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Click here to subscribeDoyle (Arthur Conan, 1859-1930). The Tragedy of Gowrie House. An Historical Study, by Louis A. Barbe, pub. Alexander Gardner, Paisley & London, 1887, t.e.g., remainder rough-trimmed, orig. quarter morocco gilt, a little rubbed and dust soiled, small 4to. Ex-libris Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, signed on title and dated 1890, with his armorial bookplate. (1)
Egan (Beresford and De Shane, Brian). De Sade, Being a Series of Wounds, Inflicted with Brush and Pen, upon Sadistic Wolves Garbed in Masochists` Wool, Fortune Press, [1929], b & w plts., t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. mock morocco, some marks and a little soiling, limited edition of 1600 copies, this copy numbered 14/100 signed by the artist and author, together with another copy of the same work from the limited edition of 1600 copies, bound in purple cloth, sl. rubbed and some minor marks, both 4to (2)
Gauthier (Maximilien). Achille et Eugene Deveria, Paris, 1925, col. and b & w plts., t.e.g., contemp. green half morocco gilt, upper wrapper retained, together with Louis (Pierre), Les Chansons de Bilitis, illust. Edouard Chimot, Paris, 1925, seven (of 12) etched plts. only, some spotting throughout, t.e.g., contemp. blue crushed half morocco, upper wrapper and spine retained, covers a little rubbed, both 4to, plus other French illustrated interest (10)
Hand & Flower Press. An archive of books, letters, drafts, correspondence, etc., mostly from the library of the Hand & Flower Press`s Erica Marx (and partner mezzo soprano Anna Pollak), mostly c. 1950s/60s, including approx. sixty Hand & Flower Press publications (the majority file copies) including some duplicates and a copy of Muriel Spark`s The Fanfarlo and Other Verse, 1952, orig. printed pale blue wrappers, plus approx. 45 books with presentation inscriptions to Erica Marx including many from the authors, one being Christopher Logue`s Wand and Quadrant, 1st ed., Paris, 1953, author`s first book, orig. printed wrappers, sl. browned on spine, 8vo (limited ed., 233/300 from a total edition of 600 copies), plus approx. 70 other volumes, the majority poetry, including books by Christopher Logue, Robin Skelton, May Sarton, Nathaniel Tarn, R. S. Thomas, Mary Oliver, plus a few literary journals, anthologies and books on Shakespeare, plus loose proof fascicules of the Hand & Flower Press`s edition of Shakespeare`s Sonnets, plus ten folders of manuscript, typed and printed material, including `Unpublished duplicates being a folder of Erica Marx`s typescript copy poems, plus other essays and poetry roughs, etc., by Erica Marx, a typescript of a play called `Will` by Maurice Constantine-Weyer and C. Longworth Chambrun, plus two notebooks (approx. 200)
Hoffmann (Professor). More Magic, 1st ed., 1890, wood-eng. illusts. to text, orig. pict. cloth gilt, rubbed and sl. marked, 8vo, together with Tissandier (Gaston), Popular Scientific Recreations in Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry, n.d., c. 1890, some spotting, contemp. pict. cloth gilt, spine evenly faded, large 8vo, plus Disher (M. Willson), Clowns & Pantomimes, 1st ed., 1925, col. frontis. and b & w plts., occ. spotting, t.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 4to, plus other mostly 20th-c. magic and games interest, including a few paperbacks (25)
James (Montague Rhodes). Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary, 3rd imp., 1906, four b & w plts., some scattered spotting, orig. natural hessian, ruled in red and lettered in black, rubbed, together with More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, 1st ed., 1911, some scattered spotting, orig. grey cloth, lettered and blocked in black, rubbed and worn on spine, plus The Five Jars, 1st ed., 1922, seven b & w illusts. by Gilbert James, orig. orange cloth, lettered in black, a little rubbed, all 8vo, with others related (15)
Oxford English Dictionary. Being a Corrected Re-Issue with an Introduction, Supplement, and Bibliography, of a New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, Founded mainly on the Materials Collected by The Philological Society, and Edited by James A.H. Murray, Henry Bradley, W.A. Craigie & C.T. Onions, 17 vols. (including Supplements), orig. blue cloth gilt, some faded on spines (final four vols. in d.j.), 4to (17)
Spink (Henry Hawkes). The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle`s Letter; being a Proof, with Moral Certitude, of the Authorship of the Document: Together with some Account of the Whole Thirteen Gunpowder Conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, 1902, b & w frontis., 12pp. author`s manuscript notes loosely inserted, orig. cloth gilt, slightly marked and spine slightly faded, 8vo (1)
