Skelton (Joseph). Skelton’s Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire from Original Drawings by J.Mackenzie, published Oxford, 1823, engraved frontispiece, decorative title with inset engraving of Wroxton Abbey, uncoloured engraved map, 49 engraved plates, numerous engraved vignettes throughout, some scattered spotting, hinges split, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt and blind decorated diced calf, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, light wear to extremities, large 4to, together with: King (Edward) , Vestiges of Oxford Castle, London: W. Bulmer & Co. for George Nicol, 1796, [4],iv,30,[2]pp., 5 uncoloured aquatint plates, contemporary marbled wrappers, spine worn, slim folio, Salmon (Thomas) , The Present State of the Universities, volume 1 only (Oxford), London: Printed for the sole benefit of the Author, and sold by J. Roberts, 1744, some browning and spotting, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and corners repaired, 8vo, Directory , Directory of Oxfordshire, [1844], folding hand-coloured engraved map frontispiece by Pigot, some toning, modern marbled wrappers, slim 8vo, Murray (John) , A Handbook for Travellers in Berks, Bucks, and Oxfordshire, London: John Murray, 1860, folding engraved map with short closed tear, original cloth, 8voQty: (5)
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* Vinyl Records. Collection of approximately 100 LPs covering various genres and artists, including King Crimson "In the Court of the Crimson King" (1969, gatefold, Island ILPS-9111), Bob Dylan "Blonde on Blonde" (1966, CBS SDDP 66012, gatefold 2-LP), Neil Young (self-titled, 1968, Reprise RSLP 6317), Thelonious Monk "The Unique Thelodious Monk" (1957, original mono recording, London LTZ-U15071), The Moody Blues "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" (1971, Threshold THS 5, gatefold with textured cover, no insert) , Hair (original 1968 London cast, Polydor 583043), The Doors (self-titled, 1967, first French pressing, Vogue CLVLXEK 198), Mike Oldfield "Tubular Bells" (1973, Virgin V2001), Elton John "Madman Across The Water" (1971, DJM Records DJLPH 420, gatefold with integral booklet), together with other LPs by artists such as David Bowie, Cat Stevens, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Elvin Bishop, Blondie, Fleetwood Mac, Joan Armatrading, Soft Cell, Roberta Flack, Jean-Michelle Jarre, Gallagher & Lyle, Electric Light Orchestra and others, plus some jazz and classical recordsQty: (Approx. 100)
![Barrie (J. M.). Peter and Wendy, illustrated by F. D. Bedford, 1st edition, Hodder & Stoughton, [1911], frontispiece, pic](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/27556d06-14f1-4e11-85a7-ac1e00d5ce41/7982dfdc-deac-4c4a-ab1a-ac1e01061b96/468x382.jpg)
Barrie (J. M.). Peter and Wendy, illustrated by F. D. Bedford, 1st edition, Hodder & Stoughton, [1911], frontispiece, pictorial title and 11 plates, spotting mainly at front and rear, to pages 225-229 and to edges, free endpapers toned (as often), original green pictorial cloth gilt, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with: Milne (A.A.) , When We Were Very Young, with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard, 6th edition, Methuen, December 1924, numerous black & white illustrations, occasional light finger-soiling and minor marks, half-title with erased ink inscription, original blue cloth gilt, extremities a trifle rubbed, a few pale marks to front cover, 8vo, plus: The Christopher Robin Story Book ..., Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard, 1st edition, Methuen, 1929, numerous black & white illustrations, scarce finger-soiling, stitching showing in one opening (but firm), endpapers and edges spotted, original sky blue cloth gilt, a little dust-soiled, front cover with a couple of small marks or stains, cocked spine lightly faded, 8vo, and 20 others similarQty: (23)
Bindings. Scenes of Clerical Life, by George Eliot, London: Macmillan & Co., 1906, colour illustrations by Hugh Thomson, bookplate of bibliographer Ann Ridler (1935-2018), all edges gilt, original cloth gilt, slight lean, 8vo, together with The History of Henry Esmond, by William Makepeace Thackeray, London: Macmillan and Co., 1905, illustrations by High Thomson, contemporary presentation inscription, bookplate of Ann Ridler, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt, 8vo Our Village, by Mary Russell Mitford, London: Macmillan & Co., 1893, illustrations by Hugh Thomson, a little light spotting, closed tear to front endpaper, bookplate, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt, 8vo, with 19 others similar in decorative gilt bindings, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, Randolph Caldecott, Chris Hammond, and George MorrowQty: (22)
Bradley (Helen Layfield). And Miss Carter Wore Pink. Scenes from an Edwardian Childhood, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1971, colour illustrations, original cloth, price-clipped dust jacket, oblong 4to, inscribed by the artist 'Helen Layfield Bradley, Oct 16th, 1971' at front, together with Miss Carter Came With Us, London: Jonathan Cape, 1973 reprint, colour illustrations, a little minor spotting at front, original cloth (some light damp spotting), slipcase (some fading), oblong 4to, limited signed edition 867/2000, with five others including Miss Carter Came With Us, 1973 (2 copies) and 'In the Begining,' Said Great-Aunt Jane, 1975Qty: (7)
Crocker (H. Radcliffe). Atlas of The Diseases of the Skin, in a series of illustrations from original drawings with descriptive letterpress, 2 volumes, Caxton Publishing Co., 1903, 96 colour lithographic plates, some occasional light finger-soiling, original half morocco gilt, with cloth sides, rubbed and soiled, some wear at head and foot of spines and slightly split at head of upper joint to volume 1, large folioQty: (2)
Cuneo (Terence). The Mouse & his Master. The Life and Work of Terence Cuneo, London: New Cavendish Books, 1977, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, a few light spots to title, top edge gilt, original morocco-backed suede-covered boards, slipcase, oblong folioQty: (1)NOTESLimited edition 71/250, inscribed 'To Michael Thornton, with "two buttoned" wishes, Terence Cuneo'.
