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Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first printing, usual light marginal toning, original pictorial boards, slight shelf-lean, small patch of sunning along top edge, dust-jacket, light creasing to head and foot, an excellent example overall, [Errington A2(a)], 8vo, 1998.

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, first edition, first state with line break on p.7, original pictorial boards, fine, dust-jacket, a mint copy, [Errington A7(a)], 8vo, 1999.⁂ A superb example of the third novel in the Harry Potter series.

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, first edition, issue Clays to title verso, signed by the author on endpaper, light marginal toning, original boards very slight bumping to spine tips and corners, slight sunning to spine, dust-jacket, some spotting to verso, light creasing to head and foot, small patch of soiling to lower panel, [Errington A9(a)], 8vo, 2000.

Runyon (Damon) Guys and Dolls, first edition, slight marginal creasing to fore-margin of a few pp., ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, hinges tender, original cloth, very slight toning to spine, extremities, a little rubbed, slight fraying to spine tips and corners, an excellent example, [Queen's Quorum 84], 8vo, New York, 1931.

Rushdie (Salman) Midnight's Children, first edition, first issue on American sheets, signed by the author and by jacket artist Bill Botten on title, the odd spot, original cloth-backed boards, upper and lower edge lightly sunned, dust-jacket, spine and lower panel a little sunned with small patch of soiling to foot, light creasing to spine ends, original printed warparound band with similar uniform sunning at spine, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1981.⁂ Rushdie's most famous work, the winner of the Best of the Booker prize in 2008.

Rushdie (Salman) Satanic Verses, first edition, signed by the author "Salman Rushdie, to Tolerance" on title, original boards, dust-jacket, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, 1988; The Satanic Verses, uncorrected proof, light marginal toning, publisher's letter enclosing proof loosely inserted, original wrappers, extremities rubbed, 1988, 8vo (2)⁂ Rushdie's celebrated exploration of the immigrant experience in Britain as well as the intersection of the Muslim and Hindu faiths. Scarce signed in such superb condition, here with Rushdie's defiant declaration against the attempts to silence him through the Fatwa and numerous assassination attempts.

Steinbeck (John) Of Mice and Men, first edition, second issue with page 9 reset correcting error in the first issue and with no bullet between the two 8's in the page number 88, original cloth, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, else fine, dust-jacket, unpriced, light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, a few short nicks with light creasing to head and foot, a sharp and excellent example overall, 8vo, New York, [1937].⁂ The second issue, seemingly far rarer than the first, especially in the dust-jacket in good condition.

Moschopoulos (Manuel) De ratione examinandae orationis libellus, collation: a-z4, A-I4K6; 216, [52] pp., first edition, title with printer's woodcut basilisk device, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, with final colophon leaf, Greek text, title lightly soiled, otherwise a very clean copy, almost detached from binding, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, spine titled in manuscript, rubbed and soiled, small 4to, (250 x 180mm.), Paris, Robert Estienne, 1545.⁂ A handsome example of Greek printing by the printer of Greek to François I. Moschopoulus was a Byzantine commentator and grammarian."Editio princeps of this important Byzantine grammatical text, the second in Robert Estienne's programme of printing important unpublished Greek texts from manuscripts in the Royal Library. Beautifully printed in 'grec du roi'". (Schreiber).Literature: Adams M1838; Renouard, Estienne, 64:11; Schreiber 86.

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, frontispiece, one plate and 8 illustrations, including 7 full-page, map endpapers printed in red & black, all by the author, very occasional finger-soiling but a clean copy generally, 2pp. advertisements, original pictorial cloth, slight shelf-lean, light toning to spine, minor fraying to spine tips and corners, small mark to upper cover, but an unusually bright and fresh copy generally, 8vo, 1937.

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, third impression, colour frontispiece, plain illustrations, cartographic endpapers, original cloth, light toning to spine, a few small marks to covers, slight fraying to spine tips, extremities a little rubbed, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1942.

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, first India paper edition, signed by the author on front free endpaper verso, illustrations, 2 folding maps, ink gift inscription dated Christmas 1969 to head of endpaper verso, original cloth decorated in gilt, silver and green, spine lettered in gilt, spine faded, some light spotting, slip-case (bumped at head, extremities rubbed and scuffed), 8vo, 1969.⁂ Provenance: signed by Tolkien during a visit to Allen and Unwin publisher's on the publication of the present edition.

Trocchi (Alexander) Young Adam, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Glasgow University crossed through and re-inscribed by the author to Victor Lownes on endpaper, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, shadowing from removed price sticker to front flap, rubbing and minor chipping to spine tips and corners, a few short nicks to head and foot of panels with resultant creasing, light rubbing to extremities, small mark and light surface soiling to rear panel, a very, bright copy, 8vo, 1961.⁂ Trocchi's first book published in England (published 7 years previously at The Olympia Press, Paris), inscribed to Playboy executive Victor Lownes. Trocchi embodied the counter-culture life and lifestyle, he was involved with the Beats and the Situationists, his lifelong heroin addiction brought his almost as much notice as his writing. The effect of habitual strong drug use may well explain the haphazard nature of the present inscription, presumably intended for, but ultimately never gifted to, his alma mater.

[Tyrwhitt-Wilson (Gerald Hugh, Lord Berners)], "Adela Quebec". The Girls of Radcliff Hall, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Noël Coward on half-title, pencil note on last page in later hand, original wrappers, light water-staining, lightly toned, small mark to upper cover, 8vo, Printed for the Author for Private Circulation Only, [c.1935].⁂ Superb association copy of a very rare lesbian satirical novella. Set in a girls fictional school of Radcliff Hall - a derisive nod to The Well of Loneliness written by the British author Radclyffe Hall 7 years before - the story follows a series of assignations, affairs, and treacheries among a group of adolescent lesbians. With a key to the roman à clef written at the back of this copy in pencil by a later hand, the reader understands the analogous turbulent liaisons between the people of whom it is satirising, those being the artistic set known for their salacious parties held at Farington House throughout the 1930s. Among the friends subject to Berners's mockery are Cecil Beaton (Cecily), Oliver Messel (Olive), Pavel Tchelitchew (Madame Yoshiwara), Christian Bérard (Mademoiselle Gousse), Peter Watson (Lizzie), David Herbert (Daisy), and Robin Thomas (May Peabody), with the author styled as the voyeuristic headmistress Miss Carfax. The dedicatee Noël Coward, though part of this set, is not featured among the characters, yet Coward's lover Jack Wilson was not spared Berner's caustic portrayal, and is characterised as the insipid Helene de Troy. Only around 100 copies were printed, and after an uproar amongst the set, most were destroyed by the author's lover Robert Heber-Percy, denoted as Millie in the novel. Library Hub locates just four copies in institutions: The British Library, Oxford (two copies), and Eton College.

