Mathematics.- Stewart (Matthew) Some general theorems of considerable use in the higher parts of mathematics, first edition, 4 folding engraved plates, large errata slip mounted on verso of preface f., occasional later ink marginalia, margins of title and preface f. with some mostly light browning, some spotting, lightly browned, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments with coronets and leather label (chipped with loss of a couple of letters), head of spine and corners worn, joints split, but holding firm, upper cover with some creasing, rubbed and marked, 8vo, Edinburgh, Printed by W. Sands, A. Murray and J. Cochran, 1746. *** 'Among the most beautiful, as well as most general propositions known in the whole compass of geometry. The unity which prevails among them is a proof that a single though extensive view guided Mr. Stewart in the discovery of them all.' (John Playfair). We can trace only two copies at auction since 1978 (the last being the Macclesfield copy in 2005). Stewart (1717-1785), Scottish mathematician, minister of the Church of Scotland, and father to the philosopher Dugald Stewart.
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Scotland.- Boece (Hector) Heir beginnis the hystory and croniklis of Scotland, translated from Latin into Scots English by John Bellenden, first edition in Scots, collation: A-F6 A-Z6/4 Aa-Hh4/6 Ii10 Kk-Zz4/6 [pi]6 [pi2]8 complete, mostly black letter and double column, title in red and black with full-page woodcut of royal arms of Scotland, full-page woodcut of the crucifixion on verso of final f., woodcut initials and 2 smaller illustrations to text, title slightly extended at fore-margin, title and A2-3 repaired at centre affecting woodcut and a few words of text, B3 corner restored, gathering y browned and brittle with a few tears into text, with 2 small pieces detached and slight loss to text, final f. verso with margins reinforced, repaired tear to Vv3, occasional damp-staining, occasional marginal marking or staining, a few annotations in a later hand, contemporary ink ownership inscription to title, 19th century olive morocco, gilt, light rubbing to edges, g.e., folio (279 x 190mm.), [Edinburgh], [Thomas Davidson], 1540.*** First edition in Scots of this history of Scotland that did much to shape how the Scottish regarded themselves. Boece's work is also the earliest surviving printed example of Scottish prose and one of the earliest works printed in Scotland, preceded only by a few works printed by Chepman and Millar at the beginning of the century, and by John Scot, only one of whose books survives. Much of Boece's history was distorted to flatter, Macbeth in particular was much maligned in order to please Boece's partron, James IV of Scotland. Provenance: Elisabethe Hide; Richard Hide (18th century inscriptions).
Indian Independence.- Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand) Songs from Prison, first edition, "Mirabehn"'s copy, signed ownership inscription from Mirabehn with a quote from Ghandi to front endpaper, scattered spotting to initial leaves, original printed wrappers, toned, with a few light stains, some wear to spine, 8vo, 1934. *** Lovely association copy from a close British disciple of Mahatma Gandhi. Mirabehn (1892-1982), born Madeleine Slade, was a British supporter of the Indian Independence Movement; arriving in India in 1925, for the next 34 years she submitted herself to Gandhi's instruction, living a traditional life in ashrams across the country. Arrested often, including a two-year stint from August 1942 along with Gandhi and many Congress leaders for the 'Quit India' movement launch, she spent her time in prison with other female independence activists for example, Kasturba, Gandhi's wife and Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay. She accompanied Gandhi to the Round Table Conference (London, 1931), while in 1934 she returned west to promote Indian Independence, speaking in London, Wales, Lancashire and Newcastle, before continuing to the US where she addressed 22 gatherings, and 5 radio broadcasts over a fortnight. She met with Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The signed inscription here dates from her UK tour, reading "'Truth is god' M.K. Ghandi. Mira, Stafford, 18.7.34"
Sangorski & Sutcliffe, binders.- Khayyám (Omar) Rubaiyat, translated by Edward Fitzgerald, with an introduction by A.C.Benson, printed on japanese vellum reproduced from an original manuscript written out and illuminated by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, this copy number 2 of 10 specially bound in a jewelled peacock binding with signed limitation by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, illustrations by E. Geddes, some with marginal discolouration (as often), sumptuously bound in straight-grain red morocco elaborately tooled in gilt, inlaid with 102 separate pieces of variously coloured morocco, and enriched with 37 precious stones, upper cover with central oval sunken panel of green morocco featuring a peacock with outspread tail, the body inlaid in blue, white, brown and tan morocco, the outstretched tail plumes elaborately tooled in gilt with inlaid blue hearts and embellished with 31 garnets, both covers with a semé of roses and grasses tooled in gilt within an inner border of latticed panels divided in four by rose bouquet corner-pieces, all surrounded by an inlaid border of gilt foliate blue morocco, two filigree brass clasps each set with 3 garnets, spine with two green morocco labels titled in gilt, four other compartments with alternating rose and vine designs, the vine leaves inlaid in green, the whole tooled in gilt, with five raised bands, blue morocco doublures with gilt fillet and foliate dentelles, blue moiré silk flyleaves, edges gilt and gauffered, signed by Sangorski and Sutcliffe on rear turn-in, some light rubbing to spine ends, joints and corners with upper joint just starting to split at each end, lower cover with two small abrasions to central panel, housed within modern silk-lined drop-back box, folio (319 x 232mm.), Siegle, Hill & Co., [c.1910].*** Provenance: Marchioness of Winchester (1902-1995) [with a typed description by the binders, signed and dated by her in ink '30th September 1965', loosely inserted]
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first paperback edition with "Joanne Rowling", no space between "Taylor" and "1997" and full 10 to 1 number line on title verso, "wand" listed twice on p.53, usual light toning to text, original pictorial wrappers with misprint "Philospher's" to lower cover, light creasing to spine, small chip to foot of upper joint, light edge creasing with some slight peeling to laminate, still an excellent example overall, [Errington A1(aa)], 8vo, 1997.
