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Bucellati Alessandro. L'abile compratore di cavalli ossia cognizioni indispensabili per saper scegliere i cavalli che si vogliono acquistare e conoscere i loro pregi, i loro difetti e le frodi che in essi riscontransi. Milano, Placido Maria Visaj, 1845.In-8° (mm 220x145). [8], 54, [2] pagine. Monogramma tipografico al frontespizio. Diffuse fioriture e gore, varie carte con fori e mende lungo i margini, carta molto infragilita dall'umidità. Brossura editoriale originale stampata in nero di cui si conserva solo il piatto anteriore, segnato da aloni e tracce di polvere.Edizione originale di questo volumetto il cui autore, al frontespizio, è definito "veterinario... già ripetitore presso l'I.R. Stabilimento di veterinaria di Milano, di fisica, storia naturale e botanica".8° (220x145 mm). [8], 54, [2] pages. Typographic monogram on the title-page. Foxed and waterstained, some leaves with holes and losses to the margins. Publisher's wrappers printed in black (only upper cover preserved), stained and dusted. First edition of this work by the veterinary Alessandro Bucellati.

Dalla Torre Giovanni. Dialogo della giostra fatta in Trivigi l'anno 1597... Ove s'hanno diversi ingeniosi, & piacevoli discorsi intorno alla dechiaratione & interpretatione delle livree, imprese, & motti di ciascuno de' cavalieri. Con un sommario d'un'altra notabilissima giostra fatta l'anno 1481... Treviso, Evangelista Deuchino, 1598 (Legato con:) Manuzio Aldo il giovane. Il perfetto gentil'huomo descritto da Aldo Mannucci. Venezia, [Aldo Manuzio il giovane], 1584. Due opere in un volume in-4° (mm 193x140). I. Segnatura:a⁴ ₂a⁴ B-X⁴ . [16], 160 pagine. Rispetto alle copie censite in ICCU il fascicolo 2a4 (contenete la Tavola delle cose più notabili dell'Opera) è legato dopo il fascicolo a4. Con numerose illustrazioni silografiche nel testo . Marca silografica al frontespizio, capilettera e testatine incisi su legno. Frontespizio rifoderato, con tracce di polvere e leggermente brunito, qualche fioritura. II. Segnatura: +4, A-H4. [8], 64 pagine. Marca silografica al frontespizio, inziali e testatine incise su legno. Gora e leggere fioriture al frontespizio, qualche carta con piccola macchia sul margine esterno bianco. Nota manoscritta sbiadita e parzialmente abrasa al frontespizio. Legatura coeva in pergamena su cartone, titoli in oro su tassello al dorso, tagli spruzzati. Lievi aloni e tracce di polvere ai piatti. Lettere manoscritte 'S' e 'A' al dorso.Rara edizione originale di quest'opera ampiamente illustrata con silografie ispirate, nelle figure e nei motivi allegorici, all'atto teatrale carnevalesco (la Giostra) che veniva rappresentato. Ogni capitolo è dedicato ad un cavaliere che, con il suo sontuoso seguito formato da uomini e donne in ricchi costumi, cortei di cavalli ed elaborati apparti scenografici, eseguiva la Giostra, e ogni dettaglio è minuziosamente descritto. La narrazione è arricchita dai commenti e dalle considerazioni di alcuni spettatori che presenziavano alla grande festa, oltre che da numerosi riferimenti letterari ad autori antichi e moderni. Impressione sconosciuta al Solerti ed ad altre bibliografie. Olschki, Choix de livres rares, IV, n. 43711 ("Ouvrage rare important pour l' histoire des familles nobles de Treviso"); BM STC Italian, 576. In prima edizione anche la seconda opera legata, un interessante tentativo di Aldo Manuzio il giovane (1547-1597) di tracciare una figura ideale di gentil'huomo che venne tuttavia sospettato di plagio "ai danni di Francesco Sansovino e prima ancora di Bernardino Tomitano" (cit. DBI, sv). Edit16 27653. Two works in one volume, 4° (193x140 mm). I. Collation:a⁴ ₂a⁴ B-X⁴ . [16], 160 pages. Quire 2a4 (containing Tavola delle cose più notabili dell'Opera) bound after quire a4. Numerous woodcuts illustrations in the text. Woodcut printer's device on the title-page, woodcut head- and tailpieces. Title-page reinforced, slightly soiled and browned, some foxing. II. Collation: +4, A-H4. [8], 64 pages. Woodcut printer's device on the title-page, woodcut head- and tailpieces. Waterstain and light foxing on the title-page, small stains on the blank lower margin of some leaves. Manuscript note (faded and partially rubbed) on the title-page. Contemporary vellum over pasteboards, spine with title tooled in gold on lettering-piece, speckled edges. Covers slightly soiled,with some stains. Inked letters 'S' and 'A' on the spine.Rare first edition of this profusely illustrated work, enriched with numerous woodcuts depicting allegorical figures inspired to the Giostra, a somptuosus Carnival feast. Each chapter is dedicated to a horseman partecipating the Giostra, describing in detail his rich entourage, the cavalcade and scenic apparatuses. The narration is enriched by thecomments and observations of the public and intersting are also the literary references to ancient and modern authors. Not in Solerti. Olschki, Choix de livres rares, IV, n. 43711 ("Ouvrage rare important pour l' histoire des familles nobles de Treviso"); BM STC Italian, 576. The second bound work is the first edition of the Aldo Manuzio the Younger's attempt to profile the ideal figure of the gentleman. Edit16 27653.

