manuscript to spine, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, 1825.⁂ A biographical novel, based on the career of Byron.
Cyples (William) Satan Restored: a poem, first edition, ex-library with remnants of label to title verso and occasional ink-stamps, disbound, 1859 § Hess (George Furst) John Reaville and the Deserted Villages of Tangasootac, plate, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, original paper wrappers, faint ink-stamp to upper cover, Philadelphia, 1914 § [Hepburn (Duncan D.)] "Emerald Isle" Stray Rhymes, ex-library with usual labels and ink-stamps throughout, original printed wrappers, small ink-stamp to upper cover, lacking backstrip, upper cover becoming detached, Nottingham, 1873 § Bailey (Philip James) Nottingham Castle. An Ode Historical and Traditionary ... on the Opening of the Castle as a Permanent Art Museum, ex-library with usual label and discreet blind-stamp, original paper wrappers, scattered spotting, chipping and slight creasing to edges, Nottingham, 1878; and 10 other literary pamphlets, including duplicates, 8vo & 12mo (14)⁂ The first is scarce with only 4 copies on World Cat, at the British Library; Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, and the National Library of Scotland.
NO RESERVE First World War.- Sassoon (Siegfried) Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, first edition, some manuscript annotations, light spotting to edges, original blue cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, toned and rubbed with tape repairs, 1930 § Owen (Wilfred) Collected Letters, edited by Harold Owen and John Bell, photographic frontispiece and plates, library stamp to title and some pages, original cloth, slightly bumped, dust-jacket, rubbed, 1967; and c.420 others relating to the First World War, v.s. (c.425)⁂ From the library of Anne Powell, many volumes with her notes and insertions, and including a number of volumes relating to the First World War written by Powell.
NO RESERVE Simpson (Christopher) The Division-viol, limited edition, title printed in red and black, illustrations, ex-library with ink-stamp and remnants of labels, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1955 § Weigel (Johann Christoph) Musicalisches Theatrum, plates, ex-library with usual labels and ink-stamps, original cloth-backed boards, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1961 § Greaves (Thomas) Songes of Sundrie Kindes 1604, edited by David Greer, illustrations, ex-library with usual labels and ink-stamps, modern cloth, 1978; and 3 others, music, folio & 8vo (6).
Alembert (Jean le Rond d') Traité de l'Équilibre et du Mouvement des Fluides, pour servir de suite au Traité de Dynamique, first edition, engraved title-vignette, 10 folding engraved plates, with corrected leaf pp.47-48 (second paragraph on p.48 amended) bound at end with blank leaf and errata leaf, slight wear to title where stamp removed, some foxing, first plate lightly stained, modern roan-backed marbled boards, rubbed, upper joint split, [Bibliotheca Mechanica pp.7], Paris, David, l'aîné, 1744 § [Renau d'Elicagaray (Bernard)] De la Theorie de la Manoeuvre des Vaisseaux, first edition, engraved additional pictorial title and 24 folding plates only (of 25, missing plate supplied in loose facsimile), without E1 as usual, some light staining, one or two tears and repairs to plates, old marbled boards, rubbed, Paris, Estienne Michalet, 1689, 4to & 8vo (2)
NO RESERVE Faraday (Michael) Experimental Researches in Electricity, 3 vol., first editions in book form, mixed set, vol.1 with advertisement leaf and 8pp. catalogue date May 13 1839 at end, vol.2 & 3 with half-titles but no advertisements at end, 17 plates, most folding, some foxing, vol.1 a little water-stained (mainly plates), ex-library copies with a variety of stamps and labels including perforated stamp to title of vol.1, vol.1 & 2 library half roan, vol.3 original cloth, sticker to foot of spine, all rubbed, [PMM 308], 1839-44-55; Experimental Researches in Chemistry and Physics, first edition in book form, half-title, lacking the 3 plates, original cloth, rubbed, joints split, 1859 § Priestley (Joseph) The History and Present State of Electricity, 2 vol., third edition, 8 folding engraved plates, 4pp. publisher's catalogue at end of vol.2, 2 Contents leaves in vol.1 misbound after dedication, a few later pencil annotations and markings, water-staining, light offsetting to plates, later cloth, 1775 § Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, contained in 'The Edinburgh Review...' vol.CXI pp.487-532, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, London & Edinburgh, 1860; and c.20 others, mostly odd volumes of periodicals containing scientific papers including 2 vol. of Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England inscribed to John Dalton, 8vo; sold not subject to return (c.25)
Nursing.- Nightingale (Florence) Notes on Nursing: What it is, and what it is not, first edition, second issue, with "[The right of Translation is reserved]" at title foot, title strengthened at edges with tissue, original advertisement for "Notes on Nursing" tipped-in at end, ex-library with occasional usual label and ink-stamps, modern cloth, library blind-stamp to upper cover, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [1860] § Dennys (Joyce), Hampden Gordon & M. C. Tindall. Our Hospital ABC, full-page illustrations, previous owner's ink inscription, title and several ff. torn with old tape repairs, some strengthened at gutter with brown tape, original pictorial boards, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and spine extremities, [1917]; 8vo & 4to (2).
