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Click here to subscribeSouth East Asia.- Nicolas (Gervaise) An Historical Description of the Kingdom of Macasar in the East-Indies, first English edition, foxed and browned, some water-staining towards end, mostly marginal, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, rebacked, 8vo, Printed for Tho. Leigh and D. Midwinter, 1701.⁂ Rare account of Makassar, now part of present-day Indonesia, by a French missionary who spent four years in Siam.
NO RESERVE Bramer (Benjamin) Beschreibunge und Underricht wie allerley Theylungen zu den Mathematischen Instrumenten zu verfertigen: neben dem Gebrauch eines newen Proportional Instruments in zweyen Theylen verfasset, first edition, title within decorative woodcut border, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces and diagrams, 2 folding woodcut plates (both with short tears), browning, heavy in places, modern calf-backed boards, [Tomash & Williams Add 9; VD17 39:121571A], small 4to, Marburg, Paul Egenolff, 1615.⁂ Rare first edition of Bramer's important treatise on the construction and usage of a sector or proportional compass in which he cites Galileo (who had published his Le operazioni del compasso geometrico in 1606) , we can trace only 1 other copy at auction.
Britain.- Magalotti (Lorenzo) Travels of Cosmo the Third, Grand Duke of Tuscany, through England, During the Reign of King Charles the Second, first edition, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, 39 aquatint plates (including a folding panorama of London, occasional light offsetting but a clean and excellent copy generally, original boards with printed paper label to spine, spine repaired at head, extremities rubbed and bumped, [Abbey, Scenery 32], 4to, for J. Mawman, 1821.
NO RESERVE England.- Ireland (Samuel) Picturesque Views on the Upper, or Warwickshire Avon, first edition, sepia-printed aquatint additional pictorial title and 29 plates, engraved map and 2 etched portraits, light foxing to plates, later blue calf, gilt, by R. Faulder, 1795 § The Salisbury Guide, engraved map, 2 folding plates, ownership inscription of John Arlott, other 19th century ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper, calf-backed boards, rubbed, Salisbury, by J. Easton, 1800 § Twining (Henri) Voyage en Norwège et en Suède, 18 lithograph plates, some light spotting, later half calf, a little rubbed, Paris, chez Delaunay, 1836; and 58 others, topography, travel, London, v.s. (61)⁂ Second is scarce, with Library Hub recording only one copy of this edition.
NO RESERVE Čapek (Karel) R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots). A Fantastic Melodrama, first American edition, half-title, title printed in red and black, 4 plates, original orange cloth, lettered in black, spine slightly discoloured, some light fraying to spine ends, but a sharp and excellent copy overall, [Origins of Cyberspace 249; Tomash & Williams C20], 8vo, New York, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923.⁂ First American edition of the book that coined the word "robot".
NO RESERVE China.- Preyel (Adam) Artificia Hominum Miranda Naturae, in Sina & Europa, ubi Eximia... & Singularia, first edition, lacking additional engraved title, small hole to foot of title, affecting part of imprint, foxed, some worming in second half, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments, upper cover detached, Frankfurt, Wilhelm Serlini, 1655; and 5 others, defective Continental and English, including a 2 vol. Apuleius from the library of Christopher Wordsworth, v.s. (6) sold not subject to return.
NO RESERVE Bernier (Jean) Réflexions, Pensées et Bons Mots, first edition, notes to endpaper, half-title, contemporary ink markings to title, some browning and staining, later calf, a little rubbed, Paris, Guillaume de Luyne, 1696 § Bernandin de Saint-Pierre (Jacques-Henri) Paul et Virginie, half-title, plates, foxing, captioned tissue-guards, later half morocco, slip-case, L. Curmer, Paris, 1838; and c.100 others, French, including a large quantity of 19th century French newspaper supplements, v.s. (lg qty.)