De Nanzio Ferdinando. Esippognosia ovvero conoscenza esterna del cavallo... con appendice su le qualità del bue. Napoli, Del Vecchio, 1842.In-8° (mm 210x130). [3], V, [1], 164 pagine, con VI tavole calcografiche ripiegate in fine. Fioriture. Legatura coeva in pergamena su cartone, titoli e fregi in oro su doppio tassello al dorso. Piatti con qualche macchia e alone, cerniera interna anteriore allentata. Al frontespizio etichetta cartacea, in parte strappata, con lettere a stampa 'Z|a'; foglietto manoscritto conservato nel volume.Prima edizione di questo trattato sull'anatomia del cavallo - che include una sezione finale dedicata al bue da pagina 147 - con tavole incise su disegno dello stesso autore, il veterinario abruzzese Ferdinando De Nanzio (vedi lotto precedente). 8° (210x130 mm). [3], V, [1], 164 pages; VI copper engraved plates, folded. Foxing. Contemporary vellum over pasteboards, gilt title and tools on double lettering-piece on the spine. Some spots and stains to the covers, front hinge a bit loose. On the title-page paper label (with tears) with printed letters 'Z|a'; manuscripted leaf preserved inside the volume. First edition of this work on the anatomy of the horse - including a section dedicated to the ox from page 147 - with engraved plates. Both text and plates are by the Abruzzese veterinary Ferdinando De Nanzio (see previous lot).

Ridinger Johann Elias. Neue Reit-Kunst... L'art de monter à cheval en tailles douces. Inventées et dessinées par Jean Elie Ridinger. Augsbourg, aux depens de Jeremie Wolff marchand en tailles douces, 1722. In-folio oblungo (mm 330x490). 23 carte incise su rame, di cui una contenente il frontespizio e 22 tavole numerate incise da J.B. Prost e J.D. Hertz su disegni di Ridinger, con didascalie in tedesco e francese. Fioriture, qualche piccola gora marginale, tracce di polvere. Legatura coeva in mezzo marocchino con angoli, carta arancione ai piatti, bordura vegetale in oro ai piatti, titoli e fregi a forma di cavallo in oro al dorso, contropiatti e sguardie in carta marmorizzata. Leggere abrasioni. Al contropiatto anteriore doppia etichetta 'Biblioteca di S.A.R. il Duca di Genova' e 'Biblioteca di S.A.R. il Principe Tommaso di Savoia Duca di Genova' (con segnatura), timbro della stessa proprietà su alcune carte; al verso del frontespizio altro antico timbro di collezione francese.Prima edizione - l'opera riapparve nel 1744 presso Leopold - di quello che viene considerato un capolavoro di incisione a tema equestre. Ridinger (1698 - 1767) è stato uno dei principali e più prolifici artisti di animali del XVIII secolo: divenne pittore ufficiale di diversi aristocratici appassionati di caccia e divenne conosciuto proprio per le sue raffigurazioni di animali in mezzo a splendidi paesaggi. Sul frontespizio l'Autore si ritrae impegnato in una conversazione con Minerva, dea delle arti e mestieri, accanto alla statua di un cavallo. Huth, 29; Mennessier de la Lance II, 428; Nissen ZBI 3413; Schwerdt III, 142.Oblong folio, (330x490 mm). 23 copper engraved plates, one containing the title-page and 22, numbered, engraved by J.B. Prost e J.D. Hertz based on the drawings by Ridinger, with captions in German and French. Foxing, a few marginal waterstains, dust traces. Contemporary half-morocco, orange paper on the covers, gilt decorations on the covers, titles and decorations shaped as horses on the spine, pastedowns and flyleaves in marbled paper. Slightly rubbed. To the upper pastedown double lettering-piece 'Biblioteca di S.A.R. il Duca di Genova' and 'Biblioteca di S.A.R. il Principe Tommaso di Savoia Duca di Genova' (with shelf mark), stamp of the same ownership on some leaves; on the title-page verso another stamp of a French collection.First edition - the work reappeared in Leopold in 1744 - of what is considered a masterpiece of equestrian-themed engraving. Ridinger (1698 - 1767) became one of the leading and most prolific animal artists of the eighteenth century: he became the official painter of several aristocrats passionate about hunting and well known thanks to his depictions of animals in the midst of beautiful landscapes. On the title-page, the author paints himself engaged in a conversation with Minerva, goddess of arts and crafts, next to a statue of a horse. Huth, 29; Mennessier de la Lance II, 428; Nissen ZBI 3413; Schwerdt III, 142.

