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Slatin Pasha (Rudolf C.). Fire and Sword in the Sudan, a Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes 1879-1895, Translated by Major F. R. Wingate, 1st edition, Edward Arnold, 1896, monochrome plates, top edge gilt, original maroon cloth gilt, a little rubbed and covers somewhat discoloured to fore-edges, thick 8vo, together with: Badcock (Brevet, Lieut.-Col. G.E.). A History of the Transport Services of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 1916- 1917-1918, 1st edition, Hugh Rees, 1925, photographic portrait frontispiece, folding map at rear, light spotting to title, original blue cloth gilt, some minor marks, plus: Massey (W.T.). How Jerusalem Was Won, being the record of Alllenby's Campaign in Palestine, 1919 & Allenby's Final Triumph, 1st edition, 1920, monochrome plates after photographs, both original publisher's blue cloth gilt, first volume with some minor marks, second volume in dust wrapper, and: Bray (Major N.N.E.). Shifting Sands, 1st edition, Unicorn Press, 1934, monochrome illustrations after photographs, occasional light spotting, author's presentation inscription to front endpaper 'To D.E.N. Powell Esq. Inscribed by the Author with sincere good wishes. Norman N.E. Bray', original black cloth in dust wrapper, plus others on the Palestine Campaigns, and related, mostly early 20th century publications, mainly original cloth, a few in dust wrappers, all 8voQty: (34)NOTESFrom the Library of Lt. Col. R.J. Wyatt MBE TD (1931-2019), Part III.

Wylly (Colonel H.C.) History of the Manchester Regiment (Late the 63rd and 96th Foot), 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1923-25, colour and monochrome illustrations, 6 maps contained in volume II rear pocket, some spotting, endpapers toned, original cloth, spines faded, 4to, together with Wyrall (Everard). The History of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) 1914-1919, 2 volumes (volume I, 1914-1915; volume II, 1916-1917), 1928-30, maps and illustrations, a little light spotting, volume I in original contrasting cloth, volume II in original morocco-backed cloth, volume I spine faded and mottled stains to rear cover, 4to (a volume III was published in 1935), plus Threlfall (T.R.) The Story of the King's (Liverpool Regiment) formerly the Eighth Foot, 1916, colour frontispiece, maps and illustrations,contemporary presentation inscription from Donald Mather, 18th King's Liverpool Regt. from his father, Christmas 1916 to front endpaper, original cloth, spine faded, 8vo, with 3 others including Historical Record of the King's Liverpool Regiment of Foot, 2nd edition, 1883 and A.C. Bell's History of the Manchester Regiment First and Second Battalions 1922-1948, 1954Qty: (8)NOTESFrom the Library of Lt. Col. R.J. Wyatt MBE TD (1931-2019), Part III.

Wylly (Colonel H.C.) The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 2 volumes, 1st edition,1933, maps and illustrations, first few leaves detached in volume I, some light spotting, original red cloth gilt, a couple of corners bumped, 4to, together with Smyth (Major B.). A History of the Lancashire Fusiliers (Formerly XX Regiment), 2 volumes, Dublin 1903-04, colour and monochrome maps and illustrations, a little minor spotting, original cloth gilt, spines faded, a few stains, 8vo, plus Nicholson (General Sir Lothian). History of the East Lancashire Regiment in the Great War 1914-1918, Liverpool, 1936, maps and illustrations, a few pages with insect damage mainly to lower margins, original cloth, spine faded, light stains, 4to, with others including H.C. Wylly's History of the 1st & 2nd Battalions of the Leicestershire Regiment in the Great War, [1928], H. Whalley-Kelly's "Ich Dien". The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire) 1914-1934, 1935, and History of the East Lancashire Regiment in the War 1939-1945, Manchester, 1953Qty: (21)NOTESFrom the Library of Lt. Col. R.J. Wyatt MBE TD (1931-2019), Part III.

Barclay (Brigadier C.N.). Against Great Odds, The Story of the First Offensive in Libya in 1940-41 - The First British Victory in the Second World War, 1st edition, Sifton Praed & Co., 1955, monochrome plates after photographs, original maroon cloth in rubbed and slightly frayed dust wrapper, together with: Kirkbride (Alec Seath). A Crackle of Thorns, Experiences in the Middle East, 1st edition, John Murray, 1956, monochrome illustrations after photographs, original red cloth in slightly rubbed dust wrapper, chipped with loss to head and foot of spine, plus: Strabolgi (Lord). Singapore and After, a Study of the Pacific Campaign, 1st edition, Hutchinson & Co., 1942, monochrome illustrations, including many after photographs, original light blue cloth in frayed and slightly chipped dust wrapper, and: Capell (Richard). Simiomata, a Greek Notebook 1944-1945, 1st edition, MacDonald & Co., [1946], original blue cloth in rubbed dust wrapper, plus other Second World War history and memoirs, all post-war period publications, all original cloth in dust wrappers, 8vo (approximately 110 volumes)Qty: (3 shelves)NOTESFrom the Library of Lt. Col. R.J. Wyatt MBE TD (1931-2019), Part III.