America.- Wilkes (Charles) Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, 2 vol., frontispieces, additional vignette titles, plates and illustrations, publisher's advertisements at end, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, decorated in blind, gilt spine, bumping to corners and extremities, 1852 § Hole (Rev. S Reynolds) A Little Tour in America, first edition, half-title, photogravure frontispiece, illustrations, some full-page, front free endpaper detached, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, remnants of label and ink-stamp to half-title, original cloth, mottling to upper cover where label removed, slight bumping and chipping to corners and extremities, 1895 § Churchill (Charles) Memorials of Missionary Life in Nova Scotia, 1845 § Bell (Rev. Fred) Midnight Scenes in the Slums of New York, portrait frontispiece, scattered spotting, ex-Nottingham Mechanic's Institute with bookplate, cracked hinges, original decorative cloth, light vertical mottled line to spine, London & Nottingham, [1881]; and others, North or South America, 8vo (7)
India.- Ireland (John B.) Wall-Street to Cashmere. A Journal of Five Years in Asia, Africa and Europe, colour lithographed frontispiece and additional pictorial title, double-page map, numerous lithographed plates, tissue-guards, ex-library with bookplate, ink-stamp to verso of title and subtle blind-stamp to a few plates, a few plates with abrasion marks where tissue-guards lacking, occasional browning and scattered spotting, upper cover with vignette of Taj Mahal in gilt, faded library reference to foot of spine, wear to extremities, some light soiling, rear endpapers renewed, New York, 1859 § Shiell (Anthony George) A Year in India, ink inscription to head of title "Fräulein von Herder with the author's compliments", occasional spotting and cracking at gutter, 1880 § Speid (Mrs. John B.) Our Last Years in India, engraved frontispiece, the odd light spot, upper hinge cracked but holding, gilt, 1862, original cloth, rubbed; and others, India, v.s. (c.27)
Mexico.- Baxter (Sylvester) Spanish-Colonial Architecture in Mexico, 10 vol. (including 9 vol. of plates), one of 50 copies for the United Kingdom, title in red and black, 134 mounted photographic plates by Henry Greenwood Peabody only (of 150), each with printed explanation to verso, text vol. with plans and illustrations, ex-library with usual labels, embossed library stamp to plates and plans, occasional light soiling, some mounts a little rubbed at corners, text vol. with bookplate removed from rear pastedown, endpapers browned, hinges tender but holding, text in original cloth, plates loose as issued in original cloth folders, spines with black morocco labels and library markings in gilt, labels a little chipped, rubbed and stained, 4to, Boston, 1901; sold not subject to return.
