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Lewis (T. Percy & Bromley, A.G.). The Book of Cakes, Maclaren & Sons, chromolithographic plates, commercial advertisements at rear, original cloth gilt, a little rubbed, together with Lambeth (Joseph A.) , Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries, first edition, 1936, colour and black & white plates, original rexine cloth, a little rubbed, together with Lambeth's Supplement, original cloth gilt, a little rubbed, all 4to, plus Kollist (E.J.) , French Pastry, Confectionery and Sweets, first edition, 1929, black & white illustrations from photographs, some spotting and soiling, original two-tone cloth, rubbed and soiled, 8vo, plus others related (Qty: 30)

May (Robert). The Accomplisht Cook , or the Art and Mystery of Cook ery. Wherein the Whole Art is Revealed in a More Easie and Perfect Method, than Hath been Publisht in any Language..., 1st edition, printed by R.W. for Nath. Brooke, 1660, lacks portrait frontispiece, toned title with small loss to lower outer corner, woodcut illustrations to text, intermittent dampstaining (mainly affecting Sections I & II), Section I lacking pages 37-42, final five gatherings with worm damage at foot of gutter, lacks all after page 432, inside front cover with book ticket of Josephine Dockar Drysdale, contemporary calf, rubbed with some wear, front joint cracked, rear joint partly cracked, 8vo, together with [M., W.] , The Queens Closet Opened, Being Incomparable Secrets in Physick, Chyrurgery, Preserving, and Candying, &c. which were presented to the Queen, by the most experienc'd Persons of the times... Tenth Edition, Corrected, with many new and large Additions, 3 parts in 1, printed for E. Blagrave, 1696, lacks portrait frontispiece, partly detached title with loss of lower margin (affecting border), two leaves lacking lower outer corner, some toning and staining throughout, hinges strengthened, 19th-century calf, upper cover near detached, rear joint cracked, crude repairs to tail of spine and lower corner of rear cover, worn, 12mo, plus a defective copy of Countrey Contentments, in Two Bookes: The first, containing the Whole Art of riding great Horses... the Arts of Hunting, Hawking, Coursing of Grey-Hounds...The Second intituled The English Huswife..., by G.M., 1st edition, 1615 (Qty: 3)Sold with all faults, not subject to return.

[ Montefiore (Judith, Lady )]. The Jewish Manual; or Practical Information in Jewish and Modern Cookery, with a Collection of Valuable Recipes & Hints relating to the Toilette, Edited by a Lady, 1st edition, T. & W. Boone, 1846, scattered light finger-soiling, original blind-stamped green cloth, slightly rubbed and a few minor marks, spine darkened, 8vo (Qty: 1)Bitting p. 568. The first Kosher cook-book in the English language. The anonymous author is believed to be Lady Judith Montefiore, wife of the celebrated Sir Moses Montefiore of Ramsgate. This “First Lady of Anglo Jewry” is of significance both to Anglo-Jewish history and to the history of Jewish women. While embodying all the Victorian virtues of high moral purpose, sense of duty, charity and public–mindedness, she was a fierce loyalist to her faith and her people, devoted to Jewish causes and the welfare of Jews the world over. The cookbook reflects her social position and is clearly directed at ladies who maintain households with servants. She adapts recipes to conform to Jewish dietary laws, replacing ingredients such as lard, so much used in English kitchens, and eliminating shellfish and forbidden meats. Her section on the toilette is “Victorian” in tone. She recommends simplicity in dress, considers delicate hands a mark of elegance and refinement, and carefully assesses the effect of diet on the complexion. Lady Judith sought to elevate home cooking with social polish while remaining true to the tenets of Jewish practice. Additionally she intended that her cook-book would attract the attention of “those ladies not of the Hebrew persuasion” by providing them with recipes for sophisticated fare that was only incidentally Kosher. This is a rare nineteenth century work containing over 200 recipes, in addition to a glossary of French terms and the section on beauty. However, perhaps of more importance than the recipes themselves is the book's message that one can be “genteel without being Gentile”. NB: The estimate has been revised to £3000-4000

Reynolds (Robert). The Standard Cook: containing upwards of Seven Hundred Practical Receipts in Cookery; and One Hundred in Confectionary; to which is added Bottling of Fruits and Juices, Home-Made Wines, Distilling Pickling and Preserving, with an Appendix, containing the Duties of the Steward, Housekeeper, and Man-Cook..., 3rd edition, 1853, portrait frontispiece, occasional minor spotting or marks, stitching slightly strained, hinges cracked and somewhat loose, original blind-stamped cloth, faded in places, rear joint partly split, 8vo, together with The Professed Cook: adapted to the Families of either Noblemen, Gentlemen, or Citizens..., 3rd edition with Considerable Additions, 1849, half-title, portrait frontispiece, intermittent spotting, fore-edges to pages 22-23 frayed with small losses, modern quarter calf, gilt lettered label to spine, original cloth spine loosely inserted, 8vo, plus Nutt (Frederic) , The Imperial and Royal Cook : Consisting of the Most Sumptuous made Dishes..., Foreign and English: Including the Lastest Improvements in Fashionable Life, 1st edition, 1809, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, intermittent spotting, especially to first and last few leaves, edges untrimmed, original printed boards, rebacked, original spine label relaid, boards rubbed with some wear, 8vo, with seven other 19th-century cookery related in cloth (Qty: 10)