Waugh (Evelyn) Remote People, first edition, plates, slight cockling to pages, scattered foxing, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, light fading to spine tips, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, touching printed text at head of spine, extremities a little rubbed, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1931.

Book censorship.- Rabelais.- Dupuyherbault (Gabriel) Theotimus sive de tollendis et expungendis malis libris, first edition, presentation copy from the author, collation: à, è, ì8 a-s8, woodcut head-pieces and large decorative initials, final errata and privilege ff., some later ink marginalia and underlining, occasional underlining in light brown crayon (mostly to preliminaries), some spotting or staining (including title), lightly browned, later calf, rebacked, covers darkened in areas, corners repaired, 8vo (169 x 103mm.), Paris, Jean de Roigny, 1549.⁂ Rare first edition (here a presentation copy from the author) of this important work defending the censorship of ungodly books, including biting attacks on certain authors, most notably Rabelais. His criticisms of Rabelais did much to cement the popular image of him as a drunkard and philandering atheist. In doing so the Cistercian monk made a bitter enemy of Rabelais, who rebuked him in the prefaces of later editions of his work.Provenance: 'Ex bibliotheca Iacobi demonthiers supremo Parhis senati Advocati. Ex dono dicti Putherbei', authorial presentation copy to Jacques de Monthiers, 'le lieutenant général' at the town of Pontois, just outside of Paris (contemporary ink inscription to foot of title); Captain Michiels (later name stamp on title); I.G.M. (bookplate engraved by L. Fruytiers). Literature: Adams D1154.

Bible, Syriac. Kethabha dh-Ewangeliyon Kaddisha... Liber sacrosancti evangelii de Jesu Christo domino & deo nostro [and Pauli Epistolae XIIII., &c.], collation: a*-a5*⁴ a6*⁶ b-z⁴ A-L⁴: Aa* Aa** Bb-Vv⁴ Xx⁶; Pauli Epistolae bb-ll⁴ BB-LL⁴, title and a few ff. printed in red and black, 15 full-page woodcuts, final f. of Pauli Epistolae with woodcut ornament and 2 lines of text verso, otherwise blank, light browning to title and endpapers, occasional very light spotting or soiling, but an excellent copy overall, old catalogue description tipped onto front pastedown (for another copy), ink cataloguing note to front free endpaper, eighteenth century blind-tooled vellum, six raised bands to spine, ink manuscript title to second compartment, lightly rubbed and darkened, 4to (200 x 140mm.), [Vienna], [Michael Cymbermann], [1555].⁂ The first edition of the Syriac New Testament and first book printed in Syriac. Provenance: Schweinfurt, Otto Schäfer collection (OS 355), acquired in 1964 from G. Heilbrun.Literature: Adams B1797; Darlow & Moule 8947.

Frankfurt Book Fair.- Estienne (Henri) Francofordiense emporium, sive Francofordienses nundinae, first and only edition, collation: *4 a-i8 k4, woodcut printer's device to title, decorative head-pieces and initials, f2 short marginal tear at foot, small chip to outer margin of final f., some spotting and [water-]staining (including title), lightly browned, modern vellum, spine gilt, 8vo (164 x 100mm.), [Geneva], Henri Estienne, 1574.⁂ First and only edition of the printer's own laudatory account of the Frankfurt Fair, based on his experiences selling books there the previous year. It includes descriptions of the merchandise for sale, including horses, weapons, clothing, and household goods. There are many references to food and drink - 'Besides praising the wines of Bacharach, Estienne cites a number of Greek and Roman authors who wrote for and against drunkenness' (Simon). Schreiber assesses it as 'an extremely desirable and rare book, which today seldom comes on the market.'.Provenance: 'Paul Boiteau' (19th century ink signature to head of title). Literature: Adams S1768; Renouard Estienne, 139:2; Schreiber Estienne, 189; Simon, Bibliotheca Bacchia II, 235.

Africa.- Lopes (Duarte) A Report of the Kingdome of Congo, a Region of Africa, first edition in English, translated by Abraham Hartwell, collation: [fleuron]4, *4, 2*2, A-2E4, woodcut device on title and arms to verso, 10 full-page woodcut illustrations, some shaved, lacking the 2 engraved maps, also lacking 2*2 and A1 (blank except signature 'A'), some light foxing, 18th century calf, gilt, worn, upper cover and endpapers detached, [STC 16805; Mendelssohn (1979) III, 163], 4to, Printed by John Wolfe, 1597.⁂ One of the earliest descriptions of Central Africa. First published in Italian in Rome in 1591, the English translation was made by Abraham Hartwell at the request of Richard Hakluyt.Lopez lived at Loanda from 1578 to 1587 before returning to Rome at the request of the King of Congo, Don Alvaro, in a vain attempt to interest Pope Sixtus V in the Congo. Pigafetta's compilation, derived from Lopez's notes, is largely devoted to the geography of the various provinces, the climate, the succession of native monarchs, and the relationship of the Portuguese with the Congolese that led to the growth of Christianity. De Bry and Purchas included extracts from this history in their collections of voyages.

America.- Acosta (Jose de ) The Naturall and Morall Historie of the East and West Indies, first edition in English, A1 present (blank except for signature 'A'), title with woodcut device, woodcut initials and decorations, final blank leaf b4 missing, a few pencil annotations, occasional foxing and soiling, later tree calf, covers detached and backstrip missing, 4to, [Arents Tobacco 67; Church 328; Hill p.3; Howgego A7; JCB (3) II:24; Sabin 131; STC 94], Printed by Val. Sims for Edward Blount and William Aspley, 1604.⁂ "The most convincing, detailed, and reliable account of the riches and new things of America...His work opened the eyes of the rest of Europe to the great wealth that Spain was drawing from America. Eventually Spain grew more secretive in these matters" (Hill).A Spanish Jesuit by training, Acosta first travelled to the Americas in 1570. In addition to notes on the natural history of the places he visited, including Peru (where he crossed the Andes), Panama, and Mexico, Acosta also describes Incan and Aztec customs and natural geographical features, such as tides, lakes, rivers, and mineral resources. He also established several universities in South America, where native languages were carefully studied and recorded, and was responsible for bringing a printing press to Peru in the 1570s.One of two variants, this omitting "the R.F." before the author's name on title.Provenance: William Horton (ink inscription on A1); 'Jo. [?]Hyam Coll. Gon et Cai' (ink inscription on A1).