Ruini Carlo. Anatomia del cavallo, infermita, et suoi rimedii. Opera nuova, degna di qualsivoglia prencipe, & cavaliere, & molto necessaria a filosofi, medici, cavallerizzi, & marescalchi.... Divisa in due volumi. De quali questo primo, in cinque libri copiosamente dichiara tutte le cose appartenenti alla detta Anatomia... Venezia, Lorenzo Baseggio, 1706-1707. Due volumi legati insieme in-folio (mm 345x225). I. [4], 250 [i.e. 248]. II. 266 [i.e. 268]. Marca silografica ai frontespizi e 64 illustrazioni a piena pagina incise su legno nel testo. Iniziali e fregi silografici. In barbe, ad ampi margini. Leggere gore marginali e fioriture, qualche carta lievemente brunita. Legatura coeva in cartonato, titoli manoscritti al dorso. Aloni e qualche leggera abrasione ai piatti e alle cerniere. Bell'esemplare di quella che va considerata, ai tempi dell'autore, come la migliore monografia anatomica sul cavallo, corredata da un eccellente apparato illustrativo da alcuni attribuito addirittura a Leonardo da Vinci: originariamente stampata a Bologna nel 1598, l'opera del Ruini resta un notevole esempio di opera scientifica descrittiva del Rinascimento, nonché il primo trattato moderno di veterinaria. Garrison Morton, 285 ("First book devoted exclusively to the structure of a single species other than man. Besides being one of the foundation-stones of modern veterinary medicine, it contains a description of the lesser circulation. The admirables plates are by some authorities attributed to Leonardo"); Mennessier, II, 465; Nissen, I, 3514. Two volumes bound together, folio (345x225 mm). I. [4], 250 [i.e. 248] pages. II. 266 [i.e. 268] pages. Woodcut printer's device on the title-page in each volume, 64 full-page woodcut illustrations in the text. Woocut initials and tools. Fine copy, uncut, wide-margined. Light marginal waterstains and foxing, some leaf browned. Contemporary cardboards, ink title on the spine. Slighlty abraded, few stains and spots to the covers. "First book devoted exclusively to the structure of a single species other than man. Besides being one of the foundation-stones of modern veterinary medicine, it contains a description of the lesser circulation. The admirables plates are by some authorities attributed to Leonardo" (Garrison Morton, 285). First edition is dated 1598. Mennessier, II, 465; Nissen, I, 3514.

Tornieri Arnaldi Arnaldo. La corsa delle slitte in Vicenza nel carnovale 1784. Stanze umiliate agli ornatissimi cavalieri e alle gentilissime dame. Vicenza, Giacomo Leoni, Giambattista Vendramini Mosca, 1784.In-8° (mm 195x128). 32 pagine, con 16 tavole incise all'acquaforte finemente acquerellate a mano, ripiegate. Frontespizio entro cornice silografica, iniziali e fregi incisi su legno. Gore marginali e tracce di polvere alle carte, qualche fioritura. Legatura coeva in cartonato, bordura in oro con ferri angolari ai piatti, tagli marmorizzati. Abrasioni e difetti agli angoli e ai bordi dei piatti, rotture alle cerniere, piccoli strappi e minime mende al dorso. Prima e unica edizione - estremamente rara - di questo interessante volume che descrive, e illustra in 16 splendide tavole acquerellate a mano, l'originale manifestazione carnevalesca svoltasi a Vicenza nell'inverno del 1784. Si trattò di una corsa sul ghiaccio di slitte trainate da cavalli magnificamente bardati, ognuna guidata da un cavaliere appartenente ad una delle nobili famiglie cittadine: sulle tavole i numeri da 1 a 30 servono per identificare proprio i diversi passeggeri delle slitte, quegli "ornatissimi cavalieri" accompagnati da "nobilissime dame" i cui nomi si trovano nel testo (l'intrepido Verlato, il Giovin Velo, L'amabil Volpe, Il prode Orazio, etc.). E' verosimile che, per la preziosità materiale dell'opera che presenta sulle tavole rialzi in oro e argento, un numero limitato di esemplari sia stato stampato, destinati agli aristocratici partecipanti alla corsa. Per il nome dell'Autore - raffigurato nell'ultima tavola a bordo di una slitta sovrastata da un pallone aerostatico - si veda Melzi, I, 258. Manca alle bibliografie di libri di feste e ai cataloghi consultati. Caproni-Bertarelli, 111 (cita la tavola con il pallone aerostatico); Olschki Choix, 8129. 8° (195x128 mm). 32 pages; 16 hand-coloured folding engraved plates. Title-page within a woodcut border, woodcut initials and ornaments. Marginal waterstains and leaves slghtly soiled, some foxing. Contemporary cardboards, gilt-tooled covers, marbled edges. Slightly abraded, damages to the joints, small tears and losses to the spine. The extremely rare first and only edition of this interesting festival account describing the original Carnival festival occurred in Vicenza in 1784, and enriched by 16 watercoloured plates, raised in silver and in gold. The festivity was celebrated with a sled horse racing on ice, and the horses were magnificently harnessed. Each slide was managed by noble horsemen and ladies belonging to aristocratic families, identified by the numbers -1-30 - printed on the plates. Seen the preciousness of the copy, is quite probable that few copies were printed, and given to the partecipating competitors. For the name of the author - portraited on the last plate on a slide dominated by a hot-air ballon - see Melzi, I, 258. Not in catalogues and specific bibliography on festival books. Caproni-Bertarelli, 111; Olschki Choix, 8129.

