Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie  Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts

4to (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.; 216 x 165 mm). Contemporary speckled calf, two parallel rolls of a foliate tool on covers near the joints, the spine in six compartments, red morocco lettering piece, edges sprinkled red; some slight losses to spine ends, corners bumped, a few old scrapes on lower cover.

4to (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.; 216 x 165 mm). Contemporary speckled calf, two parallel rolls of a foliate tool on covers near the joints, the spine in six compartments, red morocco lettering piece, edges sprinkled red; some slight losses to spine ends, corners bumped, a few old scrapes on lower cover. 1. The Sulllen Lovers: Or, the Impertinents. A Comedy ... London: Printed for H. Herringman, and Sold by R. Bently, F. Saunders, J. Knapton, and D. Brown, 1693. Browned throughout, K2 shaved at the bottom affecting text. Third edition. Based in part on Molière's Les Fâcheux and Le Misanthrope. (Wing S2880; ESTC R10683) — 2. The Humorists: A Comedy. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold by Francis Saunders at the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1691. Quires B–I browned. Second edition. (Wing S2852; ESTC R38230 and R235221; Woodward & McManaway 1075) — 3. The Royal Shepherdess, A Tragi-Comedy. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold by Francis Saunders at the Blue-Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New-Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Browning and staining throughout. Second edition. (Wing S2869; ESTC R7758; Woodward & McManaway 1104) — 4. The Virtuoso. A Comedy. London: Printed for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold by Francis Saunders at the Blue-Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New-Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Browning and staining throughout. Second edition. (Wing S2884; ESTC R24523) — 5. Psyche: A Tragedy. London: Printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for H. Herringman, and Sold by R. Bentley, at the Post-House in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1690. Browned and stained. Second edition, sometimes considered the first English opera. (Wing S2867; ESTC R38231) — 6. The Libertine: A Tragedy. London: Printed for H. Herringman; and Sold by R. Bently, J. Tonson, F. Saunders, and J. Bennet, 1692. Light browning. Second edition. (Wing S2858; ESTC R40611) — 7. Epsom-Wells. A Comedy. London: Printed for H. Herringman; and Sold by R. Bentley, J. Tonson, F. Saunders, and J. Bennet, 1693. Light browning. Second edition. (Wing S2845; ESTC R1905; Woodward & McManaway 1068) — 8. The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater. London: Printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for Henry Herringman, and Are to Be Sold by Richard Bentley at the Post-house in Russel-Street Covent-Garden, 1688. Third edition. (Wing S2849; ESTC R17054) — 9. A Comedy Called The Miser. London: Printed for H[enry]. H[erringman]. and T.C. and Sold by Francis Saunders at the Anchor in the New-Exchange, and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Browned and stained throughout. Second edition. (Wing S2838; ESTC R38229 Woodward & Macmanaway 1085) — 10. A True Widow. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1689. Sooty spots on E4v and F1r obscuring a word or two. A reissue of the 1679 (first) edition with a cancel title-page and epilogue leaf. (Wing S2882; ESTC R35170; Woodward & MacManaway; MacDonald, Dryden 113b) — 11. The Lancashire Witches, and Teague o Divelly the Irish Priest. A Comedy. London: Printed for Robert Clavell, Jonathan Robinson in St. Paul's -Church-Yard, Awnsham and John Churchill in Pater-Noster-Row, 1691. Error in pagination after D4v (p. 24). (Wing S2855A; ESTC R203808) — 12. The Woman-Captain: A Comedy. London: Printed for Samuel Carr, at the King's-Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1680. First edition, with state 1 ("Wish of") in last line of dedication on A2v. (Wing S2887; ESTC R13844; Woodward & McManaway 1106; Pforzheimer 879) — 13. The Squire of Alsatia. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1692. Some stains on D1v–D2r, light browning in last 2 quires. Third edition. (Wing S2875; ESTC R37152; Woodward & MacManaway 1094) — 14. Bury-Fair. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1689. First edition. (Wing S2836; ESTC R18450; Woodward & Macmanaway 1065; MacDonald, Dryden 260) — 15. The Amorous Bigotte: with the Second Part of Tegue O Divelly, A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1690. First edition. (Wing S2835; ESTC R 18410; Woodward & Macmanaway 1064; Nicoll, History of English Drama, I:207) — 16. The Scowrers. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1691. Some text browning. First edition, the last play published in Shadwell's lifetime. (Wing S2872; ESTC R22766; Woodward & Macmanaway 1064; Pforzheimer 875) — 17. The Volunteers, or the Stock-Jobbers. A Comedy. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1693. Where Are Also to Be Had All Mr. Shadwell's 17 Plays &c. Bound Up, or Single [1693]. Dedication signed by Anne Shadwell, prologue by Thomas D'Urfey; paper flaw shaving three words in last line of E4r, quires F–H browned.  First edition, published posthumously. (Wing S2885; ESTC R14190; Woodward & Macmanaway 1105; Pforzheimer 878)   

