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Lot 415

Lewis (William) - Chess for Beginners, [first edition] , half title, colour frontispiece, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, original gilt pictorial cloth, rebacked, 1835 § Chess Life-Pictures , signed presentation copy from the author , frontispiece and illustrations in the text, original cloth, gilt, spine darkened, upper cover soiled, rubbed, 1883 § Lange (Herr Lange) Paul Morphy, a sketch from the chess World, original blind-stamped cloth, spine a little faded, lightly rubbed , 1860; and 19 others, 19th cent Chess, v.s. (22)

Lot 426

Walker (George) - Chess Made Easy..., frontispiece (oxidised) and illustrations in the text, 8pp advertisement at the front, scattered foxing, original cloth-backed printed boards, lightly rubbed and darkened, 1836 § 'An Englishman'. Paul Morphy, The Chess Champion, frontispoece and illustrations, lightly spotted, original pictorial cloth, faded, extremities rubbed, 1859 § Pardon (George Frederick) Hoyle's Games Modernized , lower hinge cracked, original blind-stamped and pictorial cloth, small stain to lower cover, extremities lightly rubbed, 1863; and 18 others, similar 19th cent. Chess and Games, 12mo & 8vo (21)

Lot 44

Dugdale (Thomas & William Burnett) - Curiosities of Great Britain. England & Wales Delineated, 8vol., maps and plates, some old staining, original blind stamped cloth gilt, dulled, rubbed, 8vo, J. & F. Tallis, [c.1840].

Lot 81

Le Fanu (Henry) - A Manual of the Salem District in the Presidency of Madras, 2 vol A Manual of the Salem District in the Presidency of Madras, 2 vol., first edition , hand-coloured lithographed map and 4 lithographed transcriptions of texts loose in pocket at end of vol. II, map with small tear, foxed and browned, long ink inscription as a medical prize and ink stamp of H Le Fanue on front free endpaper, original blind-stamped cloth, slightly rubbed and faded, gilt spines, faded, vol. I joints splitting and small tear at head of spine, 8vo, Madras, 1883.

Lot 90

Carne (John) - Syria, the Holy Land, Asia Minor, &c., Illustrated, 3 vol., 3 additional engraved titles, 2 engraved maps, 117 engraved plates, tissue guards, some foxing and light oxidising to plates and maps, ink name and blanked out inscription on the front endpapers, original morocco-backed blind-tooled cloth with gilt device and spine lettering, spines rubbed, wear near corners, minor marking and darkening , n.d. [c.1836]; and another edition of the same, bound in 2 vol., 4to (5)

Lot 1169

A late Victorian/Edwardian carte de visite album containing approx 90 carte de visite and approx 4 cabinet card photographs, orig fl blind stpd cf gt, inner dentelles aeg, Brass clasp

Lot 1336

LOUIS WAIN: BLIND MAN'S BUFF PRINT FOR PICTORIAL WORLD CHRISTMAS NUMBER, approx 16 1/2" x 34", f/g

Lot 20

CLARA DE PONTIGNY DE CHATELAIN: THE CAPTIVE SKY-LARK OR DO AS YOU WOULD BE DONE BY, L, James Hogg, circa 1860, 4 col'd plts, 16 mo, orig cl gt + L LESLIE BROOKE (ill): NURSERY RHYMES TALES AND JINGLES, L, F Warne [1916], 1st edn, 8 col'd plts, orig pict bds, pict paper label + JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS: UNCLE REMUS AND HIS LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION, L, 1882, 2nd edn, orig pict cl gt + GRACE RHYS (ED), 2 ttls: THE FAIRY GIFTS AND TOM HICKATHRIFT, ill H Granville Fell, L, J M Dent 1895, 12 mo, orig pict cl gt, lacks ties; FIRESIDE STORIES, ill Alice M Mitchell, L, J M Dent 1895, 12 mo, orig pict cl gt, lacks ties + JEFFERYS TAYLOR: AESOP IN RHYME ..., L, Houlston & Stoneman, 1844, 4th edn, 12 mo, orig blind stpd cl gt worn + HARRY'S HORN-BOOK, L, David Bogue, 1849, Harry's Ladder to Learning Series, 56 (of 60) ills, 12 mo, orig pict wraps rebkd + E NESBIT: THE HOUSE OF ARDEN, ill H R Millar, L, 1908, 1st edn, orig pict cl worn + two "The Wizard" Comic Free Gift Books, orig wraps (10)

Lot 22

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, 2 ttls: THE TRUE STORY OF MY LIFE, Trans Mary Howitt, L, G Routledge, L, George Routledge, circa 1850, 12 mo, orig blind stpd cl gt; BILDERBUCH OHNE BILDER, Leipzig L Wiedemann, nd, 8th edn, orig decor panelled cl worn, lower bd near detchd + J L C & W C GRIMM: GERMANY FAIRY TALES AND POPULAR STORIES AS TOLD BY GAMMER GRETHEL, Trans Edgar Taylor, ill George Cruikshank & Ludwig Grimm, L, 1846, port frontis, 12 mo, orig blind stpd cl gt, recased, new EPs, aeg (3)

Lot 279

J NOEL PATON (ILL): THE DOWIE DENSO'S YARROW, 1860, 1st edn, 6 engrd plts acf, fo, orig blind stpd cl gt + PORTFOLIO OF THE MONUMENTAL BRASS SOCIETY, 1969, vol 6, part 7, loose as iss, fo, orig ptd paper wraps