America.- California.- Palou (Francisco) Relacion Historica de la Vida Y Apostolicas Tareas delVenerable Padre Fray Junipero Serra..., first edition, second issue, with 'pro' catchword at end of Index, engraved plate and folding map (small tear at inner margin, a little frayed at edge), contemporary vellum, manuscript title in ink to spine, stain lower joint head, remnants of ties, top edge branded with a design of an encircled globus cruciger, housed within modern wrap-around covers, inside rexine slipcase, [Hill (2004) 1289; Howes P56, "c"], small 4to, Mexico City, Don Felipe de Zuniga y Ontiveros, 1787.⁂ Outstanding work on early California. Recounting not only Fr. Serra's missionary work, the book is noted for its detailed insight to the various Indian tribes, their manners and customs, as well as topographical description. The map is also perhaps the first printed with a boundary line between Lower and Upper California.

Japan.- Christian persecution.- Trigault (Nicolas) De Christianis apvd Iapanios trivmphis sive de gravissima ibidem contra Christi fidem persecvtione exorta anno MDCXII vsq. ad annvm MDC XX libri qvinq, first edition, fine engraved title depicting St. Francis Xavier and St. Ignatius Loyola with angels above, 17 full-page engraved illustrations depicting the torture and execution of Christians in Japan (that on Qq1 with revised engraving mounted over original), final privilege f. with engraved printer's device verso, D1 lower blank corner torn away, Gg4 marginal tear at foot, foxing, mostly lightly browned throughout, recased in contemporary limp vellum, modern black ink ms. title to spine, lacking ties, some staining to lower cover, [Cordier BJ 295; Streit V, 1305; De Backer & Sommervogel, VIII, 242.8], small 4to, Munich, Rader & Raphael Sadeler, 1623.⁂ Rare first edition of this graphically illustrated account of the persecution of Christians in Japan from 1612 to 1620; a period during which Japan closed itself off from the rest of the world and entirely suppressed Christianity. Nicolas Trigault was a member of the Jesuit mission to China, which he had joined in 1610. His account of this was the first detailed work on that empire published in Europe. In 1618, just before his departure for China, he completed four books concerning the triumphs of the Christians in the recent persecutions in Japan, to which he added a fifth books whilst in Goa, which brought the narrative up to 1616. The work was printed in 1623, with additional text filling in the years from 1617-20 and adding a list of 268 Japanese martyrs. The graphic illustrations show the torture and executions of Christians.

Briseux (Charles-Etienne) Traité du Beau essentiel dans les Arts, appliqué particulierement à l'Architecture..., 2 vol., first edition, engraved throughout with portrait, 2 titles within decorative borders, text with decorations, 138 plates (some double-page or folding) including pictorial divisional titles, and privilege leaf at end of vol.2, some light spotting or staining, contemporary half calf, spines richly gilt, rubbed, [Berlin Kat. 2403; Fowler 69; Millard, French 42], 4to, Paris, the author & Chereau, 1752.⁂ Featuring charming rococo decorative borders, head & tail-pieces, and ornaments. "A fine example of an entirely engraved book". (Fowler).

Mountaineering.- Mont Blanc.- [Bulwer (James Redford)] Extracts from my Journal. M.DCCC.LII., first edition, 4 engraved plates, some light spotting, mostly to plate margins, with 4 modern photographs of the plates loosely inserted, front hinge split, original red cloth stamped in blind, uncut, a little rubbed and soiled, short split to upper joint at foot, [Meckly 40; Neate B211], 4to, Norwich, printed for private circulation, 1853.⁂ Account of the author's travels to the Alps in 1852 including his two attempts on Mont Blanc.

Mountaineering.- Hunt (John) The Ascent of Everest, first edition, signed by the author, Sir Edmund Hillary, and other members of the team who assisted the ascent on half-title, photographic plates, illustrations, original cloth, spine ends very lightly bumped, dust-jacket, evenly toned, chips and nicks to extremities and spine ends, still overall an excellent copy, 8vo, 1953.⁂ An exceptional copy in remarkable condition. In addition to Hillary and Hunt, this copy is also signed by Michael Ward, Charles Wylie, George Band, George Lowe, Alfred Gregory, James 'Jan' Morris, John Jackson, H. H. Emlyn Jones, Mike Westmacott, and Hamish Nicol.

Christian cabalistic literature.- Pistorius (Johannes) Artis Cabalisticae: Hoc Est, Recondite Theologiae Et Philosophiae, Scriptorum, Vol.1 only [all published], first edition, collation: ):(4 α-γ6 δ4 a-z A-Z Aa-Ff6 Gg Hh4 Ii-Ll6 Mm4 Nn-Pp6 Qq4 Rr-Zz AA-OO6, Roman, Hebrew, Greek and italic letter, title and verso of final f. with woodcut printer's device, a few woodcut diagrams, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, small repairs to outer margin of first few ff., very small hole in final f. with loss of 1 letter, wormhole turning into trace as proceeds from around p.700 to end, some spotting and staining, mostly lightly browned, occasionally heavier, contemporary vellum, yapp edges, upper cover with central small gilt crowned letter F, lower cover with central small gilt arms, remains of ties, some staining and soiling, folio (301 x 210mm.), Basel, Sebastian Henricpetri, [April, 1587].⁂ First edition of this great compendium of Christian cabalistic literature. A planned second volume containing Jewish cabalistic works was never realised. Pistorius turned from Lutheranism to Calvinism, and then in 1558 entered the Catholic Church, becoming a priest in 1591, then vicar-general of Constance until 1594. He was an imperial councillor, cathedral provost of Breslau, Apostolic prothonotary, and in 1601 confessor to the Emperor Rudolph II. Literature: Adams P1315; Caillet 8702; VD 16 P3034.

