ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656). Exactissima descriptio rariorum quarundam plantarum, que continentur Rome in horto Farnesiano, Rome, 1625, engraved plates, modern calf. FIRST EDITION.
ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656).…
ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656).  Exactissima descriptio rariorum quarundam plantarum, que continentur Rome in horto Farnesiano. Rome: Typis Iacobi Mascardi, 1625.…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
The Royal Navy; in a Series of Illustrations, Portsmouth, 1875-81, 2 vols., 49 fine chromolithographed plates, contemporary navy blue pictorial morocco gilt. (2)
The Royal Navy; in a Series of Illustrations, Portsmouth, 1875-81, 2 vols.…
The Royal Navy; in a Series of Illustrations ... With an Introduction, By F. Elgar, Esq. ... Third Edition. Portsmouth: Griffin and Co., 1875-81. 2 volumes, 4to (270 x 218mm). Titles printed in blue,…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
[DAVIES, John (1625-93)].  The Civil Warres of Great Britain and Ireland, Glasgow, 1664, contemporary calf.
[DAVIES, John (1625-93)]. The Civil Warres of Great Britain and Ireland,…
[DAVIES, John (1625-93)].  The Civil Warres of Great Britain and Ireland, Containing an Exact History of their Occasion, Originall, Progress, and Happy End. By an Impartiall Pen. Glasgow: Printed by…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). Bartholomew Fayre, London, 1631, with old upper wrapper.
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). Bartholomew Fayre, London, 1631, with old upper…
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637).  Bartholomew Fayre: A Comedie, Acted in the Yeare, 1614. By Elizabeths [sic] Servants. And then dedicated to King James, of most Blessed Memorie. London: Printed by I. B. for…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). Horace, His Art of Poetrie, London, 1640, stitched. With other works bound in by the same author.
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). Horace, His Art of Poetrie, London, 1640,…
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637).  Horace, His Art of Poetrie. Made English. [London: no publisher], 1640. Folio in 4s (282 x 190mm). The text is paginated [1]-292 but apparently lacking pp. 134-160 [see…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
GESNER [or GESSNER], Conrad (1516-65). Vogelbuch, Zürich, 1557, 219 fine woodcut illustrations of birds, in an EXCEPTIONALLY FINE contemporary pigskin binding. FIRST GERMAN EDITION.
GESNER [or GESSNER], Conrad (1516-65). Vogelbuch, Zürich, 1557, 219 fine…
GESNER [or GESSNER], Conrad (1516-65).  Vogelbuch. Darin die art, natur und eigenschafft aller vöglen. Zürich: Christoffel Froschouer, 1557. Folio (384 x 245mm). Woodcut illustration on title,…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
VALENTIJN, Francois (1666-1727). Nieuwe Kaart van Caap der Goede Hoop, [Amsterdam, 1724], hand-coloured engraved map. With a modern facsimile map. (2)
VALENTIJN, Francois (1666-1727). Nieuwe Kaart van Caap der Goede Hoop, …
VALENTIJN, François (16666-1727).  Nieuwe Kaart van Caap der Goede Hoop. [Amsterdam: c. 1724]. Hand-coloured engraved map, with inset detailed map showing "Tafel Bay" and "De Baay Falso", 445 x 557mm…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
[DEFOE, Daniel (c. 1660-1731)].  The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, London, 1722, contemporary calf. Sixth edition.
[DEFOE, Daniel (c. 1660-1731)]. The Life and Strange Surprizing…
[DEFOE, Daniel (c. 1660-1731)].  The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived eight year and twenty Years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
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GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). Il Saggiatore, Rome, 1623, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION. ***Please note carefully the full amended description***
GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642).  Il Saggiatore nel quale con bilancia esquisita e giusta si ponderano le cose contenute nella Libra Astronomicae filosofica di Lotario Sarsi. Sigenano Scritto in forma…
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939). The Trembling of the Veil, London, 1922, original parchment-backed paper boards, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 614 OF 1,000 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939). The Trembling of the Veil, London, 1922,…
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939).  The Trembling of the Veil. London: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only by T. Werner Laurie, 1922. Large 8vo (223 x 140mm). Half title, photogravure portrait frontispiece…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
MARTYN [or MARTIN], William (1562-1617). The Historie and Lives of the Kings of England, London, 1638, contemporary calf.
