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Los 149
Strzelecki (Count Paul E. de). Physical Description of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1st ed., 1845, hand-coloured folding geological map, lithographed portrait frontispiece, 21 engraved and lithographed plates, 32pp. publisher's list at end, small library stamps, occasional light spotting, previous owner inscription to title, endpapers renewed, original brown blindstamped cloth, rebacked with original spine relaid, some fading and stains, 8vo Ferguson 4168. Account of Polish geologist Pawel Strzelecki's exploration of Eastern Australia, containing the first geological and palaeontological descriptions of the region. (1)
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Bible [English]. The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New, Newly translated out of the Original Tongues..., Cambridge: Printed by John Field Printer to the Universitie, 1663, general title engraved by John Chantry, letterpress New Testament title, Apocrypha present, double-column text, title and borders to text red ruled throughout, bound with The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the use of the Church of England; Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches, Cambridge: Printed by John Field, Printer to the University, 1663, title and text borders ruled in red, title with ownership inscription D. of Grafton 1779 (in an unknown contemporary hand), title and following nine leaves neatly remargined, and slight dampstaining to inner margins of few leaves, bound with The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others, conferred with the Hebrew..., Cambridge: Printed by John Field, Printer to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1663, title and text borders red ruled, final two leaves discreetly repaired to margins, occasional minor spotting and light marginal dampstains to few leaves, pasted-in 19th century notes to verso of front free endpaper, 'This Bible I have given to Isabella Blachford, April 1839' and 'The above was written by my dear mother, the late Lady Augusta Tavel, on occasion of her presenting it to her sister the late Lady Isabella Blachford, at whose decease Decr. 1866, it was given to me by her daughter Isabella. It originally belonged to my Grandfather, Augustus Henry, D. of Grafton.- At my death I wish it to be given to my cousin Francis Horatio FitzRoy. - A.L.M Gartshore, Dec. 1867', amorial bookplate of Almeric W. Fitzroy to upper pastedown, later marbled endpapers with watermark dated 1861, upper hinge slight cracked, all edges gilt with fore-edge painting within heart shape with the words 'Give Attendance to reading, Tim Chap 4 Ver 13, surrounded by foliage and red flowers, contemporary dark brown morocco with elaborate gilt decoration over red & brown onlays, old reback preserving original spine (lifting), corners repaired, extremities rubbed, joints and head & foot of spine worn, 4to Herbert 684. Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton KG PC (1735-1811), became Prime Minister in 1768 at the age of 33, leading the supporters of William Pitt. He was the youngest person to have held the office until the appointment of William Pitt the Younger 15 years later. Grafton was the first British Prime Minister, before Sir Anthony Eden, to be divorced and the second, after Sir Robert Walpole, to marry while in office. Lady Augusta Tavel (n‚e FitzRoy, 1779-1839) and Lady Isabella Blachford (n‚e FitzRoy, d.1866) were both daughters of Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton by his second marriage. Augusta Louisa Murray Gartshore (1812-1915) was the grandaughter of the 3rd Duke of Grafton. (1)
Los 156
West (John). The History of Tasmania, 2 vols., 1st ed., Launceston, Tasmania, 1852, some light toning and spotting, bookplates, vol. I hinges reinforced, original brown blindstamped cloth, vol. I rebacked with original spine relaid, a little rubbed and stained, 8vo Ferguson 18351: "An interesting and valuable history of the early period in Tasmania. The work is now scarce." (2)
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Burchell (William J.). Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1822-24, 20 hand-coloured aquatint and engraved plates, some folding, large engraved folding map at end of vol. I (torn without loss), illustrations, errata slip to vol. I, bound without half titles, occasional light offsetting and spotting, bookplates, contemporary half calf, spines with black labels (vol. I spine with chip and closed tear), a little rubbed and scuffed, 4to Abbey Travel 327; Mendelssohn I, p.224; Tooley 116. "The most valuable and accurate work on South Africa published up to the first quarter of the nineteenth century." (Mendelssohn). (2)
Los 497
Rowlandson (Thomas, illust.). The English Dance of Death, From the Designs of Thomas Rowlandson, With Metrical Illustrations by the Author of "Doctor Syntax" [by William Combe], 2 vols, 1815-16, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece and additional title, hand-coloured aquatint plates, some scattered spotting and offsetting, together with The Dance of Life, A Poem..., 1st ed., 1817, additional hand-coloured aquatint title, hand-coloured aquatint plates,some light spotting and offsetting, uniform tree calf, gilt decorated spines, morocco spine labels, a little rubbed to joints and corners, free endpapers partly adhered to pastedowns (consequently fragile when opening), 8vo Abbey Life, 163 & 264. (3)
