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After Ros Goody. "First catch of the day" limited edition, signed, 46cm x 56cm.

Over 40 Corgi Lledo, Rio, Oxford Diecasts, Exclusive First Edition EFE and other diecast model vehicles, all in original boxes

Over 150 Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Exclusive First Edition EFE, Lledo, Days Gone and other diecast model vehicles (all in original boxes)

Two framed limited edition displays of postcards entitled 'Edwardian Salisbury circa 1910', depicting 'The Arch, Kingsway, Post Office, town house and Kopje and cricket ground', certified set number one of two and 'Drill Hall, First Street, railway station and Government House', certified set number one of fifty both dated 22nd March 1976 lower right and reputed to have been intended for Ian Smith together with another comprising views of 'Manica Road East and the Gardens' numbered set two of 80 lower left, all of Rhodesian interest.

'In the Heart of Africa' by Adolphus Frederick Duke of Meddenburg, 1910, published by Cassell. Cloth covered boards, gilt lettering to spine. First edition.

Gibling (Hal). Bravest of Hearts, The Biography of a Battalion, the Liverpool Scottish in the Great War, Winordie Publications, 2000, numerous monochrome illustrations, mostly after photographs, original green cloth gilt in dust jacket, 4to, VG, together with Denman (Terrence), Ireland's Unknown Soldiers, The 16th (Irish) Division in the Great War 1914-1918, Irish Academic Press, 1992, monochrome illustrations after photos, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, VG, plus Warrington (Peter), For Bravery in the Field, Great War British Army Recipients of the Military Medal 1914-1920, A Register, Naval and Military Press, 2014, original printed wrappers, folio, VG, and Imperial War Musuem, Operations in Persia 1914-1919, facsimile edition, 1987 & The Occupation of the Rhineland 1918-1929, facsimile edition, 1987, both original red cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, plus other First World War history, or modern publications, including Naval & Military Press, Leo Cooper, Pen & Sword Military, the PALS series, etc., many original cloth in dust jackets, some paper bound editions, mostly 8vo, but including some 4to and folio editions, VG (approx. 100)

Dickens (Charles). A Christmas Carol, in Prose, being A Ghost Story of Christmas... with illustrations by John Leech,  3rd edition, Chapman & Hall, 1843, half-title and title verso printed in blue, title printed in red and blue, 'Stave One' at head of first chapter, four hand coloured engraved plates, letterpress vignettes, publisher's advertisement leaf at rear, some spotting, toning, and occasional marks, final leaf with repairs to 3" closed tear and along fore-edge, yellow endpapers (sometime renewed), all edges gilt, original blindstamped salmon cloth gilt, some marks, spine faded and frayed at ends, small 8vo Smith, II, pp.16-29. (1)

Bauhin (Caspar). Theatri Botanici sive Index in Theophrasti Dioscoridis Plinii et Botanicorum qui a seculo scriptserunt opera Plantarum Circiter sex Millium ab ipsis Exhibitarum Nomina cum Earundem Synonymijs & Differentijs Methodice Secundum Genera & Species Propones, 2 parts in one, Basel, J. Regis, 1671, first title printed in red and black, both titles with woodcut device, woodcut botanical illustrations to second part, some spotting and browning, annotation and wormholes, contemporary calf, rubbed with some wear to spine, 4to Hunt 319; Nissen 104; PMM 121 (for first edition of 1623). The first scientific system of nomenclature, describing some six thousand species, "it is the begining of a modern 'natural' classification based on general morphology. Bauhinus realized the convenience of the binominal nomenclature which later became a central feature of Linne's system..." (PMM). (1)

Homer [Greek]. Ulyssea. Batrachomyomachia. Hymni xxxii [with: the Lives of Homer by Herodutus, Plutach and Dio Chrysostom], 2 parts in 1 volume (of 2), Venice, Heirs of Aldus the Elder, June 1517, title in Greek and Latin, text in Greek, Aldine device on title and at end of first part, capital spaces with guide letters, final two leaves of first part and first leaf of Life misgathered and bound at rear, some spotting and soiling throughout, occasional lower margin worming not affecting text, old ink notes and partial Aldine device colouring at rear, 20th-century manuscript note and library label at front, later sheep with old morocco gilt reback, rubbed and some corner wear, 8vo (156 x 85mm) Second Aldine edition of the Odyssey, bound with 1-7.8 which can be found attached to either volume of Iliad or Odyssey. Adams H742; Renouard 80.3. (1)

Goodall (John). Association Football... edited by S. Archibald de Bear, 1st edition, Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1898, letterpress diagrams, 4pp. advertisements at rear, some spotting, mainly to endpapers and edges, upper hinge split, original pictorial grey cloth, somewhat soiled, and cloth lifting slightly in a couple of places, small 8vo A scarce early book on football, in better condition than it is usually seen. Renowned footballer John Goodall (1863-1942) rose to fame as a centre-forward for England and became Watford's first manager in 1903. He also played cricket in the County Championship for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1896, being one of nineteen players to achieve the Derbyshire Double of playing cricket for Derbyshire and football for Derby County. (1)

