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Lot 86
Rare First Edition Doyle (Arthur Conan) The Hound of the Baskervilles, another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, 8vo L. 1902. First Edn. [ with 'you' for 'your' on line 3, page 13], hf. title, frontis & 15 plts., lacks front & end loose blanks, orig. crimson cloth, with gilt & black pictorial decoration. In a recent cloth clam box. (1)
Lot 147
Scarce First Edition Stafford (Thos.) Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced. Or a History of the Late Warres in Ireland. Folio L. 1633. First Edn., 2 engd. ports., lg. fold. map of Munster, + 16 (mostly) fold. maps & plts. some re-backed, complete, plus 1 extra Map of Ireland at end, 19th Century diced calf, rebacked spine dam. Scarce. (1)
Lot 187
Exceptionally Fine Copy of Scarce First Edition Molyneux (William) The Case of Ireland's Being Bound by Acts of Parliament in England Stated, 12mo D. 1698. First Edn., title within double ruled borders, bookplate of Barba Villa, in orig. fine panel calf, the corners with blind tooled tulip heads, raised bands, in a recent full green mor. box, with gilt defined raised bands. A most desirable copy. * Barbavilla, at Collinstown, Co. Westmeath was the home of the Smythe family. (1)
Lot 193
Scarce First Edition Stevenson (Robert Louis) Kidnapped Being memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751. First Edn. L. (Cassell & Company) 1886, hf. title, cold. fold. map frontis (re folded) "Treasure Island" advert on verso of final leaf of text, 2 lists of adverts at end, each of 8pp & dated respectively 5G.4.86, & 5B.4.86, some stains or finger marks throughout, a couple of advert pages repaired at corners., orig. dark brown cloth. Scarce. (1)
Lot 717
The Egyptian Struwwelpeter, published H Grevel & Co, London, printed in Bavaria; two copies of The Camp Magazine, First Royal Naval Brigade, Groningen, Holland (Oct and Nov 1916); Theresa Tidy, Eighteen Maxims of Neatness and Order, 16th edition, London 1823; Browning (R) Rabbi Ben Ezra and sundry Victorian playing cards, boxed
Lot 119
A copy of Henry Cotton's book "My Swing" signed by the author and a selection of other golfers, 1st edition with d/j, 1952, signed by Cotton to the title page, by Padgham on the first right-hand page, and on the final left-hand page and inside back board by Dai Rees, Max Faulkner, Bobby Locke, Jack Nicklaus, Tony Jacklin, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and others
Lot 1046
Manchester United Opus, ultra luxurious production, limited edition, signed by Sir Alex Ferguson & Sir Bobby Charlton, over 800 pages, lavishly illustrated with over 2,000 images, over 400,000 words, half a metre square, weight over 35kg., printed on 200 gsm silk-coated paper, overall production entirely from natural materials - leather, silk, paper, wood and cotton thread, sits in a silk clam-shell presentation box, white cotton gloves provided, first published October 2006 by Krakenopus
Lot 345
A Paris 1924 Olympic Games gold first place winner's prize medal, goldplated silver, designed by Andre Rivaud, struck by the Paris Mint in an edition of 304, the obverse with a winning athlete coming to the aid of a fallen athlete, the reverse with an assortment of sporting equipment around a legend, diameter 55mm.; in original fitted case
Lot 326
Robinson, John Martin- The Regency Country House, from the Archives of Country Life, publ by Aurum Press Limited, 2005: Honour, Huig & Fleming, John- A World History of Art, fifth edition, publ Laurence King, 1984: Synge, Lanto- Mallett Millennium, Fine Antique Furniture and Works of Art, publ Antique Collector's Club, 1999: Stourton, James- Great Houses of London, publ Frances Lincoln Limited, 2012, signed and dedicated by the author: Shawe-Taylor, Desmond- The First Georgians, Art & Monarchy 1714-1760, publ Royal Collection Trust: together with a small collection of further art books and auction catalogues, (a lot)
Lot 142
A Quaint Treatise on "Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making, A Quaint Treatise on "Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making," first edition , second issue, 2 mounted chromolithographed plates after James Poole within gilt borders (1 loose), 23 flies with dressing elements and 2 large completed flies in 22 sunken compartments, all within red printed borders, foxing throughout, contemporary ink name on half-title, upper hinge broken, , original green gilt-pictorial cloth decorated in black, rubbed, corners worn, g.e., [W p.3], 4to, 1876.
