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Lot 203

Du Maurier (George) The Martian, first English edition, half-title, frontispiece and illustrations, occasional light finger soiling, edges uncut, 1898 § Fitzgerald (Edward) Letters, 2 vol., half-titles, frontispieces, covers variously sunned, 1901 § Harris (Frank) Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions, half-title, frontispieces, covers slightly mottled by damp, 1918, all in original cloth, the first pictorial, generally a little bumped or rubbed at extremities; and a quantity of others literature, fiction and non-fiction, all in cloth, v.s. (c.75) 

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Lot 102

de Linda (Lucas) Orbis lumen et atlantis iuga tecta retecta: Das ist newe außführliche Entdeck und Beschreibung der gantzen Welt, first German edition, engraved frontispiece, slightly trimmed, a few pencil or crayon marks to preliminaries, light damp-staining, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, title in manuscript on spine, lightly marked and rubbed, 8vo, Frankfurt, Serlin & Fickwirth, 1656.

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Lot 177

Woman writer.- Juvenile.- Hofland (Barbara) The History of an officer's widow and her young family, pp.27/28 lower corner torn with loss of text, final 4ff. detached, some spotting and staining, lightly browned throughout, disbound, 12mo, Philadelphia, Printed and published by M. Carey, No.121 Chestnut Street, 1815.   *** Unrecorded edition. One of the earliest American editions of the author's first book (possibly the earliest). We find a shorter New York edition in the same year, published by W.G. Gilley (162pp. compared to our 216pp.). 

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Lot 59

Lonsdale Library.- Angling.- Taverner (Eric) and others. Salmon Fishing, Lonsdale Library vol. 10, first edition, one of 275 de luxe copies signed by the principle author and with a collection of actual flies, this copy numbered "0.0", title in blue and black, tipped-in frontispiece and plates, illustrations, 2 double-page maps, 7 dressed Salmon-flies in sunken mount behind plastic at rear, with captioned tissue guard, bookplate, fore-edge toned, some light spotting to fore-edge and first and last few leaves, mount starting to working loose at fore-edge and spotted and toned, original morocco, upper cover with central gilt crest, few small chips to spine head, some wear to joints, light rubbing to corners, upper joint starting at head, t.e.g., others uncut, 1931; and 3 copies of Trout Fishing from All Angles (Lonsdale Library vol. 2), each one of 375 de luxe signed copies, large 8vo (4)

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Lot 236

Lewitt-Him The Football's Revolt, first edition, colour illustrations, foxing, original pictorial boards, a little rubebd and foxed, Country Life, 1939; Blue Peter, first edition, illustrations, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, dust-jacket with long clean tear, 1943; Five Silly Cats, first edition, illustrations, original pictorial boards, slightly rubbed, extremities chipped, [1944] § Ross (Diana) The Little Red Engine Gets a Name, first edition, illustrations by Lewitt-Him, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, [1942], 4to and oblong 4to (4)

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Lot 221

Cornford (Frances) Poems, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "to Jean Michael from Frances Cornford May 1910" with another inscription in a different hand both on front free endpaper, original photograph loosely inserted, endpapers a little toned, original boards, 4to, 1910.

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Lot 228

Waugh (Evelyn) Black Mischief, first edition, light strip of toning on front free endpapers, original cloth, excellent, dust-jacket, light fraying and rubbing to extremities, overall an excellent copy, 8vo, 1932.

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Lot 140

[Ward (Edward)] The Delights of the Bottle: Or, the Compleat Vintner. With the Humours of Bubble Upstarts. Stingy Wranglers. Dinner Spungers...A Merry Poem. To which is added, A South-Sea Song upon the late Bubbles, first edition, lacking frontispiece, book-labels of Charles Whibley and J.O. Edwards to inside upper wrapper, F1 short tear to head without loss, G2-3 working loose, trimmed at head, affecting pagination and first line of text to final f., stab-holes to gutter, spotting, lightly browned, later wrappers, ink inscriptions and small sticker to upper wrapper, wear to spine, upper joint split at foot, [Foxon W58], W. Downing, 1720 § Paradox (A) Against Liberty. Written by the Lords During their Imprisonment In the Tower. A Poem, title fore-edge trimmed, small stab-holes to gutter, disbound, 1679 § [Plaxton (William), attributed to] The Yorkshire-Racers, A Poem, publisher's catalogue to verso of final f., very light browning, disbound, Printed for the Use of all Sorts of Jockeys, whether North, South, East or West, [1709]; and others, 18th century poetry, a few defective, most disbound, v.s. (c.30)   *** The first mentioned the variant with imprint of W. Downing rather than Sam. Briscoe.

