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Click here to subscribeGRAHAME (Kenneth) The Wind in the Willows, first edition 1908, 8vo, frontispiece by Graham Robertson (lacking tissue guard), some yellow scribble to front paste down and first blank, slight foxing to endpapers, original cloth with some staining and wear to lower sections, small tears to spine
DARWIN (Charles) The Power of Movement in Plants, first edition, London: John Murray 1880, 8vo, original cloth, damaged spine and binding broken, library stickers to the front endpaper and both pastedowns, bookplate of Isaac Cooke Thompson, (marine biologist and Fellow of the Linnean Society); Another copy, 1880, ex. library, taped spine, damaged binding; The Origin of Species, 6th edition 1891, 8vo; The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, 3rd edition 1889, ex library labels; Order of the Proceedings at the Darwin Celebration... Cambridge June 1909, cloth backed boards, ex. library labels; Memorials of Charles Darwin, 2nd edition 1910, damaged (6)
DICKENS (Charles) The Haunted Man and the Ghosts Bargain. Tauchnitz Copyright Edition, 1848, 12mo, contemporary calf backed boards; BOUCHIER (Rev Barton) My Parish; or, The Country Parsons Visits to his Poor, 2 vols (first and second series), first editions 1856-57, 8vo, both signed or inscribed by the author, cloth; D'OYLY (George) The Life of William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, 2nd edition 1840, inscribed 'Louisa M A Halford from Chas J D'Oyly May 12, 1852', plain modern binding (4)
DOYLE (Sir Arthur Conan) The Sign of Four, "Souvenir edition", George Newnes, no date c.1902, 8vo, 8 illustrations, publisher's blue decorative cloth gilt, t.e.g.; The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard, first edition 1896, 8vo, illustrated, 8pp. adverts at end dated 10.2.96, original red cloth; Sir Nigel, first edition 1906, cloth; JEROME (Jerome K) Three Men in a Boat, first edition Bristol and London 1889, 8vo, illustrated; The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, 1898, 8vo, cloth (5)
KIPLING (Rudyard) The Jungle Book. London: MacMillan and Co 189*, first (?) edition, 8vo, plates, half title, ink smudge obscuring imprint date, Arabic (?) gift inscription overleaf of title, pictorial cloth gilt, a.e.g., covers a little worn; The Second Jungle Book, first edition 1895, light sporadic spotting, bright cloth gilt, spine ends a little worn; DODGSON (Rev. C) Sylvie and Bruno, first edition, 1899, cloth, a.e.g.; READE (C) Peg Woffington, illustrated by H. Thomson, 1899, cloth gilt; DOBSON (A) Proverbs in Porcelain, 1893, 8vo, illustrated, cloth gilt; STERNE (L) A Sentimental Journey. Bliss Sands & Co 1897, 8vo, cloth gilt; and one other similar (7)
CONAN DOYLE (Arthur) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, first edition, London: George Newnes, 1894, half title, frontispiece and illustrations by Sidney Paget, cloth binding stained to front board; The Last Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1897, 23rd thousand, 8vo; together with a quantity of children's story books, illustrated guide books, the Century Magazine bound volumes, royal commemorative booklets, Weekly Illustrated etc. and special editions of newspapers 1850s to 1950s, and musical scores
BEHAN (Brendan) Brendan Behan's Island, drawings by Paul Hogarth, first edition 1962, signed by author and illustrator, dust wrapper, Bernard Geis Associates publisher's ticket inserted; Brendan Behan's New York, Hutchinson 1964, dust wrapper; Borstal Boy, first edition 1958, dust wrapper; The Quare Fellow, first edition 1956, dust wrapper; others - Behan (11)
ORWELL (George) Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays, first edition, London 1950, 8vo, clipped dust wrapper; WAUGH (E) Men at Arms 1952, Officers and Gentlemen 1955, Unconditional Surrender 1961, first editions, (first two works with clear plastic adhesive covers), KAZANTZAKIS (N) The Odyssey a Modern Sequel, first edition, New York 1958, dust wrapper (5)
FLEMING (Ian) You Only Live Twice, first edition, 1964, ownership name to first leaf, edges a little foxed, slightly toned dust jacket with light age wear to edges; LAUFER, (Berthold). Jade a Study in Chinese Archaeology and Religion. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1912, 8vo, plain cloth; WARD (Rowland) The Sportsman's Handbook to Trophy Collecting and Preserving Trophies, 4th edition 1888, 8vo, calf gilt (rubbed) (3)
FEILBERG (C G) Le Tente Noire. Copenhagen 1944, first edition, 4to, modern quarter calf, slip case; Les Papis, 1952, half calf, slip case; REICHEL (H) Beruhmte Orient-Teppiche aus Historischer Sicht, 1969, half calf gilt spine, slip case; JONES (S) An Annotated Bibliography of Nuristan, 1966, morocco backed boards, slip case (4)
