CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, MIGUEL DE & SMOLLETT, TOBIAS - THE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF THE RENOWNED DON QUIXOTE Translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, To which is prefixed, Some Account of the author's Life. By T.Smollett, M.D. Illustrated with twenty-eight new copper-plates, designed by Hayman, And engraved by the best Artists. London, A Millar, 1755. First Smollett edition, two volumes, 4to, 28 fine engraved plates, first title with paper repair to top where a signature has been excised (not affecting text), contemporary half calf, re-backed retaining original gilt spines, a good copy of the celebrated first Smollett edition (2)++First title with paper repair to top where a signature has been excised (not affecting text), very occasional light spotting but good, contemporary half calf, re-backed retaining original gilt spines, an attractive copy of the celebrated first Smollett edition, beautifully illustrated
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CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE - GEORGE CRUIKSHANK'S TABLE-BOOK Edited by Gilbert Abbott à Beckett. London, The Punch Office, 1845. First edition, tall 8vo, additional engraved title plus 12 steel engravings and 116 other illustrations by Cruikshank, handsomely bound in full crushed red morocco leather by Sangorski &Sutcliffe of London++A near-fine copy, very occasional minor marks/spotting, handsomely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, minor rubbing to joints
CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE - GEORGE CRUIKSHANK'S OMNIBUS Edited by Laman Blanchard Esq. London, Tilt and Bogue, 1842. First edition, tall 8vo, engraved frontispiece and a total of one 100 engravings on steel and wood by Cruikshank, handsomely bound in full crushed red morocco leather by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London++A very good copy, some minor internal marks/soiling, the binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe being handsome with some light wear and very slight cracking to joints
MALTHUS, THOMAS ROBERT - AN ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLE OF POPULATION or, a view of its past and present effects on human happiness; with an inquiry into our prospects respecting the future removal or mitigation of the evils which it occasions. London, J Johnson, 1806. Third edition, two volumes, 8vo, half-titles, a good copy in later 19th century half calf. This is the first 8vo edition and the first revision following the 1803 4to version, of one of the most important and influential books in the history of economics (2)++Occasional light spotting but good, late 19th century bindings of half calf, green cloth boards, lightly rubbed, a nice set, complete with the half-titles which are sometimes missing
TROLLOPE, ANTHONY - FRAMLEY PARSONAGE London: Smith, Elder, and Co, 1861. First edition in book form, first issue (volume 3, p.238, line 17, with misplaced quotation mark and comma around the first word, Mark), 16-page catalogue of publisher's ads, dated "April 1861", 6 plates by Dalziel after J. E. Millais, last leaf in volumes 2 and 3 blank except for printer's imprint, original publisher's grey-purple cloth, spines gilt and a little sunned, some wear at the extremities (3)++Occasional light spotting/soiling, publisher's cloth faded in parts, slight wear to extremities, spines a little sunned, but otherwise a good copy of the scarce first-issue of this famous triple-decker
![SIMMONS, OWEN - THE BOOK OF BREAD London, Maclaren & Sons, [1903]. First edition, 4to, chromolithograph plates, original tipp](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/261f13cd-73b7-4043-c870-edc7a95b5fe5/468x382.jpg)
SIMMONS, OWEN - THE BOOK OF BREAD London, Maclaren & Sons, [1903]. First edition, 4to, chromolithograph plates, original tipped-in and mounted black and white photographs, original green cloth. Simmons, a lecturer at the National Bakery School in London, commissioned the full-size black and white photos of different types of bread that appear in his work, writing: "However critical readers may be, they will be forced to admit that never before have they seen such a complete collection of prize loaves illustrated in such an excellent manner"; LAMBETH, JOSEPH A - LAMBETH METHOD OF CAKE DECORATION AND PRACTICAL PASTRIES. Michigan, Allied Bakery, undated (1930's?). Tall 4to, profusely illustrated with photographs and colour plates, publisher's dark red embossed cloth, upper board with gilt roundel and lettering (2)++SIMMONS - few minor marks/soiling to cloth binding LAMBETH - good
[POLLARD, ALFRED W - EDITOR] - BIBLIOGRAPHICA London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1895. First edition, three volumes, 4to, profusely illustrated with reproduction woodcuts from early printed books, colour and black and white plates of manuscript leaves, bindings, etc. Contemporary half black leather, some wear to head and tails of spines (3)++Wear to heads and tails of spines, joints and extremities rubbed with some wear, book-plates of Birmingham Library to inside front boards