Binding.- Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France.- Version du Nouveau Testament selon la Vulgate, woodcut device to title, contemporary red morocco, gilt, with central arms of Maria Josepha of Saxony to covers, small fleur-de-lys corner-pieces and to spine, some very light scuffing and soiling, g.e., 12mo (binding: 140x85mm.), Paris, chez la Veuve Mazieres & J.B. Garnier, 1761.*** Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France (1731-1767). Although she never became Queen herself, due to the death of her husband the Dauphin prior to his father Louis XV's, Maria Josepha was mother to three future Kings, Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X, as well Madame Élisabeth. A pencil note to the rear endpaper suggests this volume was given to the Count of Artois (later Charles X) by his sister Madame Élisabeth, upon his departure from France after the storming of the Bastille.
Durer (Albrecht).- Roswitha von Gardersheim. Opera Hrosvite illustris virginis et monialis Germane gentes Saxonica orte nuper a Conrado Celte inventa, first edition, collation: a10 b-k8, complete with 8 full-page woodcut illustrations, 2 by Dürer, the others attributed to Wolf Traut and others, woodcut device on final leaf beneath register, faintly ruled in red, last 3ff. with slight marginal worming, some light foxing and soiling, 2ff. from The Saturday Review of 1868 bound in at end, 17th century citron morocco, triple filets on covers, spine with gilt frames and gilt fleurons between raised bands, brown morocco title label, g.e., a few skilful repairs, folio (299 x 204mm.), Nuremberg, Sodalitas Celticae [Frederic Peypus], 1501.*** An excellent copy of this rare work by a woman, Roswitha von Gardersheim (935-973), widely regarded as the first great German writer and the first person since antiquity to compose drama in the Latin West. Included here are her six prose plays ("Comediae"), written in loose imitation of Terence, eight sacred histories in verse, and a panegyric on her patron, Otto I.Provenance: John Bellingham Inglis & Charles Inglis; Charles William Dyson Perrins; Mildred Bliss; Margaret Winkelman (with their respective bookplates); Bernard Quaritch 1981; Librairie Thomas Scheler 2015.Literature: Brunet, III, 356 : "TreÌ€s-rare"; Fairfax Murray, German, 210 ("not reprinted until 1707"); British Museum, STC German, 758; Dyons-Perrins, 634 (this copy).
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Complete Sherlock Holmes. With a preface by Christopher Morley. Introduction by John Dickson Carr, 2 vol., one of 147 copies with tipped in limitation leaf signed by the author, original roan-backed boards, light sunning to spine, rubbing to spine tips, mylar dust-jackets, slip-case with printed label to cover (some rubbing and minor wear to extremities, some fading), 8vo, New York, 1953.*** A good set of this limited edition, created when a series of sheets signed by Doyle in 1930 were rediscovered years later. Unusual in such good condition.
Dali (Salvador).- Sandoz (Maurice) The Maze, first edition, signed by Dali and dated 1945 on front free endpaper, plates by Dali, original cloth, light toning and fraying to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket designed by Dali, chipped and browned with some loss to head of spine, 8vo, Garden City, NY, 1945.
Dahl (Roald) James and the Giant Peach, first edition, first issue with five-line colophon including "Bound by H. Wolff, New York", illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, original cloth, slight bowing to covers, first issue dust-jacket without ISBN, very light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, extremities rubbed, a very good example, 4to, New York, [1961].
Emblemata.- Alciati (Andrea) Diverse Imprese...tratte da gli Emblemi dell' Alciato, first edition in Italian, translated by Giovanni Marquale, collation: A-I8 complete, fine woodcut title, illustrations and elaborate borders, faintly ruled in red, some soiling and light water-staining, 19th century brown calf preserving 16th century multicoloured Grolieresque covers, a little rubbed, 8vo (188 x 118mm.), Lyon, Masseo Buonhomo, 1549.*** An attractive copy of the first emblem book with Italian text. Provenance: Allan-Heywood Bright (bookplate, Christie's sale 2014, lot 51).Literature: Landwehr Romanic 46; Green 41; Rawles & Saunders F.028.
*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Binding.- Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchesse de Berry.- Combe (William) The Dance of Life, first edition, engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title and 24 plates after Thomas Rowlandson, all hand-coloured aquatints, advertisement leaf at end, some light finger soiling, contemporary olive straight-grain morocco, gilt and stamped in blind, with central arms of the Duchesse de Berry to covers within ornate borders, fleur-de-lys to spine, edges and dentelles likewise gilt, some light toning and small stains to lower cover, joints just starting but holding firm, g.e., 8vo (binding: 244x158mm.), R. Ackermann, 1817.*** Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1798-1870), married to Charles Ferdinand, Duc de Berry, Louis XIII's nephew. Widowed in 1820 after her husband's assassination, she is perhaps best known for her failed intrigues to install her young son Henri, Comte de Chambord on the French throne as the final remaining direct Bourbon descendent of Louis XIV. Alexandre Dumas wrote two stories about her.