Buc'hoz (Pierre Joseph). Traite de la Culture des Arbres et Arbustes, 3 vols., Paris 1798-1800, volume I second edition, volumes II & III first editions, half titles, scattered spotting, bookplates, original wrappers (volume I rear wrapper detached), manuscripts titles to spines (defective), some wear and stains, 8vo, together with Hitt (Thomas). A Treatise of Fruit-Trees, 1st edition, 1755, seven engraved plates (six folding), a couple of closed tears, scattered light spotting, bookplate of Edward Lord Suffield, contemporary calf, rubbed with wear to spine ends, 8vo Rare work on the cultivation of exotic trees in France, for the first item. Henrey 847, for the second work. (4)

[Austen, Jane]. Emma: A Novel, 3 volumes, 1st edition, printed for John Murray, 1816, half-titles present in volumes 2 and 3, that to volume 1 discarded, scattered spotting and some toning, with occasional finger-soiling, first volume with early manuscript ownership name at head (trimmed), K2 in volume 2 with short tear in blank fore-margin, marbled edges, 20th century maroon half morocco over contemporary marbled boards (rubbed), spines divided with gilt triple rules between blind scallop rolls, gilt lettered direct in second and fourth compartments, remainder with blind oval tool, large 12mo Gilson A8; Keynes 8. It has been suggested by Deirdre Le Faye, Vice-President of the Jane Austen Society, that the signature reads ‘G Grey 13 Hertford’ and might possibly be that of Sir George Grey, 1st baronet (1767-1828).   He was a naval officer, became Commissioner of the Portsmouth Dockyard in 1806 and lived at the Commissioner’s Residence there until his death in 1828, and both he and his wife had religious/charitable interests.  It is likely that he was well-known to Jane Austen’s brother, Captain (later Admiral) Francis Austen;  they were both senior naval officers, of a similar age, lived in Portsmouth simultaneously, and both subscribed to the newly-formed Bible Societies.  The signature does appear to be in a masculine hand, and presumably male ownership of a novel by an anonymous lady would have been limited to someone with some association to the author or her family. The address ’13 Hertford’ might possibly refer to Hertford Street in London, but this also is conjecture.    (3)

Castellensis (Hadrianus, Cardinal). De sermone latino, et modis Latine loquendi, 1st edition, Rome: Marcellus Silber, October 1515, title within ornamental woodcut border, and with author's arms in circular frame, coloured in red, roman type, final blank present, good margins, a little spotting and some light old damp staining to lower outer corners towards rear, Chatsworth bookplate to front pastedown, gilt and marbled edges, later polished calf gilt, rebacked with original gilt-decorated spine relaid, corners strengthened, rubbed, folio A nice copy of the first edition of an uncommon book. Not in Adams. (1)

Army Lists. List of the Officers of the Several Regiments and Corps of Fencible Cavalry and Infantry: of the Officers of the Militia; of the Corps and Troops of Gentlemen and Yeomanry and of the Corps and Companies of Volunteer Infantry with an Index, 4th edition, published The War Office, 10th July 1796, title page with near contemporary ownership signatures and small ink stamp, later endpapers with ownership blind stamp, together with, Lists of the Officers of the Several Regiments and Corps of the Militia: of the Officers of the Several Fencible Regiments of Infantry; and of all the Regiments and Independent Companies Raised since the First of January 1793, also the Officers of the Regiments and Corps of Fencible Cavalry, The Troops of Gentlemen and Yeomanry and of the Volunteer Corps and Companies of Infantry, published the War Oficce, 29th July 1794, title page with small ink stamp, later endpapers with ownership blind stamp, both bound in modern uniform burgundy cloth gilt, 8vo (2)

Hafez (Aams-al-Din Mohammad, of Shiraz). The Works of Dewan Hafez: With an Account of his Life and Writings, Calcutta: A. Upjohn, 1791, title in Persian and English, with woodblock British royal and East India Company coats-of-arms at head, imprint within decorative border, text in Persian in nasta'liq and naskhi type, later pencil annotation throughout, lacking leaves 79 and 80 from the third part, tiny hole to title imprint affecting one letter, tiny marginal wormhole affecting title and first 8 leaves, pp.8-9 of second part cut short and into a couple of words, a couple of other catchwords in second part just trimmed by the binder, leaves 5 and 6 of third part sometime neatly remargined, leaves 119 and 120 in third part mis-foliated as published, last 19 leaves stained and with other lighter staining mainly confined to gutter affecting various gatherings, marbled endpapers, contemporary ownership stamp of Mr Strachey on endpaper, possibly repeated in ink manuscript in Persian below, label of Carberry Tower Library, contemporary half calf, worn, spine and corners crudely repaired with tape, folio (270 x 175mm) Very rare first printed edition of the celebrated Persian lyric poet, who lived 1315-1390. The edition itself was compiled by Abu Taleb Khan Landani (1753-1805/06; administrator at Lucknow and author) based on 12 manuscripts. 'By common consent [Hafez] represents the zenith of Persian lyric poetry. In no other Persian poet can be found such a combination of fertile imagination, polished diction, apt choice of words, and silken melodious expressions' (Enc. Iranica Vol. XI, Fasc. 5, pp. 461-465). This edition was printed in 1200 copies by Aaron Upcott (fl.1785-1800). 'The first printed edition using movable type was commissioned by Richard Johnson of the East India Company [...] In a letter to Johnson prior to its publication, Sir William Jones, the famous orientalist and translator of Hafez, had complimented Johnson on taking up the task: "An impression of your Hafiz will, indeed, be a valuable acquisition to the publick; and I hope some years hence to offer up a copy of it on the tomb of the divine poet near the crystal stream of Rucnabad"' (Enc. Iranica Vol. XI, Fasc. 5, pp. 479-483). Only 7 institutional copies have been traced: BL, Cambridge, Bodleian, Edinburgh, Marburg, Princeton and Chapel Hill. Shaw 186 (not calling for the first part of 15 ll., nor the second part of 5 ll.). (1)