Lot 159
Horse Racing.- - Hints to the Purchasers of Horses, [first and only edition] , half-title, a few scattered spots, bookplate to upper pastedown, original wrappers bound in, rather soiled and faded, small tear along upper margin of lower cover, later calf, spine gilt with raised bands, lightly scuffed and rubbed, g.e., 12mo, Charles Knight, 1825. Rare work that provides advice to would-be purchasers on aspects of the body, pace, lameness and wind of horses. Only 2 copies of this work are listed in Copac (British Library & Wellcome Library), and it is not in Loder.
Lot 160
Hunting.- Beckford (Peter) - Thoughts on Hunting, fourth edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece (lighlty spotted), 2 engraved plates of kennels, contemporary diced calf, spine gilt with hunting motifs, 1802 § [Corbould ( A.Chantrey)] The Corbould Sporting Alphabet, first edition , additional hand-coloured pictorial title and plates by Corbould, many hand-coloured, titles slightly creased and repaired at edges, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, [c.1901] § Stewart (F.A.) Hunting Countries, colour plates, 1935 § Eeles (H.S.) The Eridge Hunt, plates, long inscription to Ronnie Wallace tipped in, Tunbridge Wells, 1936, the last two original cloth, faded, all a little rubbed ; and 3 others on hunting, v.s. (7)
Lot 186
Dulac (Edmund).- - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald, with illustrations by Edmund Dulac, 20 colour plates tipped in, tissue guards, original decorated red cloth, gilt, original publisher's presentation card box, [1909] § Szyk (Arthur) illustrator, The Book of Job, The Heritage Press, New York , 1946; The Book of Ruth, The Heritage Press, New York , 1947, coloured illustrations, original cloth, slipcases § Baudelaire (Charles) Flowers of Evil, first edition with illustrations by Major Felten, original cloth backed decorated boards, some rubbing and fading to edges, New York, 1931 § Oliver (Raymond) Recettes pour un ami, limited edition , six illustrations by Jean Cocteau, original cloth, booksellers stamp to title-page, Paris, n.d. v.s.( 5)
Lot 188
Grahame (Kenneth) - The Wind in the Willows, first edition, 7 illustrations in colour by E.H.Shepard, original dust-jacket, a fine copy, 1959 § Taylor (G.P.) Shadowmancer, Special Edition, first edition, signed by the author , original boards, dust-jacket, 2003; four other copies similar and 5 copies in paperback first edition signed by the author 2003 § Miéville (Dominic) The Mysterious Burnchester Hall, first edition, signed by the author , original paperback covers , 2003; 3 other copies similar 2003 § Woodall (Clive) One for Sorrow Two for Joy, first edition , original paperback covers, 2003; another copy § Cary (Joyce) Aissa Saved, first edition , original cloth. 1932, 8vo (18)
![Bilibin (Ivan).- Pushkin (Aleksandr Sergyeevich) - Skazka o Tsare Saltane, [The Tale of Tsar Saltan], first edition, tex](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a71974f9-e0a9-427c-b0fb-a48700e09c14/7f19bd49-6d9c-4758-b7f1-ad0deb6fbb92/468x382.jpg)
Lot 197
Bilibin (Ivan).- Pushkin (Aleksandr Sergyeevich) - Skazka o Tsare Saltane, [The Tale of Tsar Saltan], first edition, text in Russian, printed in blue and black, title with elaborate border printed in gold and colours, colour illustrations by Ivan Bilibin, some full-page, light offsetting, original pictorial wrappers, rubbed, spine a little worn, oblong 4to, St.Petersburg, 1905 and 7 others, Russian childrens literature, 4to (8). The illustrations relate to the set and costumes designed by Bilbin for the Rimsky-Korsakov opera based on the same Pushkin poem.
Lot 205
Rowlandson (Thomas).- [Combe (William)] - [Tours of Doctor Syntax], 3 vol., comprising The Tour of Doctor Syntax In Search of the Picturesque; The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation; The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of a Wife, first "miniature" editions , vol.I & III with engraved pictorial titles, 78 engraved plates, all by Thomas Rowlandson, all hand-coloured, woodcut vignettes including one hand-coloured at end of vol.III, without advertisements, a few plates slightly creased and browned at edges, armorial bookplate on front pastedowns, uniform contemporary half calf, [Tooley 340: "Fresh plates were re-engraved for this edition, one-third the size of the originals"], 12mo, R.Ackermann , 1823.