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Japan.- Kyoto.- Akisato (Rito) Miyako Meisho Zue [Collection of Pictures of Famous Places of the Capital], 6 vol., [1786]; Shûi-Miyako Meisho Zue [Supplement to the Collection of Pictures of Famous Places of the Capital], 5 vol., [1787], first editions, woodcut illustrations by Takehara Shunchôsai, xylographically printed, a few skillful repairs along folds, very occasional worming, a few times within text or image, the occasional faint stain or light soiling, still overall very good, original blue paper wrappers stitched with silk-thread, block-printed labels to upper wrappers (some loss and restoration), a few vol. with stitching working loose at foot, rubbed, housed in a modern mustard silk wrap-around case with clasps, Osaka, Kawachiya Tasuke, large 8vo (11) *** An exceptional illustrated guidebook to Kyoto's architecture, festivals and landscape gardens. A rare record of the Imperial Capital before the devastating fire of 1788, in which most of the city perished.
Lloyd (Trevor, binder).- Chambers (Sir William) A Treatise on Civil Architecture, first edition, list of subscribers (bound after preface), 50 engraved plates, very light soiling to title, some light foxing and browning, occasional faint damp-staining to lower margin (including to title), exquisitely bound in full red goatskin, by Trevor Lloyd, covers with central lozenge and corner-pieces of inlaid white paper, elaborately tooled in gilt and edged in black goatskin strapwork, the background lavishly tooled in gilt all over with a variety of tools all specially made by Stewart Field and incorporating four large circles of detailed featherwork, spine tooled in gilt in compartments with seven raised bands, second compartment with black goatskin label lettered in gilt, spine with "Bound by Trevor Lloyd MBE for David Nathan Maister" lettered in gilt to foot, turn-ins with gilt floral tools, comb-marbled endpapers, g.e., housed in a goatskin-backed drop-back box, [Fowler p.70; Harris 122; Millard, British 13], folio (535 x 375mm.), Printed for the Author, by J. Haberkorn, 1759. *** Bound in the style of one of the legendary Irish Parliamentary bindings tragically destroyed in the explosion at the Dublin Public Record Office in 1922. Described by the late G.D. Hobson as "probably the most majestic series of bound volumes in the world", the 149 large folio volumes containing the manuscript Journals of the Irish Lords and Commons had been stored, unnoticed, in the Dublin Public Records Office since the Acts of Union in 1800.The magnificent collection, nominally the work of the King's Stationers in Ireland, was shown to book collector and amateur binder Sir Edward Sullivan in the last decade of the 19th century. Sullivan made rubbings of all 149 unique volumes (now in the National Library of Ireland) and photographed 20, publishing his findings in Country Life magazine in September 1908 and Decorative Book-Binding in Ireland in 1914. The Dublin Public Record Office, with nearly all its contents including the bindings, perished during the siege of the Four Courts just a few years later.In 1990, Philip Maddock, a Boston-based book collector, started to build up a visual database of Irish hand tools with a view to making a digital reproduction of one of the lost volumes, inspired by images displayed in Maurice Craig’s Irish Book Bindings 1600-1800. This digital reproduction of Commons Journal 1757 was finally produced in 2006. Edward Bayntun-Coward, who carried out a review of this digital reproduction, introduced Maddock to Trevor Lloyd, the renowned bookbinder and restorer. The team of Maddock, Lloyd and toolmaker Stewart Field then collaborated over the next decade to make exact facsimile reproductions of 14 of the original (and now lost) bindings, a project that culminated in the exhibition 'Burning Books' at Dublin Castle in April 2017.
Economics.- Hayek (Friedrich August) Prices and Production, first edition, 14pp. advertisements, some scattered foxing, browning and ink ownership inscription to endpapers, original cloth, light toning to spine, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1931.*** An early work by Hayek, famously attacked by Keynes who stated "It is an extraordinary example of how, starting with a mistake, a remorseless logician can end in Bedlam". Rare in first edition.
Wodehouse (P.G.) Right Ho, Jeeves, first edition, 8pp. advertisements, neat ink ownership inscription from the year of publication to front pastedown, original cloth, some very light edge-spotting, very slight toning to spine, small patches of fading, dust-jacket, Colonial Library issue with relevant sticker to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some splitting to joint ends, some creasing to spine ends, a very good example overall, [McIlvaine A52a], 8vo, 1934.
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Treasure Island, first edition, first issue, half-title, map frontispiece, 4pp. advertisements at end dated "783", light very occasional foxing, hinges cracked but firm, original green cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine darkened, neat repair to spine ends, corners a little bumped, slightly rubbed, [Prideaux 11], 8vo, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1883. *** First issue with the following points: advertisements dated July 1883; "dead Man's Chest" not capitalized on pp.2 & 7; "rain" for "vain" on last line of p.40; "a" missing on p.63, line 6; full-stop dropped from p.178, line 20 ; "worse" for "worst" on p.197, line 3.