[NAPOLEON BONAPARTE INTEREST] - A COLLECTION OF 20 VOLUMES about, or relating to, Napoleon, including; GOURGAUD, GENERAL - THE CAMPAIGN OF MDCCCXV Or a narrative of the Military Operations...in France and Belgium during The Hundred Days, written at St Helena. London, James Ridgway, 1818. First edition, 8vo, folding hand-coloured map of the military operations in Flanders, 4 folding tables as called-for, original blue boards and paper spine (split), upper board detached; RICHARDSON, ETHEL M - LONG FORGOTTEN DAYS (LEADING TO WATERLOO). London, Heath Cranton, 1928. First edition, 8vo, cloth; MACUNN, F J - THE CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH VIEW OF NAPOLEON. London, G Bell & Sons, 1914. First edition, 8vo, blue cloth; and 17 others mainly early 20thC (20)++Condition varies
SLOANE, WILLIAM MILLIGAN - THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE London, Macmillan/Century, 1896. First edition, 4 volumes, 4to, profusely illustrated with colour and black and white plates, publisher's red cloth, spines ribbed and some wear (4)++Some spotting and toning internally, wear to head and tail of spines, corners worn, spines dulled
CRAMP, STANLEY (EDITOR) - HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Oxford University Press, 1977-1994. First edition, 9 volumes, 4to, illustrated, near-fine in original dust-wrappers. The complete set of this significant ornithological work comprising: Vol I Ostrich to Ducks, Vol II Hawks to Bustards, Vol III Waders to Gulls, Vol IV Terns to Woodpeckers, Vol V Tyrant Flycatchers to Thrushes, Vol VI Warblers, Vol VII Fly-Catchers to Shrikes, Vol VIII Crows to Finches, Vol IX Buntings and New World Warblers (9)++Near-fine, including dust-wrappers
BANNERMAN, DAVID ARMITAGE - THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1953-1963. First edition, 11 volumes (of 12, missing vol 5), 4to, colour plates, very good in original green cloth, some tears to dust-wrappers; PERROTT, CHARLOTTE - A SELECTION OF BRITISH BIRDS London, The Publishing Partnership, 1979. One of 250 copies, large folio, 5 fine coloured facsimile plates, half morocco leather with marbled boards, complete with the original prospectus in a separate and matching binding, housed in the original quarter leather box, near-fine. A superb facsimile of the original, only 3 copies of which are known. Mrs Perrott planned a major work on British birds illustrated with coloured plates from her own drawings - but her premature death put an end to the project (12)++BANNERMAN - Internally and the bindings both near-fine - just some tears to dust-wrappers PERROTT - The book and prospectus are fine, the box very good, minor marks to corners
![[GENEALOGY] STERN, MALCOLM H - FIRST AMERICAN JEWISH FAMILIES 600 Genealogies 1654-1977. Cincinatti, American Jewish Archives](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/89b1b299-21c9-4b70-9791-8111e10e1a3d/468x382.jpg)
[GENEALOGY] STERN, MALCOLM H - FIRST AMERICAN JEWISH FAMILIES 600 Genealogies 1654-1977. Cincinatti, American Jewish Archives, 1978. First edition, oblong folio, hundreds of genealogical charts, fine in original pictorial dust-wrapper; LAKE, CHRISTOPHER - EUROPEAN RULERS 1060-1981 A Cross Referenced Genealogy. Lairg Limited Editions, 1981. First edition, number 25 of 500 copies signed by Lake and the publisher Robert Jones, oblong folio, 162 genealogical charts finely printed in black red and blue, bound in half leather by Weatherby Woolnough Ltd, fine in original slipcase (2)++STERN - book and dust-wrapper both fineLAKE - book fine, slipcase very good
![AUSTEN, JANE & THOMSON, HUGH (ILLUSTRATOR) PRIDE AND PREJUDICE [PEACOCK EDITION] London, George Allen, no date [1894]. First](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/375cb640-df73-4b51-ae36-e8c1a6fc2350/468x382.jpg)
AUSTEN, JANE & THOMSON, HUGH (ILLUSTRATOR) PRIDE AND PREJUDICE [PEACOCK EDITION] London, George Allen, no date [1894]. First Allen/Thomson edition, illustrated throughout, short 1.5 inch tear to bottom corner of title (not affecting text), original publisher's cloth, the upper board with the famous gilt-embossed peacock design, a good copy++Short 1.5 inch tear to bottom corner of title (not affecting text), spine slightly cocked but in very good condition with the gilding still bright, all edges gilt, a good copy
KINGSLEY, CHARLES - THE WATER-BABIES A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY London, Macmillan, 1863. First edition (without the "L'Envoi" leaf which the author had removed after the first 200 or so copies), two full-page plates by J. Noel Paton plus illustrations in the text, occasional light foxing but good in the original publisher's blue cloth
![KIPLING, RUDYARD - [A COLLECTION OF FIRST EDITIONS] - KIM London, Macmillan and Co, 1901. First edition, 8vo; REWARDS AND FAI](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/24b04640-2cb0-4323-f2a2-df785a20d0a2/468x382.jpg)
KIPLING, RUDYARD - [A COLLECTION OF FIRST EDITIONS] - KIM London, Macmillan and Co, 1901. First edition, 8vo; REWARDS AND FAIRIES 1910 First edition; FROM SEA TO SEA 1900 First edition, 2 volumes; LIMITS AND RENEWALS, 1932 First edition; and another (WEE WILLIE WINKIE 1899 Uniform edition) - all in original red publisher's cloth with gilt Ganesh elephant device to upper boards (6)++Internally good, cloth bindings rubbed, slight wear at extremities, spines either a little darkened/faded