Women.- [Lambert (Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles, Marquise de)] Reflexions Nouvelles sur les Femmes, third edition, half-title, lightly browned, old ink stamp to margin of first leaf of text, colour-printed armorial bookplate of Jules de Moulin to rear pastedown, contemporary sheep, spine gilt with later red roan label, rubbed, corners a little worn, 12mo, "Londres, chez J.P.Coderc, in Little New-port Stret", 1730.⁂ The Marquise de Lambert was a celebrated hostess whose weekly salons for the literati and society inaugurated the Enlightenment's salon tradition which became influential in electing many seats at the Académie Français. She was interested in education and is most well-know for her works Advice from a mother to her son (1726) and Advice from a mother to her daughter (1728). The present work was first published in 1727.
NO RESERVE Casati (Paolo) Fabrica, Et Uso Del Compasso Di Proportione, Dove Insegna À Gli Artefici Il Modo Di Fare In Esso Le Necessarie Divisioni, E Con Vari Problemi Usuali Mostra L'utilità De Questo Stromento, first edition, title with woodcut device, woodcut diagrams, initials, head- and tail-pieces, 4 folding engraved plates (with a few neat repairs), 2ff. errata at end, title with small paper overslip changing "Del Molto" to "Il Molto", occasional marginal staining, occasional repairs and restorations to margins and corners, modern vellum, [Riccardi i, 271; Tomash & Williams C32], 4to, Bologna, Giovanni Battista Ferroni, 1664.⁂ Provenance: Grigorius Vivvarellus (early ink signature to title).
NO RESERVE Bindings.- Champsaur (Félicien) Les Bohémiens, illustrated by Jules Chéret, Félicien Rops etc., original wrappers bound in, minor spotting and marginal toning, contemporary blue marbled calf, gilt, by Zaehnsdorf, g.e., lower cover detached, Paris, 1887 § [Pezay (Alexandre Masson, Marquis de)] Zelis au Bain: Poëme En quatre Chants, first edition, hand-printed decorative endpapers, half-title, engraved title and plates, contemporary calf, gilt, g.e., a little rubbed, some wormholes to lower portion of spine, Geneva and Paris, 1764; and 4 others, 18th Century, French, 8vo & 4to (6)
A Collection of Microscope Related Books, including 'Carpenter on the Microscope, Smith', full calf, 1856, first American Edition; A History of Infusorial Animalcules Living and Fossil by Andrew Pritchard, 1852, third edition ; La Practique Microscopique par A Juillet et L Galavielle, 1923, half calf; Evenings at the Microscope by Philip Henry Gosse, FRS 1877 full calf, prize copy form Kings College London; The Microscope and its Revelations, by Carpenter, 1862, third edition, full calf, presentation copy
A 16th Century Map of Vilnius, Lithuania, A 16th Century Map of Vilnius, Lithuania, Braun & Hogenberg, 1599, map title ‘VILNA LITVANIAE’ uncoloured, 53cm x 42cmNotes: From first Latin edition of Volume III, plate 59, of “Civitates orbis terrarum,” drawn 1576, possibly based on an image by the Flemishartist, Guillebert de Lannoy, who visited Vilna in 1414
Rare and good Hetchins Magnum Opus Millennium, twenty-seven speed bicycle, limited edition no. 2001, circa 2000, blue and cream colourway with detail lugwork, 22" frame, Brooks leather saddle and rear pannier rack **The Hetchins Magnum Opus Millennium was produced for the year 2000 with a limited number of just 15 being made. The first was numbered 2000, this example is numbered 2001.
