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Carlyle (Thomas). Occasional Discourse on the Nigger Question, 1st edition, 1853, half-title, strengthening at gutter in places, original printed wrappers, dust-soiled with some adhesive tape repairs, contained in 20th century mottled half morocco gilt, slim 8vo, together with [Croly, David Goodman], Miscegenation: the Theory of the Blending of the Races, applied to the American White Man and Negro, Reprinted from the New York Edition, 1864, slight spotting, original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt title to spine, lightly soiled and rubbed, slim 8vo First item: Sabin 10934. This is the first separate edition, reprinted from Fraser's Magazine (December, 1849) with some additions. (2)

Dickens (Charles). Our Mutual Friend, 20 parts in 19, illustrated Marcus Stone, 1st edition, May 1864-November 1865, 40 engraved plates, complete with all adverts (including 'Economic Life Assurance Company' advert found here between pp. 258 and 259 of parts 19/20), slips, etc., original printed wrappers, a little soiling and chipping, first issue split on spine and upper wrapper detached, 8vo, housed in modern plain green solander cloth box (19)

Diemerbroeck (Ysbrand van ). The Anatomy of Human Bodies ... To which is added a Particular Treatise of the Small-Pox and Measles ... Translated from the last and most correct and full Edition ... by William Salmon, 1st edition in English, for Edward Brewster, 1689, engraved portrait frontispiece, 16 engraved folding plates, a few small marginal holes to frontispiece, title page soiled and with contemporary ownership inscriptions to head, plates variably frayed, torn and tape-repaired verso, often with partial loss of image, some with contemporary annotations to margin, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked and restored, folio (32 x 19 cm) Russell, British Anatomy (2nd edition) 262, Wing 1415; not in Garrison & Morton or Norman. Rare first edition in English of Diemerbroeck's Anatome corporis humani; there was a second edition in 1694. (1)

Gay (John). The Beggar's Opera..., to which is added, The Musick Engrav'd on Copper-Plates, 1st edition, 2nd issue, John Watts, 1728, 59, [1] pp., three staves of music on p. 53, 16 pages of engraved music at rear (closely trimmed affecting pages numbers 1 & 15 and shaving musical notes at foot of pp. 11 & 13), some browning and spotting, heaviest at front, a little blank paper loss to outer corners of title-page and following Introduction leaf, modern calf-backed marbled boards, slim 8vo, (ESTC T13770; Rothschild 928), together with [Tobacco Taxation]. An Appeal to the Public, in Relation to the Tobacco ***: and a Revival of the old Project, to Establish a General Excise, 1st edition, W. Owen, 1751, 63 pp., some spotting, lacks final blank, evidence of old stab-stitching, modern plain quarter calf, slim 8vo, (ESTC N30285; Goldsmiths' 8626), and [Vernon, Edward]. Original Letters to an Honest Sailor, 1st edition, printed for R. Thomas, [1746], lacks initial blank, some marginal pencil notes to final page, bound with Some Seasonable Advice from an Honest Sailor, To Whom it Might Have Concerned, for the Service of the C-N and C-Y, printed for R. Thomas, [1746], 109 pp., lacks final blank, some spotting, bound with Original Letters and Papers Between Adm[ira]l M[athe]ws, and V. Adm[ira]l L[istoc]k, with Several Letters from Private Hands, Exhibiting many Particulars hitherto unknown of the Transactions in the Mediterranean..., M. Cooper, 1744, spotting throughout, modern half calf gilt, 8vo First two items: Sabin 57614 & 99248. (3)

Guillim (John). A Display of Heraldrie: Manifesting a more easie accesse to the knowledge thereof then hath beene hitherto published by any, through the benefit of method, whereinto it is now reduced by the industry of Joh. Guillim Purseuant of Armes, 1st edition, 2nd issue, London: Printed by William Hall for Raphe Mab, 1611, title within architectural woodcut border (manuscript dates of 1611 at head, torn to lower outer corner with slight loss and lined to verso), numerous woodcut armorials some full-page (mostly with early hand-colouring), colophon dated 1610, early 19th century inscription to fore-edge margin of a1, small hole to L4, some dust-soiling and few marks, occasional minor tears to margins including Y2 torn to fore-edge blank margin, lower outer corners frayed, early 19th century calf, blind decoration with square corner panels in relief to boards, rebacked preserving original spine, corners repaired, rubbed and some wear (turned-in leather and board reattachment visible to pastedowns), small folio STC 12501, ESTC S120346. Second issue of the first edition dated 1611 on title. (1)

La Fontaine (Jean de). Fables Choisies, mises en vers, 4 volumes, Desaint & Saillant and Durand, Paris, 1755-59, half titles, engraved portrait frontispiece of Jean-Baptiste Oudry, engraved portrait of La Fontaine with his creations, 275 engraved plates after Oudry (complete), plate CLXXII 'Le Singe et le Leopard' in 2nd (lettered) state, occasional light offsetting, toning and small damp stains (plates generally clean), one or two small burnholes, armorial bookplates of Edward Arnold and Thomas Westwood, all edges gilt, near contemporary cat's paw calf gilt, small discreet repairs to spines, joints and edges a little rubbed, 41.5 x 28 cm (16.25 x 11 ins), folio First edition of the Fables illustrated by Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755), the drawings produced from 1729-34, and later engraved for this edition. Ray French 5: 'This is one of the most ambitious and successful of all illustrated books'. Cohen de Ricci 548-550. (4)

