Milne (Alan Alexander). Winnie-The-Pooh, 1st edition, Methuen, 1926, numerous illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, slight staining to extreme top margins, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, a little rubbed and a few minor marks, together with Now We Are Six, 1st edition, Methuen, 1927, numerous illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, some handling marks and some small stains, a few illustrations partly hand-coloured, top edge gilt, original dark red cloth gilt, very slightly rubbed, plus The House at Pooh Corner, 1st edition, Methuen, 1928, numerous illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, some light browning to pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, original pink cloth gilt, very slightly rubbed and spine a little faded, and others similar, including Now We Are Six, 1st Anniversary edition, 1977, limited edition of 300 copies signed by Christopher Milne, with slipcase, When We Were Very Young, 11th & 12th editions, October/December 1925, Winnie-The-Pooh, 1st edition, 1926 (with some soiling), and Winnie-The-Pooh, 6th edition, 1928, in dust wrapper, all 8vo (8)
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Williamson (George C.). The History of Portrait Miniatures, 2 volumes, George Bell and Sons, 1904, colour frontispiece to each, 28 colour plates, 104 monochrome plates, occasional light spotting, booklabels of Cuthbert A. Williamson, top edges gilt, contemporary red half morocco, some fading to covers, joints and edges rubbed, 4to Limited edition of 50, this special copy extra to the 50 for the author's son Cuthbert Williamson. Inscribed to volume I front endpaper "Cuthbert A. Williamson, with very much love from his affectionate father the author, Christmas 1904", additionally inscribed beneath "Special copy extra to the 50, only, which were printed & published; and made up for my boy, from the proof plates, advance sheets and overs. There is no other copy in existence beyond the 50 issued for sale." (2)
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[Devize, J.D.]. The History of the Siege of Toulon. With an Account of the Political Reasons that mov'd the Confederates to Undertake it..., 2 parts in one, 1st English edition, B. Bragge, 1708, folding engraved map, blind embossed armorial to title and following leaf, occasional light toning, Macclesfield North Library bookplate to upper pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, title label to spine lacking, upper joint cracked, spine & extremities rubbed, 8vo, together with [Robinson, John], An Account of Sueden: Together with an Extract of the History of that Kingdom, 1st edition, Tim Goodwin, 1694, half-title, title & following leaf with blind embossed armorial, Macclesfield North Library bookplate to upper pastedown, contemporary panelled calf, title label lacking to spine, joints slightly cracked at head & foot, 8vo (Wing R1690), with [Hodges, Benjamin?], An Impartial History of Michael Servetus, Burnt Alive at Geneva for Heresie, 1724, blind embossed armorial to title and following leaf, bookplate of Macclesfield North Library to upper pastedown, edges untrimmed, original boards, lacking spine, some wear, 8vo, and [Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien de], The History of the Life and Actions of that Great Captain of his Age the Viscount de Turenne..., 1st English edition, 1686, blind embossed armorial to title and following leaf, Macclesfield North Library bookplate, contemporary speckled calf, lacking title label, joints cracked, extremities rubbed, 8vo (Wing C6598), plus Schowart (Anthony William), Observations Historical and Genealogical: in which the Originals of the Emperor, Kings, Electors, and other the Sovereign Princes of Europe..., 1693, imprimatur leaf present, armorial bookplate of Thomas Parker of Inner Temple 1704 to verso of title, blind embossed armorial to title and following few leaves, bookplate of Macclesfield North Library to upper pastedown, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary speckled calf, joints cracked, 8vo (Wing C6598) (5)
Atkinson (Thomas Witlam). Oriental and Western Siberia: A Narrative of Seven Years' Explorations and Adventures in Siberia, Mongolia, the Kirghis Steppes, Chinese tartary, and Part of Central Asia, 1st edition, 1858, 20 chromolithograph and tinted lithograph plates, folding map (with tape repairs), a few light spots, lacking front endpaper, hinges reinforced, original green cloth gilt, rebacked, original spine relaid, a little rubbed, 8vo (1)
Culpeper (Nicholas). The English Physitian Enlarged; with Three Hundred, Sixty and Nine Medicines, made of English Herbs That were not in any Impression until this..., 1681, first few leaves with light dampstain to fore-edges, last few leaves slightly soiled, modern calf, small 8vo ESTC R29495 notes that this edition begins with gathering C; title-page is C2, this copy lacks C1 (blank). (1)
Theon (of Smyrna). Theonis Smyrnaei Platonici, Eorum, quae in Mathematicis ad Platonis..., with Latin by Ismaele Bullialdo, Paris, 1644, 248, [8]pp., title printed in red and black with woodcut device, slightly dampstained, soiled and torn and repaired with some loss affecting imprint and date at foot, light browning and some old minor dampstains to foremargin and lower margins, old worming tears to lower margins of several leaves, modern half calf over marbled boards, 4to (1)