Lot 328

GEORGE T CLARK: MEDIAEVAL MILITARY ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND, L, 1884, 1st edn, 2 vols, orig pict cl gt + JOHN HENRY PARKER: A GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN GRECIAN, ROMAN, ITALIAN AND GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE, Oxford, 1850, 5th edn, 3 vols, including 2 plt vols, orig blind stpd cl (5)

Lot 343A

WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY: VANITY FAIR A NOVEL WITHOUT A HERO, L, Bradbury & Evans, circa 1848, 1st edn, early iss, p453 "Mr Pitt", p336 without woodcut ill, frontis engrd ttl pge + 38 plts compl as list, recased, orig blind stpd cl retained worn

Lot 387

CHARLES HENRY HALL: MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF ANDREW HOFFER, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRANSACTIONS IN THE TYROL DURING THE YEAR 1809, L, John Murray 1820, engrd col'd frontis + engrd fdg map, old hf cf gt + EDMOND BARDE: ANCIENNES MAISONS DE CAMPAGNE GENEVOISES, Geneva 1937, ltd edn (800) (750), rebnd paper covered bds, ptd labels, + PERCY WADHAM: PRANKS IN PROVENCE BEING AN UP TO DATE DESCRIPTION OF A TOUR IN SOUTHERN FRANCE, L, 1907, orig pict cl + ALEXANDER DUMAS: PICTURES OF TRAVEL IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, L, Offices of the National Illustrated Library [ND], orig blind stpd cl gt + GAVIN MAXWELL: THE TEN PAINS OF DEATH, 1959 1st edn, orig cl gt d/w + HENRI MURGER: THE BOHEMIANS OF THE LATIN QUARTER, 1883, orig cl gt + 9 others mainly of Italian and French interest (15)

Lot 388

MEMOIRS OF THE HOUSE OF BRANDENBURG FROM THE EARLIEST ACCOUNTS TO THE DEATH OF FREDERIC 1ST, KING OF PRUSSIA..., L, 1757 + [JAMES JUSTINIAN MORIER]: THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN IN ENGLAND, L, John Murray 1828, 2 vols, rebnd cl bkd bds + HENRY RIMIUS: MEMOIRS OF THE HOUSE OF BRUNSWICK FROM THE MOST EARLY ACCOUNTS OF THAT ILLUSTRIOUS FAMILY TO THE END OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE I, L, J Haberkorn 1750, old fl cf gt + WILLIAM ROSCOE: THE LIFE AND PONTIFICATE OF LEO XTH, 1846, 5th edn, 2 vols, engrd frontises, orig blind stpd cl gt + MEMOIRS OF THE EMBASSY OF THE MARSHAL DE BASSOMPIERRE TO THE COURT OF ENGLAND IN 1626 TRANSLATED WITH NOTES, John Murray 1819, rebnd paper covered bds + AUGUSTIN THIERRY: NARRATIVES OF THE MEROVINGIAN ERA OR SCENES OF THE 6TH CENTURY..., L, [ND], old hf cf + "LE PETIT HOMME ROUGE: THE COURT OF THE TUILERIES 1852-1870", 1912, new impress, orig cl gt d/w + 7 others similar

Lot 391

WALTER HUTCHINSON (ed): HUTCHINSON'S PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR, [1939-1945], 15 vols, covering from September 3rd 1939 to September 4th 1945 complete, orig dec blind stpd cl gt (15)

Lot 393

ARTHUR CONAN-DOYLE: THE GREAT BOER WAR, London, Smith Elder & Co 1902, complete edn (18th impress), old fl cf gt prize binding, spine gt in compartments, SIR WILLIAM MARSHALL: MEMORIES OF FOUR FRONTS, 1929 1st edn, frontis + 17 ills on 15 fl pge plts + fdg map complete, orig cl gt + HENRY MARSHALL: MILITARY MISCELLANY COMPREHENDING A HISTORY OF THE RECRUITING OF THE ARMY, MILITARY PUNISHMENTS ETC, L, John Murray, 1846, sigd and inscr by author to "James B Nicholson, this volume is presented as the memorial of a friend of his worthy father by Henry Marshall" to ffep, orig blind stpd cl gt worn + LIEUT COL F H JAMES: HISTORY OF THE FIRST BATTALION SIXTH RAJPUTANA RIFLES (WELLESLEY'S), Aldershot 1938 1st edn, orig cl silvered + THOMAS STRONG SECCOMBE: ARMY AND NAVY DROLLERIES, L, Frederick Warne [1875], 24 col'd plts (of which one repaired/reinforced), some other leaves with tape repairs, orig pict cl gt rebkd, orig backstrip retained + EDMUND OLLIER: CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR, circa 1885 2 vols, old hf cf, modern protective d/ws + G C MOORE SMITH: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LIEUT GEN SIR HARRY SMITH, L, 1902, orig cl gt + LIEUT COL J E H NEVILLE: THE OXFORDSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE, Aldershot 1950, orig prtd wraps + OWEN SPENCER WATKINS: WITH KITCHENER'S ARMY, BEING A CHAPLAINS EXPERIENCES WITH THE NILE EXPEDITION 1898, L, 1900, 4th impress, orig pict cl gt + 3 others similar (13)

