Lot 143
Miscellaneous books
Collection of works including science & angling books
Auction: 16 June 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
James, R. [Robert]. A Treatise on Canine Madness. London: printed for J. Newbery, 1760. First edition, 8vo (20.4 x 12cm), contemporary calf, boards detached, spine worn and discoloured with label missing, library stamp on title page, some spotting and dust soiling to endpapers [ESTC T57163];
Warner, Joseph. A Description of the Human Eye, and its Adjacent Parts. London: printed for Lockyer Davis, 1773. First edition, 8vo (20.5 x 12.5cm), contemporary calf, with half-title, final advertisement leaf and folded engraved plate, boards detached, spine torn and missing head and tail, spotting and staining to preliminary and end leaves [ESTC N1];
Werner, Abraham Gottlob. A Treatise on the External Character of Fossils. Translated from the German … by Thomas Weaver. Dublin: printed for M.N. Mahon, 1805. First English edition, 8vo (23 x 14cm), original publisher's boards, with folded plate, front boards detached, worn and stained, spine missing, rear endpaper torn, with ink stamps of Royal College of Surgeons Library on title page;
and 17 others (21)