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Acton (Harold) Memoirs of an Aesthete, first edition, illustrations, some light spotting to endpapers and edges, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine dulled, spine ends and corners chipped, chipping to upper fore-edge, light spotting and soiling, a few short closed tears and light creasing to head and foot, 8vo, 1948.⁂ Acton's classic memoir, encompassing his childhood in Florence, his period in Oxford with the likes of Waugh and Robert Byron and his taking up residence in Peking in 1932, rare in the dust-jacket.
NO RESERVE Schools .- Trollope (Rev. William) A History of the Royal Foundation of Christ's Hospital with an account of the plan of education, the internal economy...and memoirs of eminent blues, engraved frontispiece and 8 plates, title foxed and with offsetting from frontispiece, occasional spotting or light foxing, modern boards, some fading and spotting, William Pickering, 1834 § Newcombe (Rev. Richard) A Memoir of Gabriel Goodman, D.D. Dean of Westminster during forty years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, the restorer of the wardenship of Ruthin; with some account of Ruthin School, and the names of its most eminent scholars, engraved portrait and 4 plates, portrait foxed and offsetting on to title, occasional spotting or light foxing, mostly to plates, modern boards, some fading and spotting, Ruthin, Taliesin Press, 1825; and 15 others, Schools and related, v.s. (17)
NO RESERVE Europe.- [Byron (Anne Isabella Milbanke, Baroness, attributed to)] What de Fellenberg has done for education, first edition, ?lacking half-title, spotted, a few small stains, modern marbled boards, Saunders and Otley, 1839 § Perry (Walter Copland) German university education; or, the professors and students of Germany, first edition, 32pp. publisher's catalogue at end, some spotting and light browning, original green blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt, rebacked, preserving original backstrip, chipped at head and with label removed from foot, corners worn, [Bonn: printed by Charles Georgi] & London, Longman [& others.], 1845; and 8 others, 19th century European Education, v.s. (10)
NO RESERVE Italy.- Guidi (Jean-Baptiste-Marie) Lettres contenant le journal d'un voyage fait à Rome en 1773, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, half-titles, woodcut ornaments to titles and head- and tail-pieces, occasional spotting, little lightly browned, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, head of spine and corners worn, rubbed, Geneva & Paris, no printer, 1783 § [Dupaty (Charles-Marguerite-Jean-Baptiste Mercier)] Lettres sur l'Italie, 3 vol., half-titles, engraved frontispieces to each vol., some spotting and light browning, 19th-century blue marbled boards by Meslant with his ticket, Paris, Desenne & Maradan, 1797; and 7 others, 19th century French works on Italy, v.s. (11)
Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, light tape-staining to endpapers, jacket with minor chipping to spine ends and corners, light creasing to head, surface-soiling, 1962; You Only Live Twice, light staining to front free endpaper, ink gift inscription to pastedown, jacket spine lightly browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1964, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 4 others, Bond, 8vo & large 4to (6)
Cave (R.) and Geoffrey Wakeman. Typographia naturalis, number 317 of 330 copies, 5 tipped in plates, including nature-prints, gilt title decoration, original morocco-backed boards with nature-printed leaf to upper cover, Wymondham, Brewhouse, 1967 § Louÿs (Pierre) The Twilight of the Nymphs, limited edition, illustrations by Cecil Beaton, original cloth, dust jacket, Fortune Press, 1928 § MacQueen (Kenneth) Adventure in Watercolour, limited edition, double-signed by the author/ artist, tipped in plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, upper panel torn at head, spine ends and corners chipped, light surface soiling, Sydney, n.d., and 4 others, limited editions, 4to & 8vo (7)
Kernahan (Coulson) Captain Shannon, first edition, plates, 1897 § Hume (Fergus) The Silent House in Pimlico, n.d. § "Waters". The Detective Officer and other tales, frontispiece, 1878 § Campden (John) The Hundredth Acre, frontispiece, ink gift inscription to endpaper, 1906 § Marsh (Richard) The Crime and the Criminal, frontispiece and plate, hinges weak, n.d., occasional light foxing or browning, original cloth, some light rubbing or fading; and 5 others, early detective fiction, 8vo (10)
Wicks (Mark) To Mars Via The Moon An Astronomical Story, plates, covers with light discolouration to foot, upper cover with small patch of staining and wear to upper corner, 2 puncture marks to spine, 1911 § Graham (Winifred) The Gods of the Dead, endpapers browned, spine faded, 1912 § Benson (Robert Hugh) Lord of the World, lacking front free endpaper, foxing, 1907, first or first English editions, original cloth; and 5 others, science fiction, fantasy and supernatural, 8vo (8)
Atwood (Margaret) The Handmaid's Tale, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on half-title, light toning to margins, invitation to author's reading loosely inserted, original boards, dust-jacket, light creasing to head and foot, near-fine otherwise, 8vo, 1986.⁂ The first English edition of Atwood's dystopian classic, the basis for the hugely successful television series.
