Burton (Isabel) The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine and the Holy Land, 2 vol., first edition, mounted photographic portrait frontispieces, 2 chromolithographed plates, folding map with route in red, lacking half-titles and errata slip, light foxing to tissue guards, map with a few short tears (rather crudely repaired), front hinge reinforced, contemporary calf, gilt, prize binding, spines gilt with green roan label, 1875 § Kinglake (Alexander William) Eothen, or Traces of Travel...from the East, first edition, half-title, 2 hand-coloured lithographed plates, frontispiece folding and slightly worn at folds (laid down), later bookplate of Frank Goldsmith, later dark blue crushed morocco, gilt, by Bayntun Rivière, spine gilt, g.e., spine slightly rubbed and faded, 1844, 8vo (2)
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Birds.- Morris (Rev. Francis Orpen) A History of British Birds, 6 vol., mixed edition, 358 hand-coloured-wood-engraved plates, 1860-57; A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds, 3 vol., first edition, 225 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates after Richard Alington, 1861-63, tissue guards, occasional light foxing, ink ownership inscriptions to endpapers, bookplate to front pastedowns, uniform 19th century red half morocco, gilt, spines gilt in compartments bird or floral motifs, light rubbing to extremities, t.e.g., 8vo (9)
Hudson (W.H.) Birds in a Village, title and half-title in red and black, some scattered spotting, spine rubbed and sunned, 1893; Birds in London, plates and illustrations, bookplate to pastedown, spine a little darkened, spine ends and corners bumped, 1898; Nature in Downland, title in red and black, plates, 1900; Birds and Man, title in red and black, 1901, first editions, original cloth, light rubbing to extremities; and 15 others by the same, 8vo (19)
Millais (John Guille) The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland, 3 vol., limited edition, titles in red and black, photogravure, chromolithograph or half-tone plates, tissue-guards, scattered foxing, ownership blind-stamp to endpaper, contemporary crushed dark blue half morocco, gilt, spines gilt in compartments, light rubbing and marking to covers, t.e.g., others uncut, large 4to, 1904-06.
Morris (Rev. Francis Orpen) A History of British Butterflies, 79 lithographed plates coloured by hand, 2 plates of equipment, occasional foxing, armorial bookplate to pastedown, original pictorial cloth, gilt, light rubbing and bumping to spine ends and corners, light rubbing to spine, 1895 § Hulme (F. Edward) Familiar Wild Flowers, First-Fifth Series, 5 vol., colour plates, tissue guards, illustrations, some light marginal toning and some foxing, original pictorial cloth, gilt, some light rubbing to spine tips and corners, but a bright and excellent set generally, g.e., [1880]; and 7 others, flowers, v.s. (13)
White (Rev. Gilbert) The Natural History and Antiquities of Selbourne, in the County of Southampton, first edition, folding engraved frontispiece and 6 plates, 2 engraved vignettes in text, errata f. at end, 2S3 with repaired tear running into text, light offsetting, but a good copy overall with wide margins, calf, gilt by Frost & Co., spine gilt in compartments, t.e.g., [Rothschild 2550, 4to, by T. Bensley, 1789.
White (Rev. Gilbert) The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, second quarto edition, 2 half-titles with engraved vignette, folding engraved frontispiece, 8 engraved plates (one hand-coloured) and a tail-piece, some light offsetting, occasional light foxing, 19th century half calf, neatly rebacked, retaining original gilt backstrip, 1813; and 3 others, 1875 and 1902 editions of the same, 4to & 8vo (4)
Angling.- Walton (Izaak) and Charles Cotton. The Complete Angler, edited by Sir Harris Nicolas, 2 vol., first Nicolas edition, half-titles, titles in red and black, engraved frontispieces and vol. 1 title, engraved plates and illustrations, some light offsetting, handsome contemporary green morocco, spines richly gilt in compartments with fish motifs, covers with gilt borders and corner pieces, g.e., [WS p. 228-9; Coigney 44], large 8vo, William Pickering, 1836. ⁂ "This superb edition contains the variations of all the first five editions, voluminous notes, with original and elaborate memoirs of Walton and Cotton, presenting many new facts." - Westwood Satchell.
Beckford (Peter) Thoughts Upon Hunting. In a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend, new edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece and 2 plates, ink ownership inscription to half-title, bookplate to pastedown, later polished calf, gilt, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, [Schwerdt I p. 56 (first edition)], Sarum, E. Easton, 1782 § Hawker (P.) Instructions to Young Sportsmen, second edition, hand-coloured frontispiece, 5 engraved plates, some light offsetting, 19th century polished calf, gilt, spine gilt with compartments with dark green morocco labels, g.e., 1816; and another Scott's British Fields Sports, sm. 4to & 8vo (3)
Rawstorne (Lawrence) Gamonia: or, the Art of Preserving Game; and an improved method of making Plantations and Covers, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author's son to half-title, 15 finely hand-coloured aquatint plates by J.T.Rawlins heightened with gum arabic, errata slip at end, tissue-guards, some occasional light foxing to text or plate margin, but very clean generally, ink ownership stamp to half-title, contemporary green morocco, covers with gilt roll borders, spine lettered in gilt, [Schwerdt II p.127; Tooley 393], 8vo, R.Ackermann, 1837.
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[Surtees (Robert Smith)] Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, first edition, in the original 12/13 parts, 13 hand-coloured etched plates by John Leech, wood-engraved illustrations, part 2 with slip for Bleak House, part 4 without the People's Illustrated Journal insert, part 6 with Chapman and Hall slip, part 11 with 8pp. Allsopp's Ale advertisements, part 12/13 with slips for Household Words, Punch's Almanack and Handley Cross as well as advertisements for The Field at front and 4pp. advertisements at rear, original pictorial wrappers with advertisements, some very light creasing, the odd neat repair or light retouching to spines, but in effect a near-fine set, preserved in custom morocco box with gilt sporting motifs to spine, [Schwerdt II p.238; Tooley 476], 8vo, 1853.
