Printed Books and Maps

Auction 19844

Oxford

25 Sep 2012, starting at 10:30 BST.

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Auction highlights

Sold for £6,875 inc. premium

BINDINGS - MALORY (THOMAS) [Le Morte D'Arthur], 2 vol. 1904

Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

BALLET CHALON (A.E.) La Sylphide. Souvenir d'adieu de Marie Talioni, 1845

Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

NEWTON (ISAAC) Opticks...Second Edition, with Additions, 1718

Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

KIRCHER (ATHENASIUS) China monumentis, 1667

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93	MILITARY BRACKENBURY (HENRY) The Ashanti War. A Narrative, 2 vol., 1874; and 2 others (4)	£275 US$ 414 €321
94	MILITARY BRACKENBURY (GEORGE) The Campaign in the Crimea. A Historical Sketch, 2 vol. bound in one, 1855; and 8 others, military (9)	£875 US$ 1,318 €1,023
95	MILITARY WELLINGTON (ARTHUR WELLESLEY) The Dispatches...13 vol., half calf, 1837	£1,062 US$ 1,601 €1,242
96	MINIATURE BOOKS The Bible in Miniature, or a Concise History of Old & New Testaments, 1780; and others (14)	£275 US$ 414 €321
97	MUSIC A collection of nineteenth century bound music, including works for the piano, voices and organ, by Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Hummel, Czerny and others (28)	£525 US$ 791 €613
98	MUSIC - GEMINIANI (FRANCESCO) The Art of Playing on the Violin... Opera IX, 1751	£200 US$ 301 €233
99	MUSIC [PRELLEUR (PETER)] The Art of Playing on the Violin	£225 US$ 339 €263
100	MacALLESTER (OLIVER) A Series of Letters, Discovering the Scheme Projected by France, in MDCC LIX., 1767; and 6 others (7)	£175 US$ 263 €204
101	NAVAL Admiral Mathew's Charge Against Vice-Admiral Lestock, Dissected and Confuted, byu a King's Letterman, 1745; and 2 others (3)	£350 US$ 527 €409
102	NAVAL. TORRINGTON (ARTHUR HERBERT, Earl of) The Earl of Torrington's Speech to the House of Commons, in November, 1690. Occasion'd by the Ingagement at Sea on the 30th of June that Year, between the Confederate and French Fleets, 1710	£150 US$ 226 €175
103	NELSON (HORATIO) The Letters... to Lady Hamilton, 2 vol. in one; and others, Nelson (13)	£375 US$ 565 €438
104	NUMISMATICS Medailles sur les principaux evenements du rene entier de Louis le Grand, 1723	£500 US$ 753 €584
105	OWEN (ROBERT) A New View of Society; or, Essays on the Formation of the Human Character, and the Application of the Principle into Practice, parts 3 and 4 [of 4] in one vol., FIRST EDITIONS, 1814	£437 US$ 659 €511
106	OWEN (ROBERT) The Book of the New Moral World, Containing the Rational System of Society, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED, 1836	£750 US$ 1,130 €877
107	PANORAMAS Panorama of the Progress of Human Life, 1820	£400 US$ 602 €467
108	PAPER Ledger book, [c.1800]	£437 US$ 659 €511
109	PHOTOGRAPHY - BREAD. SIMMONS (OWEN) The Book of Bread, 1903	£437 US$ 659 €511
110	PHOTOGRAPHY MAREY (ÉTIENNE JULES) Du mouvement dans les fonctions de la vie, FIRST EDITION, 1868; and others (11)	£475 US$ 715 €555
111	PHOTOGRAPHY PRICE (WILLIAM FREDERICK LAKE) A Manual of Photographic Manipulation, 1858; and others (10)	£525 US$ 791 €613
