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Rampant Lions Press.- Morris (William) The Story o

202 - Rampant Lions Press.- Morris (William) The Story of Cupid and Psyche, 2 vol., out of series copy from an edition limited to 270, with additional trial proof leaf inscribed in pencil: "First trial proof 23.ix.70. 11/50. Will Carter" loosely inserted, illustrations designed by Edward Burne-Jones, mostly engraved by William Morris, original cloth-backed boards, t.e.g., others uncut, slip-case (minor rubbing), folio, Cambridge, Clover Hill Editions, printed at the Rampant Lions Press, 1974.

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Antiquities.- Giacomo (Lauro) Antique Urbis Splend

203 - Antiquities.- Giacomo (Lauro) Antique Urbis Splendor,engraved titled and 153 engraved plates only (of 165), previous owner's ink inscription to title foot, occasional marginal staining, scattered spotting, later calf backed boards, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, Rome, 1612.

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Architecture.- Aviler (Augustin Charles d')Cours d

204 - Architecture.- Aviler (Augustin Charles d')Cours d'Architecture qui comprend les Ordres de Vignole, engraved allegorical title, 56 engraved plates (many folding), numerous engraved full-page illustrations, one or two small stains, occasional spotting or light browning but a good clean copy in handsome contemporary cat's paw calf, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, very slightly rubbed at edges, [Berlin Kat 2390; cf.Fowler 32 & 33 and Millard, French 14, other editions], 4to, Pari

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Cellini (Benvenuto) The Life of Benvenuto Cellini:

205 - Cellini (Benvenuto) The Life of Benvenuto Cellini: a Florentine Artist, translated by Thomas Nugent, 2 vol., first edition in English, engraved portrait frontispiece, vol.1 with tear to H2 but no loss, modern book-label of Alan Anderson, contemporary speckled sheep, red & green roan labels, a little rubbed, 8vo, T.Davies, 1771.

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Lyttelton (Charles George, 8th Viscount Cobham) A

206 - Lyttelton (Charles George, 8th Viscount Cobham) A Catalogue of the Pictures at Hagley Hall, presentation copy from Viscount Cobham to his sister Meriel S.Talbot (née Lyttelton) inscribed on front free endpaper, lacking errata leaf, bookplate partly removed, original buckram, gilt, t.e.g., other uncut, 1900 § Fox Strangways (Amelia) Catalogue of Pictures belonging to the Earl of Ilchester, [one of 40 deluxe copies], lacking errata leaf, original morocco, gilt, by Rivière, g.e., privately print

Estimación

590 - 840 €

Mensaert (Guillaume Pierre) Le Peintre Amateur et

207 - Mensaert (Guillaume Pierre) Le Peintre Amateur et Curieux, ou Description Générale des Tableaux des plus habiles Maîtres...des Pays-Bas Autrichiens, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, engraved frontispiece, contemporary calf, spine gilt, head of spine and morocco label chipped, Brussels, P. de Bast, 1763 § [Bachaumont (Louis de)] Essai sur la Peinture, la Sculpture, et l'Architecture, first edition, engraved frontispiece, some light spotting, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt with red r

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Murr (Christoph Gottlieb von) Beschreibung der vor

208 - Murr (Christoph Gottlieb von) Beschreibung der vornehmsten Merkwürdigkeiten in des H.R. Reichs freyen Stadt Nürnberg und auf der hohen Schule zu Altdorf, first edition, 3 engraved plates on 2 folding sheets, 5 folding woodcut plates/facsimiles (one with letterpress table), woodcut illustrations, one full-page, errata leaf, light browning, plate I with slight loss to one edge affecting border but not image, contemporary paste-paper boards, rubbed, 8vo, Nuremberg, J.E.Zeh, 1778.

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Murray (C.Fairfax) A Selection from the Collection

209 - Murray (C.Fairfax) A Selection from the Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters..., plates, original half morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, joints rubbed, privately printed, 1904 §Borenius (Tancred) A Catalogue of the Pictures, etc. at 18 Kensington Palace Gardens…collected by Viscount and Viscountess Lee of Fareham, 2 vol., signed presentation copy from Viscount Lee to his great-nephew, plates, some colour and mounted, original half vellum, roan labels, t.e.g., others uncut, vol.1

Estimación

470 - 720 €

Picasso (Pablo).- Geiser (Bernhard) Picasso Peintr

210 - Picasso (Pablo).- Geiser (Bernhard) Picasso Peintre-Graveur: Catalogue Illustre de l'Oeuvre Grave et Lithographie 1899-1931, vol.1 only, one of 500 copies, illustrations, errata slip loosely inserted, uncut in original printed wrappers, glacine dust-jacket, card box, 4to, Bern, chez l'auteur, 1933.

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Wyndham (George, 1st Baron Leconfield) Catalogue o

211 - Wyndham (George, 1st Baron Leconfield) Catalogue of Pictures in Petworth House, Sussex, a few corrections in contemporary ink manuscript, original limp cloth, spine torn and frayed with split to upper joint, Woodfall and Kinder, 1856 § Rushout (George, 3rd Baron Northwick) A Catalogue of he Pictures, Works of Art, &c. at Northwick Park, enlarged edition, original blue cloth, gilt, very slight rubbing to spine ends and corners, 1908 § Pleydell-Bouverie (Helen Matilda, Countess of Radnor, née C

Estimación

230 - 360 €

WW1.- Bigot (Raymond) & others.Page & Croquis, 5 p

212 - WW1.- Bigot (Raymond) & others.Page & Croquis, 5 parts loosely housed in portfolio, colour plates, woodcuts, lithographs, in-text illustrations, musical score, general light soiling and creasing, portfolio sunned, and chipped at edges, folio, Paris, Lisieux, 1918.

