The Christmas Harry Potter & Library Auction

Boothby, Sir Brooke. Sorrows Sacred to the Memory of Penelope, London: W. Bulmer & Co., 1796. Illustrated with three stipple-engraved plates: The ...

 Aldin, Cecil. The Twins, first edition, London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, [c.1910]. Quarto, publisher's quarter-cloth with illustrated...

Bailey, George (Illust.). The Chronicles of the Collegiate Church or Free Chapel of All Saints, Derby, by Rev. Charles Cox, limited edition number...

Nicolson, Benedict. Joseph Wright of Derby, in two volumes, London: Routledge, Kegan Paul, 1968. Quarto, bearing bookplates of Michael Robert Hand...

Rhodes, E. Peak Scenery, or, Excursions in Derbyshire: Made Chiefly for the Purpose of Picturesque Observation, all four parts bound in two volume...

Chauncy, Sir Henry. The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire, in two volumes, Bishops Stortford: J. M. Mullinger, 1826. Large octavo, quarter b...

Derbyshire History & Topography. Mixed collection to include The History & Antiquities of Haddon Hall, by S. Rayner, London: Weale, 1836, complete...

The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales, in 12 volumes, Glasgow: A. Fullarton, 1842. Octavo, publisher's embossed buckram lettered in gil...

Kelly's Directory. Eleven volumes comprising: Staffordshire, 1900; Derbyshire, 1908; Staffordshire & Derbyshire, 1916; Derbyshire & Nottinghamshir...

Medieval music manuscript fragment (binding). Sitwell, Sir G. R. Tales of My Native Village: Studies of Medieval Life, London: Oxford University P...

Miles, W. J. Modern Practical Farriery, A Complete System of the Veterinary Art, London: Gresham, [c. 1880]. Quarto, publisher's pictorial cloth l...

Ann Moore (Imposter). Henderson, Alexander. Examination of the Imposture of Ann Moore, Called the Fasting Woman of Tutbury; Illustrated by Remarks...

Yorke, Courtenay. Pocket Deposits of Derbyshire: A General Survey, first edition, privately printed, 1961. Illustrated with five manuscript maps a...

Croston, James. Chantrey's Peak Scenery or Views in Derbyshire, the one and only copy printed on Japanese vellum, Derby: Frank Murray, The Ballant...

Banks, Iain M. Inversions, signed paperback edition, 1998, tog. w/ Complicity, signed paperback (2)

Williams & Stafford. England's Battles by Sea and Land, volumes 1 to 5, London: London Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., n.d., [c. 1860]. Large octa...

Keane, A. H. Africa: North Africa & South Africa, in two volumes, London: Edward Stanford, 1895, complete with nine folding maps in Vol. I, and el...

Fleming, Ian. Dr. No, third impression, Jonathan Cape, 1958, in d.j., tog. w/ Goldfinger, third printing, Pan paperback, 1961, both books bearing ...

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit, first American edition, second state [publisher's logo on title, 'Chapter VI instead of VII on p. 118], Boston & New...

Malton, James. The Young Painter's Maulstick; Being a Practical Treatise on Perspective, first edition, London: Printed & Published for the Author...

[Hemsterhuis, Francois]. Alexis ou De l'age d'or, first edition, Riga: Hartknoch, 1787. Scarce first edition of one of the most important works by...

Gerard, John. Herbal. [The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes, enlarged & Amended by Thomas Johnson, London: Norton & Whitakers, 1633]. Exper...

The Chester Guide, third edition, Chester: Broster & Son and Bulkley, n.d., 96pp., bound with An Account of the Siege of Chester During the Civil ...

Lubbock, John. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects, London: Macmillan, 1874. Bearing ink inscriptions: 'Ch. Darwin 1874' and 'Yours sincere...

Mixed collection of books, mostly late-Victorian, to include Butterflies and Moths at Home and Abroad, by H. Rowland-Brown, London: Fisher Unwin, ...

[Cruikshank, Robert]. The Dandies' Ball; Or, High Life in the City, first edition, London: John Marshall, 1819. Octavo, stitched paper covers, ill...

Fabris (Salvatore). Della Vera Pratica & Scienza d'armi libri due opera di Salvator Fabris Capo Dell'Ordine di i sette Chori. (The True Practice o...

Battista (Giovanni). Romanorum Imperaturum Effigies Elioghii Ex Diversis Scriptoribus, etc. 157 copper plate engraved portraits, several poor stri...

Scoto (Francesco) Or, Franz Schott. Itinerarium Nobiliorum Overo Nova, etc. 2 volumes with vignette title page and engraved half title, with 50 fo...

