Auction No 371, Category: Antiquarian
55 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
18th & 19th Century selection including William Cullen "First Lines of the Practice of Physic", 1802, 2 Vols,
18th & 19th Century selection including William Cullen "First Lines of the Practice of Physic", 1802, 2 Vols,
Lot 3
Lot: 3
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILS18th & 19th Century selection including William Cullen First Lines of the Practice of Physic, 1802, 2 Vols, half-leather, title label of Vol. 2 badly chipped o/w VG; Charles Duclot Mémoires secrets sur les règnes de Louis XIV et de Louis XV, Chez Buisson, 1791, 2nd Edn, 2 vols, contemp.leather, gilt, chipped in places; Knatchbull-Hugessen Whispers from Fairyland, Longmans, 1877, orig.decorated cloth; and 3 others. Fair to VG (8)
Cowper "Table Talk, Minor Poems and The Task", John Sharpe, 1825, 3 Volumes, 12mo, full leather, good;
Cowper "Table Talk, Minor Poems and The Task", John Sharpe, 1825, 3 Volumes, 12mo, full leather, good;
Lot 6
Lot: 6
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILSCowper Table Talk, Minor Poems and The Task, John Sharpe, 1825, 3 Volumes, 12mo, full leather, good; The Poetical Works of the Rev.George Crabbe, 1834, 8 volume set, orig.gilt, cloth, engraved plates, near fine; Isaac Watts The Improvement of the Mind, 1798, full calf, gilt, VG; Graves Haughton Prodomus, or An Inquiry into the First Principles of Reasoning, 1839, poor binding; A. Egmont Hake Paris Originals, 1878, twenty etchings, some foxing, fine modern quarter-leather, gilt; Hans Andersen The Flying Trunk, The Wild Swan and other Tales and Stories, Routledge, 1853, fair cond; and others. Varied condition. (23)
Bookplates, mainly 19th Century engraved armorial types, a selection in VG/VF condition. (31)
Bookplates, mainly 19th Century engraved armorial types, a selection in VG/VF condition. (31)
Lot 7
Lot: 7
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £56
MORE DETAILSBookplates, mainly 19th Century engraved armorial types, a selection in VG/VF condition. (31)
"John Bull", Jan 1st to Dec 31st 1827, a bound volume, folio, half-leather, lacking backstrip, hinges cracked;
"John Bull", Jan 1st to Dec 31st 1827, a bound volume, folio, half-leather, lacking backstrip, hinges cracked;
Lot 9
Lot: 9
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSJohn Bull, Jan 1st to Dec 31st 1827, a bound volume, folio, half-leather, lacking backstrip, hinges cracked; mostly VG internally but a few pages heavily toned, first few pages loose, index creased.
"John Bull", Jan 6th to Dec 29th 1828, a bound volume, folio, half-leather worn; VG internally;
"John Bull", Jan 6th to Dec 29th 1828, a bound volume, folio, half-leather worn; VG internally;
Lot 10
Lot: 10
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSJohn Bull, Jan 6th to Dec 29th 1828, a bound volume, folio, half-leather worn; VG internally; includes Index.
Ludovici Hain "Repertorium Bibliographicum in Quo Libri Omnes Ab Arte Typographica Inventa Usque Ad Annum MD"
Ludovici Hain "Repertorium Bibliographicum in Quo Libri Omnes Ab Arte Typographica Inventa Usque Ad Annum MD"
Lot 11
Lot: 11
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSLudovici Hain Repertorium Bibliographicum in Quo Libri Omnes Ab Arte Typographica Inventa Usque Ad Annum MD, Stuttgart and Paris, 1826-1838, 4 volumes, octavo, half-leather, red & black title labels, gilt; front board detached from Vols. 1 and 3. Clean texts. (4)
"The Liverpool Lion; or Lancashire Charivari", 1847-48, from Issue No.1, a selection of issues bound together,
"The Liverpool Lion; or Lancashire Charivari", 1847-48, from Issue No.1, a selection of issues bound together,
Lot 12
Lot: 12
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSThe Liverpool Lion; or Lancashire Charivari, 1847-48, from Issue No.1, a selection of issues bound together, now lacking boards, the binding spine retained; many cartoons in the style of Punch, some full-page plates. Old library stamp on p.11. Some occasional spotting. Approx 360pp
John S. Folds and Philip Dixon Hardy "The Dublin Penny Journal", Volumes 1, 2 and 4, for 1832-33, 1833-34 and 1835-36,
John S. Folds and Philip Dixon Hardy "The Dublin Penny Journal", Volumes 1, 2 and 4, for 1832-33, 1833-34 and 1835-36,
Lot 13
Lot: 13
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £58
MORE DETAILSJohn S. Folds and Philip Dixon Hardy The Dublin Penny Journal, Volumes 1, 2 and 4, for 1832-33, 1833-34 and 1835-36, each complete, contemp cloth, slightly marked, gilt leather title labels for Vols.1 and 4; bookplates of William Chambers Townsend and James Fuller; text & illustrations complete; some browning but mostly VG/Fine internally. (3)
[George Berkeley] "The Analyst; or, a Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathematician.