Linnaeus (Carl). A System of Vegetables, According to their Classes, Genera, Orders, Species, with their Characters and Differences, Translated from the Thirteenth Edition (as Published by Dr. Murray) of the Systema Vegetabilium of the Late Professor Linneus, volume 1 only, 1st English ed., 1783, half titles, eleven engraved plates, scattered light spotting, previous owner signature to first half title, untrimmed, later half calf, spine slightly rubbed and faded, 8vo, together with An Introduction to the Natural System of Botany: Or, a Systematic View of the Organisation, Natural Affinities, and Geographical Distribution, of the whole Vegetable Kingdom, by John Lindley, 1st ed., 1830, publisher's catalogue bound-in at front, scattered spotting and previous owner signatures, contemporary cloth, rebacked with original spine relaid and label renewed, some fading and light stains, 8vo, plus Colin Milnes' Botanical Dictionary, 1770 (head of title excised) (3)

Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall tongues: & with the former Translations diligently compared and reuised, by his Maiesties speciall Commandement. Appointed to be read in Churches. Imprinted at London: by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, 1611], collation C2-C3, D1, D4, A-Z6, Aa-Zz6, Aaa-Zzz6, Aaaa-Zzzz6, Aaaaa-Ccccc6, A-A6, Aa1, only four preliminary leaves present of fourteen, (comprising two leaves of Kalendar, Almanacke leaf & names of Bookes leaf), lacking general title and final five leaves at rear of volume, New Testament title present printed within decorative woodcut border (trimmed to blank margin, sheet size 38.6 x 24.7cm, detached), Apocrypha present, double-column black letter text with 59 lines to the full column, decorative woodcut initials, with Ruth iii:15 reading '...he went into the city'. running titles close-trimmed at head with some cropped, sewing weak and partly broken, with some pages & gatherings loose or detached (mostly affecting initial few leaves and gatherings at rear of volume), few closed tears and old repairs mostly to lower margins, occasional other tears to margins (mostly outer corners), some dust soiling, general dampstaining to margins throughout, heavy dampstaining & fraying to approximately 40 final leaves at end of volume with consequent area of text loss particularly affecting final six leaves, contemporary calf, brass central boss and corner pieces to boards (lacking one corner piece to upper board & two to lower board), old reback, covers detached, leather torn & worn, lacking clasps, folio, sheet size 38.8 x 26.8cm Herbert 309, Darlow & Moule 240, STC 2216 & Printing and the Mind of Man 114. The first folio edition of the King James Bible, commonly known as King James' Great 'He' Bible and the 'Authorised' version. With Ruth iii:15 reading '...he went into the city'. One of the most significant books in the English language, "a book, which if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power" (Macaulay). NOTE: Additional note: 8 leaves in New Testament provided from the later 2nd issue ‘She’ Bible.   New Testament leaves H1-H6 (Luke xiii:14 to xxii:39) replaced by leaves with signatures 5L1 - 5L6 (with 59 lines to full page)  New Testament leaves P3 & P4 (Romans vi:1 to ix:30) replaced by leaves with signatures 5S3 – 5S4 (with 59 lines to full page)  (1)

[Stevenson, Roger]. Military Instructions for Officers Detached in the Field: Containing a Scheme for Forming a Corps of a Partisan. Illustrated with Plans of the Manoeuvres Necessary in Carrying On the Petite Guerre, by an Officer, Second Edition, Corrected and Improved, 1779, 12 folding engraved plates, part-folding advert leaf at rear, minor spotting, old dampstaining to corners of some plates, old ink library mark to foot of title, contemporary sheep, worn, covers detached, 8vo Uncommon edition. First published in 1770 and with the Philadelphia edition of 1775 being the first book with a dedication to George Washington. (1)

