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Lot 126
A Victorian brooch, in the form of a snake with open mouth and bared teeth, engraved to the upper side, split pearl mounted, with gem set eyes, measures 4.3cm by 1.5cm. The brooch is in fair condition with dings and scratches throughout and evidence of lead solder repair. It fastens with a pin and C-hook catch. It bears no hallmark nor stamp but in our opinion would test as gold. Gross weight 4.0 grams.
Lot 64A
A diamond solitaire ring, the old cut diamond in a yellow star setting on a plain polished shank, finger size P. The ring is in good condition with wear commensurate with age. It bears no hallmark nor stamp but in our opinion would test as gold. The approximate qualities of the diamond are; colour J/K, clarity SI2/I1. Engraved to the inside of the shank. Gross weight 7.1 grams.
Lot 2029
Ein Paar silbermontierte, eisengeschnittene Steinschloss-Prunkpistolen, osmanisch, 1. Hälfte 19. Jhdt.Runde und glatte, über den Kammern mit Trophäenbündeln plastisch geschnittene und balusterabgesetzte Läufe im Kaliber 16,5 mm mit kanonierten Mündungen. Eiserne, plastisch geschnittene Steinschlösser mit regendichten Pfannen und gravierten Pseudosignaturen auf den Schlossplatten. Vollflächig und rankenförmig mit Silberdraht eingelegte Nussholzschäfte, die stark reliefierten, schweren Silberbeschläge jeweils mit Tughra-Stempel von Mahmud II. (1808-39). Silberne, getriebene Laufschuhe mit unterseitig angedeuteten Ladestöcken. Ungewöhnlich reichhaltig und qualitätsvoll verarbeitetes Pistolenpaar. Länge je 48 cm.Zustand: IIA deluxe pair of Ottoman silver-mounted, chiselled flintlock pistols, 1st half of the 19th centuryRound and smooth-bore barrels in 16.5 mm calibre, chiselled at the breeches with trophy bundles in relief and set off by balusters, with cannon muzzles. The iron flintlocks chiselled in relief with rain-proof pans and engraved pseudo signatures on the lock plates. The walnut stocks profusely embellished with tendril-shaped, silver wire inlays, the heavy silver fittings in high relief, each bearing the tughra stamp of Mahmud II (1808-39). The silver, hammered barrel sleeves with indicated ramrods on the lower surface. An unusually elaborate pair of pistols with fabulous workmanship. Length 48 cm each.Condition: II
Lot 2554
Schönberger-Laumann Mod. 1894-II (die erste Selbstladepistole!), mit LaderahmenKal. 8 mm Schönberger, Nr. 16, nummerngleich. Blanker Lauf, Länge 145 mm. Fünfschüssig. Bescheinigung über Nichtbeschuss. Patentanmeldungen 1891. Ringförmige Kimme mit eingeschlauftem Korn. Selbstlader mit Friktionsverschluss (verzögerter Masseverschluss). Schlagbolzenschloss. Rechts Hebel zur Betätigung des Verschlusses. Fertigung OEWGF Steyr, aber ohne Beschriftung der linken Schlossplatte. Brünierung vermutlich in alter Zeit erneuert, rechts unten am Magazinkasten fleckig, gering dünner vorne am Griff. Verschluss blank. Verschlusshebel grau gebeizt. Sicherung und Abzug gelb angelassen. Schrauben großteils gebläut. Nussholzgriffschalen mit Fischhaut. Dazu der Laderahmen aus blankem Federstahl, mit fünf Patronen. Vier der Patronen delaboriert und ohne Bodenstempel. Eine Patrone scharf, mit Bodenstempel "GR" - kein Export dieser Patrone möglich.Vgl. dazu bei Mötz / Schuy, Vom Ursprung der Selbstladepistole, auf den Seiten 160 - 188 die ausführliche und reich bebilderte Geschichte dieser extrem seltenen und weltweit kaum erhältlichen Waffe. Die oben angebotene Waffe wird abgebildet und beschrieben auf S. 187.WBK: Achtung - ErlaubnispflichtigZustand: IA Schönberger-Laumann Mod. 1894-II (the first semi-auto pistol!), with loading clipCal. 