Auction of Antiquarian & Secondhand Books

SMITH / MAHER-MING, Der Bau des Himmels, 4to, 8 plates only, boards (v. worn), Stuttgart, n.d.

[MAPS] MARMOCCHI (F.) Il Globo Atlante, obl. folio, title + 46 h-col'd maps, clo., Genova, 1858.

[NEW ZEALAND] Guide to the Hot Lake District. Rotorua, Whakarewarewa, & c., sm. obl. 4to, photo plates, boards (loose), Auckland Chapman, n.d. (1)...

VOLTAIRE, The Philosophical Dictionary for the Pocket, 8vo, contemp. calf, L., Bladon, 1765.

[BURTON] (R.)] Choice Emblems, 12mo, add. engr. title, portrait of Charles I, 50 text engr. & 1 woodcut, contemp. calf, 6th Edn., L., 1732. ...[m...

GAY (John) Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London, 8vo, engr. vignette on t.p., 2nd Edn., L., n.d.; bound with 2 other (not 1sts) wo...

HERON (R.) Elegant Extracts of Natural History, 2 vols, 8vo, contemp, calf, Edinburgh, 1792.

SUCKLING (John) Poems, 8vo, title & other pp. in early replacement ms. form, [L., 1646] (w.a.f.). ...[more]

DRING (T.) publisher: A Catalogue of the Lords, Knights [etc.], 8vo contemp. calf, L., 1655.

[MANUSCRIPT] small, early 19th c., ms., pocket book, obl., diverse contents incl., heraldry, flags & penmanship. ...[more]

TERENCE in English, 8vo, t.p. silked, rebound, L., 1641; [BENTLEY edition] Ciceronis Tusculanarum Disputationum Libri V., 8vo, flamed calf, Oxford...

[BINDINGS, etc.] FUNCK-BRENTANO (Fr.) Le Moyen Age, 8vo full red crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf, Paris, n.d.; & 7 other vols., various (8). ...[mo...

[LONDON & other TOPOGRAPHY] SIME (J.) Historical and Literary Associations of Old Highgate, 8vo, clo., L., 1905; & 5 other vols. (6). ...[more]

McCULLOCH (Colleen) The Thorn Birds, 8vo, clo., d.w., 1st Edn., SIGNED, New York [1977]; and the Eastern Press signed edition, 2005 (2).

CRUIKSHANK (G.) illustrator: The Political Showman at Home, 8vo, illus., L., Hone, 1821; together with 3 PROOFS (2 hand-col'd) housed in a half mo...

LE MAIR (H. W.) illustrator: MILNE (A. A.) A Gallery of Children, 4to, piece cut from title, lacks signed limitation leaf, L., 1925; PAUL (E.) ill...

PAUL (Evelyn) illustrator: Tristram and Isolde, 4to, col. illus., SIGNED, Limited Edn. numbered 29 (of 35) copies, full vellum gilt, L., n.d.

POGANY (W.) illustrator: COLERIDGE (S. T.) Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 4to, illus., clo., L., n.d. (1)

RACKHAM (A.) illustrator: The Land of Enchantment 4to, illus., L., 1907; & 4 other vols. illus. by RACKHAM (5). ...[more]

POTTER (Beatrix) The Fairy Caravan, 4to, illus., clo., d.w. (worn/stained), Philadelphia, [1929]; & another copy (2). ...[more]

BARKER (Cicely Mary) Old Rhymes for All Times, 4to,: 11 of 12 plates (lacks 1 at p.33), "Blackie's File Copy" stamp, verso of title, L., n.d.; & 3...

[CATS] ROSS (C.) The Book of Cats, 8vo, plates, clo., L., 1868; & 8 other cat themed illus. works incl. 2 vol set by WARHOL (9). ...[more]

LESLIE BROOKE, illustrator: q. of books, 4to et infra, some in d.w.'s (Q).

CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED, q. of annuals & other works, 20th c. (Q). ...[more]

Misc. 19th / 20th c. literature, some Cruickshank interest (Q).

Q. of children's facsimile edition books (incl. 2 x Genius of Meggendorfer), & small q. of relevant bibliography (1 box). ...[more]

[FOLKLORE etc.] MACFARLANE (C.) Popular Customs... of the South of Italy, 12mo, clo., L., 1846; & 3 other vols. (4). ...[more]

[PHOTOGRAPHY] AVEDON (Richard) An Autobiography, 4to, illus., clo., 1st UK edition, L., 1993, another by Avedon; PENN (Irving) Passages, 1st, UK, ...

SACKVILLE-WEST (V.) Nursery Rhymes, 8vo, illus., clo., reissue 1950; & 3 other works, various (4). ...[more]

SENDAK (Maurice) illustrator: a collection of books (Q).

WAIN (Louis) small q. of prints from periodicals etc. (Q).

WILLIAMS (Kit) Masquerade, small 4to, copies 37 & 60 from the limited edition SIGNED, l., 1979; 3 signed copies of the original edition; & 2 other...

DAHL (R.) Minpins, 4 copies of the "Special Proof" edition, numbered; & 2 other vols. (6) ...[more]

PHILPOT (S.) An Introduction to the Art of Playing on the Violin, 4to, title signed, pp. 14, 1f., 31 pp. engraved music, L., ca. 1766; bound with ...

[ART REF.] HARTT (F.) The Sistine Chapel, 2 vols., large 4to, illus., LIMITED EDN 180/500, cloth, slipcase, L., [1991]; & small q. of art / archit...

OCCASIONAL ALBUM, early 19th c. full morocco gilt album, with 1850's etc. contents, prints, amateur artwork etc. (1).

AGRICOLA (G.) De Re Metallica, folio reprint edition, vellum bound, numbered 299 of the limited edition with 2 a.l.s. from the commissioning edito...

FARNHAM & other local or general TOPOGRAPHY (1 box). ...[more]

SCRAP BOOK with assorted Old Master prints (1).

ALBUM containing misc. Old Master prints, 17th - 19th c., few watercolours, Waterloo interest (1).

LADIES' hairstyles etc., bound collection of over 60 engravings cut from late 18th early 19th c. almanacks, etc. (1).

CRUICKSHANK, "Scraps & Sketches", obl. folio, 22 / 24 plates (1). ...[more]

HONE (W.) The Political Showman, 8vo pamphlet.

[LITHOGRAPHY] The Flying Burgomaster, 8vo, litho illus., L., 1832.

[MILITARY BOOKS] small q., 4to et infra, incl. chromo illus. (Q).