Estimación

470 - 720 €

Mezzotint portraits.- Rÿck (Willem de), After. Sr

213 - Mezzotint portraits.- Rÿck (Willem de), After. Sr Cloudislly Shovel Knight, Rear Admiral of the Red on Board their Maties Ship the Royal William...,lettered state, mezzotint, on laid paper without watermark, platemark 355 x 250 mm (13 7/8 x 9 7/8 in), sheet 400 x 290 mm (15 3/4 x 11 1/2 in), surface dirt, browning, spotting, unframed, [circa 1692 or later]; together with a good group of 35 mezzotint portraits, late 17th and 18th century, some after Kneller et al., trimmed within their platemark

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Fashion.- Luyken (Caspar) 47 international costume

214 - Fashion.- Luyken (Caspar) 47 international costume plates, from 'Neu-eröffnete Welt-Galleria...',engravings, 33 with fine original hand-colouring, on various laid papers, platemarks each approx. 305 x 195 mm (12 x 7 3/4 in), various sizes, some trimmed to or just within platemark, some laid onto old paper supports, 28 with ink numbering in the lower right corner, some surface dirt, handling creases, unframed, [circa 1703]; together with 3 others similar, unframed, 18th century (50)

Estimación

350 - 600 €

Fashion.- French coiffure.- Esnault & Rapilly (Par

215 - Fashion.- French coiffure.- Esnault & Rapilly (Parisian publishers) 12 plates with 48 late-18th century hairstyles and hats, from 'La galerie des modes et costumes françaises',etchings and engravings, with fine hand-colouring, on various 18th century laid papers, each platemark approx. 275 x 220 mm (10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in), good margins, some handlgin creases, minor nicks and tears, light surface dirt and toning, loose, unframed, [circa 1776-1778] (12)

Estimación

470 - 720 €

Balloon ascent satire.- Wells (William) The aerost

216 - Balloon ascent satire.- Wells (William) The aerostatick stage balloon, etching and engraving, on laid paper without watermark, sheet 385 x 285 mm (15 1/8 x 11 1/4 in), old folds with splitting, some with old repairs, mount exposure line with heavy toning, spotting and surface dirt, unframed, 1783

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Early Georgian satire.- Picart (Bernard) and other

217 - Early Georgian satire.- Picart (Bernard) and others. Collection of six early 18th century satirical prints, including Picart's broadside satirising the investment 'bubble' in Paris in 1720, a variant English reverse copy of the same, an anonymous print titled 'The Apparition of the Ghost of Sir R-B-R-T W-LP-LE to Reynard the Fox, 1759', George Bickham's 'A very Extraordinary Motion' and 'The conduct of the two B*****rs', and a hand-coloured but likely later printing of 'The European State Jockie

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Georgian satire.- Anonymous Four late 18th century

218 - Georgian satire.- Anonymous Four late 18th century satirical prints and broadsides, including 'P[itt] and Proteus, or a Political Flight to the Moon', a [?]late impression of Rowlandson's 'The state watchman discover'd by the genius of Britain', and two variant [?]late impressions of Boitard's 'British Resentment or the French fairly Coopt at Louisbourg', one coloured,etchings, various sizes between approx. 310 x 240 mm (12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in) and 350 x 425 mm (13 3/4 x 16 3/4 in), some marginal los

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Rowlandson (Thomas) Transplanting of teeth,etching

219 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Transplanting of teeth,etching with aquatint, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 360 x 505 mm (14 1/4 x 19 7/8 in), spotting and surface dirt, some creasing and nicks, marginal abrasion, unframed, published by J. Harris, 1787

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Rowlandson (Thomas) The Pleasures of Margate, four

220 - Rowlandson (Thomas) The Pleasures of Margate, four etchings with aquatint on one sheet, captioned 'Morning', 'Noon', 'Evening' and 'Night', platemark 350 x 420 mm (13 3/4 x 16 1/2 in), sheet 385 x 460 mm (15 x 18 1/4 in), old vertical and horizontal creasing, slightly rough edges, handling creases, surface dirt and minor browning, unframed, published by R. Ackermann, July 25, 1800

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Rowlandson (Thomas) Three caricatures on relations

221 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Three caricatures on relationships and marriage, including 'Mock Turtle/ Puff Paste', 'A Nincompoop. Or Hen Peck'd Husband', and 'The Coblers Cure for a scolding wife',etchings with original hand-colouring, each sheet approx. 380 x 260 mm (15 x 10 1/4 in), some surface dirt and browning, small margins present, soft creases, minor marginal nicks and tears, unframed, [circa 1807-1809] (3)

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Rowlandson (Thomas) Four caricatures with soldiers

222 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Four caricatures with soldiers, including 'None but the brave deserve the fair', 'The Enraged Son of Mars and timid tonsor', 'The sweet little girl that I love', and 'Soldiers on a march',etchings with original hand-colouring, sheets of various sizes between 315 x 230 mm (12 x 1/4 x 9 in) and 265 x 380 mm (10 1/2 x 15 in), 'Soldiers on a marcg' trimmed within the platemark, the others with small margins, surface dirt and browning, unframed, [circa 1808-1813] (4)

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Rowlandson (Thomas) Four caricatures of various ro

223 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Four caricatures of various romantic liaisons and misc skirmishes, including 'A Tour to the Lakes', 'The gig shop or kicking up a breeze at Nell Hamiltons hop', 'Love laughs at locksmiths', and 'A bait for the Kiddies on the north road. Or That's your sort prime bang up to the mark', etchings with original hand-colouring, sheets between 250 x 330 mm (9 3/4 x 13 in) and 390 x 260 mm (15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in), one laid onto support and trimmed or small margins, some surface dirt and

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Rowlandson (Thomas) Three death and medicine-inter

224 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Three death and medicine-interest caricatures, including 'The last gasp. Or toadstools mistaken for mushrooms', 'Giving up the ghost or one too many' after Newton, and 'Medical dispatch or Doctor Doubledose killing two birds with one stone',etchings with original hand-colouring, each sheet approx. 380 x 260 mm (15 x 10 1/4 in), good margins, minor surface dirt and toning, unframed, circa 1810-1813 (3)

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Rowlandson (Thomas) Six caricatures from the "Rura

225 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Six caricatures from the "Rural Sports" series, including 'Rural Sports. A Milling Match', two impressions of 'Rural Sports. Cat in a Bowl. No.1', 'Rural Sports or Game at Quoits', 'Rural Sports. Smock Racing', and 'Rural Sports. Or a Pleasant way of making hay',etchings with hand-colouring, various sizes, sheets approx. 340 x 240 mm (13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in) to 290 x 400 mm (11 1/2 x 15 3/4 in), variously trimmed or with small margins, the Boxing scene a good impression, the other