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[Surtees (Robert Smith)] Mr Facey Romford's Hounds, first edition in the original 12 parts, 24 hand-coloured etched plates by John Leech and Hablot K.Browne, wood-engraved illustrations, with all advertisements/slips as called for by Schwerdt except for notice of Lever's Martins of Cro' Martin in part 6, and with additional inserts to parts 1, 2 and 12, original pictorial wrappers with advertisements, part 12 with repairs to lower wrapper, the odd neat repair to spines, some light creasing, but a sharp and excellent set generally, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, [Schwerdt II p.237; Tooley 475], 8vo, 1864-65.
Adams (Robert) The Narrative of Robert Adams, a Sailor, who was Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa...was Detained Three Years in Slavery by the Arabs of the Great Desert, and Resided Several Months in the City of Tombuctoo, first edition, folding engraved map with routes supplied by hand in blue and yellow, from the library of Louis-Philippe King of the French at Neuilly with small ink library stamp "Bibliotheque du Roi Neuilly" to title, contemporary ink inscription in French to head of title, light water-staining or cockling to upper margin of some leaves, contemporary half roan, by René Simier, handsome gilt spine with coat-of-arms of Louis-Philippe at head and monogram "LPO" at foot, signed at foot, rubbed, 4to, 1816.⁂ One of the few accounts of a white man sold into slavery, and one of the earliest descriptions of the city of Timbuctoo. The work was initially thought to be a hoax but details were verified by both Banks and Barrow.Louis-Philippe, King of the French (1773-1850) ruled France from 1830-48, when he was forced to abdicate and flee to England. The books from his various libraries were sold at auction in 1852-3.René Simier (1772-1843) was one of the foremost French bookbinders of the 19th century and was appointed bookbinder to the King.
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Plato Platonis Opera, translated by Marsilius Ficinus, collation: [*]⁶ a-z⁸ &⁸ [con]⁸ [rum]⁸ A-Y⁸ Z⁶, title in red, woodcut diagrams, initial spaces with guide-letters, later ink marginalia and underlining, lacking final blank, very small worm trace to d1-k7, affecting the odd letter, occasional faint water-staining, scattered light spotting and browning, contemporary blind-stamped calf-backed wooden boards, spine in compartments, remains of clasps, some worming to boards, folio (320 x 220 mm), Venice, Filippo Pinzi, 1517.⁂ Third edition of Ficino's Latin translation.Literature: Adams P1442; Schweiger I, 248; EDIT 16 CNCE 34948.
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Mary, Queen of Scots.- [Blackwood (Adam)] Martyre de la Royne d'Escosse, douariere de France, collation: ã8 A-2H8, first edition, with final leaf of verse and final blank, woodcut initials, early ink inscription date 1636 to title, light water-staining to a few leaves at foot, one or two head-lines slightly shaved, engraved bookplate of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle, handsome eighteenth-century red morocco, covers with ornamental gilt roll border, spine gilt in compartments, black roan label, g.e., slightly rubbed, spine a little faded and worn at head, one corner bumped, [STC 3107], 8vo (161 x 106mm), "Edimbourg " [Paris], Jean Nafeild, 1587.⁂ Fine copy of this attack on the detractors of Mary Queen of Scots, by the Catholic polemicist Adam Blackwood (1539-1613). Born in Dunfermline, Blackwood was educated in Paris and spent most of his adult life on the Continent. However, his loyalty to the tragic queen of his homeland, who had supported his early studies, was unwavering and he continued to publish attacks on Knox and others throughout the rest of the century. Despite the imprint the work was published in Paris and there were subsequent reprints with the same imprint, either in Antwerp or Paris, during the next few years.Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle (1720-94), known as "the handsomest man in England", creator of Clumber Park, Notts., and of the Clumber spaniel.
Seneca (Lucius Annaeus) Opera quæ exstant omnia, autograph inscription to Louis XIII signed by the Jesuit writer Louis Cellot on front free endpaper, engraved title, engraved illustrations, engraved initials and tail-pieces, lacking half-title, engraved frontispiece and preliminary leaves chi 1-2, title-*6 detached and loosely inserted, H1 with small hole to margin, 3P1-2D6 with worming to bottom margin not affecting text, 4A1-2D6 with worming affecting odd letter, scattered faint spotting, light browning, bookplate of Charles Lydell, contemporary brown morocco, g.e., gilt arms of Louis XIII to centre of both boards, surrounded by crowned 'L' and Fleurs de Lys, spine richly gilt, rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, joints splitting, housed in modern slip-case, folio, Antwerp, Ex Officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti, 1632.⁂ A handsome heavy gilt binding for King Louis XIII (1601-43), with fleur de lys and his arms in the centre of each board. Also with an autograph inscription dated 7th June, 1635 and signed by Louis Callot, as Ludovicus Cellotius, and with the seal of the Holy College.
La Fontaine (Jean de) Fables Choisies, 6 vol., engraved throughout by Fessard, comprising 6 titles, frontispiece, 240 plates (one for each of the 238 fables plus one for each of the epilogues), 3 hors-texte, 243 vignettes and 226 culs-de-lampe after Bardin, Bidault, Caresme, Desrais, Houel, Kobell etc., some light foxing and soiling, later green half morocco over cloth, gilt, spines very slightly faded, covers slightly soiled, [Cohen 551; Ray French, 61; Rahir 822], 8vo, Paris, Chez Des Lauriers, 1765-75.⁂ A handsome set of this sumptuous, entirely engraved edition which, along with the Oudry folio edition, must be the best illustrated 18th century edition of La Fontaine's fables.
