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Dahl (Roald). Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 1st edition, later issue, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964, illustrations by Joseph Schindelman, neat ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth-backed blindstamped boards, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket, spine extremities worn with marginal loss, faint ownership inscription to head of front panel, rear panel with small tear resulting in loss at foot, 8vo, together with:Fantastic Mr. Fox, 1st US edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970, illustrations by Donald Cheffin, original pictorial grey cloth, dust jacket, spine lightly browned, 8vo, withJames and the Giant Peach, 1st edition, 2nd issue, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961, illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, gift inscription to foot of front free endpaper, original orange cloth gilt, dust jacket, small portion of sticker residue to upper panel, extremities a trifle frayed, 8vo, withGeorge's Marvellous Medicine, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1981, illustrations by Quentin Blake, original blue cloth gilt, dust jacket, small abrasion to head of spine, 8vo, with 8 others by Dahl including first UK editions of Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and another first US edition (later state) of James and the Giant PeachQTY: (12)

Dahl (Roald). Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, signed, 1st edition, London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1989, black and white illustrations by John Lawrence throughout, signed to free front endpaper 'Eliza Love Roald Dahl', original blue cloth with title in silver gilt to spine, dust jacket, 8vo, together withOver To You, 1st edition, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1946, some spotting to endpapers, previous ownership inscription to free front endpaper, original blue cloth with gilt spine, head and tail of spine slightly sunned, dust jacket with slight loss to head of spine, some small chips, 8vo, plusThe Magic Finger, 1st edition, London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1968, black and white illustrations by William Pène Du Bois throughout, decorative endpapers, original pictorial boards, a little soiled, large 8vo, and 14 other first editions including: My Uncle Oswald, 1979, Boy, 1984, Danny Champion of the World, 1975, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and six more, 1977, etc., all large 8voQTY: (17)

Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Wind in the Willows, 1st US edition, New York: Heritage Press, 1940, 12 colour illustrations, original buckram-backed boards (spine ends faded), dust jacket, spine faded with small loss at ends and folds, pictorial slipcase, 8vo (predates the first UK edition by 10 years), together with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, London: William Heinemann/New York: Doubleday Page & Co., circa 1925, 13 colour plates, occasional light spotting, pictorial endpapers, original red cloth, upper cover with mounted illustration, spine lettering faded, 8vo, plus Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by J. M. Barrie, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913, 16 colour plates, a few minor stains at front, previous owner inscription original green cloth, colour illustration mounted to upper cover, some fading to spine, light surface abrasion to rear cover, 8vo, with 7 other small format books illustrated by Arthur Rackham including Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes, [1913] and The Allies' Fairy Book, Philadelphia, [1916]QTY: (11)

Richardson (George). Iconology; or, A Collection of Emblematical Figures; containing four hundred and twenty-four remarkable subjects, moral and instructive; in which our displayed the beauty of virtue and defomity of vice. The figures are engraved by the most capital artists from original designs; with explanations from classical authorities. By Geroge Richardson, architect, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: printed for the author, by G. Scott, 1779, printed title to each volume, engraved dedication leaf to first volume, and single-page list of subscribers (195 listed 109 engraved plates, text and plates printed on good-quality thick laid paper, very light offsetting from plates to adjacent text leaf, some light spotting to first few leaves of first volume, armorial bookplate of Robert Hunter Esqr. of Thurston to front endpaper of each volume, contemporary uniform full tree calf, gilt-decorated spine with contrasting red and black morocco labels, rubbed and a little wear to extremities, joints partly cracked (upper joint to first volume somewhat fragile), large 4to (sheet size 38 x 30 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC N17051.A handsome edition of George Richardson's collection of emblems and motifs drawn from ancient and classical authors as well as the Italian writer Cesare Ripa. Scottish architect George Richardson (1737/1738-1813) wrote a number of works on architecture and deisgn. The present work was designed for the use of painters and interior designers, and had a significant influence on neo-classical art in England. Subscribers to the work include Robert and James Adam, Francesco Bartelot, Sir William Chambers, Sipriani, George Dance, James Gandon, Sir William Hamilton, Joseph Nollekens, Thomas Nash (cabinet maker), James Paine, Edward Penny and Sir Joshua Reynolds of the Royal Academy, Romney, Paul Sandby, James Tassie, Benjamen West, Richard Westmancott, William Woollett, and Antonio Zucchi.

* Haggard (Henry Rider, 1856-1925). English author. Autograph Letter Signed, 'H. Rider Haggard', Ditchingham House, Norfollk, 19 March 1895, to the Rev. W. Woodward, thanking him for his good wishes for success in contesting the seat of East Norfolk and concluding, 'We hope to induce Mr Price to pack up his carpet bag and depart', 1 page on letterhead, 4to, framed and glazed, together with 3 further autograph letters signed, one typed letter signed and a signed subscription on a personal compliments slip, the first autograph letter dated 14 August 1888, to Rose, concerning the character of Tippets who 'is not only a man of mettle, he is also a moderate man', the second dated 17 March 1898, to Mr EdwardTeesdale, introducing his friend Mr Robert Stewart, the third dated 12 May 1902 to Dr Yearsley thanking him for his letter and accompanying review [not here present], concerning a cheap edition of Doctor Therne, some staining, the typed letter to Mr Arnold, dated 8 January 1892, concerning the post of secretaryship to the Society of Authors, a total of 8 pp., 8voQTY: (6)

Raffald (Elizabeth). The Experienced English Housekeeper, for the use and ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, &c., 12th edition, London: R. Baldwin, 1799, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 folding engraved plates, some light dust-soiling and few minor marks, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, rebacked, board corners worn, 8vo, together with:Smith (Eliza). The Compleat Housewife: or, Accomplish'd Gentlewoman's Companion: being a collection of upwards of five hundred of the most approved receipts..., 4th edition, London: J. Pemberton, 1730, 6 folding engraved plates of bills of fare (creased), first plate with short closed tear to fold, pastedowns with ownership inscription of Elizabeth Sharpe, free endpapers discarded, contemporary panelled calf, joints split and some wear to extremities, 8vo,Francatelli (Charles Elme). The Cook's Guide, and Housekeeper's & Butler's Assistant..., London: Richard Bentley, 1861, engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 wood engraved plates and several illustrations, 24 pp. illustrated catalogue at rear, original green cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, 8vo, plus other 19th and 20th century cookery books including several works by Ambrose Heath illustrated by Edward Bawden comprising More Good Food, 1st edition, 1933, original pictorial cloth, 8vo; plus Good Savouries, 1st edition, 1934; Good Soups, 1st edition, 1935, Good Potato Dishes, 1st edition, 1935, and Good Food Month by Month Recipes, 2nd impression, 1932, each in original boards in dust jacket, 8voQTY: (21)

Craddock (Henry). The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Constable, 1930, colour illustrations throughout by Gilbert Rumbold, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, some light wear to covers, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:The first issue, with the half-title and title paginated.

Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). A collection of 10 early titles illustrated by Arthur Rackham, comprising The Dolly Dialogues, by Anthony Hope, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: "Westminster Gazette", 1894, 4 half-tone illustrations, some light spotting. original red pictorial wrappers bound in contemporary morocco-backed boards (joints rubbed), 8vo, the first book wholly illustrated by Arthur Rackham (Riall p. 2); Sunrise-Land. Rambles in Eastern England, by Mrs. Alfred Berlyn, 1st edition, London: Jarrold & Sons, 1894, 71 illustrations, advertisements front and rear, contemporary previous owner inscription, a few small stains, light toning front and rear, original pictorial cloth, spine faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo (Riall p. 6); The Wonderful Visit, by H. G. Wells, 1st edition, London: J. M. Dent/New York: Macmillan & Co., 1895, title printed in red and black, some light spotting and toning to endpapers, contemporary ownership signature, rear hinge breaking, top edge gilt, original red cloth, upper cover with angel design in gilt by Arthur Rackham, spine rubbed and faded, partial fading and small stains to rear cover, 8vo (Riall p. 13); The Money-Spinner and other Character notes, by Henry Seton Merriman and S. G. Tallentyre, 1st edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1896, 12 monochrome illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, hinges a little tender, original red cloth gilt, spine faded, small stain to rear cover, 8vo, presentation copy, inscribed by bibliographer Garfield Howe to Frank Arthur Swinnerton (1884-1982, novelist and essayist) (Riall p. 17); Charles O'Malley. The Irish Dragoon, by Charles Lever, 1st edition, London: Service & Paton, 1897, 16 illustrations, advertisement leaf, endpapers toned (front endpaper with short closed tear and contemporary presentation inscription), original burgundy ribbed cloth gilt, small abrasion affecting gilt lettering of 'Charles' to spine, edges a little rubbed with small indentations), 8vo (Riall p. 22); Feats on the Fjord. A Tale, by Harriet Martineau, 1st edition, London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1899, colour frontispiece, 11 illustrations, endpapers a little toned, top edge gilt, original blue limp calf gilt, spine rubbed and faded, edges lightly rubbed, 16mo (Riall p. 30), plus 3 other 1st editions: The Castle Inn, by Stanley J. Weyman, 1898 (Riall p. 24), A World in a Garden, by R. Neish, 1899 (Riall p. 33), Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift, 1st cloth edition, 1900 (Riall p. 38), plus the first cloth edition of The Dolly Dialogues, 1894 and 13 later issues, reprints etc of illustrated titlesQTY: (23)

Wilde (Oscar). A House of Pomegranates, 1st edition, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1891, 4 plates by C. H. Shannon (faded as often), illustrations by C. Ricketts, lower margin of title cropped, patterned endpapers a little toned, original linen-backed decorative cloth gilt, some fading to spine, covers with some light toning and dust-soiling, some wear to corners, 4to QTY: (1)NOTE:Mason 347. 1000 copies printed. 'A House of Pomegranates was not a success on its first publication. About 1903 or 1904 the stock was sold off as a "remainder" to the booksellers...' (Mason).

Johns (W. E.). Biggles Breaks The Silence, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1949, colour illustrations, original pictorial blue cloth, dust jacket, extremities lightly rubbed, rear panel faintly spotted, 8vo, together with:Biggles Gets His Men, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950, black and white frontispiece, black and white illustrations, original blue pictorial cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, withAnother job for Biggles, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1951, black and white frontispiece, full-page colour illustrations, original red pictorial cloth, dust jacket, spine lightly faded, 8vo, with five other Biggles first editions in dust jackets including Biggles Goes To School, Biggles Works It Out, Biggles Takes The Case, Biggles Follows On, Biggles and The Black RaiderQTY: (8)

Blyton (Enid). Five Fall into Adventure, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950, full-page illustrations by Eileen Soper, pictorial endpapers, original red cloth, dust jacket, faintly spotted, extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Five Go Down To The Sea, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953, full-page illustrations by Eileen Soper, pictorial endpapers, original red cloth, dust jacket, dust jacket extremities chipped and frayed with small loss, 8vo, withFive Go To Mystery Moor, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1954, full-page illustrations throughout (including in colour), gift and ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper (recto and verso), original red cloth, dust jacket, extremities slightly frayed, a few small closed marginal tears, 8vo, withThe River of Adventure, 1st edition, London: Macmillan, 1955, black and white illustrations throughout by Stuart Tresilian (including frontispiece), original yellow pictorial cloth, dust jacket, flaps lightly spotted, slight rubbing to extremities, 8vo, withThe Circus of Adventure, 1st edition, London: Macmillan, 1952, black and white illustrations throughout by Stuart Tresilian (including frontispiece), near-contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original yellow pictorial cloth, dust jacket, some slight fraying to extremities with small loss, 8vo, withThe Ship of Adventure, 1st edition, London: Macmillan, 1950, black and white illustrations throughout by Stuart Tresilian (including frontispiece), contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original yellow pictorial cloth, dust jacket, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, with first editions of Five Have A Wonderful Time (1952) and Five Are Together Again (1963), both in dust jackets, with 5 other Enid Blyton reprints, with an additional copy of Anne of Green Gables (1914)QTY: (14)

Scott (Kathleen). Homage. A Book of Sculpture by K. Scott (Lady Kennet), with a commentary by Stephen Gwynn, 1st edition, London: Geoffrey Bles, 1938, 40 monochrome plates, loosely inserted business card from Amin M. Mouftah attaché to the Royal Egyptian Embassy London 'with best wishes for a happy birthday 15th July 1944', top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original quarter blue morocco with light blue cloth sides to boards, spine slightly faded to green, in original worn slipcase, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition 16/100 signed by Kathleen Kennet.The sculptor Edith Agnes Kathleen Young, Baroness Kennet, FRBS (née Bruce; formerly Scott, 1878-1947) trained in London and Paris. She was a prolific sculptor, notably of portrait heads and busts and also of several larger public monuments, which included a number of war memorials plus statues of her first husband, the Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott.

Babbage (Charles). Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on some of its causes, 1st edition, London: printed for B. Fellowes, 1830, xvi, 228pp., 4pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, author's presentation copy inscribed in brown ink to front endpaper 'to J H Whitmore Jones Esq. with the Author's kind regards', original boards with paper spine label, some light soiling marks, spine label partly missing, 8vo, together with The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. A Fragment, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1837, lacking front and rear endpaper, half-tile with author's presentation inscription J. Whitmore Jones Esqr. from the Author', publishers advertisement leaf at end, occasional marks and soiling to text, original cloth, soiled and worn, with back strip deficient, 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Presentation copy from Charles Babbage to John Henry Whitmore (1795/96-1853) of Chastleton; From the library of Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), thence by descent.Origins of Cyberspace 38; Van Sinderen (1980) 39.First edition in octavo of Babbage's polemic on the state of science in England. It was principally aimed at the Royal Society, but also criticised the government for its lack of support in developing science, and proposed reforms for scientific education.

Coleridge (Samuel Taylor). Biographia Literaria; or, Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Rest Fenner, 1817, publishers advertisement to verso of final leaf of second volume, light spotting to first and last few leaves of each volume, bookplate of Henry Rowland Brandreth to front pastedown of each volume, contemporary half calf over plain boards, worn with losses to spines, 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Rowland Brandreth (1794-1848), R. E., F.R.I.S; From the library of Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), thence by descent.

Dickens (Charles). A Tale of Two Cities, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Chapman and Hall, 1859, 16 engraved plates (including additional title and frontispiece) by Hablot K. Browne, neat contemporary ink ownership inscription to front blank, contemporary green half calf gilt, some wear (with title label mostly lacking), 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Eckel pp. 86-90; Sadleir 701; Wolff 1811.This copy has the three requisite first issue points, p. 213 mispaginated as 113, signature 'b' on 'List of Plates' leaf and 'affetcionately' on p. 134, line 12.