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Ardizzone (Edward). Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, 1st edition, [1936], colour illustrations, original pictorial boards, light edge wear, folio, together with Tim and Lucy Go to Sea, 1st edition, [1938], colour illustrations, partial toning to endpapers (front endpaper partially excised), original boards (light edge wear), dust jacket, a few tears and losses, folio, plus Tim to the Rescue, 1st edition, 1949, colour illustrations, original boards (split along lower joint), dust jacket, a few chips and tears, 4to, with six others in the 'Tim' series: Tim All Alone, 1956, Tim's Friend Towser, 1962, Tim and Ginger, 1961, Tim to the Lighthouse, 1968, Tim's Last Voyage, 1972 and Ship's Cook Ginger. Another Tim Story, 1977 (9)
Tickell (John). History of the Town and County of Kingston upon Hull, From Its Foundation in the Reign of Edward The First to the Present Time, printed by Thomas Lee, 1798, black and white engraved folding frontispiece plus numerous black and white plates, some with repairs, some facsimile replacements, light spotting throughout, some pages repaired, contemporary half calf with red spine label, boards and spine rubbed with some loss, thick 4to, together with Crabtree (John), A Concise History of the Paris and Vicarage of Halifax, in the County of York, Halifax, 1836, 16 black and white plates including frontispiece, some minor spotting, top edge gilt, contemporary gilt decorated tree calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, publisher, The Northern Star, or Yorkshire Magazine..., circa 1850, black and white illustrations, some minor marks, bookplates to front pastedowns, period inscription to volume 1 front endpaper, uniform half calf, boards and spines rubbed with loss, plus other 18th and 19th century Yorkshire reference, including Masonic, mostly contemporary leather, some original cloth, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Blow Book. Early magic trick book, French, circa 1799, eighty-four hand-coloured engraved plates, comprising twelve each of seven subjects, some with printed title below image, occasional light spotting or marks, mainly marginal, fore-edges stepped and notched as issued, watermarked Montg[o]lfier [17]99, original marbled wrappers, some minor wear to extremities, 8vo Rare early magician's blow book. These books were so designed that a blow of air by the demonstrator and a swift riffling through the pages produced a different set of images depending on which way up the volume was held and from which notch on the fore-edge it was thumbed. Our volume has seven changes: harlequin; Le Pere; l'Abb‚; Soldat; flowers; La Mere; playing cards. By their very nature these ephemeral items were designed for heavy use, and so rarely survive, particularly in such good condition. (1)
*French playing cards. A standard deck of playing cards, circa 1840, fifty-two wood engraved cards after Gatteaux, comprising four suits of thirteen (national suits), each with pip cards 1-10, and three full-length named court cards with stencilled colour, jack of clubs with oval lettered 'Administ. des Contrib. Indir. 1816', ace of clubs with wreath of oak leaves, some light toning, plain versos, 83 x 54mm (3.25 x 2ins), together with Titze & Schinkay (C., publishers), A standard deck of playing cards, Vienna, circa 1885, fifty-two cards, comprising four suits of thirteen (French suits), each with pip cards 1-10, and three double-ended court cards, some toning (ace of spades browned), versos with roundel and dot pattern in black, 86 x 60mm (3.5 x 2.25ins) For first item see Mann 131B: type II, not issued until 1833, jack of clubs reading 'Administ. des Droits Reunis. 1816'. (2)
Spark (Muriel). Not to Disturb, Observer Books, 1971, etched frontispiece by Michael Ayrton, bookplate, top edge gilt, original cloth-backed boards, glassine wrapper, 4to, limited edition 35/500, signed by author and artist, together with A Far Cry From Kensington, London Limited Editions, 1988, original cloth-backed boards, glassine wrappers, 8vo, signed limited edition 68/150, plus The French Window and the Small Telephone, Colophon Press, 1993, a couple of light spots to fore edges, top edge gilt, original morocco-backed boards, 8vo, limited signed edition 37/105, with seven other signed limited editions including The Portobello Road and Other Stories, 1990 (36/350), Harper and Wilton, 1996 (11/100), A Hundred and Eleven Years Without a Chauffeur, 2001 (44/125) and Author's Ghosts. Seve Poems, 2004 (three copies, including two limited edition of 20 Inscribed by the author) (10)
