Search Results: Titles starting with V from Wykeham Books

Oak Knoll Press, New Castle / British Library, London, first edition, 2004. Cloth, 4to,. xxiv, 266 pp, 8 pp of colour plates, numerous ills. From the blurb: "As a typographer, publisher, and wood engraver Charles Ricketts (1866-1931) was a versatile and innovative practitioner who exerted a powerful influence on the development of modern book design. The Vale Press is the most extensive account to date of his quest to become "a publisher in earnest"." "Beginning with Ricketts's work as "a designer of books and bindings" for Oscar Wilde, the story of the Vale Press reveals for the first time the nature of Ricketts's collaboration with the master printer Charles McCall of the Ballantyne Press and the degree to which Ricketts's success, both artistic and commercial, depended upon the transformation of his redundant skill as a wood engraver into a positive medium of artistic expression." "This work offers a historic window into the world of… Read More

Funk & Wagnalls Company, New york, first edition, 1938. Cloth, 8vo, 20 cm,. xiii, 168 pp, numerous ills. From the preface: "This handbook is an outgrowth of the experience gained through examining questioned documents in some 2500 cases and presenting testimony as to the authenticity of disputed writing in more than 400 court cases. ..The book is intentionally brief and is intended for the non-expert man or woman unfamiliar with, but desiring to learn quickly the procedure in, the expert analysis of writing, and perhaps to apply the knowledge gained herefrom to personal problems in determining whether some questioned bit of writing is valid or forged. Booklabel of the "Northwest Sheriff and Police Reporter", Seattle , and inscribed address of George T. Masury on front pastedown endpaper. A little rubbed, contents slightly agetoned, Good.

Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held in the Aeolian Hall on 26th - 27th June, 1997. Laminated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 219 pp, plates (some colour), ills. 538 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: Gould. The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-1873; Redouté. Choix des plus belles fleurs, 1827-1833; Ptolemy. Liber geographiae, 1511; Blaeu. Atlantis appendix, 1630; Zaddiq. Wall map of Palestine, 1621; Roberts. The Holy Land, Egypt and Nubia, 1842-1849, a coloured copy; Las Casas. Brevissima relacion de la destruycion de las Indias, 1552 (and other tracts); Bible in German, c.1475, the first (or second) German illustrated Bible. Two lot descriptions with orange lighting, otherwise Very Good.

Christie, Manson & Woods, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th June 1987. Illustrated laminated wrappers, small 4to,. 97 pp, ills, plates. 212 lots. An interesting catalogue, with the highlights including Admiral Horatio Nelson's autograph Will and codicils (described and illustrated over 6 pages of the catalogue); Tenniel's original illustrations for Alice 'Through The Looking-Glass' (described and illustrated over 6 pages of the catalogue); An important collection of original manuscripts by Gabriele D'annunzio (7 Lots, described and illustrated over 7 pages of the catalogue); Einstein's first scientific paper; manuscripts of Haydn and Wagner. One price noted in catalogue, otherwise Very Good.

Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 16th March, 1970. Printed wrappers, 8vo,. 36 pp, plates. 1 lot. From the introduction: "The present collection of books relating to the circus, one of the largest and most comprehensive ever made, was formed by a man whose whole life was the circus. Jo van Doveren started his career as a "plakker", the man who pasted up the posters and bills for travelling shows and circuses...Comparatively few books relating to the circus appeared before 1850, and the collection is therefore largely composed of books published in the last hundred years. These are as international as the circus itself, and include works published in practically every European country, the United States, South America, Russia and China. Among the earlier books which deserve mention are Tucarro's Trois Dialogues, 1599, and Madame de Pompadour's copy of Francois et Claude Parfaict's Memoires, 1743. Most of the books printed before 1900 are… Read More

Bernard Quaritch Ltd. London, bookseller's catalogue, 1870. Printed self-wrappers, 8vo,. 16 pp. 176 items. Edgeworn and somewhat creased and slightly marked, spine split at ends, otherwise Good.

Christie, Manson & Woods, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 24th June 1987. Illustrated laminated wrappers, small 4to,. 97 pp, ills, plates. 212 lots. An interesting catalogue, with the highlights including Admiral Horatio Nelson's autograph Will and codicils (described and illustrated over 6 pages of the catalogue); Tenniel's original illustrations for Alice 'Through The Looking-Glass' (described and illustrated over 6 pages of the catalogue); An important collection of original manuscripts by Gabriele D'annunzio (7 Lots, described and illustrated over 7 pages of the catalogue); Einstein's first scientific paper; manuscripts of Haydn and Wagner. Two pages with marks in margins, some corners folded, otherwise Good.

Christie, Manson & Woods, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 28th and 29th October 1987. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 26 cm,. 151 pp, ills (some colour). 483 lots. From the introduction: "John Arlott’s fame, particularly in the world of Cricket and Wine, as expert, correspondent, writer and broadcaster, needs no explanation, it is legendary. But perhaps one of his lesser known achievements has been to create, during the last 40 years, probably the most extensive recorded collection of books with aquatint illustrations. Unlike Major Abbey he did not venture into the realm of lithography, it was the aquatint and its employment in book illustration, so brilliantly used in England between the years 1775 and 1830, which intrigued him. The following 188 lots (over 600 volumes) comprise his diverse and well preserved collection. In his own words ‘when I decided to winter abroad I feared for the safety of this particular collection and sent it to auction’. Neatly… Read More

Christie's, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 29th November, 1999. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 246 pp, colour ills. 342 lots. The sale comprised: Illuminated Manuscripts and Miniatures Lots 1-25; The Property of an Athenian Collector 26-106; Printed Books 107-204; Autograph Letters 205-342. among the manuscripts were several books of Hours and the Psalter of Jean de Foix, Toulouse, c.1495. Very Good.