CAUTY, HENRY EVANS - DISEASES OF THE SKIN London, Churchill, 1874. First edition, 8vo, old library stamps, publisher's green cloth; COOTE, HOLMES - ON JOINT DISEASES Their Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment. London, Hardwicke, 1867. 8vo, half red calf, library stamp to title; DIEULAFOY, Dr GEORGES - A TREATISE ON THE PNEUMATIC ASPIRATION OF MORBID FLUIDS. London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1873. 8vo, lib stamps, publisher's brown cloth; and 15 others, 19th century all 8vo with old lib stamps (18)
ALIBERT, J L - CLINIQUE DE L'HOPITAL SAINT-LOUIS, OU TRAITE COMPLET DES MALADIES DE LA PEAU Contenant la Description de ces Maladies et leurs Meileurs Modes de Traitement. Paris, B Cormon et Blanc, 1833. Elephant folio, engraved frontispiece, 62 fine lithographed plates (all hand-coloured), text with spotting in parts, plates which face text affected by some offsetting/foxing whilst those which are bound consecutively are mostly clean. Reference: Garrison-Morton #3986-7 and other entries - "Contains Alibert's 'family tree' of dermatoses, a classification later discarded for Willan's scheme...the book is also notable for its illustrations, the first on its subject in a French book [for the edition of 1806], and for its original description of mycosis fungoides"++Later cloth, corners a bit bumped and a little worn, text is variously affected by spotting , noticeably at the front and end of the book, although the margins are wide, some of the plates towards the end of the book have been slightly cropped by the binder with the loss of the occasional plate number (situated at the top edge of the leaves) or the first few letters of the legend (likewise printed at the top edge), plates which face text affected by offsetting/foxing whilst those which are bound consecutively are mostly clean, very small library stamp on both free end-papers only
BURNET, GILBERT - AN EXPOSITION OF THE THIRTY-NINE ARTICLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND London, R Roberts, 1699. First edition, folio, half-title present, full calf, joints cracked and hinges weak, armorial bookplate of John Hort of Dublin dated 1757++Unobtrusive ink stamp to title and half-title, internally good, binding worn at bottom corners, both joints cracked and holding by cords, boards rubbed with some wear
AMUNDSEN, ROALD - THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Gjoa 1903-1907. With a Supplement By First Lieutenant Hansen Vice-Commander of the Expedition. London, Constable, 1908. First edition, two volumes, original publisher's green cloth, profusely illustrated with photographic plates and maps, a near-fine set. This famous polar expedition was the first to successfully navigate the Northwest Passage after countless efforts and numerous lives lost. Included in the narrative are the voyage to the Canadian Arctic, wintering at Gjoa Haven on King William Island, Eskimos encountered including Mackenzie Delta Eskimos, numerous boat and sledge journeys, food and hunting, etc (2)++Near-fine internally and externally, a very good set
GRAHAM, THOMAS JOHN M.D. - MODERN DOMESTIC MEDICINE; or a Popular Treatise illustrating the Character, Symptoms, Causes, Distinction, and Correct Treatment, of all the Diseases incident to the Human Frame.... London, published for the author, 1826. First edition, 8vo, full contemporary diced calf. The copy of John Scott, 1st earl of Eldon, with his booklabel and signature 'Eldon' (twice) to front endpapers. A nice copy of the scarce first edition of Graham's work which details medications and prescriptions for numerous illnesses and ailments, with a table of the dose of medicines at the rear. It was highly popular, with 11 editions being published. It is suggested that Charlotte Bronte used this work as a medical source for her novels - the Bronte Parsonage Museum owns a heavily-annotated copy of the book++Text generally fresh with just occasional faint spotting, binding with small area of lower board rubbed, spine attractively gilt and bright, publishers advert leaf present at the rear, half-title also present
KIDD, JOHN - ON THE ADAPTATION OF EXTERNAL NATURE TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF MAN, Principally with Reference to the Supply of His Wants and the Exercise of His Intellectual Faculties. London, William Pickering, 1837. Fifth edition, 8vo, extra-illustrated with numerous engraved portraits and other plates, 14 manuscript leaves bound in at the front written by R Warneford of Symonds Inn Chancery Lane, slight offsetting of some plates, full contemporary calf; CAMPBELL, WILLIAM M.D. - A TREATISE ON THE EPIDEMIC PUERPERAL FEVER as it Prevailed in Edinburgh in 1821-1822 to which is added an Appendix, containing the Essay of the late Dr. Gordon on the Puerperal Fever of Aberdeen in 1789-90-91-92. Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute, 1822. First edition, 8vo, two parts in one, separate title and pagination to Gordon's Treatise at the rear, first title with ink stamps of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, contemporary marbled boards with modern re-back in brown calf (2) ++KIDD - some offsetting of plates otherwise clean and fresh, brown calf rubbed at extremities and spine rubbed and a little worn CAMPBELL - ink stamps of Royal College of Surgeons to title, marbled boards rubbed and slight wear to edges and corners, modern re-back