112	PHOTOGRAPHY SCOTT (WALTER) The Lady of the Lake, 1869; and 42 others (43)	£350 US$ 527 €409
113	PHOTOGRAPHY SELLA (VENANZIO GIUSEPPE) Plico de fotografo. Ovvero arte practica e teorica, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY inscribed "Al Signor Ricard Gadengio Sella del sua fratello L'autore" on front free endpaper, 1856	£275 US$ 414 €321
114	PHOTOGRAPHY SUTTON (THOMAS) The Calotype Process. A Hand Book to Photography on Paper, FIRST EDITION, 1855	£500 US$ 753 €584
115	PHOTOGRAPHY The Stereoscopic Magazine: A Gallery of Landscape Scenery, Architecture, Antiquities, and Natural History, accompanied with Descriptive Articles by Writers of Eminence	£937 US$ 1,412 €1,096
116	PHOTOGRAPHY. COX (EDWARD YOUNG) The Art of Garnishing Churches at Christmas; and 3 others (4)	£275 US$ 414 €321
118	PHOTOGRAPHY. SEDGFIELD (RUSSELL) The Thames, 1867; and others (3)	£312 US$ 470 €365
119	PHOTOGRAPHY. The Practical and Pictorial Photographer, No.1-21, April 1906-December 1907, 4 vol.; together with The Hand Camera Postal Club Portfolio, [1904] (2)	£200 US$ 301 €233
120	PHOTOGRAPHY. TALBOT (WILLIAM HENRY FOX) The Art-Union; Monthly Journal of the Fine Arts, vol. 8, Palmer & Clayton, [1846]; and two other volumes (3)	£275 US$ 414 €321
121	PLAYBILLS - LIVERPOOL A collection of 60 printed playbills, all for the Theatre-Royal in Liverpool	£625 US$ 941 €730
122	POLITICAL PAMPHLETS. AUSTIN (ALFRED) Tory Horrors or the Question of the Hour. A Letter to the Right Hon. W.E. Gladstone, M.P., 1876; and 11 others in one vol.	£812 US$ 1,224 €950
123	PRINTING - CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL. JAY (LEONARD) Garland of Poems, 1931--Exempli Gratia, 1933--JONES (GEORGE W.) Peter Schoeffer, 1936--CHAUCER (GEOFFREY) A.B.C., 1933; and 19 others, nearly all in printed wrappers, 1929-1951; 10 others (fine printing), 8vo; and a box of Lithophanes (34)	£100 US$ 150 €116
124	QU'RAN, in Miniature [Miniature Qu'ran]	£112 US$ 169 €131
125	RAILWAYS, ROADS and CYCLING. GRAY (THOMAS) Observations on a General Iron Rail-way	£437 US$ 659 €511
126	ROEBLING (JOHN A.) Long and Short Span Railway Bridges, 1869	£375 US$ 565 €438
127	ROWLANDSON (THOMAS, illustrator) [COMBE (WILLIAM)] The English Dance of Death, 2 vol., 1815-1816; and another (3)	£875 US$ 1,318 €1,023
128	ROWLANDSON (THOMAS, illustrator) [COMBE (WILLIAM)] The Grand Master, or the Adventures of Qui Hi? in Hindostan, 1816	£375 US$ 565 €438
129	SCRAPBOOK ALBUM A personal scrapbook album of whimsical sketches, poems and ephemera by Sir Thomas Edwards-Moss, 3rd Baronet of Roby Hall, Lancaster, [c.1950]; together with some affectionate poems and card by Thomas Edwards-Moss to his wife (small quantity)	£500 US$ 753 €584
130	SHIPWRECK A Concise Account of a Voyage Made by Thomas Lord of New York. A Passenger in the Ship Minerva, in the Winter of 1818. Written by Him in 1870 from Recollection Solely, FIRST EDITION, 1871; and another (2)	£200 US$ 301 €233
131	SHIPWRECK KENNEDY (A. & J.)] An Authentic Account of the Wreck of the "Royal Charter" Steam Clipper, On Her Passage from Australia to Liverpool, October 26th, 1859, Dublin, 1860	£100 US$ 150 €116
