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Lot 193

GUICHARD. KENNETH M., British Etchers 1850-1940, 1977 hardback First Edition, quarter Morocco, gilt title to spine, top edge gilt, etched title page vignette, published by Robin Garton, London, and Arthur Briscoe Marine Artist by Alex Hurst, published by William Clowes & Son (1974) (see illustration).

Lot 64

Felix Barber, The Oliviers A Biography, First Edition, Hamish Hamilton London 1953 and a Photograph of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh with signatures of each in a frame (4)

Lot 182

BOOKS, Alfred Tennyson "Enoch Arden" 1864 first edition, in gilt tooled binding, also A.C.Swinburn "A Midsummer Holiday" 1884 first edition, together with small collection of similar poetical volumes

Lot 193

TWO ROYAL CROWN DERBY PAPERWEIGHTS, 'Meadow Rabbit' and 'Bunny', both gold stoppers and a pin dish and 'The 1999 Year Tray' 'Rabbit' first edition, 10.75 cms diameter

Lot 768

THE SMITHS - (LARGELY) UK 7" WITH BOX SET. Handsome collection of 7 x 7" with a 10 x 7" box set! Titles are Singles Box (2008 10 x 7" featuring the first 10 x 45s, 2564-69320-7, number 05060 and complete with the 4 badges and poster - Ex+ throughout), William, It Was Really Nothing (limited edition '87 reissue with solid centre, RT 166 - Ex+/Ex+), Panic (RT 193), The Queen Is Dead (2017 pic disc), Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (German yellow vinyl LS 1.00025 - Ex+/VG+), Girlfriend In A Coma (stock 4 prong copy RT 197), Hand In Glove (RT 131 four prong centre 'contact address 70 Portland Street Manchester M3' - Ex/Ex+) and Still Ill (R61DJ - solid centre and seemingly a private press). Condition is chiefly Ex to Ex+.

Lot 836

SAX 2556 - GEORGE SZELL WITH THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA - MUSSORGSKY PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION. The 1st UK stereo recording of Szell with The Cleveland Orchestra performing Mussorgsky (semi-circle first edition SAX 2556). The record is in VG+ condition with a couple of light and minor surface marks perhaps more noted on side 1 where they run with the groove. At no point are there any heavier marks or scratches. The sleeve is in Ex condition with a couple of light markings on the front.

Lot 1026

FOLK 7"/EPs. A collection of approximately 80 7"/EPs with artists/titles to include Bob Dylan - One Too Many Morning (EP6070), Donovan (x4) - The Universal Soldier (NEP 24219), Barabajagal (7N 17778), Jennifer Juniper (7N 17457), Celia Of The Seals (DNS.1007), Fotheringay (WIP 6085), Si Tu Dois Partir (WIP 6064), The Pentangle (BIG 128), Joan Baez (x5) - (TFE18013), (TF 587), (TF 587), (TFE18012), (VRS 35138), Harvey Andrews (BUG 20), Bobbie Gentry (x2) - (x2, CL 15606), Bobbie Gentry With Glenn Campbell (15619), Mary Hopkin (APPLE 22), Joni Mitchell (RS.20906), Nilsson (OG 9630), P. J. Proby (x5) - (LIB 10218), (LIB10223), (LIB 10206), (LIB 10188), (LIB 55367), Kenny Rogers & The First Edition (RS.20829), Labi Siffre (Wok 12), Simon & Garfunkel (x3) - (4162), (S CBS 7061), (S 4790), Paul Simon (X2, CBS S 7793), The Walker Brothers (BF 1497), The Seekers (DO-4626, Australian pressing). Condition is varied but generally VG - EX.

