Macknight, James / Owen, Henry / Balguy, Thomas / Samuel, Lord Bishop of St. David’s / Watson, Richard / Robert, Lord Bishop of Oxford,

Various Religious Publications: 1. A New Literal Translation, from the Original of the Apostle Paul’s First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians / 2. The Modes of Quotation used by the Evangelical Writers Explained and Vindicated / 3. A Sermon Preached in Lambeth Chapel at the Consecrations of Richard Hurd and of John Moore, Feb. 12, 1775 / 4. A Sermon Preached before the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster, January 30, 1793 / 5. A Sermon Preached before the Stewarts of the Westminster Dispenary, April 1785 / 6. A Charge Delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Landaff, June 1791 / 7. The Bishop of Oxford’s Sermon before the Right Honorable The House of Lords, January 30, 1767.

London, 1. Printed for the Author / 2. Printed by J. Nichols / 3. Printed for Lockyer Davis / Printed for J. Robson / Printed for T. Cadell / Printed for Thomas Evans / Printed for A. Millar & T. Cadell, 1789 / 1789 / 1775 / 1793 / 1793 / 1792 / 1767. 1. lxvi, 96 pages / 2. xxiv, 111 pages / 3. 17 pages / 4. 39 pages / 5. 31 pages / 6. 20 pages / 7. 20 pages. Half calf over marbled boards. Two red morroco labels with names of the Authors in Gilt. Five raised bands. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Front joint started to crack, but binding sound. Internally a little dust dulled. One sermon with a few small annotations, otherwise clean. A very nice copy.

Joannis Ciampini Romani.

Vetera Monimenta. In quibus praecipue Musiva Opera Sacrarum, Profanarumque Aedium Structura, Ac Nonnulli Antiqui Ritus, Dissertationibus, Iconibusque Illustratur. Pars Prima.

[First Edition]. Romae [Rome], Ex Typographia Joannis Jacobi Komarek Bohemi, apud S. Angelum Custodem, [1690]. 33 x 23 cm. Frontispiece, title page, (12) [Dedication etc.], (6) [Praefatio], (2) [Index Capitum], 276 pages plus 22 pages [Index Rerum], (2) [Errara + Blank]. With a frontispiece and 71 further plates of which 16 are folding and one is in text. See comments below for list of plates. Later modern cloth. New end papers. Fore edge deckle. Good condition with several plates being absent. Binding rubbed, bumped and stained. Internally age darkened and occasionally spotted. Some stains and small tears. Remains an impressive folio with more than 70 original architectural copper plate engravings. Please review all ten images to gain better insight in the condition of the book and its binding.

Anstey, F.

Vice Versa or A Lesson To Fathers.

London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1883. 18 x 12 cm. vi, (2), 370 pages. Contemporary half morroco over marbled boards. Black spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Top of front joint started to crack (c. 5 cm). Glue remnants on front paste down. Name stamp of Egerton Castle. on title page. Internally bright and clean.

Verne, Jules.

Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers [English: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas]. Illustre de 111 Dessins par de Neuville et Riou. Graves par Hildibrand.

Paris, Bibliotheque D’Education et de Recreation J. Hetzel et Cie. ND [1877 or earlier]. 27 x 18 cm. Blank, Half-Title, Frontispiece, Title Page, 434 pages, (2) [Table des Matieres], (2) [Publisher’s Ads], Blank. Contemporary polished red calf. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Arms of ‘Collegium Sanct Petri’ (Radley College, Oxfordshire, England) in gilt on front and rear board.Marbled edges and end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some age darkening to binding. Edges dust dulled. Front hinge started to crack, but binding remains sound. Prize Inscription on first blank, dated May 22, 1877. Internally mildly age darkened / foxed, otherwise clean. A very nice copy. Please review images provided.

Biacensi, A.C. / Morali, F.C. / Bassanensi, A.V.