132	SLAVERY ANDERSON (JAMES) Observations on Slavery; Particularly with a View to its Effects on the British Colonies, in the West-Inides, 1789; and another (2)	£312 US$ 470 €365
133	STRUTT (JOSEPH) Angleterre ancienne, our tableau des moeurs, usages, armes, habillemens..., 2 vol. bound in one, Paris, 1789	£237 US$ 357 €277
134	TELFORD (THOMAS) Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer; and others (7)	£437 US$ 659 €511
135	THOMSON The Seasons, 1730	£37 US$ 56 €43
136	TRANSPORT WILLIAMS (FREDERICK S.) The Midland Railway: Its Rise and Progress	£125 US$ 188 €146
137	TRINIDAD IMPRINT. The Freemason's Sure Guide, or, Pocket Companion, 1819	£625 US$ 941 €730
138	VANITY FAIR Vanity Fair: A Weekly Show of Political, Social, & Literary Wares, vol. 1-18 in 19 (with supplement to volume 18), 1868-1877	£937 US$ 1,412 €1,096
139	WELSH Transactions of the Cymmrodorion, 1822 (vol. one); 1892-2005, together in 46 vol., 1892-2005; and others (quantity)	£350 US$ 527 €409
140	WELSH. SINCLAIR (CATHERINE) Hill and Valley, or Wales and the Welsh, 1839; and others (17)	£250 US$ 376 €292
141	WOOD ENGRAVINGS BEWICK (THOMAS) Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop and Others, NUMBER 72 OF 100 COPIES, 1879; and 5 others all relating to Bewick (6)	£625 US$ 941 €730
142	WOOL. SMITH (W.) The Golden Fleece, Wherein Is Related the Riches of English Wools in Its Manufactures. Together With the True Uses, and Abuses of the Aulnageors, Measurers, and Searchers Offices, 1656	£625 US$ 941 €730
143	WOTTON (THOMAS, publisher) The English Baronetage, 5 vol., 1741; and others (quantity)	£312 US$ 470 €365
145	YORKSHIRE IMPRINTS. HEADLAM (JOHN, Rector of Wycliffe) A Prayer, used at the Consecration of the Colours, of the Teesdale Volunteer Infantry, Richmond, 1803, bound with other works; and another (2)	£400 US$ 602 €467
146	ARIOSTO (LUDOVICO) Orlando furioso [vol. 2 of 'Opere'], 1730	£350 US$ 527 €409
147	BENTIVOGLIO (GUIDO) Della guerra di Fiandra, 3 parts in one vol., 1645; and another (2)	£100 US$ 150 €116
148	BIBLE, in Dutch, tortoiseshell binding, 1817	£625 US$ 941 €730
149	BINDING - LADY Souvenir, [c.1819]	£500 US$ 753 €584
150	BINDING. LUCCHESINIUS (JOANNES LAURENTIUS) Demonstrata impiorvm insania sive nova copia, 1688	£1,375 US$ 2,072 €1,607
151	BIRAGO AVOGARO (GIOVANNI BATTISTA) Mercurio veridico, overo annali universali d'Europa, CURRER, PHILLIPPS, THOMAS COPY, 1650	£312 US$ 470 €365
152	CADALSO y VAZQUEZ (JOSÉ) Cartas marruecas, 1796; and others (7)	£475 US$ 715 €555
153	COMENIUS (JOHN AMOS) Janua linguarum reserata, 1643; and others (7)	£625 US$ 941 €730
154	DANIEL (GABRIEL) Histoire de France, depuis l'établissement de la monarchie francoise dans les gaules, 10 vol., 1729	£375 US$ 565 €438
155	DANTE ALIGHIERI [Opere], volume of plates only, [1757]	£562 US$ 847 €657
156	DESCARTES (RENE) Les principes de la philosophie, 1698; and 2 others (3)	£250 US$ 376 €292
157	DUTCH PRIZE BINDING DIONYSIUS HALICARNASSUS [Opera], 1691	£200 US$ 301 €233
158	FINCH (DANIEL, Earl of Nottingham) Observations sur l'état de la nation Britannique au commencement de l'année 1713. Par un pair du royaume, 1713; and 16 others	£350 US$ 527 €409