Lot 269

A Corgi die cast model of a Ford Gulf tanker, together with a Siku dumper truck in Helt Kamp livery and a Siku Volvo F10 Turbo 6, and one other Volvo F12, two 6 1982 commemorative edition first US Production, a 1973 Lion car no.65 die cast model of a DAF 2800 truck in DAF livery, a 1979 Old Cars Fiat Daily, an Agritex model SRC Iveco Daily, a NZG model no. 249 Mercedes truck, a DAF mixer truck, and two low loader dumper trucks, a 1970 Tekno die cast Volvo FB88 Transport Spedition, together with a Fiat dumper truck, a 1964 Lion car Iveco truck, a Mercedes dumper truck, a Siku Volvo F10 Turbo truck, a DAF low loader and trailer, and another DAF truck

Lot 342

AA Milne, 'Winnie the Pooh The Horse at Pooh's Corner', first editions, lacking dust jackets, 'When We Were Young', 'Now We are Six', third editions, 'Alice In Wonderland', 1877, 'Through The Looking Glass Peoples Edition', 1893; Evelyn Waugh, 'Vile Bodies', fourth impression; 'Germany The Olympic Year 1936', (8)

Lot 264

Steiff limited edition Beatrix Potter rodents, A Hunca Munca, 1084 of 1500, 2004 and Squirrel Nutkins, 1009 of 1500, 2004, in original boxes, the first with tag certificate

Lot 41

Signed Limited Edition Spy Print Jockeys & Ryder Cup Lenticular Stamp Issue First Day Cover

Lot 207

Five first edition Harry Potter books

Lot 333

Philately - a folder containing ten limited edition signed covers commemorating the 40th anniversary of the first supersonic flight, each cover signed by a captain of Concorde to include Jock Lowe, David Studd, Tim Orchard, David Leney, Roger Mills, Norman Britton and others, limited edition set numbered 403 of 750. Estimate £40 - £60

Lot 303

IRVING "A Child's Book of Hours" with colour plates, first edition, undated, circa 1921, uncollated

Lot 971

CAMDEN, W. - A SECOND EDITION OF CAMDEN'S DESCRIPTION OF SCOTLAND, containing a supplement of these peers, or Lords of Parliament, who were mentioned in the first edition, and an account of these since raised to, and further advanced in the degrees of peerage, until the year 1694, printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His Most Excellent Majesty, Anno DOM. M.DC.XCV, Edinburgh, leather bound

Lot 833

34 Boxed EFE Exclusive First Edition buses (two boxes)

Lot 230

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW "The Doctor's Dilemma, Getting Married, and The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet", first edition published Constable and Company Ltd London 1911, clothboard bound with tooled and gilded spine, inscribed by the author to frontispiece "To Ron Webster from Bernard Shaw 23rd February 1911 - to remind you of the oridgeonal ridgeon", together with eight further volumes by George Bernard Shaw including "Androcles and the Lion", "Overruled", "Pygmalion", "Translations and Tomfooleries", "Heartbreak House ...", "Man and Superman", "John Bull's Other Island" and "Major Barbara", "Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant", "Back to Methuselah" and "Three Plays for Puritans"

Lot 471

Bletchley Park rare cover 1997 Architects of the Air. First Day Cover featuring the De Havilland Mosquito designed By R. E. Bishop (1903 - 1989). Cancelled Bletchley Park, 10 June 1997 over a Royal Mail stamp 'Bishop - De Havilland Mosquito. Limited Edition No. 1 of 200. Unsigned. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99. Please Note Overseas Shipping Of Framed and mounted Items Are At Cost.

Lot 466

Bletchley Park rare Official FDC 1999 Colossus the Worlds First Computer. Cover design: Plan of Bletchley Park: Turing Bombe built 1940, Cottage built 1939, Hut 3 built 1939, Hut 4 built 1939, Hut 6 built 1939, Hut 8 built 1939. Cancelled 'Colossus the World's 1st Computer, Bletchley Park, 12 Jan. 1999 over four Millennium stamps. Rare Limited Edition No. 114 of 200. Contains a special insert card signed Baron Briggs: Asa Briggs 'the watch' in Hut 6. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99. Please Note Overseas Shipping Of Framed and mounted Items Are At Cost.

