Lot: 39
Albaro Alonso Barba The First Book of the Art of Mettals, in which is Declared the manner of their Generation; and the Concomitants of Them, from a translation by Edward, Earl of Sandwich, and bound with The Second Book of the Art of Mettals wherein is Taught the Common Way of Refining Silver by Quicksilver. S. Mearne, London, 1674. Small octavo, contemp. leather, worn, detached from text block; title page of the First Book with contemp. ownership signature of J. Henry Bradthane. Clean Text. (4), 156pp + (2), 91pp. A rare title.
Lot: 139
Neville Cardus Autobiography Collins, 1947, First Edition, signed by the author on title page; original cloth. Original owner’s neat signature front endpaper. VG
Lot: 140
R.T. Vyner Notitia Venatica: A Treatise on Fox-Hunting, to Which is Added, a Compendious Kennel Stud Book, Rudolph Ackermann, 1842, rebound in fine attractive green half-leather, gilt, over marbled boards by Pennine Binding of Halifax; clean text, 7 (of 8) lithographed tissue-guarded plates with light foxing (!) which also affects the last few pages.
Lot: 141
Donald Dallas The British Sporting Gun and Rifle: Pursuit of Perfection 1850-1900 Quiller, 2008, No. 13 of 100 bound in half leather, gilt, signed by the author, in slipcase.
Lot: 182
British & Foreign Football Badges, fabric, adhesive backs, 1980s, each 75 x 60mm, including Ajax, Manchester United (4, two types), Manchester City, Newcastle, Rangers, Santos, Barcelona, Real Madrid, etc. VF (43)