Calabria. Lear Edward. Journals of a landscape painter in southern Calabria &C. London, Richard Bentley, 1852.(mm 250x155). xx, [4], 284, [4, di catalogo editoriale] pagine. Con 20 tavole numerate fuori testo e 2 mappe geografiche numerate di cui una in antiporta. Lievi bruniture, fioriture. Legatura editoriale in percallina blu decorata a secco ai piatti, titoli in oro al dorso. Al contropiatto anteriore ex libris 'Letrualt', al contropiatto posteriore etichetta del legatore londinese Edmonds&Remnants.Edizione originale di questo diario di viaggio dell'artista e scrittore britannico Edward Lear (1812-1888): oltre all'itinerario calabrese, Lear raccontò e illustrò i suoi viaggi nell'Italia meridionale compiuti tra il 1837 e il 1848 attraverso Abruzzo, Molise e zone dell'Irpinia. Abbey, Travel I, 175.(250x155 mm). xx, [4], 284, [4] pages. 20 numbered plates out of the text and 2 numbered geographical maps (one as frontispiece). Light browning, foxing. Publisher's blue cloth, blind tools on the covers, gilt title on the spine. Ex-libris 'Letrualt' on the front pastedown, on the rear pastedown label of the London binder Edmonds&Remnants.First edition of this travel diary by the British artist and writer Edward Lear (1812-1888): travelling throught South Italy he also visited and described - between 1837 and 1848 - Abruzzo, Molise and Irpinia. Abbey, Travel I, 175.

ASTROLABES: 'ELUCIDATIO FABRICAE USUSQUE; ASTROLABII', CIRCA 1513 published for Johann Stöffler, Oppenheim, title within a fine woodcut border, 33 woodcut illustrations, all but 7 full-page, illustration on B3v with a small overslip, illustration on C4v wtih folding slip, and two detached overslips, woodcut on D3v with folding flap and an overslip, arms at foot of f12, device on N6v, five astrological diagrams, very fine woodcut initials, a few leaves lightly browned, contemporary German marginalia, 17th century vellum, Oppenheim, (per Jacobum Köbel), 1513 (1512) A fine copy of Stöffler's most famous work which appeared in several editions and served astronomers for a long time as a standard work; the last edition appeared in 1620. On f12 there are two gratulatory verses, one by Georg Simler to Jakob Köbel and the other by Melanchthon to his master Stöffler, the first appearance of Melanchthon in print . One of the astrological charts is of the Emperor, Maximilian.

NETSUKE: 1- Lazarnick, G: The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs. 1976. Very Good; 2- Meinertzhagen, F: The Art of the Netsuke Carver. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1956, first edition with dust jacket (little worn); 3- Bushell, R: Netsuke Masks. Weatherhill edition. fine in slipcase; 4- Netsuke: A very large collection of books including: Davies, B: Netsuke through 3 centuries; Bushell, R: Netsuke- Familiar and unfamiliar, 1975, 1st. edn. dw; Hurtig, B: Masterpieces of Netsuke Art. 1975, slipcase; Fables in Ivory: Japanese Netsuke and Their Legends. 1961, 1st. edn. dw. (154)

A 1950 First Edition with Dust Cover, Biggles Gets His Men By Capt W E Johns, Published by Hodder and Stoughton

Collection of five, first edition Harry Potter books.