*Bernard (A.E., early 20th century). Tribulations of Mr. Tumble, For Children: from Ten to Sixty, twenty-eight large pen, ink, and watercolour illustrations on thick paper, including title-page and colophon, depicting humourous hunting scenes and mishaps, each signed (except final leaf), image size 25 x 38cm (10 x 15ins), sheet size 38 x 51cm (15 x 20ins), tissue guards, loosely contained in original cardboard folder with floral fabric spine, lettered on front cover 'Mr. Tumble. 26 Planches', marked and some wear, oblong folio, together with a photocopy of a 28pp. typescript entitled 'Tribulations of Mr. Tumble', plus fourteen other pen & ink and pencil sketches on thick paper of horses, including polo, racing, hunting, street scenes, chariot racing, one signed, most with pencil captions in French to lower margin below image, occasional light spotting and one or two closed tears to blank margins, image size 16 x 26cm (6.25 x 10.25ins), sheet size 25.5 x 35cm (10 x 13.75ins), plus a 10pp. typescript in English by A.E. Bernard entitled 'White Cap. Souvenirs d'un Pony' An explanatory card text leaf, in both French and English, precedes the illustrations: 'Mr. Tumble, still one of the "Old Stock" who does not get discouraged to follow during the various hunting-days the pack, even, as it is shown in this book, he has had more than 20 falls in one hunting season alone. Fine Fellow, that Mr. Tumble!'. The humourous tale is written as if by Mr. Tumble's horse, Dick, and the comical watercolours are skilfully executed. (a folder)
Bindings. Critical and Historial Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, volumes 1 & 2, by Lord Macaulay, new edition, 1882, later inscription to front endpaper, some minor spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated tree calf bound by Riviere & Son, The Temple Anecdotes. Enterprise and Adventure, by Ralph and Chandos Temple, 1882, contemporary gilt decorated red calf, boards and spine rubbed, Character, by Samuel Smiles, new edition, 1896, both with bookplates to front endpapers, some light spotting, both bound by Relfe Brothers, Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities, by R.S. Surtees, reprint edition, 1944, 15 colour illustrations, period inscription to front endpaper, contemporary gilt decorated red morocco bound by Morrell, spine lightly rubbed, all 8vo, together with other mostly 19th century literature, all gilt decorated leather, condition is generally good/very good 8vo, approximately 60 volumes (3 shelves)
*De La Rue (Thomas, and Co., publisher). Royal Illuminated Playing Cards, circa 1863, fifty-two cards, comprising four suits of thirteen, each with pip cards 1-10 and three double-ended court cards, some light dust-soiling and marks, duty ace toned and spotted, versos with Queen Victoria's floral mongram, 93 x 64mm (3.75 x 2.5ins) Special deck made to honour Queen Victoria for the Great Exhibition of 1851. This is one of four decks known collectively as the 'Royal Illuminated Playing Cards', with the backs designed for the event by Owen Jones. Each pack has the initials of a member of the Royal Family surrounded by different flowers. The cards were expensive to buy at the time, being advertised in the London Illustrated News for ten shillings and sixpence a pack or two guineas the set. The design was made for several years after the event, but all four packs are now difficult to find. (1)
Nicholson (William). A Dictionary of Chemistry..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1795, 4 engraved plates including 2 folding at rear of volume 1, some light uniform browning to volume 2, contemporary polished calf gilt with contrasting leather labels to spines, slightly rubbed, 4to The first dictionary of chemistry by an Englishman. (2)
Williamson (Henry). The Linhay on the Downs, Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1929, endpapers with light partial toning, previous owner inscription, original boards, dust jacket, slight toning to spine, 8vo, limited edition 82/530 signed in initials, together with The Village Book, 1st edition, 1930, portrait frontispiece, light toning to endpapers, contemporary presentation inscription, original cloth, dust jacket, spine toned with losses, 8vo, plus The Children of Shallowford, 1st edition, 1939, half-tone illustrations, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, with others including The Gold Falcon or Haggard of Love, 1933, On Foot in Devon, 1933, Donkey Boy, 1952, Young Phillip Maddison, 1953, How Dear is Life, 1954, and The Golden Virgin, 1957 (39)
Hotten (John Camden). Bibliographical Account of Nearly Fifteen Hundred Curious and Rare Books, Tracts, MSS., and Engravings, Relating to the History and Topography of Yorkshire, privately printed, [1863], black & white illustrations, manuscript notes tipped-in front and rear, few ink stamps to interleaved blanks, some light spotting, contemporary calf-backed boards, rubbed, 8vo, one of only 50 copies (with a facsimile limited edition copy pub. A. Jackson, Leeds, 1970), together with A Catalogue of the Library of Wakefield Books in the Possession of Charles Skidmore, privately printed, 1897, a few spots, author's compliments bookplate, original moire cloth gilt, 8vo, plus Monthly Catalogue of Books, Prints, Mss., Antiquities, Coins &c. on Sale by Henry T. Wake, Antiquarian Bookseller, 1897-1911, numerous numbered lithograph facsimile catalogues, illustrations, some light toning, contemporary morocco-backed boards, 8vo, with other bibliography including A Catalogue of a Valuable and Select Collection of Books, containing Several Unique and Rare Articles..., now on Sale... at Thomas Edwards's Bookseller in Halifax, 1821, Robert Davies's A Memoir of the York Press, 1868, The Lancashire Library, 1875, and Charles Federer's Yorkshire Chap-Books, First Series (all published), 1889 (a carton)