Los 466
Dickens (Charles). The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1st edition in six original parts, Chapman & Hall, 1870, engraved portrait and additional title, and twelve wood-engraved plates, numerous advertisments (without the rarely found Cork Hats advertisement at rear of part II), some light spotting, original printed blue wrappers, generally torn and edge-frayed (with some loss to spines), part V with rear cover detached, slim 8vo (6)
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Smyth (Lieutenant William and Frederick Lowe). Narrative of a Journey from Lima to Para, across the Andes and down the Amazon: Undertaken with a View of Acertaining the Practicability of a Navigable Communication with the Atlantic, by the Rivers Pachitea, Ucayali, and Amazon, 1st ed., 1836, ten lithographed and wood-engraved plates, three maps (two folding), publisher's list at end, some light offsetting and spotting, endpapers renewed, original brown cloth, paper label to spine, some fading and stains, 8vo Sabin 85346. (1)
Los 179
Bewick (Thomas). A History of British Birds (Land/Water), 2 vols., Newcastle, 1847, numerous wood-engravings, a little light spotting, bookplates, contemporary green half morocco, a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, together with A General History of Quadrupeds, 4th ed., Newcastle, 1800, numerous wood-engravings, a few minor spots, contemporary half calf, spine a little rubbed and faded, 8vo, plus A New Family Herbal: Or Popular Account of the Natures and Properties of the Various Plants used in Medicine, Diet, and the Arts, by Robert John Thornton, 1st ed., 1810, wood-engravings by Thomas Bewick, scattered spotting, previous owner inscription, contemporary half calf, spine faded, 8vo, with three others including A History of British Birds, 2 vols., 1826 (with repairs) (7)
Los 561
Piper (John). lithograph title and frontispiece, black & white plates and illustrations, original cloth in dust-jacket, together with Gorman (Maurice & Dunnett, H. McG.), Inside the Pub, 1st edition, Architectural Press, 1950, black & white plates & illustrations, colour illustrations by Gordon Cullen, original cloth in dust-jacket, with Jones (Barbara), The Unsophisticated Arts, 1st edition, Architectural Press, 1951, black & white plates and illustrations, original cloth in dust-jacket, and Richards (J.M.), The Functional Tradition in Early Industrial Buildings, 1st edition, Architectural Press, 1958, black & white plates and illustrations, original cloth in dust-jacket, plus fourteen other Architectural Press publications including Gardens in the Modern Landscape, by Christopher Tunnard, 1938, High Victorian Design a study of the exhibits of 1851, by Nikolaus Pevsner, 1951, Lettering on Buildings by Nicolete Gray, 1960, New Houses collected and described by Penelope Whiting, ARIBA, 1964, and Exhibition Design, edited by Misha Black, new edition, 1951, all original cloth in dust-jackets, few with light fraying to edges, all 4to, G/VG (18)
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Hedin (Sven). Central Asia and Tibet Towards the Holy City of Lassa, 2 vols., 1st English ed., 1903, four folding maps, illustrations, scattered spotting, vol. II front hinge a little tender, top edge gilt, original red cloth gilt, spines and extremities faded, a few light stains, 8vo, together with Stanley (Henry M.), In Darkest Africa or the Quest, Rescue and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1890, four folding maps (vol. I map detached and torn in two without loss), illustrations, some spotting, original red pictorial cloth gilt, a few dampstains, 8vo, with others including J.G. Millais' Newfoundland and its Untrodden Ways, 1907 and Wanderings and Memories, 1919 (13)
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Graves (Robert) & Liddell Hart. T.E. Lawrence to his Biographers, 2 vols., Doubleday, Doran, New York, 1938, portrait frontispiece to each, original cloth, dust jackets (spines toned), slipcase remnant (lacking one and a quarter sides), 8vo, limited edition, 50/1000 signed by Robert Graves and Liddell Hart, together with Lawrence and the Arabs, by Robert Graves, 1st edition, 1927, plus Upward (Edward), Journey to the Border, 1st edition, 1938, original cloth (edges a trifle rubbed), dust jacket, spine toned with small chips, 8vo, and Under Milk Wood, by Dylan Thomas, 1st edition, 1954, light marginal water stains at front, original cloth (light stains to boards), price-clipped dust jacket, closed tear, repair to verso, 8vo, and DreamTigers, by Jorge Luis Borges, 1st UK edition, 1973, illustrations, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, with others by T.S. Eliot, Edward Upward etc. (28)
Los 522