Mason (William). The English Garden: A Poem, edited by W.Burgh, 1st collected edition, York: Printed by A. Ward, 1783, some light damp-staining, front free endpaper with early signatures of C. Travell and F. E. Witts, armorial bookplate of Edward Francis Witts to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, 8vo, together with:Marguerite (Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre). Les nouvelles de Marguerite, reine de Navarre, 3 volumes, Berne: la Nouvelle Société Typographique 1792, half-title to volumes 1 & 2, cancel title pages (re-issue of 1780-81 edition), 74 engraved plates (including frontispiece to first volume) and vignette illustrations, some light damp-stains and toning, armorial bookplate of Edward Francis Witts to upper pastedown, contemporary dark green calf with gilt and blind decoration, few joints split at foot, 8vo,Sterne (Laurence). The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, 5 volumes, 3rd edition, London, 1769, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, armorial bookplate of Edward Francis Witts to upper pastedowns, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting morocco labels to spines, 12mo,(Dodsley, Robert). The Oeconomy of Human Life, translated from an Indian manuscript, written by an ancient Bramin, London: E. Harding, 1798, stipple engraved vignette illustrations, without frontispiece, front blank with early annotation 'F. E. Witts. Presented to me by the Prince Hereditary of Saxe Gotha', upper pastedown with armorial of Edward Francis Witts, contemporary half calf, title label rubbed, 12mo, plus other 18th-19th century antiquarianQTY: (59)

Powys (John Cowper). Lucifer, A Poem, with Wood-Engravings by Agnes Miller Parker, 1st edition, London: Macdonald, 1956, original morocco-backed cloth gilt, 8vo, (signed limited edition, 80/560 copies), together with Maiden Castle, 1st UK edition, London: Cassell, 1937, presentation inscription for Gertrude Mary Powys from E. Chaldon to front flyleaf, a little spotting and browning, original cloth in dust jacket, chipped and browned, 8vo, plus Weymouth Sands, reprint, London: Macdonald, 1963, presentation inscription for the author's sister Lucy from Alyne, November 1963, original cloth in frayed dust jacket, 8vo, plus Poems, 1st edition, London: William Rider & Son, 1899, ownership inscriptions of Mary C. Powys, March 1899 (pencil) and Gertrude M. Powys to front flyleaf, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt-decorated white boards, rubbed, spine browned, plus other books by John Cowper Powys including some first editions, several with Lucy and other Powys family inscriptions, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, generally rubbed and soiled, mostly 8voQTY: (46)NOTE:Provenance: The Powys Collection at Mappowder, Dorset.

Maw (George). A MonographoftheGenusCrocus, 1st edition, London: Dulau and Co., 1886, half-title, double-page colour lithograph map, 81 hand-coloured lithograph plates (plate 17 was never published, faint blind stamp to plates), letterpress wood engraved vignette illustrations, toning and spotting mostly to first and last leaves, inscription to upper pastedown 'Presented to the Society by Mrs E. A. Walker, Spencer's Belle View, Bath, 1889', and with bookplates of the Bath Branch of the Selborne Society and Bath Public Reference Library, hinges repaired, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original green cloth with bevelled edges to boards, rebacked preserving original spine (with library classification number in gilt), evidence of label adhesive at foot of upper board, some wear to extremities, large 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Nissen 1316. Considered the finest work ever published on theGenusCrocus. GeorgeMaw was a polymath whose occupations included chemistry, geology, botany, archaeology, watercolour painting and gardening. He was a manufacturer of caustic and other tiles which were exported all over the world. Maw and Company also produced art pottery, employing well-known designers such as Walter Crane. Maw was an experienced plant hunter and accompanied Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker on a plant-hunting exhibition to Morocco and the Atlas Mountains in 1871. He became an expert on theCrocus and illustrated his monograph - the result of ten years toil - with his own watercolours, of which John Ruskin wrote that they were "most exquisite... and quite beyond criticism".

Pope (Alexander, translator). The Iliad of Homer, 6 volumes, 1st folio edition, London: Printed by W. Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott, 1715-20, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, list of subscribers, 5 engraved plates and maps (3 folding including folding map of Greece), without final blank in first volume, light worming to lower outer blank corners of initial half of leaves in volume 3, some toning and scattered spotting, armorial bookplate of Edward Francis Witts to upper pastedowns, contemporary mottled calf, each volume neatly rebacked preserving maroon morocco title labels, board corners worn, folioQTY: (6)NOTE:Rothschild 1573.

Kipling (Rudyard). Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling, Edition de Luxe, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912, some toning to endpapers, top edge gilt, original linen-backed boards, some spotting to covers, 4to, Edition de Luxe of 500, this copy unnumbered and inscribed 'Mr. A. S. Watt's Specially Bound Copy. Hodder & Stoughton.', together with Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling, 1st US edition, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907, some ink corrections and annotations (possibly by A. P. Watt), top edge gilt, original red cloth gilt, spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo, plus Abaft the Funnel, 1st authorized US edition, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909, pencil annotations, owner signature of A. S. Watt, with a letter from publishers Macmillan to A. S. Watt, August 1939 thanking him for loaning the marked copy for their edition of the Sussex Edition of Kipling's works loosely inserted, original pictorial cloth, 8vo, with a quantity of others including In Black and White, London, [1890] bound with Under the Deodars, 2nd edition 1889, both in original wrappers (In Black and White upper wrapper detached), both bound in onr volume, The First Assault Upon the Sorbonne, New York, 1922 (limited edition of 50), A Letter from Rudyard Kipling on a Possible Source of the Tempest... privately printed, Providence, 1903, American Notes For General Circulation, by Charles Dickens, 3rd US edition, Harper & Brothers, 1842, and Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by W. Heath Robinson, New York, 1910 QTY: (approximately 100)NOTE:From the library of A. P. Watt & A. S. Watt of A. P. Watt and Son, literary agent of Rudyard Kipling.

Owen (John & Bowen Emanuel). Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd; being a Correct Coppy of Mr Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye Direct & Principal Cross Roads in England & Wales..., London: Printed and sold by Thomas Bowles ... & Em. Bowen, 1720, engraved title, four pages of tables of roads, 273 uncoloured engraved strip road and county maps, printed back-to-back, pages 21/22 bound before pages 19/20, repaired closed tear and few ink markings to final leaf, endpapers renewed, contemporary blind panelled calf, modern reback, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Chubb CXLVII. The first, second and third editions are all dated 1720, but this example has the Em. Bowen imprint, indicative of the first edition.

Nesbit (Edith). Five Children and It, 1st edition, London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1902, forty six plates after woodcuts by H.R. Millar, tissue guard to frontispiece, ownership inscription to front free endpaper (toned), minor abrasion to extreme edge of pages 143-158, all edges red, original red cloth with gilt decoration, together with three other first editions comprising: The Story of an Amulet, 1906, The Enchanted Castle, 1907, and The Story of The Treasure Seekers, 1899, all 8vo QTY: (4)

Milton (John). The Works of Mr. John Milton, [London]: 1697, title a little soiled and with some marginal water stains (continuing to the next few leaves), title with restrengthening to margins of verso Cccc4 (blank) present at end, 20th century white cloth-backed boards,a little rubbed and marked, folio, together with Ovidius Naso (Publius). Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologiz'd and Represented in Figures. An Essay to the Translation of Virgil's Aeneis, by G.S. [George Sandys], Oxford: John Lichfield, 1632, additional engraved title by Salomon Savery after Francis Clein (one plate placed at the beginning of each book of the Metamorphosis), plate to the first book with paper repair to verso (without loss), C2 and C3 transposed (pages 19/20 and 21/22, trimmed to image and laid down on 20th-century paper), full-page engraved portrait of Ovid, and 15 full-page engraved plates by Savery after Clein, title with some losses, and somewhat crudely restored with blank paper to margins recto and further portions verso, occasional marks and minor soiling, final two leaves soiled and lightly spotted, final leaf with several creases, modern white cloth-backed patterned boards (endpapers renewed), rubbed and some marks, folio QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: From the library Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), thence by descent.STC18966; Sabin 76458 (Ovid).The 2nd edition of Sandys' translation, but the first to include the engravings, as well as the translation of Virgil at the end. George Sandys (1578-1644) published his translation of the first five books of Ovid's Metamorphoses in 1621, without illustrations, shortly after which he left for Virginia, having been appointed treasurer for the English colonists recently established in Virginia, by his brother Sir Edwin Sandys and the Earl of Southampton. Sandys sailed in July 1621, reaching Jamestown in October. The Virginia Company was dissolved in 1624, and Sandys returned to England the following year. Sandy's full translation of all 15 books first appeared in 1626. The present work is the author's heavily revised edition, with numerous added notes, the elegant full-page copper engraved plates, as well as his translation of the first book of Virgil's Aeneis.