Pugin (Welby). Contrasts: Or, A Parallel between the Noble Edifices of the Middle Ages, and Corresponding Buildings of One Present Day..., 2nd edition, Edinburgh, 1898, numerous black and white illustrations, some light spotting, later tan quarter calf to marbled boards, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with Gibbs (John), English Gothic Architecture..., 1855, colour half title plus numerous black and white illustrations, some light offsetting and toning, contemporary gilt decorated brown cloth, spine and boards slightly faded, folio, and Talbert (B.J.), Examples of Ancient & Modern Furniture, Metal Works, Tapestries, Decorations, 1876, numerous black and white illustrations, some minor toning, original gilt decorated red cloth, spine and boards slightly marked, and rubbed, folio, plus other 19th century and modern architecture, furniture and art reference, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
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[Cleland, John]. The Surprises of Love, Exemplified in the Romance of a Day, or an Adventure in Greenwich Park, last Easter; The Romance of a Night, or a Covent-Garden-Adventure; The Second Edition; with the Addition of Two Stories, never before in Print, entitled, The Romance of a Morning, or the Chance of a Sport; The Romance of an Evening, or who would have thought it? 1st collected edition, T. Lownds & W. Nicoll, 1765, title slightly loose at gutter, occasional light dust-soiling and few marks, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary calf, upper joint cracked at head, worn at head & foot of spine and to board corners, 12mo (1)
The Travels of Tom Thumb over England and Wales; Containing Descriptions of Whatever is Most Remarkable in Several Counties. Interspersed with Many Pleasant Adventures..., Written by Himself, printed for R. Amey, 1st edition, 1746, folding engraved map frontispiece hand-coloured in outline (with short closed tear), lacks half-title, some spotting and light browning, scattered old ink inscriptions and doodlings, recent quarter calf, 12mo Osborne, p.192. Osborne: 'Written in a jocular vein, as an autobiographical account by the conceited little hero who set out on the first of April from Hyde Park Corner'. (1)NB : Amendment - The folding map is not the original by Cowley, but a mid-19th century replacement
The Curwen Press News-letter, numbers 4-15, April 1933-May 1938, 8 pages of text to each issue, lithographed illustrations after Edward Bawden, Ardizzone, original printed wrappers, stitched as issued, generally in excellent condition (number 4 with some light overall spotting to wrappers), cover design to number 5 by Barnett Freedman, number 6 by Eric Ravilious, number 8 by Bawden, number 11 by Paul Nash, number 12 by Graham Sutherland, number 14 by John Nash, all slim large 8vo (12)
Tomita (Kumasaku & Lee, G. Ambrose). Japanese Treasure Tales, 1909, 35 black and white illustrations, period inscription to half title and handwritten letter both by the author G. Ambrose Lee, some light spotting, original embossed green cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with other 19th century and modern miscellaneous history, biography and literature, including The Florist and Garden Miscellany, 1849, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves + a carton)
Strutt (Joseph). Glig-Gamena Angel-Deod, or the Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, 2nd edition, 1810, 40 engraved plates, printed in sepia, occasional light marks (contents generally in clean condition), wide margins, engraved bookplate of Laxton Hall to front pastedown, contemporary polished full calf, gilt decorated spine, a few minor marks, 4to Handsome copy. (1)
Deidier (Abbe). Le Calcul Differentiel et le Calcul Integral, Expliques et Appliques a la Geometrie. Avec un Traite Preliminaire..., Paris: Rue Saint Jacques, 1740, half-title, twenty-six folding engraved diagramatic plates, few engraved headpieces, light toning and occasional spotting, 20th century bookplate, contemporary speckled calf, gilt decorated spine with worn morocco title label, joints cracked and some wear to extremities, 4to Poggendorff I, p.537. (1)
Ardizzone (Edward). Lucy Brown and Mr. Grimes, 1st edition, [1937], colour illustrations, original pictorial boards, a few abrasions and light water stain to lower cover, light edge wear, dust jacket, rear flap with piece torn away at foot, a few tears and losses to front panel and spine ends, folio, together with Titus in Trouble, by James Reeves, 1st edition, 1959, colour illustrations, original boards, price-clipped dust jacket, a little rubbed, 4to, plus Three Brothers and a Lady, by Margaret Black, 1st edition, 1947, colour illustrations, light toning to endpapers, original boards, dust jacket, one or two small marks, 4to, with nine others illustrated by Edward Ardizzone including Elfrida the Pig, by John Symonds, 1959, Paul. The Hero of the Fire, revised edition, 1962, Peter the Wanderer, 1963, Old Perisher, by Diana Ross, 1965 and The Land of Right Up and Down, by Eva-Lis Wuorio, 1968, signed by the illustrator (12)
