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ArtCONTENTSandArchitecture History and Sport 7-23 and Medicine 24-49 Travel 50-97 British Topography 98-105 Literature and History 106-133 and Continental Manuscripts 133A-169 English Literature and History 170-255 First Editions 256-326 and Illustrated Books and Original Artwork 327-362 Private Press 363-368

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AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY OF THE RAREST OF REPTON’S LANDSCAPE BOOKS. Only 250 copies were printed and Repton refused to issue a second edition although some of the chapters were re-used in ‘Observations’ and ‘Fragments’.

£10,000 - 15,000

1With original drawing.- Repton (Humphry) SKETCHES AND HINTS ON LANDSCAPE GARDENING, FIRST EDITION, half-title, 16 ﬁne aquatint plates (10 hand-coloured and with overslips, including 4 double-page and 6 uncoloured, all but 2 with overslips), woodcut illustrations and vignette tailpiece, one plate with marginal tear, with an original pen and brush drawing with monochrome wash mounted on front pastedown, some foxing, light browning to edges, uncut in old marbled boards, rebacked, rubbed and soiled, extremities worn, preserved in modern silk-lined brown half morocco drop-back box, [Abbey, Scenery 388; Tooley 400], oblong folio, Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., [1795].

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The Property

Another original drawing for plate 2 from this work (Rivenhall Place) was sold by Christies NY in 2004 for $16,000.

Repton (1752-1818) was the ﬁrst person to use the term ‘Landscape Gardening’, explaining in the introduction to this highly important and inﬂuential work that “the art can only be advanced and perfected by the united powers of the landscape painter and the practical gardener.”

A RT AND A RCHITECTURE of a Gentleman

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This copy enhanced by the inclusion of the original drawing, signed lower right “H. Repton” and within the original wash border, of plate VIII showing “the eﬀect of cutting down some chestnut trees in the avenue at Langley [Langley Park, Kent, the seat of Sir Peter Burrell, Bart, M.P.], to let in the hill, richly covered with oaks, and that majestic tree, which steps out before its brethren like the leader of an host...”

OBSERVATIONS ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING, FIRST EDITION, stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait by W.Holl after S.Shelley slightly foxed, 11 hand-coloured aquatint plates (9 with overlays, 1 folding and with short tear), 14 engraved plates (mostly aquatint, some tinted, 3 with overlays, 1 double-page) and 2 engraved maps (1 hand-coloured), 11 aquatint vignettes and illustrations in text, 2 with overlays, wood-engraved illustrations, some oﬀsetting, uncut in original printed pink boards, rebacked, rubbed and soiled, [Abbey, Scenery 390; Berlin Kat. 3431; Tooley 399], 4to, Printed by T. Brinsley...for J. Taylor, 1803.

Provenance: E.P. John Westby (bookplate). £2,000 - 3,000 8 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

⁂ Repton’s “most important work” in ﬁrst edition and unusual to ﬁnd in the original boards.

Repton2 (Humphry)

£3,000 - 4,000 Repton3 (Humphry) DESIGNS FOR THE PAVILLON AT BRIGHTON, FIRST EDITION, allegorical aquatint frontispiece misbound after d1, hand-coloured plan, 18 aquatint plates and vignettes (9 hand-coloured, 6 with overslips, one with overpage, one double-page, one folding, one plate and one vignette tinted), small tear to folding plate, slight creasing to edges of some overslips, light water-stain to one leaf, other minor, mostly marginal soiling, modern green half morocco over boards retaining part of original printed paper label on upper cover, preserved in modern green morocco-backed cloth slip-case, [Abbey, Scenery 57; Tooley 397], folio, Printed for J.C. Stadler...the letter press by T. Bensley, 1808.

⁂ Repton’s proposal for the pavilion in the Indian style of architecture, originally published in 1808, was not built due to the Prince Regent’s ﬁnancial diﬃculties at the time, but his ideas were taken up by John Nash who designed the building we know today in 1815.

Trade Catalogue.- ALBUM D’ÉCHANTILLONS DE LA FABRIQUE DE C. A. BOURGEOIS & CLEMENT FILS, A MOREZ DEPARTEMENT DU JURA, 15 ﬁne lithographed plates (? only, with several stubs present), all heightened in gilt, some with hand-colouring, 2 with closed tears to fore-margin, some light marginal ﬁnger-soiling, some light spotting, original morocco-backed boards, rubbed, some wear to spine ends and corners, oblong folio, Lons-le-Saunier, [c.1850].

Metalwork.-5

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Horology.-6

Abbey4 copy.- Repton (Humphry) FRAGMENTS ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING, FIRST EDITION, half-title, 43 plates, comprising: one wood-engraved and letterpress plan, 21 hand-coloured aquatints (of which 2 double-page, 8 with overslips), 6 tinted aquatints (one with overslip), 13 aquatints (2 with overslips), 27 text illustrations, comprising: 9 aquatints (2 with overslips), 18 wood-engravings, occasional light oﬀsetting, contemporary russia, stamped in gilt and blind, g.e., [Abbey, Scenery 391; Tooley 398], 4to, Printed by T. Bensley and Son...for J. Taylor, 1816.

⁂ SUPERB TRADE CATALOGUE FROM THE JURA BASED CLOCK MAKER. We can trace no example at auction or in WorldCat. £800 - 1,200 Other properties

Welldon (W. and J.) THE SMITH’S RIGHT HAND, OR A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF ALL SORTS OF IRON WORK, 3 parts in 1, each part with separate title, 55 engraved plates, part 1 title with small repaired loss to upper corner, not aﬀecting text, for Henry Webley, 1765, BOUND WITH Designs for Gates. Ornamental Iron Work, or Designs in the Present Taste, engraved title and 18 plates only (of 20), for J. & J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, [c.1773], BOUND WITH Middleton (Charles) Designs for Gates and Rails suitable to Parks, Pleasure Grounds, Balconys &c, engraved title and 26 plates, 12pp. publisher’s catalogue at end, J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, [c.1800], together 3 works in 1 vol., various ink ownership inscriptions of “Messrs Gibson & Walker Iron founders Walmgate York” throughout, occasional blind stamp of Walker Iron Foundry, some plates trimmed at head and fore-edge, occasionally just within platemark with loss to imprint, some light spotting or ﬁngersoiling, a few leaves browned, later black roan, “Ancient Wrought Iron Work. W.Walker. Victoria Foundry York” stamped in gilt to upper cover, rubbed, small loss to spine ends, 8vo. £600 - 800

An excellent copy of Repton’s last great work on landscape gardening, which he calls “the pleasing combination of Art and Nature adapted to the use of Man.”

Provenance: [Major] John Roland Abbey (bookplate). £5,000 - 7,000

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Audubon7 (John James) THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, 8 vol., half-titles, 500 hand-coloured lithograph plates, very occasional trimming to caption or imprint, without the biography of Audubon in vol.1, vol.1 half-title and front free endpapers detached, contemporary red half morocco over marbled boards, gilt, g.e., occasional rubbing to joints and extremities, [Nissen IVB 52 for earlier Lockwood editions; Anker 19 for similar]; Ayer/Zimmer 25-26], 8vo, New York, George R. Lockwood, [c.1889].

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⁂ After Audubon’s death his sons, Victor and John, issued several editions of the Birds of America. In these editions the background of the plates is coloured. The text, with a few alterations, is the same as in Ornithological Biography, 1831-39. The plates of the original 8vo edition, with the exception of 17, were the same as those in the folio edition whose ﬁgures were reduced by means of a camera lucida by John W. Audubon. In the present edition some of the plates are stated to have been redrawn. £6,000 - 8,000

THE BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN, 3 vol. (of 5), FIRST EDITION, 191 hand-coloured lithograph plates, most heightened with gum arabic, by Gould, H. C. Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Hart, bookplates to vol.2 & 3 pastedowns, Goshawk text page with portion of loss to lower margin (not affecting text), few tears to text leaves or very occasionally to plate margins (though not affecting text or image, of which some repaired neatly with tape verso), vol.3 hinge broken to final plate but contents holding firm, even foxing and browning to some endpapers or preliminary pages, occasional scattered spots to plates, but in general clean and bright copies, vol.1 contemporary dark green morocco, ornate gilt border panelling with inner gilt dentelles, upper cover joint cracking but holding firm, extremities rather rubbed, vol.2 & 3 uniformly bound in dark brown morocco, covers lightly marked, extremities rubbed, spines faded, [Ayer & Zimmer p.261; Fine Bird Books, p.78; Wood p.365; Nissen 372], folio, [1862-] 1873. £10,000 - 15,000 of B IRDS

Gould8 (John)

a Gentleman

BRITISH MOTHS AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS, 2 vol., 123 hand-coloured plates, many heightened with gum arabic, tissue guards, hinges cracked in one or two places but contents holding firm, 1857; British Butterflies and Their Transformations, 42 hand-coloured plates, cloth a little darkened and spotted, 1857, new edition, occasional finger-soiling but remarkably clean internally, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spines faded, extremities bumped and frayed, 8vo (3) £750 - 1,000 11

Knip9 (Pauline) and Coenraad Jacob Temminck. LES PIGEONS, vol.1 only (as usual), FIRST EDITION, 87 etched plates, partly printed in colour and ﬁnished by hand after Knip, by César Macret, tissue guards, foxing (but tissue guards bearing the brunt), title with large part of lower portion torn away and replaced in facsimile, hinges weak, contemporary red half morocco, rubbed, upper joint cracking, uncut, [Anker 261; Fine Bird Books, p.86; Nissen IVB 511; Ronsil 2890; Zimmer, p.356], folio, Paris, chez Mme Knip...& Garnery, 1808-11.

Christopher Tower (bookplate). £5,000 - 7,000 Birds.-10 Stonham (Charles) THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS, 5 vol., FIRST EDITION, half-titles, 318 photogravured plates, captioned tissue guards, 2 folding maps, endpapers browned, scattered foxing and offsetting, some lightly affecting plates, one or two finger-soiling marks to plates, tissue guard corner creased to plate CXXXVIII and plates CLVII & CLVIII detached with tissue guards, original cloth, gilt, faded and a little discoloured, lightly soiled, extremities rubbed, [Nissen IVB 898; Zimmer 604], 4to, 1906-11. £400 - 600 Humphreys11 (Henry Noel) and John Obadiah Westwood.

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⁂ Probably the best and most famous monograph on pigeons and doves, the work of Antoinette Pauline Jacqueline Knip (17811851), a student of the celebrated ornithological artist Jacques Barraband, and a protégée of Marie-Louise Bonaparte. Without the very rare second volume published in 1838-1843. This ﬁrst volume was issued in ﬁfteen livraisons with text by Temminck. It was originally to be entitled Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons, but Madame Knip appropriated the publication from Temminck at the ninth livraison and issued a new title. Only twelve copies of the work were approved by Temminck and these all bore the original Provenance:title.

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Birds.-12

HIGHGROVE FLORILEGIUM (THE), WATERCOLOURS DEPICTING PLANTS GROWN IN THE GARDEN AT HIGHGROVE, vol. 1 only (of 2), NUMBER 148 OF 175 COPIES SIGNED IN INK BY PRINCE CHARLES on the preface leaf, 61 colour lithographed plates by various artists, each signed with limitation number in pencil, dark red half goatskin gilt by Stephen Conway, after a design by James Brockman, the sides marbled with large green morocco oval onlay, gilt-lettered around the Prince’s emblem, spine with gilt ﬂoral device and morocco lettering labels in 7 compartments, preserved with white handling gloves in original wool chemise with ties, folio, 2008. £600 - 800

[Bolton (James)] HARMONIA RURALIS; OR, AN ESSAY TOWARDS A NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH SONG BIRDS, 2 vol., second edition, handcoloured engraved frontispiece and 79 plates only (of 80, lacking plate 36), frontispiece loose with plate 1 bound in its place, occasional slight offsetting, light scattered foxing, some finger-marking, mostly marginal, hinges cracked but holding firm, contemporary half roan, original printed labels to upper covers, worn at extremities, rubbed, [Nissen IVB 115; Fine Bird Books, p.60], 4to, 1824. £1,000 - 1,500 -.13[Syme (Patrick)] A TREATISE ON BRITISH SONG-BIRDS. INCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR NATURAL HABITS, MANNER OF INCUBATION, &C., FIRST EDITION, half-title, 15 hand-coloured engraved plates, occasional light browning, attractive blue calf by Asprey, covers ruled in gilt with birds and leafy sprays, spines gilt in compartments with birds and leaves, g.e., 8vo, 1823. £400 - 600 B OTANY 14

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THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE; OR, FLOWER-GARDEN DISPLAYED, 76 vol. in 55, vols. 19 & 63 only with engraved portrait frontispieces, c.4550 engraved hand-coloured plates, c.465 folding, lacking 4 plates (490; 491; 633 and 634), plates occasionally misbound, 1 folding plan, vol. 71 with front free endpaper detached and loosely inserted, occasional off-setting, scattered spotting, several vol. with previous owner’s ink signature to titles, occasional pencil notes, bookplate, contemporary calf, not uniform, several vol. neatly rebacked retaining original backstrips, several vol. sympathetically rebacked, first 4 vol. with incorrect vol. numbers to spine, very slight rubbing to corners and spine extremities, [Nissen BBI 2350], 8vo, 1793-1850. ⁂ “The Botanical Magazine” is the longest and greatest serial of botanical illustrations. Many plants received their first descriptive and illustrative publication in the magazine. It is rare to find such a long and complete run; the plates are generally clean and the colouring bright and Provenance:fresh.Bookplates

15Curtis (William)

of: Tremayne [of Heligan House]; Simon Stephenson; and Charles Scrase Dickins. The Tremayne family built gardens at Heligan House from the mid-eighteenth century onwards. They include Europe’s only remaining pineapple pit. The gardens are now called “The Lost Gardens of Heligan” and are one of Cornwall’s major tourist attractions. £10,000 - 15,000 13Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

The Property of a Gentleman

Provenance: Bernard Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge (bookplate to half-title verso). £400 - 600

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Darwin16 (Charles) THE MOVEMENTS AND HABITS OF CLIMBING PLANTS, SECOND EDITION, REVISED, BUT, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, half-title, illustrations, contemporary ink ownership inscription to title, partially erased, 32pp. publishers advertisements at rear, spotting to half title, otherwise a few other minor light instances, original cloth, joints and extremities lightly scuﬀed and bumped, 8vo, 1875.

⁂ This ﬁrst appeared in volume 9 of the ‘Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London’ in 1865, and was also printed as a pamphlet and oﬀprint in the same year.

Other Properties

Provenance: Col. Ball-Acton, 1/KO It. Infantry, Woodlands Hotel pencil inscription to endpaper. £600 - 800 Herbal.-18 [A LYTEL HERBALL OF THE PROPERTIES OF HERBES NEWLY AMENDED AND CORRECTED, WITH CERTAYNE ADDICIIONS AT THE ENDE OF THE BOKE [AS] APPOYNTED IN THE ALMANACKE, MADE IN M.D.L. THE XII DAY OF FEBRUARY BY A. ASKHAM.], black letter, occasional early ink marginalia, early ink recipe for ‘A medsin for ye tothe ache’ to blank verso of K7, lacking A13 (including title), A8, and blank K8, A4 torn and repaired with loss of text to upper corner, A5 margins repaired on 3 sides, with loss of several letters, a few ﬀ. with marginal repairs / mounted on stubs, closely trimmed at head, occasionally just touching text, water-stained, some spotting or soiling, mostly light browned, antique style calf, spine in compartments and with burgundy leather label, [Henrey 184; STC 13175.13], 8vo, [In Fletestrete at the signe of the George nexte to Saynte Dunstones Churche by Wyllyam Powell], [12th March, 1550].

⁂ Exceedingly rare. We locate a BL copy, and ESTC records copies at the Royal College of Surgeons, the Wellcome (lacking title) and Yale (defective). Medieval in origin this herbal was ﬁrst published by Richard Banckes in 1525, and as a result is sometimes referred to as ‘Banckes’ Herbal’. ‘Askham’s name on the title page refers to the almanac, and he may have had nothing to do with the editing of this edition’ (ESTC). £3,000 - 4,000 14 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

Ferns.-17 Jaﬀray (Mrs P, compiler) DARJEELING FERNS, 52 full page fern specimens, printed labels with contemporary manuscript to each corner, one or two light stains or spots, a few specimens loose or becoming so, a few with minor loss but most in excellent and bright condition, original half straight-grain morocco album, extremities rubbed, folio, Darjeeling, c.1850.

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THE GRETE HERBALL WHICHE GYUETH PARFYT KNOWLEGE AND VNDERSTANDYNG OF ALL MANER OF HERBES [AND] THEYR GRACYOUS VERTUES WHICHE GOD HATH ORDEYNED FOR OUR PROSPEROUS WELFARE AND HELTH, second edition, double column, black letter, numerous woodcuts of plants, animals, minerals, and related subjects, ﬁnal f. with large woodcut ‘woodwose’ device of Peter Treveris [McKerrow 60], otherwise blank, lacking all before B2 (including title), D3-6, E1-6, F1&6, G3, I3, and Ee5, B2v soiled, Dd3 upper corner torn and repaired with loss of text, repairs, mostly marginal, but occasionally within text (remaining legible), for the latter see F2-4 and Bb1 in particular, some staining or spotting, lightly browned, 19th century vellum, gilt, spine with double green morocco labels, upper joint very short split at foot, [Henrey 169; Hunt 25 (1526), Nissen BBI 2297; STC 13177], small folio, Imprynted at London in Southwarke by me Peter Treueris, 17th March, 1529. sold not subject to return.

Martyn20 (William Frederick) A NEW DICTIONARY OF NATURAL HISTORY; OR, COMPLEAT UNIVERSAL DISPLAY OF ANIMATED NATURE, 2 vol. bound in 1, titles in red and black, 100 hand-coloured engraved plates, most with tissue-guards, 2H1 vol. 1 bound back-to-front, 2E1 vol. 2 with tear running into text, scattered spotting, contemporary diced calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [Nissen ZBI 2729], folio, 1785. £600 - 800 -.19

⁂ Second edition of the first illustrated English herbal, which is much rarer at auction than Treveris’ first edition of 1526 (we can trace only five copies since 1967, the majority of which were Provenance:defective).JohnLinford (early marginal ink inscription to Bb6v & Cc1r). £1,500 - 2,000 18

AN EXCELLENT GROUP OF RARE BROADSIDES. Includes the names of competitors in the races as well as the value of the plates and sweepstakes. £600 - 800 for further images

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⁂ The very rare provincially printed ﬁrst edition of a volume that later ran to several editions. £400 - 600 22

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Golf.-22 PRESTWICK GOLF CLUB, RULES AND REGULATIONS, 30pp., includes list of 330 members, minor spotting otherwise ﬁne in original limp cloth with printed paper label to upper cover, 8vo, Ayr, Printed by Hugh Henry, 1886. ⁂

[Ward21 (Hon. Mrs.)]

broadsides.- 17 BROADSIDES ADVERTISING HORSE RACES, comprising Chesterﬁeld Races, 1833-49 (12, including 2 duplicates, 1 with contemporary manuscript notes of the winners in each race, with additional notes on blank verso); Mansﬁeld Races, 1837; Derby Races, 1845, 1846 and 1849; Rochester and Chatham Races, 1845 (loosely inserted, printed in red and black with image to head, neatly backed, lower portion separated along fold), chipped and tears to extremities, occasionally touching text, folding creases, all but the last tipped in, bookplate of Joel Spitz to front pastedown, 20th century morocco-backed cloth, light fading to spine, folio.

SKETCHES WITH THE MICROSCOPE IN A LETTER TO A FRIEND, FIRST EDITION, 14 hand-coloured plates, lacks front blank, contemporary and later ink ownership or presentation markings to title, one or two light spots but very clean otherwise, original blindstamped cloth, gilt, spine rather faded and frayed, 12mo, [F. H. Shields, Parsontown, County Oﬀaly], 1857.

Rare. WorldCat locates a copy of the 1889 edition in the National Library of Scotland and an earlier 1873 edition sold in 2012 in the Jaime Ortiz-Patino Collection: Origins of Golf. But no traces of this edition. £400 - 600 Racing23

Provenance: “TBS” (old ink monogram at foot of title). £3,000 - 4,000 17Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

S CIENCE AND M EDICINE The Property of a Gentleman

A MOST EXCELLENT AND PERFECTE HOMISH APOTHECARYE OR HOMELY PHYSICK BOOKE FOR ALL THE GREFES AND DISEASES OF THE BODYE, FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, translated by John Hollybush, collation: a-g6 h4, lacking ﬁnal blank leaf, printed in black letter with headlines and some headings in italics and side-notes in roman, large woodcut device on title, some worming throughout, getting heavier towards end, upper corner of g4 defective, aﬀecting pagination, some light browning, light water-stain to upper corners, modern blind-stamped goatskin, [STC 13433], folio, Cologne, by Arnold Birckman, 1561.

⁂ Often bound with part 2 of William Turner’s A New Herbal [STC 24365]. Includes several very early suggestions for the use of medical cannabis (‘hempsede’) - “If a man haue a sounding or piping in his eares / the same cometh somtyme of a hote slymy fylthynesse / or of a hote slymy moystnesse. He that is so diseased / ought to take pilles de iera picra / & then put oyle of Hempsede warme into his eares / mixt wt a litle vinegre / after yt let him leape vpon hys one legge / vpon that syde / where the disease is / than let hym bowe doune ye eare of that syde / if happely any moysture or fylth would issue out.”

A pencil note on front pastedown reads “Bound in my own goat skin bred at Ivel House, Ilchester, Somerset, 1947.”

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⁂ The ﬁrst edition is rare at auction in any condition, and is found here with often extensive contemporary annotations. £750 - 1,000 18 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

Bullein (William) BULLEINS BULWARKE OF DEFE[N]CE AGAINSTE ALL SICKNES, SORNES, AND WOUNDES, THAT DOOE DAILY ASSAULTE MANKINDE, WHICHE BULWARKE IS KEPTE WITH HILLARIUS THE GARDINER, HEALTH THE PHISICIAN WITH THEIR CHYRURGIAN TO HELPE THE WOUNDED SOLDIORS, 4 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, black letter, woodcut illustrations and decorative initials, contemporary ink annotations throughout (some cropped by binder), part 1 lacking general title, list of authors f. and q1, p6 and q2 torn and repaired with loss to text and illustrations, part 2 title and final f. (with woodcut of skeleton) torn and repaired with loss to text and illustrations, part 4 sig. O at end repaired tears affecting text, all parts with some repairs, mostly marginal, affecting printed side-notes and /or annotations, and occasionally a little of main text, some waterstaining, other staining and spotting, lightly browned, modern half calf, gilt spine in compartments and with brown leather label, little rubbed, [Durling 778; Wellcome 1149; STC 4033], folio, By Ihon Kyngston, 1562. sold not subject to return.

Gilbert25 (William) DE MAGNETE, FIRST EDITION, woodcut device on title and coat-of-arms to verso, woodcut illustrations, folding woodcut plate torn and stained, woodcut initials and decorations, head of title with corner torn away, title and verso of ﬁnal leaf a little dust-soiled, ink correction to one word on D6 recto, lacking free endpapers, contemporary limp vellum, soiled, lacking ties, bottom corner of lower cover torn away, [PMM 107; Dibner, Heralds of Science 54; STC 11883; Horblit 41; Tomash & Williams G43], folio, Peter Short, 1600.

⁂ A VERY GOOD, COMPLETE COPY IN ORIGINAL CONDITION OF THE FIRST REALLY MODERN SCIENTIFIC BOOK PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND. In this work on electricity Gilbert established that the earth itself was one great magnet. He worked out the variation and declination of the compass and he distinguished magnetic mass from weight. He first used the terms ‘electricity ’, ‘electric force’ and ‘electric attraction’, invented the first electric measuring instrument the ‘electro-meter’, and considered the static quality of amber as an electric force. His book influenced Kepler, Galileo and Newton and became one of the foundation works of modern physics. £10,000 - 15,000 Other properties Annotated.-26

Astronomy.-27 Kepler (Johannes) EPITOME ASTRONOMICAE COPERNICANAE [LIBRI I. II. III], FIRST EDITIONS, 2C6 blank, sig. B misbound before title, **4 and ***4 (tables, index and errata) misbound at end, Linz, Johann Planck, 1618 BOUND AFTER Epitomes astronomiæ Copernicanae...Liber quartus. Doctrinae theoricae primus: quo physica Coelestis, second edition, errata f. at end, worm trace to upper corner of first few ff., Linz: Johann Planck for Gottfried Tampbach, 1622 AND Epitomes astronomiae Copernicanae libri V. VI. VII. quibus proprie doctrina theorica, FIRST EDITIONS, errata at end, Frankfurt, for Gottfried Tampach, 1621, numerous woodcut illustrations in text, folding letterpress table, letterpress tables in text, folding letterpress table trimmed with loss of text, foxed, some staining, lightly browned, binding using a fragment of a limp vellum 15th century antiphonal f., yapp edges, a split and some worming to foot of spine, lightly soiled, [Caspar 55, 66 & 69; Houzeau and Lancaster 11831], 8vo.. ⁂ ‘Kepler’s longest and most influential work’ (DSB). It contains Kepler ’s three laws of planetary motion around the Sun, arguing that heavenly bodies travelled in elliptical orbits at varying speeds rather than fixed circular orbits, and in short, making the Copernican system ‘nearly 100 times more accurate’ (DSB). The principles here would form the theoretical basis for Newton’s law of universal gravitation nearly a century later; indeed, his Principia (1687) was first introduced to the Royal Society as ‘a mathematical demonstration of the Copernican hypothesis as proposed by Kepler’. Our copy complete, despite being bound in a curious order. £6,000 - 8,000 19Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

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Euler29 (Leonhard) [A COLLECTION OF C.40 PAPERS], in 6 vol., MOSTLY FIRST EDITIONS, extracts from Nouveaux Memoires de l’Academie des Sciences et Belles-Lettres, engraved folding plates, occasional light browning, modern cloth, 4to, Berlin, 1743-69.

⁂ A excellent association copy inscribed from the author to Major General Sir Henry Storkes, superintendent of British bases in Ottoman territory during the Crimean War. Within the inscription, Nightingale refers to herself as “one who has had the honour to serve under his command”. The inscription is dated in remembrance of the Battle of Inkerman, a pivotal allied victory in the Crimean War.

⁂ A SUPERB COLLECTION OF PAPERS BY EULER including important contributions to the ﬁelds of astronomy (“Determinatio orbitae cometae qui mense Martio huius anni 1742”), geometry (“Sur quelques proprietés des sections coniques, qui conviennent à une inﬁnité d’autres lignes courbes”), rigid body dynamics (“Découverte d’un nouveau principe de mécanique”), recreational mathematics (“Solution d’une question curieuse que ne paroit soumise à aucune analyse”) and physics (“De la propagation du Ason”).complete listing of the papers included is available upon request. £2,000 - 3,000

NOTES ON HOSPITALS, third edition, INITIALLED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR TO MAJOR GENERAL SIR HENRY STORKES to title, dated “5/11/64 (Inkermann Day)”, 13 folding engraved plans, 3 folding tables, plan of Paris with small chip to fore-edge, without loss to image but affecting border, a very clean copy overall with occasional light spotting or finger-marking, hinges tender, original cloth, some denting and wear to fore-edge and spine, small loss to spine head, not affecting title, upper joint split at base but covers holding, in a modern cloth drop-back box, [Bishop & Goldie 101], 4to, 1863.

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THEOREMATIS ARITHMETICI DEMONSTRATIO NOVA, extract from Commentationes Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Gottingensis, 2 engraved plates, some light browning, modern cloth, Gottingen, 1808.

FIRST EDITION OF THIS KEY WORK ON NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY IN WHICH LAMBERT INTRODUCED HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS INTO TRIGONOMETRY. THE ONLY PAPER BY LAMBERT ON THE SUBJECT TO BE PUBLISHED DURING HIS LIFETIME

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£600 - 800 Lambert32 (Johann Heinrich) “OBSERVATIONS TRIGONOMETRIQUES”, extract from Nouveaux Memoires de l’Academie des Sciences et BellesLettres, vol. 24, pp. 327-354, engraved folding plate, Berlin, 1770, bound with 6 others extracted papers in 2 vol., modern cloth, 4to.

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An excellent collection of papers by Lagrange including signiﬁcant contributions to number theory, the theory of equations and one of Lagrange’s most important papers, his Réﬂexions sur la résolution algébrique des équations, through which he inaugurated a new period of algebra and inspired Évariste Galois to his group theory. A list of the other papers contained here is available upon request.

⁂ A scarce early paper by Gauss in which he introduces Gauss’s lemma. £400 - 600 Lagrange31 (Joseph Louis) “SUR LA SOLUTION DES PROBLEMES INDÉTERMINÉS DU SECOND DEGRÉ”, 1769; “Sur la Résolution des Équations Numériques”, 1769; “Réﬂexions sur la résolution algébrique des équations”, 1770, FIRST EDITIONS, extracts from Memoires de L’Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres, Berlin; bound with 9 other papers by Lagrange and 1 by Euler in 2 vol., modern cloth, 4to.

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The other papers included in the group comprise: Solution générale et absolue; Du probleme de trois corps; Moyennant des suites inﬁnies; Sur la ﬂuidite du sable, de la terre et d’autres corps mous; Suite de lessai dhygrométrie; Sur la densité de l’air. £800 - 1,200

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First editions of three important papers by Broglie. In the first Broglie demonstrates how mechanics (including wave mechanics) could be simplified by adopting a five-dimensional universe such as that proposed by Kaluza and Kramers.

P HYSICS Broglie33 (Louis-Victor de) “L’UNIVERS A CINQ DIMENSIONS ET LA MECANIQUE ONDULATOIRE”, in Le Journal de Physique et le Radium, Serie VI, Vol. VIII, No. 2., Paris, 1927; “La mécanique ondulatoire et la structure atomique de la matière et du rayonnement” in Journal de Physique et le Radium, Serie VI, Vol. VIII, No. 5, Paris, 1927; “Rayonnement noir et quanta de lumière” in Le Journal de Physique et le Radium, Série VI, Vol. 3, No.10, Paris, 1922, modern cloth, original wrappers (a little toned) bound in, 4to (3)

First editions of Broglie’s three papers in which he introduces the principal that electrons too exhibited wave-like behaviour thus laying the foundations of wave mechanics. £800 - 1,200 Feynman35 (Richard P.) “SPACE-TIME APPROACH TO NON-RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM MECHANICS”, in Reviews of Modern Physics, Vol. 20, no. 2, modern cloth, original wrappers bound in, label to upper wrapper “Feynman April 1948”, light vertical crease, 4to, Lancaster, PA and New York, American Physical Society, 1948.

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The second comprises Broglie’s presentation of his pilot-wave theory. In the third Broglie assigns mass to photons, and in doing so laid the foundation of many of his future breakthroughs. £600 - 800 Quantum34 mechanics.- Broglie (Louis-Victor de) “ONDES ET QUANTA”, “QUANTA DE LUMIERE DIFFRACTION ET INTERFERENCES “ AND “LES QUANTA, LA THEORIE CINETIQUE DES GAZ ET LE PRINCIPE DE FERMAT”, together 3 papers, extracts from Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de L’Academie des Sciences, nos. 11, 13 & 15, some light marginal toning to ﬁnger-soiling, modern cloth, original wrappers bound in (some light toning and minor chipping, label to each front wrapper reading “De Broglie”, 4to, 10 September - 8 October 1923.

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⁂ First edition of this key paper by Feynman in which he introduced his pathintegral method of solving the fundamental equations of quantum mechanics. Now regarded as a cornerstone paper in the study of theoretical physics. £400 - 600 22 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images 34

36Watson (James D.) THE DOUBLE HELIX, slight shelf-lean, light sunning to spine tips, jacket with short closed tear to foot of upper joint, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, 1968; A Passion for DNA, New York, 2000; Genes, Girls and Gamow, jacket with light creasing to head and foot, 2001; DNA. The Secret of Life, New York, 2008, FIRST OR FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS, SIGNED OR WITH SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE AUTHOR, illustrations, original boards, dust-jackets, near-ﬁne generally, 8vo (4) ⁂ A superb group of signed or inscribed works by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Along with Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklyn, Watson was responsible for one of the greatest scientiﬁc breakthroughs of the 20th century. £2,000 - 3,000 23Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4 S PACE E XPLORATION The Property of a Gentleman 37 MARS: SELECTED VIEWS, 20 vintage gelatin silver prints, NASA captions to versos, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mariner 6, 7, 9, Viking 1, each c.230 x 180 mm. (9 x 7 in.), 1969-78 (20). £800 - 1,200

38 SOLAR FLARE, vintage chromogenic print, numbered S-74-15564 at top left, Skylab 3, 180 x 235 mm. (7 x 9¼ in.), 1972. £300 - 500 39 MARTIAN SUNSET, vintage chromogenic print, watermarked “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak”, NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Viking 1, 190 x 240 mm, (7½ x 9 in), 30 August 1976. £400 - 600 40 MARS: THE FIRST COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE MARTIAN SURFACE TAKEN BY VIKING 1, vintage chromogenic print, Viking 1, watermarked “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak”, NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 193 x 220 mm (7½ x 8½ in), July 1976. ⁂ This example printed in reverse £800 - 1,200 41 MARS: THE FIRST COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE MARTIAN SURFACE TAKEN BY VIKING 2, vintage chromogenic print, watermarked “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak”, NASA caption numbered P-17686 hinged to verso, NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 190 x 240 mm (7½ x 9½ in), 2 September 1976. £1,000 - 1,500 24 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

42 MARS: THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE MARTIAN SURFACE TAKEN BY VIKING 2, vintage gelatin silver print, Viking 2, NASA caption numbered P17681 hinged to verso, NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, image 70 x 235 mm (2¾ x 9¼ in), September 1976. £600 - 800 43 MARTIAN HEMISPHERE, vintage chromogenic print, Voyager 1, watermarked “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak”, NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 193 x 240 mm (7½ x 9½ in), 1976. £400 - 600 44 THE FIRST COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH OF EARTH AND MOON TOGETHER IN A SINGLE FRAME, vintage chromogenic print, watermarked “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak”, minor annotation and colour block to top margin, [P-19891], NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Voyager 1, 178 x 238 mm (7 x 9½ in), 18 September 1977. £1,000 - 1,500 45 JUPITER AND ITS GREAT RED SPOT, 4 vintage chromogenic prints, watermarked “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak”, NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Voyager 1, each c.230 x 170 mm (9 x 7 in), 1979 (4). £600 - 800 25Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

46 JUPITER AND ITS MOONS IO, EUROPA, GANYMEDE AND CALLISTO; Saturn and six of its moons, together 2 vintage chromogenic prints, watermarked “This Paper Manufactured by Kodak”, NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Voyager 1, each c.240 x 190 mm (9½ x 7½ in), 1979-80 (2). ⁂ Each planet and moon was photographed separately and assembled into these accurately scaled composite images. £1,000 - 1,500 47 JUPITER’S FOUR GALILEAN MOONS, IO, EUROPA, GANYMEDE AND CALLISTO, 12 vintage gelatin silver prints, Voyager 2, NASA numbered caption sheets hinged to versos, NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, each c.190 x 200 mm. (7½ x 8 in), 6-11 July 1979 (12). £500 - 700 48 THE RINGS OF SATURN, 4 vintage chromogenic prints, Voyager 2, watermarked “This Manufactured by Kodak”, NASA/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, each c.185 x 230 mm (7½ x 9 in), 1980-81 (4). £1,000 - 1,500 49 WHITE SPOT ON SATURN SEEN FROM THE HUBBLE TELESCOPE, vintage chromogenic print, NASA caption hinged to verso, 200 x 200 mm (8 x 8 in), [November 1990]. ⁂ Taken by the Planetary Camera in blue and infrared light. £400 - 600 26 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

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THE HISTORIE OF GEORGE CASTRIOT, SURNAMED SCANDERBEG, KING OF ALBANIE, FIRST AND ONLY EDITION IN ENGLISH, TRANSLATED BY ZACHARY JONES, engraved portrait frontispiece inserted from another work, previous owner’s ink signature to title, lacking initial blank and free endpapers, trimmed, occasionally affecting head-lines, K6 with small marginal paper defect not affecting text, 2RG with marginal paper defect affecting odd letter, S1 with small marginal hole affecting odd letter, small marginal loss to last few leaves, one or two marginal notes in varying hands, scattered spotting and staining, near contemporary calf, crudely rebacked, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [STC 15318], folio, for William Ponsonby, 1596. ⁂ Although not called for, other copies at auction have also had engraved portraits inserted as frontispieces.

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The work includes a prefatory sonnet by Edmund Spenser (‘Upon the historie of George Castriot.’) £1,500 - 2,000 BALKANS De51 Bosset (Lieut.-Colonel C. P.) PROCEEDINGS IN PARGA AND THE IONIAN ISLANDS, FIRST EDITION, folding engraved map, B1 with small hole aﬀecting odd letter, occasional staining, contemporary half-calf, rebacked, [Blackmer 462], 8vo, 1819.

⁂ This edition scarce at auction. £700 - 800 Hobhouse52 (John Cam, 1st Baron Broughton) A JOURNEY THROUGH ALBANIA, AND OTHER PROVINCES OF TURKEY IN EUROPE AND ASIA TO CONSTANTINOPLE, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece, 2 folding doublepage maps, 1 plan, 2 facsimiles, 2 plates of sheet music, 17 hand-coloured aquatints, 7 folding, scattered faint spotting, one or two pencil notes, 3N1 with tiny hole aﬀecting odd letter, short tear to title, faint marginal damp-staining to frontispiece, scattered spotting, bookplate, contemporary straight-grain morocco, gilt, g.e., a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 4to, 1813. £1,200 - 1,800 27

The Property of a Gentleman Albania.-50 [Barleti (Marin)]

Reusch53 (Erhard)

ALTER UND NEUER STAAT DES KÖNIGREICHS DALMATIEN, 2 parts in 1, double-page engraved frontispiece, title in red and black, 46 engraved plates, 2 folding, 1 folding map with short tears to folds, 1 folding text leaf, frontispiece detached with splits to fold and small loss to bottom edge, R8 in part 2 detached and loosely inserted, Z5 in part two with short marginal tear, scattered faint spotting and soiling, errata bound at end, occasional pencil marks and notes to blanks, cracked hinges, near contemporary half vellum, spine defective but majority of contents holding ﬁrm, rubbed and worn, 8vo, Nürnberg, Conrad Monath, 1718. £800 - 1,200 54

Smart54 (Rev. Thomas Smart) TRAVELS IN SICILY GREECE AND ALBANIA, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, 12 aquatint and engraved plates, 3 engraved maps and plans, 2 folding, illustrations, occasional spotting and oﬀ-setting, previous owner’s ink inscription, contemporary half calf, vol. 1 upper cover detached, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [Blackmer 842], 4to, 1820. £500 - 700 Greece.-55

Leake (William Martin) RESEARCHES IN GREECE, FIRST EDITION, 1 facsimile, scattered spotting, bookplate, contemporary calf, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Blackmer 970], 4to, 1814. ⁂ Provenance: Bookplate of Westport House Library, the home of the Marquess of Sligo. £800 - 1,200 28 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

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INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR to o front free endpaper, staining where tape is removed to pastedown and front free endpaper, occasional light foxing, later blue ink staining to pp.25-60 top margin (not aﬀecting text body), tape staining pp.106-109, 22pp. advertisements at end, original cloth, rebacked preserving original spine with paper label (worn), corners bumped, covers marked and scuﬀed, discoloured, 8vo, Philadelphia, E. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1834.