159	HILLI (SAFI AL-DIN) Szafieddini Hellensis... carmen arabicum, 1816; and otherse, arabic (7)	£750 US$ 1,130 €877
161	LOHNER (TOBIAS) Instructissima bibliotheca manualis concionatoria, 1695	£112 US$ 169 €131
162	MARTIAL DE PARIS (or D'AUVERGNE) S'ensuyve[n]t les cinquante [et] ung arrestz do[n]nes au gra[n]t co[n]seil d amours a l encontre de plusieurs parties, 1527	£162 US$ 244 €190
163	PALLAVICINO (FERRANTE) La Rettorica delle puttane composta conforme li precetti di Cipriano. Dedicata alla Università delle cortegiane più celebri, third edition; La Pudicitia schernita, 1673; Il Divortio celeste, cagionato dalle dissolutezze della sposa romana; Il corriero svaligiato; 1671, 4 parts (only) in one vol.	£175 US$ 263 €204
164	PLAUTUS (TITUS MACCIUS) M. Accius Plautus ex fide atque auctoritate complurium librorum manuscriptorum opera Dionys. Lambini Monstroliensis emendatus, 1577	£562 US$ 847 €657
165	ROSS (ALEXANDER) Virgilii evangelisantis Christiados libri XIII. In quibus omnia quae de Domino nostro Iesu Christo in utroque Testamento, vel dicta vel praedicta sunt, altisona divina Maronis tuba suavissime decantantur, 1638	£562 US$ 847 €657
166	SÉVIGNÉ (MARIE DE RABUTIN-CHANTAL, 'Madame de') Lettres, 6 vol., 1843; and others	£37 US$ 56 €43
167	VAVASSUER (FRANCOIS) Francisci Vavassoris e societate Jesu. Opera Omnia, 1709	£75 US$ 113 €87
168	ATLAS Tablettes guerriers, ou cartes choisies pour la commodité des officiers et des voyageurs, 1717	£687 US$ 1,036 €803
169	AUBREY (JOHN) Miscellanies... Second Edition, with Large Additions, 1721; and 7 others (8)	£525 US$ 791 €613
170	BAILEY (NATHAN) English and Latin Exercises, 1786; and 7 others (8)	£400 US$ 602 €467
171	BAKER (THOMAS) The Humour of the Age, 1701; and 7 others (8)	£812 US$ 1,224 €950
172	BAKER (THOMAS) The recent Operations...Rangoon, 1852; and 2 others (3)	£812 US$ 1,224 €950
173	BEDFORD (ARTHUR) The Evil and Danger of Stage-Plays, 1706; and 4 others (5)	£437 US$ 659 €511
174	BEDFORD (ARTHUR) The Great Abuse of Musick, 1711; and 4 others (5)	£475 US$ 715 €555
175	BENNETT (GEORGE) Gatherings of a Naturalist in Australasia, 1860; and 5 others (6)	£312 US$ 470 €365
176	BINDINGS La liturgie ou formulaire des prieres publiques, 1705; and 3 others (4)	£600 US$ 904 €701
177	BOLINGBROKE (HENRY) A Voyage to the Demerary, 1807	£237 US$ 357 €277
178	BOYLE (ROBERT) Medicinal Experiments: Or, a Collection of Choice and Safe Remedies, 3 parts in one vol., 1718; and 4 others (5)	£437 US$ 659 €511
179	BROADSIDE - WILLIAMS (JOHN)?)] "PUBLICOLA" People of England!, 1803; and 2 others (3)	£475 US$ 715 €555
180	CHANVALON (JEAN DE)] Voyage a la Martinique, 1763	£400 US$ 602 €467
181	CHARDIN (SIR JOHN) Travels into Persia, 1686; and 2 others (3)	£1,250 US$ 1,883 €1,461
182	CONGREVE (WILLIAM) The Double-dealer, 1694; and 6 others (7)	£1,375 US$ 2,072 €1,607
183	D'URFEY (THOMAS) Stories, Moral and Comical, 1706; and 9 others (10)	£375 US$ 565 €438
184	DEFOE (DANIEL)?] Secret Memoirs of the late Mr. Duncan Campbel, the famous Deaf and Dumb Gentleman, 1732; and 7 others (8)	£562 US$ 847 €657
185	DEFOE (DANIEL)] The complete English Tradesman, 1726; and others (5)	£1,625 US$ 2,449 €1,900