7321. Brockway, James.

Two in One [with manuscript explanation of Brockway’s poems: “The only thing modern about these poems is that they are unisexual, but do not need to be. In “Two In One” change “he” to “she” where required. In “Closing the Books” “suit” to “dress”, if you could enjoy them better like that – James”].

No. 41 of 99 copies set in Emergo and printed on Zerkall by the Avalon Press. Woubrugge, Avalon Press, 1997. Octavo. 28 pages. Original Softcover with original dustjacket. With very minor staining to the jacket and a tear to the upper hinge only. Shortly before his death, beautifully inscribed by poet James Brockway to John Wakeman on the half-title: “For John Wakeman, founder of THE SHOP in beautiful Ireland. James Brockway A.D. 2000”. In addition also signed with a manuscript explanation about these poems on the front free endpaper.

7322. Naser al-Din Shah Qajar [Nassereddin Shah Qajar, the King of Persia].

Two vintage photographs of the visit of the Shah to England in 1873. The Two photographs show: 1. Forerunners of Shah crossing Artillery Square” and 2. The Shah crossing Artillery Square”.

London / England, Artillery Square, 1873. 21.5 cm x 16 cm. 2 photograph sheets. Original Softcover. Both photographs frayed but in overall good condition. condition with only minor signs of external wear. Two extremely scarce and early photographs of a state visit under Queen Victoria.

7323. [Roscommon, Earl of] / Dryden, [John].

The First Part of Miscellany Poems. Containing Variety of New Translations of the Ancient Poets: Together with Several Original Poems [With Virgil’s Eclogues, Translated into English by the Earl of Roscommon, John Caryll, Mr.Tate, etc. / On Mr. Dryden’s Religio Laici – By the Earl of Roscommon / The Twenty Second Ode of the First Book of Horace by the Earl of Roscommon / The Sixth Ode of the third Book of Horace by the Earl of Roscommon / Horat. Ode 3 Lib 1. Inscribed to the Earl of Roscommon on his intended Voyage to Ireland – by Mr.Dryden]. By the Most Eminent Hands. Published by Mr. Dryden.

Fourth Edition. London, Jacob Tonson, 1716. 9 cm x 15 cm. XXXVI, [8 unnumbered pages], 360 pages. Hardcover / Contemporary full leather with gilt lettering on spinelabel and ornament to boards. Binding slightly stained but in firm and very good with only some signs of external wear. Some pages with worm-hole damage (text effected). Pastedowns loosened. Name of preowner “Ann Evans” on the Content-page. VERY RARE !

7324. Richter, Eduard.

Die Erschliessung der Ostalpen – I. Die nördlichen Kalkalben / II. Die Centralalpen westlich vom Brenner / III. Die Centralalpen östlich vom Brenner und die südlichen Kalkalpen. Herausgegeben vom Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenverein.

Drei Bände (vollstaendig). Berlin, Verlag des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins, 1893. Quarto. Frontispiz, 441, Frontispiz, 512, Frontispiz, 657 Seiten. Insgesamt mit 54 Tafeln (davon 4 gefaltet) und 6 Karten (davon eine gefaltete Karte). Hardcover (Originales, grünes Verlagsleinen mit Rückenvergoldung / Hardcover [publisher’s original cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Sehr guter, sauberer und stabiler Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren. Ehemaliges Exemplar des bedeutenden “Alpine Club” mit einigen Stempelchen des Alpine-Club versehen an einigen Stellen im Werk. Mit dem originalen Edelweiss Vorsatzpapier und alle Schnitte rundherum marmoriert. / Excellent and firm condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior very clean and bright. Former copy of the important “Alpine Club” with several library stamps of the “Alpine Club” throughout.

7325. [Ginger, W. / Collingwood, Samuel].

Sammelband of Latin Grammar in Westminster School: The Sammelband includes: I. A Short Introduction to the Latin Grammar, for use of the Lower Forms in Westminster School (London / Westminster, Printed for W.Ginger, 1814; 40 pages) / II. Rudimentum Grammaticae Latinae Metricum, in Usum Scholae Regiae Westmonasteriensis. (Oxford, Excudebat Samuel Collingwood, sumptibus Gul. Ginger, Westmonasertiensem, 1815; 56 pages) / III. The Translation of the Latin Verse Grammar. For the Use of the Lower Forms in Westminster-School. (Oxford, Printed by Samuel Collingwood, for W.Ginger, 1815; 65 pages).

Oxford / London / Westminster, Ginger / Collingwood, 1814 – 1815. Small-Octavo (12,5 cm x 19 cm). 40, 56, 65 pages. Hardcover / Original, private, early 19th century leather in protective Mylar. Leather with some defects. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown and several examples of Daniel Conner’s signatures and locations of study in pencil on endpapers and pastedown.

7326. [Rosenthal, S.] Glover, Stephen.

“The Great Globe” – Vintage Cover-Map for the 19th century Score of Stephen Glover’s ‘Quadrilles’ with a rare Colour-Lithograph of a World-Map by S.Rosenthal.

Lithograph. London, Robert Cocks & Co., c.1870. 25 cm x 35 cm. Five Sheets of Score (Notes) and one sheet of Lithographic Map.

7327. Western Hemisphere – Tallis, John / Rapkin, John. (1817 – 1876).

Western Hemisphere – With Stunning Vignettes of Indigenous Peoples, Native Animals.

Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Illustrations by H. Warren and Enrgaved by J. Rogers. London, Edinburgh & Dublin, J.& F. Tallis, 1851. Plate Size: 34 cm x 25.5 cm. Sheet Size: 37.4 cm x 27 cm. In very good condition with only faintest traces of browning to outer margins. Very slight paper imperfections along edge. Minor tear near upper left corner. Very minor tear to map above the Arctic Circle.

7328. [Provenance: King’s Bromley Manor Library] Simms, Rupert.

Bibliotheca Staffordiensis, or a Bibliographical Account of Books and other Printed Matter. Relating to, Printed or Published in, or Written by a Native, Resident, or Person deriving a title from, any portion of the County of Stafford: Giving a Full Collation and Biographical Notices of Authors and Printers, Together with as full a list as possible of Prints, Engravings, Etchings, &c., of any part thereof; and Portraits of Persons so connected.

No.155 of only 200 copies of a limited edition (for Subscribers only). Lichfield, Printed for the compiler by A.C.Lomax, The “Johnson’s Head”, 1894. 4°. XXV, 546 pages. Original Hardcover (red cloth with gilt lettering on spine). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Overall an excellent condition. Internally bright and clean. Bookplate of John Henry Hervey Vincent Lane “Garde le Roy” (Kings Bromley / Staffordshire) to pastedown.

7329. North Africa – Sanson d’Abbeville, Nicolas. (1600 – 1667).

Partie de la Coste de Barbarie en Africque, ou sont le Royaumes de Tunis, et Tripoli et Pays Circomvoisins Tires de Sanuto et d’autres.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Paris, Chez P. Mariette, 1655. Plate Size: 53.2 cm x 36.7 cm. Sheet Size: 61.3 cm x 45.7 cm. Original map. In very good condition with only the faintest traces of browning outer margins. Minor tear to margins along centre fold. Discreet inked numeration in top right corner of sheet.

7330. Taylor, Richard.

Destruction and Reconstruction. Personal Experiences of the Late War.

New York, D. Appleton and Co, 1879. 23 cm. 274 pages. Original hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear only. Binding firm. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard. With his Exlibris to the pastedown.