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Dante Alighieri. La Divina Commedia, 4 vol., half-title in vol.1 only with 'avviso a' legatori' to verso, title in red and black, engraved frontispiece and dedication leaf, portrait of dedicatee Empress Elisabeth Petrovna of Russia and of Dante, engraved title-vignettes, 'argomento' at head of each canto, initials and tail-pieces, 110 plates by Magnini, Rizzi, Crivellari and others after Fontebasso, Zompini, Schiavonio and Marcaggi, folding genealogical table, with the 2 leaves of subscribers at end of vol.1 (3E3-4) and one at end of vol.2 (3F4), wide margins, later red morocco, gilt, by Petit, spines gilt in compartments, t.e.g., inner gilt dentelles, some rubbing to corners and lower edge, 4to, Venice, Presso Antonio Zatta, 1757-58.⁂ A lovely set of this typographic masterpiece, which was also the first illustrated edition since 1596 and includes a biography of the poet and commentary by scholars P. Pompeo Venturi and Gio-Antonio Volpe.
Royal Navy.- Anti-slavery operations.- White (Joseph, shipbuilder) Small archive relating to Joseph White, the Waterwitch and its African operations, manuscripts, including ''Slave Vessels captured by HMB Waterwitch between 1st May 1839 & 1st May 1843', 3pp., with details of the number of slaves on board each vessel captured, 1843; Table of sea trials for Seawitch and other vessels, single folio sheet, recto only, n.d.; an ALs from Lt. Henry Matson on board Waterwitch off the coast of Angola, relating to the sea trials of various vessels, including Wolverene, Dolphin and Colombine, 5pp., folds, some spotting, 25th November, 1840; and a promissory note for £500 for the building of Waterwitch from the Earl of Belfast, 9th June 1835, 1835-43 (4 pieces).⁂ Waterwitch was built in 1832 as a racing yacht of experimental design and was purchased in 1834 by the Navy, spending the remainder of its career on the West Africa station. It was the last privately built vessel to be bought by the Admiralty for use as a man-of-war. It served with distinction on the anti-slavery patrol during the middle decades of the nineteenth century.
Mathematics with 'moveable cuts'.- Ward (John) The posthumous works of Mr. John Ward, Author Of The Young Mathematician's Guide, 2 parts in 1, folding plate of moveable cuts, numerous woodcut diagrams, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, ink inscription partially erased from head of title, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, spine in compartments, joints split, but holding, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and little scuffed, some staining, 8vo, Printed for L. Hawes, W. Clarke, and R. Collins, 1765.⁂ A reissue of the 1730 edition, with a different title and sig. B reset. The first part deals with navigation and the second spherical trigonometry. Includes: 'A table of difference of latitude and departure.'; 'A table of meridional parts, or miles.' and 'A table of parallel parts in half a mile's differ. of Longitude.' each with a separate title dated 1729.Provenance: Ampleforth Abbey (large purple pictorial stamp to front free endpaper).
Marseille.- Bellaudiere (Louis Bellaud de la) Obros et Rimos Provenssalos, 4 parts in 1, first edition, collation: A-Y4 Z2; Aa-Rr4 Ss2; A-H4 I2, first 3 part-titles with woodcut device, part 4 with woodcut arms of author on title, woodcut portrait to verso of Table des Sonnets (at end of part 3), first 4 leaves to part 1 (including title with portrait to verso) and ff.A2-3 in part 4 supplied in facsimile, occasional foxing and marginal water-staining, later calf, gilt in imitation of a contemporary binding, 4to (228 x 144mm.), Marseille, Pierre Mascaron, 1595.⁂ The first edition of the first book printed in Marseille, extremely rare. Bellaud de la Bellaudiere was born in Grasse and spent most of his youth in Provence. In 1572 on his way back from Bordeaux to Provence he was arrested and imprisoned in Moulins where he stayed for about 18 months and wrote poetry, much of which was only published after his death in 1588. The preface is written by Cesar de Nostredame, son of Michel. Only two other copies have appeared at auction over the last 60 years.