A RARE INSCRIBED COPY WITH CROCKETT'S AUTHORIAL CERTIFICATION: "Being Called on by Mr William Allen to certify whether this book is or is not the true history of my life written by myself - I certify with pleasure that this is the true history written by myself and that this other is a counterfeit and was written without any authority from me, David Crockett of Tennessee, new Member of Congress". We cannot trace any other copy of this work inscribed by the author at auction. David "Davy" Crockett (1786-1836) was a frontiersman, soldier, later congressman, and proliﬁc story-teller. Known as the 'King of the Wild Frontier', his exploits remain a legacy of the all-American frontiersman of 18th century America. Growing up in East Tennessee, he was later elected to U.S. Congress where he vehemently opposed the policies of Present Andrew Jackson, especially in the Indian Removal Act, and after his death he was continually credited with acts of fabled proportion. His adventures - both mythical and real - have since awarded him the status of an American folk hero. £2,000 - 3,000 29Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

N ORTH A MERICA

An early authoritative history of the discovery of the New World by Peter Matyr, King Ferdinand’s councillor for Spain’s aﬀairs in the New World. The work was expanded over time, this 1574 edition covering the ﬁrst three decades of Spanish conquest from 1492 to 1516, together with Cortes’ expedition to Mexico and Martyr’s diplomatic mission to Egypt in 1501-02. Also included are miscellaneous writings by Damiao de Goes, Portuguese historian and statesman, among them a description of Lapland and an account of the religion and customs of the Ethiopians.

Martyr d’Anghiera (Peter) DE REBUS OCEANICIS ET NOVO ORBE ET ITEM DE REBUS AETHIOPICIS INDICIS, LUSITANICIS & HISPANICIS..., woodcut initials, title with small repaired hole to fore-edge, not aﬀecting text, occasional slight browning, light water-staining to lower margin and last few leaves, the odd spot or mark but a clean copy overall, later vellum-backed boards, worn at corners, rubbed, title in manuscript to lower fore-edge, [Adams M755; Sabin 1558], 8vo, Cologne, Gervinus Calenius & heirs of Quentel, 1574.

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Crockett (David) A NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF DAVID CROCKETT, OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION

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Member60 of Parliament (A) AN APPEAL TO KNOWLEDGE: OR, CANDID DISCUSSIONS OF THE PRELIMINARIES OF PEACE, SIGNED AT FONTAINEBLEAU, NOV 3, 1762, AND LAID BEFORE BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, disbound, [Sabin 1776], 8vo, Printed for J. Wilkie in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1763.

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Mining.-61 California Gold Rush.- Long (Lemuel F.) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO HIS SISTER MARY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, 3pp., postmarked envelope, small 4to, Columbia, Tuolumne Co., CA, October, 1854, folds with short splits, a few spots and ﬁnger-marks; and another ALs from the same to his brother, 1877, v.s. (2)

ALABADO SEA EL SANTISIMO SACRAMENTO. PATENTE DE LA COFRADIA DEL SANTÍSIMO SACRAMENTO DE LA SANTA IGLESIA CATEDRAL DE DURANGO, broadside confraternity membership certificate for Juana Maria Belarques, woodcut floral decorations, ink manuscript insertions and signatures of society officials, all within a woodcut typographical border on 3 sides, folds, otherwise in a very good state of preservation, 425 x 315mm., Durango, no printer, April, 1799. ⁂ Unrecorded. Examples of Durango printing are rare. During the second half of the sixteenth century confraternities began to flourish in New Spain. They promoted the idea of purgatory and the notion of remission through indulgences. £400 - 600

⁂ Rare set of Ashe’s musings and observations on his travels around eastern states of America. His route took him overland to Pittsburgh and thence down to Ohio, where he made many stops to open Indian mounds and collect fossil bones. On landing back England he unsuccessfully attempted to sell to the British Museum with issues at customs on arrival in Bristol, and was forced to sell his extensive collection cheaply to a local small museum. £400 - 600 Indulgences.-59

TRAVELS IN AMERICA, PERFORMED IN 1806, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, without half-titles, some light even browning, contemporary calf, red and green morocco spine labels, ‘Pakenham Hall’ blind stamped in gilt to upper covers, joints weak and splitting though holding ﬁrm, together in custom-made morocco-backed box, (lightly rubbed), 8vo, 1808.

Scarce work on the negotiations regarding the division of North American territories at the end of the Seven Years War. These culminated in the Treaty of Paris of 1763, which formally ended the Seven Years War, and thereby settled the struggle between Great Britain and France for the control of North America, in favour of the former. £400 - 600

⁂ Long was a New Hampshire man who sailed around Cape Horn to California to mine for gold in 1853. He discusses mining on the river ‘where conveniences were poor’, and how the start of the rainy season has given a suﬃcient ‘supply of water which makes business brisk again’. The letter to his brother in New Hampshire is a response to a request for advice as to whether he should relocate to California. Long surmises that while his time there has not been without hardships the area is full of wealth-making opportunities. He himself became a pioneer hop grower and Largo in Mendocino County is named after him. £400 - 600

Encounters58 with Native Americans.- Ashe (Captain Thomas)

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S OUTH A MERICA

⁂ A stunning suite of Brazilian views with the most exceptional quality of colouring. Few copies have appeared at auction and the date appears to vary from 1835 to this of Provenance:1837.

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Steinmann (Johan Jacob) SOUVENIRS DE RIO DE JANEIRO, lithograph title with vignette borders on brown paper, 12 exceptionally ﬁne hand-coloured aquatint plates extensively heightened with gum arabic, all mounted on the same brown paper, ruled pen and ink borders with manuscript caption beneath, a couple with minor soiling, loosely inserted mounted hand-coloured lithograph copy of one of the plates with printed caption, contemporary black half morocco, gilt, by Carss & Co., Glasgow, spine lettered in gilt, rubbed, oblong 4to, Paris, chez Rittner & Goupil, 1837.

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Alexander Rowand (bookplate).

⁂ THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS EXCESSIVELY RARE CHRONICLE. We can trace only three copies oﬀered either at auction or in dealer ’s catalogues, and no copy other than this since 1951.

“One of the most remarkable literary productions of the age of the Spanish Conquest in America. It is, in fact, the only book which exhibits the ‘physical aspect of the country as it existed under the elaborate culture of the Incas’.”TheSabin.author of this history was one of the greatest authorities on Peru, where he spent 16 years. He started the work at Popayan in 1541 and finished it in Lima in 1550; the full chronicle consisted of four volumes, of which only the first was published, and deals with the geography, history and ethnology of ApartPeru. from the famous woodcut and description of the silver mines of Potosi, engraved after an original drawing made by the author, the woodcuts depict the everyday life of the conquistadors with the Indians, boats on Lake Titicaca, the building of a city, Quechua Indians dealing with the devil, a human sacrifice, a Spanish and an Indian in front of the city of Cuzco etc... It also contains the first extended description of the Peruvian guanaco, or llama, and of the pepper-tree, or mollé, and the commercial and medicinal uses of its fruits.

63Conquest of Peru.- Cieza De León (Pedro de) PARTE PRIMERA DE LA CHRONICA DEL PERU. QUE TRACTA LA DEMARCACION DE SUS PROVINCIAS: LA DESCRIPCION DELLAS. LAS FUNDACIONES DE LAS NUEVAS CIUDADES. LOS RITOS Y COSTUMBRES DE LOS INDIOS, Y OTRAS COSAS ESTRAÑAS DIGNAS DE SER SABIDAS, FIRST EDITION, collation: ✠6 2✠4 a-q8 r6, largely double-column, title with large woodcut royal arms within woodcut border, 42 woodcuts in the text (some repetitions), and woodcut initials, author’s signature to r6 verso, the odd ink note to margin in an early hand, title upper and inner margins restored and repaired tear to foot, title and ﬁrst 2 gathering with repair and restorations to fore-margins and upper corner, a few other small marginal repairs and 1 or 2 neat repairs to text, light foxing and marginal damp-staining towards end, the odd patch of light staining and some light soiling or browning, but a crisp copy generally, contemporary vellum with manuscript lettering to spine, remains of ink inscriptions to lower cover, endpapers renewed, folio (292 x 200mm.), Seville, Martín de Montesdoca, 1553.

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Literature: Sabin, 13044; Medina (BHA), 157; Escudero (Séville), 555; Streit, II, 644; JCB (3) I:175; Field, 314; Johnson, The Book in the Americas, 32; Delgado-Gomez, Spanish Historical Writing about the New World, 26; Alden, 553/20; Maggs, Bibliotheca Americana (1926), p. 59, n° 3967; Quoted by Salvá, n° 3293, but never seen by him. £50,000 - 70,000 32 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images of a

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A SUPERB, CLEAN AND COMPLETE COPY OF THIS FUNDAMENTAL RENAISSANCE TRAVEL BOOK IN THE ITALIAN VERNACULAR. ISTC records only four copies (2 Florence, Perugia (defective) and BL, to which we add a copy in Paris). The work inﬂuenced much of the travel and exploration undertaken in the late middle ages and beyond and was one of the most popular books of its kind at the time, encompassing the Holy Land, Levant, Persia, India and Far East. In 1625 Samuel Purchas thought Mandeville ‘was the greatest Asian Traveller that ever the World had’, next - ‘if next’ - to Marco Polo (Pilgrimes III/i p. 65).

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64Mandeville (Sir John) TRACTATO BELLISSIMO DELLE PIU MARAVIGLIOSE COSE & PIU MOTABILE CHE SITROVINO NELLE PARTE DELMONDO, collation: a-k8, double column, 80ﬀ., 39 lines, Gothic type, woodcut to title depicting a group of horsemen meeting Mandeville (holding a book) at the edge of a wood, 3 woodcut printer’s devices at foot of ﬁnal verso, lightly washed, traces of dust-soiling to title, one minute wormhole, a few marginal repaired tears, later red morocco, gilt, by Bedford, g.e., 8vo (199 x 129mm.), Florence, [Lorenzo Morgiani], [c.1496-99].

Little is known of Sir John Mandeville himself. He tells us that he was an English knight, that he travelled from 1322 to 1356, and he served with the Sultan of Egypt and the Great Khan. This is one of seven Italian incunable editions - the first being Milan 1480. It would undoubtedly have influenced Columbus (himself an Italian) and other travellers from northern Italy heading both east and west. “When Leonardo da Vinci moved from Milan in 1499, the inventory of his books included a number on natural history, the sphere, the heavens - indicators of some of the prime interests of that unparalleled mind. But out of the multitude of travel accounts that Leonardo could have had, in MS or from the new printing presses, there is only the one: Mandeville’s Travels. At about the same time... Columbus was perusing Mandeville for information on China preparatory to his voyage; and in 1576 a copy of the Travels was with Frobisher as he lay off Baffin Bay. The huge number of people who relied on the Travels for hard, practical geographical information in the two centuries after the book first appeared demands that we give it serious attention if we want to understand the mental picture of the world of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance” (C. Moseley, ed., The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, 1983, p. 9).

Literature: GW M20444; ISTC im00176500 (; Howgego M39; IGI, 6109; Lach Asia in the Making of Europe, I, pp. 77-80; Lowendahl China Illustrata Nova, 2 (1480 edition).

RARE EDITION OF MARCO POLO’S GREAT TRAVEL ACCOUNT, ONE OF SURPRISINGLY FEW EARLY VERSIONS PUBLISHED IN HIS NATIVE TONGUE AND IN HIS NATIVE CITY

Marco Polo’s book is undoubtedly the single greatest travel account of the medieval world. Its descriptions governed the majority of the Western world’s perceptions of the Middle East and Asia until quite modern times.

Literature: Adams P1792; Sabin 44498; Cordier, Bibliotheca Sinica, online, Second edition, vol. III, col. 1970; Yule-Cordier, 18; PMM 39. EDIT 16 CNCE 66667. £20,000 - 30,000 34 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

65Polo (Marco)

Marco Polo (c.1254-1324) joined his father and uncle on a journey to China, travelling along the Silk Road and reaching the court of Kublai Khan c.1274. The Polos remained in China for about 17 years, and the Mongol emperor sent Marco on several fact-ﬁnding missions to distant lands. Marco may also have governed the city of Yangzhou (1282-87). The Polos returned to Venice in 1295 after sailing from eastern China to Persia and then journeying overland through Turkey. Captured by the Genoese soon after his return, Marco Polo was imprisoned along with a writer, Rusticiano (or Rustichello) da Pisa, to whom he dictated the story of his travels, describing places he had visited and heard of and recounting the local customs. He covers much of Asia, including the Arab world, Persia, Japan, Sumatra, and the Andaman Islands, and also East Africa as far south as Zanzibar. He describes paper currency, asbestos, coal, and other phenomena virtually unknown in Europe as well as the precious stones of Asia. “The travels of Marco Polo in the East claim a place in an American collection in consequence of the remarks of distinguished geographers that they were perused by Columbus, and that the revelations made by him of the wonders of Cathay and Zipanga stimulated the great navigator to accomplish through the sea, what the Venetian traveller had by land” (Sabin).

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IN CUI SI TRATTA LE MERAVIGLIOSE COSE DEL MONDO PER LUI VEDUTE, collation: A-G8, woodcut device to title, a few minor marginal brown crayon markings, some light marginal staining, modern vellum, yapp edges, preserved in ﬂeece-lined blue calf drop-back box, box a little scratched, 8vo (149 x 96mm.), Venice, [Matteo Pagano], [1555].

This is one of two issues or editions printed by Matteo Pagano, this containing the imprint with date in the colophon: ‘In Venetia per Matthio Pagan, in Frezaria, al segno della Fede, 1555’. This is the ﬁfth edition in the Italian (Venetian) vernacular, preceding editions appeared 1496, 1500, 1508 and 1533. All these editions, including the present and the undated edition by Matteo Pagano, are extremely rare, each surviving in only a few copies and seldom appearing on the antiquarian market. According to Worldcat, there are only 8 copies of this edition in European and American Public Libraries.

Other properties Münster66 (Sebastian) INDIA EXTREMA XXIIII NOVA TABULA, map of the continent showing from the Arabian Peninsula across India and Sri Lank to China and the Spice Islands, woodcut on laid paper with watermark of bishop’s crozier, sheet 297 x 385 mm (11¾ x 15¼ in), Latin text verso with woodcut borders, small loss in the upper left corner, minor spotting and surface dirt, central vertical fold, unframed, Basel, [circa 1545]

⁂ One of the earliest maps of the whole continent based on recent discoveries by Portuguese navigators. £400 - 600 Atlases.-67 Lizars (Daniel) LIZARS’ EDINBURGH GEOGRAPHICAL GENERAL ATLAS, 68 double-page engraved maps, hand-coloured in outline, with 1 double-page ‘Tables of Mountain Chains’ map, all mounted on stubs, many with small tears at central fold, some with paper repairs (of which 1 affecting map), c.15 with staining at fold head (a few affecting map), gutter reinforced with tape at title, some light off setting and spotting, contemporary cloth, rebacked in rexine, soiled and rubbed, folio, 1842.

a lengthy section on the costal navigation on China followed by a discussion of the best articles of import and export for China. The section on opium provides a ﬁgure of $14 million for the annual trade with China at the point of publication, this ﬁgure has been updated by a pencil note to margin date 1856 to $30 million. Names are given in Chinese characters and even full import forms are supplied to be copied out. £600 - 800

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⁂ Including the two rare maps depicting the Republic of Texas between its secession from Mexico in 1836 and its annexation in 1845. £800 - 1,200 C HINA

Morrison68 (John Robert) A CHINESE COMMERCIAL GUIDE. CONSISTING OF A COLLECTION OF DETAILS RESPECTING FOREIGN TRADE WITH CHINA, second edition, lacking folding plate, title with light soiling and 2 repairs to head, occasional light toning and the odd pencil note to margin, ink ownership inscription “C. Ryder, Canton” to head of title along with gift inscription in another hand “C. Francis Ryder in remembrance of Charles Ryder - August 1930”, 19th century half calf, rubbed, [Goldsmiths 33727], 8vo, Macao, S. Williams, 1844. ⁂ Rare, we can trace no examples of any edition at auction. Library Hub lists three copies of the ﬁrst edition and four of the much-expanded second (Leeds, Manchester, Senate House and IncludesWarwick).

69Hondius (Jodocus) CHINA, map of China showing from the Bay of Bengal, across to Korea and Japan, engraving with full hand-colouring heightened with gold, platemark 345 x 460 mm (13½ x 18⅛ in), sheet 493 x 590 mm (19½ x 23¼ in), Latin text verso, even toning and some spotting, central vertical fold with minor splitting to upper section, unframed, [circa 1613-1619]

Daily News & Herald (publisher) MAP OF SHANGHAI, large English map focussing on the Shanghai International Settlement and the French Concession area, with ‘Chinese City located underneath, with certain sites also identiﬁed outside of the settlement, including the Siccawei (Zikawei) Observatory and the Shanghai Jewish Club, with numerous businesses, schools, wharves, police stations, public works, and churches identiﬁed, and an inset “plan shewing the rubicon road system” in the upper left corner, lithograph printed in colours, 780 x 1540 mm (30¾ x 60½ in), mounted on archival support, old folds with some associated splitting repaired, surface dirt, rolled, printed by Waterlow & Sons, 1918

⁂ The North-China Daily News was an English-language newspaper in Shanghai, China. £1,500 - 2,000 36 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

£1,500 - 2,000 North-China70

T’ou-sè-wè71 (Orphanage & Mission Press, Shanghai publisher) PLAN DE LA CONCESSION FRANCAISE - CHANGHAI, map of the developing Shanghai French Concession, showing from Nan Yang University across to the Hunagpu River in the east, including ‘Shanghai City’ in the lower right quadrant, with contemporary ink inscription in a French hand identifying a ‘Dépot’ in the lower centre of the map, lithograph printed in colours, sheet 355 x 750 mm (14 x 29½ in), mounted on archival support, old folds with some minor splitting repaired, some spotting and surface dirt, unframed, rolled, Shanghai, 1927 ⁂ Scarce. We cannot trace any other known impressions of this map having been oﬀered at auction. £800 - 1,200 Egypt.-72 Hieroglyphs.- Champollion (Jean Francois) GRAMMAIRE ÉGYPTIENNE, FIRST EDITION, lithographed hieroglyphs throughout, some printed in red, a few in colours, occasional oﬀsetting, original printed wrappers, upper and lower covers backed with a few repairs and some restoration to extremities, rebacked, some marking and toning to covers, folio, Paris, Firmin Didot Fréres, 1836[-1841].

⁂ This monumental work of Champollion (1790-1832), known above all as the decipherer of the Rosetta stone, is the grand summation of his work in cracking Egyptian hieroglyphs and laid the foundations for all subsequent discoveries in Egyptology. It contains the ﬁrst printed list of hieroglyphs; 260 in all. The printing, from Champollion’s meticulous manuscript, was a complex process. It required a special combination of all the standard alphabetic languages (French, Latin, Greek, Coptic, etc.) to be set in the usual way in type, leaving blank spaces for the hieroglyphs. The typesetting was then transferred to lithographic plates where the hieroglyphs were engraved and then each page, including type and hieroglyphs, was reprinted lithographically. This was the ﬁrst time such a technique was used in France. Rare in the original printed wrappers. £2,000 - 3,000 37Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

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75 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF VIEWS OF INDIA AND BURMA, mainly c.120 x 94mm. and c.270 x 206mm., c.150 photographs mounted on 41ﬀ., 4 or fewer to a page, some whole page, captioned in contemporary manuscript hand, some spotting to mounts, overall a clean and varied collection, contemporary half morocco, hinges weak and joints cracked, spine and corners rubbed, oblong 4to, 1899.

France.-73 French and Indian War (1754-1763).- Heath (Lt. Engineer Joseph) PLAN OF THE CITADEL, AND ATTACKS OF BEL’ISLE; AS IT WAS WHEN SURRENDERED TO HIS BRITANIC MAJESTY’S ARMS, JUNE 7TH, 1761, manuscript plan after Heath, copied by W. Payne, showing troop positions, fortiﬁcations, military roads, and topographical features surrounding the citadel, descriptive key in the lower left, pen and black ink, coloured inks, watercolour, on thick wove paper without watermark, sheet 585 x 367 mm (23 x 14½ in), small nicks and repaired tears to extremities, minor surface dirt and ink stains, mainly to upper section, unframed, [1761 or slightly later].

[Possibly]Provenance:Sale.

£500 - 700 Holy74 Land.- Roberts (David) THE HOLY LAND, SYRIA, IDUMEA, ARABIA, EGYPT, AND NUBIA, 6 vol., 248 tinted lithographed plates (including titles) and 2 engraved maps, most plates and text loose or working loose, some foxing and spotting, some hinges broken or breaking, the odd marginal tear 1 or 2 plates chipped at margins, original blue cloth, gilt, some fraying to spine ends, rubbed, [Abbey Travel 388, Blackmer 1432], 1855-56; and a duplicated copy of vol. 4, 4to (7) £600 - 800 I

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Sotheby’s, New York, Bibliotheca Phillippica: Catalogue of the Celebrated Collection of Manuscripts formed by Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1969, lot ⁂ Battle plan showing the movement of forces and troops during the six-week siege of the island’s main citadel at Le Palais, which was subsequently stormed, consolidating British control of the island. William Pitt had focused on capturing Bel’Isle as he saw that its strategic location, just oﬀ the Brittany coast, would allow for the command of the Bay of Biscay as well as providing a staging point for further attacks on the French mainland.

⁂ An extensive late 19th century collection of views, including: temples, rock carvings and palaces, such as, among others, at Madurai, Delhi, including the Juma Masjid Mosque, Agra and Rangoon; landscape and river scenes, such as in Darjeeling and Kashmir; some processions and street scenes, such as in Jeypore; and Burmese women, posing and dancing. £400 - 600

An extensive collection of images of the city of Indore, its palaces and surroundings, including: two portraits of H. H. The Maharaja Holkar (one ?studio, one in carriage); his new palace, Inderbhawan; the Lalbaag Palace and environs; the Sookh-vilas Palace gardens; views of Indore city (e.g. Sharafa Street, Tazia procession and Fort Gate); the ‘Great Elephant’ belonging to the Maharaja, as well as the Shikaree Elephants at the Andheri Bagh River; landscape scenery (e.g. waterfalls at Patalpani and Mehdikund, railways and viaducts) and the Sheoratri fair on the holy ghats of Mahandata, as well as views of the Nebudda River. Lala Deen Dayal, the most celebrated nineteenth century Indianborn photographer, rose to prominence when, shortly after he was encouraged by the Maharaja of Indore to open a studio in the city, he was granted permission to photograph H.R.H. the Prince of Wales during his royal visit in 1875. £1,000 - 1,500 Briggs78 (Henry George)

A varied collection of views of landscapes and architecture in Northern India and Kashmir, such as the lake views at Nainital and Chinar Dal; river scenes of ﬁshing, barges and bridges around Srinagar, including a rope bridge at Uri; mountain scenery in Kashmir and architecture and ruins at Delhi and Lucknow. The Southern Africa album also features river scenes, including the 'Kafue', the 'Sabi', the 'Togue', the 'Lundi drift' and Victoria Falls, as well as images of life in villages disrupted travel scenes with many carriages overturned. Both albums also contain interesting scenes of the Boer War. £400 - 600

Indore.-77 Deen Dayal (Lala) AN ALBUM OF 45 VIEWS AND PORTRAITS, ‘A SOUVENIR OF INDORE’, c.272 x 209mm., 45 albumen prints mounted on 22ff. stiff card, with printed captions beneath, label ‘Lala Deen Dayal, State Photographer’ to final leaf, some light browning and dampstaining to mounts, a couple with small tears to mount edges, original cloth, rebacked in calf, upper hinge broken, some soiling to covers, oblong folio, [c.1880]

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM OF VIEWS IN NORTHERN INDIA, KASHMIR AND SOUTHERN AFRICA, ranging between c. 280 x 216mm. and c.124 x 83mm., c.180 photographs mounted on 30 ﬀ., most mounted several to a page, manuscript captions in a contemporary hand, contemporary morocco-backed boards, lower joint split, rubbed, c.1900; and another album of South Africa which features scenes of the Boer War, 4to (2)

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THE CITIES OF GUJARASHTRA: THEIR TOPOGRAPHY AND HISTORY. ILLUSTRATED IN THE JOURNAL OF A RECENT TOUR, FIRST EDITION, title with fore-edge repaired, occasional light spotting or dampstaining, some slight browning, small marginal worm holes throughout, heavier worming at beginning and end, affecting only a letter of the imprint “Bombay”, final few leaves chipped and torn with repairs and restoration, affecting text with loss to a few words, later half calf, spine gilt, rubbed, lower joint starting, lge 4to, Bombay, for the Author, [1849]. ⁂ A rare account of “Gujarashtra” or present day Gujarat, covering the major cities of Surat, Ahmedabad, Bharuch etc, as well as the history of the Western colonial presence in the area. £600 - 800 39Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4 77 78

A wide-margined copy of the second edition of ‘the ﬁrst atlas of Italy produced by an Italian’ (NMM). Magini, who was tutor to the Gonzaga family and professor of astronomy at Bologna University, died before the completion of the work. The project was resurrected by his son Fabio three years later, who employed the English engraver Benjamin Wright. £10,000 - 15,00079Wilson (Horace Hayman) 14 PAMPHLETS ON THE HISTORY AND RELIGIOUS CULTURES OF INDIA, slightly browned, modern half calf, gilt spine, 8vo, publishers: James Moyes, The Royal Asiatic Society, Asiatic Journal and others, 1825-58. ⁂ Including: (1) On Buddha and Buddhism, 1854 (2) Historical Sketch of the Kingdom of Pandya, 1836 (3) The Burning of Hindu Widows, 1858. (4) Travels in India of Hiouen Thsang, n.d. (5) Sacriﬁce of Human Beings as an Element of Ancient Religion in India, n.d. £300 - 400 40 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

80Italy.- Magini (Giovanni Antonio) ITALIA, second edition, engraved pictorial title with ﬁgures representing astronomy and surveying by Oliviero Gatti, portrait of the author dated 1632 and 61 engraved maps, all but 2 double-page, water-stained, some spotting or mostly light foxing, marginal for the most part, 18th century French panelled speckled calf, gilt, spine richly so, upper cover with ms. paper labels ‘F’ and ‘Italie’, spine in compartments, spine ends repaired, corners little worn, rubbed, [NMM Atlases and Cartography III/1 29; Nordenskiöld II 137; Philipps 3061; Shirley BL T.Mag-1c.], folio (424 x 280mm.), Bologna, [Clemente Ferroni for the author’s son], 1620 [but 1632].

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⁂ A wide-margined copy of the ﬁrst edition of this biographical dictionary of Arab authors, printed by Bodoni, as were many of the author’s other works. £400 - 600

(Freya) THE SOUTHERN GATES OF ARABIA, FIRST EDITION, folding maps, plates, modern red half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., John Murray, 1936; and 21 other ﬁrst editions by Stark, uniformly bound (though three with horizontal spine lettering of title), a few with very slightly diﬀerent colour of red, many with dust-jackets bound in, 8vo and 4to (22)

Photograph depicting a caravan on its way to Mecca for the Hajj, after leaving Damascus. Soldiers and dignitaries stand next to the camel which carries the palanquin (Mahmal), the emblem of the Ottoman sultan. Dumas was an Italian photographer who was active in the Near East. £400 - 600 Stark84

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Arab81 authors.- Bodoni.- De Rossi (Giovanni Bernardo)

Middle82 East.- Hajj pilgrimage.- COLLECTION OF 13 PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING HAJJ, with views of Kaaba, Mount Arafat, Mina, and other sights of the Hajj pilgrimage, black & white or sepia, each print c.240 x 180mm (9 1/2 x 7in), each mounted on green card, some bearing printed caption "distributed in Iran" to mount, some pin holes to corners, some light marking or surface soiling, [probably mid-19th century]; and one duplicate (14) £1,200 - 1,800

⁂ A substantial collection of Freya Stark’s travel writings, autobiography (4 vol.) handsomely and uniformly bound. From the library of Michael Matantos with his bookplate. £750 - 1,000 41Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4 M

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Mecca.-83 Dumas (Tancrède) DEPART DE LA CARAVANE POUR MEKKA, original albumen print, c.270 x 215mm (11 x 8½ in), light handlingwear, [c.1870].

OPERE, FIRST EDITION, double column, ﬁnal f. with list of works by this author, spotted, contemporary marbled wrappers, lacking backstrip, text block broken, [Brooks 1036], scarce, 8vo, Parma, Stamperia Imperiale [Bodoni], 1807.

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ALBUM OF VIEWS OF ASIA, 47 photographs and 1 water-colour drawing laid down to 25 ﬀ., 1 to a page, 275 x 210 mm (11 x 8½ in) or smaller, black & white or sepia, ruled with border and captioned in manuscript below, some light marks or foxing, hinge broken in places, contemporary ink ownership name to front free endpaper, original blind-stamped cloth, worn and stained, oblong 8vo, c.1890s.

Ambon, Penang and Kuala Lumpur.-

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⁂ A very attractive and varied album with large photographs of Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur. Including captioned views of ships H. M. Schroefstoomschip and H M Korvet van Galen, as well as views of Ambon (the governorate of the Dutch East India Company), Atjeh, Batavia, and Penang. £800 - 1,200 42 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

cf. Marie Alexandre Alophe, S.E. Omer pacha. Général en chef de l’armée de Roum-ily, novembre 1853, published by Goupil & Cie PurchasedProvenance:from the UK trade probably circa 1980s; Private collection, UK ⁂

Ottoman85 Empire.- Conversion to Islam.- Alophe (MarieAlexandre, 1812-1883), Circle of. PORTRAIT OF OMAR PASHA, ALSO KNOWN AS OMER PASHA LATAS (1806-1871), oil on canvas, ﬁxed onto original convex oval glass, 430 x 355 mm (16⅞ x 14 in), some signs of minor craquelure and surface stains, ornate gilt oval frame, [circa Engraved:1850s]

THE GREAT WHITE SOUTH OR WITH SCOTT IN THE ANTARCTIC, ninth impression, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, half-title, frontispiece, 51 plates, occasional spotting, edges foxed, new endpapers, original light blue pictorial cloth, spine darkened, cloth of upper joint with partial split, some spotting, rubbed, 8vo, Duckworth, [1930]. £400 - 600 Singapore,87

Traditionally thought to be a portrait of Major-General Charles George “Chinese” Gordon (1833-1885), however there are a number of lithographic portraits that sustain the identiﬁcation of Pasha as the sitter. Born in Austria to Serbian Orthodox Christian parents, he initially served as an Austrian soldier. Following charges of embezzlement he ﬂed to Ottoman Bosnia in 1823 and converted to Islam; he subsequently worked his way through the Ottoman military to become supreme commander of the Turkish army, and military governor of Constantinople. £2,000 - 3,000 Polar.-86

One of the ﬁrst comprehensive books on naval history. The work is dedicated to Louis XIII, with the preface dated January 1643. This copy also has a printed dedication to Chancelier Séguier, dated April 1643, inserted before the start of the text (and interrupting the catchwords), indicating that this is the second issue. The folding plate depicts a staged naval battle in a Roman arena, with illustrations of coins, types of native vessel, and maps of Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

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Anonymous (probably circa 1820s) [PANORAMA OF THE ALPS AND SHORES OF LAKE GENEVA], panoramic view from the north shore, speciﬁcally the jetty of Ouchy, beginning with the view just west of Lausanne, following clockwise towards the east, south, and as far west as The Jura Mountains behind Geneva [the city itself being obscured], with engraved key pasted to the roll identifying towns and alpine peaks, lithograph with full handcolouring, on 9 sheets conjoined, total length 75 x 3520 mm (29½ x 138½ in), neatly ﬁxed and presented on linen as one rolled panorama, minor handling creases, a few nicks to extremities, minor surface dirt, marbled paper to end, presented in green cloth tube with printed label to lid that reads ‘Panorama du Lac de Genève pris de la Jettée d’Ouchy’, n.d., [circa 1820s]

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Morisot (Claude Barthélemy de) ORBIS MARITIMI SIVE RERUM IN MARI ET LITTORIBUS GESTARUM GENERALIS HISTORIA, FIRST EDITION, additional engraved title, title printed in red and black, additional printed dedication to Pierre Séguier (leaf â) inserted at end of preliminaries, folding engraved plate, 44 engraved illustrations, 23 of which maps, additional title with small marginal loss to fore-edge (repaired), folding plate lightly creased, some subtle damp-staining to lower margin, the odd spot or patch of soiling but an excellent clean copy overall, near contemporary vellum, yapp edges, spine with title in ink, rubbed and lightly soiled, [Borba de Moraes II, pp.597-8; Sabin 50723], folio, Dijon, Pierre Palliot, 1643.

⁂ Provenance: Lord Beresford’s copy, with the inscription “This Book belong to Lord Beresford’s Library at Bedgebury Park.” £500 - 700

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Impressive panorama measuring over 3 1/2 metres in length, identifying numerous peaks along the coast of Lake Geneva, as well as in Haute-Savoie, France. £400 - 600 Tibet.-89 Turner (Captain Samuel) AN ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY TO THE COURT OF THE TESHOO LAMA, IN TIBET, FIRST EDITION, 13 engraved plates, 1 double-page, engraved illustrations, folding engraved map, shot marginal tear, oﬀ-setting as usual, Z1 with tiny hole aﬀecting odd letter, 2S3 with small marginal holes, scattered spotting and marginal damp-staining, one or two corrections inserted by hand, previous ownership inscription to title, modern calf-backed boards, 4to, 1800.

Voyages.-90

A NEW AND COMPLETE SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY, 2 vol., engraved frontispiece, titles in red and black, 100 engraved plates, 21 engraved maps, some folding, ink ownership inscriptions to front endpapers, several pages including vol. 2 title and endpaper with silked repairs, also 8 maps with silked repairs to edges or folds, some oﬀ-setting, browning and spotting, including to plates and maps, hinges reinforced with paper, contemporary calf, rebacked with red and green morocco labels, corners worn, folio, J. Cooke, 1777-8. £600 - 800

West91 Indies.- MacQueen (James) THE WEST INDIA COLONIES; THE CALUMNIES AND MISREPRESENTATIONS CIRCULATED AGAINST THEM... EXAMINED AND REFUTED, second edition, half-title, errata slip, occasional light spotting, light browning to endpapers, original boards, paper label to spine (rubbed and chipped), spine ends and corners bumped and a little worn, some light soiling to covers, [cf. Sabin 43643], 8vo, 1825.

⁂ Scarce defence of the institution of slavery in the West Indies. MacQueen (1778-1870) was one of the anti-slavery campaign’s most outspoken critics. He co-owned and edited the Glasgow Courier and used this pulpit as means of defending the use of slavery in the sugar colonies.

£400 - 600 W ORLD Middleton92 (C. T. )

Doppelmayr93 (Johann Gabriel) BASIS GEOGRAPHIAE RECENTIORIS ASTRONOMICA IN QUA SITUS LOCORUM INSIGNIORUM GEOGRAPHICI EA EXACTITUDINE, QUA CELEBERRIMI ASTRONOMI EOSDEM PER OBSERVATIONES , double hemisphere world map showing the continents without political divisions, with California as an island, and only the western and northern coastlines of Australia shown, the surrounds are decorated with vignettes of putto with scientific instruments, and with solar events occurring in the sky, engraving with vibrant hand-colouring, on laid paper with indistinct text-based watermark, platemark 490 x 580 mm (19¼ x 22¾ in), sheet 530 x 615 mm (20¾ x 24¼ in), central vertical fold, minor handling creases, scattered surface dirt, unframed, Johann Baptist Homann, [circa 1742] £400 - 600 Heather94 (William) and John William Norie. TO THE OFFICERS IN THE HONORABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY’S SERVICE THIS OUTLINE CHART INTENDED FOR THEIR USE TO PRICK OFF A SHIP’S TRACK, a fine blue-backed wall map of the world, extending to include the Americas and Pacific Ocean islands and other revised locations and details, including the ‘Sandwich Islands’ engraving, on nine sheets conjoined, on cream wove paper fixed onto blue paper support, total map 780 x 1880 mm (20¾ x 74 in), some browning and surface dirt, minor perforation to lower left corner, handling creases, some folds with splitting, surface abrasion to left of title, unframed, rolled, originally published by W. Heather, 1812, but with additions to 1830 ⁂ Revised and enlarged chart of the world published for use aboard East India Company ships, in order to mark a ships track. £800 - 1,200

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MAPPEMONDE OU DESCRIPTION DU GLOBE TERRESTRE, double-hemisphere world map with the north-west of North America left unknown, outlines of parts of New Zealand and speculative coastal delineation of the west of Australia, and showing the tracks of the voyages of Bouvet de Lozier (1738-9) in the Antarctic and of Anson (1740-43) across the Paciﬁc 1752, ornate cartouche designed by Cochin and engraved by Tardieu in the upper and lower sections, engraving with full early hand-colouring, on laid paper with watermark and countermark dated ‘1742’, platemark 495 x 730 mm (19½ x 23¾ in), sheet 530 x 840 mm (20⅞ x 33 in), full margins, vertical folds with some minor repairs to splitting, minor nicks and tears to extremities, handling creases light spotting and surface dirt, unframed, Pairs, 1752 £400 - 600 45Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

⁂ An excellent impression of this scarce world map, known as The Twelve Caesars World Map, both richly decorated with ﬁne engraved details and ﬁnished with full hand-colouring. £5,000 - 7,000

96Visscher (Claes Janszoon) NOVA TOTIUS TERRARUM ORBIS GEOGRAPHICA AC HYDROGRAPHICA TABULA AUCTORE N. I. PISCATOR, magnificent carte-afigures world map on Mercator’s projection, an early edition with the dating of Columbus’ voyage erroneously described as 1592 to 1599, decorated with panels surrounding the map that include twelve Roman emperors to the top and bottom, six groups of national figures and six vignettes of principal cities to the left and right borders, and each of the four corners with female allegorical representations of the continents, engraving with full hand-colouring heightened with touches of gum arabic, an excellent well inked and early impression, on laid paper without watermark, trimmed to the platemark at the lower edge but expertly re-margined, several small marginal losses and tears expertly restored, notably the upper corners, some minor rubbing and abrasion just off the coast of Florida with careful ink facsimile to some letters, and small repaired perforation to just below Guinea, both areas only really visible verso and under raking light, minor surface dirt, unframed, [Amsterdam, 1652]

Wit97 (Frederik de)

EDITA, double hemisphere world map, showing the known coastal sections of New Zealand, with California as an island with ﬂat top (before the alterations made c. 1680), large parts of Australia, with two polar hemispheres in the upper and lower centre, and the surrounds elaborately decorated with allegories of the four seasons, the elements and the signs of the zodiac, engraving with full original hand-colouring, an excellent early impression of the ﬁrst state (of three), printing before the border decoration and later alterations, platemark 480 x 570 mm (18⅞ x 22½ in), sheet 550 x 650 mm (21¾ x 25½ in), central vertical fold with associated minor creasing, some old repairs to minor splitting at fold, minor spotting and surface dirt, unframed, Amsterdam, [circa 1670]

NOVA ORBIS TABULA IN LUCEM

⁂ Important early state of this world map showing the most up-to-date cartographic details known of Southeast Asia and the north of New Zealand. £2,000 - 3,000 46 See for further images

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Cambridge.-98

Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPIES, engraved portrait of the Chancellor Lord Grenville (laid down and foxed), 81 hand-coloured plates comprising 64 aquatint views by Buck, Stadler, Hill & others after Pugin, Mackenzie, Westall & others and 17 stipple-engraved plates of academic costumes, without the 33 hand-coloured portraits of the Founders (as usual with early issues), plates bright and clean but oﬀset, light ﬁnger-soiling marks to vol.2 half-title, very occasional spotting, contemporary red crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf, panelled in gilt, wide inner gilt dentelles, t.e.g., others uncut, rebacked and neatly recornered, spines gilt in compartments, some rubbing or chipping to extremities but overall handsome copies, [Abbey, Scenery 280; Tooley 5], 4to, 1814.