Lot 396

H W WILSON: BATTLESHIPS IN ACTION, [1926], 2 vols, orig cl gt + T C NOBLE: THE NAMES OF THOSE PERSONS WHO SUBSCRIBED TOWARDS THE DEFENCE OF THIS COUNTRY AT THE TIME OF THE SPANISH ARMADA 1588 AND THE AMOUNTS EACH CONTRIBUTED, L, Alfred Russell Smith 1886, sigd and inscr, old blind stpd cl gt + J T TOWSON: PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON THE DEVIATION OF THE COMPASS FOR THE USE OF MASTERS AND MATES OF IRON SHIPS, L, J D Potter 1894, revised and enlarged edn, orig cl bkd prtd bds + R S MACELWEE: PORT DEVELOPMENT, 1925 1st edn, orig cl gt + F L ROBERTSON: THE EVOLUTION OF NAVAL ARMAMENT, L, 1921, orig cl gt + H B BOOTHBY: SPUNYARN, [1935], 1st edn, orig cl gt + L KING-HALL: SEA SAGA, 1935 1st edn, orig cl + A E FANNING: STEADY AS SHE GOES, A HISTORY OF THE COMPASS DEPARTMENT OF THE ADMIRALTY, 1986 1st edn, orig cl d/w + ALAN ROWE: AIR SEA RESCUE IN WORLD WAR TWO, A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF THE ROYAL NARY NORTH SEA RESCUE MOTOR LAUNCHES, 1995 1st edn, orig cl d/w + G GIORGIERINI & A NANI: ALMANACCO NAVALE 1977, Geneva 1977, orig cl d/w + 6 others similar (17)

Lot 417

THOMAS ERSKINE MAY: A TREATISE UPON THE LAW, PRIVILEGES, PROCEEDINGS AND USAGE OF PARLIAMENT, L, 1854, 1st edn, orig blind stpd cl rebkd, ptd paper label to spine, armorial bkplt of Joseph Neeld to front pastedown

Lot 421

NARRATIVE OF FIELD OPERATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE ZULU WAR OF 1879, L, HMSO, 1881, reprinted 1907, (1500 copies ptd), 10 fdg plans and maps + 7 fdg maps in rear pocket (7th map in pocket not listed and is for lines of communication in Zululand), orig blind stpd cl gt

Lot 424

MRS A T THOMSON: MEMOIRS OF SARAH, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH AND THE COURT OF QUEEN ANNE, L, 1839, 2 vols, orig blind stpd cl gt + MRS GEORGE CORNWALLIS-WEST: THE REMINISCENCES OF LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL, L, 1908, frontis + 6 plts complete, orig cl gt worn+ THE RT HON WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL: THE AFTERMATH, BEING A SEQUEL TO THE WORLD CRISIS, 1941, 1st MacMillan edn, orig cl gt (4)

Lot 426

MAJOR GEN SIR THOMAS SEATON: FROM CADET TO COLONEL, THE RECORD OF A LIFE OF ACTIVE SERVICE, L, Hurst & Blackett 1866, 2 vols, orig blind stpd cl gt, + E T THACKERAY: BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL (BENGAL) ENGINEERS, L, 1900, orig cl gt worn+ GENERAL SIR JOHN ADYE: RECOLLECTIONS OF A MILITARY LIFE, L, 1895, orig cl gt + CHAPTERS FROM A SOLDIER'S LIFE - PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION BY THE FATHER AND MOTHER OF THE LATE MAJOR FREDERICK CHARLES GUNNING CAMPBELL..., circa 1941, frontis, orig cl gt + LIEUT GENERAL HAMUT SINGH: "FAKHR-E-HIND" A STORY OF THE POONA HORSE, 1993 1st edn, orig cl d/w + OPERATIONS IN WAZIRISTAN 1919-1920 COMPILED BY THE GENERAL STAFF ARMY HEADQUARTERS INDIA 1921, Calcutta 1921, ptd "Confidential" to ttle pge, old hf cf + TYPES OF THE INDIAN ARMY ILLUSTRATING THE RACES ENLISTED IN THE BENGAL, PUNJAB, MADRAS AND BOMBAY ARMIES, Gillingham, The Bell of Arms Ltd 1964, obl orig cl gt

Lot 464

CHARLES R DODD: A MANUAL OF DIGNITIES PRIVILEGE AND PRECEDENTS ..., L, 1842, orig blind stpd cl gt + ROBERT P DOD: THE PEERAGE BARONETAGE AND KNIGHTAGE OF THE GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FOR 1861, 1861, orig cl gt + JAMES COLEMAN (PUB): COLEMAN'S GENERAL INDEX TO PRINTED PEDIGREES ..., 1866, orig blind stpd cl gt + MEMORIALS OF THE GUILD OF MERCHANTS TAYLORS OF THE FRATERNITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST IN THE CITY OF LONDON AND OF ITS ASSOCIATED CHARITIES AND INSTITUTIONS, 1875, ptd for priv circ, old hf cf gt + E T REED: MR PUNCH'S BOOK OF ARMS, 1899, orig cl s-c + GEORGE W MARSHALL: THE GENEALOGIST'S GUIDE, 1967 reprint, orig cl + SIR BERNARD BURKE: THE GENERAL ARMOURY OF ENGLAND SCOTLAND IRELAND AND WALES, 1984, 4th impress, orig cl + R S BOUMPHREY AND C ROY HUDLESTON: AN ARMORIAL FOR WESTMORLAND AND LONSDALE, 1975, orig cl gt (8)