8 mm Schönberger, SN. 16, matching numbers. Bright bore, barrel length 145 mm. Clip for five rounds. No modern proof marks. Patented in 1891. Rear peep sight with dovetailed front sight. Self-loading pistol with delayed blowback action. Striker-fired action. On the right operating lever for the lock. Made by OEWGF Steyr, but without marking on the left side of the lockplate. The bluing probably renewed in the past, spotty on the lower right at the box magazine, slightly thinner at the front of the grip. The lock unblued. The locking lever case hardened. Safety and trigger strawed. The screws mostly fire blued. Chequered walnut grips. Four dummy cartridges, without floor stamp. One live cartridge, with floor stamp "GR" – this cartridge must not be exported.Cf. Mötz / Schuy, Vom Ursprung der Selbstladepistole, p. 160 - 188, the detailed and richly illustrated history of this very rare, hardly ever offered pistol. This very gun is described and illustrated on page 187.WBK: Attention - For this gun we will need to obtain an export license for you, based on your import permit (if needed in your country) or through your firearms dealerCondition: I
Lot 9137
An early 20th Century French striking and repeating carriage clock by Arsene Margaine with beehive stamp to backplate, serial no 14768 (circa 1910). The brass Gorge case with five bevelled glass panels, Roman enamelled dial, rack and snail striking the hours and half-hours on a coiled gong, push-button repeating the hours and spade hands, Swiss lever escapement to platform, with key. 16.5cm high including handle, with key
Lot 15
Clement Arms Colt type .38 calibre percussion revolver, with 6 inch barrel stamped 'Cap system manufactured by C. Clement' the six-shot cylinder with faint naval engagement scene, serial number 111046 to barrel, frame and trigger guard, the base of the guard with faint Constantinople retailer's stamp 'J. Nikitits-Erben'Section 58(2) antique/ obsolete calibre no licence required to buy this lot, purchaser must be over the age of 18. 29cm long Condition report: The revolver action works and indexes correctly and locks up tight with a strong mainspring. The gun has the same serial number to barrel, frame, and trigger guard, the abbreviated serial number is stamped to the bottom of the grip. The bore has strong rifling but there are patches of corrosion mid-way down the barrel which may or may not improve with cleaning. The gun has been cleaned up and reblued at some stage. The plated trigger guard has some wear and there is mild pitting to the polished steel rammer.
Lot 281
Lee Enfield No 5 Jungle Carbine Foresight Adjustment Tool, (cramp) complete with original packing box dated 1948, the box in unopened condition.B2 CR. 27A TOOLS FORESIGHT, CLAMP No. 4 MK II QTY. 1. On the side of the box is a rubber stamp I.F.A and a date stamp DEC 1948.The final six images included in the lot description Illustrated online are taken by the vendor who has another identical example which he has opened up to photograph. From previously opened examples owned by the vendor the tool is stamped NO 4 RIFLE NO 5 and a Crown over E over 3C , E being the RSAF Enfield Inspection Mark. The Official designation was the Tool Foresight Cramp No.4 for the No.5 rifle. This is slightly confusing, but then the one for the No.4 rifle was the No.3 cramp!There is a reference for them in Dorsey and Shaffer’s book Gun Tools Volume 2, page 364 ‘This cramp adjusts windage on the British No.5 Mk1 Jungle Carbine front sight. The large hole fits around the flash hider and the smaller hole clears the bayonet stud located under the flash hider. Blackened machined steel with the following markings: Crown E and No.4 Rifle No.5.’
Lot 41
Enfield Snider .577 two band carbine, with 22inch barrel fitted with folding ladder sight, and bayonet lug, MkII ** breech block the action with crown VR mark and Enfield 1863 stamp, the stock with Enfield roundel, the butt cap tang marked '15 BRA 4B' 62Section 58(2) antique/ obsolete calibre no licence required to buy this lot, purchaser must be over the age of 18.101cm longCondition report: The stock has the usual assortment of knocks dents and marks but no splits. There is filler and a glue repair to the toe of the butt. The butt plate is very dented and worn. Some pitting in places mainly inside the breech. The action works correctly but the firing pin plunger is missing and been replaced with a percussion nipple. One screw to the breech block has been replaced. There is a ring missing from the front of the trigger guard which would have kept the firing pin cover and chain attached to the rifle. Ramrod is a replacement. The bore has rifling but has heavy pitting throughout.