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) - 'Countryside at Osny' signed, also extensively inscribed on an exhibition label verso, black and white dry point etching, 4.5" x 6" (pl) - **Provenance with William Weston Gallery, 7 Royal Arcade, Albemarle Street, London, W1X 3HD, the etching is from the first edition of 100 impressions issued in 1894 for L'Estampe Originale, March 1894 and Ref Delteil 70, first date of two, before the re-touching of the plate. Leymarie- Melot 6 and 9. The label dated 1975/3
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, eighth impression, signed by the author in black ink with an apology, 'Sorry!', where the pen has slipped and pierced through the paper, hardback, London: Bloomsbury, 1999. Together with Goblet of Fire, first edition, 2000, signed by the author in the same fine black pen as the previous book. Condition as found, Azkaban lacking dust-jacket, highlighted marks and doodles to some of the contents; Goblet of Fire with wear to dust-jacket (2)Provenance: Vendor won a radio competition to attend a "meet and greet" with J. K. Rowling at Glasgow City Halls in 2002, where both of these books were signed
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue [one of only 500], London: Bloomsbury, 1997, hardback, publisher's laminated pictorial boards, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents very good, clean, bright; usual very light toning to page edges; a couple of tiny ink spots to outer page edges; covers worn with loss to corners, splitting to joints around spine (spine lifts up); some of the laminate still present. The author's debut novel and first in the Harry Potter series. Very scarce. One of only 500 copies, 300 of which were sent to libraries and schools (this copy bearing school stamp to front free endpaper)
Dahl, Roald. The Gremlins, New York: Random House, 1943. Dahl's scarce first book. Presentation copy to W.C. John Alexander, D.F.C. (who formed a friendship with Dahl when they were serving together in the RAF), 'To John, who wrote the bloody thing anyway. Roald Dahl, 25/5/43.' First edition, possibly an earlier state or proof, the text-block stapled within quarter-cloth and pictorial boards (not glued or attached to boards), with corrections by Dahl in pencil (including two instances where Dahl has amended 'Barry' to 'Gus', and an arrow with the word 'No' pointing to a colour illustration of a gremlin next to a teapot).14 full-page colour illustrations (including one double-page). Contents generally good and bright with occasional light discolouration/marks, and a couple of little nicks at lower edges of two pages; the front free endpaper has lifted away from the staples of text-block but is not loose because it is bound to the cloth spine as issued; boards vibrant with some light rubbing/wearProvenance: By descent from W.C. John Alexander, D.F.C. to our vendor. The vendor believes Alexander helped come up with the plot for this book
Rowling, J. K. Set of seven Harry Potter deluxe editions: Philosopher's Stone (10th impression); Chamber of Secrets (4th impression); Prisoner of Azkaban (8th impression); Goblet of Fire (cellophane wrap, not labelled); Order of the Phoenix (first edition); Half-Blood Prince (shrink-wrapped with original First Edition label); Deathly Hallows (shrink-wrapped with original First Edition label) (7)
Piper, John. Brighton Aquatints, first edition, London: Duckworth, 1939, printed at the Curwen Press. Complete with all 12 aquatint etchings, the corresponding descriptions on blue paper. Oblong folio, publisher's quarter-cloth with marbled boards and paper title label, bearing bookplate for Philip Hall, with gift inscription to the same dated 1946. Contents good, clean and bright; the aquatint plates rich impressions and very well-preserved; some light scratches/scuffs and general discolouration to boards; some very pale spotting to opening leaves
Pienkowski, Jan. Three signed works: 1) Robot, first edition, London: Heinemann, 1981, signed by the author in bold black ink on front pastedown/opening page, 'To Vivien, with all good wishes, J Pienkowski, '81'. 2) Haunted House, London: Heinemann, reprinted 1980, signed by the author on pop-up refrigerator, 'To Vivien, with best wishes, Jan Pienkowski, '81'. 3) Dinner Time, London: Gallery Five, 1981, signed by the author on opening page, 'For Vivien, with best wishes, J. Pienkowski, '81'. Hardback, pop-up books; very good, clean, bright; well-preserved (3)Provenance: Vendor was a children's librarian and met the author personally