Lizars (John). A System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body... , Edinburgh, circa 1835, engraved vignette title, preliminary leaves and 101 engraved plates including a few hand-coloured, some spotting throughout, old marginal dampstaining, contemporary half morocco, heavily rubbed, folio An undated re-issue of the first edition, issued without the two double-page plates and letterpress text. (1)

Lunardi (Vincent). An Account of the First Aerial Voyage in England, in a Series of Letters to his Guardian, Chevalier Gherardo Compagni, Written under the Impressions of the Various Events that Affected the Undertaking, 1st edition, London: Printed for the author, 1784, engraved portrait frontispiece by Bartolozzi after Cosway, two folding engraved plates (each offset & spotted), publisher's list to final leaf verso, bound with [Beaufoy, Henry Benjamin Hanbury], Journal Kept by H.B.H.B. During an Aerial Voyage with Mr. James Sadler, Sen. from Hackney, Middlesex, to East Thorpe, Essex, Five Miles from Colchester, August 29, 1811, 1st edition, London: [Printed by] G. Woodfall, 1811, 39pp., drop title with cropped imprint at foot, folding table, some scattered spotting, Beaufoy Library bookplate to upper pastedown, front free endpaper inscribed 'Robert Todd. June 12 1909, From the Beaufoy Library Sale, ', 19th century half morocco gilt (Henry Sotheran & Co. book label at foot of upper pastedown), upper board near detached and lower joint cracked, extremities rubbed, 8vo Vincent (or Vincenzo) Lunardi (1759-1806) was an Italian diplomat who, on 15 September 1784, made the first British ascent in a hydrogen balloon. Henry B.H. Beaufoy (1786-1851), was a well-known enthusiast of hot air ballooning, as well as a bibliophile whose impressive library included all four Shakespeare folios. The Beaufoy Library was dispersed at auction by Christies in July 1909 and the four folios were eventually split up at auction in July 1912. Both titles in this lot are uncommon and it would appear that the second title was the author's own copy. (1)

[Sade, Donatien Alphonse Francois, Marquis de]. La Nouvelle Justine, ou Les Malheurs de la Vertu..., volumes 1, 3, 8, and 9 (of 10), En Hollande[but Paris], 1797[but circa 1835 or possibly later (volume 8 imprinted 1835)], 39 etched plates, including frontispiece to first and third volumes, one plate in third volume with slight paper adhesion from facing leaf of letterpress, half-titles present, oval ink stamp on title-pages with ownership name Carolus Fridericus Fibrati Filius, some scattered spotting, a few blank corner tips missing, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, late 19th/early 20th century Jansenist-style citron crushed morocco, raised bands, gilt lettered in second and third compartments, a trifle rubbed and mottled in places, gilt double fillet on edges, gilt decorated dentelles, 12mo in 6s This notorious erotic work was first written in the form of a novella in 1787 whilst de Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille. An extended and more graphic version was the first of his books to be published, in 1791. A subsequent edition, from which this later printing is taken, was published six years later, with further elaboration to the text, as well as the embellishment of plates for the first time. Its publication led to de Sade's arrest and incarceration for the last 13 years of his life, without trial, and the book's destruction was ordered. (4)

Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus... revised, corrected, and illustrated with a new introduction, by the author, 1st illustrated ed. (3rd ed. overall), Colburn & Bentley, 1831, engraved frontispiece and additional engraved vignette title (both toned & spotted), bound withSchiller (F. Von), The Ghost-Seer!, volume 1 (of 2) only, 1831, 3 pages of publisher's adverts at rear of volume only, front blank with contemporary ownership inscriptions 'Caroline E. Florendan(?) from her affectionate sister, December 1831' and 'William Stark, 1854', occasional scattered spotting, few leaves sprung, partially removed bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary black half calf, gilt decorated spine, upper joint split, wear to extremities, 8vo Sadleir 3734a; Wolff 6280a. Issued as volume nine of Bentley's Standard Novels Series and bound with the first part of Schiller's 'The Ghost-Seer'. This third edition represents the final definitive text as well as the first edition to be illustrated, the frontispiece being the first visual depiction of Frankestein and the Creature. Mary Shelley incorporated most of the changes introduced by William Godwin into the 1823 second edition as well as numerous other revisions, including an entirely new chapter and the famous 'Introduction' in which she relates the tale of the novel's genesis at the nocturnal storytelling session with Shelley, Byron and Polidori at the Villa Diodati near Lake Geneva. (1)

Vinci (Leonardo da). A Treatise of Painting, translated from the original Italian... To which is prefix'd, the Author's Life; done from the last edition of the French, 1st edition in English, 1721, engraved portrait frontispiece, title printed in red and black (top margin torn away), 35 engraved plates, including four folding, three page publisher's list at end), occasional manuscript corrections, a little light soiling, old reinforcement to frontispiece verso and front hinge, bookplate of Charles R. Robinson, contemporary panelled calf, covers detached, rubbed with some wear at spine ends, 8vo The first edition of Leonardo's da Vinci's treatise on painting was published in Italian in France in 1651 and compiled from his original notes by his pupil Francesco Melzi. (1)