Lot 6
Pair of Queen Anne type flintlock pistols, 7 inch turn off 28 bore cannon barrels, London proof marks, each fitted with belt hooks.This pair of pistols bear the engraved name Wogdon and London however they are also stamped with the Crowned 'F' proof stamp denoting foreign manufacture. Section 58 (2) antique / obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence.34cm long
![[Botero (Giovanni)] Observations vpon the liues of Alexander, Caesar, Scipio. Newly Englished, only edition, title with woodc](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/458dcef5-8ad2-4b82-ac33-ad1800cbd552/9b9d26bc-6c67-4c72-bf66-ad180118286a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 128
[Botero (Giovanni)] Observations vpon the liues of Alexander, Caesar, Scipio. Newly Englished, only edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lacking A1 (blank except for signature mark) and final blank, large ink stamp to foot of title and a smaller one to foot of final recto, A4 piece torn from outer margin, some water-staining, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, orange library label to foot, lightly soiled, [STC 3397], 8vo, Printed by A. Islip, for Iohn Iaggard, 1602.⁂ Only edition of this translation of Botero's I Prencipi, Turin, 1600, which considers three rulers of the ancient world. It was written for the three sons of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and is rare at auction. Provenance: 'C.Hamberger' (19th century ink signature to front pastedown); Stadtbücherei, Plauen i.v.' (stamp to title and end).
![[Beringer (Joachim)], "Ursinus". The Romane conclaue. VVherein, by way of history, exemplified vpon the liues of the Romane e](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/458dcef5-8ad2-4b82-ac33-ad1800cbd552/88a485b9-d102-44e9-a8f5-ad1801179183/468x382.jpg)
Lot 129
[Beringer (Joachim)], "Ursinus". The Romane conclaue. VVherein, by way of history, exemplified vpon the liues of the Romane emperours, from Charles the Great, to Rodulph now reigning; the forcible entries, and vsurpations of the Iesuited statists, first and only edition in English, issue with catchword 'Last' to 2H1r and with 'Contradictions more reasonable, then canonisticall.' on 2H1v, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, marginal pencil markings, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, gilt armorial reversed calf by C. Herring (with his stamp to front free endpaper), rebacked, corners worn, covers rubbed and scuffed, [STC 24526], small 4to, Printed [by John Windet] for Iohn Iagger, and are to be sold at his shop in Fleetestreete within Temple Barre, 1609.⁂ First and only edition in English of this attack on the Jesuits, which includes biographies of the Holy Roman Emperors, and sections on Atheists, Blasphemers, Sodomites, and others.Provenance: Rufford Abbey (19th century book label); 'Purchased at the Rufford Abbey sale' (pencil note to front free endpaper).
Lot 136
Fludd (Robert) Mosaicall Philosophy: Grounded upon the Essentiall Truth or Eternal Sapience, 2 parts in 1, first English edition, titles with woodcut printer's device, woodcut illustrations, head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking A1 (blank), previous owner's ink signatures to title, faint abrasion where ink-stamp removed and small loss to top corner, occasional ink underlining, small loss to fore-edge of N1 and bottom edge of 2P1, small paper label to front pastedown, abrasion mark to front pastedown where label removed, occasional faint spotting, light browning as usual, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, bumping and small loss to spine extremities, [Wing F1391], small folio, for Humphrey Moseley, 1659.⁂ The greatest occult mind of the English Renaissance, Fludd was the premier representative of the Rosicrucian philosophy in England, deeply versed in both Neoplatonic and Kabbalistic thought. He was a Paracelsian physician of considerable prominence in London circles, and he is thought to have influenced William Harvey's conception of the heart and blood. A devout Christian, Fludd deemed himself a "Mosaicall Philosopher' insofar as his thinking was grounded in the spiritual and physical principles divinely revealed to Moses. As with most of Fludd's works, the Mosaicall Philosophy combines both scientific and occult thought; and Fludd here details his experiments with th weather-glass and the magnetic lodestone to demonstrate the divine spiritual principles at work in nature. Even today, the Mosaicall Philosophy is the only major work of Fludd to have been translated into English. Rare and important.
Lot 144
Dennis (John) The Select Works, 2 vol., errata leaf in vol.1, contemporary panelled calf, spines gilt, by John Darby, 1718; Original Letters, Familiar, Moral and Critical, 2 vol., half-title in vol.1, contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt, spines gilt, for W.Mears, 1721, first editions, occasional spotting, the Macclesfield copies with small embossed stamp to head of titles and labels to front pastedowns, a little rubbed, spines of the first a little worn at head, 8vo (4)⁂ John Dennis was a poet, playwright and critic whose letters provide a unique insight into the world of literary London in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The Letters includes a letter to Thomas Parker, Lord High Chancellor and later first Earl of Macclesfield, a notable patron of the arts and sciences, begging him to accept "the two Volumes which I here present to you...Jan. 1.1719" (vol.1 p.148, passage marked in ink). This presumably refers to The Select Works, making them a presentation copy from the author.
