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[Brontë (Charlotte)], "Currer Bell". Shirley. A Tale, first American edition, foxed, 4pp. advertisements, original cloth, spine faded, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, rubbed, [Smith 5 pp. 128-129], 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1850 [but 1849].

Stanley (Thomas) The History of Philosophy, in Eight Parts, 8 parts in 1, first edition, with general title dated 1656 and 8 part titles, 17 engraved plates of Greek philosophers, with Tables and errata leaf but lacking advertisement leaf, browned, a few ink or rust spots, P2 in Part I lacking corner not affecting text, plate of Aristippus in Part IV with holes (mostly to lower margin but one affecting image), modern calf ruled in blind, a little rubbed, a few small scratches, [Wing S5237 & 5238a], folio, for Humphrey Moseley and Thomas Dring, 1656.

Austen (Jane) Mansfield Park: A Novel...By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice", 3 vol., second edition, lacking all half-titles and final blanks from vol. 2 & 3, light foxing, vol.3 with small hole to M1 causing loss of a couple of letters, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spines, corners repaired, new endpapers, [Gilson A7], 12mo, J.Murray, 1816. ⁂ First published in May 1814 by Egerton, in an edition of possibly as few as 1250, and sold out by November of that year. This second edition was entrusted to John Murray and 750 copies were printed but it did not sell well and in 1820 it was remaindered. The text was revised by Austen and changes made, particularly regarding the nautical details and terminology, probably on the advice of one of her sailor brothers.

Sibyllina Oracula, collation: a8, A-Oo8, Pp4, aa6, bb-ii8, a2, e8, a-g8, h4; [16], 524; 71, [3]; [2], 7-144; [2], vii-xxiiii, 114, [5] pp., Greek and Latin text, engraved title (trimmed and laid down), 12 engraved illustrations, 18th century mottled calf, rebacked preserving original spine, corners repaired, 4to (193 x 121mm.), Paris, 1599. ⁂ The first complete edition of the Oracula sibyllina, a collection of the oracles traditionally attributed to Sibyls, which enjoyed a wide and lasting popularity in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The editio princeps had appeared in 1545; this bilingual edition of 1599 was edited by the physician from Heidelberg Johannes Obsopaeus (1556-1596), who largely emended the text, supplementing it with his extensive commentaries. Literature: Adams O208-209; A. Grafton, Defenders of the Text. The Traditions of Scholarship in an Age of Science, 1450-1800, Cambridge MA 1991, pp. 162-176; R. Buitenwerf (ed.), Book III of the Sibylline Oracles and its Social Setting, Leiden 2003, pp. 5-28.

Hardy (Thomas) The Woodlanders, 3 vol., first edition in book form, [one of 1000 copies], half-titles, presentation copy "With the Publishers' Compliments" stamped in ink at head of titles, advertisement leaf at end of vol.1, light foxing at beginnings and ends, original dark green buckram-grain cloth with rounded-corner panel and 2-rule border in black on upper cover and in blind on lower (primary binding), dark brown endpapers, uncut, slightly rubbed and cocked, corners bumped, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Purdy p.54], 8vo, Macmillan and Co., 1887. ⁂ The author's favourite of his novels, it was first published in Macmillan's Magazine between May 1886 and February 1887.

[Wordsworth (William) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge]. Lyrical Ballads, with other poems, 2 vol., vol.1 second edition, vol.2 first edition, first issue (with lines omitted from poem 'Michael' on p.210 and 3 errata on final leaf), staining to lower margin of H6-8 of vol.2, some light foxing or soiling, modern but contemporary-style half straight-grain morocco, spines gilt in compartments, very slightly rubbed at edges, [PMM 256], 8vo, T.N.Longman and O.Rees, 1800. ⁂ Including a second volume with 42 new poems and the first appearance of Wordsworth's 40pp. Preface in vol.1 defining his ideas on poetry. "Its outline of the supreme function of poetry, expressed in such phrases as that poetry 'takes its origins from emotion recollected in tranquility', set a new tone; and it became in effect the revolutionary manifesto of the romantic poets of the next generation". PMM

Annotated by a Leiden Professor of Greek and Hebrew.- Bible, Greek.- Bibliorum pars Graeca quae Hebraicé non inuenitur, collation: A-D8 E-Z, a-h4, title in Greek and Latin, text in Greek, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative initials, early ink marginalia, X3 torn in outer margin, occasional spotting, some light browning, contemporary limp vellum, yapp edges, with good margins, small 4to (215 x 163mm.), Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1584. ⁂ Rare second Plantin edition of the Apocrypha in Greek, here in its first issue, with the text of Edras breaking off at 4:17, followed by Esther. From the library of the renowned philologist and Hebraist from Leiden Allard Uchtmann, with marginal annotations, mostly quoting variant readings. Provenance: Allard Uchtmann (d. 1680), professor of Hebrew and Greek at the University of Leiden (ink ownership inscription in Latin and Greek, dated 1670); H.P. Kraus, bookseller. Literature: Adams B1626; Voet 675; Darlow-Moule 4645a.

Hardy (Thomas) The Trumpet-Major, 3 vol., first edition in book form, [one of 1000 copies], all with initial blank and half-titles, occasional spotting, original red cloth, upper cover blocked in black with title and two vignettes of encampment and mill after the author, lower cover with 3-rule border in blind (secondary binding), pictorial spines in gilt and black, cream endpapers, spines a little rubbed and faded, otherwise a very good copy, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Purdy 31], 8vo, Smith, Elder, & Co., 1880. ⁂ First published in monthly instalments in Good Words, from January to December 1880. Purdy notes that this secondary binding is scarcer than the primary with 2-rule border on lower cover.