Mawe (Thomas & Abercrombie, John). The Universal Gardener and Botanist; or, a General Dictionary of Gardening and Botany, 1st ed., 1778, occasional light soiling, contemporary calf, lower joint cracking, a little rubbed and stained, 4to, together with The Abridgement of the Gardeners Dictionary, by Philip Miller, 6th edition, 1771, engraved frontispiece, 13 folding engraved plates (including one extra), some with neat marginal repairs to verso, 2 pp. manuscript letter from J. Flammand, Horticultural Register, undated but circa 1850 'On the Dahlia', a few light spots, hinges reinforced, contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered, 4to, plus Philip Miller's The Gardener's Dictionary, 7th ed. (with 18 of 19 plates only), 1759, and Hudson (William). Flora Anglica; Exhibens Plantas per Regnum Britanniae Sponte Crescentes, Distributas Sceundum Systema Sexuale, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1778, scattered spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo First published in 1762 and here considerably enlarged, the work was the first to establish the Linnaean system of flora in this country. Henrey 859. (5)

Moody (R.S.H. & Knight, C.R.B.). Historical Records of the Buffs East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) formerly designated The Holland Regiment and Prince George of Denmark's Regiment 1914-1919 & 1814-1914, Medici Society, 1922/35 respectively, illustrations, maps, etc., original blue cloth gilt, a little rubbed and some marks, 8vo, together with Ewing (Major John), The Royal Scots 1914-1919, 2 volumes, Edinburgh, 1925, monochrome plates, folding maps, etc., top edge gilt, original dark blue cloth gilt, slightly rubbed to extremities (generally in bright condition), plus Kipling (Rudyard), The Irish Guards in the Great War, 2 volumes, 1923, monochrome illustrations, original maroon cloth gilt, 8vo, and other First World War military and regimental history, including Alan H. Maude, The 47th (London) Division 1914-1919, published 1922, C.T. Atkinson, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, 1914-1919, published 1924, Everard Wyrall, The 17th (S.) Battalion Royal Fusiliers 1914-1919, 1st edition, 1930, etc., mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, 8vo/4to (approx. 65)

Markham (Gervase). Markhams farewell to husbandry, or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation: to be as fruitfull in all manner of graine, pulse and grasse, as the best grounds whatsoever: together with the annoyances, and preservation of all graine and seed, from one yeare to many yeares : as also, a husbandly computation of men and cattels dayly labours, their expences, charges, and utmost profits, by G.M., 5th edition, revised, corrected, and amended, 1653, [6],126,[4]pp., few woodcut illustrations, light toning & minor spotting, modern calf gilt, 4to, together with [Mascall, Leonard], The Country-mans Recreation, or the Art of Planting, Graffing, and Gardening, in three Bookes..., incomplete portion of parts 1 & 2 only, London: Printed by T. Mabb, for William Shears, 1654, [4],88pp., few woodcut illustrations, some browning, dust-soiling and spotting, 20th century green quarter morocco, some staining to boards, light wear to extremities, slim 4to For first title see Wing M649. Complete in itself, but formed part of a larger work 'A Way to get Wealth'. (2)

Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed, with dyvers workes whiche were never in print before: As in the table more playnly dothe appere. Cum privilegio, [Imprinted at London: by [Nicholas Hill for] Rycharde Kele, dwellynge in Lombarde strete nere unto the stockes market at the sygne of the Egle, [1550]], black letter text in double column, woodcut title (supplied from the 1561 John Stowe edition), trimmed and relaid, 3 unsigned preliminary leaves, A1 missing, 355 leaves (starting at signature B), numbered in roman numerals, numerous woodcut initials, separate part-title to romaunt of the Rose with woodcut decorative border, woodcut illustration to the head of the Knyghtes Tale and Squires Tale, some fraying and marginal damp marking to preliminary leaves and signature A, generally not affecting text, A6, with dampstain more visible, and frayed with loss to upper and lower outer margins, affecting a few letters to upper outer corner (with later paper repairs), S5 with closed tear repaired to lower outer corner, slightly affecting one or two words, 3Q numbers 2-5 with outer margins somewhat trimmed, not affecting text, except for 3Q2, where there is loss of some words and letters, light dampstain to lower margins towards rear of volume, otherwise generally in good condition, occasional early ink mark, 18th century ink signature of William Herbert, to front blank, with his engraved bookplate, and that of James McBryde, St. Helens to front pastedown, all edges gilt, early 18th century gilt-decorated dark blue full morocco, rubbed and some minor marks, spine somewhat sunned, folio STC 5072. Pforzheimer 174 (Thynne issue). The third edition of the collected works of Chaucer, this being one of four variants, each with a different publisher's name in the colophon (the others being Thomas Petit, Wyllyam Bonham and Robert Toye), who are likely to have shared equally in the edition. The two woodcuts of The Knyght and The Squire are here printed for the first time, and continue to be printed through black editions up to 1602. The third edition of William Thynne's version of Chaucer's Works, first published in 1532. (1) NOTE: The leaves before B1 are also believed to be from the later 1561 edition