Rundell (Maria Eliza Ketelby). The New Family Cook, or Housekeeper's Guide; containing Plain and Simple Directions for Dressing all kinds of Meat, Poultry, Fish, and Game... the Art of Brewing... Confectionary... by a Lady, London: printed for the Booksellers, 1838, title toned and spotted, rough-trimmed, recent cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 12mo, together with A New System of Domestic Cookery... by a Lady, New Edition, Modernized and Improved, by Mrs E. Birch, 1847, engraved frontispiece (lacking blank upper margin) and nine engraved plates, some spotting and toning, final few leaves with some dampstaining, preliminary blank (previously adhered to frontispiece) with early ink manuscript inscription dated 1878, modern quarter calf, a little rubbed in places, 12mo, plus six other copies of the same title, later editions, some defective (Qty: 8)First item extremely scarce. Not in Cagle or Bitting. Not listed on COPAC or WorldCat. No other copies found at auction. Only one copy located, at the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection at Sydney Living Museums, Australia.

Smith (Eliza). The Compleat Housewife: or, Accomplish'd Gentlewoman's Companion: being a Collection of upwards of Six Hundred of the most approved Receipts..., 10th edition, 1741, engraved frontispiece, 6 folding engraved plates, some ink cross marks to fore-edge margins, occasional light spotting, slight worming to upper blank margins, contemporary manuscript recipe for dried cheeries to front free endpaper, lacking rear free endpaper, contemporary calf, old amateur repairs to joints, some wear, 8vo, together with Moxon (Elizabeth) , English Housewifery, Exemplified in above Four Hundred and Fifty Receipts, Giving Directions in most Parts of Cookery, 12th edition, corrected, 1785, folding table, eight Bills of Fare (six printed back-to-back & one folding, first torn with loss), six leaves with burnt with loss, some browning & dust-soiling, lacking free endpapers, contemporary sheep, joints split and adhesive tape to spine & boards, worn, 12mo, plus an incomplete Cook's Complete Guide, [by Esther Copley], London: George Virtue, [1810] andf incomplete Economist, or New Family Cookery by Anthony Haselmore, 1824 (Qty: 4)

Soyer (Alexis). The Modern Housewife or Menagere , Comprising Nearly One Thousand Receipts for the Economic and Judicious Preparation of Every Meal of the Day, and Those for the Nursery and Sick Room..., 1st edition, 1849, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved dedication leaf and two engraved plates, variable spotting, title toned, first three leaves partly detached, front hinge partly cracked, original cloth, marked with some wear in places, 8vo, together with Soyer's Culinary Campaign, being Historical Reminiscences of the Late War..., 1st edition, 1857, engraved portrait frontispiece, additional title and seven plates, occasional spotting, first few leaves with pale dampstain to upper outer corners, original cloth cloth gilt, rubbed and a few marks, some wear to extremities, 8vo, plus A Shilling Cookery for the People..., Tenth Thousand, 1854, engraved portrait frontispiece, (contemporary ink manuscript inscription to verso), 24 pages publisher's advertisements at rear, endpapers (lightly toned) with publisher's advertisements, front endpapers with minor marks at head of gutter, original boards printed in blue & black, very slightly rubbed in places, rear joint with short (9mm) split at tail, enclosed in cloth-covered chemise and matching slipcase, 8vo, and five other Soyer volumes, including The Gastronomic Regenerator, 4th edition, 1847, and the 1880 'New Edition' of The Modern Housewife; or, Menagere (Qty: 8)First two items: Bitting pp. 443 & 444; Cagle 1004 (for 2nd edition) & 1008 respectively.

Thacker (John). The Art of Cookery. Containing Above Six Hundred and Fifty of the most approv'd Receipts heretofore published, under the following Heads, viz. Roasting, Boiling, Frying, Broiling, Baking, Fricasees, Puddings, Custards, Cakes, Cheese-Cakes, Tarts, Pyes, Soops, Made-Wines, Jellies, Candying, Pickling, Preserving, Pastry, Collering, Confctionary [sic], Creams, Ragoos, Brasing, &c. &c. Also, a Bill of Fare For every Month in the Year. With an Alphabetical Index to the Whole: Being a Book highly necessary for all Families, having the Grounds of Cookery fully display'd therein, 1st edition, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1758, a few woodcut illustrations, first & last few leaves frayed, dust-soiling, toning and some marks, lacking free endpapers, contemporary sheep, upper board detached, worn, 8vo, together with M oxon (Elizabeth) , English Housewifry. Exemplified in above Four Hundred and Fifty Receipts, giving Directions in most Parts of Cookery..., 9th edition, corrected, Leeds: Printed by Griffith Wright, 1764, light dust-soiling and few marks, a few leaves sprung and slightly frayed, contemporary sheep, upper board detached, worn, 12mo (Qty: 2)Cagle 1019; MacLean, p. 140; Oxford, p. 88. John Thacker was cook to the Honourable and Reverend the Dean and Chapter in Durham. Bills of Fare include a Dinner for the Grand Jury, a Justices' Dinner, and a Dinner for the Prebendaries at Durham.