B RITISH TOPOGRAPHY

Oxford.-99

The Property of a Gentleman

Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, half-titles, engraved portrait of the Duke of Gloucester, 95 plates without the 16 portraits of Founders (as usual with early issues), all fine handcoloured aquatints or stipple-engravings by Stadler, Havell, Agar, Bluck, Hill and Reeve after Pugin, Westall, Mackenzie, Uwins and Pyne, plates bright and clean but offset, very occasional spotting or finger marking, contemporary crimson straight-grain morocco, intricately blind-stamped with ornate gilt border, inner gilt dentelles, spines lightly rubbed and discoloured and covers with one or two marks but overall distinctively bright and very handsome copies, g.e., [Abbey, Scenery 80; Tooley 4], 4to, 1815. £2,000 - 3,000

⁂ A very attractive set of one of the ﬁnest illustrated works on Oxford. Plates 1, 15, 39, 50, 78, 84, and 94 in ﬁrst state, plate 74 in second state with overslips. £3,000 - 4,000 47Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

£1,500 - 2,000 -.101Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) THE HISTORY OF THE ABBEY CHURCH OF ST. PETER’S WESTMINSTER, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, half-titles, additional vignette title, engraved plan and portrait, 81 hand-coloured aquatint plates, list of subscribers, occasional spotting and oﬀsetting, modern half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, corners lightly bumped, though an attractive set overall, 4to, 1812. £400 - 600

London.-100

Camden (William) BRITAIN, OR A CHOROGRAPHICALL DESCRIPTION OF THE MOST FLOURISHING KINGDOMES, ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND..., lacking additional engraved title and Latin dedication, 57 engraved maps after C. Saxton by W. Kip and G. Hole, all but 2 double-page, 8 engraved plates of coins on 4ff., engraved and woodcut illustrations, lacking 5H1-2 and 5I2 of index, title neatly laiddown, some marginal restoration to title and following leaf, table of Anglo-Saxon alphabet trimmed at fore-edge, with no loss to text, some plates closely trimmed within platemark, one with small tear to foot (no loss), plates of coins with repaired tears affecting image, one with marginal loss, a few leaves with small rust-hole or repaired tear, affecting text with loss to the odd letter, final leaf chipped and torn with repairs and restoration, the odd spot or light stain but a clean copy overall, modern antique-style panelled calf, gilt, rubbed, [STC 4509], folio, George Bishop & Joannis Norton, 1610.

Other properties Britain.-103

£1,500

Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) THE MICROCOSM OF LONDON, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, wood-engraved titles and engraved dedication leaves, 104 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Rowlandson and Pugin, bookplates to pastedowns, plate 5 splitting along platemark, marginal paper repairs to pp.269-272, some oﬀsetting or occasional foxing, later half morocco with red & green spine labels, g.e., extremities rubbed but still a very bright and attractive set generally, [Abbey Scenery 212; Tooley 7], 4to, [1808-10].

£2,000 - 3,000

Public102 schools.- Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher) THE HISTORY OF THE COLLEGES OF WINCHESTER, ETON AND WESTMINSTER; WITH THE CHARTER-HOUSE, THE SCHOOLS OF ST. PAUL’S, MERCHANT TAYLORS, HARROW, AND RUGBY, AND THE FREE-SCHOOL OF CHRIST’S HOSPITAL, FIRST EDITION, list of subscribers, 48 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, with plate 23 ‘Westminster School Room’ in first state, and plate 26 ‘Charter House from the Play Ground’ in second state, with washerwomen and overslip, occasional light spotting or offsetting, contemporary calf, blind stamp and gilt decorative border, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., handsomely rebacked with some neat corner repairs, some light marking to upper cover but overall a very attractive and bright example, [Abbey Scenery 440; Tooley 3], 4to, 1813. - 2,000

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Davies (Sir John) A DISCOVERIE OF THE TRUE CAUSES WHY IRELAND WAS NEVER ENTIRELY SUBDUED UNTILL THE BEGINNING OF HIS MAIESTIES HAPPIE RAIGNE, FIRST EDITION, with initial leaf blank except for signature ‘A’, with later ink inscription to verso, woodcut device and decoration on title, dedication leaf within typographic borders, corner of O4 torn away with slight loss to ruled border, tear and printing flaw to Y1, V2 and Bb4 with small holes slightly affecting text, some waterstaining, occasional slight worming at inner margin, not affecting text, later calf, gilt, extremities bit worn, upper joint split but covers holding firm, [STC 6348], 4to, Printed for John Jaggard, 1612.

104Ireland.-

⁂ Important work on Anglo-Irish relations. Davies (1570-1652) was an eminent poet, lawyer and political writer. In 1603 he was sent to Ireland as solicitor-general and soon was promoted to Attorney-general and one of the justices of assizes. This work was the result of a judicial circuit round Ireland and on his return to England he wrote an account to the King. He was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England but died shortly afterwards.

Bowles (John) THE EAST PROSPECT OF LONDON SOUTHWARK AND THE BRIDGE, large bird’s-eye panoramic view of the Thames at Southwark Bridge, the river central with tall ships and rowing boats to the fore in front of Old London Bridge, the City of London to right, St Paul’s Cathedral in the middle distance, Southwark to left, a contemporary variant of Sutton Nicholls’ own panorama of the same view, engraving with full early hand-colouring, on two sheets of laid paper conjoined, the total sheet approx. 300 x 970 mm (11¾ x 38¼ in), under glass, ﬁxed into mount, trimmed to lower edge, some small margins elsewhere remain, several nicks and tears to the extremities, notably the lower left aﬀecting lettered section, and also upper right just below publisher’s imprint, some handling creases and browning, framed, printed and sold by John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, [circa 1733]. £800 - 1,200 49Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4 103 104 105

Provenance: Charles Hughes (bookplate); John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery (bookplate to verso of title). £1,000 - 1,500 London.-105

This leaf is particularly desirable since the distinctive ox head watermark is clearly visible right in the middle of the page and is only partially covered by one column of text. This is one of three watermarks used in the Bible (the others being a bunch of grapes and a walking ox); the paper itself was imported from Caselle in Piedmont, Northern Italy, one of the main paper-making centres in the 15th Itcentury.istheﬁrst substantial European printed book. The humanist Aeneas Sylvius, secretary of Emperor Fredrick III, saw sample sheets of the Bible at the Imperial diet in Frankfurt am Main, in late October or early November 1454, and again at Wiener Neustatt in March 1455, from where he wrote about the amazing production to his friend Cardinal Carvajal in Rome.

⁂ A SINGLE LEAF FROM “GREATEST OF ALL PRINTED BOOKS” (PMM).

CONTINENTAL L ITERATURE AND H ISTORY I NCUNABULA

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Bible106 leaf, Latin SINGLE LEAF FROM THE GUTENBERG BIBLE, comprising Numbers 7.38-8.12, double column, 42 lines, Gothic type, headlines of Lombard capitals in alternating red and blue, 2-line chapter initial L in red, chapter number in alternating blue and red, initial-strokes in red, CENTRAL OX HEAD WATERMARK CLEARLY VISIBLE, a few patches of light foxing, inner margin neatly strengthened, preserved in folding card chemise and custom morocco-backed drop-back box, folio (390 x 285 mm.), [Mainz], [Johann Gutenberg & Johann Fust], [c.1454/55].

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“Its printers were competing in the market hitherto supplied by the producers of highclass manuscripts. The design of the book and the layout of the book were therefore based on the book-hand and manuscript design of the day, and a very high standard of presswork was required, and obtained, to enable the new mechanical product to compete successfully with its handproduced rivals. Standards were set in quality of paper and blackness of ink, in design and professional skill, which the printers of later generations have found diﬃcult to maintain” (PMM).

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107Biblia Pauperum.-

The term ‘Biblia Pauperum’ was not used contemporaneously, but only came into general use in the 18th century, after it was introduced by Karl Heinrich von Heinecken, the ﬁrst student of the productions. However, the term is misleading, as the book was very likely not meant to teach the poor layman and illiterate, nor was it intended as sermon notes for the lesser clergy, as the Speculum Humanae Salvationis was. In fact, remarkable skills were required from the medieval user to read the complex arrangement of Biblical material and symbols, let alone the heavily abbreviated Latin text.

The earlier blockbooks, as here, were printed on one side of the paper only, due to the nature of the inks, which would be damaged if attempting to print on a second side. When bound together, the one-sided sheets produced two pages of images and text, followed by two blank pages. The blank pages were ordinarily pasted together, so as to produce a book without blanks. Short popular works for which there was a steady market, such as Latin grammars for students or illustrated meditative texts for priests and the devout, could be cheaply and simply republished from existing blocks according to demand, without the necessity of carefully planning an edition size as demanded by printing from movable type. The equipment that a publisher or ‘Formschneider’ needed was not very bulky, and there is ample evidence that woodblocks travelled far and wide.

Five closely copied sets of woodblocks can be distinguished, whose impressions were divided into ten editions (or perhaps more properly, states) by W. L. Schreiber almost a century ago.

The exact layout of the Netherlandish blockbook tradition is not precisely that of any known manuscript. In the forty-leaf Biblia Pauperum, as here, the leaves are arranged into compartments with an architectural framework. The centre depicts a scene from the life of Christ and is flanked by two prefigurations from the Old Testament, above and below these panels are figures of prophets and saints. Accompanying texts explain the relationship between the Old and New Testament subjects, and banderoles contain brief quotations from each prophet. Both text and image were cut and printed from the same wooden block. The illustrations here Centre:depict:TheTransfiguration. Jesus is flanked by Moses to his right, Elias to his left, the three Apostles sit in awe and amazement in Left:front.Abraham encounters three angelic visitors at his home. Right: The three youths placed by Nebuchadnezzar in the fiery furnace, survive.

4. Graf Friedrich Carl Rudolph von Waldbott-Bassenheim (17791830).

SINGLE LEAF FROM A BLOCKBOOK BIBLIA PAUPERUM IN LATIN, from the Wiblingen copy of Schreiber's edition III, folio 12 (signed m), printed on one side only in pale brown water-based ink by a rubbing process from a single woodblock, comprising 3 images, 4 portraits and Latin text, verso blank, in contemporary handcolouring in red/brown, pink, yellow-ochre and green, a few small worm-holes, left side reinforced to verso, trimmed at head with loss to part of top line on left side and all of top line on right side, right side trimmed just touching edge of text and woodcut frame, chancery folio (270 x 194mm.), [Netherlands], [c.1465].

Schreiber ed. III is regarded as one of the best and most artistically valuable of the Biblia Pauperum. The ﬁgures in this edition are cut in simple strong outlines, with vigorous facial characterization suggested rather than elaborated; shading is used sparingly and unobtrusively. The letters are primitive renderings of a medium sized formal Gothic book-hand.

2. Austria, Kremsmünster Abbey, another ownership inscription Nunc Cremisanensis usque dum, also on f. a verso.

5. Graf Hugo Philipp von Waldbott-Bassenheim (1820-1895).

8. Kornfeld & Klipstein, anniversary sale, 1977, lot 1.

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RARE SURVIVAL IN GENERALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION Blockbooks are codices produced entirely from woodblocks; the earliest examples of which were not printed with black oil-based ink in a press such as Gutenberg had invented, but rather impressions of the woodcut pages were obtained in thin watery ink by rubbing on the reverse of the paper. The technique was in rare cases combined with manuscript (chiro-xylography) or typography (notably several Dutch semi-blockbook editions of the Speculum Humanae Salvationis).

The Wiblingen leaves come from Schreiber’s edition III “probably Netherlandish. Stronger in character than [Schreiber] I, though less naturalistic in drawing. In its sterner convention and dignity of style it is nearer to the tradition of the Apocalypse, Schreiber I-III.”

3 Buxheim, Kartäuserkloster [The Charterhouse at Buxheim].

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7. Munich, Karl & Faber, catalogue 65, 1936, no. 18. The 10 bifolia were still intact at this stage.

9. Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 21 June 1979.

6. Munich, Karl & Faber, auction XI, 1935, lot 22.

But the exact chronology for the individual editions is still discussed, and the interrelations of editions Schreiber IVII are complex, certain blocks continuing through several editions, other subjects being recut at various intervals.

Diﬀerent sets of blocks no doubt led concurrent useful lives.

While the woodblocks were deﬁnitely cut and probably printed in the Netherlands, the colouring in the present fragments points to Germany, especially to Ulm, where single-sheet woodcuts were painted in similar red-lake, yellow-ochre and bright green. The blockbook was probably coloured after it reached the monastery of Wiblingen, just outside Ulm.

Watermark: hunting horn, similar, but not identical, to Piccard Horn III, 279, found in Southern Germany and the Upper Rhine 1465-6. The form and position of the chain-lines is in accordance with Picard, although with rings for the cord of the horn, as in the much earlier Briquet 7642 (early 15th century).

BLOCKBOOKS OF ANY TYPE ARE NOW EXTREMELY RARE ON THE MARKET Single sheets occasionally appear, such as the Schreiber IV Apocalypse leaf in the Vershbow Collection (Christies, 9-10 April 2013, Lot 1.Provenance:121).Wiblingen, Benediktinerkloster [Wiblingen Abbey], Ulm. The opening leaves, ﬀ. a-b, are preserved with original ﬂyleaf and an 18th century ownership inscription Monasterii Wiblingani on f. a. verso.

Considering its 10 editions, both Netherlandish and German, the bulk with forty leaves, the book must have had immense popularity. It is now generally agreed that the ﬁrst 40-leaf Biblia Pauperum was produced around 1460 in either Haarlem or Utrecht.

ManfredLiterature:von Arnim, Katalog der Bibliothek Otto Schäfer. Teil 1: Drucke, Manuskripte und Einbände des 15. Jahrhunderts. Stuttgart, 1984, p. 70-74; Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber, Manuel de l’ amateur de la gravure sur bois au XVe siecle, vol. IV, Leipzig, 1902, pp. 4 and 10-89 (Edition III, Plate XLII); Arthur M. Hind, An Introduction to a History of Woodcut, Vol 1, 1935; Sabine Mertens, Blockbücher des Mittelalters: Bilderfolgen als Lektüre, GutenbergMuseum, exhibition cat. Mainz 1991, studies on Biblia pauperum: Allan H. Stevenson, pp. 229-262; Avril Henry, pp. 263-288; Renate Kroll, pp. 289-310; short census of all known blockbooks, pp. 354412; Albert Labriola & John Smeltz, The Bible of the Poor, A Facsimile and Edition of the British Library Blockbook C.9 d.2, Duquesne University Press, Pittsburgh, 1990; Sam Fogg, Text Manuscripts and Documents 2200BC to 1600AD, catalogue 16, London 1995, no. 82.; Nigel F. Palmer, “Blockbooks, woodcut and metalcut single sheets.” In A catalogue of books printed in the ﬁfteenth century now in the Bodleian Library, I, Oxford 2005, pp. 1-50, this edition no. BB-4, see p. 15; Bettina Wagner (ed.), Vom ABC bis zur Apokalypse, exhibition cat. Munich 2012, pp. 46-53; G. Drescher (ed.), Bilder des Glaubens in der Zeit Martin Luthers, exhibition cat. Schweinfurt 2015, no. 3; Jörn Günther Rare Books, Parchment and Gold, cat. 11, Stalden 2015, no. 72; Jörn Günther Rare Books, Early printed Bibles 1454-1580, cat. 12, Stalden 2016, no. 3. £25,000 - 35,000 53Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

First Venetian edition of this manual for the clergy, containing etymological and grammatical explanations of diﬃcult words in the Bible, along with the liturgical hours, arranged in the order of the Bible and the church year. It is one of the most important Franciscan texts of the later Middle Ages. Our copy with a ﬁnely illuminated leaf in an Italian hand.

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“Comparatus sum anno Domini M.V.20” (ink note laid onto rear pastedown); “Duplum Bibliotheca regiae Monac(ensis)” (ink note laid onto front pastedown); Franciscan monastery of Riva del Guarda (ink library stamps); H. Legel Literature:(bookplate).BMC V, 194; HC 10557; Goﬀ M-236; GW M20827; Bod-inc M-083; BSB-Ink 155.050; ISTC im00236000. £15,000 - 20,000

108Marchesinus (Johannes)

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The Mammotrectus was written between 1279 and 1297 as a manual for the clergy, containing etymological and grammatical explanations of diﬃcult words in the Bible along with the liturgical hours, arranged in the order of the Bible and the church year. Very popular during the 16th century, this work quickly became a classic among Catholic priests, and was as such subject to repeated attacks by Luther and protestant Provenance:theologians.

MAMMOTRECTUS SUPER BIBLIAM, collation: A-C8; a10; b-y8; 1 28; 310, double column, 228 ff (including initial and final blanks), 39 lines and headline, Gothic type, rubricated throughout with alternating blue and red Lombard initials, A1R RICHLY ILLUMINATED with a 7-line initial ‘I’ in gold and colours with opaque white highlights, a historiated initial ‘F’ (beginning of the Epistle of St Jerome) also in gold and colours with a representation of St. Ambrose, flourished in red and green, four-sided filigree-work border with tendrils and flowers, gold dots and individual thorn leaves also in gold, and a medallion of green laurel leaves, a red infield and a flowering tree in green and red, occasional light damp-staining to head, the odd patch of light marginal soiling, ink library stamps to A2r and n6v, ink inscriptions trimmed from earlier endpapers and laid onto pastedowns, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, possibly a remboitage, with circular pelican and egg-shaped lily stamps, brass clasps, early repairs to spine ends, worm holes to covers, pastedowns and endpapers renewed, preserved in custom drop-back box, 4to (210 x 160mm.), Venice, Franciscus Renner de Heilbronn & Nicolaus de Frankfordia, 1476.

109Publicius (Jacobus) ARS ORATORIA. ARS EPISTOLANDI. ARS MEMORATIVA, collation: A-D8 E6 a8 b6; c-d8, 67ﬀ. (of 68, lacking initial blank), 31 lines, Gothic type, full-page woodcut diagram of the tree of oratory, 42 woodcut roundels on 7pp. comprising a pictorial alphabet (most with two illustrations for each letter), a boat and one with a city view, full-page woodcut of a mnemonic device of 25 animals in compartments, full-page astronomical diagram with a moving volvelle in form of snake on d3 verso, full-page woodcut chessboard on d8 recto, woodcut decorative initials, ruled in red, small patch of soiling to title, spotting to margins, ink library stamps to A2 recto and d7 verso, pencil notes to endpaper, bookplate to front pastedown, crushed brown morocco by Charlene Matthews, gilt, spine in compartments, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original backstrip, some slight rubbing to extremities, g.e., preserved in a custom drop-back box, 4to (187 x 133 mm.) Venice, Erhard Ratdolt, 30 November, 1482.

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⁂ Rare first edition, first issue of the first printed treatise on memory. It is the first book to contain a printed ‘visual alphabet’ and to show a printed illustration of a chess board (this last identifies the work as the rare first issue). The last copy we can trace at auction was the Helmut N. Friedlaender copy in 2001.

Provenance: The Library of Regia Monacensis (ink stamp); pencil note to endpaper attesting the purchase at the Hamilton Cole Library auction (New York, 8 April 1890); Walter Goldwater (bookplate).

⁂ A very good copy of this devotional work in a handsome binding, which is unsigned but reminiscent of the decoration favoured by Edward Sullivan. It was traditionally attributed to St. Bonaventura (1221-1274), but by the late 14th century believed to be by the Franciscan Johannes de Caulibus, of San Gimignano. A rare edition, with ISTC recording only four copies (Cambridge, Yale, Poitiers and Provenance:Copenhagen).Capuchins of Saint-Trond, Limbourg (ink inscription to head of title).

MEDITATIONES VITAE CHRISTI, collation: [a8] b-m8, 95ff. (of 96, lacking final blank), 38 lines, Gothic type, large woodcut device of Jacques Moerart to title, rubricated, a few marginal notes in an early hand, occasional light finger-marking, 20th century crushed black goatskin, the front cover with onlaid green goatskin corners and centre surrounded by gilt gouges, leaves and flowers on stems with a dotted background, the rear cover with a gilt flower in each corner and a central cross with a small circular white onlay, hearts and dots, g.e., 8vo (130 x 90mm.), [Paris], [Pierre le Dru for] Jacques Moerart, [c.1495].

Pseudo-Bonaventura.110

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111Cologne Chronicle.-

⁂ First edition of the first history of Cologne. It contains a wealth of information on the politics, commerce, high and low society, and religious orders of the time, relating to the town itself and Europe at large. Included is one of the longest and best printed accounts of the development and history of printing during its first half century (ff. CCCxi-CCCxij). The passage describes the Gutenberg Bible, stating that its printing commenced in 1450; mentions the Donatus editions printed in the Netherlands; names the discoverer as Johann Gudenburch, a native of Mainz born in Strassburg; presents the pioneering printer Nicolaus Genson (Jenson); and mentions Ulrich Zell, the first printer at Cologne.

DIE CRONICA VAN DER HILLIGER STAT VAN COELLEN, FIRST EDITION, collation: A B6; 2A-I6 K10 L-Z a-d6 e4 f-z6 aa-nn6, 366ff. (of 368, lacking final 2 blanks), 50 lines and headline, Gothic letter, 92 woodcuts with repetitions, initials, paragraph-marks and initial-strokes in red, large woodcut on title with early handcolouring, a few woodcuts elsewhere also with hand-colouring, title with ink inscription to head partially erased causing holing, first 10ff. neatly mounted on stubs, light soiling and some marginal staining, the odd marginal repair or corner restoration, K6, O5 & T6 with repair or restoration straying into text or image with some loss, first and last few gathering with some minor worming to text, marginal worming elsewhere, occasional ink notes in early and later hands to margins, 16th century blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, brass clasps and corner strips, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, repair to fore-edge, a few wormholes to covers, preserved in custom drop-back box, folio (310 x 200mm.), Cologne, Johann Koelhoff, the Younger, 23 August, 1499.

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SERMONES THESAURI NOVI DE SANCTIS, collation: a b6 c-h8.6 i-m6 n-q8.6 r-t6 v8 xz6 A8 B6 C8 D-F6 G-K8.6, 255 ff. (of 256, lacking final blank), b6 blank, 53 lines, Gothic type, initial spaces with guide-letters, opening initial ‘R’ on c1r in green on a gold ground, marginal flourish at foot in blue, green and pink and surrounded by 7 bezants (dulled), other initials in red, occasional early ink marginalia, the odd small marginal hole, spotting or foxing, some staining, occasional minor marginal worming, mostly light browning, contemporary ornately blind-stamped panelled calf from an Augsburg workshop [Kyriss 84, plate 171], tooled with a hunting roll, and rosette, star and other tools, title tooled on front cover, spine in compartments and tooled with palmettes, metal center- and cornerpieces, remains of metal clasps, foot of spine worn, head of spine with short split either side (?repaired), some loss of leather to lower cover, rubbed and scuffed, folio (276 x 191mm.; binding 284 x 202), Strasbourg, Martin Flach, 1493.

Literature: BMC V 244; Goﬀ D-253; H 6226*; Bod-inc D-099; BSBInk D-177; GW 8426; ISTC id00253000. £4,000 - 6,000

Dionysius Periegetes. DE SITU ORBIS, translated by Antonius Beccaria, FIRST EDITION, collation: a-d8 e10, 42 ﬀ., the last blank, 24-27 lines, Roman type, text of a1r within woodcut white vine on black border with shield within roundel at foot, woodcut white on black decorative initials, occasional later ink marginalia, outer margin trimmed, just touching printed side-notes in places, foxed, some staining, modern binding of ?older vellum over boards, soiled, small 4to, (200 x 140), [Venice], [Bernhard Maler, Erhard Ratdolt & Peter Löslein], 1477.

Augsburg113 binding.Petrus de Palude.

Literature: Goﬀ P-516; BSB-Ink S-335; GW M41815. £2,500 - 3,500

A rare copy in commerce of this collection of sermons by the French theologian and Archbishop Palude. Here in an attractive unsophisticated contemporary Augsburg binding. Provenance: Robert Raydl, Dominican (1498 inscription to front pastedown recording the sale of the book to him by a pastor Christophor of ?Gravenkirchen).

⁂ Rare first edition of this compendium of geographical descriptions of the known world. Here in its first prose translation by the Veronese humanist Antonio Beccaria, who was secretary to Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, himself a great patron of the humanistic arts. The final two leaves contain a list of countries and islands in Europe, Africa and Asia. As well as one of the earliest references to China (‘Thina’) in Western literature, we find information on the gems and minerals of various countries. Also, amongst the updated material from our translator, we read about the merits of Ireland’s horses and that country’s use of peat.

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Sir114Thomas Phillipps copy.- Aristophanes. COMOEDIAE NOVEM [GRAECE]. WITH THE SCHOLIA, edited by Marcus Musurus, collation: [*8] α γ8 δ10 ε κ8 λ ξ8 ο10 π υ8 φ6 χ ω Α8 Β Ε8 Ζ6 Η Λ8 Μ4 Ν Ο8 π10 ΡΣ8 Τ6, 346 ﬀ. (of 348, lacking two blanks), 41-42 lines of commentary and headline, Greek and Roman type, woodcut strap-work headpieces and initials, initial spaces with guide-letters, early ink annotations in Greek, title and ﬁnal f. neatly strengthened in gutter, the latter f. with a few marginal repairs and some soiling verso, a few small marginal tears or repairs, occasional spotting or staining, lightly browned in places, 18th century mottled vellum, gilt spine in compartments (including thistle motifs) and with double red morocco labels, rubbed at extremities, edges speckled in red and blue, a wide-margined copy, folio (314 x 204mm.), [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], [15 July, 1498].

⁂ The Sir Thomas Phillipps copy of the editio princeps of nine of the eleven extant comedies. Two more were ﬁrst published in 1515 by the Giunta press of Florence. In his preface Aldus notes that he omitted Lysistrata because he could not ﬁnd a manuscript of the complete text. The celebrated Greek humanist Musurus in his editorial preface outlines the reasons for studying Greek, and the stylistic beauty of Aristophanes. ‘Première et belle édition ... Les Scolies .. sont dans cette importante et belle édition imprimées bien plus correctement que dans la reimpression faite à Florence 1515’ (Renouard).

Provenance: Sir Thomas Phillipps, Middle Hill library (Middle Hill pencilled shelfmark, in the library by 1819; his sale, Sotheby ’s, 28th November, 1977, lot 5172); Walter Hirst (bookplate); earlier ink numbering and a Quaritch pencilled note to rear pastedown.

Literature: BMC V, 559; HC *1656; Goﬀ A-958; GW 2333; Bod-inc A-383; BSB-Ink A-673; ISTC ia00958000; Ahmanson-Murphy 25; Renouard Alde, 16:3. £25,000 - 30,000 59Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Greek115 printing.- EPISTOLÆ DIVERSORUM PHILOSOPHORUM, ORATORUM, RHETORUM, edited by Marcus Musurus, 2 parts in 1 (the second part bound first), collation: *6 α σ12 ζη8 θ10 ι τ8 ττ6 υ ω Α Γ8 Δ4; 2α ε8 2ζη6 2θ ρ8 2σ6, 402 ff. (of 404, lacking both blanks), 25-27 lines, Greek and some Roman type, initial spaces with guide-letters, first title (of part 2) with short neat split (without loss) and working loose due to upper joint splitting, some mostly light staining, occasional spotting, upper joint split, handsome 19th century purple panelled straight-grain morocco, by I. Brooks (his label to front free endpaper), small gilt arms of the 1st Duke of Sutherland to upper cover, spine in compartments, blindstamped and gilt floral and foliage decoration, rubbed, gilt gauffered edges, small 4to (206 x 146mm.), [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], [29] March & [not before 17 April], 1499.

Literature: BMC V, 560; Goﬀ E-64; HC *6659; GW 9367; Bod-inc E022; BSB-Ink B-86; Ahmanson-Murphy 29; Renouard Alde, 18:1; ISTC ie00064000. £18,000 - 22,000 60 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

Provenance: George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland (gilt arms); Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica (Ritman) (bookplate to front pastedown).

⁂ The handsome wide-margined 1st Duke of SutherlandBibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica (Ritman) copy of the editio princeps of the majority of the letters, beautifully printed by Aldus Manutius. In this extensive collection Musurus brings together 35 authors, including Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Plato, Isocrates, Aeschines, Gregory of Nazianzus, Procopius of Gaza, and St. Basil. Its importance was long-lasting, and ‘was not replaced by an equally useful collection until 1873, the date of R. Hercher’s Epistolographi graeci’ (Wilson, Byzantium to Italy, p.150).

Martinus116 Polonus. LA CRONIQUE MARTINIANE DE TOUS LES PAPES QUI FURENT JAMAIS ET FINIST JUSQUES AU PAPE ALEXANDRE DERRENIER, translated by Sébastien Mamerot, 2 vol., collation: â6 a-g8 h6 i4 k6 l-q8 r6 s-z8 8; AA8 A-Q8 R-S6 T8 V4, double column, lettre bâtarde, titles with a large woodcut grotesque initial, woodcut decorative initials, initial spaces, with and without guide-letters, vol.2 woodcut genealogical to A5v and printer ’s device at end, a1 blank, vol.1 some initials in red or red and blue and ruled throughout in red, vol.2 title with repaired tear to upper margin and neatly mounted on stub, large but neat repair to outer margin of AA8 and final f., wormhole to outer and lower margins (expanding to trace in last few ff.), that in lower margin sometimes encroaching on text, marginal water-staining, both vol. occasional staining (in vol.1 see in particular â3&4 and final f.) or spotting, a few marginal repairs, later marbled endpapers, handsome 17th century olive morocco, richly gilt, probably by Florimond Badier, spines in compartments, covers and spines with repeating geometric pattern of gilt swirls and sequins, pointillé decoration and fleuron corner-pieces all within wide richly tooled borders, both vol. stamped ‘DAVACOUR[T]’, spines neatly repaired, some restoration, including upper cover of vol.2 (corners and a section at foot), a few small stains, both vol. housed in solid buckram drop-back boxes, folio (352 x 242mm.), Paris, Antoine Vérard, [c.1503-1507].

⁂ A stunning set of the first and only French edition of this chronicle and history of the popes. Martin Strebski was born in Troppau, and became a Dominican friar, papal chaplain and penitentiary under Clement IV and succeeding popes, finally rising to Archbishop of Gnesen. Volume one remains an important source for the history of the Avignonese papacy, and the second volume comprises a history of France from 1399 to 1503. It is in the latter volume that we learn of the collapse (c.1500) of the Parisian bridge upon which Verard’s shop was located, forcing him to move to the address of the colophon and thereby helping us date the production of the present work. Our probable binder Florimond Badier was apprenticed to the gilder Jean Thomas in 1630 and completed his studies in 1636. In 1645 he married the daughter of the binder Jean Gillede and was made free of the Guild of St Jean. Badier like Le Gascon (it has been suggested the two were the same) was a master of the pointillé or dotted style which increased the brilliance of the gilding. Three very fine and intricate pointillé bindings signed by Badier are known.

Literature: Fairfax-Murray French, 362; Macfarlane Vérard 158; Brunet III, 1504; cf. Gruel I, plate after p.160 & G.D. Hobson, Fanfare Bindings 1935. £15,000 - 20,000 61Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Provenance: Vol.I: ‘A Claude Fauchet’ (16th century ink inscription to head of title); ‘Claude de montperlier’ and ‘Marie guiot’ (17th century ink inscriptions to title), small armorial and 19th century printed monogram stamps to title; ‘J.G.’ (silver armorial book label to inner cover). Vol II: ‘?Dultory’ (16th century inscription to title); inscription dated 1670 to lower margin of title.

Provenance: Wilmot, Viscount Lisburne (18th century engraved armorial bookplate); William Davignon (20th century bookplate).

Fables.-117 Aesop. VITA, & FABELLÆ AESOPI CUM INTERPRETATIONE LATINA ... GABRIÆ FABELLÆ TRES & QUADRAGINTA EX TRIMETRIS IAMBIS, PRAETER ULTIMAM EX SCAZONTE, CUM LATINA INTERPRETATIONE [& OTHER GREEK TEXTS], collation: aA8.8 Bb10.8 cC8.8 Dd10.8 e-h8 i6 κ ξ8 ο4, text of Aesop and Gabrias in Greek & Latin, the others in Greek, woodcut printer’s device to title and verso of ﬁnal f., initial spaces with guide-letters, some spotting or light foxing and mostly marginal staining, inner gilt ﬂoral and foliage dentelles, handsome late 18th century red straight-grain morocco, gilt, spine in compartments and with double olive morocco gilt labels, rubbed at extremities, g.e., folio (282 x 170mm.), [Venice], Aldus Manutius, [October, 1505].

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⁂ A sumptuous copy of the first Aldine edition of the Fabulae, a cornerstone for any collection of fables. It is supplemented with a Latin translation of the Fables, and the fictitious life of Aesop ascribed to Planudes, likewise in Greek & Latin. Also included are the fables of Babrius (also known as Gabrias), and the Greek texts only of writings by Phurnutus or Cornutus, Palaephatus, and Heraclides Ponticus, along with the Hieroglyphica by Horapollo, the proverbs by Tarrhaeus and Didymus, and the Apologus Aesopi de Cassita apud Gellium, all of which appear here in their first editions.

Literature: I: Adams A2096; Ahmanson-Murphy 123; Renouard 67:4; B.IN.G. 112; Cagle 1110; Simon BB 58; Vicaire 50; EDIT 16 CNCE 3340. II: Adams A2098; B.IN.G. 113; Cagle 1111; Simon BB 59 (note); EDIT 16 CNCE 3341. £15,000 - 20,000 63Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Food118 & Drink.- Athenaeus, Naucratita DEIPNOSOPHISTAE [GRAECE], edited by Marcus Musurus, collation: A B10 a-s8 t4, Greek letter, woodcut printer’s device to title and verso of otherwise blank final f., initial spaces with guide-letters, B10 blank, a wide-margined copy, [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Toressani], [August, 1514] BOUND WITH Athenaeus, Naucratita. Dipnosophistarum sive coenæ sapientum Libri XV, translated by Natale Conti, collation: *6 A-Z6 AA6 Aa6, double column, italic letter, title with woodcut printer’s device, woodcut historiated or decorative initials, AA2 small hole within text, with loss of a few letters, Venice, Andrea Arrivabene, 1556, together 2 works in 1 vol., a few ff browned, water-staining (mostly marginal in second work), occasional spotting, later endpapers, 17th century mottled sheep, spine in compartments and with later richly gilt decoration and light brown morocco label, head of spine repaired, joints starting, but holding firm, rubbed and scuffed, edges speckled in red, folio (300 x 196mm.)

⁂ A rare opportunity to acquire both the editio princeps and ﬁrst Latin edition in one volume of this cornerstone for any collection of books on food & drink The work is a collection of dinner conversations and is an important source for the food and drink and dining customs of the Ancients, including diﬀerent wines and their areas of origin, and the oldest recipe by a named author (Mithaecus, who was a Sicilian cook and author, working in Sparta and Athens). We also glean information on contemporary medicine, sexual mores (with much on pederasty and courtesans), games, music and dance. Furthermore, as Sandys points out ‘We are indebted to the quotations in Athenaeus for our knowledge of passages from about 700 ancient writers who would otherwise be unknown to us, and, in particular, for the preservation of the greater part of the extant remains of the Middle and the New Attic comedy’ (I:337).

DIVINI JURIS ET UTRIUSQUE HUMANI, PONTIFICII ET CAESAREI, 2 parts in 1, collation: ⁌6 a10 b-z, A-Z, aa-dd8, ee ff6; AA-ZZ, aaa-sss8 ttt10, first title within woodcut border with personifications of Divine, Canon and Civil Law, second title within a woodcut border comprising angels, a coat of arms at head and a blank shield at foot, woodcut decorative initials, errata at end of both parts (4pp & 3pp.), colophon f., early ink marginalia in Latin in various hands, sometimes extensive, some trimmed by binder, lacking final blank, water-stained, heaviest towards end of part 2, that to inner gutters causing short short split near head throughout, affecting printed side-notes or text in places, a few repairs, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, 19th century calf-backed marbled boards, richly gilt spine in compartments and with black leather label, covers scuffed, rubbed, folio (305 x 207mm.), Paris, Henri Estienne [& Simon de Colines], 1520. ⁂ A rare work in commerce; here with evidence of early scholarship. The author was a French priest, who was born in Autun. He received a doctorate in law at an early age, and he rapidly gained a reputation for his theological and legal scholarship, which led to him being appointed a cardinal by Pope Clement Literature:VII.Adams M1718; Renouard Estienne 22:2; Schreiber Colines 1 (‘This, the first book issued by Simon de Colines, contains the first recorded appearance of his name in print.’).

Annotated119

Jurisprudence.- Montholon (Jean de) PROMPTUARIUM

Robert Yelverton Tyrrell (1844-1914), Irish classical scholar who was made Professor of Latin at Trinity College Dublin aged only twenty-ﬁve, later becoming Regius Professor of Greek. While at Trinity he taught Oscar Wilde and founded a literary magazine Kottabos which published several of Wilde’s poems and translations. In 1896 he signed a petition campaigning for Wilde’s early release from prison. £600 - 800 64 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

£400 - 600

Alexander120 of Aphrodisias. ALEXANDROU APHRODISEIOS AGOSEMEIOSEIS, EIS TOUS SOPHISTIKOUS ELEGCHOUS [graece]; In Sophisticos Aristotelis elenchos commentaria, collation: A-K8, title in Greek and Latin, Greek text, initial spaces with guide-letters, woodcut printer’s device to verso of ﬁnal leaf, old ink signature to title and later inscription of “R.Y.Tyrrell July 1893”, title lightly soiled, a little marginal water-staining to some leaves, later calf with central rampant lion and ﬂoral corner-pieces in gilt, spine gilt, rubbed, spine ends and corners worn, joints split, [Adams A673; EDIT 16 CNCE 1040], 4to (c.230 x 170mm.), Florence, Giunta, August 1521. ⁂ Rare in commerce.

Holy121 Land.- New World.- Crusades.- LE GRANT VOYAGE DE HIERUSALEM DIUISE EN DEUX PARTIES, translated and edited by Nicolas Le Huen, second edition of Le Huen’s French translation, 2 parts in 1, collation: ✠4 a-c6 d-z A-M8.4, Gothic type, ﬁrst title in red and black and with a woodcut criblé initial, second title with woodcut printer’s elephant device, folding woodcut plan of Jerusalem printed on two conjoined sheets, folding woodcut of the Papal court printed on two conjoined sheets, woodcut illustrations in text, and white on black decorative initials, ﬁnal f. blank, plan of Jerusalem closely trimmed at head to just outside border, with a short split at a fold and some creasing, but otherwise well preserved, Papal court woodcut trimmed at foot to just within border in places and with a few very short splits / nicks at folds, otherwise well preserved, the odd marginal tear, occasional spotting or mostly light foxing and some staining, lightly browned, 18th century calf, gilt, rebacked, preserving original gilt backstrip in compartments with red leather label (darkened and a little chipped), corners repaired, rubbed and marked, 4to (247 x 177mm.), Paris, [?Antoine Couteau] for François Regnault, [20 March, 1522].

⁂ The Boies Penrose copy of the second French edition of Le Huen’s translation, which expands the journal of the pilgrimage to Jerusalem and St. Catherine’s monastery, Mount Sinai. The second part of this edition is a compendium of other travel literature, principally accounts of the crusades, but also including a description of Gaspar Corte-Real’s third voyage to the New World. The two folding woodcuts are often missing or in poor condition and depict a detailed plan of Jerusalem and the Papal court with crusaders facing-oﬀ against Turkish opposition.

Provenance: Charles, Viscount Bruce of Ampthill, 1712 (engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown and the lower margin of verso of title); Boies Penrose (engraved bookplate depicting Old East India House to front free endpaper).