Middle East.- Spoken Arabic in Saudi Arabia, pages toned, some annotations, original wrappers, slightly rubbed, Saudi Arabia, The International Publications Agencies, n.d. § Arabic. Work Vocabulary for Americans in Saudi Arabia, pages toned, hinges week, original wrappers, lightly stained, with 'H. Hargrove' stamp to upper cover, upper cover wearing loose, Cairo, Arabian American Oil Company, 1947, and 2 Army Language School Arabic coursebooks, v.s. (4)
World.- Gobat (Rev. Samuel) Journal d'un Séjour en Abyssinie, pendant les Années 1830, 1831 et 1832, half title, with manuscript note in ink "Voyage en Abyssinie S. Gobat" pasted, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding map, stamp on title of the "Sté de l'Histoire du Protestantisme Français S.H 3006", pages toned and slightly spotted in places, marbled endpapers and edges, "HW" sticker to front pastedown, original calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, slightly rubbed, Paris and Geneva, 1834 § W.S. Mayo, Kaloolah, or Journeyings to the Djébel el Kumri. An Autobiography of Jonathan Romer, frontispiece, plates, "[1849]" in pencil to title, some spotting, pages 25-28 torn at upper corner, not affecting text, patterned endpapers, original pictorial cloth, slightly stained and bumped, spine sunned, [1849]; and 9 others relating to travel, v.s. (11)
NO RESERVE World.- Hollowell (Rev. J. Hirst) Facts for the Coming Struggle. The Financial Tyranny in Egypt under the Conservatives (1874-80), ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, original paper wrappers, detached, a little rubbed, Nottingham, 1884 § "I'se Been Dar", [American Slavery cabinet photograph], albumen print mounted on card, slight spotting and staining, chipping to edges, Russell Bros., 1861 § Bruce (Rosslyn) and Kathleen Bruce, Letters from Turkey: being glimpses of Macedonian Misery, ex-library with usual label and occasional ink-stamps throughout, original paper wrappers, discreet blind-stamp to upper cover, paper label to upper cover, Nottingham, 1907; and others, v.s. (6)
NO RESERVE World.- Schliemann (Dr. Henry) Troja: results of the latest Researches and Discoveries on the Site of Homer's Troy, colour map frontispiece, 3 folding colour maps detached and loosely inserted at end, illustrations, some full-page, ex-library with usual labels and ink-stamps, modern cloth, 1884 § Brown (R. A.) The Road to Ulundi: the water-colour drawings of John North Crealock (the Zulu War of 1879), limited edition, illustrations, original flyer advertisement loosely inserted, remnants of dust-jacket loosely inserted, ex-library with label and ink-stamp to title verso, original cloth, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, Pietermaritzburg, 1969; and 2 others, 8vo & ob. folio, (4)
World.- Wakefield (Priscilla) Excursions in North America, second edition, folding map supplied in modern facsimile, damp-staining to first few ff., contents f. with short tear but no loss, lightly browned with occasional spotting, later half calf, gilt, 1810 § Huc (M.) The Chinese Empire, 2 vol., second edition, folding map frontispiece, bookplate of Jervis R. Wardley, vol. 1 with spine label affixed to front pastedown, ex-library with usual stamps and markings, including embossed stamp to map and bookplate to rear pastedown, frontispiece with a couple short tears but no loss, the odd spot, rear hinge broken, later half calf, subtle library blind-stamp to upper covers, worn, lacking spine labels, vol. 1 upper cover detached, 1855 § Oliphant (Mrs. [Margaret]) Jerusalem. Its History and Hope, wood-engraved frontispiece, plates and illustrations, some light foxing, a few abrasion marks to endpapers, hinges tender, original cloth, gilt, rubbed with a few stains, spine ends chipped, 1891; and others, travel and topography, v.s. (c.220)
NO RESERVE Nottingham.- White (William) History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Nottinghamshire, title and several leaves laid down on tissue, bound without map, scattered spotting, advertisements at end, ex-library with ink-stamp, modern cloth, Sheffield, 1844 § White (Francis) History, Directory and Gazetteer of ... Nottingham, title and several leaves strengthened with tissue, occasional light spotting and finger-soiling, bound without map, ex-library, modern cloth, Sheffield, 1853 § Orange (James) The Nottingham Annual Register ... and a New and Corrected Directory for 1840, title and several leaves laid down on tissue, several names scored out by hand, advertisements at end, ex-library with usual ink-stamps, modern cloth, 1840 § Glover (Stephen) The History and Directory of the ... Town of Nottingham, title laid down on tissue, ex-library, modern cloth, Nottingham, 1844; and other Nottingham directories, v.s. (13)
Economics.- Luxury spending.- Sempere y Guarinos (Juan) Historia del luxo, y de las leyes suntuarias de España, 2 vol., first edition, small woodcut ornament to titles, later small ink ownership stamp to titles, vol.1 A8v & B1r 7 lines in total with ink scoring, but perfectly legible, B6 upper blank corner neatly trimmed away, the odd small marginal tear with loss, occasional spotting, lightly browned, 19th century calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments, some staining to spines, rubbed, [Aguilar Piñal VII, 4611; Colmeiro, Bibliografía de los economistas españoles 360; Goldsmiths' 12676; Kress B.1489; Palau 307412], a good set, 8vo, Madrid, Royal Printers, 1788.⁂ Rare copy at auction of the first edition of this work on Spanish sumptuary laws. The author (1754-1830) was a Spanish politician, jurist, economist, and bibliographer. He condemns lavish spending as a vice, but acknowledges its necessity to keep industry and the state thriving.
