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Lot 315
Postcards & Stamps. An extensive collection to include one album of approximately 100 Edwardian to mid-20thC postcards, many real photographic, predominantly Leek, several Buxton, a few earlier/better examples inc. transport, theatrical, topographical; a vast quantity of mid-20thC to modern worldwide postcards, loose and in packets, many arranged thematically; 15 Royal Mail stamp booklets; a Royal Mail Channel Tunnel Gift Pack; two shoeboxes of 1950s/60s worldwide souvenir postal covers & FDCs; 4 sealed but worn NFL Fact Packs, and 6 vintage packs of Top Trumps, the whole in three cartons (3)
Lot 200
Emmanuel VILLANIS (1858-1914) Bronze with two patinas "Lucretia" - Paris foundry stamp. He is known to follow the Art Nouveau movement, and to create busts and full-body statues. - Weight: 5.50 kg - Shipping available - Region: Europe - Sizes: H 390 mm x L 240 mm - At first glance: very good condition - Author / artist: Emmanuel VILLANIS (1858-1914)
Lot 9
A group of four Edwardian and later silver, including an Edwardian cigarette case, William Hutton & Sons Ltd. Birmingham 1904, with indistinct monogram, 9 by 7.5 by 0.5cm, a/f, a George V cigarette case, Henry Williamson Ltd. Birmingham 1922, both with indistinct with 'KD' monogram, 6.5 by 8.5 by 1cm, an envelope form stamp holder, stamped 'STERLING SILVER', 4.4 by 2.3 by 0.4cm, and a trowel form paperclip, with rubbed hallmarks, 8cm long, overall 5.7toz. (1 bag)
Lot 291
A Japanese silver cigarette box,early 20th century, of rectangular form, the cover inserted with a copper panel decorated with a pavilion by a river in front of Mount Fuji, signed, stamp marked 'Miyamoto sei' and 'jungin' to base,15cm long, and a smaller metal box, the hinged cover similarly decorated,6cm long (3)Provenance: From the Estate of Mrs Althea Lloyd.Condition ReportSilver box - Surface scratches and dents. Wood liner with cracks and losses. Rims tired and loose. Overall 525.1g.Metal box - surface scratches.
Lot 15
Original NASA photograph print capturing the moment Apollo 14 Atronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Stuart Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell disembarked the primary recovery ship, the USS New Orleans. From the personal colleciton of Edgar J. Mitchell.Housed in a silver-metal frame. Frame size: 8in x 10in. Sight size: 7.25in x 9.25in. Print details of the photo on the back. The Apollo 14 splashdown occurred at 3:04 p.m. (CST), Feb. 9, 1971, in the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 765 nautical miles from American Samoa. The astronauts were transported by U.S. Navy Helicopter to the USS New Orleans, which was the prime recovery vessel. Back of photo with faint stamp that reads, 'National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington DC 20546. For Release: February 9, 1971. Photo No. 108 K3C 71PC 140 71 HC 255'. Issued: February 1971Country of Origin: United StatesProvenance: Estate of Edgar D. Mitchell Condition: Age related wear.