Simon (Richard). A Critical History of the Old Testament, printed by Walter Davis, 1682, title with a few minor marks to margins, bookplate of Anthony Byatt to front pastedown, contemporary blind-ruled full calf, later reback, heavily rubbed, 4to, together with An Essay for a New Translation of the Bible, wherein is shewn from reason, and the authority of the best commentators, interpreters, and criticks, that there is a necessity for a new translation, 2nd edition corrected, 1727, inkstamp of United Presbyterian College Library to title, contemporary calf, rubbed and some wear, with upper joint partly cracked, 8vo, plus Lewis (John), A Complete History of the Several Translations of the Holy Bible, and New Testament, into English, both in MS. and in Print: and of the most remarkable editions of them since the invention of printing, 2nd edition, with large additions, 1739, folding engraved plate bound in facing page 124, ink note by Anthony Byatt to verso of title page, and bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed and some wear to spine, with joints partly cracked at head and foot, 8vo, and Bible [Latin]. Biblia Sacra vulgatae editionis, Sixti V. & Clementis VIII. Pontif. Max. auctoritate recognita, versiculis distincta: una cum selectis annotationibus... auctore Jo: Baptista Du Hamel, 2 volumes, Venice, 1755/41, engraved frontispiece, title to first volume printed in red and black, woodcut illustrations to text, contemporary near-matching full calf, gilt decorated spines, worn with joints cracked and a little loss to head and foot of spines, 4to in 8's, plus other antiquarian theology and late 19th/early 20th century theological studies and history, including George Adam Smith, Jerusalem, the Topography, Economics, and History from the Earliest Times to A.D. 70, 2 volumes, 1907, George Rawlinson, History of Phoenicia, 1889, etc., the majority cloth-bound, 8vo Ex libris Anthony Byatt. (6 shelves)

Grimm (Jakob). Rede auf Wilhelm Grimm, [Berlin], Maximilian Gesellschaft, 1924, 26 pp. of text, with colophon to verso of blank leaf at end, the first word illuminated in orange-red and gold, untrimmed, top edge gilt, contemporary fine quality green full morocco gilt (by Enders of Leipzig), matching protective plain green wrapper, and slipcase (some marks), large slim 8vo, printed in an edition of 300 copies, together with Nansen (Fridtjof), Nebelheim. Entdeckung und Erforschung der nordlichen Lander und Meere, 2 volumes, 1st German edition, Leipzig, 1911, colour frontispiece to each volume, monochrome illustrations, etc., original cloth, very slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Orlowski (Hans, illustrator), Friedrich von Schiller, Kassandra, Berliner Bibliophilen Abend, 1959, colour woodcut illustrations by Orlowski, original printed boards, with card slipcase, slim folio, limited edition 9/180, signed by the artist, and other mostly early 20th century German illustrated books, various, including Bernhard Steiner, Sappho, Jena, 1907, Faust Eine Tragodie von Goethe, Holzschnitte von Walther Klemm, Einhorn Verlag, [1919], etc. (15)

King Penguin series. A complete set of seventy-six volumes, all first editions except volume 10, published 1939 - 59, each volume illustrated throughout, volume 10 (Bayeaux Tapestry) is the revised edition with colour plates, all with original boards or wrappers, many in d.j.s, 8vo A clean and bright set in very good condition. (76)

Plumier (Charles). Plantarum Americanarum fasciculus primus [-Decimus], continens plantas, quas olim Carolus Plumierius, Botanicorum Princeps detexit, eruitque, atque in Insulis Antillis ipse depinxit. Has primum in lucem edidit, concinnis descriptionibus, & observationibus, aeneisque tabulis illustravit Joannes Burmannus, 1st edition, Amsterdam, Sumtibus Auctoris, 1755, 10 parts bound in one volume, title printed in red and black, 262 full-page copper engraved plates, including one with hand-colouring, contemporary quarter calf, rubbed and a little wear with joints partly cracked, large folio (44 x 27 cm) Nissen BBI 1547. Sabin 63459. Sitwell, Great Flower Books 70. Hut 554. The French botanist Charles Plumier (1646-1704) undertook three botanical expeditions to the West Indies, the last two as the French King, Louis XIV's appointed botanist. He was one of the first to describe the native plants of America, the present work being a selection by the Dutch botanist Johannes Burmann, Professor of Botany at Amsterdam. (1)

Simpson (James). A Visit to Flanders, in July 1815, Being Chiefly an Account of the Field of Waterloo, with a Short Sketch of Antwerp and Brussels, at that Time Occupied by the Wounded of both Armies, 4th edition, Edinburgh, 1816, engraved folding plan, closed tear repairs to verso, detailed manuscript notes in a contemporary hand to lower margins or on folding tabs pasted to lower margins, some spotting and light browning, contemporary half calf, some wear, neat calf reback, 12mo The manuscript notes, possibly by a Waterloo veteran, all refer to passages within the printed text and give additional anecdotal details. These details appear to be both taken from published sources and primary sources, the information sometimes written in the first person. (1)