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Erasmus122 (Desiderus, editor).- Plinius Secundus (Gaius) HISTORIA MUNDI, edited by Desiderius Erasmus, 2 parts in 1, collation: A-C6 a-z A-Z Aa-Kk6; a b6 c8 d-g6 h10 A-C6, woodcut printer’s device to titles and final verso of first part, charming woodcut historiated initials after Hans Holbein the Younger, lacking final f. with woodcut printer ’s device only, all mentions of Froben scored through, obliterated ink stamp to front free endpaper, outer margin of first title and margin of F5, ink number to head of title, some worming to lower blank corners towards end of part 2, occasional spotting or staining, lightly browned, 18th century German calf, spine in compartments, profusely tooled in black and with double cream leather labels, upper joint splitting, but holding firm, corners worn, both covers with strip of clear tape at foot, small worm trace to upper cover, a few scuffs, rubbed, folio (351 x 225mm.), Basel, Johann Froben, March, 1525.

⁂ A wide-margined copy of the ﬁrst Froben edition of Pliny ’s Naturalis historia, based on Ermolao Barbaro’s text. It was edited by Erasmus, and bears his preferred title. Includes agriculture, horticulture, mining, mineralogy, botany and ethnography.

Provenance: Jesuits of Empoli, 1563 (ink inscription to head of ﬁrst title).

Literature: Adams P1560; VD 16 P 3533. £1,200 - 1,800 66 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

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A VERY GOOD COPY OF THIS KEY RENDITION OF PART OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE ARTHURIAN GRAIL QUEST CYCLE Lancelot du Lac covers Lancelot’s upbringing with the Lady of the Lake followed by his arrival at Arthur’s court and his falling in love with Guinevere. Lancelot has a number of adventures including the taking of the castle Dolorous Gard and his visiting of the Grail castle where, under a spell, he takes the daughter of its king for Guinevere and fathers Galahad.

A loosely-inserted note from Duttons of Park Avenue, New York states: “On this binding of LAUNCELOT DU LAC which has just been executed, there is not a scrap of material used which is less than three hundred years old. June 20, 1938.”

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du Lac.- LE PREMIER [-LE SECOND; -LE TIERS] VOLUME DE LANCELOT DU LAC NOUUELLEMENT IMPRIME A PARIS, 3 vol. in 1, collation: A4 a-z6 &6 aacc6 dd4; A4 A-X6 y6; ããã4 AA-XX6 AAA-FFF6 , lacking blanks dd4 & y5-6, double-column, Gothic letter, titles within woodcut architectural border, ﬁrst title with elaborate woodcut initial L, large woodcut of Arthur receiving his sword from King Arthur on A4v, ﬁnal f. blank except for woodcut device of Jean Petit verso, woodcut initials, occasional very light browning, but a crisp, clean copy generally, 20th century antique-style vellum, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, folio (200 x 305mm.), Paris, Philippe le Noir & Jean Petit, 1533.

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Gentleman

One of two issues printed in 1533, with the name Philippe le Noir in the colophon of the third part.

Lancelot123

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124Bible, German.- BIBLIA, DAS IST DIE GANTZE HEYLIGE SCHRIFFT: DEUTSCH AUFFS NEW ZUGERICHT, translated by Martin Luther, 3 parts in 1, collation: 8 A-Z, Aa- Zz, Aaa-Xxx6 Yyy4 : A-Z, aa-yy6 zz4: [*]6 Aa-Zz, Aaa-Ggg6 Hhh4, 3Y4 blank, Gothic letter, two titles printed in red and black, numerous full-page and smaller woodcut illustrations after Lucas Cranach, Georg Lemberger and Hans Brosamer, historiated woodcut initials, woodcut illustration of the ascension to ﬁnal imprimatur f., light toning to title and a few other leaves but very clean generally, contemporary German blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, brass fore-edge clasps, “Die Gantz Bibel” stamp to upper cover, spine ends and corners repaired, endpaper renewed, folio (310 x 203 mm.), Nuremberg, Johann vom Berg & Ulrich Neuber, 1550. ⁂ A scarce edition of Luther’s translation, richly illustrated with numerous ﬁne Provenance:woodcuts.Sir William Stirling-Maxwell (large bookplate); acquired from Lathrop C. Harper, 1979; Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow (book label, sold their sale, Christies, New York, April 2013).

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Literature: Adams B1173; VD 16 ZV 1483; this edition not in Darlow & Moule. £7,000 - 10,000

⁂ The first Emblem Book in English. Dedicated to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1532? -88), favourite of Elizabeth I. In 1585 Leicester was appointed as commander of the English expedition to the Low Countries to aid the fight against The Duke of Parma, nephew of Philip II of Spain. On arrival Leicester was received with great hope and offered the absolute government of the States-General, which he accepted much to Elizabeth’s displeasure. Despite this honour Leicester was not a competent General and the campaign faltered, so much so that in under a year he had left the country and England had offered to make peace with Spain. A 12 plate work was published in 1586 which depicted Leicester’s triumphant entry at The Hague (see Landwehr, Splendid Ceremonies, 48 ).

125Whitney (Geoffrey) A CHOICE OF EMBLEMES, AND OTHER DEVISES, 2 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, collation: *-2*4 3*2 A-Z4 a-f4, lacking final blank, title with woodcut printer’s device and typographical border, dedication to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester with full-page woodcut coat of arms, title to second part with woodcut bear and the ragged staff enclosed by garter belt, 248 woodcut emblems within woodcut typograhical borders after Plantin, Alciati, Faerno, Sambucus and Junius, each with a Latin caption and with explanatory text in English or Latin, part II with repaired tears to d3&4, touching text, but with no loss and to f1-3, mostly marginal, but touching a few letters of sidenotes and just touching 2 typographical borders, occasional marking or light soiling, but generally a very good copy, nineteenth century brown crushed morocco, gilt, rubbed, [Landwehr, Low Countries, 898; Praz p.535; Green, Alciati, 111; Freeman pp.56-61; STC 25438], 4to (222 x 165 mm.), Leiden, In the House of Christopher Plantin, by Francis Raphelengius, 1586.

Provenance: Fontaine Walker; John Landwehr (sold his sale, Bloomsbury Auctions, 15th November, 2006; bookplates). £15,000 - 20,000 69Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

The emblems are split into three distinct kinds as Whitney describes in his preface, ‘ Historicall , as representing the actes of some noble persons, being matter of historie. Naturall, as in expressing the nature of creatures, for example the love of the yonge Storkes.... Morall , pertaining to vertue and instruction of life, which is the chief of the three...’Included is an emblem representing the achievements of Sir Francis Drake.

Provenance: Claude-Enoch Virey (1566-1636), secretary and friend of Henri II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, later mayor of Chalon-surSaône (obliterated inscription to title, but legible).

⁂ Includes treatises on ancient ships, vases, and clothes, along with Telesio’s work on colour.

126Claude-Enoch Virey’s copy.- Baif (Lazare de) ANNOTATIONES IN LEGEM II DE CAPTIUIS & POSTLIMINIO REVERSIS, IN QUIBUS TRACTATUR DE RE NAVALI, PER AUTHOREM RECOGNITAE. EIUSDEM ANNOTATIONES IN TRACTATUM DE AURO & ARGENTO LEGATO, QUIBUS VESTIMENTORUM ET VASCULORUM GENERA EXPLICANTUR. HIS OMNIBUS, IMAGINES SUBIUNXIMUS. DE COLORIBUS LIBELLUS, À COLORIBUS VESTIUM NON ALIENUS, edited by Charles Estienne, collation: a-r4 s6 t-z4, A-E4 F6 G-M4 N-Q6.4., woodcut printer’s device to title and ﬁnal verso, large woodcut illustrations, woodcut historiated initials, title with crude repair to upper margin recto, stain where ?stamp removed, and 2 obliterated ink inscriptions, sig. K loose, N1 short tear within illustration recto and text verso, water-stained, some spotting, lightly browned, contemporary vellum, lacking ties, creased, some staining, small 4to (206 x 148mm.), Basel, [House of Hieronymus Froben & Nikolaus Episcopius], 1541.

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Literature: Adams R52; Dibner Heralds 173; Mortimer French 452; Norman 1777. £10,000 - 15,000

127Machines.- Ramelli (Agostino) LE DIVERSE ET ARTIFICIOSE MACHINE, collation: [-]1 *7 **8 a-s8 t6 v-z8 A-D8 E-K4.2 L6 M-P4.2 Q4 R-X8 Y4 Z2, Aa2 Bb8 CcFf4.2 Gg-Kk6.2, text in French (Roman type) and Italian (italic type), engraved architectural title with portrait of the author within an architectural border verso by Léonard Gaultier, 194 engraved illustrations (174 full-page and 20 double-page), illustrations and text within woodcut typographic ﬂeuron borders, woodcut initials, corner-pieces and tail-pieces, title with obliterated cardinal’s ink stamp to lower margin and some slight marginal chipping, small red ink stamp of ‘Schmidt József pesti molnár’ to margin of a few ﬀ., the odd marginal repair or tear, spotting and staining, lightly browned throughout, contemporary vellum over boards, rebacked, preserving original backstrip in compartments (some loss), edges worn, soiled, rubbed, folio (349 x 229mm.), Paris, By the author, 1588.

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⁂ First edition of ‘one of the most elegantly produced of all technological treatises’ (Norman). ‘This volume is dedicated to the King and special care was taken to make it appropriate as an expression of gratitude for Royal favor and protection. There is also a second factor governing the circumstances of publication. In his address to the reader, Ramelli complains of piracy of his designs which resulted in their publication in corrupt and mutilated forms destroying the original accuracy of his inventions. As a result of this experience, Ramelli planned this work as a particularly handsome volume, diﬃcult to counterfeit, strictly supervised by the author himself and published with the imprint, ‘in casa del’ autore’’ (Mortimer).

Language.-129 Trost (Martin) GRAMMATICA EBRÆA GENERALIS, CUI CHALDÆO-SYRIASMUS COLLECTUS , sig. A bound before title, browned, Wittenberg, Johann Röhner, 1637 BOUND WITH Waser (Caspar) Grammatica Syra, duobus libris methodice explicata, second edition, text in Latin & Syriac, title with woodcut ornament, [Smitskamp 289], Leiden, Raphelengius, 1619 AND Seidel (Caspar) Tres Manipuli Linguæ Sanctæ, double column, Hamburg, Jacob Rebenlin, 1638 AND Zeker Rab. Memoria Multa, translated into Latin by Benjamin ben Immanuel Musaphia, Hamburg, Jacob Rebenlin, 1638 AND Eclogae Sacrae Novi Testamenti Syricae, Graecae, Latinae..., Jena, 1637, manuscript copy in Latin and Syriac, 92pp. inter-leaved, [c.1638], together 5 works in 1 vol., some browning, staining or spotting, contemporary blind-stamped vellumbacked wooden boards, lacking clasps, upper joint split, but holding firm, vellum soiled, rubbed, 4to ⁂ An excellent sammelband of works relating to Syriac, Hebrew, and other languages, including a 17th century manuscript copy. Smitskamp says of the second mentioned that it ‘is handsomely printed in the best of the Raphelengius tradition, with the Syriac serto types in clear impression’. £400 - 600 Golden130 Bull.- Thülemeyer (Heinrich Günther von) TRACTATIO DE BULLA AUREA, ARGENTEA, PLUMBEA ET CEREA IN GENERE, NEC NON IN SPECIE DE AUREA BULLA CAROLI IV IMPERATORIS, 8 parts in 1, text in Latin and German, engraved additional pictorial title, letterpress title in red and black (folded at foot), fine folding engraved plate and illustrations in text of miniatures from the original manuscript, woodcut decorative initials and tail-pieces, A2 of ‘Andronici eiusdem nominis Secundi’ misbound within preliminaries, offsetting, some spotting or foxing, and mostly light browning (as often), contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments and with replacement leather label and 2 small paper labels, upper joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed and scuffed, folio, Frankfurt, For Johann Melchior Bencard, 1697. ⁂ Rare in commerce, and those copies traced often defective. On the Golden Bull of Emperor Charles IV, issued in 1356, and which provided the constitutional foundation of the Holy Roman Empire for the next centuries. It was named the Golden Bull after the seal that it carried. £400 - 600

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ben128 Israel (Menasseh) DE CREATIONE PROBLEMATA XXX, FIRST EDITION, printer’s device to title, contemporary ink noting to title and a couple of instances of underlining, one or two light stains, paper ﬂaw to K¹ margin, small wormholes throughout, modern cloth, 12mo, Amsterdam, by the author, 1635. ⁂ The ﬁrst of Menasseh’s philosophical texts, focusing here on the Jewish notion of creatio ex nihilo. Following in the footsteps of Maimonides, Menasseh sought to disprove the Aristotelian notion of the pre-eternity of the world. £600 - 800 129

BIBLIOTHECA MEDICEO-LAURENTIANA..., additional engraved architectural title, half-title, printed in red & black capital letters, engraved title vignette portrait, head- & tail-pieces and initial, half-title lightly marked, small and neat hole repairs to pp.457-459, with final page (blank recto) laid down to endpaper, contemporary calf, ruled in bright gilt, joints rubbed with lower joint cracked but holding firm, one or two scuff marks, still an excellent copy overall, 4to, Florence, Manni, 1741. ⁂ Type-facsimile of the 4th century Virgil manuscript in the Bibliotheca Laurenziana, edited by P.F.Foggini, later librarian of the Vatican Library. The edition, printed by Manni in Florence, was printed with types imitating the uncial script of the original, in red and black. By combining different sizes of types, the printer was also able to include the annotations and emendations of Asterius and Laetus. “A curious piece of Italian typography, very characteristic of the eighteenth century.” Updike, Printing Types I p.171. £500 - 700

Dutch131 poetry.- Kerkherdere (Jan Gerard) VOX ACADEMICA SIVE

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Merian133 (Matthaeus) TODTEN -TANZ / L A DANSE DES M ORTS , text in French and German, roman and blackletter type, French letter press title with woodcut vignette, German title engraved, dated 1744, with upper margin trimmed (?to remove previous ink ownership inscription, visible offsetting to French title; no loss to plate), woodcut head- & tail-pieces, 43 engraved illustrations, a couple of minor instances of light spotting or soiling, occasional light browning, contemporary brokatpapier boards depicting two allegorical figures representing Spring and Summer within foliate borders, rebacked in modern morocco, three very small abrasions to lower cover, small discrete repairs to lower corners, 4to, Basel, Jean Rodolphe Imhof, 1756. ⁂ Bilingual edition, with French text by Jacques Anthony Chauvin. The engraved illustrations here present were slightly revised by Chauvin from the ﬁnal state of Matthaeus Merian’s own originals. First appearing in 1621, Merian’s illustrations were taken from a fresco of the Totentanz (c.1440) on a cemetery wall in Basel, which thereafter itself became renowned accross Europe, although was sadly demolished in 1805.

Provenance: ?J Newton (ink ownership inscription front endpaper) £500 - 700

Virgilius132 Maro (Publius) CODEX ANTIQUISSIMUS A RUFIO TURCIO APRONIANO V.C. DISTINCTUS ET EMENDATUS QUI NUNC FLORENTIAE IN

GENETHLIACUM SERENISSIMO PRINCIPI LEOPOLDO JOANNI AUSTRIACO CAROLI CÆSARIS ET REGIS NOSTRI FILIO PRIMO GENITO, DICTUM ET DICATUM AB ACADEMIA LOVANIENSI..., third edition, 40pp., Louvain, Peter Augustine Denique, 1716 bound with Rodolphe (Christophe Rodolphe, Baron de Bredau) Leopoldo Guillelmo Austriaco Forti sapienti Belli pacisque moderatori, 28pp., engraved title and vignettes, Douai, Marc Wion, 1648 bound with Delvaulx (William) Applausus anagrammaticus, symbolicus, etymologicus..., 11pp., Ypres, [1756], bound with c. 40 other works, pamphlets, broadsheets, manuscripts, in Latin and Dutch, a few incomplete, a few slightly dampstained, some folded, browned throughout, contemporary patterned calf, rubbed, gilt panelled spine, leather label, rubbed, head and tail of spine chipped, v.s., v.d., vol. sm. 4to; sold not subject to return. £400 - 600 132

manuscript.- LEAF FROM AN ILLUSTRATED SHAHNAMEH, commissioned by the library of Qiwam al-Dawla wa'l-Din Hasan, the vizier of Fars, with a later added gouache illustration of a battle scene with three horsemen, two of whom brandish swords, attacking a soldier on foot carrying a shield and also wielding a sword standing against a walled background with the heads of two ﬁgures looking on from windows, the rest of the background in red, text in small naskh script in black ink in 6 columns, red rules, some repaired tears and abrasions causing loss to text, edges frayed, some soiling and spotting, but generally legible and in good condition, 360 x 290mm., ?Shiraz, [at the end of the month of Ramadan in 741 AH, ie mid-March 1341AD].

⁂ A leaf from part 3 of this important illustrated Shahnameh, the colophon of which is now in the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto (AKM37v), and other leaves from which are located mostly in the Chester Beatty Library (CBL Per 110). The scribe mentioned on the colophon is Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Husaini, known as al-Mausili. This section of the text, from the story of Bozorgmehr, covers Kasra Noushinravan.

The painting would appear to be a later addition, ﬁlling a space probably intentionally left blank at the time of copying the text, although there appear to be 42 missing verses between the last verse before the painting (102) on the recto and the ﬁrst verse on verso (144). Bozorgmehr interprets the King's dream and gains favour at the court, later becoming the King's vizier, but there is no mention of a battle in the original text - the text focusses more on Bozorgmehr's advice to the King on how to rule - so the depicted scene appears to be something of an anomaly.

E NGLISH AND CONTINENTAL M ANUSCRIPTS

Persian133A

Literature: A Reconstruction and Preliminary Account of the 1341 Shahnama, with Some Further Thoughts on Early Shahnama Illustration in Hillenbrand (ed.) 2000, pp.236-245. £8,000 - 12,000 74 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

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INDENTURE BETWEEN HENRYE HALL OF GREATFORD AND OCTAVIAN FFISHER “MERCHANT OF THE STAPLE OF ENGLANDE”, AND ARTHUR HALL OF GRANTHAM, gives a bond to the ﬁrst two mentioned for the sum of six hundred Marks, D.s. “Arthur Hall”, manuscript in English, on vellum, red wax seal with good impression, folds, small stain in lower left hand corner, folds, 225 x 295mm., 1st November 1574. ⁂ Documents signed by Hall are rare at auction. “Hall was not a man devoid of talent. He was, however, wayward and, sometimes, his own worst enemy. His defence of Mary Stuart in 1572 suggested sympathy for Roman Catholicism. There is, however, no proof that he was or became a Roman Catholic and such references in his text are probably no more than examples of his provocative and mischievous manner. He should not, however, be dismissed as an irresponsible troublemaker. Hall was, after all, the ﬁrst to translate Homer’s Iliad into English. His Letter and Admonition revealed both scholarship and a capacity for racy prose.” - Oxford DNB. £400 - 600 Walsingham135 (Sir Francis, principal secretary, c. 1532-90).-

SUPPLICATON FROM YE OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMES [docket title] To the righte honorable Sr ffrances Walsyngham... pryncipall Secretarye to her Majestye... In abeyance of parte of suche covenante passed betweene her Majestye, and your honnor, that was the cheifest rrasyon that encouraged one Alexander Ged now absente to proceede in the ffarmynge of the portes of Lyme and Bostone, manuscript, in a fine Elizabethan hand, 2pp., a few small holes slightly affecting a few words of text, a few small stains, folds, folio, [c. 1570s]. ⁂ Provenance: From the archive of Nathaniel Bacon of Stiffkey, Norfolk, 1546-1622. £600 - 800

⁂ Apparently written for use by a member of the French royal court. The Calendar (ﬀ. 3-28) is extended to include a series of anniversaries including biblical and classical events, and notices of events relating to many members of the French royal family are given in great detail.

Literature: L.F. Davis Bibliotheca Schoenbergensis, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Rare Books from the collection of Lawrence J. Schoenberg, 1998, no.1, pl.1. £4,000 - 6,000

76 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images Book136 of Hours, USE OF ROME, IN LATIN & FRENCH, illuminated manuscript on vellum, 93 leaves (catchword on f. 83 does not follow, but text complete, f. 48 should follow f. 52, lacks final blank), the first and last blank, save for a liquid gold border on the first and red rules on both, catchwords, single column, 17 lines plus headline, written in dark brown ink in a fine slightly sloping italic hand with calligraphic flourishes, some small gold capitals, line-fillers in gold on red or blue, FULL PAGE MINIATURE OF ST. LOUIS OF FRANCE, on a landscape background, within border of flowers on liquid gold ground, occasional light staining, spotting or finger-marking, HANDSOME CONTEMPORARY PARISIAN OLIVE MOROCCO, gilt, covers with large leafy spray centre-pieces and corner-pieces of a cherub’s head enclosed by leafy sprays, all within a triple filet outer border, spine in compartments, each with a central stylised ?leaf decoration within double filet borders, spine ends with hatching decoration, lacks ties, lower joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed at extremities, g.e., housed in a reddish-brown crushed morocco case by Rivière & Son, (146 x 103mm.; binding 154 x 114mm.), [Paris], [c.1575-80].

Provenance: I: Apparently written for use of a member of the French royal court, with an unidentiﬁed monogram in silver on blue at the foot of the miniature. II: ‘Barbe Dormant’ (19th century ink inscription to rear endpaper) III: Christie’s, 28th June, 1973, lot 57. IV: Sotheby ’s 8th December, 1975, lot 85, sold to Lawrence J. Schoenberg. V: Bibliotheca Schoenbergensis, sold Sotheby’s 6th December, 2001, lot 93, bought by present owner.

The high quality binding has corner-pieces enclosing a cherub’s head that are highly reminiscent of the royal binder Nicolas Ève (cf. Fletcher Foreign Bookbindings, pl.XXXVI & G.D. Hobson Les reliures à la fanfare, 1935, pp.38 & 52, and ﬁg.43).

Courtier.- Spencer [married names Stanley, Egerton] (Alice, Countess of Derby, noblewoman, daughter of Sir John Spencer, d. 1586 of Althorp, Northamptonshire, 15591637).- PETITION OF ALEXANDER BANNYON ON BEHALF OF HIS FATHER JOHN BANNYON, “whereas aboute a month past yt pleased the Ladie Staﬀord, and the Lady Digby to write their favorable lines unto ye La: in my fathers behalf, that in compassion of the poore of all of him, his wife and x children, most of them younge, yor honor would vouchsafe to extend yor goodness towards him in permitting him to enioy his his ﬁnale livinge of xxii s... whout paying... a lease graunted by the... late Earle of Derby...”, manuscript on paper, 12 lines, 1p. with conjugate blank, folds, browned, folio, ?Dragon watermark, [c. 1595].

⁂ Three prominent Elizabethan courtiers, including Maids of Honour and Gentlewomen of the Bedchamber.

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“Alice [Spencer] married Ferdinando Stanley, Lord Strange, heir to the earldom of Derby, secretly in 1579/80. Since he and his mother, Margaret, countess of Derby, were potential successors to Elizabeth I, the marriage caused considerable suspicion, especially as it had been promoted by the earl of Leicester. A beautiful, well-educated, and cultured woman, Alice entered the queen’s household and became prominent at court. Ferdinando, one of the richest noblemen in the country, sponsored actors and playwrights and wrote poetry. She encouraged the visitation of acting companies in the 1580s, when the Queen’s Men, Earl of Leicester’s Men, and Earl of Essex’s Men appeared there many times. After Ferdinando’s death in 1594, his own company, Lord Strange’s Men, became the Countess of Derby’s Men. This was the company that merged with the Lord Chamberlain’s Men in 1594, with Shakespeare as chief playwright.” - Oxford DNB. Bannyon had two powerful supporters in his petition, comprising, Dorothy Lady Stafford (1526-1604), daughter of Henry tenth Lord Stafford, by Ursula Pole; grand-daughter of George Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward IV; married 154Os (second wife) Sir William Stafford (died 1556), his first wife Mary Boleyn was sister of Queen Anne Boleyn and Abigail Lady Digby (c.15521611), daughter of Sir Arthur Heveningham (d. 1557), by Mary Shelton (buried 1571), a first cousin of Queen Anne Boleyn, first cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth I. £600 - 800 Scottish138 Discourses and Sermons.- Schank or Shank (Martin, minister of Banchory, Aberdeenshire, married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Downie, Edinburgh merchant in 1697, father of Alexander Schank, of Castlerig, 1670-1747)

Elizabethan137

A PRACTICAL

DISCOURSE, ON HEAVEN [with] A Practical Discourse concerning the Accomplishment of the Promises on the ﬁrst part of the Text, & on the Second a Discourse of our Pilgrimage in the World [with] Preparatis. Sermons..., small hole with loss of part of title, [with] [A Sermon concerning The Peace], together 4 works in 1 vol., manuscripts in two hands, ink inscription on front free endpaper, slightly browned throughout, engraved bookplate of Shank of Castlerigg on front pastedown, part of bookplate torn away, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, corners worn, upper cover detached, sm. 4to, dated in text 1697, 1709 and 1710.

⁂ Four religious works by a Scottish minister, seemingly unpublished. £600 - 800

⁂ Decrees associated with the peerage of Spain. Gabriel Bernard, Comte de Rieux (1687-1745), French parliamentarian; Magistrate, President of the Second Chamber of Inquests (‘Deuxième Chambre des Enquêtes’) and of the Chambers of accounts (‘Chambre des Comptes’) at the Parliament of Paris, 1727. Son of ﬁnancier Samuel Bernard, he took the name of ‘Bernard de Rieux’ after his estate of Rieux (Normandy) in 1717. £300 - 400 Hertfordshire.-140 Clutterbuck (Robert, local historian and landowner, 1772-1831) [AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT NOTES RELATING TO HERTFORDSHIRE], autograph manuscript notes signed on 13 pages, excerpts of 4 works on Hertfordshire in 1 vol., including by Thomas Cox (Magna Britannia) and Walker (General View on the Agriculture of the County of Hertford), engraved map of Hertfordshire by Robert Morden, browned, bookplate of Clutterbuck on front pastedown, 19th century half morocco, slightly rubbed, sm. 4to, printed text 18th - 19th centuries & manuscript [c. 1810].

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“The impossibility of Witchcraft, plainly proving from Scripture and Reason, that there never was a witch, and that it is both irrational & impious to believer there ever was in which the depositions against Jane Wenham lately tried and condemned, for a witch at Hertford are confuted and exposed. 8vo 1712. Lond.”

French139 Armorial Bindings.- RECUEIL DE TOUS LES ACTES CONCERNANT LES DUCS & DES GRANDS D’ESPAGNE, 2 vol. only of 3, lacks vol. I, manuscript in French, numerous pp., slightly browned, contemporary patterned calf, gilt coat of arms of Gabriel Bernard, Comte de Rieux, rubbed, corners and edges worn, joints splitting, 4to, n.d. [c. 1700].

⁂ Wilhelm Adolph Paulli (1719-72), German librettist and writer, who wrote for the German composer Georg Philipp Telemann. An extensive selection of thoughts, history (including a section on Peter III of Russia), extracts from other writers, and bons mots. £750 - 1,000 78 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

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Telemann’s141 librettist.- Paulli (Wilhelm Adolph) COMMONPLACE BOOK, manuscript, 430pp., text in German and French, in various hands, ?some autograph, full-page hand-coloured engraved bookplate by Tobias Stein of Hamburg at start, some spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary vellum, lacking ties, stained, small 4to, 1746- [c. 1760 and later additions].

Provenance: Ink inscription of Andrew Coltée Ducarel (1713-85), librarian and antiquary. £300 - 400

(6). Brydges (Edward, of Wootton Court, Kent, father of Anne Lefroy, 1712-80) 2 A.Ls.s. to his wife Jemima Brydges, together 3½pp. with conjugate blanks and address panels, slightly depressed and missing his wife.

A.Ls to the Rev John Branﬁll Harrison, 2pp. with conjugate blank, 8vo, Bray Vicarage, Maidenhead, 11th June 1870, thanking him for “sending the two stanzas, which are not given in my Memoir, of the verses of Jane Austen in Memory of Mrs Lefroy. Perhaps they may be thought long enough without them; as the whole is valuable rather as a record of the aﬀection for her friend than for any great poetic merit, which could add to my Aunt’s literary reputation”, folds.

Anne Bridges Lefroy (1747-1804), writer of prose and verse; daughter of Edward Brydges of Wootton Court, Kent. She married in 1778, George Lefroy (1745-1806), vicar of Ashe in Hampshire. Anne led a lively social life and as a writer was something of a mentor to the young Jane Austen. The Lefroys and Austens lived not far apart in Hampshire and socialised on a regular basis. As a young woman, Jane Austen met and fell in love with George Lefroy’s nephew Thomas Lefroy (1776-1869, judge and politician) who was visiting from Ireland. George and Anne sent Tom away to London, as he was not in a position to marry Jane. Anne Lefroy died on 6 December 1804 (on Jane Austen’s birthday) when she was thrown from a bolting horse and four years later, Jane Austen recorded her regard for Anne, with the above poem, written in 1804.

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BRYDGES FAMILY WITH SOME FEMALE COLLATERAL BRANCHES [INCLUDING A POEM BY JANE AUSTEN ON ANNE LEFROY], collection of c. 100 manuscripts, letters, cards and engravings, numerous newspaper cuttings, all laid down, bound in late 19th century paper wrappers, manuscript label on upper cover, upper cover torn, items v.s., 1748-1907; and a small collection of engravings of the Brydges and related families coats of arms, v.s., v.d. (2). ⁂ Manuscripts including: (1). Brydges (Jemima, maiden name Egerton, wife of Edward Brydges and mother of Anne (Brydges) Lefroy, the friend of Jane Austen, 1728-1809) A.Ls to her mother Anne Egerton, 3pp. and address panel, sm. 4to, n.p., 14th August 1750, “We have had great rejoycings to day in our Neighbourhood on account of Mr Oxendn bringing his Lady home, Sr. George sent all the Tenants to meet them as far as Harbledown.” (2). Valentine, watercolour of a naval captain, with manuscript poem addressed to Miss Bridges at Rev. George Lefroy’s house at Ashe, 2pp. with conjugate blank and address panel, sm. 4to, 1804. (3). Elegiac Lines on Mrs Lefroy by Sir Samuel Egerton Bridges. Bath, “Deep Grief is dumb, she long ago, dear shade/Strikes in glad notes to the Creators praise” [ﬁrst and last lines], inscribed at tail: “Mrs. Lefroy died by a fall from her horse on 16th of December 1807”, manuscript poem, 2pp., sm. 4to, n.d. (4). Austen (Jane) The following lines were addressed by Miss Jane Austen ro the memory of Mrs. Lefroy, who died Decr 16th the birthday of the composer, manuscript poem, 3pp., ﬁrst f. slightly creased, 8vo, n.d. ⁂ This poem with the full 13 stanzas as written by Jane Austen, her nephew, Edward James Austen-Leigh, only published 11 in his memoir of 1869. Austen Leigh deleted stanzas 4 “At Johnson’s death by Hamilton ‘twas said” and 5 “So we of thee - unequalled in thy race”. (5). Austen-Leigh (James Edward, nephew of Jane Austen, son of her eldest brother James and his second wife Mary Lloyd, 1798-1894)

Provenance: Compiled by Edith Dering Harrison (1852-1934), daughter of Reverend John Branﬁll Harrison and a descendant of the Brydges family. £2,000 - 3,000

⁂ An attractive wedding gift commemorating the marriage of Noblewoman Maria Lita Visconti and Don Carlo Ercole. The names of Visconti and Castelbarco were two noble Milanese families of the 18th century, and this competent amateur Turrini would have been commissioned for this attractive work. Includes sonnets and poems with accompanying ﬁne illustrations.

144Scottish Heraldry.- Hooke (John Campbell, Lord Lyon King of Arms, c. 1737-95)

GRANT OF ARMS TO WILLIAM GRAHAM OF LIMEKILNS, gold and watercolour depiction of coat of arms in left margin, manuscript on vellum, red wax seal of the Lord Lyon cracked with small loss, housed in part of a wooden skippet, housed in a metal cylinder, 300 x 360mm., 1772; and 2 others, grants of arms by the Lord Lyon to the Graham family, 1770 and 1884 (3 manuscripts in 2 metal cylinders).

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⁂ Limekilns in Fife, on the Firth of Forth, 3 miles south of Dunfermline. £300 - 400 145Sade (Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de, revolutionary politician, philsopher, writer & libertine, 1740-1814)

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO MADAME GAUFRIDY, WIFE OF HIS LEGAL ADVISOR, 1p. of a bifolium, text in French, signed ‘de Sade’, n.p., 195 x 155mm., 14th August 1778, requesting various sartorial and domestic items, including yellow taffeta like the sample affixed to the letter, his completed suit from his tailor, the services of a shoemaker, a cane, larding needles and screws, 1 line of list not in his hand, address and remains of red wax seal to final verso, folds, a few spots, lightly browned.

⁂ During the time de Sade was in prison, an asylum, or in exile (a total period of over three decades) his long-time legal advisor Gaspard Francois Xavier Gaufridy was responsible for his estates and ﬁ Provenance:nances.Private collection, Cambridge; sold to present owner. £2,000 - 3,000 80 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

Turrini143 Fregio (Bortolarnio) COMPONIMENTI POETICI IN SEGNO DI CONGRATULAZIONE, E STIMA PER IL FAUSTISSIMO MATRIMONIO SEGUIRO FRA MARIA LITA VISCONTI E SUA ECCELLENZA DON CARLO ERCOLE..., 34pp. manuscript in Italian with pen and ink head- & tail pieces, initials, intricate borders and illustrations, coat-of-arms frontispiece, one or two spots, very light wormholing to silk endpapers, contemporary green morocco, bordered in gilt with decorative corners, faded and marked (worse to lower cover), joints wormholed and rubbed, heavier to spine ends, 4to, [mid-18th century].

Provenance: Private collection, Cambridge, acquired from Henry Sotheran (catalogue description with reference ‘ALS 605’ included in lot); sold to present owner. £2,000 - 3,000

Sade146 (Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de, revolutionary politician, philsopher, writer & libertine, 1740-1814) AUTOGRAPH LETTER

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⁂ His lands and property having been seized during the Revolution de Sade was virtually penniless throughout the 1790s. He secured employment as a prompt at the Théâtre Montansier in Versailles for 40 sous a day, but was still in danger of being imprisoned for debt.

SIGNED TO HIS LEGAL ADVISOR GASPARD FRANÇOIS XAVIER GAUFRIDY, 2pp., text in French, signed ‘Sade’, 200 x 155mm., Versailles, ‘12 brumaire an 8’ [11th March, 1799], regarding an attempt to have the sequestration of his property lifted, and expressing his anger at a delayed reply on the matter through a Monsieur Fabri, along with a desperate plea to send money, address to ﬁnal verso, ink show through, hole in blank part of ﬁnal verso, folds, lightly browned

WilliamProvenance:Crotch (English composer and organist, 1775-1847); Dawson Turner (patron of John Sell Cotman, 1775-1858); Sale. Sotheby’s, London 1991 ⁂ Newbery was a friend of Dr. William Crotch, whom the present albums were originally bequeathed to, as well as John Constable. He was also a pupil of John Malchair and lived in Heathfield, Sussex. Newbery was well connected with the artistic circles of his day, and was a member of ‘The Great Society’ of Oxford and is likely to have known J.M.W Turner who also painted views of Heathfield Park, while the Newbery ’s lived there. The present album includes a landscape of Heathfield Park dated ‘Aug. 19 1809’, and shows a wooded landscape with two men, one of whom appears to be seated drawing. £800 - 1,200

COMMONPLACE BOOK, manuscript, 94pp., excluding blanks, includes 6pp. index at end by Mortimer’s son, first few ff. loose, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary marbled boards, crudely rebacked in thick paper / card, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, [c.1790-1843].

English148 landscape.- Newbery (William, artist and friend of John Constable, 1787-1838)

147 Gunmaker147 to George III.- Mortimer (Harvey Walklate) and others.

Includes a poem on time-pieces ‘On a Watch’, and epistolary poems to H.W. Mortimer from Mr. Francis Knight of St. James’s Street, who according to the son’s index was a ‘workman of my fathers’. £400 - 600

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⁂ Harvey Walklate Mortimer (1753-1819), English gunsmith, who was appointed Gunmaker to George III in 1783. He kept his shop at 89 Fleet Street, London between 1782 and 1799, and was Contractor to the East India Company from 1796 until 1806.

TWO ALBUMS CONTAINING 40 DRAWINGS AND WATERCOLOURS, AND 6 ETCHINGS, including many landscapes of Sussex, views of the environs of the artist’s home at of Heathﬁeld Park, views in Oxford, Walthamstow, Lewes, some maritime scenes, a few studies after drawings by Crotch, a mezzotint with etching of Tivoli with inscription underneath that reads ‘done in mezzotint [?] an etching by W. Newbery about 1838/ from a sketch by [?] PGS/ from one by J. Malchair/ probably from some Italian drawing...’, and others similar, all neatly presented on album leaves, many leaves missing, some pages cut, of those that remain many with ink inscriptions and annotations underneath that are likely by William Crotch, various sizes, surface dirt, vol. 1 with manuscript note to front pastedown that reads ‘Bequeathed to W. Crotch Kennington 1838/ by my dear friend W. Newbery/ by whom/ these were drawn’, half calf, marbled boards, spines gilt, Cambridge Binding Guild stamps to inside covers, rubbed and worn, large 4to, mainly circa 1800-1820

Quakers.-149 Davis (Lydia, compiler)

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An extensive travel journal through Scotland, including Edinburgh, before making to London, Dover and Boulogne and proceeding to Paris. Visits the Louvre, and a number of other historical sites, watches funerals etc. With some pen sketches. £400 - 600

⁂ An interesting album of Quaker material compiled by Lydia Davis, of Alstone Green, Gloucestershire. £600 - 800 150

Royal150 Navy.- [LOG OF ROYAL NAVY PERSONNEL], manuscript, 20pp., excluding final f. blank, double column, penultimate verso with 2 small sketches of vessels, central vertical fold, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, stitched as issued, first f. holed / frayed around stitching (not affecting text), 116 x 96mm., [c.1814].

Travel Journal.- [JOURNAL OF A VISIT TO PARIS], manuscript, c. 290pp., 6pp. of pen and ink drawings and numerous other pen and ink drawings in the text, Letter in French with rates of rooms per night and inscribed on verso “Sir James Nicholson Bart...”, 1f. with small tear in lower margin with slight loss of text, some staining, browned, original half calf, rubbed, 8vo, 1820.

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ALBUM OF QUAKER MANUSCRIPTS & ORIGINAL ART, including autograph contributions by notable Quakers such as Jeremiah Wiﬃn (an undated initialled copy of his abolitionist poem ‘Appeal for the Injured African’), Thomas Pole (6 small ﬁne original drawings of rural scenes on 2 sheets, and a set of initials for Lydia Davis) Thomas Shillitoe (a religious rumination, Tottenham, 1833), and Joseph Storrs Fry (a religious quotation), also a pencil drawing of ‘Eatington [Ettington, Warwickshire] Meeting House’, possibly by a Sarah Lowe, botanical watercolours, and various copied Quaker writings, occasional spotting or staining, contemporary blindstamped and gilt black calf, corners worn, rubbed, especially the joints, small 4to, [c. 1800-60 (mostly 1820-45)].