the works of tho. shadwell, esq; late poet laureat, and historiographer royal. containing, in one volume, in the method they were first published, 1 sullen lovers, 2 humorist, 3 the royal shepherdess, 4 virtuoso, 5 psyche, 6 libertine, 7 epsom-wells, 8 timon of athens, 9 miser, 10 true widow, 11 lancashire witches, 12 woman-captain, 13 squire of alsatia, 14 bury-fair, 15 amorous bigotte, 16 scowrers, 17 volunteers. london: printed for james knapton, at the crown in st. pauls church-yard, 1693. where are also to be had all mr. dryden's works in 4 vol. mr. lee's, and mr. otway's in one volume each

The Library of William O’Brien: Property of the Milltown Park Charitable Trust

WARD, Thomas. England's Reformation (From the Time of K. Henry VIII. to the End of Oates's Plot.) A Poem in Four Cantos. London, 1747, 2 volumes in one, engravings of the History of the Reformation, eighteenth-century calf, joints repaired, some leaves soiled or stained

WARD, Thomas. England's Reformation (From the Time of K. Henry VIII. to the End of Oates's Plot.) A Poem in Four Cantos. London, 1747, 2 volumes in one, engravings of the History of the Reformation, eighteenth-century calf, joints repaired, some leaves soiled or stainedHOBBES, Thomas. The Iliad and Odysses of Homer. London: for William Crook, 1677, second edition, engraved frontispiece, contemporary mottled calf, [Wing H2551; Macdonald & Hargreaves 80], some slight worming and staining, hinges repaired, joints cracked, binding very worn and rubbedARLINGTON, Henry Bennet, Earl of. Letters to Sir W. Temple… London: W.N., 1701, contemporary panelled calfBona mors: or the art of dying happily..the second edition corrected. 1709, calf, very wornHURTADO DE MENDOZA, Diego. Lazarillo: or the Excellent History of Lazarillo de Tormes, the witty Spaniard... London: R. Hodgkinson, 1655, translated by David Rowland and Thomas Walkeley, [Wing  L761A], contemporary calf, lacking upper coverHERNE, Samuel. Domus Carthusiana: Or an Account of the Most Noble Foundation of the Charter-House Near Smithfield in London. London: T.R. for Richard Marriott and Henry Brome, 1677, lacking engraved frontispiece but with the other plate, contemporary panelled calf gilt, [Wing H1578], spine defectiveSome Historical Memoires of the Life and Actions of His Royal Highness, the…Prince James Duke of York…London: for Daniel Brown and Thomas Benskin, 1683, engraved frontispiece portrait, later half calf, [Wing S4513]An Historical description of the glorious conquest of the city of Buda, the capital city of the kingdom of Hungary, by the victorious arms of the thrice illustrious and invincible Emperor Leopold I… London: for Robert Clavell, 1686, wrappers, [Wing H2102]; and another copy sold as a collection, not subject to return

a collection of late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century works in 9 volumes, 8vo and 12mo, comprising:

English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations

comprising one volume of 30 tracts on the Union, [Bannatyne, John] Some queries proposed to consideration, relative to the Union now intended. [Edinburgh, 1706], [ESTC T78248]--[Lords Commissioners for the Union] Articles of Union. [?Edinburgh, 1707], 28pp., [ESTC T93767]--[Lords Commissioners for the Union] Anna Dei gratia... [?Edinburgh, 1706], 164pp., [ESTC T200868]--An essay upon the equivalent. [Edinburgh], 1706, 8pp., [ESTC N31514]--[Black, William] Some considerations in relation to trade. [Edinburgh], 1706, [ESTC T52997]--[Clark, Sir John] A letter to a friend, giving an account of how the Treaty of Union has been received here. Edinburgh, 1606, [ESTC T54163]--[Abercromby, Patrick] The advantages of the act of security. [?Edinburgh], 1706, [ESTC T62791]--[Seton, Sir William] Scotland's great advantages by an union with England. [?Edinburgh], 1706, [ESTC N21259], defective--[Defoe, Daniel] An essay, at removing national prejudices... Part III. [?Edinburgh], 1706, [ESTC T71928]--[Black, William] A reply to the authors of the advantages of Scotland. [?Edinburgh], 1707, [ESTC T17531]--[Webster, James] A second defence of the lawful prejudices. [Edinburgh, 1707], [ESTC T172762]--[Defoe, Daniel] The state of the excise after the Union. [?Edinburgh], 1706, [ESTC T55497]--[Black, William] A short view of our present trade and taxes. [Edinburgh, 1707], [ESTC T83715]--[Humfrey, John] A draught for a national church accommodation. Edinburgh: James Watson, 1709, [ESTC T17534]--Some reasons humbly offered why the English oath of abjuration should not be imposed upon the subjects of North-Britain. [Edinburgh, c. 1706], 8pp., [not found in ESTC]--The petition of the several brewars in and about Edinburgh under subscribing. [Edinburgh, 1725], [T129077]--An answer of a letter from a gentleman in Fife... witchcraft... [Edinburgh], 1705, [ESTC N16460]--[Linning, Thomas] A letter from a friend to Mr John Mackmillan... [Edinburgh, 1709?], [ESTC T160550]--[Ridpath, George] The case of Scots-Men residing in England and in the English Plantations. Edinburgh, 1703, [ESTC N26869], with final blank--A seasonable advice to all lovers of their country. [Edinburgh, 1725], [ESTC T57629]--[Defoe, Daniel] A voice from the south. [Edinburgh, 1707], [ESTC T179240]--The Lord Belhaven's speech in Parliament... 15th day of November 1706. [Edinburgh, 1706], [ESTC T62794]--A letter from Amsterdam. London: G.H. 1678, [ESTC R26840]--A short and plain description of the Royal-Family of Great-Britain. Edinburgh: James Watson, 1704, with final blank, [ESTC T105691]--To his Grace... The humble address of the Synod of Aberdeen. [Aberdeen, c. 1661], [Wing T1362]--Introduction to Mr John Whalley's astrological monthly and general observations... 1709. 8pp.--[Defoe, Daniel] The vision, a poem. [Edinburgh, 1706], [ESTC T66290]--[Pennecuik, Alexander] Groans from the grave. [Edinburgh, 1725], [ESTC T6517 1 copy only, at BL]--Hymn, to the victory in Scotland 10th of June, 1719. [Edinburgh, 1719] [ESTC T189545]--[Denniston, Walter] Ad amplissimos... viros, Societatis Scoticanae ad Afros & Indos negotiantium. [?Edinburgh, 1698], [Wing D1047]; a volume of 4 tracts on military history, Donneau de Visé, Jean. A diary of the siege of Luxembourg by the French king's forces. London: J.G. for D. Brown, 1684, folding engraved plate, [Wing D1878]--Travestin. An account of the imperial proceedings against the Turks: with an exact diary of the siege of Newheusel. London: for Sam. Crouch and John Lawrence, 1685, final advertisement leaf, lacking map [Wing T2067]--An historical description of the glorious conquest of the city of Buda... by ... Leopold I. London: Robert Clavell, 1686, [Wing H2102]--A journal of the Venetian campaigne, A.D. 1687. London: H.C. for R. Taylor, 1688, woodcut arms of James II on title-page, lacking map [Wing J1107]; one volume of 5 works relating to Mary, Queen of Scots; four volumes of 36 tracts mostly on trade, but including Grierson, George Hamilton. A Prophecy ... on the Blazing Star. for the author, 1743-4 [NOT IN ESTC]--The Courtier's Book of Common-Prayer. for T. Davis, [1745?] [ONLY ONE COPY LISTED IN ESTC]--Penkethman, John. Authentic Accounts of the History and Price of Wheat, Bread, Malt, &c. for R. Davis, 1765, engraved frontispiece and folding plate; three volumes with 34 miscellaneous tracts including one volume with Sentiments Relating to the Late Negotiation. R. Griffiths, 1761, half-title, and other tracts relating to the Seven Years' War and international trade, another volume including Account of the Ceremonies Observed in the Coronations of the Kings and Queens of England. for G. Kearsly, 1760, two plates (one folding) and numerous woodcut vignettes--Flora's Address to His Majesty, on an Interesting and popular Subject. M. Thrush, [1761] [NOT IN ESTC] 4to; and one volume with c.43 titles, mostly petitions and addresses to the Court of Sessions in Edinburgh, 1760s; 7 volumes 4to, the remaining volumes 8vo; various 18th century bindings, lettering pieces, some with numbers in gilt on the pines (numbers 19, 32, 35-7, 39-41, 43) (11)