![PEARSON, JOHN [SURGEON] - PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON CANCEROUS COMPLAINTS: with an Account of some Diseases which have been Co](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/bdc8254e-5427-4efa-8c1d-0a42dd64352c/468x382.jpg)
PEARSON, JOHN [SURGEON] - PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON CANCEROUS COMPLAINTS: with an Account of some Diseases which have been Confounded with the Cancer. Also, critical remarks on some of the operations performed in cancerous cases. London, printed for the Author, 1793. First edition, title and two prelim leaves with surgical library ink stamps, contemporary quarter calf, worn; DE STYRAP, JUKES - A CODE OF MEDICAL ETHICS London, H K Lewis, 1895. Original cloth; FERGUSSON, WILLIAM - A SYSTEM OF PRACTICAL SURGERY London, John Churchill, 1857. Fourth edition, later quarter calf; and 3 others, including a 1678 defective copy of William Salmon's 'New London Dispensatory' (6)++PEARSON - title dusty with some spotting, surgical library ink stamp, two ink stamps to preface, binding rubbed/worn DE STYRAP - good FERGUSSON - good, very occasional spotting but clean and fresh, numerous engravings in text, rebound but binding in good condition
HARVEY, GIDEON - THE FAMILY-PHYSICIAN, AND THE HOUSE-APOTHECARY Containing, I. Medicines against all such diseases people usually advice with apothecaries to be cured of. II. Instructions... to prepare... medicines... III. The exact prices of all drugs, ... The third edition revis'd and enlarg'd. By Gideon Harvey, M.D. Her Majesty's Physician to the Tower. London, A Roper, 1704. Third edition, 12mo, small faint marginal wormhole to first few leaves only, without text loss, modern brown calf. Scarce. ESTC N48874, recording just the Oxford and McMaster University copies of this edition++Small faint marginal wormhole to outer margin of first few leaves only, no loss of text, occasional spotting, some creasing to corners, outer edge of title and preface a little frayed. This edition is rare in any condition.
LANZI, LUIGI & ROSCOE, THOMAS [TRANSLATOR] - THE HISTORY OF PAINTING IN ITALY From The Period Of The Revival Of The Fine Arts To The End Of The Eighteenth Century. London, Simpkin & Marshall, 1828. First edition of this translation, 6 volumes, 8vo, original grey boards, cloth spines, and paper labels (labels badly worn, spines soiled, inner hinges split); SHEPHERD, C W - THE NORTH-WEST PENINSULA OF ICELAND London, Longmans, 1867. First edition, 8vo, folding map and 2 coloured plates, very good in original green publisher's cloth; BURGESS, JAMES W - A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON COACH-BUILDING London, Crosby Lockwood and Co, 1881. 12mo, illustrations in text, publisher's cloth, lacks front free end-paper; BELL, J MUNRO & HAYDEN, ARTHUR - THE FURNITURE DESIGNS OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE London, Gibbings and Co, 1910. First edition, large 4to, plates, publisher's cloth; LAWRENCE, T E - SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, London, Cape, 1935. Fifth impression, 4to, dust-wrapper (with repairs); and circa 34 other volumes/pamphlets relating to archaeology and antiquities, mainly early 20th century, w.a.f. (circa 44) ++As described, sold w.a.f.
REMINGTON, FREDERIC - DONE IN THE OPEN, DRAWINGS BY FREDERIC REMINGTON with an Introduction and Verses by Owen Wister and Others. New York, P F Collier & Son, 1902. Folio, first edition with misspelling of 'Frederick' on the upper board, numerous illustrations including several double-page, the coloured plate 'Caught in the Circle: the last stand of three troopers and a scout overtaken by a band of hostile Indians' is present, original boards with coloured illustration to upper board, stitching loose. Pages are unpaginated, sold as a series of plates, not subject to return++Stitching loose, as are a few plates, boards rubbed with some light chipping to the edges, sold as a series of plates and not subject to return
THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE - VANITY FAIR London, Bradbury & Evans, 1848. 8vo, first edition mixed issue (with printed title dated 1848, engraved title-page dated 1849, "Mr.Pitt" on page 453, but without the woodcut of the Marquis de Steyne on p336), engraved plates, calf, joints cracked, rubbed/worn++Internally okay with light occasional spotting, calf rubbed and worn and joints cracked
![DICKENS, CHARLES - A CHRISTMAS CAROL in prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. London, Chapman and Hall, MDCCCXLIII [1843].](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/9b0e91f2-5017-4d27-dbcc-7bc541a7a2be/468x382.jpg)