![[P.(R., Biographer)] Virtue triumphant, and Pride abased; in the Humorous History of Dickey Gotham, and Doll Clod, 2 vol. in](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/458dcef5-8ad2-4b82-ac33-ad1800cbd552/79601c71-9461-4ecf-8c38-ad1801188104/468x382.jpg)
Lot 152
[P.(R., Biographer)] Virtue triumphant, and Pride abased; in the Humorous History of Dickey Gotham, and Doll Clod, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, 3pp. advertisements at end, ink stamp of Nottingham Library in various places, modern dark blue morocco, gilt, by Birdsall, minor stain to covers, t.e.g., 12mo, Printed for M. Cooper, 1753.⁂ Rare, with no copy traced at auction and ESTC listing only 7 copies, 3 of which are located in the UK, including this one. N.Crook in his Peter Wilkins: a Romantic Cult Book attributes authorship of this work to Robert Paltock, novelist (1697-1767).
![Library catalogue.- [Currer (Frances Mary Richardson)] The Library of Miss Currer, at Eshton-Hall, in the Deanery of Craven,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/458dcef5-8ad2-4b82-ac33-ad1800cbd552/90063a1e-a14e-4e7e-9479-ad1801185839/468x382.jpg)
Lot 168
Library catalogue.- [Currer (Frances Mary Richardson)] The Library of Miss Currer, at Eshton-Hall, in the Deanery of Craven, and County of York, compiled by Robert Triphook, one of 40 copies, this a presentation copy from Currer, occasional neat ink manuscript additions, lacking the first of 2 consecutive titles, marginal perforated library stamp to title and one other margin, a few numbers to title, 3 marginal library ink stamps, hinges split, contemporary half brown morocco, gilt spine in compartments, head of spine worn, upper joint starting but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed, 8vo, B. McMillan for Robert Triphook, 1820.⁂ Presentation copy of the rare library catalogue of 'England's earliest female bibliophile' (De Ricci, p.141). The presentation inscription reads 'With Miss Currer's Compts'. Currer was born on 3rd March, 1785 at Eshton Hall, near Gargrave, in Yorkshire. Her mother, a niece of Clive of India, was the only surviving child and heir of Matthew Wilson of Eshton Hall. Dibdin considered her 'the head of all female collectors in Europe' (Reminiscences, 2.949) and that her 'library was, in its day, surpassed only by those of Earl Spencer, the Duke of Devonshire, and the Duke of Buckingham.'. After her death Currer's half-brother sold most of the library at Sotheby's in 1862, where it fetched nearly £6,000; and a second tranche in 1916 raised more than £3,700. Frances Mary Richardson Currer - see also lot 161
Lot 172
Dickens (Charles) Little Dorrit, first edition in the original 19/20 parts, first issue with 'Rigaud' for Blandois in part 15 and errata slip in part 16, 40 etched plates by H.K.Browne ("Phiz"), part 17 with only the first 6pp. of advertisements at front, all other advertisements and slips as called for, original printed blue wrappers, some occasional chipping to spine ends and some light creasing but near-fine generally, a few parts unopened, neat ink ownership inscription or blind-stamp to a few upper covers, preserved in folding chemise with bookplate of Irma L. Harris and slip-case, [Hatton & Cleaver pp.307-330], 8vo, 1855-57.
Lot 181
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Lost World, first edition, large paper copy, second issue, frontispiece and 12 mounted plates, 2 map illustrations, upper hinge starting, foxing to fore-edge, spotting to title, school prize bookplate to endpaper, original second issue brown cloth with dinosaur footprints stamped in darker brown, lettered in gilt, school prize gilt stamp to upper cover, central vertical crease to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some marking and light surface soiling to covers, t.e.g., [Green & Gibson A37c], 8vo, [1912].
Lot 2
Attic orators.- Oratores Graeci. Orationes infrascriptorum rhetorum, vol.2 only (of 3), collation: aaa-iii8 kkk10, title with woodcut printer's device, initial spaces with guide-letters, library stamp to verso of title, title and final verso lightly soiled, some marginal water-staining, occasional spotting and marking, 20th century morocco-backed boards, folio (311 x 190mm.), [Venice], [Aldus Manutius & Andrea Torresani], [April, 1513]. ⁂ 'Ce précieux recueil est une des productions les plus importantes de l'imprimerie d'Alde.' (Renouard). It gave us editiones principes of the Attic orators. Provenance: 'H.W. Moule, Sept. 1925, from A.C.M. I had it bound soon after at Cambridge' (ink inscription to front free endpaper). Literature: Adams O244; Ahmanson-Murphy 112; Renouard, Alde, 60:2; EDIT 16 CNCE 37441.