Voyages.- Anson (George).- Thomas (Pascoe) A True and Impartial Journal of a Voyage to the South-Seas. . . Under the Command of Commodore George Anson, first edition, list of subscribers, from the library at Mount Congreve, Waterford with ink signature of Ambrose Usher Congreve to head of title & front free endpaper and engraved armorial bookplate of John Congreve, some light browning, contemporary calf with double gilt fillet border, rubbed, spine repaired, [Sabin 95437; Hill 1693; Palau 331781], 8vo, S. Birt [& others], 1745.⁂ A scarce account of the Anson expedition, preceding the official account by three years.

Voyages.- Cook (Captain James).- [Magra (James)] A Journal of a Voyage round the World in His Majesty's Ship Endeavour, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771, first edition, second issue, without dedication leaf, this copy with the two 'Otahitee Vocabulary' leaves bound at end, a couple of small worm trails at blank fore-margin to title and following few gatherings, [Hill 1066; Sabin 16242], T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1771, bound with two works of eighteenth century poetry, together 3 works in 1, slight cockling and speckling to fore-margin throughout, small worm trails to endpapers and pastedowns, traces of bookplate removal to pastedown, contemporary calf, with red morocco labels to spine, joints cracking slightly at ends, 4to. ⁂ First edition, second issue of the first printed account of Cook's first voyage. Public appetite for a detailed narrative encouraged a publishing race, of which this work, published less than three months after the expedition's return to England and almost two years prior to Hawkesworth's authorised version, was the winner. Originally containing a dedication leaf (first issue), this was swiftly withdrawn following the publicly advertised consternation of the dedicatees, the Admiralty, Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander. Published anonymously, the work is generally attributed to James Magra, an American mid-shipman aboard.

West Indies.- Edwards (Bryan) History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, 3 vol., vol. 1-2 second edition, vol. 3 first edition, without half-titles, 22 engraved maps and plates, several folding, a couple with small holes or paper repairs at folds, ink ownership inscription to front endpapers, vol. 3 title browned and some marginal browning to plates, some spotting (mainly to vol. 1), contemporary diced russia, gilt, rebacked, corners a little rubbed, g.e., [Sabin 21901], large 4to, for John Stockdale, 1794-1801.

West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History ..., 2 vol., first edition, vol. 2 only, presentation copy from the author, titles in red and black, 285 engraved folding or double-page plates and maps, some trimmed to platemark, plate 37 with torn corner and old expert repair with associated browning, text and plates mounted on stubs, vol. 2 lacking 6B2 (?blank), occasional faint marginal spotting, bookplates, vol. 1 later panelled calf, small splits to spine head, a little rubbed, vol. 2 contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, by B.M. for the Author, 1707-25.⁂ First edition of the first published descriptions and illustrations of Jamaican flora and fauna, Sloane's most important work. Presentation copies are rare, we can trace only one other at auction (sold Christies, 2015).The inscription here reads: "E dono Hans Sloane Baronetti M.D. F.R.S. viri in omni Doctrinâ specteti primis et in me per quam amicissimi: 1725."Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Isted; Ambrose Isted and; Colonel Sir Harold Mitchell.

Vatican library.- Pansa (Mutius) Della libraria Vaticana ragionamenti, first edition, collation: *4 A-Z Aa-Yy4, woodcut printer's device to title and recto of final f., woodcut samples of Hebrew, Syriac, Coptic, Phoenician, Etruscan, Armenian, Illyrian, Gothic, Arabic and other alphabets in text, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and historiated and decorative initials, some spotting or staining (including water-stain to lower inner gutter in places), lightly browned, lacking front pastedown, 18th century calf, gilt, rebacked in lighter coloured modern gilt calf in compartments, corners little worn, some staining, rubbed and marked, small 4to (213 x 155mm.), Rome, [Giacomo Ruffinelli for] Giovanni Martinelli, 1590.⁂ Important study of the Vatican library, its rich contents and projects. Includes ancient alphabets, the invention of printing in China, its later discovery by Gutenberg, and the arrival in Italy of the typographers Sweynheim and Pannartz in 1465. The recent establishment of the Vatican Press is also recorded.Literature: Adams P172; Cicognara 4662; Mortimer, Italian, 353; EDIT 16 CNCE 29725.

Bible, Greek.- He Kaine Diatheke [New Testament], 'Mazarin edition', half-title, fine engraved title by Claude Mellan depicting an angel inscribing an obelisk beneath title on a scroll carried by three putti, imprint in Greek at foot, engraved head- & tail-pieces and initials including large cul-de-lampe on verso of final leaf of text featuring arms of King Louis XIII, with final blank, some light browning and offsetting, occasional spotting, marginal soiling at beginning & end and water-staining to lower outer corner towards end, bookplate removed but with old ink shelf-mark to front pastedown, handsome contemporary red morocco tooled in gilt with central royal arms and rich roll-tooled border featuring fleurs-de-lys, spine gilt in compartments with title or fleur-de-lys and seven raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, g.e, rubbed and marked, upper cover a little stained, corners slightly worn, short split to head of upper joint, [D&M 4687], folio, Paris, Royal Printers, [1642].⁂ A handsome wide-margined copy of the magnificent edition "known as the 'Mazarin edition', since it appeared under the auspices of the great Cardinal" (D&M). It is the first edition of the Greek New Testament from the Imprimerie Royale, founded by Louis XIII in 1640. It is a substantial reprint, with a few alterations, of the New Testament printed by the Elzeviers in 1624, adding a 30-page appendix of Variae lectiones. The text was set in Garamond's Greek types, used by the Estienne dynasty of printers, and which subsequently became part of the type holdings of the Imprimerie Royale.

Bosse (Abraham) Traicté des Manieres de Graver en Taille Douce Sur l'Airin, first edition, 21 full-page engraved plates on 14 ff. including 2 additional engraved titles, dedication f., and 16 engraved plates, most printed on rectos and versos of the leaves, numbers 5 and 6 repeated as usual, front endpapers browned at margins and front endpapers working loose, contemporary speckled calf, joints cracked but holding firm, corners rubbed, 8vo, Paris, Bosse, 1645.⁂ Scarce first edition of the first treatise on intaglio printmaking. Bosse was a prolific engraver and author of several works on the arts of painting, drawing, and perspective. His treatise on the intaglio techniques, dedicated to "Messieurs les Amateurs" of the arts of engraving and etching, contains a lengthy and detailed series of instructions touching every aspect of engraving with a burin and etching on both hard- and soft-grounds.