Statius (Publius Papinius, 1st century AD) Achilleide, manuscript on paper, i + 34 leaves, unfoliated, complete in three quires, collation: 1-212, 310, blanks: fols. 32v, 33, and 34, text block: 169x100 mm., single column, 19 lines, first above top line, ruled in red ink, text written in brown ink in littera umanistica, numerous interlinear glosses and abundant marginal glosses and/or scholia written in light brown ink in hybrida currens script, first capital letter of each capitulum set out, those on fols. 21v, 22v, 26v showing neat ink drawings of human faces, water-stain at the gutter, some stains, a few wormholes to blank lower margin, some pen trials on front flyleaf and last blank leaves, pencil bibliographical notes to front flyleaf, contemporary brown leather over wooden boards, lower cover with lily-shaped metal clasp with a lamb holding the Christian banner, strap missing, author's name and title ('statius achil.') inked on lower cover, both covers stained, some rubbing and worming, spine damaged at extremities, 281 x 200 mm., [Northern Italy, late fourteen century].⁂ A generally well-preserved manuscript in an unrestored and attractive binding.Text:An important and unrecorded fourteenth-century manuscript of the Achilleide, written by Statius in 95-96 C.E., and left unfinished. The Achilleid enjoyed a wide success in late antiquity and commentaries on it were composed in the Carolingian period and early Middle Ages. The manuscript presents as explicit the spurious verse "aura silet puppis currens ad littora venit", which is found in Statius' manuscript tradition starting from the 11th century. On the recto of the last leaf the anonymous scribe has copied the text of the Epitaphium Achillis (see Riese, Anthologia Latina, I, 2, no. 630), which is attested in two other manuscripts dating from the late fourteenth century, respectively in the Biblioteca Riccardiana in Florence (ms 1223.C) and in the Biblioteca Universitaria in Genoa (ms E.II.8). A further point of interest of the present codex lies in its copious marginalia, glosses and scholia, which offer numerous variant readings. The provenance of this manuscript has an interesting Genoese connection: between the end of the fifteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century the manuscript passed through the hands of members of the first families of the Genoa Republic: the D'oria (or Doria), Spinola and Grimaldi families. Among these owners the name of Giovanni Battista Grimaldi is especially noteworthy. In his palace in Genoa he assembled a beautiful library, which included Latin classical texts as well as contemporary vernacular works, and his humanist preceptor Claudio Tolomei (ca. 1492-1556) had an important role in forming the collection. He paid great attention to the bindings of his volumes, and employed the best and most sought after binders such as Niccolò Franzese and Marcantonio Guillery. Grimaldi was a friend of Niccolò Spinola, whose ownership inscription is also to be found in this manuscript: it is therefore possible to hypothesise an exchange of books between these two distinguished Genoese patricians. Provenance:Andreolo D'Oria (fifteenth-century ownership inscription on recto of front flyleaf 'Nobili Domino Andriolo de Auria'; Niccolò Spinola (sixteenth-century ownership inscription on recto of front flyleaf 'Nicolaus Spinula me possidet'; Giovanni Battista Grimaldi (1524-1612; ownership inscription on verso of fol. 33 'Gio: Batt[ist]a Grimaldo'; Alessandro [Grimaldi ?] (ownership inscription on verso of fol. 34 'Alexandro', maybe the son of Giovanni Battista Grimaldi).Literature:P. M. Clogan, "A Preliminary List of Manuscripts of Statius' Achilleid"; Idem, The Medieval Achilleid of Statius edited with Introduction, Variant Readings, and Glosses, Leiden 1968; H. Anderson, The Manuscripts of Statius, Washington, D.C. 2000; A. Hobson, Apollo and Pegasus. An Enquiry into the Formation and Dispersal of a Renaissance Library, Amsterdam 1975.
Locke (John) .- Law.- Callaghan (Robert) The contractions of Mr. Lock's Essay concerning humane understanding by Robt. Callaghan, manuscript, 101pp., within a commonplace book with an additional 151pp. of mostly legal notes, a few ff. working loose, occasional spotting and mostly light staining, lightly browned, upper joint split, contemporary vellum, 'To be kept' inscribed in ink on lower cover, foot of spine worn, horizontal cut to lower cover, soiled, small 4to, [?Dublin], 1731-33.⁂ A systematic and erudite summary of Locke's Essay up to the tenth chapter of Book IV by an 18th century Irish lawyer. In the second part of the volume Callaghan discusses specific legal cases, including Sir William Pelham (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the 16th Century) and 'Lord Strafford ... Lieutenant of Ireland' (probably Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and Lord Deputy of Ireland), and looks at the operations of different types of courts and the roles of officials within them. He also considers the differences between Irish and English law, and outlines the definitions 'of crimes & misdemeanors', including high treason, manslaughter, arson and kidnapping. Moving away from the Law we find discussion of natural law and metaphysics, and a seemingly unpublished 17pp. work of physics, beginning 'De objectu physices'. The compiler is possibly Robert Callaghan of Dublin, alumnus of Trinity College, The Middle Temple in London, and King's Inns back in Dublin, which he joined in or around 1733 (the latest year documented in the present manuscript). He later followed in his father's footsteps and became a Member of Parliament.
America.- New Hampshire bastardy laws.- A group of 9 eighteenth century manuscript documents relating to violations of bastardy laws, folds, some with small holes at folds, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, v.s., Rockingham County, NH, 1766-91.⁂ Detailing events that led to women falling pregnant out of wedlock. 'Labourer came to her into the chamber of the said house and by wheedling & promises of great ?kindings prevailed with her & then & there had carnal knowledge of her body whereby she is now pregnant of a child likely to be born a Bastard'.
Naval.- Peninsular War.- Orders and Letters Received, manuscript fair copies, 88pp., first f. loose, folds, occasional spotting or light staining, contemporary vellum, circular ms. label to covers, soiled, folio, 1808-10.⁂ A fascinating insight into operations of the period, mostly relating to HMS Impetueux under the command of Captain John Lawford. Includes provisions, use of rockets, and reports on victories. Signatories include Lord Gambier (mostly), and Captain Robert Stopford.