Collection of books, comprising: Paradise Lost, 'The Last Edition', John Milton, Paris: David, 1754, full calf; Meditations for the Aged, John Brewster, London: Rivington, 1810, full contemporary calf; Practical Lectures upon the Gospel of St. John, Part One, London: Dove, 1821; The Annual Register of 1827, London: Baldwin, 1828, half-calf; collection of four first editions by H. V. Morton (In the Steps of the Master, 1934; In the Steps of St. Paul, 1936; Through the Lands of the Bible, 1938; A Traveller in Rome, 1957) (7)
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, paperback, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents very good, clean, bright; binding tight and solid; covers bold and vibrant with fading to spine; very faint creasing to corners and very light wear to extremities
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, paperback, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents good with some discolouration and spotting to outer page edges; binding tight and solid; faint wear to extremities, slight creasing to spine; slight discolouration to spine; owner inscription to half-title and title page. Together with two copies of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, first edition, first printing ('10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'), London: Bloomsbury, 1999, paperback (one very good, one with shelf-lean and creasing to spine) (3)
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, paperback, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents good, clean, bright, with light dampstaining that becomes more apparent towards the end of the book (inner top and bottom of pages); binding tight and solid; covers good and bright, colours vibrant; faint creasing and wear to extremities/corners, laminate peeling at extreme lower edges with slight loss at bottom of spine; owner inscription to inner cover. Together with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1999, paperback (2)
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, second issue ('10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2'), London: Bloomsbury, 1997, paperback, signed by the author in bold blue ink to half-title. Contents very good, clean, bright; binding very good, tight and solid; covers bold and vibrant, remarkably well-preserved; laminate peeling very slightly at edge of upper cover; fading/discolouration to spine. Together with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, fifth issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1998, hardback with dust-jacket, signed by the author in bold blue ink to half-title, very well-preserved with just some fading to spine (2)Provenance: Vendor had both books signed by J. K. Rowling at an event hosted by Waterstones, Canterbury in 1999.
Collection of three books, comprising: 1) Orczy, Baroness and Montagu Barstow. Old Hungarian Fairy Tales, first edition, publisher's pictorial cloth, all edges gilt, patterned endpapers. Contents very good, clean, bright; binding very good, tight and solid. Scarce. 2) Thackeray, William Makepeace. Henry Esmond, London: H. Virtue & Company Limited, 1902, with introduction by William Macdonald and bearing his owner inscription in black ink, 'Wm. Macdonald, WM, His copy of "Esmond", Dec. 1901.' Publisher's pictorial cloth with loosely inserted specimen page for The Turner House Classics, Preliminary Announcement; top edge gilt. Contents very good, clean, bright; binding very good, tight, solid, faint discolouration to spine and outer page edges. 3) Smith, Adam. Wealth of Nations, London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1868. Publisher's cloth lettered in gilt. Contents good, clean, bright; cloth covers good, pulling away from text-block at spine with some wear to headcaps (3)
Fleming, Ian. James Bond collection, comprising: Octopussy and The Living Daylights, first edition, Jonathan Cape, 1966, with dust-jacket (10s 6d price); From Russia with Love, Book Club edtion, no date [1957], with d.j.; Dr. No, Book Club, 1958, with d.j.; Goldfinger, Book Club, 1959, with d.j.; For Your Eyes Only, Jonathan Cape, third impression 1962, and reprinted 1964, both with d.j.; For Your Eyes Only, Book Club, 1960 with d.j.; Thunderball, Book Club, 1961, with d.j.; The Spy Who Loved Me, fifth impression, Jonathan Cape, 1963, with d.j.; On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Book Club, 1963, with d.j.; You Only Live Twice, second impression, Jonathan Cape, April 1964, no d.j.; The Man with the Golden Gun, Book Club, 1965, two copies, both with d.j; Thrilling Cities: Part II, Pan paperback, 1963. Together with The James Bond Dossier, Kingsley Amis, first edition, Jonathan Cape, 1965; James Bond in the Cinema, John Brosnan, 1972; For Special Services, John Gardner, 1982; Scorpius, John Gardner, 1988; High Time to Kill, Raymond Benson, no date (20)