Stowe. A Description of the House and Gardens of the most noble & Puissant Prince, George-Grenville-Nugent-Temple Marquis of Buckingham, [Buckingham]: Printed and sold by J. Seeley, Buckingham; sold also by J. Edwards; and L. B. Seeley, London, 1797, engraved title (fore-edge margin neatly widened), 30 engraved plates (including frontispiece), double-page engraved plan of the grounds at Stowe (repaired short closed tear to fore-edge margin) and folding engraved plan of Stowe house (small hole to lower blank margin), neatly repaired closed tear to dedication leaf and following leaf, also repaired closed tear to blank margin of D1, E1 & E2, occasional light dust marks, modern black half morocco gilt, mabled paper sides, 4toQty: (1)
Du Maurier (Daphne). Frenchman's Creek, 1st edition, London: Victor Gollancz, 1941, half title,text block a little trimmed at top margin, one or two light spots, recent cream and blue morocco novelty binding in the form of a gentleman's dinner jacket with three miniature death's head buttons, 8voQty: (1)
Fleming (Ian). Thunderball, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1961, light spotting to endpapers and edges, original boards, spine lettered in gilt, skeletal hand motif in blind to front cover, spine slightly rolled, a few pale marks to front board, dust jacket (not price-clipped, short nick to foot of front panel, short closed tear to foot of rear panel), 8voQty: (1)
Stowe. A Description of the House and Gardens of the most Noble and Puissant Prince, Richard Grenville Nugent Chandos Temple, Marquess of Buckingham, Buckingham: Printed & sold by J. Seeley, 1817, 29 engraved plates (2 folding), folding engraved plan of the grounds & gardens (repaired closed tear and small hole to upper margin), folding engraved plan of the house (detached), title with ownership signature of Reginald Talbot of Rhode House, few plates and leaves loose or detached, front pastedown with armorial bookplate and ownership of J. Reginald F. G. Talbot, Rhode Hill Library and inscription "Reginald Talbot given him by his afftn. Aunt Lady Mary Arundell 'née Grenville' 1841", original publisher's boards, near detached, lacking spine, worn, 8vo, contained in purpose-made cloth covered slipcase, together with: Stowe , A Description of the House and Gardens ... at Stowe, in the County of Buckingham, London: Calkin & Budd, 1838, some light toning, original blind decorated cloth, some fading and few marks, minor fraying to extremities, slim 8voQty: (2)NOTESJohn Reginald Francise George Talbot (1826-1906) of Rhode Hill, Lyme Regis, Dorset, was the son of Admiral John Talbot (1768-1851) and Julia Arundell (1791-1843).
Football. A 1966 World Cup souvenir programme, 30 July 1966, original wrappers, one or two light creases and slight soiling to rear wrapper, 8vo, together with a ticket for the World Cup final, 3 July 1966, a souvenir programme for the 1966 World Cup, some Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur European and domestic football programmes, 1960's (including Manchester Utd v Real Madrid, 13 October 1960; Manchester Utd v F.C. Bayern, November 21, 1960; Manchester Utd v Benfica, September 25, 1962, Tottenham v Olympique Lyonnais, 13 December, 1967, England v Young England, 17 May, 1968, tokens removed, varying condition), plus other sports, rugby league, wrestling, boxing photographs and programmes, including signed photopostcards of boxers Jack Dempsey and Tommy Farr, England v Wales International Rugby League match, Central Park, Wigan, 22 September, 1948, photographs of wrestlers Spencer Churchill (inscribed), Johnny Peters, Bruno Elrington, Mike Marino etcQty: (approximately 250)
Stowe. A Description of the House and Gardens of the most Noble and Puissant Prince, Richard Grenville Nugent Chandos Temple, Marquess of Buckingham, Buckingham: Printed & sold by J. Seeley, 1817, 29 engraved plates (2 double-page), folding engraved plan of the grounds & gardens, some light offsetting to text, occasional spotting, original publisher's boards, joints cracked, spine worn and torn at foot with loss, 8vo, together with: Wheler (Robert Bell) , History and antiquities of Stratford-upon-Avon: comprising a description of the collegiate church, the life of Shakspeare..., Stratford Upon Avon: Printed & sold by J. Ward, [1806], 7 sepia aquatint plates (including frontispiece) and one engraved plate, contemporary half calf, joints split and spine very worn with loss, 8vo in 4s, ibid. A Guide to Stratford-Upon-Avon, containing a concise account of its ancient history..., Coventry: Henry Merridew, circa 1825, half-title, 6 engraved plates (including frontispiece), contemporary half calf, rubbed and some wear, slim 8vo, Oxford , The Oxford University & City Guide, on a New Plan..., to which is added a Guide to Blenheim, Nuneham, the newly discovered Roman Villa, near Northleigh, &c., new edition, Oxford: Printed & sold by Munday & Slater, 1824, folding engraved map and additional engraved title (with adhesive tape residue to verso of map at spine edge and recto of additional title at upper blank margin), 7 engraved plates with offsetting to text, closed tear & marginal fraying to final leaf, signatures and adhesive tape residue to from pastedown, original printed wrappers, crude cloth spine, 12mo in 6s, with a later 1843 edition of the same work in original printed wrappers, 12mo, Grosvenor (Theodora) , Motcombe, Past and Present, 2nd edition, Shaftesbury: C. Bastable, 1868, tinted lithograph frontispiece and 4 plates, original cloth, damp mottled, small 8vo in 4sQty: (6)