Anglesey (Marquess of). A History of the British Cavalry 1816 to 1919, 8 volumes, Leo Cooper, 1973-97, numerous monochrome illustrations, all original red cloth gilt, in dust jackets (except first two volumes without dust jackets), 8vo, together with Robinson (R.E.R. & Aggett, W.J.P.), The Bloody 11th, History of the Devonshire Regiment, 3 volumes, Exeter, 1988-95, numerous monochrome illustrations, original red cloth gilt in dust jackets, large 8vo, VG, plus Oatts (L.B.), Proud Heritage, The Story of the Highland of Light Infantry, 4 volumes, 1st edition, 1952-63, numerous monochrome illustrations, folding maps, etc., 3rd and 4th volumes in dust jackets, fourth volume ex-library, with usual marks, 8vo, and Barrow (T.J., and Others), The Story of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (The 16th Regiment of Foot), 2 volumes, circa 1985, some colour plates, numerous monochrome plates, maps, etc., original printed wrappers, a little rubbed, 4to, plus other military and regimental history, all modern publications, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paper bound editions, including N. & M. Press, etc (approx. 60)

Neal (W. Keith and Back, D.H.L.). The Mantons: Gun Makers, 2 volumes (including Supplement), 1st editions, 1967/78, colour frontispiece to each volume, monochrome plates, original matching blue cloth gilt, very slightly rubbed, large 8vo, together with Great British Gun Makers 1540-1740, 1st edition, 1984 & Great British Gun Maters 1740-1790, The History of John Twigg and the Packington Guns, 1st edition, 1975, colour and monochrome plates to first volume, monochrome plates to second volume, original blue cloth, the second volume with a few marks and slight fraying to head of upper joint, 4to, plus Griffin (Eric), Griffin of Bond Street, 1st edition, 1993, monochrome plates, original green cloth gilt in dust jacket, 4to, and other gun maker reference, including W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Forsyth & Co.: Patent Gun Makers, 1969, Rainer Daehnhardt and W. Keith Neal, editors, Espingarda Perfeyta or The Perfect Gun, facsimile edition, 1974, J.N. George, English Pistols and Revolvers, & English Guns and Rifles, 1st editions, 1938/47 respectively, etc. (14)

Chatto (W.A., pseudonym P. Fisher). The Angler's Souvenir, edited by G. Christopher Davies, 1st edition, Frederick Warne, 1886, additional engraved title and 30 engraved plates on india paper by Beckwith and Topham, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated green cloth, very slightly rubbed (generally in bright condition), together with Halford (Frederic M.), Dry-Flying Fishing in Theory and Practice, 1st edition, 1889, frontispiece and 25 plates, including several in colour, publisher's advert leaf at end, a little staining to lower margins of first few leaves, top edge gilt, later half calf, rubbed, large 8vo, plus Cholmondeley-Pennell (H.). The Angler-Naturalist: A Popular History of British Fresh-water Fish, with a plain explanation of the rudiments of ichthyology, George Routeledge, [1863], wood engraved illustrations to text, original green cloth gilt, a little rubbed, and other late 19th and early 20th century fishing interest, including G.E.M. Skues, The Way of a Trout with a Fly, 1921, F.M. Halford, The Dry-Fly Man's Handbook, 1913, F.G. Aflalo, A Fisherman's Summer in Canada, 1911, Henry Lamond, Loch Lomond, A Study in Angling Conditions, 1931, C.F.J. Galloway, The Call of the West, Letters from British Columbia, 1916, John Veniard, Fly Dressers' Guide, 1952, Ray Bergman, Just Fishing & Trout, 2 volumes, 1932/38, etc., mostly original cloth, 8vo (18)

Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, vols. I & II, V & VI only bound in 2 vols., 1855-56, 168 tinted lithographed plates, including four titles and one portrait, lithographed map, occasional mainly marginal light waterstains and spotting, gauffered gilt edges, contemporary red full morocco with elaborate gilt decoration, upper covers initialled 'M.W.', some light fading to first volume, a few scuff marks, 4to Abbey Travel 388. The first quarto edition. Sold as a collection of plates not subject to return. (2)

Butler (Arthur G. and Frohawk, F.W.). British Birds with their Nests and Eggs, 6 volumes, published Brumby & Clarke, circa 1896, numerous colour plates and chromolithographic plates of eggs at the rear of each volume, a.e.g., publisher's cloth gilt, folio, together with, Brown (Leslie & Amadon Dean), Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, published Country Life Books, 1979, additional half title, numerous colour plates throughout, publisher's cloth gilt, contained in slip case with printed label to sidings, slip case a little bumped, folio, with, Lodge (R.B.), Pictures of Bird Life on Woodland, Meadow, Mountain and Marsh, published S.H.Bousfield & Co. Ltd, 1903, additional half title, eight colour plates and numerous uncoloured plates, book plate of Molineux, t.e.g., publishers cloth gilt with photograph to upper siding, a little faded. 4to, plus, Landsborough Thomson (A.), Britain's Birds and their Nests, published W & R Chambers Limited, 1910, numerous colour plates throughout, near contemporary presentation inscription to first blank, t.e.g., publisher's decorative red gilt cloth, spine a little faded, 4to (10)