Hasidism.- Yoseph (Ya'akov, of Polonne) Toledot Ya'akov Yoseph, first edition, text in Hebrew, 2 ink stamps to title, title leaf extensively repaired with significant portion of text supplied in facsimile, some shaving to headlines, some expert repairs, mostly marginal but with very occasional small loss of text (mainly to verso of final leaf), p.18 silked, p.201 supplied in sympathetic facsimile, some very light browning and the occasional light stain, particularly towards end, handsomely bound in antique-style calf [by Courtland Benson], gilt, spine richly gilt and with red morocco label, marbled endpapers, small folio, Korets, Tzvi Hirsch b. Arye Leib & Samuel b. Yissachar Segal, 1780.⁂ Rare first edition of the Toldos, the very first Hasidic work to be published. Important as an original source for hundreds of first hand quotes of the Baal Shem Tov's teachings. According to Hasidic tradition, the book sold but few copies and was harshly suppressed, even put to the torch in a number of communities.

Iceland.- Hoppe (P.F., editor) Register yfir Íslands Stiftisbókasafn; Catalog over Islands Stiftsbibliothek, first edition, preliminaries in Icelandic and German, light foxing, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, gilt-stamped roan label to upper cover and spine (in English), rubbed, corners worn, 8vo, Copenhagen, L.J.Jacobsen, 1828.⁂ Scarce catalogue of the books in the public library in Reykjavik, Iceland. Library Hub records 5 copies in UK.

Napoleon.- [Sergüzest hülâsa tercümesi: Afrika Cezayirinden Santa Elene nam cezireden vasil olup ol tarafda cezire bend olan Bonaparta'nin sergüzestini sâmil Fransevîyu'l-ibare bir kita risalenin ...], [Ottoman Turkish], first Turkish edition, previous owner's ink inscription to free endpaper, occasional ink-stamps, one or two partially erased, tiny marginal worming towards end, contemporary calf-backed boards, defective backstrip but holding firm, rubbed, 8vo, Cairo, 1247, [1831].⁂ Rare. Only two copies on World Cat at Cornell University Library and Bogaziçi University Library. A first-hand account of Napoleon Bonaparte, telling the story of his first year on St. Helena, describing daily life there, as well as including sections on Napoleon's history. "The memorial portrays Napoleon as a liberal conduit of the French Revolution, and the book was to become a vademecum for European liberals like Heine. Stendhal's protagonist from his novel Scarlet and Black (1830), Julien Sorel, is the quintessential model of this sort of liberal figure obsessed with Napoleon and his Empire, the Memorial always in his hand." (Hicks)

Peçevi (Ibrahim) Tarih-i Peçevî [Pechevi's History], 2 vol., first edition, vol. 1 printed on yellow paper and with previous owner's manuscript notes to blank, vol. 2 lacking free endpapers, title in manuscript to early blank, faint ink-stamp and small loss to final ff. not affecting text, vol. 1 in contemporary calf, gilt, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, vol. 2 in calf-backed boards, backstrip split at joints with crude tape repairs, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, Istambul, Matbaa-i Âmire, 1866 [AH. 1283].⁂ Ibrahim Peçevi (1572-1650) was famous for this work on the history of the Ottoman Empire, the main reference for the period 1520-1640. The information about older events was taken from previous works and the narrations of veterans. Peçevi's times are described first hand and from tale of witnesses. He carefully referenced all quotations. Peçevi was also one of the first Ottoman historians who used European written sources, and makes reference to Hungarian historians.

Law.- Intrationum excellentissimus liber, first edition, printed in black letter, title in red and black with large woodcut arms on verso, woodcut initials and typographic devices at end of paragraphs, fine large woodcut device on verso of final leaf, some foxing, marginal browning, 19th century russia, the covers with large panels with lozenge shaped hatching incorporating Tudor roses, all within gilt and blind rules, joints and spine ends repaired, a little rubbed, [STC 14116; Ames II p.441 "very rare book"], folio, Richard Pynson, 1510.⁂ Rare and important English legal post-incunable with evidence of contemporary ownership. It comprises the precedents for most forms of legal proceedings then in use, in real, personal and mixed actions, civil and criminal, as well as valuable information on the preparation of writs and execution.Provenance: W. Crofton (contemporary signature at head of title, and with his 2-line acquisition note beneath printer's device at end recording his purchase from the London bookseller and printer Robert Redman on 15 February 1539 for the (then very substantial) sum of ten shillings.

Law.- Breton (John le) Britton, first edition, black letter, woodcut royal arms to title, publisher's woodcut device at end, bookplate to title verso, 2P4 to end, tiny worming to bottom margin not affecting text, faint marginal chipping to first few ff., neat ink note to title, faded "Law Library of Los Angeles County" ink-stencil to bottom edges, modern calf, lightly sunned spine, [STC 3803], 8vo, Robert Redman, [?1533].⁂ An important summary of English law, this the oldest English book in Law-French, probably ordered by Edward I in his desire to produce a digest of English law similar to Justinian's Institutes. The origin and authorship of this work has been much disputed. It has been attributed to John le Breton, bishop of Hereford, on the authority of a passage found in a manuscript of the history of Matthew of Westminster; there are difficulties, however, involved in this theory, inasmuch as the bishop of Hereford died in 1275, whereas allusions are made in Britton to several statutes passed after that time, and more particularly to the well-known statute Quia emptores terrarum, which was passed in 1290.Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Richard Towneley (1629-1707), the English mathematician, astronomer and natural philosopher. He was from Townley, near Burnley.

Education of Princes.- Elyot (Sir Thomas) The Boke Named the Governour, black letter, 4pp. faint water-staining towards end, bookplate and occasional blind-stamps of the Earls of Macclesfield, 'Godly Prayers' at beginning, first ff. with marginal hole just touching odd letter and tear into text, marginal worming to last few ff., lacking endpapers, contemporary calf, lacking ties, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, [STC 7640; PMM 61 (first edition)], 8vo, [Thomas Marsh], 1557.⁂ The present work is the most important of Elyot's writings. First published in 1531, and humanist in approach, it argues for a system where the monarch has unlimited power and discusses the educational needs of such future princes, from reading to exercise and music.