Lot 482

ELIZA RUNDELL: A NEW SYSTEM OF DOMESTIC COOKERY FORMED UPON PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMY..., L, 1845, engrd frontis, added engrd ttle + 36 engrd ills on 9 pages, orig blind stpd cl gt v worn

Lot 497

HISTORIAE ANGLICANAE SCRIPTORES X... EX VETUSTIS MANUSCRIPTIS..., L, Typis Jacobi Flescher, Sumptibus Corneliibee... 1652, large 4to, orig blind stpd full vell

Lot 502

MARIA ELIZA RUNDELL "A LADY": A NEW SYSTEM OF DOMESTIC COOKERY FORMED UPON PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMY..., L, 1838, engrd frontis + 9 engrd plts complete, old blind stpd cl gt + JOSEPH LONG: TABLES FOR ASCERTAINING THE STRENGTH OF SPIRITS, WITH SIKES'S HYDROMETER WITH AN ABSTRACT OF THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT, L, 1835, modern rebnd hf cf gt, new eps + ELSIE M HALL & BERTHA W LOGIE ROBERTSON: RED CROSS COOKERY BOOK, Concepcion 1916, orig limp cl soiled + MISS M L ALLEN: SOUPS, BROTHS, PUREES WITH DIRECTIONS HOW TO PREPARE THEM EASILY AND ECONOMICALLY, L, 1894, orig cl bkd bds + ROBERT HUTCHISON: FOOD AND THE PRINCIPLE OF DIETETICS, L, 1900, orig cl + JOHN BURNETT: TEA AND ITS ADULTERATION, [ND], 197pp typescript, orig cl binder + LORD WESTBURY: HAND LIST OF ITALIAN COOKERY BOOKS, Firenze 1963, orig prtd wraps (7)

Lot 504

MAJOR GENERAL THOMPSON: AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM: LETTERS OF A REPRESENTATIVE TO ITS CONSTITUENTS, L, 1858, old cl worn + ECCENTRIC BIOGRAPHY ON LIVES OF EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTERS..., L, Glasgow, Dublin and Paris, prtd for Thomas Tegg, 1826, engrd frontis + two engrd plts only, old cl bkd bds, v worn, text block split + [JOHN SOMERS SOMERS]: THE TRUE SECRET HISTORY OF THE LIVES AND REIGNS OF ALL THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND..., 1702 1st edn, old fl cf worn + THE LOYAL REFORMERS GAZETTE, 1831-1832, numbers 31-60, December 3rd 1831 - June 23rd 1832, bnd together in one vol, old hf cf v worn + J TOULMIN SMTH: GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSIONS ILLEGAL AND PERNICIOUS, THE NATURE AND EFFECTS OF ALL COMMISSIONS OF ENQUIRY AND OTHER CROWN APPOINTED COMMISSIONS, THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION..., L, 1849, orig blind stpd cl, gt, rebkd, orig backstrip retained, (5)

Lot 524

WILLIAM HONE: THE EVERY-DAY BOOK AND TABLE BOOK - THE YEAR BOOK, L, 1841, 1st edn, 3 vols, 1 vol unif blind stpd cl worn, (4)

Lot 529

R H GRETTON: A MODERN HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE, L, 1913 2nd edn, 2 vols, old hf cf gt + GEORGE CRABB: UNIVERSAL HISTORICAL DICTIONARY..., L, 1833, enlarged edn, 2 vols, 40 engrd plts, 4to, old dec blind stpd cf gt, aeg, inner dentelles gt, (4)

Lot 535

THE HOLY BIBLE..., Oxford, University Press for the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1859, old fl blind stpd cf + BROWN'S SELF INTERPRETING FAMILY BIBLE..., L, circa 1870, old fl cf v worn, top bd detchd but present, brass clasps, aeg, + one other similar, old fl cf gt, brass clasps, (3)

Lot 554

THE LADY'S NEWSPAPER, January to June 1847, July to December 1847, vols 1 and 2, 2 bnd vols, orig dec blind stpd cl gt (2)

Lot 555

THE LADY'S NEWSPAPER, January to July 1848, July to December 1848, vols 3 and 4, 2 bnd vols, orig dec blind stpd cl gt (2)

Lot 556

THE LADY'S NEWSPAPER, January to June 1851, July to December 1851, vols 9 and 10, 2 bnd vols, orig dec blind stpd cl gt worn (2)

Lot 557

THE LADY'S NEWSPAPER, January to June 1850, July to December 1850, vols 7 and 8, 2 bnd vols, orig dec blind stpd cl gt, vol 7 bds detchd but present, lacks backstrip (2)

Lot 565

JOHN DONALDSON (ED): BAYLDON'S ART OF VALUING RENTS AND TILLAGES, AND THE TENANT'S RIGHT ON ENTERING AND QUITTING FARMS..., L, 1844, engrd plan frontis, blind stpd cl gt + J S BAYLDON: THE ART OF VALUING RENTS AND TILLAGES; WHEREIN IS EXPLAINED THE MANNER OF VALUING THE TENANT'S RIGHT ON ENTERING AND QUITTING FARMS IN YORKSHIRE AND THE ADJOINING COUNTIES ..., L, 1823 1st edn, engrd plan frontis, rebnd mod cl gt, new EPs + L KENNEDY & T B GRAINGER: THE PRESENT STATE OF THE TENANCY OF LAND IN GREAT BRITAIN ..., L, 1828, engrd fdg frontis, rebkd qtr cl on paper covered bds, ptd label to spine + ARTHUR ARNOLD: FREE LAND, L, 1880, orig cl gt + A C FORBES: ENGLISH ESTATE FORESTRY, L, 1904, 1st edn, orig cl gt + CHRISTOPHER TURNOR: LAND PROBLEMS AND NATIONAL WELFARE, 1911, orig cl gt + 9 other Agriculture and Land related (15)

