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Russia.- Fagnani (Federigo) Lettere scritte di Pietroburgo correndo gli anni 1810 e 1811, 2 vol., engraved folding plan and 8 plates by G. Bernardoni, errata f., handsome contemporary red straight-grain morocco, gilt, spine in compartments, some with a butterfly tool, slightly rubbed, g.e., 8vo, Milan, Giovanni Bernardoni, 1815.⁂ A handsome copy of the second edition, which adds 16 more letters to the first. Provenance: Professor JMA Lindon. Professor of Italian Studies at UCL. He was a recognized scholar of Italian literature, publishing widely on the life and works of Vittorio Alfieri and Ugo Foscolo, and on the history of Dante studies.

NO RESERVE Sport.- Modern Athletics, second edition, advertisements, some spotting, original limp brown cloth, 1875 § The Athletic News Cricket Annual, for the years 1907-1910; and 5 others, Sport, including a third edition of the first mentioned, v.s. (10)

Birds.- Werner (Johann Carl) Atlas des Oiseaux d'Europe, pour servir de complément au Manuel d'Ornithologie de M.Temminck, Parts 1-22, 24-31 & 48-53 only (of 53) and some duplicates of early parts, first edition, with a total of 640 hand-coloured lithographed plates after Werner including several duplicates, occasional foxing or browning and a few plates lightly water-stained but generally clean, loose in original blue printed wrappers (Parts 46 & 47 in buff wrappers and slightly larger), uncut, rubbed and soiled, spines frayed, one or two wrappers lacking, [Nissen IVB 979; Fine Bird Books 153], 8vo, Paris, A.Belin & H.Cousin, 1826-[40]; sold not subject to return (a bundle)⁂ Scarce in the original parts.

Gardens.- Loudon (John Claudius) The Suburban Horticulturalist; or, an Attempt to Teach the Science and Practice of ... the Kitchen, Fruit & Forcing Garden, first edition, wood engraved illustrations, occasional spotting, occasional marginal pencil markings, near contemporary half calf, faded spine, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1842.

Plant-Hunting.- Sowerby (Arthur de Carle) A Naturalist's Note-Book in China, first edition, errata slip, plates and illustrations, original cloth, lightly soiled, Shanghai, North-China Daily News & Herald Ltd, 1925; and 3 others on plant-hunting by Reginald Farrer (second or third impressions), 8vo (4)

Scott (Peter) Observations of Wildlife, first edition, number 24 of 200 copies signed by the author, colour illustrations, original publisher's morocco-backed cloth, gilt-blocked image of a goose on upper cover, slipcase, 4to, Oxford, Phaidon, 1980.

[Smith (Robert Cross)], "Raphael". A Manual of Astrology, or The Book of the Stars, first edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, hand-coloured printer's vignette on additional engraved title, engraved plate, illustrations, slightly foxed and browned, original boards, edges rubbed, corners worn, joints splitting, spine with tears, printed paper label on spine, 8vo, 1828.

Buckland (Rev. William) Geology and Mineralogy, 2 vol., first edition, large folding hand-coloured lithographed cross-section, 86 plates, some double-pate and/or folding, contemporary calf, gilt, red and black morocco labels, 8vo, 1836.⁂ Buckland was commissioned to write one of the 'Bridgewater Treatises' which were intended to explore 'the power, wisdom, and goodness of God, as manifested in the creation.' This is Treatise Number 6.

Mathematics.- Trevigar (Luke) Sectionum conicarum elementa methodo facillima demonstrata, first edition, half-title, list of subscribers, dedication f., 12 folding engraved plates, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary calf, rebacked, old calf little chipped and rubbed, 4to, Cambridge, Typis Academicis, 1731.

Aesop. The Fables, first edition of Ogilby's translation, imprimatur leaf, engraved portrait, frontispiece and 80 plates Hollar, Stoop and Barlow after Francis Cleyn, (numbered 1-81 but plates 14/15 on one sheet), plates 43, 51 and 63 with repairs, mostly to margins, slight worming to first half of book, affecting a number of plates and some text, pagination trimmed in places, occasional light browning, later half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt, fore-edge of covers sunned, [Wing A689], 4to, by Thomas Warren for Andrew Crook, 1651.⁂ One of the finest illustrated books of the 17th century

Maimbourg (Louis) The History of the League, translated by John Dryden, first edition in English, engraved frontispiece, b6 small rust mark in margin, F8 margin partially cut away, 2M2 small tear in upper corner slightly affecting page number, browned, ink signature on title, contemporary speckled calf, corners worn, rebacked in modern calf, green morocco label on spine, 8vo, [Wing M292], M. Flesher for Jacob Tonson, 1684.