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Lot 86

Mawe (John) Familiar Lessons in Mineralogy and Geology, first edition, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, 2 engraved plates, one folding, errata f. at end, small stain to upper margin of a few ff., contemporary half calf, spine gilt, rubbed, [Abbey, Life, 446], large 12mo, Printed for, and sold by, the Author, 1819. *** A very good copy of a surprisingly rare book in commerce.

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Lot 15

Europe.- Williams (Charles) The Alps, Switzerland, and the North of Italy, first edition, map frontispiece, wood-engraved title-vignette and numerous illustrations throughout, advertisement leaf at end, occasional light spotting, original cloth, gilt, g.e., a very good copy, 8vo, 1854.

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Lot 43

Spain.- Talbot Dillon (John) Travels through Spain, with a view to illustrate the Natural History and Physical Geography of that Kingdom, first edition, engraved frontispiece, small loss to bottom edge neatly restored, engraved dedication ff., 5 engraved plates only (of 6), 1 folding, short splits to foldline with neat old repairs verso, lacking map, one or two neat marginal manuscript notes, 3B4 with short marginal tear and neat old repair, ex-Birmingham Library with usual label and ink-stamps, spotting and staining, later cloth, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 4to, 1780.

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Lot 144

Logic.- Education.- Bentham (Edward) Reflections upon the nature and usefulness of logick as it has been commonly taught in the schools, first edition, occasional spotting, lightly browned, disbound, 8vo, Oxford, Printed at the Theatre; and sold by Mary Fletcher Bookseller in Oxford, 1740.   *** Rare in commerce. Bentham (1707-1776) was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford.  Provenance: Rev. ?M. Daunt (contemporary ink inscription to final verso). 

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Lot 237

Milne (A.A.) Now We are Six, first edition, half-title and verso of final leaf browned, spine slightly faded, 1927; The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, some foxing and soiling, pp.49/50 large tear, other marginal tears, covers soiled and faded, 1928, both in original pictorial cloth, gilt; and 2 others by the same, later editions of the Pooh books in nice condition, 8vo (4)

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Lot 164

[Percy (Thomas)] Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles to vol. 2 & 3 (as called for), vol. 1 with initial blank B1, engraved frontispiece, vol. 2 with engraved plate of music bound after C4, vol. 3 with errata and advertisement leaves at end, engraved title-vignettes and head and tail-pieces, morocco book-label of Estelle Doheny, book-label of J.O. Edwards, vol. 1 B2 & I4 with tear into text without loss, vol. 2 R2&3 with short marginal tear, occasional light soiling, light foxing, uncut in contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, red morocco label to spines, vol. 1 rebacked in modern calf preserving original label, some wear to extremities, rubbed, vol. 1 with new endpapers, housed in a cloth drop-back box, [Rothschild 1521], for J. Dodsley, 1765; and others 18th century, including the Thomas Morell edited Canterbury Tales (1737), 8vo (10)

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Lot 223

Lawrence (T.E.).- Knightley (Phillip) and Colin Simpson. The Secret Lives of Lawrence of Arabia, first edition, signed by Phillip Knightley, Tom Beaumont "T.E.L. Gunner", Arabella Rivington, Henry Williamson ("T.E. was/is the finest man I've known") and Dr. Lilith Friedman, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, some light toning, slight creasing to spine tips, 1969; and 2 uncorrected proofs of the same, 8vo (3) *** The most popular biography of Lawrence, signed by several figures who helped contribute or knew Lawrence personally. 

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Lot 133

Marvell (Andrew) and others. Collection of Poems on Affairs of State, [part 1 only], first edition with Dryden's name spelt 'Driden' on title, later pencil notes to inside upper wrapper, a few ink inscriptions and pencil annotations to title, trimmed at head, affecting pagination and first line of text to A4, scattered spotting, light browning, heavier to title and verso of final f., stitched into early paper wrappers, ink inscription to head of upper wrapper, repairs to spine, lightly soiled, housed in a custom cloth folder, [Wing C5176A], 1689; Poems on Affairs of State: From The Time of Oliver Cromwell, to the Abdication of K. James the Second, 2 parts in 1, duplicate R1-4 (Addenda) misbound within preliminaries, book-label of J.O. Edwards, Q8 small rust-hole to lower margin, some very light browning, damp-staining, contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered, 1697; and other collections of 'Poems on Affairs of State', a few duplicates, small 4to & 8vo (11)   *** The first mentioned the first part only, with at least two additional parts published in the same year.