Lot 181
Assortment of collectible stamps; Apollo Soyuz 1957, Comic Strip Classics, US Bicentennial, and Elvis.24 stamps of Apollo Soyuz 1957. 19 stamps of Comic Strip Classics. 12 stamps of US Bicentennial 10cents. 68 stamps of Elvis and 2 Elvis stamp posters; poster: 8.5in x 11in. Country of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
Lot 175
Trials.- Trial (The) of Thomas Phipps, the Elder, Thomas Phipps, the Younger, and William Thomas, for Forgery, modern half morocco, Oswestry, J.Salter, 1789 § Wise (Edward) The Remarkable Tryal of Thomas Chandler...for wilful and corrupt Perjury..., modern marbled boards, Reading, C.Micklewright, 1751 § True (A) and Faithful Narrative of the Life and Actions of John Oneby, Esq....who was to have been Executed last Monday at Tyburn, for the Murder of William Gower, Esq., modern marbled boards, J.Roberts, [?1727] § Particulars of the Very Singular and Remarkable Trials, Convictions, and Escapes, of John Shepherd..., modern cloth, S.Bladon, 1786 § Gurney (Joseph) The Trials on the Informations...against Richard Smith, Esq. and Thomas Brand Hollis, Esq. for having been Guilty of Notorious Bribery, and thereby procuring themselves to be Elected...for the Borough of Hindon, ex-library copy with small stamp to foot of title, contemporary half calf, rubbed, G.Kearsly, [1776], first editions, some light foxing; 4to & 8vo (5)⁂ Oneby was found guilty of the murder of William Gower during an argument at the gaming-table in The Castle Tavern, Drury Lane. His appeal against the verdict was heard by Lord Chief Justice Raymond (1673-1733) and became important in establishing a distinction between manslaughter and murder. The verdict was upheld and the prisoner committed suicide with a large knife.
Lot 67
NO RESERVE Ophthalmology.- Maitre-Jan (Antoine) Traité des Maladies de l'Oeil et des Remedes Propres..., variant with reset title, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, contemporary ink signature of J.Thackeray to head of title and W.M.Thackeray to front pastedown, lightly browned, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, new red morocco label, [Wellcome IV, 32], Troyes, Jacques Le Febvre, 1707 § Saint-Yves (Charles de) Nouveau Traité des Maladies des Yeux..., presentation copy from the author inscribed "Ex dono authoris 1722" on front pastedown and signed by him at end of dedication, errata leaf at end, contemporary calf, rubbed, spine ends repaired, new label, Paris, P.-A. Le Mercier, 1722 § Janin (Jean) Mémoires et Observations Anatomiques, Physiologiques et Physiques sur l'Oeil, half-title, engraved head-piece, 3pp. approbation/privilege at end, contemporary mottled sheep, rebacked, [Wellcome III, 345], Lyons & Paris, 1772 § Wenzel (Jakob de) Traité de la Cataracte, folding engraved plates, contemporary calf-backed boards, worming to foot of spine, Paris, P.J.Duplain, 1786; Traité de l'Oculiste, ou Dictionnaire Ophthalmologique, 2 vol., half-titles, 24 engraved plates on 23 folding sheets, text a little browned, some water-staining to vol.1, contemporary half calf, Paris, 1808, first editions, the first three with old library stamp to title and one or two other leaves, all rubbed; and another, v.s. (7)⁂ The first is an important compendium of ophthalmology. In c.1692 Maitre-Jan demonstrated that cataracts are caused by crystaline growth in the lens. Saint-Yves was a leading practitioner in ophthalmology and in 1707 became the first to extract a cataract "en masse" from the human eye.
![NO RESERVE American Revolution.- Repeal of the Stamp Act.- Pitt (William, first Earl of Chatham [known as Pitt the elder], pr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ac8d9bb7-ed3b-4360-a893-b00000b88fc1/2479536f-7b92-4e24-be03-b00000b9483f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 102
NO RESERVE American Revolution.- Repeal of the Stamp Act.- Pitt (William, first Earl of Chatham [known as Pitt the elder], prime minister, 1708-78) The Speech of Mr P[it]t... [on the Repeal of the Stamp Act], manuscript, 17pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, some ff. loose, original calf, gilt, rebacked in modern calf, gilt, gilt morocco label, g.e., 8vo, [1765].⁂ "It is my opinion that this Kingdom has no Right to lay a Tax on the C[o]l[onie]s at the same time I assirt the Authority of this Kingdom over the C[o]l[onie]s to be Sovereign and supreme... ." - Pitt.