Lot 465

Bletchley Park rare cover 1999. Thanks to Poland' Cover features Stefan Knapp's 'Battle of Britain Mural'. Double postmarked; (i) Britain Thanks Poland, Enigma secrets, 25 July 1999 over First Class stamp. (ii) Polish Eagle insignia, Polska 1939 - 1999 Enigma, 25 July 1999 over 60gr Polish stamp. Limited Edition No. 55 of 1000. Unsigned. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99. Please Note Overseas Shipping Of Framed and mounted Items Are At Cost.

Lot 108

BROOKLIN MODELS; three BRK 33 1938 Phantom Corsairs in green, black and cream liveries, the first a limited edition of 750 with 'Modelex 91' decal and certificate, 1/43 scale, all boxed (3). CONDITION REPORT: Provenance: The Ed Clark Collection. Boxes worn, models appear ok, the cream example is of a matt finish.

Lot 137

DURHAM CLASSICS; three 1941 Chevrolet Deluxe Coupés in red, beige and blue liveries, the first limited edition of 400 and the second a Durham Classics Collectors Club 1st Issue for member no. 212, both with inset plaques to bases, 1/43 scale, all boxed (3). CONDITION REPORT: Provenance: The Ed Clark Collection. Boxes lightly worn, models appear ok.

Lot 142

DURHAM CLASSICS; two 1934 Chrysler Airflow two door coupés in red and silver liveries with 'Airflow Club of America' and 'Canadian Automotive Museum 100 Years' decals respectively, the first limited edition of 250 with plaque to base and certificate, also a 1953 Ford F100 Half Ton pickup in green livery with '5th Annual Toronto Toy Show' decal, limited edition of 200 with stamp to base, 1/43 scale, all boxed (3). CONDITION REPORT: Provenance: The Ed Clark Collection. Boxes lightly worn, models appear ok.

Lot 148

SOMERVILLE MODELS; two Fordson 5 CWT vans in blue liveries with 'Frank Cooper Ltd Oxford Marmalade' and 'Ford' decals respectively, the first limited edition no.43/150 with certificate, and Austin 10 Cambridge in black livery, 1/43 scale, all boxed, also approximately forty empty Somerville boxes and two catalogue leaflets. CONDITION REPORT: Models appear ok with some minor surface dirt, the Austin lacking one tyre to the front left wheel, their boxes worn, the empty boxes of mixed condition from lightly to heavily worn, faded, discoloured and stained.

Lot 222

STAR TREK; a limited edition The Next Generation Phaser Laser Pointer No.8264 with certificate of authenticity and instructions, housed in a presentation case and cardboard sleeve, also Franklin Mint Star Trek 30th Anniversary Phaser (af) and Type-2 Phaser (stand af) in pewter and a loose Playmates Klingon D'k Tahg (4). CONDITION REPORT: Cardboard sleeve is worn. Pointer is a little dusty but appears unused. The Franklin Mint Phaser is missing component to the front. The Type-2 perspex section of the stand is broken in two, both Phasers with general surface wear, the first with a few chips to the black finish on the body.

Lot 223

STAR TREK; Art Asylum Starship Legends Series USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A 16" electronic starship, Paramount The Next Generation USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Lighted Figurine featuring the voice of Patrick Stewart, also Polar Lights USS Enterprise NCC-1701 and Ertl Special Edition Galileo II Shuttlecraft model kits, all boxed (4). CONDITION REPORT: The first two boxes are lightly worn, model still works when Try Me button is pushed, the latter two model kits still in original shrink wrap.

Lot 230

STAR TREK; nine Playmates figures including three First Contact Series Lt Commander Geordi Laforge, Doctor Beverly Crusher and Commander William T Riker, two Voyager Series Neelix The Talaxian and The Doctor Emergency Medical Hologram, two Generations Series, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Lt Commander Worf, also Klingon Great Hall and Borg Temple (both Collectors Series Edition) and eleven Art Asylum Minimates Series figures including Captain Kirk, Mr Spock, Dr Mccoy, etc (some multiples), all boxed. CONDITION REPORT: Boxes in varied condition, generally worn, internal models appear unused and still unopened but please judge from the pictures.