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Lot 68

Birds.- Crawshay (Richard) The Birds of Tierra del Fuego, first edition, one of 300 copies, this copy unnumbered, wood-engraved dedication, 21 hand-coloured lithographed plates of birds, 23 photogravure views, colour map at end, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, spine gilt but very lightly sunned, a few small stains along joints, rubbing to spine and corners, t.e.g., [Nissen IVB 212; Wood, p.305; Zimmer, p.151], 4to, Bernard Quaritch, 1907.

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Lot 30

A FIRST EDITION HARDY "GOLDEN PRINCE" SALMON 11/12serial 314, in its original leather zipped reel case; together with a "Serpent" 4" of Farlow's London reel in a Hardy Bros leather zipped reel pouch (2)

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Lot 103

ZANE GREY: "TALES OF THE ANGLER'S ELDORADO: NEW ZEALAND"first edition, published in 1926

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Lot 76

A PLASTER, LEAD, AND ETCHED BRASS ARCHITECTURAL MODEL OF HOUGHTON HALL, NORFOLK BY TIMOTHY RICHARDS, 2018 In original blue card fitted box Limited edition 281 of 300 24cm high, 37cm wide, 19cm deepProvenance: This limited edition run was commissioned by David, 7th Marquess of Cholomondeley, and is no. 281 of 300.Houghton Hall, Norfolk, designed by Colen Campbell, was built for Britain's first Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole in 1722. (This lot is offered without reserve)Please note: the description of this lot has been partially updated to read 'Limited edition 281 of 300' and not as previously catalogued. Condition Report: Some surface dirt and rubbing to edges and extremities- one vane with glue repair- reverse with surface dirt. It comes with original blue card fitted box. The description of this lot has been partially updated to read 'Limited edition 281 of 300' and not as previously catalogued. Condition Report Disclaimer

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Lot 327

Literature, various. RUSKIN (J) Unto This Last, four essays on the first principles of Political Economy, 1862, 12mo, original green cloth; PORTER (Rev. J L) The Giant Cities of Bashan and Syria's Holy Places, 1870, 8vo, cloth; CRABBE (G) Tales, 1st edition, 1812, 8vo, diced calf; GOSSE (P H) The Aquarium, 1854, plates, binding worn; WICKS (M) Organ Building for Amateurs, 2nd edition, no date, folding plates, pictorial cloth; others - mainly 19th century works including prize bindings, history and natural history; also, GASCOYNE (David) A Short Survey of Surrealism, 1st edition 1935, 8vo, in damaged dust jacket (45)

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Lot 110

BLOME (Richard) The Gentleman's Recreations, in Three Parts, 2nd edition corrected, 1710, folio, engraved title (trimmed and mounted), 79 (of 80) plates, including few double sided or folding, 8 or 9 trimmed and laid down, first leaves with slight worming at head affecting first 270pp. (but most with just one or two single holes to headlines), occasional stains, edge tears and creases, general age toning to text, repaired worn calf, later endpapers

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Lot 506

FLEMING (Ian) Casino Royale, 1st edition, 2nd impression, London: Jonathan Cape, 1953, ownership name to first free end paper, very slight spotting to edges just into outer border of a few leaves, one slight nick with crease into one leaf fore-edge, original black cloth, binding tight, lettered and decorated in red, dust jacket unclipped, with slightly chipped spine ends, 2 or 3 small tears into top edge of front panel, rear panel slightly nicked and browned along top edge, front turn in with slight nibbling at top, rear panel lightly dust toned, corners a little rubbedPlease see further images