Doyle (Arthur Conan). The Edge of the Unknown, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1930, some light spotting, original blue cloth gilt, spine a little darkened and rubbed at foot, gilt lettering dulled, 8vo, together with 2 others by the author: Songs of Action, 1st edition, 1898, and Through the Magic Door, Nelson 1/6 Novels series, [1918]QTY: (3)NOTE:Green & Gibson B47 for first work. Presentation copy, inscribed to title: 'Mr A. Scott from A. Conan Doyle, with thanks for kind help in this last article p. 314'.

Dahl (Roald). The Gremlins, from the Walt Disney production, 1st edition, New York: Random House, 1943, full-page colour illustrations, smaller black and white illustrations to text, ownership ink stamps to half-title, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, lightly rubbed, 4to, together with:Dirty Beasts, 1st US edition, New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1983, illustrations by Rosemary Fawcett, original burgundy cloth gilt, dust jacket, 4to, withRevolting Rhymes, 1st US edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983, illustrations by Quentin Blake, original green pictorial boards, dust jacket, extremities lightly rubbed, 4to, with a first UK edition of The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me and another US first edition of Dirty BeastsQTY: (5)

Busch (Wilhelm). Max and Moritz A Story in Seven Tricks, 1st English edition, Munich: Braun & Schneider, London: A. N. Myers & Co, [1874], hand-coloured illustrations throughout, printed to rectos only, decorative endpapers, ownership label to rear pastedown, original brown cloth, decorated in gilt, black, and blind, a few small marks, extremities slightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:First published in Germany in 1865.

* Mary Casey Archive. A large collection of letters from and to Mary Casey (née Penny), 1915-1980, daughter of Lucy Amelia Penny (née Powys), 1890-1986, and her husband Gerard Casey, comprising over 1100 letters sent from Lucy Amelia Penny to her daughter Mary Casey between 1922 and 1978, over 1100 letters and postcards from Mary Casey to her mother from 1926 to 1977, mostly with envelopes, the letters of Mary Casey to her husband Gerard and vice versa, 1945-1978, letters from members of the Powys family to Mary Casey, letters from Mary to members of the Powys family and various other Mary Casey letters, plus letters from various members of the Powys family to Gerard Casey and other Gerard Casey letters, organised and arranged in 12 shoe boxes, plus the original manuscript of Mary Casey's novel The Kingfisher's Wing, plus related printed matter and proofs, contained in 2 archive boxes and including a first edition of the book (1987)QTY: (12 shoe boxes & 2 box files)NOTE:Provenance: The Powys Collection at Mappowder, Dorset.

Duchamp (Marcel). The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even, a typographic version by Richard Hamilton of Marcel Duchamp's Green Box, translated by George Heard Hamilton, 1st English edition, London; Lund Humphries & Co., [1960], facsimile signature printed in blue of Marcel Duchamp to final leaf (before the Appendices), and with autograph presentation inscription from Richard Hamilton to Lawrence Gowing to front endpaper 'I'd never have made this if you hadn't persuaded me to work with you in Newcastle, Love Richard', monochrome plates and illustrations, a few small pale spots to fore-edges, original green boards, lightly toned to spine and outer edges, 8vo, together with Hamilton (Richard). Collected Words, 1953-1982, 1st edition, London: Thames & Hudson, 1982, colour and monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dustwrapper, square 8vo, with a typed letter signed form Mary Castle of Thames & Hudson to Sir Lawrence Gowing dated 25 October 1982, stating that Hamilton had told that Gowing would like a copy of the book for review, loosely inserted, as well as a promotional postcard for the exhibition of Hamilton's Recent Prints at Waddington Graphics, 27 October-20 November 1982QTY: (2)NOTE:First edition of the English translation and typographic interpretation of Duchamp's Green Box, a collection of documents charting the development and function of his famous work The Large Glass (1915-1923), famously 'definitively unfinished'.Richard Hamilton taught at the University of Newcastle alongside Lawrence Gowing, from 1953 to 1965.

James (M. R.) Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary, 1st edition, 2nd impression, London: Edward Arnold, 1905, 4 monochrome illustrations by James McBryde, small marginal chip from opening to p. 131, a few minor spots, endpapers a little toned, previous owner inscription to front endpaper, original buckram, a few light spots to spine, 8vo, together with More Stories of an Antiquary, 1st edition, London: Edward Arnold, 1911, advertisement leaf at rear, some minor spotting, endpapers renewed, bookplate of George Rylands (1902-1999, literary scholar and theatre director), original cloth, spine a little rubbed with some fading, small split to lower joint, 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:The author's first two books.

Austen (Jane). The Novels of Jane Austen, Winchester Edition, 12 volumes, mixed editions, Edinburgh: John Grant, 1911-12, monochrome portrait frontispiece to first volume, top edges gilt, remainder untrimmed, original green cloth gilt, slight rodent damage to head of spine and upper board of volume 6 and to foot of boards of volume 10, 8voQTY: (12)NOTE:Volumes 1-10 are first Winchester editions. Volumes 11 and 12 are new and revised editions.

[Whitelocke, Bulstrode]. Memorials of the English Affairs: or, an Historical Account of what passed from the beginning of the Reign of King Charles the First, to King Charles the Second His Happy Restauration. Containing the Publick Transactions, Civil and Military. Together with the Private Consultations and Secrets of the Cabinet, London: Nathaniel Ponder, 1682, damp-stain to title, some toning, 19th-century half calf, maroon morocco title label to spine, split at foot of upper joint, extremities rubbed, folio, together with:Taylor (Jeremy). Eniautos. A course of Sermons for all the Sundays of the year ... With a supplement of ten Sermons preached since His Majesties Restauration..., 3rd edition, London: Printed by E. Tyler for R. Royston, 1668, engraved portrait frontispiece inscribed to verso 'James Luccock, Diss, Norfolk, 1819', general title in red and black, manuscript annotation to final dedication leaf, occasional toning and few marks, 19th-century blind panelled calf, joints cracked and covers rubbed, folioQTY: (2)NOTE:Wing W1986 and T331.