Bitting (Katherine). Gastronomic Bibliography, Holland Press reprint, 1981, original cloth in dust jacket, cloth chemise and slipcase, 4to, (limited edition 220/500 copies), together with Attar (Dena) , A Bibliography of Household Books Published in Britain 1800-1914, first edition, Prospect Books, 1987, black & white illustrations, book block only without covers, plus Driver (Elizabeth) , A Bibliography of Cookery Books Published in Britain 1875-1914, first edition, Prospect Books, 1989, black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, a little rubbed, both small folio, plus Lehmann (Gilly) , The British Housewife, Cookery Books, Cooking and Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Prospect Books, 2003, black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 8vo, together with other cookery, history and reference, all 20th century, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, various sizes (Qty: 6 shelves)

David (Elizabeth). English Bread and Yeast Cookery, 1st edition, 1977, original cloth in dust wrapper, together with other cookery reference, all 20th century, , together with Harvest of the Cold Months, The Social History of Ice and Ices, first American edition, 1995, plus Raffald (Elizabeth) , The Experienced English Housekeeper, Southover Press, 1947, plus Rossi-Wilcox (Susan M.) , Dinner for Dickens, The Culinary History of Mrs Charles Dickens’s Menu Books including a Transcript of What Shall we Have for Dinner? by ‘Lady Maria Clutterbuck’, Prospect Books, 2005, all original cloth in dust jackets, plus other cookery history and reference, all 20 th century, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, various sizes (Qty: 6 shelves)

Craig (Elizabeth). Slim While You Eat, a calendar with over 100 recipes, [1940], printed in red and blue, original pictorial wrappers with spine tie in matching book box, box slightly browned and rubbed, 8vo, together with Newman (Jacqueline M.) , Chinese Cookbooks, An Annotated English Language Compendium/Bibliography, Garland Publishing, 1987, original cloth, 8vo, plus Salter (Marjorie & Whitney, Adrianne Allen) , Delightful Food, with a Foreword by Noel Coward and Decorations by Oliver Messel, first edition, 1957, colour plates, original cloth in dust jacket, slightly spotted and browned on spine, 8vo, plus Patten (Marguerite) , Books for Cooks, A Bibliography of Cookery, first edition, 1975, original cloth in dust jacket, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus other cookery history and reference, all 20 th century, mainly original cloth in dust jackets (Qty: 6 shelves)

Brillat-Savarin (R. Jean Anthelme). A Handbook of Gastronomy, 1884, etched illustrations on India including portrait frontispiece, top edge gilt, original buckram gilt, slightly dampstained at lower corners, a little rubbed, thick 8vo, (limited edition 141/300 copies), together with Frere (Catherine Frances) , The Cookery Book of Lady Clark of Tillyponie, first edition, 1909, original cloth gilt, rubbed and soiled, 8vo, plus Clarke (Mrs Charles) , High-Class Cookery Recipes, as Taught in School, eighth edition, 1902, commercial adverts at front and rear, original cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th-century cookery interest, all in original cloth or boards (approximately 90 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Edwards (Mrs). Mrs Edwards’ Cookery Book, first edition, [1913], some spotting, original pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed and slightly darkened on spine, together with Groome (Dora), Up-to-Date Economical Cookery, first edition, 1898, some spotting, original pictorial cloth gilt, heavily spotted, a little rubbed and darkened on spine, plus Peel (Mrs C.S.), A Hundred Wonderful Years: Social and Domestic Life of a Century, 1820-1920, reprint, 1929, black and white plates, some spotting, original cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th and early 20th-century interest, all original cloth ( approximately 100 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Lewis (W.G). The Cook. Plain and Practical Directions for Cooking and Housekeeping; with upwards of 700 receipts, a new edition, corrected and improved by G. Read, Houlston & Stoneman, circa 1850s, 4 pp. publisher’s adverts at rear, spotting throughout, original cloth, rebacked with original spine relaid, rubbed, together with Round the Table. Notes on Cookery, and Plain Recipes, with a Selection of Bills of Fare for Every Month, by ‘The G.C.’ [i.e. Victor Chevalley de Rivaz, writing as ‘The Queen Cordon’], first edition, 1872, a few illustrations to text, publisher’s adverts at rear and advert endpapers, some spotting or dust-soiling, original cloth gilt, rubbed, plus The Domestic Service Guide to Housekeeping, Practical Cookery, Pickling and Preserving Household Work, Dairy Management… , etc. being a Handbook of the Duties of the Housekeeper…, 1865, wood-engraved frontispiece, some spotting, original cloth, slightly rubbed, plus Cookery for English Households, by a French Lady, 1864, two wood-engraved plates before title, publisher’s adverts at rear, hinges slightly cracked, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed, all 8vo, plus other cookery interest, late 19th and early 20 th -century publications, all original cloth, mostly 8vo (approximately 125 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Lindsay (Lady Sarah). A Few Choice Recipes, 1st edition, 1883, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed and soiled, together with, [Strauss, Gustave Louis Maurice], Dishes and Drinks, or, Philosophy in the Kitchen, by an Old Bohemian, revised and enlarged edition, 1887, original cloth, rubbed and soiled, plus Thudichum (J.L.W.) , The Spirit of Cookery, a popular treatise on the history, science, practice, and ethical and medical import of culinary art, with a dictionary of culinary terms, 1895, some spotting, original cloth gilt, spine faded and slightly frayed at head and foot, plus Gleanings of Cookery, including over One Hundred and Fifty quite Original and Unpublished Recipes, by a Mother and Daughter, first edition, 1898, frontispiece, some spotting, original cloth gilt, a little rubbed and faded on spine, plus other late 19 th and early 20 th -century cookery interest, mostly original cloth, 8vo (approximately 100 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Beeton (Mrs Isabella). Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, large paper edition, together with Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, revised, corrected and greatly enlarged, 693rd thousand, circa 1900, colour and monochrome plates, original quarter gilt-decorated red morocco, generally in bright condition, minor wear to extremities, thick 8vo, plus other editions of Mrs Beeton, including a defective copy of the first edition, lacking all after page 864, a facsimile of the first edition of The Book of Household Management, published in 1968 in a limited edition of 1000 copies, bound in full red morocco, 8vo, etc., mostly original publisher's leather and cloth bindings, 8vo (approximately 40 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Squire (John, editor). Cheddar Gorge, a book of English Cheeses, illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard, 1937, monochrome illustrations to text, original yellow cloth gilt in dust jacket, together with Hartley (Dorothy) , Food in England, first edition, 1954, black & white illustrations and plates, original cloth in rubbed and slightly browned dust jacket, thick 8vo, plus Simon (Andre L.) , The Art of Good Living, A Contribution to the better Understanding of Food and Drink together with a Gastronomic Vocabulary and a Wine Dictionary, first edition, 1929, frontispiece, original cloth with leather label to spine, rubbed, 8vo, plus Perera (L.E.) , One Hundred Recipes for Cocktails and other Drinks, second edition, Queen’s Hotel, Kandy, 1924, adverts at front and rear, staples rusted and contents detached, original cloth, slightly rubbed and soiled, 16mo, together with other cookery interest, mostly early 20 th -century cloth-bound publications (approximately 125 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Craig (Elizabeth). Woman, Wine and a Saucepan, 1st edition, 1936, Bubble and Squeak, 1st edition, 1936, Elizabeth Craig's Simple Cooking, 1st edition, 1934 & Beer and Vittels, 1st edition, 1955, all original cloth in dust wrappers, first volume signed by author, a little frayed and first two titles somewhat darkened to spines, 8vo, together with Howe (Robin and Espir, Pauline). Sultan's Pleasure and other Turkish Recipes, illustrated by Osbert Lancaster, 1st edition, 1952, monochrome illustrations to text, original cloth in dust wrapper (designed by Osbert Lancaster), a little frayed to extremities and lightly darkened to spine, plus Atkinston (Katherine, and Young, C.M.), Restaurants & Recipes, illustrated by Ursula Hanbury Tracy, 1st edition, St. Anne's Press, circa 1930s, original green cloth in dust wrapper, rubbed and some soiling, large 8vo, and other cookery interest, all early 20th century publications, many in dust wrappers, 8vo (approximately 100 volumes) (Qty: 3 shelves)

