Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper

Catholic Church. Missale Basiliense, collation: [*6] a–f10 g12 [16] h–k10 A–F10 G H8, 189 ff. (of 190, lacking [*1] (first f. of Calendar), [11] b...

Lorris (Guillaume) & Jean de Meung. Sensuyt le rommant de la rose aultrement dit le songe vergier, collation: a⁸ b-e⁴ f⁸ g-k⁴ l⁸ m-p⁴ q⁸ r-v⁴ x⁸ y...

Zwingli (Ulrich) Von clarheit unnd [sic] gewüsse oder unbetrogliche des worts Gottes, collation: A-F4 G6, Gothic letter, title and woodcut portrai...

Binding.- Missale ad usum Cisterciensis, 2 parts in 1, collation: A8 a-o8 p4 : A-K8, printed in red and black, large woodcut device of Girault to ...

Luther (Martin) Auslegung der Evangelien an den fürnemesten festen im gantzen jar geprediget, edited by Stephan Roth, 2 parts in 1, collation: [*]...

Hours, French & Latin. Catholic Church. Heures en Françoys & Latin à l'usaige de Romme, 3 parts in 1, collation: A B8 C-V8 aa-dd8 AA BB8, printed ...

Henry VIII against Luther.- Henry VIII, King of England. Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Mart. Lutherum, 2 parts in 1, collation: a-r8 : A-...

Pole (Reginald, Cardinal) De summo pontifice Christi in terris vicario, eiusque officio & potestate, first edition, collation: *8 A-T8 V4, title w...

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***[Langland (William)] The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted...,...

Chaucer (Geoffrey) [The workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed, with dyvers workes whiche were never in print before], [edited by William Thynne]...

Fisher (John) This treatyse concernynge the fruytfull sayinges of Davyd the kynge and prophete in the seven penytencyall psalmes..., printed in bl...

More (Sir Thomas, Saint) The Workes, first edition in English of the complete works, largely printed in black letter, title within fine woodcut bo...

Dictionary.- Elyot (Sir Thomas) Bibliotheca Eliotæ. Eliotes dictionarie, edited by Thomas Cooper, third edition, double column, black and Roman le...

Bible, English. [The bible in Englishe], 5 parts in one, [Great Bible version], double column, black letter, woodcuts in the text, decorative init...

Bible, English. [The holie Bible], [Bishops' Version], black letter, double column, woodcut illustrations, maps and initials, lacks 4 leaves of pr...

Bible, English. [The Bible...], [Geneva version], double column, black letter, NT title within woodcut pictorial border dated 1583, title to Conco...

Calvin (John) The Institution of Christian Religion, translated by Thomas Norton, first leaf blank except for signature, title with woodcut printe...

Spain.- Mayerne (Louis Turquet de) The Generall Historie of Spaine... translated into English, and continued unto these times by Edward Grimeston,...

Bible, English. The Bible: Containing the Old Testament, and the New, 2 parts in 1, black letter, double column, general & NT titles within heart-...

Hayward (Sir John) The First part of the life and raigne of King Henrie the IIII. Extending to the end of the first yeare of his raigne, title wit...

[Shakespeare (William)] [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, lacks A1-*3 (i.e. 'To the Reader', title, preliminaries), A1-4...

Speed (John) The Historie of Great Britaine under the conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans..., third edition, engraved portrait, woo...

Federigo da Venezia. Commentum in Apocalypsim (with title: Apocalypsis cum glosis Nicolai de Lyra), collation: [a-o10 p8 q-r10 s8], 137 ff. (of 17...

Biographies of women.- Boccaccio (Giovanni) De Claris Mulieribus, second edition, collation: [a10 b–i8 k10], 84ff. including initial blank, 35 lin...

Aquinas (Thomas) Tractatulus solemnis de arte et vero modo predicandi, collation: [a10], 9ff. only (of 10, lacking f.3), 36 lines, Gothic letter, ...

Bible, Czech. Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular (ie Bohemian), collation: a–g10 h8 i–z A10 B8 C–Z AA BB10 CC8 ...

Luciani Palinurus. Luciani Scipio romanus. Luciani heroica in amorem. Luciani Asinus aureus. Bruti romani epistole. Diogenes cynici epistole, coll...

Chess.- Damiano de Odemeira. Libro da imparare giochare a scachi, collation: A-H8 64 numbered ff., roman letter, text in Italian and Spanish, larg...

Milan.- Corio (Bernardino) Bernardini Corii viri clarissimi mediolanensis Patria historia, first edition, collation: [π]6 a10 b12 c-d6 e-m8 n6 o-z...

Albertini (Francesco) Opusculum de mirabilibus nouae & ueteris vrbis Romae, first edition, collation: A-Z4 &4 [cum]4 [rum]4, lacking final blank, ...

