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Henderson, Ebenezer Iceland or the Journal of a Residence on that Island during the years 1814 and 1815. Edinburgh: Printed for Oliphant, Waugh and Innes, 1818. 8vo, contemporary full calf, spines with contrasting morocco lettering-pieces; pp. I: lxi, [2], 377, II: vii, [1], 412; 1 folding map, hand-coloured in outline, 15 plates; provenance: ex-George Heriot's Hospital (gilt number and name on spines, stamps on title-pages and headers of Chaps I and X). First edition.. Bumping to board edges, a little scuffing to spines with slight loss of leather, some variable foxing to plates, but text generally clean.

Paolino da San Bartolomeo [Wesdin, Johann Philipp] A Voyage to the East Indies. Printed by J. Davis, Chancery Lane, 1800. 8vo, modern green crushed morocco; pp. [i-v], vi-xii, [1]-478 (lacking final advertisement leaf); one eng. plate of hierogyphics, example of music to text. First English edition, translated by William Johnston from the annotated German translation by John Reinhold Forster. ESTC T95852 An Officer of the Fleet A Voyage to the South Seas, and to many other parts of the world, performed from the month of September in the year 1740, to June 1744, by Commodore Anson. Printed and sold by J. Plumb, 1744 and Printed and sold by A. Merryman, [1744, date crossed out]. 8vo (2 vols in 1). Full calf; pp. 234, 3-354 (lacking pp. 33-40); port. and one plate in second part (plate torn lacking section); lacking all plates in first part. . East Indies binding with some marking to upper board, variable spotting, foxing, toning et al internally, offsetting to and from plate, still a very good copy of a rare work. South Seas binding worn, internally variable but generally good or better, incomplete, w.a.f.

Jones, William, Revd. An Essay on the First Principles of Natural Philosophy. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Printing-house, 1762. 4to, without binding, text block only; pp. [6], 281, [1]; three plates, two folding. w.a.f. Furttenbach, Joseph Büchsenmeisterey-Schul. Ausburg: Johann Schultes, 1643. Folio, full calf; lacking all but one plate. w.a.f. Anon The Wonders of the Telescope. Richard Phillips, 1809. 8vo, leather-backed boards; 14 plates. New edition. with two others [5]

Bates, H.E. The Woman Who Had Imagination. Jonathan Cape, 1934. 8vo, org. boards in dj (priced 7s 6d, corrected in pencil to 10s 6d). First edition, signed by Bates on title-page, ffep with stamp 'Production Department File. Do Not Remove.' and with loosely inserted catalogue of other Bates books with Cape.. Jacket worn, spine dulled, edges a little dusty, internally clean.

Haddock, Joseph W. Somnolism and Psycheism otherwise Vital Magnetism, or Mesmerism: Considered Physiologically and Philosophically. Published for the Author by J.S. Hodson, Clifford's Inn Passage, 1849. 8vo, org. cloth, upper board lettered in gilt; pp. [4], 73, [3 (Advertisments)]. Scarce first edition. Copac only lists four copies in institutions, a handwritten note loosely inserted lists two copies in Manchester. The 1851 edition appears more common. Touches on the history of Mesmerism, the pathology, and with an appendix detailing hypnotic sessions with a young woman called Emma, including remote viewing attempts of other planets - according to a loosely inserted later (?1960) handwritten note ''Hypnotism may beat the spacemen.''. Boards stained and detached with spine in one piece, text block remains tight, marking and toning etc but a good copy of a scarce work.

Owen, Charles An Essay Towards a Natural History of Serpents. Printed for the Author, 1742. 4to, half calf, spine lettered and ruled in gilt; pp. xxiii, [1 (blank)], 240, [6 (Index)]; 7 plates; provenance: armorial bookplate in the name of 'Stones' on upper pastedown. First edition. Presbyterian minister Owen drew on a wide variety of sources for this exploration of 18th century serpent beliefs, including mythological, Biblical and classical. He widens his remit to include other venomous creatures whilst touching on poisons and antidotes. This in turn leads to examination of the serpent in other cultures and by degrees to Spanish cruelties in South American and tribal cannibalism. Owen's scope is broad and he is happy to expound on turtles, griffins, spiders and crocodiles amongst the more typical dragons and cockatrices.. A touch of shelfwear to binding, some restoration to paper, generally a touch dusty throughout (more pronounced to plates) with varying water-staining to pp. 136-185, principally marginal only from c.145.

Morris, Owen A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds. Groombridge & Sons, 1853-6. 8vo (3 vols). Half green calf over marbled boards, spines with contrasting morocco lettering-pieces in two compartments, marbled edges, marbled endpapers; 225 coloured illus; provenance: armorial bookplate of Stones on upper pastedowns. First edition. 1st vol. plates numbered I - LXXXIII but XL bound in for XI, XV and XVI transposed, without XI, LV, LVI, LX and LXIX; 2nd vol. plates LXXXIV - CLXI, without XCIX and CXIX; 3rd vol. plates CLXII - CCXXXII.