'HARDY'S ANGLERS GUIDE' 47th Edition 1925, 'How to Fish' W.Earl Hodgson 1907, Adam and Charles Black, and 'The Fisherman's Handbook' George Brennard, first edition 1951, Ward, Lock & Co.Limited, with dust jacket (3)

Two Royal Worcester Limited Edition Figures, "1855: The Crinoline" 3620/3620, "The First Quadrille" 3962/12500 together with a Coalport figure, Regina. (3)

Two limited edition prints depicting female figures, each numbered 674/1250, the first a lady washing herself, 51.5cm x 39.5cm, the second a lady in bed, 39.5cm x 51cm, each with initials F.C. to corner, in silvered modern frames under glass (2) Condition:

[ANTIQUES & COLLECTING]. CLOCKS Pryce, W.T.R. & Davies, T. Alun. Samuel Roberts, Clock Maker. An eighteenth-century craftsman in a Welsh rural community, first edition, National Museum of Wales (Welsh Folk Museum), 1985, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Loomes, Brian. White Dial Clocks. The Complete Guide, second impression, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1989, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR; and Tennant, M.F. Longcase Painted Dials, their History and Restoration, first edition, N.A.G. Press (Hale), London, 1995, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo, (3).

[ANTIQUES & COLLECTING]. MODEL RAILWAYS Fuller, Roland. The Bassett Lowke Story, first edition, New Cavendish Books, London, 1984, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, quarto; and twelve other assorted works, including booklets, (13).

[ART, ANTIQUES & ILLUSTRATED] Gray, Nicolete. The Paintings of David Jones, first edition, Taylor / Lund Humphries / Tate Gallery, London, 1989, brown cloth, dustjacket, full-page illustrations, quarto; Chambers, David. Joan Hassall Engravings & Drawings, limited edition of 2500, Pinner Private Libraries Association, London, 1985, black cloth, numerous black and white illustrations, small quarto; Hayward, J.F. Huguenot Silver in England 1688-1727, first edition, Faber & Faber, London, 1959, blue cloth, dustjacket, black and white plate illustrations, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR; and seven other works, (10).

[ART]. PHOTOGRAPHY Mare, Eric de. Photographer: Builder with Light, first edition, Architectural Association, London, 1990, pictorial stiff paper covers, dustjacket, black and white illustrations throughout, quarto, SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER; Doisneau, Robert. Photographs, first UK edition, Fraser, London, 1980, brown cloth, dustjacket, translated by Vivienne Menkes, quarto; Siskind, Aaron. Harlem Document. Photographs 1932-1940, first edition, Matrix Publications, Providence, 1981, soft covers, pictorial dustjacket, illustrations throughout, square octavo, SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER; and nine other works, including eight titles from The Aperture History of Photography, (12).

[CHILDRENS] Blyton, Enid. Secret Seven Adventure, first edition, Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1950, boards (lacking dustjacket), octavo; together with Go Ahead Secret Seven, first edition, Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1953, boards, dustjacket, octavo; Three Cheers Secret Seven, first edition, Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1956, boards, dustjacket, octavo; Shock for the Secret Seven, first edition, Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1961, boards, dustjacket, octavo; Five Go Down To the Sea, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1953, boards (lacking dustjacket), octavo; Five Have Plenty of Fun, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1955, boards (lacking dustjacket), octavo; Five Go To Billycock Hill, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1957, boards (lacking dustjacket), octavo; Five Go To Demon's Rocks, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1961, boards, dustjacket, octavo; and Five Are Together Again, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1963, boards, dustjacket, octavo, (9),

[CHILDRENS] Goscinny, Rene, & Uderzo, Albert. Asterix the Gaul, first British edition, Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1969, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, quarto; Asterix the Gladiator, first British edition, Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1969, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, quarto; Asterix the Legionary, first British edition, Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1970, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, quarto; Asterix at the Olympic Games, first British edition, Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1972, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, quarto; Asterix and Caesar's Gift, first British edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1977, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, quarto; Asterix and the Normans, first British edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1978, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, quarto; Asterix in Corsica, first British edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1979, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, quarto; Asterix and the Banquet, first British edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1979, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, quarto; Asterix in Belgium, first British edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1980, pictorial boards, illustrations throughout, quarto; and nineteen other titles, most reprints, (28).

[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Beckett, Samuel. Malone Dies, first British edition, Calder, London, 1958, black cloth, dustjacket, octavo; Beckett, Samuel. How It Is, first British edition, Calder, London, 1964, boards, dustjacket, octavo; and Beckett, Samuel. Poems in English, first British edition, Calder, London, 1961, blue cloth, dustyjacket, octavo, (3).

[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Beckett, Samuel. The Lost Ones, first British edition, Calder & Boyas, London, 1972, boards, dustjacket, octavo; Beckett, Samuel. First Love, first British edition, Calder & Boyas, London, 1973, boards, dustjacket, octavo; Beckett, Samuel. Mercier and Camier, first British edition, Calder & Boyas, London, 1974, boards, dustjacket, octavo; Beckett, Samuel. Ill Seen Ill Said, first British edition, Calder, London, 1982, boards, dustjacket, octavo; and Beckett, Samuel. More Pricks Than Kicks, reprint, Calder & Boyas, London, 1970, boards, dustjacket, octavo, (5).