DICKENS, CHARLES - A CHRISTMAS CAROL in prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. London, Chapman and Hall, MDCCCXLIII [1843]. third edition, second issue, 8vo, 4 hand-coloured plates by Leech, final plate with short tear to outer edge without loss, some offsetting of frontispiece to title, reddish-brown cloth, short 1/2 inch crack starting to top of upper joint, slight wear to very top and bottom of spine, a good copy. Conforms to the first edition second issue with following points noted: red and blue title; blue half-title; broken serif on 'D' of 'Dickens' in gilt cartouche on upper board; yellow end-papers; uncorrected text; 'STAVE ONE' chapter heading on first leaf of text++as described
ROSE, THOMAS - WESTMORLAND, CUMBERLAND, DURHAM, AND NORTHUMBERLAND, ILLUSTRATED From original drawings by Thomas Allom, &c., with historical & topographical descriptions, by Thomas Rose. London, Fisher, Son & Co, [1832]. First edition, 4to, engraved title-page, 110 leaves with 215 plates (mostly two to a page), internally a near-fine and clean copy, half-calf with marbled boards,(rubbed) spine gilt, short cracks to joints++as described
SCOTT, SIR WALTER - MINSTRELSY OF THE SCOTTISH BORDER Edinburgh, James Ballantyne and Co, 1812. Fifth edition, three volumes, 8vo, attractively bound in 19th century tan calf, spines gilt, contrasting red and green labels; THIRLWALL, REV CONNOP - HISTORY OF GREECE London, Longman, 1835-1844. First edition, 8 volumes 8vo (complete), 19th century tan calf with gilt spines and double labels, rubbed (11)++SCOTT - a late edition but very good and in attractive bindings CONNOP - part of the 'cabinet of history' series, some foxing, ink signature to engraved title, bindings rubbed
MAWE, JOHN - THE MINERALOGY OF DERBYSHIRE with a description of the most interesting mines in the North of England, in Scotland, and in Wales; and an analysis of Mr William's work intitled The Mineral Kingdom. London, William Phillips, 1802. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, map, and two other plates (complete), quarter calf, boards detached, some browning/offsetting. Scarce++Both boards detached, title browned, offsetting of plates, toning, final leaf torn in inner margin not affecting text, requiring a re-bind
![[BINDINGS] - BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER London, John Ottridge, 1816. Royal 8vo, bound in full plum morocco leather, gilt borders a](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/f90a88c3-4864-4176-bb8d-ce5c1745284e/468x382.jpg)
[BINDINGS] - BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER London, John Ottridge, 1816. Royal 8vo, bound in full plum morocco leather, gilt borders and spine; CALLCOTT, MARIA - A SCRIPTURE HERBAL. London, Longman, 1842. First edition, thick 8vo, woodcut illustrations of plants, full morocco (rubbed); and 3 others, 19thC (5)++COMMON PRAYER - manuscript prayer to front free end-paper, some spotting/toning internally, binding lghtly rubbed CALLCOTT - internally okay, binding rubbed with some light wear to extremities Others w.a.f.
GREENWOOD, C & J - ATLAS OF THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND FROM ACTUAL SURVEYS MADE FROM THE YEARS 1817 TO 1833 London, Greenwood & Co, 1834. First edition, elephant folio, engraved title page with hand-coloured map of England and Wales showing the counties which are contained in the atlas as well as the major towns in each county, forty-six coloured double-page maps (including the title), maps of Wales at the rear, maps generally good clean and fresh with occasional slight offsetting of engraved areas, original quarter diced-calf, upper board detached++maps generally clean and fresh, original quarter diced-calf, upper board detached
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM - THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The text carefully revised with notes by S W Singer. London, Bell and Daldy, 1868. Ten volumes (complete), 8vo, portrait, a fine copy internally, uniformly bound in blue half-calf, gilt spines with double pink morocco labels and volume roundels, spines lightly faded, some scuffing to corners and joints, but a handsome set; BENJAMIN, VINCENT - HAYDN'S DICTIONARY OF DATES London, Moxon, 1878. First edition, large and thick 8vo, a fine copy internally, handsomely bound in full tree-calf, spine gilt, lightly rubbed; SHAW, BERNARD - PLAYS London, Constable, 1927. 12 volumes (complete as issued), small 8vo, full blue soft-leather bindings; and 10 volumes of novels by Charles Dickens, published in London by Hazell & Co circa 1930, blue cloth (33)++as described
DICKENS, CHARLES - THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY London, Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition/first state, with all text errors present ("visiter" for "sister" p. 123 line 17; "flys" for "flies" p. 245 line 10; "visiters" for "visitors" p. 272 line 2; "incontestible" for "incontestable" p. 297 line 22; "suprise"for "surprise" p. 586 line 24), 8vo, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved plates by Phiz (browned as often), worn half calf; DICKENS, CHARLES - THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB London, Chapman and Hall, 1837. First edition, 8vo, engravings by Seymour & Phiz, half green calf; DICKENS, CHARLES - MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT London, Chapman and Hall, 1844. First edition (vignette on title-page with amount on signpost transposed to read "100£" and seven studs in the trunk), browning of plates (as often), half calf re-backed retaining original spine (3) ++See description - browning of plates, bindings rubbed or worn
