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BOYLE (ROBERT) The Sceptical Chymist: or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, touching the Spagyrist's Principles commonly call'd Hypostatical, as they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists, FIRST EDITION, J. Cadwell, for J. Crooke, 1661BOYLE (ROBERT) The Sceptical Chymist: or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, touching the Spagyrist's Principles commonly call'd Hypostatical, as they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists, FIRST EDITION, J. Cadwell, for J. Crooke, 1661. Sold for £362,500 inc. premium
DARWIN (CHARLES) The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, John Murray, 1859DARWIN (CHARLES) The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, John Murray, 1859. Sold for £98,500 inc. premium
RUSKIN (JOHN) Series of over forty autograph letters signed, to Jane, Lady Simon, and her husband Sir John Simon; Ruskin writes on Turner, his bouts of madness, the difficulties he has in loving others, his mission in life, the death of his old nurse and of his mother, relations with the mother of Rose La Touche, and the wonder of a woman's ability to sew on buttons, Herne Hill, Denmark Hill, Matlock, Inverness, Bridge of Allan, Glasgow, Corpus Christi College, and elsewhere, 1857-1871 where datedRUSKIN (JOHN) Series of over forty autograph letters signed, to Jane, Lady Simon, and her husband Sir John Simon; Ruskin writes on Turner, his bouts of madness, the difficulties he has in loving others, his mission in life, the death of his old nurse and of his mother, relations with the mother of Rose La Touche, and the wonder of a woman's ability to sew on buttons, Herne Hill, Denmark Hill, Matlock, Inverness, Bridge of Allan, Glasgow, Corpus Christi College, and elsewhere, 1857-1871 where dated. Sold for £79,300 inc. premium
SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) AND JOHN FLETCHER The Two Noble Kinsmen Presented at the Blackfriars by the Kings Maiesties Servants, with Great Applause: Written by the memorable worthies of their time Mr. John Fletcher, and Mr. William Shakspeare, FIRST EDITION, Thomas Cotes, for John Waterson, 1634SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) AND JOHN FLETCHER The Two Noble Kinsmen Presented at the Blackfriars by the Kings Maiesties Servants, with Great Applause: Written by the memorable worthies of their time Mr. John Fletcher, and Mr. William Shakspeare, FIRST EDITION, Thomas Cotes, for John Waterson, 1634. Sold for £47,500 inc. premium
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT BOOK OF HOURS, Use of Rome, [Flanders, probably Bruges, mid fifteenth century]ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT BOOK OF HOURS, Use of Rome, [Flanders, probably Bruges, mid fifteenth century]. Sold for £47,500 inc. premium
BRIGHT (RICHARD) Reports of Medical Cases, Selected with a View of Illustrating the Symptoms and Cure of Diseases by a Reference to Morbid Anatomy, 2 vol. in 3, FIRST EDITION, Longman, Rees, 1827-1831BRIGHT (RICHARD) Reports of Medical Cases, Selected with a View of Illustrating the Symptoms and Cure of Diseases by a Reference to Morbid Anatomy, 2 vol. in 3, FIRST EDITION, Longman, Rees, 1827-1831. Sold for £22,500 inc. premium