Edward Alleyn's copy.- Knox (John) An Answer to a great nomber of blasphemous cauillations written by an Anabaptist, first edition, with final errata leaf, title leaf tipped-in a touch high and a little frayed at edges, Edward Alleyn's copy with his ink ownership inscription 'Edward Alleyn 1605' to head of title, a few headlines trimmed with loss of text, very occasional contemporary ink underlining or passage-marking, light browning and some very faint spotting, occasional light soiling, final few leaves frayed at lower outer corner, errata with early ink inscriptions to verso, later calf, slight bowing to covers, a few ink marks, rubbed, [STC 15060], 8vo (155 x 95mm.), [Geneva], Printed by Iohn Crespin, 1560.⁂ An impassioned defence of Calvin and the doctrine of predestination, almost certainly the copy of Edward Alleyn (1566-1626), one of the leading figures of Elizabethan theatre. As a member of the Lord Admiral's Men, Alleyn was the first actor to play Doctor Faustus, Tamburlaine, and Barabas in The Jew of Malta, parts which were probably written for him. In 1605, Alleyn bought the memorial estate of Dulwich from Sir Francis Calton, establishing a school which he called 'Alleyn's College of God's Gift', now Dulwich College. The archive of Dulwich College contains an impressive selection of documents in Alleyn's hand (digitised through the Henslowe-Alleyn Project). While his signature does seem to differ quite widely, the inscription here most closely resembles the more informal signatures found in Alleyn's personal letters, in particular MS1 Art9 & Art11, which include his characteristic trailing letter 'n'. Provenance: John Webb (ink name to verso of errata leaf); Richard Smith 'Bought out of the Reverend Mr Marsh's Library 1786' (ink inscription to front free endpaper); John Pearson 1810 (various ink inscriptions to endpapers and to upper cover).

Law.- Bracton (Henry de) De Legibus & consuetudinibus Angliæ Libri, first edition, historiated initials, title with small loss to upper corner, previous owner's ink inscriptions to front free endpaper & title, front free endpaper with small chipping and loss to edges, neatly restored, occasional ink and pencil marginal notes in various hands, scattered spotting, modern calf, [STC 3475], folio, Richard Tottell, 1569.⁂ Divided into five books, each subdivided into chapters with subheadings whose contents are listed in detail in the extensive index in order of appearance, Bracton's 'De Legibus', completed in the 1250s, occupies a unique position in the history of the common law. It is the first attempt to treat the whole extent of English law in a manner both systematic and practical, it constitutes the first modern English law book and it is the outstanding legal work of any English writer of the Middle Ages.

42 Boxed EFE Exclusive First Edition diecast model buses, ex

Collection of boxed diecast models to include mainly Lledo Days Gone 2 x carded Matchbox Originals, EFE Exclusive First Edition, Models Of Yesteryear, Corgi United Dairies Limited Edition AEC Cabover and Tanker and Kaden Fetor tractor and trailer, together with a quantity of unboxed diecast models with examples from Matchbox, Models Of Yesteryear and Britains, boxes vg overall with some signs of storage wear

12 boxed EFE Exclusive First Editions diecast model bus sets to include 2 x London Transport Museum ltd edn Bus Set, Limited Edition Bus Set 13, Limited Edition Bus Set 4, The RTL Story Volume 3, The Rank Hovis Story Volume 2, Limited Edition Bus Set 3, 80th Anniversary Of Southdown Gift Set, Southdown Gift Set, Limited Edition Bus Set 3, Cobham Bus Museum Gift Set and Limited Edition Bus Set 12, all diecast ex, boxes vg overall and some slightly dusty

14 boxed EFE Exclusive First Editions diecast model bus sets to include Golden Jubilee Bus Set 11, Limited Edition Bus Set 6, Limited Edition Bus Set 7, Maidstone & District Motor Services Limited Edition Gift Set, Aldershot & District Gift Set, Limited Edition Bus Set 10, VE Day 50th Anniversary Commemorative Set, Liverpool Corporation Model Set, Limited Edition Bus Set 15A, Limited Edition Bus Set 9, Last Days Of Southdown Gift Set, Limited Edition Bus Set 4, The Tate & Lyle Story Volume 1 and The Taylor Woodrow Story Volume 4, all diecast ex, boxes vg overall and some slightly dusty

Alfred Bestall/Mary Tourtel, seven various Rupert annuals, comprising 'The New Adventures of Rupert', L, Daily Express, 1936 annual, 4to, original pictorial red cloth, first edition of the first ever Rupert annual, 'Rupert's Adventure Book', L, Daily Express, 1940, original pictorial paper covered boards, later rebacked, Rupert Annuals 1942 (rebacked cloth), 1946 & 1947, each original pictorial wraps, 'The Monster Rupert', L, Sampson Low, 1950, orig. cloth backed pictorial boards, 'More Adventures of Rupert', 1986 facsimile edition of the 1937 annual, the second Rupert annual, original cloth backed pictorial boards, wrap around band (7)

Enid Blyton, a collection of twenty Famous Five series children's novels, all published Hodder & Stoughton, all illustrated by Eileen Soper, first edition and early impression copies of all of the first eight books in the series, comprising 'Five on a Treasure Island', August 1942, 1st edition, rebound cloth gilt (cloth worn, internally leaves clean/VGC), together with two other copies of the same title, a September 1942 2nd printing, original pale blue blue cloth (cloth rubbed/worn, mottled as usual, internally no previous owner names etc, some spotting/foxing mainly FFEP), and an October 1942 3rd printing (cloth slightly rubbed/worn, slightly mottled, internally no prev. owner names etc, leaves clean/VGC); 'Five Go Adventuring Again', June 1943, 1st edition, original cloth, plus another copy of the same title, September 1948, 3rd impression, orig. cloth, d/w (neat contemporary gift inscription to FFEP, else internally clean, cloth VGC, dust wrapper VGC or better, clean and bright, minimal edgewear, 6/- price intact); 'Five Run Away Together', August 1944, 1st edition, orig. cloth (slightly bumped/worn), plus 3 other copies of the same title, being an April 1948 2nd printing and two August 1949 3rd printings, these all original cloth, all in dust wrappers; 'Five Go To Smuggler's Top', July 1945, 1st edition, original cloth, plus another July 1945 1st edition copy of the same title in original cloth, an April 1948 2nd impression copy, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (laminated), and an October 1948 3rd impression copy, original cloth, dust wrapper; 'Five Go Off in a Caravan', November 1946, 1st edition, original cloth (generally clean/VGC copy), together with a September 1948 2nd impression copy of the same title, original cloth, dust wrapper (generally VGC/VGC or better); 'Five on Kirrin Island Again', August 1947, 1st edition, original cloth; 'Five Go Off to Camp', August 1948, 1st edition, original cloth (generally VGC copy), together with April 1949 2nd printing copy of the same title, original cloth, dust wrapper (generally VGC/VGC or better), and another April 1949 2nd printing copy, original cloth, dust wrapper (d/w laminated); 'Five Get Into Trouble', October 1949, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper (d/w laminated) (20)