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Eliot (T.S.) Ara Vus [sic] Prec, first edition, one of 220 copies, woodcut decorations by Edward Wadsworth, occasional corner creasing, ink ownership inscription of Romaine Brooks to half-title, some creasing to front free endpaper, original second state black cloth boards with yellow spine, paper label to spine, light browning to spine, a little rubbed, uncut, [Gallup A4a], 4to, John Rodker for the Ovid Press, [1920].*** Eliot's third published collection of poetry and the first book printed by John Rodker. This copy with the ownership inscription of the Paris Left Bank painter Romaine Brooks (1874-1970).
Gay (John) Fables, 2 vol. in 1, first editions, vol.1 with engraved title vignette and 51 illustrations by Fourdrinier & others after William Kent, Wootton and Motte, vol.2 on thicker paper and with engraved frontispiece, title-vignette and 16 plates by Scotin after Gravelot, vol.1 browned with staining to a few leaves, vol.2 with some light spotting, contemporary tree calf, rubbed and a little scuffed, rebacked, new endpapers, [Rothschild 925], 4to, for J.Tonson & J.Watts; J. & P.Knapton...T.Cox, 1727-38.
Crimean War.- Trollope (General Sir Charles, Colonel 1st Batallion King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 1805-1888) Battle of the Alama [casualty list], autograph manuscript, 3pp. of bifolium, column each for 'Killed' or 'Wounded' and totals, folds, some staining, lightly browned, 20 September, 1854; A.L.s to unknown recipient concerning discipline, 2pp., "Corpl. punishment...broke down this morning after the infliction of 5 lashes in consequence of the only two cats breaking", no place, n.d., folds, lightly browned; Memorandum. 3rd Division. Camp Sebastopol. 16th ?February, 1856, manuscript, 6pp., including formation of marksmen, folds, 1856; Trollope (Frances, née LLoyd) A.Ls. to Charles Trollope, 2pp., no place, 6 July, no year, listing contents of a parcel she has sent, "The charcoal is according to Mrs ?Cagles prescription...for cholera", folds, short tears; and c.35 others, related, including an autograph manuscript on ciphers, 1861 (7pp., plus a f. of the cipher), v.s. (c.38 pieces) *** Trollope commanded the 1st Brigade in the 2nd Division, and then the 2nd Brigade in the 3rd Division during the Crimean War.
Broadside.- Bristol riots.- Further particulars of the dreadful Riots at Bristol, with the number of Killed and Wounded, printed broadside, creases, light marginal finger-soiling, laid on paper, c.365 x 240 mm., Nottingham, Ordoyno, [c.1831]. *** Rare. Seemingly unrecorded. Showing that the people of Bristol have a long history of rioting. The riot of 1831 happened as a result of the Reform Bill being rejected by the House of Lords, with Sir Charles Wetherell, an anti-reform judge, wrongly declaring the the people of Bristol were against the Bill. "I am told since writing the above, that the Magistrates wrote to request Sir Charles Wetherell not to come to Bristol. He made the answer that he would, if even the cannon barricaded the passage."
Lewis (C.S.) Prince Caspian. The Return to Narnia, first edition, colour frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes, light foxing to title and endpapers, neat ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, bookseller's label to front pastedown, original boards, scattered edge-spotting, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tear to head of upper joint, a very good copy, 8vo, 1951.
Wells (H.G.) The Time Machine, first edition, first issue with 16pp advertisements at end including those for 'The Manxman' and 'The Naulahka', foxing to endpapers, otherwise a clean copy generally, original buckram lettered in purple with Egyptian design to cover, browning to spine, light bumping to spine and corners tips, small light patch of staining to head of upper cover, light toning to cover margins, still an excellent example overall, [Wells 4], 8vo, 1895.
Eliot (T.S.) Old Possum's Book of Cats, first edition, original pictorial cloth lettered in red, thin light band of toning to foot of upper cover, dust-jacket, price-clipped, very light sunning to spine, slight creasing to head, small splash mark to upper cover, a near-fine example overall, [Gallup A34a], 8vo, 1939.*** Eliot's classic collection of poems for children, rare in such superb condition.
![Dickens (Charles).- Seymour (Mrs. [Robert]) An Account of the Origin of the "Pickwick Papers", reprint, one of 50 copies sign](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e2830e18-1c28-4df1-b257-b16a00f522c2/0f40f0db-daf7-4c68-aae5-b16a0113f5bf/468x382.jpg)
Dickens (Charles).- Seymour (Mrs. [Robert]) An Account of the Origin of the "Pickwick Papers", reprint, one of 50 copies signed by F.G. Kitton for subscribers only, A.L.s from Charles Dickens to C Nugent Esq. tipped-in before half-title, 2pp., Devonshire Terrace, 19th February 1851, responding to a request for tickets to a dinner, "I regret to say that it is quite out of my power to send you tickets...I have, now, twice as many applications as there are seats...and this very morning I have had a letter from Mr James Wallack asking for a ticket for himself - which it is absolutely impossible at present to sell him" (second page with shallow chip to upper margin, faint staining to head to verso, folds), extra-illustrated with c.50 plates or pieces of related ephemera, including 4 ?monochrome wash illustrations, possibly traced after the original by Cruikshank, also tipped-in A.L.s from F.G. Kitton to subscriber Dudley Tenney of New York, one plate with marginal tear, occasional light offsetting, green half morocco by Stikeman & Co., spine gilt but sunned, rubbing to spine and corners, t.e.g., small 4to, Printed for the Author, 1901. *** The autograph letter from Dickens with mention of James William Wallack (1794-1864), Anglo-American actor and stage manager. Provenance: Mary and Norman Hickman (bookplate).