BLOCH (MARCUS ELIEZER) Poissons de l'ouvrage de Bloch corrigés d'apré le texte e disposés selon l'ordre de la zoologie universelle, avec leurs principaux caracteres spécifiques, MANUSCRIPT, in ink, 207 PAGES OF WATERCOLOURS, "Paris, 1788"BLOCH (MARCUS ELIEZER) Poissons de l'ouvrage de Bloch corrigés d'apré le texte e disposés selon l'ordre de la zoologie universelle, avec leurs principaux caracteres spécifiques, MANUSCRIPT, in ink, 207 PAGES OF WATERCOLOURS, "Paris, 1788". Sold for £21,875 inc. premium
LIND (JAMES) A Treatise of the Scurvy, FIRST EDITION, Edinburgh, A. Kincaid & A. Donaldson, 1753LIND (JAMES) A Treatise of the Scurvy, FIRST EDITION, Edinburgh, A. Kincaid & A. Donaldson, 1753. Sold for £18,750 inc. premium
OVIDIUS NASO (PUBLIUS) Habebis candide lector... Metamorphosin castigatissima, 1505, bound with 5 othersOVIDIUS NASO (PUBLIUS) Habebis candide lector... Metamorphosin castigatissima, 1505, bound with 5 others. Sold for £18,750 inc. premium
TYSON (EDWARD) Orang-outang, sive homo-sylvestris: or, the Anatomy of a Pygmie Compared with a Monkey, an Ape, and a Man, 2 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, T. Bennet, and D. Brown, 1699TYSON (EDWARD) Orang-outang, sive homo-sylvestris: or, the Anatomy of a Pygmie Compared with a Monkey, an Ape, and a Man, 2 parts in 1, FIRST EDITION, T. Bennet, and D. Brown, 1699. Sold for £8,750 inc. premium

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BOURNE (JOHN C.) The History and Description of the Great Western Railway, including its Geology, and the Antiquities of the District through which it Passes: accompanied by a Plan and Section of the Railway, a Geological Map, and by Numerous Views of its Principal Viaducts, Bridges, Tunnels, Stations, and of the Scenery and Antiquities in its Vicinity, FIRST EDITION, Tilt and Bogue, 1843
BOYDELL (JOHN & JOSIAH) An History of the River Thames, 2 vols., J.R. ABBEY'S COPY, 1794-1796 [watermarked 1799]
CAMDEN (WILLIAM) The Abridgment of Camden's Britan[n]ia with the Maps of the Severall Shires of England and Wales, John Bill, 1626
CHIPPENDALE (THOMAS) The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director. Being a Large Collection of the Most Elegant and Useful Designs of Household Furniture, in the Most Fashionable Taste, for the Author, 1762
COMPTON (THOMAS) The Northern Cambrian Mountains; or, a Tour through North Wales: Describing the Scenery and General Characters of that Romantic Country, Thomas Clay, 1820
DANIELL (WILLIAM) A Voyage Round Great Britain, Undertaken in the Summer of the Year 1813, and Commencing From the Land's-End in Cornwall, by Richard Ayton, With a Series of Views Illustrative of the Character and Prominent Features of the Coast, 8 vol., Longman, Orme, 1814-1825
FIELDING (THEODORE HENRY) and J. WALTON A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes, Containing a Description of the Most Romantic Scenery of Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire, FIRST EDITION, R. Ackermann, 1821
INCE (WILLIAM) & JOHN MAYHEW The Universal System of Household Furniture. Consisting of above 300 Designs in the Most Elegant Taste, both Useful and Ornamental, Robert Sayer, [1762-1765]
JENKINS (JAMES) The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies, James Jenkins, [1815, plates watermarked 'J. Whatman, 1812']
LOGAN (JAMES) and ROBERT RONALD MCIAN The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, Illustrated by Appropriate Figures, Displaying their Dress, Tartans, Arms, Armorial Insignia and Social Occupations, 2 vol., Willis and Sotheran, 1857