Belloc (Hilaire). More Beasts for Worse Children; Cautionary Tales for Children; The Bad Child`s Book of Beasts; New Cautionary Tales (two copies), n.d., early 20th c., together 5 vols., b&w illusts., all orig. pict. boards, one or two early vols. with some wear to spines, square 8vo, together with Graham (Harry), More Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes, n.d., c. 1925, b&w illusts. throughout by Ridgewell, orig. printed cloth, in d.j., torn and frayed with loss, oblong 8vo, plus eight prize bindings for Ormond House, Dursley, c. 1905-10, all full tree calf gilt, 8vo, plus other childrens and illustrated books, Rudyard Kipling, etc. (2 cartons)
Brown (Christopher, and others). Rembrandt: the Master & his Workshop, 2 vols., 1991, col. and b & w plts. and illusts., orig. cloth in d.j.s, with slipcase, 4to, together with Gauguin (Paul), The Intimate Journals, 1923, b & w plts., t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. cloth, some soiling, 4to, plus Hall (Marshall), The Artists of Northumbria, An Illustrated Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1982, col. and b & w plts. and illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., 4to, VG, and other art reference, various, all modern publications, mostly in d.j.s, 4to/8vo (2 cartons)
Colquhoun (John). The Moor and the Loch, Containing Minute Instructions in all Highland Sports, 2 vols., 4th ed., enlarged, 1878, wood-engs., later cloth with red morocco lettering pieces, some damp staining, 8vo, together with Gordon (Seton), Hebridean Memories, 1st ed., 1923, photogravure frontis., b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Gordon (W.J.), A Manual of Flags, Incorporating Flags of the World, revised V. Wheeler-Holohan, 1933, thirty col. plts., b & w illusts. to text, orig. cloth, lettered in gilt, 4to, and others of natural history and sporting interest, etc. (2 cartons)
Gibbs (Ken). Reminiscences as Office Boy and Apprentice at Swindon Railway Works, 1944-1951, 1st ed., 1986, b & w illusts. from photos and drawings, orig. boards in d.j., 8vo, together with Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain series, vols. 1-9, 11 & 13-15, mixed eds., c. 1980s, num. b & w illusts. from photos, all orig. boards in d.j., 8vo, with others of railway interest (3 cartons)
Heppelwhite & Co. (Cabinet-Makers). The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer`s Guide; Or, Repository of Designs for Every Article of Household Furniture, in the Newest and Most Approved Taste, 3rd ed., improved, 1794, reprinted, Batsford, 1897, 124 b & w plts., ex-lib. copy with ink stamp to verso of each plt., later cloth, folio, together with Turner (Laurence), Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain, 1st ed., Country Life, 1927, num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed and faded (new endpapers), folio, plus Lehmann (Walter and Doering, Heinrich), The Art of Old Peru, 1924, 128 collotype plts (and including twelve col.), ex-lib. copy with ink stamp to verso of each plt., orig. cloth gilt, some wear to spine, folio, and others similar, mostly architecture interest (4 cartons)
Johns (Captain W.E.). Another Job for Biggles, 1st ed., Hodder & Stoughton, 1951, slight dampstaining, orig. boards in dampstained d.j., 8vo, together with Biggles Follows on, 1st ed., Hodder & Stoughton, 1952, orig. boards in price-clipped & torn d.j., 8vo, plus other misc. books, including childrens, and Biggles reprints etc. (2 cartons)
Johnson (Samuel). The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets. With Critical Observations on their Works, 4 vols., new ed., 1794, engraved portrait frontispiece, scattered light spots & small wormholes, bookplates, contemporary sprinkled calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Prescott (William H.), History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, 3 vols., 1855-59, engraved portraits, a few light spots, bookplates, contemporary half calf, vol. I joints splitting, some fading, 8vo, with others including Dionysius Lardner`s The Musuem of Science & Art, 6 vols., 1854-56, The New Punch Library, 20 vols., 1930`s (with oak shelf) and Stories from the Arabian Nights, 1907, illustrated by Edmund Dulac (2 cartons)
Lutyens (E.L.). Houses and Gardens, reprinted 1914, mounted col. frontis. and b & w illusts. from photos, t.e.g., orig. qtr. cloth, dust soiled and rubbed, folio, together with Las Cases (Emmanuel, Marquis de), Atlas Historique, Genealogique, Chronologique et Geographique de A. lesage, Paris, 1831, hand-col. eng. maps to text, contemp. qtr. sheep gilt, spine frayed & worn, folio, together with other books including Illustrated London News volumes Jul-Dec 1858 and Jan-Jun 1877 (3 cartons)