Estimación

710 - 960 €

Rowlandson (Thomas) Three caricatures of scenes fr

226 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Three caricatures of scenes from country fairs, including 'Sports of a country fair, part the first', 'Sports of a country fair, part the second', and 'Gaffers at a country fair', etchings with hand-colouring, sheets of various sizes between 230 x 330 mm (9 x 13 in) and 265 x 355 mm (10 1/2 x 4 in), variously trimmed, marginal losses, some surface dirt and browning, unframed, [circa 1811-1814] (3)

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Rowlandson (Thomas) Raising the Wind,etching with

227 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Raising the Wind,etching with original hand-colouring, on wove paper, sheet 338 x 245 mm (13 1/4 x 9 1/2 in), trimmed just within the platemark, some surface dirt and browning, date obscured with brown ink, unframed, 1812

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Rowlandson (Thomas) Four satirical prints of alter

228 - Rowlandson (Thomas) Four satirical prints of altercations and scenes of daily life, including 'Kicking up a Breeze. Or barrow women basting a beadle', 'The Rabbit Merchant', 'Crimping a Quaker', and a later impression of 'Miseries of London Or a Surly Saucy Hackney Coachman', etchings with original hand-colouring, sheets between 250 x 330 mm (9 3/4 x 13 in) and 370 x 280 mm (14 1/2 x 11 in), trimmed or with small margins, some cockling, handling creases, surface dirt and browning, unframed, [181

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Transformation prints.- Tregear (Gabriel Shire) an

229 - Transformation prints.- Tregear (Gabriel Shire) and others. Collection of over 35 items of printed ephemera, transformation prints, and matrimony-interest satire, including seven transformation prints, several showing the differences between 'Courtship and Marriage', a moving print or game titled 'Prophetic Index and Path to Matrimony' with spinning volvelle with text viewable through opening door on cover revealing 'secrets' depending on one's age, and other Victorian printed ephemera, various

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Rodin (Auguste).- Legros (Alphonse) Portrait of Au

230 - Rodin (Auguste).- Legros (Alphonse) Portrait of Auguste Rodin,drypoint, printing with delicate plate tone, on cream laid paper without watermark, platemark 252 x 174 mm (9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in), sheet 340 x 208 mm (13 1/2 x 8 1/4 in), later pencil inscriptions to margin, exposure lines from previous mount visible, some even toning, unframed, 1881

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Watson (James) and others. Collection of over 50 p

231 - Watson (James) and others. Collection of over 50 portraits, European and British Royals and noblemen, including a trimmed but unlettered proof of Carolina Matilda, Queen of Denmark, after Francis Cotes, and others similar, 18 mezzotints, the rest etchings and engravings, various sizes between 170 x 140 mm (6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in) and 350 x 250 mm (13 3/4 x 9 7/8 in), mostly trimmed to or within the platemarks, some surface dirt and browning, some tipped at corners onto album leaves, all loose, unframe

Estimación

350 - 600 €

Baron de Hüpsch (J.G.C.A.) Nouvelles Découvertes d

232 - Baron de Hüpsch (J.G.C.A.) Nouvelles Découvertes de Quelques Testacées Pétrifiés Rares et Inconnus, Pour Servir a L'Histoire Naturelle de la Basse-Allemagne et Enrichir les Collections du Régne Animal, first edition, 4 plates, light foxing, age-toned pages, some worming, ink inscriptions, paper covered boards, front board and first few pages detached, rear hinge strained but firm, spine and extremities bumped, edges uncut, 8vo, Cologne, Frankfurt, & Leipzig, F.W.J Metternich, 1771.

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Birds & Insects.- Aldrovandi (Ulisse) and others.

233 - Birds & Insects.- Aldrovandi (Ulisse) and others. Collection of 40 plates of birds and insects, including 34 plates from 'Ornithologiae, hoc est de avibus historiae libri XII', two of which are hand-coloured, and 7 other plates of insects by various artists, woodcuts, engravings, various sizes between 160 x 130 mm (6 1/4 x 5 1/8 in) and 520 x 350 mm (20 1/2 x 13 3/4 in), scattered surface dirt and browning, some rough edges, marginal losses, all unframed, [16th to 19th century] (40)

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Botany.- Album of botanical ink and watercolours,2

234 - Botany.- Album of botanical ink and watercolours,22 botanical watercolours, calligraphic text in French in double ruled border, sheet bearing ink notes on flowers loosely inserted, front endpaper with pencil sketch, some surface soiling and a few stains, else a very clean and bright copy, green morocco backed boards, lower joint starting to crack, extremities rubbed and bumped, oblong folio, Europe, [?1870s].

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Botany.- Loudon (Jane) The Ladies' Flower-Garden o

235 - Botany.- Loudon (Jane) The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals, second edition, half-title, 48 hand-coloured lithographed plates, scattered spotting, original green cloth, gilt, spine faded and repaired, covers stained, modern slip-case, 4to, 1850.

Estimación

170 - 300 €

Butterflies.- Frohawk (F.W.) Natural History of Br

236 - Butterflies.- Frohawk (F.W.) Natural History of British Butterflies, 2 vol., first editions, colour plates, browning and surface soiling, some scattered spotting, vol. 2 hinges cracked and breaking, original cloth, spines darkened, spotting and staining, corners and spine ends rubbed and fraying, slight shelf lean, [1914]; and 3 others on butterflies, all 20th century, 4to & folio (5)

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Gardening and Botanical.- Nicholson (George) The I

237 - Gardening and Botanical.- Nicholson (George) The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening, 24 vol.,first edition,each with colour plate frontispiece, pages generally bright and clean, some staining and age toning, original paper wrappers, small losses to spines and extremities, creased and torn edges, age toned, vol. 3 covers are detached, L. Upcott Gill,4to [1884-1888] § Curtis (Samuel) & Sir William Jackson Hooker, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 8vol, including vol 11, no.123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 12

Estimación

110 - 180 €

Geology.- Duparc (Louis) & Mrazec (Ludovic). Reche

238 - Geology.- Duparc (Louis) & Mrazec (Ludovic). Recherches Géologiques et Pétrographiques sue le Massif du Mont-Blanc,16 zincographic plates, 6 photographic plates, and two colour folding plates, light foxing, age toning, ink stamps and inscriptions to title page, two further stamps to first free endpaper, half cloth binding, hinges strained but firm, bumping to tips of spine and extremities, cracks to joints on the tip of the spine, Paris, G. Fischbacher, & Geneva, Georg & Cie, 1898 § Howard (E