CARY, JOHN - CARY'S NEW MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH PART OF SCOTLAND on which are carefully laid down all the Principal Cross Roads, the Course of the Rivers and Navigable Canals, Cities. London, J Cary, 1794. First edition, 4to, maps with original outline hand-colouring, lacking sheets 62/63 71/72 and 80 as often (62 and 80 are blanks), in an unusual contemporary wallet-style brown calf binding over limp boards, presumably made for travelling purposes. Housed in a modern solander box++Lacking sheets 62-63 71-72 and 80 (62 and 80 are blanks), in an unusual contemporary wallet-style brown calf binding over limp boards, presumably made for travelling purposes. Housed in a modern solander box. Maps clean and fresh with just occasional light marks/soiling, leather rubbed/worn with small calf loss to lower board
MILNE, A A - WINNIE-THE-POOH London, Methuen and Co, 1926. First edition; NOW WE ARE SIX Methuen, 1927. First edition; THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER Methuen 1928. First edition. Together three first editions, all 8vo in original publisher's cloth, illustrated by Ernest H Shepard. Occasional light handling marks internally, some rubbing and light wear at extremities of bindings, 'Six' and 'Pooh Corner' both have slightly faded spines (3)
LAWRENCE, D H - BIRDS, BEASTS AND FLOWERS London, Martin Secker, 1923. First edition, 8vo, publisher's cloth-backed yellow boards (boards worn); MYERS, ELIZABETH - A WELL FULL OF LEAVES. 1946, 5th edition, presentation copy from Elizabeth Myers and Littleton Powys to Gilbert Phelps (British author) with a loose photograph inserted of Myers and Powys on board R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, dust wrapper; MYERS, ELIZABETH - THE BASILISK OF ST. JAMES'S. 1946, 2nd edition, presentation copy from Myers and Littleton Powys (her husband) to Gilbert Phelps, dust wrapper (torn with loss); POWYS, LITTLETON - THE LETTERS OF ELIZABETH MYERS. 1951, 1st edition, presented by Powys to Gilbert Phelps; POWYS, LITTLETON - THE POWYS FAMILY [1953], 1st edition, presented by Powys to Gilbert Phelps; WALLER, ROBERT - JUST CONSEQUENCES. 1971, 1st edition, presented by Waller to Gilbert and Kay Phelps, fine in dust wrapper; and 31 others, some signed / presentation copies, some 1st editions (37)++condition varies, sold as-seen / w.a.f.
BUTLER, ARTHUR G - BRITISH BIRDS WITH THEIR NESTS AND EGGS illustrated by F. W. Frohawk. London, Brumby & Clarke, no date [circa 1896]. First edition, 6 volumes (complete), large 4to, coloured plates of eggs, other illustrations, half red morocco leather (6)++Internally good with just occasional faint spotting, leather spines and joints rubbed with a little wear, a nice set
FLEMING, IAN - ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE London, Jonathan Cape, 1963. First edition first impression, 8vo, original black publisher's cloth, slight rubbing at extremities, no dust-wrapper; MARKHAM, ROBERT - COLONEL SUN A JAMES BOND ADVENTURE London, Jonathan Cape, 1968. First edition first impression, original dust-wrapper (clipped), inscription partially erased from blank end-paper (2)
CROWLEY, ALEISTER - MOONCHILD A PROLOGUE London, The Mandrake Press, 1929. First edition, first impression, 8vo, original publisher's green cloth, endpapers with browning as usual, but a near-fine copy with no inscriptions. Crowley's famous second novel and an occult fiction classic; two magicians from rival lodges battle for the body of a young woman, whom one hopes will bear an ethereal being - the 'Moonchild' of the title++browning of end-papers as usual but otherwise a near-fine copy
KIPLING, RUDYARD - POEMS 1886-1929 London, Macmillan & Co, 1929. First and limited edition, number 159 of 525 copies (500 for sale), signed by Kipling in volume 1, three volumes, 4to, portrait frontispiece of Kipling by Francis Dodd and signed by him in pencil, internally fine, publisher's crushed red morocco leather bindings (small stain to vol 3, spines a little faded), housed in a later deluxe solander box with leather spine and gilt lettering. A handsome set of the rare true first edition (also printed in New York, but a year later), signed by Kipling, and magnificently produced++Internally fine, bindings with small stain to vol 3, spines and some boards with fading, rubbing at extremities, top edges cut and gilt, solander box attractive and very fine
![[SIGNED BY THE 2005 ASHES-WINNING ENGLAND CRICKET TEAM] - ASHES VICTORY The Official Story of the Greatest Ever Test Series i](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/0bc0b196-1eb9-4963-993c-06a6e2ae1c34/468x382.jpg)