Swinburne (Algernon Charles) A Word for the Navy, a Poem, 16pp., one of 25 copies on paper, original blue-green printed wrappers, slightly fraying at spine ends, preserved in modern cloth folder, [Todd 299f, forged "Ottley" printing], Charles Ottley, Landon & Co., 1887 [Richard Clay, c.1890]; another edition, 16pp., first edition, number 155 of 250 copies, original stiff blue printed wrappers, uncut, Chiswick Press for George Redway, 1887; Cleopatra, 20pp., original buff wrappers, [Todd 292f, "probable forgery"], John Camden Hotten, 1866 [Richard Clay, c.1888]; Notes on Poems and Reviews, 24pp., first edition, first issue with imprint "Savill and Edwards" on verso of title, stitched as issued, a little soiled, Hotten, 1866; In the Album of Adah Menken [Dolorida], 4pp., first edition, [Richard Herne Shepherd], [1883]; Unpublished Verses, 4pp., [Todd 304p, "piracy"], 1866 [c.1888] § Mallarmé (Stephane) Five Letters...to Algernon Charles Swinburne, 16pp., one of 30 copies, original blue printed wrappers, uncut, a little frayed at edges, privately printed, 1922, 8vo (7) ⁂ An interesting group of pamphets by or relating to Swinburne, several of them Wise forgeries or piracies.

Eliot (T.S.) Murder in the Cathedral, first complete edition, signed by the author on title with printed name crossed through, some minor spotting to endpapers, original cloth, shelf-lean, spine ends and corners a little bumped, rubbed and mottled, [Gallup A29b], 1935; and a first edition of The Film of Murder in the Cathedral, 8vo & 4to (2)

[Blackburne (Francis)] Memoirs of Thomas Hollis, Esq., F.R. and A.S.S., 2 vol. including Appendix, first edition, engraved frontispiece of Britannia, pictorial dedication and 31 plates only (of 34/35), some by Bartolozzi after Cipriani, including several portraits of Milton and one of Locke but lacking the mezzotint of Newton and plates of coins of Elizabeth and Henry IV, engraved illustration in text, addenda/corrigenda leaf at end of vol.2, some foxing, mostly to plates, and light offsetting, small hole to 4P1 in vol.2 affecting a couple of letters, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, 4to, [J.Nichols], 1780. ⁂ Thomas Hollis (1720-1774) was a political propagandist, author and benefactor to many libraries and institutions, particularly Harvard in America.

Austen (Jane) [The Novels], 6 vol. in 5, 'Standard Novels' series No. XXIII, XXV, XXVII, XXVIII & XXX, first collected edition, lacking all half-titles, also final blanks in vol.1 and advertisement leaf at end of vol.3, each vol. with engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title (foxed as usual), occasional other light foxing, mostly to 'Emma', attractive contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, mostly to edges, slight gouging to upper cover of 'Sense and Sensibility', corners repaired and neatly rebacked with gilt spines and green roan labels by Maltby & Son of Oxford (with related letter loosely inserted), [Gilson D1-5], 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1833. ⁂ A handsome set of the first collected edition of Austen's novels, and rare to find complete. In 1832-33 Richard Bentley bought the copyright of Pride and Prejudice from the executors of Thomas Egerton and of the remaining novels from Henry and Cassandra Austen. None of Austen's novels had been reissued since 1818 so these are all still early editions: Sense and Sensibility, third edition, pre-dating first American edition by a few months; Pride and Prejudice, fourth edition; Mansfield Park, third edition; Emma, second edition, omitting the dedication to the Prince Regent included in the first edition; Northanger Abbey/Persuasion, second edition. The first American editions of the second, third and fifth were in 1832, just ahead of Bentley's.

Law.- Justinianus I. Novellarum constitutionum Dn. Iustiniani principis, collation: α8, β4, a-z4, A-E4, F6, a-z4, A-I4, K6 (lacking blanks F6 and K6); [24], 224 [i.e. 234], 263, [3] pp., woodcut decorated initials, light water-stain to upper margin of first and final leaves, early 18th-century calf, spine with six raised bands, title on lettering-piece (abraded), rubbed, joints cracked, spine ends chipped, folio (330 x 195mm.), Nuremberg, Johann Petreius, 1531. ⁂ A landmark in the codification of Roman law: the editio princeps of the relevant section of Corpus Iuris Civilis, usually referred as the Constitutiones Novellae, by the Eastern Emperor Justinian I, a collection of all new laws modifying his Codex of 529. This text of the 168 Greek Novels, which first appeared in print in Latin in 1476, was edited by the German jurist Gregor Holoander, who taught law at the University of Nuremberg. The edition also includes the Canones Apostolorum, here falsely ascribed to Pope Clemens I. Provenance: almost illegible contemporary ownership inscription on title; the Scottish writer and politician Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1655-1716; ownership inscription on rear pastedown); the bookseller H.P. Kraus, New York. Literature: Schweiger, 481.

Ariel Poems (The).- Eliot (T.S.) The Cultivation of Christmas Trees, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to P. T. R. GIllett to title, illustrations by David Jones, original stitched wrappers, [Gallup A66a], 1954 § The Ariel Poems, first series, nos. 1-7, 9-15, 17-22, 24-28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36-38, no. 37 signed by Vita Sackville-West on upper cover, illustrations by Eric Gill, Graham Sutherland, Eric Ravilious and others, original stitched pictorial wrappers, some light fading, light rubbing to extremities, [1927-54]; and 16 others, including some duplicates and other pamphlets, 8vo (49)

London.- Hunter (Rev. Henry) The History of London, and its Environs, 2 vol. in 3 including volume of maps, first edition in book form, list of subscribers, 28 engraved plates and plans (one aquatint), large folding aquatint panorama & key, 5 folding county maps, folding map of the Thames hand-coloured in outline, large map of environs of London in 4 folding sections and Stockdale's large plan of London in 4 folding sections, some foxing and soiling, plates a little offset, a few ink stains, panorama rather soiled and stained, a little creased and torn at edge and linen-backed, the maps all browned & linen-backed and bound in separate volume, ex-York Subscription Library copy with ink stamp on verso of titles and one or two other leaves, modern half calf, 4to, 1811. ⁂ Complete with the folding panorama & key and Stockdale's plan of London which are often missing.