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An early nineteenth-century manuscript register of sailors serving aboard a frustratingly unidentifi ed vessel. Includes boatswains, forecastlemen, foretopmen, misentopmen, the captains of the mast, afterguard, gunners, carpenters, and marines. There is mention of a Lieutenant Ormond, who is potentially Francis Ormond, made Lieutenant on 3rd December, 1810, and appointed to the frigate Endymion in 1813 off the North coast of America. During the War of 1812 he commanded a division of boats (under the orders of Captain Robert Barrie) on an expedition up the Penobscot river, Maine, to capture American territory, culminating in the Battle of Hampden (early September, 1814). He served under the same offi cer in the action which led to the capture of the American frigate President, in January, 1815; and was second lieutenant of the Impregnable at the Battle of Algiers in 1816. The presence of Ormond’s name in the manuscript under the heading of ‘2 division’, would suggest that the list was compiled in conjunction with the actions at Maine in 1814. £500 - 700

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“Autograph MS. of R Southey given to me by his grandaughter Nelly Warter 1878.” Ellen Warter (b. 1839), of West Tarring, Sussex; daughter of Edith May Southey (1804-1871) and the Rev. John Wood Warter (1806-1878), and granddaughter of Robert Southey John(1774-1843).WoodWarter (1806-78), Church of England clergyman and antiquary; “Warter was a close friend of Robert Southey, whose eldest surviving daughter, Edith May Southey (18041871), he married at Keswick on 15 January 1834. Many letters from Southey to him, beginning on 18 March 1830, are in the sixth volume of Southey’s Life and Correspondence.”Oxford DNB. £2,000 - 3,000

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QUEEN MARY’S CHRISTENING, AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT, one autograph correction, title and 12pp. excluding 3 blanks, title and 2pp. foxed, bound in 19th century olive morocco, gilt, gilt spine, g.e., by Bedford, 8vo, Keswick, 10th July 1829. ⁂ Southey’s poem about the christening of the future James I the Conqueror, King of Aragon (1208-76), the son of Queen Marie of Montpellier (1182-1213), and King Pedro II of Aragon Inscription(1178-1213).ontitlereads:

manuscript in Arabic.- AN ATTRACTIVE OTTOMAN QUR’AN, illuminated manuscript on paper (many leaves tinted yellow), in Arabic, single column, 15 lines black naskh script, illuminated borders to opening two pages of text, numerous ﬂoral border illuminations to borders marking important sections of the text, leaves ruled in gilt, catch-words throughout, contemporary calf over boards with ﬂap, central medallions and corner-pieces in gilt, some light surface wear to one cover, 8vo, Ottoman Turkey, [mid-nineteenth century]. £800 - 1,200

Qur’an,154

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153Royal Navy.- China.- Chimmo (William) [LOG OF PROCEEDINGS ON H.M.S. CORNWALLIS, H.M.S. ROSE, H.M.S. MODESTE, H.M.S. CASTOR, AND H.M.S. AGINCOURT], manuscript, 74pp. (loose sheets), 14 pen & ink drawings including vessels, ‘Assault on the City of Chang Jiang’, ‘Hoisting on board a mortar at Madras’, and 2 topographical views, pen & watercolour naval signals, some text faded, holes, chips and repairs, water- / damp-stained, some spotting, lightly browned, 4to, 1841-1844. ⁂ Chimmo entered the Royal navy as a midshipman during the first Chinese war and retired in 1873 at the rank of Captain. In the First Anglo-Chinese War (1839-42) while on H.M.S Cornwallis he took part in actions off Canton in the fleet commanded by Sir William Parker. In the present log he provides an hourly account of the action at Chang Jiang: ‘4am: Daylight landed 4500 troops, by the steamers, from the troop ships. 7am: All troops landed and marched to the hill... 11.45am: Troops gained the rampart and gradually drove the enemy from their retreat. 12pm: Magazine blew up the city... 6pm: Departed this life- Major—- from a Coup au Soliel [sic]’. Other entries relate to lashes for desertion, gun carriages, refitting the steamers and Robert Peel. £2,000 - 3,000 154

Mutiny155 on the Bounty.- Christian (Mary Ann, only daughter of chief Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian consort Mauatua who settled on Pitcairn Island in 1790, 17931866).- TAPA MADE BY MARY CHRISTIAN OF PITCAIRN ISLAND - DAUGHTER OF FLETCHER CHRISTIAN - CHIEF MUTINEER OF BOUNTY, manuscript, folds, browned, 380 x 270mm., [?c. 1850].

⁂ Inscription reads: “She is the heroine of a poem called ‘The Maid of the South Seas’ [by Mary Russell Mitford]. Made from the barks of the bread fruit tree... and Paper ?Mulberry tree bark.” Tapa, a type of bark cloth made from the bark of the Breadfruit tree. £300 - 400 85

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO FRANCESCO BERGER, 4pp., 8vo, Leipzig, 15th March 1855, giving his plans in Europe and meeting Dickens in London, “I anticipate much pleasure in seeing you Barker and Dickens again. I have not heard a word from Barker or Dickens. The next time you meet them please apply the following to them - Arrogant asses, Beastly blackguards... . In spite of their perﬁdious treatment of the subscriber, he still holds them in remembrance and wishes them all good luck & prosperity”, folds, slightly browned.

⁂ Addressed to Charles Thomas, of Robson & Sons, printers working on his novel, The Fallen Leaves, serialised by Robson & Sons in their magazine The World. £400 - 600 India,159 Burma, Great Britain and France.- Beer (Edwin John, chemist, geologist, mineralogist, archaeologist, historian and librarian, 1879-1986) 10 TRAVEL JOURNALS IN INDIA, BURMA, GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE, numerous pp., watercolour sketches, photographs, newspaper cuttings, letters, reports, maps and publicity materials, plant specimens, and others including stick insects and part of a snakeskin, in India, Burma, various bindings, mostly half morocco, rubbed, two vol. lacking spines, sm. 4to & oblong 4to, 1890-1911.

⁂ An interesting item showing the troop positions and some of their movements including the position of the Light Brigade. A note to the verso of the paper sheet reads: “Plan of the Battle of Balaclava by a Sergeant Major of the Royals - showing the point * where the Royals & Greys were halted!!!... Lord Lucan commanded the cavalry. 1854.” £400 - 600 157 Dickens157 (Charles, novelist, 1812-70).- Pratt (George Watson, American politician and Union Army oﬃcer, killed in the American Civil War, 1830-62)

⁂ Meticulous accounts of people, places and items encountered on his travels. Travels in India (Madras, Calcutta, Partit, Bombay etc.), Burma (Rangoon), England (Richmond Park, Lulworth, Wisley, Coventry, Kew (demolition of Kew Bridge), Chiddingstone, Wells, Barking, Crowborough, Little Bookham, Leith Hill), Scotland (Jedburgh) and France (Paris, Normandy etc.). Beer was a geologist, industrial chemist (associated with the creation of rayon) and traveller. £1,000 - 1,500

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AUTOGRAPH ENVELOPE SIGNED “WILKIE COLLINS” TO G. THOMAS OF ROBSON & SONS, printers, St Pancras, London, Penny Red and half penny stamps, postmarked twice on verso and wax seal decorated with initials “WC”, 137 x 211mm., 18th June 1879; and a Carte-de-visite portrait of Collins, v.s., v.d. (2).

⁂ Francesco Berger (1834-1933), music administrator. Letters mentioning Dickens in this manner are scarce at auction. £400 - 600 Collins158 (Wilkie, writer, 1824-89)

Charge156 of the Light Brigade.- PLAN OF THE BATTLE OF BALACLAVA, manuscript in red and black ink on tracing paper (some folds a little yellow), tipped onto paper sheet, 230 x 280mm., 1854.

Cambridge160 University Rowing Records.- VOLUME OF RECORDS, manuscript, 12pp., some ephemera relating to the University Boat Club, Trinity College Boat Club and Trinity College admissions, Peterhouse Music Society, Royal Visit to Cambridge, some laid down, most loose, original half morocco, morocco label on upper cover: “Cambridge Port Folio”, 770 x 385mm., earliest date in text 1831; and 2 others related, v.s. (3) £400 - 600

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO AN UNKNOWN CORRESPONDENT, 2pp. on printed Neue Freie Presse letterhead, Kolowratring, Fichtegasse nr.31, Vienna, “after ﬁnishing the letter I am receiving the news that everything depends upon the punctual printing...I beg you, do not lose one minute..., they are throwing stones at every one of us from all sides...”, folds, short tear along fold line, 30th August 1899.

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(Theodor, proponent of modern political Zionism, 18601904)

⁂ Letter written by Herzl to an unknown recipient, with requests for the expeditious printing of of his books. Herzl pushes the correspondent to hurry the printing, possibly in reference to an attacks against him in 1899 from within the Zionist movement, after a growing sense of criticism towards his beliefs. £1,000 - 1,500

PROOF PAGE FROM MARLBOROUGH. HIS LIFE AND TIMES WITH 4 INK CORRECTIONS BY THE AUTHOR, 1p., 4to, [c.1934], further grammatical corrections in red pencil, presumably by the publisher’s, ﬁle hole to head of inner margin, some toning and spotting at corners. £750 - 1,000 88 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

Tolstoy’s162 translator.- Maude (Alymer, friend and translator of Leo Tolstoy, 1858-1938) 12 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED TO THE PUBLISHER GRANT RICHARDS, ranging from 1-4pp., folds, v.s., 1901-1903.

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A good group of letters concerning the translation and publishing of Tolstoy in English, mostly relating to Resurrection, and his plays. ‘Herewith draft of half-title...where are we to insert: “Your translations are very good and I do not wish for better ones” Leo Tolstoy?’. The Maudes lived in Russia for many years, and met Tolstoy in 1888, introduced to him by Peter Alekseyev, a doctor married to Maude’s sister Lucy. After the Maudes settled back in England, Tolstoy and Aylmer Maude kept up a regular correspondence, with Maude making occasional trips to Russia to see Tolstoy at his Yasnaya Polyana estate. During his 1902 visit Tolstoy authorized Maude to write his biography. £400 - 600 Churchill163 (Sir Winston Leonard Spencer, Prime Minister, 18741965)

£1,500 - 2,000 Churchill164 (Sir Winston Spencer, statesman, artist and author, 1874-1965)

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LETTER SIGNED TO LORD NORTHCLIFFE, 1p. with conjugate blank, 1st December 1911, in reply to a letter from Northcliffe on “The Question of the suppression of news of naval movements in the newspapers”, “I certainly agree with what you say. See the article in today’s Daily Telegraph, which gives away much important information. I wish you would read the enclosed remarkable speech by Compton Rickett, & let me have it back. It has passed quite unnoticed by the Press”, folds; and 2 typescript copies of letters from Northcliffe, the first as quoted above and the second in reply to Churchill’s letter, “I have written to Sir Joseph ComptonRickett, asking if he will write me something on the same lines as his excellent speech... . When I wrote to you yesterday I was not referring to any particular newspapers, but to the general system of publication of naval news, which proceeds as a rule from indiscreet people at Plymouth...”, v.s., 1911 (3).

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DOCUMENT MARKED ‘VERY CONFIDENTIAL’ CONCERNING THE UNITED STATES NEUTRALITY LEGISLATION, 4pp., first page with a few underlinings / markings in light blue pencil, stapled top left-hand corner, folds, 1937; and 4 others, correspondence & documents relating to the Air Ministry, all addressed to James Maloney Spaight of the ministry (recipient of a copy of the first mentioned via the ‘Secret Registry ’), v.s. (5) ⁂ The first mentioned looks at the potential financial position of Great Britain with its impending war in light of the recently passed Johnson and Neutrality Acts of 1934-1936. It concludes that ‘The position of His Majesty’s Government would, therefore, owing to the Johnson and Neutrality Act, be seriously worse than their position during the Great War before the United States Government intervened’. £400 - 600 Potter166 (Beatrix, afterwards Beatrix Heelis, writer and illustrator, 1866-1943)

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO “DEAR MISS WILSON”, 2pp., 8vo, Castle Cottage, Sawrey, Ambleside, 4th July 1942, regarding the use of the Women’s Land Army on farms in the Lake District and their remuneration , “In a general way - a much better class are joining the Land Army, because a healthy out door life appeals to girls instead of the unfortunate conditions pertaining to factory life, and to at least one of the services. As regard wages: they are a lot for a small farmer to pay to a beginner; but what the girl receives in cash is not too much. The wages paid too the Forestry girls are most absurd. One woman doing piece work is said to be receiving L11 a fortnight. It is upsetting to men to hear of such a wage. It is to be hoped the girls don’t ﬁnd winter evenings too dull. I am very glad to think that you who know the possibilities of social amusement & interest in Hawkshead will help them. I have been wishing to help but I am getting slow & tired”, folds. £1,000 - 1,500

United165 States neutrality.- Nind Hopkins (Sir Richard Valentine, Under Secretary of State, Foreign Oﬃce) COPY

COLLECTION OF LETTERS AND POSTCARDS SIGNED “LARRY” AND “LARRY D” TO MARGARET MCCALL, a British television producer of arts programmes, comprising: 1 brief ALs, 4 T.Ls.s. (2 envelopes), 1 T.L., 8 Postcards signed and 1 small card signed, together 14pp. and sides & 4 envelopes, 8vo, Sommières, France, postmarked 1966-68 & n.d., warm and intimate correspondence on a variety of subjects, including: referring to the documentary he made for the BBC, The Lonely Roads, his trapeze artist friend, Diane Deriaz, family news, thanking her for looking after him while on a visit to London and various literary persons, “I’m delighted you’ve captured Graves; and only sorry for your sake Augustus John is dead. But isn’t Cowper Powys still alive in Wales?”, folds; and a small quantity of books and ephemera relating to Durrell and McCall, v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).

Crompton167 (Gigi, née Richter, art conservator, botanist and author, 1922-2020).-

⁂ Margaret McCall (1925-2008), British television producer of arts programmes and wife of the script writer Philip Broadley. £400 - 600 90 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

£1,000 - 1,500 Einstein168 (Albert, theoretical physicist, 1879-1955)

COLLECTION OF MATERIAL FROM THE ARCHIVE OF GIGI CROMPTON, including a ﬁrst edition of A Visit to Morin with a PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM GRAHAM GREENE, printed ephemera, 2 loose photographs, and c.30 letters from various correspondents, letters autograph or typed and signed, some scribbles or creases, folds, v.s., 1942-1966 (sml qty).

£5,000 - 7,000 Durrell169 (Lawrence, novelist and poet, 1912-90)

⁂ A fascinating and assorted archive of letters with notable signed letters or postcards from Graham Greene, Valentine Penrose (née Boué, poet, surrealist artist and ﬁrst wife of Roland Penrose), Sir John Rothenstein (longest standing director of the Tate Gallery from 1938-64), Gian Carlo Menotti (Italian-American composer and playwright), and Dojean and Peter Smithers (conservative politician and possible inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond). Other features include a scarce a Penang postage stamp to the Greene postcard, and various curious mentions of Picasso - another ﬁgure on the periphery of this group. Overall an expansive and delightful insight into the lives of a close-knit artistic circle.

TYPED LETTER SIGNED “A. EINSTEIN” TO DR MARTIN H.BERMAN, 1p. & envelope, sm. 4to, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 29th March 1952, on what it means to be Jewish “a Jew is not a person believing some special things, but a person coming from a Jewish father and mother”, fold in crease, envelope with some opening tearing and light surface soiling.

⁂ A rare insight into Einstein’s Jewish identity.

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Hardyng170 (John) THE CHRONICLE OF IHON HARDYNG, FROM THE FIRSTE BEGYNNYNG OF ENGLANDE, VNTO THE REIGNE OF KYNG EDWARD THE FOURTH WHER HE MADE AN END OF HIS CHRONICLE, 2 parts in 1, black letter, title to part 2 within woodcut architectural border, woodcut decorative initials, some criblé, final verso with woodcut printer ’s device (with early ink inscriptions around it), contemporary ink note to lower margin of G6v, lacking title to part 1 (supplied in good facsimile), Oo4 torn and repaired, with loss of text, a few ff. with marginal repairs, occasionally affecting the odd letter, some staining / water-staining and spotting, lightly browned, 19th century ornately blind-stamped calf over boards, rebacked in 20th century calf in compartments with red morocco label, corners worn, covers rubbed, g.e., [STC 12767], 8vo, Richard Grafton, January, 1543. ⁂ Grafton appended a continuation in prose taken from work by Sir Thomas More and Polydore Vergil to cover English history between 1461 and 1509. There is another edition with the same date (cf. STC 12766.7). Alison Hanham in her article ‘The Two Editions of Grafton’s Chronicle of John Hardyng’ (Bibliographical Society of Australia & New Zealand, Bulletin, III (1979)) claims that STC 12767 is the earlier of the two editions.

⁂ The first edition of the first Primer in English, which was authorised by the king and prepared under his supervision. Rare in any condition, with no copy of this first edition traced at auction.

Provenance: ‘Quaritch 1930 £57-10-0’ (pencil note to front free endpaper). £400 - 600 Henry171 VIII’s Primer.- Church of England. THE PRIMER, SET FOORTH BY THE KYNGES MAIESTIE AND HIS CLERGIE, TO BE TAUGHT LERNED, & READ: AND NONE OTHER TO BE VSED THROUGHOUT ALL HIS DOMINIONS, FIRST EDITION, black letter, printed in red and black, title and later ink ms. additions within woodcut ornamental border, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, some criblé, F3 blank, lacking H4, fragment only of ﬁnal f. (2L2), title frayed at head, wormed and with repair verso, ***1 3 lines of text obliterated and with 17th century note next to them, L1 lower margin torn and with large repair, M1 lower margin torn away, aﬀecting signature mark, M4 torn with loss of text, tears, occasional wormholes / small traces, some water-staining and soiling, occasional spotting, lightly browned, later endpapers, later mottled calf, spine in compartments, ?later blind-stamped decoration, rubbed, [STC 16034], small 4to, [VVithin the precinct of the late dissolued house of the] Gray friers by Richard Grafton printer to the Princes grace, [29th May, 1545]. sold not subject to return.

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Bible,172 English.- THE BIBLE. THAT IS THE HOLY SCRIPTURES CONTEINED IN THE OLDE AND NEWE TESTAMENT, titles with woodcut illustration, general title with first two words of title within woodcut entablature, woodcut initials and numerous illustrations in text, double page woodcut plan depicting the temple at Jerusalem, double-page woodcut map of the Holy Land, general title mounted on stub with some restoration to inner margin, [Herbert 144, STC 2118], Christopher Barker, 1576 BOUND WITH The Whole Booke of Psalmes, collected into englishe by Thomas Sternh, title within architectural woodcut border, musical notation, final f. creased, [STC 2446], John Day, 1576 together 2 works in 1 vol., double column, ruled in red, the odd chip or tear to margin, occasionally straying into text but without significant loss, occasional light foxing or soiling, ink family notes to endpapers dating from the early 18th century, later morocco, gilt, fillet and roll borders, central decoration with ornamental thistles, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original backstrip, some rubbing, g.e., folio.

A very good, complete copy of an early folio edition of the Geneva Bible, either the ﬁrst or second to be printed in England.

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£4,000 - 6,000 Livius173 (Titus) THE ROMANE HISTORIE, FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, translated by Philemon Holland, large woodcut device on title, woodcut portrait of Queen Elizabeth on title verso and of Livy on verso of A4, lacking initial blank but with final blank, first few leaves with chipping to foreedge, title with a few light creases, small holes to H2, 2S2 and 5M, each affecting a letter or two of text, light spotting at beginning and end, the odd spot or mark throughout, occasional slight browning, some damp-staining to lower margin, final blank creased with paper repair to inner margin on verso, generally a good, crisp copy, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving part of original spine, worn, [STC 16613; Pforzheimer 495], folio, Printed by Adam Islip, 1600.

A very good copy of this important Shakespeare source book, used in particular for Coriolanus.

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⁂ George Blackwell (1545-1613), Roman Catholic Archpriest of England from 1597 to 1608. He was arrested in 1607 and questioned as to whether or not he had been aware of the Gunpowder Plot, and about his opinion of the new oath of allegiance, which had been enforced by the government following the events of 1605.

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Gunpowder174 plot.- MR. GEORGE BLACKWEL HIS ANSWERES VPON SUNDRY HIS EXAMINATIONS WITH HIS APPROBATION AND TAKING OF THE OATH OF ALLEGEANCE: AND HIS LETTER WRITTEN TO HIS ASSISTANTS, AND BRETHREN, MOOUING THEM NOT ONELY TO TAKE THE SAID OATH, BUT TO ADUISE ALL ROMISH CATHOLIKES SO TO DOE, title with woodcut head-piece recto and woodcut arms verso, woodcut decorative initials, lacking A1 (blank except for signature mark), ink signatures and a few spots to title, later pencil markings, a little marginal staining, occasional spotting, lightly browned, modern marbled boards, [STC 3105], small 4to, By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, 1607.

Provenance: James & Joseph Barker (17th century signatures to title); Shillabeer family (19th century ink signatures). £600 - 800 94 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

⁂ First English edition of a translation of De civitate Dei, with the commentary of the great Spanish humanist scholar Juan Luis Vives. Aside from a second printing of this translation in 1620 this was the only English version published until the late 19th century.

Provenance: ‘William Dymarsh’; ‘Thomas’ (signatures to title). £400 - 600 Drayton175 (Michael) POEMS, title with woodcut border, woodcut headpieces, trimmed, affecting head-lines, M4 with an early manuscript note, trimmed, occasional manuscript finger-posts, scattered spotting, later straight-grain morocco by Wallis, gilt, 8vo, for Iohn Smethwicke, 1608. £400 - 600 Augustine176 (Saint, Bishop of Hippo) ST. AUGUSTINE, OF THE CITIE OF GOD: VVITH THE LEARNED COMMENTS OF IO. LOD. VIUES, translated by John Healey, FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, title with woodcut printer’s device, woodcut head-pieces and historiated or decorative initials, lacking initial and final blanks, worming to varying degrees throughout, but with respite in text in places, some repaired, marginal repairs, waterstained, spotting, lightly browned, hinges cracked, early 20th century morocco, spine in compartments and with slightly earlier brown leather label, compartment at foot coming away, head of spine and corners worn, lower joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed and marked, [Pforzheimer 19; STC 916], folio, Printed by George Eld, 1610.

⁂ A ﬁne leaf from one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies - here printed for the ﬁrst time. The leaf falls at the end of Act 4 and the commencement of Act 5, featuring Petruchio’s wager among the newlywed couples and his victory for the most obedient wife.

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, single leaf extracted from the ﬁrst folio, pp.227/28, double column, a few small marginal chips, short tear to head, just touching pagination but with no loss, small portion torn away at foot and repaired with later paper, with loss to 3 words of text recto and 2 verso, aﬀecting some other words with loss to a few letters, a few light spots, loose and unbound, folio (302 x 203mm), [1623].

£2,500 - 3,500 178 SHEPHERDS KALENDER (THE)...NEWLY AUGMENTED AND CORRECTED, collation: A-Q⁶ R⁴, largely printed in black letter, numerous woodcut illustrations, diagrams and decorations, lower half of title cut away and replaced with later paper, affecting title-vignette, imprint and full-page woodcut to verso, A2-3 with loss to lower corner, affecting catchword of A2 and a few letters to verso, K2 with rust-hole affecting a couple letters of text, some damp-staining to first and last few leaves, occasional light spotting or marking, final few gatherings slightly browned, contemporary calf, rebacked, worn, [STC 22423], folio, [for John Wright], [1631].

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Profusely illustrated with curious cuts, this work seldom appears on the market. The 1631 edition has appeared at auction only 3 times, and no more recently than 1947.

Provenance: Geo. Frere (early ink inscription to pastedown and head of A2). £4,000 - 6,000 95Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

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THE TEMPEST [AND] THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, from the Second Folio, pp.1-38, double-column, woodcut headpieces and decorative initials, trimmed, occasionally aﬀecting headline and page numbers, tiny hole to A4, aﬀecting a letter or two of text, some light spotting and minor soiling, The two Gentlemen of Verona with very occasional early ink corrections, modern green morocco, gilt, folio (295 x 205mm.), [Printed by Thomas Cotes], [1632].

⁂ Two of Shakespeare’s great plays as they appeared consecutively to open the Second Folio, a juxtaposition between one of the Bard’s earliest (The Two Gentlemen of Verona, c.1589-93) and what some believe to be the last play he wrote alone (The Tempest, c.1610-11).

£5,000 - 7,000 96 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

Provenance: Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) English painter and a founder and ﬁrst president of the Royal Academy of Arts, who was knighted by King George III in 1769 (ink signature to title); Philip Bliss (1787-1857) book collector, and variously sub-librarian at the Bodleian, Registrar of the University of Oxford, and Principal of St. Mary Hall, Oxford. He ‘assembled a substantial library...strong in books with Oxford connections, sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English poets, and works by ‘royal and noble’ authors’ (Oxford DNB). The present book bought by him in 1812 (his discreet ownership mark ‘P.’ before the printed signature mark ‘B’, and with twodigit year of purchase ‘12’ following it. Beneath this ‘i:a:’). £20,000 - 30,000 97

THE SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS-PHILIP BLISS COPY OF THE FIRST COLLECTED EDITION OF DONNE’S POEMS. This the issue (presumably the ﬁrst, but precedence not established) without the two inserted leaves ‘The Printer to the Understanders’ and ‘Hexastichon Bibliopolæ’ after A4, and with Nn1 in its uncorrected state, without a headline recto.

Sir180Joshua Reynolds’ copy.- Donne (John) POEMS, BY J.D. WITH ELEGIES ON THE AUTHORS DEATH, FIRST EDITION, engraved portrait frontispiece (not called for and from Letters, 1651), large woodcut decorative initials, lacking initial and ﬁnal blanks, a few pen trials to verso of title, with some show-through, closely trimmed at head, some water-staining, occasional spotting or staining, lightly browned, 19th century half calf over marbled boards, rebacked, preserving the original gilt backstrip in compartments, rubbed, [STC 7045; Keynes 78; Pforzheimer 296; Hayward 54; Grolier, Langland to Prior 286], small 4to, Printed by M[iles]. F[lesher]. for Iohn Marriot, and are to be sold at his shop in St Dunstans Church-yard in Fleet-street, 1633.

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⁂ The ﬁrst appearance of Raleigh’s account of his second voyage to Guiana, which was an attempt to excuse his ﬁnal failure. It includes one of the earliest appearances of the word ‘tobacco’ on pp. 24 (spelt ‘tobaccho’) & 34. £800 - 1,200 98 for further images

⁂ First edition of this important contemporary history that did much to inﬂame English opinion against the Irish.

Provenance: Fairfax of Cameron; Fox Pointe Collection (bookplates). £1,000 - 1,500 182

The182 Irish Rebellion of 1641.- Temple (Sir John) THE IRISH REBELLION: OR AN HISTORY OF THE BEGINNINGS AND FIRST PROGRESSE OF THE GENERALL REBELLION...TOGETHER WITH THE BARBAROUS CRUELTIES AND BLOODY MASSACRES WHICH ENSUED THEREUPON, FIRST EDITION, title within double-rule border, woodcut initials and headpieces, occasional light marginal marking or ﬁnger-soiling, the odd spot, but a good copy generally, contemporary calf, a few light stains, hinges and joints strengthened and repaired, [Wing T627], 4to, by R. White, 1646.

Raleigh183 (Sir Walter) JUDICIOUS AND SELECT ESSAYES AND OBSERVATIONS, BY THAT RENOWNED AND LEARNED KNIGHT. SIR WALTER RALEIGH. UPON THE FIRST INVENTION OF SHIPPING. THE MISERY OF INVASIVE WARRE. THE NAVY ROYALL AND SEA SERVICE. WITH HIS APOLOGIE FOR HIS VOYAGE TO GUIANA, 4 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, engraved portrait frontispiece by Robert Vaughan, title within woodcut typographic border, woodcut head-pieces, 4 advertisement ff. (bound after To the Reader), G8 blank, some ff. on stubs, portrait with small chip to lower blank corner and neatly laid down, final 2 advertisement ff. trimmed at foot, touching text, small worm trace / holes to upper inner corner in places, mostly marginal, but very occasionally just touching part of a letter or a rule, some repaired, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, 20th century sheep, rubbed and scuffed, particularly the spine, [Pforzheimer 822; Wing R170], small 8vo, By T. W. for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at the Princes Armes in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1650.

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Sombre181 Binding.- BOOKE OF COMMON PRAYER (THE)..., title within woodcut border, Robert Barker, by the Assignes of John Bill, 1636, BOUND WITH Bible, English. The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out of the Original Greek, damp-staining to head of final few gatherings, [Wing B2292], by the Assignes of John Bill and Christopher Barker, 1675, together 2 works in 1 vol., double-column, ruled in red, 18th century ink inscriptions of members of the Kent family where front free endpaper endpaper peeled away, extensive pencil notes to front free endpaper and 3A4 (final blank), some leaves trimmed close at foot, with very occasional loss to ruled border or a word of text, the odd marginal chip or short tear, causing loss to a few words of 2Y2, some browning and light soiling, contemporary black morocco sombre binding, tooled in blind and decorated with tulip heads, leafy sprays and vases with sprays of flowers, remains of some gilt to centre and corner pieces (brighter to lower cover), rubbed at joints and extremities, 8vo. £600 - 800

Binding.-186 [Allestree (Richard)] THE CAUSES OF THE DECAY OF CHRISTIAN PIETY, engraved title vignette and 2 plates, 2pp. advertisement at rear, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary ink ownership name to title, some damp-staining or light even browning, contemporary black morocco ornately tooled in gilt with sprays of ﬂowers, intricate leaf details, drawer handles etc., joints lightly rubbed, corners bumped, still a very attractive binding, [Wing A1105], 8vo, R. Norton for Robert Pawlett, 1679. £400 - 600

Murder.-187 Newton (John) THE PENITENT RECOGNITION OF JOSEPH’S BRETHREN: A SERMON OCCASION’D BY ELIZABETH RIDGEWAY, WHO FOR THE PETIT TREASON OF POYSONING HER HUSBAND, WAS... BURNT AT LEICESTER..., shaved at head slightly aﬀecting page numbers, foxed and slightly stained mostly in margins, later endpapers, bookplate on front pastedown, 19th century half morocco, rubbed, gilt spine, rubbed, lacks head of spine, [Not in Wing; cf. Wing N1073 which lacks ‘sold by’ information], sm. 4to, for Richard Chiswel, and sold by William Atkins, 1684.

⁂ Elizabeth Ridgeway (d. 1684), murderer. While awaiting execution by burning at the stake, she confessed to previously poisoning her mother, a fellow servant, and a lover. She poisoned each of her victims by mixing white mercury or arsenic into her intended victim’s food or drink. John Newton, a local clergyman, was brought in to oﬀer her religious consolation and to induce her to confess, which she did on the morning of her execution. £300 - 400 99

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Trismegistus184

(Hermes Mercurius) HIS DIVINE PYMANDER TOGETHER WITH HIS SECOND BOOK CALLED ASCLEPIUS , second edition, translated by John Everard, spotting, trimmed, occasionally aﬀecting head-lines and catch-words, publisher’s advertisements at end, nineteenth century speckled calf, gilt, light rubbing to joints, [Wing H1566 & H1567], 12mo, by J. S. for Thomas Brewster, 1657. £500 - 700

Killigrew185 (Thomas) COMEDIES, AND TRAGEDIES, FIRST EDITION, second issue (with the ﬁnal two sectional titles cancelled and replaced with those bearing Herringman’s imprint), engraved portrait frontispiece by W. Faithorne after W. Sheppard, woodcut printer’s device to title, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, 19th century ink ms. ‘Memoir of Mr. Thomas Killigrew’ to blank verso of title and lower margin of ‘To the reader’, portrait outer margin trimmed to within image and laid down, K2 hole within text, with loss of 2 words recto and a few letters verso, E4 small section from upper blank corner, stained, some spotting, lightly browned, antique style blind-stamped panelled calf, spine in compartments and with red morocco label, [Wing K450; Pforzheimer 571], folio, Printed [by John Macock] for Henry Herringman, at the sign of the Anchor in the lower walk of the New-Exchange, 1664. £600 - 800

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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER... WRITTEN BY HIMSELF, third edition, issue with lion tail-piece and 'Society' catchword on p.3, 2 ﬀ. of publisher 's advertisements at rear, engraved frontispiece, with small hole to lower blank margin, woodcut title vignette, initials and head-pieces, a few small ink marks to title, occasional light foxing, contemporary panelled calf, extremities rubbed, 8vo, W. Taylor, 1719. £800 - 1,200 100 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

⁂ Exceedingly rare, with ESTC and WorldCat recording a BL copy only. £500 - 700

Rare, with ESTC recording only three copies (BL, Folger & Cardiﬀ), and WorldCat not adding to our tally. Indeed, all editions of this work have small holdings recorded by ESTC. £400 - 600 Defoe191 (Daniel)

Pett188 (Sir Peter) THE HAPPY FUTURE STATE OF ENGLAND, FIRST EDITION, lacks second title and 2 blanks, errata leaf present at rear, upper hinge cracked, a few marginal paper ﬂaws, damp-staining, contemporary calf, blind-stamped panelling, joints rubbed and cracking, corners bumped, lower cover a little marked but still an attractive and clean copy, [Kress 1678; Wing P1883], folio, n.p., 1688. £400 - 600 Highwayman189 broadside.- A FULL AND TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE APPREHENDING JAMES WHITNEY, THE NOTORIOUS HIGH WAY MAN; NEAR BISHOPSGATE. WITH HIS EXAMINATION AND CONFESSION BEFORE SIR THOMAS COOK, SHERIFF, AND THE RECORDER OF THE CITY OF LONDON. THIS MAY BE PRINTED, EDMUND BOHUN, trimmed at foot, aﬀecting imprint, lightly stained and browned, [Wing F2300], 299 x 189mm., [Printed, for Randal Taylor, near Stationers-Hall], [1692].

Children’s190 dialogues.- Gallus (Evaldus) PUERILES CONFABULATIUNCULÆ, title and small woodcut ornament within woodcut typographic border, woodcut head-pieces, occasional contemporary ink signatures and pen trials of a James Longmire, B6&7 outer margin trimmed, aﬀecting text, trimmed at head, aﬀecting some headlines and pagination, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, binding using an early English manuscript on limp vellum, ink signatures of James Longmire, soiled, 8vo, S. Holt, 1705.

Binding.-192 Garter Arms.- BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER (THE), title printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, light oﬀsetting, occasional light toning to text, 3 or 4 ﬀ. with tears to lower margins straying into text, ink inscription “Dr. Wilmot October 25th 1755” to endpaper followed by other 18th century gift inscriptions, contemporary blue morocco, roll borders to covers with crown corner pieces surrounding the arms of the Order of the Garter, spine gilt in compartments, neat repairs to spine ends and upper joints, rubbing to extremities, some light marking to covers, g.e., folio, Thomas Baskett, 1754.

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Trial.- Kynaston (John, author and literary scholar, 1728-83) A COLLECTION OF PAPERS RELATING TO THE PROSECUTION IN THE CHANCELLOR’S COURT, IN OXFORD, AGAINST MR. KYNASTON, BY MATTHEW MADDOCK... FOR THE CHARGE OF ADULTERY..., ONLY EDITION, small repair and stain in left hand corner of title, contemporary ink inscription at tail of spine and 4 ink corrections in text, 20th century ink signature on front free endpaper, contemporary calf-backed boards, joints splitting, slightly rubbed, corners and edges a little worn, spine rubbed, lacks head and tail of spine, morocco label on spine “Oxford”, [ESTC lists 2 copies only, both located in Oxford], 8vo, Printed for the Year, 1764.

£1,200 - 1,800 Adultery194

⁂ Inscription reads: “Oxon... July 11.78. Mess. Js: Fletchers in the Turle.” James Fletcher (1710-95), formerly partner of James Rivington of St Paul’s Churchyard, came from Salisbury and founded a bookshop in Turl Street, a tiny house, sixteen feet square, just inside the city wall. £300 - 400

£600 - 800 Johnson193 (Samuel) A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE..., 2 vol., second edition, titles with a few marginal repairs, 19th century ink ownership inscription of Philip Bouton to head, vol. 2 title with repaired tear at inner margin, affecting a few letters but with no loss, vol. 2 18Y-19C with small chip to fore-edge, not affecting text, the odd other marginal chip or short tear, occasional light spotting or soiling, some slight browning, a few ff. creased, hinges cracked but covers holding firm, later calf-backed boards, preserving earlier back-strip with double red morocco labels, lightly rubbed, corners bumped, folio, W. Strahan, for J and P Knapton et al., 1755-6.

⁂ Dr. Wilmot is likely Dr Richard Wilmot (1703-1772), he studied at St. John’s Cambridge, took his DD in 1744 and was appointed to the ninth stall in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor in 1748. As a Cannon of the Garter chapel it seems probable that Wilmot was presented the present work as a gift.

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⁂ A remarkable set complete with the rare travelling cases that were oﬀered for sale with the 1784 edition. We can trace only one other like example of these cases at auction. £2,000 - 3,000

196Bell (John, editor).- BELL’S EDITION. THE POETS OF GREAT BRITAIN COMPLETE FROM CHAUCER TO CHURCHILL, 106 vol. only (of 109, lacking vol. 49 (Prior vol. 3), 52 (Swift vol. 1) and vol. 77 (Pope vol. 2), engraved titles and portraits, uniform contemporary polished calf, spines gilt in compartments with red and green morocco labels, some light rubbing to spines but a near-ﬁne set generally, HOUSED IN TWO ORIGINAL TRAVELLING CASES RESEMBLING TREE CALF FOLIOS VOLUMES STACKED DOS A DOS, interiors with marbled paper, felt and original printed labels, spines with lettered red morocco label and sliding compartments concealing hidden locking mechanism (one spine moving, the other ﬁxed in place), one case lid chipped at lip, rubbing and surface wear to cases, folio, 1780-84.