collection of c.150 works in 11 volumes:

Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Reference Library

Lot Comprises: Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller, 1930-2016 Nicolas Ducimetière, Michel Jeanneret & Jean Balsamo, Poètes, princes & collectionneurs : mélanges offerts à Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller, Geneva, Droz, 2011, 4to., publisher's blue cloth gilt James Douglas Pearson, 1911-1997 Barry Cambray Bloomfield, ed., Middle East Studies and Libraries. A Felicitation Volume for Professor J.D. Pearson, London, Mansell, 1980, 4to., publisher's cloth, dust jacket André Vernet, 1910-1999 Donatella Nebbiai‐Dalla Guarda & Jean‐François Genest, ed., Du copiste au collectionneur : mélanges d'histoire des textes et des bibliothèques en l'honneur d'André Vernet (Bibliologia, 18), Turnhout, Brepols, 1998, fol., publisher's printed wrappers Belle da Costa Greene, 1879-1950 Dorothy Miner, ed., Studies in Art and Literature for Belle da Costa Greene, Princeton, University Press, 1954, fol., publisher's blue cloth, dust jacket (2 copies) Abraham Horodisch, 1898–1987 Amor librorum : bibliographic and other essays : a tribute to Abraham Horodisch on his sixtieth birthday, Amsterdam, Erasmus Antiquariat, 1958, fol., publisher's red cloth, no. 243 of 290 copies Robert V. Schnucker, 1932–2022 Habent sua fata libelli / Books have their own destiny : essays in honor of Robert V. Schnucker, Kirksville, Thomas Jefferson University Press, 1998, 8vo., publisher's blue cloth gilt Jean‐Pierre Clavel, 1922-1994 Les Bibliothèques : tradition et mutation : mélanges offerts à Jean-Pierre Clavel à l'occasion de son 65e anniversaire, Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire, 1987, 4to., publisher's printed wrappers John Willis Clark, 1833-1910 Fasciculus Ioanni Willis Clark dicatus, Cambridge, 1909, 4to., publisher's tan cloth, head‐edge gilt, "500 copies printed for private circulation" Stadtbibliothek Leipzig Johannes Hofmann, ed., Die Bibliothek und ihre Kleinodien. Festschrift zum 250jährigen Jubiläum der Leipziger Stadtbibliothek, Leipzig, K.W. Hiersemann, 1927, fol., blue cloth gilt Henri-Jean Martin, 1924-2007 Frédéric Barbier, Annie Parent‐Charon, et al., ed., Le Livre et l'historien : Etudes offertes en l'honneur du Professeur Henri‐Jean Martin, Geneva, 1997, 4to., publisher's printed wrappers Emile Picot, 1844-1918 Henri Omont et al., Mélanges offerts à M. Émile Picot, membre de l'Institut par ses amis et ses élèves, Paris, É. Rahir, 1913, 2 vols., 4to., large and heavy paper, uncut and largely unopened, publisher's printed wrappers, edition of 500, no. 00 for Émile Protat Dorothy E. Miner, 1904-1973 Ursula E. McCracken, et al., ed., Gatherings in Honor of Dorothy E. Miner, Baltimore, 1974, publisher's blue cloth gilt Sold as a group, not subject to return.