Redout‚ (Pierre-Joseph). Les Roses..., d‚crites et class‚es selon leur ordre naturel, par C.A. Thory, 3 volumes, 3rd octavo edition, Paris: P. Dufart & St. Petersburg: J.F. Hauer, 1835, half-titles present, 2 lithograph portraits and 184 fine stipple-engraved plates printed in colours and finished by hand, occasional spotting (particularly to preliminary leaves of each volume), top edge gilt, early 20th century rose pink half morocco by Hatchards, gilt & onlay rose motif to spine compartments, joints of first volume slightly cracked and extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo Nissen BBI 1599. The last and most comprehensive edition of one of the greatest of all flower books, published under the direction of L.J. Pirolle, the collector of roses and tulips who had supplied Redoute with many of the specimens. It includes the famous frontispiece of a floral wreath, 23 new plates, portraits of Redoute and Thory, and a biographical note on Thory, none of which had appeared in either of the previous octavo editions, nor the first folio edition of 1790. Provenance: Henry W. Poor and Helen Janssen Wetzel (1895-1980), with gilt embossed leather book labels to upper pastedowns. Henry William Poor (1844-1915) was a prominent American banker, stockbroker, and author. He was a keen book collector and patron of the arts. In 1908 he had to liquidate his business following some major losses and his collection was dispersed by the New York based Anderson auction company in a series of sales from December 1908 - April 1909 and comprised some 5,427 items in total. Helen Janssen Wetzel (1895-1980) of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania was the daughter of textile industrialist Henry K. Janssen (1866-1948). She graduated at Smith College with a degree in botany, and was an authority on numerous species of flowers and plants. (3)

Pinter (Harold, 1930-2008). One for the Road, with Production Photos by Ivan Kyncl and an Interview on the Play and its Politics, 1st revised and illustrated edition, Methuen, 1985, illustrations from black & white photographs, signed by the playwright in black fibre pen to title-page, 'To Alan [Bates] from Harold', original printed wrappers, a little rubbed, slim 4to, together with Mac [and] Landscape, both Emanuel Wax for Pendragon Press, 1968, some pencil underscoring to first few pages of first title, both with printed author's signature at rear, original two-tone cloth, 8vo (limited editions, 141 & 80 of 2000 copies respectively), plus The Caretaker, A Play in Three Acts, 1st edition, Encore, [1960], original stapled wrappers, a little rubbed and marked, initialled typed note from the publishers to Alan Bates loosely inserted, 'a small appreciation of a memorable evening in the theatre - and best wishes for a long run at the Duchess', slim 8vo, plus The Lover, A Short Play, 1st edition, Samuel French, 1964, a few pen and pencil names and telephone numbers to final leaf verso, original wrappers, slight toning and one upper corner crease, small 8vo (5)

Pinter (Harold, 1930-2008). The Caretaker, A Play in Three Acts, 1st edition, Encore, [1960], signed presentation inscription from the author in red ballpoint pen to title-page, 'To Alan [Bates] from Harold, 28.5.60', original stapled wrappers, a few minor bumps and marks, lower wrapper slightly dust-soiled, slim 8vo, together with a share certificate giving Alan Bates one share in Caretaker Films Ltd., 30 November 1962, pre-printed form completed in manuscript and signed by the directors Birkett and Harold Pinter lower right, embossed stamp, fold creases, 24.5 x 25.5cm The Caretaker was Pinter's first significant commercial success. It premiered at the Arts Theatre Club in London's West End on 27 April 1960 and transferred to the Duchess Theatre the following month, where it ran for 444 performances before moving to Broadway. Alan Bates starred in the production as Mick, alongside Peter Woodthorpe and Donald Pleasence. (2)

Pinter (Harold, 1930-2008). One for the Road, 1st edition, Methuen New Theatrescript, 1984, signed inscription from the author in black fibre pen to title-page, 'To Alan [Bates] with much love and deer [sic] thanks, Harold', original stapled stiff card wrappers, a little rubbed, slim 8vo Alan Bates appeared as Nicolas in the original production, first performed at the Lyric Theatre Studio, Hammersmith, in March 1984. (1)

Astrology. Het Groote Planeet-Boek, Met de Geomanci, Physiognomi ende Chyromanci, Amsterdam: S. and W. Koene, 1800, title (laid down) with woodcut vignette, numerous woodcut illustrations to text, intermittent dampstaining, 3 leaves previously repaired (one affecting text), 20th century marbled boards, small 8vo, together with Arpentigny (Stanislas d'), La Science de la Main..., 2nd edition, Paris: Coulon-Pineau, 1856, half-title with ink presentation inscription at head, signed by the author, first few leaves spotted, bookplate of Dr. Edovard Bertholet, near contemporary quarter morocco gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Gomez (Antero), Arte de Conocer a los Hombres por Medio de su Esterior, segun resulta de los estudios Frenologicos y Fisionomicos, Logrono: Jorge Alvo, 1849, numerous engraved plates (some folding), half-title verso with authorial ink presentation inscription, variable spotting and toning, contemporary morocco backed marbled boards, 8vo, and 49 others related (52)

Churchill (Winston S.). 'Why I am a Free Trader', 1st edition, 2nd issue, [in:] Coming Men on Coming Questions. Edited by W. T. Stead, [Review of Reviews], 1905, 22 pp. pamphlet, preceded by halftone photographic portrait of Churchill mounted on card with printed caption mounted below, bound with 26 other pamphlets of which 17 with similar portraits (all but one captioned), separate pagination at head and continuous pagination (1-476) at foot, lacking pp. i-iv (comprising series title-page, preface, contents page and subject index) and 7 portraits, contemporary morocco, slightly rubbed, 8vo (23.2 x 13.8 cm), together with silver prize medal, 5 cm diameter, obverse with profile portrait of Edward VII facing left, reverse lettered 'City and Guilds of London Institution, Technical Education' around decorative tablet with 'Technological Examination' at centre, edge lettered 'Samuel William Butcher, bookbinding (forwarding), 1st prize, 1907', housed in John Pinches box with silk and velvet lining Cohen B3; Woods B2. Churchill's pamphlet was the first weekly part of a projected series of twenty-six articles by notable figures, mainly Liberal and Labour politicians, published in the expectation of a heavy Conservative defeat in the 1907 general election. According to Cohen, the pamphlet issue contained additional pagination 'as part of the numbering of the entire volume Coming Men on Coming Questions', so the two issues are textually identical and the first is distinguishable only by the presence of wrappers and an advertisement leaf. Provenance: possibly bound for a City and Guilds examination in 1907 (accompanying prize medal; see further John Harvie Pinches, Medals by John Pinches, 1987, p. 27). (2)