Bond (Brian, editor). The First World War and British Military History, 1st edition, Oxford University Press, 1991, original black cloth gilt in dust wrapper, together with: Spagnoly (Tony). The Anatomy of a Raid, Australia at Celtic Wood, 9th October 1917, 1st edition, MultiDream Publications, 1991, monochrome illustrations, author's presentation inscription to Malcolm, dated October 1993 to verso of half title, original dark green cloth gilt in dust wrapper, plus: Hughes (Matthew, editor). Allenby in Palestine, The Middle East Correspondence of Field Marshal Viscount Allenby, June 1917-October 1919, Army Records Society, 2004, original red cloth gilt in dust wrapper, and: Occleshaw (Michael). Armour Against Fate, British Military Intelligence in the First World War, 1st edition, Colombus Books, 1989, monochrome illustrations after photographs, original green cloth gilt in dust wrapper, plus other First World War history, academic studies, etc., including Pen & Sword, Army Records Society, Manchester University Press, etc., all original cloth in dust wrappers, 8vo, VG (approximately 100 volumes)Qty: (3 shelves)NOTESFrom the Library of Lt. Col. R.J. Wyatt MBE TD (1931-2019), Part III.

Jabotinsky (Vladimir). Turkey and the War, 1st edition, T. Fisher Unwin, 1917, light spotting to first and last few leaves, pencil signature of Brigadier H. P. Crosland to front endpaper, original red cloth gilt, lightly rubbed and spine lightly faded, together with: Goldsmid (Cyril H.). Diary of a Liaison Officer in Italy 1918, 1st edition, Williams and Norgate, 1920, monochrome plates and maps, original purple cloth gilt, spine lightly faded, plus: Quigley (Hugh). Passchendaele and The Somme, A Diary of 1917, 1st edition, Methuen & Co., 1928, original maroon cloth gilt in dust wrapper, and other First World War history and memoirs, including George A.B. Dewar, The Great Munition Feat 1914-1918, 1st edition, 1921, Erroll Sherson, Townshend of Chitral and Kut, 1st edition, 1928, G.H. Perris, The Campaign of 1914 in France & Belgium, 1915, P. W. Long, Other Ranks of Kut, 1st edition, 1938, William Dilworth Puleston, High Command in the World War, 1934, David Lloyd George, The Truth About the Peace Treaties, 2 volumes, 1938, Colonel T. Bentley Mott, Myron T. Herrick, Friend of France, An Autobiographical Biography, 1930, etc., all original cloth, a few in dust wrappers, 8vo (approximately 75 volumes)Qty: (3 shelves)NOTESFrom the Library of Lt. Col. R.J. Wyatt MBE TD (1931-2019), Part III.

Special Operations Executive (SOE). Specially Employed. The Story of British Aid to French Patriots of the Resistance, by Maurice J. Buckmaster, 1st edition, London: Batchworth Press, [1952], map and half-tone illustrations, a little light spotting, front hinge breaking, original cloth, joints splitting, edges rubbed, 8vo, presentation copy, inscribed by Maurice Buckmaster to Denis Rake on title page: "Denis Rake, whose boundless courage and unfailing perseverance in the face of adversity is herein - however inadequately described. I write this dedication in the same sense of humility and admission which it has been my object to show throughout the book. Maurice J. Buckmaster, November 1952" (with later cellophane protective overlay), together with Buckmaster (Maurice J.) They Fought Alone. The Story of British Agents in France, 1st edition, London: Odhams Press, 1958, a few pencil annotations and underlining, a little light spotting, blindstamp of Rupert Allason (former politician and author writing as 'Nigel West') to front endpaper, original cloth (spine faded), dust jacket, a few chips, tears and clear tape repairs, 8vo, inscribed by Denis Rake to front endpaper: "Darlings - you both will see this isn't quite right, but it is a good try. With my love to you both, Dender, 11.6.58", with a printed slip pasted at foot of page 'This copy owned and annotated by Denis Rake MC', plus Rake (Denis). Rake's Progress, with a foreword by Douglas Fairbanks , KBE, DSC, 1st edition, London: Leslie Frewin, 1968, blindstamp of Rupert Allason to front endpaper, original cloth, dust jacket, a few chips, repairs to verso, 8voQty: (3)NOTESProvenance: From the library of Rupert William Simon Allason, former Conservative Party politician, who also wrote on the subject of espionage under the pen name Nigel West. First work an interesting association copy from Maurice Buckmaster to Denis Rake, former SOE members. Maurice Buckmaster (1902-1992) headed the French section of the Special Operations Executive, formed in 1940 to conduct covert espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance operations against Axis powers in Occupied Europe. After being evacuated at Dunkirk in June 1940, he became an intelligence officer and joined SOE's French Section in July 1941, and commanded F-Section from September 1941, which deployed nearly 400 agents into Occupied France during the course of the war. Denis Rake (1901-1976) was recruited into the SOE due to his wireless and French language skills and began his first mission to France in May 1942. He was arrested in Paris with two other SOE operatives and after interrogation moved to a POW camp where he was allowed to escape to Spain by the sympathetic French commandant. He returned to France in May 1944 as wireless operator to Émile Coulaudon's resistance operations. He was awarded the Military Cross and the Croix de Guerre for his wartime services and later was valet to Douglas Fairbanks Jr. who encouraged him to write his memoirs in Rake's Progress.