§ Kearsley’s Gentleman and tradesman’s pocket ledger, for the year 1797, [ESTC records only two copies (BL & All Souls)], Printed for G. Kearsley, 1797; and The Daily Journal for 1798, 1797 (WorldCat recording a Nat. Lib. Wales copy only), contemporary ink annotations and accounts (mostly in French, with some English) to each vol., occasional spotting or staining, 8vo (3)

195French ﬁnancial agent in England & Ireland.- [Bolay (David)]

THREE ANNOTATED PRINTED MEMORANDUM & LEDGER BOOKS, including The Kentish Companion, contemporary limp calf, piece missing from foot of spine, edges worn, rubbed, [rare, with ESTC recording only one copy (BL)], Canterbury, Printed and sold by Simmons and Kirby, [1772]

A fascinating record of business trips around England, Ireland, and Holland in 1794, and 1797-1798. David Bolay was collecting payments and developing markets for a French life insurance broker. The records are contained within three rare printed works. In Britain he works in Dorset (including a Capt. Bligh, of Bridport), Windsor, Surrey, Eastbourne and Chester; and in Ireland Dublin, Limerick and Cork. He visits Lords Wimbledon and Winchelsea, and records a payment from Louis Bazalgette, the 18th century investor and former tailor to the Prince of Wales. On a personal level we learn of the food and drink he consumes, his regular use of pomade and powders, and visits to a wigmaker. £400 - 600 102 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

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QUEUE WIG, TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS EDWARD GIBBON (1737-1794), watercolour and inks heightened with white, oval 40 x 30 mm (1½ x 1¼ in), under glass, framed with ink inscription on the reverse that reads ‘Gibbon/ the/ Historian’, [c. 1790s]

Slavery.-199 Clarkson (Thomas) THE HISTORY OF THE RISE, PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE ABOLITION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRADE BY THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION, 2 engraved plates, 1 folding with short tear, 1 folding map, 2N8 vol. 1 with short marginal tear and neat repair, C4 & N3 vol. 2 with tiny marginal hole, Z4 vol. 2 with short marginal tear, bookplate, previous owner’s ink signature, cracked hinges, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Goldsmiths 19725; Kress B.5319], 8vo, 1808. ⁂ Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) devoted most of his life to ﬁghting for the abolition of slavery and toured the country assembling evidence, interviewing 20,000 sailors an acquiring equipment used on the slave-ships. £800 - 1,200 103Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Gibbon197 (Edward).- School (English, probably circa 1790s)

French198 Revolution.- Thomas Paine.- THE FRENCH ROGUE, OR EXTRAORDINARY AND SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF THAT NOTORIOUS THIEF, SPY AND MURDERER, J. BAPTISTE COUTEAU, ALIAS M. RAGOUT, ALIAS DICK HELL FINCH : CONTAINING ALL THE SCENES OF HORROR HE WAS ENGAGED IN, DURING THE WHOLE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION; HIS TRAVELS, DISGUISES, DANGERS, AND NARROW ESCAPES, IN ENGLAND, IRELAND, TURKEY, AND AMERICA; WITH ANECDOTES OF THE NOTORIOUS TOM PAINE ESQ., AND HIS ASSOCIATES THE REVOLUTIONARY SOCIETIES, hand-coloured wood-engraved frontispiece, Printed and sold by J. Bailey, 116, Chancery Lane, [c.1808] BOUND WITH The Elopement, or, the Imprudent connexion; containing the adventures of Edmund and Letitia, third edition, J. Corry, [c.1810] AND 4 other defective similar works, stained, tears, lightly browned, rudimentary binding of later cloth over limp boards, piece missing from foot of spine, 8vo ⁂

I: WorldCat records only one copy of this speciﬁc edition (Michigan) and a single copy of an edition printed by S. Bailey in 1808 (BL). II: WorldCat & Library Hub record only one copy (BL); this being the only edition recorded by both. £400 - 600

PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN, LOOKING TO THE RIGHT AND WEARING

⁂ Fine portrait of the British historian and writer, author of “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” (1775-1788). £500 - 700 198

£2,000 - 3,000 The Property of a Gentleman Austen201 (Jane) NORTHANGER ABBEY: AND PERSUASION. BY THE AUTHOR OF “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”, MANSFIELD-PARK &C. WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, lacking ﬁnal 2 blanks in vol.4, neat contemporary ink ownership inscriptions to each front pastedown, some light foxing or spotting to pages (worse to titles), but otherwise a very clean set internally, late 19th century half calf, spines gilt with red morocco spine labels, corners very lightly bumped and joints very lightly rubbed, overall a very attractive set, [Gilson A9], 12mo, John Murray, 1818. ⁂ First edition of both novels, published posthumously. Northanger Abbey, a Gothic novel parody, had been drafted ﬁfteen years earlier under a working title of ‘Susan’, but was abandoned when another novel of the same name appeared in 1809. Persuasion was completed by Austen in the summer of 1816, shortly before she was forced to stop writing due to ill-health. £4,000 - 6,000 104 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

MONASTICON ANGLICANUM, A HISTORY OF THE ABBIES AND OTHER MONASTERIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES, 6 vol. in 8, ONE OF 50 LARGE PAPER COPIES, half-titles, engraved additional pictorial titles, letterpress titles in red and black, list of subscribers in vol.1, 242 engraved plates (as often without the duplicate plate of the Benedictine nun at p.451 in vol.2), of which 51 double-page, plates with some spotting or foxing and occasional water-staining (mostly marginal and in vol.1), some light browning, elsewhere occasional spotting, marbled endpapers, inner gilt dentelles, handsome contemporary dark blue crushed morocco, richly gilt, spines in compartments and profusely decorated with floral and foliage tooling, covers with wide floral & foliage and filet borders, some corners worn, a few scuffs, rubbed, g.e., folio, 1817-1830.

Dugdale200 (Sir William)

⁂ An attractive set of this greatly expanded edition by John Paley, Sir Henry Ellis and the Rev. Bulkeley Bandinel, which draws on records from the Cottonian Collection and the Tower of London.

Sold by order of a member of the de Rothschild Family

Most of the books contain the bookplate of a member of the family Walpole202 (Horace) A CATALOGUE OF THE ROYAL AND NOBLE AUTHORS OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND ENLARGED AND CONTINUED BY THOMAS PARK, F.S.A., 5 vol., half-titles, engraved plates, some light oﬀsetting, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt, spines gilt in compartments, joints and corners a little rubbed, g.e., 1806; Anecdotes of Painting in England, 5 vol., engraved plates in two states, spotting to plates, red morocco gilt by Clarke & Bedford, spines gilt in compartments, light spotting to covers, g.e., 1828; and a 9-volume set of Walpole’s letters, 8vo (19) £400 - 600 Dryden203 (John) THE POETICAL WORKS, 4 vol., engraved frontispiece, occasional light browning, contemporary tan calf, gilt, spines richly gilt in compartments with green morocco labels, 1811 § Stephen (Leslie) Hours in a Library, 3 vol., contemporary green half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, t.e.g., 1899 § Milton (John) Poetical Works, 2 vol., illustrations, light foxing, ink gift inscription from Evelina de Rothschild to endpaper, contemporary calf, gilt, spines gilt in compartments with red and green morocco labels, a little rubbed, g.e., 1843; and 25 others, literature, 8vo (34) £400 - 600 204 BRITISH POETS (THE). INCLUDING TRANSLATIONS, 100 vol. in 50, half-titles, some foxing to prelims, handsome 19th century polished tan calf, gilt, spines richly gilt in compartments with green and brown morocco labels, 8vo, Chiswick, C. Whittingham, 1822. £400 - 600 105Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Byron205 (George Gordon Noel, Lord) THE WORKS... WITH HIS LETTERS AND JOURNALS, AND HIS LIFE, BY THOMAS MOORE, 17 vol., engraved frontispieces and additional titles (some a little foxed), contemporary polished tan calf, gilt, spines richly gilt in compartments with brown and green morocco labels, 8vo, 1835-40. £500 - 700

Thackeray209 (William Makepeace) THE WORKS..., 22 vol., half-titles, plates and illustrations, some light foxing and oﬀsetting, contemporary tan half calf, spines gilt in compartments with red and green morocco labels, 8vo, Smith and Elder, 1869-86. £400 - 600 Baudelaire210 (Charles) OEUVRES COMPLÈTES, 7 vol., half-titles, frontispiece, some light marginal browning, tan crushed half morocco gilt by R. Petit, spines gilt in compartments with ﬂower motifs, monogram to foot and green and brown morocco labels, spines a little darkened, some light toning to covers, t.e.g., 8vo, Paris, Lévy, 1870-80. £400 - 600 106 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

Milton207 (John) THE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE, 8 vol., half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding plate and table, light browning to half-titles and titles, light spotting, 19th century red crushed half morocco, gilt, spines gilt in compartments, slight dulling to spines, one or two corners a little scuﬀed but a good set overall, t.e.g., 8vo, Bickers and Bush, 1863. £400 - 600 Lecky208 (W.E.H.) [THE WORKS], 18 vol., half-titles, handsome uniform polished tree calf gilt by Sotheran & Co., rubbing and some cracking to joints but holding ﬁrm, spines gilt in compartments with morocco labels, g.e., 8vo, 1866-1908. £400 - 600

Fauvelet206 de Bourienne (L.A. de) MEMOIRS OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, 4 vol., plates, the odd spot, crushed red half morocco by Sotheran & Co., spines gilt in compartments with Napoleonic motifs, some light toning to spines, light rubbing to extremities, g.e., 1836 § Trevelyan (George Macaulay) Garibaldi and the Thousand, second impression, 1909; Garibaldi’s Defence of the Roman Republic, third impression, 1907; Garibaldi and the Making of Italy, 1911, plates, some foxing, uniform brown crushed morocco by Henry Sotheran, g.e.; and 10 others, European history and similar, 8vo (17) £400 - 600

Carlyle216 (Thomas) THE WORKS, 30 vol., “Centenary Edition”, engraved frontispieces, contemporary green straight-grain half morocco, gilt, spines gilt in compartments, uniform fading to spines, t.e.g., 8vo, 1897-1903. ⁂ Without the volume of ‘Historical Sketches’ which sometimes accompanies this set. £400 - 600 107Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Shakespeare213 (William) THE DRAMATIC WORKS, edited by S. W. Singer, 10 vol., half-titles, contemporary calf, gilt, spines richly gilt in compartments with red and dark blue morocco labels, 8vo, 1886-88. £500 - 700

THE DIARY edited by William Bray, 4 vol., red crushed half morocco by Hatchards, spines gilt, t.e.g., 1879 § Greville (Charles) The Greville Memoirs, 8 vol., spotting, blue crushed half morocco by Hatchards, spines gilt in compartments, slight fading to spines, occasional rubbing to extremities, t.e.g., 1874-87; and 14 others, similar, memoirs and histories, 8vo (26) £400 - 600

Ruskin211 (John) FORS CLAVIGERA. LETTERS TO THE WORKMEN AND LABOURERS OF GREAT BRITAIN, 9 vol., 1871-84; “The Works...”, 11 vol., 1876-83, illustrations, some scattered spotting, bookplate of Constance Flower to pastedowns, uniform vellum gilt by Mansel, green morocco labels to spines, some rubbing and fading to spines, t.e.g.; and 14 others, Ruskin’s later works in crushed green half morocco, 8vo (34)

£400 - 600 Evelyn212 (John)

Browning214 (Robert) POETICAL WORKS, 17 vol., half-titles, tan calf gilt by H. Sotheran & Co., spines gilt in compartments with red and black morocco labels, 1 or 2 spines with slight chipping to head but an attractive set generally, g.e., 8vo, 1889-94. £400 - 600

Pepys215 (Samuel) THE DIARY, edited by Henry B. Wheatley, 10 vol. including Pepysiana and Index vol., NO. 62 OF 250 LARGE PAPER COPIES, engraved plates, tissue-guards, the odd spot, contemporary crushed green half morocco gilt by Hatchards, spines gilt in compartments, spines uniformly faded, some slight rubbing to extremities, t.e.g. others uncut, large 8vo, 1893-99. £400 - 600

Fielding217 (Henry) THE WORKS, with an introduction by Edmund Gosse, 12 vol., one of 750 sets, titles in red and black, engraved frontispieces, tissue-guards, contemporary crushed green half morocco by Hatchards, spines gilt in compartments, spines uniformly faded, t.e.g., 8vo, Constable, 1898-99. £300 - 400 Gibbon218 (Edward) THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, 8 vol., plates and maps, crushed brown half morocco by Hatchards, gilt, spine gilt in compartments, t.e.g.,1903-08 § Ferrero (Guglielmo) The Greatness and Decline of Rome, 5 vol., 1909; The Women of the Caesars, 1911, uniform contemporary crushed brown half morocco, spines gilt in compartments; and 17 others, classics, 8vo (31) £400 - 600 Stevenson219 (Robert Louis)

THE WORKS, with bibliographical notes by Edmund Gosse, 20 vol., “Pentland Edition”, one of 1,550 sets, frontispieces, tissue-guards, titles printed in red and black, green crushed morocco gilt by Sotheran & Co., spines richly gilt in compartments, spines uniformly faded, t.e.g., others uncut, 8vo, 1906-07. £750 - 1,000 108 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

Boswell220 (James) THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, 3 vol., frontispieces, plates and illustrations, contemporary tan half calf, spines gilt in compartments, some light rubbing to extremities, 1925 § Monypenny (William Flavelle) The Life of Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsﬁeld, 4 vol., 1910-16 § Walpole (Spencer) The Life of Lord John Russell, 2 vol., 1889 § Holland (Bernard) The Life of Spencer Compton Eighth Duke of Devonshire, 2 vol., 1911 § Esher (Viscount, editor) The Girlhood of Queen Victoria, 2 vol., 1912, plates, occasional foxing or spotting, uniform contemporary tan calf, gilt, spines richly gilt in compartments with red and olive green morocco labels, t.e.g.; and 19 others, British biographies and similar, 8vo (32) £500 - 700 Disraeli221 (Benjamin) NOVELS AND TALES, 12 vol., “Bradenham Edition”, blue crushed half morocco by H. Sotheran & Co., spines gilt in compartments, very light fading to spines, 1926-27 § Ainsworth (William Harrison) [Selected Novels], 16 vol., red crushed half morocco by H. Sotheran & Co., spines gilt in compartments, some slight rubbing to spines, t.e.g., [1890s]; and a 8 vol. set of the life and works of Walter Savage Landor, 8vo (36) £400 - 600 109Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

⁂ A VISUALLY EVEN MORE STUNNING SET THAN THE ORIGINAL VARIOUSLY COLOURED BUCKRAM BINDINGS, WHICH ARE SO PRONE TO FADING. The original steel plate for this set is “Traddles makes a ﬁgure in parliament and I report him” from David Copperﬁeld, p.540, and the mounted etching is slightly creased. Without ‘Nonesuch Dickensiana’ which sometimes accompanies the set.

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Press.- Dickens (Charles) [THE WORKS], 24 vol., edited by Arthur Waugh, Hugh Walpole and others, one of 877 sets, beautifully bound in various coloured morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliﬀe to match the original buckram bindings, ruled in gilt, author ’s signature in gilt on covers, spines with raised bands and black morocco labels, t.e.g., others uncut, a few spines, especially Barnaby Rudge and Pickwick Papers slightly discoloured, otherwise in ﬁne condition, [Dreyfus 108], 8vo, Nonesuch Press, 1937-38.

£3,000 - 5,000 Kipling223 (Rudyard) THE SUSSEX EDITION OF THE COMPLETE WORKS IN PROSE AND VERSE, 35 vol., vol.1 signed by the author, original russet morocco, covers ruled in gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, occasional slight scuﬃng and fading or variation in spine colouring as often, 8vo, 1937-39. The most handsome and deﬁnitive set of Kipling’s works. - 7,000

Wilde224 (Oscar) [THE WORKS], 15 vol., one of 1000 sets on hand-made paper, original white buckram, some spines discoloured, t.e.g., others uncut, 8vo, 1908-22. Included is “For Love of a King” issued in 1922 and often missing from the set. “The Picture of Dorian Gray” has the imprint of Charles Carrington of Paris while the rest bear Methuen and Co. £1,500 - 2,000 110 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

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Other properties [Dickens225 (Charles)], “Boz”. OLIVER TWIST OR, THE PARISH BOY’S PROGRESS, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with “Boz” on titles, half-titles, 24 etched plates (including the ‘fireside’ plate) by George Cruikshank, lacking advertisements, bookplates to pastedown, contemporary ink ownership name to titles, some light foxing and spotting to plates or text leaves, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 8vo, [Eckel pp. 59-60; Smith I, 4], Richard Bentley, 1838. £600 - 800 Le226Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) UNCLE SILAS: A TALE OF BARTRAM-HAUGH, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, half-titles, scattered spotting, contemporary morocco-backed boards, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, housed in modern slip-cases, light fading, a little rubbed, [Wolff 4025; Sadleir 1386; Tymn 2-63], 8vo, 1864. ⁂ TymnScarce.writes; “Uncle Fanu is perhaps Le Fanu’s most celebrated work, superior in atmosphere and emotional power. Draped in black, it is a psychological thriller with a highly concentrated small cast.” £3,000 - 4,000 Sidgwick227 (Henry) THE METHODS OF ETHICS, FIRST EDITION, half-title, 2pp. advertisements, light spotting and some finger-soiling, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, cracking to joints, original cloth, slight shelflean, spine darkened, spine ends and corners frayed, split to lower joint, some light rubbing and marking, 8vo, 1874. ⁂ Rare first edition of Sidgwick’s principal written contribution to the field of ethics and 19th century utilitarian philosophy. Now regarded as one of the best works of moral philosophy ever written. £600 - 800 111Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

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Le228Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) THE PURCELL PAPERS, 3 vol. bound as 1, FIRST EDITION, previous owner’s ink signature to front pastedown, faint spotting to ﬁrst and last few leaves, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1880.

⁂ This is a variant binding. John Carter initially lists 4 variants in ‘Binding Variants’ before adding an additional two in “More Binding Variants” where he lists this binding as ‘Variant F.’ He also says of this binding, “... the wooden spoon in the race for priority obviously goes to F, whose cheap ﬁnery is in sharp contrast to the sober decoration of all its predecessors.”

Hardy230 (Thomas) WESSEX TALES, STRANGE LIVELY AND COMMONPLACE, 2 vol., FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, [one of 750 copies], with initial blanks, half-titles and two advertisements leaves at end of vol. 2, ink stamp to title vol. 1 ‘with the publisher’s compliments’, a few minor instances of light spotting or ﬁnger soiling, browning to endpapers, original green cloth with bands of bright green rules across top and bottom, spines very lightly toned, very light rubbing to joints, spine ends and corners, spine ends a little bumped, housed within presentation dropback box, cloth with morocco spine, slightly rubbed, [Purdy p.58], 8vo, Macmillan and Co., 1888. £400 - 600

Hardy231 (Thomas) TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES. A PURE WOMAN..., 3 VOL., FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, second impression revised, [one of 500 copies], half-titles, with initial blank in vol. 3 and final blanks in vol. 2 & 3, small booklabels to pastedowns, vol. 1 front free endpaper laid down to pastedown, all vol. hinges slightly weak but holding, original decorated tan cloth, upper covers blocked in gilt with two vertical wavy lines of honeysuckle and gold disks designed by Charles Ricketts, spines toned, some toning and staining to covers, lightly rubbed, spine ends a little bumped, [Purdy p.74], 8vo, James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1892. ⁂ One of 500 copies (the first impression of the previous year was 1000), with a few very minor corrections or changes to spelling and imprints. Hardy’s tragic tale of a fallen woman shocked Victorian readers, particularly the subtitle of the novel “A Pure Woman”. It was first published in the Graphic from July to December 1891 in weekly instalments, having being rejected by several other periodicals, but with the seduction and mockbaptism scenes removed and some alterations. Both sections were published separately prior to serialisation but reinstated with the original text when issued in book form. £750 - 1,000

£400 - 600 Wilde229 (Oscar) POEMS, FIRST EDITION, [one of 250 copies], the odd spot, light browning to endpapers, “Norton Burr Stelle” bookplate to front pastedown, original parchment boards with gilt ﬂoral designs to covers and spine, very short split to head of upper joint, a little soiling, light rubbing to spine, t.e.g., others uncut, preserved in folding chemise and custom slipcase, [Mason 304], 8vo, David Brogue, 1881.

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“The ﬁrst printing ( June 1881) consisted of 750 copies, of which only 250 copies were used for the ﬁrst edition, the remaining 500 being equally divided between the second and third editions.”Mason. £600 - 800

(Jane) THE NOVELS, 12 vol., “Winchester Edition”, titles printed in red and black, modern crushed brown half morocco, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels, t.e.g., 8vo, Edinburgh, 1911-12. £1,000 - 1,500 113Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

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Douglas233 (Lord Alfred) POÈMES, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR “ARTHUR JACKSON FROM HIS FRIEND ALFRED DOUGLAS. AIX . SEPTEMBER 1898” to recto of English half-titles, portrait frontispiece by Dujardin after Spindler, parrallel text in French and English, light browning, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, 20th century half morocco, upper and lower wrappers (a little soiled) bound in, 8vo, Paris, Mercure de France, 1896. £400 - 600

(Jane) PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, second ‘Peacock’ edition, illustrations, head- & tail-pieces, initials and decorations by Hugh Thomson, one or two minor instances of light spotting or ﬁnger soiling, overall internally clean, cracking to upper hinge but ﬁrm, original pictorial dark green cloth, gilt, with peacock design to over cover and feathers to spine, gilt on spine lightly faded, spine ends a little bumped and frayed, slight shelf-lean, g.e., [Gilson E78], 8vo, George Allen, 1895. £750 - 1,000

Stoker234 (Bram) DRACULA, eighth edition, occasional light spotting, abrasion marks to pastedowns where labels removed, original black cloth decorated in red and gilt, lightly mottling to fore-edges, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 8vo, Archibald Constable, 1904. £400 - 600 Austen235

236Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL, 2 VOL., FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR TO FREDERICK SMITH, 1ST BARON COLWYN DATED 13 JAN. 1906 to vol. 1 endpaper, plates, foxing, note on Chancellor of the Exchequer letterhead loosely inserted, Colwyn bookplate to front pastedown, original red cloth, spines faded, spines a little frayed at head, some bumping to foot of spines and corners, light rubbing, uncut, [Woods A8a], 8vo, 1906. ⁂ AN EXCELLENT ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY CHURCHILL IN THE FINAL DAYS OF THE 1906 ELECTION Frederick Smith (1859-1946) was a banker, industrialist and influential Liberal figure in Manchester politics. The 1906 elections was Churchill’s first as a Liberal and saw him successfully contest the Manchester North West seat. As a significant player in the local political arena, it seems likely that Smith would have assisted Churchill in his campaigning and that the present work was a gift of thanks from the author. £2,000 - 3,000

Churchill237 (Sir Winston Spencer) THE WORLD CRISIS, 6 vol., FIRST EDITIONS, half-titles, folding maps and plates, errata slips to vol. 1, 4 & 5, some scattered spotting to prelims and the odd spot elsewhere, modern dark blue half morocco, spine gilt in compartments with maroon morocco labels, 8vo, 1923-31. £1,500 - 2,000 114 for further images 236

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Churchill238 (Sir Winston Spencer) MARLBOROUGH. HIS LIFE AND TIMES, vol. 3 only (of 4), [ONE OF 155 COPIES], SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR TO JOZEF BECK DATED NOVEMBER 1936 to endpaper, plates, some light damp mottling to endpapers and early ﬀ., original orange morocco, very light sunning to spine, damp mottling covers rubbing to extremities, t.e.g., others uncut, [Wood A40a], 8vo, 1936. ⁂ Inscribed to Jozef Beck (1894-1944) Polish military oﬃcer and statesman. Beck and Churchill met on several occasions as both attempted to warn of the Nazi treat. Beck was instrumental in persuading France and Britain to join Poland in a military alliance in the spring of 1939. £1,000 - 1,500 Churchill239 (Sir Winston Spencer) [THE WAR SPEECHES], 7 vol., comprising Into Battle, 1941; The Unrelenting Struggle, 1942; The End of the Beginning, 1943; Onwards to Victory, 1944; The Dawn of Liberation, 1946; Victory, 1946; Secret Session Speeches, 1946, FIRST EDITIONS, frontispieces and plates, occasional spotting, modern royal blue half-morocco, spines gilt in compartments with red morocco labels, 8vo £1,000 - 1,500 115Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Churchill240 (Sir Winston Spencer) THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 6 vol., FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 100 SETS SPECIALLY BOUND FOR PRESENTATION, maps, plans and illustrations, many folding (in vol.6 2 a little frayed at fore-edge, 1 torn), printed author’s note tipped into vol. 1, light spotting, some occasional light creasing, original black pebble-grain morocco, spines lettered in gilt, some light spotting and faint marking but a very good set overall, t.e.g., [Woods A123(b)], 8vo, 1948-54. ⁂ ONE OF THE GREAT CHURCHILL RARITIES, SPECIALLY BOUND BY THE PUBLISHER FOR PRESENTATION £3,000 - 4,000

Churchill243 (Sir Winston Spencer) A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLE, 4 vol., FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, maps, modern crushed red morocco, signatures to upper cover in gilt, spines gilt in compartments, t.e.g., 8vo, 1956-58. ⁂ Issued simultaneously with the ﬁrst English edition. £400 - 600 Churchill244 (Sir Winston Spencer) MARLBOROUGH. HIS LIFE AND TIMES, 4 vol. in 2, half-titles, illustrations, plates, some folding, handsomely bound in navy morocco by Bayntun-Rivière, gilt, “David Field May 31 1969” stamped in gilt to foot of upper covers, g.e., 8vo, 1966. £600 - 800 116 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

Churchill241 (Sir Winston Spencer) [POST-WAR SPEECHES], 5 vol., comprising The Sinews of Peace, 1984; Europe Unite, 1950; In the Balance, 1951; Stemming the Tide, 1953; The Unwritten Alliance, 1961, FIRST EDITIONS, modern royal blue half-morocco, spines gilt in compartments with red morocco labels, 8vo £750 - 1,000 Churchill242 (Sir Winston Spencer) THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 6 vol., FIRST EDITION, half-titles, folding maps and plates, modern red crushed half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, a ﬁne set, [Woods A123(b)], 8vo, 1948-54. £600 - 800

⁂ Inscribed to the architect and interior designer Gerdy Troost (1904-2003). Troost became acquainted with Hitler through her husband and joined the Nazi Party in 1932. Troost was an architectural and design consultant to the Fuhrer, and was allegedly one of the very few people who was permitted to openly disagree with Hitler without fear of arrest or reprisal. In her note she states that she was gifted the book as a parting gift by Hitler. £2,000 - 3,000

Film246 reel.- 16MM FILM REEL OF DAVID LLOYD GEORGE’S VISIT TO HITLER AT THE EAGLE’S NEST IN BERCHTESGADEN, contained within original ﬁlm canister, housed along with a compact disc copy of the ﬁlm in lidded box (box toned with some writing and wear), 190 x 190mm., 1936.

A sad commemoration of Lloyd George’s later appeasement of Hitler. Following the treaty of Versailles in 1919, Lloyd George remained convinced that Germany had been treated harshly. He was supporting of Germany throughout much of the 1920s and 30s, a sympathy that was readily exploited by Hitler. The present reel documents in colour a meeting between the two statesmen. It is seemingly rare, we can only trace a copy in the National Library of Wales. £400 - 600

Early247 report on the Holocaust.- MASS EXTERMINATION OF JEWS IN GERMAN OCCUPIED POLAND (THE), original printed stapled wrappers, some slight rust-staining along spine, but a very good copy generally, 8vo, Hutchinson, for the Polish Ministry of Foreign Aﬀairs, [1943].

⁂ The earliest oﬃcial announcement describing the Final Solution, the systematic mass-murder of Jews by the Nazis, which led to the Holocaust. The present pamphlet was mainly based on Jan Karski’s work in Poland as a secret agent on behalf of the Polish Government in exile and his subsequent report on the horrors of the Warsaw Ghetto and the Treblinka, Belzec and Sobibor death camps. The report goes into detail on the methods used by the Nazis to eradicate the Jewish population in Poland. £2,000 - 3,000 117Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Hitler245 (Adolf).- Busch (Wilhelm) SAMTLICHE WERKE, vol. 1 only, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM HITLER TO GERDY TROOST DATED 13TH SEPTEMBER 1944 to sheet laid onto endpaper, illustrations, copy of letter from Troost tipped in at rear, photograph showing Troost with Hitler loosely inserted, original calf, rubbed, t.e.g., 8vo, Munich, 1943.

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A RARE AND IMPORTANT DOCUMENT, MARKING THE TRANSITION FROM AUSCHWITZ AS A CONCENTRATION CAMP TO ITS STATUS AS A MUSEUM. The publication follows the opening ceremony of the Auschwitz museum on June 14, 1947, the official date on which the Government of the Republic of Poland recognized the Auschwitz camp as a museum site. The pamphlet includes transcripts of speeches and letters from senior Polish government officials and survivors on the opening day in a special ceremony held on the day. Among the people appearing are Ryszard Stankowski, a former prisoner in Auschwitz who was a survivor at the end of the war having been on the death row, Dr. Mazimilion Kessler, Chief Executive Officer of the Warsaw Handloby Bank, Dr. Boleslav Rozmarinowicz, President of the Polish Guilds, and Dr. Kazimierz Rudnicki, Prosecutor of the Court of Appeal in Krakow, amongst others. £400 - 600 Windsor250 (Edward, Duke of) A KING’S STORY. THE MEMOIRS OF THE DUKE OF WINDSOR, FIRST TRADE EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR on half-title, plates, copy of letter from the Duke of Windsor to the recipient loosely inserted, original cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine ends and corners chipped, light creasing to head and foot, 8vo, New York, 1951.

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Declaration248 of the Independent State of Israel.- ITON RISHMI, Oﬃcial Gazette of Israel, no.1, bifolium, text in Hebrew, light creasing, some chipping to extremities and corners, light spotting, faint toning, tall 8vo, Tel Aviv, 1948.

⁂ The ﬁrst printing of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. The declaration names all of the 37 members of the Provision Government, headed by David Ben-Gurion. It also contains the annulment of the infamous 1937 White Paper restricting Jewish immigration to Palestine. £1,200 - 1,800 Opening249 speeches of the Auschwitz Museum in 1947.- OPIEKA NAD OSÌWIECIMIEM, ONLY EDITION, 16pp., illustrations, including a view of the entrance to the camp and an aerial map of Auschwitz, original wrappers, corners and extremities very lightly rubbed, light fading to spine but overall a very excellent copy, 8vo, Krakoìw, 1948.

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Montgomery251 (Bernard Law, Field-Marshal Viscount of Alamein) SPARKS FLY UPWARD, uncorrected proof copy of Monty’s official biography, consisting of: 2 silk-tied folders with foolscap envelopes housing loose typed sheets, with ‘Note of Agreement’ sheet SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, another with maps and original photographs, another larger envelope with photographs sectioned for each chapter, and 3 issues of Life Magazine with extracts from the memoirs, this housed in large envelope with manuscript address to the publisher and “very urgent by hand” to top corner IN THE AUTHOR’S HAND, larger envelopes torn at edges but holding together, other contents fine, v.s., 1958 (qty) ⁂ A SCARCE PIECE OF PUBLICATION EPHEMERA FROM MONTY, with many original photographs to accompany the text. Though originally called “Sparks Fly Upward”, taken from the author’s chosen epigraph of his favourite Biblical quote, the publishers would later title it “Monty.” £3,000 - 4,000 119Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4 Battle252 of Britain.- Pierce (Michael) and others. SO FEW: A FOLIO DEDICATED TO ALL WHO FOUGHT AND WON THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN 10TH JULY - 31ST OCTOBER 1940, NUMBER 119 OF 401 COPIES SIGNED BY THE CREATIVE TEAM, with 25 tipped-in silhouette portraits of surviving pilots by Michael Pierce, all signed in pencil by the artist and subjects, and with photographic plates of them & their related memorabilia and facsimile accounts, a few spots to final leaves, original RAF blue morocco, upper cover inlaid with pilot’s wings and blocked in gilt, g.e., with accompanying leaflet in original cloth drop-back box, 4to, Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, 1990. £800 - 1,200

Thatcher253 (Margaret) THE PATH TO POWER, NUMBER 390 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, signed photograph of the author loosely inserted, original blue crushed morocco, g.e., a mint copy, slip-case, 8vo, 1995. £600 - 800 Rock254 & pop.- Rolling Stones (The) SIGNATURES OF ‘BILL WYMAN’, ‘MICK JAGGER’, ‘BRIAN JONES’, ‘CHARLIE WATTS’ AND ‘KEITH RICHARDS’, to reverse of an Oﬃcial Rolling Stones Fan Club enrolment form, the form ﬁlled in with pencil and crossed through with red pen, some light marks and folding creases, 170 x 125mm., [c.1965]; and 4 others, related Rolling Stones ephemera, v.s. (5) £600 - 800 Rock255 & pop.- Bowie (David) MOONAGE DAYDREAM. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ZIGGY STARDUST, NUMBER 683 OF 2,500 COPIES SIGNED BY DAVID BOWIE AND MICK ROCK, photographic illustrations by Mick Rock, original morocco-backed boards, silver edges, original decorative lidded box, preserved in original cardboard box along with prospectus for another Genesis Publications Bowie work, folio, Genesis Publications, 2002. £1,000 - 1,500 120 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

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Ballard256 (J. G.)

⁂ Ballard's superb exploration of car-crash sexual fetishism. Initially controversial, Crash is now regarded as a landmark work of postmodern ﬁction. £400 - 600 121

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WHY I WANT TO FUCK RONALD REAGAN, FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 250 COPIES, light creasing to head, short split to head of spine, lower cover with short nicks and creasing to head, light marginal toning, 4to, Brighton, Unicorn Bookshop, 1968.

THE TERMINAL BEACH, FIRST EDITION, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original boards, spine slightly faded, light marking to spine and covers, light bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, spine a little darkened, minor chipping to spine tip, light creasing to head, some faint surface soiling, an excellent example, 8vo, 1964. ⁂

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An early collection of Ballard’s short stories, including the dystopian “Deep End” and “Billennium” as well as “The Drowned Giant”, recently the subject of an animated adaptation. Rare in the dust-jacket in good condition. £400 - 600 Ballard257 (J. G.)

⁂ Scarce ﬁrst edition of Ballard’s short story satirising the rise of the new “media politicians” embodied by Reagan, then Governor of California. The publication of the pamphlet led to a prosecution on the grounds of obscenity for the Unicorn Bookshop, ultimately forcing the owner to close. £600 - 800 Ballard258 (J. G.)

CRASH, FIRST EDITION, original boards, slight shelf-lean, light vertical crease to spine, dust-jacket, minor chipping and some rubbing to spine head and corner tips, short nick to head of rear panel, some lifting to laminate (as often), but an excellent example generally without the usual fading to spine, 8vo, 1973.

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⁂ An inscribed copy of one of Dahl’s most popular and enduring works. Inscribed copies of Dahl’s later works are rare, especially so signed by both author and illustrator.

⁂ Durrell’s classic memoir of his childhood in Greece, rare signed, especially so with such a charming inscription.

£750 - 1,000 Durrell261 (Gerald) MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR “WITH THANKS FOR HELPING OUR BEARS” WITH A DRAWING OF A BEAR BELOW, ink ownership and gift inscription to endpaper “Elizabeth Maxtone Graham from Patrick Maxtone Graham who started me on all the Durrell Books 1957”, original boards, spine sunned with a few splash marks, dust-jacket, priceclipped, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light spotting extremities a little toned, a very good copy, 8vo, 1956.

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Du260Maurier (Daphne) REBECCA, FIRST EDITION, CUT SIGNATURE OF THE AUTHOR to endpaper, light toning to text, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, minor fraying to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1938.

Dahl259 (Roald) THE BFG, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR “TO DERMOT LOVE ROALD DAHL” AND ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, DATED “DEC. 1982” both to front free endpaper, illustrations by Quentin Blake, light marginal toning, original boards, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, minor chipping and light creasing to head of spine and corner tips, a sharp and excellent example overall, 8vo, 1982.

⁂ Rare to find flat signed in this manner. £600 - 800 Eliot263 (T.S.) [FOUR QUARTETS], 4 vol., comprising East Coker, FIRST FABER EDITION, light foxing, covers darkened, some splitting to spine, 1940; Burnt Norton, FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, small rust marks to spine, 1941; The Dry Salvages, FIRST EDITION, light soiling and toning to covers some splitting to foot of spine, 1941; Little Gidding, FIRST EDITION, first issue, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original sewn wrappers, spine lightly faded, 1942, [Gallup A36c, A37, A39 & A42], original wrappers, a very good set overall; and a T.L.s. from Eliot’s secretary, Linda Melton, discussing the origin of the titles for East Coker and Burnt Norton, 8vo. £400 - 600

⁂ Faulkner's classic Southern gothic novel, now hailed as ranking among his best and a major work of 20th century literature. £750 - 1,000 123Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4 263

Eliot262 (T.S.) MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title, light foxing to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, some light marking to panels, an excellent copy, [Gallup A29b], 8vo, 1935.

Faulkner264 (William) LIGHT IN AUGUST, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with 'Jeﬀerson' for 'Mottstown' on p.340, light browning to endpapers, original ﬁrst state coarse tan cloth, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, chipping and a few short tears to head and foot with light creasing, fore-edges a little chipped, split to foot of upper fore-edge, rubbed, but a very good example overall, 8vo, New York, 1932.

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Fleming266 (Ian) FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE, FIRST EDITION, ront free endpaper creased, with light spotting to following p., original boards with gun-and-rose design to upper cover in bronze and silver, spine lettered in silver and bronze, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head, extremities a little rubbed, an excellent example overall, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1957.

Fleming267 (Ian) DR. NO, FIRST EDITION, original ﬁrst state plain black boards, spine lettered in silver, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, tip of spine and upper corners a little rubbed, but a bright, near-ﬁne example overall, preserved in custom velvet-lined drop-back box, 8vo, 1958. £1,000 - 1,500

£1,000 - 1,500

Fleming265 (Ian) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, FIRST EDITION, original boards, upper cover decorated in blind with silver diamond to centre, spine lettered in silver, very slight shelf-lean, else ﬁne, dust-jacket, priceclipped, slight toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, small nick to foot of upper panel, light creasing to head, but an excellent copy overall, preserved in custom morocco-backed dropback box, 8vo, 1956. £1,000 - 1,500

Fleming268 (Ian) THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, FIRST EDITION, original pictorial boards with dagger embossed in silver and blind on upper cover, spine lettered in silver, ﬁne, dust-jacket, spine with slight toning and a few small light splash-marks, but a sharp, near-ﬁne example otherwise, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1962. £600 - 800 124 See further images

Published when Forster was only 26 years old, Where Angels Fear to Tread immediately established the author as a writer of note and its central theme, of the snobbery and hypocrisy of the English middle class, one that would preoccupy him for much of his career. £3,000 - 4,000

⁂ Forster’s ﬁrst novel, we can trace only one other inscribed copy for almost 30 years.

269Fleming (Ian) MOONRAKER, FIRST EDITION, issue with “shoot” on p.10, original black boards lettered in silver, small mark to upper cover, dust-jacket, spine a little dulled and toned, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent example overall, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1965. £2,000 - 3,000 125

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Forster270 (E.M.) WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE WITH 32PP ADVERTISEMENTS BEGINNING WITH ‘THE EDGE OF CIRCUMSTANCE’, PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR “TO W.D. MILNE FROM THE AUTHOR” on half-title, hinges weak throughout with ﬁrst gathering working loose, occasional light foxing, light marking to endpapers, original cloth, spine lightly browned, extremities a little bumped and spine ends fraying slightly, covers lightly marked, still overall a bright and excellent copy, [Kirkpatrick A1a], 8vo, 1905.

Greene271 (Graham) STAMBOUL TRAIN, FIRST EDITION, second issue with “Quin Savory”, very light even foxing to first few pages and final page, otherwise internally very clean, original cloth, lightly soiled, spine ends a little bumped, dust-jacket, corners chipped with very small amount of loss with neat repairs, spines ends and fore-edge creased with tape repairs verso, spine and lower panel lightly discoloured and marked, still in effect a sharp copy, 8vo, 1932.

Greene272 (Graham) JOURNEY WITHOUT MAPS, FIRST EDITION, photographic plates, map endpapers, edge spotting, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light spotting and some splash marks to covers, but a very good, bright example overall, [Wobbe A11a], 8vo, 1936.

Greene’s first travel book and one of his rarest titles in first edition. £600 - 800 Hemingway273 (Ernest) A FAREWELL TO ARMS, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE without the author’s note, original cloth, with gilt paper labels to upper cover and spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, first issue dust-jacket with mis-spelled ‘Katherine Barclay’ to front flap, very light toning to spine, panels with chipping and some fraying to head and foot, repairs and restoration to lower joint and spine ends, affecting titling and imprint on spine, rubbing to fore-edge, a good copy overall, 8vo, New York, 1929.

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⁂ The scarce ﬁrst English edition of this science ﬁction classic, successfully adapted for the cinema twice, most recently by Denis Villeneuve in 2021. £400 - 600 Hesse275 (Hermann) STEPPENWOLF, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, translated by Basil Creighton, publisher’s advertisements at end, scattered spotting, original red cloth, light sunning to spine foot, fractional bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, lightly sunned spine, short tear to upper joint, light creasing and small tears to edges, 8vo, 1929. £800 - 1,200

⁂ Huxley’s ﬁrst novel and one of his best. Rare in the dust-jacket. £600 - 800 127Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Huxley277 (Aldous) CROME YELLOW, FIRST EDITION, some scattered edgespotting, browning to endpapers, original yellow cloth with paper label to spine, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, head of spine and corners chipped, portion of loss to lower panel aﬀecting advertisement text, a few short nicks with light creasing to head and foot, but a good, clean copy of a rare jacket overall, [Connolly 39], 8vo, 1921.

Herbert274 (Frank) DUNE, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, small patch of foxing to half-title, original boards, horizontal crease to spine, some light marking to covers, light bumping to spine tips and corners, dustjacket, spine ends and corners chipped, small portion of loss to head of upper panel touching title, closed tears to corners, creasing to head and foot, usual lifting of laminate at joints, 8vo, 1965.

