![*Cadiz. Braun (George and Hogenberg Frans), La puy Noble y Muy Leal Civdas de Cadiz [on sheet with] Almodrava de Caditz sive](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b5b00720-e986-4bfc-98da-a78501119e93/92898ed1-7f15-441d-91cb-9b3c03ed426d/468x382.jpg)
*Cadiz. Braun (George and Hogenberg Frans), La puy Noble y Muy Leal Civdas de Cadiz [on sheet with] Almodrava de Caditz sive Thynnorum Piscatio apud Cades, circa 1610, two engraved views of Cadiz on one sheet (as published) after a drawing by Georg Hoefnagel, inset key plate, contemporary hand colouring, 350 x 485 mm, mounted, framed and glazed Originally published in Civitates orbis Terrarum. These two views of Cadiz show a distant panorama of the bay and city with its fortifications, with 24 major points identified in the key, above a detailed depiction of the tuna fishing industry in Cadiz; with men hauling nets, processing the fish, and the bones and heads being burnt. In the lower left three women cook and spit roast over an open fire and a well dressed man tastes wine being sold from a tent in the lower right. (1)
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Cabinet-Maker's Notebook. An album of pen and pencil sketches, circa 1830, 35 pp. with some blanks, paper watermarked 1811, including drawings or armchairs, chimney pieces, grates, day beds, occasional tables, torcheres, sofas, chifonnieres, pedestal tables, wine coolers, etc., with several designs for greenhouses and carriages, many of the drawings measured and showing constructional details, some offsetting to first three leaves from adhesive used for old cuttings pasted to first leaf recto, contemporary green stained vellum, rubbed and a little wear to spine, 4to (235 x 188) A few designs are annotated Eastnor Castle (Herefordshire, designed by Sir Robert Smirke, 1812-20) and Watermouth Castle (near Ilfracombe, Devon, the interior altered by George Wightwick, circa 1845). (1)
Cookery Manuscripts, etc. A group of five assorted manuscripts, mostly 19th century, the earliest 18th century containing approximately 100 pp. arithmetical exercises and 26 pp. medical and veterinary receipts, remaining leaves blank, contemporary half sheep, broken and worn, 4to, the remaining four all 19th century and including 3 volumes of cookery receipts for cakes, puddings, wine, etc., the last and latest manuscript of circa 1890, containing fortune-telling from playing cards and similar, various bindings, slim 4to/8vo (5)
Trade catalogues. A group of trade catalogues and flyers, mostly late 19th to early 20th century, French and English language, including catalogues on Beehives (1904), ploughs (La Charrue Delahaye (1929), agricultural machinery, tableware, seeds, furniture (Furniture of Quality, circa 1935), watches, mirrors, travel brochures, fashion, wine-making equipment etc., mostly with black and white illustrations, a few hardbound but mostly original printed wrappers, various sizes and condition (approx 85)
Worlidge (John). Vinetum Britannicum: or A Treatise of Cider, and other Wines and Drinks extracted from Fruits Growing in this Kingdom. With the Method of Propagating all sorts of Vinous Fruit-Trees. And a Description of the New-Invented Ingenio or Mill, for the more expeditious making of Cider. And also the right way of making Metheglin and Birch-Wine. The Second Impression, much Enlarged. To which is added, a Discourse teaching the best way of Improving Bees, 2 parts in one, London: Thomas Dring & Thomas Burrel, 1678, engraved general frontispiece and frontispiece to second part, one other plate and two full-page illustrations, R4 torn to lower outer blank corner, small worm hole & trail to fore-edge margins, D5 & D6 of index at rear of volume torn to upper outer blank corners, and D7 creased & torn to fore-edge margin, lacking final leaf of index at rear (D8), light dust-soiling and minor marks, front free endpaper with manuscript ownership of William Jones 1756, and also inscribed 'Fredrk. Williams bought at Miss Saunders sale June 22 1844 at Usk', engraved portrait pasted to upper pastedown, contemporary sheep, worn, 8vo Wing W3609 & W3595. ESTC R34758. (1)
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