Drogheda (Kathleen, Countess of). Selection of letters by the organiser of Official Air Services Exhibition, [1916], three letters to a Mr Bateman regarding the organisation of the exhibition to be held in 1917, written on 10 sheets of Official Air Service Exhibition letter headed paper, accompanied with the related catalogue for the 1917 exhibition which was held at the Grosvenor Gallery, New Bond St., London, inscribed by the Countess of Drogheda to title, original green wrappers, 4to, together with: Dollfus (Charles & Bouché, Henri) . Histoire de l'Aéronautique, first edition, Paris: H. Floury, 1922, colour and monochrome plates & illustrations including some tipped in, numerous ink stamps mostly to verso of plates, cancelled library bookplate, top edge gilt, contemporary half morocco, extremities slightly rubbed, folio (limited edition 308/500), Dommett (William Erskine) , Aeroplanes and airships, including steering, propelling and navigating apparatus, bombs, flechettes, anti-aircraft guns and searchlights, London: Whittaker & Co., 1915, monochrome plates, diagrams to text, occasional spotting, original cloth gilt, small 8vo, Commissariato Dell'Aeronautica , Notiziario di Aeronautica, N.1. Gennaio 1925, Rome: Tipografia Befani, 1925, monochrome plates (some folding), some dust-soiling and finger marks, edges untrimmed, original printed wrappers, without image to upper cover, some creasing to lower outer corners of upper cover and initial leaves, light wear and few marks, 4to, plus one otherQty: (6)NOTESKathleen Pelham Burn Moore, Countess of Drogheda CBE CMG (1887-1966) was a British socialite, one of the "bright young things", an aviator and sportswoman. She was particularly interested in flying, being one of the first women to fly as a passenger in a plane. She involved herself working for aviation charities during World War I, and was a guest at Edward Maitland's pre-flight celebrations of the R34 successfully attempting the first return Atlantic crossing. She became known as "the Flying Countess" for her many passenger journeys and then for flying in aircraft exhibitions across the UK and Ireland to raise money for the Royal Air Force during World War II. She also dabbled in the occult holding séances which were attended by celebrities of the day, including Jacob Epstein, Augustus John, and Wyndham Lewis.

Bodoni Press. The Alphabet of Francesco Torniello da Novara [1517] ..., Verona, 1971, numerous woodcut illustrations in letterpress, title printed in blue & black, dedication leaf stating 'This Copy has been printed for Hans Schmoller', top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original morocco-backed lettered boards, gilt-lettered spine lightly faded, prospectus loosely inserted, dust jacket (spine a little frayed at foot), slipcase, 4to, (limited edition, out-of-series copy from the edition of 160 copies in English), together with: Nonesuch Press , A History of the Nonesuch Press, by John Dreyfus ..., London, 1981, letterpress illustrations (some full page), some pencil annotations, front free endpaper with authorial ink manuscript presentation inscription to Hans Schmoller, original red cloth gilt, prospectus loosely inserted, dust jacket, folio, (limited edition, out-of-series copy from an edition of 950 copies), plus 5 others related: Lettera a Giovanni Anchiseo, by Francesco Petrarca, 1967; The Remarkable Story of a Book Made in Padua in 1477 ..., by Giovanni Mardersteig, 1967; Discorso Sull'Umanesimo Italiano, by Carlo Dionisotti, 1956 (limited edition, one of 250 copies); Francesco Alunno da Ferrara ..., by Giovanni Mardersteig, 1970; Pastonchi, A Specimen of a New Letter for use on the "Monotype", 1928, (limited edition, one of 200 copies)Qty: (7)NOTESProvenance: (first six items only) Hans Schmoller (calligraphic book ticket of 'Tatyana and Hans Schmoller' on each front pastedown, plus additional inscriptions and dedications as described). Hans Schmoller (1916-1985) was Head of Typography and Design at Penguin Books from 1949 to 1976, after managing the bindery at the Curwen Press. Nicknamed 'Half-Point Schmoller' for his attention to detail, he married Tatayana (Tanya) Kent in 1950.

Doyle (Arthur Conan). The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1st edition, George Newnes, 1902, 16 monochrome plates after Sidney Paget, 2 plates detached and frontispiece slightly creased at margins, some finger-soiling throughout and old brown stain at foot of pages 74-75 not affecting legibility, inner hinges cracked, original pictorial red cloth with hound design stamped in gilt and black, rubbed, frayed along joints and at head and foot of spine, edges rubbed with some corner see-through, 8voQty: (1)NOTESGibson A26a: First issue, with 'you' for 'your' on page 13.