India.- Breve noticia, que se dá ao publico para consolação dos Portuguezes : dos successos, que aconteceraõ no estado da nossa India, desde o mez de janeiro de 1759, até o de 1760, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head-piece, small ink ownership stamp to title, minor worm trace to inner gutters of first few ff., water-stained, lightly browned, early 20th century cloth-backed marbled boards, label to upper cover, spine faded, [Ávila Perez 965; Ameal 335; Scholberg CC11], Lisbon, Pedro Ferreira, 1760; and 3 others, similar, including a work on the capture of Fort William, Calcutta, and a duplicate of the first mentioned, small 4to (4)⁂ An account of the struggle between the Portuguese and Marathas. It includes on p.17 the terms of a peace treaty concluded with the Bounsulo at Goa on 26th July, 1759, in which the province of Canácona became Portuguese.
Inquisition.- Macanaz (Melchor Rafael de) Defensa critica de la Inquisicion contra los principales enemigos que la han perseguido, y persiguen injustamente, 2 parts in 1, half-titles, small armorial ownership blind-stamp to title, trimmed at head, occasionally touching pagination, worm trace to lower inner gutter of last few ff., some spotting or staining, lightly browned, contemporary calf, spine gilt, 1 upper corner little worn, a few small wormholes, rubbed, [Aguilar Piñal V, 2309; Palau 145572], Madrid, Don Antonio Espinosa, 1788; and another, Inquisition, 8vo (2) ⁂ Macanaz was one of Philip V's most able ministers, but was dismissed and exiled to France when the Italian faction at the Spanish Court objected to his proposals to curb the Inquisition's power. Nevertheless, the present work defends the existence of the Inquisition and its battle against Jansenism.
NO RESERVE Low Countries printed Spanish.- Porreño (Baltasar) Los dichos y hechos del Rey Pheliphe II llamado con justa razon, el prudente, title with small woodcut floral ornament, woodcut decorative initials and tail-piece, red ink ownership stamp of Duke of Palmela to title, some mostly light staining or finger-marking, occasional spotting, bookplate of J.B. Bury to front pastedown, modern blind-ruled calf, spine gilt, [Palau 233069 & 324881; Peeters-Fontainas 1076; Salvá 2129], Brussels, François Foppens, 1666; and 2 others, 17th century Spanish, v.s. (3)
Medicine.- Military hospitals.- Abrantes e Castro (Bernardo José de) Memoria sobre a conducta do Dr. Bernardo Jozé d'Abrantes e Castro, desde a retirada de Sua Alteza Real o Principe Regente Nosso Senhor para a América, half-title, 2 folding letterpress tables of hospital expenses, ink library stamp to title, small piece from inner margin of first table, affecting small part of 2 filet borders, pp.151-169 worm trace to inner gutters, diminishing in size as proceeds, foxed and stained, lightly browned throughout, original boards, rebacked, soiled and rubbed, [Innocêncio I, 380; Palha 3491], H. Bryer, 1810 § Elephantiasis.- Gomes (Bernardino António) Memoria sobre os meios de diminuir a elephantiase em Portugal, title with woodcut royal arms, errata f. at end, some foxing and staining (including title), lightly browned, contemporary blue decorative wrappers, chipped and rubbed, [Borba de Moraes (1983) I, 357; Innocêncio I, 361], Lisbon, J. F. M. de Campos, 1821; and 6 others, 19th century Medicine, v.s. (8)⁂ The author of the first mentioned was Inspector of military hospitals. Includes observations on the state of hospitals at the time of the French invasion until the arrival of Wellington's troops.