Lot 240

STAR TREK; a good collection of Star Trek Collectable Card Game trading cards, The Next Generation white border Premier Edition Alpha 1994 and Beta 1995 The Klingons, The Romulans & Non-Aligned, Artifacts, Dilemmas and Missions, The Federation & Events & Interrupts; also black border expansions and sets comprising First Contact, Dominion, Blaze of Glory, The Q Continuum, Q Mirror, Mirror Decipher, Rules of Acquisition and Deep Space Nine, with assorted starter deck cards; featuring various rare, uncommon and common cards, with checklist, nine albums of varying quantity.

Lot 242

STAR TREK; a collection of predominantly Skybox Collectors Cards including Master Series and Series II, Deep Space Nine, 30 Years of Star Trek Phases 1-3, Generations and First Contact Cinema Collections, Insurrection, Memories From The Future and Voyager, also further similar, including Impel The Next Generation and Ritten House Quotable Star Trek, etc, with lists and housed in eight folders of varying size, also a boxed Launch Edition Star Trek Star Disc Set.

Lot 307

HORNBY; two 00 gauge locomotives, R2066 BR 0-6-0 Fowler '44331' (fitted with snow plough) and R2344 BR 0-6-0 Class Q1 '33009 Weathered Edition', both boxed. CONDITION REPORT: First box heavily worn, second box lightly worn, both models in original wrapping and appear as new.

Lot 331

HORNBY; two 00 gauge locomotives with tenders, R3191 BR 4-6-2 Standard Class 8P 'Duke Of Gloucester' special edition and R2276 (modified) BR Fowler 0-6-0 Class 4F (fitted with snow plough), both boxed (2). CONDITION REPORT: First box lightly worn, second box worn.

Lot 57

BROOKLIN MODELS; three BRK 16 and 16X Dodge Vans in blue, cream and silver liveries with 'Merley House & Model Museum' (limited edition of 100), 'St Martin's Accessories Ltd' and 'Canadian Pacific Coast Toy Show' decals respectively, 1/43 scale, all boxed (3). CONDITION REPORT: Provenance: The Ed Clark Collection. Boxes worn, first two models with slightly loose front and rear bumpers, last model with only slightly loose front bumper, the Canada example with one very minor loss to paintwork to the upper rim of the step on the driver's side, otherwise all appear ok.

Lot 76

BROOKLIN MODELS; three BRK 4 1937 Chevrolet Coupés in red, white and green liveries, the first with 'James C. Leake & Antiques Inc. 15th Auction' decal and the second a Brooklin Collectors Club edition stamped 'Member No.' and 'B.C.C 1989' to base, 1/43 scale, all boxed (3). CONDITION REPORT: Provenance: The Ed Clark Collection. Boxes worn, front bumper of the green model at a slight angle, otherwise models appear ok.

Lot 91

BROOKLIN MODELS; three BRK 31 1953 Pontiac Sedan delivery vans in green, burgundy and white liveries with 'Huggett Electrical Ltd Bath', 'Wessex M.T.C 1989' and 'BDA Over 50 Years Service to Diabetics Lithotripter Appeal' decals respectively, the first model a limited edition with certificate and compliments card, 1/43 scale, all boxed (3). CONDITION REPORT: Provenance: The Ed Clark Collection. Boxes worn, box of first Huggett model heavily worn, the mascot on the white model at a slight angle, otherwise all appear ok.