[SIGNED BY THE 2005 ASHES-WINNING ENGLAND CRICKET TEAM] - ASHES VICTORY The Official Story of the Greatest Ever Test Series in the Team's Own Words - The England Cricket Team. London, Orion, 2005. First edition number 46 of 50 signed copies for private distribution, photographs, fine in the original gilt blue cloth and slipcase. Signed by Michael Vaughan, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Stephen Harmison, Matthew Hoggard, Geraint Jones, Simon Jones, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Strauss, Marcus Trescothick, Duncan Fletcher (Head Coach), and David Graveney (Chairman of Selectors)
SILLITOE, ALAN - THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER London, W H Allen, 1959. First edition first impression, good, in original unclipped wrapper; LIFE WITHOUT ARMOUR London, HarperCollins, 1995. First edition, signed by Sillitoe to the title, very good in unclipped wrapper; A START IN LIFE London, London Books, 2008. Inscribed by Sillitoe "All Best Wishes to David, from Alan 23/4/08", very good, in wrapper (3)
ADAMS, RICHARD - MAIA London, Viking, 1984. Proof copy by Viking with Allen Lane publisher to title crossed out and advertised publication month of September 1984, very good in soft cover, rare; THE GIRL IN A SWING London, Allen Lane, 1980. First edition, the suppressed first issue with lead character named Kathe Geutner. When an actual Kathe Geutner threatened a libel action the book was quickly reissued with the name amended to Karin Forster. Very good in unclipped wrapper; THE PLAGUE DOGS London, Allen Lane, 1977. First edition, fine in unclipped wrapper; SHARDIK London, Allen Lane, 1974. First edition, near-fine in unclipped wrapper; TALES FROM WATERSHIP DOWN illustrated by John Lawrence. London, Hutchinson, 1996. First edition, fine in unclipped wrapper; and one other (6)
WILLIAMS, KIT - MASQUERADE London, Jonathan Cape, 1982. Limited edition of 1000 copies of which the first 100 are not for sale, number 96, signed by Williams, 8vo, fine, with compliments letter from the publisher; MASQUERADE London, Cape, 1979. First edition, 4to, fine; ALDRIDGE, ALAN (ILLUSTRATOR) - THE BUTTERFLY BALL London, Cape, 1973. First edition, 4to, very good; and 3 other similar format books illustrated by Aldridge, all 1970's first editions (6)
JACQUES, BRIAN - REDWALL London, Hutchinson, 1986. First edition, title inscribed by Jacques "To David Preece, from Brian Jacques 23rd Oct 1986, near-fine in unclipped wrapper, with a loose compliments slip with written note signed "Brian"; REDWALL Illustrated Collector's Edition. London, Hutchinson, 1997. First edition thus, very good (2)
![[MODERN CHILDREN'S BOOKS INCLUDING FIRST EDITIONS] BRIGGS, RAYMOND - THE MAN (1992)Proof/early release copy of the first edit](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/6b9e7421-3efd-4b11-bac1-2b062b97e100/468x382.jpg)
[MODERN CHILDREN'S BOOKS INCLUDING FIRST EDITIONS] BRIGGS, RAYMOND - THE MAN (1992)Proof/early release copy of the first edition, issued in soft white blank card covers with a wrapper (slight tears to top edge of wrapper, scarce; plus 1st editions by Briggs of THE SNOWMAN; WHEN THE WIND BLOWS; FUNGUS THE BOGEYMAN; and GENTLEMAN JIM; BOND, MICHAEL - PADDINGTON TAKES THE TEST (1979). First edition, original wrapper; and 32 others by various authors, mainly first editions (38)
![[RANSOME, ARTHUR] A GOOD COLLECTION OF HIS NOVELS INCLUDING FIRST EDITIONS Comprising: SWALLOWS & AMAZONS London, Jonathan Ca](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/cfe59f81-b78f-46ec-d4e1-8607074a2e91/468x382.jpg)
[RANSOME, ARTHUR] A GOOD COLLECTION OF HIS NOVELS INCLUDING FIRST EDITIONS Comprising: SWALLOWS & AMAZONS London, Jonathan Cape, 1931. First illustrated edition, in the scarce original dust-wrapper; MISSEE LEE First edition, 1941, dust-wrapper; THE PICTS AND THE MARTYRS First edition, 1943, dust-wrapper; GREAT NORTHERN? First edition, 1947, dust-wrapper; WE DIDN'T MEAN TO GO TO SEA First edition, 1937, no wrapper; SECRET WATER First edition, 1939 no wrapper; THE BIG SIX First edition, 1940, no wrapper; and 5 others, all later editions (12)++Condition varies
LANG, ANDREW & RUSSELL FLINT, WILLIAM (ILLUSTRATOR) - THE IDYLS OF THEOCRITUS, AND THE IDYLS OF BION & MOSCHUS London, The Medici Society Ltd, 1922. First edition, two volumes, number 383 of 500 copies on hand-made Riccardi paper, 4to, 20 colour plates with captioned tissue guards, linen-backed blue paper-covered boards, top-edge gilt others uncut, slight toning to boards and spine labels, printed title labels (2)++as described
RUSSELL FLINT, WILLIAM (ILLUSTRATOR) - THE SONG OF SONGS WHICH IS SOLOMON'S London, Philip Lee Warner Publisher to The Medici Society Ltd, 1909. First edition, number 330 of 500 copies on hand-made Riccardi paper, 4to, 10 tipped-in colour plates with tissue guards, linen-backed blue paper-covered boards, top-edge gilt others uncut, slight toning to board edges, printed title labels (replacement labels still intact tipped to one of the final blanks as issued), a very good copy++as described
KINGSLEY, CHARLES & RUSSELL FLINT, WILLIAM (ILLUSTRATOR) - THE HEROES London, Philip Lee Warner Publisher to The Medici Society [Riccardi Press], 1912. First edition, number 25 of 500 copies on hand-made Riccardi paper, 4to, 12 colour plates with captioned tissue guards, cream cloth boards with blue leather spine, a very good copy++Internally and externally very good
