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FootnoteAt 8.30am on 20th August 1799, the 38-gun British frigate 'Clyde', commanded by Captain Charles Cunningham, was cruising near the Cordovan lighthouse, off Rochefort, when she sighted two…

The tallest 8.5cmCondition report:- Losses to the paws of three, two with chipped ears- One in considerable better condition than others

Carved with winged figures, cherubs and swags within scrollwork, a grotesque mask to the terminal, the bronze spout modelled as recumbent beast, the reverse carved with scrolls, leather gussets, 84cm…

Condition Report: There are one or two tiny marks to the enamel, visible under strong magnification, these do not go down to the gold. There is one tiny scuff mark to one corner. The hinge closes…

Condition reportSome brown marks/foxing, most noticeable to sky and side of Royal Opera House.

Condition reportBurlington Arcade has an acidic mount. Otherwise all appear in generally good condition. 

Some small chips and nicks around the edges

Condition Report: The vinaigrette is in overall good condition, some fine exterior scuff marks, particularly to the lid, the underside is in better condition as it is partly protected by the raised…

BARTHOLOMEUS ANGLICUS (c. 1203-72) and Stephen BATMAN or BATEMAN (1542-84, co-translator and editor). Batman upon Bartholome, his Booke De Proprietatibus Rerum, Newly corrected, enlarged and amended:…

BASKERVILLE PRESS - Joseph ADDISON (1672-1719). The Works. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, for J. and R. Tonson, 1761. 4 volumes, 4to (295 x 233mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece of the…

[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)].  Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, LLD. Adorn’d with a new Set…

BYRON, Lord (1788-1824).  Manfred. A Dramatic Poem. London: John Murray, 1817. Half title, 2-line printed quote from Hamlet on title, 80-pages with imprint of T. Davison on p.80. Wise I, p.123. …

Calligraphic Manuscript - “Simplicity. An essay by Coventry Patmore written out by Irene Wellington. 1951.” [No place]. Small 4to (185 x 135mm). Fine calligraphic manuscript on 8-pages in red, black…

COOK, James (1728-79), John HAWKESWORTH (1715-73, editor), and others.  An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of his Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere ...…

CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book. Being in the main a complete compendium of the Cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Cobblers, Fixes, and other…

DANTE ALIGHIERI (c. 1265-1321). La Comedia, with the commentary of Christophoro Landino. Venice: Octavianus Scotus, 23 March 1484. Folio mostly in 8s (331 x 230mm). 270 leaves, Roman type, 64-lines…

GILLIES, John (1747-1836, translator and editor).  Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics, Comprising his Practical Philosophy, Translated from the Greek. London: Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell … and…

GUILLIM, John (1550-1621). A Display of Heraldrie: Manifesting A more easie accesse to the knowledge thereof than hath beene hitherto published by any, through the benefit of Method … The third…

JOHNSTON, Alexander Keith (1804-71). The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography … A New Edition. Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston, 1877. Folio (493 x 330mm). Coloured double-page frontispiece with overlay, 48…

KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) and Jessie M. KING (1875-1949, illustrator). L’ Habitation Forcée, translated by Louis Fabulet and Robert d’ Humières. Paris: Editions René Kieffer, 1921. 4to (230 x…

MARITIME - The Searchlight. H.M.S. "Lion." ... For Private Circulation only. [No place: no publisher], October 1st, 1915 - April 1st, 1916. 3 issues bound in one, 4to (300 x 203mm). Wood-engraved…