Women.- An essay in defence of the female sex. In which are inserted the characters of a pedant, a squire, a beau, a vertuoso, a poetaster, a city-critick, &c., engraved frontispiece, title lightly soiled, occasional spotting, contemporary speckled calf, corners worn, rubbed, printed for A. Roper at the Black Boy, and R. Clavel at the Peacock both in Fleetstreet, 1697 § West (Mrs. Jane) Letters to a Young Lady, in which the duties and character of women are considered, 3 vol., first edition, some worming lower margins at start of each vol., vol.2 worming at end, affecting text, some spotting and light foxing, occasional staining, contemporary half calf, joints split, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, 1806; and a first edition of Mary Russell Mitford's Christina, the Maid of the South Seas, v.s. (5)

Women.- [Fielding (Sarah and Henry)] Familiar letters between the principal characters in David Simple, and some others. To which is added, A vision. By the author of David Simple, 2 vol., first edition, subscriber's copy, a few stains, but generally crisp and clean internally, attractive contemporary speckled calf, gilt, spines in compartments and with brown leather labels, corners little worn, rubbed, [Block p.77], a very good copy, 8vo, printed for the author; and sold by A. Millar, 1747.⁂ The Adventures of David Simple, 1774 was Sarah Fielding's first novel, of which this work is a continuance.Provenance: Viscount Lymington (engraved armorial bookplate), as Earl of Portsmouth in subscriber's list.

Thackeray (William Makepeace) Vanity Fair. A Novel Without a Hero. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Author, first edition, first issue, 40 engraved plates, including frontispiece and vignette title, woodcut illustrations, the woodcut of Marquis of Steyne on page 336, and reading "Mr. Pitt" on page 453, contemporary calf, double gilt-line border on covers, gilt panelled spine, morocco label, spine very slightly rubbed, g.e., by Riviere, Bradbury and Evans, 1848; and another, 8vo (2).

NO RESERVE Ames (Frank) The Kashmir Shawl, first edition, slight creasing to spine foot, 1986 § Battersby (Martin) The Decorative Twenties, small tears to spine extremities, 1988; The Decorative Thirties, 1988 § Kennett (Frances) Coco, the Life and Loves of Gabrielle Chanel, first edition, 1989 § Stephan (Regina) Eric Mendelsohn, Architect 1887-1953, small abrasion mark to upper wrapper, 1999 § Cliff (Stafford) The Way We Live in the City, first edition, 2007; illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket; and c.40 others, similar, 4to & 8vo (c.45)

A Royal Crown Derby bone china plates first quality, four limited edition Christmas plates 2000, four flower patterns, circa 2000. Diameter 21.5cm.

Barometers - twenty one titles: Goodison, Nicholas ENGLISH BAROMETERS 1680-1860 Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1977, dj; Goodison, Nicholas ENGLISH BAROMETERS 1680-1860 first edition, Cassell and Company Limited, London 1969, dj; Banfield, Edwin, a set of three works BAROMETERS, Wheel or Banjo; BAROMETERS, Stick or Cistern Tube and BAROMETERS, Aneroid and Barographs each published by Baros Books, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 1985, each with dj; Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 Baros Books, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 1991, softbound; Collins, Philip R. CARE AND RESTORATION OF BAROMETERS Baros Books, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 1990, softbound; Middleton, W. E. Knowles THE HISTORY OF THE BAROMETER John Hopkins Press, Baltimore MD 1964, dj; Collins, Philip R. BAROGRAPHS Baros Books, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 2002, softbound; Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 Baros Books, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 1991, softbound; Banfield, Edwin THE ITALIAN INFLUENCE ON ENGLISH BAROMETERS from 1780 Baros Books, inscribed by the author, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 1993, softbound; Banfield, Edwin The Banfield Family Collection of Barometers Baros Books, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 199, softbound; Collins, Philip R. ANEROID BAROMETERS AND THEIR RESTORATION Baros Books, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 1998, dj; Bolle, Bert BAROMETERS Argus Books Limited, Watford 1978, dj; Bell, G.H. and E.F. OLD ENGLISH BAROMETERS The Wykeham Press, Winchester 1952, dj; Negretti and Zambra A TREATISE ON METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS facsimile reprint of the 1864 edition originally published by the authors, Baros Books, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 1995, softbound; Belville, John Henry A MANUAL OF THE BAROMETER facsimile reprint of the 1858 third edition originally published by Taylor and Francis, Turner and Devereux, London 1975, softbound; Banfield, Edwin Antique Barometers - an illustrated survey Wayland Publications, signed by the author, Hereford 1977, staple softbound; Thoday, A.G. Barometers The Science Museum, London 1978, staple softbound; Rose, R.E. Looking After Your Barometer published by the author, London undated, staple softbound; Locke, John YOUR BAROMETER, BAROGRAPH OR ALTIMETER Brabourne Books, Brabourne 2003, softbound; McConnell, Anita BAROMETERS Shire Publication Limited, Haverfordwest, 1987, staple softbound; Archinard, BAROMETRES Musee d art et d histoire, Geneva 1978, softbound; and two volumes on Scientific Instruments, Wynter, Harriet and Turner, Anthony SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS Studio Vista, London 1975, dj, and Turner, Gerard L E ANTIQUE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS Blandford Press, Poole 1980, dj, (23). Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire.