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Lot 220

Cookery, a collection of works, mainly 19th century in varying condition, including: HENDERSON (W A) The Housekeeper's Instructor, 5th edition, no date, calf, repaired; The Complete Confectioner, 2nd edition 1790, 12mo, binding detached; SOYER (A) The Modern Housewife or Menagere, 18th thousand, 1850, 8vo, cloth; others by Raffald, Farley etc. All in varying used condition, some incomplete, damaged and/or modern rebound. Sold not subject to returnJohn Murrell 1630;There does not appear to be a title page for the book named 'The First Book of Cookery' and there is no missing pages up until the end of the second book of cookery. Then begins 2 introductory pages for 'A new book of Carving and Sewing' followed by it's title page, however this book is omitted.The first page of the book is missing its edge and the second page has a tear to the top corner. 5-7 are missing their bottom corners. Pages marked 41, 71 and 113 have been folded in the top corners.There are several marks throughout the book, a page which has been written on, two pages with burn pages and two pages with what appears to be worm holes. The book has also been rebound with a later likely 19th century binding. Please see photos for further detail. Sold as seen.London Art of Cookery John Farley 11th Edition 1807 printed by F. Bryer Blackfriars, rebound with staining throughoutThe Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy by A Lady 1778, printed for W. Strahan et al rebound, significant surface dirt to front pageThe Experienced English Housekeeper 1776 by Elizabeth Raffald 5th Edition printed by R. Baldwin, rebound.The Housekeeper's Instructor or Universal Cook, by W A Henderson, 5th Edition printed by W. and J. Stratford London ND black leather binding "" 5th edition with tree calf binding, re backed and re cased.Beeton's book of Household Management Vol 1, S O Beeton, Bouvary Street, London, Edited by Mrs Isabella Beeton, (split from seam)The Handbook of Dining or Corpulency and Leaness Scientifically Considered by Brillat-Savarin translated by F L Simpson, 3rd Edition, Printed by Spottiswoode and Co 1865, cloth boundMrs Beeton 's Cookery Book New and Revised edtion Ward, Lock and Co Ltd London and Melbourne, cloth bound (poor condition)The Modern Housewife or Menagere by Alexis Soyer, published Simpkin, Marshall and Co, Pall Mall, 1850 green cloth bound A la Mode Cookery by Mrs de Salis, published by Longmans Green and Co 1902, red cloth boundA new System of Domestic Cookery by A Lady published by J. Murray 1806 marbled boards with cloth spine (Maria E Rindle)The Handbook of Dining by Leonard Francis Simpson, published by Longmans and Roberts 1859 Gild stamped boards with textured coverThe Compleat Housewife or Accomplished Gentlewoman's Companion by E. Smith 14th Edition, 1750 printed for R. Ware et all Marbled and leather spine, rebound.Experienced English Housekeeper by Elizabeth Raffald 4th Edition, published by R.Baldwin 1775 marbled and leather bindingMrs Beeton Family Cookery New Edition, Ward Lock navy cloth boundHandbook of Gastronomy by Brillat-Savarin, translated by A. Lalauze, London J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 1884, cloth boundA New system of Domestic Cookery by A Lady printed by William Clowes, 1831 marbled boards with green leatherThe Modern Cook (missing title page) Francatelli 1853 marbled boards and leather spine (broken)The First Book of Cookery 1630 John Murrel ND Missing title page, leather bound (rebound - see above)The Complete Confectioner (both boards loose but present) by A Person 1740 (possibly Frederick Nutt) leather boundSoft back notebook - Early 20th century, dated 1917, hand written recipies and also cuttings, some pages loose (poor condition)Slim marbled notebook - inscribed pen and ink to the inside Ann S Hakiston (?) 1853 the blue pages glued with cuttings and hand written recipiesNotebook - inscribed to the front "Receipts for cooking and Medicines" dated to the interior 1831 and variously inscribed. Contains hand written recipies and remediesLargest Notebook - with loose recipies in various hands, also letters, loose printed recipies, aso inscribed on the pages Not dated. Marbled boards and leather spine and corners. 

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Lot 115

PERRY Perry (Capt. John) An Account of the Stopping of Daggenham Breach: with the Accidents that have attended the same from the first undertaking, 1st edition, London: Benj. Tooke, 1721, 8vo, armorial bookplate of Lord Walpole of Woolterton, title stamped 'L. Walpole' at foot, errata slip pasted to verso, folding engraved plan by H.Moll, tipped in added folding leaf at end 'Dagenham Lake Subscription Waters ... Rules & Regulations.. 1849', worn calf, upper joint split

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Lot 120

HAUKSBEE (Francis) Physico-Mechanical Experiments on Various Subjects. Containing an Account of several Surprizing Phenomena touching Light and Electricity. London: R. Brugis for the Author, 1709, small 4to, first edition, 194pp., with 8 engraved plates (7 folding), some slight age toning and staining, contemporary panel calf, joints cracked, Earl of Galloway armorial bookplate pasted overleaf of title.*Hauksbee was the first to demonstrate optical effects produced by the passage of electricity through rarified air and influenced the work of Gray, Dufay and Franklin; (Norman). Duveen, pp. 281-82.