Fleuron. The Fleuron. A Journal of Typography, edited by Oliver Simon and Stanley Morison, numbers I-VII (all published), 1923-30, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, tipped-in specimens, papers, facsimiles etc., some folding, variable spotting, volumes I-V with bookticket of Arnold Yates, original cloth (volumes I-II in cloth-backed boards), with some fading to spines, volume I boards and volume IV spine somewhat spotted, volume VII with some fading to boards, 4to, together with Meynell (Francis, and Simon, Herbert) , Fleuron Anthology, Toronto and Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1973, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, fore-edge lightly spotted, original cloth, dust jacket with a few minor spots and short edge tears, 4to, with approximately 55 others related to typography, printing reference, and children's books reference etc., and the prospectuses for The Fleuron volumes II-VII (Qty: Approx. 69)First item: Limited editions include volume VII, 170/210 copies on English Hand Made Wove and signed by the editor (Edition de Luxe); volume VI, 71/160 copies on Batchelor Kelmscott Paper (Edition de Luxe); volume V, one of 1250 copies on Antique Laid. A complete set of this influential typographical periodical.

Laird (Macgregor, & R. A. K. Oldfield). Narrative of an Expedition into the Interior of Africa, by the River Niger, in the Steam-Vessels Quorra and Alburka, in 1832, 1833, and 1834, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Richard Bentley, 1837, 6 aquatint plates, 2 folding maps, toning, Hydrographic Office ink-stamp dated 1857 and related inscription to volume 1 title-page, spotting to volume 2 title-page and initial text-leaves, plates and maps variably spotted, browned or damp-stained, a few marks in text, modern half calf, 8vo (20.9 x 12.5 cm) , together with: A llen (William, & Thomas Richard Heywood Thomson), A Narrative of the Expedition sent by Her Majesty's Government to the River Niger, in 1841. Under the Command of Captain H. D. Trotter, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Richard Bentley, 1848, 16 engraved plates (1 folding), 4 wood-engraved plates, 2 folding maps, contemporary tan calf, gilt spines, volume 1 spine relaid, 8vo (21.6 x 13.2 cm), Leyden (John), Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, enlarged, and completed to the present time ... by Hugh Murray, 2 volumes, 1st edition thus, Edinburgh: for Archibald Constable and Company, 1817, 6 engraved maps (3 folding), spotting and browning, contemporary half calf, 8vo (21 x 12.6 cm), African Association, Proceedings of the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa, printed by W. Bulmer and Co., sold by G. and W. Nicol, 1810, 3 engraved folding maps with original outline colour, engraved plan, maps slightly offset, first map with short closed tear at inner fold and short split to one other fold, near-contemporary half calf, gilt spines, morocco labels, 8vo (20.8 x 13 cm), and Lander (Richard), Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830, engraved portrait frontispiece (browned), light spotting to front and rear and volume 2, contemporary half calf, labels renewed, 8vo (19 x 10.8 cm) (Qty: 10)Laird and Oldfield's work not in Abbey; Cox I p. 393 for the first edition of the proceedings of the African Association (1788). 'As a technical and exploration venture, the [Niger] expedition of 1832–4 was successful ... Overall, however, the expedition was a disaster ... For almost twenty years thereafter Laird remained mainly an observer of the west African scene, publicly resisting efforts at inland penetration such as the disastrous Niger expedition of 1841, sponsored by the anti-slavery movement with government support, whose death rate amply justified Laird's warnings.' (ODNB). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