Johns (W. E.) Biggles Works it Out, 1951; Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn, 1960; Biggles and the Missing Millionaire, 1961; Biggles and the Plane that Disappeared, 1963; Biggles' Special Case, 1963 (2 copies); Biggles Investigates and Other Stories of the Air Police, 1964, 1st editions, colour illustrations, some light spotting, original cloth, dust jackets, Biggles Works it Out priced at 7/6, the others 8/6, some fading to spines, a few small chips and light edge wear, 8vo, together with four others in the cheaper 3/6 jacketsQty: (11)
Kipling (Rudyard). The Jungle Book, 2nd reprint, London: Macmillan, August 1894, illustrations by J.L Kipling, W.H. Drake and P. Frenzeny, some spotting (mainly to gutters), stitching showing (but firm), preliminary blank with contemporary ink ownership inscription, all edges gilt, original blue cloth gilt, front cover upper right corner a trifle bumped, small mark to rear cover, somewhat cocked spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo, together with: The Second Jungle Book, 1st edition, 1895, illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, occasional light spotting (mainly at front and rear), preliminary blank with contemporary ink ownership inscription, all edges gilt, original blue cloth gilt, small mark to front cover, minimally cocked spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo, plus: Kim, 1st edition, 1901, 10 black & white plates including frontispiece with tissue guard, title lightly spotted, top edge gilt, fore-edge spotted, front free endpaper with contemporary ink ownership inscription, original red cloth gilt, spine ends and gilt medallion lightly rubbed, worn pictorial dust jacket, 8vo, and 10 other Kipling, mostly reprints or later editionsQty: (13)
Miles (Henry Downes) . Pugilistica, The History of British Boxing, 3 volumes, John Grant, Edinburgh, 1906, numerous black & white illustrations, top edges gilt, bookplates to front pastedowns, some spotting throughout, publishers original gilt decorated brown cloth, volume 1 boards rubbed with minor loss, spines slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with; Donnelly (Ned) , Self-Defence; or, The Art of Boxing, Weldon & Co., circa 1881, 37 black & white plates, extra illustrations pasted down to the front endpaper, frontispiece & verso of pp.119, bookplate to front pastedown, some light toning, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Hancock (H. Irving) , Japanese Physical Training..., 1903, 19 black & white illustrations, period inscriptions to front endpapers, Jiu-Jitsu Combat Tricks..., 1904, 32 black & white illustrations, period inscription to the head of the title-page, bookplates to front pastedowns, some light spotting & toning throughout, publishers original yellow cloth, boards & spines slightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus Allanson-Winn (R. G.) , Boxing [The Isthmian Library, No. 5.], A.D. Innes & co., 1897, 18 black & white illustrations, bookplate & period inscription to front pastedown, some light spotting, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, minor rubbing to spine, 8vo, and 12 further volumes of boxing & self-defence reference, all original cloth, G/VG, 8voQty: (19)
Stowe. A Description of the House and Gardens of the most Noble Richard Grenville Nugent Chandos Temple, Duke of Buckingham & Chandos, Buckingham: Printed & sold by R. Chandler, 1832, 24 engraved plates (including frontispiece), some spotting, occasional light finger-soiling, endpapers renewed, all edges gilt, original cloth with modern buckram spine, slim 4toQty: (1)
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[Nash, Paul, illustrator]. Shell-Max House, 1st edition, Curwen Press, 1933, 37 pp., half-tone illustrations, colour floor plans, original boards, upper cover with colour illustration of Shell-Mex House by Paul Nash, a few light marks to blank rear cover, slim 8voQty: (1)NOTESScarce, unrecorded at auction. Shell-Mex House (80 Strand) was opened in 1932, Paul Nash (1889-1946) designed a number of posters for Shell in the 1930's as well as the Dorset Shell Guide in 1936.