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Lot 446

Children's illustrated. POTTER (Beatrix) The Tale of Little Pig Robinson, 1st edition F. Warne & Co Ltd 1930, 6 colour plates, head of cloth spine slightly faded, dust jacket with losses; HOFFMANN (H) The English Struwwelpeter, 24th edition, no date, William Tegg publisher slip pasted to front board, lacks first blank, worn boards; two other copies - one (24pp.) in plain cloth boards, the other a later copy by Routledge; LUCAS (E V) Swollen-Headed William (after the German), Methuen & Co, 3rd edition 1914, pictorial boards; STURGES (F) Dowsha the Story of a Donkey, illustrated by K F Barker, 1935, dust jacket; KINGSLEY (C) The Water Babies, illustrated by J Willcox Smith, publ. Boots, cloth gilt; STRANG (W) & J B CLARK. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, 1895, 8vo, original cloth; 8 others, mainly pictorial board covers (16)

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Lot 108

DRYDEN (John) The Comedies, Tragedies and Operas, 2 vols. 1701, tall folio, 1st collected edition, vol. I title and first leaf cut down and mounted, this a wide margined copy, without frontispiece, slight worming to margin of vol. II, contemporary calf (cracked)

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Lot 93

BOYLE (Robert) A Continuation of New Experiments Physico-Mechanical.Oxford: Henry Hall for Richard Davis 1669, small 4to, first edition, 8 engraved plates, 198pp., with longitudinal title leaf at end, some age toning, name of 'Harold Evan. Matthews 1896' to head of title.This book contains the famous image (plate V) illustrating Boyle's experiment drawing water with his pump up to the top of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford.

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Lot 260

DODGSON (Charles Luttwidge, "Lewis Carroll") Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 2nd (first published) edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1866, 8vo, half title, illustrations by John Tenniel, with the inverted 'S' in the last line of the Contents page and p.30 correctly numbered, some general age toning and marginal staining, small tear to fore edge of 1st three leaves, recased in fine full brown morocco gilt signed ‘C E G’ [Captain C E Gladstone RN, d.1919], to inside front board, all edges gilt

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Lot 491

WOOLF (Virginia) Orlando: A Biography, first English edition, Hogarth Press 1928, 8vo, frontis and 7 plates, some foxing, original cloth, faded spine; Between the Acts, 3rd impression 1941, owner's name, original cloth; WOOLF (L) Autobiography, 5 vols., 1967-69, 8vo, mixed impressions, some light foxing and dust staining, dust jackets; FORSTER (E M) Maurice, 1st edition 1971, dust jacket; SETH (V) Th Golden Gate, 1st edition 1986, dust jacket; MORRIS (Jan) Conundrum, 1st edition 1974, 8vo, cloth in dust jacket, slightly sunned and dusty; WELLS (H G) Tono Bungay, 1st edition Macmillan 1909, cloth; with 2 works by Ted Hughes (early reprints), Crow and Wodwo; Trilby by Du Maurier, 1895, worn (13)

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Lot 316

Fore edge paintings. RITSON (Joseph) Fairy Tales, Now First Collected, London 1831, 8vo, 1st edition, full calf by Wickwar, fore edge with a fairy tale woodland scene; GASKELL (E) Cranford, 1918, small 8vo, illustrated by Thomson, full red morocco gilt, fore edge with a coaching scene (20

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Lot 479

BANNERMAN (David A) The Birds of the British Isles, first edition, 1953-63, 12 vols., colour plates by G E Lodge, dust jackets (12)

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Lot 458

CHURCHILL (Sir Winston S) The Second World War, 1st edition, 6 vols., 1948-54, 8vo, vol. I inscribed in ink by the author and dated 1955 to half title, some wear and tear to dust jackets; with accompanying letter signed in ink from Clementine Churchill to Mrs Griffith acknowledging the request for his signature, in the original '10 Downing Street' envelope, with her compliments slip, also a copy letter to Lady Churchill explaining the family connection to her mother and requesting the autograph no ownership inscriptions. all first editions. Jackets a little sunned and frayed at edges; vol. I jacket torn. Cloth boards mostly good, with some minor marking.See photos.

