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Click here to subscribeLondon, Jack The Son of the Wolf Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900. First edition, first printing without the stops on either side of the ampersand on the spine and with a comma, rather than a full-stop, following 1900 on the copyright page, frontispiece, original dark grey cloth printed with silver, neat ownership signatures of Amy L. Cadogan-Ogg, occasional small internal marks, slight soiling and rubbing to covers
Maugham, William Somerset Liza of Lambeth London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1897. First edition, 8vo, original pictorial green cloth, 6pp. advertisements at end, lacking front free endpaper, leaf before half-title and rear endpapers somewhat browned, slightly skewed, very slight rubbing at extremities.
O'Brian, Patrick [Russ, Richard Patrick] 4 works, comprising Post Captain. London: Collins, 1972. First edition, original cloth, dustwrapper slightly rubbed at extremities, not price clipped; [Idem] H.M.S. Surprise. Collins, 1973. First edition, dustwrapper spine faded, not price clipped; [Idem] The Fortune of War. 1979. First edition, dustwrapper not price clipped; [Idem] The Yellow Admiral. Harper Collins, 1997. First edition, dustwrapper not price clipped (4)
Poe, Edgar Allan The Raven, and other Poems London: Wiley & Putnam, 1846. First English edition, 8vo, [6], 91, [1], [12pp. adverts], inscription to front endpaper "London, August 31st 1849" with owner's name removed and the area pasted over, lacking the printed half-title, somewhat browned and spotted, tear to dedication leaf repaired, dampstains to lower and upper margins, pp.3-6 and 59-62 chipped at head, 12pp. adverts at end, the binding spotted and stained, extremities rubbed
Rankin, Ian 4 first editions, comprising The Flood. Polygon, 1986. First edition, original wrappers; [Idem] The Falls. Orion, 2001. First edition, signed copy, original cloth, dustwrapper; [Idem] - with Mark Thomson, Dark Road. Orion, 2014. First edition, signed by both authors, original cloth, dustwrapper; [Idem] The Beat Goes On. Orion, 2014, First edition, 3rd impression, signed copy, original cloth, dustwrapper (4)
Sandburg, Carl August (1878-1967), American Poet, & Arthur Eustace Morgan (1886-1972) [McGill University, Montreal] A collection, comprising Cornhuskers. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1918. First edition, 8vo, signed by the author on title, original drab boards lettered in black, spine worn, upper cover detached; Sandburg, Carl Chicago Poems. New York: Henry Holt & Co., March 1922. 8vo, signed by the author on title page, original dark green cloth, binding slightly marked, foot of spine slightly rubbed; Sandburg, Carl Time Exposures by Search-Light. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. Second printing, presentation copy to A.E. M[organ], with long inscription referring to the portrait of Sandburg at p.55, original yellow cloth, slightly soiled, spine somewhat darkened; Sandburg, Carl Smoke and Steel. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1921. Presentation copy inscribed "A.E. Morgan, with respect and good wishes, Carl Sandburg, Montreal, 1936", also inscribed in pencil on front endpaper "AE Morgan", original green cloth lettered in red, spine slightly faded and slightly marked; Sandburg, Carl Slabs of the Sunburnt West. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Col., 1922. First edition, signed by the author on title, original orange cloth lettered in green, spine slightly faded; Sandburg, Carl The People, Yes. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1936. Second printing, presentation copy inscribed "For A.E. Morgan, as between good neighbours - Montreal October 1936 Carl Sandburg", original blue buckram, spine darkened, covers damp-marked; McGill University Old McGill 1936. Published by the Undergraduates of McGill University. Volume 39. (depicting A.E.Morgan as Principal), 4to, original cloth; McGill University A collection of 25 large mounted photographs of new University buildings by Arnott & Rogers, Montreal, photographs 234 x 193mm., mounts 356 x 305mm., brown buckram folder, unlettered, the folder spotted, the photographs clean
Sitwell, Edith Gold Coast Customs London: Duckworth, 1929. First edition, [one of 1500 copies], 8vo, portrait frontispiece with Sitwell's signature beneath, presentation copy to Fytton Armstrong [the poet John Gawsworth], dated March 1930, with on the free endpapers, covering both sides, Edith Sitwell's holograph manuscript, signed, 26 lines, headed "the ending of Gold Coast Customs", these final lines not printed until in The Collected Poems of 1930 [June], also with holograph note on p. 28, original black cloth lettered in red, cloth upper cover slightly faded/marked, very slight wear at spine ends