Lewis, James. Original Designs in Architecture, Book I, first edition, London: Printed for the Author, 1780, text in English and Italian, complete with 22 plates as called for, title page, two-page Subscriber list, Preface, four-page Introduction, seven-page Explanation of the Plates. Folio, contents sound with general discolouration and wear to some page edges, full contemporary calf (very worn as found)
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, paperback, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents very good, clean, bright; binding tight and solid; covers very good, colours vibrant, remarkably well-preserved; slight creasing to spine, very faint creasing to covers; inscription to inner cover, '20', and school stamp to half-title; with protective Gresswell slip-over cover
Christie, Agatha. Evil Under the Sun, first edition, London: The Crime Club, 1941, publisher's orange/red cloth with unclipped dust-jacket (priced 4/6), three pages of publisher's advertisements at rear. Contents good, clean, bright, some spotting to outer page edges; dust-jacket well-preserved with some chipping to extremities
Briggs, Raymond. When the Wind Blows, first edition, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1982, signed by the author in bold blue ink to verso of front free endpaper, 'For Vivien, with best wishes from Raymond Briggs, 20 May 1982', hardback. Together with Fungus the Bogeyman, first edition, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1977, hardback; Fungus the Bogeyman Plop-Up Book, first edition, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1982, hardback; Father Christmas Goes on Holiday, first edition, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1975, hardback; Father Christmas, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1973, hardback (5)Provenance: Vendor was a children's librarian and met the author personally
Rowling, J. K. The Casual Vacancy, first edition, London: Little, Brown, 2012, hardback, complete with dust-jacket, signed by the author in bold black ink on title page, hologram sticker on facing page, loosely-inserted ticket for The Independent Bath Literature Festival, 08 March 2013. Very good, clean, bright
Carroll, Lewis [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]. The Nursery "Alice", first published edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1890, publisher's quarter cloth with colour pictorial boards designed by E. Gertrude Thomson, 'Price Four Shillings', Easter & Christmas Greetings at rear with two pages of publisher's advertisements, specimen page from Alice's Adventures Under Ground, and Addendum slip advertising Sylvie and Bruno; p.34 Alice has no profile; gift inscription to front free endpaper, 'To Baby 'May', From "Unky Puff-Puff", 25th May 1890'. Contents very good, clean, bright, occasional light handling marks; tissue-guard present for frontispiece (some spotting to the tissue-guard); binding tight and solid, boards very good and bright, some wear to extremities and a couple of knocks to edges of boards
Dickens, Charles. Sketches by Boz, New Edition, Complete, illustrated by George Cruikshank, London: Chapman and Hall, 1839, first issue with no comma after 'illustrations' on title page; imprint address '186, Strand'; half-title present with owner inscription curiously dated 1838; raised commas on p.429; p.515 numbered at centre; uncoloured etched plates and pictorial title, contemporary half-calf lettered in gilt, offsetting and foxing to plates
Wellby, Captain Montagu Sinclair. 'Twixt Sirdar and Menelik, first edition, London: Harper Brothers, 1901, publisher's pictorial cloth, bookplate for A. Cecil Spence. three pages of publisher's advertisements at rear. Contents generally good and bright, two old tape repairs; binding solid with some discolouration and light wear to spine. Travel / Exploration / Ethiopia / Africa Interest
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, paperback, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents very good, clean, bright; binding tight and solid; covers very good, colours vibrant, remarkably well-preserved; very light creasing to spine, very faint creasing to covers; very faint wear to lower extremities; inscription and school stamp to inner cover, '31'; with protective Gresswell slip-over cover