Lot 138

Smallpox & Vaccination.- Ring (John) A Treatise on the Cow-Pox; containing the History of Vaccine Inoculation, 2 vol., first edition, lacking 2 hand-colour plates, 1 table only (of 2), short tear fractionally affecting text (2F2, vol.1), contemporary calf, rubbed spines, 8vo, J. and T. Carpenter; and J. Johnson, 1801-03.⁂ Scarce

Lot 107

Africa.- Big Game.- Neumann (Arthur H.) Elephant-Hunting in East Equatorial Africa, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, chromolithographed plate of butterflies, illustrations, many full-page, folding colour map in pocket at end, pencil inscription to half-title, ink signature to frontispiece verso, some small marginal tears, mostly repaired, zebra print endpapers, original pictorial cloth, a little spotted, chipping to spine extremities with some loss, [Czech p.122], 1898; and another, similar, 8vo (2)

Lot 114

NO RESERVE Africa.- Portal (Sir Gerald) The British Mission to Uganda in 1893, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, folding-map, illustrations, 32pp. advertisements at end, ink inscription, original cloth, a little rubbed, [Czech pp.132-133], 1894 § Austin (Major Herbert H.) With Macdonald in Uganda, first edition, frontispiece, plates, folding colour map (tear to foldline), 32pp. advertisements at end, occasional spotting, ink name-stamp to half-title, front free endpaper pasted down, ex-library with usual stamps, original cloth, rubbed and worn, ink number to spine foot, [Czech p.8], 1903 § Cunningham (J. F.) Uganda and its Peoples, first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, cracked upper hinge, original decorative cloth, a little rubbed, 1905; and 2 others, similar, 8vo (5)

Lot 117

Australia.- Burn (David) Plays, and Fugitive Pieces, in Verse, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, slight foxing, browned, original cloth, slightly faded, remains of printed paper label on spine, [Ferguson 3369], 8vo, Hobart, 1842.

Lot 49

Fielding (Henry) The Works... with the Life of the Author, 4 vol., first collected edition, engraved portrait, very light offsetting, contemporary tree calf, covers with oval panels with gilt laurel borders, calf around that dyed green, all of which within a tripled border of various tools, spines gilt in compartments, rubbed, vol2 & 3 upper covers detached, slip-case, 4to A.Millar, 1762.

Lot 122

NO RESERVE Polar.- Amedo of Savoy (Luigi) On the "Polar Star" in the Arctic Sea, 2 vol., first English edition, frontispieces, plates, 2 folding, illustrations, 5 maps, 2 folding, 1 with marginal loss, original decorative cloth, a little rubbed, 1903 § Rasmussen (Knud) The People of the Polar North: a Record, first English edition, frontispiece, plates, folding map, occasional spotting, original cloth, a little rubbed, 1908 § Cook (Frederick A.) To the Top of the Continent, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, occasional spotting, ink inscription, original decorative cloth, 1909; and 2 others, similar, 8vo (6)

Lot 115

NO RESERVE Africa.- Speke (John Hanning) Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, plates and illustrations, 1 map only (of 2), occasional marginal damp-staining, scattered spotting, some edges neatly strengthened, contemporary half calf, rubbed, small splits to spine head, [Czech p.151], 1863 § Swayne (George C.) Lake Victoria. a Narrative of Explorations in search of the Source of the Nile, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, ink inscription inside upper cover, original cloth, a little rubbed, small loss to spine head, William Blackwood and Sons, n.d., 8vo (2)

Lot 124

NO RESERVE Polar.- Peary (Robert Edwin) Northward over the great ice, 2vol., first English edition, portrait frontispieces, plates and maps, illustrations, original pictorial cloth, slightly marked, t.e.g., a very good set, 4to, 1898.

Lot 110

NO RESERVE Africa.- Christy (Cuthbert) Big Game and Pygmies: Experiences of a Naturalist in Central African Forests in Quest of the Okapi, first edition, frontispiece, plates, 2 folding maps, occasional faint spotting, previous owner's ink signature to front free endpaper, 2 prospectus for related titles loosely inserted, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine extremities, [Czech p.36], 8vo, 1924.

