120 |
[Churchill, Charles.] The Rosciad. Flexney, London, 1761, First edition, 4to, disbound, loose in marbled wrappers, cloth case. £200-300 | Nil |
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200 |
| 121 | [Defoe, Daniel.] The Storm . . . the late dreadful Tempest. Sawbridge, London, 1704, First edition, folding table, sig. N correctly paginated, browned throughout, printing flaw on B2 affecting some letters, later Russia, gilt spine, somewhat worn and chipped, the Beckford copy, with the Hamilton Palace bookplate. £200-300 | Nil |
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280 |
| 122 | [Defoe, Daniel.] Jure Divino: a Satyr. London, 1706, First edition, portrait, erasure from blank margin of title, a couple of minor rustholes elsewhere, folio, calf, rebacked. £150-200 | Nil |
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| 123 | [Defoe, Daniel.] The life and surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. W. Taylor, London, 1719, A made up copy, (title, A2 & Z4 all in different states, though the different states do occur randomly), bound with Isaac James, Providence displayed or remarkable Adventures of Alexander Selkirk, illustrations, Bristol, 1800; The farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Ib., 1719, World map soiled and backed, 11pp. ads at end; Serious reflections during the Life and surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Ib., 1720, 2 pt. in one vol., frontispiece soiled and backed, and with minor repair, worming in lower margins towards the end, touching a few letters, one leaf of ads at end. Together 3 vol., first editions, some browning and soiling, calf antique, g.e., by Zaehnsdorf. (3) £5000-10000 | Nil |
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7500 |
| 124 | Defoe, Daniel.] Memoirs of a cavalier: or a Military Journal. A. Bell (and others), London, [1720]. First edition, some foxing, calf, rebacked and repaired, bookplate of R.E. Gathorne-Hardy. £200-300 | Nil |
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240 |
| 125 | Defoe, Daniel.] The History and remarkable Life of the truly Honourable Col. Jacque . . . second edition. J. Brotherton (and others), London, 1723. Few minor stains, old sheep, rebacked, bit worn £200-300 | Nil |
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220 |
| 126 | Fielding, Henry. Miscellanies. Millar, for the Author, London, 1743,3 vol., first edition, Royal Paper copy (ca. 210 of these in list of subscribers), few stains, worst at beginning of vol. III, 18th century tree calf, bit worn. (3) Contains the first printing of Jonathan Wild. "I bought it from Elkin Mathews at the rather high price of œ25" - Letter 12 £400-600 | Nil |
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360 |
| 127 | G[arrick], D[avid]. An Ode upon dedicating a Building and erecting a Statue to Shakespeare, at Stratford. Becket, London, 1769, First edition, 4to, modern wrappers, cloth case. £200-400 | Nil |
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550 |
| 128 | Goldsmith, Oliver. The Traveller. Newbery, London, 1765, First published edition, probably the fourth state, with half-title and advert leaf, 4to, a washed copy in blue morocco gilt by Riviere. £200-300 | Nil |
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220 |
| 129 | [Goldsmith, Oliver]. The Vicar of Wakefield. Collins, Salisbury, 1766, 2 vol., first edition, Temple Scott's variant C, washed, neat repair to F6 in vol. I not affecting text, dark green morocco gilt by Riviere. (2) £1500-2000 | Nil |
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1500 |
| 130 | Hawkins, Sir John. The life of Samuel Johnson. Buckland and others, London, 1787, First edition, one gathering misbound, original boards, uncut and mostly unopened, head and tail of spine worn. £150-200 | Nil |
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280 |
| 131 | Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Strahan, London, 1776, First edition, 2 vol., half-title in vol. II only (as is usually correct; a very few copies are known with a vol. I half-title), 4to, minor foxing, contemporary calf, bit worn, rebacked. £20000-40000 | Nil |
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34000 |
| 132 | Sterne, Laurence. Tristram Shandy. [Ward, York], 1760; Dodsley, London, 1761; Becket & deHondt, London, 1762-68, First edition, 9 vol., second state of dedication in Vol. I, half-titles in vol. IV-V & Sterne's signature in vol. V, VII & IX, lacking blanks in vol. V, some stains and soiling, contemporary calf, not quite uniform, the set assembled from 2 or possibly 3 sources, bindings a bit worn and scuffed, and with minor repairs, a (rather faint) portrait of the Widow added by an early reader in the appropriate blank in vol. VI. (9) £1500-2000 | Nil |
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5000 |
| 133 | [Swift, J.] A Tale of a Tub. Nutt, London, 1704, First edition, blank space on p.320 after furor, the advert. leaf perhaps supplied, contemporary calf, repaired, endpapers replaced. £800-1200 | Nil |
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950 |
| 134 | [Swift, J.] Travels into several remote Nations of the world . . . by Lemuel Gulliver. Motte, London, 1726, First ("A") edition, portrait (second state), 2 vol., 6 maps and plans, green morocco, gilt, by Bedford. Bought from Quaritch for œ52.10s, and with A.R. Newton's collation note at the end. £6000-12000 | Nil |
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17500 |
| 135 | Swift, J. Directions to Servants. Dodsley, London, 1745. First London edition, washed, neat repair to title and last leaf, brown morocco, by Riviere, R.E. Gathorne-Hardy's copy, with signature and bookplate. £400-600 | Nil |