Le Dran (Henry-Francois). Observations in Surgery: Containing One Hundred and Fifteen Different Cases, with Remarks on each, for the Improvement of Young Students, Translated by J.S. (John Sparrow), 2nd ed., 1740, half title, two folding engraved plates, publisher's advert bound facing title, a little light spotting, previous owner signature to title, contemporary sheep, rebacked, 8vo, together with Baynton (Thomas), An Account of a Succesful Method of Treating Diseases of the Spine with Observations and Cases in Illustration, printed in Bristol by E. Bryan for Longman, Hurst, et al, 1813, library stamps for Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, slight offsetting, bound with a related work in French, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, plus Spender (J. C.), Observations on the Causes and Treatment of Ulcerous Diseases of the Leg, Longman, Rees et al, 1835, library stamps for Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, occasional spotting, contemporary half calf, rubbed and a little scuffed, 8vo, plus other surgery titles, mostly early 19th century (9)
Los 604
Dulac (Edmund, illust.). Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross, [1915], 19 tipped-in colour plates, black and white portrait of the artist at end, scattered light spotting, original yellow cloth in bright condition, d.j., spine toned, inset illustration to front panel with crease marks, chipped at spine ends, 4to, together with A Sporting Garland, by Cecil Aldin, [1902], colour illustrations (two detached with a couple of frayed edges), a few minor spots, original cloth-backed boards, some edgewear and stains, oblong folio, with others illustrated including Peter Rabbit's Painting Book, c. 1911 (defective spine) (10)
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Gothein (Marie Luise). A History of Garden Art, volumes 1 & 2 (complete), 1928, numerous black and white illustrations, some minor spotting, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, boards and spines slightly faded, large 8vo, together with Crisp (Frank), Mediaeval Gardens 'Flowery Medes' and other arrangements of herbs, flowers and shrubs grown in the middle ages... , volumes 1 & 2 (complete), 1924, numerous black and white illustrations, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated cream cloth, spines slightly marked, large 4to, (one of 1000 copies), plus Jekyll (Gertrude & Elgood, George S.), Some English Gardens, Reissue, 1933, numerous colour illustrations including frontispiece, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed, folio, and other late 19th and 20th-century gardening and miscellaneous natural history reference, mostly hardback publications, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
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Wordsworth (Christopher). Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical, 1st ed., 1840, engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title and twenty-six steel engraved plates, including two maps (complete as list), wood engraved illustrations to text, occasional spotting, green calf gilt, neatly rebacked with original spine relaid, large 8vo, together with Athens and Attica: Journal of a Residence there, 2nd edition, 1837, two folding maps (one repaired to verso), three lithographed plates, folding plate of inscriptions, some offsetting and light spotting, contemporary Eton prize inscription, contemporary calf, a few gouge and scuff marks, 8vo Blackmer 1839 (for the first edition of 1836), for the second work. (2)
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Thevenot (Jean de). The Travels of Monsieur de Thevenot into the Levant. In Three Parts, viz. Into I. Turkey. II. Persia. III. The East-Indies, 1st English ed., 1687, portrait frontispiece (supplied in facsimile), three engraved plates, occasional light spotting, a few waterstains, contemporary presentation inscription to and signature of Charles Dormer (probably the 2nd Earl of Carnarvon, 1632-1709) to title, contemporary mottled calf, a few neat repairs, later gilt title to spine, folio Atabey 1217; Blackmer 1650: "Thevenot began his travels in the Levant in 1655, returning to Paris in 1659 to prepare the first part of his travels for publication, which describes Constantinople, the Archipelago, Asia Minor and Egypt. He left Paris in October, 1663 and travelled through Syria and Persia to India; Thevenot died near Tabriz in 1667. The second and third parts of his voyages were published posthumously by Petis de la Croix and the Sieur de Luisandre." (1)
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Wright (Lewis). The Illustrated Book of Poultry. With Practical Schedules for Judging, Constructed from Actual Analysis of the Best Modern Decisions, pu b. Cassell Petter & Galpin, [1873], forty-two chromolithograph plates only (of 50, one plate trimmed to margin with loss of plate number), numerous wood engraved illustrations to text, few plates & leaves with faint central vertical fold or light crease, occasional minor spotting or marginal dampstaining to few leaves, contemporary straight grain sheep gilt by W.D. Hayward of Croydon, light wear to boards, 4to (1)