Books - Samuel Johnson - A Journey To The Western Islands Of Scotland, printed for W.Strahan and T.Cadell, 1775, first edition with 12 line errata, rebound in full leather by Sangorski & Sutcliffe Condition: Rebound, some light foxing throughout, some discolouration to the pages and fading to spine, back page has some writing on it (see image) - ** General condition consistent with age

Books - Gideon Mantell - The Geology Of The South East Of England, published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, first edition 1833, one full leather bound volume Condition: Rebound, some light foxing throughout, some discolouration to the pages, fading to the spine, folding plate and map are present but map is badly damaged, owners inscription to the front - ** General condition consistent with age

Books - James Sennell - A Review Of The Proceedings At Paris During The Last Summer….. With Observations And Reflections On The Characters, Principals And Conduct Of The Most Conspicuous Persons Concerned In Promoting The Suspension And Dethronement Of Louis The XVI, printed for E. and T.Williams, first edition 1792, 20th Century half leather binding, together with John Moore - A Journal During A Residence In France, From The Beginning OF August To The Middle Of December 1792…., printed for J.Moore 1793, two volumes in one, 20th Century part leather binding Condition: Rebound, some light foxing throughout, some discolouration to the pages and fading to the spine, Moore's Journal does have some staining to the pages - ** General condition consistent with age

LARMAT (LOUIS) Atlas de France vinicole, Les Vins de Champagne; , first edition, folding maps printed in colours, plates, Paris, 1944

Conan-Doyle, Arthur,The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927, First Edition, John Murray, London) original cloth board binding heightened in gilt with one other later edition (2)

Conan Doyle, Arthur. Phineas Speaks, (1926, Psychic Press and Bookshop, London) original cloth board binding, first edition

Conan Doyle, Arthur: A Study in Scarlet, (London: undated, Ward, Lock and Co.) bound in red cloth board, The Sign of Four,(London:undated, T Nelson and Sons,) first edition, bound in red cloth board, binding pulled,The Hound of the Baskervilles, (London: undated, Nash and Grayson), original binding in red cloth board, (3)

Conan Doyle, Arthur: The Poison Belt, (London: undated, Hodder and Stroughton) bound in red cloth board, The Lost World, (London: undated, Hodder and Stroughton) bound in red cloth board, The Professor Challenger Stories, (London: 1952, John Murray, first collected edition) bound in red cloth (3)

Conan Doyle, Arthur. Sir Nigel, (London: 1906, first edition and London: 1909, Smith Elder and Co.) (2)

ANSON, George (1697-1762). -- WALTER, Richard (ca 1716-1795), compiler. A Voyage round the World, In the Years 1740-1744. Compiled by Richard Walter, Chaplain to his Majesty's Ship the 'Centurion.' London: John and Paul Knapton for the author, 1748. compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, first edition, first issue (printed for the author), subscriber's list, 42 folding engraved maps, plates and charts, 18th century full calf and with red leather label, for the Author, by John and Paul Knapton, 1748.Inscribed by hand "Henry Knight, 2nd October 1751"FIRST EDITION of one of the landmark 18th-century English circumnavigations, made not so much for discovery and exploration but as an armed naval expedition to cut off Spanish supplies of wealth from South America after the outbreak of war between Britain and Spain in 1739. Indeed, Anson succeeded in doing this by taking a number of Spanish prize ships and a laden Manila galleon near the Philippines, but at heavy cost. Six of his fleet's vessels were sunk or wrecked on the South American coast or in rounding Cape Horn after their passage through the Strait of Le Maire, many men died of scurvy, and surviving crew were forced to litigate for their share of the prize money. Some of the fame of the expedition lies in the published accounts of survivors of Anson's ship Wager, wrecked off the Patagonian coast and vividly described by Bulkeley and Cummins, John Byron, Young, and Campbell. Anson's voyage laid the groundwork for the British voyages of exploration in the Pacific of the latter half of the 18th century, and Walter produced a masterpiece of descriptive travel that became the most popular book of maritime adventure of the time.