Refuge (Eustache de) A Treatise of the Court or Instructions for Courtiers, translated by John Reynolds, 2 parts in 1, first edition in English, fine engraved architectural title, woodcut initials and typographic ornaments, with blank leaf & letterpress title to second part and 2 preliminary leaves bound after O6 as usual and text continuing with O7, with errata leaf at end but lacking final blank, light browning to first few leaves but an excellent copy in contemporary vellum, spine titled in manuscript, a little soiled and marked, [Heltzel 494; STC 7367], by A[ugustine] M[atthews] for Will. Lee, 1622; The Accomplish'd Courtier...By H.W., woodcut initials and head-pieces, without 20pp. Index at end (never bound in), title and final leaf a little browned, contemporary sprinkled sheep, rubbed, a little stained, spine and joints worn, covers slightly splayed, [Wing D2682C], for Thomas Dring, 1658, 8vo (2)⁂ Scarce translations of Refuge's Traité de la Cour, first published in 1616, the second item being the second part only. ESTC lists 6 UK copies of the first.
Hierocles, of Alexandria. Hierocles upon the Golden Verses of Pythagoras; Teaching a vertuous and worthy Life, translated by John Hall, first edition, typographic ornaments, lacking final blank, some light spotting, stain to upper margin, attractive later mottled calf with single gilt fillet border, by Bayntun, spine ruled in gilt with red roan label, inner gilt dentelles, slight rubbing to joints, [Wing H1938], small 8vo, by John Streater for Francis Eaglesfield, 1657 [1656].
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[Preston (Richard Graham, Viscount)] Angliae speculum morale; The Moral State of England..., first edition, with initial blank and cancel E8, woodcut initials, lengthy note in Latin in contemporary hand to front free endpaper, ink inscription of Capt. Francis Downman Royal Artillery to a couple of preliminaries, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Heltzel 1184; Wing P3310], by Henry Herringman, 1670 § [Brown (John)] An Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times, first edition, title in red & black, with final advertisement leaf, engraved bookplate of W.Wynne, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, lightly stained, spine worn at head, [printed by William Bowyer] for L.Davis and C.Reymers, 1757 § Sentimental Discourses upon Religion and Morality. By a Lady, only edition, half-title, one or two small stains, contemporary sheep, red morocco label, spine worn at foot with splits to joints, T.Becket, 1776 § Nettleton (Thomas) A Treatise on Virtue and Happiness, third edition, corrected, contemporary ink signature of George Fluyder to head of title, light foxing, small tear to upper edge of b1 just touching head-line, later pink calf, rubbed and faded, J.Payne, & J.Bouquet, 1751, rubbed, 8vo (4)⁂ The second is an attack on English society by an Anglican clergyman who deplored the "unmanly dissipation" of Englishmen as a result of greater luxury, and the increased role of women in society. The third is a rare courtesy book; only 3 copies listed by ESTC (BL, and Harvard and Huntington libraries in America).
Gracian y Morales (Baltasar) The Courtiers Manual Oracle, or, the Art of Prudence, first edition in English, 4pp. advertisements at end, hole to C1 with loss of a few letters but not to sense, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Wing G1468], by M.Flesher, for Abel Swalle, 1685; The Art of Prudence: or, a Companion for a Man of Sense, edited by John Savage, some light foxing, contemporary panelled calf, some stains, for Daniel Brown..., 1705 § Schopenhauer (Arthur, translator) Balthazar Gracian's Hand-Orakel und Kunst der Weltklugheit..., first edition of this translation, half-title, contemporary half cloth, spine faded, Leipzig, 1862, all rubbed, 8vo (3)⁂ Translations of Gracian's Oraculo manual y arte de prudencia of 1647.
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[Darrell (William)] The Gentleman Instructed, in the Conduct of a Virtuous and Happy Life...for the instruction of a Young Nobleman, 4 parts in 1 including supplement to first part, fifth edition but first with all parts, first few leaves a little stained, lacking endpapers, J.Heptinstall for E.Smith, 1713 § [Bolton (Robert)] Letters and Tracts on the Choice of Company and other subjects, second edition (reissue of first edition sheets with cancel title and additional advertisement leaf), contemporary ink inscription "Jane Guise 1763" to head of title, J.Whiston and B.White, 1762 § Letters to a Young Nobleman, first edition, half-title, errata leaf at end, some light spotting, contemporary signature to front free endpaper, another almost detached, A.Millar, 1762, contemporary panelled or speckled calf, red morocco labels, rubbed, some splits to joints and wear to spine ends, the first with adhesions to lower cover; and an eighth edition of the first, 8vo (4)⁂ The second includes chapters on the intemperance of eating and drinking, on pleasure, public worship, and a letter to a young nobleman.
Raleigh (Sir Walter) & others. Instructions for Youth, Gentlemen and Noblemen, errata leaf at end, light browning, A11 worn and soiled at fore-margin causing small holes, one or two other minor marginal defects, old ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, morocco label, slightly rubbed, 12mo, for Randal Minshull, 1722.⁂ First edition of a compendium of four conduct books, comprising: Walter Raleigh's Instructions to His Son, and to Posterity; William Cecil, Lord Burghley's Advice to His Son; The instructions of Cardinal Sermonetta, to his cousin Petro Caetano, at his first going into Flanders... and Edward Walsingham's Manual of Prudential Maxims, for Statesmen and Courtiers (which was plagiarised from De Refuge's Traité de la Cour).
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Servants.- [Moser (Friedrich Carl von)] Der Herr und der Diener geschildert mit Patriotischer Freyheit, engraved frontispiece and decorative rococo title by Cöntgen after Ducrée, a few leaves lightly browned, Donaueschingen library copy with small oval ink stamp to verso of frontispiece, contemporary sprinkled sheep, old paper label to foot of spine, Frankfurt, J.A.Raspe, 1759 § Klein (Ignaz) Grundsätze für Dienende, rococo woodcut title ornament and head-pieces, contemporary half calf, Munich, J.Lentner, 1787 § Schmidt (Friedrich Traugott) Einzig mögliche Art gutes Gesinde zu erhalten, light foxing at beginning and end, contemporary ink inscription to inside front wrapper, contemporary sprinkled wrappers, uncut, Neustrelitz, 1795 § Reider (Jakob Ernst von) Das Ganze der Dienstbotenhaltung nach dem Dienstvertrage..., foxing, contemporary wrappers, spines faded, Nuremberg & Leipzig, 1823, first editions, all a little rubbed, the last two with later paper labels to foot of spine, 8vo et infra (4)⁂ An interesting group of items relating to servants: the first was a popular work on the relationships between masters and servants, kings and rulers, court life and customs; the second is an unusual guide for servants written by one below stairs with an introduction by one from above, the German romanticist Karl von Eclartshausen; the third proposes better education for the lower classes and recommends that relationships between masters and servants should not be too close; the fourth is a legal study of the regulations concerning servants and their conditions of service. The last (only edition) is scarce with WorldCat listing only 5 copies in Germany and one in France.