Vitae et Res Gestae Pontificum Romanorum [Lives and Acts of the Roman Pontiffs]. Et S.R.E. Cardinalium Ab initio nascentis Ecclesiae, usque ad Urbanum VIII. Pont. Max. Auctoribus M. Alphonso Ciagonio Biacense Or. Praed. Poenitentiario Apostolico Francisco Cabrera Morali, & Andrea Victorello Bassanensi Doct. Theol. Iconibus Pontificum, horum, & Cardinalium Insignibus, & plurimorum Elogijs adiunctis… [And His Eminence the Cardinals From the beginning of the nascent Church, to the time of Urban VIII. Pont. Max. Authors M. Alphonso Ciagonio Biacense Or. Praed. Apostolic Penitentiary Francisco Cabrera Morali, & Andrea Victorello Bassanensi Doct. Theol. Icons of the Pontiffs, their & Cardinals’ Insignia, & many more Elogies added…].

Two Volumes. Rome, Typis Vaticanis, 1630. Folios: c. 41 x 27 cm. Vol.1: Half title, title page in Red and Black with engraved Vignette, (10) 517 pages with two colums per page numbered 1 to 1034 / Vol.2: Title page in Red and Black with engraved Vignette, 498 pages with two colums per page, numbered 1035 to 2030, (16) [Index]. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of portraits, arms, vignettes, leading letters, etc. in text. Vol. 1 with three full page engraved Plates. Vol.2 with 10 engraved Plates, nine of which are full page. Rebound in modern fine red half morocco over cloth covered boards. Two blue spine labels per volume with gilt titles and authors. Gilt decorations. New marbled end papers. Very good conditions. Solid bindings with minimal shelf wear. Name of previous owner on title pages scratched out. Internally age darkened and foxed to various, but generally mild degree. A very good set.

Gladstone, W.E. / M’Carthy, Justin.

W.E. Gladstone. A Souvenir. Reprinted from Chambers’s Encyclopaedia. Contains the Essay ‘W.E. Gladstone’ by Justin M’Carty and ‘Homer’ by W.E. Gladstone.

[First Edition]. London and Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, not dated. 19 x 13 cm. 64 pages. With several B&W photos. Brown textured paper covers. Gilt title on front board. Top edge gilt, other edges deckle. Very good condition. Rubbed, bumped and dust dulled. Internally bright and clean.

Leitch Ritchie (text) / Turner, J.M.W. (artist).

Wanderings by the Seine. By Leitch Ritchie, Esq. Author of Heath’s Picturesque Annual, Schinderhannes, Romance of French History, &c. With Twenty Engravings from Drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A.

[First Edition]. London, Paris & Berlin, Longman, Reese, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman / Rittner and Gaupil / A. Asher, ND [1835]. 21 x 13 cm. (6), 256 pages, (2). Complete with all Plates, as listed. Contemporary cloth. Elaborate blind decorations. Gilt title. Rebacked in 2024 using original boards and remaining parts of the spine. See images. New end papers. Very good condition. Rebacked. Part of original spine missing. Internally mild dust dulled and occasionally damp stained.

Glasgow, David.

Watch and Clock Making. Manuals of Technology Series. With 69 Diagrams.

London, Cassell & Company, 1893. 17 x 11 cm. xii, 341 pages plus 16 pages publishers list. Original brown cloth with gilt and black titles and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean.

Lyall, Edna.

We Two. A Novel.

18th Edition. London, Hurst and Blackett, 1894. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 408 pages. Dark green half calf over textured boards. Red spine label with gilt title. Red speckled edges. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Occasional very mild foxing. A bright clean copy in an attractive sturdy binding.

Anna Louisa Hildebrand (A.L.H.).

Western Lyrics.

First Edition. Dublin, McGlashan & Gill, 1872. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 190 pages. Small B&W Decorations in Text. Original dark green embossed cloth. Hard Cover. Gilt title on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mildly dust dulled / age darkened. A nice copy.