Augustus Samuel Boult, (Fl. 1815-1853, British) Labourers quarrying and loading sand with shire horses, circa 1840's, signed lower centre, oil on canvas, 45 x 56cmShire Horses were traditionally used by quarrymen to help with the process of extracting sand from countryside sand quarries. The horses who were bread to cope with heavy loads of quarried sand from the sand that was transported in robust carts to the network of canals and from the 1830's the growing network of railways. This painting by Augustus Boult illustrates this particular countryside activity.The Shire horse is a breed of draught horse. They are a tall breed, with mares standing 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm) and over and stallions standing 17 hands (68 inches, 173 cm) and over. The breed has an enormous capacity for weight pulling, and Shires have held the world records for both largest overall horse and tallest horse at various times. Throughout its history, the breed has been popular for pulling brewery wagons that delivered ale to customers. This practice continues today, with the breed also being used for forestry, leisure and promotional pursuits. The breed descends from war horses brought to England by William the Conqueror in the 11th century. These were crossed with other breeds, including the Friesian, to create the Shire of today. In 1884, the organization now known as the British Shire Horse Society was created, with the American Shire Horse Association beginning in 1885. The breed was exported from Britain to the United States in large numbers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but popularity fell with the advent of mechanization, reaching a low point in the 1950s and 60s. Popularity began to increase again in the 1970s and after. However, population numbers are still considered to be at critical levels by both the UK-based Rare Breeds Survival Trust and the US-based American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Shire stallions may be black, bay or gray. They may not be roan or have large amounts of white markings. Mares and geldings may be black, bay, gray or roan. In the UK stallions may not be chestnut but the color is allowed by the US registry. Stallions stand 17 hands (68 inches, 173 cm) high when mature, and they average around 17.2 hands (70 inches, 178 cm). Geldings stand at least 16.2 hands (66 inches, 168 cm) high and mares at least 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm).[citation needed] The Shires' head is long and lean, with large eyes, set on a neck that is slightly arched and long in proportion to the body. The shoulder is deep and wide, the chest wide, the back muscular and short and the hindquarters long and wide. There is not to be too much feathering, and the hair is fine, straight and silky. Smaller horses, under 17 hands (68 inches, 173 cm), are generally preferred for working horses, while taller horses, especially those over 18.2 hands (74 inches, 188 cm), are used for show and promotional purposes. The breed is known for its easy-going temperament. The Shire has an enormous capacity for weight pulling. In 1924, at a British exhibition, a pair of horses was estimated to have pulled a starting load equal to 45 tons, although an exact estimate could not be made as they exceeded the maximum reading on the dynamometer. Working in slippery footing, the same pair of horses pulled 16.5 tons at a later exhibition. The largest horse in recorded history was probably a Shire named Mammoth, who was born in 1848. He stood 21.2 hands (86 inches, 218 cm) hands high, and his peak weight was estimated at 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb). At over 19 hands (76 inches, 193 cm), a Shire gelding named Goliath was the Guinness Book of World Records record holder for the world's tallest horse until his death in 2001. Like its close relative, the Clydesdale, the Shire horse is descended from the Great Horse brought to England in 1066 by William the Conqueror.[dubious - discuss] Only stallions were imported, to carry knights in armour into battle-weighing up to 32 stones (450 lb or 205 kg)-and it is probable that they bred with native mares in the vicinity.[citation needed] Though oxen were used for most farm work into the 18th century, horses 'fit for the dray, the plough, or the chariot' were on sale at Smithfield Market in London as early as 1145. The English Great Horse was valued during the reign of Henry VIII, when stallions measuring less than 'fifteen handfuls' could not be kept, but the advent of gunpowder in the late 16th century brought an end to the use of heavy horses in battle. Oliver Cromwell's cavalry favoured lighter, faster mounts and the big horses began to be used for draught work instead. Stage coaches needed strong horses to draw them and the Great Horse found a new niche. During the 16th century, Dutch engineers brought Friesian horses with them when they came to England to drain the fens, and it is probable that these horses had a significant influence on what became the Shire breed.From this medieval horse came an animal called the Old English Black Horse in the 17th century. The Black Horse was improved by the followers of Robert Bakewell, of Dishley Grange in Leicestershire, resulting in a horse commonly known as the "Bakewell Black."[9] Bakewell imported six Dutch or Flanders mares, notable since breeders tended to concentrate on improving the male line. Two different types of black horse developed: the Fen or Lincolnshire type and the Leicester or Midlands type. The Fen type tended to be larger, with more bone and extra hair, while the Midlands type tended to have more endurance while being of a finer appearance. The term "Shire horse" was first used in the mid-17th century, and incomplete records begin to appear near the end of the 18th century. The "Packington Blind Horse", from Leicestershire, is one of the best-known horses of the era, with direct descendents being recorded from 1770 to 1832. This horse is usually recognized as the foundation stallion for the Shire breed, and he stood at stud from 1755 to 1770. During the 1800s, Shires were used extensively as cart horses to move goods from the docks through the cities and countryside. The rough roads created a need for large horses with extensive musculature. A bay-colored Shire, showing Clydesdale influence in colour and markingsIn 1878, the English Cart Horse Society was formed, and in 1884 changed its name to the Shire Horse Society. The Society published a stud book, with the first edition in 1878 containing 2,381 stallions and records dating back to 1770. Between 1901 and 1914, 5,000 Shires were registered each year with the British registry.The first Shires were imported to the United States in 1853, with large numbers of horses being imported in the 1880s. The American Shire Horse Association was established in 1885 to register and promote the breed. The Shire soon became popular in the United States, and almost 4,000 Shires were imported between 1900 and 1918. Approximately 6,700 Shires were registered with the US registry between 1909 and 1911. Around the time of World War II, increasing mechanization and strict regulations on the purchase of livestock feed reduced the need for and ability to keep draft horses. Thousands of Shires were slaughtered and several large breeding studs closed. The breed fell to its lowest point in the 1950s and 1960s, and in 1955 fewer than 100 horses were shown at the annual British Spring Show.Today, the British Shire Horse Society receives around 500 annual registrations. Shire horse was originally the staple breed used to draw carts to deliver ale from the brewery to the public houses. A few breweries still maintain this tradition in the UK. These include the Wadworth Brewery in Devizes Wiltshire, the Hook Norton Brewery, the Samuel Smith Brewery in Tadcaster, and Thwaites Brewery in Blackburn, which resumed horse-drawn deliveries in 2008. Several breweries have recently withdrawn their Shire horse teams, including the Tetley brewery in Leeds.