Lot 572

F S MITCHELL: THE BIRDS OF LANCASHIRE, L, 1885, orig blind stpd cl gt + FRANCIS NICHOLSON (TRANS): SUNDEVALL'S TENTAMEN, L, R H Porter, 1889, orig cl gt + RICHARD KEARTON: WITH NATURE AND A CAMERA, L, 1897, orig pict cl gt + W H HUDSON: NATURE IN DOWNLAND, L, 1906, 4th impress, orig cl gt (4)

Lot 581

GEORGE JOHNSTON: A CATALOGUE OF THE BRITISH NON PARASITICAL WORMS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 1865, old blind stpd cl gt + CHARLES DARWIN: THE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL REEFS, 1889, 3rd edn, 3 fdg plts compl, orig cl gt + EDWARD FORBES: A HISTORY OF BRITISH STAR FISHES, AND OTHER ANIMALS OF THE CLASS ECHINODERMATA, L, 1841, old cl gt + HENRY LAMOND: THE SEA-TROUT A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY, L and Manchester, 1916, col'd frontis + 8 col'd plts compl, orig cl gt + WILLIAM CRAWFORD WILLIAMSON: ON THE RECENT FORAMINIFERA OF GREAT BRITAIN, L, The Ray Society 1858, 7 plts compl, old hf cf gt worn + ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE: NATURAL SELECTION AND TROPICAL NATURE..., L, 1891, new edn, orig cl gt + SAMUEL BUTLER: EVOLUTION, OLD AND NEW ..., L, A C Fifield 1911, orig cl gt + five others similar (12)

Lot 59

THE CHILDREN'S PICTURE-BOOK OF COUNTRY SCENES, L, Sampson Low, 1860, 55 hand col'd ills, sigd and inscr by Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Duchess of Kent and Strathearn dated June 18-60, to her god daughter Mary Louisa Victoria Murray, orig blind stpd cl gt recased + W HARRY ROGERS: A BUSHEL OF MERRYTHOUGHTS (COVER TITLE), ill Wilhelm Busch, L, Sampson Low Son & Marston 1868, 4 works in 1, comprising LIFE OF DIOGENES, CAT AND MOUSE, SUGAR-BREAD, ICE PETER, separate ttl pges, a few leaves reinforced, obl, pict bds worn, rebkd, new EPs + AMY STEEDMAN: THE BIRTHDAY BOOK OF BALU (COVER TITLE), ill Helen Jacobs, L [1916], obl, 4to, orig cl bkd pict bds worn + THOMAS CRANE AND ELLEN E HOUGHTON: ABROAD, L, Marcus Ward circa 1882, small 4to, orig cl bkd pict bds worn + ANIMALS AND THEIR YOUNG, Raphael Tuck, circa 1910, 12 full pge col'd ills, obl, fo. orig pict wraps worn + ANNE ANDERSON (ILL): OLD FRENCH NURSERY SONGS, L, [1917], 8 col'd plts, 4to, orig cl bkd pict bds + MARION ST JOHN WEBB: THE LITTLEST ONE, ill Margaret W Tarrant and Kathleen I Nixon, 1923, 1st edn, 8 col'd plts, 4to, orig cl bkd pict bds (7)

Lot 618

F V RASPAIL: COURS AGRICULTURE, A ET ECONOMIE RURALE ... LABOURAGE - JARDINAGE - HORTICULTURE - ARBRES ET ARBUSTES - ECONOMIE RURALE, 1838, 2nd edn, 5 parts, separate ttl pges, 5 fdg plts, rebkd old bds, ex Royal Agricultural Society of England + WILLIAM E RICH: ON DYNAMOMETERS, FRICTION BRAKES AND OTHER TESTING APPARATUS BELONGING TO THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND, 1876, inscr presentation copy to Royal Agricultural Society of England, ex Agricultural Society of England ink stamps and bkplt to front pastedown, old limp leather gt worn, lacks bkstrip + J L VAN AELBROECK: L'AGRICULTURE PRATIQUE DE LA FLANDRE, Paris 1830, old hf cf v worn, ex Royal Agricultural Society of England + JOHN JOSEPH MECHI: A SERIES OF LETTERS ON AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT, L, Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1845, engrd frontis, old blind stpd cl gt worn + J R BOND: FARM IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY, 1923, orig cl gt, ex Farmers Club Library (5)

Lot 627

CHARLES MCINTOSH: THE GREENHOUSE, HOTHOUSE AND STOVE, L, W M S Orr & Co, 1838, col'd frontis, col'd added vig ttl + 16 col'd plts compl as list, (frontis/ffep loose), orig blind stpd cl gt + JOHN D SEDDING: GARDEN-CRAFT OLD AND NEW, L, 1891, 1st edn, 16 plts compl, orig cl gt + W ROBINSON: THE PARKS, PROMENADES AND GARDENS OF PARIS ..., L, 1869, 48 full pge plts + 3 fdg maps compl, orig decor cl gt worn (3)