Lot 213
Le Carré (John) The Le Carré Omnibus, uncorrected proof copy, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Eddy, with fraternal affection - David aka John Le Carré" along with ink "Uncorrected" stamp to title, light browning to half-title and final page, splitting to upper hinge, original printed wrappers, ink stamp "Uncorrected" and numbering in biro to upper cover, light marking and staining, spine creased, chipping and splitting to upper joint, 8vo, 1964.⁂ Rare, we can trace no other example of this proof at auction, especially unusual with such a charming and personal inscription. Le Carré's first two novels, Call for the Dead and Murder of Quality released together by Gollancz to capitalise on the success of Spy Who Came in From the Cold.
![Lucanus (Marcus Annaeus) [Pharsalia], collation: a-r8 s4, text in Latin, italic type, woodcut printer's device to verso of co](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/458dcef5-8ad2-4b82-ac33-ad1800cbd552/77ace067-fef8-45f4-a737-ad1801182033/468x382.jpg)
Lot 28
Lucanus (Marcus Annaeus) [Pharsalia], collation: a-r8 s4, text in Latin, italic type, woodcut printer's device to verso of colophon f. at end, faint and faded early ink underlining and marginal notes, ink stamp of Helmingham Library to a1, occasional faint soiling, loss to corner of early blank, neatly restored, later morocco, rebacked preserving some spine compartments, a little rubbed, 8vo (150 x 85 mm), Venice, Aldus Manutius & Andrea Torresani, July 1515.⁂ The second Aldine edition, based on Simon Bevilaqua's 1493 edition and edited by Aldus from Marc' Antonio Morosini's manuscript. The latter was orator to Emperor Maximilian I. Literature: Adams L1564; Ahmanson-Murphy 135; Renouard, Alde, 72:6; EDIT 16 CNCE 37522.
Lot 346
World.- Purchas (Samuel) Purchas his Pilgrimes. In Five Books..., 5 vol. including vol.5: Purchas His Pilgrimage, first edition of vol.1-4, vol.5 fourth edition, second issue with dedication to King Charles, Narcissus Luttrell's copy with his ink monogram stamp to titles and date "1697" in his hand below, lacking additional engraved title (as often), with 7 folding and/or double-page engraved maps of the Mogul Empire, China (duplicated in vol.5), Greenland (Spitsbergen), North America, New England and Virginia, 81 half-page engraved maps after Hondius (58 in vol.1-4 and 23 in vol.5, the latter duplications of maps in vol.1-4), woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces and a few other engraved or woodcut illustrations including Aztec pictograms from the Codex Mendoza in vol.3, vol.1 with Hondius's 'Map of the Christian World' appearing twice at pp. 65 and 115 i.e. lacking 'Map of the Whole World', and with G3-4 uncancelled as usual, also 4M4-5 uncancelled and first state of 4M2 with headline "Hollanders lying devices, to disgrace the English", map of Virginia trimmed at foot just within border, duplicate map of China with margins repaired and restored, vol. 1 3L4, 3Y5, vol. 4 5M5 and vol. 5 A5 with paper flaw or small hole with loss to a few letters of text, vol. 1 4N3-4 with some soiling, creasing and repair to text, vol. 5 last f. laid down, vol. 3 with some worming to head of fore-margin, very occasional small rust-holes to text, the odd paper-flaw to margin, occasional repairs or restorations to margins, a few just touching text, occasional scattered foxing, some light offsetting, but a very good, clean copy generally, a few small ink corrections, seemingly in Luttrell's hand, bookplates to endpapers and pastedowns, bookseller's receipt from 1964 loosely inserted, 18th century speckled calf, rebacked, spines gilt in compartments with morocco labels, some light cracking to head or foot of joints, some bumping to corners, [Hill 1402-3; Sabin 66682 & 66686; STC 20508-9], folio, by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, 1625-26.⁂ An excellent set of this important collection of voyages, a continuation of Hakluyt's Principal Navigations, with fine impressions of the maps and a distinguished provenance. Likely to have been one of the most cherished books in Luttrell's library. The map of the Mogul Empire by William Baffin is the earliest English map of the Mogul territories; the map of China is based on a Chinese original and one of the earliest such to be published in Europe; the map of Greenland (actually Spitsbergen) incorporates scenes of whaling and bear-hunting; the map of North America, by Elstracke after Henry Biggs, is the first to show California as an island; the map of New England was first published in 1624; the map of Virginia by William Hole after Capt. John Smith is one of the most important early maps of America and includes a large Indian figure and a vignette depicting the interior of Powhatan's hut.Provenance: Narcissus Luttrell (1657-1732), parliamentary historian and diarist, bibliographer of works concerning the Popish plot, and compiler of a large library (ink stamps); Chapman-Purchas; C. H. Wilkinson (bookplates).