A quantity of Titanic related ephemera. Comprising 2 framed and glazed prints of the RMS Titanic, 2 framed and glazed limited edition official coins with stamp sheets and a signed first day cover signed by actor Jonathan Hyde who starred in the movie Tita

A Dartington Glass limited edition 162/1000 tankard to commemorate the first King of England, Edgar (959-975) depicting his seal, signed by Frank Thrower, with original box

Storey, Tony, Queens of the Mersey, Cunard, 175 Years, a Special Homecoming, Trinity Mirror Media first edition 2015, together with six The Cunarder World Club Year Books 2012-2018, published REM Productions (7)

Africa.- Horneman (Frederick) The Journal of...Travels, from Cairo to Mourzouk...in the years 1797-8, first edition, 2 folding engraved maps with routes supplied by hand, engraved plan, with the additional Postscript p.188* leaf, very occasional light spotting or soiling but generally a good clean copy, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, a little rubbed, 4to, by W.Bulmer & Co., 1802.

Dialect.- [Beattie (James)] Scoticisms, Arranged in Alphabetical Order, Designed to Correct Improprieties of Free Speech and Writing, first edition, half-title, ink annotations in a 19th century hand, 19th century half calf, some cracking to upper joint, a little rubbed, 8vo, Edinburgh, for William Creech, 1787.⁂ First edition of this charming work on the Scots dialect, a fascination of Beattie's that was discussed with Samuel Johnson, amongst others.

Enigmas.- Shelley (Percy Bysshe).- [Hitchener (Elizabeth)], "A Clergyman's Daughter". Enigmas, Historical and Geographical, first edition, a few scattered spots and some very minor soiling, ink ownership stamps and book label to endpapers, original cloth, spine browned with short, neatly repaired split to lower half, 8vo, 1834.⁂ Scarce collection of enigmas in verse by a sweetheart and correspondent of the young Shelley. Copac lists 6 copies. Elizabeth Hitchener met Shelley whilst working as a teacher at a school in Hurstpierpoint. She was 29 and 10 years the young poet's senior and the two developed a close intellectual as well as romantic relationship and continued to correspond when Shelley moved away. In July 1812 Hitchener joined the Shelleys in Lynmouth, however the relationship soured and the newly married couple took to referring to Hitchener as "The Brown Demon". Hitchener returned to Hurstpierpoint where she was met with ridicule and was often referred to as Shelley's mistress, forcing her to move away.

Fables.- Barre (William) Tales, Fables, &c., list of subscribers, damp-staining to title and first few ff., London [printed in Shacklewell], 1814 bound with [Sharpe (Richard Scrafton)] Cottage Poetry. By the author of "Old Friends in a New Dress.", [1829], together 2 works in 1 vol., a few minor spots, book labels to pastedown, 19th century cloth-backed boards, rather worn § Belfour (John) Fables, on Subjects connected with Literature. Imitated from the Spanish of Don Thomas de Yriarte, half-title, engraved frontispiece, original publisher's boards, spine ends a little chipped, 1804 § Coldwell (William) Fables and Moral Poems, 2 vol. in 1, second edition, half-title, light spotting and browning, contemporary ink inscriptions to title and half-title, book labels, original publisher's boards, printed paper label to spine, London [printed in Halifax], 1820, 8vo (3)⁂ A good group of rare collections, COPAC lists the first in BL only, none of the remaining 3 are in BL, the second has no copy listed in the UK.

NO RESERVE France.- Short Excursion in France (A), 1814, first edition, half-title, 2 engraved plates of the Venus di Medici and the Apollo Belvedere, advertisement leaf at end, light marginal water-staining, original boards, uncut, spine worn and chipped, 8vo, J.J.Stockdale, 1814.⁂ COPAC lists 2 copies only (BL and Manchester University).

Fables.- Le Grande d'Aussy (Pierre Jean Baptiste) Fabliaux or Tales Abridged from French manuscripts of XIIth and XIIIth Centuries, translated by Gregory Lewis Way, 2 vol., first edition, vol.2 half-title only, woodcut illustrations by John or Thomas Bewick and others, occasional scattered spotting, 19th century ink inscription, book label, 19th century half morocco, gilt, extremities rubbed, g.e., large 8vo, 1796-1800.