Timms (William Henry). Select Views of the Borough of Reading, and Adjacent Scenery, [Reading: Published May 19, 1823, by J. Rusher, King Street, Reading; and W.H. Timms, engraver, tinter of prints, and mounter of drawings, &c. No. 6, St. James's Place, Hampstead Road, London, 1823], title & dedication (with imprint) and 12 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, tissue guards, occasional light dust-soiling & spotting mostly to margins, upper outer corner of front free endpaper torn away, contemporary half sheep, marbled sides, neatly rebacked and corners repaired, slim oblong folio (25 x 33.5 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESAbbey, Scenery 294 (Twelve Coloured Views of Reading, etc.). A scarce example of work by Timms, with only one location found (Yale University Library). Views include: London Road from Reading; Horne Street & St. Giles Church; Duke Street from the Bridge; King Street; View of the Corn Market, Obelisk & St. Lawrence Church; St. Mary's Church; View of Reading from Red Lane; Part of Castle Street from the Turnpike; Coley House J.B. Monck Esqr. M.P; Coll. Marsack's (Caversham Park); Sonning - Palmer Esqr.; and Caversham Bridge.
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S. O. Beeton [publisher] . The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine. An illustrated journal combing Practical Information, Instruction, and Amusement, volumes 1-9 (bound in 5), 1860-64, numerous colour & black and white illustrations and folding plates, period inscriptions to front endpapers, some light toning & spotting, contemporary gilt decorated half morocco, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus a duplicate copy of volumes 5 & 6 (bound in 1), together with other mid-19th & early 20th century fashion reference, including Heath's Book of Beauty, 7 volumes, circa 1938-48, some leather bindings, some original cloth, good/very good, 8voQty: (A carton)
Wickes (Charles) . Illustrations of the Spires and Towers of the Mediaeval Churches of England;..., 2 volumes, William Mort Thompson, 1854-55, 52 black & white plates, some, marks, spotting & toning throughout, uniform gilt decorated quarter red morocco, boards & spines rubbed & marked with minor loss, large folio, together with; Lysons (Samuel) , A Collection of Gloucestershire Antiquities, printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1804, 110 hand coloured & black & white plates, front board, endpapers & title-page detached, light spotting & toning throughout, contemporary gilt decorated quarter red morocco, boards & spine rubbed with minor loss, folio, and Skelton (Joseph) , Skelton's Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire, from original drawings by F. Mackenzie, J. Skelton, 1823, numerous black & white engraved plates & in-text illustrations, some spotting throughout, front gutters partially cracked, contemporary green half morocco, boards & spine rubbed with minor loss, folio, plus other large format British topographical plate books, some leather bindings, some lacking bindings, folio, sold as seen not subject to returnQty: (2 cartons)NOTESApproximately 25 volumes
Bindings . Letters Written by The Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son, Philip Stanhope,Esq;..., 4 volumes, published by Eugenia Stanhope, printed for J. Dudley, 1774, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some light toning, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full calf, boards & spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, The Works of William Harrison Ainsworth, 16 volumes, George Routledge And Sons, 1897, numerous black & white illustrations, some light toning & spotting, top edges gilt, uniform contemporary gilt decorated green half calf, minor rubbing to spines, 8vo, Waverley Novels, 24 volumes, by Walter Scott, Baudry's Foreign Library, Paris, 1832, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards & spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, 24 volumes, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1879, some light toning, uniform contemporary gilt decorated green half morocco, boards & spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with other mostly 19th century literature & reference, all gilt decorated leather bindings, overall condition is generally good/very good, 8voQty: (5 shelves)NOTES96 volumes
Milne (A. A.) . When We Were Very Young, 6th edition, 1924, black & white illustrations by E. H. Shepard, previous owners inscription & ink drawing to the half-title, some light toning throughout, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, plus another 23rd edition copy, Now We Are Six, 2nd edition, 1927, black & white illustrations by E. H. Shepard, previous owner inscription to the front endpaper, some offsetting & toning to the half-title, some minor toning throughout, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated red cloth, spine slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus another 4th edition copy, together with; Clarke (Harry [illustrator]) , The Year's At The Spring, an anthology of recent poetry, compiled by L. D'O. Walter's, 1st edition, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1920, 24 colour & monochrome illustrations plus black & white vignettes, period inscription to the front endpaper, slight toning throughout, publishers original cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed & marked, large 8vo, and, Dulac (Edmund [illustrator]) , Princess Badoura, a tale from the Arabian Nights, by Laurence Housman, Hodder and Stoughton, circa 1910, 9 tipped in colour plates, some light toning & spotting, publishers original gilt decorated cloth, spine slightly rubbed & toned, large 8vo, plus other late 19th & early 20th century juvenile & illustrated literature, including Arthur Rackham, Louis Wain, Hugh Thomson, Muirhead Bone, Russell Flint, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves)