Lot 127

Oxford.- Church (Alfred J.) Isis and Thamesis: Hours on the River from Oxford to Henley, vignette title, 12 plates and illustrations, occasional spotting, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1886 § Belloc (H.) The Old Road, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, 5 folding maps at end, occasional spotting, original decorative cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, browned, slight chipping to extremities, 1904 § Rice-Oxley (L) Oxford Renowned, first edition, frontispiece, plates, occasional faint spotting, original cloth, a little rubbed, 1925; 8vo (3)

Lot 37

Evelyn (John).- Barlow (Thomas) A letter concerning invocation of saints, and adoration of the cross, writ ten years since, to John Evelyn of Depthford Esq, first edition, modern calf-backed marbled boards, [Wing B834; Keynes, Evelyn, 179], small 4to, printed by John Macock for John Martyn at the sign of the Bell in St Paul's Church-yard, 1679.⁂ Barlow was Bodley's Librarian in the Interregnum.

Lot 74

Kipling (Rudyard) Kim, first edition, frontispiece, original cloth, 1901; Puck of Pook's Hill, first edition, frontispiece, original cloth, slipcase, 1906; Limits and Renewals, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1932; If-, second separate English edition, original printed wrappers, 1914, fine copies; and a quantity of others, first and other editions, including many fine copies, v.s. (qty.)

Lot 87

NO RESERVE Bibliography.- Martin (Edward A.) A Dictionary of Bookplates of Irish Medical Doctors, first edition, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, Dublin, 2003 § Cambridge University Press. Announcements of Books to be Published in the First Half of 1926, original marbled paper wrappers, [1926] § A Select List of New Works Published by John Hatchard and Son, original paper wrappers, small split to spine foot, 1838; and 7 others, similar, 8vo (10)

Lot 96

Rackham (Arthur) Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures, first edition, 44 tipped-in colour plates, lightly browned endpapers, original cloth, light spotting to spine, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, rubbed, small tears to edges and extremities, 1913 § Milton (John) Paradise Lost, plates, occasional faint spotting, original cloth-backed boards, rubbed and worn, Liverpool, 1906; and 2 others, similar, 8vo (4)

Lot 63

Melville (Herman) Mardi: and a Voyage Thither, 3 vol., first edition, titles and red and black, half-titles to vol.2 and 3 only (not called for in vol.1), some spotting, contemporary half cloth, rubbed, [BAL 13657], large 12mo, Richard Bentley, 1849.⁂ Rare first edition of Melville's only other triple-decker apart from The Whale. It precedes the American edition by a few days. Provenance: Philip Gosse (1810-1888), English naturalist and writer on marine life (bookplates); Robert Mackenzie Waggaman (bookplates).

Lot 19

Meursius (Joannes) Rerum Belgicarum libri quatuor, first edition, title in red and black and with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative initials, title lightly soiled, some spotting, 17th century armorial calf, gilt, covers with central crests and arms and crest corner-pieces, crests to spine in compartments, lacking label, spine ends little chipped, corners worn, joints starting, but holding firm, [Willems 92]. small 4to, Leiden, Louis Elzevier, 1614.

Lot 123

NO RESERVE Polar.- Kane (Elisha Kent) Arctic Explorations: the Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin, 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispieces, additional vignette titles, 2 maps only (of 3), 1 folding, 18 plates, illustrations, spotting, contemporary half-calf, rubbed, small split to spine, Philadelphia, 1856 § Whitney (Harry) Hunting with Eskimos, frontispiece, plates, folding map, bookplate, later half-morocco, a little rubbed, 1910 § Mikkelsen (Ejnar) Lost in the Arctic, first edition, frontispiece, plates, folding map at end, bookplate, contemporary calf, gilt, 1913; 8vo (4)

Lot 69

NO RESERVE Hewlett-Dohenny copy.- Maurier (George du) Peter Ibbetson, 2 vol., first English edition, half-titles, plates and illustrations by the author, vol.1 bookplate removed from front pastedown, original pictorial cloth, vol.1 3 red ink stains to upper cover, both vol. marked, housed in modern buckram chemise and morocco-backed slip-case, [Sadleir 1674a; Wolff 1950], large 8vo, 1892.

