Meyrick (Samuel Rush, and Smith, Charles Hamilton). The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Isles, From the Earliest Periods to the Sixth Century; To which is Added, that of the Gothic Nations on the Western Coasts of the Baltic, the Ancestors of the Anglo-Saxons and Anglo-Danes, 1st ed., 1815, additional hand-coloured aquatint title with contemporary signature to upper blank margin, twenty-four hand-coloured aquatint plates, bound without half title or sub title, some light offsetting and spotting, edges untrimmed, 20th century dark green half morocco, gilt decorated spine, folio, together with Loutherbourg (P.J. De), The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales..., 1805, facsimile edition, published Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, 1979, colour plates., contemporary brown half morocco gilt, folio For first title see Abbey Life 427. (2)
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Nevinson (Henry W.). The Dawn in Russia, or Scenes in the Russian Revolution, 2nd edition, 1906, 28 colour and black and white illustrations including frontispiece with tissue-guard, some light spotting, original decorated red cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Dixon (William Hepworth), Free Russia, volumes 1 & 2, 2nd edition, 1870, 2 colour frontispieces with tissue-guards, contemporary inscriptions to both half-titles, some minor toning, original gilt-decorated purple cloth, boards and spines faded and rubbed to head and foot with minor loss, 8vo, plus Latham (Robert & Matthews, William [editors]), The Diary of Samuel Pepys, volumes 1-11, reprint edition, 1971, inscription to volume 1 front endpaper, all original green cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, plus other modern history and biographical reference including Russian history, William Cobbett: Selected Writings, volumes 1-6, 1998, all original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo (6 shelves)
Maurice (F.). The Russo-Turkish War 1877, A Strategical Sketch, 1st edition, 1905, 3 folding maps to rear pocket, some light spotting, original yellow cloth, boards and spine slightly toned, 8vo, together with De Segur (Philip), History of the Expedition to Russia, undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the year 1812, volumes 1 & 2, 3rd edition, 2 black and white frontispiece portraits, plus a folding map to front of volume 1, some light spotting, contemporary inscription to volume 2 front endpaper, contemporary half calf, boarsd and spines rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, plus Report of the Ministry, Overseas Military Forces of Canada 1918, 44 black and white illustrations including folding maps, some light marks and water stains, bookplate to front endpaper, original green cloth, spine slightly faded, ex-libris stamps to text block, 8vo, plus other modern military history and reference, including publications by Airlife, Pen & Sword, Arms & Armour, Grub Street, Ian Allen, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves & 2 cartons)
James (P.D.). A Taste for Death, 1st edition, 1986, Original Sin, 1st edition, 1994, both inscribed by the author to title pages, some minor toning, both original black cloth in dust jackets, Original Sin with dust jacket price clipped, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Bates (Ralph), Lean Men, An Episode in a Life, 1st edition, 1934, inscribed by the author to front endpaper and title page, original red cloth in dust jacket, spine faded and rubbed with some loss to head, 8vo, and Hampson (John), Brothers and Lovers, 1st edition, 1934, inscribed by the author to front endpaper and title, some light spotting, slightly faded, 8vo, plus other modern 1st edition fiction and literature, mostly signed by the authors, including V.S. Pritchett, A.E. Coppard, Richard Hughes, Virgil Thomson, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo, from the collection of Jonathan Gili (1943-2004), film-maker and director, his pencil annotations to rear pastedown (3 shelves)
Llewellyn (Richard). How Green Was My Valley, 1st edition, 1939, previous owner signature to front endpaper, original cloth, dust jacket, a few tears and small loss at head of spine, 8vo, together with Greene (Graham), The Great Jowett, 1981, original cloth (spine faded), glassine wrapper (with short closed tear), 8vo, limited edition, 420/525 signed by the author, plus Faulkner (William), A Fable, 1st UK edition, 1955, light toning, previous owner signature, original cloth, dust jacket, spine faded with chips., 8vo, with others including Vita Sackville West's The Garden, 1946, More For Your Garden, 1955 and Even More For Your Garden, 1958, Evelyn Waugh's Love Among the Ruins, 1953, others by Ian Fleming, Iris Murdoch, Alan Moorehead, Leonard Cottrell, Anita Leslie et al (120)