Morris (F. O.) . A History of British Birds, 8 volumes, Groombridge and Sons, circa 1890, numerous hand-coloured plates, some light spotting & toning, top edges gilt, uniform blue cloth, boards & spines marked & rubbed, 8vo together with; Jekyll (Gertrude) , Wood and Garden..., 4th impression, Longmans Green & Co., 1899, period inscription to front endpaper, light water damage to the front endpapers, frontispiece partially detached, numerous monochrome illustrations, 8vo, Roses for English Gardens, Country Life, 1902, numerous monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, Colour in the Flower Garden, Country Life, 1908, numerous monochrome illustrations, some light spotting, all in publishers original cloth, boards & spines slightly faded & rubbed, 8vo, and Rodgers (Joseph) , The Scenery of Sherwood Forest, with an account of some eminent people once resident there, T. Fisher Unwin, 1908, numerous black & white illustrations, some light spotting, top edge gilt, publishers original green cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 4to, plus other late 19th & 20th century natural history reference and plate books, including The Royal Natural History, 6 volumes, edited by Richard Lydekker, 1893-96, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (3 shelves )
The Strand Magazine . The Strand Magazine, An Illustrated Monthly, 4 volumes, 1891-92, includes the first 13 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, numerous monochrome illustrations, period inscriptions to front endpapers, some light toning, uniform gilt decorated plum half morocco, spines & board rubbed with loss, 8vo, together with other 19th century & 20th century fiction, literature & literary reference, including P. G. Wodehouse, W. H. Auden, Paul Gallico, some leather bindings, some original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQty: (3 shelves )
Foxe (John) . The Book Of Martyrs, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, circa 1875, black & white engraved illustrations, some light spotting & toning throughout, all edges gilt & gauffered, contemporary ornately gilt decorated green full morocco, boards & spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, Fox (Charles James) , A History of the early part of the reign of James The Second; with an introductory chapter, printed for William Miller by W. Bulmer and Co., 1808, black & white engraved frontispiece, bookplate to front pastedown, some light spotting & offsetting, boards detached, contemporary gilt decorated full cross-hatch calf, rubbed with some loss, large 4to, and Roscoe (William) , The Life of Lorenzo De' Medici, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, printed for A. Strahan et al, 1796, black & white engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, bookplates to front pastedowns, some offsetting & spotting, front boards detached, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full tree calf, boards & spines rubbed with some minor loss, 4to, plus other mostly 19th & early 20th century literature & reference, including Army List, 7 volumes, 1777-1877, Poems, by Thomas Gray, Medici Society, 1920, mostly leather bindings, many gilt decorated, some original cloth, overall condition is good/very good, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves)NOTESApproximately 112 volumes
Herbert (W. & E.W. Brayley). A Concise Account, Historical and Descriptive of Lambeth Palace, London: S. Gosnell, 1806, additional engraved title, 19 engraved plates, including 5 hand-coloured, some light spotting and minor toning, armorial bookplate with Order of the Garter insignia and shelf number, contemporary red half calf, spine and edges rubbed, 4toQty: (1)
Orlov (Alexander) . The Secret History of Stalin's Crimes, 1st edition, Random House, New York, 1953, blind stamp and ink stamp to front endpaper, some minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed & creased with some loss to head & foot, 8vo, together with; Newman (Bernard) , German Secret Service At Work, 1st edition, Robert M. McBride and Company, New York, 1940, 10 black & white illustrations, some minor water damage to the foot of the front & rear endpapers, some minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, spines slightly faded, covers rubbed, chipped & with light water damage to head & foot, 8vo, and Dukes (Paul) , Red Dusk and the Morrow, Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia, 1st edition, Doubleday, Pages & Company, New York, 1922, 18 black & white illustrations, some very minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with minor loss to head & foot, 8vo, plus, Kitchin (George) , Prisoner of the OGPU, 1st edition, Longmans, Green and Co., 1935 , 4 black & white illustrations including map, very minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers rubbed & chipped with loss to head of front cover, 8vo, and other early to mid 20th century espionage & war reference, all original cloth, mostly in dust jackets, some volumes with blind stamps 'LIBRARY OF RUPERT W. S. ALLASON' to the front endpapers, G/VG, 8voQty: (3 shelves )NOTESProvenance: From the library of Rupert William Simon Allason, former Conservative Party politician, who also wrote on the subject of espionage under the pen name Nigel West.