Gordon, Giles Pictures from an Exhibition; The Umbrella Man; and 100 Scenes from Married Life. Various publishers, 1970-6. 8vo (3 vols). Org. cloth in djs. First eds, inscribed to Marilyn Edwards. And three other firsts unsigned. With five limited edition poetry works comprising: Two & Two Make One; The Oban Poems; Between Appointments; and One man two women by Gordon and Ian Crichton-Smith Deer on the High Hills, published by him. All in wrappers. Oban Poems with inserted typed note to Marilyn and folded typescript prospectus for Publishers Ideas Ltd. And Gordon, Hattie. the café after the pub after the funeral. Continuum, 2003. 8vo, org. cloth in dj.

Hoban, Russell Riddley Walker. Author's typescript copy in two red binder files (a few pages later photocopies), gifted to Marilyn Edwards at his publisher Jonathan Cape. With two letters from Hoban to Marilyn on his usual orange paper and a file copy of her own gushing letter to him, having read the book for the publisher. Included are her own notes on the typescript - evidently Hoban kept track of his versions by dating pages he typed. Those here fluctuate between 22nd Sept 1979 and 5th Nov. 1979, giving a sense of the development of the work. Also included are an inscribed first edition of the finished novel and the publisher's proof copy.. First ed jacket spine faded, signs of damp to edges with slight marginal effect internally, otherwise very good. Proof spine faded, a little wear to edges but clean internally. Typescript folders marked but pages clean.

Vonnegut, Kurt Slapstick or Lonesome No More. Jonathan Cape, 1976. 8vo, org. cloth in dj. First UK edition. Glowingly inscribed 'For Marilyn [Edwards] who is very good at her job.'. Touch of toning and creasing to jacket edges, little bumping to head and foot of spine, pages a little toned, else near fine.

Amis, Martin A collection of signed first editions, early impressions, proof copies and a deluxe edition including: Experience. Jonathan Cape, 2000. 8vo, black leather in slip case. Signed limited no. 128 of 150. idem London Fields, Jonathan Cape, 1989. 8vo, org. cloth in clipped jacket. First ed, signed on title page. idem The Moronic Inferno. Jonathan Cape, 1986. 8vo, org. cloth in dj. First ed, signed on title page. Plus two others. And Koba the Dread. Jonathan Cape, 2002. 8vo, org. cloth in dj. Third imp., signed on title page with signed proof copy. And one other unsigned proof. And a postcard from Amis to Marilyn Edwards on the occasion of her leaving Jonathan Cape. [8]

Faulks, Sebastian Birdsong. Hutchinson, 1993. 8vo, org. wrappers. Limited edition proof. idem A Fool's Alphabet; The Fatal Englishman; and Charlotte Grey. Hutchinson, 1992-8. 8vo (3 vols). Org. cloth in djs. First eds, all inscribed to Marilyn Edwards.

Salzmann, Rev. C.G.; Wollstonecraft, Mary (trans) Elements of Morality for the Use of Children. Printed by J. Crowder for J. Johnson in St Paul's Churchyard, 1791-2. 8vo (3 vols). Full calf (I with detached boards); 50 engraved plates (at least 45 attrib. to William Blake after Chodowiecki). Mixed edition of 2nd and 3rd English editions (1791 first illustrated edition). Retaining half-titles in all 3 vols and Directions to Binder in II and III. Wollstonecraft explained in her preface that this had originally been a practice exercise in translation, however she found that ''chance had thrown in my way a very rational book, and that the writer coincided with me in opinion respecting the method which ought to be pursued to form the heart and temper, or, in other words, to inculcate the first principles of morality. All the pictures were drawn from real life, and that I highly approve of this method, my having written a book on the same plan is the strongest proof.''. Bindings worn with loss, vol I boards detached, tears to head of all titles and first page of Advertisment in I, somem offsetting from plates, otherwise very good set.

Spyri, Johanna Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat. Gotha: Friedrich Perthes, 1881. 8vo, org. decorative cloth. First edition. idem Heidi's Lehr-und Wanderjahre. Gotha: Friedrich Perthes, 1881. Dritte auflage. 8vo, org. pictorial boards (lacking backstrip).. Heidi kann brauchen boards with slight edge wear, bumping at corners and rubbing of joints, occasional foxing or dusty marking internally. Lehr-und Wanderjahre lackign backstrip, edges rubbed and scuffed, upper board to page 2 loose but attached, slight foxing and dusty marking internally.

Head, Richard Proteus Redivivus: or the Art of Wheedling, or Insinuation. Printed by W.D., 1675. 8vo, full calf (boards detached, text block broken but complete); pp. 352. First edition.. w.a.f.