Etiquette & Manners.- Trusler (Rev. Dr. John) A System of Etiquette, second edition, 6pp. advertisements at end, a few small stains, contemporary signature of Sir Henry Oakes Bt. to head of title and with his engraved bookplate, contemporary tree sheep, rubbed, rebacked, Bath, M.Gye, [1805] § [Owen (John)] The Fashionable World Displayed, third edition, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, a few stains, short tear to fore-edge of title, old ink inscription to half-title,original boards, pink paper label to upper cover (chipped), 1805 § [Day (Charles William)], "Count Alfred D'Orsay". Etiquette; or, a Guide to the Usages of Society..., first American edition, spotting to title, light water-staining towards end, modern half calf, New York, 1843 § Etiquette for Gentlemen: with Hints on the Art of Conversation, sixth thousand, half-title, wood-engraved title-vignette, advertisement for Tilt's Classical Library tipped in at end, original embossed limp green cloth, gilt, g.e., a little faded, Charles Tilt, 1838 § Hand-Book of Etiquette (The), half-title, 24pp. catalogue at end, original embossed limp cloth, faded, recased, new endpapers, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1860 § [Clowes (John)] The Golden Wedding Ring; or, Observations on the Institution of Marriage. By a Clergyman, engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title, a few spots, lacking front free endpaper, original pictorial limp red cloth, gilt, g.e., Halifax, Milner & Sowerby, 1851, all rubbed; and 17 others, similar, mostly nineteenth century, a few American, 8vo et infra (23)⁂ A good group of works on etiquette and manners, many scarce. Library Hub lists only 3 copies (BL, Cambridge, Oxford) of this edition of Trusler, and only one copy of the second item (BL).
Purchas (Samuel) Purchas his pilgrim. Microcosmus, or the historie of man, first edition, title with first three words within woodcut cartouche and with woodcut printer's device, 3G2 dedication f. to Bishop John King bound after title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, title and dedication f. trimmed to border and neatly laid down (both are without text verso in original state), some spotting or mostly light foxing, occasional staining, contemporary sheep, rebacked, covers worn, but holding firm, [STC 20503; Sabin 66677], 8vo, Printed by W[illiam] S[tansby] for Henry Fetherstone, 1619.⁂ Rare at auction, the last copy we can trace being in 1981. Includes references to the New World.
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[Shakespeare (William)] The Comedie of Errors, from the Second Folio, numbered 85-100, double-column, woodcut head-piece and decorative initial, tiny rust-hole to first leaf, affecting two letters, light marginal spotting to last 2 ff., small stain to p.91 not affecting text, trimmed, occasionally affecting headline and page numbers, modern red morocco, spine titled in gilt, overall a crisp tight copy, folio (295 x 205mm.), [Printed by Thomas Cotes], [1632].⁂ Shakespeare at his most comic: an elaborate farce based in the misperception of identity, and driven by puns, buffoonery and improbable situations. Involving two sets of identical twin with multiple identity confusions, the Comedy of Errors is perhaps the most complicated plotline of any of Shakespeare's plays.
Cumming (Roualeyn Gordon) Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa, 2 vol., mixed edition, vol.1 first edition, vol.2 third edition, half-title in vol.2, wood-engraved frontispieces, additional pictorial titles and 13 plates, map, a few small marks and stains, tear to lower margin of K3 in vol.1 repaired, book-label of Collingwood Hope, later half tan calf, spines gilt with red & green morocco labels, t.e.g., 1850-51 § Farini (G.A.) Through the Kalahari Desert, first edition, half-title, 2 portraits (small stain to margins), 15 plates, 2 folding maps, illustrations, 32pp. publishers' catalogue at end, ink inscription to half-title, 1886 § Churchill (Lord Randolph S.) Men, Mines and Animals in South Africa, first edition, portrait, 28 plates, folding colour map at end, illustrations, 1892, the last two with light foxing at beginning and end, near uniform modern half calf, spines tooled in gilt and blind with red roan labels, original pictorial cloth upper covers bound in at end, 8vo (3)
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Hobbes (Thomas) Thomae Hobbes Angli Malmesburiensis Philosophi Vita, edited by R[ichard] B[lackburne], first collected edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of Hobbes, off-setting to title, ?lacking A1 (initial blank), [Macdonald & Hargreaves 93; Wing H2268], Carolopoli. apud Eleutherium Anglicum [colophon, London, apud Guil. Crooke], 1681 bound with The Art of Rhetoric, with a Discourse of the Laws of England, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of Hobbes, very small hole to title, not affecting text, small early ink annotation to margin of O8, [Wing H2212], for William Crooke, 1681 and Decameron Physiologicum: or, Ten Dialogues of Natural Philosophy, first edition, folding engraved plate, 3 engraved diagrams, woodcut head-pieces and initials, [Wing H2226], for W[illiam] Crooke, 1678, and Considerations Upon Reputation, Loyalty, The Manners and Religion, second edition, with final 5 leaves of advertisements, early ink annotation to margin of D7, [Wing H2218], 1680, together 4 works in 1, ink inscription to front endpaper, dated '7 May 1760', contemporary calf, small crack upper joint head, light surface wear to covers, extremities and corners a little rubbed, 8vo. ⁂ The first with commendatory verses by Abraham Crowley, Ralph Bathurst and John Aubrey.