Morris (William).- Wagner (Richard) Die Walküre, first English edition, William Morris's copy inscribed to him by H.Buxton Forman (whose brother Alfred was the translator) on front free endpaper, some light foxing, mostly to endpapers, original boards, rubbed and stained, rebacked, new printed label, privately printed, 1873 § Morris (William) The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs, fourth edition, one of 50 large paper copies, limitation slip tipped in at beginning, Laurence W. Hodson's copy with his book-label on front pastedown, original half parchment, uncut, rubbed and soiled, spine torn at head, 1887, 8vo & 4to (2) ⁂ Morris was not impressed by Wagner's version of the Sigurd story and wrote to Henry Buxton Forman in 1873, "Many thanks for your letter and the translation of Wagner [i.e. this copy].I have not had time to read it yet: nor to say the truth am I much interested in anything Wagner does, as his theories on musical matters seem to me as an artist and non-musical man perfectly abhominable [sic]: besides, I look upon it as nothing short of desecration to bring such a tremendous and world-wide subject under the gaslights of an opera: the most rococo and degraded of all forms of art - the idea of a sandy-haired German tenor tweedledeeing over the unspeakable woes of Sigurd...I wish to see Wagner uprooted...". (Letters, I, 205) Laurence W.Hodson (1864-1933), patron of William Morris and the Kelmscott Press.

[Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne)], "Currer, Ellis & Acton Bell". Poems, first edition, second issue, Ellen Nussey's copy with her ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, errata slip, advertisement f., 16pp. publisher's catalogue dated November 1849, some light marginal marking or surface soiling, light ink staining to extreme foot of later pp., Westleys & Co. binders label to rear pastedown, book seller's blindstamp to front free endpaper, bookplate to pastedown, original ribbed green cloth with harp design to covers, spine browned, spine ends strengthened and repaired, corners bumped, covers with light browning to margins, some small ink marks and light surface soiling, [Smith 1 pp.6-14], 8vo, Smith, Elder and Co., 1846 [but 1848]. ⁂ An excellent association copy of the second issue. Ellen Nussey (1817-97), lifelong friend and correspondent of Charlotte Brontë. Until around 1850 the Brontë sisters kept the true identities of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell as close a secret as they could manage. Juliet Barker surmises however that Nussey likely became aware of their true identities during a short holiday with Charlotte in September 1848 (Juliet Barker, The Brontës, pp.528-9). This would likely explain then why Ellen Nussey was not one of the two purchasers of the 1846 Aylott and Jones edition but made sure to acquire the Smith, Elder and Co. reissue when it appeared in November 1848. Provenance: Ellen Nussey (ink ownership inscription); Butler Wood (bookplate).

[Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne)], "Currer, Ellis & Acton Bell". Poems, first edition, first issue, Autograph Letter signed by Charlotte Brontë to Aylott & Jones discussing the first edition of the Poems tipped in at front, errata slip at rear, bookplate to front free endpaper, book labels and ink stamp to pastedown, original first issue light green cloth, geometrical design and gilt lettering to upper cover, spine plain, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original backstrip, spine browned, light fading to margins of covers, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case, [Smith 1 pp. 5-6], 8vo, [John Hasler, for] Aylott and Jones, 1846. ⁂ The exceptionally scarce first issue of the Brontë sisters' first publication. In the autumn of 1845, Charlotte came across a copybook of verse by Emily. She quickly discerned that the poems were good enough to merit publication and urged her sister to consider it. Emily's initial hostility to the idea was overcome in part by Charlotte's agreeing to the use of pseudonyms. Charlotte and Anne contributed poems of their own to the collection (ultimately Charlotte supplied 19, and Emily and Anne 21 a-piece), and on 28th January 1846, Charlotte wrote to the publishers Aylott & Jones asking if they would be willing to undertake publication. The publishers agreed and the poems were published at the sisters' expense of £31 10s. The first issue ran to 1,000 copies but was sadly not a commercial success with only two copies selling. The sisters sent out copies to authors they admired in the hope of boosting sales but to no avail, the remaining 961 copies remained unsold on the shelves of Aylott & Jones until they were purchased by Smith & Elder in 1848 (see lots XXXX). Provenance: Cornelius Paine (ink stamp to pastedown); John A. Spoor (bookplate to front free endpaper); Frank J. Hogan (book label to pastedown); Arthur A. Houghton Jr. (book label to pastedown, sold lot 55, Christie's, 13th June, 1979).

Macaronic poetry.- Folengo (Teofilo) Opus Merlini Cocaii, Toscolano, collation: A-Z AA-MM8, Roman type, 54 full-page woodcuts (the first with contemporary hand-colouring), very small repaired hole within text of A2, some staining and spotting, lightly browned in places, modern diced calf, gilt, small 8vo (124 x 73mm.), Alessandro Paganino, 1521. ⁂ First collected edition and the first edition to include this series of woodcuts. Folengo was the leading practitioner of macaronic poetry (the blending of the vernacular with Latin, often in burlesque writings), and here we find his master-piece Baldus. This tale was the inspiration for Rabelais' Panurge and Gargantua. It includes the merciless satirising of the clergy and a number of highlu memorable scenes, such as the battle of the flying ants.