Smith, Sydney Goodsir 19 items, 14 signed by the author, comprising Skail Wind. 1941, original green boards; The Wanderer and other Poems. 1943. First edition, signed copy, original yellow wrappers; The Devil's Waltz. 1946. First edition, presentation copy, dustwrapper, top margin slightly dampstained; Under the Eildon Tree. Serif Books, 1948, 4to, First edition, presentation copy to Peter Russell, original cloth-backed boards, boards slightly discoloured, lower corners bumped; Robert Fergusson 1750-74. 1952, First edition, presentation copy to Mitch & James from the author, original cloth, dustwrapper; New Scots Poetry. 1952, First edition, signed copy, original cloth; So late into the Night. 1952, First edition, presentation copy to Peter Russell, original blue pictorial wrappers, slightly discoloured; A Short Introduction to Scottish Literature. Serif Books, 1953, First edition, presentation copy to Peter Russell, original pale blue wrappers; Cokkils. 1953, First edition, presentation copy to Peter Russell, original yellow wrappers; Omens. 1955, original grey wrappers; Orpheus and Eurydice. 1955. First edition, presentation copy to Peter Russell, original green pictorial wrappers, wrappers lightly discoloured; Figs and Thistles. 1959, Number 2 of 100 copies signed by the author, original blue morocco-backed cloth; The Merry Muses of Caledonia. 1859, First edition, signed by the author, original boards; Carotid Cornucopius. 1964. First edition, signed by author and illustrator, original cloth, dustwrapper; Fifteen Poems and a Play. Southside, 1969.First edition, limited edition, number 6 of unspecified number signed by author and Robin Orr, full brown morocco gilt, g.e.; another edition. First edition, signed by the author and Robin Orr, original boards, dustwrapper; Macdiarmid, Hugh Sydney Goodsir Smith. 1963, number 23 of 35 copies signed by the author, original cloth; and printed Proofs of "Smiths Poems - One"; and 9pp. of typed Reviews of Smith's works (19)
Smith, Sydney Goodsir 10 first editions, 2 signed by Sydney Goodsir Smith, 1 by Hazel Williamson comprising: The Wanderer and other Poems. Edinburgh, 1943. First edition, original yellow wrappers; Cokkils. Edinburgh, 1953. First edition, number 54 of 200 copies, inscribed to Kenneth ?Buttley, original wrappers very lightly spotted; Omens. Edinburgh, 1955, First edition, original pictorial wrappers; Kynd Kittock's Land. Edinburgh, 1965. First edition, presentation copy to Anna [Kittock] from the author, original stiff pictorial wrappers; and an unsigned copy of the same; The Apple and the Hazel. Caledonian Press, Hogmanay 1951, inscribed from Hazel [Williamson] to Sydney, original wrappers; Figs and Thistles. 1959, First edition, original cloth, dustwrapper; The Vision of the Prodigal Son. Edinburgh, 1960. First edition, original stiff orange wrappers; Fifteen Poems and a Play. Edinburgh, 1969, original boards, dustwrapper; Carotid Cornucopius. 1964. First edition, inscribed to Hazel from the publisher, dustwrapper (10)
Spark, Muriel 10 Books & 3 Pamphlets, comprising The Mandelbaum Gate. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. First US edition, 8vo, signed and inscribed: "For Dorothy - happy remembrances & love - Muriel, 4. October 1965" [Dorothy Golding was the American agent of Muriel Spark], dust-jacket not price-clipped but with slight chipping to spine ends; [Idem] The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1961. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] The Fanfarlo. Aldington: The Hand and Flower Press, 1952. First edition, pamphlet in original wrappers; and a second edition copy; [Idem] - Derek Stanford My Best Mary. London: Allan Wingate, [1953]. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with a few small chips and tears; [Idem] The Go-Away Bird. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1958. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket not price-clipped but spine slightly chipped; [Idem] The Seraph and the Zambesi. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, [n.d.] Pamphlet in original wrappers; [Idem] Collected Stories I. London: Macmillan, 1967. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] The Public Image. London: Macmillan, 1968. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] The Abbess of Crewe. London: Macmillan, [1974]. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] The Takeover. London: Macmillan, [1976]. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] Territorial Rights. London: Macmillan, [1979]. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] Loitering with Intent. London: The Bodley Head, [1981]. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket not price-clipped (13)
