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FREDERIC LEIGHTON Interest. 'Architectural Antiquities of Normandy,' by John Sell Cotman, ex libris label for Frederic Leighton, two vols, elephan...

LAURENCE HOUSMAN. 'A Farm In Fairyland'. First edition, original pictorial cloth, engraved frontis and titlepage, twelve plates, Kegan Paul Trench...

A. A. MILNE. 'The House at Pooh Corner'. First edition, tears and loss to dj, original cloth with some light sun bleaching, Methuen & Co, London, ...

Phyllis Maureen GOTCH (1882-1963). 'Boo-Bird Chick' Twelve cards. ...[more]

PHYLLIS MAUREEN GOTCH. 'The Romance of A Boo-Bird Chick'. Verse and pictures by Gotch, original pictorial boards, spine panel missing, chips and r...

VALENTINE WEIGELIUS. 'Astrologie Theologized...' '...What Astrologie, and the light of Nature is. What influence the Starres naturally have on Man...

JOHN FAGE. 'Speculum Aegrotorum, The Sick-Mens Glasse,' 'Or, Aplaine Introduction where one may give a true and infallible judgment, Of the Life o...

ELIZABETH RAFFALD. 'The experienced English house-keeper...' I'm 'for the use and ease of ladies, house-keepers, cooks, &c. Wrote purely from prac...

RAYMOND BRIGGS. Two first editions. 'When the Wind Blows,' first edition, pictorial boards, slight spotting to endpapers, Hamish Hamilton, London,...

Seven diverse books. LEONCE BENEDITE. 'Rodin: A Series of 60 Photogravure Plates, Printed by Hand-Made Paper, with an Historical and Critical Intr...

Over 184 observer books. OBSERVER BOOKS. Both old and new, most with DJs, g to vg. (184)Numbers run thus;1 1 1, 2 2, 3 3 3, 4 4 4, 5 5 5 5, 6 6 6,...

Twelve first edition 'Flashman's' by G. M. Fraser. G. M. FRASER. 'Flashman,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, some sun bleaching, Herb...

Six signed Ian Rankin's and one signed Elizabeth Peters. IAN RANKIN. 'Dead Souls' (1999), 'Exit Music' (2007), 'Set in Darkness' (2000), 'Saints o...

J. BAILEY DENTON. 'The Farm Homesteads of England' 'A Collection of plans of english homesteads existing in different parts of the country, carefu...

Illustrated Annals of Europe, 1817. 'An illustrated record of important events in the annals of Europe during the last five years...' Re-backed wi...

Seven diverse illustrated works. Rev. JAMES HENTHORN TODD, 'Descriptive Remarks on Illumination in Certain Ancient Irish Manuscpripts', re-bound, ...

MR PUGIN and MR C HEATH, 'Paris and its Environs displayed in a series of Picturesque Views', Original embossed binding, chips and loss to ends of...

Collectanea Anglo-Minoritica 'Or, a Collection of the Antiquities of the English Franciscans, or Friars Minors, Commonly Called Gray Friars' in tw...

JOHN OWEN 'Exercitations' 1671. 'Exercitations Concerning the Name, Original, Nature, Use and Continuance of a Day of Sacred Rest', 9vo, contemp. ...

Biblia Sacra, 1680. 'Biblia Sacra, Sive Testamunent Vetus, AbIm.Tremellio et Fr. Ivinio ex Hebraeo Latine redditum et Testamentum Novum', later ca...

SIMON PATRICK. 'Advice to a Friend', 1677. Contemp red morocco leather, gold embossing on front and back boards, some damage to spine, G to VG, 3r...

JEREMY TAYLOR. 'A Choice Manual', 1669. Speckled full leather, slight wear on edges of spine, 12mo, contemp.calf, London,1669. ...[more]

'Officium Eucharisticum', 1673 'A Preparatory Service to a Devout and Worthy Reception of the Lord's Supper', 12mo, very modern rebind, contains h...

GILBERT BURNET. 'A Relation of the Death of the Primitive Persecutors', 1687. Contemp, calf, fair, some worm damage to title page and front leaves...

'The Book and Magazine Collector,' a complete run of 1-100. Plus a hundred more. (200) ...[more]

SEGARD, TESTARD & ROSENBERG, 'Picturesque Views of Public Edifices in Paris', 1814. 4to, aquatint plates, modern rebind, with original publishers ...

ORMEROD (G.), 'Selection of Sketches of Old Buildings in the Neighbourhood of Manchester', 1877. Oblong folio, cloth, 56 photolithographed plates,...

WILLIAM ALEXANDER. ''The Eight Beatitudes,' Penmanship Interest, rebound oblong folio, subscriber list, eight plates, publishers advertisement pas...

Seven diverse vols of illustrated works, incl. Cruikshank's and Caldecott. GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, 'My sketchbook', profusely illustrated hand-painted ...