Armstrong (Robin). Split-Cane and Sable, A Book of Fish, Men and Nature, 1st edition, 1988, original artwork and inscription by the author to half-title, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original gilt-decorated green morocco in slipcase, all edges gilt, 4to, together with Cust (Lionel, ed.), The National Portrait Gallery, volumes 1 & 2, limited edition 81/750, 1901, numerous black and white illustrations, inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, three quarter green morocco, boards water damaged, spines slightly faded, large 4to, and Andres (Glenn M., et al), The Art of Florence, volumes 1 & 2, 1st Artabras edition, 1994, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original gilt decorated blue cloth in slipcase, large 4to, plus other late 19th century and modern art and miscellaneous reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Heron-Allen (Edward). Edward Fitzgerald's RubÆ’iyÆ’t of Omar KhayyÆ’m..., Bernard Quaritch, 1899, monochrome frontispiece with tissue-guard, previous owner's mark to front endpaper, some light spotting and dampstains to both pastedowns, original gilt-decorated green cloth, boards slightly marked and faded, 8vo, together with Landor (Walter Savage), The Sculptured Garland, Dropmore Press, 1948, black and white wood-engravings by Iain MacNab, original gilt-decorated half morocco retaining front cover of dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed, 4to, (limited edition 156/300), plus Tournour (Margaret), Bible Birds, Black Cygnet Press, 1996, 21 black and white engravings by the author, original marbled boards to brown cloth spine, 8vo, (limited edition of 100 copies), plus other late 19th-century and modern children's and illustrated literature, including private press, pictorial cloth, annuals, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Dickey (James). Deliverance, 1st edition, USA, 1970, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with minor tear to head of front cover, 8vo, [this is the novel of the landmark 1972 film starring Burt Reynolds and John Voigt], together with Heinlein (Robert A.), The Man Who Sold the Moon, 1st edition, USA, 1950, The Green Hills of Earth, 1st edition, USA, 1951, both original cloth in dust jackets, spines slightly rubbed and faded, 8vo, plus Hubbard (L. Ron), Final Blackout, USA, 1948, black and white illustrated title, some light spotting, original black cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly toned, 8vo, plus other mid 20th-century science fiction and children's literature, including W.E. Johns, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain, Olaf Stapledon, Richard Matheson, L. Frank Baum, Ian Fleming, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Verhaeren (Emile). Oeuvres De, volumes 1 & 2, Paris, circa 1900s, some minor toning, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated red half morocco, 8vo, together with Chateaubriant (Alphonse De), Monsieur Des Lourdines, histoire d'un Gentilhomme Campagnard 1840, Paris, 1928, numerous colour illustrations by Daniel-Girard, contemporary gilt-decorated red morocco, 4to, plus Schwob (Marcel), Vies Imaginaires, Paris, 1921, black and white frontispiece by Jean L‚b‚deff, some light marks, contemporary red half morocco, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th-century French literature, including Histoire De La Restauration by A. De Lamartine, volumes 1-8, 1856-58, Oeuvres De P. Corneille Th‚atre Complet, volumes 1-3, circa 1850s, all leather bindings, many gilt-decorated, condition is generally very good, 8vo/4to (approximately 110 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Casanova (Jacques). M‚moires De..., volumes 1-8, new edition, Paris, 1910, black and white illustrations, some light toning, previous owner's mark to volume 1 front endpaper, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated tan half morocco, bound by Flammarion vaillant, all edges gilt, 8vo, together with S‚vigne (Madame De), Lettres..., volumes 1-6, Paris, 1876, some light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated red quarter morocco, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, plus Rabelais, Oeuvres De, volumes 1 & 2, circa 1900, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated red half morocco, spines slightly faded, 8vo, (limited edition 131/1500), plus other 19th and early 20th-century French literature, including views Dse Hommes Illustres De Plutarque, by Alexis Pierron, volumes 1-4, 1861, Oeuvres ComplŠtes De MoliŠre, volumes 1-3, 1873, mostly gilt-decorated leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo (approximately 110 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Rousseau (J.J.). Oeuvres ComplŠtes De, volumes 1-11 bound in 6, Paris, 1909-12, inscription to volume 1 front endpaper, some toning, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated red quarter morocco, boards slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with D'Abrant‚s (Laure Junot), Histoire Des Salens De Paris. Tableaux et Portraits du Grand Monde..., volumes 1-6, Brussels, 1837-38, period inscription to volume 1 front endpaper, some minor toning, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated green half calf, boards slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Grille (Fran‡ois), Miettes Litteraires, Biographiques et Morals..., volumes 1-3, Paris, 1853, some light spotting, bookplates to front pastedowns, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated brown quarter morocco, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th-century French literature, including E.M. Zola, Alfred De Musset, Victor Hugo, all leather bindings, many gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo (approximately 110 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Tanglewood Tales, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, circa 