Rome.- Messalla Corvinus (Marcus Valerius) Libro di Messala Corvino, Oratore desertissimo, a Ottaviano Augusto, collation: a8 b4, italic type, title within attractive woodcut border, incorporating St. George slaying the dragon, woodcut decorative initials, closely trimmed at head, a few spots, 19th century olive-green crushed morocco, gilt, 8vo (135 x 90mm.), [Venice], [Agostino Bindoni], 1544. ⁂ Rare first edition of this translation from the Latin, which includes discussion on the origins of Rome and its early history. Literature: Not in Adams; EDIT 16 CNCE 71742 (listing only 3 copies).

[Brontë (Anne)] "Acton Bell". The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, 3 vol., first edition, first issue, vol.1 half-title (as called for), vol.1 title supplied from another copy, 2pp. advertisements to rear of vol.1, light spotting and finger-soiling, occasional corner creasing, contemporary cloth, sympathetically rebacked preserving original backstrip, printed paper labels to spines (rubbed and browned), corners strengthened, rubbed, [Smith 4 pp.88-91], 8vo, T. C. Newby, 1848. ⁂ The first edition of this landmark in feminist literature. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was released in June 1848 to a largely critical press, much was made of its supposed coarseness and depiction of graphic themes. Despite (or even because of) the negative reviews, the novel sold well and a second edition was published just six weeks after the first. Following Anne's death, Charlotte declined to have the novel reprinted, famously stating "For my part, I consider the subject unfortunately chosen - it was one the author was not qualified to handle at once vigorously and truthfully." After Charlotte's death Thomas Hodgson undertook reprinting a heavily-edited version of the work, a form that was sadly continued until the 1990s when the first edition text was reprinted and the novel could again be appreciated in its intended form.

[Brontë (Anne)] Agnes Grey. An Autobiography, first American edition, occasional light foxing and toning to margins, ink ownership inscription to title, modern cloth, [Smith 3 pp.79-80], 8vo, Philadelphia, T.B.Peterson, [1849]. ⁂ Rare, we can trace no other copy at auction.

Houghton (Rev. William) British Fresh-water Fishes, 2 vol., first edition, 41 wood-engraved plates after A.F.Lydon printed in colours, tissue guards, wood-engraved vignettes and illustrations, some foxing, mostly marginal, ex-library copy with traces of ink stamp to verso of plates and labels removed, slight insect damage to lower outer corner of last few leaves of vol.1, original pictorial cloth, gilt, g.e., rubbed, corners slightly worn, [Nissen ZBI 2009], folio, [1879].

Macdougall (William Brown) Three original decorative border illustrations for the "The Book of Ruth", 1896, pen and black ink, heightened with white, traces of graphite, two signed lower right, one dated '96, on thick wove paper and artist's board, each sheet approx. 475 x 360 mm. (18 3/4 x 14 1/4 in), some pencil annotations, spotting and light browning, surface dirt, unframed, circa 1896, (3). ⁂ "This book is filled with exquisite decorations. Patterns of great beauty flow around the pages, and testify to the power of invention possessed by the illustrator." [The Spectator, review of the Dent & Co. first edition of "The Book of Ruth", 19th December 1896, p. 24]

Montaigne (Michel de) Journal du Voyage de Michel de Montaigne en Italie, par la Suisse & l'Allemagne, en 1580 & 1581, half-title, fine engraved portrait frontispiece of Montaigne by St. Aubin, spotted, lightly browned, contemporary speckled calf, richly gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, spine ends chipped, corners worn, rubbed, 4to (280 x 203mm.), Rome & Paris, Chez Le Jay, 1774. ⁂ First edition of the notes from Montaigne's travels, which had lain undiscovered until some two hundred years later, when they were brought to light by l'Abbé Prunis. Due to the excitement surrounding the discovery three editions were produced by Le Jay in 1774 (a quarto; a 2 vol.12mo; and a 3 vol. 12mo). Although no firm precedence has been given to the editions, this quarto has long since been preferred as the first edition. A copy with good margins.

Brontë (Rev. Patrick) The Cottage in the Wood; or the Art of becoming Rich and Happy., second edition, engraved frontispiece by E. Stather after a drawing by F. James, light offsetting, some spotting, book label of Lewis Hainsworth, Bradford, to pastedown, contemporary morocco-backed boards, light wear to spine ends, light discolouration to boards, a little rubbed at extremities, 8vo, Bradford, T. Inkersley, 1818. ⁂ Patrick Brontë's first book of prose, scarce in either the first or second editions. The Cottage in the Wood is similar in tone and intensions to Cottage Poems with much the same audience in mind, it met with greater success however and brought the author a certain amount of local celebrity.

Hardy (Thomas) Tess of the d'Urbervilles. A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented..., 3 vol., first edition in book form, first issue with chapter XXXV misnumbered as "XXV" on p.191 of vol.2, [one of 1000 copies], half-titles, vol.2 & 3 with final blank and vol.2 also with initial blank as called for, inscriptions removed from half-titles, half-title to vol.1 with short tear to fore-edge, very occasional foxing or soiling, etched bookplate of Alfred & G.Ivy Clark, original tan cloth, upper covers blocked in gilt with two vertical wavy lines of honeysuckle and gold discs designed by Charles Ricketts, a little rubbed and soiled, slightly cocked and corners bumped, faint traces of labels to upper covers (as often) but still a good copy, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Purdy p.67], 8vo, James R.Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1891. ⁂ Hardy's tragic tale of a fallen woman shocked Victorian readers, particularly the subtitle of the novel "A Pure Woman". It was first published in the Graphic from July to December 1891 in weekly instalments, having being rejected by several other periodicals, but with the seduction and mock-baptism scenes removed and some alterations. Both sections were published separately prior to serialisation but reinstated with the original text when issued in book form.