Monson (Ronald A.). Across Africa on Foot, 1st ed., 1936, b&w photos by J. Hunter Wilson, five b&w full-page maps (as list), orig. orange cloth, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Twain (Mark), A Tramp Abroad, 1881; A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur, 1889, b&w illusts. throughout, both orig. dec. cloth gilt, rubbed and some marks, 8vo, plus Newton (Helmut), White Women, 1st ed., 1976, col. illusts. throughout, signed by author on front endpaper, orig. cloth, in d.j., tape repair to verso. slight rubbing to edges, 4to, plus other miscellaneous, incl. five Eric Quayle volumes and a large quantity of Zodiac books (2)
Parry (Edward). Royal Visits and Progresses to Wales, and the Border Counties of Cheshire, Salop, Hereford, and Monmouth, from the First Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Friendly Visit of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria..., pub. Chester, 1850, half-title, port. frontis., b & w illusts., some minor scattered spotting, orig. cloth gilt, some wear to spine, 4to, together with Hawley (Walter A.), Oriental Rugs, Antique and Modern, New York, 1925, modern col. frontis., num. col. and b & w illusts., some minor scattered spotting, orig. dec. cloth, rubbed, thick 4to, plus The Book of Boumi, 1884-1934 and Story of the Mystic Shrine, edited Whitney W. Jones, pub. Baltimore, 1934, num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed on spine, 4to, and other miscellaneous books (2 cartons)
Pichon (Leon). The New Book Illustration in France, pub. The Studio, 1924, numerous b&w plts. and illusts., orig. cloth, a little rubbed, 4to, together with Read (Herbert), Henry Moore, Sculpture and Drawings, 3rd ed., 1949, col. frontis., b&w plts., orig. cloth, rubbed, 4to, plus See (R. R. M.), English Pastels 1750-1820, pub. G. Bell, 1911, numerous mounted col. and b&w plts., orig. vellum gilt, rubbed and soiled, 4to, and Smith (John), A Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French Painters, 9 vols., including Supplement, 1829-42, b&w plts., all orig. cloth gilt, with paper label to spine of each vol., rubbed and spines faded, one or two vols. chipped at head, 8vo, plus other various art reference, including Studio Special Numbers, Masters of Etching series, Life of William Blake, by Thomas Wright, 2 vols., 1929, Richard Parkes Bonington, by Dubuisson and Hughes, etc., mostly ex-library copies with some marks and stamps to endpapers, mostly large format (5 cartons)
Picture Post, or Hulton`s National Weekly, vols. 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 8, 1938-40, num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. printed index to each but lacks all covers and ads., publisher`s orig. blue cloth gilt, rubbed and a little worn, 4to, together with other miscellaneous periodicals, including Country Life, The Artist, Theatre World, The Studio, and a few leather bindings (3 cartons)
Potter (Beatrix). The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, 1st ed., pub. Warne, [1906], ten coloured illustrations only (of 14) and text bound concertina-style, some dampstaining, creasing & wear, original green wallet-style cloth, lettered and blocked in dark blue with small rectangular pictorial panel mounted on upper cover (some loss to image), lacks tab, some wear, 16mo (Quinby 12), together with Evans (J. & C.), A Gift for my Companion, London: printed and sold by J. and C. Evans, Long Lane, West Smithfield, n.d., c. early 1800s, five woodcut illusts., orig. illustrated printed wrappers, slight dustsoiling and minor wear to extrems., slim 12mo, with Edgeworth (Maria), The Parents Assistant, 3 vols., new ed., Dublin, 1829, eng. frontis. and eng. titles, few leaves loose, contemp. half sheep, worn and few boards detached, small 8vo, plus Oddy & Co. (pub.), The Comforts of Human Life; or Smiles and Laughter of Charles Chearful and Martin Merryfellow, 1807, contemp. half sheep, worn, 12mo, plus other antiquarian & childrens books, mostly 19th c. (a carton)
Schjoth (Fredrik). Chinese Currency (Currency of the Far East). A Comprehensive Text, Chou Dynasty (1122 B.C.-255 B.C.) through Ch`ing Dynasty (1644 A.D.-1911 A.D.), revised and illustrated by Virgil Hancock, pub. USA, 1965, num. illusts. to text, orig. printed boards, folio, together with Pridmore (Major F.), Coins and Coinages of the Straits Settlements and British Malaya 1786 to 1951, Including Tokens issued by the Merchants of Singapore, 1828-1853, pub. Spink & Son Ltd., 1968, b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth gilt, slim 8vo, and The Standard Catalogue of Coins and Banknotes of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1700-1976, Compiled by Saran Singh, Nohd. Kassim Haji Aeli, C.C. Low & Tony Lye Fong Nge, pub. Malaysia Numismatic Society, Kuala Lumpur, 1976, num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. laminated boards in matching frayed d.j., 4to, with others of numismatic interest (2 cartons)
