The Library Sale

MULLER (John)A Treatise of Artillery, first edition, London: for John Millan, 1757, 8vo, engraved frontispiece and 27 folding plates (of 28), 1p a...

CARLYLE (J D)Specimens of Arabian Poetry : from the earliest time to the extinction of the Khaliphat, with some account of the authors. Cambridge,...

WOOD (Robert)An Essay on the Original Genius and Writings of Homer, with a Comparative View of the Ancient and Present State of the Troade. London...

WRIGHT (G N)An Historical Guide to Dublin, 1825, 12mo, folding plan, plates, a little toned, half calf; The Independent Whig, numbers 1 - 53, prin...

BRYDONE (P A)A Tour through Sicily and Malta, in 2 vols., 1775, 8vo, folding map, final 2 leaves brown-stained to vol. II, contemporary calf; PORT...

HOYLE (Edmond)Mr Hoyle's Games of Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess and Back-Gammon, 14th edition, [circa 1765], 12mo, signed by the author overleaf...

[GIBBES, (Sir Philip)]Instructions for the Treatment of Negroes, &c. &c. &c., London: Shepperson and Reynolds, reprinted with additions 1797, 12mo...

VIRGIL.Works. Glasgow: Foulis 1778, two vols. in 1, folio, handsome dark blue morocco gilt, all edges gilt ...[more]

CHANDLER (Richard)Travels in Greece: Or an Account of a Tour made at the Expense of the Society of Dilettanti, first edition, Oxford 1776, 4to, se...

[ORME (Robert)]A History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan from the year MDCCXLV, 2 vols. in 3, 1763-78, 4to, folding...

FERISHTA (Muhammad)History of Dekkan from the First Mahummedan Conquests, edited by Jonathan Scott, in 2 vols., Shrewsbury 1794, 4to, contemporary...

ELLIS (George)Memoir of a Map of the Countries comprehended between the Black Sea and the Caspian; with an account of the Caucasian Nations and Vo...

SCOTT (Jonathan)A Translation of the Memoirs of Eradut Khan, a Nobleman of Hindostan. London 1786, 4to, 96pp., uncut, contemporary boards with tap...

MARTIN (M)A Late Voyage to St Kilda. London, 1698, 8vo, folding map and plate, advert leaf at end, spotted throughout, contemporary panel calf, re...

WILKINS (Charles)The Bhagvat-Geeta or, Dialogues of Kreeshna and Arjoon, London: C. Nourse 1785, 4to, 156pp., contents clean, contemporary tree ca...

SYMES (Michael)An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava. London 1800, 4to, 2 folding maps (the larger linen backed), plates as required, mot...

LE CHEVALIER (Jean-Baptiste)Description of the Plain of Troy. Edinburgh: Printed for T. Cadell, 1791, first edition, 4to., 4 folding engraved maps...

BEATSON (Lt. Col Alexander)A View of the Origin and Conduct of the War with Tippoo Sultaun... and of the Siege of Seringapatam. London 1800, 4to, ...

BLACKSTONE (William)Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vols., 1766-69, 4to., 4 vols., contemporary calf, re-backed preserving spine labels .....

ROBERTSON (Abram)Sectionum Conicarum Libri Septem, Oxford 1792, 4to., folding diagrams, contemporary calf ...[more]

HERBERT (Edward, Lord)The Life of --, Strawberry Hill 1764, small 4to, folding frontispiece, engraved title-vignette, lacking the folding pedigree...

VALLANCEY (Charles)Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis. 12 Numbers bound in 5 vols., Dublin 1770-83, 8vo, 4 folding maps, large folding table, plates,...

Military strategy.POLYAENUS. Stratagems of War, translated by R. Shepherd, London 1793, 4to, calf; SAXE (Maurice, Comte de Saxe) Mes Reveries, 2 v...

German military history.TIELCKE (J G) Beyträge zur Kriegs-Kunst und Geschichte des Krieges von 1756 bis 1763. Six vols. in 3, Freyberg, 1776-1786,...

French military tactical history, mainly 18th century.Collection of 13 vols., 8vo and 12mo, many with folding plans and diagrams, including: SILVA...

[LE MARCHANT (John Gaspard)]Rules and Regulations for the Sword Exercise of the Cavalry. London: T. Egerton 1796, 8vo, 29 folding engraved plates,...

WOOD (Robert)The Ruins of Palmyra otherwise Tedmore in the Desart. London 1753, large folio, thick paper, 57 engraved plates including folding pan...

TAYLOR (J)A Medical Treatise on the Virtues of St Bernard's Well. Edinburgh 1790, 8vo, frontispiece plate, half title and Supplement section, firs...

DA VINCI (L)A Treatise on Painting, 1796, 8vo, portrait and plates (some folding), some staining (mainly to first and last leaves), upper board de...

PENNANT (Thomas)Collection of illustrated works: Arctic Zoology, 2 vols. 1784-85 (good reback); The Literary Life of the late ---, 1793; The Journ...