Ozanam (Jacques) Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy...recomposed, and greatly enlarged...by the Celebrated M. Montucla...translated...by Charles Hutton, 4 vol., first English edition, half-titles, 97 engraved plates on 96 folding sheets, some foxing to plates, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, rubbed, spine ends slightly worn, 8vo, for G. Kearsley by T. Davison, 1803. ⁂ Including sections on acoustics, astronomy, arithmetic, magnetism, mechanics, navigation, optics, pyrotechnics, etc

[Ward (Edward)] The Secret History of Clubs: particularly the Kit-Cat, Beef-Stake, Vertuosos, Quacks, Knights of the Golden-Fleece, Florists, Beaus, &c., first complete edition, engraved portrait by Van der Gucht, lacking final blank, browned, some stains, modern half calf, spine gilt with roan label, 8vo, printed, and sold by the Booksellers, 1709. ⁂ Satire on London social life through descriptions of actual and fictitious clubs, including the No-Nose Club, the Farting Club, the Club of Ugly-Faces and of Broken Shopkeepers.

Voyages.- [Henry (David, editor)] An Historical Account of all the Voyages round the World, performed by English Navigators..., 4 vol., 5 folding engraved maps, 44 engraved plates, list of subscribers, one or two plates shaved or stained, plate of 'Cavendish plunders Paita' in vol.1 with ink stain, folding map in vol.3 laid down, map of 'Icy Sea' in vol.4 torn, for F.Newbery, 1773-74 [vol.1 & 2 1774, vol.3 & 4 1773] [with] [Marra (John)] Journal of the Resolution's Voyage, in 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775, first edition, folding engraved map, 5 engraved plates, D2 a cancel (as usual), for F.Newbery, 1775 [and] [Rickman (John)] Journal of Captain Cook's last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery; performed in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, first edition, D4 cancelled as usual, folding engraved map, 5 folding engraved plates, 2 folding, short tear to edge of map, for E.Newbery, 1781, together 6 vol., browning and offsetting, some small spots and stains, a few marginal tears or defects, engraved bookplate of James Perrot, ink signature of Hulbert to front free endpapers of some vol., near uniform contemporary calf, spines gilt with red and blue roan labels, rubbed, small worn patch to upper cover of vol.5, vol.1-4 with spine ends a little worn and joints cracked, 8vo ⁂ Marra's Journal of the Resolution's Voyage was issued as a supplement to Henry's work, intended as vol.5 with Rickman's Journal of Captain Cook's last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, New Edition [by Henry], 1785, as vol.6. In the present set Rickman's journal has been replaced with the first edition of the work which appeared anonymously before the authorised edition. Rickman (2nd Lieutenant on the Discovery) had managed to smuggle out a copy of his journal instead of handing over all records to the captain as requested. It includes a description of the death of Captain Cook. Marra's work is the first published account of exploration within the Arctic Circle and the earliest authentic account of Cook's second voyage, published eighteen months before the official version. The author was an Irish gunner's mate on the Resolution and accompanied Cook on both his first and second voyages.

Plato. Timaeus Platonis, sive de universitate, 2 parts in 1, collation: A-Q4; A-Z4, Aa-Cc4, Dd2; 127, [1]; 212 pp., lacking final blank, woodcut device on title of second part, woodcut decorated initials and diagrams, occasional foxing, first gathering of second part browned, bibliographical notes in French in an 18th-century hand on rear pastedown, 17th-century mottled calf, rebacked preserving original spine and recornered, 4to (216 x 160mm.), Paris, Jean Bienné [and Guillaume Morel], 1563-1579. ⁂ Exceedengly rare Parisian edition of this platonic dialogue. The original Greek text is accompanied, in the second part, with its translation into Latin by Cicero and the 4th-century philosopher Chalcidius, who was also responsible for the commentary appended at the end of this edition. The second part of the volume has a separate title-page with the date '1563', whereas the colophon bears the imprint 'Absolvebat Ioannes Bene-Natus pridie Kalendas Maias 1569'. After Morel's death in 1564, Bienné had married his widow and inherited the press. In 1569 he put on the market copies of the Latin edition of Timaeus printed by Morel in 1563, which had remained unsold, adding a 'new' colophon with his name as the printer and the date '1569'. Later, in 1579 Bienné published a Greek edition of the Timaeus, supplementing it, as the general title-page states, with its Latin translation, re-using unsold copies of the aforementioned edition of 1563-1569. In his bibliography Imprimeurs Parisiens Renouard records only the Latin part of this Morel edition, thus confirming the great rarity of the 'complete' edition put on sale by Bienné in 1579, and offered here. Provenance: unidentified monogram combining the letters H F, and D on the front pastedown, followed by the early shelfmark 'R. no ii. i'. Literature: Hoffmann III, 296 and 304; Renouard, Imprimeurs Parisiens, III, 624.

Hardy (Thomas) A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys, 3 vol., first English edition in book form, [one of probably 1000 copies], half-titles, vol.3 with final blank rather than 32pp. catalogue, some foxing and soiling, browned at beginnings and ends, vol.1 with note in purple crayon to p.77, p.203 of vol.2 slightly defective at fore-edge not affecting text, vol.3 with with pencil notes to front free endpaper and final two leaves frayed at fore-edge, hinges weak or split, original grey-green sand-grain cloth (primary binding), covers with 3-rule border and central publisher's monogram in blind, cream endpapers, rather worn and stained, traces of labels removed from upper covers, [Purdy p.36], 8vo, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1881. ⁂ First published serially in the European edition of Harper's New Monthly Magazine from December 1880 to December 1881, and in America in Harper's from January 1881 to January 1882. The first edition in book form was published in America by Harper & Brothers in November 1881, with the English edition (with final revisions) appearing a week later in December. Hardy was ill and confined to bed for much of the composition of the novel, dictating the majority to his wife; he later burned the manuscript.