Russia.- Thompson (A. Beeby) The Oil Fields of Russia, second edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, plates and illustrations, some folding, title page detached, presentation bookplate from Mr. W. M. Guiness, Shell Petroleum Co." to pastedown, original cloth, lettered in gilt, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, 4to, 1908.
Burroughs (Edgar Rice) Tarzan and the Lost Empire, first English edition, Prudential bookmark loosely inserted, light spotting, original cloth, very light creasing to spine, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, light staining to spine and extremities, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, 8vo, 1931.
Kramer (Larry) Reports from the Holocaust: the making of an AIDS activist, signed presentation inscription from the author to his husband Dave Webster to endpaper, New York, 1989; The Normal Heart, signed by the author, small patches of adhesion to upper panel, New York, 1985, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, light toning to spines, else fine; and a copy of Faggots with a signed presentation inscription, 8vo (3)⁂ Three important works by the writer and LGBT rights activist who died in May this year, the first with an excellent association inscription.
NO RESERVE Philippines.- Collection of Reports from the Anti-Imperialist League, paper pamphlets, original wrappers, some light staining to covers, some folds or creases, [early 20th century]; and small quantity of others, including volumes relating to American annexation of the Philippines or Manila, and a collection of speeches made to the House of Representatives in Boston, v.s., v.d. (sml qty)
NO RESERVE Philosophy.- Brown (Thomas) Sketch of a system of the Philosophy of the Human mind, first edition, half-title, some light foxing, library stamps, contemporary calf, upper joint split, but holding, piece missing from head of spine, corners little worn, rubbed, 8vo, Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute [et al.], 1820.⁂ Rare in commerce. Brown (1778-1820) Scottish philosopher, poet, tutor and member of the American Antiquarian Society.
Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, light browning to endpapers, jacket price-clipped, spine a little browned, spines ends and corners a little chipped, a few short tears and creasing to head and foot, light staining to upper panel, 1961; On Her Majesty's Secret Service, lacking front free endpaper, spotting to edges, jacket with tape-staining to flaps, light fading to spine, spotting, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, 1963, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 4 others, Bond, 8vo & 4to (6)
Medals.- Dassier (John [Jean] & Son, medal makers) An explanation of Dassier's medals of the sovereigns of England, 6 engraved plates (the first signed 'London published 1st Jan., 1797 M. Young, Ludgate Hill), each c.284 x 368mm., 8 ff. of explanatory text, subscription form for 'Dassier's Medals of the Roman History' dated 1797, bound in at start, little marginal water-staining or mostly light soiling to plates, occasional spotting, contemporary stitched marbled wrappers, little creasing, oblong small folio, M. Young, Ludgate Hill, 1797.⁂ A very good copy of a rare work in commerce. Dassier was a Swiss medalist, who following in the footsteps of his father became chief engraver at the Geneva mint. In 1731 he issued a series of medals dedicated to George II, which depicted British sovereigns from William the Conqueror to George II.
NO RESERVE O'Casey (Sean) The Plough and the Stars, frontispiece portrait, light fading to covers, dust-jacket, repaired tears to upper panel, spine a little browned, spotting, chipping to head and foot, 1926 § [Murray (John, editor)] Shinid or the Island, presentation inscription from the editor to endpaper, for Private Circulation, 1938 § O'Brien (Kate) Pray for the Wanderer, spotting, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine browned, hole to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1938, first or first English editions, original boards; and 35 others, Irish literature, 8vo (38)
Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., first editions, vol. 1 fifth impression, vol. 2 fourth impression, vol. 3 second impression, folding maps, original cloth, some slight shelf-lean, dust-jackets, vol. 1 jacket with remains of tape and heavy tape staining to margins, light browning to spines, spine ends and corners chipped, rubbing and creasing to extremities, some splitting to head or foot of joints and fore-edges, light toning to panels, 8vo, 1955-56.
NO RESERVE Hersey (John) Hiroshima, first edition, bookplate signed by the author to half- title, original cloth, spine browned, light fraying to spine ends, dust-jacket, light fading to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, chip to upper joint, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo , New York, 1946.⁂ First edition of this landmark work, one of the earliest examples of New Journalism and never out of print.
NO RESERVE Lear (Edward) More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc., first edition, half-title, illustrations by the author, occasional spotting, a few finger-marks, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, spine gilt, small repair to head of spine, little light staining, rubbed, a good copy, [Noakes 83; Osborne I, p.70], Robert John Bush, 1872; and 3 others, Children's, 1 falsely purporting to be from the library of Lewis Carroll, v.s. (4)⁂ The author's third book.