*Halloween, directed by John Carpenter, 1978, UK quad poster in folded condition, a few minor spots and light creasing to a few folds and intersections, very good, together with other UK quad posters of horror films and related, including Asylum (1972), The Believers (1987), Candyman (1992, double-sided), The Exorcist III (1990), The Final Conflict (1981), The Fog (1980), Friday the 13th Part II and Part V (1981 & 1985), Graveyard Shift (1990), The Hills Have Eyes (1978), Piranha (1978), Prince of Darkness (1987), Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988), Scared to Death (1980) and Terror (circa 1970), all 30 x 40 ins, generally very good or better (16)
Nalson (John). A True Copy of the Journal of the High Court of Justice for the Tryal of K. Charles I. as it was Read in the House of Commons, and Attested under the hand of Phelps, Clerk to that Infamous Court, 1st ed., 1684, engraved frontispiece with explanation leaf present, engraved portrait and plate, extra illustrated with an additional twenty-eight mounted portrait plates, lacking final advertisement leaf at rear (2M2), occasional scattered spotting and light dust-soiling, later endpapers, contemporary speckled calf, old crude reback, upper board detached, rubbed and worn, small folio Wing N116; ESTC R5636. (1)
Jefferson (J.B.). The History of Thirsk..., printed by Robert Peat, Thirsk, 1821, 3 black and white illustrations, including frontispiece and title, some light marks and spotting, period inscription to front endpaper, contemporary boards, detached, spine cracked and rubbed, 8vo, together with Hargrove (Alfred), A Brief Description of Places of Public Interest, in the County of York, within twenty six miles of the city, 1843, black and white folding map frontispiece plus numerous illustrations, map torn to foot along a fold line, some offsetting and light spotting, original boards, marked and rubbed, front board detached, 8vo, and Atkinson (J.C.), The History of Cleveland Ancient and Modern, circa 1870, numerous monochrome plates and illustrations, colour title page, some water marks and light toning, cracked guttering, contemporary gilt decorated red half morocco, boards and spine rubbed with minor loss, 4to, plus other mostly 19th century Yorkshire history, directories and reference, mostly leather bindings, condition is generally good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
*Cat Greeting Cards. A collection of approximately 170 novelty greeting/postcards, Edwardian and later, mostly novelty cards from Great Britain, France and Germany, many with glass eyes, mirrors, barometers, hold-to-light, wire tails, felts, calendars etc including examples by Reg Carter, Alfred Stiebel & Co (The "Alpha" series), D. Tempest published by Bamforth & Co Ltd., etc., all approximately 13.5 x 9cm, generally in excellent condition, contained in a soft ring binder file (1)
Christie (Agatha). Peril at End House, 1st edition, 1932, 4 pp. advertisements at end, some light spotting, previous owner signature and blindstamp to front endpaper, original red/orange cloth, dust jacket, spine toned with chips and tears, some loss of title lettering at head, old clear tape residue, repair to verso, 7/6 price partially restored in manuscript, preserved in custom made blue cloth solander box, 8vo (1)
Hall (S.C.). The Book of The Thames, From Its Rise To Its fall, 1867, 15 monochrome laid down photographs, and numerous black and white illustrations, some minor toning, all edges gilt, original gilt decorated red cloth with photographic spine slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, together with Taunt (Henry W.), A New Map of The River Thames, from Thames Head to London, 6th edition, Oxford, 1897, folding map to front, folding 'Table of Distances', 34 lithograph maps, 102 monochrome laid down photographs, including frontispiece, black and white advertisements to front endpapers, some slight spotting and marks, front board and spine partially detached, original gilt decorated green cloth, spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, and Drinkwater (G.C. & Saunders, T.R.B.), The University Boat Race, Official Centenary History 1829-1929, limited commemorative edition 266/600, black and white illustrations, some light spotting, original gilt decorated white cloth, boards slightly water marked and rubbed to head and foot, large 8vo, plus other late 19th century and modern Thames and boating reference, including Dickens's Dictionary of The Thames, from Oxford to the Nore, 1882, Boating, by W.B. Woodgate, Badminton Library, 1888, A New Oarsman's Guide to the Rivers and Canals of Great Britain and Ireland, by F.E. Prothero and W.A. Clark, 1896, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 cartons)
*The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1962, UK quad poster in folded condition, near mint, together with Frenzy, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1972, UK quad poster in folded condition, artwork by Saul Bass, a few finger marks upper right and a little light offsetting and spots to left panel, 30 x 40 ins, very good (2)