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1200 |
| 136 | Thomson, James. A poem sacred to the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton. Millan, London, 1727, First edition, apparently a fine paper copy, though cut quite close, folio, calf gilt by Riviere; The Castle of Indolence. Millar, London, 1748, 4to, wrappers, worn. (2) £500-700 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 137 | [White, Gilbert] The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. Bensley, London, 1789, First edition, plates (frontispiece torn at fold without serious loss), 4to, contemporary Russia, gilt spine, bit worn, joints cracking. £600-800 | Nil |
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1700 |
| 138 | Wilkes, John. The Victim, a Poem inscribed to John Wilkes. Staples Steare, London, 1768, Half cloth, lacking the half-title; rare. £300-400 | Nil |
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950 |
| 139 | Wollstonecraft, Mary. A Vindication of the rights of Women. Johnson, London, 1792, First edition, contemporary tree calf, gilt spine, minor wear, small defect on back cover, early names of Sarah Shewell and Mary Shewell. Bought by Sir Harry for œ5.10s and "not worth more than œ10.10s today" - Letter 37 £2000-3000 | Nil |
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5500 |
| 140 | Cook, Capt. James, John Hawkesworth & James King. An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of his Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere; A Voyage towards the South Pole and round the World; A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Strahan (et al.), London, 1773-84, First editions of the three voyages, 8 vol. 4to. Text, 2 vol. folio atlas, the latter comprising the 18 view plates of the second voyage bound separate to avoid folding (the other plates to this voyage bound with the text), plus the atlas to the third voyage (as usual without the Death of Cook plate, published a bit later), lacking all the plates to the first voyage (which must have been bound in a separate atlas volume no longer present), minor worming and foxing but a nice fresh set in contemporary half calf, minor wear, bookplates of Abel Smith, Woodhall Park, Herts. (10) £8000-16000 | Nil |
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12000 |
| 141 | Ackermann, R. The Microcosm of London. Ackermann, London, [1808-10]. 3 vol., engraved and woodcut titles in each vol. (flourishes just trimmed), 104 hand-coloured plates, some offsetting and mild browning, 4to, contemporary half Russia, gilt, somewhat worn, 19th century bookplate of William Adlam of Chew Magna and his wife Sophie, illuminated presentation leaf on vellum (Waterlow, 1912) from the Irish Society to Sir Alfred Newton bound in the first volume. £1000-2000 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 142 | Ackermann, R. A History of the University of Oxford. Ackermann, London, 1814, 2 vol., 82 coloured plates, but without the founders, some offsetting, 4to, contemporary Russia, gilt in cathedral style (but repaired, worn, two covers off), illuminated vellum leaf (Waterlow, 1910) from the Irish Society to Sir Alfred Newton bound in first volume. £500-1000 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 143 | Butler, Samuel. Hudibras. M'Lean, London, 1819, 2 vol.; Le Sage, R. The Adventure of Gil Blas of Santillane. Translated . . . by Tobias Smollett. 3 vol., ib., 1819, coloured plates, boards, uncut, printed labels, some repairs, etc. (5) £200-400 | Nil |
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| 144 | [Combe, W.] The History of Rugby School. Ackermann, London, "1816" [but later]. 5 hand-coloured plates, 4to, half roan, worn, bookplate of J.W. Trist, FSA and his signature. £100-200 | Nil |
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250 |
| 145 | Constable, John. Various Subjects of Landscape, characteristic of English scenery. Published by Mr. Constable, sold by Colnaghi, London, 1830 [-1832]. Frontispiece and 21 plates, engraved by David Lucas after Constable, several plates initialled in pencil "J.C.", oblong 4to, 19th century half leather, uncut, title label on front cover, original printed wrapper to pt. 2 bound in, with an inscription from Constable "to his friend Mr. Smith", signature of Arthur E. Clementson of Boxted, from whom Sir Harry acquired it for œ25. £3000-5000 | Nil |
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8500 |
| 146 | Constable, John. English Landscape Scenery. Bohn, London, 1855, 40 mezzotints by David Lucas after Constable, folio, green morocco, gilt, g.e., bit scuffed and small stain on front cover. £200-300 | Nil |
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220 |
| 147 | Egerton, D.T. [The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion]. McLean, London, 1823, The set of 12 hand-coloured plates, folio, bound without the wrapper with title, calf gilt, by Riviere. £400-600 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 148 | [Egerton, D.T.] "Peter Quiz". Fashionable Bores, or Coolers in High Life. McLean, London, 1824, Title and set of 12 hand-coloured plates, folio, calf gilt by Riviere, bound at the front an illuminated leaf from the Irish Society (Waterlow, 1912) presenting the volume to Sir Alfred Newton for his part in rebuilding Londonderry Guildhall. £800-1200 | Nil |
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1600 |
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149 |
Froissart, Sir John. Chronicles of England, France, Spain . . . translated . . . by Thomas Johnes. Bohn, London, 1852, 2 vol., coloured plates, contemporary red morocco gilt, g.e., by J. Wright of London, slight wear but a nice set. (2) £100-200 |
Nil |
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240 |