Illustrated.- The Caledonian Jester; Being a Choice collection of Repartees, Puns, and Bon-Mots, engraved hand-coloured frontispiece, bookplate and book label, modern boards, spine chipped, original printed wrappers bound in, 1806 § [Forrester (Alfred Henry)], "A. Crowquill." Absurdities, in Prose and Verse, first edition, half-title, 10 hand-coloured engraved plates only (of 13), rear endpaper detached, book label, 19th century polished calf, gilt, upper joint starting, a little rubbed at extremities, t.e.g., original printed wrappers bound in, 1827; and Westmacott's Points of Misery illustrated by Cruikshank, 8vo & large 8vo (3)⁂ A group of charming scarce works with hand-coloured plates, the first with only 2 copies listed on COPAC (BL & Oxford).

Milton (John) Pro populo anglicano defensio, first edition, third issue with errata leaf A2, engraved armorial vignette to title, woodcut head-pieces and initials, some foxing and browning, ink annotations at head of title, BM duplicate stamps to title verso, small embossed ownership stamp tot title, 19th century panelled calf, gilt, joints rubbed, 4to, William Dugard, 1651.

Germany.- Gerning (Johann Isaak von) A Picturesque Tour along the Rhine, from Mentz to Cologne, first English edition, list of subscribers, 24 finely hand-coloured aquatint plates after C.G.Schutz, folding engraved map with routes hand-coloured at end, occasional light spotting or offsetting to text but plates very clean, frontispiece with very slightly worn patch, contemporary cloth, rebacked preserving original spine with roan label, rubbed and faded, [Abbey, Travel, 217; Tooley 234], 4to, 1820.

Milton (John) Pro populo anglicano defensio, first Utrecht and first 12mo edition, woodcut armorial device on title, 18th century red morocco, gilt, g.e., [Utrecht, Theodorus ab Ackerdijk & Ghisbertus a Zigli], 1651; and 3 other editions of the same, one an English translation, 12mo and 8vo (4)

Poetry collections.- Gloucestershire Garland (The), being a selection of poetic flowers, list of subscribers, occasional light foxing, contemporary polished calf, gilt, spine chipped at foot, Cirencester, 1815 § Fitz-Florian's Alphabet; or Lyrical Fables for Children Grown Up, second edition, book labels, contemporary calf, spine chipped, a little rubbed, 1819 § Jones (Samuel) Poetical Extracts, lacking front fee endpaper, ink ownership inscription, book label, contemporary half calf, spine chipped, rubbed, 1821 § The Modern Antique: or The Muse in the Costume of Queen Anne, presentation inscription "with the author's love" to half-title, worming to head, not affecting text, book label, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original backstrip, 1813; and 2 others, similar, 8vo (6)⁂ All rare, the first seemingly unrecorded with no copies listed on COPAC, the second and third with BL copies only, and 2 copies of the last.

Poetry collections.- [Hogg (James)] The Poetic Mirror, or the Living Bards of Britain, first edition, half-title, some minor scattered spotting, bookplate to pastedown, 19th century half calf, gilt, rubbed, 8vo, 1816.⁂ Scarce parody of romantic poetry, produced after the author was refused permission to reprint the work of other poets. Includes parodies of Wordsworth, Byron, Coleridge, Scott, Southey and Hogg himself.

Proverbs.- R[ay] (J[ohn]) A Collection of English Proverbs, Digested into a convenient method for the speedy finding any one upon occasion, first edition, title printed in red and black, title laid-down, minor worming to head, occasionally touching head-lines, ink ownership inscriptions to title and endpapers, book label to pastedown, contemporary calf, spine and corners strengthened and repaired, [Wing R368], 8vo, Cambridge, by John Hayes, 1670.⁂ First edition of the most important book of English proverbs. Provenance: P. Lancaster; Jonathan Gowan; John Tattersall; H.J.P. Proby; Frank Muir (ownership inscriptions)

India.- Sleeman (Maj.-Gen. Sir William) A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, in 1849-1850, 2 vol., first edition, half-title in vol.1 only (as called for), folding map (with light offsetting), contemporary half calf, spines gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1858.⁂ As Commissioner for the Suppression of Thuggee and Dacoity Sleeman was responsible for improving travel in India by eliminating the majority of highway robbery. This report persuaded Lord Dalhousie to annex Oudh, although Sleeman had argued against it.

Provincial imprints.- Unrecorded.- The Humorist; or a Little of All Sorts. Being a Selection of Good Things in Prose and Verse, first edition, some light surface soiling, disbound, 12mo, Bingham, J.Stafford, 1803.⁂ An unrecorded collection, no copies listed on COPAC or WorldCat, this was the second work to be printed by Stafford.