Austen (Jane).- Charades.- New Collection of Enigmas, Charades, Transpositions, &c., A New Edition, 6pp. publishers' catalogue at end, contemporary pencil inscription at head of title, foxing, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 § Charades &c. written a hundred years ago by Jane Austen and Her Family, plates, original cream wrappers with title in red and black on upper cover, uncut, book-label of Pamela Lister inside front wrapper, a little browned and soiled, [Gilson F2], privately printed, [1895], 12mo & 8vo (2) ⁂ Charades were a popular amusement in Jane Austen's time and examples appear in both Emma and Mansfield Park. Evidently she and her family also entertained themselves with such riddles and the second work contains three by Austen herself. This item was printed to be sold for 3/- at a bazaar in aid of St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington in 1895. It was also issued in blue wrappers priced 18d, presumably a cheaper issue for general circulation. COPAC records only 2 copies of the title (BL and Oxford). The first item was originally published in 3 volumes (including Solutions...) in 1791 by T.Hookham and J.Carpenter. COPAC lists 3 copies of this edition (BL, National Trust and Bristol).

Boccaccio (Giovanni) Il Folocolo, collation: a10 b-r8 s10 t-z8 &8 A-C6 D-E8, double column, 194 ff. (of 230, lacking a1-10, b1-8, c1-3, i7&8, y5, B5&6, C1-6, D1-3 and E8 (blank), 38 lines, Roman type, initials in red or blue, final f. holed and frayed with loss of text, S8 large tear within text with loss, a couple few short tears, water-stained, some damp-staining and spotting, contemporary panelled calf upper panel with metal corner-pieces laid down on antique style calf, folio (297 x 195mm.), Venice, Filippo di Pietro, 19 April, 1481. Sold not subject to return. ⁂ A scarce edition of what is considered the first Italian novel written in prose. The 'Franklin's Tale' in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is based on Il Filocolo. Literature: BMC V, 222; Goff B-743; HC 3300.

Food & Drink.- Wine.- [Henderson (Alexander)] The History of Ancient and Modern Wines, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved title-vignette on india paper, wood-engraved head-pieces and initials, folding table, contemporary ink signature of George Corbett (London wine merchant) on front free endpaper and with 4pp. 1840 wine prospectus from Martinez, Gassiot & Co. addressed to him tipped in towards end, water-stained throughout, modern half calf, uncut, 4to, 1824.

Iron.- [Swedenborg (Emanuel)] Nova observata et inventa circa ferrum et ignem..., first edition, device on title, 3 folding engraved plates, modern calf, 8vo, Amsterdam, J.Oosterwyk, 1721. ⁂ Rare work on iron and smelting.

Dio Cassius. Historiarum libri xxv, collation: ¶6, a-z6, aa-zz6, aaa-yyy6; [12], 792, [24] pp., Estienne's woodcut device on title, decorated initials at beginning of each book, head- and tail-pieces, some foxing and light water-staining, a few paper flaws, contemporary limp vellum with yapp edges, covers with large central fleuron and letters 'P N R' in gilt, smooth spine, title on lettering-piece (abraded), library shelf number at foot in gilt, soiled, some wear to corners, joints and yapp edges, folio (349 x 217mm.), [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1592. ⁂ Second Estienne edition of the epitome of books XXXVI-LXXX of the Historiae Romanae, compiled in the 11th century by the monk Ioannes Xiphilinus on behalf of Emperor Michael VII. The work was first issued in 1551, from the Parisian press of Robert Estienne. In his preface to the 1592 edition Robert's son Henri mentions the previous edition published by his father on the basis of a Greek manuscript preserved in the Royal Library at Fontainebleau. In the Genevan volume the Greek text is now supplemented with its Latin translation, made by the German philologist Wilhelm Xylander, which first appeared in print in Basel in 1558. Some copies of this edition bear the imprint date 1591 on title. Provenance: 'Merrifiled Library July 17. 1883' (ownership inscription on verso of front flyleaf); Newcastle-upon-Tyne public library (bookplates on front endleaves and ink stamp on title). Literature: Adams D505 ("pagination, collation, and imprint as 1591"); Renouard, Estienne 155.5; Hoffmann I, 548 ("Auch Exx. mit 1592").

Hardy (Thomas) Two on a Tower. A Romance, 3 vol., first edition, first impression, [one of 1000 copies], half-titles, vol.1 lacking R4 (final leaf, blank apart from imprint), some foxing, mostly to beginning and end of vol.1 & 3, vol.1 shaken with one gathering becoming loose, bookplate of Henry James Charles Leishman, original dark green cloth, both covers with 3-rule border and central publishers' monogram in blind, yellow endpapers, rubbed and a little stained, labels removed from upper covers of vol.2 & 3, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Purdy p.41], 8vo, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882.