Medicine.- Santa Anna (Joaquim José de) Elementos de cirurgia ocular, first edition, title with woodcut royal arms, 3 folding engraved plates, lower margins with small wormholes, growing to a trace just within text of sigs.Q-X, and then for the most part reducing to a small single hole within text and the odd smaller hole in margins, with seemingly no loss of sense of text, water-stained at head, occasional spotting or light staining, modern ink ownership stamp of Vieira Pinto to pp.[iii & v], contemporary calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, head of spine and 1 upper corner worn, joints starting, but holding firm, water-stained, [Blake 400; Innocencio IV, 92 & XII, 95; Soares 1626], Lisbon, Simão Thaddeo Ferreira, 1793 § Gunshot wounds.- Almeida (António de) Dissertação sobre o methodo mais simples, e seguro de curar as feridas das armas de fogo, title with small woodcut royal arms, final f. blank, some spotting and staining, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt and with chipped leather label, some staining, [Innocêncio I, 83], Lisbon, Royal Printers, 1797; and 5 others, 18th & 19th century Medicine, v.s. (7)⁂ The first mentioned is the first study of Ophthalmology printed in Portugal. The author taught Ophthalmology at the hospital of S. José de Lisboa, where he invented instruments to aid his practice.
Poetry.- G[onzaga] (T[omas] A[ntónio]) Nova edicção, 2 parts in 1, ink ownership inscription and initials stamp to first title, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary tree calf, gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, spine ends and an upper corner little worn, rubbed, [Borba de Moraes (1983) I, 364; Período Colonial 170; cf. Palha 864], Lisbon, Lacerdena, 1819; and c.20 others, 19th century Portuguese, v.s. (c.21)
Portugal.- Rezende (Lúcio André de) Vida do infante Dom Duarte, [edited by José Francisco Corrêa de Serra], first edition, half-title, some light foxing or staining, very lightly browned, contemporary drab wrappers bound in (repaired), gilt book label of A.G. Guimarães Quinta do Salgueiral to title, modern bookplate of J.B. Bury to front wrapper, modern calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments and with red leather label, [Innocêncio I, 67], Lisbon, Printer of the Academy of Sciences, 1789 § Almeida Garrett (Viscount João Baptista de Silva Leitão de) Portugal na balança da Europa, first edition, half-title, errata f. at end, occasional spotting, lightly browned throughout, title with ownership ink stamp of J. Biker and armorial blind-stamp of J.G. Mazziotti Salema Garção, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt, lower joint split, but holding, spine ends worn, rubbed, [Azevedo-Samodães 103; Innocêncio III, 314; Monteverde 113; Palha 3684], S.W. Sustenance for R. Greenlaw, 1830; and c.30 others, 19th century Portugal, v.s. (c.32) ⁂ An excellent group of works on the history and politics of 19th century Portugal. I: D. Duarte was the son of King João III, and became Archbishop of Braga.
Extremely rare photograph of the first manned rocket leaving Planet Earth with humans on board as the Saturn V is pictured through the telescope of the Smithsonian Observing Station in Maui, Hawaii after the burn of the translunar injection Apollo 8, 21 December 1968 Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, original photograph for publication in "Aviation Week" magazine, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (7.9 x 10 in), with annotations in pencil and the "Aviation Week" magazine stamp on verso, with editorial labels pasted on recto Footnote: "The moment of humankind's first voyage to the Moon and back was captured in a series of photos taken at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observing Station in Maui, Hawaii. They show the trans-lunar injection rocket burn which sent Apollo 8 hurtling out of Earth orbit toward the Moon on December 21, 1968-perhaps the only such images that exist." David Le Conte, Royal Astronomical Society Fellow See more at the Smithsonian: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/photographing-apollo-8s-orbit-toward-moon
Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin walking toward the horizon of the Sea of Tranquility with experiment packages in both hands, Apollo 11, 16-24 July 1969 Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, [NASA photo no AS11-40-5943], 20,3 x 25,4 cm (8 x 10 in), with A KODAK PAPER watermarks and NASA Manned Spacecraft Center credit stamp numbered AS11-40-5943 on verso (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center) Footnote: Buzz Aldrin is transporting scientific equipment to the EASEP (Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package) site. He holds the seismometer in his left hand and the LRRR (Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector) in his right hand. The scientific experiments had to be deployed far away enough so that they would not be damaged by the ascent stage rocket when the Eagle lifted off. In the one sixth gravity of the lunar surface, Aldrin had to manoeuvre through an area covered with fragments of broken rock near a small crater (foreground) to find a level spot on which to put the LRRR. Aldrin set up the LRRR about 14 m south-southwest of the LM and the seismometer a bit farther out from the LM (19 m).