Easton Press. Group of 27 signed first editions, Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, c. 2001-16, comprising: 1. Barnes (Julian). The Noise of Time, 2016, 2. Newman (Paul, & A. E. Hotchner). Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good, 2003 3. Poitier (Sidney). Life Beyond Measure, 2008, 4. Dole (Bob). Great Presidential Wit, 2001, 5. Palahniuk (Chuck). Beautiful You, 2014, 6. Albright (Madeleine). Prague Winter, 2012, and 21 others, all in original leather bindings richly gilt, unopened in original shrinkwrap, 8vo, together with one Easton Press signed edition (Jimmy Carter, A Remarkable Mother, 2008)Qty: (28)

Essex House Press. Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims, Relating to the Conduct of Human Life, by William Penn, Essex House Press, 1901, title with woodblock illustration by T. Sturge Moore, ornamental initials, printed in red and black, bookplates of Ann Ridler (1935-2018, bibliographer) and E.L. Turner (1867-1940, pioneering female bird photographer), original vellum, small 8vo, limited edition 137/250, together with Ruskin (John). Of Kings' Treasuries, Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh, George Allen, London, 1902, printed within wood-engraved foliate border, initials in red, minor spotting front and rear, bookplate of Ann Ridler, original vellum gilt, cloth ties, 8vo, with a 2 pp. letter from bookseller Robert Hogg, Edinburgh dated 1936, explaining the book is a combination of the Ballantyne & Vale pressesQty: (2)NOTESFirst work Tomkinson 20, page 72.

Greenaway (Kate, illustrator). The Queen of the Pirate Isle, by Bret Harte, 1st edition, London: Chatto and Windus, [1886], colour frontispiece, title vignette and illustrations, armorial bookplate of James O'Byine, all edges gilt, original pictorial cloth, lightly browned spine minimally rubbed at ends, slim 8vo, together with: Carroll (Lewis), Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Stockholm: Förlag, 1945, 10 colour plates and numerous black & white illustrations by Robert Högfeldt, pictorial bookplate of Henning Cato, original cloth-backed boards, extremities rubbed, toned dust jacket, some edge-fraying and chips, front panel with small mark and stain to lower left corner, 8vo, and 2 others: Kings and Queens, by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon, 1st edition, 1932, in worn dust jacket; Simple Heraldry, by Ian Moncreiffe and Don Pottinger, reprint, 1965, in dust jacketQty: (4)NOTESFirst item: Schuster and Engen 165.1e.

[Walker, George]. The Costume of Yorkshire, illustrated by a series of forty engravings, being fac-similes of original drawings, with descriptions in English and French, 1st edition, London: T. Bensley, 1814, 40 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates only (complete as list, but bound without frontispiece, as called for in Abbey Life), letterpress in English and French, including separate titles and tables of contents, scarce minor spots, a few marks to letterpress, front free endpaper with ink manuscript ownership inscriptions, hinges cracked, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed with some wear to extremities, front joint cracked, top portion of spine loose inside, folioQty: (1)NOTESAbbey, Life 432. Plate III shows the first published pictorial representation of a steam-engine on rails; built by Murray & Blenkinsop, Leeds, in 1812, about two years before Stephenson's engine, it was used from 1812 until 1833. Other trades depicted include dog breaker, lowkers, woman making oat cakes, the cranberry girl, rape threshing, whalebone scrapers, leech finders, Sheffield cutler, jockeys, etc.