Darwin (Charles).- Jenyns (Leonard) Memoir of the Rev. John Stevens Henslow, first and only edition, half-title, mounted photographic portrait frontispiece, errata slip inserted at p.1, double-page table at p.100, leaf on which portrait mounted lightly browned, a few spots, light yellow endpapers, original dark green cloth, spine gilt, [Freeman 830], 8vo, John Van Voorst, 1862. ⁂ An excellent copy of this rare work, rendered more so by the colour of our cloth (Freeman records two bindings: purple cloth, with inserted advertisements and blue cloth). We can trace only two other copies at auction, both in purple cloth, one of which the Norman copy. Henslow (1796-1861) was Professor of Botany at Cambridge when Darwin was at Christ's College and they were friends. Darwin's first separately printed work (Letters on Geology (Freeman 1)), which contains his first account of his discoveries on the Beagle was addressed to Henslow. Both Henslow and Jenyns had in fact been invited to join the Beagle before Darwin. The work includes Darwin's recollections of Henslow on pp.51-55 and Henslow's reaction to On the Origin of Species on pp.211-212. A list of Henslow's publications is given at the end.
Grafton (Richard) [A Chronicle at Large], 2 vol. in 1, second edition, printed in black letter, second title within woodcut border, woodcut illustrations and initials, vol.1 lacks all before A3 (ie 8 ff.) and B6, vol.2 lacks sig.c (ie 6 ff. from table at end), cropped with loss to many headlines, many leaves frayed to a greater or lesser degree but often with some loss of text, burn-hole to 4E3-6 with some loss of text, some water-staining and soiling, early ink annotations to verso of final leaf, modern calf, [STC 12147], folio, [for Richard Tottle and Humffrey Toye], 1569.⁂ The substantial part of this important history. In this copy 5T6r has catchword "of" and 6A3v catchword "But", treating the Duke of Norfolk's attainder before Henry VIII's death as supposed, rather than fact, according to ESTC.
Britain.- Camden (William) Britannia siue Florentissimorum regnorum, Angliæ, Scotiæ, Hiberniae, et insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate chorographica descriptio, 2 parts in 1, second, enlarged edition, full-page table of Anglo-Saxon alphabet within woodcut typographical border, half-page woodcut reproducing the carved letters of an epigraphic inscription on King Arthur's tomb, final f. blank, browned, foxing, contemporary vellum over boards, yapp edges, lacking ties, remains of paper label to spine, small repair to head of spine, a few small ink stains, [STC 4504], 8vo, [Printed at Eliot's Court Press] for Ralph Newbery, 1587.
World.- Heylyn (Peter) Cosmographie in foure Books Contayning the Chorographie & Historie of the whole World, and all the Principall Kingdomes, Provinces, Seas, and Isles, Thereof, first edition, engraved additional title and 4 double-page maps by Henry Seile (slightly shaved as usual), letterpress Table of the Climates, woodcut initials head- and tail-pieces, engraved title a little discoloured and with a few small chips or tears to margins, last f. creased, chipped and holed, occasional light finger-soiling to margins, modern cloth, spine label, [Sabin 31655; Wing H1689], folio, for Henry Seile, and are to be sold at his shop over against Saint Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet, 1652.
Spanish school of the third quarter of the 18th century."Christ washing the feet of the Apostles".Oil on canvas. Without stretcher.Measurements: 65 x 160 cm.It is represented here a scene narrated by the Gospel of John, widely treated in the baroque painting. Christ kneeling before Peter, is preparing to wash his feet. The rest of the apostles surround the two figures and exchange impressions, looking stunned by the idea of being washed by their Lord. The figure of Jesus, distinguished from the others by his attitude, determines the disposition of the rest. The Gospel of John tells how, during the Last Supper, Jesus got up from the table, took off his cloak and tied a towel around his waist. After pouring water into a basin, he began to wash his disciples' feet. Simon Peter pretended to refuse, but when Jesus insisted that otherwise he could have no part with him, he agreed to have his feet washed. The washing of feet was a common ritual in Eastern culture, in fact, in the Old Testament we find examples of this practice, for example in the visit of the angels to Abraham. Such an action is associated with hospitality, but Jesus' gesture towards his apostles adds a new significant dimension that alludes to humility.