Stevenson, Robert Louis Kidnapped London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1886. 8vo, first edition, first issue, with "business" p.40 line 11, "nine o'clock" p.64 line 1, "Long Islands" p.101 lines 9/10 and 16pp. of adverts at rear dated 5G.4.86, folding map, original red cloth gilt, shelf lean, spine darkened, map becoming detached, some slight internal soiling
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1954. Second impression (December 1954), 8vo, map, original red cloth gilt, a little darkening and dampstaining to dust-jacket; The Two Towers. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1955. Second impression, 8vo, map, original red cloth gilt, dust-jacket slightly dampstained also very slightly affecting a couple of rear leaves, dust-jacket spine darkened; The Return of the King. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1955. First edition, 8vo, original red cloth gilt, dust-jacket with some minor dampstaining, spine darkened (3)
Waugh, Evelyn A collection of 11 works Black Mischief. London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., 1932. 8vo, first edition, original 'snakeskin' cloth gilt; [Idem] A Handful of Dust. London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., 1934. 8vo, first edition, original 'snakeskin' cloth gilt; [Idem] Ninety-two Days. New York: Farrar & Reinhart, Inc., [1934]. 8vo, first US edition, original yellow cloth, dust-jacket price-clipped with a few chips; [Idem] Scoop. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1938. 8vo, first edition, original 'snakeskin' cloth gilt; [Idem] Put out More Flags. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1942. 8vo, first edition, original grey cloth, some foxing; [Idem] Brideshead Revisited. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1945. First edition, 8vo, original red cloth gilt, spine faded; [Idem] When the Going was Good. London: Duckworth, 1946. 8vo, first edition, original yellow cloth, a little wear and chipping to dust-jacket; [Idem] Scott-King's Modern Europe. London: Chapman & Hall, 1947. 8vo, first edition, original blue cloth, a little rubbing to dust-jacket; [Idem] Helena. London: Chapman & Hall, 1950. 8vo, first edition, original blue cloth gilt, some chipping to dust-jacket; [Idem] Love Among the Ruins. London: Chapman & Hall, 1953. 8vo, first edition, original red cloth gilt, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. London: Chapman & Hall, 1957. 8vo, first edition, original blue cloth gilt, dust-jacket price-clipped with a few neat tape repairs (11)
Williams, Tennessee 5 books 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. Norfolk, CN: New Directions, 1945. First edition, 8vo, original taupe cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with a couple of small tears; [Idem] Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. London: Secker & Warburg, 1956. First UK edition, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped, some foxing; [Idem] Baby Doll. London: Secker & Warburg, 1957. First UK edition, 8vo, original red cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] Three Players of a Summer Game. London: Secker & Warburg, 1960. First UK edition, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with some dust soiling; [Idem] Sweet Bird of Youth. London: Secker & Warburg, 1961. First UK edition, 8vo, original orange cloth, dust-jacket price-clipped (5)
Children's Books 9 Books, comprising Crane, Walter Queen Summer, or The Journey of the Lily & the Rose. London: Cassell & Co. Ltd., [1891]. First edition, original printed paper-covered boards; Park, Carton Moore An Alphabet of Animals. London: Blackie and Son Ltd., 1899. 4to, original boards, neatly rebacked; Lauda, Richard Radosti Mal?ch. Prague: Nakladem Ceske Graficke, [1903?] Original red cloth gilt, some soiling to covers; Upton, Florence K. The Golliwogg at the Sea-Side. London: Longmans, Green & Co., [1898]. Oblong 4to, original boards, some rubbing and soiling; [Idem] The Golliwogg's "Auto-go-Cart". London: Longmans, Green & Co., [1901]. Oblong 4to, original boards, some rubbing and soiling, neat repair to front free-endpaper, and a few other repairs throughout affecting images in places; Aldin, Cecil The White Puppy Book. London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, [1909]. Original boards; [Idem] The White Kitten Book. London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. Original boards; Stevenson, Robert Louis The Stevenson Song-Book. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Original printed boards, a little soiling; Detmold, E.J. - Florence E. Dugdale The Book of Baby Pets. Oxford: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, [1938]. Original blue cloth, a little foxing (9)