Lot 373
Hawking (Stephen) A Brief History of Time, signed with thumb-print by the author, with authentication stamp at head of title "Right thumb-print of S.W. Hawking witnessed by Judith Croasdell", paperback, Bantam Books, 2011; and a paperback copy of Jane Hawking's Travelling to Infinity, signed by her on title, plus an Order of Service for the Service of Thanksgiving for Professor Stephen Hawking, Westminster Abbey, 15 June 2018, in original wrappers, together the 3 items preserved in a smart wooden box (320 x 320 x 120mm.) (3)⁂ Judith Croasdell was PA to Professor Hawking. The first mentioned was given at a corporate dinner held in about 2013 by the AGCS division of Allianz Insurance, attended by Professor Hawking who was a guest of the then CEO of AGCS.
Lot 376
Lobachevsky (Nikolai Ivanovich) Geometrical Researches on the Theory of Parallels, translated from the original by George Bruce Halstead, second English edition, offprint issue, embossed stamp of Bowdoin College to upper wrapper, three punch holes to inner margin not affecting text, original wrappers, slight toning and crease to upper wrapper with contemporary ink manuscript note, housed in morocco-backed slip-case, Texas, 1891.⁂ Second (but first obtainable) English edition of Lobachevky's non-euclidean geometry. It was preceded only by its virtually unobtainable printing in February 1891, in the short-lived and little-known journal Scientiae Baccalaureus, of which fewer than 10 institutional holdings of the journal are known, and only 2 copies of the offprint.
Lot 376A
Mathematics.- Bettini (Mario) Aerarium Philosophiae Mathematicae..., 7 parts in 3 vol., bound in 2, first edition, on thick paper, 2 only (of 3) additional engraved titles by Francesco Curti to vol. I & II, 2 engraved portraits of bishops Madruzzi & Zeccadori, engraved plate of genealogical tree, 3 engraved plates tipped onto margins of text leaves, woodcut and engraved illustrations, second additional title trimmed at foot, just within plate mark, affecting the engraver's name, some marginal browning to ff. with folding plates mounted verso, a few spots, engraved Macclesfield bookplates, contemporary Dutch vellum, blind-stamped centre-pieces, spines darkened with some creasing and soiling, lacking ties, [Riccardi I, 125; Sommervogel I, 1428], large 4to, Bologna, G. B. Ferroni, 1648.⁂A crisp and clean copy on thick paper of this rare compendious scholastic mathematical work by the Jesuit Bettini (1582-1657). It encompasses all the major fields of mathematics, with special attention paid to Geometry, including Astronomical Geometry. The work would have passed through the rigorous censorship of Christopher Grienberg of the Collegio Romano, where Aristotelian teachings were adhered to. He had succeeded Christopher Cluvius, who had been the prime mover in establishing mathematics in the curriculum of the college and had greatly influenced future Jesuit mathematical writings. It is not known how much of the work can be accredited to Grienberg, but it is clear that the mechanical and measuring devices illustrating the work must be by him. Indeed, Bettini acknowledges the debt to him in the Scholion Parergicon in the present work.Provenance: The Earls of Macclesfield, Shirburn Castle (blind stamp to first three ff., bookplates to pastedown).
Lot 381
Osteology.- Havers (Clopton) Osteologia nova, or Some new observations of the bones, and the parts belonging to them, with the manner of their accretion, and nutrition, first edition, initial imprimatur f., 2 engraved plates (1 folding), final advertisement f., red ink stamp to title, lower margins of quires A-D with small worm trace diminishing to a small hole as proceeds, occasionally re-surfacing later to a lesser extent, occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned, contemporary panelled calf, spine in compartments and with chipped gilt title, joint splitting, but holding firm, ink stains to upper cover, upper outer edge partly worn, rubbed, [Garrison-Morton 387; Norman 1024; Wellcome III p.225; Wing H1162], 8vo, Printed for Samuel Smith at the Prince's-Arms in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1691.⁂ First edition of the first complete and systematic study of the structure of bones. This work also included the first account of the vascular canals of long bones that now bear the author's name.