Charles I; [Gauden, John] Eikon Basilike. The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings With a perfect Copie of Prayers used by His MAJESTY in the time of His Sufferings. Printed in the yeer, 1649. 12mo, full crushed morocco, a.e.g.; pp. [8 (title, verso blank, blank, 'The Mind of the Frontispiece', blank, 'Explanation of the Embleme', The Contents (2)], 230 [i.e. 232, vide infra for misnumberings], [2 (blanks)], 8 (A perfect Copie of Prayers (7), An Epitaph (1, signed J.H.)); double-page frontis. (bound after title). Pages misnumbered as follows: B1 misnumbered 21-22 (instead 23-24), 31 as 21, 73 as 72, 116 as 114, 120 as 20, 173 as 177 (7 weak), 180 is blank, 184 number on inner margin not outer. This Royalist publication was so popular it made Charles I the only new Saint of the Church of England and so controversial that Parliament banned it immediately. It was first published within ten days after Charles' execution (and possibly before it) and ran through perhaps 35 editions in the opening year. So pernicious was it, that Parliament commissioned John Milton to answer it with Eikonoklastes, in which the poet questioned the attribution of authorship to Charles himself. Madan's epic bibliography assigns authorship to John Gauden, later Bishop of Exeter after the Restoration, but suggests he worked from manuscripts belonging to the late King. The Epitaph at the rear of the prayers is possibly by John Hackett [J.H.], chaplain to both Charles I and II, and Bishop of Lichfield after the Restoration. The famous image presenting Charles as Christian Martyr was engraved by William Marshall and was so popular, he had to re-engrave it eight times. It draws on both Titian's S. Catherine of Alexandra (in Charles' collection) and conventional iconography of Christ in Gethsemane. The central motif is that of Charles grasping the Crown of Thorns, whilst his Earthly Crown is left on the floor. The image states that true glory is in martyrdom and the ineffable, rather than human power. The whole of the emblem contains traditional symbols of such easily recognised significance that few contemporaries would have need the included guides to interpretation. Identification of editions is hindered by the illegal nature of the text (also the reason for its small, easily concealable size). This edition simply lists the publication year as 1649 (with no sign whether this is Old or New Style). . Edge wear, joints cracking but boards attached, some marginal toning but else very good.

Thoresby, Ralph Vicaria Leodiensis or the history of the church of Leedes in Yorkshire. Joseph Smith, 1724. 8vo, later rebound in calf-backed boards, spine with contrasting morocco lettering-piece; 2 folding maps, 2 folding plates. First edition.. Edges slightly foxed but generally clean and tight.

THE PATH TO POWER, MARGARET THATCHER, Easton Press, 1995. Leather Bound. Condition: Fine. Signed first edition finely bound in full decorative leather. Number 2569/3,000 limited

A silver medallion commemorating 'Man's first moon landing', limited edition 1370/2500, with box & certificate 

Martin Decant 'Calm Waters', signed limited edition colour print of 195, 45.5 x 62cm. Two others 'The First Stone' and 'Froggatt Edge both of 250, all signed. (3)

Bernard Shaw, The Adventures of The Black Girl in her Search for God, Contable & Company Limited, First Edition, December 1932

Eleanor Vere Boyle, 'Days and Hours in a Garden', Elliot Stock, 1884 signed and dated Jan 1884, by the artist, with 'Errate', and a signed letter together with a velum bound First Edition

The Beatles interest: Yoko Ono - ' Grapefruit ' First Sphere Books edition, London, 1971. Softcover. Signed to the first end paper by John Lennon (in black felt tip) and Yoko Ono (blue felt tip). Signed at the well known booksigning at Selfridges department store in London. The original recipient penned a brief poem to the reverse of the half-title page before sending it to her family in LA ' He is nice, she is too. And they send a smile to you. Hope you enjoy it, Londres, 16/7/71 '. Some fading to the spine, and creasing to the paperback covers. Autographs clear and undedicated. Very rare.  Provenance: supplied with a cutting from an unknown auction catalogue, which states 'pre-certified, Roger Epperson - REAL'. (added 29.11.18 12:52) Also comes with some associated photographs from the signing itself, showing both Lennon and Yoko at the event (contemporary re-printings).

Pete Best; The Beatles - Buckingham Covers issued limited edition FDC First Day Cover signed by ex-Beatles drummer Best. Signed in black pen to the lower centre of the cover. Mounted alongside a photograph of The Beatles and information about Best. Certificate to rear of frame. Measures approx; 52cm x 38cm. 