1915, 14 colour tipped-in plates, some light spotting, original decorated tan cloth, spine rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, large 8vo, together with Fraser (C. Lovat, illustrator), Peacock Pie, A Book of Rhymes, by Walter De La Mare, 1924, 16 colour plates, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Hows (John A, illustrator), In the Woods, with Bryant, Longfellow, and Halleck, USA, 1863, numerous black and white engravings, some light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated purple morocco, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and 20th-century illustrated literature and juvenile fiction, including 'B.B.', Kenneth Grahame, J.M. Barrie, John Gay, C.A. Swinburne, mostly original cloth bindings, some decorative, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Lamb (Charles). The Last Essays of Elia, volumes 1 & 2, 1910, numerous black and white illustrations by Charles E. Brock, some light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated blue half morocco bound by Henderson & Bisset, spines slightly faded, 8vo, together with Borrow (George), The Romany Rye, new edition, 1907, black and white frontispiece, some light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated tan half calf bound by Maclehose, boards slightly marked, 8vo, plus Lockridge Jr. (Ross), Raintree County, USA, 1948, black and white illustrated endpapers, contemporary gilt-decorated green half calf bound by Henry Sotheran, hinges slightly cracked, 8vo, plus other 19th and 20th-century literature and historical reference, including Life of Field Marshal, His Grace The Duke of Wellington, by James Edw. Alexander, 2 volumes, 1839, Tales from "Blackwood", volumes 1-6, 3rd series, circa 1860s, all gilt-decorated leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo, (approximately 100 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Thackeray (William Makepeace). The Works of, volumes 1-12, 1879, black and white illustrations, bookplates to front pastedowns, some light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated brown half calf, spines slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, together with Ruskin (John), Modern Painters, volumes 1-5, 2nd edition, USA, circa 1880s, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated brown half morocco bound by Fazakerley, some light toning, boards and spines slightly faded, 8vo, and other 19th-century literature and reference, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Alfred Lord Tennyson, E.B. Browning, John Milton, William Wordsworth, all gilt-decorated leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo, (approximately 100 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Froude (James Anthony). English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century, new edition, 1915, prize plate to front pastedown, contemporary gilt-decorated tree calf, 8vo, together with Lee (Sidney), A Life of William Shakespeare, library edition, 1899, numerous black and white illustrations plus colour frontispiece with tissue-guard, prize plate to front endpaper, contemporary gilt-decorated tree calf bound by Bickers & Sons, spine slightly rubbed, all edges gilt, 8vo, and Mill (John Stuart), A System of Logic, Radiocinative and Inductive..., volumes 1-2, 2nd edition, 1846, some light spotting, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated quarter calf, boards and spines slightly marked and rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th-century English literature and historical reference including Alfred Lord Tennyson, Thomas Moore, Lewis Carroll, all gilt-decorated leather bindings, condition is generally very good, 8vo/folio (approximately 65 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Gillett (Charles Ripley, [editor]). Catalogue of the McAlpin Collection of British History and Theology, volumes 1-5, USA, 1927-30, some light spotting, original cream cloth, spines slightly toned, 8vo, together with Hardie (Martin), Water-colour Painting in Britain, volumes 1-3, reprint edition, 1969, numerous black and white illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed with minor loss, large 4to, plus Hazen (A.T.), A Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press..., reprint edition, 1973, black and white illustrations, original black cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly faded and rubbed, 4to, plus other modern bibliography and art reference and related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Cook (Margaret C., [illustrator]). Poems from Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, 1913, 24 tipped-in colour illustrations, some light toning, original gilt-decorated green cloth, boards and spine rubbed with minor tear to head, 4to, together with Besley (T., [publisher]), The Report of the Commissioners concerning Charities; containing that part which relates to the City of Exeter, 1825, some light spotting, contemporary green quarter morocco, boards and spine rubbed with some loss, 8vo, and other 19th and early 20th-century literature and reference, mostly original cloth, some leather bindings, condition is generally fair/good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