Recusant.- Cary (Edward), "Adolphus Brontius". The Catechist catechiz'd: or, Loyalty asserted in vindication of the oath of allegiance, against a new catechism set forth by a father of the Society of Jesus, first edition, final f. blank, occasional spotting or light staining, later endpapers, edges speckled in colours, occasionally encroaching on a margin, contemporary speckled calf, spine in compartments and with later gilt title and date, joints splitting, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, [Wing C722], 8vo, no place, no printer, 1681.⁂ Rare at auction, with the last copy we can trace being offered in 1968. Cary was a Devon-born Catholic priest. Provenance: Rev. H. Campbell; Coombs Bookseller, Worcester; 'Bib. Mai Heythrop BX 2078, BRO, 1681' (labels to front endpapers).
Lithgow (William) Lithgow's Nineteen Years Travels through the most Eminent Places in the Habitable World, woodcut frontispiece and 5 plates only (of 6), all folding, frontispiece with restoration to lower corner within image, lacking Z4&5, occasional light browning, bookplates to pastedowns, contemporary sheep, rebacked, corners worn, [Blackmer 1021 for 1640 2nd ed; Wing L2541], 8vo, Printed for John Wright and Thomas Passinger, 1682.⁂ Scarce, originally published under the title The Totall Discourse of the Rare Adventures in 1632. Lithgow, a Scot, travelled extensively throughout the Levant, Greece, Constantinople and the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, Italy and Spain "He travelled mostly on foot and had a greater knowledge of the interior of the countries he visited than most travellers of this period. He provides interesting details of the society, men, and manners he observed and is probably the earliest authority for coffee-drinking in Europe, Turkish baths, the pigeon-post between Aleppo and Bagdad etc. etc." - Blackmer.
Music.- Purcell (Henry) Orpheus Britannicus. A Collection of all the Choicest Songs for One Two and Three Voices, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, wood-engraved music, with 'A Table of Songs' leaf with advertisement to verso after a2, a2 with small marginal defect and tear at lower edge (some loss of text), B2 and C1 with marginal tears and paper repairs, 3Q2 large tear with old stitching repair, occasional trimming to head (affecting page numbers), light browning, [Wing P4218], J. Heptinstall for Henry Playford, 1698 bound with Orpheus Britannicus... The Second Book, which renders the First Compleat, second edition, woodcut initials, wood engraved music, Y1 marginal tear at lower edge with paper repair, 2G2 marginal tear at upper edge, by William Pearson for S. H., 1711, together 2 works in 1, all tears affecting text but with no loss, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked, with original backstrip laid down but calf repairs to head and foot, morocco labels to spine, light wearing to spine, upper corners bumped, folio.
Music.- Purcell (Henry) Orpheus Britannicus. A Collection of all the Choicest Songs for One Two and Three Voices, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, wood-engraved music, lacking 'A Table of Songs' leaf with advertisement to verso after a2, some trimming at head and foot, affecting page numbers at head, loss of some signatures and sometimes affecting musical score at foot, occasional light spotting, endpapers renewed, but retaining original front endpaper to which later ink manuscript annotations, nineteenth century half-calf, with mounted morocco label to upper cover, worn, [Wing P4218], folio, J. Heptinstall for Henry Playford, 1698
Music.- Babell (William) Suits of the most Celebrated Lessons Collected and Fitted to the Harpsicord or Spinnet..., first edition, engraved title, engraved 'Table of the Lessons', 76 engraved plates of music (numbered 2-77), manuscript ink annotation to front endpaper verso, title with light uniform browning and offsetting, plate 65 with small marginal tear to lower edge (just touching but not affecting music), some light browning and spotting, endpapers renewed, modern half calf, upper joint splitting at head and foot, rubbed, folio, Walsh and Hare, [1717].⁂ Rare. RISM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales) lists no copy at the BL, nor is it listed on ESTC. Meanwhile, RBH lists only 4 copies at auction in the last 40 years. This collection, which includes some of Babell's own material, also contains some of the earliest known published arrangements and harpsicord transcriptions of arias by G. F. Handel, for example from his operas Rinaldo (1711) and Teseo (1713). Although Babell (1960-1723) was trained predominantly by his bassoonist father, it is thought to be possible that Handel also contributed to his musical training.
Music.- Handel (George Frideric) Solos for a German Flute a Hoboy or a Violin... Being all Choice pieces Compos'd by Mr Handel, 7 parts in 1, 7 engraved titles, with 'A Table of Songs contain'd in the 7 collections' after first title, 167 plates of engraved music, 5 titles with slip altering imprint pasted down, nineteenth century ink stamp to multiple pages (including to first and sixth title; mainly to blank versos or to blank staves), title 5 with small marginal defect (not affecting text), part 6 plate 22 with small marginal defect touching music and small hole to plates 22-24 touching music (no loss), light marginal browning, with a few pages uniformly browned, endpapers renewed, modern half calf, for I. Walsh, [c.1733]; and a late eighteenth century edition of Handel's The Triumph of Time and Truth, folio (2)
Southey (Robert) Poems, first edition, issue with second line of imprint in roman and the comma after "Biggs" above the "st" of "Bristol", with advertisement leaf at end but lacking final blank, wood-engraved tail-pieces, H1 & 2 transposed, light foxing to a few leaves, contemporary calf, gilt, a little rubbed, rebacked, 8vo, Bristol, N.Biggs for Joseph Cottle, 1797.⁂ The author's second book but the first published under only his name. It is dedicated to Mary Wollstonecraft and includes the poems 'To Mary Wollstonecraft', 'The Triumph of Woman' and 'Poems on the Slave Trade'.
Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) Poems...to which are now added Poems by Charles Lamb, and Charles Lloyd, second edition, without the very rare errata slip (as usual), light foxing to title and one or two other leaves (mostly to endpapers), later dark blue morocco, by Rivière & Son, covers with triple gilt fillet border, spines gilt in compartments with floral motif, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., upper joint very slightly rubbed, 8vo, Bristol, printed by N.Biggs for J.Cottle, and London, 1797.⁂ Second edition of Coleridge's Poems on Various Subjects published the previous year but in many ways a new work and with the first appearance of many items. It was revised and greatly expanded by Coleridge including a new Preface and eleven new poems, and with additional poems by Charles Lamb (who had contributed four poems to the first edition) and Charles Lloyd.