Textiles - reference. DUMONTHIER (E) Etoffes et Tapiseries d'Ameublement des XVII et XVIII siecles. Paris 1914, first edition, portfolio of loose plates; Etoffes Anciennes, Muse de Cluny, no date, portfolio; three French & Co. (New York) limited edition tapestry monographs; and various others (16)
Textiles, museum collections etc. D'HENNEZEL (H) Decorations and Designs of Silken Masterpieces. New York [no date, c.1926], first English edition, loose plates, modern cloth box; LEWIS (F) The Perez Collection, Oriental Rugs and Textiles, first edition 1953, folio, cloth; HIRTH (G) Der Formen Schatz. 1895, 4to, later half vellum; and others (11)
LLOYD (N) A History of English Brickwork, 1925, 4to; DOLLMAN & JOBINS. Analysis of Ancient Domestic Architecture in Great Britain, 2vols, 4to, no date, c.1861, later quarter bound; TATTERSALL (C E C) A History of British Carpets, first edition 1934, 4to; KENDRICK & TATTERSALL. Fine Carpets in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1924, first edition, folio, mounted colour plates, modern cloth in slip case; others - carpets (12)
ATTIRET (Jean-Denis) A Particular Account Of The Emperor Of China's Gardens Near Pekin: in a Letter from F. Attiret, a French Missionary, now employ'd by that Emperor to Paint the Apartments in those Gardens, to his friend at Paris. Translated from the French, by Sir Harry Beaumont [pseudonym of Joseph Spence]. First edition, London: R. Dodsley, and sold by M. Cooper, 1752, 8vo, modern vellum, some light foxing. Note: The author was a French Jesuit priest who spent many years as a court painter for the Chinese Emperor; the translator Joseph Spence (who occasionally used the pseudonym, as here, of Sir Harry Beaumont) was, among his many accomplishments, an amateur landscape gardener and Oxford Professor of Poetry
PALLADIO (A) The First Book of Architecture, translated by Geoffrey Richards. London 1700, 8vo, 6th edition, added engraved title and 66 plates including 3 folding, some old staining, worn panel calf; LEADBEATER (John) The Gentleman and Tradesman’s Compleat Assistant, 3rd edition 1770, 8vo, apparently signed (faintly) by the author to head of title, some annotations, all rather use stained, foxed and worn (2)
A Garrard limited edition silver gilt medallion commemorating the Century of Wimbledon 1977, another for the first passenger flight of the Concorde, London to Bahrain 1976, County Cricket Centenary coin cover, silver Silver Jubilee Royal Mint coin 1977 and further commemorative coins, boxed, (9).
A Westminster Limited Edition 'The Queen's Golden Jubilee Hand-Painted Gold Coin First Day Cover', with hand-painted portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by artist Christine Ellingham, together with the Royal Mail 40th Anniversary of Accession stamps, post-marked 'Windsor' 29th October 2001 (100 days to go) and a Royal Mint Guernsey £5 Gold Proof Golden Jubilee Coin, limited edition 26/100, with certificate of authenticity.
Six boxed items from the vintage Tri-ang Minic Ships range including M701 RMS Caronia, M703 RMS Queen Mary, M704 SS United States, M741 HMS Vanguard, M735-739 Light Vessels and M827 Breakwater Straights. Overall items range from F to G+ in P to G boxes. A Minic Ships catalogue leaflet, First Edition, F with creasing, is also included as part of this lot.
Prtichett, V.S. The First Spanish Temper.1954, inscribed to 'Kingsley to from VSP; James, P.D. Death in Holy Orders, signed; Unsworth, Barry. Morality Play, 1955, signed; Trevaskis, Eve. The Lord of the Misrule, 1972, signed and inscribed to her friends and King's Wake, 1st edition, signed and inscribed; Galbraith, J.K. Ambassador's Journal. Inscribed on tipped - in Pastedown, 1969; Eco, Umberto. The Prague Cemetery. 2011, signed;De Rothschild, Edmund. A Gilt-Edged Life, Memoir, 1998, inscribed on free front end page; andLe Carre, John. Sarratt and the Draper of Watford. Inscribed to his friend 'Dick The Draper' (of Sarratt), all signed and inscribed 1st editions.
Pair of 1920s 'Stingemore' London Underground linen-card POCKET MAPS comprising the first edition dated 11-5-25 (red cover) and the fifth dated June 1927 (mustard cover). Both are in used condition, the first only lightly, with slight foxing marks, and the second more heavily with some creases and small stains. [2]
First-year H C Beck London Underground DIAGRAMMATIC CARD MAP. The undated edition with no print-code, issued c. August 1933. Refers to re-naming of Dover St station to Green Park and the merger of Holborn and British Museum stations. Very light wear but generally an excellent example, crisp and firm. [1]
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![Encyclopedie de l'Architecture. Constructions Modernes, 12 vol., first edition, Paris: Albert Morancé, [1928-1939], 4to, 1200](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4b91fb87-3797-42db-8dd7-a87e00bd8f1d/87d10fe9-a8ee-4a86-a046-1c5d62e89bce/468x382.jpg)
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