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Colebrooke (Robert Hyde). Twelve Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan, from drawings taken on the spot. To which are annexed, concise descriptions of the places drawn, with a brief detail of part of the operations of the army under the Marquis of Cornwallis, during the late war, and a few other particulars, 1st edition, 1793, printed title, dedication leaf, 12 uncoloured aquatint plates by J.W. Edy after R.H. Colebrooke, each with accompanying leaf of letterpress description, single-sheet list of subscribers at rear, title with some light soiling and marginal fraying, relined, with central horizontal repaired tear, and lower outer blank corner missing, short closed tear repair to centre of foremargin of dedication leaf and first two text leaves and plates (not affecting image), a few minor marginal marks and small marginal repairs towards rear of volume, final plate with light central vertical crease, list of subscribers, with one or two marginal closed tears (repaired), late 19th or early 20th-century cloth gilt, with printed label of the Royal United Service Institution to front pastedown, rubbed and some marks and soiling, spine partly defective, large oblong folio (550 x 705mm) Abbey, Travel 419. Tooley 149. First edition of these scenic views of the southern kingdom of Mysore in India, etched in aquatint by the engraver John William Edy after drawings by the surveyor Robert Hyde Colebrooke (1762-1808), produced in the aftermath of the Third Mysore War, following which Tippoo Sultan handed over parts of the region, various forts, and a significant financial settlement to the East India Company. The prints are titled: East View of Bangalore, The Lake of Mooty Tallaow near Seringapatam, Prospect of the Country near Mooty Tallaow, Pagodas at Maugry with a distant View of Sewandroog, N.W. View of Nandydroog, North View of Sewandroog shewing the Attack in Decr. 1791, South View of Sewandroog, S.W. View of Ootra-Durgum, West View of Ramgherry, The Mausoleum of Hyder Aly Khan at Laulbaug, East View of Seringapatam & N.W. View of Seringapatam. (1)
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Eyre (Edward John). Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia, and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the Years 1840-1; Sent by the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of their Relations with Europeans, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1845, 22 engraved and lithographed plates, one folding colour map by Arrowsmith at end of vol. II only (of two, repaired to verso), bound without advertisements, p. 143 in vol. II lower corner torn away, circular library inkstamps, some light spotting and offsetting, modern green half morocco, 8vo Ferguson 4031: "This account of Eyre's explorations contains also much valuable information about the aborigines." (2)
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Gruisen (N.L. van). A Holiday in Iceland, 1st ed., 1879, five mounted photographs, a few light thumbmarks, endpapers a little toned, original cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Shepherd (C.W.), The North-West Peninsula of Iceland. Being the Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Spring and Summer of 1862, 1st ed., 1867, folding map, two colour plates, a few spots, original green cloth, spine a little darkened, 8vo, plus Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North. Translated from the German of Madame Ida Pfeiffer, 1st English ed., 1852, additional tinted title and seven tinted plates, scattered spotting, original green cloth, spine a little faded, 8vo, with others related including Pliny Miles' Nordurfari or Rambles in Iceland, 1854, Charles Forbes' Iceland; Its Volcanoes, Geysers and Glaciers, 1860 and Sabine Baring-Gould's Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas, 1863 (23)
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Beaglehole (J. C., ed.). The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyages of Discovery, 4 vols. plus portfolio, CUP for the Hakluyt Society, 1955-69, colour and black and white illustrations, scattered light spotting, bookplates, portfolio containing folding charts, original blue cloth gilt, d.j.s to text vols. (small tears and stains), 8vo & folio (5)
Los 118
Backhouse (James). A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies, 1st ed., 1843, 15 etched plates, including one folding, three folding maps at end (torn without loss), scattered light spotting, original green blindstamped cloth, rebacked with original spine relaid (faded), corners and edges a little bumped, 8vo Ferguson 3558. Leading the first Quaker mission to Australia, Backhouse, along with George Washington Walker investigated and reported to the authorities the condition of penal colonies and treatment of Aborigines. (1)
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Davis (John). Tracks of McKinlay and Party Across Australia. Edited from Mr. Davis's Manuscript Journal; with an Introductory View of the Recent Australian Explorations of the McDougall Stuart, Burke and Willis, Landsborough, etc., by William Westgarth, 1st ed., 1863, half title, folding map (repaired), 14 tinted lithographed plates (one or two margins a little frayed), a few light spots, later half calf, spine faded, label renewed, 8vo Ferguson 9005. (1)