Lot 637

RICHARD NOVERRE BACON: THE REPORT ON THE AGRICULTURE OF NORFOLK TO WHICH THE PRIZE WAS AWARDED BY THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND, L, 1844, engrd frontis, old blind stpd cl worn, lacks bkstrip, rear free end paper/rear pastedown reinforced

Lot 640

WILLIAM GARDINER: TWENTY LESSONS ON BRITISH MOSSES - SECOND SERIES ILLUSTRATED WITH TWENTY-FIVE SPECIMENS, L, 1849, 25 pressed plant specimens compl, orig blind stpd cl gt + W J WINGATE: A PRELIMINARY LIST OF DURHAM DIPTERA, WITH ANALYTICAL TABLES, 1906, Transactions of the National History Society of Northumberland Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne, new series, vol 2, 7 engrd plts compl housed in separate plt vol, correction slips pasted in throughout book + W ORMISTON: THE BUTTERFLIES OF CEYLON, Colombo, H W Cave 1924, 1st edn, orig cl gt (4)

Lot 642

THOMAS RYMER JONES: THE AQUARIAN NATURALIST A MANUAL FOR THE SEA-SIDE, 1858, 1st edn, 8 full pge col'd plts compl as list, orig cl gt + WILLIAM EGMONT KIRBY: BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, L and NY [1909], 1st edn, 70 col'd plts compl, orig pict cl gt + JULES MICHELET: THE BIRD, ill Giacomelli, L 1868, orig blind stpd pict cl gt (3)

Lot 643

HENRY STEVENSON AND THOMAS SOUTHWELL: THE BIRDS OF NORFOLK WITH REMARKS ON THEIR HABITS, MIGRATION AND LOCAL DISTRIBUTION, L and Norwich, 1866-1890, 3 vols, vol 1 engrd frontis, vol 2 engrd col'd frontis + 2 engrd plts, vol 3 engrd frontis + 4 engrd plts (of which 3 col'd), orig blind stpd cl gt rebkd, orig bkstrips retained (3)

Lot 649

WILLIAM RHIND: A HISTORY OF VEGETABLE KINGDOM ..., Glasgow, Blackie & Son [1840], engrd port frontis, added engrd ttl + 12 engrd full pge plts, 711 pp, old hf cf gt + D T FISH (ED): CASSELL'S POPULAR GARDENING, circa 1884-1886, 4 vols in 2, 4 chromolitho plts, unif hf cf gt + GEORGE GLENNY: GLENNY'S HAND-BOOK TO THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GARDEN COMPRISING THE DESCRIPTION CULTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MOST USEFUL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ..., 1850, 1st edn, orig blind stpd cl gt + E S ROHDE: GARDEN-CRAFT IN THE BIBLE AND OTHER ESSAYS, 1927 1st edn, orig cl bkd bds, ptd paper label + FRANCIS CHILTON-YOUNG: MECHANICAL WORK IN GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE ..., Ward Lock 1893, "Amateurs Practical Aid Series", orig decor cl + THOMAS MILLER: BEAUTIES OF THE COUNTRY OR DESCRIPTIONS OF RURAL CUSTOMS ..., L, 1837, old hf cf gt + ROBERT THOMPSON: THE GARDENER'S ASSISTANT PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC, Ee Thomas Moore, 1878, new edn revised and extended, 12 col'd plts compl, old hf cf worn + five other similar (13)

Lot 659

WILLIAM JARDINE: THE NATURALISTS LIBRARY - ORNITHOLOGY BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND PART 1 - ORNITHOLOGY VOL 4 GALLINACEOUS-BIRDS PART 2 GAME BIRDS, Edinburgh circa 1830, 1834, 2 vols, vol 1 part 1, 33 (of 34) plts, old blind stpd cl v worn, lacks bkstrip, top bd detchd but present, vol 2 32 engrd plts compl, old cl gt worn (2)

Lot 661

WILLIAM JARDINE: THE NATURALISTS LIBRARY VOL 18 MAMMALIA DOGS VOL 1 - VOL 19 MAMMALIA DOGS VOL 2, Edinburgh circa 1840, 2 vols, 33 engrd plts compl, 38 engrd plts compl, unif blind stpd cl gt worn (2)

Lot 682

CHARLES JAMES APPERLEY "NIMROD": THE HORSE AND HOUND THEIR VARIOUS USES AND TREATMENT ..., 1843, 2nd edn, frontis + 7 full pge plts compl, cont blind stpd cl gt + GEORGE F UNDERHILL: A CENTURY OF ENGLISH FOX HUNTING, 1900 1st edn, col'd frontis by John Leech, old hf cf gt + ALFRED E T WATSON: RACECOURSE AND COVERT SIDE, ill John Sturgess, L, Richard Bentley & Son 1883, ttl pge chipped with closed tear, inner jnts weak, orig cl gt worn + SIEGFRIED SASSOON: SHERSTON'S PROGRESS - MEMOIRS OF A FOXHUNTING MAN - MEMOIRS OF AN INFANTRY OFFICER, ill Lynton Lamb and John Lawrence, L, Folio Society 1971-1974, 3 vols, "The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston" orig pict cl, s-c + CRASCREDO AND THE WAG: HUNTING LORE SHOCKS FOR FOX AND FIELD, 1928, 1st edn, orig two tone cl + LIEUTENANT COLONEL M F MCTAGGART: MOUNT AND MAN A KEY TO BETTER HORSEMANSHIP, 1925, 1st edn, orig cl gt worn (8)