Lang, Andrew Fairy Books The Green Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, advert leaf, original green cloth gilt, a small amount of internal foxing, a little wear to hinges, slight wear to spine ends, some very faint marks to lower cover; [Idem] The Grey Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, original grey cloth gilt, a small amount of internal foxing, slight shelf lean and spine a little discoloured
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone London: Bloomsbury, 1997. First edition, hardback, first impression with the '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' numberline on the publisher's imprint page and '1 wand' listed twice on p.53, inscribed and signed by J.K. Rowling on the front free-endpaper: "6-9-97 For James, Kate and Laura, with best wishes, J.K. Rowling", original pictorial boards, an extremely faint yellow mark to p.67 and some very light browning to pages as usually found, a very slight shelf-lean, some minor wear to covers Note: One of only 500 copies of the first edition, first impression hardback to have been produced. J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books have become a modern classic of children's literature, with first edition, first impression copies of Rowling’s first book being truly rare: 500 hardback copies were produced, with around 300 of these being given to libraries and schools. This would leave a maximum of 200 copies of the book in possible circulation in fine, non ex-library condition. The actual number is likely to be far lower. Only a handful of first edition, first impression books were then inscribed by J.K. Rowling for friends, acquaintances and family members. This copy is one such work. It is notable that this book is being offered for sale in Edinburgh – widely regarded as the ‘home of Harry Potter’. The boy wizard was dreamt up by Rowling on a delayed rail service between Manchester and London’s King’s Cross Station, however Rowling has said: “…Edinburgh is very much home for me and is the place where Harry evolved over seven books and many, many hours of writing in its cafés.” Similarities can also be found between Edinburgh’s many imposing independent schools and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Most notably, George Heriot’s School and Fettes College, with its impressive central spire, both strongly reflect the baronial architectural style of Hogwarts. In the past, Rowling has said that she imagines Hogwarts to be in Scotland: a claim corroborated by the Harry Potter films, where the Hogwarts Express is seen diving over the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct.
Cotton, Charles The Planters Manual London: Henry Brome, 1675. First edition, small 8vo, [2], 139; engraved frontispiece, old calf, worn, lacks lower cover, upper cover, title & frontispiece detached, without the 2 advertisement pages at end, contemporary annotations to many top corners, [ESTC R18563]
Newberry, J.S. Report of the Exploring Expedition from Santa Fé...in 1859 Washington: Government Printing Office, 1876. First edition, 4to, 22 plates including several chromolithographs, folding map detached but present, contemporary black cloth gilt, Edinburgh Geological Society inscription, small cancelled stamp and library bookplate
Boyle, Robert The works... in five volumes London: for A. Millar, 174. 5 volumes, folio, engraved frontispiece portrait, titles in red and black,15 folding engraved plates, contemporary mottled calf, some joints cracked, lacking a few lettering-pieces [Fulton, Boyle 240]Provenance: Lord Sandys, armorial bookplates Note: The first collected edition of Boyle's works, including correspondence and non-scientific works
Huddleston, John, Father (1608-1698), Catholic priest and monk Fitzherbert, Thomas The First Part of a Treatise Concerning Policy and Religion. [Douai:] Printed with licence of Superiors, 1615. Part 1 only, second edition, Father John Huddleston's copy, signed by him four times, signed twice and inscribed with a a Latin motto on title, also signed and dated 1688 on B4 verso ('John Huddlestons Book 1688') and C4 recto ('John Huddlestons Book'), title within woodcut border, lacks R1-4, numerous leaves loose, title soiled, some slight worming to inner margins, browned throughout, ink inscription on front free endpaper ('1630 decemb; 6s 6d. JB'), contemporary boards, leather removed from boards, lacks spine, some edges creased or frayed, [STC 11018); sold not subject to return Note: John Huddleston helped King Charles II escape after the Battle of Worcester on 3rd September 1651, hiding with the king in a priest hole at Mosely Old Hall, and cleaning and bandaging his feet. When Charles II lay dying on the evening of 5 February 1685, Huddleston heard the King's confession, reconciled him to the Catholic Church and absolved him, afterwards administering extreme unction.