Four views of Gordon Cooper and the Atlas rocket just prior to the first one-day and last solo US space mission on board "Faith 7", Mercury Atlas 9, 11-15 May 1963. Vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 20.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), the first three with NASA captions on versos, the last with an "unclassified" stamp, (NASA Headquarters), (4).Footnote: The first photo was taken T minus four days before launch, the last three on launch day. Mercury Atlas 9 was launched from Cape Canaveral's Pad 14 on May 15, 1963 with a perigee of 161 km and an apogee of 267 km. Gordon Cooper's Faith 7 mission was the high point of Project Mercury and the first one-day mission and the last solo flight of the US space program. Faith 7 completed 22 orbits to evaluate effects of one day in space.
Richard Gordon Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka as seen from 460 nautical miles above the Earth's surface, Gemini 11, 14 September 1966 Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), [NASA photo no S-66-54677], with McDonnell Aircraft Corporation stamp and Id number, and A KODAK PAPER watermarks on verso (NASA/McDonnell Aircraft)Footnotes: "This picture has been asked for almost as frequently as the full disk of the Earth. It was framed the way a painter would frame it." Les Gaver, former photography director, NASA Public Affairs "The photographs I remember best from Gemini 11 were those we took during the high-altitude portion of the flight. We were in two revs going from a low point of about 160 nautical miles all the way up to 850 over Australia. In particular I remember the pictures of the Sinai Peninsula, eastern Africa, and that very famous photograph of the subcontinent of India in its entirety" - Richard Gordon (Illustrated: Ron Schick, Julia van Haaftern, The View from Space, p. 80)McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was NASA's prime contractor for the Gemini spacecraft.Condition Report: Two minor creases, very good. Condition Report Disclaimer
Thomas Stafford A superb view of Gemini 7 from Gemini 6A spacecraft during the first ever rendezvous of two spacecraft in space, taken from a distance of approximately 58 feet off west coast of India at sunrise, Gemini 6A and 7, 15 December 1965 Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), [NASA photo No S-65-63219], with A KODAK PAPER watermark and McDonnell Aircraft Corporation credit stamp and Id number on verso (NASA/McDonnell Aircraft)Footnotes: A historic milestone in the space programme, a rendezvous of two spacecraft in space was accomplished by Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford in the Gemini 6A, and Frank Borman and James Lovell in the Gemini 7. Gemini 6A was originally planned to dock with the uncrewed Gemini-Agena target vehicle but as the vehicle failed to launch, NASA flight directors decided to reschedule the rendezvous with Gemini 6a and the upcoming Gemini 7. Once Gemini 6A achieved orbit, the spacecraft caught up to Gemini 7 and the two ships manoeuvred to within a few feet of each other during three Earth orbits. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was NASA's prime contractor for the Gemini spacecraft.
Two images showing the helicopter recovery of Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders on board USS Yorktown following splashdown of the Apollo 8 Command Module in the Pacific Ocean 1,000 miles south southwest of Hawaii, Apollo 8, 27 December 1968 Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (7.9 x 10 in), the first with "Aviation Week" magazine stamp on verso, the second blank on verso with NASA caption on a separate original NASA sheet (NASA Headquarters), (2)Condition Report: Cropping remarks on the first photo; goodCondition Report Disclaimer
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