Plath (Sylvia) Ariel, jacket with light toning to spine and panels, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short closed tears with accompanying creasing to head and foot, 1965; Crossing the Water, light browning to endpapers, very light surface soiling to jacket, else near-fine, 1971; Winter Trees, near-fine, 1971, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 3 others, Plath, 8vo (6)
Coward (Noel) Blithe Spirit, light fading to lower cover and spine, jacket spotted, spine slightly browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, 1942 § Nabokov (Vladimir) Lolita, jacket with light rubbing to head and foot, light vertical crease to upper panel, light creasing to head, but a bright and excellent example overall, 1959, first or first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 16 others, 8vo (18)
Rilke (Rainer Maria) Puppen, first edition, one of 150 copies, 16 hand-coloured plates by Lotte Prizel, some light foxing, original cloth-backed decorated boards, plain dust-jacket, spotted and borwned, chipping to head of spine and corners, card slip-case with paper label to upper cover, some wear to corners, small folio, Munich, 1921.
Greene (Graham) The Heart of the Matter, ink ownership inscription, browning to endpapers, spine faded, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short tears and creasing to head and foot, 1948; Our Man in Havana, jacket spine lightly dulled, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light surface soiling to lower panel, 1958, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 4 others, Greene, 8vo (6)
Trams and Transportation - World War II period The Light Railway Transport League The Modern Tramway magazine booklets, 1944-1948; 1937 Birmingham Corporation Tramways & Omnibus dept Transportation Facilities time table; others; Black Country Tramways Vols I & II, others Ottawa's Street cars etc qty
Cyril George Lander (Australian, 1892-1983), Mousehole harbour, Cornwall watercolour, signed 'Cyril Lander' lower right 14¼ x 19¾in. (36.3 x 50.25cm.) * Condition: Not examined out of frame - framing appears original (1960s-70s). Light foxing to lower area of water and sky and very minor mount burn. Colours remain strong.
A good Chinese porcelain famille rose 'Cockerels' baluster vase and cover, probably 19th century, finely enamelled with three cockerels, a hen and her chicks in a fenced garden with extensive rockwork, camellia and pomegranate trees and large flowing plants, above a light green lappet lower border and ruby red floral border to the shoulder below delicate floral decoration to the neck, the cover with pink and pale blue diaper border and floral branches, below a bun finial with pink chrysanthemum flower, underglaze blue double concentric lines to base, 17½in. (44.5cm.) high, two small chips to rim, small chip to cover.
An 18ct white gold and diamond pendant by Antonini, the pendant inset with approximately 1ct of very good, brilliant cut diamonds. * Condition: In very good condition - all of the diamonds are present and original. The metal is well polished and has very little evidence of wear, with just a little light scratching to the back. Signed and hallmarked to two small plaques to the inside of the pendant. The only fault is a small crack to the gold to the back of the pendant - this could very easily be repaired by a jeweller.
A Cantonese porcelain famille rose leaf shaped dish, of typical form, painted in polychrome enamels, depicting butterflies amidst flowering and fruiting hedgerow, 7¼in. (18.5cm.) long; together with a small Chinese circular porcelain dish decorated with two birds flying amidst flowers; and a section of a supper dish with prunus tree decoration. (3) *All pieces appear good with very light surface wear and nibbles to rim.
A quantity of antique and vintage collectables, comprising of a horn whistle fashioned as a wild boar; miniature looking glass; desk seal; Black Forest bear bookmark; bone trump marker; clam shell purse; music box; agate pill box; steel printing block; honour and Glory medal; antique screwdriver; FALCON 3-Draw Pocket Telescope; collection of antique / vintage marbles; pair of cased opera glasses; Stitz stereo viewer; glass scent bottle, stone tobacco jar; alligator / crocodile effect box; conch shell light, etc. (large quantity)
Channel Islands shooting interest - five silver shooting spoons, R. H. Halford & Sons Ltd., London 1910 & 1912, the terminals with crossed rifles and N L R C (Northern Light Rifle Club) Guernsey, 5 5/8in. (14.2cm.) long; together with a fiddle pattern teaspoon inscribed with urn and letters beneath 'N.B.C.C', weight 5.6 tr.oz. (6)
A Bulwadi / Qashqai rug, south west Persia, the faded madder field with floral boteh and Herati motifs, around a dark blue ozenge medallion with light blue pendants, the linked dark blue spandrels decorated with trees and animals and with a repeating rosette border, the main repeating floral border within meander guards, 107 x 70in. (272 x 178cm.), faded.
A ladies Mauboussin Amour le Jour se Lève quartz watch, Ref. 9112100, No. 3532, the 32mm. stainless steel case with diamond set mother-of-pearl bezel with gilt Arabic quarters, the silvered, diamond set dial signed 'Mauboussin Paris Swiss Made', with signed black fabric strap with deployment clasp. * Condition: Very good condition, in working order. Lacks box and papers. Strap with very minor wear. Case with a few tiny nicks and light scratches to bezel edge.
Charles Passenger for William De Morgan (1839-1917) - a 'Persian' shallow dish or charger, Fulham period (1898-1907), painted with a central roundel with a mythical lion and a snake in combat, within a border richly decorated with entwined mythical beasts and fish, the reverse with concentric circles in light and dark blue, signed 'W.De.Morgan.&.Co.Fulham' and with initials 'c.p' to centre, 13½in. (34.3cm.) diameter, broken and restored.

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