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books and readers - libraries - festschriften

The Library of the Earls of Macclesfield Removed from Shirburn Castle, Part Eight:  Theology, Philosophy, Law, and Economics

Ibid. A sermon preached at White-Hall in Lent. London: for Walter Kettilby, 1683, [Wing M1627], probably lacking leaf at beginning

Ibid. A sermon preached at White-Hall in Lent. London: for Walter Kettilby, 1683, [Wing M1627], probably lacking leaf at beginningIbid. A sermon preached before the King and Queen at Hampton-Court. London: for Tho[mas] Bennet, 1689, [4], 28pp., [Wing M1628]Turner, Francis (1637-1700), bishop of Ely. A sermon preach'd before the King in the Cathedral Church of Winchester, upon... the day of publick thanksgiving for the deliverance of His Sacred Majesties person and government from the late treasonable conspiracy. London: for Benj[amin] Tooke, 1683, [Wing T3282], E1 and E2 printed twice Hickes, George, dean of Worcester. The true notion of persecution stated. London: for Walter Kettilby, 1681, [Wing H1875]Ibid. A sermon preached before the Lord Mayor. London: for Walter Kettilby, 1681, [Wing H1864]Ibid. A sermon preached... before the Right Honourable Sir Henry Tulse, Lord Mayor of London. London: for W. Kettilby and R. Kettlewell, 1684, [Wing H1866]Ibid. A sermon preached at the Cathedral Church of Worcester. London: R.E. for Walter Kettilby and John Jones, 1684, [Wing H1867]Sharp, John (c. 1645-1714), archbishop of York. A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor. London: M.F. for Walter Kettilby, 1680, [Wing S2987]Ibid. A sermon preached at White-Hall in Lent. London: for Walter Kettilby, 1685, [Wing S2988], some leaves roughly cut in lower margins with loss not affecting text Cartwright, Thomas (1634-1689), bishop of Chester. A sermon preached to the gentlemen of Yorkshire. London: for Tho[mas] Flesher, 1684, [Wing C705]Ibid. A sermon preached upon the anniversary solemnity of the happy inauguration of our dread soveraign Lord King James II. London: J. Leake [for] Walter Davis, 1686, [6], 38pp. [Wing C706], rust hole affecting one letterHascard, Gregory (d. 1708). A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor. London: for William Crook, 1685, [Wing H1115]Thompson, Richard (c. 1647-1685). A sermon preached... before His Grace Henry, Duke of Beaufort. London: for Luke Meredith, 1685, manuscript biographical note on Thompson on verso of title-page, [Wing T1007]Granville, Denis (1637-1703), dean of Durham. A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Durham, upon the revival of the ancient laudable practice of... having sermons on Wednesdays and Fridays. London: for Robert Clavel, 1686, [Wing G1941], title-page stainedSteward, Richard (c. 1595-1651), provost of Eton and dean of Chichester. The English case, exactly set down by Hezekiah's reformation: in a court sermon at Paris. London: for William Canning, 1687, manuscript biographical note on Steward on verso of half-title, [Wing S5521], closed tear to final leafPatrick, Symon (1626-1707), bishop of Ely. A sermon preached on Saint Mark's Day. London: J[ohn] M[acock] for R. Royston, 1686, [Wing P844]Ibid. A sermon preached upon St. Peter's day. London: for R[ichard] Chiswell, 1687, [Wing P845]Ibid. A sermon preached... before His Highness the Prince of Orange. London: for Richard Chiswell, 1689, [Wing P846]Ibid. A sermon preached... being the second part of the sermon preached before the Prince of Orange. London: for Richard Chiswell, 1689, [Wing P851]Ibid. A sermon preached... on the day of thanksgiving... for the great deliverance of this kingdom by the means of His Highness the Prince of Orange from popery and arbitrary power. London: for Richard Bentley, 1687, [Wing P847], rust hole to title-page, small tear to B1Ibid. A sermon preached before the Queen. London: for Richard Chiswell, 1689, [Wing P848]Ibid. Two sermons: one against murmuring, the other against censuring. London: for Richard Chiswell, 1689, [6], 64, [2]pp.,  [Wing P863], two sections of advertisement leaf cut out, upper margins of A1 and A2 roughly cut with slight loss 23 works in one volume, 4to (198 x 149mm.), manuscript contents on front endpaper, the same hand has noted which sermons he had read on the flyleaf, binding: contemporary speckled calf, brown and pink speckled edges, text block split, few leaves loose, rear endpaper torn with loss