ENGLAND 2003 RUGBY WORLD CUP Eight first day covers with British stamps and including one glazed and framed with a Certificate of Authenticity by Benham Group on the reverse, for the Victory Parade in London. Plus another with an Australian 5 dollar coin issued for the Tournament and Certificate of Authenticity by Benham being 1,005 of 4,000 issued and a sheet of 20 British 1st Class commemorative stamps for England Rugby Heroes 2003 First Edition sheet number 0341 of 2003 issued. Good

FOOTBALL AUTOGRAPHS 1990 / PROGRAMME MISCELLANY Seven large size programmes: FA Cup Final 1990 Replay, League Cup Finals 1990 and 1991, Leyland Daf 1990, League Play-Off 1991, Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland 1989 and Wales v Germany 1991. Autographed items: Panini's Football Yearbook 1988-89 1st Edition signed by Billy Wright, Kenny Dalglish, Peter Beardsley, John Fashanu, Paul Gascoigne, Alan Hansen, Ray Houghton, Gary Pallister, David Rocastle, Bryan Robson, Kenny Samson, Peter Shilton and Neil Webb, a FDC signed by 2 Bournemouth players for their first ever home match in Division 2 v. Bradford City 22/8/1987, Colchester United letter headed sheet for 1991/2 signed by 11 players and signed magazine pictures including Gary Neville, Stefan Schwarz, Eric Cantona in Leeds Utd. kit, Mark Bright and Wimbledon 1989/90 signed by 15 players. Generally good

ZDENĚK BURIAN 1905 - 1981: A POSTER FOR THE BOOK VINNETOU 1939 70 x 50 cm This color advertising poster for Toužimský & Moravec publishing house in Prague (not listed) advertises the Czech publication of Karl May’s legendary novel Winnetou. This was one volume in a the five-volume Velké řady (Great Series) edition first published in 1939. Color offset lithograph printed at Èeskoslovenská akciová tiskárna in Prague using an oil painting by Zdeněk Burian. Due to its unquestionable symbolic meaning, it also became a logo of sorts for the Wide World exhibition.

JAN ZRZAVÝ 1890 - 1977: DÍLO JANA ZRZAVÉHO ("THE OEUVRE OF JAN ZRZAVÝ") 1941 Lithograph print on paper 30 x 23 cm Signed lower right: "Jan Zrzavý" Edited by Karel Šourek, the book was published as the first volume in the Živé umění (Live Arts) editionby the Art Section of Umìlecká Beseda and Družstevní Práce in Prague in 1941 in a limited edition of 1,000 copies. The book was designed by Josef Kaplický and features original lithographs signed by the artist. Photographs from Umìlecká Beseda show that the printing plates were prepared at the graphic design workshops of Jan Štenc and V. Neubert & Sons in Prague. Printed by Grafia Dělnická Knihtiskárna, with color supplements by Prùmyslová Tiskárna in Prague.

JOSEF VÁCHAL 1884 - 1969: RUCE ("HANDS") 1943 Woodcut on paper 20 x 14,5 cm Signiert auf der Druckplatte, letzter Druck darunter in Bleistift „J. Váchal“ Thirteen color wood engravings for the verses of Otakar Březina. Published in a limited edition of 1,001 copies by ELK, akc. Spol., Prague in 1943. Of the total edition, the first 100 were printed on Hodomura paper at Müller a spol. Book printers as copies not intended for sale. In Turnov; this copy is numbered 44.List of prints:I. Chvíle slávy jsem mìl (Moments of Fame)II. Vedra (Heat)III. Hudba slepcù (The Blind Men)IV. Ruce (Hands)V. Zpívaly vody (Thus Sang the Waters)VI. Kolozpìv srdcí (Roundelay of Hearts)VII. Dithyramb svìtù (Dithyramb of the Worlds)VIII. Stráž nad mrtvými (Guardian over the Dead)IX. Šílenci (The Madmen)X. Čisté jitro (Pure Morning)XI. Místa harmonie a smíření (Places of Harmony and Reconciliation)XII. Jarní noc (The Spring Night)XIII. Èas (Time)

VOJTĚCH PREISSIG 1873 - 1944: UNTITLED After 1910 Pen and ink on paper In cutout 110 x 100 mm Signed lower left: "PV"; label on back from the Waldes Gallery, no. 1424 After returning from a study residence in Paris in 1905, Vojtìch Preissig worked independently and established the Bohemian Prints edition. In 1909 he published his own book, Barevný lept a barevná rytina (Color Etching and Color Engraving). But when his print workshop went out of business, he left Prague in 1910 and travelled to the United States, where his most important stopovers included The Art Students League of New York (1912) and the Teachers College of Columbia University. It was in the United States where he first saw linocut and other special printmaking techniques. In 1916–1918 he worked as a printmaker in Boston, heading up the School of Printing and Grafic Arts at the Wentworth Institute. This drawing, originally an ex libris, likely dates from his time in the United States.Provenance: art collector, patron and industrialist Jindøich Waldes, who supported Preissig through his financial difficulties.