Wodehouse (P.G.). The Inimitable Jeeves, first edition, Henry Jacobs, 1923, spotting throughout, original cloth, cocked and soiled, spine faded and frayed at extremities, together with Hardy (Thomas) , The Well-Beloved, A Sketch of a Temperament, first edition, Wessex Novels, 1897, etched frontispiece, some soiling, original cloth gilt, soiling and wear, plus others by Arthur Conan Doyle, Richmal Crompton, Thomas Hardy, etc., mostly hardback reprints in tired condition, plus some modern books in dust jackets (Qty: 3 shelves)

Swift (Jonathan). The Works, 19 volumes, Edinburgh, 1814, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, some spotting throughout, contemporary half calf, heavily rubbed and some worn with leather loss, 8vo, together with Tennyson (Alfred) , Harold, A Drama, first edition, 1877, contemporary inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed and remains of paper label to upper cover, 8vo, plus other mostly early 20th-century general literature and criticism, mostly cloth-bound, all ex-institutional library copies with bookplates and occasional marks, generally rubbed and dust-soiled, 8vo (Qty: 6 shelves)

Tertullian ( Quintus Septimius Florens, circa 155 – circa 240 AD). Opera quae hactenus reperiri potuerunt omnia, iam postremum, ad exemplaria manuscripta collatione facta... cum jacobi Pamelli Brugensis Argumentis & Adnotationibus toti operi interlectis..., Cologne, Antonii Hierat, 1617, half-title, printed title in red and black with large woodcut device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, some browning, and final leaves creased, old blind-decorated full vellum, stamped in black to upper cover ATTL MDCC, rubbed and some marks and soiling, folio, together with Fevret (Charles), Traitté de l'Abus, et du vray sujet des appellations qualifiées de ce nom d'Abus, troisieme edition, plus correcte et beaucoup plus ample, 2 volumes bound in one, Lyon, Jean Girin & Barthelemy Riviere, 1677, engraved portrait frontispiece of Fevret by N. Auroux, first title printed in red and black, with large oval engraved vignette, second title printed in black, text in double-column, contemporary speckled full calf, gilt decorated spine, some wear to head and foot, with loss to lower portion, folio, plus Cicero (Marcus Tullius), Opera, cum indicibus et variis lectionibus, 10 volumes, Oxford, Typographeo Clarendoniano, 1783, engraved portrait frontispiece to first volume, wide margins, bookplate of Reverend Ashhurst T. Gilbert to front pastedown of each volume, contemporary uniform diced full calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting red and black morocco labels, rubbed and some wear, with joints cracked, some labels chipped, 8vo, and other theology, various, mostly 18th &19th century, but including some 17th century works, mainly folio and quarto (approximately 70 volumes) (Qty: 4 shelves)Provenance: Ex libris St. John's Seminary, Wonersh.

Lyon (George Francis). A Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa, in the Years 1818, 19, and 20; accompanied by Geographical Notices of Soudan, and of the Coruse of the Niger, 1st edition, John Murray, 1821, folding map frontispiece, 17 hand-coloured lithographic plates, frontispiece browned and offset and with short tear at inner fold, largely unopened (closed marginal tears to a few imperfectly opened early leaves), all edges untrimmed, modern half sheep, 4to (27.8 x 21.6 cm) (Qty: 1)Abbey Travel 304; Blackmer 1044; Lipperheide 1582 (for the first edition in French); Tooley 311. 'An important work ... The fine plates illustrate mostly costumes' (Blackmer). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

Mackenzie (Alexander). Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans; in the years 1789 and 1793. With a preliminary Account of the Rise, Progress and Present State of the Fur Trade of that Country, 1st edition, 1801, engraved portrait frontispiece, three folding engraved maps (one with outline colour, one with short closed tear), errata leaf trimmed, occasional contemporary annotations and corrections, some offsetting, light toning and spotting, endpapers renewed, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked and repaired, 4to (Qty: 1)Hill 1063; Howes M133; Sabin 43414. 'First and finest edition of the earliest expedition made by a white man in this direction' (Sabin). 'One of the most important Canadian books' (Hill). In the first expedition of 1789 Mackenzie set out from Fort Chippewayan, accompanied by Canadians and Indians in birchbark canoes, to explore the uncharted north-west region with a view to discovering a navigable North-West Passage. Although he reached the Arctic sea via the Mackenzie River he determined it not to be a viable passage. In the second expedition of 1792-3 Mackenzie successfully reached the Pacific Ocean, at Cape Menzies, becoming the first white man to cross the Rocky Mountains. His explorations were hugely beneficial to British trade in North America and laid the basis for future Arctic expeditions, his account much impressing Sir John Franklin in his later explorations with his accuracy. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

Marshall (John). The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces during the war which established the independence of his country, and first President of the United States, 5 volumes, 1st English edition, Richard Phillips, 1804-07, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume I, two folding engraved plates, 12 folding maps, engraved illustration, advertisement leaves at end of volumes I & V, one or two maps close-trimmed with small repairs, some offsetting, light spotting and toning, bookplates of Frederic John Cuthbert (1801-1850), contemporary half calf gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 5)Howes M317; Sabin 44788. Published simultaneously with the first American edition. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