Russell (Alfred E.). Selected Essays on Syphilis and Small-Pox. Translations and reprints from various sources, New Sydenham Society, 1906, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed on spine, together with: Lancereaux (Etienne), A Treatise on Syphilis, Historical and Practical, 2 volumes, New Sydenham Society, 1868, overall ink library stamps to titles and endpapers, bookplate and library markings to front endpapers, original cloth, slightly rubbed, rebacked, plus: Diday (Paul), A Treatise on Syphilis in New-born Children and Infants at the Breast, translated by G. Whitley, New Sydenham Society, 1859, ink library stamp to title and front endpaper, original cloth gilt, rubbed, plus Mayo (Herbert), A Treatise on Siphilis, 1840, half-title, publisher's catalogue at rear, ink stamp to title, some light browning and spotting, inner hinges cracked and some leaves near detached, bookplates to front pastedown, original cloth, some corner wear, rebacked, plus Moore (John William), Text-Book of the Eruptive and Continued Fevers, Dublin, 1892, folding tables, some browning to 2 early leaves from offsetting caused by loose news cuttings, original cloth, plus Pearson (John), Observations on the Effects of Various Articles of the Materia Medica in the Cure of Luees Venerea, illustrated with cases, the second edition, with additions, 1807, BMI ink stamp to title, a little spotting, 20th-century library cloth, rubbed and soiled, all 8vo, plus other mostly 19th & 20th century books and pamphlets on venereal diseases and related in various languagesQty: (6 shelves)
Britton (John) . Britton's Cathedrals, 12 volumes (in 6), Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1814-31, numerous black & white plates, bookplates to front pastedowns, some light toning & spotting throughout, uniform contemporary red half calf, boards & spines rubbed with some loss, large 8vo, Picturesque Antiquities of The English Cities., Longman, Rees, Brown, and Green, 1830, numerous black & white engraved plates & in-text illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper some spotting, toning & offsetting, front gutters partially cracked, contemporary gilt decorated green half calf, boards & rubbed with minor loss, large 8vo, together with: Findon (Edward & Thomas Moule) , Great Britain Illustrated: A series of original views from drawings by William Westall, A.R.A., Charles Tilt, 1830, 118 black & white illustrations, some spotting, toning & offsetting throughout, contemporary gilt decorated green full calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed & faded with minor loss, 4to, and Winkle (H. B.), Winkle's Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales;..., 3 volumes, new edition, W. Kent & Co., 1860, numerous black & white illustrations, cracked in-hinges to volume 1, some light toning & spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated blue half morocco, boards & spines rubbed, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th century British topography reference & plate books, many leather bindings, some original cloth, some odd and defective volumes, G, 8vo/folio, sold as seen not subject to returnQty: (6 shelves)NOTESApproximately 125 volumes
Lysons (Samuel) . A collection of Gloucestershire Antiquities, sold by Messsrs. Cadell and Davies, 1803, 103 hand-coloured & black & white engraved plates, some water damage, toning & spotting throughout, front board & endpapers detached, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, spine partially detached, boards & spine rubbed with minor loss, folio, together with; Lysons (Daniel & Samuel) , Magna Britannia; Being a Concise Topographical Account of the Several Counties of Great Britain, volume the sixth, containing Devonshire, printed for Thomas Cadell, 1822, numerous black & white engraved plates, some spotting & toning, some minor water damage, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards water damaged and rubbed with loss, spine rubbed, large 4to, and Stanfield (Clarkson) , Stanfield's Coast Scenery. A series of views in the British Channel,..., Smith, Elder & Co., 1836, 40 black & white engraved plates, some spotting & light toning, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated plum full morocco, front board detached, boards & spine marked & rubbed to head & food, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th century British topography & plate books, many leather bindings, some original cloth, some odd & defective volumes, G, 8vo/folio, sold as seen not subject to returnQty: (6 shelves)NOTESApproximately 135 volumes
Neale (John Preston & John Le Keux) . Views of the most interesting Collegiate and Parochial Churches in Great Britain; including Screens, Font, Monuments, &c. &c., 2 volumes, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824, 94 black & white engraved plates, some spotting & toning throughout, uniform contemporary red half morocco, boards & spines faded & slightly rubbed, large 4to, together with; Skelton (Joseph) , Skelton's Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire, from Original Drawings by F. Mackenzie, J. Skelton, 1823, numerous black & white engraved plates & illustrations, water damage, spotting & toning throughout, minor worming to rear endpapers, front gutters cracked, all edges gilt, rebound retaining contemporary embossed full calf, boards & spine marked & rubbed folio, and Finden (William) , Finden's Views of the Ports, Harbours & Watering Places of Great Britain, 2 volumes, George Virtue, 1842, numerous black & white engraved illustrations, bookplates to front pastedowns, gutters cracked, some light toning throughout, uniform contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards & spine faded & rubbed with minor loss, large 4to, plus other 19th century British topography & plate books, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some odd & defective volumes, G, 8vo/folio, sold as seen not subject to returnQty: (6 shelves)NOTESApproximately 140 volumes