Macquoid (Percy). A History of English Furniture, 4 volumes (The Age of Oak, Walnut, Satinwood, Mahogany), 1938, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, previous owner's marks to front endpapers, some light toning, all original red cloth in dust jackets, except 'The Age of Oak' lacking dust jacket, covers worn with some loss, folio, together with Symonds (R.W.), Old English Walnut & Lacquer Furniture... , 1st edition, 1923, 40 black and white plates, some light toning, original gilt-decorated red cloth, boards and spine slightly toned and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, plus other modern art and antiques reference, including some auction catalogues, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Ardizzone (Fabritio). Ravivamento, O Sia Discorso Dimonstrativo Sopra l'Effenza, caose effetti dell'acque mineral‚ singolarmente del Monte di Corsena, Genova, 1680, period inscription to front endpapers, some marks, evidence of worming from p. 177 to rear endpapers, spine partially detached, contemporary vellum binding, boards slightly marked, 8vo, together with Peirce (James), A Vindication of the Dissenters: In Answer to Dr. William Nichols's Defence of the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of England, 2nd edition, printed for John Clark, London, 1718, period inscription to front endpaper, some light marks and spotting, later gilt-decorated brown calf spine retaining contemporary boards bound by Sotheran, 8vo, plus Manning (Robert), England's Conversion and Reformation Compared. Or, The Young Gentleman Directed in the Choice of his Religion..., printed for R.C. and C.F., Antwerp, 1725, period annotations to title-page, some minor loss to head of title to p. 4, some light spotting, later blue morocco spine to marbled boards, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th-century ecclesiastical and theological reference and related, mostly original cloth, some leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)
Binyon (Laurence). The Art of Botticelli, an essay in pictorial criticism, 1913, 21 (of 23) plates including frontispiece etching lacks colour plates at pp. 46 & 56), some light toning, original quarter vellum, spine slightly marked, folio, (limited edition of 275), together with James (M.R.), The Canterbury Psalter, 1935, numerous colour and black and white facsimiles, some minor toning, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, spine slightly faded, folio, (limited edition 342/425), plus Van Gogh (Vincent), The Complete Letters of... , volumes 1-3, USA, 1959, numerous stuck down plates, original gilt-decorated black cloth in partial slipcase, spines slightly faded, 8vo, plus other modern art reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Arsdekin (R.P. Richardi). Theologia Tripartita Universa, 3 volumes bound in 1, Joannis Caspari Bencard, 1687, black and white engraved title, bookplate to front pastedown, some light marks, evidence of worming to rear pages, contemporary full calf with leather and brass clasps, boards wormed and rubbed with some loss, large 8vo, together with Ruinart (Theodoricus), Acta Primorum Martyrum sincera and selecta, Amsterdam, 1713, black and white engraved title, later inscription to front endpaper, some light marks, contemporary full calf, boards and spine partially detached and rubbed with some loss, folio, plus Bathurst (Elizabeth), Truth Vindicated By the Faithful Testimony and Writings of the Innocent Servant and Hand-Maid of the Lord, 1691, period inscriptions to front endpaper, some light marks, evidence of worming throughout, contemporary full calf, boards and spine rubbed with some loss to foot, 8vo, plus other 17th, 18th and 19th-century literature and reference, including 17th and 18th-century pamphlets, Practical Astronomy, Navigation, Nautical Astronomy and Meteorology, volumes 1-6, by J.R. Young et al, 1855, all leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (approximately 90 volumes in total) (5 shelves)
Bunyan (John). Choice Works. The Pilgrim's Progress, The Holy War, The Barren Fig-Tree, Grace Abounding To The Chief of Sinners and Heart's Ease in Heart Trouble, 1873, numerous black and white illustrations including portrait frontispiece, period inscription to front endpaper, some light spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated blue morocco, boards slightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, spine slightly faded, large 8vo, together with Roberts (John S.), The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., circa 1870, numerous colour lithographs, some spotting, minor loss to front endpapers, contemporary gilt-decorated blue calf, boards and spine rubbed, large 8vo, plus The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments..., 1857, pencil inscriptions to front endpapers, some light marks, contemporary gilt-decorated full plum morocco boards slightly rubbed to head and foot (generally in good condition), large 8vo, plus other 19th-century literature and reference, including Punch, Leisure Hour History of the World, mostly leather bindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (approximately 80 volumes in total) (6 shelves)