Natural History.BEWICK (T) History of Quadrupeds, 1790, 8vo, calf gilt, faded spine; another copy, 4th edition 1800; History of British Birds, 180...

COLLINSON (Rev. John)The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, in 3 vols., 1791, 4to, folding engraved map, 40 engraved plates and pl...

DARWIN (Erasmus)Zoonomia, or the Laws of Organic Life, 3rd edition in 4 vols., 1801, 8vo, illustrations, calf, spines damaged; ELLIS (John) An Ess...

[STOY (J. S.)]Juvenile picture book, either Nürnberg, 1784 or Breslauer 1817, oblong 4to, plate-volume only, with engraved frontispiece 'Clio gest...

The Scots Magazine, containing a General View of the Religion, Politicks, Entertainment etc . inThe Scots Magazine, containing a General View of t...

Bindings.The Parliamentary or Constitutional History of England, 2nd edition, 23 (of 24) vols., 1762-63, 8vo, lacks vol. IX, contemporary calf, sp...

Bindings.The Senator or Clarendon's Parliamentary Chronicle. Vols. 1-27, 1790-1800, 8vo, contemporary tree calfFootnote: Provenance: An Oxfordshir...

Baskerville Press.MILTON (John) Paradise Lost; Paradise Regained. Birmingham 1758, 8vo, 2 vols., contemporary straight grain morocco by Staggemeie...

ROBERTSON (W)An Historical Disquisition concerning... India. London 1791, 4to, 2 folding maps, contemporary sprinkled calfFootnote: Provenance: An...

YOUNG (Arthur)The Farmer's Tour through the East of England, 4 vols. London: for W. Strahan and W. Nicoll, 1771, 8vo, folding plates, 4pp. adverti...

GROSE (Francis)The Antiquities of England and Wales, 1773-87, 4to, 7 vols. including Addenda with folding map and half page hand coloured county m...

ADDISON (Joseph)The Complete Works, 4 vols., Birmingham: John Baskerville for J and R Tonson, 1761, 4to, vol. I with loss at foot of spine, partia...

PENNANT (Thomas)A Tour in Scotland, third edition, 3 vols., 1774-76, small 4to, plates, with 3 further vols. for Wales, Snowdon, and Chester to Lo...

VOLTAIRE.Oeuvres Completes, 1789, 8vo, vols. 1 to 70, contemporary sprinkled calf, some contents a little toned or damp-stained, mainly to outer l...

The Gentleman's Magazine, a run 1731 - 1838,(in 2 parts from 1783); folding maps, plans and plates; includes vol. 46 with The Declaration of Ameri...

A small collection of vintage games and puzzlesincluding a late 18th century 'Dissected Emblems' tree puzzle, published in London in 1789 by Carri...

Literature, various. DORAT (Claude Joseph)Fables Nouvelles, 2 vols., The Hague & Paris, Chez Delalain, 1773, 8vo, engraved frontispiece, two engra...

GIBBON (Edward)History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in 6 vols, 1776-1788, 4to, mixed edition (vol. I, 2nd edition, others 1st edit...

DIBDIN (Rev. Thomas Frognall)Bibliotheca Spenceriana, including Supplement and Catalogue of Pictures, 6 vols. London: Shakespeare Press, 1814-22, ...

[HEY (Rebecca)]The Moral of Flowers, London 1833, 8vo, (spine dated 1834), half-title, 24 hand-coloured engraved plates as required with tissue gu...

PAPWORTH (John B)Rural Residences consisting of a Series of designs for Cottages, Decorated Cottages, Small Villas and other Ornamental Buildings....

PAPWORTH (John B)Hints on Ornamental Gardening, consisting of a Series of Designs for Garden Buildings. London: Ackermann 1823, 8vo, half title, h...

WATTS (W)The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry. London: J & J Boydell no date circa 1814 (watermark to Pl. 1 text leaf), oblong 8vo, 84 plates, som...

CLUTTERBUCK (R)The History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford, 3 vols. 1815-27, folio, map and plates, some index leaves with repaired marg...

Bindings. JAMES (George P R)Works, 21 vols., Smith Elder & Co 1844-49, 8vo, half red morocco gilt by Tout and Sons (21)Footnote: Provenance: An Ox...

Bindings. BYRON (Lord)Works, in 17 vols., 1832-33, 12mo, red calf, gilt spines, a.e.g.; SCOTT (Sir W) Poetical Works, 12 vols, no date circa 1835,...

THIERS (M A)History of the Consulate and the Empire, 20 vols. in 10 tomes, 1845-62, 8vo, half polished calf gilt by Zaehnsdorf (10)Footnote: Prove...

BYRON (Lord)Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Cantos I & II. London: John Murray 1812, 4to, title slightly age toned; Canto III, 1816, with half title, ...

SWIFT (Jonathan)The Works, 19 vols., 1814, 8vo, some spotting and browning to outer leaves, full calf, a little rubbed and cracked in places; INCH...

Literature - bindings. GIFFORD (W)The Works of Ben Jonson, in 9 vols., 1816, 8vo, some foxing and staining mainly to first and last leaves, calf; ...