Lot 206
The Habit & the Horse: A Treatise on Female Equitation, first edition ( Mrs. J.) The Habit & the Horse: A Treatise on Female Equitation, first edition, frontispiece and 8 plates, all but three tinted lithographs, some with partial hand-colouring, plates foxed, plates and ff. loose, original gilt pictorial cloth, rubbed and marked, edges and corners worn, upper cover detached, g.e., 4to, 1857.
Lot 255
Virgilius Maro (Publius) - Opera cum decem commentis, 2 parts in 1, double column commentary surrounding text, first title in red and black and within ornate woodcut border, numerous fine woodcuts within text, woodcut decorative initials, lacking 2f5-7, A6 repaired tear within text without loss, repair within text at head of 2f8, several ink stains and smudges (the heaviest on C8 and Q6), some staining or spotting, recased in contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, remains of clasps, rebacked, corners repaired, rubbed, [Adams V474; Mortimer, French, 538], a handsome edition, folio, Lyon, Jean Crespin, 1529.
Lot 271
.- Tacitus The ende of Nero and the beginning of Galba…The Life of Agricola] ( Sir Henry, editor & translator).- Tacitus (Publius Cornelius) The ende of Nero and the beginning of Galba The Life of Agricola], first edition in English , woodcut initials, 1 large diagram, lacking title and ¶1, ¶2 creased and torn affecting text, colophon badly torn with only small section remaining, several leaves with closed tears to fore-edges, 1 leaf with tear to bottom edge, 2 with lower corners missing, staining to margins and edges of several leaves, soiling, a little spotting, old ms. annotations to pastedowns and to 2 leaves, pen trials and ink stains, upper hinge pulled and becoming detached, contemporary calf, gilt stamped with elaborate coat-of-arms to covers, rubbed and marked, a little worn, lacking clasps and ties, loss to head of spine with basic repair, [ESTC S117595], 4to, [ by Joseph Barnes for Richard Wright, 1591].
![V[erstegan] (R[ichard]) - A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence: first edition, title printed in red & black with engrave](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a71974f9-e0a9-427c-b0fb-a48700e09c14/584fccae-6f8d-44e7-bf8a-1ad0c283c3ca/468x382.jpg)
Lot 273
V[erstegan] (R[ichard]) - A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence: first edition, title printed in red & black with engraved vignette, 9 further vignettes and one engraved plate with coat-of-arms, title slightly dust-soiled and contemporary ink ownership initials near imprint, light damp-stain to lower margin of last 3 gatherings, some other minor marking, armorial bookplate of Hartley Rosehill on front pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, splitting at upper joint, rubbed at edges, otherwise a very good copy, [STC 21361], small 4to, Antwerp, Robert Bruney, 1605. A 'seminal work of Anglo-Saxon scholarship' (ODNB), also considered the best edition for the quality and number of its engravings.
Lot 277
B[ulloker] (J[ohn]) - An English Expositour, Or Compleat Dictionary..., seventh edition, bookplate of Sir John Philipps to front pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, Cambridge, by John Hayes for H. Sawbridge, 1684 § [Bayly (Thomas)] Witty Apophthegms , first edition , lacking additional title, worming throughout with occasional loss, staining to several leaves, neat ownership inscription to front fly-leaf, contemporary sheep, rebacked, for Edward Farnham, 1658 § [Bodenham (John) or Nicholas Ling]. Politeuphuia, Wits Commonwealth , ownership inscription to title and to head of epistle, other pen marks to title, staining to edges of text block and soiling to fore-edges, several leaves chipped and torn with a little loss to catchwords, lacking A12, K1, K12, O1, O3-O9, and 2 leaves from index, contemporary calf, by E. Flesher for Edward Brewster, 1674 § [Hawkins (Thomas, editor )] Odes of Horace , engraved title, soiling, leaves trimmed at fore-edge with loss, modern wrappers, for Will. Lee, 1631, some rubbing and edge wear, 8vo & 12mo (4)
Lot 280
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. [Charter granted to the Society by William III], woodcut of the royal arms at head, woodcut initial, central fold, some creasing and dust-soiling at edges, J.Downing, 1702 § [Peacock (Thomas Love)] The Misfortunes of Elphin, first edition , lacking half-title, this copy without advertisements, bookplate on front pastedown, some browning to page edges, original boards, spine badly worn with loss, worn at fore-corners, some marking and darkening, [Wolff 5481], Thomas Hookham , 1829 ; and another related item, v.s. (3)
Lot 287
Langhorne (John & William, editors) - Plutarch's Lives, 6 vol., 6 engraved frontispieces, some offsetting, contemporary calf, handsomely gilt, spines gilt in compartments with floral motifs and red and green morocco labels, joints cracking, some boards loose, 1770 § James (Henry) Stories Revived, 3 vol, first edition, original cloth, library labels to upper covers, lacking adds and rear endpapers to first and second volumes, rubbed, 1885. 8vo (9)
Lot 290
Gibbon (Edward) - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 2 vol. , first abridged edition , half-titles, 2pp. advertisements in each vol., small ink ?shelf number on front endpapers, some spotting, 2 ff. in vol.II with closed tears to margins, advertisement and rear fly-leaf in vol.II torn at fore-edge where crudely opened, original publisher's boards, laminated, spines a little worn, uncut, manuscript spine labels, [Norton 100], 8vo, for G.Kearsley, 1789.
