Natural History, Decorative & Science

350 x 205 mm., coloured lithograph, some very light foxing otherwise in good condition.

350 x 205 mm., coloured lithograph, in good condition.

345 x 205 mm., coloured lithograph, in good condition.

350 x 205 mm., coloured lithograph, some very light foxing otherwise in good condition.

Quarto (340 x 275 mm.), recent half blue morocco, cloth boards with gilt rules, spine with raised bands with ornate gilt, gilt panelled title, gilt edged. Engraved title with vignette by W. Bartlett, 53 hand-coloured aquatints; two uncoloured etched illustrations on one plate supplied loose, with contemporary tissue guards, omitting leaf of subscribers, otherwise a good fresh example.

Quarto (405 x 320 mm.), large paper copy, full red straight grained morocco, covers with gilt floral borders, central diagonal panel bearing royal arms, rebacked with ornate gilded raised bands, each compartment with blind and gilt borders and central gilt crown, gilt title, gilt edged. With engraved title (vignette uncoloured), engraved dedication leaf with the hand-coloured coat-of-arms of the Duke of Wellington, hand coloured aquatint title page (Martial Achievements, Vol. I), pp. viii, (2), in all 52 hand-coloured aquatint plates (15 on India paper), each with original tissue, pp. iv providing a list of subscribers, watermarked 1811 throughout, in good condition.

A mahogany and brass-mounted waywiser, the wheel with iron tread and six rounded spokes, 31¾ in. (80.5 cm.) diameter. Surmounted by a circular engraved silvered-brass dial inscribed Dollond London, enclosed by a hinged glazed door complete with clasp. The dial has two hands and records yards, poles, miles and furlongs.

Quarto (280 x 200 mm.), with original publishers paper wrapper, pp. iv, 103. Small area of loss on upper cover, otherwise in good condition.

305 x 220 mm., etching with one small rust mark lower centre otherwise in very good condition.

200 x 130 mm., full contemporary mottled calf, gilt ruled, spine with gilt ruled raised bands with gilt title label affixed, with original blank end papers, advertisers leaf at the end and green silk marker. Engraved frontispiece, pp. (16), 181, (33), in very good condition.

Octavo, three volumes (255 x 180 mm.). Full contemporary publishers green cloth, gilt parrot ornamentation to boards, light wear, otherwise in good condition. With 81 hand coloured lithographs.

Folio, publisher's original green cloth, gilt lined and ornately decorated on the spine. Volume two only with 58 hand coloured lithographic plates.

Volume 9 only with 326 plates. Plate numbers 2274-2599.

510 x 400 mm., in FULL EARLY WASH COLOUR, excellent condition.