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Gelleroy (William) - The London Cook, or The Whole Art of Cookery Made Easy and Familiar, first edition , folding engraved plate of table settings, 2pp. advertisements at end, plate with short repaired tear (without loss) and some staining at head, occasional spotting, lightly browned, modern half calf, richly gilt spine in compartments, spine faded, [Bitting p.179; Maclean p.56; Oxford p.92; Simon, BG, 740], 8vo, for S.Crowder and Co., 1762. We can not trace a copy with the frontispiece at auction since 1998. The author was cook to The Duchess of Argyle.
The Complete House-keeper, and Professed Cook The Complete House-keeper, and Professed Cook. Calculated for the Greater Ease and assistance of Ladies, House-keepers, Cooks, , 2 folding engraved plates of table settings, title soiled and spotted, 3C2 short tear within text with loss of a few letters, some spotting or light foxing elsewhere, occasional staining, modern calf-backed boards, spine gilt, [Bitting p.439; Maclean p.136; Oxford p.106; cf. Cagle 1000 (1772 first edition)], rare in commerce, 8vo, Newcastle, Printed for S. Hodgson, 1786.
Gerard (John) - The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, edited by Thomas Johnson, third edition, lacking both initial and final blanks, with engraved title and numerous woodcut illustrations, engraved title soiled and with trace of old stamp in centre, small coat-of-arms in pencil and watercolour on upper outer corner of dedication, title and following few leaves a little frayed and reinforced at fore-edge, 2A6 and 5R1 defective at lower outer corner (the first with loss of catchword and a few letters on verso), 6B2-5 (Table) defective with loss (repaired), occasional soiling, later claf, rather worn, rebacked and recornered in morocco, small scuff to spine, [Henrey 156; Hunt 230; Nissen BBI 698; STC 11752], folio, by Adam Filip Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1636.
Luther (Martin) - Colloquia oder Tischreden, second edition, black letter, title in red and black with woodcut of Luther and Graf zu Mansfelt (the dedicatee) kneeling at the foot of the Crucifixion, full page woodcut with coat-of-arms on following leaf, woodcut medallion portrait of printer on colophon, very browned, slight worming, later ink inscription of F.Van de Velde on front pastedown and rear free endpaper, contemporary blind-stamped alum-tawed pigskin over wooden boards, upper board with date 1568 in blind, rubbed and stained, lacking clasps, corners worn, [Not in Adams], folio, Eisleben, Urban Gaubisch, 1567. Scarce second edition of Luther's table-talk, collected over a period of four years and edited by J.Aurifaber. It was first published by Gaubisch the prevvio
Boccaccio (Giovanni) - The Modell of Wit, Mirth, Eloquence, and Conversation, [The Decameron], 2 vol. in 1, vol.1 second edition in English, vol. 2 first edition in English, woodcut titles and illustrations, vol.1 lacks initial blank, vol.2 several leaves of The Table at beginning misbound, a couple of burn-holes in text with slight loss, one marginal tear, some water-staining at end, old calf, rebacked, rubbed and repaired, spine labeled "First English edition", [Pforzheimer 72 and 71; STC 3173 and 3172], folio, by Isaac Jaggard, 1625-20 .
Commonplace book of sermons, prayers etc., 211pp., 1p (Richard, vicar of Ramsey, Essex, fl. 1691-1722) Commonplace book of sermons, prayers etc., 211pp., 1p. at end with table of quotes forming a long acrostic, 2ff. loose, some others excised, browned, original calf, extensively rubbed, joints splitting but still strong, lacks part of head and tail of spine, 8vo, 1691-1722 & 1742. "This sermon was preached at St Peters Church in Colchester April 22: 1691: at ye visitatione of ye Archdeacon of Colchester Dr Beveridge By Richard Riche vicar of Ramsey." Referring to sermons delivered at Ramsey, Dedham, Dovercourt, Harwich and Great Oakley.
Interesting 19th century violoncello in need of restoration and bearing the repairer's label of Hermann Voigt, Vienna, anno 1889, the two piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain widening to the flanks and the varnish of a reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 29 3/4", 75.60cm, nickel mounted bow (at fault) *This instrument is sold with a hand-written note from William E. Hill & Sons dated September 10th 1934 concerning the instrument which was sent to them for repair; the family who own this violoncello also believe it was played by a family member in a quartet conducted by Albert Einstein and a copy of a photograph of this quartet, including this violoncello, is also included with the lot
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