Whittington Press. A collection of books, pamphlets, broadsides, catalogues, 1970's-80's, including Punorama or the Best of the Worst, Victorian puns selected and introduced by Bevis Hillier, Whittington Press, 1974, limited edition 611/750, A Parcel of Time. A First World War Childhood, by Richard Kennedy, Whittington Press, 1977, Bench, Saw & Plane. A Cotswold Apprenticeship, by Frank Berry, Whittington Press, 1988, limited signed edition of 350, a large broadsheet with a verse from Omar Khayyam's The Mirror and the Eye, hand-coloured by Sylvia Stokeld for the Whittington Summer Show, 1st September 1984, limited edition of 90, three sheets of Alphabets, engraved by Hellmuth Weissenborn, for the Whittington Show, 6th September 1980, each one of 350 copies, John Randle's One Rainy Day, Whittington Press, 2000, limited edition of 100, plus others, duplicates etc (approximately 60)

James (P.D.). The Murder Room, 1st edition, 2003, signed by the author to the title page, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, together with Mukherjee (Neal), The Lives of Others, 1st edition, 2014, signed by the author to the title page, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, plus MacDonald Fraser (George), The Light's On at Signpost, 1st edition, 2002, signed by the author to the title page, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, and other modern first edition fiction, mostly signed by the authors, including Michael Connelly, Val McDermid, Lynda La Plante, Kingsley Amis, all original cloth in dust jackets, VG, 8vo (6 shelves)

Brabourne (Wyndham Knatchbull-Hugessen, 3rd Baron, & Charles Chubb). The Birds of South America, 1st edition, R. H. Porter, [1913]-17, 2 parts in 1 volume (all published), half-title and title page to each part, folding colour map, 38 hand-coloured lithographic plates after Henrik Gr”nvold, original wrappers for each part bound in to rear (those for the first part also mounted on card), top edge gilt, recent red half morocco, gilt spine, large 8vo (28.3 x 19 cm) Anker 56; Nissen IVB 129; Wood p. 253; Zimmer pp. 85-6. Sixteen volumes were intended but publication ceased when Brabourne was killed in action in 1915, with Gr”nvold's illustrations of game birds and water fowl for the projected second and third volumes already complete; these were therefore issued with the half-title 'The Birds of South America, Vol. II (Plates.)'. 'The beautiful plates ... are among the best ever produced by Gr”nvold' (Anker). (1)NB: This has 38 plates (not 34)

Chapman (Abel). On Safari, Big-Game Hunting in British East Africa, with Studies in Bird-Life, 1st edition, Edward Arnold, 1908, photogravure frontispiece, halftone and other plates, publisher's advertisments dated 1915, presentation plate to the officers of HMS Caronia with author's facsimile signature to front pastedown, original black pictorial cloth, 8vo, together with: Savage Sudan, 1st edition, Gurney and Jackson, 1921, map frontispiece, halftone plates, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original green pictorial cloth gilt, 8vo, Wild Spain (Espa¤a Agreste), Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History and Exploration, 1st edition, large-paper issue, Gurney and Jackson, 1893, folding map frontispiece (spotted), halftone and other plates, bookplate and ownership inscription dated 1905 of Percival Reed of Aydon, inscription effaced from front pastedown, original blue cloth, large 8vo, and 3 others by Chapman (Wild Norway, 1st edition, 1897, modern cloth to style, Bird-Life of the Borders, 2nd edition, 1907, original cloth, and Unexplored Spain, 1st edition, 1910, original cloth, all 8vo) '[Chapman's] African adventures culminated in On Safari (1908) and Savage Sudan (1921) - the first natural history book about this area - which were entertaining and vivid accounts of east Africa and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan' (ODNB). (6)

Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, including all the Species inhabiting the Western Palaearctic Region, 8 volumes, 1st edition, published by the author, 1871-[82], additional wood-engraved title-page to each volume, 631 hand-coloured lithographic plates after J. G. Keulemans, Joseph Wolf and Edward Neale (heightened in gum arabic), 2 uncoloured lithographic plates, spotting to binder's blanks, wood-engraved title-pages and occasional text-leaves, plate facing volume 3 p. 107 spotted, the plates otherwise with only a few isolated spots to margins, volume 4 with restoration to fore margins of both title-pages and initial contents leaf (letterpress title-page remaining chipped at upper outer corner), and with very minor bleeding of blue dye from front pastedown to upper outer corners of the first 25 pp. text and facing plates, reducing thereafter to a sliver, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, contemporary green half morocco by Morrell, richly gilt spines, marbled sides, spines sunned to tan, royal 4to (32 x 24.5 cm) Anker 120 ('this monumental work'); Freeman 1055; Mullens & Swann p. 179 ('his monumental history of birds'); Nissen IVB 267; Sitwell p. 92; Wood p. 324 ('This magnficent treatise, beautifully illustrated'); Zimmer pp. 177-8 ('A very thorough manual of the subject'). An attractive set of one of the great achievements of 19th-century ornithological publishing. 'From 1870 onwards, Dresser's collecting was directed towards one purpose: to review the bird species of Europe, including their distribution and variation around the world, in order to produce a great book, A History of the Birds of Europe. This collecting-publishing project was a mammoth undertaking: it took thirteen years to complete the eight large volumes, which were published between 1871 and 1882 ... The book was to cover all the birds of Europe, the Azores, Canary Islands and Madeira, North Africa, the Urals, Caucasus, Turkey, Syria, part of Persia and across to the Red Sea. It was also to include American vagrants that had been reliably observed in the area' (McGhie, Henry Dresser and Victorian Ornithology: Birds, Books and Business, 2017, pp. 98-9). (8)