Conor O'Brien: 'Two Boys Go Sailing', London, J.M. Dent, 1936, 1st edition, b/w frontis + 12 b/w plates & map end papers by B. Ganly as called for, original pictorial cloth, pictorial dust wrapper (by B. Ganly, worn with some part losses). Scarce juvenile fiction title by Edward Conor Marshall O'Brien (1880-1952), Irish arsitocrat, intellectual, naval architect and ship builder, and mountaineer. He was also owner and captain of one of the first boats to sail under the tri-colour of the Irish Free State. He was the first amateur Irish sailor to sail around the world, which he did in the Saoirse, a ship he designed himself

Juvenile Science-Fiction and Fantasy, sixteen titles, including Eric Frank Russell, six 1st editions, all orig. cloth, all in dust wrappers: 'Sinister Barrier', Fantasy Press, 1948, 'Deep Space', Fantasy Press, 1954, 'Next of Kin', L, Dobson, 1959, 'Far Stars', L, Dobson, 1961 (d/w laminated), 'Dark Tides', L, Dobson, 1962 (d/w laminated) 'Somewhere a Voice', L, Dobson, 1965 (d/w laminated); Alan E. Nourse: 'The Universe Between', L, Faber, 1966, 1st edition, orig. cloth, d/w, Keith Roberts, two "Kaeti" fantasy stories, both first editions, both original cloth, both in dust wrappers: 'Kaeti on Tour', The Sirius Book Company, 1992, limited edition, number 118 of 150 special edition copies signed & numbered by the author, slipcased, with an original 2pp long typed letter signed by Roberts loosely inserted, content re his battle with MS and production of the book, dated December 1993, 'Kaeti & Company', Kerosina Books, 1986, 1st edition, one of 1,000 copies; Alan Garner: 'Boneland', L, 4th Estate, 2012, 1st edition, orig. cloth, d/w; plus 4 "Kemlo" first editions and 1 reprint, all orig. cloth, all in laminated dust wrappers, plus 1 other (16)

Edward Maitland: 'Anna Kingsford Her Life, Letters, Diary and Work', London, George Redway, 1896, 1st edition, 2 volumes, photogravure portrait frontispieces of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland as called for, "with the publishers compliments" inkstamps at head of title pages, uniform original cloth gilt. Anna Kingsford (née Bonus, 1846-1888) was a prominent English Theosophist in the 1880's, best known as the co-author with Edward Maitland of The Perfect Way. She was one of the first women to become a physician in England; mystic and poet; feminist; and avid anti-vivisectionist and vegetarian. She was a prolific writer on the esoteric and the occult, with her long-time friend and collaborator Edward Maitland. (2)

Thea von Harbou: 'Metropolis', London, Reader's Library, September 1927, 1st edition, 4th printing, 250pp, small 8vo, original publisher's burgundy cloth, gilt lettered and decorated. Verso of title page states that the first edition, first print run was 100,000 copies in February 1927, followed by three print runs of 50,000 copies each in March, May and September 1927 respectively, this being a September 1927 4th printing copy. Landmark Science-Fiction and Fantasy story set in 2026 in a technologically advanced city, sustained by the existence of an underground society of labourers. Written in conjunction with the film directed by Von Harbou's husband Fritz Lang; together with Robert Hugh Benson: 'The Necromancers', L, Hutchinson, [nd], c.1909, original cloth gilt (2)

Arthur C. Clarke: 'A Fall of Moondust', London, Gollancz, 1961, 1st edition, ex library, original cloth, dust wrapper, Jules Verne: 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea', London, Ward Lock, c.1902, 2 black & white plates by Henry Austin as called for (of Nautilus submarine and shark attacking divers), parts I & II complete, 146;185pp + [6]pp catalogue of ads at rear, original pictorial cloth gilt, Evelyn Waugh: 'Black Mischief', L, Chapman & Hall, 1932, 1st edition, original cloth gilt (worn); plus 3 other assorted first editions (6)

Ken Follett: 'The Pillars of the Earth', London, Macmillan, 1989, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper. Historical novel, the first in the author's Kingsbridge series, adapted for television, into various board games, a video game, and a musical

Hilary Mantel, a complete set of her works, 1985-2020, 15 volumes, all 1st editions, all signed/with mounted signed pieces, all original cloth, all in dust wrappers and all in collectable condition in unclipped dust wrappers, comprising the Thomas Cromwell trilogy of 'Wolf Hall', London, Fourth Estate, 2009, signed on title page, 'Bring Up the Bodies', L, Fourth Estate, 2012, signed on title page, 'The Mirror & the Light', L, Fourth Estate, 2020, limited signed edition, signed on limitation page, all fine/fine, dust wrappers with prices intact, an excellent signed first edition set of Mantel's acclaimed trilogy of historical novels charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the first two in the series having won the Booker Prize in their respective years, 'Every Day Is Mother's Day', L, Chatto & Windus/The Hogarth Press, 1985, 1st edition, signed bookplate mounted on half title, 'Vacant Possession', L, Chatto & Windus, 1986, signed on title page, 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street', L, Viking, 1988, signed on title page, L, Viking, 1989, signed bookplate mounted on title page, 'A Place of Greater Safety', L, Viking, 1992, signed on title page, 'A Change of Climate', L, Viking, 1994, signed on title page, 'An Experiment in Love', L, Viking, 1995, signed & dated 2 March 1995 on title page, 'The Giant, O'Brien', L, Fourth Estate, 1998, signed on title page, 'Giving Up the Ghost', L, Fourth Estate, 2003, signed piece mounted on title page, 'Beyond Black', L, Fourth Estate, 2005, signed on title page, 'The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher and Other Stories', L, Fourth Estate, 2014, 1st edition, signed on title page, 'Mantel Pieces', L, Fourth Estate, 2020, limited signed edition, signed on limitation page. An excellent complete set of signed first editions of Dame Hilary Mantel's works, one of Britain's greatest contemporary novelists (15)