Mauritius.- [Saint-Pierre (Jacques-Henri Bernardin de)] Voyage a l'Isle de France, a l'Isle de Bourbon, au Cap de Bonne-Espérance, &c., 2 vol., first edition, half titles, engraved frontispiece and 5 plates, 3 folding, 4 folding letterpress tables, with 'Sujet des Planches' leaf at end of vol.2, some browning (particularly to the non-folding plates), a few spots, handsome contemporary calf, gilt, spines gilt with red morocco labels, very slightly rubbed at edges, 8vo, Amsterdam & Paris, Merlin, 1773.⁂ Account of a voyage to Mauritius, Réunion and the Cape of Good Hope by the French writer and botanist, known mainly for his novel Paul et Virginie.

Mexico.- Lyon (Capt. George Francis) Journal of a Residence and Tour in the Republic of Mexico...with some account of the Mines of that country, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, spotting, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, paper label on spine (slightly chipped), contemporary ink signature of Talbot Baker on upper cover, rubbed, spine a little faded, [Sabin 42852], 8vo, 1828.

Middle East.- Niebuhr (Carsten) Description de l'Arabie, second edition in French, half-title, engraved vignette title, 25 engraved maps and plates, some folding including a large map of the Yemen hand-coloured in outline and 2 folding plates of Arabic scripts with partial-hand-colouring indicating vowel sounds, folding letterpress table, errata and list of plates leaves at end, light offsetting from plates, otherwise very clean, bookplate of Sir Robert Alxr. Chermside, contemporary half calf, old paper label, a little worn, [cf.Atabey 873], 1774; Voyage en Arabie..., 2 vol., first edition in French, half-titles, engraved vignette titles, large folding map of the Yemen hand-coloured in outline, and 122 engraved plates only (of 124, lacking plate 56 in vol.1 and 9 in vol.2), many folding, vol.1 also lacking 2G2 & 3, a few plates stained in vol.1, many loose, contemporary half calf, uncut, worn, covers loose or becoming so, 1776-80, together 3 vol., 4to, Amsterdam, S.J. Baalde, & Utrecht, J. van Schoonhoven⁂ The first is an account of the Danish expedition to Arabia in 1761-63 on which all but Niebuhr died; the second describes his return journey overland through Persia and Turkey.

NO RESERVE Voyages & Whaling.- Beaglehole (J.C.) The Exploration of the Pacific, first edition, 1934 § Pasco (Cdr. Crawford) A Roving Commission: Naval Reminiscences, Melbourne, 1897 § Villiers (A.J.) Whaling in the Frozen South: Being the Story of the 1923-24 Norwegian Whaling Expedition to the Antarctic, first English edition, 1925 § Kingston (W.H.G.) The South Sea Whaler, second edition, 1879, maps, plates and illustrations, original cloth, the last pictorial gilt with faded spine, a little rubbed, 8vo (4)⁂ The second contains information on Australian waters, the last is a novel.

NO RESERVE British Isles.- Camden (William) Camden's Britannia, Newly Translated into English with Large Additions and Improvements... by Edmund Gibson, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White, 7 engraved plates of coins only (of 8, lacking plate VII) and 12 double-page and/or folding maps by Robert Morden only (of 50, lacking most of the county maps), the 3 general maps (Britannia Romana, Britannia Saxonica and England) and map of Rutland all with outline hand-colouring), engraved and woodcut illustrations, one or two full-page, title with pencil signature of M.A.Cook, plate IV of coins with contemporary manuscript "A Correct Table of ?Areas of Circles for Ale and Beer" in ink on verso, occasional light soiling or browning but generally very clean, plate IV of coins with small tear repaired, one or two other small tears or marginal defects, contemporary calf ruled in blind, rebacked, corners repaired, rubbed, [Wing C359], folio, by F. Collins for A.Swale...and A & J Churchill, 1695; sold not subject to return⁂ First edition of Gibson's translation and the first with Morden's maps

NO RESERVE England.- Prout (Samuel) A New Drawing Book, in the Manner of Chalk, containing Twelve Views in the West of England, first edition, 11 soft-ground etched plates only (of 12, lacking Dartmoor), some spotting and soiling, original buff printed wrappers, uncut, a little soiled and frayed at edges, oblong folio, R.Ackermann, 1819 § Wilkinson (Robert, publisher) [Londina] Theatrum Illustrata, Graphic and Historic Memorials of Monasteries, Churches, Chapels, Schools , 2 vol., engraved vignette title and 79 engraved plates only (of 205), 3 double-page, some foxing or soiling, mostly marginal, old ink stamp of John Brymer at head of title and list of plates in second volume, later half morocco, spines gilt, 1825, oblong folio & 4to; sold not subject to return (3)