Hines276 (Barry) A KESTREL FOR A KNAVE, FIRST EDITION, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original boards, very slight sunning to spine, light bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, very slight discolouration to spine, minor chipping and some creasing to spine tips and corners, extremities rubbed, an excellent example, 8vo, 1968. ⁂ Scarce in the dust-jacket. £400 - 600

⁂ Rare signed. The first appearance of Isherwood’s most famous character; part inspiration, along with I am a Camera, for the musical and film Cabaret. The creation of Sally Bowles gave Isherwood financial security for much of the rest of his life. £4,000 - 6,000 Jackson279 (Shirley) THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, light browning to endpapers original boards, light bumping to spine tips and corners else fine, dust-jacket, spine slightly darkened, light toning to rear panel, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, but a near-fine example overall, [Tymn 4-119], 8vo, 1960.

⁂ Jackson’s classic ghost tale, subject of multiple adaptations and one of the great works of the genre. The English edition appears to be far rarer than the American, we can trace only one other like example at auction. £400 - 600

James280 (M. R.) A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS, FIRST EDITION, half-title, faint very occasional spotting, original cloth, very light fading to edges, fractional bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, small loss to spine head, tear to lower joint and across spine, small tears and minor loss to top edge, a little rubbed, but still a very good example of a scarce jacket, 8vo, 1925.

⁂ M. R. James’ last collection, and one of his bleakest. Scarce in the macabre dust-jacket. £1,200 - 1,800 128 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

Isherwood278 (Christopher) SALLY BOWLES, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title with score through his printed name, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, light toning to spine, extremities a little rubbed, dust-jacket, light browning and rubbing to spine, spotting to panels, splitting to head of lower joint and upper fore-edge, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, closed tears to head of upper panel, but an excellent example overall of a scarce and delicate jacket, [Westby and Brown p.6; Woolmer 411], 8vo, Hogarth Press, 1937.

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Joyce282 (James) IBSEN’S NEW DRAMA, FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 40 COPIES, THIS WITH ‘[PRESS COPY]’ ON LIMITATION LEAF, wood-engraved device to title, upper hinge broken, very minor occasional spotting, original clothbacked boards with printed paper label to upper cover, [Slocum & Cahoon A40], 16mo, Ulysses Bookshop, [Printed by H.D.C. Pepler at St. Dominic’s Press], [1930].

Joyce281 (James) HAVETH CHILDERS EVERYWHERE, stated one of 75 writer’s copies on pure linen hand-made Vidalon Royal paper but in fact on Iridescent Japan paper, printed in green and black, original printed wrappers with original transparent tissue protective wrapper (slightly chipped at extremities), original green slip-case with gilt edging, rubbed and splitting with small piece missing from bottom strip, [Slocum & Cahoon A41], 8vo, Paris & New York, The Fountain Press, 1930. ⁂ This copy is a publisher’s anomaly as it bears the number LXI in pencil, as if one of the writer’s copies from the larger limitation (75) but the paper is Iridescent Japan, used for the smaller limitation (10). £400 - 600

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VERY SCARCE PIECE OF JOYCIANA. This review of Ibsen’s When We Dead Awaken originally appeared in The Fortnightly Review in April 1900 and was Joyce’s very ﬁrst publication. As noted in the bibliography, the number 2 in the imprint ‘W.C.2’ has been changed in ink to 1. £3,000 - 5,000 129Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Kerr285 (Judith) MOG THE FORGETFUL CAT, FIRST EDITION, illustrations by the author, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original pictorial boards, very slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dustjacket, light toning, faint creasing to spine tips and corners, but a sharp and excellent example overall, 8vo, 1970.

⁂ The author’s ﬁrst novel and the introduction of George Smiley, Le Carré’s most enduring creation and arguably the greatest and most complex character in all of spy ﬁction.

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Le286Carré (John) CALL FOR THE DEAD, FIRST EDITION, very occasional marginal soiling, straying into text on p.55, original red boards, small worm hole to upper joint, else ﬁne, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, slight toning to spine, small patch of discolouration to lower panel, light surface soiling, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1961.

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Kafka283 (Franz) THE TRIAL, FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, endpapers browned, original pictorial cloth, corners and extremities bumped and frayed, spine lightly faded, one or two marks, dust-jacket, chips and cracks to spine ends, one inch section of spine head detached but loosely inserted, joints cracked and brittle, 8vo, 1937.

Scarce edition with dust-jacket in tact. £1,500 - 2,000

Kerouac284 (Jack) ON THE ROAD, FIRST EDITION, slight cockling to foot of some pages, light damp staining to endpapers, original boards, damp staining and marking to covers, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, damp-staining to foot causing surface tearing to panels with loss to some blurb on lower panel, short internal tear to spine, spine tips and corners a little rubbed and creased, light fraying to head of spine, slipcase, 8vo, New York, 1957. £600 - 800

A lovely copy of Kerr’s children’s classic rare in such condition. £500 - 700

McKee289 (David) ELMER, FIRST EDITION, colour illustrations by the author, light damp mottling to foot, causing some cockling and adhesion tearing, original boards, light damp staining to foot of covers, dustjacket, light damp stain with some cockling to foot, spine ends and corners a little chipped, small patch of surface wear to foot of lower panel, portion of restoration to foot of upper ﬂap, extremities a little rubbed, 4to, 1968. ⁂ McKee’s children’s classic about the multi-coloured elephant Elmer. Rare. £600 - 800 131Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4 288

Le287Carré (John) THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, FIRST EDITION, CUT SIGNATURE OF THE AUTHOR loosely inserted, bookplate and ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original boards, light sunning to spine tips, dust-jacket, very slight fading to spine, light rubbing and minor chipping to spine tips and corners, faint spotting and light surface soiling to panels, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1963. £750 - 1,000 Mantel288 (Hilary) [The Thomas Cromwell trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Wolf Hall, “YOU NEVER EVEN SAW ME COMING! HILARY MANTEL, 11 VI 09”, light edge spotting, light creasing to spine tips, wraparound band, 2009; Bring Up the Bodies, light edge spotting, 2012; The Mirror and the Light, wraparound band, 2020, FIRST EDITIONS, ALL SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR original boards, dust-jackets, ﬁne copies, 8vo. ⁂ Mantel’s celebrated series, charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the ﬁrst two in the series won the Booker Prize in their respective years. £800 - 1,200

Milne291 (A. A.) WINNIE THE-POOH, map endpapers, 1926; Now We Are Six, half-title browned, 1927; The House at Pooh Corner, very light sunning to spine,1928, FIRST EDITIONS, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, one or two instances of light marginal spotting or ﬁnger-soiling, some browning to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, light bumping to spine ends, very slight shelf lean, overall bright and excellent copies, 8vo (3) £400 - 600 Orwell292 (George) DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON, FIRST EDITION, scattered spotting, remains of label to rear endpaper and pastedown, title gutter weak, original cloth, spine ends and corners bumped and a little frayed, some fraying to upper joint, light marking to covers, [Fenwick A1a], 8vo, 1933.

⁂ Orwell’s ﬁrst published novel, scarce. £600 - 800 132 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

290Milne (A. A.) [THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN BOOKS], 4 vol., comprising When We Were Very Young, FIRST ISSUE with contents page unnumbered, neat ink ownership inscription and light browning to endpapers, slight sunning to spine, splash mark to upper cover, jacket with light toning to spine and panels, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1 or 2 short tears with light creasing to head and foot, neat and professional tape repairs and strengthening to verso, extremities a little rubbed, preserved in custom drop-back box, 1924; Winnie-the-Pooh, map endpapers (very light browning), jacket with light toning to spine, neat and professional repairs and restorations to spine, corners and along upper fore-edge, repaired tear straying into upper panel, 1926; Now We Are Six, pictorial endpapers, spine slightly darkened, light toning to jacket spine and head of upper panel, spine with chip to foot, minor chipping to tip of spine and corners, some light surface soiling, short nick to head, 1927; The House at Pooh Corner, pictorial endpapers (very light browning), bookplate to endpaper, jacket spine with light toning, minor chipping and light creasing to spine tips and corners, 1928, FIRST EDITIONS, illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, original pictorial cloth, gilt, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, t.e.g., dust-jackets, an excellent set, 8vo. attractive set of Milne’s classic series. - 6,000

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Osborne294 (John) LOOK BACK IN ANGER, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR “TO DR. [PHILIP] MURRAY” to title, browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, light toning, spine end and corners a little chipped, a few short nicks or tears to head and foot, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1957. ⁂ Scarce signed. The promotion of the play Look Back in Anger by the press oﬃcer at the Royal Court Theatre would lead to the popularisation of the term Angry Young Men to describe the generation of British authors to whom Osborne belonged. £600 - 800 Powell295 (Anthony) AGENTS AND PATIENTS, FIRST EDITION, the odd spot, original cloth, light sunning to spine, splitting to lower joint, ring- and splash-marks to covers, dust-jacket by Misha Black, price-clipped, spine and panels with neat and expert repairs and restoration, light creasing to head and foot, in eﬀect an excellent example, 8vo, 1936. ⁂ An early Powell title, scarce in the dust-jacket. £800 - 1,200 133Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4 294

Orwell293 (George) NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR, FIRST EDITION, light foxing, ink ownership stamp to endpaper, original cloth, light fading to spine, sunning to upper and lower edge, ring mark to lower cover, green dust-jacket designed by Michael Kennard, spine ends and corners chipped, split to foot of upper fore-edge, a few small nicks and chips to head and foot with creasing, extremities rubbed, [Fenwick A12a], 8vo, 1949. £1,000 - 1,500

⁂ The complete sequence of the Discworld Witches novels, the last was the ﬁnal Discworld novel, published posthumously. Most signed within a year or two of publication.

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Pratchett296

(Terry)

THE LIGHT FANTASTIC, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR AND SIGNED BY DUST JACKET ARTIST JOSH KIRBY on title, remains of author’s erased signature on title, some light toning to text, original boards, dust-jacket, price sticker to front ﬂap, very slight fading to spine, light creasing to spine tips and corners, but a near-ﬁne example overall, 8vo, Colin Smythe, 1986.

£5,000 - 7,000

⁂ A superb signed example of the ﬁrst of the Discworld books. Copies of this title are scarce, especially so signed.

The of a Gentleman

(Terry)

THE COLOUR OF MAGIC, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title, original boards, dust-jacket with publisher’s overlay to front ﬂap, light rubbing to extremities, light surface abrasion to lower panel, a near-ﬁne example, 8vo, Gerrards Cross, Colin Smythe, 1983.

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Pratchett298 (Terry) [THE WITCHES NOVELS], 11 vol., comprising Equal Rites, 1987; Wyrd Sisters, 1988; Witches Abroad, 1991; Lords and Ladies, 1992; Maskerade, 1995; Carpe Jugulum, 1998; The Wee Free Men, 2003; A Hat Full of Sky, 2004; Wintersmith, 2006; I Shall Wear Midnight, 2010; The Shepherd’s Crown, limited edition, slipcase, 2015, FIRST EDITIONS, all but the last SIGNED OR WITH SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE AUTHOR, the ﬁrst 6 SIGNED BY DUST JACKET ARTIST JOSH KIRBY, original boards, all but the last with dust-jackets, ﬁne copies, 8vo.

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The proof is rare and only runs to p.34, the proof jacket has a few printed diﬀerences to that on the ﬁrst as well as being shorter. We can trace no like example. £400 - 600

Pratchett302 (Terry) MORT, 1987; Sourcery, SIGNED BY JOSH KIRBY, 1988; Pyramids, 1989; Moving Pictures, 1990, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPIES, ALL WITH SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE AUTHOR, original wrappers, some light sunning to spine, light surface soiling to covers, but near-ﬁne generally; and 6 others, signed uncorrected proofs by the same, 8vo (10) ⁂ A good group of rare proofs. £400 - 600 135Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Pratchett301 (Terry) and Neil Gaiman. GOOD OMENS, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE AUTHORS “TO NEIL, BURN THIS BOOK* TERRY PRATCHETT” “*DESPITE THE FACT IT’S A RARE COLLECTIBLE WOSSNAME. NEIL GAIMAN P S. APPLY THE MATCH HERE” and additionally signed by jacket artist Chris Moore all on title, original stapled wrappers, proof dust-jacket, 1990; Good Omens, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE AUTHOR AND CHRIS MOORE on title, original boards, dust-jacket, 1990, near-ﬁne copies, 8vo (2) ⁂

The complete sequence of Discworld Death novels, the last was the last of the Discworld books with art by Josh Kirby, published in the year of his death. All signed within a year or two of publication. £500 - 700

Pratchett300 (Terry) [THE CITY WATCH NOVELS], 8 vol., comprising Guards! Guards!, 1989; Men at Arms, 1993; Feet of Clay, signed by Stephen Briggs, 1996; Jingo, 1997; The Fifth Elephant, 1999, Night Watch, 2002; Thud!, limited edition, slipcase, 2005; Snuff, 2011, FIRST EDITIONS, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE AUTHOR, the first 5 SIGNED BY DUST JACKET ARTIST JOSH KIRBY, original boards, dust-jackets, fine copies, 8vo. ⁂ The complete City Watch sequence, all signed within a year or two of publication. £400 - 600

Pratchett299 (Terry) [THE DEATH NOVELS], 5 vol., comprising Mort, “with best wishes from a slightly hazy...”, 1987; Reaper Man, “Reaper Man lives on the edge” with a drawing of a scythe in silver, 1991; Soul Music, “Don’t fade away”, 1994; Hogfather, “Ho! Ho! Ho!”, 1996; Thief of Time, 2001, FIRST EDITIONS, ALL WITH SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE AUTHOR, all but the last SIGNED BY DUST JACKET ARTIST JOSH KIRBY, original boards, dust-jackets, ﬁne copies, 8vo.

A remarkable collection of material related to Pratchett’s Discworld, including maps, guides, diaries, spin-oﬀ books, scripts etc. most signed or inscribed by Pratchett and other contributors.

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Pratchett305 (Terry) [THE NOMES BOOKS], 3 vol., comprising Truckers, 1989; Diggers, 1990; Wings, 1990; Johnny and the Dead, 1993; Johnny and the Bomb, 1996, FIRST EDITIONS, SIGNED PRESENTATION

A good collection of Discworld titles including the majority of the adventures of the wizard Rincewind (lacking only Colour of Magic and Light Fantastic, both of which also oﬀered here).

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£400 - 600 Pratchett306 (Terry) SOURCERY, jacket price-clipped, 1988; Pyramids, 1989; Moving Pictures, 1990; Eric, 1990; Small Gods, “The turtle moves” with a drawing of a turtle, 1992; Interesting Times, 1994, FIRST EDITIONS, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE AUTHOR, ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY DUST JACKET ARTIST JOSH KIRBY, original boards, dust-jackets, ﬁne copies; and 7 others, Discworld books by the same, all signed, 8vo (13)

INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE AUTHOR, all but Johnny and the Dead SIGNED BY DUST JACKET ARTIST JOSH KIRBY, original boards, dust-jackets, ﬁne copies; and 13 others by the same, most signed or inscribed, 8vo (18)

£400 - 600 Pratchett307 (Terry) THE COLOUR OF MAGIC. THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, 1991; The Light Fantastic. The Graphic Novel, 1992, original wrappers § Pratchett (Terry) and Stephen Briggs. The Discworld Companion, SIGNED BY JOSH KIRBY, 1994 § Pratchett (Terry), Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. The Science of Discworld I-IV, 4 vol., 1999-2013, FIRST EDITIONS, SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS, all but the ﬁrst two in original boards and dust-jackets; and c.55 others relating to Pratchett and the Discworld, most signed or inscribed, v.s. (c.60)

⁂ Pratchett’s first novel, written when he was a teenager, rare signed. £400 - 600 Pratchett304 (Terry) THE DARK SIDE OF THE SUN, author’s tippexed signature on title, light rubbing to extremities, 1976; Strata, light marginal toning, jacket with light toning to spine, light creasing to spine tips and corners, 1981, FIRST EDITIONS, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE AUTHOR on titles, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine generally, 8vo (2) ⁂ Two early science fiction works by Pratchett, rare together and signed. £400 - 600

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A good collection of non-Discworld Pratchett books.

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Pratchett303 (Terry) THE CARPET PEOPLE, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION

INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR on title over author’s earlier tippexed inscription on title, illustrations by the author, original cloth, dustjacket, price-clipped, neat reinforcing backing strip to head and foot verso, light rubbing but still a near-ﬁne example overall, 8vo, 1971.

Rendell308 (Ruth) FROM DOON WITH DEATH, FIRST EDITION, BOOKPLATE SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to endpaper, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners chipped, short nick with light creasing to head of upper panel, light rubbing to extremities, light foxing to verso, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1964.

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Rushdie310 (Salman) MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN’S, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE ON AMERICAN SHEETS, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND BY JACKET ARTIST BILL BOTTEN on title, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth-backed boards, upper and lower edge sunned, dust-jacket, spine and lower panel a little sunned, light creasing to spine tips and corners, an excellent example, original printed warparound band, spine creased, otherwise excellent, 8vo, 1981.

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An excellent example of Rushdie’s most famous work, the winner of the Best of the Booker prize in 2008.

The author’s ﬁrst novel, introducing Chief Inspector Wexford.

£600 - 800 Rowling309 (J.K.) HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE, FIRST DELUXE EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, original cloth with mounted colour illustration and gilt signature, a mint copy, 1999; and a ﬁrst deluxe edition Goblet of Fire, 8vo (2) £400 - 600

£800 - 1,200 Saint-Exupéry311 (Antoine de) THE LITTLE PRINCE, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, illustrations by the author, light spotting, original cloth, slight shelflean, dust-jacket, lower 1/3 of spine supplied in very good facsimile, head of spine and corners a little chipped, faint spotting or marking to panels, light rubbing to fore-edges, but in eﬀect an excellent example, 4to, 1944. £400 - 600 137

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Sassoon312 (Siegfried) [THE SHERSTON TRILOGY], 3 vol. comprising: Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, 1928; Memoirs of an Infantry Oﬃcer, 1930; Sherston’s Progress, 1936, FIRST TRADE EDITIONS, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to each half-title, light scattered spotting to ﬁrst few pages and endpapers, heavier to vol.1, original cloth, spines faded and corners very lightly bumped, fore-edges spotted, dust-jackets, spines faded, extremities creased and fraying with small nicks and tears, vol.2 lightly spotted but overall a very crisp and excellent set overall, 8vo, 1928-36.

£1,000 - 1,500 Shaw313 (George Bernard) THE APPLE CART: A POLITICAL EXTRAVAGANZA, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR “I dedicate this copy of a much overrated play specially, solemnly, and devotedly, to YOU” to half title, Marchioness of Londonderry’s bookplate to pastedown, some foxing, heavier to ﬁrst and last few pages, contemporary half mottled calf, Marchioness of Londonderry’s coatof-arms blind stamped to upper cover, spine gilt in compartments with green morocco label, a very attractive copy, 8vo, 1930.

⁂ Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart (Lady Londonderry, 1878-1959), of Mount Stewart, was a society hostess who became an ardent suﬀragist and political campaigner. She was married to Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart (Viscount Castlereagh, later Marquis of Londonderry), and was friends with the Shaws during the interwar years. Charlotte Shaw acted alongside Edith working on a committee for the Women’s Municipal Party, which aimed at placing women on local government bodies to promote the welfare of women and children. As Lady Londonderry, Edith became the ﬁrst female magistrate in County Durham, and then in County Down. £400 - 600

A remarkable signed set of Sassoon’s trilogy of autobiographical novels, the ﬁrst volume being particularly scarce, especially in good condition.

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Smith314 (Ali) [THE SEASONAL QUARTET], 4 vol., comprising Autumn, 2016; Winter, 2017; Spring, 2019; Summer, 2020, FIRST EDITIONS, EACH SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE (Winter with a lengthy inscription), original cloth, each with printed pictorial band, 8vo.

⁂ Ali Smith’s superb literary charting of the 2010s. £400 - 600 St.315Aubyn (Edward) [THE PATRICK MELROSE NOVELS], 5 vol., comprising Never Mind, light foxing to initial and ﬁnal pages, jacket spine tips and corners a little rubbed, 1992; Bad News, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title, jacket with light creasing to spine tips and corners, some light soiling, 1992; Some Hope, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title, light toning to margins, jacket with faint creasing to spine tips and corners, 1994; Mother’s Milk, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title, 2006; At Last, 2011, FIRST EDITIONS, original boards, dust-jackets, near-ﬁne copies, 8vo.

⁂ St. Aubyn’s autobiographical pentalogy, the subject of celebrated adaptations for ﬁlm and television. £750 - 1,000 139

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Margaret Case worked at Vogue for around 40 years, mostly as an editor. She appears to have met Waugh whilst they were on board the Queen Elizabeth. In 1971 she was unceremoniously ﬁred from the magazine and tragically killed herself a few days later. £1,000 - 1,500

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Waugh317 (Evelyn) HELENA, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR “FOR HUGH BURNETT, SOUVENIR OF STINCHCOMBE, AUGUST 18TH, FEAST OF ST. HELENA FROM EVELYN WAUGH” to endpaper, light browning to half-title, the odd spot, original cloth, spine dulled, some light rubbing, dust-jacket, paper reinforcement to head and foot verso, ink lettering to foot of upper ﬂap, faint surface soiling, light rubbing to extremities, light creasing to head, near-ﬁne otherwise, original Daily Mail Book of the Month wraparound band (spine browned), 8vo, 1950. ⁂ AN EXCELLENT ASSOCIATION COPY OF WAUGH’S FAVOURITE OF HIS OWN BOOKS David Burnett (1924-2011) was a television and radio producer who interviewed Waugh as part of his Personal Call radio series in 1953. The interview took place at Waugh’s home at Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire. Burnett would later recall that “before we left he asked if we would accept a signed copy of one of his books. I asked for the one he liked best - and he presented me with ‘Helena’”. £1,500 - 2,000 for

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“A lady called Miss Case is in love with me- unreciprocated”“Evelyn Waugh in a letter to Nancy Mitford, November, 1948.

Waugh316 (Evelyn) THE ORDEAL OF GILBERT PINFOLD, A CONVERSATION PIECE, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR TO MISS [MARGARET] CASE to front free endpaper, original cloth, spine a little darkened, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, short nick to head of upper panel, an excellent copy overall, 8vo, 1957.

⁂ Scarce with the jacket in good, unrestored condition. £600 - 800

Waugh320 (Evelyn) ROBBERY UNDER LAW: THE MEXICAN OBJECT-LESSON, FIRST EDITION, publisher’s postcard loosely inserted, original cloth, spine a little sunned, light rubbing and bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, toning to spine and lower panel, some chipping and fraying to head and foot with small portion of loss along head of upper panel, light creasing to head and foot, a little rubbed, but a very good example overall of a scarce jacket, 8vo, 1939.

⁂ Waugh’s classic on the world of Fleet Street journalism, with the original dust-jacket issued before Lord Beaverbrook threatened to sue due to the obvious visual play on the Daily Express. £1,000 - 1,500

Waugh319 (Evelyn) BRIDESHEAD REVISITED, FIRST EDITION, bookplate to pastedown, one or two spots to fore-edge, original cloth, ﬁne, dustjacket, light creasing to lower ﬂap, one light mark to upper panel, very light nicks or fraying to spine ends and joints but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1945. £1,000 - 1,500

Wells321 (H.G.) THE WORLD SET FREE. A STORY OF MANKIND, FIRST EDITION, 10pp. advertisements at rear, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light rubbing to spine and corners tips, else ﬁne, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, portion of browning and creasing to upper panel, upper fore-edge with tape repairs to verso and some resultant showthrough, some slight chipping and fraying to head and foot, 8vo, 1914.

Waugh318 (Evelyn) SCOOP, FIRST EDITION, light toning to endpapers otherwise internally near fine, original patterned cloth, spine ends lightly bumped, dust-jacket, first issue with Daily Beast masthead, extremities frayed and chipped with some loss, worse to spine ends affecting text, spine faded, 8vo, 1933.

⁂ Wells’ science ﬁction future war novel that famously envisaged the creation and use of atomic bombs, rare in the dust-jacket. £400 - 600 141

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[Wyndham325 (John)] “John Beynon”. THE SECRET PEOPLE, FIRST EDITION, foxing, marginal abrasion to pp. 124-5, p. 129 with toning to margin, light browning to half title and final text p., original first issue red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, slight shelf-lean, rubbed, light finger-soiling, dust-jacket priced at 2/6, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light spotting and surface soiling, short nick with creasing to head and foot of lower panel, but overall an excellent example of a rare jacket, 8vo, [1935].

Woolf324 (Leonard) BARBARIANS AT THE GATE, FIRST EDITION, publisher’s archival copy with ink stamp to title, endpaper and upper panel, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, light bumping to spine tips, else ﬁne, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, slight sunning to panel margins, otherwise a nearﬁne example overall, 8vo, 1939. ⁂ Woolf’s assessment of the world as it stood in 1938. Also issued as part of the Left Book Club, the Gollancz issue is by far the rarer, especially in such attractive condition.

White322 (T.H.) [THE ARTHURIAN TRILOGY], 3 vol., comprising THE SWORD IN THE STONE, upper hinge weak, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, very light fading to spine, light marking to covers, jacket neatly price-clipped, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, affecting first word of title at head of spine and upper flap, a little creased at head, 1940; The Witch in the Wood, light edge spotting, ink gift inscription to endpaper, light toning to spine ends, jacket neatly price-clipped, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some chipping and fraying along head and fore-edges, extremities rubbed, some paper reinforcement to verso, 1940; The Ill-Made Knight, light fading to foot of spine, jacket spine ends and corners a little chipped and creased, extremities rubbed, closed tear with creasing to head of lower panel, 1941, FIRST OR FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS, original cloth, dust-jackets, 8vo. ⁂ White’s classic Arthurian trilogy, subsequently enlarged by two further books as part of the collected edition The Once and Future King. £800 - 1,200 Wodehouse323 (P.G.)

⁂ A sharp, attractive copy of Wyndham’s enormously inﬂuential sci-ﬁ thriller.

Wyndham326 (John) THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS, FIRST EDITION, original green cloth, slight toning along foot, else fine, dust-jacket, neat and expert restoration and repairs to spine and joints and along head and foot of panels, in effect a near-fine example, 8vo, 1951.

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YOUNG MEN IN SPATS, FIRST EDITION, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light fading to spine, splash mark to lower cover, sunning to head and foot, dust-jacket, neat and expert repairs and restoration to head and foot, rubbing to fore-edge, light creasing to head and foot, an excellent example, ORIGINAL PRINTED “THE DRONES CLUB BOOK OF THE MONTH” WRAPAROUND BAND, [McIlvaine A55a], 8vo, 1936. ⁂ Rare in such attractive condition and with the amusing wraparound band. £750 - 1,000 for further images

⁂ Wyndham’s second novel and his ﬁrst attempt at science ﬁction. Exceptionally rare in the dust-jacket, we can trace no other example at auction.

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⁂ The Listener was a weekly magazine established by the BBC in January 1929 which ceased publication in 1991. £1,000 - 1,500

SEVEN ORIGINAL ARTWORKS FOR “THE LISTENER” MAGAZINE, including ‘More Christmas Books’, ‘The Case of the Angry BusConductor’, illustrations for the months of ‘February’, ‘August’ and ‘September’, an untitled eccentric inventor, and another with two farmers and an amorous cow, pen and inks with chalk, various sizes, on thin papers, all but one aﬃxed onto board, some tape stains and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1975]; together with a small group of related original illustrations and photographs submitted for “The Listener”, including 3 pen and ink drawings by Willian Hewison, 20 small pen and ink studies by Nigel Paige, and others, all unframed, [circa 1970s-1980s] (sm. qty.)

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Kipling328 (Rudyard) THE JUNGLE BOOK, light ﬁnger-soiling, ink gift inscription to half-title, joints cracked but holding ﬁrm, bookplate to front pastedown, spine rubbed and darkened, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, joints a little frayed, some rubbing and toning to upper cover, fore-edges rubbed, 1894; The Second Jungle Book, 2pp advertisements, occasional foxing, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, front free endpaper working loose, light sunning and rubbing to spine, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and bumped, 1895, FIRST EDITIONS, frontispieces and illustrations by J.L.Kipling and others, original pictorial cloth, slight shelf-lean, g.e. ,8vo (2) £750 - 1,000 143Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4 S AND I B OOKS AND O RIGINAL A RTWORK

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Rackham329 (Arthur).- Barrie (J.M.) PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, new edition, numerous illustrations and 50 tipped-in colour plates by Rackham, captioned tissue-guards, occasional light spotting, some tissue-guards with corners creased, light browning to endpapers, original pictorial vellum, gilt, lacking ties, very lightly soiled, spine a little darkened, t.e.g., lge 4to, [1912].

⁂ Bentley Jr. says of this edition, "The publisher, who is not given, was evidently Andrew Chatto, whose ledgers ... record an order on 17 Nov. 1877 for printing 100 sets of 'Blake reproductions' ..." £500 - 700

£750 - 1,000 Stevenson330 (Robert Louis) A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES, FIRST EDITION, issue with smaller “of” in title on spine but rounded apostrophe, no mention of “Two Series” in the list of other works by the author, halftitle, some very light spotting or ﬁnger-soiling, occasional splitting at gutter, endpapers browned, original blue cloth, lightly rubbed, corners bumped, t.e.g., others uncut, a bright and excellent example overall, [Prideaux I, 14], 8vo, 1885. £600 - 800

Blake332 (William) ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BOOK OF JOB, ONE OF 100 FACSIMILE COPIES OF THE 1826 EDITION, title printed in red and black, 22 mounted etched plates by Blake, tissue-guards, additional spine label boundin at end, ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1912, some very light spotting, endpapers slightly browned, original cloth-backed boards, spine browned and with printed paper label, chipped with some loss to text, worn at corners, lightly soiled, 8vo, 1903.

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Blake331 (William) JERUSALEM: THE EMANATION OF THE GIANT ALBION, [ONE OF 100 FACSIMILES], 100 illustrated leaves, printed on rectos only, occasional faint spotting, original blue printed wrappers bound-in, numbered 12 in manuscript to upper corner, previous owner's ink presentation inscription dated 1890, contemporary half-morocco, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Bentley Jr, 76], 4to, [Andrew Chatto], [1877].

Anonymous (probably early19th century) [PICTURES OF TEA MAKING], 32 double-page concertina work illustrating the process of tea making in the region of Uji, manuscript calligraphic captions, water-colour hand-colouring, some very light smudging but overall in ﬁne and crisp condition, original silk-covered end boards, silk discoloured and fraying to extremities, paper cover with manuscript title to upper cover, paper from boards pulling away slightly in places, tall 8vo, [1803].

⁂ A highly sumptuous colourful work displaying the tea making process in Japan with scenes showing the growing, harvesting and manufacture of tea. The ﬁrst page consists of a preface, signed by a Buddhist monk, Shisho-so Shu-en and is dated 1803. £600 - 800 145Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Dickes333 (William, English illustrator, engraver, printmaker and lithographer, 1815-1892), and others. FIVE SKETCHBOOKS WITH LANDSCAPES, FIGURAL AND ANIMAL STUDIES, AND DRAWINGS AFTER OTHER DESIGNS, with over 160 album leaves including drawings after Fuseli and his contemporaries, studies of birds, small animals, landscapes of Windsor Castle, Brighton, Dover, Sevenoaks and elsewhere, some pages of text description and general notes, architectural and maritime studies, pencil, watercolours, inks, numerous inscriptions, dates and monograms throughout, various sizes but each album leaf approx. 130 x 180 mm (5⅛ x 7⅛ in), scattered surface dirt throughout, original boards, some marbled covers, worn, oblong 8vo, [circa 1830-1888] (5)

£400 - 600 Japan.-334

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336-.Thomson (John) and Adolphe Smith [STREET LIFE IN LONDON WITH PERMANENT PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS

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335Photography.- Emerson (Peter Henry) MARSH LEAVES, FIRST EDITION, [ONE OF 200 COPIES FROM AN EDITION LIMITED TO 300 COPIES], 16 ﬁne photogravure plates, tissue-guards (1 or 2 with short tears, 1 detached), a very good, clean copy internally, original parchment-backed cloth, neatly rebacked, retaining majority of original backstrip, some light toning to spine, light soiling to covers, t.e.g., preserved in custom drop-back box, folio, David Nutt, 1895.

TAKEN FROM LIFE EXPRESSLY FOR THIS PUBLICATION], 37 ﬁne Woodburytypes mounted on 36 leaves, ruled and captioned in red, accompanying text leaves present but lacking title and preface leaf, modern morocco-backed cloth, 4to, [1877-78].

⁂ Thomson’s superb record of Victorian indigent life in London, the plates with rich, chocolatey tones.

A clean, attractive copy of one of the key photobooks of the period. “Certainly, the 16 photo-etchings take his art to where it could probably go no further, and as a fusion of text and imagery the book is entirely successful... It is one of the most beautiful books about isolation and solitude, perhaps death, ever made, and Emerson’s spare, evocative pictures were seldom equalled by the later Pictorialists.” - Grolier, The Photobook. £4,000 - 6,000 146 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

Crealock (Col. Henry Hope) AMONG THE RED DEER, SKETCHES FROM NATURE IN THE FOREST, 80 plates on 28 sheets (67 numbered), [1870]; The Happy Hunting Grounds of Loch Luichart, 55 plates on 21 sheets (26 numbered, 14 titled by hand), [1871]; In the Forest of Balmacaan, First Series, 27 plates on 15 sheets (22 numbered), [1872]; In the Forest of Balmacaan, Second Series, 77 plates on 29 sheets, some numbered by hand, some titled, [1874],

Rowlandson337 (Thomas) [PICTURESQUE BEAUTIES OF BOSWELL DESIGNED AND ETCHED BY TWO CAPITAL ARTISTS ], 20 loose plates only, including frontispiece, from designs by Samuel Collings, etchings on thick wove paper without watermarks, each sheet approx. 375 x 550 mm (14¾ x 21¾ in), wide margins, a few with slightly rough edges, some minor nicks and small losses, handling creases, surface dirt, loose, unframed, E. Jackson and G. Kearsley, 1786. £600 - 800 [Roget338 (John Lewis and Peter)] “W.A.G.” FAMILIAR ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS, OR, A NEW PICTURE ALPHABET FOR WELL BEHAVED UNDERGRADUATES, pictorial title and 9 plates, all illustrated by the authors, light spotting damp mottling to foot, original pictorial wrappers, spine worn, covers a little browned and soiling, remains of sticker to upper cover, oblong folio, 1850. ⁂ A scarce and charming work ﬁlled with satiric visualisations of mathematical terms. We can trace only a handful of copies at auction. £400 - 600

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£1,500 - 2,000

TOGETHER 4 WORKS IN 1 VOL., illustrated titles, occasional faint spotting, contemporary half morocco, morocco gilt label to upper cover, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, folio, George Hogarth Turner.

Sporting.-339

Colonel Henry Hope Crealock was a soldier, artist and author, who served in the Crimea, India, China and Zululand. This, his ﬁrst published work, appeared as 4 portfolios of prints, mainly showing his experiences in Luichart and Balmaccan during the early 1870’s. This is scarce.

The Property of a Lady Book340 of Hours.- LIVRE D’HEURES CONTENANT LA SAINTE MESSE ET DES PRIERES DIVERSES, manuscript on vellum in the style of a medieval manuscript, 40ff. written in black and red ink in a neat calligraphic hand, 15 lines, marginal decorations on 16ff. in red, blue and gold, initials and a few words in gold, some with marginal extenders in red and blue, CONTEMPORARY TAN MOROCCO JEWELLED BINDING with strap-work design to covers of gilt-bordered black morocco onlays, spine in compartments with similar design and raised bands, central coronated monogram of pink sapphires and tiny rose-cut diamonds, oval clasp with a single pearl surrounded by tiny diamonds, g.e., inner gilt dentelles with dark green morocco doublures with gilt fleur-de-lys stamps, bright green watered silk endpapers also with gilt fleur-de-lys stamps, housed in a modern morocco drop-back box, ?France, [19th century].

⁂ A charming late Victorian manuscript Book of Hours with dedication to the recipient “A Madame Adele de Cassin En Souvenir d’un Ami” and the letters A and C in the jewelled monogram on upper cover. Adele de Cassin (1831-1921) married the Marquis de Landolfo de Carcano. £1,000 - 1,500 Book341 of Hours.- LIVRE D’HEURES, illustrations and fine decorated borders, contemporary red morocco by F. & A. Lesort (with ticket), elaborate gilt design of numerous small fleurs de lys within borders of flowers and leafy sprays, spine decorated with same fleurs de lys, g.e., cream watered silk endpapers with elaborate gilt dentelles, front pastedown with gilt initials M.-L. E. on the silk,(binding 173 x 138mm.), Paris, Gruel, Imprime par D. Dumoulin & Cie., 1882; and 2 others, handsomely bound in morocco, one by Ramage, 8vo (3) £400 - 600 148 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

⁂ Beautiful mosaic binding by Noulhac on a ﬁrst edition of these three short stories - Un Coeur Simple, La Legende de Saint Julien l’Hospitalier and Herodias - by Flaubert. £5,000 - 7,000 149

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Browning342 (Robert) STRAFFORD: AN HISTORICAL TRAGEDY, FIRST EDITION, 4pp. advertisements at end dated April 15 1837, original drab wrappers with paper label to upper cover bound in, later brown crushed morocco by the Club Bindery (dated 1898), elaborate gilt borders to both covers with tan morocco onlays, spine gilt in compartments with raised bands, g.e., ﬁne tan morocco doublures with gilt ﬂoral design and leafy sprays in corners, olive green watered silk endpapers, very slight rubbing to joints and raised bands, 8vo (binding 222 x 144mm.), 1837.

Provenance: Henry William Poor (morocco book label); Christine Alexander Graham (hand-coloured armorial bookplate). £400 - 600

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Flaubert343 (Gustave) TROIS CONTES, FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 100 COPIES ON PAPIER DE HOLLANDE, original yellow printed wrappers bound in, stunning dark blue morocco by Noulhac, ornately stamped in gilt to an overall mosaic design of blue and ochre onlays, very small abrasions to upper cover, spine gilt in compartments with raised bands and geometric design of the same colours, g.e., dark and royal blue morocco doublures with multiple gilt ﬁllet borders, blue watered silk endpapers backed by marbled endpapers, blue half morocco chemise and morocco-edged marbled board slip-case, 8vo (binding 188 x 129mm.), Paris, Charpentier, 1877.