Forshaw (Joseph M.). Australian Parrots, illustrated by William T. Cooper, signed limited edition, Melbourne: Lansdowne Editions, 1980, colour illustrations, original green leatherette, printed paper onlays to front boards, plain manila-paper dust jackets, both volumes in single red cloth solander box as issued, large folio (50.5 x 34.5 cm), together with 2 others (the 1973 first edition of Forshaw's work, and a 1969 edition of Buller's Birds of New Zealand with tipped-in colour plates, both original cloth or boards, dust jacket, second work with slipcase, folio) Number 483 of 1000 copies signed by the author and illustrator. The work was first published in 1973; this iteration is specified as the 'second (revised) edition, collector's issue' on the copyright page. (3)

Gentry (Thomas G.). Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States, 1st edition, Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1882, half-title, chromolithographic title page, 54 similar plates, later tissue-guards, occasional offsetting, generally very light, all edges gilt, modern quarter sheep, marbled boards, 4to (29.6 x 22.5 cm), together with: Samuels (Edward A.), Ornithology and O”logy of New England, 2nd edition, Boston: Nichols and Noyes, 1868, 27 chromolithographic plates, tissue-guards, offsetting, front inner hinge cracked, bookplate of Sidney Edward Bouverie Bouverie-Pusey (1839-1911), all edges gilt, near-contemporary green half morocco, slightly rubbed, colouring refurbished, 4to (26 x 19 cm), and Maynard (Charles Johnson), The Birds of Eastern North America, with Original Descriptions of all the Species which occur East of the Mississippi River, between the Arctic Circle and the Gulf of Mexico, 2nd edition, revised, Newtonville, MA: C. J. Maynard and Co., 1881, 32 hand-coloured lithographic plates, tissue-guards, text-block toned, occasional spotting and finger-soiling, a few text-leaves chipped and repaired, modern quarter morocco, marbled sides, 4to (28.8 x 22.8 cm) Nissen IVB 345 (Gentry), 815 (Samuels), 611 (Maynard); Wood pp. 354, 550, 455 (for another edition of Maynard); Zimmer pp. 240, 543-4 (for the 1869 edition of Samuels), 423. This second edition of Samuels's work 'has the identifical text of the [first edition] of 1867, but has a tall paper format, an appendix, and superior all-colored lithographed plates' (Wood). (3)

Irby (Leonard Howard Lloyd). The Ornithology of the Straits of Gibraltar, 2nd edition, revised and enlarged, R. H. Porter, 1895, 8 chromolithographic plates after Thorburn (including frontispiece), 6 halftone plates after Smit, 2 folding maps (1 with later hand-colour), original red pictorial cloth gilt, spine and section of rear board faded, spine with additional faint mark, front board exceptionally bright, large 8vo Mullens & Swann p. 308; Sitwell p. 108; Wood p. 400 ('The colored plates by Thorburn and Smit [sic] are very fine'); Zimmer pp. 318-19 ('The colored plates of birds are very attractive'). The first edition, published in 1875, was in a smaller format and contained two maps and no other plates. (1)

Millais (John Guille). The Natural History of British Surface-Feeding Ducks, 1st edition, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1902, pictorial half-title, 66 photogravure, colour, chromolithographic or halftone plates after Millais, Thorburn, or Lodge, tissue-guards, some damp-staining to preliminaries, pp. 1-30 pp. and initial 12 or so colour plates (causing partial discolouration), later ownership inscription to intial blank, all edges gilt, 20th-century orange crushed morocco for Asprey, large 4to (33.2 x 29.5 cm), together with: The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland, 3 volumes, 1st edition, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1904-6, half-titles, 243 photogravure, colour, chromolithographic or halftone plates after Millais, Thorburn, Hodgson or Gr”nvold, tissue-guards, occasional spotting to volume 1, small marginal repair to volume 1 frontispiece, volume 3 frontispiece lacking tissue-guard and slightly offset, all edges gilt, 20th-century orange crushed morocco for Asprey, large 4to (33.5 x 29 cm) First item (British Surface-Feeding Ducks): Anker 340, Mullens & Swann p. 406, Nissen IVB 635, Wood p. 464 ('beautifully illustrated'), Zimmer p. 436. Second item (Mammals): Nissen ZBI 2819, Wood p. 464 ('truly beautiful reproductions of the artist's best work'). Respectively numbers 301 of 600 copies and 589 of 1025 copies only. (4)

Naumann (Johann Andreas). Naturgeschichte der V”gel Mitteleuropas, neu bearbeitet ... herausegegeben von Carl R. Hennicke, 12 volumes, Gera: Franz Eugen K”hler, [1895]-1905, 439 chromolithographic plates after Geisler, Keulemans and others, 10 monochrome plates, engraved portrait bookplates of Eduard Lorenz Lorenz-Meyer (1856-1926), top edges gilt, contemporary green crushed half morocco by Larink of Hamburg, gilt spines sunned to tan, large folio (39.7 x 27.3 cm) Anker 356; Nissen IVB 667. Revised and enlarged edition of Naumann's classic work (first published 1795-1817), produced by some forty contributors and with all the plates re-drawn to show the birds in their natural surroundings. (12)