McClure (Robert). The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. "Investigator," Capt. R. McClure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854. Edited by Captain Sherard Osborn, 2nd edition, 1857, portrait frontispiece, folding map with routes in colour, four lithograph plates, 24 pp. publisher's catalogue at end, a little light spotting, original blue blindstamped cloth gilt, one or two small bumps else a bright copy, 8vo, together with Lieutenant S. Gurney Cresswell's A Series of Eight Sketches in Colour (together with a chart of the route) of the Voyage of H.M.S. Investigator during the Discovery of the North-West Passage, Arctic Press facsimile edition, 1998, limited edition 177/200 (Qty: 2)Sabin 43073. Account of the first discovery of the North-West Passage. McClure's expedition in HMS Investigator was sent to search for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition, during the course of which he discovered and entered Prince of Wales Strait. The Investigator became ice-bound and lost, McClure continuing to Melville Sound by sledge, with the crew returning east, via Lancaster Sound with Edward Belcher's party, thus completing the passage via ship and sledge. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

Murray (Charles Augustus). Travels in North America during the years 1834, 1835, & 1836. Including a Summer Residence with the Pawnee Tribe of Indians, in the remote prairies of the Missouri, and a visit to Cuba and the Azore Islands, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1839, lithograph frontispiece to each, some light spotting, previous owner inscription of George Byng, 1839 (7th Viscount Torrington, 1812-1884?) to titles, his bookplates, contemporary green half morocco, Byng's arms gilt-stamped to first compartment of spines, a little rubbed and faded to brown, 8vo (Qty: 2)Sabin 51490. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

Oates (Frank). Matabele Land and Victoria Falls. A Naturalist's Wanderings in the Interior of South Africa, 2nd edition, Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co., 1889, mounted engraved frontispiece, 6 chromolithographic plates, 13 hand-coloured lithographic plates including 2 after J. G. Keulemans, 1 uncoloured lithographic plate, 2 wood-engraved plates, 4 linen-backed folding maps, light spotting to frontispiece, title-page and folding map, later gift inscription to initial blank, book-label of amateur botanist Alfred Edward Moxon (1862-1930), front inner hinge reinforced, contemporary red half calf, front joint rubbed, 8vo (21.3 x 13.4 cm), together with: Cumming (Roualeyn Gordon). Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa, 2 volumes, 1st edition, John Murray, 1850, half-titles, wood-engraved frontispieces, additional vignette title-pages, 12 plates, map, spotting to preliminaries, engraved armorial bookplates of William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807-1886), contemporary tan half calf, 8vo (19.4 x 12.2 cm) , Baldwin (William Charles), African Hunting and Adventure from Natal to the Zambesi including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert, etc., from 1852 to 1860, 2nd edition, Richard Bentley, 1863, engraved portrait frontispiece, 6 tinted lithographic plates (plate facing p. 157 nicked in fore margin), 8 wood-engraved plates, double-page map, engraved bookplate of Walter Wren (1833-1898), contemporary red half morocco, 8vo (21.6 x 13 cm), and Baden-Powell (Robert S. S.), The Matabele Campaign 1896, 2nd edition, Methuen and Co., 1897, prize inscription to initial blank, contemporary tan calf gilt, 8vo (19.6 x 12. 5 cm) (Qty: 5)Czech (Africa) pp. 71 (Cumming, second edition), 16-17 (Baldwin, first edition: 'One of the best books describing early African big game hunting'); Mendelssohn II p. 112 (Oates, first edition, 1881), I pp. 398-9 (Cumming, second edition), I pp. 73-4 (Baldwin), I p. 64 (Baden-Powell); Wood p. 497 (Oates: 'the present edition [contains] much additional matter, especially on birds by Bowdler Sharpe'). This first edition of Cumming's work is uncommon: the second edition, published later the same year, is more usually encountered and is the one referred to by Czech and Mendelssohn. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

Backhouse (James). A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies, 1st edition, Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1843, 14 etched plates (1 folding), 3 folding maps, wood-engravings in the text, plates spotted, maps with linen tape-supports verso at stubs, first map with short closed tear, ink-stamp ('Courtois-Viçose') to initial blank, contemporary tan half calf, rebacked with original spine laid down, 8vo (21.5 x 13 cm), together with: ibid., A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa, 1st edition, Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1844, 16 etched plates, 2 folding maps, variable spotting and marginal tide-mark to plates, maps slightly browned and offset, closed tear in text-leaf Y5, contemporary tan half calf uniform with the preceding item, front joint cracked at foot, 8vo (21.5 x 13 cm), and ibid., Extracts from the letters of James Backhouse, now engaged in a Religious Visit to Van Dieman's Land, and New South Wales [ ... Australia ... Mauritius ... South Africa], 10 parts in 1 volume, 3rd edition of part 1, 1st editions of parts 2-10, Harvey and Darton, 1837-41, variable light spotting and browning, repair to part 5 leaf C1, 20th-century quarter calf, 8vo (19.6 x 12 cm) (Qty: 3)Ferguson 3558 (Australian Colonies), 2434, 2226, 2436, 2437, 2703 (Extracts, parts 1-5); Mendelssohn I pp. 61-2 (Extracts, parts 7-10), p. 62 (Mauritius). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