James Lees-Milne, 5 titles, all first editions, all original cloth, all in dust wrappers: 'Ancestral Voices', London, Chattow & Windus, 1975, 'Ancient as the Hills Diaries 1973-1974', L, John Murray, 1997, 'Through Wood and Dale Diaries 1975-1978', L, Murray, 1998, 'Beneath a Waning Moon Diaries 1985-1987', L, Murray, 2003, 'The Milk of Paradise Diaries 1993-1997', L, Murray, 2005, together with Stuart N. Clarke (ed.): 'The Essays of Virginia Woolf. Volume 6: 1933 to 1941', L, Hogarth Press, 2011, 3rd impression, orig. cloth, d/w, Philip Larkin: 'Letters to Monica', L, Faber, 2010, 3rd impression, orig. cloth, d/w, 'A Constant Heart - The War Diaries of Maud Russell', edited Emily Russell, L, Dovecote Press, 2017, 1st edition, orig. cloth, d/w (8)

A collection of 41 assorted mid 20th Century novels, all original cloth, all but one in dust wrappers, some former copies of David Higham (1895-1978), literary agent, with his ownership signatures on FFEP, including Hugh McGraw: 'The White Cat', L, Arthur Barker, 1950, 1st edition, pencil ownership sig. David Higham FFEP (d/w worn), Ralph Arnold, 2 titles: 'Fish and Company', 1951, 1st edition, orig. cloth, d/w, 'Skeletons and Cupboards', 1952, 1st edition, orig. cloth, Josephine Tey: 'To Love and Be Wise', L, Peter Davies, 1953 reprint, orig. cloth, d/w, Angus Wilson: 'The Wrong Set', 1949, 1st, orig. cloth, d/w, Edward Atiyah, 2 titles: 'Donkey from the Mountains', L, Hale, 1961, 1st Uk edition, 'The Eagle Flies from England;, L, Hale, 1960, 1st Uk edition, "David Higham's File Copy" stated in pencil on FFEP, both original cloth, both in pictorial dust wrappers by Val Biro, Bruce Marshall, 10 first editions in dust wrappers, including 'The Red Danube', Constable, 1947, 'The Fair Bride', Constable, 1953, 'Girl in May', Constable, 1956, etc, William Mayne, 10 first editions in dust wrappers, including 'On the Stepping Stones', 1963, 'Plot Night, 1963, 'The Member for the Marsh', 1956, 'The Changeling', 1961, etc, plus others Nigel Balchin (2), Noel Langley (2), Constantine Fitz Gibbon (3), Harold Acton, Jonathan Burke etc (41)

Alexander Trocchi: 'Cain's Book', London, John Calder, 1963, 1st UK edition, signed and inscribed on FFEP, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (25s price intact). Controversial novel about heroin addiction by the Scottish beat writer Alexander Trocchi. A roman à clef, it details the life of Joe Necchi, a heroin addict and writer, who is living and working on a scow (cargo boat) on the Hudson River in New York. The book alternates between Necchi/Trocchi's attempts to score and flashbacks to his experiences as a child in Glasgow, and later as a young man in London and Paris. It is also an account of what it means to be a junky and an outsider from society. It describes with an eye for detail the rituals of heroin, the cooking up and the search for a suitable vein, in a visceral way that surpasses even William Burroughs. In April 1964 the UK edition went to trial for obscenity, with six defense witnesses testifying to its literary value. The case is notable in that the court's judgement was the first in the UK to condemn a book for obscenity not for sexual content but for "the lifestyle it advocated." In response to the unfavorable verdict Trocchi held a public burning of his book, with fireworks. In the 1950's Trocchi was a prominent member of the avant garde Paris literary scene, establishing the influential and now highly collectible Merlin magazine, which ran for five years and 11 issues, publishing many of the last great names of Modernism. 'Cain's Book' was his last great work, after which Trocchi lost his powers of productivity and lived the life of a refractory addict. John Calder, the publisher of Cain's Book wrote, "he is … a lost writer … lost because of heroin. I've known many drug addicts, [and] I've known nobody who was able to cope with it as well as Trocchi, but it killed his talent..."

Anthony Burgess: 'Time for a Tiger', London, William Heinemann, 1956, 1st edition, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper. The author's first novel, set in British Malaysia; together with ten assorted novels, all first editions, all original cloth, all in dust wrappers, including John le Carré: 'The Russia House', London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1989; Evelyn Waugh: 'The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy', L, Chapman & Hall, [1948]; Ian McEwan: 'Atonement', L, Jonathan Cape, 2001; Mario Vargas Llosa: 'The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta', L, Faber & Faber, 1986; William Trevor, 2 titles: 'Elizabeth Alone', L, Bodley Head, 1973, 'Felicia's Journey', L, Viking, 1994; plus 4 others (11)

Laurie Lee, the autobiographical trilogy: 'Cider With Rosie', London, The Hogarth Press, 1959, 1st edition, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (by John Ward, 18s price intact), 'As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning', London, Andre Deutsch, 1969, 1st edition, signed on half title, original cloth, dust wrapper (30s/£1.50 price intact), 'A Moment of War', London, Viking, 1991, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper (£14.99/C$24.99). An excellent first edition set of Laurie Lee's autobiographical trilogy, his most significant literary contribution (3)

Modern fiction, six titles, all first editions, all original cloth, all in dust wrappers, including Kurt Vonnegut Jr: 'Breakfast of Champions', London, Jonathan Cape, 1973, 1st UK edition, Ian McEwan: 'First Love, Last Rites', L, Cape, 1975, 1st edition, Barbara Pym: 'The Sweet Dove Died', L, Macmillan, 1978, 1st edition, plus others Angela Carter, Graham Swift & Leonard Cohen (6)