Napier, John A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St John Edinburgh: Robert Walde-grave, 1593. First edition, small 4to, woodcut title-page, contemporary panelled calf, ownership inscription dated 1744 of Will. McQueen and many annotations, possibly in the same hand, most leaves lightly dampstained, some rubbing to title-page with slight loss to engraved areas [ESTC S113080]
Larsson, Stieg [The Millennium Trilogy], 2010, Sangorski & Sutcliffe binding London: Maclehose Press, Quercus, 2010. 8vo, 3 volumes, boxed set edition, maps by Emily Faccini, SPECIALLY BOUND IN A UNIQUE BINDING BY SANGORSKI AND SUTCLIFFE in crushed black morocco, gilt designs on upper covers illustrating the themes in the titles of dragon, hornet's nest and fire, spines with black onlays lettered in silver together forming the author's name, additional onlays in red and white with titles of each volume (the first also with the original title, "Men Who Hate Women"), row of five silver studs on the upper covers, these interlocking with square red grooves on lower covers, all edges gilt, red endpapers, all within binder's black morocco case incorporating an additional folder with a letter of rejection in Swedish from the Institute of Applied Psychology in Stockholm (addressed to the author as "493 S. Larsson" informing him at the request of the Joint Committee of Colleges of Journalism, that [translation] "unfortunately your performance in the written selection test was not up to standard of other applicants. We are therefore unable to offer you a place at any College...in the autumn of 1972..."), WITH AN ORIGINAL PENCIL PORTRAIT BY STEIG LARSSON ON THE REVERSE, some slight wear to case Note: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , The Girl who Played with Fire and The Girl who Kicked the Hornets' Nest , known as The Millennium Trilogy, presented in a spectacular and unique binding. Alison Strachan, the binding director at Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Shepherd's, has commented on the special design of the binding: "...There was... a strong impression in my mind of Lisbet's physical appearance, which was echoed in the violence in her character as well as that shown against her by male characters in the book. The studs were a manifestation of this male/female theme and the sado-masochism of some of the male characters. The way the studs each fit into the cover of the next book, was a symbol of how the protagonists work together, their close relationship... the hand-tooled designs of each front cover were designed to echo the images of the titles and the tattoos that cover Lisbet..."
Private Press Bibliography 58 works including Ransom, Will Selective Check Lists of Press Books. New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1963. 2 volumes, 8vo, American Book-Stratford Press reprint edition, original red cloth gilt; Cave, Roderick & Thomas Rae Private Press Books 1959 [-1979]. North Harrow: Private Libraries Association, 1960-1984. 20 volumes, 8vo, lacking volume for 1978, original wrappers; and a facsimile copy of 1958; The British Library Modern British and American Private Presses (1850-1965). London, 1976. 8vo, original red cloth gilt; Tomkinson, G.S A Select Bibliography of the Principal Modern Presses Public and Private in Great Britain and Ireland. London: The First Edition Club, 1928. 8vo, one of 1000 copies, original quarter cloth; Ridler, William British Modern Press Books. London: Covent Garden Press Ltd., 1971. 8vo, original green cloth gilt, one of 1500 copies; Bellamy, B.E. Private Presses & Publishing in England since 1945. New York, 1980. 8vo, dust-jacket; Anderson, Alan The Tragara Press 1954-1979. Edinburgh, 1979. 8vo, original boards; Morris, Ann The Private Press in Leicestershire. Loughborough: Plough Press, 1976. Large 8vo, original wrappers; The Private Press Today. Kings Lynn Festival, 1967. Large 8vo, original wrappers; Glasgow School of Art The Page Right Printed. Glasgow, 1973. 8vo, original wrappers; Swiss Cottage Library Catalogue of an exhibition of books and printed ephemera from twenty-eight contemporary Private Presses. London, 1977. 4to, original wrappers; Lieberman, Elizabeth Koller The Check-Log of Private Press Names. New York: The Herity Press, 1963. Fourth edition, 8vo, original wrappers; Walters, Mary Dawson A Catalog of the Exhibition of Selected Private Presses in the United States August 1-31, 1965. Ohio: Ohio State University Libraries, 1935. 