Lot 292
Trade.- - The Ready Reckoner; or, Trader's Sure Guide:..., adapted for the use of all persons shewing, at one view, by exact tables , Edinburgh, 1793 § Collins (Thomas) The Complete Ready Reckoner , 1813 § The Self Instructor, or, Man's Best Companion , Liverpool, [1877] § Hazlitt (William) Table-Talk: Original Essays on Men and Manners, 2 vol., later edition , 1845, the first 3 contemporary calf (second and third rebacked), the last original cloth, all a little rubbed and scuffed ; and 7 others, misc., v.s. (12)
Lot 294
Marshall (John) - The Life of George Washington, 5 vol., 2 folding engraved maps only (of 12), lacking plates, original boards, some covers detached or becoming loose, spines chipped, 1804-07 § Stevenson (Robert Louis) Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751, first edition, intermediate issue with "business" on p.40 but 9pp. publisher s catalogue at end dated 5G.7.86 , half-title, folding colour map, original green cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine slightly darkened, spien ends and corners a little bumped, 1886, 8vo ; sold not subject to return.
Lot 321
Russian Literature.- Gorki (Maxim) - The Orloff Couple and Malva, first edition, some spotting and browning, original cloth, spine discoloured, lower joint split, covers a little soiled, extremities worn, 1901 § Boddy (Alexander) With Russian Pilgrims, original pictorial cloth, spine discoloured, extremities rubbed, [c.1893] § Lloyd (J.A.T.) Two Russian Reformers, [c.1910] § Nisbet Bain (R.) More Tales From Tolstoi, ink musical notation to front free endpaper, bookplate to front pastedown, 1902, some spotting and browning, all in original cloth, extremities rubbed; and a quantity of others, Russian Literature and prolific Russian Authors, v.s. (4 boxes)
Lot 325
Marlborough His Life and Times, 4 vol., first editions (Winston S.) Marlborough His Life and Times, 4 vol., first editions, plates and illustrations, slighhtly foxed and browned, original buckram, gilt, spines faded, vol. IV small tear on spine, t.e.g., 1933-38 § Guedalla (Philip) Mr. Churchill, first edition, signed by the author, frontispiece, original cloth, gilt, dampstained , 1941; and 2 others, 8vo & 4to (7).