meggott, richard, dean of winchester. a sermon preached at the assises for the county of surrey. london: a. grover for thomas rowe jun., 1682, [wing m1626]

PF1333

An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex. In which are inserted the characters of a pedant, a squire, a beau, a virtuoso, a city-critick. In a letter to a Lady. Written by a Lady London, A. Roper, E. Wilkinson & R. Clavel, 1696 ; petit in-8 veau brun, dos à nerfs.

An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex. In which are inserted the characters of a pedant, a squire, a beau, a virtuoso, a city-critick. In a letter to a Lady. Written by a Lady London, A. Roper, E. Wilkinson & R. Clavel, 1696 ; petit in-8 veau brun, dos à nerfs. Seconde édition publiée la même année que la première, avec les vers de James Drake. Une gravure en frontispice « The Compleat Beau ». Un des premiers textes féministes attribué à Judith Drake ou Mary Astell, la présence des vers de James Drake, frère de Judith Drake donne la paternité de cet ouvrage à cette dernière. Signature de John Law, ministre des finances de Louis XV (1670 à 1729), sur le titre. Reliure usagée, taches et salissures.

drake, judith.

A jewelled gold and enamel portrait snuff box

A jewelled gold and enamel portrait snuff box maker's mark of Joseph-Etienne Blerzy, charge and discharge marks of Henri Clavel, Paris, 1785, the bezel numbered: 674 of circular form, the lid inset with an oval miniature of a lady, attributed to Francois Dumont, with piled and curled powdered hair tied with a white bandeau, her white dress trimmed with light blue ribbon, within a rose diamond frame, on a deep purple translucent enamel ground over dotted wavy engine-turning, bordered with opaque white pellets within opalescent beading and clear green foliage diameter 7.8 cm, 3 1/8 in Joseph-Etienne Blerzy was apprenticed on 27 February 1750 to Francois-Joachim Aubert, a goldsmith who specialised in mounting tortoiseshell and lacquer boxes. Aubert also acted as sponsor in 1768 when Blerzy became master, from the Pont au Change. His shop, under the sign of the 'Ville de Leipzig', remained on the bridge until 1785 when all the houses were pulled down to widen the road. He then moved to the rue de la Monnaie 41, and some time before 1806 to the rue du Coq St. Honore 3, selling 'le gros bijou d'or'. His widow Victoire Boisot, Veuve Blerzy, entered her own mark from the same address in 1808. Blerzy himself was one of the most prolific and technically-accomplished of late eighteenth century Parisian gold box makers. His work was distinguished less for originality than for the sheer quality of enamelling displayed both on the flat engine-turned surfaces and in his speciality of chased and enamelled jewel-like borders. It was mainly this type of French box which was so frequently imitated in Switzerland and in the nineteenth century. The popularity of the genre seems to have reached its apogee in the first years of the twentieth century, as famous collections dispersed at the time such as that of C.H.T. Hawkins (London, mainly 1904) or James Garland (New York, 1911) reveal. The type lost favour in the middle years of the last century as experts began warily to separate the Swiss from the French and the later from the earlier boxes. Now that collectors feel confident about the various origins of this group, Blerzy's own work is steadily regaining recognition.