Spanish school of the third quarter of the 18th century."The Last Supper.Oil on canvas. Without stretcher.Measurements: 63 x 151 cm.The Last Supper is one of the most relevant representations in the history of western art. In the first place, because it is the concrete moment in which the sacrament of the Eucharist is established, since Jesus in this supper made the analogy between his body and the bread, and the wine and his blood. Secondly, the mythical scene, which was painted by Leonardo, laid the foundations of Renaissance aesthetics, thus contributing a conception of perspective that was hegemonic until well into the 20th century. In this particular case, the scene reflects this aesthetic based on the Leonardesque composition, and the figures are arranged in a similar manner. However, in this work the artist dispenses with the landscape and places all the main characters in an inconcrete interior space dominated by the presence of black. Although all the figures are placed in the form of a frieze, the artist has established several planes that give a certain depth to the whole. These are defined by the apostles in front of or behind the table, and by the anecdotal elements in the foreground, such as the jars, which allude to the moment when Jesus decided to wash the feet of all his apostles before the supper.
French school; End of the 17th century."Still life with pomegranates, grapes and pears".Oil on canvas. Re-coloured.It has repainting and restorations.It has a frame following ancient models.Measurements: 65 x 91 cm; 80 x 104 cm (frame).In this work the author presents to the spectator a still life of warm tonalities, which he achieves through the use of the oranges of the peaches and the tonalities of the few flowers that are also part of the scene. Despite the greater presence of the peaches mentioned above, the still life is completed with other fruits such as pears, grapes and pomegranates, whose presence is quite noteworthy, as this fruit has a symbolic value related to the resurrection of Christ. This feature indicates that the artist is following the tradition of presenting a still life from a moral point of view. The vessel containing the fruit is notable for its richness, understood through its pearlescent decoration, the centre of which forms a shield or emblem with three crests. The sumptuousness of the fruit and the vessel contrasts with the darkness of the background, which lends great sobriety to the scene.The artist based his conception and treatment of this painting on his knowledge of the Baroque tradition of the genre, which is rooted in the 17th-century masters. It also reveals his knowledge of the Dutch and Flemish schools of still-life painting, both in the apparently chaotic arrangement of the fruit in the scene and in the sumptuousness of its treatment, which is somewhat removed from the more restrained and restrained character of the tradition. Thus, we see numerous fruits worked with sumptuous colour, piled up on a wooden table that runs parallel to the lower edge of the painting. However, underlying the picture is a solid pyramidal composition, balanced and established, of a classical character, which gives order to the image. As is customary in Baroque still life painting, a key to the development of the genre in the 19th century, the fruits are brightly lit and stand out against a dark, neutral background that balances the composition and enhances the corporeality, the physical presence of the fruit.
IBBETSON JOHN HOLT. A Brief Account of Ibbetson`s Geometric Chuck Manufactured by Holtzapffel & Co. 47pp. with 2 plates & wood eng. illus.; followed by Additional Notes on Ibbetson`s Geometric Chuck by Charles Holtzapffel, 36pp in manuscript facsimile text with mounted & other diags. & table of settings. Green cloth with morocco label & orig. upper wrapper bound in. 1833.
AYA No.25 12 bore side by side shotgun, 25 inch barrels with Churchill rib and gilt logo, choked 3/4 and 1/4, hand detachable side lock ejector actions, serial number 472939.UK RFD OR SHOTGUN LICENCE REQUIRED TO BUY THIS LOT.106.5cm longCondition report: The barrels are tight on the action with no wobble when the forend is removed. The right tube has a very small dent to the top. The bores are free from pitting. There is some corrosion patches around the chambers, ejectors, action face, and water table. Small dents and marks to the rib. The stock has no splits or repairs. There is the odd minor scratch but the chequering is crisp. With a good clean up this could be a very nice gun.
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