4to, original wrappers; Graham, Rigby and Peter Hoy, editors Private Printer and Private Press. Oxford, 1968. Number 1, 8vo, original wrappers; Appleton, Tony A Typographical Tally. Brighton, 1973. 8vo, dust-jacket; The British Museum Printing and the Mind of Man. Catalogue of an Exhibition at Earls Court. 1963, 8vo, original wrappers; The National Book League The Cuala Press 1903-1973. 1973, 8vo, original wrappers; Blumenthal, Walter Hart Eccentric Typography Worcester, Massachusetts, 1963. 8vo, original black cloth gilt; Chambers, David and Christopher Sandford Cock-a-Hoop. Pinner: Private Libraries Association, [n.d.]. 8vo, dust-jacket; Putnam, George Haven Books and their Makers during the Middle Ages. New York: Hillary House Publishers Ltd., 1962. 2 volumes, 8vo, original red cloth gilt, slipcase; and 17 others (58)
Harris, Chapin A. A Physiological and Pathological Inquiry concerning the Physical Characteristics of the Human Teeth... Baltimore: Armstrong and Berry, 1841. 8vo, first edition, presentation copy inscribed to the front free-endpaper: "Presented to Miss Orzella Louisa Matilda Cecilia Catherine Harris with affectionate regards of her father, The Author, Balto. Oct. 21st. 1841", in fine 19th century red morocco gilt with the title to the upper cover; [Idem] The Principles and Practice of Dentistry. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston, Son & Co., 1889. Twelfth edition, 8vo, original brown cloth gilt (2)
Thomson, Thomas A System of Chemistry Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, 1802. First edition, 4 volumes, 8vo, 4 engraved plates, original boards with paper labels to spine, half-titles, some damage to upper page corners where a signature has been erased, joints splitting (4) Provenance: From the library of Kingcausie
Fowling Perkins, Francis A Prognostication for the year of our Lord God, 1668. London: Robert White, 1668. Small 8vo, unbound, preserved in a morocco-backed marbled box, spine gilt, pp. 48, includes a section entitled "The Anatomy of Man's Body, as the parts thereof are governed by the Twelve Signs" with a woodcut illustration, the first 14pp are printed in red and black, some sections are in black letter, first leaf torn and worn, some chipping and loss, some leaves browned or stained; with a fascinating manuscript diary of 11 pages, dealing with sporting activities and with fowling in particular "Killed with GF two b[race] of P[artridge], one in Coxes further ground near Rad-Meddow, another beyond Fernall Heath near Nurtons.." Note: Although it is not possible to identify the sportsman, he seems to have been a country Vicar as he periodically makes mention of the texts on which he has preached. The location seems to be Gloucestershire as the village of Dumbleton is mentioned. This edition does not appear in ESTC. A transcript of the diary is provided.
Edinburgh Graveyards - Monteith, Robert An Theater of Mortality: or, the Illustrious Inscriptions extant upon the several Monuments. erected over the dead Bodies (of the sometime Honourable Persons) Buried within the Gray friars Church Yard. Edinburgh: Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, 1704. First edition, 12mo, [8], 78, [2]; Monteith, Robert The Very Learned Scotsman, Mr George Buchanan's Fratres Fraterrimi, Three Books of Epigrams... Edinburgh: Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, 1708, 12mo, [4], 76; 19th century half calf, crudely repaired
Hunt, John The Ascent of Everest London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. First edition, 8vo, signed on the title-page by Sir Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, John Hunt, George Lowe, Michael Ward, Michael Westmacott, Tom Bourdillon & George Band, original blue cloth, accompanied by a Royal Geographical Society and Alpine Club ticket to a talk, "Challenge of Everest", on Wednesday 29th May 1963; Gregory, Alfred The Picture of Everest. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [n.d.] 4to, original Japanese vellum, some soiling to covers (2)