Roscoe (William). The Life of Lorenzo De'Medici, called The Magnificent, volumes 1 & 2, 3rd edition, 1797, black and white illustrations including engraved frontispiece, some light spotting and offsetting, contemporary full calf, hinges cracked, boards slightly rubbed and partially detached, large 4to, together with Gutch (John), The History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford, volumes 1-4 (bound in 5), 1792, black and white engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, bookplates to front pastedowns, ex-library stamps to titles, contemporary uniform gilt-decorated full calf, boards and spines slightly cracked and rubbed, large 4to, and other 18th and 19th-century literature and fiction, including The Works of Cornelius Tacitus, volumes 1-4 (bound in 2), by Arthur Murphy, 1793, The Bruce; or, The History of Robert I, King of Scotland, volumes 1-3, 1790, by J. Pinkerton, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to, (approximately 55 volumes in total) (3 shelves)
Gautier (Th‚ophile). Wanderings in Spain, 1853, numerous black and white engravings (lacks plate to page 41), some light spotting, contemporary gilt decorated brown cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with other 18th, 19th, & early 20th century Spanish language literature and reference, some leather bindings, some paperbacks, some odd volumes, condition generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Grimm (Albert Ludwig). Fairy Tales, from the German of A.L. Grimm..., with illustrations by [Isaac Robert] Cruikshank, 1827, 3 engraved plates, lower outer corner of half-title professionally restored, scattered light browning, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, later brown crushed morocco gilt by Riviere, original printed wrappers (somewhat soiled and archivally repaired at extremities) retained at rear, 8vo, together with [Bowles, Caroline A., psued.], The Cat's Tail: Being the history of childe Merlin, a tale, by the Baroness de Katzleben, 1831, 3 etched plates by George Cruikshank, a little spotting, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, later calf gilt by John Bumpus, original wrappers (slightly soiled) stiffened and preserved at rear, 12mo (2)
[Johnson, Richard]. The Blossoms of Morality, intended for the Amusement and Instruction of Young Ladies and Gentlemen..., with forty-seven cuts, designed and engraved by J[ohn] Bewick, 1st illustrated edition, 1796, wood-engraved illustrations, some spotting and occasional light browning, lower outer corner of K1 professionally repaired not affecting text, small brown stain to fore-edge of signature Q, engraved bookplate of Edward Basil Tupp to front pastedown and Tupp's sale ticket above, bookplate of William Marchbank to rear pastedown, all edges gilt, 19th-century tree calf gilt by Riviere, gilt-decorated spine with red leather label, 12mo Roscoe J39(2). (1)
Twamley (Louisa Anne). An Autumn Ramble by the Wye, London: Charles Tilt, [1839], additional engraved vignette title (dated 1839), two single-page maps and seventeen engraved plates after Copley Fielding, David Cox, etc., advert leaf discarded, some spotting & offsetting throughout, all edges gilt, contemporary red half sheep gilt, joints cracked at head and foot, rubbed and some wear, 8vo, together with Ritchie (Leitch), The Wye and its Associations. A Picturesque Ramble, 1841, additional engraved vignette title and eleven plates, publisher's adverts at rear, light spotting, original cloth, spine slightly faded, frayed & worn at head, 12mo (2)
Virtue (George, pub.). The Picturesque Beauties of Great Britain - Kent, 1828-[1830], engraved frontispiece of Canterbury Cathedral, engraved title (letterpress title not present), folding engraved map, 128 engraved plates on sixty-four leaves, light toning, occasional spotting and offsetting, all edges gilt, contemporary morocco, slightly rubbed to extremities, 4to, together with Cassell & Company (Publishers), Our Own Country, Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial, 6 volumes in three, circa 1870, engraved frontispieces, plates and illustrations, occasional scattered spotting, contemporary red half calf gilt, 4to (4)
*Wallis (John, publisher). The Mirror of Truth, Exhibiting a Variety of Biographical Anecdotes and Moral Essays, Calculated to Inspire a Love of Virtue and Abhorrence of Vice, 2nd edition, Jany. 1st 1811, hand-coloured engraving, circular illustration in centre with Rules of the Game either side, surrounded by forty-four numbered panels, each with a word or an illustration, in nine sections mounted on linen, occasional light spotting and marks, 46 x 56.5cm (18 x 22.25ins), housed in original pastepaper slipcase with hand-coloured engraved label on front, browned and rubbed, with some minor wear, without accompanying booklet, together with Historical Pastime or New Game of the History of England from the Conquest to the Accession of George the Third, John Harris, 1803, toned and dusty, in original slipcase (worn), without rule booklet Whitehouse, p.49; pp.27/8. (2)
Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, A Play From the Story, adapted by E. Harcourt Williams, [1930]; Ginger and Pickles, A Play in One Act, adapted by W. Harcourt Williams, [1931]; Mr. Samuel Whiskers, A Play in Three Scenes and an Epilogue from the Story of "The Roly-Poly Pudding", adapted by Theron H. Butterworth, [1933], Frederick Warne, together three pamphlets, each with Plan of the Stage on verso of title-page, original printed pictorial wrappers, Ginger with wrappers trimmed and Foyle's ink stamp at foot of front cover, Tailor with some unexceptional edge-creasing and light stain at head of spine, slim 8vo Scarce (see Linder, pp.276-285). (3)