Lloyd (Charles) and Charles Lamb. Blank Verse, first edition, faint trace of signature to head of title, light foxing towards end, attractive later crushed mid-blue morocco, by Rivière & Son, covers with elaborate border tooled in gilt, spine gilt in compartments with title and five raised bands, floral ornaments to corners of turn-ins, t.e.g., others uncut, spine very slightly faded, cloth slip-case, small 8vo, T.Bensley, for John and Arthur Arch, 1798.⁂ Comprising thirteen poems by Lloyd and seven by Lamb, including 'The Old Familiar Faces'. Lamb's first significant selection of verse to appear in print.
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Wordsworth (William) [& Samuel Taylor Coleridge.] Lyrical Ballads, with other poems, 2 vol., vol.1 second edition, vol.2 first edition, first issue (with lines omitted from poem 'Michael' on p.210 and 3 errata on final leaf), vol.1 without blank c8 at end of preliminaries and with light foxing to title and following leaf, vol.2 with contemporary ink inscription to title, C3 lacking small portion from outer margin and stain to lower outer corners of final two leaves, modern half blue morocco, spines faded, [PMM 256], 8vo, T.N.Longman and O.Rees, 1800.⁂ Including a second volume with 42 new poems and the first appearance of Wordsworth's 40pp. Preface in vol.1 defining his ideas on poetry. "Its outline of the supreme function of poetry, expressed in such phrases as that poetry 'takes its origins from emotion recollected in tranquility', set a new tone; and it became in effect the revolutionary manifesto of the romantic poets of the next generation". PMM
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Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first edition, [one of 500 copies], half-titles, 8 plates, some folding, numerous illustrations, folding colour map in pocket at end of vol.1, without 32pp. publishers' catalogue, ex-library copy with stamp to verso of title of vol.1 and one or two other leaves, half-titles spotted, occasional light soiling, a few leaves creased at corners, tear to upper margin of p.213/4 in vol.2, modern half burgundy morocco, spines gilt, uncut, spines very slightly faded, 8vo, Cambridge, 1888.⁂ Classic work on the exploration of Arabia which contains so much information on the topography of the area that it was used as a text-book by the British army during the Arab Revolt. There are also detailed descriptions of the Bedouin tribes and their customs.
Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision; The Pains of Sleep, first edition, with half-title and all fly-titles but lacking 4pp. advertisements at end, a few marginal spots and small stains, modern burgundy morocco ruled in blind, spine gilt in compartments, light discolouration to covers, 1816; Sibylline Leaves: A Collection of Poems, first edition, half-title, errata leaf, very occasional spotting, book-label of James Stevens Cox, modern red calf, by Langdon & Davis of Bristol, covers with border of small gilt flowers, spine gilt with same floral motifs and to turn-ins, cloth slip-case, 1817, 8vo (2)⁂ Sibylline Leaves contains the final version of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.
Austen (Jane) Northanger Abbey: and Persuasion. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice", "Mansfield-Park" &c. With a Biographical Notice of the Author, 4 vol., first edition, half-title to vol. 1 only, lacking final blanks in vol. 4, occasional very light toning to pages, some light spotting to fore-edge, but a very clean cope generally, morocco book label of Austin Smith to front pastedowns, brown crushed half morocco, gilt, by H. Sotheran, spines gilt in compartments with red and green morocco labels, vol. 1 spine rubbed at head, corners a little bumped, light rubbing to extremities, t.e.g., preserved in slip-case, [Gilson A9], 12mo, John Murray, 1818.⁂ First edition of both novels, published posthumously. Northanger Abbey, a Gothic novel parody, had been drafted fifteen years earlier under a working title of 'Susan', but was abandoned when another novel of the same name appeared in 1809. Persuasion was completed by Austen in the summer of 1816, shortly before she was forced to stop writing due to ill-health.
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Dickens (Charles) [Works], 26 vol. only, all but Oliver Twist; Hard Times; A Child's History of England; and Edwin Drood first editions, most with frontispieces, engraved titles and plates, illustrations, one or two short tears, expertly repaired, occasional faint off-setting, Pickwick with original blue wrapper bound-in, bound without advertisements, 1837-61 § Savonarola (Don Jeremy) Facts & Figures from Italy ... addressed during the last two winters to Charles Dickens, first edition, 1847; scattered faint spotting, uniform nineteenth-century calf, gilt, red and green morocco spine labels, light rubbing to corners and spine extremities, 8vo (27).⁂ Including the first edition, fifth impression of 'Great Expectations' in 3 vol., with no full stop after 'robbery', p.42, line 5 in vol. 1. and p.149, line 21 with a faulty 's' in 'earnings.' Smith notes that "the first five issues were probably printed at a single impression and published with altered title-pages to imply and encourage a rapid sale."Lacking: Master Humphreys Clock; Barnaby Rudge; Old Curiosity Shop; Sketches of a Young Gentleman; Sketches of Young Couples; American Notes vol. 1 only; A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; and The Cricket on the Heath.
Dickens (Charles) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, first edition in book form later issue with letterpress title dated 1838 (final roman "i" erased and altered to appear as 1837), half-title, frontispiece, pictorial title and 41 etched plates by R. Seymour, R.W. Buss and Halbot K. Browne, spotting and browning (mainly marginal) to plates, some light off-setting, original slate fine-diaper cloth, joints and spine ends with tears and chips, corners a little rubbed, [Eckel p.17-18; Hatton and Cleaver pp.1-88; Smith pp.19-27 (this issue see n.1)], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1838.
Dickens (Charles) Oliver Twist, 3 vol., second edition, second issue with titles dated 1839, half-titles, etched frontispieces and 21 plates by George Cruikshank, 4pp. advertisements at end of vol.1, light foxing to plates and occasionally to text, a few small stains, upper hinge of vol.3 split with endpaper not pasted down and frontispiece loose, original blind-stamped purple-brown cloth, pale yellow endpapers, rubbed, some staining particularly to upper cover of vol.2, spines faded, corners bumped, [Smith I, p.36], 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1839.