Lot 47
NO RESERVE Astronomy.- Kuiper (G.P.) & others, editors. Photographic Lunar Atlas, 94 sheets of photographs, many large and folding, with text booklet (slightly soiled), ex-library set with small ink stamp to edge of plates, together loose as issued in original cloth drop-back box, rubbed, some joints repaired, folio, Chicago, 1960.
Lot 68
NO RESERVE Pharmacy.- Milne-Edwards (Henri) & P.Vavasseur. Manuel de Matière Médicale, first edition, old ink signature of Richard Pearson mounted on front pastedown with notes in his hand to several leaves, faint ink library stamp to title and a few leaves, light marginal water-staining, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, spine faded, Paris, 1826 § Garnier (Pierre) Nouvelles Formules de Medecine, Latines et Françoises, 2 parts in 1, second edition, contemporary sheep, spine gilt, [Wellcome III, 91], Liege, F.Broncard, 1716 § Ailhaud (Jean) Traité de l'Origine des Maladies et de l'Usage de la Poudre Purgative, first edition, foxed and lightly stained, contemporary sheep, worn, [Wellcome II, 20], Carpentras, G.Quenin, 1755 § Ratier (F.S.) A Practical Formulary of the Parisian Hospitals, translated by R.D.M'Lellan, first edition in English, 8pp. publishers' catalogue at end, later cloth, [Wellcome IV, 475], Edinburgh, 1830; and 3 others, French, v.s. (7)
![NO RESERVE Britain.- [Ledwich (Edward)] Antiquitates Sarisburienses: or, the History and Antiquities of Old and New Sarum, 2](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ac8d9bb7-ed3b-4360-a893-b00000b88fc1/137ebc73-e92b-4f53-97df-b00000baee64/468x382.jpg)
Lot 22
NO RESERVE Britain.- [Ledwich (Edward)] Antiquitates Sarisburienses: or, the History and Antiquities of Old and New Sarum, 2 folding engraved plates, previous owner's ink-stamp to title, occasional pencil underlining, marginal pencil note, modern half-calf, gilt, Salisbury, 1777 § Harper (Charles G.) From Paddington to Penzance, frontispiece, illustrations, many full-page, scattered spotting, contemporary half-calf, slight rubbing to joints and extremities, 1893; Cycle Rides Round London, frontispiece, illustrations, cracked hinges, original pictorial cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1902 § Collingwood (W. G.) The Lake Counties, frontispiece, plates, captioned tissue-guards, illustrations, previous owner's ink inscription, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1932; and others, British topography, v.s. (c.100)
![Economics.- [Gordon (George)] The History of our National Debts and Taxes, from the Year MDCLXXXVIII, to the Present Year MDC](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ac8d9bb7-ed3b-4360-a893-b00000b88fc1/06f09146-b709-4bb5-8574-b00000b961d0/468x382.jpg)
Lot 148
Economics.- [Gordon (George)] The History of our National Debts and Taxes, from the Year MDCLXXXVIII, to the Present Year MDCCLI, Part I-IV bound in 1 vol., first editions, each part with half-title, 8 folding tables, some foxing, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, red roan label, [Goldsmiths' 8631; Kress 5117], M.Cooper, 1751-53 § Eliot (Francis Perceval) Demonstration; or, Financial Remarks: with occasional Observations on Political Occurrences, only edition, half-title, folding tables, old ink stamp of the Duke of Cambridge to title, contemporary tree calf, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, new label, [Goldsmiths' 19429], 1807 § Considerations upon a Proposal for lowering the Interest of all the Redeemable National Debts to Three per Cent. per Ann...., first edition, woodcut title-vignette and ornaments, stab-holes, modern calf-backed boards, [Goldsmiths' 7052; Kress 4332], J.Purser, 1737, some light foxing, the first two rubbed; and 10 others on the National Debt, 8vo (13)
Lot 1
NO RESERVE Africa.- Isenberg (Karl Wilhelm) Journals of the Messrs. Isenberg and Krapf, Missionaries of the Church Missionary Society ... in the Kingdom of Shoa ... and other parts of Abyssinia, first edition, bound without half-title, 2 facsimile folding maps loosely inserted, previous owner's ink inscription to title, ex-Lovedale Library with label to front pastedown, marginal water-staining to early blanks and title, bookplate, contemporary calf, remnants of label to upper cover, slight rubbing to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, 1843 § Johnston (Charles) Travels in Southern Abyssinia, through the Country of Adal to the Kingdom of Shoa, 2 vol., first edition, tinted lithographed frontispieces, folding map, without 8pp. publishers' catalogue at end vol. 2, light spotting, bookplates, vol. 2 ex-library with ink-stamp of the 'Library of the San Francisco College for Women' to title verso, vol. 1 in contemporary calf, raised spine bands, gilt, vol. 2 in original cloth, expert repairs to spine extremities, a little rubbed and stained, bumping to corners and extremities, 1844; 8vo (3).⁂ The first is an account of the travels of two German Protestant missionaries in Ethiopia, including descriptions of customs, towns, and the slave-trade.