Young (Archibald). Summer Sailings, By An Old Yachtsman, Edinburgh, 1898, numerous colour plates and black and white illustrations, lacks front endpapers, some light spotting, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, together with Cobbett (James Paul), A Ride of Eight Hundred Miles in France..., 2nd edition, 1824, period inscription to title page, some light spotting, contemporary tan half calf, boards slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Croft-Coke (Rupert), The Tangerine House, 1st edition, 1956, 16 black and white illustrations including frontispiece, some minor spotting, original green cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head, 8vo, plus other late 19th century and modern travel reference, including Baedecker travel guides, Hakluyt Society, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Duncumb (John). Collections Towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford, volumes 1 & 2, 1st editions, printed by E.G. Wright, Hereford, 1804-12, black and white map to front of volume 1, some light spotting, bookplates to front pastedowns, uniform contemporary gilt decorated red half calf, boards and spines rubbed, large 4to, together with Price (John), An Historical & Topographical Account of Leominster, and Its Vicinity, with an Appendix, printed by H. Proctor, Ludlow, 1795, 13 black and white plates and maps, period inscription to head of title page, some light marks, bookplate to front pastedown, later gilt decorated tree calf, spine lightly rubbed to foot, 8vo, and Palmer (Sutton, illustrator), The Wye, Described by A.G. Bradley, A. & C. Black, 1910, 24 colour plates plus map to the rear, some minor marks, original gilt decorated blue cloth, 8vo, plus other UK topographical & archaeological reference, including approximately 34 volumes of The Woolhope Club, circa 1850-1950s, some leather bindings, some original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)N.B. Please note the estimate of this lot has been revised.
*Ransome (Arthur, 1884-1967). A bronze statuette of Arthur Ransome, by Jan Neumann, circa 1985, cast bronze figure, with light brown patina, signed in initials to base, 27 x 9 cm (10.25 x 3.5 ins) A possibly unique sculpture of the author Arthur Ransome in typical standing pose with hands in pockets and wearing plus fours, by the Russian sculptor Jan Neumann (born 1946). Neumann works in St. Petersburg and creates both large-scale public sculptures and memorials, as well as small-scale bronzes. (1)
Krusenstern (Adam J. von). Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1803, 1804, 1805, & 1806, by the order of His Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, on Board the Ships Nadeshda and Neva, under the Command of the Captain A.J. Von Krusenstern, translated from the original German by Richard Belgrave Hoppner, 2 volumes in one, 1st edition, 1813, two hand-coloured etched frontispieces, folding engraved chart, some light offsetting to titles, a little light spotting, untrimmed in modern burgundy morocco-backed boards, 4to Abbey Travel 1; Hill 952; Sabin 38331. The first English edition of the first Russian circumnavigation. (1)
Christie (Agatha). The Body in the Library, 1st edition, 1942, a few light spots to fore margins, original red/orange cloth (faded at extremities), dust jacket, small chips at spine ends and folds, closed tear along front flap, a couple of very short tears and some light soiling to rear panel, 8vo (1)
Hall (S.C.). The Baronial Halls, and Ancient Picturesque Edifices of England, volumes 1 & 2, 1858, numerous monochrome illustrations and plates, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated green half morocco, boards and spines slightly rubbed, large 8vo, together with Ross (Frederick), The Ruined Abbeys of Britain, volumes 1 & 2, 1882, numerous colour plates and black and white engravings, some light spotting, uniform original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards lightly marked, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, folio, and Nicholson (Francis), The Practice of Drawing and Painting Landscape from Nature, In Water Colours..., 2nd edition, 1823, colour and black and white plates, some light spotting, contemporary boards, marked and rubbed, spine cracked, rear board detached, 4to, plus other mostly 19th century UK topographical reference and related, some leather bindings, many original cloth, some gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Daniel (Gabriel). Viaggio per lo Mondo di Cartesio, con seco la sua continuazione..., Recata dall' Original franzese nel nostro volgare Italiano, 2nd edition, Naples: Gennario Muzio, 1731, title in red & black, and with contemporary inscription (paper fault and tear to blank fore-edge), three folding engraved plates, light dampstain and occasional spotting, contemporary vellum, manuscript to upper board, slight wear to extremities, 8vo, together with Echard Laurence, Dizionario Geografico Portatile, ovvero Descrizione di tutti i Regni, Provincie, Città ... in cui Dichiarasi in qual Regno, Provincia, o Distretto questi luoghi si trovano ... loro distanze da' luoghi circonvicini più rimarchevoli, colla loro longitudine, e latitudine giusta le migliori carte..., Terza Edizione Veneta..., 2 volumes, Nella Stamperia di Bassano, [Venice]: A Spese Remondini, 1770, one folding engraved map only (of two, includes double hemisphere map), worm hole to fore-margin of few leaves & map in volume one, contemporary vellum, volume 1 spine with some wear at upper joint & spine towards head, 8vo, plus five other Italian 18th century odd volumes, all vellum bound, including La Scienza della Legislazione, by Gaetano Filangieri, volumes 1, 3 & 4 only (of 8), mixed editions, Naples, 1780-83 (bindings worn with loss) (8)