Binding.- Lucian of Samosata. Opuscula Erasmo Roterodamo interprete, first Aldine edition, collation: a-z8 aa-ff8 gg6, woodcut printer's device to...

Trissino (Gian Giorgio).- Alighieri (Dante) Dante. De la Volgare Eloquenzia, translated by Gian Giorgio Trissino, collation: a-b8 c6 d4, title wit...

Cicero against agrarian reform.- Loredano (Bernardino) In M. Tullii Ciceronis orationes de lege agraria contra P. Servilium Rullum tribunum pl. co...

Criticism of Thucydides.- Dionysius, Halicarnassensis De Thucydidis Historia Iudicium, first Aldine edition, collation: A-Y4 Z6, Roman and some Gr...

Luther (Martin) Omnium operum, 4 vol., collation: I: *6 ()6 A-Z Aa-Zz Aaa-Zzz Aaaa-Zzzz Yyyy6 II: *6 A-Z a-z AA-ZZ aa-zz AAA-GGG6 HHH8 III: *4 A-Z...

South Sea Bubble.- Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid, Vertoonende de opkomst, voortgang en ondergang der Actie, Bubbel en Windnegotie ..., title i...

La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en Vers, 2 vol. in 1, one of 150 copies on vélin with plates before letters, from an edition limited to ...

Two leaves from a Gospel Lectionary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum, two large single leaves, each with double column of 33 lines of a g...

Leaf from a very large copy of the Acta Sanctorum, with a monumental decorated initial ‘T’, in Beneventan minuscule, in Latin, decorated manuscrip...

Leaf from a Lectionary, in Latin, in archaising script and perhaps that of a student-scribe copying an old exemplar, decorated manuscript on parch...

Elizabeth I (Queen of England & Ireland, 1533-1603) & Charles I (King of England, Scotland & Ireland, 1600-49).- [Volume of speeches and tracts in...

Eyre & Matcham families (of Newhouse, near Redlynch, Wiltshire).- Collection of papers and ephemera, including: land deed relating to Matharn [?Ma...

Morocco.- George II (King) Appointment of John Russell, British Consul at Tetuan on embassy to Sultan Moulay Abdelmalik, D.s. “George R”, manuscri...

Devon historical figures.- Collection of documents, letters and cut signatures of prominent historical people from Devon, including: members of th...

America.- Barnum (H.L.) Family Receipts, or Practical Guide for the Husbandman and Housewife, first edition, woodcut frontispiece depicting garden...

Everard Digby's copy.- [Ruscelli (Girolamo)] The Secretes of the Reverend Maister Alexis of Piemont. Containing excellent remedies against divers ...

Grey (Elizabeth, Countess of Kent) A Choice manual, or, Rare and select secrets in physick and chirurgery...Whereto are added several experiments ...

Milk & dairy products.- Martin (Barthélemy) Traité du lait, du choix qu’on en doit faire, & de la manière d’en user, second edition, title with wo...

Pollution.- Evelyn (John) Fumifugium: or the Inconvenience of the Aer and Smoak of London dissipated, first edition, first issue (with 'Published ...

Wilson, of Hertfordshire (Mrs. Mary) The Ladies Complete Cookery; or, Family Pocket Companion, first and only edition, woodcut head- and tail-piec...

Lamb (Patrick) Royal Cookery: or, The Compleat Court-Cook. Containing the Choicest Receipts in all the several Branches of Cookery, second edition...

Wine.- Crescentiis (Petrus de) Opera di agricoltura, collation: A-Z AA-ZZ8 AAA BBB8 [cross]8, Roman letter, title within ornate woodcut historiate...

Sidney (Sir Philip, translator).- Mornay (Phillippe de) A Woorke concerning the trewnesse of the Christian Religion...Against Atheists, Epicures, ...

Chatterton (Thomas).- [Croft (Sir Herbert)] Love and Madness. A Story too True. In a Series of Letters, first edition, errata to verso of title, i...

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor, poet, critic, and philosopher, 1772-1834) 3 Autograph Letters signed to "Mr Smith Jun Sheffield", 3pp., 4to & 8vo, 1 wit...

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) Poems on Various Subjects, first edition, tipped-in A.L.s in which Coleridge enquires after the health of Sir Basil Mont...

Southey (Robert, poet and reviewer, 1774-1843) Autograph Letter signed to "Dear Sir" [the publishers John Murray or John Major], 2pp., 4to, Keswic...

Southey (Robert, poet and reviewer, 1774-1843) Autograph Letter signed to General William Peachy, 1p. with conjugate blank, 8vo, 24th November [?c...

Byron (Lord George Gordon Noel, sixth Baron Byron, poet, 1788-1824) Autograph address panel signed to Dr Samuel Butler, Headmaster of Shrewsbury S...

*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Wordsworth (William, poet,1770-1850) Letter signed to Messrs Bell Brothers & Co., Lon...