Rogers (Woodes). A Cruising Voyage round the World: First to the South-Sea, thence to the East-Indies, and homewards by the Cape of Good Hope. Begun in 1708, and finish'd in 1711. Containing ... an Account of Alexander Selkirk's living alone Four Years and Four Months in an Island ... 2nd edition ('corrected'), for Andrew Bell and Bernard Lintot, 1718, 4 folding maps by John Senex (of 5: lacking world map by Herman Moll; a fragment of the western hemisphere is laid in), loss to title-page (for both the world map and titlepage a photocopy has been loosely inserted), contemporary ownership inscription 'E Lib. Willi. Stallard, E Hospitio Lyonsis 1719' to front pastedown, later ownership inscriptions to title-page and dedication, contemporary panelled calf, restored, 8vo (19.3 x 12 cm), together with: [ Chetwood, W illiam Rufus], The Voyages and Adventures of Capt. Robert Boyle, who was taken into Slavery, and the Manner of his making his Escape in Company with Mrs. Villars, an English Lady ... To which is added, the Voyage and Shipwreck of Richard Castelamn, Gent., With a Description of Pensylvania and Philadelphia, printed for J. Ford, and sold by S. Gamidge, 1772, M8 repaired and chipped with loss of pagination, contemporary sheep, rebacked, 8vo (18 x 11 cm) (Qty: 2)Sabin 72754 (Rogers), 12553 (Chetwood, but not citing this edition). The maps in Rogers's work depict part of the coastlines of Mexico, Peru, Chile and Ecuador. ESTC traces two copies only for this edition of Chetwood's work, which was first published in 1726. Boyle's narrative is considered fictitious but Sabin remarks that Castelman's 'bears the marks of authenticity'. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

White (John). Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, 1st edition, J. Debrett, 1790, engraved title vignette (with marginal repair), advertisement leaf, list of subscribers, 65 hand-coloured engraved plates, 4 pp. publisher's catalogue at end, 2K4 cancel leaf (as usual), a little light spotting and soiling, untrimmed in modern half calf gilt, spines with red and black labels, 4to (Qty: 1)Borba de Moraes II p. 376 ('a sumptuous edition ... magnificent plates'); Cox II p. 315 ('an extremely interesting account'); ESTC T113529; Ferguson 97; Hill 1858; Nissen ZBI 4390; Zimmer pp. 672-3. John White was chief surgeon to the First Fleet and describes the first ten months of the settlement under Governor Arthur Phillip. It contains omissions from Phillips, and is a valuable source of early descriptions of the natural history of the new colony, the plates of which were engraved from some drawings but mostly specimens sent back to England. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

*Athol Moult Zambezi Swallow Drive, Zambezi River Delta, Mozambique 7 April 2004 Screenprint signed and inscribed in pencil, first edition 2/8 with blind stamp 48cm x 138cm

Beatrix Potter Tom Kitten 1907 first edition

Modeled in brown deerstalker hat and red cloak.Royal Doulton small character jug with a handle in form of a pipe and magnifying glass. Bottom of base inscribed This limited edition of 5,000 commemorates the centenary of the publication of the first Sherlock Holmes story 'A Study in Scarlet'. Artist: Alan Moore Issued: c. 1972 Dimensions: 4.75"H Edition Size: 5000 Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Good

Limited edition flambe coloration character jug.This jug was the first to decorated in flambe. Flambe is characterized a glazed porcelain that red copper based and has purple or pink streaks. Artist: David B. Biggs Issued: 1994 Dimensions: 8"H Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Good

FOOTBALL, signed magazine photo by Stanley Matthews, laid down to fly-leaf of Feet First, 1st edition (1948), G

CRICKET, signed hardback of Portrait of Indian Sport by Anthony de Mello, 1959 First edition, signed by the author and inscribed to George Duckworth, tears to cover, dj, G

A Bound First Edition of Hunting By Scent by H.M. Budgett with 12 Full-page Plates From Original Drawings by Lionel Edwards, Published by Eyre and Spottiswoode

A First Edition of Memoirs Of A Fox-Hunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon with Illustrations by William Nicholson, Published by Faber & Faber Limited

DAVID PENNEY, THE FINAL PROOF FOR A HOROLOGICAL PRINTSIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED 1981Showing a one-minute tourbillon pocket watch with fifteen-second remontoire by George Daniels, signed and dated in ink David Penney 1981. Final proof, mounted, framed and glazedSight 37 x 57cmThis print and the following two lots, were the first prints from the machine plates, used by the machine printer as a master copy for colour match. The commission was made by Zenith Litho Printers for MCH, who were based in Clapham, London.The set of three was produced as an edition of only 250 to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the founding of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers.

Beard, (P) Taschen, Africa photographic montage, 2 volumes in sleeve, published 2008, together with 'Proceedings of the first International Camel Conference', 1 volume, published 1992, signed by the editors with dust cover, O'Sullivan, (P), Calling the Horses, a racing biography, signed 1st edition and Bainbridge, (B), Every man for himself, signed 6th impression (5)

