William H. Brodnax (1786-1834), member of the House of Delegates (1818-1819, 1830-1833) and of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829, signed THE LAW OF EVIDENCE, Fifth Edition, by Lord Chief Baron Gilbert, printed in London, reprinted and sold by Joseph Cruikshank, Philadelphia, 1788. Hardcover octavo, 286 pages with additional Table of the Several Matters in […]
Lot 464: 3 TN City Directories, Nashville & Memphis
1st item: THE NASHVILLE CITY DIRECTORY, The Ninth Annual Issue, March 1873, published by Wheeler, Marshall, and Bruce, Nashville, 1873. Hardcover octavo, 352 ink stamp edged pages with 72-page list of U.S. Post Offices, hardbound in one-quarter black cloth with printed paper sides, gilt lettering to spine, pictorial pastedowns and end papers. 9 3/8" H […]
Lot 465: Churchill, THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 6 Vols., 1948-54
THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Winston Churchill, Vol. I-VI, published by Cassell and Company, Ltd., London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington, 1948-54. Hardcover octavos, 4,532 total pages, titles include Vol. I: THE GATHERING STORM, Vol. II: THEIR FINEST HOUR, Vol. III: THE GRAND ALLIANCE, Vol. IV: THE HINGE OF FATE, Vol. V: CLOSING THE RING, and […]
Lot 463: 4 Ohio Related Historical Books, incl. Scribner
Four (4) Ohio related books, including MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY, HISTORY OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, and THE COUNTY OF HIGHLAND. 1st-2nd items: MEMOIRS OF LUCAS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF TOLEDO, Vol. I-II, by Harvey Scribner, Editor-in-Chief, published by the Western Historical Association, Maidon, 1910. Hardcover octavos, 1,311 total marbled-edged pages with illustrations and […]
Lot 461: Maund's Botanic Garden, Vols. 1-6, 1825-36
THE BOTANIC GARDEN: CONSISTING OF HIGHLY FINISHED REPRESENTATIONS OF HARDY ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING PLANTS, CULTIVATED IN GREAT BRITAIN, Volumes I-VI, by Benjamin Maund, F.L.S., published by Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, and Sherwood and Company, London, circa 1825-36. Hardcover octavos, 43 hand-colored plates with English text pages with red-speckled edges, all volumes hardbound in three-quarter green leather […]
Lot 462: SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS, ed. G.C. Verplanck, 3 Vols, 1847
SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS, WITH HIS LIFE ILLUSTRATED WITH MANY WOODCUTS, Vol. I-III, edited by Gulian C. Verplanck, published by Harper and Brothers, New York, 1847. Hardcover octavos, gilt-edged pages with woodcut frontispieces, half-title pages, and illustrations, hardbound in brown leather with pictorial gilt covers and spines with gilt lettering, gilt dentelle with off-white pastedowns and front […]
Lot 460: 2 Latin Books, incl. M. VELLEIVS PATERCVLVS & FROSSARDUS ET COMINEAUS
1st item: M. VELLEIVS PATERCVLVS CUM NOTIS GERARDI VOSSII G.F., Second Edition, published by Ex Officina Elzeviriana, Lvgd. Batavorvm, 1654. Hardcover 32mo, 128 marble-edged pages with Addenda and Errata page, engraved title page, hardbound in brown leather with gilt line borders to covers, gilt lettering and floral gilt stamping to spine, five raised hubs to […]
Lot 458: 5 18th Cent. Marine Engravings, incl. T. Major, J. Boyndell
Five (5) English copperplate engravings depicting maritime scenes, including three (3) by Thomas Major (United Kingdom, 1720-1799) and two (2) by John Boydell (United Kingdom, 1720-1804), after various artists, published in London, circa 1749-52. Each depicts reproductions of paintings or views of towns, including Hammersmith, a district of west London. Artist and engraver information, lower […]
Lot 459: 2 Francois-Nicolas Martinet Bird Engravings
Two (2) hand-colored copper engravings on laid paper depicting birds by Francois-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800) from HISTOIRE NATURELLE DES OISEUX BY George Louis Leclerc Buffon, published in Paris, circa 1765 to 1786. Includes one (1) Plate 249 "Geai a ventre jaune, de Cayenne" and one (1) Plate 739 "Le Fournier, de Buenos-Ayres". Both housed under […]
Lot 456: Hamerton, Art of the American Wood Engraver, 1894
THE ART OF THE AMERICAN WOOD ENGRAVER: FORTY INDIA PROOFS, to accompany the text of Philip Gilbert Hamerton, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1894. Hardcover folio, forty tipped in India proof paper plates, all but plates VI and VII pencil signed by engraver below the image, with numbered and titled mats with artist […]