Harris (J., publisher). Some of the Trades and Customs of France, Portrayed, London: J. Harris, Corner of St. Pauls Church Yd., 1818, engraved title-page and 15 captioned engraved plates comprising: Barley Water to Sell; The Beggar; The Pastry Seller; The Water Carriers; The Linen Merchant; The Conjuror; The Paviors; The Farrier; The Brass Worker; Bellow and Umbrellas to sell; The Wool Carders; The Melon Merchant; The Plum Seller; The Apple Seller; The Flower Sellers, some foxing and marks, final leaf stained, 2 leaves with minor loss to upper blank corner at gutter, original pictorial wrappers repeating the title-page and final plate on front and rear respectively, rubbed and marked, closed diagonal tear to front wrapper (paper tape repair to verso), 11.9 x 8.9 cm, together withDarton (Harvey, & Darton, publishers). Mama's Pictures, or The History of Fanny and Mary, [by Charlotte Ann Broome], 2nd edition, London: Darton, Harvey, & Darton, No. 55, Gracechurch-Street, 1814, copper engraved frontispiece and 13 other engraved plates, early juvenile hand-colouring to each, second plate with top half torn away, publisher's advertisement leaf at rear, toned, some foxing and marks, corners curled, a few plates with minor insect damage to blank margins, presentation inscription to front pastedown dated April 1817, original printed wrappers, soiled, spine rubbed with some loss, 12.8 x 10.8 cm, plus The History and Adventures of Little Henry, 7th edition, London: S. and J. Fuller, 1811, lacking the head, 3 figures, and 3 hats, original printed slipcase (6th edition), split at 2 seams, and [Signor Topsy-Turvy's Wonderful Magic Lantern; or, the World turned upside down, London: Tabart and Co, 1810], lacking title-page, first plate excised, 16moQTY: (4)NOTE:Provenance: The Estcourt family of Estcourt House, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire.Moon 816. Osborne p.737.Moon locates two copies of Some of the Trades and Customs of France, describing the illustrations as "of a rare delicacy and perfection...one of the most charming picture books of its period".

Pointon (Priscilla). Poems on Several Occasions, 1st edition, Birmingham: Printed for the author by T. Warren, 1770, half-title, LXII, [1], 108pp., single-leaf insert paginated *80-82 present (the pagination and register continuous), early ownership signature of J. H. Whitmore to head of half-title, list of subscribers, contemporary red half morocco over marbled boards, rubbed and some marks, 8vo, together with:The Polite Academy, or School of Behaviour for Young Gentlemen and Ladies. Intended as a Foundation for Good Manners and polite Address, in Masters and Misses..., [2nd edition], London: Printed for R. Baldwin and B. Collins, 1762, 36 xxxvi, 108pp., lacks engraved frontispiece, 11 engraved plates, all with contemporary (possibly juvenile) hand-colouring, title with loss to lower portion of fore-margin, affecting some words, several short closed tears and marks elsewhere, contemporary Dutch boards, rubbed and some wear, 12mo, plus six others various: [Thomas Sherlock], A. Letter from the Lord Bishop of London, to the Clergy and People of London and Westminster; on occasion of the late Earthquakes, London: printed for John Whiston, 1750 (ESTC T180219), Bernardin de Saint Pierre, The Indian Cottage. Translated from the French of Monsieur De St. Pierre, Author of Etudes de la Nature, Paul et Virginie, London: Printed for John Bew, 1791 (ESTC T114946, John Warden, A Collection from the Spectator, Tatler Guardian, Mr Pope, Mr Dryden, from Mr Rollin's Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres, and his Universal History. For the benefit of English Schools, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Printed for John Warden, Teacher of English, 1752 (first published in Edinburgh in 1737), and three 18th century almanacs (The Ladies Diary: or, Woman's Almanac, for the year of our Lord 1773, The Ladies Diary: or, Woman's Almanac, for the year of our Lord 1778, and The Gentlemans Diary, or the Mathematical Repository; an almanac for the year of our Lord 1776), all 8vo QTY: (7)NOTE:Provenance: From the library of Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), thence by descent.ESTC T125991 (eighteen copies).Lichfield poet Priscilla Pointon (circa1740-1801) went blind 'in her thirteenth year' (preface, p. vi) yet secured some 1,500 subscribers, including a number of aristocrats, for her first book of verse (she published her second in 1784, by which time she was Mrs Pickering). ESTC records 18 copies world-wide for Pointon's work (most of the UK copies being distributed between Birmingham libraries and Oxford).Polite Academy: ESTC T141024. First published in 1758; one of the rarest 18th-century books for children.

Alexander (William). The History of Women, from the earliest antiquity, to the present time; giving some account of almost every interesting particular concerning that sex, among all nations, ancient and modern, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1779, contemporary speckled calf, red morocco title label to spines, joints splitting and spines cracked, extremities worn, 4to, together with:Howard (Isabella, Countess of). Thoughts in the form of Maxims addressed to Young Ladies, on their first establishment in the World, 1st edition, London: T. Cornell, 1789, half-title discarded, advertisement leaf and errata leaf present, title with early signature E. L. Sanford to upper blank margin, contemporary half sheep, rubbed, small 8vo,Del la Casa (Giovanni). Galateo: or, A Treatise on Politeness and Delicacy of Manners. Addressed to a Young Nobleman from the Italian of Giovanni de la Casa, London: J. Dodsley, 1774, browning to margins of title and final leaves, endpapers renewed, contemporary sheep, rebacked, 16mo in 8s, plus Brown (John). Essays on the Characteristics, London: C. Davis, 1751, title in red and black with engraved vignette, light dust-soiling and occasional spotting, contemporary calf, lacking title label to spine, joints split and some wear, 8voQTY: (5)

Haggard (H. Rider). Dawn, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Hurst and Blackett, 1884, half-titles and publisher's advertisements discarded, occasional light spotting, endpapers renewed, 20th-century half calf gilt, red morocco spine label, 8voQTY: (3)NOTE:Sadleir 1085; Whatmore F1; Wolff 2851.Haggard's first novel, scarce in first edition. One of 500 copies.

Paine (Thomas). Letter Addressed to the Addressers on the Late Proclamation. By Thomas Paine, Secretary For Foreign Affairs To Congress In The American War..., London: H. D. Symonds, 1792, 40 pp., some spotting, 20th-century brown half morocco, title in gilt to spine, 12mo, (ESTC T143008, Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 15483), together with:Paine (Thomas). The Case Of The Officers Of Excise; With Remarks On The Qualifications Of Officers; And On The Numerous Evils Arising To The Revenue, From The Insufficiency Of The Present Salary: Humbly Addressed To The Hon. And Right Hon. The Members Of Both Houses Of Parliament, circa 1772, 22 pp., some toning and spotting, 20th-century brown half morocco, title in gilt to spine, 12moQTY: (2)NOTE:The first work is the scarce 1792 edition of Paine’s passionate pamphlet and one of the earliest printings of his work, often referred to as the third part of The Rights of Man.

Yeats (William Butler). The Secret Rose, with Illustrations by J. B. Yeats, 1st edition, London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1897, monochrome frontispiece and six plates (complete), after Jack B. Yeats, early ownership signature on Trurow to front endpaper, maroon bookplate of Sir Hugh Walpole, Brackenburn to front pastedown, edges untrimmed, original gilt decorated dark blue cloth, lightly rubbed to spine (generally in good condition), 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Sir Hugh Walpole (1884-1941), Brackenburn, Cumbria. Walpole purchased Brackenburn overlooking Derwent Water in Cumbria in 1923 and lived there until his death. he enlarged the house and converted the upper storey of the nearby garage to a library and study, which eventually housed his art collection, as well as his 30,000 books.Wade 21. First issue state with 'Lawrence & Bullen' in gilt to spine.