Josephus (Flavius). Opera… De Antiquitatibus Iudaicis libri XX quibus in fine loco appendicis Vita Iosephi per ipsum conscripta est adiecta: De Bello Iudaico Libri VII… Contra Apionem Libri II… De imperio rationis, sive de Macchabaeis Liber Unus…, Frankfurt: Sigismundi Feyerabendt, 1580, woodcut pictorial title, one full-page woodcut of Adam and Eve, 97 smaller woodcuts in the text, lacks final colophon leaf with printers' device, supplied in modern facsimile on white paper, title slightly dust-soiled, previous owner inscription at upper margin and left margin, single worm hole to foremargin of first four leaves, one small marginal note, small closed marginal tears to several leaves, pale dampstain to lower margin affecting pp. 223-704 and upper margins of pp. 755 ff., some occasional light staining and a few small ink stains, large ink inscription on preserved front free endpaper, modern full calf with raised bands and gilt title and date, folio, together with: Boccacio (Giovanni), The Novels and Tales of... Containing a Hundred Curious Novels... , 5th edition in English, Awnsham Churchill, 1684 , some spotting and browning throughout, a little dampstained to inner margin, lacks portrait frontispiece (modern facsimile supplied), old ink signature of Elizabeth Hawksmoor to title [possibly that of the daughter of the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor], modern half-morocco over cloth, folio, [ESTC R2136], [Newton, Isaac], Excerpta quaedam e Newtoni Principiis Philosophiae Naturalis cum notis variorum, 1st edition, Cambridge: J. Bentham, 1765, 12 engraved plates, all but one folding, plate 10 slightly damaged and laid down on modern paper, now full-page but no longer folding with inner margin excised without loss to image, closed tear repair to title, and some dust-soiling to first and last leaves, occasional spotting, one plate with closed tear repair to verso, two pages and inner margin of one plate with small pale brown mark, some scattered light stains, modern morocco-backed cloth gilt, 4to, [Babson 15; Gray no. 20], Micheli Márquez (José, Barón de San Demetrio), Deleite y amargura de las dos cortes, celestial y terrena. Con la assistencia de los ingenios, y lagrimas derremadas en la Corte del Dios Momo: el consuelo que reciben, quexas que dan a Iupiter, para que visite la Cortes de los Planetas, Dioses, 1st edition, Madrid : por Iuan Sanchez, a costa de Pedro Coello, 1642, printers' woodcut device on title, a few woodcut initials, three leaves following title and leaves M1, M2, M7, M8 & N1-N4 missing and supplied in very good letterpress facsimiles, some browning, contemporary vellum, some soiling and restoration and text resewn with cords renewed, 4to, Drummond de Melfort (Louis Hector). Traité sur la Cavalerie, 1st edition, Paris: Guillaume Desprez, 1776, text volume only (without atlas volume), with half-title, engraved frontispiece, engraved vignette to title-page, 11 engraved plates on 10 sheets, all but one folding, text not collated, etched bookplate of the Earl of Aylesford, contemporary tree calf, joints cracked but firm, folio (44.8 x 28.5 cm), Ogilby (John). America: being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World; containing the Original of the Inhabitants, and the Remarkable Voyages thither, The Conquest of the Vast Empires of Mexico and Peru, and Other Large Provinces and Territories, 1st edition, 2nd issue, London: by the author, 1671, engraved frontispiece (discreet repair verso, clear tape reinforcement to fore margin), lacking all other plates, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked and restored, folio (42 x 27 cm), Sabin 50089Qty: (6 shelves)

A Royal Crown Derby Royal Antoinette pattern dessert plate, printed mark, first quality; five assorted saucers; a pair of Brittany pattern dinner plates; a Noah's Ark limited edition plate, 563/2,000, certificate, boxed; Posie pattern plates and trinket dishes; a derby Border Chatsworth Golden Wedding plate; a Bali pattern dinner plate; qtc (17)

Antiquarian Books - Medicine - Paul (B.H.), Holmes (E.H.) and Passmore (E.M.), Universal International Exhibition, Paris, 1878: Report on the Exhibits Connected with Materia Medica, Pharmacy, Chemical Industry, Etc., Reprinted from the "Pharmaceutical Journal", presentation copy signed and dedicated from one of the authors, first edition thus, London: Stevens and Richardson, 1878, original pink wrappers, contemporary ink MS dedication inscription: With the Reporter's complts (sic), Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, their library stamp, 12mo, (1); Melville (Colonel Charles H.), Military Hygeine and Sanitation, with Diagrams, presentation copy signed and dedicated from the author, first edition, London: Edward Arnold, 1912, contemporary red cloth, 8vo, (1); Galabin (Alfred Lewis), Dieseases of Women, fourth edition, London: J. & A. Churchill, 1887, in-text illustrations of medical instruments, etc., contemporary green cloth, 12mo, (1), [3]

Ornithology - The British Bird Book: An Account of All The Birds, Nests and Eggs Found in The British Isles, first edition, edited by F.B. Kirkman, Illustrated By Two Hundred Coloured Drawings and Numerous Photographs, London: T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1911-1913, four-volume set, original beige cloth as issued, 4to, [4]

1980s Tokai Limited Edition HH electric guitar, made in Japan, ser. no. 1xxxx7; Finish: aged Olympic white, some lacquer checking, various dings; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: generally good, indent wear to first position; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Weight: 3.47kg; Case: Hiscox hard case; Overall condition: good for age

Beechey (Frederick William). Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to Co-operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom... in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831, half titles, 3 engraved charts (two folding), 23 engraved and lithographed plates, advertisement leaf at end of volume 2, first chart reinforced to verso, ink stamp bottom right, occasional light offsetting, spotting and toning, modern russet morocco-backed marbled boards, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, 4toQty: (2)

Houghton (John). Husbandry and Trade Improv'd: Being a Collection of many valuable Materials relating to Corn, Cattle, Coals, Hops, Wool, &c. ... , now Revised, Corrected, and Published, with a Preface and useful Indexes, by Richard Bradley..., 4 volumes, mixed editions, London: for Woodman and Lyon, 1727-1728, titles printed in red & black, that to first volume with early ink manuscript annotation, volumes 1 & 4 each with ink library stamp (Lawes Agricultural Trust) at head of page 1 (volume 1 also to blank verso of title), uniform contemporary mottled calf gilt, rubbed spines with labels renewed, extremities worn, joints cracked, 8voQty: (4)NOTESESTC T68452 & T152045. Volume 1 is the second edition of 1728, printed in the same year as the fourth volume. Volumes 2 & 3 belong to the first edition of 1727.