Philip Blacker (b. 1949), a patinated bronze group of the racehorse Ardross with Lester Piggott up, the horse portrayed walking with head turned a little to sinister, the oval base inscribed in the maquette 'P.B. AC82 c.', above a stained hardwood oval base with ovolo moulded edge, the bronze 33cm high, 37cm long, the dimensions overall, 37cm high, 42.5cm long Provenance: This particular model was Blacker's own Artist's Copy, (hence the ¬' beside his initials in the inscribed base). The model was produced in a limited edition of nine, plus this one. The vendor of this lot bought the bronze directly from Blacker in April 1991 and it is offered with a copy of the original sales receipt Biographical Notes: Philip Blacker was born in 1949 and was educated in Dorset. On leaving school he became a steeplechase jockey and rode professionally for 13 years, being placed in the Grand National on several occasions and riding 340 winners. It was during this time that Philip developed his latent enthusiasm for sculpture. Under the guidance of Margot Dent, a former pupil of John Skeaping, he devoted as much time to sculpture as he could spare from his riding and his first three editions, all racing bronzes based on The Grand National, sold out quickly. In 1982 he retired from the saddle to concentrate full time on sculpture Since that time his reputation as a sculptor of equestrian subjects, but also in other subjects has risen relentlessly and his commissions by the most renowned race courses and respected owners (including royal commissions) read as a list of the greatest names in later 20th century /early 21st century racing

Lewis Carroll "Through The Looking Glass And What Alice Found There," illustrated by John Tenniel 1898, First Edition.

"The Complete Rugby Footballer On The New Zealand System," by D Gallaher & W J Stead, 1906 First Edition, illustrated.

An assortment of seventeen hardback and one paperback first edition books on the theme of fantasy and horror, among which Terry Pratchett, Clive Barker (one signed), and Stephen King (18)

CLARKE (A), THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE, first edition, d.j, 1979, DAHL (R), DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD, first edition, 1975, SNOW (C), THE NEW MEN, first edition, Macmillan, 1954, GREENE (G), THE HUMAN FACTOR, 1978, BRICKHILL (P), REACH FOR THE SKY, first edition, Collins, 1954, with a miscellany of modern editions, many are not first editions (at fault)

MILLAE (A), SCUMBLING & COLOUR GLAZING, first edition, containing illustrated with colour paint and wood samples, green cloth with gilt lettering, London, 1909

LAWRENCE (T.E), SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, first trade edition, Cape, 1935, with the book is a photograph of Lawrence of Lowell Thomas on set, THE MINT, d.j, Cape, 1955 WILLIAMSON (H), GENIUS OF FRIENDSHIP, Faber & Faber 1941, and two other books about T.E. Lawrence (5)

Official Gold on Silver Proof of The World's First Stamps (issued by The International Society of Postmasters Limited Edition / Struck at The Franklin Mint

A first edition 'Scotch Dhu' 1934

The Power of the Dog, First Edition by Maud Earl

Beatrix Potter - 'The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit', possibly first edition in book form 1916

'Chats on Old Furniture' - Arthur Hayden, first edition 1905 and 'Wall and Water Gardens' - Gertrude Jekyl, circa 1913

A BOX OF COLLECTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS to include first edition Roald Dahl 'The Twits' (ex-library), 1930s Snow White Colouring Book, Caldecott, Belloc etc. (21)Buyers - for shipping pricing on this lot, visit www.cuttlestones.co.uk/shipping Condition Report:Please note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

A BOX OF COLLECTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS to include Frances Hodgson Burnett - 'The Secret Garden', William Heinemann 1911 first edition, 'Peter Pan's Postbag Letters To Pauline Chase', William Heinemann 1909, Three Bubble Books illustrated by Rhoda Chase with Colombia records and two Edmund Dulac (10)Buyers - for shipping pricing on this lot, visit www.cuttlestones.co.uk/shipping Condition Report:Please note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information

ALEXANDER POPE "The Works of ...", published by The Rev. Dr. Warburton for T & P Knapton ..., London 1751, together with "A supplement to the works of Alexander Pope Esq containing such poems, letters &c as are omitted in the edition published by The Rev. Dr. Warburton ...", published M. Cooper 1757, tooled and gilded leather bound in five Volumes, together with a further "Supplementary volume to the works of Alexander Pope Esq containing pieces of poetry not inserted in Warburton's & Warton's Editions, and a collection of letters now first published", published London 1807, paper board bound with later basic leatherette spine (6)

PHOEBE ANNA TRAQUAIR & JOHN SUTHERLAND BLACK "Dante" with illustrations by Phoebe Anna Traquair and notes by John Sutherland Black, privately printed by T. & A. Constable, Edinburgh 1890, tooled and gilded leather bound, together with DANTE "La Divina Comedia di Dante Alighieri", edited by Pietro Gicchetti, first publication in England of the poem in one Volume with explanatory notes, published by C.S. Arnold, London 1827, tooled and gilded leather bound pocket edition (2)

A modern Moorcroft two handled vase decorated in the "Cetona" pattern by Beverley Wilkes, limited edition No'd 147/200, signed to base and bearing initials "WM", bears copyright date 2000 and date cypher for 2001, 26 cm high CONDITION REPORTS This appears to be of first quality. Overall with some light general wear, but appears to be sound, cardboard box has some wear and scuffs, some of the blue paper covering is lifting at the joins and has a few tears to underside.