Strutt (Joseph). The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England... , new ed., by William Hone, 1845, contemp. half morocco gilt, a little rubbed, together with Buxton (Thomas Fowell), The African Slave Trade, 1840, eng. folding map frontis., contemp. polished calf gilt by Bickers & Son, a little rubbed, plus Egypt and Nubia, the Scenery and the People, Being Incidents of History and Travel, from the Best and the Most Recent Authorities... , n.d., c. 1850, contemp. polished calf gilt, minor rubbing, plus Forsyth (Joseph), Remarks on Antiquities, Arts, and Letters During an Excursion in Italy in the Years 1802 and 1803, 2nd ed., 1816, some spotting, later quarter calf gilt, sl. rubbed, all 8vo, plus other misc. books including some further cloth-bound travel (2 cartons)
Wells (Percy A., and Hooper, John). Modern Cabinet Work, Furniture & Fitments, 2nd ed., revised, Batsford, 1918, num. b & w illusts. and diags., some folding, orig. cloth, rubbed, 4to, together with Salaman (R.A.), Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700-1970 and Tools of Allied Trades, 3rd imp., 1982, num. b & w illusts. to text, orig. boards in d.j., 4to, plus Greenhalgh (Richard, editor), Joinery and Carpentry. A Practical and Authoritative Guide dealing with all Branches of the Craft of Woodworking, 6 vols., 2nd ed., reprinted, n.d., c. 1930s, b & w illusts. from photos, num. illusts. and diags. to text, orig. cloth, lettered in gilt, faded on spines, 8vo, and others related (3 cartons)
Polwhele (Richard). The History of Cornwall, 3 vols., 1803-6, 3 vols., Kohler & Coombes facsimile reprint, Dorking, 1978, b & w illusts. and folding tables, orig. cloth in d.j., 4to (limited edition of 250 sets), together with Ravenhill (Mary R. and Rowe, Margery M.), Devon Maps and Map-Makers: Manuscript Maps before 1840, 2 vols., Devon & Cornwall Record Society, 2002, col. illusts., orig. laminated still wrappers with slipcase, square 4to, with others of Cornwall and Devon interest, including softback publications, journals, literature and fiction, etc. (3 shelves)
Boynton (Lindsay). Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Bloomfield Press, 1995, num. col. and b & w illusts., orig. boards in d.j., folio, together with Mallalieu (H.L.), The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists up to 1920, 2 vols. (Text/Plates), pub. Antique Collectors` Club, 1976, num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in d.j., 4to, with other antiques reference, mostly G/VG (3 shelves)
Chomel (Noel). Dictionaire Oeconomique: Or, The Family Dictionary. Containing the Most Experienced Methods of Improving Estates and of Preserving Health... Revised and Recommended by Mr. R. Bradley, vol. 2 only (of 2), 1725, title printed in red and black, a few woodcuts to text, contemp. mottled calf, a little worn at extremities, folio, together with Bewick (Thomas), A Memoir of Thomas Bewick, Written by Himself, Newcastle & London, 1862, num. wood-engs. to text, orig. cloth gilt, a little worn at head and foot of spine, 8vo, with other miscellaneous antiquarian and Victorian dec. cloth bindings, etc. (3 shelves)
King (Thomas H.). The Study-Book of Medieval Architecture and Art; Being a Series of Working Drawings of the Principal Monuments of the Middle Ages, 4 vols., Edinburgh, 1893, num. b & w illusts., ex-lib. copies with occ. marks, recent linen-backed boards with paper labels to spines, folio, together with Mercer (Eric), English Vernacular Houses. A Study of Traditional Farmhouses and Cotttages, pub. RCHM, 2nd imp., 1979, num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in frayed d.j., 4to, with other architecture and related (3 shelves)
Grinnell (George Bird). The North American Indians of To-day, 1st ed., London, 1900, num. b & w ports. from photos of living Indians, ex-lib. copy with ink stamp to verso of plts., later cloth, folio, together with other miscellaneous travel and related (3 shelves)
Fothergill (George A.). The National Stud. A Gift to the State. A Memorial of it Compiled, Edited & Decorated by George A. Fothergill, 1916, tipped in col. illusts., num. b & w decorations, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. gilt-dec. cloth, a little rubbed and soiled, ex-lib. copy with usual marks, folio (limited edition De Luxe 151/325, signed by Fothergill), together with Voous (Karel H.), Owls of the Northern Hemisphere, 1988, num. col. and b & w illusts. by Ad Cameron, orig. boards in d.j., folio, plus Blunt (Wilfrid), The Art of Botanical Illustration, New Naturalist series, 3rd ed., 1955, col. and b & w illusts., orig. cloth in torn d.j., 8vo, and others of natural history and sporting interest (3 shelves)