*Original artwork. Three original illustrations by P.G. Robinson, circa 1950s, together three pen & ink drawings on artist's board, one showing Mrs. Rabbit sending Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter off to gather blackberries, signed lower right, one depicting the heads of Mrs. Rabbit and children surrounded by blackberries, some light markings, and the other of a duck in a bonnet on a pond, signed lower right, image size 23 x 16.5cm (9 x 6.5ins), sheet size approximately 38 x 25.5cm (15 x 10ins) Probably produced for pirated editions of 'Peter Rabbit' and 'Jemima Puddleduck'. (3)
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, 1st edition, Warne, 1909, half-title with early pencil inscription, colour illustrations throughout, occasional light marks, original brown cloth lettered in white, upper cover with inset colour illustration, upper cover slightly rubbed to upper inner corner, but otherwise in good condition, 16mo Linder, p.428; Quinby 16. (1)
Baum (L. Frank). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with Pictures by W.W. Denslow, 1st edition, 2nd state, Chicago & New York, 1900, 24 colour plates including title, illustrations throughout, advert on page [2] not enclosed in the box, page 14, line 1: "low wall of...", page 81, 4th line from bottom: "pieces" spelled correctly, page 227: "While the Woodman...", pages 100 and 186 both with broken type in last line, verso of title with printed copyright, plate facing page 34 with no extraneous blue splotches in moon, plate facing page 92 with red removed from horizon, 13-line colophon and illustration on rear pastedown, original "C" binding, light green cloth stamped in green and red with publisher's name at spine in red, with the "Co" having the "o" enclosed in the "C", spine darkened, skilfully rebacked with original spine relaid, some slight soiling, 4to Greene, Hanff, pp. 23-25. (1)
Blampied (Edmund, illust.). The Blampied Edition of Peter Pan, the Original Text of Peter Pan & Wendy, by J.M. Barrie, Hodder and Stoughton, 1939, twelve tipped-in colour plates, including frontispiece (with corner crease), captioned tissue guards, full-page letterpress illustrations, some light spotting, pictorial endpapers, original pictorial cloth gilt, spine faded and with some wear to extremities, 4to, together with Aldin (Cecil), Black Beauty, The Autobiography of a Horse, new edition, Jarrolds, circa 1915, eighteen colour plates, one with tip of lower outer corner torn away, some light spotting to first few leaves, top edges gilt, original gilt decorated blue cloth, lower edge of front cover slightly worn, 4to, plus four other illustrated books (The Queen and Princess of Dolly Land, circa 1870; Green Willow, illustrated by Warwick Goble, 1923; Walt Disney's Bambi; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by A. Rado) (6)
Blyton (Enid). Five Have a Mystery to Solve, Illustrated by Eileen Soper, 1st edition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1962, numerous illustrations, some full-page, pictorial endpapers with some light spotting, original red boards (slightly soiled and shaken) in edge-rubbed dustjacket, 8vo, together with The Ragamuffin Mystery, Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop, 1st edition, Collins, 1959, colour frontispiece, numerous letterpress illustrations, some full-page, contemporary inscription on front free endpaper, original red bords in frayed and slightly chipped dustjacket, 8vo, plus The Mystery of the Missing Man, 1st edition, Methuen, 1956, numerous full-page letterpress illustrations, including frontispiece, contemporary ownership name on front free endpaper, original blue boards in frayed and chipped dustjacket (with adhesive tape repair at foot of front flap), 8vo, plus six other Blyton first editions, including two in dustjackets (The Rilloby Fair Mystery and The Rockingdown Mystery), and fifteen 1st editions by M. Pardoe, including a 1st edition of The Far Island signed by the author, and thirteen Bunkle books, four in dustjackets (Bunkle and Belinda, Bunkle Baffles Them, Bunkle Scents a Clue and Bunkle Gets Busy) (24)
Clarke (Harry, illustrator). Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, 1st US edition, Brentano's, New York, [1916], 16 mounted colour plates, captioned tissue guards, illustrations, scattered light spotting, presentation inscription, top edge gilt, original grey pictorial cloth, spine toned and slightly rubbed at ends, 4to (1)
Clarke (Harry, illustrator). Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, [1916], 16 mounted colour plates, slight marginal toning, a few light spots at front, light clear tape residue marks to endpapers, front endpaper with presentation inscription and signatures dated 1966, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, 4to, limited edition, 18/125 signed by the artist The scarcest book illustrated by Harry Clarke. (1)