Estimación

110 - 180 €

Geology.- Lyell (Charles) The Antiquity of Man, fi

239 - Geology.- Lyell (Charles) The Antiquity of Man, first edition, very occasional spotting, 1863; Manual of Elementary Geology, offsetting to title page, cover edges a bit frayed, joint splitting slightly, 1851, woodcut engraved frontispieces, illustrations, original cloth; and 2 others, geology, 8vo (4)

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Morton (John) The Natural History of Northampton-s

240 - Morton (John) The Natural History of Northampton-shire; with some account of the antiquities. To which is annex'd a transcript of Doomsday-Book, so far as it reaches to that county., first edition,folding map, 14 plates, light foxing, bookplate for Charles Atwood Kofoid and the University of Chicago Library to pastedown, later calf binding, re-backed, heavy rubbing to extremities and losses of the leather to the corners and extremities,folio, R. Knaplock, 1712

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Astronomy.- Proctor (Richard A.) Saturn and its Sy

241 - Astronomy.- Proctor (Richard A.) Saturn and its System, first edition, with publisher's presentation blind-stamp to head of title,14 engraved plates, one folding, errata slip, a few annotations in pencil (mostly to plates), foxing, mainly to folding frontispiece and title, newspaper cutting on the author tipped to front free endpaper, original pictorial blue cloth, gilt, rubbed, spine browned, corners bumped, 1865; and an odd volume on butterflies with hand-coloured plates, 8vo & 12mo (2)

Estimación

110 - 180 €

Astronomy.- Uranus.- Le Verrier (Urbain Jean Josep

242 - Astronomy.- Uranus.- Le Verrier (Urbain Jean Joseph) "Recherches sur les mouvements d'Uranus", in Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'académie des sciences, vol. 22, p.907-918, ex-library copy with ink-stamps and bookplates, foxing, library half calf, gilt spine with red morocco and paper labels, old repair to lower joint, upper cover detached, rubbed, Paris, 1846; and vol.23 with supplementary papers relating to Uranus, 4to (2)

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Astrophysics.- Burbidge (E. Margaret) et al.. "Syn

243 - Astrophysics.- Burbidge (E. Margaret) et al.. "Synthesis of the Elements in Stars", in Reviews of Modern Physics, vol. 29, pp.547-650, title browned, previous staple marks at gutter, light water-staining, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, light half cloth, abrasion to spine, light rubbing to extremities, 4to, Pennsylvania, 1957.

Estimación

470 - 720 €

Astrophysics.- Hale (George E.) "Preliminary Note

244 - Astrophysics.- Hale (George E.) "Preliminary Note on the Rotation of the Sun as Determined from the Motions of the Hydrogen Flocculi", in The Astrophysical Journal, vol.27 pp.219-229, 3 plates,chipping with loss to backstrip, joints split, some wear, Chicago, 1908§Schuster (Arthur) "Radiation Through A Foggy Atmosphere", in The Astrophyscial Journal, vol.21, pp.1-22, light marginal browning, Chicago, 1905, ex-library copies with ink-stamps, library half calf, spines darkened, library paper labe

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Astrophysics.- Rowland (Henry A.) "Preliminary Tab

245 - Astrophysics.- Rowland (Henry A.) "Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wave-Lengths", 5 parts in The Astrophysical Journal, vol.1, pp.29-31, 131-145, 222-231, 295-304, 377-392,ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library half calf, spine browned with paper label, splitting to upper joint, rubbed, Chicago, 1895; and vol.2-10 of the same periodical, 8vo(10)

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Astrophysics.- Sandage (Allan) "Current Problems i

246 - Astrophysics.- Sandage (Allan) "Current Problems in the Extragalactic Distance Scale", in The Astrophysical Journal, vol.127, pp.513-526, library half cloth, 1958; "The Ability of the 200-Inch Telescope to Discriminate Between Selected World Models" in The Astrophysical Journal, vol.133, pp.355-392, library rexine, 1961§ Russell (Henry Norris) "The Stellar Magnitudes of the Sun, Moon, and Planets" in The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 43, pp.103-129, library half calf, joints split, some wear, 191

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Astrophysics.- Chandrasekhar (Subrahmanyan) and M.

247 - Astrophysics.- Chandrasekhar (Subrahmanyan) and M. Schonberg. "On the Evolution of the Main-Sequence Stars", in The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 96, pp.161-172, library half cloth, 1942; Dynamical Friction, 3 parts in 2 vol. in The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 97 and 98, pp.255-262, 263-273, and 54-60, library half cloth, 1943§ Zwicky (Fritz) "On the Masses of Nebulae and of Clusters of Nebulae", in The Astrophysical Journal vol. 86, pp.217-246, library half calf, rubbing and wear to extremities,

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Atomic Physics.- Bohr (Niels) "On the Constitution

248 - Atomic Physics.- Bohr (Niels) "On the Constitution of Atoms and Molecules", 3 parts in The Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, sixth series, vol.26, pp.1-25, 476-502, 857-875,some cracking to gutter, upper hinge broken, 1913; "On the Series Spectrum of Hydrogen and the Structure of the Atom", in Philosophical Magazine, sixth series, vol.29, pp.332-335, 1915; "On the Quantum Theory of Radiation and the Structure of the Atom", in Philosophical Magazine, sixth series, vol. 30, pp.394-415

Estimación

590 - 840 €

Bell (Alexander Graham) "On the Production and Rep

249 - Bell (Alexander Graham) "On the Production and Reproduction of Sound by Light", in The American Journal of Science, third series, vol.20, pp.305-324, library half calf,crudely rebacked, 1880 § Boltwood (Bertram B.) "On the Life of Radium", in The American Journal of Science, fourth series, vol.25, pp.493-506, library half morocco, 1908 § Lull (Richard Swann) "The Cretaceous Armored Dinosaur, Nodosaurus textilis Marsh", in American Journal of Science, fifth series, vol.1, pp.96-126, 4 plates, t

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Biology.- Lewis (Thomas) "The Spread of the Excita

250 - Biology.- Lewis (Thomas) "The Spread of the Excitatory Process in the Vertebrate Heart", in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, series B., vol.207, pp.221-310, plates, light splitting to upper joint, 1916 § Darwin (Francis) "Observations on Stomata" in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, series B. vol. 190, pp.531-621, 1898§ Johnson (George Lindsay) "Contributions to the Comparative Anatomy of the Mammalian Eye, chiefly based on Ophthalmoscopic Exa