MARTYN [or MARTIN], William (1562-1617). The Historie and Lives of the…
MARTYN [or MARTIN], William (1562-1617).  The Historie and Lives of the Kings of England, from William the Conquerour to the end of the reigne of King Henry the VIII ... Whereunto is now added the…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
LISIANSKY [or LYSIANSKYI], Yury Federovich (1773-1837).  A Voyage Round the World, London, 1814, unbound. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH.
LISIANSKY [or LYSIANSKYI], Yury Federovich (1773-1837). A Voyage Round…
LISIANSKY [or LYSIANSKYI], Yury Federovich (1773-1837).  A Voyage round the World, in the Years 1803, 5, 5, and 6; Performed, by Order of His Imperial Majesty, Alexander the First, Emperor of Russia,…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BAUM, Frank L. (1856-1919).  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900, defective, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. With the same author's The Marvelous Land of Oz ([Chicago, n.d.]), also defective. (2)
BAUM, Frank L. (1856-1919). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900,…
BAUM, Frank L. (1856-1919).  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ... With Pictures by W. W. Denslow. Chicago and New York: Geo. M. Hill Co., 1900. 4to (215 x 165mm). Coloured pictorial title, illustrations…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher, London, 1906, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher, London, 1906,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1906. 12mo (143 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustration on title, and 26 full-page…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, London, 1908, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, London, 1908,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1908. 12mo (144 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustration on title, and 26 full-page…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"]. Les Oeuvres, The Hague, 1755, 2 vols., 12mo, 9 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary calf. (2)
[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"]. Les Oeuvres, The Hague,…
[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"].  Les Oeuvres ... Contenant les Pieces de Theatre, Représentées par la Troupe des Comediens du Roi à Paris. The Hague: Chez J. van Kieboom, Gerard…
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962).  L' Atlantide, Paris, 1939, 4to, fine hand-coloured illustrations by Léon Carré, original wrappers. ONE OF 1,100 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Frank Jay Gould.
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962). L' Atlantide, Paris, 1939, 4to, fine hand…
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962).  L' Atlantide. Roman. Paris: L' Édition d' Art H. Piazza, 1939. 4to (227 x 165mm). Half title, title within green decorative border with central ornament, fine hand- or…
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator). Siegfried et le Crépuscule des Dieux, Paris, [1911], plates by Arthur Rackham, original pictorial vellum [without a limitation leaf and not signed by Rackham]. With 5 other works in 6 vols. (7)
MISCELLANY - Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator). Siegfried et le…
MISCELLANY -  Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator).  Siegfried et le Crépuscule des Dieux par Richard Wagner ... Traduits en Prose Rhythmée par Alfred Ernst. Paris: Hachette, [1911]. 4to (292 x…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de (1544-1616).  The Life and Exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha, London, 1742, 2 vols., 68 engraved plates only (of 69), contemporary calf (rebacked). FIRST EDITION of this translation. (2)
CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de (1544-1616). The Life and Exploits of the…
CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Migeul de (1544-1616).  The Life and Exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the Original Spanish ... by Charles Jarvis. London: Printed for…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
STRACHEY-SENHOUSE COPY - François de Salignac DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (1651-1715).  Les Aventures de Telemaque, 1720, vol one only (of 2), contemporary calf. Provenance: LYTTON STRACHEY and ROGER SENHOUSE (labels).
STRACHEY-SENHOUSE COPY - François de Salignac DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (1651…
STRACHEY-SENHOUSE COPY - François de Salignac DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (1651-1715).  Les Avantures de Telemaque, Fils d' Ulysse ... Seconde Edition conforme au Manuscrit original. Paris: Chez Jacques…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer). Men of Mark, London and New York, 1913, original buckram. FIRST EDITION.
COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer). Men of Mark, London and…
COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer).  Men of Mark. London and New York: Duckworth ... [verso of title:] Printed at the Ballantyne Press, London, 1913. 4to (310 x 235mm). Half title,…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
APIAN, Peter (1495-1552). Astronomicum Caesareum, Leipzig, 1967, modern pigskin. Facsimile edition.
APIAN, Peter (1495-1552). Astronomicum Caesareum, Leipzig, 1967, modern…
APIAN, Peter (1495-1552).  Astronomicum Caesareum. [Leipzig: 1967]. Folio (450 x 300mm). Coloured plates, 20 with volvelles, initials, some coloured and heightened with gold, tables. Attractively…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols., contemporary calf. With another book. (3)
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols.,…
[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…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic Poem, London, 1817, contemporary half calf. With other works by Byron bound in.
BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic Poem, London, 1817,…
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. …
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT

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