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Lot 150

BEDDOES (Thomas) Hygeia: or Essays Moral and Medical on the Causes Affecting the Personal State of Our Middling and Affluent Classes, 3 vols., first edition, Bristol 1802-03, 8vo, some light staining and toning, vol. II lacks 8pp. index at end, otherwise complete, worn half calf; [POTE (Joseph)] The History and Antiquities of Windsor Castle, Eton: Joseph Pote, 1749, 4to, engraved portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, engraved plates and plans including folding, some age toning and spotting, contemporary mottled calf, worn calf, rebacked (4)

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Lot 290

LOUDON (Jane Webb) British Wild Flowers, 2nd edition, no date [circa 1855], 4to, 60 hand-coloured lithographed botanical plates, slight spotting mainly to first and last text leaves, plates generally good, half title, later 20th century blue morocco gilt

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Lot 434

BULL (Rene; illustrator) Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Hodder and Stoughton, 4to, no date [1913], 1st trade edition, 10 tipped in colour plates, original cloth, endpapers browned, 1st and last leaves slightly spotted, tear without loss to a latter text leaf, front hinge cracked, spine slightly faded; GOLLANCZ (Israel; Editor) A Book of Homage to Shakespeare 1916, OUP, 4to, edition of 1250 copies, slight spotting to very first leaves, cloth, spine head nicked; LAWRENCE (T E) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, 1st trade edition 1935, cloth (3)

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Lot 250

Wildfowling. PATTERSON (A H) Wild-Fowlers and Poachers, 1st edition 1929, 8vo, illustrated, modern morocco backed cloth; FOLKARD (H C) The Wild Fowler, 4th edition, no date, engraved title, frontis and plates, original cloth gilt; CHAPMAN (A) First Lessons in the Art of Wildfowling, 1896, 8vo, folding frontis, plates, slight spotting, original cloth; SHARP (Henry) Practical Wildfowling, no date, circa 1895, 8vo, illustrated, text a little browned, original cloth gilt; [CLEMENTS (Lewis)] "Wildfowler of 'The Field'". Modern Wildfowling, London: Horace Cox 1880, 8vo, folding plates, original cloth gilt; EVERITT (N) Broadland Sport, 1902, 8vo, illustrated, original cloth gilt (6)

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Lot 114

'A. S.' [ANON]. The Gentleman’s compleat Jockey, with the perfect Horse-Man and Experienc’d Farrier, London 1738, 12mo, edition not stated, rather age worn and stained, title fore-edge cropped, owner's name and book label, calf, rebacked; PARSONS (W) Chronological Tables of Europe.. to ye Year 1694, oblong 12mo, 4th impression, additional engraved title and 2 further prelim leaves, 18pp., both paste downs with further tables, worn panel calfGentleman's Compleat JockeyBookplate John and Rosemary Duckett and inscribed in biro on the first free end paper "Johnny Duckett/King's College/Cambridge"141, 142,143,144 missing145 to 159 end completeTable of contents complete

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Lot 287

WILDE (Oscar) The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1st edition in book form, Ward Lock & Co., [1891], 8vo, first issue with misprint 'nd' for 'and' on line 23, page 208, 2 previous owner's names on the 1st free endpaper, half title present, publisher's 8pp. catalogue at end, sewing weak, inner hinge near split before p.1, untrimmed in publisher's parchment-backed boards designed by Charles Ricketts, spine cover 'peeled' with partial imprint left at foot of spine, chipped at head

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Lot 121

GUNTHER (R), EARLY BRITISH BOTANISTS AND THEIR GARDENS, first edition, with plates and other illustrations, white buckram, Oxford University Press, 1922, with a note from the author loosely inserted which reads ‘Dear Madam, I have recently been attached to Buriton (?) again. The enclosed will tell you why. If you will accept it, I will be honoured for there are not more than 49 other copies in the world. Yours v. truly, R. T. Gunther’; THE GREEK HERBAL OF DISCORDIES, Oxford University Press, 1934, both are believed to be limited to 50 copies (2)

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Lot 408

KURT VONNEGUT; a collection of first edition books, paper backs and other editions, to include, GALAPAGOS, signed limited edition, Signed First Edition Society; SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE OR THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE, first UK edition, Seymour Lawrence / Delacorte Press, 1969; GOD BLESS YOU MR ROSE-WATER OR PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, Jonathan Cape, 1965; SLAPSTICK, Delacorte Press, 1976 (34)Condition Report: The jacket with general edge wear, sun fading to the spine, some creasing to the edges of the fold overs. Green cloth bright with light shelf rubbing to the top and the bottom. Front end paper with pencil book sellers’ notes. Page block slight dusty / dirty. Pages perhaps with very slight toning. This is a first English edition. Extra images have been uploaded. 

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Lot 79

MEINERTZHAGEN (COL. R), BIRDS OF ARABIA, first edition, colour plates and other illustrations, paste down picture of ‘R.M. in Nairobi 1915’ to the back of the title page, map loosely inserted at back, ¾ red leather with cloth boards, Oliver and Boyd, 1954 (1).