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Biology.- Pauling (Linus) and Robert B. Corey et a

251 - Biology.- Pauling (Linus) and Robert B. Corey et al.. "The Structure of Proteins: Two Hydrogen-Bonded Helical Configurations of the Polypeptide Chain" [and several other essays on protein], in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol.37, pp.205-211, title with marginal browning, final f. a little browned, spine sunned, 1951 §Lineweaver (Hans) and Dean Burk. "The Determination of Enzyme Dissociation Constants", in Journal of the American Chemical Socie

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Biology.- Protein.- Kendrew (John C.) et al. "A Th

252 - Biology.- Protein.- Kendrew (John C.) et al. "A Three-Dimensional Model of the Myoglobin Molecule Obtained by X-Ray Analysis", in Nature, vol.181, pp.662-666, 1958; "Structure of Myoglobin: A Three-Dimensional Fourier Synthesis at 2 A. Resolution", in Nature, vol.185, pp.422-427, 1960, ex-library copies with ink-stamps, library cloth-backed boards, paper label to spines, light rubbing to extremities, 4to (2)

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Birth of the Nuclear model of the Atom.- Rutherfor

253 - Birth of the Nuclear model of the Atom.- Rutherford (Ernest) "The Scattering of [Alpha] and [Beta] Particles by Matter and the Structure of the Atoms", in Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, sixth series, vol.21, pp.669-688, pp.679-680 detached, 1911; "Production of Helium by Radium" [and] "On the transformation and nomenclature of the radioactive emanations" in Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Sixth Series, vol. 22, pp. 586-604 & 621-629;Collision of [Alpha] Particles w

Estimación

590 - 840 €

Broglie (Louis-Victor de) "A Tentative Theory of L

254 - Broglie (Louis-Victor de) "A Tentative Theory of Light Quanta", first English edition, in Philosophical Magazine, sixth series, vol. 47, pp.446-458, contemporary cloth-backed boards, light rubbing to extremities, 1924; and vol.48 and 50 of the same periodical, 8vo (3)

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Cantor (Georg) "Ueber unendliche, lineare Punktman

255 - Cantor (Georg) "Ueber unendliche, lineare Punktmannichfaltigkeiten", in Mathematische Annalen, vol.15, pp.1-7, 1879 § Klein (Felix) "Ueber die sogenannte Nicht-Euklidische Geometrie" in Mathematische Annalen, vol. 4, pp.573-625, 1871 § Poincaré (Henri) "Sur Les Fonctions Uniformes qui se reproduisent par des Substitutions Linéaires" in Mathematische Annalen, vol. 19, 1882, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library cloth, paper label to spine, Leipzig; and 2 other volumes of the same periodica

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species By Means

256 - Darwin (Charles) On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, fifth edition, tenth thousand, front free endpaper torn, some foxing and staining, covers worn and detached, 1869; The Descent of Man, second edition, fourteenth thousand, wood-engraved illustrations, slight foxing at beginning and end, hinges cracking, covers marked, 1881; Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, 3 vol. in 6, fifth thousand revised,wood-engraved portrait frontispieces, occasional foxing,1887, original green clo

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Discovery of the electron.- Thomson (J. J.) "Catho

257 - Discovery of the electron.- Thomson (J. J.) "Cathode Rays", in Philosophical Magazine, fifth series, vol. 44, pp. 293-316, title browned, library cloth-backed boards, spine browned, light rubbing to extremities, [PMM 386], 1897; and vol.42 of the same periodical,8vo (2)

Estimación

710 - 960 €

DNA.- Genetic Code.- Crick (Francis Harry C.) "Cod

258 - DNA.- Genetic Code.- Crick (Francis Harry C.) "Codon-Anticodon Pairing: The Wobble Hypothesis", in Journal of Molecular Biology, vol.19, pp.548-555, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library half calf, spine lettered in gilt with paper labels pasted, light rubbing to extremities, London & New York, 1966; and vol. 26 and 38 of the same periodical, and vol. 40 and 48 of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 4to(5)

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Engineering.- Vernam (Gilbert S.) "Cipher Printing

259 - Engineering.- Vernam (Gilbert S.) "Cipher Printing Telegraph Systems for Secret Wire and Radio Telegraphic Communications", in Journal of the A.I.E.E., vol. 45, pp.109-115, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library cloth-backed boards, spine with red morocco label and stain at foot, spine sunned, light rubbing,New York, 1926; and vol. 46, 49, and vol.67 and 75 of Transactions of the A.I.E.E.,4to (5)

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Fermentation & Bacteriology.- Pasteur (Louis) "Mém

260 - Fermentation & Bacteriology.- Pasteur (Louis) "Mémoire sur la Fermentation appelée lactique" [&] "M_x001D_émoire sur la fermentation alcoolique", first editions, in Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires de l'Academie des Sciences, vol.45, pp.913-916 and pp.1032-1036, foxing, bookplates, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library half-calf, gilt spines with red morocco and paper labels to spines, joints split, rubbed, 4to, Paris, 1857; and vol.46, 47, and 48 of the same journal with Pasteur's fundamental

Estimación

470 - 720 €

Fermentation & Spontaneous Generation.- Pasteur (L

261 - Fermentation & Spontaneous Generation.- Pasteur (Louis) "Expériences et vues nouvelles sur la nature des fermentations", in Comptes rendus hebdomadaires de l'Acad_x001D_émie des Sciences, vol. 52, pp.1260-1264, foxing, ex-library copy with ink-stamps and bookplates, library calf backed-boards, gilt spine with red morocco and paper label to spine, upper joint starting but firm, rubbed, Paris, 1861; and "Mémoire sur les Corpuscules Organisés qui existent dans l'atmosphere", first edition in An

Estimación

470 - 720 €

First experimental demonstration of earth rotation

262 - First experimental demonstration of earth rotation.- Foucault (Léon) "Démonsration physique du mouvement de rotation de la terre au moyen du pendule", in Compte Rendu des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, vol.32, pp.135-138,light foxing and browning, bookplates, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, contemporary calf-backed boards, gilt spine with red morocco and paper labels, slight wear to extremities, Paris, 1851; and vol.35 from the same journal,4to(2)

Estimación

890 - 1.200 €

Foster (Sir Michael, editor) The Journal of Physio

263 - Foster (Sir Michael, editor) The Journal of Physiology, 50 vol. comprising vols. 1-31 & 33-51,lacking only vol. 32, illustrations, one or two folding tables, occasional light spotting, twentieth-century red cloth, some boards a little faded, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1952-64; and a duplicate of vol. 12,8vo (51)

Estimación

110 - 180 €

Gibbs (Wolcott) "Researches on the Platinum Metals

264 - Gibbs (Wolcott) "Researches on the Platinum Metals", 3 parts only in 3 vol., of American Journal of Science, second series, vol. 31 pp.63-71, vol. 34 pp.341-356, vol..37 pp.57-61,ex-library copies with ink-stamps, library cloth, spines sunned with paper label labels, New Haven, 1861.