Tibet.- Ritual of the Fierce Aspect of Buddhahood, manuscript in Tibetan, on simple native paper, complete in 42 numbered leaves, black ink on 5 ruled lines of 215mm. consisting of c.38 syllables, first and last leaf chipped and frayed at edges, browning, some generally light soiling and staining, occasional very small marginal worming, affecting a few letters to final few leaves, leaves loose, wrapped in dark pink cotton and housed in modern card folder, each leaf c.66 x 267mm., [Tibet], [18th century]. *** A central text of Tibetan Buddhism in which the Nying-ma-pa school exalt their guru to cosmic heights, defending their practices and beliefs against the criticisms of the ‘reformed’ schools. A partially illegible title-page identifies the text as a ritual manual, centred on the fierce aspect of the guru (Padmasambhava) as the embodiment of Buddhahood. The guru is invoked to grant the meditator a number of worldly and religious benefits, such as the overthrow of the eight classes of arrogant spirits, pestilence, fatal diseases, hysteria, the bestowal of empowerments and so on.
Dahl (Roald) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, first edition, signed bookplate by the author laid down on title, illustrations by Joseph Schindelman, very small square of abrasion where bookseller sticker removed from pastedown, otherwise internally fine, original cloth, lightly marked, light scuffing to lower cover, dust-jacket, price-clipped, small and neat repairs and retouches to jacket spine ends and joint extremities, small portion of lower spine expertly supplied from another jacket, in effect an excellent and sharp example, 8vo, New York, 1964.
Orwell (George) Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, light spotting to endpapers and fore-edge, original cloth, fading to lower edge, top-edge colouring bright, green dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, chip to foot of lower panel, 1 or 2 short closed tears to head and foot with some creasing, light rubbing to extremities, still an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1949.
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Rongde (translator). Man Meng Han san wen he bi jiao ke shu [The Manchu-Mongolian-Chinese Interlinear Trilingual Textbook], 10 vol., first edition, text in Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese, some soiling to preliminary leaves, some light browning, bound and stitched Japanese-style in original brown wrappers, old stitching, some light spotting to wrappers, preserved in 2 cloth wrap-around cases with bone clasps (rubbed), 8vo, [China], 1909. *** A trilingual guide to the Manchurian, Mongolian and Chinese languages; it is one of the earliest textbooks on the Mongolian language. It introduces many new words translated into Manchu and Mongolian (e.g. 'telephone' and 'telegraph'), as well as briefly introducing astronomy, geography, zoology, botany, mining, economy, etc., and many Western concepts. The work was sponsored by Xiliang (1853-1917), a Chinese official of Mongol heritage who served as Viceroy of several provinces during the late Qing Dynasty. These included the Jirim League (now Tongliao), a borderland region in the easternmost part of Mongolia. Designed to boost literacy and inter-cultural communication, the present work became the official language reader for the Jirim League upon its publication in 1909.
Aquinas (Thomas, Saint).- Petrus de Bergamo. Tabula operum Thomae Aquinatis, collation: [a–m10 n8 o4 p–u10 x8 y14+1 z A–C10 D8 E6+1 ] (varies between standard reference works), 268 ff. (of 269, lacking initial blank), 44 lines variable, Roman type, initial spaces, [y1] blank, with final register f., occasional early ink marginalia, [a2] margins repaired, [a3] small repair to outer margin, just touching 2 letter verso without loss, [x8] (preceding blank) loose, small wormholes within foot of text and lower margin of the first 60 or so ff., some spotting or mostly light foxing and staining, small armorial ink ownership stamp to first initial space and occasionally elsewhere,18th century Italian vellum over boards, faded label to spine, soiled, folio (282 x 202mm.), Bologna, Balthasar Azoguidus, 11 March, 1473. *** Leo Olschki’s copy of the rare first edition of the most complete Thomistic tabula of its era, and an early example of printing at Bologna. The banker Balthazar Azoguidus is the first name associated with the introduction of printing to Bologna. A contract from 1470 for a printing syndicate specifies that he would supply the paper, ink and compositors, while the humanist Francesco dal Pozzo would source texts and worked on sales, and Annibale Malpighi operated the presses. Works with Azoguidus's name appeared from 1471 until 1480. Petrus de Bergamo (1400-c.1482) was an Italian Dominican theologian, who taught at the Studio of Bologna, where he included Girolamo Savonarola among his pupils.Provenance: 1567 religious house ownership inscription to verso of penultimate f.; armorial ink stamps; Leo Samuele Olschki (1861-1940), Italian antiquarian bookseller and publisher (bookplate).Literature: BMC VI, 799; Goff P-450; HC(Add) 2816; GW M32088; Bod-inc P-199; BSB-Ink P-344; ISTC ip00450000.
