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8vo., First Edition, [Illustrated Issue] , with tinted and monochrome plates, all lots with prices realised annotated in MS; newly bound in dark red buckram, gilt back, original printed wrappers preserved, a very good, clean copy. With the separately printed errata slip mounted following Introduction. The sale comprises 882 lots. 'This catalogue represents the first sale that is on record of plumbago drawings, and Mr. Wellesley's collection includes some of the finest examples it has been possible to obtain. Mr. Wellesley has had but one serious rival in collecting plumbagoes, and he has been left far behind., Even the National collections have been outdistanced. David Loggan is represented at his very best, and the drawings by Faithorne, Nanteuil and Robert White are the finest that have ever come into the market' (introduction). EXTREMELY SCARCE.
PROVENGONO DALLA VILLA "IL FORTINO" DI CAPRI. TUTTE PORTANO AI PIATTI IL GRIFO ALATO IN ORO CONTORNATO DALLA SCRITTA IN OVALE"HARRISON WILLIAMS", GRANDE INDUSTRIALE, SUO TERZO MARITO CHE LE REGALO' LA TENUTA DI CAPRI. (Provenienza: Asta Sotheby's, Firenze 1987) [A] (filosofia) BACON F. -THE ESSAYS COLOURS OF GOOD AND EVIL.- London, Macmillan 1925 (cm. 22,3) solido pieno vitello blu, dorso decorato in oro, filetti e roselline angolari, labbro e ricca dentella interna, sguardie decorate a colori e oro. Abrasioni al dorso. -pp.XVI, (6) 422. ottimo esemplare taglio superiore dorato. [B] (viaggi) BELLOC H. -THE OLD ROAD- New York, 1923 (cm.19) ottimo mz. marocchino grigio a grandi angoli, filetti, titolo e fregi in oro al dorso con nervi sguardie decorate. -pp.XII, 296. Con 16 illustrazioni f.t. e una mappa ripiegata in fine. Perfetto esemplare, taglio superiore dorato. [C] (filosofia) BERGSON H. -TIME AND FREE WILL- London Macmillan 1921 (cm.21,6) ottimo mz. marocchino verde, grandi angoli filetti, nervi, titolo e fregi in oro al dorso, taglio superiore dorato, lieve abrasione alla cerniera. -pp.XXIII, 252. ottimo esemplare. [D] (metafisica) BADLEY F.H. -APPERANCE AND REALITY A METAPHYSICAL ESSAY. London, Macmillan 1925 (cm.21,3) ottimo mz. marocchino blu, filetti, dorso con nervi decorato in oro. taglio superiore dorato. -pp.XXIV, 630. ottimo esemplare [E] (poesia) BRIDGES R. -POETICAL WORKS- Oxford 1914 (cm. 18,3) mz. vitello bruno, nervi e oro al dorso cerniere lise e abrasioni. -pp.(6), 472. con ritratto dell'autore. buon esemplare, taglio superiore dorato. [F] (poesie d'amore) BULLEN A.H.-MUSA PROTERVA, LOVE. POEMS OF THE RESTORATION. London, privately printed, 1889. (cm.18,4) ottimo mz. vitello viola, filetti, nervi e oro al dorso, sguardie decorate taglio superiore dorato. -ppXXIII, 128. ottimo esemplare. [G] (viaggi) FRANK H.A. -A VAGABOUND JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. New York 1910. (cm.22,2) ottimo mz. mzrocchino bruno, filetti, nervi e fregi in oro al dorso sguardie decorate e taglio superiore dorato.-- pp. XV, 502 con ritratto e oltre 100 illustrazioni foto. Perfetto esemplare.[H] (filosofia) MONTAIGNE. - ESSAYS OF MONTAIGNE TRANSLATED BY CH. COTTON. London, privately printed 1923. (cm.25,7) mz. marocchino blu, filetti, dorso in oro, taglio dorato.-- pp. VI, (2), 338 con ritratto. (è il solo quarto volume di cinque) buon esemplare, abrasioni al dorso. [I] (viaggi) SWIFT J. -- GULLIVER' S TRAVELS. New York 1925. (cm20,5) piena pelle di scrofa di colore bruno, filetti, nervi, tre tagli dorati.-- pp. XXII, 364. Cerniere lise restaurate. Ottimo esemplare.[f32] Libro
292 pages. Almost 500 lots. Exquisite colour photography throughout. "...Represents both the largest and most valuable collection of Australian Indigenous art ever assembled for sale, and includes an extraordinarily diverse selection of significant art and artefacts" - from page 2. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Lovely copy. 1.3kg Book
183 pages. Stunningly beautiful. Text in French. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Book
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition [Illustrated Issue], with portrait frontispiece, 2 fine coloured frontispieces, 183 fine plates (16 in colour) and several facsimiles in the text; original printed boards, corners lightly bruised else a very good, bright, clean set. WITH THE PRINTED LISTS OF PURCHASERS AND PRICES REALISED LOOSELY INSERTED. Complete set of the MSS sale catalogues of one of the greatest private collections of the first half of the twentieth century. The sale realised a total of £888,370. COMPLETE SETS OF THE ILLUSTRATED ISSUE WITH PRICE LISTS ARE VERY SCARCE.
196 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Book
3 vols., 4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome plates; original white boards blocked in gilt, small pull at headband of one volume else a very good, bright, clean set. The sale of this outstanding botanical library comprised no fewer than 863 lots.
4to., First Edition, with 26 plates (2 coloured and 3 folding); strongly bound in dark red buckram, gilt back, ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS PRESERVED, a very good, bright, clean copy. Comprises 1,368 lots, accounting for the ninth to sixteenth days' sales. This portion of Huth's magnificent library includes, amongst much else, the outstanding assemblage of De Bry's major and minor voyages in Latin and German, and a virtually unique collection of the works of Defoe. RARE.
192 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Includes auction results sheet. Clean and bright with very light wear. Faint marks near fore-edge of front cover. Excellent copy. Book
Unpaginated. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Relatively large and heavy - over 0.5" thick. Auction results stapled inside back cover. Few markings to contents. Address label inside front cover. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
164 pages. Auction results sheet laid in. Sumptuous colour photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
132 pages. Auction results sheets laid in. Excellent colour photography throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
152 pages. Wonderful colour photography throughout. "The property of various owners, including: Property of a Lady, Property from the Estate of a Mid-West Collector." - from page 2. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
136 pages. Includes 627 lots. Dozens of excellent colour and black and white photos. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Sm. Folio, First Edition, with many hundreds of photographs throughout, neat signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with folding coloured frontispiece to second volume, numerous plates and facsimiles (a number folding) and decorative endpapers; green boards illustrated and printed in black, a near fine set. An important collection of works on travel, exploration, navigation and trade.
152 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent photos abound. Book
110 pages. Illustrated with photography in colour and black and white. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
103 pages. Abundantly illustrated. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Beautiful copy. Book
178 pages. Illustrated with photography in colour and black and white. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
188 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Book
96 pages. Text in French. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Book
120 pages. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Book
138 pages. Lovely colour photography. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Beautiful copy. Book
175 pages. Session II of this auction, consisting of lots 252-497. Clean, bright and unmarked. Book