Christie, Manson & Woods, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 22 June 1988. Laminated illustrated wrappers, small 4to,. 87 pp, ills (some colour). 184 lots. Very Good.

Christie, Manson & Woods, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 9th December 1983. Laminated illustrated wrappers, small 4to,. 85 pp, ills. 332 lots. Estimates printed at end of catalogue. The copy of the Head of Sotheby's Book Department A R A Hobson with his booklabel on the verso of the rear free endpaper, and his annotation to the title-page indiating the identity of the 'nobleman' owner of the library of early architectural works. Estimates printed within catalogue. Near Very Good. List of prices realized and buyers' names laid in.

Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 4th June 2003. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,. 202 pp, ills (chiefly colour). 132 lots. The sale included sections on Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts (Lots 1-23) and Natural history (84-132) . Indexed. Scribbled notes and prices, a few corners folded, otherwise Near Very Good.

Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 25th April, 1990. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 132 pp, plates (some colour). 242 lots. With estimates printed in the catalogue. Edges agetoned, otherwise Good.

Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 29 November 2007. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 213 pp, colour ills. 278 lots. Very Good.

Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 6th June, 2001. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,. 337 pp, colour plates. 450 lots. The sale comprised: Early Printed Books Lots 1-13; Architecture and Belles Lettres 14-32; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts 33 - 43; Science and Medicine 44-54; Travel Books, Atlases and Maps 55-81; Early Printed Books and Continental Literature 100-180; English Literature 181-244; Modern First Editions 245-263; Illustrated and Children's Books 264-281; Travel and Topography 282-318; Maps 319-369; Science 370-390; Natural History 391-402; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts 403-450. with an index of authors. A few scribbled notes and marks, otherwise Very Good.

Sotheby's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held in the Aeolian Hall on 27th June, 1996. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 188 pp, plates (some colour), ills. 382 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: Oeder, Flora Danica, [ 1761]-1883, a complete set; A Sicilian florilegium of 1811 containing 572 watercolour drawings of plants; Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1595, finely hand-coloured, and bound by Roger Bartlett of Oxford; Roberts, The Holy Land, Egypt and Nubia, 1842-1849, a coloured copy; Piranesi, Invensioni di carceri, c.1750, rare early issue; Ledoux, Architecture, 1847, second edition; Baudelaire , Les Fleurs du Mal, 1857, a presentation copy with a corrected proof of 'L'Albatros'; and two important autograph letters by Baudelaire. indexed. Name on front wrapper. Scribbled notes and marks to text and a few corners folded.

Christie, Manson & Woods, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 19th and 20th November 1980. Laminated printed wrappers, small 4to,. 83 pp, ills, facs. 298 lots. Estimates printed at end. Neatly but regrettably colour-coded by the previous owner, a bookseller, with coloured tape bands around the spine. Some notes to one page and one price marked, otherwise Good. List of prices realized and buyers' names laid in.

Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 13th December 2017. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,. 230 pp, colour ills. 245 lots. The sale comprised: Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts Lots 1-24; Autograph letters 25-51; The rise of printing: a medieval and Renaissance library 52-71; Early printing 72-96; Cartography 97-106; Printed books, including property from a distinguished European collection 107-182; Russian books and manuscripts 183-203; Photographs 204-245. Marginal notes to numerous lots, several corners folded, otherwise Near Very Good. .

Sotheby & Co., London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 21st - 22nd July 1975. Printed wrappers, 8vo,. 95 pp. 530 lots. Among the highlights noted were the following: English Literature of the 16th to the 19th century, including Lomazza's A Tracte Containing the Artes of Curious Painting . . 1598, the Rheims New Testament, 1582, and the Douai Bible, 1609-10, Tasso's Godfrey of Bulloigne, 1600, the Second Folio Shakespeare, 1632, Banks's The Destruction of Troy, 1679, Vertue Betrayed, 1682, and the Island Queens, 1684, Bunyan's Christian Behaviour, [1680], and A Collection of Works of Defoe; Bligh's A Narrative of the Mutiny..1790, Hearne's A Journey From Prince of Wales's Fort. . ., 1795, and Speed's Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, 1676; Continental Books of the 16th to the 19th century, including Matthiolus's Herbar . . ., Prague 1596, Boccaccio's Il Decamerone 1757, Large Paper Copy, and Bodoni's Manuale Tipografico, 1813; Natural… Read More

Christie's, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 31st May 1996. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,. 111 pp, colour ills. 118 lots. Among the highlights noted were - Natural History Books: Audebert and Vieillot, Oiseaux Doris, 1802, One of 12 copies printed in gold, bound by Bozerian; Brookshaw. Pomona Britannica, 1812; Bateman. Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala, 1843; Frisch. Vorstellung der Vogel Deutschlands, 1763; Wolf and Meyer. Naturgeschichte der Vogel Deutschlandes, 1805; A Group of Flower albums including a German Florilegium of ca. 1590; Atlases - Ortelius. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the 1584 Latin edition and 1612 Spanish edition, Moses Pitt. English Atlas, 1681; Jansson. Nouvel Atlas, 1641 and other atlases by Braun and Hogenberg, Sanson, Waghenaer and Van Keulen; Travel Books - Boydell. History of the River Thames, 1794-96, with an additional volume of watercolour drawings; Hill's Sketches in Flanders and Holland, 1816, with original watercolours, the author's… Read More