Huxley (Aldous) Brave New World, first edition, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, very light sunning to spine, dust-jacket, slight toning to spine, staining to verso, spine ends and corners a little chipped with archival tape repairs to verso, neat closed horizontal tear to spine with archival tape repair to verso, light spotting, extremities a little rubbed, a very good copy overall, [Connolly, The Modern Movement 75], 8vo, 1932
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Anderson (Maxwell) Key Largo, first edition, two signed presentation inscriptions from the author "Dear Victor [Samrock] - When the writing comes as near perfection as the business management we'll all be better off. Max" to half-title, pictorial endpapers, original cloth, light toning to spine, spine ends a little chipped, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, some chipping to joints, a few nicks to head and foot with creasing, some light surface soiling, 8vo, Washington D.C., 1939.*** A good association copy, inscription to Samrock (1929-86) who worked as the business manager of Anderson's New York theatre company. Key Largo was adapted for a (much altered) John Huston film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
![China.- Medicine.- Chaungshang jingyian [The experience of ulcers], 16 vol., woodblock printed on bamboo paper, 10 columns pe](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e2830e18-1c28-4df1-b257-b16a00f522c2/f4d687af-0c45-4b66-9a0c-b16a0114a9ea/468x382.jpg)
China.- Medicine.- Chaungshang jingyian [The experience of ulcers], 16 vol., woodblock printed on bamboo paper, 10 columns per page, 20 characters per column, single black fishtail motifs, single-line borders, c.273 illustrations, each leaf with some conservation support, many fore-edge folds with strengthening and restoration, the occasional other loss, generally small but a few times more extensive, with text sometimes supplied in neat manuscript where lacking, the occasional light stain, bound and stitched Japanese-style into modern blue wrappers, housed in 2 cloth wrap-around cases with clasps, 8vo, China, Haoranlou publisher, Kangxi 56, Qing Dynasty [1717]. *** The rare second edition of this work on ulcers and cutaneous complaints, ascribed to Dou Hanqing (1196-1280), a Taishi ('Grand Preceptor and Grand Academician') of the Southern Song Dynasty. Dou, originally an ulcer doctor, obtained his title for curing the crown prince's disease. The work was first published by his descendent (and more likely author) Sun Zhongquan in the 3rd year of the Longqing period (1569). This present edition is unrecorded in library catalogues in Taiwan and China.
O'Flaherty (Liam) The Informer, first edition, occasional light finger-soiling, mostly marginal, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, slight fading to spine, dust-jacket, slight toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, faint crease to upper panel, light browning to rear panel, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1925.*** An excellent example of the author's classic novel set in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, the inspiration for a number of film adaptations, most famously that of John Ford in 1935.
![Machzor KeMinhag Roma [festival prayers for the entire year], 2 parts in 1, 210ff., printed on blue paper, double column, tit](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e2830e18-1c28-4df1-b257-b16a00f522c2/81e18c27-c237-4feb-b87a-b16a011085cd/468x382.jpg)
Machzor KeMinhag Roma [festival prayers for the entire year], 2 parts in 1, 210ff., printed on blue paper, double column, title within architectural border, 2 woodcut illustrations in Passover Haggadah of cuffed hands pointing to Matzah and Bitter Herb, censors' signatures on final leaf, title and following f. silked, first 6 leaves (including title) with loss to extremities and portions of text supplied in facsimile, f.127 and final f. also with small portion of text in facsimile, the occasional other small marginal loss and repair, sometimes affecting a few letters, 3 gatherings on slightly lighter paper (ff.7-14, 45-60), the first also with some small wormholes only to that gathering, thus possibly supplied from another copy, trimmed at head, at points affecting text, some light browning, occasional staining, a couple very small wormholes within text to final few leaves, modern blind-stamped morocco, spine lettered in gilt, morocco-edged slip-case, small folio, Mantua, Jacob Cohen of Gazolo, 1557-60. *** Sixteenth century Hebrew books printed on blue paper are extremely rare. The text is according to the Italian rite, including the Passover Haggadah, Ethics of the Fathers, Five Scrolls and laws relating to Festivals.Provenance: Salman Schocken (1877-1959), German Jewish publisher and businessman. Sold his sale, Sotheby’s, London, 6th Dec 1993; The Valmadonna Trust Library, Kestenbaum, New York, 9th Nov 2017, lot 145.
Broadside.- extreme weather.- Account of the dreadful Thunder Storms, which took place last week in the Neighbouring Towns of Manchester, with the awful death of Mr. Robert Armstrong, of the the Black Bull Inn, Brampton, who with his Horse was struck dead by lightning and both burnt in a most shocking manner, printed broadside, cheap printing, some partially obscured letters or words, corrected by hand, small tear to right edge, light soiling, laid on paper, ex-Nottingham libraries with neat ink-stamp verso, broadside c.370 x 165 mm., Manchester, Innes, reprinted by Ordoyno, Nottingham, [c.1821]. *** Rare. Seemingly unrecorded. Account of storms affecting Manchester, Blackburn, Warrington, Longworth and Bolton. The storm was so bad that "One person met with his death from a thunderbolt which came down the chimney, and killed him as he sat in his house", and "Upwards of two thousand panes of glass were demolished in the hot-houses, green-house and pine pits of Robt. J. J. Norreys Esq, David Hulmes Hall, by the tremendous hail storm ...".