Clarke (Harry, illustrator). Faust, by Goethe, from the German by John Anster, 1925, colour and black and white illustrations, scattered minor spotting, top edge gilt, original vellum-backed boards (a little light spotting), 4to, limited edition, 280/1000 signed by the artist, together with The Year's at the Spring. An Anthology of Recent Poetry Compiled by L.D.'O. Walters and Illustrated by Harry Clarke, 1920 (2)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Shakespeare's Comedy of the Tempest, [1908], forty tipped-in colour plates, scattered light spotting to text, bookplate, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, one or two light marks, silk ties lacking, 4to Numbered 116 from a limited edition of 500, signed by the artist. (1)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Shakespeare's Comedy of the Tempest, [1908], 40 tipped-in colour plates, scattered light spotting to text, bookplate, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, one or two light marks, later silk ties, contained in later cloth slipcase, 4to, limited edition, 144/500 signed by the artist (1)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book. Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations, [1916], 15 tipped-in colour plates, some light toning, clear tape residue and abrasions to endpapers and pastedowns, previous owner inscription to front endpaper, original cloth gilt, spine a little darkened with tiny hole at foot, 4to, limited edition, 52/350 signed by the artist (1)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, [1909], 20 tipped-in colour plates, one or two light spots, original red cloth gilt, some fading to sp[ine, 4to, together with Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by J.M. Barrie, 1906, 50 tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, original cloth gilt, spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, 4to (2)
Goble (Warwick, illustrator). Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales, by Grace James, 1910, 40 tipped-in colour plates, endpapers renewed, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, dust-soiled with repair at head of spine, later ties, 4to, Edition de Luxe, one of 500 copies, together with The Sensitive Plant, by Percy Bysshe Shelley, [1911], colour illustrations by Charles Robinson, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, a few light stains, 4to, plus Hours of Gladness, by M. Maeterlinck, illustrated by E.J. Detmold, 1912 (3)
Gooden (Stephen, illustrator). Aesop's Fables, Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange, 1936, 13 engraved plates (including title), occasional light offsetting, faint clear tape residue marks to endpapers, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, slipcase (slight edge wear), large 8vo, limited edition, 6/525 signed by the artist (1)
Gerard (John). The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes..., very much Enlarged snd Amended by Thomas Johnson..., 2nd edition, London: Adam Islip , Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1633, engraved title lined to verso, numerous woodcut illustrations, early ownership signature Lancelot Hutchinson to fore-edge margin of 6C4, ink stamp to fore-edge margin of dedication, final leaf of text lined to verso, lacking front & rear blanks, 5A7 torn at foot with loss to last 2 lines of text, few closed tears etc., fraying and marginal tears to first & last few leaves, occasional minor spotting and marginal toning, light dampstain to lower margins, cloth hinges to endpapers, contemporary gilt panelled and decorated calf, rebacked preserving original spine, repaired corners and patch repair to centre of upper board, lacking ties, folio Henrey 155. (1)
Pogany (Willy, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The First and Fourth Renderings in English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, 1930, 12 tipped-in colour plates, a few light spots, top edge gilt, original green morocco gilt, spine faded, 4to, limited edition, 59/750 signed by the artist, with an extra signed etching at front, together with The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven Parts, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1910, 20 tipped-in colour plates, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, edges a little rubbed, 4to (2)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, by Richard Wagner, Translated by Margaret Armour, 1911, 30 tipped-in colour plates, previous owner inscription to front endpaper, original cloth, 4to together with The Land of Enchantment, 1907, illustrations by Arthur Rackham, light toning to endpapers, presentation inscription to and loose bookplate of Ken Tomkinson, original pictorial cloth, one or two light stains, 4to, plus The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, new edition, 1920 (3)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, Translated by Mrs Edgar Lewis, 1909, 40 tipped-in colour plates, plate 10 paper guard affected by some small biopredation, light marginal toning, top edge gilt, modern blue full morocco gilt, slight fading to spine, 4to, limited edition, 631/750 signed by the author (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Sleeping Beauty, Told by C.S. Evans, 1920, colour and black and white illustrations, one tipped-in, scattered light spotting, presentation inscription, original pictorial cloth-backed boards (a few faint spots), dust jacket, spine faded with small chips at ends, 4to, together with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving, 1928, eight colour plates, one paper guard lower corner torn away, light spotting, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, dust jacket, small tears and stains to spine, 4to, plus Rip Van Winkle, 1931 reprint in dust jacket (3)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Comus, by John Milton, [1921], 24 tipped-in colour plates, some light spotting, original green cloth gilt (spine lettering faded), dust jacket, a few chips and tears, 4to, together with Peer Gynt. A Dramatic Poem by Henrik Ibsen, 1936, 12 colour plates, original cloth gilt, dust jacket, some chips and tears, 4to, plus Undine, 1925 reprint in dust jacket (3)