Read (Herbert, introduction). Henry Moore Sculpture and Drawings, 1921-1948, 1949-1954, & 1955-64, 3 volumes, London: Lund Humphries/Zwemmer, 1957-65, monochrome plates, original cloth, second and third volumes in dustwrappers, 4to, together with Ben Nicholson, work since 1947, volume 2, with an introduction by Herbert Read, 1st edition, London: Lund Humphries, 1956, colour and monochrome illustrations, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, 4to, plus Lewis (Wyndham). Wyndham Lewis the Artist form 'Blast' to Burlington House, 1st edition, London: Laidlaw & Laidlaw, 1939, original green cloth gilt, 8vo, and others on 20th-century British art and artists including Lillian Browse, Sickert, 1st edition, 1960, Margot Eates, Paul Nash The Master of the Image 1889-1946, 1st edition, John Murray, 1973, Andrew Causey, Paul Nash, 1st edition, Oxford University Press, 1980, Michel Leiris, Francis Bacon, Full Face and in Profile, Phaidon, 1983, John Rothenstein & Ronald Alley, Francis Bacon, 1st edition, Tames & Hudson, 1964, Richard Cork, Art Beyond the Gallery in early 20th century England, Yale University Press, 1985, and Vorticism and Abstract Art in the First Machine Age, volume I only, 1976, etc., mostly original cloth, but including some paperbound editions many in dustwrappers, 4to/8voQTY: (6 shelves)

Darwin (Charles). The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, 2 volumes, 1st US edition, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1871, 4 pp. advertisements tipped-in at front of volume I, wood-engraved illustrations, advertisements bound at rear including trimmed and mounted printed 2 pp. piece titles 'The New Scriptures According to Tyndall and Others' bound at end of volume II, one or two light spots, small bookseller blindstamp to front endpapers, original russet cloth stamped in black, some mottled fading and stains, spine ends a little rubbed, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Freeman 941. 'The word 'evolution' occurs for the first time in any of Darwin's works, on page 2 of the first volume of the first edition, that is to say before its appearance in the sixth edition, of The origin of species in the following year.' (Freeman).

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies, 1st edition, London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1909, twenty-seven coloured illustrations, with notice board on page 14, decorative pictorial endpapers, original dark green cloth, upper cover lettered in white with inset coloured illustrated panel, spine faded, 16mo, together with a duplicate copy, lacking frontispiece, plusThe Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, 1st edition, London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1911, coloured illustrations throughout, decorative pictorial endpapers, previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original dark green cloth, upper cover lettered in white with inset coloured illustrated panel, 16mo, plus The Tale of Little Pig Robinson, reprint 1930, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette, 5 colour plates and numerous plain illustrations in text, minor spotting, original pictorial cloth, spine slightly faded, first issue dust jacket (price-clipped) with a dot between the "L" and "E" of "TALE" on the spine, mounted colour illustration, two small creases, one with minor loss, small 4to, and approximately 6 first editions, 46 early editions, all defective, 16 moQTY: (1 box)

Cousin (Louis, translator). Histoire de Constantinople depuis le règne de l'Ancien Justin, jusqu'a la fin de l'Empire, Traduite sur les originaux Grecs par Mr Cousin, President en la Cour des Monnoies, 8 volumes bound in 6, 2nd edition, Paris: Damien Foucault, 1685, engraved additional title to volume I, titles with woodcut devices, engraved head and tail pieces, occasional minor toning, contemporary vellum, volume numbers in manuscript to spines, some light dust-soiling and small stains, 8voQTY: (8)NOTE:Atabey 295. The second edition, first published in Paris in 1672-74, an abridged edition of the Corpus Byzantinae Historiae.

Charteris (Leslie). The Saint vs. Scotland Yard, reprint, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1953, signed presentation inscription from the author in ballpoint pen to front free endpaper, inscribed for Arthur Knight and dated at Santa Barbara, 8 June 1956, adjacent to the author's stick-man drawing of 'The Saint', original cloth in dust jacket, a little rubbed and soiled, creasing at head of lower panel and short small split at head of lower joint, 8vo, together with:Coxe (George Harmon), Alias the Dead, 1st edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943, signed presentation inscription in blue ink to front free endpaper, dated at Old Lyme, 13 January 1943, 'For Sinden - number 13 on the shelf - with all good wishes, George', original cloth in unclipped dust jacket, a little toned and small tear with loss to upper outer corner of lower flap, 8vo, plusReilly (Helen), Death Demands an Audience. An Inspector McKee Story, 1st edition, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1940, author's signed presentation inscription in blue ink to front free endpaper, 'To my adorable baby C. who must remain anonymous, with all my love, Helen Reilly', endpapers toned, original cloth in frayed dust jacket, 8vo, plusSimenon (Georges), Maigret and the Toy Village, reprint, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979, author's signed presentation inscription in blue ink to front free endpaper, inscribed in English to Gil Moody and dated 1986, original cloth in dust jacket, plus other mostly crime fiction first editions and hardbacks including books signed by Rex Stout, Helen MacInnes, Ellis Peters and Peter Dickinson, all in dust jackets, varied condition, 8voQTY: (12)

Seale (Robert F.) The Geognosy of the Island St. Helena, Illustrated in a Series of Views, Plans and Sections; Accompanied with explanatory remarks and observations, 1st edition, London: Ackermann and Co., 1834, 11 hand-coloured lithograph plates, 8 lithograph mounted vignettes, most hand-coloured, contents detached, some offsetting, waterstain and light spotting to first plate and to a few other plates and leaves, light dust-soiling and small marginal tears to dedication, original half morocco over boards, lacking spine, covers detached, some wear, oblong folio, 36.5 x 53.5 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: From the library of Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), thence by descent.Presentation copy, inscribed to head of title: 'Capt. Brandreth, with the author's complts. 25 Decr. 1834'. Provenance: from the library of Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), Times art critic and essayist.Abbey Travel 317: 'One hundred and four copies were subscribed, including forty to the East India Company'.'Seale appears to have been a scientific geologist, and in a set of engravings published in 1834 he provides a scholarly essay on the geology of St. Helena as well as drawings detailing its relief and geological structures. These include annotated, schematic illustrations of geological strata. There are also striking drawings of the huge trachyte columns (the Asses Ears, Lot and Lot's Wife) which are the erosion resistant remains of old volcanoes. While these works provide considerable technical detail they also seem strongly influenced by romanticism - awe-inspiring structures in almost alien landscapes.' (The National Archives).

Powys (Theodore Francis, 1873-1953). The Soliloquy of a Hermit, 1st edition, New York: G Arnold Shaw, 1916, portrait frontispiece (detached), author's signed presentation inscription for his sister to front flyleaf, 'Lucy with love from Theodore, Feb. 2nd 1916', original cloth gilt, rubbed and slightly damp marked, 8vo, together with Mark Only, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1924, some spotting, author's signed inscription to front flyleaf, 'Theodore Francis Powys, Sep. 10 1939, written before "Innocent Birds"', and underneath a further inscription, 'G.M. Powys, May 1924, from C.E.P.P. Chiddock', flyleaf spotted and partly browned, original cloth in rubbed dust jacket, spine browned and slightly frayed at ends, plus another copy of the same work in similar condition, plus The Only Penitent, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1931, author's signed presentation inscription for Violet to front flyleaf, dated at East Chaldon, 14 February 1931, original cloth-backed patterned boards in frayed glassine dust jacket, 8vo, (signed limited edition, 151/160 copies), plus other works by T.F. Powys including signed presentation copies of The House with the Echo, Innocent Birds, Unclay, The Two Thieves (UK and US editions), all original cloth, the first 2 in torn dust jackets, and limited editions of Fables, Come Dine and Tadnol, The Tithe Barn and An Interpretation of Genesis (1929 edition), etc., mostly original cloth, somewhat rubbed and soiled, mostly 8voQTY: (36)