Phillips (John C.). A Natural History of the Ducks, 4 volumes, 1st edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922-6, half-titles, 102 colour and halftone plates after Benson, Brooks, Fuertes, Gr”nvold and S. Kobayashi, 118 maps, ownership inscriptions to initial blanks, all edges gilt, 20th-century blue crushed morocco for Asprey, spines sunned, volume 1 front board partially discoloured, 4to (30.7 x 22.7 cm) together with: Alferaki (Sergius), The Geese of Europe and Asia, being the Description of most of the Old World Species, 1st edition in English, Rowland Ward, Ltd., 1905, half-title, 25 chromolithographic plates mainly after Frohawk (faintly offset onto versos of facing plates), all edges gilt, 20th-century orange crushed morocco for Asprey, small scuff to front board, 4to (31 x 23 cm) First item (Phillips): Nissen IVB 728; Wood p. 519 ('This rare work stands in the front rank of modern illustrated monographs'); Zimmer pp. 492-3 ('The illustrations are very fine'). Second item (Alferaki): Anker 9; Mullens & Swann p. 224; Nissen IVB 30; Wood p. 188 ('the colour plates are well printed'); Zimmer p. 7. (5)

A copy of 'The Fruit Grower's Guide' by John Wright, first edition published 1891 by J S Virtue & Co., in three divisions, green cloth board with black silhouette decoration, height 28.5cm (3).

Terry Pratchett; a first edition 'Strata' published London Colin Smythe 1981, in unclipped dust jacket and dated 1981. CONDITION REPORT There does not appear to be any signs of significant damage, loss or repair.

Five first edition volumes of 'The Handbook of British Birds' by H F Witherby, F C A Jourdain, N F Ticehurst and B W Tucker, published 1938-1941, with dust jackets (5).

A large quantity of mainly 20th century signed and dedicated first edition publications, formerly the property of Carla Lane, author of 'The Liver Birds' and 'Bread' and many more works of literary fiction to include novels by Norman J Crisp, 'The Sabres of Paradise' by Lesley Blanch etc. CONDITION REPORT All the books are signed apart from a collection of 'Single Voices' featuring Carla Lane.

1958 Club First Edition - Dr No, Ian Fleming

Hotpoint First Edition compact fridge freezer E/T

A large group of Belleek porcelain, including a collection of plates, including nine 1st period examples with a variety of marks including red, impressed and Leinster, together with a 2nd period plate and soup bowl with blue rims, a limited edition 'The Joy of Life - Spring'; together with 1st period beakers and bowl, a 3rd period milk jug, an 8th period mantle clock, arched pediment, shamrock decoration, 25 cm high; a smaller mantle clock with trellis and lily decoration, 16 cm high, an oval photo frame, 16 cm high, a ribbed flared vase on square base decorated with shamrocks, 25 cm high, three jugs with yellow lustre handles, twin-handled footed bowl, and othersAll the items in the first photograph one have assorted marks for the 21st century. The plates are overall in poor condition with heavy crazing, some cracks and restoration and rubbing and chips to the decoration. Items in the second photograph have some spots of residue, rubbing to the bases, a small chip to the edge of the milk jug but no apparent cracks or restoration. The teapot in the third photograph is 20 cm long and is unmarked (see last photo), with restoration and a large chip. Glasses, bowl and jug are marked, other items are unmarked. Items in the fourth photograph are overall in good condition, some discolouration, glass in photo frame is broken.

Michael Oelman (b. 1941) limited edition coloured etching, 'Love at First Sight', signed, titled and numbered in pencil to margin, no. 142/150, Christie's blindstamp, 35.5 cm x 29.5 cm, framed and glazed; together with Glynn Thomas (b. 1946) limited edition coloured aquatint, 'Along the Stour', signed, titled and numbered in pencil to margin, no. 105/150, Christie's blindstamp, 48 cm x 34 cm, framed and glazed (2)

A pair of 19th Century hand-coloured maps published by Greenwood & Co., comprising 'Map of the County of Derby', with a vignette of Chatsworth, from a survey of 1824-1825, engraved by J&C Walker, published 1830; 56 cm x 66.5 cm; and 'Map of the County Palatine of Lancaster', with a vignette of Lancaster Castle and Church, from a survey of 1818, engraved by J. Dower, published 1830; and 62 cm x 68 cm; together with a reproduction of a first edition ordnance survey map of Baslow and Bubnell (Derbyshire Sheet XXIV.I.), 70 cm x 101 cm, all framed and glazed (3)

Three Harry Potter first edition books, consisting of 'The Order of the Phoenix', 'The Half Blood Prince' and 'The Deathly Hallows' (3)

Three Harry Potter first edition hardback books, consisting of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire', a first state edition which includes typing errors, 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' and 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', all published by Bloomsbury (3)

ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY DANIEL (1921-2011), a view across open land towards a distant castle, signed bottom right, mounted, framed and glazed, approximate size 11.5cm x 16.5cm, together with a Geoff Kersey limited edition print 74/600 'Teamwork' signed to the margin, framed, approxiamte size 35cm x 63cm, a reproduction print titled 'The Way of the Sun' first printed in 1908 and a small print of Lichfield Cathedral (4)