[George Berkeley] "The Analyst; or, a Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathematician.
Lot 14
Lot: 14
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £800 - £1300
SOLD £760
MORE DETAILS[George Berkeley] The Analyst; or, a Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathematician. Wherein it is examined whether the Object, Principles, and Inferences of the modern Analysis are more distinctly conceived, or more evidently deduced, than Religious Mysteries and Points of Faith. S. Fuller and J. Leathly, Dublin, 1734, First Edition; octavo, title page dust-affected; comprises title-page, 86pp of text plus 2-page publisher’s catalogue; first 9pp are ununumbered, page nos.11 to16 entered in manuscript, thereafter with printed pagination. Disbound, with remnants of old leather backstrip.
[John Arbuthnot] "An essay on the usefulness of mathematical learning, in a letter from a gentleman
[John Arbuthnot] "An essay on the usefulness of mathematical learning, in a letter from a gentleman
Lot 15
Lot: 15
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £200 - £300
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS[John Arbuthnot] An essay on the usefulness of mathematical learning, in a letter from a gentleman in the city to his friend in Oxford. S. Wilmot, Oxford, 1721, 2nd Edition; octavo, title page and final page dust-affected, scattered foxing elsewhere; old catalogue number entered in ink at foot of title page; 37,[1]pp. Disbound, with remnants of old leather backstrip.
James Smith "A New Treatise of Fluxions: containing: I.The Elements of Fluxions, demonstrated in two easy propositions
James Smith "A New Treatise of Fluxions: containing: I.The Elements of Fluxions, demonstrated in two easy propositions
Lot 16
Lot: 16
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £150 - £200
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJames Smith A New Treatise of Fluxions: containing: I. The Elements of Fluxions, demonstrated in two easy propositions..II. A Treatise of Nascent and Evanescent quantities..III. Sir Isaac Newton’s Demonstrations of the Fluxions enlarged and illustrated. IV. Answers to the Principal objections in the Anylist. London, 1737; octavo, lacks title page; 59pp. A folding plate at front probably does not belong. Good clean text. Disbound, with remnants of old leather backstrip.
Charles Morton "The Doctrine of the Sphere, Part the First, Containing Spheric Geometry". London, 1758,
Charles Morton "The Doctrine of the Sphere, Part the First, Containing Spheric Geometry". London, 1758,
Lot 17
Lot: 17
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £150
SOLD £105
MORE DETAILSCharles Morton The Doctrine of the Sphere, Part the First, Containing Spheric Geometry. London, 1758, octavo; title-page with preface on reverse, and 34pp of text; folding plate at rear. VG. Disbound, with remnants of old leather backstrip. Scarce
[John Lawson] "A Dissertation on the Geometrical Analysis of the Antients, with a Collection of Theorems and Problems
[John Lawson] "A Dissertation on the Geometrical Analysis of the Antients, with a Collection of Theorems and Problems
Lot 18
Lot: 18
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS[John Lawson] A Dissertation on the Geometrical Analysis of the Antients, with a Collection of Theorems and Problems, without solutions, for the Exercise of Young Students. Simmons & Kirkby, Canterbury, 1774; octavo; title page dust-affected; xxiv,32pp, plus two folding-plates. VG. Disbound, with remnants of old leather backstrip.