Lot 382
Reimann (George Friedrich Bernhard) Grundlagen für eine allgemeine Theorie der Functionen einer veränderlichen complexen Grösse, first edition, minor toning or light spotting, some browning and light marking to title and final page, stamp and small paper label to title verso, upper inner corner of first and final pages with minor restorations, later boards, 4to, Göttingen, 1851.⁂ Reimann's doctoral thesis exemplifies the important contributions he made to 19th century mathematics, namely his work in analysis, number theory, and differential geometry. In the field of real analysis, he is known for the first rigorous formulation of the integral - the Riemann integral - and his work on Fourier series. Moreover his contributions to complex analysis include his notable introduction of Riemann Surfaces, first put forward in this thesis. This paper and its sequel, 'Theorie der Abelschen Functionen' (1857), are lauded as some of the most important achievements of analytic number theory, and through his pioneering findings in differential geometry, Reimann laid the foundations for the mathematics of general relativity. Only a few copies were printed for private distribution, and only 3 copies of his dissertation have appeared at auction over the last 30 years.
Lot 40
Scepticism.- Sextus Empiricus. Adversus mathematicos..., 2 parts in 1, collation: á, a-z, A-Z, aa-zz, AA-HH4, large woodcut printer's device on title and at end, woodcut head-pieces and initials, title with old ink signature at foot and with old library stamp, rather browned in parts, contemporary limp vellum with ties, spine titled in manuscript and with old paper labels, a little rubbed and marked, lacking ties, folio (290 x 195mm.), Paris, Martin Le Jeune, 1569.⁂ First collected edition of Sextus Empiricus (fl. 200 AD), the only sceptic philosopher of antiquity whose works have survived. It includes his two major works, the Pyrrhonian Hypotyposes (or Outlines of Pyrrhonism), which had appeared in 1562 and the Adversus mathematicos (or Against the Professors) which appears in print here for the first time. The rediscovery of Sextus' writings in the sixteenth century had a major impact on Renaissance thought. The book was printed in Paris for the Paris bookseller Martin Le Jeune, but part of the edition was taken up by Christopher Plantin and issued in Antwerp under his imprint.Literature: Adams S1026.
Lot 41
Plutarch. Quae extant opera, 7 vol., Greek portion only (i.e. without the Latin translation), vol.7 with Appendix but not 'Index rerum et verborum' at end, Greek, Roman and italic type, woodcut device on title of vol.1, lacking some blank leaves but textually complete, some browning and occasional foxing, ink inscription in upper margin of first leaf of text in each vol. erased leaving slight stain, later vellum, gilt, green morocco spine labels, Ugo Foscolo's copy with ink corrections on 2 leaves in vol. 6 and some underlining in red pencil, 8vo (174 x 105mm.), [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1572.⁂ An exceptional set of the Greek portion of the first complete edition of Plutarch's works, edited by Henri Estienne "avec correction et elegance" (Renouard), and once owned by the outstanding Italian poet and patriot Ugo Foscolo. Foscolo's interest in the 'divine Plutarchus' was exemplified in his famous epistolary novel Le ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis, in which Plutarch's works are the beloved reading of the main character. Foscolo began to write the Discorsi sopra gli uomini illustri di Plutarco at the beginning of the nineteenth century, but only the Proemio or Preface, dated 1 January 1801, was completed. His library was bought by his friend Quirina Mocenni Magiotti in 1816, when Foscolo decided on a self-imposed exile in London, and later it mostly came into the possession of the Biblioteca Marucelliana in Florence.Provenance: the Italian poet Ugo Foscolo (1778-1827; white wax-stamp with the initials 'L.F.' on front pastedown of vol.1; loose paper slip inserted bearing ms. note 'N. 1552 du Catalogue de la Bibliothèque du Monsignor Foscolo vendu par autorité de justice de la Depositeria urbana pas le Ministere de libre Agazzi. La 1ere vente devais avoir lieu le 4 xmbre 1843 mais enfait la vente n'a eu lieu qu'en 1844 et le N. 1552 n'a été vendu qu'à la vacation en date du 22 mars 1844').Literature: Renouard Estienne 134.2; Schreiber Estienne, 179; Schweiger i, 259; G. Gambarin, Scritti letterari e politici: dal 1796 al 1808, U. Foscolo, Edizione Nazionale, Firenze 1972, vol. vi, pp. lxiii-lxiv; La biblioteca fiorentina del Foscolo nella Biblioteca Marucelliana. Premessa di L. Caretti; introduzione, catalogo, appendice di G. Nicoletti. Firenze [1978].