Lot 697

CAPTAIN THOMAS BROWN: THE BOOK OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, L, 1843, 48 col'd plts compl, cont blind stpd cl gt, inner jnts split + JOHN CUMMING; BEE-KEEPING BY "THE TIMES" BEE-MASTER, L, 1864, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt + JOHN HUNTER: A MANUAL OF BEE-KEEPING, L, 1875, orig pict cl gt worn + H MALCOLM FRASER: ANTON JANSCHA ON THE SWARMING OF BEES, The Apis Club [1951], orig ptd wraps + JULES ROTHSCHILD (ED): MUSEE ENTOMOLOGIQUE ILLUSTRE HISTOIRE NATURELLE ICONOGRAPHIQUE DES INSECTES - TOME PREMIER LES COLEOPTEREST - TOME TROISIEMME... LES ORTHOPTERES - NEVROPTERES - HYMENOPTERES ..., Paris, J Rothschild, 1876-1878, 2 vols, vol 1 48 hand col'd plts, vol 3 24 hand col'd plts, old qtr cf worn rebkd (6)

Lot 698

SIR ROBERT ATKYNS: THE ANCIENT AND PRESENT STATE OF GLOCESTERSHIRE, L, 1768, 2nd edn, engrd dbl pge map, 8 plts of coats of arms, 64 dbl pge plts acf, folio old cf rebkd, ex lib, lib bkplt on front pastedown, lib bkplt on ffep, small unobtrusive blind stamp at foot of ttl pge, lib label on top bd, no other lib markings

Lot 712

D W NASH: THE PHARAOH OF THE EXODUS, L, John Russell Smith, 1863, cont blind stpd cl gt + ROBERT P SKINNER: ABYSSINIA OF TODAY ..., L, Edward Arnold 1906, orig pict cl gt + J H PATTERSON: IN THE GRIP OF NYIKA FURTHER ADVENTURES IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA, 1909, 1st edn, orig pict cl gt + C E V CRAUFURD: TREASURE OF OPHIR, L, [1929], 1st edn, orig cl gt worn + G MASPERO: NEW LIGHT ON ANCIENT EGYPT, L, 1909, 3rd impress, orig decor cl gt + J W CLAYTON: LETTERS FROM THE NILE, L, 1854, 1st end, 4 engrd plts compl, orig decor blind stpd cl gt rebkd, new EPs + SAMUEL SHARPE: THE HISTORY OF EGYPT, L, 1846, new edn, cont blind stpd cl gt + J G WOOD: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN ... AFRICA, L, 1874, old hf cf gt worn + ARTHUR E P WEAGALL: TRAVELS IN THE UPPER EGYPTIAN DESERTS, 1913, 2nd impress, orig cl gt + EVANGELINE FRENCH AND OTHERS: A DESERT JOURNAL LETTERS FROM CENTRAL ASIA, L, 1934, orig cl, d/w + E S CREASY: HISTORY OF THE OTTOMAN TURKS ..., L, 1878, new and rev edn, orig decor cl gt worn + T O SAITOTI AND C BECKWITH: MAASAI, 1980, 1st edn, orig cl gt, d/w + 3 others similar (15)

Lot 716

SAMUEL LAING: JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE IN NORWAY DURING THE YEARS 1834, 1835, AND 1836, L, 1837, 2nd edn, cont blind stpd cl gt

Lot 722

[LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU]: LETTERS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LADY ... WRITTEN DURING HER TRAVELS IN EUROPE ASIA AND AFRICA ..., 1763, 2nd edn, 3 vols bnd in 2, 3rd vol bd together with "AN ADDITIONAL VOLUME TO THE LETTERS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LADY ...", separate ttl pge, L, T Becket, 1767, unif old cf worn + MRS EDMUND HORNBY: IN AND AROUND STAMBOUL, L, 1858, vol 1 only, orig blind stpd cl gt, inner jnts weak + E S CREASY: HISTORY OF THE OTTOMAN TURKS ..., L, 1877, new and rev edn, orig decor cl gt worn + FRANCIS YEATS-BROWN: CAUGHT BY THE TURKS, 1919, 1st edn, 2 plts + 2 plans compl, orig cl gt worn (5)

Lot 725

THE HONOURABLE MOUNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE: THE HISTORY OF INDIA, L, 1841, 1st edn, 2 vols, engrd fdg map, orig blind stpd cl gt (2)

Lot 726

[THOMAS CHANDLER HALIBURTON]: THE LETTER BAG OF THE GREAT WESTERN OR LIFE IN A STEAMER, 1840, 1st edn, orig pict blind stpd cl gt + LORD LINDSAY: LETTERS ON EGYPT, EDOM, AND THE HOLY LAND, 1858, 5th edn, 38 full pge plts + 1 fdg map, old cf, spine gt in compartments + CHARLES M DOUGHTY: WANDERINGS IN ARABIA, L, 1923, reprint, 2 vols, orig cl gt (4)

Lot 745

T G BONNEY: OUTLINE SKETCHES IN THE HIGH ALPS OF DAUPHINE, L, 1865, 1st edn, engrd hand col'd map + 11 engrd plts complete, cont blind stpd cl gt