Estimación

710 - 960 €

Hartree (Douglas Rayner) "The ENIAC, an Electronic

265 - Hartree (Douglas Rayner) "The ENIAC, an Electronic Computing Machine", in Nature, vol.158, pp.500-506, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library rexine, spine lettered in gilt, 1946; and vol. for the years, 1952, 1959, 1960, and 1967 for the same periodical, 4to (6)

Estimación

470 - 720 €

Lloyd (Rev. H [Humphrey]) Lectures on the Wave-The

266 - Lloyd (Rev. H [Humphrey]) Lectures on the Wave-Theory of Light, first edition, presentation copy, signed,to front free endpaper "The Earl of Rosse from the Author", 2 folding plates to rear, light foxing, some cracking to gutter, hinges beginning to crack, original cloth, losses to paper spine label, spine ends and corners bumped, slight loss to head of spine, spine and part of upper cover is very sunned, marks and scuffs to covers, 8vo, Dublin, Andrew Milliken,1841.

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Mathematics.- Ackermann (Wilhelm) "Zum Hilbertsche

267 - Mathematics.- Ackermann (Wilhelm) "Zum Hilbertschen Aufbau der reellen Zahlen", in Mathematische Annalen, vol.99, pp.118-133, library cloth, paper label to spine, light rubbing to extremities, Berlin, 1928; and another vol. of the same periodical, 8vo (2)

Estimación

710 - 960 €

Mathematics.- Apollonius, of Perga. The Two books

268 - Mathematics.- Apollonius, of Perga. The Two books of Apollonius Pergæus, Concerning determinate section, as they have been restored by Willebrordus Snellius...To which are added, the same two books, by William Wales, being an entire new work, translated by John Lawson, first edition of Lawson's translation, 5 engraved plates of diagrams, title foxed and with marginal repair to lower corner, marginal worming, some staining, mostly marginal, occasional spotting, lightly browned, modern tan half c

Estimación

290 - 420 €

Mathematics.- Russell (Bertrand) "Mathematical Log

269 - Mathematics.- Russell (Bertrand) "Mathematical Logic as based on the Theory of Types", in American Journal of Mathematics, vol. 30, pp.222-262, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library half cloth, paper label to spine, light rubbing, Baltimore, 1908; with vol. 24 and 28 of the same periodical, mathematics, 4to (3)

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Mathematics, Wardington copy.- Taylor (Michael) Ta

270 - Mathematics, Wardington copy.- Taylor (Michael) Tables of logarithms of all numbers, from 1 to 101000; and of the sines and tangents to every second of the quadrant, first edition, list of subscribers, tables, errata to final verso, title foxed and creased, occasional spotting or mostly light foxing, lightly browned, contemporary lightly diced calf, gilt, sympathetically rebacked, corners repaired (bumped), rubbed and marked, marbled edges, [Tomash & Williams T17; ESTC T146693], large 4to, Print

Estimación

290 - 420 €

Mechanical Computation.- Grant (George B.) "On a N

271 - Mechanical Computation.- Grant (George B.) "On a New Difference Engine", in The American Journal of Science and Arts, third series, vol. 2, pp. 113-117, lacking backstrip, title detached with upper cover, lower cover detached, 1871;"A New Calculating Machine", in The American Journal of Science and Art, third series, vol. 8, pp.277-284, 1874, ex-library copies with ink stamps, contemporary half calf, library paper labels, upper covers detached, tape repairs to covers, worn, New Haven, 8vo (2)

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Mendelejeff [Mendeleev] (Dmitri) "On the Expansion

272 - Mendelejeff [Mendeleev] (Dmitri) "On the Expansion of Liquids", first English edition, translated by B. Brauner in Journal of the Chemical Society, vol. 45, pp.126-135, ex-library copy with ink-stamps and bookplates, library half cloth, paper label to spine, spine sunned, light rubbing, 1884; and 3 other volumes of the same periodical,8vo (4)

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Nuclear Fission.- Curie (Irène) and Pavel Savitch.

273 - Nuclear Fission.- Curie (Irène) and Pavel Savitch. "Sur les Radioéléments form_x001D_és dans l'uranium irradié par les neutrons. I [&] II", 2 parts, first edition, in Le Journal de Physique et le Radium, vol. 8 & 9 series 7, pp.385-387 & 355-359, Paris, 1937-38, light marginal browning, ex-library copies with ink-stamps, library half buckram, traces of labels to spine; and Revue Bibliographique for 1937, 4to(3)

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Pasteur (Louis) [27 publications on wine diseases

274 - Pasteur (Louis) [27 publications on wine diseases and silkworm diseases], in Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires de l'Académie des Sciences, vol.57-58, 60-61, 63-64, foxing, bookplates, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, uniform library half calf, gilt spines with red morocco and paper labels, spines browned, some covers detached or with old repairs, some wear, 4to, Paris, 1863-67.