Tremearne (Major A.J.N.). The Tailed Head-Hunters of Nigeria. An Account of an Official`s Seven Years` Experiences in the Northern Nigerian Pagan Belt, and a Description of the Manners, Habits, and Customs of the Native Tribes, 1st ed., 1912, b & w illusts. from photos, folding map, 16 pp. publisher`s ads. at rear, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and minor wear to extremities, 8vo, together with Perham (Margery), Lugard. The Years of Adventure 1858-1898, 2 vols., 1956 & 1961 (vol. 2 is a 2nd imp.), b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, plus The Fifth Batallion the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1914-1919, 1st ed., pub. Glasgow, 1936, port. frontis., b & w illusts. from photos, folding maps, orig. cloth gilt, a trifle rubbed, 8vo, and other miscellaneous books including travel, military and medical interest, etc. From the estate of F.C. Rodger (b1916). Born in Lanark, Scotland and educated at Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow, Freddy Rodger worked in four universities - Glasgow and Durham (now Newcastle University) as a lecturer, in Oxford on a research fellowship and in Aligarh in India as a professor where he helped to found the university`s research institute. He published four medical books as well as numerous scientific papers, several short stories and a radio play. During World War II he served in the Arakan with 42 Royal Marine Commando, being promoted in the field to Senior Medical Officer of the 3rd Commando Brigade and after the war he was appointed senior consultant eye surgeon at the new Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon, Wiltshire. During this time he was granted special leave to work in the field for the World Health Organisation, the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind, and the Scientific Exploration Society, for whom he led an international team across the equatorial forest during the Zaire river expedition. Most of the volumes in this lot carry his ownership signature and a few volumes have author inscriptions. (3 shelves)
Glanville (S.R.K.). Catalogue of Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum, vol. II (Wooden Model Boats), 1972, b & w illusts. from photos and drawings, orig. cloth in d.j., slim 4to, together with Rahtz (P.A. and Greenfield, E.), Excavations at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, pub. H.M.S.O., 1977, b & w illusts. from photos, num. maps and plans, some folding, orig. cloth in sl. frayed d.j., 4to, plus Larn (Richard & Bridget), Shipwreck Index of the British Isles, vol. 4 (Scotland), 1998, b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in d.j., folio, and other miscellaneous books, mostly history, G/VG (6 shelves)
Ellis (George). Modern Practical Joinery. A Comprehensive Treatise on the Practice of Joiner`s Work by Hand and Machine, 5th ed., revised and enlarged, 1924, num. b & w illusts. and diags., some folding, orig. cloth gilt, rebacked, preserving orig. spine, thick 4to, together with Riddell (Robert), The New Elements of Hand-Railing, in Concise Problems, Calculated to Bring this Most Useful Science within the Reach of Every Capacity, Philadelphia, 1870, forty diags., ex-lib. copy with ink stamps to title, recent linen-backed boards, slim folio, plus Eastlake (Charles L.), Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and other Details, 2nd ed. (revised), 1869, col. litho. plts., wallpaper designs printed on coated paper, num. b & w illusts. to text, orig. blind-stamped cloth gilt, repaired at head and foot of spine, 8vo, and others related (6 shelves)
Dickinson (H.W. and Jenkins, Rhys). James Watt and the Steam Engine. The Memorial Volume Prepared for the Committee of the Watt Centenary Commemoration at Birmingham, 1919, reprinted, 1989, b & w illusts., orig. boards in d.j., thick 4to, together with Georgano (Nick, editor), The Beaulieu Encyclopaedia of the Automobile, vol. 1 (A-L), pub. The Stationery Office, 2000, num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in d.j., thick 4to, with others of railway and transport interest, mostly G/VG (3 shelves)
Pugin (Augustus). Examples of Gothic Architecture; Selected from various Antient Edifices in England... , 3 vols., 2nd ed., 1838, num. eng. plts., ex-lib. copies with circular ink stamp to verso of plts., some spotting, later rexine, rubbed, 4to, together with Thompson (Paul), William Butterfield, Victorian Architect, pub. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971, port. frontis., col. and b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in d.j., 4to, with other architectural reference (3 shelves)
Phillips (Philip A.S.). Paul de Lamerie, Citizen and Goldsmith of London. A Study of His Life and Work A.D. 1688-1751, Holland Press, 1968, num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in sl. frayed d.j., folio, together with Evans (Joan), English Jewellery from the Fifth Century A.D. to 1800, 1st ed., 1921, col. frontis., b & w plts., ex-lib. copy with a few minor marks, t.e.g., remainder rough-trimmed, orig. cloth gilt, a trifle rubbed, 4to, and other antiques reference, mostly silver jewellery and metalware, etc. (3 shelves)