Book of Common Prayer, 1706. Folio, velvet over-binding, front is engraving, g to vg text lock, Charles Bill, London, 1706. ...[more]

(POPE JOAN) Error Popularis Seu Fabula Joanne Quae Pontificis. 8vo, vellum-backed, Colonaie, 1614. ...[more]

HENRY WHARTON. ‘A Defence of Pluralities, or Holding two Benefices with Cure of Souls, ‘ 8vo, early calf with gilt boarders to boards, vg, Robert ...

M'KEWEN, 'Lessons on Trees in Water Colours', 1859. Gilt embossed cover, rebacked, reproduction of the Artists watercolours, tear damage on 2 leav...

LAURA KNIGHT. 'Modern Masters of Etching....', 1932. Original boards, some spotting, clean etchings tipped in, The Studio, London, 1932. ...[more]

EZRA POUND, 'Selected Poems', 1928. Edited with an Introduction by T.S Elliot, bleached spine, G, Faber & Gwyer, London, 1928. ...[more]

IAM FLEMMING, 'Thrilling Cities', 1963. First Edition, A round the world trip with Ian Fleming containing many b/w photographs. Published by Jonat...

TRUMAN CAPOTE, 'In Cold Blood', 1965. UK First Edition, original cloth, condition VG, Hamish Hamilton, London, 1965. ...[more]

Sixteen works by Dorothy L Sayers. 'Have his Carcase', original cloth, rubbed and bumped, cracked joints, toning and spotting throughout, Victor G...

Twenty-six works by Dick Francis, mostly first impressions. Including 'The Danger', 'Whip Hand', 'Reflex', 'Hot Money' and 'Decider', (26). ...[m...

'The Hollow' by Agatha Christie. First edition, original cloth, rubbed, clipped dj, sporadic light spotting, g, The Crime Club, 1946; with 'The Ho...

Fourteen works by Agatha Christie. Reprints including 'Murder on the Orient Express', 'Death comes as the end', 'The Mystery of the Blue Train' an...

Fourteen Agatha Christie first editions. AGATHA CHRISTIE. '4.50 from Paddington,' first edition, original cloth, spotting to underside of unclippe...

Detective fiction. Twenty-nine works. R. AUSTIN FREEMAN. 'The D'Arblay Mystery', 'The Surprising Experiences of Mr. Shuttlebury Cobb', 'The Famous...

Detective fiction and other fiction. Thrity-seven works. PATRICIA HIGHSMITH. 'Ripley's Game,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, ex libr...

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John Le Carre.

John Le Carre. 'The Looking-Glass War,' first edition, original cloth, sun bleached spine to unclimbed dj, some spotting to edge of textblock, Hei...

Thriller and detective fiction. Thirty-one works. P. D. JAMES. 'Original Sin,' signed, first edition, original cloth, unlined dj, ex libris ink st...

Thirteen popular detective paper editions. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes,' pictorial paper wraps, some small tears, advertise...

A diverse collection of detective fiction, thrillers and other works. Thirty-four works in all including seven Gollancz Thriller's, Ngaio Marsh, M...

KIPLING and NICHOLSON. ‘An Almanac’, 4to, loss to bottom right corner of front pictorial board, textblock loose from binding, illustrations throug...

WILLIAM NICHOLSON. ‘The Shire Horse’, The Artist Engraver, Plate XVIII, backed on handmade paper, 20.5cm x 22cm. ...[more]

Ceremonial procession. Gecostumeeerde Optogt gehonden door de Leden van het Leidsche Studenten Corps, concertina obl.folio, Jac Hazenberg, Leiden ...

FLORENCE HARRISON. ‘Rhyme of a Run'. Oblong 4to, 21 coloured plates, original pictorial cloth, Blackie and Son, London, 1907. ...[more]

Jessie M. King illustrations. 'The Enchanted Capital of Scotland,' by Isabel K. C. Steele, original cloth, unclipped dj, illustrated throughout, P...

DAVID HUME. ‘The History of England’, Eight vols, full leather, loose first few leaves to vol II, T. Cadell, London, 1789. (8) ...[more]

Three antiquarian works. ROWE (N.) Ulysses, 4to, disbound, (brittle), imprint cropped, L., (1706); LEE, Constantine the Great, lacks title-page, (...

HENRY WEAVER. ‘Hints on Cottage Architecture...’ 'Being a Selection of Designs for Labourers Cottages.....With Plans, Elevations, and Estimates,' ...

Duke of Bedford. ‘Plans and Elevations of Cottages for Agricultural Labourers,’ Second edition, 4to, original cloth, textblock debound and loose, ...

P. G. WODEHOUSE. Twetny works including eight first editions. 'Spring Fever,' first edition, original clioth, unclipped dj, Herbert Jenkins, n.d; ...

'Guide du Voyageur En France'. Par Richard, half red leather with marbled boards, gilt tooled compartmentalized spine, rubbed and bumped, ex libri...

LOUISA ANNE MEREDITH. 'Bush Friends in Tasmania,' 'Native flowers, fruits and insects, Drawn from Nature, With Prose Descriptions and Illustration...

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