Lawrence, Thomas Edward 8 works, comprising Lawrence, T.E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a triumph. London: Jonathan Cape, 1935. 8vo, second impression, original brown cloth gilt, dust-jacket price-clipped, some light rubbing and soiling to covers, a few chips to dust-jacket; [Idem] The Mint. London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. First edition, 8vo, dust-jacket not price-clipped; [Idem] Oriental Assembly. London: Williams and Norgate Ltd., 1939. 8vo, first edition, dust-jacket not price-clipped and with a few small tape repairs; [Idem] - David Garnett, editor The Letters of T.E. Lawrence. London: Jonathan Cape, 1938. 8vo, first edition, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with a few marks and slight tears; and another copy, without dust-jacket; Lawrence, A.W. Letters to T.E. Lawrence. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. First edition, 8vo, original cloth; Thomas, Bertram Arabia Felix. London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. First edition, 8vo, original brown cloth; and an Arabic copy of Seven Pillars of Wisdom (8)
Polar Exploration 5 volumes, comprising Shackleton, Edward Arctic Journeys. London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, [1937]. First edition, 8vo, 41 plates, folding map, original blue cloth gilt, dust-jacket not price-clipped; Nansen, Fridtjof Fram Over Polhavet. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1897. 2 volumes, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt; Starritt, S. Stuart The Life of Nansen. London: The Religious Tract Society, [n.d.] 8vo, original red cloth; Evans, Admiral Sir Edward South with Scott. London: Collins, [1954]. Ninth edition, 8vo (5)
Shetland, Orkney & Caithness A Collection of 13 Books Grant, Francis J. The County Families of the Zetland Islands. Lerwick: T. & J. Manson, 1893. First edition, 8vo, one of 200 copies printed, contemporary black quarter calf, two contemporary ownership signatures to the title-page, several passages of neat annotation in the text; Laing, Samuel Pre-Historic Remains of Caithness. Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate, 1866. 8vo, original green cloth gilt; Small, John A Description of the Isles of Orkney. Edinburgh: William Brown, 1883. 8vo, number 205 of 250 copies, original blue cloth with paper label to spine; Manson, Thos. M.Y. Guide to Shetland. Lerwick: T. & J. Manson, 1932. 12mo, original cloth, several leaves lacking; Cluness, A.T. The Shetland Book. [Lerwick:] Zetland Education Committee, 1967. 8vo, original red cloth gilt; and another copy; Berry, R.J. - J.L. Johnston The Natural History of Shetland [New Naturalist volume 64]. London: Collins, 1980. 8vo, original green cloth gilt, dust-jacket not price-clipped but with adhesion from plastic wrapper; another [proof?] copy in original wrappers with a publisher's compliments slip; Burgess, Haldane Rasmie's Büddie. Lerwick: The Shetland Publishing Company, Ltd., 1979. 8vo; Venables, Ursula Life in Shetland. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1956; Howarth, David The Shetland Bus. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1951; Butler, Rhoda Shaela, Shetland Poems. Sandwick: Thuleprint Ltd., 1976; Henderson, Tom Shetland from Old Photographs. [Lerwick:] Shetland Library and Museum, 1978 (13)
Tombe, Charles François Voyage aux Indes Orientales... Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1810. First Edition, 3 volumes, comprising 2 volumes text, 8vo, and atlas volume 4to, with 18 engraved plates and maps (some folding), text in contemporary speckled calf gilt, atlas in contemporary blue patterned paper, lacking half-titles (3)
World Travel 10 volumes, comprising Landor, A. Henry Savage Across Widest Africa. London: Hurst and Blackett Ltd., 1907. 2 volumes, 8vo, 2 frontispieces (repaired in volume 1), 145 plates & 3 maps (two folding, one large), original blue cloth gilt; Kingsley, Mary H. West African Studies. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1901. Second edition, 8vo, 'presentation copy' blindstamp, original red cloth gilt; [Idem] Travels in West Africa. London: Macmillan and Co., 1897. Second edition, abridged, original red cloth gilt; Kelly, Talbot Egypt Painted and Described. London: A. & C. Black, 1904. 8vo, contemporary red half calf gilt, upper cover becoming detached; Wigram, W.A. & Sir Edgar T.A. The Cradle of Mankind. London: A. & C. Black, 1922. Second edition, 8vo, original blue cloth; Younghusband, Sir Francis Dawn in India. London: John Murray, [1930]. First edition, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket remnants present; Dodds, James Records of the Scottish Settlers in the River Plate and their Churches. Buenos Aires: Grant and Sylvester, 1897. 8vo, original blue cloth gilt, cancelled library bookplate; Hübner, Baron von Through the British Empire. London: John Murray, 1886. 2 volumes, 8vo, folding map, original brown cloth gilt (10)