Americas.- Royal Geographical Society. A Selection of Papers on Arctic Geography and Ethnology, 2 folding maps, original cloth, spine very slightly faded, 1875 § Willis (Nathaniel P.) Canadian Scenery Illustrated, 2 vol. in 1, engraved map, additional vignette titles and 116 plates after W.H.Bartlett, some foxing, ex-library copy with stamps but plates unstamped, contemporary half red morocco, spine gilt, g.e., library label to upper cover, n.d. § Chappell (Lt. Edward) Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Rosamond to Newfoundland and...Labrador, first edition, lacking map and plates, title soiled, spotting, original boards, uncut, worn, 1818 § Picture of Philadelphia...being a Complete Guide for Strangers, engraved frontispiece, folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline, some foxing, contemporary half oan, spine faded, Philadelphia, E.L.Carey & A.Hart, 1835, rubbed; and 2 others, v.s. (6)

NO RESERVE Agriculture.- Blith (Walter) The English Improver Improved or the Survey of Husbandry Surveyed..., third edition, engraved and letterpress titles, 2 engraved (one folding) and 2 woodcut plates, with all additional leaves as listed by ESTC and blank 2M4 but lacking S2 & 3 (Chapter XX), woodcut initials and ornaments, contemporary ink signature of Alex. Pym at head of letterpress title, lightly browned, water-staining to last couple of leaves, cropped shaving plates at edges and with slight damage to lower edge of engraved title, 18th century half calf, spine ruled in gilt, a little rubbed, [Wing B3195], for John Wright, 1652 § Marriage (Joseph) Letters on the Distressed State of the Agricultural Labourers, third edition, double-page plate, unbound (stitching broken), first and last leaves soiled, Chelmsford, 1832, small 4to & 8vo (2)⁂ The firsts contains much on drainage, water-meadows and the use of manures.

Agriculture.- W[orlidge] (J[ohn]) Systema Agriculturae; the Mystery of Husbandry Discovered, fourth edition, advertisement leaf at beginning, without the engraved title and plate found in some copies, slight worming, mostly to lower margin but just touching a few catchwords, Hopetoun bookplate, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, lower joint split, corners and spine ends worn, by Nath. Rolls, 1697 § Bréhaut (Rev. T.Collings) Cordon Training of Fruit Trees, first edition, frontispiece and 8 plates, original blind-stamped cloth, rubbed, 1860, folio & 12mo (2)

Carnations.- M. (L.C.B.) Nouveau Traité des Oeillets..., second edition, title with woodcut device, woodcut ornaments, foxed, title with small hole to inner margin and tear to lower outer corner (second repaired), foxed, old ink inscriptions and book-label on front endpapers, contemporary limp vellum, rubbed, wormhole to spine, [Not in Nissen], 12mo, Paris, Charles de Sercy, 1689.⁂ Treatise on carnations first published in 1676 and variously attributed to Pierre Morin and Goube de Valenciennes but neither explaining the initials on title.

Gardening.- S[tevenson] (H[enry]) The Young Gard'ner's Director, first edition, lacking engraved frontispiece but with engraved plate of knot gardens, 3pp. catalogue of books at end, contemporary ink inscription "S.Pulleyn 1748" on verso of title, some light spotting or soiling, contemporary calf, a little worn and wormed, rebacked, [British Bee Books 77; Henrey 1387], 12mo, for Anthony Barker, 1716.⁂ Rare manual for planting and cultivating gardens, with a section on the management of bees. Several subsequent editions were issued from 1744 onwards, all of which are scarce, but ESTC lists only 6 copies of this first edition.

Asia.- Guillemard (F.H.H.) The Cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea with notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and...Islands of the Malay Archipelago, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, hand-coloured lithographed frontispieces of birds by Keulemans, 14 maps and charts, some folding, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, some spotting, engraved bookplate of Sir Courtenay Vyvyan Bart. and with 2 A.Ls.s. from the author to Vyvyan loosely inserted or tipped in, hinges weak, original blue cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1886. ⁂ An account of a scientific expedition through the Pacific, with good ornithological information. During the cruise Guillemard met Sir Courtenay Vyvyan who was stationed in the Far East and they corresponded for the next forty years. The first letter is from Aden in 1884 and discusses the voyage of the book, the second is a letter of condolence and reminiscence from 1928.

NO RESERVE Palms.- Seemann (Berthold) Popular History of the Palms and their allies, first edition, half-title, 20 chromolithographed plates, some a little browned at edges but a good copy, contemporary calf, gilt, spine gilt, 12mo, 1856.

Ray (John) Philosophical Letters..., first edition, advertisement leaf at end, title ruled in red and with contemporary and later ink inscriptions, one at head crossed out, worming to lower margin, contemporary panelled calf, slightly worn, by William & John Innys, 1718 § Moubray (Bonington) A Practical Treatise on Breeding, Rearing, and Fattening, all kinds of Domestic Poultry, Pheasants, Pigeons, and Rabbits, fourth edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece of poultry, cow and pig (lightly offset onto title), original boards, uncut, rubbed, spine defective at head, 1822; and another, 8vo (3)