Cerato, (Domenico). Nuovo metodo per disegnare li cinque ordini di Architettura civile. Nuovo metodo per disegnare li cinque ordini di architettur...

Sagredo (Nicolai). Nabvchi Statva Iuxta Danielis Prophetæ interpretationem Sacræ Theologiæ Comparata, etc. 7 engraved plates, slim small quarto, p...

Carr (John) Viaggio in Olanda E Nel Mezzodi della Germania, etc. [Journey Into Holland and In the Middle of Germany] Vol. 1 & Vol. 3 only [of 3], ...

Dickens, Charles. The Works, in 25 volumes, London: Chapman & Hall, 1879-80. Octavo, publisher's gilt cloth, condition varied, sold with all fault...

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Composed by Rev. Ostervald, Carmarthen: John Ross, stated 1789 but frontispiece dated 1793....

Johns, W. E. Gimlet Comes Home, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1946, illustrated by W. Stead, unclipped dust-jacket, neat owner inscription. T...

Johns, W. E. King of the Commandos: A Story of Combined Operations, first edition, 1943, illustrated by W. Stead, dust-jacket priced 5/-, red clot...

Attwell, Mabel Lucie (Illust.). The Lost Princess: A Fairy Tale by Marie Queen of Roumania, first impression, London: Partridge, 1924, six tipped-...

Johns, W. E. Biggles Hits the Trail, first edition, 1935, colour frontis. & six illustrated pages, blue cloth, frontis. loose; Biggles Flies East,...

Johns, W. E. Biggles Sweeps the Desert, first edition, October 1942, colour frontis. & eight b&w illustrations (two double-page), restored wrapper...

Johns, W. E. Worrals Carries On, first edition, 1942, dust-jacket & contents worn; Worrals Flies Again, first edition, 1942, inscriptions to endpa...

Johns, W. E. Comrades in Arms, first edition, August 1947, dust-jacket & illustrations by W. Stead, aquamarine blue cloth, gilt titles, loosely-in...

Johns, W. E. Collection of 18 first editions in dust-jackets, 12 published by Hodder & Stoughton, six by Brockhampton Press, 1950-59: Biggles Gets...

Dahl, Roald. The BFG, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1982, hardback, publisher's grey cloth lettered in gilt, unclipped dust-jacket illustr...

Lewis, C. S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, first edition, second impression, London: Geoffrey Bles, 1954. Octavo, publisher's pale blue cl...

Dahl, Roald. George's Marvellous Medicine, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1981, hardback, publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt, unclippe...

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. The Two Towers, fourth impression, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1956, publisher's red cloth with unclipp...

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion, edited by Christopher Tolkien, first edition, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. Octavo, publisher's navy clo...

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first impression, London: Bloomsbury, 1998, paperback, full number line, "1...

A small miscellaneous collection of books, inc. popular classics and reference, inc. Conan Doyle & Edgar Wallace ...[more]

Berlin Olympics, Summer & Winter, 1936, in two albums, mounted photographic cards, both complete and in good condition with lots of National Socia...

Repton School & Roald Dahl Interest. An archive of books given as gifts to Sergeant W. A. Moughton, the second School Marshall at Repton, with gif...

A miscellaneous collection of books to include a slim scrapbook of 19th-century albumen prints of ecclesiastical architecture; Masters of the Colo...

Uncorrected Proofs. A collection of modern uncorrected proofs including crime fiction, children's, SF&F, to include two sealed copies of Jo Nesbo,...

Signed Firsts. An extensive collection of signed modern firsts, predominantly young adult & historical fiction, hardbacks, most appear to be fine ...

Dahl, Sophie; Annie Morris (Illust.). The Man with the Dancing Eyes, first edition, signed by the author & the illustrator with an original illust...

Kerr, P. B. Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure, 21 signed first editions, most fine/unread, a few with bumps/knocks to covers, Scholast...

Hussey, Charmian; Christopher Crump (Illust.). The Valley of Secrets, ten first Deluxe Special Limited Editions, each signed by the author & illus...

Colfer, Eoin. Collection comprising: Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident, signed first edition, fine, Puffin, 2002, tog. w/ another unsigned; Artemi...

Collection of children's & young adult fiction, first editions, many signed, comprising: Predator's Gold, by Philip Reeve, two signed first editio...

Clarke, Susanna. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, two Uncorrected Proofs, 'bound manuscripts', London: Bloomsbury, 2004, with publisher's bookmarks ...