Buchanan (Handasyde). Nature into Art. A Treasury of Great Natural History Books, 1st ed., Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1979, num. col. and b & w illusts., orig. cloth in sl. frayed d.j., folio, together with Latham (Jean), Dolls` Houses. A Personal Choice, 2 copies, 1st ed., A. & C. Black, 1969, col. and b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in d.j., 4to, with other interior design, gardening and natural history, etc., mostly G/VG (3 shelves)
Thetford (Owen). British Naval Aircraft 1912-58, 1st ed., pub. Putnam, 1958, together with Jackson (A.J.), British Civil Aircraft, 1919-59, 3 vols., Putnam, 1959-74 (vol. 3 is a 2nd ed.), with five other Putnam aeronautical books, num. b & w illusts. from photos, all ex-lib. copies with the usual marks, all but one in d.j., 8vo, with others of aviation and military interest, mostly G/VG (3 shelves)
Simon (Andre L.). The History of the Wine Trade in England, vol. 1 only (of 3), 1906, commercial ads. at rear, t.e.g., orig. green cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Price (Pamela van Dyke), Wines of the Graves, pub. Sothebys, 1988, orig. boards in d.j., 4to, plus A Concise Encyclopaedia of Gastronomy, by Andre L. Simon (complete and unabridged), 1952, b & w dec. by John Leigh-Pemberton, orig. cloth in d.j., thick 4to, and others on wine and related (3 shelves & a carton)
Collins (Judith). Eric Gill. The Sculpture, 1st ed., 1998, num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. boards in d.j., 4to, together with Payne (Humfry and Young, Gerard Mackworth), Archaic Marble Sculpture from the Acropolis, Cresset Press, [1937], num. b & w illusts. from photos, t.e.g., orig. linen, minor wear to head of spine, 4to, with other miscellaneous art reference, including sculpture (3 shelves)
Fairfax-Blakeborough (Major J.). Beating the Nobblers, 1933, A Rank Outsider, 1933, A Non-Trier Wins, 1933, A Last Gamble, 1936, all 1st eds., all but one in frayed and torn d.j., with five others by Fairfax-Blakeborough, Rupert St. Cloud and Christopher Somers, all 1st eds., one signed on title by Fairfax-Blakeborough, 8vo, together with Whittington Press, The Diary of Edward Thomas, 1 January-8 April 1917, pub. 1977, foreword by Myfanwy Thomas, eight wood-engs. by Hellmuth Weissenborn, t.e.g., orig. linen-backed boards with slipcase, slim 8vo (limited edition 380/575, signed by Myfanwy Thomas, Roland Gant and Hellmuth Weissenborn), plus Dulac (Edmund, illust.), Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam, Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, n.d., pub. H. & S., c. 1915, twelve tipped in col. plts. with captioned tissue guards, some minor scattered spotting, orig. cloth in frayed d.j., some dust soiling, with other miscellaneous books including recently published history and biographies, signed by the author, including Harold Wilson, Enoch Powell, Antonia Fraser, Dick Francis, Laurie Lee, Frederick Forsyth, Geoffrey Household et al (3 shelves)
Cooper (W. Heaton). Mountain Painter. An Autobiography, 2nd imp., 1984, num. col. illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., together with Fischer (Katrina Sigsbee), Anton Otto Fischer, Marine Artist. His Life and Work, pub. Teredo Books Ltd., Brighton, 1977, port. frontis., num. col. and b & w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., plus The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920-1970. Essays by Luis R. Cancel, Jacinto Quirarte, Marina Benitez, Nelly Perazzo, Lowery S. Sims, Eva Cockcroft, Felix Angel, and Carla Stellweg, pub. Bronx Museum of the Arts/Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1990, num. col. and b & w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., and other art reference, 4to & folio, mostly G/VG (3 shelves)
Whitaker (Lucy and Clayton, Martin). The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection. Renaissance & Baroque, 2007, num. fine col. illusts., orig. boards in d.j., thick 4to, together with Rosenthal (Michael), The Art of Thomas Gainsborough, Paul Mellon Centre/Yale University Press, 1999, num. col. and b & w illusts., orig. boards in d.j., 4to, plus Irwin (David and Francina), Scottish Painters At Home and Abroad, 1700-1900, 1st ed., Faber, 1975, col. and b & w illusts., orig. boards in d.j., 4to, and other art reference, mostly G/VG (3 shelves)