Lot 329
Bradbury (Ray) - Dandelion Wine, signed limited edition 129/200, dust-jacket, original picture boards, slip case, PS Publishing, Hornsea, 2007 § Ellis (Kate) The Merchant's House, First Edition, signed author's dedication to title, dust-jacket, original cloth, 1998, plus a quantity of modern first editions, 8vo (qty)
Lot 332
Eliot (T.S.) - [Four Quartets], 4 vol., comprising East Coker [2 copies], first Faber edition, light spotting, browning to covers, some chipping to spines, 1940; Burnt Norton, first separate edition , ink ownership inscription, light soiling to covers, 1941; The Dry Salvages, first edition , edges browned , 1941; Little Gidding, first edition, second issue, ink ownership inscription, original stapled wrappers, spine faded , 1942, [Gallup A36c, A37, A39 & A42]; and another, Auden, 8vo (6)
Lot 333
Fleming (Ian) - Goldfinger, light wear to spine-ends, later issue dust-jacket, 1959; For Your Eyes Only, ink ownership inscription, jacket with central crease to spine, lower panel and spine damp-stained, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1960, first edition, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)
Lot 339
Golding (William) - Free Fall, uncorrected proof copy , inscribed by Sir Geoffrey Faber on upper wrapper, original printed wrappers, shelf lean, upper wrapper detached, some wear and browning to spine, Faber & Faber , 1959 § Kingston (Charles) The Infallible System, A Monte Carlo Mystery, first edition , contemporary presentation inscription from the author on half-title, 8pp. advertisements, light water-staining to rear free endpaper, original cloth, minor patches of sunning to spine, light bubbling and discolouring due to water damage affecting lower cover, dust-jacket, spine torn below price with considerable loss, corners torn with loss and further small patch of loss to foot of lower panel, upper panel intact, 1929 § Killens (John O.) Youngblood, first edition of the author's first novel, presentation copy from the author inscribed on the front free endpaper, original cloth-backed boards, slight dulling to top edge, dust-jacket, chipped at spine ends and corners with minor loss, small closed tear with crease to top edge of upper panel, speckling visible on lower panel, but overall a very good copy, New York, 1954, 8vo (3)
Lot 345
Lee (Harper) - To Kill a Mockingbird, first English edition, browning to endpapers and prelims, occasional foxing to inner and lower margins, original boards, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, spine lightly browned, small chip to head of spine, light rubbing and creasing to spine ends and corners, still an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1960.
Lot 346
Lindsay (Norman) - The Cautious Amorist, First Edition, dust-jacket, chipped, original cloth, T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 1934 § Pratchett (Terry) Guards! Guards! First Edition, dust-jacket, original cloth, 1989 § Peters (Ellis) The Potter's Field, First Edition, author's signature to tipped in plate, dust-jacket, original cloth, 1989, plus a quantity of related vol., v.s. (qty)
Lot 41
Lyall (Robert) - The Character of the Russians, and a Detailed History of Moscow..., first edition , 22 engraved plates only (of 23, lacking folding panorama of the Kremlin), 12 hand-coloured, 3 folding, and large folding engraved map of Moscow, some light foxing, ink inscription and bookplate of james Whatman to front free endpaper and front pastedown respectively, new endpapers, later half calf, recased, preserving 3/4 of the original backstrip, 4to, 1823.
Lot 56
Heyerdahl (Thor) - The Kon-Tiki Expedition, first edition, limited edition number 58 of 350 copies numbered and signed by the author , illustrations, hinges cracked, original full morocco, gilt, t.e.g., 1950 º Melly (George) Paris and the Surrealists, signed by the author , photographs by Michael Woods, original covers, 1991; and 7 other books signed by the authors, v.s. (9)
Lot 69
Turner (J.M.W.) - Picturesque Views in England and Wales, 2 vol., first edition , 96 engraved plates by W.B. Cook, G. Cook and others after Turner, a few leaves and plate margins oxidised or lightly foxed, some light finger soiling, contemporary half red morocco, spine gilt in compartments, upper joint of vol.1 cracked, spine ends chipped, lightly rubbed, a few scuffs, t.e.g., large 4to, 1838.
Lot 75
Cumberland & Westmorland.- Nicolson (J.) R.Burn. - The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland, 2 vol., bookplate of Earl of Ellenborough, 1777 § Lysons ( Rev. D. and S.) Magna Britannia, vol.4: Cumberland, 1816 § [West (Thomas)] A Guide to the Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, third edition, 1784 § Hodgson ( Rev .) A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Westmoreland, [c.1820] § Whellan (William) The History and Topography of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, contemporary half morocco, Pontefract, 1860 § Housman (John) A Descriptive Tour, and Guide to the Lakes, Caves, Mountains in Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire , second edition, modern calf-backed cloth, Carlisle, 1802, many with engraved maps and plates, some folding, all but the last two contemporary full or half calf, most spines gilt, the first two rebacked, all rubbed ; and 8 others on Cumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire, 4to & 8vo (17)
Lot 1824
The Cunard Queen Elizabeth II Farewell Season Collection, Friday 3rd October 2008 Box containing hardback book 'QE2' Britains Greatest Liner by Bruce Peter, Philip Dawson, Ian Johnston, further book entitled 'The Farewell Season Collection', booklets, pamphlets etc. all contained in a simulated black leather box complete with slip case, together with a QE2 commemorative Cunard sillverclad medallion, struck by the Pobjoy Mint, limited edition number 166 of 736, a collection of QE2 Isle of Man stamps and a group of 'Farewell Season' first day covers.
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