Morison (Robert). Plantarum Umbelliferarum distributio nova, per tabulas cognationis et affinitatis ex libro naturae observata & detecta, 1st edition, Oxford: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1672, 8 engraved tables, 12 engraved plates, including one folding with explanatory letterpress, a few plates with small marginal repaired tears, a little minor spotting and marginal soiling, modern brown half morocco, folio, 41 x 26 cm (16 x 10.25 in)Qty: (1)NOTESHenrey 262; Hunt 323; Nissen BBI 1441. First edition of Scottish botanist Morison's system for classifying the Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae) family of plants, "successfully isolating Umbelliferous plants from others with similar forms of inflorescence. Following Cesalpino, whose work he had read, Morison argued that plants should primarily be distinguished by the single, key principal of differences in fruit and seed characteristics. He deployed vegetative characteristics for subsidiary taxonomic purposes only and argued that this method reflected the simplicity of the divine ordering of creation, as manifested in the book of nature. Properly observed, plants would reveal the secrets of their taxonomy and their beneficial uses, which had been known to providentially inspired botanists such as King Solomon." (ODNB). The work was later incorporated into Morison's Plantarum Historia pars Tertia, posthumously published in 1699.

A Royal Worcester Compton and Woodhouse figure The First Quadrilles, limited edition no. 1436/12500, printed marks beneath, 23cm high. (boxed)

J Thomas-Loonie 'Shakespeare Identified, in Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford', signed first edition, published by Cecil Palmer, London, 1920, also a presentation inscription from the author (Viewing is by appointment only during published times. Bidding is by commission, telephone or online only. Condition report available on request).

*Agatha Walker (1888-1980)Jean Forbes-Robertson in the role of Peter Panc.1930, a painted wax statuette, inscribed to the plinth35cm high43cm high overall, cased This wax figurine is modelled on the actress Jean Forbes-Robertson (1905-1962) in the title role of J M Barrie's 1904 children's play 'Peter Pan'. Jean Forbes-Robertson first played the part at the Gaiety Theatre, Christmas 1927, and subsequently became one of the best known actresses associated with the role, playing it at the Garrick Theatre, 1928/1929; at the St James's, 1929/1930; and at the Palladium for five consecutive Christmases, from 1930 until the end of the 1934/35 season. Other actresses took the part subsequently at the Palladium, but Jean Forbes-Robertson returned to play it for the last time there for the 1938/39 season.This is one of several wax figurines modelled by Agatha Walker in the 1920s and 1930s, mostly of actors and actresses in costume for roles in successful productions on the London stage. There had been a craze for ceramic figurines of performers in the 19th century and Walker attempted to revive this tradition with her limited edition sculptures. They were modelled from life in plaster and coated with a fine wax layer which was then coloured. In 1931 there was an exhibition of her wax figures at the Fine Art Society.*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: The figure has been reset to the base plinth. Evident cracks to the ankles and the sword - also to the blade 2/3rds up the sword. Chips to the hair. Some minor chips and wear to edges. The velvet base is discoloured and colour lost. The case is glass.

Palladio, Andrea. The First Book of Architecture... Translated into English by Godfrey Richards, eleventh edition, engraved frontispiece, 70 engraved plates, including 7 folding, some staining and spotting, frontispiece with tear to margin, contemporary calf, worn, upper board detached, 8vo, London: Edward Midwinter, 1729

Slater, Isaac. I. Slater's New British Atlas, comprising the Counties of England, (Upon which are laid down all Railways Completed and in Progress), with Separate Large Sheet Maps of England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, first edition, 3 large hand-coloured folding maps, backed on linen, 39 hand-coloured engraved county maps, folding hand-coloured map of the environs of London, tissue guards, a few later manuscript maps added by a previous owner, contemporary half calf, rubbed, folio, London: Isaac Slater, [1857]

Suys, Tilman Frans and L. P. Haudebourt. Palais Massimi a Roma, first edition, engraved title portrait, 43 engraved plates, stamped verso 'Astor Library NY', light spotting, later half morocco, worn, boards detached, folio, Paris: Privately Printed, 1818

Baxter, Evelyn. The Birds of Scotland, 2 volumes, first edition, plates, original cloth, dust-jackets, 8vo, Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1953; Jones, Thomas Rymer. Cassell's Book of Birds, 2 volumes, coloured plates, spotting, contemporary half calf, worn, 4to, London: Cassell and Co., [c.1880]; and 1 other, v.s. (5)

Jekyll, Gertrude. Roses for English Gardens, first edition, plates, original buckram gilt, 8vo, London: Country Life, 1902; Wall and Water Gardens, second edition, plates, original buckram gilt, 8vo, London: Country Life, n.d. (2)

Kircher, Athanasius. Arithmologia sive de abditis Numerorum mysteriis, first edition, engraved frontispiece, 3 folding tables, one printed in red and black, numerous wood-engraved diagrams and illustrations, very occasional light staining, mostly to margins, contemporary calf, armorial crest gilt, somewhat worn, 4to, Rome: Varese, 1665

Shepherd, Anthony. Effects of Refraction and Parallax, first edition, a few leaves loose, later leaves with some light mould to gutter, contemporary calf, worn, folio, Cambridge: J. Archdeacon, Printer to the University, 1772 Anthony Shepherd (c.1721-1796) was a British astronomer and friend of Captain Cook, who named the Shepherd Islands after him.