![[Rodker (John)] Memoirs of Other Fronts, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Kathleen from Jo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e2830e18-1c28-4df1-b257-b16a00f522c2/13134f6d-1513-4327-9b5f-b16a0117fac7/468x382.jpg)
[Rodker (John)] Memoirs of Other Fronts, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Kathleen from John, Aprl 1932" to endpaper, some light scattered spotting, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, very light toning to spine, 8vo, 1932.*** Rodker's anonymously published memoir, possibly inscribed to his former lover, the dancer and theatre designer Kathleen Dillon (1898-1900).
Dodgson (Rev. Charles Lutwidge)"Lewis Carroll". Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, second (first published) edition, half-title, frontispiece with tissue-guard and illustrations by John Tenniel, ink gift inscription to front free endpaper verso, dated Xmas 1868, a few very short marginal tears, some light foxing and soiling, upper hinge cracked, original cloth, gilt, neatly rebacked with original backstrip laid down (spine ends frayed), some generally light staining, cloth worn at some extremities, elsewhere little rubbed, g.e., housed in a red cloth chemise and morocco-backed slipcase (spine ends rubbed), [Crutch 46], 8vo, Macmillan and Co., 1866. *** With the inverted 'S' in the last line of the Contents page, and p.30 correctly numbered. This copy is in the earliest state with the pale blue endpapers, as opposed to green. The original 1865 first edition was suppressed by Dodgson on account of the inferior printing quality.
Dryden (John) To His Sacred Maiesty, a Panegyrick on his Coronation, first edition, 8pp., tiny stab-holes to inner margin, title with small ink number to upper corner and some very light soiling, leaves loose and unbound, housed in a later cloth folder, [Wing D2386], folio, for Henry Herringman, 1661. *** A celebration of the Restoration of the monarchy, written for the coronation of Charles II. In this copy, p.4 line 18 reads 'Not only king of us but of the year'. A scarce work by Dryden, we cannot trace a copy at auction since 1964.
Dahl (Roald) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, first edition, first issue with the six line colophon, fifth line reading "Paper manufactured by S. D. Warren and Co.", illustrations by Joseph Schindelman, original cloth, some soiling to covers, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners bumped and a little frayed, first issue dust-jacket priced at $3.95 without ISBN, spine slightly sunned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tear with tape repair to upper panel, upper fore-edge with tape repair to verso, light creasing and soiling, 8vo, New York, 1964.
Execution broadside.- True and Brief Account (A) of Thos. Clarke & Henry Coster, who suffered upon Lincoln Gallows ... for Burglary, printed broadside, woodcut illustration at head, foldlines, creases, light soiling, one or two small chips and holes, laid down on paper, c.370 x 240 mm, Nottingham, E. Hodson, [c.1815]. *** Rare. Seemingly unrecorded. The broadside describes Thomas Clarke as "a stout man of the middle size, and had the appearance of a desperate daring person." Henry Coster was merely described as "He stood nearly 6 feet high".
Alfonso XI (King of Castile, Leon and Galicia, called the Avenger, "el Justiciero", 1311-50) Privilegio rodado of King Alfonso X I of Castile, granting the town of Escamjella [Escamilla] to Yenego Lopez de Horozco [Íñigo López de Orozco], manuscript in vernacular Castillian, on vellum, single large membrane, main body of charter in 23 lines, witnesses in 27 lines, in a Court hand, royal names within red and green devices 2-lines high, opening device of 9 lines in red and green, large seal bearing arms of Castille and León in centre in red, green, blue and beige (c.194mm. in diameter), loosely folded with some creasing, a few holes towards lower edge, some light dust-staining and toning in places, housed within morocco backed clamshell box with gilt spine, charter: c.607 x 686mm., Segovia, Royal Chancery, 29th September 1344.*** Charter of King Alfonso XI granting the town of Escamjella [Escamilla] to Yenego Lopezde Horozco [Íñigo López de Orozco]. The charter also commemorates the taking of Algeciras earlier in 1344 after a two year siege, and the subjugation of Granada in 1340.
Robinson (William Heath).- Hunter (Norman) The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm, first edition, with original captioned pen and ink illustration by Heath Robinson over pencil outline on artist's board (a few holes to board) loosely inserted, Autograph Note signed by Hunter laid onto front free endpaper, colour frontispiece and illustrations by Heath Robinson, very faint browning to endpapers, original cloth, very slight fading to spine, dust-jacket slight chipping to spine tips and corners, light surface soiling to spine, a near-fine example overall, small 4to, 1933. *** A superb example of the first Professor Branestawm book. This copy with an original drawing by Heath Robinson depicting Branestawm with an umbrella, as printed on the half-title of this edition.
*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Cavendish (Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle) Plays, Never Before Printed, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by van Schuppen, contemporary autograph corrections and annotations (under the author's instruction), lacking gathering Z, a few small abrasion marks to frontispiece and title, expert repairs to margins of frontispiece and title, a few short tears to lower edges, light water-staining to a few lower corners, some light spotting and browning, new endpapers, eighteenth century speckled calf, gilt crest of "The Society of Writers to the Signet [Library]" to both covers, rebacked, extremities a little rubbed, [Pforzheimer 139], [Wing N867], folio, A.[nne] Maxwell, 1668. *** The first edition of Cavendish's second collection of plays, complete with the rare engraved frontispiece by Pieter van Schuppen after Diepenbeke's painting, which, according to Pforzheimer, is lacking in most copies. Cavendish departed from the printers of her first collection of Playes (1662) to collaborate here with Anne Maxwell - a rare woman publisher. Pforzheimer suggests this change is owing to the lack of success of Cavendish's Playes, but Liza Blake has more recently pointed to Cavendish's frustration with the previous printers' errors. Indeed, her notable scrutiny of her printed texts is evident in this copy which contains dozens of hand-written corrections and annotations, either by the author herself or her secretary - a particular highlight is her correction of "Lordship" to "Ladyship" in The Bridals.
