BOOKS AND COLLECTORS ITEMS

T.F. POWYS. "Fables," signed ltd edn of 700, plts by Gilbert Spencer comp, orig cl, label, dj, 8vo, 1929 vg.

BRAMAH (ERNEST). "Kai Lung's Golden Hours." signed ltd edn of 250, orig cl-backed bds, label, dj, uncut, 8vo, Grant Richards, 1924 vg.

H.M. TOMLINSON. "The Snows of Helicon." signed ltd edn of 175, orig cl, uncut, case 8vo, 1933 vg; "All Our Yesterdays." signed ltd edn of 1025, or...

PARTRIDGE (FRANCES). "Memories." 1st edn, dj, 1981 vg; plus four other Partridge.

C.S. FORESTER. Hornblower novels. "The Happy Return." 1st edn, orig cl, dj (torn) 12mo, 1937 g; "Flying Colours including A Ship of the Line." 1st...

CHILDREN'S BOOKS. Four incl "Wanted - A King." 1st, plts and illus comp, orig pict gt cl, teg, 12mo, 1870 vg.

STEREO CARDS AND VIEWER. 20 cards showing Egyptian scenes; plus six misc. cards within book form case; plus wooden hand held viewer.

LIBRARY STEPS. Four tread mahogany spiral steps around newel post, 1200mm high (wired for electricity).

LORD BYRON. "Works." Six vols, 1st edn thus, engr port, well bound morocco gilt, silk endpapers, aeg, 8vo, John Murray, 1823-25 good.

SIR WALTER SCOTT. 15 vols of "The Novels and Romances." a set once belonging to C. Chichester, Newfoundland, 1824, subsequently rebound by Raleigh...

FERDINAND (MAGELLEN). "Relacion del Ultimo Viage al Estrecho de Magallanes de la Fragata de S.M. Santa Maria de la Cabeza en Los Anos de 1785 y 17...

HUME & SMOLLETT. "A History of England." 12 vols, engr plts, maps, orig pict gilt cl, 4to c1859 vg.

LAYARD (AUSTEN HENRY). "Nineveh and its Remains." Two vols, 3rd edn, tinted plts, maps (lacks map end vol 1), orig cl, rebacked, 8vo, 1849.

ARIAS (P.E.). "A History of Greek Vase Painting." 52 tipped-in col and 240 other plts comp, orig cl, dj, thick 4to, 1962 vg; BERVE (H.) & GRUBEN (...

SCOTT (CAPT. R.F.). "Scott's Last Expedition." Two vols, 4th edn, col and other plts etc comp, panoramas and maps comp, orig cl uncut, teg, lg 8vo...

BUDGE (E.A. WALLIS). "The Book of the Dead". Facsimiles of the Papyri of Huneffer, Anhai, Kerasher and Netchemet with Supplementary Text from the...

MASPERO (G.). "History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria." 12 vols, ltd edn of 1000, col and other plts and illus comp, cont 1/2 mor...

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT. Nine various vols, orig cl-backed bds, 4to, 1894 - 1951 g. ONE BOX

BUDGE (E.A. WALLIS). "The Mummy, Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology." 1st edn, folding and other plts and illus comp, orig cl, gt, 8vo 1893...

GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY. Two albums contaning 90 loosely mounted original and reproduction photographs (roughly 50/50) from the well-known George...

SYLVIA PLATH. "Winter Trees." 1st edn, orig cl, dj, unclipped, 8bo 1971 g.

TED HUGHES. "Crow." 1st edn, orig cl, dj, 8vo 1970 g; plus seven other poetry etc.

NEW ZEALAND. "The Defenders of New Zealand..." plts and ports comp incl colour, 620pp and 36pp indexes comp, cont pict gilt 1/2 mor, large 8vo, Au...

ENGRAVED MAPS. "Atlas Geographus, or a Compleat System of Geography Ancient and Modern...by Herman Moll...Asia is One Volume with Thirty One Maps,...

ROOSEVELT (THEODORE). "Through the Brazilian Wilderness." 1st edn, plts and maps comp, orig cl, large 8vo, Scribners 1914 vg.

FONTENELLE and GOTTSCHED. "Redenvoering...Waerelden in 't Geheel-All..." engr frontis and woodcuts in text (no maps), 1/4 roan, 16mo 1765; "Atlas ...

SMALL FORMAT ATLASES. SMALL BOX

GALLICO (PAUL), "The Snow Goose." tipped-in col plts by Peter Scott comp, ltd edn of 750 signed by Gallico and Scott, orig cl gt, uncut 4to 1946 g...

"TITANIC." Verses by Edwin Drew, May, 1912, 46pp, orig wps; plus five modern items.

LODGE (EDMUND). "Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain." Ten vols, engr ports comp, orig cl gt, 4to c1860 good.