Reynolds (Graham). The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, 2 vols. (Text/Plates), pub. Paul Mellon Centre/Yale University, 1996, num. col. and b & w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., folio, together with Picasso (Pablo), Je Suis le Cahier. The Sketchbooks of Picasso, edited Arnold and Marc Glimcher, Boston & New York, 1986, num. col. and b & w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., 4to, plus Robertson (Martin), A History of Greek Art, 2 vols., CUP, 1975, b & w illusts. from photos, ex-lib. copy with ink stamp to verso of title only, orig. cloth in d.j., 4to, and other art reference, mostly G/VG (3 shelves)
Jennings (Oscar). Early Woodcut Initials, Containing over Thirteen Hundred Reproductions of Ornamental Letters of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries, 1st ed., 1908, num. b & w illusts., ex-lib. copy with circular blind stamp to upper margins, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. cloth, gilt-dec. spine, rubbed, 4to, together with Wood (Christopher), Victorian Painting, Bullfinch Press, Boston, New York & London, 1999, num. col. illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., square 4to, plus Finch (Christopher), The Art of Walt Disney, from Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms, pub. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1973, num. col. and b & w illusts., some folding, orig. white cloth with figure of Mickey Mouse on upper cover, orig. printed glassine d.j., chipped and torn, 4to, and other art reference, mostly G/VG (3 shelves)
Symonds (R.W.). Old English Walnut & Lacquer Furniture. The Present-Day Condition and Value and the Methods of the Furniture-Faker in Producing Spurious Pieces, 1st ed., 1923, b & w illusts. from photos (fore-edge of frontis. sl. frayed), orig. cloth gilt, 4to, together with Hunter (George Leland), Decorative Furniture. A Picture Book of the Beautiful Forms of All Ages and All Periods: Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Japanese, Persian, Romanesque, Gothic..., pub. Philadelphia & London, 1923, col. frontis., num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth gilt, thick folio, plus Victoria & Albert Museum (Department of Woodwork) Catalogue of English Furniture & Woodwork, 4 vols., 1929-31, b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth gilt, tall 8vo, and other furniture reference, various, mostly G/VG (3 shelves)
Aronowsky (S.). Performing Times of Orchestral Works, 1959, ex-lib. copy with a few unobtrusive marks, orig. cloth in frayed d.j., thick folio, together with Bowers (Q. David), Encylopaedia of Automatic Musical Instruments... Mainly of the 1750-1940 Era (Including a Dictionary of Automatic Musical Instrument Terms), New York, 1972, col. frontis., num. b & w illusts. from photos, ex-lib. copy with a few unobtrusive marks, orig. cloth in frayed d.j., 4to, plus others of music interest, including biographies of classical and popular musicians, mostly G/VG (3 shelves)
Thompson (Hugh, illust.). The School for Scandal, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, [1911], thirty-four tipped in col. plts., orig. dec. cloth, a little rubbed and faded on spine, 4to, together with The Merry-Go-Round, vols. 1-9, 1923-32, num. b & w illusts. (a few col. by a juvenile hand), contemp. light blue cloth gilt, minor shelf wear to head and foot of spines, 4to, plus The Encyclopaedia of Sport, edited by the Earl of Suffolk & Berkshire, Hedley Peek and F.G. Aflalo, 4 vols. 1903, photogravures and num. b & w illusts. from photos, contemp. plum half morocco, gilt-dec. spines, a trifle rubbed, 4to, and other Victorian/Edwardian decorated cloth bindings and children`s books, etc. (3 shelves)
Earle (Major Cyril). The Earle Collection of Early Staffordshire Pottery, [1915], col. frontis., b & w illusts. from photos, ex-lib. copy with unobtrusive blind stamp to upper corners, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and a little worn on spine, 4to, together with John (W.D.), Swansea Porcelain, 2nd imp., Ceramic Book Company, Newport, 1978, col. and b & w illusts., orig. cloth gilt, 4to, plus Eriksen (Svend), Sevres Porcelain. The James A. De Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, 1968, num. col. and b & w illusts. from photos, ex-lib. copy with a few marks, orig. cloth in d.j., folio, and other ceramics reference (3 shelves)
Archer (Mildred). British Drawings in the India Office Library, 2 vols. (Amateur Artists/Official & Professional Artists), pub. HMSO, 1969, ex-lib. copy with usual marks, orig. cloth in d.j., small 4to, together with Maison (K.E.), Honore Daumier. Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings, 2 vols. (Paintings/Watercolours & Drawings), pub. Thames & Hudson, 1968, port. frontis., num. b & w illusts. from photos, ex-lib. copy with usual marks, t.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed and marked on spines, 4to (limited edition A401/500), plus Furnival (William James), Leadless Decorative Tiles, Faince, and Mosaic. Comprising Notes and Excerpts on the History, Materials, Manufacture & Use of Ornamental Flooring Tiles, Ceramic Mosaic, and Decorative Tiles and Faince, with Complete Series of Recipes for Tile-Bodies and for Leadless Glazes and Art-Tile Enamels, pub. Stone, Staffordshire, 1904, col. and b & w illusts., ex-lib. copy with usual marks, t.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, frayed at head and foot of spine, 4to, and other miscellaneous art reference (3 shelves)