Rowling, J. K. The Casual Vacancy, first edition, London: Little, Brown, 2012, hardback, complete with dust-jacket, signed by the author in bold black ink on title page, hologram sticker on facing page, loosely-inserted ticket for the Southbank Centre, 27 September 2012. Very good, clean, bright
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1998, print line reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1', hardback, publisher's pictorial boards, lacking dust-jacket. Contents very good, clean, bright; partially removed owner inscription to front free endpaper; binding very good, tight and solid; some bumping and wear to corners. Together with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1999, paperback (2)
Garner, Alan. The Stone Book Quartet. The Stone Book, second impression, London: Collins, 1977, signed by the author in bold black ink on front free endpaper, hardback with price-clipped dust-jacket; Tom Fobble's Day, second impression, London: Collins, 1978, signed by the author in black ink on front free endpaper, hardback with unclipped dust-jacket; Granny Reardun, first edition, London: Collins, 1977, hardback with unclipped dust-jacket; The Aimer Gate, first edition, London: Collins, 1978, hardback with unclipped dust-jacket (4)Provenance: Vendor was a children's librarian and met the author personally
Collection of 11 signed children's books, including some first editions, comprising: City of Gold, retold by Peter Dickinson, illustrated by Michael Foreman, London: Victor Gollancz, 1980, inscribed to 'Vivien' and signed in bold blue ink by author and illustrator, hardback; The Blue Hawk, Peter Dickinson, London: Victor Gollancz, 1976, signed by the author, 15 March 1978, hardback; Tulku, Peter Dickinson, London: Victor Gollancz, 1979, signed and inscribed by the author, 'Birmingham, 3 December 1980', hardback; Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself, Judy Blume, London: Heinemann, 1984, 'To Vivien, love, Judy Blume, May 1984, hardback; Are You There, God? It's me, Margaret, Judy Blume, Piccolo, 1984, 'To Vivien, love, Judy Blume', paperback; Storm, Kevin Crossley-Holland, London: Heinemann, 1985, 'For Vivien - hwaet! just to remind you, Kevin Crossley-Holland, hardback; The Outside Child, Nina Bawden, London: Victor Gollancz, 1989, signed and inscribed by the author, October 1989, hardback; The Great Piratical Rumbustification, Margaret Mahy, London: J. M. Dent, reprinted 1983, signed and inscribed with ink drawing of lion, hardback; And I Heard a Bird Sing, Rosa Guy, London: Victor Gollancz, 1987, signed and inscribed, hardback; The Pleasure Garden, Leon Garfield, London: Kestrel Books, 1976, signed, hardback; Talking in Whispers, James Watson, London: Fontana Lions, 1985, 'Vivien, Thanks for the invitation to Book Week '85, With best wishes, James Watson, May 85', paperback. Together with Fairy Tales, by Terry Jones (not signed), first edition, London: Pavilion, 1981, hardback; The Great Menagerie, Kestrel Books, 1979, hardback; Revolving Pictures, facsimile of Ernest Nister, 1892, Collins, 1979, hardback (14)Provenance: Vendor was a children's librarian and met the authors personally
Plays. Seven plays bound as one, comprising: Guilty or Not Guilty, Thomas Dibdin, second edition, London: Lackington, 1804; First Love: A Comedy, Richard Cumberland, third edition, London: Dilly, 1799; The Peasant Boy, W. Dimond, London: J. Barker, 1811; Amateurs and Actors, R. B. Peake, London: William Fearman, 1818; The Rivals, [Richard Brinsley Sheridan], London: John Wilkie, 1775; Grieving's a Folly, no title page; First Impressions, Horatio Smith, London: Thomas Underwood, 1813. Contemporary half-calf with marbled boards (worn), remnants of bookseller label to upper board, T. Hayes, Broad Street, Worcester
Collection of 14 books, comprising: The Haunted Man, by Charles Dickens, first edition, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848, publisher's gilt red cloth; Old Curiosity Shop, 1856; Martin Chuzzlewit, 1850; The Frugal Housewife, by Mrs Child, London: T. Tegg, 1834; Young Woman's Companion, 1840; The Daughters of England, by Mrs Ellis, London: Peter Jackson, no date; The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, by Anne Bronte, London: Smith, Elder, 1867, and another, London: Richard Edward King, no date; The Complete Angler, by Izaak Walton, London: George Bell, 1875; The Works of Robert Burns, London: Allan Bell, 1835; Tom Sawyer Abroad, by Mark Twain, first UK edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1894; Thomas Hood's Wit and Humour, 1858; Lee's Anecdotes, 1861; Sir Walter Scott's Poetical Works, no date. Condition varied, some wear to bindings as found (14)