Gautier344 (Théophile) JEAN ET JEANNETTE, one of 200 copies on papier du Japon ou grand velin d’Arches, etched illustrations by Ad. Lalauze in 3 variant states, some light offsetting, original printed wrappers bound in, contemporary full red crushed morocco by Mercier Sr. de Cuzin with ornate gilt design to covers, spine gilt in compartments with raised bands, g.e., superb blue morocco doublures with elaborate gilt flowers with small red and ochre morocco onlays and a red morocco border, red watered silk endpapers preceding marbled endpapers, original protective leaf of paper inserted over each doublure (one torn), red morocco-backed marbled board chemise, 8vo (binding 249 x 170mm.), Paris, A. Ferroud, 1894. ⁂ Provenance: Suzanne Courtois (small morocco book label). £600 - 800 Mal345filatre (Jacques-Charles-Louis Clinchamps de) NARCISSE DANS L’ISLE DE VENUS, POEME EN QUATRE CHANTS, FIRST EDITION, engraved title by de Ghendt after Eisen and 4 plates by Massard after St. Aubin, later engraved portrait on India paper bound in at beginning and 2 vignettes by Eisen at end, minor foxing, later dark green morocco by Blanchetiere with overall decoration of flowers round a central oval and decorative corner designs within dotted and ruled borders, g.e., inner gilt dentelles and decorative floral green silk endpapers, morocco-edged marbled board slip-case, 8vo (binding 215 x 144mm.), [Cohen-de Ricci 671], Paris, Chez Lejay, [1769]. £600 - 800 150 for further images 344

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The Property of a Lady Levitzky347 (Georges, binder).- Courbouleix (Leon) LE CANTIQUE DES CANTIQUES, OF 20 COPIES ON JAPON IMPÉRIAL WITH AN EXTRA SUITE OF THE PLATES PRINTED IN BLACK AND TWO ORIGINAL DRAWINGS, from the edition of 310, text entirely etched, section titles within floral borders printed in grayish green, decorative initials in grayish-green and red, initial letters in red, eight etched plates and etched head-pieces on every page printed in sanguine, the two original drawings in sanguine, mounted at front, dark brown morocco by Georges Levitzky, all-over design of interlacing wavy ribbons of nine gilt fillets each extending across covers and spine and turn-ins, some of the gilt on spine tinged with pink, light brown watered silk doublures and liners, green and gold silver-sprinkled flyleaves, original illustrated wrappers with backstrip bound in, g.e., matching half morocco chemise and morocco-edged slipcase, lower joint just starting to crack, backstrip of chemise and slipcase slightly rubbed, slipcase starting to split, 4to (binding 310 x 238mm.), n.p., n.d. ⁂ A magnificent wavy geometric design. This copy last appeared at auction in 1991 (Christie’s NY, $2,600) £2,000 - 3,000 Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

Palgrave346 (Francis T.) THE GOLDEN TREASURY, ONE OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, title vignette on India paper, foxing to endpapers, contemporary brown morocco with elaborate gilt design of ﬂower motifs within diagonal rules, repeated on spine and inner dentelles, raised bands, t.e.g., others uncut, London & New York, 1890; and 2 others in handsome bindings including one “Written, Illustrated, Printed and Bound” by Loyd Haberly, one of 48 copies, this a presentation copy, and another signed by Thomas W. Best, 4to (3) £400 - 600

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348Levitzky (Georges, binder).- Ronsard (Pierre de) POEMES, one of 125 copies on Van Gelder paper, printed in red, black and brown, wood-engraved frontispiece, vignettes and decorations printed in colour by Jacques Beltrand after designs by Maurice Denis, some light oﬀsetting, original wrappers bound in, contemporary dark blue crushed morocco by Georges Levitzky, with interwoven gilt curved arcs overall and at centre of upper cover a recessed pictorial panel showing a semi-clothed woman in a rural setting with doves all in coloured leather inlay, red morocco doublures with gilt and blind-stamped rule, red watered-silk endpapers backed with marbled endpapers, g.e., morocco-edged marbled board slip-case, 8vo (binding 286 x 200mm.), Paris, [Chez l’Artiste], 1944. ⁂ A lovely combination of book and binding. Levitzky was a highly reputed binder whose greatest period was between the wars. £2,000 - 3,000 Wagner349 (Richard) THE RHINEGOLD & THE VALKYRIE [&] SIEGFRIED & THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, 2 works in 1, each one of 1150 copies signed by the artist, 34 and 30 mounted plates by Arthur Rackham, each with captioned tissue guard, a few plates and one guard creased, some foxing, handsome green crushed morocco with vignettes from the illustrations in multi-coloured onlays and gilt to both covers, single gilt ﬁllet, spine gilt with raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, t.e.g., others uncut, suede-lined matching green morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, 4to, London & New York, 1910-11. ⁂ A most attractive copy combining two of Rackham’s great works. £1,000 - 1,500 152 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images 349

The Property of a Gentleman A RCADIA P RESS Coleridge350 (Samuel Taylor)

THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER, NUMBER 9 OF 110 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, CALLIGRAPHER AND PAPER MAKER, calligraphic text by David Howells printed in green and black on handmade ‘Seaweed’ paper by Philip Rowson, 10 tipped-in colour plates by Errol Le Cain, prospectus loosely inserted, original full vellum by Zaehnsdorf, slight fading to spine, t.e.g., others uncut, slip-case, Arcadia Press, 1972; and the suite of 10 plates in larger format, signed and numbered by the artist, mounted and housed in cloth portfolio, folio (2) ⁂ An excellent copy, including the rare portfolio of this lavish, modernist interpretation of Coleridge’s poem. £800 - 1,200 H.R.H.351 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and James Fisher. Wildlife Crisis, 1971 § Desroches-Noblecourt (Chirstiane) Tutankhamen, 1969 § Hawkes (Jacquetta) Dawn of the Gods, 1969 § Mitford (Nancy) The Sun King, 1969 § Preistley (J.B.) The Prince of Pleasure, 1970 § Masters (John) Casanova, 1970 § Innes (Hammond) The Conquistadors, 1970 § Moorehead (Alan) Darwin and the Beagle, 1970 § Wilson (Angus) The World of Charles Dickens, 1971 § Burgess (Anthony) The World of William Shakespeare, 1971 § Calder (Ritchie) Leonardo, 1971, LIMITED EDITIONS EACH SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, illustrations, original crushed morocco with onlays to upper covers, gilt, some fading to spines, one or two covers a little spotted, g.e., 4to (11) £800 - 1,200 McNaughton352 (Arnold, editor) THE BOOK OF KINGS, forward by the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 3 vol., NUMBER 10 OF 55 COPIES SIGNED BY MOUNTBATTEN, illustrations, watered silk endpapers, original crushed blue morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, spines slightly faded, g.e., original slip-case, Arcadia Press, 1973 § Toynbee (Arnold) A Study of History, NUMBER 9 OF 105 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, illustrations, original crushed black morocco with onlys to upper cover by Zaehnsdorf, gilt, g.e., original slip-case, Arcadia Press, 1973, 4to (4) £400 - 600 153Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4 351

£400 - 600 354 ROHAN BOOK OF HOURS (THE), NUMBER 9 OF 55 COPIES SIGNED BY THE DUKE OF ROHAN, colour illustrations, heightened in gilt, watered silk endpapers, original decorative vellum by Zaehsdorf, gilt, some slight bowing to covers, g.e., preserved in original drop-back box, folio, Arcadia Press, 1974. £400 - 600

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Simon355 (André L.) WINES OF THE WORLD, NUMBER 223 OF 265 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, illustrations, original red crushed morocco with bunch of grapes morocco onlay to upper cover, gilt, very slight fading to spine, g.e., 4to, Arcadia Press, 1971.

£400 - 600 356 VISCONTI HOURS (THE), NUMBER 9 OF 55 COPIES SIGNED BY DUCA UBERTO VISCONTI DI MODRONE, colour illustrations, heightened in gilt, watered silk endpapers, original decorative vellum gilt by Zaehnsdorf, g.e., preserved in original drop-back box, 4to, Arcadia Press, 1973.

Montgomery353 (Bernard Law, Viscount of Alamein) A HISTORY OF WARFARE, NUMBER 223 OF 265 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, illustrations, original crushed black morocco with onlayed design of cannon to upper cover by Zaehnsdorf, gilt, g.e., 4to, Arcadia Press, 1969.

A BOOK OF FIFTY DRAWINGS, NUMBER 24 OF 50 COPIES PRINTED ON JAPANESE VELLUM AND SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER to front free endpaper verso, very light marking to half-title, otherwise internally fine, 1897; A Second Book of Fifty Drawings, NUMBER 40 OF 50 COPIES ON JAPANESE VELLUM, from an edition of 1000, bookplate to pastedown, hinge cracked but contents holding firm, custom-made slipcase with vellum edging for this vol. only, 1899, both near-fine or very clean internally, original pictorial vellum designed by Beardsley, gilt, spines lightly soiled but extremely crisp copies overall, Leonard Smithers, 8vo (2) £1,000 - 1,500 Bon358

A charming set of Paris views in Bonﬁls’ typical art deco style. £400 - 600 155Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4 [Gorsat359 (Georges)], ‘SEM’. SEM AU BOIS, large panoramic caricature depicting a procession of carriages and automobiles conveying members of the Jockey Club of Paris, and well-known persons of the day, through the Bois de Bologne to the races at Longchamp, chromolithograph, six sections conjoined as one long roll, each section approx. 340 x 1500 mm (13¼ x 59 in), the total length approx. 9000 mm, without key but descriptions along the lower edge of the image, rolling into patterned paper with horse shoe design, handling creases throughout, a few small repaired nicks, the ﬁrst sheet with repaired splitting to old folds and handling creases, minor surface dirt, presented in red cloth tube with lid, n.d., [circa 1908] £800 - 1,200

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fils (Robert) VUES DE PARIS, NUMBER 42 OF 300 COPIES, 16 fine colour linocut plates printed on Alfa tipped onto Arches paper with window mounts, with contents (browned, extremities chipped) and limitation ff., loose as issued within original folding cloth-backed portfolio, with ties (some light fraying to extremities), folio, Paris, L. Rouart et J. Watelin, [1920]. ⁂

360[Gorsat (Georges)], ‘SEM’. LES ACACIAS, portfolio with six folding sheets with caricature portraits of riders in the Bois de Boulogne, among whom include Gabrielle Réjane, Prince Ivan Troubetskoy, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Leopold II of the Belgians, Caran d’Ache, Count Boni de Castellane, Louise Balthy, chromolithographs on wove paper, each sheet approx. 350 x 1030 mm (13¾ x 40½ in), central vertical folds to each, some browning and surface dirt, presented loose in original portfolio, spine split, cover illustration faded, rubbed and scuﬀed, folio, [circa 1906] £500 - 700

ZHAR-PTITSA/JAR-PTITZA [THE FIREBIRD], nos. 1-14 (all published) in 2 vol., Paris and Berlin, Russkoe Iskusstvo, illustrations, numerous colour mounted plates, light ﬁnger-soiling, the odd repaired tear, ink stamp of Russian double-headed eagle to ﬁrst page of issue 1 and a few elsewhere including to some upper wrappers, modern cloth, original wrappers (with some creasing and repairs) bound in, 4to, August 1921-January 1926.

PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE, illustrations, light spotting, original pictorial wrappers, moustache in ink to the upper cover, light spotting, fractional rubbing to corners and spine, sm. 4to, [c.1927].

Harbou361 (Thea von) METROPOLIS, FIRST ENGLISH MOTION PICTURE

£1,000 - 1,500 156 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images

⁂ A complete set of this rare Russian émigré literary and artistic Includesjournal. contributions by Somov, Benois, Grigor’ev, Bakst, Goncharova, Bilibin, Lukomskii, Chagall, Diaghilev, Shukaev, Makovskii, and all the members of Mir Iskusstva as well as a young Vladimir Nabokov (as “V. Sirin”).

⁂ A scarce piece of classic motion-picture ephemera. This copy is a ‘Special Presentation’ for the Academy in Brighton and is dated May 1st. £400 - 600 362

£4,000 - 6,000 157Buyer’s premium is applicable on every lot. Please note any symbols for additional charges that may apply. All symbols, fees, charges and applicable VAT are explained on p.4

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P RIVATE P RESS

Press.- MATRIX: A REVIEW FOR PRINTERS & BIBLIOPHILES, vol.1-31 in 32 (with the reprint of vol.2), ALL DELUXE SPECIALLY BOUND COPIES, limitation ranging from XXX to CX copies, most containing additional material, all with specimens, plates and illustrations, many coloured, tipped in or folding, original variously coloured morocco- or vellum-backed marbled boards, uncut, vol.7 onwards with additional material loose as issued in original portfolios including prints and broadsides, some signed, together in slip-cases, some spines slightly discoloured but overall a superb set, large 8vo, Andoversford or Risbury, Whittington Press, 1981-2012.

Ashendene363 Press.- Cervantès Saavedra (Miguel de) THE FIRST [-SECOND] PART OF THE HISTORY OF THE VALOROUS AND WITTIE KNIGHT-ERRANT DON QUIXOTE OF THE MANCHA, 2 vol., translated by Thomas Shelton, one of 225 copies on paper, printed in red and black with woodcut initials and borders by W.M. Quick and George H. Ford after designs by Louise Powell, original white pigskin, spines lettered in gilt and with raised bands, slight ﬁnger-soiling, uncut, folio, Ashendene Press, 1927-28. ⁂ An elegant production, the ﬁrst to be printed with the Ptolemy type, in imitation of the 1482 Geographia Provenance: Don Cameron Allen (bookplate). £2,000 - 3,000

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365Cuala Press.- Yeats (William Butler) A SELECTION FROM THE LOVE POETRY, ONE OF 300 COPIES, Dun Emer device on title, colophon printed in red, scattered spotting, most to last few leaves and blanks, previous owner’s pencil inscription dated 1916, near contemporary green crushed morocco ruled in gilt with small gilt leaves and inlaid red morocco hearts by Hatchards, light rubbing to joints and spine extremities, [Wade 106], 8vo, Dundrum, The Cuala Press, 1913. £400 - 600 Nonesuch366 Press.- Shakespeare (William) THE WORKS, edited by Herbert Farjeon, 7 vol., number 1086 of 1600 sets, original russet morocco, gilt, t.e.g., other uncut, some slight darkening to spines and faint rubbing but a remarkably bright, clean set overall, partially unopened, preserve in original card slip-cases, 8vo, printed by Walter Lewis at the Cambridge University Press for the Nonesuch Press, 1929-33. £750 - 1,000 Swan367 Press.- Gosse (Irene) A FLORILEGE CHOSEN FROM OLD HERBALS, number 43 of 150 copies, 20 wood-engraved plates by Gertrude Hermes, tissue guards, endpapers lightly browned, with presentation label “In Memory of Michael Heriot Huth Walters for his friend...” inscribed to Gerald Thompson on front pastedown, original half cloth over green roan boards, uncut, lightly soiled, small folio, Chelsea, Swan Press, 1931. ⁂ Michael Walters was co-founder of the press with his mother L.D’O.Walters (see following lot). £750 - 1,000 -.368Johnson (Samuel)

FORTY FOUR LETTERS..., NUMBER 32 OF 100 COPIES, 1931 § Bacon (Francis) Of Gardens, NUMBER 67 OF 100 COPIES, black letter, 1928 § Lydgate (John) The Chorle and the Birde..., NUMBER 92 OF 100 COPIES, black letter, 1929 § Michael, edited by L.D’O.Walters, one of an unspecified number, [c.1934], the first three ALL WITH PRESENTATION LABEL “IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL HERIOT HUTH WALTERS FOR HIS FRIEND...” INSCRIBED TO GERALD THOMPSON on front pastedown, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, the third with frayed glacine wrapper, Swan Press; and 14 others from the press, 4to & 8vo (18) ⁂ Michael Heriot Huth Walters founded the Swan Press with his mother L.D’O.Walters in 1926 and between 1927 and 1933 they produced a small number of works, usually limited to 100 copies. Michael was a scholar of Eton and King’s College, Cambridge and when he died in 1934 at the age of 25 his mother obviously sent copies of their books to various of his friends. The final volume mentioned is a memorial anthology and the recipient, Gerald Thompson, a friend from King’s, contributes with the comment, “...there is a verse in Omar Khayyám which I have often associated with Michael. It does not quite fit as it stands in the original, but I am sure Fitzgerald, who was so free with Omar, would not object to my alterations: Lo! one we loved, the loveliest and the best That Time and Fate of all their Vintage prest, Has drunk his Cup a Round or two before, And leaving us passed gallantly to Rest”. £400 - 600 158 See forumauctions.co.uk for further images properties 365 366 367

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The sale of goods at our Live Auctions and your legal relationship, as Bidder and/or Buyer, with us and the Seller are governed by our Conditions of Business. Please read our Conditions of Business carefully before bidding and contact us if you have any questions. Please note that if you register to bid and/or bid at auction you will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and will comply with our Conditions of Business. If registering to buy over a live online Bidding Platform, including our own BidFORUM platform, you will be asked prior to every auction to conﬁrm your agreement to our Conditions of Business before you are able to place a bid. You may also be asked to accept any third party terms and conditions when bidding via a third party Bidding Platform.

“Bidder” means a person participating or planning to participate in bidding at our auction; “Bidding Platform” means any online bidding platform over which an auction is conducted allowing bidders to place bids. Bidding Platforms may be operated by the Auctioneer or by a third party service provider on the Auctioneer’s behalf; "Business Day" means any day that is not a weekend or public holiday in England and the Auctioneer is open for business; “Buyer” means the Bidder who makes the highest bid for a Lot accepted by the Auctioneer by the fall of the hammer; "Conditions of Business" means: (a) these Terms of Sale (bidding in Online Auctions is governed by our separate Online Terms of Sale); (b) the General Information for Buyers at Auction available in our catalogue and on our Website; (c) the listing of the Lot in our catalogue and on our Website including any special terms or symbols (please note that the most up-to-date listing will be on our Website); (d) any additional notice in relation to a Lot, whether in the saleroom, announced during an auction, on any Bidding Platform or our Website (in the event of any doubt about whether additional notices apply to the sale of a Lot, the information listed on our Website at the time of the auction will be deemed conclusive); and (e) our Website Terms of Use; “Deliberate Forgery” means: (a) a copy or imitation made in our reasonable opinion with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, attribution, authenticity, origin, date, age, period, culture, provenance, source or material; (b) described in the catalogue entry (as amended by any saleroom or Website notice) without qualification or any indication that there may be any uncertainty or conflict of opinion in relation to the work being such a copy or imitation; and (c) (c) which at the date of the auction or sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been as described; "Estimate" means the price range within which, in our opinion, a Lot may reasonably be expected to sell. A reference to the "low Estimate" means the lower figure in such price range; “Hammer Price” means the level of the highest bid accepted by the Auctioneer for a Lot by the fall of the hammer; "Live Auction" means a live public auction where members of the public are given the possibility of attending the sale in person.

“Lot(s)” means an item offered for sale or a group of items offered together; "Online Auction" means an auction held over the Website or any Bidding Platform where members of the public are not given the possibility of attending the sale in person; “Premium” means the fee that we will charge you on your purchase of a Lot to be calculated as set out in Clause 9.1.2 of these Terms of Sale; "Pledge" means any security or charge over a Lot in favour of ourselves or any third party; “Reserve” means the minimum Hammer Price at which a Lot may be sold; “Seller” means the person(s) who consign Lots for sale at our auctions; “Terms of Sale” means these standard terms of the contract of sale that a Bidder enters into when registering to bid in any Live Auction, as amended or updated from time to time; “VAT” means Value Added Tax or any equivalent sales tax at the rate from time to time applicable; “Website” means our website available at www.forumauctions.co.uk; and "Website Terms of Use" means the terms of use of our Website as amended from time to time.

To make these Terms of Sale easier to read, we have given the following words a specific meaning:

“Auctioneer” means Forum Auctions Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with registration number 10048705 and VAT number 236 0168 28 and whose registered office is located at Ingate Works, 4 Ingate Place, Battersea, London SW8 3NS and/or its individual authorised auctioneer, as appropriate;

1.1 Unless the Auctioneer is selling on its own behalf, the Auctioneer acts as agent for and on behalf of the Seller and the contract for sale is between the Buyer and the Seller.

3.1 You may bid in any of the following ways following successful registration to bid: 3.1.1 in person; 3.1.2 by telephone, in which case you must make such arrangements at least 24 hours before the start of the auction; 3.1.3 by leaving a commission bid at least 1 hour before the start of the auction, which we may execute on your behalf. Commission bids will be accepted with reference to our standard bidding increments and any off-increment bids may be reduced to the next increment immediately below at the Auctioneer's sole discretion. Neither we nor our employees or agents will be responsible for any failure to execute your commission bid. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we have the right, at our sole discretion, to prefer one over any others, without providing any reasons; or 3.1.4 online bidding via our BidFORUM platform or via another Bidding Platform. In the case of bids via BidFORUM our Website Terms of Use and for bids via another Bidding Platform, any additional terms of use or conditions imposed by the third party provider including any additional charges will also apply.

3.4 We may bid on Lots on behalf of the Seller up to one bidding increment below the Reserve.

5.2 Each Lot offered for sale is available for inspection. We strongly recommend that you inspect any Lots that you are interested in prior to bidding at the auction. You are responsible for your decision to bid for a particular Lot and for undertaking your own due diligence in relation to the Lot. If you bid on a Lot, you will be deemed to have carefully inspected the Lot and satisfied yourself regarding its quality and condition.

4. Technical issues

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2. Bidder registration

7.1 The Seller warrants to us and to you in relation to each Lot that: 7.1.1 the Seller is the owner of the Lot for sale or a joint owner of the Lot acting with the co-owner's consent or, if acting on the owner's behalf, is authorised by the owner to offer and sell the Lot at auction; 7.1.2 the Seller is able to transfer clear legal title to the Lot, subject to any restrictions set out in the Lot description, to you free from any third party rights or claims; and

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3.6 We do not accept responsibility for any bids missed by the Auctioneer.

2.6 If you intend to bid on a Lot using pre-approved financing by a third party lender, you must notify us at the time of registration or at the time of securing financing, obtain our agreement to the arrangements and provide any further information or documentation that we may require.

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2.5 If you are bidding on behalf of another person, you will need to disclose such information in advance of the auction and that person may also need to complete our registration and client due diligence process and provide us with written authority to accept bids from you on his/her/its behalf. If we are not informed of these arrangements in advance of an auction or do not have clear written authority in place, you will be deemed to be bidding as principal for your own account.

1. The contract between you, us and the Seller

2.1 You must register your details with us before bidding and provide us with any requested proof of identity, billing information and any further client due diligence information and documentation that we require, in a form acceptable to us.

2.2 We may at our complete discretion refuse to register any Bidder or delay registration if we are not satisfied with the information or documentation provided or the Bidder's creditworthiness, including if the Bidder has previously defaulted in paying for or collecting purchases.

2.7 You may de-register at any time on request. This will leave any accrued rights and obligations unaffected.

We are not responsible for any technical problems that you may experience while connecting to and using our Website and/or BidFORUM or participating in any auctions, including but not limited to any loss of internet connection, problems with using our bidding software or any hardware faults. We do not accept any liability for any delay or failure in placing a bid, any failure to execute bids or any errors or omissions owing to technical failings, whether on our part or yours.

1.4 If you breach these Terms of Sale, you may be responsible for damages and/or losses suffered by a Seller or us. If we are contacted by a Seller who wishes to bring a claim against you, we may at our discretion provide the Seller with information or assistance in relation to that claim.

2.3 If you are a returning Bidder, we may at our discretion require that you provide updated identity and other documentation before permitting you to bid in an auction.

3.5 We may at our sole discretion refuse to accept any bid.

1.3 The contractual relationship between Bidders or Buyers, the Auctioneer and the Seller in relation to any Live Auction is governed by our Conditions of Business.

5.1 The Auctioneer provides descriptions, Estimates, illustrations and condition reports (on request) to assist Bidders in deciding whether to bid on a Lot but subject to Clause 8 accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.

3. Bidding procedures

3.2 The Bidder placing the highest bid for a Lot accepted by the Auctioneer on the fall of the hammer is the successful Buyer and bound by the contract formed pursuant to Clause 1.2 and governed by the Conditions of Business pursuant to Clause 1.3, unless the Auctioneer has for any reason at its/his/her option refused the bid, reopened the bidding or cancelled the sale and reoffered the Lot. Any dispute about a bid will be settled at our sole discretion, giving due consideration to any circumstances and acting reasonably. We may settle disputes at our discretion in any way we think fit including by re-offering the Lot and our decision will be final. If there is any discrepancy between our record of an auction and the information provided in any communication to you, our record will prevail.

3.3 We may withdraw a Lot at any time prior to or during the sale of the Lot. We will not be liable to you for our decision to withdraw a Lot.

3.7 Bidding increments will be set at the Auctioneer's sole discretion.

2.4 We do not undertake to register any Bidder in time for any specific auction.

1.5 As agent for the Seller, we will not have any responsibility for any default or breach of obligations by you or the Seller (unless we are the Seller of the Lot).

1.6 If you purchase an unsold Lot after an auction, the contract for sale is formed when the sale is agreed in writing and the Price of the Lot shall be as set out at clause 9 except that any reference to Hammer Price shall be read as the agreed sale price. So far as appropriate, the remainder of these Terms of Sale shall apply to the sale as they would to an auction sale.

1.2 Subject to the Auctioneer's discretion at Clause 3.2, the contract for sale of a Lot is formed on the fall of the hammer.

12. Artist's resale royalty

11.1 You shall be solely responsible for ascertaining the overall cost of your bid and paying any applicable VAT and other fees, taxes or duties payable in addition to the Hammer Price and Premium for a Lot.

8.2 We will give you a number of opportunities to view and inspect the Lots before the auction. You (including any agents or consultants acting on your behalf) must satisfy yourself about the accuracy of any description of a Lot and of any other characteristics of a Lot relevant to your decision to place a bid. We shall not be responsible for your failure to properly inspect a Lot.

11.4 It is your responsibility to establish whether a Lot may be subject to export restrictions, duties, taxes or fees.

12.1 Works by certain artists sold in the EU are subject to royalty fees accruing to the artist or their estate. The fees are levied in Euros on a sliding scale relative to Hammer Price and capped at €12,500 per item. We will collect these fees from you on behalf of the artist and add the GBP Sterling equivalent amount to your invoice calculated at the date of the auction by reference to the closing rate of exchange of the Bank of England.

7.1.3 as far as the Seller is aware, the main characteristics of the Lot set out in the auction catalogue (as amended by any notice displayed in the saleroom, on our Website or any Bidding Platform or announced by the Auctioneer at the auction) are correct.

11. VAT and other duties

12.2 Lots that may be subject to artist's resale right are marked in the catalogue and on our Website with the symbol: ARR.

11.2 We will charge VAT and other duties, fees and taxes at the current rate at the date of the auction. Please see the symbols used in the auction catalogue and our General Information for Buyers at Auction for an explanation of what those symbols mean.

12.3 If applicable, artist's resale right royalty (in Euros) is charged at: 4% of the Hammer Price up to €50,000 3% of the Hammer Price from €50,001 to €200,000 1% of the Hammer Price from €200,001 to €350,000 0.5% of the Hammer Price from €350,001 to €500,000 0.25% of the Hammer Price above €500,000, subject to an overall cap of €12,500.

Any statements by us about any Lot, including but not limited to its authorship, attribution, authenticity, origin, date, age, period, culture, provenance, source, material, condition or estimated selling price, whether oral or in writing, are matters of our opinion genuinely held but are not to be relied on as a statement of fact or contractual representation. We do not warrant that we have carried out a detailed inspection of each Lot. Any references to dimensions or weight are approximate only.

8.1 Our descriptions of the Lot will be based on: (a) information provided to us by the Seller of the Lot (for which we are not liable); and (b) our opinion (as set out in Clause 8.3).

Any photographs that we provide are for identification purposes only and may not reveal a Lot's condition or be accurate in colour or other features.

8.6 Condition reports are provided by us free of charge (on request) as a guide for the Bidder/Buyer but are not intended to be exhaustive assessments of an item's condition and may not refer to all flaws or defects in an item. Furthermore, the Auctioneer and its employees are not trained conservators and can only offer their opinion on condition. You must rely on your own assessment or independent professional advice in relation to the condition of any Lot.

7.2 If any of the Seller's warranties above are found not to be true, neither we nor the Seller will be liable, under any circumstances, to pay you any sums over and above the Price.

7.3 Save as expressly set out above, all other warranties, conditions or other terms which might have effect between the Seller and you or be implied or incorporated by statute, common law or otherwise are excluded to the fullest extent that they can be lawfully excluded.

8.5 Please note that the majority of Lots sold by the Auctioneer are second-hand and will not be in perfect condition. Lots are sold “as is” at the time of the auction. Neither we nor the Seller accept any liability for the condition of any Lot.

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11.5 Please note that Lots (in particular second-hand Lots) are unlikely to be in perfect condition. Lots are sold “as is” (i.e. as you see them at the time of the auction). Neither we nor the Seller accept any liability for the condition of second-hand Lots which the inspection of a Lot by the Buyer ought to have revealed.

10.1 You warrant to us that: 10.1.1 any client due diligence information or documentation provided to us in accordance with Clause 2.1 is and continues to be true and accurate. 10.1.2 the funds used to purchase the Lot are not the proceeds of any criminal activity, including tax evasion; 10.1.3 you are not engaged in, or under investigation for, and have not been previously charged for or convicted of any offences in relation to money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion, fraud or other criminal behaviour; 10.1.4 you are not subject to trade sanctions, embargoes or any other restrictions prohibiting you from doing business in the United Kingdom; 10.1.5 if you are purchasing a Lot on behalf of a third party, you have: a. complied with any applicable anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws and regulations and conducted appropriate client due diligence on the third party ultimate buyer, have obtained and kept a record of documents required to establish that person's identity, and have no reason to suspect or believe that he/she/it is engaged in money laundering, terrorist financing, tax evasion, fraud or other criminal behaviour or subject to trade sanctions, embargoes or other restrictions prohibiting that person from doing business in the United Kingdom or that the funds provided by the third party are the proceeds of any criminal activity, including tax evasion; b. you have authority to bid on that Lot on behalf of your principal; and c. you have been placed in funds by your principal to cover the Price and any additional fees and charges

9. Our charges 9.1 As Buyer, you will pay us: 9.1.1 the Hammer Price; 9.1.2 Premium of 25% of the Hammer Price up to a Hammer Price of £300,000 plus 20% of the Hammer Pricefrom £300,001 to £3,000,000 plus 12.5% of the Hammer Price exceeding £3,000,000 plus VAT thereon (as set out in Clause 11); 9.1.3 any VAT, Import VAT or other duties, fees or taxes applicable to the Lot (as set out at Clause 11); 9.1.4 any artist’s resale right royalty payable on the sale of the Lot (as set out at Clause 12); 9.1.5 any additional charges payable by a late paying or defaulting Buyer under these Terms of Sale; and 9.1.6 in respect of bids placed through certain Bidding Platforms operated by third party service providers, a charge of 5% of the Hammer Price plus VAT if applicable, together the "Price".

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14. Ownership and collection of Lots

15.1 If you fail to comply with these Terms of Sale, we may (acting on behalf of the Seller and ourselves) pursue one or more of the following measures:

15.1.5 charge interest at a rate of 1.5% per month on the Price or any part remaining unpaid after 10 Business Days have elapsed from the day of the auction; 15.1.6 assist the Seller in pursuing you for payment and/or damages including by revealing your identity and contact details;

14.3 You may not claim or collect a Lot until you have paid for it and we are satisfied with the client due diligence information and documentation that you have provided. We may refuse to accept payment or release the Lot to you if we require further information or verification.

14.4 If you have purchased a Lot using third party pre-approved financing, with our knowledge and agreement, and the Lot remains subject to a Pledge, we will hold the Lot until we receive confirmation from the beneficiary of the Pledge that we are authorised to release the Lot. In such cases, time starts to run under Clauses 14.5 to 14.7 below from the date that we inform you that the Lot can be released, rather than the date of the auction.

14.5 You must (at your own expense) collect any Lots that you have purchased and paid for no later than 10 Business Days following the date of the auction.

Although we take reasonable precautions regarding health and safety, you are on our premises at your own risk. Please note the lay-out of the premises and security arrangements. Neither we nor our employees or agents are responsible for the safety of you or your property when you visit our premises, unless you suffer any injury to your person or damage to your property as a result of our, our employees’ or our agents’ negligence or wilful default.

17.3 You acknowledge that your purchase of the Lot and fulfilment of your obligations under our Conditions of Business is not conditional on successfully obtaining an export, import or other licence or permit for any Lot and that you will pay for and collect the Lot regardless of whether a licence has been or is likely to be granted. We will not cancel your purchase of a Lot

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17.2 Lots made of restricted organic matter or endangered species are identified in the catalogue. These may be subject to prohibitions on export or import and otherwise may require licences. You are solely responsible for identifying and obtaining any necessary licence. The information provided in our catalogue reflects our reasonable opinion at the date of publication but is intended as guidance only and neither the Auctioneer nor the Seller make any representation or give any warranty as to whether any Lot is subject to a prohibition or restriction on export or import.

13. Payment 13.1 Following your successful bid on a Lot you will:

17.1 Exporting a Lot out of the United Kingdom or importing it into another country may be subject to legal requirements and restrictions depending on factors such as the type of goods, their age and monetary value and destination. It is your responsibility to ascertain what the requirements are in relation to any Lot and obtain the necessary export or import licence where applicable.

13.1.1 immediately give to us, if not already provided to our satisfaction, any further proof of identity or other information that we may require; and 13.1.2 unless we have agreed otherwise and subject to the terms of any Pledge, pay to us the Price within 3 Business Days of the date of the auction in cleared funds in GBP Sterling any way that we agree to accept payment including in cash (for which there is an aggregate upper limit of £8,000 for all purchases made in any auction).

Please see our 'Make a Payment' page

14.7 If you do not collect a Lot that you have paid for within 45 days of the date of the auction, we may resell the Lot by auction or private treaty with the Estimate and Reserve set at our discretion. We will pay the proceeds of any such sale to you, but will deduct any storage charges or other sums that we have incurred in the storage and sale of the Lot. We reserve the right to charge you a selling commission at our standard rates on any such resale of the Lot.

15.1.7 keep the Lot, any other Lot sold to you or any item(s) consigned for sale by you as security for payment until you pay the Price; 15.1.8 apply any payments or part payments made by you towards part settlement of the Price due for the Lot or any other Lot purchased by you, or to any shortfall on the resale of any Lot pursuant to Clause 15.1.3 or to any outstanding removal, storage or insurance charges owed by you to us in relation to any Lot that you have purchased or to any loss or damage suffered by us as a result of your failure to comply with these Terms of Sale; 15.1.9 refuse to allow you to register to bid, reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or impose conditions before we accept bids from you; 15.1.10 offset any amounts due from you against any amounts that we may owe you, including if we sell any Lots for you; and/or 15.1.11 take any other action we consider necessary.

15.1.3 resell the Lot by auction or private treaty (in which case you will have to pay any deficit between the Price for the Lot and the Hammer Price we sell it for as well as the charges outlined in Clauses 14.6 and 15.1.5 and any other costs and expenses or legal fees incurred by us in reselling the Lot or any loss to us of Seller's commission). Please note that if we resell the Lot for a higher amount than the Hammer Price on the sale of the Lot to you, the additional sale proceeds will be paid to the Seller and we will retain any increase in Premium; 15.1.4 remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense until you pay the Price together with any removal, storage and insurance fees as set out in Clause 14.6 or we agree alternative arrangements;

17. Export and import restrictions

15. Remedies for non-payment

15.1.1 take action against you to recover the Price and/or pursue damages for breach of contract, including any fees, legal expenses or other costs that we incur; 15.1.2 reverse the sale of the Lot to you and/or any other Lots sold to you (in which case we may charge you an administration fee of £150 plus VAT per Lot or, if lower, the Price of the Lot);

16. Health and safety

14.6 If you do not collect the Lot within the time period at Clause 14.5, you will be responsible for removal, storage and insurance charges in relation to that Lot which will be no less than £1.50 per Lot per day.

14.1 Ownership of a Lot will transfer to you only on receipt by us of the Price in full and in cleared funds provided your continuing compliance with Clause 10. 14.2 Risk of loss or damage to the Lot will pass to you at the fall of the Hammer or when you have otherwise purchased the Lot.

13.4 All Lots sold will be invoiced in the name of the registered Bidder at the address given to us at the time of registration and cannot be transferred to other names or addresses.

13.3 If you owe us any money, we may use any payment made by you to repay prior debts before applying such monies towards your purchase of the Lot(s).

13.2 If payment is late, we reserve the right to charge interest on the Price or any part thereof in accordance with Clause 15.1.5.

22. General

19.2 We accept no liability in relation to any of the Seller's warranties at Clause 7 or any breach by the Seller of their obligations under our Conditions of Business.

20. Notices 20.1 All notices or other communications between you and us regarding our Conditions of Business must be in writing and may be given: 20.1.1 by delivering it by hand or sending by first class pre-paid post or Recorded Delivery or pre-paid airmail (to us at our registered office address at Ingate Works, 4 Ingate Place, Battersea, London SW8 3NS or to you at the address you provided to us at the time of registration unless we are advised otherwise in writing); or 20.1.2 by email (to us at office@forumauctions.co.uk or to you at the email address provided by you at the time of registration unless we are advised otherwise in writing).

19.3 We do not accept any responsibility to any Bidders for any failure to register a Bidder or any acts or omissions in relation to the sale of Lots and the conduct of our auctions and will not be liable for any loss, damage, expense, costs, loss of profit, loss of business or loss of opportunity as a result of participating in our auctions.

17.4 We may on request assist you with applying for a licence to export your Lot(s) out of the United Kingdom and will charge a fee for doing so to cover the costs of our time and out of pocket expenses.

20.2 Notices will be deemed to have been received: 20.2.1 if delivered by hand, on the day of delivery; 20.2.2 if sent by first class pre-paid post or Recorded Delivery, 2 Business Days after posting, exclusive of the day of posting; 20.2.3 if sent by pre-paid airmail, 5 Business Days after posting, exclusive of the day of posting; or 20.2.4 if sent by email, at the time of transmission unless sent on a day which is not a Business Day or after 17.00 in the place of receipt in which case they will be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day.

We will hold and process any personal data in relation to you in accordance with our Privacy Policy which can be accessed at: www.forumauctions.co.uk/privacy-policy.

if for any reason it is refused a licence or is seized or confiscated by government authorities.

18.3 Should you successfully exercise your right under this Clause 18, we will not refund to you more than the Price for any Lot and will not in any circumstances be liable to you for any loss, damage, expense, costs, loss of profit, loss of business or loss of opportunity.

22.2 Any rights we have to claim against you for breach of our Conditions of Business may be used by either us, our employees or agents, or the Seller, their employees or agents, as appropriate. Other than as set out in this Clause, no other person will have any rights to enforce the terms of our Conditions of Business.

18.2 If we are reasonably satisfied that the Lot is a Deliberate Forgery, we will cancel the sale of the Lot and refund the Price to you save that if any of the following circumstances apply: 18.2.1 the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of experts as at the date of the auction; 18.2.2 the Lot can only be shown to be a Deliberate Forgery on the basis of scientific examination which was not available at the time of the auction or in the circumstances was not practicable or reasonable to expect; 18.2.3 you were not the original Buyer of the Lot named on the invoice for the Lot issued at the time of the sale; or 18.2.4 you personally are not able to transfer clear legal title in and right to possession of the Lot to us, free of any claim, interest or restriction by anyone else, on the date of the return of the Lot to us, you will have no right to cancel the sale or receive a refund.

19. Limitation of our liability to you

19.4 If we are found to be liable to you for any reason, our liability will be limited to the Price as paid by you to us for any Lot.

18.1 You may return any Lot which is found to be a Deliberate Forgery to us within twelve months of the date of the auction provided that you return the Lot to us at your expense in the same condition as when it was released to you, accompanied by a written report by a recognised expert on the subject matter identifying the Lot as a Deliberate Forgery with reference to the catalogue description and fully explaining the reasoning behind any conclusions drawn in the report.

18. Deliberate Forgeries

19.1 We give no warranties in relation to any statements or representations made or information given in relation to any Lot by us or our employees or agents whether oral or in writing and accept no liability in connection therewith, including in relation to any errors or omissions unless Clause 18 applies.

21. Data Protection

22.3 Each of the Clauses of these Terms of Sale operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining Clauses will remain in full force and effect.

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19.5 Notwithstanding the above, nothing in these Terms of Sale shall limit our liability (or that of our employees or agents) for: 19.5.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence; 19.5.2 fraudulent misrepresentation; or 19.5.3 any liability which cannot be excluded by law.

22.1 We may at our sole discretion, though acting reasonably, refuse any person admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions.

22.4 Except as otherwise stated in these Terms of Sale, each of our rights and remedies: (a) are in addition to and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies under these Terms of Sale or general law; and (b) may be waived only in writing and specifically. Our delay in exercising or non-exercise of any right under these Terms of Sale is not a waiver of that or any other right. Our partial exercise of any right under these Terms of Sale will not preclude any further or other exercise of that right or any other right under these Terms of Sale. Our waiver of a breach of any term of these Terms of Sale will not operate as a waiver of breach of any other term or any subsequent breach of that term. 22.5 Our Conditions of Business and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them (including any noncontractual claims or disputes) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

December 2020 Forum Auctions Ltd