Morris (William) Letters on Socialism, one of 30 copies on paper, 4pp. facsimile letter, Ashley Library device at end, original cream boards, uncut, a little soiled, rubbed and soiled, [Todd 185d], privately printed [for T.J.Wise], 1894; Democratic Federation. Chants for Socialists: No.I. The Day is Coming, 8pp., first edition, original cream printed wrappers, with manuscript sheet of notes loosely inserted, all in card folder and annotated envelope with signature of J.F.Horrabin, [Forman 71], The Modern Press for Reeves, [1883]; Monopoly: or, How Labour is Robbed, "The Socialist Platform" No.7, 16pp, illustration by Walter Crane, stapled, unopened, spotted, 1891 § Morris (W.) and E.Belfort Bax. Socialism: Its Growth & Outcome, number 278 of 278 copies (limitation corrected by from "275 copies printed" to "278"), original buckram, uncut, rubbed, spine faded, 1893; and 4 other pamphlets by or relating to William Morris, 8vo (8) ⁂ The second item Chants for Socialists is, according to the sheet of inserted notes, "the first poetic contribution to the modern Socialist Movement". Buxton Forman describes it as "one of the rarest Socialist items". James Francis "Frank" Horrabin (1884-1962) was a socialist radical writer and cartoonist.

Freedom of the Press.- Pigot (Robert) Liberty of the Press. A letter adressed to the National Assembly of France, light spotting and browning, short tear to head of title, E1 with repaired tear to margin, final f. laid-down, Paris [?but London], 1790 bound after Stanhope (Charles, Earl) A Letter... to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, second edition, lacking half-title and final advertisement f., light surface soiling to title, George Stafford, 1790 and Vindiciae Gallicae. Defence of the French Revolution and its English admirers, against the accusations of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke..., second edition, C6 with some loss to lower corner just touching text, for G.G. J. and J. Robinson, 1791 and Paine (Thomas) Rights of Man, second edition, notes in a contemporary hand to margins, lacking half-title and final f., Y1 a little chipped and creased, J.S.Jordan, 1791 and Priestley (Joseph) Letters to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, second edition, 1p. advertisements, Birmingham, J. Johnson, 1791 together 5 works in 1 vol., nineteenth century half calf, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo. ⁂ The first mentioned is rare, ESTC lists only 3 copies (BL, Yale & University of New South Wales).

Gaskell (Elizabeth C.) The Life of Charlotte Brontë, fourth edition, signed inscription from Patrick Brontë "Incumbent of Haworth, Yorkshire, March 19th 1859" to half-title, portrait frontispiece, woodcut vignette title, 14pp. advertisements dated August 1858 at rear, original cloth, spine slightly darkened, spine tips and corners slightly bumped, a little rubbed, still a near-fine example overall, 8vo, Smith, Elder & Co., 1858. ⁂ A superb copy of one of the great literary biographies inscribed by one of the key characters in Charlotte Brontë's life. The Life of Charlotte Brontë was first published in March 1857 and swiftly became a best-seller, running through numerous editions. Patrick Brontë declared of the biography in a letter of July 1857: "my opinion and the reading world's opinion of the 'Memoir', is, that it is every way worthy of what one Great Woman, should have written of Another, and that it ought to stand, and will stand in the first rank, of Biographies, till the end of time."

[Brontë (Charlotte)], "Currer Bell". The Professor. A Tale, 2 vol., first edition, Arthur Bell Nicholls' copy with his ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, half-titles, 2pp. advertisements at end of vol.1, 16pp. publisher's catalogue dated June 1857 and 8pp. advertisements for the works of Currer Bell to rear of vol.2, Smith, original cloth, spines faded, rubbed but a sharp and excellent set overall, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop back box, [Smith 7 pp.162-166], 8vo, Elder & Co., 1857. ⁂ The first edition of Charlotte Brontë's posthumously published novel with a superb provenance. Arthur Bell Nicholls (1819-1906) husband of Charlotte Brontë. Along with Elizabeth Gaskell he oversaw publication of The Professor and defended it against any attempts to excise or edit it, he also wrote a short preface to be included in the first edition.

[Brontë (Anne)] "Acton Bell". The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, first American edition, 2pp. advertisements, foxing, contemporary review from Graham's magazine loosely inserted, contemporary blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt, spine ends and corners a little bumped, spine slightly faded, some light rubbing and marking to covers but still an excellent example overall, [Smith 4 pp.105-106], 8vo, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1848. ⁂ Scarce in the original cloth and in such good condition.

Bible, Greek.- Novum...Testamentum [graece], collation: A-Z8, AA-ZZ8, 2AA-DD8; 796, [4] pp., woodcut device on title, decorated initials, occasional marginal browning, stamp erased from title, a few ink underlinings, bound at end seven later blank leaves bearing a few early annotations in Greek and Latin, fine contemporary German blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, covers within fillets and frame decorated with foliate motifs, bearing the date '1564' and the letters 'G.P.N.', centre of upper cover with a plaque depicting the sacrifice of Isaac, a different plaque on lower cover depicting the Resurrection, spine with three raised bands, metal clasps intact, 16mo (139 x 87mm.), [Geneva] Jean Crespin, 1553. ⁂ Rare first edition, in its original German binding, of the New Testament in Greek issued from the well-known printing house established in Geneva by Jean Crespin, a native of Arras forced to leave France in 1548. Crespin had a pivotal role in the dissemination of Calvinism in Europe, and published several editions of the Bible in various languages. This volume is finely printed with Crespin's small but easily legible Greek font, and the text closely follows the New Testament issued in 1550 by Robert Estienne. Literature: Adams B1664; Darlow & Moule 4626.

Rossetti (Christina) The Prince's Progress and other poems, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and title by W.J.Linton after D.G.Rossetti, with A.L.s. from Linton to [?Sol] Eytinge loosely inserted, lightly foxed at beginning and end, 1866; Speaking Likenesses, first edition, wood-engraved plates and illustrations after Arthur Hughes, 1874; Goblin Market, wood-engraved title, plates and illustrations by Laurence Housman, 1893; Poems, tipped-in colour plates by Florence Harrison, captioned guards, light spotting, [1910]; Poems, chosen by Walter de la Mare, number 30 of 300 copies, original pigskin-backed marbled boards, Newtown, Gregynog Press, 1930, all but the last original decorated or pictorial cloth, gilt, all a little rubbed, 8vo & 4to (5) ⁂ Sol Eytinge (1833-1905), American illustrator. Eytinge sent some drawings to Linton for engraving and in reply Linton writes, "...I wish I were rich enough to make you draw it over again, because I should like to keep this & not spoil it with my damned graver...".