Continental volumes 7 Books, including Naisl, A. Speculum Cleri Ultriusque. Cologne: A. Metternich, 1710. 4to, 3 parts in one volume, contemporary embossed pigskin over wooden boards, somewhat spotted; Van der Putte, Hendrik Historiae Insubricae sive Barbaricae ab origine gentis... Frankfurt & Leipzig: J. Grossius, [1678], 4to, contemporary vellum, somewhat spotted, slight wear to vellum fore-edge; [Breviary] Le Brevaire Romain. Paris: D. Thierry, 1688. 8vo, parallel text in Latin & French, contemporary calf, g.e., extremities slightly rubbed; De Sousa, J. Documentos Arabicos para a historia Portugueza copiados dos Originaes. Lisbon, 1790. First edition, 8vo, text in Arabic and Portuguese, owner's name on small slip affixed to title, contemporary tree calf; Pagnino, Santi Epitome thesauri linguae sanctae. Antwerp: Ex officina Plantiniana, 1590. 8vo, [395pp], contemporary vellum, fore margin of title worn with loss of a few letters on verso, contemporary vellum, some dampstaining, binding slightly bowed, Justinian. Historiae Philippicae. Leiden, J. Hackius, 1683. 8vo, frontispiece, contemporary calf, spine gilt; Sirmond, Antoine De immortalitate animae. Paris: G. Losse, 1635. 8vo, contemporary vellum, some spotting and light soiling, contemporary vellum, binding somewhat soiled, [USTC 6003723]; sold not subject to return (7)
Military History 5 volumes, comprising The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book, 1939-1945. [London:] G. Bell and Sons Ltd., 1950. 4to, original blue cloth gilt; Fellows, George History of the South Nots. Yeomanry Cavalry. Nottingham: Thomas Forman & Sons, 1895. 8vo, original cloth gilt; Ewing, John The Royal Scots 1914-1919. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1925. 2 volumes, first edition, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt; Bone, David - Muirhead Bone, illustrator Merchantman Rearmed. London: Chatto & Windus, 1949. 8vo, number 17 of 160 copies signed by David Bone, original blue quarter morocco gilt (5)
FAULKS, Sebastian (b. 1953). Birdsong. London: Hutchinson, 1993, 8vo. Half title. Original green cloth, spine lettered in white, dust-jacket with price of £14.99 unclipped, "SIGNED COPY" sticker on upper wrapper (some minor creasing). FIRST EDITION, second impression, with code numbers on verso of title "35798642". SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title.
GEOFFREY WILLANS: 3 titles: DOWN WITH SKOOL, ill Ronald Searle, London, Max Parrish, 1953, 1st edition, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper; WHIZZ FOR ATOMMS, ill Ronald Searle, London, Max Parrish, 1956, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper: MY UNCLE HARRY, ill Ronald Searle, (dust wrapper), London, Max Parrish, 1957, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper + TIMOTHY SHY & RONALD SEARLE: THE TERROR OF ST TRINIANS, London, Max Parrish, 1952, probably 2nd or 3rd impression as something scratched out below "first published 1952" verso of title page, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper + RONALD SEARLE: THE RAKE'S PROGRESS, Earl Perpetua Books, 1955, 2nd impression before publication, 4to, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (5)
HORACE WALPOLE: STRAWBERRY HILL ACCOUNTS, A RECORD OF EXPENDITURE IN BUILDING, FURNISHING ETC KEPT BY MR HORACE WALPOLE FROM 1747 TO 1795 NOW FIRST PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MS..., ed Paget Toynbee, Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1927 (500), 1st edition, part unopened, 4to, original half vellum, marbled boards
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT: LITTLE WOMEN OR MEG, JO, BETH AND AMY, PART FIRST - PART SECOND, Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1870, 1869, 2 vols, 1st work 4 plates as called for, 10pp adverts at end, inner joints weak, text block split between pages 128-129, original green cloth gilt worn, second work 1st edition later state, 4 plates as called for with "Little Women Part First" on page iv, three "handy volume" titles listed on the final page of 8pp adverts at end, original terracotta cloth gilt worn (2)
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