Robinson (W. Heath, illustrator). The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick, containing Five Books of the Lives, Heroick Deeds & Sayings of Gargantua and his Sonne Pantagruel..., 2 vols., Grant Richards, 1904, black and white frontispieces and illustrations (including some full-page), occasional minor spotting, pictorial endpapers, upper hinges splitting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cream cloth gilt, some minor dust-soiling and light marks, 4to (2)
Robinson (W. Heath). Bill the Minder, 1st edition, Constable, 1912, sixteen mounted coloured plates, with captioned tissue guards, letterpress illustrations, some full-page, occasional light spotting, top edges green, original gilt decorated vellum, soiled, lacking ties, 4to Numbered 213, from a limited edition of 380, signed by the author. Additionally signed and inscribed "To Peter & Christopher Brinsmead, with best wishes for Xmas 1944 from Granny Heath Robinson" to limitation leaf. (1)
Rossetti (Christina G.). Goblin Market and Other Poems, 1862; The Prince' s Progress and Other Poems, 1866, 1st editions, two illustrations by Dante Gabriel Rossetti to each, 16 pp. publisher's catalogue at end of Goblin Market, a few light spots, presentation inscription at front of each, bookplate to Goblin Market, original cloth gilt, a couple of light marks, 8vo, together with Speaking Likenesses, 1874 and The Goblin Market, illustrated by Laurence Housman, 1893 (4)
Timlin (William M.). The Ship that Sailed to Mars, A Fantasy, 1st edition, Harrap, [1923], forty-eight text leaves and forty-eight colour plates, all mounted on grey paper, first few leaves with a few faint fox spots, free endpapers toned, original quarter vellum gilt, rubbed and a few light marks, corners showing, folio (1)
King (Jessie M., illustrator). A Carol. Good King Wenceslas, circa 1920, 14 tipped-in colour illustrations, original wrappers, upper cover with mounted colour illustration, some light water stains and spotting, 4to, together with Mummy's Bedtime Story Book, by "Marion", [1929], numerous colour illustrations by Jessie M. King, occasional light soiling and a few spots, original pictorial boards, some chips and losses, with four others related: Poems of Shelley, 1907, Isabella or the Pot of Basil, by John Keats, 1907 and two Sotheby's sale catalogues from the Jessie M. King and E.A. Taylor sale, 21 June 1977 (6)
McIntosh (Charles). The Practical Gardener, and Modern Horticulturist; containing the latest and most approved methods for the management of the Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower-Garden, the Green-House, Hot-House..., Thomas Kelly, 1828, xxviii + 1122 + 142 pages, engraved frontispiece and additional title (some browning and marginal fraying and creases), 27 engraved plates, including 12 hand-coloured plates (of 32) only, some marks and scattered spotting, contemporary calf with gilt-decorated spine, recased with original spine laid down, thick 8vo, together with Home (Henry, Lord Cames), The Gentleman Farmer, being an attempt to improve agriculture, by subjecting it to the test of rational principles, 4th edition, Edinburgh, 1798, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 copper engraved plates, contemporary full tree calf, gilt morocco spine label, a few minor marks (generally in very good condition), 8vo, plus Graves (George), The Naturalist's Pocket-book, or, Tourist's Companion, being a brief introduction to the different branches of natural history, with approved methods for collecting and preserving the various productions of nature, 1st edition, [1818], 8 engraved plates, occasional light spotting, untrimmed, original boards with paper label to spine, rubbed and some wear to joints and corners, 8vo, and Cruikshank (Thomas), The Practical Planter: containing directions for the planting of waste land, and management of wood: with a new method of rearing the oak, 1st edition, 1830, several wood engraved illustrations to text, ownership signature of John E.W. Rolls, The Hendre, Monmouthshire, dated January 1834 to front blank, with his bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary diced full calf, rubbed and some marks and sunned to spine and edges, 8vo, plus 4 others related: Thomas Martyn, The Language of Botany, 3rd edition, corrected and enlarged, 1807, John Galpine, A Synoptical Compend of British Botany, 2nd edition with corrections and considerable additions, 1820, Rousseau, Letters on the Elements of Botany; addressed to a lady, translated by Thomas Martyn, 8th edition, corrected, 1815, bound with Thirty-Eight Plates, with explanations; intended to illustrate Linnaeus's System of Vegetables, and particularly adapted to the Letters on the Elements of Botany, 1799 (with 38 hand-coloured botanical plates) & A Garden of Pleasure by E.V.B., 2nd edition, 1895, all 8vo (8)

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