Turgenev (Ivan Sergeevich). First Love and Punin and Babrin, Translated from the Russian, by permission of the Author, with a biographical Introduction by Sidney Jerrold, 1st edition, London: W. H. Allen, 1884, half-title with early signature F. W. Lamsdale, lithograph portrait frontispiece, original green cloth, frayed at head and foot of spine, 8vo, together with Turgenev (Ivan). The Novels of Ivan Turgenev, volumes 5, 7, 8 & 11 only, London: William Heinemann, 1895-97, comprising Smoke, Virgin Soil, A Sportsman's Sketches, and The Torrents of Spring, first title with ownership signature of Arthur Clutton Brock to front free endpaper dated March 1896, edges untrimmed, original cloth, dust-soiled and marked, frayed at head and foot of spines, 8vo, and Dostoyevsky (Fyodor). Dostoevsky: Letters and Reminiscences, translated from the Russian by S. S. Koteliansky and J. Middleton Murry, London: Chatto & Windus, 1923, original cloth, scuffed, 8vo, plus Dostoyevsky, (Fyodor). Pages from the Journal of an Author, translated by S. Koteliansky and J. Middleton Murry, Dublin & London: Maunsel and Co. Ltd., 1916, original cloth, spine faded, 8vo QTY: (7)NOTE:Provenance: From the library of Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), thence by descent.

* Swiss playing cards. Occupation of the Borders 1914-1915, St Gallen: E. Funke & Cie, 1915, the complete Jass deck of 36 colour lithographed playing cards (original suits), the suits being: J for infantry (rifle bullets), A for artillary (gun shells), C for Cavalry (horse's heads), G for genius/pioneer (spades), the courts depicting army officers: kings = Hauptmann (captain), obers = Oberleutnant (lieutenant, or first lieutenant), unters = Korporal (corporal), the tens showing banners, soiled, browned and marked, few corner creases, ober of A and 8 of C each with small edge chip, 9 of C with surface loss to central blank area (just touching one horse), versos brown & blue plaid, each card 86 x 54 mm, together with: Jass de Luxe 10001, A.G. Müller, 1982, the complete deck of 36 offset playing cards (Swiss suits), the first edition of this design by Egbert Moehsnang, with muted colours, versos purple diamond pattern, rounded gilt corners, each card 89 x 57 mm, with original box and leaflet/questionnaire, with 13 other 20th century Swiss decks, including: Italian suited Tarot, by J. Müller & Cie of Schaffhouse, c.1975; Swiss Costumes, by AG Müller, c.1960; traditional Jass deck, by J. Müller & Cie, c.1975; Jass 11110 'Swiss Party Cards', by AG Müller, designed by Seppi Amrein (oversize cards), c.1950s, also several publicity packs and Basler Fasnachtskarten, a Tressette deck, all complete except a Tarot Classic deck by Müller & Cie (77 of 78, without trump X, but with 16 duplicates), a quantity of cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 16 display boards/cards (the tarot ones double), the first board encapsulated in clear plastic, none examined out of boards, the remainder contained in clear plastic bags, several with original box, the boards 54.5 x 40 cm & similarQTY: (16)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Cartorama 45 #289; Schweizer Spielkarten 63; World Web Playing Cards Museum, WWPCM00346.

Haggard (H. Rider). Swallow, A Tale of the Great Trek, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1899, frontispiece, lightly spotted, original dark blue cloth gilt, slightly cocked, 8vo, together with:Ayesha, 1st edition, London: Ward Lock & Co, 1905, frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout, neat ownership inscription in black ink to front pastedown, original blue cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, withHeu-Heu, or The Monster, 1st edition, London: Hutchinson & Co, [1924], publisher's illustrated advertisements at rear, neat ownership inscription in black ink to front free endpaper, original red cloth, 8vo, withMoon of Israel, A Tale of the Exodus, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1918, publisher's advertisements at rear, a few light spots, original blue cloth, 8vo, with 16 other first editions by HaggardQTY: (20)

Haggard (H. Rider). Joan Haste, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1895, frontispiece, black and white illustrations, original black cloth gilt, slightly cocked, 8vo, together with:The World's Desire, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1890, spotting, original black cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, 8vo, withBlack Heart and White Heart, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1900, frontispiece, black and white illustrations, original blue cloth gilt, faint damp-stain to upper cover, 8vo, withCleopatra, being an account of the fall and vengeance of Harmachis, The Royal Egyptian, as set forth by his own hand, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1889, frontispiece, full-page black and white illustrations, ownership inscription in black ink to front blank recto, light scattered spotting, original dark blue cloth gilt, slightly cocked and rubbed, 8vo, with 34 other first and early editions by HaggardQTY: (38)

Berlu (John Jacob). The Treasury of Drugs Unlock'd. Or; a full and true Description of all sorts of Drugs, and Chymical Preparations, sold by Druggists..., 2nd edition, with additions, London: S. Ballard, 1738, cancel title with early signatures of James Huggins and B. Powill Junr., publisher's book list at rear, light toning and spotting, modern calf, 12mo, together with:Whytt (Robert). Physiological Essays, containing, I. An Inquiry into the causes which promote the Circulation of the Fluids in the very small vessels of Animals. II. Observations on the Sensibility and Irritability of the Parts of Men and other Animals; occasioned by M. de Haller's late treatise on these subjects..., 2nd edition, corrected and enlarged, Edinburgh: Hamilton, Balfour and Neill, 1761, half-title and errata leaf present, some toning, scattered spotting mostly to first and last leaves, contemporary calf, joints splitting at head and foot, worn, 12mo,Shaw (Peter). The Dispensatory of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. Translated from the Latin, London: William and John Innys, 1727, 3 pp. publisher's book list at rear, some dust-soiling, damp-staining and spotting, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary panelled sheep, joints cracked and some wear, 8vo,Fabre (Pierre). Traite? des Maladies Ve?ne?riennes, 4th edition, Paris: P. Fr. Didot le jeune, 1782, half-title, some early annotations throughout, ownership inscription to front blank of Joannis Francisci Brochard, contemporary sheep, gilt decorated spine with morocco title label, extremities worn, 8voQTY: (4)

Dahl (Roald). Fantastic Mr Fox, 1st UK edition, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1970, illustrations by Donald Chaffin, struck-through ownership inscription to head of front free endpaper, original pictorial boards, spine lightly faded, boards faintly marked, 8vo, together with:Matilda, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1988, illustrations by Quentin Blake, front free endpaper and blank loose, original red cloth gilt, dust jacket, 8vo, withGeorge's Marvellous Medicine, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1981, illustrations by Quentin Blake, a few light spots, original blue cloth gilt, dust jacket, flaps lightly spotted, 8vo, with first editions of The Witches and The Magic FingerQTY: (5)

Zonca (Vittorio). Novo Teatro di Machine et Edificii per varie et sicure operationi, 2nd edition, Padua: Francesco Bertelli, 1621, engraved title with architectural border with early inscription, 42 full-page engraved illustrations, occasional early ink marginalia and light underscoring to few leaves, recto of upper outer blank corner of B1 repaired, some light spotting and damp-staining mostly at rear of volume, Bibliotheca Mechanica book label to upper pastedown, modern green morocco-backed paste paper boards, spine faded to brown, slip-case, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:Berlin Katalog 1775; Norman 2281 (first edition 1607); Riccardi I, 669.The second edition of Zonca's work first published in 1607 by Francesco Bertelli's father Pietro. Both were active as publishers and engravers, and Pietro may have engraved these plates which were derived from the unpublished Trattato di architectura of the Sienese architect-engineer Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439-1501). The present work is noted for containing the first illustration of a gig-mill for raising nap on cloth, and for spreading knowledge of the mangle (Norman).