Lot 56

Franklin (Benjamin).- , Literary Miscellany (The): or, Selections & Extracts, 11 parts in 3 vol., additional engraved titles for each part, illustrations, spotting and browning, contemporary half calf, rebacked, gilt, a little rubbed, Poughnill, 1804 § Milns (William) The Well-Bred Scholar, first edition, short tear to S3, bookplate, contemporary calf, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1794 § Smith (Horatio) Festivals, Games and Amusements, engraved frontispiece, bookplate to title verso, folding plan and folding plates, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, a little rubbed, New York, 1831; and 2 others, v.s. (7)⁂ The first includes pieces by Benjamin Franklin, Miss Burney, John Langhorne, William Shenstone and Henry Mackenzie.

Lot 2

[Clark (A.)] Paddy Hew: A Poem, From the Brain of Timothy Tarpaulin. Whistled by a Sea Lark,, first edition, hand-coloured wood-engraved frontispiece, book label of Annd and F.G. Renier, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 8vo, 1815.⁂ A rare satire on naval life. Upon being asked by a bookseller to whom he had offered the work for publication whether the work was in the manner of Doctor Syntax the author replied 'No, Sir, it is not like Doctor Syntax; Paddy Hew would be ashamed to be seen in the same filed with such a milksop'.

Lot 85

NO RESERVE Food and drink.- David (Elizabeth) French Provincial Cooking, first edition, illustrations, light browning to half title, ink ownership inscription, original cloth, dust-jacket, repaired tear to upper panel, a little creased and frayed at head and foot, still a very good copy overall, 1960 § Heaton (Nell) and Andé Simon. A Calendar of Food & Wine, first edition, signed presentation inscription from Heaton to the half-title, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, closed tears with tape repairs to verso, light discolouration, 1949; and 9 others, food and drink, 8vo (11)

Lot 109

NO RESERVE Africa.- Casati (Maj. Gaetano) Ten Years in Equatoria and the Return with Emin Pasha, 2 vol., first English edition, frontispieces, plates and illustrations, 4 folding maps in pockets at end, occasional spotting, cracked hinge, original pictorial cloth, tear to spine head (vol. 1), rubbed, [Hosken p.43], 1891 § Jameson (James S.) Story of the Rear Column of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, first edition, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, folding facsimiles, 2 folding colour maps, occasional spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1890; and another, similar, 8vo (4)

Lot 136

NO RESERVE Mosses.- Hooker (Joseph Dalton) Muscologia Britannica, containing the mosses of Great Britain and Ireland, second edition, 36 hand-coloured plates, publisher's catalogue at front, original boards, spine chipped and scuffed, 1827 § Berkeley (Rev. M. J.) Handbook of British Mosses, first edition , 24 lithographed plates, all but one hand-coloured, advertisements at rear, original cloth, neatly recased, 1863, 8vo (2)

Lot 43

NO RESERVE Hildrop (John) Free Thoughts upon the Brute-Creation, first edition, engraved frontispiece, half-title, small marginal tear (B4), loss to margin fractionally affecting text (H2), ink signature to title, occasional marginal damp-staining, ?lacking a blank, modern half calf, 8vo, 1742-43.

Lot 129

NO RESERVE Bannerman (David Armitage) and George Lodge. The Birds of the British Isles, 12 vol., first edition, plates and illustrations, original cloth, dust-jackets, price-clipped, some minor discolouration to spines and occasional chipping to extremities, a generally excellent set overall, 4to, 1953-63.

Lot 98

NO RESERVE Thackeray (Lance) The Light Side of Egypt, colour plates by the author, some foxing to text, original pictorial cloth, rubbed, light wear to spine ends and corners, 1908 § Burroughs (Edgar Rice) Jungle Girl, first English edition, light scattered spotting, original cloth, dust-jacket, light surface soiling, minor chipping to spine end, a near-fine copy overall, 1933; and 8 others, children's and illustrated books, v.s. (10)

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