Lot 123
Quakers.- Smith (William) Universal Love. In which a Visitation floweth through the Creation, that all people may be informed of the Truth ... to be a good favour unto God, and honour God, first edition, small hole to title affecting text, ex-library with usual labels, ink-stamp to title and final ff., withdrawn stamp to title obscuring text, lacking A1 (?blank), trimmed occasionally affecting page number and catch-words, occasional faint marginal staining, early blank detached and loosely inserted, modern cloth, remnants of label to upper cover, library shelf-mark to spine foot, [Wing S4344], small 8vo, 1664.⁂ Scarce, with ESTC showing only 5 copies in the UK.
Lot 193
Cricket.- Spybey (F. G.) Annual Register of Nottingham County Cricket Matches for 1879, advertisements at beginning and end, ex-library with ink-stamp to title verso, original paper wrappers, chipping and small loss to spine and edges, small library paper label to upper cover, Nottingham, 1879; Annual Register of Nottinghamshire Cricket Matches, advertisements at beginning and end, ex-library with ink-stamp, original stiff card wrappers, library shelf-mark to spine foot, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, Nottingham, 1885 § Richards (C. H.,compiler) Nottinghamshire Cricket Scores and Biographies 1838 to 1890, albumen team print, illustrations, ex-library with blind-stamp to title and usual label, cracked hinges, contemporary half-morocco, slight bumping to corners and extremities, Nottingham, 1891; and 2 others, New Zealand and West Indies cricket guides, 8vo (5)
Lot 184
Dry-Rot.- Knowles (John) An Inquiry into the means which have been taken to preserve the British Navy...particularly from that species of Decay, now denominated Dry-Rot, first edition, lacking half-title, with list of subscribers, light foxing, ex-United Service Institution library copy with old embossed stamp at head of title and presentation label to front pastedown (ink disposal stamp), old marabled boards, rebacked and recornered in calf, red morocco label, boards rubbed, 1821 § Pering (Richard) A Brief Enquiry into the Causes of Premature Decay, in our Wooden Bulwarks..., first edition, half-title, errata leaf at end, Holland House copy with ink inscription to half-title, light spotting, stab-holes, [Goldsmiths 20485], Plymouth-Dock, 1812 § Birkbeck (George) A Lecture on the Preservation of Timber by Kyan's Patent for Preventing Dry Rot, first edition, one lithographed and 3 engraved plates, [Goldsmiths' 29849], 1834 bound with Faraday (Michael) On the Practical Prevention of Dry Rot in Timber, first edition, half-title, light stain towards end, 1836, together 2 works in 1 vol., inscriptions in red ink to titles, modern cloth; and another on dry rot, 4to & 8vo (4)
Lot 199
Angling.- Coxon (Henry) A Modern Treatise on Practical Coarse Fish Angling, illustrations, advertisements at end, ex-library with shelf-mark in pencil to title and title verso, original paper wrappers, areas of loss to edges, spine strengthened, tape repairs to edges of title, Nottingham, 1896 § Scrope (William) Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed, colour frontispiece, plates, previous owner's ink-stamp throughout, previous owner's ink signatures, short tear to front free endpaper, old tape repair, contemporary half-vellum, a little rubbed, 1898; and others similar, 8vo (19)