NO RESERVE Maritime.- Villiers (Alan) Sons of Sindbad: An Account of Sailing with the Arabs..., first edition, small ink inscription to head of half-title, 1940 § Stark (Freya) Winter in Arabia, uncorrected proof copy, original wrappers, 1940 § Martin (E.B. & C.P.) Cargoes of the East: The Ports, Trade and Culture of the Arabian Seas..., signed by the authors on title and with A.L.s. from them to Alan Villiers concerning the book loosely inserted, 1978 § Al Bassam (Anne) Footsteps in the Sand, Kuwait, 2004 § Al-Hijji (Y.Y.) The Art of Dhow-Building in Kuwait, 2001 § Facey (W.) & Gillian Grant. Kuwait, 1998, the last two signed and inscribed by the authors to Nancie Villiers, plates and illustrations, all but the second original cloth or boards, the first with slight wear to foot of spine, the last four with dust-jackets; and 12 others on the Middle East, some sailing, 8vo & 4to (17)⁂ The first is one of the author's finest books.

Ricketts (Charles).- Junius (Francis) The Painting of the Ancients, in three Bookes, first English edition, presentation inscription from C Ricketts to R. Ross dated 1911, photograph or Ricketts in Athens pasted to front pastedown, occasional spotting and browning, occasional marginal pencil markings, title beginning to fray at edges, short marginal tear (Z3), small marginal hole (2I4), not affecting text, contemporary calf, rebacked, very rubbed, loss to corners, Richard Hodgkinsonne for Daniel Frere, 1638.⁂ Inscription reads "To R. Ross from his friends C. Ricketts and C. Shannon. 1911" Charles Ricketts (1866-1931) was a designer and typographer, and one of the two well-known illustrators for Oscar Wilde. Charles Shannon (1863-1937) was a painter and lithographer. R. Ross is likely Robert Ross (1869-1918), the Canadian journalist best known as Oscar Wilde's friend, lover and literary executor.

Religion.- Horneck (Anthony) The Crucified Jesus..., second edition, engraved frontispiece, title in red and black, signature 2G short closed tear, [Wing H2822], by Edw.[ard] Jones, 1689 § Bythner (Victorinus) Lyra Prophetica..., ?third edition, title in red and black, divisional title, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, signature L bound in wrong order, [Wing B6421], by Jacob Flesher, 1664 § Knatchbull (Sir Norton) Animadversiones in Libros Novi Testamenti..., first edition, woodcut decorations, lacking initial blank, [Wing K671], Oxford, by Henry Hall, 1677 § Beaulieu (Luke) Claustrum Animæ..., first edition, bookplate and Markree Library label to front pastedown, 1f. publisher's catalogue, divisional title, ?lacking frontispiece, [Wing B1571], for Henry Brome, 1677 § Optatus (Saint) Optati Afri Milevitani Episcopi D Schismate Donatistarum..., first edition, contemporary ownership inscriptions to title and final f. verso, by John Legat, 1631, a little browning and soiling, last two contents separating and hinges splitting, first lacking both boards, backstrip remaining, third 20th-century boards, others contemporary calf, rubbed or a little worn; and another, v.s. (6) ⁂Second with "venalis" in imprint: also with "Gul. Morden" and not "Edm. Beechinoe".Provenance: last: Colonel Cooper (bookplate)

NO RESERVE Aesop.- A New Translation of Aesop. In a Hundred Select Fables, Burlesqu'd With a suitable new Moral Adapted to each Fable, title and final f. laid down, foxing, later calf, a little rubbed, [Foxon, N236], by S. Malthus and William Lucas, 1705 § Croxall (S., translator) Fables of Aesop and Others..., fifth edition, woodcut frontispiece and illustrations, also head- and tail-pieces, title in red and black, a little browning, contemporary calf, central gilt device of three daggers in a lozenge to both boards, hinges split, worn, some loss at spine ends, for J.and R.Tonson and J.Watts, 1747, both ink showing through, both contemporary ink ownership inscriptions, first to title, second to front free endpaper, 8vo (2) ⁂5 copies of first traced: 3 at Trinity College Dublin, and 1 each at Harvard and Lincoln College Oxford.

Purney (Thomas) Pastorals. After the simple Manner of Theocritus, second edition, contemporary ink ownership inscription to title, also ink inscription of verse couplet to signature A2, Latin inscription in the same hand to C3, [Foxon, P1173], by H.Parker, for J.Brown and R.Burleigh, 1717 § Rémond de Sainte Albine (Pierre) Le Comédien..., 2 parts in 1, engraved title vignette and 3 head-pieces, errata f., Paris Desaint & Saillant, 1747 § Diluvium Lachrymarum..., [Wing D1492], 1694 § Collier (Jeremy) A Defence of the Short View..., [Wing C5248], for S. Keble, 1699, each but first first edition, first two woodcut decorations, some faint browning and soiling, first later boards, third later wrappers, others contemporary calf, last gilt device to both boards, second with discreet repair, last upper joint splitting, 8vo (4)⁂3 copies of first traced: in the BL, the Folger, and at UCLA.