[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Beckett, Samuel. Proust and Three Dialogues (with Georges Duthuit), first British edition, Calder, London, 1965, boards, dustjacket, octavo; Beckett, Samuel. First Love, first British edition, Calder & Boyas, London, 1973, boards, dustjacket, octavo; Beckett, Samuel. Imagination Dead Imagine, first British edition, Calder & Boyas, London, 1965, pictorial stiff paper covers, octavo; Beckett, Samuel. Watt, first British edition, Calder Jupiter, London, 1963, pictorial soft covers, octavo; Beckett, Samuel. All That Fall, first edition, Faber & Faber, London, 1957, decorative paper covers, octavo; Beckett, Samuel. Murphy, Calder Jupiter, London, 1963, boards, pictorial dustjacket, octavo; and Beckett, Samuel, et al. Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress, second impression, Faber & Faber, London, 1961, cloth, dustjacket, square octavo, (7).

[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Waugh, Evelyn. Put Out More Flags, first edition, Chapman & Hall, London, 1942, grey cloth (lacking dustjacket), octavo; Cummings, E.E. The Enormous Room. First edition, Cape, London, 1928, maroon cloth (spine strip split along lower joint and with frayed ends), octavo; Auden, W.H., and MacNeice, Louis. Letters from Iceland, first edition, Faber & Faber, London, 1937, green cloth, dustjacket (worn and browned), plate illustrations from photographs, octavo; and Miler, Henry. Plexus, The Rosy Crucifixion, first English edition, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1963, boards, dustjacket, octavo, (4).

[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Greene, Graham. The Quiet American, first edition, Heinemann, London, 1955, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; with Our Man in Havana, first edition, Heinemann, London, 1958, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; A Burnt-Out Case, first edition, Heinemann, London, 1961, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; In Search of a Character: Two African Journals, first edition, The Bodley Head, London, 1961, cloth-backed boards, dustjacket, octavo; The Comedians, first edition, The Bodley Head, London, 1966, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; May We Borrow Your Husband? And Other Comedies of the Sexual Life, first edition, The Bodley Head, London, 1967, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; Travels with My Aunt, first edition, The Bodley Head, London, 1969, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; A Sort of Life, first edition, The Bodley Head, London, 1971, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; The Honorary Consul, first edition, The Bodley Head, London, 1973, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; The Human Factor, first edition, The Bodley Head, London, 1978, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party, first edition, The Bodley Head, London, 1980, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; Monsignor Quixote, first edition, The Bodley Head, London, 1982, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; and seven others; also one Book Society first edition (The Heart of the Matter), (20).

[SPORTING]. FISHING Gray, L.R.N. Torridge Fishery, first edition, Kaye, London, 1957, boards, dustjacket, plate illustrations, octavo;Scott, Jock. Spinning Up To Date: Trout, Salmon & Pike, fourth (new and revised) edition, Seeley Service & Co., London, 1950, green cloth, dustjacket with pictorial onlay, plate illustrations, text diagrams, four pages of publisher's advertisements, small quarto; and twenty other works, (22).

[TRAVEL]. SINGAPORE Makepeace, Walter et al, editors. One Hundred Years of Singapore, being some account of the capital of the Straits Settlements from its foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919, first edition, two volumes, Murray, London, 1921, modern blue cloth with original armorial laid-down to upper boards, frontispieces and further black and white plate illustrations, association copies each signed and inscribed by the editor 'R.W. Makepeace / from Walter Makepeace / in 1925', quarto.

[TRANSPORT]. BUSES & RAILWAY Folkard, Leslie. Devon General, A Fascinating Story, first edition, Devon General Society, 2007, pictorial boards, colour and black and white illustrations throughout, quarto; Akehurst, Laurie, & Stewart, David. London Country, second edition, Capitol Transport, Harrow Weald, 2001, pictorial boards, dustjacket, colour illustrations throughout, quarto; and thirteen other works, (15).

[MISCELLANEOUS] M'Diarmid, Hugh [Christopher Murray Grieve]. Sangschaw, first edition, Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1925, navy cloth, dustjacket, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, octavo; together with Munro, Neil. The Brave Days. A Chronicle from the North, first edition, The Porpoise Press, Edinburgh, 1931, cloth, dustjacket, introduction by George Blake, SIGNED BY BLAKE, octavo; and Destin, Joan. Songs of An Unknown Singer, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1923, cloth, dustjacket, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to the portrait painter Andrew Paterson, and with a loosely inserted letter from the author to the same, octavo, (3).