Lot 11
India.- Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta.- The British and Native States Cis-Sutluj Division, Comprising the Districts of Ferozpoor, Loodheeanuh, Umballa, Thanesur & Simla... 1847 to 1851, large detailed regional map of the present-day Punjab and Haryana states of northern India, with roads and military settlements located, engraving with original hand-colouring, 1140 x 1610 mm (44 3/4 x 63 3/8 in), dissected and mounted on linen, some ink stains and surface dirt, minor browning, extensive ink inscription to endpaper with several names of British Captains dated '1865', and ink stamp denoting 'Government Property', folding with marbled endpapers into original brown cloth, gilt armorial device of the 'Surveyor Generals Department, India' and further gilt tooled 'Cis-Sutluj Division' to upper cover, worn, 4to, 1858.
Lot 29
Agriculture.- Home (Francis) The Principles of Agriculture and Vegetation, first edition, second printing (a reissue of the first edition of 1756 with a new title), title lightly soiled, modern half speckled calf, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, uncut, [Goldsmiths' 9219; only later editions in Perkins], Edinburgh, G.Hamilton & J.Balfour, 1757 § Hitt (Thomas) A Treatise of Husbandry on the Improvement of Dry and Barren Lands, first edition, engraved plate at end, title foxed, ex-Rothamsted Agricultural library copy with ink stamp to front pastedown, later half calf, uncut, [Goldsmiths' 9555; Perkins 802], for the Author...by J.Richardson & J.Webb, 1760 § Peters (Matthew) The Rational Farmer: or a Treatise on Agriculture and Tillage, second edition, folding engraved frontispiece, some light staining, M4 torn and repaired without loss, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, spine faded, [Goldsmiths' 10739], W.Flexney, 1771 § Tatham (William) National Irrigation, or the Various Methods of Watering Meadows, first edition, lacking half-title, with ink inscription to head of title and a few annotations, engraved plates (water-stained),original boards, uncut, rubbed, rebacked in cloth, [Fussell III pp.31-2; Goldsmiths' 18194; Kress B.4464; Perkins 1724], 1801; and 6 others, agriculture, 8vo (10)⁂ An interesting group of works on agricultural science and practice, particularly soil, fertilizer, irrigation etc. The third includes a 'Short essay on the Dearness of Corn, and other Provisions' for the first time.
Lot 76
Trotter (Thomas) Medicina Nautica: an Essay on the Diseases of Seamen..., 3 vol., first edition, with half-title in vol.2 and engraved plate in vol.3 (bound as frontispiece), lacking 4pp. advertisements at end of vol.2, faint trace of library stamp to titles and plate but unobtrusive, occasional light foxing but generally clean, plate a little offset on title of vol.3, N4 in vol.1 and L8 in vol.2 torn and repaired, a few other minor marginal tears, modern half speckled calf, black morocco labels, [Wellcome V, 301], 8vo, T.Cadell, Jun. & W.Davies, 1797-1803.⁂ Important work on the health and conditions of sailors on board ship, with accounts of the various diseases encountered and recommendations for improvements in living conditions and sanitation. The work led to the adoption of taking limes to sea as a prevention against scurvy and of smallpox vaccination amongst sailors.