Lot 7
Bible, Hebrew.- Quinque libri legis, bound as 5 vol. (order of parts varies from collation given by Adams), collation: a-r8 s10 t-z, aa-kk8 ll4 mm-zz, A-N8 O10 P-Z, AA-DD8 EE4; A-T a-y8; A-Z8; A-Q8 R4; a-x8; aa-ss8; A-P8; A-V8; AA-NN8 OO10; A-K; a-p8; A-Z8, titles in Hebrew and Latin, text in Hebrew, woodcut printer's devices, Hebrew book titles within woodcut cartouche, with all blanks, vol.1 lacking s5&6, ruled in red throughout, later ink marginalia and inter-linear notes throughout, small armorial ink stamp to titles (1 inked out), occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned, new endpapers, contemporary calf, covers with gilt arabesque centre-pieces, rebacked in 20th century dark brown morocco, corners worn, rubbed, gilt gauffered edges, c.112 x 62mm., [Paris], [Robert Estienne], 1544-1546; and another (slightly shabbier) 5 vol. set, with the missing 2 ff. (not fully collated), 16mo (10)⁂ A 'bijou typographique' (Renouard) by the Royal Printer in Hebrew. It is Robert Estienne's second Hebrew Bible, and considered as one of the finest examples of Hebrew printing. Provenance: 'Henry W. Moule, from A.C.M., for Christmas, 1924' (slip pasted to first front pastedown, along with Moule's own ownership slips in same location of other vol.). Literature: Adams B1224; Renouard, Estienne, 65:1; Schreiber, Estiennes, 82; Mortimer, French, 73.
Lot 358
Theodore Gericault (French 1791-1824)A sheet of studies of horses hooves and hind legs, with subsidiary studies of a head and a bone (recto)PencilInscribed 'cubitus' and numbered 'II' (recto) and numbered '10' (verso)17 x 21cm (6½ x 8¼ in.)Provenance:Collectors stamp for P.O. Dubaut (L. 2103b)Sale, Christie's, London, 9 December 2015, lot 140 Exhibited:Paris, Galerie Bignou, Géricault...cet inconnu, 1950, no. 9Literature:P. Grunchec, Géricault, Dessins et Aquarelles de Chevaux, Paris, 1982, p. 34, illustrated
Lot 122
Maritime/Sea Post: Large album of some 80+ entires, covers & PCs, 1860s on. In addition, 4 stock-sheets of cuts and sea-postmarked defin/commem from GB, Br Empire & Rest of World and SS Moldavia ephemera. Many good cancels incl "Loose Ship", "Transatlantic", "RML "Highland Brigade" Posted on the High Seas", "Royal Voyage", HM Ships Censor plus varieties of Paquebot/Sea Post incl China, Shanghai, variants. In addition GB stamps postmarked abroad & some covers ship-assigned e.g. "Queen Mary". Countries seen incl France, India, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Philippines & South Africa amongst others. Stamp & postmark interest often on back as well as front.
Lot 13
GB, Colonies & Foreign Countries mint & used stamp collection in set of 3 substantial "New Ideal" albums (c 1800 pages), QV - KGV period. Defin, commem, officials, fiscals etc incl sets, early issues & scarcer stamps. GB 1d Black & 2d Blue first issue plus other LE, embossed & later surface-printed incl higher values to 10/-. Good range and spread amongst Br Empire and early issues such as those of Newfoundland. Foreign incl Chinese Empire dragons+1929 "Memorial" mint $1, 1878 King Oscar II mint set & broad range across many countries incl France & USA.
Lot 133
India: Over 100 covers & postcards, some pre-paid. Defin, commem, official & Indian state from KGV-early Independence period. Incl military, banking & commercial; sometimes with wax seals. Postmark/cancel interest incl censor, postage due and experimental with registered seen. Stamp & postmark interest often on back as well as front.
Lot 23
Channel Islands: Box of mainly mint decimal stamps of Guernsey & Alderney from 1990s on in over 200 packets, presentation packs & loose. Incl mini-sheets and many sets; FV 200++. In addition 2 small stamp albums (one of GB & one all world), a GB 1982 Collectors pack & 2002 SG checklist catalogue "Collect British Stamps".
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