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Sturt (Captain Charles). Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia, Performed under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government, During the Years 1844, 5, and 6. Together with a Notice of the Province of South Australia in 1847, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1849, folding map with outline colour, 20 plates (including 4 colour lithographed plates after John Gould), a few plates trimmed affecting imprint, bound without the advertisements, some light offsetting, spotting and waterstains, contemporary burgundy half morocco, spines faded with a few spots, 8vo Ferguson 5202. Sturt's final expedition into the heart of the continent, where he confirmed the non-existence of an inland sea and discovered Cooper's Creek, the Stony Desert and the Simpson Desert. (2)
Los 154
Trollope (Anthony). Australia and New Zealand, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1873, eight colour maps, most folding (some tears and repairs), some offsetting and spotting, previous owner inkstamps, later tan half calf by Mudie, spines with red labels and gilt decoration, a little rubbed with light stains, 8vo Ferguson 17333. (2)
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Surtees (Robert Smith). Handley Cross; or Mr Jorrocks's Hunt, 1854, 17 hand-coloured engravings, numerous black and white illustrations by John Leech, some light spotting, gilt-decorated red half morocco bound by Bayntun, minor rubbing to front hinge, 8vo, together with Groves (S.J., [illustrator]), The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, new edition, 1873, numerous black and white illustrations, contemporary gilt-decorated morocco, front board slightly rubbed with minor loss, 8vo, and Strickland (Agnes), The Queens of England: A Series of Portraits of distinguished female sovereigns, new edition, 1852, 27 black and white engraved plates, some minor offsetting and spotting, contemporary gilt-decorated red morocco, boards slightly marked, 8vo, plus Cervantes (Miguel), Don Quixote De La Mancha, volumes 1-3 (complete), 1837, numerous black and white illustrations, some light toning and spotting, uniform contemporary gilt-decorated red half morocco, boards and spines slightly rubbed, 8vo (6)
Los 668
Heal (Antony S.). Sunbeam Racing Cars 1910-1930, 1st edition, 1989, numerous black and white illustrations, all edges gilt, original cream faux leather in dust jacket and slipcase, slightly rubbed to head and foot, oblong 4to, together with Eyston (George), Safety Last, 1975, limited edition 720/750, signed by the author to the front endpaper, black and white illustrations, all edges gilt, original gilt-decorated green morocco, 8vo, plus Jarrott (Charles), Ten Years of Motors And Motor Racing, 3rd edition, 1928, 38 black and white illustrations including colour frontispiece, 8 black and white maps, some light spotting, original illustrated red cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, plus other modern automobile and motorsport reference, all hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, including publications by PSL, Foulis, Haynes, Batsford, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves & a carton)
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Tuckett (Francis Fox). A Pioneer in the High Alps, Apline Diaries and Letters of F.F. Tuckett, 1856-1874, Edward Arnold, 1920, photogravure portrait frontispiece with original tissue guard, seven black and white plates, light scattered spotting, presentation inscription 'Lucy and Violet Hodgkin from Alice Tuckett, Xmas 1920' and ownership inscription of Robin A. Hodgkin to upper pastedown, original brown cloth, spine slightly faded, 8vo, together with [Tuckett, Elizabeth], Pictures in Tyrol and Elsewhere, from a family Sketch-book, 2nd edition, Longmans, Green & Co., 1869, numerous black and white plates, original publisher's cloth, rebacked with original spine relaid, scuffed, 8vo, plus Whymper (Edward), Scrambles Amongst the Apls in the Years 1860-69, 5th edition, John Murrary, 1900, numerous black and white plates, plans, maps and illustrations to text, some light scattered spotting, original blue cloth, 8vo First work Neate T69. From the collection of Robin Hodgkin (1916-2003), the eminent mountaineer and educationalist. Alice Tuckett married Francis in 1896. (3)
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Boron (Vittorio, illustrator). Malta, by Frederick W. Ryan, 1st edition, 1910, 20 colour illustrations, plus folding map to rear, bookplate to front pastedown, inscription to title page, some light spotting, original gilt decorated green cloth, 4to, together with Summerville (Frankfort), The Spirit of Paris, 1st edition, 1913, 20 colour illustrations, inscription to front endpaper, original gilt decorated brown cloth, 4to, and Compton (E. Harrison), The Dolomites, King Laurin's Garden by Reginald Farrer, 1st edition, 1913, 20 colour illustrations plus folding map to rear, some minor spotting, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, plus 29 further A&C Black publications, including The Cape Peninsular by W. Westhofen, 1st edition, 1910, Nuremburg by Mrs Bell, 1905, all original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/4to (33)
Los 509