Dickens (Charles) The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first edition in book form, with publisher's imprint to frontispiece and first four plates, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, 39 plates by Halbot K. Browne, list of plates with 2 small marginal tears and paper repairs, some offsetting, spotting, endpapers renewed, original first state green fine-diaper cloth, some very light sunning to spine, recased, spine ends strengthened and repaired, in effect still an attractive copy overall, [Eckel pp.64-66; Smith I,5], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1839.
Dickens (Charles) The Adventures of Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress...A New Edition, Revised and Corrected, bound from the original parts, half-title, 24 etched plates by George Cruikshank, some light foxing or browning, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, by Robson & Kerslake, covers with triple gilt fillet border and ornamental corner-pieces, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, with original pictorial blue wrapper to part I bound in at beginning, rubbed, split to upper joint, 8vo, for the Author, by Bradbury & Evans, 1846.⁂ Oliver Twist was unusual in that it was first issued, in 1838, in cloth during its serialisation in Bentley's Miscellany from February 1837 to April 1839. Dickens later bought back the copyright from Bentley and substantially revised the text with more dramatic scenes, as a result of his public readings. A set in the 10 original parts is extremely rare.
Dickens (Charles) Hard Times. For These Times, first edition in book form, first issue with p.244 misnumbered 44, half-title, pp.264-5 lightly soiled, occasional scattered spotting or light marginal finger soiling, original first state olive green cloth, priced 5/- at foot of spine, usual light sunning to spine and fading to cover margins, light bumping to spine ends and corners, but a sharp and excellent example overall, [Eckel p.131; Smith I,11], 8vo, Bradbury & Evans, 1854.
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Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) [The Sherlock Holmes novels], 4 vol., comprising A Study in Scarlet, second English (first illustrated) edition, frontispiece, 11 plates and numerous illustrations by George Hutchinson, 24pp. advertisements at rear, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, neatly recased, spine a little faded, ring- and splash-marks to upper cover, 1891; The Sign of Four, first edition, first issue with misprints "13" on contents p. and "w shed" on p.56, without advertisements, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, bookplate to pastedown, original first issue cloth with "Spencer Blackett's Standard Library", slight shelf-lean, spine darkened, with two small chips to head and neat repair to lower joint, spine ends and corners a little bumped, a bright and excellent copy generally, Spencer Blackett, 1890; The Hound of the Baskervilles, first edition, first issue with "you" for "your" on p.13 line 3, 15 plates only (of 16) by Sydney Paget, small patch of water-staining front pastedown with some resultant bleeding of red dye to endpaper, original red pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt and black, light fading to spine, short split to lower joint, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, some light rubbing but an excellent example overall, 1902; The Valley of Fear, first edition frontispiece by Frank Wiles, 6pp. advertisements, scattered foxing, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, light soiling, a very good copy, 1915, all housed together in custom slip-case, [Green and Gibson A1c, A7a, A26a & A39a], 8vo.⁂ The complete Sherlock Holmes novels, rare to find all together an in good condition.
Stoker (Bram) Dracula, first edition, later issue with "The Shoulder of Shasta" advertisement f. and 16pp. publisher's catalogue at rear but on thicker, uncut paper, 4 titles listed on half-title verso, a very clean copy, original yellow cloth lettered in red, slight shelf-lean, usual light cockling to upper cover, spine a little rubbed and dulled, slight bumping and minor fraying to spine tips and corners, some light surface soiling, but overall an unusually bright and excellent example, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box (with splitting to lower joint), 8vo, Archibald Constable, 1897.⁂ An excellent copy of this cornerstone horror title, rare in such condition.
Wilde (Oscar) An Ideal Husband, first edition, one of 1,000 copies, ink ownership stamp to front pastedown, very light browning to endpapers, original cloth, gilt decorations by Charles Shannon, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners bumped with chipping to head of spine, light marking and surface soiling to covers, [Mason 385], 4to, 1899.
Elton (J.Frederic) Travels and Researches among the Lakes and Mountains of Eastern & Central Africa, first edition, portrait, 3 folding maps (one colour), 13 wood-engraved plates (one folding), illustrations, occasional spotting or light staining, bookplate of John Ralph Willia, contemporary burgundy morocco, gilt, spine gilt, g.e., 1879 § Pinto (Maj. Serpa) How I Crossed Africa, 2 vol., first English edition, maps, plates and illustrations including large folding map and folding facsimiles, a few small stains, contemporary calf, gilt, 1881, both school prize bindings with presentation label or inscription, slightly rubbed; and 2 others, Africa, 8vo (5)
Adams (Richard) Watership Down, first edition, slight shelf-lean, light mottling to spine and covers, spine ends and corners a little bumped, jacket price-clipped, spine ends and corners chipped, light creasing to head, extremities rubbed, 1972; Watership Down, first American edition, signed by the authoron title, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, jacket with creasing to head and foot, otherwise near-fine, New York, 1972; Tales from Watership Down, first edition, signed by the author on title, illustrations by John Lawrence, jacket with very light creasing to head, else fine, 1996, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (3)
Dylan (Bob) The Drawn Blank Series, inscribed by artist on upper cover, illustrations, VIP ticket, flyer and price list loosely inserted, original paper wrappers, fractional bumping to corners and spine head, light rubbing, 4to, 2008.⁂ Scarce exhibition catalogue which was inscribed by Dylan at the exhibition.
Eliot (T.S.) The Sacred Wood, first edition, first state without advertisements and with type of "Methuen" at foot of spine measuring 3mm., signed by the author on title, slight toning to endpapers, original blue cloth, slight rubbing and bumping to spine tips and corners, second state dust-jacket with sub-title to upper panel and "Books by A. Clutton-Brock" to lower panel, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, a few very short tears with light creasing to head, [Gallup A5a], 8vo, 1920.
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