Lot 75

JULIA CORNER: A GIFT TO YOUNG FRIENDS OR THE GUIDE TO GOOD ..., L, Thomas Dean, new edn, circa 1855, 7 hand col'd plts acf, orig blind stpd cf gt + [S W]: A PUZZLE FOR A CURIOUS GIRL, L, C Squire for Tabart & Co, 1806, new edn, engrd frontis, 12 ills, 5pp advts at end, one leaf with old repair, 12 mo, orig roan bkd bds v worn + J AIKIN AND A L BARBAULD: EVENINGS AT HOME ..., L, Edward Lacey circa 1840, 12 mo, old hf cf, spine gt in compartments + ANON: THE SCHOOL FOR SISTER ..., L, 1823, engrd frontis, old hf cf + HARRIET BEECHER STOWE: EDWARD HOWARD ,,, - TALES OF TRUTH AND KINDNESS, L, Ward & Lock [1862], 2 vols in 1, 12 mo, orig cl gt worn and soiled + ANNA MARIA WELLS: THE FLOWERET A GIFT OF LOVE, Boston, William Crosby 1842, 4 engrd plts, 12 mo, orig cl gt + [SARAH MORE]: THE TWO SOLDIERS, L, sold by Howard & Evans Printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts, circa 1805, wood engrd vig ttl + THERESE BERGER: KLEINE POETISCHE FESTGABE FUR DIE LIEBE KINDERWELT, Magdeburg 1839, 19 hand col'd plts, old cl worn (8)

Lot 767

MAHLERISCHE ANSICHTEN VON BADEN UND SEINEN UMJEBUNGEN ..., Carlsruhe, Creuzbauer 1831, 18 engrd views, orig embossed bd gt, orig ptd s-c (worn) + JOHANN ADOLF KOSTER "NEOCORUS": CHRONIS DES LANDES DITHMARSCHEN, Kiel 1827, 2 vols, engrd hand col'd fdg map, old bds v worn + SAMUEL LAING: OBSERVATIONS ON THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL STATE OF THE EUROPEAN PEOPLE IN 1848 AND 1849 ..., L, 1850, rebkd orig blind stpd cl retained + JESSIE MOTHERSOLE: CZECHOSLOVAKIA THE LAND OF AN UNCONQUERABLE IDEAL, L and NY 1926, 1st edn, orig cl, d/w + HENRY MAYHEW: THE RHINE AND ITS PICTURESQUE SCENERY - ROTTERDAM TO MAYENCE, ill Birket Foster, L, 1856, orig decor cl gt + [MARY, COUNTESS VON BOTHMER: GERMAN HOME LIFE] L, 1878, new edn, orig cl gt + HENRY MAYERS HYNDMAN: THE RECORD OF AN ADVENTUROUS LIFE, 1911, 1st edn, orig cl gt + 3 others similar (11)

Lot 768

W CHRISTOPHER ATKINSON: A HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF NEW-BRUNSWICK, BNA WITH ADVICE TO EMIGRANTS, Edinburgh 1844, fdg map, cont blind stpd cl gt + [JAMES FENIMORE COOPER]: NOTIONS OF THE AMERICANS PICKED UP BY A TRAVELLING BACHELOR, Phila 1828, 2 vols, orig cl bkd bds worn + W R HAIGHT: CANADIAN CATALOGUE OF BOOKS 1791-1897, L, 1958, orig cl gt + MARC LESCARBOT: NOVA FRANCIA A DESCRIPTION OF ACADIA, 1606, Eds E Denison Ross and Eileen Power 1928, orig cl gt, d/w + THE PUBLIC LEDGER BUILDING PHILADELPHIA WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS CONNECTED WITH ITS OPENING JUNE 20TH, 1867, Phila, George W Childs 1868, orig decor cl gt, ex Society of Engineers + E E RICH: HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY 1670-1870, Toronto, 1960, 3 vols, orig unif cl gt + 2 others similar (11)

Lot 769

WILLIAM HUDSON: THE WARDS OF THE CITY OF NORWICH THEIR ORIGIN AND HISTORY, L, Jarrold & Sons, 1891, orig ptd bds rebkd + SAMUEL WOODWARD: THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF NORWICH CASTLE, L and Norwich 1847, engrd frontis + 26 engrd maps and plts, old blind stpd cl gt + dup copy of same ttle, 29 engrd plts and maps (of which 12 col'd), lacks frontis of Norwich Castle, rebnd mod cl bkd bds, section of orig bdg laid down onto top bd (3)

Lot 780

JOSEPH JOHN GURNEY: NOTES ON A VISIT MADE TO SOME OF THE PRISONS IN SCOTLAND AND THE NORTH OF ENGLAND IN COMPANY WITH ELIZABETH FRY, L and Edinburgh 1819, 1st edn, old cl ex lib + JOSEPH JOHN GURNEY: OBSERVATIONS ON THE RELIGIOUS PECULIARITIES OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, L, 1824, 4th edn, old full cf rebkd, most of bkstrip retained + dup copy 1824, 1st edn, inscr "Robert Fox with the author's kind regards" verso hf ttl, old hf cf rebkd + another dup copy of same ttl 1824, 1st edn, inscr to ffep "With Cornelius Hanbury's kind regards to his friend John Thompson 1824"; Cornelius Hanbury attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840 and his wife Elizabeth Hanbury (1793-1901) the British philanthropist who worked with Elizabeth Fry, old decor full cf gt, spine gt in compartments + J B BRAITHWAITE: MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH JOHN GURNEY, Norwich and L, 1854, 1st edn, 2 vols, orig blind stpd cl gt worn rebkd, orig bkstrips retained (6)

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