Swift (Jonathan). The Works..., Accurately revised in Six Volumes... with Some Account of the Author's Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory by John Hawkesworth, 6 vols., 1755, each volume paginated in two parts with main title to each volume printed in red and black, twenty-six engraved plates, 4pp. engraved music, some light browning & spotting, armorial bookplate of Charles Brandling, hinges repaired, contemporary mottled calf, with gilt crest of Charles Brandling to centre of upper boards, neatly rebacked with gilt decorated spines and morocco labels, board corners worn, 4to Teerink 87. This is the first Hawesworth quarto edition and not to be confused with the 12 volume octavo edition of the same year. (6)
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Wodehouse (P.G.). Barmy in Wonderland, 1st edition, 1952, My Man Jeeves, 2nd printing, 1920, Psmith In The City, reprint edition, 1923, Right Ho Jeeves, 1924, and 21 further mixed edition titles, by the author, all with 'ex-Libris George MacDonald Fraser' bookplates to front pastedowns, all original cloth, some boards and spines slightly rubbed, 8vo, (25 volumes in total), together with Arnold (Edwin), Indian Poetry, 9th impression, 1909, contemporary inscription to front endpaper, some light toning and spotting, original gilt-decorated brown cloth, spine slightly rubbed, and Burgess (Anthony), The Wanting Seed, 1st edition, 1962, some light spotting to text block, original green cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly worn to head and foot, 8vo, plus other modern and ultra-modern literature and biography, all hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo (6 shelves)
Los 426
*Elgar (Edward, 1857-1934). Autograph letter signed 'Edward Elgar', Forli, Malvern, 16 March 1895, to Novello & Co., thanking them for the specimen proofs of two pages of the part-songs and continuing, 'The vocal score is admirable but I do not like the style of the separate violin-part. Would it not be better to engrave the violin parts folio and put a note on the 8vo scores that the violin parts are to be had price -?', continuing to voice his concerns affecting the cost implications and possible sales and noting that, besides, the two violin parts should be printed separately, also noting 'turning over' difficulties and with a PS giving one further concern, 4 pages, publisher's receipt date note and stamp to upper margin of first page and pencil notes for reply at foot of final page, light vertical crease, 8vo (1)
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Purdom (C.B.). The Building of Satellite Towns, a contribution to the study of town development and regional planning, 1st edition, 1925, numerous monochrome plates and illustrations after photographs, etc., original green cloth gilt in bright condition, with dust jacket, a little rubbed and light soiling, large 8vo, together with Unwin (Raymond), Town Planning in Practice, an introduction to the art of designing cities and suburbs, 1st edition, 1909, monochrome plates and illustrations, some occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, rubbed, large 8vo, plus Davison (T. Raffles), Port Sunlight, a record of its artistic & pictorial aspect, 1st edition, Batsford, [1916], colour frontispiece, monochrome plates, original gilt-decorated cloth, very slightly rubbed, large 8vo, and others on garden cities and town planning, including W. Alexander Harvey, The Model Village and Its Cottages: Bournville, Batsford, 1906, Raymond Unwin & M.H. Baillie Scott, Town Planning and Modern Architecture at the Hampstead Garden Suburb, 1909, etc., including some pamphlets, 8vo/4to (32)
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Barthelemy (Jean Jacques). Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece. During the Middle of the Fourth Century Before the Christian Era, 5 volumes (including Atlas), mixed editions, Dublin & London, 1795-1796, half titles to first four volumes, thirty-one folding engraved maps and plates, a few light spots, first four volumes contemporary tree calf, spines with contrasting labels and gilt decoration, edges lightly rubbed, atlas volume in later half calf with matching spine labels, 8vo (5)
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Olafsson (Eggert & Bjarni Palsson). Travels in Iceland: Performed by Order of his Danish Majesty. Containing Observations on the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, a Description of the Lakes, Rivers, Glaciers, Hot-Springs, and Volcanoes; of the Various Kinds of Earths, Stones, Fossils and Petrifications; as well as of the Animals, Insects, Fishes &c. Translated from the Danish, 1st English ed., 1805, folding engraved map, six engraved plates including a duplicate plate of Mount Heela and a hand-coloured Birds Eye View of a Volcano in the Island of Bourbon (taken from Bory de St. Vincent's work on Mauritius and the Isle of Bourbon), a few light spots, bookplates and presentation inscription, all edges gilt, later reverse calf, covers with armorial crest stamped in gilt, spine with green labels, some slight fading to margins, 8vo (1)
