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1609ref. 14228London; Printed by Thomas Purfoot for Clement Knight 1609. 1609. Quarto sig. A-K4 L1 lacks the final blank. Later spotted full calf blind double fillets to boards titles gilt to spine all edges speckled red. An early English account of Morocco by an anonymous pamphleteer sometimes called 'Robert Cottingham'. This volume gives an account of the privateer and adventurer Sir Anthony Sherley's 1565-1636 ambassadorships from Rudolf II Holy Roman Emperor to Mowlai Abd-el-Aziz son of Ahmed II Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. These accounts were made famous in Samuel Purchas's influential 'Purchas his Pilgrimmes' 1614 which is a rather more robust volume. Sherley was a remarkably well travelled Elizabethan gentleman beginning his career as a captain in Robert Dudley's forces before becoming a knight of Henri IV and then launching military expeditions to West Africa Sao Tome and Jamaica. Sherley journeyed to Persia where he became the representative of the Shah in Moscow Prague and Rome. Effectively exiled from his own country Sherley went to Prague where he became emissary of the Holy Roman Emperor to Morocco. He would later became an admiral of the Spanish fleet in the Levant. He died in 1635 penniless and obscure. This pamphlet presents Sherley's experiences in Morocco as well as accounts from other travellers like him as it would have appeared to the English reading public for the first time. Slight nicks to boards joints beginning to crack. First and final leaves a little soiled and small contemporary ink numeral to title-page. Modest paper repair to margin of C4 and occasional light spots of soiling to margins only. A very good copy. Rare in commerce we can locate one copy only at auction in the last 70 years. ESTC S107368. Playfair & Brown 'A Bibliography of Morocco' 124. ODNB. London; Printed by Thomas Purfoot for Clement Knight, 1609. hardcover
1768ref. 76335Annual Register. 1768. Hardcover. Very Good. Volumes 11 - 107 1768 to 1865 An unbroken run including Index for 1758-1819 98 books 2 sm lib stamps to prelims bound in contemporary uniform calf binding except vol 14 gilt cover edges spines with raised bands gilt motifs leather spine labels. A few hinges sl tender otherwise a lovley run in nice bright condition. ; Octavo . Annual Register hardcover
1720ref. 135019Leipzig: in der Missisippischen Staats-Druckerey 1720. John Law and the Mississippi Company Rare first edition of this anonymous account of the State of France under Louis XIV and under the Regent who "under the clever guidance of Mr. Law has to the amazement of all fortunately improved it" our translation. Dedicated to "Mons. Law" who "der Welt bey anderthalb Jahren so viel zu reden gemacht hat" the stubbornly anonymous author he signs himself so gives an account of the rise and decline of France under Louis XIV the state of France following his death its subsequent recovery under the Prince Regent and an account of Law's activities and Mississippi Company. Bound after this work is a copy of the life of Cardinal Giulio Alberoni prime minister of Anjou a German translation apparently from the Italian published in 1718. The work is attributed in WorldCat to Jean Rousset de Missy. Octavo 163 x 100 mm. With engraved portrait frontispiece of John Law. Bound with another work in contemporary speckled paste paper boards paper spine label lettered in manuscript. Housed in a dark brown flat-back cloth box by the Chelsea Bindery. Spine ends joints and corners rubbed with some flaking of sprinkled paper coverning paper stock lightly browned with occasional spotting; a very good copy. Alden 720/58; Goldsmiths' 5608; Kress 3185; Sabin 39308. hardcover
ref. 89944South Germany late 19th century. . 9 watercolours each framed and glazed overall size: 440 x 633mm 17¼ x 25 inches. Attractive collection of unusual drawings for silverware items most probably made by the prestigious WMF factory. Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik better known as the WMF factory has been a tableware manufacturer since 1853. By 1900 the firm had become the world's first producer and exporter of metallic products mainly inspired by the style of Jugendstil and Art nouveau. Their 3-letter logo has since been associated with refined silverware and premium cutlery. These charming watercolours include drawings of champagne flutes trays teapots gravy boats plates coffee pots and sugar bowls. All the drawings use a base of various shades of black white and grey to represent the bulk of the piece. The smaller details are vividly coloured such as the gilt tint of the inner parts the light blue reflection of crystal the brown of teapot handles and the pink green and yellow of the refined and lively motives covering one of the tea sets. Each has a caption written in German giving a description of the item including its weight and series number. All of the pieces are adorned with beautiful motives representing flowers curved lines laurels and ancient patterns. [South Germany, late 19th century]. unknown