A collection of books and one album of the History of Coutts Bank, two volumes of The Life of Thomas Coutts, First Editions 1920, portrait of a Private Bank Coutts & Co 1692-1992 First Edition signed by Sir David Money-Coutts 1st Edition The Baroness Burdett Coutts 1st Edition Lady Unknown The Life of Angela Burdett-Coutts by Edna Healey, signed by Edna Healy and Denis Healey with attached autograph of Angela Burdett-Coutts, the 1st Duke of Wellington signed cover, album History of Coutts including original documents and cheques, some bearing signaturesFelicity Hughes, William Wordsworth and Wonderful Walker, in good clean conditionUK P&P £30+Vat

Brian Halsey (American, B. 1942) Microcosms (Suite of 6 Silk Screen Serigraphs) 1978. 2nd State. Numbered (31/35). Color State "Portfolio B". Prints in the series include: Astron, Centros, Nuclead, Theon, Quatrad, Isotron. These Prints are from a six serigraph suite called Microcosms. Brian Halsey designed and executed them during the fall and winter of 1977-78. The artist hand cut the stencils for each image and mixed the colored inks utilized in the printing process. The artist and Larry Kotz executed the prints in Kotz's workshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Each image in Microcosms was printed on Rives 100% rag, French-made paper (175 GRS), and was trimmed to 12.5 x 12 inches. The suite has been issued in five separate color states designated as portfolios A, B, C, D, and E. Portfolio A consists of the first color state of each image, portfolio B consists of the second color state of each image, and so forth. Three additional color states of each image have been issued as individual prints. Along with a limited number of artist proofs, each set of portfolios has been issued in an edition of thirty-five.

New York World's Fair Comics #1 (1939). Starring Superman, Slam Bradley, The Sandman, Zatara and Gingersnap by Bob Kane. Showing a blonde Superman on the cover, this first edition was offered for sale at the 1939 New York World's Fair. It did not sell very well as its cover price of 25c was more than double the normal 10c comic book price of the time. Good cover gloss with wear to top RH corner and back cover top LH corner and edge. Rusty disintegrated interior staples. This 100 pg comic book was printed in two interior sections which have detached from the spine over time. [gd-vg]

JOY DIVISION VINYL & CDS - MARTIN HANNETT & LEIGH FESTIVAL. To include limited edition Joy Division Martin Hannett's Personal Mixes 2LP on red vinyl, limited edition Leigh Rock Festival 1979 LP and Martin Hannett CD."These are confiscated bootleg LP's which were a great compliment at first in our career but later as our Official LP sales dwindled became much more irksome." I keep asking Warner Brothers to release them properly but to no avail." All proceeds to Christie Cancer Charity.

c. 1914 Rover 3 1/2 hp Project, 499 cc. Frame number S40230. Engine number erased. The Rover safety bicycle had created a breakthrough in bicycle design at the end of the 19th century. At the end of 1903 the company presented its first motorcycle, which was much ahead of its time: a well- designed side valve engine with mechanically operated valves, spray carburettor, strong frame with double front down tubes and excellent finish. It created a lot of interest and a thousand or so were sold in 1904. However, in 1905 a serious slump in motorcycle sales started because public confidence in the motorcycle had waned considerably due to the marketing of many inferior and badly engineered models. Rover didn't want to risk its good name and stopped motorcycle production entirely, to concentrate on the bicycle business. In 1910 the motorcycle's future seemed rosy again and designer John Greenwood was commissioned to draw up a new engine, presenting it at the Olympia show at the end of 1910. Some 500 machines of the 1910/1911 type were sold and in the 1912 model hardly any changes were made, proving the initial design had been good. For 1913 the most notable new features were a new frame layout with dropped top tube and a separate cylindrical oil tank that was inserted in the petrol tank, it protruded on the offside of the machine and gave the typical bulge that became a hallmark for the Rover make. For 1914 the front forks were fitted with horizontal top springs, the petrol tank got a slightly tapered shape to make more room for the rider's legs and the mudguards were extended to the sides, to name some notable new features. It is unknown when Mike Hanson acquired this project and it is sold as seen, buyers should satisfy themselves as to what is included, there is no paperwork included. Buyers should also be aware that in the 3rd Edition of the VMCC Register of Machines this frame number is associated with a machine carrying the registration number FT 335 (now on a Land Rover), engine number 4373, and gearbox 1138.