a jewelled gold and enamel portrait snuff box

A True account of the Captivity of Thomas Phelps, at Machaness in Barbary... H. Hills, 1685, [Wing P1982]--The London Gazette... Edinburgh: heir of Andrew Anderson, 1679, broadside--[Fletcher, Andrew.] A Short and Impartial View of the Manner and Occasion of the Scots Colony's coming away from Darien... printed in the year 1699, [Wing F1297]--A letter, giving a description of the Isthmus of Darian: (where the Scot’s colonie is settled;) from a gentleman who lives there at present... Edinburgh: for John Mackie and James Wardlaw, 1699, with the folding engraved map, [Wing L1549, ONLY THREE COPIES IN UK RECORDED BY ESTC]--Walker, George. A True Account of the Siege of London-Derry. For Robert Clavel and Ralph Simpson, 1689, the third edition, [Wing W353]--[Pomfret, John.] The Choice, or wish; a poem. Edinburgh, 1701, thistle ornament on title page, [Foxon P723]--Marvell, Andrew, and others. Collection of Poems on Affairs of state; viz. Advice to a Painter...by A-- M-- Esq; and other Eminent Wits. Printed in the Year, 1689, [Wing C5176];  Third Part of the Collection of Poems on Affairs of State. Containing Esquire Marvel's further Instructions to a Painter. And the late Lord Rochester's Farewel. Printed in the Year 1689, FIRST EDITION,  [Wing T913, Pforzheimer 670; Case 188]; and others, including verse (including collections of poems and songs against Popery), some relating to Protestants in France, the proceedings of the Scottish parliament; chiefly 4to; eighteenth-century quarter calf, marbled boards, red morocco label, some damp-staining, some pamphlets cropped or shaved, some soiling and spotting, some wear to binding; together with three other volumes with similar pamphlets printed in London and Edinburgh relating to British, Scottish, European and Colonial affairs of the period, including: A defence of the Scots settlement at Darien. With an answer to the Spanish memorial against it. And arguments to prove that it is the interest of England to join with the Scots; and protect it. To which is added, a description of the country, and a particular account of the Scots colony. Edinburgh: 1699 [Wing F2047A]--Proposals for restoring credit; For Making the Bank of England More Useful and Profitable; For Relieving the sufferers of the South-Sea Company; for the Benefit of that of the East-India; And for Raising the Value of the land-interest of Great Britain... Printed in the year 1721 [Goldsmiths 5954; Sabin, 88194]; two of these volumes incomplete and lacking upper covers (4 volumes, numbered 366, 122, the other two unnumbered); 4to and 8vo

collection of pamphlets in four volumes:

[Knox, William.] The Controversy between Great Britain and her Colonies reviewed; the several pleas of the colonies... J. Almon, 1769 [Adams, 69-17b]--[Adams, Samuel.] An appeal to the world; or a vindication of the town of Boston, from many false and malicious aspersions contained in certain letters and memorials, written by Governor Bernard, General Gage, Commodore Hood, the Commissioners of the American Board of Customs, and others... Boston: Edes and Gill and (London:) reprinted for J. Almon, 1770 [Adams, 69-7d; Sabin, 6478]--Mauduit, Israel. A Short View of the History of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay...third edition... For J. Wilkie, 1774--[Macpherson, James.] The rights of Great Britain asserted against the claims of America...eighth edition...For T. Cadell, 1776, folding table,  [Adams, 75-95k]--Smith, William. An Oration in memory of General Montgomery, and of the Officers and Soldiers, who fell with him, December 31, 1775, before Quebec... Philadelphia, printed; London, reprinted for J. Almon, 1776--[Kippis, Andrew.] Considerations on the Provisional Treaty with America, and the Preliminary Articles of Peace with France and Spain. For T. Cadell, 1783 [Adams 83-57a; Sabin 37953]--Transactions in India...1786--[Wolseley, John Rogerson.] An Account of the Gallant Defence made at Mangalore in the East-Indies... For C. Bathurst, 1786, folding engraved map and two further engraved plates--Lunardi, Vincenzo. An Account of Five Aerial Voyages in Scotland, in a series of letters to his Guardian, Chevalier Gerardo Compagni. For the author, 1786, stipple-engraved portrait by Burke after Nesmith, 2 plates, leaf of explanation at end--[Martin, Benjamin.] The principles of perspective, explained in a genuine theory. Edinburgh, 1790, engraved plates--Carter, George. A Narrative of the Loss of the Grosvenor East Indiaman... Minerva Press for J. Murray and William Lane, 1791, folding engraved frontispiece--Walker, George. A True Account of the Siege of London-Derry...the second edition corrected. Robert Clavel and Ralph Simpson, 1689, [Wing W352]--[Trenchard, John.] A Short History of Standing Armies in England... printed in the year 1698; these two slightly darkened and soiled, some tears--[Hayes, Charles.] The importance of effectually supporting the Royal African Company of England impartially consider’d... For M. Cooper, 1744, lacking maps--Parliament. House of Commons. An account of extraordinary services incurred, and paid by the Right Honourable Richard Rigby, ... between the 31st of January 1781 and the 1st of February 1782, and not provided for by Parliament. By order of the House of Commons, 1782, with additional title-page, ONLY TWO COPIES RECORDED BY ESTC (BRITISH LIBRARY AND HAVARD)--Clive, Robert Clive, Baron. Lord Clive's Speech, in the House of Commons, 30th March, 1773...For J. Walter, [1772]; and many others, subjects including the attempted  impeachment of the Governor General of India Warren Hastings led by Edmund Burke, speeches by Burke relating to France, reports on India and the East India company, elections, salt, Scottish affairs, Minorca, other colonial affairs, court-martials, landlord rent for arable land, together with works of verse, some with ownership signatures of William Forbes or presentations to him; 8vo and 4to; late eighteenth- or early nineteenth-century quarter calf, marbled boards (spines numbered 58, 192, 247, 248, 249, 250, 274, 277, 279), some bindings slightly worn and rubbed, some occasional staining to some texts

collection of approximately 72 seventeenth- and eighteenth-century works in nine volumes:

An explication of the first causes of action in matter, and of the cause of gravitation. New York: James Parker, 1745, vi, 43, [1]pp., [Evans 5564], some catchwords cropped

An explication of the first causes of action in matter, and of the cause of gravitation. New York: James Parker, 1745, vi, 43, [1]pp., [Evans 5564], some catchwords croppedCondition Note: Bachstrom, Johann Friedrich (1686-1742). Nova aestus marini theoria ex principiis physico-mathematicis detecta... Examen acus magneticae spiralis... Leiden: C. Wishoff, 1734, [2], 85pp., illustration: 2 folding engraved plates, a few manuscript notes (cropped by the binder) Boissière, Claude de. La propriete et usage des quadrans. Paris: Guillaume Cavellat, 1557, ff. 31, [1], illustration: woodcut illustrations in text, woodcut devices on title-page and recto of last leaf, [IA 121.357], headline on D3 and second device cropped 3 works in one volume, 8vo (146 x 87mm.), binding: eighteenth-century polished calf, spine gilt in compartments, red morocco lettering-piece, red edgesWe are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. 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. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

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