Howe, Ellic. The London Bookbinders, number 65 of 250 copies, original buckram, 8vo, London: Dropmore Press, 1950; When the Rose Bush Brings Forth Apples, number 119 of 400 copies, original wrappers, 8vo, Gwasg Gregynog, 1980; Flint, W. Russell. Models of Propriety, first edition, plates, original cloth, 8vo, London: Michael Joseph, 1951; Aberconway, Christabel. The Story of Mr Korah, plates and illustrations by Rex Whistler, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: Michael Joseph, 1954; and 28 others, miscellaneous (32)

Vickers and Sons. Richardson, Alex. Vickers Sons and Maxim, first edition, 70 photogravure plates, tissue guards, light spotting, original cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut, 4to, London: Engineering, 1902

Yarrell, William. A History of British Fishes, 2 volumes, first edition, half-titles, numerous woodcut illustrations in text, 8pp. publisher's catalogue at the end of volume 2, original cloth, upper hinge of volume 2 very slightly cracked, endpapers discoloured, 8vo, London: John van Voorst, 1836

[Voight, Hans Henning] Fifty Drawings by Alastair, first edition, one of 1025 copies, half-title, 50 plates, some coloured, tissue guards, contemporary morocco-backed boards, 4to, Mew York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925

[Anon] British Hunts and Huntsmen, 4 volumes, first edition, engraved portrait frontispieces, plates, illustrations, some spotting, contemporary red half morocco, all edges gilt, folio, London: The Biographical Press, 1909-1911

[Beccaria, Cesare Bonesana] An Essay on Crimes and Punishments, first English edition, a little worming to margins of first and last signatures, contemporary calf, joints cracked, surface loss, 8vo, London: J. Almon, 1767

Carmichael, Alexander. Carmina Gadelica. Hymns and Incantations, first edition, 2 volumes, one of 300 sets, text in Gaelic and English, half-titles, portrait frontispiece, occasional light spotting, publisher's original boards, rubbed and soiled, extremities chipped, 4to, Edinburgh: Printed for the Author, 1900

Churchill, Winston Spencer. The Second World War, 6 volumes, first edition, association copy, inscribed by Sarah Churchill, 'To the Bowater Man. Derek Parsons - sincerely S.C.', the free endpaper of volume one with lengthy note by Parsons describing the circumstances of the gift, original cloth, 8vo, London: Cassell & Co., 1948-1954; and 9 others, miscellaneous (15)

Bennett, Charles. The Sorrowful Ending of Noodledoo..., first edition, 14 engraved plates, occasional light offsetting, 2pp. of advertisements at end, original publisher's cloth gilt, 8vo, London: Sampson Low, 1865 [1864]

Hardy, Thomas. Jude the Obscure, first edition in book form, later issue, engraved frontispiece, tissue guard, map, original cloth gilt, top edge gilt, other untrimmed, 8vo, London: Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., 1896; Later Lyrics and Earlier, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: Macmillan & Co., 1922; Dali, Salvador. The Secret Life of Salvador Dali, third edition, one of 1000 copies, plates, original cloth, 4to, London: Vision Press, 1939; and 6 others, miscellaneous (9)

Wright, Joseph. The English Dialect Dictionary, 6 volumes, first edition, contemporary half morocco, spines slightly faded, 4to, London: Henry Frowde, 1989-1905

Browning, Robert. The Greek Christian Poets and the English Poets... by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, first edition, presentation copy, inscribed 'To Octavius - with R.B.'s kindest love. March 13 '63', light spotting, original cloth, upper hinge cracked, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1863

Robinson, W. Heath. Railway Ribaldry, being 96 Pages of Railway Humour, first edition, illustrations, original pictorial cloth, extremities rubbed, 4to, London: Great Western Railway, 1935 Casebound copies appear uncommon.

Barrett Browning, Elizabeth. Poems Before Congress, first edition, half title, inscribed 'Archie Barrett, March /60', spotted, original cloth, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1860; Aurora Leigh, first edition, half-title, inscribed 'Arabel Barrett Nov br 15th /56 The gift of ?Robert Ba.', original cloth, shaken and chipped with loss, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1957; and 19 others inscribed by the family and descendants of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, v.s. (21)

Aleman, Matheo. The Rogue: or The Life of Guzman de Alfrarache, 2 parts in one volume, first English edition, second issue, M4, Ss6 and Tt1 with minor rust-holes to margins, Qq2 and Tt5 with minor rust-holes, affecting text, Xx6 to Yy2 discoloured, nineteenth century half calf, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, folio, London: Edward Blount, 1623 [STC 289]

[Calverley, Charles Stuart] Fly Leaves, first edition, red polished calf gilt by Riviere and Son, dentelles gilt, spine gilt, all edges gilt, 8vo, Cambridge: Deighton, Bell and Co., 1872 A FINE COPY.

Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Works... Compared with the Former Editions, and many valuable MSS., Out of which, Three Tales are added which were never before Printed; By John Urry, first Urry edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title vignette, engraved portrait of John Urry, 27 engraved vignettes in text, light browning, minor rust-marks to index, eighteenth century calf, rebacked preserving remains of original spine, folio, London: Bernard Lintot, 1721

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. The Complete Poetical Works... edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge, 2 volumes, first edition, inscribed 'To Gerard Hartley Buchanan Coleridge from Ernest Hartley Coleridge', some spotting, original cloth, 8vo, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1912; Unpublished Letters... edited by Earl Leslie Griggs, 2 volumes, original cloth, 8vo, London: Constable and Co., 1932; The Poems of Coleridge... illustrations by Gerald Metcalfe, original cloth gilt, 8vo, London: John Lane, [n.d.]; and 92 others, mostly concerning Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his family, v.s. (97)

Barton, Rose. Familiar London, first edition, number 116 of 300 copies, signed by the artist, frontispiece and 60 coloured plates, tissue guards, original decorated cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, 4to, London: A & C Black, 1904

Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first edition in book form, engraved portrait frontispiece, 39 engraved plates after Hablot Knight Browne, heavily spotted, a few leaves loose, lacks half-title, contemporary half calf, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1839

Dickens, Charles. Hard Times. For These Times, first edition in book form, half-title, a few leaves spotted, original blind-stamped green cloth, spine darkened and split, partly detached, slightly chipped with loss to ends, 8vo, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854

[Dickens, Charles] Oliver Twist, 3 volumes, first edition in book form, first issue, with the 'Fireside' plate, half-titles to volumes 1 and 3 only, advertisement leaf in volume 2 only, 24 engraved plates after George Cruikshank, browned and spotted, 'The Meeting' plate torn and repaired, nineteenth century cloth, spines with labels, 8vo, London: Richard Bentley, 1838

Dickens, Charles. American Notes for General Circulation, 2 volumes, first edition, first state with volume 1, p.x mis-numbered, half-titles, 6 pages of advertisements at the end of volume 2, light spotting, original blind-stamped cloth, cocked, volume one with spine slightly chipped, lower hinge cracked, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1852

[Dickens, Charles] The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, first edition in book form, half-title, frontispiece and additional title, 41 engraved plates after Hablot Knight Browne, modern half morocco by Bayntun of Bath, top edge gilt, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1837 This copy was grangerised by George Bayntun of Bath in the 1950s. Laid in are duplicates of the additional title and 10 plates in various states, most laid to size, an upper wrapper from the original parts issue, an undated 3pp. autograph note from the biographer John Forster, and an envelope addressed to Henry Austin, signed by Charles Dickens.

Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield, first edition in book form, engraved frontispiece and additional title, 38 engraved plates after Hablot Knight Browne, spotted, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt, extremities rubbed, all edges gilt, 8vo, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850; Our Mutual Friend, 2 volumes bound in one, first edition in book form, half-titles, 40 plates after Marcus Stone, 4pp. of postscript, advertisement leaf at end, spotting, contemporary half calf, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1865 (2)

Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first edition in book form, engraved portrait frontispiece and 39 engraved plates, without half-title, spotted, contemporary green full morocco, upper joint broken, lightly rubbed, all edges gilt, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1839; Bleak House, first edition in book form, engraved frontispiece, additional title (small repair) and 38 engraved plates after Hablot Knight Browne, spotted, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt, rubbed, 8vo, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853; Little Dorrit, first edition in book form, engraved frontispiece, additional title and 38 engraved plates after Hablot Knight Browne, spotted, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 8vo, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857 (3)

Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, first edition in book form, engraved frontispiece, additional title and 38 engraved plates after Hablot Knight Browne, spotting, upper hinge cracked, contemporary red half morocco, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, 1844; Bleak House, first edition in book form, engraved frontispiece, additional title and 38 engraved plates after Hablot Knight Browne, spotted, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt, rubbed, 8vo, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853; The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, later edition, half-title, frontispiece and additional title, 41 engraved plates after Hablot Knight Browne, contemporary half morocco, 8vo, London: Chapman and Hall, n.d. (3)

Dickens, Charles. Little Dorrit, first edition in book form, engraved frontispiece, additional title and 38 engraved plates after Hablot Knight Browne, spotted, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 8vo, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857; The Personal History of David Copperfield, first edition in book form, engraved frontispiece and additional title, 38 engraved plates after Hablot Knight Browne, spotted, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, extremities rubbed, all edges gilt, 8vo, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850; Dombey and Son, first edition in book form, engraved frontispiece, additional title and 38 engraved plates after Hablot Knight Browne, spotted, contemporary half calf, hinge cracked, rubbed and chipped, 8vo, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848 (3)