De Brunhoff (Jean) . The Story of Babar the little elephant, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1934, Babar's Travels, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1935, Babar's Friend Zephir, Methuen & Co.Ltd., 1937, numerous colour illustrations, some light toning & marks, gutters partially cracked, publishers original illustrated boards with cloth spines, board slightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, together with; Dulac (Edmund [illustrator]) , Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross, Hodder and Staughton, circa 1915, 20 tipped-in colour plates, some spotting & toning, publishers original decorated cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed & marked, 4to, Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book, Hodder & Stoughton, circa 1916, 15 tipped-in colour plates, frontispiece & title-page detached, some light spotting & toning, publishers original decorated cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Bateman (H. M.) , Burlesques, revised edition, Duckworth & Co., 1922, numerous monochrome illustrations, some minor marginal toning, gutters partially cracked, publisher original illustrated boards with black cloth spine, boards slightly rubbed & toned, 8vo, plus other late 19th & 20th century juvenile & illustrated literature, including 12 issues of La Vie Parisienne, circa 1914-19, A. A. Milne, Arthur Rackham, W. B. Yeats, Kenneth Grahame, Upton Sinclair, Conan Doyle, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves)
Dugdale (Thomas) . Curiosities of Great Britain. England & Wales Delineated, 11 volumes, L. Tallis, circa 1846, numerous black & white illustrations & maps, period inscription to front pastedown, some spotting & toning throughout, publishers uniform original embossed blue cloth, boards & spines rubbed, 8vo, together with; Nicholls (J. F. & John Taylor) , Bristol Past and Present, 3 volumes, J. W. Arrowsmith, Bristol, 1881, numerous black & white illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper of volume 1, some light toning throughout, publishers uniform original gilt decorated green cloth, spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 8vo, and John Henry Parker [publisher] , Architectural Notices of The Churches of the Archdeaconry of Northampton, 1849, numerous black & white engraved illustrations, some light toning & spotting throughout, publishers original embossed brown cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other 19th century British topography reference, including Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet,..., 10 volumes, published by W. Clarke, 1807-11, all in original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (3 shelves )
Jardine (William) . The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology, 2 volumes (bound in 1), Humming-birds, Edinburgh, 1833, 65 hand-coloured plates, bookplate to front pastedown, some light toning & spotting throughout, lacking rear endpaper, contemporary gilt decorated green half calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with; Thomson (David) , Handy Book of the Fruit Culture Under Glass, 2nd edition, William Blackwood and Sons, 1881, black & white illustrations, some light toning & spotting throughout, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, spine lightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Sharpe (R. Bowdler) , A Hand-Book to the Birds of Great Britain [Lloyd's Natural History], 3 volumes, Edward Lloyd, 1896, numerous coloured plates, some light toning, publishers uniform original gilt decorated red cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th century natural history & sporting reference, including A Hand-Book to the Order Lepidoptera [Lloyd's Natural History], 5 volumes, by W. F. Kirby, Edward Lloyd, 1896, and publications by Badminton Library, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some odd & defective volumes, G/VG, 8vo/4to, sold as seen not subject to returnQty: (3 shelves)
Ward (Herbert) . Five Years with the Congo Cannibals, Chatto & Windus, 1890, numerous black & white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, minor tear to frontispiece tissue guard, in-hinges cracked, some light spotting throughout, publishers original decorated blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with; Nanson (Fridtjof) , Through Siberia, The Land of the Future, William Heinemann, 1914, folding map & numerous black & white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, minor marginal toning, light spotting to the text block, publishers original blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Cowley (Malcolm) , Adventures of an African Slaver,..., George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1928, 9 black & white illustrations, bookplate to front endpaper, some minor toning, publishers original cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, plus other late 19th - mid 20th century travel & exploration reference, including Black Ivory..., by H. C. Jackson, Sudan Press, Khartoum, circa 1900, The Land of New Guinea Pygmies..., by C. G. Rawling, Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1913, Among the Eskimos of Labrador..., by S. K. Hutton, Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1912, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQty: (3 shelves )
Louis de Giafferri (Paul) . L'Histoire du Costume Féminin de l'an 1037 à l'an 1870, Editions Nilsson, Paris, circa 1923, numerous colour illustrations, some light toning throughout, loosely contained in publishers original decorated blue cloth folder with ties, boards slightly faded & marked, folio, together with; Allen (Charles & Sharada Dwivedi) , The Taj at Apollo Bunder,..., 1st edition, Pictor Publishing, Mumbai, 2010, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, and Tiradritti (Francesco) , Egyptian Wall Painting, 1st edition, Abbeville Press, New York, 2008, numerous colour illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket and slipcase, large 4to, plus Berman (Harold) , Bronzes, Sculptors & Founders 1800-1930, 4 volumes, 1st edition, Abage Publishers/Schiffer, Chicago, 1974-94, numerous black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other art reference & related, including Facsímil de la Mascara Real, limited edition 117/710, 1981, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (4 shelves & a folder)