Estimación

470 - 720 €

Physics.- Space-Time.- Penrose (Sir Roger) "Gravit

275 - Physics.- Space-Time.- Penrose (Sir Roger) "Gravitational Collapse and Space-Time Singularities", in Physical Review Letters, vol. 14, no.13, pp. 57-59, 1965; "An Approach to Gravitational Radiation by a Method of Spin Coefficients," in Journal of Mathematical Physics", vol. 3, pp. 566-578, 1962; "A Remarkable Property of Plane Waves in General Relativity", in Reviews of Modern Physics, vol. 37, pp., 215-220, 1965; "Twistor Algebra" in Journal of Mathematical Physics, vol. 8., pp.345-366, small

Estimación

470 - 720 €

Radiation.- Radioactivity.- Rutherford (Ernest) "T

276 - Radiation.- Radioactivity.- Rutherford (Ernest) "The Magnetic and Electric Deviation of the easily absorbed Rays from Radium", in Philosophical Magazine, sixth series, vol. 5, pp.177-187, 1903 § Hahn (Otto) "On the Properties of the [Alpha] Rays from Radiothorium", 2 parts in Philosophical Magazine, sixth series, vol. 11 & 12, pp.793-805 & pp.82-93, 1906, later cloth-backed boards, spines browned, light rubbing to extremities; and other volumes from the same periodical, for the years 1893, 1895

Estimación

470 - 720 €

Radioactivity.- Rutherford (Ernest) and Frederick

277 - Radioactivity.- Rutherford (Ernest) and Frederick Soddy. The Radioactivity of Thorium Compounds I [&] II, in 2 parts in Journal of the Chemical Society, vol. 81, pp. 321-350 & 837-860, ex-library copies with ink-stamps and bookplates, library morocco-backed boards, spines sunned with paper labels, a little rubbed,1902; and others 3 others, related,8vo (5)

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Schwinger (Julian) "On the Euclidean Structure of

278 - Schwinger (Julian) "On the Euclidean Structure of Relativistic Field Theory", in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 44. pp.956-965, Chicago, 1958 § Michelson (Albert A.) "A Modification of the Revolving Mirror Method for Measuring the Velocity of Light", in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, vol. 6, pp.476-477, 1 f. with tear into text, Easton, 1920 § Stueckelberg (E. C. G.) Austauschkrafte zwischen Elementarteilchen und Fermi'sche Theorie des [beta]-Zerfalls al

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Splitting of the Atom.- Rutherford (Ernest) "Colli

279 - Splitting of the Atom.- Rutherford (Ernest) "Collision of a Particles with Light Atoms. I. Hydrogen. II. Velocity of the Hydrogen Atom. III. Nitrogen and Oxygen Atoms. IV. An Anomalous Effect in Nitrogen", in The Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, sixth series, vol. 37, pp.537-587, the odd surface stain, ex-library copy with ink-stamps, library cloth-backed boards, light rubbing to extremities, [PMM 411], 1919; and 2 vol. of the same periodical for the year 1921,8vo (3)

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Surgery.- Bell (Charles,Sir)A Series of Engravings

280 - Surgery.- Bell (Charles,Sir)A Series of Engravings explaining the Course of the Nerves,9 engraved plates, 3 folding, publisher's advertisement leaf at rear, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, scattered foxing and light browning, edges of ff. creased, text-block disbound, contemporary half morocco, lacking spine, boards detached, very rubbed and scuffed, 4to, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown,1816. § Reisseissen ([François-Daniel]) and Samuel Thomas von Sömmering, �

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Surgery.- Bell (Sir Charles) Illustrations of the

281 - Surgery.- Bell (Sir Charles) Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery, first edition,20 engraved plates, 17 with hand colouring, by Thomas Landseer after the author, lacking wood-engraved illustration on recto of final leaf, scattered foxing, light browning, ink inscription to first pastedown identifying rebinding, later cloth, lightly bumped and scuffed, [Garrison-Morton-Norman 5588; Norman 174], oblong folio, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821.

Estimación

950 - 1.500 €

Tyndall (John) Sound, portrait frontispiece with t

282 - Tyndall (John) Sound, portrait frontispiece with tissue-guard, illustrations, signed presentation inscription "To Miss Adair from John Tyndall July 1867" to half-title, some spotting to fore-edge and first and last few ff., final f. of text and Index chipped and frayed at lower outer corner (not affecting text), original blind-stamped cloth, spine slightly darkened, spine ends and corners bumped and lightly rubbed, 1867; Essays on the Use and Limit of Imagination in Science, 24pp. publisher's ca

Estimación

110 - 180 €

Africa.- Burckhardt (John Lewis) Travels in Nubia,

283 - Africa.- Burckhardt (John Lewis) Travels in Nubia, first edition, 3 maps, two folding, illustrations, foxing, contemporary half-calf, gilt titles, wear at joints, corners bumped and abraded, John Murray, 1910 § Waddington (George) & Hanbury (Barnard) Journal of a Visit to Some Parts of Ethiopia, first edition, 16 engraved plates, maps, light damp staining, foxing, heavier at beginning, offsetting to B, contemporary diced calf, ruled and titled in gilt, John Murray, 1819, 4to (2)

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Africa.- Lucas (Captain Thomas J.) Pen & Pencil Re

284 - Africa.- Lucas (Captain Thomas J.) Pen & Pencil Reminiscences of A Campaign in South Africa, first edition, additional colour lithograph title finished by hand and 20 colour lithographs, plate-guards, occasional marginal chipping, 3 plates with tears and old repairs verso, occasional light spotting, later endpapers, original decorative cloth, sunned spine, backstrip beginning to split at joints but holding firm, bumping to corners and extremities, [Hosken p.128], 4to, [1861].

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Africa.- Roger (Jacques-Françoise) Fables Senegala

285 - Africa.- Roger (Jacques-Françoise) Fables Senegalaises, first edition, text in French, a few spots, thumb soiled at edges, owners notation to rear of half-title, original wrappers, a little soiled, nicks and creases, small 8vo, Paris, Firmin Didot, 1828.

Estimación

350 - 480 €

America.- Oregon boundary dispute.- Thom (Adam) Th

286 - America.- Oregon boundary dispute.- Thom (Adam) The Claims to the Oregon Territory Considered, first edition,light dust soiling to title and final f., unbound, 1844 § Taylor (William) Cause and Probable Results of the Civil War in America,faint crease, light dust soiling, disbound, 1862;8vo (2)

Estimación

110 - 180 €

America.- Slavery.- Martineau (Harriet) Views on S

287 - America.- Slavery.- Martineau (Harriet) Views on Slavery & Emancipation; from "Society in America",occasional pencil underlining, scattered spotting and soiling, disbound, New York, Piercy Reed, 1837 § Thompson (George) andRev. Henry C. Wright. The Free Church of Scotland and American Slavery ...,occasional light spotting, disbound, Edinburgh, 1846 § A Chapter of American History. Five Years' Progress of the Slave Power,ALs John Gorham Palfrey (1796-1881) loosely inserted, disbound,Boston, 185

Estimación

350 - 480 €

Australia.- Mountford (Charles P.) Nomads of the A

288 - Australia.- Mountford (Charles P.) Nomads of the Australian Desert, first edition, plates, one colour folding plate, original cloth, gilt titles, a few scuffs, dust-jacket, fine, Adelaide, Rigby, 1976; Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, vols. 2,3,4 only, each vol. inscribed by the author on the front endpaper, pages a little toned, Melbourne University Press, 1960, original cloth, dust jackets, 8vo (2)

Estimación

230 - 360 €

China.- Photo album of China 1919 under Italian oc

289 - China.- Photo album of China 1919 under Italian occupation, selection of approximately 20 silver gelatin prints of various formats mainly depicting troops, ships and industry during Concessions of Italy in China, light chipping, short tears to edges, in a decorative leather album, c.1918.