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Lot 9

ALBIN (E), A NATURAL HISTORY OF ENGLISH INSECTS, first edition, complete with 100 hand coloured engraved plates and text pages, list of subscribers, London, William and John Innys, 1720 (1).Condition Report: Binding defective and boards detached. Old ink names to the top of title and other ink and pencil names and notes to the front blanks. Page corners rounded. Pages with expected age toning and offsetting. Title page and gathering with list of subscribers detached from binding.

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Lot 133

TUBBS (C), THE NEW NATURALIST, THE NEW FOREST, first edition, unclipped d.j., Collins, 1986, (1).Condition Report: Jacket generally bright. A few slight marks here and there, odd fox spotting, and the spine with a little sun fading. Slight rubbing to the edges of the jacket but overall ok. Green cloth clean and bright with gentle knocks to thee of the corners. Pencil book dealer notes to the front free end paper. Front and back pages with minor edge toning to the pages. Back blank with a couple of small marks, nothing serious. Internally generally ok. Jacket not price clipped.

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Lot 190

CARTER (H), THE TOMB OF TUT ANKA AMEN, Vol I only, pictorial cloth, Cassell and Company, 1923; SHACKLETON (E), THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC, Vol I only, Heinemann, 1909; HUNT (J), THE ASCENT OF EVEREST, Hodder & Stoughton, 1953; MURRAY (W), THE STORY OF EVEREST 1921-1952, 2nd, 1953; HATHERTON (T), edit, ANTARCTICA, ex-public library, profusely stamped, 1965, (5).Condition Report: CARTER (H), THE TOMB OF TUT ANKA AMEN appears to be a first edition. There is no reprint information on the back of the title page. Please see additional images.Ex-Library / public library / university library books will have ink stamps, labels or residues of library labels to the pages inside and / or spines.

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Lot 132

CHAPMAN (P), THE NEW NATURALIST, CAVES AND CAVE LIFE, first edition, unclipped d.j., Collins, 1993, (1). Condition Report: Spine of jacket with some fading.

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Lot 420

PRATCHETT (T), WYRD SISTERS, first edition, unclipped d.j., green cloth, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1988; MOVING PICTURES, first edition, 1990, (2).

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Lot 396

FLEMING (I), CASINO ROYALE, first edition, with unique three colour leather binding by Cadwaladr-Jones, the front and back boards designed as the Ace of Spades and the Ace of Clubs, spine with title in red, all edges black, black and red end papers, Jonathan Cape, 1953, with slip case (1). Condition Report: Some light foxing to the front two blanks and back page 218 with a couple of slight marks at edge. Pages with expected light age toning, some minor foxing here and there. Overall, internally generally ok, tightly bound. Leather binding with a couple of very slight marks / scuffs but generally good. A lovely copy in a unique binding.The page block appears clear from any stamps on all three sides. The page numbering ends at 218 with one blank page following. No library stamps internally.   

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Lot 421

TERRY PRATCHETT; a collection of Discworld and other novels, to include, JINGO, first edition, Gollancz, 1997; FEET OF CLAY, 1996; THE LAST CONTINENT, Doubleday, 1998; THE FITH ELEPHANT, 1999; THE WITCHES TRILOGY, signed by Pratchett, 1994 (23).

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Lot 410

DONLEAVY (J.P.), THE GINGER MAN, first edition, 8vo, green paperback, Olympia Press, 1955, book No 7 in the Traveller’s Companion Series (1)Condition Report: A good copy with minimal edge wear, some creasing to the spine, light foxing to edges of pages when closed but internally generally clean.

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Lot 411

DONLEAVY (J.P.), THE GINGER MAN, first British edition, turquoise cloth, un-clipped d.j., London, Neville Spearman, 1956 (1).Condition Report: Jacket with general edge wear and two slight tears to top edge, a little grubby along folds and to the back, spine perhaps slightly faded. Cloth generally bright just slightly grubby to bottom edge. Book with a slight lean. Internally clean.

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Lot 413

JAMES PATRICK DONLEAVY, a collection of first editions and other books to include, MEET MY MAKER THE MAD MOLECULE, The Bodley Head, 1965; THE SADDEST SUMMER OF SAMUEL S, London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1966; THE BEASTLY BEATITUDES OF BALTHAZAR B, Seymour Lawrence Book, 1968; THE BEASTLY BEATITUDES OF BALTHAZAR B, London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1969; THE ONION EATERS, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1971; A FAIRY TALE OF NEW YORK, Delacorte Press, 1973; LEILA, signed edition, The Franklin Library, 1983 (28)

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Lot 293

SEARLE (R), SLIGHTLY FOXED – BUT STILL DESIRABLE, limited edition, No 74/150, signed by the author, blue leather with gilt lettering, Souvenir Press, 1989, (1).Condition Report: All four corners of the book are slightly knocked and rubbed. Light foxing mark to first illustration page and to the side of the title page – not immediately noticeable. Foxing mark to the edges of the pages when closed. Very slight knock to tips of top corner of some of the initial pages – not serious.