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Kirby (William and Spence, William). An Introduction to Entomology: or Elements of the Natural History of Insects: with plates, 1st edition (except first volume 5th edition), 1817-28, 5 hand-coloured plates, engraved portraits, etc., contemporary uniform dark green half calf gilt, very slightly rubbed to extremities (generally in good condition), 8vo, together with Sowerby (John E. & Johnson, Charles), The Grasses of Great Britain, 1st edition, 1861, numerous hand-coloured lithograph plates, some scattered spotting to first and last few leaves only, ownership signature of Delaval Loftus Astley, and Hastings coat-of-arms bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary half-calf gilt, very slightly rubbed (generally in very good condition), large 8vo, plus Wilson (Alexander), American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States, with a continuation by Charles Lucian Bonaparte, 3 volumes, 1832, numerous hand-coloured plates, occasional marks and light soiling, first volume with some scattered wormholes and short tracks throughout, third volume with title page restrengthened to fore-margin, one or two plates somewhat loose, contemporary half morocco gilt, rubbed and marked with some wear to joints and third volume detached along upper inner hinge, 8vo, with gilt presentation label to James Kirk from Sir William Jardine to front pastedown of each volume, and signature of James Kirk to title of each volume, 8vo, and other 19th century natural history, including 8 volumes from the Library of Entertaining Knowledge, Pennant's British Zoology, volumes 1-2 & 4 only, 1776-77, Edward Newman, A History of British Ferns, 1854, The Cyclopaedia of Botany... forming a complete book of herbs and family herbal, published by F. Farrah, circa 1820s, Hulme, Familiar Wild Flowers, 6 volumes bound in 3, circa 1890s, The Museum of Natural History, published by William Mackenzie, circa 1860s, etc., including some odd volumes, mostly leather bound, mainly 8vo (40)
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Braybrooke (Richard, Lord). Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, 2 volumes, Henry Colburn, 1825, bound without half-titles, thirteen engraved plates (including one double-page), light scattered spotting, plates offset to text (especially frontispieces), marbled edges, half green morocco, bound for George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke with his cypher gilt to spines, lightly scuffed, 4to (2)
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Stephens (John L.). Incidents of Travel In Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, volumes 1 & 2, 1841, numerous black and white engravings, black and white folding map to volume 1, map torn along folds and repaired with tape, bookplate to front pastedown of volume 1, some light spotting throughout, uniform contemporary gilt-decorated cloth, spines faded and rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, Incidents of Travel In Yucatan, volume 2 only, 1843, numerous black and white illustrations including folding frontispiece, light spotting throughout, contemporary gilt-decorated cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed, 8vo, together with Wiggins (Ira L. & Thomas, John Hunter), A Flora of the Alaskan Arctic Slope, 1st edition, Canada, 1962, colour frontispiece, stamp and bookplate to front endpapers, original blue cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with minor loss to head and foot, 8vo, and other 20th-century South American and North American botanical and travel reference, mostly hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
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Shepherd (Thomas H.). London and the Environs in the Nineteenth Century, Illustrated in a Series of Views, 1829, engraved title, 192 engraved plates on 80 sheets, some spotting and offsetting, contemporry green half calf, a little rubbed, 4to, together with The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland, Illustrated by Robert William Billings and William Burn, 4 vols., 1848-[?52], additional titles to vols. II-IV, steel-engraved plates, illustrations, some spotting and light toning, previous owner signature, all edges gilt, contemporary burgundy morocco gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 4to, with two others (7)
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Helps (Arthur). The Spanish Conquest in America and its Relation to the History of Slavery and to the Government of Colonies, 5 vols., 1st ed., 1855-61, half titles to vols. I-II & IV only, two folding maps, maps in text, some light spotting and toning, previous owner stamp, bookplates, contemporary mottled calf, covers stamped with gilt arms, spines with red and green labels and gilt decoration, a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, together with Squier (E. George), Peru. Incidents of Travel and Exploration in the Land of the Incas, 1st ed., 1877, half title, folding map, illustrations, a few spots, t.e.g., modern black half calf, Mudie's Select Library label to upper cover, 8vo, with others leather bound, including Edward Whymper's Travels Amongst the Great Andse of the Equator, 2nd ed., 1892 and William H. Prescott's History of the Conquest of Peru/Conquest of Mexico, new eds., 1878 (10)