[Brontë (Charlotte)] Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell, third American edition, 1 p. advertisement, lacking front free endpaper, first 1f. browned and with ink ownership inscription, newspaper clipping laid down on pastedown, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing and marking to covers, an excellent copy overall, [not in Smith], 8vo, Boston, William D. Ticknor & Co., 1848. ⁂ The third of three American editions brought out by different publishers within the same year, seemingly scarce in commerce.

Austen (Jane) Pride and Prejudice: A Novel...By the Author of "Sense and Sensibility", 3 vol., second edition, half-titles, contemporary ink signature of Walter Long to head of vol.3, light foxing and browning (foxing a little heavier to signature E of vol.2), vol.1 with slight defect to fore-edge of B8 and tear to G9 affecting text but no loss, vol.2 with short tear to inner margin of half-title and title, vol.3 with tear to L4 through part of text but no loss and very light water-staining to foot of N9-12 and endpapers, contemporary half calf over blue-green ribbed cloth, rubbed, light staining to lower cover of vol.3, spines worn and slightly defective, each volume preserved in card folder and together in modern morocco-backed suede-lined cloth drop-back box, spine ruled and titled in gilt, [Gilson A4], 12mo, T.Egerton, 1813. ⁂ Austen's most famous and best-loved novel. It was first published in January 1813 and this second edition probably in October of the same year, being advertised with the second edition of Sense and Sensibility in The Star on Friday 29th October 1813. It was entirely re-set, with some variations within the page and to spelling and punctuation.

LIMITED EDITION COLOURED PRINT TITLED 'FIRST OF MANY' BY ROBERT TAYLOR DEPICTING A DOG FIGHT, 242'S SQUADRON C. O. DOUGLAS BADER GETS THE QUADRONS FIRST VICTIM OVER ENGLAND JULY 1940. NO. 5 OF 100 PRINTED AND SIGNED BY BOTH DOUGLAS BADER & ROBERT TAYLOR WITH AN ORIGINAL SKETCH OF A PLANE ABOVE. 31 X 46.5CM.

Two limited edition Royal Doulton figurines HN 3202 'The Boy Evacuee' numbered 4330, HN 3203 'The Girl Evacuee' numbered 6941 CONDITION REPORT: Each in good condition, no chips cracks or restoration, first quality

Three first edition Beatrix Potter books, Tale of Jeremy Fisher, Little Pig Robinson and Mr Tod

Audi “Final Edition” Cabriolet 2.6 Auto 1999 - This lovely condition Audi Convertible is finished in a special order colour called “Orinoco Pearl Effect” and was part of the Exclusive Special Order Range. First registered in 1999 it is actually a 2000 model and so part of the Final Edition range as well, this is a rare car.Powered by Audi’s silky smooth 2.6 V6 engine driving through their equally smooth automatic gearbox, it still according to the vendor, drives beautifully with no faults. Having said that it has only done 91000 miles with a full service history. A full service including the pollen filter has just been carried out and at the same time the anti-roll bar bushes and drop links were changed for its new MOT.Externally the paint work is very good and cosmetically the car benefits from a recently fitted new rear screen in the powered hood, the hood itself has just had a service including replacement new looms and its alloy wheels refurbished.Inside is lovely and apart from the power hood other factory extras the car has are Burr Walnut finishers, Fine Nappa hide leather, winter pack, cruise control and headlight washers. This is a very high spec car.Now becoming very rare and desirable with this engine, spec and colour.

Coalport limited edition lady figures Pamela and Matt figure First Waltz, both boxed with certs. (2)

A quantity of First, Second and collectable edition books, see images for lists, authors include Robert Louis Stevenson, Leonard Huxley, Sir Walter Scott, Edward Fitzgerald, amongst others

Diecast model coaches - a quantity of 16 diecast model motor vehicles by the Exclusive First Edition Collection 1:76 scale, all appear mint in good plus box

Diecast models - a collection of 17 diecast model motor vehicles by Exclusive First Edition Coaches and a Heritage Collection 3 - LV30 in its presentation case by Corgi,boxed

Peters (Dr Carl): New Light on Dark Africa, 1891, First Edition (map lacking)

ERASMUS DARWIN M.D.F.R.S. "Phytologia: or The Philiosophy of Agriculture and Gardening with the fear of draining morasses, and with an improved construction of the drill Plough", first edition published J Johnson St Paul's Churchyard London 1800, including twelve plates, two of which folding, marbled paperboard bond with leather corners and tooled and gilded leather spine

* William Tillyer (British, 1938 -), six screenprints, each entitled 'Florist Set, 1978', signed variously, each dated '78, from an edition of 80, various sizes, the first 107cm x 128cm, (6). Vat on the hammer DDS T113- 425, T114- 426, T115- 427, T118- 428, T119- 429, T120- 430

Arthur Rackham, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens published by Hodder and Stoughton 1910, russet gilt pictorial decoration, 50 plates with tissue guards, same as first edition 1906 Condition report: Seventh edition - published 1910

George Macdonald Fraser, Flashman first edition 1969, unclipped, together with Flash for Freedom first edition 1971 Condition report: Both books have a plastic cover so the dust jackets are free from stains, rips and marks, the spines though are faded. There is some minor spotting to both on a few of the pages