Rowling, J. K. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, first edition, London: Children's High Level Group, December, 2008, full crushed morocco with metal clasps and decorations to upper board, protective red velvet bag bearing embroidered signature, ten prints in original envelope, the whole housed within a solander box in the form of a leather-bound book lettered in gilt with raised bands. Complete with white card slipcase, 'This Side Up'. Very good, clean, bright
Harris, John. Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, first edition of the second volume, London: Daniel Brown et al., 1710, red & black title page, seven engraved plates (six folding), plus numerous smaller illustrations within the text, 12 pages of subscribers. Folio, full contemporary panelled calf with raised bands, armorial bookplate to front pastedown for Thomas Wallis, M.D., plus ownership inscription for the same on front free endpaper (Magdalene College, Cambridge, 1717). Contents generally very good and bright, occasional pale spotting; binding tight and solid, some wear to calf, lacking title label. Together with another edition of the second volume, published 1736 for J. Walthoe et al., with engraved frontispiece portrait; folio, full contemporary calf with oxblood morocco title label (2)NB: Lexicon Technicum is considered the first alphabetical encyclopedia written in English
Speed, John. 17th-century map of Cambridgeshire, hand-coloured copper engraving on laid/chain-lined paper bearing manufacturer's watermark, published by Sudbury & Humble, first edition [1611], early hand-colouring. Featuring inset plan of Cambridge, royal coat-of-arms, academic figures, heraldic college shields. Framed & glazed recto & verso (both sides visible), approx. 38cm by 52cm
Speed, John (1552-1629). 17th-century map of Warwickshire, first edition [1611], uncoloured copper engraving on laid/chain-lined paper bearing manufacturer's watermark, featuring heraldic shields, bear & ragged staff, and inset views of Warwick and Coventry. Sudbury & Humble, English text to verso
Dickens, Charles. Little Dorrit, first edition, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857, contemporary half crushed morocco with marbled boards lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. Contents and plates very good, clean, bright; some light dampstaining to edges of pictorial title/frontis.; binding good, tight, solid, some rubbing to boards and light wear to extremities
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, paperback, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. In excellent, unread condition; binding tight and solid, colours vibrant, with no fading or creasing to covers; contents incredibly good, clean and bright; only the very faintest, barely visible scuffs to the covers; the usual very faint toning to outer page edges; one short scratch to outer page edges, which has caused a very tiny nick to those page edges (see image). Remarkably good condition - the book appears new
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![Carroll, Lewis [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]. The Nursery "Alice", first published edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1890, pub](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/758f8ea2-4cb8-4195-a81e-ab7b00a8e513/7e1726b9-ddf5-44b6-b122-abc100d7191f/468x382.jpg)
![Burton, William. The Description of Leicestershire, first edition, London: John White, [1622], full contemporary calf with ox](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/758f8ea2-4cb8-4195-a81e-ab7b00a8e513/d2d98a35-d20f-45b9-82a2-ab8700ae9dff/468x382.jpg)
![[Rowling, J. K. ], "Robert Galbraith". The Silkworm, first edition, London: Sphere, 2014, signed by the author as Galbraith i](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/758f8ea2-4cb8-4195-a81e-ab7b00a8e513/6db43e59-513a-40d5-8106-ab8700aef70c/468x382.jpg)
![Speed, John (1552-1629). 17th-century map of Warwickshire, first edition [1611], uncoloured copper engraving on laid/chain-li](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/758f8ea2-4cb8-4195-a81e-ab7b00a8e513/2f4cfbab-ddbc-41e0-a61e-ab8700afcb99/468x382.jpg)