NO RESERVE Maritime.- Villiers (Alan) The Western Ocean, first edition, inscribed by the author to his son "Kit's own copy, from Dad. Seamen used to call the N.Atlantic the Western Ocean Dad" on title, 1957; Vanished Fleets, first edition, inscribed by Villiers to his first wife "To Daphne, who helped so much with this, and all my other projects..." on title, New York 1931; Convict Ships and Sailors, signed by the author and with note "This grossly mis-edited edition of my 'Vanished Fleets' was never authorised by me, nor consented to, nor even known of before its publication" on front free endpaper, Philip Allan & Co., 1936; By Way of Cape Horn, third edition, with manuscript note on dedication to Ronald Walker "Lost at Sea while a seaman in the ship" and other annotations and underlinings, 1939; Cruise of the "Conrad", reprint, 1940, the last two inscribed by Villiers to his second wife, Nancie, on front free endpaper, some illustrations, original cloth with dust-jackets, all but the first rubbed and frayed, the second torn and severely defective; and c.70 others by Villiers, several in translation, many duplicates, a few signed, 8vo & 4to (c.75)

Quakerism.- [Hayter (Thomas)] An Examination of a Book, Lately printed by the Quakers; And by them distributed to the Members of both Houses of Parliament..., first edition, errata f., contemporary manuscript ink corrections, extensive pencil marginalia, several ff. some damp-staining, peripheral ff. browned and soiled, by J.Roberts, 1742, bound with Wormall (John) and others. The Defence of the Prisoners in York Castle, for Not Paying Tithes..., third edition, some foxing and soiling, York and London, by James Phillips, 1797, upper hinge pulling, later half calf, corners repaired, worn, joints splitting; and 14 others, v.s. (15)⁂8 copies of first recorded, but held neither in the BL nor at Harvard.

[Prevost (l'Abbé)] The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history, founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland, 3 vol., first London English edition, some spotting or staining, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spines in compartments and with black and red morocco labels, some corners worn, rubbed, [Loeber and Loeber, Guide to Irish Fiction, pp.1082-1083], Printed for T. Cooper, 1742-1743; and another, Sterneiana, 12mo (4)

NO RESERVE Baskerville.- Virgilius Maro (Publius) The Works, sole Baskerville edition, occasional spotting, some light browning, contemporary polished calf, gilt, upper joint split, but holding firm, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, [Gaskell 32], Birmingham, John Baskerville for the Author, 1766 § The History of Tom Jones the foundling, in his married state, stained, contemporary calf-backed boards, worn, but holding firm, for J. Barker, 1786 § Blackmore (Sir Richard) Essays upon several Subjects, first edition, title with woodcut ornament, some staining, contemporary panelled calf, joints splitting, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, for E. Curll, 1716; and c.25 others, English Literature & History, mostly Shakespeare Society Publications, v.s. (c.28)

NO RESERVE Poetry.- Bruce (James, traveller).- Wolcot (John), Peter Pindar". A complimentary epistle to James Bruce, Esq. the Abyssinian traveller, first edition, printed for G. Kearsley, 1790 § Addison (Joseph) Poems on several Occasions, Paris, printed by Didot the eldest; and sold by J. N. Pissot, Barrois, junior. Booksellers Quai des Augustins, 1780; and 15 others, Poetry, including Croker on the Irish Stage, with his and W.H. Ireland's signatures pasted in, v.s. (17)⁂ The first mentioned is a satire on Bruce's huge five-volume Travels, which Wolcot, along with Walpole and Johnson, considered a tissue of fabrications. The second mentioned is a rare imprint, with ESTC recording only three copies, of which none in the US.

Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord) Poems: Original and Translated, second edition, engraved frontispiece, later calf, gilt, Newark, 1808; Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, a Romaunt, fifth edition, half title, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, near contemporary morocco, gilt, gauffered edges, a little rubbed, T. Davison for John Murray, 1812; and another by the same, 8vo (3)

Gore (William) The Necromancer, a Masque, first edition, pencil and ink corrections and annotations, later calf backed boards, a little rubbed, 12mo, Dublin, 1813.⁂ Scarce, with only 2 copies on COPAC.

NO RESERVE Maritime.- Brassey (Lady Anne) Sunshine and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople, first edition, 2 folding colour maps, a few leaves loose, original pictorial cloth designed by Gustave Doré, spine worn, 1880; A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', tenth edition, presentation copy from Lord Brassey, 2 folding colour maps, one torn, upper hinge reinforced, contemporary roan, gilt, g.e., joints worn, 1886; The Last Voyage 1887, first edition, pictorial title, 2 folding colour maps, original cloth, lower joint split, 1889 § Inwards (James) Cruise of the Ringleader, first edition, some spotting, original cloth, 1870 § Methven (Capt. Robert) Narratives written by Sea Commanders, Illustrative of the Law of Storms, No.I. The Blenheim's Hurricane of 1851, original limp cloth, label to upper cover, faded, 1851, plates and illustrations, rubbed, 8vo (5)

Ireland.- [Donaldson (Joseph)] Scenes and Sketches of a Soldier's Life in Ireland, first edition, occasional spotting, contemporary cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, 12mo, Edinburgh, 1826.

