English books

i) Digby, Kenelm. Two treatises in the one of which, the nature of bodies; in the other, the nature of mans soule; is looked into: in way of discovery, of the immorality of reasonable soules. Paris: Gilles Blaizot, 1644, folio (409 x 272mm.), first edition, large copy, woodcut initials, ornaments, and head- and tail-pieces, licence leaf at end, with final blank, full red morocco gilt, spine gilt in compartments, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers [Krivatsy 3258; Wing D1448], some rubbing to binding, particularly to joints and spine, lacking free endpapers;

ii) Bacon, Francis. Opera omnia. Frankfurt: Johann Baptist Schönwetter, 1665, folio (352 x 200mm.), half-title, portrait frontispiece, title page printed in black and red with vignette, full calf, worn, upper board detached, worming and wear to page edges;



iii) Wood, Anthony. Athenae Oxonienses. An exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in the most ancient and famous university of Oxford. London: R. Knaplock, D. Midwinter and J. Tonson, 1721, 2 volumes, folio (398 x 240mm.), second edition, title pages printed in black and red, woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces, full panelled calf [ESTC T59423], bindings rubbed, hinges fragile, old paper labels on spine, a few scuffs to boards of vol. II



Provenance: J. Sandford, bookplate;



iv) Spelman, Henry. The English works of Sir Henry Spelman, Kt. London: D. Browne, W. Mears, F. Clay and Fletcher Gyles, 1723, 2 volumes in one, folio (459 x 265mm.), title page printed in black and red in volume one, engraved portrait frontispiece, fly-titles, 2 folding family trees, woodcut ornaments and initials, full mottled calf, all edges red [ESTC T130823], rebacked, hinges cracked



Provenance: William Lee Antonie (1764-1815), bookplate; John Lee of Hartwell (1783-1866), bookplate; Francis Henry Jeune (1843-1905), bookplate;




v) Selden, John. Joannis Seldeni jurisconsulti opera omnia, tam edita quam inedita. London: by William Bowyer [vol. 2: S. Palmer; vol. 3: T. Wood] for J. Walthoe, G. Conyers, J. Knapton [&c.], 1726, 3 volumes in 6, folio (387 x 245mm.), portrait frontispiece in volume one, fly titles, tables and some text printed in black and red, woodcut ornaments, panelled calf, spines gilt in compartments, speckled edges [ESTC T153464], each volume inscribed with shelfmark at foot of spine, some rubbing to bindings



Provenance: John Rolle, Baron Rolle (c.1751-1842) bookplate;



vi) Collins, Arthur. Historical collections of the noble families of Cavendishe, Holles, Vere, Harley, and Ogle, with the lives of the most remarkable persons. London: For Edward Withers, 1752, folio (364 x 222mm), 12 engraved plates (including 10 portraits), full calf, speckled edges [ESTC T139243], binding worn and joints starting, some offsetting, bookplate;



vii) Bacon, Francis. The works of Francis Bacon. London: A. Millar, 1753, 3 volumes, folio (349 x 220mm.), frontispieces, title page printed in black and red, additional collective title in volume one, full calf [ESTC T89046], boards worn, hinges fragile, upper board of vol 2 detached, frontispiece loose in vol 1, spotting and browning throughout



Provenance: George Stewart Nicholson, bookplate;



viii) Robertson, William. The history of the reign of the emperor Charles V. London: W. Strahan, T. Cadell and J. Balfour, 1769, 3 volumes, 4to (264 x 212mm.), half-titles, final errata leaf at end of volume 3, full marbled calf in a striped pattern, decorative borders in gilt, black spine labels, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers [ESTC T71143], bindings worn



Provenance: Earl of Ormonde and Ossory, bookplate;



ix) Herbert, Edward. The life of Edward Lord Herbert. London: J. Dodsley, 1792, 4to (229 x 183mm.), fourth edition, folding engraved frontispiece, folding family tree, full calf with small gilt motif at centre of boards, spine gilt [ESTC T110828], binding rubbed;



x) Wood, Anthony. Athenae Oxonienses. An exact history of all the writers and bishops who have had their education in the most ancient and famous university of Oxford…and a continuation by Philip Bliss. London: F.C. and J. Rivington [&c.], 1813-1820, 4 volumes, 4to (303 x 230mm.), new edition, matched set, errata leaf at end of volume one and volume four, volume one in full calf, volumes 2-4 in calf backed marbled boards, volume one rebacked, some rubbing to bindings



[with:] Fasti Oxonienses, or annals of the university of Oxford. London: F.C. and J. Rivington [&c.], 1815-1820, 4to (308 x 230mm.), 2 volumes in one, new edition, calf backed marbled boards, speckled edges, boards rubbed;



xi) [Bible]. The Holy Bible, translated from the Latin vulgate. Dublin: Thomas Haydock, 1813-1814, folio (421 x 260mm.) engraved frontispieces to old and new testaments and 14 plates (lacking 4 plates listed in the instructions to the binder but with two additional plates not listed), 2 folding tables at end, map at end, full red morocco gilt with Christogram of the Jesuits at centre of boards, spine gilt, gilt dentells, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, some rubbing to binding some browning, some folding and wear to a few leaves;



together 25 volumes

William O'Brien, bequest booklabels dated 1899; library stamps

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."