120
385
NAPOLEON
“The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of The French by Sir Walter Scott”,
Edinburgh 1827 (9 vols in 19) with added titles, “Extra Illustrated by Bickers and
Son 1902”, in empire-style red morocco with gilt filets, the compartmented spines
and the covers with Napoleonic emblems, stamped ‘Bickers & Son, London’, with
bookplate of Sir William Arthur Harmer Bass, 2nd baronet (of the brewing family).
*this sumptuous set contains a unique & comprehensive collection of original aqua-
tints, engravings and mezzotints, some fold-out, some coloured, and maps, in all
about 1,273 individual items including two original ‘assignats’
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€2000 - 3000
386
ALLAN OCTAVIAN HOME & CHARLES H.T. MARSHALL
“The Game Birds of India, Burmah and Ceylon” (3 vols) Calcutta (A.O. Hume
& C.H.T. Marshall, 8 Hastings Street) 1879-81 with 139 (lacking 5 plates), colour
printed chromo-lithographed plates after various artists, three quarter burgundy
polished morocco over marbled boards, with the original pictorial wrappers bound
in
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€250 - 350
387
SERGIUS ALPHÉRAKY
“The Geese of Europe and Asia”, 4 to, London (Rowland Ward) 1905, with chro-
mo-lithograph frontispiece after Sushkin and the twenty-four plates after F.W.
Frohawk, title in English and Cyrillic, green gilt stamped cloth boards; slightly
loose but a very good copy
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€200 - 300
388
PHILIP RICKMAN
“Bird Sketches and Some Field Observations”, 4 to, London 1938, limited edition no
16/250 signed by the author/illustrator, vellum spine over gilt stamped green cloth
boards; together with
John Guille MILLAIS, “The Wildfowler in Scotland”, 4to, London (Longman,
Green and Co.) 1901, illustrations after the author, half vellum over grey cloth
boards (2)
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€200 - 300
389
FINN SALOMONSON & GITZ JOHANSEN
“Grønlands Fugle, The Birds of Greenland”, 4 to (3 vols) Copenhagen (Ejnar
Munksgaard) 1950, map, coloured plates, untrimmed, unopened in printers wraps
as issued
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€150 - 200