Lot 28
NO RESERVE Agriculture.- Darwin (Erasmus) Phytologia: or the Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening. With the Theory of Draining Morasses and with an Improved Construction of the Drill Plough, first edition, 12 engraved plates, 2 folding, plates I-IX preceded by an explanatory letterpress leaf (as called for), title with old ink signature of A.Gifford to head and small embossed stamp, plates with light foxing and marginal staining, David Bellamy's copy with his signed bookplate, modern half morocco, spine gilt, [Henrey 615; Nissen BBI 452; Perkins 448], 4to, for J. Johnson...by T. Bensley, 1800.⁂ Important agricultural treatise with information on manure, draining land, plant diseases etc.David Bellamy (1933-2019), botanist, ecologist, conservationist and television presenter.
Lot 30
Agriculture.- Lamport (William) Cursory Remarks on the Importance of Agriculture in its Connection with Manufactures and Commerce..., first edition, lacking half-title, modern cloth, [Goldsmiths' 12568; Kress B.743; Perkins 943], J.Buckland, 1784 § Jacob (W.) An Inquiry into the Causes of Agricultural Distress, first edition, half-title (stained), advertisement leaf at end, modern cloth, [Goldsmiths' 19343; Kress B.5263], 1816 § Brown (Robert) Letters on the Distressed State of Agriculturists..., first separate edition, modern calf-backed marbled boards, uncut, [Fussell III pp.13-14; Kress B.6646; Not in Goldsmiths' or Perkins], Edinburgh, 1816 § Stourton (William Joseph, Lord) Three Letters to the Right Honourable the Earl of Liverpool, on the Distresses of Agriculture in the United Kingdom..., new edition, contemporary ink signature of Thos. Thistlethwayte to head of title and stamp to pastedown, original boards, uncut, rebacked preserving old label, [Kress C.988], 1822; Further Considerations...on Agricultural Relief, and the Extent of the National Resources, first edition, modern cloth-backed boards, [Goldsmiths' 23463; Not in Kress or Perkins], 1822, some spotting or soiling, the first two ex-Rothamsted Agricultural library copies with stamps; and 5 others, agriculture, 8vo (10)⁂ The last is rare with Library Hub recording only 2 copies (Goldsmiths' and Cambridge).
Lot 43
NO RESERVE Alternative Medicine.- Cloquet (Jules) Traité de l'Acupuncture, only edition, half-title, ex-library copy with one or two faint stamps, library cloth, Paris, 1826 § Dunsford (Harris, translator) The Pathogenetic Effects of...Homeopathic Remedies, first edition in English, presentation copy from the author to his mother inscribed on front free endpaper, advertisement leaf at beginning, occasional soiling and fraying to edges, modern cloth, uncut, 1838 § Mercklin (Georg Abraham) Sylloge physico-medicinalium casuum incantationi..., first edition, title in red and black, modern calf-backed marbled boards, Nuremberg, J.Zeiger & G.Lehmann, 1698 § Ticknor (Caleb)A Popular Treatise on Medical Philosopohy,; or, an Exposition of Quackery and Imposture in Medicine, first edition, foxed, water-staining at end, library stamp to verso of title, original embossed cloth, rubbed and faded, New York, 1838; and 4 others, mostly on homeopathy, 8vo & 4to (8)
![NO RESERVE Animal Magnetism.- [Mesmer (Franz) & others.] Recueil des Pieces les Plus Intéressantes sur le Magnétisme Anim](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ac8d9bb7-ed3b-4360-a893-b00000b88fc1/4f7c3079-46ce-43a9-9b07-b00000bb6166/468x382.jpg)
Lot 44
NO RESERVE Animal Magnetism.- [Mesmer (Franz) & others.] Recueil des Pieces les Plus Intéressantes sur le Magnétisme Animal, light foxing at beginning and end, small embossed stamp to first few leaves, modern panelled calf with chequerboard panel containing small fleurs-de-lys in blind, spine faded, slightly rubbed at edges, n.p., 1784 § Bergasse (Nicolas) Considérations sur le Magnetisme Animal...d'après les Principes de M. Mesmer, first edition, contemporary vellum-backed paste-paper boards, rubbed and faded, new label, [Wellcome II, 147], The Hague, 1784, 8vo (2)⁂ The first comprises several early texts on animal magnetism including Mesmer's Mémoire sur la Découverte du Magnétisme Animal, originally published in 1779 and the foundation of mesmerism. Bergasse helped Mesmer to found a society in Paris to teach the techniques of animal magnetism.