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London Bulletin, edited by E.L.T. Mesens, nos. 18-20, June 1940, 2 colour woodcuts by S.W. Hayter and John Banting, colour and monochrome illustrations, original printed wrappers, a little rubbed and some fraying to spine, with a little loss, small 4to, together with London Gallery. Catalogue of the Exhibition The Cubist Spirit in its Time, 18 March-3 May 1947, organised by E.L.T. Mesens, London Gallery Ltd., 1947, monochrome plates, original printed light blue wrappers, a few marks and some light handling marks, slim small 4to, plus Dalvit (Oskar, 1911-1975). 10 Tafeln nach Originalen des Kunstlers, Berne, Marbach-Verlag, 1950, printed introductory text, and 10 plates (including a colour woodcut, signed, dated and numbered 43/1000 in pencil), all loosely contained in original portfolio wrappers, bookplate of J.D.H. Catleugh to front pastedown, dated 19 October 1950, some minor marks, small slim 4to, and other modern art catalogues and similar publications, including Stedelijk Museum. Acht Argentijnse Abstracten, [1953], Vitalita nell'Arte, Centro Internazionale delle arti e del Costume, Venice, Palazzo Grassi, August-October 1959, Fourteen Americans, edited by Dorothy C. Miller, with statements by the artists and others, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1946, Wolfgang Paalen, Form and Sense (Problems of Contemporary Art, No. 1), New York, Wittenborn and Company, 1945, Henry Focillon, The Life of Forms in Art, 2nd English edition, enlarged, New York, 1948, Atelier 17. Fourteenth Exhibition of Prints by members of the Atelier 17 Group, Laurel Gallery, New York, March 14 to April 1st, 1949, etc. (12)
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Games and pastimes. Youthful Sports, a new edition, Wm. Darton and Josh. Harvey, July 11th, 1804, vignette title-page, and thirty engravings on letterpress, some light spotting and toning, two facing pages with some juvenile colouring, disbound and loosely inserted into later marbled wrappers, 12 x 8cm (4.75 x 3ins), together with Hack (Maria), Winter Evenings; or, Tales of Travellers, 4 volumes, 3rd edition, printed for Harvey and Darton, 1823, engraved frontispiece to each (that to first volume slightly frayed to fore-edge, just clipping head-line), some spotting and toning, D5 in volume 3 with lower corner torn away (with loss of a few letters), contemporary ownership name on front free endpapers, volumes 1 and 4 lacking rear free endpaper, original red roan-backed marbled boards gilt, extremities rubbed, spines faded and with some minor loss at ends, 12mo in 6s, housed together in a modern card slipcase, plus [Strickland, Agnes], The Moss-House: in which many of the Works of Nature are Rendered a Source of Amusement to Children, 1st edition, William Darton, 1822, six engraved plates, including frontispiece, lightly offset to text, front hinge splitting, early manuscript name on front free endpaper, blue sprinkled edges, original roan-backed marbled boards, extremities a little rubbed in places, 12mo in 6s, plus other antiquarian children's books similar Provenance: from the library of a descendant of the publisher William Darton. Darton G1074(3): the first edition of 'Youthful Sports' was published in 1801, and all editions are rare. It contains descriptions of such games as: Battledore and Shuttlecock; Quoits; Blindman's Buff; Flying the Kite; Bow and Arrow; Stilts; Marbles, Peg Top; Trap Ball; Air Balloons, Dressing Dolls; Bird Nesting; Whip Top; and Badger the Bull, or Bait the Bear. (19)
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Savary (Claude Etienne). Lettres sur l'Egypte, ou l'on offre le parrallele des moeurs anciennes et modernes des habitans..., 3 volumes & Lettres sur la Grece, pour Servir de Suite Celles sur l'Egypte, Nouvelle Edition, Paris, 1798, together four volumes, half-titles, four folding maps and two folding plates, occasional minor dust-soiling or light spotting, contemporary uniform marbled calf gilt, 8vo Blackmer 1492 & 1493. (4)
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Halle (Clifford). To Menelek In A Motor-Car, 1st edition, 1913, 72 black and white illustrations including frontispiece, black and white map by B. Bentley, inscription and stamps to front endpapers and title-page, some light toning, original blue cloth, 8vo, together with Reeve (Henry Fenwick), The Gambia, Its History Ancient, Mediaeval, and Modern... , 1st edition, 1912, 63 black and white illustrations including frontispiece, 3 black and white maps, partially removed bookplate to front pastedown, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated maroon cloth, boards slightly rubbed, spine rubbed with minor loss to head, 8vo, and Bartlett (E.J.), In The Land of Sheba, 1st edition, 1934, 31 black and white illustrations including 2 maps, inscription to front endpaper, some minor spotting, original red cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly faded and rubbed with loss to foot of the front cover, 8vo, plus other 20th-century African travel and botanical reference, mostly hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, some odd volumes, G/VG, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
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