Walberg (Patrick). Rene Magritte, trans. Austryn Wainhouse, 1965, num. col. and b & w illusts., ex-lib. copy with usual marks, orig. boards in sl. frayed d.j., 4to, together with Rewald (John), Post-Impressionism, from van Gogh to Gauguin, 3rd ed., 1978, num. col. and b & w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., square 4to, plus Byron (Robert and Rice, David Talbot), The Birth of Western Painting. A History of Colour, Form, and Iconography, Illustrated from the Paintings of Mistra and Mount Athos, of Giotto and Duccio, and of El Greco, 1st ed., 1930, num. b & w illusts., ex-lib. copy with a few marks, recent quarter cloth (in imitation of the original binding), 4to, and other miscellaneous art reference, mostly G/VG (3 shelves)
Grigson (Geoffrey). The Englishman`s Flora, 1987, b & w illusts., orig. linen-backed boards in d.j., 4to, together with Gardens Old & New. The Country House & its Garden Environment, pub. Country Life, [c. 1910], num. b & w illusts. from photos, some minor marginal damp staining, orig. dec. cloth, heavily rubbed (new endpapers), folio, and other miscellaneous books, including natural history, topography, literature and biographies, etc. (6 shelves)
Bossert (H.Th.). Peasant Art in Europe, 1927, 132 col. and b & w plts., orig. cloth gilt, rubbed on spine, tall folio, together with Thomson (W.G.), Tapestry Weaving in England from the Earliest Times to the End of the XVIIIth Century, Batsford, [1914], col. frontis., b & w illusts., t.e.g., orig. gilt-dec. cloth, rubbed and some wear to spine, folio, plus Real (Daniel), The Batiks of Java, 1924, forty-six collotype and col. plts., orig. linen-backed boards, a little rubbed on spine, 4to, all ex-lib. copies with usual marks, with other miscellaneous art and antiques reference, including Oriental carpets, clocks, metalware, costume, etc. (6 shelves)
Hecker (J.F.C.). The Epidemics of the Middle Ages, trans. B.G. Babington, 1844, near-contemp. polished calf, gilt-dec. spine with contrasting label, joints a little rubbed, together with Latham (Baldwin), Sanitary Engineering; A Guide to the Construction of Works of Sewerage and House Drainage, 1st ed., 1873, num. folding diags., wood-engs. to text, some minor scattered spotting, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed and faded on spine, plus Webb (Sidney & Beatrice), Industrial Democracy, 1st ed., printed by the authors specially for the United Society of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders, 1898, orig. blue cloth gilt (a bright copy), all 8vo, with others related (3 shelves)
Gilbert (G.K.). Report on the Geology of the Henry Mountains (U.S. Geographical & Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region), pub. Washington, 1877, frontis., b & w illusts. and diags. to text, five folding maps at rear, recent quarter morocco gilt, 4to, together with The Snellius-Expedition in the Eastern Part of the Netherlands East-Indies, 1929-1930, vol. 5, Geological Results (part 2), Geology of Coral Reefs, by Dr. Ph. H. Kuenen, pub. E.J. Brill, Leiden, 1933, b & w illusts. from photos, two folding charts, diags. to text, orig. printed wrappers retained in later cloth gilt, folio, plus Chorley (Richard J., Dunn, Antony, J., and Beckinsale, Robert P.), The History of the Study of Landforms or the Development of Geomorphology, 2 vols. (Geomorphology Before Davies/The Life and Work of William Morris Davies), 1964 & 1973, b & w illusts. and diags., both orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, and Murchison (Sir Roderick I.), Siluria: A History of the Oldest Rocks in the British Isles and Other Countries, 5th ed., 1872, col. litho. frontis., uncol. folding litho. plts. and illusts. to text, recent cloth gilt, 8vo, and other miscellaneous geology (3 shelves)
Le Clerc (Seb.). A Treatise on Architecture, with Remarks and Observations. Necessary for Young People, who would Apply Themselves to that Noble Art, 1732, contemp. calf, upper cover detached, 8vo, together with Blackmore (H.L.), The Armouries of the Tower of London, vol. 1 (Ordnance), pub. HMSO, 1976, col. frontis., num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in sl. frayed d.j., 4to, with other miscellaneous books, including art, history, military interest, etc., plus a black japanned tin trunk, lettered in white `Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. No. 12` (6 shelves)
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