Gordimer (Nadine). Face to Face, 1949; Six Feet of the Country, 1956; A World of Strangers, 1958; Friday's Footprint, 1960, 1st editions, a little light spotting, original cloth, dust jackets, some toning to spines, Face to Face chipped at ends, clear tape residue marks to Friday's Footprint, 8vo, with others by Gordimer including Not For Publication, 1965 and A Correspondence Course and Other Stories, Eurographica, Helsinki, 1986, signed limited edition 280/350 (44)
Naipaul (V.S.). The Suffrage of Elvira, 1958; A House for Mr Biswas, 1961; Thwe Middle Passage, 1962; Mr Stone and the Knights Companion, 1963; An Area of Darkness, 1964; A Flag on the Island, 1967; The Loss of El Dorado. A History, 1969, 1st editions, one or two light spots, original cloth (a couple of spines faded at ends), dust jackets, manuscript writing to upper cover of Mr Biswas, spine a little faded, a few tears and chips, Suffrage with small nicks and light edge wear, 8vo, with 13 other UK 1st editions and 20 US 1st editions, including The Mystic Masseur, New York, 1957, Two Worlds, Nobel Lecture 2001, 2002, limited signed edition 37/58 (56)
Holman (James). Travels in Madeira, Sierra Leone, Teneriffe, St. Jago, Cape Coast, Fernando Po, Prince's Island, etc., 2nd edition, George Routledge, 1840, engraved portrait frontispiece, 5 uncoloured lithograph plates, correct as list, waterstain to lower edges of plates, and some light associated spotting to text leaves, original blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt, slightly rubbed, together with Stuart Wortley (Lady Emmeline), A Visit to Portugal and Maderia, 1st edition, Chapman & Hall, 1854, wood engraved frontispiece, minor spotting, original blindstamped cloth gilt, very slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Smyth (C. Piazzi), Maderia Meteorologic, 1st edition, Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1882, etched frontispiece, and single plate of spectroscopic rainfall, bookplate of Frederick B. Turnbull to front pastedown, original maroon cloth gilt, spine lightly faded, 8vo, author's presentation copy, inscribed to half-title James M. Bryson Esq. from the Author, and Ellen (M. Taylor), Maderia: Its Scenery, and how to see it, 1st edition, 1882, folding maps, etc., original pictorial green cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo (4)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, by Richard Wagner, Translated by Margaret Armour, 1911, thirty tipped-in colour plates, some light spotting to text, free endpapers toned, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt-decorated vellum, somewhat soiled, lacking ties, 4to Limited edition, 147/1150 copies, signed by the artist. Riall, p.109. (1)
Christie (Agatha). They Came to Baghdad, 1951; They Do it With Mirrors, 1952; After the Funeral, 1953; A Pocket Full of Rye, 1953; Destination Unknown, 1954; Hickory Dickory Dock, 1955; 4.50 from Paddington, 1957, 1st editions, a few light spots, Hickory with contemporary presentation inscription and partially toned endpapers, 4.50 with inscription, original cloth, dust jackets, After the Funeral, Destination Unknown, and Hickory Dickory Dock price-clipped, a few small chips and tears light toning to one or two rear panels, 8vo, together with Ordeal by Innocence, 1958, Cat Among the Pigeons, 1959, The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, 1960, and The Pale Horse, 1961, 1st editions (11)
Milne (Alan Alexander). Winnie-the-Pooh, 1st edition, Methuen, 1926, numerous illustrations by E.H. Shepard, occasional spotting, pictorial endpapers toned, top edges gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original gilt decorated green cloth, a few light marks and spine ends a little rubbed, 8vo Signed by Ernest H. Shepard on the title-page. (1)
Spark (Muriel). The Comforters, 1957; Robinson, 1958; Memento Mori, 1959, 1st editions, original cloth (small bump to Comforters, light fading to Robinson and Memento Mori spine), dust jackets, spine ends a little rubbed with small nicks, 8vo, Comforters with author presentation inscription, Memento Mori signed, together with others by Muriel Spark including Child of Light, 1951, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, 1960 (inscribed by the author), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1961 (with signed sticker to title), The Fanfarlo, 1952 (inscribed), Gillespie's High School Magazine, 7 volumes, 1930-38 (containing Spark's earliest poems under her maiden name Muriel Camberg), plus others, uncorrected proofs, a few duplicates etc (approx 100)