[Peacock (Thomas Love)] The Misfortunes of Elphin, first edition, occasional spotting or dmall areas of staining, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, covers with some fading and scuffing, [Sadleir 1957i], 1829 § [Power (William Grattan Tyrone)] The Lost Heir. And the Prediction, 3 vol., without half-titles, some foxing, contemporary half calf, spine in compartments and with chipped labels, corners worn, rubbed, [Sadleir 1975; Loeber, Guide to Irish to Fiction, P171], 1830; and 14 others, 19th century fiction, v.s. (18)

NO RESERVE [Reynolds (Frederick Mansel)] "Miserrimus." On a gravestone in Worcester Cathedral is this emphatic inscription, Misserimus; with neither name not date, comment nor text, first trade edition, presentation copy from the author, half-title, some spotting, final imprint f., some spotting, original boards, shortly after rebacked in thick green paper, corners worn, rubbed and marked, 12mo, Thomas Hooker, 1833.⁂ Dedicated to William Godwin this novel that concerns a mysterious gravestone in Worcester Cathedral was originally published in a small edition for private circulation. The presentation inscription reads 'For Mrs. Cadogan from the Author'.

Detective fiction.- [Surr (Thomas Skinner) or Thomas Gaspey, attributed to] Richmond; or, Scenes in the Life of a Bow Street Officer, drawn up from his private memoranda, 3 vol., first edition, second issue (1827 sheets with new titles), some patches of browning, occasional spotting or staining, 20th century calf-backed marbled boards, [Not in Wolff or Sadleir], 1834; and 4 others, detective fiction, including a 3 vol. mixed edition of The Woman in White, large & small 12mo (7)

Irish traveller.- , Autobiography of an Irish Traveller, 3 vol., first edition, without half-titles, some staining and spotting, contemporary half calf, rebacked, boards rubbed, [Sadleir 75; Loeber and Loeber, Guide to Irish Fiction, Anon:10], 12mo, Printed for Longman [and others], 1835.⁂ A didactic novel in the form of a travel narrative, following an Irishman travelling through America, China, Russia and Africa. It is dedicated to Tsar Nicholas I.

Dickens (Charles, editor) The Pic Nic Papers, 3 vol., first edition, etched frontispiece (vol. 1 only), and 10 plates only (of 13) by George Cruikshank 'Phiz' and others, usual browning and spotting, ex-library with usual labels, occasional spotting and soiling, contemporary morocco backed boards, paper labels pasted to upper covers, rubbed, 1841 § Shand (Alexander Innes) Against Time, 3 vol., occasional spotting, previous owner's ink name-stamp to front free endpapers, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 1870 § Dumas (Alexander) The Iron Mask; or the Feats and Adventures of Raoul de Bragelonne, 3 parts bound in 1, small loss to title, neatly restored, engraved illustrations, spotting and soiling, contemporary half morocco, upper cover detached, rubbed and worn, Philadelphia, T. B. Peterson, [1850-51]; and 7 others, similar, 8vo & 12mo (14)

NO RESERVE Sanitation.- [Chadwick (Edwin)] Report ... from the Poor Law Commissioners, on an Inquiry into the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain, first edition, 20 lithographed plates, 3 maps, 2 folding, 1 folding table, occasional spotting, previous owner's ink inscription to front pastedown, original cloth, rebacked with original spine laid down, a little rubbed and faded, 8vo, 1842.

Poetry.- Hannah (Rev. John) Poems by Sir Henry Wotton, Sir Walter Raleigh and others, spotting to first and last few leaves, contemporary decorative morocco by C. Lewis, gilt, 1845 § Johnson (Lionel) Poems, limited edition of 750, scattered spotting, original boards, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1895 § Yeats (W. B.) Early Poems and Stories, first edition, scattered spotting, original decorative cloth, lightly browned spine, slight bumping to corners, 1925 § Wordsworth (William) The Recluse, first edition, half-title, occasional spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1888; and 5 others, poetry, 12mo & 8vo (9)

NO RESERVE Australian novelist.- Rowcroft (Charles) Evadne, or an Empire in its Fall, 3 vol., first edition, endpapers and titles foxed, else clean, later tan calf, richly gilt spines in compartments and with red and green leather labels, rubbed at extremities, [Not in Sadleir or Wolff, both of whom record other novels by the author], 8vo, 1850.⁂ Rowcroft emigrated to Hobart Town, Tasmania, at the age of 23. Rowcroft is the first of a group of English migrants associated with Australian fiction through domicile.

Eliot (George) The Mill on the Floss, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, vol. 1 without the advertisement leaf, faint spotting to the first and last few leaves, contemporary half calf, gilt, lightly faded spines, slight bumping to extremities, 1860 § Collins (Wilkie) The Woman in White, 2 vol., light spotting to endpapers, contemporary half morocco, Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1860 § [Johnson (Samuel)] The Idler, ink inscription to preliminary blank, occasional faint spotting and soiling, contemporary morocco, gilt, 1816; and 6 others, similar, 8vo & 12mo (12)

Swinburne (Algernon Charles) Under the Microscope, first edition, half-title, with both cancelled leaf and substituted leaf D5, cancel reinserted at a later date, original wrappers, chipping to spine and extremities, housed in a later slipcase, 8vo, 1872.⁂ Written in response to Robert Buchanan's attack on the Pre-Raphaelites in "The Fleshy School of Poetry."