[MISCELLANEOUS] Inglefield, Captain V.E. The History of the Twentieth (Light) Division, first edition, Nisbet, London, 1921, blue cloth, frontispiece and further plate illustrations, eight maps (including four folding), octavo; and twenty-three other assorted works, including those of military and Scandinavian saga interest, (box).

[MISCELLANEOUS] Chambers's English Dictionary, edited by James Donald, first edition, Chambers, London & Edinburgh, 1872, half leather, quarto.

A 2000 Millennium limited edition series of British Royal Mail first day covers to include Fire and Light and Earth, together with a 1918-1993 album commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the RAF to include a signed Flt Lt John Peter's first day cover no 1446 and an aviation album of stamps and covers including Concorde stamps and a 1996 BAA 50th year cover

Militaria - a literary archive and collection of ephemera, relating to the career of 276356 Major Ronald Brammall, MBE, of the Parachute Regiment, including letters from publishers and other institutions relating to Major Brammall's account of the wartime history of his former Batallion: The Tenth, a record of the 10th Batallion, The Parachute Regiment; a pre-War diary of the 5th World Jambore in Holland 1937, ink MS loose leaf book applied with illustrative ephemera and b/w photographs;the manuscript and typed Diary of Adventures in Greece, dated 1945; advertising clippings, dinner menus and a packet of cigarettes, his copy, Brickhill (Paul), Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader, D.S.O., D.F.C., first edition, tipped-in bookplate signed autographed by Douglas Bader, Collins, London 1954, h/b, d/j, 8vo

A series of twelve engravings of royals and courtiers by John Goldar after portraits by Sir Godfrey Kneller, published between 1784-6 to illustrate James Harrison's contemporaneous edition of Paul de Rapin's History of England (first published in the late 1720's), depicting the subjects in oval cartouches within rectangular decorated borders, later framed and glazed, 39.5 cm high, 28 cm wide overall

2 First Edition novels and 2 others by G A Henty, (4).

A British Grand Prix 1958 L.P record, by John Bolster, J.M. Fangio, Albi 1953, Peter Collins, Ferrari, 1958, together with a First Edition book 'Fifty Years with The Speed Kings', by David McDonald 1961

Seven early Beatrix Potter books, with a J K Rowling, first edition, published 2007,  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

A Cased Set of Two First Edition Volumes The Birds of British Isles and Their Eggs Together with Pocket Guide

A Triang TT Gauge TBX Train Set and 1st Edition Catalogue, with black 'Jinty' locomotive 47607, four wagons, controller, first-type track and 'TT' owner's badge, all VG, appears never run but lacks oil bottle, together with a 1st edition TT Gauge catalogue, (T300 of 1957), VG , box G, some splits to lid

Buses Coaches and Trams, A boxed collection of 1:76 scale vintage vehicles, including some limited edition examples comprising, Exclusive First Editions (27), Original Omnibus ( 9 some minus card sleeves), Britbus (7) and an Atlas Editions Blackpool Balloon Tram, G-E, Boxes F-G (44) in three boxes

Kevin Francis "The Hullabulu-lu" figurine, limited edition of 750, "First in the Ritzy Girl Series", with box and C.O.A height 26cm

Bowen, Emanuel - Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd, 1st edition, quarto, rebound half calf, facsimile title page, with 273 road maps, first and last pages repaired, London 1720

'Dan Dare Pilot of the Future: The Deluxe Collectors Edition', collections 1 - 12, first edition, published by Hawk Books (spine damage to first volume)

Marloth, Rudolph THE FLORA OF SOUTH AFRICA WITH SYNOPTICAL TABLES OF THE GENERA OF THE HIGHER PLANTS, 6 VOLS Cape Town: Darter Bros & Co, London: William Wesley & Son, 1913-32 FIRST EDITIONS, complete with 180 colour and 98 monochrome plates, numerous in-text illustrations, volume IV missing plate 59 as per first edition, boards and spines faded with some shelf wear, no dust wrappers, light foxing on edge of text blocks and first few pages of all volumes; Vol I (1913) expert repair to front inner hinge, spine opening in text block; Vol II Sec I (1925) spine opening in text block; Vol II Sec II (1925); Vol III Sec I (1932) with pen notes on plate 18 and spine opening in text block; Vol III Sec II (1932) with foxing on few internal pages; Vol IV (1915) with foxing on a few internal pages and pen notes on plate 43 (6)

21 VOLS IN BESPOKE BOOKCASE Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1888-1928 FIRST EDITION, THUS, 4to, 10 vols bound in 20 parts and a supplement, original publishers, half morocco with maroon boards, spines gilt, top edge gilt, variable minimal fading of boards and spines, headcaps and feet worn, one headcap with minor loss, top third of presentation page in volume one part one removed, due to weight of books twelve of the volumes have one or both hinges cracked, some with inexpert repairs, light foxing of the fore edges throughout, supplement with some insect damage and damp staining (22)