Milne (Alan Alexander). The House at Pooh Corner, 1st edition, 1928, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, light partial toning to endpapers, top edge gilt, original salmon cloth gilt, spine and part of rear cover with some fading, dust jacket, spine a little rubbed with some fading, small stain to front panel margin, 8vo (1)
Bronte (Charlotte, Emily & Anne). Novels of the Sisters Bronte, edited by Temple Scott, 12 volumes, Thornton Edition, John Grant, Edinburgh, 1905, one or two leaves roughly opened, a little light spotting, top edges gilt, original green cloth gilt, a few extremities with some light mottling and water stains, Wuthering Heights spine bowed inwards, 8vo (12)
Blochwich (Martin). Anatomia Sambuci: Or the Anatomy of the Elder..., 1677, some spotting and light browning, closely trimmed, touching letters and numerals on 'Printer to the Reader' and 'Contents' page in preliminaries, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed, 12mo Wing B3201. (1)
Maugham (W. Somerset). The Merry-go-round, 1st edition, 1904, light spotting to fore edges, original cloth gilt, one or two small bumps, 8vo, together with On a Chinese Screen, 1st edition, 1922, light toning to endpapers, original cloth gilt, dust jacket, some chips and tears to spine ends, some toning, 8vo, plus The Constant Wife, 1st edition, 1927, portrait frontispiece, original cloth, dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, with others by Maugham including The Sacred Flame. A Play in Three Acts, 1928, Six Stories Written in the First Person Singular, 1931, The Razor's Edge, 1944, Creatures of Circumstance, 1947, plus Lady Frederick. A Comedy in Two Acts, 1912 and Loaves and Fishes, 1924 (both wrapper editions) and The Vagrant Mood, 1952 (3 limited signed edition copies of 500) (28)
Ainsworth (William). Reasearches in Assyria, Babylonia, and Chaldaea; Forming part of the Labours of the Euphrates Expedition, 1st edition, 1838, folding engraved map, folding hand-coloured geological section at end (light water stain and frayed fore margin), library stamp and offsetting to title, modern morocco-backed boards, 8vo, together with Empson (R.H.W.), The Cult of the Peacock Angel. A Short Account of the Yezidi Tribes of Kurdistan, 1st edition, 1928, six monochrome illustrations, publisher's list at end, a few spots, original cloth, spine a trifle faded, 8vo (2)
Greene (Graham). The Ministry of Fear. An Entertainment, 1st edition, 1943, one or two light spots, original yellow cloth (small repaired tears at ends), price-clipped dust jacket with Margery Allingham's Traitor's Purse printed to verso, small chip and loss to head of spine, minor spotting to rear panel fold and flap, contained in modern black morocco-backed foldover box, 8vo (1)
Kohlrausch (Rudolf & Weber, Wilhelm). Elektrodynamische Maassbestimmungen insbesondere Zuruckfuhrung der Stromintensitats-Messungen auf Mechanisches Maass, [offprint from Abhandl. d.K.S.Gest.d.Wissensch.V.], Leipzig, 1856, pp. [220]-292, original printed wrappers, dust-soiled and small library blindstamp to upper wrapper, adhesion marks to inner margins and now loosely preserved where formerly bound in modern cloth gilt covers with gilt library stamp to upper cover, small folio Kohlrausch and Weber demonstrated that the ratio of electrostatic to electromagnetic units produced a number that matched the value of the then known speed of light, and this finding was instrumental towards James Clerk Maxwell's conjecture that light is an electromagnetic wave. Scarce. (1)
Maugham (W. Somerset). The Moon and Sixpence, 1st edition, 1919, 2nd issue without advertisements, text block toned (as often), original green cloth, joints and edges a little rubbed, small mark to upper cover, 8vo, signed by the author to front endpaper, together with Cakes and Ale, or the Skeleton in the Cupboard, 1st edition, 1930, a little light spotting, original blue cloth, dust jacket, spine a little toned, repaired at head and foot to verso, 8vo, plus The Book-Bag, Lungarno Series No. 9, G. Orioli, Florence, 1932, portrait frontispiece, original cloth-backed boards (some light fading/toning), dust jacket, spine toned, a few chips and tears, 4to, limited edition 143/725, signed by the author in blue ink beneath portrait, and The Unconquered, Houes of Books Ltd., New York, 1944, limited edition 14/300, signed by the author (4)
*Transformation game. Metamorphosises with juvenile pictures. Metamorphosen mit kindlichen Bildern. Metamorphoses avec des images pour la jeunesse, circa 1840, twenty-two (of 24) hand-coloured lithographed wooden pieces, forming eight different figures, of performers, anthropomorphic animals, children at play, etc., lacking one head, another head with fire damage and consequent loss of image, some marks and light soiling, each piece 2.5 x 5cm (1 x 2ins), contained in original wooden box, hand-coloured lithographed label on sliding lid, rubbed and discoloured, 9.5 x 12.5 x 3.5cm (3.75 x 4.75 x 1.5ins) Rare game with interchangeable pieces. (1)
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