Antiquarian and Collectors’ Books

WOODWARD, John. A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign with English and French Glossaries. Edinburgh and London: W. & A.K. Johnston, 1896. 2 vols., limited edition, this being one of 325 copies, 8vo (221 x 139mm.) 66 plates, some in colour, tissue-guards. (Toning to margins.) Contemporary red half-morocco over buckram, gilt lettering to spine, t.e.g. (rubbing to extremities). Provenance: H. Vincent Whitelaw (bookplates to the front pastedowns). - And twenty-six further volumes, mostly on heraldry (including John Woodward's 'A Treatise on Ecclesiastical Heraldry', 1894, 8vo) (28).

COLLINSON, John. The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset. Bath and Taunton: R. Cruttwell and Barnicotts, 1791 & 1939. 4 vols. (includes the Supplement), 4to (290 x 224mm. and 287 x 219mm.) Folding engraved map frontispiece of Somerset, 40 engraved plates and 1 engraved vignette, subscriber's list, numerous plates in the supplement. (Light to moderate spotting throughout, occasional marginal damp-stain.) Original calf (boards detached, one board missing, worn), modern cloth (bumped). Provenance: Thomas Graham (bookplates to the front pastedowns). - And seven further volumes related to Somerset (including 'Prestwich's Respublica', 1787, 4to) (11).

ART REFERENCE. - James D. BOYD. The Drawings of Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A. 1867-1956. Leigh-On-Sea: F. Lewis Publishers Ltd, 1967. Limited edition, this being one of 500 copies only, 4to (279 x 216mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine (date inscribed to front-free endpaper), dust-jacket (closed tear to tail of spine, marginal browning). - And a quantity of art related volumes (including Iliya Beshkov's 'Drawings and Cartoons', 1958, 4to) (a quantity).

ANTIQUE REFERENCE. - Christopher GILBERT. The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale. Bristol: Artline Editions, 1978. 4to (276 x 208mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original maroon cloth, dust-jacket. - And a quantity of related volumes on art and antique reference (including Una Pope-Hennessy's 'Early Chinese Jades', 1923, 4to) (a quantity).

ART REFERENCE. - Alan POWERS. Eric Ravilious Artist and Designer. Surrey: Lund Humphries, 2013. First edition, 4to (269 x 246mm.) Numerous illustrations. Original pictorial boards. - And twenty-nine further volumes of art reference (including Richard Benson's 'The Printed Picture', 2008, 4to) (30).

NASH, Joseph. The Mansions of England in the Olden Time. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1871. Vol. 3 only (of 4), folio (371 x 268mm.) 26 tinted lithographic plates, nos. 54-78, including the additional lithographic title. (Toning, occasional finger-marks.) Original red buckram tooled in decorative black and gilt, t.e.g. (bumped to extremities). - And eighteen further volumes related to English houses and country homes (19).

ROBINSON, W. Heath. Some 'Frightful' War Pictures. London: Duckworth & Co., 1916. Second edition, folio (367 x 244mm.) 24 black and white plates, illustrated endpapers. (Toning to margins, occasional finger-marks.) Original pictorial boards (joints cracked, rubbing to extremities). Provenance: S. Scott (name inscribed in ink to verso of front-free endpaper). - And twelve further volumes, most by W. Heath Robinson (including 'My Line of Life', 1938, 8vo) (13).

ARCHITECTURE. - Michael MANSBRIDGE. John Nash, a Complete Catalogue. London: Phaidon press, 1991. First edition, 4to (255 x 247mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original maroon cloth, dust-jacket. - And fifteen further volumes relating to architecture (including John Harris and Gordon Higgot's 'Inigo Jones, Complete Architectural Drawings', 1989, 4to) (16).

DELAMARCHE, Félix. Atlas de la Géographie, ancienne, du moyen age, et modern, adopté par le conceil Royal. Paris: Delamarche, 1829. 4to (323 x 238mm.) Table, 36 double-page engraved maps with hand-colouring. (Occasional spotting, browning to margins, 1 plate partially detached from its guard.) Original half-calf, paper label onlaid to upper cover (some loss to spine, worn). Note: includes maps of Russia, America and Africa. - And one more related volume ('The Harrow Atlas of Modern Geography', 1857, 4to) (2).

ART REFERENCE. - Eugéne MUNTZ. Raphael, his Life, Works, and Times. London: Chapman and Hall, Limited, 1882. 4to (259 x 168mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original buckram-backed brown cloth (rubbing to extremities.) Provenance: Stuart Johnson (gift inscription to front-free endpaper). - And twenty-three further art related volumes (including Gerald S. Davies's 'Hans Holbein the Younger', 1903, 4to) (24).

TEMPLE, Sydney. A New and Complete History of England, from the Earliest Period of Authentic Intelligence to the Present Time. London: for J. Cooke, 1784. Folio (381 x 224mm.) Engraved frontispiece, title, a map, numerous plates. (Marginal insect damage to first few leaves, minor soiling, browning, marginal loss to title, lacking rear blank.) 19th century calf, black morocco lettering piece to the spine, gilt lettering (rubbing to extremities). - And four further illustrated volumes (including William Young Ottley's 'Engravings of the Most Noble The Marquis of Stafford's Collection of Pictures', 1818, folio) (5).

ANTIQUE REFERENCE. - Philip A.S. PHILLIPS. Paul de Lamerie, Citizen and Goldsmith of London. London: The Holland Press, 1968. Folio (379 x 264mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original red cloth, black morocco lettering piece to spine (lightly bumped). - And four further related volumes (including John Andrew and Derek Styles's 'Designer British Silver', 2015, 4to) (5).

LOWER, Mark Antony. A Survey of the Coast of Sussex, made in 1587, with a View to its Defence Against Foreign Invasion, and Especially Against the Spanish Armada. Lewes: W.E. Baxter, 1870. Oblong 4to (268 x 357mm.) 5 folding plates. (Spotting to preliminaries, browning.) Original half-calf over brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to upper cover (rubbing to extremities). Provenance: Percy William Pegge (bookplate to the front); Jean Morris (ink name to front-free endpaper). - And three further volumes (including Mrs Louden's 'British Wild Flowers', 1848, 4to) (4).

ASANO, Shugo, and Timothy CLARK. The Passionate Art of Kitagawa Utamaro. London: British Museum Press, 1995. 2 vols., 4to (299 x 216mm.) Numerous illustrations. Pictorial card covers, slipcase (light rubbing). - And a quantity of art related volumes (including Abolala Soudavar's 'Art of the Persian Courts', 1992, 4to) (a quantity).

SHELLEY, Mary. - Frederic Mansel REYNOLDS (editor). The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXI. London: Hurst, Chance & Co., 1831. 8vo (197 x 116mm.) 16 engraved plates by J.M.W. Turner, Prout, Bonnington, Chalon et al. (Spotting to plate margins, some browning.) Contemporary red morocco, gilt lettering to spine, g.e. (some surface wear). Note: contains three short stories by Mary Shelley, 'Transformation', 'A Dirge' and 'The Swiss Peasant'. In the table of contents she is referred to as the 'Author of Frankenstein'. - And four further volumes (5).

ANTIQUE REFERENCE. - H.P FOUREST. Delftware. London: Thames and Hudson, 1980. First edition, 4to (321 x 279mm.) Numerous illustrations. Original brown cloth, dust-jacket. - And fifteen further volumes of art and antique reference (including Bernard D. Cotton's 'The English Regional Chair', 1990, 4to) (16).