HUMBOLDT and BONPLAND. "Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent...1804.", four vols in three (only two foldi...

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA. "Report of Progress." by R.B. Smyth, maps, plts etc. comp, orig wps, 8vo, 1876; plus similar for 1899.

CRICKET. H.S. Tuke's copy of "Great Batsmen - Their Methods at a Glance." given to him by the authors, G.W. Beldam and C.B. Fry, signed by them on...

CRICKET. "Great Bowlers and Fielders, Their Methods at a Glance." by George W. Beldam and Charles B. Fry. 1st edn, col frontis, plts comp, origina...

LAWN TENNIS. "Great Lawn Tennis Players, Their Methods Illustrated." by George W. Beldam and P.A. Vaile, dedication "H.S. Tuke with G.W. Beldam's ...

H. NOEL HUMPHREYS. "The Genera and Species of British Butterflies." hand col additional title and 32 good hand col litho plts comp, orig gilt dec ...

SANDES (LT-COL E.W.C.). "The Indian Sappers and Miners." plts and maps comp, orig cl, lg 8vo, 1948 vg; "The Indian Engineers 1939-47." plts and m...

ROYAL ENGINEERS. "History of the Corps of Royal Engineers." by Whitworth Porter. Vols 1 - 7 and Vol 9, plts and maps comp, orig cl, five with dj,...

INDIA. "The History of the Indian Mutiny." by Charles Ball. Vol 2 only, Rapkin map, other engr plts etc, cont 1/2 mor worn, sm fl, c1860; plus ni...

RANJITSINHJI (K.S.). "The Jubilee Book of Cricket." 3rd edn, plts comp, orig cl, thick 12mo, 1897; plus other misc books. TWO BOXES

ENGRAVED MAP. "Cornubia sive Cornwallia." by J. Bleau, engr map with shipping, heraldic devices, cartouche, hand col, double f&g, 16 x 20ins, c164...

HARRY POTTER. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." by J.K. Rowling, inserted signed ticket, orig cl gt, onlay 1999 fine.

HARRY POTTER. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." 1st, orig cl onlay 2000 fine; plus four other later 1sts all fine.

HARRY POTTER. "Quidditch Through the Ages." p/b, 2001 vg (two copies); plus two other p/bs.

BENNETT (RODNEY) and DENNYS (JOYCE). "Puffin. Twink and Waggle.", the complete series in four vols, col plts comp, orig pict bds, 12mo, 1930's goo...

REV. W. AWDRY. Five firsts in the Railway Series. "Troublesome Engines." 1950; "Edward the Blue Engine." 1954; "Percy, the Small Engine." 1956; "F...

KAREL JAEGER. "Pinook." 1st edn, signed, orig cl, 8vo 1960 g; plus three other 1sts by Jaeger, all signed.

CECIL ALDIN ILLUS. "Black Beauty." by A. Sewell, 18 col plts comp, orig cl gt, 4to c1934; plus ten other children's books.

RICHMAL CROMPTON. "William and the Moon Rocket." 1st, dj, 1954 g; "William's Television Show." 1st. dj, 1958 g; plus five other "William" books, ...

CHILDREN'S BOOKS. 1950's ONE BOX

MARGARET TARRANT ILLUS. "The Wild Fruit Fairies." by M. St. J. Webb, six tipped-in col plts comp, orig bds, onlay, 24mo, 1920's good.

STRANG (MRS H.). "Teeny-Weeny." Books. Six various 1930 - 31 vg.

CECIL ALDIN ILLUS. "Black Beauty." by A. Sewell, 18 col plts comp, orig pict gilt cl, 4to 1930's g.

BRITISH BULLDOGS. Manuscript Kennel Book. 1894 - 1910, orig cl, 4to, Chester, Hyde, Bury, Wigan etc.

"The Oarsman's and Angler's Map of the River Thames." extending concertina form, 9 feet, outline in col, 1 inch to 1 mile, orig cl, onlay, E. Stan...

ISLES OF SCILLY. 12 booklets.

PASCOE (HARRY). "The Book of Hayle." dj, 4to 2005 fine; plus five other Cornish.

THOMAS (EDWARD). "British Country Life." Two vols, tipped-in col plts comp, orig pict cl gt, uncut, 4to 1907 vg; HULME (F.E.). "Wild Fruits of the...

EARLY EXPERIMENTS IN COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY. COLIN NOEL BENNETT, F.C.S, F.R.P.S. (1882-1978). ESCOT, 9 MORRAB ROAD, PENZANCE A quantity of material i...

ENGRAVED MAP. "Map of the County of Cornwall from a detailed Survey made in the Years 1826 and 1827." by C. Greenwood, Sept 1, 1827 incls engr vie...