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Lot 397

THOMAS (D), A PROSPECT OF THE SEA AND OTHER STORIES AND PROSE WRITING, edited by Daniel Jones, with unique leather binding by Cadwaladr-Jones, the wrap around binding inlaid with various coloured leathers and depicting the sea and a tower, a male figure, a female nude, the sun, a pair of scissors and a red door, all edges blued and decorated with birds, portrait frontis of Dylan, Caitlin and Aeron, coloured end papers, London, Dent & Sons, 1955, with slip case (1).Condition Report: Binding in good condition, expected light creases to leather down the sides of the spine from opening the book. Ends page 136, the original end papers replaced by pale blue examples. The page block is blued and decorated with birds. A few minor foxing spots to the top of the front and back of the title page, one fox spot to the half title, etc, but overall a good copy. Appears to be a first edition, no other editions or printing mentioned on the title / reverse of the title.

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Lot 401

THOMAS (D), ME AND MY BIKE, first edition, No 211/500, clipped d.j, yellow cloth, Triton Book, 1965; BURNS (R), CERI RICHARDS AND DYLAN THOMAS, KEYS TO TRANSFORMATION, signed by Richard Burns, The Enitharmon Press, 1981; MANNING (H), DYLAN THOMAS, limited edition of 550 copies, clipped d.j., Enitharmon Press, 1977; RICHARD (C), DRAWINGS TO POEMS BY DYLAN THOMAS, limited edition, No 175/180, The Enitharmon Press, 1980, with slip case; FARRINGDON (M), A CONCORDANCE AND WORD-LIST TO DYLAN THOMAS UNDER MILK WOOD, signed presentation copy to Christopher Baron, with hand written letter from the author tucked in at front, three microfiches, Ariel House Publications, 1982; a soft cover earlier copy of the book signed by Jillian and Michael Farringdon, 1980; DAVIES (W), WRITERS OF WALES DYLAN THOMAS, limited edition of 750, University of Wales Press, 1972; DAVIES (W), DYLAN THOMAS ILLUMINATIONS, Celtic Publications Limited, 1973; LEWIS (M), LAUGHARNE AND DYLAN THOMAS, clipped d.j., London, Dennis Dobson, 1967 (9)

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POWER (H), EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY IN THREE BOOKS, [22], 193, [3], 1st edition, folding plate, two large text illustrations and other text illustrations, errata at end, later ¼ leather with marbled boards by Alan Cadwaladr Jones, London, T. Roycroft, 1664 (1). The first book in English on microscopy, preceding Hooke's Micrographia by one year.Condition Report: Title with dark toning. Text pages with toning, some foxing and odd mark. P189-192 with old ink note and paragraph markers in margin. Folding plate with edpected minor edge wear, tear to left edge affecting Tab 4, old repair to the back of the paper and browning to paper here from the repair.

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Lot 135

MAITLAND (P), THE NEW NATURALIST, FRESHWATER FISHES OF THE BRITISH ISLES, first edition, clipped d.j., Collins, 1992, (1).

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Lot 130

SIMMS (E), THE NEW NATURALIST, BRITISH WARBLERS, first edition, first state, unclipped d.j., Collins, 1985, (1). (The dust jacket is a facsimile.)

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Lot 404

THOMAS (D), 18 POEMS, burgundy cloth with unclipped yellow jacket with red letting, The Fortune Press, 1934; another copy printed by The Fortune Press, possibly a 2nd edition, 1934; 18 POEMS, black cloth with gilt lettering, The Sunday Referee and The Patron Bookshop, 1934; COLLECTED POEMS 1934-1952, first edition, Dent & Sons, 1952; with THE CRITERION QUARTERLY REVIEW, October 1934 with a poem by Thomas; THE ADELPHI, December 1934 which includes The Tree by Thomas; and four other similar (10)Condition Report: The spine of the Sunday Referee poems is flat along the edge but pushes out with a curve at the edges. There is no advertising leaf between the half title and title. some foxing throughout.  The second Fortune Press book in the black cover has later end papers and the cover is not original. it is possibly a 1942 second edition? There is nothing which indicates it is a special edition. 

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