![[BINDING] - THE SONNETS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE With decorations by Ernest G. Treglown, engraved on wood by Charles Carr, of t](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/afe4a115-9a2a-4740-8cf2-ec834882b414/468x382.jpg)
[BINDING] - THE SONNETS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE With decorations by Ernest G. Treglown, engraved on wood by Charles Carr, of the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft; printed at the press of the same guild. Birmingham, G Napier, 1895. First edition thus, small 4to, first few leaves with attractive contemporary hand-colouring to the woodcut decorations. In a fine Art-Nouveau binding of full brown morocco leather, the boards with long-stemmed stylised flowers, the flower-heads of dark-blue inlaid morocco, gilt title to upper cover, spine with repeated flower-head devices with circles and pointelles, blue morocco flower-heads inlaid to leather turn-ins on inside of boards, corners worn, spine a little faded, joints starting but firm. The inner board has the fine contemporary engraved bookplate of Barbara Brough. Although unsigned, this binding is reminiscent of the work of the Guild Of Women Binders which emerged 3 years after the production of this book (for example see the Guild binding for Cowper's 'Diverting History of John Gilpin' circa 1899)
![[NOTTINGHAM INTEREST] - WILLIAMS, FREDERICK S - NOTTINGHAM PAST AND PRESENT ILLUSTRATED BY PHOTOGRAPHY Nottingham, R Allen &](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef9e6eaa-7d8b-4f64-8216-a8ce011940aa/0ee18a10-2df8-4440-ad17-d4457348040b/468x382.jpg)
[NOTTINGHAM INTEREST] - WILLIAMS, FREDERICK S - NOTTINGHAM PAST AND PRESENT ILLUSTRATED BY PHOTOGRAPHY Nottingham, R Allen & Son, no date [1877]. First edition, 4to, 28 fine mounted albumen photographs of views and buildings in Nottingham (as called for), publisher's gilt-embossed cloth, external binding good but the gutta-percha of the spine has perished and all leaves/plates are now loose, sold as a collection of early photographs, w.a.f.; HICKLIN, JOHN - THE HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAM CASTLE From the Danish Invasion to its Destruction by Rioters in 1831. London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co, 1836. First edition, 8vo, additional engraved title, 5 engraved plates, folding plan of the castle, and folding facsimile manuscript (as called for), original cloth, upper joint cracked and inner hinge weak, some loss of cloth to head and tail of spine; BRISCOE, JOHN POTTER - OLD NOTTINGHAMSHIRE London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co, 1884. Second series, 8vo, original cloth; and 11 others all relating to Nottingham (14)++As described, condition varies
GOLDSMITH, OLIVER & HANKEY, W LEE (ILLUSTRATOR) - THE DESERTED VILLAGE London, Constable, 1909. First edition thus, 4to, number 147 of 250 copies, signed by Hankey, tipped-in colour plates, publisher's full gilt-vellum binding, spine rubbed, toned at edges of upper board; FELL, H GRANVILLE - THE ART OF H. DAVIS RICHTER. F Lewis, 1935. First edition, number 9 of 200 copies, signed by Richter, colour plates, bound in green half morocco leather with cloth boards, a good copy; MERIMEE, PROSPER & BULL, RENE (ILLUSTRATOR) - CARMEN. London, Hutchinson, [1916]. First edition thus, 4to, colour plates, half blue morocco leather binding with blue cloth boards, inner hinge strengthened, browning to verso of last printed leaf (3)++As described
LANG, ANDREW & RUSSELL FLINT, WILLIAM (ILLUSTRATOR) - THE IDYLS OF THEOCRITUS, AND THE IDYLS OF BION & MOSCHUS London, The Medici Society Ltd, 1922. First edition, two volumes, number 466 of 500 copies on hand-made Riccardi paper, 4to, 20 colour plates with captioned tissue guards, very occasional light spotting but a good copy in original linen-backed blue paper-covered boards, top-edge gilt others uncut, printed title labels, and with the scarce original blue dust-wrappers (a few small tears and some fading to wrappers around the spines) (2)++20 colour plates with captioned tissue guards, very occasional light spotting but a good copy in original linen-backed blue paper-covered boards, top-edge gilt others uncut, printed title labels, and with the scarce original blue dust-wrappers (a few small tears and some fading to wrappers around the spines)
GILBERT, W S & RUSSELL FLINT, WILLIAM (ILLUSTRATOR) - IOLANTHE AND OTHER OPERAS London, G Bell & Sons, 1910. First edition illustrated by Flint, 4to, colour plates with captioned tissue guards, publisher's green cloth, a good copy; MITFORD, MARY RUSSELL & THOMSON, HUGH (ILLUSTRATOR) - OUR VILLAGE London, Macmillan, 1910. 4to, tipped-in colour plates, publisher's green cloth; THACKERAY, WILLIAM M & BAUMER, LEWIS (ILLUSTRATOR) - VANITY FAIR London, Hodder & Stoughton, no date (circa 1913). 4to, tipped-in colour plates, publisher's grey cloth with pictorial onlay, a very good copy; and 6 other illustrated books including 3 illustrated by W Russell Flint (9)++as described, condition of others varies
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