2 VOLS London: W. H. Allen & Co, 1879 FIRST EDITION, 8vo, [xii] + 309 + [ii] ads pp, [viii] + 268 + 36 + [iv] ad pp, large folding map, 39 plates, B&W illustrations, original blindstamped green cloth, previous owner’s name “Morice” on ep, corners bumped and some shelf wear, eps stained brown, front inner hinge opening; Vol I: two sections and one illustration with loosening threads; Vol II: spine opening near middle of textblock, folding map torn in and along one panel with no paperloss (2)

The "District Railway" MAP of London, 5th edition, c1893. A large-scale, full-colour map (42" x 26", 107cm x 66cm), linen-backed and folded into hard covers. This is the 2nd of three known issues of this edition and shows the un-named Regent's Canal, City & Docks Railway and the City Lines route to Barbican as proposed and Barnsbury station on the North London Railway. Shows London's first tube line, the C&SLR, from City to Stockwell plus the planned extension to Clapham. The usual worn covers, the map is generally good. [1]

First-year H C Beck London Underground DIAGRAMMATIC CARD MAP. The undated edition with no print-code, issued c. August 1933. Refers to re-naming of Dover St station to Green Park and the merger of Holborn and British Museum stations. A superb example in near-mint condition. [1]

BOOK 'RT - The Story of a London Bus' by Ken Blacker and published by Capital Transport. This is the 1979 first edition and is in excellent condition, including the dust-cover. [1]

1926 London Underground linen-card POCKET MAP from the Stingemore-designed series of 1925-32. This is the third edition, dated April 1926, and is in the smaller size of the first 5 editions. A few small, light stains and a small annotation on the map but otherwise a very good example. [1]

A Hardy boxed first edition set Golden Prince fly reels

Six books - four relating to Majolica, Medieval Pottery from excavating and Medieval floor tiles, plus The English Country Pottery it's history and techniques Book by Peter Brears first edition with dust jacket and a History of the Staffordshire Potteries by Simeon Shaw, 1970 reproduction of 1829 original

A mixed lot to include first edition of Four Fifty from Paddington by Agatha Christie, a ca 1891 edition of Mrs Beeton's Household Management, Seven Pillars of Wisdom by TE Lawrence, Welsh hymn book and a 33 rpm vinyl copy of The Beatles For Sale, Swarovski chain and pendant and a small quantity of Wade Whimsies

Set 1-3 Classes, 1st Model (1948). 1st Class, gilt Bronze; 2nd Class, Silver, 3rd Class, Bronze. Breast Stars, 48x43 mm, superimposed part enameled, with pin back. Very rare set of the first edition, in perfect condition! I RR!

Shelf of transport-related books, including the "Bedside Bus Book", and an 1893 First Edition "From Paddington to Penzance" by E.G. Harper, with some local descriptions

Shelf of Railway-related books, one signed First Edition "Night Ferry" (1985) by George Behrend and Gary Buchanan

'HARDY'S ANGLERS GUIDE'47th Edition 1925, 'How to Fish' W.Earl Hodgson 1907, Adam and Charles Black, and 'The Fisherman's Handbook' George Brennard, first edition 1951, Ward, Lock & Co.Limited, with dust jacket (3)

Africa.- Anderson (Major G.H.) African Safaris, first edition, half-title, photographic portrait frontispiece and 13 plates (some with double image, which accounts for Czech calling for 19 plates), cracked hinge, original cloth, faint scuffing to upper cover, [Czech p.4], 8vo, Nairobi, Nakuru Press, 1946.⁂ Rare. Anderson was one of the founders of the East Africa Professional Hunters' Association. The work includes elephant hunting in Somaliland, the Sudan, and in East Africa's northern frontier.

Opera.- Pasquini (Giovanni Claudio) La Spartana Generosa, half-title, some spotting or foxing, 19th century vellum-backed boards, small 4to, Dresden, Widow of Stöffel, 1747. ⁂ First edition of this libretto for this opera composed to celebrate the two recent marriages in the Prussian royal family.

Africa.- Big Game.- Lyell (Denis D.) The Hunting & Spoor of Central African Game, first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, bookplate of William Heneage Wynne Finch, original buckram, spine a little browned (as usual), slight bumping to corners, 1929; African Adventure. Letters from Famous Big-Game Hunters, first edition, portrait frontispiece, plates (1 misbound), occasional spotting, modern half morocco, gilt, 1935; Memories of an African Hunter, frontispiece, plates, occasional faint spotting, original cloth, a little rubbed, 1924, [Czech pp.102-103]; and another copy of the second, 4to & 8vo (4)⁂ "Lyell provides the rules for hunting big game, as well as chapters dealing with rifle selection and tracking game ... An essential work aimed at a generation of new hunters visiting Africa at the time." Czech p.102