1939 Scott Flying Squirrel, 596 cc. Registration number DNX 614. Frame number 4658. Engine number DPY 4735. Bradford-born Alfred Angas Scott’s experiments with two-stroke motorcycle engines began in the closing years of the 19th Century. The first complete Scott motorcycle followed in 1908, its twin-cylinder engine, two-speed foot-change gear and all-chain drive marking it out as an exceptionally advanced design for its day. Light weight, ample power and sure-footed handling thanks to a low centre of gravity were Scott virtues right from the outset. Like its major rivals, Scott was well aware of the publicity value of racing and the allure of models with a TT connection, so the adoption of an optional full-frame tank, like that of the works racers, for the new Flying Squirrel was not surprising. The Squirrel name was used for Scott motorcycles since 1921 but with the death of the founder Alfred Angas Scott in 1923 the unorthodox Scott two-stroke motorcycles began to become more conventional. Development of the three speed Scott Flying Squirrel began in 1922 as the company was in severe debt and faced receivership. Launched at the 1926 Earls Court motorcycle show, the Flying Squirrel was expensive - nearly twice the cost of a sporting four-stroke motorcycle of the time. The unique water cooled circulation used a convection method known as the thermosyphon system. The bottom end block was painted either green or red for racing or road respectively and featured a centrally positioned flywheel, twin inboard main bearings, overhung crankpins and doors to enable ease of access to the engine. The redesigned three speed gearbox, multi-plate clutch and the repositioned magneto were all significant improvements. In 1929 Scott achieved third place in the Isle of Man TT and launched a road going TT Replica Flying Squirrel. Following cost cutting the factory also launched a basic touring model in 1929 for under £70. Financial problems continued, however, and in 1931 Scott were unable to enter the TT or the Earls Court show. A three cylinder prototype was developed but Scotts lacked the resources to develop it and on the outbreak of World War II production ended. Between 1935 and 1938 the factory at Shipley in Yorkshire produced the B2592 air-cooled Aero engine, based on the Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle unit. A 25 hp version was also specifically developed to power the notoriously dangerous Flying Flea aircraft. According to the V.M.C.C. records DNX was dispatched from the factory on the 14th February 1939 and was dispatched to H. Greenside of Liverpool although the invoice was sent to Mr Kitson, Scott Motors London agent. It was first registered on the 1st July 1940 in Dudley, Liverpool; the delay presumably due to WWIII. The R.F.60 (1956 edition) lists Peter Lowe of Birmingham and then three address’s in Devon as the owner from 1957 until Peter Simpson of Edinburgh bought it in 1963 followed by Lawrence Sutherland. It then goes quiet until Raymond Elliott of Morpeth in 2001, Rob Francis in 2002, and Ray Mawson in Lincolnshire again in 2002 who had the engine rebuilt. He sold it to David Curtis of Doncaster in 2006 when the speedo was reset and then he sold it to Jeremy Wilcox of Rowlands Gill in 2010, our vendor bought it from him in 2016. This rare machine was last MOT’d in 2012 at 1,638 miles, it is now at 3,655 miles, so some 4,500 miles since the engine was rebuilt and we would suggest testament to a good rebuild and a very ridable machine. Little used since our vendor has owned it, DNX will need a light recommissioning before use. Sold with the V5C, R.F. 60, the V.M.C.C certificate, a new battery, various MOT’s and hand written notes.

James Bond "Thunderball" First edition by Ian Fleming, printed by Jonathan Cape, London 1961, with brown board cover, lacking dust cover (one book)

A Steiff First American Teddy Bear - mohair - 38cm H - limited edition number 7256 - limited to the year 2003 - with certificate and original box- in good condition

Limited Edition box sets by The BeatlesIncludes 'The Singles Collection 1962-1970' UK reissue 22 Single box set, The 1995 UK UFO limited edition box set containing a lavishly illustrated 48-page softback book by Susan Wilson covering the period, plus facsimiles of the Quarrymen and Beatles business cards, the programme for the Woolton Parish Church fete and the first Beatles press release 'Introducing The Beatles', all housed in a superb 12" picture box, The 1996 UK UFO limited edition box set containing a lavishly illustrated 48-page softback book by David Sandison covering the period plus a facsimile letterhead & full size reproduction poster for Paul's Rave at The Roundhouse, all housed in a superb 12"x12" picture box, together with The Beatles 'The British Are Coming' 1982 US Limited Edition LP, comes as an optical anaglyph 3D picture disc (with red-green 3D paper glasses) Silhouette Music Label (PD 83010).

Three (3) Vinyl Albums by Paul McCartney Includes 'Run Devil Run' limited edition collector's box designed to look like a record case from the 1950s, released 25th December 1999, numbered 5859, comprises of Paul McCartney's 11th solo studio album across eight (8) vinyl 7" records each with retro style labels and die cut Parlophone sleeves, including a bonus non album song 'Fabulous', complete with lyric booklet, 1st project following Paul McCartney's first wife Linda's death in 1998, together with '?hoba B ????' 1989 Russian LP MPL Label (A 60 00415 006) and Paul McCartney/Wings 'London Town' Japanese LP Capitol Label (EPS-81000).

A modern Moorcroft limited edition enamel vaseOf waisted form, decorated with a wren in landscape with ladybirds, factory marks and numbered 96/100, height 9cmCONDITION REPORT:Good Condition with no scratches, chips or cracks also first quality

The Earl of Cardigan- 'I walked Alone', published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., London, 1950, first edition, frontispiece signed in ink by Lancelot Oliphant, blue cloth boards, 4to with associated two page hand written letter signed 'Bobbety' (Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury) on Balmoral Castle headed paper

Milne AA - Now we are six first published 1927, a later edition, another Winnie The Pooh and When we were young and eight Lady Bird books and three others including a Der Tanz album by F.Von Reznicek (15)

After David Shepherd (British 1931-2017): 'First Light at Savuti', limited edition colour print No.478/1500 signed and numbered in pencil 50cm x 79cm Condition Report & Further Details Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

A collection of 23 boxed diecast Gilbow EFE Exclusive First Edition Bus 1:76 Models

Three first edition books illustrated by Charles Tunnicliffe: Our Bird Book, The Leaves Return and The Long Flight

The Forest of Dean by Brian Waters, first edition together with four other Forest of Dean related titles

A COLLECTION OF TWELVE 'EFE' EXCLUSIVE FIRST EDITION DIE CAST MODELS

A COLLECTION OF TWELVE 'EFE' EXCLUSIVE FIRST EDITION DIE CAST MODELS

THREE BOXED 'EFE' EXCLUSIVE FIRST EDITION DIE CAST MODELS TO INCLUDE A PICKFORDS TRUCK