8 December 2009 - Book Sale

#0198

Lot 717/0198

SOLD Hammer price €100

Daulby (Daniel) A Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Rembrandt, and of his Scholars Bol, Livens and Van Vliet, compiled from The original Etchings and from The Catalogues. 8vo Liverpool (J. M’Creery) 1796. Hf. title, engd. port. frontis., errata leaf at end, [XXIII] 339pp., cont. mottled calf, covers strenghtened but loose. (1)
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Lot 718/0198

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Vies of Italy and Switzerland
Engraved Plates: Roscoe (Thos.) The Landscape Annual, for 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1836, 1837, 1838, & 1838, also 2 duplicate vols. 1830 & 1833, together 11 vols. 8vo L. 1830 – 1839, all with fine engd. views, a.e.g., orig. full green mor. As a coll., w.a.f. (11)
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Lot 719/0198

Ossian: M’Callum (H. & J.) An Original Collection of the Poems of Ossian, Orrann, Ulin & other Bards, 8vo Montrose 1816. uncut, later cloth; = Campbell (H.)ed. The Poems of Ossian, Translated by J. Macpherson, 2 vols. in one, 8vo L. 1822., 2 engd. frontis, wd.-cut vignette on titles, fold. map & 1 other plt., hf. mor.; = another Edn., 2 vols. in one, 16mo L. 1806, hf. mor. (3)

Lot 720/0198

[Pope (Alexander)] The Dunciad, with Notes Variorum, and The Prolegomena of Scriblerus. 8vo L. (for Lawton Gulliver) 1729. SECOND EDN., engd. frontis, with ‘M. Scriblerus Lectori’ leaf at end, cont. full calf, dbl. gilt fillet, tooled gilt spine, raised bands, lacks label. (1)
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Lot 721/0198

SOLD Hammer price €400

[Breton de La Moartiniere (J.B.J.)] China Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures,… 4 vols., 12mo, L. 1812-33 (mixed second & sixth Editions), 4 cold. frontis & 77 hd. cold. plts., some foxing, contemp. full mor., blind & gilt decor. borders, and spine. (4)
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Lot 722/0198

With Fine Engraved Plates
Foulis Press – Tasso (Torq.) La Gierusalemme Liberata, 2 vols. 16mo Glasgow (R. & A. Foulis) 1763. Engd. port. & other engd. frontis, & 20 fine engd. plts. cont. calf, tooled gilt spines, mor. labels (1 upr. board lacking), otherwise v. good. (2)

Lot 723/0198

SOLD Hammer price €140

Inchbald (Mrs.) A Simple Story, 4 vols. 12mo L. (G.G. & J. Robinson)1799. FOURTH EDN., Ex.-libris Rufford Hall, Lancashire, calf, blind & gilt fillet tooling, marbled end papers. Good. (4)

Lot 724/0198

SOLD Hammer price €150

Coloured Plates: Allan’s Naturalist’s Library – Forbes (H.O.) A Hand-Book to the Primates – Monkeys, 2 vols. L. 1894., 29 cold. plts. & 8 fold. maps, complete; = also Lydekker (R.) A Hand-Book to the Marsupialia and Monetremata, L. 1894, 38 cold., unopened, both orig. cloth. (3)
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Lot 725/0198

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Coloured Plates: Sharpe (R.B.) A Hand-Book to the Birds of Great Britain, 2 vols. L. 1896., 58 cold. plts. of birds, mor. backed boards, worn. (2)
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Lot 726/0198

Brassey (Mrs.) A Voyage in the Sunbeam, 8vo L. 1880, illus., a.e.g., attractive full tree calf, tooled gilt spine; = The Englishwoman in Russia; … By a Lady, 8vo L. 1855, illus., hf. calf; = Thurtle (Frances) The History of Spain, 12mo L. 1820, hf. mor. mor. label. (3)

Lot 727/0198

[Halliburton (T.C.)] The English in America, 2 vols. sm. 8vo L. 1851. FIRST EDN., 1 hf. title (as called for), 24pp. cat. end of Vol. I partly unopened., advert end papers, orig. cloth v. good; = also The Clockmaker: or, The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, 2 Series in one vol. 12mo N.Y. 1840, cloth backed boards. (3)

Lot 728/0198

Alpine interest: Freeston (Chas. L.) The High-Roads of The Alps, 8vo L. 1910, FIRST EDN., frontis fold. & other maps, attractive decor. cloth; = Canway (Sir W.M.) The Alps from End to End, L. 1904, frontis & plts., gilt decor. cloth; = Principal Excursions of the Innerleithen Alpine club During the Years 1889-94, Galashiels 1897, illus. cloth; = Stephen (L.) The Playground of Europe, L. 1894, NEW EDN., frontis, cloth. (4)

Lot 729/0198

Hackett (James) Narrative of the Expedition which Sailed from England in 1817 to Join the South American Patriots, 8vo L. 1818. FIRST EDN., hf. title, 1 leaf lacking pp. 3,4, cont. hf calf, tooled gilt spine. Good. (1)

Lot 730/0198

SOLD Hammer price €150

Thompson (Robert) The Gardener’s Assistant, thick roy 8vo L. n.d. [1859], FIRST EDN., hd. cold. frontis & 11 hd. cold. plts., plts. complete, text illus. orig. cloth, gilt. (1)
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Lot 731/0198

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Coloured Plates: Perkins (Mrs. E.E.) The Elements of Botany, with illustrations, 8vo L. 1837. FIRST EDN., hd. cold. frontis & 17 hd. cold. plts., fold. fac-simile, a few leaves loose, cloth; = also Lindley (J.) Ladies Botany Vol. II only 8vo L.n.d. 24 fine hd. cold. plts. cloth. (2)

Lot 732/0198

Bindings: The Works of William Robertson, 12 vols. 8vo L. 1817. NEW EDN., fold. maps etc., full straight grained calf, blind tooled borders, spines etc. Good. (12)

Lot 733/0198

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Withers (Thos.) Observations on the Abuse of Medicine, 8vo L. 1775. FIRST EDN., errata leaf, title inscribed in pen with names, etc., orig. calf, worn. (1)
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Lot 734/0198

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Laborde (L.E.S.J. Marquis de) Journey through Arabia Petraea to Mount Sinai and the Excavated City of Petra,…. 8vo L. 1836. FIRST EDN. IN ENGLISH, fold. map, 25 plts. (includ. engd. plan), cont. hf. purple mor. tooled gilt spine. Good. (1)
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Lot 735/0198

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Lee (James) Nurseryman, An Introduction to Botany Containing an Explanation of The Theory of that Science,… 8vo L. 1788, FOURTH EDN., hf. title, 12 engd. plts., contemp. full speckled calf, mor. label. Good. (1)

Lot 736/0198

SOLD Hammer price €260

[Svinín, (Pavel Petrovich)] Sketches of Russia, 8vo, L. 1814, FIRST EDN., cold. port. frontis, dedit, 15 cold. plts. (complete), text browned, some marks, contemp. full mor. gilt, decor. upr. cover repaired. (1)
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