Original vintage music advertising poster for the release of U2's new single The Unforgettable Fire and A Sort of Homecoming (Live) in a Gatefold Double Pack Single Limited Edition, including three previously unreleased tracks. Released in 1985 as a single, the song The Unforgettable Fire was the second single from the album of the same name, which was released in 1984. Great poster featuring showing a close-up portrait from each of the band's member, taken from video portraits by Brian Eno. Very good condition, faint creases. County: UK, year of printing:1985, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 42x30. U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin formed in 1976. The group consists of Bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style has evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's effects-based guitar textures. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal and sociopolitical themes. Popular for their live performances, the group have staged several ambitious and elaborate tours over their career. The band formed as teenagers while attending Mount Temple Comprehensive School, when they had limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island Records and released their debut album, Boy (1980). Subsequent work such as their first UK number-one album, War (1983), and the singles "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" helped establish U2's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group. By the mid-1980s, they had become renowned globally for their live act, highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985. The group's fifth album, The Joshua Tree (1987), made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success. Topping music charts around the world, it produced their only number-one singles in the US to date: "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". Facing creative stagnation and a backlash following their documentary/double album, Rattle and Hum (1988), U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s through a new musical direction and public image. Beginning with their acclaimed seventh album, Achtung Baby (1991), and the multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour, the band integrated influences from alternative rock, electronic dance music, and industrial music into their sound, and embraced a more ironic, flippant image. This experimentation continued through their ninth album, Pop (1997), and the PopMart Tour, which were mixed successes. U2 regained critical and commercial favour with the records All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004), which established a more conventional, mainstream sound for the group. Their U2 360° Tour of 2009–2011 is the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour in history. The group most recently released the companion albums Songs of Innocence (2014) and Songs of Experience (2017), the former of which received criticism for its pervasive, no-cost release through the iTunes Store. U2 have released 14 studio albums and are one of the world's best-selling music artists in history, having sold an estimated 150–170 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band, and in 2005, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked U2 at number 22 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".[2] Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and social justice causes, including Amnesty International, Jubilee 2000, the ONE/DATA campaigns, Product Red, War Child, and Music Rising.

D'ISRAELI (I), COMMENTARIES ON THE LIFE AND REIGN OF CHARLES THE FIRST KING OF ENGLAND, 5 vols, with book plate for Coningsby Disraeli - possibly the nephew of Benjamin Disraeli, full tan calf with embossed coat of arms, London, Henry Colburn, 1828; THE LIFE OF JANE DE ST REMY DE VALOIS, 2 vols, full mottles calf, London, Bew, 1791; BECKFORD (P), illus, THOUGHTS UPON HARE AND FOX HUNTING, new edition, engraved plates, London, 1796; with other bindings (Qty)

Portrait of a Sadist, 1960 first edition in wrapper, Mein Kampf, and other assorted volumes (one box)

Seven Pillars of Wisdom, 1935 first trade edition; together with various illustrated books

D.J. Watkins-Pitchford 'BB': 'The Wizard of Boland', London, 1959, first edition, original cloth, dust wrapper + The Rev. W. Awdry: 'Belinda Beats the Band', 1961, First Edition, original cloth, dust wrapper (2)

Iris Murdoch: 'The Good Apprentice', Chatto & Windus/The Hogarth Press, 1985, first edition, signed and inscribed white paper label attached to title page together with an autograph letter signed from the author dated Jan 14 1986 and another signed & inscribed white paper label in original envelope, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper, Booker Prize 1985 wrap around band

George Orwell [i.e. Eric Arthur Blair]; 'Ninetten Eighty-Four', London, Secker & Warburg, 1949, first edition, original cloth (slightly worn and soiled), lacks front free end paper

Terry Pratchett & Stephen Briggs: 'The Discworld Companion', London, 1994, first edition, signed and inscribed by Briggs & signed by Terry Pratchett with a doodle of a scythe by him to title page, 'Unseen University' stamp to half title, original cloth, dust wrapper

Philip Larkin: 'A Girl in Winter', London, Faber & Faber, 1947, first edition, original cloth gilt (VGC), dust wrapper (slightly worn and foxed to front)

Ezra Pound: 'Cathay', London, Elkin Mathews, 1915, first edition, one of 1000 copies printed, original tan wraps printed in black

'The Correspondence of Leigh Hunt. Edited by His Eldest Son', 1862, first edition, 2 volumes, mounted photo frontis, autograph letter signed by Trevor Leigh-Hunt, great grandson of Leigh Hunt, loosely inserted, original blindstamped cloth gilt, each volume with the bookplate of Frances Jane Horner (nee Graham; 1854-1940) to front pastedown, the bookplates woodcuts made by the artist Edward Burne-Jones and block cut by William Harcourt Hooper

"The First Folio of Shakespeare", Folio Society edition of the Norton Facsimile, 1996, limited edition (343/1000), numbered, original half Wassa Goatskin, original slip case

Henry Rider Haggard: 'A Farmer's Year', London, 1899, first edition, frontis + 36 plates as called for, 32pp adverts at end, original cloth gilt

Augustus Hare: 'The Gurneys of Earlham', 1895, first edition, 2 volumes, plates and illustrations as called for, original cloth gilt, ownership signatures of Major Philip Hamond of Stiffkey (1883-1953)

John Morton: 'The Natural History of Northamptonshire; with some account of the antiquities...', London, R. Knaplock & R. Wilkin, 1792, first edition, engraved folding map plus 14 engraved plates as called for, folio, contemporary panelled calf

HENRY GREEN:"Knutsford, it's Traditions & History .....", 1859, first edition, original blindstamped cloth gilt (worn)

Carl Johan Billmark (illustrated): 'Voyage Pittoresque de Stockholm a Gothembourg - sur le canal de Gothie et ses environs', Stockholm, chez A.Bonnier, 1843, first edition, 24 tinted litho plates as called for, oblong 4to, contemporary half calf gilt worn, inner joints weak

Henry H. Gorringe: 'Egyptian Obelisks', London, John C. Nimmo, 1885, first UK edition, 50 full page plates (of which 31 Artotypes, 18 photo engravings, 1 chromolothograph) + 1 illustration in text as called for, folio, original pictorial cloth gilt