Edward Waring "A Letter to The Reverend Dr.Powell....In Answer to his Observations
Edward Waring "A Letter to The Reverend Dr.Powell....In Answer to his Observations
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £150
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSEdward Waring A Letter to The Reverend Dr.Powell….In Answer to his Observations on the First Chapter of a book called Miscellanea Analytica, and his Defence of those Observations, Cambridge, 1760, 47pp plus plate; bound with [W.S. Powell] A Defence of the Observations on the First Chapter of a Book called Miscellanea Analytica, T. Merrill, Cambridge, 1760, 38pp; and [John Wilson] A Vindication of the Miscellanea Analytica: in Answer to a late Pamphlet entitled Observations, &c. T. & J. Merrill, Cambridge, 1760, 22pp plus blank leaf. Octavo. VG. Disbound, with remnants of old leather backstrip.
Benjamin Robins "New Principles of Gunnery: containing The Determination of the Force of Gun-Powder
Benjamin Robins "New Principles of Gunnery: containing The Determination of the Force of Gun-Powder
Lot 20
Lot: 20
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £130
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSBenjamin Robins New Principles of Gunnery: containing The Determination of the Force of Gun-Powder , and An Investigation of the Difference in the Resisting Power of the Air to Swift and Slow Motions. J. Nourse, London, 1742, 1st Edition; octavo, disbound, remains of leather backstrip; lvii,95pp. Folding Plate. Rear endpaper heavily creased o/w fine.
Jean-Francois Lavoisien "Dictionnaire Portatif de Medecine", Paris, 1781, 2 vols, full calf, gilt, worn,
Jean-Francois Lavoisien "Dictionnaire Portatif de Medecine", Paris, 1781, 2 vols, full calf, gilt, worn,
Lot 22
Lot: 22
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJean-Francois Lavoisien Dictionnaire Portatif de Medecine, Paris, 1781, 2 vols, full calf, gilt, worn, boards of Vol.2 wormed, contemp. inked signature to title page of Vol.1; William and A.P. Buchan Domestic Medicine, or, A Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases, London, 1807, full leather, gilt, worn, some faults; and R.P. Coconnier L’Hypnotisme Franc, Victor Lecoffre, 1898, fine half-morocco, gilt, marbled boards. (4)
Thomas Davies "The Preparation & Mounting of Microscopic Objects", Robert Hardwicke, 1873, 2nd (enlarged) Edn,
Thomas Davies "The Preparation & Mounting of Microscopic Objects", Robert Hardwicke, 1873, 2nd (enlarged) Edn,
Lot 23
Lot: 23
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSThomas Davies The Preparation & Mounting of Microscopic Objects, Robert Hardwicke, 1873, 2nd (enlarged) Edn, 12mo, original gilt cloth, clean text; 214pp. Rear endpaper with corner torn away o/w VG.
Francis George Heath "The Fern Portfolio", S.P.C.K., 1885, 3rd Edition, folio, original decorated gilt cloth;
Francis George Heath "The Fern Portfolio", S.P.C.K., 1885, 3rd Edition, folio, original decorated gilt cloth;
Lot 24
Lot: 24
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSFrancis George Heath The Fern Portfolio, S.P.C.K., 1885, 3rd Edition, folio, original decorated gilt cloth; backstrip worn and hinges frayed; small ownership label to front pastedown; front endpaper foxed, some spotting elsewhere affecting one of the otherwise fine 15 chromo-litho plates, interleaved with descriptive text
F.O. Morris "A History of British Butterflies", George Bell, 1876, 4th Edn, quarto, original gilt cloth,
F.O. Morris "A History of British Butterflies", George Bell, 1876, 4th Edn, quarto, original gilt cloth,
Lot 25
Lot: 25
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSF.O. Morris A History of British Butterflies, George Bell, 1876, 4th Edn, quarto, original gilt cloth, recased, few repairs; pencil marks on contents page; 72 fine hand-coloured tissue-guarded plates.
Henry Tennyson Folkard "Works Relating to Freemasonry, Preserved in the....Wigan Free Public Library"
Henry Tennyson Folkard "Works Relating to Freemasonry, Preserved in the....Wigan Free Public Library"
Lot 47
Lot: 47
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSHenry Tennyson Folkard Works Relating to Freemasonry, Preserved in the … Wigan Free Public Library. Wigan, 1882, 2nd Edn, octavo, printed card wraps, VG, fine internally; 32pp