LONDON JESSE (JOHN HENEAGE) London: Its Celebrated Characters and Remarkable Places... Extra-Illustrated, 6 vol., FIRST EDITION, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED, WITH APPROXIMATELY 780 PLATES, mostly engraved, approximately 225 coloured, several folding, mostly window-mounted, Richard Bentley, 1871
LORRAIN (CLAUDE) Liber veritatis. Or, a Collection of Two Hundred Prints, vol. 1-2 (of 3, see note), John Boydell, 1777
OVER (CHARLES) Ornamental Architecture in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste, being Above Fifty Intire New Designs of Plans, Sections, Elevations... for Gardens, Parks, Forests, Woods, Canals, FIRST EDITION, Robert Sayer, 1758
PERGOLESI (MICHELANGELO) [Designs for Various Ornaments], [M. Pergolesi, 1777-1792; M. Dulauchamp, 1801 (last 4 plates only)]; sold as a collection of plates not subject to return
PYNE (WILLIAM HENRY) The History of the Royal Residences of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore, 3 vol., LARGE PAPER COPY, A. Dry, 1819
RALFE (JAMES) The Naval Chronology of Great Britain; or, an Historical Account of Naval and Maritime Events, from the Commencement of the War in 1803, to ... 1816, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, Whitmore and Fenn, 1820
ROGERS (CHARLES) A Collection of Prints in Imitation of Drawings to Which are Annexed Lives of their Authors, 2 vol., Joseph Kay, [c.1820]; sold as a collection of plates not subject to return
ALBANIS DE BEAUMONT (JEAN FRANCOIS) Travels through the Rhaetian Alps, in the Year MDCCLXXXVI from Italy to Germany, through Tyrol, for the Author, by C. Clarke, 1792
ALBANIS DE BEAUMONT (JEAN FRANCOIS) Travels through the Maritime Alps from Italy to Lyons,1795; Select views in South of France, 1794, 2 vol. in 1
ATKINSON (JOHN AUGUSTUS) and JAMES WALKER A Picturesque Representation of the Manners, Customs, and Amusements of the Russians, 3 vol., W. Bulmer, for the Proprietors, 1803-1804 [plates watermarked 1806]
BEECHEY (FREDERICK WILLIAM) Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to co-operate with the Polar Expeditions: performed in H.M.S. Blossom... in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831
BLIGH (WILLIAM) A Voyage to the South Sea, Undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for the Purpose of Conveying the Bread-fruit Tree to the West Indies, in His Majesty's Ship the Bounty, Commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh. Including an Account of the Mutiny on Board the Said Ship, and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the Crew, in the Ship's Boat, from Tofoa... to Timor, FIRST EDITION, George Nicol, 1792
BOUGARD (RENÉ) The Little Sea Torch: or True Guide for Coasting Pilots: by which they are Clearly Instructed how to Navigate along the Coasts of England, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Sicily; The Isles of Malta, Corsica, Sardinia and others in the Straits; and of The Coast of Barbary from Cape Bon to Cape de Verd. Enriched with Upwards of One Hundred Appearances of Head-Lands and Light Houses together with Plans of the Principal Harbours.... Translated... by J.T.Serres, T. Rickaby, for the Author by J. Debrett, 1801 [watermarked 1796]
BOWYER (ROBERT) An Illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of Europe, during the Years 1812, 1813, 1814, & 1815. Comprising a Series of Views of Paris, Moscow, the Kremlin, Dresden, Berlin, the Battles of Leipsic, etc., first edition, R. Bowyer, 1815
BOWYER (ROBERT) The Triumphs of Europe, in the Campaigns of the Years 1812, 1813, 1814, 1814; Campaign of Waterloo, 1816, 2 vol.