Ian Fleming For Your Eyes Only first edition, first impression hardback book with dust jacket, dated 1960

A collection of vintage science fiction hardback books to include; Corpse Diplomatique, Suffer A Witch (first edition), The Genial Stranger, The River Of Stars by Edgar Wallace, Call It Coincidence (first edition), Seeds Of Life (first edition), The Escalator and Stranger From Space.

A History of the Red Maids' School: Walter Adam Sampson, 1908 book. Privately printed for the author. First edition, with original boards. From an impressive private collection of antique books / manuscripts, mostly relating to Bristol. Most books have a plate affixed to the inside cover or frontis detailing the collection to which they came from. Regarded as one of the best private collections of Bristol books, students from Bristol University were often sent by Bristol Library to the owners home in order to study the texts.

[MODERN FIRSTS] Wodehouse, P.G. The Inimitable Jeeves, first edition, Jenkins, London, 1923, grey-green cloth, ten titles listed 'by the same author' opposite title page, year of publication in Roman numerals, octavo; and Wodehouse, P.G. A Gentleman of Leisure, later printing circa 1931, Jenkins, London, no date, green cloth, octavo, (2).

[MISCELLANEOUS]. SOMERSET & OTHER Jones, M.H. Harry Frier's Taunton, first edition, Somerset Books, Tiverton, 2002, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, square octavo; Jones, M.H. Harry Frier: Somerset's Unknown Painter, Somerset County Council, Bridgwater, 1985, soft covers, illustrations throughout, small quarto; Bush, Robin. A Taunton Diary 1787-1987, Barracuda Books, Buckingham, 1988, subscriber's numbered copy 333, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, signed by author, quarto; and thirteen other assorted works; together with a small quantity of ephemera.

[HISTORY] Secord, William. Dog Painting 1840-1940. A Social History of the Dog in Art, reprint, Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge, 1992, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Brooke, Alan, & Brandon, David. Bound for Botany Bay. British Convict Voyages to Australia, first edition, The National Archives, Richmond, 2005, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; and a further twenty-two assorted works, (24).

[ILLUSTRATED] Searle, Ronald. Souls in Torment, first edition, Perpetua Books, London, 1953, grey cloth, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, quarto; Searle, Ronald. The Rake's Progress, first edition, Perpetua Books, London, 1955, black cloth, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, quarto (pp.55-58 detached); Searle, Ronald. Merry England, etc., first edition, Perpetua Books, London, 1956, black cloth, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, quarto; Atkinson, Alex, & Searle, Ronald. Escape from the Amazon!, first edition, Perpetua Books, London, 1964, black cloth, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, quarto; Roddam, John, & Topolski, Feliks. Topolski's Chronicle for Students of World Affairs, first edition, Harrap, London, 1958, buff cloth, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, quarto; and Spurling, Hilary, intro. The Drawings of Mervyn Peake, first edition, Davis-Poynter, London, 1974, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, tall quarto, (6).

[HISTORY & POLITICS] Molyneux, Henry Howard, Fourth Earl of Carnarvon. Speeches on the Affairs of West Africa and South Africa, for private circulation, Murray, London, 1903, boards, dustjacket, top edges gilt, octavo; Molyneaux, Henry Howard. Speeches on Canadian Affairs, edited by Sir Robert Herbert, first edition, Murray, London, 1902, boards, dustjacket, top edges gilt, octavo; and Molyneux, Henry Howard. Essays, Addresses and Translations, edited by Sir Robert Herbert, two volumes, Frowde, London, 1896, slate blue cloth, top edges gilt, octavo. Provenance: Pixton Park.

[MISCELLANEOUS]. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS & OTHER Durrell, Lawrence. Justine, first edition, Faber & Faber, London, 1957, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; with Balthazar, second impression, Faber & Faber, London, 1958, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; Mountolive, second impression, Faber & Faber, London, 1958, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; and Clea, Faber & Faber, London, 1957, cloth, dustjacket, octavo; Abberley, Aldwyn. Chase Me a Kiwi. A Portrait of New Zealand, first edition, The Tantivy Press, Malvern, 1946, cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, apparently SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, octavo; and seven other assorted works, including a Canadian Pacific promotional booklet and two Dutch collections of Louis Raemaekers illustrations, (12).

[TRANSPORT]. RAILWAY Smith, Martin. The Railways of Bristol & Somerset, first edition, Allan, Shepperton, 1992, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Vincent, Mike, & Green Chris. The InterCity Story, first edition, Oxford Publishing Company, Sparkford, 1994, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Thomas, David St. John, & Smith, Simon Rocksborough. Summer Saturdays in the West, first edition, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1973, boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; and a further forty-seven assorted works of related interest, (50).

[CHILDRENS] Dawson, A.J. Finn the Wolfhound, reprint, Grant Richards, London, 1924, pictorial blue cloth, illustrations by R.H. Buxton, small quarto; Brown, Margaret Wise. Young Kangaroo, first edition, The World's Work, Kingswood, 1959, boards, dustjacket, illustrations by Symeon Shimin, octavo; Warne's Book of Ships, London, no date, cloth-backed pictorial boards, quarto; and assorted other works, (three boxes).