Josephus (Flavius). Opera… De Antiquitatibus Iudaicis libri XX quibus in fine loco appendicis Vita Iosephi per ipsum conscripta est adiecta: De Bello Iudaico Libri VII… Contra Apionem Libri II… De imperio rationis, sive de Macchabaeis Liber Unus…, Frankfurt: Sigismundi Feyerabendt, 1580, woodcut pictorial title, one full-page woodcut of Adam and Eve, 97 smaller woodcuts in the text, lacks final colophon leaf with printers' device, supplied in modern facsimile on white paper, title slightly dust-soiled, previous owner inscription at upper margin and left margin, single worm hole to foremargin of first four leaves, one small marginal note, small closed marginal tears to several leaves, pale dampstain to lower margin affecting pp. 223-704 and upper margins of pp. 755 ff., some occasional light staining and a few small ink stains, large ink inscription on preserved front free endpaper, modern full calf with raised bands and gilt title and date, folio, together with: Boccacio (Giovanni), The Novels and Tales of... Containing a Hundred Curious Novels... , 5th edition in English, Awnsham Churchill, 1684 , some spotting and browning throughout, a little dampstained to inner margin, lacks portrait frontispiece (modern facsimile supplied), old ink signature of Elizabeth Hawksmoor to title [possibly that of the daughter of the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor], modern half-morocco over cloth, folio, [ESTC R2136], [Newton, Isaac], Excerpta quaedam e Newtoni Principiis Philosophiae Naturalis cum notis variorum, 1st edition, Cambridge: J. Bentham, 1765, 12 engraved plates, all but one folding, plate 10 slightly damaged and laid down on modern paper, now full-page but no longer folding with inner margin excised without loss to image, closed tear repair to title, and some dust-soiling to first and last leaves, occasional spotting, one plate with closed tear repair to verso, two pages and inner margin of one plate with small pale brown mark, some scattered light stains, modern morocco-backed cloth gilt, 4to, [Babson 15; Gray no. 20], Micheli Márquez (José, Barón de San Demetrio), Deleite y amargura de las dos cortes, celestial y terrena. Con la assistencia de los ingenios, y lagrimas derremadas en la Corte del Dios Momo: el consuelo que reciben, quexas que dan a Iupiter, para que visite la Cortes de los Planetas, Dioses, 1st edition, Madrid : por Iuan Sanchez, a costa de Pedro Coello, 1642, printers' woodcut device on title, a few woodcut initials, three leaves following title and leaves M1, M2, M7, M8 & N1-N4 missing and supplied in very good letterpress facsimiles, some browning, contemporary vellum, some soiling and restoration and text resewn with cords renewed, 4to, Drummond de Melfort (Louis Hector). Traité sur la Cavalerie, 1st edition, Paris: Guillaume Desprez, 1776, text volume only (without atlas volume), with half-title, engraved frontispiece, engraved vignette to title-page, 11 engraved plates on 10 sheets, all but one folding, text not collated, etched bookplate of the Earl of Aylesford, contemporary tree calf, joints cracked but firm, folio (44.8 x 28.5 cm), Ogilby (John). America: being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World; containing the Original of the Inhabitants, and the Remarkable Voyages thither, The Conquest of the Vast Empires of Mexico and Peru, and Other Large Provinces and Territories, 1st edition, 2nd issue, London: by the author, 1671, engraved frontispiece (discreet repair verso, clear tape reinforcement to fore margin), lacking all other plates, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked and restored, folio (42 x 27 cm), Sabin 50089Qty: (6 shelves)
Heylyn (Peter). Cosmographie , In Four Books. Containing the Chorography and History of the Whole World: And all the Principal Kingdoms, Provinces, Seas, and the Isles thereof, 7th edition, London: Edward Brewster, Richard Chiswell, Benjamin Tooke, et al., 1703 , additional engraved title, title printed in red and black, five double-page engraved maps (twin-hemisphere, Europe, Asia, Africa and America, with California shown as an Island), some light offsetting to maps, single worm hole & trail to lower inner blank corner margins of additional title, letterpress title & leaves A1-T3, library label of Minto House Roxburghshire to upper pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, neatly rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, title label re-gilt tooled, corners repaired, large folioQty: (1)
* Gould (John, 1804-1881). Brachyotus Palustris (Short Eared Owl), from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73, fine hand-coloured lithograph on pale cream wove paper by H.C. Richter after John Gould, printed by Walter & Cohn, heightened with gum arabic, very light toning to outer blank margins (generally in very good condition), sheet size 38.5 x 56 cm (15.2 x 22 ins), together with: ibid., Athene Noctua (Little Owl), & Scops Zorca (Scops Owl), from The Birds of Great Britain, 1862-73, two hand-coloured lithographs on pale cream wove paper, by H.C. Richter after John Gould, printed by Walter, heightened with gum arabic, sheet size 56 x 38 cm (22 x 15 ins), plus: Gould (Elizabeth, 1804-1841). Noctua Cuculoides, from A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains, 1832, hand-coloured lithograph, on pale cream wove paper, by Elizabeth Gould, printed by Hullmandel, some light soiling (generally in good condition), sheet size 55 x 37.5 cm (21.75 x 14.8 ins)Qty: (4)
Hill (John). Eden: or, a Compleat Body of Gardening. Containing Plain and Familiar Directions for Raising the several useful Products of a Garden..., Compiled and Digested from the Papers of the late celebrated Mr. Hale, by the Authors of the Compleat Body of Husbandry. And comprehending the Art of constructing a Garden fo use and Pleasure; the best Methods of keeping it in Order.., London: T. Osborne, T. Trye, S. Crowder & Co., and H. Woodgate, 1757, 61 engraved plates including frontispiece (plates 11 & 26 on slightly thicker paper, bearing the Strasburg Lily watermark with initials LVG for Lubertus Van Gerrevink, similar to Churchill 406), title with ink stamp of L.E. Newton Library to lower blank margin, short repaired closed tear to plate 8 & at foot of leaf 6D2, short vertical rust line to gutter margins of 4X2, plate 30, 4Y1-5A1 (6 leaves of text), some overall light toning, occasional spotting to few leaves of text, light dampstaining to margins of few leaves at front & rear, bookplate of Leonard E. Newton to upper pastedown, hinges repaired, 20th century half sheep, earlier red morocco title label preserved, lower joint cracked at foot, joints and extremities rubbed and scuffed, folioQty: (1)NOTESHenrey 776; Nissen 880. The work was issued in 60 numbers from 28 August 1756 to 8 November 1757.
Rackham, Arthur (ill) & Steel, Flora Annie, English Fairy Tales, with tipped-in colour plates, London, MacMillan & Co 1918, gilt dec full vellum, 4to Ltd edition no 416/500, signed by Rackhamcover spotted and stained, inner leaf with owners inscription, some tissues torn/creased, some light foxing (see detail images for clarification)
WW2 Capt John Foote VC signed rare 6 x 4 inch b/w photo, some light creasing, signed on back and front. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
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