BRADFORD (WILLIAM) Sketches of the Country, Character, and Costume, in Portugal and Spain, made during the Campaign, and on the Route of the British Army, in 1808 and 1809; Sketches of Military Costume in Spain and Portugal, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, Printed for John Booth, by William Savage, 1810-1811
BULKELEY (JOHN) AND JOHN CUMMINS A Voyage to the South-Seas, in the Years 1740-1, FIRST EDITION, Jacob Robinson, 1743
BURTON (RICHARD FRANCIS) Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, Longman, Brown, 1855-1856
[BURTON (RICHARD FRANCIS)] The Kasidah (Couplets) of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi: A Lay of the Higher Law. Translated and Annotated by His Friend and Pupil, F.B., FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, London, Privately Printed [but Bernard Quaritch], [1880]
CHISHULL (EDMUND) Travels in Turkey and Back to England, FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPY, W. Bowyer, 1747
CHURCHILL (AWNSHAM AND JOHN) A Collection of Voyages and Travels, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, Awnsham and John Churchill, 1704
CHURCHILL (AWNSHAM AND JOHN) A Collection of Voyages and Travels... in Six Volumes, 6 vol., Henry Lintot, and John Osborne, 1744-1746
COLE (WILLIAM) Select Views of the Remains of Ancient Monuments in Greece, As At Present Existing... in the Year 1833, FIRST EDITION, for the Author, by Ackermann and Co., 1835
COLEMAN (EDMUND THOMAS) Scenes from the Snow-fields; being Illustrations of the Upper Ice-world of Mont Blanc, from Sketches Made on the Spot in the Years 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858; with Historical and Descriptive Remarks, and a Comparison of the Chamonix and St. Gervais Routes, first edition, Longman, Brown, 1859
DANIELL (THOMAS AND WILLIAM) Oriental Scenery. One Hundred and Fifty Views of the Architecture, Antiquities, and Landscape Scenery of Hindoostan, 6 parts in 3 vol., by the Authors [but Henry G. Bohn, c.1838-1841]
DAVY (JOHN) Notes and Observations on the Ionian Islands and Malta: with Some Remarks on Constantinople and Turkey, and on the System of Quarantine as at Present Conducted, 2 vol., Smith, Elder, 1842
DE LA MOTTRAYE (AUBRY) Travels through Europe, Asia, and into Part of Africa, 3 vol., for the Author [-E. Symon], 1723-1732
DUBOURG (MATTHEW) Views of the Remains of Ancient Buildings in Rome, in its Vicinity. With a Descriptive and Historical Account of Each Subject, J. Taylor, 1844
ELLIS (HENRY) A Voyage to Hudson's Bay, by the Dobbs Galley and California, In the Years 1746 and 1747, for Discovering a North West Passage, FIRST EDITION, H. Whitridge, 1748
FOREIGN FIELD SPORTS Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecdotes &c... from Drawings by Messrs. Howitt, Atkinson, Clark, Manskirch, &c. with a Supplement of New South Wales, Edward Orme, 1814
FREZIER (AMÉDÉE FRANÇOIS) A Voyage to the South-Sea, and Along the Coasts of Chili and Peru, in the Years 1712, 1713, and 1714... with a Postscript by Dr. Edmund Halley, Jonah Bowyer, 1717
GERNING (JOHANN ISAAC) A Picturesque Tour along the Rhine from Mentz to Cologne. With Illustrations of the Scenes of Remarkable Events and of Popular Traditions, first edition, R. Ackermann, 1820
INDIA - COMPANY SCHOOL WATERCOLOURS 'Portraits and Costumes of the Raja and Dewan of Travancore and of the Various Castes of the Native Indians. By Stephen Crening. 1842' (titled in ink in a later hand), 48 FINE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS, [Travancore, South India, c.1842]
JAMES (EDWIN) An Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, Performed in the Years 1819, 1820, 3 vol., Longman, Hurst, 1823
LITHGOW (WILLIAM) The Totall Discourse, of the Rare Adventures, and Painefull Peregrinations of Long Nineteene Yeares Travailes from Scotland, to the Most Famous Kingdomes in Europe, Asia and Affrica... Together with the Grievous Tortures he Suffered by the Inquisition of Malaga in Spaine, I. Okes, 1640
LIVINGSTONE (DAVID) Autograph letter signed ("David Livingstone"), to "My Dear Sir" [the master of the Ragged School, Stockport], thanking him for the message from his boys "who so generously expressed their approbation of my labours in Africa", Mission House, Blomfield Street, London, 23 January 1857
LIVINGSTONE (DAVID) Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa, FIRST EDITION, second issue, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "To John Edward Gray Esq. with kind salutations from his obliged friend David Livingstone, London, 26th oct. 1857" on fly-leaf, John Murray, 1857
MASON (GEORGE HENRY) The Costume of China, Illustrated by Sixty Engravings, with Explanations in English and French, William Miller, 1800
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