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Egypt.- Maillet (Benoit de) Description de l'Egypt

290 - Egypt.- Maillet (Benoit de) Description de l'Egypte, first edition,edited by Jean-Baptiste Le Mascrier, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, 7 engraved plates (2 folding), engraved initials and headpieces, occasional faint spotting, contemporary calf, upper cover becoming detached, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, [Atabey 754; Blackmer 1061], 4to, Paris, Louis Genneau et Jacque Rollin, 1735.

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Europe.- Beckford (William) Italy; with sketches o

291 - Europe.- Beckford (William) Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal, 2 vol., first and last few ff. lightly foxed, scattered spots elsewhere, J.W. Douglas bookplate, contemporary half calf, gilt spines lightly sunned, light rubbing to extremities, 1834 § Curzon (Robert) Visits to Monasteries in the Levant, engraved frontispiece, vignette title and 15 plates (1 folding), ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper and preface, occasional light foxing or spotting to title and plates, con

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Fiji.- Sample of Tapa bark cloth made for the rule

292 - Fiji.- Sample of Tapa bark cloth made for the ruler of Fiji, small piece of Tapa cloth (10 x 11cm) pinned to a contemporary note by sailor Benjamin Downing giving details of its origin, beige cloth box, some light shelf wear, c.1820.

Estimación

470 - 720 €

Iceland.- Mostly written in the Rain, Laugarvat'n

293 - Iceland.- Mostly written in the Rain, Laugarvat'n 1932 [Record of a trip to Iceland in poetry and photographs], manuscript on paper, 10 poems in ink in a neat calligraphic hand, 81 mounted photographs (each 69 x 112mm. or the reverse) within ink ruled border, original cloth-backed decorative boards with paper label "Iceland" in ink on upper cover, lacking backstrip, oblong 4to, 1932.

Estimación

590 - 840 €

India, shipping.- Boyce (William) A practical trea

294 - India, shipping.- Boyce (William) A practical treatise on transhipment and transfers, signed presentation copy from the author, 6 folding wood-engraved plates, large folding letterpress table, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary half calf, lacking backstrip, covers detached, rubbed, Calcutta, Caledonian Steam Printing Works, [?1885]; and a Calcutta printed translation of Vishnu Puranam, Dutt, 1896, 8vo (2)

Estimación

110 - 180 €

India.- Welsh (Col. James) Forty Year's Active Ser

295 - India.- Welsh (Col. James) Forty Year's Active Service in the East Indies, 2. vol., aquatint frontispieces, plates, spotting, hinges cracked, original cloth with paper labels to spines, joints splitting, covers stained and marked, 1830 § Cambrian Traveller's Guide, second edition, folding hand-coloured map of Wales (a little offset), scattered spotting, original boards, spine worn, joint splitting, covers stained and marked, 1813, titles with woodcut vignettes; and 3 others, travel and topograp

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Italy.- Montfaucon (Bernard de) The Antiquities of

296 - Italy.- Montfaucon (Bernard de) The Antiquities of Italy, second edition, half-title, title in red and black, engraved illustrations,small portion at foot excised to half-title and title, worming to outer corner to first few ff., large tear into b1 and 4P2 text, occasional surface staining, some pencil annotations, light water-staining to head, contemporary panelled calf, joints split, old repairs to spine ends and corners, rubbed, [ESTC T147630], folio, by D.L. for J.Darby, A.Bettesworth et al.

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Japan.- Karuta cards of the Uta-garuta type, two s

297 - Japan.- Karuta cards of the Uta-garuta type, two sets off 99 pictorial and scripted cards in a wooden lift-top box with floral motif and metal tab, manufactures label in Japanese adhered to the base, Meji era, c. 1912.

Estimación

230 - 360 €

Levant.- Fryer (John) A New Account of East-India

298 - Levant.- Fryer (John) A New Account of East-India and Persia, first edition, half-title with engraved portrait verso, title in red and black, 7 engraved plates and maps (3 folding), one full-page engraved map in text with printed slip pasted below, illustrations, occasional light spotting and staining, cracked hinges, later calf, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [ESTC R23401; Wing F2257], folio, by R[obert] R[oberts] for Ri. Chiswell, 1698.

Estimación

950 - 1.500 €

Levant.- Nicholson (Reynold, editor & translator)

299 - Levant.- Nicholson (Reynold, editor & translator) The Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi, 7 vol. only (of 8), mixed editions, lacking vol. 3, half-titles, booksellers label, original cloth, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, vol. 7 with split to backstrip but holding firm, 1926-71; and 3 others, duplicates,8vo (10)

Estimación

170 - 240 €

Russia.- [Bell (Robert)] A History of Russia, 3 vo

300 - Russia.- [Bell (Robert)] A History of Russia, 3 vol., additional engraved titles (lightly foxed), contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpapers, original cloth, paper label to spines, spines browned, light splitting to spine ends, a few stains to covers, edges uncut, 8vo, 1836-38

Estimación

110 - 180 €

Russia.- Osipov (Ivan A.) Song and Tales of Visher

301 - Russia.- Osipov (Ivan A.) Song and Tales of Vishera, plates, decorative titles and endpapers, a little toned in upper margins, a little lifting to the paper at front cover, Syktyvkar, Komi Book publishing House,1986 § Lytkin (Vasily Illyich) The Old Permic Language, illustrations, one folding plate, Moscow, USSR Academy of Sciences, 1952, original cloth; and two others Russian, v.s. (4)

Estimación

230 - 360 €

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