Bond (Michael). A Bear Called Paddington, 1st edition, London: Collins, 1958, illustrations by Peggy Fortnum, a few light spots, small amount of corner of front free endpaper clipped, original red cloth, spine lightly faded, a few light marks, dust jacket, rear panel toned and marked, small closed tear to front panel lower margin (not affecting illustration), verso spotted, spine extremities with small amount of wear at head, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:A very good, unrestored example of the dust jacket. The first Paddington novel.

Lear (Edward). Book of Nonsense, 2nd edition, [Thomas McLean, 1855], 73 lithographic plates, including title (fore-edge neatly reinforced), 10 early manuscript limericks written in brown ink to various blank versos (some show-through to rectos), last one dated 'Plymouth Apl. '87', some light toning and foxing, 1 leaf with closed tear in lower edge (with archival tape repair on verso), another with tip of lower outer corner missing, close-trimmed, clipping top edge of some illustrations, ownership names to front pastedown, late 19th century black half calf gilt, oblong 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Printed in a very small edition of between 250 and 500 copies, this privately printed second edition preceded the first trade edition (i.e. third edition) by nearly a decade. The second edition has the same plates as the first edition of 1846, and only these first two editions were printed with lithographic plates. The second edition has the captions in five lines as opposed to three in the first edition. Both the first and the second editions contains three illustrations which were surpressed and did not appear again until recent times (‘Old Man of Kildare’, ‘There was an Old Man of New York’, and ‘There was an Old Sailor of Compton’).

Haggard (H. Rider). King Solomon's Mines, 1st US edition, New York: Cassell & Company, 1885, folding frontispiece, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, some staining to head of upper cover, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Sadleir 1089; Whatmore F3; Woolf 2863.The scarce American edition, issued in 500 copies using the sheets of the London first issue.

Johns (W. E.). Biggles and the Plot That Failed, 1st edition, Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1965, original red cloth gilt, dust jacket, 8vo, together with:Biggles Scores A Bull, 1st edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965, original red cloth gilt, dust jacket, 8vo, withBiggles and The Black Mask, 1st edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964, small bookseller's ticket to foot of front pastedown, original red cloth, dust jacket, neat ownership inscription to front flap, 8vo, with first editions in dust jackets of Biggles and The Plane That Disappeared, Biggles and The Lost Sovereigns, Biggles Investigates and Biggles Looks BackQTY: (7)

Gombrich (E. H.). The Sense of Order, a study in the psychology of decorative art, Wrightsman Lectures, 1st edition, Phaidon, 1979, monochrome illustrations, original red cloth in dustwrapper, small 4to, together with Symbolic Images, Phaidon Press, 1972, The Heritage of Apelles, Phaidon Press 1976, Means and Ends, Reflections on the History of Fresco Painting, Thames & Hudson, 1976, The Image and The Eye, Phaidon Press, 1982, Tributes, Cornell University Press, 1984, and Aby Warburg, An Intellectual Biography, 2nd edition, Phaidon Press, 1986, each with monochrome illustrations, all original cloth in dustwrappers, 8vo, Tributes volume with autograph letter signed by E. H. Gombrich to Lawrence Gowing dated 27 March 1986, loosely inserted at front, Means and Ends with author's presentation inscription to Lawrence Gowing at head of title, plus Banham (Reyner). Theory and Design in the First Machine Age, 2nd impression, Architectural Press, 1962, monochrome illustrations, original red cloth in dustwrapper, 8vo, and others on aesthetics, art theory, and history or art, various, including Richard Wollheim, Painting as an Art, 1st edition, Thames & Hudson, 1987, Rudolph Arnheim, Art and Visual Perception, 1st edition, Faber & Faber, 1956, Adrian Stokes, various titles, mostly Tavistock Press publications etc.QTY: (5 shelves)

Johns (W. E.). Biggles' Second Case, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1948, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations, original beige pictorial cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, together with:Biggles Hunts Big Game, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1948, frontispiece, full-page illustrations, a few minor spots, original red pictorial cloth, dust jacket, lightly rubbed to extremities, 8vo, withBiggles takes a Holiday, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1949, colour frontispiece, colour illustrations, original blue pictorial cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, with 6 other Biggles first editions with dust jackets, including Biggles Sweeps The Desert, Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I.D., Biggles Delivers The Goods, Biggles Fails to Return, Biggles in the Orient and Biggles Learns To Fly QTY: (9)

Woolf (Virginia). Kew Gardens, limited edition, London: Hogarth Press, 1927, woodcut border illustrations and upper cover by Vanessa Bell, some toning to endpapers, original boards, spine toned tear and loss at foot of spine, joints splitting, lower cover rubbed in places with small stains, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: From the library of Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), thence by descent.Limited edition of 500, this copy out-of-series. Kirkpatrick A3c. The third English edition (and the first limited edition), first published in 1919.

Eden (William). Principles of Penal Law, 2nd edition, London: B. White and T. Cadell, 1771, half-title, brown morocco, green morocco title label to spine, extremities worn, joints cracked, corners worn and showing, 8vo, together with More (Hannah). Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education…, 4th edition, 2 volumes, London: T. Cadell Jun and W. Davies, 1799, half-title, contemporary owner's signature to front free endpapers, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, maroon morocco labels (partially lacking volume number label to volume 1 & lacking title label to volume 2), joints splitting, corners worn, 8vo, and Harris (James). Three Treaties, The First Concerning Art, The Second Concerning Music, The Third Concerning Happiness, 2nd edition, London: John Nourse and Paul Vaillant, 1765, verso of title and also front free endpaper with contemporary gift inscription from the author to Wadham College, Oxford, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spines lacking labels, joints split, worn, 8vo, and Harris (James). Hermes or a Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammer…, 2nd edition, London: John Nourse and Paul Vaillant, 1765, engraved frontispiece, verso of title and verso of front free endpaper with contemporary gift inscription from the author to Wadham College, Oxford, contemporary marbled calf, gilt decorated spine lacking labels, joints split, worn, 8vo, plus Maury, (Abbe & Lake, John Neal, translator). The Principles of Eloquence Adapted to the Pulpit and the Bar, London: T. Cadell 1793, modern half calf gilt, 8vo QTY: (6)

Richards (J.M. & Eric Ravilious). High Street, 1st edition, presentation copy, London: [Curwen Press for] Country Life, 1938, inscribed by Ravilious 'Thomas Hennell - with love from Tirzah and Eric, Christmas 1938' to front free endpaper, 24 colour lithographic plates by Eric Ravilious, preliminary and rear leaves spotted, original pictorial boards, extremities rubbed with headcap worn, original glassine dust jacket, price-clipped, chipped with loss, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:An exceedingly scarce presentation copy of Ravilious' landmark work, inscribed to British artist and friend Thomas Hennell. Hennell spent time in Ravilious' circle, with Edward Bawden becoming a supporter of his work. Bawden stated that both he and Ravilious considered Hennell 'a man of genius'. When, in 1942, Ravilious died in active service as a war artist in Iceland (the first British war artist to do so), it was Hennell who replaced him in the role.We are unable to trace another copy of this work signed or inscribed by Ravilious at auction.