Kipling (Rudyard) The City of Dreadful Night and Other Places, first English edition, Allahabad & London, [Livingston 71], [1891]; The Story of the Gadsbys, A Tale Without a Plot, first edition, ?second issue, Allahabad, [Livingston 31], [1888], both A.H. Wheeler & Company; Why Snow Falls at Vernet, one of 50 copies, Two Horse Press, 1963; The Second Jungle Book, first English edition, engraved and lithographed illustrations, a little scattered foxing, [Livingston 116], 1895; Wee Willie Winkie..., first English collected edition, spotting to endpapers, 1892, first two original printed wrappers, first nicks and tears, second torn with loss and upper wrapper detached, third original felt-covered boards, last two original cloth gilt, fourth g.e., last two a little rubbed, last cocking and corners bumped; and c.100 others, Kipling, many first edition, 8vo & 4to (c.105) ⁂First with London imprint to front wrapper: also with "The Aberdeen University Press" at foot of final f. verso.Provenance: second: C. Pearl Chamberlain (ex libris and loosely inserted A.L.s.)

NO RESERVE Dibdin (Rev. Thomas Frognall) An Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions of the Greek and Latin Classics..., 2 vol. in 1, fourth edition, facsimile plate and tipped-in illustration, bibliophilic bookplate of William Bateman by Fothergill to front pastedown, publisher's advertisement for the volume tipped-in, a very little browning, contents separating a little, 1827 § "Philalethes". A Letter to the Reverend Master of Trinity-College in Cambridge, Editor of a New Greek and Latin Testament, by J.Roberts, bound with 3 others, woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces, some browning and soiling, some ff. uncut, others erratically cut with headlines trimmed, each 1721, first contemporary diced calf, second 20th-century boards, second soiled and marked, joints splitting a little, first a little worn; and a bound volume of numbers I-VI of Useful Transactions in Philosophy, 8vo & 4to (3)Provenance: second: John Sparrow (bookplate)

NO RESERVE Maritime.- Talbot-Booth (E.C.) British Merchant Ships, 1934 § Monk (Edwin) Small Boat Building, 1934 § Thearle (S.J.P.) Naval Architecture, 1876 § Barnaby (K.C.) The Institution of Naval Architects 1860-1960, 1960 § Obrist (A.) & others. Mariquita 1911, limited edition, with 2 folding plans loose in folder, together in original cloth drop-back box, n.p., n.d. § Collier (W.) Classic Sails: The Ratsey & Lapthorn Story, Cowes, 1998; Charles E.Nicholson and his Yachts, signed and inscribed by the author to Jeremy Lines, 2000 Domizlaff (S.) & Alexander Rost. Germania: Die Yachten des Hauses Krupp, Essen, 2006, plates and illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards, the last three with dust-jackets and slip-cases, the first three rubbed and faded; and c.35 others on ships & ship/boat-building, v.s. (c.40)

Cricket.- Lillywhite (Frederick) The English Cricketers' Trip to Canada and the United States, first edition, wood engraved frontispiece, additional title and 22 plates, 1 folding map, advertisements at end, broken upper hinge, B1 loose but present, caption of map trimmed, bookplate, previous owner's ink inscription, original green cloth, gilt, rubbed, 8vo, [Padwick 4893], 1860.⁂ A first edition of the first tour book, with the bookplate of the M.C.C. to front pastedown, and ink ownership signature of the sporting book collector James Wilson Rimington-Wilson (1822-77)

Hare hunting.- Gardiner (John Smallman) The Art and the Pleasures of Hare-Hunting, first edition, without half-title, title chipped at upper corner with loss and laid down, some staining and spotting, lightly browned, 19th century marbled boards, rebacked in 20th century calf, gilt, corners worn, boards rubbed and scuffed, [Schwerdt I, p.197], 8vo, R. Griffiths, 1750.⁂ 'a classic on hare hunting' (Schwerdt).

Euclid.- Barrow (Isaac) Euclidis Elementorum Libri XV. breviter demonstrati..., ?fourth edition, bound with Lectio Reverendi et Doctissimi Viri..., first edition, titles with woodcut printer's device, woodcut illustrations, head-pieces, and initials, peripheral ff. a little browned, contemporary ink ex libris inscription to front pastedown, some scattered foxing, hinges splitting a little, contemporary calf, ruled and tooled in blind, rebacked, [Wing B936 and E3394 respectively], 8vo, by J.Redmayne, 1678.⁂The second being Barrow's lecture on the theory of indivisibles.