Lowry (Malcolm) Ultramarine, first edition, some scattered foxing, original cloth, spine lettered in white with very slight toning, slight bowing to upper cover, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, light creasing to head, minor chipping to upper fore-edge, extremities a little rubbed, some light soiling, 8vo, 1933.*** The author's rare first novel, we can only trace a handful of examples in the dust-jacket at auction.
Sammelband of 17th century plays.- Behn (Aphra).- Southerne (Thomas) Oroonoko: A Tragedy, first edition, with final blank, marginal loss to B1&2 and M3 (the last with loss to 1 or 2 words of text), [Pforzheimer 959; Wing S4761], 4to, for H. Playford et al., 1696 bound after Southerne (Thomas) The Disappointment, or the Mother in Fashion, first edition, title closely trimmed at foot, touching imprint, 1 corner repaired, [Pforzheimer 954; Wing S4755], Printed for Jo. Hindmarsh, Bookseller to his Royal Highness, 1684 bound with [Burnaby (Charles)] The Reform’d Wife. A Comedy, second edition, with final advertisement f., for Thomas Bennet, 1700 and [Granville (George, Lord Lansdowne)] The She-Gallants: A Comedy, first edition, lacking half-title, damp-staining, [Pforzheimer 423 ; Wing L423], Tooke, 1696 and Ravenscroft (Edward) The London Cuckolds. A Comedy, shaved at head, affecting first word of title and many headlines, actors’ names supplied in an early hand, for H.H. and Sold by James Knapton, 1697 and Sedley (Sir Charles) Bellamira: or The Mistress. A Comedy, first edition, with advertisement f. A4, [Wing S2397], by D. Mallet, for L. C. and Timothy Godwin, 1687 and Lee (Nat[haniel]) Lucius Junius Brutus; Father of his Country. A Tragedy, first edition, [Pforzheimer 590; Wing L852], Richard Tonson, and Jacob Tonson, 1681, together 7 works in 1 vol., browning and some light staining, occasional repairs, a few notes in an 18th century hand, 20th century calf-backed boards, sm. 4to.*** A good collection of 17th century plays including Southerne's adaptation of Aphra Behn's early novel Oroonoko.
Fifteen L.P's and Ten 12" Singles, to include John Wetton - Caught In The Crossfire (Japanese import), Creedence Clearwater Revival and Pendulum (both Taiwanese imports) U2 - Joshua Tre, UB40 - UB40 (1988), Bonnie Rait - Green Light, Tonio K - Amerika, Primitives - Lazy, Stranglers - No More Heroes and 12" singles from Saxon, Primitives, Dress Parade, etc, generally VG - VG+.
Forty Albums, comprising of, Neil Young - Zuma, Beatles - Live At The Star Club, Pentangle - Basket Of Light, Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood, Living In The Past, The Nice - Five Bridges, The Who - Tommy, Yes - Fragile, Genesis - Foxtrot and more by, Rolling Stones, Doors, Manfred Mann, Fleetwood Mac, Moody Blue, Joe Cocker, Bob Dylan, Troggs, Eric Clapton and John Lennon, generally G.
A Collection of Thirty Five L.P's, comprising of Bob Dylan - Hard Rain, Oh Mercy, Desire, Blood On The Tracks, Peter Frampton - Frampton Come Alive, Canned Heat - 70 Concert, Jeff Healey Band - See The Light, David Bowie - Pinups. Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels, Stone Age, Some Girs, Get Ye Ya-Ya's Out, ZZ Top - Eliminator, T-Rex - Electric Warrior, John Lennon - Rock n' Roll, Donovan - Cosmic Wheels, HMS Donovan, Sensational Alex Harvey Band - The Penthouse Tapes, Queen - The Works and others by Rick Astley, Soft Cell, Human League, Dead Or Alive, The Cars, Heaven 17, Fairground Attraction, Holly Johnson, generally G+ - VG.
Punk and New Wave Interest L.P's, thirty two releases including, Graham Parker - Heat Treatment, 9 Below Zero - Don't Point Your Finger, Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, Dr Feelgood - Malpractice, Ian Dury - New Boots And Panties (SEEZ G4 gold vinyl) Do It Yourself, Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll, Buzzcocks - Love Bites, The Tourists - Reality Effect, Eddie And The Hotrods - Teenage Depression, The Clash - The Clash, The Rezillos - Can't Stand The Rezillos, Ramones - End Of The Century, Leave Home, Mania, Velvet Underground - White Light White Heat, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Loves A Prima Donna, Residents - Meet The Residents, also albums by Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Devo, Talking Heads, The Jam, Undertones, Boomtown Rats, Damned and Elvis Costello, generally VG and VG+.
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