Lot 46
NO RESERVE Astronomy.- Clairaut (Alexis Claude) Théorie de la Lune, second edition, folding engraved plate, ink inscription "George Sidney Smith May 10 1827" to head of title and with some ink annotations, a few ink stains, plate creased at fold, a few side-notes and headlines shaved, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, Paris, Dessaint & Saillant, 1765 § Struve (Friedrich G.W.) Expédition Chronométrique exécuté par ordre de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Nicolas Ier entre Poulkova et Altona pour la Détermination de la Longitude Géographique relative de l'Observatoire Central de Russie, first edition, foxing, old ink library stamp to title, contemporary paste-paper boards, rubbed, new labels, St.Petersburg, 1844, 4to (2)⁂ The first won the annual Russian Imperial Academy prize. This is the second edition including important correctional tables which were not published until 1754; the first edition, published in St. Petersburg in 1752, is very rare.
Lot 32
Agriculture.- Mathews (James) Remarks on the cause of the Scarcity and Dearness of Cattle, Swine, Cheese, &c. &c. and of the Articles Tallow Candles, and Soap..., light spotting and soiling at beginning, ink ownership inscription "3/6 S.Pole Esq." to front pastedown, original boards, uncut, ink manuscript notes to upper cover, rebacked, [Goldsmiths' 17602; Kress B.3926], 1799 § Maxwell (Robert) The Practical Husbandman..., first collected edition, with author's signature "to prevent pyrating" to verso of title, folding engraved plate with explanatory leaf of text at end, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, red roan label, [Goldsmiths' 9224; Perkins 1173; Not in Kress], Edinburgh, C.Wright & Co., for the author, 1757 § Trusler (Dr. John) Practical Husbandry, or, the Art of Farming, with a Certainty of Gain..., fourth edition, ex-library copy with stamp to verso of title, near contemporary calf, [Goldsmiths' 17579], for the author, 1799 § Brown (Robert) Treatise on Rural Affairs..., 2 vol., first separate edition, half-titles, 6 engraved plates, light spotting and browning, bookplate of Ernest Ridley Debenham, contemporary tree calf, [Goldsmiths' 20230; Perkins 240], Edinburgh, 1811, all rubbed; and 3 others, agriculture, 8vo & 4to (8)⁂ The first is an interesting study of everyday prices by a market trader/butcher of long standing. While most studies of inflation/prices focus on corn prices (for obvious reasons), James Mathews draws on his much wider experience where "High Street" prices for every day purchases are real challenges for the poor. This is a reissue of the work first published in 1797 with a cancel title-page; both editions are scarce.
Lot 151
Economics.- Mushet (Robert) An Attempt to Explain from Facts the Effects of the Issues of the Bank of England upon its own Interests, Public Credit, and Country Banks, first edition, lightly water-stained, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [Einaudi 4070; Goldsmiths' 24990; Kress C.1734], 1826 § Smith (Thomas) Essay on the Theory of Money & Exchange, first edition, half-title, contemporary ink signature across title and old ink library stamp of the Duke of Cambridge, modern half morocco, spine gilt, [Goldsmiths' 19445; Kress B.5257], 1807 § Society of Arts. Report...of Preventing the Forgery of Bank Notes, only edition, half-title, 7 plates of bank notes and designs, most engraved, 2 folding, water-staining at foot, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, [Goldsmiths' 22503], 1819 § [Cooke (Edward)] The Real Cause of the High Price of Gold Bullion, second edition, errata leaf, contemporary ink signature to head of title, rather soiled, offsetting to title, modern marbled boards, [Goldsmiths' 22423; Kress C.269], 1819 § Tooke (Thomas) Considerations on the State of the Currency, first edition, modern boards, [Einaudi 5653; Goldsmiths' 25024; Kress C.1805], 1826, some spotting or soiling; and 8 others on gold, money, currency etc., 8vo (13)⁂ Robert Mushet (1782-1828), an official at the Royal Mint, was cited as an authority in contemporary debates on currency questions. He supported Ricardo in the Bullion controversy. Amongst other things he here proposes "an extension of the metallic basis of the currency, and that no Notes should be in circulation under £20". He also looks forward to the establishment of the Joint Stock system as beneficial alike to the public and the Bank of England.
Lot 71
NO RESERVE Public Health.- Houses of Parliament. Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Physical Deterioration, 3 vol. in 1, folding plate, folding tables, 1904; Fourth [-Ninth] Report of the Commissioners....[on] Treating and Disposing of Sewage, bound in 8 vol., folding maps, charts and tables, some colour, 1904-15, near uniform contemporary half morocco § Farr (William) Vital Statistics, edited for the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain by Noel. A Humphreys, first collected edition, portrait, tables, original cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, 1885 § Simon (Sir John) English Sanitary Institutions, first edition, original cloth, recased, 1890, all but the last ex-library with ink stamp to titles, rubbed; and 17 others on public health, sanitation etc., most government reports, folio & 8vo (28)⁂ The reports on sewage disposal include the contamination of shellfish, and liquid waste from manufacturing processes in rural areas.
Lot 82
NO RESERVE Williamson (George C.) The History of Portrait Miniatures, 2 vol., one of 520 copies, titles in red and black, plates, captioned tissue-guards, one or two neat marginal pencil notes, ex-library with discreet neat ink-stamp to front pastedown, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, folio, 1904.
Lot 136
Tillotson (John) The Works, 3 vol., vol. 1 ninth edition, vol. 2 & 3 fourth edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, vol. 2 with marginal worming, ex-library with ink-stamp to titles, bookplate, scattered faint spotting, later calf, rubbed and worn, vol. 3 with cracked joints, vols. 2 & 3 lacking part of backstrip, 1728 § Pearson (John, Lord Bishop of Chester) An Exposition of the Creed, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, signature of Maria Lady Williamson dated 1814 to title, marginal worming, occasional faint spotting, damp-staining to endpapers, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, small stab mark to upper cover, by J. M. for John Williams, 1683 § Nicolson (W.) The English, Scotch and Irish Historical Libraries. Giving a short view and character of most of our Historians ..., bookplate, front free endpaper becoming detached, occasional light marginal soiling, near contemporary calf, gilt, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1736; folio (5)
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NO RESERVE Laennec (René Théophile Hyacinthe) Traité de l'Auscultation Médiate et des Maladies des Poumons et du Coeur, 2 vol., second edition, half-titles, 4 double-page engraved plates, vol.2 with final blank, plates with numbers shaved and light offsetting, occasional foxing and slight browning to text, light water-staining at beginning and end, mostly marginal but affecting lower outer corner of plates, old ink stamp to titles, contemporary ink signature of Dr.H.Goudet to front free endpapers, original half green cloth, very slightly rubbed, [cf.PMM 280, first edition of 1819], 8vo, Paris, 1826.⁂ A classic of medical history, containing the first description of Laennec's ground-breaking invention of the stethoscope. This was the greatest advance in physical diagnosis between Auenbrugger's percussion and Roentgen's discovery of X-rays. Laennec used his new tool to study the sounds made by the movements of the heart and lungs, and from this work stems our modern knowledge of diseases of the chest. This second edition, the last edited by Laennec himself, is considerably altered and enlarged from the first edition of 1819 with each disease described in detail, making it "the most important treatise on diseases of the thoracic organs ever written" (Garrison, History of Medicine, p. 412).
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